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LEVEE HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETIN
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HEARING, THE TIME IS 4:30 P.M.
THE DATE IS MAY 31st 2023.
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IS HERE AS PART OF OUR
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CLERK. WHEN WE SEE OTHER COUNCI
MEMBERS JOIN US WE WILL BE SUR
TO NOTE. WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
EXCUSED ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER WHO LET US KNOW
EARLIER TODAY SHE CANNOT JOIN,
THIS WILL BE RECORDED SO COLLIE
CAN LISTEN IN ONLINE AND THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US VIRTUALLY O
IN PERSON HERE TODAY. OUR DOOR
ARE OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
CIRCULATION AND PEOPLE HAVE
DIALED IN TO CONTINUE TO PROMOT
OUR HYBRID MODEL AS WE SEEK T
FOLLOW BEST PRACTICE FROM THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
CONTINUE TO REDUCE ANY
TRANSMISSIBLE ILLNESS, COVID O
THE ONGOING FLU PANDEMIC. WE
HAVE A REALLY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TODAY.
THE HOUSING LEVEE INVESTMENTS
ARE BEING DISCUSSED, THIS IS
THE 2023 HOUSING LEVEE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF THE FUL
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL VIA SELEC
LEVEE HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. WE HAVE BEEN
CONVENING SINCE THE BEGINNING O
APRIL AND WE WILL DEVOTE THREE
MONTHS TO HEARING ABOUT THE
HOUSING LEVEE. TODAY IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OU
HOUSING LEVEE LEGISLATION WAS
OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED YESTERDAY
FOR CITY COUNCIL AND THIS
MORNING WE TALKED ABOUT A SERIE
OF AMENDMENTS WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WE HAVE HEARD
FROM OTHER COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
ABOUT THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE INCLUDED, ENHANCEMENTS. SOM
OF THOSE INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION MADE IT POSSIBLE FO
US TO INVEST MORE IN
PREDEVELOPMENT COST FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS,
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY OF COLOR
LED ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE
INTENDING TO SERVE COMMUNITIES
AT HIGHEST RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. WE
INCLUDED LANGUAGE THAT ENHANCES
THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP
THREE AND FOUR BEDROOMS SO WE
GET OUT MORE FAMILY SIZED UNITS
AND MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING
OPTIONS. WILL INCREASE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRACKING TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS REGULAR
REPORTING AT LEAST ANNUAL
REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF
AVAILABLE UNITS SO ANY VACANCIE
CAN BE FILLED WHICH MAY HELP
WITH ADDITIONAL POLICIES IN THE
FUTURE TO MAKE SURE MORE PEOPL
ARE GETTING INTO HOUSING. WE
HAVE DONE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE I
THE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO
SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE THAT IS
SERVING PEOPLE IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AND
NONSUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO ENSUR
GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE FOLKS
WHO ARE CARING FOR PEOPLE INSID
OF HOUSING. I SEE MANY MEMBERS
OF THE TRADES WITH US TODAY AN
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR AND
COMMUNITY AT LARGE WORKING TO
PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION YESTERDAY
TO ENSURE WE BUILD MORE UNITS
USING STRONG LABOR PROTECTIONS
AND UNION STANDARDS SO MORE
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN TH
UNITS THEY ARE BUILDING WITHIN
OUR CITY. OVERALL IT IS ABOUT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT USING THE
PUBLIC DOLLAR TO INVEST IN THE
PUBLIC GOOD AND I'M VERY PROUD
OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN DELIBERATIONS
WHERE WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION WITH
COUNCIL ENHANCEMENT, A BUILD O
THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMITTEE.
WITH THAT I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT HAS MADE
IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE THIS
LEVEE PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US WE
KNOW WE NEED TO DO MORE, THIS
HOUSING LEVEE ENCOURAGE US TO D
MORE AND RECOGNIZES COST HAS
INCREASED AND THE POPULATION
HAS INCREASED SO WE ARE TRYING
TO SERVE A GROWING NEED AND
DIVERSITY OF NEEDS NOT JUST IN
TERMS OF BUILDING UNITS BUT
SERVING THE PEOPLE INSIDE. AS
WAS MENTIONING TODAY SOME
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
HERE WITH US IN THE ROOM HAVE
TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY OF THEM
ARE WORKING WITHIN THE BUILDING
THEY HAVE CREATED AND BUILT AN
WE WANT TO BUILD MORE. WE NEED
TO RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS INSIDE
THE BUILDINGS HAVE CHANGED,
POPULATION NEED TO BECOME MORE
COMPLEX SO SERVING THOSE NEEDS
AS WE BUILD ADDITIONAL UNITS
CREATING AFFORDABLE RENTAL
OPTIONS AND FIRST-TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS LEVEE. WE
ARE MOVING FORWARD AND LET'S
MOVE FORWARD LET'S ACT IN THIS
MOMENT I BELIEVE WE ARE
RESPONDING TO THE MOMENT WITH
NECESSITY. MAKING SURE WE'RE
DOING MORE THAN THE STATUS QUO,
NOT GOING BACKWARDS AND WE ARE
CALLING IN THE COMMUNITY WHO
HAS ASKED FOR US NOT JUST
PROVIDING DOLLARS BUT TO MAKE
SURE THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE PUT
TOWARD BUILDING HOUSING IN THE
COMMUNITY LINES AND TO SERVE
NOT JUST CREATING MORE HOMES
BUT SERVING THE BROAD COMMUNITY
AS WE COUPLED WITH CHILDCARE,
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THI
IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE HOUSIN
LEVEE SO FAR AND OUR INTENT TO
SERVE INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES
SENIORS STUDENTS ARTISTS AND T
MAKE SURE THERE IS GREATER
ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SANCTUAR
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WITH THAT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW
FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT AND WE WILL START. I
WILL READ THREE IN THE ROOM AND
THREE ONLINE. THREE IN THE ROOM
AND THREE ONLINE TO KEEP IT AS
EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE. WE WILL
START WITH THE THREE FOLKS THAT
ARE SIGNED UP FIRST. [ READING
NAMES ] GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK
YOU FOR BEING THE FIRST TO
TESTIFY TODAY. SPEAK DIRECTLY
INTO THE MICROPHONE. WE WILL
GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK,
WE SHOULD GET THERE ALL THE
FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP TO COMMENT
WITH THE FULL TWO MINUTES. IF
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WOULD
LIKE TO COME BEHIND THE CURTAIN
YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO. AND
WITH THAT STARTED OVER AGAIN.
