>>> I AM CHAIR STRAUSS.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WE ARE ON THE FIRST PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE PAST AND PRESENT
HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND
ITSELF AND TO THE PEOPLE AND
TRIBES.
WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY AND A PUBLIC
HEARING AND A BRIEFING ABOUT
HEARING ON THE 2020 AND 2021
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKET AND
THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE WHICH
RESOUNDS THE LAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON CB 119877
WHICH ALLOWS LANDMARK MEANINGS
DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
IN THE POST ADOPTION HEARING
WAS THE COUNCIL ADOPTED IN JULY
TO IMPLEMENT FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IS I
WANT TO COME AS A TERRITORY
THIRD STARTING AT 9:30 AM.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AND
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I ASKED WILL
BE PATIENT AS WE OPERATE THIS
NEW SYSTEM IN REAL-TIME AND WE
HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS SO
IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WERE
IDENTIFIED THAT YOU WERE
SPEAKING TO A SPECIFIC ITEM, WE
HAVE ALREADY AUTOMATICALLY
REASSIGNED TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO END OR ELIMINATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT ANY
POINT IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS
BEING ABUSE OR IF THE MEETINGS
ARE BEING CONDUCTED
INEFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MONITOR THE HEARING AND
THE PUBLIC MANNER.
WE HAVE 10 MINUTES THE SPEAKER
WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK.
I WILL CALL THE SPEAKER BY NAME
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE IF
YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
ONCE A CALL SPEAKERS NAME, WE
HAVE THE AUTOMATIC PROMPT AND
PLEASE BEGIN BY SITTING YOUR
NAME AND ITEM IN WHICH YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
WE HAVE 10 SECONDS FOR LEFT AND
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THERE WILL
BE A CHIME AND THEN WE ASK YOU
TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT WHEN
YOU HEAR THE CHIME.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THERE
COMMENT AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED FOR
AFTER 10 SECONDS TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT THE LINE WHEN YOU
ARE DONE AND IF YOU PLAN TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE MEETING,
DO THAT VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL AND
LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE
SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR
THE AGENDA ITEMS 1, 2 AND 5
WITH THE PLANNED AMENDMENTS AS
WELL AS THE FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS.
WE WILL REASSIGN YOU
AUTOMATICALLY AND I ASKED YOU
HOLD THEM FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER LIST.
I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH THE
LIST.
WE HAVE 12 PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND
WANT TO DUPLICATE AND WHAT IS
NOT PRESENT.
RICHARD, WE SEE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PARTICIPATE, PLEASE JOIN US.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARK
BRUNSEN.
MARK, TAKING AWAY.
YOU MUST PRESS STAR 6 YOURSELF.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MARK BRUNSEN.
I AM A WRITER AND I'M CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL BILL
TO EXTEND THE MEETINGS AND
ALLOW FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW.
ULTIMATELY, SEATTLE NEEDS TO
REPAINT THE VIEWS AND AS FAR AS
I CAN TELL, THE ONLY PEOPLE
HAPPY WITH THE REVIEW ARE
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DELAY MORE
HOUSING FROM BEING BUILT.
IT IS LONG PAST TIME TO OTHER
CITIES ACHIEVE GOOD DESIGN
WHILST UNITING THE APPROVAL
PROCESS.
I APPLAUD THE EXCEPTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOPE
THIS IS MADE PERMANENT.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
SEVERE HOUSING CRISIS AND RC
DECLARED HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY
YEARS AGO.
OUR CITY HAS BEEN SWEEPING OUR
NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE CITY AND
BRUTALIZING PEOPLE AND THIS IS
DURING COVID-19 IN A SEASON OF
REGULAR HEAT WAVES . I URGE YOU
TO DO THIS IN THE SHORT TERM
WHILE EXERCISING LONG TERMS
WITH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THE CRISIS WILL ONLY WORSEN
ONCE THE BAN ENDS AND PUTS MORE
FAMILIES IN A PRECARIOUS
SITUATION.
THE FASTER WE BUILD PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE LESS
YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND ON SHORT-
TERM SOLUTIONS AND EXEMPTING
THEM FROM THE REVIEW WHICH IS
ONE SMALL WAY TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MARK.
WE HAVE MEGAN CRUZ .
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM MEGAN CRUZ HERE TO ADDRESS
119877.
THIS WAS AN URGENT MEASURE
LOOKING AT THE REVIEW IN FAVOR
OF INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW BUT ONLY UNTIL ONLINE
MEETINGS COULD BEGIN.
THE PUBLIC WAS TOLD IT WAS
NECESSARY FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE
PANDEMIC BUT THIS BILL GOES
BEYOND EXTENDING THE MEETING
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UP AND
RUNNING, IT EXPANDS THE
TIMELINE AND CRITERIA FOR
MARKET-RATE PROJECTS TO QUALIFY
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
IT WILL EXTEND DISCRETIONARY
POWER TO MAKE ALL OF THE BILLS
MEASURES EXTEND UNTIL SIX
MONTHS AFTER THE EMERGENCY
PROCLAMATION.
IT IS THE DEFINITION OF
OVERREACH.
WE KNOW BUSINESS IS STILL
BOOMING ENGINE ALONE, IT TO
RECORD 600 MILLION AND PERMITS
MUCH FROM BIG MARKET-RATE
DEVELOPMENTS.
SINCE AUGUST, I HAVE ASKED
CHAIR STRAUSS'S ASSISTANCE AND
HELP ESPECIALLY FOR DOWNTOWN
AND WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THE COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW
THIS INFORMATION.
IT SHOULD NOT BE BECAUSE THEY
EXPECTED A PATH FROM THE DESIGN
PROCESS AND WITHOUT PUBLIC
REVIEW, WE USE AND LOSE BOARD
MEMBERS.
THIS MAKES FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE
AND EQUABLE DEVELOPMNT
CITIZENS THAT FELL THEY ARE NOT
BEING SHUT OUT OF A PROCESS
THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THEIR
LIVES.
PEOPLE CONSIDERED THE ORIGINAL
BILL WOULD LEAD TO A
TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.
PLEASE PROVE THEM WRONG.
THIS NOODLES TO BE MORE OR NO
MORE THAN A TECHNICAL BILL
UNTIL IT CAN BE IN PERSON.
THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
I APPRECIATE HEARING THOSE
REMARKS AND I THINK WE WILL
INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE
CHANGES.
LAURA LOWE AND THEN RYAN PAUL
AND AND CHRIS LEHMAN.
RICHARD, WE STILL SEE YOU ARE
NOT PRESENT SO IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO JOIN US, PLEASE DO.
LAURA LOWE, WHEN YOU ARE READY
PRESS STAR 6 AND TAKE IT AWAY.
>>
HELLO, I AM CALLING TODAY AND
MY NAME IS LAURA.
I AM A RENTER AND I'M CALLING
OUT CB 19877 AND I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO EXTEND THE ORDINANCE
126702 TO MAKE SURE THAT A
FORCIBLE HOUSING IS EXPEDITED
AT THIS TIME AND IF WE END EDR
AND MAKE FOLKS GO BACK TO
REGULAR DESIGN REVIEW RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE SLOWING DOWN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE HAVE A HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY AND
CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND A COVID-
19 EMERGENCY AND IMAGINE BEING
OUTDOORS TODAY WITH ASTHMA AND
BREATHING IN THE PARTICULAR AIR
AND AFRAID TO GO TO CONGREGATE
SHELTER.
AFRAID OF GETTING COVID-19 OR
GETTING YOUR HOPES UP FOR A
SHELTER.
IT IS EMOTIONALLY AND
PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE TO NOT
PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ALL OF
SEATTLEITES.
IT IS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.
IN THE REGULAR DESIGNING VIEW,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE CAN JUST ALLOW THE MARTY
HAPPENS TO PHILIP THEY CAN
CONTROL THE DESIGN OF OUR CITY
AS AN EXCUSE FOR NOT PROVIDING
HOUSING FOR FOLKS THAT NEED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP
THE ADR IN PLACE DURING THE
COVID-19 CRISIS AND BEYOND AND
ESPECIALLY FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WE NEED YOU TO FOCUS ON
PRIORITIZING PEOPLE GETTING &
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND OTHER
TEMPORARY SHELTERS AND ALLOWING
TRAILERS TO BE PART IN PEOPLE'S
DRIVEWAYS AND HAVE A NOT BE
ILLEGAL.
ALLOW PEOPLE TO FIND SAFE LOCKS
AND EXPENDING ALL OF OUR
EMERGENCY HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> RYAN, TAKEN AWAY.
>> THIS IS RYAN PAUL AND I AM
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF CB
119877.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND THEIR
POINTS.
WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALL THE
MAIN CRISES, WE HAVE NOT KEPT
UP WITH ANYTHING THAT WE NEED
AND PEOPLE ARE FRANKLY NOT ABLE
TO FIND HOUSING IN THE CITY AND
ARE LEAVING SEATTLE.
IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SEATTLE
AN AFFORDABLE PLACE FOR
EVERYONE TO LIVE, WE NEED TO
LOOK AT OUR PROCESSES AND SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT
BETTER.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS NEVER
REALLY BEEN VERY AFFORDABLE.
I WOULD STRONGLY URGE ANY
AMENDMENTS OR BILLS THAT ARE
PUSHED THROUGH TO LOOK FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN.
CHRIS LEHMAN AND THEN RICHARD
AND NICOLE SWINNEY HAS JUST
SIGNED UP.
IF YOU JOIN US, PLEASE DO SO.
CHRIS, WELCOME.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
I AM COMMENTING ON TWO THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, IT IS SURPRISING
TO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT REGULAR
DESIGN REVIEW IS NOT VALUABLE.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT FOR
ANY HOUSING AND BUILDING AND
ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO BE IMPROVED BY THAT EXPERT
PROCESS.
ALSO, IT'S A VERY GOOD THING
FOR BUILDINGS TO BE ACCEPTED
AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE
AND IT'S VERY ALARMING AND
SHOULD BE OPPOSED NOT TO USE
REGULAR DESIGN REVIEW AS
PROMISED.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROCESS FOR THE HEARING ON THE
SCOPE OR THE SCOPE AND
DECISIONS ON THE ANNUAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
IT DOESN'T SAY THAT YOU WILL
TAKE A VOTE ON THOSE AMENDMENTS
AND I TRUST THAT BECAUSE YOUR
AGENDA DOESN'T SAY SO THAT YOU
WILL BE DOING SO AND AT THE
VERY EARLIEST, YOU COULDN'T DO
THAT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23 AND I
URGE THAT YOU TAKE LONGER
BECAUSE THE PROCESS HAS BEEN SO
DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW
HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT THE
COMMENTS ARE.
I HAVE PROPOSED SEVEN PLAN
AMENDMENTS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF THEM IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO
EVEN BE STUDIED IN THE FINAL
MINUTE TO TWO MINUTES IN A
HEARING, I WILL HAVE TO STAND
NO MORE THAN 17 SECONDS ON EACH
OF THOSE AND IN THE PAST, FOR
DECADES, PEOPLE AND I SENT YOU
AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS A PROVISION THAT THE
APPLICANT'S WOULD BE ALLOWED A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXTRA TIME IN
ORDER TO PRESENT THEIR
AMENDMENTS AND IF YOU CAN'T DO
THAT, ALLOW EVERYONE A LITTLE
MORE TIME SO THEY CAN COMMENT
ON MORE THAN ONE AMENDMENT
OTHERWISE SECONDS WOULD NOT BE
MEANINGFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE REVIEWED YOUR PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS IN DEPTH AND I
BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN
ADDRESSED IN OTHER WAYS.
I WILL LIKELY GIVE YOU A COUPLE
OF EXTRA MINUTES IF WE GIVE YOU
FIVE MINUTES IN TOTAL FOR ALL
OF YOUR AMENDMENTS ONCE WE GET
TO THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTING
THAT YOU HAVE ALSO USED TWO
MINUTES JUST NOW.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
WAY GOING FORWARD.
RICHARD ALLISON AND THE NICOLE
SWINNEY.
I SEE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT AT
THE MOMENT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US.
I WILL GIVE IT JUST ONE MORE
MINUTE.
NOT SEEING NONE PRESENT, I WILL
CHECK WITH THE CLERK AND I.T.
THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER FOLKS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
EFFORTS AND MY BUSINESS IS
BREAKING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CB
119838.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE AND THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND
ZONING; AMENDING THE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
INCORPORATE CHANGES PROPOSED AS
PART OF THE 2019-2020
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANNUAL
AMENDMENT.
>> PLEASE GIVE US A BREATHING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM IN THE CENTRAL STAFF AND I
WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU A
BRIEFING AND THE COUNCIL BILL
THAT YOU JUST READ INTO THE
RECORD HAS TWO CHANGES TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE PLAN IS THE CORE
FOUNDATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENT TO
GUIDE THE CITY'S GROWTH AND HAS
A HORIZON OF 20 YEARS AND THE
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT IT BE
REVISITED FOR MAJOR UPDATES
EVERY EIGHT Y█EARS.
IT CAN BE AMENDED EACH YEAR AND
THE COUNCIL HAS SET UP A
RESOLUTION FOR THE ANNUAL
PROCESS TO DO THAT.
THIS BILL IS THE COMMENDATION
OF THE PROCESS THAT BEGAN LAST
YEAR SO YOU CAN THINK OF THAT
AS THE 2019 AND 2020 CYCLE.
THE INITIALS WERE KICKOFF IN
THE FIRST DECISION THAT COUNCIL
MAKES IS TO RESOLVE TO SAY
WHAT ITEMS SHOULD BE STUDIED.
THAT WAS DONE LAST YEAR THROUGH
A RESOLUTION NUMBER 31896 AND
YOU WILL NOTICE ON THE AGENDA
TODAY IN THE SECOND ITEM, IT'S
A RESOLUTION FOR THE NEXT
ANNUAL CYCLE.
THAT IS THE 2020-2021 CYCLE.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY
ABOUT THAT IS THEY WERE NUMBER
OF ITEMS THAT WERE ADOPTED FOR
STUDY.
TWO OF THOSE ARE IN THE BILL
AND OTHERS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
PICKING UP IN A DIFFERENT
MANNER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM NOW OR OTHERWISE I
WILL STEP ASIDE AND LET THE
FOLKS TAKE IT OVER.
>> MY NAME IS MICHAEL HUBNER
AND I'M THE MANAGER IN THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
I AM JOINED BY JIM HOLMES.
>> I AM HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
JIM IS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR AND
LEADS THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WHAT WE WILL DO BRIEFLY THIS
MORNING IS REVIEW THE RESPONSE
AND I HAVE A CORRECTION TO THE
FIRST BULLET HERE.
APOLOGIES AND IF THERE WERE A
TOTAL OF EIGHT PROPOSALS FOR
THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT, NOT 11.
THAT IS ALSO A CORRECTION TO
YOUR MEMO THIS MORNING.
WE RESPONDED TO EIGHT PROPOSALS
THAT WERE DOCUMENTED LAST YEAR
AND THREE OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS WERE FURTHER
ANALYZED AND WILL REPORT OUT ON
OUR ANALYSIS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
TWO OF THOSE ANALYZED
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED AND ONE
OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IS
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT
ADOPT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I VERY BRIEFLY WANT TO REVIEW
AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DOCKET
LAST YEAR AND WHAT THE RESPONSE
WAS.
THESE WERE ITEMS THAT WERE
SUBSEQUENTLY DOCUMENTED BUT AT
THE TIME IN OUR REVIEW, IT HAS
BEEN CONSISTENT AND FIVE OF THE
DOCKETED AMENDMENTS WERE AREAS
ARE IN APPROACH TO THAT TIMING
IN THE MANNER OF WHICH THEY
SHOULD BE TAKEN UP IN THE FIRST
IS IMPACT FEES.
THIS IS AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
PROVIDE FOR THE ABILITY OF THE
CITY TO ADOPT IMPACT FEES.
THIS WAS BEING LOOKED ON AND AT
THE TIME OF THE DOCKER, THIS
WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS BEING
READ BY COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
HAD DEVELOPED PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS WITH THE PROCESS IN
2019 THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY
APPEALED IN OUR UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT WORK IS ON PAUSE RIGHT
NOW SO THAT IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT WE WORKED ON IN
PREPARATION FOR TODAY.
THE SECOND DOCKETED ITEM, FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING AND THIS
IS AN ITEM WE WOULD PREFER TO
ADDRESS IN THE MAJOR UPDATE
WHICH IS A PROCESS THAT WILL BE
INITIATED NEXT YEAR CULMINATING
AND ADOPTION OF A FULL PLAN IN
2024.
WE FEEL THAT TAKING ON NAMING
CONVENTIONS FOR MAJOR LAND-USE
CATEGORIES IS BEST TO ADDRESS
AS WE KICK ON A MORE
SUBSTANTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE
LAND-USE AND HOUSING POLICY AND
IN THIS CASE THAT RELATE TO
SINGLE-FAMILY AND COMPREHENSIVE
LAND-USE MAPS.
ALSO, CONSIDERABLE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
>> IT SEEMS WE HAVE A QUESTION
FROM OUR VICE CHAIR.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> I HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF ECHO
SO I WILL WAIT FOR YOU IF
YOU'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT
BULLET NUMBER TWO BUT I JUST
WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE
WE MOVE ON.
>> I AM NOT TALKING, APOLOGIES
FOR THE ECHO.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT
CONTINUES.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO FIGHT ON THIS
ITEM AND I'M INTERESTED IN
CONTINUING TO ADVANCE THE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE NAME
CHANGE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES
TO UPDATE TO A MORE INCLUSIVE
AND ACCURATE NAME SUCH AS
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND I
WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND I KNOW THIS IS
SOMETHING OTHER MEMBERS HAVE
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DOCKETED
LAST YEAR ON A COMPETING
RESOLUTION AND AGAIN DURING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE
DOCKETING PROCESS AND THIS HAS
BEEN RECOMMENDED AS WELL AND I
THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE NOT GET INTO WHAT I THINK IS
A WELL RESEARCHED AND WELL
STUDIED RECOMMENDATION.
IT IS A MINOR CHANGE THAT FITS
SQUARELY WITHIN THIS UPDATE.
IT IS MINOR AND SHOULD NOT WAIT
UNTIL THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IN MY OPINION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I FIND
THAT INTERESTING I KNOW MANY
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PROBABLY INTERESTED IN THAT
ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE GOOD CHAIR SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> SO NOTED, THANK YOU, VICE-
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
LET'S FOLLOW UP AFTER THE
MEETING TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.
