1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:11,010 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:00:15,915 --> 00:00:17,917 -- YES OR NO? ALL RIGHT. GOOD 3 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:19,919 AFTERNOON. THE SEPTEMBER 18th, 4 00:00:19,919 --> 00:00:21,354 2026 MEETING OF THE HOUSING, 5 00:00:21,354 --> 00:00:22,389 ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE 6 00:00:22,389 --> 00:00:24,457 WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:04 7 00:00:24,457 --> 00:00:26,426 P.M.. I'M DIONNE FOSTER, CHAIR 8 00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:28,094 OF THE HOUSING, ARTS AND CIVIL 9 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:29,028 RIGHTS COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK 10 00:00:29,028 --> 00:00:31,498 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 11 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:31,965 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 12 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:34,100 HOLLINGSWORTH. PRESENT. 13 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:35,969 COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. PRESENT. 14 00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:37,804 VICE CHAIR. LIN. HERE. CHAIR 15 00:00:37,804 --> 00:00:38,638 FOSTER. 16 00:00:38,638 --> 00:00:38,905 -- HERE. 17 00:00:38,905 --> 00:00:40,540 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS 18 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:40,807 PRESENT. 19 00:00:40,807 --> 00:00:42,475 -- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 20 00:00:42,475 --> 00:00:43,977 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN 21 00:00:43,977 --> 00:00:44,944 EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. 22 00:00:44,944 --> 00:00:46,613 ALL RIGHT. I KNOW WE HAVE A 23 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,281 PACKED CHAMBER HERE TODAY AND A 24 00:00:48,281 --> 00:00:50,784 COUPLE OF ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. 25 00:00:50,784 --> 00:00:52,252 I'M GOING TO BE HOLDING MY 26 00:00:52,252 --> 00:00:54,320 CHAIR'S REPORT ON THE TWO 27 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:55,822 SUBSTANTIVE POLICY ITEMS UNTIL 28 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:58,158 LATER ON, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE 29 00:00:58,158 --> 00:00:59,058 SEVERAL EXCITING APPOINTMENTS TO 30 00:00:59,058 --> 00:01:00,994 GET THROUGH. SO I'LL PROVIDE 31 00:01:00,994 --> 00:01:02,762 THOSE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. 32 00:01:02,762 --> 00:01:04,531 ALSO, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO 33 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:05,832 INFORM YOU THAT PETTY HAS ASKED 34 00:01:05,832 --> 00:01:07,467 NOT TO BE MOVED FORWARD TO AN 35 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:10,003 APPOINTMENT ON THE SEATTLE LGBTQ 36 00:01:10,003 --> 00:01:11,671 COMMISSION. IF THERE IS NO 37 00:01:11,671 --> 00:01:13,373 OBJECTION. AGENDA FIVE AGENDA 38 00:01:13,373 --> 00:01:14,941 ITEM FIVE WILL BE REMOVED FROM 39 00:01:14,941 --> 00:01:17,010 THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. HEARING 40 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:20,013 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 41 00:01:20,013 --> 00:01:21,848 AMENDED TO REMOVE AGENDA ITEM 42 00:01:21,848 --> 00:01:22,949 FIVE AND THE REVISED AGENDA IS 43 00:01:22,949 --> 00:01:26,085 ADOPTED. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS 44 00:01:26,085 --> 00:01:26,586 MY APPRECIATION TO OUR 45 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,221 FACILITIES AND SECURITY STAFF 46 00:01:28,221 --> 00:01:28,855 HERE TODAY. I KNOW WE USUALLY 47 00:01:28,855 --> 00:01:29,989 GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. WE'RE 48 00:01:29,989 --> 00:01:31,191 GOING TO HAVE A PACKED CHAMBER. 49 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:33,960 AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ADAPTING 50 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:35,295 SO QUICKLY AND ACCOMMODATING 51 00:01:35,295 --> 00:01:36,096 EVERYONE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE 52 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:39,099 YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW OPEN 53 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:40,567 THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT 54 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:41,668 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD 55 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:43,403 RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 56 00:01:43,403 --> 00:01:44,871 AGENDA OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF 57 00:01:44,871 --> 00:01:45,939 THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW MANY 58 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,874 SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? 59 00:01:47,874 --> 00:01:49,242 -- WE CURRENTLY HAVE 50 60 00:01:49,242 --> 00:01:49,843 IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, AND THERE 61 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:51,244 ARE TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS. 62 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:53,913 -- OKAY, FANTASTIC. WITH 50 IN 63 00:01:53,913 --> 00:01:56,382 PERSON OR EXCUSE ME, 652 64 00:01:56,382 --> 00:01:58,051 SPEAKERS. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 65 00:01:58,051 --> 00:01:59,819 ONE MINUTE. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE 66 00:01:59,819 --> 00:02:01,287 READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT 67 00:02:01,287 --> 00:02:03,523 INSTRUCTIONS? 68 00:02:03,523 --> 00:02:04,157 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS 69 00:02:04,157 --> 00:02:04,791 UP TO 60 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL 70 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:05,458 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 71 00:02:05,458 --> 00:02:06,259 THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL 72 00:02:06,259 --> 00:02:07,760 BEGIN WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS 73 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,496 AND THEN MOVE TO REMOTE 74 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:10,697 SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 75 00:02:10,697 --> 00:02:12,031 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS OF THEIR 76 00:02:12,031 --> 00:02:13,266 TIME IS LEFT. SPEAKERS MICS WILL 77 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:14,767 BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END 78 00:02:14,767 --> 00:02:15,301 THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE 79 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:16,302 ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 80 00:02:16,302 --> 00:02:17,804 CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 81 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:18,838 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 82 00:02:18,838 --> 00:02:20,039 OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 83 00:02:20,039 --> 00:02:21,441 FIRST SPEAKERS ON THE LIST. 84 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:25,145 FIRST SPEAKER IS KEITH WEIR, 85 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:25,778 FOLLOWED BY WILLOW STORDAHL AND 86 00:02:25,778 --> 00:02:28,715 THEN MITCHELL BEN MITCHELL. 87 00:02:28,715 --> 00:02:30,984 -- ALL RIGHT. 88 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,318 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER 89 00:02:32,318 --> 00:02:33,019 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 90 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:35,655 NAME IS KEITH WEIR. FOR THE 91 00:02:35,655 --> 00:02:38,291 RECORD, I'M A 27 YEAR UNION 92 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:41,094 ELECTRICIAN WITH IBEW LOCAL 46. 93 00:02:41,094 --> 00:02:43,763 HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE MHA. 94 00:02:43,763 --> 00:02:45,899 AND IT'S SAD THAT THE STATE OF 95 00:02:45,899 --> 00:02:47,767 SEATTLE ON THE STATE OF 96 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:48,434 WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW, THAT THE 97 00:02:48,434 --> 00:02:50,336 WORDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 98 00:02:50,336 --> 00:02:52,438 AFFORDABLE IN EDUCATION CANNOT 99 00:02:52,438 --> 00:02:54,374 COEXIST. RIGHT? IT'S GETTING OUT 100 00:02:54,374 --> 00:02:56,075 OF HAND. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO 101 00:02:56,075 --> 00:02:59,812 TO DRIVE THE COST OF HOUSING 102 00:02:59,812 --> 00:03:00,880 DOWN AND HELP PROMOTE GOOD JOBS 103 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:01,981 FOR PEOPLE, RIGHT, I STAND. I 104 00:03:01,981 --> 00:03:03,383 STOOD A FIVE YEAR APPRENTICESHIP 105 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:06,286 AS AN ELECTRICIAN. CURRENTLY, I 106 00:03:06,286 --> 00:03:09,556 HAVE MEMBERS ON OUR OUT OF WORK 107 00:03:09,556 --> 00:03:11,691 LIST, 1023 PEOPLE WHO NEED A 108 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:14,093 JOB. TODAY. I HAVE APPRENTICES 109 00:03:14,093 --> 00:03:15,028 ON THE OUT OF WORK LIST WHO HAVE 110 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:17,096 BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR 4 OR 5 SIX 111 00:03:17,096 --> 00:03:18,798 MONTHS. THAT MEANS UNEMPLOYMENT 112 00:03:18,798 --> 00:03:20,166 IS GONE, HEALTH INSURANCE IS 113 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:23,169 GONE. THEY NEED JOBS NOW. SO 114 00:03:23,169 --> 00:03:24,204 WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN 115 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:27,206 ANY WAY WE CAN JOBS NOW. 116 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:29,976 -- OH THANK YOU. OUR NEXT 117 00:03:29,976 --> 00:03:30,610 SPEAKER IS WILLOW STEWART, 118 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:34,213 FOLLOWED BY BEN MITCHELL. 119 00:03:34,213 --> 00:03:39,385 -- [APPLAUSE] 120 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:40,920 -- HI. MY NAME IS WILMA STORDAHL 121 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,356 AND I'M A RESIDENT OF WEST 122 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:45,558 SEATTLE AND A PROJECT MANAGER AT 123 00:03:45,558 --> 00:03:48,761 GREEN EFFECTS. GREEN EFFECTS IS 124 00:03:48,761 --> 00:03:49,295 A LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 125 00:03:49,295 --> 00:03:51,264 COMPANY, AND OUR AFFORDABLE 126 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:52,332 HOUSING PROJECTS INCLUDE 127 00:03:52,332 --> 00:03:54,167 MIDTOWN, GRAND STREET COMMONS, 128 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:57,270 LEHI, NESBITT, LEHI, NEW HOPE, 129 00:03:57,270 --> 00:04:00,240 THE YESLER BLOCKS, AND MANY 130 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,074 OTHERS. WE HAVE SEEN A STEADY 131 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:04,243 DROP IN CONSTRUCTION IN THE PAST 132 00:04:04,243 --> 00:04:08,514 FIVE YEARS SINCE 2021, GREEN 133 00:04:08,514 --> 00:04:10,283 EFFECT SALES HAVE DECREASED BY 134 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:12,585 39%. THAT MEANS WE'VE 135 00:04:12,585 --> 00:04:13,186 EXPERIENCED PERMANENT LAYOFFS 136 00:04:13,186 --> 00:04:14,988 AND REDUCED WORK HOURS, AND MOST 137 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:17,890 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO 138 00:04:17,890 --> 00:04:18,458 THE PRIMARY BREADWINNERS IN 139 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:21,928 THEIR HOMES. I'M HERE TO ASK 140 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:24,564 YOU TO APPROVE THE MHA 141 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:26,733 LEGISLATION. SEATTLE NEEDS MORE 142 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:28,134 HOUSING TO MAKE IT MORE 143 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:29,235 AFFORDABLE. LET'S GET OUR PEOPLE 144 00:04:29,235 --> 00:04:33,539 BACK TO WORK AND BUILDING. YEAH. 145 00:04:33,539 --> 00:04:34,173 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND 146 00:04:34,173 --> 00:04:38,344 JUST AS A REMINDER, OH, WE KNEW. 147 00:04:38,344 --> 00:04:38,611 -- THAT. 148 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,847 -- [APPLAUSE] 149 00:04:40,847 --> 00:04:41,981 -- JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHEN THE 150 00:04:41,981 --> 00:04:43,683 CHIME GOES OFF, YOU'VE STILL GOT 151 00:04:43,683 --> 00:04:45,151 10 SECONDS LEFT. THAT'S OKAY. 152 00:04:45,151 --> 00:04:45,985 AND IF YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE 153 00:04:45,985 --> 00:04:47,053 TO GET THROUGH ALL YOUR 154 00:04:47,053 --> 00:04:47,920 COMMENTS, YOU CAN PLACE THEM IN 155 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,389 THE LITTLE BIN UP THERE. 156 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:50,590 -- OKAY. AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 157 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:53,493 BEN MITCHELL, FOLLOWED BY BILLY 158 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:56,429 HETHERINGTON. AND THEN MARIANA 159 00:04:56,429 --> 00:04:56,629 HAKE. 160 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:58,097 -- THANKS. HI COUNCILMEMBERS, 161 00:04:58,097 --> 00:04:59,532 HAPPY FRIDAY. MY NAME IS BEN 162 00:04:59,532 --> 00:05:01,768 MITCHELL. I LIVE IN SOUTH BEACON 163 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:03,670 HILL, DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M A 164 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:06,572 MEMBER OF FOR SEATTLE AS WELL. 165 00:05:06,572 --> 00:05:09,075 I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE MHA 166 00:05:09,075 --> 00:05:09,676 ACCELERATOR AND TO OPPOSE THE 167 00:05:09,676 --> 00:05:10,910 COMPANION RESOLUTION. THE 168 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:12,545 EVIDENCE ON INCLUSIONARY ZONING, 169 00:05:12,545 --> 00:05:13,913 INCLUDING OUR OWN MHA PROGRAM, 170 00:05:13,913 --> 00:05:16,416 IS CLEAR. IT SHRINKS HOUSING 171 00:05:16,416 --> 00:05:17,950 SUPPLY AND RAISES PRICES. SO 172 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:20,186 THANK YOU FOR THE MHA. PAUSE. 173 00:05:20,186 --> 00:05:22,822 PLEASE PASS IT. BUT EXPANDING 174 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,457 MHA TO RESIDENTIAL ZONES AS THE 175 00:05:24,457 --> 00:05:25,958 RESOLUTION INTENDS, WOULD UNDO 176 00:05:25,958 --> 00:05:27,527 THAT PROGRESS. ONE STEP FORWARD, 177 00:05:27,527 --> 00:05:29,162 ONE STEP BACK. REAL 178 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,663 AFFORDABILITY COMES FROM MORE 179 00:05:30,663 --> 00:05:33,766 SUPPLY. MHA DOES PRODUCE 180 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:36,969 SUBSIDIZED UNITS, BUT PAYS FOR 181 00:05:36,969 --> 00:05:37,503 THEM BY TAXING NEARBY NEW 182 00:05:37,503 --> 00:05:38,604 CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT'S 183 00:05:38,604 --> 00:05:40,673 BACKWARDS. IT WOULD BE LIKE 184 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:41,974 TAXING BOOKSTORES TO FUND 185 00:05:41,974 --> 00:05:43,242 LIBRARIES, BECAUSE WE WERE 186 00:05:43,242 --> 00:05:44,010 CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF 187 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:47,113 BOOKS. THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS. 188 00:05:47,113 --> 00:05:47,714 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SHOULD BE 189 00:05:47,714 --> 00:05:49,315 FUNDED LIKE PARKS THROUGH 190 00:05:49,315 --> 00:05:51,884 GENERAL TAX REVENUE, NOT A TAX 191 00:05:51,884 --> 00:05:53,586 ON HOUSING. PLEASE MOVE THE 192 00:05:53,586 --> 00:05:54,987 ACCELERATOR FORWARD AND DON'T 193 00:05:54,987 --> 00:06:00,059 FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE RESOLUTION 194 00:06:00,059 --> 00:06:00,393 -- ALL RIGHT. 195 00:06:00,393 --> 00:06:00,727 -- [APPLAUSE] 196 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:03,463 -- AND WE JUST WE'LL JUST ASK 197 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:04,397 THE FOLKS HOLD APPLAUSE SO WE 198 00:06:04,397 --> 00:06:05,832 CAN GET THROUGH EVERYONE. OUR 199 00:06:05,832 --> 00:06:06,299 NEXT SPEAKER IS BILLY 200 00:06:06,299 --> 00:06:07,467 HETHERINGTON, FOLLOWED BY 201 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:09,769 MARIANA HAKE AND THEN PATRICK 202 00:06:09,769 --> 00:06:10,002 FOLEY. 203 00:06:10,002 --> 00:06:11,270 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER 204 00:06:11,270 --> 00:06:13,005 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 205 00:06:13,005 --> 00:06:13,639 NAME IS BILLY HETHERINGTON, AND 206 00:06:13,639 --> 00:06:14,907 I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE 207 00:06:14,907 --> 00:06:17,009 MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL 242. SEATTLE 208 00:06:17,009 --> 00:06:18,344 HAS A HOUSING PRODUCTION 209 00:06:18,344 --> 00:06:19,011 PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO BE 210 00:06:19,011 --> 00:06:22,448 HONEST ABOUT WHAT MAKES WHAT WHY 211 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:24,250 THIS IS HAPPENING. PROJECTS THAT 212 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:25,284 WERE FINANCIALLY VIABLE YEARS 213 00:06:25,284 --> 00:06:26,753 AGO ARE NOW STALLED BECAUSE OF 214 00:06:26,753 --> 00:06:27,487 HIGH INTEREST RATES, RISING 215 00:06:27,487 --> 00:06:29,789 MATERIAL COSTS AND INCREASING 216 00:06:29,789 --> 00:06:30,656 REGULATORY EXPENSES. THAT IS WHY 217 00:06:30,656 --> 00:06:33,259 I SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 218 00:06:33,259 --> 00:06:34,193 AS MHA ACCELERATOR TODAY. THIS 219 00:06:34,193 --> 00:06:36,229 IS NOT AN ELIMINATION 220 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:37,296 ELIMINATION OF MHA. IT IS NOT A 221 00:06:37,296 --> 00:06:39,132 RETREAT FROM SEATTLE'S 222 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:39,665 COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE 223 00:06:39,665 --> 00:06:40,600 HOUSING. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT. 224 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,602 THERE IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC 225 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:45,138 REALITY HERE. WHEN CONSTRUCTION 226 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:46,973 STOPS, MHA REVENUE STOPS TO 227 00:06:46,973 --> 00:06:48,674 SEATTLE NEEDS BOTH MARKET RATE 228 00:06:48,674 --> 00:06:50,510 HOUSING AND SUBSIDIZED 229 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:51,144 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THEY SHOULD 230 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:53,446 NOT BE COMPETING PRIORITIES AND 231 00:06:53,446 --> 00:06:54,814 EVERY PROJECT THAT MOVES FORWARD 232 00:06:54,814 --> 00:06:57,049 MEANS CONSTRUCTION, JOBS, WAGES 233 00:06:57,049 --> 00:06:57,617 SPENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, 234 00:06:57,617 --> 00:07:00,420 ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE, AND MOST 235 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,555 MORE CUSTOMERS FOR OUR 236 00:07:02,555 --> 00:07:04,257 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES. I ALSO 237 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:06,793 APPRECIATE THE THAT THE PROPOSAL 238 00:07:06,793 --> 00:07:08,294 DEADLINES AND INCENTIVES FOR THE 239 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:10,129 PROJECTS CAN ALSO CAN ACTUALLY 240 00:07:10,129 --> 00:07:11,798 MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION WHILE 241 00:07:11,798 --> 00:07:12,398 ENCOURAGING TWO BEDROOM HOMES 242 00:07:12,398 --> 00:07:14,000 THAT CAN BETTER SERVE FAMILIES. 243 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,701 SO THANK YOU AND VOTE YES ON THE 244 00:07:15,701 --> 00:07:17,937 PROPOSAL 245 00:07:17,937 --> 00:07:19,138 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR 246 00:07:19,138 --> 00:07:21,440 NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIANA HAKE, 247 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:22,909 FOLLOWED BY PATRICK FOLEY AND 248 00:07:22,909 --> 00:07:25,378 THEN EMILY THOMPSON. 249 00:07:25,378 --> 00:07:26,412 -- ALL RIGHT, AM I READY? GOOD 250 00:07:26,412 --> 00:07:27,647 MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 251 00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:29,048 IS MARIANA HAKE. I'M THE 252 00:07:29,048 --> 00:07:30,449 POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 253 00:07:30,449 --> 00:07:31,851 NORTH COAST STATES CARPENTERS 254 00:07:31,851 --> 00:07:35,087 UNION. AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF 255 00:07:35,087 --> 00:07:36,222 REPRESENTING OVER 50,000 57,000 256 00:07:36,222 --> 00:07:38,491 MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO EMPHASIZE 257 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:40,159 THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MHA 258 00:07:40,159 --> 00:07:40,793 ACCELERATOR AND THE OPPORTUNITY 259 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:42,295 TO CREATE JOBS FOR OUR 260 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:43,663 MEMBERSHIP. BECAUSE, AS YOU MAY 261 00:07:43,663 --> 00:07:44,797 KNOW AND HAVE YOU'VE HEARD, THE 262 00:07:44,797 --> 00:07:47,333 OUT OF WORK LIST ARE HIGH AND 263 00:07:47,333 --> 00:07:47,934 THERE'S NOTHING A CARPENTER 264 00:07:47,934 --> 00:07:48,801 LOVES MORE THAN A HAMMER IN 265 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:52,371 THEIR HAND. I WILL ALSO ADD, WE 266 00:07:52,371 --> 00:07:52,905 ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE 267 00:07:52,905 --> 00:07:55,241 DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS WE 268 00:07:55,241 --> 00:07:56,142 REPRESENT AND THOSE PRESENT 269 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:58,478 TODAY TO ENSURE THESE PROJECTS 270 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,546 MOVE FORWARD WITH RESPONSIBLE 271 00:08:00,546 --> 00:08:02,582 CONTRACTORS. I WANT TO 272 00:08:02,582 --> 00:08:03,049 ESPECIALLY THANK YOU, 273 00:08:03,049 --> 00:08:03,649 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND THE 274 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:04,784 TEAM, FOR MAKING SURE THE 275 00:08:04,784 --> 00:08:06,686 CARPENTERS ARE PART OF THE 276 00:08:06,686 --> 00:08:08,287 CONVERSATION, AND WE LOOK 277 00:08:08,287 --> 00:08:10,223 FORWARD TO MORE DISCUSSION AS 278 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:10,857 THIS UNFOLDS AND IDENTIFYING HOW 279 00:08:10,857 --> 00:08:12,492 WE CAN BEST COLLABORATE AND 280 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:16,395 SHARE RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU. 281 00:08:16,395 --> 00:08:18,197 -- SPEAKER, IS PATRICK FOLEY, 282 00:08:18,197 --> 00:08:20,099 FOLLOWED BY EMILY THOMPSON AND 283 00:08:20,099 --> 00:08:26,005 THEN BLAKE HARPER. 284 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:28,507 -- I WANT TO START BY THANKING 285 00:08:28,507 --> 00:08:30,376 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR HER 286 00:08:30,376 --> 00:08:33,246 LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS 287 00:08:33,246 --> 00:08:33,746 LEGISLATION FORWARD FOR 288 00:08:33,746 --> 00:08:35,181 CONSIDERATION. I'M A BUILDER IN 289 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:37,116 SEATTLE OF HOUSING, AND I WANT 290 00:08:37,116 --> 00:08:38,851 TO GIVE YOU ALL A REAL WORLD 291 00:08:38,851 --> 00:08:41,254 EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS LEGISLATION 292 00:08:41,254 --> 00:08:42,955 MEANS. WITH INTEREST RATES 293 00:08:42,955 --> 00:08:43,856 TICKING UP, THIS IS MORE 294 00:08:43,856 --> 00:08:45,458 IMPORTANT THAN EVER. ONE OF MY 295 00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:47,026 PARTNERS IS PREPARING HAS BEEN 296 00:08:47,026 --> 00:08:49,962 PREPARED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. A 22 297 00:08:49,962 --> 00:08:50,529 STORY STUDENT HOUSING TOWER 298 00:08:50,529 --> 00:08:51,364 PROJECT IN THE UNIVERSITY 299 00:08:51,364 --> 00:08:53,499 DISTRICT CALLED B 45 AT 45th AND 300 00:08:53,499 --> 00:08:56,035 BROOKLYN, AND THE PROJECT IS 301 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:58,204 SCHEDULED TO START SOON. WITH 302 00:08:58,204 --> 00:09:00,206 THIS LEGISLATION, IT WILL LEASE 303 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:01,073 CRUTCHER. LEWIS IS THE 304 00:09:01,073 --> 00:09:02,508 CONTRACTOR. IT'S GOING TO BE 305 00:09:02,508 --> 00:09:06,345 100% UNION LABOR, AND THAT MEANS 306 00:09:06,345 --> 00:09:06,846 HUNDREDS OF GOOD PAYING 307 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:08,447 CONSTRUCTION JOBS OVER THE NEXT 308 00:09:08,447 --> 00:09:09,982 TWO YEARS. CARPENTERS, 309 00:09:09,982 --> 00:09:11,284 ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS, 310 00:09:11,284 --> 00:09:13,219 IRONWORKERS, LABORERS, AND MANY 311 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:14,153 OTHERS. IT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT 312 00:09:14,153 --> 00:09:15,454 PART OF THE STORY THAT I THINK 313 00:09:15,454 --> 00:09:17,557 IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT. A 314 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:18,891 LARGE PORTION OF THE CAPITAL 315 00:09:18,891 --> 00:09:21,260 INVESTED IN B 45 IS COMES FROM A 316 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:23,462 UNION PENSION FUND. SO THAT 317 00:09:23,462 --> 00:09:24,964 MEANS THAT THERE'S RETIREMENT 318 00:09:24,964 --> 00:09:26,666 CAPITAL THAT GOES FOR THESE 319 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:28,067 WORKERS. AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS 320 00:09:28,067 --> 00:09:30,269 PROJECT IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO 321 00:09:30,269 --> 00:09:31,437 THIS IS WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS 322 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:32,905 THAT ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD 323 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:35,775 THIS YEAR FOR ANOTHER 510 UNITS. 324 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:36,375 IF THE LEGISLATION IS PASSED. 325 00:09:36,375 --> 00:09:38,311 THANK YOU. 326 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:40,212 -- THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS 327 00:09:40,212 --> 00:09:40,846 EMILY THOMPSON, FOLLOWED BY 328 00:09:40,846 --> 00:09:42,581 BLAKE HARPER AND THEN CHRISTIAN 329 00:09:42,581 --> 00:09:43,649 GUNTHER. 330 00:09:43,649 --> 00:09:45,184 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M EMILY 331 00:09:45,184 --> 00:09:46,586 THOMPSON, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING 332 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:48,387 ADVOCATE, URBANIST MEMBER OF 333 00:09:48,387 --> 00:09:49,855 FOUR SEATTLE AND D2 VOTER 334 00:09:49,855 --> 00:09:50,957 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER PROPOSAL IS 335 00:09:50,957 --> 00:09:52,692 A PRACTICAL, TIME LIMITED 336 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:53,292 RESPONSE THAT TAKES ACTION TO 337 00:09:53,292 --> 00:09:54,760 HELP THE HOUSING CRISIS TO 338 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:55,828 ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, 339 00:09:55,828 --> 00:09:56,929 SEATTLE NEEDS BOTH MARKET RATE 340 00:09:56,929 --> 00:09:58,831 AND SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE 341 00:09:58,831 --> 00:09:59,665 HOUSING. THESE HOUSING TYPES 342 00:09:59,665 --> 00:10:01,133 SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS 343 00:10:01,133 --> 00:10:02,702 COMPETING PRIORITIES. THE 344 00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:03,803 POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE MHA 345 00:10:03,803 --> 00:10:04,837 ACCELERATOR IS THE BANG FOR YOUR 346 00:10:04,837 --> 00:10:06,572 BUCK. WE'LL SEE WHERE THE WILL 347 00:10:06,572 --> 00:10:08,441 SEE IMPACT ON STABILIZING RENTS, 348 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:09,008 WHILE THE OTHER REGULATORY 349 00:10:09,008 --> 00:10:10,610 REFORM YOU'VE PASSED REGARDING 350 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,712 RENTERS WILL HELP IMPROVE 351 00:10:12,712 --> 00:10:13,846 TRANSPARENCY AND STABILITY. 352 00:10:13,846 --> 00:10:14,580 STABILITY FOR RENTERS AT BEST 353 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:16,382 ENABLE AROUND THE EDGES OF 354 00:10:16,382 --> 00:10:17,483 AFFORDABILITY. THE DATA IS 355 00:10:17,483 --> 00:10:18,651 IRREFUTABLE THAT IN THE LAST TEN 356 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:20,119 YEARS, THE VOLUME OF UNITS 357 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:21,787 PRODUCED IMPACTED OUR HOUSING 358 00:10:21,787 --> 00:10:22,421 MARKETS THROUGH RENT STABILIZING 359 00:10:22,421 --> 00:10:23,823 AND EVEN DROPPING. LET'S DO MORE 360 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,224 OF WHAT WE KNOW WORKS AND 361 00:10:25,224 --> 00:10:26,692 GENERATE SOME MHA PAYMENT FOR 362 00:10:26,692 --> 00:10:27,893 HOUSING, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 363 00:10:27,893 --> 00:10:29,729 I THINK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 364 00:10:29,729 --> 00:10:30,696 HER LEADERSHIP AND URGE YOU TO 365 00:10:30,696 --> 00:10:33,032 PASS THIS LEGISLATION. THE SDCI 366 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:33,933 DASHBOARD SHOWS THAT IN JULY, 367 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:36,869 THE CITY RECEIVED NO 368 00:10:36,869 --> 00:10:38,170 APPLICATION, NO PERMITS FOR 369 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:39,505 AFFORDABLE FOR APARTMENT 370 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:40,606 BUILDINGS. MHA DIDN'T CAUSE THE 371 00:10:40,606 --> 00:10:41,907 BUILDING SLOWDOWN, BUT IT CAN 372 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:44,577 SOLVE FOR IT RIGHT NOW. 373 00:10:44,577 --> 00:10:44,910 -- [APPLAUSE] 374 00:10:44,910 --> 00:10:46,379 -- THANK YOU. 375 00:10:46,379 --> 00:10:47,947 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BLAKE 376 00:10:47,947 --> 00:10:50,082 HARPER, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN 377 00:10:50,082 --> 00:10:51,050 GUNTER AND THEN JASON HEWITT. 378 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:51,751 -- I'M GONNA HAVE YOU HOLD ON 379 00:10:51,751 --> 00:10:53,552 ONE SECOND. I'M GOING TO TELL 380 00:10:53,552 --> 00:10:55,721 YOU GUYS SOMETHING. I GOT TO 381 00:10:55,721 --> 00:10:56,722 WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE 382 00:10:56,722 --> 00:10:58,090 THAT WE HAVE FOLKS LINE UP. SO 383 00:10:58,090 --> 00:10:59,625 WHEN SAGE IS CALLING OUT THE 384 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:00,793 NAMES, IF WE CAN HOLD THE 385 00:11:00,793 --> 00:11:02,328 APPLAUSE SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR 386 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:03,362 THEIR NAMES AND LINE UP TO COME 387 00:11:03,362 --> 00:11:05,297 UP TO THE MIC, THAT WOULD BE 388 00:11:05,297 --> 00:11:06,699 SUPER HELPFUL. IF YOU LOOK, IF 389 00:11:06,699 --> 00:11:07,333 SOMEBODY DROPS A DIME AND YOU 390 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:08,901 GOT TO CLAP, I GET IT, BUT I 391 00:11:08,901 --> 00:11:10,102 WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN 392 00:11:10,102 --> 00:11:13,439 HEAR THEIR NAMES BEING CALLED, 393 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:13,639 OKAY. 394 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:14,974 -- THANK YOU. SO MY NAME IS 395 00:11:14,974 --> 00:11:18,577 BLAKE. I RENT IN MOUNT BAKER 396 00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:19,845 RIDGE. I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF 397 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:22,748 FOUR SEATTLE. I WANT TO EXPRESS 398 00:11:22,748 --> 00:11:23,883 SUPPORT FOR THE MHA ACCELERATOR, 399 00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:25,651 BUT I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED 400 00:11:25,651 --> 00:11:26,652 ABOUT THE RESOLUTION. I JUST 401 00:11:26,652 --> 00:11:28,054 WENT THROUGH A SEARCH FOR A NEW 402 00:11:28,054 --> 00:11:29,989 RENTAL. I'M REALLY EXCITED 403 00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:32,124 ABOUT THE PLACE I FOUND. I AM 404 00:11:32,124 --> 00:11:33,359 CONCERNED THAT IF THE RESOLUTION 405 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,727 WENT FORWARD, THERE WOULD NOT BE 406 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:37,763 AS MANY TOWNHOMES IN 407 00:11:37,763 --> 00:11:38,397 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS 408 00:11:38,397 --> 00:11:41,133 THAT I COULD LOOK TO RENT. IT 409 00:11:41,133 --> 00:11:41,867 WAS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL. WHEN 410 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:43,936 I WENT THROUGH MY RENTAL SEARCH 411 00:11:43,936 --> 00:11:45,371 TO KNOW THAT THOSE TOWNHOMES 412 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:47,440 WERE AVAILABLE IN QUIET 413 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:48,374 NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT FELT SAFE 414 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:52,111 FOR ME AND MY PARTNER, AND I'M 415 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:52,678 JUST CONCERNED THAT IF THE 416 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:54,246 RESOLUTION WENT FORWARD, THERE 417 00:11:54,246 --> 00:11:55,281 WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH 418 00:11:55,281 --> 00:11:55,948 CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE. AND I 419 00:11:55,948 --> 00:11:58,784 JUST WANT FOLKS TO REMEMBER THAT 420 00:11:58,784 --> 00:12:00,653 THOSE TOWNHOMES SERVE RENTERS, 421 00:12:00,653 --> 00:12:02,121 TOO. THEY'RE THEY'RE MORE 422 00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:03,622 AFFORDABLE. THEY MOSTLY ARE 423 00:12:03,622 --> 00:12:07,259 RENTING AT LIKE 3.8 FOR A THREE. 424 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:08,828 IT HELPS A LOT MORE THAN RENTING 425 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:10,763 A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WHICH IS 426 00:12:10,763 --> 00:12:12,398 LIKE 4K5K. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. 427 00:12:12,398 --> 00:12:13,766 THANK YOU. 428 00:12:13,766 --> 00:12:15,735 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 429 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:17,103 IS CHRISTIAN GUNTER, FOLLOWED BY 430 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:22,575 JASON HEWITT. AND THEN LOUIS 431 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:22,808 URBINA. 432 00:12:22,808 --> 00:12:24,510 -- THANKS, CHAIR FOSTER AND 433 00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:25,578 MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY 434 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,213 NAME IS CHRISTIAN GUNTER. I'M A 435 00:12:27,213 --> 00:12:28,848 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR AND I 436 00:12:28,848 --> 00:12:32,184 WORK FOR ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE, 437 00:12:32,184 --> 00:12:33,686 AND WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT OF 438 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:34,286 THE MH ACCELERATOR, WHICH WE 439 00:12:34,286 --> 00:12:37,022 THINK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP 440 00:12:37,022 --> 00:12:38,357 TO REDUCE MEANINGFUL MATERIAL 441 00:12:38,357 --> 00:12:39,358 BARRIERS TO THE CREATION OF NEW 442 00:12:39,358 --> 00:12:41,160 SUPPLY OF HOUSING. WE HAVE TWO 443 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,629 PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE 444 00:12:43,629 --> 00:12:44,263 FINANCIALLY UNFEASIBLE WITHOUT 445 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:46,031 THE HOUSING, WITHOUT THE 446 00:12:46,031 --> 00:12:47,199 ACCELERATOR, ONE IN BELLTOWN AND 447 00:12:47,199 --> 00:12:49,668 ONE IN LOWER QUEEN ANNE. AND SO 448 00:12:49,668 --> 00:12:51,203 WE URGE THE COUNCIL SUPPORT. YOU 449 00:12:51,203 --> 00:12:52,671 CAN'T CONTROL INTEREST RATES OR 450 00:12:52,671 --> 00:12:54,106 CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUT YOU CAN 451 00:12:54,106 --> 00:12:56,342 TAKE THIS MEANINGFUL STEP TO 452 00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:57,676 MAKE HOUSING SUPPLY REAL AND 453 00:12:57,676 --> 00:13:00,246 HELP OUR PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. 454 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:00,546 THANK YOU. 455 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:01,514 -- NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON HEWITT, 456 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:03,048 FOLLOWED BY LOUIS URBINA AND 457 00:13:03,048 --> 00:13:05,084 THEN COURTNEY MARTINEZ. 458 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,418 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 459 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:07,086 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M JASON HEWITT 460 00:13:07,086 --> 00:13:10,022 WITH THE SORRY, YOU A LOCAL 32 461 00:13:10,022 --> 00:13:11,524 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS AND HVAC 462 00:13:11,524 --> 00:13:12,158 SERVICE TECHS REPRESENTING MORE 463 00:13:12,158 --> 00:13:15,694 THAN 4000 MEMBERS OF THE KING 464 00:13:15,694 --> 00:13:17,563 COUNTY REGION TO EXPRESS. 465 00:13:17,563 --> 00:13:18,597 -- WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. 466 00:13:18,597 --> 00:13:20,766 GIVE US ONE SECOND. 467 00:13:20,766 --> 00:13:21,333 -- HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY 468 00:13:21,333 --> 00:13:24,370 SUPPORT FOR MH ACCELERATOR 469 00:13:24,370 --> 00:13:25,137 PROGRAM WE PRESENTED TO YOU 470 00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:26,972 TODAY. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE 471 00:13:26,972 --> 00:13:27,573 SEATTLE NEEDS MORE AFFORDABLE 472 00:13:27,573 --> 00:13:28,574 HOUSING, SO WORKING PEOPLE HAVE 473 00:13:28,574 --> 00:13:29,642 THE ABILITY TO LIVE CLOSER TO 474 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:30,809 WHERE THEY WORK. BUT THIS 475 00:13:30,809 --> 00:13:33,579 PROGRAM IS MORE ABOUT HOUSING. 476 00:13:33,579 --> 00:13:34,180 IT ALSO CREATES OPPORTUNITIES 477 00:13:34,180 --> 00:13:37,049 FOR WORKERS, CONTRACTORS AND 478 00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:37,650 BUSINESSES. OUR CONSTRUCTION 479 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:38,984 INDUSTRY HAS FACED SIGNIFICANT 480 00:13:38,984 --> 00:13:39,919 CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL 481 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:42,321 YEARS. TODAY, WE'VE GOT 72 482 00:13:42,321 --> 00:13:43,389 PLUMBERS AND NINE PLUMBER 483 00:13:43,389 --> 00:13:45,691 APPRENTICES OUT OF WORK, AND 484 00:13:45,691 --> 00:13:46,792 ANOTHER 50 PLUMBERS THAT ARE 485 00:13:46,792 --> 00:13:48,160 WORKING OUT OF STATE BECAUSE 486 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,929 THEY SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH WORK 487 00:13:49,929 --> 00:13:51,697 IN THE REGION. SOME HAVE BEEN 488 00:13:51,697 --> 00:13:53,566 WAITING FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS. 489 00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:54,466 SKILLED, LICENSED TRADESPEOPLE 490 00:13:54,466 --> 00:13:56,001 WHO WANT TO WORK, SUPPORT THEIR 491 00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:58,103 FAMILIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR 492 00:13:58,103 --> 00:13:58,737 COMMUNITIES. THE ADJUSTMENTS THE 493 00:13:58,737 --> 00:14:01,507 MHA PROGRAM CAN HELP IMPROVE. 494 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:02,875 THAT MEANS MORE FAMILY WAGE JOBS 495 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:05,144 HERE IN SEATTLE, MORE ECONOMIC 496 00:14:05,144 --> 00:14:06,545 ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND 497 00:14:06,545 --> 00:14:07,179 MORE SKILLED WORKFORCE AVAILABLE 498 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:10,082 TO HELP BUILD THE HOUSING. OUR 499 00:14:10,082 --> 00:14:10,916 REGION NEEDS. FOR OUR MEMBERS. 500 00:14:10,916 --> 00:14:12,751 THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN 501 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:16,155 CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT OR POLICY 502 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:16,689 CHANGE. IT'S ABOUT THE 503 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:17,289 OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THEIR 504 00:14:17,289 --> 00:14:17,990 COMMUNITY, PROVIDE FOR THEIR 505 00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:19,558 FAMILIES, AND BUILD A FUTURE 506 00:14:19,558 --> 00:14:20,993 HERE AT HOME. THANK YOU. 507 00:14:20,993 --> 00:14:22,027 -- THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS 508 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,963 LOUIS URBINA, THEN COURTNEY 509 00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:27,733 MARTINEZ AND DAVID TRIVETTE. 510 00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:30,269 -- GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IF 511 00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:31,770 YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MUTE. 512 00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:32,838 -- BUT YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE 513 00:14:32,838 --> 00:14:33,939 MIC SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. 514 00:14:33,939 --> 00:14:34,607 -- GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY 515 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:37,009 NAME IS LUIS URBINA, JUNIOR. 516 00:14:37,009 --> 00:14:39,178 I'M A LIVE PERFORMER FOR 517 00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:39,812 COMPASS CONSTRUCTION. JUST WANT 518 00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:41,380 TO SAY THAT WE ARE PROUD OF THE 519 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:42,715 WORK OF THE WORK WE DO. BUILDING 520 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:46,018 HOUSES IN SEATTLE. BUT WE NEED 521 00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:47,152 PROJECTS TO BUILD. CAME HERE 522 00:14:47,152 --> 00:14:48,687 TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP 523 00:14:48,687 --> 00:14:49,788 WORKING IN THE CITY, AND I WANT 524 00:14:49,788 --> 00:14:50,956 THE PEOPLE ON MY CREW TO 525 00:14:50,956 --> 00:14:55,060 CONTINUE TO WORK. SO PLEASE MOVE 526 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:55,694 THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD. THANK 527 00:14:55,694 --> 00:14:57,096 YOU. 528 00:14:57,096 --> 00:14:57,429 -- THANK YOU. 529 00:14:57,429 --> 00:14:59,231 -- NEXT IS COURTNEY MARTINEZ, 530 00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:00,899 THEN DAVID TRIVETTE AND RYAN 531 00:15:00,899 --> 00:15:01,100 AMES. 532 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,270 -- HI, MY NAME IS COURTNEY 533 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:04,903 MARTINEZ AND I'M A LOGISTICS 534 00:15:04,903 --> 00:15:06,472 SUPERVISOR FOR COMPASS GENERAL 535 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:07,640 CONSTRUCTION. I TOOK TIME AWAY 536 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,041 FROM THE JOB TODAY BECAUSE THIS 537 00:15:09,041 --> 00:15:10,576 DECISION MATTERS TO ME 538 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:12,077 PERSONALLY. I'M A SINGLE MOM. I 539 00:15:12,077 --> 00:15:13,178 WORK CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE 540 00:15:13,178 --> 00:15:16,215 RUNNING OUT OF PROJECTS. SO 541 00:15:16,215 --> 00:15:18,717 WITHOUT A PROJECT, LAYOFFS START 542 00:15:18,717 --> 00:15:20,019 BUILDING MORE HOUSING IS 543 00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:20,552 IMPORTANT FOR SEATTLE AND 544 00:15:20,552 --> 00:15:22,388 KEEPING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 545 00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:23,622 EMPLOYED IS IMPORTANT TO OUR 546 00:15:23,622 --> 00:15:24,556 FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR 547 00:15:24,556 --> 00:15:26,425 LISTENING TO US TODAY. 548 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:26,759 -- THANK YOU. 549 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,494 -- NEXT IS DAVID TRIVETTE, THEN 550 00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:31,797 RYAN AMES AND DAVID NEIMAN. 551 00:15:31,797 --> 00:15:33,832 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. 552 00:15:33,832 --> 00:15:35,100 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M DAVID 553 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:37,303 TRIVETTE AND I AM A CARPENTER 554 00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:39,004 FOR COMPASS CONSTRUCTION, AND I 555 00:15:39,004 --> 00:15:41,874 AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE MHA 556 00:15:41,874 --> 00:15:44,376 LEGISLATION. AND I JUST WANT YOU 557 00:15:44,376 --> 00:15:45,577 TO KNOW THAT I HAVE A WIFE AND 558 00:15:45,577 --> 00:15:47,746 THREE KIDS, AND THEY EXPECT THEY 559 00:15:47,746 --> 00:15:50,115 DEPEND ON ME TO HAVE A JOB AND 560 00:15:50,115 --> 00:15:53,652 TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. 561 00:15:53,652 --> 00:15:55,220 AND THAT'S THAT'S WHY I'M 562 00:15:55,220 --> 00:15:57,189 ASKING FOR THIS. WE WE NEED 563 00:15:57,189 --> 00:15:59,525 JOBS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO 564 00:15:59,525 --> 00:16:00,659 PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILIES. AND 565 00:16:00,659 --> 00:16:03,028 LET'S, LET'S GET THIS 566 00:16:03,028 --> 00:16:03,595 LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD. 567 00:16:03,595 --> 00:16:03,829 THANKS. 568 00:16:03,829 --> 00:16:04,897 -- THANK YOU. 569 00:16:04,897 --> 00:16:07,466 -- NEXT IS DAVID NEIMAN AND 570 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:10,269 STEVE BENNETT AND FRANK STOFF. 571 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:11,904 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 572 00:16:11,904 --> 00:16:13,205 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS RYAN 573 00:16:13,205 --> 00:16:15,341 AMES. I AM A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE 574 00:16:15,341 --> 00:16:17,076 DISTRICT FIVE AND ONE OF THE 575 00:16:17,076 --> 00:16:19,044 OWNERS OF COMPASS CONSTRUCTION. 