THE FINAL LAND USE COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER, IT IS 2:00
P.M., WILL BE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> I KNOW THAT THE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE JOINING
SHORTLY. WE WILL ANNOUNCE
WHEN THEY DO. WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
THE PUBLIC HEARING, POSSIBLE
VOTE ON EXTENDING THE TERM OF
MASTER USE PERMITS, AND WE HAVE
CB 120675 , PUBLIC HEARING,
POSSIBLE WILL ON REMOVING THE
MAXIMUM USE LIMIT OF SIZE ,
FOR MEDICAL USES WITH ANY
MARITIME MANUFACTURING USAGE.
AND ALSO ALPHA89 -- CF
314400 , BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE CAN
ADOPT IT HEARING NO AGENDA.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL OPEN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS, TODAY, THIS WILL
ONLY BE ON THE CONTRACT FREE
ZONE. SO, IF YOU ARE HERE TO
SPEAK ABOUT ONE OF THE OTHER
ITEMS, WE WILL HOLD YOU , UNTIL
THAT TIME. AND JUST LOOKING AT
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HERE . IT
LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IS HERE
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO,
WITH THAT, SEEING AS WE HAVE
NO SPEAKERS REMOTELY OR
PHYSICALLY PRESENT FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT , NO ONE IN THE
CHAMBERS, OKAY. WE WERE CLOSE
THIS ITEM.
>> CHAIR?
>> YES.
>> I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I AM HERE . I WAS ON THE
PHONE.
>> WELCOME, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> ALSO PRESENT.
>> I AM NOT QUITE ON ZOOM, SO I
CANNOT EVEN SEE WHO IS OUT
THERE YET. THANK YOU, WE HAVE
VICE CHAIR MORALES, AND WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
SO WE HAVE FULL PARTICIPATION
COME THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM, AS
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
ACTUALLY, LET ME TAKE A PAUSE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THANK YOU
MESSAGES AT THE BEGINNING AND
WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF
GROUND IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE IN THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, WE ARE CALLING OUT A
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE CLERK.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALY,
THE CENTRAL STAFF, I.T. , THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND ALL OF
THE COLLEAGUES ON THE
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE PASSED THE
STRONGEST PROTECTIONS FOR
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS ,
AS WELL AS ADDING FLEXIBILITY
IN THE INDUSTRIAL BUFFER ZONE.
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.
SOME SAID THAT WE COULD NOT
DO IT. WE COULD NOT DO IT
WITHOUT ALL OF CENTRAL STAFF.
EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED ALONG
THE WAY. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA IS A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120674, WHICH
WILL EXTEND MASTER USE
PERMITS TO SIX YEARS.
>> ITEM 1 , CB 120674,
RELATING TO LAND USE AND
ZONING , FOR POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY MIKE
PODOWSK AND KETIL FREEMAN FOR
THIS DISCUSSION. WE HAD A
NOVEMBER 9th , 2023 SPECIAL
LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING. AND
WE ARE HERE NOW AGAIN TO HAVE
ANOTHER GREAT PRESENTATION AND
TO TAKE QUESTIONS. I HAVE TWO
AMENDMENTS. ONE WAS POSTED TO
THE AGENDA AND ONE WAS NOT. THE
AMENDMENT POSTED TO THE AGENDA
WOULD ALLOW FOR -- IT WOULD
START THE CLOCK SIX MONTHS
EARLIER THAN MARCH 1st,
SEPTEMBER 1st, 2019. AND THEN,
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD
JUST BE SOMETHING CLARIFYING
FOR IF SOMEONE HAD APPLIED AND
RECEIVED AN EXTENSION UNDER
THAT, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY
BE GRANTED. AND SO, WITH
THAT, I WILL TAKE THE PUBLIC
HEARING FIRST. I DO NOT THINK
WE ARE GOING TO PLAY THIS
VIDEO FIRST. AND I THINK THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS , BE KIND ,
SPEAK TO THE AGENDA ITEM. SO,
WITH THAT , WE ARE GOING TO
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 120674. AND WITH
THAT, WE HAVE JUST ONE PERSON
IN THE CHAMBERS AND, ACTUALLY,
SIX ONLINE. AND WE HAVE MS.
HOWARD, HAYWARD, EXCUSE ME.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU , GOOD AFTERNOON ,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ON BEHALF
OF THE 2400 MEMBERS OF THE
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, I SUPPORT THE
RENEWAL OF MASTER USE PERMITS
FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
IMPOSED CHALLENGES ON ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE BUSINESS
COMMITTEE. DEVELOPERS WERE
AMONG THOSE HIT PARTICULARLY
HARD. THEY HAVE WEATHERED HIGH
INTEREST RATES AND VARIABLE
DEMAND. EXTENDING THESE PERMITS
IS ONE WAY THAT WE CAN MEET
THE DEMANDS OF CURRENT AND
FUTURE GROWTH AND MAINTAIN
STEADY REVENUE FOR THE CITY.
WITHOUT THIS EXTENSION, A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PERMITS
ARE AT RISK FOR EXPIRATION.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF
REVENUE AND DELAY THE RECOVERY
OF THE CITY. I URGE YOU TO
CONSIDER THE BROADER IMPACT OF
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION.
YOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTE WILL SPUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAY A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC
RECOVERY. I URGE YOU TO VOTE
IN FAVOR OF THIS MASTER USE
PERMIT EXTENSION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, LILY. WE WILL
MOVE ON TO REMOTE TEST FIRES.
