>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE,
TODAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 6,
2019.
THE HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY AND
WORKING RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:3030.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
AND, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL
BE JOINING US MIDWAY THROUGH,
WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA, SO WE
ARE GOING TO ROLL THROUGH THE
ITEMS AND WE WILL HAVE TIMERS
FOR EACH SECTION.
THOUGH WE HOPE WE HAVE
ALLOCATED EACH SECTION
APPROPRIATE TIME.
WE HAVE 12 AGENDA ITEMS.
FIRST A COUNCIL APPOINTMENT TO
THE LIGHT REVIEW PANEL.
THREE APPOINTMENTS AND ONE
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
COMMITTEE.
AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPITOL
HILL GOVERNING COUNCIL.
A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE
SON EVENT BIDDING.
ON FORT LAWTON REZONING
INCLUDING THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
WE WILL VOTE ON THEM
SEPARATELY.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
COUNCIL TO PASS LEGISLATION.
AND A BRIEFING ON THE HOUSING
LEVY.
WITH THE CONSENT OF MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUE, I WOULD LIKE TO
SWITCH THE LAST TWO ITEMS, 11
AND 12 SO WE HAVE THE HOUSING
LEVY ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN FIRST.
ITEM NUMBER 12 AND GO TO NUMBER
11.
119537 MODIFYING THE CITY'S
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
LEGISLATION.
WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WILL APPROVE
TODAY'S AGENDA.
NO OBJECTION.
AT THIS TIME, AND WE ARE ONE
MINUTE EARLY, WE WILL GET INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
FOR THOSE WHO SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL GIVE
YOU TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND
KEEP YOUR COMMENTS LIMITED TO
ITEMS THAT DO APPEAR ON TODAY'S
AGENDA OR WITHIN THE PER VIEW
OF THIS COMMITTEE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
SIGN UP AND WANT TO, THERE IS
STILL TIME.
WE HAVE MARVA SUMMIT AND
ROSALYN TAN.
MARV, IF YOU ARE HERE, COME UP
TO THE MICROPHONE.
HI, WELCOME.
>> I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE,
RIGHT?
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING?
>> YES.
>> YOUR TIME IS STARTING.
>> RIGHT HERE?
THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING RIGHT?
I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE?
>> YEAH.
>> AND THERE'S NO CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS?
>> THIS IS A COMMITTEE MEETING.
THERE'S USUALLY THREE PEOPLE
HERE.
TODAY THERE'S TWO.
>> OKAY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FORT LAWTON.
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A GRAVE
MISTAKE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
MORE OPEN SPACE SERVE THE CITY
IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
IT WILL CLEAN THE AIR.
IT WILL FILTER RAINWATER.
IT WILL GUARD AGAINST MORE
POLLUTION IN PUGET SOUND, IT
WILL GUARD AGAINST NESTING
BIRDS ON THE PROPOSTED
DEVELOPMENT WHERE THEY CONTINUE
TO BRING THEIR NESTING
MATERIALS FROM THE EXISTING
DISCOVERY PARK TO THE LOCKS
WHERE THEY NOW HAVE A HERON
PRESERVE AND THE BALD EAGLES.
THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WHY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD
PURCHASE FORT LAWTON FOR PARK.
ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS IS
BECAUSE IT IS CONTIGUOUS TO
EXISTING DISCOVERY PARK.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN.
IN FACT, THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
AGAIN.
SO, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE, ALL THE TOURISTS WHO
COME TO VISIT, THE VERY POPULAR
DISCOVER PARK, PLEASE EXPAND
DISCOVERY PARK.
USE THAT ACREAGE FOR MORE
TREES.
MORE TRAILS.
SO THAT MORE PEOPLE COULD ENJOY
THE BEAUTY OF WHAT THE NATURAL
OPEN SPACE OF SEATTLE HAS TO
OFFER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS ROSALYN TAN
AND JAMES MACINTOSH.
>> I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY
HUSBAND AND MYSELF.
SO IF HE WAS HERE, THIS IS WHAT
HE WOULD SAY.
I FEEL IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO
TAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ITS
OWN QUIET CHARACTER AND DROP
600 MORE PEOPLE AND THEIR CARS
INTO A VERY SMALL RESIDENTIAL
SPACE.
I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
TALK ABOUT ALLOWING FOR
ACCESSORY UNITS AS A WAY TO
INCREASE DENSITY WITHOUT
GREATLY IMPACTING THE CHARACTER
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHY IS THIS SAME PHILOSOPHY
BEING APPLIED HERE?
YOUR PLAN WOULD GREATLY CHANGE
THE AREA AND THERE ARE NOWHERE
NEAR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT,
TRANSPORTATION AND SHOPPING FOR
THE PEOPLE YOU HOPE TO HOUSE
THIS.
FOR MYSELF, MY COMMENT IS THIS.
FOR A PROJECT THAT WOULD COST
$90 MILLION, I HAVEN'T HEARD A
LOT OF THIS UNTIL ONLY TWO
MONTHS AGO.
SO PUBLIC FEEDBACK PRIOR TO
THAT, IS LARGELY BASED ON
EMOTIONS AND COST BENEFITS.
IF THIS IS YOUR MONEY, WOULD
YOU DECIDE TO SPEND ON YOUR
EMOTIONS?
THE LAND MIGHT BE FREE, BUT
DEVELOPING IT IS NOT COST
EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE LOCATION
OF WHERE IT IS.
TRACKING MATERIALS IN AND OUT
OF MAGNOLIA IS NOT COST
EFFECTIVE.
SO, SURELY THERE IS A MORE COST
EFFECTIVE LOCATION.
LASTLY, IT WILL TAKE EIGHT
YEARS TO FINISH THIS BUDGET.
HOW WOULD IT HELP THE HOMELESS
AND AFFORDABLE PRICES WE ARE
FACING TODAY?
I URGE YOU TO JUST LOOK AT THE
BUDGET THOROUGHLY AND SEE WHAT
THE COST BENEFIT IS.
I KNOW WE ARE SO LATE INTO THE
GAME NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR
HUSBAND'S TESTIMONY AS WELL.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BE HERE AT
9:30 ON A WEEKDAY.
THE LAST PERSON WE HAVE SIGNED
TO TESTIFY IS JAMES MACINTOSH.
>> YES.
HI, I'M JAMES MACINTOSH AND I
SPOKE EARLIER AT THE OTHER
PUBLIC HEARING.
I THINK THE CITY SHOULD CHOOSE
ALTERNATIVE PARK 3. ONE ASPECT
OF THIS OPEN SPACE, POTENTIAL
OPEN SPACE, IS IT IS ACCESSIBLE
TO ALL.
TO THOSE THAT DON'T DRIVE.
I'M VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
BUT, YOU CAN GET TO DISCOVERY
PARK AREA BY PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
MANY OF US JUST DON'T HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE OUT TO THE
MOUNTAINS.
THAT, THIS IS FAIR TO EVERYONE
THAT THIS SPACE, ONCE IT
BECOMES PARKS SPACE, IT IS OPEN
TO EVERYONE.
IT'S OPEN TO ALL.
SO, I TESTIFIED ABOUT THIS
EARLIER.
AND, JUST GOING TO ADD A FEW
THINGS.
THAT, BEING OUT ON THE OUTER
FRINGE OF THE PARK, THIS AREA
COULD BE USED FOR A LITTLE MORE
ACTIVE USES LIKE PICNICKING,
THERE ARE MANY CONCERNS THAT
THIS WHOLE AREA IS KIND OF
INTERRELATED WITH THE HERON
HABITAT WHICH IS IN THE RAVINE.
ALL THIS AREA NORTH OF MAGNOLIA
IS A GREEN BELT.
IT IS COOLING OFF THE PLANET.
IT'S TREES, OPEN SPACE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
IN A CITY OF 750,000 PEOPLE.
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION
PEOPLE AND MORE, WE JUST NEED
THE OPEN SPACE.
SO MISSING OUT ON THIS
OPPORTUNITY IS JUST A ONCE IN A
LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE.
THERE ARE OTHER PLACES FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I
CERTAINLY FAVOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOUSING FOR THOSE
THAT NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> DO YOU MIND SUMMARIZING?
>> THE VILLAGE.
MAGNOLIA VILLAGE, THE LAWTON
AREA IN LOWER QUEEN ANNE ALL
COME TO MIND.
>> THANK YOU MR. MACINTOSH.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
MAKE YOUR WAY UP AND WE PUT THE
SIGNUP SHEET UP THERE.
SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
AND WE WILL GET YOU IN.
WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS PHIL. BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR THE BEACHES, THE
MEADOWS, AT THE TIME OF ITS
INCEPTION IN 1974, LARGE
AMOUNTS OF FEDERALLY HELD
INHOLDINGS REMAIN.
IN ITS ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN,
CITY LEADERS URGE ALL LANDS
REMAINING BE RETURNED TO THE
PARK.
SADLY DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS
OF ALL DISCOVERY PARK
SUPPORTERS THIS DOES IN THE
APPEAR TO BE THE COURSE THE
COUNCIL WILL ELECT TO CASE.
WE RECOGNIZE THE OVERLAPPING
CONFLICTING INTERESTS.
NONETHELESS, WE URGE YOU TO
CONSIDER THIS DECISION ONE LAST
TIME THAT CANNOT BE REVERSED.
THE PARK REPRESENTS MANY
DECADES OF HARD WORK AND
ADVOCACY BY FRIENDS AND OTHER
GROUPS.
WE ASK YOU REMAIN COMMITTED TO
THE IDEALS PUT FORTH.
TO CREATE AND PROTECT THIS
PLACE THAT IS FREE FROM THE
NOISE AND THE CLAMOR OF THE
CITY, TO PROVIDE CITIZENS A
PLACE OF REFUGE AND SOLITUDE.
NOT ONLY IS THIS ADJACENT TO
THE PARK, IT IS LOCATED WITHIN
A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF SALMON
CREEK AND QOANIS RAVINE WHERE A
SMALL BAND OF GREAT BLUE HERONS
HAS BEEN NESTING FOR THOUSANDS
OF YEARS.
THEY ARE STAKE HOLDERS IN THIS
DECISION AND WE ASK YOU
CONSIDER THEIR FATE.
FRIENDS OF DISCOVERY PARK WOULD
LIKE TO THANK TERESA MOSQUEDA
FOR HER DILIGENT EFFORTS FOR
THE MAINTENANCE YARD FOR
DEMOLITION.
THOUGH ONLY A FEW ACRES THIS
WOULD POTENTIALLY ENLARGE THE
STRIP OF FORESTED LAND THAT IS
THEIR HOME.
WE ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THAT
PLAY FIELDS ARE NOT HABITAT.
PAVEED SERVICES ARE NOT OPEN
SPACE.
WE ASK YOU TO PROVIDE AS MUCH
REAL HABITAT FOR THESE ANIMALS
AS WE CAN BY CREATING AS MUCH
FORESTED CANOPY AS POSSIBLE FOR
BOTH THE HUMANS THAT WILL BE
LIVING AND RECREATING HERE AND
THE GREAT BLUE HERONS THAT HAVE
CALLED THIS PLACE HOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE, PHIL.
AND THANKS TO THE FRIENDS
COALITION AS WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE WORKED ON
AND THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
PRESENTED WITH SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE DRAFTED SO THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE TO SHARE
YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK
LATER TODAY YOU WILL HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CHANGES THAT
ARE COMING TO THE FORT LAWTON
PLAN.
ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO TESTIFY?
GREAT.
THAT WILL CLOSE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
WE WILL HAVE LEIGH BARRECA FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE LONG IN
WAITING.
WE KNOW WE HAVE HAD A VACANCY
ON THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL FOR A WHILE.
SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE.
APPOINTMENT OF MIKHAILA
GONZALEZ AS A MEMBER OF CITY
LIGHT REVIEW PANEL FOR TERM TO
APRIL, 2020.
>> WELCOME.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE LEIGH.
DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND A LITTLE ABOUT THE
CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL?
>> SURE, LEIGH BARRECA SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
THE REVIEW PANEL WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2010 AND
PROVIDES OVERSIGHT TO THE
UTILITY ON MATTERS SUCH AS
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CITY
LIGHT RATES AS WELL AS
FINANCIAL POLICIES.
THE PANEL IS COMPRISED OF NINE
INDIVIDUALS.
THEY ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS.
FIVE ARE APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND FOUR BY CITY
COUNCIL.
EACH POSITION IS MEANT TO
REPRESENT A DIFFERENT SECTOR OF
CITY LIGHTS CUSTOMER CLASSES.
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS,
RESIDENTIAL, LOW INCOME, ET
CETERA.
THE POSITION MISS GONZALEZ WILL
BE FILLING IS POSITION NUMBER
TWO WHICH IS OUR FINANCIAL
ANALYST.
>> AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS
GONZALEZ?
>> I SURE WOULD.
MISS GONZALEZ HAS LED THE
ACCESS SOLAR NETWORK WHILE
MASTERING THE BUSINESS SIDE OF
SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, SHE
HAS CULTIVATED PARTNERSHIPS
WITH A RANGE OF PUBLIC,
PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
SHE ALSO SUPPORTS SOLAR PLUS
STATE ENERGY STRATEGY WORK
ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
ANDS IS DRIVEN TO FIND ENERGY
SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES.
SO GIVEN BOTH HER ENERGY
EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS HER
LEARNING THE BUSINESS SIDE OF
THAT ORGANIZATION, SHE WILL BE
A GREAT CANDIDATE, A GREAT
ADDITION TO THE PANEL IN THE
ROLE OF ANALYST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE USUAL WILL DO ASK THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BEING
APPOINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO
COME TO THE TABLE.
WE KNOW IT IS HARD TO COME IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY
SOMETIMES.
SO, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN
EXCEPTION TODAY AND APPRECIATE
YOU PRESENTING THIS.
WE DO HAVE HER APPOINTMENT
PACKET AS WELL IN FRONT OF US.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW MUCH WORK THIS PARTICULAR
PANEL DOES AND SINCE THEY ARE
UNCOMPENSATED I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.
SHE WILL BE A REAL ASSET.
>> AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR FINALIZING THIS
APPOINTMENT.
WE WILL NOW WITH THIS
APPOINTMENT HAVE A FULL PANEL.
>> YAY.
>> AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH MISS GONZALEZ
GOING FORWARD.
>> WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HER EXPERIENCE.
HER CREDENTIALS, HER
QUALIFICATIONS.
AND THE DIVERSITY SHE WILL ALSO
HELP BRING TO THE PANEL WHICH
IS SOMETHING I THINK WE ARE ALL
VERY INTERESTED IN.
I WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW'S APPRECIATION FOR THE
PANEL AND CITY LIGHT.
WE KNOW WE PUT A LOT ON THEIR
PLATE AND WE WILL HEAR BACK
FROM THEM EARLIER THIS SUMMER
ABOUT THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING REGARDING THE RATE DESIGN
REVIEW.
WHICH WILL BE CRITICAL AS WE
THINK ABOUT NEXT YEAR AND
ROLLING OUT POTENTIAL NEW RATES
FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS
OWNER.
IF EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH US, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS MIKHAILA
GONZALEZ.
>> SECONDED.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF RECOMMENDING
CONFIRMATION VOTE AYE.
NO OPPOSE.
PLEASE COMMUNICATE OUR THANKS
TO MS. GONZALEZ AS WELL.
WE WILL BRING THIS FORWARD TO
THE JUNE 10 FULL COUNCIL
COMMITTEE WHERE YOU WILL SEE
ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
THE DAIS UP HERE NEXT MONDAY.
>> AND WE WILL BE INVITING HER
TO THE JUNE 25 MEETING.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH YOUR
STAFF TO INCLUDE YOU ON THE
JULY 16 AGENDA.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME,
LET'S MOVE TO ITEMS 2-5 ON THE
AGENDA.
IF YOU COULD READ THEM INTO THE
RECORD WHILE SHE IS DOING THAT,
IF I COULD PLEASE BE JOINED BY
TODD SNIDER AND THE APPOINTEES
INCLUDING KELLAN BULMAN,
MICHIKO STARKS AND SHAWN WEEKS.
TODD IS WITH THE CHAIR OF THE
JATC.
APPOINTMENT OF KELLAN BULMAN,
MICHIKO STARKS, AND SHAWN WEEKS
AS MEMBER JOINT APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING COMMITTEE.
>> THOMAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE?
OH, THANK YOU FOR JUMPING UP
HERE TOO.
IS THERE A REALLY GREAT NAME
FOR THE JACT?
>> WE ARE THE JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING
COMMITTEE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A FANCY
ACRONYM FOR IT?
>> WE USE JATC.
>> I FEEL THAT IS ON THE CUSP.
WE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING
FUN.
>> NOT JATC.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> TODD, IF YOU COULD BRIEF US
ON AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE JATC
IS UP TO AND WE WILL HAVE EACH
PERSON TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THEMSELVES.
>> MY NAME IS TODD SNIDER, I'M
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE CURRENT
CHAIR OF THE JATC.
UNDER 696-05, THE TRAINING
COUNCIL HAS RECOGNIZED THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON'S
TRAINING COMMITTEE WITH THE
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ADMINISTERING ALL
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
CURRENTLY THAT IS FAS, SPU, AND
CITY LIGHT.
OUR COMMITTEE IS REPRESENTED BY
LABOR AND MANAGEMENT.
>> GREAT.
WELSHING THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T WE GO DOWN AND WE'LL
HAVE FOLKS INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES, THEIR NAME AND
THEIR BACKGROUND.
WE WILL ASK A FEW QUESTIONS AND
GET INTO THE DETAILS.
IF YOU WANT TO PULL THIS UP
REAL CLOSE.
AS LONG AS THE GREEN LIGHT IS
ON, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> MY NAME'S KELLAN BULMAN.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE TRADE SINCE
2005.
I'M A LINE CREW, CREW CHIEF FOR
THEM.
I ALSO TEACH THE SECOND YEAR
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE LION
APPRENTICES.
I WANTED TO BE ON THE JTC TO
GIVE BACK AND MAINTAIN THE
INTEGRITY OF THE TRADE.
>> I'M SHAWN WEEKS.
I WORK FOR THE FAS DEPARTMENT.
I'M THE APPRENTICESHIP MANAGER
NEW THE MECHANICS PROGRAM.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE 12 YEARS.
WORKED AS A MECHANIC AND TOOK
ON THIS NEW ROLE.
THE REASON I WOULD LIKE TO BE
ON THIS COMMITTEE IS SO I CAN
USE MY ABILITIES AND SKILLS TO
LEAD THE APPRENTICESHIPS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HELP
BETTER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
THEM.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO, I'M MICHIKO STARKS.
I HAVE BEEN WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT NOW JUST ABOUT FOUR
YEARS.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WORK AS THE
INTERIM TRAINING DIRECTOR AND
ASSISTANT TRAINING DIRECTOR FOR
LOCAL 46 ELECTRIC
APPRENTICESHIP.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS AN
ELECTRICIAN AND APPRENTICE
PRIOR TO THAT AND A LOT MORE
THAT I WON'T MENTION.
THE REASON I WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IS TO WORK WITH MY
PEERS AND BE INVOLVED IN THE
DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
YOU KNOW HOW THAT IMPACTS THE
APPRENTICES.
THAT IS BASICALLY IT.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
>> HI, I'M TOM KELLY.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FLEETS AND FACILITIES
FOR 21 YEARS.
FOR 20 YEARS I WORKED WITH
APPRENTICES ON THE JOB.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE LOCAL
COMMITTEE FOR A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT STINTS.
I WANT TO TO REPRESENT.
MY UNION ASKED I JOIN IT AND I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
>> WELL THANK YOU.
AND IF FOLKS ARE REPRESENTED BY
A UNION, DO YOU MIND SHARING
WHICH UNION YOU ARE WITH?
>> WE ARE 289 LOCAL MACHINIST I
GUESS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M WITH IBW LOCAL 77.
>> I'M A 21C REPRESENTATIVE BUT
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
APPRENTICES.
>> SURE.
GREAT.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU ALL.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE
ISSUES I'M REALLY PASSIONATE
ABOUT COMING FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE LABOR CONCEPT.
WE KNOW ACCESS TO
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ARE ONE WAY TO MAKE SURE WE
MAINTAIN THE MIDDLE CLASS.
WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES OUT OF
GENERATIONAL POVERTY WE CAN
LIFT UP WORKERS AND MAKE SURE
THERE IS SELF-DETERMINATION IN
THE CAREERS THEY WANT TO
CHOOSE.
EXCITED YOU WANT TO SERVE ON
THIS COMMITTEE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN AND I THINK WE
HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS
LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID SOME
APPOINTMENTS, ONE OF THE THINGS
I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO
THINK ABOUT AND IF YOU HAVE
THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW, I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR.
THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN
FOLKS, PLACEMENT HAS BEEN
SOMETHING I HAVE HEARD.
THAT THERE IS NOT A CLEAR
PIPELINE INTO SOME OF THE JOBS.
SOMETIMES WE DO A GOOD JOB
TRAINING FOLKS AND DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE ALL THE OPENINGS WE WOULD
WANT.
WAYS TO FACILITATE THE
PLACEMENT OR HIRING IS
SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN.
GOING FROM APPRENTICESHIP TO
PLACEMENT.
FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON THAT AS
WELL.
IF YOU ARE WORKING ON SCALING
UP.
AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PLUG.
>> INITIALLY FOR YOUR QUESTION,
I THINK MICHIKO IS THE BEST
PERSON TO DISCUSS CITY LIGHT
ISSUES.
>> YES.
AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON
AS FAR AS WHEN YOU ARE REF
PRESENCING PLACEMENT, ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT LIMITS THE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE CAN BRING
INTO THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE A
RATIO WE WORK UNDER, UNDER THE
GUIDELINES FOR THE STATE.
SO, THAT IS A LARGE IMPACT, IS
BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE LIMITED
NUMBER OF POCKETS AVAILABLE.
AND IN SOME CASES YOU KNOW,
THERE MIGHT BE A DEMAND THAT IS
HIGHER THAN FOR WHATEVER WE CAN
OFFER AS FAR AS THE WORK FORCE.
IF YOU INCREASE THE POCKETS,
THAT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE THAT WE CAN BING IN.
THEN OUR JOURNEYMAN TO
APPRENTICE RATIO, WE CAN WORK
WITH THAT.
THE REASON THE RATIO EXISTS, IT
IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
APPRENTICE.
AS THEY GRADUALLY LEARN MORE
ABOUT THEIR CRAFT, YOU KNOW,
THE MORE THAT THEY LEARN, THE
MORE THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK
INDEPENDENTLY.
IT TAKES YEARS FOR THEM TO
LEARN THEIR CRAFT IN A
CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS
FOR SAFETY.
AND YOU WANT THEM TO BE A
SKILLED CRAFTS PERSON AT THE
END TOO.
THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T HAVE TOO
MANY APPRENTICES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RATIO
IS MAINTAINED.
>> THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.
QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THE
FOUR OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
PARTICIPATING IN THIS.
TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS FIRST
ON COUNCIL LEARNING ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WE WERE
TRYING TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES
AND REACH BACK, WHETHER IT IS
TO THE UNIONS NOW OR INTO OUR
HIGH SCHOOLS, LOCAL COLLEGES AS
WELL.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNEW
THIS PROGRAM WAS AVAILABLE.
DO ANY OF YOU KNOW, TODD, MAYBE
THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
HOW HAVE WE EXPANDED OUR
OUTREACH?
>> WELL, EACH OF THE
DEPARTMENTS DOES THEIR OWN
OUTREACH WHEN THEY RECRUIT A
CLASS.
TO LINK DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
TO REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.
I THINK IN SOME WAYS, OUTREACH
IS LESS THE ISSUE.
WHEN YOU TALK CITY WIDE
APPRENTICESHIPS.
APPRENTICESHIP IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON IS HITTING RECORD
NUMBERS WE HAVE SEEN NEVER
BEFORE.
THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE HARD
INCENTIVE.
THE BREAK ON PREVAILED WAGE IS
ENCOURAGING AND GIVES A SENSE
OF URGENCY FOR BUSINESSES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING OF
THE NEXT GENERATION'S WORK
FORCE.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE FOR CITY
EMPLOYMENT.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND
APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN THE CITY
TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHICH
I HAVE SEEN, THEY HAVE COME AS
A STRUGGLE TO CREATE THESE
PROGRAMS FOR THEIR OWN
DEPARTMENTS.
IT TAKES POLICYMAKERS LIKE
YOURSELVES.
WITH YOU HOLING OUR CITY
DEPARTMENT'S FEET TO THE FIRE,
YOU WILL SEE THE CITY ITSELF
EMBRACE MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I'M ACTUALLY WITH THE
APPRENTICESHIP I OVERSEE, WE
ARE WORKING ON EXPANDING IT NOW
TO GET MORE APPROVAL SO WE CAN
-- I'M PLANNING ON QUADRUPLING
THE SIZE WE ARE CURRENTLY
DOING.
I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF
OUTREACH FOR THE LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOLS AND MAKING CONNECTION
WITHS THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS.
IT IS REALLY FUNNY WHEN YOU GO
TO A SCHOOL AND YOU ASK THE
STUDENT TO GO ALL RIGHT, WHO IN
HERE CAN TELL ME WHAT AN
APPRENTICESHIP IS?
MOST OF THEM DON'T HAVE A CLUE
WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.
THEE IS SUCH A FOCUS ON GETING
THE FOUR YEAR DEGREE, GOING TO
COLLEGE.
I WENT AND GOT MY BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN TEACHING.
I SPENT A LOT OF MY TIME
EDUCATING THE STUDENTS IN THE
HIGH SCHOOLS AND WORKING WITH
DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES IN THE
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AREA.
THAT HAVE TRADE PROGRAMS IN
THEIR SCHOOLS.
>> I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
FRANKLY TO HEAR THAT IS WHAT
YOU ARE RUNNING INTO.
FOR YEARS NOW, I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS AND THEY HAVE CHANGED
THE PHRASING RATHER THAN BE
PREPARED FOR FOUR-YEAR FOR YOUR
NEXT STEPS.
IT'S COLLEGE OR CAREER.
AND HITTING THE FACT THAT NOT
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO
COLLEGE.
NOR DO THEY NEED TO GO TO
COLLEGE IF THEY ARE GETTING THE
KIND OF TRAINING THAT THE
APPRENTICESHIPS ARE OFFERING.
SO, IF THERE IS ANYTHING, ANY
CLUES YOU WANT TO GIVE US AFTER
THIS MEETING OR ANYTHING YOU
THINK WE CAN DO TO HELP, JUST
KEEP THAT MESSAGE AND THE DRUM
BEAT GOING.
IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH
IS OUR CLOSEST CONNECTION.
IT JUST STRIKES ME WE ARE
MISSING THE BOAT IF WE ARE NOT
GETTING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS
AND REALLY PROVIDING THESE
ALTERNATIVES.
>> I THINK WHERE A LOT OF IT
COMES IS OUTREACH.
IF THEY DON'T KNOW THIS EXISTS,
THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S A
POSSIBILITY.
>> SO WHAT ARE THE TOP TWO
ITEMS IN FRONT OF THE
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT?
WHAT ARE OUR FRIENDS GOING TO
BE WORKING ON?
>> WELL, WE HAVE BEEN
CERTAINLY, OUR DAY-TO-DAY
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE MAKING
SURE ALL THE APPRENTICES ARE
GETTING A PROPER TRAINING AND
PROPER WAGE ADVANCEMENTS.
WE HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN TRYING
TO ENCOURAGE AS YOU SPOKE OF,
TRYING TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY.
OTHERS, A COUPLE OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS THAT APPROACHED US
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
STRUGGLING TO DO THIS.
SOME HAVE STRUGGLED WITH
CLASSIFICATION ISSUES, WITH
POCKET ISSUES.
AND AGAIN, IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR, THE URGENCY OF THE WAGE
AND UTILIZATION FORCES THAT
THROUGH.
WITHOUT THAT HARD INCENTIVE,
THAT'S THE STRUGGLE THAT WE
HAVE WITH TRYING TO EXPAND THE
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
EXPANDING POCKETS.
IS THERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM
US?
IS THAT ANYTHING YOU CAN OFFER?
>> NO.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ENOUGH ON
THE POCKET ISSUES INVOLVED.
>> SO WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO,
WE ARE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF
SAUSAGE MAKING.
I WOULD LOVE TO CHECK BACK IN
WITH ALL OF YOU IN SEPTEMBER.
I THINK WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK
WITH YOU ON WHAT THE REPORT
LOOKS LIKE.
ON TISSUES OF OUTREACH RELATED
TO SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY REACHING
OUR YOUNG KIDS, MAYBE NINTH AND
TENTH GRADE, SO THAT PEOPLE SEE
THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES ON THE
HORIZON.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR YEAR.
PEOPLE ASK WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO ASK ABOUT
THESE GOOD UNION LIVING WAGE
JOBS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE
ON THEIR RADAR.
KNOW ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING PROGRAMS.
I THINK WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
WORRYING ABOUT THE GRAYING OF
OUR WORK FORCE.
A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE RETIRING
SOON AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO THOSE
JOBS AND FOR OUR RETIREES THAT
THERE IS A STABLE WORK FORCE SO
PEOPLE PAY INTO THEIR PENSIONS.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO GENERATE
BOTH GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS AND
GENERATE THE NEEDED PENSION
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OUR PAST
WORKERS.
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL
REPORT BACK TO US IN SEPTEMBER.
WHAT YOU ARE THINKING IS, AS
YOU COME ONTO THE TRAINING
APPRENTICESHIP, JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
COMMITTEE.
WE NEED SOMETHING FUN LIKE JAG
OR SOMETHING.
AS YOU COME ONTO THE COMMITTEE,
AS YOU CAN THINK THROUGH WITH
US WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO DO THE
RECRUITMENT PIECE, WE TALKED A
LOT THIS LAST YEAR ABOUT ACCESS
TO FREE COLLEGE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM WAS ACCESS TO
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
PROGRAMS AS WELL.
AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE KNEW THAT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
MANY OF OUR UNION
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO THE
PARTICIPANTS WANTING TO ENTER
BUT WE WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT
ALL THE WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING
AND THAT THE COST SHOULD NOT BE
A BARRIER ANYMORE IF IT EVER
WAS.
SO, OUTREACH AS YOU TALKED
ABOUT, THE POCKETS AS YOU
TALKED ABOUT, AND GREATER
DIVERSITY.
SO MAYBE WE CAN BRING SOME
MORE, SO WE ARE NOT DOING THIS
ON THE SPOT.
THAT IS REALLY EXCITING ALL OF
THE ITEMS YOU TALKED ABOUT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
LET'S DO THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
CONFIRMATION OF KELLAN BULMAN,
MICHIKO STARKS AND SHAWN WEEKS.
ALL IN FAVOR.
NOBODY OPPOSE.
WE WILL BRING IT TO THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE.
WE WELCOME YOU IF YOU WANT TO
BE THERE, BUT WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND VOTE AND YOU WILL GET A
STRONG RECOMMENDATION FROM ALL
OF US SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ITEM
NUMBER 6. IF WE COULD BE JOINED
BY KENNY PITTMAN AND RACHAEL
STEWARD.
>> APPOINTMENT OF RACHALE
STEWARD AS MEMBER, CAPITOL HILL
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE, LET'S DO QUICK
INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN WE GO
BACK TO KENNY.
>> KENNY PITTMAN.
>> SARAH SHOEMAKE.
>> RACHAEL STEWARD, ONCOMING
BOARD MEMBER.
>> SARAH, SORRY I DIDN'T CALL
YOU UP.
HAPPY YOU ARE HERE.
KENNY AND SARAH, GIVE US A
QUICK OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE
WORK THE CAPITOL HILL
IMPROVEMENT HOUSINGS HAVE BEEN
DOING AND WE WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU.
>> CAPITOL HILL HOUSING BUILDS
VIBRANT AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES
THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE CURRENTLY OWN OR MANAGE
ALMOST 50 BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT
THE SEATTLE AREA.
AND SINCE 1976, WE HAVE HELPED
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FOLKS
AROUND SEATTLE.
>> 50 BUILDINGS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU SERVE IN
THOSE BUILDINGS?
>> OH.
I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I THINK, WE HAVE A COUPLE
THOUSAND RESIDENTS.
>> AND KENNY, ANYTHING ELSE
ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT ON?
>> MY WORK?
>> THE ROLE YOU HAVE HAD WITH
HELPING TO WORK WITH CAPITOL
HILL HOUSING AND.
>> IN HI POSITION, I WORK WITH
THE EIGHT PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES.
>> GO A LITTLE CLOSER.
>> I PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO THEM.
I HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH
SARAH AND CHRISTOPHER.
WHEN THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
ALSO HELPING THEM WHEN THEY ARE
HAVING THEIR BOARD APPOINTEES
COMING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT YOU LATER BECAUSE I HAVE
SOME MORE TO SAY.
>> WE HAVE TONS TO SAY ABOUT
YOU.
>> RACHAEL, WE ARE VERY EXCITED
YOU ARE HERE.
WE HAVE A FULL PACKET IN FRONT
OF US INCLUDING YOUR RESUME.
WHICH IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND
REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT YOU AND WHY YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE
COMMITTEE?
>> SURE, I BENEFIT FRED THE
ASSETS SINCE I WAS A YOUNG
WOMAN.
SO IT IS WONDERFUL TO COME BACK
AND SERVE IN A VOLUNTEER
CAPACITY.
I ALSO WORK AT SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY.
AND ALWAYS WANTING TO BRING
RESOURCES FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY
THAT IT ENSURES PEOPLE HAVE
ACCESS TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THAT PEOPLE MEET THE GOALS.
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DIFFERENCE
WAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS THAT
MIGHT IMPEDE THAT PROGRESS
TOWARD GOALS.
AND, TO BE REALLY CREATIVE
ABOUT HOW WE DO THAT.
SO, MY INTEREST AT CAPITOL HILL
HOUSING IS TO KIND OF CARRY
FORWARD A CONVERSATION I HAD
WITH CHRIS PERSONS, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ABOUT
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING, FINDING A
WAY TO BE A LEADER IN EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
OUR COUNTRY.
BEING REALLY BRAVE AND
COURAGEOUS AND THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN
COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY.
AND FINDING WAYING FOR PEOPLE
TO GET ALONG COMING NEWLY TO
OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT WORK, OH BOY, THAT WAS
OUR CAMPAIGN, BOY, I TELL YOU
WHAT, RISING TOGETHER IS A
THEME THAT WE HAVE FOR THE
YEAR.
BUT, REALLY, ENSURING THAT FOR
FOLKS WHO LIVE IN SEATTLE THAT
WE DO RISE TOGETHER AS WE LEARN
TOGETHER AND LIVER TOGETHER.
SO EXCITED TO BRING MY
LEADERSHIP.
>> CAN I JUS ASK A FOLLOW-UP ON
THAT?
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SINGING OUR
SONG, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
CREATIVE WAYS OF ADDING MORE
HOUSING AND BEING INCLUSIVE.
TELL ME SOME OF YOUR CREATIVE
WAYS THAT YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT THAT WE HAVE NOT YET
THOUGHT ABOUT.
>> I THINK THAT WE ARE
BEGINNING TO DO THAT WORK.
I THINK THE EXAMPLE OF THE
LIBERTY BANK BUILDING
DEVELOPMENT IS A REALLY GOOD
AND RECENT ONE.
THE WORK THAT CAPITOL HILL
HOUSING DID WITH THE BLACK
COMMUNITY IMPACT ALLIANCE, WITH
AFRICA TOWN, ARE EXAMPLES.
AND WITH CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
HOUSING, ARE EXAMPLES OF BEING
ABLE TO UTILIZE THE ASSETS TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT DEVELOPMENT
LOOKS LIKE.
IN THIS TRANSITION TIME THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS IN.
THAT REQUIRED US HAVING
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH
ONE ANOTHER OVER AND OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
NOT EXPECTING ONE CONVERSATION
TO RESOLVE ALL OF THE YEARS OF
US MISSING ONE ANOTHER.
AND RECOGNIZE THAT REBUILDING
TRUST WILL TAKE TIME.
WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE
DIFFERENT.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> UH-HUH.
>> SO, I HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS
THAT I NOW WANT YOU IN, NOW
THAT I HAVE MET YOU.
BECAUSE MUCH OF THAT, WE WILL
TALK ABOUT LATER IN THE AGENDA.
IN TERMS OF HOW WE BRING IN THE
COLLECTIVE GENIUS.
AND HOW WE IMPROVE PUBLIC
POLICY.
WHICH IS PART OF WHAT WE WILL
BE DISCUSSING IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
PLAN.
AND HOW WE REALLY NOT JUST
BUILD UNITS BUT BUILD
COMMUNITY.
WE ARE BUILDING HOUSING THAT IS
RECOGNIZING THE NEED OF SMALL
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND
CHILD CARE AND SENIOR CENTERS
AND COMMUNITY SPACE AND PUBLIC
PLACE AND PLAZAS.
I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US A
NEW VOCABULARY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANY
OF THE BIG CHALLENGES YOU ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING TO
ADDRESS?
>> LET ME COUNT THE WAYS.
>> I THINK SOME OF THE BIG
CHALLENGES ARE RECOGNIZING THAT
WE HAVE HISTORY THAT TELLS US
THAT WE SHOULDN'T ALWAYS TRUST
ONE ANOTHER.
RIGHT?
AND WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT.
I THINK PART OF OUR CHALLENGE
IS DOING THE HARD WORK LIKE
FOLKS WITH YOU ALL TO CHANGE
WHAT ALL THE RULES ARE FOR US
TO HAVE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
AND THAT IS ALSO HISTORIC
DIVERSITY.
NOT JUST SUPERFICIAL.
PART OF IT IS FINDING WAYS TO
ENSURE PEOPLE ARE BUILDING
THEIR ASSETS AND WEALTH FOR
THEIR FAMILIES WHERE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN
FROM US IN THE PAST.
SO, A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT
THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY
IS RENTAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND, I UNDERSTAND THAT PENCILS
OUT BEST.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT DOES
NOT NECESSARILY HELP
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT HAD
ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE WEALTH.
THAT GOES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AS WELL.
WHEN WE LOOK AT SPACES FOR THEM
TO LEASE, THOSE ARE STILL
LEASES.
AND OFTENTIMES, IT CREATES
SIGNIFICANT DEBT THAT THOSE
RETAILERS HAVE TO ABSORB AND
FIND WAYS TO PAY OUT.
AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
ACCUMULATE WEALTH AND ASSET FOR
THEIR FAMILIES IN THE WAYS WE
LIKE TO IMAGINE THAT THEY WILL.
AND, THE SAME IS TRUE FOR YOUNG
FAMILIES WHO ARE RENTING.
WE WANT TO FIND WAYS FOR PEOPLE
TO HAVE EQUITY.
AND TO TAKE IT WITH THEM AND
PASS IT DOWN FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, THAT HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE GENERATION OVER
GENERATION.
THAT WAS INTENTIONAL.
IF WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THAT,
WE WANT TO BE.
>> I DIDN'T WORK WITH HER
CLOSELY, I THINK WE WERE IN THE
SAME ORBIT.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR
THIS, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO DO.
SOUND TRANSIT HAS A LOT OF
LITTLE PARCELS OF PROPERTY.
PARTICULARLY ALONG RAINIER
BEACH.
AND, ON MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY
ARE CONSIDERED TOO SMALL TO
REALLY DEVELOP.
BUT I'M WONDERING IF YOU ARE
LOOKING AT SOMETHING NEW, SOME
IDEAS WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD
CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS
SPACE, MAYBE FOR, YOU KNOW, A
FEW SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE
LOWER FLOORS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, THAT COULD BE,
YOU KNOW, 400 SQUARE FEET, NOT
4,000 SQUARE FEET.
AND, WITH SOME SPACES ON TOP,
STRIKES ME THAT MAYBE THERE'S
SOME PROTOTYPE OPPORTUNITIES
HERE THAT WE HAVE OVERLOOKED
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF IT
IS SOMETHING WE COULD DO.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> AND SAY HELLO TO OUR FRIENDS
AT SEATTLE HOUSING.
>> SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.
ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
APPOINT YOU.
I LOVE THAT YOU TALK ABOUT
CHANGING THE DIALOGUE AND
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE.
AND, RECOGNIZING THAT MANY OF
THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST
HAVEN'T INCLUDED COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
HAVE EXPLICITLY TRIED TO DIVIDE
OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RACIST
RED LINING POLICIES AND THAT
THE LEGACY STILL CONTINUES.
GIVEN THAT HOUSING WAS A
RELATIVELY NEW TOPIC TO ME
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AS I
STARTED TO ENTER MORE AND MORE
INTO THE WORLD, I REALIZED IN
THE HOUSING WORLD, WE USE
ALPHABET SOUP, FAR, AMI, WE
COULD KEEP GOING ON AND ON.
AND, WHEN WE USE WORDS AND WE
DON'T CREATE AN INCLUSIVE
DIALOGUE, I THINK TOO MANY
FOLKS WEAR TRANSIT PLANNING AND
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
SPECIFIC TO HIGHWAY CREATION
AND HOUSING POLICIES IN THE
PAST WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN
HARMFUL TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
IN THE PAST.
WHEN WE DON'T USE DIALOGUE THAT
IS INCLUSIVE AND TALK ABOUT HOW
TO CORRECT HISTORIC WRONGS.
THE FIRST THING PEOPLE THINK,
THIS IS GOING TO HARM MY
COMMUNITY.
AND IT WILL IF WE DON'T HAVE
FOLKS WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED
AT THE TABLE.
SO, I JUST LOVE YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT BREAKING DOWN THAT
DIALOGUE AND CREATING A MORE
INCLUSIVE CONVERSATION AROUND
HOUSING BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE ARE
TRYING TO CHANGE THE CORNER AND
CORRECT THE WRONGS AND WE HAVE
TO CREATE A TABLE AND A
NARRATIVE THAT IS INCLUSIVE AS
WELL.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY
THAT IF YOU ARE RUNNING INTO
SOMETHING AND YOU DON'T FEEL
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS COMING
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT YOU ARE
FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH, BOTH
OF US WOULD REALLY WELCOME A
CALL TO OUR OFFICE AND TALK
ABOUT IT.
DON'T ASSUME WE KNOW.
BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WE DON'T.
BUT IF YOU WILL ACTUALLY REACH
OUT AND TELL US WHAT THE ISSUES
ARE, AND WHAT YOU ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT, WE CAN GET ENGAGED AS
WELL.
PLEASE KNOW AT LEAST THIS
COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR IS VERY
INTERESTED IN DOING THAT WITH
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO FINISH BY
SAYING THAT RACHEL HAS ACTUALLY
SERVED ON ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES
AS A NONBOARD MEMBER IF ALMOST
THREE YEARS NOW.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE IS
INTELLIGENT AND THOUGHTFUL AND
HAS ALREADY BEEN REALLY ENGAGED
AND WE ARE JUST REALLY EXCITED
AND HONORED TO HAVE HER
OFFICIALLY JOIN OUR BOARD.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED TOO.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND RACHAEL
STEWARD.
>> SECOND.
>> NONE OPPOSE.
WE WILL BRING YOUR NOMINATION
FORWARD TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON
JUNE 10 AND RECOMMEND THE
PASSAGE OF YOUR APPOINTMENT AS
WELL.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE THERE.
WE WELCOME YOU, BUT KNOW
EVERYBODY HAS BUSY SCHEDULES SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
>> KENNY, WE WILL SEE YOU UP
HERE IN FAUNTLEROY MINUTES.
I HAVE SOME WORDS FOR YOU.
>> SHE HAS WORDS FOR YOU.
>> IF YOU COULD READ INTO THE
RECORD, ITEM NUMBER 7. AND
PLEASE BE JOINED BY ASHA FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AT THE TABLE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ASHA.
>> ITEM 7, COUNCIL BILL 119507.
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO FAIR
úHOUSING ESTABLISHING A ONE YEA
PROHIBITION ON A USE OF RENTAL
HOUSING BIDDING PLATFORMS.
>> ASHA VENKATRAMAN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE
TABLE.
IF YOU COULD GIVER US A QUICK
OVERVIEW.
AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, THIS
IS REALLY EXCITING FOR ME.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES WE
WORKED ON LAST YEAR IN MARCH.
WE CREATED A ONE YEAR
PROHIBITION ON THE RENT BIDDING
TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE TIME THE TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THE PLATFORMS SORT OF
LIKE eBay FOR RENTAL UNITS ARE
IN VIOLATION AND TO ANALYZE HOW
THEY MIGHT CAUSE INEQUITIES IN
ACCESS TO HOUSING AND OTHER
IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS HAS
BEEN WORKING TO STUDY AND
UNDERSTAND HOW THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS OUR
COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO HOUSING AND WHAT LONG TERM
REGULATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY.
I FEEL WE ARE RESPONDING TO THE
NEWEST TECHNOLOGY.
AND THIS WAS PUT ON OUR RADAR
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SO
KUDOS TO THEM FOR ENGAGING IN
PUBLIC POLICYMAKING.
GIVEN THE PACE WITH THE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES EMERGING, WE
WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
TECHNOLOGY TO SEE IF IT HAD
IMPLICATIONS ON OUR RENTAL
HOUSING MARKET AND MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW
THE CITY COULD RESPOND TO
PROTECTING OUR POPULATION.
SO THE REPORT IS STILL IN THE
PROCESS OF BEING COMPLETED.
AND WE ANTICIPATE OUR FRIENDS
AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING WILL
BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THE REPORT IN
JULY OF THIS YEAR.
UNTIL WE HAVE THE REPORT, WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD TIME
TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE
INFORMATION.
AND, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD OUR
PROTECTIONS AND PLACES IN THE
CITY.
SO THE PROHIBITION OF THE RENT
BIDDING TECHNOLOGIES DID EXPIRE
AT THE END OF APRIL.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE BACK HERE
TALKING ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE
WHICH ASHA WILL TALK TO US
ABOUT.
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIX
MONTH EXTENSION.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> SURE.
I THINK YOU COVERED MOST OF IT.
AT THIS POINT, THIS
PROHIBITION, IF IT IS VOTED ON
BY COUNCIL, WOULD GO INTO
EFFECT FOR ANOTHER YEAR RATHER
THAN SIX MONTHS.
>> I'M SO SORRY.
>> JUST TO PROVIDE TIME FOR
COUNCIL TO IMPROVE THE REPORT
AND REGULATE THE PLATFORMS
MOVING FORWARD.
BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THIS,
THE ORIGINAL PROHIBITION
EXPIRED AT THE END OF APRIL.
IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, THE NEW
ONE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT MID
JULY.
THAT LEAVES A TWO-AND-A-HALF
MONTH GAP.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING TO
NOTE THAT USE HAS SPIKED SINCE
THE LAST PROHIBITION ENDED.
>> DO WE KNOW HOW OTHER CITIES
ARE ADDRESSING THIS?
HAS SAN FRANCISCO IN PARTICULAR
PUT A SIMILAR MORATORIUM ON
THIS PLATFORM?
DO YOU KNOW?
>> I'M NOT SURE IF ANYWHERE
ELSE HAS DONE A PROHIBITION ON
THESE.
I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS
COMING FROM VARIOUS CITIES SO
THERE HAVE BEEN NEWS REPORTS
ABOUT THE CONCERNS CITIES HAVE
ABOUT HOW THE PLATFORMS MAY
IMPACT EQUITY AND HOUSING
PRICES.
>> ARE PEOPLE LEARNING FROM US?
ARE WE SHARING INFORMATION?
>> MY INSTINCT IS THAT PEOPLE
ARE LEARNING FROM US.
SOME OF THE STUDIES THAT HAVE
COME UP WHEN THE UW STUDENTS
FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO COUNCIL'S
ATTENTION WERE STUDIES THAT HAD
HAPPENED OVERSEAS FOR THE MOST
PART.
AND SO, I DON'T THINK THERE ARE
A LOT OF STUDIES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES OR IN THIS REGION.
ABOUT HOW RENT BIDDING HAS
AFFECTED HOUSING PRICES OR
EQUITY.
>> AND, I WILL ALSO NOTE, THERE
HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF CITIES
THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO OUR
OFFICE.
INTERESTED IN THIS ORDINANCE,
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE
SEEN AN IMPACT ON THE MARKET.
I ALSO THINK WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
ATTENTION COVERED IN THE MEMO.
WE DID, WE DID HEAR THAT THERE
WAS INDIVIDUALS WHO FELT THAT
THIS WAS AN INTERFERENCE WITH
THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
ON MARCH 15 OF THIS YEAR, 2019,
THE U.S. DISTRICT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
RULED IN FAVOR OF US.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND, THIS IS I THINK SOMETHING
THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO
GET ATTENTION FROM OTHER
CITIES.
AND, I THINK, ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE GOT TO MAKE
SURE WE GET THE POLICY RIGHT.
SO, APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION.
THIS WILL BE FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
WE WILL HEAR BACK FROM THE
HOUSING OF OFFICE.
>> THE LAST THING I WOULD ADD
IS THAT THE PLAINTIFFS IN THIS
DID FILE AN APPEAL.
AND SO, DEPENDING ON WHEN THE
RESULTS OF THAT LITIGATION ARE
COMPLETED IT MAY OR MAY NOT
AFFECT THE TIMING OF THE
PROHIBITION.
UNTIL THAT GOES THROUGH, IT IS
JUDICIAL PROCESS.
WE JUST WON'T KNOW.
>> ONE THING AND I DON'T EXPECT
YOU TO KNOW THE ANSWER HERE
TODAY, BUT I WOULD LOVE IT IF
YOU FOLLOWED UP, WE CONTINUE TO
HEAR ABOUT THE FIRST AND TIME
RENTAL POLICIES AND I HEARD
FROM SOME STUDENTS AS WELL
SAYING IT IS REALLY THAT'S NOT
FAIR EITHER AND I KNOW THERE
WAS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING TO MAKE SURE NOBODY WAS
INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDED.
IF YOU ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF
YOUR COMPUTER, AND YOU HAVE THE
TIME TO DO THAT, AND YOU CAN
PUSH THAT BUTTON AND GET YOUR
NAME ON, WELL THEN, YOU HAVE A
LEG UP.
THOSE OF US THAT ARE IN CLASSES
OR HAVE JOBS AWAY FROM
COMPUTERS FEEL THAT THEY ARE
DISADVANTAGED BY THAT POLICY.
AS YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD, I
WOULD LIKE FOR US TO KEEP AN
EYE ON THAT.
>> I BELIEVE ORAL ARGUMENT WAS
THIS MONTH.
SO WE SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE NEXT JANUARY.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DOING THIS.
JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC.
WE HAD AMPLE CONVERSATIONS I
BELIEVE AT LEAST TWO, PERHAPS
THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THIS
LAST TIME WITH THE STUDENTS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON PROVIDING A
COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WORK FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
APPRECIATE THAT LAST YEAR AS
WELL.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK THAT
UP, IT WAS ORDINANCE 125551.
AND, GIVEN THAT COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS, WOULD LOVE TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
119507.
COUNCIL BILL 119507.
RECOMMENDING THE ONE YEAR
PROHIBITION ON RENTAL BIDDING
PLATFORMS.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
GREAT.
ALL IN FAVOR VOTE AYE.
NONE OPPOSED.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES AND WE
WILL BRING THIS FORWARD ON JUNE
10.
ASHA, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS AND GETTING US CAUGHT UP
TO SPEED ON THIS AND MAKE SURE
WE HAVE POLICIES TO CONSIDER
PUBLIC POLICY.
>> REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> SO, WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA RELATED TO
FORT LAWTON.
AND, WHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE IS
READ INTO THE RECORD ITEMS 8,
9, AND 10.
AS SHE IS DOING THAT, IF WE
COULD BE JOINED AT THE TABLE BY
EMILY ALVARADO, KENNY PITTMAN,
MAX JACOB, TRACI RATZLIFF, AND
KETIL FREEMAN.
AND JUST A REMINDER FOR IF
VIEWING PUBLIC, WE WILL
CONSIDER EACH ONE OF THESE
SEPARATE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, RESOLUTION
31887.
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND
APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR
SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY AT
FORT LAWTON.
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
AGENDA ITEM 9, COUNCIL BILL
119510.
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO LAND
USE AND ZONING AMENDING PAGE 52
OF THE OFFICE LAND USE MAP.
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTES.
AGENDA ITEM 10.
RELATEING TO THE FORT LAWTON
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION.
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE A FULL TABLE TODAY.
I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS BECAUSE
THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY.
IT IS AFTER ALMOST 15 YEARS AND
TODAY WILL BE THE FIFTH
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FORT
LAWTON CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS A CHANCE FOR US TO HAVE
A FINAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON ALL
ASPECTS OF THE PLAN INCLUDING
THE PROPOSED REZONE LEGISLATION
THAT ADOPTS AND APPROVES THE
CITY'S APPLICATION FOR SURPLUS
FEDERAL PROPERTY AT FORT
LAWTON.
WE HAVE REALLY AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION IN FRONT OF US TO
TALK AT NOT JUST THE
PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SPACE
AND GREEN SPACE BUT ALSO THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY THAT IS NEARLY ZERO
COST TO THE CITY.
AS WE PRESERVE ABOUT 60% OF
THIS LAND FOR PUBLIC SPACES AND
GREEN SPACES FOR PLAY.
WE ARE CREATING A VARIETY OF
HOMES VERY MUCH NEEDED TO OUR
REGION INCLUDING HOMES TO
SENIORS OR VETERANS.
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES.
FOLKS PRICED OUT BEFORE.
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT OVER
60% OF THE SITE.
ADDING NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
WE HEAR FROM NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS IT IS COST
PROHIBITIVE TO ACQUIRE LAND IN
THE CITY AND IT IS VERY
EXPENSIVE TO BUILD IN THIS
COMPETITIVE MARKET.
WE HAVE A UNIQUE CHANCE TO GAIN
OWNERSHIP OVER A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AT NO
COST.
SO I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
CAVEAT.
IF THE PUBLIC PROPERTY IS USED
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IT
IS AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
THIS IS DESPERATELY NEEDED
HOUSING AS WELL AS PUBLIC
SPACE.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT AS WE CREATE
NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS,
MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL GET THE
CHANCE TO ENJOY OUR PUBLIC
SPACES, PARKS, AND OPEN SPACE
AS IF IT WERE THEIR BACKYARD.
TO PRESERVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC SPACE TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
JUST A FEW NOTES ABOUT THE
PROCESS, MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN THIS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, ON MAY
1, WE HELD A SPECIAL EVENING
PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR ALL
ASPECTS OF THE PLAN.
WE HEARD A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS FROM NEIGHBORS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE NEED
FOR HOUSING AND PUBLIC SPACE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
WEIGHED IN.
THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY 2█1
FOLLOWED AN EXTENSIVE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS INCLUDING
JUST THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE.
AN EVENING PUBLIC HEARING AT
THE MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD ON
THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT.
JANUARY OF 2018.
ONLY TWO MONTHS AFTER I GOT
ELECTED.
SO, THAT WAS AN EXCITING PUBLIC
HEARING AND WE HAD AN EVENING
PUBLIC HEARING IN MAGNOLIA.
, THE MULTIPLE MEETINGS IN
APRIL AND MAY.
THERE WERE FOUR OF THOSE.
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL
PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND
COMMITTEE ON THIS.
TODAY WILL MAKE IT THE FIFTH
PUBLIC HEARING.
VERY BRIEFLY, THERE'S A FEW
ITEMS I KNOW ARE A PRIORITY FOR
THIS COUNCIL.
WE WANT THE BE REACCEPTIVE TO
MANY COMMENTS AND IDEAS WE HAVE
HEARD.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE
HEARD WERE THE DESIRE FOR MORE
SPACE, MORE WILDLIFE AND
HABITAT.
ONE OF THE ASKS WE HAVE HAD IS
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT
NOT JUST THE PARKING NEEDS OF
PARKS AND RECREATION BUT TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE SURPLUS.
SURFACE.
PARKING LOT.
WE DON'T WANT TO PRESERVE THAT
CONCRETE.
WE WANT SPACE FOR WILDLIFE,
ESPECIALLY BLUE HERON.
AND TO REDUCE THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE
FACILITY.
REDUCE IS SIZE OF THE PARKING
LOT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS MORE
GREEN SPACE FOR THE HABITAT AND
WORKING WITH YOU, WE HAVE
LANGUAGE TRACY WILL WALK US
THROUGH WHICH WILL HELP US TO
DIRECT PARKS AND RE CREATION TO
REDUCE THE PARKING LOT SIZE BY
AT LEAST 30% AND WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO HAVE
TESTIFIED WITH OUR FRIEND PHIL.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HABITAT
IS PART OF THE PLANNING.
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME
UP IN THE EVENING MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
SAWANT WHO WERE THERE, AND I,
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THAT.
WE ALL KNOW WE NEED MORE
HOUSING.
WE WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT ON
THIS SITE, GIVEN THE
CONSTRAINTS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY.
WE HAVE REALLY LOOKED AT THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF HOUSING WE
CAN CREATE.
RECOGNIZING IT IS NOT JUST THE
UNITS BUT THE QUALITY OF THOSE.
WE CONFIRMED AT OUR
PRESENTATION ON MAY 21 THAT WE
ARE INDEED MAXIMIZING THE
NUMBER OF HOMES A ALLOWABLE.
WE HEAR THAT CALL.
THIRD, WE HEARD THE DESIRE FOR
MORE BUSES.
AND SCHOOL CAPACITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING I KNOW BOTH
OF US ARE VERY INTERESTED IN.
THE ABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT
OUR FRIENDS AT SDOT AND METRO
HAVE HEARD.
AND WE ALSO HEARD FROM SCHOOLS,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT
THERE IS A PROCESS FOR ADDING
THIS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
WORKING WITH US TO ASSESS THOSE
NEEDS SO TODAY IS NOT THE END
OF THE CONVERSATIONS.
FINALLY, WHAT WE HEARD WAS
THERE IS A NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD.
WE SHOULD NOT DELAY ANY
FURTHER.
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, THIS
CONVERSATION HAS BEEN HAPPENING
FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS AND MANY OF
THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ADVOCATES AND ALL OF YOU, STAFF
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
PROPOSAL.
MANY OF YOU SINCE THE VERY
BEGINNING.
SO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE FRIENDS WHO COME AN TESTIFY
NO MATTER YOUR POSITION.
I WANT THE SAY THANK YOU TO
TRACI WHO HAS BEEN HERE SINCE
THE BEGINNING AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ONGOING WORK TO PROVIDE US
WITH ANALYSIS AND I WANT TO SAY
A SPECIAL THANK YOU THE KENNY
PITTMANMENT WE UNDERSTAND YOU
WILL BE RETIRING VERY SOON.
THIS WEEK.
>> MY OFFICIAL RETIREMENT DATE
IS AUGUST, BUT MY LAST DAY IN
THE OFFICE IS JUNE 11.
THE ARRANGEMENT IS I'M
AVAILABLE TO COME BACK.
>> WE DO HOPE THAT YOU RETIRE
AND GET SOME R AND R. AND THAT
THIS WILL BE A GREAT WAY TO
CELEBRATE YOUR TENURE AT THE
CITY.
>> GOING TO DETROIT.
>> GOOD, I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
I'M GOING IN JULY.
DO LET US KNOW.
AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
LET US KNOW HOW LONG YOU HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED.
PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE TO
UNDERSTAND THE LENGTH AND THE
DEPTH IN WHICH YOU HAVE ENGAGED
IN THIS PROJECT.
ESPECIALLY OUR FRIENDS WORKING
ON THIS A LONG TIME.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
MORE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE
CITY.
>> WANT TO DO INTRODUCTIONS?
>> SURE.
>> TRACI.
>> KENNY.
>> EMILY.
>> MAX,.
>> KETIL.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL
PRESENTATION TO DO TODAY.
WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
IF YOU ARE READY TO VOTE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS.
YOUR COLLEAGUES.
SO, WE ARE ACTUALLY READY TO
WALK YOU THROUGH EACH PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
THERE IS THREE.
ONLY ONE HAS AN AMENDMENT.
THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU HAD
MENTIONED REGARDING PARKS AND
MAINTENANCE.
>> THANKS IN ADVANCE.
BUT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS CAME
UP FROM EARLIER IN PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND WE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE
OVER THE YEARS BUT I'M
WONDERING IF JUST COLLECTIVELY
YOU COULD ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, IS DISCOVERY PARK
PRESERVED?
ARE WE EATING INTO THE REALM OF
DISCOVERY PARK IN THIS PROJECT?
IF WE DID NOT GO FORWARD WITH
THIS, WHAT DOES THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DO?
BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES WE
ALL TALKED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY
THE LAST 15 YEARS, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAID THIS PROPERTY
IS TO BE USED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
OR HOUSING IN PARTICULAR.
IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, WHAT'S THE
FALLBACK?
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
IS REAL CLEAR ON THE RECORD.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY,
PARTICULARLY IF THIS AMENDMENT
GOES THROUGH, THAT WILL ALLOW
US TO PUT MORE TREES IN THE
ASPHALTED AREA, WHAT IS THE NET
GAIN IN TERMS OF ACREAGE,
PARKS, ACREAGE, AND LASTLY, WE
CAN TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
BECAUSE, MY GOOD FRIEND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA TALKED
ABOUT HER LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF.
GOODNESS KNOWS THE NUMBER OF
PUBLIC MEETINGS WE HAVE
ATTENDED PRIOR TO HER BEING
HERE.
ONE OF THINGS I HAVE HEARD OVER
AND OVER IS WHY CAN'T WE USE
THIS FOR A SCHOOL?
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANSWERS
THERE.
MAKING SURE THAT IS MOVING
FORWARD.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO
THAT BRIEFLY AND WE WILL DIVE
INTO THE AMENMENTS.
>> KENNY, WHY DON'T YOU TALK
ABOUT OUR LEASE WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
>> AS YOU ARE AWARE, THIS
PROPERTY BECAME AVAILABLE TO US
IN 2005.
SINCE THAT TIME, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS BASICALLY BEEN
WANTING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
IT.
I WOULD SAY THREE OR FOUR YEARS
AGO, THEY EXPRESSED A REAL
FRUSTRATION ABOUT NOTHING
HAPPENING WITH IT.
AND AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE
LOOKING AT BASICALLY GETTING AN
ADVERSE DETERMINATION WHICH
WOULD THEN ALLOW THEM TO TAKE
THE PROPERTY, MAKE IT AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC TO BE SOLD UNDER
THEIR GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION PROCESS.
WE ENTERED INTO THE LEASE WITH
THEM TO CONTINUE TO PRESERVE
OUR RIGHTS AND CONTINUE TO DO
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU RIGHT
NOW WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
OPEN SPACE.
AT THE SITE.
AND PARKS DEPARTMENT FACILITY
THERE.
SO, IF WE HAD NOT MOVED AND
THEY HAD ISSUED THAT ADVERSE
DETERMINATION, WE WILL HAVE
LOST AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP
THIS SITE.
>> AND WE SAW SOME OF THE
PRELIMINARY PLANS THAT WERE OUT
THERE LOOKING.
AND, THEY WEREN'T AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
AND THEY WERE A LOT MORE
HOUSING IN AREAS THAT MIGHT NOT
HAVE BEEN WHAT WE ARE
DEVELOPING HERE.
AS FAR AS PRESERVING.
>> YES.
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL, THE
ORIGINALLAL PLANS THAT WERE
DONE IN 2005, 2007, IT WAS MORE
OF A MIXED INCOME COMMUNITY.
SO YOU HAD APPROXIMATELY THE
SIMILAR AMOUNT OF TOTAL UNITS
BUT YOU DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBER
OF AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT YOU
HAVE NOW.
SO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES
THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE PLAN IS
IT IS MORE FOCUSED ON
AFFORDABLE UNITS VERSUS
BASICALLY MARKET RATE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN THE EVENT THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOLD THE
LAND ON THE MARKET.
IF WE CAN'T PREDICT WHAT THE
MARKET WOULD DO, IT IS POSSIBLE
THEY WOULD BE EXISTING AS
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
SO, PART OF THE ACCESS AS THE
LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IS THAT WE GET TO PRODUCE A
PLAN THAT DELIVERS THIS SITE
FOR MULTIPLE PUBLIC BENEFITS
INCLUDING NEW PARK SPACES.
>> IN OUR LEASE AGREEMENT WE
ENTERED INTO WHICH EXPIRES IN
DECEMBER OF 2021, WE ACTUALLY
HAVE SOME PERFORMANCE MEASURES
THAT WE HAVE TO HIT.
ONE OF WHICH IS THAT BY JANUARY
1 OF 2020, WE WILL HAVE HAD TO
APPLY FLU THE LEGISLATION, FOR
THE PROPERTY AND TO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING
CONVEYANCE OF THAT PROPERTY.
SO, IF WE DON'T MEET SOME OF
THESE REQUIREMENTS, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT COULD IN FACT STILL
DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO
SELL THE PROPERTY ON THE OPEN
MARKET.
SO, WE HAVE A TIME LINE HERE BY
WHICH, IF WE WANT THE PRESERVE
IT FOR THE PURPOSES THAT THE
PLAN ARTICULATES.
>> AND IF I MAY, I WILL CIRCLE
BACK TO THE FIRST QUESTION.
WE ARE ADDING TO THE PARK.
WE ARE NOT CUTTING INTO IT.
WE ARE ADDING 13 ACRES OF
RECREATIONAL LAND.
SO, THIS IS A GREAT WIN FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE NEEDED
HOUSING FACILITIES.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED SPECIFICALLY TO
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP TODAY.
AND JUST HAVE IT ALL ON THE
RECORD IN ONE PLACE.
>> LAST TIME WE HAD THE
CONVERSATION, WE DID HAVE A
SLIDE UP THERE THAT SHOWED
WHERE THIS PARCEL IS ADJACENT
TO THE EXISTING DISCOVERY PARK.
THERE IS A MISPERCEPTION THAT
THE HOUSING IS BEING CARVED OUT
OF THE EXISTING PARK.
WHEN WE ADD 60% OF THE LAND, IT
WOULD BE ADJACENT TO THE
EXISTING PUBLIC PARK.
SO YOU CAN THINK OF THAT AS AN
ADD ON.
I'M SEEING NODS.
I THINK THE LAST QUESTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW WAS ABOUT
THE SCHOOLS.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED TO
THIS COMMITTEE, PREVIOUSLY, WE
HEARD A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ADVOCACY TO IDENTIFY A PORTION
OF THE SITE THAT COULD
ACCOMMODATE SCHOOLS.
WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHAT THEY HAVE SAID TO US IS
THAT THEY HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL
NEED FOR OPEN SPACE, FOR
ATHLETIC FIELDS.
FOR A SHORTAGE OF ATHLETIC
FIELDS AND THE PARTNERSHIP OF
PRODUCING ATHLETIC FIELDS THAT
ALLOW THAT TO BE A PARCEL THAT
IS ACQUIRED DIRECTLY BY SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A WIN WIN
BETWEEN THE JURISDICTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE WHAT YOU
JUST SEED SAID.
THIS IS FOLLOWED UP WITH PUBLIC
REQUEST.
WE HAVE MORE ATHLETIC FIELDS
WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
REQUEST THAT WE DO THAT.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO
THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
LESLIE HARRIS THAT WE SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 AND I WANT
TO UNDERSTAND SCORE AND THANK
THE FACT STAFF REACHED OUT AND
WAS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND WE ARE STANDING UP
TO OUR END OF THE BAR GAUGE.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS AND THAT
CLARIFICATION YOU ALL HAVE
PROVIDED.
DID YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH
SOME OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS?
>> SURE.
I PROBABLY SHOULD CORRECT ONE
STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT
THE FACT WE WILL GET ALL OF
THIS LAND FOR FREE.
FOR THE HOUSING.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE GOING TO GET
THE LAND FOR THE HOMELESS
HOUSING FOR FREE.
THE OTHER PIECES WE HAVE TO GO
INTO A NEGOTIATED SALE SO WE
WILL LIKELY HAVE TO PAY MORE
THAN ZERO FOR THAT PROPERTY.
FOR SOME, A LOT LESS THAN FULL
PRICE.
OTHERS WE ARE HOPING TO DO A
GOOD JOB IN TERMS OF GETTING A
REASONABLE PRICE ON THAT.
>> DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO
ADD TO THAT?
>> NO, JUST TO BREAK DOWN
SPECIFICALLY.
THIS IS AN ELIGIBLE CONVEYANCE
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT WILL BE FOR FREE.
SELL HELP, THE HOMEOWNER SHIP
COMPONENT WE GREW UNDER THIS
PLAN AS COMPARED TO THE LAST
PLAN IS UP TO 80%.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY ACCESS THAT AT 100% AS
WELL THROUGH A PETITION TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
>> 80% AND 100% OF WHAT?
>> WE COULD GET IT UP TO FREE.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY FREE.
WE WILL MAKE A CASE AS TO WHY
IT SHOULD BE AND IT IS AN
ELIGIBLE CONVEYANCE FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FOR THE GENERAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE WILL GO THROUGH
NEGOTIATED SALE WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> GREAT.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
HAVE TRIED CITY WIDE FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE LAST 20
YEARS IS TO HAVE THE MIXED
INCOME.
SO THAT WE DON'T END UP HAVING
AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE,
WELL, THAT REALLY ISN'T
INCLUSIVE.
THAT'S NOT A COMMUNITY WE WANT
TO LIVE IN.
YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET
QUESTION?
ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
SAID IT WAS WAY TOO HIGH AND WE
ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY.
>> WHAT I CAN SAY IS JUST
ECHOING THE COMMENTS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS THAT
ACCESSING REDUCED COST OR FREE
LAND IS ONE OF THE KEY WAYS
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REDUCE
COST OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE REALLY A STRONG TRACK
RECORD OF BUILDING AND
INVESTING IN EFFICIENT, HIGH
QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
OUR CITY INVESTMENT GETS
LEVERAGED BY A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF PRIVATE FINANCING AND
OTHER PUBLIC DOLLARS AS WELL.
IT IS SOMETHING OUR CITY HAS
PURSUED AND THERE IS NOTHING
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY THAT MAKES
IT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE
TO DEVELOP IN.
WE WILL HAVE SOME
INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES TO DEAL
WITH.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL
DEAL WITH IN INVESTMENTS ACROSS
THE CITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
IN THE ONLY LOOKING AT COST,
BUT REMEMBERING THAT THIS IS
REALLY A FAIR HOUSING ISSUE.
WE HAVE A FEDERAL OBLIGATION TO
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR
HOUSING BY PROVIDING HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN
CLOSED OFF TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
PART OF OUR EQUITY
CONSIDERATION IS BALANCING COST
IN SOME INSTANCES WITH BROADER
PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGAL GOALS.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS YOUR USUAL SUCCINCT
STATEMENT.
I HAVE RECEIVED MANY CALLS FROM
CONSTITUENTS IN MAGNOLIA SAYING
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT
HERE?
WHY CAN'T YOU MOVE IT SOMEWHERE
ELSE?
I WANT TO SAY AS RECENTLY AS
YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A CALL
THAT SAID THIS ISN'T AN EITHER
OR.
IT'S AN AND.
WE HAVE TO ALLOW US TO BUILD
THIS KIND OF A HOUSING TO MAKE
IT A PLACE WHERE IT HAS THE
VITALITY OF PARKS.
ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.
AND IN THAT CORRIDOR, THERE
WILL BE I HOPE MANY, MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS LIGHT RAIL IS COMING
THROUGH.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
HEARD WE NEED A LOT MORE
HOUSING TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE
ALREADY HERE.
LET ALONE THE PEOPLE THAT WANT
TO COME.
THESE ARE NOT BAD PEOPLE.
THEY AR KIDS, GRAND KIDS THAT
WANT TO COME BACK AND LIVE.
>> AND GRANDPARENTS.
>> GREAT.
LET'S WALK THROUGH.
>> RESOLUTION 31887.
ADOPT AND APPROVE APPLICATION
FOR SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY
INCLUDING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
AND THIS IS THE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WITH THE AMENDMENT
I HAVE HANDED OUT TO YOU.
IT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE
AMENDMENT DISCUSSED AT OUR
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETING WITH
THE SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE
LANGUAGE RELATED TO A REDUCTION
IN THE PARKING AREA.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD
REDUCE IT BY 30% TO A MINIMUM
OF 30%.
THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE TO THIS
LANGUAGE.
IT IS READY FOR YOU TO MOVE.
>> JUST WANT TO READ IT INTO
THE RECORD.
SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
ANALYZED THE FEASIBILITY OF
REDUCING THE PARK AREA
CONVERTING THIS TO OWN PLACE.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DETERMINED THAT IT CAN REDUCE
THE PARKING AREA BY A MINIMUM
OF 30%.
THE INTENT IS TO CONVERT THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PARKING
LOT TO OPEN SPACE, 100 FEET
APPROXIMATELY.
BUT THE EXACT CONFIGURATION
WILL BE DETERMINED BY
CIRCUMSTANCE LIEUUATION AND
DRAINAGE CONSTRAINTS.
WE WILL CONSULT WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WITH DEVELOPMENT OF
THE OPEN SPACE AT THIS
LOCATION.
VERY EXCITED WE WERE ABLE TO
WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND THIS CAME UP AT
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL DEBATE.
HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
PHIL AND FRIENDS AS WE GO
THROUGH THIS EFFORT.
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
OKAY.
LET'S DO THAT.
LET'S MOVE AMENDMENT TO
RESOLUTION 31887 AS PRESENTED
ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT IS AN
AMENDMENT TO ATTACHMENT ONE.
>> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOBODY OPPOSE.
IT HAS BEEN AMENDED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE US MOVE
THIS SECTION FORWARD?
>> YOU WANT TO MOVE THE
SUBSTITUTE.
ATTACHMENT ONE.
>> SUB CONSTITUTING VERSION
THREE FOR VERSION TWO.
ALL IN FAVOR AYE?
NOBODY OPPOSED.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO UNLESS YOU
HAVE OTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE FINAL COMMITTEE
VOTE ON 31887 AS AMENDED.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
NOBODY OPPOSED.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE AN ADOPT OF 31887 AS
AMENDED AND THIS WILL BE SENT
TO OUR FULL COUNCIL ON JUNE 10.
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL' FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
GREAT.
WE SHOULD MOVE ONTO COUNCIL
BILL 119510 WHICH IS ITEM
NUMBER 9 ON OUR AGENDA.
>> THIS BILL WOULD REZONE A
THIRD OF THE AREA FROM LOW RISE
TO M1.
WALK UP APARTMENTS.
GROUND RELATED HOUSING LIKE
TOWNHOUSES.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT
DOES.
BY WAY OF REMINDER, COUNCIL
TOOK ACTION ON THE UNDERLYING
POLICY HERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THERE IS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, A DOCUMENT CALLED THE
FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE POLICY
MAP THAT THE ZONING MAP IS
BASED ON.
THAT POLICY MAP SHOWS ZONING IN
THIS AREA CURRENTLY.
>> GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS?
WE HAVE DONE THE BRIEFING ON
ALL THREE REPEATEDLY.
IF THERE IS ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
KETIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE PASSAGE OF
119510.
AMENDING PAGES 52 OF THE
OFFICIAL LAND USE MAP TO RESIN
PROPERTY AT THE FORT LAWTON
ARMY RESERVE CENTER.
ANY COMMENTS?
ALL IN FAVOR OF PASSAGE OF BILL
119510 VOTE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
VOTE NO.
NOBODY OPPOSE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE FULL
COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THIS ON JUNE 10.
WITH THIS COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATION.
LET'S MOVE ONTO THE FINAL ONE.
THIS WILL BE COUNCIL BILL
119535.
WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 10.
>> THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE MULTIPURPOSE ACCESS TO
APPRENTICESHIPLETTIC FIELDS AT
FORT LAWTON.
>> APPRECIATE YOUR
CLARIFICATION ON COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW'S QUESTIONS EARLIER SO
WE COULD BE CLEAR ON THIS
COUNCIL IN EXCITE TEE AND
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROCESS BY
WHICH WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD PER
RECOMMENDATION OF THE SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE PLAY
FIELDS AND AGAIN, I WANT TO
UNDERSCORE OR APPRECIATION FOR
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ONGOING
ENGAGEMENT WITH US AND THE
COMMUNITY AS THEY CONTINUE TO
HEAR OR SEE OR ANALYZE THE NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SPACE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM AS EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY
EARLY LEARNING IS A HUGE
PRIORITY OF ALL OF OURS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY
EDUCATION FROM BIRTH THROUGH
GRADUATION AND ALSO FOR OUR
SENIORS THAT WILL BE THERE.
ONGOING ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AS WELL.
WILL BE PART OF I THINK WHAT
THE COMMUNITY ENVISIONS IN SOME
OF THE COMMUNITY SPACE CREATED.
SO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS?
>> A HUGE THANKS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
119535.
AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH THE
TERMS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE SEATTLE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NUMBER ONE AND THE FORT LAWTON
AREANY RESERVE CENTER.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF
PASSAGE OF 119535 VOTE AYE.
ANYBODY OPPOSE?
NOBODY OPPOSE.
THIS MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL
RECOMMEND PASSAGE AT THE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 10.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR FORT LAWTON
SECTION OF THE AGENDA TODAY.
AND, I ALREADY SAID THANK YOU
TO YOUR INCREDIBLE TENURE,
KENNY PITTMAN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
TRACI, THANKS, KETIL, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CENTRAL STAFF WORK.
HO LONG?
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> GREAT.
>> YEARS.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
WORKING ON THIS?
>> I'M PRETTY NEW TOO, ONLY
THREE YEARS.
>> ONLY THREE YEARS.
>> NEARLY 15.
>> EMILY, THANKS TO YOU AND
YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, I HAVE BEEN
WITH YOU LATE NIGHTS.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
THE ANALYSIS AND THE TENACITY
TO KEEP RESPONDING TO THE
NEWEST REQUESTS AN CHANGES.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTNITY FOR
US TO SHOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
PUT PUBLIC SPACE TO THE BEST
PUBLIC USE.
ANY PARTING WORDS ON YOUR
BEHALF?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I REALLY
APPRECIATED WORKING ON THIS
PROJECT.
I HAVE BEEN ON IT A LITTLE OVER
12 YEARS.
BUT, ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT SITTING AT THIS TABLE
THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT.
AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION TO THEM AND MY
APPRECIATION WORKING WITH
TRACY.
WE GO BACK TO OUR DAYS IN
OLYMPIA.
>> NOT ON THIS ISSUE.
>> BY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT
IS HERE.
THEY PROVIDED US WITH EXCELLENT
ADVICE AND I'M GLAD WE HAVE
GOTTEN IT TO THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR WALKER.
THANK YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH ALL
OF YOU.
WE WILL SEE MANY OF YOU IN FULL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS JUNE 10.
JUST MONDAY COMING UP.
THERE'S THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WE WILL BE
ADVANCING FOR THE FULL
LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO THANK ONE MORE PERSON
AND THAT WOULD BE ERIN HOUSE.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF HER WORK ON
BEHALF OF OUR OFFICE AND THE
COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
SO, THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> I WOULD APPLAUD, BUT, YOU
KNOW.
WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND AS WE
SAID EARLIER, WE WILL MOVE TO
ITEM 12 FIRST THEN WE WILL COME
BACK TO ITEM 11.
IF YOU COULD READ INTO THE
RECORD 12?
>> ADDENDA ITEM 12, COUNCIL
BILL 119531.
ORDINANCE RELATED TO HOUSING
FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
>> DO YOU MIND JUST DOING THAT
ONE MORE TIME?
I THINK THE MICROPHONE MAY HAVE
BEEN OFF.
YOU'RE GOOD?
JUST TO REITERATE FOR FOLKS I
THINK THEY COULD HEAR ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL.
ITEM 12 RELATED TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
PLAN.
I WILL REFER TO THIS AS OUR
GUIDING DOCUMENT, OUR MORAL
COMPASS FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FUNDING.
>> COULD YOU TURN OFF THE RED
BLINKER?
>> WE WILL ADD SOME TIME.
HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE GIVING
THIS?
WE WILL GIVE THIS 30 MINUTES A
REMIND TORE FOLKS, WE EXTENDED
THIS COMMITTEE MEETING UNTIL
12:00 TODAY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO MORE MEATY
TOPICS TO COVER.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANKS FOR JOINING US, AS FOLKS
KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
AN ALTERNATE TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
HERE TODAY.
SO, 12th ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF REAL QUICK?
WE HAVE A PRETTY LENGTHY WALK
THROUGH OF SOME OF THE ITEMS
HERE.
>> TRACY RATZLIF.
>> EMILY ALVARADO.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE
BEEN HEARING ABOUT OVER A YEAR.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY
THRILLED THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME
TREMENDOUS WORK ON CITY
COUNCIL.
MAKING SURE MORE PUBLIC LAND IS
AVAILABLE.
TO PLUG BUDGET HOLES AND
PRESERVE THE LAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MANY OF OUR PARTNERS HAVE SAID
THAT IS GREAT BUT WE NEED
REVENUE AND POLICY DIRECTION TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY ASSETS THAT WE ARE
PUTTING ON OUR PRIORITY LISTS.
FOR THOSE AT MOST RISK FOR
DISPLACEMENT.
DOING SO IN A WAY THAT BUILDS
UNITY.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST
CALL THIS SEATTLE HOUSING'S
MORAL COMPASS DOCUMENT.
THIS IS AN UPDATE THAT HAPPENS
EVERY TWO YEARS, AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO RECALIBRATE HOW WE
ADMINISTER HOUSING NEEDS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THIS IS UPDATING THE 2019 AND
2020 OFFICE OF HOUSING PROGRAM
PRIORITIES.
THIS PLAN REALLY HELPS US TO
DICTATE HOW WE WILL BE USING
HOUSING LEVY FUNDS, AS WELL AS
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
MY OFFICE HAS HEARD FROM A
NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON THE GROUND LEVEL.
ORGANIZATIONS LED.
LABOR PARTNERS WHO BUILD
HOUSING IN SEATTLE AND WHO HAVE
HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM.
BASED ON THOSE, WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED TO BE ROLLING OUT NOT
JUST THE PROPOSAL AS IT CAME
DOWN WHICH WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU EMILY AND ALL THE
WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE LEADING
UP TO THIS POINT.
BUT ALSO INCLUDES A NUMBER OF
KEY PROVISIONS BASED ON WHAT
OUR OFFICE HAS HAD WITH
COMMUNITY.
I WILL FLAG FOUR OF THEM.
THE FOUR I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
FOR FOLKS I WANT TO GIVE HUGE
CREDIT TO THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND ERIN HOUSE WHO HAS
CREATED AMENMENTS, YOU GUYS
HAVE BOTH BEEN GREAT.
THE FIRST, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND OUR SURPLUS
LAND DISPOSITION POLICIES,
MAKING SURE WE PRIORITIZE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECTS.
THE SECOND ONE, I'M EXCITED TO
HIGHLIGHT HERE, IS AN ONGOING
EFFORT FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING BUT WE ARE REALLY
ELEVATING IT IN THIS PROPOSAL
AND GIVING IT A LITTLE MORE
MEAT.
RELATE TODAY THE COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE POLICY PROPOSING TO
UPDATE OUR CURRENT PRACTICES
AND PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THROUGH A HOLISTIC LENS
LOOKING AT HISTORIC TIES TO
NEIGHBORHOODS AS WE CREATE NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE THIRD AREA IS CREATING MORE
RESOURCES FOR ACQUISITION.
ACQUIRING EXISTING BUILDINGS IS
BEING SEEN MORE AND MORE AS AN
AFFORDABLE WAY FOR US TO GET
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONLINE
QUICKER.
WE HEARD FROM OUR PARTNERS THE
HIGH COST OF LAND AND
CONSTRUCTION CAN BE PROHIBITIVE
AND SOMETIMES IT IS MORE COST
EFFECTIVE TO ACQUIRE EXISTING
BUILDINGS.
AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARD A
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
HAVE SOME SHARED INTEREST IN
THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING WORKING CLOSELY WITH
US.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
INVESTMENTS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE TALK ABOUT THE PRICE
TAG.
I REALLY WANT US TO FOCUS ON
NOT JUST WHAT THE COST IS, BUT
HOW MUCH DOLLARS ARE LEVERAGED
WHEN WE BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
FEDERAL DOLLARS, NOT TO FOCUS
ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS BUT THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES WE ARE HOUSING.
IT IS NOT 300 OR 350,000 FOR
EACH OF THESE UNITS.
THAT'S NOT THE AMOUNT COMING
FROM THE CITY.
IT IS MUCH, MUCH LESS THAN
THAT.
YOU SAID AROUND 30,000 OR SO.
30 TO 40,000 WAS COMING FROM
THE CITY'S PORTION.
>> A LITTLE HIGHER ON AVERAGE.
>>> NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL.
WE WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE BILL.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO PASS IT,
BRING TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION, POTENTIAL VOTE.
JUNE 24.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ALL OF
YOU ON THESE.
SO TRACY, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DO THIS?
YOGA AWES GREAT MEMO WE WOULD
WALK THROUGH.
>> IT IS A VERY LENGTHILY MEMO.
IT INCLUDES THE ISSUES AND
OPTIONS IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
PUBLIC COMMENT, STAFF INPUT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN START
TO WALK THROUGH THE VARIOUS
ISSUES.
AND, I CAN BE AS BRIEF.
I WILL BE MINDFUL OF THE 30
MINUTES.
I TALK FAST.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO TALK SO
FAST YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING
WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.
SO YOU NEED TO TELL ME IF I'M
GOING TOO SLOW OR TOO FAST.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
DOCUMENTS IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD ADOPT BOTH THE ANF PLAN,
THE 2016 LEVY PLAN.
WHICH ACTUALLY, THE ANF PLAN
REALLY IS INCLUDING THE FUNDING
FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS.
IT IS A BRIEFER DOCUMENT.
THE REAL NEED MEAT OF THE
POLICIES IS EXHIBIT B. SO, YOU
REALLY HAVE THE THREE DOCUMENTS
IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU WILL SEE APPLY TO ONE OF
THOSE THREE DOCUMENTS.
SO, STARTING OFF, LOOKING AT
HE FIRST ISSUE, WHICH HAS TO
DO WITH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
THIS IS SOMETHING COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA EXPRESSED INTEREST IN.
THEY DO COMMIT TO WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT.
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
RAINIER BEACH, BITTER LAKE.
HOW SOME ORGANIZATIONS DON'T
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO UNDERTAKE
THE WORK OF DEVELOPING AND
OPERATING HOUSING.
THAT IS QUITE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF
ACTIVITY.
THE FIRST OPTION IS TO ADD
LANGUAGE.
SO, THAT WE CAN ASSIST THESE
ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME
DEVELOPERS AND OPERATORS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO THE
FIRST OPTION IS TO INCLUDE
THAT.
ALMOST INTENT LANGUAGE REALLY.
THAT IS THE FIRST.
THE SECOND WOULD BE TO NOT ADD
THE LANGUAGE.
>> THIS IS VERY EXCITING
HEARING.
ANYBODY WATCHING, WE ARE
FOLLOWING ALONG WITH THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO FROM JUNE 4.
WE ARE ON IDENTIFIED ISSUES
NUMBER ONE.
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
BELIEVE ARE THE ONLY
COUNCILMEMBERS SO FAR TO
SUGGEST POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
I WILL HAVE EACH OF US SPEAK TO
THOSE AND FOLKS WHO HAVE
QUESTIONS OR IDEAS CHIME IN AS
WELL.
I'LL CHIME IN ON THIS TO ADD
REALLY, IN REVIEWING THE PLAN,
TALKING ABOUT PAST WORK, AND
HOW WE CAN BEST ACCESS THE
SURPLUS PROPERTY WE HAVE MADE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
úDISPOSITION POLICIES WE PASSED
LAST YEAR, WE HAVE CONSTANTLY
HEARD AN INTEREST, AMONG
ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN
THOSE IN NEIGHBORHOODS
EXPERIENCING HIGH LEVELS OF
DISPLACEMENT THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS GREAT WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT SELF-DETERMINATION AND
DIRECTION AND THE TYPE OF
HOUSING THAT CAN BE CREATED
WHEN PEOPLE HAVE THE SITE
CONTROL.
I OFTEN USE EL CENTRO AS AN
EXAMPLE BECAUSE OF THE ART ON
THE BUILDINGS ENCOMPASSING THE
PLAZA.
THIS IS TRULY A PLACE FOR
COMMUNITY AND CREATED PUBLIC
SPACE.
SO, THIS AMENDMENT OUTLINED IN
OPTION A IS AN EFFORT FOR US TO
EXPAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A
NEED CAPACITY BUILDING.
THIS IS A TIE-IN WITH OUR
EQUITABLE INITIATIVE ON THE
FRONT LINE OF ANTIDISPLACEMENT
WORK.
>> GREAT.
AND DO WE JUST KEEP GOING?
>> KEEP GOING.
NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> WOULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN, I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH WHERE WE
ARE GOING WITH THIS.
BUT, HOW DO WE MAKE THE
DECISION?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING IN TERMS
OF WHO GETS THE MONEY?
WILL THAT BE FLESHED OUT LATER
ON?
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
>> SO THIS WILL ONLY BE A
WHEREAS IN THE LEGISLATION.
NOT COMMITTING ANY FUNDS AT
THIS POINT.
WE HAVE AN UPCOMING BUDGET
PROCESS THAT MIGHT ALLOW FOR
THAT.
IF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD A
DESIRE TO FOLLOW IT UP WITH
ACTUAL BUDGET PROPOSAL.
BUT THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN IS
BROUGHT BACK INTO THIS
CONVERSATION.
THE EDI, HE IS VERY INTERESTED
IN IT AND WE WILL HAVE IN MY
COMMON SENSE COMMITTEE NEXT
WEEK, A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THIS.
>> AS A RECITAL ON THE COUNCIL
BILL, IT IS UNDERSCORING THE
COMMITMENT THAT ALREADY EXISTS
IN THE HOUSING POLICIES.
SO, THEORETICALLY, IT DOES NOT,
IT WOULD BE UP TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION BUT
THEORETICALLY, THE HOUSING
COULD PROPOSE SOMETHING TO
FULFILL BOTH ITS COMMITMENT AS
WELL AS THE RECITAL.
>> HOW ABOUT, WELL, IT COULD
COME AS AN EXECUTIVE REQUEST IN
THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE EXPECT HERE.
THIS IS UST TRYING TO SEDATE
THE NEED.
THEY COULD.
THEORETICALLY, IT MIGHT COME
FROM ONE OF YOU.
SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
THAT.
YEP.
>> THANK YOU FOR UNDERSCORING
THAT AND FOR ASKING THE
QUESTION.
MY INTENT HERE IS TO MAKE THIS
ACTIONABLE.
THIS IS NOT A LOFTY GOAL THAT
WE SHOULD PUT OUT THERE AND
MAYBE REVISIT THREE YEARS FROM
NOW.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A
HUGE PRIORITY FOR US.
AND, I THINK IS SHARED BY THE
COUNCIL.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU.
>> THIS IS THE ORDINANCE
ACCEPTING THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
>> POINT WELL TAKEN.
WE WILL LOOK TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET
THAT REFLECTS THIS.
>> MOVING TO ISSUE NUMBER TWO.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH FUNDING,
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING, AS WE
JUST HEARD.
THERE ARE MORE SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.
THE NEW ABILITY TO PROPOSE
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY.
THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
INVOLVES A VARIETY OF FORMATS.
AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW O
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.
THERE CAN BE STRONG COMMITMENTS
TO THE COMMUNITY.
REACHING COMMUNITIES ABOUT THAT
NEW PROCESS.
SO, ADDITIONAL FUNDING COULD
ASSIST THEM.
SO, THIS OPTION A, WOULD ADD
LANGUAGE TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE INTENTION TO
IMPLEMENT THE AFFIRMATIVE
MARKETING.
QUICKLY.
THIS IS AN AREA WE HAVE HEARD A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST
WHERE AREAS WE SEE NEW
DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING ARE ABLE
TO BENEFIT FROM THAT
DEVELOPMENT.
AS WE THINK ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE,
THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TO
CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS
AND MIXED INCOME UNITS.
THINK ABOUT THE WONDERFUL
PLACES LIKE YESLER TERRACE.
AND MAKE SURE THE FOLKS HAVE
HAD A CHANCE TO COME BACK.
THE CONDITION SEPTEMBER IS
SIMILAR.
IF YOU AFFIRMATIVELY MARKET OR
PROVIDE A COMMUNITY PREFERENCE
IN AREAS WHERE THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION ARE ABLE TO WORK
WITH A COMMUNITY THAT HAS
HISTORICALLY BEEN THERE.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE NOT USING COMMUNITY
AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE
GENERATIONS ARE ABLE TO STAY IN
PLACE.
THIS ACKNOWLEDGES WE NEED TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING IN OUR 2020
BUDGET.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AS YOUR
CRANKY FINANCE CHAIR, THAT WE
HAVE A 2020 BUDGET.
WE WILL BE IN THE SECOND YEAR
OF BUDGET THAT WE HAVE ALREADY
PASSED.
SO WE WILL HAVE TO FIND
ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DO THIS OR
WE HAVE TO DISCIPLINE OURSELVES
WHICH WE ARE NOT REALLY GOOD
AT.
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE MAYBE
WANT TO PUT HERE.
>> AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A CHALLENGING
TASK AHEAD.
WE ALL DO.
>> THE CRANKY FINANCE CHAIR.
>> YOU ARE THE NICEST CRANKY
FINANCE CHAIR I HAVE MET.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROPOSAL I
THINK SHE ALSO UNDERSCORED
INTEREST IN, IN THE PRESS
CONFERENCE YOU AFENDED
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
PARTNERSHIP.
THERE IS A CHANCE THIS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY ROLLED IN.
NO PROMISES.
I'M NOT PUTTING ANY WORDS IN
ANYBODY'S MOUTH BUT I THINK
THERE IS SOME SHARED INTEREST
BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THE
SEVENTH FLOOR.
>> AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE
WANT.
BECAUSE, IF THE MAYOR
RECOGNIZES AND WE ARE SIGNALING
TO HER THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE
COUNCIL.
WHEN SHE IS DEVELOPING HER
BUDGET TO INCLUDE THIS, WE SAY
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US.
>> QUESTION FOR EMILY.
>> A LITTLE CLOSER.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THE FUNDING
PIECE.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW YOU WOULD SEE FUNDING
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE POLICIES BEING USED
BY NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDERS?
HOW I RECALL THAT SOME OF THE
ANALYSIS WE HAVE SEEN
DEMONSTRATE IT IS COMMUNITY
PREFERENCES WOULD BE DIFFERENT
IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
DEPENDENT ON A CENSUS BASED
ANALYSIS WITH SOME OF THE
FUNDING BE USED TO HELP THEM DO
THAT.
>> SO, FIRST OF ALL, YEAH.
MAYOR DURKAN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
WAS ADVANCING THE POLICIES AND
PART OF THE WORK IS THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE BUILDING
GUIDELINES TO HELP FLESH OUT
WHAT COMMUNITY PREFERENCE MIGHT
LOOK LIKE AS COMMUNITY BASED
DEVELOPERS PROPOSED PUTTING
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE IN THEIR
DEVELOPMENTS.
PART OF THAT GUIDELINE PROCESS
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS
NECESSARY FROM AN
IMPLEMENTATION.
WE MAY LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WOULD
NEED TO IMPLEMENT THIS
EFFECTIVELY.
I COULD HYPOTHESIZE, FOR
EXAMPLE, THAT, PEOPLE WILL PUT
ADDITIONAL ATTENTION BOTH ON
THE MARKETING SIDE AND THE
PREFERENCE SIDE THAT COULD LOOK
LIKE TARGETED MARKETING TOWARD
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED.
TARGETED OUTREACH.
AND, WORK COLLABORATION WITH
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ALREADY WORK WITH COMMUNITY
WHO RESIDE THERE AND HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED THINKING OF SOCIAL
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OR FAITH
BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND FIGURING OUT WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN HOUSING DEVELOPERS AND
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
GET THEM PREPARED TO APPLY WHEN
THE PREFERENCE IS PUT IN PLACE.
I THINK THAT KIND OF OUTREACH
MARKETING AND PARTNERSHIP.
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO
SIGNIFICANT DATA WORK
INTERNALLY TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES WITH INTERNAL
ANALYSIS.
THE CITY WILL BE PROVIDING
THAT.
>> THAT'S THE WORK WE WILL DO
THROUGH THE GUIDELINE PROCESS.
AND THE HOPE IS THEY GET TO A
PLACE WHERE THEY LOWERED
SIGNIFICANTLY THE BARRIERS AND
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND.
AND ALSO, I HAVE ASKED THIS
QUESTION BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I ASKED IT
PUBLICLY.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
COMMUNITY PREFERENCES CAN BE
USED NOT ONLY BY NONPROFITS WHO
ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WITH CITY DOLLARS BUT IT CAN
ALSO BE USED BY MARKET RATE
DEVELOPERS WHO ARE, WHO HAVE
MHA SET ASIDE.
AND MFTE.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I THINK ANYTHING IS
POSSIBLE.
I THINK IT IS PROBABLY, AND YOU
MAY WANT TO TALK TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY ON THIS ONE.
BUT IT IS PROBABLY AN ISSUE OF
RISK AND RISK ASSESSMENT.
AGAIN, WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO
CAREFULLY BALANCE WORKING
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE FAIR
HOUSING ACT.
TO THE EXPENT THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, THAT IS
WORTH THE EXPLORATION.
>> ITEM THREE HAS TO DO WITH
THE AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICIES.
THIS WOULD JUST SIMPLY ADD TEMP
LANGUAGE, THIS CAME FROM THE
COMMUNITY THAT JUST WANTED TO
LIFT UP THE FACT THAT THE OH
HAS A COMMITMENT TO
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR
HOUSING TO ADDRESS PAST
POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF
DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS.
IT WOULD BE TO ADD THE INTENT
LANGUAGE AT THE BEGINNING.
>> SO, THE ADD ON, IT IS NOT A
DIFFERENT SUBJECT?
>> THIS IS AN ADD ON.
AND I WILL STRIKE THE WORD JUST
FROM THAT COMMENT.
BECAUSE, I THINK TO OUR POINT
EARLIER, LANGUAGE DOES MATTER.
RIGHT?
AND OUR COMMUNIY PARTNERS HAVE
IDENTIFIED THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO REITERATE WHY WE DO
THIS.
THE COLOR OF LAW BOOK TALKS
ABOUT HOW PUBLIC POLICIES ARE
REALLY THE VEHICLE THAT PUT
INTO PLACE RACIST RED LINING.
RACE RESTRICTIVE COVERAGE AND
ZONING.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS
UNDO THAT PAST BEHAVIOR AND LAW
CREATED BY POLICYMAKERS.
WE WANT TO FIX THAT, THAT IS
PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO
UNDERSTAND SCORE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> MOVING TO ISSUE NUMBER 4.
ADDRESSING DISPLACEMENT.
SO THE PROPOSED POLICIES ON
PUBLICLY OWNED PROGRAMS
PRIORITIZE HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT ADVANCE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PROJECTS
PROPOSED FOR HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
MODIFYING THIS LANGUAGE, TO
GIVE ADDED CONSIDERATION TO
PROJECTS THAT ARE RECEIVING EDI
FUNDING.
SO, THE OPTION BEFORE YOU WOULD
ADD THAT LANGUAGE INTO THE
RENTAL HOUSING AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT ON PUBLICLY OWNED
SITES.
>> GREAT.
SO, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT
SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT, THE POLICY AS WE
PASSED LAST YEAR RECOGNIZING
THAT OBTAINING LAND IS A MAJOR
HURDLE IN CASES LIKE CHILD CARE
AND HEALTH CARE.
THIS IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN
THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORTING THESE PROJECTS BY
PRIORITIZING CITY OWNED LAND
WHEN AVAILABLE.
>> SO, THE EXISTING LANGUAGE
TALKS ABOUT THE WHAT.
ADVANCING EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS AND WHAT YOU ARE ADDING
IS THE WHO.
>> I WANT TO SAY FOR THE
RECORD, I WILL KEEP SAYING
EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT THE
CITY HAS THE ABILITY TO TOUCH,
FUND, OR PROMOTE SHOULD ALWAYS
BE INCLUDING CHILD CARE.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO PEPPER
THE COMMITMENTS THROUGHOUT.
>> AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR
SENIORS.
>> YES.
>> INTERGENERATIONAL
PROGRAMMING.
>> MOVING ONTO ISSUE 5. THE
CURRENT ANF PLAN AUTHORIZES THE
USE OF UP TO $30 MILLION IN
EXISTING LEVEE RESOURCE PROGRAM
FUNDS FOR SHORT TERM LOANS FOR
THE STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF
LAND AND BUILDINGS FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR
PRESERVATION.
IT IS WOULD REMOVE THE $30
MILLION CAP AND ALLOW THEM TO
PROVIDE UP TO $30 MILLION OF
OUTSTANDING LONES AT ANY ONE
TIME.
AS SOON AS THEY BEGIN TO BE
REPAID, OH WOULD BE ABLE TO
LOAN OUT UP TO ANOTHER $30
MILLION.
OF FUNDING.
THERE ARE SEVERAL UPCOMING
OPPORTUNITIES TO OCCUPY
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE FEDERAL
SUBSIDIES THAT COVER THE RENT
FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
THE ACQUISITION OF OCCUPIED
BUILDINGS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE
ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM.
AND ACQUIRING THESE WILL RESULT
IN THE PRESERVATION OF THIS
HOUSING AND THE RETENTION OF
THE SUBSIDIES.
OH RECOMMENDS WE MODIFY THE
LANGUAGE TO PROVIDE LOANS FOR
THIS LIMITED TYPE OF
ACQUISITION THAT MAY ARISE THAT
WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED DUE TO
FUNDING LIMITS.
SO, THE OPTION IN FRONT OF YOU
WOULD ACTUALLY ADD SOME
LANGUAGE TO THIS PROGRAM TO
MAKE LOANS FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS AND
EXCLUDE SUCH LOANS FROM THE $30
MILLION CAP FOR THEIR PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HEARD FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS THIS GIVES US
FLEXIBILITY.
THIS JUST ENHANCES THAT
COMMITMENT.
>> FOR VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSES
WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.
>> GREAT.
>>> MOVING TO ISSUE NUMBER, OH,
SORRY.
>> I'M JUST LOVING THAT SMILE
OVER THERE.
LIKE YES, THIS IS A GOOD THING.
>> MOVING TO ISSUE SIX.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE
COLOCATION OF COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC SERVICES WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SPECIFIC TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
REQUEST FOR CHILD CARE AND
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
IT DOES TALK ABOUT FACILITY
THAT'S INCLUDE COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME
FAMILIES AND THE COUNCILMEMBER
WOULD LIKE TO ADD SPECIFICALLY
IN CHILD CARE AND HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES INTO THAT
LANGUAGE.
>> AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK TO COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW'S POINT EARLIER, HUMAN
SERVICES OBVIOUSLY INCLUDES OUR
FRIENDS WHO ARE IN THE AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES WORLD.
SO, AS WE THINK ABOUT SOME OF
THE REALLY EXCITING HOUSING,
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN, YOU THINK OF
COMMUNITY SPACE, ADULT
EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, AND
EMPHASIZING WHERE WE SPENT A
LOT OF TIME WITH CHILD CARE AND
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES.
THEY WOULD LOVE TO BE MORE
COLOCATED WHERE THEIR COMMUNITY
IS.
AND, INCREASE ACCESS.
I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN, NO MATTER WHO
IS AT THE TABLE IN THE FUTURE,
THIS WILL BE HELPFUL.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD THE
PHYSICAL DESIGN OF THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, AS WE TALK
ABOUT SERVICES, REALLY CRITICAL
AS ACCESS TO THE BUILDINGS.
SO THAT IF SOMEONE IS IN A
WHEELCHAIR, IF THERE IS A SIX
PAGE THRESHOLD, IT IS SOMETHING
WE NEED TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT
AS TO THINKING IF I AM MOBILITY
CHALLENGED, HOW DO I GET IN?
AS WE COULD, THINKING ABOUT
THIS, THE SERVICES ARE CRITICAL
BUT I'M MORE AND MORE AWARE OF
THE NEED TO HAVE GOOD UNIVERSAL
DESIGN.
>> FOR STROLLERS, WALKERS, AND
WHEELCHAIRS.
NUMBER SIX.
>> NUMBER SEVEN.
>> OH, YES.
>> MOVING ONTO THE HOUSING
FIRST APPROACH.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I'M
WONDERING IF WE COULD TAKE A
PAUSE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE ANR HOUSING POLICY
SAYS ABOUT OUR FUNDING
PRIORITIES FOR HOUSING FOR OUR
AGING POPULATIONS.
>> SO, WE HAVE THREE KEY
POPULATION PRIORITIES FOR OUR
HOUSING FUNDS.
AND THOSE ARE SENIORS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES.
AND LOW WAGE WORKING PEOPLE.
IT IS OBVIOUS THOSE ARE BROAD
CATEGORIES AND THERE IS NOT
MUCH MORE SPECIFICITY ABOUT THE
SUB OPTIONS, REALLY WHAT
HAPPENS IS THAT THE PROJECTS
THAT SUPPORT PARTICULAR SUB
POPULATIONS COME OUT THROUGH
THE FUNDING ROUND.
AND SO, THERE IS A BIT OF
NUANCE BETWEEN THE POLICY AND
GUIDANCE.
AND THEN, THE AWARDING OF FUNDS
AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN
ORBEDDER TO MAKE INVESTMENTS.
AND SO, IF YOU LOOK BACK ON A
SEVERAL YEAR PERIOD, YOU SEE A
BALANCEOVER PROJECTS.
IN ONLY THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE
HAVE MADE SEVERAL INVESTMENTS
IN SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AT NORTH HAVEN.
FILIPINO COMMUNITY, VILLAGE, IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, SERVING
VARIOUS POPULATIONS.
AND WE KNOW EVEN AMONG OUR
INTENTS TO APPLY RIGHT NOW,
THERE IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD
SERVE LGBTQ SENIORS.
IN CAPITOL HILL, THERE IS AN
INTENT TO APPLY FROM A SENIOR
HOUSING PROJECT SO WE CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY FOR THEM
TO BRING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PROJECTS WHICH SERVE
MULTIPLE POPULATIONS.
BUT THE ANF PLAN IS MORE BROWED
IN ITS APPROACH.
>> WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS WE
HAVE EXPRESSED TO THE PROVIDERS
THAT SERVING OUR AGING
POPULATION IS A PRIORITY.
BUT, OUR ABILITY TO FUND THOSE
PROJECTS IS REALLY DRIVEN BY
THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT WE
RECEIVE.
AND, WE ARE LEAVING IT TO THEM
TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PRIORITY
PROJECTS ARE THAT ARE FOR THE
BROADER COMMUNITY TO BRING
FORWARD TO US.
DO WE EVER LOOK TO SEE WHETHER
OR NOT WE ARE GETING THE RIGHT
MIX AND DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO
ENCOURAGE MORE OF A TYPE OF
PROJECT?
I'M HEARING WE SHOULD BE
FUNDING MORE SENIOR PROJECTS
BASICALLY.
AND IF WE ARE, I TRUST OUR
NONPROFIT PROVIDER HAVES THEIR
FINGER ON THE PULSE OF WHAT THE
NEED IS FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION
BUT IF WE FIND WE ARE NOT
GETING THE APPLICATIONS FOR
WHAT WE AS A CITY, AS
POLICYMAKERS, DETERMINED, IS
THE NEED, IS THERE A WAY FOR US
TO SORT OF WEIGH IN AND GET
MORE OF THE KIND OF PROJECTS
THAT WE WANT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO, A FEW RESPONSE TO THAT
QUESTION.
I THINK OUR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A PULSE ON
THE NEED.
I ALSO ADMIT THAT SOMETIMES
APPLICATIONS THAT COME TO US
CHANGE BASED ON THE KIND OF
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO, THE FEDERAL DIVESTMENT IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT USE TO SPEND A LOT
OF FOCUS ON SENIORS.
WHEN IT COMES, WE ARE
PARTICULARLY DIRECTIVE WITH OUR
PARTNERS TO HELP PRODUCE SENIOR
PROJECTS.
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR VETERANS
WHEN WE SEE AN UP TICK.
WE ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
OUR PARTNERS TO BRING SOME
PROJECT.
THE SECOND PIECE IS THAT WE ARE
ALSO ABLE TO DIRECT PRIORITIES.
AN EXAM I ALWAYS BREAK BACK,
THE CASE SITE.
USING AN APPLICATION THERE, WE
WERE ABLE TO DICTATE A
POPULATION PRIORITY.
A COLOCATION PRIORITY.
I WOULD SEE THAT HAPPENING WITH
VARIOUS POPULATIONS.
AND GEOGRAPHY, ANOTHER THING WE
CAN BALANCE WHAT WE KNOW EXISTS
IN OUR PIPELINE AND WHERE WE
WANT TO BE.
THEN, WE HAVE SOUR NOFA.
AND WE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO
THROUGH OUR NOFA TO ELEVATE
ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES AS WELL,
BUT IT TYPICALLY TAKES US
WORKING WITH OUR NONPROFITS AND
OUR FOR PROFITS IN A WAY THE
GET TO THE POINT WHERE
SOMETHING ELEVATED COULD HAVE A
RESPONSE TO IT.
SO IT HAPPENS IN ALL OF THOSE
MULTIPLE WAYS.
>> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE FOR
US.
THE SENIOR HOUSING WE WANT FOR
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: AS WE
LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT.
IF THERE ARE OTHER WAYS WE WANT
TO UNDERSCORE THAT, I
APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER, EMILY,
AND THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE
WAYS YOU PRIORITIZE OUR SENIOR
POPULATION.
I'M GOING TO ASK OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES IF I HOLD ITEM 11 ON
THE AGENDA.
THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
FOR NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN ON THE
13th OF JUNE AND WE HAVE TIME
ON THE AGENDA FOR IT.
SO, WE MR. GO AHEAD AND
CONTINUE WITH THE NEXT HALF AN
HOUR ON THIS TOPIC SINCE WE ARE
HALFWAY THROUGH OUR AMENDMENTS.
BASICALLY, IT MEANS THE
AMENMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD
TO THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
SO, WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 7 AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THIS IS
ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS WE HAVE
FROM YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THE RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM
INCLUDES AS WE HEARD HOUSING
FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND
HOUSEHOLDS AS ONE OF THE
SEVERAL PRIORITIES.
THIS PRIORITIZING MOVING PEOPLE
HOMELESS INTO LOW OR NO BARRIER
HOUSING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
END THEIR HOMELESSNESS AND
ALLOW THE INDIVIDUALS TO FOCUS
ON OTHER PERSONAL GOALS AND
ISSUES LIKE OBTAINING
EMPLOYMENT.
ATTENDING TO SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT
WILL ENABLE THEM TO REMAIN
STABLELY HOUSED.
DOSO, OPTION A WOULD ACTUALLY
ADD SOME LANGUAGE IN THE RENTAL
HOUSING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLES TO
HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
POPULATIONS AND IT WOULD ADD A
DEFINITION OF HOUSING FIRST
INTO THE DEFINITION SECTION OF
THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
HOUSING FIRST IS NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE THAT RECOGNIZES
HOUSING STABILITY FOR PEOPLE
WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISABLES
AND THE INCLUSION OF SERVICE
FOR THEIR NEEDS.
WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS OR
BARRIERS.
HOUSING LEVY DOLLARS IS PART OF
OUR PATHWAYS HOME PLAN.
SO I HEAR SOMETIMES FROM FOLKS
THAT PEOPLE DESCRIBE THEIR
HOUSING AS HOUSING FIRST, THAT
THEY MAY KIND OF PLAY FAST AND
LOOSE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
HOUSING FIRST.
JUST HAVING A GOOD DEFINITION
FOR OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS
USEFUL FOR US ALL.
>> THERE ARE BARRIERS AS
OPPOSED TO REMOVING BARRIERS.
BARRIERS TO SCREENING, ENTERING
INTO HOUSING.
AND, BARRIERS TO SUSTAIN FROM
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE LANGUAGE
THAT WE USE.
AND TO HAVE CLEAR DEFINITION.
SO, I WANT TO INDICATE MY
SUPPORT FOR HAVING THIS BE PART
OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE AS
WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> I'M ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR
THE CLARITY AROUND THE
DEFINITION.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE IS
ONE OF US AT THIS TABLE THAT
WOULDN'T STAND UP AND SAY THIS
HAS SOUND DATA BEHIND IT.
WE HAVE HEARD SO MANY TIMES
FROM PEOPLE SAYING, PEOPLE NEED
HOUSING.
AND THAT THEY ARE READIER THAN
YOU MIGHT THINK THEY ARE.
AND IF WE ADD BARRIERS LIKE YOU
ARE SAYING IT BECOMES MORE AND
MORE DIFFICULT.
SO IF WE CAN MOVE THIS WHOLE
CONCEPT FORWARD, IT IS VERY
VALUABLE FOR US.
>> GREAT.
>> MOVING TO ISSUE NUMBER
EIGHT.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
SO, THIS , THEY ARE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE BACKGROUND CHECKS.
THE POLICIES FOR THE RENTAL
HOUSING PROGRAM REQUIRE PROJECT
OWNERS TO SUBMIT A MANAGEMENT
PLAN TO OH FOR APPROVAL PRIOR
TO COMPLETION AND OPENING OF
THE HOUSING THAT THEY DEVELOP.
THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSAL DOES
STRIKE REFERENCES TO THE USE OF
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BUT
IT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY STATE.
SO THIS ADDS THE LANGUAGE THAT
MAKES IT CLEAR THE BACKGROUND
CHECKS ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT AS
REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THE OFFICE OF HOUSING PRIOR
TO PASSAGE HAS DONE A LOT OF
REALLY GOOD WORK WITH OUR
NONPROFIT PROVIDERS TO CREATE
SOME STANDARD EXPECTATIONS
AROUND SCREENING PRACTICES.
SO THAT IS WHY THE PREVIOUS
LANGUAGE WAS IN THE POLICIES
AND THE PLAN.
WE HAVE SINCE LEGISLATED OUR
EXPECTATIONS AS IT RELATES TO
SCREENING.
THIS MAKES OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR
OUR NONPROFIT CONSISTENT WITH
THAT OF CITY LAW.
>> WE POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD
NEXT WEEK.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO CALL
IT OUT.
AND, TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT THAT COMMITMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL AND THE CITY'S
PERSPECTIVE.
>> OKAY.
MOVING TO ISSUE NUMBER NINE.
WHICH IS MUTUAL TERMINATION
AGREEMENT POLICY.
SO PROPERTY MANAGER CAN ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT TO MUTUALLY
TERMINATE A RENTAL AGREEMENT.
SUCH AGREEMENTS MAY BE PURSUED
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR
LANDLORD.
TO INSTIGATE A PROCEEDING WHEN
THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES WITH
A RESIDENT.
THEY CAN CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR A
TENANT AND AFFECT THEIR ABILITY
TO SECURE HOUSING IN THE
FUTURE.
THERE IS A CONCERN NONPROFIT
HOUSING PROVIDERS USE MUTUAL
TERMINATION AGREEMENTS.
AS IS REQUIRED UNDER THE CITY'S
JUST CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE.
REQUIRING NONPROFIT PROVIDERS
WHO USE SUCH AGREEMENTS HAVE A
WRITTEN POLICY ALLOWING THE USE
OF AGREEMENTS ONLY WHEN
CONDITIONS FOR LEGAL EVICTION
ARE PRESENT.
COULD ADDRESS THIS CONCERN.
SO, THE OPTION BEFORE YOU WOULD
ADD LANGUAGE REQUIRING
PROVIDERS TO USE TERMINATION
AGREEMENT TO HAVE A WRITTEN
POLICY THAT ALLOWS THE USE OF
THE AGREEMENTS ONLY WHEN
CONDITIONS FOR EVICTION MIGHT
OTHERWISE BE ACTED UPON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT
CENTRAL STAFF AND OTHERS HAVE
TAKEN TO WORK THROUGH THIS
ISSUE WITH ME.
IT IS COMPLEX.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES
RAISED IN THE LOSING HOME
REPORT FROM THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSIN.
THAT SOMETIMES MUTUAL
TERMINATION AGREEMENTS ARE USED
IN A WAY THAT IS ARBITRARY AND
NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE RULE OF
LAW.
WE DON'T WANT TO STOP THE USE
OF TERMINATION AGREEMENTS.
AS TRACI HAS MENTIONED, BEING
ABLE TO MUTUALLY AGREE TO
TERMINATE A TENANCY CAN HAVE
BENEFITS AND NOT HAVE A RECORD
OF EVICTION TO FOLLOW THE
TENANT.
AND, THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
THE EVICTION FOR THE NONPROFIT
PROVIDER.
BUT, WE DO NEED TO BE VERY
CAREFUL THAT THESE AGREEMENTS
AREN'T BEING USED IN A WAY THAT
IS ARBITRARY AND BEING USED TO
GET RID OF A TENANT WHO MAY NOT
BE ACTUALLY IN VIOLATION OF ANY
TERMS OF THEIR RENTAL
AGREEMENT.
MAYBE THERE IS A SITUATION OF A
BAD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A
MANAGER AND A TENANT.
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE USED IN A WAY
THAT IS ABUSIVE AND MAKES VERY
VULNERABLE TENANTS MORE
VULNERABLE.
>> WILL THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
BE WORKING TO CREATE TEMPLATE
LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE USED IN
SUCH A WRITTEN STATEMENT?
>> I THINK THAT ON THIS ISSUE,
EXACTLY LIKE ON THE ISSUE ABOUT
CRIMINAL HISTORIES BEFORE.
PART OF OUR WORK AT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING IS TO UNDERSTAND THE
EXISTING CONDITIONS, SURVEY,
AND BRING TOGETHER OUR
PROVIDERS TO SEE WHAT IS
ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND WE WILL
BE COMMITTED TO BRINGING THEM
TOGETHER.
AND IDENTIFYING REALLY WHAT
THEIR PRACTICES ARE.
WHAT WE AS A SHARED COMMUNITY
BELIEVE FALLS IN THAT REALM OF
APPROPRIATE.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT IS
CLEARLY DEFINED AT THIS POINT.
AND IT WAS THE SUCCESSFUL MODEL
THAT WE USED ON THE CRIMINAL
RECORDS WORK.
BY BRINGING FOLKS TOGETHER AND
REALLY UNDERSTANDING MORE FULLY
THE WAY IN WHICH MUTUAL
TERMINATIONS ARE USED ACROSS
AGENCIES AND MAYBE EVEN ACROSS
BUILDINGS.
SO WE GET A SENSE OF WHETHER
THERE IS OUTLIER BEHAVIOR OR
SHARED AGREEMENT ON WHAT COUNTS
AS APPROPRIATE.
>> THIS THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF
A PREVIEW OF THE NEXT AMEND.
I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T TOTALLY
KNOW WHAT THE UNIVERSE IS FOR
HOW MANY PEOPLE OR LANDLORDS
ARE USING THIS.
SO, THAT STUDY WILL OCCUR AND I
THINK MY HOPE IS THAT ASSISTS
FOLKS IN HAVING TEMPLATE
LANGUAGE BASED ON THE
CONVERSATIONS.
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY
FULFILL THE SUGGESTED TEXT HERE
IN AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
>> THERE WILL BE FURTHER
CNVERSATION AT OUR NEXT METING
ON IT.
>> WE CAN HAVE FURTHER
CONVERSATION FOR SURE.
ESPECIALLY IN JUST A SECOND, WE
CAN HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION
ABOUT AMENDMENT 10 WHICH WILL
HELP US TO OUT LINE THE
POTENTIAL INFORMATION THEY WILL
BE LOOKING AT AND WHAT TYPE OF
LANGUAGE MIGHT BE COMMON OR
DESIRED AS THIS GOES FORWARD.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
FURTHER ABOUT CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS.
SOMETHING HAS COME TO MY
ATTENTION.
TWO DIFFERENT LAWYERS,
INCLUDING THE PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY, THAT IS OF DEEP
CONCERN TO ME THAT PEOPLE ARE
BEING SET UP.
CONVICTED, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT THIS WITH YOU JUST TO
GIVE YOU MORE FACTS.
IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND I
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET
THROUGH TO PEOPLE TO SAY HOW IS
THIS WORKING BECAUSE WHEN YOU
HAVE A SEX OFFENDER RECORD THAT
IS FOLLOWING YOU AROUND THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE, IT IS BEYOND
A LES MISERABLE THING.
>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THAT
CONVERSATION WOULD BE RELATED
TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
MORE BROADLY.
GREAT.
THAT IS HELPFUL FOR ME.
>> TO YOUR POINT ABOUT A
TEMPLATE, IT SEEMS THAT PRIOR
TO ASKING THROUGH A MANAGEMENT
PLAN, PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT
THEY DO.
IT IS MORE USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BEST PRACTICE IS AND
TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT
TOWARD THAT BEST PRACTICE.
THAT WOULD BE OUR HOPE IN THE
WAY IN WHICH WE COLLABORATIVELY
GUIDE OUR PARTNERS INTO BEST
OUTCOMES.
>> OKAY, I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER 10.
>> ITEM NUMBER 10 HAS TO DO
WITH THE USE OF PAYMENT PLANS
AND MUTUAL TERMINATION
AGREEMENTS.
LOW INCOME TENANTS ARE AT RISK
OF BEING EVICTED.
IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THEY OFFER
PAYMENT PLANS TO BECOME CURRENT
ON SUCH PAYMENTS SO COLLECTING
INFORMATION REGARDING THE
EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE USING
PAYMENT PLANS, IN ADDITION, AS
WE JUST HEARD, COLLECTING MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF
MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
AND BEST PRACTICES USED BY
PROVIDERS IF THEY ARE USING
THEM AND THE CONDITIONS AROUND
THAT COULD ALSO HELP TO GUIDE
FURTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND
MAYBE TEMPLATE LANGUAGE PLANT
LANGUAGE FOR FOLKS TO USE.
SO, SO, THIS COULD ADD A NEW
SECTION TO THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE REQUESTING OH TO
REQUEST INFORMATION ON THE
MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENTS
BY PROVIDERS THE CITY FUNDED
HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE A REPORT
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
COUNCIL BY APRIL 30 OF 2020.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE THAT WAS
RAISED IN THE LOSING HOME
REPORT BY THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION ON EVICTION REFORM.
WE DO HAVE WONDERFUL NEW GAME
CHANGING EVICTION REFORM
LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY
RESULT IN JUDGES EXERCISING NEW
AUTHORITY TO ALLOW TENANT TO GO
INTO PAYMENT PLANS BEFORE
FACING EVICTION BUT IT WOULD BE
CREATE TO SEE AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT OUR NONPROFIT
PROVIDERS ARE DOING TO AVOID
THAT ALTOGETHER.
THAT'S THE INTENT OF COLLECTING
THIS INFORMATION.
I APPRECIATE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING'S ABILITY TO WORK ON
THIS.
>> AND MOST OF OUR NONPROFITS
OFFER PAYMENT PLANS AS A
MATTEROVER PRACTICE.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO FLU A
PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT
IS OPERATIONALLIZED OR
INCORPORATED INTO POLICY FOR
THE ORGANIZATIONS AND DRIVE TO
BEST PRACTICES.
>> MOVING ONTO ISSUE NUMBER 11
WHICH HAS TO DO WITH FORMAL
COMMITMENT POLICY.
THE EXISTING RENTAL HOUSING
POLICIES ALLOW THE OH DIRECTOR
TO FULLY COMMIT UP TO 40% OF
THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S 2016 LEVY
RENTAL PRODUCTION FOR FUNDING
IN THE FALL.
THE ANNUAL PROCESS DOES INCLUDE
OTHER FUND SOURCES LIKE CBDG,
HOME, INCENTIVE ZONES.
THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE FUNDS
CAN VARY YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITY.
THE CURRENT POLICY ONLY APPLIES
TO 2016 LEVY FUNDS.
GIVEN THE POTENTIAL VOLATILITY
OF THE FUND SOURCES THE COUNCIL
COULD INCLUDE SUCH SOURCES IN
THE MAXIMUM COMMITMENT AMOUNT
OF $8.6 MILLION.
COUNCIL COULD ALSO CONSIDER THE
POSSIBILITY OF BUMPING THAT UP
A LITTLE BIT FROM THE $8.6
MILLION THAT MIGHT ALLOW FOR A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF FORWARD
COMMITTING OF THESE FUNDS SO
THE OPTION BEFORE YOU WOULD BE
TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE AS IT
RELATE TO THE FORWARD
COMMITMENT TO INCLUDE THE OTHER
SOURCES IN THAT $8.6 MILLION
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OR ALLOW A
HIGHER AMOUNT.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEGE
THAT ERIN HOUSE IS AT THE TABLE
WITH US AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THIS PLAN WITH US AND TRACI, AS
WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING WHAT WE
CALL THE COMMUNITY HOUSING
ROUND TABLES, MANY OF THESE
IDEAS CAME FROM OUR DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF
YOUR WORK AND SEE IF YOU WANTED
TO ADD ANYTHING.
>> I THINK JUST RECOGNIZING AS
TRACI SAID SOME OF THESE
FUNDING SOURCES ARE NOT AS
RELIABLE AS THE LEVY.
AND, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT DRAWING FROM THE NEXT YEAR
TO FUND PRIORITIES IN ANY GIVEN
YEAR AND CREATE SOME
CONSISTENCY AROUND THAT.
>> WE WOULD SET UP A FUND, A
POOL?
IS THIS LIKE A SMOOTHING
AMOUNT?
>> IT IS JUST SETTING A MAXIMUM
AMOUNT ON WHAT THE OH DIRECTOR
CAN ACTUALLY PULL FORWARD FROM
NEXT YEAR'S ALLOCATION TO FUND
PROJECTS.
>> BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION WE
WILL GET MONEY.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
THE REASON THIS CAME TO LIGHT,
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FORWARD
COMMITMENTS MADE.
20MILLION IN 2018.
15MILLION IN 2017.
AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, I WAS
THE ONE TO RAISE THIS TO SAY
THIS IS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THERE TO
THE LEVELS THAT THEY ARE.
AND SO, IS THERE SOME REASON TO
MAYBE PUT A BIT OF A CAP TO
INCLUDE THE OTHER FUND SOURCES?
I THINK YOU CAN GO A LITTLE BIT
ABOVE THE 8.6 AND TALK WITH
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO NOT
PRECLUDE THEM FROM TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF SOME OPPORTUNITIES
THEY MIGHT HAVE.
BUT I THINK IT IS PRUDENT
POLICY WHERE MAYBE WE WON'T
HAVE AS MANY DOLLARS COMING IN
FROM MHA.
AND THAT SITUATION.
SO.
>> IN THIS INSTANCE THAT YOU
HAVE IDENTIFIED, AS HAVING
ALREADY OCCURRED, DID THAT
RESULT IN US HAVING FEWER FUNDS
FOR THIS YEAR'S NOFA?
>> CORRECT.
SO LAST YEAR, WE MADE FORWARD
COMMITMENTS TO TWO PROJECTS.
TWO OF WHICH INCLUDED A
PERMANENT SUPPORT OF HOUSING
COMPONENT TO IT.
AND OUR INTENT WAS TO HELP BOTH
OF THOSE MORE COMPLICATED
PROJECTS ALIGN OTHER KINDS OF
FINANCING THAT WOULD TAKE A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
SO THAT MEANS 20 MILLION WAS
TAKEN OFF THE TOP BECAUSE IT
HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY AWARDED.
HOWEVER, THE UNITS WILL BE
COUNTED AS HAVING BEEN
DELIVERED AS PART OF THIS
YEAR'S AWARD.
>> WE WILL ONLY HAVE ABOUT 40
MILLION.
IS THAT WITH OR WITHOUT THAT
20?
>> WE ARE WATCHING THE
NUMBERSES COME IN STILL.
IT IS A MOVING TARGET.
I THINK WE, AT THIS POINT,
ABOUT 50.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE 20
MILLION.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND
I HAVE A COMMENT.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO EXCUSE
MYSELF TO GET TO A 12:00
MEETING.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHRASES OF
THE DAY WAS FOR THE COMMUNITY
GENIUS COMING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD
WORK.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
HERBOLD.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HOWEVER
DECADES OF HOUSING EXPERIENCE.
ONE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS.
I'M ALL IN ON THE FUNDING
LIMIT.
WE TALKED ABOUT UNREENFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS AND WHAT WE
CAN DO WORKING WITH OUR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUP.
I THINK IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THERE IS.
THERE ARE SOME NUMBERS THAT WE
CAN REALLY PRESERVING THESE
BUILDINGS ARE CRITICAL.
WE KNOW THAT.
MAKING THEM AFFORDABLE TO
PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT, TOO,
WORKING WITH THE OWNERSHIP.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE
DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT AND
SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN
EXCELLENT MEETING.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS IN THE MEANTIME, WE
WILL BE BRINGING THIS BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE NEXT THURSDAY.
WITH THE HOPE FOR A DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
I WANT TO JUST CIRCLE BACK TO
THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED
ABOUT THE WHY BEHIND THIS.
I THINK THIS IS PRECISELY WHY.
I THINK IN THE IDEAL WORLD, AND
HOPEFULLY WITH THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET, MAYBE WE WILL BE BE
ABLE TO BOND AGAINST EXISTING
SOURCES.
AND, IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL
DOLLARS FOR CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION SO WE ARE NOT IN
THIS DEFICIT MENTALITY OR
SCRAPING FOR THE DOLLARS WE
NEED TO BUILD THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT IS READY TO GO
ONLINE.
THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE
SEE EVERY YEAR IS
COMPREHENSIVE.
THESE FOLKS ARE READY TO GO.
THEY HAVE COMMUNITY INTEREST.
WE UNDERSTAND WHY DOLLARS ARE
BEING LOOKED AT FOR FUTURE
YEARS TO APPLY TO EXISTING
LISTS FOR CURRENT YEARS.
AND THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED FOR
FUNDING NEXT YEAR, WE ALSO WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DO HIT
A DOWNTURN THAT WE ARE NOT IN A
PLACE WHERE WE CAN'T RESPOND.
SO THANK YOU TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND WE, JUST TAKING IT
UP, WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU
ALL AS WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE
CAN ACCESS ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
VERY CONCERNING TO SEE THE
AMOUNT OF DOLLARS GO FROM
AROUND 95 MILLION IN 2017 TO 78
MILLION IN 2018.
AND THEN, TO POTENTIALLY HEAR
ABOUT THE SMALLER AMOUNT OF 50
MILLION NEXT YEAR.
I KNOW IT IS A CONCERN OF YOURS
AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON THIS AMENDMENT
TOO.
>> OKAY.
TRYING TO FINISH UP HERE
QUICKLY.
NUMBER 12, THE MIX OF UNIT
SIZING FOR HOLE OWNERSHIP
PROJECTS.
THIS IS ADDING LANGUAGE TO THE
PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROMOTE A
MIX OF UNIT SIZES AND AMENITIES
FOR FAMILIES INCLUDING LARGE
FAMILIES.
IT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL INTENT
LANGUAGE.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
HEARD A TON ABOUT.
THE DESIRE FOR MORE TWO, THREE,
AND FOUR MORE BEDROOMS.
YOU DID A GREAT PRESENTATION
SHOWING US THIS.
AND ALSO, THINKING INCLUSIVELY
ABOUT MULTIGENERATIONAL
FAMILIES THAT ARE MORE LIKELY
TO SEE LARGER NUCLEAR FAMILIES
FROM IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
FAMILIES.
WE WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE.
SO LET'S CREATE THE
OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS UNDERSCORES THE
COMMITMENT.
>> TO ISSUE NUMBER 13, WHICH
HAS TO DO WITH THE MAXIMUM UNIT
COST FOR HOMEOWNER SHIP UNITS,
SO THE EXISTING POLICIES
BROADLY ALLOWS OH TO FUND
DEVELOPMENT OF LONG TERM
OWNERSHIP UNITS.
THEY CAN PROVIDE UP TO $75,000
PER UNIT FOR ONE OR TWO
BEDROOMS AND 90,000 FOR THREE
BEDROOM OR MORE.
PROPOSED POLICIES ON PUBLICLY
OWNED SITES WOULD OH TO FUND
THE DEVELOPMENT ON SUCH SITES
THAT EXCEEDS THESE MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS PER UNIT.
THIS WOULD BE PERMITTED IF IT
INCREASES THE NUMBER OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF MARKET RATE UNITS OR
FACILITATES FASTER COMPLETION
OF THE PROJECT.
OH DOES NOT ANTICIPATE
PROVIDING FUNDING IN EXCESS OF
$120,000 PER UNIT.
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE HAD A
MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE
HOMEOWNER SHIP PROGRAM.
AND SO THE OPTION BEFORE YOU
WOULD BE TO PROPOSE THERE BE A
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $120,000 PER
UNIT THAT WOULD BE DEVELOPED ON
PUBLICLY OWNED SITE.
>> THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE
100% OF AFFORDABLE UNITS ON NEW
PROJECTS AND THIS MAKES OUR
INVESTMENTS IN HOMEOWNER SHIPS
I THINK GO EVEN FURTHER.
BASICALLY, WE WANT ALL UNITS TO
BE AFFORDABLE RATHER THAN
HAVING TO INCLUDE MARKET RATE
UNITS.
I THINK THIS IS A BIG DEAL AND
IT ALSO DOESN'T MOVE US AWAY
FROM OUR DESIRE TO MIX INCOME
HOUSING WHICH IS A GREAT
COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS WELL.
LET'S MAKE IT ALL AFFORDABLE.
>> OKAY.
>> AND, I HAVE A NOT
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MEMO, AN
INTEREST IN DOING SOMETHING
SIMILAR.
AS IT RELATES TO FAMILY SIZED
UNITS OF THREE OR MORE UNITS
NOT SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLICLY
OWNED PROPERTIES BUT I AM
INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT
INCREASING THE LIMIT FOR
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HOMEOWNER SHIP OPPORTUNITIES
SERVING 80% AND BELOW FROM 90%
TO 100,000.
ONLY FOR THREE BEDROOM OR
LARGER UNITS.
A FAMILY OF FOUR CURRENTLY
NEEDS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF
110% TO AFFORD A MORTGAGE ON A
$500,000 HOME.
EVEN WITH CITY DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE.
IT IS ACTUALLY NECESSARY TO
SUSTAIN THAT MONTHLY MORTGAGE.
AND SO, THIS WOULD MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR HOMEOWNERS AT 80%
AMI TO ACCESS FUNDING NECESSARY
IN THOSE LARGER FAMILY SIZE
HOMES TO BE ABLE TO MORE LIKELY
ACCESS THE CITY'S FUNDS IN
ORDER TO BUY THE HOMES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I THINK YOU AND I SHARE A
VISION ON THIS ISSUE.
I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSCORE, WE
DO WANT A DEADLINE OF NOON ON
FRIDAY.
THAT IS TOMORROW.
24 HOURS FROM NOW.
IF WE COULD WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT LANGUAGE, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
SO WE HAVE AMPLE TIME TO LOOK
THROUGH THE LANGUAGE, GET IT TO
LAW.
AND, HAVE A CHANCE TO CHAT.
SO, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR
THE HEADS UP ON THAT AND FOR
COMPLIMENTING OUR AMENDMENT.
>> MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER 14 ON
PUBLICLY OWNED SITES.
IT ALLOWS OH TO AWARD FUNDING
FROM THE PROGRAMMING FOR SITES
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT.
THESE POLICIES DO INCLUDE
OBJECTIVES FOR PROJECTS FUNDED
BUT THESE OBTUSERS OBJECT ARE
NOT REFLECTED IN THE POLICIES.
THIS WOULD REVISE THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT TO REFERENCE THE
PRIORITIES THAT EXIST IN THE
RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM.
>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT
CONSISTENCY.
WE WANT TO INCLUDE THESE
PRIORITIES IN OUR PUBLICLY
OWNED SITE PROJECTS.
IT JUST BEARS REPEATING PART OF
THE PRIORITY POPULATIONS
INCLUDE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS, SENIORS, PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, LOW WAGE
WORKING FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IF YOU
ASKED THE QUESTION EARLIER
ABOUT WHERE SENIORS ARE
EMPHASIZED, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH Y'ALL ON THAT.
>> AND THE FINAL ISSUE IN THE
MEMO HAS TO DO WITH FAIR
CONTRACTING PRACTICES AND
UTILIZATION REPORTING SO THE
EXISTING FUNDING POLICIES
REQUIRE HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO
COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACTING
POLICIES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO
INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES.
THE GOAL OF 14% OF THE TOTAL
CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER
CONTRACTED SERVICES APPLIES TO
ALL RENTAL PROJECTS.
THE CURRENT HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES ALSO ENCOURAGE
ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE
PARTICIPATION.
DEVELOPERS ARE REQUIRED TO
REPORT ON THEIR OUTCOMES SO THE
OPTION WOULD ADD LANGUAGE THAT
PARTICIPATED IN MENTORING
PROGRAMS, APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS, AND OTHER TRAINING
PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY FUNDED
HOUSING PROJECTS.
AND, THE NUMBER OF WORKERS
SERVED BY EACH OF THE PROGRAMS
FOR EACH OF THOSE CITY FUNDING
PROJECTS.
>> SO, THIS AMENDMENT ADDRESSES
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE
HEARING FROM OUR PARTNERS IN
LABOR AROUND THEIR HOPES FOR
OFFICE OF HOUSING PROJECTS.
I THINK IT STARTS TO MOVE US IN
A GOOD DIRECTION JUST TO GET A
BETTER SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE AT
ON THOSE PROJECTS.
I'M FURTHER INTERESTED IN
POTENTIALLY SOME OTHER REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
BETWEEN NOW AND NOON TOMORROW.
MUCH LIKE WE DID PRIOR TO
CREATING THE PRIORITY HIRE
PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS, WE CREATED A SET OF
DATA POINTING TO THE NEED THAT
SET DATA IN 2014, SHOWED THAT
LESS THAN 5% OF THESE
CONSTRUCTION JOBS WERE GOING TO
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN THE
CITY.
AND, WE FOUND THAT OUT BECAUSE
WE REQUIRED REPORTING ON THAT,
SO I'M INTERESTED IN COLLECTING
SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.
IT WOULDN'T BE ON THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO COLLECT THE
INFORMATION.
BUT THE RECIPIENT OF THE
INFORMATION THAT THE
CONTRACTORS WOULD PROVIDE.
AROUND SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION AROUND THE WORK
FORCE ON THESE PROJECTS.
>> SO, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
AND I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER
AREA WHERE CONCEPTUALLY, YOU
AND I HAVE A SHARED INTEREST
ESPECIALLY IN EVERY CHANCE WE
CAN LIFTING UP LABOR STANDARDS.
I KNOW YOU CHAIRED THE EFFORT
ON WORKER PROTECTIONS AND LABOR
IN THE PAST.
AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE
BATON PASSED FOR THE LABOR
COMMITTEE NOW.
I THINK IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT
WE HAVE A JOINT INTEREST IN
THIS ISSUE.
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER ON THIS.
THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON AS WELL.
AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD MORE
BROADLY SIGNAL OUR EFFORTS TO
LOOK AT STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE
LABOR EQUITY.
AND OUR COMMITMENT TO INFUSING
GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS AN UNION
JOBS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
PART OF THIS EFFORT I THINK
SHOULD INCLUDE A REFLECTION
BASED ON THE LANGUAGE WE GOT
WHEN WE DID THE K SITE PROJECT.
THE CITY HAS JUST AWARDED THAT
TO PLYMOUTH AND AS WE LOOK
FORWARD TO BUILDING THE HOUSING
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
BUILDING THE STRONGER LABOR
PROTECTIONS INTO THE CITY
FUNDED PROJECTS.
THE AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE
INTERESTED IN WORKING ON WOULD
BASICALLY DIRECT OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND FAS TO DO AN
EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES TO
ADVANCE LABOR AND EQUITY
OUTCOMES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SITES IN SEATTLE INCLUDING WHAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM THE K SITE
PROJECT SO THERE CAN BE AN
APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON OF
VARIOUS PROJECTS AND WE LIFTED
SOME LANGUAGE FROM K SITE.
WE INCLUDED SOME IN THE MEETS
LEGISLATION.
IT IS BUILDING ENERGY
EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR MANY
OF OUR BUILDINGS AT CITY LIGHT.
AND THAT WAS SOME GREAT
LANGUAGE WE WORKED ON WITH THE
BILLING CONSTRUCTION TRADE.
SO WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH
YOU ALL.
OUR STAFF IS BUSY CHATTING
ALREADY.
BUT IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO
THINK ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS BOTH OF OUR OFFICES
WOULD LIKE SO THIS IN THE
FUTURE, OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAS A REPORT GUIDELINES AND
EVALUATION THAT CAN HELP US
STRATEGICALLY ADVANCE LABOR
EQUITY IN OUR HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OH, FAS
TO DETERMINE A TIME FRAME ON
WHEN THE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM THE SITE FORTHCOMING THIS
SUMMER.
FORTHCOMING SOON.
>> THE REPORT?
PROBABLY WON'T BE UNTIL THE END
OF 2020.
THE PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO BE
EVEN BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION
UNTIL 2020.
>> BUT I MEAN THE PARAMETERS.
SO, WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW
WITH FAS TO REALLY FIGURE OUT
WHAT ANALYTICAL TOOL IS
NECESSARY TO DO DATA WORK TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE K SITE WILL
PRODUCE IN TERMS OF BENEFITS TO
WORKERS AND POTENTIAL COSTS AND
HOW DO WE ASSESS THOSE AS
COMPARED TO OTHER INVESTMENTS.
AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
TRADES ON THAT ASSESSMENT TOOL
COMES TO YOU IN 2020 WHEN THE
PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> SO K SITE HAS ALREADY BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A PILOT PROJECT
FOR PRIORITY HIRE.
I WANT TO LOOK AT ALL THE
PROJECTS BEING BUILT WITH CITY
DOLLARS.
>> YEAH.
I AGREE WITH THAT.
AND, BEYOND THE LIMITED SCOPE,
YOU REFERENCED SOME OF IT.
PART OF WHAT WE HAVE INTERESTED
IN IS APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION
OF WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.
VERY SIMILAR GOALS.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN HARMONIZE
OUR LANGUAGE AND WHAT WE CAN DO
IN THE NEXT 24.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING
TO YOU ALL ON WHAT WE HAVE THAT
IS REALLY STRONG NOW, FAR
COMPETING OUR EXISTING GOALS
AND THE WORK WE HAVE DONE WITH
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
>> GREAT.
WELL, THAT CONCLUDES THE 15
AMENDMENT THAT WE HAVE HEARD OF
SO FAR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHERS.
I DON'T KNOW IF EITHER OF YOU
HAD ANY OTHERS.
>> DO I NEED TO TALK ABOUT
CHILD CARE ANYMORE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
I APPRECIATE THE IDEAS YOU ARE
PUTTING FORWARD IN THE AMENMENT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AS A REMIND TORE THE PUBLIC, WE
WILL BRING THIS BACK ON JUNE 13
AT OUR #:30 MEETING.
WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE TO
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE
ADJUSTMENTS OF POSSIBLE
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
FUNDING AND HOUSING POLICIES
AND WE WILL BRING BACK ITEM
NUMBER 11 FROM TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING ON
JUNE 20th.
I'M SORRY, OUR NEXT REGULAR
MEETING WAS ON JUNE 20th AND IT
HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE MEETING ON
THE 13th.
ONE MORE PSA BEFORE WE GO.
DON'T LEAVE, EVERYBODY, BECAUSE
WE HAVE A REALLY EXCITING
SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING WORK
SESSION ON THE HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
NEEDS.
THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN
STABILIZE THE WORK FORCE, OUR
ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE RISING
COST OF PROPERTY AND THE NEED
FOR US TO STABILIZE THE WORK
FORCE.
11:30.
HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
IT WAS A HOUSING FULL DAY, WITH
THAT, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.