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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS MARCH 11th, 2024. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS TO:
01. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORGAN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WU?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THE MEETING OF THE MINUTES
OF MARCH 2024 WILL BE ADOPTED.
>> WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY
BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR FINAL
REPORT FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE TEAM WRAPPING UP
WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR IN
OLYMPIA. THEN WE HAVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE DRAFT , ONE
SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I
THINK FOLKS WILL HAVE QUESTIONS
AND BE FULLY ENGAGED. AND THAT
IS FOLLOWED BY A PROCLAMATION
FROM COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THEN
OUR USUAL COMMITTEE REPORT. ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE ARE 20 ITEMS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR INCLUDING THE WEEKLY
PAYROLL BILL, RESOLUTION
AFFIRMING AND MAKING UPDATES TO
THE LIST OF STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WERE
PART OF THE BUDGET PASSED LAST
FALL . A LAND USE ORDINANCE ON
HEIGHT LIMITS, EXCEPTIONS IN
GEORGETOWN, AN ORDINANCE ON
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BONUS PILOT
PROGRAM, A RESOLUTION ON CITY
LIGHTS WHOLESALE ENERGY RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY, A RESOLUTION
ON IMPROVING THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THEN 14
APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING
BODIES. THE PACIFIC HOSPITAL
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
ALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK
DISTRICT BOARD, PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION,
PIKE PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION,
INTERNATIONAL AND THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR CONSISTS OF MINUTES
FROM THE LAST TWO COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND THOUGH WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND FIVE
PAYMENTS TO THE DESIGN
COMMISSION. YOU MIGHT NOTICE WE
ISSUED AN UPDATED AGENDA TODAY
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SLIDE
RESOLUTION. WE WANTED TO HOLD
A VOTE ON 32129. BUT THAT
WOULD REQUIRE SUSPENSION OF THE
RULES WHICH IS THE WAY THE
RESOLUTION HAS BEEN HANDLED
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, YOU
KNOW? WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING ON
THE IRC THEN VOTED ON THE SAME
DAY IT REQUIRES A SUSPENSION OF
THE RULES. WHILE YOU'VE ALL
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH
IN, COMMENT, ET CETERA, IT'S
NOT CONTROVERSIAL. IT IS NOT
PURELY PROCEDURAL AND TIME
SENSITIVE LIKE SETTING A
PUBLIC HEARING DATE. SO TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH A POLICY OF
AVOIDING VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS
THE SAME DAY THEY WERE
INTRODUCED UNLESS THERE IS A
PRESSING REASON, I DECIDED TO
REMOVE THE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA
FOR A VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING
WEEK JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW WHY
THE AGENDA CHANGED. SO, IF YOU
ARE SCRAMBLING FOR ITEMS TO
WRITE IN YOUR COMMITTEE
REPORTS, DON'T WORRY. YOU
MIGHT WANT TO MOVE A LITTLE
MORE QUICKLY THIS WEEK THAN
USUAL BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UP DATE,
THEN GET INTO OTHER MATTERS OF
BUSINESS. THE DIRECTOR AND HER
TEAM ARE HERE TO TELL US WHAT
HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND WHAT
THEY THINK THE GOVERNOR WILL
DO, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
SEATTLE. AND ALSO, THERE ARE
PRESENTATIONS, AS USUAL,
PUBLIC. THE PRESENTATION AND
OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS WERE
DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THIS
MEETING. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE MEETING
ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.
DIRECTOR TARLETON, TAKE IT
AWAY, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND ANOTHER
LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS BEEN A
WRAP. SO, SAMEER AND ANNA
JOHNSON WILL FILL YOU IN .