AYE, PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THE THIRD ITEM THAT WE DID
NOT ANALYZE WAS THE POLICIES
RELATED TO FOSSIL FUEL
FACILITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
AT THE TIME THIS WAS DOCKETED,
IT WAS NOT A RECOMMENDATION AND
HOWEVER, THE APPROACH HAS BEEN
IN THE FALL AND THIS ITEM IS
IMPORTANT TO ISSUE A POLICY TO
EXPLORE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT
WAS ALIGNED WITH THE WORKPLAN
OR STAFF CAPACITY TO TAKE ON
AND IS AGAIN SOMETHING THAT WE
WOULD PROPOSE TO PICK UP IN THE
MAJOR UPDATE.
THE FOURTH ITEM HERE, 130th
STREET CONSIDERING DESIGNATION
OF A NEW URBAN VILLAGE AROUND
THE PLANT LIGHT RAIL STATION AT
130 OF NI-5. WE DO HAVE A
PROCESS THAT IS ONGOING TO
DEVELOP A STATIONARY PLAN THAT
WILL CONSIDER THAT DESIGNATION
OF THIS LOCATION FOR TODAY AS
NOT A PROCESS THAT HAS
COMPLETED FAR ENOUGH ALONG TO
BRING THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE AND
RECOMMENDATION ON THE
DESIGNATION SO THAT WORK IS
ONGOING AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT
NEXT YEAR, I WILL HAVE MORE TO
SHARE ABOUT HOW WE ENVISIONED
THIS PROCESS PROCEEDING FOR THE
2021 AMENDMENT.
FINALLY, THE DESIGNATION HAD A
REQUEST TO EVALUATE HEALTH
SOUTH PARK ALLIANCE WITH
CRITERIA FOR A DESIGNATION AND
CONSIDER WHETHER ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS FLOW FROM THAT.
AGAIN, WITH SEVERAL OF THESE,
WE UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A
QUESTION THAT IS MUCH BETTER
BROUGHT UP IN THE CONTEXT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ACROSS THE
CITY AND HOW THEY ALIGN WITH
CURRENT CRITERIA AND TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE WAY RATHER THAN
LOOKING AT ONE URBAN VILLAGE IN
ISOLATION AND SUCH A CHANGE
WOULD INVOLVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
AND WE WOULD WANT TO ENSURE WE
HAVE CAPACITY TO TAKE ON IN
LOOKING AT SOUTH PARK.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A QUESTION
FROM THE COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THERE IS.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
ON THIS LAST BULLET JUST FOR
HISTORICAL PURPOSES, COULD YOU
REMIND US HOW LONG THE FOLKS IN
SOUTH PARK HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR
AN URBAN VILLAGE DESIGNATION?
I MET WITH A NUMBER OF ELDERS
AND FAMILIES IN THE AREA WHO
SPECIFICALLY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THERE
WAS HOUSING TWO OR THREE OR
FOUR BEDROOM SO THAT MORE
PEOPLE COULD LIVE AND WORK IN
THAT AREA WITHOUT HAVING TO
COMMUTE IN LONG DISTANCES.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE CONCERNS
THAT I'M HEARING AS WELL ABOUT
TRAFFIC SPEEDING TO THE AREA
AND WANTED TO MAKE IT A MORE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CAN YOU REMIND US HOW LONG THE
FOLKS HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT
THIS AND HOW THEY HAVE ALREADY
BEEN ENGAGED?
MICHAEL, IF THAT IS A QUESTION
FOR YOU.
>> I THINK ONE CLARIFYING POINT
IS THAT SOUTH PARK CURRENTLY
IS URBAN VILLAGE.
IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF
DESIGNATING IT AS AN URBAN
VILLAGE BUT WHETHER IT SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE AN URBAN
VILLAGE.
>> OKAY, I MISUNDERSTOOD THE
COMMENT.
I THOUGHT WHAT FOLKS WERE
ASKING FOR WITH A LARGE
COALITION I MET WITH WAS THE
ABILITY TO HAVE GREATER HOUSING
MIXED-USE OPTIONS TO
POTENTIALLY EXPAND IT.
IS THAT NOT THE QUESTION?
IS SOMEONE ASKING TO DOWNSIZE
IT?
>> THIS NOT BEING AN ISSUE, WE
HAVEN'T DONE ANY TARGETED
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND AND I
CAN'T REALLY ANSWER THE
QUESTION AS TO THE STAKEHOLDERS
YOU'VE HEARD FROM AND IF THEY
ARE ASKING IN REGARD TO THE
URBAN VILLAGE BUT THE ISSUES
YOU RAISE ARE CERTAINLY ONES WE
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
ADDRESSING AS AN URBAN VILLAGE.
SO, AS WE TAKE ON A REVIEW OF
THE URBAN VILLAGES INCLUDING
SOUTH PARK, WE WILL CERTAINLY
FOLLOW UP ON THE KINDS OF
QUESTIONS THAT YOU RAISED BUT
CURRENTLY, THIS IS URBAN
VILLAGE AND OUR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE DOCKETING ITEMS IS TO
STUDY HOW THIS URBAN VILLAGE
COMPARISON THE CRITERIA IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHETHER
THE DESIGNATION IS STILL
APPROPRIATE.
THAT IS HOW WE UNDERSTOOD THE
DOCUMENT ITEM.
>> DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO
ADD TO THAT?
>> YES, THIS CAME OUT OF
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PROCESS AND SOME OF THE
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH PARK WHO SAW
THE OF SOUNDS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF THAT
PROCESS WERE CONCERNED AND
ASKED THAT THEY BE REASSESSED
TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY MET THE CRITERIA FOR URBAN
VILLAGE.
THE PROPOSAL FROM SOME MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY WAS TO DE-
DESIGNATE THEIR VILLAGE.
>> OKAY, I WILL BE VERY
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING UP WITH
THAT GIVEN THE CONVERSATIONS I
HAD WITH FOLKS THAT LIVE AND
WORK IN THE AREA.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
INTEREST IN CREATING GREATER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE
MIXED-USE AND MIXED INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES.
IF THAT IS TO BE DOCKETED, MR.
CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING
FOR ME THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO
ENGAGE IN.
>> GREAT, LET'S FOLLOW UP WITH
THE STAFF AND OPCD.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
WALK TO THE ISSUES AND I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT BUT I WILL TURN
THIS OVER TO JIM HOLMES IN
TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATION FOR
ACTION.
>> THE FIRST CONDITION FOR
ADOPTION IS THE MOMENT TO THE
FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT WOULD
EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
WEST SEATTLE URBAN VILLAGE TO
INCLUDE THE CAMPUS OF
PROVIDENCE MOUNT ST. VINCENT.
THIS IS SOCIAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS WAS SENIOR
ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED
NURSING CARE AND HEALTH
SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES
FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
INTERGENERATIONAL DAYCARE.
IS CURRENTLY ZONED LR THREE AND
WITHIN THE WEST SEATTLE URBAN
VILLAGE WOULD BE TO ALLOW
HEIGHTS OF UP TO 50 FEET.
THE LIMIT IS 40 FEET AND
INCREASE PERMITTED FIR FROM A
.8 TO 2.3.
THEY ANTICIPATE REDEVELOPING
THE SITE WITH THE SAME USES BUT
UPDATED AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION
AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE
SEEKING THIS AMENDMENT.
ADMITS THE GOALS FOR HELP URBAN
VILLAGE WITH MIXED-USE AND
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES SO THAT IS
THE BASIS OF OUR
RECOMMENDATION.
WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING A SET
OF GOALS AND POLICIES FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
THESE POLICIES WERE DEVELOPED
AS PART OF THE ACTION PLAN
PROCESS WHICH INVOLVED RIGOROUS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OFFERS
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE GOALS AND POLICIES WILL
SUPPORT THE FIRST ENGAGED
COMMUNITIES AND THEY WANT TO
SUPPORT DYNAMIC DESTINATIONS TO
HAVE ACCESS THAT AFFORDABLE
HEALTHY FOODS AND ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AND
POLICIES THAT PROMOTE A HEALTHY
CREEK BASIN AND ADVOCATING FOR
PARKS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
THE MMF THAT WE STUDIED THAT WE
ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION IS AN AMENDMENT WITH
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO THE
NORTH CENTER AND THE REASONS
FOR NOT RECOMMENDING THIS
AMENDMENT IS IT IS A RELATIVELY
SMALL AMOUNT OF LAND THAT WOULD
BE ADDED TO THE URBAN CENTER
AND IS FAIRLY DISTANT FROM HIGH-
CAPACITY TRANSIT OR FREQUENT
TRANSIT.
BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE, WE THINK
IF AN EXPANSION NORTH IN THIS
AREA IS TO BE CONSIDERED THAT
WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE WHOLE
BLOCK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH
HAS BEEN A CONCERN IN THE PAST
TO HANDLE INCREASED DENSITY.
THAT IS THE END OF OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, ERIC , JIM,
MICHAEL, VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I
SEE YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
>> I WILL DEFER.
>> FAIR.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I
APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CHANGES.
I WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK AND
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THIS STUFF WITHOUT IMPACT OF
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS.
I DO FEEL AND I THINK THAT
NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
COUNCIL DO AS WELL THAT IS SO
MANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE
IMPACT FEES, THIS IS CERTAINLY
SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO
KEEP WORKING INTO.
WHAT I AM PARTICULARLY
INTERESTED IN IS LOOKING AT HOW
IMPACT FEES COULD DOVETAIL WITH
SOME OF THE LONG IGNORED
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
THAT CAN COME ALONG WITH GROWTH
AND PARTICULARLY VISION ZERO
RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE TO
PROTECT BIKE LANES AND TRAFFIC
COMMENTS MEASURES.
THINGS I CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR
SCARCE AND LIMITED RESOURCES
AND IN A LOT OF CASES WILL BE
ADDED CAPACITY SINCE WE ARE SO
FAR BEHIND.
OF COURSE IN NORTH SEATTLE, NOT
MY DISTRICT BUT IN NORTH
SEATTLE, SIDEWALKS COULD
POTENTIALLY BE SOMETHING AND I
JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT IF WE
GET A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT IT IS STILL STALLED IN
SQUARING CIRCLES IN THE PROCESS
SO THAT WE CAN GO FORWARD ON
THIS AND IT WAS SENT BACK BY
THE HEARING EXAMINER AND I
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FIGURING
OUT IF WE CAN'T MOVE THEM
FORWARD IN THE CYCLE FOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS,
WHAT KIND OF WORK WE COULD DO
TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND MAKE
SURE WE ARE MAKING ALL OF OUR
DOWNS IN THAT PROCESS AND
KEEPING IT ALIVE AS PART OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> AS MICHAEL NOTED, THE
COUNCIL GOT A DECISION ABOUT A
YEAR AGO WHICH RETURNED TO THE
COUNCIL FOR ANALYZING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
THAT WOULD BE A PRELIMINARY
STEP NECESSARY BUT NOT
SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROGRAM.
AS THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW
WITH THE RENEWAL,
COUNCILMEMBERS TALKED ABOUT AN
ALTERNATIVE IMPACT FOR THE
PATHWAY BASED ON THE AUTHORITY
THAT THE TPD HAS AND THAT IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT -- MORE THAN
SLIGHTLY, AN ANALYTICAL
APPROACH AND HAS THE ABILITY TO
FUND THINGS THAT SOME CAN'T
FUND SUCH AS SERVICE.
THE COUNCIL IS SO MUCH FURTHER
ALONG AND CAN BEGIN WORK
ASSUMING THAT THE COUNCIL
AGREES ON A PROJECT LIST
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
WOULD DO TO HAVE PROJECT LIST
THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
EXPENDITURES.
IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN
LOOKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE THAT
COULD INCLUDE TPD, THERE IS
PROBABLY MORE ANALYTICAL WORK
THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THERE IS MORE ANALYTICAL WORK
THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN EITHER
CASE BUT FOR THE AUTHORIZED
IMPACT, THERE ARE STILL SOME
QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ANSWER.
>> IF I COULD CHIME IN
QUICKLY?
>> YES, PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> I AM WATCHING AND I DO WANT
TO THANK YOU AND I SHOULD SAY
I HAVE BEEN IN THE LOOP ON THE
DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE 1/30
STATION AND WELL OVER 2000
UNITS THAT WILL COME FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE
TRAINING CENTER.
WE HAVE ALL OF OUR EPISODES AND
I THINK TWO YEARS AGO AND WE
WERE HAPPY WITH THAT.
I THINK WE ASKED FOR 22 AND GOT
19 OF THEM AND THEN WE WORKED
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO PURCHASE A
TON OF LAND FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSING AND I THINK IT WAS LIKE
20 ACRES.
IT IS ALREADY LOW INCOME SO
THAT WHEN WE BUILD UP, THOSE
SAME FOLKS WILL MOVE BACK IN.
I HAVE BEEN KIND OF SILENT
BECAUSE I KNOW ALL THIS BUT I
WANTED TO CHIME IN SO THE
PUBLIC KNOWS WE HAVE A VERY
ACTIVE AND ESPECIALLY SINCE I
SIT ON THE TRANSIT, I AM AWARE
OF THE ZONING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DOING AND THE ONE IN NORTHGATE
AND THE WOUND 1/30.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
REGARDING SIDEWALKS.
THAT WILL ALWAYS BE AN ISSUE IN
THE NORTH END AND AT ONE TIME,
WE WERE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
CITIES ABOUT NOT HAVING
ADEQUATE SIDEWALKS AND WE
FIGURED OUT THAT IT WOULD BE
OVER -- IT WAS UP IN THE
BILLIONS OF FOOT IT WOULD COST
TO PROVIDE SIDEWALKS AND NOT
JUST AT THE DISTRICT SIDE BUT
THE NORTH AND.
MAY BEGINNING TO FEDERAL LAW
AND THAT IS STILL AN ISSUE IN
AN AREA WE TARGET.
WORKING ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN
WE HAD THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
COME ONLINE TO MAKE SURE WE HAD
GREAT CURVES AND I APPRECIATE
THE COMMENT ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS
UP NORTH AND IT IS THE WHOLE
NORTH END.
THE REASON YOU HEAR MORE IS
THAT THEY DID NOT COME UNTIL
THE 60 SO THAT IS STILL AN
ISSUE BUT WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING
THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS ON
TRANSIT HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
AND ANYTHING WE COULD GET IN
FRONT OF AND I WANT TO GO BACK
TO AN ISSUE THAT VICE-CHAIR
MOSQUEDA BROUGHT UP.
WE REALLY DO NEED TO LOOK AT
LANGUAGE AND WHAT SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONING NEEDS.
IT REALLY IS FULL OF OR A
BYPRODUCT FROM LONG AGO THAT
WAS FOR WHAT A PARTICULAR
FAMILY IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
AND BE LIKE AND I DO AGREE THAT
AT SOME POINT THAT IF YOU
GOOGLE THE TERM WHAT THAT MEANS
AND WE READ THAT WHEN WE WERE
LOOKING ABOUT WHAT SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONING MEANT AND I HAVE
SAID BEFORE IF YOU WANT TO
CHANGE BEHAVIOR, YOU HAVE TO
CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SO I'M A
BIG PROPONENT NOT JUST BECAUSE
IT IS COSMETIC BUT BECAUSE IT
GOES TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE
NOT JUST SINGLE-FAMILY.
WE NOW THAT FAMILIES INCLUDE
EXTENDED FAMILY AND
PARTICULARLY NOW WE TAKE CARE
OF OUR ELDERS THAT LIVE WITH
US.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
CHILDREN AND EXTENDED FAMILY
AND I WANT TO THANK VICE-CHAIR
MOSQUEDA FOR THAT POINT.
EVERYTHING ELSE, I WANT TO
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE AND HANG ATTENTION
AND LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION
YOU HAVE PROVIDED SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IS
THAT IN RESPONSE -- I DID SEE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN JUST
AHEAD OF YOU.
>> SORRY, MR. CHAIR.
I HAD A COUPLE OF FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS
CONVERSATION IF I COULD JUST
GET SOME CLARIFICATION FIRST.
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED AND I'M
GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP, THE TWO
DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES WITH THE
SEATTLE BENEFIT AND THE GMA FOR
GREATER IMPACT THESE AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR THE
COMMITTEE AND THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THAT WE CLARIFY BECAUSE
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IS ARE NOT
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITIES
AND THAT WE COULD DEVELOP BOTH
OF THEM AND THERE COULD BE
ADVANTAGES TO THAT SINCE THEY
CAN BE ASSESSED ON DIFFERENT
TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT AND USED
AS PROJECTS AND FOR BOTH OF
THEM, THERE IS A CERTAIN
ANALYTICAL PREREQUISITE AS YOU
LAY THEM OUT.
THE ONLY REASON I WANT TO BRING
THAT UP TO GET CLARIFICATION IS
I WOULDN'T WANT US TO NOT
CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE GMA
THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO
EXPECTING TO DEVELOP AND PURSUE
THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT OPTIONS.
I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE DOING THE WORK WE NEED
TO DO TO DEVELOP BOTH OPTIONS
AND TO BE ABLE TO MIX AND MATCH
AND ASSESS BASED ON DIFFERENT
PROJECTS AND NEEDS SO I JUST
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE
TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO CLARIFY
THAT A LITTLE AND TO SORT OF
GUIDE WHAT WE MIGHT DO IN THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS HERE
TO BE ABLE TO KNOCK OUT SOME OF
THE PREREQUISITES ON THE GMA
OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO
CONTEXTUALIZE A LITTLE BIT.
FOR AUTHORIZED IMPACT FEES, WE
DON'T HAVE MUCH TO GO ON HERE
BY WAY OF PERSON IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
THERE IS AUTHORITY AND THE RCW
BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO ONE HAS
USED THAT AUTHORITY SO WE NEED
TO LOOK TO GUIDANCE TO SEE WHAT
THEY HAVE DONE.
I KNOW CALIFORNIA HAS SIMILAR
AUTHORITY WHEN IT COMES TO
JURISDICTION AND IT IS A LITTLE
UNCLEAR OF WHAT THE PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE FOR
SETTING UP THE AUTHORIZED
IMPACT PROGRAM.
AMBIGUOUSLY, GMA WILL REQUIRE
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
THAT IS A STEP THAT HAS TO
HAPPEN AUTHORIZING ANY SORT OF
GMA BASED IMPACT PROGRAM.
NATIVITY AUTHORITY REFERENCES
TRANSPORTATION PLANS BUT THE
CITY HAS A VARIETY OF
TRANSPORTATION PLANS.
THERE IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND THEN WE HAVE FUNCTIONAL
PLANS.
WE NEED TO DO INTERNAL WORK TO
FIGURE OUT WHETHER AMENDMENTS
WOULD BE REQUIRED AND ON THE
FACE OF IT, MAYBE NOT.
WE DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN.
FOR CERTAIN, THE GMA AUTHORIZED
PROGRAM WOULD NEED A PROJECT
LIST ESTABLISHED IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE
PROJECT LIST MAKES THOSE
PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR
EXPENDITURES IF THE PROGRAM IS
ESTABLISHED.
THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE
AND IN LOOKING AT WHAT GOES
INTO THE DOCKET ZONING
RESOLUTION, THE COUNCIL MAY
WANT SPACE FOR CONSIDERING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
JUST TO PRESERVE THAT OPTION
AND MAKE SURE PERSISTENTLY THAT
THE EYES ARE DOTTED AND THE
TEAMS ARE CROSSED.
>> ANY FOLLOW-UP?
>> I THINK I CAN FOLLOW-UP OFF-
LINE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK
YOU FOR WAITING.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR STRAUSS.
I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS
OF COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ON
IMPACT FEES AS A POTENTIAL
SOURCE OF FUNDING AND TO MAKE
SURE WE DON'T CUT OFF ANY
OPTIONS AND KEEP THE DOOR OPEN
ON THAT.
LOOKING TO THAT GUIDANCE ON
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP BOTH
OF THOSE DOORS OPEN ONE BEING
THE GMA PATH AND THE OTHER
BEING THE TBD PATH AND FOR
EXAMPLE, WE ARE GETTING AN
AUDIT ON OUR BRIDGES AND THAT
WILL BE COMING NEXT WEEK.
IT IS WHAT I SUSPECT IT WILL
SHOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND I KNOW
TO FIX BRIDGES IS NOT NECESSARY
ADDITIVE SO THAT WOULD BE MORE
OF A TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT USE OF FUNDS OR AS GMA
I BELIEVE REQUIRES THINGS TO BE
MORE OF ADDITIVE NATURE TO DEAL
WITH THE IMPACTS.
I JUST WANT TO KEEP ECHOING
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND KEEP
THOSE DOORS OPEN IN THAT
PROCESS OF WHAT YOU NEED TO
KEEP BOTH DOORS OPEN.
>> YEAH, UNDERSTOOD.
WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT NEEDS TO GO
INTO THE RESOLUTION AND RUN IT
PAST LOSS OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE
PRESERVED AS YOU CORRECTLY
POINT OUT, THE USER FOR
CAPACITY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS
CAN'T BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE
TRANSIT SERVICE OR PURCHASING
ROLLING STOCK SO THEY ARE BOTH
AUTHORITIES TO PURCHASE BOTH
DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA, DO YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ASK?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW
MUCH I APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT
THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ADDED
TO THE CONCERN OF WINNING ON
THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING CHANGE
AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE
STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND
THE CURRENT CONTEXT WE ARE DID
WELL RIGHT NOW WE ARE THE
HIGHEST RATE OF PEOPLE UNDER 40
LIVING WITH A PARENT NEED TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE MORE
INCLUSIVE OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES
ACROSS THE CITY AND LOOKING AT
THE VARIOUS AGE PATTERNS OF
THOSE THAT ARE NEEDING TO LIVE
IN THE CITY AND I DO HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THE PLANNING
COMMISSION.
IF THIS IS FOR MICHAEL OR
ANYONE ELSE ON THE LINE, CAN
YOU TALK ABOUT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE
CHANGES THAT WE MADE THIS YEAR
OR DID THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR LAST YEAR'S DOCUMENT ITEMS,
WE DID IN HER LETTER OF HER
CONDITION CALL ATTENTION TO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
NOT DOCKETED LAST YEAR WHAT AT
ACTUALLY DO INCLUDE RENAMING
SINGLE FAMILY AS WELL AS IMPACT
FEES AND OTHERS.
WE DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE FOR
THEIR STUDY OF THOSE AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND
THAT OF OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
REGARDING THE RENAMING OF
SINGLE-FAMILY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDED IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND WE DO HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT WAITING UNTIL THE 2024
MAJOR UPDATE TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF
OTHERS.
>> THANK YOU, VANESSA.
I'M SORRY I DID NOT SEE YOU
THERE EARLIER.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD HAVE
ALREADY BEEN ASKED BY MY
COLLEAGUES SO IT SEEMS WE ARE
WORKING WELL IN COLLABORATION
TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES BEFORE
US.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES,
WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
SEEING NONE, BEFORE WE OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD ASK
EVERYONE BE PATIENT AS WE
CONTINUE TO GET THROUGH THE
GROWING PAINS AND ARE
CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO FINE-TUNE THE PROCESS AND
ADDING NEW FEATURES THAT ALLOW
FOR PARTICIPATION.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
IF IT WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK AND I WILL CALL ON ONE
SPEAKER AT A TIME IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AND IF YOU
HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK
BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN
UP BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE AND
HIS ASSISTANT TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE AND PLEASE BEGIN
SPEAKING BY STATING YOUR NAME
AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADJUSTING
AS A REMINDER THAT THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD BE RELATED TO
COUNCIL 19838 AND IF YOU HAVE
COMMENTS OR SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO TO MY OFFICE.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SPEAKERS I LEFT AND WHAT YOU
FOR THE CHILD, WE ASKED YOU
BEGIN TO WRAP UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IF SPEAKERS DO NOT
END THERE COMMENTS, THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE NEEDED TO
ALLOW US TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
WEEK OR.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
DISCONNECT IS THE PLAN TO
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THIS
MEETING, PLEASE DO SO VIA THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR LISTING
ITEMS AVAILABLE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN.
WE HAVE FOUR LOW, DEB PARKER,
SUZANNE SCHWAB AND RICHARD
ELLIS.
THEY ARE LISTED IS NOT PRESENT.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH DEB PARKER.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING
DCJC VU ALL OVER AGAIN.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT
THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
ON ONE 19838 BECAUSE I ALSO
WANT TO SPEAK ON DOCKETING SO
WILL THIS TIME COUNT ON THAT?
>> JUST 838.
>> PERFECT.
LET ME START THAT TIMER.
MY NAME IS DEB PARKER AND I HAD
CALLED IN TO GIVE MY FIRM
ENDORSEMENT TO A PROJECT THAT
IS WELL KNOWN IN WEST SEATTLE
AND NO ONE HAD A PROFIT
AMOUNTED EVERYONE KNOWS I AM
TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
LAND USE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE
THIS IN THE URBAN VILLAGE.
VERY APPROPRIATE ACTION AND I
HOPE YOU WILL PASS STEP FORWARD
BUT I WILL ALSO THROW IN MY TWO
CENTS BECAUSE I WORKED FOR OVER
20 YEARS IN THE MUNICIPALITY IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT
HAD IMPACT FEES.
THEY HAVE THAT STARTING IN 1990
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT
WHAT HAPPENS IN EVERY CITY,
DEVELOPERS COME TO THE COUNTER
AND ASK ABOUT ALL KINDS OF
THINGS WITH ZONING AND ASK
EVERYONE ELSE THE QUESTIONS OF
WHAT ARE MY IMPACT FEE
OBLIGATIONS?
NO ONE IS SURPRISED THERE IS AN
IMPACT FEE.
THEY ALL EXPECT IT.
IT IS EMBARRASSING TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DOES THAT DOES NOT HAVE IMPACT
FEES.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO GET
IMPACT FEES THAT EVERY OTHER OR
THE MAJORITY OF CITIES HAVE IN
PLACE TO GET THOSE ADOPTED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE SUZANNE
SCHWAB.
>> HI EVERYONE A GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OKAY GREAT, YOU CAN HEAR ME.
ON THE LAND USE AND PLANNING
DIRECTOR FOR POSITIVE ST.
JOSEPH'S HEALTH AND I'M CALLING
IN ON BEHALF OF AGENDA ITEM
119838.
A BIG THANK YOU TO DEB THEY ARE
FOR HER SUPPORT.
WE OWN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY
THAT IS LOCATED IN WEST SEATTLE
AND HAVE ABOUT NINE ACRES THERE
AND ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY TALKING ABOUT INCLUSION
IN THE URBAN VILLAGE
DESIGNATION.
WE FIT NICELY INTO THE JUNCTION
AREA WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES
AND AS JIM DISCUSSED EARLIER,
WE PROVIDE A LOT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND GREATER SEATTLE AS WELL.
YOU MIGHT ALSO KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR
OUR SISTERS THERE AND HAVE AN
OPEN PUBLIC CHAPEL WITH THE
NURSING CARE PROVIDED AND WE
ARE EXCITED TO BE WORKING
TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF THAT
PROPERTY AND TO EXPAND AS WELL
AS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS
AND LOOKING TOWARDS THAT MODEL
TO HELP PEOPLE TO AGE IN PLACE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
ALL TODAY FOR THE AMENDMENT AND
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SUZANNE.
RICHARD, I SEE YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT.
CHECKING WITH I.T., DO WE HAVE
ANY FURTHER SPEAKERS?
>> NUMBER SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER AND
REALLY PRESENT TO SPEAK AT THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON CB 119838 IS
NOW CLOSE.
THANK YOU TO DEB AND SUZANNE
FOR PROVIDING COMMENTS THEY.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL BE BACK
ON SEPTEMBER 23 FOR A VOTE.
ITEM 2, THE NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ABUSING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
2020-21 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
DOCKET SETTING RESOLUTION.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THIS ITEM
INTO THE RECORD WITH THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 220 20-21
CONFERENCE OF AN ANNUAL DOCKET
SETTING RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE AGAIN JOINED BY VANESSA
AND JIM HOLMES AND MICHAEL
HUBNER AND ERIC McCONAUGHEY AND
LISH WHITSON.
WILL YOU PLEASE GIVE US A
BRIEFING ON THIS IS AN ITEM?
>> GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, THE PLAN CAN
BE AMENDED ONCE A YEAR AND IN
ORDER TO COORDINATE POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THE COUNCIL HAS SET OUT A
RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES AN
ANNUAL PROCESS FOR REVIEWING
THAT AMENDMENT AND CRITERIA FOR
CONSIDERING WHICH AMENDMENT HAS
A DEEPER STUDY AND POTENTIAL
ANALYSIS.
YOU ARE HERE TODAY AS PART OF
THE 2020-2021 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS.
BASED ON DISCUSSION, WE WILL
DRAFT A RESOLUTION FOR
CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT
MEETING.
THE COUNCIL FOR AN OPEN CALL
FOR POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS EVERY
YEAR AND THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED
11 PROPOSALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
ADOPTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND
ARE PENDING EVALUATION.
AT THIS STAGE, THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS STUDY BASED ON
CRITERIA'S THE COUNCIL HAS
PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED.
THIS IS NOT A DETERMINATION OF
WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE WITH
THE POLICY DIRECTION BUT RATHER
WHETHER IT MEETS THE CRITERIA
IN THE RESOLUTION.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
TO WALK THROUGH THOSE
AMENDMENTS, THESE CAN BE FOUND
AT THE END OF THE STAFF MEMO
THAT WE HAVE PREPARED ON THIS
ITEM.
IT'S THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE
LETTER TO THE COUNCIL.
VERY BRIEFLY, THE CRITERIA AS
WELL THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE
LEGAL UNDER STATE AND LOCAL LAW
AND WHETHER IT IS APPROPRIATE
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR
PRACTICAL INCLUDING WHETHER
THERE IS TIME TO DO THE
NECESSARY REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
IF AN AMENDMENT HAS PREVIOUSLY
BEEN PROPOSED AND NOT DOCKETED
OR CONSIDERED AND REJECTED, WE
ASK THAT THE PROPONENT IDENTIFY
THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE
CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IF IN AMERICA CHANGES THE PLAN,
WE ASK THAT THERE BE OUTREACH
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE AMENDMENT IS
LIKELY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
CITY REGULATIONS OR FUNDING AND
THAT AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE THE
BOUNDARY OF THE URBAN VILLAGE
AND IT DEFINITELY REQUIRES
REVIEW BUT IF IT WOULD INSTEAD
JUST AMEND THE LAND USE MAP,
THERE IS A THRESHOLD THAT WE
USE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CRITERIA
BEFORE WE DIVE INTO WHAT THE
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED?
>> I AM NOT SEEN QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
>> GREAT.
SO, WE HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND THE FIRST IS
ENVIRONMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND
USE MAP AND THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE UNIVERSITY URBAN CENTER
ALONG 15th AVENUE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 56 STREET AND HALF A
BLOCK IS PROPOSED TO BE ADDED
TO THE URBAN CENTER.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
CENTRAL STAFF ALL RECOMMEND
DOCKETING THIS ITEM.
>> I BELIEVE YOU JUST
MENTIONED THIS BUT NOW THAT WE
HAVE THIS CHART BEFORE US, CAN
YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE THREE SETS OF
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND CENTRAL
STAFF?
I BELIEVE YOU JUST MENTIONED IT
BUT WITH THIS BEFORE US, IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HEAR ONCE
MORE.
>> YEAH, EACH GROUP HAS
REVIEWED THE AMENDMENT
PROPOSALS AND THERE ARE A
COUPLE THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY
DEPARTMENTS FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT WERE NOT DISTRIBUTED TO
ALL THREE PARTIES.
ATTACHED TO THE STAFF MEMO, YOU
HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE PLANNING
COMMISSION THAT INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> WE LOST YOUR AUDIO THERE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> THERE WE ARE, LOUD AND
CLEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> EVEN BETTER.
>> GREAT.
YOU HAVE LETTERS FROM THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE
STAFF MEMO AND THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND OPCD ARE
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AFTER I RUN TO THIS TABLE,
THERE WILL BE A SHORT
DISCUSSION OF THE REGULATIONS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SET OF AMENDMENT
IS ONE OF THE FEW WHERE THERE
IS DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AND
THAT BARKER HAS PROPOSED A PLAN
BE REVIEWED TO LOOK AT WHETHER
THERE ARE CHANGES TO BE MADE
BASED ON THE CLOSURE OF THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
WERE FOCUSED ON LAND-USE
ELEMENTS AND CHANGES TO SLOW
GROWTH BASED ON THE IMPACT OF
THE BRIDGE CLOSURE AND CENTRAL
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU LOOK
AT THIS AMENDMENT BUT FOCUSES
ON WHETHER THERE ARE CHANGES TO
THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT THAT
ARE NECESSITATED BY THE CLOSURE
OF THE BRIDGE AND PARTICULARLY
MAPS ON TRANSIT ROUTES THAT
SHOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT
THE BRIDGE CLOSURE.
THE NEXT AMENDMENT IS FROM
JAMES AND ASKS THAT THE PLANS
BE AMENDED FOR POTENTIAL INSIDE
AREA AND THESE COVENANTS ARE
CREATURES OF THE DRAINAGE CODE.
MAY INDEMNIFY THE CITY AGAINST
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM
LANDSLIDES BASED ON DEVELOPMENT
AND POTENTIAL LANDSIDE AREAS.
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND DOCKETIG
THIS ITEM.
IT IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ISSUE.
THE NEXT EIGHT AMENDMENTS ALL
ARE RECOMMENDED NOT TO MOVE
FORWARD FOR THE SAME REASON.
THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED THESE AMENDMENTS AND
DECIDED NOT TO DOCKET THEM OR
HAS REVIEWED THEM AND PROPOSED
NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
THE PROPOSERS FOR EACH OF THESE
ITEMS HAVE NOT SHOWN THAT THERE
HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN
CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE THEY WERE
LAST REVIEWED.
THEY DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA
IN THE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION AND
IF THE PROPONENTS DO SHOW THAT
THERE IS A CHANGE IN
CIRCUMSTANCES OR CHANGE TO THE
PROPOSAL AND SEND MY TO BETTER
ADDRESS AND MEET THE CRITERIA
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE
COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER THESE IN
FUTURE YEARS.
AS WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE
PREVIOUS ITEM, THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WERE
INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS
DOCKETING RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE
NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED AND SINCE
THEY RECEIVED FAIRLY HARDY
DISCUSSION, I WILL RUN THROUGH
THEM TO REMIND YOU WHAT THEY
ARE.
IMPACT FEE AMENDMENTS AND
ATERNATIVE SINGLE-FAMILY AREAS
AND IS A NATION OF SOUTH PARK
URBAN VILLAGE.
STATUS NEW URBAN VILLAGE AT
30th STREET AND AMENDMENT
RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH WITH
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
SEVERAL STAFF RECOMMEND TO KEEP
THEM ON THE DOCUMENT AND OPCD
RECOMMEND THAT THEY NOT BE
DOCUMENTED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE
THEY WILL TAKE MORE TIME THAN
IS AVAILABLE FOR AN AMENDMENT
TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT YEAR.
FINALLY, WE HAVE THREE NEW
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS AND CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
CHAIR STRAUSS HAS ASKED THAT
THE DOCKET INCLUDED ITEM
RELATED TO TREES AND THAT WE
REVIEW THE WORK THAT IS
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY RELATED TO
TREES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COMMISSION AND IDENTIFY WHETHER
THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE
APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMING OUT
OF THAT WORK.
THEY ARE REGRETTING NOT
DOCUMENTING URBAN VILLAGE
DESIGNATION AT 430th BECAUSE
THAT WORK WILL NOT BE COMPLETED
NEXT YEAR.
THEY ARE RECOMMENDING OR
SUGGESTING THAT THERE MAY BE
SOME TARGETED CHANGES TO GET
READY FOR COUNCIL REVIEW NEXT
YEAR.
FINALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT
DROPPED OFF.
THERE IS ONE MORE RELATED TO
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS AND THAT ONE COMES OUT
OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DOCKETED
IN THE PAST AND THE MAYOR HAS
CONVENED INDUSTRIAL TASK FORCE
TO LOOK INTO THOSE AREAS AND
THAT IS MEETING AND MAY HAVE
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
COMING OUT OF THAT WORK.
SO, OPCD IS SUGGESTING TO ADD
THAT TO THE DOCKET.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE HAND IT
OVER TO OPCD?
>> LET'S CHECK WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOING BACK TO THAT LAST ON
THE INDUSTRIAL LAND BEING ADDED
TO THE DOCKET, WHAT IS THE
IMPLICATION OF HAVING THAT
ADDED TO THE DOCKET IN ADVANCE
OF ANY OF THE SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVEN
PRELIMINARY ONES COMING OUT OF
THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND
STAKEHOLDERS?
WHAT WOULD THE APPLICATION BE
TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS?
>> SO, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE
THE DOCKET IS BECAUSE OF THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT THAT
REQUIRES EARLY AND ONGOING
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
THE DOCKETING PROCESS PROVIDES
A HEADS UP TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT THERE COULD BE
CHANGES BEING MADE IN BROAD
AREAS RELATED TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH A MAP
OF AMENDMENTS.
IF IT IS ADDED TO THE DOCKET,
IT WILL BE INCUMBENT ON OPCD TO
DO OUTREACH AND SINCE IT IS
NOT DOCKETED, THEY WOULD BE A
HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR THE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CHANGES
THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT
WORK.
IT IS NOT A HARD AND FAST KNOW
IF THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS
CHANGES THAT WERE NOT
DOCUMENTED BUT IT REQUIRES MORE
OR WE WOULD ASK FOR MORE
INDICATION THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WERE AWARE OF THE
CHANGES TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE INVOLVED.
>> WE ARE ESSENTIALLY PROVIDING
NOTICE BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE
THAT THERE WILL BE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND INFORMATION
THAT COME OUT OF THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS?
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
COULD YOU GO BACK TO ITEM 1 OR
I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST ITEM.
ITEM ONE IS IN CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT FOUR THAT I REPRESENT
AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT
BLOCK.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THE
PROCESS TO ANSWER COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS'S QUESTION BECAUSE THAT
ALLEVIATES CONCERN I HAVE NOT
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROCESS IN WHICH THERE WILL
BE ADDITIONAL INPUT BECAUSE
FROM LOOKING AT THE MAP, IT
LOOKS LIKE A LOGICAL PLACE TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL DENSITY AND
THERE ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
AND ALSO OLDER APARTMENT
BUILDINGS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS WELL ON HALF OF THAT
BLOCK SO I WOULD BE CURIOUS AS
TO WHAT THE INPUT WOULD BE.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHY IT
WAS NOT INCLUDED AND TELL US
MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
DO WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
PROPOSER?
>> I DON'T KNOW BUT KATIE
KENDALL IS A LAND-USE ATTORNEY
WHO SUBMITS AMENDMENT PROPOSALS.
THE AREA WAS INCLUDED IN
SCOPING DOCUMENTS FOR
ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL CHANGES TO
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT ZONING
THAT CAME OUT OF THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROCESS.
THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY ZONED LR
323 WITHOUT A MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
THAT WORK IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY
AND THE PROPONENTS OF THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD LIKE TO SEE
CHANGES HAPPEN MORE QUICKLY ON
THIS HALF BLOCK.
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS WOULD BE
PERFORMED ON THE IMPACTS OF
THIS CHANGE PRIOR TO IT COMING
BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
>> IN YOUR VIEW, IT MEETS ALL
THE CRITERIA TO BE DOCKETED?
>> CORRECT.
>> THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER
TO APPROVE IT, THE SUBSTANCE
OF THAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER?
>> CORRECT.
ONCE THE REVIEW IS PERFORMED,
PERFORMED. OUTREACH IS
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE, OPCD, ARE YOU
READY TO PRESENT?
>> YES, WE ARE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AGAIN, MICHAEL HUBNER TO INVITE
JIM HOLMES THAT LEADS UP THE
ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR COVERING A LOT THAT WE
WERE GOING TO COVER AND IN
SUMMARIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND IN PARTICULAR WE WILL
PROVIDE A BIT MORE INFORMATION
ON THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSALS ON
THE MARITIME AMENDMENTS WE WILL
BE LOOKING AT BUT WE WILL
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS PROPOSED BY THE
COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE
RECOMMENDING FOR DOCKETING THE
AMENDMENT APPLICATION BUT WE
ARE NOT RECOMMENDING AND WE
CONSIDER THEM TO BE MODIFIED
PROPOSALS BASED ON PRIOR
DOCKETED ITEMS WITH 1/30 AND
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME ON THAN
THREE PROPOSALS IDENTIFIED IN
EARLIER COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
THAT WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING.
WE WILL RUN THROUGH EACH OF
THOSE CATEGORIES AND I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO JIM TO LEAD OFF
ON SEVERAL OF THESE ITEMS.
>> ONE OF THE PROPOSALS IS TO
AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
TO INCLUDE THE HALF BLOCK
FUNDING NORTHEAST AND WE ARE
RECOMMENDING THAT THE DOCKETED
AND I WILL NOT BELABOR THE
POINT, I THINK WE JUST
DISCUSSED THAT QUITE A BIT BUT
THAT IS THE ONLY COMMITTEE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT WE ARE
RECOMMENDING FOR DOCUMENTING.
WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING
DOCKETING WITH THE NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE
PREVIOUSLY DOCKETED OR
CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
ALSO RELATING TO HEAVY VEHICLES
AND SEPARATION AND RESUMES AND
CONDITIONAL USES TO DEVELOP
MONITORING AND WE ARE NOT
RECOMMENDING THAT IT WAS
SUBMITTED THIS YEAR FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
ONE IS POTENTIAL INSIDE AREA
COVENANTS BECAUSE THAT IS MORE
APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED IN THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND IN THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE PROPOSAL WHICH
INVOLVED A NUMBER OF ACTIONS
HAVING TO DO WITH LAND-USE AND
TRANSPORTATION AND WE ARE
DEFERRING TO THIS PROCESS WHICH
IS VERY RIGOROUS TO IDENTIFY
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM
STRATEGIES TO MANAGE OR
MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE
CLOSURE.
AS WELL AS IDENTIFY
NEIGHBORHOOD PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS AND
WE FEEL THAT IS THE MORE
APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION TO
TAKE.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
AMENDMENTS IDENTIFIED IN
PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS AND AT
FIRST I WILL START WITH WHAT WE
ARE NOT RECOMMENDING FOR
DOCKETING WITH IMPACT FEES AND
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING NAMES AND
SOUTH PARK URBAN VILLAGE.
FOR ALL THE REASONS WE
DISCUSSED IN THE EARLY AGENDA
ITEM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING TWO
MODIFIED -- WE HAVE TWO
MODIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS AND
WHEN REGARDING 130th STREET
STATION URBAN VILLAGE AND ONE
THAT HAS TO DO WITH INDUSTRIAL
LAND USE POLICY.
MICHAEL WILL TALK ABOUT 1/30
STREET.
>> THANK YOU, JIM.
LET ME PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AND
EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROPOSED
APPROACH IS.
AS I DESCRIBED BRIEFLY IN THE
PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, WE HAD A
STATIONARY PLANNING PROCESS
ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR AROUND
NOT ONLY THE PLANS 130th
STATION BUT ALSO 145th STREET
STATION JUST A SHORT BIT TO THE
NORTH AT THAT LOCATION ALONG I-
5. THIS PROCESS IS ONGOING AND
WITH THE CLOSURES, THERE HAS
BEEN AM SLOW DOWN IN THAT
PROCESS AND THE ABILITY TO DO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUT WE ARE
GETTING BACK TO IT AND ADOPTING
NEW AND CREATIVE APPROACHES AND
WE ARE NOT ALONE OBVIOUSLY IN
THE CITY IN WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY AROUND ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEGUN AND WE ARE DOING
SOME ONLINE INFORMATION
SESSIONS TO MOVE THE PROCESS
ALONG.
WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND THE
APPLE PROGRAM AND THE POTENTIAL
TIMING OF BRINGING THE STATION
ONLINE BUT VERY COMMITTED TO
PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT BUT
FAMOUSLY FOCUSING ON HAVING A
ROBUST COMMUNITY INVOLVED
PLANNING PROCESS TO GROUND THAT
IN.
THE PLANNING AREA POTENTIALLY
FOR THE URBAN VILLAGE
DESIGNATION IS ROUGHLY A HALF-
MILE AROUND THE STATION.
THERE ARE LAND-USE CONCEPTS AS
WELL AS POLICY ISSUES AND
COMMUNITY NEEDS RANGING FROM
HOUSING AND OPEN SPACE AND
MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONCERNS
AROUND CRITICAL AREAS AND A
NUMBER OF ISSUES HAVE COME UP
THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AS THAT PROCESS MOVES FORWARD,
THE QUESTION OF SHOULD THIS
LOCATION BE URBAN VILLAGE WILL
BE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
WILL EVALUATE THAT IS RIGHT FOR
THE COUNCIL TO PICK UP
RECOMMENDATIONS SPECIFICALLY.
HOWEVER, THAT PROCESS WHILE WE
EXPECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR,
WE WILL BE WELL ALONG TOWARDS
HAVING A DRAFT PLAN OR VISION
FOR THE STATION AREA AND A
DRAFT OF THAT PLAN MOVING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE
WILL HAVE TIME FOR THE MORE
RIGOROUS ZONING ANALYSIS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TO BRING
BACK THE LAND-USE IN TIME FOR
THE 2021 AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH WE
ANTICIPATE WE WOULD BRING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU SO IT'S
REALLY NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE
ON THE FULL STATION AREA IN
THAT TIMEFRAME.
HOWEVER, OPCD AND THE CITY IS
VERY COMMITTED AND WOULD YOU
THINK IT IS REASONABLE BASED ON
THE WORK BEING DONE TO BRING A
MORE TARGETED RECOMMENDATION
FOR LAND-USE CHANGES FOR THE
ONE BLOCK THAT IS IMMEDIATELY
TO THE EAST AND THIS WOULD BE
AN INTERN ACTION WHICH WOULD
INVOLVE AMENDING THE FUTURE
LAND USE MAP AND IT MAY ALSO
ENTAIL LANGUAGE CHANGES TO
EXISTING POLICIES TO FACILITATE
AND ACCOMMODATE DEVELOPMENT IN
THIS LOCATION.
THE ONE BLOCK CONTAINS ABOUT
EIGHT ACRES AND IS
PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY AT
THIS TIME AND THERE IS ALSO A
MAJOR POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY
WITH THE CHURCH PROPERTY WITH
PARKING AND SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
DISCUSS POTENTIAL TRANSIT
SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE
STATION.
WE THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING
TO PURSUE AND CAN BE DONE WITH
THE 2021 AMENDMENTS.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE FALL AND
EARLY 2021 AND VERY MUCH
GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND FOR THE LARGER AREA, WHILE
WE DON'T HAVE A CERTAIN
TIMEFRAME FOR BRINGING THE LAND-
USE CHANGES FOR THE FULL WALK
SHED, IT COULD LIKELY BE
ACCOMMODATED EITHER IN THE
SUBSEQUENT YEARS ANNUAL
AMENDMENT EITHER 2022 OR 2023
OR QUITE POSSIBLY IN THE MAJOR
UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ALONG THE DESIGNATION
SHOULD YOU BE RECOMMENDING
THAT.
I WILL PAUSE THERE IF THERE ANY
QUESTIONS SINCE I JUST SHARED A
BIT OF INFORMATION WITH YOU.
I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S COMMENTS
EARLIER WERE VERY INSTRUCTIVE
AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, I WILL TURN TO JIM TO
TALK ABOUT THE A MARITIME
STRATEGY AND WHAT WE MIGHT
BRING FOR THE 2021 ACTION ON
THE CONTENT.
>> YES, LAST YEAR THE MAYOR
APPOINTED A STAKEHOLDER GROUP
AND SUBAREA GROUPS TO WORK ON
DEVELOPING A MARITIME STRATEGY
AND WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
LAND-USE TODAY, IT'S WORTH
NOTING THAT THE STRATEGY IS NOT
JUST LAND-USE BUT ADDRESSES
LAND-USE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
IT IS A COHESIVE APPROACH AND
THIS PROCESS WE ANTICIPATED
HAVING SOME POLICIES READY TO
LOOK AT THIS YEAR AND COVID-19
PAUSE THAT PROCESS BUT WE ARE
RESTARTING THAT IN THE FALL.
WE ANTICIPATE HAVING
PRELIMINARY LAND-USE
RECOMMENDATIONS OR POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS IN 2021.
THESE WOULD HELP PROVIDE A
POLICY FRAMEWORK AND MAKE A LOT
OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE
FACING THE CITY SUCH AS WHAT
HAPPENS AROUND TRANSIT STATIONS
AND THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND
ARMORY SITE.
WE WANTED TO CREATE A COHESIVE
PLATFORM FOR THOSE DECISIONS.
THE LAND-USE POLICY WE HOPE TO
HAVE BEFORE YOU IN 2021 WITH
THE ADDITIONAL IMPLANTATION
STEPS INCLUDING AND LOOSE MAPS
AND REGULATIONS TO BE
UNDERTAKEN IN 2022 OR POSSIBLY
DURING THE MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THAT WOULD BE IN 2024.
MICHAEL, I THINK YOU ARE GOING
TO ADDRESS THIS LINE?
>> I AM.
I'M JUST MESSING WITH MY
MICROPHONE, APOLOGIES.
FINALLY, WE DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU A COUPLE OF
ISSUES THAT ARE ALSO CONTAINED
IN OUR MEMO TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR DOCKETING FOR THIS YEAR.
THESE ARE MORE IN THE VEIN OF
FOR YOUR INFORMATION TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT OPCD IS WORKING ON
SEVERAL ISSUES THAT WHILE WE
DON'T THINK THEY ARE RIGHT FOR
PUTTING IT ON THE DOCKET IN
TERMS OF A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A
CONTEXT OF A PRIORITY AND THE
CITY AS A WHOLE AROUND RECOVERY
IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC AND THE TWO AREAS OF
WORK THAT WE THINK MAY AS THE
WORK PROCEEDS WITH SOME URGENCY
TO THE FALL AND 320 21 THAT
THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL
EXECUTIVE PROPOSALS AS
APPROPRIATE TO AMEND THE PLAN
AND AT LEAST THE FIRST STEPS
WITH TWO LARGE CONCEPTS IN
RESPONSE TO COVID-19.
WHAT IS THE RACIALLY EQUITABLE
RECOVERY FOR STRATEGY AND THERE
ARE NUMBER OF AREAS AND IN
LIGHT OF PRIORITIES AROUND
PROMOTING COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
AND WEALTH BUILDING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EVEN
SOME OF THE WORK WE ARE
CONTINUING AROUND RACIAL EQUITY
ASSESSMENTS AND GROWTH STRATEGY
úAND ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE
DISPROPORTIONAL IMPACTS OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THE ISSUES AROUND
SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT IT HAS
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS AROUND
THAT THERE MAY INDEED BE A
MEMBER PROPOSALS TO COME TO YOU
IN EARLY 2021 IN TIME FOR
INCLUSION AND THE AMENDMENTS
YOU WOULD BE CONSIDERING.
THERE WOULD CERTAINLY BE A
HEIGHTENED EMPHASIS ON
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT THE
EXECUTIVE WOULD PURSUE THOSE
ISSUES IN LIGHT OF BUT REALLY
NOT BUSINESS SPECIFIC PROPOSALS
AND WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
IN THE AREA AND THE PLAN COULD
HELP US TO SET A COURSE FOR
ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
RECOVERY AND 2021 COULD BE A
TIME THAT SOMETHING COULD BE
BROUGHT TO YOU.
SIMILARLY, THE RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC AND THE ONGOING
EMPHASIS ON WHAT MANY OF US ARE
EXPERIENCING AROUND THE
IMPORTANCE OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
ACCESSIBILITY WITH A RANGE OF
GOODS AND SERVICES AND
AMENITIES HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY
EASY WITH ACCESSIBILITY WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO LIVE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THAT IS
OF HEIGHTENED IMPORTANCE TO
OPCD.
WE ARE DOING THAT WORK IN TERMS
OF ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AS
SOME OF THE HOUSING AND LAND-
USE IMPLICATIONS.
THERE IS A CONCEPT OF THE 50
MINUTE CITY THAT SOME OF YOU
MAY BE AWARE OF AND SOME OTHER
CITIES LIKE PARIS OR PORTLAND
AND A NUMBER OF OTHER CITIES
ARE LOOKING AT THE GREEN
RECOVERY PLAN WHICH WAS
DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF THE
PANDEMIC AND IDENTIFIES US AS
THE RECOMMENDED STRATEGY THAT
LOOKS AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
WITH RESPECT TO HAVING HOMES
AND AFFORDABILITY LEVELS
LOCATED WITHIN AN EASY WALK OR
BICYCLE DISTANCE TO A FULL
RANGE THAT A PERSON MAY HAVE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
JOBS AND BUSINESSES AND
SERVICES AND PUBLIC AMENITIES
IN HEALTHCARE AND PARKS AND
EDUCATION, THE FULL RANGE OF
DAILY NEEDS AND WE ARE
EXPLORING THIS AS A POTENTIAL
FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING LAND-
USE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE.
IT'S VERY EARLY THINKING BUT
THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT
SPRINGS FROM THIS WORK THAT
WOULD LEND ITSELF TO A
PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT OR
AMENDMENTS IN 2021.
JUST WANTED TO DESCRIBE TO YOU
A COUPLE OF OUR TEAMS THAT WE
ARE WORKING ON AND GIVE YOU A
HEADS UP TO BRING
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COULD YOU PUT THAT SLIDE
BACKUP?
ON THE FIRST BULLET.
RACIALLY EQUITABLE COVID-19
RECOVERY.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT
THAT MEANS AND WHO IS INVITED
TO THE TABLE FOR DEVELOPING
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> SO, THIS ISN'T ONE
INITIATIVE.
FOR THE GRAVITY OF THE SITE,
THIS WAS A PHRASE THAT WE FELT
WOULD CAPTURE THINGS THAT THE
CITY IS LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF
HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING THE
RECOVERY STRATEGY IN LIGHT OF
THE RACIAL INEQUITIES IN TERMS
OF COVID-19 IMPACTS AND
IMPACTS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
AND HOUSING IMPACT FROM THE
SHUTDOWN.
THERE ISN'T A SPECIFIC PROCESS
THIS IS REFERRING TO BUT RATHER
THE WORK THAT OPCD IS DOING
GENERALLY IN RESPONDING TO
COVID-19 AND ADDRESSING RACIAL
DISPARITIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN
A MEMBER PROPOSALS THAT THE
EXECUTIVE WOULD BRING FORWARD
NEXT YEAR.
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO
FLAG THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
DOING THIS URGENTLY IN 2020
WHICH REQUIRES US TO HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THE POLICY OBJECTIVES ARE HERE.
