>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE APRIL 8, 2022 LAND
USE COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT IS TO: 03 FILM.
I AM DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR FOR THE
COMMITTEE AND WILL THE CLERK
CALLED THE ROLE ROLL?
[ROLL CALL.]
>> COUNCILMEMBER IS EXCUSED
TODAY.
ANTHONY, IF YOU COULD JUST
BRING THAT UP., THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
BEFORE WE GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT
IT IS THE LAST MEETING FOR NOAH
AHMS, AND WE WANT TO HONOR HIM
AND FOR OUR COLLEAGUES I WILL
PASS THIS AROUND AND IT LOOKS
LIKE PEOPLE MAY HAVE SIGNED IT
FOR YOU.
I INVITE THE FORMAL FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER.
KNOW HAS WORKED FOR THREE LAND
USE CHAIRS AND I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR TO YOU, GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME WORDS.
>> LET ME THANK EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE SURVEY
AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
I KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT JOB,
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
FIRST, YOUR JOB AS DIFFICULT AS
IT IS, IT IS A THANKFUL ONE.
YOUR STAFF IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU DO.
DURING MY TENURE, AND FOR LAND-
USE COMMITTEE MEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
I WILL SAY COUNCILMEMBER NOAH
WHO WAS TREMENDOUSLY JUST A
HUGE ASSET TO MY TIME IN SERVICE
AND FOR THAT I THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH.
I AM EXCITED FOR WHATEVER YOU
DO NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AND THIS
CITY OWES YOU A DEBT OF
GRATITUDE.
SO MUCH OF WHAT I WAS ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH, HONESTLY, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
IN RELATION TO YOUR SERVICE TO
ME, AND WORKING IN SUPPORT OF
ME AND I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
AND I'M HERE REALLY TO HONOR
YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE FOR THE CITY.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BACK
JOINING YOU ALL TODAY.
KNOW WHAT, I REMEMBER A LONG
TIME AGO WHEN YOU WALKED INTO
THE CAMPAIGN OFFICES LOOKING
EXACTLY LIKE YOU DO TODAY AND
KUDOS FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE THE SERUM THAT ALL THE
REST OF US ARE SEARCHING FOR.
YOU DESERVE TO BE SO PROUD FOR
THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU HAVE
DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME HERE ON COUNCIL, HAVING
TOUCHED SO MANY IMPORTANT
PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
HAVING BUILT SO MANY INCREDIBLE
RELATIONSHIPS AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY YOUR DEDICATION TO
THE CITY.
IT IS A CITY I KNOW THAT YOU
REALLY LOVE AND CARE ABOUT, AND
HAVE REALLY, REALLY HONORED BY
TAKING ON SO MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU HAVE GOTTEN A LOT DONE.
THAT'S THANKS TO HAVING A GREAT
BEDSIDE MANNER AND BUILDING
GREAT RELATIONSHIPS.
BEING SOMEONE THAT WAS REALLY
TRUSTWORTHY AND YOU ALWAYS DID
WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO.
COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A
COUPLE OF WORDS IN HONOR OF MR.
NOAH AN.
WONDERFUL SERVICE AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, NOAH.
>> THANK YOU, AND GENTLEMEN.
I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO
WITH THE FOUR OF YOU AND I
CANNOT SAY MUCH MORE THAN WHAT
WAS ALREADY SAID.
NOAH, YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SKILLS ARE AMAZING.
YOUR ABILITY TO ANALYZE,
UNDERSTAND CRAFT POLICY, I HAVE
NOT FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE
WITH YOUR SKILL LEVEL.
WHAT I WAS SAYING TO
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, WHAT I
WILL MISS THE MOST IS JUST
GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU.
YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON TO WORK
WITH AND YOU ARE A FRIEND.
WE OFTEN TIMES TWIN WHICH IS
INDICATIVE OF THE PERSPECTIVES
THAT YOU AND I SHARE THAT IS
OUR WORK WHICH IS ABOUT
SERVICE.
SERVICE THE CITY, SERVICE
DONATION, AND SERVICE TO OTHER
PEOPLE.
ALL OF THE SKILLS CAN BE, YOU
KNOW, HANDLED BY OTHER PEOPLE,
AND AGAIN WHAT I WILL MISS MOST
IS GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU.
I AM EXCITED FOR YOUR NEXT
ADVENTURE.
IF WE COULD BRIEFLY TAKE A
PHOTO AND THEN WE WILL GET TO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALL THE
REST OF THE PACKED AGENDA
MEETING, IF THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE ELSE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOUR TIME AND BEING HERE.
>> CAN YOU TAKE MY PHOTO?
>> DO YOU WANT TO DO IT IN
FRONT OF THE SEAL?
>> YES, LET'S DO IT IN FRONT OF
THE SEAL.
>> I AM GOING TO TAKE A BUNCH.
>> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL SEE YOU SOON, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
INDULGING ME IN THE HONOR OF
NOAH AN TODAY.
WE HAVE 29 ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING
BRIEFING ON COUNCIL WHICH
ALLOWS HOUSING TYPES AND A
MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTER PLANS.
VOTES ON 19 APPOINTMENTS TO THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND
BRIEFING ON DISCUSSION WHICH
EXCEPTS THE GRANT FUNDING FOR
OPCD, DC&I AND A VOTE ON
UPDATING REGULATIONS TO ROOFTOP
EQUIPMENT FEATURES.
AT THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
WE HELD AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE RECEIVED.
WE HAVE RECEIVED CONFLICTING
INFORMATION LEADING UP TO THE
MEETING TODAY AND WE WILL
CONSIDER THAT APPOINTMENT AT A
LATER DATE TO ALLOW US TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
SITUATION.
FOR WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
I AM REALIZING AND KNOW WHAT,
MAYBE IF YOU COULD, I DON'T
HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHEET
MARKED ON THIS COMPUTER.
CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES, THANK
YOU.
IF YOU COULD EMAIL THAT TO ME
BRIEFLY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR ITEMS ONLY ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGIN I ASK THAT
EVERYONE BE PATIENT AS WE LEARN
TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM IN REAL-
TIME.
AS A REMINDER PUBLIC COMMENT IS
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WHILE IT REMAINSARE STRONG HE
DIDN'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDED ON THE
AGENDA, THE CITY COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO END IT IF
WE DEEM IT UNNECESSARY TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS.
I WILL MODIFY THE COMMENT
PERIOD BY THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME THIS.
THIS IS BOTH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND NOAH.
YOU ARE BOTH EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN
BEINGS.
WE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR
EACH SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS UP TO 10
MINUTES.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER AND
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING
UP TO THE PUBLIC WEBSITE.
AFTER I CALLED THE SPEAKER NAME
THE STAFF WILL MUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND THE
AUTOMATIC PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING THE NAME AND THE ITEMS
TO WHICH YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
YOU WILL HEAR THE TIME WHEN
THERE ARE 10 SECONDS OR LESS
LEFT.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIME WE ASKED
YOU TO WRAP UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT IN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT BY THE TIME ALLOTTED IT
WILL BE MUTED.
AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU PLAN ON FOLLOWING THE
MEETING PLEASE DO SO WITH
OPTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE REMEMBER THERE IS A
SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM
ONE RELATING TO HOUSING AND
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS.
PLEASE RESERVE COMMENTS FOR
ITEM 1 FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
THE FIRST SPEAKER, BRYAN
STEINBERG, FOR ITEM 1 SO I WILL
HOLD THAT.
>> BRYAN STEINBERG, ARE YOU
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTER PLANS
LEGISLATION OR ARE YOU HERE TO
DISCUSS ROOFTOPS?
>> MY NAME IS BRYAN STEINBERG.
I AM SPEAKING FOR THE --
>> BRYAN, IS THIS IN REGARDS TO
THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS OR
ROOFTOPS?
>> THE ROOFTOPS.
IS THAT NOT THE RIGHT THING?
>> GREAT, TAKE IT AWAY.
IF WE CAN RESET THE AMOUNT OF
TIME.
>> OKAY.
I AM AN ARCHITECT AND PRINCIPAL
OF THE LOCAL DESIGN FIRM.
WE WORK ON HOUSING OF ALL KINDS
-- HOUSING, ET CETERA,
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
>> THIS ADDRESSES THE NEED OF
HIGH-RISE HOUSING COUNCIL
COVERAGE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO
ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE ENERGY
CODE WHICH REQUIRES MECHANICAL
FOOTPRINTS.
TO REDUCE THE FOOTPRINT, THIS
AMENDMENT ALSO ADDRESSES THE
NEED FOR ELEVATOR OVERRUNS. YOU
CAN BUILD THE FULL ZONING
ALLOWANCE.
THIS THREATENS ZONING AT THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
CORRECTS THE CURRENT CODE WHICH
PACKS THE LAND VALUES
DISPROPORTIONATELY COMPARED
WITH DOWNTOWN.
IT ALSO MAXIMIZES -- ON HIGH-
RISE DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE
USED TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THESE CODE REVISIONS WERE
PRESENTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT LAST
MONTH AND RECEIVED THEIR
SUPPORT WITH THUMBS UP.
WE SUPPORT THE COUNCIL BILL AND
HOPE THAT YOU WILL AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVING TO OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT.
LOOPS. I HAVE TOO MANY SCREENS
OPEN AND HERE WE GO.