SONNY DIED LAST THURSDAY. WE
WILL GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE CITY AS WELL AS AROUND THE
STATE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN
OLYMPIA AROUND THE 60 DAY
SESSION. ANNA IS GOING TO KICK
IT OFF FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. ANNA JOHNSON WITH OER,
I AM THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON. TODAY, WE WILL GO
THROUGH HOW THE FINAL BUDGET
SHAPED OUT SO THAT OPERATING
CAPITAL INTEREST
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET -- AND
ALSO GO THROUGH WHERE SOME OF
THE FINAL POLICY BILLS ENDED
UP. SO, WE DISTRIBUTED BEFORE
THIS BRIEFING, A POLICY OR
BUDGET MATRIX THAT HAS MORE
DETAIL, KIND OF DETAILED
TOPICS IN THE BUDGET. TODAY, WE
WILL GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS
AND TALK ABOUT SOME AREAS
WHERE THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
GOING TO RECEIVE DIRECT
APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE.
SO, STARTING IN THE OPERATING
BUDGET, TWO DIFFERENT
PRIORITIES OF THIS SESSION ARE
LISTED HERE THAT WERE FUNDED IN
THE FINAL BUDGET, STARTING WITH
2.5 MILLION FOR SEATTLE'S LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION
PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC USE AND
DRUG POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PUBLIC USE ORDINANCE
PASSED THIS LAST FALL. THE
FUNDING THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE
CITY ALSO WILL RECEIVE 800,000
TO HELP WITH STARTUP COSTS FOR
AN AI CENTER DOWNTOWN WITH THE
COLLABORATION FROM INDUSTRY AND
YOU DUB. SOME TWO BENEFIT THE
ENTIRE STATE INCLUDE $4.4
MILLION TO ELIMINATE THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT 25% MATCH FOR THE
BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
TRAINING, PREVIOUSLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT HAD TO SUBSIDIZE 25%
OF THE COST TO SEND OFFICERS TO
TRAINING. THERE IS ALSO 150
MILLION FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
UTILITIES TO PROVIDE ONE TIME
ASSISTANCE, REBATES FOR LOW
INCOME, AND MODERATE INCOME
RESIDENTS ON THEIR ELECTRICITY
BILL. THERE IS 260 MILLION TO
ADDRESS HOUSING AND SERVICES
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED.
THERE IS ALSO 12 MILLION FOR
CCA REVENUES TO SUPPORT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS,
TRIBES THAT ARE SEARCHING FOR,
ACCESSING AND REPORTING FEDERAL
GRANT AWARDS AND TAX
INCENTIVES. IN ADDITION,
THERE'S 25 MILLION FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
OR DSHS. THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE
AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE FOR
IMMIGRANT AND IS HIGHLY
SERVICES.
>> I'M SORRY TO RAISE MY HAND,
BUT CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE $4.4
MILLION ITEM? I HADN'T SEEN
THAT BEFORE. WHERE DID THAT
COME FROM? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
IT WILL SAVE SEATTLE?
>> I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY
FOR SEATTLE. I THINK IT DEPENDS
ON HOW MANY OFFICERS WE ARE
SENDING TO GLIA TRAINING. THIS
IS ACTUALLY A BILL SPONSORED BY
SENATOR MULLEN. IT IS PROBABLY
IN THE COUNCIL BULLETIN.
PREVIOUSLY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
HAVE BEEN FUNDING 25% MATCH TO
SEND OFFICERS TO TRAINING. NOW
THAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED
THROUGH WORKFORCE RETENTION OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
>> THANK YOU. SO ANOTHER BIG
PRIORITY BOTH FOR THE CITY AND
THE LEGISLATURE WAS TO ADDRESS
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS,
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER,
OCCURRING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
FOR OUR RESIDENCES. THE STATE
BUDGET DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS
IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPACE.