TO PUT THIS ON A SLIDE IS
IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE YOU
DOING THAT BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T
MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
THIS TO BE FRONT AND CENTER OF
ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE ARE
HAVING IN EVERY COMMITTEE BUT
SINCE IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND I'M
STILL VAGUE ON WHAT THE PROCESS
LOOKS LIKE AND WHO IS AT THE
TABLE FOR COMING UP WITH THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND I'M HAPPY
TO SEE IT LISTED BUT I THINK
SOME EXAMPLES WOULD BE GOOD AND
SOME POLICY OBJECTIVES OR AT
LEAST CATEGORIES AND HAVING A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS WOULD
BE IMPORTANT.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT I THINK A
PART OF OUR JUMPSTART SPENDING
PLAN WAS CENTERED ON RACIAL
EQUITY IN THE COVID-19 RELEASE
STRATEGY AND SO MUCH OF THAT IS
CORE TO WHAT THE COUNCIL IS
INTERESTED IN ADVANCING AND I'M
HAPPY TO HEAR MORE FROM OPCD
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS IT
RELATES TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TO HAVE A RECOVERY STRATEGY
THAT CENTERS RACIAL EQUITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY IS
BEING CONSIDERED AND WHO IS
DOING THAT AND WOULD AFFIRM
TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE AND SOME
EXAMPLES.
>> NOTED AND WELL SAID AND I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP
MORE ON THESE ISSUES.
AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE OR
PRESENTATION OF THIS BILL, I
THINK IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO
HEAR MORE DETAILS ABOUT
OBJECTIVES AND WHO IS
PARTICIPATING AND WHAT ARE THE
ACTION STEPS BEING TAKEN.
MICHAEL AND JIM, ANY FURTHER
PRESENTATION FROM YOU OR
COLLEAGUES ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS FROM OPCD'S
PRESENTATION?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE,
VANESSA, DID YOU HAVE A
PRESENTATION?
I AM REALIZING IT IS NOT IN MY
SCRIPT.
I WANT TO JUST CHECK WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU OR OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS MAY HAVE REGARDING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> WONDERFUL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PLANNING
COMMISSION?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE
WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND I WAS REMINDED OF MY VERY
STRICT PUBLIC COMMENT PRECEDENT
THAT I HAD SET AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS YEAR AND EVEN THE THREE
SONG WHICH I LOVE SO MUCH, I
HAD TO GIVE A VERBAL WARNING TO
BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED
PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WHAT I WOULD REQUEST FROM YOU,
I SEE YOU ARE PRESENT AND IF
YOU COULD SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS IN WRITING FOR THE
RECORD TO REFLECT YOUR COMMENTS
AND THEN I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
MEET WITH YOU VIRTUALLY WITH
STAFF TO DISCUSS ANY INPUT THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ME THINK
ABOUT.
SO, BEFORE WE BEGIN, BEFORE WE
OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING,
I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE
PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
CONTINUE TO LEARN AND OPERATE
THIS NEW SYSTEM AND NAVIGATE
THROUGH THE INEVITABLE GROWING
PAINS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FINE-
TUNE THE PROCESS AND ADD
FEATURES THAT ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL MEANS OF PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK AND I WILL
CALL ON ONE SPEAKER AT A TIME
AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO,
YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END
OF THE HEARING BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS ALSO LISTED IN
TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE A CALL SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND THEN
IT WILL BE THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
PLEASE BEGIN BY SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING AS REMINDER,
YOUR COMMENTS RELATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
AND IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT
SOMETHING NOT ON THIS ITEM OR
TODAY'S AGENDA, YOU CAN ALWAYS
PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS BY
EMAIL MY OFFICE.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT AND THEN WE
ASK YOU TO BEGIN TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AS YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT AND IF YOU
DO NOT AND THE COMMENTS,
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ALSO, REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF
AND WHAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT
YOU DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE IF
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING, PLEASE DO SO
THROUGH THE CHANNEL OR
LISTENING OPTIONS AND THE
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
I HAVE LISTED HERE TODAY MARIA
HOWEVER, YOU ARE LISTED IS NOT
PRESENT.
WE HAVE DAVE MORGAN AND DEB
BARKER, CHRIS LEHMAN AND
RICHARD ALLISON AND THE REST
ARE PRESENT.
MARIA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN US, PLEASE DO SO AND WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE
END.
DAVID, PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE REASON I'M CALLING TODAY IS
FOR THE 2020-21, PLAN
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED
AND RECOMMENDED NOT TO BE
PURSUED NOT TO BE DOCKETED.
ONE OF THEM I SUBMITTED WAS
ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR THE TREE
CANOPY AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE
WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR.
I THINK THE ONE THAT I
SUBMITTED WAS ALSO REJECTED TWO
YEARS IN A ROW.
I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THE
ADDED DENSITY AND ADDED HEALTHY
TREE CANOPY ARE REQUIRED TO
FIGHT THE CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE ISSUES THAT WE KNOW OF.
THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE
TREE CANOPY STUDY THAT THE
CITY CONDUCTED AND I ENCOURAGE
YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT IS GOING ON THEN WITH THE
CONTENT AND HOW DOES IT INTEND
TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES?
WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE'S PARKS
AND 200,000 TREE TREES CANNOT
GET BACK CANOPY GOAL.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT OVER TWO
THIRDS OF SEATTLE'S TREE
CANOPIES ARE ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY.
AS WE DENSIFY THE PRIVATE
PROPERTY, THAT MEANS THE TREE
CANOPY WILL BE GREATLY
IMPACTED.
THEREFORE, IF GROWTH IN SEATTLE
EXCLUDES PRIVATE PROPERTY,
THERE WILL NOT BE A WAY TO
ACHIEVE THE 30% CANOPY GOAL AND
THE IMPACT TO THE CLIMATE WILL
BE SIGNIFICANT.
LOOK AT THE TREE CANOPY WHERE
IT IS 10 OR 13% COMPARED TO
DELL RIDGE AND THE REQUEST MAY
INCLUDE THIS IN THE DOCKET AND
THAT IS TO THE FOR THE TREE
CANOPY.
>> THANK YOU, DAVE.
SOME OF THE THOUGHTS THAT YOU
JUST EXPRESSED IS WHY I PUT
FORWARD AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO
BE DOCKETED.
UP NEXT IS DEB BARKER AND THEN
CHRIS LEHMAN.
DAD, WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
STRAUSS.
READING ALONG, I DIRECT YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE MENUS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD WERE IN MY CENTRAL
STAFF PAGE 4 OF SIX IN THE LAST
PARAGRAPH CONSIDERING WHETHER
CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ARE MERITED DUE TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE
CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE IS
PRUDENT OR CENTRAL STAFF.
I AM DEB BARKER AND RIGHT AFTER
THE SHOWER IN THE TIME OF THE
WAS IN A HIGHBRIDGE WAS CLOSED
BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CRACKS.
THE CLOSURE OF THE CRITICAL
TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT MUTELY
CREATED UNCHARTED NEIGHBORHOOD
AND TRANSPORTATION RELATED
IMPACTS FOR A WHITE AREA IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY.
PLEASE REALIZE THAT THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ADVERSELY
IMPACTED BY THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE CLOSURE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
BECAUSE OF THESE UNKNOWNS TO
THE VALLEY, I OFFERED THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
AND MY GOAL WAS TO HELP THE
CITY OF SEATTLE MITIGATE THE
CLOSURE AND MY HOPE IS THAT THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ENABLE METHODS
OF MITIGATION BEYOND THE SCOPE
OF WHAT DUTY TYPICALLY
CONTROLS.
I CONSIDER THIS PANDEMIC A
PLACEHOLDER FOR FUTURE
MITIGATION ACTION.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE MAYOR
DID NOT AUTHORIZE PROCLAMATIONS
UNTIL MID-JULY AND TODAY, THEY
ARE STILL FINE-TUNING FOR
LITIGATION PLANS FOR THE
AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.
YESTERDAY, THEY ISSUED A LAND-
USE DECISION FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE MAKES USE JUNCTION WITH
44 PARKING STALLS AND THAT
PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE
PIPELINE FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS.
THE DECISION DOES NOT EVEN
MENTION THE CLOSURE AND THE
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IS BASED ON
THE BRIDGE BEING OPEN.
THERE IS NO DISCUSSION OR
MITIGATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL
VEHICLES DRIVING OVER --
>> THANK YOU, DEB FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND YOU CAN FOLLOW-UP
WITH THE ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS
AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE
THOSE AND REFLECT THEM IN THE
RECORD.
CHRIS LEHMAN, YOU ARE NEXT AND
I HOPE YOU HEARD MY COMMENTS
EARLIER OF HAVING A PRECEDENT
SET AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MEET WITH ME INDIVIDUALLY AND
SUBMIT WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS
AND WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY, WE WOULD BE
HAPPY TO ACCEPT BOTH.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SET AT TWO MINUTES.
>> OBVIOUSLY, THE FIVE-MINUTE
OFFER IS WHAT I WAS RELYING ON.
I HAVE TO MENTION FIVE OF THE
SEVEN AMENDMENTS AND I DID TAKE
YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER AND I HOPE
YOU WILL HAVE A FRESH LOOK AT
THESE THINGS.
THERE ARE TWO THAT I WILL TALK
ABOUT AND ONE IS TO ESTABLISH
THE SECTIONS OR APPENDIX IN
WHICH THE CITY WOULD PLAN FOR
OPEN GOVERNMENT.
WHILE MY PROPOSAL OFFICES BEST
PRACTICES, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
ACCEPTED OWNERSHIP OF TO ENGAGE
WITH THE PUBLIC.
YOUR STAFF UNFORTUNATELY DID
NOT CORRECTLY INFORM YOU.
I DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY WHAT
HAD CHANGED AND WHAT HAD
CHANGED IS THAT THE CORONAVIRUS
PRICES HAD SHOWN THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE A PLAN
AND DID NOT AND DOES NOT HAVE A
PLAN BUT NEEDS ONE AND ALSO
NEEDS TO HONOR THE 2008
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH SUCH A
PLAN.
I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK
ABOUT THAT AND THE OTHER ONE IS
ABOUT THE COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE AND ESCALATING
DAMAGE TO OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES
BY EXTRA HEAVY VEHICLES WHICH
ARE OWNED OR CHARTERED BY THE
CITY AND THE COUNTY.
TAXPAYERS NEED TO REALIZE THIS
AND ELECTED OFFICIALS INTO
REALIZE THAT TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS A YEAR ARE BEING
CAUSED NECESSARILY BY THESE
VEHICLES TO THE ROADS AND
BRIDGES SINCE I FIRST BEGAN
PROPOSING THIS LIMIT, HUNDREDS
OF MENTAL DOLLARS OF DAMAGE AND
I SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE AND THEY HAVE
NOW IT KNOWLEDGE THE TRANSIT
VEHICLES AND MANY WHICH HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SERIOUS
PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
YOU ONE-ON-ONE TO DISCUSS HOW
CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED AND
WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE WITH THE
PROPOSALS YOU HAVE MADE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
PLEASE DO FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT
ANYTHING IN WRITING THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE REFLECTED IN THE
RECORD.
NEXT, RICHARD ALLISON.
PLEASE, TAKE IT AWAY.
AS A REMINDER, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR 6 ON YOUR PHONE PAD TO BE
UNMUTED.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I HEAR YOU.
I HEARD YOU THERE FOR A SECOND,
RICHARD.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO PRESS STAR 6
ONE ADDITIONAL TIME.
MAYBE TRY ONE MORE TIME.
I TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO IN
PERSON MEETINGS WHEN WE CAN
HAVE THEM.
RICHARD, I SEE YOU ARE NOW
UNMUTED.
GIVE IT A SHOT.
I.T., ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT IS
GOING ON?
I SEE RICHARD AND HE IS UNMUTED.
>> WE HAVE NO THOUGHTS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THIS IS A RATHER DIFFICULT
PROCESS BUT WE ARE WORKING ON
A. IN DEALING WITH THE RABBITS,
ONE OF THE FOUR CORE VALUES IS
REFLECTED IN HAVING
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS.
IN THE PROPOSALS RELATED TO
TREES THAT WERE TURNED DOWN AND
NOW THEY WILL HAVE A NEW
AMENDMENT AND I WOULD SUGGEST
THAT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED HAVE
THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
WORKING WITH YOU TO TRY TO COME
UP WITH ONE FINAL ONE THAT
WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE
DOCKET.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS THAT
WE HAVE A SLOW PROBLEM TODAY
AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST YEAR
WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE HAPPENS IN
REGARDS TO CHANGE AND YET IT
WOULD SEEM AS THOUGH THEY WILL
FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH TREES.
THEY WOULD STOP HOUSING IF WE
ON'T CHANGE THE WAY WE PROTECT
TREES AND DON'T CHANGE THE WAY
THAT WE ALLOW BUILDINGS TO BE
PUT IN AND THAT IS TO BUILD
TALLER AROUND EXISTING TREES
AND NOT JUST HAVING RADICAL
CHANGES TO IT.
COVID-19 IS ALSO MAKING
EVERYONE WANT TO BE OUTSIDE
MORE.
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO OPEN-
SPACE ON GROUND FOR TREES SO
TREES HAVE TO SOMEHOW WORK INTO
THE BUILDING PROCESS IN A MUCH
MORE ROBUST WAY.
THERE NEEDS TO BE ACTIVE
PLANNING.
WE ARE IN DENIAL OF THE FACT
THAT CUTTING DOWN TREES WILL
HAVE ANY EFFECT ON OUR HEALTH.
IT DOES.
WE NEED TO HAVE A STRATEGY FOR
SAVING TREES AND WE NEED TO
WORK THAT IN AS PART OF A NEW
DOCKET FOR A NEW COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT.
TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC INPUT AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU, RICHARD.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS, THAT WAS THE LAST
SPEAKER REMOTELY PRESENT TO
SPEAK AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS
NOW CLOSED.
UNLESS MARIA, HAVE YOU REJOINED
US?
MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT CIRCLING
BACK.
I.T., I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT
MARIA IS PRESENT IT CAN YOU
CONFIRM?
>> CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU.
MARIA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE
MY OFFICE A CALL OR SUBMIT
WRITTEN COMMENTS AT ANY TIME.
THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER
REALLY PRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO DAVID, DEB, CHRIS,
AND RICHARD FOR PROVIDING
COMMENT TODAY.'S LEGISLATION
WILL BE BACK BEFORE COMMITTEE
ON THE 23rd FOR A VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER THREE I HAVE
INVITED COUNCILMEMBER MORE
ALICE FOR THIS ITEM.
THIS IS A DISCUSSION ON CB
119827 WHICH RESOUNDS LAND TO
FACILITATE THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND
USE AND ZONING; AMENDING
CHAPTER 23.32 OF SEATTLE MISSED
McLEOD AT PAGE 208 OF THE
OFFICIAL LAND USE MAP TO REZONE
THE LAND AND WINTER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> WE ARE DOING TODAY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE
AND JEFF AND YOLANDA, CAN YOU
GIVE A SHORT BRIEFING ON THIS
BILL?
>> JEFF, DO YOU WANT TO GO?
>> I WAS DIFFERENT TO YOU.
>> OKAY, I CAN DO A QUICK
SUMMARY AND IF THERE ARE MORE
QUESTIONS, I MIGHT BRING THEM
TO YOU.
A QUICK SUMMARY OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS COUNCIL THE
19827 WHICH WOULD REZONE 2.72
ACRES IN THE RAYNOR BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND
IS COMPRISED OF TWO AREAS.
THERE IS ONE REZONE AREA JUST
NORTH OF SOUTH ROSE STREET AND
I MIGHT JUST SEE IF I CAN PULL
UP A MAP HERE.
SO, CAN YOU SEE IT?
SORRY, TECHNOLOGY.
>> YES, WE CAN STILL SEE IT.
>> OKAY, THERE IS ONE AREA ON
THE NORTH SIDE, KIND OF ON THE
NORTHERN END THAT CONSISTS OF
ONE SINGLE LARGE PARCEL ZONED
OR THREE DIFFERENT ZONES ON IT.
LR THREE WITH THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SUFFIX
SINGLE-FAMILY 5000 AND THEN A
VERY SMALL PORTION WITH THAT
ZONE.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD REZONE THIS
LR THREE AREA TO Mc 255 AND THE
SEVERE REZONE TO LRM AND THE
OTHER AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN
THE RAYNOR BEACH VILLAGE ON THE
PRESIDENTIAL URBAN VILLAGE AND
THAT IS THREE PARCELS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY ZONED AND THEY ARE
PROPOSED TO BE REZONED TO 60 5M
1. THAT IS A QUICK SUMMARY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION
FOR JEFF BUT I DO KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES HAS
JOINED US AND THIS BEING HER
DISTRICT, I WOULD DO FOR HER
BEFORE I ASKED MY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
INVITING ME TO COME.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M REALLY JUST HERE TO EXPRESS
MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED
CHANGES.
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME
THOROUGH INFORMATION PROVIDED
TO COUNCILMEMBERS BUT I DO WANT
TO SAY THAT AS A LEGISLATIVE
ZONE CHANGE, IT REALLY DOES
SUPPRT THE CITIES GOALS IN
TERMS OF RACIAL EQUITY AND
GOALS WE WERE JUST TALKING AND
I HAVE A LISTING FOR A LITTLE
WHILE TALKING ABOUT THE COMP
PLAN AND THE IMPORTANT NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH ANY LAND-USE
POLICY THAT WE ARE CENTRALIZED
AROUND EQUITY BUT ALSO MEETING
THE STRATEGIC PURPOSE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AS YOU
KNOW, THE RAYNOR BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN AREA
DESIGNATED AS LOW OPPORTUNITIES
AT HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT
INCREASE THE GOODS AND SERVICES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO TRY TO
SHIFT THAT DIAL.
THESE AREN'T EDI PROJECTS BUT
IT ILLUSTRATES WHY THAT PROGRAM
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE
IS A NEED FOR GOODS AND
SERVICES AND WHEN THESE
PROJECTS ARE TRYING TO GET PUT
INTO PLACE, VERY OFTEN THE
ORGANIZATIONS DOING THEM HAVE
LIMITED RESOURCES AND IT PUTS
THE PROJECT AT RISK IF THEY
CAN'T GET FINANCES IN PLACE.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THESE
PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD AND
THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY WILL
PROVIDE IMPORTANT SERVICES AND
THE FOOD BANK IS CRITICAL RIGHT
NOW.
FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH SEATTLE
HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY AND FOOD
INSECURITY AND ESPECIALLY IN
LIGHT OF COVID-19 AND THEN THE
HOUSING PROJECTS AND THE
NORTHERN END OF THE AREA WILL
PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING AND
PARTICULARLY FAMILY SIZED
HOUSING.
WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE
COMMUNITY HERE AND MANY OF THE
HOUSEHOLDS ARE MULTIGENERATIONAL
SO THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEY AREN'T SERVED BY STUDIOS
AND ONE BEDROOMS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN BUILDING IN THE CITY AND
THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
CHILD CARE AND AS WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME,
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE.
I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE AND
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAP IN
AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT AND I
WANT TO THANK THE LINK NEWS
COMMITTEE FOR DIGGING INTO THE
DETAILS OF HOW TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE CENTERING RACIAL
EQUITY AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
LAND-USE POLICIES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION, JEFF,
WHEN WE FIRST SPOKE ABOUT THIS
BILL, I ASKED IF YOU COULD
EXPLAIN HOW THIS QUALIFIES FOR
REZONE RATHER THAN CONTRACT AND
YOU PROVIDED A HELPFUL MEMO AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS MEMO THAT
EXPLAINS THE DISTINCTION FOR
OUR VIEWING PUBLIC, WOULD YOU
BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE THE
REASONING FOR ANYONE THAT MAY
NOT HAVE READ YOUR MEMO?
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE REZONE
WHICH IS A CITY INITIATED REZONE
THAT HAS CHANGED TO POLICY AND
THIS CASE TO THE REGULATIONS
AND IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
CALL A CONTRACT REZONE WHAT
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER
APPLIES FOR A CHANGE TO THE
ZONE ACCORDING TO SOME CRITERIA
IN THE CODE.
THIS IS MAKING AMENDMENTS TO
POLICY AND THE REASON WHY IT
QUALIFIES FOR SUCH IS BECAUSE
THIS IS AN AREA AS THE NAME
APPLIES SO IT IS A COLLECTION
OF SITES THAT COMPOSES A
RELATIVELY LARGE AREA WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PARCELS
ON THE SIZE AND ALL THOSE LANDS
ARE PHYSICALLY CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF ONE
ANOTHER.
THIS IS PROPOSED WITH A
STRATEGIC PURPOSE SO ALL THESE
ARE SITES THAT WILL DIRECTLY
SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SO IT HANGS
TOGETHER THAT PURPOSE IN
ADDITION TO BEING THE
COLLECTION OF SITES.
THE EXECUTIVE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS FELT IT WAS A
HIGH PRIORITY TO BRING THIS
PROPOSAL FORWARD AS A POLICY
CHANGE THIS TIME BECAUSE AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER NOTED, IT REALLY
DOES SUPPORT COMMUNITY THAT IS
IMPORTANT IN LIGHT OF COVID-19
IMPACTS AND HIGH-RISK
DISPLACEMENT AND DOES NOT
CREATE ANY ADDITIONAL RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY DO
NOT HAVE HOUSING.
HIGH PRIORITY TO BRING IT
FORWARD AT THIS TIME AS A
POLICY CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF.
THAT IS HELPFUL INFORMATION AND
THE MEMO IS VERY INSTRUCTIVE
FOR ME UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS
CHANGE FITS INTO THE PROCESS
AND THE WAYS WE ARE ABLE TO
REZONE.
HAVE YOU HEARD ANY CONCERNS
ARISING FROM THE COMMUNITY?
>> I HAVE NOT.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY
COMMENTS SINCE WE LAST TALKED
AND I HAVE HEARD FROM THE
AGENCIES AND HOUSING PROVIDERS
THAT WANT TO SEE IT MOVE
FORWARD BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD
ANY COMMENTS OR OPPOSITIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY HELPFUL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
I KNOW WE HAD A ROBUST HEARING
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT A
MONTH AGO ON THIS BILL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
THOUGHTS?
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
INVITING COUNCE MORALE IS
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST
QUESTION IS HOW DOES THE
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER FEEL
ABOUT IT SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
HER HERE TO VALIDATE THIS AS
WELL SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO WORDS
OF APPRECIATION FOR THIS MOVING
FORWARD AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THESE SERVICES AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT FEATURES LIKE
CHILDCARE AND SMALL BUSINESS
INCUBATION ALONG WITH COMMUNITY
SPACE AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR MANY
YEARS SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR FOR
THEIR YEARS OF ADVOCACY
ESPECIALLY AROUND FOOD
INNOVATION CENTER AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE INVESTING IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALSO AN
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD
JOBS FOR EVERY COMMUNITY
MEMBER.
I AM EXCITED MOVING FORWARD AND
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS BE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO TRANSIT
OPPORTUNITIES AND OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT
WHICH HAS BEEN A MORE EQUITABLE
WAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS
AND I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT
THESE PROJECTS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS?
>> NONE FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU.
I MISS YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> [ LAUGHING ], I'M GOOD.
>> BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE BILL
ITSELF, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
SUBSTITUTE WE SHOULD CONSIDER.
TRENTO, CAN YOU TALK TO US
ABOUT THE SUBSTITUTE BILL?
>> SURE, THANK YOU.
THIS WAS ATTACHED TO THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO FOR THE
AUGUST 12 MEETING AND THAT
MAKES SOME TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS TO THE BILL AND
SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTS
ATTACHMENTS ONE AND TWO AND IT
REPLACES THE SINGLE NEW
ATTACHMENT THAT SHOWS THE
ENTIRE REZONE AREA AND THE MAP
I JUST SHOW TO YOU ALL AS I
DESCRIBED THE PROPOSAL AN
IMMENSE A LANGUAGE AND COUNCIL
BILL CB 119827 AND THE SOUTH
REZONE STREET -- SOUTHBOROUGH
STREET, I'M SORRY, TO HAVE THE
EXISTING BOUNDARIES WHICH DON'T
QUITE FOLLOW THE PARCEL LINES
IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION AND
FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA, MANDATORY HOUSING FROM M
1 TO M.
>> THANK YOU, IT YOLANDA.
I APPRECIATE THE TECHNICAL
CLEANUP.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION , SEEING NONE, I
MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL CB
119827 BY SUBSTITUTING D 5
WITH D 4. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
AS SHOWN IN THE SUBSTITUTE
MEMBER, WHILE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORE ALICE.
>> I AM NOT A MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE.
>> RIGHT, SORRY.
>> BUT I VOTE YES, [ LAUGHING ]
>> VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST A POINT OF ORDER,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES CAN STILL
VOTE.
SHE IS STILL ON THE COUNCIL YOU
HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE.
>> WITH THEIR NEWLY ADOPTED
COUNCIL RULES JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR, COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ARE
NOT PART OF A COMMITTEE MAY BE
INVITED TO THE COMMITTEE BUT
MAY NOT VOTE.
>> OKAY, I STAND CORRECTED
THEN.
>> NO PROBLEM, THAT IS
SOMETHING WE NEWLY IMPLANTED
AND HAS NOT COME UP VERY OFTEN
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
HERE WE ARE IN SEPTEMBER AND
TYPICALLY IN A TYPICAL YEAR, WE
WOULD'VE HAD NINE MONTHS OF
COMMITTEE MEETINGS YET WE ARE
HERE IN PROBABLY THE SECOND OR
THIRD MONTH AND SO WHILE THOSE
RULES WERE ADOPTED IN JANUARY,
THERE HAVE BEEN FEW
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXERCISE THIS
SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ON
TRACK AS ALWAYS.
IS THERE FOR THE DISCUSSION ON
THIS BILL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I
MOVED THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL CB
119827.
IS THERE A SECOND ?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, WHILE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND IT WILL
POSE.
>> THANK YOU AND THE MOTION
CARRIES.
THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION
TODAY.
THIS BILL WILL BE BACK BEFORE
THE FULL COUNCIL ON NEXT MONDAY
OF SEPTEMBER 14.
OUR FOURTH ITEM OF BUSINESS
TODAY IS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILL CB
119877 WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE
ALLOWANCE FOR VIRTUAL DESIGN
REVIEW AND LANDMARK
PRESERVATION MEETINGS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR COUNCIL
BILL CB 119877, AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO VENUES REVIEW
DECISION AND MEETING PROCEDURE
SIMPLY MODIFYING AND SPENDING
PROCEDURES TITLES 23 AND 25 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
ADMITTING CHAPTERS OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE DOING BY MIKE PODOWSKI,
LISA RUTZICK, SARA BELZ, SARAH
SODT, AND MAUREEN SHEEHAN TO
PROVIDE A BRIEFING.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO GO
FIRST.
>> I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS AND
HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANICS OF THIS
LEGISLATION FROM THE ORDINANCE
AND THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
AND THEN I CAN TURN IT OVER TO
SDCI TO GO OVER THE ORDINANCE
OF THE BILL.
SOUND OKAY?
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> THIS IS AN INITIAL BILL OF
CB 119877 WHICH WOULD HAVE
MODIFICATIONS TO LAND-USE
PRESERVATION PROCEDURES AND
BACK IN APRIL AND THIS IS
DESIGNED BY THE MARCH PROCEDURES
IN THE PROCESS AND I'M PROBABLY
MISSING A FEW BUT THOSE ARE THE
TYPES OF PROCESSES THAT ARE
AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSED
COUNCIL BILL.
JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY,
THE COUNCIL DID REQUEST A
REPORT WITH PROGRESS OF VIRTUAL
MEETINGS AND THAT REPORT IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA PROVIDED
BY SDCI IN JULY IN DETAILS WITH
THE CHALLENGES AND THE
TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE
VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND INDICATES
THAT VIRTUAL MEETINGS BEGAN TO
ROLL OUT IN AUGUST.
JUST ONE KEY DISTINCTION AS
OPPOSED TO THE PREVIOUS BILL
THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED,
ORDINATES 126072, THE ONE THAT
MANY OF THE CHANGES WOULD BE
EXTENDED BY THE CURRENT BILL
WASN'T ACTED ON CHARTER
EMERGENCY BASIS TO ALLOW THE
BILL TO BECOME EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY AND WAS 390 WHICH
HAS A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS
JURISDICTIONS TO BYPASS
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS TO
ESTABLISH REGULATIONS ON
INTERIM AND IN THIS CASE A SIX-
MONTH BASIS.
THE CURRENT BILL IS NOT
PROPOSED TO BE ENACTED AS
EMERGENCY SO IT IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT IN CHARACTER AND THE
PROVISIONS THE BILL ARE
TEMPORARY BUT EXPIRE ON A DATE
THAT IS IDENTIFIABLE SO MANY OF
THE CHANGES WOULD CONTINUE
UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE
MAYOR TERMINATES THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY AND THAT IS A DATE
THAT IS UNKNOWN.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN
MIND CONSIDERING THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS BILL.
FOR THE PROCESS, THIS IS AN
INITIAL BRIEFING AND THERE IS A
PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS
SCHEDULED FOR THE 23rd AND JUST
GIVEN HOW THIS BILL WOULD
BECOME EFFECTIVE, THERE IS A
GAP BETWEEN WHEN THE BILL COULD
BECOME EFFECTIVE AND WHEN THE
PROVISIONS FOR THE APRIL
ORDINANCE EXPIRES SO IF THE
COUNCIL WANTS TO MINIMIZE THAT
GAP, THE COMMITTEE MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER ACTION ON THE SAME DAY
AS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT'S ALL FOR ME UNLESS YOU
HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS AND I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO SDCI.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS HERE AND
ONE I BELIEVE YOU TOUCHED ON IS
DO WE HAVE AN EXACT DATE THAT
THE ORDINANCE EXPIRES?
>> I BELIEVE IT IS OCTOBER 25.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> COPY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TAKEN AWAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
ATTENTION THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION
AND I THINK IT IS ON ITS WAY.
THERE WE GO.
I WILL DO THE BULK OF SPEAKING
TO THE SLIDES AND THEN LISA AND
SARAH WILL JOIN IN TO PROVIDE A
STATUS REPORT AND PROGRESS THAT
WAS MENTIONED ON HOW THE
REFERENCES ARE GOING WITH
DEMONSTRATED AND VIRTUAL
MEETINGS TO DATE.
SO, THE INTRODUCTION SERVES THE
PURPOSE WELL.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MAYBE
TO ADD TO THAT AND A COUPLE
THINGS TO ADD.
WE WILL HAVE A STATUS REPORT
AND UNPACK SOME OF THE DETAILS
ABOUT THE PROVISIONS THAT ARE
PROPOSED TO BE EXTENDED AND A
FEW MINOR TWEAKS THAT WE ARE
HOPING THE COMMITTEE WILL AGREE
ARE GOOD THINGS TO DO.
AS KETIL MENTIONED, FOLLOWING
THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR ,
RELATED TO PUBLIC GATHERINGS
AND LIMITING THEM EVEN IN THE
CASE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DECISION-MAKING IN THE INTEREST
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS
WELL AS THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION THAT THE MAYOR MADE
AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EMERGENCY
BILL, THEY DO EXPIRE SOON GIVEN
WHERE WE ARE NOW AND AS KETIL
MENTIONED, WE WERE PROPOSING
RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME BACK
TO COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE SAFE AGAIN
FOR US TO HAVE MEETINGS IN
PERSON TYING THE END DATE TO
THE EXTENT THE PROVISIONS TO A
FINDING THAT THE EMERGENCY IS
NO LONGER IN OUR MIDST.
JUST AT A HIGH-LEVEL UNPACKING
OF WHAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN
MORE DETAIL, THE ORDINANCE
ALLOWED FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS
AND AS YOU HEARD IN THE
COMMENTS IN THE BEGINNING, IT
IS THE DEPARTMENTS INTEREST AND
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH TO
HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS WHETHER
VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON BUT GIVEN
SOME OF THE TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES AND CAPACITY
CHALLENGES THAT VIRTUAL
MEETINGS POSE, WE DO WANT TO
TALK WITH YOU MORE ABOUT
LIMITED EXTENSION OF SOME OF
THE ABILITY TO DO MORE
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW RELATED
TO THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESSES
THAT ARE PART OF THAT ALSO.
WE ALSO WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE PROJECTS RELATED TO THE
START RESTORATION AND SOME OF
THE OTHER IMPORTANT PERMIT
REVIEWS THAT THEY ARE IN CHARGE
OF AS WELL IS THE DEMONSTRATED
DECISION MAKING ABILITY AND A
MINISTRY TO REVIEW IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IN THE SHORT TERM
WHILE THESE BILLS ARE IN PLACE
TO ALLOW PROCESSES TO CONTINUE
SO IT IS A PREDICTABLE
ENVIRONMENT FOR PERMIT
APPLICANTS AS WELL AS NEIGHBORS
AND OTHERS FOLLOWING ALONG AND
ALSO SO WE CAN MANAGE THE
CAPACITY OF THE VIRTUAL
MEETINGS TO FOCUS ON THE
IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL
MEETINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
WAITING ON.
AT THIS POINT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO LISA AND SARAH TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE WE
HAVE HAD SINCE THE EMERGENCY
BILL WAS PUT IN PLACE WITH
THESE THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS LISA RUTZICK,
WE LAUNCHED THE MEETINGS IN
AUGUST PERSON HAD FOR THE
MEETINGS IN AUGUST AND FOUR
SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER AS
WELL.
WE ARE PLANNING TO FOLD IN THE
PROJECTS OF THE RECOGNITION
PHASE STARTING ON OCTOBER 1. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE NINE PROJECTS
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER INCLUDING
BOTH EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE AND
RECOMMENDATIONS PHASED
PROJECTS.
WE HIRED A STAFF PERSON TO HELP
RON AND I REFER TO HIM AS THE
TECHNOLOGY PILOT SO HE IS
WORKING IN CONNECTION WITH
STAFF AND THE BOARD CHAIR FOR
THESE MEETINGS AND SO FAR THEY
HAVE GONE FAIRLY SMOOTHLY AND
WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING
ON THE PROCESS AND TRYING TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PLATFORM
WHICH IS ALSO EVOLVING.
WE ARE FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING
WELL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ROLLOUT AND WE WOULD HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO FULL CAPACITY FOR
ALL THE PROJECTS TO GO VIRTUAL.
>> I SEE A QUESTION FROM VICE-
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND I HAVE A
QUESTION AS WELL.
VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA, PLEASE
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE PERMING
TURNAROUND TIMES OF WHEN THESE
WERE ADOPTED WITH THE PERMANENT
TIMES.
>> I CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT
COMPONENT BECAUSE THEY ARE
EXEMPT SO I'M NO LONGER
WORKING WITH THOSE PROJECTS.
THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR
PROJECTS THAT ARE STAYING, I
DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS
AND IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A
SHIFT BECAUSE THERE IS TIME
SAVED I KEEPING THE PROJECTS IN-
HOUSE AND NOT HAVING TO WAIT TO
BE SCHEDULED IN THE BOARDS
CALENDAR.
HOWEVER, STAFF HAS BEEN
INUNDATED WITH TAKING THIS BODY
OF WORK OVER THE PAST SIX
MONTHS SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE TIMELINES HAVE FALLEN OVER
THE PAST SIX MONTHS BUT THOSE
ARE THE THINGS WE WILL BE
JUGGLING WITH.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IS LOOKING
INTO HELPING US DESCRIBE THE
BENEFITS THAT HAVE ACCRUED TO
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
AND WE UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE
BEEN ABOUT DOESN'T AND WE CAN
REPORT BACK WITH THAT
INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
LISA, CAN YOU SHARE HOW THIS
HAS IMPROVED THE DESIGN PROCESS
AND IF EITHER DIRECTION, WHAT
IMPROVEMENTS DO YOU NEED TO BE
MAKING OR THINKING ABOUT AT
THIS TIME?
>> IS A GOOD QUESTION.
IT STILL FEELS FAIRLY NEW.
WE'VE ONLY HAD FOUR PROJECTS
UNDER OUR BELT AND HAVE HER
FIFTH MEETING TONIGHT.
I THINK FOR SOME PEOPLE, HAVING
THAT DIGITAL ACCESS TO A
MEETING IS MUCH EASIER THAN
SHOWING UP IN PERSON AND FOR
OTHERS, IT'S LESS CONVENIENT.
I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT IT
ALTHOUGH I'VE HEARD SOME
COMPLAINTS AS WELL AND I DON'T
HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DATA.
I THINK THE TIME OF DAY, THEY
WERE TYPICALLY HELD IN THE
EVENINGS AND NOW LATE AFTERNOON
TO EARLY EVENING.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
THAT ARE PLEASE WITH THAT
CHANGE WHILE OTHERS, IT'S NOT
CONVENIENT.
THAT SPEAKS THAT THERE IS NO
PERFECT TIME TO BE CONVENIENT
FOR EVERYBODY.
THE ABILITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
TO HAPPEN DURING THE MEETING IS
STILL THE SAME AGENDA AND
PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION OF
SPEAKING DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT OR WRITING IN A COMMENT
READ INTO THE RECORD AND WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A LOT OF
CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE
DIFFERENT BOARDS WITH THE
SCRIPT WE ARE ALL USING AND
STICKING TO AS WE ARE MOVING
INTO THIS NEW WORLD SO I THINK
THAT IS A NICE POINT OF
CONSISTENCY.
AND THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE
FOR EVERYONE.
THE DOWNSIDE IT IS QUITE
INTENSIVE AND PROBABLY THREE OR
FOUR HOURS AND PREP WORK PRIOR
TO EVERY MEETING THAT NEVER
OCCURRED BEFORE.
WE ARE DOING DRY RUNS WITH
EVERY APPLICANT TEAM AND WITH
THE BOARD AND WE HAVE 15 OR 20
STAFF AND THEN EVERY APPLICANT
TEAM.
IT IS QUITE A BIT OF ADVANCED
WORK WHICH WE WOULD WANT TO DO
AND PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE FOR
PEOPLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE BUT
IT IS TIME-CONSUMING.
I AM IMAGINING AND HELPING THAT
IT WILL BE MOST INTENSE NOW
WHEN WE WILL DECREASE AS WE GET
MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT BUT
THESE FIRST FEW MONTHS ARE
PRETTY RESOURCE INTENSIVE.
>> YES, WE HAVE THAT SAME
EXPERIENCE AS WE TRANSFERRED
TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND AS YOU
SAW EARLIER TODAY, WE STILL HAD
VIRTUAL ISSUES.
>> [ LAUGHING ] , YES.
>> YOUR POINTS ABOUT FOR SOME
PEOPLE IT'S EASIER TO ATTEND
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO
TRAVEL ANYWHERE AND CAN SIMPLY
ACCESS THE MEETING OVER THE
INTERNET.
THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR SOME AND
FOR OTHERS, THAT ABILITY TO
ACCESS TECHNOLOGY IS A BARRIER
SO UNDERSTANDING THERE IS NO
PERFECT METHOD, I'VE HEARD GOOD
FEEDBACK SO FAR ABOUT THE
VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND IF THIS
LEGISLATION WERE NOT ADOPTED,
WOULD VIRTUAL MEETING STILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
ACTUALLY NEED THE LEGISLATION
IN ORDER FOR US TO THE VIRTUAL
MEETINGS.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO
REALIZE IS THE CODE SPECIFIES
THAT MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE
DISTRICT WHERE THE PROJECTS
OCCUR SO IN ONE OF THE EIGHT
DISTRICTS.
THAT ALONE RESUSCITATE THAT WE
HAVE THIS ABILITY TO RUN A
DIGITAL MEETING WHICH OBVIOUSLY
IS NOT OCCURRING IN ANY GIVEN
ADDRESS.
>> GREAT, VERY HELPFUL.
COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE
QUESTIONS FOR LISA IN
PARTICULAR?
MAYBE WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE PRESENTATION.
>> WE COULD HAVE SARAH SPEAK
TO THE D.O.N.
PROGRAM.
>> HEIDRICK THE COMMUNITY
ASSETS DIVISION WHICH INCLUDES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ALSO
ON THE CALL TODAY IS SARAH SODT
AND MAUREEN SO IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, THEY ARE AVAILABLE
AS WELL.
TO GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND OF
WHERE WE ARE AT IN OUR PROCESS,
FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOARDS AND COMMISSION, WE BEGAN
HOSTING VIRTUAL MEETINGS IN
EARLY JULY AND I BELIEVE THE
FIRST MEETING WAS ON JULY 1 AND
THAT WAS OR THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD.
BENSON, THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
REPORT HAS ALSO HELD VIRTUAL
MEETINGS.
WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING AND LAMENTING
LANGUAGE ACCESS PROTOCOLS FOR
ISRD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
LIAISON TEAMS AND THE STAFF.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET THOSE
OPERATIONALIZED WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS.
IN TERMS OF THE BREAKDOWN
BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS, UNDER THE
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION FOR
HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF HAD
THE AUTHORITY TO COMPLETE AND
MINISTRY REVIEWS OF MANY OF THE
MINOR OR SMALLER SCALE
APPLICATIONS THAT COME INTO THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
SO THINGS LIKE SIGN INTERVIEWS
AND APPLICATIONS FOR AWNINGS
AND EXTERIOR PAINTING AND THOSE
SORTS OF THINGS.
STAFF ARE PROCESSING
ADMINISTRATIVELY NOW INSTEAD OF
SENDING THEM TO THE FULL BOARD.
LARGER SCALE APPLICATIONS AND
THINGS LIKE DESIGNATION
APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
THINGS LIKE THAT ARE STILL
BEING PROCESSED THROUGH OUR
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARDS.
IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
DEPARTURES, STAFF HAD THE
AUTHORITY TO COMPLETE
DEMONSTRATOR REVIEWS OF PUBLIC-
SCHOOL DEPARTURE AND
APPLICATIONS AND THAT IS A
PROCESS THAT WE WORK THROUGH
WITH SDCI STAFF.
I BELIEVE THREE SCHOOLS HAVE
AT LEAST BEGUN THE PROCESS OF
REVIEWING DEPARTURE
APPLICATIONS FOR THREE PUBLIC-
SCHOOL PROJECTS.
THE OTHER ELEMENT IS THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AND MARINE HAS BEGUN CONDUCTING
THOSE MEETINGS VIRTUALLY IN
THAT PROCESS ALSO I BELIEVE
BEGAN IN JULY.
WHAT WE ARE DOING THERE IS WE
ARE TRYING TO ONLY HOST VIRTUAL
MEETINGS OF THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION COMMITTEES WHEN
THERE IS A NEED EITHER DUE TO A
NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE
MASTER PLAN OR AN ANNUAL
MEETING REQUIREMENT THAT NEEDS
TO BE MET AND PRIOR TO COVID-
19, SOME OF THE COMMITTEES
SUCH AS THE COMMITTEE FOR UDUB
WERE MEETING MONTHLY AND OUT
JUST WENT THERE IS ACTION
NEEDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU . A
SIMILAR QUESTION THAT I ASKED
LISA, HOW HAS THIS BEEN GOING
AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND
DRAWBACKS TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS
AND ARE THERE IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE MADE?
>> YEAH, I MAY DEFER SOME OF
THE RESPONSE TO THAT TO SARAH
AND MARINE JUST BECAUSE THEY
ARE MORE IN THE THICK OF IT IN
TERMS OF FACILITATING THE
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
I WILL SAY WE ARE USING WEBEX
AND THAT IS THE PLATFORM WE
HAVE CHOSEN AND I THINK
OVERALL, HAVE FELT LIKE THAT
HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL AVENUE
FOR US BUT I WILL DEFER TO THEM
TO RESPOND TO THAT DIRECTLY.
>> THANKS, THIS IS SARAH SODT
AND I CAN REALLY JUST ECHO A
LOT OF THE SAME COMMENTS THAT
LISA MADE.
I THINK THE STAFF LIFT IS WHAT
HAS SURPRISED US THE MOST.
JUST THE WORK AHEAD OF TIME
THAT IT TAKES TO GET THE
VIRTUAL MEETINGS UP AND
RUNNING.
WE HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK I THINK THAT
ONE OF THE BIG MOVES THAT WE
DID WAS WE HAD PLACED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING SO
úSOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE
RECEIVED IS THAT IT MAKES IT
EASIER FOR FOLKS TO KNOW WHEN
TO ATTEND AND HAS MADE SIGN-UP
PRETTY EASY AND SMOOTH SO THAT
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE CHANGES WE
HAVE MADE THAT HAS WORKED WELL
FOR US.
OTHERWISE, IT HAS BEEN VERY
SMOOTH AND WE WILL JUST KEEP
DOING THEM.
>> WONDERFUL.
HAS THERE BEEN AN EASY WORKLOAD
BY ALLOWING THINGS LIKE SIGNAGE
AND AWNINGS TO BE DONE
ADMINISTRATIVELY?
I KNOW THROUGH OUR WORK
PREVIOUSLY THAT SOMETIMES THOSE
TYPES OF DECISIONS CAN TAKE UP
A LOT OF TIME.
>> YES, INDEED.
THAT HAS REALLY HELPED US
REDUCE OUR AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE
VIRTUAL MEETINGS DOWN TO THE
BIG MORE SUBSTANTIAL AGENDA
ITEMS AND SO STAFF HAS DONE
ABOUT 115 ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEWS SINCE THE LEGISLATION
WAS PUT INTO PLACE AND THOSE
ARE 115 APPLICANTS THAT HAVE
NOT HAD TO GO TO A VIRTUAL
MEETING.
THE VIRTUAL LANDMARKS BOARD
MEETINGS STARTED ABOUT AT 3:30
AND HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY
GOING UNTIL 6:30 WERE 7
TYPICALLY AND WE ARE TRYING TO
KEEP IT DOWN TO THREE OR FOUR
LARGER AGENDA ITEMS AND THAT IS
WORKING PRETTY WELL FOR US.
SO, WE TRY TO BE DONE BY 130 OR
7 ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF CONTROL OVER THAT BUT IT
SEEMS TO BE MANAGEABLE SO THE
INITIATIVE REVIEW HELPS US AND
IS ALSO BENEFICIAL TO THE
PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT ARE PUTTING
APPLICATIONS IN.
>> VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS TO CONTINUE AND JUST
WANTED TO CHECK WITH YOU TO SEE
IF YOU WANTED TO JUMP IN.
NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES, I WILL CONTINUE.
FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN ANY TIME.
THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A QUESTION
ALONG THE LINES THAT VICE-CHAIR
MOSQUEDA HAD ASKED REGINA HOW
MANY APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED
THROUGH THE MINISTRY TO DESIGN
REVIEW BEFORE VIRTUAL MEETINGS
BEGAN?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS OF
HOW MANY PROJECTS HAVE GONE
THROUGH AND I KNOW WE DID
CONVERT 70 PROJECTS WITHIN THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
LEGISLATION AND BETWEEN MARCH
AND THIS MONTH.
I CHECKED THE NUMBERS AND I
THINK IT WAS 70 BUT I DON'T
KNOW AND THOSE WERE ALL
PROJECTS THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE GONE TO THE FULL
BOARD REVIEW.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION BUT I CAN TRY TO GET
MORE DETAILS IF YOU ARE
WONDERING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS
AND IT'S NOT REALLY APPLES TO
APPLES BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
SUBJECT TO A REVIEW PRIOR AND
THESE ARE ONES THAT WERE FULL
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
FILL FREE TO CONNECT AFTER THE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND IF ANY OF
THESE QUESTIONS, THE ANSWERS
ARE NOT RIGHT AT THE TIPS OF
YOUR FINGERS, HAPPY TO FOLLOW
UP AFTER.
IS MIGHT BE MORE FOR MIKE BUT
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE
REASONING BEHIND ALLOWING SOME
PROJECTS TO STAY IN THE DESIGN
REVIEW UNTIL THE END OF THE
YEAR AND WHY PROJECTS GO BACK
TO THE FOLD DESIGN REVIEW
MIDSTREAM AND WHY THAT MIGHT
POSE PROBLEMS?
>> DO YOU HAVE A SLIDE THAT
SPEAKS TO THAT?
>> IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL
PRESENTATION, PLEASE, I'M HAPPY
TO SIT BACK AND LISTEN UNTIL
THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> THIS IS A NATURAL EXTENSION
AND ONE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS WE
ARE PROPOSING RATHER THAN
EXTENDING WHAT IS IN THE
EMERGENCY BILL.
THE FIRST TIME LET YOU KNOW
THAT THE PEOPLE THAT TESTIFIED,
IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO ELECT WITH
THE DESIGN REVIEW AND WE ARE
PROPOSING A LIMITED EXTENSION
OF THAT AS A TRANSITION IF YOU
WILL.
THE ITEM SPEAK TO THAT AND HIS
ABILITY TO DO THIS WOULD EXPIRE
AND WOULD BE ONLY FOR PROJECTS
THAT HAVE ALREADY ELECTED TO BE
PART OF THE PROCESS AND HAVE
MADE CERTAIN MILESTONES IN THAT
PROCESS AND THAT IS THE SECOND
BULLET THERE OR THE COUNCIL HAS
EXPERIENCED HER USE OF
TECHNOLOGIES AS WHAT WE ARE
PLANNING FOR A CONTINGENCY
MEASURE BECAUSE OF STAFF
CAPACITY OWING TO THE NEEDS FOR
PREPARING FOR THESE MEETINGS OR
TECHNICAL GLITCHES TO MAKE A
MEETING AVAILABLE TO ALLOW THIS
LIMITED USE OF REVIEW.
WE ARE PROPOSING A CERTAIN
FLAVOR BUT IN A LIMITED FASHION.
THE FINAL NOTE HERE LETS YOU
KNOW THAT IF WE HAD NOT GIVEN
PUBLIC NOTICE, WE ARE PROPOSING
THE LINE IN THE BILL THAT WOULD
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD DO
THAT.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
I WILL HOLD THE REST OF MY
QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE FROM
LISA OR SARAH?
I WILL BACK UP A LITTLE HERE
AND WE WILL GET INTO SOME OF
THE DETAILS THAT WE SKIPPED
OVER.
>> MR. CHAIR, SO SORRY.
ON SLIDE SEVEN, IN THE SECOND
BULLET BEFORE WE MOVE ON IF
THAT'S OKAY, COULD YOU DESCRIBE
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT TO THE
PROJECT TIMELINES FOR THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE NEARING
COMPLETION OF EARLY DESIGN
GUIDANCE WHICH THEN ARE
SWITCHED TO A FALL DESIGN
REVIEW PROCESS AND WHAT WOULD
THAT CAUSE THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROCESS TO DO?
WOULD IT BE LONGER THAN USUAL
UNDER DESIGN REVIEW?
>> THAT'S PROBABLY BETTER FOR
LISA TO ANSWER.
>> THE ANSWER TO THAT IS IT
DEPENDS.
SOME BOARDS ARE QUITE BUSY AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS AND
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
BEEN PROPOSED AND SO THE
CALENDAR TENDS TO GET BOOKED UP
QUICKER THAN A DISTRICT THAT
HASN'T BEEN AS BUSY SO IT
DEPENDS ON WHERE THE PROJECT IS
AN FOR A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN
CONVERTED AND WILL GO BACK TO
THE REVIEW, REALLY THE ONLY
QUESTION IS ONE IS THE NEXT
AVAILABLE DATE THAT THE BOARD
HAS ON THAT CALENDAR TO REVIEW
THE PROJECT.
IT MIGHT BE SOON OR JUST AS
SOON AS WHEN STAFF WOULD GET TO
THE REVIEW AND IT'S HARD TO
KNOW BECAUSE WE CAN'T PREDICT
HOW THE VOLUMES WILL PLAY OUT
IN THE FUTURE SINCE IT IS IN
THE APPLICANT'S COURT AS TO
WHEN PROJECTS COME BACK TO US.
IT DEPENDS ON STAFF CAPACITY
AND WORKLOAD AND THE VOLUME
THAT INDIVIDUAL BOARDS ARE
EXPERIENCING.
>> JUST A QUICK FOLLOW-UP , MR.
CHAIR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD
SOMETHING ELSE.
THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE
EARLIER ABOUT A DISCUSSION OF
WHETHER OR NOT THE CLOSURE HAS
HAD AN IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT
CHANGES OR SLOWING DOWN
DEVELOPMENT.
I'M JUST WONDERING AS A FOLLOW-
UP SINCE YOU HAVE DISTRICT
INFORMATION, LIVING IN DISTRICT
ONE DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THERE
HAS BEEN A SLOWDOWN AND MAYBE
THAT IS MORE ON THE RESIDENTIAL
SIDE.
PERHAPS, YOU COULD GIVE US A
QUICK SUMMARY TO SEE IF YOU SEE
THAT NOTICEABLE IMPACT AND IF
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT NOW, THAT'S
OKAY.
>> WHAT I CAN SAY IS THERE HAD
BEEN NO ACTIVITY WITH THE
SOUTHWEST BOARD FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS BUT I WAS VERY HAPPY
THAT THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS
WERE WITH THE BOARD AND I WAS
EXCITED THAT WE COULD AT LEAST
GIVE WEST SEATTLE FOLKS THE
FIRST VIRTUAL MEETING.
THERE WERE TWO FAIRLY LARGE
SITES THAT WENT THROUGH THAT
PROCESS LAST MONTH WITH THE
SOUTHWEST BOARD AND THEY HAVE A
THIRD PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR
EARLY OCTOBER SO IT SEEMS LIKE
IT HAS PICKED UP MORE THAN THE
PAST FEW MONTHS BUT IT IS
ANECDOTAL AND HARD TO KNOW WHAT
TO ATTRIBUTE THAT TO.
>> THAT SEEMS CONSISTENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY AND I
WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT TWO SLIDES WILL BE
THE CONCLUSION OF OUR
PRESENTATION.
IT JUST KIND OF LAYS OUT THE
ASPECTS OF DESIGNER REVIEW AND
THE PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE
EXTENDED AS THEY ARE IN THE
ORDINANCE.
IT RUNS FROM THINGS WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALREADY
ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND
LIMITED ABILITY TO CONTINUE FOR
ADMINISTRATOR DESIGN REVIEW AND
SOME PEOPLE SPOKE TO THIS ISSUE
AS PART OF THE TESTIMONY.
THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS THAT
WE WOULD EXTEND AN EXEMPT
CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS FROM THE REVIEW
PROCESS BUT DO ALLOW THE SDCI
DIRECTOR TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY
WITH THE VELTMAN STANDARDS AND
PERMITS.
FOR LIQUIDITY OUTREACH IS RUN
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AS A PART OF THAT
PROCESS IN RECOGNIZING VIRTUAL
MEETINGS THAT ARE A PART OF
THAT.
THERE IS SPECIAL ZONING
PROVISIONS INCLUDING THRESHOLDS
THAT APPLY TO THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE TERRACE
DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW AND VIRTUAL MEETING
PROVISIONS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO
THEM.
AS SARAH AND HER STAFF WERE
TALKING, SOME OF THE APPROVALS
FOR LANDMARKS CAN BE DONE
ADMINISTRATIVELY IN THE FIRST
LINE LISTS THE LANDMARK AREAS
THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE
PROCESSES.
SCHOOL DEPARTURES FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS SOMETHING WE ARE
RUNNING ON A VIRTUAL BASIS AT
THIS POINT AS WELL AS A
PLANNING TOOL USED IN THE
DOWNTOWN ZONE AND THESE ARE
PROPOSALS THAT WOULD SPAN MORE
THAN ONE BLOCK AND AREA AND
INVOLVES THE PUBLIC PROCESSES
FOR BENEFITS THAT WOULD BE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
SOLUTION.
PROVISIONS ALLOW FOR VIRTUAL
MEETINGS TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE.
WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS
SLIDE AND THOSE WERE THE THINGS
WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR
ATTENTION IN THIS PRESENTATION
AND WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION
AND IS THERE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO
TAKE THEM.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
LISA AND SARAH AND SARAH HAD A
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND I
APPRECIATE ALL THE FAST WORK
WITH THE ORIGINAL BILL AND
BEING ABLE TO QUICKLY CHANGE
HOW WE DO BUSINESS TO ADAPT TO
THIS COVID-19 REALITY.
I WILL NOT CALL IT A NEW NORMAL
YET.
WE ARE STILL TRANSITIONING.
ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS WHAT
IS THE BASIS FOR SETTING
EXPIRATION TO THE EXTENSION OF
SIX MONTHS POST THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY ENDING.
I DO HAVE STRONG CONCERNS WITH
THIS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
RATIONALE IS.
>> WE ARE NOT CERTAIN IN THE
BEGINNING WHEN CONDITIONS WOULD
BE SAFE AND WE CERTAINLY VALUE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO POST COVID-
19 TIMES AND BEING ABLE TO GET
BACK TOGETHER.
WE THINK THE MINISTRY PROPOSAL
IS LIMITED AND DOES NOT
INTERFERE WITH THE VALUE THAT
WE PLACE ON THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS AT THIS POINT BUT WE
DID THINK THAT THINGS ARE
UNCERTAIN ENOUGH EVEN IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES RECON
PEOPLE TO THEIR OFFICES TO THE
EARLIEST OF JANUARY AND THINGS
ARE HAPPENING WITH THE
GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION RELATED
TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ALLOWANCES UNDER THE STATE LAWS
FOR OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE IN OUR MINDS,
AN APPROACH THAT WAS KEY
TOWARDS CONDITIONS AND FACING
US AT THE TIME WHETHER OR NOT
AN EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION WAS
STILL APPLICABLE AND IT SEEMED
LIKE A VERY LOGICAL AND
RESPONSIVE WAY TO FRAME HOW
LONG THE BILL WOULD LAST.
IN THE 180 DAYS, IT WAS MEANT
TO GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO CLOSE UP
THEIR WORK AND NOT BE SURPRISED
BY THE TERMINATION OF THE
PROCLAMATION.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH
YOU FURTHER ABOUT OTHER WAYS TO
ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BUT WE
THINK PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE IF
YOU AGREE, A COMMON WAY TO
APPROACH ANY OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THE CITY HAS GOING ON ACROSS
THE BOARD IF CONDITIONS WILL
STILL CONTINUE FOR SPECIAL
TREATMENT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH YOU ABOUT THAT I DO HAVE
INITIAL CONCERNS ABOUT
EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THIS BILL
IF IT PASSED WITH THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY AND WITH THAT SAID,
IN THE CONVERSATION WITH LISA
AND SARAH AND SARAH, IT DOES
DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE ARE
BENEFITS TO HOW WE ARE ADAPTING
TO THIS CHANGED SCENARIO OF
HAVING TO WORK VIRTUALLY AND SO
MAYBE THERE IS A WAY THAT WE
CAN MERGE OUR DESIRES AND I'M
SURE THERE IS A PREDICTABLE
STREAM OF PERMIT REVIEW AND
APPROVAL OR DENIAL FOR BUILDERS
TO HAVE PREDICTABILITY.
I DO HAVE A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS
AND THIS MIGHT BE FOR KETIL.
HAS PUBLIC NOTICE BEEN
NOTIFIED?
I GUESS, THAT MIGHT STILL BE
FOR MIKE.
>> I CAN GET BACK.
EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT
CONVERTED OVER TO MISREAD OF
DESIGNER VIEW WAS GIVEN PUBLIC
NOTICE.
THE THINKING IS GOING FORWARD
IF THE LAST NOTICE THAT
OCCURRED DID NOT IDENTIFY AS A
MINISTRY TO REVIEW THEN WE WILL
PROVIDE THAT NOTICE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
LASTLY, COULD YOU REMIND US OF
WHEN THE LEGISLATION WAS POSTED
TO THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND
CONFIRMED THAT PUBLIC HEARING
WAS GIVEN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE
HEARING?
>> WE POSTED THE LEGISLATION
THAT HAD NOT BEEN INTRODUCED
BUT POSTED THE LEGISLATION AND
MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA TO THE LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY WEBPAGE
BACK IN AUGUST.
THE HEARING HAS BEEN NOTICED
AND WAS PROVIDED PROBABLY 33
DAYS OR SO AND THE HEARING IS
SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT LAND-USE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMITTEE
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 23rd.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION
AMONG SOME IN THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND I JUST WANTED
TO TRY TO PUT A FINE POINT ON
THE CATEGORIES AND PROJECTS
THAT ARE COVERED AND HOW THIS
WOULD INFLUENCE THINGS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS FAR AS
BEING ABLE TO ELECT TO ENTER
INTO THE INSURED REVIEW AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO FULL DESIGN
REVIEW BASED ON THE EARLIER
COMMENTS FROM PRESENTERS, THAT
WOULD BE LIMITED TO ESSENTIALLY
GRANDFATHERING PEOPLE IN AND
THEY WERE ALREADY ELECTED INTO
THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO
CONTINUE TO PURSUE IT AND THEY
WOULD BE ALLOWED UNTIL THE END
OF THIS YEAR.
THAT IS MY FIRST QUESTION JUST
TO CONFIRM THAT IS THE CASE.
MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD JUST
BE IF SOMEONE COULD PROVIDE A
QUICK SUMMARY OF THE SCOPE OF
PROJECTS UNDER THIS NEW BILL,
IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE NEW
VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND IN THE
SCOPE OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO HAVE DESIGN REVIEW
ENTIRELY.
I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THE
CONCERNS IN THE PUBLIC THAT I
THINK ARE BASED ON ASSUMING
THIS BILL COMPLETELY GETS RID
OF DESIGN REVIEW AND PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF THAT WERE
AGAINST THAT, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS
DOES AND THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF
THE PROJECTS IMPACTED AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE, THIS IS A
GOOD TIME TO JUST REALLY
QUICKLY RUN DOWN THE BULLET
POINTS OF THE PUBLIC KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT THIS DOES AND WHAT
THE SCOPE OF THE IMPACTED
PROJECTS IS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
TO ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF
YOUR QUESTION WHICH WAS THAT
GOING FORWARD ALL PROJECTS WILL
BE SUBJECT TO VIRTUAL DESIGN
REVIEW UNLESS YOU ARE
GRANDFATHERED IN.
THAT IS CORRECT BUT THERE IS A
CAVEAT AND THE ONLY ONES THAT
ARE ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE
MINISTRY TO TRACK OUR ONCE I
COMPLETED THE EARLY DESIGN
GUIDANCE PHASE UNDER THE
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS OF THE
EXISTING EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
AND IN THE NEW ORDINANCE,
EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 31.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU
CONVERTED TO THE MINISTRY OF
DESIGN REVIEW AND COMPLETED THE
EDG UNDER THAT REVIEW DURING
THE LIFE OF THIS EMERGENCY
ORDINANCE, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO
STAY IN THE MISSION OF TRACK
FOR THE REST OF THE PROCESS.
>> SORRY TO INTERRUPT BUT CAN I
ASK A QUICK FOLLOW-UP ON THAT
POINT?
I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE TO
THAT SO HOW MANY PROJECTS
WOULD YOU PREDICT WOULD FALL
INTO THAT CATEGORY AT THIS
POINT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY
CHECK THAT.
I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER.
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THAT.
>> IF YOU COULD SEND IT TO ME,
I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY NARROW
CATEGORY OF PROJECTS SO I WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE THAT FACT AT MY
FINGERTIPS AND I APPRECIATE YOU
CLARIFYING THAT.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> IT IS ALL VERY WONKY AND
GENERALLY MIGHT SAY THERE WERE
RECOGNITION LEVELS AND HALF FOR
EDG LEVELS OF THE ONES IN THAT
PHASE AND I WOULD THINK THAT AT
LEAST HALF OF THOSE COMPLETED
EDG AND WOULD BE ABLE TO STAY
IN THE MINISTRY TO TRACK.
OTHER ONES MAY HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT BACK FOR A SECOND OR
THIRD REVIEW MEETING THEY HAVE
NOT COMPLETED.
I'M HOPING THAT ANSWERS THE
FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION AND
THE SECOND PART WHICH IS THE
BIG OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS ALL
MEANS, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT
THE THRESHOLD TABLE IS AND IT
IS NOT ANY FORM OF DESIGNER
VIEW.
AND THAT IS THE DESIGNER
REVIEW.
NOTHING ABOUT THAT HAS CHANGED.
IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 15,000
SQUARE FEET AND 30,000 SQUARE
FEET, YOUR SURVEY TO MEASURE
DESIGNER REVIEW.
NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED.
IF YOU ARE OVER 30,000, YOU ARE
SUBJECT TO FULL DESIGNER.
THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEFORE THE
REVIEW BOARD AND THOSE PRODUCTS
ARE ALLOWED TO CONVERT TO THE
DESIGN REVIEW BUT NOW THAT WE
HAVE LAUNCHED THE BOARD
MEETINGS, THE PROCESS WILL BE
EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT THE
BOARD MEETING IS HELD VIRTUALLY
AND I'M PERSON.
THERE ARE SOME CAVEATS BECAUSE
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LAND-
USE CODES AND FOR PROJECTS THAT
HAVE CERTAIN SITE SPECIFIC
CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN SUBJECT TO STREAMLINED
DESIGN REVIEW MAY ACTUALLY BE
BUMPED UP TO ADMINISTRATIVE
DESIGN REVIEW AND THAT IS NOT
THE BODY OF THE PROJECTS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ONES
THAT WERE OVER 30,000 SQUARE
FEET.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
WERE ALREADY SUBJECT TO A
MINISTRY DESIGN REVIEW AND NOW
THEY ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO
DESIGN REVIEW AT ALL.
I AM HOPING, DOES NOT GIVE YOU
THE OVERVIEW THAT YOU WERE
LOOKING FOR?
>> IT DOES AND I APPRECIATE
THAT.
THAT ACCORDS WITH MY
UNDERSTANDING AND I THINK IT
WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET
THAT AT THE END BECAUSE A LOT
OF THE EXPECTATIONS AND
CONCERNS FOR COMMUNITY THAT
FRANKLY I DO NOT SEE WORN OUT
BY THE LEGISLATION AND SO I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO
CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I THINK A
LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS ARE
UNFOUNDED BASED ON WHAT THIS
ACTUALLY DOES SO THANK YOU.
>> IT IS QUITE COMPLICATED AND
DIFFICULT TO SUMMARIZE BECAUSE
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
EXCEPTIONS BUT HOPE THAT
EXPLAINS IN THE MOST
STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY THAT I CAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
VICE-CHAIR MOSQUEDA, PLEASE
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
ASKING US TO PROVIDE QUESTION
BECAUSE I THINK TO PUT IT IN
TERMS WHERE WE ARE ALL OR WHAT
WE ARE ALL EXPECTING RIGHT NOW,
ALL OF US ARE AT HOME AND IF
THE OFFICES WERE TO OPEN NEXT
WEEK, I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT COMING IN OF THE OFFICES
WERE TO OPEN IN JANUARY, I
WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
GOING IN.
GIVEN THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
VOLUNTEER BOARDS, I JUST DON'T
WANT TO PUT ANYBODY IN A
POSITION WHERE THEY ARE HAVING
TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THEY CONTINUE TO
SERVE ON A VOLUNTEER BOARD
GIVEN THE ONGOING CONCERNS
ABOUT COVID-19 SO NO MATTER
WHEN A VACCINE IS EVER PRESENT
OR IT BECOMES MORE REGULAR TO
GO BACK INTO OFFICES AND LET'S
SAY THAT HAPPENS IN THE SPRING
NEXT YEAR, I DON'T WANT US TO
EVER BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE
ARE UNINTENTIONALLY SCREENING
OUT THOSE THAT HAVE HEALTH
COMPLICATIONS OR UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT WOULD
PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO
SERVE ON A BOARD.
BECAUSE OF BEING MORE AT RISK
FOR THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF
COVID-19.
IT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO
ME THAT WE ARE MAKING
ACCOMMODATIONS TO CONTINUE
THIS TYPE OF OPERATION SO THAT
WE CAN HAVE PROJECTS CONTINUE
AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT
HAVING REAL BOX AND NOT
UNINTENTIONALLY SCREENING OUT
SOME LIQUIDITY MEMBERS THAT
WANT TO SERVE ON THE VOLUNTEER
BOARDS.
TO PROTECT HEALTH
.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, CONCERNS?
>> GOOD.
>> GREAT.
GO FOR IT.
>> I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT, BUT
I CAN ADDRESS THOSE LATER.
THANK YOU.
.
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
SARAH, SARAH, LISA, MIKE, YOU
ARE DOING FANTASTIC AND AMAZING
WORK FOR THE CITY.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE
COMMITTEE TODAY.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL BE
BACK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
OUR FINAL ITEM OF BUSINESS
TODAY IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON
CB119382.
WILL YOU READ THE ABBREVIATED
TITLE.
.
>> INTERIM FLOOD PLAIN
REGULATIONS.
.
>> WONDERFUL.
AS YOU RECALL, THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED THIS AS REQUIRED BY FEMA
IN JULY.
DUE TO STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL IS
REQUIRED TO HOLD A POSTADOPTION
PUBLIC HEARING.
BEFORE THE HEARING, WE HAVE A
BRIEF REFRESHER.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> SO YOU SAID SOME OF THE
THINGS I WAS GOING TO SAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND REFRESH THE COUNTERMEMBERS'
MEMORIES HERE, BACK IN JULY, THE
COUNCIL PASSED THE ORDINANCE TO
ESTABLISH IS INTERIM
REGULATIONS.
PASSAGE OF THE REGULATION WAS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL
FLOOD INSURANCE POLICEMAN.
IT'S A REQUIREMENT.
IT'S AN OBLIGATION THAT COMES
FROM REGULATIONS ADMINISTERED BY
FEMA.
BECAUSE THE REGULATIONS WERE ON
AN INTERIM BASIS, THE COUNCIL
CAN HOLD A HEARING, WHICH IS
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS DOING
TODAY.
THEY WILL TRANSMIT THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
LATER THIS YEAR.
MAGGIE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> YEAH.
I'LL SAY A FEW THINGS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ORDINANCE
INCLUDES THE ADOPTION OF FEMA'S
MAPS THAT WERE ADOPTED BY FEMA
IN FEBRUARY 2020.
SO THESE ARE THE FLOOD PLAIN
INSURANCE RATE MAPS AND THE
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND THE REGULATIONS WILL BE
IN EFFECT FOR SIX MONTHS.
THAT'S STARTING AUGUST 23rd,
WHICH IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE ORDINANCE.
AND CURRENTLY, SDCI IS WORKING
ON THE PERMANENT REGULATIONS.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE UP AND
RUNNING.
AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS FOR CITY
COUNCIL FOR REVIEW LATER THIS
YEAR, BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR,
WITH THE FEBRUARY EXPIRATION
DATE OF THE INTERIM REGULATIONS,
UNLESS THEY'RE RENEWED.
AND THEN I CAN ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY.
AND ALSO
JUST TO POINT EVERYBODY TO THE
SDCI MEMO THAT PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE
ORDINANCE.
.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU, MAGGIE.
THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO
ENSURE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITHIN
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
I KNOW THAT WE HAD A
CONVERSATION AND BRIEFING ABOUT
THIS WHEN THE LEGISLATION CAME
BEFORE US PREVIOUSLY.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
AND DEPUTY, SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, DO I
STILL NEED TO WALK THROUGH THE
ENTIRE SCRIPT AND THEN CLOSE OUT
THE PUBLIC HEARING?
JODY?
NOT RECEIVING A RESPONSE.
I'LL WALK THROUGH THE WHOLE
PROCESS HERE.
AND JUST WANT TO --.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
I WAS ON A CALL WITH ANOTHER
COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?
>> COPY.
WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
SHOULD I JUST RUN THROUGH THE
WHOLE SCRIPT?
>> YES.
STILL OPEN IT UP AND RUN THROUGH
THE SCRIPT, MAKE SURE NOBODY
WANTS TO SPEAK.
THEN CLOSE ITS UP, WE ARE GOOD.
APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
>> NO APOLOGY NEEDED.
YOU ARE AMAZING.
BEFORE THE REMOTE PUBLIC
HEARING, I WOULD ASK EVERYBODY
BE PATIENT AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THE SYSTEM IN REALTIME
AND OPERATE THROUGH THE GROWING
PAINING.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FINE
TUNE THE PROCESS AND ADDING NEW
FEATURES THAT ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL MEANS OF PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON ONE SPEAKER AT A
TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
HAVE REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED AND
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, GO TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS IN TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND ONCE I CALL THE NAME, THE
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE.
AND THAT WILL BE THE CUE THAT IS
THEIR TIME TO SPEAK.
BEGIN SPEAKING BY SAYING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
RELATE TO THE COUNCIL BILL
119832.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS NOT ON THE
AGENDA, E-MAIL MY OFFICE.
SPEAKERS HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN
SECONDS ARE LEFT IF THE TIME.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THE
COMMENT IN THE ALLOTTED TIME,
THE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED.
ONE YOU COMPLETE THE COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE
MEETING ON THE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
I.T.
AND CLERKING CONFIRMING
THERE IS NO ONE ON THE LIST.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NOBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT HAVE
ANYONE REMOTELY PRESENT TO
SPEAK.
WILL STAFF CONFIRM THERE IS NOT
A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN THE
QUEUE?
AND WE WILL BE CLOSING THIS
PUBLIC COMMENT.
BEING THAT THERE
IS NOT A NUMBER OF PUBLIC
REMOTELY PRESENT FOR THE
HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS
NOW CLOSED.
COLLEAGUES, THAT
CONCLUDES OUR WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9th, 2020 MEETING OF
THE LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE NOW AT 12:37, THREE
HOURS-PLUS.
I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER.
CHRISTINA, WHICH IS OUR COUNCIL
LIAISON FROM SDCI WHO MY STAFF
WORKS WITH CLOSELY RECENTLY HAD
A BABY BOY.
WELCOME, WILL, TO THE WORLD.
CONGRATULATIONS, CHRISTINA.
LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WILL
WHEN WE CAN.
ANY OTHER MEMBERS WITH AN ITEM
FOR THE GOOD OF THE AGENDA?
>> NOPE.
>> HEARING NONE.
THIS CONCLUDES THE
SEPTEMBER 9th MEETING OF THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON
SEPTEMBER 23rd AT 9:30 A.M.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JODY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EVEN THOUGH YOU PUT ME ON
BLAST, GIRL.
>> TAKE IT EASY.