576 00:16:19,044 --> 00:16:20,846 I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF AND 577 00:16:20,846 --> 00:16:23,182 IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF MY 578 00:16:23,182 --> 00:16:25,985 EMPLOYEES, OUR EMPLOYEES AND 579 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,253 HUNDREDS OF TRADESPEOPLE THAT 580 00:16:28,253 --> 00:16:31,757 WORK ALONGSIDE US TO TO REALLY 581 00:16:31,757 --> 00:16:33,826 PROMOTE THIS ACCELERATOR 582 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:35,294 PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR, 583 00:16:35,294 --> 00:16:38,097 COMPASS, WE HAVE FINISHED FOUR 584 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:39,264 PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 585 00:16:39,264 --> 00:16:42,000 AND WE'VE STARTED NO NEW 586 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,435 PROJECTS IN SEATTLE, REALLY NO 587 00:16:43,435 --> 00:16:44,770 NEW PROJECTS ANYWHERE. WE KNOW 588 00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:47,506 OF FOUR VERY SPECIFIC PROJECTS 589 00:16:47,506 --> 00:16:49,908 THAT WOULD BE STARTING IN SHORT 590 00:16:49,908 --> 00:16:51,043 ORDER IF THIS LEGISLATION WAS 591 00:16:51,043 --> 00:16:53,479 PASSED. AND SO I'M HERE TO 592 00:16:53,479 --> 00:16:54,079 REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO 593 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:57,516 MAKE A QUICK DECISION AND, AND 594 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:59,118 GET THIS GET THIS PASSED, 595 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:00,786 BECAUSE IT REALLY IS GOING TO 596 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,421 MEAN PROTECTION OF JOBS FOR OUR 597 00:17:02,421 --> 00:17:03,789 EMPLOYEES AND OUR PARTNERS. 598 00:17:03,789 --> 00:17:07,926 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 599 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:08,193 -- THANK. 600 00:17:08,193 --> 00:17:11,797 -- THIS IS DAVID NEIMAN AND 601 00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:14,066 STEVE BENNETT AND FRANK STUFF. 602 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:16,802 -- HI, DAVID NEIMAN, I AM AN 603 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:17,436 ARCHITECT AND SOMETIME HOUSING 604 00:17:17,436 --> 00:17:19,471 DEVELOPER HERE IN SEATTLE. I'VE 605 00:17:19,471 --> 00:17:21,206 BEEN WORKING HERE FOR A BETTER 606 00:17:21,206 --> 00:17:27,813 PART OF 35 YEARS. WHEN A CLIENT 607 00:17:27,813 --> 00:17:29,381 WALKS INTO MY OFFICE WITH THE 608 00:17:29,381 --> 00:17:29,982 DESIRE TO BUILD HOUSING AND A 609 00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:31,583 PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE WILL TO 610 00:17:31,583 --> 00:17:33,152 GO FORWARD. THESE DAYS, I START 611 00:17:33,152 --> 00:17:35,654 THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE 612 00:17:35,654 --> 00:17:36,789 ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT I CAN 613 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:38,590 GET THEM A PERMIT. I CAN DESIGN 614 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:39,391 THEIR BUILDING AND THEY CAN 615 00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:41,427 BUILD IT, AND WHEN THEY DO THAT, 616 00:17:41,427 --> 00:17:43,328 THEY WILL LOSE MONEY. AND THAT 617 00:17:43,328 --> 00:17:45,197 IS AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION 618 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:46,865 THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN 619 00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:49,735 MY CAREER. WHEN MHA WAS PASSED, 620 00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:52,905 WE WERE A GROWING CITY. WE WERE 621 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:55,941 BOOMING. INVESTOR CAPITAL WAS 622 00:17:55,941 --> 00:17:57,776 FLOWING INTO SEATTLE, AND PEOPLE 623 00:17:57,776 --> 00:17:58,444 BELIEVED IN THE CITY AS A PLACE 624 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:00,012 TO PLACE THEIR MONEY. THAT WORLD 625 00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:04,249 IS GONE, AND WE NEED TO ADJUST 626 00:18:04,249 --> 00:18:06,018 TO THE NEW ECONOMIC REALITY AND 627 00:18:06,018 --> 00:18:08,320 FIND A WAY TO MAKE PROJECTS 628 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:09,288 VIABLE AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN GET 629 00:18:09,288 --> 00:18:11,623 THESE PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. THANK 630 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:11,824 YOU. 631 00:18:11,824 --> 00:18:13,992 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS STEVE 632 00:18:13,992 --> 00:18:16,995 BENNETT AND FRANK STAUFF AND 633 00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:20,666 BRANDON HOUGHTON 634 00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:21,633 -- MY NAME IS STEVE BENNETT. I 635 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:23,102 WORK FOR COMPASS. 636 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:23,735 -- AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE 637 00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:24,369 SPEAKING INTO THE MIC. I'LL 638 00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:25,537 RESET YOUR TIMER. THAT WAY WE 639 00:18:25,537 --> 00:18:26,305 CAN HEAR YOU. 640 00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:27,873 -- MY NAME IS STEVE BENNETT. I 641 00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:29,007 WORK FOR COMPASS AND WE WORK IN 642 00:18:29,007 --> 00:18:30,709 APARTMENT PROJECTS HERE IN 643 00:18:30,709 --> 00:18:33,145 SEATTLE. I TOOK TIME OFF TODAY 644 00:18:33,145 --> 00:18:34,780 BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION JOBS MATTER 645 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,448 TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OUR 646 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:40,185 COMPANY. I'M ASKING YOU TO PASS 647 00:18:40,185 --> 00:18:41,487 THE MHA LEGISLATION SO MORE 648 00:18:41,487 --> 00:18:42,988 HOUSING PROJECTS CAN GET MOVING 649 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,490 AND PEOPLE CAN GET BACK TO WORK. 650 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:45,524 THANK YOU. 651 00:18:45,524 --> 00:18:48,460 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 652 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:49,761 -- NEXT IS FRANK STOUT AND 653 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,264 BRANDON HOOTEN. AND LAVELLE 654 00:18:52,264 --> 00:18:52,531 FLEMING. 655 00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:53,699 -- AND JUST ONE SECOND, JUST A 656 00:18:53,699 --> 00:18:55,100 REMINDER, THESE MICS CAN MOVE. 657 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,268 AND IT'S SO STRANGE. YOU JUST 658 00:18:56,268 --> 00:18:58,804 GOT TO GET THEM CLOSER THAN YOU 659 00:18:58,804 --> 00:18:59,872 THINK. SO JUST FEEL A LITTLE 660 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:00,539 UNCOMFORTABLE AND YOU'VE GOT IT 661 00:19:00,539 --> 00:19:02,608 IN THE RIGHT SPOT. 662 00:19:02,608 --> 00:19:03,175 -- THANK YOU. 663 00:19:03,175 --> 00:19:05,410 -- HI, MY NAME IS FRANK STOFF 664 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:07,412 WITH COMPASS CONSTRUCTION, AND 665 00:19:07,412 --> 00:19:08,614 I'M NOT A POLICY EXPERT, BUT 666 00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:09,848 I'M JUST HERE TO SIMPLY POINT 667 00:19:09,848 --> 00:19:12,718 OUT THAT EACH MULTIFAMILY 668 00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:15,020 PROJECT PRODUCES ABOUT 100 TO 669 00:19:15,020 --> 00:19:17,723 150 JOBS PER DAY DURING PEAK 670 00:19:17,723 --> 00:19:18,624 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. SO 671 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:19,825 DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PROJECTS 672 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:21,126 ARE IN THE PIPELINE, THAT COULD 673 00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:24,663 BE RELEASED FAIRLY QUICKLY. I'VE 674 00:19:24,663 --> 00:19:28,300 HEARD 30, 40, 50. THE MATH IS 675 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,368 SUBSTANTIAL. SO WE'RE TALKING 3 676 00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:32,137 TO 4 OR 5000 JOBS OF PEOPLE JUST 677 00:19:32,137 --> 00:19:33,539 LIKE OUT HERE THAT TOOK THEIR 678 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:34,973 TIME TO SHOW UP TODAY, LEFT THE 679 00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:37,576 JOB. JOBS ARE SHUT DOWN EARLY. 680 00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:38,443 IT THIS REALLY MATTERS. AND 681 00:19:38,443 --> 00:19:39,945 IT'S A WAY TO MAKE AN IMPACT 682 00:19:39,945 --> 00:19:41,680 IMMEDIATELY AS WELL AS THE 683 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,247 ADDITIONAL HOUSING THAT'S 684 00:19:42,247 --> 00:19:43,749 CREATED. SO THANK YOU FOR 685 00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:45,183 CONSIDERING SUSPENDING THE MHA 686 00:19:45,183 --> 00:19:46,852 FEE. APPRECIATE IT. 687 00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:50,355 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS BRANDON 688 00:19:50,355 --> 00:19:52,424 HORTON AND LAVELLE LEMON AND RAY 689 00:19:52,424 --> 00:19:55,627 CONNELL. 690 00:19:55,627 --> 00:19:57,930 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M BRANDON 691 00:19:57,930 --> 00:20:00,032 HOUGHTON. I'M A SUPERINTENDENT 692 00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:00,666 IN MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION HERE 693 00:20:00,666 --> 00:20:02,901 IN SEATTLE. I'M HERE BECAUSE I 694 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:04,603 BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO BUILD 695 00:20:04,603 --> 00:20:06,505 MORE HOUSING, INCLUDING 696 00:20:06,505 --> 00:20:07,606 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT RIGHT 697 00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:09,141 NOW, WITH THE HIGH RATES, RISING 698 00:20:09,141 --> 00:20:11,610 MATERIAL AND LABOR COSTS AND AND 699 00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:13,312 THIS FEE, IT'S MAKING IT HARDER 700 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:14,646 FOR PROJECTS TO GET OFF OFF THE 701 00:20:14,646 --> 00:20:18,016 GROUND. WHEN A PROJECT DOES NOT 702 00:20:18,016 --> 00:20:19,651 PENCIL, IT DOES NOT GET GET 703 00:20:19,651 --> 00:20:21,086 BUILT. AND WHEN IT DOES, IT DOES 704 00:20:21,086 --> 00:20:24,122 NOT GET BUILT. THE CITY DOESN'T 705 00:20:24,122 --> 00:20:26,425 RECEIVE ANY ANY REVENUE FROM THE 706 00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:28,460 MH AYE. WE DON'T CREATE HOUSING 707 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:30,696 AND PEOPLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION 708 00:20:30,696 --> 00:20:33,532 INDUSTRY LOSE LOSE THEIR JOBS AS 709 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:36,168 A SUPERINTENDENT, I CAN PROBABLY 710 00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:38,170 WEATHER A SLOWDOWN BETTER THAN 711 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:43,141 MANY OF THE PEOPLE HERE. THE 712 00:20:43,141 --> 00:20:43,609 LABORERS, CARPENTERS, 713 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:46,845 ELECTRICIANS, PLUMBERS AND. AND. 714 00:20:46,845 --> 00:20:47,879 SUB. SUB SUB SUBCONTRACTORS ARE 715 00:20:47,879 --> 00:20:48,647 THE ONES THAT WILL FEEL IT 716 00:20:48,647 --> 00:20:49,715 FIRST. THESE PEOPLE ARE THE 717 00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:50,816 PEOPLE THAT NEED THOSE PAYCHECKS 718 00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:52,684 TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR 719 00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:54,252 HOMES. HOW AFFORDABLE IS HOUSING 720 00:20:54,252 --> 00:20:58,290 IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB? 721 00:20:58,290 --> 00:21:01,193 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 722 00:21:01,193 --> 00:21:04,796 -- RAY CONNELL, PARKER 723 00:21:04,796 --> 00:21:05,097 NICHOLSON. 724 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:06,465 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 725 00:21:06,465 --> 00:21:07,499 LAVELLE LEMON. I'M ONE OF THE 726 00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:09,434 PEOPLE SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT. 727 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:12,671 TODAY'S AGENDA. AND I THANK YOU 728 00:21:12,671 --> 00:21:13,305 FOR CONSIDERING MY APPLICATION 729 00:21:13,305 --> 00:21:16,041 TO SERVE ON THE SEATTLE HUMAN 730 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,442 RIGHTS COMMISSION. I'M SEEKING 731 00:21:17,442 --> 00:21:18,010 THIS APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I 732 00:21:18,010 --> 00:21:19,611 BELIEVE SEATTLE'S STRENGTH COMES 733 00:21:19,611 --> 00:21:20,912 THROUGH ITS DIVERSITY, AND WE 734 00:21:20,912 --> 00:21:22,447 ALL SHARE A RESPONSIBILITY TO 735 00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:24,249 ENSURE THAT EVERY PERSON, 736 00:21:24,249 --> 00:21:25,884 REGARDLESS OF STATUS, HAS 737 00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:27,953 UNHINDERED ACCESS TO 738 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:29,655 OPPORTUNITY, SAFETY, AND 739 00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:31,223 JUSTICE. I WANT TO BRING MY 740 00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:32,658 LIVED EXPERIENCE TO HELP ADDRESS 741 00:21:32,658 --> 00:21:35,227 CHALLENGES FACED BY MARGINALIZED 742 00:21:35,227 --> 00:21:36,895 COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT POLICIES 743 00:21:36,895 --> 00:21:38,997 THAT UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 744 00:21:38,997 --> 00:21:40,766 ALL. SERVING ON THE SEATTLE 745 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:41,366 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WOULD 746 00:21:41,366 --> 00:21:43,468 ALLOW ME TO TO COMBINE MY 747 00:21:43,468 --> 00:21:45,304 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE WITH MY 748 00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:47,472 PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND 749 00:21:47,472 --> 00:21:50,342 HELP BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND 750 00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:52,044 EQUITABLE SEATTLE FOR CURRENT 751 00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:53,178 AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. I LOOK 752 00:21:53,178 --> 00:21:54,646 FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS 753 00:21:54,646 --> 00:21:56,415 COMMITTEE. THE SEATTLE OFFICE 754 00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:59,317 FOR CIVIL RIGHTS COUNCIL, THE 755 00:21:59,317 --> 00:22:00,452 MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE CITY OF 756 00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,754 SEATTLE. IN THAT EFFORT. THANK 757 00:22:02,754 --> 00:22:04,289 YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND 758 00:22:04,289 --> 00:22:05,324 FOR ALLOWING ME THE CHANCE TO 759 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,292 INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. 760 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:08,593 -- THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 761 00:22:08,593 --> 00:22:09,394 YOUR APPOINTMENT LATER ON TODAY. 762 00:22:09,394 --> 00:22:10,862 THANK YOU FOR THAT. 763 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:12,364 -- THANKS. IS RAY CONNELL, THEN 764 00:22:12,364 --> 00:22:13,899 PARKER NICHOLSON AND MONTY 765 00:22:13,899 --> 00:22:15,434 ANDERSON. 766 00:22:15,434 --> 00:22:16,068 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, RAY CONNELL. 767 00:22:16,068 --> 00:22:18,537 I'M A LOCAL HOUSING DEVELOPER 768 00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:21,873 IN SEATTLE AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF 769 00:22:21,873 --> 00:22:23,942 THE ACCELERATOR ORDINANCE. BUT I 770 00:22:23,942 --> 00:22:25,711 ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY MY 771 00:22:25,711 --> 00:22:27,479 GRATITUDE. AS A NATIVE SON OF 772 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:29,247 THE SOUTH END FOR THE 773 00:22:29,247 --> 00:22:31,416 CONSIDERATIONS YOU MADE TO 774 00:22:31,416 --> 00:22:33,185 PROTECT AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT 775 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:33,852 IN SOUTH END AND CITY. SO THANK 776 00:22:33,852 --> 00:22:34,953 YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 777 00:22:34,953 --> 00:22:37,055 LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. 778 00:22:37,055 --> 00:22:39,124 -- THANK YOU. 779 00:22:39,124 --> 00:22:41,259 -- NEXT IS PARKER NICHOLSON, 780 00:22:41,259 --> 00:22:42,461 MONTY ANDERSON, IAN MORRISON. 781 00:22:42,461 --> 00:22:42,894 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 782 00:22:42,894 --> 00:22:43,929 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 783 00:22:43,929 --> 00:22:44,930 PARKER NICHOLSON. I'M HERE 784 00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:47,232 REPRESENTING LEGACY PARTNERS, 785 00:22:47,232 --> 00:22:48,233 LONG STANDING 50 YEAR DEVELOPER 786 00:22:48,233 --> 00:22:50,435 IN THE CITY, BUILT OVER 4000 787 00:22:50,435 --> 00:22:51,536 HOUSING UNITS. WE HAVE A 788 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:52,904 PROJECT, 170 UNITS IN THE 789 00:22:52,904 --> 00:22:55,607 FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD. I SCOURED 790 00:22:55,607 --> 00:22:57,476 THE CAPITAL MARKETS. I HAVE ONE 791 00:22:57,476 --> 00:22:58,910 PENSION FUND OUT OF NEW YORK. 792 00:22:58,910 --> 00:23:00,545 NEEDS TO HIT A 6% RETURN ON COST 793 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:02,748 FOR THEIR PENSIONERS TO FUND OUR 794 00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:05,384 PROJECT. THEY NEED THIS FEE TO 795 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:06,551 PASS. TO HAVE THAT PROJECT 796 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:07,452 START. I COULD START IT AS SOON 797 00:23:07,452 --> 00:23:10,489 AS NOVEMBER 1st. IF WE CAN GET 798 00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:11,556 THIS LEGISLATION PASSED. SO I 799 00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:13,992 WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL. WE 800 00:23:13,992 --> 00:23:15,761 HAVE TARIFFS, WE HAVE INTEREST 801 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:18,463 RATES RISING. WE HAVE A LOT OF, 802 00:23:18,463 --> 00:23:21,199 YOU KNOW, CONFLUENCES THAT ARE 803 00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:21,867 AGAINST BUILDING HOUSING IN THE 804 00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:24,469 CITY. LET'S ELIMINATE THE 805 00:23:24,469 --> 00:23:25,670 BARRIER IN FRONT OF US HERE TO 806 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:26,671 ALLOW HOUSING TO GO FORWARD. 807 00:23:26,671 --> 00:23:29,841 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 808 00:23:29,841 --> 00:23:30,108 -- OKAY. 809 00:23:30,108 --> 00:23:31,843 -- NEXT IS MONTY ANDERSON, IAN 810 00:23:31,843 --> 00:23:35,547 MORRISON, VITALITY, GUSTAVO. 811 00:23:35,547 --> 00:23:38,550 -- HELLO. 812 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:39,584 -- THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS 813 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:40,919 TODAY. MY NAME IS MONTY ANDERSON 814 00:23:40,919 --> 00:23:42,654 WITH THE SEATTLE BUILDING 815 00:23:42,654 --> 00:23:44,423 TRADES. WE SUPPORT MHA 816 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:45,791 ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT 817 00:23:45,791 --> 00:23:46,892 JOBS AND GETTING HOUSING MOVING. 818 00:23:46,892 --> 00:23:49,461 WE WANT TO THANK CHAIR FOSTER 819 00:23:49,461 --> 00:23:50,128 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I'D 820 00:23:50,128 --> 00:23:51,630 ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE 821 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:52,831 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS THAT ARE 822 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:54,032 HERE TODAY SHOWING UP, STANDING 823 00:23:54,032 --> 00:23:55,634 UP FOR YOUR JOB. 824 00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:56,535 CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK WE 825 00:23:56,535 --> 00:23:57,636 OUGHT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY IN 826 00:23:57,636 --> 00:24:00,439 THIS ROOM FOR TAKING THE TIME TO 827 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:01,306 COME DOWN HERE TODAY. AS WE MOVE 828 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:03,708 INTO THIS, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR 829 00:24:03,708 --> 00:24:06,745 THAT ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT 830 00:24:06,745 --> 00:24:07,379 TO UNION LABOR IS WE LOVE THE 831 00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:08,580 FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO 832 00:24:08,580 --> 00:24:10,515 ACCELERATE THIS STUFF, BUT WE 833 00:24:10,515 --> 00:24:13,018 WANT TO BE CLEAR ALONG WITH THIS 834 00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:15,053 RESPONSIBILITY, WITH THIS MHA 835 00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:16,354 HOLIDAY, WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT 836 00:24:16,354 --> 00:24:17,088 THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 837 00:24:17,088 --> 00:24:19,024 LITTLE MORE A LITTLE MORE EYES 838 00:24:19,024 --> 00:24:23,528 ON THE JOB SITE AROUND WAGE 839 00:24:23,528 --> 00:24:23,962 THEFT, ABOUT WORKER 840 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:25,764 MISCLASSIFICATION. AND ON THESE, 841 00:24:25,764 --> 00:24:27,332 OUR LARGER TOWER PROJECTS, WE'RE 842 00:24:27,332 --> 00:24:28,867 GOING TO HAVE HOPEFULLY SOME 843 00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:32,904 GOOD LABOR AGREEMENTS. THE CITY 844 00:24:32,904 --> 00:24:33,538 HAS GOOD AGREEMENTS WITH LABOR. 845 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:35,473 WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE 846 00:24:35,473 --> 00:24:36,875 REFLECTED ON THESE SITES TOO. SO 847 00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,910 WE LIFT ALL BOATS HERE IN THE 848 00:24:38,910 --> 00:24:40,312 SEATTLE AREA. SO THANKS ONCE 849 00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:42,881 AGAIN FOR THIS AND THANKS AGAIN 850 00:24:42,881 --> 00:24:44,115 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR ALL 851 00:24:44,115 --> 00:24:47,619 YOUR WORK. THANK YOU 852 00:24:47,619 --> 00:24:50,655 -- NEXT IS IAN MORRISON VITALE, 853 00:24:50,655 --> 00:24:52,724 GUSTAVO LOGAN SCHMIDT. 854 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:52,991 -- YEAH. 855 00:24:52,991 --> 00:24:54,459 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS. 856 00:24:54,459 --> 00:24:55,627 IAN MORRISON, LAND USE ATTORNEY 857 00:24:55,627 --> 00:24:57,062 AT MCCULLOUGH HILL AND ALSO ONE 858 00:24:57,062 --> 00:24:58,129 OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SEATTLE 859 00:24:58,129 --> 00:24:59,264 HOUSING ROUNDTABLE, WHICH IS A 860 00:24:59,264 --> 00:25:01,299 COALITION OF MANY OF THESE 861 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:01,933 HOUSING BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, 862 00:25:01,933 --> 00:25:03,802 LABOR PARTNERS, THROUGH 863 00:25:03,802 --> 00:25:04,436 ARCHITECTS AND OTHERS THROUGH 864 00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:05,503 THIS. AND I HAVE THREE MESSAGES 865 00:25:05,503 --> 00:25:08,473 FOR YOU. NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU. 866 00:25:08,473 --> 00:25:09,674 THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL AND 867 00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:10,742 THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP. WE ARE 868 00:25:10,742 --> 00:25:12,577 IN A HOUSING CRISIS, AS YOU'VE 869 00:25:12,577 --> 00:25:13,845 HEARD FROM FOLKS ACROSS THE 870 00:25:13,845 --> 00:25:15,413 SPECTRUM. WE NEED MORE HOUSING 871 00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:17,349 OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND 872 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:17,949 AFFORDABILITY LEVELS. AND SO 873 00:25:17,949 --> 00:25:19,584 THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO 874 00:25:19,584 --> 00:25:20,719 MOVE WITH THE URGENCY TO BRING 875 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:22,921 THIS MHA ACCELERATOR FORWARD. 876 00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:23,989 NUMBER TWO, WE RECOGNIZE THAT 877 00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:26,858 THIS IS A SHORT TERM TEMPORARY 878 00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:28,360 MEASURE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO 879 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:30,095 BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 880 00:25:30,095 --> 00:25:30,729 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRIENDS AND 881 00:25:30,729 --> 00:25:31,663 ALLIES TO LOOK AT MAKING SURE 882 00:25:31,663 --> 00:25:34,599 THAT SEATTLE IS A WORLD CLASS 883 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:37,469 LEADER WITH A DURABLE, LONG TERM 884 00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:38,069 INCLUSIONARY ZONING FRAMEWORK 885 00:25:38,069 --> 00:25:39,838 THAT MAKES SURE THAT WE CAN 886 00:25:39,838 --> 00:25:42,407 CONTINUE TO BUILD MARKET RATE 887 00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:43,475 HOUSING, TOWNHOMES FOR SALE 888 00:25:43,475 --> 00:25:44,609 PRODUCT, AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT 889 00:25:44,609 --> 00:25:46,411 OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRIENDS 890 00:25:46,411 --> 00:25:47,012 AND PARTNERS HAVE THE REVENUE 891 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:48,013 SOURCES THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO 892 00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:50,081 BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THIS IS 893 00:25:50,081 --> 00:25:51,616 BOTH AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 894 00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:53,118 WE WOULD ASK FOR THE COUNCIL AND 895 00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:54,653 THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP ON, AND 896 00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:55,220 THEN CARRY THE CONVERSATION 897 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:56,821 FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A 898 00:25:56,821 --> 00:25:58,423 DURABLE, LONG TERM INCLUSIONARY 899 00:25:58,423 --> 00:25:59,791 ZONING. BUT WE NEED TO ACT NOW. 900 00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:00,892 SO PLEASE PASS THE MHA 901 00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:01,893 ACCELERATOR. THANK YOU. 902 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:04,229 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS VITALE. 903 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:06,097 COSTELLO, LOGAN SCHMIDT, HOLLY 904 00:26:06,097 --> 00:26:07,699 GOLDEN. 905 00:26:07,699 --> 00:26:08,967 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 906 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:10,802 VITALE. GONZALO. I'M WITH GREEN 907 00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:13,104 CITY HOMES AND WE'RE MOSTLY 908 00:26:13,104 --> 00:26:14,406 TOWNHOME DEVELOPERS IN SEATTLE. 909 00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:15,473 AND WE'VE BEEN BUILDING IN 910 00:26:15,473 --> 00:26:17,375 SEATTLE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. 911 00:26:17,375 --> 00:26:18,810 SO IN 2017, WE HAD A DREAM THAT 912 00:26:18,810 --> 00:26:20,912 WE WERE GOING TO GROW OUR 913 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:22,747 COMPANY TO BUILD 200 TO 300 914 00:26:22,747 --> 00:26:24,583 TOWNHOME UNITS WITHIN THE CITY. 915 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:25,917 AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE MHA WAS 916 00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:27,552 INTRODUCED. ORIGINALLY, WHEN MHA 917 00:26:27,552 --> 00:26:29,621 WAS INTRODUCED, THAT PLAN 918 00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:31,489 SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT. WE STARTED 919 00:26:31,489 --> 00:26:32,724 EXPANDING OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE, 920 00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:33,892 AND NOW WE'RE BUILDING MORE 921 00:26:33,892 --> 00:26:35,660 OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE THAN IN 922 00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:37,529 SEATTLE. AND BIG PORTION OF THAT 923 00:26:37,529 --> 00:26:40,165 WAS MHA THAT WAS INTRODUCED 924 00:26:40,165 --> 00:26:42,367 BEFORE COVID HIT. SO THAT HAS A 925 00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:44,035 REAL IMPACT ON US AS BUILDERS 926 00:26:44,035 --> 00:26:45,904 WITHIN SEATTLE. WE HAVE SHIFTED 927 00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:47,706 OUR STRATEGIES OVER THE YEARS. 928 00:26:47,706 --> 00:26:49,574 AND YEAH, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT 929 00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:50,675 MORE FAR TO BUILD WHEN THE MHA 930 00:26:50,675 --> 00:26:52,310 WAS INTRODUCED. BUT NOBODY WANTS 931 00:26:52,310 --> 00:26:54,479 TO BUY A FOUR STORY TOWNHOMES. 932 00:26:54,479 --> 00:26:55,580 WE'RE SITTING ON A LOT OF THEM. 933 00:26:55,580 --> 00:26:56,615 WE CAN'T MOVE THEM BECAUSE 934 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:58,083 PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A 935 00:26:58,083 --> 00:26:59,284 FOUR STORY UNIT. BUT THAT WAS 936 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:00,318 THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO MAKE IT 937 00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:01,419 WORK. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING 938 00:27:01,419 --> 00:27:02,921 AT A LOT OF PROJECTS. WE CAN 939 00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:05,991 PENCIL THEM. I HAVE 50 UNITS 940 00:27:05,991 --> 00:27:07,459 THAT ARE SITTING, AND WE CAN. 941 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:09,594 WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD 942 00:27:09,594 --> 00:27:11,396 WITH THEM. SO PLEASE PASS THE 943 00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:13,898 ACCELERATOR AND ALSO DO NOT 944 00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:14,899 EXPAND INTO NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING, 945 00:27:14,899 --> 00:27:15,967 PLEASE, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO 946 00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:17,869 HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON. 947 00:27:17,869 --> 00:27:20,005 -- US. NEXT IS LOGAN SCHMIDT, 948 00:27:20,005 --> 00:27:24,643 HOLLY GOLDEN, MACKENZIE DA. 949 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:26,845 -- GOOD 950 00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:28,313 -- AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER AND 951 00:27:28,313 --> 00:27:29,781 LOGAN SCHMIDT WITH THE MASTER 952 00:27:29,781 --> 00:27:30,248 BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, 953 00:27:30,248 --> 00:27:31,916 REPRESENTING MORE THAN 2400 HOME 954 00:27:31,916 --> 00:27:33,985 BUILDERS WHO ARE WORKING TO MAKE 955 00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:36,054 HOMEOWNERSHIP A REALITY HERE IN 956 00:27:36,054 --> 00:27:36,654 SEATTLE, BUILDING HOUSING HAS 957 00:27:36,654 --> 00:27:40,025 NEVER BEEN HARDER, WITH HIGH 958 00:27:40,025 --> 00:27:40,525 INTEREST RATES, RISING 959 00:27:40,525 --> 00:27:41,559 CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND THIS 960 00:27:41,559 --> 00:27:43,294 YEAR ALONE, I MEAN, THE CITY 961 00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:45,163 ITSELF IS CONTRIBUTING TO THAT 962 00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:48,566 SDCI PERMIT FEES WENT UP 18%. 963 00:27:48,566 --> 00:27:51,269 SDCS ARE CONTRIBUTING 10 TO 964 00:27:51,269 --> 00:27:54,072 $15,000 PER DOOR. WE HAVE NEW 965 00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:55,140 SDOT STREET TREE FEES THAT ARE 966 00:27:55,140 --> 00:27:58,176 ROLLING OUT IN TWO WEEKS. AND SO 967 00:27:58,176 --> 00:27:59,611 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT 968 00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:00,979 ALL AVENUES AND TO ENSURE THAT 969 00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:05,350 WE ARE NOT INCREASING TO THAT 970 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:06,551 LIST OF, OF COSTS THAT ARE FELT 971 00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:07,786 BY BOTH THE MARKET AND THE 972 00:28:07,786 --> 00:28:09,988 AFFORDABLE SIDE, THE ACCELERATOR 973 00:28:09,988 --> 00:28:12,557 IS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION. WE 974 00:28:12,557 --> 00:28:13,625 ALSO NEED LONG TERM 975 00:28:13,625 --> 00:28:15,860 RECALIBRATION. AND THAT DOESN'T 976 00:28:15,860 --> 00:28:16,461 MEAN SUPPORTING A RESOLUTION 977 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:18,830 THAT EXPANDS THE CURRENT MHA 978 00:28:18,830 --> 00:28:21,099 FRAMEWORK AND THE CITY'S OWN 979 00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:23,435 CONSULTANTS, INCLUDING BURKE, 980 00:28:23,435 --> 00:28:24,035 HAVE WARNED AGAINST EXPANDING 981 00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:26,004 MHA INTO NEIGHBORHOOD 982 00:28:26,004 --> 00:28:27,372 RESIDENTIAL. WE'RE ALL HERE 983 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:29,107 TODAY TO PROVIDE HOUSING IN 984 00:28:29,107 --> 00:28:30,542 SEATTLE, AND IT'S VERY 985 00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,744 IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T LOOK AT 986 00:28:32,744 --> 00:28:33,244 THIS MOMENT AS PITTING 987 00:28:33,244 --> 00:28:34,412 AFFORDABLE AND MARKET AGAINST 988 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:34,712 EACH OTHER. 989 00:28:34,712 --> 00:28:36,481 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 990 00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:40,752 -- HOLLY GOLDEN MCKENZIE DA 991 00:28:40,752 --> 00:28:40,985 ANDREA. 992 00:28:40,985 --> 00:28:42,120 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 993 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,588 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HOLLY 994 00:28:43,588 --> 00:28:45,290 GOLDEN, A LAND USE ATTORNEY AT 995 00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:46,758 HILLIS CLARKE AND ONE OF THE 996 00:28:46,758 --> 00:28:48,827 CO-FOUNDERS OF THE SEATTLE 997 00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:49,427 HOUSING ROUNDTABLE. IN THOSE 998 00:28:49,427 --> 00:28:52,764 ROLES, I'VE GOT A FRONT ROW 999 00:28:52,764 --> 00:28:54,933 SEAT TO FLUCTUATIONS IN PERMIT 1000 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,367 VOLUME, AND IT'S BLEAK RIGHT 1001 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:58,570 NOW. THAT MAKES ME WORRIED ABOUT 1002 00:28:58,570 --> 00:28:59,838 LONG TERM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. 1003 00:28:59,838 --> 00:29:01,039 AND FRANKLY, IT MAKES ME WORRIED 1004 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:02,640 ABOUT HOW MUCH MORE WORK I'M 1005 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:03,575 DOING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE 1006 00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:06,678 LAKE INSTEAD OF SEATTLE THESE 1007 00:29:06,678 --> 00:29:08,346 DAYS. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAS 1008 00:29:08,346 --> 00:29:09,681 SHOWN TRUE LEADERSHIP IN 1009 00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:11,983 RECOGNIZING THE URGENCY OF THIS 1010 00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:13,751 CHALLENGE. THE MHA PROPOSAL IS A 1011 00:29:13,751 --> 00:29:15,653 PRAGMATIC, TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO 1012 00:29:15,653 --> 00:29:17,222 GET SHOVELS IN THE GROUND RIGHT 1013 00:29:17,222 --> 00:29:18,790 AWAY. THE HOLIDAY WILL GIVE US 1014 00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:21,059 TIME TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND 1015 00:29:21,059 --> 00:29:22,760 WORK ON A LONG TERM MHA 1016 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,296 RECALIBRATION TO CREATE A MORE 1017 00:29:25,296 --> 00:29:25,897 SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM, AND THE 1018 00:29:25,897 --> 00:29:27,932 COMPANION RESOLUTION URGES 1019 00:29:27,932 --> 00:29:29,234 CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE ALWAYS 1020 00:29:29,234 --> 00:29:31,436 ANTICIPATED AS PART OF THIS 1021 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:32,904 WORK. PLEASE SUPPORT THE MHA 1022 00:29:32,904 --> 00:29:33,872 ACCELERATOR. IT WILL SEND A 1023 00:29:33,872 --> 00:29:35,340 SIGNAL THAT SEATTLE IS OPEN FOR 1024 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:37,509 HOUSING INVESTMENT, CREATE NEW 1025 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:38,576 JOBS, GENERATE REVENUE AND TAXES 1026 00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:40,111 AND PERMIT FEES, AND 1027 00:29:40,111 --> 00:29:43,014 IMPORTANTLY, BUILD MORE HOUSING. 1028 00:29:43,014 --> 00:29:43,248 THANKS. 1029 00:29:43,248 --> 00:29:45,750 -- MACKENZIE DA ANDREA JULIUS, 1030 00:29:45,750 --> 00:29:48,019 BRITNEY KANE. 1031 00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:49,354 -- MY NAME IS MACKENZIE DA. I'M 1032 00:29:49,354 --> 00:29:50,755 A BALLARD RESIDENT AND A 1033 00:29:50,755 --> 00:29:52,524 MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER. I'M 1034 00:29:52,524 --> 00:29:54,492 CURRENTLY WORKING TO FINANCE 1035 00:29:54,492 --> 00:29:56,561 THREE PROJECTS IN DOWNTOWN AND 1036 00:29:56,561 --> 00:29:57,295 NORTHWEST SEATTLE. OUR PROJECT 1037 00:29:57,295 --> 00:29:59,130 BUDGETS ARE BEING SQUEEZED BY 1038 00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,098 RISING INTEREST RATES, TARIFFS, 1039 00:30:00,098 --> 00:30:02,433 FUEL COSTS, UTILITY COSTS, 1040 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:03,001 MUNICIPAL FEES AND EVOLVING 1041 00:30:03,001 --> 00:30:04,402 OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS. EVEN 1042 00:30:04,402 --> 00:30:07,739 WITH THESE INCREASING COSTS, MHA 1043 00:30:07,739 --> 00:30:08,373 FEES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 5% 1044 00:30:08,373 --> 00:30:09,541 OF OUR TOTAL PROJECT BUDGETS, 1045 00:30:09,541 --> 00:30:12,110 RANGING FROM 21,000 TO $30,000 1046 00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:14,445 PER UNIT. THESE FEES ARE HIGH 1047 00:30:14,445 --> 00:30:15,647 ENOUGH THAT ADJUSTING JUST THIS 1048 00:30:15,647 --> 00:30:17,182 FEE CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE 1049 00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:17,782 BETWEEN A PROJECT THAT STARTS 1050 00:30:17,782 --> 00:30:19,317 AND ONE THAT IS SHELVED. IF WE 1051 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:20,752 CAN GET THESE PROJECTS FINANCED, 1052 00:30:20,752 --> 00:30:22,520 THEY WILL BRING NEARLY 600 NEW 1053 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:23,955 HOMES TO SEATTLE, INCLUDING MORE 1054 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:25,790 THAN 100 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, 1055 00:30:25,790 --> 00:30:28,293 AFFORDABLE HOMES. IF WE ARE NOT 1056 00:30:28,293 --> 00:30:29,394 ABLE TO FINANCE THESE PROJECTS, 1057 00:30:29,394 --> 00:30:31,629 THE SITES WILL REMAIN SURFACE 1058 00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:32,263 PARKING AND DILAPIDATED OFFICE 1059 00:30:32,263 --> 00:30:33,131 BUILDINGS. I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING 1060 00:30:33,131 --> 00:30:35,500 A HOUSING PROVIDER AND I WANT TO 1061 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:36,034 BRING MORE HOUSING TO MY 1062 00:30:36,034 --> 00:30:37,635 COMMUNITY, BUT TODAY, I'M NOT 1063 00:30:37,635 --> 00:30:40,405 SURE THAT ANY OF THESE PROJECTS 1064 00:30:40,405 --> 00:30:42,407 ARE FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE TO 1065 00:30:42,407 --> 00:30:43,007 SUPPORT HOUSING PRODUCTION BY 1066 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:44,475 SUPPORTING A TEMPORARY REDUCTION 1067 00:30:44,475 --> 00:30:46,644 IN MHA FEES. THANK YOU. 1068 00:30:46,644 --> 00:30:46,978 -- THANK YOU. 1069 00:30:46,978 --> 00:30:48,913 -- NEXT IS ON. LET'S SEE. 1070 00:30:48,913 --> 00:30:50,548 ANDREA, CORNELIUS, BRITTANY 1071 00:30:50,548 --> 00:30:52,083 CAIN, JASON HEWITT. 1072 00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:53,117 -- WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE AT 1073 00:30:53,117 --> 00:31:03,661 EASE FOR JUST A SECOND. CLARK. 1074 00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:14,305 YOU WANT TO JUST READ. 1075 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:20,345 -- WE'RE READY TO BEGIN WHEN 1076 00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,980 YOU ARE ANDREA. 1077 00:31:21,980 --> 00:31:23,047 -- WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE. 1078 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:27,585 -- OKAY 1079 00:31:27,585 --> 00:31:29,153 -- HI, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 1080 00:31:29,153 --> 00:31:30,655 IS ANDREA ORNELLAS. I'M A PROUD 1081 00:31:30,655 --> 00:31:31,990 LOCAL 242 MEMBER AND OUR UNION 1082 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:32,957 REPRESENTS MORE THAN 6000 1083 00:31:32,957 --> 00:31:35,260 WORKING PEOPLE IN KING COUNTY. 1084 00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:37,362 I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN 1085 00:31:37,362 --> 00:31:37,929 SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL'S 1086 00:31:37,929 --> 00:31:40,965 CONSIDERATION OF THE MHA 1087 00:31:40,965 --> 00:31:42,033 ACCELERATION LEGISLATION. 1088 00:31:42,033 --> 00:31:44,402 SEATTLE NEEDS MORE HOUSING AND 1089 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:45,036 SEATTLE NEEDS GOOD CONSTRUCTION 1090 00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:46,337 CAREERS. IF WE CAN GET PROJECTS 1091 00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:47,472 MOVING THAT ARE READY TO GO, WE 1092 00:31:47,472 --> 00:31:48,406 CAN PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. WE CAN 1093 00:31:48,406 --> 00:31:49,707 BUILD HOUSING, CREATING GOOD 1094 00:31:49,707 --> 00:31:52,243 PAYING CONSTRUCTION CAREERS AND 1095 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,544 SUPPORTING FAMILIES LIKE MINE. 1096 00:31:53,544 --> 00:31:55,647 SEATTLE MAY NOT CONTROL INTEREST 1097 00:31:55,647 --> 00:31:56,314 RATES OR FINANCIAL MARKETS, BUT 1098 00:31:56,314 --> 00:31:57,849 WE CAN LOOK AT THE COSTS AND 1099 00:31:57,849 --> 00:32:00,318 BARRIERS WE CONTROL LOCALLY AND 1100 00:32:00,318 --> 00:32:01,920 ASK, WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW TO 1101 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,123 GET HOUSING BUILT AND GET PEOPLE 1102 00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:06,991 WORKING? SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF 1103 00:32:06,991 --> 00:32:08,793 AND MY FELLOW LOCAL TWO MEMBERS 1104 00:32:08,793 --> 00:32:11,496 ACROSS KING COUNTY AND ALONGSIDE 1105 00:32:11,496 --> 00:32:13,131 THE MLK ENDORSEMENT OF MHA, I 1106 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:15,066 APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF 1107 00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:16,567 THIS LEGISLATION AND THE URGING 1108 00:32:16,567 --> 00:32:20,204 OF THE PASSING. THANK YOU 1109 00:32:20,204 --> 00:32:21,739 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS BRITTANY 1110 00:32:21,739 --> 00:32:23,574 CAIN, FOLLOWED BY JASON HEWITT. 1111 00:32:23,574 --> 00:32:25,143 ACTUALLY, NOT JASON. WE'VE 1112 00:32:25,143 --> 00:32:26,010 ALREADY DONE YOU. SO WE'LL GO 1113 00:32:26,010 --> 00:32:27,245 BRITTANY, AND THEN I'LL FIGURE 1114 00:32:27,245 --> 00:32:30,014 OUT WHO'S NEXT. 1115 00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:31,049 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 1116 00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:31,716 NAME IS BRITTANY CAIN AND I'M A 1117 00:32:31,716 --> 00:32:32,917 BUSINESS AGENT WITH THE SUMMIT 1118 00:32:32,917 --> 00:32:34,619 MASONS AND PLASTERERS LOCAL 528. 1119 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:35,553 I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE 1120 00:32:35,553 --> 00:32:37,288 PROPOSED MHA ACCELERATOR 1121 00:32:37,288 --> 00:32:38,456 ORDINANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE 1122 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:39,958 TURNOUT, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 1123 00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:41,025 ARE UNEMPLOYED AT HIGH NUMBERS 1124 00:32:41,025 --> 00:32:42,226 DUE TO THE LOW NUMBER OF 1125 00:32:42,226 --> 00:32:43,628 AVAILABLE PROJECTS WITHIN THE 1126 00:32:43,628 --> 00:32:44,696 CITY. THIS LEGISLATION WILL 1127 00:32:44,696 --> 00:32:46,197 IMMEDIATELY MAKE IT EASIER FOR 1128 00:32:46,197 --> 00:32:48,366 DEVELOPERS TO BUILD NEW, MUCH 1129 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:48,833 NEEDED HOUSING, WHILE 1130 00:32:48,833 --> 00:32:50,234 SIMULTANEOUSLY EMPLOYING OUR 1131 00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:51,703 SKILLED TRADESPEOPLE. AS SOMEONE 1132 00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:52,904 WHO HAS BOTH LIVED AND WORKED IN 1133 00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:55,139 SOUTH SEATTLE, I ALSO APPRECIATE 1134 00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:55,673 THE CONSIDERATION IN THE 1135 00:32:55,673 --> 00:32:57,275 PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO INCREASE 1136 00:32:57,275 --> 00:32:58,109 HOUSING PRODUCTION WHILE BEING 1137 00:32:58,109 --> 00:32:59,978 THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE ABOUT HOW 1138 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:03,348 AND WHERE GROWTH OCCURS. THE MHA 1139 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:03,915 ENABLES CONSTRUCTION, WHICH 1140 00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:05,249 WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE BUILT AND 1141 00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:06,751 WILL BE AND WILL PROVIDE REVENUE 1142 00:33:06,751 --> 00:33:08,553 TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PRIORITIES AND 1143 00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:09,354 GENERATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. 