HUNG G LIN, AND I ASSUME YOU'RE
NOT PRESENT SO I WILL GO WITH
THE FOLKS HERE.
ANTHONY, IF YOU'RE WORKING WITH
THE BACKUP CLERK, IF YOU WANT
TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING
ON, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO.
WE HAVE ALEX TSIMERMAN AND STEVE
. I NOTICED WE DON'T HAVE THE
TREES ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND MR.
ZIMMERMAN, I DON'T SEE WHAT YOU
HAVE SIGNED UP FOR.
>> WE WILL GET YOU SET UP BUT
YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
IF YOU'RE NOT ADDRESSING AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA YOU WILL
BE OUT OF ORDER, AND I WILL ASK
YOU TO TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE.
WE HAVE THE TIME RESET AND WE
WILL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES.
I NEED YOU TO REMAIN ON TOPIC
ON AN ITEM BEFORE TODAY'S
AGNDA.
>> YES.
>> EXACTLY, ABSOLUTELY, NO
PROBLEM.
YOU APPOINT MANY PEOPLE AND I
HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS
COMMISSION FOR MANY YEARS.
THE PROBLEM IS WHAT YOU'RE
DOING AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS
FOR AN EXAMPLE, MANY TIMES,
HUNDREDS OF TIMES BEFORE.
I CANNOT FIND ONE ON THIS MAN.
IT SPOKE TO ME VERY STRANGE.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
BUT YOU BUILT A SYSTEM AND YOU
APPOINT SOMEBODY THAT IS
TOTALLY A CROOK.
I SPEAK TO MANY COMMISSIONERS
AND I NEVER -- I REPEAT, I
NEVER HAVE WON SUPPORT WHEN I
WAS TALKING.
NEVER.
SOMETIMES INSIDE OUR 30 PEOPLE.
20 OR 30.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONER NEVER
GIVE US A CHANCE TO SPEAK FOR
15 YEARS, OR 10, OR FIVE.
I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT
YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY UNUSUAL.
YOU ARE POSTING APPOINTED
PEOPLE, AND YOU, BUT YOU'RE
ALWAYS WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU OR
MUCH WORSE THAN YOU. YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN?
WE SEE A TOTAL COLLAPSE. NO
HONEST MEN WORK FOR GOVERNMENT.
THAT IS MY EXPERIENCE FOR 35
YEARS AND I HAVE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE.
LOCAL MEANS WE INCLUDE -- TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS BY
DEFINITION.
PLEASE FIND ONE MAN THAT I CAN
GO AND TALK TO THE COMMISSIONER
THAT TELLS ME ALEX, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
NOTHING IS HAPPENED FOR MANY
YEARS.
HUNDRED TIMES.
RIGHT NOW ICE PICK EVERYBODY
WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME.
IS THIS ANOTHER 50,000 LEFT IN
THE STATE OR IN SEATTLE?
STAND UP SO WE CAN GENERATE AN
IDIOT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, A
ZOMBIE. WE NEED CHANGES ON
THIS COUNCIL.
WE NEED TO FIND ONE HONEST MAN
IN THIS CHAMBER, ONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR.
ZIMMERMAN.
STEVE, YOUR UP NEXT AND MAY I
HELP YOU, SIR?
>> WILL WE OPENED THE PUBLIC
HEARING, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING TO
THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU CAN
SPEAK.
BUT THE COMMENTS THAT YOU JUST
GAVE WERE BORDERLINE ON TOPIC.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE DONE THOUGH.
I AM GOING TO CALL THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> STEVE ROSTELLO IS NEXT AND I
SEE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
TREES BUT THAT IS NOT ON THE
AGENDA.
IS THERE SOMETHING ON THE
AGENDA YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS.
>> THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
THEN.
YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS
REPUBLICANS AT STIFLING SPEECH
BUT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT QUITE
FRANKLY.
THE WHOLE PRIVITY OF THIS
COMMITTEE SHOULD BE WHAT IS
AVAILABLE.
THIS IS WHAT YOU PEOPLE ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE THE INTAKE.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONES
THAT ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THAT
SECTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU KNOW, TREES IS AN OLD
SUBJECT AND QUITE FRANKLY THERE
ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE
BEEN, I GUESS, MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT.
MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE
TALK THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM THE
CITY DEPARTMENT SEEM TO BE THAT
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THE TREE
ORDINANCE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
TREES LARGE AND VALUABLE, EASY
TO GET RID OF.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TREE
ORDINANCE THAT MOST PEOPLE IN
THE CITY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR
IS AN ORDINANCE THAT ACTUALLY
PROTECTS TREES OF VALUE.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS A GOOD
ENVIRONMENTALIST, THE LARGE
TREES ARE THE ONES THAT
ACTUALLY TAKE THE CARBON OUT OF
THE AIR, THAT ACTUALLY TAKE THE
POLLUTANTS OUT OF THE AIR, THAT
DO GOOD THINGS.
SHRUBS DO NOT DO MUCH.
THIS IS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR
QUITE A FEW YEARS, AND EVEN
BEFORE YOU WERE CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> STEVE, WHICH ITEM ARE YOU
ADDRESSING?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT WHICH APPEARS
TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY
DON'T WANT TO HEAR.
THE COUNCIL DOES NOT WANT TO
COUNT THE HOUSES AND THE
HOUSING THAT WE ARE LOSING THAT
IS NOT EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT IS
PRIVATE.
THIS IS -- IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
T-BALL WHERE WE DON'T KEEP
SCORE.
LAND-USE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
HAVE NOT CREATED THE HOUSING
PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE NOT DONE
ANYTHING TO GET RID OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
I WILL GIVE YOU WANTING FOR THE
NEXT TIME, IT NEEDS TO BE ON
TOPIC.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE GENERAL
COMMENTS --
>> I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, WE WILL TAKE
BACK THE MICROPHONE AT THIS
TIME.
THANK YOU, STEVE.
I APPRECIATE YOU.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS CLOSED AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
, ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
ITEM 1, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND
THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM DEFINES
SOME HOUSING ELEMENT IS MINOR
AND MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLANS.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE BRIEF
THAT IT TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>>
>> [ORDINANCE READ]
A LOOK
>> THAT IS EXCELLENT, THANK
YOU.
WE ARE JOIN BUT GORDON CLOWERS
AND THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
WILL YOU BRIEF THE COMMITTEE ON
THIS LEGISLATION.
I SEE GORDON WITH US NOW.
>> I WILL DO A SHORT
PRESENTATION AND THEN I WILL
MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY.
I AM ASSUMING YOU CAN SEE THAT.
>> YES, SIR, WE CAN.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL.
AND THE SUBJECT IS WE ARE
WAITING ON IN MINUTES TO
CHAPTER 23 OF THE LAND USE CODE.
I AM JUST GOING TO SEE IF THE
SLIDES WILL MOVE.
THERE WE GO.
OKAY.
THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE
AMENDMENTS ARE TO AMEND LAND-
USE CODE TO PROVIDE MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN THE INSTITUTION
LAND-USE CODE TO ACCOMMODATE
HOUSING AT COLLEGES AND URBAN
CENTERS.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND,
BACKGROUND CONCEPTS BEFORE WE
GET INTO THE PROPOSAL ITSELF.
THE URBAN CENTERS ARE OF COURSE
CONFERENCE A PLAN DESIGNATIONS
FOR WHERE THE CITY MOST PREFERS
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF GROWTH
TO OCCUR IN THE CITY FOR THE
LONG-TERM.
CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL IS AN
URBAN CENTER.
THE LAND-USE CODES, MAJOR
INSTITUTION REGULATIONS, THE
CITY'S OVERALL TANDEM EXPRESS
INTHE CODE IS FOR THE MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS TO BE ABLE TO GROW
AND ADD TO THEIR FACILITIES
OVERTIME TO SUPPORT THEIR
MISSIONS.
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE
LARGER HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES,
COLLEGES THAT ARE LOCATED
ACROSS THE CITY AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS.
THE MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLAN IS THE MAIN WAY THAT THE
CITY INFLUENCES AND HAS A BACK
AND FORTH WITH THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION CAMPUSES TO DEFINE
THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH HAPPENING,
AND HOW IT WILL HAPPEN OVER THE
LONG TERM.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 15 TO 20
YEAR TIME PERIOD.
THE MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLANS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OR MIMPS, AS WE CALLED
HIM.
>> ONE MAJOR ELEMENT OF THE
CITY CODE IS THAT IT ALLOWS
FOR A RANGE OF CHANGES TO
OCCUR, TO EXISTING MIMPS AND
DEFINED AS EITHER MAJOR OR
MINOR, OR AN EXEMPT CATEGORY AS
WELL.
SO THERE ARE VARIOUS THINGS
THAT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, BE
DESIRABLE TO CHANGE OR APPROVE
A CHANGE TO A PLAN OVER THE
LIFE SPAN OF THE PLAN.
SOME OF THOSE ARE JUST ALLOWING
A LITTLE MORE SPACE AT AN
APPROVED BUILDING OR ALLOWING
AN EXTRA SPACE TO BE RENTED OFF
CAMPUS.
OR MINOR DEPARTURES FROM
REGULATIONS THAT APPLY.
AND THEN MAJOR AMENDMENTS ARE
MORE LIKE ADDING MORE SPACE TO
THE CAMPUS ITSELF, CHANGING ANY
ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT STANDARD
THAT IS IN THE CAMPUS LAND OR
ZONED AREA.
