>>> WELCOME.
THE JANUARY 13TH, 2021, MEETING
OF THE LAND, USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:31 A.M..
I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CAPITAL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WATERS?
>> HERE.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL RULES ARE
SILENT ON ALLOWING REMOTE
MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC MEETING
TOES TO ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO
CONDUCT THE BUSINESS, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL NEED TO BE
SUSPENDED, IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
LAND, USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD'S
COMMITTEE TO MEET REMOTELY AND
PARTICIPANT ELECTRONICALLY.
THE COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED
AND THE XHIETIE WILL CONTINUE
WITH THE REMOTE MEETING.
THE COMMITTEE OF THE IS CITY OF
SEATTLE BEGINS THE COMMITTEE BY
ACKNOWLEDGING WE'RE ON THE
TRADITIONAL LANDS PAST AND
PRESENT REPRESENTED IN A NUMBER
OF TRIBES AND AS URBAN NATIVES.
WE HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND
ITSELF AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS
LAND AND START WITH THIS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT WE ARE GUESTS ON THIS LAND
AND SHOULD STEWARD OUR LAND AS
SUCH.
>> AND WE SHOULD ACT LIKE
GUESTS.
>> AND WE SHOULD ACT LIKE
GUESTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WATER JUAREZ.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS.
THE PROPOSED UPDATES ON THE
CONSTRUCTION CODE INCLUDING THE
ENERGY CODE AND PUBLIC HEARING
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON CB 119978
WHICH EXTENDS THE INTERIM FLOOD
PLAINS THAT WE ADOPTED EARLIER
THIS YEAR TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
I HAD PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT WE
WOULD BE CONSIDERING AN
APPLICATION TO EXTEND THE
CONTRACT FREE ZONE OF 110634th
AVENUE AT THE MEETING.
THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AT OUR
JANUARY 27th MEETING IN ORDER TO
MEET NOTICING REQUIREMENTS.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND,
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
IS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH,
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M..
BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I ASK THAT
EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
LEARN TO OPERATE THIS NEW SYSTEM
IN REAL TIME.
WHILE IT REMAINS THE INTENT TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED, THE MEET YAEG AGENDA,
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO END THE PUBLIC COMMENT
IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS ABUSED
OR UNSUITABLE TO ALLOW THE
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IT IS UP FOR TEN MINUTES.
EACH WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL EACH SPEAKER.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT
BY GOING TO THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL SPEAKER'S NAME.
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MIC.
PLEASE BEGIN BY SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND ITEM IN
WHICH YOU'RE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
WE WILL ASK YOU TO BEGIN TO WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF YOU
DO NOT END YOUR COMMENTS AT THE
END OF THE TIME PROVIDEDED, THE
MIC WILL BE MUTED TEN SECONDS
AFTER THEIR ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK YOU TO
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL OR ON
THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THERE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE AGENDA FOR ITEM
2, COUNCIL BILL 119978, WHICH
EXTENDS FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS,
SO PLEASE RESERVE ANY COMMENTS
FOR THAT ITEM FOR THAT PUBLIC
HEARING AND I. T., IF YOU CAN
ASSIST ME ENSURING IF ANYONE
INCORRECTLY SIGNED UP THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO RELOCATE THEM INTO THE
CORRECT PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN
AND I AM SEEING ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT,
NINE, TEN, 11, 12, POSSIBLY 13
PEOPLE.
WE WILL, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, WE'LL EXTEND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 20 MINUTES AT
THIS TIME.
FIRST UP WE HAVE ROBIN GRIGGS,
ROVA MORRIS, ALEC CONWIN,
CHARLIE LAPPIN, MICHAEL FOWLER,
BOBBY COLEMAN, ELIZABETH STAMP
AND AMY WHEELIS, WE SEE YOU'RE
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, PLEASE
CALL IN NOW.
ROBIN, WE HAVE YOU UP FIRST.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY
COMMENT.
MY NAME IS ROBIN BRIGGS.
I'M A MEMBER OF PEOPLE FOR
EMPLOYMENT SEATTLE.
WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
ENERGY CODE WITH TWO AMENDMENTS.
WE BELIEVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SPACE HEATING SHOULD TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY AND WE BELIEVE THAT
THE RULES FOR EFFICIENT
ELECTRICITY FOR SPACE AND WATER
HEATING SHOULD APPLY FOR ALL
BUILDINGS, NOT JUST HOTELS AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.
SOME CONTEXT, WE REPORTED THAT
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE ON
THE RISE IN SEATTLE, UP 8.3% IN
TWO YEARS FROM 2016 TO 2018.
THOSE YEARS HAD A LOT OF NEW
BUILDING AND I'M GUESSING THE
NEW BUILDINGS ARE CONTRIBUTING
TO THE INCREASE IN EMISSIONS.
OBVIOUSLY WE NEED NEW BUILDINGS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO WALK BY THE
PARK AND SEE EVERYBODY LIVING IN
TENTS TO KNOW THAT WE NEED A LOT
OF NEW BUILDINGS.
IF YOU RENT, MAYBE YOU'RE PART
OF THE 30% OF RENTERS THAT ARE
BURDENED.
WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE
GROWTH WHILE NOT GROWING
EMISSIONS.
THIS REQUIRES NEW BUILDINGS TO
BE CLEAN ENERGY.
OLD BUILDINGS WILL NEED TO BE
CONVERTED OVER THE NEXT
15 YEARS.
CONVERTING A BUILDING IS MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN BUILDING IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME.
NEW BUILDINGS WILL BE STANDING
FOR A LONG TIME.
LET THEM BE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
THAT SAVE PEOPLE MONEY ON
UTILITIES.
LET THEM BE BUILDINGS SO THE
CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT
MORE MONEY.
LET THEM BE BUILDINGS WE CAN BE
PROUD OF.
EVERY YEAR FROM NOW UNTIL 2030
WE NEED TO DECREASE EMISSIONS IN
SEATTLE BY 7.6% TO MAKE OUR
GOALS.
WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT GOAL EVER.
LET'S GET A GOOD START THIS YEAR
BYPASSING THE NEW ENERGY CODE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBIN.
UP NEXT IS BRITTANY FOLLOWED BY
DEEPA.
.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS BRITTANY.
I'M A CHAIR OF SIERRA CLUB
SEATTLE GROUP.
THANK YOU FORKING TO THE TIME
THIS MORNING.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
UPCOMING CODE CHANGES THAT WILL
ENSURE THAT NEW BUSINESSES AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDING WILL BE
BUILT FREE AND SAFE.
SEATTLE FACES THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE POLLUTION EVERY DAY.
ONE-THIRD COMES FROM BUILDINGS
AND MOST PRODUCED BY THE USE OF
FRACKED GAS.
IT IS A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAY
TO QUICKLY REDUCE OUR GAS
CONSUMPTION, LOWERING THE DAMAGE
TO THE CLIMATE.
IN FACT, EVERY PLAN SEATTLE HAS
FOR MEETING THE CLIMATE GOALS
REQUIRES THE PREVENTION OF NEW
FOSSIL FUEL USE IN BUILDINGS.
CHOOSING CLEAN ENERGY HELPS WITH
GAS EXTRACTION AND TRANSPORT ARE
EXTREMELY HARMFUL.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT
THEY'RE FELT MOST INTENSELY BY
COMMUNITIES.
RED LINING AND OTHER HISTORICAL
AND ONLINE INJUSTICES HAVE
ALREADY FORCED PEOPLE OF COLOR
TO LIVE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
POLLUTION AND THE OUTCOMES CAN
BE MEASURES IN YEARS OF LOSS OF
LIFE.
ELECTRIC BUILDINGS ARE AN
INSDENSIBLE PART OF OUR GREEN
FUTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY
AND RACIAL EQUITY.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
COMMERCIAL BUILDING CODE
UPGRADES AND FUTURE EFFORTS TO
PROTECT OUR HOMES AND OTHER
BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE OF THEM FROM DANGEROUS
AND POLLUTING FOSSIL FUELS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRITTANY.
UP NEXT WE HAVE DEEPA AND RIVA
MORRIS FOLLOWING AND STEVE GELL
ON DECK.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS DEEPA.
I'M THE WASHINGTON POLICY
MANAGER AT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED
UPDATE TO THE COMMERCIAL ENERGY
CODE WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY
ELIMINATE FOSSIL FUEL USES IN
NEW COMMERCIAL AND LARGE
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS IN
SEATTLE.
THE PROPOSED UPDATES ARE TIMELY
AS BRITTANY FROM SIERRA CLUB
MENTIONS, SEATTLE FACES MAJOR
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND WE
NEED TO TAKE BOLD ACTION TO
REDUCE SEATTLE'S GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND NEW BUILDINGS.
IN WASHINGTON STATE, GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS ARE
GROWING AT A FASTER RATE THAN
ANY SORT OF CARBONON POLLUTION.
IN SEATTLE, ENERGY USE
FOR LARGE MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF OUR
EMISSIONS.
THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS IN
BUILDINGS INCREASES AIR
POLLUTION AND RELATED HEALTH
IMPACTS SUCH AS RESPIRATORY AND
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
AS ROBIN MENTIONED, WE WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE TWO
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED
UPDATE WHICH I HAVE SUBMITTED IN
WRITING TO THE COUNCIL.
FIRSTLY, REGARDING SECTION C
403.1.4 WHICH FORMALIZES CODE
RESTRICTIONS AND EXTENDS TO
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THE
ELEMENT OF THE CODE IS SCHEDULED
TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2022 EVEN
THOUGH MOST OF THE CODE WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED THIS JULY.
WE BELIEVE THE DELAY IS
UNNECESSARY.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS HERE AND IT IS
AFFORDABLE AND WE NEED TO ACT ON
THE CLIMATE CRISIS NOW.