WE HAVE INCLUDED A NUMBER OF
THEM HERE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF
THE HIGHLIGHTS. THERE IS $16.9
MILLION FOR ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY
TREATMENT TEAMS OR PACKED
TEAMS. THIS IS A KANE COUNTY
PROGRAM. THERE IS ALSO 2.6
MILLION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR
DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION
CAMPAIGNS. THESE ARE SUSTAINED
WITH TWO BILLS THAT PASSED THE
SESSION ALSO IN THE COUNCIL
BULLETIN FOR K-12 AS WELL AS
HIGHER EDUCATION. THERE IS 3
MILLION, THREE ADDITIONAL
HEALTH ENGAGEMENT HUBS WHICH
ARE FACILITIES THAT WERE
ESTABLISHED LAST SESSION VIA
THE BLAKE BILL , AND THERE IS
3.7 MILLION FOR STRAIGHT
MEDICINE TEAMS, 1 MILLION OF
THAT IS FOR COUNTIES
SPECIFICALLY. 2.5 MILLION FOR
RECOVERY PROGRAMS, THIS IS
900,000 FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
DISPENSING MACHINES, 5.2
MILLION TO EXPAND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE, AND
1.5 MILLION TO PURCHASE
NALOXONE FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR
1st RESPONDERS. 1.85 MILLION
FOR DOWNTOWN OR DES SEES OPIOID
RECOVERING CARE AND ACCESS
CENTER WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, 1 MILLION FOR
EVERGREEN SERVICES, LOCATED IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND 1
MILLION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CAPITAL
BUDGET, CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDED
95 MILLION -- 95.6 MILLION OF
FEDERAL FUNDING OF BROADBAND
EQUITY ACCESS PROJECTS OR BEA
D FOR SHORT. THERE'S ALSO 127
MILLION FOR THE HOUSING TRUST
FUND, 45 MILLION FOR CLEAN
BUILDING PERFORMANCE GRANTS, 4
MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY
RETROFIT DOLLARS THAT ARE
SPECIFICALLY FOR CITY-OWNED
TIER 1 AND TIER 2 BUILDINGS TO
HELP CITIES WITH ENERGY AUDITS.
50 MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY
COMMUNITY DECRIMINALIZATION
PROJECTS, 105 MILLION FOR
COMMUNITY EV CHARGING GRANTS,
25 MILLION FOR GREEN JOBS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS WHICH
CITIES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY FOR. THERE'S 25 MILLION
FOR THE RAPID CAPITAL
ACQUISITION PROGRAM. THIS IS TO
HELP WITH THE RESOLUTIONS ON
STATE RIGHT OF WAYS AND TO HELP
WITH RAPIDLY ACQUIRING
PROPERTIES TO REHOUSE FOLKS.
THERE'S ALSO 3.5 MILLION IN
THE CAPITAL BUDGET ALSO FOR DES
C AND OPIOID RECOVERY CARE AND
ACCESS FOR THE CITY. THERE'S
ALSO 20 MILLION FOR
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFA WORLD
CUP. DIRECT APPROPRIATION THE
CITY WILL RECEIVE FROM THE
CAPITAL BUDGET IS 1.25 MILLION.
THIS IS FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO HELP ACQUIRE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IN SOUTH PARK
WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE WATER
TREATMENT FACILITY AS WELL AS
LEADING MITIGATION. I'M NOT
GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE
SLIDE, BUT I WANTED TO PREPARE
THIS FOR YOU ALL TO BE AWARE OF
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE RECEIVING FUNDING
DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
BUDGET. SO THESE ARE SOME OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS
THAT WILL RECEIVE FUNDING.
THESE EXIST THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE CITY, ALL LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICTS. SOME IS FOR
NONPROFIT. SOME IS FOR
HEALTHCARE, BEHAVIOR HEALTH
CITIES, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
LEARNING FOR HOUSING. THIS IS
INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTS. YOU
CAN REFER BACK TO IT LATER.
THESE ARE LOTS OF GREAT
PROJECTS IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
>> I WILL GO OVER THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET NOW.