1144 00:33:09,354 --> 00:33:10,888 THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL 1145 00:33:10,888 --> 00:33:11,723 CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER, AS 1146 00:33:11,723 --> 00:33:13,925 WELL AS EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING 1147 00:33:13,925 --> 00:33:14,525 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT 1148 00:33:14,525 --> 00:33:16,394 LIVE AND WORK WITHIN THIS GREAT 1149 00:33:16,394 --> 00:33:16,594 CITY. 1150 00:33:16,594 --> 00:33:18,129 -- THANK YOU. 1151 00:33:18,129 --> 00:33:19,430 -- THANK YOU AND ARE NOW. OUR 1152 00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:21,766 NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS WALTER. 1153 00:33:21,766 --> 00:33:27,939 MARTHA JOHNSON, AND IS IT A 1154 00:33:27,939 --> 00:33:30,441 LAWYER? HELLO. 1155 00:33:30,441 --> 00:33:31,676 -- COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON, 1156 00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:32,610 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING 1157 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:33,678 COMMITTEE. I'M CHRIS WALTER, 1158 00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:35,446 AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF 1159 00:33:35,446 --> 00:33:36,514 SEATTLE YIMBY CHAIR FOSTER. 1160 00:33:36,514 --> 00:33:39,083 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING 1161 00:33:39,083 --> 00:33:40,485 THE HOUSING ACCELERATOR BACK. 1162 00:33:40,485 --> 00:33:41,819 IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP ON 1163 00:33:41,819 --> 00:33:42,353 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN 1164 00:33:42,353 --> 00:33:44,355 SEATTLE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO TALK 1165 00:33:44,355 --> 00:33:45,523 ABOUT COST BECAUSE WHILE THIS 1166 00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:46,724 LEGISLATION, YOU KNOW, IS DOING 1167 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,526 SOMETHING ON COST, IT'S ALSO 1168 00:33:48,526 --> 00:33:49,994 GOING TO INCREASE FEES IN THE 1169 00:33:49,994 --> 00:33:51,529 FUTURE. AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY 1170 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:52,497 WANT TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT. SO 1171 00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:54,098 I'M JUST GOING TO RATTLE OFF A 1172 00:33:54,098 --> 00:33:55,166 BUNCH OF FEES THAT HAVE BEEN 1173 00:33:55,166 --> 00:33:57,402 ADDED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. 1174 00:33:57,402 --> 00:33:58,202 SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO FOR IT. 1175 00:33:58,202 --> 00:34:01,539 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT UNDERGROUND 1176 00:34:01,539 --> 00:34:02,607 POWER 30 TO 100,000 BUCKS. SPU 1177 00:34:02,607 --> 00:34:04,609 NEW WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 1178 00:34:04,609 --> 00:34:06,744 CHARGE 20,000 BUCKS. SP USE NEW 1179 00:34:06,744 --> 00:34:08,513 WASTEWATER CHARGE $7,000. SP USE 1180 00:34:08,513 --> 00:34:10,515 NEW HARD SURFACE FEE $5,000. 1181 00:34:10,515 --> 00:34:12,683 SDCI JUST GOT AN 18% FEE 1182 00:34:12,683 --> 00:34:13,818 INCREASE LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, 1183 00:34:13,818 --> 00:34:15,052 KIND OF THE MESSAGE HERE IS 1184 00:34:15,052 --> 00:34:17,021 LIKE, YOU KNOW, SEATTLE CITY 1185 00:34:17,021 --> 00:34:17,855 COUNCIL IS THE ONLY BODY IN THE 1186 00:34:17,855 --> 00:34:19,424 CITY THAT CAN TURN THAT COST 1187 00:34:19,424 --> 00:34:20,224 DIAL BACK. YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY 1188 00:34:20,224 --> 00:34:21,125 ONES THAT CAN DO IT. YOU KNOW, 1189 00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:22,994 IF WE WANT AN AFFORDABILITY 1190 00:34:22,994 --> 00:34:25,063 AGENDA IN SEATTLE, IT'S YOU GUYS 1191 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:26,597 RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW, CUT COSTS, 1192 00:34:26,597 --> 00:34:29,000 YOU KNOW, WAIVE FEES, DELIVER 1193 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,802 HOUSING FASTER. NO NEW FEES, 1194 00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:32,970 JUST NEW HOMES, NO NEW FEES, 1195 00:34:32,970 --> 00:34:36,674 JUST NEW HOMES. THANK YOU SO 1196 00:34:36,674 --> 00:34:36,874 MUCH. 1197 00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:39,410 -- NEXT IS MARTHA JOHNSON, 1198 00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:41,145 LENNIS OILER, AND NICK 1199 00:34:41,145 --> 00:34:42,747 CUNNINGHAM 1200 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:44,782 -- HELLO, ALL. THANKS FOR BEING 1201 00:34:44,782 --> 00:34:46,451 HERE. MY NAME IS MARTHA. I'M A 1202 00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:48,085 RENTER IN FREMONT AND ALSO A 1203 00:34:48,085 --> 00:34:49,987 MEMBER OF FOUR SEATTLE. I'M HERE 1204 00:34:49,987 --> 00:34:54,625 TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE THE MHA 1205 00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:55,159 FORWARD WHILE CAUTIONING 1206 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:56,561 EXPLORATION OF THE COMPANION 1207 00:34:56,561 --> 00:34:57,695 RESOLUTION. WE NEED TO MAKE IT 1208 00:34:57,695 --> 00:34:59,197 EASIER FOR ALL TYPES OF HOUSING 1209 00:34:59,197 --> 00:35:01,532 TO BE BUILT AND EXPANDING MHA 1210 00:35:01,532 --> 00:35:03,434 INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD 1211 00:35:03,434 --> 00:35:05,103 RESIDENTIAL WOULD MAKE IT MORE 1212 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:06,938 DIFFICULT TO BUILD TOWNHOMES, 1213 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:08,506 FORMS OF HOUSING THAT MANY OF MY 1214 00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:10,108 FRIENDS HAVE RELIED ON FOR 1215 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,008 YEARS. AS PRICES GO UP AND UP, 1216 00:35:11,008 --> 00:35:12,777 NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION 1217 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:15,580 TO BUILD MORE HOUSING AND CREATE 1218 00:35:15,580 --> 00:35:17,381 GOOD PAYING UNION JOBS. IT'S 1219 00:35:17,381 --> 00:35:18,783 AWESOME TO SEE ALL THE UNION 1220 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:19,917 WORKERS OUT HERE. I LOVE SEATTLE 1221 00:35:19,917 --> 00:35:20,985 AND I WANT MORE PEOPLE, YOUNG 1222 00:35:20,985 --> 00:35:22,720 PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, TO BE ABLE 1223 00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:24,255 TO ENJOY THIS CITY AND AFFORD IT 1224 00:35:24,255 --> 00:35:25,790 FOR YEARS TO COME. THANKS SO 1225 00:35:25,790 --> 00:35:27,391 MUCH 1226 00:35:27,391 --> 00:35:28,893 -- ALL RIGHT. NEXT, AND I 1227 00:35:28,893 --> 00:35:29,494 APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED 1228 00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:34,999 YOUR NAME. IT LOOKS LIKE THE 1229 00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:38,603 OILER. OR CANDACE. LANCE. SORRY 1230 00:35:38,603 --> 00:35:40,004 ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. LANCE, 1231 00:35:40,004 --> 00:35:43,975 THEN NICK CUNNINGHAM AND JEREMY 1232 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:44,208 PARIAH. 1233 00:35:44,208 --> 00:35:45,776 -- I AM LANCE OILER PRINCIPAL 1234 00:35:45,776 --> 00:35:47,445 WITH CHRISTOPHER JONES 1235 00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:49,347 ARCHITECTS, A SEATTLE 1236 00:35:49,347 --> 00:35:51,482 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FIRM. AND 1237 00:35:51,482 --> 00:35:52,950 PRIOR TO MH, A TOWNHOUSE, 1238 00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:54,418 PROJECTS IN LR ZONES WERE 90% OF 1239 00:35:54,418 --> 00:35:56,187 OUR WORK. NOW IT'S ABOUT 5% OF 1240 00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:59,123 OUR WORK. ALMOST EVERY PROJECT 1241 00:35:59,123 --> 00:36:00,191 WE HAVE DESIGNED IN MHA ZONES 1242 00:36:00,191 --> 00:36:02,026 OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE 1243 00:36:02,026 --> 00:36:03,094 EITHER BEEN CANCELED, PUT UP FOR 1244 00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:06,364 SALE, OR IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD 1245 00:36:06,364 --> 00:36:08,166 WITH NOTHING NEW ON THE HORIZON, 1246 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,867 WE RECOMMEND THAT MHA BE 1247 00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,335 ELIMINATED, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL 1248 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:13,371 PROJECTS. IN LIEU OF THAT, A 90% 1249 00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:14,672 REDUCTION WOULD BE BEST, BUT WE 1250 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,441 DO NOT FEEL THAT A 60% REDUCTION 1251 00:36:17,441 --> 00:36:18,910 WOULD MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR OUR 1252 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:21,012 CLIENTS, WHO ARE ALREADY 1253 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:21,579 STRUGGLING TO MAKE PROJECTS 1254 00:36:21,579 --> 00:36:25,349 PENCIL WITHOUT MHA, WE HAVE 1255 00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:27,985 WATCHED AS MHA HAS CRIPPLED 1256 00:36:27,985 --> 00:36:28,653 HOUSING PRODUCTION IN SEATTLE'S 1257 00:36:28,653 --> 00:36:31,455 LR AND RSL ZONES. WE DO NOT WANT 1258 00:36:31,455 --> 00:36:33,591 TO SEE THE SAME HAPPEN IN THE 1259 00:36:33,591 --> 00:36:35,259 N.R ZONES. DO NOT MAKE AN 1260 00:36:35,259 --> 00:36:37,995 ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION 1261 00:36:37,995 --> 00:36:39,797 WORSE BY IMPOSING MHA ON THE N.R 1262 00:36:39,797 --> 00:36:41,332 ZONES. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE 1263 00:36:41,332 --> 00:36:42,767 FORWARD WITH A STUDY TO BURDEN 1264 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:43,367 THE CITY WITH A FIX THAT HAS 1265 00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:45,970 BEEN PROVEN NOT TO WORK. YOU 1266 00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:47,371 CANNOT COLLECT MHA FEES FOR 1267 00:36:47,371 --> 00:36:50,274 PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT BUILT. 1268 00:36:50,274 --> 00:36:50,608 -- THANK YOU. 1269 00:36:50,608 --> 00:36:53,110 -- NICK CUNNINGHAM. JEREMY 1270 00:36:53,110 --> 00:36:56,013 PEREIRA AND DARLENE. 1271 00:36:56,013 --> 00:36:57,748 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M NICK 1272 00:36:57,748 --> 00:36:59,283 CUNNINGHAM WITH COMPASS 1273 00:36:59,283 --> 00:37:01,352 CONSTRUCTION, AND I'M IN FAVOR 1274 00:37:01,352 --> 00:37:02,954 OF MHA ACCELERATOR. I WOULD JUST 1275 00:37:02,954 --> 00:37:04,388 LIKE TO ECHO WHAT SO MANY OTHERS 1276 00:37:04,388 --> 00:37:07,124 HAVE SAID TODAY. WE DESPERATELY 1277 00:37:07,124 --> 00:37:08,593 NEED HOUSING AND WE DESPERATELY 1278 00:37:08,593 --> 00:37:10,394 NEED THESE JOBS. AND THIS 1279 00:37:10,394 --> 00:37:11,429 LEGISLATION CAN MAKE A BIG 1280 00:37:11,429 --> 00:37:12,597 IMPACT ON BOTH OF THOSE FRONTS. 1281 00:37:12,597 --> 00:37:15,032 THANK YOU. 1282 00:37:15,032 --> 00:37:18,603 -- NEXT IS JEREMY PEREIRA, 1283 00:37:18,603 --> 00:37:21,005 DARLENE POSTMA, LOGAN BOWERS. 1284 00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:23,007 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1285 00:37:23,007 --> 00:37:26,010 JEREMY. I'M A ROOFER. I WANT TO 1286 00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:27,445 THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 1287 00:37:27,445 --> 00:37:28,846 PUTTING FORTH THIS MH AYE 1288 00:37:28,846 --> 00:37:30,414 ACCELERATOR. AND MY MESSAGE IS 1289 00:37:30,414 --> 00:37:32,750 PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU CAN HAVE 1290 00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:34,652 AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF YOU DON'T 1291 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:35,920 HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING. SUPPLY AND 1292 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:37,388 DEMAND IS A SIMPLE ECONOMIC 1293 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:38,956 PRINCIPLE. IF THERE ISN'T ENOUGH 1294 00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:39,890 HOUSING AND THERE'S MORE DEMAND 1295 00:37:39,890 --> 00:37:41,092 THAN THE PRICE OF HOUSING GOES 1296 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:42,893 UP. SO I WOULD STRONGLY 1297 00:37:42,893 --> 00:37:43,995 ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD, 1298 00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:45,630 HARD LOOK AT THIS ACCELERATOR 1299 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:46,998 AND MOVE IT FORWARD AND GET ALL 1300 00:37:46,998 --> 00:37:50,668 THESE PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. 1301 00:37:50,668 --> 00:37:53,471 -- ALEXIS DARREN POSTMA. 1302 00:37:53,471 --> 00:37:56,240 -- LOGAN BOWERS. BEN MARITZA. 1303 00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:57,308 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 1304 00:37:57,308 --> 00:37:57,875 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1305 00:37:57,875 --> 00:38:00,077 DARREN POSTMA WITH VENTURE 1306 00:38:00,077 --> 00:38:00,711 GENERAL CONTRACTING HERE IN 1307 00:38:00,711 --> 00:38:02,413 SEATTLE. I'M HERE JUST TO SHOW 1308 00:38:02,413 --> 00:38:04,915 SUPPORT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND 1309 00:38:04,915 --> 00:38:06,817 SEATTLE'S CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. 1310 00:38:06,817 --> 00:38:09,020 WE DESPERATELY NEED HOUSING, 1311 00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:10,488 AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE, AND 1312 00:38:10,488 --> 00:38:12,790 WE NEED JOBS. AND CONSTRUCTION 1313 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,358 PROVIDES GREAT PAYING JOBS FOR A 1314 00:38:14,358 --> 00:38:15,393 LOT OF PEOPLE. AND WE SEE ALL OF 1315 00:38:15,393 --> 00:38:16,994 OUR COMPATRIOTS OUT HERE, AND 1316 00:38:16,994 --> 00:38:21,632 WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THEM. 1317 00:38:21,632 --> 00:38:21,932 THANK YOU. 1318 00:38:21,932 --> 00:38:23,901 -- LOGAN BOWERS BEN MARITZA, 1319 00:38:23,901 --> 00:38:27,004 EVAN CASA GUMA 1320 00:38:27,004 --> 00:38:28,239 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS LOGAN 1321 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:29,540 BOWERS. I'M A RESIDENT OF D3. 1322 00:38:29,540 --> 00:38:31,642 I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE MHA 1323 00:38:31,642 --> 00:38:33,811 ACCELERATOR AND OPPOSE THE 1324 00:38:33,811 --> 00:38:36,047 COMPANION. IS FEES IN OUR ZONE. 1325 00:38:36,047 --> 00:38:37,915 I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM 1326 00:38:37,915 --> 00:38:39,750 KNOWS THAT MHA IS A REGRESSIVE 1327 00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:41,285 TAX ON THE POOR AND MIDDLE 1328 00:38:41,285 --> 00:38:42,853 CLASS. IT HURTS ANYONE WHO'S 1329 00:38:42,853 --> 00:38:44,455 RENTING OR WANTS TO BUY A HOME. 1330 00:38:44,455 --> 00:38:46,023 AND I THINK EVERY LAST BUILDER 1331 00:38:46,023 --> 00:38:47,124 IN THE CITY SHOWED UP TO TELL 1332 00:38:47,124 --> 00:38:49,026 YOU THAT IT'S JOB POISON. AND I 1333 00:38:49,026 --> 00:38:51,796 ECHO THAT AS WELL SURELY, SINCE 1334 00:38:51,796 --> 00:38:53,798 WE'RE HERE AND EXPERTS, WE'VE 1335 00:38:53,798 --> 00:38:55,266 SEEN THE UCLA STUDY THAT SHOWS 1336 00:38:55,266 --> 00:38:57,234 FOR EVERY MHA UNIT YOU BUILD, 1337 00:38:57,234 --> 00:38:59,403 YOU KILL FIVE MARKET RATE UNITS, 1338 00:38:59,403 --> 00:39:01,439 90% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY 1339 00:39:01,439 --> 00:39:04,141 LIVE IN MARKET RATE UNITS. SO 1340 00:39:04,141 --> 00:39:04,775 YOU ARE HURTING NEARLY EVERYONE 1341 00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:08,479 WHEN YOU DIAL THAT KNOB UP SO WE 1342 00:39:08,479 --> 00:39:10,448 WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE NEED A 1343 00:39:10,448 --> 00:39:12,483 BREAK FROM A DESTRUCTIVE TAX. 1344 00:39:12,483 --> 00:39:13,951 AND WE'RE PAIRING IT WITH A 1345 00:39:13,951 --> 00:39:15,519 PROPOSAL FOR A NEW DESTRUCTIVE 1346 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:17,355 TAX. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS 1347 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:20,725 LIKE, FOR REAL? I MEAN, COME ON. 1348 00:39:20,725 --> 00:39:21,859 WE PUT A KNOWN BAD TAX ON THE N 1349 00:39:21,859 --> 00:39:23,160 R ZONES. YOU'LL BE SCREWING 1350 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:25,496 OVER EVERY MIDDLE CLASS AND POOR 1351 00:39:25,496 --> 00:39:27,465 FAMILY IN THE CITY. SO PLEASE BE 1352 00:39:27,465 --> 00:39:28,966 LOOKING OUT FOR US, YOUR 1353 00:39:28,966 --> 00:39:30,534 CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. 1354 00:39:30,534 --> 00:39:30,868 -- THANK YOU. 1355 00:39:30,868 --> 00:39:32,737 -- NEXT IS BEN MARITZA. EVAN 1356 00:39:32,737 --> 00:39:35,139 KATSUYAMA. 1357 00:39:35,139 --> 00:39:35,473 -- [APPLAUSE] 1358 00:39:35,473 --> 00:39:35,840 -- DAVE NIGHT. 1359 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:36,907 -- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BEN 1360 00:39:36,907 --> 00:39:39,009 MARITZA. I'M. I CALL MYSELF A 1361 00:39:39,009 --> 00:39:39,844 HOUSING DEVELOPER, AND IT'S AN 1362 00:39:39,844 --> 00:39:41,011 HONOR FOR ME TO BE IN THE ROOM 1363 00:39:41,011 --> 00:39:41,679 WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE 1364 00:39:41,679 --> 00:39:44,815 THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY DO THE, 1365 00:39:44,815 --> 00:39:46,350 THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WE DO 1366 00:39:46,350 --> 00:39:48,519 BOTH MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE 1367 00:39:48,519 --> 00:39:49,954 DEVELOPMENT. AND I'D LIKE TO 1368 00:39:49,954 --> 00:39:52,323 TAKE US BACK TO 2017 OR 16 AND 1369 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:55,659 15 WHEN MHA WAS WAS DEVELOPED AS 1370 00:39:55,659 --> 00:39:56,994 A POLICY TO INCREASE HOUSING IN 1371 00:39:56,994 --> 00:39:58,362 SEATTLE. IT WAS MEANT TO BE A 1372 00:39:58,362 --> 00:39:59,930 GRAND BARGAIN THAT WOULD ALLOW 1373 00:39:59,930 --> 00:40:02,032 BOTH MORE AFFORDABLE AND MARKET 1374 00:40:02,032 --> 00:40:03,334 RATE DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE. 1375 00:40:03,334 --> 00:40:06,036 THAT WAS A VERY FINELY CRAFTED 1376 00:40:06,036 --> 00:40:08,472 TRADE OFF THAT WAS MADE UNDER 1377 00:40:08,472 --> 00:40:10,307 THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THAT TIME. 1378 00:40:10,307 --> 00:40:11,509 THE CIRCUMSTANCES TODAY ARE 1379 00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:12,643 VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. AND SO 1380 00:40:12,643 --> 00:40:14,011 IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO 1381 00:40:14,011 --> 00:40:15,212 REVISIT IT AND REBALANCE AS WE 1382 00:40:15,212 --> 00:40:16,547 WILL HAVE TO DO AGAIN IN THE 1383 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:18,616 FUTURE, HOPEFULLY IN 2 OR 3 1384 00:40:18,616 --> 00:40:20,050 YEARS WE'LL BE IN A DIFFERENT 1385 00:40:20,050 --> 00:40:21,519 ENVIRONMENT AGAIN AND WE CAN GET 1386 00:40:21,519 --> 00:40:22,853 BACK TO A DIFFERENT BALANCE. BUT 1387 00:40:22,853 --> 00:40:24,221 AS OF THIS MOMENT, I REALLY 1388 00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:25,356 APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 1389 00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:27,024 OF TAKING THIS DIFFICULT 1390 00:40:27,024 --> 00:40:28,592 DECISION TO TO PUT THIS UP AGAIN 1391 00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:29,794 AND GET IT BACK TO WHERE WE NEED 1392 00:40:29,794 --> 00:40:33,097 TO BE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD 1393 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:33,531 HOUSING. THANK YOU. 1394 00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:38,836 -- NEXT IS EVAN DAVID KNIGHT AND 1395 00:40:38,836 --> 00:40:39,236 THEN EDDIE DIAZ. 1396 00:40:39,236 --> 00:40:40,905 -- HI, EVAN KCJ WITH RYAN 1397 00:40:40,905 --> 00:40:42,973 COMPANIES AND ALSO RESIDENT OF 1398 00:40:42,973 --> 00:40:46,343 PORTAGE BAY. I'M HERE TO TO 1399 00:40:46,343 --> 00:40:48,813 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 1400 00:40:48,813 --> 00:40:49,380 PARTICULARLY COUNCILMEMBER 1401 00:40:49,380 --> 00:40:51,248 FOSTER AND YOUR LEADERSHIP 1402 00:40:51,248 --> 00:40:52,216 SHOWING UP HERE TO PUSH THIS 1403 00:40:52,216 --> 00:40:54,185 FORWARD, THIS LEGISLATION 1404 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:56,187 FORWARD. OUR PROJECT, OUR 1405 00:40:56,187 --> 00:40:56,720 COMPANY HAS TWO PROJECTS 1406 00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:00,424 TOTALING ABOUT 400 UNITS, OF 1407 00:41:00,424 --> 00:41:01,525 WHICH 100 WILL BE AFFORDABLE ONE 1408 00:41:01,525 --> 00:41:02,693 IN GREENWOOD, ONE IN SOUTH LAKE 1409 00:41:02,693 --> 00:41:06,063 UNION. PUT SIMPLY, WITH CURRENT 1410 00:41:06,063 --> 00:41:07,698 CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T 1411 00:41:07,698 --> 00:41:09,033 MOVE THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD. IF 1412 00:41:09,033 --> 00:41:10,167 THIS PASSES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO 1413 00:41:10,167 --> 00:41:12,736 MOVE THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD. 1414 00:41:12,736 --> 00:41:13,537 IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, AND A BIG 1415 00:41:13,537 --> 00:41:15,372 PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF 1416 00:41:15,372 --> 00:41:16,907 CAPITAL AND AND WHAT IT MEANS 1417 00:41:16,907 --> 00:41:18,676 FOR PROJECTS LIKE OURS. AND MOST 1418 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:20,444 OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE 1419 00:41:20,444 --> 00:41:22,546 PIPELINE, WE DEPEND ON CAPITAL. 1420 00:41:22,546 --> 00:41:25,749 RIGHT NOW. CAPITAL IS NOT 1421 00:41:25,749 --> 00:41:27,017 LOOKING AT SEATTLE FAVORABLY. 1422 00:41:27,017 --> 00:41:27,651 THIS IS A GREAT MOMENT AND A 1423 00:41:27,651 --> 00:41:29,753 GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR 1424 00:41:29,753 --> 00:41:31,655 LEADERSHIP TO SEND A MESSAGE TO 1425 00:41:31,655 --> 00:41:33,157 CAPITAL THAT PUSHES THESE 1426 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:34,291 PROJECTS FORWARD, THAT SEATTLE 1427 00:41:34,291 --> 00:41:35,726 IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND SEATTLE 1428 00:41:35,726 --> 00:41:38,395 IS PRO HOUSING. THANK YOU VERY 1429 00:41:38,395 --> 00:41:38,596 MUCH. 1430 00:41:38,596 --> 00:41:42,500 -- NEXT IS DAVID, NATE, EDDIE 1431 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:43,667 DIAZ, LYDIA TAEMIN UM 1432 00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:45,703 -- DAVE. 1433 00:41:45,703 --> 00:41:46,203 -- NATE WITH TIMBERLANE 1434 00:41:46,203 --> 00:41:48,906 PARTNERS, LOCAL SEATTLE BASED 1435 00:41:48,906 --> 00:41:51,642 APARTMENT OWNER DEVELOPER AND 1436 00:41:51,642 --> 00:41:55,012 JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT 1437 00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:57,715 FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND WHAT 1438 00:41:57,715 --> 00:42:02,386 EVERYBODY HAS SAID HERE THAT IT 1439 00:42:02,386 --> 00:42:05,456 REALLY DOES IMPACT DIRECTLY AND 1440 00:42:05,456 --> 00:42:07,124 IMMEDIATELY. JOBS IN THE 1441 00:42:07,124 --> 00:42:09,159 ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, 1442 00:42:09,159 --> 00:42:09,793 CONSTRUCTION WORLD AND CREATES 1443 00:42:09,793 --> 00:42:11,195 HOUSING WHICH WE NEED SO 1444 00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:14,765 DESPERATELY. THIS ACCELERATOR 1445 00:42:14,765 --> 00:42:21,038 WOULD WOULD MOVE FORWARD CLOSE 1446 00:42:21,038 --> 00:42:22,806 TO 500 UNITS DIRECTLY FOR 1447 00:42:22,806 --> 00:42:26,076 PROJECTS THAT WE ARE INVOLVED 1448 00:42:26,076 --> 00:42:27,244 WITH. SO PLEASE SHOW YOUR 1449 00:42:27,244 --> 00:42:29,146 SUPPORT, MOVE THIS FORWARD. 1450 00:42:29,146 --> 00:42:29,713 THANK YOU. 1451 00:42:29,713 --> 00:42:31,515 -- THANK YOU. 1452 00:42:31,515 --> 00:42:32,750 -- NEXT IS EDDIE DIAZ, FOLLOWED 1453 00:42:32,750 --> 00:42:38,289 BY, I BELIEVE IT'S LYDIA ZINMAN 1454 00:42:38,289 --> 00:42:38,789 AND THEN RYAN DONAHUE. 1455 00:42:38,789 --> 00:42:40,224 -- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, 1456 00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:41,325 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1457 00:42:41,325 --> 00:42:43,260 EDDIE. I'M A SENIOR AT THE 1458 00:42:43,260 --> 00:42:45,229 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1459 00:42:45,229 --> 00:42:45,696 STUDYING CONSTRUCTION 1460 00:42:45,696 --> 00:42:46,463 MANAGEMENT, AND I'M AN EMPLOYEE 1461 00:42:46,463 --> 00:42:48,999 AT COMPASS CONSTRUCTION. SO FOR 1462 00:42:48,999 --> 00:42:51,201 THE BETTER PART OF A DECADE, I 1463 00:42:51,201 --> 00:42:53,404 BELIEVE THE TAX LEVIED AGAINST 1464 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:54,738 DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY HAS 1465 00:42:54,738 --> 00:42:55,773 RESULTED IN FEWER NEW HOUSING IN 1466 00:42:55,773 --> 00:42:58,142 THE CITY AND HAS BEEN SLOW IN 1467 00:42:58,142 --> 00:42:58,776 ACCOMPLISHING THE ORIGINAL GOALS 1468 00:42:58,776 --> 00:43:00,945 OF THE PROGRAM. THERE IS 1469 00:43:00,945 --> 00:43:01,512 CURRENTLY AN UNDERSUPPLY OF 1470 00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:03,447 EVERY KIND OF HOUSING IN THE 1471 00:43:03,447 --> 00:43:04,915 CITY, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE 1472 00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:06,183 UNITS, THEREBY INCREASING THE 1473 00:43:06,183 --> 00:43:07,051 COST OF LIVING ACROSS THE CITY. 1474 00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:09,320 FOR THE PEOPLE WHO. THIS PROGRAM 1475 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:11,055 WAS INITIALLY CREATED TO 1476 00:43:11,055 --> 00:43:12,556 PROTECT. ON TOP OF THIS, 1477 00:43:12,556 --> 00:43:13,924 THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS 1478 00:43:13,924 --> 00:43:16,327 AROUND US ARE BEING IMPACTED. 1479 00:43:16,327 --> 00:43:17,328 WORKING PEOPLE ALL AROUND YOU 1480 00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:18,662 ARE NOT GETTING THE 1481 00:43:18,662 --> 00:43:20,164 OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY SHOULD. 1482 00:43:20,164 --> 00:43:21,565 UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS ABLE TO 1483 00:43:21,565 --> 00:43:23,067 RESUME AT FULL CAPACITY. WE'RE 1484 00:43:23,067 --> 00:43:24,702 ASKING FOR YOU TO VOTE YES ON 1485 00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:26,337 TODAY'S PROPOSAL AND BE 1486 00:43:26,337 --> 00:43:27,705 PARTNERS IN ACCOMPLISHING THE 1487 00:43:27,705 --> 00:43:28,772 ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES OF THIS 1488 00:43:28,772 --> 00:43:31,976 PROGRAM TOGETHER. THANK YOU. 1489 00:43:31,976 --> 00:43:35,012 -- NEXT INHIBITS. 1490 00:43:35,012 --> 00:43:37,014 -- LYDIA ZINMAN, A TRADESMAN 1491 00:43:37,014 --> 00:43:40,384 ELECTRIC. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR 1492 00:43:40,384 --> 00:43:40,985 MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME. AND 1493 00:43:40,985 --> 00:43:43,854 THEN RYAN DONAHUE AND SCOTT LIN. 1494 00:43:43,854 --> 00:43:45,089 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1495 00:43:45,089 --> 00:43:47,024 LUDA. I WORK FOR TRADESMAN 1496 00:43:47,024 --> 00:43:48,692 ELECTRIC, AND I'M HERE TODAY 1497 00:43:48,692 --> 00:43:52,229 BECAUSE I PERSONALLY SUPPORT THE 1498 00:43:52,229 --> 00:43:54,365 PROPOSED MHA LEGISLATION. THIS 1499 00:43:54,365 --> 00:43:55,699 LEGISLATION MATTERS TO ME NOT 1500 00:43:55,699 --> 00:43:58,035 JUST AS A WOMAN, AS SOMEONE WHO 1501 00:43:58,035 --> 00:43:59,570 LIVES AND WORKS IN THIS 1502 00:43:59,570 --> 00:44:02,473 COMMUNITY, BUT AS A PERSON WHO 1503 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:03,941 CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE 1504 00:44:03,941 --> 00:44:05,876 AROUND ME. I'M ASKING YOU TO 1505 00:44:05,876 --> 00:44:07,444 PLEASE MOVE. MOVE FORWARD. THIS 1506 00:44:07,444 --> 00:44:09,980 APPROVING THIS LEGISLATION AS 1507 00:44:09,980 --> 00:44:12,516 QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE IMPACT 1508 00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:14,918 REACHES BEYOND THE CITY OF 1509 00:44:14,918 --> 00:44:16,587 SEATTLE. IT AFFECTS ME, MY 1510 00:44:16,587 --> 00:44:17,988 COWORKERS, MY FAMILY, AND THE 1511 00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:20,090 COMMUNITY. WE ALL SHARE. I TRULY 1512 00:44:20,090 --> 00:44:22,526 BELIEVE THAT MOVING THIS 1513 00:44:22,526 --> 00:44:24,161 LEGISLATION FORWARD IS AN 1514 00:44:24,161 --> 00:44:26,463 IMPORTANT STEP AND HOPE YOU WILL 1515 00:44:26,463 --> 00:44:28,365 TAKE MY SUPPORT AND TAKE SUPPORT 1516 00:44:28,365 --> 00:44:30,567 OF OTHERS LIKE ME INTO 1517 00:44:30,567 --> 00:44:32,603 CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU FOR 1518 00:44:32,603 --> 00:44:33,504 LISTENING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1519 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:35,439 TIME TODAY. 1520 00:44:35,439 --> 00:44:37,007 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS RYAN 1521 00:44:37,007 --> 00:44:47,551 DONAHUE, SCOTT LIN, AND KEVIN G. 1522 00:44:48,485 --> 00:44:48,686 -- SORRY. 1523 00:44:48,686 --> 00:44:49,520 -- WE'LL JUST GIVE US A SECOND. 1524 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:50,621 WE'LL RESET YOUR TIME. HI, 1525 00:44:50,621 --> 00:44:52,056 RYAN. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1526 00:44:52,056 --> 00:44:54,625 -- ALL GOOD GOOD. GOOD 1527 00:44:54,625 --> 00:44:55,726 AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER AND 1528 00:44:55,726 --> 00:44:56,827 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. AS YOU 1529 00:44:56,827 --> 00:44:57,928 KNOW, MY NAME IS RYAN DONAHUE. 1530 00:44:57,928 --> 00:44:59,596 I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF 1531 00:44:59,596 --> 00:45:00,731 ADVOCACY OVER AT HABITAT FOR 1532 00:45:00,731 --> 00:45:01,999 HUMANITY, SEATTLE KING AND 1533 00:45:01,999 --> 00:45:03,133 KITTITAS COUNTIES. I'M HERE 1534 00:45:03,133 --> 00:45:04,568 TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE MHA 1535 00:45:04,568 --> 00:45:06,870 REDUCTION BILL. WE HAVE SOME 1536 00:45:06,870 --> 00:45:07,805 CONCERNS ABOUT IT. AND IN ITS 1537 00:45:07,805 --> 00:45:09,306 CURRENT FORM, WE HOPE TO. 1538 00:45:09,306 --> 00:45:10,741 HOWEVER, WE DO HOPE TO WORK WITH 1539 00:45:10,741 --> 00:45:11,875 YOU TO HELP ADDRESS THEM AND 1540 00:45:11,875 --> 00:45:13,844 MAKE THE BILL BETTER. LAST YEAR, 1541 00:45:13,844 --> 00:45:15,713 WE BUILT AND SOLD MORE THAN 50 1542 00:45:15,713 --> 00:45:18,215 HOMES. THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 80, 1543 00:45:18,215 --> 00:45:20,417 THE VAST MAJORITY RIGHT HERE IN 1544 00:45:20,417 --> 00:45:22,586 SEATTLE, FUNDED PRIMARILY WITH 1545 00:45:22,586 --> 00:45:23,520 MHA DOLLARS. THAT'S REAL 1546 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:26,190 FAMILIES IN REAL HOUSES HERE IN 1547 00:45:26,190 --> 00:45:27,724 SEATTLE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE 1548 00:45:27,724 --> 00:45:29,760 MHA, WE WANT TO HELP IMPROVE 1549 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:31,795 THIS PROPOSAL INTO SOMETHING 1550 00:45:31,795 --> 00:45:32,896 THAT BRINGS MUCH MORE HOUSING 1551 00:45:32,896 --> 00:45:34,998 ONLINE, WHILE ALSO PROTECTING 1552 00:45:34,998 --> 00:45:36,800 MUCH NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1553 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:37,735 FUNDING. BUT THERE'S NO PLAN 1554 00:45:37,735 --> 00:45:39,269 RIGHT NOW FOR WHAT HAPPENS IF 1555 00:45:39,269 --> 00:45:41,038 THAT DOESN'T WORK. THIS THIS 1556 00:45:41,038 --> 00:45:42,973 RESTS ON AN ASSUMPTION THAT 1557 00:45:42,973 --> 00:45:45,008 CHEAPER FEES WILL UNLOCK ENOUGH 1558 00:45:45,008 --> 00:45:46,009 BUILDING TO REPLACE THE REVENUE 1559 00:45:46,009 --> 00:45:48,712 THAT WE'D BE GIVING UP. IF THAT 1560 00:45:48,712 --> 00:45:50,514 ASSUMPTION FAILS, NOTHING HERE. 1561 00:45:50,514 --> 00:45:51,115 BACKFILLS THESE DOLLARS THAT 1562 00:45:51,115 --> 00:45:53,150 PUTS THE RISK ON AFFORDABLE 1563 00:45:53,150 --> 00:45:55,285 HOUSING, NOT ON ANYTHING ELSE. 1564 00:45:55,285 --> 00:45:56,687 PLEASE DON'T MAKE IT HARDER TO 1565 00:45:56,687 --> 00:45:57,755 BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK 1566 00:45:57,755 --> 00:45:57,955 YOU. 1567 00:45:57,955 --> 00:45:59,223 -- THANK YOU. 1568 00:45:59,223 --> 00:46:01,525 -- NEXT IS SCOTT LIN, KEVIN G. 1569 00:46:01,525 --> 00:46:04,561 ALICIA RUIZ 1570 00:46:04,561 --> 00:46:04,995 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 1571 00:46:04,995 --> 00:46:06,897 COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS SCOTT 1572 00:46:06,897 --> 00:46:08,766 LYNN. I'M A LOCAL DEVELOPER HERE 1573 00:46:08,766 --> 00:46:11,301 IN SEATTLE. I LIVE HERE, I 1574 00:46:11,301 --> 00:46:13,170 DEVELOP HERE, AND I WANT TO KEEP 1575 00:46:13,170 --> 00:46:14,037 BEING A SEATTLE FOCUSED 1576 00:46:14,037 --> 00:46:15,038 DEVELOPER. BUT THAT'S BEEN 1577 00:46:15,038 --> 00:46:16,240 BECOME A LOT HARDER TO DO IN THE 1578 00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:17,574 LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND WE'VE 1579 00:46:17,574 --> 00:46:20,344 HAD TO FOCUS OUR TIME ELSEWHERE 1580 00:46:20,344 --> 00:46:22,112 IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE 732 UNITS IN 1581 00:46:22,112 --> 00:46:24,014 OUR PIPELINE ACROSS FOUR 1582 00:46:24,014 --> 00:46:25,749 PROJECTS, AND ALL FOUR PROJECTS 1583 00:46:25,749 --> 00:46:29,086 ARE SITTING ON THE SHELF. 1584 00:46:29,086 --> 00:46:30,120 CURRENTLY. WHEN THE WAIVER WAS 1585 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:31,655 FIRST FLOATED, WE HAD CAPITAL 1586 00:46:31,655 --> 00:46:33,724 READY TO COMMIT. WHEN THE DEAL 1587 00:46:33,724 --> 00:46:35,559 FELL THROUGH, IT NOT ONLY HURT 1588 00:46:35,559 --> 00:46:36,627 THE ECONOMICS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT 1589 00:46:36,627 --> 00:46:38,562 CONFIRMED DOUBTS THAT THAT 1590 00:46:38,562 --> 00:46:41,532 CAPITAL ALREADY HAD ABOUT 1591 00:46:41,532 --> 00:46:42,800 INVESTING IN SEATTLE. MH A FEE 1592 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,735 REDUCTION REFORM CAN BE THE 1593 00:46:44,735 --> 00:46:46,403 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEAL THAT 1594 00:46:46,403 --> 00:46:48,205 PENCILS AND ONE THAT DOESN'T. 1595 00:46:48,205 --> 00:46:49,873 I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT A 1596 00:46:49,873 --> 00:46:51,809 TEMPORARY WAIVER OF THE FEE BY 1597 00:46:51,809 --> 00:46:53,644 PASSING THIS. YOU WILL BOTH MOVE 1598 00:46:53,644 --> 00:46:55,012 PROJECTS INTO CONSTRUCTION, 1599 00:46:55,012 --> 00:46:57,548 EMPLOY A LOT OF SKILLED PEOPLE, 1600 00:46:57,548 --> 00:46:59,016 AND SIGNAL TO THE CAPITAL 1601 00:46:59,016 --> 00:47:00,584 MARKETS THAT SEATTLE IS A 1602 00:47:00,584 --> 00:47:03,053 BUSINESS FRIENDLY CLIMATE. THANK 1603 00:47:03,053 --> 00:47:03,253 YOU. 1604 00:47:03,253 --> 00:47:08,659 -- NEXT IS KEVIN G. ALICIA RUIZ 1605 00:47:08,659 --> 00:47:10,093 AND PAUL WILLIAMS. 1606 00:47:10,093 --> 00:47:12,262 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1607 00:47:12,262 --> 00:47:12,663 KEVIN AND I'M. 1608 00:47:12,663 --> 00:47:13,964 -- SPEAKING AS A MEMBER OF FOUR 1609 00:47:13,964 --> 00:47:16,033 SEATTLE AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT 1610 00:47:16,033 --> 00:47:18,368 OF DISTRICT TWO, THE HOUSING 1611 00:47:18,368 --> 00:47:19,436 ACCELERATOR IS A STEP IN THE 1612 00:47:19,436 --> 00:47:21,572 RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE SHOULD 1613 00:47:21,572 --> 00:47:22,105 CONSIDER PHASING OUT THE 1614 00:47:22,105 --> 00:47:24,341 REGRESSIVE MHA FEE ENTIRELY IN 1615 00:47:24,341 --> 00:47:26,610 THE FUTURE. FUNDING AFFORDABLE 1616 00:47:26,610 --> 00:47:28,445 HOUSING THROUGH TAXING HOUSING 1617 00:47:28,445 --> 00:47:30,347 CONSTRUCTION IS BACKWARD AND 1618 00:47:30,347 --> 00:47:31,014 COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO THE CITY'S 1619 00:47:31,014 --> 00:47:32,482 GOALS. THE CITY MUST CONSIDER A 1620 00:47:32,482 --> 00:47:34,518 MORE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING 1621 00:47:34,518 --> 00:47:36,119 STRUCTURE FOR THE AFFORDABLE 1622 00:47:36,119 --> 00:47:37,855 HOUSING MANDATE THAT DOES NOT 1623 00:47:37,855 --> 00:47:39,389 PRICE OUT ALL THE HOUSING 1624 00:47:39,389 --> 00:47:42,259 CONSTRUCTORS THAT YOU SEE HERE. 1625 00:47:42,259 --> 00:47:42,559 THANK YOU. 1626 00:47:42,559 --> 00:47:44,628 -- NEXT IS ALICIA RUIZ, PAUL 1627 00:47:44,628 --> 00:47:51,468 WILLIAMS, TYLER HUTCHINSON. 1628 00:47:51,468 --> 00:47:52,603 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER, 1629 00:47:52,603 --> 00:47:53,971 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 1630 00:47:53,971 --> 00:47:55,939 NAME IS ALICIA RUIZ. TESTIFYING 1631 00:47:55,939 --> 00:47:58,008 TODAY ON BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR 1632 00:47:58,008 --> 00:47:59,876 HUMANITY, SEATTLE KING AND 1633 00:47:59,876 --> 00:48:01,678 KITTITAS COUNTIES IN SUPPORT OF 1634 00:48:01,678 --> 00:48:03,547 THE RESOLUTION. AS THE COUNCIL 1635 00:48:03,547 --> 00:48:04,414 DEVELOPS THIS LEGISLATION, WE'D 1636 00:48:04,414 --> 00:48:06,683 ASK TO KEEP ONE PRINCIPLE 1637 00:48:06,683 --> 00:48:08,151 CENTRAL THE FEE STRUCTURE SHOULD 1638 00:48:08,151 --> 00:48:08,719 REWARD BUILDING TO MAXIMUM 1639 00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:11,321 ALLOWED DENSITY, NOT DISCOURAGE 1640 00:48:11,321 --> 00:48:12,623 IT. UNDER A WELL-DESIGNED 1641 00:48:12,623 --> 00:48:14,524 FRAMEWORK, A PROPERTY OWNER WHO 1642 00:48:14,524 --> 00:48:15,125 BUILDS A SINGLE DETACHED HOME 1643 00:48:15,125 --> 00:48:17,527 SHOULD PAY A HIGHER FEE THAN ONE 1644 00:48:17,527 --> 00:48:18,195 WHO BUILDS SEVERAL UNITS ON THE 1645 00:48:18,195 --> 00:48:20,230 SAME LOT. BECAUSE MORE UNITS 1646 00:48:20,230 --> 00:48:21,665 DELIVERED MEANS MORE HOUSING 1647 00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:23,133 SUPPLY OF ALL TYPES. WE'RE NOT 1648 00:48:23,133 --> 00:48:24,401 ASKING THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS 1649 00:48:24,401 --> 00:48:25,836 HARDER ON OUR MARKET RATE 1650 00:48:25,836 --> 00:48:27,371 PARTNERS. WE'RE ASKING FOR AN 1651 00:48:27,371 --> 00:48:28,505 INCENTIVE THAT WORKS WITH THEM. 1652 00:48:28,505 --> 00:48:30,173 WE'RE BUILDING TO MAXIMUM 1653 00:48:30,173 --> 00:48:31,808 DENSITY IS ALSO THE PATH TO THE 1654 00:48:31,808 --> 00:48:35,145 LOWEST FEE PER HOME. THAT'S HOW 1655 00:48:35,145 --> 00:48:35,779 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES 1656 00:48:35,779 --> 00:48:36,713 ACTUALLY MEET THE HOUSING NEED 1657 00:48:36,713 --> 00:48:39,349 IDENTIFIED IN THE ONE SEATTLE 1658 00:48:39,349 --> 00:48:39,983 PLAN. WE SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION. 1659 00:48:39,983 --> 00:48:41,918 THANK YOU. 1660 00:48:41,918 --> 00:48:43,954 -- NEXT IS PAUL WILLIAMS. TYLER 1661 00:48:43,954 --> 00:48:50,560 JOHNSON, ALEXANDRA JOHNSON. 1662 00:48:50,560 --> 00:48:50,994 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 1663 00:48:50,994 --> 00:48:52,195 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS PAUL 1664 00:48:52,195 --> 00:48:54,631 WILLIAMS. I'M A 1665 00:48:54,631 --> 00:48:55,565 -- A 40 YEAR RESIDENT IN 1666 00:48:55,565 --> 00:48:56,633 SEATTLE, RAINIER VALLEY AND A 1667 00:48:56,633 --> 00:48:57,701 RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL 1668 00:48:57,701 --> 00:48:59,636 GRADUATE. AND I'M AN ORGANIZER 1669 00:48:59,636 --> 00:49:01,004 WITH SMART LOCAL 66. I'M HERE 1670 00:49:01,004 --> 00:49:03,540 TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE 1671 00:49:03,540 --> 00:49:05,475 MANDATORY MHA ACCELERATOR. OUR 1672 00:49:05,475 --> 00:49:07,044 MEMBERS INSTALL THE HVAC 1673 00:49:07,044 --> 00:49:07,878 SYSTEMS, METAL ROOFING AND METAL 1674 00:49:07,878 --> 00:49:10,314 SIDING IN THE SEATTLE AREA, AND 1675 00:49:10,314 --> 00:49:12,049 THEY SEE THE HOUSING CRISIS FROM 1676 00:49:12,049 --> 00:49:14,084 BOTH. SEATTLE NEEDS MORE HOMES 1677 00:49:14,084 --> 00:49:15,352 THAT WORKING PEOPLE CAN AFFORD 1678 00:49:15,352 --> 00:49:18,021 IN OUR REGION. NEEDS. PROJECTS 1679 00:49:18,021 --> 00:49:19,156 MOVING SO LOCAL RESIDENTS CAN 1680 00:49:19,156 --> 00:49:21,625 BUILD CAREERS IN THE SKILLED 1681 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:22,759 TRADES. HIGH INTEREST RATES, 1682 00:49:22,759 --> 00:49:24,561 RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND 1683 00:49:24,561 --> 00:49:25,996 DECLINING PERMIT ACTIVITY ARE 1684 00:49:25,996 --> 00:49:27,798 LEAVING VIABLE PROJECTS STALLED, 1685 00:49:27,798 --> 00:49:28,398 INCLUDING STUDENT HOUSING AND 1686 00:49:28,398 --> 00:49:30,000 OTHER MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THAT 1687 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:31,435 COULD BE CREATING HOMES AND 1688 00:49:31,435 --> 00:49:33,603 JOBS. RIGHT NOW. THIS PROPOSAL 1689 00:49:33,603 --> 00:49:36,173 GIVES THE CITY A PRACTICAL WAY 1690 00:49:36,173 --> 00:49:38,375 TO HELP PROJECTS MOVE FROM PAPER 1691 00:49:38,375 --> 00:49:39,843 TO CONSTRUCTION. THE INCENTIVE 1692 00:49:39,843 --> 00:49:40,944 IS ALSO TIED TO ACTION. A 1693 00:49:40,944 --> 00:49:43,714 PROJECT MUST TAKE RECOMMENDED 1694 00:49:43,714 --> 00:49:45,582 PROGRESS. SMART LOCAL 66 WANTS 1695 00:49:45,582 --> 00:49:47,117 STUDENT HOUSING AND OTHER READY 1696 00:49:47,117 --> 00:49:48,151 PROJECTS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION 1697 00:49:48,151 --> 00:49:50,120 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. 1698 00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:51,755 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS TYLER 1699 00:49:51,755 --> 00:49:54,157 HUTCHINSON. ALEXANDRA JOHNSON, 1700 00:49:54,157 --> 00:49:57,494 SARAH CLARK 1701 00:49:57,494 --> 00:49:58,128 -- THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 1702 00:49:58,128 --> 00:50:00,530 TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS TYLER 1703 00:50:00,530 --> 00:50:01,798 HUTCHINSON, AND I'M HERE TO 1704 00:50:01,798 --> 00:50:04,067 VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE 1705 00:50:04,067 --> 00:50:06,603 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OR THE 1706 00:50:06,603 --> 00:50:08,438 LEGISLATION. I SUPPORT THIS 1707 00:50:08,438 --> 00:50:09,072 LEGISLATION BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT 1708 00:50:09,072 --> 00:50:11,108 THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND 1709 00:50:11,108 --> 00:50:13,944 THE PEOPLE WHO CALL IT HOME. THE 1710 00:50:13,944 --> 00:50:15,412 DECISIONS MADE HERE DON'T JUST 1711 00:50:15,412 --> 00:50:16,947 AFFECT SEATTLE AS A CITY. THEY 1712 00:50:16,947 --> 00:50:18,482 AFFECT REAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING 1713 00:50:18,482 --> 00:50:20,450 OUR FAMILIES, OUR WORKPLACES AND 1714 00:50:20,450 --> 00:50:24,087 OUR NEIGHBORS. I HOPE YOU'LL 1715 00:50:24,087 --> 00:50:25,522 TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. I HOPE 1716 00:50:25,522 --> 00:50:26,023 YOU'LL TAKE THAT INTO 1717 00:50:26,023 --> 00:50:27,357 CONSIDERATION AND MOVE THIS 1718 00:50:27,357 --> 00:50:29,626 LEGISLATION FORWARD AS SOON AS 1719 00:50:29,626 --> 00:50:31,395 POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE IT'S AN 1720 00:50:31,395 --> 00:50:31,895 IMPORTANT STEP FOR OUR 1721 00:50:31,895 --> 00:50:32,829 COMMUNITY, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU 1722 00:50:32,829 --> 00:50:35,632 TO APPROVE IT. THANK YOU FOR 1723 00:50:35,632 --> 00:50:36,700 HEARING MY PERSPECTIVE AND FOR 1724 00:50:36,700 --> 00:50:38,769 TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO 1725 00:50:38,769 --> 00:50:39,236 CONSIDER MY SUPPORT. 1726 00:50:39,236 --> 00:50:41,972 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS ALEXANDRA 1727 00:50:41,972 --> 00:50:44,474 JOHNSON, SARAH CLARK, CLIFF 1728 00:50:44,474 --> 00:50:44,741 CAWTHORN. 1729 00:50:44,741 --> 00:50:46,476 -- HI, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU 1730 00:50:46,476 --> 00:50:48,512 FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS 1731 00:50:48,512 --> 00:50:51,047 ALEXANDRA. I DO CLIMATE JUSTICE 1732 00:50:51,047 --> 00:50:51,648 POLICY WORK AND THE DUWAMISH 1733 00:50:51,648 --> 00:50:53,016 VALLEY. SO SOUTH PARK AND 1734 00:50:53,016 --> 00:50:55,152 GEORGETOWN. FIRST OF ALL, WE 1735 00:50:55,152 --> 00:50:55,719 REACHED OUT. PERSONALLY, I 1736 00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:56,920 WON'T DWELL ON IT, BUT SOUTH 1737 00:50:56,920 --> 00:50:58,622 PARK AND GEORGETOWN ARE 1738 00:50:58,622 --> 00:50:59,623 CURRENTLY NOT EXCLUDED, EVEN 1739 00:50:59,623 --> 00:51:02,225 THOUGH THEY ARE TWO OF THE 1740 00:51:02,225 --> 00:51:02,759 HIGHEST RISK DISPLACEMENT 1741 00:51:02,759 --> 00:51:03,660 NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY. 1742 00:51:03,660 --> 00:51:07,431 PLEASE CORRECT THAT. AND THEN 1743 00:51:07,431 --> 00:51:08,465 SECONDLY, REDUCING THE CITY'S 1744 00:51:08,465 --> 00:51:10,734 ONLY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 1745 00:51:10,734 --> 00:51:12,402 PROGRAM IS THE WRONG LEVER TO 1746 00:51:12,402 --> 00:51:14,905 REMOVE MHA BY. THE CITY'S OWN 1747 00:51:14,905 --> 00:51:17,774 STUDY WAS 3 TO 5% OF TOTAL 1748 00:51:17,774 --> 00:51:20,277 DEVELOPER COSTS AND OR 1749 00:51:20,277 --> 00:51:21,678 PERMITTING DESIGN REVIEWS, 1750 00:51:21,678 --> 00:51:23,580 INCLUDING DELAYS FROM THE CITY, 1751 00:51:23,580 --> 00:51:25,816 WERE 9 TO 11%. RATHER THAN 1752 00:51:25,816 --> 00:51:28,518 COMMITTING TO REFORMING INTERNAL 1753 00:51:28,518 --> 00:51:29,052 SYSTEMS AND PRIORITIZING 1754 00:51:29,052 --> 00:51:31,021 PROGRESSIVE RECALIBRATIONS OF 1755 00:51:31,021 --> 00:51:32,255 MHA, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE 1756 00:51:32,255 --> 00:51:34,357 MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON HOUSING 1757 00:51:34,357 --> 00:51:38,528 WILL COMMIT TO SOLVING, THE CITY 1758 00:51:38,528 --> 00:51:40,163 IS CHOOSING THE LEAST EQUITABLE 1759 00:51:40,163 --> 00:51:42,065 ROUTE IN A VERIFIED, INEFFECTIVE 1760 00:51:42,065 --> 00:51:44,067 ROUTE. BY THE CITY'S OWN 1761 00:51:44,067 --> 00:51:44,668 ANALYSIS THAT THESE PROJECTS 1762 00:51:44,668 --> 00:51:45,769 THAT ARE CURRENTLY STALLED. WE 1763 00:51:45,769 --> 00:51:48,638 HAVE NOT SEEN THE DATA THAT THEY 1764 00:51:48,638 --> 00:51:49,206 WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD 1765 00:51:49,206 --> 00:51:50,640 SHOULD THOSE MHA FEES BE 1766 00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:52,542 REDUCED. WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK 1767 00:51:52,542 --> 00:51:54,845 TOGETHER. LET'S PLEASE BE 1768 00:51:54,845 --> 00:51:57,214 INCLUSIVE ABOUT WHO YOU'RE 1769 00:51:57,214 --> 00:51:58,849 LISTENING TO AND LISTEN AS WELL 1770 00:51:58,849 --> 00:52:00,517 TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 1771 00:52:00,517 --> 00:52:01,151 ANTI-DISPLACEMENT EXPERTS IN THE 1772 00:52:01,151 --> 00:52:02,552 CITY. THANK YOU. 1773 00:52:02,552 --> 00:52:04,254 -- THANK YOU. NEXT IS ALEX. 1774 00:52:04,254 --> 00:52:06,590 SORRY, SARAH CLARK, THEN CLIFF 1775 00:52:06,590 --> 00:52:08,625 CAWTHORN. THEN WE WILL MOVE TO 1776 00:52:08,625 --> 00:52:11,428 ONLINE SPEAKERS. 1777 00:52:11,428 --> 00:52:11,928 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD 1778 00:52:11,928 --> 00:52:14,164 AFTERNOON. CHAIR FOSTER AND 1779 00:52:14,164 --> 00:52:15,198 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING 1780 00:52:15,198 --> 00:52:16,366 COMMITTEE. FOR THE RECORD, I'M 1781 00:52:16,366 --> 00:52:20,103 SARAH CLARK AND I'M HERE TODAY 1782 00:52:20,103 --> 00:52:22,272 TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE OVER 1783 00:52:22,272 --> 00:52:23,440 2600 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE 1784 00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:25,442 METRO CHAMBER. WE REALLY 1785 00:52:25,442 --> 00:52:27,577 APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S 1786 00:52:27,577 --> 00:52:29,446 GONE INTO DEVELOPING THIS MHA 1787 00:52:29,446 --> 00:52:31,181 ACCELERATOR AND WANT TO THANK 1788 00:52:31,181 --> 00:52:31,715 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 1789 00:52:31,715 --> 00:52:33,683 BRINGING THIS FORWARD THIS YEAR. 1790 00:52:33,683 --> 00:52:38,421 SEATTLE IS AMID A SEVERE HOUSING 1791 00:52:38,421 --> 00:52:39,022 PRODUCTION SLOWDOWN DURING AN 1792 00:52:39,022 --> 00:52:40,557 UNPRECEDENTED HOUSING CRISIS. 1793 00:52:40,557 --> 00:52:42,192 THAT IS NOT GOOD. WE NEED MORE 1794 00:52:42,192 --> 00:52:45,395 UNITS. THE PROPOSED ACCELERATOR 1795 00:52:45,395 --> 00:52:49,833 IS A PRACTICAL TOOL. THAT WILL 1796 00:52:49,833 --> 00:52:52,269 GET PROJECTS MOVING AGAIN, AND 1797 00:52:52,269 --> 00:52:52,802 IT RECOGNIZES THE CURRENT 1798 00:52:52,802 --> 00:52:54,204 ECONOMIC REALITIES THAT THE CITY 1799 00:52:54,204 --> 00:52:58,341 IS FACING BY OFFERING A 1800 00:52:58,341 --> 00:53:00,343 MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO UNLOCK 1801 00:53:00,343 --> 00:53:01,978 HOUSING PRODUCTION AND ADD MUCH 1802 00:53:01,978 --> 00:53:04,548 NEEDED JOBS ACROSS OUR CITY. 1803 00:53:04,548 --> 00:53:05,048 SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE 1804 00:53:05,048 --> 00:53:07,350 COMPANION RESOLUTION AND JUST 1805 00:53:07,350 --> 00:53:09,252 URGE COUNCIL TO WORK TO 1806 00:53:09,252 --> 00:53:12,055 RECALIBRATE AND MHA BEFORE 1807 00:53:12,055 --> 00:53:13,156 EXPANDING INTO NEW ZONES. AND 1808 00:53:13,156 --> 00:53:14,257 WITH THAT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR 1809 00:53:14,257 --> 00:53:16,059 YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. 1810 00:53:16,059 --> 00:53:17,727 -- THANK YOU. OUR FINAL 1811 00:53:17,727 --> 00:53:18,895 IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS CLIFF 1812 00:53:18,895 --> 00:53:21,097 CAWTHORN. THEN WE WILL MOVE TO 1813 00:53:21,097 --> 00:53:23,667 REMOTE SPEAKERS, STARTING WITH 1814 00:53:23,667 --> 00:53:24,034 PATRICK TAYLOR. 1815 00:53:24,034 --> 00:53:27,237 -- HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON, 1816 00:53:27,237 --> 00:53:28,872 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND HOUSING 1817 00:53:28,872 --> 00:53:30,173 COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR RECORD. MY 1818 00:53:30,173 --> 00:53:31,474 NAME IS CLIFF CAWTHORN, AND I'M 1819 00:53:31,474 --> 00:53:32,475 HERE TODAY, NOT IN A 1820 00:53:32,475 --> 00:53:33,910 PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, BUT IN 1821 00:53:33,910 --> 00:53:36,246 PERSONAL CAPACITY. I'M OPPOSED 1822 00:53:36,246 --> 00:53:37,914 TO NEW ACCELERATOR PROPOSAL IN 1823 00:53:37,914 --> 00:53:38,615 ITS CURRENT FORM. I SUPPORT THE 1824 00:53:38,615 --> 00:53:40,650 GOAL OF INCREASING HOUSING 1825 00:53:40,650 --> 00:53:42,352 PRODUCTION. THERE'S MORE TO 1826 00:53:42,352 --> 00:53:43,486 CONSIDER. I SUPPORT THE 1827 00:53:43,486 --> 00:53:45,255 INTENTION OF THE CARVE OUT FOR 1828 00:53:45,255 --> 00:53:48,692 SENSITIVE AREAS, AND ALSO THE 1829 00:53:48,692 --> 00:53:50,894 SPECIAL STIPULATION TO STEER 1830 00:53:50,894 --> 00:53:52,395 DEVELOPMENT AMONGST LEGACY 1831 00:53:52,395 --> 00:53:54,231 HOMEOWNERS. I THINK THAT 1832 00:53:54,231 --> 00:53:54,764 THERE'S DEFINITELY GOOD 1833 00:53:54,764 --> 00:53:56,967 INTENTION THERE, BUT A BROAD 1834 00:53:56,967 --> 00:53:58,501 VACATION OF MHA FEES AT THIS 1835 00:53:58,501 --> 00:54:00,003 LEVEL SIMPLY GIVES AWAY TOO 1836 00:54:00,003 --> 00:54:01,938 MUCH, DEEPLY NEEDED AFFORDABLE 1837 00:54:01,938 --> 00:54:03,106 HOUSING REVENUE THAT SERVICE 1838 00:54:03,106 --> 00:54:04,507 WORKERS, MEDICAL WORKERS, AND 1839 00:54:04,507 --> 00:54:05,575 OTHER FAMILIES NEED, ESPECIALLY 1840 00:54:05,575 --> 00:54:07,444 AT THIS TIME. ELIMINATING 1841 00:54:07,444 --> 00:54:08,778 REVENUE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1842 00:54:08,778 --> 00:54:10,847 DURING A BUDGET CRISIS AT THE 1843 00:54:10,847 --> 00:54:12,549 STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. WITH THE 1844 00:54:12,549 --> 00:54:14,517 FEDERAL WITHDRAWAL AND A TAX ON 1845 00:54:14,517 --> 00:54:15,518 WORKING FAMILIES IS JUST NOT THE 1846 00:54:15,518 --> 00:54:19,155 WAY TO GO. WE NEED TO CAREFULLY, 1847 00:54:19,155 --> 00:54:20,857 EXPLORE ANY RECALIBRATION OF MHA 1848 00:54:20,857 --> 00:54:21,491 AND A VARIETY OF ALTERNATIVES, 1849 00:54:21,491 --> 00:54:23,426 WHICH MANY HAVE ALREADY NAMED. I 1850 00:54:23,426 --> 00:54:24,995 JUST ASK THAT YOU RESPECT THE 1851 00:54:24,995 --> 00:54:27,163 SPIRIT OF THIS GRAND BARGAIN AND 1852 00:54:27,163 --> 00:54:28,298 NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH, AND 1853 00:54:28,298 --> 00:54:30,433 THAT WE WORK FOR ALTERNATIVE 1854 00:54:30,433 --> 00:54:32,636 SOLUTIONS. SO PLEASE CONSIDER 1855 00:54:32,636 --> 00:54:33,570 MANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT 1856 00:54:33,570 --> 00:54:34,404 HAVE BEEN NAMED HERE TODAY. 1857 00:54:34,404 --> 00:54:35,672 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1858 00:54:35,672 --> 00:54:37,307 -- ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE 1859 00:54:37,307 --> 00:54:41,978 TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST IS 1860 00:54:41,978 --> 00:54:43,680 PATRICK TAYLOR. PLEASE PRESS 1861 00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:44,981 STAR SIX. WHEN YOU HEAR THE 1862 00:54:44,981 --> 00:54:46,716 PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN 1863 00:54:46,716 --> 00:54:48,418 UNMUTED. THE NEXT SPEAKERS WILL 1864 00:54:48,418 --> 00:54:52,689 BE CORDELL FISHER, THEN RUBY 1865 00:54:52,689 --> 00:55:00,563 HOLLAND. 1866 00:55:00,697 --> 00:55:03,800 PATRICK, CAN YOU HEAR US? HAVE 1867 00:55:03,800 --> 00:55:06,703 YOU PRESS STAR SIX? 1868 00:55:06,703 --> 00:55:08,004 -- HI. 1869 00:55:08,004 --> 00:55:09,072 -- MY NAME IS PATRICK TAYLOR. I 1870 00:55:09,072 --> 00:55:10,273 LIVE IN BEAUTIFUL NORTH BEACON 1871 00:55:10,273 --> 00:55:12,309 HILL. I'M SPEAKING ONLY FOR 1872 00:55:12,309 --> 00:55:13,810 MYSELF. I'M CALLING TODAY IN 1873 00:55:13,810 --> 00:55:16,012 SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 1874 00:55:16,012 --> 00:55:16,613 THOUGHTFUL AND TEMPORARY MHA 1875 00:55:16,613 --> 00:55:17,447 ACCELERATOR. IT CAN UNLOCK 1876 00:55:17,447 --> 00:55:18,448 HOUSING PRODUCTION THAT WILL 1877 00:55:18,448 --> 00:55:20,684 BENEFIT OUR CITY IN MANY WAYS. 1878 00:55:20,684 --> 00:55:22,452 FROM FORESTALLING FUTURE RENT 1879 00:55:22,452 --> 00:55:23,086 HIKES TO PROVIDING PERMIT FEES 1880 00:55:23,086 --> 00:55:25,388 AND MUCH NEEDED TAX REVENUE, TO 1881 00:55:25,388 --> 00:55:25,955 EMPLOYING TRADESPEOPLE AND 1882 00:55:25,955 --> 00:55:26,690 PUTTING MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF 1883 00:55:26,690 --> 00:55:27,724 THE FOLKS WHO DEPEND ON THE 1884 00:55:27,724 --> 00:55:29,192 SPENDING OF THOSE WORKERS. IT'S 1885 00:55:29,192 --> 00:55:30,260 A GOOD POLICY THAT THE COUNCIL 1886 00:55:30,260 --> 00:55:33,430 SHOULD PASS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 1887 00:55:33,430 --> 00:55:34,497 I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE 1888 00:55:34,497 --> 00:55:36,099 CONFLICT EMBEDDED IN THIS 1889 00:55:36,099 --> 00:55:37,267 PACKAGE. IT RECOGNIZES THAT MHA 1890 00:55:37,267 --> 00:55:38,735 IS HURTING HOME BUILDING. IT 1891 00:55:38,735 --> 00:55:39,602 PROPOSES TO EXPAND INTO THE 1892 00:55:39,602 --> 00:55:40,603 INNER ZONES THAT HAVE BEEN 1893 00:55:40,603 --> 00:55:43,039 PRODUCING SOME OF THE MOST 1894 00:55:43,039 --> 00:55:43,573 AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP 1895 00:55:43,573 --> 00:55:44,574 OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESSING NEW 1896 00:55:44,574 --> 00:55:46,242 HOMES AND AMENITY RICH 1897 00:55:46,242 --> 00:55:46,876 NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE EFFECTS OF 1898 00:55:46,876 --> 00:55:48,545 RECENT ZONING CHANGES HAVE EVEN 1899 00:55:48,545 --> 00:55:50,280 BEEN FELT. IT SAYS NEW HOUSING 1900 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:51,981 IS GOOD FOR OUR CITY, BUT IT 1901 00:55:51,981 --> 00:55:52,949 TREATS IT AS TOXIC. WASTE IN THE 1902 00:55:52,949 --> 00:55:54,484 SOUTH END MUST BE PROTECTED 1903 00:55:54,484 --> 00:55:56,486 FROM. IN SOME PLACES YOU GET NEW 1904 00:55:56,486 --> 00:55:58,388 HOMES, NEW JOBS, NEW SERVICES, 1905 00:55:58,388 --> 00:55:59,589 IMPROVED SIDEWALKS AND NEW 1906 00:55:59,589 --> 00:56:00,857 STREET TREES. BUT OTHERS SHOULD 1907 00:56:00,857 --> 00:56:02,692 BE DENIED THESE BENEFITS. I URGE 1908 00:56:02,692 --> 00:56:04,494 THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A CONSISTENT 1909 00:56:04,494 --> 00:56:05,628 PRO-HOUSING VIEW AND NOT TO 1910 00:56:05,628 --> 00:56:07,197 CONTINUE THIS PATTERN OF TYING 1911 00:56:07,197 --> 00:56:08,498 EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE NEW 1912 00:56:08,498 --> 00:56:09,966 HOMES WITH THE POLICY TO 1913 00:56:09,966 --> 00:56:10,667 DISCOURAGE THEM AT THE SAME 1914 00:56:10,667 --> 00:56:11,968 TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 1915 00:56:11,968 --> 00:56:14,104 AND SERVICE. DOROTHY. 1916 00:56:14,104 --> 00:56:15,705 -- THANK YOU. NEXT, CORDELL. 1917 00:56:15,705 --> 00:56:24,347 FISHER. RUBY HOLLAND. 1918 00:56:24,347 --> 00:56:24,781 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 1919 00:56:24,781 --> 00:56:25,949 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1920 00:56:25,949 --> 00:56:27,951 CORDELL FISHER. I'M THE 1921 00:56:27,951 --> 00:56:29,819 SECRETARY TREASURER OF A LOCAL 1922 00:56:29,819 --> 00:56:30,920 ONE WASHINGTON, ALASKA. I WANT 1923 00:56:30,920 --> 00:56:33,289 TO START BY EXPLAINING WHY WE'RE 1924 00:56:33,289 --> 00:56:34,958 LOCAL ONE. OUR UNION HAS BEEN 1925 00:56:34,958 --> 00:56:35,525 REPRESENTING SKILLED CRAFT 1926 00:56:35,525 --> 00:56:36,860 WORKERS IN THIS REGION SINCE 1927 00:56:36,860 --> 00:56:39,896 1889. FOR MORE THAN 135 YEARS, 1928 00:56:39,896 --> 00:56:41,598 GENERATIONS OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE 1929 00:56:41,598 --> 00:56:42,198 HELPED BUILD SEATTLE FROM THE 1930 00:56:42,198 --> 00:56:43,767 HISTORIC PAVERS OF PIONEER 1931 00:56:43,767 --> 00:56:45,001 SQUARE TO THE COUNTERTOPS THAT 1932 00:56:45,001 --> 00:56:46,569 YOU EAT YOUR FOOD ON EVERY DAY. 1933 00:56:46,569 --> 00:56:48,271 OUR WORK IS EVERYWHERE IN THE 1934 00:56:48,271 --> 00:56:49,139 CITY, AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT 1935 00:56:49,139 --> 00:56:50,373 HISTORY, AND WE WANT OUR MEMBERS 1936 00:56:50,373 --> 00:56:52,208 TO CONTINUE BUILDING SEATTLE FOR 1937 00:56:52,208 --> 00:56:53,409 GENERATIONS TO COME. THAT'S WHY 1938 00:56:53,409 --> 00:56:55,512 I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF 1939 00:56:55,512 --> 00:56:58,381 THE MHA ACCELERATOR LEGISLATION. 1940 00:56:58,381 --> 00:56:59,082 SEATTLE NEEDS MORE HOUSING AND 1941 00:56:59,082 --> 00:57:01,918 OUR CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE NEEDS 1942 00:57:01,918 --> 00:57:02,652 OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD IT. BUT 1943 00:57:02,652 --> 00:57:03,887 THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE OF THIS 1944 00:57:03,887 --> 00:57:05,321 ISSUE THAT IS ESPECIALLY 1945 00:57:05,321 --> 00:57:06,289 IMPORTANT TO US, THE MEN AND 1946 00:57:06,289 --> 00:57:07,657 WOMEN WHO BUILD THIS CITY SHOULD 1947 00:57:07,657 --> 00:57:08,958 ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 1948 00:57:08,958 --> 00:57:10,894 LIVE IN OR NEAR THE COMMUNITIES 1949 00:57:10,894 --> 00:57:12,762 THEY WORK. THE RISING COST OF 1950 00:57:12,762 --> 00:57:14,631 HOUSING IS MAKING THAT 1951 00:57:14,631 --> 00:57:16,733 INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR 1952 00:57:16,733 --> 00:57:18,501 WORKING FAMILIES. MOVING MORE 1953 00:57:18,501 --> 00:57:19,135 HOUSING PROJECTS FORWARD MEANS 1954 00:57:19,135 --> 00:57:21,104 MORE HOMES, BUT IT ALSO MEANS 1955 00:57:21,104 --> 00:57:23,540 MORE CONSTRUCTION JOBS. 1956 00:57:23,540 --> 00:57:24,073 APPRENTICE OR APPRENTICE 1957 00:57:24,073 --> 00:57:25,341 OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS INTO 1958 00:57:25,341 --> 00:57:26,976 FAMILY SUSTAINING CAREERS. THANK 1959 00:57:26,976 --> 00:57:27,744 YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 1960 00:57:27,744 --> 00:57:28,878 APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 1961 00:57:28,878 --> 00:57:32,449 -- THANK YOU. NEXT. RUBY HOLLAND 1962 00:57:32,449 --> 00:57:42,125 AND HARRISON JEROME. 1963 00:57:42,125 --> 00:57:43,226 -- STARTED AS A LIE OF 1964 00:57:43,226 --> 00:57:44,828 AFFORDABILITY AND A SCAM WITH 1965 00:57:44,828 --> 00:57:48,398 VULCAN AND CITY HALL TO GET 1966 00:57:48,398 --> 00:57:49,032 MINORITY AND WORKING CLASS LOTS 1967 00:57:49,032 --> 00:57:50,733 FOR MILLIONAIRES AND 1968 00:57:50,733 --> 00:57:52,368 BILLIONAIRES. RECRUITS THE 1969 00:57:52,368 --> 00:57:53,803 MASTER BUILDERS WENT ALONG WITH 1970 00:57:53,803 --> 00:57:56,840 THE SCHEME TO GET MHA PASSED 1971 00:57:56,840 --> 00:58:00,276 UNTIL INTO LAW IN 2019. BUT WHEN 1972 00:58:00,276 --> 00:58:01,644 HAROLD TOOK OFFICE AS MAYOR, 1973 00:58:01,644 --> 00:58:04,380 THEY ASKED TO BE RELIEVED OF MH 1974 00:58:04,380 --> 00:58:08,585 AYE FEES. MEANWHILE, LEGACY 1975 00:58:08,585 --> 00:58:09,185 BLACK HOMEOWNERS WERE CHARGED 1976 00:58:09,185 --> 00:58:11,654 EXTORTIONATE, EXTORTIONATE FEES 1977 00:58:11,654 --> 00:58:13,923 TO BUILD ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY. 1978 00:58:13,923 --> 00:58:18,895 A LAWSUIT IN 2023, FORCED HAROLD 1979 00:58:18,895 --> 00:58:20,630 TO ADMIT MH WAS A DEAL WITH 1980 00:58:20,630 --> 00:58:23,132 MAJOR PLAYERS, INCLUDING REAL 1981 00:58:23,132 --> 00:58:24,601 ESTATE DEVELOPERS, WHO COULD 1982 00:58:24,601 --> 00:58:26,236 AFFORD US UPFRONT COSTS AND PASS 1983 00:58:26,236 --> 00:58:30,039 THEM ON TO LUXURY CLIENTS. LAST 1984 00:58:30,039 --> 00:58:32,275 WEEK, THE MASTER BUILDERS WROTE 1985 00:58:32,275 --> 00:58:34,177 AN OP-ED STATING THAT FEES ARE 1986 00:58:34,177 --> 00:58:37,046 PREVENTING THEM FROM HIM FROM 1987 00:58:37,046 --> 00:58:38,581 BUILDING THE MH A LIE THAT 1988 00:58:38,581 --> 00:58:41,017 HARMED WORKING CLASS HOMEOWNER 1989 00:58:41,017 --> 00:58:42,452 IS NOW HARMING THE SAME ONES WHO 1990 00:58:42,452 --> 00:58:43,720 CREATE. 1991 00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:45,388 -- AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS 1992 00:58:45,388 --> 00:58:46,556 POORLY PAID, AND OUR FINAL 1993 00:58:46,556 --> 00:58:54,631 SPEAKER WILL BE HARRISON JEROME. 1994 00:58:54,631 --> 00:58:54,898 -- HELLO. 1995 00:58:54,898 --> 00:58:55,732 -- CHAIR FOSTER AND MEMBERS OF 1996 00:58:55,732 --> 00:58:57,934 THE COMMITTEE. HERE FROM THE 1997 00:58:57,934 --> 00:58:59,168 WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE HERE 1998 00:58:59,168 --> 00:59:01,070 TO EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER ROLLING 1999 00:59:01,070 --> 00:59:02,939 BACK, EVEN TEMPORARILY, THE MH 2000 00:59:02,939 --> 00:59:05,041 AYE PROGRAM. AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2001 00:59:05,041 --> 00:59:07,210 IS UNDER ATTACK FROM THE FEDERAL 2002 00:59:07,210 --> 00:59:08,311 GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW, AND WE 2003 00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:09,479 NEED THE CITY AND BROADER REGION 2004 00:59:09,479 --> 00:59:11,481 TO DO ALL IT CAN TO PROTECT AND 2005 00:59:11,481 --> 00:59:13,283 EXPAND FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE 2006 00:59:13,283 --> 00:59:15,485 HOMES. ALSO, WE HAVE A LOT OF 2007 00:59:15,485 --> 00:59:18,054 CONCERN THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL 2008 00:59:18,054 --> 00:59:18,588 ACCELERATE DISPLACEMENT, 2009 00:59:18,588 --> 00:59:19,656 ESPECIALLY FOR RENTERS LIVING IN 2010 00:59:19,656 --> 00:59:21,824 RENT STABILIZED APARTMENTS, 2011 00:59:21,824 --> 00:59:23,459 WHICH THIS POLICY MAY 2012 00:59:23,459 --> 00:59:25,061 INCENTIVIZE. THE TEARDOWN OF 2013 00:59:25,061 --> 00:59:25,695 WITH REPLACEMENT OF APARTMENTS 2014 00:59:25,695 --> 00:59:27,330 WITHOUT RENT STABILIZATION, AND 2015 00:59:27,330 --> 00:59:28,498 WITH RENTS THAT ARE FAR, FAR OUT 2016 00:59:28,498 --> 00:59:30,967 OF REACH OF STRUGGLING SEATTLE 2017 00:59:30,967 --> 00:59:33,736 RENTERS. WE URGE YOU TO INSTEAD 2018 00:59:33,736 --> 00:59:34,304 PAUSE THIS CONVERSATION FOR 2019 00:59:34,304 --> 00:59:36,339 DEEPER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 2020 00:59:36,339 --> 00:59:38,007 AND LOOK AT OTHER METHODS OF 2021 00:59:38,007 --> 00:59:39,275 SPURRING DEVELOPMENT IN WAYS 2022 00:59:39,275 --> 00:59:40,777 THAT WON'T RISK AFFORDABLE 2023 00:59:40,777 --> 00:59:42,845 HOUSING FUNDS, AND THAT WON'T 2024 00:59:42,845 --> 00:59:43,880 RISK DISPLACEMENT OR THE LOSS OF 2025 00:59:43,880 --> 00:59:45,448 RENT STABILIZED HOMES. THANK YOU 2026 00:59:45,448 --> 00:59:47,884 VERY MUCH. 2027 00:59:47,884 --> 00:59:49,419 -- THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER 2028 00:59:49,419 --> 00:59:50,486 IS HARRISON JEROME, AND OUR 2029 00:59:50,486 --> 00:59:54,057 FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID 2030 00:59:54,057 --> 01:00:01,798 HAINES. 2031 01:00:02,031 --> 01:00:08,371 -- HI. 2032 01:00:08,371 --> 01:00:08,972 -- AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. 2033 01:00:08,972 --> 01:00:09,839 I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 2034 01:00:09,839 --> 01:00:10,840 FOSTER FOR MOVING ON THIS. I'M 2035 01:00:10,840 --> 01:00:12,809 HERE TO SUPPORT THE MHA REFORM 2036 01:00:12,809 --> 01:00:14,077 AND TO SPEAK AGAINST THE 2037 01:00:14,077 --> 01:00:15,511 ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION 2038 01:00:15,511 --> 01:00:16,512 EXPANDING MHA INTO MORE AREAS OF 2039 01:00:16,512 --> 01:00:18,414 SEATTLE. THIS LEGISLATION IS 2040 01:00:18,414 --> 01:00:19,415 CRITICAL SO WE CAN TRULY SAY 2041 01:00:19,415 --> 01:00:21,451 THAT IMMIGRANTS, LGBTQ PEOPLE 2042 01:00:21,451 --> 01:00:22,986 FLEEING RED STATES AND EVERYONE 2043 01:00:22,986 --> 01:00:24,387 FLEEING CLIMATE CHANGE ARE 2044 01:00:24,387 --> 01:00:25,521 WELCOME. BUT IF WE CONTINUE TO 2045 01:00:25,521 --> 01:00:26,923 KEEP POLICIES LIKE MHA THAT 2046 01:00:26,923 --> 01:00:27,991 PREVENT US FROM BUILDING ENOUGH 2047 01:00:27,991 --> 01:00:29,258 HOUSING SO THAT THE ONLY PEOPLE 2048 01:00:29,258 --> 01:00:30,360 WHO CAN ACTUALLY LIVE HERE ARE 2049 01:00:30,360 --> 01:00:31,527 THOSE WHO BOUGHT HOMES IN THE 2050 01:00:31,527 --> 01:00:33,796 90s, OR RENTERS WITH A TECH JOB. 2051 01:00:33,796 --> 01:00:34,831 THOSE WORDS DO NOT MATTER. MHA 2052 01:00:34,831 --> 01:00:37,000 IS A TAX ON RENTERS TO PAY FOR 2053 01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:38,134 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S MADE MY 2054 01:00:38,134 --> 01:00:39,702 RENT HIGHER. IT'S ONE OF THE 2055 01:00:39,702 --> 01:00:40,770 WORST WAYS TO PAY FOR IT. THE 2056 01:00:40,770 --> 01:00:42,438 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS MHA 2057 01:00:42,438 --> 01:00:44,774 PAYS FOR ARE GREAT, BUT ISN'T IT 2058 01:00:44,774 --> 01:00:45,441 A LITTLE WEIRD THAT WE ONLY HAVE 2059 01:00:45,441 --> 01:00:46,609 MONEY FOR IT WHEN MARKET RATE 2060 01:00:46,609 --> 01:00:47,910 HOUSING IS BEING BUILT? DON'T WE 2061 01:00:47,910 --> 01:00:49,512 WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BEING 2062 01:00:49,512 --> 01:00:50,279 BUILT EVEN WHEN PERMITS ARE 2063 01:00:50,279 --> 01:00:52,215 DOWN? AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD 2064 01:00:52,215 --> 01:00:53,182 BE PAID FOR BY TAXES ON THE 2065 01:00:53,182 --> 01:00:54,283 RICH. INSTEAD OF TAXING 2066 01:00:54,283 --> 01:00:55,852 SOMETHING, WE KNOW WE NEED MORE 2067 01:00:55,852 --> 01:00:57,020 OF. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT KIND 2068 01:00:57,020 --> 01:00:58,154 OF CAME ABOUT BY THE IDEA OF 2069 01:00:58,154 --> 01:00:59,422 IT'S A TAX ON HOUSING TO PAY 2070 01:00:59,422 --> 01:01:01,157 FOR HOUSING. IT JUST MAKES 2071 01:01:01,157 --> 01:01:02,992 SENSE. WELL, IT'S NOT ELEGANT, 2072 01:01:02,992 --> 01:01:04,460 IT'S BACKWARDS. IT'S LIKE 2073 01:01:04,460 --> 01:01:06,362 PAYING FOR FOOD SUPPORT BY 2074 01:01:06,362 --> 01:01:07,363 TAXING AVOCADOS. THEY'RE BOTH 2075 01:01:07,363 --> 01:01:08,264 FOOD. IT JUST MAKES SENSE. SO 2076 01:01:08,264 --> 01:01:10,233 WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK 2077 01:01:10,233 --> 01:01:11,334 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR 2078 01:01:11,334 --> 01:01:12,101 RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, WORKING 2079 01:01:12,101 --> 01:01:14,370 TO FIX IT, BUT DO NOT VOTE FOR 2080 01:01:14,370 --> 01:01:14,971 THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION. 2081 01:01:14,971 --> 01:01:15,872 THANK YOU. 2082 01:01:15,872 --> 01:01:16,105 -- YOU. 2083 01:01:16,105 --> 01:01:18,608 -- OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS DAVID 2084 01:01:18,608 --> 01:01:26,282 HAINES 2085 01:01:26,282 --> 01:01:27,250 -- HI. THANK YOU. 2086 01:01:27,250 --> 01:01:28,818 -- CITY HALL HAS BEEN 2087 01:01:28,818 --> 01:01:30,253 BACKSTABBING THE WORKING CLASS. 2088 01:01:30,253 --> 01:01:32,655 AND WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY 2089 01:01:32,655 --> 01:01:35,024 PURGING THE RESTRICTIONS AND 2090 01:01:35,024 --> 01:01:35,558 SABOTAGING EFFORTS OF THE 2091 01:01:35,558 --> 01:01:37,427 LANDLORDS. AND WE CAN GO BACK TO 2092 01:01:37,427 --> 01:01:39,462 THE GRAND BARGAIN THAT 2093 01:01:39,462 --> 01:01:39,962 WEAPONIZED AGAINST REAL 2094 01:01:39,962 --> 01:01:40,797 DEVELOPERS. REMEMBER WHEN CITY 2095 01:01:40,797 --> 01:01:43,099 HALL WAS SHAKEN DOWN BY A COUPLE 2096 01:01:43,099 --> 01:01:46,302 BELLIGERENT PROTESTERS CLAIMING 2097 01:01:46,302 --> 01:01:46,903 THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT THE 2098 01:01:46,903 --> 01:01:48,071 FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD FLOOR OF 2099 01:01:48,071 --> 01:01:51,274 AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT 2100 01:01:51,274 --> 01:01:52,608 BUILDING WHEN THEY WANTED THE 2101 01:01:52,608 --> 01:01:55,111 TOP FLOOR. AND INSTEAD OF 2102 01:01:55,111 --> 01:01:56,679 INCENTIVIZING THE DEVELOPERS TO 2103 01:01:56,679 --> 01:01:58,347 GO 8 TO 12 STORIES, COUNCIL PUT 2104 01:01:58,347 --> 01:02:00,283 RESTRICTIONS ON REAL DEVELOPERS 2105 01:02:00,283 --> 01:02:01,584 AND THEN WEAPONIZED THE ENERGY. 2106 01:02:01,584 --> 01:02:03,686 THEY SAID, YOU CAN'T GO HIGHER 2107 01:02:03,686 --> 01:02:04,787 THAN SIX STORIES, BUT IF YOU 2108 01:02:04,787 --> 01:02:06,255 DON'T PUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN 2109 01:02:06,255 --> 01:02:08,524 THOSE SIX STORIES, WE'RE GOING 2110 01:02:08,524 --> 01:02:09,959 TO TAX YOU AND THEN WE'RE GOING 2111 01:02:09,959 --> 01:02:11,327 TO HIRE UNQUALIFIED NONPROFITS 2112 01:02:11,327 --> 01:02:13,296 WHO GET ALL THIS BUDGETARY 2113 01:02:13,296 --> 01:02:13,830 ALLOCATION FOR AFFORDABLE 2114 01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:14,530 HOUSING FROM THE CITY AND THE 2115 01:02:14,530 --> 01:02:16,499 COUNTY IN DIFFERENT BUDGETS AND 2116 01:02:16,499 --> 01:02:18,901 DIFFERENT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHTS. 2117 01:02:18,901 --> 01:02:20,303 SO GETTING RID OF THE ENERGY, 2118 01:02:20,303 --> 01:02:22,105 GETTING RID OF THE FEE FUND IS 2119 01:02:22,105 --> 01:02:24,974 ONLY PART OF IT, AT LEAST THE 2120 01:02:24,974 --> 01:02:26,642 PART ABOUT THE NONPROFITS THAT 2121 01:02:26,642 --> 01:02:28,344 ARE UNQUALIFIED TO BUILD AND TO 2122 01:02:28,344 --> 01:02:29,212 BUILD HIGHER THAN SIX STORIES, 2123 01:02:29,212 --> 01:02:31,581 AND TO HAVE THE. 2124 01:02:31,581 --> 01:02:32,148 -- IF ANYONE HAS ADDITIONAL 2125 01:02:32,148 --> 01:02:33,449 COMMENTS, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL 2126 01:02:33,449 --> 01:02:37,820 THOSE OR ADD THEM IN THE BOX 2127 01:02:37,820 --> 01:02:40,823 HERE. 2128 01:02:40,823 --> 01:02:41,724 -- CLERK ARE THERE ANY MORE 2129 01:02:41,724 --> 01:02:43,326 REGISTERED SPEAKERS? 2130 01:02:43,326 --> 01:02:43,893 -- THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL 2131 01:02:43,893 --> 01:02:45,495 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 2132 01:02:45,495 --> 01:02:46,596 -- OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO 2133 01:02:46,596 --> 01:02:48,965 ALL OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I 2134 01:02:48,965 --> 01:02:50,333 APPRECIATE FOLKS COMING DOWN IN 2135 01:02:50,333 --> 01:02:52,101 PERSON AND ONLINE AND JUST 2136 01:02:52,101 --> 01:02:53,736 SHOWING UP TO SHARE YOUR 2137 01:02:53,736 --> 01:02:54,804 PERSPECTIVE. WE REALLY 2138 01:02:54,804 --> 01:02:56,005 APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU TO 2139 01:02:56,005 --> 01:02:57,807 THE CLERK FOR MANAGING THE 2140 01:02:57,807 --> 01:02:58,708 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL 2141 01:02:58,708 --> 01:03:01,210 NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF 2142 01:03:01,210 --> 01:03:01,978 BUSINESS. AND AS A REMINDER, 2143 01:03:01,978 --> 01:03:03,479 AGAIN, WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS OF 2144 01:03:03,479 --> 01:03:05,381 BUSINESS BEFORE WE GET TO WHAT 2145 01:03:05,381 --> 01:03:06,349 MANY MOST FOLKS WERE COMMENTING 2146 01:03:06,349 --> 01:03:08,417 ON TODAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 2147 01:03:08,417 --> 01:03:09,886 READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE 2148 01:03:09,886 --> 01:03:11,420 INTO THE RECORD? 2149 01:03:11,420 --> 01:03:16,058 -- AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 2150 01:03:16,058 --> 01:03:16,492 THREE. APPOINTMENTS 2151 01:03:16,492 --> 01:03:18,661 0364 5303647. APPOINTMENTS OF 2152 01:03:18,661 --> 01:03:20,396 WILBERT BROADVIEW, CLOVER, 2153 01:03:20,396 --> 01:03:21,764 THURROCK AND SONARI MARSHALL TO 2154 01:03:21,764 --> 01:03:22,331 THE HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT 2155 01:03:22,331 --> 01:03:23,432 COMMITTEE FOR BRIEFING, 2156 01:03:23,432 --> 01:03:25,935 DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE. 2157 01:03:25,935 --> 01:03:27,170 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE ARE 2158 01:03:27,170 --> 01:03:28,404 JOINED FROM. WE ARE JOINED FROM. 2159 01:03:28,404 --> 01:03:31,107 WE ARE JOINED BY NATHAN ANTONIO 2160 01:03:31,107 --> 01:03:32,108 FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. 2161 01:03:32,108 --> 01:03:34,277 PLEASE BEGIN. ONCE YOU ARE 2162 01:03:34,277 --> 01:03:34,510 READY. 2163 01:03:34,510 --> 01:03:34,777 -- GREAT. 2164 01:03:34,777 --> 01:03:37,079 -- CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? OKAY. 2165 01:03:37,079 --> 01:03:37,647 -- PERFECT. YEAH. AWESOME. 2166 01:03:37,647 --> 01:03:39,715 -- ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD 2167 01:03:39,715 --> 01:03:40,283 AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER AND 2168 01:03:40,283 --> 01:03:41,450 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING, ARTS AND 2169 01:03:41,450 --> 01:03:42,985 CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. AS YOU 2170 01:03:42,985 --> 01:03:44,620 ALREADY STATED, I'M NATHAN 2171 01:03:44,620 --> 01:03:45,655 ANTONIO. I'M AN ANALYST IN THE 2172 01:03:45,655 --> 01:03:46,789 OFFICE OF HOUSING, AND I STAFF 2173 01:03:46,789 --> 01:03:49,158 THE HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. 2174 01:03:49,158 --> 01:03:50,827 I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THREE 2175 01:03:50,827 --> 01:03:52,061 NEW PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS FOR YOUR 2176 01:03:52,061 --> 01:03:53,763 CONSIDERATION TO JOIN THE 2177 01:03:53,763 --> 01:03:55,331 COMMITTEE. THE OVERSIGHT 2178 01:03:55,331 --> 01:03:55,965 COMMITTEES PRIMARY FUNCTION IS 2179 01:03:55,965 --> 01:03:59,101 TO ADVISE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2180 01:03:59,101 --> 01:03:59,602 POLICIES RELATED TO THE 2181 01:03:59,602 --> 01:04:01,170 IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING 2182 01:04:01,170 --> 01:04:02,205 PROGRAMS, AND TO OVERSEE 2183 01:04:02,205 --> 01:04:04,941 REPORTING ON HOUSING OUTCOMES 2184 01:04:04,941 --> 01:04:06,842 AND PERFORMANCE WHILE COMMITTEE 2185 01:04:06,842 --> 01:04:08,978 MEMBERS SERVE WITHOUT 2186 01:04:08,978 --> 01:04:11,113 COMPENSATION. THEY PROVIDE 2187 01:04:11,113 --> 01:04:11,747 INVALUABLE INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE 2188 01:04:11,747 --> 01:04:13,082 TO INFORM THE ONGOING 2189 01:04:13,082 --> 01:04:15,117 IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF 2190 01:04:15,117 --> 01:04:16,586 THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY, AS WELL 2191 01:04:16,586 --> 01:04:19,589 AS OTHER RELATED MATTERS AND 2192 01:04:19,589 --> 01:04:21,824 OFFICE OF HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 2193 01:04:21,824 --> 01:04:23,626 MEMBERS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR 2194 01:04:23,626 --> 01:04:24,260 KNOWLEDGE AND REPRESENTATION OF 2195 01:04:24,260 --> 01:04:26,062 SECTORS IMPLICATED IN LEVY 2196 01:04:26,062 --> 01:04:27,363 EFFORTS AND IMPACTED BY ITS 2197 01:04:27,363 --> 01:04:30,199 OUTCOMES. THE 13 MEMBER 2198 01:04:30,199 --> 01:04:31,934 COMMITTEE INCLUDES STAFF 2199 01:04:31,934 --> 01:04:32,468 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 2200 01:04:32,468 --> 01:04:33,035 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CITY 2201 01:04:33,035 --> 01:04:37,406 COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO 11 OTHER 2202 01:04:37,406 --> 01:04:38,040 MEMBERS REPRESENTING FIELDS FROM 2203 01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:39,342 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FINANCE, 2204 01:04:39,342 --> 01:04:41,377 COMPLIANCE, DEVELOPMENT, 2205 01:04:41,377 --> 01:04:43,179 HOMELESSNESS SERVICES, PUBLIC 2206 01:04:43,179 --> 01:04:45,681 HEALTH, HOME OWNERSHIP AND MORE. 2207 01:04:45,681 --> 01:04:47,917 I'LL SEGUE NOW TO INTRODUCE THE 2208 01:04:47,917 --> 01:04:50,019 MEMBER CANDIDATES FOR 2209 01:04:50,019 --> 01:04:52,121 CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH 2210 01:04:52,121 --> 01:04:52,655 THE MAYOR'S DESIGNATED 2211 01:04:52,655 --> 01:04:54,824 REPRESENTATIVE TO THE OVERSIGHT 2212 01:04:54,824 --> 01:04:57,827 COMMITTEE. THAT PERSON BEING 2213 01:04:57,827 --> 01:04:59,729 SONARI MARSHALL. SONARI IS AN 2214 01:04:59,729 --> 01:05:00,796 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER IN 2215 01:05:00,796 --> 01:05:03,032 THE OFFICE OF MAYOR WILSON. IN 2216 01:05:03,032 --> 01:05:04,800 HER CURRENT ROLE, SHE WORKS 2217 01:05:04,800 --> 01:05:08,104 CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF 2218 01:05:08,104 --> 01:05:08,704 HOUSING SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 2219 01:05:08,704 --> 01:05:09,405 CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS 2220 01:05:09,405 --> 01:05:11,474 OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY 2221 01:05:11,474 --> 01:05:14,410 DEVELOPMENT AND THE OFFICE OF 2222 01:05:14,410 --> 01:05:15,044 SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT. 2223 01:05:15,044 --> 01:05:16,112 PRIOR TO JOINING THE CITY, 2224 01:05:16,112 --> 01:05:18,281 SONARI HELD NUMEROUS ROLES IN 2225 01:05:18,281 --> 01:05:20,950 KING COUNTY'S HOUSING AND 2226 01:05:20,950 --> 01:05:21,584 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, 2227 01:05:21,584 --> 01:05:23,219 INCLUDING DIRECTOR, DEPUTY 2228 01:05:23,219 --> 01:05:25,421 DIRECTOR AND POLICY MANAGER. 2229 01:05:25,421 --> 01:05:26,922 ACROSS THOSE ROLES, SHE OVERSAW 2230 01:05:26,922 --> 01:05:29,525 DIVISION WORK TO ADVANCE 2231 01:05:29,525 --> 01:05:32,428 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, 2232 01:05:32,428 --> 01:05:32,962 STABILITY AND POLICY AND 2233 01:05:32,962 --> 01:05:35,064 PLANNING SONARI SPENT THE EARLY 2234 01:05:35,064 --> 01:05:36,899 PART OF HER CAREER WORKING ON 2235 01:05:36,899 --> 01:05:40,970 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 2236 01:05:40,970 --> 01:05:41,504 DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE 2237 01:05:41,504 --> 01:05:42,138 COMMUNITIES, CLIMATE RESILIENCE 2238 01:05:42,138 --> 01:05:42,938 AND SOCIAL EQUITY ISSUES WITH 2239 01:05:42,938 --> 01:05:44,273 THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF 2240 01:05:44,273 --> 01:05:47,910 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN 2241 01:05:47,910 --> 01:05:49,445 WASHINGTON, D.C.. NEXT, I'LL 2242 01:05:49,445 --> 01:05:53,582 SPEAK ON BARATO, WHO IS THE 2243 01:05:53,582 --> 01:05:56,218 DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT AND 2244 01:05:56,218 --> 01:05:57,720 COMPLIANCE AT THE WASHINGTON 2245 01:05:57,720 --> 01:05:58,187 STATE HOUSING FINANCE 2246 01:05:58,187 --> 01:06:01,457 COMMISSION, A ROLE SHE HAS HELD 2247 01:06:01,457 --> 01:06:03,492 SINCE 2021. WORKING CLOSELY WITH 2248 01:06:03,492 --> 01:06:04,527 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND 2249 01:06:04,527 --> 01:06:06,329 EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT HELPS 2250 01:06:06,329 --> 01:06:08,097 ADVANCE STRATEGIC, MISSION 2251 01:06:08,097 --> 01:06:10,533 DRIVEN GOALS THAT SUPPORT LONG 2252 01:06:10,533 --> 01:06:11,167 TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF HOUSING 2253 01:06:11,167 --> 01:06:12,835 CREATED WITH TAX EXEMPT BONDS 2254 01:06:12,835 --> 01:06:14,070 AND LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX 2255 01:06:14,070 --> 01:06:18,708 CREDITS. SHE LEADS A TEAM OF 15 2256 01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:19,342 RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE AND 2257 01:06:19,342 --> 01:06:20,242 ASSET MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE 2258 01:06:20,242 --> 01:06:22,778 AGENCY'S MULTIFAMILY PORTFOLIO, 2259 01:06:22,778 --> 01:06:24,814 WHILE STRENGTHENING POLICIES, 2260 01:06:24,814 --> 01:06:26,449 PARTNERSHIPS AND PRACTICES 2261 01:06:26,449 --> 01:06:29,051 WITHIN LY TECH AND BOND FINANCED 2262 01:06:29,051 --> 01:06:30,353 HOUSING PROGRAMS, ALL WITH A 2263 01:06:30,353 --> 01:06:33,422 STRONG FOCUS ON PEOPLE CENTERED 2264 01:06:33,422 --> 01:06:35,658 OUTCOMES THAT HAS 17 YEARS OVER 2265 01:06:35,658 --> 01:06:37,093 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE 2266 01:06:37,093 --> 01:06:38,694 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR IN 2267 01:06:38,694 --> 01:06:41,030 WASHINGTON, AS WELL AS OREGON. 2268 01:06:41,030 --> 01:06:45,134 AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 2269 01:06:45,134 --> 01:06:46,469 CLOVER IS A PROGRAM MANAGER IN 2270 01:06:46,469 --> 01:06:47,670 THE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS 2271 01:06:47,670 --> 01:06:49,672 NETWORK AT PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE 2272 01:06:49,672 --> 01:06:51,107 AND KING COUNTY, WHERE SHE HAS 2273 01:06:51,107 --> 01:06:54,810 WORKED SINCE 2022. SHE HAS OVER 2274 01:06:54,810 --> 01:06:56,579 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN 2275 01:06:56,579 --> 01:06:59,215 PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT 2276 01:06:59,215 --> 01:06:59,749 SECTORS, MANAGING PUBLIC 2277 01:06:59,749 --> 01:07:02,218 INVESTMENTS, COMPLEX GOVERNMENT 2278 01:07:02,218 --> 01:07:04,253 CONTRACTS AND CROSS-SECTOR 2279 01:07:04,253 --> 01:07:04,787 PARTNERSHIPS THAT EXPAND 2280 01:07:04,787 --> 01:07:05,921 EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND 2281 01:07:05,921 --> 01:07:08,224 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOUSING AND 2282 01:07:08,224 --> 01:07:10,926 SAFETY NET SERVICES FOR 2283 01:07:10,926 --> 01:07:11,460 HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED 2284 01:07:11,460 --> 01:07:12,795 COMMUNITIES. IN HER CURRENT ROLE 2285 01:07:12,795 --> 01:07:15,731 WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, CLOVER WORKS 2286 01:07:15,731 --> 01:07:17,967 AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOUSING, 2287 01:07:17,967 --> 01:07:18,534 HOMELESSNESS, AND CLINICAL 2288 01:07:18,534 --> 01:07:20,970 SERVICES, BRINGING TOGETHER 2289 01:07:20,970 --> 01:07:22,571 MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROVIDERS AND 2290 01:07:22,571 --> 01:07:23,205 COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS KING 2291 01:07:23,205 --> 01:07:24,673 COUNTY TO IMPROVE CARE 2292 01:07:24,673 --> 01:07:26,976 COORDINATION, ADDRESS SYSTEMIC 2293 01:07:26,976 --> 01:07:28,978 BARRIERS, STRENGTHEN 2294 01:07:28,978 --> 01:07:29,545 ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ADVANCE 2295 01:07:29,545 --> 01:07:31,881 SHARED AND SHARED MEDICAL AND 2296 01:07:31,881 --> 01:07:33,716 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SERVICE 2297 01:07:33,716 --> 01:07:35,551 DELIVERY GOALS. HER WORK HAS 2298 01:07:35,551 --> 01:07:37,920 INCLUDED CONVENING HOUSING, 2299 01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:40,222 HEALTH OUTREACH TEAM PROVIDERS, 2300 01:07:40,222 --> 01:07:40,823 STRENGTHENING COORDINATION OF 2301 01:07:40,823 --> 01:07:42,591 CARE, LEADING STATEWIDE 2302 01:07:42,591 --> 01:07:44,126 PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND EQUITABLE 2303 01:07:44,126 --> 01:07:46,162 ACCESS TO COVID 19 VACCINES, AND 2304 01:07:46,162 --> 01:07:49,365 HELPING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 2305 01:07:49,365 --> 01:07:49,899 NAVIGATE COMPLEX FEDERAL 2306 01:07:49,899 --> 01:07:53,135 REQUIREMENTS AND PUBLIC FUNDING 2307 01:07:53,135 --> 01:07:54,370 PROCESSES. I'LL JUST ALSO NOTE 2308 01:07:54,370 --> 01:07:55,871 THAT BOTH HOBART AND CLOVER ARE 2309 01:07:55,871 --> 01:07:59,208 FILLING COUNCIL APPOINTED 2310 01:07:59,208 --> 01:08:00,176 POSITIONS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER 2311 01:08:00,176 --> 01:08:02,778 ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM, 2312 01:08:02,778 --> 01:08:03,279 AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR 2313 01:08:03,279 --> 01:08:05,948 CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY 2314 01:08:05,948 --> 01:08:06,148 MUCH. 2315 01:08:06,148 --> 01:08:07,349 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT 2316 01:08:07,349 --> 01:08:11,420 WALK THROUGH, NATHAN, OF THESE 2317 01:08:11,420 --> 01:08:12,054 FANTASTIC POTENTIAL APPOINTEES, 2318 01:08:12,054 --> 01:08:14,023 COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE 2319 01:08:14,023 --> 01:08:15,958 WE MOVE ON FOR A VOTE APPROVING 2320 01:08:15,958 --> 01:08:17,293 THESE APPOINTEES ON THE HOUSING 2321 01:08:17,293 --> 01:08:21,630 LEVY ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY 2322 01:08:21,630 --> 01:08:22,932 QUESTIONS. I MOVE THAT THE 2323 01:08:22,932 --> 01:08:27,403 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION 2324 01:08:27,403 --> 01:08:28,938 OF APPOINTMENTS 036453003647. 2325 01:08:28,938 --> 01:08:29,972 APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING LEVY 2326 01:08:29,972 --> 01:08:31,006 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. IS THERE A 2327 01:08:31,006 --> 01:08:31,240 SECOND? 2328 01:08:31,240 --> 01:08:31,540 -- SECOND. 2329 01:08:31,540 --> 01:08:33,742 -- ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND 2330 01:08:33,742 --> 01:08:34,210 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND 2331 01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:34,877 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS. 2332 01:08:34,877 --> 01:08:36,879 ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? 2333 01:08:36,879 --> 01:08:37,713 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2334 01:08:37,713 --> 01:08:40,616 ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO 2335 01:08:40,616 --> 01:08:41,150 CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS? 2336 01:08:41,150 --> 01:08:41,617 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2337 01:08:41,617 --> 01:08:43,686 HOLLINGSWORTH PRESIDENT 2338 01:08:43,686 --> 01:08:44,053 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2339 01:08:44,053 --> 01:08:45,888 -- AYE. 2340 01:08:45,888 --> 01:08:46,122 -- YES. 2341 01:08:46,122 --> 01:08:47,923 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN YES. VICE 2342 01:08:47,923 --> 01:08:50,426 CHAIR. RINCK. YES. CHAIR FOSTER. 2343 01:08:50,426 --> 01:08:50,659 -- YES. 2344 01:08:50,659 --> 01:08:51,293 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE FOUR VOTES 2345 01:08:51,293 --> 01:08:53,128 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. 2346 01:08:53,128 --> 01:08:55,097 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 2347 01:08:55,097 --> 01:08:55,698 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT 2348 01:08:55,698 --> 01:08:56,298 THE APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED 2349 01:08:56,298 --> 01:08:58,100 WILL BE SENT TO THE OCTOBER 2350 01:08:58,100 --> 01:09:00,069 20th, 2026 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 2351 01:09:00,069 --> 01:09:01,637 MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON. 2352 01:09:01,637 --> 01:09:03,105 THANK YOU SO MUCH, NATHAN. WE 2353 01:09:03,105 --> 01:09:05,875 WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT 2354 01:09:05,875 --> 01:09:06,509 ITEM OF BUSINESS ITEMS FOUR WILL 2355 01:09:06,509 --> 01:09:07,610 THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR 2356 01:09:07,610 --> 01:09:11,914 THROUGH 13 INTO THE RECORD. 2357 01:09:11,914 --> 01:09:12,548 -- AGENDA ITEM FOUR APPOINTMENT 2358 01:09:12,548 --> 01:09:14,450 03621 APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICE G 2359 01:09:14,450 --> 01:09:17,086 TO THE SEATTLE TRU COMMISSION 2360 01:09:17,086 --> 01:09:19,188 AGENDA ITEM SIX AND SEVEN. 2361 01:09:19,188 --> 01:09:21,390 APPOINTMENT ZERO THREE, SIX TWO, 2362 01:09:21,390 --> 01:09:22,925 TWO AND 0364 FOR THE 2363 01:09:22,925 --> 01:09:26,095 APPOINTMENTS OF JESSIE BEN VISTA 2364 01:09:26,095 --> 01:09:28,430 AND JACKIE LUST TO THE SEATTLE 2365 01:09:28,430 --> 01:09:29,698 DISABILITY COMMISSION AGENDA 2366 01:09:29,698 --> 01:09:35,070 ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 12. 2367 01:09:35,070 --> 01:09:36,372 APPOINTMENT 03648036490365403655 2368 01:09:36,372 --> 01:09:38,507 AND 03656. THE APPOINTMENTS OF 2369 01:09:38,507 --> 01:09:42,478 VIRGINIA MARTIN, TIMMY OGONOWSKI 2370 01:09:42,478 --> 01:09:45,447 Z. VALDERAMA, SOPHIA BROWN AND 2371 01:09:45,447 --> 01:09:47,082 ANISHA GURURAJA TO THE SEATTLE 2372 01:09:47,082 --> 01:09:48,884 WOMEN'S COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 2373 01:09:48,884 --> 01:09:52,021 13, APPOINTMENT 03655 TO THE 2374 01:09:52,021 --> 01:09:53,889 APPOINTMENTS OF LAVAL TO THE 2375 01:09:53,889 --> 01:09:55,758 SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, 2376 01:09:55,758 --> 01:09:57,226 ALL FOR A BRIEFING, DISCUSSION 2377 01:09:57,226 --> 01:09:58,060 AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 2378 01:09:58,060 --> 01:09:59,228 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE ARE 2379 01:09:59,228 --> 01:10:00,829 NOW JOINED AT THE TABLE BY 2380 01:10:00,829 --> 01:10:01,997 MEREDITH STONE FROM THE SEATTLE 2381 01:10:01,997 --> 01:10:04,066 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. PLEASE 2382 01:10:04,066 --> 01:10:05,034 INTRODUCE YOURSELF. WELL, I 2383 01:10:05,034 --> 01:10:06,101 INTRODUCED YOU. PLEASE BEGIN 2384 01:10:06,101 --> 01:10:07,870 WHEN READY. 2385 01:10:07,870 --> 01:10:09,805 -- THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING 2386 01:10:09,805 --> 01:10:11,140 ME AGAIN. I'M MEREDITH STONE. 2387 01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:13,342 I'M THE COMMISSION'S DIVISION 2388 01:10:13,342 --> 01:10:14,977 MANAGER AT THE SEATTLE OFFICE 2389 01:10:14,977 --> 01:10:16,145 FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. AND I'M JUST 2390 01:10:16,145 --> 01:10:17,513 HERE TO REPRESENT OUR FOUR 2391 01:10:17,513 --> 01:10:19,582 COMMISSIONS HOUSED IN OUR 2392 01:10:19,582 --> 01:10:20,082 OFFICE, THE DISABILITY 2393 01:10:20,082 --> 01:10:22,751 COMMISSION, HUMAN RIGHTS 2394 01:10:22,751 --> 01:10:23,919 COMMISSION, LGBTQ COMMISSION, 2395 01:10:23,919 --> 01:10:26,388 AND THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. 2396 01:10:26,388 --> 01:10:27,990 JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW THE 2397 01:10:27,990 --> 01:10:30,125 APPLICANTS COME OUR WAY. THEY 2398 01:10:30,125 --> 01:10:31,760 ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS THROUGH 2399 01:10:31,760 --> 01:10:34,196 WORD OF MOUTH COMMISSION EVENTS 2400 01:10:34,196 --> 01:10:34,863 AND THROUGH DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR 2401 01:10:34,863 --> 01:10:36,932 ONLINE PORTAL. INTERVIEW PANELS 2402 01:10:36,932 --> 01:10:38,667 CONSIST OF STAFF AND 2403 01:10:38,667 --> 01:10:40,202 COMMISSIONERS WHO MAKE 2404 01:10:40,202 --> 01:10:40,836 RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE THEN 2405 01:10:40,836 --> 01:10:42,404 MOVE FORWARD TO THE APPOINTING 2406 01:10:42,404 --> 01:10:45,574 PARTY ONCE REVIEWED, RECOMMENDED 2407 01:10:45,574 --> 01:10:46,075 APPLICANTS THEN MOVE TO 2408 01:10:46,075 --> 01:10:47,309 COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION, WHICH 2409 01:10:47,309 --> 01:10:50,379 IS WHICH BRINGS US HERE TODAY. 2410 01:10:50,379 --> 01:10:53,449 AS SAGE JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE 2411 01:10:53,449 --> 01:10:53,916 NINE APPLICANTS UNDER 2412 01:10:53,916 --> 01:10:56,952 CONSIDERATION TODAY REPRESENTING 2413 01:10:56,952 --> 01:10:58,988 ALL FOUR OF THE SOS OCR 2414 01:10:58,988 --> 01:11:00,489 COMMISSIONS. WE'RE EXCITED FOR 2415 01:11:00,489 --> 01:11:02,491 THEIR INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO 2416 01:11:02,491 --> 01:11:03,158 SERVING SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES, 2417 01:11:03,158 --> 01:11:04,827 AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, AS 2418 01:11:04,827 --> 01:11:07,062 ALWAYS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR 2419 01:11:07,062 --> 01:11:08,197 COMMISSIONS. AND THAT'S ALL I 2420 01:11:08,197 --> 01:11:10,866 HAVE TODAY WITH, YOU KNOW, 2421 01:11:10,866 --> 01:11:11,500 WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EACH ONE. 2422 01:11:11,500 --> 01:11:12,501 BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY 2423 01:11:12,501 --> 01:11:13,769 QUESTIONS. 2424 01:11:13,769 --> 01:11:15,137 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'LL 2425 01:11:15,137 --> 01:11:16,972 JUST START WITH EXPRESSING MY 2426 01:11:16,972 --> 01:11:17,573 APPRECIATION TO YOUR WORK AND 2427 01:11:17,573 --> 01:11:18,574 THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. YOU 2428 01:11:18,574 --> 01:11:20,142 ALL HAVE A LOT OF COMMISSIONS 2429 01:11:20,142 --> 01:11:21,610 AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB STAYING 2430 01:11:21,610 --> 01:11:23,279 ON TOP OF IT AND FINDING US 2431 01:11:23,279 --> 01:11:25,814 REALLY SMART, INTERESTING, WELL 2432 01:11:25,814 --> 01:11:26,782 QUALIFIED PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND 2433 01:11:26,782 --> 01:11:28,350 THE CITY TO REPRESENT US ON 2434 01:11:28,350 --> 01:11:30,386 COMMISSIONS. AND I THINK THIS 2435 01:11:30,386 --> 01:11:32,488 SLATE REPRESENTS THAT ONGOING 2436 01:11:32,488 --> 01:11:33,822 HIGH STANDARD THAT YOUR OFFICE 2437 01:11:33,822 --> 01:11:35,324 BRINGS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, 2438 01:11:35,324 --> 01:11:39,728 COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS FOR 2439 01:11:39,728 --> 01:11:41,563 MEREDITH? OKAY. SEEING NO 2440 01:11:41,563 --> 01:11:43,232 QUESTIONS. I MOVE THAT THE 2441 01:11:43,232 --> 01:11:43,866 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION 2442 01:11:43,866 --> 01:11:53,375 OF APPOINTMENTS 0362 1036220 ( 2443 01:11:53,375 --> 01:11:57,379 364) 403-6480 364903650036540365 2444 01:11:57,379 --> 01:12:01,317 5, AND 03656. APPOINTMENTS TO 2445 01:12:01,317 --> 01:12:02,651 THE LGBTQ COMMISSION. SEATTLE 2446 01:12:02,651 --> 01:12:04,620 DISABILITY COMMISSION, SEATTLE 2447 01:12:04,620 --> 01:12:05,287 WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND SEATTLE 2448 01:12:05,287 --> 01:12:06,288 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. IS 2449 01:12:06,288 --> 01:12:06,955 THERE A SECOND? 2450 01:12:06,955 --> 01:12:07,256 -- SECOND. 2451 01:12:07,256 --> 01:12:08,557 -- ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND 2452 01:12:08,557 --> 01:12:10,426 SECONDED TO THE TO RECOMMEND 2453 01:12:10,426 --> 01:12:11,293 CONFIRMATION OF THE 2454 01:12:11,293 --> 01:12:13,996 APPOINTMENTS. ARE THERE ANY 2455 01:12:13,996 --> 01:12:14,630 FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, 2456 01:12:14,630 --> 01:12:15,631 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2457 01:12:15,631 --> 01:12:17,933 ROLE ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO 2458 01:12:17,933 --> 01:12:20,336 CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS? 2459 01:12:20,336 --> 01:12:20,803 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2460 01:12:20,803 --> 01:12:21,437 HOLLINGSWORTH COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2461 01:12:21,437 --> 01:12:22,971 YES. VICE CHAIR. RINCK. YES. 2462 01:12:22,971 --> 01:12:24,373 CHAIR FOSTER. 2463 01:12:24,373 --> 01:12:24,606 -- YES. 2464 01:12:24,606 --> 01:12:25,407 -- THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR 2465 01:12:25,407 --> 01:12:26,475 AND NONE OPPOSED. 2466 01:12:26,475 --> 01:12:27,443 -- ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. THE 2467 01:12:27,443 --> 01:12:28,977 MOTION CARRIES THE COMMITTEE 2468 01:12:28,977 --> 01:12:29,478 RECOMMENDATION THAT THE 2469 01:12:29,478 --> 01:12:30,112 APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL 2470 01:12:30,112 --> 01:12:32,214 BE SENT TO THE OCTOBER 20th, 2471 01:12:32,214 --> 01:12:34,149 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK 2472 01:12:34,149 --> 01:12:36,151 YOU AGAIN, MEREDITH, FOR ALL OF 2473 01:12:36,151 --> 01:12:37,319 YOUR WORK. OKAY. WE WILL NOW 2474 01:12:37,319 --> 01:12:40,856 MOVE ON TO ITEMS 14 AND 15. WILL 2475 01:12:40,856 --> 01:12:42,057 THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEMS 2476 01:12:42,057 --> 01:12:44,426 INTO THE RECORD. 2477 01:12:44,426 --> 01:12:44,993 -- AGENDA ITEM 14 MANDATORY 2478 01:12:44,993 --> 01:12:46,662 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 2479 01:12:46,662 --> 01:12:48,497 ACCELERATOR, DRAFT ORDINANCE AND 2480 01:12:48,497 --> 01:12:50,099 AGENDA ITEM 15 NEIGHBORHOOD 2481 01:12:50,099 --> 01:12:50,632 RESIDENTIAL INCLUSIONARY 2482 01:12:50,632 --> 01:12:52,434 REQUIREMENT. DRAFT RESOLUTION 2483 01:12:52,434 --> 01:12:53,736 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 2484 01:12:53,736 --> 01:12:54,870 -- THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I WOULD 2485 01:12:54,870 --> 01:12:56,438 LIKE TO INVITE UP TO THE 2486 01:12:56,438 --> 01:12:57,539 COMMITTEE TABLE KETIL FREEMAN 2487 01:12:57,539 --> 01:13:00,209 AND JEN LABRECQUE FROM COUNCIL 2488 01:13:00,209 --> 01:13:00,776 CENTRAL STAFF, WHO WILL BE 2489 01:13:00,776 --> 01:13:02,945 PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE MH 2490 01:13:02,945 --> 01:13:06,014 AYE ACCELERATOR DRAFT ORDINANCE 2491 01:13:06,014 --> 01:13:07,282 AND RESOLUTION THAT WE WILL BE 2492 01:13:07,282 --> 01:13:08,250 DISCUSSING TODAY. WE WILL ALSO 2493 01:13:08,250 --> 01:13:09,251 BE ENJOYING. EXCUSE ME. WE WILL 2494 01:13:09,251 --> 01:13:11,720 ALSO BE JOINED ONLINE BY MIKE 2495 01:13:11,720 --> 01:13:14,022 WILKERSON, THE DIRECTOR OF 2496 01:13:14,022 --> 01:13:14,556 ECONOMIC RESEARCH AT ECO 2497 01:13:14,556 --> 01:13:15,591 NORTHWEST. COLLEAGUES, MY 2498 01:13:15,591 --> 01:13:17,393 INTENTION TODAY IS TO GO THROUGH 2499 01:13:17,393 --> 01:13:18,927 THE PRESENTATIONS ALL TOGETHER 2500 01:13:18,927 --> 01:13:20,262 AND THEN PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS 2501 01:13:20,262 --> 01:13:22,197 FROM YOU ALL AT THE END. AND 2502 01:13:22,197 --> 01:13:24,133 BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'LL JUST 2503 01:13:24,133 --> 01:13:25,601 OFFER A FEW COMMENTS AND 2504 01:13:25,601 --> 01:13:26,168 REFLECTIONS. AGAIN, I'LL 2505 01:13:26,168 --> 01:13:27,836 EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF 2506 01:13:27,836 --> 01:13:29,638 THE FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP TODAY TO 2507 01:13:29,638 --> 01:13:31,106 EXPRESS THEIR FEEDBACK DURING 2508 01:13:31,106 --> 01:13:34,143 THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. I AM 2509 01:13:34,143 --> 01:13:34,743 REALLY EXCITED FOR TODAY'S 2510 01:13:34,743 --> 01:13:35,677 DISCUSSION ON BOTH THE HOUSING 2511 01:13:35,677 --> 01:13:37,613 ACCELERATOR LEGISLATION, AS WELL 2512 01:13:37,613 --> 01:13:38,814 AS THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION 2513 01:13:38,814 --> 01:13:41,483 THAT I'M BRINGING FORWARD. WE 2514 01:13:41,483 --> 01:13:43,185 WILL. OH, I ALREADY DID THAT. 2515 01:13:43,185 --> 01:13:45,087 ALL RIGHT. SO AS OUR CITY 2516 01:13:45,087 --> 01:13:47,756 CONTINUES TO GROW, WE KNOW THAT 2517 01:13:47,756 --> 01:13:48,323 THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN 2518 01:13:48,323 --> 01:13:48,991 ESTIMATES THAT WE NEED TO BUILD 2519 01:13:48,991 --> 01:13:51,426 MORE THAN 112 000 HOMES ACROSS 2520 01:13:51,426 --> 01:13:54,530 ALL INCOME LEVELS BY 2020, BY 2521 01:13:54,530 --> 01:13:55,197 2044, TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES 2522 01:13:55,197 --> 01:13:57,566 CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. AT THE 2523 01:13:57,566 --> 01:13:58,801 SAME TIME, AS WE LOOK ACROSS 2524 01:13:58,801 --> 01:14:00,169 WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR 2525 01:14:00,169 --> 01:14:02,037 COUNTRY, THE HIGH INTEREST RATES 2526 01:14:02,037 --> 01:14:04,506 AND RISING INFLATION THAT WE ARE 2527 01:14:04,506 --> 01:14:05,107 FACING IS MAKING IT HARD FOR 2528 01:14:05,107 --> 01:14:06,742 BOTH OUR MARKET RATE AND 2529 01:14:06,742 --> 01:14:08,076 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO 2530 01:14:08,076 --> 01:14:09,411 BUILD. AND AS CHAIR OF THIS 2531 01:14:09,411 --> 01:14:10,445 COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO 2532 01:14:10,445 --> 01:14:12,648 USE ALL THE TOOLS AT OUR 2533 01:14:12,648 --> 01:14:14,583 DISPOSAL IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR 2534 01:14:14,583 --> 01:14:15,684 HOUSING PRODUCTION GOALS. AS WE 2535 01:14:15,684 --> 01:14:17,619 WILL SHORTLY. HERE WE ARE SEEING 2536 01:14:17,619 --> 01:14:19,021 DECREASE IN NEW BUILDING 2537 01:14:19,021 --> 01:14:20,088 PERMITS. WE ARE SEEING THAT, 2538 01:14:20,088 --> 01:14:21,824 ESPECIALLY FOR MULTIFAMILY 2539 01:14:21,824 --> 01:14:23,592 HOUSING, AND AS A RESULT, 2540 01:14:23,592 --> 01:14:25,461 SIMULTANEOUSLY, MHA REVENUE 2541 01:14:25,461 --> 01:14:26,895 BECOMES UNSTABLE AND DECLINES. 2542 01:14:26,895 --> 01:14:28,697 WE KNOW THAT THE MHA REVENUE 2543 01:14:28,697 --> 01:14:29,965 ONLY COMES IN WHEN THOSE NEW 2544 01:14:29,965 --> 01:14:31,800 PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD. AT 2545 01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:33,001 THE SAME TIME, OUR RECENT 2546 01:14:33,001 --> 01:14:34,937 INCREASES IN ZONING CAPACITY AND 2547 01:14:34,937 --> 01:14:36,705 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES 2548 01:14:36,705 --> 01:14:38,173 MEAN THAT THE TYPES OF PROJECTS 2549 01:14:38,173 --> 01:14:39,608 THAT WERE BEING BUILT IN LOW 2550 01:14:39,608 --> 01:14:40,843 RISE ZONES CAN NOW BE BUILT IN 2551 01:14:40,843 --> 01:14:42,811 OUR WHERE THERE IS NO 2552 01:14:42,811 --> 01:14:43,445 INCLUSIONARY ZONING REQUIREMENT, 2553 01:14:43,445 --> 01:14:44,780 AND THE PERMIT DATA SUGGESTS 2554 01:14:44,780 --> 01:14:48,016 PROJECTS ARE MOVING OUT OF LR. I 2555 01:14:48,016 --> 01:14:49,885 BELIEVE THAT MHA IS AN IMPORTANT 2556 01:14:49,885 --> 01:14:51,553 TOOL FOR CREATING AFFORDABLE 2557 01:14:51,553 --> 01:14:53,055 HOUSING, AND IT WAS NEVER 2558 01:14:53,055 --> 01:14:54,857 INTENDED TO BE STATIC. AS MY 2559 01:14:54,857 --> 01:14:56,325 OFFICE WORKED TO CRAFT THIS 2560 01:14:56,325 --> 01:14:58,327 LEGISLATION, AND I ENGAGED WITH 2561 01:14:58,327 --> 01:14:59,461 COMMUNITY LEADERS, I'VE HAD 2562 01:14:59,461 --> 01:15:01,597 FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN MIND. 2563 01:15:01,597 --> 01:15:02,698 ONE, EXPANDING THE SUPPLY OF 2564 01:15:02,698 --> 01:15:04,399 HOUSING IN ORDER TO KEEP RENTS 2565 01:15:04,399 --> 01:15:05,834 STABLE AND TO PREVENT THEM FROM 2566 01:15:05,834 --> 01:15:08,570 RAPIDLY INCREASING. TWO, TO 2567 01:15:08,570 --> 01:15:11,106 MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE 2568 01:15:11,106 --> 01:15:12,474 HOUSING THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO 2569 01:15:12,474 --> 01:15:13,909 ENSURING ALL RESIDENTS AT ALL 2570 01:15:13,909 --> 01:15:15,611 INCOME LEVELS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE 2571 01:15:15,611 --> 01:15:17,713 HERE IN SEATTLE, THREE 2572 01:15:17,713 --> 01:15:18,247 PROTECTING THE LONG TERM 2573 01:15:18,247 --> 01:15:20,582 VIABILITY OF MHA AND FOR 2574 01:15:20,582 --> 01:15:21,550 PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OF 2575 01:15:21,550 --> 01:15:23,352 MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, 2576 01:15:23,352 --> 01:15:25,821 PARTICULARLY IN HIGH RISK 2577 01:15:25,821 --> 01:15:27,623 DISPLACEMENT AREAS. THE 2578 01:15:27,623 --> 01:15:28,156 LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE 2579 01:15:28,156 --> 01:15:29,224 DISCUSSING TODAY BALANCES THESE 2580 01:15:29,224 --> 01:15:31,460 GOALS BY CREATING A TEMPORARY, 2581 01:15:31,460 --> 01:15:33,729 TIME BOUND REDUCTION IN MHA FEES 2582 01:15:33,729 --> 01:15:36,698 IN ORDER TO SPUR NEW HOUSING 2583 01:15:36,698 --> 01:15:38,333 PRODUCTION, WHILE OTHER MARKET 2584 01:15:38,333 --> 01:15:38,867 CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF THE 2585 01:15:38,867 --> 01:15:39,668 CITY'S CONTROL ARE MAKING IT 2586 01:15:39,668 --> 01:15:42,237 HARDER TO BUILD, SPURRING NEW 2587 01:15:42,237 --> 01:15:43,572 PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD WILL 2588 01:15:43,572 --> 01:15:45,474 BRING AN INCREASE IN SIGNIFICANT 2589 01:15:45,474 --> 01:15:46,808 REVENUE THROUGH MHA FEES, EVEN 2590 01:15:46,808 --> 01:15:49,111 AT A REDUCED PERCENTAGE, AS WELL 2591 01:15:49,111 --> 01:15:50,078 AS CREATE CONSTRUCTION JOBS. AS 2592 01:15:50,078 --> 01:15:52,848 WE HEARD SO MUCH OF FROM FOLKS 2593 01:15:52,848 --> 01:15:53,782 HERE TODAY, WE KNOW THAT WE FACE 2594 01:15:53,782 --> 01:15:54,950 A SERIOUS BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE 2595 01:15:54,950 --> 01:15:57,252 CITY, AND WE ARE WE KNOW THAT 2596 01:15:57,252 --> 01:15:57,853 THESE PROJECTS WILL BRING IN 2597 01:15:57,853 --> 01:16:00,622 SALES TAX, REVENUE, TAXES AND 2598 01:16:00,622 --> 01:16:02,524 OTHERS THAT WILL HELP OUR CITY 2599 01:16:02,524 --> 01:16:03,692 BUDGET. ONE OF THE THINGS 2600 01:16:03,692 --> 01:16:05,260 THAT'S CRITICAL TO ME IS THAT 2601 01:16:05,260 --> 01:16:06,762 THE MHA ACCELERATOR SEEKS TO 2602 01:16:06,762 --> 01:16:08,130 INCENTIVIZE THE TYPES OF NEW 2603 01:16:08,130 --> 01:16:10,198 FAMILY SIZED UNITS THAT THE CITY 2604 01:16:10,198 --> 01:16:11,366 NEEDS. WE'VE STRUCTURED THIS IN 2605 01:16:11,366 --> 01:16:14,937 SUCH A WAY THAT PROJECTS THAT 2606 01:16:14,937 --> 01:16:15,504 AREN'T CURRENTLY IN OUR 2607 01:16:15,504 --> 01:16:16,104 DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE WILL BE 2608 01:16:16,104 --> 01:16:16,772 REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 25% 2609 01:16:16,772 --> 01:16:18,607 OF THEIR UNITS AS TWO BEDROOMS 2610 01:16:18,607 --> 01:16:19,875 OR MORE. I KNOW THAT'S 2611 01:16:19,875 --> 01:16:21,910 IMPORTANT. AS SOMEBODY WHO 2612 01:16:21,910 --> 01:16:22,477 INCREASINGLY SEES FAMILIES 2613 01:16:22,477 --> 01:16:23,245 STRUGGLING TO FIND PLACES TO 2614 01:16:23,245 --> 01:16:25,280 LIVE HERE IN SEATTLE, AND 2615 01:16:25,280 --> 01:16:27,449 LASTLY, WE'LL BE ENCOURAGING 2616 01:16:27,449 --> 01:16:29,585 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS 2617 01:16:29,585 --> 01:16:31,453 WITH LOWER RISK OF DISPLACEMENT 2618 01:16:31,453 --> 01:16:32,454 AND REDUCING THE DISPLACEMENT 2619 01:16:32,454 --> 01:16:33,055 PRESSURE THROUGH SOME OF THE 2620 01:16:33,055 --> 01:16:34,389 CARVE OUTS THAT WE'VE DESIGNED 2621 01:16:34,389 --> 01:16:36,792 IN THE ACCELERATOR. THE OTHER 2622 01:16:36,792 --> 01:16:37,926 PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE 2623 01:16:37,926 --> 01:16:40,262 DISCUSSING TODAY IS AN 2624 01:16:40,262 --> 01:16:41,196 ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION. FROM MY 2625 01:16:41,196 --> 01:16:43,265 PERSPECTIVE, I KNOW THAT WITH 2626 01:16:43,265 --> 01:16:45,801 THE ZONING CAPACITY INCREASES, 2627 01:16:45,801 --> 01:16:48,003 WE SEE WE SEE TOWNHOUSES AND 2628 01:16:48,003 --> 01:16:50,739 HOPEFULLY SOON STACKED FLATS IN 2629 01:16:50,739 --> 01:16:51,340 THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 2630 01:16:51,340 --> 01:16:52,074 ZONE. AND THESE ARE A CRITICAL 2631 01:16:52,074 --> 01:16:53,575 PART OF OUR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 2632 01:16:53,575 --> 01:16:54,543 AND PART OF OUR HOUSING GOALS 2633 01:16:54,543 --> 01:16:57,045 AND NEEDS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT 2634 01:16:57,045 --> 01:16:59,081 WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE 2635 01:16:59,081 --> 01:17:00,515 INCLUSIONARY APPROACH ALL ACROSS 2636 01:17:00,515 --> 01:17:01,550 THE CITY THAT MIGHT NEED TO LOOK 2637 01:17:01,550 --> 01:17:03,118 DIFFERENT, AND THE RESOLUTION 2638 01:17:03,118 --> 01:17:04,353 THAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD 2639 01:17:04,353 --> 01:17:06,855 TAKES THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION. 2640 01:17:06,855 --> 01:17:08,690 IF DESIGNED CORRECTLY, 2641 01:17:08,690 --> 01:17:09,291 INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS IN 2642 01:17:09,291 --> 01:17:10,192 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES 2643 01:17:10,192 --> 01:17:11,760 COULD SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL 2644 01:17:11,760 --> 01:17:13,895 FOR THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT 2645 01:17:13,895 --> 01:17:16,031 DEVELOPMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 2646 01:17:16,031 --> 01:17:16,598 RESIDENTIAL ZONES ADDRESSES 2647 01:17:16,598 --> 01:17:18,767 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS AND 2648 01:17:18,767 --> 01:17:19,401 INCENTIVIZES DENSITY. WE STILL 2649 01:17:19,401 --> 01:17:20,936 HAVE ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO ON 2650 01:17:20,936 --> 01:17:21,536 THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT THERE, 2651 01:17:21,536 --> 01:17:22,971 AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE DISCUSSING 2652 01:17:22,971 --> 01:17:24,539 THIS TODAY AS A RESOLUTION 2653 01:17:24,539 --> 01:17:26,675 RATHER THAN AN ORDINANCE. WITH 2654 01:17:26,675 --> 01:17:27,542 THAT, THOSE REMARKS, I WILL HAVE 2655 01:17:27,542 --> 01:17:28,744 SOME FURTHER QUESTIONS LATER, 2656 01:17:28,744 --> 01:17:30,345 BUT I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER 2657 01:17:30,345 --> 01:17:32,014 TO KETTLE AND JEN, WHEN YOU ARE 2658 01:17:32,014 --> 01:17:33,348 READY, PLEASE BEGIN. OH, I 2659 01:17:33,348 --> 01:17:34,716 APOLOGIZE, I BELIEVE I SEE A 2660 01:17:34,716 --> 01:17:37,386 HAND FROM COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2661 01:17:37,386 --> 01:17:39,688 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, I JUST WANT 2662 01:17:39,688 --> 01:17:40,589 I KNOW THIS IS OUT OF ORDER, BUT 2663 01:17:40,589 --> 01:17:42,824 I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I COULD 2664 01:17:42,824 --> 01:17:43,992 SAY A BRIEF REMARK BEFORE WE 2665 01:17:43,992 --> 01:17:45,994 JUMP TO THE. THE PRESENTATION, 2666 01:17:45,994 --> 01:17:47,062 JUST BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE 2667 01:17:47,062 --> 01:17:47,696 EVERYBODY'S GOING TO STICK 2668 01:17:47,696 --> 01:17:48,764 AROUND. I'M HOPING THEY DO, BUT 2669 01:17:48,764 --> 01:17:50,432 I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW 2670 01:17:50,432 --> 01:17:51,199 WORDS, IF THAT'S OKAY. 2671 01:17:51,199 --> 01:17:52,634 -- ABSOLUTELY. 2672 01:17:52,634 --> 01:17:53,702 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 2673 01:17:53,702 --> 01:17:56,772 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS 2674 01:17:56,772 --> 01:17:59,775 FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO SAY AN 2675 01:17:59,775 --> 01:18:00,409 ENORMOUS GRATITUDE FOR EVERYBODY 2676 01:18:00,409 --> 01:18:03,478 WHO CAME DOWN HERE, WHO TOOK 2677 01:18:03,478 --> 01:18:05,547 TIME OFF OF WORK TO BE HERE 2678 01:18:05,547 --> 01:18:09,217 TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT 2679 01:18:09,217 --> 01:18:11,753 ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPERS OR 2680 01:18:11,753 --> 01:18:13,755 LANDLORDS, AND WE DON'T TALK 2681 01:18:13,755 --> 01:18:14,890 ENOUGH ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DO 2682 01:18:14,890 --> 01:18:17,492 THE HARD WORK OF BUILDING HOMES 2683 01:18:17,492 --> 01:18:19,594 THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR 2684 01:18:19,594 --> 01:18:20,829 EVERYDAY FAMILIES TO LIVE HERE, 2685 01:18:20,829 --> 01:18:24,032 WHO WORK IN THE HOT SUMMERS AND 2686 01:18:24,032 --> 01:18:25,434 THE COLD, WET WINTERS, WHO ARE 2687 01:18:25,434 --> 01:18:26,968 DOING BACKBREAKING, DANGEROUS 2688 01:18:26,968 --> 01:18:29,504 WORK, WHO ARE AND WHOSE FAMILIES 2689 01:18:29,504 --> 01:18:31,707 LIVELIHOODS ARE AT RISK WHEN 2690 01:18:31,707 --> 01:18:34,743 WHEN WE SEE CONSTRUCTION SLOWING 2691 01:18:34,743 --> 01:18:36,745 DOWN AND IT IS INCREDIBLY 2692 01:18:36,745 --> 01:18:39,848 POWERFUL AND INSPIRING TO HEAR 2693 01:18:39,848 --> 01:18:41,616 FROM YOU ALL. AND FOR YOU TO BE 2694 01:18:41,616 --> 01:18:45,987 HERE TODAY, IT'S ALSO A LITTLE 2695 01:18:45,987 --> 01:18:46,655 BIT DEPRESSING BECAUSE I DON'T 2696 01:18:46,655 --> 01:18:48,223 WANT YOU ALL TO BE HERE. I WANT 2697 01:18:48,223 --> 01:18:50,292 YOU TO BE OUT THERE MAKING 2698 01:18:50,292 --> 01:18:52,461 MONEY, BUILDING HOMES AND DOING 2699 01:18:52,461 --> 01:18:54,996 THE HARD WORK. AND SO I JUST 2700 01:18:54,996 --> 01:18:56,965 WANT TO JUST SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGE 2701 01:18:56,965 --> 01:19:01,837 IT'S, IT'S RARE TO SEE SO MANY 2702 01:19:01,837 --> 01:19:03,705 FOLKS WHO BUILD HOUSING EVERY 2703 01:19:03,705 --> 01:19:04,739 DAY PACK THE CHAMBERS LIKE THIS 2704 01:19:04,739 --> 01:19:05,774 TODAY AND IS JUST REALLY 2705 01:19:05,774 --> 01:19:07,576 POWERFUL. AND I JUST WANT TO 2706 01:19:07,576 --> 01:19:09,144 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THANK YOU, 2707 01:19:09,144 --> 01:19:09,377 CHAIR. 2708 01:19:09,377 --> 01:19:09,978 -- ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR 2709 01:19:09,978 --> 01:19:13,482 THAT. COUNCILMEMBER. 2710 01:19:13,482 --> 01:19:13,715 -- LIN 2711 01:19:13,715 --> 01:19:20,756 -- [APPLAUSE]. [APPLAUSE] 2712 01:19:20,756 --> 01:19:21,423 -- OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT 2713 01:19:21,423 --> 01:19:22,057 TO JEN AND KETTLE IN A SECOND. 2714 01:19:22,057 --> 01:19:23,391 BUT NOW I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, 2715 01:19:23,391 --> 01:19:24,359 SO I GET TO SERVE AS A CITYWIDE 2716 01:19:24,359 --> 01:19:25,660 COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT 2717 01:19:25,660 --> 01:19:27,329 COUNCILMEMBER EDDIE LIN IS MY 2718 01:19:27,329 --> 01:19:28,497 COUNCILMEMBER IN DISTRICT TWO, 2719 01:19:28,497 --> 01:19:30,132 AND I'M SO PROUD TO SERVE 2720 01:19:30,132 --> 01:19:32,434 ALONGSIDE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE 2721 01:19:32,434 --> 01:19:34,002 SOMEBODY WHO HAS NOT JUST THE 2722 01:19:34,002 --> 01:19:35,103 BRAINS BUT THE HEART. AND I 2723 01:19:35,103 --> 01:19:35,737 APPRECIATE THAT EVERY DAY. THANK 2724 01:19:35,737 --> 01:19:39,207 YOU. EDDIE ALL RIGHT, GUYS, 2725 01:19:39,207 --> 01:19:40,475 WE'RE GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO 2726 01:19:40,475 --> 01:19:43,145 JEN AND KETTLE. THANK YOU SO 2727 01:19:43,145 --> 01:19:43,345 MUCH. 2728 01:19:43,345 --> 01:19:45,514 -- KETIL FREEMAN. COUNCIL 2729 01:19:45,514 --> 01:19:45,881 CENTRAL STAFF. 2730 01:19:45,881 --> 01:19:47,916 -- HELLO, JENNIFER. THE CITY 2731 01:19:47,916 --> 01:19:51,286 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. 2732 01:19:51,286 --> 01:19:52,287 -- SO. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 2733 01:19:52,287 --> 01:19:54,022 MENTIONED THIS IS AN INITIAL 2734 01:19:54,022 --> 01:19:55,457 BRIEFING TODAY ON TWO PIECES OF 2735 01:19:55,457 --> 01:19:56,057 LEGISLATION THAT THE COUNCIL 2736 01:19:56,057 --> 01:19:57,659 WILL BE CONSIDERING AT THE END 2737 01:19:57,659 --> 01:20:01,263 OF THIS YEAR AND EARLY IN 2027. 2738 01:20:01,263 --> 01:20:02,063 JEN AND I ARE GOING TO TALK A 2739 01:20:02,063 --> 01:20:04,199 LITTLE BIT ABOUT MANDATORY 2740 01:20:04,199 --> 01:20:05,901 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. REMIND 2741 01:20:05,901 --> 01:20:06,368 COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE 2742 01:20:06,368 --> 01:20:07,702 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY WHAT THE 2743 01:20:07,702 --> 01:20:09,571 PROGRAM REQUIRES, SOME OUTCOMES 2744 01:20:09,571 --> 01:20:10,539 FROM THAT PROGRAM. WE'LL ALSO 2745 01:20:10,539 --> 01:20:13,175 TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME 2746 01:20:13,175 --> 01:20:13,775 RECENT PERMITTING TRENDS. AND 2747 01:20:13,775 --> 01:20:14,976 THEN I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO 2748 01:20:14,976 --> 01:20:17,179 HEAR FROM PROFESSOR WILKERSON. 2749 01:20:17,179 --> 01:20:19,247 AND THEN FINALLY, I WILL 2750 01:20:19,247 --> 01:20:20,682 DESCRIBE THE LEGISLATION THAT 2751 01:20:20,682 --> 01:20:21,416 THE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING 2752 01:20:21,416 --> 01:20:24,286 LATER THIS YEAR. DO I HAVE THAT 2753 01:20:24,286 --> 01:20:28,990 CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO 2754 01:20:28,990 --> 01:20:29,724 MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, 2755 01:20:29,724 --> 01:20:30,892 WHAT IS IT AND WHERE DID IT COME 2756 01:20:30,892 --> 01:20:33,261 FROM? AS YOU HEARD TODAY, THERE 2757 01:20:33,261 --> 01:20:34,329 ARE SOME REFERENCES TO THE GRAND 2758 01:20:34,329 --> 01:20:36,698 BARGAIN. THE GRAND BARGAIN WAS A 2759 01:20:36,698 --> 01:20:38,266 MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ERA DEAL, 2760 01:20:38,266 --> 01:20:39,534 WHEREBY THE CITY AGREED TO A 2761 01:20:39,534 --> 01:20:42,037 FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING AN 2762 01:20:42,037 --> 01:20:44,606 INCLUSIONARY ZONING PROGRAM WITH 2763 01:20:44,606 --> 01:20:47,175 FEES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS 2764 01:20:47,175 --> 01:20:49,144 BASED ON THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF 2765 01:20:49,144 --> 01:20:51,012 A DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY INCREASE. 2766 01:20:51,012 --> 01:20:52,047 THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS, 2767 01:20:52,047 --> 01:20:53,615 DEPENDING ON PARTS OF TOWN. PART 2768 01:20:53,615 --> 01:20:55,383 OF THAT BARGAIN WAS THAT A 2769 01:20:55,383 --> 01:20:56,985 LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY WAS 2770 01:20:56,985 --> 01:20:58,386 DROPPED AND THE CITY MOVED 2771 01:20:58,386 --> 01:21:00,455 FORWARD WITH SOME FRAMEWORK 2772 01:21:00,455 --> 01:21:01,890 LEGISLATION. THE GRAND BARGAIN 2773 01:21:01,890 --> 01:21:04,025 DATES FROM 2015. THE FRAMEWORK 2774 01:21:04,025 --> 01:21:05,560 LEGISLATION ALSO DATES FROM THAT 2775 01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:09,397 YEAR. THERE WAS A FRAMEWORK 2776 01:21:09,397 --> 01:21:11,132 INITIALLY ESTABLISHED FOR 2777 01:21:11,132 --> 01:21:11,766 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN 2015 2778 01:21:11,766 --> 01:21:14,169 AND THEN FOR RESIDENTIAL 2779 01:21:14,169 --> 01:21:17,005 DEVELOPMENT IN 2016. THEY'RE 2780 01:21:17,005 --> 01:21:18,974 KNOWN SORT OF IN THE VERNACULAR 2781 01:21:18,974 --> 01:21:20,742 AS MHA FOR COMMERCIAL AND MHA 2782 01:21:20,742 --> 01:21:22,611 FOR RESIDENTIAL. THE LEGISLATION 2783 01:21:22,611 --> 01:21:23,912 THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT 2784 01:21:23,912 --> 01:21:27,582 LATER TOUCHES ON MHA AND NOT ON 2785 01:21:27,582 --> 01:21:29,517 MHC. SO AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, 2786 01:21:29,517 --> 01:21:32,787 WITH A FRAMEWORK WHEREBY AN 2787 01:21:32,787 --> 01:21:33,388 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATION 2788 01:21:33,388 --> 01:21:34,856 WOULD COME WITH INCREASES IN 2789 01:21:34,856 --> 01:21:36,324 DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, THE 2790 01:21:36,324 --> 01:21:39,194 FRAMEWORK, ONCE ESTABLISHED, WAS 2791 01:21:39,194 --> 01:21:42,030 FOLLOWED BY SOME IMPLEMENTING UP 2792 01:21:42,030 --> 01:21:43,131 ZONES IN 2017, THERE WAS AN 2793 01:21:43,131 --> 01:21:44,799 UPDATE OF THE ZONE OF THE 2794 01:21:44,799 --> 01:21:45,400 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT REGIONAL 2795 01:21:45,400 --> 01:21:47,135 CENTER. THE DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH 2796 01:21:47,135 --> 01:21:48,737 LAKE UNION REGIONAL CENTERS, THE 2797 01:21:48,737 --> 01:21:50,872 CENTRAL AREA, THE CHINATOWN, 2798 01:21:50,872 --> 01:21:52,507 EDDIE AND UPTOWN. AND THEN IN 2799 01:21:52,507 --> 01:21:54,542 2019, CITYWIDE UP ZONES 2800 01:21:54,542 --> 01:21:56,177 OCCURRED, AS WELL AS THE UPTOWN 2801 01:21:56,177 --> 01:21:57,445 ZONE OF THE NORTHGATE URBAN 2802 01:21:57,445 --> 01:22:00,882 CENTER. SO BY THE END OF 2019, 2803 01:22:00,882 --> 01:22:02,784 MHA WAS FULLY IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2804 01:22:02,784 --> 01:22:04,152 PLACES WHERE THE GRAND BARGAIN 2805 01:22:04,152 --> 01:22:05,553 CONTEMPLATED THAT IT WOULD BE 2806 01:22:05,553 --> 01:22:07,756 IMPLEMENTED. AND THAT'S MOSTLY 2807 01:22:07,756 --> 01:22:09,457 IN THE CITY'S PLANNING 2808 01:22:09,457 --> 01:22:09,925 GEOGRAPHIES, WHERE WE 2809 01:22:09,925 --> 01:22:11,293 CONTEMPLATE A LOT OF FUTURE 2810 01:22:11,293 --> 01:22:12,594 RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT 2811 01:22:12,594 --> 01:22:14,930 GROWTH. AND ALSO IN MULTIFAMILY 2812 01:22:14,930 --> 01:22:18,333 AND COMMERCIAL ZONES OUTSIDE OF 2813 01:22:18,333 --> 01:22:20,769 THOSE AREAS. SO WHAT IS THE MHA 2814 01:22:20,769 --> 01:22:24,939 REGULATORY OBLIGATION? WHAT'S 2815 01:22:24,939 --> 01:22:26,074 REQUIRED UNDER MHA? SO IF YOU IF 2816 01:22:26,074 --> 01:22:27,709 A PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO MHA, IS 2817 01:22:27,709 --> 01:22:31,479 IN A ZONE WHERE MHA APPLIES A 2818 01:22:31,479 --> 01:22:33,081 DEVELOPER MUST CHOOSE TO EITHER 2819 01:22:33,081 --> 01:22:34,349 PROVIDE UNITS ON SITE THAT ARE 2820 01:22:34,349 --> 01:22:36,351 AFFORDABLE AT PRESCRIBED LEVELS 2821 01:22:36,351 --> 01:22:39,054 OR MAKE AN IN LIEU FEE PAYMENTS. 2822 01:22:39,054 --> 01:22:41,356 THE PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE 2823 01:22:41,356 --> 01:22:42,324 AMOUNT IS SOMEWHAT COMPLEX. 2824 01:22:42,324 --> 01:22:43,391 WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE 2825 01:22:43,391 --> 01:22:44,893 IN A MINUTE, BUT IT DEPENDS ON 2826 01:22:44,893 --> 01:22:46,628 THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT 2827 01:22:46,628 --> 01:22:47,195 CAPACITY THAT WAS GRANTED 2828 01:22:47,195 --> 01:22:47,862 THROUGH THE INITIAL EPISODES AND 2829 01:22:47,862 --> 01:22:49,464 THE PART OF TOWN, THE MARKET 2830 01:22:49,464 --> 01:22:51,466 AREA WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT 2831 01:22:51,466 --> 01:22:52,901 OCCURS, THE FEES ARE 2832 01:22:52,901 --> 01:22:53,468 AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED FOR 2833 01:22:53,468 --> 01:22:54,602 INFLATION. SO THEY'RE MUCH 2834 01:22:54,602 --> 01:22:56,271 HIGHER NOW THAN THEY WERE WHEN 2835 01:22:56,271 --> 01:22:57,672 INITIALLY IMPLEMENTED. AND 2836 01:22:57,672 --> 01:23:01,976 EXCEPT FOR VERY SMALL UNITS. 2837 01:23:01,976 --> 01:23:03,144 DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE CREATED 2838 01:23:03,144 --> 01:23:05,413 EITHER THROUGH PERFORMANCE OR 2839 01:23:05,413 --> 01:23:06,414 PAYMENT HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE TO 2840 01:23:06,414 --> 01:23:09,317 HOUSEHOLDS AT UP TO 60% OF AMI 2841 01:23:09,317 --> 01:23:10,819 AND UP TO 80% OF AMI FOR OWNED 2842 01:23:10,819 --> 01:23:13,521 UNITS OR RENTED UNITS, OR 60% OF 2843 01:23:13,521 --> 01:23:15,056 AM I OWNED UNITS OR 80% OF AM I 2844 01:23:15,056 --> 01:23:18,226 JUST SORT OF BY. FOR REFERENCE 2845 01:23:18,226 --> 01:23:20,028 HERE, 60% OF AM I IN 220 AND 2846 01:23:20,028 --> 01:23:21,463 2026? FOR ONE PERSON, HOUSEHOLD 2847 01:23:21,463 --> 01:23:25,000 IS ABOUT $70,000 A YEAR, AND 80% 2848 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:26,534 OF AM I FOR. ALSO, FOR ONE 2849 01:23:26,534 --> 01:23:29,003 PERSON HOUSEHOLD IN 2026 IS 2850 01:23:29,003 --> 01:23:31,606 ABOUT $92,000 A YEAR. SO THE 2851 01:23:31,606 --> 01:23:33,908 NEXT FEW SLIDES ILLUSTRATE HOW 2852 01:23:33,908 --> 01:23:35,143 MH WAS IMPLEMENTED IN DETAIL. 2853 01:23:35,143 --> 01:23:35,844 SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES THAT 2854 01:23:35,844 --> 01:23:39,347 HAVE TO DO WITH THE DIFFERENT. 2855 01:23:39,347 --> 01:23:41,049 DIFFERENT FEES. THIS SLIDE SORT 2856 01:23:41,049 --> 01:23:43,051 OF SHOWS WHAT INITIAL 2857 01:23:43,051 --> 01:23:45,720 IMPLEMENTATION WOULD HAVE LOOKED 2858 01:23:45,720 --> 01:23:46,721 LIKE IN A STANDARD MH, A BUMP AS 2859 01:23:46,721 --> 01:23:48,823 IT WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME, SO NOT 2860 01:23:48,823 --> 01:23:50,158 A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT 2861 01:23:50,158 --> 01:23:51,659 CAPACITY INCREASE, BUT JUST THE 2862 01:23:51,659 --> 01:23:54,229 BASIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY 2863 01:23:54,229 --> 01:23:55,964 INCREASE. AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD 2864 01:23:55,964 --> 01:23:57,732 COMMERCIAL 65 ZONE AN ADDITIONAL 2865 01:23:57,732 --> 01:23:59,934 FLOOR ADDITIONAL FLOOR WAS ADDED 2866 01:23:59,934 --> 01:24:01,736 WITH THE CAPACITY TO WITH THE 2867 01:24:01,736 --> 01:24:02,370 ADDITIONAL HEIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE 2868 01:24:02,370 --> 01:24:03,571 AN ADDITIONAL HEIGHT AND FLOOR 2869 01:24:03,571 --> 01:24:07,142 AREA TO ACCOMMODATE THAT 2870 01:24:07,142 --> 01:24:08,309 CAPACITY. THE VALUE OF THE ZONE 2871 01:24:08,309 --> 01:24:10,245 WAS BASED ON THAT ADDITIONAL 2872 01:24:10,245 --> 01:24:11,613 FLOOR AREA THAT WAS GRANTED IN 2873 01:24:11,613 --> 01:24:15,450 GREEN THAT YOU SEE UP THERE. AND 2874 01:24:15,450 --> 01:24:17,152 THIS IS, AGAIN, THE COMPLEXITY 2875 01:24:17,152 --> 01:24:18,653 OF MHA, THE AMOUNT YOUR MH 2876 01:24:18,653 --> 01:24:20,055 OBLIGATION DEPENDS ON WHERE YOUR 2877 01:24:20,055 --> 01:24:21,456 DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE CITY, SORT 2878 01:24:21,456 --> 01:24:24,225 OF ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE 2879 01:24:24,225 --> 01:24:26,094 MAP AND THE AND THE RIGHT HAND 2880 01:24:26,094 --> 01:24:27,495 CORNER SHOWS THE DIFFERENT 2881 01:24:27,495 --> 01:24:28,863 MARKET AREAS THAT STILL APPLY 2882 01:24:28,863 --> 01:24:30,465 TODAY. THESE MARKET AREAS HAVE 2883 01:24:30,465 --> 01:24:33,435 CHANGED SOMEWHAT SINCE INITIAL 2884 01:24:33,435 --> 01:24:34,436 FRAMEWORKS WERE ESTABLISHED, BUT 2885 01:24:34,436 --> 01:24:35,637 THERE ARE LOWER MARKET AREAS AND 2886 01:24:35,637 --> 01:24:36,838 A LOWER FEE OBLIGATION WHERE 2887 01:24:36,838 --> 01:24:39,541 THERE'S YELLOW A MEDIA MARKET 2888 01:24:39,541 --> 01:24:41,276 AREAS AND SORT OF A RELATIVELY 2889 01:24:41,276 --> 01:24:43,578 MEDIUM SORT OF MODERATE 2890 01:24:43,578 --> 01:24:44,913 REQUIREMENT WHERE THINGS ARE 2891 01:24:44,913 --> 01:24:46,581 GREEN AND A HIGHER REQUIREMENT 2892 01:24:46,581 --> 01:24:48,216 WHERE THINGS ARE SHOWN IN PURPLE 2893 01:24:48,216 --> 01:24:49,617 UP THERE ON THE MAP AND DOWNTOWN 2894 01:24:49,617 --> 01:24:50,318 WAS TREATED SOMEWHAT 2895 01:24:50,318 --> 01:24:52,554 DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS WHY IT'S 2896 01:24:52,554 --> 01:24:53,788 SHOWN IN BROWN. ON THE OTHER 2897 01:24:53,788 --> 01:24:55,356 MAP, YOU CAN SEE SORT OF THE 2898 01:24:55,356 --> 01:24:57,258 RELATIVE AMOUNT OF INCREASES 2899 01:24:57,258 --> 01:24:59,360 THAT WERE GRANTED THROUGH MHA. 2900 01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:00,528 THE LIGHTER PINK SHOWS WHERE 2901 01:25:00,528 --> 01:25:01,429 THERE'S JUST A STANDARD MHA 2902 01:25:01,429 --> 01:25:03,198 BUMP, AND WHEN THERE WHERE THERE 2903 01:25:03,198 --> 01:25:04,632 IS A DARKER COLOR, THERE WAS A 2904 01:25:04,632 --> 01:25:05,900 LARGER INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT 2905 01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:07,802 CAPACITY AND HENCE A GREATER 2906 01:25:07,802 --> 01:25:11,172 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATION. 2907 01:25:11,172 --> 01:25:11,840 SO JEN'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE 2908 01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:13,775 BIT ABOUT OUTCOMES HERE. 2909 01:25:13,775 --> 01:25:16,344 -- ALL RIGHT. SO THE TABLE THAT 2910 01:25:16,344 --> 01:25:18,947 WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE SHOWS 2911 01:25:18,947 --> 01:25:21,449 BOTH PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE 2912 01:25:21,449 --> 01:25:24,252 OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH MHA. 2913 01:25:24,252 --> 01:25:27,989 SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION. I THINK 2914 01:25:27,989 --> 01:25:28,857 THERE'S THERE'S A LOT GOING ON 2915 01:25:28,857 --> 01:25:35,330 IN THIS SLIDE HERE. BUT I'LL SAY 2916 01:25:35,330 --> 01:25:36,798 THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 5247 UNITS, 2917 01:25:36,798 --> 01:25:39,501 AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN 2918 01:25:39,501 --> 01:25:42,570 PRODUCED OR ARE IN THE PIPELINE 2919 01:25:42,570 --> 01:25:44,806 DUE TO MHA. SO THAT'S EITHER AN 2920 01:25:44,806 --> 01:25:46,674 OPERATION BEEN PLACED IN SERVICE 2921 01:25:46,674 --> 01:25:50,778 OR IN THE PIPELINE. MHA FUNDED 2922 01:25:50,778 --> 01:25:54,449 MEANS THAT WE AWARDED MHA 2923 01:25:54,449 --> 01:25:55,016 REVENUE THAT WAS GENERATED 2924 01:25:55,016 --> 01:25:56,951 THROUGH MHA TO AFFORDABLE 2925 01:25:56,951 --> 01:25:59,420 HOUSING PROJECTS. AND THOSE HAVE 2926 01:25:59,420 --> 01:26:00,588 THROUGH THAT AWARD, HAVE EITHER 2927 01:26:00,588 --> 01:26:01,456 BEEN BUILT OR ARE BEING 2928 01:26:01,456 --> 01:26:03,658 DEVELOPED. AND PERFORMANCE MEANS 2929 01:26:03,658 --> 01:26:05,727 THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS CHOSEN 2930 01:26:05,727 --> 01:26:07,061 THE PERFORMANCE OPTION. THE 2931 01:26:07,061 --> 01:26:09,697 OVERALL GOAL FOR MHA, WHICH WAS 2932 01:26:09,697 --> 01:26:13,468 SET SORT OF NOT CODIFIED, BUT I 2933 01:26:13,468 --> 01:26:13,968 BELIEVE ESTABLISHED IN 2934 01:26:13,968 --> 01:26:17,005 RESOLUTION, WAS 6000 UNITS FOR 2935 01:26:17,005 --> 01:26:21,209 MHA. SO THAT YOU CAN SEE AS OF 2936 01:26:21,209 --> 01:26:24,779 THE END OF 2025, WE HAD 5247 2937 01:26:24,779 --> 01:26:29,050 UNITS. SO WELL, ON THE WAY TO 2938 01:26:29,050 --> 01:26:29,851 THAT GOAL, JUST WANT TO ADD A 2939 01:26:29,851 --> 01:26:32,987 LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL HERE, TOO. 2940 01:26:32,987 --> 01:26:35,623 THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS 2941 01:26:35,623 --> 01:26:36,157 HAVE CHOSEN PAYMENT OVER 2942 01:26:36,157 --> 01:26:38,693 PERFORMANCE. I THINK IT'S A BIT 2943 01:26:38,693 --> 01:26:39,827 OF A MISNOMER. SOMETIMES PEOPLE 2944 01:26:39,827 --> 01:26:42,463 SAY THAT PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE 2945 01:26:42,463 --> 01:26:44,766 WAS ANTICIPATED TO BE 50/50, BUT 2946 01:26:44,766 --> 01:26:47,035 IT WAS NEVER REALLY ANTICIPATED 2947 01:26:47,035 --> 01:26:48,469 THAT SMALLER PROJECTS WOULD 2948 01:26:48,469 --> 01:26:50,204 CHOOSE THE PERFORMANCE OPTION 2949 01:26:50,204 --> 01:26:52,607 AND THE MAJORITY OF PROJECTS ARE 2950 01:26:52,607 --> 01:26:54,442 SMALLER PROJECTS. I ALSO WANT TO 2951 01:26:54,442 --> 01:26:56,578 NOTE THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED 2952 01:26:56,578 --> 01:26:58,580 PROBABLY MORE OWNERSHIP 2953 01:26:58,580 --> 01:26:59,581 PERFORMANCE PROJECTS THAN EVER 2954 01:26:59,581 --> 01:27:03,117 ENVISIONED. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2955 01:27:03,117 --> 01:27:07,522 THE PROGRAM. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS 2956 01:27:07,522 --> 01:27:09,390 THE IN-LIEU PAYMENTS THAT HAVE 2957 01:27:09,390 --> 01:27:12,660 BEEN RECEIVED SINCE INCEPTION. 2958 01:27:12,660 --> 01:27:14,963 MHA REVENUE DOES FLUCTUATE WITH 2959 01:27:14,963 --> 01:27:16,631 THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. IT IS 2960 01:27:16,631 --> 01:27:18,266 DEFINITELY TIED TO WHAT IS 2961 01:27:18,266 --> 01:27:20,802 HAPPENING IN THE OVERALL MARKET. 2962 01:27:20,802 --> 01:27:24,672 WE CAN SEE THAT REVENUE PEAKED 2963 01:27:24,672 --> 01:27:25,707 AT 77,000,000 IN 2022, WHEN THE 2964 01:27:25,707 --> 01:27:27,342 REAL ESTATE MARKET WAS VERY HOT 2965 01:27:27,342 --> 01:27:31,813 AND DIPPED TO A LOW OF 2966 01:27:31,813 --> 01:27:33,915 24,000,000 IN 2024. IT IS ALSO 2967 01:27:33,915 --> 01:27:36,517 HARD SOMETIMES TO ASSESS EXACT 2968 01:27:36,517 --> 01:27:37,852 TRENDS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES A 2969 01:27:37,852 --> 01:27:39,020 SMALL NUMBER OF PROJECTS, A 2970 01:27:39,020 --> 01:27:42,090 HANDFUL OF PROJECTS CAN 2971 01:27:42,090 --> 01:27:42,724 CONTRIBUTE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT 2972 01:27:42,724 --> 01:27:44,292 OF MONEY TO A PROJECT, WHICH IS 2973 01:27:44,292 --> 01:27:48,129 WHAT WE SAW HAPPEN IN 2025. A 2974 01:27:48,129 --> 01:27:50,665 COUPLE OTHER THINGS TO NOTE 2975 01:27:50,665 --> 01:27:52,767 HERE. SINCE 2021, THAT BROWN BAR 2976 01:27:52,767 --> 01:27:54,936 IN THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS LOW RISE 2977 01:27:54,936 --> 01:27:56,971 ZONES, HAS BEEN PRETTY STEADY, 2978 01:27:56,971 --> 01:27:59,440 AND THE $20 MILLION RANGE, AND 2979 01:27:59,440 --> 01:28:00,808 THAT'S THE REVENUE THAT'S BEING 2980 01:28:00,808 --> 01:28:02,644 PRODUCED OUT OF PROJECTS IN LOW 2981 01:28:02,644 --> 01:28:04,579 RISE ZONES. BUT AS I BELIEVE 2982 01:28:04,579 --> 01:28:05,880 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER MENTIONED 2983 01:28:05,880 --> 01:28:06,648 IN HER COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, WE 2984 01:28:06,648 --> 01:28:09,584 MAY SEE THAT CHANGE AS 2985 01:28:09,584 --> 01:28:11,719 DEVELOPMENT HAS WE HAVE 2986 01:28:11,719 --> 01:28:12,186 INCREASED CAPACITY IN 2987 01:28:12,186 --> 01:28:13,655 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES, 2988 01:28:13,655 --> 01:28:14,722 WHICH DON'T HAVE MHA. AND THERE 2989 01:28:14,722 --> 01:28:18,893 IS SOME SIGNS THAT THAT TYPE OF 2990 01:28:18,893 --> 01:28:20,695 LOW RISE DEVELOPMENT IS MOVING 2991 01:28:20,695 --> 01:28:23,931 MORE INTO ZONES AND OUT OF LR 2992 01:28:23,931 --> 01:28:24,899 ZONES. OH, AND I DID JUST WANT 2993 01:28:24,899 --> 01:28:27,902 TO ADD, FOR THOSE WHO ARE 2994 01:28:27,902 --> 01:28:32,173 CURIOUS THAT WE DO HAVE 2026 2995 01:28:32,173 --> 01:28:33,708 FIGURES AS OF JULY 2026 AND SO 2996 01:28:33,708 --> 01:28:35,943 FAR IN JULY, AS OF JULY 2026, 2997 01:28:35,943 --> 01:28:39,113 THERE HAD BEEN ABOUT $10.5 2998 01:28:39,113 --> 01:28:41,983 MILLION OF MHA RECEIVABLES 2999 01:28:41,983 --> 01:28:45,787 RECEIPTS I WON'T SAY A LOT 3000 01:28:45,787 --> 01:28:48,056 ABOUT THIS SLIDE. I THINK IT'S 3001 01:28:48,056 --> 01:28:50,158 FAIRLY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THIS 3002 01:28:50,158 --> 01:28:50,792 SHOWS SORT OF THE DISTRIBUTION 3003 01:28:50,792 --> 01:28:52,660 OF BOTH PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE 3004 01:28:52,660 --> 01:28:54,796 PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAS 3005 01:28:54,796 --> 01:28:57,398 BEEN FAIRLY WELL DISTRIBUTED 3006 01:28:57,398 --> 01:28:58,199 THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND IF YOU 3007 01:28:58,199 --> 01:29:01,669 GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, KETTLE, 3008 01:29:01,669 --> 01:29:02,236 THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THE 3009 01:29:02,236 --> 01:29:04,505 FIRST, THE PRIOR SLIDE WAS 3010 01:29:04,505 --> 01:29:06,207 SHOWING PROJECTS THAT WERE 3011 01:29:06,207 --> 01:29:07,341 COMPLETED THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED 3012 01:29:07,341 --> 01:29:08,776 IN SERVICE. AND THIS IS REALLY 3013 01:29:08,776 --> 01:29:11,312 THE SAME DATA, BUT FOR PROJECTS 3014 01:29:11,312 --> 01:29:13,347 THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE. AND I 3015 01:29:13,347 --> 01:29:16,884 WILL OH, ONE MORE SLIDE FOR ME. 3016 01:29:16,884 --> 01:29:18,052 SO THIS CHART HERE HAS A LOT 3017 01:29:18,052 --> 01:29:19,320 GOING ON IN IT. BUT I THINK 3018 01:29:19,320 --> 01:29:20,555 WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS 3019 01:29:20,555 --> 01:29:22,957 THAT THE COUNTY WIDE PLANNING 3020 01:29:22,957 --> 01:29:25,693 POLICIES NOW CONTAIN A TOTAL 3021 01:29:25,693 --> 01:29:28,596 NUMBER OF UNITS, INCLUDING BY 3022 01:29:28,596 --> 01:29:31,199 AFFORDABILITY LEVELS, THAT KING 3023 01:29:31,199 --> 01:29:32,700 COUNTY NEEDS TO PRODUCE, AND 3024 01:29:32,700 --> 01:29:36,337 THAT THIS IS DRIVEN BY STATE 3025 01:29:36,337 --> 01:29:36,871 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES 3026 01:29:36,871 --> 01:29:38,573 COUNTIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR 3027 01:29:38,573 --> 01:29:40,274 OVERALL HOUSING NEEDS BY BY 3028 01:29:40,274 --> 01:29:42,944 INCOME BAND, AND THEN ALLOCATE 3029 01:29:42,944 --> 01:29:45,880 THOSE HOUSING NEEDS TO EACH 3030 01:29:45,880 --> 01:29:47,815 INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTION WITHIN 3031 01:29:47,815 --> 01:29:49,016 THE COUNTY. THESE ARE THE NEEDS 3032 01:29:49,016 --> 01:29:50,818 THAT ARE IN THE COUNTY WIDE 3033 01:29:50,818 --> 01:29:52,153 PLANNING POLICIES. AND, YOU 3034 01:29:52,153 --> 01:29:53,621 KNOW, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THE 3035 01:29:53,621 --> 01:29:56,991 NEEDS ARE HIGH AND THE. AND THAT 3036 01:29:56,991 --> 01:29:58,593 WELL, CERTAINLY THE CITY HAS 3037 01:29:58,593 --> 01:30:00,194 MADE SOME PROGRESS TOWARDS 3038 01:30:00,194 --> 01:30:02,730 MEETING THESE YEAR OVER YEAR. 3039 01:30:02,730 --> 01:30:07,902 THE OVERALL PROGRESS IS MODEST 3040 01:30:07,902 --> 01:30:11,072 COMPARED TO THE OVERALL NEED. 3041 01:30:11,072 --> 01:30:12,340 AND I'LL STOP THERE. 3042 01:30:12,340 --> 01:30:15,276 -- IT'S A LITTLE BIT HERE. ON 3043 01:30:15,276 --> 01:30:16,944 PERMITTING TRENDS. I THINK 3044 01:30:16,944 --> 01:30:17,578 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ALLUDED TO 3045 01:30:17,578 --> 01:30:23,084 THIS EARLIER ON. GENERALLY 3046 01:30:23,084 --> 01:30:23,651 SPEAKING, APPLICATIONS ARE 3047 01:30:23,651 --> 01:30:25,453 DECLINING. THERE ARE A FEW 3048 01:30:25,453 --> 01:30:26,387 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR THAN 3049 01:30:26,387 --> 01:30:27,955 THERE HAVE BEEN IN YEARS PAST. 3050 01:30:27,955 --> 01:30:29,524 THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG SPIKE IN 3051 01:30:29,524 --> 01:30:32,293 DEVELOPMENT IN 2020 THAT 3052 01:30:32,293 --> 01:30:33,861 COINCIDES WITH A CHANGE TO 3053 01:30:33,861 --> 01:30:35,430 CONSTRUCTION CODES, MOST NOTABLY 3054 01:30:35,430 --> 01:30:37,431 THE ELECTRICAL CODES. AND WE'RE 3055 01:30:37,431 --> 01:30:38,933 WORKING THROUGH, IN SOME WAYS, 3056 01:30:38,933 --> 01:30:40,001 THE APPLICATIONS THAT CAME IN 3057 01:30:40,001 --> 01:30:41,169 THAT YEAR. THAT'S WHY YOU'LL 3058 01:30:41,169 --> 01:30:43,204 SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ISSUANCE 3059 01:30:43,204 --> 01:30:44,172 AND COMPLETIONS HAVE MORE OR 3060 01:30:44,172 --> 01:30:47,208 LESS REMAINED STEADY SINCE ABOUT 3061 01:30:47,208 --> 01:30:49,277 2022. BUT WITH DECLINING PERMIT 3062 01:30:49,277 --> 01:30:50,311 APPLICATIONS, WE CAN EXPECT IN 3063 01:30:50,311 --> 01:30:51,846 FUTURE YEARS THAT THERE'LL BE 3064 01:30:51,846 --> 01:30:55,049 FEWER PROJECTS ISSUED AND 3065 01:30:55,049 --> 01:30:57,285 COMPLETIONS OCCURRING IN THE 3066 01:30:57,285 --> 01:30:59,086 CITY AND A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE 3067 01:30:59,086 --> 01:31:00,955 BIT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT HAS 3068 01:31:00,955 --> 01:31:03,357 BEEN DEVELOPED RECENTLY. THIS IS 3069 01:31:03,357 --> 01:31:06,928 FOR THE YEARS 2016 TO 2022. I 3070 01:31:06,928 --> 01:31:08,429 DON'T THINK IT'S IT'S KNOWN 3071 01:31:08,429 --> 01:31:10,998 TO MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE SORT OF 3072 01:31:10,998 --> 01:31:11,566 FOLLOWING RESIDENTIAL REAL 3073 01:31:11,566 --> 01:31:12,233 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN THE 3074 01:31:12,233 --> 01:31:13,234 CITY THAT MOST OF THE 3075 01:31:13,234 --> 01:31:15,603 DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST HANDFUL 3076 01:31:15,603 --> 01:31:18,406 OF YEARS HAS BEEN IN THE ZERO 3077 01:31:18,406 --> 01:31:19,040 BEDROOM TO ONE BEDROOM CATEGORY. 3078 01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:21,008 THAT'S MOST OF WHAT HAS BEEN 3079 01:31:21,008 --> 01:31:23,044 BUILT. ONE THING THAT IS THIS IS 3080 01:31:23,044 --> 01:31:24,912 AN IMAGE, A FIGURE FROM THE 3081 01:31:24,912 --> 01:31:27,081 HOUSING ELEMENT, NOT THE HOUSING 3082 01:31:27,081 --> 01:31:27,715 ELEMENT, THE HOUSING APPENDIX TO 3083 01:31:27,715 --> 01:31:28,916 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS 3084 01:31:28,916 --> 01:31:30,451 SORT OF A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. 3085 01:31:30,451 --> 01:31:32,487 AND ONE THING THAT'S IDENTIFIED 3086 01:31:32,487 --> 01:31:34,589 IN THE HOUSING APPENDIX IS THE 3087 01:31:34,589 --> 01:31:36,524 NEED FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE 3088 01:31:36,524 --> 01:31:38,526 ADDITIONAL HOUSING THAT IS 3089 01:31:38,526 --> 01:31:39,327 SUITABLE FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE A 3090 01:31:39,327 --> 01:31:41,996 HARD TIME FINDING HOUSING NOW, 3091 01:31:41,996 --> 01:31:42,597 INCLUDING FAMILIES AND FOLKS 3092 01:31:42,597 --> 01:31:46,334 WITH DISABILITIES. YOU CAN SEE 3093 01:31:46,334 --> 01:31:49,203 THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH TWO 3094 01:31:49,203 --> 01:31:51,372 PLUS BEDROOM DEVELOPMENT AND IN 3095 01:31:51,372 --> 01:31:53,407 THE YEARS 2016 TO 2022, TO THE 3096 01:31:53,407 --> 01:31:54,909 EXTENT THAT IT HAS BEEN 3097 01:31:54,909 --> 01:31:56,611 HAPPENING, IT'S LARGELY BEEN 3098 01:31:56,611 --> 01:31:58,179 HAPPENING IN A TOWNHOUSE PRODUCT 3099 01:31:58,179 --> 01:32:00,281 TYPE. AND I THINK THAT IS IT FOR 3100 01:32:00,281 --> 01:32:01,682 US NOW. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO 3101 01:32:01,682 --> 01:32:06,888 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 3102 01:32:06,888 --> 01:32:07,154 -- OKAY. 3103 01:32:07,154 --> 01:32:07,822 -- SO PROFESSOR WILKERSON, WE'RE 3104 01:32:07,822 --> 01:32:10,057 GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU 3105 01:32:10,057 --> 01:32:11,592 ONLINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3106 01:32:11,592 --> 01:32:13,060 THAT FIRST HALF OF YOUR 3107 01:32:13,060 --> 01:32:16,030 PRESENTATION. AND THEN AS WE GET 3108 01:32:16,030 --> 01:32:17,164 MIKE'S SLIDES PULLED UP, WE 3109 01:32:17,164 --> 01:32:19,567 WILL BE TURNING BACK TO CENTRAL 3110 01:32:19,567 --> 01:32:21,302 STAFF AT THE END OF THIS 3111 01:32:21,302 --> 01:32:26,607 PRESENTATION 3112 01:32:26,607 --> 01:32:27,241 -- CHAIR FOSTER MEMBERS OF THE 3113 01:32:27,241 --> 01:32:28,409 COMMITTEE FOR THE RECORD, MY 3114 01:32:28,409 --> 01:32:30,878 NAME IS MIKE WILKERSON. I'M THE 3115 01:32:30,878 --> 01:32:33,080 DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH AT 3116 01:32:33,080 --> 01:32:34,548 NORTHWEST. APOLOGIES. MY TRAVEL 3117 01:32:34,548 --> 01:32:35,249 SCHEDULE DID NOT ALLOW FOR ME TO 3118 01:32:35,249 --> 01:32:36,083 BE THERE IN PERSON TODAY, BUT 3119 01:32:36,083 --> 01:32:37,985 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND 3120 01:32:37,985 --> 01:32:39,520 I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE IN A 3121 01:32:39,520 --> 01:32:40,788 REMOTE CAPACITY. I'M GOING TO 3122 01:32:40,788 --> 01:32:46,260 KILL CAMERA HERE AND PULL UP MY 3123 01:32:46,260 --> 01:32:47,561 SLIDES. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, I 3124 01:32:47,561 --> 01:32:49,997 ALSO SERVE IN A CAPACITY AS A 3125 01:32:49,997 --> 01:32:51,899 PROFESSOR. I TEACH IN THE REAL 3126 01:32:51,899 --> 01:32:52,800 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND 3127 01:32:52,800 --> 01:32:54,302 THE MASTER'S PROGRAM AT 3128 01:32:54,302 --> 01:32:55,736 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. AND 3129 01:32:55,736 --> 01:32:57,038 I'M AN APPLIED RESEARCHER IN 3130 01:32:57,038 --> 01:32:58,639 PUBLIC POLICY, WORKING WITH 3131 01:32:58,639 --> 01:32:59,173 JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE 3132 01:32:59,173 --> 01:33:00,975 COUNTRY. IN ALL MATTERS, 3133 01:33:00,975 --> 01:33:03,744 INCLUDING MANDATORY AND 3134 01:33:03,744 --> 01:33:04,679 VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING 3135 01:33:04,679 --> 01:33:05,913 POLICIES, AND WORK WITH THE 3136 01:33:05,913 --> 01:33:06,881 URBAN LAND INSTITUTE TO AUTHOR A 3137 01:33:06,881 --> 01:33:08,950 REPORT CALLED THE ECONOMICS OF 3138 01:33:08,950 --> 01:33:09,884 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING. TODAY, 3139 01:33:09,884 --> 01:33:13,387 I'M GOING TO FOCUS MY REMARKS 3140 01:33:13,387 --> 01:33:13,988 LARGELY ON SPECIFICALLY, HOW 3141 01:33:13,988 --> 01:33:15,723 DOES BUILDING MORE HOUSING 3142 01:33:15,723 --> 01:33:17,358 IMPACT AFFORDABILITY, BUT 3143 01:33:17,358 --> 01:33:17,858 CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE 3144 01:33:17,858 --> 01:33:18,626 QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE 3145 01:33:18,626 --> 01:33:20,828 POLICIES IN QUESTION TODAY. SO 3146 01:33:20,828 --> 01:33:22,763 TO BEGIN WITH, I THINK, AS ANY 3147 01:33:22,763 --> 01:33:25,132 ECONOMIST WOULD LOOK AT A 3148 01:33:25,132 --> 01:33:25,800 QUESTION, YOU'RE THE BUILDING 3149 01:33:25,800 --> 01:33:26,867 BLOCKS ARE GOING TO BE SUPPLY 3150 01:33:26,867 --> 01:33:30,237 AND DEMAND AND UNDERSTANDING. IN 3151 01:33:30,237 --> 01:33:32,206 THE CASE OF HOUSING, THAT SUPPLY 3152 01:33:32,206 --> 01:33:34,008 IS THE NUMBER OF UNITS. THAT'S 3153 01:33:34,008 --> 01:33:34,875 RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. 3154 01:33:34,875 --> 01:33:36,344 DEMAND IS THE NUMBER OF 3155 01:33:36,344 --> 01:33:37,378 HOUSEHOLDS. AND HERE WHAT WE CAN 3156 01:33:37,378 --> 01:33:39,080 LOOK AT IS THE TOP 50 LARGEST 3157 01:33:39,080 --> 01:33:41,849 METROS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND 3158 01:33:41,849 --> 01:33:43,284 WHAT THAT RATIO LOOKS LIKE IN 3159 01:33:43,284 --> 01:33:44,885 SEATTLE, SITTING AT NEAR THE 3160 01:33:44,885 --> 01:33:46,220 BOTTOM OF THOSE TOP 50 MARKETS, 3161 01:33:46,220 --> 01:33:48,889 WELL BELOW THE US AVERAGE OF 3162 01:33:48,889 --> 01:33:51,492 1.11, WHICH WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE 3163 01:33:51,492 --> 01:33:53,828 EQUIVALENT TO 11% ADDITIONAL 3164 01:33:53,828 --> 01:33:55,463 UNITS COMPARED TO HOUSEHOLDS. 3165 01:33:55,463 --> 01:33:57,565 THAT IS AN OVERLY SIMPLISTIC 3166 01:33:57,565 --> 01:33:59,634 APPROACH, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T 3167 01:33:59,634 --> 01:34:01,702 FAIL TO ACCOUNT FOR SPECIFIC 3168 01:34:01,702 --> 01:34:02,670 MARKET VARIATIONS. AND SO 3169 01:34:02,670 --> 01:34:04,238 BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE CREATED 3170 01:34:04,238 --> 01:34:06,040 A METHODOLOGY IN PARTNERSHIP 3171 01:34:06,040 --> 01:34:06,574 WITH UP FOR GROWTH CALLED 3172 01:34:06,574 --> 01:34:07,375 HOUSING UNDER PRODUCTION. AND 3173 01:34:07,375 --> 01:34:09,944 IT'S MORE NUANCED IN THAT IT 3174 01:34:09,944 --> 01:34:10,478 LOOKS AT DEMAND AS BOTH 3175 01:34:10,478 --> 01:34:12,880 HOUSEHOLDS, BUT ALSO HOUSEHOLDS 3176 01:34:12,880 --> 01:34:14,148 THAT HAVEN'T FORMED OR 3177 01:34:14,148 --> 01:34:15,516 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DOUBLED UP 3178 01:34:15,516 --> 01:34:17,018 BECAUSE HOUSING IS EXPENSIVE. 3179 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:18,419 AND WHEN YOU INCLUDE MISSING 3180 01:34:18,419 --> 01:34:19,053 HOUSEHOLDS PLUS HOUSEHOLDS, YOU 3181 01:34:19,053 --> 01:34:22,056 CAN THEN THINK ABOUT WHAT AN 3182 01:34:22,056 --> 01:34:22,690 APPROPRIATE TARGET VACANCY RATE 3183 01:34:22,690 --> 01:34:24,325 IS, WHICH IS, LET'S SAY, 5%. 3184 01:34:24,325 --> 01:34:25,693 FROM THERE, YOU'D WANT TO LOOK 3185 01:34:25,693 --> 01:34:27,361 AT SUPPLY. AND REALLY THE KEY ON 3186 01:34:27,361 --> 01:34:29,663 SUPPLY IS YOU WANT TO LOOK AT 3187 01:34:29,663 --> 01:34:31,332 UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR 3188 01:34:31,332 --> 01:34:32,900 YEAR ROUND OCCUPANCY. SO IN 3189 01:34:32,900 --> 01:34:34,402 ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU START WITH 3190 01:34:34,402 --> 01:34:36,504 ALL HOUSING UNITS. YOU REMOVE 3191 01:34:36,504 --> 01:34:37,138 SECOND AND VACATION HOMES, AND 3192 01:34:37,138 --> 01:34:38,939 THEN YOU REMOVE UNINHABITABLE 3193 01:34:38,939 --> 01:34:40,007 UNITS, WHICH WE DEFINE AS NOT 3194 01:34:40,007 --> 01:34:42,176 HAVING INDOOR PLUMBING OR 3195 01:34:42,176 --> 01:34:44,011 KITCHENS. AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, 3196 01:34:44,011 --> 01:34:44,612 YOU'RE LEFT WITH A MODIFIED 3197 01:34:44,612 --> 01:34:47,181 NUMBER OF UNITS, WHICH YOU CAN 3198 01:34:47,181 --> 01:34:48,382 THEN COMPARE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT 3199 01:34:48,382 --> 01:34:49,583 THAT. WE CAN DO THAT ACROSS THE 3200 01:34:49,583 --> 01:34:50,785 COUNTRY. IN THE CASE HERE, WE 3201 01:34:50,785 --> 01:34:53,788 CAN LOOK AT THE SEATTLE METRO 3202 01:34:53,788 --> 01:34:56,657 UNDER PRODUCTION TODAY IS BELOW 3203 01:34:56,657 --> 01:35:00,327 THE PEAK. THE PEAK WAS IN 2018. 3204 01:35:00,327 --> 01:35:00,928 IT WAS ABOUT 85000 UNITS. YOU 3205 01:35:00,928 --> 01:35:03,497 COULD THINK ABOUT THAT AS ABOUT 3206 01:35:03,497 --> 01:35:05,032 5.2% OF THE SUPPLY OF EXISTING 3207 01:35:05,032 --> 01:35:06,667 UNITS. AND AS WE SAW HUGE 3208 01:35:06,667 --> 01:35:07,735 AMOUNTS OF PRODUCTION IN THE 3209 01:35:07,735 --> 01:35:11,372 CITY AND IN THE REGION, CAUSED 3210 01:35:11,372 --> 01:35:12,840 UNDER PRODUCTION TO DECREASE, IT 3211 01:35:12,840 --> 01:35:16,010 IS STILL VERY SUBSTANTIAL AT 3212 01:35:16,010 --> 01:35:16,610 ABOUT 73,000 UNITS ACROSS THE 3213 01:35:16,610 --> 01:35:20,715 REGION, OR ABOUT 4.2% OF UNITS 3214 01:35:20,715 --> 01:35:23,617 SO FROM THERE, WE CAN MOVE INTO 3215 01:35:23,617 --> 01:35:26,620 HOW DOES PRODUCING MORE HOUSING 3216 01:35:26,620 --> 01:35:27,955 SLOW, SPECIFICALLY RENTAL GROWTH 3217 01:35:27,955 --> 01:35:29,156 RATES. AND THE FIRST THING TO 3218 01:35:29,156 --> 01:35:30,491 JUST NOTE IS IF WE USE THE LENS 3219 01:35:30,491 --> 01:35:31,759 OF HOUSING UNDER PRODUCTION, WE 3220 01:35:31,759 --> 01:35:33,694 CAN LOOK AT ALL 300 METROS 3221 01:35:33,694 --> 01:35:35,496 ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE 3222 01:35:35,496 --> 01:35:36,964 SEVERITY OF THEIR UNDER 3223 01:35:36,964 --> 01:35:38,699 PRODUCTION AS A PERCENTAGE OF 3224 01:35:38,699 --> 01:35:39,800 THEIR STOCK COMPARED TO WHAT 3225 01:35:39,800 --> 01:35:41,368 MEDIAN RENTS ARE. AND WHAT WE 3226 01:35:41,368 --> 01:35:43,904 FIND IS STATISTICAL 3227 01:35:43,904 --> 01:35:45,573 SIGNIFICANCE. AND THAT FOR EVERY 3228 01:35:45,573 --> 01:35:46,974 PERCENTAGE POINT OF UNDER 3229 01:35:46,974 --> 01:35:48,409 PRODUCTION, AND AGAIN, 3230 01:35:48,409 --> 01:35:48,943 SEATTLE'S IN THAT FOUR 3231 01:35:48,943 --> 01:35:52,713 PERCENTAGE RANGE IS ABOUT $46 IN 3232 01:35:52,713 --> 01:35:53,447 TERMS OF INCREASED RENT AT THE 3233 01:35:53,447 --> 01:35:56,217 MEDIAN. AND SO FROM SEATTLE'S 3234 01:35:56,217 --> 01:35:58,018 PERSPECTIVE, SOLVING UNDER 3235 01:35:58,018 --> 01:35:58,619 PRODUCTION WOULD MEANINGFULLY 3236 01:35:58,619 --> 01:36:02,123 REDUCE RENTS, POTENTIALLY UP TO 3237 01:36:02,123 --> 01:36:04,759 $175 A MONTH AT THE MEDIAN 3238 01:36:04,759 --> 01:36:06,527 LEVEL. FROM THERE, WE CAN MOVE 3239 01:36:06,527 --> 01:36:08,129 INTO HOW MUCH HOUSING HAS 3240 01:36:08,129 --> 01:36:10,164 SEATTLE BEEN BUILDING, AND THIS 3241 01:36:10,164 --> 01:36:11,799 IS QUARTERLY LOOKING AT 3242 01:36:11,799 --> 01:36:12,900 DELIVERIES COMPARED TO THE US. 3243 01:36:12,900 --> 01:36:14,135 AND WE CAN SEE ON A QUARTERLY 3244 01:36:14,135 --> 01:36:16,237 BASIS, SEATTLE HAS BEEN 3245 01:36:16,237 --> 01:36:18,072 DELIVERING AT ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE 3246 01:36:18,072 --> 01:36:20,174 RATE NATIONALLY. AND THAT DOTTED 3247 01:36:20,174 --> 01:36:21,175 LINE IS THE 75th PERCENTILE OF 3248 01:36:21,175 --> 01:36:22,309 ALL PLACES. AND IN MANY QUARTERS 3249 01:36:22,309 --> 01:36:24,545 ABOVE THAT 70th PERCENTILE. WHAT 3250 01:36:24,545 --> 01:36:27,014 THAT CONSISTENT DELIVERY HAS 3251 01:36:27,014 --> 01:36:29,517 ALLOWED IS RENT TO INCREASE LESS 3252 01:36:29,517 --> 01:36:31,719 THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AT ALL 3253 01:36:31,719 --> 01:36:32,853 LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY. AND SO 3254 01:36:32,853 --> 01:36:34,588 HERE WE'RE PULLING IN COSTAR 3255 01:36:34,588 --> 01:36:36,757 DATA. FOUR AND FIVE STAR 3256 01:36:36,757 --> 01:36:38,159 PROPERTIES ARE THE HIGHEST RENT. 3257 01:36:38,159 --> 01:36:39,627 WE HAVE THREE STAR THAT ARE MID 3258 01:36:39,627 --> 01:36:41,729 MARKET AND THEN TWO TWO STAR OUR 3259 01:36:41,729 --> 01:36:43,430 WORKFORCE. AND WE CAN SEE AT ALL 3260 01:36:43,430 --> 01:36:46,200 LEVELS THAT BENEFIT EXISTS. AND 3261 01:36:46,200 --> 01:36:47,001 THE BENEFIT GROWS AS WE MOVE 3262 01:36:47,001 --> 01:36:48,636 DOWN THE AFFORDABILITY LADDER. 3263 01:36:48,636 --> 01:36:50,838 AND SO THIS IS REALLY A CASE IN 3264 01:36:50,838 --> 01:36:53,240 POINT SHOWING WHEN YOU DELIVER 3265 01:36:53,240 --> 01:36:56,377 CONSISTENTLY HOUSING RENTS SLOW. 3266 01:36:56,377 --> 01:36:57,578 I THINK THE QUESTION IS, YOU 3267 01:36:57,578 --> 01:36:59,580 KNOW, HOW MUCH HAS PRODUCTION 3268 01:36:59,580 --> 01:37:03,050 SLOWED? AND WE SAW SOME SOME 3269 01:37:03,050 --> 01:37:04,018 HELPFUL GRAPHICS FROM STAFF. 3270 01:37:04,018 --> 01:37:06,287 WHAT I'VE GONE AND DONE HERE IS 3271 01:37:06,287 --> 01:37:07,655 COMPARED THAT TO WASHINGTON 3272 01:37:07,655 --> 01:37:08,823 STATE AND THE US AS A AS A 3273 01:37:08,823 --> 01:37:12,359 TOTAL. AND SO IF WE START WITH 3274 01:37:12,359 --> 01:37:13,794 THE 12 MONTHS TRAILING 3275 01:37:13,794 --> 01:37:14,395 MULTIFAMILY PERMITS AND HERE 3276 01:37:14,395 --> 01:37:15,796 THIS IS MEASURED AS FIVE PLUS 3277 01:37:15,796 --> 01:37:19,533 UNITS AT THE END OF 2024 3278 01:37:19,533 --> 01:37:20,935 RELATIVE TO TODAY, SEATTLE IS 3279 01:37:20,935 --> 01:37:23,804 PERMITTING ON A 12 MONTH BASIS, 3280 01:37:23,804 --> 01:37:25,573 26% FEWER MULTIFAMILY PERMITS 3281 01:37:25,573 --> 01:37:27,074 THAN THEY DID. IF YOU CONTRAST 3282 01:37:27,074 --> 01:37:29,610 THAT TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF 3283 01:37:29,610 --> 01:37:30,945 WASHINGTON, THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF 3284 01:37:30,945 --> 01:37:35,015 SEATTLE. THE STATE IS UP 31% AND 3285 01:37:35,015 --> 01:37:36,183 NATIONALLY IS UP 10%. AND SO 3286 01:37:36,183 --> 01:37:38,652 THIS ISN'T TO BE ABLE TO SAY 3287 01:37:38,652 --> 01:37:39,320 SPECIFICALLY THIS IS BECAUSE OF 3288 01:37:39,320 --> 01:37:40,821 MHA. THERE ARE LOTS OF 3289 01:37:40,821 --> 01:37:43,724 CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IF WE LOOK 3290 01:37:43,724 --> 01:37:44,992 AT MARKETS BEING SOMEWHAT 3291 01:37:44,992 --> 01:37:45,759 SIMILAR IN THE STATE OF 3292 01:37:45,759 --> 01:37:47,394 WASHINGTON, WE CAN SEE THERE'S A 3293 01:37:47,394 --> 01:37:48,762 LARGE DEVIATION BETWEEN THE 3294 01:37:48,762 --> 01:37:50,231 AMOUNT OF PERMITTING THAT'S 3295 01:37:50,231 --> 01:37:53,701 HAPPENING FOR MULTIFAMILY IN 3296 01:37:53,701 --> 01:37:54,335 SEATTLE VERSUS THE REST OF THE 3297 01:37:54,335 --> 01:37:55,002 STATE. MOVING IN NOW TO A LITTLE 3298 01:37:55,002 --> 01:37:57,738 BIT OF A TECHNICAL PIECE, THIS 3299 01:37:57,738 --> 01:37:58,339 IS SOME FORTHCOMING RESEARCH 3300 01:37:58,339 --> 01:37:59,506 THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, 3301 01:37:59,506 --> 01:38:01,175 LOOKING AT SPECIFICALLY, HOW 3302 01:38:01,175 --> 01:38:03,177 DOES HOUSING PRODUCTION IMPACT 3303 01:38:03,177 --> 01:38:04,011 AFFORDABILITY? AND THE ANSWER IS 3304 01:38:04,011 --> 01:38:06,914 IT'S IN TWO, TWO WAYS. ONE, IN 3305 01:38:06,914 --> 01:38:09,383 THE SHORT RUN, WHICH IS 0 TO 2 3306 01:38:09,383 --> 01:38:12,152 YEARS, AND IT HAS TWO MECHANISMS 3307 01:38:12,152 --> 01:38:15,122 BY WHICH PRODUCTION DIRECTLY 3308 01:38:15,122 --> 01:38:17,424 RELATES TO HOUSING RENTAL RATES. 3309 01:38:17,424 --> 01:38:19,326 THE FIRST IS ELASTICITY, WHICH 3310 01:38:19,326 --> 01:38:22,763 IS A FANCY ECONOMICS TERM FOR 3311 01:38:22,763 --> 01:38:24,064 SAYING HOW RESPONSIVE IS SUPPLY 3312 01:38:24,064 --> 01:38:26,033 TO NEW DEMAND. AND THAT'S THE 3313 01:38:26,033 --> 01:38:27,501 THE SHORTEST RUN IMPACT, ALMOST 3314 01:38:27,501 --> 01:38:28,435 IMMEDIATE AS THOSE UNITS ARE 3315 01:38:28,435 --> 01:38:29,703 DELIVERED. AND THEN WE HAVE A 3316 01:38:29,703 --> 01:38:31,905 VACANCY CHAIN AND VACANCY CHAIN 3317 01:38:31,905 --> 01:38:34,241 IS MORE OF A UP TO TWO YEAR 3318 01:38:34,241 --> 01:38:36,410 PROCESS WHERE WHEN A NEW UNIT IS 3319 01:38:36,410 --> 01:38:38,178 DELIVERED, THE FIRST PERSON THAT 3320 01:38:38,178 --> 01:38:39,913 OCCUPIES THAT UNIT GENERALLY 3321 01:38:39,913 --> 01:38:41,415 COMES FROM ANOTHER UNIT INSIDE 3322 01:38:41,415 --> 01:38:43,117 THE CITY. THAT THEN FREES UP 3323 01:38:43,117 --> 01:38:46,153 THAT UNIT. AND THAT CONTINUES TO 3324 01:38:46,153 --> 01:38:48,856 CASCADE DOWN MANY, MANY ROUNDS. 3325 01:38:48,856 --> 01:38:49,523 AND THE RESULT OF THAT IS 3326 01:38:49,523 --> 01:38:51,625 TYPICALLY FREEING UP UNITS THAT 3327 01:38:51,625 --> 01:38:53,727 ARE MORE AFFORDABLE THROUGH THAT 3328 01:38:53,727 --> 01:38:55,996 PROCESS. AND THEN THE THE SECOND 3329 01:38:55,996 --> 01:38:58,265 PIECE IS LONG RUN, AND THIS IS 3330 01:38:58,265 --> 01:39:00,134 UP TO 20 YEARS. AND THE TERM IS 3331 01:39:00,134 --> 01:39:02,770 FILTERING, WHICH EFFECTIVELY IS 3332 01:39:02,770 --> 01:39:05,472 BUILDINGS THAT ARE NEWLY BUILT 3333 01:39:05,472 --> 01:39:07,975 BECOME GRADUALLY MORE AFFORDABLE 3334 01:39:07,975 --> 01:39:10,544 IN REAL TERMS OR IN AMI AS A 3335 01:39:10,544 --> 01:39:13,647 MEASUREMENT. AND WE CAN LOOK AT 3336 01:39:13,647 --> 01:39:14,281 THAT SPECIFICALLY. SO THE FIRST 3337 01:39:14,281 --> 01:39:16,951 PIECE AGAIN, IS NARROWING IN ON 3338 01:39:16,951 --> 01:39:18,552 THE SHORT RUN. AND HERE WE CAN 3339 01:39:18,552 --> 01:39:20,621 CREATE A MODEL THAT SAYS FOR 3340 01:39:20,621 --> 01:39:22,456 EVERY 1% THAT YOU INCREASE THE 3341 01:39:22,456 --> 01:39:24,625 HOUSING SUPPLY. AND WHAT DOES 3342 01:39:24,625 --> 01:39:27,094 THAT DO IN THE SHORT RUN? AND 3343 01:39:27,094 --> 01:39:27,728 OVER THE FIRST COUPLE QUARTERS, 3344 01:39:27,728 --> 01:39:31,865 YOU CAN SEE RENTS DECREASE AND 3345 01:39:31,865 --> 01:39:32,800 CONTINUE TO DECREASE UP UNTIL 3346 01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:33,967 ABOUT A YEAR OR A YEAR AND A 3347 01:39:33,967 --> 01:39:35,970 HALF OUT. AND THE BENEFIT FOR 3348 01:39:35,970 --> 01:39:40,274 EVERY 1% OF PRODUCTION IS ABOUT 3349 01:39:40,274 --> 01:39:42,843 1%. AND THIS SPECIFICALLY IS 3350 01:39:42,843 --> 01:39:43,844 LOOKING AT ON THE NEW UNITS THAT 3351 01:39:43,844 --> 01:39:45,746 ARE DELIVERED, WHICH ARE AGAIN, 3352 01:39:45,746 --> 01:39:48,282 THESE FOUR AND FIVE STAR TIER 3353 01:39:48,282 --> 01:39:50,017 PROPERTIES. FOR REFERENCE, ABOUT 3354 01:39:50,017 --> 01:39:50,784 80% OF ALL UNITS BUILT IN THE 3355 01:39:50,784 --> 01:39:51,652 CITY ARE FOUR AND FIVE UNITS. SO 3356 01:39:51,652 --> 01:39:55,856 THIS IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF 3357 01:39:55,856 --> 01:39:57,458 UNITS AS COSTAR TRACKS THEM 3358 01:39:57,458 --> 01:39:58,859 WELL, WE CAN THEN DO IS LOOK AT 3359 01:39:58,859 --> 01:40:02,262 TWO THINGS. ONE, HOW DOES THAT 3360 01:40:02,262 --> 01:40:05,432 PRODUCTION AT THE HIGH END MAKE 3361 01:40:05,432 --> 01:40:06,100 ITS WAY INTO THE THREE STAR AND 3362 01:40:06,100 --> 01:40:08,402 THE TWO STAR PROPERTIES? AND THE 3363 01:40:08,402 --> 01:40:10,070 ANSWER IS THE MAGNITUDE IS 3364 01:40:10,070 --> 01:40:12,239 ALMOST THE SAME IN THE MID MID 3365 01:40:12,239 --> 01:40:13,707 PROPERTIES. AND SO OVER THE 3366 01:40:13,707 --> 01:40:15,409 COURSE OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS, 3367 01:40:15,409 --> 01:40:17,211 THOSE BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO 3368 01:40:17,211 --> 01:40:18,979 THE HIGHEST PRICED PROPERTIES 3369 01:40:18,979 --> 01:40:20,981 ALSO ACCRUE TO THOSE MID 3370 01:40:20,981 --> 01:40:22,516 PROPERTIES. AND ABOUT 60% OF 3371 01:40:22,516 --> 01:40:25,953 THAT, OR 0.6% ACCRUES TO THAT 3372 01:40:25,953 --> 01:40:29,256 WORKFORCE CATEGORY. AND SO YOU 3373 01:40:29,256 --> 01:40:31,125 GET BENEFITS FOR ANY BASICALLY 3374 01:40:31,125 --> 01:40:33,660 HOUSING UNIT. YOU BUILD FILTERS 3375 01:40:33,660 --> 01:40:34,762 DOWN IN THE SHORT RUN ACROSS 3376 01:40:34,762 --> 01:40:36,463 UNITS. THE SECOND WE CAN LOOK AT 3377 01:40:36,463 --> 01:40:38,966 IS HOW MUCH HOUSING YOU BUILD 3378 01:40:38,966 --> 01:40:42,269 MATTERS. AND SO HERE THE DARK 3379 01:40:42,269 --> 01:40:44,405 BARS ARE AN AVERAGE OF TOP 50 3380 01:40:44,405 --> 01:40:46,607 METROS. AND THE LIGHTER BARS ARE 3381 01:40:46,607 --> 01:40:49,076 THE TOP THE BOTTOM 50 METROS. 3382 01:40:49,076 --> 01:40:50,310 AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS IN THE 3383 01:40:50,310 --> 01:40:51,812 PLACES THAT ARE DELIVERING THE 3384 01:40:51,812 --> 01:40:54,648 HIGHEST SUPPLY RENTS DECREASE 3385 01:40:54,648 --> 01:40:56,016 MORE THAN THEY DO IN THE LOW 3386 01:40:56,016 --> 01:40:58,118 SUPPLY METROS. AND YOU CAN THINK 3387 01:40:58,118 --> 01:40:59,987 ABOUT IT AS THAT AS A RATIO OR 3388 01:40:59,987 --> 01:41:01,488 AN AMPLIFICATION FACTOR. AND 3389 01:41:01,488 --> 01:41:04,858 THIS IS KEY TO NOTE THAT PLACES 3390 01:41:04,858 --> 01:41:05,459 THAT CONSISTENTLY BUILD MORE 3391 01:41:05,459 --> 01:41:07,594 HOUSING, THOSE SHORT RUN 3392 01:41:07,594 --> 01:41:09,496 BENEFITS AMPLIFY AT ALL LEVELS 3393 01:41:09,496 --> 01:41:11,732 OF AFFORDABILITY. THE LAST PIECE 3394 01:41:11,732 --> 01:41:12,599 I'LL MENTION IS THE LONG RUN 3395 01:41:12,599 --> 01:41:15,469 EFFECTS, WHICH IS AGAIN HERE IS 3396 01:41:15,469 --> 01:41:17,137 FILTERING. YOU CAN OBSERVE THIS 3397 01:41:17,137 --> 01:41:18,605 IN EVERY SINGLE MARKET ACROSS 3398 01:41:18,605 --> 01:41:19,706 THE COUNTRY. WHAT EACH DOT HERE 3399 01:41:19,706 --> 01:41:21,742 IS, IS ONE BUILDING AT A POINT 3400 01:41:21,742 --> 01:41:23,977 IN TIME. LOOKING AT THE YEAR IT 3401 01:41:23,977 --> 01:41:26,113 WAS BUILT AND WHAT IT'S RENTING 3402 01:41:26,113 --> 01:41:27,915 FOR. AND THAT SLOPE IS NEGATIVE 3403 01:41:27,915 --> 01:41:28,649 IN EVERY SINGLE PLACE THAT WE 3404 01:41:28,649 --> 01:41:29,883 HAVE STUDIED THIS. IN THE CASE 3405 01:41:29,883 --> 01:41:32,586 OF SEATTLE, IT'S DECLINING BY 3406 01:41:32,586 --> 01:41:37,057 ABOUT 9% A DECADE. AND THE KEY 3407 01:41:37,057 --> 01:41:39,860 HERE IS UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE 3408 01:41:39,860 --> 01:41:40,494 BENEFITS ACCRUE GRADUALLY OVER 3409 01:41:40,494 --> 01:41:41,161 TIME, BUT THAT THEY DO HAVE A 3410 01:41:41,161 --> 01:41:42,563 LIMIT. AND THE KEY WITH 3411 01:41:42,563 --> 01:41:47,100 FILTERING IS AT TIMES WHEN THE 3412 01:41:47,100 --> 01:41:48,335 MARKET DOESN'T DELIVER ENOUGH 3413 01:41:48,335 --> 01:41:50,237 UNITS, THE RATE OF FILTERING CAN 3414 01:41:50,237 --> 01:41:52,706 BE VERY SLOW. AND AS MARKETS 3415 01:41:52,706 --> 01:41:53,574 INCREASE VACANCY, THE RATES OF 3416 01:41:53,574 --> 01:41:55,242 FILTERING IN TERMS OF AMI CAN 3417 01:41:55,242 --> 01:41:57,678 INCREASE. THE KEY IS HOW FAR 3418 01:41:57,678 --> 01:41:58,979 DOWN THE AFFORDABILITY LADDER 3419 01:41:58,979 --> 01:42:01,548 THEY CAN GO. AND THE ANSWER IS 3420 01:42:01,548 --> 01:42:04,685 SOMEWHERE IN THE IN THE AMOUNT 3421 01:42:04,685 --> 01:42:06,019 OF 50% OR 45% OF AREA MEDIAN 3422 01:42:06,019 --> 01:42:07,454 INCOME IS ABOUT THE FLOOR. AND 3423 01:42:07,454 --> 01:42:10,123 SO IF UNITS COME IN AT 80% OR 3424 01:42:10,123 --> 01:42:12,860 90% OF AMI OVER THE COURSE OF 3425 01:42:12,860 --> 01:42:16,130 NUMBERS OF YEARS AND DECADES, 3426 01:42:16,130 --> 01:42:16,663 THAT DEPRECIATION EFFECT 3427 01:42:16,663 --> 01:42:17,531 HAPPENS. AND THAT IS THE LONG 3428 01:42:17,531 --> 01:42:19,199 TERM BENEFIT TO CONTINUING TO 3429 01:42:19,199 --> 01:42:22,603 BUILD HOUSING. SO IN SUMMARY, I 3430 01:42:22,603 --> 01:42:23,837 THINK AFFORDABILITY TO NOTE IS A 3431 01:42:23,837 --> 01:42:24,771 TWO PART EQUATION. WE SPEND A 3432 01:42:24,771 --> 01:42:27,407 LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE 3433 01:42:27,407 --> 01:42:30,210 SUPPLY SIDE. BUT INCOMES ARE AN 3434 01:42:30,210 --> 01:42:30,878 IMPORTANT PART OF CLOSING ANY 3435 01:42:30,878 --> 01:42:32,980 GAPS. I THINK YOU HEARD TODAY IN 3436 01:42:32,980 --> 01:42:34,615 PUBLIC TESTIMONY PRODUCING 3437 01:42:34,615 --> 01:42:35,616 ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS IS A 3438 01:42:35,616 --> 01:42:36,483 BENEFIT TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. 3439 01:42:36,483 --> 01:42:39,253 AND SO IT GOES BEYOND JUST THE 3440 01:42:39,253 --> 01:42:40,687 BENEFITS THAT ACCRUE TO RENTERS. 3441 01:42:40,687 --> 01:42:43,290 THERE'S ALSO BROADER ECONOMIC 3442 01:42:43,290 --> 01:42:44,825 DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS. I THINK 3443 01:42:44,825 --> 01:42:46,093 THE LAST POINTS ARE A UNIT OF 3444 01:42:46,093 --> 01:42:48,662 HOUSING. AT ANY LEVEL. 3445 01:42:48,662 --> 01:42:49,263 AFFORDABILITY PRODUCES PUBLIC 3446 01:42:49,263 --> 01:42:52,199 BENEFITS, AND THAT IS SOMETIMES 3447 01:42:52,199 --> 01:42:53,901 OFTEN MISCONSTRUED AND 3448 01:42:53,901 --> 01:42:55,969 INCREASING THE PRODUCTION OF 3449 01:42:55,969 --> 01:42:56,603 HOUSING HAS SHORT RUN BENEFITS, 3450 01:42:56,603 --> 01:42:58,338 AND WE CAN MEASURE THOSE. THEY 3451 01:42:58,338 --> 01:43:00,007 HAVE LONG RUN BENEFITS. WE CAN 3452 01:43:00,007 --> 01:43:02,109 MEASURE THOSE. SO CUMULATIVELY 3453 01:43:02,109 --> 01:43:04,044 WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE 3454 01:43:04,044 --> 01:43:05,512 POSSIBILITY FRONTIER IS IN TERMS 3455 01:43:05,512 --> 01:43:07,014 OF IF WE TOOK HOUSING 3456 01:43:07,014 --> 01:43:08,749 PRODUCTION, LET'S SAY, AN 3457 01:43:08,749 --> 01:43:10,551 INCREASED BY 2%, THAT MIGHT 3458 01:43:10,551 --> 01:43:11,451 REDUCE RENTS 2% A YEAR IN THE 3459 01:43:11,451 --> 01:43:12,753 SHORT RUN AND THEN HAVE LASTING 3460 01:43:12,753 --> 01:43:14,588 EFFECTS INTO THE LONG RUN. AND 3461 01:43:14,588 --> 01:43:17,224 MARKETS THAT BUILD CONSISTENTLY 3462 01:43:17,224 --> 01:43:19,860 INCREASE THOSE TRANSITION 3463 01:43:19,860 --> 01:43:20,427 TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS AND 3464 01:43:20,427 --> 01:43:22,029 GENERATE MORE BROAD BASED 3465 01:43:22,029 --> 01:43:25,632 BENEFITS. SO WITH THAT, I WILL 3466 01:43:25,632 --> 01:43:26,266 STOP SHARING MY SCREEN AND TURN 3467 01:43:26,266 --> 01:43:27,701 IT BACK OVER. IF THERE ARE ANY 3468 01:43:27,701 --> 01:43:35,075 SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 3469 01:43:35,075 --> 01:43:35,642 -- OKAY, COLLEAGUES, CHAIR 3470 01:43:35,642 --> 01:43:36,977 FOSTER HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A 3471 01:43:36,977 --> 01:43:39,179 MINUTE, SO SHE ASKED IF I COULD 3472 01:43:39,179 --> 01:43:40,180 TAKE OVER CHAIRING AND I THINK 3473 01:43:40,180 --> 01:43:42,482 WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 3474 01:43:42,482 --> 01:43:50,090 QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY. 3475 01:43:50,090 --> 01:43:51,925 -- THANKS, CHAIR LIN. 3476 01:43:51,925 --> 01:43:52,526 -- YES, PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER 3477 01:43:52,526 --> 01:43:52,759 RINCK. 3478 01:43:52,759 --> 01:43:55,529 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 3479 01:43:55,529 --> 01:43:58,065 MIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I 3480 01:43:58,065 --> 01:43:59,866 REALLY APPRECIATE THE TAKEAWAY 3481 01:43:59,866 --> 01:44:01,001 SLIDE, HONESTLY, JUST TO KIND OF 3482 01:44:01,001 --> 01:44:02,202 REALLY DISTILL WHAT ARE KIND OF 3483 01:44:02,202 --> 01:44:04,071 THOSE MAIN POINTS TO FOCUS ON 3484 01:44:04,071 --> 01:44:05,172 HERE. AND I WILL ALSO TAKE THIS 3485 01:44:05,172 --> 01:44:06,974 AS AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE I GET 3486 01:44:06,974 --> 01:44:08,875 INTO QUESTIONS, TO THANK 3487 01:44:08,875 --> 01:44:11,411 EVERYONE WHO'S TURNED OUT TODAY. 3488 01:44:11,411 --> 01:44:12,779 I REALLY APPRECIATE SEEING THESE 3489 01:44:12,779 --> 01:44:13,313 CHAMBERS PACKED WITH HARD 3490 01:44:13,313 --> 01:44:14,548 WORKING FOLKS WHO HAVE 3491 01:44:14,548 --> 01:44:16,984 -- BUILT OUR CITY. SO TRULY, 3492 01:44:16,984 --> 01:44:18,418 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK 3493 01:44:18,418 --> 01:44:21,054 YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND 3494 01:44:21,054 --> 01:44:22,456 EXCITED TO DIG INTO THIS, THIS 3495 01:44:22,456 --> 01:44:23,757 POLICY. AND I KNOW SHE STEPPED 3496 01:44:23,757 --> 01:44:24,958 AWAY FOR A MOMENT. BUT THANK YOU 3497 01:44:24,958 --> 01:44:27,628 TO CHAIR FOSTER FOR BRINGING 3498 01:44:27,628 --> 01:44:29,129 FORWARD THIS FOR OUR DISCUSSION 3499 01:44:29,129 --> 01:44:30,731 FOR COMMITTEE TODAY. I'M 3500 01:44:30,731 --> 01:44:32,566 ACTUALLY GOING TO DIG IN FIRST 3501 01:44:32,566 --> 01:44:34,201 ON THE CENTRAL STAFF 3502 01:44:34,201 --> 01:44:36,703 PRESENTATION, IF I MAY. TAKING 3503 01:44:36,703 --> 01:44:43,477 US FIRST TO SLIDE FOUR. I'M 3504 01:44:43,477 --> 01:44:44,411 WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD BE A 3505 01:44:44,411 --> 01:44:49,883 SLIDE THAT INCLUDES A MAP. AND 3506 01:44:49,883 --> 01:44:51,051 I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN TALK A 3507 01:44:51,051 --> 01:44:52,152 LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT 3508 01:44:52,152 --> 01:44:55,288 CONSIDERATIONS WERE TAKEN INTO 3509 01:44:55,288 --> 01:44:56,857 CONSIDERATION WITH THESE 3510 01:44:56,857 --> 01:44:59,226 DIFFERING LEVELS ON THE MAP. 3511 01:44:59,226 --> 01:45:00,994 HISTORICALLY, AND WHAT DO THOSE 3512 01:45:00,994 --> 01:45:03,030 INDICATORS TELL US NOW ABOUT 3513 01:45:03,030 --> 01:45:05,465 WHERE THE MHA AREA LEVELS MAY 3514 01:45:05,465 --> 01:45:11,538 NEED TO CHANGE? 3515 01:45:11,538 --> 01:45:14,307 -- YEAH. SO LET'S SEE HERE. SO 3516 01:45:14,307 --> 01:45:15,409 HERE WE ARE ON PAGE FOUR. MAYBE 3517 01:45:15,409 --> 01:45:16,310 I'LL MAKE MY SCREEN A LITTLE 3518 01:45:16,310 --> 01:45:21,381 BIT BIGGER. IF YOU FULL SCREEN 3519 01:45:21,381 --> 01:45:25,252 MODE, JUST HISTORICALLY THE THE 3520 01:45:25,252 --> 01:45:26,987 INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF MHA, 3521 01:45:26,987 --> 01:45:28,455 ONE FACTOR THAT THE COUNCIL AT 3522 01:45:28,455 --> 01:45:33,627 THE TIME CONSIDERED WAS. WAS THE 3523 01:45:33,627 --> 01:45:34,261 DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF 3524 01:45:34,261 --> 01:45:35,762 OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO GENERALLY 3525 01:45:35,762 --> 01:45:39,800 SPEAKING, MORE MORE DEVELOPMENT 3526 01:45:39,800 --> 01:45:40,400 CAPACITY WAS ADDED IN PLACES 3527 01:45:40,400 --> 01:45:42,636 WHERE THERE WAS LESS 3528 01:45:42,636 --> 01:45:44,104 DISPLACEMENT RISK AND HIGHER 3529 01:45:44,104 --> 01:45:45,939 ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY. SO I'LL 3530 01:45:45,939 --> 01:45:47,908 JUST MAYBE DIRECT YOU TO, SAY, 3531 01:45:47,908 --> 01:45:49,376 ROOSEVELT, FOR EXAMPLE, OR 3532 01:45:49,376 --> 01:45:51,111 WALLINGFORD AND FREMONT, YOU SEE 3533 01:45:51,111 --> 01:45:52,279 SORT OF DARKER SHADES OF PINK 3534 01:45:52,279 --> 01:45:54,181 THERE. THERE WERE GREATER UP 3535 01:45:54,181 --> 01:45:56,750 ZONES THAT OCCURRED IN THOSE 3536 01:45:56,750 --> 01:45:57,384 NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THEY ARE 3537 01:45:57,384 --> 01:45:58,685 SORT OF LOWER, RELATIVELY 3538 01:45:58,685 --> 01:45:59,953 SPEAKING, LOWER RISK OF 3539 01:45:59,953 --> 01:46:01,388 DISPLACEMENT AND HIGHER ACCESS 3540 01:46:01,388 --> 01:46:03,023 TO OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE 3541 01:46:03,023 --> 01:46:04,224 NEIGHBORHOODS. BY CONTRAST, SAY, 3542 01:46:04,224 --> 01:46:05,926 SOUTH PARK AND RAINIER BEACH, 3543 01:46:05,926 --> 01:46:07,327 FOR EXAMPLE, THEY JUST GOT THE 3544 01:46:07,327 --> 01:46:10,297 STANDARD MMHA BUMP, THE M BUMP. 3545 01:46:10,297 --> 01:46:11,331 THERE WAS STILL SOME DEVELOPMENT 3546 01:46:11,331 --> 01:46:13,400 CAPACITY ADDED, BUT LESS WAS 3547 01:46:13,400 --> 01:46:16,069 ADDED THERE BECAUSE OF THE 3548 01:46:16,069 --> 01:46:17,537 DISPLACEMENT RISK. IN TERMS OF 3549 01:46:17,537 --> 01:46:19,439 THE MARKET AREAS ON THE MAP, THE 3550 01:46:19,439 --> 01:46:21,341 MARKET AREAS WERE BASED ON A 3551 01:46:21,341 --> 01:46:22,943 RESOURCE THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE 3552 01:46:22,943 --> 01:46:26,513 ANYMORE. DUPREE AND SCOTT WERE A 3553 01:46:26,513 --> 01:46:27,314 LOCAL THAT I THINK. I'M NOT SURE 3554 01:46:27,314 --> 01:46:30,016 IF THEIR HUSBAND OR WIFE, BUT A 3555 01:46:30,016 --> 01:46:32,018 PARTNER TEAM WHO PUBLISHED A A 3556 01:46:32,018 --> 01:46:33,120 PUBLICATION CALLED THE APARTMENT 3557 01:46:33,120 --> 01:46:34,821 ADVISOR. THEY'VE SINCE RETIRED, 3558 01:46:34,821 --> 01:46:37,224 BUT THEY HAD DIVIDED THE CITY 3559 01:46:37,224 --> 01:46:38,225 AND ALSO A LARGE PART OF PUGET 3560 01:46:38,225 --> 01:46:41,027 SOUND INTO DIFFERENT SUB MARKETS 3561 01:46:41,027 --> 01:46:41,628 AND AND PROVIDED INFORMATION 3562 01:46:41,628 --> 01:46:45,098 FROM A SURVEY THAT THEY DID ON 3563 01:46:45,098 --> 01:46:47,167 RENTS IN THOSE SUBMARKETS. AND 3564 01:46:47,167 --> 01:46:48,535 THEN THE BOUNDARIES THAT THEY 3565 01:46:48,535 --> 01:46:50,670 HAD DRAWN FOR THE APARTMENT 3566 01:46:50,670 --> 01:46:51,304 ADVISOR INFORMED THE BOUNDARIES 3567 01:46:51,304 --> 01:46:53,306 FOR THE HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW 3568 01:46:53,306 --> 01:46:54,674 AREAS FOR MH AND MH. AYE WAS 3569 01:46:54,674 --> 01:46:56,076 FIRST IMPLEMENTED. OBVIOUSLY, 3570 01:46:56,076 --> 01:46:57,244 THOSE MARKETS HAVE CHANGED. SO 3571 01:46:57,244 --> 01:46:59,546 THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THIS IS 3572 01:46:59,546 --> 01:47:00,313 STILL THE CURRENT STATE OF 3573 01:47:00,313 --> 01:47:01,681 REGULATION. IF YOU ARE IN THESE 3574 01:47:01,681 --> 01:47:03,650 AREAS, YOU MAY BE CHARGED A 3575 01:47:03,650 --> 01:47:05,185 LOWER FEE BY VIRTUE OF BEING IN 3576 01:47:05,185 --> 01:47:08,255 A LOW COST MH AREA THAT MAY NO 3577 01:47:08,255 --> 01:47:10,223 LONGER BE A LOW, LOW AREA FOR 3578 01:47:10,223 --> 01:47:11,358 THE PURPOSES THAT MAY NO LONGER 3579 01:47:11,358 --> 01:47:13,560 BE A LOW AREA FOR THE FOR THE 3580 01:47:13,560 --> 01:47:15,061 PURPOSES OF RENTS THAT ARE 3581 01:47:15,061 --> 01:47:16,630 CHARGED. AND YOU KNOW, IN THE 3582 01:47:16,630 --> 01:47:18,498 FUTURE, THE CITY MAY WANT TO 3583 01:47:18,498 --> 01:47:20,233 LOOK AT MODIFYING SOME OF THESE 3584 01:47:20,233 --> 01:47:21,234 BOUNDARIES TO SEE WHERE LOW 3585 01:47:21,234 --> 01:47:22,836 AREAS HAVE BECOME MEDIUM OR 3586 01:47:22,836 --> 01:47:24,604 MEDIUM AREAS HAVE BECOME HIGH, 3587 01:47:24,604 --> 01:47:26,072 OR TO COME UP WITH AN 3588 01:47:26,072 --> 01:47:27,040 ALTERNATIVE SORT OF WAY OF 3589 01:47:27,040 --> 01:47:30,010 CLASSIFYING THINGS GENERALLY. 3590 01:47:30,010 --> 01:47:30,811 -- THANK YOU FOR. 3591 01:47:30,811 --> 01:47:32,412 -- THAT RESPONSE. KETTLE. I'M 3592 01:47:32,412 --> 01:47:34,114 GOING TO KEEP US MOVING THROUGH 3593 01:47:34,114 --> 01:47:36,016 THE PRESENTATION AND NOW TAKE US 3594 01:47:36,016 --> 01:47:42,722 THROUGH TO SLIDE NINE. WONDERING 3595 01:47:42,722 --> 01:47:44,691 HERE, IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION 3596 01:47:44,691 --> 01:47:45,859 THE STATE MAY MAKE THAT MH COULD 3597 01:47:45,859 --> 01:47:47,294 BE SUPPRESSING THE AMOUNT OF 3598 01:47:47,294 --> 01:47:48,862 UNITS WE'RE OBLIGATED TO PLAN 3599 01:47:48,862 --> 01:47:54,234 FOR AND BUILD? 3600 01:47:54,234 --> 01:47:55,602 -- I, I HAVE I DON'T HAVE ANY 3601 01:47:55,602 --> 01:47:57,070 KNOWLEDGE OF THAT, BUT I'LL LET 3602 01:47:57,070 --> 01:47:57,737 KETTLE RESPOND IF HE HAS MORE TO 3603 01:47:57,737 --> 01:47:59,105 ADD. 3604 01:47:59,105 --> 01:48:00,240 -- YEAH, I NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, 3605 01:48:00,240 --> 01:48:02,776 I WOULD SAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT 3606 01:48:02,776 --> 01:48:04,744 OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED A 3607 01:48:04,744 --> 01:48:05,846 METHODOLOGY WHICH THE CITY AND I 3608 01:48:05,846 --> 01:48:08,014 THINK MOST OTHER JURISDICTIONS 3609 01:48:08,014 --> 01:48:09,649 HAVE USED FOR COMPLYING WITH 3610 01:48:09,649 --> 01:48:11,051 THIS NEW REQUIREMENT. THIS IS 3611 01:48:11,051 --> 01:48:13,920 ESSENTIALLY A LEVEL OF SERVICE 3612 01:48:13,920 --> 01:48:14,387 STANDARD FOR HOUSING 3613 01:48:14,387 --> 01:48:15,255 AFFORDABILITY. IT'S A NEW 3614 01:48:15,255 --> 01:48:15,889 REQUIREMENT FROM THE STATE. I 3615 01:48:15,889 --> 01:48:19,726 THINK IT WAS HOUSE BILL 1220 3616 01:48:19,726 --> 01:48:21,061 THAT THAT CREATED THIS 3617 01:48:21,061 --> 01:48:23,296 REQUIREMENT. THERE'S A MODEL, 3618 01:48:23,296 --> 01:48:25,298 THERE'S THE THE MODEL, WHICH I 3619 01:48:25,298 --> 01:48:27,667 WON'T BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE TO 3620 01:48:27,667 --> 01:48:30,804 YOU IN IN WITH ANY ACCURACY. BUT 3621 01:48:30,804 --> 01:48:31,771 AMONG THE FACTORS IN THAT MODEL 3622 01:48:31,771 --> 01:48:33,673 ARE SORT OF WHERE DEVELOPMENT 3623 01:48:33,673 --> 01:48:35,041 HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND 3624 01:48:35,041 --> 01:48:36,676 WHAT THE COST OF HOUSING HAS 3625 01:48:36,676 --> 01:48:38,245 BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT 3626 01:48:38,245 --> 01:48:39,346 DEVELOPMENT. PART OF THE 3627 01:48:39,346 --> 01:48:40,313 MODELING EFFORT THAT THE CITY 3628 01:48:40,313 --> 01:48:42,649 DID IN COMING UP WITH THE 3629 01:48:42,649 --> 01:48:46,353 ALLOCATION HERE, WAS LOOKING AT. 3630 01:48:46,353 --> 01:48:50,156 ZONE CAPACITY AND THE TYPE OF 3631 01:48:50,156 --> 01:48:50,790 THE THE AFFORDABILITY OF UNITS 3632 01:48:50,790 --> 01:48:53,326 THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY ZONE. BUT 3633 01:48:53,326 --> 01:48:56,096 TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE'S NO 3634 01:48:56,096 --> 01:48:59,232 SPECIFIC KIND OF FACTOR THAT IS 3635 01:48:59,232 --> 01:49:01,668 BUILT INTO THE COMMERCE MODEL 3636 01:49:01,668 --> 01:49:04,304 RELATED TO FEES ON DEVELOPMENT, 3637 01:49:04,304 --> 01:49:06,473 FOR EXAMPLE. YEAH. 3638 01:49:06,473 --> 01:49:08,275 -- I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. 3639 01:49:08,275 --> 01:49:09,676 I'LL. COLLEAGUES, I'LL TAKE 3640 01:49:09,676 --> 01:49:10,277 JUST A PERSONAL MOMENT OF 3641 01:49:10,277 --> 01:49:11,778 PRIVILEGE. I REMEMBER WHEN THESE 3642 01:49:11,778 --> 01:49:13,246 NUMBERS CAME OUT, WE WERE ALL 3643 01:49:13,246 --> 01:49:14,648 EAGERLY WAITING FOR THEM TO 3644 01:49:14,648 --> 01:49:16,082 UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHAT ARE THE 3645 01:49:16,082 --> 01:49:17,350 GROWTH TARGETS THAT 3646 01:49:17,350 --> 01:49:18,852 JURISDICTIONS NEED TO MEET. I 3647 01:49:18,852 --> 01:49:20,787 WANT TO LIFT UP SOME OF THE WORK 3648 01:49:20,787 --> 01:49:24,391 THAT IS A PART OF THE KING 3649 01:49:24,391 --> 01:49:24,958 COUNTY REGIONAL AFFORDABLE 3650 01:49:24,958 --> 01:49:25,892 HOUSING COMMITTEE. THAT IS A 3651 01:49:25,892 --> 01:49:27,360 TABLE THAT INCLUDES OUR 3652 01:49:27,360 --> 01:49:29,829 COLLEAGUES ON KING COUNTY 3653 01:49:29,829 --> 01:49:30,463 COUNCIL THAT WRANGLED TOGETHER 3654 01:49:30,463 --> 01:49:31,831 ALL OF OUR OTHER CITIES AROUND 3655 01:49:31,831 --> 01:49:34,167 THE REGION TO TRY AND REALLY 3656 01:49:34,167 --> 01:49:36,436 COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE 3657 01:49:36,436 --> 01:49:37,604 APPROACH FOR HOW WE CAN MEET OUR 3658 01:49:37,604 --> 01:49:39,940 GROWTH TARGETS AS A REGION 3659 01:49:39,940 --> 01:49:40,507 ACROSS THESE VARIOUS INCOME 3660 01:49:40,507 --> 01:49:41,608 LEVELS. AND THEY'VE DONE GOOD 3661 01:49:41,608 --> 01:49:43,810 WORK REALLY AMPLIFYING THE NEED 3662 01:49:43,810 --> 01:49:46,613 TO BE DEVELOPING HOUSING ACROSS 3663 01:49:46,613 --> 01:49:47,681 THESE LEVELS, REALLY MEETING 3664 01:49:47,681 --> 01:49:51,084 THOSE NEEDS FOR 244 UNITS, 3665 01:49:51,084 --> 01:49:54,287 244,000 UNITS ACROSS OUR REGION. 3666 01:49:54,287 --> 01:49:57,190 AND SO JUST WANTED TO AMPLIFY 3667 01:49:57,190 --> 01:49:58,892 THAT, THAT COLLABORATIVE WORK 3668 01:49:58,892 --> 01:50:01,461 HAPPENING ON THE COUNTY LEVEL IN 3669 01:50:01,461 --> 01:50:02,562 SUPPORT OF THIS AND KEEPING US 3670 01:50:02,562 --> 01:50:04,030 MOVING THROUGH THIS 3671 01:50:04,030 --> 01:50:08,401 PRESENTATION. IF WE CAN GO TO 3672 01:50:08,401 --> 01:50:09,936 SLIDE 13. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD 3673 01:50:09,936 --> 01:50:13,840 BE RELATED TO SOME OF THE POINTS 3674 01:50:13,840 --> 01:50:14,975 ON DISPLACEMENT. AND SO I'M 3675 01:50:14,975 --> 01:50:16,009 WONDERING IF WE CAN PACK A 3676 01:50:16,009 --> 01:50:17,177 LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE AREAS OF 3677 01:50:17,177 --> 01:50:18,545 HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT THAT 3678 01:50:18,545 --> 01:50:21,214 WOULD BE EXCLUDED FOR NEW 3679 01:50:21,214 --> 01:50:23,617 PROJECTS TO RECEIVE THE 60% 3680 01:50:23,617 --> 01:50:25,585 REDUCTION 3681 01:50:25,585 --> 01:50:27,420 -- SURE. SO THIS IS 3682 01:50:27,420 --> 01:50:28,021 TRANSITIONING INTO THE BILLS. 3683 01:50:28,021 --> 01:50:29,322 AND WHAT THEY DO IS BE READY FOR 3684 01:50:29,322 --> 01:50:30,256 THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION. 3685 01:50:30,256 --> 01:50:35,028 I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. THE THE SO. 3686 01:50:35,028 --> 01:50:35,729 -- I'M GOING TO PAUSE YOU JUST 3687 01:50:35,729 --> 01:50:37,631 FOR ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. I 3688 01:50:37,631 --> 01:50:39,199 APOLOGIZE. I HAD A FOR FOLKS WHO 3689 01:50:39,199 --> 01:50:40,634 ARE HERE IN SAW ME STEP UP. YOU 3690 01:50:40,634 --> 01:50:41,468 KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE THE MISSED 3691 01:50:41,468 --> 01:50:42,602 CALL FROM SCHOOL AND YOU JUST 3692 01:50:42,602 --> 01:50:44,938 GOT A CALL BACK. SO THANK YOU SO 3693 01:50:44,938 --> 01:50:45,805 MUCH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR 3694 01:50:45,805 --> 01:50:46,439 THAT QUESTION. I WANT TO MAKE 3695 01:50:46,439 --> 01:50:48,141 SURE THAT THEY GET A CHANCE TO 3696 01:50:48,141 --> 01:50:49,309 WALK THROUGH CENTRAL STAFF, GETS 3697 01:50:49,309 --> 01:50:51,077 A CHANCE TO WALK THROUGH THEIR 3698 01:50:51,077 --> 01:50:52,178 PRESENTATION ON THE BILLS AND 3699 01:50:52,178 --> 01:50:53,146 WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEN WE WOULD 3700 01:50:53,146 --> 01:50:55,015 BE HAPPY TO GET TO THAT 3701 01:50:55,015 --> 01:50:56,449 QUESTION. IF YOU'VE GOT 3702 01:50:56,449 --> 01:50:57,550 ANYTHING ELSE ON SLIDES TO DATE, 3703 01:50:57,550 --> 01:50:58,918 THOUGH, GO FOR THAT AND THEN 3704 01:50:58,918 --> 01:51:00,220 WE'LL FINISH AND THEN WE'LL 3705 01:51:00,220 --> 01:51:01,187 COME BACK. 3706 01:51:01,187 --> 01:51:02,222 -- YEP. I JUMPED THE GUN A 3707 01:51:02,222 --> 01:51:02,555 LITTLE BIT. 3708 01:51:02,555 --> 01:51:04,057 -- NO THAT'S OKAY I WASN'T 3709 01:51:04,057 --> 01:51:06,826 HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3710 01:51:06,826 --> 01:51:07,961 PATIENCE. ALL RIGHTY COLLEAGUES. 3711 01:51:07,961 --> 01:51:08,561 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE 3712 01:51:08,561 --> 01:51:10,630 CHAIR LYNN, FOR STEPPING IN AS I 3713 01:51:10,630 --> 01:51:12,632 HAD TO STEP OFF. COLLEAGUES. ANY 3714 01:51:12,632 --> 01:51:13,833 OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE 3715 01:51:13,833 --> 01:51:15,301 PRESENTATION TO DATE. AND THEN 3716 01:51:15,301 --> 01:51:16,936 WE'LL HAVE CENTRAL STAFF WALK 3717 01:51:16,936 --> 01:51:20,006 THROUGH THE THE WALK THROUGH OF 3718 01:51:20,006 --> 01:51:21,007 THE BILLS THEMSELVES. ALL RIGHT. 3719 01:51:21,007 --> 01:51:23,910 SO WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU. 3720 01:51:23,910 --> 01:51:27,213 YEAH. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER 3721 01:51:27,213 --> 01:51:29,382 LIN. 3722 01:51:29,382 --> 01:51:33,119 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR FOSTER. JUST 3723 01:51:33,119 --> 01:51:37,257 ON THE CENTRAL STAFF 3724 01:51:37,257 --> 01:51:40,493 PRESENTATION, JUST WANTED TO GO 3725 01:51:40,493 --> 01:51:49,736 BACK TO SLIDE SIX. AND JUST, YOU 3726 01:51:49,736 --> 01:51:51,504 KNOW, FOUND THE DIFFERENT TRENDS 3727 01:51:51,504 --> 01:51:55,875 PRETTY INTERESTING AND I THINK I 3728 01:51:55,875 --> 01:51:57,110 HEARD YOU MENTIONED, BUT 3729 01:51:57,110 --> 01:51:57,911 OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT SHOWN IN THE 3730 01:51:57,911 --> 01:51:59,846 SLIDE KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN 3731 01:51:59,846 --> 01:52:04,084 2026. AND IT'S PROBABLY HARD TO 3732 01:52:04,084 --> 01:52:06,152 KNOW. BUT AS I LOOK AT THIS 3733 01:52:06,152 --> 01:52:08,888 SLIDE AND I SEE DIFFERENT 3734 01:52:08,888 --> 01:52:13,426 TRENDS, TO ME, THIS IS THESE 3735 01:52:13,426 --> 01:52:15,729 PAYMENTS ARE MADE UPON THE THE 3736 01:52:15,729 --> 01:52:18,298 BUILDING PERMITS BEING ISSUED 3737 01:52:18,298 --> 01:52:19,833 AND SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF 3738 01:52:19,833 --> 01:52:21,968 AFTER THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE 3739 01:52:21,968 --> 01:52:24,704 ENTIRE PERMITTING PROCESS. AND 3740 01:52:24,704 --> 01:52:26,439 FOR SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, IF 3741 01:52:26,439 --> 01:52:27,207 YOU THINK ABOUT SORT OF LIKE, 3742 01:52:27,207 --> 01:52:29,609 YOU KNOW, THE, THE TOWERS OR 3743 01:52:29,609 --> 01:52:31,711 OTHER MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS, 3744 01:52:31,711 --> 01:52:33,747 THOSE OFTENTIMES TIMES HAVE A 3745 01:52:33,747 --> 01:52:39,085 LONGER PERMITTING LEAD. AND SO I 3746 01:52:39,085 --> 01:52:42,055 JUST WONDER AS I LOOK AT THIS, 3747 01:52:42,055 --> 01:52:43,590 YOU KNOW, ARE THERE, WERE THERE 3748 01:52:43,590 --> 01:52:46,626 THINGS IN OUR ZONING THAT LED TO 3749 01:52:46,626 --> 01:52:49,295 SORT OF I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD 3750 01:52:49,295 --> 01:52:51,698 BE EITHER CHANGES IN OUR ZONING 3751 01:52:51,698 --> 01:52:54,400 THAT LED TO CERTAIN PROJECTS 3752 01:52:54,400 --> 01:52:55,034 MOVING FORWARD OR CHANGES JUST 3753 01:52:55,034 --> 01:52:59,272 IN OUR DEVELOPMENT TRENDS. AND 3754 01:52:59,272 --> 01:53:01,875 IN PARTICULAR, AS I LOOK AT LOW 3755 01:53:01,875 --> 01:53:04,077 RISE, YOU KNOW, THAT LOOKS 3756 01:53:04,077 --> 01:53:05,178 PRETTY STEADY OVER A NUMBER OF 3757 01:53:05,178 --> 01:53:08,948 YEARS. AND YET, WHAT IS SORT OF 3758 01:53:08,948 --> 01:53:10,150 MISSING FROM THIS TREND OR FROM 3759 01:53:10,150 --> 01:53:13,052 THIS IS THE IMPACTS OF, OF WHAT 3760 01:53:13,052 --> 01:53:14,721 WE JUST PASSED LAST YEAR, WHICH 3761 01:53:14,721 --> 01:53:17,957 IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 3762 01:53:17,957 --> 01:53:22,428 UP WHERE NOW NEIGHBORHOOD 3763 01:53:22,428 --> 01:53:23,997 RESIDENTIAL IS COMPETING WITH 3764 01:53:23,997 --> 01:53:25,932 LOW RISE. BUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF 3765 01:53:25,932 --> 01:53:27,500 AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE 3766 01:53:27,500 --> 01:53:29,169 RESOLUTION LATER, BUT 3767 01:53:29,169 --> 01:53:30,570 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL, WHICH 3768 01:53:30,570 --> 01:53:33,273 DOES NOT HAVE ANY MHA LOW RISE 3769 01:53:33,273 --> 01:53:34,974 DOES. SO WE JUST WOULDN'T SEE 3770 01:53:34,974 --> 01:53:35,909 THE IMPACTS OF THAT SINCE IT WAS 3771 01:53:35,909 --> 01:53:40,446 AT THE END OF 2025 UNTIL LATER. 3772 01:53:40,446 --> 01:53:43,950 BUT I JUST ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT 3773 01:53:43,950 --> 01:53:48,588 SORT OF SORT OF THE LAG IN SORT 3774 01:53:48,588 --> 01:53:49,789 OF OUR ZONING CHANGES AND HOW 3775 01:53:49,789 --> 01:53:54,360 THOSE THEN SHOW UP WITH THE MHA 3776 01:53:54,360 --> 01:53:54,627 PAYMENTS. 3777 01:53:54,627 --> 01:53:55,461 -- I'LL OFFER A COUPLE HERE. 3778 01:53:55,461 --> 01:53:56,829 JEN, YOU MAY HAVE OTHER THOUGHTS 3779 01:53:56,829 --> 01:53:59,098 ABOUT THIS. I THINK SORT OF. 3780 01:53:59,098 --> 01:54:00,233 THERE ARE TWO THERE. TO MY MIND. 3781 01:54:00,233 --> 01:54:02,168 THERE ARE TWO KIND OF WORKHORSE 3782 01:54:02,168 --> 01:54:04,170 ZONES WHEN IT COMES TO MHA 3783 01:54:04,170 --> 01:54:07,207 REVENUE CREATION THOSE ARE THE 3784 01:54:07,207 --> 01:54:09,409 THE LOW RISE ZONES AND ALSO THE 3785 01:54:09,409 --> 01:54:10,777 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONES. 3786 01:54:10,777 --> 01:54:12,178 THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE 3787 01:54:12,178 --> 01:54:15,415 REVENUE HAS COME FROM. THE 3788 01:54:15,415 --> 01:54:20,653 PURCHASING POWER OF MHA FOR 3789 01:54:20,653 --> 01:54:22,088 LARGER PROJECTS, THE AMOUNT THAT 3790 01:54:22,088 --> 01:54:23,556 YOU PAY IS NOT NECESSARILY YOU 3791 01:54:23,556 --> 01:54:25,425 VEST TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND YOU 3792 01:54:25,425 --> 01:54:28,361 VEST TO AN OBLIGATION. THE 3793 01:54:28,361 --> 01:54:30,129 OBLIGATION THAT YOU. THE 3794 01:54:30,129 --> 01:54:31,631 OBLIGATION THAT YOU HAVE IS 3795 01:54:31,631 --> 01:54:33,566 SOMETHING THAT YOU. IT IS A 3796 01:54:33,566 --> 01:54:37,170 FUNCTION OF YOUR VESTING. SO FOR 3797 01:54:37,170 --> 01:54:38,404 LARGER PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY 3798 01:54:38,404 --> 01:54:40,840 PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO 3799 01:54:40,840 --> 01:54:42,742 DESIGN REVIEW, THEY VEST TO AN 3800 01:54:42,742 --> 01:54:44,310 MHA FEE PRETTY EARLY ON. AND SO 3801 01:54:44,310 --> 01:54:45,311 THE PURCHASING POWER AND IT CAN 3802 01:54:45,311 --> 01:54:47,413 TAKE, IT CAN BE A YEAR OR TWO 3803 01:54:47,413 --> 01:54:50,783 YEARS OR EVEN LONGER FROM 3804 01:54:50,783 --> 01:54:53,353 INITIATION OF DESIGN REVIEW TO 3805 01:54:53,353 --> 01:54:55,088 PROJECT COMPLETION, ESPECIALLY 3806 01:54:55,088 --> 01:54:59,092 FOR LARGER PROJECTS DOWNTOWN. SO 3807 01:54:59,092 --> 01:54:59,759 THERE'S SOME DECLINING THE VALUE 3808 01:54:59,759 --> 01:55:01,995 OF THE MHA PAYMENTS DECLINES FOR 3809 01:55:01,995 --> 01:55:04,063 THOSE PROJECTS OVER TIME. 3810 01:55:04,063 --> 01:55:04,931 THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR PROJECTS IN 3811 01:55:04,931 --> 01:55:06,165 LOW RISE ZONES. MOST OF THOSE 3812 01:55:06,165 --> 01:55:07,634 PROJECTS DON'T REQUIRE ANY KIND 3813 01:55:07,634 --> 01:55:08,701 OF DISCRETIONARY REVIEW BY THE 3814 01:55:08,701 --> 01:55:11,070 CITY. OFTEN, THOSE PROJECTS ARE 3815 01:55:11,070 --> 01:55:12,939 JUST GETTING BUILDING PERMITS, 3816 01:55:12,939 --> 01:55:14,674 AND SO THEY'RE VESTING TO THE 3817 01:55:14,674 --> 01:55:16,442 FEE THAT IS IN EFFECT AT THE 3818 01:55:16,442 --> 01:55:18,044 TIME THAT THEY APPLY FOR THEIR 3819 01:55:18,044 --> 01:55:19,112 BUILDING PERMIT. IT MAY TAKE A 3820 01:55:19,112 --> 01:55:20,280 YEAR OR SO FOR THE PROJECT TO BE 3821 01:55:20,280 --> 01:55:21,381 COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GROUND, 3822 01:55:21,381 --> 01:55:24,384 BUT THERE'S LESS OF THE SORT OF 3823 01:55:24,384 --> 01:55:27,186 LESS REVENUE, LESS LESS 3824 01:55:27,186 --> 01:55:28,655 PURCHASING POWER LOST FOR THOSE 3825 01:55:28,655 --> 01:55:30,089 TYPES OF PROJECTS. I THINK WHAT 3826 01:55:30,089 --> 01:55:32,058 YOU WERE SORT OF WONDERING ABOUT 3827 01:55:32,058 --> 01:55:34,127 POTENTIALLY IS, WILL WE SEE A 3828 01:55:34,127 --> 01:55:35,428 DECLINE IN LOW RISE? AND THIS IS 3829 01:55:35,428 --> 01:55:36,863 SOMETHING JEN ALLUDED TO. WILL 3830 01:55:36,863 --> 01:55:38,998 WE SEE WILL WE SEE A DECLINE IN 3831 01:55:38,998 --> 01:55:40,433 REVENUE FROM LOW RISE ZONES IN 3832 01:55:40,433 --> 01:55:41,734 THE FUTURE? BECAUSE YOU CAN NOW 3833 01:55:41,734 --> 01:55:42,735 ESSENTIALLY BUILD A LOW RISE 3834 01:55:42,735 --> 01:55:45,538 PRODUCT TYPE AND NEIGHBORHOOD 3835 01:55:45,538 --> 01:55:46,105 RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND THE 3836 01:55:46,105 --> 01:55:47,373 ANSWER TO THAT IS PROBABLY YES. 3837 01:55:47,373 --> 01:55:49,842 AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE 3838 01:55:49,842 --> 01:55:51,177 PROJECTS WILL SHIFT TO AVOID 3839 01:55:51,177 --> 01:55:53,046 MHA, BUT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT 3840 01:55:53,046 --> 01:55:54,147 MOST OF THE CITY ZONING IS. 3841 01:55:54,147 --> 01:55:55,481 IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. 3842 01:55:55,481 --> 01:55:56,916 SO THERE ARE JUST MORE SITES 3843 01:55:56,916 --> 01:55:58,051 THERE. SO WHETHER OR NOT A 3844 01:55:58,051 --> 01:56:00,753 PROJECT IS TRYING TO AVOID MHA, 3845 01:56:00,753 --> 01:56:01,654 JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT 3846 01:56:01,654 --> 01:56:02,655 THERE'LL BE MORE SITES, IT'S 3847 01:56:02,655 --> 01:56:03,990 MORE LIKELY THAT WE'LL SEE THAT 3848 01:56:03,990 --> 01:56:06,726 PRODUCT TYPE DEVELOPED AND MORE 3849 01:56:06,726 --> 01:56:08,127 MORE OF THAT MORE OF A TOWNHOUSE 3850 01:56:08,127 --> 01:56:09,529 PRODUCT TYPE DEVELOPED 3851 01:56:09,529 --> 01:56:11,631 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES, 3852 01:56:11,631 --> 01:56:12,265 AND CONSEQUENTLY PERHAPS FEWER 3853 01:56:12,265 --> 01:56:13,499 PROJECTS DEVELOPED IN LOW RISE 3854 01:56:13,499 --> 01:56:14,300 ZONES. THERE MAY BE OTHER 3855 01:56:14,300 --> 01:56:17,103 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DECISIONS 3856 01:56:17,103 --> 01:56:17,770 TO DEVELOP IN LOW RISE ZONES. 3857 01:56:17,770 --> 01:56:19,038 YOU CAN THERE ARE SOME AND SOME 3858 01:56:19,038 --> 01:56:20,239 LOW RISE ZONES. YOU CAN STILL DO 3859 01:56:20,239 --> 01:56:22,308 MORE, LIKE LOW RISE THREE ZONES, 3860 01:56:22,308 --> 01:56:23,810 AND THEY MAY HAVE OTHER 3861 01:56:23,810 --> 01:56:25,144 DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES AS WELL. 3862 01:56:25,144 --> 01:56:27,013 THAT TYPE OF ZONING OFTEN IS 3863 01:56:27,013 --> 01:56:28,214 ASSOCIATED WITH PROXIMITY TO 3864 01:56:28,214 --> 01:56:30,216 AMENITIES LIKE LIGHT RAIL, FOR 3865 01:56:30,216 --> 01:56:32,285 EXAMPLE, BUT IT IS PROBABLY THE 3866 01:56:32,285 --> 01:56:34,387 CASE THAT THERE'LL BE LESS 3867 01:56:34,387 --> 01:56:35,655 REVENUE COMING FROM LOW RISE 3868 01:56:35,655 --> 01:56:38,591 ZONES IN THE FUTURE ABSENT SOME 3869 01:56:38,591 --> 01:56:42,161 COUNCIL CHANGES. 3870 01:56:42,161 --> 01:56:43,629 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. 3871 01:56:43,629 --> 01:56:45,264 -- OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3872 01:56:45,264 --> 01:56:47,367 THOSE QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER 3873 01:56:47,367 --> 01:56:49,035 LIN ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE 3874 01:56:49,035 --> 01:56:50,937 WE GO TO THE FINAL PORTION OF 3875 01:56:50,937 --> 01:56:54,874 THE SLIDE PRESENTATION ALL 3876 01:56:54,874 --> 01:56:55,908 RIGHT. BACK OVER TO YOU, CENTRAL 3877 01:56:55,908 --> 01:56:59,178 STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3878 01:56:59,178 --> 01:57:04,817 -- ALL RIGHT. SO. LATER THIS 3879 01:57:04,817 --> 01:57:05,985 YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE 3880 01:57:05,985 --> 01:57:07,954 COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING TWO 3881 01:57:07,954 --> 01:57:09,756 PIECES OF LEGISLATION. ONE IS A 3882 01:57:09,756 --> 01:57:11,457 COUNCIL BILL THAT WOULD CONTINUE 3883 01:57:11,457 --> 01:57:12,959 TO INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY BY 3884 01:57:12,959 --> 01:57:14,761 PROVIDING A TEMPORARY REDUCTION 3885 01:57:14,761 --> 01:57:15,762 IN MH OBLIGATIONS. WE'LL TALK A 3886 01:57:15,762 --> 01:57:16,863 LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN 3887 01:57:16,863 --> 01:57:18,798 THE NEXT SLIDE. AND ALSO A 3888 01:57:18,798 --> 01:57:19,832 COMPANION RESOLUTION THAT 3889 01:57:19,832 --> 01:57:20,500 ESTABLISHES THE COUNCIL'S INTENT 3890 01:57:20,500 --> 01:57:22,568 TO IMPLEMENT AN INCLUSIONARY 3891 01:57:22,568 --> 01:57:23,870 REQUIREMENT FOR NEW MARKET RATE 3892 01:57:23,870 --> 01:57:26,005 DEVELOPMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD 3893 01:57:26,005 --> 01:57:27,507 RESIDENTIAL ZONES WILL BE 3894 01:57:27,507 --> 01:57:29,375 DEVELOPING. BOTH OF THESE, THE 3895 01:57:29,375 --> 01:57:32,045 THE FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION 3896 01:57:32,045 --> 01:57:34,614 HERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 3897 01:57:34,614 --> 01:57:35,148 YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY HAVE 3898 01:57:35,148 --> 01:57:36,516 SOMETHING FOR THE COMMITTEE TO 3899 01:57:36,516 --> 01:57:38,284 CONSIDER TOWARDS THE END OF THIS 3900 01:57:38,284 --> 01:57:42,221 YEAR AND EARLY NEXT YEAR IN 3901 01:57:42,221 --> 01:57:43,823 TERMS OF THE FIRST BILL, THE 3902 01:57:43,823 --> 01:57:46,659 HOUSING ACCELERATOR BILL 3903 01:57:46,659 --> 01:57:47,293 ELIGIBILITY IS KEY HERE. THERE 3904 01:57:47,293 --> 01:57:49,529 ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF ELIGIBLE 3905 01:57:49,529 --> 01:57:51,497 PROJECTS. ONE ARE CURRENTLY 3906 01:57:51,497 --> 01:57:52,865 VESTED PROJECTS. SO IF A IF A 3907 01:57:52,865 --> 01:57:54,834 DEVELOPMENT HAS A COMPLETE 3908 01:57:54,834 --> 01:57:57,003 BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION OR A 3909 01:57:57,003 --> 01:57:58,638 MASTER USE PERMIT DECISION, OR 3910 01:57:58,638 --> 01:58:01,040 EVEN IF THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR 3911 01:58:01,040 --> 01:58:01,574 EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE AND 3912 01:58:01,574 --> 01:58:03,876 FOLLOWED UP WITH A MASTER USE 3913 01:58:03,876 --> 01:58:05,311 PERMIT APPLICATION, THEY COULD 3914 01:58:05,311 --> 01:58:05,945 POTENTIALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE. THEY 3915 01:58:05,945 --> 01:58:08,548 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A 3916 01:58:08,548 --> 01:58:09,882 REDUCTION IN APPLICABLE MH AYE 3917 01:58:09,882 --> 01:58:11,918 FEES. THE SECOND CATEGORY OF 3918 01:58:11,918 --> 01:58:13,119 PROJECTS HAS TO DO WITH NEW 3919 01:58:13,119 --> 01:58:14,687 PROJECTS, SO IF AN APPLICANT. 3920 01:58:14,687 --> 01:58:16,389 IF. IN THESE. THESE ARE SORT OF 3921 01:58:16,389 --> 01:58:18,424 A SOMEWHAT NARROWER APERTURE 3922 01:58:18,424 --> 01:58:20,326 HERE. IF. IF A. IF AN APPLICANT. 3923 01:58:20,326 --> 01:58:23,729 IF AN APPLICATION IS MADE BEFORE 3924 01:58:23,729 --> 01:58:25,264 JANUARY 1st, 2028 AND IT'S A 3925 01:58:25,264 --> 01:58:26,666 BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION, NOT 3926 01:58:26,666 --> 01:58:29,302 A MASTER USE PERMIT APPLICATION 3927 01:58:29,302 --> 01:58:31,237 THAT WOULD ALLOW A PROJECT TO 3928 01:58:31,237 --> 01:58:33,673 POTENTIALLY HAVE A REDUCTION IN 3929 01:58:33,673 --> 01:58:34,907 FEES, WHICH WOULD BE DIFFERENT 3930 01:58:34,907 --> 01:58:36,676 THAN THE FIRST CATEGORY 3931 01:58:36,676 --> 01:58:37,710 PROJECTS. THERE ARE CERTAIN 3932 01:58:37,710 --> 01:58:38,778 PLACES WHERE THIS WOULD NOT 3933 01:58:38,778 --> 01:58:41,347 APPLY WOULD EXCLUDE NON VESTED 3934 01:58:41,347 --> 01:58:43,716 PROJECTS AND HIGH DISPLACEMENT 3935 01:58:43,716 --> 01:58:46,619 RISK AREAS. I WILL ANSWER 3936 01:58:46,619 --> 01:58:47,286 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK QUESTION IN 3937 01:58:47,286 --> 01:58:49,021 A MINUTE ABOUT SORT OF WHERE 3938 01:58:49,021 --> 01:58:50,957 THOSE LOCATIONS WOULD BE, AT 3939 01:58:50,957 --> 01:58:52,892 LEAST FOR DRAFT PURPOSES. AND 3940 01:58:52,892 --> 01:58:54,660 THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN EXCEPTION 3941 01:58:54,660 --> 01:58:57,897 TO THAT. SO IF YOU ARE A LEGACY 3942 01:58:57,897 --> 01:58:59,432 HOMEOWNER, MEANING THAT YOU OWN 3943 01:58:59,432 --> 01:59:00,967 A SITE AND THAT SITE HAS NOT 3944 01:59:00,967 --> 01:59:03,636 CHANGED HANDS SINCE 2026, AND 3945 01:59:03,636 --> 01:59:05,238 THAT IS IN A HIGH DISPLACEMENT 3946 01:59:05,238 --> 01:59:07,106 RISK AREA, THEN YOU ALSO WOULD 3947 01:59:07,106 --> 01:59:10,143 BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REDUCTION IN 3948 01:59:10,143 --> 01:59:12,478 YOUR OBLIGATION. SO WHAT KIND OF 3949 01:59:12,478 --> 01:59:14,914 REDUCED WHAT WOULD THE REDUCED 3950 01:59:14,914 --> 01:59:18,284 OBLIGATION BE FOR VESTED 3951 01:59:18,284 --> 01:59:18,885 PROJECTS? IT WOULD BE AN 80% 3952 01:59:18,885 --> 01:59:21,754 REDUCTION. SO PROJECTS WOULD PAY 3953 01:59:21,754 --> 01:59:24,257 20% OF THE APPLICABLE FEE FOR 3954 01:59:24,257 --> 01:59:25,725 NEW PROJECTS. IT WOULD BE A 60% 3955 01:59:25,725 --> 01:59:27,793 REDUCTION. SO PROJECTS WOULD PAY 3956 01:59:27,793 --> 01:59:29,962 40% OF THE APPLICABLE FEE, AND 3957 01:59:29,962 --> 01:59:33,232 IT WOULD BE WHATEVER THE MH, A 3958 01:59:33,232 --> 01:59:35,434 FEE IS OR WAS AT THE TIME OF 3959 01:59:35,434 --> 01:59:38,237 PROJECT VESTED OR MADE AN 3960 01:59:38,237 --> 01:59:39,672 APPLICATION. THERE'S SOME 3961 01:59:39,672 --> 01:59:40,273 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES HERE. 3962 01:59:40,273 --> 01:59:43,276 THE CITY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT 3963 01:59:43,276 --> 01:59:45,778 DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY OCCURS. AND 3964 01:59:45,778 --> 01:59:48,281 SO AN APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO 3965 01:59:48,281 --> 01:59:48,814 DEMONSTRATE, DEMONSTRATE 3966 01:59:48,814 --> 01:59:49,415 SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARDS 3967 01:59:49,415 --> 01:59:50,216 CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT WOULD BE 3968 01:59:50,216 --> 01:59:52,185 DONE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. BUT 3969 01:59:52,185 --> 01:59:53,920 ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BE A 3970 01:59:53,920 --> 01:59:57,523 REQUIREMENT THAT EXCAVATION OR 3971 01:59:57,523 --> 01:59:58,157 FOUNDATION WORK BEGAN WITHIN A 3972 01:59:58,157 --> 02:00:00,426 CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME FOR 3973 02:00:00,426 --> 02:00:01,727 PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE TWO YEARS 3974 02:00:01,727 --> 02:00:03,262 FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY 3975 02:00:03,262 --> 02:00:03,863 PROJECTS, THAT WOULD BE THREE 3976 02:00:03,863 --> 02:00:08,534 YEARS AND I SHOULD SAY THAT IF 3977 02:00:08,534 --> 02:00:09,769 IF, IF SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IS 3978 02:00:09,769 --> 02:00:12,138 NOT MADE, THERE IS A PENALTY AND 3979 02:00:12,138 --> 02:00:13,239 THAT PENALTY IS PAYMENT OF THE 3980 02:00:13,239 --> 02:00:16,042 BALANCE OF YOUR MH AYE FEE. SO 3981 02:00:16,042 --> 02:00:19,845 THAT IS THE BILL. AND MOVING ON 3982 02:00:19,845 --> 02:00:21,881 HERE TO THE RESOLUTION. SO THE 3983 02:00:21,881 --> 02:00:22,915 RESOLUTION WOULD ESTABLISH THE 3984 02:00:22,915 --> 02:00:25,484 COUNCIL'S INTENT TO CREATE AN 3985 02:00:25,484 --> 02:00:26,085 INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENT AND 3986 02:00:26,085 --> 02:00:28,754 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES 3987 02:00:28,754 --> 02:00:29,822 WITH AN OPTION FOR EITHER 3988 02:00:29,822 --> 02:00:30,856 INCLUDING LOWER COST UNITS OR 3989 02:00:30,856 --> 02:00:33,859 MAKING AN IN LIEU FEE PAYMENTS. 3990 02:00:33,859 --> 02:00:34,961 IT WOULD ALSO EXPRESSES THE 3991 02:00:34,961 --> 02:00:37,563 COUNCIL'S INTENT TO SCALE THOSE 3992 02:00:37,563 --> 02:00:40,266 REQUIREMENTS TO NOT 3993 02:00:40,266 --> 02:00:43,269 SIGNIFICANTLY DETER DEVELOPMENT, 3994 02:00:43,269 --> 02:00:43,903 AND ALSO MAINTAIN WHATEVER THE 3995 02:00:43,903 --> 02:00:45,137 OBLIGATION IS UNCHANGED FOR AT 3996 02:00:45,137 --> 02:00:48,140 LEAST FIVE YEARS TO PROVIDE SOME 3997 02:00:48,140 --> 02:00:50,009 CERTAINTY TO THE MARKET. THE 3998 02:00:50,009 --> 02:00:50,543 RESOLUTION ALSO THE DRAFT 3999 02:00:50,543 --> 02:00:51,877 RESOLUTION ALSO IDENTIFIES A 4000 02:00:51,877 --> 02:00:54,580 COUPLE OF POLICY ISSUES THAT, 4001 02:00:54,580 --> 02:00:55,214 INEVITABLY, THE COUNCIL IS GOING 4002 02:00:55,214 --> 02:00:57,850 TO HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH. ONE IS 4003 02:00:57,850 --> 02:00:58,451 SHOULD ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT 4004 02:00:58,451 --> 02:01:00,820 INCENTIVES BE PROVIDED ALONG 4005 02:01:00,820 --> 02:01:03,155 WITH THE INCLUSIONARY 4006 02:01:03,155 --> 02:01:05,091 OBLIGATION. SO THINGS BEYOND 4007 02:01:05,091 --> 02:01:05,691 MAKING ZONING CHANGES, BEYOND 4008 02:01:05,691 --> 02:01:07,426 ZONING AND REGULATORY CHANGES, 4009 02:01:07,426 --> 02:01:09,929 BEYOND THOSE THAT THE COUNCIL 4010 02:01:09,929 --> 02:01:12,999 MADE LAST DECEMBER, WHETHER TO 4011 02:01:12,999 --> 02:01:14,800 INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS NOT 4012 02:01:14,800 --> 02:01:16,302 BUILT FOR RENTAL OR SALE. SO 4013 02:01:16,302 --> 02:01:18,704 PRIMARILY A TO USE, FOR EXAMPLE, 4014 02:01:18,704 --> 02:01:19,338 WHETHER THOSE SHOULD BE INCLUDED 4015 02:01:19,338 --> 02:01:20,406 AS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE 4016 02:01:20,406 --> 02:01:24,543 HOUSING REQUIREMENT OR FEE 4017 02:01:24,543 --> 02:01:26,479 REQUIREMENTS, ALSO WHETHER TO 4018 02:01:26,479 --> 02:01:27,647 HAVE HIGHER REQUIREMENTS FOR 4019 02:01:27,647 --> 02:01:29,115 LESS DENSE DEVELOPMENT TO SCALE 4020 02:01:29,115 --> 02:01:30,650 THINGS, TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE 4021 02:01:30,650 --> 02:01:32,251 FOR FOLKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 4022 02:01:32,251 --> 02:01:33,452 THE DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY THAT 4023 02:01:33,452 --> 02:01:35,688 WAS ADDED THROUGH THE HOUSE BILL 4024 02:01:35,688 --> 02:01:36,322 1110 IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION 4025 02:01:36,322 --> 02:01:37,990 LAST YEAR. AND FINALLY, WHETHER 4026 02:01:37,990 --> 02:01:42,461 TO ALLOCATE ANY AMOUNT OF AN MH 4027 02:01:42,461 --> 02:01:44,997 A FEE TO OWNERSHIP HOUSING IN 4028 02:01:44,997 --> 02:01:46,432 THE CITY. IT'S CURRENTLY THE 4029 02:01:46,432 --> 02:01:48,267 CASE THAT SOME MH AYE REVENUE IS 4030 02:01:48,267 --> 02:01:51,337 ALLOCATED TOWARDS OWNERSHIP. I 4031 02:01:51,337 --> 02:01:55,374 BELIEVE IT IS. IS IT 10%? JEN? 4032 02:01:55,374 --> 02:01:55,608 -- 5%. 4033 02:01:55,608 --> 02:01:58,811 -- 5%, YEAH. SO SIMILAR 4034 02:01:58,811 --> 02:02:00,212 CONSIDERATION HERE, BUT PERHAPS 4035 02:02:00,212 --> 02:02:01,447 TO DO MORE BECAUSE OF THE 4036 02:02:01,447 --> 02:02:03,449 EXCLUSIVE NATURE OF NEIGHBORHOOD 4037 02:02:03,449 --> 02:02:04,884 RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND FINALLY, 4038 02:02:04,884 --> 02:02:06,352 THERE IS DIRECTION TO STAFF TO 4039 02:02:06,352 --> 02:02:08,087 DEVELOP LEGISLATION FOR REFERRAL 4040 02:02:08,087 --> 02:02:11,390 TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TO WORK IN 4041 02:02:11,390 --> 02:02:12,024 COORDINATION WITH IMPLEMENTING 4042 02:02:12,024 --> 02:02:13,993 CITY DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THOSE 4043 02:02:13,993 --> 02:02:17,463 ARE THE TWO PIECES OF 4044 02:02:17,463 --> 02:02:17,797 LEGISLATION. 4045 02:02:17,797 --> 02:02:18,764 -- OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 4046 02:02:18,764 --> 02:02:21,434 THAT. WALK THROUGH TO YOU. BOTH. 4047 02:02:21,434 --> 02:02:23,602 KETTLE AND JEN. I'M REALLY 4048 02:02:23,602 --> 02:02:24,503 EXCITED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, 4049 02:02:24,503 --> 02:02:25,471 COLLEAGUES, ABOUT BOTH OF THESE 4050 02:02:25,471 --> 02:02:27,406 PIECES OF LEGISLATION. AND 4051 02:02:27,406 --> 02:02:28,674 BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO 4052 02:02:28,674 --> 02:02:30,076 ACKNOWLEDGE TWO THINGS. I THINK 4053 02:02:30,076 --> 02:02:33,279 I HEARD YOU SAY, IF THEY'VE 4054 02:02:33,279 --> 02:02:33,879 OWNED THE TITLE SINCE 2026, I 4055 02:02:33,879 --> 02:02:35,514 THINK YOU MEANT TO SAY 2006. 4056 02:02:35,514 --> 02:02:35,848 -- [LAUGHTER] 4057 02:02:35,848 --> 02:02:36,682 -- CORRECT 4058 02:02:36,682 --> 02:02:37,016 -- [LAUGHTER] 4059 02:02:37,016 --> 02:02:39,318 -- YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S OKAY. 4060 02:02:39,318 --> 02:02:40,686 THANK YOU FOR THAT. KETTLE. AND 4061 02:02:40,686 --> 02:02:41,854 THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I 4062 02:02:41,854 --> 02:02:43,189 WANTED TO DO WAS JUST 4063 02:02:43,189 --> 02:02:44,390 ACKNOWLEDGE THE AMOUNT OF WORK 4064 02:02:44,390 --> 02:02:46,592 THAT WENT INTO BOTH OF THESE 4065 02:02:46,592 --> 02:02:48,127 PROPOSALS. AND I WILL SAY FOR 4066 02:02:48,127 --> 02:02:49,562 MYSELF, AS SOMEBODY WHO A DECADE 4067 02:02:49,562 --> 02:02:51,397 AGO WAS A MAYOR'S OFFICE 4068 02:02:51,397 --> 02:02:53,065 STAFFER, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY 4069 02:02:53,065 --> 02:02:53,799 GRATITUDE, ESPECIALLY TO THE 4070 02:02:53,799 --> 02:02:55,468 STAFF AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 4071 02:02:55,468 --> 02:02:56,869 FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR 4072 02:02:56,869 --> 02:02:58,404 WORK AND THE HOURS FROM THE 4073 02:02:58,404 --> 02:02:59,805 DEPARTMENTS TO FOLKS LIKE SONARI 4074 02:02:59,805 --> 02:03:00,840 THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS PROPOSAL 4075 02:03:00,840 --> 02:03:02,074 AS WE WERE WORKING ON IT 4076 02:03:02,074 --> 02:03:03,642 TOGETHER THIS SPRING. AS YOU 4077 02:03:03,642 --> 02:03:05,678 HEARD FROM CENTRAL STAFF, THE 4078 02:03:05,678 --> 02:03:06,679 PRESENTATION TODAY, WE HAVE A 4079 02:03:06,679 --> 02:03:08,280 LITTLE BIT SOME CHANGES FROM 4080 02:03:08,280 --> 02:03:11,150 THAT PRESENTATION, SOME CHANGES 4081 02:03:11,150 --> 02:03:13,252 FROM THAT LEGISLATION, AS 4082 02:03:13,252 --> 02:03:13,886 ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED. BUT I 4083 02:03:13,886 --> 02:03:15,588 DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE 4084 02:03:15,588 --> 02:03:17,323 TO THAT, TO THE STAFF FOR THAT 4085 02:03:17,323 --> 02:03:19,458 HARD WORK. I ALSO WANT TO 4086 02:03:19,458 --> 02:03:20,025 EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE 4087 02:03:20,025 --> 02:03:22,561 MAYOR FOR HER ANNOUNCEMENT OF 4088 02:03:22,561 --> 02:03:23,829 THE OMBUDSMAN FOR THE AFFORDABLE 4089 02:03:23,829 --> 02:03:24,864 HOUSING COMMUNITY. I THINK 4090 02:03:24,864 --> 02:03:26,198 THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE, 4091 02:03:26,198 --> 02:03:27,299 AND I KNOW WE HEARD FROM SOME OF 4092 02:03:27,299 --> 02:03:30,136 OUR FOLKS IN THE AFFORDABLE SIDE 4093 02:03:30,136 --> 02:03:31,404 TODAY ABOUT THE NEEDS THERE, AND 4094 02:03:31,404 --> 02:03:32,071 I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A 4095 02:03:32,071 --> 02:03:33,405 GREAT ROLE TO HELP US IN THE 4096 02:03:33,405 --> 02:03:35,307 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIDE WITH OUR 4097 02:03:35,307 --> 02:03:37,109 PERMITTING PROCESSES AND 4098 02:03:37,109 --> 02:03:38,144 COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO TURN TO 4099 02:03:38,144 --> 02:03:40,513 YOU FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE 4100 02:03:40,513 --> 02:03:41,847 ABOUT THE DRAFT RESOLUTION, AS 4101 02:03:41,847 --> 02:03:51,023 WELL AS THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. ALL 4102 02:03:51,023 --> 02:03:51,557 RIGHT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4103 02:03:51,557 --> 02:03:52,258 HOLLINGSWORTH, PLEASE START US 4104 02:03:52,258 --> 02:03:54,727 OFF. 4105 02:03:54,727 --> 02:03:55,928 -- I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY 4106 02:03:55,928 --> 02:03:56,962 QUESTIONS, BUT I DO HAVE A 4107 02:03:56,962 --> 02:03:58,931 STATEMENT, BUT I WILL PAUSE TO 4108 02:03:58,931 --> 02:04:00,633 SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAD 4109 02:04:00,633 --> 02:04:03,636 QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU DO HAVE 4110 02:04:03,636 --> 02:04:05,471 QUESTIONS. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S 4111 02:04:05,471 --> 02:04:06,305 OKAY. JUST GO AHEAD. I'LL JUST 4112 02:04:06,305 --> 02:04:06,972 SAY, OKAY, AWESOME. I JUST 4113 02:04:06,972 --> 02:04:08,307 DIDN'T WANT TO I DON'T KNOW IF 4114 02:04:08,307 --> 02:04:11,076 IT'S OUT OF ORDER, BUT FIRST I 4115 02:04:11,076 --> 02:04:13,712 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 4116 02:04:13,712 --> 02:04:16,048 FOSTER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON 4117 02:04:16,048 --> 02:04:18,050 THIS. AND I KNOW THAT THESE ARE 4118 02:04:18,050 --> 02:04:19,652 HARD CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE. AND 4119 02:04:19,652 --> 02:04:21,120 I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS 4120 02:04:21,120 --> 02:04:22,988 FORWARD SO WE CAN HAVE LIKE A 4121 02:04:22,988 --> 02:04:25,724 REAL DISCUSSION. AND I ALSO 4122 02:04:25,724 --> 02:04:27,993 SUPPORT THE GOALS BEHIND THE 4123 02:04:27,993 --> 02:04:29,895 HOUSING ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT 4124 02:04:29,895 --> 02:04:31,797 WE HAVE FORWARD TODAY. AND I 4125 02:04:31,797 --> 02:04:33,399 SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN 4126 02:04:33,399 --> 02:04:35,701 REASONABLY DO TO GET HOUSING 4127 02:04:35,701 --> 02:04:37,903 BUILT IN SEATTLE. I ALSO SUPPORT 4128 02:04:37,903 --> 02:04:38,637 FAMILY SIZED HOUSING AS WELL, 4129 02:04:38,637 --> 02:04:41,440 BECAUSE IN THE COMP PLAN, I PUT 4130 02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:42,875 FORTH A TON OF AMENDMENTS FOR 4131 02:04:42,875 --> 02:04:44,810 FAMILY SIZED HOUSING. DURING 4132 02:04:44,810 --> 02:04:46,412 THAT PROCESS. AND BECAUSE WE 4133 02:04:46,412 --> 02:04:48,480 HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH IN THE CITY 4134 02:04:48,480 --> 02:04:50,382 TO INCENTIVIZE TWO AND THREE 4135 02:04:50,382 --> 02:04:51,951 BEDROOM HOMES THAT CAN ACTUALLY 4136 02:04:51,951 --> 02:04:52,818 ACCOMMODATE YOUNG FAMILIES WHO 4137 02:04:52,818 --> 02:04:54,820 WANT TO STAY AND GROW IN THIS 4138 02:04:54,820 --> 02:04:57,456 CITY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE 4139 02:04:57,456 --> 02:04:59,859 INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THE THE 4140 02:04:59,859 --> 02:05:03,429 25% FOR FAMILY HOUSING AND THOSE 4141 02:05:03,429 --> 02:05:05,464 PIECES. AND I ALSO SUPPORT THE 4142 02:05:05,464 --> 02:05:06,065 APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES 4143 02:05:06,065 --> 02:05:07,266 THAT BUILDING HOUSING WILL BRING 4144 02:05:07,266 --> 02:05:08,901 TO THESE JOBS AS WELL. I SUPPORT 4145 02:05:08,901 --> 02:05:10,903 A LOT OF STUFF TODAY. SO THAT'S 4146 02:05:10,903 --> 02:05:13,606 WHERE THIS IS. THE SUPPORT 4147 02:05:13,606 --> 02:05:15,374 TRAIN. AND PROTECTING 4148 02:05:15,374 --> 02:05:16,842 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AT HIGH 4149 02:05:16,842 --> 02:05:17,443 RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT. AND I 4150 02:05:17,443 --> 02:05:18,944 KNOW THAT WHEN THIS STARTED, 4151 02:05:18,944 --> 02:05:20,579 THERE WERE FOUR THINGS, FOUR 4152 02:05:20,579 --> 02:05:22,014 GOALS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE 4153 02:05:22,014 --> 02:05:23,415 THAT WE PROTECTED AS A CITY. 4154 02:05:23,415 --> 02:05:24,850 NUMBER ONE, BUILDING MORE 4155 02:05:24,850 --> 02:05:27,152 HOUSING, ALL OF IT, ALL TYPES OF 4156 02:05:27,152 --> 02:05:29,488 LEVELS, BUILDING MORE HOUSING, 4157 02:05:29,488 --> 02:05:30,089 KEEPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN 4158 02:05:30,089 --> 02:05:32,424 OUR CITY. SO ENSURING THAT WE 4159 02:05:32,424 --> 02:05:34,493 HAD A SUSTAINABLE PATHWAY TO 4160 02:05:34,493 --> 02:05:35,895 KEEP FUNDING AND OPERATIONS. 4161 02:05:35,895 --> 02:05:36,428 NUMBER THREE, PROTECTING 4162 02:05:36,428 --> 02:05:39,498 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH LEVEL 4163 02:05:39,498 --> 02:05:40,966 RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. AND ALSO, 4164 02:05:40,966 --> 02:05:43,669 NUMBER FOUR, INCENTIVIZE FAMILY 4165 02:05:43,669 --> 02:05:45,437 SIZED HOUSING AS WELL. AND I 4166 02:05:45,437 --> 02:05:48,807 THINK AS WE HAD NAVIGATED, YOU 4167 02:05:48,807 --> 02:05:50,576 KNOW, THE CONVERSATION AND 4168 02:05:50,576 --> 02:05:51,443 TALKING TO PEOPLE, SOME OF THE 4169 02:05:51,443 --> 02:05:54,580 THINGS THAT I REALIZE AND WANT 4170 02:05:54,580 --> 02:05:56,515 TO KEEP AT THE CENTER OF THIS 4171 02:05:56,515 --> 02:05:58,417 CONVERSATION TOO, AS WELL, IS 4172 02:05:58,417 --> 02:05:59,118 THAT THE PEOPLE, ALL THE PEOPLE 4173 02:05:59,118 --> 02:06:00,920 THAT ARE BUILDING HOUSING, 4174 02:06:00,920 --> 02:06:02,955 WHETHER IT'S NON NONPROFIT, 4175 02:06:02,955 --> 02:06:05,658 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS, 4176 02:06:05,658 --> 02:06:06,892 DEVELOPERS, LEGACY HOMEOWNERS, 4177 02:06:06,892 --> 02:06:08,627 SMALL, LOCAL, I DON'T WANT TO 4178 02:06:08,627 --> 02:06:10,563 SAY SMALL. I LIKE TO USE LOCAL 4179 02:06:10,563 --> 02:06:12,398 LOCAL BUILDERS WHO ARE BUILDING 4180 02:06:12,398 --> 02:06:13,766 TOWNHOMES AND MIDDLE SIZED 4181 02:06:13,766 --> 02:06:15,601 HOUSING. THE COMMON ENEMY HAS 4182 02:06:15,601 --> 02:06:17,469 ALWAYS BEEN THE CITY. AND I'LL 4183 02:06:17,469 --> 02:06:19,004 SAY THAT PUBLICLY, SOME PEOPLE 4184 02:06:19,004 --> 02:06:20,940 MIGHT NOT LIKE THAT, BUT IT HAS 4185 02:06:20,940 --> 02:06:22,741 BEEN, AND I AM A PART OF THE 4186 02:06:22,741 --> 02:06:24,843 CITY. THE ROBOT THAT EVERYONE 4187 02:06:24,843 --> 02:06:27,646 THINKS IS A CITY, BUT IT'S 4188 02:06:27,646 --> 02:06:29,648 ACTUALLY PEOPLE AND US AND 4189 02:06:29,648 --> 02:06:31,083 DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE. AFTER 4190 02:06:31,083 --> 02:06:32,851 TALKING TO PEOPLE, WE HAD ALWAYS 4191 02:06:32,851 --> 02:06:33,519 BEEN THE COMMON ENEMY. WELL, THE 4192 02:06:33,519 --> 02:06:35,020 CITY NEEDS TO DO THIS WELL, THE 4193 02:06:35,020 --> 02:06:36,488 CITY NEEDS TO DO THAT. AND I'M 4194 02:06:36,488 --> 02:06:37,423 LIKE, YEAH, THE CITY NEEDS TO DO 4195 02:06:37,423 --> 02:06:38,624 THAT. AND I'M LIKE, OH, I AM 4196 02:06:38,624 --> 02:06:42,261 THE CITY. AND SO THAT HAD BEEN 4197 02:06:42,261 --> 02:06:42,895 SOMETHING THAT WAS LIKE A LIGHT 4198 02:06:42,895 --> 02:06:47,600 BULB. AND I KNOW THAT MHA HAS 4199 02:06:47,600 --> 02:06:49,802 BEEN MHA HAS BEEN THE CENTER OF 4200 02:06:49,802 --> 02:06:50,869 THIS CONVERSATION. AND I WANT TO 4201 02:06:50,869 --> 02:06:52,638 BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING 4202 02:06:52,638 --> 02:06:55,574 TOO, AS WELL. IS THAT THERE HAVE 4203 02:06:55,574 --> 02:06:57,409 BEEN A LOT OF LAYERS IN THIS 4204 02:06:57,409 --> 02:06:58,844 CITY THAT HAS SLOWED DOWN 4205 02:06:58,844 --> 02:07:02,581 PRODUCTION. SPU CITY LIGHT, THE 4206 02:07:02,581 --> 02:07:04,850 FEES SDCI. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE 4207 02:07:04,850 --> 02:07:08,153 SURE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT, 4208 02:07:08,153 --> 02:07:10,689 THAT MHA IS NOT THE THING THAT 4209 02:07:10,689 --> 02:07:11,623 KILLED HOUSING. IT'S NOT THE 4210 02:07:11,623 --> 02:07:13,759 PROBLEM, BUT IT CAN BE A PART OF 4211 02:07:13,759 --> 02:07:15,327 THE SOLUTION. AND THAT'S THE 4212 02:07:15,327 --> 02:07:16,628 ONE THING WHERE, YOU KNOW, I 4213 02:07:16,628 --> 02:07:17,696 THINK THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. 4214 02:07:17,696 --> 02:07:19,098 AND I KNOW THIS LEGISLATION IS 4215 02:07:19,098 --> 02:07:21,133 NOT AN EFFORT TO UNDERMINE 4216 02:07:21,133 --> 02:07:22,635 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR ELIMINATE 4217 02:07:22,635 --> 02:07:24,536 AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT HELPS US 4218 02:07:24,536 --> 02:07:26,472 PRODUCE AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND 4219 02:07:26,472 --> 02:07:27,573 THERE'S A VERY THIN LINE THAT 4220 02:07:27,573 --> 02:07:29,375 YOU ARE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW 4221 02:07:29,375 --> 02:07:31,877 WITH THIS LEGISLATION. AND I SEE 4222 02:07:31,877 --> 02:07:33,912 IT. I THINK IT'S A PHENOMENAL 4223 02:07:33,912 --> 02:07:34,713 START, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE 4224 02:07:34,713 --> 02:07:37,683 GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF HONEST 4225 02:07:37,683 --> 02:07:38,317 CONVERSATION ABOUT WHY HOUSING 4226 02:07:38,317 --> 02:07:39,251 IS NOT BEING BUILT IN OUR CITY, 4227 02:07:39,251 --> 02:07:40,386 WHY IT'S BEING SLOWED DOWN. AND 4228 02:07:40,386 --> 02:07:42,621 THE ONE THING THAT I'VE I'VE 4229 02:07:42,621 --> 02:07:43,689 SEEN, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS THE 4230 02:07:43,689 --> 02:07:45,524 SAME GOAL. PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE 4231 02:07:45,524 --> 02:07:47,126 GREAT JOBS. PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE 4232 02:07:47,126 --> 02:07:48,127 HOUSING IN THIS CITY. PEOPLE 4233 02:07:48,127 --> 02:07:50,195 WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF 4234 02:07:50,195 --> 02:07:51,730 THAT. BUT THE ONE THING THAT 4235 02:07:51,730 --> 02:07:54,800 I'VE BEEN VERY. THE ONE THING 4236 02:07:54,800 --> 02:07:55,801 THAT REALLY STANDS OUT THE MOST 4237 02:07:55,801 --> 02:07:59,138 TO ME HAS BEEN THE NUMBERS AND 4238 02:07:59,138 --> 02:08:01,073 THE DATA AND THE HARD FACTS AND 4239 02:08:01,073 --> 02:08:02,007 WHAT I'VE BEEN PUT IN FRONT OF 4240 02:08:02,007 --> 02:08:05,310 ME, THE DASHBOARDS, THE FIGURES, 4241 02:08:05,310 --> 02:08:07,646 WHAT THE PERMITS ARE TELLING US, 4242 02:08:07,646 --> 02:08:08,213 THE CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE, 4243 02:08:08,213 --> 02:08:09,248 PIPELINE, THE INTEREST RATE, 4244 02:08:09,248 --> 02:08:10,616 WHAT FINANCE ARE DOING. AND THE 4245 02:08:10,616 --> 02:08:12,251 CITY CAN'T CONTROL A LOT OF 4246 02:08:12,251 --> 02:08:13,218 THIS. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN 4247 02:08:13,218 --> 02:08:18,323 TOOLS THAT WE CAN CONTROL. AND 4248 02:08:18,323 --> 02:08:18,857 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 4249 02:08:18,857 --> 02:08:21,360 NAVIGATING THIS WITH THE REST OF 4250 02:08:21,360 --> 02:08:23,362 MY COLLEAGUES. FOR US TO HAVE 4251 02:08:23,362 --> 02:08:24,830 THESE CONVERSATIONS. AND AGAIN, 4252 02:08:24,830 --> 02:08:26,331 MY FOUR GOALS DURING THIS 4253 02:08:26,331 --> 02:08:27,366 PROCESS BUILD MORE HOUSING, ALL 4254 02:08:27,366 --> 02:08:29,034 OF IT. KEEP AFFORDABLE HOUSING 4255 02:08:29,034 --> 02:08:32,004 IN OUR CITY AS WELL TO PROTECT 4256 02:08:32,004 --> 02:08:32,638 THOSE SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS AND 4257 02:08:32,638 --> 02:08:34,006 FUNDING AND OPERATIONS LONG 4258 02:08:34,006 --> 02:08:35,874 TERM. PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS WITH 4259 02:08:35,874 --> 02:08:37,843 HIGH LEVEL OF RISK OR 4260 02:08:37,843 --> 02:08:40,913 DISPLACEMENT, AND THEN ALSO 4261 02:08:40,913 --> 02:08:41,547 INCENTIVIZE FAMILY SIZE HOUSING 4262 02:08:41,547 --> 02:08:43,415 AND UNITS. AND THAT'S A VERY 4263 02:08:43,415 --> 02:08:45,050 THIN LINE TO, TO TRY TO 4264 02:08:45,050 --> 02:08:47,119 NAVIGATE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE 4265 02:08:47,119 --> 02:08:48,754 THIS CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE 4266 02:08:48,754 --> 02:08:49,788 THE INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THE 4267 02:08:49,788 --> 02:08:51,490 BILL AND TRYING TO BALANCE ALL 4268 02:08:51,490 --> 02:08:52,958 OF THOSE THINGS. IT IS VERY 4269 02:08:52,958 --> 02:08:54,126 DIFFICULT, BUT I SEE A LOT OF 4270 02:08:54,126 --> 02:08:56,061 THE STUFF THAT THOSE FOUR THINGS 4271 02:08:56,061 --> 02:08:59,565 THAT, YOU KNOW, I JUST TALKED 4272 02:08:59,565 --> 02:09:01,100 ABOUT BEING IMPORTANT ALL IN 4273 02:09:01,100 --> 02:09:02,634 THESE BILLS OR EXCUSE ME IN THE 4274 02:09:02,634 --> 02:09:04,636 BILL, THOSE THOSE TYPES OF 4275 02:09:04,636 --> 02:09:06,605 VALUES. AND SO I'M JUST LOOKING 4276 02:09:06,605 --> 02:09:07,239 FORWARD TO, TO WORKING DURING 4277 02:09:07,239 --> 02:09:09,274 THIS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. SO I 4278 02:09:09,274 --> 02:09:10,042 JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. THANK 4279 02:09:10,042 --> 02:09:12,311 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER CHAIR 4280 02:09:12,311 --> 02:09:14,079 FOSTER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON 4281 02:09:14,079 --> 02:09:16,515 THIS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 4282 02:09:16,515 --> 02:09:19,585 CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AND 4283 02:09:19,585 --> 02:09:20,185 SUPPORTING GOALS FOR HOUSING 4284 02:09:20,185 --> 02:09:22,654 ACCELERATOR. THANK YOU. 4285 02:09:22,654 --> 02:09:24,156 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 4286 02:09:24,156 --> 02:09:26,825 PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE 4287 02:09:26,825 --> 02:09:27,459 THOSE REMARKS. VERY WELL SAID. 4288 02:09:27,459 --> 02:09:28,427 AND I AGREE WITH SO MUCH OF IT, 4289 02:09:28,427 --> 02:09:30,062 AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR 4290 02:09:30,062 --> 02:09:31,897 LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION ON 4291 02:09:31,897 --> 02:09:34,166 THIS PROJECT. I WILL TURN TO SEE 4292 02:09:34,166 --> 02:09:34,700 IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR 4293 02:09:34,700 --> 02:09:38,103 COMMENTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEE 4294 02:09:38,103 --> 02:09:43,108 MEMBERS. AND IF NOT, 4295 02:09:43,108 --> 02:09:43,709 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, WE CAN 4296 02:09:43,709 --> 02:09:44,843 RETURN. OH, OKAY. I'VE GOT 4297 02:09:44,843 --> 02:09:45,911 EDDIE. I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER 4298 02:09:45,911 --> 02:09:47,446 LIN HAND AND THEN WE'LL MAKE 4299 02:09:47,446 --> 02:09:48,413 SURE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THAT WE 4300 02:09:48,413 --> 02:09:49,448 RETURN TO THE QUESTION YOU WERE 4301 02:09:49,448 --> 02:09:50,883 BRINGING FORTH EARLIER. 4302 02:09:50,883 --> 02:09:54,052 COUNCILMEMBER LIN YOU'RE 4303 02:09:54,052 --> 02:09:54,353 RECOGNIZED. 4304 02:09:54,353 --> 02:09:55,320 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. 4305 02:09:55,320 --> 02:09:58,791 FOSTER I HAVE A QUESTION. AND 4306 02:09:58,791 --> 02:09:59,658 THEN KIND OF SOME COMMENTS, BUT 4307 02:09:59,658 --> 02:10:00,492 MAYBE I'LL SAVE THE COMMENTS 4308 02:10:00,492 --> 02:10:02,861 FOR, FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT 4309 02:10:02,861 --> 02:10:04,563 LATER, IF THAT'S OKAY. BUT I 4310 02:10:04,563 --> 02:10:10,302 JUST WANT TO GO TO A SLIDE 13. 4311 02:10:10,302 --> 02:10:13,805 AND JUST WANTED TO RE REVISIT 4312 02:10:13,805 --> 02:10:15,507 THIS. AND THEN MAYBE IT'S THE 4313 02:10:15,507 --> 02:10:16,909 NEXT SLIDE ABOUT SORT OF THE 4314 02:10:16,909 --> 02:10:20,479 WHAT THIS MEANS. SO JUST WANT TO 4315 02:10:20,479 --> 02:10:23,415 AGAIN UNDERSTAND. SO THE PERMIT 4316 02:10:23,415 --> 02:10:24,850 APPLICATION DEADLINE. AND SO AND 4317 02:10:24,850 --> 02:10:26,451 I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME 4318 02:10:26,451 --> 02:10:31,089 TIMING AND JANUARY 1st 2028. ON 4319 02:10:31,089 --> 02:10:31,990 THE ONE HAND SEEMS KIND OF FAR 4320 02:10:31,990 --> 02:10:34,059 AWAY, BUT REALLY NOT THAT FAR 4321 02:10:34,059 --> 02:10:38,530 AWAY BECAUSE IF WE TAKE THIS 4322 02:10:38,530 --> 02:10:39,231 LEGISLATION UP EITHER IN, YOU 4323 02:10:39,231 --> 02:10:46,271 KNOW, Q4 OR Q1 OF 2027, THE 4324 02:10:46,271 --> 02:10:46,838 APPLICATION DEADLINE WOULD 4325 02:10:46,838 --> 02:10:49,074 SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE 4326 02:10:49,074 --> 02:10:50,409 POTENTIALLY 12 MONTHS OR LESS 4327 02:10:50,409 --> 02:10:53,378 THAN THAT IN TERMS OF APPLYING 4328 02:10:53,378 --> 02:10:56,215 TO, TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET INTO 4329 02:10:56,215 --> 02:10:58,450 THIS PROGRAM. JANUARY 1st, 2028 4330 02:10:58,450 --> 02:11:00,919 IS THE DEADLINE. 4331 02:11:00,919 --> 02:11:02,354 -- I'LL ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO 4332 02:11:02,354 --> 02:11:04,556 SPEAK TO THE SORT OF TWO TIERED 4333 02:11:04,556 --> 02:11:06,525 APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO THE 4334 02:11:06,525 --> 02:11:08,794 VESTED PROJECTS AT 80%, AND THE 4335 02:11:08,794 --> 02:11:09,661 NON-VESTED PROJECTS AT 60%. I 4336 02:11:09,661 --> 02:11:10,896 THINK THAT MIGHT HELP ANSWER 4337 02:11:10,896 --> 02:11:11,496 YOUR QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER 4338 02:11:11,496 --> 02:11:13,031 LIN. 4339 02:11:13,031 --> 02:11:15,534 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4340 02:11:15,534 --> 02:11:16,134 -- SO IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY 4341 02:11:16,134 --> 02:11:17,769 VESTED, THEN OBVIOUSLY THE THE 4342 02:11:17,769 --> 02:11:18,904 APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOT A 4343 02:11:18,904 --> 02:11:19,872 PROBLEM. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU, 4344 02:11:19,872 --> 02:11:23,242 YOU, YOU QUALIFY AND, AND WOULD 4345 02:11:23,242 --> 02:11:25,277 BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 4346 02:11:25,277 --> 02:11:27,179 ACCELERATOR BY VIRTUE OF HAVING 4347 02:11:27,179 --> 02:11:30,015 A VESTED PROJECT FOR NEW 4348 02:11:30,015 --> 02:11:33,886 PROJECTS THAT THAT WINDOW, 4349 02:11:33,886 --> 02:11:34,720 OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A CHOICE 4350 02:11:34,720 --> 02:11:35,988 HERE FOR THE COUNCIL TO MAKE 4351 02:11:35,988 --> 02:11:38,924 ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT DATE SHOULD 4352 02:11:38,924 --> 02:11:40,826 BE, BUT IF YOU. FOR LARGER 4353 02:11:40,826 --> 02:11:42,961 PROJECTS, IT WOULD BE 4354 02:11:42,961 --> 02:11:45,297 POTENTIALLY TIGHT TO GET A 4355 02:11:45,297 --> 02:11:46,265 COMPLETE PERMIT APPLICATION AND 4356 02:11:46,265 --> 02:11:47,199 YOU WOULD REALLY HAVE TO START 4357 02:11:47,199 --> 02:11:48,934 NOW. AND THERE MAY BE PROJECTS 4358 02:11:48,934 --> 02:11:50,068 OUT THERE THAT ARE LIKE THAT, 4359 02:11:50,068 --> 02:11:51,737 THAT THE CITY JUST DOES NOT KNOW 4360 02:11:51,737 --> 02:11:53,805 ABOUT. THERE MAY BE LARGER MIXED 4361 02:11:53,805 --> 02:11:55,240 USE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE 4362 02:11:55,240 --> 02:11:57,209 DESIGN PHASE THAT HAVE NOT HAD A 4363 02:11:57,209 --> 02:11:58,443 PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE, 4364 02:11:58,443 --> 02:11:59,478 HAVEN'T SCHEDULED AN INTAKE 4365 02:11:59,478 --> 02:12:00,912 APPOINTMENT YET, BUT MAY BE FAR 4366 02:12:00,912 --> 02:12:02,881 ALONG. WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY 4367 02:12:02,881 --> 02:12:05,984 KNOW ABOUT THOSE FOR SMALLER 4368 02:12:05,984 --> 02:12:08,320 PROJECTS. IT'S IT'S NOT 4369 02:12:08,320 --> 02:12:08,954 NECESSARILY THAT UNCOMFORTABLE 4370 02:12:08,954 --> 02:12:11,256 OF A WINDOW. IF YOU ARE BUILDING 4371 02:12:11,256 --> 02:12:15,027 A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT OR A 4372 02:12:15,027 --> 02:12:16,628 SMALL APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT, AND 4373 02:12:16,628 --> 02:12:17,729 YOU HAVE SOME CERTAINTY THAT THE 4374 02:12:17,729 --> 02:12:19,498 CITY THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO 4375 02:12:19,498 --> 02:12:21,300 PASS THIS LEGISLATION, THEN YOU 4376 02:12:21,300 --> 02:12:22,901 COULD BEGIN NOW OR BEGIN AFTER 4377 02:12:22,901 --> 02:12:24,403 THE LEGISLATION IS EFFECTIVE AND 4378 02:12:24,403 --> 02:12:27,406 STILL GET AN APPLICATION IN. BUT 4379 02:12:27,406 --> 02:12:28,840 IT DOES TEND TO FAVOR SMALLER 4380 02:12:28,840 --> 02:12:31,476 PROJECTS OVER LARGER PROJECTS. 4381 02:12:31,476 --> 02:12:32,911 -- AND IF I MAY, ONE THING I'LL 4382 02:12:32,911 --> 02:12:34,279 JUST UPDATE, AND I THINK THIS 4383 02:12:34,279 --> 02:12:36,114 SLIDE. ONE THING I'LL ADD IN 4384 02:12:36,114 --> 02:12:38,183 ADDITION TO WHAT KETTLE JUST 4385 02:12:38,183 --> 02:12:39,084 SAID IS. AGAIN, JUST TO 4386 02:12:39,084 --> 02:12:41,753 REITERATE, FOR THOSE CURRENTLY 4387 02:12:41,753 --> 02:12:42,954 VESTED PROJECTS THAT HAVE 4388 02:12:42,954 --> 02:12:43,555 ALREADY COMPLETED THAT STAGE, 4389 02:12:43,555 --> 02:12:45,424 THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE 80% 4390 02:12:45,424 --> 02:12:47,326 REDUCTION. AND THEN THAT SECOND 4391 02:12:47,326 --> 02:12:49,027 BULLET POINT FOR THE PROJECTS 4392 02:12:49,027 --> 02:12:49,628 THAT ARE HITTING THAT JANUARY 4393 02:12:49,628 --> 02:12:52,197 28th TIMELINE IS SORT OF THE 4394 02:12:52,197 --> 02:12:53,198 SECOND PHASE, IF YOU WILL. 4395 02:12:53,198 --> 02:12:54,900 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. AND SO 4396 02:12:54,900 --> 02:12:56,101 THAT'S THE 60%. AND THAT'S 4397 02:12:56,101 --> 02:12:57,703 WHERE THE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS 4398 02:12:57,703 --> 02:12:58,870 THAT YOU SEE LISTED THERE APPLY. 4399 02:12:58,870 --> 02:13:00,105 SO HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS TO 4400 02:13:00,105 --> 02:13:01,807 CLARIFY, BUT PLEASE CONTINUE 4401 02:13:01,807 --> 02:13:03,141 WITH YOUR QUESTIONING. 4402 02:13:03,141 --> 02:13:03,909 -- YEAH, NO THANK YOU. AND JUST 4403 02:13:03,909 --> 02:13:05,677 WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND 4404 02:13:05,677 --> 02:13:07,379 AND SORT OF THE PUBLIC 4405 02:13:07,379 --> 02:13:08,847 UNDERSTANDS. SO FOR IF YOU'RE 4406 02:13:08,847 --> 02:13:11,183 VESTED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT 4407 02:13:11,183 --> 02:13:11,783 REALLY THIS DEADLINE BECAUSE 4408 02:13:11,783 --> 02:13:13,785 YOU'RE ALREADY VESTED. AND THEN 4409 02:13:13,785 --> 02:13:15,754 ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU HAD TWO 4410 02:13:15,754 --> 02:13:18,190 YEARS TO TO SHOW SUBSTANTIAL 4411 02:13:18,190 --> 02:13:20,025 PROGRESS. AND THEN FOR 4412 02:13:20,025 --> 02:13:22,094 NON-VESTED, YOU HAVE THAT 4413 02:13:22,094 --> 02:13:24,763 DEADLINE TO, TO BECOME VESTED 4414 02:13:24,763 --> 02:13:26,798 ESSENTIALLY UNDER THE 60%. AND 4415 02:13:26,798 --> 02:13:27,599 THEN YOU HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL 4416 02:13:27,599 --> 02:13:30,969 TIME TO, TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL 4417 02:13:30,969 --> 02:13:33,605 PROGRESS TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION. 4418 02:13:33,605 --> 02:13:35,507 AND I GUESS JUST PART OF MY 4419 02:13:35,507 --> 02:13:37,709 QUESTION AND WHY I ASK IS THIS 4420 02:13:37,709 --> 02:13:40,746 IS A PRETTY TIGHT, IN MY 4421 02:13:40,746 --> 02:13:43,348 OPINION, SORT OF A TIGHT WINDOW. 4422 02:13:43,348 --> 02:13:45,717 IT'S A NARROW. AND SO I JUST 4423 02:13:45,717 --> 02:13:47,552 WANT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT 4424 02:13:47,552 --> 02:13:48,587 AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION, 4425 02:13:48,587 --> 02:13:50,355 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VESTED AND 4426 02:13:50,355 --> 02:13:52,591 FOLKS THAT CAN GET VESTED WITHIN 4427 02:13:52,591 --> 02:13:55,494 KIND OF A PRETTY QUICK TIMELINE 4428 02:13:55,494 --> 02:13:58,563 THAT THIS IS, IS NOT SORT OF A, 4429 02:13:58,563 --> 02:14:00,232 YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TEMPORARY 4430 02:14:00,232 --> 02:14:03,602 THING. IT'S A SLICE IN TIME. 4431 02:14:03,602 --> 02:14:05,337 AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF HONE 4432 02:14:05,337 --> 02:14:06,838 IN ON, ON WHAT THAT SLICE AND 4433 02:14:06,838 --> 02:14:10,042 TIME IS. SO THANK YOU, CHAIR 4434 02:14:10,042 --> 02:14:11,743 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4435 02:14:11,743 --> 02:14:12,344 COUNCILMEMBER LIN ANY FURTHER 4436 02:14:12,344 --> 02:14:14,246 QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LIN OR 4437 02:14:14,246 --> 02:14:15,781 VICE CHAIR? LIN. EXCUSE ME. 4438 02:14:15,781 --> 02:14:17,382 OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4439 02:14:17,382 --> 02:14:18,283 RINCK SHOULD WE RETURN TO YOU 4440 02:14:18,283 --> 02:14:19,785 AND THE QUESTION YOU HAD 4441 02:14:19,785 --> 02:14:20,085 PREVIOUSLY. 4442 02:14:20,085 --> 02:14:21,987 -- CERTAINLY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4443 02:14:21,987 --> 02:14:23,121 FOSTER AND APOLOGIES. I HAD TO 4444 02:14:23,121 --> 02:14:23,855 STEP OFF FOR A MOMENT. SO I 4445 02:14:23,855 --> 02:14:24,556 DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS COVERED 4446 02:14:24,556 --> 02:14:27,059 FULLY IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT I 4447 02:14:27,059 --> 02:14:27,993 WANTED TO ACTUALLY KEEP US. I 4448 02:14:27,993 --> 02:14:30,429 BELIEVE WE'RE ON SLIDE 13. YES. 4449 02:14:30,429 --> 02:14:31,096 I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN UNPACK 4450 02:14:31,096 --> 02:14:34,132 A LITTLE BIT MORE AROUND THE 4451 02:14:34,132 --> 02:14:35,867 AREAS OF HIGH RISK OF 4452 02:14:35,867 --> 02:14:36,435 DISPLACEMENT COMPONENT THAT 4453 02:14:36,435 --> 02:14:38,069 WOULD BE EXCLUDED FOR NEW 4454 02:14:38,069 --> 02:14:40,238 PROJECTS TO RECEIVE THE 60% 4455 02:14:40,238 --> 02:14:42,407 REDUCTION. I WANT TO TAKE A 4456 02:14:42,407 --> 02:14:45,210 MOMENT TO NOTE, CHAIR FOSTER, I 4457 02:14:45,210 --> 02:14:46,711 APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS ON 4458 02:14:46,711 --> 02:14:47,345 ANTI-DISPLACEMENT EFFORTS AS A 4459 02:14:47,345 --> 02:14:49,881 PART OF WHAT'S COMING BEFORE US 4460 02:14:49,881 --> 02:14:50,549 NOW, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF 4461 02:14:50,549 --> 02:14:51,082 WE COULD SPEND SOME TIME 4462 02:14:51,082 --> 02:14:53,185 UNPACKING THAT A LITTLE BIT 4463 02:14:53,185 --> 02:14:53,385 MORE. 4464 02:14:53,385 --> 02:14:56,655 -- SURE. SO THE CURRENT DRAFT 4465 02:14:56,655 --> 02:14:58,690 IDENTIFIES THE HIGH DISPLACEMENT 4466 02:14:58,690 --> 02:14:59,191 RISK AREAS BY PLANNING 4467 02:14:59,191 --> 02:15:00,358 GEOGRAPHY. SO THAT'S NOT 4468 02:15:00,358 --> 02:15:01,626 ACTUALLY WHAT'S REPRESENTED 4469 02:15:01,626 --> 02:15:03,862 HERE ON THIS SLIDE. THIS SLIDE 4470 02:15:03,862 --> 02:15:05,664 SHOWS THIS IS FROM THE AS ALSO 4471 02:15:05,664 --> 02:15:07,165 FROM THE HOUSING APPENDIX TO THE 4472 02:15:07,165 --> 02:15:09,534 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THIS 4473 02:15:09,534 --> 02:15:11,203 SHOWS THE DISPLACEMENT RISK 4474 02:15:11,203 --> 02:15:13,071 INDEX. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 4475 02:15:13,071 --> 02:15:16,708 IT IS NOT IT IS NOT SORT OF 4476 02:15:16,708 --> 02:15:17,275 CONFINED TO THOSE PLANNING 4477 02:15:17,275 --> 02:15:17,943 GEOGRAPHIES, BUT IT GIVES YOU A 4478 02:15:17,943 --> 02:15:19,411 SENSE ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE, 4479 02:15:19,411 --> 02:15:21,379 WHERE YOU SEE HARD LINES HERE. 4480 02:15:21,379 --> 02:15:22,447 THEY MOSTLY HAVE TO DO WITH 4481 02:15:22,447 --> 02:15:23,782 CENSUS TRACTS, NOT NOT WITH ANY 4482 02:15:23,782 --> 02:15:25,984 KIND OF PLANNING, GEOGRAPHY THAT 4483 02:15:25,984 --> 02:15:28,487 THE CITY HAS. SO THE DRAFT BILL 4484 02:15:28,487 --> 02:15:31,122 IDENTIFIES WHAT THOSE WHAT THOSE 4485 02:15:31,122 --> 02:15:33,558 PLANNING GEOGRAPHIES WOULD BE 4486 02:15:33,558 --> 02:15:34,392 AND INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL 4487 02:15:34,392 --> 02:15:34,993 SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT, THE 4488 02:15:34,993 --> 02:15:36,094 CENTRAL DISTRICT URBAN CENTER, 4489 02:15:36,094 --> 02:15:37,395 CENTRAL DISTRICT, SOUTH URBAN 4490 02:15:37,395 --> 02:15:38,763 CENTER, THE MOUNT BAKER MOUNT 4491 02:15:38,763 --> 02:15:39,798 BAKER URBAN CENTER, THE NORTH 4492 02:15:39,798 --> 02:15:41,833 BEACON HILL URBAN CENTER, THE 4493 02:15:41,833 --> 02:15:42,868 COLUMBIA CITY URBAN CENTER, THE 4494 02:15:42,868 --> 02:15:43,935 GRAHAM URBAN CENTER, THE OTHELLO 4495 02:15:43,935 --> 02:15:46,137 URBAN CENTER, AND THE RAINIER 4496 02:15:46,137 --> 02:15:49,341 BEACH URBAN CENTER. SO 4497 02:15:49,341 --> 02:15:49,875 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THOSE 4498 02:15:49,875 --> 02:15:52,944 GEOGRAPHIES NEW DEVELOPMENT 4499 02:15:52,944 --> 02:15:54,880 WITHIN THOSE GEOGRAPHIES WOULD 4500 02:15:54,880 --> 02:15:57,048 NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 4501 02:15:57,048 --> 02:15:58,350 ACCELERATOR UNLESS IT WAS 4502 02:15:58,350 --> 02:16:00,919 UNDERTAKEN BY A LEGACY 4503 02:16:00,919 --> 02:16:02,087 HOMEOWNER. DEVELOPMENT COULD 4504 02:16:02,087 --> 02:16:03,054 HAPPEN IN THOSE AREAS, BUT THEY 4505 02:16:03,054 --> 02:16:04,689 WOULD BE PAYING THE FULL FREIGHT 4506 02:16:04,689 --> 02:16:07,392 OF THE MHA FEE 4507 02:16:07,392 --> 02:16:10,228 -- THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND 4508 02:16:10,228 --> 02:16:11,696 CHAIR, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO 4509 02:16:11,696 --> 02:16:12,931 ADD? JUST A SPONSOR TO SPEAK TO 4510 02:16:12,931 --> 02:16:14,533 MORE OF THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT 4511 02:16:14,533 --> 02:16:15,100 EFFORTS AS A PART OF THIS? 4512 02:16:15,100 --> 02:16:15,834 -- YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO. THANK 4513 02:16:15,834 --> 02:16:17,435 YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER 4514 02:16:17,435 --> 02:16:19,237 RINCK. I THINK FROM MY VANTAGE 4515 02:16:19,237 --> 02:16:20,572 POINT, THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT 4516 02:16:20,572 --> 02:16:22,340 PART OF THIS POLICY APPROACH 4517 02:16:22,340 --> 02:16:24,109 THAT WE'RE TAKING HERE. WE KNOW 4518 02:16:24,109 --> 02:16:25,110 THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS 4519 02:16:25,110 --> 02:16:26,077 THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE 4520 02:16:26,077 --> 02:16:27,512 PIPELINE THAT HAVE ALREADY 4521 02:16:27,512 --> 02:16:28,813 IDENTIFIED A SITE, KNOW WHERE 4522 02:16:28,813 --> 02:16:29,781 THEY WANT TO BUILD. BUT WE ALSO 4523 02:16:29,781 --> 02:16:33,218 KNEW THAT AS WE'RE 4524 02:16:33,218 --> 02:16:33,818 CONTEMPLATING THIS TEMPORARY 4525 02:16:33,818 --> 02:16:34,786 REDUCTION, AND ONE OF THE GOALS, 4526 02:16:34,786 --> 02:16:36,154 THAT TEMPORARY REDUCTION IS TO 4527 02:16:36,154 --> 02:16:37,889 ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A 4528 02:16:37,889 --> 02:16:39,357 DEVELOPMENT CLIFF, WHICH IS WHY 4529 02:16:39,357 --> 02:16:41,760 WE TOOK THIS APPROACH OF THIS 4530 02:16:41,760 --> 02:16:43,595 TIERED APPROACH WITH THE 80% AND 4531 02:16:43,595 --> 02:16:45,263 THEN THE 60% FOLLOWING. AND 4532 02:16:45,263 --> 02:16:45,997 GIVEN THAT WE ALSO KNEW THAT WE 4533 02:16:45,997 --> 02:16:48,300 WANTED TO TAKE UNDER 4534 02:16:48,300 --> 02:16:49,234 CONSIDERATION THAT SOME AREAS OF 4535 02:16:49,234 --> 02:16:51,403 THE CITY HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR 4536 02:16:51,403 --> 02:16:53,138 DISPLACEMENT PRESSURE IN THOSE 4537 02:16:53,138 --> 02:16:54,973 COMMUNITIES. AND RATHER THAN TO 4538 02:16:54,973 --> 02:16:56,741 INCENTIVIZE THAT, THAT NEW 4539 02:16:56,741 --> 02:16:57,842 PIPELINE ACTIVITY THERE, WE 4540 02:16:57,842 --> 02:17:00,111 WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME 4541 02:17:00,111 --> 02:17:00,745 GUIDELINES, WHICH KETTLE HAS SO 4542 02:17:00,745 --> 02:17:02,914 THOUGHTFULLY WALKED THROUGH. 4543 02:17:02,914 --> 02:17:04,115 -- THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT 4544 02:17:04,115 --> 02:17:04,816 RESPONSE. THAT'S THE MAIN 4545 02:17:04,816 --> 02:17:06,451 THING. I WANTED TO JUST UNPACK A 4546 02:17:06,451 --> 02:17:08,420 LITTLE BIT OF TODAY, AND I'LL 4547 02:17:08,420 --> 02:17:09,955 TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO COMMENT 4548 02:17:09,955 --> 02:17:13,291 AND RECOGNIZE THE VERY CAREFUL 4549 02:17:13,291 --> 02:17:13,992 BALANCE THAT I SEE YOU'RE TRYING 4550 02:17:13,992 --> 02:17:16,194 TO STRIKE IN THIS LEGISLATION 4551 02:17:16,194 --> 02:17:20,532 AND VOICE. MY APPRECIATION FOR 4552 02:17:20,532 --> 02:17:23,568 THAT AND MY JUST OVERARCHING 4553 02:17:23,568 --> 02:17:26,304 POINT THAT I REALLY ADMIRE YOUR 4554 02:17:26,304 --> 02:17:28,573 TENACITY TO PUSH THIS 4555 02:17:28,573 --> 02:17:30,875 CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT CAN WE 4556 02:17:30,875 --> 02:17:32,744 DO USING THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE 4557 02:17:32,744 --> 02:17:33,912 AVAILABLE TO US ON THE LOCAL 4558 02:17:33,912 --> 02:17:35,981 LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO REALLY PUSH 4559 02:17:35,981 --> 02:17:37,215 FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION? WE'VE 4560 02:17:37,215 --> 02:17:38,350 BEEN SAYING IT FOR YEARS. ALL OF 4561 02:17:38,350 --> 02:17:41,086 OUR STUDIES AND REPORTS HAVE 4562 02:17:41,086 --> 02:17:42,020 CONFIRMED THIS POINT, THAT WE 4563 02:17:42,020 --> 02:17:43,888 NEED TO BE BUILDING MORE HOUSING 4564 02:17:43,888 --> 02:17:45,690 TO REALLY MEET THOSE GROWTH 4565 02:17:45,690 --> 02:17:47,792 TARGETS. I'VE SPOKEN OFTEN ON 4566 02:17:47,792 --> 02:17:50,629 THIS DAIS ABOUT THE CLIMATE 4567 02:17:50,629 --> 02:17:52,731 CRISIS AND THE POLITICAL 4568 02:17:52,731 --> 02:17:54,099 DYNAMICS HAPPENING ACROSS THE 4569 02:17:54,099 --> 02:17:56,501 COUNTRY, AND THE NEED TO BE ABLE 4570 02:17:56,501 --> 02:17:57,936 TO ACCOMMODATE FOR PEOPLE WHO 4571 02:17:57,936 --> 02:18:00,205 ARE MOVING TO OUR REGION FOR A 4572 02:18:00,205 --> 02:18:01,973 MYRIAD OF REASONS. AND SO, IN 4573 02:18:01,973 --> 02:18:05,176 THAT SPIRIT, I APPRECIATE THE 4574 02:18:05,176 --> 02:18:06,211 OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DIG INTO 4575 02:18:06,211 --> 02:18:07,746 THIS POLICY AND YOUR WILLINGNESS 4576 02:18:07,746 --> 02:18:09,347 TO PUSH WHAT IS A CHALLENGING 4577 02:18:09,347 --> 02:18:11,049 CONVERSATION, FULLY 4578 02:18:11,049 --> 02:18:12,050 ACKNOWLEDGING THAT A CHALLENGING 4579 02:18:12,050 --> 02:18:13,151 CONVERSATION, BUT ONE THAT I 4580 02:18:13,151 --> 02:18:13,918 THINK AND BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BE 4581 02:18:13,918 --> 02:18:15,854 ABLE TO WORK THROUGH TOGETHER. 4582 02:18:15,854 --> 02:18:17,822 SO THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4583 02:18:17,822 --> 02:18:19,557 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4584 02:18:19,557 --> 02:18:20,358 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK COLLEAGUES. 4585 02:18:20,358 --> 02:18:21,893 I WILL CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE 4586 02:18:21,893 --> 02:18:22,560 ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, AND THEN 4587 02:18:22,560 --> 02:18:24,996 I WILL RUN THROUGH JUST A FEW. I 4588 02:18:24,996 --> 02:18:26,531 AM AWARE IT'S 422 AND JUST A 4589 02:18:26,531 --> 02:18:27,932 FEW MORE QUESTIONS. I WANT TO 4590 02:18:27,932 --> 02:18:28,900 MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT. BUT 4591 02:18:28,900 --> 02:18:30,368 ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU 4592 02:18:30,368 --> 02:18:31,569 COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU 4593 02:18:31,569 --> 02:18:33,405 SO MUCH. I WANT TO JUST TURN 4594 02:18:33,405 --> 02:18:35,040 BACK TO YOU QUICKLY. I THINK 4595 02:18:35,040 --> 02:18:36,141 FOLKS HAVE TOUCHED ON SOME OF 4596 02:18:36,141 --> 02:18:37,208 THE COMPONENTS. I WANTED TO BE 4597 02:18:37,208 --> 02:18:39,077 SURE TO UPLIFT TODAY, BUT I WANT 4598 02:18:39,077 --> 02:18:42,947 TO TURN BACK TO YOUR SLIDE 11. 4599 02:18:42,947 --> 02:18:43,715 CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT 4600 02:18:43,715 --> 02:18:45,817 TO WHAT WE SEE AS THE TYPICAL 4601 02:18:45,817 --> 02:18:47,652 PERCENTAGE OF UNITS THAT ARE 4602 02:18:47,652 --> 02:18:49,220 FAMILY SIZE FOR MARKET RATE 4603 02:18:49,220 --> 02:18:51,890 DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY IN 4604 02:18:51,890 --> 02:18:56,995 SEATTLE? 4605 02:18:56,995 --> 02:18:59,731 -- SO YEAH, SO THIS IS I MEAN, I 4606 02:18:59,731 --> 02:19:00,398 CAN'T ACTUALLY SPEAK TO SORT OF 4607 02:19:00,398 --> 02:19:02,267 WHAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN 4608 02:19:02,267 --> 02:19:03,735 SEATTLE. THAT'S THIS SLIDE IS 4609 02:19:03,735 --> 02:19:06,738 JUST SHOWING NEW DEVELOPMENT 4610 02:19:06,738 --> 02:19:08,273 BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022. THERE IS 4611 02:19:08,273 --> 02:19:11,443 THERE IS MORE TWO PLUS BEDROOM 4612 02:19:11,443 --> 02:19:13,211 UNITS THAT ARE PART OF THE 4613 02:19:13,211 --> 02:19:14,312 CITY'S INVENTORY THAN HAVE BEEN 4614 02:19:14,312 --> 02:19:16,614 DEVELOPED IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 4615 02:19:16,614 --> 02:19:18,483 EIGHT YEARS OR SO. BUT THIS I 4616 02:19:18,483 --> 02:19:19,718 DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. I'M 4617 02:19:19,718 --> 02:19:20,518 SORRY. 4618 02:19:20,518 --> 02:19:21,119 -- I THINK KETTLE ONE OF THE 4619 02:19:21,119 --> 02:19:21,753 THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IS THAT 4620 02:19:21,753 --> 02:19:23,755 WE OFTEN SEE. BUT, YOU KNOW, 4621 02:19:23,755 --> 02:19:25,023 SOMETHING CLOSER TO I WANT TO 4622 02:19:25,023 --> 02:19:28,393 SAY WE TALK ABOUT 13 OR 15% OF 4623 02:19:28,393 --> 02:19:30,562 BUILDINGS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE 4624 02:19:30,562 --> 02:19:32,497 HAVING 13 OR 15% OF THEIR UNITS 4625 02:19:32,497 --> 02:19:33,565 AS FAMILY SIZED HOUSING. DOES 4626 02:19:33,565 --> 02:19:33,965 THAT RING A BELL? 4627 02:19:33,965 --> 02:19:34,299 -- THAT DOES. 4628 02:19:34,299 --> 02:19:35,367 -- THANK YOU. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T 4629 02:19:35,367 --> 02:19:37,502 HAVE POINTED TO THIS SLIDE. 4630 02:19:37,502 --> 02:19:39,137 -- SO NOW, SO FOR NEW 4631 02:19:39,137 --> 02:19:42,540 DEVELOPMENTS, NOT COUNTING 4632 02:19:42,540 --> 02:19:44,809 TOWNHOUSES, THEY'RE GENERALLY 4633 02:19:44,809 --> 02:19:47,312 ABOUT 12 TO 15% OF OF NEW 4634 02:19:47,312 --> 02:19:48,980 DEVELOPMENT IN APARTMENTS HAS 4635 02:19:48,980 --> 02:19:52,183 BEEN TWO PLUS BEDROOM UNITS. 4636 02:19:52,183 --> 02:19:53,551 -- THANK YOU. ONE OTHER POINT. I 4637 02:19:53,551 --> 02:19:54,986 WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE UPLIFT. 4638 02:19:54,986 --> 02:19:56,488 AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4639 02:19:56,488 --> 02:19:57,522 YOU CAME EXCUSE ME, VICE CHAIR 4640 02:19:57,522 --> 02:19:59,057 LIN YOU CAME CLOSE TO THIS 4641 02:19:59,057 --> 02:19:59,691 PREVIOUSLY, BUT CAN YOU JUST 4642 02:19:59,691 --> 02:20:02,494 SPEAK TO THE ROLE OF THE 4643 02:20:02,494 --> 02:20:03,128 FOUNDATION INSPECTION IN TERMS 4644 02:20:03,128 --> 02:20:04,863 OF THE CUT OFF DATE AND HOW WE 4645 02:20:04,863 --> 02:20:07,665 ARE USING THAT TO DEMONSTRATE 4646 02:20:07,665 --> 02:20:08,133 SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS? 4647 02:20:08,133 --> 02:20:09,634 -- YEAH. AND I SHOULD SAY THAT 4648 02:20:09,634 --> 02:20:10,902 THAT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY TO 4649 02:20:10,902 --> 02:20:11,403 DEMONSTRATE SUBSTANTIAL 4650 02:20:11,403 --> 02:20:12,303 PROGRESS, BUT IT'S ONE OF THEM 4651 02:20:12,303 --> 02:20:14,639 THAT'S IN THERE. THERE ARE 4652 02:20:14,639 --> 02:20:16,074 DIFFERENT DIFFERENT PHASES. 4653 02:20:16,074 --> 02:20:17,408 THERE ARE DIFFERENT INSPECTIONS 4654 02:20:17,408 --> 02:20:18,676 THAT ARE REQUIRED AT DIFFERENT 4655 02:20:18,676 --> 02:20:21,546 PHASES OF THE CONSTRUCTION 4656 02:20:21,546 --> 02:20:22,046 PROCESS. THE FOUNDATION 4657 02:20:22,046 --> 02:20:22,814 INSPECTION IS RELATIVELY EARLY 4658 02:20:22,814 --> 02:20:24,449 ON. IT USUALLY PRECEDES THE 4659 02:20:24,449 --> 02:20:25,850 FRAMING. OTHER INSPECTIONS LIKE 4660 02:20:25,850 --> 02:20:28,787 THAT, BUT IT IS A PRETTY GOOD 4661 02:20:28,787 --> 02:20:29,354 INDICATION THAT SOME THAT A 4662 02:20:29,354 --> 02:20:31,156 PROJECT IS REAL, THAT SOMEBODY 4663 02:20:31,156 --> 02:20:33,358 IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE 4664 02:20:33,358 --> 02:20:33,992 DEVELOPING WHAT THEY HAVE PULLED 4665 02:20:33,992 --> 02:20:35,527 THEIR PERMIT FOR. IF THEY'VE 4666 02:20:35,527 --> 02:20:37,462 GONE TO THE EXPENSE OF DOING THE 4667 02:20:37,462 --> 02:20:38,696 EXCAVATION AND POURING THE 4668 02:20:38,696 --> 02:20:39,898 CONCRETE, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT 4669 02:20:39,898 --> 02:20:42,534 THEY ARE GOING TO COMPLETE THEIR 4670 02:20:42,534 --> 02:20:44,102 PROJECT. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S 4671 02:20:44,102 --> 02:20:46,037 IDENTIFIED AS SORT OF THE AS AS 4672 02:20:46,037 --> 02:20:49,474 A POINT IN TIME WHERE THE CITY 4673 02:20:49,474 --> 02:20:51,876 CAN FEEL FEEL SOME REASSURANCE 4674 02:20:51,876 --> 02:20:52,610 THAT THE FINAL THE FINAL PRODUCT 4675 02:20:52,610 --> 02:20:54,212 WILL BE DELIVERED. 4676 02:20:54,212 --> 02:20:55,747 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. 4677 02:20:55,747 --> 02:20:57,148 OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES THE 4678 02:20:57,148 --> 02:20:58,516 QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. 4679 02:20:58,516 --> 02:20:59,317 COLLEAGUES, I WILL TURN TO YOU 4680 02:20:59,317 --> 02:21:00,451 JUST ONE MORE TIME TO SEE IF 4681 02:21:00,451 --> 02:21:03,454 THERE ARE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR 4682 02:21:03,454 --> 02:21:04,756 COMMENTS BEFORE I CLOSE OUR 4683 02:21:04,756 --> 02:21:08,726 COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE DAY 4684 02:21:08,726 --> 02:21:09,294 COUNCILMEMBER LIN YOU'RE 4685 02:21:09,294 --> 02:21:11,129 RECOGNIZED. 4686 02:21:11,129 --> 02:21:12,897 -- I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME 4687 02:21:12,897 --> 02:21:14,966 COMMENTS, IF THAT'S OKAY. 4688 02:21:14,966 --> 02:21:16,601 FIRST, KIND OF JOINING IN WITH 4689 02:21:16,601 --> 02:21:17,869 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. THANK YOU 4690 02:21:17,869 --> 02:21:20,405 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT IS 4691 02:21:20,405 --> 02:21:21,973 AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. IT CAN 4692 02:21:21,973 --> 02:21:23,942 BE A DIFFICULT DISCUSSION AND 4693 02:21:23,942 --> 02:21:25,176 BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE 4694 02:21:25,176 --> 02:21:28,646 PROGRESS IF IF WE DON'T LEAN IN 4695 02:21:28,646 --> 02:21:30,281 TO THESE HARD, HARD DISCUSSIONS 4696 02:21:30,281 --> 02:21:31,216 AND CHOICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO 4697 02:21:31,216 --> 02:21:34,953 HAVE TO MAKE YOU KNOW, THE OTHER 4698 02:21:34,953 --> 02:21:37,722 THING THAT I JUST WANT TO SPEAK 4699 02:21:37,722 --> 02:21:40,859 TO A LITTLE BIT IS, YOU KNOW, 4700 02:21:40,859 --> 02:21:43,795 JUST THE HEADWINDS THAT OUR OUR 4701 02:21:43,795 --> 02:21:44,829 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS FACING. 4702 02:21:44,829 --> 02:21:46,731 AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 4703 02:21:46,731 --> 02:21:48,099 REASONS I ORIGINALLY RAN FOR 4704 02:21:48,099 --> 02:21:49,834 OFFICE IS WORKING WITH OUR 4705 02:21:49,834 --> 02:21:50,435 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS 4706 02:21:50,435 --> 02:21:51,569 FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. TWO THINGS 4707 02:21:51,569 --> 02:21:53,738 WERE KIND OF APPARENT TO ME. 4708 02:21:53,738 --> 02:21:55,807 ONE, JUST HOW HARD IT IS TO 4709 02:21:55,807 --> 02:21:58,343 BUILD COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4710 02:21:58,343 --> 02:21:59,110 HOLLINGSWORTH POINT. AND YOU 4711 02:21:59,110 --> 02:22:00,378 KNOW HOW WE NEED TO GET OUT OF 4712 02:22:00,378 --> 02:22:01,946 OUR OWN WAY SOMETIMES. AND 4713 02:22:01,946 --> 02:22:03,715 THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO 4714 02:22:03,715 --> 02:22:06,684 THERE. AND TWO, JUST, YOU KNOW, 4715 02:22:06,684 --> 02:22:08,686 THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN 4716 02:22:08,686 --> 02:22:10,522 INCREDIBLE NEED FOR SUBSIDIZED 4717 02:22:10,522 --> 02:22:13,291 HOUSING, BUT ALSO THE MARKET 4718 02:22:13,291 --> 02:22:14,859 RATE SIDE IS INCREDIBLY 4719 02:22:14,859 --> 02:22:15,860 IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY. IT'S A 4720 02:22:15,860 --> 02:22:18,763 BOTH AND, AND THAT WE NEED TO DO 4721 02:22:18,763 --> 02:22:20,598 MORE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR 4722 02:22:20,598 --> 02:22:24,435 BOTH, FOR ALL TYPES OF HOUSING. 4723 02:22:24,435 --> 02:22:25,003 BUT WE CAN'T FORGET THE 4724 02:22:25,003 --> 02:22:26,304 INCREDIBLE IMPORTANCE OF THE THE 4725 02:22:26,304 --> 02:22:28,306 MARKET RATE. AND SO I APPRECIATE 4726 02:22:28,306 --> 02:22:30,041 THE, THE PRESENTATION BY ECHO 4727 02:22:30,041 --> 02:22:35,280 NORTHWEST TODAY. THE OTHER PART, 4728 02:22:35,280 --> 02:22:38,883 YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT 4729 02:22:38,883 --> 02:22:42,954 IS, YOU KNOW, WHY THIS WHY NOW? 4730 02:22:42,954 --> 02:22:46,925 AND JUST SORT OF WHY THIS? I 4731 02:22:46,925 --> 02:22:48,526 THINK, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO 4732 02:22:48,526 --> 02:22:50,495 SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT. THERE ARE 4733 02:22:50,495 --> 02:22:52,297 A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT 4734 02:22:52,297 --> 02:22:54,198 ARE THAT ARE HEADWINDS OR THAT 4735 02:22:54,198 --> 02:23:00,438 THE CITY CAN WORK ON. AND I'M 4736 02:23:00,438 --> 02:23:01,139 CO-CHAIR OF THE MAYOR'S HOUSING 4737 02:23:01,139 --> 02:23:05,209 TASK FORCE. WE'RE JUST GETTING 4738 02:23:05,209 --> 02:23:05,944 GOING. AND MY ROLE THERE IS 4739 02:23:05,944 --> 02:23:07,111 STILL A LITTLE BIT IN FLUX 4740 02:23:07,111 --> 02:23:09,614 BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT 4741 02:23:09,614 --> 02:23:10,048 AWKWARD BEING CITY 4742 02:23:10,048 --> 02:23:11,015 COUNCILMEMBER, BUT ALSO KIND OF 4743 02:23:11,015 --> 02:23:12,517 BEING CO-CHAIR THERE. SO WE'LL 4744 02:23:12,517 --> 02:23:15,320 FIGURE THAT OUT. BUT I, I 4745 02:23:15,320 --> 02:23:16,788 MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, 4746 02:23:16,788 --> 02:23:17,989 THERE'S A LOT OF LONG TERM 4747 02:23:17,989 --> 02:23:21,059 THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON, 4748 02:23:21,059 --> 02:23:21,559 WHETHER IT'S ZONING, 4749 02:23:21,559 --> 02:23:22,927 UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S A LITTLE 4750 02:23:22,927 --> 02:23:24,762 BIT DELAYED WITH PHASE TWO, BUT 4751 02:23:24,762 --> 02:23:25,863 THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THE LONG 4752 02:23:25,863 --> 02:23:29,400 TERM MHA RECALIBRATION, I THINK 4753 02:23:29,400 --> 02:23:31,636 IS CRITICAL. LOOKING AT OUR 4754 02:23:31,636 --> 02:23:33,938 OTHER PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, 4755 02:23:33,938 --> 02:23:38,309 WHETHER IT'S THE UTILITIES, OUR 4756 02:23:38,309 --> 02:23:41,546 CONNECTION FEES, OUR STREET USE 4757 02:23:41,546 --> 02:23:45,683 PERMITS, AND THOSE, YOU KNOW, IN 4758 02:23:45,683 --> 02:23:46,351 THE LONG TERM, THOSE ARE GOING 4759 02:23:46,351 --> 02:23:49,220 TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BUT 4760 02:23:49,220 --> 02:23:52,390 THOSE ALSO CAN'T BE THOSE ARE 4761 02:23:52,390 --> 02:23:55,493 GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO DO, 4762 02:23:55,493 --> 02:23:56,561 INCLUDING THE THE PERMANENT SORT 4763 02:23:56,561 --> 02:23:58,229 OF LOOK AT HOW, HOW DO WE MAKE 4764 02:23:58,229 --> 02:24:01,299 SURE WE ARE MORE FLEXIBLE WITH 4765 02:24:01,299 --> 02:24:05,970 MHA AND THE LONG TERM SORT OF 4766 02:24:05,970 --> 02:24:08,539 RECALIBRATION? AND I DON'T THINK 4767 02:24:08,539 --> 02:24:11,676 ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PRECLUDES US 4768 02:24:11,676 --> 02:24:12,777 CONTINUING TO WORK ON THOSE LONG 4769 02:24:12,777 --> 02:24:14,779 THING, LONG TERM ISSUES. BUT WE 4770 02:24:14,779 --> 02:24:16,748 ALSO HAVE SORT OF IMMEDIATE 4771 02:24:16,748 --> 02:24:21,786 NEEDS NOW. AND SO. AND ONE THING 4772 02:24:21,786 --> 02:24:23,521 THAT I THINK THAT THAT WE DON'T 4773 02:24:23,521 --> 02:24:27,258 TALK ENOUGH ABOUT, AGAIN, IS THE 4774 02:24:27,258 --> 02:24:33,398 JOBS SIDE OF THIS. WE, WE, YOU 4775 02:24:33,398 --> 02:24:35,933 KNOW, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED AND 4776 02:24:35,933 --> 02:24:39,003 I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE CLIFF. IF 4777 02:24:39,003 --> 02:24:39,437 WE DON'T GET NEW 4778 02:24:39,437 --> 02:24:40,104 GROUNDBREAKINGS. I MEAN, YOU 4779 02:24:40,104 --> 02:24:43,875 KNOW, I THINK JOBS ARE WRAPPING 4780 02:24:43,875 --> 02:24:45,143 UP AND WHERE'S THAT PIPELINE 4781 02:24:45,143 --> 02:24:48,780 GOING? AND NOT ONLY THE THE 4782 02:24:48,780 --> 02:24:53,351 LIVELIHOODS OF OUR TRADES FOLKS, 4783 02:24:53,351 --> 02:24:55,453 BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, I'VE, 4784 02:24:55,453 --> 02:24:59,390 I REMEMBER THE LAST DOWNTURN AND 4785 02:24:59,390 --> 02:24:59,924 PEOPLE START LEAVING THE 4786 02:24:59,924 --> 02:25:02,193 INDUSTRY IF THEY CAN'T FIND A 4787 02:25:02,193 --> 02:25:05,096 JOB, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO DO 4788 02:25:05,096 --> 02:25:07,799 SOMETHING AND WE LOSE WORKFORCE 4789 02:25:07,799 --> 02:25:09,567 WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THAT STEADY 4790 02:25:09,567 --> 02:25:11,769 PIPELINE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING 4791 02:25:11,769 --> 02:25:13,671 I'M CERTAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT. 4792 02:25:13,671 --> 02:25:14,839 A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU 4793 02:25:14,839 --> 02:25:16,941 KNOW, I'M REALLY CONCERNED 4794 02:25:16,941 --> 02:25:19,877 ABOUT IS WHEN PEOPLE AREN'T 4795 02:25:19,877 --> 02:25:21,112 BUILDING, PULLING THEIR BUILDING 4796 02:25:21,112 --> 02:25:22,747 PERMITS, PAYING THOSE PERMIT 4797 02:25:22,747 --> 02:25:25,116 FEES. THAT HAS REAL IMPACTS TO 4798 02:25:25,116 --> 02:25:27,652 OUR PERMITTING DEPARTMENT AND, 4799 02:25:27,652 --> 02:25:31,756 YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, IF, IF WE 4800 02:25:31,756 --> 02:25:34,659 CUT THOSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE LOSE 4801 02:25:34,659 --> 02:25:36,160 PERMIT FEES AND OR IF WE EVER 4802 02:25:36,160 --> 02:25:37,929 LOSE PERMIT STAFF, THAT IS 4803 02:25:37,929 --> 02:25:38,463 DEEPLY CONCERNING ON MANY 4804 02:25:38,463 --> 02:25:39,630 LEVELS, INCLUDING THAT LOSS OF 4805 02:25:39,630 --> 02:25:41,399 INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, IT CAN 4806 02:25:41,399 --> 02:25:44,235 BE VERY DEVASTATING. I ALSO 4807 02:25:44,235 --> 02:25:47,672 THINK ABOUT ALL THE OTHER THE 4808 02:25:47,672 --> 02:25:49,373 BENEFITS, NOT ONLY THE HOUSING 4809 02:25:49,373 --> 02:25:51,909 BENEFITS THAT COME FROM NEW NEW 4810 02:25:51,909 --> 02:25:56,981 HOUSING OF ALL TYPES, BUT THINGS 4811 02:25:56,981 --> 02:25:58,883 LIKE SALES TAXES, THINGS LIKE 4812 02:25:58,883 --> 02:26:01,018 REAL ESTATE, EXCISE TAXES, ALL 4813 02:26:01,018 --> 02:26:02,820 THE OTHER COROLLARY BENEFITS OF, 4814 02:26:02,820 --> 02:26:04,589 OF WORKERS COMING IN AND BUYING 4815 02:26:04,589 --> 02:26:08,426 LUNCHES, THINGS LIKE THE, YOU 4816 02:26:08,426 --> 02:26:11,395 KNOW, THE NEW SIDEWALKS AND THE 4817 02:26:11,395 --> 02:26:11,996 UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES, 4818 02:26:11,996 --> 02:26:14,198 EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SIGNIFICANT 4819 02:26:14,198 --> 02:26:16,434 COSTS. AND WE SORT OF PUT THAT 4820 02:26:16,434 --> 02:26:18,569 ON DEVELOPERS, THOSE ARE REAL 4821 02:26:18,569 --> 02:26:23,307 BENEFITS TO, TO OUR CITY. AND, 4822 02:26:23,307 --> 02:26:25,209 BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE 4823 02:26:25,209 --> 02:26:26,344 THINGS WE CAN SORT OF MAKE UP IN 4824 02:26:26,344 --> 02:26:28,980 THE LONG TERM. I MEAN, WE HAVE 4825 02:26:28,980 --> 02:26:30,781 OUR LONG TERM HOUSING GOALS, BUT 4826 02:26:30,781 --> 02:26:33,117 SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE URGENT. 4827 02:26:33,117 --> 02:26:36,287 AGAIN, SORT OF THE JOBS PEOPLE 4828 02:26:36,287 --> 02:26:39,457 NEED NEED JOBS. NOW, YOU KNOW, 4829 02:26:39,457 --> 02:26:42,360 SOME OF THE WE'RE IN A BUDGET 4830 02:26:42,360 --> 02:26:43,594 DEFICIT. AND, YOU KNOW, SO IT 4831 02:26:43,594 --> 02:26:46,998 WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE BENEFIT 4832 02:26:46,998 --> 02:26:48,866 TO GET THOSE SALES TAXES, TO GET 4833 02:26:48,866 --> 02:26:50,468 THOSE PERMIT FEES. AND, YOU 4834 02:26:50,468 --> 02:26:53,204 KNOW, AND THAT'S SORT OF AN 4835 02:26:53,204 --> 02:26:54,639 URGENT ISSUE. SO I JUST WANT TO 4836 02:26:54,639 --> 02:26:57,108 UPLIFT SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT 4837 02:26:57,108 --> 02:26:58,809 ARE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. 4838 02:26:58,809 --> 02:27:02,480 AGAIN, I DON'T THINK ANY OF 4839 02:27:02,480 --> 02:27:07,818 THIS SHORT TERM LOOK, DOES 4840 02:27:07,818 --> 02:27:08,886 ANYTHING TO TO AFFECT THE THE 4841 02:27:08,886 --> 02:27:10,154 CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THAT LONG 4842 02:27:10,154 --> 02:27:14,125 TERM WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO OF 4843 02:27:14,125 --> 02:27:14,659 ADDRESSING OUR OUR PERMIT 4844 02:27:14,659 --> 02:27:15,359 REQUIREMENTS, TAKING THE LONG 4845 02:27:15,359 --> 02:27:19,330 TERM, LOOK, LOOK AT MHA BUT 4846 02:27:19,330 --> 02:27:22,500 AGAIN, JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE 4847 02:27:22,500 --> 02:27:23,801 YOUR YOUR WILLINGNESS AND HARD 4848 02:27:23,801 --> 02:27:25,570 WORK OF, OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN 4849 02:27:25,570 --> 02:27:27,705 DOING ALREADY AND TO BRING THIS 4850 02:27:27,705 --> 02:27:28,773 DISCUSSION FORWARD. SO THANK 4851 02:27:28,773 --> 02:27:30,141 YOU. 4852 02:27:30,141 --> 02:27:31,676 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE CHAIR 4853 02:27:31,676 --> 02:27:33,344 LYNN, I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL 4854 02:27:33,344 --> 02:27:34,845 PRESIDENT, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4855 02:27:34,845 --> 02:27:36,747 -- AND I APOLOGIZE. I I'LL BE 4856 02:27:36,747 --> 02:27:39,617 SUPER QUICK. I ALSO WANT TO SAY 4857 02:27:39,617 --> 02:27:40,985 THAT A LOT OF THE PRESSURES 4858 02:27:40,985 --> 02:27:43,221 AROUND HOUSING, A LOT OF 4859 02:27:43,221 --> 02:27:43,854 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE 4860 02:27:43,854 --> 02:27:44,589 EXPERIENCING AS WELL. LIKE WE'VE 4861 02:27:44,589 --> 02:27:46,891 HEARD FROM THEM, WE'VE HEARD 4862 02:27:46,891 --> 02:27:48,426 ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEM ASKING 4863 02:27:48,426 --> 02:27:50,161 ABOUT WHAT IS OUR ACCELERATOR? 4864 02:27:50,161 --> 02:27:51,162 HOW DO WE GET TO A POINT WHERE 4865 02:27:51,162 --> 02:27:52,363 WE CAN BUILD HOUSING? BECAUSE I 4866 02:27:52,363 --> 02:27:54,031 LOOK AT THE SLIDES, I SEE A LOT 4867 02:27:54,031 --> 02:27:56,467 OF, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT 4868 02:27:56,467 --> 02:27:58,002 HOUSING AS UNITS, UNITS. AND 4869 02:27:58,002 --> 02:27:58,703 THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE 4870 02:27:58,703 --> 02:28:00,271 TALKING TO A LOT OF AFFORDABLE 4871 02:28:00,271 --> 02:28:02,273 HOUSING PROVIDERS, WE'RE TALKING 4872 02:28:02,273 --> 02:28:03,541 ABOUT HOMES AND HOW WE'RE 4873 02:28:03,541 --> 02:28:04,242 BUILDING LIKE THESE DIFFERENT 4874 02:28:04,242 --> 02:28:05,209 COMMUNITIES. NOT TO SAY THAT 4875 02:28:05,209 --> 02:28:06,410 DEVELOPERS ARE NOT, BUT I'M JUST 4876 02:28:06,410 --> 02:28:09,547 SAYING, LIKE, FOR THE RECORD, 4877 02:28:09,547 --> 02:28:10,181 THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS 4878 02:28:10,181 --> 02:28:12,316 ARE ALSO STRUGGLING TO BUILD 4879 02:28:12,316 --> 02:28:14,485 HERE AS WELL. AND SO WANTING TO 4880 02:28:14,485 --> 02:28:17,555 MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS 4881 02:28:17,555 --> 02:28:18,122 WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND 4882 02:28:18,122 --> 02:28:19,490 PROGRESSING, THAT WE'RE CUTTING 4883 02:28:19,490 --> 02:28:20,858 SOME OF THAT RED TAPE AS WELL 4884 02:28:20,858 --> 02:28:22,460 FOR THEM BECAUSE WE WANT TO 4885 02:28:22,460 --> 02:28:23,461 SUPPORT BUILDING ALL HOUSING. SO 4886 02:28:23,461 --> 02:28:25,263 I JUST WANTED TO JUST NAME THAT 4887 02:28:25,263 --> 02:28:28,199 FOR THE RECORD AND STATE THAT. 4888 02:28:28,199 --> 02:28:28,499 THANK YOU. 4889 02:28:28,499 --> 02:28:31,402 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4890 02:28:31,402 --> 02:28:32,503 -- CAN CAN I JUST SAY ONE MORE 4891 02:28:32,503 --> 02:28:33,437 THING? SO SO SO SORRY, CHAIR. 4892 02:28:33,437 --> 02:28:36,040 AND IT JUST REMINDED, YOU KNOW, 4893 02:28:36,040 --> 02:28:36,607 THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT 4894 02:28:36,607 --> 02:28:38,209 THOSE HEADWINDS BECAUSE I THINK 4895 02:28:38,209 --> 02:28:39,710 IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF WE IF 4896 02:28:39,710 --> 02:28:44,482 WE SAW THOSE HEADWINDS TURNING, 4897 02:28:44,482 --> 02:28:46,083 LIKE COMING DOWN. BUT THERE'S 4898 02:28:46,083 --> 02:28:47,485 NOTHING IN THE FORECAST THAT 4899 02:28:47,485 --> 02:28:48,819 SUGGESTS THOSE HEADWINDS ARE 4900 02:28:48,819 --> 02:28:50,888 GOING TO GET ANY EASIER. YOU 4901 02:28:50,888 --> 02:28:54,225 KNOW, INTEREST RATES GOING UP, 4902 02:28:54,225 --> 02:28:56,093 TARIFFS STILL THERE. AND SO I 4903 02:28:56,093 --> 02:28:56,894 JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD 4904 02:28:56,894 --> 02:28:59,230 BE DIFFERENT IF WE WERE LIKE, 4905 02:28:59,230 --> 02:29:00,631 OKAY, THINGS ARE ABOUT TO 4906 02:29:00,631 --> 02:29:02,967 CHANGE. THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET 4907 02:29:02,967 --> 02:29:03,734 BETTER. BUT AND AGAIN, THANK 4908 02:29:03,734 --> 02:29:05,136 YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4909 02:29:05,136 --> 02:29:05,770 HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU KNOW, THERE 4910 02:29:05,770 --> 02:29:08,940 IS A, AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF 4911 02:29:08,940 --> 02:29:10,608 THIS, OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR 4912 02:29:10,608 --> 02:29:11,409 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS, 4913 02:29:11,409 --> 02:29:12,343 THAT WE ARE MEETING THEIR NEEDS 4914 02:29:12,343 --> 02:29:15,479 AS WELL. AND SO I THINK WE CAN 4915 02:29:15,479 --> 02:29:16,847 DO BOTH. BUT WE JUST WE CAN'T 4916 02:29:16,847 --> 02:29:19,016 FORGET THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. 4917 02:29:19,016 --> 02:29:21,385 CHAIR. 4918 02:29:21,385 --> 02:29:21,652 -- GOING 4919 02:29:21,652 --> 02:29:21,986 -- [LAUGHTER] 4920 02:29:21,986 --> 02:29:22,353 -- ONCE, GOING. 4921 02:29:22,353 --> 02:29:22,687 -- [LAUGHTER] 4922 02:29:22,687 --> 02:29:23,020 -- WELL DONE. 4923 02:29:23,020 --> 02:29:24,889 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4924 02:29:24,889 --> 02:29:26,123 I TEASE COLLEAGUES. I REALLY 4925 02:29:26,123 --> 02:29:28,326 APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND YOUR YOUR 4926 02:29:28,326 --> 02:29:30,161 EXPERTISE. AND I ALSO WANT TO 4927 02:29:30,161 --> 02:29:31,696 ACKNOWLEDGE JUST ONE MORE TIME. 4928 02:29:31,696 --> 02:29:32,330 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 4929 02:29:32,330 --> 02:29:33,631 AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, 4930 02:29:33,631 --> 02:29:36,567 CO-SPONSOR ON THE ORDINANCE ON 4931 02:29:36,567 --> 02:29:37,768 THE MHA ACCELERATOR ORDINANCE. 4932 02:29:37,768 --> 02:29:38,703 I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE 4933 02:29:38,703 --> 02:29:40,004 YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR 4934 02:29:40,004 --> 02:29:41,739 PARTNERSHIP THERE. SO I WILL 4935 02:29:41,739 --> 02:29:43,975 CLOSE US OUT AND SAY, THIS HAS 4936 02:29:43,975 --> 02:29:45,076 BEEN A LONG AND PACKED AND FULL 4937 02:29:45,076 --> 02:29:46,610 COMMITTEE, AND WE'VE HEARD A 4938 02:29:46,610 --> 02:29:48,179 LOT TODAY. BUT AT THE CENTER OF 4939 02:29:48,179 --> 02:29:49,680 THIS POLICY, AT THE CENTER OF 4940 02:29:49,680 --> 02:29:51,115 THIS APPROACH, IT'S ABOUT MAKING 4941 02:29:51,115 --> 02:29:52,350 SURE THAT SEATTLE STAYS ON 4942 02:29:52,350 --> 02:29:54,285 TRACK. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION FOR 4943 02:29:54,285 --> 02:29:57,221 OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT 4944 02:29:57,221 --> 02:29:57,855 WE ARE BUILDING ENOUGH HOUSING 4945 02:29:57,855 --> 02:29:59,757 SO THAT WE CAN MEET OUR GROWTH 4946 02:29:59,757 --> 02:30:01,325 GOALS. WHEN WE MEET THOSE GOALS, 4947 02:30:01,325 --> 02:30:02,360 IT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO 4948 02:30:02,360 --> 02:30:03,527 STAY IN THIS CITY. IT MEANS THAT 4949 02:30:03,527 --> 02:30:06,297 WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD IN A WAY 4950 02:30:06,297 --> 02:30:07,365 THAT IS DENSE AND MORE 4951 02:30:07,365 --> 02:30:08,799 AFFORDABLE. AS WE HEARD FROM THE 4952 02:30:08,799 --> 02:30:09,633 PROFESSOR ON WITH US TODAY, AND 4953 02:30:09,633 --> 02:30:11,168 WE'RE TAKING ON THAT APPROACH 4954 02:30:11,168 --> 02:30:12,803 IN A WAY THAT I BELIEVE IS 4955 02:30:12,803 --> 02:30:13,771 DEEPLY BALANCED, TO ENSURE THAT 4956 02:30:13,771 --> 02:30:15,373 WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING THE 4957 02:30:15,373 --> 02:30:16,841 NEEDS AND THE AFFORDABLE SECTOR, 4958 02:30:16,841 --> 02:30:18,809 OUR AFFORDABLE SECTOR PARTNERS 4959 02:30:18,809 --> 02:30:20,711 WILL CONTINUE TO BE INCREDIBLY 4960 02:30:20,711 --> 02:30:22,213 IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY. I 4961 02:30:22,213 --> 02:30:23,080 BELIEVE THIS APPROACH ALSO TAKES 4962 02:30:23,080 --> 02:30:25,383 A BALANCED APPROACH WHEN IT 4963 02:30:25,383 --> 02:30:26,250 COMES TO DISPLACEMENT, AND 4964 02:30:26,250 --> 02:30:27,685 TRYING TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT 4965 02:30:27,685 --> 02:30:29,320 THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING TO 4966 02:30:29,320 --> 02:30:31,055 HELP BRING THOSE HOUSING COSTS 4967 02:30:31,055 --> 02:30:32,456 UNDER CONTROL FOR ALL OF US, 4968 02:30:32,456 --> 02:30:34,525 WHILE ALSO HONORING, RESPONDING, 4969 02:30:34,525 --> 02:30:37,228 AND AND CARVING OUT POLICY THAT 4970 02:30:37,228 --> 02:30:37,828 LISTENS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR 4971 02:30:37,828 --> 02:30:39,130 RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR HIGHEST 4972 02:30:39,130 --> 02:30:41,866 AREAS OF DISPLACEMENT, PRESSURE. 4973 02:30:41,866 --> 02:30:44,635 THIS BILL IS TEMPORARY. IT'S AN 4974 02:30:44,635 --> 02:30:47,204 ACCELERATOR. IT'S MEANT TO 4975 02:30:47,204 --> 02:30:47,838 JUMPSTART OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION 4976 02:30:47,838 --> 02:30:49,340 AT A TIME WHEN, AS WE HAVE HEARD 4977 02:30:49,340 --> 02:30:51,976 SO MUCH TODAY, WE FACE SERIOUS 4978 02:30:51,976 --> 02:30:53,043 HEADWINDS. WE'VE TAKEN INTO 4979 02:30:53,043 --> 02:30:54,045 CONSIDERATION THE NEED TO ENSURE 4980 02:30:54,045 --> 02:30:56,113 THAT WE DON'T HAVE A GIANT 4981 02:30:56,113 --> 02:30:57,681 HOUSING CLIFF BY JUST TAKING 4982 02:30:57,681 --> 02:30:59,183 INTO ACCOUNT OUR PROJECTS THAT 4983 02:30:59,183 --> 02:31:00,217 ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR OUR CYCLE 4984 02:31:00,217 --> 02:31:01,852 AND ARE CURRENTLY VESTED. WE 4985 02:31:01,852 --> 02:31:03,654 NEED TO DO MORE THAN THAT. WE 4986 02:31:03,654 --> 02:31:05,156 NEED TO CREATE SPACE FOR 4987 02:31:05,156 --> 02:31:06,290 PROJECTS TO CONTINUE TO COME 4988 02:31:06,290 --> 02:31:08,259 ONLINE AND FOR PROJECTS TO GET 4989 02:31:08,259 --> 02:31:09,927 VESTED AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 4990 02:31:09,927 --> 02:31:11,562 THIS DISCOUNT. THERE'S LONG TERM 4991 02:31:11,562 --> 02:31:12,930 WORK THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE 4992 02:31:12,930 --> 02:31:14,365 HAPPENING. AND THANK YOU SO 4993 02:31:14,365 --> 02:31:16,467 MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR 4994 02:31:16,467 --> 02:31:17,668 CHAIRING ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR AND 4995 02:31:17,668 --> 02:31:20,070 MANY OTHER FOLKS ON THE MAYOR'S 4996 02:31:20,070 --> 02:31:21,539 HOUSING TASK FORCE AROUND 4997 02:31:21,539 --> 02:31:22,440 PRODUCTION. THAT WORK IS GOING 4998 02:31:22,440 --> 02:31:24,975 TO BE CRITICAL AND NECESSARY. WE 4999 02:31:24,975 --> 02:31:26,343 HEARD A LOT TODAY ABOUT OTHER 5000 02:31:26,343 --> 02:31:27,812 THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY, AND 5001 02:31:27,812 --> 02:31:29,346 WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE 5002 02:31:29,346 --> 02:31:31,849 CAN AND WHAT IS UNDER OUR 5003 02:31:31,849 --> 02:31:32,483 CONTROL AS CITY LEADERS, TO MAKE 5004 02:31:32,483 --> 02:31:33,451 SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING A CITY 5005 02:31:33,451 --> 02:31:35,653 THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. SO ONCE 5006 02:31:35,653 --> 02:31:37,154 AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR 5007 02:31:37,154 --> 02:31:38,422 PUBLIC COMMENTERS TODAY. THANK 5008 02:31:38,422 --> 02:31:40,458 YOU AGAIN TO OUR BUILDING STAFF 5009 02:31:40,458 --> 02:31:42,226 AND SECURITY WHO WHO HELPED US 5010 02:31:42,226 --> 02:31:45,663 MANAGE, I WANT TO SAY 150 PEOPLE 5011 02:31:45,663 --> 02:31:46,831 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY. WE 5012 02:31:46,831 --> 02:31:47,465 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE 5013 02:31:47,465 --> 02:31:50,267 COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT 5014 02:31:50,267 --> 02:31:52,002 YOU. FINALLY, I WANT TO SHARE MY 5015 02:31:52,002 --> 02:31:53,904 OFFICE WILL CONTINUE THE WORK ON 5016 02:31:53,904 --> 02:31:54,872 THIS POLICY, INTEND TO BRING 5017 02:31:54,872 --> 02:31:57,074 FORWARD BOTH THE BILL AND 5018 02:31:57,074 --> 02:31:57,675 RESOLUTION IN DECEMBER WITH A 5019 02:31:57,675 --> 02:31:59,043 POSSIBLE VOTE AS SOON AS EARLY 5020 02:31:59,043 --> 02:32:00,444 OR LATE DECEMBER OR EARLY NEXT 5021 02:32:00,444 --> 02:32:02,613 YEAR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER 5022 02:32:02,613 --> 02:32:06,250 BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 5023 02:32:06,250 --> 02:32:08,152 COMMITTEE? FANTASTIC. THIS 5024 02:32:08,152 --> 02:32:08,786 CONCLUDES THE SPECIAL SEPTEMBER 5025 02:32:08,786 --> 02:32:09,954 18th, 2026 MEETING OF THE 5026 02:32:09,954 --> 02:32:11,355 HOUSING, ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS 5027 02:32:11,355 --> 02:32:12,590 COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED 5028 02:32:12,590 --> 02:32:13,290 MEETING IS ON DECEMBER 9th. 5029 02:32:13,290 --> 02:32:14,525 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING. 5030 02:32:14,525 --> 02:32:17,561 IT IS 4:36 P.M. AND WE ARE 5031 02:32:17,561 --> 02:32:17,862 ADJOURNED. 5032 02:32:17,862 --> 02:32:18,195 -- THANK YOU. 5033 02:32:18,195 --> 02:32:18,762 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. 5034 02:32:18,762 --> 02:32:20,731 -- THANK YOU 5035 02:32:20,731 --> 02:32:22,132 -- [MUSIC]