WE HAVE NATALIE QUICK, FOLLOWED
BY PAUL MILTON, PAULINE,
JESSE SIMPSON, AND JP. NATALIE
, WELCOME. PRESS START.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> YES.
>> TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> TANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, MY
NAME IS NATALIE. I AM
COMMENTING ON BEHALF OF THE
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION. THIS
ASSOCIATION IS PART OF THE DATA
ACTIVATION PLAN, CURRENTLY A
PROJECT MATCHING PERMIT , THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD EXTEND IT
FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS FOR A
TOTAL OF SIX YEARS ALLOWING
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSING , SMALL-BUSINESS,
RETAIL, AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
TIME TO CONTINUE WEATHERING THE
CHALLENGING ECONOMIC
DEBILITATION'S. AND THIS
WOULD RENEW PRODUCTS THAT
ARE ON LIFE SUPPORT, LONG
ENOUGH TO LET MARKET CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. THERE ARE ABOUT 207
PROJECT RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING
TO SDCI. IT WOULD HELP GIVE
THESE PROJECTS FUNDING AND
ULTIMATELY ALLOW THEM TO
SECURE THAT FINANCING. IF
THESE PROJECTS WERE TO EXPIRE,
IT WILL REPRESENT MAJOR DELAYS
FOR FUTURE PAYMENT. THIS
LEGISLATION, WE HOPE, IS A
POSSIBLE CURE. IT RAISES
QUESTIONS ON WHAT THIS WOULD DO
TO PURCHASING POWER AND
POTENTIALLY DELAY PAYMENTS,
STAFF ESTIMATES IT COULD RESULT
IN A LOSS. RIGHT NOW, THESE
PROJECTS WILL NOT PROCEED TO
BUILDING PERMIT, IF THE FIX
IS NOT IN PLACE, ALL EXPIRING
PROJECTS WILL LIKELY BE LOST ,
WITH THIS LEGISLATION, A LARGE
SUBSET OF THOSE PROJECTS
MENTIONED WILL ULTIMATELY --
[ INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ] .
>> YOU DID HAVE A COUPLE OF
SECONDS LEFT, IF YOU WANTED TO
SAY ANYTHING.
>> THANKS, I WAS ON MY LAST
SENTENCE. THEY WILL CONTINUE
TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS AT THE
TIME OF PAYMENT. PLEASE VOTE TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD.
>> UP NEXT, PAUL . I SEE YOU
ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
PAUL, I SEE YOU ARE HERE,
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBERS.
I HAD SOME BUTTON TROUBLE .
GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU
ON THIS BILL. MY NAME IS PAUL,
I AM WITH SEATTLE DOWNTOWN
HOTEL AND RESIDENCES , IT IS A
PROPERTY IN BELLTOWN AND WE
SPENT MANY YEARS PERMITTING ,
IT IS A 50-STORY MIXED-USE
PROJECT WITH A HOTEL AND 233
RESIDENTIAL UNITS AS WELL AS
GROUND-LEVEL RETAIL SPACE, WE
ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROJECT WHICH WE HELP WILL
ENHANCE THE STREETSCAPE AND
SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
RECOVERY. THIS PROJECT WILL
ALSO CONTRIBUTE OVER $6 MILLION
IN MHA THESE AND HAVE A GOOD
IMPACT ON THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK AND I'M SURE THAT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL
APPRECIATE THAT, THEN THOSE
LIVING IN SINGLE FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOODS OR SUBURBAN
NEIGHBORHOODS , THIS IS
PARTICULARLY TRUE WITH THIS
PROJECT, WHICH IS A SHORT BLOCK
AWAY FROM THE WESTLAKE
STATION. THE MONORAIL
TERMINAL, AND MANY OTHER
PUBLIC TRANSIT POINTS. SO, WE
ARE THROUGH THE PERMITTING
PROCESS. AS I KNOW, THE
COUNCIL APPRECIATES RIGHT NOW,
THE CHALLENGING FINANCE AND
CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THIS
CLIMATE . THIS BILL, WHICH IS
BASED ON THE PAST EXTENSION,
GRANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
GREAT RECESSION, WILL PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PROJECTS
LIKE OURS TO HOPEFULLY SECURE
FINANCING AND MOVE FORWARD.
THIS BILL WILL SUPPORT MORE
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION IN
THE CITY AND A MORE VIBRANT
DOWNTOWN. THE ALTERNATIVE IS
THAT THERE WILL BE OTHERS
SIMILARLY SITUATED AND IT WILL
EXPIRE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO
RESTART THE PERMITTING
PROCESS, WHICH WOULD FURTHER
DELAY CONSTRUCTION. WE
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND WE
ASK THAT THE COMMITTEE ADOPT
THE BILL WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS POST GET SUPPORT.
>> COLLEEN, YOU ARE A TRUE
PROFESSIONAL . TAKE AWAY AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> I GOT IT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. WE ARE
HERE TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT BILL 120674. WE OPPOSE
THE BILL RIGHT NOW AND WE ASK
THAT CITY COUNCIL AMEND IT, WE
DESIRE THAT THE RESOLUTION
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF
LENGTHENING THE TERM ENOUGH
WHICH WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO
MEET THE CODE IN THREE YEARS.
THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL, FOR
EXAMPLE, HAS SEEN MANY CHANGES
IN THE LAST SIX YEARS LAND USE
CODES TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
NATURAL GAS HOOKUPS, LOT
COVERAGES, ET CETERA AND IT
HAS CHANGED. SIX YEARS IS TOO
LONG TO ALLOW A PERMIT FOR
UPDATED PLANS THAT DO NOT
COMPLY WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE
PLANS. THE CHANGE IN THIS
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION REALLY
ALLOWS THEM NOT TO COMPLY WITH
CITY REGULATIONS , TO BENEFIT
THE PUBLIC IN THE FUTURE. THE
LEGISLATION IS ALREADY
ENCOURAGING SOME DEVELOPER
SPECULATION, HOPING TO BE
GRANDFATHERED INTO THE PROJECT,
RESULTING IN PROLONGED VAGRANT
-- VACANT PROPERTIES. GROCERY
STORES ARE VANISHING. THERE IS
A HUGE LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY,
PROMISING TO RETAIN
PROPERTIES, NOW THERE IS A FOR
SALE SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.
NORTHEAST 45th WAS APPROVED, IT
IS NOW COVERED WITH GRAFFITI
AND IT IS OCCUPIED WITH
UNAUTHORIZED USERS WITH NO
TIMELINE TO DO ANYTHING WITH
IT, ALLOWING MORE PROJECTS TO
TAKE SIX YEARS, WITHOUT
CHECKING WITH SDCI. THIS IS NOT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC,
IT CREATES EMPTY STOREFRONTS .
WE ASK THAT YOU AMEND THE BILL
TO RETAIN THE THREE-YEAR
CHECK-IN POINT INSTEAD OF
EXPANDING IT FOR ANOTHER SIX
YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
THIS YEAR.
>> THANKS, COLLEEN. HAPPY NEW
YEAR! UP NEXT, JESSE SIMPSON,
FOLLOWING BY JOHN SCHWARTZ AND
JP EMERY. I SEE THAT YOU ARE
ALREADY OFF MUTE , JESSE, TAKEN
AWAY.
>> I AM JESSE SIMPSON,
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY
MANAGER OF THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. I AM
HERE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR
COUNCIL -- COUNCIL BILL
120674 . THE ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS , FROM THE
PANDEMIC, IT HAS BROUGHT
SEATTLE TO A STANDSTILL. THERE
ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 PROJECTS
THAT HAVE BEEN HELD UP. THESE
PROJECTS ARE NOT MOVING
FORWARD RIGHT NOW. IT MEANS ,
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE GONE
FROM VESTED TO MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, THEY
HAVE NOT ACTUALLY PAID THAT
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
. IF THAT HAPPENS WITH THE
BUILDING PERMITS. WITH ALL OF
THE FINANCES AND INVESTMENTS
DRYING UP, INSTEAD PROJECTS
REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF
POTENTIAL HOMES, MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
. THIS LEGISLATION , DURING
THIS DIFFICULT TIME , AND IT
COULD BRING IT ONLINE
HOPEFULLY AT A FUTURE POINT.
AND THAT CAN BE CALCULATED
WITH A 3 - 5 MILLION DOLLAR,
THIS IS A THEORETICAL
CALCULATION AGAIN, WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND WORKING
WITH THE PERMIT, OFF OF THE
-- THEORETICAL , AND --
>> JOHN SCHWARTZ , JOHN, STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE I SEE YOU ARE
OFF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY, JOHN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN A DOZEN
HIGH-RISE TOWERS AND SEVERAL
OTHER LARGE PROJECTS IN THE
PUGET SOUND REGION I REALLY
WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT
KEEPING WHAT IS ABOUT TO BE
ISSUED IS SUPERCRITICAL TO BOTH
PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDING
THAT WAS DERIVED FROM THESE
PROJECTS. THE OTHER MAJOR
THING THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE
INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW IS JUST A
REAL LACK OF COMPLICITY ON
THE INVESTMENT SIDE AND THE
LENDING SIDE AND OFTENTIMES
THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
THAT HAVE BEEN LENDING , THEY
NEED TO HAVE ENTITLEMENTS IN
PLACE AND SECURED BEFORE THEY
ARE ALLOWED WITHIN THEIR
INVESTMENT RULES TO INVEST IN
THESE PROJECTS. THAT IS ONE OF
THE KEY ISSUES, IT BROADENS
THE INVESTMENTS FOR THE
INVESTORS WHO HAVE BEEN
PARTICIPATING. WE PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED THE LENDING SITUATION
BEING PRETTY LOCKED UP RIGHT
NOW AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL
CLEAR AS WE GET INTO 2024. AND
I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT
HAD BEEN MENTIONED , THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PROJECTS,
THAT IS A HUGE PIECE OF THE
ECONOMY. AS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED , THE PAYMENTS AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE IS
IMPORTANT . I WOULD URGE
EVERYONE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THIS, APPROVING COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ' AMENDMENT.
>> THE FINAL SPEAKER IS JP
EMERY, I SEE YOU ARE HERE JP.
STAR SIX, I SEE YOU ARE OFF
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> MY NAME IS JP EMERY, I AM
AN ARCHITECT AND I WAS ON
THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD, I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR
OF EXPIRATION. WE HAVE
RECEIVED INTEREST IN BUILDING
NEW HOUSING IN SEATTLE , DUE TO
ESCALATING CONSTRUCTION COSTS
. OVER TIME, WE HAVE EXPECTED
CONSTRUCTION TO PROCEED . THIS
PROPOSAL ALLOWS LANDOWNERS AND
DEVELOPERS TO REDUCE THEIR
RISKS FOR NEW ENTITLEMENTS.
