>>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
THE MAY 24, 2023 MEETING AND TH
LAND USE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:00 P.M., I'M DAN
STRAUSS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ? VICE CHAIR
MORALES?
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CAN YOU TURN DOWN
THE MICROPHONE NOW THAT FOLKS
ARE NOT ALL CHATTING. GREAT TO
SEE YOU ALL TODAY. I THINK THIS
IS THE MOST FULL THAT I'VE SEEN
IF YOU'RE SNEEZING, COUGHING,
EXHALING, PLEASE WEAR A MASK. I
WILL ALSO JUST REMIND FOLKS IF
YOU WANT TO SHOW APPRECIATION,
YOU CAN DO HAND SIGNAL, BUT
CLAPPING MAKES EVERYTHING GO
LONGER. I AM GOING TO ALLOW TWO
MINUTES PER SPEAKER FOR TODAY'S
PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU DON'T
NEED TWO MINUTES TO GET YOUR
POINT ACROSS, PLEASE DON'T USE
THE FULL TWO MINUTES. THERE IS
LOT OF PEOPLE, AND WE WILL BE
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TALKING
TODAY. WITH THAT WE HAVE SIX
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. FIVE
OF WHICH ARE A PART OF THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
STRATEGIES. COUNCIL BILL 12058.
AND COUNCIL BILL 120501.
SECONDLY ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARIN
IS COMPLETE, WE WILL TAKE UP
ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS
COUNCIL BILL 120582, A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT ZONING. BEFORE WE
BEGIN IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. CLERK, IF YOU --
ACTUALLY BEFORE WE DO THAT, I
JUST WANT TO SAY YESTERDAY WE
PASSED THE TREE BILL, WHICH HAS
BEEN 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
TODAY WE'RE TAKING UP MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL LAND STRATEGIES,
WHICH HAS BEEN A MINIMUM OF
SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. NAOM
LEWIS, MY COMMITTEE CLERK DOES
AN CENT AND FABULOUS JOB WORKIN
ON BIG POLICY. SO WE ALL WANT T
WAVE OUR FINGERS AT NAOMI, THAT
WILL BE AMAZING. THANK YOU. WIT
THAT, CLERK, PLEASE PLAY THE
VIDEO.
>> HELLO SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL. BUILT ON INDUSTRIAL
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE PEOPLE. THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR
FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER
AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON AN ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN ON THE PHONE NUMBE
PROVIDED WHEN THEY REGISTER
ONLINE AND USE THE MEETING AND
ID AND PASS CODE THAT WAS
E-MAILED UPON CONFIRMATION. IF
YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN E-MAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE TH
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNMUTED, AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMP
WILL SAY THE HOST WOULD LIKE YO
TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT
IS YOUR CUE, YOUR TURN TO SPEAK
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A
PROMPT OF YOU ARE UNMUTED. BE
SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED ON
YOUR END, SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD. AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD
BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A
CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN TEN
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME. AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS. AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED, AND THE NEXT
SPEAKER REGISTERED WILL BE
CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOI
US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA. TH
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED. OR IF
THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT IT
BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT'S DISRUPTIVE TO
THESE PROCEEDINGS OR THAT IS NO
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED AND COUNCIL RULES
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST OU
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTE
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED. THANK YOU,
SEATTLE.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE
BEING HERE. THAT VIDEO IS THE
FORMAL WAY OF SAYING PLEASE BE
NICE. WE ARE GOING TO START WIT
A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA TODAY, THE LIST O
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
SUBMITTED BY THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE, WHICH WAS MAY 17. I
HAVE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THA
I PUT FORWARD TO MEET MY OWN
DEADLINE BECAUSE I INADVERTENTL
SCHEDULED ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
DAY, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL IN
BALLARD. SO I HAVE NOT YET FULL
REVIEWED EACH OF THESE
AMENDMENTS. I MAY NOT BE
BRINGING THEM ALL FORWARD. I
WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES AS WE
SPOKE IN COMMITTEE LAST TIME
ABOUT THE PREFERENCE TO HAVE AL
AMENDMENTS IN THE PUBLIC REALM.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE
LIST THAT YOU THINK YOU MAY
BRING FORWARD AT A LATER TIME,
WHICH MET THE DEADLINE OF MAY
17? I'M NOT SEEING ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES RAISING THEIR HANDS,
SO I HOPE THAT MEANS THERE ARE
NO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NOT HELD
TODAY. AND LAST COUPLE OF
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS AGAIN, WE'RE
GOING TO GIVE EVERYONE TWO
MINUTES. IF YOU DON'T NEED THE
FULL TWO MINUTES, PLEASE DON'T
USE THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE ABOUT
30 PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS AND 23
ONLINE. THAT'S TWO HOURS OF
PUBLIC COMMENT. IF IT'S JUST --
IF EVERYONE USES THE FULL TWO
MINUTES. WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK
IS I'M GOING TO READ NAMES IN
SERIES OF THREES. IF YOU WANT T
LINE UP HERE AND HERE, WE CAN
JUST BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH TO
MAXIMIZE TIME. I HAVE ALSO
RECEIVED A FAIR AMOUNT OF
WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT I HAVE
WITH ME TODAY ON MY DESK. IF YO
WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN
COMMENTS, THEY'RE ALWAYS
WELCOMED. TODAY IS JUST THE
PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL TAKE UP
AMENDMENTS AT THE JUNE 8
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WILL
START AT 9:30 A.M. AND WE WILL
EXTEND THAT MEETING INTO THE
AFTERNOON IF NEEDED. AND DURING
THE AMENDMENTS, WE HAVE 5-0
AMENDMENTS, WHICH DID TAKE SIX
HOURS. WE HAVE FAR FEWER
AMENDMENTS HERE, SO I'M HOPING
THAT WILL GO QUICKLY. SO 9:30
A.M., JUNE 8, IS WHEN AMENDMENT
WILL BE VOTED ON. THE WAY WE'RE
GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS, I AM
GOING TO TAKE IN-PERSON SPEAKER
FIRST AND THEN TRANSFER TO
ONLINE SPEAKERS AFTER THAT. AND
WE WILL BE TAKING ELECTED
OFFICIALS AT THE START FOLLOWED
BY LOCAL OFFICIALS DIRECTLY
THEREAFTER AND IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
COMMISSIONER WANTS TO GO
DIRECTLY AT 2:30 BECAUSE SHE'S
IN ANOTHER MEETING IN HER ROLE
AS A COMMISSIONER CURRENTLY. AN
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO
CALL COMMISSIONER RYAN AND THEN
COMMISSIONER DIANA KELLER, AND
COMMISSIONER CHRISTINE ENG
FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER
FELLMAN. LET ME MAKE SURE I HAV
NOT MISSED ANYTHING. OH YES, OF
COURSE, I HAVE TO READ THE ITEM
INTO THE RECORD. SO OUR FIRST
FIVE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AR
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILLS
120567, 568, 569, 571, WHICH AR
ALL PART OF THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE. WE ARE GOIN
TO COMBINE THE PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THESE ITEMS SINCE THEY ARE
ALL PART OF THE SAME PACKAGE.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 12056, A PUBLIC
HEARING CREATING CHAPTER 23.54A
COUNCIL BILL 120568, A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENTS. COUNCIL BILL
120569 CREATING NEW ZONES.
COUNCIL BILL 120570, A PUBLIC
BILL ON AMENDMENTING 350. AND
120571, MODIFYING EXTERIOR SOUN
LIMITS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS GOING TO BE
PUSHED FOR THIS GENERAL MEETING
AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING SINCE
WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM ON THAT
AGENDA. I DO SEE A COUPLE OF
PEOPLE SIGNED UP THEN, AND THAT
IS WHERE IT IS CONFUSING. IF YO
WANT TO SHARE PUBLIC COMMENT,
JUST WAIT UNTIL THE END. PLEASE
FOR EVERYONE, SPEAK TO ALL FIVE
ITEMS. SO AT THE BEGINNING OF
YOUR TESTIMONY, YOU WILL BE
ASKED TO SHARE WHAT ITEM YOU'RE
SPEAKING TO. JUST SAY ALL FIVE,
PLEASE. WITH THAT, NO FURTHER
ADIEU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL CHAIRS, AM
I GOOD TO GO? THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL
LANDS PROPOSAL AT TODAY'S PUBLI
HEARING, ALL FIVE ITEMS. I'M
PART OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER,
AND I'VE BEEN SERVING AS YOUR
PORT COMMISSIONER SINCE 2018.
I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
THREE. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL
LANDS PROPOSAL AS TRANSMITTED B
MAYOR HARRELL. SEATTLE'S
HISTORIC CENTERS REMAIN UNDER
CONSTANT PRESSURE TO UPZONE.
DURING UNIQUE TIME WHEN SEATTLE
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD ON
GREENING OUR REINDUSTRIALIZATIO
OF THE ECONOMY. WE HAVE A REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO FORTIFY SEATTLE'
WORKING WATERFRONT AND PROTECT
UNION AND LIVING WAGE CAREERS.
WHILE ALSO PREPARING NEW TYPES
OF CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS LIKE
OFFSHORE WIND MANUFACTURING, AN
HYDROGEN RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE UNDERSTAND HOUSING SUPPLY AN
A GROWING CITY -- CAN'T GET AWA
FROM THEM. IS AN IMPORTANT ISSU
AND MERITS PUBLIC POLICY
CONSIDERATION AT A COMPREHENSIV
CITY WIDE SCALE. SEATTLE'S URBA
VILLAGES ARE PRIMED FOR GROWTH.
AT THE SAME TIME, OUR LANDS HAV
LOW RATES, NOW BUILDING THE
MULTI-STORY WAREHOUSES TO
ACCOMMODATE DEMAND. WE BELIEVE
THE PROPOSED PLAN TO ALLOW FOR
LODGING IN THE STADIUM WITHOUT
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IS A
REASONABLE APPROACH THAT
DIVERSIFIES FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE
STADIUM AREA, BUT ALSO PROTECTS
THE VIABILITY OF SEATTLE'S
WORKING WATERFRONT AND CRITICAL
FREIGHT ROUTES THAT SERVICES TH
GREATER SEATTLE REGION. IF THIS
PACKAGE CONSIDERS HOUSING IN TH
STADIUM AREA, THE PORT OF
SEATTLE CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT
THE LEGISLATION. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING SO HARD TO BROKER OVER
THE LAST 18 MONTHS. PLEASE
SUPPORT SEATTLE'S WORKING
WATERFRONT THAT WILL CREATE OVE
70,000 UNIONS AND THE LIVING
WAGE JOBS. I KNOW THAT AS CITY
LEADERS, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO
ATTRACT WORKERS, RESIDENTS BACK
DOWNTOWN. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
OUR WATERFRONT WORKERS NEVER
LEFT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER
CHRISTINE, AND THEN COMMISSIONE
FRED.
>> COMMISSIONER KELLER COULD NO
MAKE IT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS COMMISSIONER
CHRISTINE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM KRISTIN
A NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
MANAGER MEETING. AND THE
NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE WAS
FORMED IN 2015 AND PART OF
RECOGNITION THAT THE MARITIME
ASSET IN BOTH SEATTLE AND TACOM
HARBORS, WHAT WE CALL NORTH AND
SOUTH HARBORS, MUST BE TREATED
AS REGIONAL RESOURCES. THE
NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE CARG
ACTIVITY EMPLOYEES OVER 58,000
PEOPLE IN OUR REGION. AND
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER
WASHINGTONIANS WORK FOR
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS THAT US
OUR FACILITIES. WE FORMED THE
SEAPORT ALLIANCE IN RESPONSE TO
GLOBAL MARKETS, THE WIDENING OF
THE PANAMA CANAL, AND INCREASE
COMPETITION FROM CANADIAN PORTS
SINCE 2007, OUR GATEWAYS HAVE
LOST ABOUT 20% OF OUR MARKET
SHARE OF CONTAINING CARGOES TO
THE PORTS OF VANCOUVER. WHEN WE
LOSE CARGO, WE LOSE JOBS.
PROTECTING THE 58,000 JOBS THAT
DEPEND ON OUR PORTS REQUIRE THA
WE OPERATE IN AN EFFICIENT, LOW
COST GATEWAY FOR TRADE. FOR A
KEY REASON WHY WE HAVE STRUGGLE
TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGE FROM
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH
BECAUSE CANADIAN FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS DESIGNATED THE
COMPETITIVENESS OF THEIR WEST
COAST PORTS AS A NATIONAL
PRIORITY. AND IT IS PROVIDING
SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL AND POLIC
SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THEY SUCCEED
THIS INCLUDES POLICY LEADERSHIP
AT THE LOCAL LEVELS. DESPITE TH
IMPORTANCE OF THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND TACOMA FOR THE
NATIONAL ECONOMY, THE U.S.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE
THE SAME. AND INSTEAD WE RELY O
OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES LIKE YOU
AND YOUR TACOMA COUNTERPARTS. W
ARE MAKING BIG INVESTMENTS TO
IMPROVE PORT COMPETITIVENESS IN
BOTH HARBORS INCLUDING $300
MILLION TO MODERNIZE T5. YET
MANY DECISIONS THAT WILL
DETERMINE WILL REMAIN A TOP TIE
GATEWAY ARE IN YOUR HANDS.
OPENING UP SOTO WILL MAKE IT
MORE DIFFICULT. AND FOR OUR
TRUCK ACCESS, WATERFRONT, AND
REDUCE THE SUPPLY OF REAL
ESTATE. FOR MARINE CARGO TRADE,
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS, ETC., AN
THE CREATION OF JOBS. SO ON
BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT
ALLIANCE, I URGE YOU TO PASS
MAYOR HARRELL'S --
>> THANK YOU. AND WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE HARD MIC STOPS FOR
EVERYONE ELSE. ELECTED OFFICIAL
CAN RUN OVER A COUPLE OF
SECONDS. PLEASE DON'T THOUGH.
>> COMMISSIONER?
>> AND WE WILL HAVE A READER FO
COMMISSIONER KELLER AFTER THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCIL CHAIR STRAUSS AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TODAY
INCLUDING THE AMENDMENTS. AND
I'VE BEEN SERVING IN THIS
CAPACITY SINCE 2016, WHICH IS
WHEN THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE WAS
CONCEIVED AND IT HAS BEEN A
MANAGING MEMBER EVER SINCE. I'M
ALSO A BALLARD RESIDENT AND
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO FINDING WAY
FOR THE MARITIME AND
INFORMERRING INDUSTRY TO COEXIS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO
SUSTAIN LIVING WAGE JOBS AND OU
QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PORT OF
SEATTLE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WORKS
ON YOUR LAND PROPOSAL AS
TRANSMITTED BY MAYOR HARRELL
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS. IF THIS
PACKAGE DETERIORATES TO INCLUDE
HOUSING IN THE STADIUM AREA, TH
PORT OF SEATTLE CAN NO LONGER
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION FOR
WHICH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SO
HARD TO FIND COMMON GROUND OVER
THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE PORT OF
SEATTLE IS GREATLY APPRECIATIVE
OF MAYOR HARRELL'S RECOGNITION
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS THAT THEY
PLAY IN THE ECOSYSTEM NEEDED FO
OUR GATEWAY TO REMAIN A MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL TRADING HUB. THIS
IS ESPECIALLY TRUE GIVEN THE
PRESSURE THAT OUR INDUSTRIAL
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO BY THIS
GROWING CITY. WE ALSO VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE OPCD'S EFFORTS T
SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL
AS CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ZONING
PACKAGE. THE PROPOSAL NOT ONLY
PROTECTS AND PROVIDES THE ACCES
TO INDUSTRIAL LANDS, VIABLE TO
THE REGION'S ECONOMY. IT ALSO
PREVENTS COMMUNITIES FROM BEING
EXPOSED TO THE IMPACTS FROM
THOSE ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.
SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL ZONE LANDS
WILL MAKE APPROXIMATELY 12% OF
THE CITY'S TOTAL LAND AREA THAT
GENERATE 30% OF THE CITY'S TAX
BASE. AND THIS SON-IN-LAW A
GROWING OPPORTUNITY AS THE CLEA
ENERGY ECONOMY CONTINUES. THESE
JOBS DEPEND ON THE DIVERSE RATE
OF INDUSTRIAL LANDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RELATIVELY SMALL HIGHL
CONGESTED URBAN ENVIRONMENT THA
INCLUDES WORKING WATERFRONTS,
LOCAL AIRPORTS, RAIL YARDS, AND
ACCESS TO HIGHWAYS.
>> THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS, JOB
BASE, AND IS A CORNER STONE TO
ADDRESSING THE LIVABILITY
CRISIS, THOUGH MANY OF THESE
JOBS ARE HIGHLY SKILLED, MORE
THAN TWO-THIRDS DO NOT REQUIRE
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE. SO WITH YOUR
HELP, WE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP
THIS ECONOMIC ENGINE ROLLING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOU
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
FELDMAN. AND LINDSAY,
COMMISSIONER KELLER WAS FIRST O
THE LIST OUT OF EVERYONE, SO
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU
AFTER ALL ELECTIVES HAVE SPOKEN
IF THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU?
>> NOT A PROBLEM.
>> UP NEXT I HAVE COMMISSIONER
-- COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO
ONLINE. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO YOU NEXT, COMMISSIONER.
>> HELLO COUNCIL CHAIR STRAUSS
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS PROPOSAL AT
TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. MY NAME
IS SAM CHO, PORT OF SEATTLE
PRESIDENT. I'M CALLING TODAY TO
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS PROPOSAL AS
TRANSMITTED BY MAYOR HARRELL.
THE COALITION LETTER WAS SENT
OUT TO YOU YESTERDAY, MEANINGFU
AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SEATTLE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICE O
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. HIGHLIGHTING THE
CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SEATTLE'
HISTORICAL INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND
JOB GROWTH. INCLUDING THE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, WSDOT, AN
MANY PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. WE
ASK YOU TO HONOR THE LONG-TIME
EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A CONSENSUS
BASED LAND USE SOLUTION THAT
PROTECTS THE WORKING WATERFRONT
LIVING-WAGE JOBS, THE MOVEMENT
OF FREIGHTS AND GOODS. THE PORT
OF SEATTLE IS GREATLY
APPRECIATIVE OF MAYOR HARRELL'S
RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE O
MARITIME. THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS.
AND WITH THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN
THE ECOSYSTEM NEEDED FOR OUR
GATEWAY TO REMAIN A MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL TRADING HUB. WE
UNDERSTAND HOUSING SUPPLIES AS
GROWING CITY IS AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE. AND ITS MERITS IN PUBLIC
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AT A
COMPREHENSIVE CITY WIDE SCALE.
AND TO CONSIDER HOUSING AND
INDUSTRIAL LAND PRESERVATION,
HOWEVER, WITHIN THE SAME
ORDINANCE, IT IS A DISSERVICE T
BOTH CRITICAL ISSUES. WE BELIEV
THE PROPOSED PLAN TO ALLOW FOR
LODGING IN THE STADIUM AREA WIT
THE PROHIBITION ON RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING IS A REASONABLE
COMPROMISE THAT DIVERSIFIES THE
FOOT TRAFFIC TO ADDRESS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE STADIUM
AREA, BUT ALSO PROTECTS THE
VIABILITY OF SEATTLE'S WORKING
WATERFRONT AND CRITICAL FREIGHT
ROUTES THAT SERVICES THE GREATE
SEATTLE REGION. PLEASE SUPPORT
SEATTLE'S WORKING WATERFRONT
THAT WILL CREATE OVER 75,000
UNION AND LIVING WAGE JOBS, MAN
OF WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE A
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE. I URGE YOU TO
HONOR SEATTLE'S RICH HISTORY AN
HERITAGE OF AFFECTING THE
COMMERCE AND SUPPORT THE PACKAG
AS TRANSMITTED BY MAYOR HARRELL
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT.
>> WE DO HAVE COMMISSIONER
AVAILABLE NOW, SO COMMISSIONER,
YOU ARE UP NEXT. PRESS STAR SIX
WHEN YOU'RE READY. I SEE YOU'RE
OFF MUTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR STRAUSS
AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M A PORT OF SEATTL
COMMISSIONER AND VICE PRESIDENT
AND ALSO A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
TWO. IT'S MY HONOR TO APPEAR
BEFORE YOU TODAY TO URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL LAND
PROPOSAL AS TRANSMITTED BY MAYO
HARRELL. WE BELIEVE THE PROPOSE
PLAN TO ALLOW FOR LODGING IN TH
STADIUM AREA WITH THE
PROHIBITION ON RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING IS A REASONABLE APPROAC
THAT WON'T COMPROMISE THE
VIABILITY OF SEATTLE'S WORKING
WATERFRONT. HOUSING SUPPLY IS A
IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT MERITS
PUBLIC POLICY CONSIDERATION ON
CITY WIDE SCALE. AS
POLICYMAKERS, IT'S OUR JOB TO
THINK ABOUT HOW TO EQUITABLY
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING
REGION. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU
THAT INDUSTRIAL LANDS ARE
FUNDAMENTALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH
A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
RESIDENTS. HOUSING AND THE
STADIUM DISTRICTS WILL ONLY
CREATE SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS THERE
ARE NO GROCERY STORES, NO GREEN
SPACES, NO CARTS OR SCHOOLS OR
DOCTORS OR LIBRARIES, NO
CHILDCARE. PEOPLE DESERVE TO
LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHICH IS
WHY THE PORT ENCOURAGED YOU TO
DENSIFY THE ZONING AREAS. AND I
CREATES UNNECESSARY COMPETITION
BETWEEN OUR INVALUABLE MARITIME
ECONOMY AND SUPPLY CHAIN WITH
THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL
COMPLAIN ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION
AND AIR POLLUTION FROM THE
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS. AND
FRANKLY THEY DESERVE BETTER. WE
AT THE PORT, IMPLORE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE QUESTIO
OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
SEPARATELY FROM THE QUESTION OF
HOW TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORICALL
INDUSTRIAL LANDS. DO NOT CREATE
PROBLEMS WHERE THEY DON'T EXIST
IF THE PACKAGE CONSIDERS HOUSIN
IN THE STADIUM AREA, THE PORT O
SEATTLE CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT
IT. AND WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL
TO THE MAYOR FOR THIS PRODUCT
THAT WE WORK SO HARD TO BROKER
OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. SO
PLEASE SUPPORT SEATTLE'S WORKIN
WATERFRONT. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. AT
THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE T
MAYOR. YOU'RE UP NEXT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MY
NAME IS CHARLIE. AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF PIONEER SQUARE, 97
SOUTH JACKSON. AND VERY PLEASED
TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TO COMMEN
ON THE MARITIME PACKAGE. SOME
BACKGROUND. I SERVED, WELL
LIVING IN PIONEER CHAIR,
COFOUNDING CHAIR OF THE PART OF
THE ALLIANCE CITY COMMITTEE
APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL AND TH
MAYOR TO OVERSEE THE VIADUCT
REPLACEMENT AND THE NOW NEARLY
COMPLETED WATERFRONT REPLACEMEN
PROJECT. BEFORE THAT I WAS YOUR
MAYOR FOR 12 YEARS, FINALLY IN
RETIREMENT, MAYBE MOST RELEVANT
TO YOUR COMMITTEE TODAY. I
CHAIRED AND SERVED ON THE BOARD
OF THE MAYOR LEAGUE PUBLIC
FACILITIES EXIT FACILITIES
COMMITTEE. AND PROTECTING THE $
BILLION IN PUBLIC STADIUMS,
PUBLICLY FINANCED STADIUMS IN
THE DISTRICT. AND AS IT TURNED
OUT, MY FRIEND FRED MENDOZA,
WHEN WE REALIZED THE WATERFRONT
PROJECT WAS REAL AND WAS ABOUT
TO HAPPEN, AND THAT WE WERE BOT
GOING TO BE INVOLVED, WE FELT W
HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK
WITH THE STATE AND THE CITY, AN
WE DEVELOPED A PROCESS, THE PFD
AND PSA TOGETHER, FUNDED AND
ORGANIZED THE PROCESS, WHICH
PRODUCED ESSENTIALLY THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU
TODAY. AND WITH THAT BACKGROUND
WITH THE SUPPORT HERE TODAY,
SOME LABOR UNIONS, NEIGHBORS IN
THE SQUARE AND CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. ALL THE
YEARS OF STUDY AND ANALYSIS
CONDUCTED BY AT LEAST FIVE
MAYORS, SOME OF THEM SERVING AN
SOME NOT. AND THEIR COMMITTEES
ARE NON-PROFIT AND PRIVATE
HOUSING PARTNERS AND A HOST OF
ARTISTS AND PEOPLE WHO MAKE
THINGS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT RELATIVELY
SMALL CHANGES IN THE MAYOR'S
RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL BASED ON
THE EIS PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
THAT ALLOWS LIMITED UNIT OF
AFFORDABLE AND WORK FORCE
HOUSING. SAFER STREETS AND
PARKS, WE BELIEVE WILL RESULT I
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. NEW LIGHT AN
INDUSTRIAL JOBS AND LIMITED
PARTS OF THAT MAKE AND THE OTHE
INDUSTRIAL AREAS. AND WE HOPE
THIS STADIUM DISTRICT AS WELL.
PLANNING DIRECTORS REPORT SAYS
HOUSING CONCEIVED, AS CONCEIVED
WILL PRESENT NO ADDITIONAL
ADVERSE IMPACT TO INDUSTRIAL
LANDS. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCER
OF THE PORT AND THE UNIONS WHO
TAKE THEIR LIVELIHOOD FROM THAT
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ENGINE OF OU
CITY. BUT HOUSING, THOUGHTFULLY
IMPLEMENTED, CAN IMPROVE PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND IT IS NOT IN CON
TAMABLE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL
AREAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE LANDS
GIVEN THIS FINDING AND IN LIGHT
OF SEATTLE'S WELL ESTABLISHED
NEED FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, I WANT TO STRONGLY URG
YOU TO RESTORE THE LEVELS OF
HOUSING THAT WERE PROPOSED IN
THE EIS, AND THERE IS ROOM HERE
FOR A COMPROMISE AND CHANGES AN
WORKING THIS ISSUE. A PROPOSAL,
WHICH HAS THE SUPPORT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS IN THE CID, AND PIONEER
SQUARE, AND MANY LABOR UNIONS A
LAST. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FO
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY FOR
YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS LONG
STANDING ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND FOR TH
PUBLIC'S AWARENESS, I'M SURE
EVERYONE NOTICED MAYOR WENT FAR
OVER HIS TIME. IF ANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN ELECTED MAYOR THREE
TIMES OVER, I'LL GIVE YOU THE
SAME DIFFERENCE. WE WILL BE
MOVING IN OUT OF THE ELECTED
SECTION AND INTO -- YEAH, YOU'R
UP NET, LINDSAY. I WILL GIVE
YOU THE FAIR WARNING THE CHIME
IS TEN SECONDS REMAINING AND WE
WILL BE REVERTING TO THE TYPICA
STANDARD PRACTICE, WHICH THE MI
WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AT
THE END OF TIME. I DO HAVE A
COUPLE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP ON
ONE, TWO, THREE ON DIFFERENT
SHEETS. SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND
OF BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH AND
CHECK IN WITH FOLKS. IF YOU'RE
NEWLY IN THE ROOM AND WOULD LIK
TO SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP UP
HERE AND CLERK, CAN YOU MAKE
SURE THOSE HAD SIGN-UP SHEETS
ARE STILL HERE? UP NEXT IS
LINDSAY ON BEHALF OF
COMMISSIONER KELLER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONE
WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, SO I'M
GOING TO READ HER REMARKS. I'M
KELLER, CO-CHAIR OF THE SEAPORT
ALLIANCE. I ATTENDED BREAKFAST
THIS MONTH, AT WHICH MAYOR
HARRELL SPOKE. HE EXPLAINED HE
TALKS WITH A LOT OF OTHER MAYOR
AND HOW MANY OTHER CITIES ENVY
THE MARITIME INDUSTRY YOU HAVE
IN SEATTLE, AND I'LL ADD TACOMA
TO WHAT HE SAID. OUR GATEWAY
SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF
FAMILY-WAGE JOBS. AND OUR PORTS
ARE MORE THAN JUST LOCAL ASSETS
IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL FOUNDATION O
THE ECONOMY, FOR WHICH OUR
ENTIRE STATE, 40% OF WASHINGTON
JOBS DEPEND ON TRADE, MUCH OF
WHICH MOVES THROUGH OUR
SEAPORTS. THE ALLIANCE IS ONE O
THE TOP CONTAINER TRADE
GATEWAYS, AND WE'RE THE PRIMARY
PORT FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THERE IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE FOR
THE SHIPPERS TO MOVE THEIR
PRODUCTS AND CONTAINERS. I WANT
TO SHARE WITH YOU A FEW STATS.
HANDLING $14 BILLION IN EXPORTS
IN 2022. WE'RE THE LARGEST PORT
IN HISTORY. WE ARE THE SECOND
RANKED PORT IN THE COUNTRY WHEN
IT COMES TO REFRIGERATED EXPORT
AND THE NUMBER ONE. 75% OF ALL
FROZEN PRODUCTS ARE EXPORTERS
FROM THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE. THE
STORY OF THESE NUMBERS TELL IS
CRITICAL FOR WASHINGTON FARMERS
AND AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS. WHE
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT SHOULD
NOT BE SURPRISING THAT SOME OF
THE BIGGEST SUPPORTERS FOR
STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTION IN
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON.
SEAPORTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF WASHINGTON STATE
BUSINESS. FOR AG SHIPPERS,
EFFICIENT ACCESS TO AND FROM
PORTS OFTEN MAKES A DIFFERENCE
IN WHETHER THE PRODUCTS ARE
INCOMPETITIVE MARKETS. THEY MEE
HIGHLY EFFICIENT PORTS FOR
RELIABLE SUPPLY CHAINS AND FOR
GETTING THEIR GOODS TO MARKET.
STRONG PORTS PROVIDE CRITICAL
ADVANTAGES TO EXPORTERS
INCLUDING LOWER SHIPPING COSTS,
MORE FREQUENT CALLS BY OCEAN
CARRIERS SERVING EXPORT MARKETS
SHORTER TIME TO MARKET AND
GREATER REST OF THE CAPACITY. I
WE HOPE THE U.S. EXPORTS AND TH
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVES, ENHANCIN
THE PORT IS ESSENTIAL. EVEN
UNDER STATUS QUO, WASHINGTON
EXPORTERS HAVE A TOUGH TIME
GETTING THEIR PRODUCTS OVER THE
PAST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WAN
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF
COMMISSIONER KELLER. AGAIN,
WE'RE GOING TO DO JAZZ HANDS
TODAY. THANK YOU. I FORGOT TO
CALL UP THE THREE PEOPLE IN
ORDER, SO UP NEXT BOB GILLESPIE
TED WIEMAN IS NEXT. AND I SEE
ALLISON STIKEN HAS SIGNED UP
UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I
BELIEVE IT'S FOR INDUSTRIAL
ZONING AS WELL AS OUR BENEVOLEN
LEADER OF GREEN LAKE. WOULD YOU
LIKE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL
STEVE? YEP? GREAT. SO WE'RE
GOING TO GET -- OKAY. SO WE'RE
GOING TO DO BOB, TED, MARK, AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO STEVE AN
ALLISON. PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I
APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK
ON BEHALF AND IN SUPPORT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME STRATEGY
ZONING. I'M BOB GILLESPIE OF
MINOR STREET PARTNERS. IN 1930
MY GRANDPARENTS BUILT A
55,000-SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT
THE CORNER OF FOURTH THAT HOUSE
THE FAMILY'S BUSINESS OF
SHIPPING MINING AND LUMBER
COMMITMENT AND LOGGING
COMMITMENT WORLDWIDE. NOW IN TH
1940s, THAT KIND OF EVOLVED INT
CHAIN SAW MANUFACTURING.
TIGHTENED CHAIN SAWS, EMPLOYING
215 PEOPLE. BUT THE MARKET HAS
CHANGED, USES EVOLVED, AND THAT
BECAME THE PAST. THIS IS TYPICA
OF THE EVOLUTION THAT I THINK O
SMALL PARTNERSHIPS LIKE OURS.
THE TENANTS WE HAVE ARE NOT
MANUFACTURING TENANTS. THOSE
INDUSTRIES ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE
THEY'RE MOVING ELSEWHERE AT THE
RATE OF ABOUT TWO MILLION SQUAR
FEET A YEAR FOR THE LAST DECADE
OUR 625 BUILDING ON THE CORNER
OF SIXTH AND LANDER IS PRETTY
TYPICAL OF HOW WE HAVE TO ADAPT
AGAIN, AS SMALL OWNERS, TO THE
MARKET. WE HAVE RETAIL SALES, W
HAVE TECHNOLOGY, WHOLESALE
PRODUCTS, CONSULTING, STORAGE,
SMALL CONSTRUCTION, AND OFFICE
USES IN THAT BUILDING. BIT WAY
OF THE 30 OR SO EMPLOYEES THAT
WORK THERE, EIGHT TO TEN USED
THE LIBRARY TRANSIT ON THE DAIL
BASIS TO GET AROUND. THIS
COMPLEX WILL BE 240 FEET AWAY
FROM THE EXPANDED SOTO LIGHT
RAIL STATION, AND IT SHOULD BE
WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE ZONE
IT IS OUT BY ABOUT 10 FEET. SO
WE SUPPORT THE INDUSTRIAL AND
MIRROR TIME STRATEGY ZONING. WE
DON'T SUPPORT ADDING SO-CALLED
INCENTIVES, LIKE THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY THAT WILL
IMPACT NEGATIVELY THE ABILITY T
EXPAND. COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD'
AMENDMENT TO EXPAND THE AREA
AROUND SOTO IS RIGHT ON POINT.
RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR CHANGE
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH IN
THE AREA. AND SO AGAIN, THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY. AND I HAVE THE CASE OF
OUR STATEMENT.
>> THANK YOU, BOB.
>> UP NEXT IS TED LIEMAN,
FOLLOWED BY MARK, STEVE, AND
ALLISON STIKEN. APOLOGIES IF I
GOT THAT WRONG. TED, AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ALL
FIVE PROPOSALS. MY NAME IS TED,
AND I REPRESENT MY FAMILY'S REA
ESTATE HOLDINGS, SPECIFICALLY
AROUND THE LANDER STREET
STATION. AND MUCH LIKE BOB JUST
TESTIFIED, WE HAVE VERY SIMILAR
TENANTS, EXISTING IN THE CURREN
SPACE. AND IN OUR LAND, IT'S
BEEN GROUND ZERO FOR MUCH OF TH
DEBATE AROUND REZONING AND THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS, AND I SPENT
THE PAST FOUR PLUS YEARS,
WORKING ON THE OTHER SOTO
PROPERTY OWNERS TO FIND A
COMPROMISE WITH THE PORT OF
MIRROR TIME STAKEHOLDERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF,
THE MAYOR, MANY OF YOU ON THE
COUNCIL FOR YOUR HELP OF GETTIN
TO THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE HERE
TODAY. THE PROPOSALS ARE IN
FRONT OF YOU AND INCLUDING THE
AMENDMENT FOR AT LEAST COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD. WE ARE STRONGLY
IN SUPPORT OF, IT'S A GREAT
FIRST STEP AND A LONG OVERDUE
PROCESS TO REVITALIZE OUR
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING INVENTORY
AND ADD TRUE D.O.T. DEVELOPMENT
AROUND OUR LIGHT RAIL STATIONS.
THIS IS NOT TRYING TO DISPLACE
THE TENANTS, BUT ADD MODERN,
SAFE, AND NEWER BUILDIN STOCK
TO NOT ONLY RETAIN THE COMPANIE
WE HAVE LEFT, BUT TO ALSO
ATTRACT NEW ONES THAT BRING
JOBS, T.O.D., AND INCREASE THE
JOB REVENUE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. IT ADDS A VITAL FUNDIN
MECHANISM TO ADDRESS THE URL
UPGRADES THAT MANY OF OUR
BUILDINGS. AND WITH THAT BEING
SAID, WE'RE OPPOSED TO THE
FUNDING COMPONENT IN IT. IF
FUNDS ARE BEING GENERATED IN TH
INDUSTRIAL LANDS, THEN THAT
MONEY SHOULD STAY IN THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS TO FIX THE
EXISTING INVENTORY, THE ROADS
NEED WORK. LOTS OF
INFRASTRUCTURE THERE NEEDS WORK
THAT'S ONE ELEMENT THAT WE ARE
NOT IN AGREEMENT OF. BUT IN
GENERAL, WE ARE VERY EXCITED
THAT WE'VE GOTTEN SOME PLACE
AFTER MANY DECADES OF
STALEMATES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TED.
>>> UP NEXT IS MARK FOLLOWED BY
STEVE, AND THEN ALLISON. MARK,
WELCOME.
>> AM I ON?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MARK, AN
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY REGARDING TH
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME ZONING
CHANGES. AND I SUPPORT THESE
CHANGES, AND SEEK CONSIDERATION
OF A REQUEST. I'VE WORKED WITH
AND HAVE REPRESENTED A NUMBER O
FAMILIES WHO OWN PROPERTIES
AROUND THE LIGHT RAIL STATION A
SIXTH AND LANDER. TODAY I SPEAK
FOR THE FAMILY WHO OWNS A
PROPERTY THAT IS MID BLOCK, MID
BLOCK ENTRANCE TO THE NEW
LANDER, THE NEW SOTO STATION.
WHO SEEK THE CHANGE THAT WOULD
DESIGNATE THE FAMILY'S
PROPERTIES MORE APPROPRIATELY
AND INDUSTRIAL AND INNOVATION
ZONING. MY COMMENTS ALSO SUPPOR
THE DESIRE OF ALL PROPERTY
OWNERS, IDENTIFIED IN OUR
REQUEST THAT I FURTHER
UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD IS CHAMPIONING. AND
BEING GRANTED THIS CHANGE. THAT
WOULD AMEND PAGE 10 OF THE SOUT
SPOKANE STREET REZONE MAP TO
I.I. FOR THESE PROPERTIES. THIS
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE AS REQUESTED BY
THE CHAIR. THE PROPERTIES ARE
APPROXIMATE TO THE STATION AND
THE PLANNED DENSITY THAT THEY
WILL REPRESENT THAT WILL IMPROV
THE STATION'S SUCCESS AND
FURTHER ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT.
THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS
PROPERTIES UNDER CONSIDERATION
ARE EITHER ADJACENT TO OR A HAL
MILE BLOCK ZONE TO THE SPIRALIN
T.O.D. LOCATION. AND THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION. AS THE SIDE, WE D
NOT FAVOR THE CHANGES TO THE
PROPOSED ZONING, WHICH WOULD BE
HYPER IF THEY ARE THAT
DISCOURAGES THE INVESTMENT. AND
IN CLOSING, I ASKED THE COUNCIL
TO ADOPT THE MODEST EXPANSION
AND THE INNOVATION ZONE WITH TH
HALF MILE OF THE STATION. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MARK.
>>> UP NEXT IS STEVE, OUR
BENEVOLENT LEADER OF GREEN LAKE
>> FORMER LEADER.
>> I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
>> I LIVE IN FREMONT.
>> BENEVOLENT LEADER.
>> NO OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN
GREEN LAKE.
>> OKAY. AT YOUR CONVENIENCE,
STEVE.
>> I HAVE OBSERVED A LONG TIME
LAND USE. AND THE INDUSTRIAL,
ESPECIALLY, SOME OF IT IS VERY
CLOSE. INDUSTRIAL IS A VERY
SPECIAL TYPE OF ZONING. IN THE
CANAL AREA NEAR FREMONT, WE HAV
A LOT OF AREAS THAT WERE
INDUSTRIAL. THEY BECAME JOINT
USE WITH OFFICE BUILDINGS. NOW
THEY'RE ALL OFFICE BUILDINGS.
AND THE INDUSTRIAL NEEDS TO BE
PRESERVED. JOINT USE WITH
INDUSTRIAL GENERALLY MEANS
TRANSITION TO SOME OTHER USE.
THAT HAS BEEN THE HISTORY IN
SEATTLE WHETHER IT IS ON THE
SHIP CANAL OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE OTHER THING IS THE NOISE,
SMELLS, 24-HOUR ACTIVITY THAT
WILL HAPPEN IN THE INDUSTRIAL
AREA, WHICH MEANS WHEN YOU STAR
ADDING HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS
IT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT BE IN AN
INDUSTRIAL AREA BECAUSE GUESS
WHAT? THE OTHER USES WILL START
COMPLAINING. NOW IT MAY TAKE A
LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT WILL
HAPPEN. AND YOU WILL SEE THE
TRANSITION. SO WHEN YOU TAKE AN
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND YOU MAKE IT
A JOINT USE ZONE, YOU ADD OTHER
THINGS THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY
TALKING ABOUT REMOVING THAT IN
THE LONG TERM FROM INDUSTRIAL
USE. THAT'S THE HISTORY OF
SEATTLE AND EVERYWHERE ELSE THA
I HAVE SEEN. IF YOU START
PUTTING THE LIMITATIONS ON OH W
CAN DO IT WITH THESE
LIMITATIONS, THE HISTORY IS ALS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT
THOSE LIMITATIONS, THEY WILL
START DISAPPEARING. SO IT JUST
TAKES A LITTLE LONGER FOR IT TO
HAPPEN. SO IF WE WANT TO
MAINTAIN THE INDUSTRIAL, WHICH
SAN ECONOMIC PLUS IN THIS CITY
BY A LONG SHOT, WE SHOULD BE
DOING THE THINGS TO PRESERVE NO
TO COMBINE, TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WILL HAVE A HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT AND THAT IT DOES NO
IMPOSE UPON THE OTHERS BY
SHUTTING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
>>> A LITTLE JAZZ HAND, THE JAZ
HANDS, THANK YOU. YOU CAN ALL
SEE WHY HE'S THE BENEVOLENT
LEADER. ALLISON, UP NEXT.
>> HI, I'M ALLISON, THE LOCAL
19. AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND ZONING PACKAGE
WITHOUT AMENDMENTS TO THE SOTO
AREA. AND THE AMENDMENTS WOULD
ADVERSELY IMPACT SEATTLE'S
WORKING WATERFRONT AND BEYOND.
AND THE ESSENTIAL WATERFRONT
JOBS THAT WILL PROVIDE ARE
PERMANENT AND TEAR REACH IS FAR
INCLUDING OUR AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS. THEY'RE SIMPLY OR NOT
AMENDMENTS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT
THE HOUSING PLAN, AND NEGATIVEL
IMPACTS FAR MORE THAN ANY OF
THEIR POSITIVE ASPECTS. PLEASE
PASSED INDUSTRIAL ZONING PACKAG
WITHOUT AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALLISON.
>> AND JAZZ HANDS UP. WE'RE
GOING TO -- AND A FAIR REMINDER
PLEASE NOTE WHICH ITEM YOU'RE
SPEAKING TO. I STRONGLY SUGGEST
SPEAKING TO ALL FIVE AT THE SAM
TIME. NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SCOTT SINLESS, I BELIEVE?
HEATHER CURTAINBACH, MONTY
ANDERSON AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> SORRY, SCOTT IS NEXT.
>> OH, SORRY.
>> SORRY. GO SCOTT.
>> HELLO, I'M SCOTT SOLIS OF
SOTO. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT I
WENT TO THE PROCESS A FEW YEARS
AGO WITH THE UPZONE AROUND THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LIGHT RAIL
STATION. IT WAS A LONG PROCESS,
BUT NOW THE FRUIT OF THAT IS
COMING TO BEAR. I BELIEVE
EVERYBODY AT THE UNIVERSITY IS
PRETTY HAPPY THAT WITHIN HALF A
MILE OF THE STATION, THE UPZONE
OF 200 TO 300 FEET OF THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS IS
IN PLACE. FIVE OR SIX HAVE COME
ONLINE. 20 OR MORE STILL IN THE
PIPELINE. SO I WAS SURPRISED
WHEN I SAW THE ZONING LIGHT RAI
STATION DIDN'T HAVE THE BETTER
ZONING THAT MORE INTENSE ZONING
WITHIN THE HALF MILE RADIUS OF
THE STATION. WHAT SEEMS LIKE TH
MANDATE CALLED FOR. SO I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADD THE
AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED
TO BROADEN THAT ZONING BECAUSE
IT WILL BE BETTER IN THE LONG
RUN IF THAT'S DONE AND I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT.
>>> UP NEXT IS HEATHER AND THEN
MONTY, AND AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE
THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING
TO, I SUGGEST ALL FIVE. WELCOME
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OF
THE COMMITTEE, I'M HERE TO SPEA
TO ALL FIVE ISSUES. MY NAME IS
HEATHER AND I'M THE POLITICAL
DIRECTOR FOR THE LOCAL IRONS
CURRENTLY. WE'RE HERE ASKING FO
THE AMENDMENT TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAKERS
DISTRICT IN THE STADIUM AREA,
WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE WORK
FORCE HOUSING. THE IRON WORKERS
BELIEVE WE CAN MAINTAIN THE
TRADITIONAL AND VERY IMPORTANT
MARITIME JOB BASE AND ALSO
CREATE A VIBRANT LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL MAKERS DISTRICT WITH
THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT THA
WILL CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNIT
FOR FOLKS LIKE MYSELF WHO COME
TO THE TRADES FROM INCARS
NATION, 18 YEARS AGO. I HAVE
WORKED MY WAY UP AND I'M NOW A
LABOR UNION. TRYING TO PROVIDE
THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS LIK
MYSELF. SO THAT IS MY JOB. THER
ARE SO MANY STORIES BEYOND MY
OWN. SORRY, I'M NERVOUS. LIVES
HAVE TRULY BEEN TRANSFORMED
BECAUSE OF INTENTIONAL PROGRAMS
AND INVESTMENT IN TO PEOPLE LIK
MYSELF WHO AT ONE POINT JUST
NEEDED A CHANCE. THIS MAKER'S
DISTRICT PROPOSAL WOULD HELP
CREATE HUNDREDS OF LIVING WAGE
JOBS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IN
SEATTLE, WHICH WOULD MEAN THE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN,
PEOPLE OF COLOR, VETERANS, AND
THOSE FURTHEST FROM THE
OPPORTUNITIES. MAKERS DISTRICT
IN THE STADIUM AREA IS A WIN-WI
IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN OUR
OPINION. WORKERS IN THE REGION.
YOUR OWN CITY REPORT MADE CLEAR
THIS WOULD NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT
OUR INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS. PLEASE
ADOPT THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
KEEP THE HOUSING AND THE STADIU
AREA, AND DON'T MISS THIS CHANC
TO CREATE ECONOMICOPPORTUNITY
FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
LASTLY, FRANKLY, I'M
DISAPPOINTED THAT WE'RE HAVING
TO BE HERE TODAY AND NOT ALL IN
AGREEMENT TO THIS WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MONTY,
FOLLOWED BY TERRY MASS, BILLY,
AND DOUG. MONTY?
>> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
NAME IS MONTY, I'M SPEAKING TO
ALL FIVE ITEMS. AND I REPRESENT
SEATTLE'S CONSTRUCTION BILLING
TRADES, AND THE HARD WORKING ME
AND WOMEN HERE. I JUST WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT THE REASON WE'RE
HERE IS BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEV
THAT THIS IS JUST SOME EITHER O
CHOICE. WE KNOW THAT HOUSING WA
IN THE ORIGINAL DEAL. WE KNOW
THAT THE CITY'S REPORT SAID, AN
I QUOTE, IT WILL NOT CAUSE
ADDITIONAL AT FIRST ASPECTS ON
THE NEARBY INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITIES. THAT'S THE FACT. TH
ONLY REASON IT'S NOT IN THERE,
POLITICALLY IT GOT TAKEN OUT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO
SAY LISTEN, WE'VE GOT A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY, WE'VE GOT PRIVATE
INVESTMENT. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOU
THIS STOOL THAT WE NEED. WE NEE
THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED THE
WORKERS, WE NEED THE PRIVATE
INVESTMENT. SO ALL THAT WILL
COME TOGETHER HERE. WHAT DO WE
DO? WE MAKE A POLITICAL DEAL TO
TAKE IT OUT AND THEN WE'RE GOIN
TO TURN AROUND AND PUT THE REST
OF THE TAX BURDEN ON EVERYONE
ELSE IN THE CITY TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THAT IS
A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. LIKE YOU
SAID, I GET IT. WE DO A LOT OF
POLITICAL DEALS OURSELF. BUT
THIS ONE HERE, IT WAS DONE
WITHOUT TAKING IN ALL THE FACTS
AND HAVING THE PRIVATE
INVESTMENT FOR THESE MAKER ZONE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. HAVING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE I
REALLY IMPORTANT. HAVING AN
INDUSTRIAL ZONE, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. THEY'RE NOT ALL
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE FACT
THAT EVERYBODY IS JUST HEAR
READING THEIR PREREAD STUFF THA
THEY WERE TOLD TO READ, SHOWS
YOU EVERYBODY IS STUCK IN THEIR
CORNERS AND NOT LISTENING.
THAT'S WHY I LIKE THAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM THE SEATTLE
COUNCIL. THE SEATTLE COUNCIL
HERE, IT'S PRAGMATIC AND
UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COMMUNITY
IS TALKING ABOUT THIS, NOT JUST
BIG BUSINESS, AND WE GET TO MAK
THE RIGHT DECISION BASED ON THE
FACTS. I'M HOPING WE CAN ALL DO
SOMETHING FOR THE MAKER OF THIS
COMMUNITY AND THE WORKERS IN
THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MONTY. UP NEXT IS
TERRY FOLLOWED BY BILLY AND THE
DOUG. TERRY, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN STRAUSS,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, GOOD
AFTERNOON. AND THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
I'M TERRI MASS, THE NATIONAL
SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE
UNION. THE MARINE DIVISION OF
THE ILWU. WE REPRESENT OVER
2,000 MARINERS WHO WORK IN THE
PUGET SOUND AREA. WE WORK ON TU
BOATS, FERRIES, AND MARINE
CONSTRUCTION IN RELATED
INDUSTRY. I SERVED ON THE
COMMITTEE, ON THE WORKING
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY'S
INDUSTRIAL LAND, STRATEGIES
PROCESS. THROUGH THE LAST THREE
MAYORS. I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR
FINAL PACKAGE. ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS WERE INVOLVED IN
THIS PROCESS, AND WE WORKED HAR
OVER MANY YEARS, TO PUT THIS
TOGETHER. WE IDENTIFIED OUR
INDUSTRIAL AREAS. WE PRIORITIZE
OUR GOALS. WE DEBATED, WE
COLLABORATED, AND IN THE END, W
CAME TOGETHER WITH A CONSENSUS
TO PRESENT THE PACKAGE THAT WE
DID TO YOU, AND WE DID CONSIDER
HOUSING, AND WE MAPPED OUT AREA
WHERE WE THOUGHT HOUSING WAS
APPROPRIATE. SEATTLE IS A MIRRO
TIME CITY. SEATTLE IS A PORT
CITY. MARITIME IS ESSENTIAL TO
THE ECONOMY AND HEALTH OF OUR
CITY AND STATE. WE ARE A TRADE
DEPENDENT STATE. MARITIME IS ON
OF THE TOP INDUSTRY IN OUR
STATE, YET SOMETIMES OUR MEMBER
FEEL AS IF THEY'RE THE INVISIBL
WORKERS. WHILE WORKING ON THE
WATER, MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZ
OR KNOW THE WORK THAT WE DO AND
WHAT IT IS. OUR JOBS ENTAIL
MOVING CARGO. WE RECENTLY
THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS
BROUGHT THE ATTENTION TO THE
PUBLIC OF WHAT THE WORK IS THAT
WE DO. WHEN PEOPLE COULDN'T GET
WHAT THEY NEEDED AT THEIR
GROCERY STORE, THAT WAS BECAUSE
OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE MOVE
GOODS. AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO
HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AT THE
SUPERMARKET AND EVERYWHERE ELSE
WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ARE THE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS. WORKING
NON-STOP THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
RISKING OUR OWN HEALTH TO
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
AND MOVE GOODS. OUR INDUSTRY IS
GROWING.
>> THANK YOU, TERRI. WE'RE GOIN
TO DO THESE. UP NEXT, BILLY
FOLLOWED BY DOUG, AND THEN OLGA
SAGAN. BILLY?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS BILLY
HEATHERRINGTON. I'M A PROUD
23-YEAR MEMBER OF LABORS LOCAL,
I WANT TO SPEAK TO ALL FIVE
ITEMS TODAY. EXCUSE ME, MY VOIC
IS A LITTLE HOARSE. I'M ASKING
YOU TO GO BACK TO THE REFERRED
ALTERNATIVES FOR THE MARITIME
STRATEGY INCLUDING THE PACKAGE
OF AN AMENDMENT TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAKERS
DISTRICT. IN THE STADIUM AREA,
INCLUDING THE WORK FORCE
HOUSING. WE CAN WORK TOGETHER T
PROTECT AND MAINTAIN OUR
REGION'S TRADITIONAL AND
IMPORTANT MARITIME JOB AND
CREATE A VIBRANT JOB IN THE CIT
AREA BUILD WITH THE PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT. WE HAVE A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW BOTH
CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND LONG-TERM
MAKERS JOBS IN THIS NEW AREA
NEAR THE STADIUM DISTRICT AS
WELL AS CREATE APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PEOPLE TO
ENTER THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
VETERANS, WOMEN, MINORITIES. I
HEAR FROM THE MEMBERSHIP EVERY
SINGLE DAY THAT WE NEED MORE
HOUSING OPTIONS TO LIVE AND TO
ALSO WORK, YOU KNOW, LIVE NEAR
WHERE THEY WORK. SO PLEASE GO
BACK TO THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE FROM THE EIS AND PU
HOUSING BACK INTO THE MIX FOR
THE FULL VERSION THAT CAN BE
REALIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, BILLY.
>>> UP NEXT IS DOUG FOLLOWED BY
OLGA, AND THEN MIDGE MCCULLLY,
DOUG, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT. I'M SUPPORTING WHAT I
UNDERSTAND IS THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE IN THE ENVIRONMENTA
DOCUMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIMITED
HOUSING IN THE STADIUM AREA
SOUTH OF MOBILE, T-MOBILE PARK.
I AM A RESIDENT OF PIONEER
SQUARE, BUT YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT
I'M ACTUALLY AT THE VERY
SOUTHERN TIP OF PIONEER SQUARE.
WHAT I THINK, MYSELF, AND OTHER
RESIDENTS IN THE CONDOMINIUM IN
WHICH I LIVE FEEL WE LIVE MORE
IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT IF THER
WAS SUCH A THING. AND THE
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. OUR
NEIGHBORS, OUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR
ARE THE STADIUMS AND THE PORT O
SEATTLE AND ALL THE ACTIVITY
THAT HAPPENS AT TERMINAL 42. SO
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THROUGH TH
LENS OF SOMEBODY WHO HAS LIVED
THERE NOW FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS
THAT I DON'T FIND THAT I'M
INCOMPATIBLE AT ALL WITH THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA OF SEATTLE. IN
FACT I THINK I'M AN ASSET AND M
NEIGHBORS ARE ASSETS TO THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA TO THE SOUTH OF
US. AND I WOULD WELCOME MORE
NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH OF US. I
THINK IT WOULD MAKE A
TREMENDOUSLY DYNAMIC
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SEATTLE TO HAV
MORE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH
WHERE I LIVE. YESTERDAY I TOOK
WALK AROUND SOTO SOUTH OF THE
STADIUM, AND ENDED UP PURCHASIN
QUITE A LOT OF GOODS FROM
STORES, JUST A COUPLE OF BARS
AND RESTAURANTS, AND CAME HOME
WITH A BAG OF BAGELS. IT'S A
WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOUL
BENEFIT GREATLY FROM MORE PEOPL
LIVING THERE. SO I ENCOURAGE YO
TO REALLY LOOK HARD AT ADDING
RESIDENTIAL TO THIS AREA. IT'S
NOT REALLY THE WHAT, IT'S HOW
YOU DO IT. I THINK IT CAN BE A
REALLY DYNAMIC PLACE IF THE
RIGHT PLAN, THE RIGHT PROVISION
ARE PROVIDED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG.
>> UP NEXT, OLGA, MAY I BE THE
FIRST TO WELCOME YOU TO SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING
ME. GOOD TO SEE YOU. MY NAME IS
OLGA, I'M THE OWNER OF THE
BAKERY. I'M A RESIDENT OF
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, AND I'M A
CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL. AND
SO I HAVE -- GENERALLY I LOVE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. I DO HAVE SOM
ISSUES WITH THE PROPOSAL.
BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED TO BE
SLOWLY CHANGING THINGS IN THE
CITY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 33,000
EMPTY APARTMENTS IN SEATTLE. WE
HAVE 37 EMPTY APARTMENTS IN THE
PIPELINE IN SEATTLE. WHEN THE
PERMITTING PROCESS AS A BUSINES
OWNER IS INCREDIBLY HARD RIGHT
NOW. FOR ME TO GET A PERMIT TO
OPEN ANYTHING, IT WILL BE SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR. SO THERE IS N
-- I DON'T SEE A LIGHT AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL. THE
PERMITTING PROCESS IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY. OUR
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS DOWN 7%,
WHICH MEANS IF WE PUT MORE
SCHOOLS IN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO
DEAL WITH THAT? IS ENROLLMENT
DOWN 7%? AND SO I FEEL LIKE WE
NEED TO SLOW DOWN. BEFORE WE
CHANGE EVERYTHING, WE REALLY
NEED TO CONSIDER EVERYTHING AND
BALANCE THINGS BECAUSE IT'S HAR
TO GET -- HARD TO GET THINGS
BACK. WE DO NEED THE INDUSTRIAL
AREAS IN OUR SEATTLE BECAUSE AS
A BUSINESS OWNER, I AM NEAR THA
AREA. AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO
BE ANYWHERE ELSE. BUT I STILL
WANT MY TAXES TO STAY IN THE
CITY. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND UP NEXT IS MIDGE FOLLOWE
BY MATT AND THEN DAN AND YOU CA
TURN MY MIC DOWN, BUT JUST MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE YOUR MIC CLOSE TO
YOUR FACE AND SPEAK TO ALL FIVE
ITEMS.
>> HI. AND I'M HERE WITH TWO
HATS ON. I AM A CONSULTANT IN
THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY, AND
SPECIALIZING IN RETAIL. I ALSO
AM A RESIDENT OF PIONEER SQUARE
AND OVERLOOK PIER 46, WHICH HAS
GONE THROUGH A VARIETY OF
CHANGES SINCE I'VE LIVED HERE.
HAVE -- MY PRACTICE IS NATIONAL
AND I VISIT AND I WORK IN MANY
CITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. AND
MANY OF THEM ARE OLDER CITIES
THAT HAVE ACTIVE PORTS. AND ALS
THEY HAVE HAD INACTIVE USES
AROUND THESE PORTS, AND A LOT O
THEM HAVE DONE, YOU KNOW, MIXED
USE PROJECTS WITH RESIDENTIAL,
WITH THE OFFICE, WITH THE LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL USES. AND THEY'RE AL
COMPATIBLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN
VERY SUCCESSFUL RENOVATIONS TO
THESE AREAS. SO AS THE TIMES
CHANGE, YOU KNOW, THE USES HAVE
CHANGED. I THINK WE WILL NEED T
HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABL
TO ADD RESIDENTIAL WHERE IT
MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
STADIUM DISTRICT AS IT IS
ADJACENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD OF PIONEER SQUARE,
WHICH IS UNDERSERVED WHEN IT
WILL COME TO THE RESIDENTIAL
POPULATION. SO I WOULD ASK THAT
YOU SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL FOR HAVING
A VARIETY OF USES AND STILL
CONTINUE THE PORT AND HAVE IT B
SUCCESSFUL FOR THE MANY WORKERS
THAT WORK THERE NOW. AND THEY
COULD WORK THERE IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK IT IS ALL COMPATIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> UP NEXT IS MATT FOLLOWED BY
DAN MCKISSEN AND THEN LISA
HOWARD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MATT. I'M
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE
WAREHOUSE UNION IN SEATTLE. I'V
BEEN WORKING AS A LONG SHOREMAN
FOR 45 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN THE
WATERFRONT CHANGE DRASTICALLY.
SOME FOR THE GOOD, SOME FOR THE
WORSE. BUT I'M NOT HERE TO GIVE
YOU MY HISTORY. I'M HERE TO
SHARE WITH YOU HOW IMPORTANT A
VIABLE WORKING WATERFRONT IN OU
COMMUNITY IS. CREATING
LIVING-WAGE JOBS THAT LASTS A
LIFETIME, NOT A FLASH IN A PAN.
THESE JOBS SUPPORT FAMILIES JUS
LIKE YOURS AND ALLOW US TO ENJO
THE BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME
WITH OUR FAMILIES. THESE JOBS
SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE LOCAL
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, BUT THE
LOCAL BUSINESSES AT BOTH IMPORT
AND EXPORT GOODS THAT REACH THE
GLOBE. INDUSTRIAL LANDS HAVE
BEEN A STAPLE OF THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT LONG BEFORE ANY OF U
WERE EVER BORN. WE ONLY NEED TO
LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF SEATTLE'
WATERFRONT TO PROVE THAT. IN
CLOSING, I ASK YOU TO
UNANIMOUSLY VOTE THE ZONING
PACKAGE WITHOUT AMENDMENTS TO
THE SOTO AREA THAT WOULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT AND IMPACT
SEATTLE'S WORKING WATERFRONT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MATT?
>> AND UP NEXT IS DAN MCKISSEN
FOLLOWED BY LISA HOWARD AND
WENDY. WELCOME, DAN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE
WAREHOUSE UNION. AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE WASHINGTON ARE
DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE HIGH
SCHOOL EDUCATION, I OWE
EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE RIGHT NO
TO MY JOB AT THE PORT AND THE
UNION THAT SUPPORTS ME. AS
PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL, I REPRESENT 11 OTHER
PORTS IN THIS STATE, MEMBERS
THAT WORK THERE. AND THIS IS NO
A NEW ISSUE. EVERY PORT DEALING
WITH THIS ISSUE OF INDUSTRIAL
LANDS AND PEOPLE TRYING TO TAKE
THOSE INDUSTRIAL LANDS FOR OTHE
USES. UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL KEE
COMING BACK TO THIS IN THIS
AREA. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
CORRIDOR THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
PRESERVE FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.
SR519 IS WHAT'S KNOWN ATLANTIC
AVENUE OR WHAT'S KNOWN AS EDGAR
MARTINEZ WAY. THAT'S 50% OF THE
PROJECT THAT'S ORIGINALLY
PLANNED, WHICH IS WORDED BY THE
HOTEL BEING BUILT. YOU'RE
SUPPOSE TO HAVE SEVERAL LANES T
I-90, I-5 ONEWAY AND SEVERAL TH
OTHER WAY. SO IT IS 50% OF THE
PROJECTS. AND FIRST AVENUE
SOUTH, THAT IS A HEAVY HALL
CORRIDOR AT THAT TIME. SO YOU'R
LOOKING AT PUTTING HOUSING AND
LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE WHERE
YOU HAVE MANY TRUCKS THAT ARE
TRYING TO GO TO EASTERN
WASHINGTON, BACK AND FORTH TO
GET THEIR GOODS TO THE PORTS.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HEAV
HAUL CORRIDOR THAT WILL COME
DOWN FIRST AVENUE SOUTH AND MAK
A LEFT. IT'S A RECIPE FOR
DISASTER. WE HAD AN INCIDENT IN
FRONT OF OUR HALL LAST WEEK. TH
TRUCK HIT A BICYCLIST. NO ONE
WANTS TO SEE THAT. THERE IS NO
DEDICATED BICYCLE LANES THAT AR
DOWN THERE. THIS AREA WILL NEED
IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT AS IT IS
BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING HOUSING
WE'RE NOT REALLY FOR HOTELS. BU
THIS IS A CONCESSION. WE'LL WOR
WITH DEALING WITH THE HOTELS AN
POSSIBLY MITIGATING THOSE
ISSUES. SO PLEASE DON'T --
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE'RE
GOING TO -- THANK YOU, FRIENDS.
>>> LISA, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> I AM GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON
ALL FIVE ITEMS TODAY. I AM HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE, A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT. I EXPRESS MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSION OF
HOUSING AS AN ALLOWED LAND-USE
IN KEEPING WITH THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENTA
DOCUMENT . PIONEER SQUARE IS TO
THE NORTH OF THE PROPOSED CHANG
IN WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY
THE FUTURE OF THIS AREA. AS OUR
CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND
EVOLVE, IT IS CRUCIAL WE TAKE A
CONFERENCE OF APPROACH TO OUR
LAND-USE POLICIES THAT ADJUST
THE NEEDS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OU
COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE
STRUGGLING TO FIND HOUSING. WE
KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF HOUSE I
THE STADIUM AREA. MANY OF THE
FEARS WE HAVE HEARD TODAY HAVE
HAPPENED DECADES AGO. WE KNOW
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE TAKING
UP THE TOPIC THAT IS VERY
CONTROVERSIAL AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST I
WHAT HAPPENS HERE AND WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITHIN THIS
BUT GIVEN THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE O
DECADES AND THE CURRENT REALITY
OF THE STADIUM AREA, WE URGE YO
TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL FOR AN
ADDITION TO THE HOUSING IN THE
AREA WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTS GUIDING AND WE ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER T
CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR OUR CITY
PLEASE ADOPT A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LISA. UP NEXT IS
WENDY PUPPY FOLLOWED BY ROBBIE
ROBINSON AND THEN JOE WALL.
WELCOME, WINDY.
>> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR
FAMILY OWNED NELSON MOTORS
PROPERTY. WE, ALONG WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE LOCATED IN THE
TRIANGULAR BLOCK NORTH OF LEARY
WAY BETWEEN 17th AVENUE
NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST.PLACE.
WE ARE JUST ON THE STREET FROM
THE OLD BALLARD FOOD BANK. MY
GRANDFATHER STARTED NELSON
MOTORS IN 1922 AND THIS PROPERT
WAS THE ORIGINAL SITE OF NELSON
CHEVROLET. NELSON HAS HAD A LON
HISTORY IN BALLARD WITH THREE
GENERATIONS BORN AND RAISED
HERE. IN FACT, THIS YEAR WE
RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON THE DESIGNATION OF A
CENTURY CORPORATION, MEANING
THAT NELSON MOTORS HAS BEEN
INCORPORATED FOR 100 YEARS AND
ALL OF THAT TIME WE HAVE HAD A
BUSINESS, OWNED REAL ESTATE, AN
PAID TAXES IN BALLARD. OR BLOCK
IS NOT WITHIN IT BUT IT IS
LOCATED WITHIN THE BALLARD HUB
URBAN VILLAGE AND WITHIN A 15
MINUTE WALK OF THE FUTURE
BALLARD LIGHT RAIL. WE ARE
SURROUNDED BY RETAIL, MEDICAL
AND RESIDENTIAL USES NORTH OF
LEARY WAY. AS BALLARD CONTINUES
TO GROW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSING SHOULD BE FOCUSED IN TH
HUB URBAN VILLAGE. GIVEN THAT
OUR BLOCK IS LOCATED INSIDE THE
HUB AND WE ARE SEPARATED FROM
THE TRADITIONAL MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL AREAS TO THE SOUTH
BELOW LEARY WAY, WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE
COUNCIL REZONE OUR BLOCK TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL THREE
WITH A 75 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT.
UNDER THE NEW ZONING ON
MIXED-USE PROJECT COULD
POTENTIALLY PROVIDE UP TO 225
NEW APARTMENTS AND OVER 3.5
MILLION IN HA FEES TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BALLARD.
WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, WE THINK THE
ZONING BETTER POSITIONS THE
BLOCK FOR THE CITY'S LONG-TERM
GOALS. WE ASK THAT THE COUNCIL
ADOPT OUR AMENDMENT TO REZONE
THE BLOCK TO NC THREE WITH 75
FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMEN
TO BALLARD. UP NEXT IS ROBBIE
ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY JOE WALL
AND THEN ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
WELCOME, ROBBIE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
WILL SPEAK ON ALL FIVE
PROPOSALS. I NAME IS ROBBIE
ROBINSON. I AM A BUSINESS AGENT
WITH THE PUGET SOUND FREE
TOWING AND ENVIRONMENTAL. I AM
HERE TO SPEAK OUT FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF INDUSTRIAL LANE
ONE AND FOUR JOBS IN WASHINGTON
ARE RELATED TO MARITIME. THERE
ARE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN
WASHINGTON STATE WHOSE JOBS
DEPEND ON INDUSTRIAL LAND TO
MAINTAIN THEIR LIVELIHOOD. WE
NEED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS TO KEEP SEATTL
AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PORT.
ONCE WE LOSE INDUSTRIAL LAND, I
IS GONE FOREVER. LOSING
INDUSTRIAL LAND MEANS LOSING
EASY ACCESS TO OUR PORT. PORT I
DIFFICULT NOW, LOSING INDUSTRIA
LAND WILL ONLY MAKE IT WORSE. I
ASK THAT YOU KEEP INDUSTRIAL
LAND ZONED INDUSTRIAL, PRESERVE
OUR STRONG TIES WITH
INTERNATIONAL TRADE. LET'S KEEP
INDUSTRIAL LANDS INDUSTRIAL AND
KEEP SEATTLE IS A MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT. THANK
YOU.
>>> UP NEXT IS JOE WALL FOLLOWE
BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN IF ALEX IS
STILL IN THE BUILDING. STEVE,
YOU HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN SO WE
WILL GO WITH DAN AFTER THAT.
JOE, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FO
BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE THAT.
AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
POSITION OF MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
ALL FIVE PROPOSALS AND WITH THE
PRESERVATION OF INDUSTRIAL LAND
SOMEBODY SAID INVEST IN LAND.
THEY ARE NOT MAKING ANY MORE OF
IT. THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE FOR
INDUSTRIAL LAND BECAUSE IT IS
CONSTANTLY UNDER PRESSURE TO
SHRINK, PARTICULARLY WITH
MARINE. IT'S GOT A WATERVIEW. I
MY PRIOR CAREER IN SHIP REPAIR,
YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTANT
PRESSURE ON THE SMALL-SCALE
SUPPLIERS AND SHOPS THAT DO THE
WORK WE NEED TO KEEP SHIPS
AFLOAT. SEATTLE HAS BEEN PUSHE
TO THE EDGE. I FEEL FOR
LANDOWNERS IN THE CITY THAT HAV
HAD A HARD TIME WITH RESPECT TO
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT
HAS BEEN A LARGE FOCUS OF THE
CITY FOR MANY YEARS. I
UNDERSTAND THE MAYOR AND THE
COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN
CONVERTING SOME OF THE EXCESS
HIGH-RISE SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL
AND WE ARE ALSO FACED WITH THE
STATE'S DECISION TO UP ZONE ALL
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK
THAT PROVIDES QUITE A ROBUST
PLATFORM TO EXPAND HOUSING IN
THE CITY WITHOUT ENCROACHING ON
THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS. THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU, JOE. UP NEXT IS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN. ALEX ZIMMERMAN?
THANK YOU, ALEX. UP NEXT IS DAN
FIORITO LULLABY GABRIEL FALL,
KATHLEEN JOHNSON, RYAN LUBY AND
THEN CLERK, IF YOU COULD BRING
UP THE UPDATED LIST. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND HAVE NO
SIGNED UP, PLEASE COME UP AND
SIGN UP NOW. WELCOME, DAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
US TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM HERE TO
SPEAK ON ALL FIVE ITEMS. I AM
HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY WHO
OWNS TWO ACRES NEAR THE LEARY
TRIANGLE IN BALLARD. WE HAVE
OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR NEARLY
100 YEARS. FOR THE FIRST HALF
CENTURY IT SERVED AS A
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE HEAVY PAVE
CONTRACTING COMPANY , BUILT MAN
PARTS OF I-5 THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. FOR THE
LAST 40 YEARS, THE PROPERLY HAS
BEEN PRIMARILY A MINISTORAGE IN
HOUSING SOME SMALL COMMERCIAL
TENANTS. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK
THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A
PROPOSAL I SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
TO REZONE THE SITE TO NC 355.
WHAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS PARTICULA
AREA OF BALLARD IS IF YOU WALK
OUT THE NORTH SHORE OF OUR
PROPERTY, YOU WALK INTO A
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YO
WALK TO THE EAST ACROSS EIGHTH
AVENUE, YOU WALK INTO
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. WE ARE
RIGHT DEAD SMACK IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE HOUSING SITUATION. I KNO
THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR WORKFORC
HOUSING AND I THINK THAT IS
SPECTACULAR AND I SUPPORT THAT
BUT THE ISSUE IS 50 UNITS PER
ACRE, THERE WILL BE NO HOUSES
BUILT. THAT IS INSUFFICIENT TO
BUILD. THAT IS INSUFFICIENT TO
GAIN N FOR LANDOWNERS LIKE US
WHO NEED THAT, WE WON'T HAVE AN
RELIEF UNTIL THAT HAS BEEN
CONSIDERED. THIS PARTICULAR ARE
IS SUPPORTED BY FREMONT DOC
COMPANY WHO DOES INDUSTRIAL
HOLDINGS TO THE SOUTH.
INCREASING THEIR HEIGHT LIMIT S
THEY CAN DO NOT RESIDENTIAL BUT
MORE INDUSTRIAL LAND AS PART OF
MY PROPOSAL. MORE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR THEM, HOUSING I
THE AREA THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE WORKFORCE
HOUSING IN AN AREA WHERE
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ACTUALLY
WORK. IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROPOSAL, I ASK THAT THEY
CONSIDER AND SEE 3 AND INCREASE
THE DENSITY LIMITS ALLOWED.
>> THANK YOU, DAN. THANK YOU FO
YOUR COMMITMENT TO BALLARD. IT
SEEMS LIKE THIS MICROPHONE MIGH
BE HAVING PROBLEMS SO JUST MAKE
SURE YOU ARE SPEAKING CLOSE TO
IT. GABRIEL, WELCOME, FOLLOWED
BY KATHLEEN AND THEN RYAN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY NAME IS
GABRIEL PAUL. I AM VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE I/O W LOCAL 52
AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
OF INDUSTRIAL LAND WITH REGARDS
TO YOUR AMENDMENT. WHEN I DROVE
DOWN HERE, I SAW ALL THE
POVERTY, ALL THE HOMELESSNESS
AND THAT KIND OF HIT ME BECAUSE
IT REMINDED ME THAT I CAME FROM
POVERTY. WHEN I CAME AND WORKED
ON THIS WATERFRONT, I WAS ABLE
TO WORK. I GOT TO SEND MY KIDS
TO COLLEGE. THEY GOT DEGREES.
IT SHOWS THAT IT DOESN'T ONLY
IMPACT ME BUT IT IMPACTS
EVERYONE THAT COMES BEHIND ME.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERV
THAT TYPE OF INDUSTRY SO WE CAN
HAVE WORKERS THAT HAVE A
LONG-TERM JOB AND THAT IS WHAT
THE WATERFRONT PROVIDES FOR
PEOPLE LIKE ME, MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THE ROOM THAT WE HAV
LONG-TERM JOBS THAT WILL LAST A
LONG TIME AND BE BETTER FOR THE
ECONOMY AND IT WILL SOLVE SOME
OF THE POVERTY WE EXPERIENCE AN
LIVE THROUGH EVERY NIGHT AND
EVERY DAY. I WANT TO URGE THAT
THIS COUNCIL SUPPORT THE
IMPORTANCE OF WHAT INDUSTRIAL
LAND MEANS TO WORKERS AND NOT
TEMPORARY WORKERS BUT LONG-TER
WORKERS, JOBS THAT YOU CAN
RETIRE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR
29 YEARS, SAME PLACE. THIS IS
THE TYPE OF JOB THAT THIS
PROVIDES. I AM NOT GOING TO TAK
UP ALL THIS SPACE TODAY BUT I
WANT TO SAY THAT I AM PROUD TO
BE WHO I AM AND I AM PROUD OF
THE JOB THAT I DO AND I WANT TO
DO EVERYTHING TO PRESERVE THE
INDUSTRY BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE
PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY FOR GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS KATHLEEN JOHNSON
FOLLOWED BY RYAN LUBY AND THEN
JOHN CHANEY.
>> I AM KATHLEEN BARRY JOHNSON,
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 AND
EXECUTIVE DISC DURING OF THE
STATE AGENCY. IT HELPS TO
ELEVATE THE CONCERNS OF
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIC
IN PIONEER SQUARE IN CONNECTION
WITH MAJOR PUBLIC PROJECTS. I A
HERE TO ADDRESS ALPHA. I AM HER
TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FO
THE INCLUSION OF HOUSING IN THE
STADIUM AREA AS AN ELABORATE
LAND USE WHICH IS THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE. AS WE KNOW FROM TH
RECOLLECTION OF THE YEARLY
SERVICE, IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO
DEVELOP. AS OUR CITY CONTINUES
TO GROW AND EVOLVE, IT IS
CRUCIAL THAT WE GET A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT
ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF ALL
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BY ALLOWING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING WITHIN
THE STADIUM AREA. WE ARE
SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION OF
BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AN
CAN HELP TO CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LIV
NEAR THEIR PLACES OF WORK,
REDUCING COMMUTE TIMES AND
IMPROVING OVERALL QUALITY OF
LIFE . THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR
THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR CITIES
THRIVING MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, AND SKI AREA
WITH HIM DID HOUSING OPTIONS. A
MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD
CONTRIBUTES TO THE VITAL URBAN
-- WE KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF
HOUSING ON THE INDUSTRIAL LAND
AND AGREE THAT CARE MUST BE
TAKEN TO PLAN SO THAT WE CAN
BALANCE THE NEEDS OF HOUSING AN
INDUSTRY WITH CARE AND
CONSIDERATION.
>>> UP NEXT IS RYAN LUBY
FOLLOWED BY CHENEY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
LOCAL 19. I AM IN SUPPORT OF TH
MAYOR'S PROPOSITION AND ON ALL
FIVE -- MAYOR JAY INSLEE SIGNED
IN THAT ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME
CAN NOW BE SIX RESIDENCES WITH
TWO LOW INCOME HOUSING. TO THE
SOUTH OF MICHIGAN STREET BRIDGE
ARE HUNDREDS OF SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED
AND HAVE SCHOOLS, HAVE STORES,
HAVE A COMMUNITY ALREADY IN
PLACE. UP DELL RIDGE HAS MANY
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT NEED T
BE REPAIRED OR TORN DOWN AND PU
SIX RESIDENCES WITH TWO LOW
INCOME HOUSING . WE ALREADY HAV
IN PLACE A PLAN TO PUT RESIDENT
NEAR DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS ARE
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS FOR A
REASON. 25% OF THE CAPACITY OF
OUR PORT IS TODAY. WHAT HAPPEN
WHEN IT IS 75% CAPACITY? WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN IT IS 120%
CAPACITY? THE MORE PEOPLE YOU
PUT IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ADDS TO
THE CONSUMPTION OF ALL GOODS IN
WASHINGTON STATE. RIGHT NOW WE
ARE GETTING MOST OF OUR STUFF I
BY TRAIN FROM THE EAST COAST.
YOU HAVE TO QUESTION WHY THAT I
THE CASE AND WHY WE ARE ONLY AT
25% CAPACITY AND WE ARE STRONG
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
PORT OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS JOHN CHANEY
FOLLOWED BY PEDRO ESPINOZA, PAU
PEMBERTON, WAYLON ROBERTS. I SE
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ALL SIGNED U
ONLINE THAT I AM SEEING --
VINCE, YOU ARE SIGNED UP ONLINE
BUT I'M GOING TO CALL YOU UP
SINCE YOU ARE HERE IN PERSON. I
THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE SIGNE
UP IN LINE ONCE WE GET THROUGH
BINS, RAISE YOUR HAND. NEXT IS
JOHN.
>> I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
LAKE UNION LIVER BOARD
ASSOCIATION WHICH COVERS HOUSIN
ALL OVER SEATTLE. IT IS KIND OF
THE PROBLEM THAT I SEE HERE. I
AM AN INVISIBLE PERSON. I AM A
INVISIBLE PERSON TO YOUR
POLICIES RELATED TO HOUSING IN
THE CITY. I AM AN INVISIBLE
PERSON WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO LIVE ON THE
WATER. WE DON'T LIVE OVER IT IN
APARTMENTS OR CONDOS, WE LIVE O
THE WATER AND CONSIDERATION FOR
US AS RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDER
IS VERY LOW. YOU HAVE A POLICY
PROPOSAL IN THIS WHICH SAYS NO
RESIDENTIAL. WHAT ABOUT US? JUS
LIKE INDUSTRIAL USES, MY
RESIDENCE NEED WATER SO WHY NO
REALLY INCLUDE US? WE WERE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE OUTREACH AND
DISCUSSION OF THIS WHOLE THING.
I DON'T SEE US INCLUDED IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
I THINK THIS IS A HUGE LOSS TO
THE CITY. I AND MY NEIGHBORS AR
THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY WHICH
HAVE NO RECOGNITION OF OUR
RESIDENTIAL STAKE IN THIS CITY
AND, I DID NOT PARTICULARLY GET
MUCH NOTICE FROM MY LANDLORD,
WHICH IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE, I
THEY ARE STILL HERE . WE NEED T
BE SEEN IN. WE NEED TO BE HEARD
WE NEED TO BE CONSIDERED. IN
THIS CASE, THE POLICY PROPOSAL,
THE ANTI-RESIDENTIAL POLICY
PROPOSALS ARE DETRIMENTAL TO US
AS LONG-TERM HISTORIC RESIDENCE
ON THE WATER IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I URGE YOU, URGE YOU T
NOT ADOPT THESE POLICIES UNTIL
YOU HAVE TAKEN US INTO
CONSIDERATION. WE DON'T MIND
LIVING WITH INDUSTRIAL USES. WE
HAVE LIVED WITH THEM FOREVER. W
ARE JUST FINE. PLEASE SEE US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. UP NEXT IS
PEDRO ESPINOZA FOLLOWED BY SARA
AND PAUL. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBER. I AM SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF YOU TO ADD THE
AMENDMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL LIVIN
IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA . AS MY
COUNTERPART OVER HERE, MONTY,
ELUDED, THERE WAS A REPORT THAT
WAS PROPOSED IN THERE THAT SAYS
IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE
INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS. I HAVE BEE
HERE LISTENING TO EVERYBODY
SPEAKING ABOUT LIVABLE WAGES,
UNION MEMBERS. I AM ALL THAT IN
ONE. WE ARE NOT HERE TO SAY WE
ARE TAKING AWAY OTHER PEOPLE'S
LIVELIHOOD. WE ARE PROVIDING A
LIVABLE SPACE FOR MORE WORKERS
TO LIVE IN THE SEATTLE AREA. IF
YOU ASK THESE FOLKS HOW LONG
THEY GET TO THEIR JOBS, IT TAKE
A LONG TIME. GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THESE
RESIDENCES ARE OPEN FOR THEM TO
LIVE NEARBY THEIR JOBS, I AM
PRETTY SURE THEY WOULD BE HAPPY
JUST LIKE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
WERE BE. WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS
WHO WORK IN THE PORT. WE ARE NO
HERE TO TAKE AWAY JOBS. WE ARE
HERE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE
CITY. WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE CITY, WE WILL NOT
STOP PEOPLE LIVING IN SEATTLE.
IT IS A GROWING CITY. IT HAS
BECOME A VERY POPULAR CITY. IF
WE START SURROUNDING THE WAGONS
AROUND CERTAIN AREAS, I THINK W
ARE PRETTY SMART IN HERE THAT W
CAN COME TO A CONSENSUS AND NOT
BE ARGUING AND FIGHTING WHEN I
COMES TO WORKER HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT IS WHA
WE NEED. WE ARE NOT HERE TO TAK
AWAY ANYBODY'S ABILITY TO LIVE
WHAT WE ARE HERE TO OPEN MORE
OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEN MORE
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE NEA
THE CITY, WORK IN THE CITY, MAK
LIVABLE WAGES AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE TRAVELING
IN THEIR CAR. NOW WE ARE FACING
WITH MORE TRAFFIC COMING IN IF
YOU ARE PROVIDING PEOPLE OUTSID
OF THE CITY AREAS. THESE PEOPLE
LIVE FURTHER THAN WHERE THEY
LOOK AT. WANT TO TALK ABOUT
FAMILY TIME? BRING IT CLOSER TO
THEM SO THEY WON'T BE OUT THERE
DRIVING. I PROPOSE YOU PUT THE
AMENDMENT BACK IN OR NOT TAKE I
BACK OUT AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS SARAH SHEARER
FOLLOWED BY WAYLON ROBERTS.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> MY NAME IS SARAH SHEARER WIT
THE TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTING
THE USA FLAG MERCHANT SHIPPING
FLEET. I HAVE BEEN IN THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY FOR 30+ YEARS
I WAS FORMERLY THE MARITIME AND
MANUFACTURING ADVOCATE FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I WORKED
WITH THE TEAM AND HELPED FROM
SDOT, OPD TO ENGAGE INDUSTRIAL
BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY FO
MANY MONTHS. WE CAME TO A
CONSENSUS. WE HAD VERY SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EVERYONE
AGREED TO , INCLUDING THE
DEVELOPERS. MY COMMENTS ARE IN
SUPPORT OF PASSING THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND ZONING PACKAGE
WITH NO AMENDMENT IN THE SODO
AREA. SEATTLE NEEDS MORE
MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS THAT ENABLE
PEOPLE TO THRIVE WITHOUT AN
ADVANCED DEGREE. SOCIETIES WITH
STRONG MIDDLE-CLASS EXPERIENE,
HIGHER LEVELS OF SOCIAL TRUST
BUT ALSO BETTER EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES, LOWER CRIME INCIDENTS
BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
HIGHER LIFE SATISFACTION. WITH
ONLY 55% OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL GRADUATES EARNING A
POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL WITHIN
EIGHT YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION AND PERSISTENT
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS BY RACE AND
ETHNICITY, MANY OF OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE AT RISK OF BEING LEF
FURTHER BEHIND. THIS GROWING
ECONOMIC INEQUITY IS
UNACCEPTABLE AND AT ODDS FROM
OUR CITIES AND VISION FOR
GROWING ECONOMY. YOU KNOW AS
WELL AS I DO THAT IF WE LOSE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS, WE WILL NEVER
GET THEM BACK. IF YOU WANT TO
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY KILL THE
MIDDLE-CLASS IN THE SEATTLE,
TAKE AWAY MORE INDUSTRIAL LAND.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLACES THAT
ARE ALREADY ZONED RESIDENTIAL.
WE ALL AGREE IN THE PROCESS. BE
SMARTER WITH THE LANDS WE
ALREADY HAVE ZONED THAT WAY.
DON'T STEAL JOBS AWAY FROM THE
DWINDLING MIDDLE-CLASS. THE
PROTECTION OF THE MARITIME AND
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY CENTERS
ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR DAY-TO-DAY
LIVELIHOOD OF OUR CITY AS OUR
CRITICAL LIVING WAGE CAREERS.
ADDING HOUSING BEYOND WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY AGREED WILL ADVERSEL
IMPACT SEATTLE IS MIDDLE-CLASS,
SEATTLE'S WORKING WATERFRONT IN
THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL
AREAS. PLEASE UNANIMOUSLY PASS
THE MAYORS INDUSTRIAL LAND
ZONING PACKAGE TO THE FULL
COUNCIL WITHOUT AMENDMENTS TO
THE SODO AREA. THANK YOU.
>> MY APOLOGIES. WE DID NOT
START THE TIMER ON TIME SO I
GUESS THE MAYOR WARRIOR GOT AN
EXCEPTION AND SARAH, AS THE
FORMER DEAN OF THE SEATTLE
MARITIME ACADEMY AND BALLARD
ALSO GOT ONE. NOW WE ARE EVENED
OUT . APOLOGIES THERE. WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT THE TIMER IS
STARTED ON TIME NEXT TIME. UP
NEXT IS PAUL PEMBERTON FOLLOWED
BY WAYLON ROBERTS AND THEN VINC
CALLOWAY.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND
LONGSHORE WORKERS AND MEMBERS O
THE COUNCIL WHO HAPPEN TO BE
AVAILABLE, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU
THAT I AM SOUNDLY IN FAVOR OF
PROGRESS IN ZONING. WE CONTINUE
TO CHANGE ZONING. WE HAVE
CHANGED ZONING RADICALLY IN THE
CITY THROUGH STATE INITIATIVES
TO ALLOW THE BUILDING OF
MULTIPLEXES IN ALMOST EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD. MY NEIGHBORHOOD I
ONE OF THEM. I LIVE IN CENTRAL
SEATTLE. THE CHANGE THAT I'VE
WITNESSED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD HA
BEEN STUPENDOUS. IT IS
GENTRIFICATION ON STEROIDS. WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR
HOUSING. FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS,
IF WE USE IT EXPEDITIOUSLY -- W
DON'T NEED TO IMPACT THE SODO
AREA AND THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS.
AT THIS POINT, WE GOT A
POTENTIAL FOR HAVING A GREAT
PORT USE IN THIS CITY AND THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS ARE THE ONES
THAT SUPPORT IT IN THE MOST
OBVIOUS WAY. WE NEED TO KEEP
THOSE INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND ALLO
THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE
ARE NOT THREATENED BY THE COST
THAT MAY ARISE FROM ADDITIONAL
RESIDENCES IN THAT AREA. ALSO,
INDUSTRIAL LANDS ARE DESIGNED T
NOT BE A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE
AROUND. LET US KEEP THAT
PARTITION THE WAY IT IS IN THE
CITY. LET'S KEEP GOING IN THE
PATTERN WE HAVE ALL AGREED TO
OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, THE
PERIOD OF THE PATTERN I HAVE
WITNESSED BASICALLY SINCE 1978
ON THE WATERFRONT AND THEN IN
CENTRAL SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, PAUL. UP NEXT IS
WAYLON ROBERTS AND VINCE. IF YO
SIGNED UP ONLINE AND HAVE, IN
PERSON, JUST COME ON UP AFTER
VINCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WAYLON
ROBERT HERE, SAILOR UNION OF TH
PACIFIC. WE HAVE BEEN AROUND
HERE SINCE 1885. WE REPRESENT
MANY OF THE U.S. FLAGSHIPS
INCLUDING OUR MILITARY CONTRACT
SHIPS. I HAD 10 SHOTS IN MY ARM
LAST WEEK TO WORK ON THESE.
THESE ARE THE FIRST LINE OF
DEFENSE FOR OUR NATION'S
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY. IN THIS
TIME OF UNCERTAIN GLOBAL
SECURITY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT
OUR FREIGHT CORRIDOR'S AND
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LANDS STAY
HOW THEY ARE . WE REPRESENT
NEARLY 30% OF THE CITY'S TAX
BASE WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR
FUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE LIVED IN
BALLARD MY ENTIRE LIFE AND HAVE
SEEN MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS
DISPLACED BY THE RISING COSTS.
WE UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO BUILD
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MAN
OF OUR NEIGHBORS -- I SAW JOE
OVER THERE. HE LIVES A COUPLE O
BLOCKS FROM ME. WE UNDERSTAND W
NEED TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT WE CANNOT RISK OUR
VERY JOBS TO ALLOW US TO PAY OU
PROPERTY TAXES WHICH WE ARE
BEING SQUEEZED ON EVERY YEAR.
PLEASE, KEEP THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL HOW IT IS AND WE AT TH
SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC OU
POST TO THIS HOUSING. THANK YOU
>> UP NEXT IS VINCE AND THEN
AGAIN, IF YOU ARE IN PERSON BUT
SIGNED UP ONLINE, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO COME UP, COME UP WITH A
MIC.
>> WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
STRAUSS AND FELLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM CURRENTLY
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PUGET
SOUND PORTS COUNCIL MARITIME
TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO. WE
FULLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGE. WE ARE NOT IN SUPPORT
OF THE AMENDMENTS. WE ARE
ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO HOUSING IN
THE INDUSTRIAL AREA . IN 1969,
SAILED INTO THE PUGET SOUND AND
STOPPED HERE ON THE SS MARIPOSA
. ON MY WAY HERE TODAY, THERE I
THE SHIP DOCKED TO WRITE DOWN
THERE AT TERMINAL 46. THAT HAS
ALWAYS PROVIDED GREAT JOBS FOR
OUR MEMBERS AND PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. YOU HAVE HEARD MOST AL
OF THE GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR AND
AGAINST. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
SAY, IT WAS JUST 10 TO 14 MONTH
AGO WHERE WE HAD NO ROOM AT ALL
UP AND DOWN THE COAST. THAT HAS
BEEN ALLEVIATED A LITTLE. THERE
IS STILL A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
NEED FOR INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND
SEATTLE IS A GREAT PLACE FOR
THEM. IN THE WORDS OF MARK
TWAIN, THE RUMORS OF THE PORT O
SEATTLE'S DEMISE IS GREATLY
EXAGGERATED AND THAT IS
TESTIFIED BY ALL OF US HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VINCE. WE ARE NOW
GOING TO MOVE OVER TO THE HYBRI
PUBLIC COMMENTS.IF YOU ARE IN
PERSON AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK,
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIG
UP UNTIL WE ARE COMPLETE. MR. G
, I AM GOING TO WALK THROUGH WH
HAS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THE ONLIN
COMMENTS. PEDRO ESPINOZA HAS
SPOKEN. WAYLON ROBERTS HAS
SPOKEN. SARAH SHEARER HAS
SPOKEN. VINCE O'HALLORAN HAS
SPOKEN. I AM NOW GOING TO CALL
THE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT
ONLINE SO THAT YOU HAVE TIME TO
CALL IN. ALTHOUGH, ANDREA, IS
ANDREA IN THE ROOM? ANDREA
PORTER, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
JOSH FRIEDMAN, YOU'RE NOT
PRESENT. PATIENTS MALABO, YOU'R
NOT PRESENT. JOEL INGE, YOU'RE
NOT PRESENT AND MARK SIMPSON.
PLEASE CALL IN TO THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE RSVP, NO
THE PUBLIC LISTEN LINE. ONCE YO
HAVE RSVPED AND REGISTERED FOR
THIS PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU WILL
RECEIVE AN EMAIL. PLEASE CHECK
YOUR SPAM FOLDERS. IT IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE PUBLIC LISTE
LINE. WITH THAT, WE HAVE ABOUT
25 SPEAKERS SO THIS WILL TAKE
ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR IF EVERYONE
USES THEIR TWO MINUTES. WE ARE
GOING TO HEAR FROM STEPHAN
MORRIS, PETER SCHROTH AND AND
ANDREA SOCKO FIRST. WITH NO
FURTHER ADO, STEFAN, I SEE THAT
YOU ARE OFF MUTE. PLEASE TAKE I
AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR STRAUSS
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM
STEFAN MORRIS WITH THE
HOSPITALITY WORKERS UNION IN
SEATTLE. WE ARE PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ENTERED
INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOD
ARENA INVESTMENT GROUP
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NE
HOTELS. WE ALSO HAVE A FORMAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
MARINERS ON THAT ISSUE. THE
REASON THAT THOSE AGREEMENTS AR
SO HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT IS BECAUS
THE PROPOSAL YOU ARE CONSIDERIN
TODAY ALSO VASTLY EXPANDS THE
USE OF HOTELS IN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO
PROVISIONS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY O
THOSE PROJECTS, LABOR ISSUES,
LABOR STANDARDS AND SUPPORT.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR
YOU TO CONSIDER. WE BELIEVE
THAT THESE PARTNERSHIPS WILL
CREATE A PATH TO LIVING WAGE
JOBS THAT WILL LIFT HOSPITALITY
WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY TO GOOD
PAYING JOBS. WE STRONGLY SUPPOR
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH IN TWO THE
WISH LIST THAT INCLUDES AND AN
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF HOUSING. I
INTENDS TO CONTINUE BUILDING
SUPPORT FOR THIS APPROACH AND
ARE OPEN TO DISCUSS THIS WITH
YOU FURTHER AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS PETER
SCHROTH BEEN AND DD MASTER.
WELCOME, PETER.
>> MY NAME IS PETER SCHROTH
BEEN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS
WHICH IS THE U.S. LAG TUGBOAT
AND BARGE INDUSTRY. I AM IN
FAVOR OF NO AMENDMENTS WITHIN
THE AREA. THIS IS -- WE URGE
YOU TO ADOPT THE PACKAGE WITHOU
AMENDMENT. SEATTLE'S MARITIME
INDUSTRY IS ONCE THE EMERALD
CITY. BEHIND EVERY VESSEL IS A
WORKING WATERFRONT THAT KEEPS
THEM AFLOAT. THE PROTECTION OF
THE HISTORIC MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS ARE ESSENTIA
TO THE DAY-TO-DAY LIVABILITY OF
OUR CITY AND ARE CRITICAL TO
LIVING WHICH CAREERS. THE
IMPORTANT PART TO NOTE IS THAT
ONCE INDUSTRIAL LANDS ARE
REZONED, THEY ARE GONE FOREVER.
MY MEMBERS RELY ON THE
ECOSYSTEM THAT EXISTS TO PUT
BREAD ON THEIR TABLE. I AM
PLEASED TO REPORT THIS INCLUDES
A COMPROMISE WITH THE ADDITIONA
FOR ALLOWANCE AND DIVERSIFY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA
THAT WILL HELP ADDRESS CONCERNS
WITH LACK OF ACTIVATION IN
PUBLIC SAFETY. WE CANNOT SUPPOR
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS OUR
ABILITY TO DO BUSINESS AND
IMPAIR CRITICAL FREIGHT ROUTES
THAT SERVE THE ENTIRE REGION.
PLEASE CONSIDER HOUSING
GENTRIFICATION IN THE VILLAGES
THAT ARE PRIMED FOR GROWTH WITH
AMENITIES LIKE SCHOOLS AND
GROCERY STORES AND DON'T FURTHE
DETERIORATE THE LIVING WAGE JOB
BASE HERE. PLEASE UNANIMOUSLY
PASS THE ZONING PACKAGE WITHOUT
AMENDMENT TO THE SOTO AREA THAT
WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT SEATTLE'S
WORKING WATERFRONT. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> UP NEXT IS PETER NHTSA
FOLLOWED BY DIDI NAPSTER.
>> WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. I AM A PRINCIPAL
WHERE WE ARE AMONG THE OWNERS O
THE STARBUCKS CENTER, HOME
DEPOT, OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE
SODO AREA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
EXTEND MY THANKS TO THE MEMBER
OF OP CD WITH WHOM WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING AND OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS. TOGETHER WITH A
NUMBER OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS YO
HAVE HEARD FROM TODAY, I SUPPOR
THE PRE-PROPOSED ZONING CONCEPT
THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR
AND THAT INCLUDES THE MML ZONIN
FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
AND MARITIME BUSINESSES IN THE
AREAS IN WHICH THEY THRIVE.
FOLKS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE FEA
OF LOSING INDUSTRIAL LAND BUT
THOSE LANDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
LOST. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY SIT
THERE LANGUISHING. IN
PARTICULAR, I APPLAUD THE MAYOR
FOR INTRODUCING THE NEW INDUSTR
ZONE BY UPDATING AND BROADENING
WHAT CONSTITUTES INDUSTRIAL TO
CAPTURE HOW INDUSTRIAL IT HAS
INVOLVED BOTH WITH MANUFACTURIN
TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER WAYS. BY
PROVIDING FOR MORE BALANCE WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE
GREATER EMPLOYMENT DENSITY, I
BELIEVE THE NEW ZONING WILL
ATTRACT GREATER INVESTMENT IN
AREAS THAT HAVE LANGUISHED,
SUFFERING FROM CONTINUED
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DECLINING
EMPLOYMENT. THE NEW ZONING
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION IS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROMOT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AROUND THE
LIGHT-RAIL STATION AND ALONG
MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. THE
PROPOSED APPLICATION OF THAT
ZONE IS A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP IN THAT DIRECTION BUT I
BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT BY
EXPANDING THE ZONE. AT PRESENT,
IT IS VERY LIMITED.'S PROPOSED
IN THE AMENDMENT, I STRONGLY
SUPPORT IT.
>> THANK YOU, PETER.
>> AT THIS TIME, DD MASTER AND
ARE NOT PRESENT. ANDREA PORTER
IS NOT PRESENT. PLEASE CALL IN
NOW. UP NEXT IS ANDREA FOLLOWED
BY JORDAN AND NICOLE. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
BASEBALL STADIUM PUBLIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT FOR PSD. TH
PSD'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN AN
ENHANCE OUR ICONIC BASEBALL PAR
INCLUDING AN ECONOMICALLY
SUCCESSFUL, SAFE, DESIRABLE,
INNOVATIVE AND WALKABLE STADIUM
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SERVICE OF
THIS MISSION, WE BELIEVE IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF VITAL ACTIVE AND
DYNAMIC AREAS SURROUNDING
T-MOBILE PARK. AM ADDRESSING
ITEM 1 . THE PFT SUPPORTS THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LAND
ZONING PACKAGE. AT THE SAME
TIME, WE BELIEVE THAT THE
PACKAGE WOULD BE APPROVED WITH
THE ADDITION OF HOUSING AS AN
ALLOWABLE USE IN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT AS IT ORIGINALLY
INCLUDED IN THE EIS. THE AREAS
SURROUNDING THE STADIUMS ARE
UNDERUTILIZED AND SUFFER EATING
RUM DETERIORATING CONDITIONS.
THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ENHANCE THESE AREAS INTO A
VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES
A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE
INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND THE
NEIGHBORHOODS OF PIONEER SQUARE
WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING TH
IMPORTANT WORK OF OUR MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL LAND. WE SEE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE
STADIUM DISTRICT WITH MIXED
INCOME HOUSING, ESPECIALLY
AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING,
LODGING AND ARTS AND MAKERS
DISTRICT. MAKERS DISTRICT,
HOWEVER, REQUIRES HOUSING TO
MAKE THESE MAKER SPACES
ECONOMICALLY VIABLE FOR MAY DAY
DEVELOPMENT COST PERSPECTIVE.
THE MIXED-USE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEMONSTRATE
HOW HOUSING MAKES OTHER
COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENTS
POSSIBLE AND HOUSING IN THE
STADIUM DISTRICT IS AN IMPORTAN
STEP IN REALIZING A MORE DYNAMI
AND ACTIVE STADIUM DISTRICT.
HOUSING IS WHAT MAKES INNOVATIV
A GROUND FLOOR MAKER SPACES
POSSIBLE. WE UNDERSTAND THE CAR
AND CONSIDERATION THAT MUST BE
TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT HOUSING IN
THE STADIUM DISTRICT IN A MANNE
THAT DOES NOT HARM OUR
INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
BUSINESSES AND SUPPORT
THOUGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS JORDAN FOLLOWED B
NICOLE AND CHAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
JORDAN. ÷6 AT YOUR CONVENIENCE
THERE YOU ARE.
>> HI. THIS IS JORDAN WITH THE
PACIFIC BRIDGE AND SHIP
ASSOCIATION, ALSO WITH THE
WASHINGTON MARITIME FEDERATION
I HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING ON
THIS. THIS IS MY THIRD GO AROUN
ON THESE PROCESSES AROUND OUR
INDUSTRIAL LAND. I WOULD LIKE T
THANK THE MAYOR'S STAFF, ALSO
CITY COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS . THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR EFFORTS. I THINK THIS IS A
VERY GOOD PACKAGE AND I HOPE IT
GETS PASSED. IT HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR
INDUSTRIAL LAND FOR ALL OF THE
REASONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN
IS BASICALLY THE BASIS OF WHAT
FORMED SEATTLE IN THE FIRST
PLACE AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO DO
THAT. THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE OU
PORT MORE COMPETITIVE AND THE
CONTAINER SHIPPING LINES THAT I
REPRESENT IN THE MARINE TERMINA
OPERATORS ON THE WEST COAST ARE
ALL TRAINED TO DO THE SAME
THING. THE ENTIRE WEST COAST
PORTS ARE LOSING MARKETS THERE.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW BEST WE CAN BOTH PROTECT
INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND GROW THOSE
JOBS. WE DEAL WITH THIS UP AND
DOWN THE COAST. IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THESE TERMINALS AND THA
WE HAVE THE SPACE TO DO SO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JORDAN. ALWAYS
GREAT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. UP
NEXT IS NICOLE GRANT, CHAD,
DENNIS. NICOLE, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THIS IS NICOLE GRANT
WITH THE ELECTRICIANS UNION. I
AM ASKING ALL COUNCILMEMBERS AN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SUPPORT M
UNION IN OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A
CREATIVE, MODERN MAKERS DISTRIC
WITH WORKFORCE HOUSING. WE ALL
KNOW OUR CITY NEEDS HOUSING AND
WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR ARTISTS
AND MAKERS . DID YOU KNOW THAT
DEW 46 ELECTRICIANS NEED THAT
TODAY? RIGHT NOW, 600 OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE OUT OF WORK AND
CREATIVE PROJECTS LIKE A MAKERS
DISTRICT WITH A REAL WORKPLACE
STANDARD CAN HELP. I DO NOT SEE
REAL WORKPLACE WORKERS WRITE
STANDARDS IN THE COMPROMISED
PACKAGE. I DON'T SEE LABOR
HARMONY AGREEMENTS, NOT FOR
CONSTRUCTION, NOT FOR HOTELS. I
WILL SAY THAT I AM PROUD TO BE
PART OF A COALITION THAT
INCLUDES LOW INCOME HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, SOCIAL HOUSING
MOVEMENTS AND COMMUNITIES THAT
SURROUND SODO . I CO-CHAIRED TH
INDUSTRIAL LANDS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE END THAT IS A
COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN
DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A
MAKERS DISTRICT FOR YEARS. LIKE
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID, THE CIT
STUDY SHOWS THAT IT IS FEASIBLE
IF DONE CORRECTLY TO DO IT AND
PROTECT INDUSTRIAL LANDS. IT
NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE
PACKAGE. PLEASE MAKE A NEW
AMENDMENT TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU, NICOLE. NEXT IS
CHAD FOLLOWED BY DENNIS, HOWARD
DAVID, KIRK, MARK. IF YOU DID
NOT HEAR YOUR NAME, YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT. CHAD, BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO YOU, I WILL CALL THE
NAMES WHO ARE NOT PRESENT. THOS
WHO ARE NOT PRESENT , IF YOU
HEARD YOUR NAME AND ARE NOT
PRESENT OR IF YOUR FRIEND IS NO
PRESENT, CAN YOU CALL THEM?
CHAD?
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHAD.
AM A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON
MARITIME FEDERATION. I SERVED O
THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME STRATEG
ADVISORY COUNCIL . I REGRET I
COULD NOT COMMENT IN PERSON
TODAY BUT I AM CALLING IN FROM
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL. I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE INDUSTRIAL LAND ZONING GUID
AND THAT OF THE PAST IS PRESENT
TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS PACKAGE
PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR IS THE
PRODUCT OF MANY YEARS OF HARD
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN INDUSTRY
STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THE
PROTECTION OF MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL LANDS IN OUR CITY. I
IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED TO
ACCOMMODATE OUR CITY AND ENSURE
WE PRESERVE OUR WATERFRONT.
THESE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE
SUCCESS OF OUR CITY AND THE
THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND BUSINESSE
THEY SUPPORT. SEATTLE IS HOME T
THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHING FLEET
ONE OF THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATIONS OF SEAFOOD
OPERATIONS IN THE U.S.. WE ARE
MADE UP OF PREDOMINANTLY SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SUPPORTED
OUR CITY MARITIME INDUSTRIAL
ECOSYSTEM FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS ARE
ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK. WE SHOUL
NOT BE MADE TO FUNCTION ON THES
LANDS WITH THE ABILITY OF OUR
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF INCOMPATIBLE
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING WITH THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND. TO
ENSURE THAT A THRIVING
INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE IN OUR CIT
-- THE WORK TO ENSURE IT IS NOT
DIED. MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED TO ENSURE MOBILITY AN
WE MUST CONTINUE TO BALANCE THE
IMPACT OF GROWTH INCLUDING
HOUSING ON OUR INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTIES. THIS IS ESSENTIAL
TO MOVING AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU CHAD. WE HAVE HAD
THE PERSONAL PRIVILEGE THAT
MYSELF AND THE LAST TWO CALLERS
ARE ALL WHITMAN WILDCATS. GO
WILDCATS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT
PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE
CALLING IN. MR. G, IF YOU COULD
BE AWARE THAT FOLKS ARE HAVING
TROUBLE CALLING IN. IF YOU ARE
COLLAR, YOU WILL HAVE RECEIVED
AN RSVP WITH A PHONE NUMBER TO
CALL INTO. PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM FOLDERS. IF YOU NEED TO
CALL MY OFFICE, THERE ARE SIX
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT AND
YOU CAN CALL MY OFFICE AND
ANTHONY WILL BE READY TO ASSIST
YOU. THAT PHONE NUMBER IS
206-684-8806. OR, YOU CAN CHECK
IT OUT ON THE WEBSITE. WITH NO
FURTHER ADO, I SEE DENNIS IS
READY TO GO WHO WILL BE FOLLOWE
BY HAROLD AND THEN DAVID, KIRK,
MARK, ANDREA. WELCOME. DENNIS,
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN STRAUSS
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENT
TODAY. I WILL SPEAK TO ALL FIVE
ISSUES. I WORK AT PLYMOUTH
HOUSING. WE PROVIDE HOUSING TO
MORE THAN 1200 CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS ADULTS IN OUR CITY. WE
ARE PART OF A SPECTRUM OF
HOUSING PROVIDERS IN OUR CITY
AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT INCREASIN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK REDUCE
THE LIKELIHOOD OF INDIVIDUALS
ENTERING HOMELESSNESS. PLYMOUTH
IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AND WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY
TO ENHANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING UPDATE.
WE BELIEVE A COMPROMISE CAN BE
REACHED WHERE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE DEVELOPED
AND THE WORKING WATERFRONT
CONTINUES TO GROW TO MEET OUR
REGION'S NEED. WE ARE ASKING
COUNCILMEMBERS TO RESTORE THE
STADIUM AREA IN THIS AGREEMENT.
HOUSING IS THE KEY TO CREATING
HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY
TRANSFORMING THE AREA INTO A
TRUE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A 24/7
PRESENCE THAT EFFECTIVELY BOOST
PUBLIC SAFETY. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS A STEP FORWARD TO
PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND IMPROV
SAFETY IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DENNIS. UP NEXT I
HAROLD FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
WELCOME.
>> I SEE YOU ARE THERE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
AM THE POLICY AND ADVOCATES
MANAGER FOR A SOCIAL SERVICES
AND HOUSING ORGANIZATION THAT
SERVES OUR PREDOMINANTLY
UNHOUSED AND CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS URBAN MEMBERS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I AM HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF RESTORING
HOUSING IN THE STADIUM AREA IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE,
ADDRESSING ALL FIVE PROPOSAL
ITEMS. THE AREA GETS INTO OUR
PUBLIC STADIUM FACILITY KNOWN
FOR COMMERCIAL USE BUT DO NOT
ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING T
BE BUILT. WE ARE IN THE MIDST O
A REGIONAL HOUSING CRISIS THAT
CREATES TISSUE PERSONALLY
IMPACTING OUR ALASKA NATIVE AND
AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES AND
WE ARE IN NEED OF ANY AND ALL
EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT IN THE
AREA, PRIMARILY SOUTH OF
T-MOBILE PARK WILL NOT ONLY
ALLOW A VIBRANT ARTS DISTRICT
BUT ADDITIONALLY OFFER THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
AND WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR LOWER
INDIVIDUALS, MANY OF WHOM ARE
MEMBERS OF THE CLUB THAT RESIDE
IN THE COUNTY AND CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO
SUPPORT BUILDING HOUSES AROUND
OUR STADIUM TO HELP OUR AMERICA
INDIAN RELATIVES. THANK YOU FOR
OUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DAVID
FOLLOWED BY JOEL AND THEN KIRK,
MARK, ANDREA. WELCOME, DAVID.
>> ÷6 AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY I AM
SPEAKING ON THE ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING
UPDATING INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
STRATEGY. IT HAS BEEN IN
OPERATION SINCE 2015. WE PROVID
BLENDED BEINGS AND COLD BREW
COFFEE. WE GET OUR COPY DIRECTL
FROM FARMERS. WE BREW SMALL
BATCHES LOCALLY. OUR COMPANY
CREATES JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
THAT IMPACT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
OUR BUSINESS IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT AND WITHOUT IT, WE
WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE SEATTLE AND
WE ARE CONSIDERING IT. THE
DISTRICT WAS OUR HOME FOR OVER
FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
FORCED US TO MAKE CHANGES. THIS
CONSIDERS AN HEALTHY ECONOMIC
RUNWAY. OUR COMPANY BELIEVES IN
THE IDEAL LOCATION. THIS
LOCATION WAS A LIGHT RAIL,
CHINATOWN. HOUSING WAS
NECESSARY TO CREATE THE
AFFORDABLE MAKER SPACE SO WE
URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS
INITIATIVE. WE SUPPORT HOUSING
AROUND THE STADIUM AND THE
MAKERS DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> UP NEXT IS JOEL FOLLOWED BY
KIRK, MARK, THEN THE TOP AND
WORK OUR WAY DOWN AGAIN, ANDREA
JOSH. UP NEXT IS JOEL. I SEE YO
ARE OFF MUTE. TAKE AWAY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JOEL. I'M
BOARD MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
STADIUM DISTRICT WHICH OVERSEES
OPERATIONS OF THE WOMEN SALES
STADIUM. I STRONGLY URGE YOU T
SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF HOUSIN
IN THE PROPOSED STADIUM
DISTRICT. THAT IS PERFECTLY
SUITED TO SERVE AS A
TRANSITIONAL ZONE BETWEEN THE
PIONEER SQUARE AND THE CHINATOW
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT TO THE
NORTH AND EAST IN THE FULLY
INDUSTRIAL AREAS TO THE SOUTH.
ADDITIONALLY, A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBERS OF THOSE OWNING AND
OPERATING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
MAKERS DISTRICTS WILL BE BIPOC
AND BIPOC FEMALE. OTHERS INCLUD
INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC, IMPROVE
STREET FRONTAGE, INCREASED
PROPERTY VALUES AND REDUCED
CRIME. THE PIONEER SQUARE AND
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIC
STRONGLY SUPPORTS INCLUSION OF
HOUSING IN THE DISTRICT'S AND
ISSUED GREATLY MATTER THAT THEY
HAVE COMMITTED BUSINESSES AND
HOMES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT. THE TIME IS NOW. IT
HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THERE
WILL NOT BE ANY ADDITIONAL
ADVERSE IMPACTS IF HOUSING IS
ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM AREA.
NONE OF THE OPTIONS BEING
DISCUSSED REGARDING TERMINAL 46
ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH OUR
PROPOSED MAKERS DISTRICT SOUTH
OF THE BALLPARK. THE COAST GUAR
WELCOMES HOUSING IN THE
VICINITY, CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER
NEED A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE
IN BEFORE BOARDING OR AFTER
DISEMBARKING THEIR BOAT. FREIGH
WILL NOT BE IMPEDED. WE SHOULD
NOT LET THIS OPPORTUNITY BE
DEFERRED ANY LONGER. IT HAS BEE
KEPT ON HOLD FOR WELL OVER A
DECADE. WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KIRK
FOLLOWED BY MARK SIMPSON, ANDRE
PORTER, JOSH FRIEDMAN. THE
FOLLOWING PEOPLE ARE STILL NOT
PRESENT, DEE DEE, ELIZABETH.
WELCOME, KIRK. KIRK FROM
BALLARD. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> HI. KIRK FROM BALLARD,
SPECIFICALLY EAST OF THE
PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
AREA. WE WERE NEVER CONSULTED
ABOUT THAT. WE WERE RATHER
SURPRISED TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT,
JUST FROM WATCHING A MEETING OF
THIS COMMITTEE. WE ARE CONCERNE
BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
JUSTIFIABLE BASED ON A SOUND
TRANSIT STATION ON BALLARD
AVENUE ON MARKET STREET. THE
CURRENT LOCATIONS WERE PRESENTE
IN OPPOSITION, OR AS OPPOSED BY
EVERYBODY IN BALLARD . IT
PROBABLY WON'T BE BUILT. IF IT
IS BUILT, IT WON'T BE FOR
ANOTHER 20 YEARS. SOUND TRANSIT
DELAYS ARE BECOMING WORSE AND
THEY ARE CASCADING AS THEY DO
THEIR PROJECTS ON THE EAST SIDE
THE DELAYS ARE HAPPENING AT THI
PARTICULAR STATION , IT IS NOT
GOING TO BENEFIT THE DISTRICT
THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
APPARENTLY NOBODY FROM THIS ARE
OR ANYBODY AROUND THE INDUSTRIA
BUFFER AREAS HAVE BEEN
CONSULTED. THERE IS NO RUSH
ABOUT THAT ONE. THAT IS THE ARE
THAT IS LIKE A BLOCK FROM ME AS
BEING REZONED SIMPLY AS A
BARGAINING CHIP FOR SOME
NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE HELD OVE
SEVEN YEARS -- WHAT WAS IT? 18
MONTHS DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE
LISTENING TO, THERE IS CLEARLY
NO RUSH ABOUT THIS. NOT TO BE
CONSIDERED ON MERIT AND TIMED T
BE CONCURRENT WITH THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE STATE WEL
REQUIRES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE
IS A LIGHT-RAIL STATION THAT
WILL BE BUILT AFTER WE ARE DEAD
PLEASE RECONSIDER THAT
PARTICULAR AREA EAST OF 15th AN
TAKE IT OUT OF THIS
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KIRK. PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO SIGN UP WITH OFFICE
HOURS SINCE YOU ARE A DISTRICT
RESIDENT. UP NEXT IS MARK
SIMPSON FOLLOWED BY ANDREA
PORTER AND JOSH FRIEDMAN.
WELCOME.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> GREAT. I AM MARK SIMPSON WIT
BUMGARDNER ARCHITECT , WE
DESIGNED THE FACILITIES DOWN IN
HARBOR ISLAND. WE ALSO DESIGNED
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL HERE IN
BALLAD. THE HOUSING, A PROJECT
THAT WE DESIGNED BOTH HOUSING
AND HAS COMMERCIAL USES IS THE
QFC ON 24th. THERE IS ABOUT
SEVEN ROWS OF HOUSING, OVER A 2
FOOT CONCRETE PODIUM THAT COULD
HAVE HOUSED ANYTHING. WHILE I A
HERE -- I HAVE LIVED IN BALLAR
SINCE 1975 AND I AM HERE TO
REALLY SUPPORT WHAT IS BEING
DONE TO PRESERVE OUR MARITIME
WATERWAYS FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. EQUALLY
IMPORTANT IS THAT WE WILL GET
LIGHT-RAIL HERE AND IT WILL GO
IN SOMEWHERE AROUND THE SAFEWAY
UP ON MARKET AND 24th. WE ARE
WORKING WITH ANOTHER THIRD
GENERATION BALLARD FAMILY, THE
DIMITRI FAMILY, THAT PRODUCES
DIMITRI SWEATERS UNTIL ALL OF
THOSE JOBS LEFT HERE. THEY KEPT
THOSE BUILDINGS ALL THOSE TIMES
AND NOW THEY ARE PARKING LOTS
LARGELY END UNDERUTILIZED. WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW -
I WILL KEEP THIS SHORT BECAUSE
ALSO SUBMITTED A LETTER ABOUT
THIS BUT THE POINT HAS BEEN MAD
BY OTHERS VERY WELL IN HERE THA
WE NEED JOBS AND WE NEED HOUSIN
NEXT TO JOBS AFFORDABLE FOR
THOSE USERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARK.
>> FINAL SPEAKERS ARE NOT
PRESENT BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENT.
>> I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON ALL
FIVE ITEMS. I AM THE PROGRAM
MANAGER AND I AM HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDING A MAKERS
DISTRICT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SEATTLE MADE IS A PROGRAM OF TH
NONPROFIT SEATTLE BUSINESS
NETWORK. SEATTLE MADE IS A
COLLABORATION OF OVER 700 50
MANUFACTURER BUSINESSES, MAKERS
OF EVERYTHING FROM CANDLES TO
BICYCLES TO BEER TO JEWELRY TO
JAM ALL COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE
IT FOR SEATTLE. THE MISSION IS
TO GROW AND SUPPORT A DIVERSE
ECOSYSTEM OF URBAN MANUFACTURER
AND PRODUCERS THAT EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
OWNERSHIP AND MEANINGFUL
EMLOYMENT, BUILD THE LONG-TERM
RESILIENCY AND CELEBRATE
SEATTLE'S CULTURAL IDENTITY.
FINDING AFFORDABLE SPACE TO LIV
AND WORK IS CRITICAL TO THE
FABRIC OF OUR CITIES AND
BUSINESSES. WE HEAR ON A WEEKLY
BASIS OF PEOPLE CONSIDERING
LEAVING THE CITY FINDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CRITICAL
TO ENSURING THE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AND THEIR STAFF CAN LIV
IN THE CITY. WITH EVERY BUSINES
THAT MOVES OUT OF SEATTLE, WE
LOSE SOME OF OUR CULTURAL
IDENTITY AND A PIECE OF WHAT
MAKES SEATTLE SO SPECIAL. THE
SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURERS AND
PRODUCERS NOT ONLY EMBODY OUR
CITY'S INNOVATION AND SPIRIT BU
ALSO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL AND
LIVING WAGE JOBS TO OUR
RESIDENTS. THE STADIUM AREA IS
AN IDEAL LOCATION TO CREATE A
COMMUNITY OF MAKER BUSINESSES.
HOUSING IS NECESSARY TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE MAKERS SPACE AROUND
THE STADIUM SO WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT, LAST SPEAKER, JOSH
FRIEDMAN. WELCOME, JOSH.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. MY NAME IS JOSH
FRIEDMAN, BORN AND RAISED AND
CURRENTLY RESIDING IN WHAT IS
KNOWN AS THE CITY COUNCIL SIXTH
DISTRICT. I'M HERE REPRESENTING
THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 2636 N. WEST MARKET STREET I
BALLARD AND COMMENTING TODAY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S
PROPOSED REZONE OF THE TWO
BLOCKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
MARKET STREET BETWEEN 30th AND
26th AVENUE NORTHWEST FROM
INDUSTRIAL BUFFER TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THIS
REZONE INCLUDES THE SUBJECT ARE
PRETTY AND I AM HERE
REPRESENTING IT. WE APPLAUD THE
CITY FOR ITS YEARS LONG EFFORT
TO TAKE A THOUGHTFUL LOOK AT
INDUSTRIAL ZONING STANDARDS TO
MAKE SURE THEY REFLECT THE NEED
OF INDUSTRIAL USES FOR THE
COMING DECADE. THIS ANALYSIS
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED WHETHER
THERE WAS EXISTING INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTIES LIKE THIS ONE THAT
ARE BETTER SUITED FOR OTHER
USES. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT AND
AGREE THAT THESE BLOCKS SHOULD
BE ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL. NOT ONLY ARE THEY
LOCATED OUT OF THE BALLARD BAY
MANUFACTURING CENTER BUT THEY
ARE ALSO DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
RESIDENTIAL USES ON THREE SIDES
INCLUDING TOWNHOMES AND
APARTMENTS THAT ALREADY MAKE
INDUSTRIAL USE IMPRACTICAL.
ALONG NORTH WEST MARKET STREET,
A BUFFER FROM INDUSTRIAL USES
AND ZONING ACROSS AND TO THE
SOUTH. WE HAVE LONG CONSIDERED
THIS RESTRICTION FOR THE
CURRENT INDUSTRIAL ZONING BUT
DOES NOT REFLECT THE SURROUNDIN
CONTEXT. WITH NEW ZONING, WE AR
EXCITED TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT
THE HOUSING PROJECTS THE CITY
NEEDS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADOPT
THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP WITH
THIS REZONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JOSH. LAST CALL,
MR. G. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO
CONNECT WITH ANYONE ELSE?
>> WE HAVE NO MORE INFORMATION
OTHER THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN.
>> OKAY. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE
WHO HAS NOT SPOKEN THAT WANTS T
SPEAK OR ANYONE WHO HAS FRIENDS
THAT ARE ONLINE THAT HAVE NOT
CALLED IN? WITH THAT, I AM GOIN
TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS, REMOTELY OR PHYSICAL
PRESENT, WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILLS
120567, 568, 569, 570, 571.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS
PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL SAY,
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF WORK OF TH
PARTIES THAT TYPICALLY HAVE VER
OPPOSITIONAL STANCES, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMPROMISE AN
AGREEMENT ON ALMOST EVERYTHING.
I HEAR THAT THERE IS ONE LEFT
REMAINING. I KNOW WE WILL WORK
THROUGH IT AND I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE -- THIS IS THE LARGEST
GROUP WE HAVE HAD IN PERSON
SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED. I
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
SHOWING UP, BEING RESPECTFUL,
BEING CIVIL . FOR EVERYONE WHO
SHOWED UP THAT DOES HARD WORK
FOR OUR CITY MAKING SURE WE HAV
THE STRONGEST PORT IN THE
NATION, THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE PLANNING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WAS
PREVIOUSLY EXCUSED AT 4:00. IT
IS NOW 3:59. WE ARE AT THE END
OF OUR TWO HOUR TOUR. THAT SAID
GILLIGAN HAS GOTTEN US LOST
AGAIN AND WE ARE GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE PLANNING
ZONING. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROGRA
BRIEFED BEFORE. WE WILL HAVE YO
BACK, NICK AND KATIE. I KNOW
THAT WE HAVE JUST OVER 15 SLIDE
BUT LET'S JUST DO A -- LET'S
BREEZE THROUGH THE BACKGROUND,
FOCUS ON THE SIX CHANGES. YOU
CAN STAY PRETTY HIGH LEVEL IF W
CAN GET IT DONE IN 15 MINUTES,
WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL. WITH
THAT, HAVE TO READ YOUR ITEM
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON.
>> OUR FINAL ITEM IS A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION OF COUNTABLE 120
80 WHICH WILL AMEND LAND-USE
CODES FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMEN
INITIATIVE PROJECT. WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE INT
THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 6, COUNTABLE 120582,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ZONING FO
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. AS I JUST
MENTIONED, WE HAVE NICK WELCH
AND KATIE HAIMA OF THE OFFICE O
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR LAND USE CODE
CHANGES. NICK, KATIE, WE HAVE
WORKED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT
ISSUES TOGETHER. IT IS GREAT TO
SEE YOU IN PERSON. TAKE IT AWAY
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
GO THROUGH SOME BACKGROUND HERE
OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEV
WITH THIS EASY EFFORT, EQUITABL
ZONING . WE WILL TALK THROUGH
THE CODE CHANGES IN THE PROPOSE
LEGISLATION AND SHARE SOME OF
WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM
STAKEHOLDERS WHICH HAS INFORMED
THAT. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE OR, EDI, BEGAN WITH
THE GOAL OF ADDRESSING THE
FINANCIAL BARRIERS FACING BIPOC
LED PROJECTS. SINCE THEN, MORE
THAN 40 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN
AWARDED FUNDING FOR CAPACITY
BUILDING, SITE ACQUISITION AND
CAPITAL FUNDING TO BRING THEIR
PROJECTS TO FRUITION. WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN AS THESEPROJECTS
STILL RUN INTO MANY DIFFERENT
REGULATORY AND PERMITTING
BARRIERS EVEN AFTER THE CITY
FUNDS THEM. EDC IS INTENDED TO
ADDRESS THOSE BARRIERS AND
PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEN
PROJECTS IN HOW WE CHOOSE TO
REGULATE LAND USE AND
DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE
ISSUE THAT A LOT OF THESE
PROJECTS FACE IS THAT THE CITY'
LAND USE CODE MAKES IT HARD FOR
THEM TO SUCCEED IN DIFFERENT
WAYS. ONE IS THAT ZONING ITSELF
LIMITS THE TYPES OF USES AND TH
AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE
ALLOWED AND THAT COULD MEAN A
SITE THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS
ACQUIRED MAY NOT ACCOMMODATE TH
VISION THAT THEY HAVE, THE USES
AND ACTIVITIS THAT THEY WANT TO
PROVIDE. EDI PROJECTS MAY ALSO
NEED A CERTAIN TYPE OF REVIEW O
PERMIT APPROVAL LIKE A
CONDITIONAL USE OR A CONTRACT
REZONE AND THOSE ADDED COST.
THEY CAN INTRODUCE UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT WHETHER THAT PROJECT IS
VIABLE AT ALL. THEN, NAVIGATING
THESE CHALLENGES GENERALLY
REQUIRES SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE
THAT SMALL ORGANIZATIONS MAY NO
HAVE OR BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO
HIRE PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE.
GIVEN ALL OF THAT AND THE
COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR REAL
ESTATE MARKET, THIS MEANS
OVERALL, THE SYSTEM FAVORS
LARGER MORE EXPERIENCED
DEVELOPERS AND IT IS HARDER FOR
SMALLER BIPOC LED COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHOM ARE
UNDERTAKING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
FIRST TIME. EDD IS TRYING TO
ALIGN OUR LAND-USE POLICY MORE
CLOSR WITH OUR EQUITY ZONING
GOALS, TRYING TO REMOVE BARRIER
TO EDI PROJECTS SO THEY CAN BE
MORE SUCCESSFUL, INCREASE
RESOURCES AND ACCESS FOR THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS TO BE PART OF THE
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS AND, OVER
TIME, SHIFT OUR DEVELOPMENT
POLICIES TO HELP THOSE PROJECTS
BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. WE WILL
SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE
HAVE WORKED ON FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. WORKING WITH
SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS, WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED SOME SHORTER-TERM AN
LONGER-TERM STRATEGIES. THE
FIRST ONE IS ONGOING AND THAT I
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION CURRENTLY HAS A PERMIT
ADVISOR POSITION THAT IS HELPIN
EDI APPLICANTS NAVIGATE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS. WE SEE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THAT TYPE O
POSITION TO HELP MORE PROJECTS,
TO GIVE THEM MORE SUPPORT IN TH
FUTURE. AS A NEAR-TERM ACTION,
WE HAVE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIO
OF WHAT THE COUNCIL IS
CONSIDERING TO REMOVE BARRIERS
THAT PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY
FACING TODAY. WE WILL WALK
THROUGH THOSE CHANGES IN MORE
DETAIL. THEN, LONGER TERM, WE
SEE A NEED TO PROVIDE GREATER
FLEXIBILITY IN OUR ZONING FOR
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
TO DO THAT, WE ARE DEFINING
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
LAND USE CODE AND THEN ESTABLIS
ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS THAT WOUL
CREATE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND MOR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROJECTS.
SO, FOR NOW, WE WILL TURN TO
THE LEGISLATION COUNCIL
CONSIDERING HERE . EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS , THE MAIN
PROBLEM STATEMENT HERE IS THAT
THEY OFTEN INCLUDE USES THAT AR
PERMITTED AS INSTITUTIONS.
THESE CAN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES,
ARTS AND CULTURAL SPACES AND
OTHER CIVIC OR COMMUNITY
ORIENTED ACTIVITIES. IN MANY
ZONES, INSTITUTION USES ARE NOT
ALLOWED BY RIGHT OR THEY HAVE T
GO THROUGH A LONGER AND MORE
SUBJECT OF PERMIT REVIEW PROCES
AND THERE ARE ALSO LIMITS ON
WHERE THOSE USES CAN BE LOCATED
THAT CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND
A SUITABLE SITE AND DEVELOP A
FEASIBLE DESIGN. THE OTHER
CHALLENGE IS THAT THESE PROJECT
OFTEN INCLUDE OR WANT TO INCLUD
COMMUNITY ORIENTED USES THAT AR
LIMITED OR PROHIBITED OUTRIGHT
IN CERTAIN ZONES LIKE SMALL
COMMERCIAL SPACES THAT COULD
HELP THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BE
VIABLE AND MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS
>> OUR PROPOSAL HERE TO REMOVE
SEVERAL REGULATORY BARRIERS THA
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE IDENTIFIED,
THERE ARE SIX MAIN CHANGES
LISTED HERE. WE HAVE ONE SLIDE
FOR EACH THAT WILL DESCRIBE THE
BUT IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSAL
WOULD ALLOW COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND LIBRARIES OUT RIGHT IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
IT WOULD MODIFY THE AMOUNT OF
PARKING THAT WE REQUIRE FOR
THOSE USES. IT WOULD DEFINE AND
PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY
FARMS AS A NEW TYPE OF
INSTITUTION. WE WOULD MODIFY TH
DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY CLUB OR
CENTER TO BETTER REFLECT WHAT
EDI PROJECTS ARE PROPOSING. WE
WOULD ALLOW COMMUNITY CENTERS T
HAVE ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL USES
AND FOR INSTITUTIONS IN OUR
LOWRISE ZONES, WE WOULD APPLY
SETBACKS MORE CONSISTENT WITH
HOW WE REGULATE OTHER USES. WE
WILL WALK THROUGH EACH ONE.
FIRST YEAR, COMMUNITY CENTERS,
ALLOWING THEM LET OUT RIGHT IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
THESE ARE INSTITUTION USES THAT
ARE ALLOWED CURRENTLY AS
CONDITIONAL USES. THEY HAVE TO
GET ADDITIONAL REVIEW. THEY HAV
TO BE DISPERSED FOR A CERTAIN
DISTANCE FROM OTHER INSTITUTION
AND THAT CAN LIMIT THE SITES
THAT ARE VIABLE . ALL OF THAT
ADDS TIME AND COST AND
UNCERTAINTY FOR APPLICANTS. THE
PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW COMMUNITY
CENTERS, IF THEY DON'T INCLUDE
SHELTERS AND LIBRARIES AS USES
THAT ARE PERMITTED WITHOUT A
CONDITIONAL USE. ANYONE THAT
DOES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE A
CONTINUAL USE. THIS IS HELPFUL
BECAUSE IT MAKES FOR A SIMPLER
AND SHORTER AND MORE PREDICTABL
PERMITTING PROCESS WHEN A
PROJECT HAS ACTIVITIES THAT
INCLUDE THIS TYPE OF USE,
CREATES MORE SITES WHERE THEY
WOULD BE ALLOWED. OTHER
COMMUNITY CENTERS NOT FUNDED
WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS. RELATIVELY
FEW OF THOSE ARE PERMITTED AND
THEY ARE ALL OPERATED BY
NONPROFITS THAT GENERALLY
SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS. SECON
IS MODIFYING THE AMOUNT OF
PARKING THAT WE REQUIRE FOR
THESE USES. OR WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS SUGGEST THAT THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE EXCESSIVE, THE
GO BEYOND WHAT THE ACTUAL NEED
IS FOR THE ACTIVITIES THEY HAVE
AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE TO
DEVOTE A LOT OF SITE AREA TO
PARKING. THAT CAN PRECLUDE
SPACE THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE
USE FOR OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS.
IT CAN ALSO PREVENT THEM FROM
HAVING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SPACES
AND INCREASE IMPERVIOUS
SERVICES. THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE
TO AMEND THE PARKING STANDARDS
AS WRITTEN HERE FOR COMMUNITY
CLUBS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE
WOULD REQUIRE ONE SPACE FOR
EVERY 80 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR
AREA FOR AUDITORIUMS AND PUBLIC
ASSEMBLY ROOMS AND WE WOULD NO
LONGER REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
PARKING FOR SPACES THAT HAVE
FIXED SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM
AND WE WOULD REQUIRE ONE SPACE
FOR EVERY 350 SQUARE FEET OF
OTHER INDOOR AREAS. IT IS A
LITTLE WONKY BUT IT MAKES A
SLIGHTLY MORE RIGHT SIZE
REQUIREMENT. ONE SPACE FOR EVER
80 SQUARE INCH OF AUDITORIUM AN
PUBLIC MEETING ROOMS THAT HAVE
FIXED SEATS AND ONE SPACE FOR
EVERY AREA. SO, WITH LOWER
REQUIREMENTS, MORE OF THE FINIT
SITE AREA THAT THESE
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE WOULD BE ABL
TO GO TOWARD COMMUNITY SERVING
ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN PARKING.
THIRD, WE WOULD MODIFY THE
DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY CLUB.
THIS IS A DEFINITION IN THE COD
FOR TYPE OF INSTITUTION USE .
MANY PROJECTS GET PERMITTED WIT
THIS TYPE OF USE BECAUSE IT DOE
A BROAD, FLEXIBLE DEFINITION
THAT WORKS WELL BUT IT DOES NOT
FULLY REFLECT THE RANGE OF
OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROJECTS
OFTEN INCLUDE. THE DEFINITION
WOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE
COMMUNITY CLUB OR CENTER MEANS
AN INSTITUTION USED FOR
ATHLETIC, SOCIAL, CIVIC,
CULTURAL, ARTISTIC OR
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, OPERATED
BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND
OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A
EQUAL BASIS ACTIVITIES IN THE
COMMUNITY CENTER MAY INCLUDE BU
ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLASSES AND
EVENTS SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, SOCIA
GATHERINGS, EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING, GARDENS AND ART
EXHIBITS. BROADENS THE LANGUAGE
A LITTLE BIT. IT MAKES IT
CLEARER AND MORE PREDICTABLE
THAT THE ACTIVITIES WOULD FIT
UNDER THIS DEFINITION. FOURTH I
PROVIDING A NEW DEFINITION OF
COMMUNITY FARM, A NEW TYPE OF
INSTITUTION. THE ISSUE HERE THA
THIS ADDRESSES IS THAT OUR CODE
CURRENTLY HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS RELATED T
FARMING AND URBAN AGRICULTURE
BUT NONE OF THEM FULLY ALIGNS
WITH THE TYPES OF COMMUNITY
ORIENTED URBAN AGRICULTURE
PROJECTS THAT OTHERS ARE
PROPOSING. THE DEFINITION WOULD
BE HER A TERM CALLED COMMUNITY
FARM THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED OUT
RIGHT INTO RESIDENTIAL ZONES. I
IS A LITTLE LONG BUT I WILL REA
IT HERE FOR THE COUNCIL.
COMMUNITY FARM MEANS AN
INSTITUTION OPERATED IN WHICH
LAND AND RELATED STRUCTURES ARE
PRIMARILY USED TO GROW OR
HARVEST PLANTS FOR FOOD,
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL OR
ECONOMIC PURPOSES OR TO KEEP
ANIMALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 2342 052. ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO INDOOR AND
OUTDOOR CLASSES AND EVENTS, FOO
PROCESSING AND PREPARATION,
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
GATHERINGS AND THE SALE OF
PLANS, HARVESTED OR PREPARED
FOOD, ANIMAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS
EGGS OR HONEY BUT NOT INCLUDING
THE SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS OR
BIRDS FOR MEAT. IT IS A LOT BUT
IT ALIGNS WITH SEVERAL CURRENT
PROJECTS THAT ARE TRYING TO
IMPROVE HEALTH AND FOOD ACCESS
OUTCOMES BUT IN MANY CASES ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND A SITE WHERE
THEY CAN MAKE THAT WORK. FIFTH,
WE WOULD ALLOW COMMUNITY CENTER
TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ACCESSORY
COMMERCIAL USES. SEVERAL
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE
HAVE HEARD FROM THAT ARE
OPERATING A COMMUNITY CENTER AS
PART OF THEIR PROJECT ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO INCLUDE COMMERCAL
ACTIVITY AS PART OF THEIR
PROGRAMMING. IN MIXED-USE ZONES
OF THE CITY, THAT TYPE OF USE I
ALLOWED OUT RIGHT BUT IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES, THE SITES MA
BE MORE AFFORDABLE AND
ATTAINABLE FOR THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ZONING
DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE THIS TYPE
OF COMMERCIAL USE. THE PROPOSAL
IS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF
COMMUNITY CENTER TO INCLUDE A
SENTENCE THAT WOULD SAY
COMMUNITY CENTERS MAY INCLUDE
ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL USES
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
FOOD PROCESSING, CRAFTWORK AND
MAKER SPACES, CAF÷S, GALLERIES,
CO-WORKING SPACES, HEALTH
CLINICS, OFFICE SPACES AND
RETAIL SALES OF FOOD AND GOODS.
THIS IS HELPFUL BECAUSE THE WAX
ABILITY TO INCLUDE THESE USES
CAN HELP COMMUNITY ORGANIZTIONS
GENERATE REVENUE. THEY MAY BE
ABLE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS
THAT BENEFIT FROM THIS TYPE OF
USE BUT A KEY COMPONENT HERE I
THE FACT THAT THESE WOULD BE
ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL USES.
COMMUNITY CENTERS HAVE TO BE RU
BY NONPROFITS. THAT ALREADY
NARROWS HOW THIS WOULD WORK. AN
ACCESSORY TO COMMERCIAL USE HAS
TO BE RELATED TO THE PRINCIPAL
USE WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY
CENTER. IT HAS TO BE INCIDENTAL
TO THAT MAIN USE WHICH IS A TER
IN THE CODE THAT MEANS THAT
GENERALLY CAN'T BE THE
PREDOMINANT OR PRIMARY USE. IT
HAS TO BE PUBLICLY SMALLER IN
TERMS OF FOOTPRINT. IT CAN'T
TAKE UP A MAJORITY OF THE FLOOR
AREA. THIS WOULD BE A SMALLER
THING THAT THEY COULD
INCORPORATE BUT STILL A
MEANINGFUL WAY FOR THEM TO
GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
THEY MAY WANT TO HAVE A SMALL
KITCHEN WHERE THEY CAN SELL
FOOD. THEY MAY HAVE A SMALL
RETAIL FRONTAGE OR A CLINIC THA
GIVES FLU SHOTS. THESE WOULD
HAVE TO MEET LICENSING AND
HEALTH CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT
WOULD APPLY TO ANY COMMERCIAL
SPACE. THE SIXTH AND FINAL ONE
IS SHIFTING A LITTLE BIT TO OUR
LOWRISE MULTI-FAMILY ZONES.
THERE ARE FEWER LIMITS ON
INSTITUTIONS IN THAT ZONE BUT
ONE OF THEM IS THE SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE RIGOROUS.
THEY ARE BIGGER. THEY HAVE TO
STEP BACK FURTHER FROM PROPERTY
LINES. COMMUNITY CENTERS,
LIBRARIES AND OTHER INSTITUTION
ARE HARDER TO FIT, ESPECIALLY
INTO SMALLER SITES . SOMETIMES
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABL
TO ACQUIRE. THERE WAS MORE
COMPLEXITY IN THE SITE DESIGN
CAN BE LIMITING. THE PROPOSAL I
TO AMEND THE SECTION OF THE
MULTI-FAMILY CODE THAT
ESTABLISHES SETBACKS TO PROVIDE
THE SAME SETBACKS FOR
INSTITUTIONS THAT WE REQUIRE FO
THE USE OF PERMITTED OUTRIGHT
WHICH GENERALLY MEANS FOR
HOUSING. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS
MEANS WE ARE NOT ALLOWING BIGGE
BUILDINGS OR MORE FOOTPRINT THA
WE WOULD OTHERWISE ALLOW FOR
HOUSING. SINCE THE SITES IN
THESE ZONES CAN SOMETIMES BE
MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THESE
ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WILL HAVE
MORE ABILITY TO DESIGN A PROJEC
THAT WORKS, SLIGHTLY INCREASES
THE VISIBILITY AND LOWRISE
ZONES. I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE
HERE AND THEN WE WELCOME
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION WITH
SOME EXAMPLES OF PACIFIC
PROJECTS THAT COULD BENEFIT FRO
THESE CHANGES. THE FIRST HERE O
THE LEFT IS THIS BLACK CULTURAL
SPACE PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL
AREA THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO HAD
TO GO THROUGH A PRETTY
BURDENSOME PROCESS OF OBTAINING
A TRADITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A
CHANGE OF USE PERMIT. THE
PROJECT IS RESURFACING A
DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO
CREATE BLACK CULTURAL SPACE AND
ART SPACE BUT THEY NEEDED A
SPECIAL PERMIT TO DO SO AND
REQUIRED A LOT OF DISCRETIONARY
REVIEW AND SOMETHING LIKE AN
$11,000 PERMIT FEE. BY ALLOWING
ARTS AND CULTURAL SPACES AND
OTHER COMMITTEE CENTERS OUT
RIGHT, THERE WILL BE A MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS FOR
THOSE PROJECTS TO COME TO
FRUITION. THE SECOND IS A
COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE PROJECT
CALLED NURTURING ROOTS. IT IS A
NONPROFIT THAT CURRENTLY HAS A
SPACE THAT WAS PERMITTED AS AN
ACCESSORY USED TO THE CHURCH
THAT IT IS ADJACENT TO. RIGHT
NOW, IT'S LEASE WAS NOT
REVIEWED. THEY ARE CURRENTLY
TRYING TO FIND A NEW SITE. THEY
ARE LIMITED BECAUSE THEY NEED T
BE ACCESSORY TO SOME OTHER USE
GIVEN WITH THE TYPE OF
PROGRAMMING THAT THEY HAVE. BY
DEFINING COMMUNITY FARM AND
ALLOWING THAT OUTRIGHT WITH
FEWER RESTRICTIONS, IT WOULD
OPEN UP A LOT MORE SITES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE THEY
COULD HOPE TO FIND A NEW HOME.
THE THIRD ON THE RIGHT IS THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU CAN SEE
THE PLANNED VIEW OF THEIR
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE AND
WORSHIP SPACE, FACILITY. AS YOU
CAN SEE, MOST OF THE SITE IS
DEVOTED TO SURFACE PARKING AND
THAT IS THE RESULT OF THE
RELATIVELY HIGH PARKING SPACE.
BY HAVING THE MORE MODEST
PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE
DESCRIBED, THEY, IN THEORY WOUL
BE ABLE TO DEVOTE MORE OF THEIR
SITE AREA TO A COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACE AND THEY DO
INTEND TO EXPLORE REVISING THEI
PROPOSAL IF THIS MOVES FORWARD
SO THEY CAN EXPAND THE FOOTPRIN
OF THEIR COMMUNITY SPACE. WE
SORT OF FLEW THROUGH IT. WE
WELCOME QUESTIONS.
>> IMPRESSIVE. AND 16 MINUTES,
EVEN BREAKING MY 15 SLIDE RULE,
YOU HAVE DONE IT. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS
QUESTIONS AND ALSO WE WILL DO
SEVEN HAS COLLEAGUES. WE WILL
HAVE THIS BACK BEFORE COMMITTEE
AS WELL AS WE CAN HAVE A
SEPARATE BRIEFING. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE RESPECT
EVERYONE'S TIME SINCE WE ARE
ALREADY NEAR 20 MINUTES OVER
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION
I AM WONDERING IF -- I KNOW
CENTRAL STAFF WROTE A MEMO ON
THIS BUT THEY ARE NOT HERE
TODAY. I WILL JUST SEE IF THE
DEPARTMENT CAN ANSWER THIS
QUESTION. IN TERMS OF THE
OWNERSHIP AND THE LAND AND
OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDING, THES
SOUND LIKE REALLY GOOD
ACCOMMODATIONS TO MAKE TO GET
SOME PUBLIC BENEFIT WHILE THE
NONPROFIT IS OPERATING IN THOSE
BUILDINGS. WILL THERE BE A
REGULATORY AGREEMENT RUNNING
WITH THE LANDS? LET'S SAY IF
SOMEBODY WERE TO MAKE ALL OF
THESE IMPROVEMENTS BUT THEN IT
WERE SOLD TO A FOR-PROFIT
OWNER/OPERATOR -- THEY WOULD BE
CHANGING THE USE. ARE WE GIVING
AWAY SOMETHING AND NOT MAKING
SURE IT STAYS IN THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT REALM? THANK YOU. THAT
IS A GREAT QUESTION.
>> IF YOU ARE NOT THE RIGHT
PERSON TO ANSWER, WE CAN HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF FOLLOW-UP.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO OFFER A BRIE
ANSWER TO THAT. THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION AND SOMETHING WE
THOUGHT ABOUT A LOT IN TERMS OF
HOW THESE PROPOSED CHANGES COUL
PLAY OUT OVER TIME AND COULD
WORK IN DIFFERENT WAYS INCLUDIN
THE SCENARIO YOU ARE DESCRIBING
WHERE THEY WOULD BE USED IN SOM
OTHER WAY. IN GENERAL, IF A
CHANGE OF USE OCCURRED AND IF A
PROPERTY WERE TO MOVE FROM A
NONPROFIT TO A FOR-PROFIT
PROPERTY, THE COMMUNITY CENTER
WOULD NO LONGER BE A VIABLE USE
BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE OPERATED B
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION .
PRESUMABLY, THERE WOULD BE SOME
CHANGE OF USE THAT WOULD NEED T
HAPPEN. WE CAN THINK MORE AND
COME BACK ABOUT THE EXACT
MECHANICS OF WHAT IS REQUIRED
THROUGH THE CHANGE PROCESS BUT
IT WOULD GENERALLY REQUIRE BEIN
MORE IN COMPLIANCE AT LEAST WIT
THE STANDARDS FOR WHATEVER THE
NEW PROPOSED USE MIGHT BE. IF
THAT MEANT A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF
PARKING, THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED
. THERE IS REALLY NOT MUCH ELSE
THE STEP BACK REQUIREMENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, IS COMING WITH THE
REQUIREMENT FOR OTHER USES THAT
ARE PERMITTED OUTSIDE. THAT
WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE A NEW
REQUIREMENT TO THERE. WE CAN
THINK MORE ABOUT THAT AND GIVE
MORE DETAILED ANSWER BUT IN
GENERAL, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAK
A CHANGE OF USE APPLICATION AND
THEN COME IN LINE WITH THE
STANDARD FOR A NEW PROPOSED USE
>> IF I MAY FOLLOW-UP?
>> WHAT I HAVE SEEN COMMONLY
WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING
PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, IS IF WE
GRANT PUBLIC SUBSIDY AND OTHER
BENEFITS AND THEN THE PROJECT I
BUILT, THERE IS SOMETHING
RECORDED WITH THE PROPERTY SO
THAT FUTURE OWNERS WOULD
CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC BENEFIT. I
WE WERE TO GRANT THIS NOW AND
SOMEBODY WERE TO SELL IT AND
THEN IT WOULD BE RESOLD ON THE
PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MARKET, THEY
COULD NOT THEN CAPTURE BACK THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE GAVE AWAY
BECAUSE NOW THE BUILDING IS
BUILT . THAT IS MY CONCERN,
MAYBE USING A REGULATORY
AGREEMENT MODEL SO WE PRESERVE
THOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS WE ARE
OFFERING IN EXCHANGE FOR THESE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
>> I THINK ANOTHER WAY TO THINK
ABOUT THIS, MOST OF THE CHANGE
HERE IS A REVISION TO THE PERMI
AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS THAT
THESE PROJECTS GO THROUGH. THE
COMMUNITY CENTER DAY IS PROPOSE
BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS TO
GO THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE
PROCESS. WE HAVE LOOKED INTO AL
OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER
INSTITUTION PERMITS ISSUED SINC
2012, OF WHICH THERE ARE
RELATIVELY FEW. MOST OF THE TIM
THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
IN A FIT THAT IS REQUIRED AS A
CONDITION OF THE PERMIT. THERE
MAY BE SMALL CHANGES ADDED BUT
IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
WHEN WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN
INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
AND A REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT
GOES ALONG WITH THAT. IN THIS
CASE, THE OUTCOME MIGHT NOT BE
THAT DIFFERENT BUT THE PROCESS
FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO GET THER
WOULD BE AFTER LOWER COSTS AND
MORE PREDICTABLE FOR THE
DETERMINING PROCESS.
>> MAYBE I WILL JUMP IN HERE AN
DIRECT THIS QUESTION BACK TO
CENTRAL STAFF AS WELL BUT I
THINK IT IS ALONG THE SAME
LINES. WHEN I SEE THE BUILDINGS
THAT WERE BUILT BEFORE 1980 WHE
WE HAD REALLY RESTRICTIVE
REGULATIONS ON THE LAND CODE --
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT ARE SOM
OF THESE SMALL SHOPS THAT ARE
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT WHAT ARE
NOW SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE WE USED TO HAVE SMALL
SHOPS ALLOWED AND TODAY, WE
DON'T. I SEE THEM NOW. I AM
WONDERING, IF A BUILDING CHANGE
HANDS AND IT IS NOT UNDER THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ZONING
CHANGE -- THE BUILDING IS
ALREADY BUILT BUT THE USE
CHANGES. DO I HAVE THIS RIGHT?
WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH
CENTRAL STAFF BUT THIS IS HOW I
AM THINKING ABOUT IT. ANY
THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> THE USES CAN CHANGE OVER
TIME. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
COMMERCIAL SPACES. THAT EXAMPLE
IN THE LAST SLIDE WAS A HOUSE
THAT HAS BEEN REPURPOSED. THAT
CAN HAPPEN. IF ANYTHING, THIS
PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR
THAT TO WORK WHEN IT IS A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROPOSIN
A COMMUNITY CENTER HAVING FEWER
RESTRICTIONS AROUND WHERE THOSE
COULD BE LOCATED AND WHAT LEVEL
OF REVIEW IS REQUIRED THROUGH
THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THEM
TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> NO. I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH
CENTRAL STAFF . I DON'T FEEL
LIKE MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED
BUT THAT IS OKAY. I WILL
FOLLOW-UP LATER.
>> AS ALWAYS, I SUGGEST AND
REQUEST COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
BRIEFING ON THE MATERIALS OFF
THE RECORD SO THAT WE CAN DIVE
DEEPER THAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT IS ALLOWED. VICE CHAIR
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING THIS. I APPRECIATE
THE REMINDER FOR FOLKS THAT THE
WHOLE POINT OF EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND NOW THIS ZONING
IS TO STOP DISPLACEMENT. THIS I
A STRATEGY TO MAKE SURE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE ACCES
TO CAPITAL, ACCESS TO RESOURCES
SO THEY CAN STAY IN COMMUNITY.
THE QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENS IF
THEY SELL IS -- NOT TO SAY THAT
IS NOT POSSIBLE BUT THE WHOLE
POINT OF SUPPORTING THESE
ORGANIZATIONS IS SO THEY DON'T
SELL AND THEY CAN STAY ROOTED I
THE COMMUNITY. I AM VERY
INTERESTED IN THIS LEGISLATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO
COSPONSOR THIS AS WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATION. I
THINK IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT
PART, PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS IN
THE SOUTH END WHO ADVOCATED AND
HELPED CREATE THIS DIVISION.
MAYBE I SHOULD STOP THERE AND
SEE IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS AN
OFFICIAL THING I NEED TO DO.
>> IT IS. SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION . I
THINK THIS IS ALL REALLY
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE GOAL W
HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT
AROUND CREATING 15 MINUTE
CITIES. I TALK ABOUT HAVING A
SEATTLE WITHIN REACH WHERE OUR
CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES ARE
ALL WITHIN EASY ACCESS TO WHERE
PEOPLE LIVE WITHOUT HAVING TO
GET IN THEIR CARS. I THINK THIS
SUPPORTS THAT, ALLOWING
COMMERCIAL USE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IS CERTAINLY PART
OF THAT GOAL. I AM GLAD TO SEE
THAT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
FACT THAT PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN SUBMITTED ARE ENCOUNTERING
THESE BARRIERS SO I AM GLAD TO
SEE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO
ADDRESS THAT. I AM ALSO CURIOUS
-- YOU MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT
FOLKS TO FOLLOW UP WITH HERE BU
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW -- WE
HAD $9 MILLION LEFT FOR THE NEX
ROUND OF PROJECT PROPOSALS AND
JUST WONDERING IF YOU KNOW
WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS AN
HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THE REST O
THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING OUT TO TH
COMMUNITY AS WE SAID. PROJECTS
ARE LINING UP. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE GET THAT MONEY OUT
EXPEDITIOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. W
UNDERSTAND FROM OUR COLLEAGUES
WHO WORK ON THE EI TEAM THAT TH
EXPECTATION IS THAT THERE WOULD
BE ANOTHER FUNDING ROUND LATER
THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY. I WILL FOLLOW-UP. THAN
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASON
THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS BRIEFIN
TODAY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT
OF BILLS IN MID JUNE. THIS BILL
WILL BE BACK BEFORE US IN LATE
JUNE. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN,
YOU HAVE ABOUT A MONTH TO HAVE
YOUR QUESTIONS ASKED AND
ANSWERED BY CENTRAL STAFF AND I
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE BRIEFED ON
THE SIDE, I KNOW THAT THEY ARE
ALWAYS STANDING READY.
>> I THINK THAT IS YOU SAYING
GREAT. I WILL TAKE IT AS GREAT.
>> YEAH. WE JUST GOT THE MEMO 2
HOURS AGO. I DID NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BRIEFING
AND ADVANCEMENT OF TODAY'S
MEETING BUT I WILL CERTAINLY SE
ONE UP.
>> YOU HAVE A MONTH BEFORE WE
TAKE THIS UP AGAIN. WITH THAT,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, STEVE,
OUR BENEVOLENT LEADER FORMALLY
OF GREEN LAKE, NOW OF FREMONT,
YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT HA
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I
AM WONDERING AS IF YOU WOULD BE
SO GRACIOUS AS TO NOT LET US DO
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. DO YOU
NEED TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO CLOS
THIS LAST ITEM AND OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT BRIEFLY. I AM NOT GOING
TO PLAY THE VIDEO. I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU TO PLEASE BE NICE, AS
ALWAYS. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> PREVALENT TO OUR BRIEFING
TODAY HERE, I HAVE BEEN THROUGH
CHANGE OF USES AND THEY CAN GET
MESSY. AS A MATTER OF FACT ,
WHEN I WAS THE DICTATOR OF GREE
LAKE, OR REFERRED TO, WE HAD A
CHURCH THAT WANTED TO BE TAKEN
OVER BY A THEATER. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAD TO HIRE A
LAWYER. I THINK WE WERE PART OF
MAKING POLICY. I THINK BEFORE
YOU FINISH THIS POLICY, BEFORE
YOU PUT IT IN, YOU MUST LOOK AT
THE EXIT STRATEGY. WHEN YOU HAV
AN ESTABLISHED BUILDING , THEY
CAN BE USED FOR FAR MORE THAN
WHAT IT WAS BUILT FOR. THERE
WILL BE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE
LOOKING TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE
AND NOT HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE
CHANGE OF USE PERMITS THAT
EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO GET AND
WANT TO ECONOMICALLY CHANGE USE
IF IT IS APPROPRIATE, FIND A. I
IT ISN'T -- YOU MISTAKENLY SET
OUR ZONING USED TO BE MORE
RESTRICT. ACTUALLY, OUR ZONING
ALLOWED FAR MORE THINGS BUT ,
THE PUBLIC WAS INVOLVED. YOU
WANTED TO PUT DAY RENDERING
HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD , THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD RISE AND THA
WOULD NOT HAPPEN. IF YOU WANTED
TO PUT A SHOE REPAIR SHOP IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN YOU MOST
LIKELY WERE GOING TO BE GOING
AHEAD. THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WOUL
NOT BE LOADED WITH PEOPLE SAYIN
I DON'T WANT A REVERIE PLANT
BESIDE MY HOUSE. WHILE IT WAS
STRUCTURALLY MORE TIGHT, MORE
WAS ALLOWED THROUGH DIFFERENT
MECHANISMS. I WILL GIVE UP THE
LAST FEW SECONDS BECAUSE I DON'
NEED THEM.
>> THANK YOU, THE BENEVOLENT
LEADER OF FORMERLY GREEN LAKE,
NOW FREMONT. WITH THAT, NICK,
KATIE, NO FURTHER COMMENTS?
LOOKING GOOD? WE WILL HAVE YOU
BACK BEFORE COMMITTEE LATE IN
JUNE. COLLEAGUES, NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, THIS
CONCLUDES THE WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
LAND-USE COMMITTEE. THE NEXT
LAND-USE COMMITTEE IS A SPECIAL
MEETING ON JUNE 8 STARTING AT
9:30 A.M. WE WILL BE TAKING UP
THE AMENDMENTS FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.