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET INCLUDED
ALMOST $200 MILLION FOR
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING THE
PURCHASE OF HYBRID ELECTRIC
FAIRIES, ALSO $30 MILLION FOR
TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES,
INCLUDING IMPAIRED DRIVING AND
CURTAILING SPEEDING. IT ALSO
FULLY FUNDS THE 520 PROJECT
COSTING PHASE , THE $52 MILLION
COSTING PHASE, THEN 770 MILLION
IN FUTURE YEARS. PREVENTION
ALSO PROVIDES $2 MILLION TO
WSDOT FOR CLEANUPS OF
RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCAMPMENTS, ALSO
$1 MILLION FOR WORLD CUP
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, AND
CITY PRIORITIES, THE CITY WILL
GET $4 MILLION FROM NORTH
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS
PART OF THE MOVE AHEAD $50
MILLION THAT THE CITY RECEIVED
A COUPLE YEARS AGO. SO WE HAVE
THE FIRST 4 MILLION OF THAT 50
MILLION. BUT ALSO, RECEIVING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR A STUDY
THAT THE OPCD IS DOING FOR
HIGHWAY 99, SOUTH PARK, THEY
RECEIVED $400,000 FOR BOTH
STUDY, AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL
MONEY TO MAKE SURE IT IS
HELPFUL TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY
RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $300,000
FOR THAT STUDY. ALSO, SDOT WILL
RECEIVE $500,000 FOR A CONFLICT
AREA AWARENESS PROGRAM WHICH IS
HELPING FACILITATE A PROGRAM
THAT WOULD PRINT READABLE
INFORMATION FOR OPERATORS TO BE
ABLE TO SEE CONFLICT AREAS
THAT ARE SCHOOL ZONES,
CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES,
EMERGENCY ZONES, AREAS THEY
SHOULDN'T AVOID, AND SDOT IS
GIVING A REPORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE. MOVING ON TO SOME
HIGHLIGHTS OF BILLS THAT
PASSED, MANY OF THESE YOU HEARD
ABOUT. I WILL GO OVER THEM
QUICKLY. THESE ARE BILLS THAT
DID END UP PASSING INTO LAW.
2024, THERE IS A RESTRICTION
FOR KING COUNTY, 2348 RELATES
TO THE HARBORVIEW FUNDING GAP.
2354 IS A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR
TAXING GOVERNMENT FINANCING, SO
ESTABLISHING TO ASSESS IMPACTS
ON DISTRICTS BEFORE YOU DO A
TIP.
>> IN THE CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT
SPACE, A LOT OF THOSE YOU MIGHT
HAVE HEARD IN OUR BRIEFINGS
BEFORE, I WILL GO OVER THEM
BRIEFLY. HOUSE BILL 1185 IS
UPDATING AN EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR
MERCURY CONTAINING LIGHT
PRODUCTS. HOUSE BILL 1568
REQUIRES BUSES TO GO ZERO
OMISSION AS THEY BEGIN TO PHASE
OUT AND APPRECIATE. HOUSE BILL
1689 IS THE BILL THAT
ACCELERATES PUGET SOUND
ENERGIES AND ENERGY TRANSITION.
HOUSE BILL 1676 IS UPDATING
AND IMPROVING THE INCENTIVE
STRUCTURE FOR TIER 1 AND TIER 2
BUILDINGS TO HELP WITH THEIR
COMPLIANCE OF THE STATE ENERGY
PERFORMANCE STANDARD. HOUSE
BILL 2156 CREATES MORE SOLAR
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS. HOUSE
BILL 2301 IS A BILL THAT
IMPROVES ORGANIC MATERIAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT. AND SENATE BILL
5931 IS A BILL THAT BEGINS THE
REGULATORY PROCESS FOR TIRE
PRODUCTS. SENATE BILL 1568,
THIS BEGINS THE PROCESS TO LINK
WASHINGTON'S CARBON MARKET
WITH QUEBEC AND CALIFORNIA.
>> IN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SPACE BILL 5838 WOULD CREATE
AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE, FOR THE MANIPULATION OF
GENERATIVE AI, IS 6040 [
INAUDIBLE ] CHANGED A LITTLE
BIT IN THE PROCESS. WHAT IT
ENDED UP WAS NOW REQUIRE A
REVIEW BOARD TO REVIEW THE
STEPS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
SMALL BUSINESSES, MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES. AND 2000
RELATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
PROTOCOL WHICH IS THE OFFICE
OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES
TO CONTINUE INTERNATIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE STATE.