>> I AM ENROLLED MEMBER OF
TURTLE BOUND AND MOUNTAIN FROM
NORTH DAKOTA WORKING WITH THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB A HOUSING
ORGANIZATION AROUND THE CORNER
IN PIONEER SQUARE SERVING ON
HOUSE AND HOMELESS 15% OF
UNCIAL TO PEOPLE AND 32% OF
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WE WORK
WITH MEMBERS TO REDUCE
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBERS OF
HOUSING AND METHODS OF HEALING
WORK FROM STAFF IS AT THE COR
OF CREATING SACRED SPACE FOR
MEMBERS. BILLING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HAS INCREASED CAPACITY
TO SERVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
ARE NEGLECTED BY CONVENTIONAL
SYSTEMS. RENEWING THE LEVEE IS
A CRUCIAL STEP AS WE CONTINUE
PROGRESS TO HOUSE AND KILL ALL
PEOPLE. THE LEGISLATION IS A
STRONG FOUNDATION FOR
ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD MORE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE HAVE OPENED THREE BUILDINGS
WITH MORE THAN 220 UNITS IN 15
MONTHS WITH ANOTHER 120 UNDER
CONSTRUCTION IN EACH INSTANCE
WE HAVE SAFELY , WE HAVE STARTE
THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD
HEALING. WE APPROVE AND WE CAN
DO THE WORK IF WE HAVE THE
TOOLS. THE HOUSING LEVEE
LEGISLATION IS A TOOL THAT THE
CITY HAS AS WE FIGHT REGIONAL
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. THE
HOUSING LEVEE IS MORE THAN A
COMMITMENT TO MUCH-NEEDED
BRICK-AND-MORTAR IT IS A
COMMITMENT TO HOUSING PEOPLE AT
SCALE WITH THE KIND OF LOVE,
SAFETY, COMPASSION AND
DEDICATION THAT WILL TRANSFORM
LIVES. WE THANK YOU AND ASK FO
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVEE LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO. CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I AM REALLY HONORED T
BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THE LEVEE IN
FRONT OF YOU TODAY. I AM THE
ADVOCACY AND POLICY MANAGER FO
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY AND AM
ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS LEGISLATION FROM YOU
BECAUSE I PERSONALLY KNOW WHAT
IT MEANS TO FIND A HOME. I KNO
HOW TRANSFORMATIVE IT CAN BE. I
SEE PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY
SHARING THE SAME KIND OF RELIEF
IN THE SAME KIND OF HAPPINESS
THAT I FOUND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO
SAY TO MY WIFE WE DO NOT HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING A PAYCHEC
AND SING EVICTION FORMS SOMEDAY
AND LOSING OUR COMMUNITY AND
EVERYTHING WE LOVE HERE IN THE
SEATTLE METRO AREA. IT CHOKES
ME UP BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHAT
IT WAS LIKE WHEN WONDERING IF
I CROSS MY LANDLORD AM I GOING
TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THE STREE
AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY I HAVE
COME TO LOVE. IN THE PAST 10
YEARS I HAVE LIVED HERE IN THE
SEATTLE AREA. RIGHT NOW SO MAN
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THAT EVERY
SINGLE DAY. IN THIS LEVEE IN
FRONT OF YOU IT IS AN INVESTMEN
NOT JUST IN HOUSING, BUT IN
THEM BEING ABLE TO LIVE A LIFE
WITHOUT FEAR. PARTICULARLY
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS AN INVESTMENT
EMPOWERMENT, AS CHEESY AS IT
MAY SOUND I AND WE BELIEVE
THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A SAFE
AND HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE AND
DECENT PLACE TO LIVE. PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS LEVEE PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HELLO. I AM THE CHIEF
ADVOCACY OFFICER AT HABITAT FO
HUMANITY , WE AT HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY ARE PROUD TO BE HERE I
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION OU
VISION AS MENTIONED IS TO BUIL
A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A
SAFE, DECENT AND AFFORDABLE
PLACE TO CALL HOME. THIS
PROPOSAL IS AN AMAZING AND
FANTASTIC STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION. WITH TOOLS LIKE THE
SURPLUS LAND, THE EXISTING
HOUSING LEVEE AND THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING SEATTLE IS THE EASIEST
PLACE IN OUR AREA FOR US TO
BUILD. IT IS EASIER FOR US TO
BUILD IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BECAUSE OF TOOLS LIKE THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE AND I
URGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HELP CONTINUE
THAT. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
REASON WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT O
THE LEVEE. WE ARE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE AURORA,
A SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNER IN
SOUTH PARK WHO IS ABLE TO HAVE
HER HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SHE GREW UP IN BECAUSE OF THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE. WE ARE
HERE FOR PEOPLE LIKE WHO IS
LIVING IN THE CAPITOL HILL COND
THAT WE HELPED TO BUILD TODAY
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THINGS
LIKE THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE.
WE ARE HERE FOR PEOPLE WHO WIL
BE MOVING INTO THEIR HOME
BECAUSE OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE AND TOOLS LIKE IT. THIS
TOOL IS CRITICAL FOR US TO
CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE DO AN
CONTINUE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HELP
ORGANIZATIONS NOT ONLY BUILD
MORE HOMES , BUT BUILD MORE
HOMEOWNERS, TOO. THANK YOU VER
MUCH AND A STRONG URGE YOU TO
PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
>> HI I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AT FUTURE LIFE AND
RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 3. HERE
FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THE HOUSING
LEVEE. LOOKING ACROSS
WASHINGTON STATE WE FOCUS ON
LAND USE POLICY AND PLANNING WE
DON'T USUALLY TAKE POSITIONS ON
BALLOT INITIATIVES BUT WE HAVE
LONG SUPPORTED SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE AND AM PLEASED TO
REITERATE SUPPORT FOR THE NEWES
LEVEE PROPOSAL. AS THE STATE
PLANS FOR OVER 1 MILLION NEW
PEOPLE WE NEED MORE RESOURCES
FOR AFFORDABILITY SO EVERYONE
CAN HAVE A HOME AND WE WELCOME
PEOPLE WITH A RANGE OF INCOMES
THE HOUSING LEVEE IS A MODEL
FOR HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN
INVEST IN AFFORDABILITY AS
HOUSING CHALLENGES GROW THE
LEVEE NEEDS TO GROW. THIS IS A
CHANCE FOR SEATTLE TO SERVE ITS
OWN NEEDS AND BE A MODEL FOR
OTHER CITIES, AS THE COUNCIL
PUTS FOR THE LARGER LEVEE THE
VOTERS AND CIVIC INSTITUTIONS
WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> FIGURE SO MUCH. I WANT TO
NOTE THE COUNCILMEMBER JOINED
US JUST FOR THE RECORD ANYBODY
ELSE JOIN US ONLINE THAT I MIGH
HAVE MISSED? AND IN THE ROOM W
HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS
>> GOOD AFTERNOON I AM THE
COCHAIR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE OF THE SEATTLE
SIGNING COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS
FROM A RECENT LETTER IN SUPPORT
OF THE HOUSING LEVEE. THE
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
WITH EXPANDED PROPOSAL OF 917
MILLION TO FURTHER AFFORDABLE
HOUSING EFFORTS OF SEATTLE. AS
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL IS STRONG
THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THE
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
ENORMOUS AND GOES WELL BEYOND
WHAT THE LEVEE CAN ADDRESS.