AND OTHER LARGER KINDS OF
CHANGES.
SO WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN
PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN THE REGIME AS IT
IS WRITTEN RIGHT NOW TO
ACCOMMODATE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE
MINOR AMENDMENT CATEGORY.
THIS WOULD BE TO ALLOW HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS NOT BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE AFFECTED MAJOR
INSTITUTION, SEATTLE CENTRAL
COLLEGE.
NOT BEEN ANTICIPATED BACK WHEN
THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED 15 YEARS
AGO OR MORE.
SO UNDER TODAY'S CODE
ACCOMMODATING A DEVELOPMENT,
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR
SOONER DO NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED
WITHOUT A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO
THE MASTER PLAN.
SO THE INTENT HERE IS TO ALLOW
MINOR AMENDMENT PROCESS TO BE
USED TO UPDATE THE MASTER PLAN.
AND WE ARE NARROWING IT TO BE
APPLICABLE TO COLLEGES AND
URBAN CENTERS, AND THAT IS JUST
SORT OF TAILORING IT TO BE USED
WHERE IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE.
FURTHER, THAT THE PROPOSAL IS
NARROWED TO ALLOW JUST ONE
DEVELOPMENT WITH RESIDENTIAL
USES TO OCCUR WITHIN THE MASTER
PLAN'S LIFETIME.
SO THAT SORT OF SUMMARIZES THE
TAILORING THAT WE HOPE THAT
THIS WILL ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> HERE IS A MAP OF SEATTLE
CENTRAL COLLEGE.
THEY DO HAVE A SITE OF INTEREST
TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING AND A
NEW DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS THE
EXISTING PARKING GARAGE,
BUILDING ON PINE STREET BETWEEN
HARVARD AND ROYALSTON.
THERE IS CURRENTLY TWO
RESTAURANT INCLUDING A PIZZA
RESTAURANT ON THE CORNERS OF
THE PINE STREET BUILDING AS IT
EXISTS TODAY.
THE EVENTUAL PROPOSAL WOULD BE
TO REBUILD THAT BUILDING WITH
REPLACING PARKING, BUT ALSO
ADDING RESIDENTIAL USES ON TOP
OF THAT.
HERE IS A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING
OF THE STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT
THAT COULD BE ACCOMMODATED IF
THIS CODE AMENDMENT IS PURSUED.
SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE, THE
OVERALL INTENT OF OUR CHANGES
HERE ARE TO RESPOND TO THE
ONGOING INTEREST OF THE CITY TO
PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE HOUSING,
TO OCCUR SOONER THAN LATER.
ESPECIALLY URBAN CENTERS AND TO
AID IN THE MISSION OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY ALLOWING
MORE STUDENTS TO LIVE CLOSER
AND ON THE CAMPUS IN THAT
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE LOOKING TO PROVIDE THAT
MEASURE AND AMOUNT OF
FLEXIBILITY IN THE CODE TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS AND I JUST
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE
CHANGES MAINTAIN THE CURRENT
PROCESSES THAT APPLY TO ALMOST
ANY DEVELOPMENT OR AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
THE PERSPECTIVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT WOULD FIRST NEED A
MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING
PLAN.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE PROCESS AND
SUBSEQUENTLY IF APPROVED, A
BUILDING WOULD NEED TO ALSO GO
THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
THAT INCLUDES A NOTICE TO THE
COMMUNITY, WHEN THOSE WOULD
OCCUR.
SO THAT IS A SHORT SUMMARY.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
I WILL TURN IT OVER.
>> THANK YOU, GORDON.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LISH,
AND THEN I WILL ASK MY
COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE
QUESTIONS.
I WILL START WITH THE QUESTION
CLARIFYING SOMETHING YOU JUST
SAID, WHICH IS FOR A BUILDING
TO BE BUILT THAT IS STILL HAS
TO GO THROUGH EVERY STANDARD
CHECK APPROVAL PROCESS THAT ANY
BUILDING BEING BUILT IN SEATTLE
HAS TO GO THROUGH. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS
CENTRALLY SUBSTITUTES IN A
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FOR DESIGN
REVIEW.
SO THAT IS THE VENUE IN WHICH
THE PROJECT WOULD BE REVIEWED.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU,
GORDON.
MR. WHITSON, PLEASE.
>> THERE'S A MINOR ASPECT OF
THIS BILL.
WHICH GORDON DID NOT MENTION
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE
BECAUSE THERE IS A VERY MINOR
ISSUE THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND
AMENDING THE BILL TO ADDRESS.
THE BILL, SO CONGREGANT
RESIDENCES WHICH INCLUDES
DORMITORIES AND OTHER LARGE
FACILITIES WHEN A LARGE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE LIVE TOGETHER.
OUTSIDE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY
HOUSE.
OUR PERMITTED OR PROHIBITED IN
VARIOUS ZONES.
WE HAVE PUT IN AN EXCEPTION FOR
CONGREGANT INCIDENCES, OWNED
AND OPERATED BY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO ALLOW THEM A
LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO
LOCATE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
CITY.
THE BILL WOULD EXPAND THAT TO
ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CONGREGANT RESIDENCES
AFFILIATED WITH A COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY. SO THERE NEEDS TO
BE SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY, AND THE OWNER OR
OPERATOR OF THE CONGREGANT
RESIDENTS OR MOST LIKELY A DORM.
TO BE LOCATED IN THE SAME
PLACES THAT OTHER DORMS ARE
LOCATED, IF THEY ARE OWNED OR
OPERATED BY THE COLLEGE
[INDISCERNIBLE]
THIS CHANGE IS MADE IN A NUMBER
OF PLACES IN THE LAND-USE CODE
AND MADE IN ONE PLACE IN THE
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS CODE WHICH
MIGHT RESULT IN A LITTLE BIT OF
CONFUSION.
SECTION 2369-008 OF THE CODE IS
WHERE WE DEFINE WHAT A MAJOR
INSTITUTION USE IS. IT IS CLEAR
THAT A MAJOR INSTITUTION USE IS
NOT NECESSARILY JUST THOSE USES
, OWNED AND OPERATED BY
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, BUT
THERE ARE OTHER USES AFFILIATED
OR ASSOCIATED WITH COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
THAT MAY ALSO BE DEFINED AS
MAJOR INSTITUTION USES. THERE'S
A SET OF CRITERIA USED TO
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THOSE
USES, NOT OWNED OR OPERATED BY
A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR
MAJOR INSTITUTION CAMPUS THAT
ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR
INSTITUTION USES.
THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU
WOULD AMEND THAT SECTION TO SAY
OWNED AND OPERATED OR
AFFILIATED BY COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY, AND ADDING THAT
AFFILIATED BY MATE INTRODUCE --
IT MAY INTRODUCE CONFUSION IN
APPLYING THE REST OF THE CODE
SECTION.
I WOULD RECOMMEND DELETING
THOSE THREE WORDS FROM THE BILL.
>> WONDERFUL.
MR. WHITSON, ARE YOU ABLE TO
DRAFT AN AMENDMENT TO DO SO AT
THE NEXT COMMITTEE?
>> I WILL BE HAPPY TO.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS.
TOWNSEND MEMBER PEDERSEN .
>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN STRAUSS
AND FOR THE PRESENTATION.
INITIALLY I WAS LOOKING AT THE
TITLE OF THE BILL WHICH TALKED
ABOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITHIN
THE URBAN CENTER.
BUT WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY
AND IN LOOKING AT THE BODY OF
THE BILL ITSELF, YOU ARE SAYING
IT WOULD APPLY TO OTHER TYPES
OF UNIVERSITIES? I AM CURIOUS
ABOUT MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 4
WHICH HAS AN URBAN CENTER AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IS
ADJACENT TO THAT.
I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IF THIS
WOULD APPLY TO THE DISTRICT AND
TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
THE KEY PORTIONS OF THE BILL
THAT ARE DESCRIBING THE
ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS REALLY
NARROW IT DOWN TO TECHNICAL
COLLEGES, WHICH IS WHAT WE
USUALLY REFERRED TO AS
COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
>> OKAY.
THAT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW.
THANKS, LISH, FOR CLARIFYING
THAT YOU WILL BRING FORWARD AN
AMENDMENT.
I HEARD YOU SAY THE THREE WORDS
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO REMOVE
OUR "OR AFFILIATED WITH". IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT IN JUST
SECTION 4 OF THE BILL
>> SECTION 4, THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE THE CHAIR HAVING
-- ARE WE GOING TO BE VOTING ON
THIS TODAY?
>> NO.
THAT WOULD BE AT OUR NEXT
MEETING
>> OKAY.
ONE THOUGHT I HAVE IS THAT I
KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT -- EVEN THOUGH
IT IS APPROPRIATELY NARROWED IN
THE CASE, IT WOULD NOT SERVE OR
AUTOMATICALLY SERVE AS A
PRECEDENT FOR OTHER TYPES OF
MAJOR INSTITUTION SO MIGHT
BRING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT JUST
TO THE RECITALS, JUST TO NOTE
THAT THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN
AUTOMATIC PRECEDENT.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COLLEAGUES, VICE CHAIR? YOU'RE
GOOD TO GO?
