>> ARE WE READY?
>> YES, WE ARE RECORDING.
>> APOLOGIES, EVERYONE.
WE HAD A TECHNICAL GLITCH, BUT
I THINK WE ARE BACK.
OKAY, SO FOR THE RECORD, WE
HAVE FOUR PRESENT.
KSHAMA SAWANT HAS BEEN EXCUSED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ABDUCTED.
I AM HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
I WILL OPEN THE REMOTE COMMENT
PERIOD AT THIS TIME.
I DO NOT SEE ANY -- I DO NOT
SEE ANYBODY.
IS ANYONE --
>> WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
WE HAD A TECHNICAL GLITCH.
>> SOMEBODY HAS THEIR SEATTLE
CHANNEL RUNNING IN THE BLACK
GROUND.
>> WE WILL GET THIS RIGHT
TODAY, EVERYBODY.
HERE WE GO.
OKAY, SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS.
>> OKAY., SO I HAVE OPENED IT
AND I AM GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST
AGENDA ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
1 AND DO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. THE WORK PLAN
FOR A BRIEFING IN DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, WE HAVE THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION WITH US TODAY.
I DECIDED TO HEAR FROM THEM.
THEY ARE REALLY AN IMPORTANT
BODY FOR HELPING THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE.
THEY ADVOCATE FOR ARTS POLICY
AND CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND
REALLY SUPPORT US IN FOSTERING
A RICH ARE ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
TODAY, WE WILL HEAR SOME
EXAMPLES OF THE KINDS OF
PROGRAMMING THAT THE ARTS
COMMISSION SUPPORTS, THAT
SUPPORT ARTISTS AND CULTURAL
SECTOR WORKERS, AND WE WILL
ALSO HEAR FROM THIS COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BODY ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS TO REALLY ANCHOR
COMMUNITIES WITH CULTURAL SPACE
AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR
WORKFORCE EFFORTS, AS PART OF
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY.
SO, I AM EXCITED TO HEAR FROM
TWO OF OUR HEARTS
COMMISSIONERS, EBONY ARUNGA
AND VEE HUA.
THEY ARE HERE TO SHARE THEIR
PRESENTATION WITH US.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU, TO
GET US STARTED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TAMMY,
AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS
LETTING US SPEAK TODAY.
A QUICK QUESTION.
AM I ALLOWED TO SHARE A SCREEN
OR CAN SOMEONE RUN OUR SLIDE
SHOW FOR US?
>> YOU CAN SHARE THE SCREEN.
>> OKAY.
COOL.
I AM SHARING A SCREEN.
CAN YOU SEE IT OKAY?
COOL.
I AM VEE HUA, A WRITER AND FILM
DIRECTOR.
I WAS PREVIOUSLY WITH THIS
FORUM AND I AM STILL WORKING
THERE BUT NOT AS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.
WE WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT
SOME PROGRAMS WE SUPPORTED WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
THIS IS US.
THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT, THAT THE ARTS
COMMISSION AS A WHOLE REALLY
CHAMPIONS, IS THIS PROGRAM,
WHICH MANY SUPPORTED AND WE
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT IS A WPA STYLE PROGRAM THAT
PUTS ARTISTS TO WORK IN THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRY AND REALLY
CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAID
WORKERS AND ALSO STORYTELLING
AROUND CRUCIAL ISSUES OF OUR
TIME.
LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A BUDGET
OF $2 MILLION AND $500,000 CAME
FROM A GRANT AND THE REST CAME
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
IT HAS PUT WORKERS TO WORK,
EARNING UP TO $15,000-$30,000.
THEY ARE STRUGGLING BUT IT
DEFINITELY IS A PROGRAM THAT
HAS PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
WORK, ESPECIALLY FOLKS FROM
BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WE WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY
HAPPENING AS A RESULT OF EBONY
ARUNGA IS THE "BELOVED "
CAMPAIGN.
IT IS A CAMPAIGN THAT SPEAKS TO
THE PROBLEM OF GUN VIOLENCE AND
IT HAS SO MANY FACETS TO IT.
THERE IS JOURNALISM AND
INTERVIEWS AND IT INVOLVES ART
INSTALLATIONS AND FILM.
IT IS REALLY A MULTI-PRONGED
APPROACH FEATURING A LOT OF
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WE JUST
WANT TO ADVOCATE IN THIS
UPCOMING AREA FOR SUPPORTING A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS AGAIN.
NEXT, WE WANT TO SPEAK TO SOME
PROGRAMS WITH THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE AND WHAT WE
DO, THAT CHAMPIONS CULTURAL
SPACE.
ONE OF THEM IS THE CULTURAL
FACILITIES FUND, REGULAR
FUNDING PROGRAM THAT THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE GIVES OUT
EVERY YEAR, GENERALLY SPEAKING.
APPLICANTS CAN REQUEST UP TO
$1000 TO SUPPORT PRE-CAPITAL,
CAPITAL, AND POST CAPITAL
PROJECT EXPENSES.
I CAN SPEAK FROM PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE -- IT REALLY GIVES
PEOPLE THE LEG UP TO BE ABLE TO
PURSUE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT MIGHT BE
OUT OF THEIR REACH OTHERWISE.
IN 2020, IT WAS PUT ON PAUSE SO
IT COULD BE USED FOR COVID
RECOVERY.
IN 2021, THEY SUPPORTED THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY, WHICH
EBONY WILL SPEAK ABOUT LATER.
AND THEN IN 2022, THEY ARE
REVIEWING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS
AREA.
WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS
PROGRAM IS HAPPENING AND THE
OFFICE MAINTAINS A FULL
FUNDING, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
TO RUN PROGRAMS SUCH AS THIS.
ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE
REGULARLY DO IS CALLED SQUARE
FEET SEATTLE.
IT IS HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE AND FACILITIES
WITH EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE ARTS COMMISSION.
IT IS SUPPORTED BY THEM AS
WELL.
IT IS A COMMUNITY EVENT AND
ENGAGEMENT EVENT THAT DISCUSSES
STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THE
GROWING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
INCLUDES A LOT OF INTERACTIVITY
BETWEEN ATTENDEES.
THERE HAS BEEN PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE
RESULTED IN SOME AMAZING
COMMUNITY FOCUSED INITIATIVES,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY PDA CAME FROM THE SQUARE
FEET DISCUSSIONS.
ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT CAME FROM
THAT WAS THE TINY CULTURAL
SPACE PROGRAM, WHICH,
BASICALLY, TAKES A SMALL SWATHS
OF THE SURPLUS CITY PROPERTIES
AND BUILDS TINY AREAS.
YOU MIGHT KNOW THESE
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE
CONSTRUCTIONS GRADED BY
SAWHORSE REVOLUTION, A
NONPROFIT THAT TEACHES YOUTH
CARPENTRY AND CRAFTS,
PARTICULARLY AROUND SEATTLE.
THEN ONE OF THE SUCCESS STORIES
FROM 2021 WAS ESTELITA'S
LIBRARY, WHICH WAS FORMERLY AT
BEACON HILL.
IT IS A COMMUNITY LIBRARY.
THEY HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE
AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM.
AND THEN IN PROGRESS IS A SPOT
FOR DEAF SPOTLIGHT, WHICH WILL
SHOWCASE DEAF CULTURE AND SIGN
LANGUAGE THROUGH THE ARTS.
THEY RUN THE SEATTLE DEAF FILM
FESTIVAL AND THEY GIVE OUT
GRANTMAKING TO DEAF ARTISTS.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT
ORGANIZATION THAT IS BEING
FUNDED WITH THESE SMALL SPACES.
LASTLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE
PHOTOS OF THE BUILDING, THERE
IS A LIBRARY RIGHT HERE.
WE JUST GENERALLY WANT TO
ADVOCATE A REALLY STRONG
BELIEVER FOR CULTURAL SPACE.
ALL OF US KNOW THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING THESE SPACES AND WE
JUST WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR
INTEGRATING ARTS AND CULTURE
INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
PROCESS BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER
CITIES THAT INTEGRATE ARTS MORE
FULLY INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS
AND WE BELIEVE IF THEY ARE
VITAL ENOUGH, THAT IT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT FOR IT TO BE
CONSIDERED MORE INTEGRATIVE.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO EBONY.
EBONY, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU
WANT ME TO CHANGE THE SLIDES.
EBONY?
>> SORRY.
I WAS MUTED.
I WILL START AGAIN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS EBONY ARUNGA.
I'M AN ARTS ADVOCATE AND
ADMINISTRATOR IN SEATTLE.
I MANAGE -- THIS IS A WRITER
AND AUTHOR.
I AM ALSO THE COMMUNITY LIAISON
AT THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION AND I AM ALSO
THE COCHAIR OF THE FACILITIES
AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE.
I AM HERE UNDER ALL OF THOSE
THINGS TO TALK ABOUT THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
IT IS A MISSION DRIVEN VALUE
SPACE ORGANIZATION.
IT IS -- NEXT PLEASE.
THESE ARE OUR VALUES THAT DRIVE
THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.
KEEP RACE IN THE ROOM, WHICH IS
ENTERING BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND
THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
ASSETS ARE NOT ALWAYS
FINANCIAL.
SO, JUST TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THAT COMMUNITY VALUE IS MORE
THAN JUST MONEY.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THE
COMMUNITY CAN BRING THAT BRINGS
VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND
TO THE PEOPLE.
