>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, THE APRIL 14th. 2023
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WIL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:30 A.M.
I'M TAMMY MORALES, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEAS
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? VICE
CHAIR SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AT THIS TIME
WE'LL OPEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. I BELIEVE WE'VE
GOT A COUPLE OF FOLKS SIGNED UP
ONLINE. AND A COUPLE PEOPLE IN
CHAMBERS. SO I WILL ASK DEVON
SILVER DALE OUR CLERK TO CALL
THE NAMES OF THE FOLKS SIGNED U
TO SPEAK. AND WE WILL GIVE EACH
PERSON TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR
UP TO 20 MINUTES. IF YOU HAVE
NOT REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE, BUT YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN SPEAKING, YOU CAN STILL DO
THAT BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS OVER. BY GOING TO
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL. WE'LL CALL
THE SPEAKER'S NAME AND STAFF
WILL UNMUTE YOU. YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOU WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE TEN
SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU ARE ONLINE
YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR 6 TO
BEGIN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING AND AS A REMINDER
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE T
AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ONCE
YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT F YOU ARE ONLINE, PLEAS
HANG UP. AND YOU CAN CONTINUE T
FOLLOW ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
OKAY. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. DEVON, I WILL
HAND IT TO YOU TO CALL FOLKS UP
>> OKAY. GREAT. I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND START WITH THE PEOPLE
THAT WE HAVE IN THE ROOM. WE
HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM
TODAY. SO I WILL CALL UP FIRST
RON -- I'M SORRY I'M GOING TO
SAY YOUR LAST NAME WRONG.
FOLLOWED BY TIFFANY McCOY AND
THEN CAMILLE GICKS.
>> I LIVE IN NORTH GREEN LAKE
ALONG AURORA. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I A
NOT IN FAVOR IN EITHER ONE OF
THESE APPOINTEES. MAINLY JULIE,
BECAUSE OF HER AFFILIATION WITH
THE U., UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTO
SCHOOL. DURING ANOTHER ATTEMPT
WHICH IS GOING ON AGAIN TO
ACQUIRE EMINENT DOMAIN RIGHTS
ALONG AURORA. THE SCHOOL WAS
INVOLVED IN THE -- THE STUDENTS
WERE INVOLVED IN RUNNING THE
WEBSITE WHICH MISLED PROPERTY
OWNERS OF GREEN LAKE. SO I WOUL
ASK THAT SHE NOT BE ADMITTED FO
THIS JOB. OR THIS APPOINTMENT.
MR. LOU IS HERE FOR GREENWAYS,
GREENWAYS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.
FOR STREETS, FOR DIVERTING
CERTAIN STREETS FOR BICYCLES AN
WALKING AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO
DO WITH HOUSING. THERE SHOULD B
SOMEWHERE, SOMEONE IN SEATTLE,
THAT WANTS TO DO A HOUSING. THI
IS WHAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
ABOUT. THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL PAR
OF THIS GREENWOOD GROUP THAT
STARTED THIS THING. THEY'RE ALL
REMNANTS OF THIS SAME AURORA
AVENUE ACTION AGENDA FROM 15
YEARS AGO. I WOULD ASK THAT
NEITHER OF THESE BE ADDED.
THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE. THEY ARE
WAY OVERQUALIFIED. BUT I ASK YO
NOT TO ADMIT THEM. THANK YOU FO
YOUR TIME AND YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, RON. UP NEXT IS
TIFFANY McCOY FOLLOWED BY
CAMILLE GICKS. GO AHEAD TIFFANY
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M
TIFFANY McCOY, THE ADVOCACY
DIRECTOR AT REAL CHANGE AND WAS
THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR
INITIATIVE 135. JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD THAT
INITIATIVE 135 WAS A PRODUCT OF
REAL CHANGE AND HOUSE OUR
NEIGHBORS, NOT SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. THEN AN
ENDORSER AND SUPPORTER BUT
ORIGINATED OUT OF REAL CHANGE.
SENT TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE YESTERDAY A
LETTER FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS
ASKING THAT YOU ENTHUSIASTICALL
SUPPORT WITHOUT DELAY THESE TWO
CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT BOARD. I HOPE YOU
ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THAT
OVER. AND SEE THE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SUPPORT THIS. I DO HAVE
THREE NEW ORGANIZATIONS JUST TO
ADD AS OF WHEN I SENT IT TO YOU
YESTERDAY. THOSE ARE BEACON HIL
SAFE STREETS, TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION, AND RAINIER VALLEY
GREENWAYS. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME LEFT BUT I'LL JUS
SAY AS TO JULIE BEING THE
APPOINTEE FOR THE DEVELOPER IN
THE NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT ROLE,
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE THIS
PAST YEAR OF GETTING TO KNOW
JULIE AND SHE WAS REALLY
ESSENTIAL IN HELPING US COME UP
WITH A DRAFT PRO FORMA TO SHOW
THAT SOCIAL HOUSING ACTUALLY
DOES PENCIL. JULIE HAS SHOWN A
DEEP DEDICATION TO ALL
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRES
OUR HOUSING CRISIS IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND SHE WOULD BE A
TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THIS FIRST
ITERATION OF THE GOVERNING BOAR
IN THE CITY. I ALSO HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF SUPPORTING FULLY
ALEX LOU. I HAVE WORKED WITH
ALEX ON THE REPEAL OF THE KING
COUNTY HELMET LAW. AND THEY ARE
A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE. THEY WIL
BRING THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS
OF SOCIAL HOUSING WHICH IS ABOU
CREATING NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST BUILDINGS
WHAT THAT MEANS IS SAFE STREETS
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, BICYCLE
SAFETY, MORE PUBLIC TRANSIT,
HAVING AN URBAN PLANNER THAT'S
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD OUT
OUR CITY TO BE INCLUSIVE TO ALL
IS GOING TO BE REALLY CRITICAL
TO ENACTING THE VISION OF SOCIA
HOUSING THAT THE VOTERS
SUPPORTED BY A 14 POINT MARGIN.
PLEASE PUT THESE TWO CANDIDATES
FORWARD AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TIFFANY. UP NEXT I
CAMILLE GICKS AND THEN WE WILL
GO INTO THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS CAMILLE GICKS AND I
AM A PART OF THE STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR HOUSE OUR
NEIGHBORS, THE CAMPAIGN THAT
PASSED INITIATIVE 135. ALSO A
GRADUATE STUDENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
STUDYING SOCIAL POLICY AND
HOUSING STUDIES. I AM HERE TO
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT BOTH OF
THESE APPOINTEES TO THE BOARD O
THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. ALEX LOU AS A
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WOULD BE
AN EXCELLENT ASSET BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION ARE DEEPLY
CONNECTED. AND WE NEED PEOPLE
WHO ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT A CITY
AS A WHOLE AND NOT JUST LOOKING
AT IT IN PIECES AND SO ALEX
WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ASSET
WHO'S ALSO VERY MUCH SUPPORTED
BY THE SOCIAL HOUSING COMMUNITY
THAT GOT THIS PASSED.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
SUPPORT JULIE HOU, BOTH HAVING
WORKED WITH HER ON ASPECTS OF
THE CAMPAIGN AS TIFFANY SAID, T
CREATE A PRO FORMA. ALSO WAS A
STUDENT OF HERS IN A CLASS AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
AND SHE IS AN EXCELLENT TEACHER
PROFESSOR, I HAVE WATCHED HERE
TEACH BOTH STUDENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS WEL
AS OTHERS WHAT VERY COMPLEX
HOUSING FINANCE THINGS AS WELL
AS DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS OF
HOUSING AND HAVING SOMEONE WHO
IS SO STRONG AT EDUCATING AND
TEACHING WOULD BE A REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT ASSET FOR THIS
BOARD WHICH HAS A WIDE VARIETY
OF EXPERIENCES INCLUDING LIVED
EXPERIENCE, AND SO HAVING
SOMEONE THAT'S ABLE TO BREAK
DOWN THESE REALLY COMPLICATED
COMPONENTS OF HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FOR A WIDE VARIETY
OF BACKGROUNDS WILL BE VERY
IMPORTANT. SO STRONGLY SUPPORT
BOTH ALEX AND JULIE FOR THOSE
POSITIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CAMILLE. NOW WE
WILL TRANSITION OVER TO VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE TWO
PEOPLE PRESENT. FIRST WILL BE
ALICE LOCKHART FOLLOWED BY
RENAISSANCE. ALICE, FEEL FREE T
GO AHEAD. JUST PRESS -- MAKE
SURE TO PRESS STAR 6 ON YOUR
PHONE TO UNMUTE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU DEVON. GOOD MORNIN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M ALICE
LOCKHART SPEAKING FOR 350
SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED
NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE
TODAY OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING
BOARD. JULIE AND ALEXANDER
TOGETHER BRING A WEALTH OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PLANNING
EXPERIENCE, STRONG TECHNICAL
BACKGROUNDS, AS WELL AS DEEPLY
GROUNDED EQUITY PERSPECTIVES AN
DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL
HOUSING. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT
THEY HAVE STEPPED UP TO SERVE
AND STRONGLY SUPPORT THESE
APPOINTMENTS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE. UP NEXT WE
HAVE RENAISSANCE. RENAISSANCE,
FEEL FREE AGAIN. STAR 6. AND
THEN YOU CAN START WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS RENAISSANCE AND I
HAVE A FEW ROLES TO LIKE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF TWO DIFFEREN
ORGANIZATIONS I'M A PART OF.
FIRST I AM THE CO-DIRECTOR OF
CAMPAIGNS AT 350 SEATTLE AND
ALSO ON THE BOARD OF 350
SEATTLE. AND 350 SEATTLE IS IN
SUPPORT OF BOTH OF THESE
CANDIDATES. JULIE AND ALEX BEIN
APPOINTED TO THE SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER BOARD. WE
THINK THAT THEY'RE GREAT
CANDIDATES AND SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF WHOSE STREETS, OUR
STREETS. WE WOULD LIKE TO
ENDORSE ALEX LOU AND IN ADDITIO
TO ALL OF HIS TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE AND WORKING WITH
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION AS A
PLANNER, ALEX IS ALSO CONNECTED
TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS
WORK IN BOTH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS AND WHOS
STREETS OUR STREETS. ALEX IS
CARING, THOUGHTFUL. PRAGMATIC
AND ETHICAL AND HE IS VERY GOOD
AT WORKING ON A TEAM AND HAS A
TEAM UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITY
WITH THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS AND WHOSE STREETS OUR
STREETS, ALEX ALSO HELPED TO
IDENTIFY BOTH STRUCTURAL AND
SOCIAL ISSUES WITH OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND HELPED US T
DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT NOT ONLY
HELP TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BUT
LIVABILITY AND ENJOYABILITY. WE
THINK THAT THESE ARE THE
QUALITIES AND THE SKILLS AND TH
VALUES THAT ARE VITAL TO THE
SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPE
BOARD. SO WE FULLY ENDORSE THE
APPOINTMENT OF ALEX LOU TO THAT
BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU, RENAISSANCE.
CHAIR, THERE ARE NO MORE PUBLIC
COMMENT SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH EVERYONE. I SHOULD
NOTE BEFORE WE MOVE ON THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS EXCUSED
TODAY. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT
EARLIER. OKAY. SO WE WILL MOVE
ON. DEVON, WILL YOU PLEASE REED
AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> ONE AND TWO ON THE AGENDA.
APPOINTMENTS 2523 AND 2524.
APPOINTMENTS OF JULIE A. HOW
ANDALEXANDER LOU FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> TERRIFIC. THANKS VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE
BEEN CONVENING THE APPOINTING
ENTITIES FOR THE 13 APPOINTMENT
TO THE INITIAL SOCIAL HOUSING
BOARD. THE -- THOSE 13
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED BY TH
CHARTER. BY THE INITIATIVE
LANGUAGE. THEY REPRESENT
EXPERIENCE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING FINANCE,
RENTERS' EXPERIENCE, PASSIVE
HOUSE EXPERIENCE. EACH OF THE
DIFFERENT APPOINTING ENTITIES
HAS HAD THEIR OWN APPLICATION
PROCESS. AND THEY WILL BE
SUBMITTING CLERK FILES FOR THE
CANDIDATES THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN
BY APRIL -- APRIL 25th. APRIL
30th IS THE DEADLINE. SO OF THE
-- OF THE 13 APPOINTMENTS, 11 O
THEM ARE BEING APPOINTED BY
DIFFERENT BODIES INCLUDING THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD,
THE SEATTLE RENTERS' COMMISSION
AND THE MAYOR AND OTHERS. THERE
ARE TWO OF THESE POSITIONS THAT
ARE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS AND
THOSE ARE THE TWO CANDIDATES WE
HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. I'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH MEMBERS FROM THE
CAMPAIGN. WITH COALITION
PARTNERS LIKE PUGET SOUND SAGE
AND DIFFERENT AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
PROVIDERS, OUR OWN TEAM HERE AT
THE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON TO REACH OUT TO
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
APPOINTMENT WITH NONPROFIT
HOUSING EXPERIENCE AND AN
APPOINTMENT WITH URBAN PLANNING
EXPERIENCE. THE APPOINTING
ENTITIES HAD A CHANCE TO MEET
WITH THESE TWO CANDIDATES TO
INTERVIEW THEM AND ASK
QUESTIONS. AND THE GROUP IS
RECOMMENDING ALEX LOU AND JULIE
HOW FOR THE TWO COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS. YOU HAVE RECEIVED
THEIR PACKETS. BUT JUST FOR THE
RECORD, I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND READ THEIR BIOS INTO THE
RECORD. SO -- THEN I'M GOING TO
ASK THEM TO GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. AND TELL
US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THEY
WANT TO BE HERE. AND OPEN IT UP
TO QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
SO JULIE HAO HAS OVER 25 YEAR O
NONPROFIT HOUSING EXPERIENCE AN
CURRENTLY A DOCTORAL STUDENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE.
SHE HAS DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE IN AFFORDABLE WORK
FORCE AND INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. SHE
APPROACHES REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES FROM WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT NEUROBIOLOGY, CHILD
DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY AGING.
SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING THIS
INTERSECTION OF HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT AND THE MENTAL
HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A
LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT
THAT. ALEX LOU HAS A MASTERS IN
URBAN PLANNING FROM HARVARD
UNIVERSITY. AND CURRENTLY SERVE
AS A SENIOR TRANSPORTATION
PLANNER AT SOUND TRANSIT. ALEX
APPROACHES PLANNING WITH A
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TOOL BOX THAT
INCLUDES DATA VISUALIZATION AND
ANALYSIS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIO
SYSTEMS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND
CODING AND PROGRAMMING. ALEX HA
BEEN ACTIVE IN MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY AND A
FORMER MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
BIKE ADVISORY BOARD THAT ADVISE
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND ELECTED
OFFICIALS ON BICYCLE
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND
POLICY ISSUES. AND I AGREE WITH
CAMILLE AND RENNE SAM SAID. AS
PLANNER MYSELF I KNOW THAT THER
ARE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF
PLANNING AND DIFFERENT FOCUSES
PEOPLE HAVE, WHAT WE'RE REALLY
TALKING ABOUT IS THE
INTERSECTION OF ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT THINGS IN CREATING
HEALTHY AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
AND WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT
SOMEBODY FOCUSING ON HOW PEOPLE
MOVE AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
THE KIND OF HOUSING WE HAVE IS
JUST ONE PIECE OF THAT
CONVERSATION IN A PIECE OF THAT
PUZZLE. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THES
TWO CANDIDATES TO BE HERE TODAY
I WILL HAND IT TO JULIE FIRST.
AND GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN SEE
IF WE'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. HI. I'M HONORED T
BE HERE. I AM AS COUNCILMEMBER
MENTIONED, I DO NOW DO RESEARCH
ON HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH AN
AFTER 25 YEARS OF KIND OF BEING
IN THE WEEDS AND KNOWING KIND O
ALL OF THE DETAILS AND THE
LEVERS AND SUCH THAT WE HAVE TO
KIND OF PULL AND MANIPULATE AND
PUT TOGETHER IN ORDER TO CREATE
HOUSING, I -- REALLY ENJOY AS A
EDUCATOR, HELPING OTHER PEOPLE
KIND OF UNDERSTAND THOSE DETAIL
AS WELL. UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS
WORK TOGETHER. AND THEN ALSO
PUTTING THOSE PIECES OF SOCIAL
CONNECTION WITH OUR HOUSING,
MAKING SURE THAT'S KIND OF FRON
AND CENTER SO THAT WE
POTENTIALLY CAN HAVE BETTER KIN
OF WELL-BEING OF ALL OF OUR
RESIDENTS AND ALL OUR NEIGHBORS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO I'M
EXCITED ABOUT SEATTLE'S ENDEAVO
INTO SOCIAL HOUSING. BECAUSE I
THINK IT IS RIPE FOR BEING ABLE
TO DO HOUSING IN A NEW WAY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
JULIE. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE AN
QUESTIONS FOR JULIE? ABOUT HER
INTERESTS. I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
OKAY. LET US GO TO ALEX -- THAN
YOU VERY MUCH JULIE AND I REALL
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I
KNOW YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL
TODAY. SO -- APPRECIATE YOU
SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US THIS
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALEX, I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI, IS THIS -- IT IS WORKING
HI EVERYONE. I'M ALEX LOU. AND
AM REALLY HONORED TO BE
CONSIDERED AN APPOINTMENT TO
THIS BOARD. AS MENTIONED, I
REALLY THINK TRANSPORTATION AND
HOUSING ARE VERY MUCH RELATED.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING
COMMUNITIES AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THINK HOLISTICALLY
ABOUT CITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS,
HOW PEOPLE GET AROUND, HOW
PEOPLE ACCESS JOB OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, BY
GETTING AROUND THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AS A
WHOLE. AND SO I THINK JOINING
THIS BOARD, I CAN GIVE THAT LEN
OF -- OF THINKING ABOUT THE CIT
AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS AND HOLISTICALLY ABOUT
WHAT IT IT IS REQUIRED TO BUILD
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES. AND YEAH.
THIS IS -- VERY EXCITING. WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
STARTED.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ALEX. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR MY COLLEAGUES FOR MR. LOU?
OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY. I DO
APPRECIATE YOU COMING, JUST FOR
THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC AND MY
COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT STEPS HERE
WILL BE TO VOTE ON THESE TWO
APPOINTEES TODAY. ASSUMING
PASSAGE, THIS WILL GO TO FULL
COUNCIL ON APRIL 25th. AS I
MENTIONED ALL OF THE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE TO HAVE THEIR
PROCESS COMPLETE BY APRIL 30th
AND THEN THIS NEW BOARD WILL
HAVE THEIR FIRST MEETING BY MAY
30th AND WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCES
OF CREATING BYLAWS AND HIRING
STAFF AND DOING ALL THE THINGS
THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO BEGIN
THE CREATION OF THE PDA. SO IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, FOR OUR
CANDIDATES, I WILL MOVE THAT TH
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL O
THESE APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
APPROVAL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? VICE
CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE MOTIO
CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL
APPROVE THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL
GO TO THE APRIL 25th, 2023 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU BOTH
AGAIN FOR BEING HERE SO MUCH.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
AND APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME TO COME TALK WITH US.
>>> IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINES
-- THEN THIS CONCLUDES THE APRI
14th, 2023 MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
FOR APRIL 28th. THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING EVERYBODY AND IT IS
9:51 AND WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK
SO MUCH.