>> GOOD TO GO.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
LET ME FIND MY -- I WOULD JUST
CHECK. GORDON, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
SHARE, MR. WHITSON, BEFORE WE
MOVE ON?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> SEEING NOTHING ELSE --
>> I WILL ADD A QUICK NOTE ON
THE PRECEDENT TOPIC, THIS IS
CERTAINLY NOT MEANT TO SET ANY
KIND OF RESIDENCE IN THE
INSTITUTION MASTER PLANS WHEN
THEY ARE DEVELOPING NEW PLANTS
OR EXPECTED TO PLAN FOR THE
ENTIRE RANGE OF FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT OVER 15 OR 20
YEARS.
THAT WHICH THEY EXPECT TO
OCCUR, AND THIS WOULD NOT
CHANGE THAT, BUT IT WOULD JUST
PRIMARILY ADDRESS THE EXISTING
PLANS AND ABILITY TO BE MORE
NIMBLE AND ACCOMMODATE MORE
HOUSING THAT WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN EXPECTED 15 OR 20 YEARS
AGO.
THAT WAS WHEN THE MASTER PLAN
WAS BEING DEVELOPED, SO I THINK
THAT IS IT.
>> THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU, GORDON.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT I THINK I
STARTED WORKING ON THIS WHEN I
WAS A STAFF MEMBER HERE.
IT IS BEEN THAT LONG.
SO MOVING FORWARD IN BEFORE WE
OPENED THE REMOTE PUBLIC
HEARING, I BEGAN ASK EVERYONE
TO PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
CONTINUE TO LEARN TO OPERATE
THIS REAL SYSTEM IN REAL TIME.
WE HAVE GROWING PAINS AND WE
ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT WAYS
TO FINE-TUNE AND ADD NEW
FEATURES TO ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL MEANS OF PUBLIC
SPACE ON OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I SEE NO ONE REMOTELY PRESENT.
ERIC, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REST EARRINGS REGISTERING
REMOTELY AND IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> COULD YOU CHECK THE PUBLIC
SIGN IN SHEET? THERE'S NO OTHER
SHEET SO THAT IS THAT.
MR. TSIMERMAN, YOU SIGNED UP
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> YES.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
[MICROPHONE INACCESSIBLE]
>> THAT IS CORRECT AND WE HAVE
TO STAY ON TOPIC ON THE BILL
BEFORE US NOTHING ELSE.
I AM GIVING YOU A PREEMPTIVE
WARNING BECAUSE THE LAST ONE
WAS A LITTLE ON THE FENCE.
>> I WILL STAY AND TALK, NO
PROBLEM.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
I WON'T SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
NUMBER ONE.
I SEE WHAT HERE LOOKS LIKE USED
IN ZONING.
YOU ARE DOING VERY GOOD JOB.
THIS IS PENDING, THE UNIVERSITY
[INDISCERNIBLE]
STUDENTS NEED THE ROOM.
THE PROBLEM AS I SEE THIS RIGHT
NOW, FOR MANY YEARS EVERYBODY
THINKS THAT'S WHAT IS THIS,
LAND USE IN ZONING.
VERY INTERESTING TO ME.
I LOOK AND I SAY WHAT IS THE
U.S.? FOR MANY YEARS WHEN
COUNCIL GO, ANOTHER COUNCIL
COME, ANOTHER GOES THROUGH AND
ANOTHER COMES.
ANOTHER RULES AND ANOTHER
COMES.
IT IS GO, GO, GO.
ZONING, GO, GO, GO.
LIFE IS NOT BETTER.
GUYS, YOU DO A GOOD JOB FOR 20
YEARS.
WE ARE TOTALLY IN A NEW YEAR
RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU EXPLAINTO ME WHAT IS
THIS, PEOPLE [INDISCERNIBLE]
VERY GOOD JOB BUT THEY GO DOWN
AND DOWN, AND DOWN.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE I AM
GENERALLY CONFUSED ABOUT THE
U.S. I AM OF BUSINESSMAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WOULD HAVE
BANKRUPTED US 20 YEARS AGO,
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A
LITTLE BIT AND TO THE WARNING.
THE UNITED NATION STATEMENT IN
SEATTLE TIME.
NO MORE COVID IN AMERICA.
IT IS ONLY TWO CITIES WHERE YOU
HAVE COVID.
SEATTLE AND AFRICA.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME A LOOK
>> THANK YOU, MR. TSIMERMAN.
I DID FORGET TO READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM? BEFORE YOU GET GOING I
WILL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO
STAY LEGALLY COMPLIANT WITH
THIS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL EACH SPEAKER ONE AT
A TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
YOU SIGNED UP.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK YOU CAN SIGN UP BY
GOING TO THE COUNCIL.
[READING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
RULES.]
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> LIKE I SAID, IT MUST RELATE
TO THIS BILL.
ACTUALLY ONE FREE SHOT IS
PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR MEETING AND
I THINK IF YOU ALLOW ME TO I
WILL SPEAK TO THIS ONE.
IT IS TOUGH FOLLOWING ALEX, AND
THEN YOUR LONG STATEMENT WAS
LIKE READING A USE AGREEMENT ON
A COMPUTER.
BUT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
PROCESSES OF TRYING TO DO
THINGS.
ONE IN THE CITY IS REGULAR
REZONING PROCESS.
THE OTHER IS MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS.
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS WAS DESIGNED
TO MAKE THINGS EASIER AND THAT
IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
ADDING ONE SOUNDS TO ME A
LITTLE FISHY.
BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ZERO, ZERO
TO ONE IS A COMPLETE CHANGE OF
USE.
YOU 40 DORMITORIES AND YOU HAD
ONE DORMITORY, AND THAT IS NOT
A MAJOR IMPACT.
IF YOU HAVE ZERO IN AN AREA,
AND YOU ADD DORMITORIES OR
HOUSING TO IT, THAT IS A REAL
MAJOR CHANGE.
AND MAJOR INSTITUTIONS WAS A
TIP OF THE CITY TO GIVE UP A
LOT OF ZONING AUTHORITY THROUGH
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS SO THAT THEY
COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANTED
TO DO, OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED
WAS TO DO.
SO TO CHANGE THIS POLICY, SLIP
THIS IN, IT IS GOING TO MAKE IT
MUCH LESS DIFFICULT TO TAKE THE
NORMAL LOOK AT, DOES THIS
BELONG HERE. SO I THINK THAT A
LITTLE BIT OF CYNICISM, YOU
KNOW, BUSH VERSUS GORE WAS NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE A PRESIDENT
EITHER BUT A MINOR CHANGE ONE
PERSON IS A LOT DIFFERENT
DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. COSTELLO.
AT THIS TIME I DO NOT HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS PRESENT OR
REMOTELY PRESENT FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW
CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT
PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
THANK YOU, GORDON, AND THANK
YOU, LISH, FOR YOUR
PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
WE PLAN ON HAVING THIS
LEGISLATION AT OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING.
MR. WHITSON I PLAN ON CO-
COUNSELING THAT FOR YOU AND
UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN MAY WANT SOME
CLARIFICATION, WHICH I SUPPORT
AS WELL.
OUR NEXT SET OF ITEMS ARE SEVEN
APPOINTMENT TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD.
PLEASE READ THE ABBREVIATED
TITLE OF THE NEXT SEVEN AGENDA
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 2 THROUGH 8.
APPOINTMENTS OF [NOMINEES NAMES
READ.]
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
VICE PRESIDENT MORALES, ANY
POINT YOU WANT TO JUMP IN,
COMMISSIONERS, I OFTENTIMES ASK
MANY QUESTIONS.
I'VE BEEN ADVISED WITH 27
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE TODAY SO IF
I ASKED THE LEVEL OF QUESTIONS
I USUALLY ASK ABOUT YOU, WE
WILL BE HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
SO PLEASE, AND MY APOLOGIES IN
ADVANCE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MEET ONE-ON-ONE AT ANY TIME, I
WOULD LOVE TO CHAT FOR YOU.
FOR THESE APPOINTMENTS WE HAVE
PATRICE THOMAS FROM THE OFFICE
OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR ROLE AND THAT
OF THE ADVISORY BOARD.
>> I WILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL.
I AM PATRICE THOMAS
REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
CURRENTLY THE INTERIM
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE
INITIATIVE IN THE DEPARTMENT.
A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND I START BY
SAYING IT IS MY GREATEST
PLEASURE TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT
THE ROLE OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE
EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS THAT
HAVE SERVED SELFLESSLY, GUIDING
AND MOVING MONIES INTO THE
HANDS OF THE COMMUNITY,
INCAPACITY, ACQUIRING LAND AND
SUPPORTING THE DELIVERY OF
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
SECONDLY, I AM EXCITED TO
WELCOME AND COMING BOARD MEMBERS
WHO ARE WILLING AND EAGER TO DO
THE SAME AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE
THE WORK FORWARD.
THE EDR BOARD IS INSTRUMENTAL
IN ADMINISTERING THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE WHICH IS
GROUNDED IN A COMMUNITY LED
APPROACH TO RESPONDING TO
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND
CULTURAL DISPLACEMENT,
PRESSURES THROUGHOUT FINANCIAL
DASHES THROUGH FINANCIAL AWARDS
TO SUPPORT PERMANENT HOMES FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
OTHER ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE
ESTABLISHED AND STEWARDED A
VISION FOR THE PROGRAM SINCE
INCIDENT SECTION.
THEY DEVELOP FUNDING PRIORITIES
THAT STAFF USED TO DRAFT RFPs
AND EVALUATION CRITERIA DURING
EDI FUNDING OR PROCESSES.
TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING
DECISIONS IN ADDITION TO
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
PAST INVESTMENTS, AND
CONTRIBUTE VALUABLE INSIGHT ON
THE RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE RELATED RELATED TO
OTHER CITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING
IF THE EVALUATION OF PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT AND POLICIES FOR THE
ONE SEATTLE CONFERENCE A PLAN.
SO WE HAVE IN THE ROOM SEVEN
APPOINTMENTS. MARKET, JAMIE,
DIANA AND KALEB.
WHEN READY PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES IN THAT ORDER.
>> THANK YOU, PATRICE AND VERY
WELL SAID.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> IS THAT COMING ON?
HI, MARK.
>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
I AM MARK JONES.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS TYPE
OF WORK FOR QUITE A WHILE.
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LAST SIX
YEARS.
WORKING VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT
ARE RELATED TO EDI OR SOME ARE
IN EDI.
I AM A RECIPIENT ACTUALLY OF
SEATTLEITES FOR FOR SOMETHING
CALLED COMMUNITY OWNED RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT . IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS I WILL BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM.
IF NOT, I WILL MOVE ON.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS AT
THIS TIME?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO MARK.
THE WORK THAT RECORD IS TRYING
TO DO AND REALLY PROVIDING A
TOOL, A FINANCING TOOL. THE
MECHANICAL PIECE OF HOW WE
ACTUALLY PUT COMMUNITY LED
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN PLACE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BEING WILLING TO SERVE ON THE
ADVISORY BOARD, BUT ALSO FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN
THE SOUTH AND TO TRY TO BRING
TOGETHER THE PEOPLE INTERESTED
IN DOING EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
REALLY PUSHING FORWARD SORT OF
AS A UNITED FRONT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVE
OF FOLKS OF THE SOUTH AND ARE
REFLECTED IN THE KIND OF
PROJECTS THAT GET PUT INTO
PLACE.
THAT IS FOR THE SOUTH END.
>> ECHOING THAT, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE, MARK.
SERIOUSLY.
THIS IS FOR ALL OF THE
COMMISSIONERS.
YOU DO THIS ON A VOLUNTARY
BASIS ON WORK THAT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR
CITY.
THIS IS WORK THAT WE TAKE YOUR
PERSPECTIVES AND OPINIONS
SERIOUSLY.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
SAY THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND YOU ARE
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM JUST AS EXCITED TO BE
HERE.
AS ALL OF THAT, I AM JAMIE
MADDEN.
I LIVE IN BELLTOWN WITH MY WIFE
AND THREE-YEAR-OLD.
I CONSULT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT.
I HAVE CLIMBED HERE IN
WASHINGTON AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND
I'M WORKING ON A BOOK ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT AIMS TO
EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS, HOW IT
WORKS, AND HOW WE GOT INTO THIS
MESS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF
THE DEVELOPER, RESIDENT AND
RESEARCHER. INTERTWINED WITH A
MEMOIR OF MY OWN PERSONAL
INTERGENERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS
A POVERTY AND HOUSING STABILITY
AND INSTABILITY.
IN MANY WAYS I AM INSPIRED BY
THE SEATTLEITES FOR.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HELPING
OUT SOME EDI GRANTEES . THERE
WAS NEVER A BOOK A RESOURCE TO
SEND THEM TO TO DEMYSTIFY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I HOPE TO BRING ALL OF THESE
PERSPECTIVES WITH SOMEONE THAT
GROUP IN THE LOWER CLASS AND
EXPERTISE AND FINANCIAL AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTUALLY
HARMED BY LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE, AND THE CONTINUED
DISPLACEMENT DUE TO HOUSING
COSTS.
MIGHT TODDLER JUST RECENTLY
LOST HER DAYCARE DUE TO HIGHER
RENTS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
HELP OUT.
I HOPE I AM USEFUL TO EDI
GOING TO NATIONAL MODEL OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND I
THINK THAT SEATTLE SHOULD BE
PROUD OF IT.
>> THANK YOU, JAMIE.
PATRICE, YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE
OTHER FOLKS HERE BUT NOT
EVERYONE.
ARE THERE OTHER FOLKS CURRENTLY
PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK?
>> WE HAVE DIANA IN THE ROOM
AND KALEB .
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
I BELIEVE I WAS UP NEXT IN THE
ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, PATRICE, AND
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EDI BOARD.
I AM EXCITED TO JOIN THE BOARD
AND TO BE APPOINTED.
I HAVE BEEN A SEATTLE RESIDENT
FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS NOW.
AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN THE
CITY I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
JOIN THE WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED THE
EDI BOARD WHEN IT WAS -- WHEN
THE EFFORTS WERE IN THE EARLY
BEGINNINGS.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE MISSION
OF THE INITIATIVE COME TO
FRUITION AND I AM EAGER TO GET
TO WORK WITH BOARD MEMBERS,
PATRICE, AS WELL AS YOU ALL,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE PUT IN FOR THE
DISPLACEMENT FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
CALLED SEATTLE HOME FOR
GENERATIONS AS WELL AS THEIR
CULTURE.
I CURRENTLY WORK AT KING COUNTY
ON EVALUATION OF BEST RIGHTS
FOR KIDS INITIATIVES.
I FEEL LIKE I AM EAGER TO BRING
A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT HAS
WORKED WITH ES K IN TERMS OF
RACIAL, EQUITY AS WELL AS
ECONOMIC JUSTICE LENSES TO
PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICE AND A
PROGRAMMING IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE EDI BOARD.
SO THANKS AGAIN.
I AM EXCITED TO JOIN THE BOARD.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK WITH BEST ARTS FOR
KIDS. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE
A LOCAL ON THE BOARD.
>> HI, EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME.
I AM KALEB AND I'M AN EDUCATOR
IN THE AREA, A HIGH SCHOOL
COACH AND WORK WITH YOUTH.
ALSO WORKED FOR THE JUSTICE
LIBRARY CURRENTLY IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND I AM IN
EDI RECIPIENT.
I WAS WARMLY DISPLACED FROM
BEACON HILL.
BRINGING THAT PERSPECTIVE TO
THE EDI SPACE AND ALSO BEING AN
ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH THAT ARE
OFTEN RENDERED INVISIBLE IN ALL
OF THE DECISION-MAKING AROUND
PLACE AND SPACE WITHIN THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KALEB . PATRICE,
I BELIEVE THAT IS EVERYONE
REMOTELY PRESENT TODAY.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A FINAL
SHOT OUT AND THANKING THE EDI
TEAM.
WE ARE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
MUSCLE TO THE BOARD ITSELF.
I JUST WANT TO EXTEND SOME
GRATITUDE THERE AS WELL.
>> REALLY WELL SAID.
VICE CHAIR, YOU HAVE CLOSING
REMARKS ON EDI?
>> JUST THAT I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE
CITY CAN PROACTIVELY WORK ON
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES,
ON MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AND
REALLY, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THE
LEAD OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
REALLY SHAPE WHAT THEY WANT TO
SEE, ABOUT HOW THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS CHANGE AND GROW.
LEARN THROUGH THE EDI
INITIATIVE AND ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERS, LAYING A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF ADVISING US,
AS COUNCIL, ON HOW WE SHOULD BE
LISTING.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING
WITH ALL OF THEM.
I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE
ALL WILLING TO SERVE.
>> REALLY WELL SAID.
WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T
SEE ANY.
I DON'T SEE ANY DISCUSSION SO
I'M OF DIRECTIVE AND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
02217 THROUGH 0223. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
CONFIRM CONFIRMATION OF SO WILL
THE CLERK CALLED THE ROLE ROLL?
[ROLL CALLED.]
>> THANK YOU.
THE APPOINTMENT CARRIES.
THANK YOU ALL THAT SERVE ON THE
ADVISORY BOARD.
THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL FOR THE
FINAL VOTE ON THIS UPCOMING
TUESDAY, JUNE 14 . YOU DO NOT
NEED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. I
JUST WANT TO REALLY AGAIN WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
WE RELY ON YOU FOR SO MANY
THINGS AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SERVICE.
>>> THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS
IS THE 19 APPOINTMENTS TO THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE 19
AGENDA ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
[APPOINTMENTS READ INTO THE
RECORD.]
[ROLL CALL OF NOMINEES OF
MEMBERS OF THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.]
>> THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO BE JOINED BY
ERICA, AND I WILL ASK YOU TO
SAY YOUR LAST NAME SO THAT I DO
NOT SAY WRONG.
CAN YOU PLIED, PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
>> I AM THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM MANAGER AND WE ARE
JOINED BY ERICA, AN AMAZING
SUPPORT FOR LOTS OF OUR PARTS
OF OUR PROGRAM INCLUDING THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS.
THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, REVIEW
LARGER MORE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN THE
CITY.
THERE EIGHT DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD'S WITH 40 REGULAR
APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS AND
ALSO ONE GETTING ENGAGED BOARD
MEMBER.
SO YOU RECENTLY RECOMMENDED THE
APPROVAL OF THE GET ENGAGED
BOARD MEMBER AT THE PREVIOUS
LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE RELY ON THESE COMMITTED
FOLKS TO MOVE THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROJECTS THROUGH THE PERMITTING
PROCESS.
THESE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
COMMIT THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE
TO ENSURE THE PROJECTS BENEFIT
EVERYONE THAT EXPERIENCES
SEATTLE BOTH NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE.