COMMISSION CONSIDERS THE LEVEE
AMOUNT AT THE FLOOR NOT THE
CEILING HOUSING LEVEE FUNDS B
THE HOUSING HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
MANY INSPIRING PROJECTS
CREATING IN THE COMMUNITIES
BENEFIT EVERYONE NOT JUST
DIRECTLY WITH SUPPORT. THE
PROPOSAL HAS SEVERAL STRONG
CARRIED INTO THE FINAL OF THE
PACKAGE BY COUNCIL INCLUDING A
STRONG FOCUS ON THE PRODUCTION
OF AFFORDABLE RENT AND OWNERSHI
UNITS WITH THE CENTRAL
INCREASES FOR OPERATING
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES AND TH
ADDITIONAL WORK TO IMPROVE
WAGES FOR STAFF WHO PROVIDE
CRUCIAL ON-SITE SERVICES WITH
SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING RESIDENTS. THE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS CITY
COUNCIL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROPOSED
LEVEE AND RELATED POLICY. LOOK
FOR WAYS TO REDUCE COST DRIVEN
BY CITY POLICIES AND
REGULATIONS. INTRODUCE LANGUAG
FOR THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE
PRICE UNITS OF AT LEAST THREE
BEDROOMS. EXPAND SUPPORT FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND DEVELOP
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME AND
MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES THE
COMMISSION SUPPORTS THE RENEWAL
OF THE HOUSING LEVEE AND THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO
STEWARD THE FUNDS WE ENCOURAGE
CITY COUNCIL TO SEND A ROBUST
PROPOSAL TO KEEP SEATTLE'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY.
>> EXCELLENT. UP NEXT STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBER
I AM A HOME OWNER AND
ARCHITECT URGING YOU TO RENEW
THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE AND
$970 MILLION. WHEN STARTING A
NEW DEVELOPMENT MY COLLEAGUES
AND I WILL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
THE CLIENT AND COMMUNITY ABOUT
THEIR VISION, THE TIME AND WHAT
THEY HAVE INVESTED SO FAR AND
THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES.
WE WRAP THIS INTO EARLY BUILDIN
DESIGN SUBMITTED WITH FUNDING
APPLICATION AND IT IS
HEARTBREAKING TO SEE COMMUNITY
PROJECTS COMPETE FOR LIMITED
RESOURCES KNOWING WE NEED ALL
THE PROPOSED HOMES TO MEET THE
CURRENT HOUSING DEFICIT. THE
HOUSING LEVEE RENEWAL RISES TO
ME THE MOMENT AND NEIGHBORS
DESERVE THIS LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT AND MORE. I'M
FORTUNATE TO BE HOMEOWNER AND
WILL GLADLY PAY THE ESTIMATED
$283 PER YEAR. JUST OVER ONE
DOLLAR PER DAY FROM EACH OF US
WE CAN PROVIDE 3500 AFFORDABLE
HOMES FOR NEIGHBORS. PLEASE MOV
THIS HOUSING LEVEE FORWARD. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> BACK TO THE ROOM TO START
WITH THE HONOR ROLL. GOOD
EVENING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE I AM
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
INITIATIVE AND MEMBER OF THE
BLACKCOMB INITIATIVE. I AM HER
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF
THE PACKAGE FOR THE 2023
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE AND WITH
WHAT I WOULD EXPECT TO BE AN
EXPANDED LEVEE AND A ROBUST
LEVEE WITH AMENDMENTS FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE T
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOO
NEWS. WE KNOW WE ARE IN A
HOUSING CRISIS. IN SEATTLE. WE
ALSO KNOW WITH THE HELP OF TH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES ,
WITH OUR NONPROFIT BUILDING
DEVELOPERS AND OUR
LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING SEATTL
CITY COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE MADE
PROGRESS. THIS IS NOW OUR
MISSION. AND THE NEHEMIAH
INITIATIVE IS TO PROVIDE HOME
FOR THOSE THREATENED WITH
DISPLACEMENT FROM CENTRAL
SEATTLE AND WE WILL DO THAT
THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF THE
TRADITIONAL BLACK CHURCH AND
THE PROPERTIES, THE
UNDERUTILIZED LIBERTIES OF
THOSE CHURCHES TO BUILD OUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE URGE YO
TO PASS THIS, WE BELIEVE THIS I
OUR LATEST AND NEWEST SOCIAL
JUSTICE MISSION. SEES THE TIME
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, GET ON
BOARD AND MAKE SURE THIS IS
PASSED AND PASSED WITH REALLY
HELPFUL AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY. I'M A REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER FOR
HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.
HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
CREATES STABILITY EQUITY AN
OPPORTUNITY BY DEVELOPING LAND
AND HOUSING GIVING LOWER INCOM
HOUSEHOLDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OWN A HOME THAT'S AFFORDABLE TO
THEM IN THE REMAINS AFFORDABLE
TO FUTURE OWNERS. OUR WORK IS
EXPANDING ECONOMY FOR HOUSING
TO CREATE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES,
HELP REPAIR THE HARMS OF HOUSIN
DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECT
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. OF THE
245 PERMANENT REALLY AFFORDABLE
HOMES IN THE TRUST 80% HAVE BEE
ACQUIRED FOR CITY FUNDING FOR
THE VAST MAJORITY OF FUNDS
COMING FROM THE LEVEE. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE LEVEE IS A
CONTINUATION OF SMART
INVESTMENTS AND CONTINUUM OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCLUDING
HOMEOWNERSHIP. IT BOOSTS
INVESTMENT IN HOME OWNERSHIP
ENCODING MORE RESOURCES FOR
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES,
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME
HOMEOWNERS TO REMAIN HOUSED.
IT TRIPLES THE FUNDING FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP COMPARED TO THE
LAST LEVEE AND HELPS US REALIZE
EQUITY GOALS FOR PUTTING
HOMEOWNERSHIP WITHIN REACH OF
PEOPLE HARMED BY DISCRIMINATION
RACIAL COVENANTS AND REDLINING.
THE LEVEE ALLOWED HOMESTEAD TO
BUILD 10 PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMES IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT A
NEIGHBORHOOD RAVAGED BY
GENTRIFICATION. OUR VILLAGE
GARDEN TUNNEL PROJECT WE WERE
ABLE TO WELCOME BACK TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT PEOPLE WITH
TIES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO OW
A HIGH QUALITY YET AFFORDABLE
HOME IN A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE
HISTORY AND CONNECTION. ON
BEHALF OF HOMESTEAD STAFF AND
STOCKHOLDERS I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR VOTE FOR THIS COMMITMENT
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SEATTLE. THIS WILL GIVE
THOUSANDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FIND AN AFFORDABLE HOME IN
SEATTLE REALIZING A SHARED
VISION FOR AN AFFORDABLE AND
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THAN
YOU FOR HOSTING THIS FINAL
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVEE. A FEW MOMENTS AG
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM HELD A RALLY ON THE
CITY STEPS AS A CALL TO ACTION
TO MOVE THIS LEVEE ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE. AS PLYMOUTH HOUSIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I STAN
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVOCATES SUPPORTING THE
PROPOSED $970 MILLION LEVEE.
PLYMOUTH IS GOING TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY
PROVIDING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
SINGLE ADULTS. OUR GROWTH WOUL
NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE AND THE
FUNDING THAT IT PROVIDES FOR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT WE
PROVIDE IN THE BUILDINGS. WE
HAVE SEEN, HEARD OR READ IN THE
NEWS THAT PLYMOUTH OPENED BLAK
HOUSE, A NEW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BUILDING IN
THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. WE
PARTNERED WITH HOUSING TO
DELIVER THE FIRST AFFORDABLE
HIGH-RISE IN SEATTLE OPERATED
BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN
MORE THAN 50 YEARS. THIS
BUILDING CREATES MORE THAN 350
NEW HOMES BUT IS ONLY A STEP
TOWARD ADDRESSING SEATTLE'S
TRUE NEEDS. RENEWING AND GOING
THE LEVEE HELPS TO TURN THOSE
STEPS TOWARD OUR GOAL OF ENDING
HOMELESSNESS . YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ABOUT KEVIN, ONE OF THE
NEWEST RESIDENCE WHO SPENT
NEARLY 20 YEARS SLEEPING OUTSID
STINSON MANSION IN SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOOD. WOULD JUST A
SLEEPING BAG IN HIS LAPTOP
WHICH HE WOULD USE AT A LIBRARY
KEVIN SAID THIS IS THE COOLEST
DAY OF MY LIFE AND HE TOLD ME H
FELT LIKE HE HIT THE LOTTERY.
THIS LEVEE IS ABOUT MORE THAN
HOUSING AND IT SHOULD NOT BE A
LOTTERY BECAUSE HOUSING IS A
BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. PLEASE
SUPPORT THE LEVEE AND HELP US
END HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ONLINE.
GOOD AFTERNOON .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I SERVE ON
THE BOARD OF THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
RESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. ON BEHALF OF OUR
ORGANIZATION I URGE THE COUNCIL
TO RENEW THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE. MANAGING 280 UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
CHINATOWN ID , THIS MONTH WE
OPENED A 156 UNIT FAMILY
HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDING .
LOOKING AHEAD WE HAVE A 160
UNIT BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTIO
ON NORTH BEACON HILL AND A
HEALTHY PIPELINE OF PROJECTS IN
DEVELOPMENT ELSEWHERE IN THE
CHINATOWN ID THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVEE WAS A FOUNDATIONA
TOOL IN BRINGING THE TWO MOST
RECENT PRODUCTS ONLINE AND IT
WILL BE CRUCIAL IN BRINGING MOR
FAMILY HOUSING TO THE CID IN
THE FUTURE OVER HALF THE
RESIDENTS OF LEVEE FUNDED
HOUSING ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. W
HOUSE PRIMARILY IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES WHERE ENGLISH
IS A SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE,
PRODUCTS ARE BUILT FOR THE
COMMUNITY NOT ONLY WITH LARGER
UNITS, BUT ALSO WITH
GROUND-FLOOR AMENITIES AND
FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMON AREAS.
AS IS TRUE ACROSS SEATTLE THE
COST OF LIVING IN CID CONTINUE
TO RISE AND FAMILIES MOVE OUT,
THE HOUSING LEVEE IS ONE CRUCIA
PIECE OF THE, LOCATED FUNDING
PUZZLE THAT ENABLES US TO BUIL
HOUSING IN THE CID ENSURING
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES
CAN CONTINUE TO CALL THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD HOME. ON BEHALF O
OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WE ASKED
SEATTLE TO COME TOGETHER TO
RENEW THE HOUSING LEVEE AND FUN
THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNIT
CENTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE
CANNOT DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL. I AM HERE IS A
RESIDENT OF CAPITOL HILL AND I
A DESIGNER COMMITTED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I AM HERE
TO EXPRESS MY FULL HEARTED
SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWAL SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVEE , THIS INITIATIVE
HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN
SHAPING THE HOUSING LANDSCAPE O
THE CITY AND I BELIEVE IT'S
CONTINUATION IS OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE TO THE WELL-BEING
AND PROSPERITY OF THE COMMUNITY
I HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND TH
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SAFE
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MY
FAMILY WAS ABLE TO CREATE
STABILITY, FIND OPPORTUNITY AN
BUILD COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE
AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY HOUSIN
OPTIONS. THE IMPACT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOES FAR
BEYOND BRICK-AND-MORTAR AND
EXTENDS THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY.
TODAY I URGE EACH OF YOU TO
SUPPORT THE RENEWAL OF THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE, TOGETHE
WE CAN CREATE SEATTLE DEFINED B
THE COMPASSIONATE EQUITY WE
EXTEND TO ALL NEIGHBORS THEIR
ACCESS TO SAFE , AFFORDABLE AN
DIGNIFIED HOUSING. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
ATTENTION AND FOR YOUR
DEDICATION TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , I AM A
BOARD MEMBER OF FEED SEATTLE.
FEED SEATTLE IS THE HYPER LOCAL
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATE
TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN THE SEATTLE AREA. I HAVE
LIVED IN THE SEATTLE AREA OVER
20 YEARS AND I WITNESSED THE
IMPACT OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.
TODAY I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE RENEWAL AND
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF THE
HOUSING LEVEE. THE SHORTAGE OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN SEATTLE HAS
REACHED A CRITICAL LEVEL WITH
30,000 HOMES NEEDED FOR
INDIVIDUALS EARNING LESS THAN
50% OF MEDIAN INCOME. IF WE
FAIL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THE
CRISIS WILL WORSEN. THE HOUSING
LEVEE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INITIATIVE SUCCESSFULLY
CREATING OR PRESERVING OVER
12,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES. ONE
CRUCIAL ASPECT OF THE HOUSING
LEVEE IS ITS ROLE PEOPLE OF
COLOR DISPROPORTIONATELY FACE
HOMELESSNESS. THE LEVEE HAS
MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES.
ENSURING THAT OVER HALF OF ALL
RESIDENTS IN LEVEE FUNDED HOME
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. HOUSING
LEVEE HAS SEEN TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERS
BACKGROUNDS A FIGHTING CHANCE
TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE HOME IN
SEATTLE. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THE RENEWAL OF THE HOUSING LEVE
, FEED SEATTLE AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS TO
COMMUNITY BUT THEY NEED IS
GREATER THAN EVER. BY INVESTING
IN THE HOUSING LEVEE WE CAN MAK
A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
ENSURING SAFE, STABLE AND
AFFORDABLE HOMES. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY GREAT WE'RE GOING BACK
IN THE ROOM. [ READING NAMES ]
>> MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY T
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. I WORK
AT PLYMOUTH HOUSING A PERMIT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDER TO
MORE THAN 1200 HOMELESS SINGLE
ADULTS. ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS
MY COLLEAGUES FROM PLYMOUTH
HOUSING WE SUPPORT THE LEVEE
PROPOSAL OF 970 MILLION AND
ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
MOVE FORWARD. THIS LEVEE IS NO
JUST ABOUT DOLLARS AND PROJECTS
IT'S ABOUT MAKING THINGS BETTE
FOR NEIGHBORS, ABOUT PEOPLE
LIKE ALL OF HUNDREDS OF
EXTRINSIC HOMELESSNESS YEARS AG
DUE TO THE END OF THE
RELATIONSHIP AND SEVERAL HEALT
CONVOCATIONS. PAUL WAS ABLE TO
FIND HOUSING EPIDEMIC HOUSING
TO GET THE CARE AND STABILITY
NEEDED FOR RECOVERY AND
REMISSION. PAUL TOLD US I WAS
ABLE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS
GOING TO DO NEXT AND GOING TO
BE ABLE TO DO NEXT I DID NOT
HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE RAIN ALL
NIGHT, I WAS INSIDE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE. THIS PROPOSAL LIFTS AL
AREAS OF LEVEE PROGRAMS TO MEET
THE DIVERSE CHALLENGES IN OUR
CITY. WE SUPPORT ADDITIONAL
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
FUNDING FOR STAFF WHO PROVIDE
HUMAN SERVICES FOR THOSE
RESIDENTS EVERY DAY. THIS
PROPOSAL CAN CHANGE THAT AND
HELP US LIFT UP WORKERS AND
PROVIDE TRULY COMPETITIVE WAGES
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
OPERATING FUNDING SOURCES, WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY AND
THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING
STEPPING UP HEALTH FOR HUMAN
SERVICES. THIS PROPOSAL COUPLED
WOULD JUMPSTART AND THE STRONG
AMENDMENTS OFFERED WILL HELP U
MOVE CLOSER TOWARD PROVIDING
DIGNITY FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
WORKERS AND RESIDENTS. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT , THIS
PROCESS HAS RESULTED IN A STRON
PROPOSAL.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON.
ON BEHALF OF, THE CENTER FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL RACES WE STAND IN
SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE. WE KNOW THE HOUSING
LEVEE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF
FUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY DECADES.
PERHAPS A NO TIME IN HISTORY I
THE LEVEE MORE NEEDED, WE MUST
CONTINUE THE WORK DONE BY SO
MANY TO ENSURE THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS PART OF THE FUTURE
OF SEATTLE. WE MUST INCREASE
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS
THAT CONTINUES TO BE
EXACERBATED BY RISING COST IN
GENTRIFICATION. OVER 3000
AFFORDABLE HOMES WILL HELP KEEP
THE CITY ENDEAVORS AND PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS AND ALLOW THOUSAND
TO WORK IN OUR CITY , TO AFFORD
TO LIVE HERE. SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WORK IN OUR CITY ARE
STRESSED BY SPENDING MORE TIME
AND MONEY TO GET TO WORK. IF YO
WORK IN SEATTLE YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN
SEATTLE. THE LEVEE IS A
CRITICAL ADVANCEMENT IN RACIAL
EQUITY. WE KNOW PEOPLE OF COLO
DISPROPORTIONATELY EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS AND DISPLACEMENT,
IT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO DEVELOP
HOUSING AND BE PART OF
ADDRESSING THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS. IT SUPPORTS
BUILDING ASSETS FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME. THE HOMEOWNERSHIP ASPECT
HELPS BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALT
AND ADDRESSES THE WEALTH GAP.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A
CORNERSTONE FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE AND IS CRITICAL TO
IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. EQUALLY
IMPORTANT IT PROVIDES HOPE THA
LOW-INCOME AND WORKING FAMILIES
AND THEIR CHILDREN DO HAVE A
FUTURE IN SEATTLE. WE URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE.
>> OKAY WELCOME . GOOD
EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING. WANT TO THANK
CITY COUNCIL. I WORK AT HOME
SITE, ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
FOR ILLICIT DEVELOPMENT. I'M O
THE BOARD FOR HOMESTEAD
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND THE
BOARD OF SEED, I'M A SON OF THE
SOUTH END FROM SKYWAY. I WENT
TO REGNIER BEACH, SOUTH SHORE.
KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP JUST BECAUSE I
GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF RENTERS
AND HAD GRANDPARENTS THAT LIVED
IN THE CENTRAL. THAT SOLD. I
KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP BECAUSE I AM A
REALTOR. I WAS. FINDING HOMES
FOR PEOPLE IN THIS AREA IS
HARD. WE WORKED HARD AT IT BUT
WE DID IT. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
LEVEE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE,
AND PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO
THIS WORK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS THI
LEVEE AND I KNOW THE PEOPLE IN
NOVEMBER WILL VOTE TO GET THIS
OVER THE LINE. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM A PARTNER
FROM GMD DEVELOPER, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPER IN SEATTLE
AND A PROUD RESIDENT. AS A
MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR
COMMITTEE FOR THE HOUSING LEVEE
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF THE HOUSING LEVEE TO FURTHE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE IS A
FOUNDATIONAL TOOL FOR AFFORDABL
HOUSING, CRITICAL TO THE WORK
OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
LEVERAGE RESOURCES FROM THE
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT T
PAY A PHOTO HOUSING WITHOUT THE
INVESTMENT OF THE LEVEE WE
CANNOT LEVERAGE THE KEY
RESOURCES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A
SHORTAGE OF OVER 30,000 HOMES
AFFORDABLE TO LESS THAN 50% ARE
MEDIAN INCOME THE SHORTAGE WIL
GROW AND WE NEED TO THINK BIG
AND BE BOLD WITH THE LEVEE. AS
PRIVATE MISSION BASED AFFORDABL
HOUSING DEVELOPER THERE IS
GOING COST AND DIFFICULTY TO
DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THE COST OF LOV
THEY HAS GROWN IT REFLECTS THE
REALITY OF THE MOMENT TODAY I
URGE YOU TO PLEASE MOVE THIS
LEVEE FORWARD AT 970 MILLION SO
ALL STAKEHOLDERS CAN CONTINUE
THE HARD WORK AND SHARED VISION
OF HOUSING SEATTLE'S MOST
VULNERABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND DEDICATION TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HELLO. I GREW UP IN REGNIE
BEACH AND I MOVED AWAY FROM
COLLEGE. I CHOSE NOT TO RETURN
TO SEATTLE BECAUSE I DID NOT
FEEL IT WOULD BE AN AFFORDABLE
PLACE I COULD BUILD MY LIFE.
AFTER YEARS AWAY HAVE RETURNED
BECAUSE I LOVE SEATTLE, I LOVE
MY COMMUNITY, BUT THE TRUTH IS
SO MANY OF MY WORKING-CLASS
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE STRUGGLING
HERE. WE ARE LOSING HOPE THAT
THE DECADES OF SACRIFICE AND
SWEAT EQUITY THAT FAMILIES HAV
PORTED TO SEATTLE GENERATION
AFTER GENERATION WILL PAY OFF.
I EMERGING CITY COUNCIL TO
INCREASE INVESTMENT IN THE
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL. WE
NEED TO BOOK CAPACITY FOR MORE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
DEVELOP COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
AND WE NEED GOVERNMENT AND
PHILANTHROPY TO WORK TOGETHER
TO INCREASE FUNDING AVAILABLE
FOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.
PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO WORK EVER
DAY TO BE RENTERS. I UNDERSTAN
WE HAVE TO PUT MORE FUNDING INT
RENTAL AFFORDABILITY WHICH IS
CRITICAL BUT WE CANNOT FORGET
PEOPLE WANT OPPORTUNITY TO BUY
AS WELL AND I BELIEVE THE LAND
TRUST MODEL CREATES THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES. I URGE TO
INCREASE THE INVESTMENT IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS INCLUDIN
THE LAND TRUST MODEL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HI. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN
DISTRICT 1. BORN IN TACOMA,
RAISED IN SEATTLE. I AM 73
YEARS OLD. I AM HEARING ALL
THESE PEOPLE REPRESENTING
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND
WHATEVER IS GOING ON, BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT, WHEN I FULLY RETIRE
THIS FALL WILL I BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE AND
PAY MY TAXES? THAT'S THE KEY.
THE HOUSING LEVEE WILL ADD MORE
MONEY , THE AVERAGE OF $380 MOR
TO MY TAX BILL. THINK ABOUT YOU
ILL-FATED HEAD TAX TO AMAZON
AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN
SEATTLE. AMAZON IS MOVING OUT
OF SEATTLE, BUILDING SIX IN
BELLEVUE MOVING 15,000 IN PLACE
FROM SEATTLE TO BELLEVUE IN THE
FALL AND ANOTHER 25,000 THE
NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS,
LETTING GO OF THE LEASES THAT
THEY HAVE NOW. THINK ABOUT THAT
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY
ABOUT THAT. HOMEOWNERS, SENIOR
CITIZENS, WE LIVE HERE, TOO.
CAN I AFFORD TO LIVE HERE IN 10
YEARS? THAT'S THE POINT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YO
FOR WAITING, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
COUNCIL CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF TH
CITY COUNCIL. PRESIDENT AND CE
OF UNITED WAY KING COUNTY. WE
WORK FOR RACIALLY JUST COMMUNIT
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HOMES,
STUDENTS GRADUATE , FAMILIES AR
FINANCIALLY STABLE. I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OTHER
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FO
THIS HOUSING LEVEE OR RENEWAL
AS I DID SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH
THE HOUSING LEVEE AND WE AT
UNITED WAY ENTHUSIASTICALLY AN
WITHOUT RESERVATION SUPPORT TH
LEVEE SUBMITTED AND WE ARE
SEEKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT
AND TO APPROVE ENTHUSIASTICALL
SO VOTERS CAN SEE AND RECEIVE
STRONG SUPPORT FROM ELECTED
LEADERS AND US IN THE COMMUNITY
AT UNITED WAY WE WORK AND HAVE
BEEN WORKING HARD AROUND HOUSIN
STABILITY AND WE HAVE INCREASED
WORK AROUND EVICTION PREVENTIO
AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE KNOW
WE CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL UNLESS
WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT IS ACCESSIBLE, IT IS
SUPPORTED FOR THE FOLKS WHO NEE
IT AND NEED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
SO THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY
NEED AND WANT. WE RECOGNIZE
THERE IS SO MUCH INEQUITY IN
HOUSING INSTABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO
ONCE AGAIN TAKE A REALLY BOLD
AND CRITICAL STEP IN ADDRESSIN
SIGNIFICANT IDENTITY BASED
INEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ARE VERY
MUCH EXCITED BY THE ELEMENTS
OF THIS LEVEE RENEWAL, THE
FLEXIBILITY THAT THE CHAIR
REVIEWED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS, INCLUDING FOR THE FIRST
TIME MONEY THAT CAN BE UTILIZE
FOR FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP.
AM A CORE MEMBER OF THE BLACK
HOMEOWNERS INITIATIVE AND SO
EXCITED TO SEE EVEN AS WE AT
UNITED WAY GIVING PEOPLE HOUSE
MORE PEOPLE HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND MORE PEOPLE OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE THE
ABILITY AND ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
OWNING A HOME FOR THE FIRST TIM
IN THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR COURAGE AND
LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU AND TO GIVE YOUR
WORK TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO
IMPLEMENT ALL THE GREAT WORK.
READING NAMES ] HELLO, GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, GOOD
AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
ONE OF 22,000 PACIFIC NORTHWES
CARPENTER UNION MEMBERS. ALL
THE WAY FROM ALASKA TO OREGON
AND WESTERN WASHINGTON. I SPEA
IN FAVOR OF THE LEVEE, SINCE
1986 THE SEATTLE LEVEE HAS BEEN
A FOUNDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ANOTHER
GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS UTILIZATION OF
APPRENTICESHIP. IN 1997 IN 26
YEARS I JOINED THE CARPENTERS
UNION WITH A WIFE AND TWO KIDS
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY. IF IT WERE NOT FO
THE ABILITY TO EARN WHILE I
LEARNED WITHIN THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM I WOULD
NOT BE WHO I AM TODAY WITH A
SUCCESSFUL CAREER. THE GREAT
THING ABOUT THIS LEVEE AS WE
TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT ,
WITH THOSE WOULD BE THE ABILITY
TO DO APPRENTICESHIP
UTILIZATION AS WELL AS HAVING
PEOPLE THAT CAN WORK WHERE THE
LIVE. I REALLY IMPLORE YOU T
WE GET THIS PASSED. I KNOW THE
RENEWAL COMES UP SOON. I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR YES VOTE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SUPPORTING
THIS LEVEE. THANK YOU VERY MUC
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT
SPEAKER. HE IS COMING IN FROM
THE HALLWAY. QUICK PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE NEXT
TWO SPEAKERS. IF YOU CAN HEAR
YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT PRESENT
SO THE TIME TO CALL IN IS NOW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND
WELCOME TO THE PODIUM. A LITTL
CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNIT
TO SPEAK. IN MY 15 YEARS IN TH
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAVE COM
ACROSS COUNTLESS ORDERS WHERE
PEOPLE TELL ME THE STORY MOVIN
FROM SEATTLE TO SUBURB BECAUSE
OF THE COST AND HOUSING
SELECTION AND AFFORDABILITY.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON,
THERE WILL BE SO MANY MEMBERS
THAT ARE APPRECIATIVE AND WANT
TO REESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN TH
HEART OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND
FOR NEW MEMBERS IT'S GOING TO
GIVE THEM A PATHWAY TO ECONOMI
SUCCESS. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
COME INTO UNIONS THEY'RE LOOKIN
FOR A WAY TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND
COUPLED WITH WHAT THE HOUSING
LEVEE WILL ACCOMPLISH, IF THESE
PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO THIS
PROGRAM WITH MIDDLE-CLASS INCOM
THAT WILL DO TREMENDOUSLY WELL
I SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
EXCELLENT. GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A
RESIDENT SERVICE COORDINATOR AT
MOUNT BAKER HOUSING ASSOCIATIO
HERE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OF THE
RENEWAL OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE. AS A RESIDENT THE
MAJORITY OF POPULATION ARE
MULTI-GENERATIONAL SOUTHEAST
ASIAN. PEOPLE NEED STABILITY O
HOUSING FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN
SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE IN OTHER
SUPPORTIVE SERVICE. RESIDENTS
HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE SINCE 198
AND AFTER LEAVING WAR-TORN
COUNTRIES AND FOR MANY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ALL THEY
KNOW, HAVE LIVED IN AND CAN
AFFORD. THE HOUSING LEVEE
COMPLEMENTS OTHER INVESTMENTS ,
JOB TRAINING AND OUTREACH TO
AFFECT SUPPORT OUR VULNERABLE
NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE SEEN LIVES
PROSPER DUE TO HAVING STABLE
HOMES, THEIR ABLE TO FOCUS ON
FOOD SECURITY, OBTAINING MILLS
FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COUNCI
REFERRAL SERVICES FOOD BANK, TO
MAKE TIME TO JOIN COMMUNITY
DISCUSSIONS AND THEIR ABLE TO
GET STABLE HOME CARE PROVIDED B
THEIR CAREGIVERS AND MORE. THES
ARE JUST A FEW WAYS STABILITY
AND HOUSING HAS HELPED RESIDENT
TO FOCUS ON OTHER ASPECTS OF
THEIR LIFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND DEDICATION
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THE PERSON WITH THE LAS
NAME, BACK TO IN THE ROOM AND
IF YOU DO JOIN US WE WILL COME
BACK TO YOUR. BEFORE WE WRAP UP
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS. GOOD
EVENING. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
COME ON UP.
>> EVENING COUNCILMEMBERS. I A
AN ELECTRICIAN LIVED IN
WASHINGTON STATE MY LIFE. BORN
IN TACOMA TO A UNION FAMILY FOR
BOEING AND WHEN I WAS 18 I WAS
HOMELESS. ONLY BY REACHING OUT
I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO AN
APARTMENT AND BE SUCCESSFUL. I
CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, I WAS
YOUNG AND ABLE-BODIED WITHOUT
ANY OTHER CHALLENGES. I AM NOT,
THAT IS UNUSUAL. I WORKED
DOWNTOWN. I WALK BY PEOPLE IN
HOMELESS CAMPS EVERY DAY,
OFTENTIMES THEY COME TO THE
CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE THEY CA
GET AMENITIES LIKE A BATHROOM
AND WATER. THESE ARE THINGS THA
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY
SINGLE PERSON. TODAY RIGHT NOW
THIS MOMENT. THE REASON I AM
HERE IS BECAUSE THE UNION GAVE
ME A PATH FORWARD AND COMMUNIT
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS WILL GIVE
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THESE UNIONS
A PATH FORWARD, PEOPLE IN THE
UNIONS AND COMMUNITIES AND
PEOPLE INVEST IN COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY LIVE IN AS THEY SEE
THE IMMEDIATE RESULT. THEY GO
TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THEY SAY
I BUILT THE BUILDING I TURNED O
THOSE LIGHTS, LOOK HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE WARM AND CAN SEE
BECAUSE I CHOSE TO INVEST BACK
INTO THE COMMUNITY I'M LIVING
IN. THIS IS A WAY FOR PEOPLE T
DO THAT, THERE ARE APPRENTICES
THAT I WORK WITH NOW THAT LIVE
IN THE PENINSULA AND WORK HERE
EVERY DAY, THEY DON'T MAKE MUCH
MONEY AND THEY DO IT BECAUSE
THIS IS WHERE THE WORK IS. IF
WE CAN MAKE HOUSES FOR THEM TO
LIVE HERE IT'S ONLY GOING TO
MOVE THE CITY FORWARD IN THE
CITY IS THERE COMMUNITY. FOR
SOME OF THEM THE ONLY COMMUNITY
THEY HAVE IS THE CITY AND IT'S
INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE CITY
REACHING OUT SO I FULLY SUPPORT
THIS LEVEE. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN
RENTON AND I WOULD HAPPILY PAY
THE MONEY. I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
THIS AND HAVE YOU GUYS PASS IT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> HELLO. MY INITIATION DATE
WAS 10/1/2014. I AM
SECOND-GENERATION MY BROTHER
JOINED THE SAME DAY I DID. WE
ARE BOTH LIFERS EVER SINCE I
WAS BORN MY BROTHER WAS BORN MY
DAD WAS BEFORE HE GOT REPORTED
THIS PAVED THE WAY FOR ME TO
MOVE AWAY FROM DRUGS. I AM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LARGEST FIN
LEVIED AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON IN 2015 I WORKED FOR
A CONTRACTOR NAMED UNITY
ELECTRIC. THEY SPECIALIZE IN
UNITS AS YOU CAN TELL. THEY
WERE EXTREMELY , IT WAS 25
APPRENTICES TO FIVE JOURNEYMEN
THEY PAID A FAIRLY LARGE FINE
AND AS FAR AS I COULD TELL THE
JUST MOVED ADMIN FROM ONE
PERSON'S NAME TO THE OTHER.
THIS IS HOW THEY CUT COST AND
CUT CORNERS. ON THE BACK END
OF THE CWA AND THE UNION WE
HAVE 6000 WORKERS PLUS. 540 AR
READY TO GO TO WORK TODAY. I
URGE YOU GUYS TO PASS THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIAT
YOUR TESTIMONY. UNFORTUNATELY
WHEN IT COMES TO WAGE THEFT AND
MISCLASSIFICATION IT OFTEN
BECOMES PART OF THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS AND IT IS
PERVASIVE. THANK YOU FOR
EXAMPLE. HELLO, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
AM A MEMBER OF LOCAL 46 AND
WHEN YOU HAVE THREE UNION
ELECTRICIANS TESTIFYING FOR
SOMETHING IN A ROW YOU KNOW IT
IS A GOOD IDEA. WE ARE HERE TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVEE. A MODEL OF THE UNION IS
HOUSING FIRST AND WE BELIEVE
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE SAFE
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S
THE FOUNDATION OF THEIR LIVES.
WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTTO CALLED
UNION POWER . BECAUSE UNION
CAN BE EQUALLY TRANSFORMING I
A PERSON'S LIFE. IT DEFINITELY
HAS BEEN , IN MIND. WE ARE VER
EXCITED ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE
POLICY FOR THE LEVEE WAS
NEGOTIATED , THAT SO MANY PEOPL
CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THA
IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE WH
NEED HOUSING, PEOPLE WHO WORK
IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSIN
AND PEOPLE WHO BUILD HOUSING.
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT
REALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME , YOU
KNOW IN A LARGE-SCALE WAY IN
THIS MARKET IS VERY EXCITED. I
CAN SAY ONE WAY ACCESS TO A
UNION MAKES CONSTRUCTION
DIFFERENT IS THAT IT CREATES
ACCESS FOR WOMEN , NATIONWIDE
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS
ONLY 2% WOMEN. WHEN YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO A UNION , THOSE
NUMBERS GO UP EXPONENTIALLY.
SO THIS IS REALLY AN INCREDIBL
OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW A LEVEE.
AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL,
SUPPORTING NEW COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
EXCITEMENT FROM THE UNION
ELECTRICIANS. THE NEXT THREE
SPEAKERS ARE [ READING NAMES ]
WELCOME. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS
I WORK FOR MOUNT BAKER HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND WE ARE A
NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPER FRO
THE SOUTH END SERVING
PREDOMINANTLY REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. W
JUST OPENED THE FIRST BUILDING
ON McCLELLAN AND 29th BETWEEN
29th AND MLK. FIRST BUILDING
FROM THE GROUND UP, 230 UNITS.
WORK IN RESIDENT SERVICES.
PROVIDING RESOURCE LINKAGE,
CREATING CULTURALLY COMPETENT
PROGRAMMING INCLUDING A LOT OF
THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED AND A
LOT OF FOLKS BACK HERE MENTION
FOOD AND ASSISTANT, CULTURAL
PROGRAMMING AND MORE. REALLY
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THE LEVEE ALSO HAS NON- PS
FUNDING. WE TALK ABOUT IT A LO
IN THE ACC SPACE HOLDING
AFFINITY GROUPS SO WE TALK ABOU
BURNOUT AND FOR THE FACT THAT
RESIDENT SERVICE ACROSS THE
BOARD IS REALLY UNDERFUNDED.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PART
ON THE LEVEE. AS AN
ORGANIZATION WE HAVE A
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE OF FOUR
PROJECTS ON THE SOUTH END.
PROJECTS THAT CAN BE IMPACTED
IMMENSELY BY THE LEVEE AND
LASTLY I'M A CHILD OF THE SOUT
END FOR A HUGE PORTION OF MY
CHILDHOOD I LIVED IN OLD HOLLY
PARK . NEGATIVE SPACE TO GET
GOOD FOOTING UNTIL WE COULD MOV
OUT AND PURCHASE THE HOME IN
SOUTHPARK WHERE HE MET MOST OF
MY FRIENDS WHO ARE STILL MY BES
FRIEND TO THIS DAY. FAMILIES D
THE SAME THING LIVED IN
SOUTHPARK, THE CHEAPEST HOMES
AND SO I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE
IMPACT OF HAVING AFFORDABLE
HOMES. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I WIL
CORRECT MYSELF ON YOUR NAME.
THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE
PODIUM . HELLO.
>> HI COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY
MANAGER FOR THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. WE
REPRESENT ALL THE MAJOR
NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS WORKING IN SEATTLE
KING COUNTY AND THE ASSOCIATED
FIRMS BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT THE CITY AND
REGION DESPERATELY NEED. HERE
TO TESTIFY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEE AND
970 MILLION. WE WOULD LIKE TO
COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR WORK TO
FINE-TUNE LEGISLATION FOR
THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENT
INCORPORATED INTO THE
RESOLUTION. FOR NEARLY 40 YEAR
THE HOUSING LEVEE AND
FOUNDATIONAL FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE CITY. A PROVEN
AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION WITH A
CONSISTENT RECORD OF VOTER
SUPPORT. 16,000 FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN LEVEE
FUNDED HOMES, ESSENTIAL WORKER
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
WHO CANNOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO
LIVE IN HOMES IN SEATTLE, THIS
RENEWAL WILL BUILD ON THIS
LEGACY, CREATE AFFORDABLE HOMES
KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES AN
MOVE PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. RENEWAL OF
THE LEVEE WILL BUILD OR PRESERV
3500 AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR
PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO NEED IT
THE MOST WHILE STABILIZING
HOUSING FOR 4500 PEOPLE FACING
EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS.
INVESTING IN THE WORKERS WHO
TURN BUILDINGS INTO HOMES AND
ENSURE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM. I
INVESTING IN ALL TYPES AND
SIZES THE LEVEE WILL STABILIZE
HOUSING FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I URG
YOU TO PASS THIS AMBITIOUS LEVE
RENEWAL AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALEX,
WELCOME AS WELL. WE WILL COME
BACK TO YOU. IF YOU ARE IN THE
ROOM WE WILL COME BACK. AFTER
THAT [ READING NAMES ] WELCOM
AND THANK YOU, USE IT ON THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS
WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING
COUNCIL CHAIR AND SELECT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FIRST I WAN
TO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WOR
YOU ARE DOING IN SHEPHERDING
THIS PROPOSAL AND MOVING IT TO
THE FINISH LINE. HAS A
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBER, WE DID JUDICIOUS WORK
IN ASSESSING THIS PROPOSAL AND
GETTING IT TO THE STRONG PLACE
IT IS. WE DEEPLY ARE
APPRECIATIVE OF THE AMENDMENTS
PUT FORWARD, HOW THOUGHTFUL THE
ARE AND HOW COLLABORATIVE YOU
HAVE BEEN IN DEVELOPING THEM.
AS THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM, WE BELIEVE THAT
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND I
IS TRULY A FOUNDATION ON WHICH
OUR COMMUNITY CAN THRIVE. YET,
WE KNOW AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
RIGHT NOW, OUR RESIDENTS ARE
FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED
CHALLENGE IN FINDING HOUSING
AND KEEPING HOUSING THAT THEY
CAN AFFORD. IN ALL THAT WE CAN
FIND PARALYSIS IN THE CHALLENGE
, BUT WE KNOW WHAT WORKS, WHAT
WORKS IS HOUSING AND THE
HOUSING LEVEE PROPOSAL GETS US
TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE MAKING
A GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT. A
GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT IN
HOMES WE DESPERATELY NEED. A
GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP TO CLOSE THE
WEALTH GAP . IT IS ALSO AN
INVESTMENT IN THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE WORKING BUILDINGS, TURNING
THOSE BUILDINGS INTO HOMES. SO
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK
YOU'RE DOING AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU
FOR GOING BIG SO PEOPLE CAN GO
HOME AND THIS IS WHAT THE
HOUSING LEVEE WILL BE DOING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE LAST
PERSON TO SPEAK, COME ON UP
HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. GOOD
EVENING.
>> THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE THIN
I WAS DOING TO COME HERE AND
SPEAK TO YOU GUYS. I AM A
COMMUNITY MEMBER, A BUSINESS
OWNER AND RESERVE INDIVIDUALS
IN REDESIGNING THEIR LIFE
BECAUSE , THEIR BRIEF LIFE
EXPERIENCES. WE ARE SUPPORTING
THIS HOUSING LEVEE IN HOPES TO
INFLUENCE YOU GUYS NOT TO JUST
VOTE AND MAKE IT INTO PLACE,
BUT ALSO THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT
WAYS OF REIMAGINING THE ACTUA
, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
CREATED WITHIN THIS SPACE OF
DOING THE LEVEE. FOR ME, I AM
HERE BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN DO
BETTER. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE
DOING THE BEST YOU CAN, BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF SPACES WE CAN
DO BETTER IN. WHEN IT COMES TO
PARTNERING WITH AGENCIES THAT
WILL BE HELPFUL , MOST OF THE
TIME , YOU GUYS CONNECT , LET
ME SLOWDOWN. I HAVE SO MANY
THOUGHTS AND SO MANY IDEAS. I
AM DYSLEXIC AND SO I HAVE TO
LITERALLY HAVE SONY THOUGHTS
AND IDEAS THAT COME INTO MY
HEAD. WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY
IS , I AM HOPING YOU WILL BRING
INTO A PLACE TO CREATE NEW
AGENCIES YOU WORK WITH OTHER
THAN THE ONE YOU ARE WORKING
WITH NOW. SO YOU'RE ABLE TO
WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE NEW IDEA
AROUND THE HOUSING INSTITUTION
THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK
YOU.
>> THAT IS VERY VERY POETIC T
END ON THAT NOTE. IT GIVES YO
A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE AMENDMENTS WE DISCUSSED THI
MORNING. PREDEVELOPMENT COST
WHICH WILL HELP NEW
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NEW TO
THE WORK OR WHO WANT TO ENTER
INTO THE WORK OF BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY
AT COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT HAVE ACCESS TO
DEVELOPMENT COSTS. THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS. A
HANDFUL WERE DISCUSSED IN OUR
MORNING COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETING AND THE FULL LIST , A
DOZEN OR SO AMENDMENTS IS IN
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AND WE WILL
BE HERE A WEEK FROM NOW ON JUNE
7th TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS OR TO ADOPT THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL AS WE DISCUSSED
THAT DOES TAKE US TO THE END A
PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IT IS A GREA
WAY TO TEE UP WHAT IS TO COME I
TERMS OF AMENDMENTS AND NEXT
STEPS. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO JOINED US IN
ADDITION TO THE CLERK, THANK YO
FOR BEING HERE WITH US ALL DAY.
OUR CLERKS AS WELL FROM THE TEC
TEAM, ALSO HELPING WITH THE
PRESS CONFERENCE OUTSIDE
EARLIER, SEATTLE CHANNEL WHO I
THERE AND OUR COMMUNICATION
TEAM. WHO WERE PART OF THAT
EFFORT AS WELL FOR THE PRESS
CONFERENCE, BUT IMPORTANTLY HEL
US RUN THE EFFORTS TO CREATE
PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THESE
PUBLIC HEARINGS, THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK. COLLEAGUES THAT GETS
US TO THE END OF THE DAY. WITH
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
OBJECTIONS TODAY'S MEETING WILL
BE ADJOURNED. HEARING NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL.