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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. GOO
MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING THE SELECT HOUSING LEVY
COMMITTEE OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. IT'S WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
2023. THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M. I A
TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, AND I WANTED TO STAR
WITH ROLL CALL. I WANT TO
ANNOUNCE AT THE BEGINNING THAT
OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUAREZ I
EXCUSED, AND LEWIS WILL BE 30
MINUTES LATE. WE WILL ANNOUNCE
HIS PRESENCE WHEN HE JOINS US.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> STRAUSS
>> PRESENT.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT AND ONE EXCUSED
>> PERFECT. WE WILL MAKE SURE W
ANNOUNCE THE REST OF THE
COLLEAGUES WHEN THEY JOIN US.
SORRY FOR BEING OFF CAMERA FOR
THE MOMENT. I WILL SOON BE ON
CAMERA HERE AND IN CHAMBERS. I
WANTED TO GET STARTED RIGHT
AWAY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE HOUSING SELECT
COMMITTEE'S 2023 LEVY
LEGISLATION. WE HAD DISCUSSED I
THE PREVIOUS MEETING THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL, AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A
FINAL SUMMARY OF THE SUBSTITUTE
BILL AS INTRODUCED AND A SUMMAR
OF TWO AMENDMENTS BEFORE US AS
WELL, BROUGHT TO US BY OUR
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
HERBOLD, AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, WHO HAS WORKED WITH OUR
OFFICE AS WELL, AND SHE HAS A
REVISED AMENDMENT FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY. BOTH OF
THESE AMENDMENTS I CONSIDER GOO
ADDITIONS TO THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION, AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THOSE AS WELL. WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A FEW
MNUTES. MADAME CLERK, I
UNDERSTAND NO ONE IS SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE.
ANYONE IN PERSON?
>> NO, NO ONE IN PERSON.
>> OKAY THAT OPENS AND CLOSES
THE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND ACCEPT ANY WRITTEN
COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO
SEND TO COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV.
THEY WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE
FULL SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. AT
THIS POINT, WE WILL OPEN AND
CLOSE AGAIN FOR THIS HOUSING
LEVY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
TURN IT RIGHT OVER TO THE
CENTRAL STAFF WITH A
PRESENTATION FOR US ON THE
STATUS OF THE HOUSING LEVY.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO TRACI AND JE
FOR THEIR SUMMARY OF THE HOUSIN
LEVY LEGISLATION TO DATE AND TW
PIECES OF AMENDMENT LEGISLATION
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
TRACI RATZLIFF WITH MY COLLEAGU
IN THE BACKGROUND TODAY JEN
LABREQUE. I WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS AND YOUR STAFF
FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE
HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL THAT HAS
NOW BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU, GOING
ON THE THIRD MONTH OF DISCUSSIO
AND DIGGING INTO THE PROPOSAL.
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE COME TO US AND THE
EXECUTIVE. 8 0 QUESTIONS
UNDERSTANDING THE GOALS
ARTICULATED FOR THE PROPOSAL
WILL BE MET BY THE PROPOSAL
BEFORE YOU TODAY, AND FEELING
GOOD ABOUT THE ANSWERS THAT WE
HAVE GOTTEN AND THE
UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU, AGAIN, JUS
THANKING YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROPOSAL
AND UNDERSTANDING, AND ALSO
THANK YOU TO THE EXECUTIVE STAF
TO BREANNA THOMAS, KELLY LARSON
MICHAEL SHEN AND THE STAFF THAT
HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE AND WORKED
COLLABORATIVELY AS WE UNDERSTAN
THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US AND ALSO
CONSIDERED CHANGES TO THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU
TODAY. TO THE FIRST PROPOSAL --
>> ACTUALLY, CAN I -- TRACI, I'
SO SORRY, CAN I READ IT TO THE
RECORD?
>> IF YOU COULD READ BOTH IN, W
WILL BE GOING QUICKLY THROUGH
BOTH OF THEM.
>> OKAY, PERFECT. AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER ONE, COUNCIL BILL 120584
RECORD RELATING TO LOW-INCOME
HOUSING, REQUESTING THAT A
SPECIAL ELECTION BE HELD
CONCURRENT WITH THE NOVEMBER 7,
2023, GENERAL ELECTION. ITEM
TWO, RESOLUTION 32093,
RESOLUTION RELATED TO LOW-INCOM
HOUSING ACCOMPANYING THE
ORDINANCE REQUESTING THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL AND
PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR
REPORTING AND IMPLEMENTATION UP
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES.
>> 120584, THIS IS THE
ORDINANCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL TO TH
LEVY, AND IN ADDITION IT WOULD
ESTABLISH THE 13-MEMBER
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE COMMITTEE AND DESCRIBES IN
ATTACHMENT A. THE PROGRAMS
FUNDED WITH THE LEVY PROCEEDS
AND THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES.
THERE'S NO AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
TO THE LEGISLATION TODAY, AND I
IS READY FOR THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION AND VOTE SHOULD
YOU DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE VOTE.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION
32093. THIS PROVIDES FURTHER
DIRECTION TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AS IT RELATES TO
REPORTING AND POLICY WORK THAT
THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
INCLUDED IN THE LEVY,
ADMINISTRATION, AND FINANCIAL
PLAN THAT WILL COME TO THE
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION,
ADOPTION, EARLY IN 2024. THAT
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE PLAN
IS THE DOCUMENT GUIDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEVY.
THERE'S SEVERAL AMENDMENTS AS
COUNCILMEMBERS INDICATED TO THE
PROPOSED RESOLUTION.
>> ONE SECOND.
>> TRACI, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE
COLLEAGUES SAWANT AND HERBOLD
JOINED A FEW MINUTES AGO AS
WELL.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
>> SURE. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE,
DISCUSSED LAST WEEK BRIEFLY,
MODIFIED AND NOW WOULD REQUEST
TO EXPLORE FOR THE NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR PEOPLE I
RECOVERY WHO NEED A SUBSTANCE
FREE ENVIRONMENT, AND IN FRONT
OF YOU, VERSION TWO OF THE
AMENDMENT THAT WAS SENT TO YOU
VIA E-MAIL LAST NIGHT THAT MADE
MINOR TWEAKS, TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS, REALLY, TO THE
AMENDMENT AND THE ONE DISCUSSIN
AFTER THIS ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? DID YOU
WANT TO --
>> AND I WAS WAITING TO BE
CALLED ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A
I SAID LAST MEETING, WE ALL KNO
THE NEED TO PROVIDE
SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR
PEOPLE IN RECOVERY IS THERE, BU
WE DON'T KNOW HOW GREAT THE NEE
IS. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO
REPLACE OR INTERRUPT THE
LOW-BARRIER HOUSING FIRST MODEL
IT'S SIMPLY TO GET A READ ON HO
MANY PEOPLE NEED THIS KIND OF
HOUSING, AND IT DOES NOT TAKE
FUNDS FROM ANY OTHER POLICY
PRIORITIES. WE JUST NEED TO
GATHER DATA.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANKS, TRACI
FOR PROMPTING COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON ABOUT THAT. WE ARE MOVIN
RELATIVELY QUICKLY THIS MORNING
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE, AND I APPRECIATE THE SCOP
OF THIS AMENDMENT. I ALSO
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS HERE
TODAY AND LAST WEEK REITERATING
IT'S NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE
HOUSING FIRST MODEL. IT'S
INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR FOLKS AS
THEY SEEK RECOVERY AND HOUSING.
I AM PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO WORK WITH -- OR THAT YOU WER
ABLE TO WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF
I'M PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS
TODAY. TRACI, BEFORE THE VOTE,
IT'S HELPFUL TO DO A SUMMARY OF
THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND THEN
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
>> AMENDMENT TWO, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND HERBOLD. SUPPORTING
THE BROADER COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF GOALS
SUCH AS COMMERCIAL OR NONPROFIT
GROCERIES, HOME GOODS, AND
CULTURAL ANCHORS. IT'S VERSION
TWO OF THE FAMILY THAT WOULD BE
PUT FORTH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> GREAT, AND I WILL CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THEN
SEE IF HERBOLD HAS ANYTHING TO
ADD.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE OUR WORK ON THIS, AS
I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST LEVY
COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THIS IS
REFLECTION OF THE PROPOSED
SUBMITTAL WITH THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. THERE'S A LOT OF
SUPPORT FOR THE LANGUAGE, BUT
THEY FELT LIKE IT SHOULD WAIT
FOR NEXT YEAR'S BROADER
CONVERSATION. THAT SAID, I DO
THINK THAT THROUGHOUT, BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN, WHEN WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THERE'
CONSISTENT LANGUAGE IN OUR OTHE
LAND USE AND POLICY DECISIONS,
WILL BE LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE THIS
LANGUAGE, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS
IS. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA
WORKING WITH ME TO INCLUDE THIS
AND ASK FOR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, BUILDING ON YOUR
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADD THING?
>> I'M GOOD. I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES LIFTING U
THE PRINCIPLES IN THE AMENDMENT
AND, IN DEED, CONSIDER IT A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK, TRACI, SINCE YOU WENT FROM
THE ACTUAL HOUSING LEGISLATION,
THE HOUSING LEVY LEGISLATION TO
THE RESOLUTION, COULD YOU SPEND
A FEW MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THE
IMPACT THE RESOLUTION HAS? I
THINK SOME PEOPLE FROM THE
OUTSIDE MAY SEE IT AS NOT HAVIN
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, BUT I
WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SPEND A
FEW MINUTE THE TALKING ABOUT HO
WE HAVE USED RESOLUTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT POLICY TO
ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE CLEAR
DIRECTION AND SIDE BOARDS ON HO
POLICY SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF A RESOLUTION
AS IT MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT
SIGNIFICANCE HERE THAN IN OTHER
VENUES.
>> SURE. GENERALLY RESOLUTIONS,
IN FACT, CAN STATE THE INTENT O
THE COUNCIL, AND WITH THE
CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR, AND
THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT ALWAYS
HAVE TO INCREASE THE CONCURRENC
OF THE MAYOR. SOMETIMES WE HAVE
POLICY DIFFERENCES. IN THIS
CASE, WE KNOW THE MAYOR WILL
CONCUR WITH THE RESOLUTION. THI
RESOLUTION DOES SET OUT SPECIFI
POLICIES, AND FURTHER WORK,
REALLY, WE WANT TO DO AS IT
RELATES TO GETTING READY TO
DEVELOP THE ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCE PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH
SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS BEING
FUNDED, THE WORK FOR
STABILIZATION PROGRAM BEING ONE
OF THOSE. THE RESIDENT SERVICE
PROGRAM ONE OF THOSE, THE
EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRAM IN THE
LEVY FOR WHICH WE HAVE GIVEN
SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO THE OFFIC
OF HOUSING TO DO THEIR FURTHER
WORK IN TERMS OF EXPLORING HOW
THE PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED,
IMPLEMENTED AND SPECIFICALLY
REPORTED WITH OUTCOMES RELATED
IT THOSE. THIS RESOLUTION DOES
INCLUDE SUBSTANTIVE DIRECTION T
THE EXECUTIVE FOR WHICH THEY
WILL BE AGREEING TO DO THE WORK
IN FRONT OF THEM AND ALSO
INCLUDES SPECIFIC REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AS IT RELATES TO
THE LEVY, AND REITERATING SOME
OF WHAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE
ALREADY FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT.
IT DOES INCLUDE VERY SPECIFIC
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN
TERMS OF POLICY DIRECTION FROM
THE COUNCIL BEING JOINED, AGAIN
WITH THE MAYOR AND HIS
CONCURRENCE ON THE POLICIES.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT
FOLKS HAVE ABOUT THE RESOLUTION
>> THANKS. I WANTED TO NOTE THA
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS JOINED
US. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION VERSES THE LEVY
LEGISLATION?
>> YEAH, MY HAND IS UP. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO WHAT -- WHY WAS IT
MENTIONED OPCD PREFERS THE WORK
BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE CONFINE
OF THE UPDATE NEXT YEAR?
>> WE DO ANNUAL AMENDMENTS, BUT
BECAUSE IT'S A BROADER
CONVERSATION ABOUT, SORT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND
YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSE HERE IS T
ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE IDEA
OF MORE VIBRANT COMMERCIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS, AND
INCLUDING THINGS LIKE CHILDCARE
AND GROCERY STORES AND ADJUSTIN
OUR LAND USE POLICY FOR ALLOWIN
THOSE THINGS TO OCCUR IN AREAS
WHERE THEY MAY NOT BE ENCOURAGE
TO OCCUR RIGHT NOW, AND THEY
JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS MORE
APPROPRIATE FOR THAT BROADER
LAND USE CONVERSATION WE WILL
HAVE NEXT YEAR. SUPPORTIVE OF
THE IDEA, BUT FELT LIKE THAT
BROADER CONVERSATION WOULD BE A
BETTER PLACE TO INCLUDE THE
LANGUAGE AND HAVE THE
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> NOPE.
>> GIVE ME ONE SECOND,
COLLEAGUES.
OKAY, SORRY FOR THE DELAY. ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE,
SEEING NONE, AND I AM EXCITED
THAT WE HAVE THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US NOW.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO THE
FIRST SPONSOR. THE AMENDMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WOULD YO
LIKE TO MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT TO
THE RESOLUTION? WE WILL DEAL
WITH THE RESOLUTION FIRST, AND
THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
HOUSING LEVY LEGISLATION?
>> SURE. THANK YOU. I MOVE
VERSION TWO OF THE AMENDMENT TO
RESOLUTION 32093.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> I WILL MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL
COMMENT, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I WILL TURN TO YOU IF
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE
TO CLOSE WITH. AT COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON MONDAY, I MENTIONED
I WAS GOING TO BE MEETING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE ROBERT WOOD
JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO TALK ABOU
HOUSING, OUR HOUSING EFFORTS AN
ANTIDISPLACEMENT EFFORTS, AND
THE FOUNDATION CONVENED A GROUP
THROUGH LOCAL PROGRESS TO TALK
ABOUT WAYS TO ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT, AND INTERESTINGLY
THE FOUNDATION WAS REALLY TRYIN
TO SEE FROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO, NOT ONLY TO
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT IN HOUSING
BUT CREATING ECONOMIC HUBS FOR
THE FOLKS AT HIGHEST RATE OF
DISPLACEMENT OVER THE YEARS. IT
WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT EFFORTS LIKE THIS THAT WE
HAVE TRIED TO INCLUDE IN JUMP
START AND IN SOME ASPECTS IN TH
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AND NOW IN THE HOUSING LEVY. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO LIFT
THIS UP. I THINK THAT WE ARE ON
THE CUTTING EDGE OF HELPING TO
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE NOT ONLY HAV
A UNIT TO CALL HOME, AND
HOPEFULLY THE FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY, BUT
ALSO CREATING TRULY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC
AND CULTURAL STUNTS ROOTED NOT
JUST IN THE PLACE, BUT THE PLAC
TO CALL HOME, AND THE SENSE OF
COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION
ELEVATED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL,
SO WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FEDERA
ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION TO THE
STATE ASSISTANCE TO COUPLE ON
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LEADING ON,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THROUGH
YOUR COMMITTEE WITH THE EDI
FUNDING AND THE WORK THAT YOU
ARE BUILDING ON HERE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND YOUR
LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO
CREATING ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS
HOUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME FROM RWJ
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO SPONSORED THIS AMENDMENT?
>> NOPE, I'M JUST LOOKING
FORWARD TO, AS YOU SAID, MOVING
THIS THROUGH TODAY, AND THEN,
REALLY JUST USING THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT NOT
BUILDING JUST HOUSING UNITS, BU
REALLY BUILDING HEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MAKING SURE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL
OF THE ESSENTIAL GOODS AND
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED WITHIN
REACH OF THEIR HOME. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MADAME CLERK, WOULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT? STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> SORRY, I'M HERE, YES.
>> MADAME CHAIR, THAT'S EIGHT I
FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS
UNANIMOUS, COUNCILMEMBER MORALE
AND HERBOLD, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, OVER TO
YOU NOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT ONE,
REQUESTING O.H. TO EXPLORE THE
NEED FOR HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IN
RECOVERY WHO NEED TO LIVE IN A
SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
SECOND IT. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING
ELSE TO THE COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR
AMENDMENT?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU
FOR WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND TAKING FEEDBACK ON THE SCOP
OF THE AMENDMENT. I THINK IT'S
GOOD INCLUSION TO THE HOUSING
LEVY, AND OBVIOUSLY A
CONVERSATION VERY TOPICAL FOR
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR?
>> AYE.
>> THAT'S EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT
CARRIES, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASS WITH BOTH AMENDMENTS NUMBE
ONE AND AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, I
IS NOW IN FRONT OF US. SORRY,
LET ME PHRASE THAT. THE MOTION
CARRIES. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE I
NOW INCLUDED, AND WE HAVE THE
RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED WITH
AMENDMENTS NUMBER ONE AND TWO
INCLUDED IN FRONT OF US.
COLLEAGUES, NOW IS THE TIME FOR
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE HOUSING
LEVY LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU WANT TO
MAKE ON THE FULL PACKAGE. GIVEN
THIS IS THE POLICY PIECE THAT
HAS MANY OF YOUR SUGGESTD
AMENDMENTS INCLUDED, THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE
WORKED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS
TO INCLUDE THOSE STRATEGIES IN
THE ENHANCED LEGISLATION AS
INTRODUCED, AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE. LET' TAKE A FEW
MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU
GOT INCLUDED INTO THE
RESOLUTION, AND AFTER WE VOTE O
THE RESOLUTION, WE WILL GO AHEA
AND CONSIDER THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION ITSELF. I'M GOING T
TURN IT OVER TO OUR GOOD VICE
CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR
DIRECTION, MADAME CHAIR. I'M
GOING TO COMMENT ONCE IF THAT'S
OKAY. APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY, OF COURSE. I WANT
TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR THE
HOUSING LEVY PACKAGE THAT IS
THOUGHTFUL AND RESPONSIVE TO TH
SIZE OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.
RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING
TO AFFORD HOMES FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS, AND INCREASING THE
HOUSING LEVY WILL PROVIDE A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW,
AFFORDABLE HOMES, AND PRESERVIN
THE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOMES,
AND IT'S VERY, VERY CRUCIAL.
APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON
PRODUCING THE HOMES AFFORDABLE
TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING
ON THE SMALLEST INCOMES. OUR
LACK OF HOMES FOR LIVING ON LES
THAN 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS
CLEAR CASE OF CONTINUED MARKET
FAILURE. THE CITY DOES NOT
PRODUCE HOMES, AND NO ONE ELSE
WILL. MORE SEATTLE RESIDENTS
WILL BE PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY
OR JUST OUTSIDE ON TO THE
STREETS. FOCUSING ON HOMES 0 TO
30% AMI IS ESSENTIAL. I ALSO
JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE THE ORIGINAL PROPOSA
INCLUDED THE FOCUS ON THE WORK
FORCE STABILIZATION AND
PERMANENT HOUSING. 24MILLION FO
RESIDENT SERVICES FOR EMERGING
NEEDS WE BEGAN ADDRESSING LAST
YEAR. AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP,
WHICH WE KNOW IS ONE OF THE BES
TOOLS WE HAVE TO INVEST THE
RACIAL WEALTH GAP. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF FOR
LEADING US THROUGH THE ANALYSIS
AND OUR DELIBERATIONS, AND TO M
STAFF, CHRISTINA KASUBOS FOR AL
OF HER WORK ON THE HOUSING LEVY
AND OF COURSE TO MADAME CHAIR
MOSQUEDA FOR WORKING SO
COLLABORATIVELY WITH MYSELF AND
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS TO
INCORPORATE OUR IDEAS INTO THE
EGISLATION. QUICK SUMMARY OF
WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR ME.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE
AMENDMENTS I PROPOSED WERE
INCLUDED INCLUDING TARGETING
HOMEOWNERSHIP INVESTMENTS
TOWARDS FOLKS AT THE HIGHEST
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND MOST
IMPACTED BY THE CITY'S PREVIOUS
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES,
HELPING RESIDENTS STAY IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES WITH MORE AFFORDABL
HOMES TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
ROBUST REPORTING ON THE IMPACTS
OF FUNDING RESIDENT SERVICES.
ESTABLISHING A FORMAL PROGRAM T
PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY OF HOMES
ON THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
PORTFOLIO OR IN THE PORTFOLIO
WHEREVER POSSIBLE, AND SETTING
CLEAR GOAL FOR THE NUMBER OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO ACQUIRE FRO
THE HOUSING MARKET. AGAIN, MANY
MANY THANKS, AND I'M REALLY
PLEASED BY THE SCOPE AND SCALE.
I HOPE WE CAN MOVE IT ON TO FUL
COUNCIL WITH GREAT SPEED. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU THAT A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WAS HOPING
FOLKS WOULD INCLUDE IN THEIR
SUMMARY COMMENTS. GIVEN YOU DID
SO MUCH WORK PRIOR TO THE
INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGISLATION
PARTNERING WITH THE EXECUTIVE
AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING DID, BUILDING
ON THE WORK THAT THE EXECUTIVE
DID WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, THIS IS REALLY OUR
CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT, AGAIN, THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU MADE,
PREINTRODUCTION INCLUDED HERE I
THE HOUSING LEVY AND THE
RESOLUTION THAT WILL THEN BE IN
FRONT OF THE VOTERS FOR THEIR
CONSIDERATION. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? WOULD FOLKS LIKE TO
LIFT UP ANY ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS THEY GOT INCLUDED?
OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK
BY THE CHAIR AND HER OFFICE, BY
OUR CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF,
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. I HAVE BEEN A
BIG SUPPORTER OF THE WORK THAT
WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THIS
PROGRAM, AND I AGREE WE NEED TO
DO MORE TO PRODUCE FOR
LOW-INCOME HOUSING. I KNOW A TO
PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US IS TO
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE INCORPORATION
AND COLLABORATION WITH THE CHAI
ON THE REVISION TO ALLOW FOR
MORE FREQUENT DATA COLLECTION O
VACANT RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF STRONGER
COOPERATION WITH THE CITY'S
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY, AND MORE FREQUENT
DATA ON THE RESIDENTIALUNITS AN
THE VACANCIES AND THE
COOPERATION HELPING TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INTO ALL TYPES OF HOUSIN
FASTER. WHILE THE COSTS OF THE
NEEDED PROGRAM HAVE INCREASED M
OF MY CONSTITUENTS RAISE
CONCERNS OVER HOW THE CITY WILL
PAY FOR THE PROPOSAL. I HEAR
THEM. IT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I
AGREE SEATTLE IS OVERDUE FOR TA
REFORMS TO INCREASE FAIRNESS IN
OUR REGRESSIVE SYSTEM. I REALIZ
THIS WILL BE A BIG DECISION FOR
PEOPLE TO MAKE IN NOVEMBER, BUT
IT'S THEIR DECISION TO MAKE. TH
VOTES WE TAKE OVER THE NEXT WEE
ARE NOT ENACTING THE LARGER
PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
IN SEATTLE, BUT ON WHETHER TO
PLACE THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AS
AMENDMENTED FOR THE BALLOT FOR
VOTERS TO DECIDE, AND TO RESPEC
THE CHAIR'S TIME FRAME FOR FINA
DECISION BY COUNCIL NEXT
TUESDAY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
VOTE TO ADVANCE THE ITEMS OUT O
COMMITTEE AND RESERVE FINAL
REMARKS AND DECISION NEXT
TUESDAY. I'M FEELING MORE
OPTIMISTIC WITH THE AMENDED
VERSION. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO TH
CHAIR FOR COLLABORATION. THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR
WORKING ON THE AMENDMENTS THAT
YOU WERE CONSIDERING AND WERE
INCLUDED AS WELL. ANY ADDITIONA
COMMENTS FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE TO LIFT UP THEIR
INVESTMENTS INTO THE HOUSING
LEVY AND RESOLUTION? I STAY
INVESTMENTS BECAUSE IT TOOK A
LOT OF YOUR TIME, YOUR STAFF'S
TIME, AND CENTRAL STAFF'S TIME.
OKAY, AS COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN
NOTED, ANOTHER CHANCE FOR FINAL
COMMENTS ON THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION CONSIDERED IN FULL
COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY, GIVEN THI
IS, HOPEFULLY, KNOCK ON WOOD,
GETTING VOTED OUT TODAY, AND YO
WILL SEE IT ON THE DOCKET FOR
CONSIDERATION AT FULL COUNCIL
NEXT TUESDAY. SO, COLLEAGUES, I
DON'T WANT TO STEP ON ANYBODY'S
TOES IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO MAKE
ANY COMMENTS, AND I WAS GOING T
RESERVE MINE FOR LAST, SO I WIL
GO AHEAD SINCE I DON'T SEE
ANYONE ELSE RAISING THEIR HANDS
SOMETIMES THE NONCONTROVERSIAL
STUFF IS THE BEST STUFF THIS IS
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE
WORKED REALLY HARD TO TRY TO
INCLUDE SOME GREAT IDEAS ACROSS
OUR COUNCIL, FROM THE VARIOUS
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE
COMMUNITIES YOU REPRESENT. I
THINK THAT'S WHY WE ARE SEEING
LOT OF AGREEMENT IN THE COMMENT
TODAY. THANK YOU TO THE MONTHS
OF COLLABORATION AND DISCUSSION
AT THE LEGISLATIVE MONTHS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE
AND THE MAYOR'S ENTIRE TEAM.
THAT WAS LED BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD. HUGE
THANK YOU TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING PARTNERS, LED BY
DIRECTOR CHIEN AND HER TEAM AND
THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING FEEDBACK OVER THE LAS
YEAR AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS
HERE WHO HAVE PRESENTED IN
COUNCIL AND CALLED IN OR SENT
LETTERS OR MADE CALLS. THIS
LEGISLATION AFFIRMS THE MAYOR'S
2023 PROPOSAL TO INVEST $970
MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF SEVE
YEARS INTO CREATING NEW, DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OFFERS.
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT, IT EXPAND
THE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
TO GET OUT OF GENERATIONAL
POVERTY AND STABILIZES THE
HOUSING WORK FORCE. THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
WORK FORCE WE HAVE SEEN ON THE
FRONT LINES DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND ALSO ON THE FRONT LINE OF
THE HOUSING CRISES TO MAKE SURE
MORE PEOPLE ARE STABLY HOUSED,
TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, AND TO
ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO MOVE OFF
THE STREETS INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. COLLEAGUES, THIS
INCLUDES THE COUNCILMEMBER
PRIORITIES TO ENHANCE THE
PACKAGE AND SERVING THE
COMMUNITIES MOST AT RISK AND
MOST IMPACTED BY THE HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS AND DISPLACEMENT
CRISIS. LAST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, WE WERE JOINED BY, I
WOULD SAY 100 PEOPLE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND ALSO PART O
THE PRESS CONFERENCE OUTSIDE OF
THE CITY HALL STEPS, WHO JOINED
IN ABOUT AN EFFORT TO BRING
ATTENTION TO HOW IMPORTANT THE
PACKAGE IS FOR THE HEALTH AND
STABILITY OF THE RESIDENTS, THE
HEALTH AND STABILITY OF THE
LOCAL ECONOMY, AND THE HEALTH
AND OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
ADDRESS THE COMPOUNDING PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISES WE SEE PLAYING OU
EVERY DAY. THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM SAID IT'
AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
AND WORKERS WHO TURN BUILDINGS
INTO HOMES. THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE TREASURER OF TH
MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMITTEE
SAID IT INCLUDES IMPORTANT
IMPROVEMENTS IN WAGES AND
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND WHO BUIL
AFFORDABLE HOUSINGUNITS, WHICH
WE APPLAUD. OUR COLLEAGUE, WHO
IS WITH THE DESC, THE DOWNTOWN
EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER, AND
NURSE, NAOMI MORRIS, SAID IT IS
THE DESC COWORKERS ON THE FRONT
LINE HELPING TO HOUSE PEOPLE AN
KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED WHO ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND WORKIN
IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE WHA
THEY NEED. SHE SAID WE DON'T DO
THE WORK TO GET RICH. THIS IS
OUR CALLING. THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION IS OUR CHANCE TO
TREAT IT LIKE THAT. WE DO BELON
HERE. THIS IS A HOUSING LEVY
THAT FINALLY SUPPORTS OUR WORK
FORCE AND THE FOLKS ON THE FRON
LINE. DEREK BELLGRAVE, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB SAYS THE
LEGISLATION IS MORE THAN JUST A
COMMITMENT TO MUCH-NEEDED BRICK
AND MORTAR DEVELOPMENTS. IT'S A
COMMITMENT TO HOUSING OUR PEOPL
WITH THE KIND OF LOVE,
COMPASSION, AND DEDICATION THAT
WILL TRANSFORM LIVES AND BEGIN
REPAIRING THE TRAUMAS OF THE
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS. RYAN
DONAHUE, THE CHIEF ADVOCACY
OFFICER FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANIT
SAYS THAT HABITAT BELIEVES
EVERYONE DESERVES A DECENT PLAC
TO CALL HOME. THAT'S WHY WE ARE
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION.
MONTE ANDERSON FROM SEATTLE KIN
COUNTY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADE SAID THIS IS A HISTORIC
LEVY. IT COMMITS TO INCREASING
EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR WORKERS THROUGH
APPRENTICESHIP AND PRIORITY HIR
AS WE BUILD THE HOUSING NEEDED
AND INCLUDE COMMUNITY WORK FORC
AGREEMENTS. WE CAN ADDRESS THE
CITY'S SERIOUS HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES WHILE
ALSO SUPPORTING WORKING PEOPLE
AND FOSTERING ACCESS TO
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS. THOSE ARE
JUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT
WERE SHARED AT LAST WEDNESDAY'S
PRESS CONFERENCE AND OUR PUBLIC
HEARING, AND WE HEARD FROM
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS FROM AFRICA
TOWN, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND
SO MANY MORE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
LIKE EL CENTRAL, THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE, AND OTHER
LABOR PARTNERS ACROSS THE
REGION. I AM ESPECIALLY EXCITED
COLLEAGUES, WE WERE ABLE TO WOR
TOGETHER IN AN INCREASINGLY
DIVIDED COUNTRY, WHERE WE SEE
POLITICS PIT PEOPLE ON OPPOSITE
SIDES WHEN THERE'S COMMON
GROUND, WHERE THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACTUALLY
TRY TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, BY
FOCUSING ON WHERE OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS UNITE AND WHERE WE CAN
FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON
WHAT UNITES US. WHAT UNITES US
HERE, OUR INVESTMENT TO SCALE I
THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE OUR CIT
AND REGION FACES, HOUSING AND
LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACROSS THE REGION. I
WANT TO LIFT UP SOME OF THE
INVESTMENTS YOU ALL MADE IN THE
PROPOSAL, AND MAYBE YOU'RE
FEELING SHY TODAY, SO I WILL DO
IT FOR YOU GIVEN THE IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS YOU MADE. THIS
ENHANCED PACKAGE INCREASES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ACROSS OUR
CITY, AND PLACING NEIGHBORS AT
MOST RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AT TH
FRONT OF THE LINE TO GET ACCESS
TO BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
INVESTING IN WHAT IS
COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE
SEEKING TO FIND SANCTUARY AND
STABILITY. IT PREVENTS AND
REDUCES HOMELESSNESS THROUGH
INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN
HOMELESS SERVICES. IT PREVENT
INDIVIDUALS FROM FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS BY ALLOWING THEM T
BE STABLY HOUSED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. INCREASES
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY FOR THREE-BEDROOM AN
FOUR-BEDROOM UNITS TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND
FAMILIES OF ANY SIZE TO BE ABLE
TO LIVE IN THE CITY. IT ALSO
MAKES SURE WE ARE STRIVING TO
DIVERSIFY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
FOLKS TO HAVE ACCESS TO
FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP TO
ADDRESS THE GENERATIONAL WEALTH
AND RIGHT THE HISTORIC WRONGS.
IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SMALLER, NONPROFIT,
COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPERS TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITIES THEY ARE ROOTED IN,
AND AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AN
HERBOLD SPOKE TO, PAIRED WITH
CHILDCARE, COMMUNITY AND
CULTURAL SPACE, AND SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT AND MORE. IT
STABILIZES THE WORK FORCE AND
PROVIDES NEEDED RESIDENT SERVIC
DOLLARS SO THE HOMELESS OR
EXCUSE ME, HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS ON THE FRONT LINE WHO
ARE OFTEN STRUGGLING TO FIND
HOUSING AND LIVE IN THE CITY
THEMSELVES HAVE GREATER ACCESS
TO ECONOMIC STABILITY AS THEY
SERVE THE MOST VULNERABILITY
RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. THE LEVY
LEGISLATION COMBINED WITH THE
FUNDING FROM JUMP START
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX WILL
STABILIZE WAGES FOR PEOPLE DOIN
THE CRITICAL WORK AND ALSO,
IMPORTANTLY, ENHANCES THE
ABILITY FOR US TO CREATE MORE
THREE-BEDROOM AND FOUR-BEDROOM
UNITS, SOMETHING OUR COMMUNITIE
AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEE
CLAMOURING FOR ACROSS THE BOARD
THE HOUSING RENEWAL PACKAGE IS
AN INVESTMENT IN THE HEALTH AND
RESILIENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES,
AND THE INVESTMENT IN THE
WORKERS WHO BUILD THE HOMES AND
THE FRONT LINE SERVICE PROVIDER
WORKING INSIDE OF THE HOUSING
UNITS. IT'S TRULY A WIN FOR
FAMILIES, SENIORS, INDIVIDUALS,
AND THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE
ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A WI
FOR THE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND
RESILIENCE OF OUR SEATTLE LOCAL
ECONOMY, AND WE HAVE AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER
TO THE VOTERS A CHANCE TO
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE MOST
PRESSING CRISIS WE SEE PLAYING
OUT EVERY DAY ACROSS OUR CITY
AND OUR REGION. I'M SO THANKFUL
FOR THE WORK OF CENTRAL STAFF
AND MY OFFICE, AARON HOUSE, WHO
IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND LEAD
ON EVERYTHING HOUSING, WHO
WORKED WITH ALL OF YOU,
COLLEAGUES, AND OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO BRING FORWARD THE
AMENDMENTS AND THE ENHANCED
LANGUAGE WE SAW IN THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL, AND TO HAVE
WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OVER THE LAST FE
MONTHS, PRIOR TO THIS
LEGISLATION BEING TRANSMITTED.
WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF,
TRACI AND JEN FOR THEIR
INCREDIBLE WORK, NOT JUST THE
THREE MONTHS OF THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE US, BUT FOR THE MONTHS
PRIOR AS THEY WORKED WITH THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM AS TRACI NOTED,
IN DEEP COLLABORATION TO BRING
FORWARD THE LEGISLATION FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU ONCE
AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK,
COLLEAGUES, AND TO THE 36
ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTICIPATED
IN THE FOCUS GROUPS OVER THE
LAST YEAR, FOCUSED ON EQUITY,
HOMEOWNERSHIP, RENTAL HOUSING,
AND WHO HELPED TO FINE TUNE THE
PROPOSAL, THANK YOU TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR HOSTING
THREE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE EVENTS,
AND WHO HELPED INFORM THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE IT WAS
TRANSMITTED, AND THANK YOU TO
THOSE WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR OFFICE AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE MAYOR
DID SUBMIT FOR US, AND CREATED
FOUNDATION FOR THIS BOLD
PROPOSAL, A BOLD INVESTMENT TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS MOMENT.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE DESERVES A
PROUD OF APPLAUSE FOR HELPING T
SEND DOWN A COMPREHENSIVE
PROPOSAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
STRENGTHEN WITH THE AMENDMENTS
PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION. IT WAS A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND GREATL
APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S
LEADERSHIP AND THEIR TEAM. THAN
YOU, EVERYONE, FOR ALL OF YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN THIS. I KNOW THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS WATCHING,
AND SAD SHE MISSED ALL OF THE
THANK YOUS, BUT THIS IS A
HISTORIC MOMENT, AND I DIDN'T
WANT TO GO PAST THIS WITHOUT
REALLY UNDERSCORING THE HARD
WORK AND THE WORKERS WHO PUT
THEIR TIME IN TO MAKING SURE
THAT THIS WAS A SMOOTH PROCESS
AND A REALLY INFORMED PROCESS
THAT HAS THE FINGERPRINTS OF AL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE COMMUNIT
AT LARGE. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING THIS WITH YOU AND
THE MAYOR AS WE CONSIDER FINAL
PASSAGE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
AND REALLY THANK THE MAYOR FOR
HIS TIME LINE TO SIGN INTO LAW
AFTER NEXT TUESDAY. WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTIO
OF RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> MADAM CHAIR?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS
UNANIMOUS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
RESOLUTION PASSED A AMENDED WIL
GO TO THE JUNE 13th SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR A FINA
VOTE. ONE MORE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US, THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF THE
VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER, SHOULD TH
COUNCIL PASS IT NEXT TUESDAY,
AND THIS IS THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION THAT WILL APPEAR ON
THE BALLOT, AND CENTRAL STAFF,
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS BEFORE WE
CONSIDER THE FINAL VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION?
>> NOPE. READY TO GO,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THAT'S A GREAT SUMMARY. THE
LEGISLATION IS READY TO GO.
ACTUALLY, IT REMINDS ME OF WHAT
GARRETT SAID, LET'S DO THIS.
LAST WEDNESDAY, JUST LIKE, LET'
DO THIS, AND IT FOLLOWED SOME
REALLY IMPORTANT AND ELOQUENT
COMMENTS FROM HIM AND I WANT TO
READ AS WE CONSIDER THE FINAL
HOUSING LEVY LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US. AS FOLKS KNOW, THE
DIRECTOR OF AFRICA TOWN
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST SAYING THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN A
THRIVING BLACK COMMUNITY SINCE
1882. A COMMUNITY THAT REACHED
UP TO 80 AFRICAN AMERICANS,
SYSTEMATICALLY DISMANTLED BY
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FROM
URBAN RENEWAL AND RED LINING AN
MANY MORE HARMFUL POLICIES. THE
HOUSING LEVY IN FRONT OF US IS
ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY NOT
ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN
COMMUNITY, TO COME BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND ALSO TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE ECONOMICS THAT
ARE DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR
HIS WORDS AND HIS SUPPORT AND
PARTNERSHIP ON THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US, THA
WILL BE IN FRONT OF VOTERS IN
NOVEMBER. I THINK THAT'S A
WONDERFUL WAY TO SEND US INTO
THE FINAL VOTE IF THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. COULD YOU PLEASE CAL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
COUNCIL BILL 120584, OUR HOUSIN
LEVY LEGISLATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> MADAME CHAIR?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> IT'S UNANIMOUS. THE COMMITTE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASS WILL BE SENT TO THE JUNE
13th SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FOR A FINAL VOTE.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE DO PULL UP
YOUR NOTES ABOUT WHAT YOU GOT
INCLUDED SO MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY CAN CELEBRATE THOSE
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS AS WE ALSO
CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK AND THE
GREAT FOUNDATION THAT WAS SET
FROM THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION TRANSMITTED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, VERY ROBUST
PROCESS, AND REALLY AGAIN
THANKFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
AND PARTNERSHIP WITH US AS WE
CONSIDER, FOR THE VOTERS, A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AIMED TO
ADDRESS PART OF THE HOUSING
CRISIS, THAT IS HERE IN SEATTLE
VERY EXCITING DAY FOR US, AND
ANOTHER HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FO
US TO BE NATIONAL LEADERS ON
HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN SEATTLE.
COLLEAGUES THAT DOES GET US TO
THE END OF THE AGENDA. I WANT T
ASK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE FO
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? SEEING
NONE, WE WILL RECONVENE OUTSIDE
OF THE SELECT HOUSING COMMITTEE
AND WE WILL RECONVENE OUR
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING ON JUNE 5th, THE DAY
AFTER MY BIRTHDAY, AT 9:30 A.M.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR
CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOUSING
WITH THE UPDATE ON THE LAND
DISPOSITION POLICY, AND WE WILL
ALSO HAVE FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE
DEPARTMENT, FOR HIRE ORDINANCE,
BUILDING ON HOUSE BILL 2076, AN
A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS
ABOUT LAND DISPOSITION AS WELL
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
FOR THE RAINIER BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL. THE ORDINANCE IS
UNDERWAY. FINALLY, I'M SURE, AL
OF OUR BUDGET WONKS ARE AS
EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS I AM. I'M
VERY EXCITED THE CENTRAL STAFF
HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
THE UPDATE TO THE FISCAL NOTE
PROCESS AND POLICY AND THE
FISCAL BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE
USUALLY DO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY BUDGET'S OFFICE. MANY
OF THE PRACTICES ARE JUST THAT,
PRACTICE. THEY ARE NOT CODIFIED
IN POLICY. THANK YOU TO THE CIT
BUDGET OFFICE AND TOM FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, FOR WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND OUR CENTRAL STAFF
LEADS DIRECTOR ESTHER HANDY, AN
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. TOM HAS A
LIST OF CONSIDERATIONS, AND
COLLEAGUES I WILL WORK WITH YOU
AND THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE TO
MOVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO
ACTUAL STATUTES WE CAN CONTINUE
TO CODIFY FOR TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRAFTING
POLICIES NOT JUST THE ANNUAL
BUDGET EFFORTS BUT ALSO GREATER
TRANSPARENCY OVER THE SIX YEARS
AS WE SEEK TO HAVE GREATER
STABILITY IN THE SIX-YEAR
FINANCIAL PLANNING. THANK YOU S
MUCH TO TOM FOR THEIR WORK ON
HELPING TO OFFER SOME FEEDBACK
ON WAYS WE CAN ENHANCE OUR
FISCAL NOTES. THAT'S ON THE
AGENDA FOR JULY 5th . PLEASE
TUNE IN IF YOU'RE NOT MEMBERS O
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, LET US
KNOW. IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE
ALL OF YOU ON THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE. WITH THAT
WE GIVE YOU THE TIME BACK. IT'S
10:15 A.M., AND OUR SELECT
HOUSING LEVY COMMITTEE HAS COME
TO A CLOSE FOR 2023. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE. SEE YOU ON TUESDAY.