THEY ARE NOW IN KIND OF
UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS . THEY MAY
BE VIABLE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND TO RETAIN EXISTING
ENTITLEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE
ALREADY PUT IN, UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THEY
WERE ABLE TO FINANCE AT A NEW
MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT. THE NET
BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC HERE, IS
MORE NEEDED HOUSING WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, BEING PROVIDED
SOONER AND MORE NHA PERFORMANCE
OPTIONS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JP, THAT WAS THE
LAST FIGURE PRESENT AND
REMOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 120674.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON COUNCIL BILL
120674 IS NOW CLOSED. I WOULD
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO GORDON
CLOWERS, OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION, AND TO KETIL
FREEMAN. KETIL FREEMAN, ARE
YOU GOING FORCED -- FIRST?
>> PROBABLY GORDON, IF YOU WANT
TO REFRESH THE PRESENTATION
THAT I WAS GIVEN LAST WEEK THAT
I COULD READ IT OVER WITH HIM
AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE
TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
>> FANTASTIC. DO WE HAVE THE
PRESENTATION?
>> I WILL TRY TO GIVE THE
VERBAL SUMMARY PRETTY QUICK. IF
WE CAN PULL UP SLIDE SIX.
>> THE CLERK IS ON TOP OF IT.
THIS ONE?
>> SLIDE SIX.
>> THERE WE ARE, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THIS IS THE PROPOSED
PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN
ALLUDED TO ALREADY. THE
CURRENT CODE PROCESS FOR
PERMITS AND PERMIT RENEWALS IS
, AFTER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED
BY OUR DEPARTMENT, THERE IS A
THREE-YEAR PERIOD IN WHICH IT
IS VALID WITH NO CHANGE. AND
APPROACHING THE END OF THAT
THIRD YEAR, THE APPLICANT HAS
TO APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION.
AND ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED IN THAT THREE-YEAR
PERIOD THAT COULD HAVE A
BEARING ON THE CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT WILL
HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT , AND
PRESUMABLY ADDED, AS CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL. AND THAT PERMIT
IS GOOD FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
WHILE AN APPLICANT COULD APPLY
FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AT ANY
TIME, REALLY, IN THE PROCESS,
THEY DO NEED TO HAVE THE
COMPLETED APPLICATION IN BY
THAT END OF THE FIFTH YEAR.
ONCE THEY HAVE THAT COMPLETE
BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION IN.
THEN , THE LIFE OF THEIR
BUILDING PERMIT AND THE PROJECT
IS AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO
PROCEED THROUGH THE PROCESS
AND MAKE REGULAR PROCESS IN
DEVELOPING THE PROJECT. THERE
CAN BE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE,
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A PERIOD
VALID FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT
IS EXTENDED BEYOND TWO YEARS
BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT IS
ISSUED. AND SO, ONCE YOU HAVE
YOUR MASTER USE PERMIT, YOUR
PROJECT DEPENDS ON THE
BUILDING PERMIT. AND I JUST
WOULD LIKE TO , YOU KNOW,
CONFIRM THAT ONE PERSON
COMMENTING TODAY DID NOTE THAT
THERE COULD BE A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE CODES THAT ARE
APPLICABLE , WHEN THE MASTER
USE PERMIT WAS ORIGINALLY
APPROVED, VERSUS AT A
THREE-YEAR PERIOD. THE PROPOSAL
IS NOT JUST TO HAVE THE
LIFESPAN RUN FOR SIX YEARS. AND
HAVE THE CODES AT THE TIME OF
THE MASTER USE PERMIT APPLY
FOR THAT ENTIRE SIX-YEAR USAGE
PERIOD.
>> WHAT YOU REFERENCED, YOU
MUST HAVE YOUR BUILDING PERMIT
APPLICATION, OR ISSUED WITHIN
THE LIFE OF THE MUP?
>> THE COMPLETE BUILDING
APPLICATION. THAT WILL ENSURE
THAT THE BUILDING PERMIT
REVIEWERS WILL HAVE ENOUGH TO
PROCEED IN THEIR REVIEW AND
DECIDE , AND PRESUMABLY, IN
MANY CASES APPROVE THAT PERMIT
FOR DEVELOPMENT.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. MR.
FREEMAN, ANYTHING THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD HERE?
>> NO. I THINK THAT HE
SUMMARIZED THE PROPOSAL WELL.
AND I THINK THAT IT IS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ABILITY BY THE COUNCIL TO
IMPOSE FUTURE REGULATIONS AND
THE PURCHASING POWER OF REVENUE
THAT COMES FROM MITIGATION
PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU. AND ONE THING
THAT I KNOW, IN THE BUILDING
DOWNTURN THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW, AS WELL
AS THE DESIRE TO REVITALIZE
OUR TOWN, HAVING DIFFERENT
CODES CHANGE, WHETHER THE
ENERGY CODE , OR ANYTHING
REALLY. IT CAN REALLY CHANGE
THE VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MUP
PROCESS , THAT IS WHEN BUILDERS
ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR
PACKAGE, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING
AT THIS BILL, WHAT IT DOES,
USING THIS SLIDE, IT IS VERY
SIMPLE. WE ARE TRYING TO
SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS, CREATING
SIMPLICITY AND STABILITY FOR
BUILDING PROJECTS DOWNTOWN
RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST AMENDMENT
THAT I HAVE, I AM JUST GOING TO
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE, WHILE USING
THE SLIDE. THEN WE WILL JUMP
INTO IT, THE FIRST AMENDMENT
WOULD SIMPLY ALLOW THE START
DATE TO BE SEPTEMBER 1st OF
2019, RATHER THAN MARCH 1st,
2020. THIS IS BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THE PROJECTS WERE PUT IN
PLACE. THIS BILL IS HELPING
TO KEEP PROJECTS THAT WERE TO
BE BUILT DURING THE PANDEMIC
ALIVE. AND WE KNOW THAT THESE
PACKAGES THAT WERE PUT TOGETHER
IN SEPTEMBER, 2019 COULD NOT
FORESEE THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
THAT OCCURRED IN MARCH, 2020.
WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR ELECTION
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
SEPTEMBER, 2019, I SURE DID NOT
SEE THE PANDEMIC COMING IN
MARCH OF 2020, MYSELF. SO
PROVIDING THAT CONSISTENCY THAT
MET THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AS
YOU CAN SEE, AT THE END OF THE
YEAR, ON THE THIRD SLIDE, THAT
IS WHEN PROJECTS CAN APPLY FOR
THE EXTENSION. SO, THE PROJECTS
THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR THE
EXTENSION, IF THEY DID NOT
PASS THE SECOND AMENDMENT, THEY
WOULD ONLY HAVE A LIFESPAN OF
FIVE YEARS. BY SIMPLY ALLOWING
THE ITEM FOR SIX YEARS, WE
CREATE CONSISTENCY. I THINK
THAT THIS SLIDE IS SO HELPFUL.
AND I WILL NOW MOVE INTO SOME
PROCEDURAL ELEMENTS. MR.
FREEMAN WILL JUMP INTO THE
AMENDMENTS. BECAUSE WE HAD THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME DAY
THAT WE HAD THE COMMITTEE ON
THIS BILL, WE NEED TO SUSPEND
THE RULES. I WILL DO THAT
FIRST, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON COUNCIL
BILL 120674 ON THE SAME DAY AS
THE HEARING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED. I AM GOING TO MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 120674. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, WILL BILL 120674.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO KETIL FREEMAN,
REGARDING AMENDMENT ONE. AND
AFTER HE GOES, I WILL MOVE THE
AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY, YOU SHOULD SEE
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
>> IF YOU COULD JUST ZOOM IN A
LITTLE BIT.
>> THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE, AND
THE AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE
THE WINDOW OF TIME, THE MASTER
USE PERMIT WOULD HAVE AN
AUTOMATIC SIX-YOUR LIFE,
INSTEAD OF THE START DATE OF
MARCH 1st, 2020, THE START
DATE WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 1st,
2019, SO APPROXIMATELY SIX
MONTHS EARLIER.
>> WONDERFUL. THE AMENDMENT
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND
PRESENTED. IT IS QUITE
STRAIGHTFORWARD. I DO NOT HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR
CONCERNS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL TAKE THIS TO A VOTE. I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
ONE, AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA
TO COUNCIL BILL 120674 . IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 120674.
JUST DOUBLE CHECKING, ANY
FINAL QUESTIONS? CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE . FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> AMENDMENT ONE TO COUNCIL
BILL 1206 AND FOUR PASSES. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO. MR. FREEMAN, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BRIEF THIS
AMENDMENT, AND THEN I WILL MOVE
IT.
>> AMEND THE BILL TO PROVIDE
THESE EXTENSIONS, BY THE ONE
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR. AND
APPROVED FOR ISSUANCE BETWEEN
SEPTEMBER 1st AND DECEMBER 31st
, AND THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY
BE SIX YEARS. FOR THOSE THAT
HAVE RECEIVED BY THE DATE THAT
THE BILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE,
THAT WOULD LAST FOR ONE
ADDITIONAL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. FREEMAN. VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. I DO NOT HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS . I WILL
CHECK IN WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
COLLEAGUES , DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS , COMMENTS, OR
CONCERNS REGARDING THIS
AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE , I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
TWO FOR COUNCIL BILL 120674.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, ANY FINAL QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE , WILL BE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> THE AMENDMENT TWO TO
COUNCIL BILL 120674 PASSES.
THAT IS THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION. WE ARE NOW ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL. COLLEAGUES,
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL? I WILL SAY THIS IS THE
THIRD PIECE OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN AND THE FIRST
PIECE IF YOU CONSIDER THE
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, AHEAD
OF THE OFFICIAL DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN, WHICH WAS ALSO
DONE IN CONCERT. WE COULD NOT
WAIT SO THAT WE GOT GOING A
LITTLE BIT EARLY. THIS IS NOW
THE FOURTH PIECE OF
LEGISLATION REGARDING THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, TAKEN
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
THE COMMITTEE WITH SIGNIFICANT
TIME TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER
THIS LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE AND
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO. SO, I
DO SUPPORT MAKING SURE THAT THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON
THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER,
DECEMBER 12th , WHICH IS OUR
LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. THE
SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE, THE
EXECUTIVE THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS
LEGISLATION STATES THAT DUE TO
SOME OF THE PROJECT INVESTING
PRIOR TO THE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM, QUOTE ,
IT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS IN
REVENUE FROM $3 MILLION TO $3.5
MILLION AND THAT SAME SUMMARY
AND FISCAL NOTE CONTINUES TO
STATE THAT, QUOTE, OTHER
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT
WILL BE SUBJECT TO MHA ,
HOWEVER, MHA WILL NOT BE
ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A
LOSS OF REVENUE FOR LOW -INCOME
HOUSING. THE MEMO FROM CENTRAL
STAFF ECHOES THIS, STATING ,
QUOTE, EXTENDING LIFE OF MUP
WILL FURTHER ERODE THE
PURCHASING POWER BY ALLOWING
THE OLDER PROJECTS TO HAVE
PAYMENT AMOUNTS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.
SO, IN ADDITION TO THE LIKELY
LOSS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING
PROJECTS, THE BENEFITS OF THIS
LEGISLATION ARE NOT CLEAR TO
ME FOR MY CONSTITUENTS. SO, I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE FINAL
LEGISLATION
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I MUST CONVEY, IF
THESE PROJECTS DIE ON THE VINE,
WE WILL RECEIVE NO MHA PAYMENTS
FOR ANY OF THE PROJECTS. AND
THE $3.5 MILLION-$5 MILLION,
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE POWER, THE
AFFORDABLE POWER IN BELLEVUE,
THAT WE FUNDED WITH THAT $5.9
MILLION, 88 UNITS, OF TWO AND
THREE- BEDROOM UNITS. WITH THAT
IN PLAY, THAT $3.5 MILLION TO
$5 MILLION , WE ARE LOOKING AT
ABOUT HALF THE BUILDING. ON
THE OTHER HAND, IF WE , IF
THESE PROJECTS DIE ON THE
VINE, WE WILL LOSE MUCH MORE
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
BECAUSE NONE OF THESE PROJECTS
WILL BE RECEIVING MHA. I HEAR
YOUR CONCERNS, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE VOTED NO ON
THE BILL. WE WILL DISCUSS
OFF-LINE IF WE CAN BRING IT TO
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. COLLEAGUES,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH
THAT, NO FINAL COMMENT. WE
HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO TO
GET DOWNTOWN LIVELY AND
EXCITING . WE HAVE COME A LONG
WAY IN THESE LAST NINE MONTHS
AND IN THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE,
QUITE A LONG WAY. STILL A LOT
OF WORK TO DO. BUT I AM EXCITED
THAT THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP
THAT. SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
FINAL COMMENTS, CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
COUNCIL BILL 120674 AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER TALKING
TO YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
THREE IN FAVOR , ONE AGAINST ,
AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THAT IS NOT AN ABSTENTION.
THREE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, CB 120674, AS
AMENDED, PASSES. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNT RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND
120674 FOR THE DECEMBER 12th,
2023 CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
ACTION.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS? I AM SORRY.
MY ZOOM WENT OUT, RIGHT BEFORE
THE VOTE. CAN YOU PLEASE ADD
MY NAME TO THE AYE COLUMN.
>> OKAY, LET US JUST CALL THE
VOTE AGAIN. I KNOW THAT I WILL
BE TOLD LATER THIS IS A STRANGE
WAY OF DOING THINGS. CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF CB 120674 AS
AMENDED ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> BRUCE HARRELL FOUR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
>> BRUCE HARRELL FOUR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> THE MOTION PASSES, COUNCIL
BILL 12074 PASSES OUT OF
COMMITTEE, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO SEND CB
120674 TO THE DECEMBER 12th,
2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR
FINAL ACTION. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, IT WILL BE
SUSPENDED. THE LEGISLATION WILL
BE SENT TO THE 2023 COUNCIL
MEETING FOR A FINAL VOTE. THANK
YOU, GORDON, FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK, AND THANK YOU, KETIL
FREEMAN, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.
WHEN I WAS GIVING OUT THE
THANK YOU'S , I WOULD BE HERE
FOR TWO DAYS IF I THANKED
EVERYONE IN SDCI , FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK THIS YEAR. IT IS
REALLY A LOT , WE HAVE HAD
LEGISLATION PASSING. SEND ALONG
MY GRATITUDE. THANK YOU. UP
NEXT, WE HAVE SOME OF OUR
FAVORITES FROM OBESITY, BACK
WITH US, JIM HOLMES, WITH THE
CENTER OF MARITIME CHANGES.
LET'S GET THIS NEXT ITEM ON THE
AGENDA FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, PUBLIC HEARING, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
120675, WHICH WILL REMOVE
LIMITS IN THE MARITIME ZONE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120615, FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, WE DO NOT HAVE
ANYONE REMOTELY OR PHYSICALLY
PRESENT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING,
SO, AT THIS TIME, WILL STAFF
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THERE IS
NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
REMOTELY OR IN PERSON AT THIS
TIME, BEFORE CLOSING THE PUBLIC
HEARING ?
>> CONFIRMED.
>> CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CONFIRM?
>> CONFIRMED.
>> SEEING AS THERE IS NO
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT,
COUNCIL BUILT PUBLIC HEARING
120615 IS NOW CLOSED, I AM
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LISH
WHITSON AND JIM HOLMES. I
WANT TO BRIEFLY STATE, WE WERE
ABLE TO PASS THE STRONGEST LAND
USE PROTECTIONS FOR MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS THIS YEAR,
ALSO ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL
OFFICE SPACE, BUFFER ZONES,
HOUSING. WE WERE VERY , ONE OF
THE ISSUES HERE, MEDICAL USES
AND WE DO NOT WANT MEDICAL USES
TO BE SUCKING UP INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME ZONING AREAS IN THE
ZONE, AT THE SAME TIME, FOR
EXISTING MEDICAL USES, THERE
NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF
FLEXIBILITY IN CERTAIN PLACES.
SO, THAT IS WHAT THIS BILL IS
ABOUT. JIM IS OFF MUTE SO I
THINK HE IS GOING FIRST.
WELCOME, JIM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. YEAH , I
HAVE A ONE-SLIDE PRESENTATION.
AND IT IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD
LEGISLATION. IT WOULD EXEMPT
MEDICAL SERVICES FROM THE
MAXIMUM SIZE OF USE PERMITS IN
THE MARITIME, MANUFACTURING,
AND LOGISTICS ZONE. WE HAVE
INCLUDED CRITERIA TO LIMIT
APPLICATION OF THIS AMENDMENT
TO ONLY MEDICAL SERVICE USES
THAT EXISTED AS OF JULY, 2023,
WHICH IS WHEN COUNCIL APPROVED
THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
LEGISLATION, ON LAND, IT IS
EAST OF AIRPORT WAY SOUTH, AND
THAT IS BY THE DUWAMISH
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
CENTER. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE
MEDICAL PROVIDER, THERE MAY BE
OTHERS, IT IS A FAIRLY LIMITED
APPLICATION.
>> THANK YOU, JIM. LISH WHITSON
, ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> NO. HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. BUT THIS IS VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
>> VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. WHO
KNEW MARITIME INDUSTRIAL
ZONING COULD BE VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. THAT IS A BAD
JOKE. I'M SORRY, IT IS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. COUNCIL COLLEAGUES,
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
SIMPLE CHANGE? I AM SEEING
NONE. I THINK THIS IS A SMALL
APPROVE BEEN -- IMPROVEMENT
CHANGE TO MAKE. SO, WITH THAT,
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON COUNCIL
BILL 120675 ON THE SAME DAY AS
A PUBLIC HEARING. HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS , THE COUNCIL RULES
ARE SUSPENDED. CLERK, HAVE WE
MOVED TO A SECOND ON THIS BILL?
I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE. SO
WITH THAT, I MOVE COUNCIL BILL
120675, IS THERE A SECOND ?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND IT
HAS BEEN SECONDED . TO MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 120675. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLICK
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS
LEFT THE MEETING . AND HAS BEEN
EXCUSED.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120675 PASSES.
AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS,
THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
SEND COUNCIL BILL 120675 TO THE
FINAL COMMITTEE ACTION .
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS
SUSPENDED. THIS WILL BE SENT TO
THE DECEMBER 12th, 2023 COUNCIL
MEETING FOR A FINAL VOTE. THE
FINAL ITEM IS A DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON A CONTRACT
WITH 1620 16th AVENUE, PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE INTO THE
RECORD
>> THIS IS CF 314400 ,
APPLICATION OF 1620 HOLDINGS
LLC TO REZONE AN APPROXIMATE
SITE.
>> PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY, LISH
WHITSON.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUMP
RIGHT IN.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A
QUASIJUDICIAL SECTION,
SUBJECT TO FAIR USE DOCTRINE.
YOUR DECISION SHOULD BE MADE ON
THE RECORD MADE BY THE
EXAMINER. RECORDS ARE INCLUDED.
THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THIS
ITEM. AND THE HEARING EXAMINER
, THEY BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL
OF THIS CONTRACT REZONE. THE
PROPOSAL , ONE PARCEL IS
LOCATED ON 16th AVENUE BETWEEN
EAST MADISON STREET AND EAST
OLIVE STREET IN THE CAPITAL
NEIGHBORHOOD, COUNCIL DISTRICT
3 , FROM LOW RISE 3 M TO LR3
, THE PARCEL SIZE IS
APPROXIMATELY 7200 '. THE
REASON WOULD ALLOW FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN 88-UNIT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH
RESTAURANT SPACE AND PARKING
FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO
THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
FACILITY ACROSS 16th AVENUE.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE IS THE
CURRENT OWNER AND THEY ARE
SEEKING THE REASON. DEVELOPMENT
WOULD OCCUR ON THE SUBJECT
PARCEL AND THE PARCEL TO THE
SOUTH. WHICH IS CURRENTLY ZONED
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL 3-65
WITH THE M DESIGNATION. THIS
MAP SHOWS THE SITE. AND THE
AREA WITH THE CROSSHATCH, THIS
IS THE PARCEL THAT IS BEING
REZONED. AND THE RED TRIANGLE
IS THE ADJACENT PARCEL WHERE
THE REZONING WOULD OCCUR. AS
YOU CAN SEE, IT IS BASICALLY
WHERE PINE STREET GOES INTO
16th AVENUE. AND CLOSE TO THE
INTERSECTION OF PINE, 16th
AND MADISON STREET. HERE IS ,
THESE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES
OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
THE EXISTING , THE SITE, IT
INCLUDES -- TO BE REZONE,
INCLUDES THE APARTMENT BUILDING
THAT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THIS
PARKING LOT, USED BY JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICE , THAT IS ON THE
LEFT, ON THE BOTTOM. THE BOTTOM
PICTURE. IT IS LOCATED ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE REZONE
SITE. ON THE CORNER IS THE
MADISON CO-OP BUILDING, THAT IS
A NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP THAT YOU
MAY KNOW. AND , THERE IS A
RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE
FACILITATED BY THE REZONE, SIX
STORIES , GROUND-FLOOR , ACCESS
TO PARKING OFF OF 16th AVENUE.
AND HERE IS THE STREET LEVEL
PLAN, ON THE LEFT, THAT
YELLOW-ORANGE SECTION OF THE
SITE IS WHERE THE RESTAURANT
WOULD BE LOCATED AT. ON THE
RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL
FLOORS WITH A NUMBER OF THE
STUDIOS AND THE ONE-BEDROOM
APARTMENTS. AS I MENTIONED, WE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL, WAORCA AND
THE HEARING EXAMINER. WHEN THE
HEARING EXAMINER FILED THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH COUNCIL,
COUNCIL SHOULD ACT BY FEBRUARY
15th. AND THERE WAS ONE
CONDITION, THAT DEVELOPMENT OF
THE REZONED PROPERTY BE IN
SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH
APPROVED PLANS OF THE
ASSOCIATED MASTER USE PERMIT.
IF THE COMMITTEE VOTES TO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL , THERE ARE
THREE ACTIONS I WOULD
RECOMMEND TAKING PLACE TODAY.
THE FIRST IS TO UPDATE THE
TITLE OF THE CLERK FILE TO
INCLUDE THE APPLICANT OF
RECORD. TO UPDATE THE
EXISTING ZONING. THE
APPLICATION WAS FILED PRIOR TO
THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM. THE
TITLE THAT THE CLERK FILED, THE
UPDATING -- OUTDATED ZONING
REFLECTED THE EARLY ZONING,
THIS WOULD UPDATE TO THE
CURRENT ZONING. AFTER AMENDING
THE TITLE, RECOMMEND ADDING
FINDINGS , CONCLUSIONS, AND
DECISION TO THE CLERK FILE.
THAT IS ATTACHED TO MY MEMO.
FOR THIS ONE, THEY BASICALLY
JUST ACCEPTED THE FINDINGS AND
CONCLUSIONS OF THE HEARING
EXAMINER . AND STATING THE
COUNCIL INTENT TO APPROVE THE
REZONING. AFTER THAT, VOTE TO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CLERK
FILE. IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO
APPROVE THE REZONE, ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS VOTE NO ON THE
CLERK FILE. IF THE COMMITTEE
VOTES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL,
I WILL MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL
BILL IS INTRODUCED IN EARLY
2024. AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE
PROPERTY , A COPY OF THE
AGREEMENT THAT IS ATTACHED TO
MY MEMO. AND THAT INCLUDES THE
CONDITIONS THAT ARE
RECOMMENDED. AND THE CITY
COUNCIL WOULD VOTE AT A
SUBSEQUENT MEETING, PREFERABLY
BEFORE FEBRUARY 15th. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, LISH WHITSON .
IF YOU COULD SLIDE BACK TO
SLIDE NINE. HERE WE ARE, SO ,
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THREE
VOTES , COLLEAGUES. AFTER WE
TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST VOTE WILL AMEND THE
TITLE, THEN WE WILL VOTE TO ADD
THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
DECISIONS, THEN WE WILL VOTE TO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL. SO, BEFORE
WE GET INTO THE THREE-STEP
VOTING PROCESS, I DO WANT TO
CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR
CONCERNS, REGARDING THIS CLERK
FILE UPDATING THE REZONE?
SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE US
THROUGH THIS. FIRST, I AM
GOING TO MOVE CLERK FILE
314400 , IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS CLERK
FILE 31400 AND NEXT, I WILL
MOVE TO AMEND THE TITLE TO
REFLECT THE CURRENT ZONING AND
APPLICANT OF RECORD. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
TITLE TO REFLECT THE CURRENT
ZONING AND APPLICANT OF
RECORD. WILL BE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
PASSES. THE TITLE HAS BEEN
AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT
ZONING AND THE APPLICANT OF
RECORD. MOVING ON TO FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS, AND DECISION. I
MOVED TO ADD FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS , AND DECISIONS TO
THE CLERK FILE. IS THERE A
SECOND ?
>> SECONDED
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADD FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS, AND DECISION TO
THE CLERK FILE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
PASSES, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS,
AND DECISION HAS BEEN ADDED TO
CLERK FILE 314400. UP NEXT,
FINAL VOTE. I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR
CONCERNS ON THE UNDERLYING
CLERK FILE. SEEING NONE, I
RECOMMEND , I MOVE TO AMEND
THE -- I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE
AMENDED CLERK FILE 314400 TO BE
ACCEPTED . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, TO GRANT THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AMENDED CLERK
FILE 314400. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
PASSES. THE CLERK FILE, THE
AMENDED CLERK FILE 314400
PASSES. AND THIS CLERK FILE,
AND THE COMPANION COUNTER BILL
WILL BE SENT TO A CITY COUNCIL
MEETING IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY
BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR FINAL
ADOPTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
LISH WHITSON. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. WITH THAT, WE HAVE
SIX MINUTES TO SPARE BEFORE WE
ARE AT THE 60-MINUTE MARK FOR
OUR FINAL LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE
IN THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE FOR
FOUR YEARS. THIS WILL GO IN THE
SCRIPT. I DID PUT ALL OF THOSE
THANK YOU MESSAGES OFF THE
CUFF, AT THE BEGINNING, BUT
THEY COME FROM THE HEART.
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK THIS
YEAR. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING
WORKING WITH YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN, I SEE YOU
THERE. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I SEE THAT YOU JUST
CAME OFF. I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO
BE THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
CHAIR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
AND WITH THAT, HAPPY NEW YEAR
AND HAPPY HANUKKAH AND I HOPE
YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY
SEASON.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, THIS CONCLUDES
THE DECEMBER 8th, FRIDAY,
SPECIAL LAND USE COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.