ALWAYS BE LEARNING, ALLOWING
OUR WORK TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE
AND RECOGNIZING WE DO NOT KNOW
EVERYTHING.
WE USE THE COHORT MODEL OF
TEACHING, WHICH USES THE
BUILDING ART -- IT WAS
ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BUT TRANSFERRED
TO THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
WE BUILD COMMUNITY WEALTH,
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE SAW THAT THIS WEEK, WITH
SOME THINGS THAT CAME UP.
SO, WE FACILITATE STATE
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP BY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
IN VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHO DECIDES WHO DECIDES IS
ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, BEING VERY
OPEN ABOUT HOW WE DO THINGS.
IT IS A VERY COMMUNITY LED
ORGANIZATION.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THIS IS OUR GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
WE ARE ALL THERE -- AS YOU CAN
SEE, IT IS PRIMARILY BIPOC
PEOPLE AND THEY COME FROM
MULTIPLE WALKS OF LIFE,
INCLUDING REAL ESTATE,
ARCHITECTURE, THE ARTS, OF
COURSE, AND ALL OF THE IN
BETWEEN.
NEXT SLIDE.
I AM MISSING A SLIDE, SO I WILL
JUST TALK ABOUT IT.
IN ORDER -- AS I SPOKE BEFORE,
OUR ORGANIZATION IS LED BY THE
COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE BASE
PROGRAM THAT WE BUILD OUR
CONSTITUENTS IN.
THE BASE PROGRAM IS EQUITABLY
AND WHERE THE ARTS AND REAL
ESTATE CONVERGE, AND IT IS --
YOU HAD TO BE SOMEONE THAT
GRADUATES FROM THE BASE PROGRAM
TO BECOME PART OF THE
CONSTITUENCY AND/OR BE BROUGHT
ON BY CONSTITUENCY -- BY THE
CONSTITUENTS AT LARGE.
THE CONSTITUENCY MAKES UP THE
FABRIC OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE THE RACIAL EQUITY
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE MISSION AND VISION OF
VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS
WELL AS THE GENERAL CULTURE.
AND WE HAVE INVESTMENTS AND
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEES, WHICH
IS WHERE PROJECTS GET INTO THE
PIPELINE, WHICH WILL THEN
EVENTUALLY, HOPEFULLY, BECOME
FUNDED AND BECOME A REAL
PROJECT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR GOVERNING
NOMINATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING A
SLATE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO
LEAD OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS
SIMILAR TO THE BOARD OF A
NONPROFIT.
SO, ARE GOVERNING COUNCIL IS
CHOSEN BY THE CONSTITUENCY,
WHICH IS FLOATED UP TO THE
MAYOR, WHO THEN PASSES IT ON TO
CITY COUNCIL, AND WHEN THEY
SIGN OFF ON IT, IT IS SEATED.
SO, THOSE COMMITTEES GENERALLY
LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE PROJECTS
THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO CLOSE ON
OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
MARIO IS THE FIRST ONE, ABOUT
TO CLOSE IN ABOUT A WEEK FROM
TODAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN SEE
WHERE IT IS ON THE GRID.
THE DISPLACEMENT RISK MAP RIGHT
HERE.
IT IS ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OF
SPACE THAT -- NEXT LIGHT,
PLEASE.
BUT, IT IS THREE PARTS.
IT IS IN SOUTH PARK, WHICH IS
ABOUT 50% LATINX NOWADAYS, AND
IT IS ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OF
SPACE THAT IS GOING TO BE -- WE
ARE REALLY EXCITED THIS IS OUR
FIRST PROJECT WE ARE GOING TO
CLOSE.
IT HAS THE ABILITY FOR THAT
LARGE PARKING LOT TO ALSO HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SITE.
YEAH, ALL OF THE PROJECTS I AM
GOING THROUGH TODAY ARE ALSO
GOING TO BE ACQUIRED.
ALL OF THE FUNDRAISING HAS BEEN
DONE MOSTLY THROUGH THE
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN AND
OTHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE NEXT PROJECT THAT WE ARE
ABOUT TO ACQUIRE IN ABOUT THREE
WEEKS IS COLUMBIA CITY THEATER.
IT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS
RADIO -- SORRY, AVENUE RADIO
AND THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
THE NEXT SLIDE.
COLUMBIA CITY THEATER IS RUN BY
TONY BENSON AND HE WILL BE --
THEY WILL HAVE MUSIC, THEATER,
FILM, DANCE AND OTHER
PERFORMING ARTS.
IT WILL HAVE A STRONG YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THEY
WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND INTO A
COMMERCIAL KITCHEN.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING
AT WAYS TO MAKE THE BUILDING
MORE ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE, AS IT
IS -- THERE IS THE GOAL UP AND
DOWN INTO THE SPACE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT LOOKING AT
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS SPACE IS AT KING STREET
STATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IT IS -- IT IS GOING TO BE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH TOTEM STAR ,
RED EAGLE SOARING AND A COUPLE
OTHERS.
IT IS ALL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
PROJECTS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY
STRONG SITE FOR YOUTH
PROGRAMMING, AND I BELIEVE IT
IS IN THE THIRD-FLOOR -- SORRY,
THE SECOND FLOOR OF KING STREET
STATION.
NEXT SLIDE.
AND THEN A CULTURAL ANGLE FOR
RANGER BEACH, WHICH IS OUR
NECKS CLOSING PROJECT.
IT IS IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
AND THEN IT IS BRINGING
TOGETHER SOME SCHOOLS,
CONNECTED TO THE AFRICAN
DIASPORA.
IT WILL HAVE DANCE CLASSES FOR
LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, IN
AMERICAN, TAP DANCE, AND
AFRICAN BRAZILIAN DANCE.
IT WILL HAVE TRADITIONS OF
CELEBRATED WITH KITCHENS AND
GARDENS.
SO, YEAH, THESE ARE THE FOUR
PROJECTS WE ARE ABOUT TO CLOSE
ON.
ONE THING WE SAW OVER THE LAST
WEEK WAS A THREAT TO THIS
PROJECTS BEING ABLE TO BE
CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE
MISUNDERSTANDING WITH THE
CITY'S ATTORNEY OFFICE, WHERE
THEY WERE SAYING THEY WERE NOT
ABLE TO BRING FORTH THE FUNDS
FOR THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
FUNDS, TO HELP CLOSE THE
PROJECT, SO WHAT -- PART OF THE
REASON WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE
STRUCTURED.
WE GO INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE REASON WE DO THIS IS FOR
BUILDING COMMUNITY WEALTH.
THEY CAN THEN BECOME THE FULL
OWNERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
OR TO HAVE THE OVERSIGHT AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OF THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
SO, THAT ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND
WE ARE REALLY THANKFUL THAT
BECAUSE WE CAN CLOSE ON
DIFFERENT THINGS IN ABOUT A
WEEK, WHICH WOULD HAVE LOST ITS
STATUS MONEY IF THAT DID NOT GO
THROUGH.
SO, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING
TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND OLIVE
OUR SUPPORTERS FOR WAYS IN
WHICH WE CAN RESOLVE THESE
ISSUES IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW,
AND TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH
OUR MISSION TO BUILD COMMUNITY
WEALTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS THE END OF THIS
PRESENTATION AND IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE HAPPY TO
TAKE THEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, EBONY AND
VEE HUA.
I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT
THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND
DEFINITELY KEEP US POSTED IF
THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT
COME BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE CITY CHARTERED IN
2020.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MECHANISM
FOR US, AS A CITY, TO PRESERVE
CULTURAL SPACE, TO BUILD
COMMUNITY WEALTH, AS YOU HAVE
SAID.
I KNOW, AS A CITY, WE HAVE PUT
SEVERAL YEARS INTO BUILDING
THIS IDEA OF -- NOW YOU'RE
STARTING TO IMPLEMENT IT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT -- THAT THE RIGHT HAND
KNOWS WHAT THE LEFT HAND IS
DOING.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I AM CURIOUS IF YOU COULD TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY AND THE
WORK IT DOES RELATES TO THE
CULTURE FACILITIES FUND.
THAT IS THE FIRST PIECE.
AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE CULTURAL
FACILITY FUNDING FOR 2021 WENT
TO SUPPORT THE PDA.
IS THAT THE TYPICAL USE FOR
THAT FUND OR WAS THAT SORT OF
BACKFILLED BECAUSE OF THE COVID
AND OTHER SITUATIONS THAT WE
WERE IN?
>> I DO NOT THINK THAT IS THE
TYPICAL USE OF MONEY. EBONY CAN
SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL.
I THINK, GENERALLY, IT IS A
GRANT APPLICATION THING AND IT
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE CULTURAL
SPACE PDA BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR
MORE PEOPLE TO APPLY AND IT IS
THE ARTS OFFICE ADJUDICATING
THE FUNDS, AS OPPOSED TO THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY DECIDING.
IT -- THEY ARE CLOSER TO
CLOSING, WHEREAS THE CULTURAL
FACILITIES FUND, WE HAVE PRE-
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DISABILITY
STUDIES THROUGH THAT GRANT.
THAT IS VITAL IN US BEING ABLE
TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF
SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE
SPACES.
THEY ARE LITTLE DIFFERENT IN
FOCUS.
I WOULD SAY THE CULTURAL
FACILITY IS BROADER.
>> OKAY.
SO, THERE IS A PROGRAM MANAGER,
PRESUMABLY, AT THE ARTS
DEPARTMENT THAT ACTUALLY MAKES
DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THE
FACILITIES GO?
>> I THINK IT IS ADJUDICATED BY
A PANEL, LIKE THIS.
THERE IS SOMEONE WHO MANAGES IT
AND I THINK THAT IS KATHY SHEA.
>> OKAY.
AND THEN THE PDA IS MORE OF AN
ACQUISITION FUND TO BE ABLE TO
LOOK AT OWNERSHIP FOR THE
COMMUNITY, TO THEN DEVELOP THE
KINDS OF PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT HERE.
GREAT.
>>> IT IS HARD FOR FOLKS TO FIND
PRACTICE SPACE, PERFORMANCE
SPACE, PRODUCTION SPACE, AND
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF
MECHANISMS, THE TOOLS WE HAVE
IS A CITY, TO FACILITATE THE
KIND OF SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN STAY IN THE
CITY AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE REALLY RICH CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE IN
SEATTLE THAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR.
SO, I WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO FOLLOW UP
TO ASK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOUR
BUDGET AND I MIGHT ASK YOU TO
COME BACK.
MAYBE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE
MECHANICS OF HOW THE PDA IS
FUNDED AND HOW YOU USE THAT
MONEY TO DO THE KINDS OF
PURCHASING YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO.
I KNOW THIS IS INFORMATION YOU
ARE STILL TRYING TO PULL
TOGETHER.
YOU JUST HAD A RETREAT.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE READY, BUT TO
ASK YOU TO COME BACK AND SHARE
MORE WITH US ABOUT YOUR BUDGET
AND HOW THAT WORKS, SO WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE
FUNDS, THAT THERE IS A PLAN FOR
ACQUISITION, BUT ALSO THAT
THERE IS CITY FUNDING THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED, THAT WE
ARE NOT KEEPING YOU FROM
CLOSING ON SOMETHING THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
AND I JUST SAY WHEN I WILL SEND
YOU A DRAFT -- IT IS NOT READY
JUST YET FOR CONSUMPTION.
IN TERMS OF THE TWO POTS OF
MONEY WE LOOK FOR, ONE IS TO
SUPPORT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS
THAT WE ARE DOING AND THE OTHER
IS FOR OPERATION.
WE FIND OUT THAT IF WE HAVE
OPERATIONS THAT ARE COVERED,
THEN WE CAN GO AFTER THE
CAPITAL, THE CAPITAL FUNDING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT
HERE BEFORE I GO.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME BACK
ANYTIME, SO THANK YOU FOR
GIVING US THIS CHANCE TO LET
YOU KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
US.
>> AS YOU SAID, THE PURPOSE OF
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY IS TO
DEVELOP REAL ESTATE PROJECTS.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO BUT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT
IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS THE
DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE
ARE TRYING TO BUILD COMMUNITY
WEALTH THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN
THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND REALLY
PARTNER WITH THOSE STATE
DEVELOPERS, CULTURAL COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS, TO CREATE THESE
REAL ESTATE PROJECTS THAT
REALLY REFLECT THE INTERESTS OF
BOTH, AS YOU SAID, THERE IS A
CONVERGENCE WE WANT TO SUPPORT.
MY INTEREST, ESPECIALLY, IT IS
IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND
CREATING GENERATIONAL WELL.
I THINK DOING THAT THROUGH ARTS
INSTITUTIONS, PARTICULARLY, AS
I SAID, BECAUSE WE OFTEN LACK
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE, IT
IS A MAJOR BARRIER TO BE ABLE
TO PRESERVE IS AN IMPORTANT
TOOL AND WE WANT TO BE A
PARTNER IN SOLVING THIS
PROBLEM, SO THAT WE CAN CREATE
NEW SPACES, PARTICULARLY FOR
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AND
UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.
I THANK YOU BOTH.
I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS PDA,
COUPLED WITH FUNDING, THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE -- WE CAN CREATE A
NEW SPACE THAT CAN LAST FOR
GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
BACK FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> OKAY, DEVON, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2 COUNCIL BILL
120311.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE WAGNER
FLOATING HOME, A LANDMARK
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD UNDER
CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE SEATTLE
MISCIBLE CODE AND ADDING IT TO
THE TABLE OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS, CONTAINED IN CHAPTER
25.32 OF THE SEATTLE MISCIBLE
CODE FOR EVERYTHING DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE
ITEMS THAT ARE THERE FROM THAT
BOARD.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT EACH OF THE PROJECTS.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO
YOU, BUT IF YOU DO NOT MIND,
BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM, I WONDER IF
YOU COULD, FOR MY COLLEAGUES
AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC, JUST
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT, ONCE
AGAIN, ABOUT THE PROCESS,
ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF COUNCIL
IN REVIEWING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND I AM
ESPECIALLY INTERESTED AND WE
COULD TALK ABOUT THIS
THROUGHOUT, WHAT BENEFITS THE
OWNERS ACCRUE FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS, AND HOW A BENEFIT
FOR THE CITY IS DETERMINED. SO,
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT AND
HANDED OFF TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL ALSO SAY I AM JOINED BY
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OFFICER, SARA.
SHE WILL PREVENT PRESENT ONE OF
THE ORDINANCES.
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
RESPOND?
>> YOU CAN GO AHEAD, ERIN.
MAYBE YOU CAN REPEAT WHAT YOU
DO BEST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
>> SO, THE NOMINATION AND
DESIGNATION PROCESS FOR A
LANDMARK, THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC
MEETINGS, IN WHICH THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
EVALUATES THE APPLICATION.
THAT IS PROPOSED BY THE
NOMINATORS.
IF THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED,
THEN THE STAFF INITIATES THE
NEGOTIATION OF A CONTROL AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT WITH THE
OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
THE CONTROLS ARE -- THE BOARD
HAS DESIGNATED CERTAIN FEATURES
OF A PROPERTY AND YOU WILL HEAR
ME TALK ABOUT THOSE TODAY, AS
WELL SARA.
THE CONTROLS ARE ABOUT HOW TO
REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO
THOSE FEATURES IN THE FUTURE.
THE AGREEMENT HAS DETAILED
LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE
EXCLUDED FROM ANY REVIEW AND
THEN ITEMS THAT CAN BE REVIEWED
BY THE STAFF AS OPPOSED TO
GOING TO THE BOARD.
THE AGREEMENT GIVES EVERYONE
SOME FLEXIBILITY ABOUT HOW TO
MANAGE CHANGE.
THE INCENTIVES INCLUDE, AND I
SPOKE TO THIS LAST TIME A BIT,
SPECIAL AX EVALUATION PROGRAM.
THERE ARE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES,
POTENTIALLY, FOR DESIGNATED
LANDMARKS, AND THERE IS ALSO
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT
POTENTIAL FOR CERTAIN ZONES
WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO LANDMARKS WITH
ORDINANCES.
AND THERE IS ALSO CODE RELIEF
THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO
LANDMARKS.
SO, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
TODAY IS TO PRESENT THE
ORDINANCE, WHICH IS TO CODIFY
THE AGREEMENTS FOR THESE THREE
PROPERTIES.
IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THEM,
THEY WILL GO TO THE MAYOR FOR A
SIGNATURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, LET'S PROCEED THEN WITH
THE FIRST ITEM.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO HAVE
EVERYONE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES
FOR THE THREE LANDMARKS OR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THEM ONE
BY ONE?
>> WE CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT
NOW, THANK YOU.
>> SARA?
>> I THINK WE HAVE JESSICA
JOINING US, TOO, FROM SEATTLE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK?
>> GOOD MORNING.
I BELIEVE -- IT LOOKS LIKE
HEIDI MARTINEZ IS REPRESENTING
THE OWNERS.
SHE MAY JOIN IF SHE IS ABLE.
>> AND FROM THE WAGNER FLOATING
HOME, WE HAVE MATTHEW.
YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED, IF
YOU WANT TO --
>> THANK YOU.
YES, I AM THE CURRENT OWNER.
I JOINED THIS PROCESS WAITS.
I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF
THE PREVIOUS PROCESS.
I AM HERE TO KIND OF OBSERVE
AND, ERIN, SHE HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL AND RESPONSIVE WITH ALL
OF OUR QUESTIONS . THANK YOU.
REPRESENTING US WITH MORE
QUESTIONS WILL BE GRACE.
SHE IS MY ARCHITECT.
SHE MIGHT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
>> AND WE HAVE JOSH.
>> HELLO, I AM JOSH ANDERSON,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
CENTER.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE
WAGNER FLOATING HOME.
IS EVERYONE ABLE TO SEE MY
SCREEN?
YES?
OKAY, GREAT.
SO, AS WE HAVE SHOWN
PREVIOUSLY, AS WE BRING TO
COMMITTEE, WE PROVIDE THE SIX
STANDARDS THE LANDMARKS WERE
CONSIDERED FOR AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE PRESENTATION AS A POINT
OF REFERENCE.
IN ADDITION TO BEING MORE THAN
25 YEARS OLD, THE RESOURCE
NEEDS TO MEET AT LEAST ONE OF
THE STANDARDS THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD AND IT
ALSO NEEDS TO HAVE THE
INTEGRITY OR ABILITY TO CONVEY
THAT SIGNIFICANCE.
SO, THIS IS THE WAGNER FLOATING
HOME.
THEY WILL CODIFY THE INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED BY
THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS
AND THE CITY HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OFFICER.
THIS WAS MADE BY THE WAGNER
ESTATE AND THE PROPERTY WAS
SOLD IN AUGUST 2021 TO THE NEW
OWNER, WHO IS JOINING US TODAY.
THIS PROPERTY IS AT 2770
WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH.
IT IS UNIT 10.
IT WAS DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS BOARD ON JUNE 2nd,
2021 UNDER STANDARDS B, C, AND
D. THEY INCLUDE THE EXTERIOR OF
THE HOUSE AND THE FLOATING
FOUNDATION AND PLATFORM IT SITS
ON.
SO, THIS WAS BUILT IN 1910.
THE WAGNER FLOATING HOME IS
AMONG THE OLDEST REMAINING
HOUSEBOATS AND IS THOUGHT TO
HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN A SEASONAL
RECREATIONAL CANOE CLUB ON LAKE
WASHINGTON, NEAR MADISON PARK.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE SEE IN
THE HISTORIC PHOTO.
IT WAS LIKELY TOWED TO ITS AREA
ON THE -- REGULATORY ACTIONS BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE DREW IT UP
OF LAKE WASHINGTON.
IN ITS LOCATION, ITS CURRENT
LOCATION, IT WAS FEATURED IN
LIFE MAGAZINE IN 1946.
SO, COLLEEN WAGNER, WHEN WE
SPEAK OF MR. AND MRS. WAGNER,
BEFORE SHE WAS MARRIED, SHE
RENTED THIS HOUSEBOAT WITH
FRIENDS AND SHE MET HER FUTURE
HUSBAND.
THEY PURCHASED THE HOME WHEN
THEY MARRIED IN 1965 AND THIS
BECAME THEIR FAMILY HOME FOR
MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
THEY RAISED THEIR TWO SONS,
DAVID AND MICHAEL.
IN THE 1960s, WOODEN BOATS WERE
FALLING FROM FAVOR AS NEW
MARINE TECHNOLOGY VERSIONS AND
MANY OF THE REPAIR SHOPS HAD
CLOSED.
AS MOST PEOPLE BEGAN TO GET RID
OF WOODEN VESSELS, THE WAGNER'S
COLLECTED OTHER BOATS.
IN 1968, THEY OPENED A BUSINESS
AT THEIR HOME THAT THEY CALLED
THE OLD BOATHOUSE.
MR. WAGNER DESCRIBED IT AS A
KINDERGARTEN OF HANDS ON
MARITIME HERITAGE MUSEUMS AND
HE SAID WE NOT ONLY TAUGHT
VISITORS HOW TO ROW, PADDLE,
AND SAIL TRADITIONAL BOATS BUT
WE HAD SATURDAY REGATTAS AT OUR
FLOATING HOME.
THEY BEGAN FOR ENTHUSIASTS AND
ANYONE INTERESTED IN HISTORY,
BOATS, AND WOODWORKING.
IN 1976, THEY STARTED HOSTING
MONTHLY MEETINGS, DRYING AS
MANY AS 40 PEOPLE.
THAT WAS THEIR DREAM, TO CREATE
SMALL WATERCRAFT MUSEUMS, WHERE
PEOPLE COULD PLAY WITH THE BOAT
AND HANDLE THE TOOLS AND, OVER
TIME, THIS VISION INVOLVED WHAT
WE KNOW TODAY FOR THE CENTER
FOR WOODEN BOATS, AT THE SOUTH
END OF LAKE UNION.
AND, I WILL ALSO SAY THIS
PROPERTY IS LISTED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL
PLACES AND SINCE 1982 --
COLLEEN WAGNER WAS SEEKING TO
BECOME A CITY LANDMARK AT THE
SITE AND HER SONS FINISH THAT
NOMINATION PROCESS.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE TO
THE NEXT PROPERTY OR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR
WAGNER FLOATING HOME?
>> THESE TWO SEEM VERY
CONNECTED, SO LET'S DO THIS ONE
AND THEN TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
YOU HEARD ME GIVE SOME HISTORY
FOR THE CENTER FOR WOODEN
BOATS.
THIS ORDINANCE IS TO QUALIFY
THE INNIE -- THIS NOMINATION
WAS MADE BY THE CENTER FOR
WOODEN BOATS.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END
OF PRESENT-DAY LAKE UNION, 1010
VALLEY STREET OR WATERWAY 4. IT
WAS DESIGNATED JUNE 2nd, 2021,
UNDER STANDARDS B, C, AND D.
THE CONTROL FEATURES INCLUDE
THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF
THE OPEN FIELD MILLION, WHICH
IS ON LAND.
THE EXTERIORS OF THE BOAT SHOP
AND BOATHOUSE AND THE PLATFORMS
THAT SUPPORT THEM, AND THE
EXTERIOR OF THE COURTHOUSE AND
ITS PLATFORM.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1983.
THE OTHER PAVILION WAS BUILT IN
1984.
THE BOATHOUSE WAS BUILT IN
1989.
HE DESIGNED THE BUILDINGS WITH
ASSISTANCE FROM BARBARA AND
STEVE AND KEITH.
AS THIS PROPERTY IS VERY MUCH A
LIVING HISTORY, I WANTED TO
GIVE JOSH ANDERSON, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A MOMENT TO
SPEAK ABOUT ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIN.
I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMITTEE
. THE CITY OF SEATTLE COUNCIL,
THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
BOARD FOR CULTURE, ERIN
DOHERTY, AND OTHERS.
THEY DID ALL THE RESEARCH.
JUST EVERYONE WE HAVE WORKED
WITH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT
AND IT HAS BEEN FUN TO GO
THROUGH IT.
THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS
PROMOTES HERITAGE THROUGH
INTERPRETATION, HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATING
OTHERS ABOUT SMALL CRAFT.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS USED TO JOKE
WHEN I WAS LEADING ORIENTATONS
AS THE LEAD BOAT BUILDER, THAT
WE ARE A MUSEUM THAT PURPOSELY
BREAKS ITS ARTIFACTS, SO WE CAN
REBUILD THEM.
THAT IS MOSTLY TRUE.
WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT
TO OUR ORGANIZATION WAS THE
PROCESS OF TEACHING PEOPLE HOW
TO USE BOATS AND CARE FOR THEM,
SO THAT THEY CAN INTERACT WITH
THE NATURAL MARITIME
ENVIRONMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE
WAY.
THE PROCESS OF REPEATING THAT
CYCLE OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
YOU JUST CONSTANTLY IS
CONNECTING WITH NEW PEOPLE AND
RECONNECTING WITH OLD FRIENDS,
AND IT JUST HAS THE VERY
INTENTIONAL OUTCOME OF BUILDING
A COMMUNITY AND PRESERVING
HISTORY AND IT IS IN A TANGIBLE
WAY THAT GETS PASSED ON FROM
GENERATION TO GENERATION.
THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS HAS
EXISTED IN SOME FORM FOR OVER
50 YEARS.
IT STARTED AT THE WAGNER
FLOATING HOME, LITERALLY IN
THEIR LIVING ROOM, UNDER THE
AURORA BRIDGE, BEFORE MOVING TO
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND EXPANDING
TO THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE AS
WELL.
IT WAS INTENTIONALLY STARTED
BECAUSE THEY HAD BOATYARD'S
STARTING TO DISAPPEAR AND THEY
REALLY WANTED TO PRESERVE THAT
HISTORY AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
THE COMMUNITY THEY WERE A PART
OF.
IN 2022, LITERALLY ALL THOSE
YARDS IN THE CITY ARE CLOSED.
WHILE THERE IS STILL NUMEROUS
SKILLED SHIPWRIGHTS AND PLENTY
OF WOODEN BOATS IN THIS AREA,
THIS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION
LEFT WITH DEDICATED STRUCTURES
ON LAKE UNION, SOLELY TO
PRESERVE WOODEN BOATS IN
SEATTLE'S RICH HISTORY.
WHEN MARKING THOSE BUILDINGS
HELP ENSURE THIS RESOURCE IS
AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY AND THE
RESIDENCE FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME.
THANK YOU.
>> SALLY MOVED TO THE THIRD OR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TWO
QUESTIONS.
>> WAS DUE QUESTIONS ON THESE.
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT --
I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS
TO HAVE CONTROLS ON A HOUSE OR
A BUILDING, BUT WHEN THERE IS A
CONTROL ON A FLOATING LOG
FOUNDATION, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS.
SO, CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE
FIRST PROJECT?
>> SO, THE LANDMARKS BOARD FELT
THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY SORT OF
AN INVERTED PYRAMID OF LOGS
BENEATH THE PLATFORM, AT LEAST
THAT IS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF
IT.
THAT IS WHAT HELPS IT BE
BUOYANT, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN
SUPPLEMENTED OVER TIME, I
THINK, WITH MORE CONTEMPORARY,
PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTS, TO KEEP
IT BUOYANT.
THE BOARD HOPED THAT THE TIMBERS
COULD REMAIN INTACT OVER TIME,
BUT WE DO HAVE SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE IN THERE, IN THE
AGREEMENT, THAT ALLOWS THE
STAFF TO REVIEW WITH THE OWNER
WHEN WE NEED TO SUPPLEMENT AND
USE OTHER MEANS OF KEEPING IT
AFLOAT, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE
A LANDMARK IF IT IS NOT ABOVE
THE WATER ANYMORE, AT LEAST
AVAILABLE.
IT IS SOMEONE'S HOME.
IT IS MATT'S HOME.
IT IS KIND OF A UNIQUE
STRUCTURAL FEATURE OF THE
HOUSEBOAT.
>> IF THE WORD STARTS TO
DETERIORATE, YOU CAN REPLACE IT
BUT IT HAS TO BE WITH ANOTHER
LOG PLATFORM?
>> I THINK WE ARE OPEN TO USING
OTHER MEANS OF KEEPING IT
BUOYANT.
>> OKAY.
MATT, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH
THAT, AS THE PERSON WHO WILL BE
LIVING THERE?
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, NOT AN EXPERT IN
KEEPING A HOME AFLOAT, SO --
YOU KNOW, IT IS A VERY OLD
STRUCTURE AND WHEN I HAD IT
INSPECTED, THE GUY INSPECTED
THE LOGS AND SAID, YEAH, THESE
ARE REALLY OLD.
THE HOUSE, CERTAINLY, IN
GENERAL, THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE,
THE SAME FAMILY OWNED IT FOR
ALMOST 60 YEARS AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THAT.
IT NEEDS A LOT OF RESTORATION
AND LOVE.
THAT IS WHY I HAVE GRACE.
>> YES.
>> WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING TO
PRESERVE THIS BOAT AND THE RICH
HERITAGE AND TO MAKE SURE IT
STAYS AFLOAT AND IS A
COMFORTABLE HOME FOR MATT AS
WELL.
SO --
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> IT IS GREAT TO SEE.
I DID NOT SEE WHAT THIS IS.
THAT IS COOL.
CHAIR, AS YOU WILL FIND, HAVING
DONE, JUST BEING MY PURVEYOR OF
INTERESTING THINGS IN NORTH
SEATTLE, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THE WOOD THAT WAS USED TO
CREATE YOUR FOUNDATION IS OLD.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I ASSUME SO.
I MEAN, IT IS FROM 1910 AND
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, ON THE
EDGE, THERE ARE SOME LARGE LOGS
. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
DEEPER LOGS TEND TO STAY
PRESERVED LONGER AND THE ONES
NEAR THE TOP 10 TO DECAY AND
BECOME MORE MUSHY.
>> IS CLOSER TO THE AIR
>> JOSH, IS THAT A SUBLEASE OF
THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN THAT
REGARD.
>> AND THE OLD GROWTH.
THAT IS KIND OF THINK ABOUT
LANDMARK IN THESE PARTICULAR
FLOATING BUILDINGS.
THERE IS NOT A TON OF THE
ORIGINAL THINGS LEFT.
THERE IS A REALLY LONG HISTORY
IN SEATTLE OF FLOATING HOMES
AND COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING THE
INDUSTRIES OF THE AREA.
YEAH, THERE IS SUCH HIGH-
QUALITY LOGS THAT THEY LAST FOR
A VERY, VERY LONG TIME,
HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
>> I HAVE ALSO FOUND WHEN
CITYWIDE WAS BUILDING THE DAMS
IN SKAGIT, THEY ALSO USED THE
SAME MECHANISMS AS THE
FOUNDATIONS.
SOME OF THOSE LIGHTING HOMES
ARE STILL USED TODAY AND I
KNOW, MATT, YOUR HOME IS ONE OF
MAYBE ONLY A DOZEN OR SO ON
LAKE UNION IN THE CANAL, USING
THESE OLD LOGS AS A FOUNDATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT
YOU ARE BRINGING THIS FORWARD
IN THIS WAY, UNDERSTANDING IF
YOU SECURE YOUR FOUNDATIONAL
-- THAT YOU HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS REALLY AMAZING.
JUST KIND OF SWITCHING GEARS
REAL BRIEFLY, TO TALK ABOUT THE
CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS.
AGAIN, THE HISTORY OF WOODEN
BOATS ON LAKE UNION IS VERY
EXTENSIVE BECAUSE WE, FOR THE
LONGEST TIME, AND STILL TO THIS
DAY IN A SMALLER AMOUNT, THIS
HAS BEEN A PLACE WHERE WOODEN
BOATS CALM DURING THEIR OFF-
SEASON AFTER FISHING IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA BECAUSE THIS IS
THE CLOSEST FRESHWATER PORT TO
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE
BERING SEA BECAUSE THERE ARE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SALTWATER
AREAS AND DIFFERENT ELEMENTS IN
THE SALTWATER THAT WILL DECAY
THE WOODEN BOATS FASTER, SO
USING A SAFE HARBOR IN THE
WINTERTIME OF LAKE UNION TO
KILL OFF THE SALTWATER WORMS IS
VERY IMPORTANT AND A USEFUL
STRATEGY.
I KNOW THAT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT
THE SETTER FOR WOODEN BOATS IS
DOING TODAY, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT
FRESHWATER WILL CONTINUE TO
PRESERVE MATT'S FOUNDATION AND
THE FOUNDATION THAT THE CENTER
FOR WOODEN BOATS IS SET UP FOR,
THAT TEACHES SO MANY PEOPLE
ABOUT HOW TO GET ON THE WATER.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.
THAT IS ALL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN AND
SAY WE HAVE HAD QUITE A BIT OF
EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH
OVERWATER STRUCTURES.
MAYBE NOTFLOATING HOMES, BUT
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT'S.
THEY ARE BUILDING BOATS
OVERWATER.
WE HAVE HAD TO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
RESOURCES, MAKING SURE
REPLACEMENT MATERIALS ARE
COMPLIANT WITH ALL OF OUR
STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SARA.
I WAS JUST THERE A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO.
I HAD A FRIEND IN TOWN.
I TOOK HER THERE TO SEE THAT IN
IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
YOU ARE MUTED.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M A
HUGE FAN OF THE CENTER FOR
WOODEN BOATS.
I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS ALSO A
HOME.
SO, I SUPPORT THIS AND I ALSO
-- I WANTED TO KNOW.
YOU CAN TAKE THIS OFF LINE, BUT
HOW DOES LAND MARKING A
STRUCTURE THAN RELATE TO THE
WHOLE SHORELINE MASTER PLAN
UPDATE?
DOES IT CHANGE ANYTHING?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
MIGHT KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE IT IS LAND-USE, BUT --
PROBABLY NOT, RIGHT?
DOES IT MAKE IT EASIER?
>> I'M NOT THE PERSON TO ANSWER
THAT.
>> OKAY, THEN NEVERMIND.
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY GET AN
ANSWER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
GRACE?
>> YEAH, SO I THINK ERIN HAS
BEEN HELPING US, YOU KNOW, NOT
BEHIND-THE-SCENES, BUT JUST AS
WE START OUR PROCESS, LOOKING
TO REMODEL THIS AWESOME
HOUSEBOAT FOR MATT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT
HE WOULD, OF COURSE, LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO CHANGE WHILE
MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER OF
THE HOME, AND I BELIEVE I HAVE
THE ANSWER THAT ALL OF THEM,
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, ARE
APPLYING TO THE LANDMARK BOARD,
TO REVIEW THESE CONTROLS
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THE THINGS
, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE AS POTENTIAL.
YES, BEING ABLE TO MODIFY OR
SUPPLEMENT THE FLOATING LOGS IS
CERTAINLY ONE THING, SO IT
STAYS SAFE.
AND CHANGING THINGS, LIKE THE
WINDOWS, WHERE THEY ARE -- TO
MAINTAIN THE LOOK BUT BEING
ABLE TO USE EITHER REPAIR OR
USE A MODERN WINDOW THAT
MAINTAINS THE APPEARANCE.
AND PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF
THE HOUSEBOAT AS NEEDED.
SO, I BELIEVE ALL OF THESE THE
CONTROLS DO NOT LIMIT THAT
POSSIBILITY.
THERE IS JUST A PROCESS FOR
APPLYING THEM.
DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
>> I AM HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT
AGAIN BUT, YEAH.
IF WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THOSE
DETAILS OF THE THINGS WE WANT
TO PROPOSE TO CHANGE.
WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT.
SOME OF THAT WILL BE WITH THE
STAFF AND MAYBE SOME PORTION
WITH THE BOARD.
I THINK A LOT OF IT IS IN
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OR
THINGS THAT ARE PART OF
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.
>> EXCELLENT.
YES, AND THE FIREPLACE FALLS
UNDER THAT AS WELL.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT
IT.
>> THE BOARD DID NOT DESIGNATE
THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME, SO
THE FUTURE OWNERS WOULD HAVE
FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE CHANGES
WITHOUT ANY REVIEW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
QUESTIONS, GRACE.
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS,
YOU KNOW, WE DO NOT HAVE ALL
THE DETAILS HERE.
IT IS HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND,
YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES IT MEAN
THAT THIS PROCESS IS
CONTROLLING THE OWNER'S ABILITY
TO MODIFY THE EXTERIOR OF THE
HOUSE, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING
SITTING ON WATER.
THERE WILL BE CONVERSATION BACK
AND FORTH TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
PROTECTED AND THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE CAN PRESERVE THE HISTORY
BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY COOL BUT
IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST
HOUSEBOATS THAT YOU NEED TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE IN SAFELY.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING THOSE
ISSUES.
OKAY, I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR FROM MY
COLLEAGUES.
SO, I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE
ON THESE TWO ITEMS.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT ITEM NUMBER ARE WE ON?
COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL OF 120310 TO -- SORRY.
LET ME MOVE UP ONE.
I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT WE
RECOMMEND COUNTABLE 120311,
IMPOSING CONTROLS ON THE WAGNER
FLOATING HOME, AS A LANDMARK.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE
LEGISLATION.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIRMAN TAMMY MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THEY PASS THE LEGISLATION WILL
BE SENT TO THE MAY 3rd MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDAITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL
120310.
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF THE
CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOUR DISCUSS HIM ABOUT THE
CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS?
I DO NOT SEE ANY.
SO, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL
OF COUNCIL BILL 120310.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED WE COMMITTED
TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> SHARON MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE COUNCIL PASSED FLAGELLATION
WILL BE SENT TO THE MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
PROCESS WITH YOU.
>> OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, COUNTABLE
120312.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
IMPOSING CONTROLS UPON THE
SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BUILDING, A BRIEF DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, DEVON.
ERIN, I WILL PASS IT ON TO YOU,
TO TALK ABOUT THE BANK
BUILDING.
>> SARA WILL PRESENT THIS ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> I WILL COVER THIS ONE.
THIS IS SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK, LOCATED ON DEMI-WAY.
YOU CAN SEE IT THERE.
LET'S GO BACK.
IT WAS DESIGNATED IN NOVEMBER
2006 BY A PREVIOUS OWNER.
THEY HAD SUBMITTED THE
DESIGNATION AND WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING HERE TODAY IS THE
CONTROLS AGREEMENT WITH THE
CURRENT OWNER.
THE CONTROLLED FEATURES ARE THE
SITE.
LET ME JUST GO OVER THE HISTORY
A LITTLE BIT.
SO, IT WAS BUILT IN 1950.
IT IS A ONE STORY REINFORCED
CONCRETE, MODERN STRUCTURE.
IT IS LOCATED IN THAT DENNY WAY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS SUBJECT BUILDING WAS
DESIGNED BY JOHN MALONEY.
IT WAS DESIGNED AFTER AN
ARCHITECT -- IT WAS HIS
PROTOTYPE.
THEY HAD DESIGNED THAT FIRST
NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, THE
INDUSTRIAL BRANCH ON FIRST
AVENUE SOUTH. IT OPENED IN
1946.
THAT INDUSTRIAL BRANCH BUILDING
REPRESENTED A MODEL, A
DISTINCTIVE FUNCTIONAL PATTERN
OF A NEW TYPE OF BUILDING WHERE
THERE WAS A STATEWIDE -- THEY
HAD A STATEWIDE BUILDING
PROGRAM.
IT WAS STANDARDIZED.
HE DESIGNED THE FIRST PROTOTYPE
AND SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR
BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED FROM
DIFFERENT ARCHITECTS.
NOT REALLY ON A STRICT,
REPETITIVE PLAN, BUT IT WAS
ADAPTED TO EACH SITE.
THIS BUILDING FEATURES THIS
RECTANGULAR -- WITH A
PROMINENT, CONCAVE ENTRY.
IT IS SYMMETRICALLY IN THIS
AREA.
IT WAS A PROTOTYPE.
KIND OF WHAT SETS THIS ONE
APART IS THAT THIS IS SET BACK
AND IT ALLOWS A SPACE FOR A
DRIVEWAY TO SERVE THE ORIGINAL
DRIVE-UP WINDOW.
THE PLANE OF THAT EAST FACDE
IS CONCAVE WITH A CURVE TO
MATCH THE DRIVE AND YOU CAN SEE
THIS IN THE HISTORIC IMAGE.
IT EXTENDS FROM THE
NORTHERNMOST PANEL TO THE
BRICKS SIGN AROUND THE
NORTHEAST OF THE BUILDING.
IT IS DETAIL IN A WAY THAT
MAKES IT -- THERE ARE COUPLE
SHELTERS THAT WERE THE DRIVE-UP
BANKING STANCHIONS AND THEY
CONNECT THE BUILDING WITH A
TOWER ARCHITECTURALLY.
THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS
PARTICULAR BUILDING STAND OUT.
IT IS ON A CORNER AND IT IS
REALLY DIFFERENT FROM A LOT OF
PROTOTYPES.
YOU CAN STILL SEE THIS
PROTOTYPE ALL OVER THE CITY.
THERE IS ONE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, IN GREENWOOD.
AND -- ONE THING THAT YOU HAD
ASKED ABOUT, INCENTIVES.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS
PROPERTY OWNER WAS MOTIVATED TO
SIGN A CONTROLS AGREEMENT WAS
THAT THERE IS TDR AVAILABLE FOR
THIS PROPERTY.
IT WAS CREATED THROUGH THE
ZONING CHANGES IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, RELATIVELY
RECENTLY.
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT INCENTIVE,
THEY NEED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE.
JESSICA?
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, SARA.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
OWNER.
I BELIEVE I AM JOINED BY HEIDI
MARTINEZ, ON BEHALF OF
WALGREENS.
JUST THANK YOU, SARA, FOR YOUR
HELP WITH THE INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT.
I THINK YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE
IMPORTANT CONTACTS THAT I
WANTED TO ADD, WHICH IS THIS
BUILDING WAS ALREADY LANDMARKED
A LONG TIME AGO.
IT WAS IN 2006.
NOW, THE OWNERS ARE LOOKING TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF CREATING --
PERSONALLY, TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THE QUESTION AT THE
BEGINNING, THE GREAT THING
ABOUT THE CODE IS IT IS NOT
LOST, PER SE.
IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED OFF THE
SITE.
AND THEN THE OWNER CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE VALUE,
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.
WE JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR
TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> THANK YOU, SARA AND JESSICA.
I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND
YOU KIND OF STARTED TO ANSWER
THEM BUT IF YOU DO NOT MIND, I
WILL GO THROUGH THEM.
SO, I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION
I HAVE IS, AS YOU SAID, THIS
WAS DESIGNATED IN 2006, SO CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY
IT IS JUST COMING BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
>> SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN A
PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS, BEFORE
AN AGREEMENT IS SIGNED, IT CAN
TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR
THE OWNER TO NEGOTIATE CONTROL.
WE DO NOT LIKE TO PUT A LOT OF
PRESSURE OR TRY TO STOP CONTROL
NEGOTIATION.
WE WANT TO BRING AND EDUCATE
THE PROPERTY OWNER.
I THINK -- NOT ONLY HAVE THEY
CHANGED HANDS, BUT THEY HAVE
BEEN DESIGNATED -- WE JUST WANT
TO BRING THEM ALONG AND MAKE
SURE THAT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE
WITH THE CONTROLS AGREEMENT.
>> WE WORK CLOSELY WITH
JESSICA, WHO HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL IN NEGOTIATING THE
AGREEMENT.
I THINK THE PROPERTY OWNER IS
COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND THEY
HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
REVIEW OR CHANGES THAT THEY ARE
PLANNING OR HAVE SOME PLANS TO
MAKE IN THE FUTURE.
>> IS IT THE OWNERS SEEKING
STATUS, THE STATUS?
>> THE OWNER -- THEY APPROACHED
ME TO NEGOTIATE CONTROL.
>> OKAY.
CAN YOU -- YOU MENTIONED THE
ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS BUILT IN
1946 AND THIS WAS SOMETHING
DONE SUBSEQUENTLY.
SO, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY THIS
IS THE ONE COMING FORWARD AND
NOT THE ORIGINAL AND KIND OF
PUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF
DESIGNATING THIS ONE RATHER
THAN THE ORIGINAL?
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHY.
I WAS NOT STAFFING THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN 2006.
I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS SPECIFIC
BUILDING CAME WHEN IT DID.
OFTEN, IT IS BECAUSE AN OWNER
WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER IT IS A
LANDMARK OR NOT, IN TERMS OF
WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO SELL
OR REDEVELOP, ET CETERA.
I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY THIS
ONE CAME TO THE LANDMARK BOARD.
OTHERS DID NOT.
>> OKAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT IS BEING
PRESERVED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY A BANK, BUT IT IS
ALL WALGREENS NOW.
PRESUMABLY, THERE WERE NOT ANY
PARTICULAR FEATURES INSIDE THAT
WERE PRESERVED?
>> NO, JUST THE SITE.
TO ME, AND THE LANDMARK BOARD,
IT WAS A GOOD FIT TO HAVE A
PLACE LIKE WALGREENS COME IN
BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO LOOK
AT THE INTERIOR OF THE
BUILDING, WITHOUT THE BOARD
REVIEWING IT, AND, YOU KNOW, IT
IS SINGLE-USE, SIMILAR TO A
BANK, AND THEY HAVE BEEN A VERY
GOOD STEWARD OF THE BUILDING,
AND THEY HAVE -- THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO GET CERTIFICATES OF
APPROVAL FOR ALL OF THE CHANGES
THAT THEY HAVE WANTED TO MAKE,
INCLUDING MODIFYING THE ENTRY
DOOR.
THIS WAS SOMETIME AGO.
THEY ADDED SIGNAGE TO
ACCOMMODATE THE WALGREENS AND
THE BOARD WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF THAT.
>> SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN -- WHAT
DOES IT MEAN?
IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE EXTERIOR
OF THE BUILDING, BUT FOR THE
WHOLE SITE, IS THAT RIGHT?
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
THAT MEANS, TO HAVE THAT.
IT INCLUDES A LARGE PARKING
LOT, SO I AM SORRY, BUT I AM
STRUGGLING WITH WHAT IT MEANS
TO PRESERVE A PARKING LOT AS
HISTORIC, AS A HISTORIC
LANDMARK.
>> SO, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
BUILD, POTENTIALLY BUILD ON
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE SITE
THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BUILT
ON.
I THINK THE LANDMARK BOARD
DESIGNATED THE SITE IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE BECAUSE OF THAT
DRIVES, THAT DRIVE-THROUGH,
WHERE I DECIDED IT WOULD BE THE
DRIVE AREA, AND THAT CURB
MARQUEE, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AS A VISUAL FEATURE
OF THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING.
>> YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT?
THE CURRENT PHOTO THAT I SEE
DOES NOT SHOW THAT, I DO NOT
THINK.
IT IS HARD TO GET A SENSE OF
WHAT THE FEATURE IS.
>> YEAH.
THAT FEATURE, IF YOU COULD MOVE
THE HAND, IT IS DOWN BELOW, TO
THE EAST, AND --
>> OKAY.
>> SO, THE LOT IS JUST THE
FULL, LEGAL PARCEL THAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THIS DESIGNATION.
>> I THINK THE TOWER IS HERE,
RIGHT?
AND THEN THERE IS THAT ARCING
CONCRETE.
SO THIS IS THE PART THAT IS
OPEN.
>> OKAY.
>> I AM SORRY.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE
QUESTIONS?
I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE UP ALL
THE SPACE.
>> YOU MENTIONED -- I DO NOT
SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION IS YOU
MENTIONED THE TDR OPPORTUNITY.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
MEANS FOR CAPACITY, DENSITY,
AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
BUILD HERE OR ELSEWHERE?
>> SURE.
I DO NOT KNOW.
MAYBE JUSTIN KNOWS MORE ABOUT
THIS AND WHAT MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE, BUT BASICALLY, YOU
CAN TAKE THE FA ARE CALCULATION
AND ESSENTIALLY SELL THAT TO
ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN
THE UPTOWN ZONE.
IT IS A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION
, AND THEN THE PDR IS USED AS A
PART OF THE INCENTIVE ZONING
FOR THE SITE.
SO FOR THE SITE THAT IT IS
BEING TRANSFERRED TO, TO
MAXIMIZE THE ZONING POTENTIAL,
THEY COULD USE THE CDR TO
ACHIEVE THAT.
IT WOULD INCREASE THE DENSITY
ON THE RECEIVING SITE.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> SO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE COUNCIL VOTE CANNOT
UNDO THE CONTROLS ANYWAYS, SO
-- BUT GETTING THIS DONE TODAY
WOULD ALLOW FOR, YOU KNOW, THE
TAX BENEFITS OF THE CDR TO BE
REALIZED.
THAT IS JUST -- I LOOKED INTO
IT EARLIER.
>> THANK YOU, YEAH.
I AM JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BENEFIT FOR THE CITY
IS AND WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO ADD TO HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES.
COULD WE ADD A PUBLIC PLAZA?
COULD WE INCREASE THE COMMUNITY
BENEFIT IN SOME WAY, SO THAT --
I AM JUST TRYING TO DIVE A
LITTLE DEEPER BECAUSE -- IN THE
PREVIOUS CASE, I HAVE NO
DETAILS REALLY ABOUT WHAT WAS
NEGOTIATED.
OKAY, WELL --
>> I THINK THE COMMUNITY
BENEFIT IS THE HOUSING THAT
WILL BE BUILT WITH THE TRANSFER
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.
>> YEAH.
I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALL
OF THAT AS WELL.
SO, WE HAVE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME LEFT.
ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES?
OKAY, IF YOU DO NOT MIND, I
THINK -- I THINK ON THIS ONE, I
WOULD LIKE TO DIVE A LITTLE
DEEPER IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT
SOME OF THESE CONTROLS ARE.
I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I'M READY TO
VOTE ON THIS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I
WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THIS UNTIL
OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS MAY
13th.
IS THAT OKAY?
I DO NOT HEAR AN OBJECTION.
WE WILL HOLD THIS UNTIL OUR
NEXT MEETING AND IN THE
MEANTIME, ERIN AND SARA, WE
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND TRY
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A FULLER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
OPPORTUNITY IS.
>> WE ARE TOTALLY FINE WITH
THAT.
>> WE WILL MOVE FORWARD IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
AND HEARING NO OBJECTION.
WE WILL HOLD IT UNTIL THE MAY
13th MEETING.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR
FINAL ITEMS, WHICH ARE A FEW
APPOINTMENTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS FIVE AND SIX INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 5 AND SIX.
APPOINTMENTS 2171 AND 2172.
REAPPOINTMENTS OF HOLLY MORRIS
JACOBSON AND KAYLA DEMONTE
FOR A BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, WE HAVE GOT TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS.
I AM GOING TO ASK -- I DO NOT
THINK DIRECTOR ALLIE BARNES IS
HERE.
AM I CORRECT?
I'M GOING TO ASK EBONY TO
PRESENT THE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS.
IS EBONY STILL HERE?
I DO NOT THINK SHE IS.
I THINK THEY ALL HOPPED OFF.
OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM
HAPPY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT
WITH YOU ABOUT THESE TWO
APPOINTMENTS.
SO, FIRST WE HAVE KAYLA
DEMONTE.
SHE IS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT
CITIZEN UNIVERSITY AND -- SHE
LEAVES THE PROGRAM TEAM ON THE
NATIONAL SLATE OF EVENTS THAT
FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING CITIZEN
POWER AND RENEWING CIVIC
PRACTICES.
PRIOR TO THIS, SHE SERVED AS
THE DIRECTOR PROGRAMS FOR THE
MUCH BOLTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INTRODUCED PROGRAMS LIKE
THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
AND WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND
LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE.
SHE HAS ALSO SERVED WITH ONE
REEL, MANAGING FESTIVALS AND
PRTNER -- THIS IS A
REAPPOINTMENT -- THIS IS A
MERRILL APPOINTMENT FOR A ONE-
YEAR TERM, TWO YEAR TERM FROM
JANUARY 2022 TO DECEMBER 2023.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY, LET ME READ QUICKLY.
HOLLY MORRIS JACOBSON IS
ANOTHER REAPPOINTMENT.
HOLLY HAS A BACKGROUND IN
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKS WITH
MICROSOFT AND HAS THE GREATEST
DIGITAL MARKETING AND
PRODUCTIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND
OTHER EDUCATION AND
ENTERTAINMENT INSTITUTIONS.
THIS IS ALSO A MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT FROM 2022 TO 2023.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I WILL MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF REAPPOINTMENTS
02171 AND 02172. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALE IS?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE MAY 3rd
MEETING.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEMS
SUBBAN INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 7, APPOINTMENT
2186 AND REAPPOINTMENT OF
DONALD T. FELDER AS A MEMBER OF
FAMILIES EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL,
AND THE PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2023, EVERYTHING
COME DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SEE A DIRECTOR IS HERE TO
TALK ABOUT THESE APPOINTMENTS.
I WILL HAND IT OFF TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY.
BEFORE I JUMP IN, DO YOU WANT
ME TO TALK ABOUT THE DOCTOR
RIGHT NOW?
YES?
>> IF YOU WANT TO DO THE OTHER
APPOINTMENTS, THAT WOULD BE
FINE.
>> OKAY.
I WILL START OFF WITH DR.
FELDER.
HE IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
DR. FELDER IS A RETIRED
EDUCATOR AND HE TAUGHT AND
SERVED IN NUMEROUS CAPACITIES
AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
30 YEARS AND THROUGH HIS GREAT
MEMORIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR BEING A
KEY LEADER IN STARTING THIS
HIGH SCHOOL.
ONCE HE RETIRED FROM PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, HE TOOK HIS LOVE FOR
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE
COMMUNITY TO CASEY FAMILY
PROGRAMS, WHERE HE THEN WORKED
FOR 10 MORE YEARS. MAYBE I
SHOULD NOT USE THE TERM
"WORKED."
WHEN YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, IT
IS NOT CONSIDERED A JOB.
DOCTOR FELDER IS A COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE KNOWN FOR ENSURING
RACIAL EQUITY.
HE IS MAKING SURE IT IS APPLIED
TO POLICIES AND SYSTEMS AND ALL
THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS.
WITH THAT SAID, I AM LOOKING
RIGHT HERE.
I KNOW THAT DOCTOR FELDER HAS
TO JUMP TO HIS PHONE.
HE MIGHT BE HERE BUT I DO NOT
SEE HIM.
>> HE IS HERE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I AM ACTUALLY HERE.
IS THIS MY TIME TO SPEAK?
>> YES, SIR.
>> I WANT TO SAY I AM -- I AM
THRILLED TO RECEIVE THIS
APPOINTMENT.
IT IS REALLY ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME
WISDOM AND HELP THOSE CHILDREN
WHO ARE LEAST FORTUNATE IN OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM, TO RECEIVE THE
KIND OF SERVICES THAT HAS BEEN
IN PLACE FOR SO LONG.
YOU KNOW, I SOMETIMES LIKE TO
BRAG THAT I WENT TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WORKED IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MY CHILDREN WENT TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I SERVED ON A BUNCH OF
COMMITTEES AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
NOW, I HAVE A REAL PLEASURE OF
SURGING AS A MEMBER.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS WITH MUCH LOVE THAT I
TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND
MUCH DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS
OF SEATTLE AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND
THEY ARE DOING WONDERFUL WORK
TOGETHER, IN PARTNERSHIP, TO
SERVE THE CHILDREN.
ACTUALLY, SERVE THOSE CHILDREN
WHO SOMETIMES JUST HAVE
STRUGGLES.
SO, OUR JOB IS TO HELP CHILDREN
ON THEIR JOURNEY, IN A WAY THAT
THEY CAN SEE THEIR DREAMS AND I
WANT TO SAY SEE THEIR DREAMS
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP.
I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING THAT I
REALLY, REALLY WAS PLEASED THAT
I WAS ON THIS CALL, LISTENING
TO THE CULTURAL SPACES BECAUSE
I SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP AS A WAY
TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR CHILDREN, TO THRIVE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THIS CALL,
FOR YOUR GRAND WORK, AND MUCH
APPRECIATION, ONCE AGAIN, FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SERVE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WILL ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND
READ ITEM 8 INTO THE RECORD,
DEVON, THEN WE WILL DO THESE
TWO TOGETHER AND LET THEM SPEAK
TO MS. THOMPSON BLACK.
>> THIS IS 2186, APPOINTMENT OF
-- FROM DECEMBER 31st, 2024.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO CONFIRM, APPOINTMENT
NUMBER IS -- I HAVE 2186 AND
2185.
>> MY APOLOGIES, 2185.
>> DIRECTOR, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS, AGAIN, ANOTHER PLEASURE
OF MINE TO INTRODUCE THE CEO
FOR SEATTLE -- LINDA THOMPSON-
BLACK.
SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A PASSIONATE
PERSON ABOUT EDUCATION.
SHE HAS WORKED -- SHE ACTUALLY
WORKED ON THE ORIGINAL
EDUCATION LEVEL HE BACK IN
1990.
SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE AT THAT
TIME.
SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
COORDINATING THE FIRST
EDUCATION SUMMONS THAT GAVE
RISE TO THE EDUCATION LEVEE IN
1990.
SHE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED
TO SEE HOW IT HAS GROWN SO FAR.
SHE IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF
UDUB, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER
UNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE DEGREES.
SHE IS ALSO A PROUD SPS HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATE.
GO, QUAKERS.
LINDA HAS WORKED FOR A NATIONAL
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
ORGANIZATION TO REALLY DOES
HELP IMPLEMENT STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
OTHER THAN DOING THIS WORK SHE
IS DOING NOW, SHE IS A PROUD
MOM OF SOME REALLY AMAZING
CHILDREN.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING
THE BOTH.
HER CHILDREN ARE ALSO GRADUATES
OF SPS AND THEY ARE DOING
EXTREMELY WELL.
I WILL PAUSE THERE, LINDA, TO
ALLOW YOU TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DUANE,
FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.
LIKE -- I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED
TO BE A PARTNER OF THE LOC.
IT IS FULL CIRCLE.
WHEN I WORKED FOR THEM --'S
VISION WAS TO HAVE FAMILIES AND
IT WAS MY JOB TO RALLY THE
COMMUNITY. I
HAVE MEETINGS THAT GAVE RISE TO
OUR EDUCATION SUMMIT.
IT WAS RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF AN
INITIATIVE.
SO, BEING HERE NOW IS JUST
PHENOMENAL.
WHEN WE DID THE FIRST LEVY, IT
WAS 7 MILLION A YEAR FOR SEVEN
YEARS.
I AM DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
THE EDUCATION IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
I LOVE MY SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE.
THERE WAS AN EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
TEAM THAT CAME TO OUR HIGH
SCHOOL AND I WAS ON THAT
COMMITTEE AND WE WERE ON THE
STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUP, AND
WE WERE THE MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL
IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE HAD SOME
OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AWARD
WINNING PROGRAMS.
SO, I HOLD THAT DEER IN MY
HEART, AND, I WANT THE BEST FOR
OUR SCHOOLS AND I WANT TO BE A
PART OF SUPPORTING THIS AS WE
GO FORWARD.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT.
I WAS TELLING DUANE THAT, OUR
GIRLS ARE SUCCESS STORIES.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER -- MY
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS A LAWYER
AND SHE WORKS WITH THE WHITE
HOUSE AND CONGRESS ON THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
SHE IS DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR
EVERYONE.
MY SECOND DAUGHTER IS WORKING
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY AND STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES.
THEIR SUCCESS HAS TO DO WITH A
POWERFUL EDUCATION THEY HAVE
RECEIVED IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, I THINK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A
MEMBER AND DOING EVERYTHING I
CAN TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS REALLY NICE TO HEAR FROM
BOTH OF YOU AND I AM SURE THAT
PASSION WILL SHOW AS WE MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR
APPOINTEES?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO QUESTIONS.
JUST, LINDA THOMPSON-BLACK ,
YOUR -- IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
RAISE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL,
AMAZING DAUGHTER, I CANNOT WAIT
TO SAY WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR
CITY.
YOU KNOW, DOCTOR, I AM JUST
INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED AND AMAZED
BY WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT
YOU.
NO QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SPENDING YOUR TIME COMING TO
VERY GOOD.
I WILL MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NEL ON.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO THE MAY 3RD CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE ITEM LEFT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NINE INTO THE RECORD.
>> DANGER ITEM 9, APPOINTMENT
2119.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH, DEVIN.
SO, WE HAVE WITH US FROM
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
REBECCA FRESTEDT WHO WILL TALK
TO US ABOUT ADRIAN LAM.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
OKAY.
I FIRST WANTED TO ASK IF IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO HAVE A BRIEF OVER
VIEW OF THE WORK OF THE
INTERNATIONAL BOARD.
I CAN GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS.
>> SURE.
GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
SO THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD IS
ONE OF EIGHT OR THE DISTRICT IS
ONE OF EIGHT HISTORIC DISTRICTS
IN THE CITY.
THE BOARD MAKES RECOMMENDATION
TO THE DEPARTMENT ON ANY
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES
APPROVAL FOR CHANGES OF USE,
UNDER LIGHT PRINCIPLE USE OF A
SPACE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE DISTRICT OR ANY CHANGES TO A
BUILDING OR SITE AND THAT
INCLUDES OPENED SPACES AND
PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
THE BOARD MEETS TWICE A MONTH AS
APPLICATIONS REQUIRE AND THEN
REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
BOARD.
THIS POSITION IS FOR A TWO YEAR
TERM.
MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE
TWO CONSECUTIVE TWO YEAR TERMS.
THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THE
BOARD.
TWO OF THEM ARE MAYORAL
APPOINTEES AND FIVE ARE ELECTED
IN AN ANNUAL ELECTION BY MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY.
THOSE FIVE POSITIONS REPRESENT
BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY
OWNERS, COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES AND RESIDENTS OR
TENANTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT IS AN ELECTED POSITION AS
WELL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO APPOINTED
SEATS AND WE GENERALLY RESERVE
THESE SEATS FOR ARGUE ARCHITECTS
SO THEY CAN BRING THAT TECHNICAL
EXPERIENCE TO THE BOARD.
HE HAS WORKED IN THE FIELD FOR
OVER 20 YEARS.
AND BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL RANGE
OF PROJECTS FROM COMMERCIAL TO
RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL SPACES.
HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN AN
APPLICANT IN THE PAST AS
PRESENTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARD AND SO
HAS THAT FAMILIARITY AND
PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS WELL.
I THINK HE HAS A RICH DETAILED
EXPERIENCE THAT COULD BRING SOME
GREAT EXPERTISE AND PERSPECTIVES
TO THE BOARD AND HELPING REVIEW
PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF
ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
COMING FORTHRIGHT NOW.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR
SAY ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
ADD AND WE WILL TURN IT BACK TO
COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, REBECCA.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME?
WONDERFUL.
IT IS CERTAINLY A PRIVILEGE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM NOT ONLY A
LONG TERM RESIDENT BUT I AM AN
IMMIGRANT.
WITH MY HERITAGE AND BEING AN
IMMIGRANT TO THIS COUNTRY, IT IS
DEFINITELY A REAL PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT I'VE
BEEN SO WELCOMED.
I'VE GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
WITHIN MY PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
NATURAL.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO BE
SITTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
TABLE FOR ONCE AND IT ALSO
ALLOWS ME TO FULFILL A PASSION
OF MINE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
THE RICH HISTORY OF THIS CITY
THAT HAS ADOPTED.
SO, YES, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD
TO BEING APART OF THE BOARD AND
HELPING ADVANCE FUTURE PROJECTS
INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THE KINDS OF SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE THAT
YOU WILL BE BRINGING TO THIS
POSITION.
THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING
ACROSS THE CITY RIGHT NOW BUT
ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
OUR DOWNTOWN AREAS.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE
YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND YOUR
EXPERTISE AS AN ARCHITECT AS
PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS
WELL.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MR. LAM?
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, IN THAT CASE WE WILL MOVE.
I WILL MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 2119.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE MAY 3RD
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN AND
LISTEN BUT YOUR PRESENCE IS NOT
REQUIRED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
BEFORE CONCLUDING THE MEETING I
WANT TO GIVE COLLEAGUES ANY
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE FINAL
THOUGHTS OR MAKE ANY
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
OKAY.
VERY WELL.
IT IS 11:06 A.M.
THIS CONCLUDES THE APRIL 22ND
MEETING.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS ON
MAY 6TH.
SO I WILL SEE YOU