EACH BOARD MEMBER IS APPOINTED
FOR TWO YEAR TERM WITH ABILITY
TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO-
YEAR TERM.
THE LONG LIST OF APPOINTMENT
YOU SEE TODAY INCLUDE A MIX OF
BOTH OF THOSE TYPES OF
APPOINTMENTS.
TODAY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FOLKS
JOINING US THERE WAS A LITTLE
BIT SHORT NOTICE FOR THIS
MEETING SO NOT EVERYONE WAS
ABLE TO JOIN.
BUT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL
OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED
AND ARE GOING TO BE REAPPOINTED
AS WELL AS THOSE PEOPLE COMING
IN.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO WORK
WITH EVERYONE.
I AM GOING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF SPACE FOR THE FOLKS TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
WE CAN START WITH BENJAMIN
MARITZ.
>> BEFORE WE JUMP IN, ERIC
S, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL
OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE
VOLUNTEERS IN THIS ROLL, A HUGE
TIME COMMITMENT.
THIS COLLECTIVELY DEMONSTRATES
A TREMENDOUS LEVEL OF
KNOWLEDGE, PASSION AND
COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE CITY
AND REPRESENTING THEIR
RESPECTIVE INTERESTS ON THE
BOARD AND WE ARE THRILLED TO
HAVE THEM JOINING THE PROGRAM
THIS YEAR.
>> WELL SAID, ERICA.
I COULD NOT SAY IT BETTER
MYSELF.
SHELLEY, I WILL PASS IT BACK TO
YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE
LAST BUDGET SESSION I SET UP A
WORKGROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO
IMPROVE THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
PROGRAM AND I THINK THAT FOLKS
FROM ALL PERSPECTIVE UNDERSTAND
A REBOOT IS NEEDED.
WE DO NEED THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARDS TO ENSURE THAT BUILDINGS
ARE BUILT THAT MEET THE
STANDARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
BOARDS ARE NOT SET UP IN A WAY
THAT SLOWS DOWN THE NEEDED
HOUSING THAT OUR CITY NEEDS.
FOR THE FOLKS COMING ON BOARD
THAT IS MIGHT CHARGE A MESSAGE
TO YOU, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
BUILDINGS ARE BUILT IN A WAY
THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITIES
AND PLEASE DO NOT UNNECESSARILY
SLOW DOWN THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
NEEDED FOR OUR CITY.
WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT BACK
TO YOU, SHELLEY, TO INTRODUCE
YOUR FOLKS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW
WORDS AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF,
BEN?
A LITTLE SPACE.
OKAY.
I AM NOT SURE THAT BEN IS --
PERHAPS MULTITASKING.
I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
PERSON AND IF HE WANTS TO
INTRODUCE HIMSELF LATER THAT'S
GREAT.
ARE YOU READY TO SAY A FEW
WORDS, CHE FORTALEZA ?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
AND I'M HONORED TO BE IN FRONT
OF YOU TODAY.
I'M HAPPY TO RECEIVE THIS
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD TO BE PART OF THIS
PROGRAM.
AND REPRESENT MY LOCAL
COMMUNITY.
I HAVE -- I'VE BEEN PRACTICING
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LAST 25
YEARS.
I HAVE LIVED IN DIFFERENT
PLACES.
I FIRST MOVED TO SEATTLE IN
2014 AND MOVED OUT FOR COUPLE
OF YEARS AND WENT BACK.
THIS IS THE ONLY CITY WHERE I
ACTUALLY RETURNED.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS TIME FOR ME
TO GET INVOLVED, TO GET DEEPLY
ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND
AT THE SAME TIME BE ABLE TO
SERVE.
SO I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING
FORWARD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I HOPE WE CAN GET STARTED SOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU, CHE.
>> THANK YOU.
GAVIN SCHAEFER, ARE YOU ABLE TO
SAY A FEW WORDS?
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MICROPHONE
IS NOT WORKING.
>> HOW IS THAT?
>> PERFECT, THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
HI, MY NAME IS GAVIN SCHAEFER
AND I'VE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR
THE SOUTHWEST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
I LIVE WITH MY WIFE AND TWO-
YEAR-OLD SON FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS. WE ARE HAPPY RESIDENCE.
THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITING
THINGS HAPPENING IN WEST
SEATTLE IN THE NEXT DECADE AND
A LOT OF GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
I AM AN ARCHITECT.
I AM CERTIFIED DESIGNER WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE INSTITUTE,
A MEMBER OF THE PROJECT MANAGER
AND I HOPE TO BRING SOME
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, SERVING AS
A COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY, AND I AM REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING.
>> THANK YOU, GAVIN.
JOE RILEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS JOE RILEY AND I AM
THE POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR AT SEATTLE SUBWAY, THE
PUGET SOUND GRASSROOTS AND
LIGHT-RAIL ADVOCACY NONPROFIT.
NATURALLY I'M VERY INTERESTED
IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN
TRANSIT AND HOUSING.
I AM HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS
GROUP.
I BELIEVE THAT A GOOD DESIGN
BENEFITS EVERYONE, SO I HOPE TO
ENSURE THE CITY HIGH QUALITY
DESIGN STANDARDS ARE MET WHILE
ALSO KEEPING THE REVIEW PROCESS
AS TIME SENSITIVE AND EFFICIENT
AS I CAN.
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JOE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW
WORDS, KUN LIM.
>> HI, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM KUN LIM, ARCHITECT AND
DESIGNER IN SEATTLE AND FORMER
ARCHITECTURE.
MY FAMILY AND I MOVED TO
SEATTLE A FEW YEARS AGO.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME
WALKING AROUND IN THE OLD
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE,
ESPECIALLY THIS DISTRICT.
I AM EXCITED TO BE RECOMMENDED
TO JOIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
MY ADOPTIVE HOMETOWN.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
DESIGN INTEREST.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GLAD TO HAVE YOUR.
>> MARIA BARRIENTOS, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> YES.
I SEND AN EMAIL TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS BECAUSE I DID
NOT THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE
ON THIS CALL BUT I AM.
I REALLY WANT TO BE ON THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND I FEEL
LIKE I CAN CONTRIBUTE
SOMETHING.
I APPRECIATE THE INVITE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, MARIA.
>> WE HAVE TROY BRITT.
I AM NOT SURE IF HE IS STILL
HERE BUT TROY, IF YOU'RE STILL
HERE, FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF.
THERE YOU ARE.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M HONORED TO BE RECOMMENDED
FOR THE CENTRAL AREA DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD.
I AM A DESIGNER AT A LOCAL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIRM.
I HAVE EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN
WORKING ON COMMUNITY ENGAGED
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT IS AS WELL AS PUBLIC PARKS
. AS A RESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS, I'VE LIVED HERE WITH MY
WIFE AND TWO DOGS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND
PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I AM PART OF.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, TROY.
WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AS
WELL.
>> BEN, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
OKAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS NOT
POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW BUT THAT IS
OKAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DID
NOT MISS ANYONE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FOLKS. I
THINK I CAUGHT EVERYONE BUT IF
I DID NOT, FEEL FREE TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
OKAY.
I THINK THAT IS IT.
>> ERICA, ANYTHING ELSE WOULD
LIKE TO ADD OR COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS
A VERY WELL VETTED GROUP.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SERVING.
>> WILL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
>> WITH THAT I RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION. IS THERE A SECOND
?
>> SECOND.
>> IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[ROLL CALL.]
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION PASSES.
THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON
TUESDAY, JUNE 14th A LOOK YOU
DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND THAT
MEETING. ABOVE EVERYTHING AND
ALL ELSE WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
LEE'S DO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
BUILDINGS THAT OUR CITY WELL,
AND ARE BUILT CORRECTLY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING BACK
STOP THAT WE NEED TO GET BUILT
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE,
AND LET'S GET TO IT.
>>> THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A
FOR THE COUNCIL BILL.
THANK YOU AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE
A GREAT DAY.
THIS WILL EXIT GRANT FUNDING.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
[READ AGENDA ITEM.]
>> WONDERFUL.
WHERE ARE NOW JOINED BY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OPCD AND
SDCI.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF YOU.
I SEE MAGGIE HERE.
IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND KICK OFF
BRIEFLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
ACHY FOR HAVING US TODAY.
I AM MAGGIE AND I WORK FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS.
OH MY GOSH.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, AND I WILL
PASS IT ON TO PATRICE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> THIS IS PATRICE CAROL AND I
WORK FOR THE OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES?
OKAY.
WE ARE THE KEY ONES.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
HOPEFULLY.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE SET.
AS KNOW WHAT SAID, WE ARE HERE
TO TALK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT
GRANTS THAT WE ARE -- THE FIRST
ONE IS A GRANT FOR A STATIONARY
OF PLANNING IN THE NORTH END OF
SEATTLE.
THERE ARE THREE NEW TRANSIT
STATIONS, TWO LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS OPENING IN 2024-2025.
ALSO VERY CLOSE BY THE AIR IS
THE PRT STATION OPENING AT 1/45
AND 15th AVENUE IN 2026.
OUR STATIONARY PLAN INCLUDES
ALL OF THESE THREE AREAS.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK
TODAY AND WE ACTUALLY GOT
STARTED IN 2019 AND WENT
THROUGH SEVERAL PHASES WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A VISION
PLAN, KIND OF A PLAN FOR WHAT
THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
IN THESE AREAS AND WE ARE NOW
POISED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
AND BEGIN SOME IMPLEMENTATION.
