>>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE FOR OUR MONDAY
MORNING BRIEFING ON DECEMBER
17.
THIS IS OUR LAST BRIEFING FOR
THIS YEAR UNTIL WE RING IN THE
NEW YEAR.
I WILL GIVE A QUICK REPORT AND
SIMPLY SAY THAT WE HAVE, AFTER
WE GO THROUGH OUR FULL COUNCIL
ACTIONS, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON THE MERCER
MEGA BLOCK PROPERTY ISSUE.
VERY QUICKLY COUNCILMEMBER
SALLY BAGSHAW , WE HAVE NO
ITEMS UP FOR VOTE WE DO HAVE
OUR MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AT
9:30 AM AND WE HAVE THREE
AGENDA ITEMS.
THE FIRST ONE WILL BE LOOKING AT
SOME LEGISLATION THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY PASSED WHICH
BASICALLY REGULATES THE FOR
HIGHER AND TAXI INDUSTRY.
LOOKING AT WHERE THAT IS NOW,
IT'S BEEN CAUGHT UP IN
LITIGATION FOR YEARS.
POTENTIALLY, AND THERE WILL BE
A DISCUSSION, BRIEFING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE LOOKING AT
MODIFYING THAT LEGISLATION,
PARTICULARLY PICKING OUT THE
COMPENSATION PIECE THAT WAS
EMBEDDED IN THAT LEGISLATION.
DOING THAT IT MAY POSITIVELY
AFFECT THE LEGISLATION AND OUR
ABILITY TO LOOK AT COMPENSATION
ISSUES THAT PERTAIN TO THE
DRIVERS AND TO THE BENEFIT OF
THE DRIVERS AND THE OWNERS OF
THE COMPANY.
THAT WILL BE THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM.
THE SECOND WILL BE A STATUS
REPORT ON THE SURVEILLANCE
WORK, SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP.
JUST A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF WHERE
WE ARE.
WE ARE PICKING PEOPLE TO SERVE
ON THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THEN
A PIGGYBACK THIRD AGENDA ITEM
ON THAT IS -- I WANT TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER CENSUS -- LISA
HERBOLD GOING TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT TO AT
LEAST FILE IT.
THAT TECHNOLOGY, YOU'VE
PROBABLY READ A LOT ABOUT THAT,
IT'S A TECHNOLOGY WHEREBY LAW-
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CAN USE IT
TO UNLOCK LOCKED PHONES.
NUMBER ONE IT HAS BEEN USEFUL
IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL SITUATIONS.
BUT ALSO FLAGS AN ISSUE ABOUT
WHEN PHONES ARE LOCKED, WHETHER
PRIVACY ISSUES ARE RAISED.
WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT
HOW CITIES USE THAT TECHNOLOGY
AND OUR DEPARTMENT USES THAT
TECHNOLOGY.
AND MOST LIKELY FILE IT UNTIL
-- THANK YOU FOR FLYING THAT
ISSUE. BUT I STARTED TO SAY WAS
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW
YOU HAVE AN ISSUE THAT REQUIRES
SEVEN VOTES.
AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE WE
HAVE THREE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
HAVE BEEN EXCUSED BUT WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ ON
CALL THROUGH THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY SO WE CAN MEET THE
THREE QUARTERS VOTE FOR --
>>
>> WE CAN DO THAT.
I DON'T NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW
A COUNCILMEMBER -- AT LEAST
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
I WILL TALK TO THE CLERK BUT I
THINK WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING
IT.
WE PROBABLY HAVE TO RESCIND HER
EXCUSED ABSENCE BUT OTHER THAN
THAT WE WILL BE OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW .
>> TODAY THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE
17 ITEMS FROM THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE TO VOTE
ON.
10 ARE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
YOUTH COMMISSION.
THEY WERE IN FRONT OF THE
COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY.
EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE.
THAT TAKES CARE OF 10.
THAT WILL GO FAIRLY QUICKLY.
BUT WE DO HAVE THE FOURTH
QUARTER GRANT ACCEPTANCE, THE
FOURTH-QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE, THE FOURTH-QUARTER
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PACKAGE AND
WE ALSO HAVE A ANIMAL FEE
LEGISLATION, TECHNICAL CLEANUP
AND THREE LANDMARK
DESIGNATIONS.
I WILL KEEP IT AS CONCISE AS
POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, LET ME
KNOW PRIOR TO 2 PM SO I CAN
ADDRESS THEM. I DON'T THINK IT
WILL TAKE ALL AFTERNOON BUT 17
ITEMS DOES TAKE A BIT OF TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE I LAUNCH INTO MY STUFF,
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE AS
IT RELATES TO THE FOURTH-
QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL.
I HAVE A SMALL AMENDMENT AS IT
RELATES TO THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
FOR A PROJECT IN WEST SEATTLE.
THERE IS A LOMAN PARK SEAWALL
REMOVAL PROJECT.
FUNDING CAME THROUGH THE FRONT
CONSOLE -- FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT WHICH I SIT ON.
AND WHICH WAS ENDORSED BY KING
COUNTY.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT
FOR SALMON RESTORATION.
I HAD A VISIT FROM A NUMBER OF
CONSTITUENTS AT MY OFFICE HOURS
ON FRIDAY AND THEY HAVE
CONCERNS AROUND MITIGATION,
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THEIR HOMES
THAT MIGHT OCCUR WITH THE
REMOVAL OF THE SEAWALL. IF THIS
IS JUST OUR FIRST CRACK AT AN
AMENDMENT, THERE MAY BE SOME
TWEAKING BETWEEN NOW AND NOON.
IF THERE IS, WE WILL CERTAINLY
GET FOLKS AN UPDATE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE BACK OF THE
PAGE ARE DISTRIBUTED, PAGE 2,
THERE IS A SIX WORD SENTENCE
SAYING THE CITY WILL ALSO
CONSIDER POTENTIAL MITIGATION
MEASURES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND IF YOU NEED STRONGER
LANGUAGE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT
. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOUR CONSTITUENTS CAME AND TALK
TO ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AS FAR AS ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE CIVIL
RIGHTS, UTILITIES AND ARTS
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TWO PIECES
OF LEGISLATION, ONE IS A
COUNSEL BILL AUTHORIZING SPU TO
ACCEPT SEVEN WATER UTILITY
EASEMENTS AT NO COST TO THE
CITY.
THE SECOND IS AUTHORIZING
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
RELINQUISH FIVE DRAINAGE
UTILITIES EASEMENTS AND ACCEPT
FIVE EASEMENTS AT NO COST TO
THE CITY.
DUE TO THE RELINQUISHMENTS WE
HAD A PUBLIC HEARING LAST WEEK
AND THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIVE
COMMENT.
FURTHER, THERE ARE ALSO FIVE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS.
ONE COUNSEL, THREE MAYORAL AND
ONE COMMISSION APPOINTMENT.
IN ADDITION THERE IS MAYORAL
úREAPPOINTMENT.
AND FINALLY WE HAVE A WOMEN'S
COMMISSION APPOINTMENT BROUGHT
FORWARD TO US BY THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION.
NO MORE MEETINGS IN 2018.
AS I MENTIONED, I HAD OFFICE
HOURS LAST FRIDAY AT SOUTH PARK,
OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE COMING UP,
LOOKING FORWARD TO WEDNESDAY
THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS
GOING TO ALLOW ME TO DO A RIDE
ALONG ON THEIR WORK EXPECTING
-- INSPECTING PARKS IN DISTRICT
1 AND ALSO I THINK I WILL BE
FOLLOWING YOU AND YOUR VISIT TO
PIER 86 AND THE GRAIN TERMINAL
ART PROJECT.
I THINK YOU ATTENDED THE
OPENING.
I WILL ATTEND THE CLOSING.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU REMINDED ME OVER THE
WEEKEND WE HAD A LOT OF, ON THE
CITY LIGHT SIDE, I HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT THE REPORTS YET BUT
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY
IMPRESSION THAT THE CREWS WERE
OUT THERE AND WE GOT POWER
RESTORED.
MY POWER WAS OUT ONE EVENING,
CAME ON AT 1:18 AM.
IT WAS OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS
BECAUSE I WAS STILL UP AND ALL
THE LIGHTS WENT ON.
I THINK THE CREWS ARE OUT
THERE.
IT WAS A TERRIBLE WINDSTORM.
THEY ARE PRETTY ASTUTE AT
GETTING THE CREWS OUT THERE AND
GETTING IT RESTORED.
I DID SEE SOME FOLKS IN THE
MORNING POWER STILL OUT IN THE
BEACON HILL AREA.
THOSE WINDSTORMS --
>> WHAT THEY?
>> SATURDAY MORNING.
I THOUGHT EVERYONE WAS RESTORED.
YOU TALKING TO EVERYONE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS A LITTLE
PRESUMPTION WAS.
I KNOW --
>> I WANT TO THINK OUR NEW CEO
AT CITY LIGHT, SHE DID A GREAT
JOB ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AS
WELL IS REACHING OUT TO ME TO
HEAR ABOUT THE ADVENTURES OF
CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT ONE
DEALING WITH THE SHUTOFFS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> NOTHING ON THE AFTERNOON
AGENDA FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY
AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
WE HAVE OUR LAST MEETING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA.
WE HAVE SEVEN APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE LEVY TO
MOVE SEATTLE OVERSIGHT BOARD
AND ONE NEW APPOINTED TO THE
BANK ADVISORY BOARD.
WE ALSO, IF WE VOTE ON APPROVAL
FOR THE CITY AGREEMENT WITH
WSDOT, ON THE 520 PROJECT,
THERE'VE BEEN A SERIES OF
AGREEMENTS THERE BUT THIS ONE
IS FOCUSED ON A LOT OF
NEGOTIATION BACK AND FORTH
ABOUT WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN
ASPECTS, WHO OWNS WHICH PART OF
THE PROJECT UP TO WHAT LINE,
THIS IS AS WE ARE LOOKING AT
BUILDING THE LID -- FOR THE
OVERPASS PROJECT, PIECE OF
PROPERTY THAT I BELIEVE BELONGS
TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IN OTHER PARCELS THERE TO
FACILITATE THE PROJECT.
THERE IS AN ORDINANCE TO RENAME
A COUPLE OF STREETS IN AN ALLEY
I BELIEVE THE ALLEYS ARE IN
PIONEER SQUARE, TO NAME THE
ALLEYS.
>> FINALLY WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE
THAT WAS IN COMMITTEE MONTHS
AGO AND IT'S COMING BACK FOR A
VOTE.
THIS WOULD BE TO GRANT A PERMIT
FOR TWO UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN
TUNNELS ASSOCIATED WITH A HOTEL
PROJECT ACROSS FROM THE
CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY BUSY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THE OTHER THING I WILL MENTION,
IT'S GOING TO BE UP IN LAKE
CITY THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A
LITERACY SOURCE.
THEY ARE GOING TO -- CLASSES
FOR FOLKS WERE LEARNING
ENGLISH.
THEY HAVE REQUESTED A
COUNCILMEMBER TO COME UP AND
SPEAK TO ONE OF THE CLASSES.
THEY'VE BEEN SENDING US LETTERS
ABOUT THINGS THEY ARE
INTERESTED IN WORKING ON.
I'M EXCITED TO GO UP THERE.
I KNOW THE FOLKS UP THERE ARE
REALLY EXCITED FOR THEIR
STUDENTS, THESE ARE ADULTS,
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
WITH CIVIC LEADERS.
I BELIEVE FOLKS FROM ALL OVER
THE CITY, AND I KNOW THEY'D
LOVE TO SEE AS MANY FOLKS UP
THERE OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS
THEY COULD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN WOULD
YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THE TUNNEL REQUEST AND THAT
SITE?
I HAVE NOT BEEN UP TO SPEED AND
HAVE NOT BEEN ATTENDING HER
COMMITTEES.
CAN YOU TELL MORE ABOUT THE
COMPROMISES AND WHAT PUBLIC
BENEFITS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED.
>> THERE IS SOME COMPLEXITIES.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF ASPECTS
MOVING SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE ACTUAL TUNNELS ARE
STORAGE OF ART IN THE ALLEYWAY,
VISUAL ART IN THE ALLEYWAY.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE A
BAR OR SOMETHING BUT I THINK
THEY'VE SWITCH TO SOMETHING
ELSE.
RETAIL SPACE IN THE MAIN UNIT.
>> A BAR IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT?
[LAUGHTER]
I'M JUST KIDDING.
>> I BELIEVE IT WAS A
SPEAKEASY.
I THINK THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL AND IT SHIFTED A BIT.
WE HAVE, THEY ARE POISED TO OPEN
THE BIG PROJECT WHICH IS THE
HOTEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
LITTLE LITTER AND THAT'S L OF
THE ALLEY.
ORIGINALLY THEY HAD TRANSFERRED
A BUNCH OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
TO THE SMALLER SITE USING A
COMBINED LOT DEVELOPMENT RULE.
AS A TRANSFER THE BENEFITS
SORRY, SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS,
THERE IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT
GES ALONG WITH THAT.
IT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTERED
PROCESS BUT THEY AGREED THAT
SOME OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
WOULD BE THE SIZE AND SCALE OF
THE ADDITIONAL BUILDING, IT
WOULD BE SMALLER.
IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE ADDED
ELEMENT CAPACITY AND UPS OWNED.
IT'S PART OF MHA AND OTHER
THINGS.
NOW THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL
ELEMENT CAPACITY ON THE SITE
IT'S ALMOST DONE AND THEY WANT
TO TRANSFER BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL AND GET THAT BUILDING
BIGGER, THEY ARE ASKING TO PUT
IN THE TWO ALLEYS, TWO TUNNELS
SO WORKERS, BACK OF OFFICE
WORKERS CAN GO BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THEM.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, I IMAGINE
THERE WILL BE A SINGLE LAUNDRY
FACILITY FOR THE TWO HOTELS AND
THEY DON'T HAVE THE BOOK CARING
LAUNDRY ACROSS IN THE WEATHER.
THEY WOULD CONNECT IT THAT WAY.
THAT WAY THEY DON'T NEED TO'S --
TO BUILD TWO SEPARATE LAUNDRY
FACILITIES.
WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR ON
THE DIRECTORS RULING FROM
TRANSFERRING HELPING RIGHTS
BACK AND WHAT THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
ARE.
THAT HAS NOT BEEN MADE.
I'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON THIS
LEGISLATION WAITING FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN.
I KNOW THE DEVELOPER IS VERY
EXCITED TO GET THOSE DONE.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR HIM.
AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A CHANCE TO
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES AROUND
THAT.
>> ASSOCIATED PUBLIC BENEFITS,
THEY ARE TRANSFERRING BACK AND
FORTH WITH THE BENEFITS WILL
BE.
>> YES.
THE THINGS I HEAR ON ALL THE
BENEFITS IS YOU'RE GOING TO
MAINTAIN THE ALLEY AND WERE
GOING TO KEEP MAINTAINING IT,
MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE WIDER.
MAYBE THERE'S MORE LIGHTING.
I DON'T KNOW.
MORE THINGS TO DRAW PEOPLE IN
LIKE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS --
NOT 100 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OR ANYTHING.
LOVE TO SEE MORE.
>> ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE
WORK WE DID AROUND THE
CONVENTION CENTER.
GETTING PUBLIC BENEFIT MONEY
THAT WAS GOING INTO THINGS THAT
WERE TRULY PUBLIC BENEFITS.
>> ARE YOU FINISHED?
>> I AM FINISHED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
>> BRIEFLY, NOTHING ON THE
AGENDA FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
WE DO HAVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT THREE ISSUES.
DISCUSSION VOTE ON
TRANSPORTATION LEVEL IN A
CONFERENCE OF PLAN, BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION PROPOSED
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AS
WELL AS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
UPTOWN.
AS A REMINDER FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES SINCE THIS IS THE
LAST TIME WE WILL LIKELY BE
TOGETHER, IN THE BRIEFING
SETTING UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR, OUR NEXT COMMITTEE IS
THAT MONDAY WE ARE BACK JANUARY
7. WE WILL HAVE OUR COUNSEL
BRIEFING AND IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING WE WILL HAVE THE
FIRST SELECT COMMITTEE ON
MANDATORY HOUSING FOR ABILITY
OF 2019.
BRIEFLY, LATE LAST WEEK I WANT
TO EVELYN'S ATTENTION TO A
STUDY THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE
PAPER ABOUT THE POSITIVE EFFECT
THAT LATER BELL TIMES HAVE HAD
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE AS A COUNCIL ADOPTED
ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN 2017 TO
HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BY
ADDITIONAL BUSES AND BUS HOURS
TO FACILITATE A LATER START
TIME FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN EARLIER FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
BASED ON A LOT OF DATA AND
FACTS AND FIGURES, WE HAVE THE
FIRST YEAR'S REPORT AND
STUDENTS ARE GETTING ANNEXED
ALMOST 40 MINUTES OF SLEEP PER
NIGHT AND GRADES ARE IMPROVED
BY ALMOST 5%.
WE ARE SEEING GOOD BENEFITS TO
THE LATE START TIMES.
ONE OF THOSE GREAT EXAMPLES OF
A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY AND A
LITTLE COLLABORATION IN THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HAVING A
GOOD DOWNSTREAM BENEFIT.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME BACK.
>> A GOOD SEGUE TO MY AGENDA
ITEMS.
I HAVE 12 ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
ONE OF THEM IS A COUNCIL BILL
RELATED TO THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, ITEM 26.
IT WILL ALLOW THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 29
DIFFERENT AGENCIES ACROSS KING
COUNTY TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES
UNDER PARTICULARLY DEFINED
TERMS.
THIS IS A BILL -- BUILD OFF OF
OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH
MANY OF THE REGIONAL AGENCIES.
THIS IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT
MEMORIALIZES THE TERMS OF WHEN
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE
AUTOMATICALLY REQUIRED OR
AUTOMATICALLY AGREES TO PROVIDE
CONSUMER RESPONSE SERVICES TO
SUPPLEMENT RESPONSES OF OTHER
AGENCIES.
WE HAD A GOOD COMMITTEE HEARING
WHERE WE ASKED SEVERAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT INCLUDING
POTENTIAL COSTS. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO SHEPHERDING IT
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON'S CONSUL
MEETING.
THE LAST ITEMS, ITEM 27 THROUGH
37 ARE ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THIS IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
ORDINANCE WE PASSED THAT WE
THEN PUT IN FRONT OF VOTERS
THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN NOVEMBER
TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH AN
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MADE UP OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WHO WOULD PROVIDE
OVERSIGHT OF HOW LEVEE DOLLARS
WOULD BE PRIORITIZED AND
INVESTED. THE FIRST THINGS
FOLKS WILL WORK ON IS TO GIVE
SOME INPUT INTO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WILL
BE CONSIDERED IN MY COMMITTEE
SOMETIME IN MARCH 2019.
THESE ARE THE APPOINTMENTS TO
FACILITATE THAT PROCESS TO
OCCUR.
THE SECOND THING I WILL MENTION
QUICKLY, ACTUALLY I HAVE TWO
THINGS, THE SECOND THING IS WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS FOR THE REST OF THE
YEAR.
OUR LAST ONE WAS LAST WEEK.
LOOKING FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO
MORE WORK IN JANUARY, OUR FIRST
COMMITTEE HEARING FOR JANUARY IS
JANUARY 23, 2019.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THE THIRD THING I WILL MENTION
IS THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING IN
THE WORLD OF CONSENT DECREE AND
I AM AWARE OF THE THINGS
OCCURRING IN THE CONSENT DECREE
CONTEXT.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS
FILED AN APPEAL WITH THE KING
COUNTY COURT ELATED TO THE
SHEPHERD ARBITRATION DECISION
THAT CAME OUT LAST WEEK THAT
OVERTURNED THEN CHIEF O'TOOLE'S
DISCIPLINARY DECISION TO
TERMINATE AN OFFICER WHO
HANDCUFFED -- EXCUSE ME WHO
PUNCHED A WOMAN IN A FACE WHO
WAS HANDCUFFED AT THE TIME OF
THE INCIDENT.
I SUPPORT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
DECISION TO FILE THAT APPEAL.
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE OVERALL PROCESS.
WHILE ARBITRATION DECISIONS ARE
RECOGNIZED AS FINAL IN THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT,
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CITY
DOESN'T HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT AND
IN FACT IN SOME CASES A LEGAL
DUTY TO APPEAL SOME OF THOSE
ARBITRATOR DECISIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR ULTIMATE
COMMITMENT TO POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST IN OUR
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS
BEING MAINTAINED WITH INTEGRITY.
THE OTHER THING I WILL MENTION
QUICKLY ON THE CONSENT DECREE
IS THAT THERE WILL BE FILING
THAT WE ANTICIPATE OCCURRING
TODAY AS SOME OF THE JUDGES
COURT ORDERS FROM LAST WEEK
REQUESTING THE CITY PROVIDE THE
COURT WITH A CLEARER
UNDERSTANDING OF A CROSSWALK
BETWEEN HOW A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT -- AND S
PMA IMPACTS ACCOUNTABILITY AND
HOW THAT SQUARES OR DOES NOT
SQUARE UP WITH THE CONSENT
DECREE.
I HAVE BEEN A COMEDIC ASIAN'S
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AROUND
MY ONGOING CONCERNS RELATED TO
WHERE THE FINAL DEAL ENDED UP,
I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO ADVOCATE
WHAT I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL'S
POSITION IS, REFLECTED IN THE
RESOLUTION WE PASSED WHEN WE
VOTED ON THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
I STILL -- TO BE TRANSPARENT --
HAVE A LOT OF ANXIETY ABOUT
WHAT THE CONTENT OF THAT BRIEF
WILL ULTIMATELY BE.
AND AM HOPING THAT I AM ABLE TO
OBTAIN A COPY OF THAT BRIEF
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER TO
EITHER REST MY ANXIETY AND
CONCERNS WHETHER OR NOT
COUNSEL'S POSITIONS ARE
ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN THAT
BRIEFING OR WHETHER OR NOT MY
ANXIETIES ARE CONFIRMED THAT
THEY ARE NOT ACCURATELY
REFLECTED IN THE BRIEFING.
I HOPE IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE
TO COME TO A PLACE WITH THE CITY
IS GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
IN TERMS OF LEGITIMATE
REASONABLE CONCERNS ELATED TO
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT AND WE WILL HAVE
TOUGH DECISIONS BEFORE US IF
THAT IS THE CASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WELCOME BACK.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS MERCER
MEGA BLOCK.
PRESENTERS PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PERHAPS COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN,
BEFORE WE DO INTRODUCTIONS CAN
YOU LEAD US THROUGH THE
DISCUSSION?
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
BRIEFING THIS MORNING TO GET AN
UPDATE ON THE PROCESS.
THIS HAS GONE THROUGH MY
COMMITTEE A FEW TIMES.
IN PART BECAUSE THE PARCEL WE
ARE SELLING IS OWNED BY SDOT.
THERE TWO PARCELS, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN
WOULD BE SURPLUS FOR AT LEAST
ONE DECADE.
BEFORE MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL.
TODAY'S CONVERSATION IS GOING
TO BE FAIRLY HIGH-LEVEL FOR US
TO GET UP TO SPEED AND SHARE
WITH THE PUBLIC WHERE WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS.
THERE ARE SOME CONFIDENTIAL
ASPECTS OF THE NEGOTIATION AND
AT SOME POINT IN THE
CONVERSATION I IMAGINE
COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE QUESTIONS
WE CAN'T ASK BECAUSE WE ARE IN
PUBLIC SESSION SO WE WILL SHIFT
TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ARE THERE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES?
DO WE NEED TO HELP?
>> I WILL WORK ON THAT.
>> CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD MORNING STEPHEN SHANE.
>> BRIEFLY, THE COUNSEL ONE
YEAR AGO PASSED A RESOLUTION
ASKING FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO PUT
OUT AN RFP FOR THE SALE OF
THESE PROPERTIES.
THAT WAS PUT OUT IN JUNE.
WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
RESPONSES AND STEPHEN IS GOING
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
AND WHAT THE PROPOSALS ARE
GENERALLY.
ANY FINANCIAL TERMS WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
>> AS YOU JUMP INTO THIS, IF
YOU COULD JUST REMIND US OF THE
OVERVIEW OF HOW CITY APPROACHES
A PROJECT LIKE THIS WHEN YOU
HAVE A BIG PARCEL OF
SIGNIFICANT VALUE?
WHAT THE DIFFERENT PHASES ARE
AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS.
>> LET ME START WITH THAT IF I
COULD.
THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AS YOU
MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING
AT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS WE
HAD A MAJOR STREET THAT NEEDED
TO BE VACATED BETWEEN THERE.
I THINK WE CAME TO YOU ABOUT 16
MONTHS AGO AND WE TALKED ABOUT
MOVING FORWARD WITH AN RFP BUT
THEY WERE GOING TO BE
CONDITIONS PROCEEDING MOVING
FORWARD.
VACATING THE PROPERTY, GETTING
SURVEYS, MAKING SURE A LOT OF
THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT NEED
TO BE IN PLACE WERE IN PLACE
BEFORE WE WENT IN.
WHERE WE ARE, WE ISSUED AN RFP,
WE CAME HERE ABOUT A YEAR AGO
WHEN WE FINALLY DID THE STREET
VACATION AND SAID NOW WILL GO
AHEAD AND PREPARE THE RFP.
AND ISSUE IT IN A BROAD AS FORM
AS POSSIBLE.
WE ISSUED THE RFP ON JULY 11
WITH RESPONSES DUE BACK OCTOBER
5. WE HAD SEVEN PROPOSALS AND
SIX WERE DEEMED RESPONSIVE.
WE HAD AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE
MADE UP OF A LOT OF CITY
MEMBERS AND KATE ALSO SERVED AS
ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
WE REVIEWED ALL THE PROPOSALS
AND THEN WE INTERVIEWED THE
TEAMS, THE SIX TEAMS WE DEEMED
RESPONSIVE.
AFTER WE DID THAT WE RETURNED
TO FIGURE OUT, IF WE MOVE A
COUPLE FORWARD FOR THE BEST AND
FINAL OFFER, WHAT WE DECIDED IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE
IS TO ISSUE IT TO ALL SIX TEAMS
TO GIVE THEM THE BEST CHANCE TO
MOVE FORWARD.
AND IDENTIFY HOW THEY WANTED TO
GO AHEAD.
THE PHASE WE MOVED FROM WAS THE
RFP IN SELECTING THOSE
DEVELOPER TEAMS TO THE BEST AND
FINAL OFFER WHICH IS WHERE WE
ARE TODAY.
WE DID THE BEST AND FINAL
OFFER.
THERE WERE ADDITIONAL ITEMS WE
WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION.
WHILE THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A
PROPOSAL FOR AN RFP WE WANTED
TO GO BACK AND IF YOU WILL
NEGOTIATE WITH THEM ON BETTER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WE
WANTED.
PRIMARILY INCREASING THE
FINANCIAL OFFER, REDUCING THE
DELTA FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHICH WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS WE
ASKED FOR IN THE RFP, COULD YOU
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
IT WHAT PRICE AND WITH THERE BE
A REDUCTION OFF THE SALE PRICE?
ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS WE
WANTED BETTER ANSWERS ON, IS
THERE A WAY WE CAN SHORTEN THE
DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD OF TIME?
A LOT OF THEM ASKED FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME AND ALSO ONE OF
THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WAS
LOWER THE ENTITLEMENT RISK TO
THE CITY SO WE WOULD -- IF
POSSIBLE THE CITY WOULD CLOSE
-- A LOT OF THEM WANTED TO HAVE
THE MOP FULLY ENTITLED AND
READY TO PULL.
>> YOUR LOSING ME A LITTLE BIT?
ENTITLEMENT RISK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
>> THE ENTITLEMENT RISK FOR THE
DEVELOPERS IS THEY DON'T WANT
TO TAKE A PROPERTY DOWN FOR
THEY HAVE A FULL ENTITLED
BUILDING PERMIT IF YOU WILL.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS SAY,
THAT COULD BE TWO OR THREE OR
FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
WE WANT TO FIND A WAY OF
SHORTENING THAT SO WE WOULD GET
THE MONEY SOONER AND PUT THE
RISK ON THEM.
WE POSSIBLY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT
BRING REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. YOU
WILL SEE SOON THAT DIDN'T.
ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS WE
WANTED TO DO WAS PROVIDE
CERTAINTY AT CLOSING SO THAT
WHEN WE MOVED FORWARD AND
NEGOTIATED A DEAL, THAT THAT
DEAL WOULD CLOSE AND THEY WOULD
MOVE FORWARD ON THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND WON'T POINT TO OTHER SITES
AROUND HERE.
>> THROUGH THE RFP AND NOW
THROUGH THE FINAL PROCESS WE'VE
BEEN SOLICITING PROPOSALS THAT
INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR ON-SITE
HOUSING AND POTENTIALLY NOT.
EITHER OR.
ALSO OPTIONS THAT INVOLVE THE
SALE OF THE PROPERTY OR
POTENTIALLY LONG-TERM LEASE AND
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ANALYZE
ALL THOSE OPTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD
.
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS
AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
YOU MENTIONED KATE JAHNKE'S IS
ON IT, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
COMPOSITION OF THAT COMMITTEE.
I ASSUME SHE SERVED ON IT AFTER
SHE WAS A CITY EMPLOYEE?
WHAT WAS HER CAPACITY AND OTHER
EXTERNAL TO THE CITY
STAKEHOLDERS THAT PARTICIPATED.
>> WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER
EXTERNAL.
THE TIME COMMITMENT WAS
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 80 HOURS, IN A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
IT WAS GREAT THAT KATE WAS
WILLING TO SERVE ON THAT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER QUALIFIED
CITY EMPLOYEES.
MIRIAM WHO JUST WALKED IN.
WELL DONE.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT LORI
HILL WHO HAS SERVED IF YOU WILL
AS AN EXTERNAL ADVISOR.
THEY HELPED PROVIDE A LOT OF
INFORMATION AND KEPT US MOVING
FORWARD.
>> WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE?
>> THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS
TO BASH WE HAD A LIST OF
CRITERIA, AND I THINK IT'S IN
THE DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE IN FRONT
OF YOU, YOU CAN SEE THE
CRITERIA THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND
REVIEWED THE RFP BASED ON
WHETHER THEY WERE RESPONSIVE OR
NOT.
WE WANTED TO DO WAS GET THE
COMMITTEE TO WEIGH IN AND ALSO
SE IF WE HAD QUESTIONS AFTER
THEY REVIEWED --
>> I'M SORRY.
DOES EVERYONE HAVE THIS
DOCUMENT?
IT'S ONLINE.
>> I HAVE AN EXTRA COFFEE.
-- COPY.
>> I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE IT IN
FRONT OF ME.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
I APPRECIATE THE CRITERIA IN
THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ON PAGE
12 AND 13 OF THE HANDOUT.
BUT HOW DID YOU MEASURE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS?
>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ONE OF
THE ITEMS -- LET ME ANSWER THE
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT OTHER ROLE
THE COMMITTEE HAD AND THEN I
WILL TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY.
>> THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU LOOK
AT THE CRITERIA AND IDENTIFY
WHEN WE FIRST REVIEWED IT,
EVERYONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE
RFP'S AND THEN COME BACK WITH
QUESTIONS AND WE HAD TWO
MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
LOOKING AT EACH PROPOSAL.
THE TOOK A STAB AT IDENTIFY THE
KEY POINTS.
AND THEN CAME UP WITH QUESTIONS
IF WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH INTERVIEWS.
WE HAD A LIST OF SEPARATE
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR EACH
TEAM AS WELL AS IF YOU WILL
GENERIC QUESTIONS FOR EACH
TEAM.
SO THEY COULD -- SO WE COULD
GET A BETTER UNDERSTADING OF
WHAT THEY ARE REALLY OFFERING
THAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE
EVALUATION.
>> THEY REVIEWED THE RFP BUT
ALSO THE RFP RESPONSES AND
PROVIDED QUESTIONS FOR THE RFP
RESPONDERS TO ADDRESS SO YOU
COULD GET A BETTER SENSE OF
WHAT THE PROPOSAL WAS?
I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED SEEING A
DESCRIPTION ABOUT HELPING THEM
MAKE -- THERE WAS ANOTHER ROUND
OF RESPONSES AND THAT THEIR
ROLE ALSO HELPED BASICALLY
IMPROVE?
>> THAT IS THE BEST AND FINAL
OFFER.
>> THE ITEMS I ADDRESSED WERE
IN THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER,
INCREASE FINANCIAL OFFERING,
REDUCE SHORTER DUE DILIGENCE.
SHORTER CLOSING TIMEFRAME LOWER
THE RISK AND PROVIDE CERTAINTY
OF CLOSING.
TO ANSWER AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
IT WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
WE SUGGESTED TO EVERY DEVELOPER
WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THEM TO
MOVE FORWARD AND THERE WAS A
SUGGESTION IF YOU WILL TO
PROVIDE 175 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS BELOW 60% AMI AND KEEP IT
MEETING THE SAME REQUIREMENTS,
AFFORDABLE FOR 50 YEARS.
WE FOUND THAT MOST OF THE
DEVELOPERS RESPONDED TO THAT.
WE ALSO -- YOU WILL SEE IN A
MOMENT, WHEN THEY RESPOND THEY
MAY -- PRICE WITHOUT THE
AFFORDABILITY AND THEN A PRICE
WITH AFFORDABILITY.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LARGE
DELTA ON SOME OF THEM AND A
SMALLER DELTA ON ONE THAT WE
WILL TALK ABOUT.
>> I ASSUME THE FOLKS WHO WE
CONSULTED WITH WHO WERE PART OF
THIS, THERE'S CONFIDENTIALITY
AROUND THIS WHETHER YOU'RE A
CITY EMPLOYEE OR OUTSIDE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING THAT.
AS WE GET INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED
THE RESPONDENTS ARE, WE HAVE
NOT IDENTIFIED WITH THE PRICING
IS.
THAT IS ONLY KNOWN TO A FEW
PEOPLE.
IT HELPS US NOT TO NEGOTIATE
AGAINST OURSELVES.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK
SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MIGHT
SEE THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF
THIS TRANSACTION AS BEING OF
VARIOUS -- MOTIVATED BY
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A GOOD
MOTIVATION, IN ADDITION TO JUST
TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT
IT'S POTENTIAL AND THAT THERE
IS A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK
PUBLICLY ABOUT WHY THERE IS A
CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISION THAT
IS IMPOSED ON THOSE MEMBERS OF
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHETHER
THEY ARE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
REGARDLESS AND WHY WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES AT THE
TABLE.
>> AS I SAID, IF YOU CAN
CRYSTALLIZE IT, IT'S NOT TO
NEGOTIATE AGAINST OURSELVES.
THERE IS A VARIETY OF PRICING
BETWEEN THE RESPONDENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET THE
BEST PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY, AS
MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, AS MANY
COMMITTEE BENEFITS AS WE CAN.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE -- YOU
WILL SEE WHERE WE ARE IN THE
BAFO.
>> IF ALL THE FOLKS PUTTING IN
PRICES KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE
COMPETITION WE'RE DOING, YOU
CAN ENCOURAGE MORE OF A RACE TO
THE BOTTOM AS OPPOSED TO THE
TOP.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
THE POINT YOU RAISE IS GOOD.
EVEN SETTING ASIDE MAYBE THE
CYNICISM, THE IDEA THAT THIS
SHOULD BE A PUBLIC PROCESS IS A
FAIR QUESTION.
WE AS POLICYMAKERS HAVE THIS
DECISION TO MAKE ABOUT HOW MUCH
TRANSPARENCY WE SHOW AND IT
WOULD EXPENSE.
ULTIMATELY YOU HAVE TO TAKE A
PUBLIC VOTE TO APPROVE THIS
TRANSACTION.
AT THAT POINT THE ASPECTS WILL
BE PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE.
WE WILL COLLECTIVELY BE JUDGED
ON WHETHER WE DID A GOOD JOB OR
NOT.
IT'S GOING TO BE HARD BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN, THAT'S MAYBE 9-12
MONTHS AWAY, SOMETHING IN
THERE.
>> COULD BE SOONER.
>> HOW WE WORK THROUGH THIS
PROCESS OF MAINTAINING THE
CONFIDENTIALITY AS MUCH AS WE
CAN TO CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE OUR
POSITION BEST FOR THE PUBLIC IN
THESE NEGOTIATIONS, AND AT ANY
STEP ARE APPROPRIATE TO SHARE
MORE INFORMATION WITH THE
PUBLIC SO THEY UNDERSTAND WE
ARE EVALUATING AND HOW WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR FROM
THE PUBLIC IS WE ALSO HAVE SOME
EXPERTISE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO WEIGH IN ON
THAT.
AND IN ADDITION THE PUBLIC
PRESSURE FOLKS CAN PROVIDE ON
THE OUTSIDE TO PUSH US TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE GETTING AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
>> ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS
COUNSEL HAS PROVIDED A POLICY
DIRECTION TO THE RESOLUTION.
AS WE WORK ON THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE TRYING TO KEEP THE GOALS
YOU DESCRIBED, WE HAVE BEEN
TAKING THAT POLICY DIRECTION,
THAT IS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE
EVALUATION PROCESS THAT STEPHEN
HAS JUST DESCRIBED.
ULTIMATELY YOU WILL BE THE
JUDGE OF THAT IF MOVING FORWARD
WITH A PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
>> THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PROCESS, OR COMPOSITION, I WAS
UNAWARE UNTIL RECENTLY THAT IT
IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO HAVE
SOMEBODY NOT OF THE CITY FAMILY
TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROCESS
LIKE THIS. WITH THE SECURITY OF
A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT TO %
PROTECT THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. I
HEARD YOU MENTION THAT YOU
REACHED OUT TO OTHER FOLKS TO
FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE
WAS OTHER INTEREST.
I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS
EFFORT HAS HAD THE EXPERTISE OF
KATE TO PARTICIPATE BUT I THINK
IT WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL TO
ALSO LOOK -- KNOWING NOW THAT
WE CAN HAVE EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATE -- I
THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL
TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WHETHER
úOR NOT WE SHOULD OF HAD SOME
REPRESENTATION FROM ONE OF OUR
HIGHEST GOALS FOR THIS
TRANSACTION, AS IT RELATES TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE RFP
ITSELF SAYS WE HAVE A STRONG
INTEREST IN MAXIMIZING BENEFITS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND, WE COME OUT AND SAY WE
SEEK PROPOSALS THAT MEET THE
GOAL OF PRODUCING AT LEAST 175
APARTMENT USING -- UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HAVING SOMEONE PARTICIPATE WITH
EXPERTISE IN NONPROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING I THINK
WOULD'VE BEEN USEFUL.
>> WE DID REACH OUT TO CAPITOL
HILL HOUSING WHO IS NOT A
PARTNER TO ANY DEVELOPER AND IT
WAS THE SAME ISSUE, THE TIME
COMMITMENT WAS TOO GREAT FOR
UNCOMPENSATED TIME.
WE DID REACH OUT TO THEM AND TO
OTHERS.
>> THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS,
SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WERE
TEEMING WITH BIDDERS.
BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
GOING FORWARD WE WILL CONTINUE
TO REACH OUT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT THE
FINANCIAL CONFERENCES ARE ON
THE PROJECTS ALREADY?
>> THE WERE A NUMBER OF
INTERNAL CITY LOANS, ESSENTIALLY
SECURED BY THE PROCEEDS OF THE
PROPERTY, ROUGHLY $25 MILLION,
AND INTERFUND LOAN THAT WILL
COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE MERCER PROJECT ITSELF.
IT WAS IN PART THE VACATION OF
BROAD STREET THAT ASSEMBLED THE
STREET AND THAT WAS ANTICIPATED
AS A RESULT OF THE MERCER RE-
CHANNELIZATION AND REMAKING OF
MERCER ALTOGETHER.
IT WAS ALWAYS KNOWN THERE WOULD
BE A PIECE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
THAT HAD BEEN ONE OF THE
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE
PROPERTY.
THERE IS ABOUT $25 MILLION
THERE.
THE MOST RECENT APPROVED BUDGET
THAT IS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS
POTENTIAL PROPERTY PROCEEDS TO
PAY FOR SOME OF THE DEBTS
OUTSTANDING FOR THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION STREETCAR.
ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, $5 MILLION.
IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE
BUDGET PROCESS, NOT THIS PAST
12 BUT THE PREVIOUS 12 THERE'S
ANOTHER INTERPHONE ONE --
INTERFUND LOAN TAKEN.
-- IN TOTAL ABOUT $35 MILLION OF
CHARGES AGAINST THE POTENTIAL
NET PROCEEDS.
>> MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE
QUESTION YOU ARE PREPARED TO
ANSWER TODAY, ASSUMING WE WERE
TO HOLD ONTO THE PROPERTY KEEP
IT IN PUBLIC DOMAIN, HOW MUCH
WOULD IT COST FOR US TO DEVELOP
IT AS A RESIDENTIAL PIECE?
>> TO PIECES.
ONE, THE PORTIONS OF THE
PROPERTY WERE PURCHASED WITH
TRANSPORTATION RESTRICTED
DOLLARS AND YOU WILL HEAR LATER
TODAY ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGAL
COMPETITIONS. THERE'S POTENTIAL
TO HAVE TO REPAY SOME OF THOSE
DOLLARS TO SECURE GENERAL FUNDS
FOR THE USE OF THE PROPERTY IF
YOU WILL.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING HOUSING
ITSELF, IT'S THE BACK OF THE
ENVELOPE.
>> IF TYPICALLY YOU SAY YOU
BUILD 500 UNITS ON THE SITE,
THAT'S ROUGHLY $50 MILLION.
IF YOU DO 1000 THAT IS $100
MILLION.
THE PROPERTY ALSO HAS
SUBSTANTIAL REQUIREMENTS IN
TERMS OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN BASED ON
THE BROAD STREET VACATION.
THERE'S ALSO A LARGE
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE. BY THE
TIME YOU'RE DONE ON THIS FREE
PIECE OF PROPERTY YOU ARE IN
QUITE DEEPLY.
IF YOU WILL, YOU WILL TYPE OUT
THE OH LEVY QUICKLY.
>> THE $100,000 PER UNIT IS
WHAT'S TYPICALLY THE CITY'S
SHARE OF A NONPROFIT HOUSING
PROJECT.
TOTAL BUILDOUT FOR THE UNITS
WOULD BE ABOUT $300,000 OR MORE
PER UNIT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT $150,000 --
$150 MILLION FOR 500 UNITS.
>> OF WHICH HOPEFULLY TWO
THIRDS WOULD BE COMING FROM
OTHER SOURCES, LIKELY 4%
FEDERAL TAX CREDITS.
BUT THE SCALE OF THAT --
>> AS WE START TO SHIFT INTO
PRICE, I IMAGINE THERE ARE SOME
DETAILS THAT CAN BE SHARED.
IF WE HAVE OTHER BROAD QUESTIONS
WE COULD ASK THOSE.
I SUGGEST IN A MOMENT WE GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE
HOUSING COMPONENTS?
WE CAN ASK THE AMOUNT OF
HOUSING?
IN OPEN SESSION?
>> WE CAN TELL YOU ALL OF THE
PROPOSALS INCLUDED SOME
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> NOT ALL OF THEM.
SOME INCLUDED --
>> ARE YOU RUNNING DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE REVEALING SOME VERSUS
OTHER?
I DID WANT TO DAYLIGHT -- THINK
IT TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR
GETTING US SOME SCHEMATICS OF
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
COUNSELOR GONZALEZ.
-- COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> I WANT TO BRING UP THREE
ISSUES.
JUST TO WRAP UP THE
CONVERSATION WE WERE HAVING
AROUND CONFIDENTIALITY, I
CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT
HOW THE CONFIDENTIALITY
PROVISION AND HOW WE FIND THE
BALANCE BETWEEN CONFIDENTAL AT
THE TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST DEAL
ON BEHALF OF THE TAXPAYERS
WHILE ALSO PRIORITIZING THE
NEED FOR TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY
IN THOSE PROCESSES.
I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER TO
THAT.
BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS THAT
THERE IS I THINK A VERY OBVIOUS
TENSION THAT IS AT PLAY IN THAT
CONTEXT.
MY FRUSTRATION FROM THE CITY
SIDE IS THAT WE JUST ASSUME
THAT EVERYTHING IS CONFIDENTIAL
AND WE SORT OF DON'T AFFORD
OURSELVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE PERHAPS AN APPROACH TO THE
ISSUES RELATED TO
CONFIDENTIALITY.
YES, WHILE THE DETAILS OF THE
TRANSACTION AND THE PROPOSALS
MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO
CONFIDENTIALITY, THERE ARE
SEVERAL DETAILS ABOUT THESE
TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS INCLUDING
THE PROCESS, THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, WHO IS ON IT AND WHO
IS NOT AND WHY, THAT COULD'VE
BEEN DELIGHTED AND BEEN MORE
TRANSPARENT IN INTENTIONAL WAYS
THE PERHAPS COULD AT A MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER LEVEL OF
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN WHATEVER
DEAL WE ARE GOING TO BE JUDGED
FOR ULTIMATELY FOR APPROVING OR
NOT APPROVING AGAIN, I DON'T
PURPORT TO HAVE THE MAGICAL
ANSWER TO HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT
FRICTION BETWEEN THE NEED FOR
TRANSPARENCY TO ENGENDER PUBLIC
TRUST IN THESE CONFIDENCES WELL
ALSO CREATING A PROCESS THAT IS
CONFIDENTIAL ENOUGH FOR US TO
NEGOTIATE A DEAL THAT IS GOOD
FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.
I THINK WE NEED TO STRUGGLE
WITH THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION.
IN THE NEAR-TERM.
IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PROJECT THERE ARE
PLENTY OF OTHER PROJECTS I
THINK THAT TYPE OF RIGOROUS
ANALYSIS TO BE APPLIED TO.
I ASSUME OUR AGENCY -- AGENCIES
ARE MORE THAN AMENABLE TO HAVE
THAT TYPE OF STRUCTURED
CONVERSATION AND A RESOLUTION
TO THAT PARTICULAR ANSWER
BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE ALL
GETTING NAILED WITH THE SAME
TYPES OF QUESTIONS.
AN INCREASE.
IT IS FRUSTRATING TO NOT BE
ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF THE
PEOPLE WE ARE HERE TO SERVE.
AND I FIND THAT INCREDIBLY
FRUSTRATING AND I ASSUME YOU
ALL DO AS WELL.
>> IT'S A BIT OF A STRUGGLE AND
I AGREE.
WE TAKE SERIOUSLY THE CHARGE TO
POTENTIALLY MAXIMIZE THE VALUE
FOR TAXPAYERS BUT AT THE SAME
TIME UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO BE
TRANSPARENT ABOUT A MINIMUM OF
PROCESS.
WE DID TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO
EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. BUT I
WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THAT THIS
IS A REAL STRUGGLE AND CAN BE A
CHALLENGE TO DETERMINE THE BEST
WAY TO PROTECT VALUE AND AT THE
SAME TIME BE CLEAR ABOUT THE
WORK BEING DONE AND THE
PROCESSES FOLLOWED.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP
CONVERSATION COLLECTIVELY
AROUND HOW WE BEGIN A PROCESS
BY WHICH WE CAN GRAPPLE WITH
SOME LEVEL OF RESOLUTION TO
THAT TENSION.
THE SECOND THING I WOULD SAY IS
THAT IT STRUCK ME, A COMMENT
ABOUT CAPITOL HILL HOUSING
BEING ASKED TO PARTICIPATE BUT
THEIR POSITION THEY DETERMINED
NOT TO BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY
OF THE PARTICIPATION REQUIRED,
AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED SOME
LEVEL OF COMPENSATION TO
PARTICIPATE.
I THINK WE ARE STARTING TO SEE
THIS MORE IN TERMS OF THE WORK
WE ARE DOING AT THE CITY, WE DO
HAVE A LOT OF NATURAL AND
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE THAT
EXISTS WITHIN THE CITY AND WE
ARE GOING TO, AS THE ISSUES
FACING THE CITY BECOME MORE
CRITICAL AND MORE COMPLEX WE ARE
AS ELECTED LEADERS BOTH IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HEAR AMONGST
AGENCIES PURSUING THE EXPERTISE
OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY MORE AND
MORE OFTEN.
AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE A CLEAR SENSE OF WHAT
THE STRATEGY IS GOING TO BE FOR
COMPENSATING FOLKS WITH SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE WHICH WE WOULD
DO WITH CONSULTANTS WHO HAVE
EIGHT FOR-PROFIT LICENSE WHO
ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF BEING
PAID TO PROVIDE THEIR OPINIONS.
I FIND IT'S AN INHERENT
INEQUITY IN HOW WE ENGAGE
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN A
VARIETY OF AREAS.
THIS ISN'T SPECIFIC TO THIS
PROJECT.
I THINK IT IS ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM OF HOW THE CITY IS
STARTING TO EVOLVE ITS BUSINESS
MODEL IN TERMS OF TAPPING INTO
EXPERTISE.
WE TEND TO NOT MONETARILY VALUE
NONPROFITS BUT WE WILL
MONETARILY VALUE WHO ARE
LITERALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF
PROVIDING CONSULTANT EXPERT
OPINIONS.
I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND REALLY
ENGENDERING PUBLIC TRUST IN
THESE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS AND
OTHERS BY CREATING SOME SORT OF
FISCAL RESPONSE TO THE
REALITIES OF HOW WE ARE USING
CONSULTANT DOLLARS FOR THESE
TYPES OF PROJECTS.
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE AN
ANSWER FOR ME --
>> IT'S A FAIR POINT.
IT VARIES FROM SITUATION TO
SITUATION.
IT WAS A STRUGGLE FOR US TO
BRING EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE.
TO DEMONSTRATE AND HAVE IT AT
OUR HANDS THE FOLKS WHO REALLY
KNOW THE SPACE WELL.
AND WEREN'T NECESSARILY
COMFORTABLE PAYING FOLKS BUT AT
THE SAME TIME THAT LEAVES US
WITHOUT EXPERTISE THAT COULD BE
VALUABLE.
AGAIN, AS PART OF THE SAME
DIALOGUE AS FAR AS
TRANSPARENCY, WAYS TO BRING IN
APPROPRIATE EXPERTISE.
>> A FEW THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, OUR ATTEMPT, I HOPE
IT'S OBVIOUS, IT SHOULD BE
OBVIOUS WE'RE GOING TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE'S
NOTHING SECRET BUT THERE -- OUR
ATTEMPT WAS TO DAYLIGHT IS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE EVEN AT THE RISK OF
CRITICIZING OURSELVES OR THE
CITY'S PROCESS THAT I THINK WAS
WELL-PLACED, AND THEN GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT
THOSE ISSUES THAT COULD
DISADVANTAGE OR ADVANTAGE
COMPETITORS IN THE PROCESS.
A TOUGH DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD
TO MUDDLE THROUGH.
MY QUESTION IS THIS ON PROCESS,
AS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
DEFICIENCIES AND ALL, MODELS
THROUGH THIS AND COMES UP WITH
ONE OR TWO -- LET ME ASK THE
QUESTION.
ARE THEY GOING TO TRY TO COME
UP WITH ONE AND PRESENTED TO
THE COUNCIL OR A SHORT LIST?
THAT IS MY FIRST QUESTION.
I HAVE A COUPLE MORE.
>> ULTIMATELY OUR PLAN IS TO
BRING FORWARD IF THERE'S A
DECISION TO BRING FORWARD ANY
WOULD BE A SINGLE.
>> WHEN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MAKES THAT PROPOSAL, IT COMES
TO THE COUNCIL AND COUNSEL
COULD REJECT, MODIFY AND SAY GO
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND
BRING BACK THREE MORE.
IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL? OR ARE
YOU BRINGING US A CONTRACT HAS
BEEN RATIFIED?
>> WE WILL BRING FORWARD, IF WE
DO IS A PROPOSED TRANSACTION
THAT WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL.
THERE IS NO PROPERTY SALE
WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL.
THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNSEL TO DO
ITS OWN DUE DILIGENCE ON WHAT
IS PROPOSED.
>> AT THAT POINT THE COUNCIL
CAN DAYLIGHT, IT'S DELIGHTED AT
THAT POINT AND WE CAN SAY
THUMBS-UP OR THUMBS DOWN.
MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT.
>> WHAT I WILL ADD IS THE THING
WE BROUGHT FORWARD WILL BE A
NEGOTIATED PRODUCT.
FAIRLY DETAILED.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION
AND THE SUBSEQUENT SESSION IS
TO GATHER THE TYPES OF INPUT SO
THAT THERE IS A GREATER
LIKELIHOOD THAT WHAT YOU
NEGOTIATE AND BRING FORWARD IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL MEET WITH
OUR EXPECTATIONS.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO FULFILL YOUR
POLICY DIRECTION AND MOVING
FORWARD, TO CONSULT WITH YOU TO
DETERMINE IF WE ARE STILL IN
GENERAL TERMS OR EVEN SPECIFIC
TERMS ON THAT RIGHT PAGE.
>> BETWEEN NOW AND THE PROCESS
WHERE WE HAVE WHITTLED IT DOWN
TO SOME EXTENT, YOU HAVE THE
RESOLUTION, YOU HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION, WHAT IS THE PLAN ON
GETTING MORE INPUT, DO WE
BELIEVE THEY HAVE ENOUGH ON THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT OR
OTHER IDEAS?
>> MAYBE STEVE YOU CAN TALK TO
SOME OF THE TIMEFRAME, IT'S A
LITTLE DEPENDENT ON THINGS.
>> THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IF
YOU WILL, OR EVALUATION
COMMITTEE DID MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION OF A TEAM TO
MOVE FORWARD.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MORE
DETAIL.
THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE THAT
AFTER WE BRIEF YOU, WE BRIEF
THE EXECUTIVE, IF WE HAVE
CONCURRENCE TO MOVE FORWARD IN
A CERTAIN DIRECTION, WE WILL
ENSURE THAT WITH YOU.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT STARTING
NEGOTIATIONS ON DUE DILIGENCE
WITH A TEAM.
AND THEN START WORKING THROUGH
THE TERM SHEETS, THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THE
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT.
AND WORK THROUGH THE TIME
FRAMES ON THOSE ISSUES.
THAT WOULD BE IN THE FIRST
QUARTER.
WE WILL BE MORE COMFORTABLE
ONCE WE HAVE YOUR SIGNATURE ON
A DOCUMENT AND OUR SIGNATURE ON
A DOCUMENT TO SHARE NAMES.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THE PAPERS
WE ARE GOING TO BE SHARING WITH
YOU HAVE TEAM A, TEAM B, ETC.
>> AS IS PROCESS PROGRESSES
FROM TODAY TO ULTIMATE
LEGISLATION, THE LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE OF THE PARTIES
WORKING TOGETHER WILL INCREASE
AND AS THAT INCREASES THERE
WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE
MORE INFORMATION PUBLICLY IN
DIFFERENT WAYS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE KNOW THE
SPECIFIC TIMEFRAME, BUT
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, THE
SOONER WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WE
CAN START SHARING SOME DETAILS
WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING WHAT WE
THINK -- WHAT WE MAY THINK IS A
GOOD DEAL, THE BETTER OFF ARE
GOING TO BE.
ABSOLUTELY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
LISA HERBOLD , THAT'S NEVER
GETS TO SEE THE DETAILS, THE
GOAL IS ALONG THE WAY THERE
WILL BE DIFFERENT LOOKS OF WHAT
THAT IS, NOT JUST FROM US BUT
FROM THE PUBLIC.
THEY ARE ALSO HEARING SOME OF
THAT TODAY BUT AT A HIGH LEVEL.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE
FRUSTRATING FOR SOME OF THE
FOLKS LISTENING.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL ADD,
WHEN WE HAVE COME TO COUNSEL,
THREE OR FOUR TIMES ON THIS
PROPERTY, WE HAVE RAISED THE
THINGS WE THOUGHT SHOULD BE
ADDED AS REQUIRED ELEMENTS.
AND COUNSEL IS PUSHED BACK AND
ADDED OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS.
SO THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS IN
THEIR HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH
THIS BODY AND THEY HAVE BECOME
THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT
TEAMS NEED TO RESPOND TO.
THOSE ARE GIVENS.
THE OTHERS, THAT SHALL SEE,
SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITY
BENEFITS THAT THE DEVELOPERS
HAVE ADDED.
ADDED TO THE REQUIREMENT AND
ARE MAKING THEIR OFFERS BETTER
DECIDES FINANCIAL, BETTER
OFFICE.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD ,
TAKE US HOME.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO
TAKE US HOME BUT IT'S VERY
HELPFUL TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WE
ARE GOING TO HEAR YOUR
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADVISORY
20.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE
RECOMMENDING A PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL ALSO HERE ABOUT SOME
F THE DETAILS OF THE OTHERS.
IN LIGHT OF THAT, I WANTED TO
PROVIDE SOME ANCIENT HISTORY IF
YOU WILL.
ON THE COUNCIL'S EFFORTS AS A
RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND THE INTEREST IN
HAVING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
THERE.
WAY BACK IN 2012 WHILE THE CITY
WAS PREPARING LEGISLATION FOR
REZONE SOUTH LAKE UNION, THERE
WAS A PROPOSAL THAT WAS
DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
BUNCH OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THE
ADJUNCTIVE WASN'T DEGRADED
CAMPUS -- OBJECTIVE WASN'T --
OBJECTIVE WAS AN INTEGRATED
CAMPUS.
COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE, JOB
TRAINING, CHILD CARE, SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE CAFC, COMMERCIAL
KITCHEN, NONPROFIT OFFICE
úSPACE, COMMITTEE CLASSROOMS AN
GARDEN.
THAT PROPOSAL WAS CONTINGENT
UPON A SPECIFIC REZONE.
ALTHOUGH THE COUNCIL DID NOT
ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL, THEY STILL
PURSUED THE CAMPUS STYLE
DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCATION AND
TOOK A NUMBER OF ACTIONS IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO CONTINUE TO
PUT FORWARD THAT VISION.
I THINK THE THINKING BEHIND THE
VISION IS THAT BETWEEN REZONING
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INVESTMENT, THE CITY WAS
CREATING A HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE WAS A
STRONG FEELING THAT LOW INCOME
PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
BENEFIT FROM THAT INVESTMENT
BOTH IN THE WAY OF HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS IN
PARTICULAR JOB TRAINING AND A
CLEAR WAGE PATH OPPORTUNITY.
THE COUNCIL TOOK, LIKE I SAID,
A NUMBER OF ACTIONS AFTERWARDS.
THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PASSED
IN MAY 2013 COMMITTING TO
ACTION SPECIFICALLY INCREASING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROMOTING
COMMUNITY CENTER, FACILITATING
A SCHOOL AND REQUESTING A JOB
TRAINING PLAN.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT THE COUNCIL
FUNDED A CONSULTANT STUDY WHICH
EXAMINED THREE ADJACENT
PROPERTIES FOR LOW INCOME AND
WORKFORCE HOUSING, WORKFORCE
EDUCATION AND TRAIING, CHILD
CARE FACILITY, COMMUNITY SPACES
AND HUMAN SERVICES CO-LOCATION.
IN 2015 THE COUNCIL ADOPTED
GREEN SHEET DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
AGAIN FOCUSED ON THOSE
PARTICULAR USES.
THE RESPONSE IN JULY 2015 LIFTED
CONCEPTS FROM RELEVANT CITY
DEPARTMENTS, OFFICE OF HOUSING
IN THEIR CONCEPT INCLUDED 250
UNITS OF MIXED INCOME HOUSING.
THEN FINALLY IN 2016 THE
COUNCIL ADOPTED ANOTHER GREEN
SHEET TO FUND ANALYSIS FOR
SELLING THE MEGA BLOCK PROPERTY
INCLUDING BENEFITS OR USES FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
WERE IDENTIFIED CONSISTENT WITH
THOSE IDENTIFIED IN 2012.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE 2017
RESOLUTION THE COUNCIL PASSED.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE DISCUSSION
HEARING ABOUT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I REALLY
WANTED TO UPLIFT THE HISTORY
AND THE MANY YEARS OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES AND
HOUSING AND INVESTMENTS THE
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY
COULD BENEFIT FROM,
PARTICULARLY LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITIES.
>> A VERY HELPFUL DOCUMENT.
>> SHUT OUT TO ALDRICH FOR
WORKING OUT OVER THE WEEKEND.
>> HE DOESN'T TALK VERY MUCH
BUT HE IS A SKILLED WRITER.
HELPFUL DOCUMENT.
>>'S NAME IS ALL OVER IT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE
INFORMATION AND YOU WILL SEE
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OF
OPPORTUNITY BASED ON ONE OF THE
APOSTLES WOULD LIKE TO BRING
FORWARD.
ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE ITEMS
IN THIS PAPER AND THAT THE
COMMUNITIES DISCUSSED OVER THE
YEARS.
>> WE ARE WINDING DOWN A
LITTLE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ASSERTIONS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION?
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
DAYLIGHTING THE ISSUE, WE ARE
NOT TRYING TO BE SECRETIVE BUT
WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE AN
APPRECIATION FOR THE PROCESS IN
DEALING WITH REAL ESTATE.
I HOPE WE DON'T GET DINGED TOO
BADLY BUT WE ARE TRAINED TO DO
OUR BEST WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.
HAVING SAID THAT I'M GOING TO
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ME READ A SCRIPT BEFORE WE DO
THAT.
>> I AM KICKING EVELYN OUT.
JUST KIDDING.
[LAUGHTER]
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
COUNSEL NOW CONVENE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION AND POTENTIAL REAL
ESTATE TRANSACTION.
THESE SESSIONS ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS FINANCIAL LEGAL MATTERS
WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE
COUNSELORS RESERVE QUESTIONS A
POLICY FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
WE EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO END IN 30 MINUTES.
11:08 AM.
IF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND ITS EXPECTED
DURATION.
WITH THAT LET'S SECURE THE ROOM
AND MOVE FORWARD.