SECONDLY, ON SECTION C404.2.3
WHICH REQUIRES WATER HEATING,
THE CENTRAL HOT WATER, WE URGE
THE CITY TO EXTEND THE PROVISION
TO ALL BUILDINGS COVERED BY THE
CODE, NOT JUST HOTELS AND LARGE
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.
BY APPROVING THE CODE WITHOUT
THE UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND
LIMITATIONS, THE CITY HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HEAD WAY ON
SEATTLE'S CLIMATE GOALS AND
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OUR
RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS RIVA FOLLOWED BY
STEVE AND ALEC.
ARE YOU PRESENT?
I. T., I'M NOT SEEING HER.
YOU MAY HAVE TO PRESS STAR 6.
WE JUST HAD YOU THERE FOR A
SECOND.
ONE MORE TIME.
>> HELLO?
>> THERE WE ARE.
>> HI, YES, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
HI, MY NAME IS ARVIA MORRIS.
I THINK THERE WAS A TYPO BY ME
IN THE REGISTRATION.
YES, I'M FROM THE 43rd DISTRICT
ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY THAT WE
REALLY NEED THESE BUILDING CODES
IMPROVEMENTS NOW AND THE REASON
IS POPULATION GROWTH.
IT IS NOT JUST MEETING OUR NEEDS
FOR TODAY.
THE POPULATION IN THE PUGET
SOUND AREA IS SET TO CONTINUE TO
EXPLODE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
THE DECADES WE'RE FACING.
WE REALLY CANNOT, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE MISSING ALL OF THE CLIMATE
GOALS NOW.
IT IS JUST GOING TO BE EVEN MORE
EXACERBATED WITH THE POPULATION
GROWTH.
WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO BE
BUILDING ZERO EMISSION BUILDINGS
STARTING IMMEDIATELY.
DESIGNERS AND THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY WILL PROBABLY BE UPSET
ABOUT THIS.
THEY REALLY NEED TO ADAPT AND I
DON'T THINK IT IS ASKING TOO
MUCH.
THERE IS DEFINITELY ARCHITECTS
THAT CAN DESIGN BUILDINGS THAT
ARE ZERO EMISSIONS AND THEY
DON'T NEED TO HAVE FOSSIL FUELS
IN THEM AND THEY CAN BE VERY
COMFORTABLE AND CLIMATE
RESISTANT HOMES, CLIMATE
RESILIENT HOMES, AND OFFICE
BUILDINGS.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE DONE A REALLY, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND
THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR ALL
THEY HAVE REALLY DONE TO TRY TO
HELP US GET THROUGH COVID, BUT,
YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE
BEST STATES IN THE COUNTRY FOR
COVID, BUT WE'RE NOTHING
COMPARED TO JAPAN AND NEW
ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA WHO REALLY
HANDLED THIS.
SO THINK ABOUT IT, IN 20 OR
30 YEARS, THAT IS AN ACUTE
CRISIS.
CLIMATE CRISIS IS A CHRONIC
CRISIS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LOOK FOR IN
2040 IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THIS
IMMEDIATELY NOW?
THIS IS A CHRONIC CRISIS.
WE NEED TO GET ON IT WITH THE
BUILDING CODES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT WE HAVE STEVE GILL,
ALEC.
STEVE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M STEVE GILL WITH THE BUILDING
TASK FORCE AND THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT EXEMPLARY BUILDING
PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE UPDATE
TO THE SEATTLE COMMERCIAL ENERGY
CODE.
WE NEED TO ACCELERATE REDUCTION
OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN
OUR BUILDINGS BY RESTRICTING
FOSSIL FUEL USE AND IMPROVING
EFFICIENTLISY.
THE PROPOSED UPDATES PUT US ON A
PATH TO ACHIEVE THE CLIMATE
GOALS.
THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE
CERTAIN THAT THE IMPACTS OF THE
CODE CAN AND WILL BE EQUITAFBLE.
THEY HAVE PILOTED MEASURES THAT
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THIS
CODE.
WE HAVE WORKED TO REDUCE PREMIUM
COSTS AND DEMONSTRATED THAT
THERE ARE BENEFITS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
ADDITIONALLY, WITH SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES, THE ADOPTION OF NEW
TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED BY THE
CODE AND THE WORK THAT IT WILL
GENERATE CAN PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY THE
CONSTRUCTION WORK FORCE AND OPEN
DOORS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES.
FINALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT WITH
PROPER PLANNING, INCLUDING THE
INCREMENTAL STEPS FORWARD THAT
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CODE, WE
CAN HAVE A TRANSITION FOR THE
SMALL NUMBER OF FOSSIL FUEL
WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE CODE.
WE CAN AND SHOULD DO MORE.
WE NEED AMENDMENTS TO REMOVE THE
BUILDINGS, USE ELECTRICITY FOR
SPACE HEATING.
THIS IS A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY AND
READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION NOW.
FINALLY, WE NEED TO REQUIRE THAT
ALL BUILDINGS COVERED UNDER THE
CODE USE ELECTRICITY FOR WATER
HEATING.
USING OUR CLEAN AND PLENTIFUL
ELECTRICITY IN OUR BUILDINGS
MAKES SENSE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
UP NEXT WE HAVE ALEC CON LYNN,
HOLLY TOWNS FOLLOWED BY CHARLIE.
>> GOOD MORNING, ALEC.
>> GOOD MORNING,.
I'M THE CAMPAIGNS CODE DIRECTOR
WITH SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO
TESTIFY TODAY AND BELATED HAPPY
NEW YEAR TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL.
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WE HAVE HEARD
FROM SO FAR, I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE ENERGY CODES AND TO ASK
COUNCIL TO PLEASE INTRODUCE AN
AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE
CODES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN 2021
AND NOT IN 2022 AS IS CURRENTLY
PROPOSED.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE
PROCESS, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT
OF BACK AND FORTH ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATES BEFORE IT
WAS TRANSMITTED TO COUNCIL AND
IT WAS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THE
LEGISLATION CURRENTLY, NOT
IMPLEMENTED UNTIL 2022 AND I'M
HOPING THAT COUNCIL CAN RECTIFY
THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
AS IT IS MOVING THROUGH.
AS YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD LAST
MONTH, O. S. E. RELEASED THE
INVENTORY FOR 2017 AND 2018
PROVIDING IMPORTANT DATA ON HOW
WE'RE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO THE
CLIMATE CRISIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS SEATTLE'S
OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ARE CONTINUING TO RISE.
THERE IS ONE REASON FOR THAT.
THAT IS BETWEEN EMISSIONS ROSE
BY 8.3%.
TACKLING CLIMATE POLLUTION FROM
OUR BUILDINGS IS VITAL IF WE
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SEATTLE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND SAY WE'RE
DOING BETTER.
THAT MEANS IMPLEMENTING THE
CODES THIS YEAR AND NOT NEXT
YEAR.
I WANTED TO MENTION THAT AFTER
WE PASS THE NEW CODES, NEW
RESIDENTIAL HOMES WILL STILL BE
GETTING BUILT THIS YEAR AND NEXT
YEAR WITH OIL AND GAS AND HEAT
UNLESS WE DO ADDITIONAL STEPS TO
CHANGE THAT.
ENERGY CODES ARE A GREAT START.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE MAKE THE
START THIS YEAR AND IMPLEMENT
THE ENERG CODES IN 2021 AND NOT
2022.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, ALEC.
>> HOLLY FOLLOWE BY CHARLIE AND
MICHAEL FOWLER ON DECK.
GOOD MORNING, HOLLY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS HOLLY TOWNS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
I'M A CITY RESIDENT AND A
MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND HERE
REPRESENTING THE 43rd DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS.
WE URGE YOU TO PASS THE
SEATTLE'S COMMERCIAL ENERGY
CODE.
BUILDINGS ARE THE SECOND LARGEST
EMITTERS OF GREENHOUSE GASES IN
OUR CITY.
THE TIME IS NOW TO TRANSITION TO
CLEAN ENERGY IN THE BUILDINGS.
OUR HEALTH, AND I KNOW WE HAVE
BEEN IN CRISIS, BUT YOU REMEMBER
THE SMOKE?
I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THE SMOKE
THIS LAST SUMMER.
OUR HEALTH, OUR ECONOMIC
STABILITY ARE ALL AFFECTED BY
CLIMATE.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE CITY
STAFF PROCESS LED BY DUANE
JONLIN.
IT HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL AND
INCLUSIVE.
THIS CODE HAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND RENEWABLES WHICH WE FULLY
SUPPORT AND IT ALSO CUTS THE USE
OF NATURAL GAS FOR HEATING.
75% OF THE GREENHOUSE GAS AND
BUILDINGS COME FROM NATURAL GAS.
THIS ASPECT RESULTS IN THE
BIGGEST REDUCTION IN CO2.
WE ASK YOU TO GO A LITTLE
FURTHER.
PLEASE REMOVE THE PROPOSED DELAY
IN THE USE OF OFFICIAL ELECTRIC
SPACE HEATING AND ALSO REQUIRE
EFFICIENT ELECTRIC WATER HEATING
FOR ALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS,
NOT JUST HOTELS AND MULTIFAMILY.
WE NEED YOU TO STEP UP AND MAKE
THE CHANGES THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD WERE
RELUCTANT TO DO DUE TO PRESSURE
FROM A FEW DESIGNERS AND
DEVELOPERS.
THE CO2 WE EMIT NOW CAN NOT BE
TAKEN BACK.
WE NEED THE CITY TO GET BACK ON
TRACK TO MEETING -- AND BUILD
SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND BUILDINGS IN THE CHEAPEST
WAY POSSIBLE, IN NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
I AGREED WITH ALL OF THE
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, HOLLY.