THAT WOULD BE ZONING STUDY,
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, AND
THEN EVENTUALLY BRINGING
FORWARD SOME LEGISLATION FOR
THE NEW SONY AROUND THESE
STATIONS.
THAT IS TO MAKE THE MOST OF
THOSE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
THE LEGISLATURE IN 2021
APPROPRIATED $2.5 MILLION FOR
CITIES TO FACILITATE TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. SO WE
WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS NEW PROGRAM AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WAS AWARDED
$250,000, AGAIN TO SUPPORT OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR THIS
STATION AREA.
SO THESE FUNDS WILL HELP US
HIRE CONSULTING SERVICES TO
PERFORM THE FULL EIS BECAUSE
THIS IS KIND OF A
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE THAT
WILL HAPPEN IN THIS AREA.
WHERE ALSO THE ALIGNMENT OF
THIS WITH OUR COVERAGE THE PLAN
UPDATE.
BECAUSE WE FEEL THERE ARE MANY
-- THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY
CITYWIDE LAND-USE POLICIES THAT
CAN ALSO AFFECT THIS AREA.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
THINGS ARE IN TANDEM AND THAT
WE ARE NOT COMING IN WITH A
REZONING PROPOSAL, AND THEN A
YEAR LATER WE HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD CHANGE ALL OF THE
PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE MADE
WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THOSE
CONFERENCES PLAN AMENDMENTS.
SO WE VERY MUCH WANT TO DO THIS
TOGETHER IN A COORDINATED
FASHION.
SO THAT IS OUR PLAN.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MAGGIE
NOW I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HER GRANT, AND THEN
WE CAN PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS.
>> SO THE GRANT I WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY FOR THE
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM
COMPETITIVE GRANT THAT ECOLOGY
OFFERED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT
SHORELINE PLANNING AND PLANNING
RELATED EFFORTS TO ADVANCE A
LOCAL SHORELINE PLANNING
PRIORITIES, AND TO IMPROVE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SHORELINE
MASTER PROGRAM.
SDCI WAS AWARDED $50,730 TO
COMPLETE THE FINAL MODELING FOR
THE HABITAT EVALUATION
PROCEDURES PROGRAM THAT IS PART
OF OUR SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM
MITIGATION PLANNING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, OR IS
ALL OF YOU KNOW, SDCI IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING
CHAPTER 2368 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE KNOWN AS THE
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM.
SO ONE SECTION IN OUR PROGRAM IS
2368, 127, THAT PROVIDES FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MITIGATION PROGRAM THAT
IMPROVES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SMP BY ESTABLISHING A
PERMANENT TOOL TO MEASURE
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND TO
MITIGATE -- AND THE MITIGATION
FOR THESE IMPACTS.
SO THE HABITAT EVALUATION
PROCEDURES PROGRAM IS THE TOOL
THAT SDCI IS DEVELOPING TO
IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY GRANT
WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDS FOR SDCI
TO COMPLETE THE MODELING
PORTION OF THIS WORK . SO WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
PROGRAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW
AND WE JUST HAVE ONE LAST
PORTION TO FINISH UP THE
MODELING WORK, AND THEN WE CAN
MOVE ON FOR APPROVAL OF THE
PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE IS FOR QUESTIONS, IF
ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, MAGGIE AND
PATRICE.
IT LOOKS ALL VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE JUST A QUESTION ABOUT
THE TOOL.
MAGGIE, YOU AND I GO WAY BACK
AND WE WORK TOGETHER, BUT I
DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE LAST
UPDATE TO THE SHORELINE MASTER
PLAN.
THAT WAS A LONG PROCESS.
IS THIS TOOL GOING TO
FACILITATE AND WILL IT HELP
GOING FORWARD FOR COUNCIL TO
MAKE DECISIONS ON UPDATES?
BECAUSE THIS MITIGATION WILL BE
ABLE TO BE MODELED FASTER AND
EASIER, ET CETERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THIS
IS JUST A PORTION OF THE WHOLE
PACKAGE OF THE SHORELINE MASTER
PROGRAM.
SO THE TOOL IS INTENDED TO HELP
IN THE PROJECT SO IT IS THAT
THE PROJECT STAGE AND NOT THE
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT STAGE.
BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM.
>> I AM SORRY TO GET INTO THE
WEEDS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT EVEN
TALKING ABOUT THE TOOL BUT
TALKING ABOUT THE GRANT.
YOU ARE FINE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
YOU WILL QUICKLY SEE THAT WE
GET INTO THE CENTER QUICKLY
HERE.
IT IS ALWAYS WELCOME.
MAGGIE AND PATRICE, THIS LOOKS
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
MAGGIE, I SEE YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE SO PLEASE TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY AS PART
OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TOOL WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND APPROVE
AS PART OF THE SHORELINE MASTER
PROGRAM.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON NOTED IT
IS NOT ABOUT THE DEEPNESS OF
THE POLICY AREA BUT SIMPLY
ACCEPTING A GRANT TO DATE
TYPICALLY. TYPICALLY IN MY
COMMITTEE I HAVE A RULE THAT IS
NOT A REQUIRED RULE.
IT IS A RULE THAT THINGS ARE
HEARD TWICE BEFORE WE PASSED
THEM OUT BECAUSE THESE FUNDS DO
NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING AND
BECAUSE I LIKE TO GET THESE
FUNDS DISPERSED AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
COLLEAGUES, UNLESS THERE IS AN
OBJECTION I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE
THEM OUT TODAY.
I SEE THUMBS UP AND HEADS
NODDING YES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE
WE MOVED TO A VOTE? SEEING
NINE, MAGGIE AND PATRICE, YOU
DID A DARN GOOD JOB AND I MOVED
TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
[ROLL CALLED.]
>> THE MOTION PASSES AND THANK
YOU.
THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE FULL
COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 14 FOR
THE FINAL VOTE.
WITH THAT OUR FINAL ITEM FOR
THE DAY AND IT IS THE FINAL
AGENDA ITEM.
THIS UPDATES THE ROOFTOP
FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> [READ INTO RECORD.]
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED
AGAIN BY GORDON CLOWERS.
THAT IS WITH SDCI AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
I SEE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE HANGING ON FROM THE
APPOINTMENT SECTION.
FEEL FREE TO DROP OFF AT ANY
TIME.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
TO FOLLOW THE MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA THE CHANNEL OR SEE
THE LIST OF OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA TODAY.
TAKE IT AWAY, GORDON.
>> I WILL SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS
ABOUT THE BILL AND MAYBE REMIND
THE COMMITTEE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO
AND DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS FOR THE COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION TODAY.
THIS IS OF COURSE THE SECOND
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION BY THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE ON THE
COUNCIL BILL WHICH WOULD MODIFY
THE REGULATIONS FOR ROOFTOP
FEATURES.
GORDON WALKED THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION AT THE INITIAL
BRIEFING BACK IN LATE APRIL.
BY WAY OF A REMINDER, ROOFTOP
FEATURES ARE DEFINED BY THE
COLD, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT
EXTENDS ABOVE THE ROOF LINE.
THINK ABOUT THE HEIGHT LIMIT OF
THE ZONE WHICH IS ACTUALLY AT
THE LINE OF THE ROOF AND NOT
NECESSARY THE TOP OF ANY
FEATURES THAT MAY EXTEND ABOVE
THE ROOF OR ROOFTOP FEATURES
ARE THINGS LIKE MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT, RAILINGS, PENTHOUSES
STAIRS AND OVERRUNS, SOLAR
COLLECTORS, GREENHOUSES AND
AMENITY AREAS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS
DRIVING THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED
IN THE BILL AND ONE ARE
MODIFICATIONS TO CONSTRUCTION
CODES AS THE COMMITTEE WILL
REMEMBER LAST YEAR THE
COMMITTEE MODIFIED THE ENERGY
CODE TO INCLUDE STRICTER ENERGY
REQUIREMENTS TO HELP MAKE THE
CITY CARBON EMISSION GOALS
WHERE THE STRICTER ENERGY CODE
BECOMES MORE FOR ROOFTOP SPACE
FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
THERE ALSO MARKET CONDITIONS
DRIVING SOME OF THE CHANGES
HERE.
FOLKS LIKE TO EAT AND DRINK ON
THE ROOFTOP DECKS AND SOME OF
THAT IS REFLECTED IN SOME OF
THE CHANGES HERE.
>> HOW DOES THE CITY REGULATE
ROOFTOP FEATURES #3 PRIMARY
WAYS AND ONE IS PERCENTAGES
LIMITS ON ROOFTOP COVERS,
LIMITATIONS ON HEIGHT OF
ROOFTOP FEATURES AND SCREENING
AND ROOF EDGE SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS.
THOSE ARE SORT OF THE THREE
MECHANISMS HIM THAT THE CITY
USES TO MITIGATE THE APPEARANCE
OF HEIGHT AND SCALE TO GO ALONG
WITH HAVING THESE ROOFTOP
FEATURES.
THIS WOULD INCREASE THE ROOFTOP
COVERAGE LIMITS THAT ARE
VARIOUS BY ZONES AND ALLOW
ROOFTOP PICTURES AND MAKE SOME
ALLOWABLE FEATURES MORE
CONSISTENT ACROSS ZONES.
ALLOW PENTHOUSES, LODGES,
EATING AND DRINKING
ESTABLISHMENTS AND OFFICE USAGE
IN THE PRIMARY ZONE TO HAVE A
LARGER FOOTPRINT, AND MAKE
OTHER CLARIFYING EDITS TO THE
CODE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA TODAY.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE BILL ITSELF, WE CAN
WALK THROUGH THOSE AMENDMENTS.
>> YOU KNOW, KETIL, LET ME --
I WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
ADOPTION OF THE BUILDING WILL
WALK THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS ONE
BY ONE.
IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU,
COLLEAGUES, AND SEEING
AGREEMENT I RECOMMEND ADOPTION
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
MR. FREEMAN SUMMARIZED
AMENDMENT ONE WHICH MAKES
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> MAYBE I WOULD JUST SHARE MY
SCREEN SO THAT YOU CAN ALL LOOK
AT IT.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING AT THE SAME
AMENDMENT AT THE SAME TIME
HERE.
HOPEFULLY I AM GETTING THIS
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU ALL SEE THAT?
>> YES, SIR, WE CAN.
>> THIS IS AMENDMENT ONE WHICH
IS LARGE A CLARIFYING
AMENDMENT.
IT WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE
IS A NEW HEIGHT THAT DID NOT
EXIST PRIOR TO THE
[INDISCERNIBLE]
WHICH IS A 55 FOOT LIMIT.
WE HAVE MADE ACCOMMODATIONS TO
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT BUILDINGS
OVER 40 FEET SO WHEN THAT 55
HEIGHT RANGE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF CERTAIN DISPENSATIONS
PROVIDED BY THE BILL.
THIS IS MORE ROOFTOP COVERAGE.
IT ALSO MAKES AN EDIT TO THE
SCRIBBLERS ERROR BROUGHT TO OUR
ATTENTION BY GORDON.
I'M CLARIFYING THAT THERE IS
ONE SECTION THAT COVERS THE
OFFICE SPACE AND ONE
REFERENCING LODGING SPACE.
WHERE MAKING THAT CORRECTION ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE?
>> I DO NOT BECAUSE THAT IS
BECAUSE I AM THE SPONSOR.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTION TO
AMENDMENT ONE?
I SEE NONE SO NO.
THESE ARE ALL VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND THE
COUNCIL BILL AS SHOWN IN
AMENDMENT ONE.
IS THERE A SECOND ?
>> SECOND A LOOK
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE COUNCIL BILL . WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
BACK ROLL?
>> [ROLL CALL.]
>> IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL . THE
MOTION PASSES ON THE COUNCIL
BILL . IT HAS MEANT AMENDMENT.
IT MAKES CHANGES RELATED TO
CERTAIN ZONES IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
MR. FREEMAN, CAN YOU SHARE AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS AGREEMENT?
>> SURE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SEE IT AND HOPEFULLY I'M
SHOWING THAT AMENDMENT TOO.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECALL THIS
AMENDMENT OR THE BASIS FOR THE
AMENDMENT WAS DISCUSSED IN
PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN THE BILL
WAS INITIALLY BRIEFED BACK IN
APRIL AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AS
WELL.
THE ORIGINATOR FOR THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT IS
REVEREND THOMPSON WHO HAS A
TOWER PROJECT PLANNED AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT.
IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE USEFUL FOR
ME TO SHOW THE DOWNTOWN ZONING
MAP.
AND PERHAPS I WILL DO THAT TO
HELP DESCRIBE WITH THE
AMENDMENT DOES.
AT THE COMMITTEE KNOWS, IN
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE I SRD
TOWER DEVELOPMENT IS MORE
LIKELY.
THAT TOWER DEVELOPMENT
PRIMARILY WOULD OCCUR IN PART
OF THE ID SOMETIMES REFERRED TO
AS JAPAN TOWN.
THAT IS THE AREA SHOWN UP.
WHERE YOU SEE THE IDR,
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
RESIDENTIAL AND IDR C. THERE
ARE SOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THEY DICTATE THE FLOOR PLATE
SIZES THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY TOWER
FLOOR PLATE SIZES.
REVEREND THOMPSON NOTED THAT IN
OTHER PARTS OF TOWN WHERE
TOWERS, OF COURSE SKINNIER, HAVE
A DIFFERENT COVERAGE ON
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THOSE WOULD NOT APPLY IN
IDRC.THE IDR OR THE AMENDMENT
WOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL HEIGHT
FOR ELEVATOR OVERRUNS IN
ADDITIONAL ROOFTOP COVERAGE FOR
NEW BUILDINGS IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
RESIDENTIAL AND INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
ZONES THAT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ONLY
APPLIED TO DEVELOP AN OVER 125
FEET IN HEIGHT. AT THE
COMMITTEE REQUEST, GORDON
BRIEFED THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD
ON THE COUNCIL BILL . THE
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT BACK IN MAY.
>> THANK YOU.
WHAT WAS THE REPORT FROM THAT
BRIEFING?
GORDON, DID YOU GET A NEGATIVE
OR MIXED RECEPTION?
>> YES.
THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO, AND
MAYBE THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE WHO
COMMENTED FAVORABLY ABOUT THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR THE
CONCEPT ANYWAY.
THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE
TALLER BUILDINGS WOULD HAVE
SLIMMER SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE
ROOFTOPS, SLIMMER FORM OVERALL,
AND THAT THEY SAW PURPOSE FOR
ALLOWING MORE COVERAGE AND ALSO
A HIGHER HEIGHT OF THE ROOF
ITEMS. ALSO POTENTIAL
FLEXIBILITY ON THE SETBACK FROM
THE ROOF.
JUST RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE STANDARD
PROVISIONS THAT ARE MORE
ATTUNED TO THE LOWER BUILDINGS
IN THE HISTORIC LOWER SCALE
MAIN HEART OF CHINATOWN ID
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
OTHER INQUIRIES ABOUT SORT OF
ROOFTOP COVERAGE IN GENERAL AND
THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
SO THE BOARD DID NOT VOTE ON
ANY PARTICULAR STATEMENT, BUT
THEY -- I DID NOT HEAR ANY
OPPOSITION.
>> THANK YOU, GORDON.
I WILL ADMIT SOME SKEPTICISM TO
THIS AMENDMENT WHEN I FIRST
HEARD ABOUT IT.
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT AS WE
ALLOWED FOR HIGHER HEIGHTS IN
ZONING THROUGH ZONING CHANGES
THAT MEANS THAT YOU NEED TO
HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ELEVATORS WHICH REQUIRE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MECHANICAL
INSTRUMENTS ON THE TOP OF THE
BUILDING.
IT ALL MAKES GOOD SENSE AFTER
YOU READ INTO THE WEEDS, THE
WONKY DETAILS OF IT ALL.
I WILL ADMIT WHERE I'M COMING
FROM TRANSPARENTLY.
VICE CHAIR, IT'S IN YOUR
DISTRICT AND YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO SHARE?
>> I WANT TO THANK GORDON AND I
ASKED HIM TO BRIEF THE I SRD
AND TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD BACK
FROM THEM THAT THEY WERE AWARE
OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED AND
THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS RAISED,
SO I AM GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION ON AMENDMENT TWO?
SEEING NONE I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL AS
SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 2 AND IS
THERE SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IS BEEN MOVED AN AMENDMENT
TO APPROVE.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> [ROLL CALL.]
>> THE MOTION PASSES ON THE
COUNCIL BILL WHICH HAS BEEN
AMENDED AS SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 2
.
>> I JUST THOUGHT WE HAD THREE
MINUTES BUT JUST TWO?
>> MR. FREEMAN?
>> YOU MAY BE THINKING ABOUT
THE MEMO BACK FROM APRIL WHICH
IDENTIFIED THREE AMENDMENTS AND
ESSENTIALLY TWO WERE COLLAPSED
INTO THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN
BOTH HEIGHT AND ROOFTOP
COVERAGE ARE ADDRESSED BY
AMENDMENT 2 A LOOK
>> WONDERFUL.
I WILL CALL OUT SOMETHING THAT
YOU SAID IN YOUR INITIAL
PRESENTATION WITH THE CHANGES
IN BUILDING CODE STANDARDS.
WE NOW REQUIRE MORE EQUIPMENT
THAT PREVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT ON
THE ROOFTOPS.
IT IS NOW ON THE ROOFTOPS.FOR
THAT.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
UNDERLINING?
WOW, WITH THAT, WE ARE JUST
MOVING.
AS A MENDED IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROAD.
[ ROLL CALL ]
>> THANK YOU, IT PASSES AS
AMENDED IT
PASSES AND WILL BE BACK BEFORE
THE FULL COUNCIL ON
TUESDAY JUNE 14th FOR A FINAL
VOTE.
THIS LEADS US TO ITEM E. OF OUR
AGENDA.
>> HERE WE ARE ON HERE.
THE FINAL ITEM OF OUR AGENDA ON
THE FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING FOR
NOW.
THIS CONCLUDES ANYTHING FOR THE
GOOD OF
THE ORDER, COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU, NOAH.
>> WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES
WEDNESDAY'S
JUNE 8th MEETING.
STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.
THE MEETING MAY BE CANCELED
JUST LETTING
EVERYONE KNOW.
IT MAY BE CANCELED.
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE JULY 13th.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED