>>> IT'S THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
I'M DAN STRAUSS.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> OH, PRESENT.
PRESENT.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YEAH, PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE THREE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TWO PRESENT AND WE HAVE
ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
FOR 2023.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE ITEM
WILL BE ADOPTED.
BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA AND ITEMS OR PUBLIC
COMMENT MUST RELATE TO AN ITEM
ON THE AGENDA WE WILL JUST HAVE
OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
AND OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2023
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
EVERY YEAR, THE COUNCIL
SOLICITS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR
AND DRAFTS AND CONSIDERS A
RESOLUTION THAT A DOCUMENTS THE
DOCKET, AND IS INFORMED BY THE
PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WE ARE
HOLDING TODAY.
ANTHONY, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
THE ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
FOR BRIEFING AND PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> THANK YOU, AND VANESSA, IF
YOU WANT TO JOIN US AT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE YOU ARE MORE
THAN WELCOME.
WE ARE JOINED BY ENGLISH
WHITSON FROM THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND JIM HOLMES
AND NICK WELCH FROM THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
LISH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK
OFF THE PLANNING AND
PRESENTATION FOR TODAY?
>> YES, WE WILL GET THE
PRESENTATION ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
AS MENTIONED, THE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF PLANNED AMENDMENT
CONFERENCE FOR THE 2022-2023
CYCLE.
THE PLAN IS A 20-YEAR PLAN FOR
GROWTH AND THE LAND USE
TRANSPORTATION HOUSING CAPITAL
PLANNING AND ALL CITY DECISIONS
ARE REQUIRED TO BE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AS YOU HEARD, THE LPC IS
WORKING ON A PLAN WITH
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES AND HOW THE
STATE PLANS FOR GROWTH.
IN BETWEEN MAJOR UPDATES SUCH
AS THE ONE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY,
THE COUNCIL HAS A PROCESS FOR
SMAIRL CHANGES FOR THE PLAN
WHICH WE CALL THE DOCKETING
PROCESS.
RESOLUTION 31807 LAYS OUT THE
PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE
ADOPTING OF AMENDMENTS.
DURING THE SPRING, A CALL WAS
PUT OUT FOR AMENDMENT
PROPOSALS, AND THOSE ARE
REVIEWED BY OPCD,
AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF BASED
ON CRITERIAS CONTAINED IN
RESOLUTION 31807.
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS THOSE
PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
AND TRANSMITTED TO OCPD WHERE
APPROPRIATE, AND FINALLY, THE
MAYOR MAKES A RECOMMENDATION ON
SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR A PLAN AND WILL
CONSIDER THE PROPOSALS.
THE CRITERIA IS TO OVER THE
COURSE OF A YEAR-LONG REVIEW
AND ANALYSIS PROCESS AND THEY
ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE THE
POINT WHERE COUNCIL DETERMINES
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL AGREE
WITH THE AMENDMENT BUT LOOK AT
IF THE AMENDMENT IS APPROPRIATE
AND LEGAL?
THE BEST THING FOR CONSIDERING
THE AMENDMENT?
PRACTICAL TO CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENT AND TIME AND
RESOURCES FOR THE CRITERIA
REQUIRED AND ARE THERE CHANGES
WORTH RECONSIDERING THE
AMENDMENT?
FOR SOME SPECIFIC TYPES OF
AMENDMENTS, WE LOOK ESTATE
CHANGE TO NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE AFFECTED
COMMUNITY AND HOPE THOSE
STUDIED WILL MAKE A MATERIAL
DIFFERENCE AND FINALLY FOR THE
FUTURE CHANGES, WE LOOK AT
AMENDMENTS WITH A SIZE
THRESHOLD AND ONLY DOCKET
AMENDMENTS FOR A CITY BLOCK OR
LARGER.
WE HAVE FIVE AMENDMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE FIRST FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WHICH WOULD AMEND LAND
USE POLICIES TO MEET DAILY
NEEDS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE
FROM THE SERVICE.
THE PLAN IS TO INCORPORATE THIS
ANALYSIS AND LOOK AT NEW LAND
USE AND POLICIES.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS RELATED
TO FOREST AND WOULD WORK ON
CONTINUING TO KEEP CANOPY AND
INCREASE CANOPY, AND THE
LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT TREE
LEGISLATION IS CURRENTLY IN
HEARINGS AND IN ADDITION, THE
CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION THAT
COUNCIL JUST ADOPTED WILL BE
ENHANCED TO INCREASE THE CANOPY
IN UNDER SERVED AREAS, AND THE
RECOMMENDATION IS WITH THE CODE
UPDATE AND AMENDMENTS THAT
PENDING.
THE THIRD AMENDMENT IS A PARCEL
AT SOUTHWEST HOLLY STREET, AND
THE PROPOSAL IS TO AMEND THE
FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL TO
MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE IT'S ONE
PARCEL AND IT DOESN'T MEET THE
ONE BLOCK THRESHOLD AND THE
RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE
PROPOSERS TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND AMENDMENT 4 RECOMMENDS THE
DELIVERY TRUCKS AS PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
MASTER PLAN OR THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THE LAST AMENDMENT THAT WAS
PROPOSE SIDE FOR A SERIES OF
CHANGES AT EAST MAGNOLIA AND
CHANGE AREAS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL TO MULTIFAMILY.
THE SECOND WOULD CHANGE FROM
EAST MAGNOLIA TO MULTIFAMILY
RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF THE
LIGHTRAIL STATION AREA AND THE
THIRD IS ALONG ELLIOT AVENUE TO
COMMERCIAL AND THE FOURTH WOULD
CHANGE AREAS FROM SOUTHBOUND
ELLIOT FROM INDUSTRIAL TO
MULTIFAMILY OR CHECKER.
THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE UNDER
REVIEW AND CHANGES TO THE
INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE MORE
APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED ALONG
THAT WORK, AND ALONG THE
BALLARD LIGHTRAIL STATION WOULD
BE PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
AND THIS AMENDMENT IS MOST
APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED IN THE
CONTEXT OF THAT WORK.
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ITEMS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DOCKETED
AND HAVE NOT COME BACK TO
COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL
ANTICIPATES RECEIVING
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LPCD ON
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
POLICIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAYS
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND WE
RECOMMEND CONSIDERING THE REST
IN THE UPDATES IN THESE ITEMS.
BEFORE I THAT OVER TO OCPD AND
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO, THE
CHEM COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, SEEING
NONAND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
SEEING NONE, AND IF YOU WANT
TURN IT OVER TO VANESSA OR NICK
OR JIM.
>> LET'S TURN IT TO JIM WITH A
SHORT PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN.
>>> OKAY.
SO, YEAH.
WE LARGELY CONCUR WITH THE
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS WITH
FIVE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED.
WE RECOMMEND NONE OF THESE FOR
DOCKETING BASED ON THE CRITERIA
OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 31807 AND
BASED STRICTLY ON THE
APPLICATION OF THE CRITERIA AND
NOT THE POLICY AMENDMENTS AND
POINT OUT THAT THREE AMENDMENTS
WILL BE COMMITTED AS PART OF
THE MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE THAN IN
2024.
THIBLE URBAN FOREST CANOPY, WE
ARE RECOMMENDING AGAINST
DOCKETING THIS ITEM BECAUSE
IT'S SIMILAR TO PLANS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS AND NOT DOCKETED
BUT IT WILL INFORM DEVELOPMENT
OF TREE CANOPY POLICIES AS PART
OF THE MAJOR UPDATE FROM THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
URBAN FREIGHT DELIVERY, WE ARE
ALSO RECOMMENDING THIS NOT BE
ADOPTED BECAUSE IT'S
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE
PROPOSAL OF BEING ADOPTED AND
ADDRESSED THROUGH THE UP DATE
IN THE COMP HENCIVE PLAN, AND
THE LAND USE WE DO NOT
RECOMMEND DOCKETING THIS.
IT WOULD ALLOW A RE-ZONE TO THE
PARCEL WITHOUT A CHANGE TO THE
LAND USE MAP.
INNER BAY AND EAST MAGNOLIA
FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT,
WE ARE RECOMMENDING AGAINST
DOCKETING THIS AMEND BECAUSE IT
SHOULD BETTER BE ADDRESSED
THROUGH THE PLANNINGESTS
THROUGH SOUND TRANSIT IN THE
INNER BAY CORRIDOR AND
ESSENTIAL DAILY NEEDS, WE ARE
RECOMMENDING AGAINST DOCKETING
THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT'S
BETTER ADDRESSED IN THE MAJOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WILL
WORK GOING FORWARD AND FINALLY
INDUSTRIAL AMERICAN STRATEGY
POLICIES, AS THE COMMITTEE
KNOWS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THE INDUSTRY MARITIME STRATEGY
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND
ARE NEARING THE COMPLETION OF
THE FINAL STATEMENT THAT
ANALYZES THE STRATEGIES AND WE
ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THAT BE
DOCKETED FOR CONSIDERATION IN
2023.
AND THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, JIM, AND I WILL
PASS IT TO VANESSA HERE IN
PERSON AND RICK AND I DROPPED
MY SCRIPT.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD A STROEBEL AS
WELL?
JAMIE?
I AM NOT SEEING THEM ON OUR
SCREEN, THOUGH.
OKAY.
YEAH.
TAKE IT AWAY, VANESSA.
ALL YOU.
OH, ANTHONY --
>> CO-CHAIR RICK MULLER---
>> OH, YOUR MIC'S ON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATIONS CONCUR WITH
THAT OF OPCD AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IS -- THERE
IS STRONG SUPPORT AMONG
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
CENTRAL DAILY NEEDS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT AND WE CONCUR WITH
OPCD AND CENTRAL STAFF THAT
WOULD BE BEST ADDRESSED TO THE
MAJOR UPDATES TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND YOU
WILL SEE THE PLANNING
COMMISSION WILL SPECIFICALLY
CALL OUT THE AMENDMENT.
AND TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
TURN IT TO RICK MULLER TO SEE
IF HE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD AND I
WILL NOTE, THE OTHER CO-CHAIR
WILL HAVE A SCHEDULING CONFLICT
AND WILL BE UNABLE TO JOIN US
TODAY.
>>> NOT A PROBLEM.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD OTHER
THAN TO SAY THAT WE -- WE
APPLAUD THE COUNCILMEMBERS'
CENTERING OF THIS ISSUE.
WE DO THINK IT NEEDS TO BE
TREATED IN A HOLISTIC AND
INTEGRATED WAY ESPECIALLY
LOOKING AT BOTH THE LAND USE
AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS OF
THE PLAN.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, RICK.
THANK YOU, VANESSA, JIM, AND
LISH.
THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CALM
BEFORE THE VAST AMOUNT OF WORK
NEXT YEAR.
I AM GOING TO STATE MY
INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME WORK AND
THE ESSENTIAL DAILY NEEDS
AMENDMENT AND EQUITABLE URBAN
FOREST AMENDMENT, AND THE
URBAN FREIGHT DELIVERY
AMENDMENT.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO ME AND I WILL BE
TRACKING VERY CLOSELY.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OUR -- THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS NOT TO DOCKET
AS A SIGNAL ABOUT SUPPORT
BECAUSE WE ARE A YEAR OUT AND A
YEAR BEFORE THE UPDATE TO THE
MAJOR PLAN AND WE WILL TAKE
THIS UP NEXT YEAR.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS?
OTHERWISE, I WILL START WITH
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANTHONY IS BRINGING THE LIST.
WE ARE GOING TO DO IN PERSON
BEFORE ONLINE.
LET ME PULL UP MY SCRIPT TO
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS
CORRECT.
JUST ONE LAST CHECK.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, CONCERNS BEFORE WE
OPEN UP TO PUBLIC HEARING?
SEEING NONE I WILL MODERATE THE
PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
EACH PERSON WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND ANTHONY,
YOU WANT TO PLAY THE RECORDING,
AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
>> FOR TRADITION ALTER TORI OF
THE CO-STATUS PEOPLES.
THE STATLE CITY COUNCIL
QUARTERBACKINGS REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR
FROM OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
COMMENT YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
HERE'S INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ON LINE AND
USED THE MEETING ID AND PASS
CODE THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER.
THE SPEAKER MEETING ID IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING ID PROVIDED
ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNBEATED AND
AN AUTOMATIC FONT WILL SAY THE
HOST WOULD LIKE TO YOU UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME YOU MUST PRESS
STAR 6. YOU WILL HEAR
A PROMPT OF YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
SO YOU CAN BE HEARD AND AS A
SPEAKER, BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
ITEM AND AN ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS OR LESS OF YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED,
AND THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE THE SPEAKER HAS PROVIDED
THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA IS
THE SEATTLE BROADCAST OR THE
LISTEN LINE OPTION ON THE
AGENDA.
OF THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC
COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM IS ABUSED
OR IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S
ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF RESIDENTS ON THE
CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE
LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> STEVE, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
NOT PRESENT.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL IN,
STEVE.
HERE IN CHAMBERS WE HAVE MEGAN
AND FOLLOWED BY STEVE, AND
MEGAN, JOIN US AT ANY
MICROPHONES, AND ANTHONY, ONCE
SHE STARTED TALKING -- IS IT
OFF?
THERE YOU GO.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> HI, MEGAN.
>> I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
PUBLIC HEARING.
MY HUSBAND MICHAEL IS JOINING
REMOTELY FROM THE JOB SITE WITH
OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
WE ARE THE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS
OF THE PROPERTY AT 4822 SOUTH
HOLLY STREET AND THE APPLICANTS
FOR THE AMENDMENT 3 ON THE
AGENDA, LONG TIME SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND LOVE OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORS AND
WE HAVE ENJOYEDSEEING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROW AND RECOGNIZE
THAT SEATTLE NEEDS TO
ACCOMMODATE UNPRECEDENT GROWTH.
OUR PROPERTY IS A 7200-SQUARE-
FOOT LOT 1 BLOCK FROM RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH AND IT'S IMPROVED
BY A 960-SQUARE-FOOT, 110-YEAR-
OLD SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
WE APPLIED FOR THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ADDITIONAL HOMES ON OUR
PROPERTY.
THE REST OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE
ZONED LR 3M.
OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS AT A
TIME THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR
HOUSING OPTIONS AND OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE LOOKING FOR
HOUSES.
HOWEVER WE ARE NOT DEVELOPERS
AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES
FOR A REZONE.
THE CITY'S PROCESS FOR A REZONE
IS COMPLICATED AND WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED IT COSTS TENS OF
THOUSANDS UP TO HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A
REZONE BUT THIS IS A SIMPLE
CHOICE FOR THE SEA.
THE CITY'S DOCKETING PROCESS
ADS EQUITY TO THE PLANNING
PROCESS AND THAT COULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE WITH A
GOOD POLICY IDEA TO PROPOSE THE
AMENDMENTS REGARDLESS OF ACCESS
TO RESOURCES.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS WIN-
WIN AMENDMENT RATHER THAN BEING
PRECLUDED DUE TO THE SMALL SIZE
OF OUR PROPERTY AND WORKING
CLASS FINANCES.
WE WILL NOT PURSUE A SITE
PROHIBITEDLY ZONES BECAUSE OF
THE COST FOR OUR FAMILY.
IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO DOCUMENT
OUR AMENDMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
CONSIDER THE PERIODIC
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
PROCESS.
THE ZONING FOR MULTIFAMILY AT
RAINIER IS VERY NARROW, AND
LIKE -- YOU KNOW, WE REALLY
FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE REALLY
BENEFICIAL TO ADD NEIGHBORS TO
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THANK THE
COUNCIMEMBERS FOR CONSIDERING
OUR AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
STEVE, WELCOME.
>>> WELL, IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 20
YEARS TRYING TO FIND A TREE
ORDINANCE THAT REALLY WORKS IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO SAVE
LARGE TREES.
THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
WHICH CAN BE MISSED BY THE
COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY DO THAT.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF RULES BUT
THE TROUBLE IS THEY NEVER SEEM
TO WORK AND LET'S MAKE RULES
THAT WORK AND SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE CLOUDING
THINGS UP IS NOT TALKING ABOUT
THE HERITAGE OR LEGACY TREES
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT COVERAGE.
SO YOU WANT TO PUT IN SHRUBS,
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T DO NEAR
THE SHADE.
IT DOESN'T DO NEAR THE REMOVED
CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.
IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME.
SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE FORWARD TO TRY AND SAVE
SOME OF THE TREES THAT HAVE
BEEN AROUND IN SEATTLE MUCH
LONGER THAN YOU HAVE AND EVEN
LONGER THAN I HAVE.
AND I THINK THAT IT DOES MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, AND MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT
THE PROBLEMS IN THE POORER
AREAS OF THE CITY WHO DON'T
HAVE AS MANY TREES AS YOU HAVE
IN THE RICHER AREAS OF THE
CITY.
I THINK WE NEED TO SAVE THEM IN
ALL OF THE AREAS OF THE CITY.
ONE THING SINCE MY TIME IS
GOING QUICKLY IS THAT -- TO
THINK ABOUT, OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IS BASED ON YEARS.
HOW ABOUT LOOKING AT
POPULATIONS OR HOUSEHOLDS?
SOME WAY OF TAKING A LOOK AT
WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT'S GOING
TO COME.
LET'S START OUT WITH TAKING A
LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE.
HOW MUCH ARE WE ALREADY ZONED
FOR?
I NEVER HEAR THESE THINGS
TALKED ABOUT INLAND USE
MEETINGS AT ALL.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE
CAN DO THAT WILL MAKE IT
ACCEPTABLE AND EVEN POSSIBLY A
LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE FOR THE
TAXPAYERS.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU.
WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO REMOTE
CALL COMMENT.
WE HAVE FOUR FOLKS SIGNED UP,
STEVE, MEGAN, COLLEEN, AND
RICHARD.
AND JUST MAKING SURE ALL OF
THESE ARE REGARDING THE
DOCKETING TO COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS.
STEVE, WELCOME.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, STEVE,
PRESS -- THERE YOU ARE.
WELCOME.
>>> HELLO.
I AM STEVE AND I'M SPEAKING FOR
TREE PATCH.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CITY-WIDE
PLAN ON HOW TO REACH A TREE
CANOPY ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOODS
LET ALONE A PLAN ON HOW TO
REACH 33% TREE CANOPY BY 2037.
TREES CONTINUE TO BE REMOVED BY
THE CITY AND IT'S GREAT TO
INCLUDE A STRATEGY IN
NEIGHBORHOOD TREE EQUITIES FOR
THE 2025 ONE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE MAN.
BUT THAT IS THREE YEARS AWAY.
TREES DO NOT GROW OVERNIGHT.
THE TIME FRAME TO GROW THE
TREES REACH SHORTER AND SHORTER
WITH TO REACH THE 2037 GOAL.
WHY NOT ACT NOW?
PLEASE CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN NOW AND
WE ALSO NEED DATA TO HELP
PROTECT THE EXISTING CANOPY AND
CREATING MORE LIFE-SAVING
CANOPY IN THOSE AREAS AFFECTED
BY THE URBAN HEAT INLAND
IMPACT.
WHAT IS PLANTED TODAY WILL BE A
15-YEAR-OLD TREE IN 2037, AND
A 75--YEAR-OLD DOUGLAS FI, FROM
NOT CUT DOWN WILL BE A 90-YEAR-
OLD TREE, AND AN UPDATED TREE
ORDINANCE NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD
AND HAVE PERMITS FOR ALL THE
TREES REMOVED AND REPLACED BY
HOMEOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS.
TO TRACK TREE LOSS OVERTIME
COMPARED TO WHAT IS BEING
PLANTED AND WHERE IT'S PLANTED,
THERE IS A FELLOW DATABASE FOR
REMOVAL AND PLANTING.
FCCI NEEDS TO DO THE SAME FOR
THE TREES REMOVED IN
DEVELOPMENT AND OUTSIDE OF
DEVELOPMENT.
AS MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL SAID WE
NEED DATA TO MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS.
PLEASE MOVE FORWARD ON
PROTECTING AS SOON AS YOU CAN
AND UPDATING THE TREE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND
CREATING THE GOALS AND
STRATEGIES FROM THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN WITH TREE CANOPIES AND
INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCY.
FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT'S BECOMING
A MATTER OF LIFE AND WOULD
DEATH.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND MEGAN AND THEN COLLEEN
AND RICHARD ELLISON.
MEGAN, PRESS STAR SIX.
>> YES, I'M HERE.
THANK YOU.
I AM SPEAKING ON THE AMEND TO
INCLUDE RIDE SHARE AND DELIVERY
TRUCKS ON THE MODE SHARE.
THE TRUCKS CIRCLE CITY BLOCKS
MAKING DELIVERIES AND PICKING
UP FARES.
SOME ESTIMATES SAY THESE MODES
PUT TRIPLE OF VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED OR VMP ON CITY STREETS
COMPARED TO A SINGLE-OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE AND LEADS TO MORE
EMISSION AND RISKS TO
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS
SAFETY.
IF WE DON'T COUNT THESE IMPACTS
THEY WILL GROW WORSE.
WE ARE LOOKING TO CREATE MORE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
GOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
MORE RIDE SHARE TRAFFIC.
I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.
HOWEVER T MUST BE PART OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE
COMP PLAN.
WITHOUT A MANDATE, THE
NECESSARY BUT VEHICLES WE CAN'T
PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS OR DESIGN NEW
BUILDINGS TO CREATE SPACE FOR
THE MODES.
IT HAS BUDGETARY CONSEQUENCES
AS WELL.
AS THE CITY PREPARES A NEW MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY HOW CAN WE FORGET
THE WEAR AND TIER THEY PUT ON
THE RIGHT OF WAY AND PREPARE
FOR MAINTENANCE?
THANKS TO THE GPS TRACKING
STUDIES WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE
BEHAVIOR, AND IT'S TIME TO USE
THIS DATA AND DESIGN AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE AND CLEANER
CITY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
UP NEXT IS COLLEEN FOLLOWED BY
RICHARD ELLISON.
COLLEEN I SEE YOU -- JUST PRESS
STAR -- THANK YOU.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS AND
AGAIN, THE LOWER COMMUNITY CLUB
IS EXCITED TO COMMENT ON THE
COMP PLAN AND FUTURE COMP PLAN
AND SUPPORT AMENDMENTS ONE,
TWO, AND FOUR RIGHT AWAY, AND
GROCERY STORES WITH FRESH
PRODUCE AND PROTEIN ARE A
LIFELINE, AND GOSH WE HAVE
SEEN THAT WITH COVID, AND THE
NEW GROCERY STORES ARE BEING
SOLD FOR LAND FOR HOUSING, AND
WE NEED TO RETAIN THE GROCERY
STORES AND WE NEED TO FIX IT
NOW.
WE HAVE LOST THREE STORES, ONE
IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE ALREADY,
AND PEOPLE NEED FOOD AND THAT
IS SOMETHING I DON'T THINK CAN
WAIT, AND CULTURAL ANCHORS WILL
BE REPLACED BY SHINY NEW
BUSINESSES, AND WE SUPPORT
AMENDMENT INCOME TWO AS OTHERS
HAVE SPOKEN ELOQUENTLY ABOUT
THE EXCEPTIONAL TREES.
THEY NEED TO BE SAVED NOW TO
PREVENT THE HEAT ISLANDS
DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE CITY
WITH THE NEW DENSITY.
WE SUPPORT AMENDMENT NUMBER
FOUR, THE URBAN FREIGHT
DELIVERY TO BE STUDIED RIGHT
NOW AND PROVIDED FOR AS
DEVELOPMENTS GO ON.
THEY ARE A CLOG IN TRAFFIC, AND
IT'S A WAY TO ENTICE PEOPLE NOT
TO USE THEIR CARS, AND FINALLY,
IF YOU WILL ALLOW A QUOTE FROM
FORMARY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JIM
STREET SAID THAT THE BEST COMP
PLANS ARE WHERE EVERYONE IS
HURT.
AND THE COMP PLAN IS FALLING
SHORT.
OCPD HAS ONLY A FEW SMALL
GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE AND NONE
OF THE HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS
NORTH OF THE SHIP CANAL.
IF THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE,
THAT THEY START WITH MORE
OUTREACH FOR HOMEOWNERS AND
RENTERS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A
COLLABORATIVE SOLUTION, AND
WE'LL BE THE MOST IMPACTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEEN.
UP NEXT IS RICHARD ELLISON.
RICHARD, WELCOME.
I SEE YOU THERE.
JUST PRESS STAR 6.
TAKE IT AWAY.
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, RICHARD,
PRESS STAR 6.
RICHARD?
WELL, NOT A GOOD TIME FOR A
VIEWER JOKE, BUT RICHARD,
ANYONE THERE?
>> MAYBE SUBMIT COMMENTS IN
WRITING.
>> RICHARD, I'M GOING TO DRAG
MY FEET JUST A SECOND LONGER.
BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL PRESS
STAR SIX HERE SHORTLY.
IAN, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PING HIM
AT ALL?
OR GIVE HIM -- MAYBE GIVE HIM
--
>> YES.
WHAT I SUGGEST IS GIVE IT A
COUPLE OF SECONDS BETWEEN THE
TEMPS.
I THINK WE GOT HIM.
THANK YOU, IAN.
RICHARD, ARE YOU THERE?
I SEE YOU OFF MUTE.
YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE ON YOUR
PHONE.
THERE YOU ARE.
YOU WENT BACK ON MUTE BUT WE
HEARD YOU THERE.
YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
TRY SPEAKING.
YOUR PHONE -- THE MUTE BUTTON
PUT ON YOUR PHONE, NOT THE STAR
SIX?
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> THERE YOU GO.
RICHARD ELLISON.
>> SORRY ABOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY
PROBLEM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND
CLEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SORRY ABOUT THIS.
I AM BEEN TRYING TO PRESS STAR
SIX FOR THE LAST MINUTE.
>> NOT A PROBLEM.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS RICHARD ELLISON, AND
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
31807.
I URGE SUPPORT FOR AN EQUITABLE
URBAN FOREST AS IT REQUIRES
EXTRA FOCUS AND ATTENTION RIGHT
NOW.
PLEASE UPDATE THE TREE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE NOW
BECAUSE WE CANNOT WAIT AND
CREATE NEW DIRECTIVE RULES AS A
FIRST STEP, MAXIMIZING THE
SIGNIFICANT AND EXCEPTIONAL
TREES AND LOCK THE SEGREGATION
AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND
NEW CONSTRUCTION.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL OR
MULTIFAMILY, THE COUNCIL MUST
ENHANCE THE CANOPY WITH
PLANTING AND CONSISTENT WITH
THE NEW GREEN DEAL ORDINANCE.
THE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE
VOICED THE PROTECTIVE TREES ARE
INCOMPATIBLE IS OLD THINKING
INCLUDING INCREASING DENSITY
AND GOALS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THE COUNCIL MUST EDUCATE THAT
TREES MUST BE INCORPORATED IN
NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WHERE ARE THE KIDS GOING TO
PLAY?
WHERE IS THE SHADE FROM SUN AND
SHOWERS AND STORMS?
AND CREATING MORE OPEN SPACE ON
THE GROUND FOR TREES AND
SHRUBS, THE DEVELOPERS WANT A
PREDICTABLE TREE CODE AND WILL
DO AS THE COUNCIL DICTATES.
THE ISSUE OF TREE PLANTING
SHOULD BE DEALT WITH NOW AND
NOT THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
THE HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK IS BUT
A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME WITH
THE ENTIRE NATION FACING DEATH
AND SCARCE FOOD AND SECURITY IN
A CLIMATE CHANGING WORLD.
PLEASE ESTABLISH A NEIGHBORHOOD
TO CITY WIDE POLICY TO PROVIDE
ENVIRONMENTAL BEFORES TO UNDER
SERVED SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RICHARD, AND
THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER
PRESENT TO SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING IS
NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVEN WHO PROVIDED
COMMENTS TODAY.
THIS WAS THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY, AND THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE WEDNESDAY JULY
27th, 2022 MEETING OF THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS?
SEEING NONE, SEEING NONE, WE
WILL NOT BE HAVING AN AUGUST
10th COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 14th
STARTING AT 2:00 P.M., AND
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.