GOOD MORNING, CHARLIE, THEN
FOLLOWING CHARLIE IS MICHAEL AND
THEN INGRID ARCHIBALD.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I'M CHARLIE WITH THE MARTIN
LUTHER KING COUNTY LABOR
COUNCIL.
WE REPRESENT KING COUNTY UNION,
JUST ONE SECOND, I'M GOING TO
STEP OUTSIDE HERE.
WE REPRESENT WORKING PEOPLE ALL
ACROSS KING COUNTY AND WE'RE
SUPPORTING THE BUILDING CODE
UPDATES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
CLIMATE CHANGE IS HURTING
WORKING PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
JUST THINK ABOUT WHO HAS TO WORK
OUTSIDE ON THE WORST WILDFIRE
DAYS.
THINK ABOUT WHO HAS TO LIVE
WITHIN EARSHOT OF A HIGHWAY OR A
TRUCK ROUTE.
IT IS WORKING PEOPLE.
I KNOW WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT
THE NEW LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON
D.C. AND WHAT WE CAN BUILD
TOWARD THERE BUT WE CAN'T WAIT.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO
HERE LOCALLY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE BUILDING CODE IS ONE OF THE
MOST INFLUENTIAL THINGS THAT
SEATTLE CAN DO.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IS
THE JOBS THAT THIS WILL CREATE.
IT WILL CREATE SO MANY
SIGNIFICANT, GOOD PAYING, UNION
JOBS.
THIS IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS WORK, BUILDING, THE
BUILDINGS OF TOMORROW.
THE LABOR COMMUNITY STRONGLY
SUPPORTS THESE ENERGY CODE
UPDATES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
.
>> THANK YOU, CHARLIE.
THERE IS MICHAEL AND INGRID
ARCHIBALD.
WE WILL HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR TIME,
SO I WILL MOVE TO EXTEND OUR
TIME AND REDUCE COMMENTS TO ONE
MINUTE, SO IF YOU ARE BOBBY,
ELIZABETH, AMY, OR JOHNNY,
PLEASE BE READY TO HAVE YOUR
COMMENTS DELIVERED WITHIN A
MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS MICHAEL FOWLER.
I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON THE ENERGY
CODE.
I'M A SENIOR ASSOCIATE WHERE I'M
AN ARCHITECT AND SUSTAINABLE
INTEGRATION LEADER.
I REPRESENT WASHINGTON ON THE
THE ADVISORY GROUP.
TODAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF AIA
SEATTLE TO VOICE OUR FULL
SUPPORT FOR THE APPROVAL AND
ADOPTION OF THE SEATTLE
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018
WASHINGTON STATE AND COMMERCIAL
ENERGY CODE.
SPEAKING OF ARCHITECT WORKING IN
SEATTLE, THE NEXT CODE STEP CAN
BE MET AND ACHIEVED.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING
ADOPTION DATE, THERE ARE
BUILDINGS IN THE OFFICE WHICH
ARE ALREADY BEING DESIGNED TO
MEET THIS NEXT CODE.
THIS INCLUDES ONE NEW BUILDING
PERMIT APPLICATION THAT WENT
INTO THE CITY OF SEATTLE LAST
WEEK ON FRIDAY.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS HAS HAVE THE AIA 2030
COMMITMENT PUSHING TOWARD ALL
CARBON NEUTRAL DESIGN BY THE
YEAR 2030.
THE CURRENT GOAL OF THE
COMMITMENT IS AN 80% NET
REDUCTION IN ENERGY USE FROM A
COMPARABLE EXISTING BUILDING
BASELINE.
A LEVEL WHICH EXCEEDS THIS
CURRENT PROPOSED CODE.
THERE ARE 48 IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON WHO ARE SIGNATORIES
TO THE COMMITMENT AND WORKING TO
DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS THAT
MEET OR EXCEED THIS PROPOSED
CODE INCLUDING MANY EXAMPLES
WHICH ARE ALREADY BUILT.
WE FULLY SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF
THIS CODE AND I THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING TIME FOR COMMENTS AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS CODE
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
>>> UP NEXT WE HAVE INGRID AND
BOBBY FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH,
AMY, I'M NOT SURE.
YOU ARE NOW PRESENT.
NEXT IS INGRID.
GOOD MORNING, INGRID.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL, FOR
TAKING COMMENT AND EXTENDING OUR
TIME TODAY.
MY NAME IS INGRID ARCHIBALD.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6.
I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH AN
ADVOCACY GOVERNMENT TO PUT
PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
FIRST.
WE'RE WORKING TOWARD CLIMATE
JUSTICE.
A KEY PIECE OF THIS MOVEMENT IS
SOLVING THE ISSUE OF HOW FOSSIL
FUELS ARE LITERALLY BUILT INTO
THE WORLD AND OUR DAILY LIVES
AND PAST DUE FOR US TO MOVE PAST
FOSSIL FUELS AND BUILD TOWARD A
CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
WE KNOW IT IS HARMING OUR HEALTH
AND CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC AND THE
NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY IS READY
TODAY.
WE KNOW THAT FOSSIL GAS IS NOT A
CLIMATE SOLUTION AND WE KNOW
THAT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
AND CONSEQUENCES OF FRACKING.
I URGE YOU TO PASS THE PROPOSED
UPDATES TO THE ENERGY CODE AND
ASK THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE TWO
FURTHER STEPS TO ENSURE NEW
BUILDINGS ARE EFFICIENT AND
CLIMATE.
ALL BUILDINGS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
HEAT WITH ELECTRICITY WHEN IT IS
IMPLEMENTED.
REQUIRE ALL BUILDINGS COVERED
UNDER THE CODE USE ELECTRICITY
FOR WATER HEATING RATHER THAN
JUST HOTELS AND APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND THAT IS MY ENTIRE
COMMENT.
THANK YO SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, INGRID.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE EXTENDED FOR AN
ADDITIONAL TEN MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE EXTENDED
FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN MINUTES.
THANK YOU FOR CHANGING THE TIMER
FOR ONE MINUTE.
WE HAVE BOBBY, ELIZABETH, AMY,
AND JOHNNY.
BOBBY COLEMAN, WELCOME AND GOOD
MORNING.
.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS BOBBY COLEMAN.
I'M THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE SEATTLE
HOUSING PARTY.
LIKE OTHERS I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
THE UPDATES TO THE ENERGY CODE.
WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON ENERGY
AND WATER EFFICIENCY FOR MANY
YEARS AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING
PERFORMANCE ACROSS OUR
PORTFOLIOS WELL AS ENSURING
LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF NEW
BUILDINGS.
WE'RE WORKING TO REDUCE FOSSIL
FUEL USE IN THE BUILDINGS AND
ARE USING ELECTRIC SPACE AND
WATER HEATING IN THE NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS.
WE'RE PURSUE AUG OPPORTUNITIES
TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF FOSSIL
FUEL EQUIPMENT IN THE BUILDINGS.
WE'RE ENCOURAGED BY THE EFFORTS
OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SEATTLE A
RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUTE
WILL DO OUR PART TO SUPPORT THIS
LEADERSHIP.
>> GOOD MORNING ELIZABETH, AMY,
ANDFINALLY, JOHNNY.
GOOD MORNING, ELIZABETH.
I SEE YOU THERE.
THERE YOU ARE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS,
THANK YOU.
I'M ELIZABETH STAMP WITH RNDC
AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS THE
STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED
UPDATES TO THE SEATTLE
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE AND THE
PROPOSAL TO STRENGTHEN AND SPEED
UP THE UPDATES.
TODAY BUILDINGS ARE THE SOURCE
OF THE THIRD CLIMATE POLLUTION
AND IN OUR WORK AT NRDC ACROSS
THE CITIES AND ACROSS THE WORLD,
WE HAVE SEEN SEATTLE LEAD ON
CLIMATE IN MANY WAYS.
THE CITY'S RECENT GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS REPORT SHOWS MORE IS
NEEDED FOR THE CITY TO MEET ITS
GOALS AND BUILDINGS ARE A
PARTICULAR AREA WHERE POLLUTION
WILL INCREASE UNLESS YOU ACT.
AS ANOTHER SPEAKER MENTIONED, WE
ALL REMEMBER, DESPITE ALL THAT
IS GOING ON, WE CAN REMEMBER
LAST SUMMER'S WILDFIRES AND
CHOKING SMOKE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE
MADE THE FIRES WORSE.
NOW IT IS RAINY AND FLOODING IS
WORSE.
>> THANK YOU.
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOUR
WRITTEN COMMENTS IN TO US, WE
WOULD GLADLY ACCEPT THEM.
LAST TWO SPEAKERS ARE AMY
WHEELIS AND JOHNNY.
PLEASE BE AWARE, PUBLIC COMMENT
IS LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.
GOOD MORNING, AMY.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS AMY WHEELIS.
I'M A POLICY ASSISTANT AT THE
NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION AND
CO-CHAIR ADVOCATING FOR
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARBON FREE
BUILDINGS.
I SENT YOU A LETTER AS WELL AS
MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN
SEATTLE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CITY
AND RESIDENTS.
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM SO MANY
VOICES TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
CLEAN ENERGY CHANGES.
I WILL SAY, AS SOMEBODY WORKS A
LOT ON BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE
CHANGES, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO
MUCH INTEREST IN ENERGY CODE AS
I HAVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
FOR ME, THIS JUST UNDER LINES
THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED BY THE
ACTION COUNCIL HAS TAKEN SO FAR
ON CLIMATE AND IS READY FOR
MORE.
THE CODE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
VETTED AND I HOPE YOU WILL MOVE
THEM FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, AMY.
>> LAST, WE HAVE JOHNNY.
JOHNNY, GOOD MORNING.
I SEE YOU THERE.
YOU MAY HAVE TO PRESS STAR 6.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> GOOD MORNING, I WORK FOR THE
INSTITUTE, AN INDEPENDENT
NON-PROFIT WORKING TO SHIFT
TOWARD A FUTURE.
YOU HAVE THE CLEAR OPPORTUNITY
TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
WHILE NOT OBSTRUCTING COSTS.
WE SHOULD TAKE FURTHER STEPS TO
MAKE SURE OUR BUILDS ARE CLIMATE
RESILIENT.
REMOVE THE UNNECESSARY DELAYS.
ALL BUILDSES SHOULD BE ABLE TO
HEAT WE EFFICIENT ELECTRICITY AS
SOON AS THE CODE IS IMPLEMENTED
AND REQUIRE ALL BUILDINGS
COVERED UNDER THE CODE TO USE
ELECTRICITY FOR WATER HEATING
OTHER THAN HOTELS AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE SHOWS
ALL ELECTRIC BUILDINGS ARE
EASIER TO CONSTRUCT.
PASSING THESE, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE ITS LEGACY
AS BEING A LEADER IN
SUSTAINABILITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JOHNNY.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, SEEING AS
WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
REMOTELY PRESENT, WE'LL MOVE
ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY
IS A BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED
UPDATES TO SEATTLE'S
CONSTRUCTION CODE.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THIS ITEM
INTO.
>> OVER VIEW OF PROPOSED
CONSTRUCTION CODE CHANGES.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'RE JOINED BY PRESENTERS FROM
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS AS
WELL AS OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
WILL EVERYONE PLEASE INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND THEN TAKE IT
AWAY?
WE'LL START WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND THEN SDCI.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YOLANDA COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> IS ANYONE ELSE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF?
>> TETKETIL FREEMAN IS ALSO ON
FINE.
>> MORNING, MY NAME IS MICAH
CHAPEL.
I'M THE TECHNICAL CODE DIRECTOR.
>> AND DUANE JONLIN, THE ENERGY
CODE ADVISOR FOR SDCI.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU ALL WITH
US TODAY.
I BELIEVE IT IS SDCI THAT WILL
LEAD THE PRESENTATION IS THAT
CORRECT?
FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT AWAY AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE AND LEISURE.
.
>> WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE
PRESENTATION TO START HERE.
THANK YOU, DUANE.
.
>> MY NAME IS ARDEL JALA.
I'M THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR HAVING SDCI PRESENT
THE OVER VIEW OF THE SEATTLE
CODE CHANGES.
AS REGULATORS, WE ENFORCE
BUILDING CODES THAT PROVIDE A
SET OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
THE CODES PROTECT THE HEALTH
SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF
THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE
SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE
CHANGE INITIATIVES.
MODEL CODES GO THROUGH A
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, RESULT
INNING A NEW SUITE OF CODES
EVERY THREE YEARS WHICH THEN GET
AMENDED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND
FURTHER AMENDED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
BY UPDATING THE CODES, WE ENSURE
THAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS
AND METHODS, AS WELL AS BETTER
APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
THIS RESULTS IN THE CITY'S
BUILDING STAFF HAVING IMPROVED
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EQUALITY,
ENERGY, AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE
FOR YEARS TO COME.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE SDCI PURPOSE IS HELPING
PEOPLE BUILD A SAFE, LIVABLE,
AND INCLUSIVE SEATTLE.
WHAT CHANGES ARE IN THE 2018
CODE THAT HELP US ACHIEVE OUR
PURPOSE?
DUANE AND MICAH WILL BE GOING IN
MORE DETAIL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT SAFE SEATTLE.
THE NEW CODE REFLECTS THE MOST
CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE
REGION.
IT ADOPTS NEW TSUNAMI.
THERE IS A ROBUST SET OF CHANGES
TO CONSTRUCT NEW HIGH RISES WITH
PROVISIONS FOR MASS TIMBER AND
CLT CONSTRUCTION AND ADDING
SPRINKLERS TO TOWN HOUSE
CONSTRUCTION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT A LIVABLE
SEATTLE.
THERE ARE CODE CHANGES CLARIFY
REQUIREMENTS FOR TINY HOME
CONSTRUCTION.
THE ENERGY CODE CHANGES
CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE
SUSTAINABLE, AND THEREFORE,
LIVABLE CITY.
FINALLY, AN INCLUSIVE SEATTLE.
THIS CODE PROVIDES NEW
REQUIREMENTS FOR GENDER NEUTRAL
RESTROOMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WHILE WE EXPECT MUCH DISCUSSION
TODAY ON THE ENERGY CODE
AMENDMENTS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE
CODES IN THE SUITE OF 2018
CODES.
AMENDMENTS TO EACH OF THESE
CODES LISTED WILL BE INCLUDED IN
THE LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL.
DUANE AND MICAH WILL PROVIDE AN
OVER VIEW OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ALL OF
THE CODES TODAY.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS
IT OFF TO DUANE ON THE ENERGY
CODE.
>> THANKS, ARDEL.
THE 2018 NATIONAL ENERGY CODE
CAME OUT JUST BEFORE 2018, OF
COURSE.
WASHINGTON STATE ADDED ITS
AMENDMENTS DURING 2019 AND
SEATTLE WORKED OUT ITS
AMENDMENTS ON TOP OF THAT DURING
2020, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH
STRENGTHENED THE CODE.
SEATTLE'S AMENDMENTS GET PICKED
UP IN SUBSEQUENT STATE AND
NATIONAL CODES AS THOSE MOVE
FORWARD.
STATE LAW DOESN'T ALLOW US TO
TOUCH THE CODE FOR SINGLE FAMILY
OR LOW RISE MULTIFAMILY ENERGY
ISSUES.
THESE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'LL TALK
ABOUT HERE APPLY TO ALL OF THE
OTHER BUILDING TYPES.
IN THE PRINCIPLES WE USE FOR
DEVELOPING THE SEATTLE CODE ARE
FOCUS ON BUILDING HIGH QUALITY
WALLS AND WINDOWS AND ROOFING,
BECAUSE THOSE ARE GOING TO LAST
FOR GENERATIONS.
STOP INSTALLING NEW GAS HEATING
AND WATER HEATING, AND MAKE ALL
OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS
EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
START RAMPING UP THE RENEWABLE
ENERGY SUPPLY.
THE IDEA IS THAT OUR NEW
BUILDINGS WILL BE EASILY ABLE TO
MEET OUR CARBON NEUTRAL STANDARD
FOR 2050 WITHOUT HAVING TO RIP
IT APART AND REBUILD THINGS
BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
THOSE FIVE ISSUES YOU SEE ON THE
LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN ARE THE
MOST CRITICAL ONES FOR MEETING
THE FOREPRINCIPLES, AS YOU'LL
SEE IN THE NEXT GROUP OF SLIDES.
THERE ARE 100 SMALLER CHANGES
THAT MOSTLY CLEAN UP THIS CODE.
SPACE HEATING AND RESIDENTIAL
WATER HEATING MAKE UP, PERHAPS
90% OF THE GAS USE.
WE'RE TACKLING THOSE IN THIS
CODE CYCLE AND THE OTHER MINOR
GAS USES WILL NEED A LOT MORE
WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY GOING
FORWARD.
WE'RE GREATLY RESTRICTING THE
USE OF GAS AND ELECTRIC
EXISTENCE FOR SPACE HEATING IN
FAVOR OF HEAT PUMPS.
THERE IS A LIST OF 18 EXCEPTIONS
THAT ALLOW ELECTRIC AND THAT WAS
DRIVEN PARDONLY TO REDUCE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COSTS.
A LATE CHANGE WAS EXCEPTION ONE
WAS ADDED TO DELAY THE EFFECTIVE
DATE FOR THIS UNTIL NEXT YEAR,
AND YOU HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER
OF COMMENTERS ABOUT THEIR
OPINION ABOUT THAT ONE.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS
THAT, FOR HOTEL AND MULTIFAMILY,
AT LEAST, WE'RE NOT ANY LONGER
ALLOWING CENTRAL WATER HEATING
SYSTEMS TO BE HEATED BY GAS OR
ELECTRIC EITHER.
USING HEAT PUMPS FOR THIS AS
WELL WILL BE THE WAY WE GO.
WE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ONE UNTIL JANUARY OF '22
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CODE
UPDATE BECAUSE THE TECHNOLOGY IS
NEW FOR A LOT OF OUR ENGINEERS
AND BUILDERS.
WE NEED THIS EXTRA TIME FOR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
WE HAVE REDUCED POWER TO 10%
BELOW THE STATE STANDARD,
RECOGNIZES THIS RAPIDLY
ADVANCING L.E.D.
TECHNOLOGY AND
REQUIRING A SUITABLE ELECTRIC
OUTLET BEHIND EVERY GAS STOVE
AND APARTMENTS SO IT WILL BE
EASY TO PLUG IN AN INDUCTION
COOK TOP IN THE FUTURE.
THE STATE CODE AND SEATTLE CODE
REQUIRE EACH NEW BUILDING TO
SELECT FROM A LIST OF ABOVE CODE
OPTIONS FOR EACH ONE OF THEIR
PROJECTS.
THE STATE REQUIRES A TOTAL --
FROM THIS CHART.
SEATTLE WILL ACQUIRE EIGHT
CREDITS.
BY THE WAY, I'M GOING THROUGH
THIS, THIS IN EIGHT MINUTES, WE
HAVE SPENT THE LAST 18 MONTHS
FULL TIME DOING.
ALL OF OUR TALL BUILDINGS
COMPLEX BUILDINGS LIKE LABS AND
HOSPITALS USE ENERGY MODELS TO
COMPLY WITH THE CODE.
THAT IS A COMPLEX SOFTWARE
DRIVEN CALCULATION THAT LET SOME
THINGS BUILD WORSE THAN CODE AND
BALANCE WITH THINGS OTHER THAN
CODE.
THE MAJOR CHANGE IS THAT THE
METRIC WILL BE CARBON EMISSIONS.
SINCE SEATTLE'S CODE IS MORE
STRINGEN GENERALLY THAN THE
STATE CODE, WE'LL REQUIRE LOWER
CARBON EMISSIONS IN THIS
CALCULATION AS WELL, LOWER THAN
THE STATE CODE, AS YOU SEE IN
THAT YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED AREA.
SIGNIFICANTLY THERE, WE WILL NOT
ANY LONGER BE ALLOWING THE
ENERGY MODELLING TO BE USED TO
MAKE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE A LOT
WORSE THAN WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR
OTHER BUILDINGS.
WALLS AND WINDOWS WILL BE WITH
THE CITY LONGER THAN ANY OF US
WILL.
WE HAVE TO BUILD THEM RIGHT TO
START WITH.
WE'RE REQUIRING A SMALL, SOLAR
RAY ON MOST BUILDINGS, BUT WE'RE
EXEMPTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WOULD BE EASILY ADDED TO THE
BUILDING AFTER THE FACT.
FOR BUILDINGS THAT CAN'T OR
DON'T WANT TO PUT THE SOLAR ON
THEIR OWN ROOFS, WE PROVIDED AN
OPTION TO GIFT THE SOLAR OVER TO
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
WE ALSO REQUIRE A LARGE AREA OF
THE ROOF ON ALL OF THE BUILDINGS
TO BE SET UP TO EASILY
ACCOMMODATE A LARGER SOLAR ARRAY
IN THE FUTURE.
IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, THIS
WOULD TAKE UP JUST 3.5% OF A
ROOF OF A TWO STORY BUILDING OR
36% OF THE ROOF OF A 20 STORY
BUILDING.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
MICAH CHAPPELL TO RUN THROUGH
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL OF THE
OTHER CODES.
>> THANK YOU, DUANE.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME.
STATE LIMITS WHAT JURISDICTIONS
CAN MODIFY THE RESIDENTIAL CODE
AND AS SUCH, MOST OF THE CHANGES
TO THE SEATTLE BUILDING CODE AND
THE SEATTLE RESIDENTIAL CODE
WERE COLLABORATED AND APPROVED
THROUGH THE STATE.
MEMBERS OF SDCI WORK WITH
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON
ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING
OFFICIALS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES AND THE WASHINGTON
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS OF SDCI PARTICIPATED IN
OVER 350 MEETINGS AS DUANE
INDICATED TO THE PAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE
ADVISORY BOARD WHOSE MEMBERS ARE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND HIGH
LIGHTS TO THE 2018 AMENDMENTS
INCLUDE MASS TIMBER, WHICH IS
CLT, AT LEAST THAT IS THE COMMON
NAME MOST FOLKS CALL IT, AND
THERE ARE THREE NEW TYPES OF
CONSTRUCTION CREATED IN THE 2018
CODE AS A TYPE 4 A, B, AND C
WITH TYPE A BEING CONSTRUCTED AT
18 STORIES IN HEIGHT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD A
MODIFICATION, ALTHOUGH MINOR, IT
DOES ALIGN EFFICIENCY DWELLING
UNITS WITH THE REQUIRED SPACE OF
DWELLING UNITS.
THERE WAS A DEFICIENTLY IN THE
CODE WHERE A DWELLING UNIT COULD
BE SMALLER THAN AN EFFICIENCY
DWELLING UNIT.
SO THAT MODIFICATION WAS MADE TO
ADDRESS THOSE SMALLER SPACES.
NEXT.
GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS WERE
INTRODUCED INTO THE STATE CODE
AS A POLICY, SEATTLE ALLOWED
THESE AND IT IS WHAT THE CODE
PROVISIONS WILL SHOW IS THAT IT
PROVIDES THE GUIDANCE WHEN THESE
ARE CONSTRUCED OR CHOSEN.
IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT BUT IT
IS AN OPTION FOR THOSE WHO WANT
TO PROVIDE THOSE TYPES OF
FACILITIES AND PROVIDE
JURISDICTIONS A A WAY TO REVIEW
AND INSPECT THE FACILITIES SO
ENSURE THEY MEET THE MOST
CURRENT STANDARDS FOR
ACCESSIBILITY AND ALLOWANCE OF
USE.
NEXT SLIDE THIS CHANGE OR SERIES
OF CHANGES FOR OUR HIGH RISE
PRESSURIZATION FOR SMOKE CONTROL
AND EGRESS.
IT IS MORE SPECIFIC FOR SEATTLE
AND PROVIDES MODIFICATIONS THAT
TAKE MOST OF THE POLICIES AND
ACTIONS OR RESPONSE TIMES INTO
CONSIDERATION AND MODERATE FIES
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODE TO
ADDRESS THOSE ACCURATELY.
NEXT SLIDE.
ADDITIONALLY IS WHAT WE HAVE, AS
YOU HEARD MENTIONED, INCREASED
OR ACTUALLY A NEW SECTION THAT
TALKS ABOUT TSUNAMI LOADS AND
HOW THOSE NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNING BUILDINGS
IN CERTAIN TYPES OF RISK
CATEGORIES OF STRUCTURES.
THOSE ARE YOUR HOSPITALS OR EVEN
WHAT THEY CALL ELEVATED
EVACUATION STRUCTURES.
SOME OF YOU MAY SEE THOSE AS YOU
GO DOWN TO VISIT LONG BEACH OR
PLACES LIKE THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME
INCREASE IN SEISMIC LOAD.
THIS WAS MORE OF A NATIONAL
LEVEL CODE CHANGE BUT OF COURSE,
SEATTLE IS ADOPTING IT AND IT IS
MORE SPECIFIC TO WHAT OCCURS IN
SEATTLE AS WELL AS OTHER
LOCATIONS THAT HAVE HIGH SEISMIC
ACTIVITY.
NEXT SLIDE.
NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE.
ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES WE HAVE
IN THE RESIDENTIAL CODE IS THAT
THE STATE ADOPTED A CHANGE FOR
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AS WELL AS
INFORMATION.
WE'RE INCLUDING ITEMS INCLUDING
SLEEPING LOSS AND CHANGES TO
TINY HOUSES PER SOME DISCUSSIONS
OF LEGISLATION.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE TOWN HOUSE SPRINKLER CHANGES
WERE APPROVED AND WORKED THROUGH
WITH THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
OF FIRE CHIEFS AND THE
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF
BUILDING OFFICIALS AS WELL AS
OTHERS AND WERE APPROVED AT THE
STATE LEVEL.
SEATTLE IS ALLOWED BY LAW TO
MODIFY THIS ONE AREA OF THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE.
AS SUCH, WE HAVE DECIDED TO
ELIMINATE AN EXCEPTION.
WHAT THAT EXCEPTION DOES IS AT
THE STATE LEVEL, TOWN HOUSE
BUILDINGS THAT HAD FOUR UNITS OR
LESS DID NOT HAVE TO REQUIRE OR
INSTALL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS.
THEY CHOSE TO REMOVE THE
EXCEPTION WHERE WE REQUIRE THAT
ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION TOWN HOUSES
HAVE SPRINKLERS INSTALLED.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE LAST ITEM ON THE LIST OR ONE
OF THE LAST ITEMS HAD TO DEAL
WITH TINY HOUSES.
THERE WERE MULTIPLE CHANGES AND
REQUESTS THROUGH THE STATE THAT
LOOKED AT TINY HOUSES AND WANTED
TO INCORPORATE THAT.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A SEPARATE
APPENDIX FOR EVERYTHING, THE
STATE TOOK AND WORKED THROUGH
THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF
APPENDIX AND MOVED INTO THE MAIN
BODY OF THE RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR
USE IN ALL DWELLING UNITS.
THAT WOULD INCORPORATE WHAT WE
CALL SLEEPING LOSS.
THAT WOULD BE A SMALL SPACE,
PRIMARILY USED FOR SLEEPING.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT
INCORPORATES SAFETY MEASURES
INCLUDING SMOKE DETECTORS AND
EGRESS.
WHEN A LOT OF FOLKS START TO
WONDER HOW BIG THEY ARE, IT WILL
BE A MAXIMUM SIZE OF 69 SQUARE
FEET BETWEEN 35 AND 69 SQUARE
FEET.
WHEN FOLKS TRY TO PICTURE THAT,
JUST THINK OF A BUILT IN BUNK
BED.
THOSE ARE NOW IN THE MAIN BODY
OF THE CODE AS WELL AS SOME
DEFINITIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH
THAT AND THEN THE LAST
MODIFICATION TO APPENDIX Q DOES
IDENTIFY WHAT A SINGLE DWELLING
UNIT AT 400-SQUARE FOOT IS AND
PROVIDES SPECIFICS FOR THAT,
INCLUDING SOME MODIFICATIONS FOR
ENERGY CODE TO HELP WITH THE AIR
BARRIER TESTING FOR THE SMALLER
SPACES.
OVERALL, THERE ARE JUST MULTIPLE
CHANGES FOR ADDRESSING TINY
SPACES OR SMALL HOUSES IN THE
NEW RESIDENTIAL CODE.
NEXT SLIDE?
ADDITIONALLY, SOME OF THE MAJOR
CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE
NOTE OF AS MOST TALKED ABOUT THE
SMOKE FILTRATION OR SMOKE THAT
HAPPENED DURING THE WILDFIRES.
THIS NEW ALLOWANCE CREATES A
SPACE TO INSTALL THAT FILTER
THAT WILL WORK TO FILTER OUT THE
SMOKE DURING AN EVENT.
THIS IS NOT A MANDATE THAT ALL
NEW FILTERS ARE INSTALLED, BUT
IT DOES MANDATE THAT THE SPACE
BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHEN THE
SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRICAL
CODE HAS A MODIFICATION TO
ADDRESS THE CALCULATED LOADS FOR
THE ADVANCED HEAT PUMP AND
ENERGY CODE AND WE ALIGNED THE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MATCH THAT OF
THE LAND USE CODE THAT HAS
BECOME MORE RESTRICTIVE AS OF
LAST YEAR.
THE LAST ITEM AS OF NOTE WILL BE
THE PLUMBING CODE AND A CODE
ALTERNATE FOR AND WE'RE PUTTING
THAT INTO THE CODE AS A STANDARD
ALLOWANCE.
THAT COMPLETES THE HIGHLIGHTS OF
OUR 2018 CODE UPDATES AND WE
HOPE THAT YOU LOOK TO MOVE THESE
FORWARD.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE LET US KNOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU.
IF YOU COULD BE READY TO RESHARE
THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION AS
COLLEGES MAY HAVE QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A FEW BUT I'LL HOLD MY
QUESTIONS UNTIL I SEE WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE TO ASK.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH
PRESENTATION AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE CHAIR SETTING IT UP AS A
PRESENTATION FIRST SO WE CAN GET
OUR FEET WET WITH THE CHANGES
AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THEM
BEFORE THE ACTUAL LEGISLATION
COMES DOWN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS EXCITED
ABOUT LAST YEAR IS WHEN THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED THE UPDATE TO THE
FISCAL NOTE TO HAVE A CLIMATE
CHANGE QUESTION THAT WE ASK
ABOUT EMISSIONS AND ADAPTATION.
THE CHANGES WILL PROBABLY, WHEN
THE FISCAL CLIMATE NOTE IS
COMPLETED, WILL SHOW THE
BENEFITS IN THE FISCAL NOTE AND
WANTED TO SAY I LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT.
I KNOW THAT WILL COME ALONG WITH
THE LEGISLATION WHEN WE ACTUALLY
GET THE LEGISLATION TO SEE THOSE
CLIMATE CHANGE QUESTIONS.
YOU ADDRESSED A LOT OF THOSE IN
YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT DEALING
WE MISSIONS AND ALSO ADAPTING
THE CLIMATE CHANGE LIKE WILDFIRE
SMOKE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE REVISED FISCAL
CLIMATE NOTE WITH THE
LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COLLEAGUES, OTHER QUESTIONS?
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA, GOOD
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE THE TECHNICAL WALK
THROUGH OF THE DETAILS OUTSIDE
OF THE TECHNICAL AND SORT OF
STEPPING BACK TO THE MACRO.
YOU PUT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT
ABOUT THIS AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
CHAIR AND THE FOLKS THAT
PROVIDED THE PRESENTATION TO GET
INTO THE DETAILS AND HEAR A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WAYS THAT
WE MAY WANT TO STRENGTHEN
CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE
LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND MR.
CHAIR, DO YOU WANT US TO HOLD A
DISCUSSION FOR POSSIBLE IDEAS
FOR STRENGTHENING OR POTENTIAL
CHANGES UNTIL THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION TODAY.
WE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE BEEN
TRANSMITTED EARLIER AND COULD
HAVE BEEN BEFORE US.
THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN
TRANSMITTED AS OF THIS LAST
MONDAY AND WILL BE AT THE NEXT
WEEK'S INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
I HOPE TO MOVE SWIFTLY
AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE.
I WOULD WELCOME THE CONVERSATION
HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
CHAIR.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I THINK IN SOME OF THE
PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS I HAVE
HAD AND IN TALKING THROUGH THE
INITIAL DRAFT WITH OUR TEAM, ONE
OF THE THINGS I'M INTERESTED IN
IS ELIMINATING THE DELAY AND
ALLOWING NATURAL GAS TO BE USED
FOR BOTH WATER AND SPACE
HEATING.
JUST WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE,
THE POTENTIAL INTERESTS AMONG
COLLEAGUES TO THE EXTENT THAT
THEY'RE ABLE TO AS WELL.
>> MR. STRAUSS, WOULD YOU LIKE
ME TO?
>> PLEASE.
>> THE HEAT PUMP WATER HEATING
IS STILL UNFAMILIAR TO MANY
LOCAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS.
AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE
FEELING WAS THAT WE NEEDED EXTRA
TIME FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
THE USE -- THAT, I THINK, REALLY
DOES NEED THAT DELAY.
IT IS NEW FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE.
HEAT PUMPS FOR SPACE HEATING IS
COMMON AND WELL UNDERSTOOD.
THE ADDITION OF THAT ADDITIONAL
DELAY WAS SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED AT THE CONSTRUCTION
CODE ADVISORY MEETING.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT WE
DELAY THAT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS COMING
OFF MUTE.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, DO YOU HAVE
THOUGHTS TO SHARE?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I DO, SINCE WE'RE CUEING UP THIS
DISCUSSION, I'M TRYING TO GET MY
NOTES BACK UP IN FRONT OF ME
HERE.
THIS DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL
CHANGES JUST WANT TO ASK EXTRA
STAFF.
I HAVE AN INTEREST IN EXTENDING
THE RESTRICTIONS ON GAS FOR
WATER HEATING.
IF IT IS CURRENTLY INCLUDED FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND HOTELS BUT NOT
FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN EXTEND
TAKING TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
I WONDER IN THE PROCESS OF
GETTING THESE CODE UPDATES PUT
TOGETHER WHY THAT IS NOT IN THE
INITIAL PACKAGE, WHAT THE
POTENTIAL HURDLES ARE THERE, AND
HOW WE MIGHT WORK TOGETHER IN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE THIF OPPORTUNITY IN
REZINNING THE ENERGY CODE TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BROADEST
POSSIBLE IMPACT TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS AND IT SEEMS LIKE
ADDING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT.
THAT IS MY QUESTION.
>> I'LL TAKE THAT ONE, TOO.
WE COULD DO THIS.
HOTEL AND MULTIFAMILY WATER
HEATING ARE REALLY PREDICTABLE.
IT IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHT
FORWARD TO DESIGN AND SIZE THOSE
SYSTEMS.
WITH OTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS,
ESPECIALLY, MOST ALL SEATTLE
BUILDINGS HAVE GROUND FLOOR
LEASE SPACE, RIGHT?
THERE IS A LOT MORE VARIABILITY.
RETAIL STORES HARDLY NEED A LOT.
GYMS AND RESTAURANTS NEED LOTS
OF HOT WATER.
WE COULD EXTEND TO OTHER TYPES.
IT WOULD BE TRICKIER FOR THE
ENGINEERS AND PART OF THIS WAS
JUST MY SORT OF INTUITIVE
CALCULATION ON HOW FAR WE CAN
TAKE ANYTHING THIS CODE CYCLE.
IT IS DOABLE.
>> IF THAT IS THE CASE, MR.
CHAIR, A BRIEF FOLLOW UP.
I HAVE FLAGGED MY INTERESTS TO
CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT PURSUING
SUCH AN AMENDMENT.
I WANT TO REAFFIRM THAT HERE
PUBLICLY, THAT I DEFINITELY WANT
TO PURSUE THE AMENDMENT TO
EXPAND THE REQUIREMENT TO
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
>> WE'LL COME UP WITH A DRAFT
FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOUR
THOUGHTS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED
HERE AND SO I'LL ASK CENTRAL
STAFF TO MAKE SURE TO BRIEF
MYSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE THE NEXT
MEETING.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
ASKED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD
UP WHICH IS UNDERSTANDING,
ASKING THEM TO DESCRIBE WHY THEY
NEED MORE TIME TO ADDRESS THE
WATER HEATING REQUIREMENTS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING
THE DIFFERENTIATION IN CHANGING
TIMELINES REGARDING WHAT IS
ALREADY A COMMON ITEM ON THE
MARKET.
HEAT PUMPS ARE ALREADY QUITE
COMMON.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MAY NEED MORE
TIME FOR WATER.
DID I GET THAT CORRECT?
>> YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
MAYBE, DUANE, OR MICAH OR ARDEL.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE OUTREACH THAT WAS
DONE TO INFORM THIS PROPOSAL?
>> I CAN SPEAK TO THE ENERGY
CODE PART OF IT AND LAST YEAR WE
HAD EIGHT PUBLIC REVIEW MEETINGS
2.3 HOURS LONG EACH WHERE WE
HANDED OUT TECHNICAL ISSUES
FOLLOWED BY LONG MEETINGS WITH
THE ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS
PROPOSALS WITH TWO DOZEN
ORGANIZATIONS AND HUNDREDS OR
THOUSANDS OF FOLLOW UPS.
I WOULD SAY THIS HOLDS THE
RECORD FOR THE MOST PUBLIC
OUTREACH ON A CONSTRUCTION CODE
EVER.
>> I'M GLAD TO HAVE A RECORD
BREAKING PIECE OF LEGISLATION
BEFORE US.
THIS IS GREAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THIS IS
MICAH.
I COULD FOLLOW UP A LITTLE BIT
WITH THE OTHER CODES.
JUST IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS
CYCLE, WE WENT OUT AND
COLLABORATED WITH MANY
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE IN THE PAST THERE WAS SOME
RUMBLINGS THAT SEATTLE DOES
WHATEVER THEY WANT AND SO IN
ORDER TO ADVANCE THE CODES
TOGETHER AS A REGION, WE WENT
OUT AND DID A LOT OF
COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE
STATE ON THE EASTSIDE OF THE
STATE, ALL OVER WITH THE
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF
BUILDING OFFICIALS AND GOT THEIR
MEMBERS ON BOARD WITH MANY OF
THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
THAT IS WHY THE STATE HAS
ADOPTED THESE CHANGES AND WE'RE
NOT JUST COMING AT YOU WITH
THESE ARE ALL SEATTLE CHANGES.
MAJORITY OF THE CHANGES THAT WE
HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ARE AT THE
STATE LEVEL.
SO WE'RE MOVING TOGETHER AS A
REGION INSTEAD OF JUST A CITY.
PART OF THAT WAS GOING OUT AND,
LIKE I MENTIONED, WE DID OVER
250 MEETINGS WITH ALL OF THE
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND
HOLDING ALL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS
ON HOW TO MAKE THE CODES BETTER
AS THINK THEY'RE DONE VERY
WELL.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE HERE
IS REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL
GRID.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE
CHANGES WILL INCREASE THE LOAD
ON OUR ELECTRICAL GRID.
I CAN ALSO ASSUME THAT WITH
ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOTH WITH THE
APPLIANCES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
HOMES AS WELL AS THE VALUE OF
THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE
BUILDING THAT THERE WILL BE
SAVINGS THERE AS WELL.
DUANE OR MICAH, COULD YOU SPEAK
TO -- DOES THE CITY'S CURRENT
ELECTRICAL GRID HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE INCREASED
USAGE THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THE
ENTIRE STANDARDS?
>> I ASKED A REPRESENTATIVE TO
BE ON.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> YES.
HI.
>> THANKS.
>> GOOD MORNING, JULIE.
I WORK AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON
OUR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION, WE
HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE IMPACT
TO OUR GRID AND EXACTLY LIKE YOU
SAID, THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THIS
WILL HAVE MUCH LOWER ENERGY USE
BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
REQUIREMENTS.
WE DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THAT THE
CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL SHIFT
THE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES USING
FOSSIL FUELS TO ELECTRIC MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALIED IMPACTS
ON PART OF OUR DISTRIBUTION
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE BELIEVE
ARE MANAGEABLE.
WE'RE UNDER TAKING AN ANALYSIS
OF HOW ELECTRIC OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS TO MEET
OUR CITY GOALS WILL LOOK IN A
DETAILED WAY IN 2021.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE.
AND THANK YOU, DUANE, FOR TEEING
THAT, FOR HAVING CITY LIGHT
HERE.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
MY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN ASKED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WILL HOLD THOSE QUESTIONS AND
WELCOME THE AMENDMENTS THAT
YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD.
I'LL JUST GENERALLY STATE THAT I
BELIEVE THAT MICAH HAD SAID
SOMETHING TO THIS DEGREE IN HIS
PRESENTATION OR MAYBE IT WAS
ARDEL.
MY APOLOGIES, YOU'RE ALL DOING
SUCH GREAT WORK.
THE BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE
BUILDING TODAY ARE GOING TO OUT
LAST OUR RELIANCE ON SOME OF THE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE TO
HEAT OUR BUILDINGS TODAY.
I THINK OF THE FACT THAT MANY
BUILDINGS WE STILL USE TODAY IN
OUR CITY WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT
WITH STEAM AS THEIR HEATING
SOURCE.
WHILE WE NO LONGER USE STEAM,
THE WAY THAT THOSE BUILDINGS
WERE BUILT, AS DUANE SAID,
HAVING TO GO DO SURGERY ON A
BUILDING IS MORE COSTLY THAN IF
WE WERE TO BUILD IT THE RIGHT
WAY THE FIRST TIME.
IF WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE 2050
GOALS, WE HAVE TO BE MAKING THE
CHANGES TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR ARDEL, DUANE, MICAH, ALL OF
YOUR GREAT WORK.
JULIE FOR JOINING US, AND
YOLANDA, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK,
TOO.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS,
WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM
AND WE'LL HAVE THE ENERGY CODE
AND CONSTRUCTION CODE CHANGES
BEFORE US AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE.
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR US TO
WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF IF THERE
ARE AMENDMENTS THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO PURSUE?
>> BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING WOULD
BE MOST APPRECIATED.
ON THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE THAT WE
HAD ANTICIPATED THE BILL TO HAVE
BEEN INTRODUCED LAST WEEK, WE
WOULD HAVE MOVED FORWARD, VOTED
OUT OF COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK, AT
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IN
TWO WEEKS, IF WE'RE STILL ABLE
TO MEET THAT TIMELINE, I WOULD
LOVE TO MEET THAT TIMELINE, SO
IF YOU COULD HAVE THAT AMENDMENT
BEFORE THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> MR. CHAIR, COULD I JUST --
>> PLEASE.
>> IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE,
ESPECIALLY THE CHANGE TO THE
WATER HEATING SCOPE, IT WOULD BE
ADVANTAGEOUS TO DO THAT REALLY
FAST, LIKE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, SO THERE IS TIME TO GET
OUT TO THE LOCAL ENGINEERING
COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
GOT IT RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, DUANE.
ALLOW THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT
WE NEED TO MOVE SWIFTLY IF WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE WATER.
I BELIEVE WHAT I HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA -- VICE
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, AND LET ME KNOW
IF I'M WRONG, THAT THE WATER
WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AND YOU
WERE FOCUSING ON THE HEAT, THE
SPACE HEATING IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO
FOLLOW UP CALLS WITH SOME OF THE
STAKE HOLDERS WE HEARD FROM, AND
I HEAR OF THE DESIRE TO MAKE
SURE OTHERS, HOW WE PRIDE
OURSELVES ON THAT IN OUR OFFICE
AS YOU KNOW.
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO WORK WITH
YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND THEN KEEP
THE DEPARTMENT UP TO DATE AS
WELL IF THERE ARE ANY POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO BE WORKED AND
WOULD ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE STAKE HOLDER
GROUPS GET A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN
AND PROVIDE ANY FEED BACK BEFORE
ANY AMENDMENT WOULD BE
INTRODUCED INTO YOUR COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER.
WE'LL GO BACK TO YOU PENDING THE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE LAST ROUND OF THANK YOUS TO
ARDEL, DUANE, YOLANDA, MICAH,
REALLY GREAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A
PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE
ON COUNCIL BILL 119978 WHICH
EXTENDS INTERIM FLOOD PLAINS
REGULATIONS.
READ THE ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119978.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FLOOD
PLAINS, EXTENDING INTERIM
REGULATIONS FOR 12 MONTHS TO
CONTINUE TO RELY ON UPDATED
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE
MAPS.
>> NOW I'M EXCITED.
FLOOD PLAINS.
THAT IS MY JAM!
LET'S DO THIS.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE JOINED BY MAGGIE GLOW WEEK
YEE YAK GLOWACKI.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEFORE
THE LAST COMMITTEE.
THAT SAID, WE'RE HERE WHICH IS
WHY WE'LL HOPEFULLY TAKE A VOTE
ON THIS TODAY.
MAGGIE, COULD YOU, AFTER WE HEAR
A LITTLE BIT FROM MAGGIE, WE'LL
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MAGGIE, COULD YOU PROVIDE US A
BRIEF REFRESHER FOR US BEFORE WE
OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING?
MAGGIE, YOU'RE ON MUTE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> I AM ON MUTE.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
I WILL PROVIDE AN OVER VIEW OF
THE LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE
INTERIM FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS,
SO I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
I DO HAVE A POWER POINT.
THIS IS THE POWER POINT I
PROVIDED IN DECEMBER.
IT IS A SHORT ONE AND WILL
PROVIDE THE OVER VIEW SO THAT
EVERYBODY IS REFRESHED ON THE
INTERIM FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
EXTENSION.
I'LL PROVIDE AN OVER VIEW OF THE
PROPOSAL, REASON FOR THE
EXTENSION.
THE PUBLIC OUTREACH TO DATE AND
OUR PROPOSED NEXT STEPS ON THE
LEGISLATION.
IN JULY, CITY COUNCIL PASSED AND
THE MAYOR SIGNED ORDINANCE
126113 ESTABLISHING THE INTERIM
FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS.
THESE CONTAIN THE BUILDING CODES
AND OTHER STANDARDS THAT HOMES,
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE ARE SAFER
THROUGH THE PERIT APPLICATIONS
THAT PROVIDES THE PERMITS ON
PROPERTY WITHIN THE FLOOD PLAIN
AREAS.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FEMA,
PRODUCED UPDATED MAPS AND
ESTABLISHED THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT STANDARDS FOR THE
REGULATIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED AS
INTERIM REGULATIONS REGULATIONS
ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY
24th OF 2021 IF THE REGULATIONS
ARE NOT EXTENDED, PROPERTY
OWNERS AND FEMA FLOOD PLAIN
AREAS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE OR
RENEW THEIR EXISTING POLICIES.
THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION IS
THAT SDCI NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME
TO EVALUATE PROPERTIES THAT ARE
NOT MET BY FEMA, BUT ARE MET BY
SPU AS FLOOD PRONE TO DETERMINE
IF ADDITIONAL AREAS NEED TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE REGULATIONS.
ALSO, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS HAVE TAKEN
LONGER THAN WE INITIALLY
ANTICIPATED.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AREA IN
SOUTH PARK WHERE THEY HAVE THIS
AREA MAPPED AS FLOOD PRONE BUT
FEMA DOES NOT HAVE THIS AREA.
WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE
INCLUDE EVERY AREA THAT WE KNOW
OF THAT IS AT RISK TO FLOODING
SO THAT THE REGULATIONS APPLIED
TO THOSE AREAS AS WELL.
PUBLIC OUTREACH COMPLETED TO
DATE IS THAT WE DO HAVE A WEB
PAGE UP AND RUNNING THAT
PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS AS WELL AS
OUR WORK ON THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS.
ON THAT PAGE WE HAVE INFORMATION
FOR PEOPLE TO SIGN UP TO BE ON
THE E-MAIL LIST TO BE INCLUDED
ON FUTURE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS.
WE HAVE SENT OUT 2,400 POST
CARDS TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE
MAP FLOOD PLAIN AREAS AND SO FAR
WE HAVE OVER 360 SUBSCRIBERS TO
OUR E-MAIL LIST.
OUR NEXT STEPS WILL INCLUDE
PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WILL
INCLUDE PUBLIC MEETINGS ONLINE
AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO OUR
WEBSITE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH
FPU STAFF TO EVALUATE THE AREAS
THAT I TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE
MAPPED AS FLOOD PRONE AND WE'RE
WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I
CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MAGGIE.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED THEM AT THE
LAST TIME THAT WE PASSED THIS
INTERIM FLOOD PLAIN REGULATION.
I ALSO HAD QUESTIONS AT THE LAST
MEETING.
ALL OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
ANSWERED.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS FOR MAGGIE?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRACKING THE
NEW FISCAL CLIMATE NOTE, THIS
LEGISLATION WAS INITIATED PRIOR
TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
WHICH IS WHY THE FISCAL NOTE
DOES NOT DISCUSS THE ADAPTATION
ISSUES IMPACTED HERE LIKE RISING
WATER LEVELS, ET CETERA.
SINCE THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION
OF THE INTERIM REGULATIONS, WE
WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WHEN
WE GET THE FINAL REGULATIONS TO
REVIEW SO WE CAN CONSIDER THE
RISING WATER LEVELS DUE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH WILL BE
ANSWERED THROUGH THE ADAPTATION
QUESTION AND THE NEW CLIMATE
NOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN PUT THIS
PRESENTATION BACK UP SO I CAN
SEE THAT MAP ONE MORE TIME.
>> YES.
.
>> THANK YOU.
IN THIS AREA OF THE MAP, I'M
TRYING TO ORIENT MYSELF HERE.
ARE WE TALKING, IS THIS THE
SOUTH PARK AREA HERE?
>> YES.
SO THIS IS IN THE SOUTH PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> OKAY.
AND THESE ARE HOMES AND
BUSINESSES THEN IN THE SOUTH
PARK AREA THERE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
YEAH.
OKAY.
>> AND THEN WITH THIS, WHAT WAS
IT?
ONE OR TWO WEEKS AGO THERE, WAS
AN EXTREMELY HIGH TIDE THAT WE
ALL SAW PICTURES OF THAT HAD
WATER RUSHING OVER THE WALK WAY.
DID ANY OF THE HIGH WATERS THAT
DAY ALSO AFFECT THIS AREA?
>> SO THAT IS WHERE SPU REALLY
KEEPS TRACK OF ALL OF THOSE
AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED DURING
THE HIGH TIDES.
WE'RE WORKING WITH SPU STAFF ON
ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT THEY'RE
MAPPING AND KEEPING TRACK OF
DURING EXTREME HIGH TIDES.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> AND DO YOU, I'M SORRY, MR.
CHAIR, THIS IS JUST A SLIGHT
DIVERSION BECAUSE THE MAP IS SO
POWERFUL HERE.
DO WE ALSO HAVE THOSE MAPS THAT
SHOW THE RISING TIDES AND
PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, THIS TIES
INTO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
LONGER TERM GOAL WHEN WE LOOK AT
CLIMATE CHANGE.
I REMEMBER SEEING MAPS ABOUT HOW
THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS OF
SEATTLE WILL BE IMPACTED IF
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT MITIGATED.
DO WE HAVE THOSE MAPS THAT WE
CAN ALSO REFERENCE FOR FOLKS AS
WE CONTINUE TO LIFT UP POLICIES
LIKE THESE?
>> SO, YES, AGAIN, SPU HAS THESE
FLOODING MAPS AS WELL AS SEA
LEVEL RISE MAPS.
AGAIN, I'M WORKING WITH SPU
STAFF TO EVALUATE THE DATA THAT
THEY HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR
REGULATIONS AND PLANNING.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET MY HANDS ON
THOSE MAPS ONE MORE TIME TO
REFRESH MY MEMORY ON WHICH
NEIGHBORHOODS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT, THOUGH THIS AFFECTS
EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND THE
REGION.
I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS
BACK UP THERE.
THANK YOU, NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTION.
>> AND I CAN ALSO SEND A LINK TO
FPU'S WEBSITE.
IT IS A PUBLIC WEBSITE WHERE
THEY HAVE THE FLOODING AND THE
SEA LEVEL RISE MAPS SO I CAN
SEND THAT TO YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU, MAGGIE, FOR THE GREAT
PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
ON THE MAP.
I REMEMBER SEEING A MAP AWHILE
AGO.
ARE WE INCLUDED, THE
UNINCORPORATED AS WELL?
>> AT THIS TIME IT IS ONLY THE
AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> WHEN IT FLOODS IT DOESN'T
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED,
AND I KNOW THAT IS AN ISSUE FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE,
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO BE
ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IS THERE A WAY OR I'M GUESSING
YOU HAVE A MAP FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED PIECE DOWN IN
THAT AREA?
>> THERE IS WHERE WE COULD,
OKAY, IF YOU'RE ASKING IF WE CAN
GET INFORMATION ON THE AREA,
YES, WE CAN WORK WITH KING
COUNTY STAFF BECAUSE I KNOW THEY
SHOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
I HAVE HEARD REFERENCE TO IT IN
CONVERSATIONS.
>> YES.
>> I WILL -- WE CAN WORK WITH
KING COUNTY STAFF TO GET THAT.
>> BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE
ISSUES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS AND SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS COMING UP ABOUT
ANNEXATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
SO I JUST WANT TO SEE THE WHOLE
PICTURE SOEF WE HAVE AN IDEA OF
HOW TO WORK WITH KING COUNTY.
>> OKAY.
YOU KNOW THERE, IS MONEY ON THE
STATE SIDE, ON THE COUNTY SIDE,
AND THE STATE SIDE FOR THE FLOOD
PLAIN STUFF AND MITIGATION AND
ALL OF THESE ISSUES THAT COME UP
FROM THAT AREA, SO I JUST KIND
OF WANTED TO SEE THE WHOLE
PICTURE.
YOU CAN DELINEATE WHAT IS WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE LIMITS.
WE ALSO NEED TO SEE HOW THAT
WILL IMPACT OUR FOLKS THAT ARE
NOT IN THE ANNEX BUT STILL USE
THE SAME ROADS, RESOURCES,
EMPLOYMENT, SAME BUILDINGS, SO
IF WE COULD SEE THAT, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT, WHENEVER YOU GET A
CHANCE.
>> OKAY.
I WILL DO THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAGGIE.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE
WILL MOVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THIS BILL.
I'LL JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT
ACTUALLY TO ASK COLLEAGUES.
ARE YOU FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH
PASSING THIS INTERIM FLOOD PLAIN
REGULATION TODAY UNDERSTANDING
THAT YOUR INFORMATION WILL COME
TO YOU?
I'M SEEING THUMBS UP.
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BEFORE WE OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
HEARING, I WOULD AGAIN ASK THAT
EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
CONTINUE TO LEARN TO OPERATE
THIS SYSTEM IN REAL TIME AND
NAVIGATE THROUGH THE GROWING
PAINS.
WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO FINE TUNE THIS PROCESS
AND ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL MEANS
OF PUBLIC CONVERSATION.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
EACH WILL GET TWO MINUTES TO
SEAK.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN
UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
HEARING BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
THE LINK IS ALSO POSTED INTO THE
AGENDAS.
ONCE I CALL ON A SPEAKER'S NAME,
THE STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED
WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S CUE THAT
IT IS THEIR TIME TO SPEAK.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
CB 119978.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS
PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS BY
E-MAILING MY OFFICE.
YOU'LL HEAR A CHIME WHEN THERE
IS TEN SECONDS LEFT.
IF YOU DON'T END COMMENTS, THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, DO SO VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE LISTENING
OPTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CB 119978
IS NOW OPEN.
I. T., CAN YOU CONFIRM TO ME
THAT THERE ARE NO -- THERE IS NO
ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> CONFIRMED.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOBODY
REMOTELY PRESENT TO SPEAK.
STAFF HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE
IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
BEFORE CLOSING THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CB 119978
IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO
PROVIDED COMMENT TODAY.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE PUBLIC
COMMENT, BEFORE WE MOVED TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, IT IS THE DESIRE
OF THE CHAIR TO PASS THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY AND IN ORDER TO
PASS THESE REGULATIONS, TO GET
THE REGULATIONS IN PLACE BEFORE
THE PREVIOUS INTERIM REGULATIONS
EXPIRE, I WILL BE ASKING TO
SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW US
TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THIS BILL BEFORE WE VOTE?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> CHAIR STRAUSS, I WAS REALLY
HAPPY THAT WE GOT TO LOOK AT
THESE BACK IN DECEMBER AND THEN
HEARING THEM AGAIN TODAY, SO
THAT IS WHAT GIVES ME THE
ADDITIONAL COMFORT TO PROCEED
NOW.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US HAVE
THIS EXTRA TIME TO BE INTRODUCED
TO THE CONCEPT IN THE PREVIOUS
MEETING AND THEN TO CONSIDER IT
NOW FOR A VOTE.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 119978 THE
SAME DAY AS THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK BEFORE
FULL COUNCIL THIS COMING MONDAY.
>> I BELIEVE VOTE WAS TO EXTEND
THE RULES.
>> WAS IT?
>> NOW YOU NEED TO CALL --
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT OVER
SIGHT.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 119978.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE, NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THIS ITEM WILL BE BEFORE THE
FULL COUNCIL THIS COMING MONDAY.
IS THERE ANY ITEMS FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER?
>> NO.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA MAY HAVE
SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING!
>> JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS CONCLUDES THE WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 13TH, 2021, MEETING OF
THE LAND USE COMMUTIE.
THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY 27TH
AT 9:30 A.M..
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.