HEALTHCARE , THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF -- THIS WAS A BIG PRIORITY
THIS YEAR. AGAIN, ANYTHING WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST,
HOUSE BILL 29, ESTABLISHING A
HOUSING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG
ADULTS, 1939 IS ENACTING SOCIAL
WORK COMPACT -- ALSO A NUMBER
OF BILLS RELATED TO OPIOID
DRUG OVERDOSE AND AWARENESS, [
INAUDIBLE ] CREATE AN OVERDOSE
PREVENTION CAMPAIGN , AND ALSO
ONES THAT ALLOW OS PI TO MAKE
SUBSTANCE USE AWARENESS FOR
SCHOOLS. AND HOUSE BILL 2112
DOES SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION. ALSO
REQUIRING THESE INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION TO MAKE THE
LOCKS ON AND FENNEL STRIPS
AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON
CAMPUS. SENATE BILL 6095
OUTLINES THE SECRETARY OF
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE
UNDERSTANDING ORDERS TO
CONTROL THE SPREAD OF ANY
PUBLIC HEALTH GLITCH THAT
COULD BE HEALTH RELATED, AND A
NUMBER OF BILLS ON THE
WORKFORCE, LIKE 2227 MAKES
CHANGES TO FAVOR THE HEALTH
WORKFORCE SENATE BILL 62, 28
MAKES CHANGES ON INSURANCE
SIDES, [ INAUDIBLE ] SED
TREATMENT ON FIRST AUDITION
REVIEW . HOUSE BILL 2396 IS
ALSO ON PUBLIC OUTREACH
CAMPAIGNS ON SENTINEL AND OTHER
SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, AND 6251 IS
STRUCTURAL . IT RELATES TO [
INAUDIBLE ] IN THE COUNTY AND
ALSO ENSURES THEY ARE
EQUIPPED WITH THE UPCOMING 988
SYSTEM. HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, A NUMBER OF BILLS
PASSED THIS SESSION, HOUSE BILL
24 PROHIBITS ASSOCIATIONS FROM
[ INAUDIBLE ] UNRELATED PEOPLE
THAT MAY OCCUPY A UNIT. HOUSE
BILL 92 CREATES ACCELERATION
INVOLVING THE PROGRAM. HOUSE
BILL 1998 REQUIRES A CITY TO
ALLOW CO-LIVING HOUSING AND
PROHIBITS CITIES FROM IMPOSING
CERTAIN REGULATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS ON COLORING
HOUSING WHICH IS A SINGLE
RESIDENT OCCUPANCY. SENATE BILL
6015 REQUIRES A NUMBER OF SMALL
CHANGES TO ENSURE THE CITY IS
ENFORCING CERTAIN PARKING
CONFIGURATIONS FROM A
DEPARTMENT. HOUSE BILL 29
REQUIRES [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
CONDUCT A STUDY ON INSURANCE
COVERAGE ISSUES FOR TRUST FUND
RESOURCES [ INAUDIBLE ]
HOUSEHOLDS. HOUSE BILL 2071
DIRECTS WASHINGTON STATE
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO
CONVENE GROUPS WITH CHANGES TO
APPLY TO MULTIPLEX HOUSING
AND ALSO REFERENCED CHANGES FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING
UNITS. 6075 HELPS TO UNLOCK
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION [
INAUDIBLE ] UNDERUTILIZE
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOUSE BILL
2012 IS AN EXPANDING OF
EXISTING PROPERTY TAX FROM
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO [
INAUDIBLE ] NONPROFITS TO
RECEIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] CITY
/COUNTY FUNDING SOURCES. HOUSE
BILL 2003 [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SOME LABOR
BILLS. AGAIN, WE MENTIONED
2382, IT PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR
C WORKERS. 1925 IS EXPANDING
THE EQUAL PAY ACT TO ALL PEOPLE
IN A PROTECTIVE CLASS. HOUSE
BILL 2266 [ INAUDIBLE ] HEALTH
ISSUES [ INAUDIBLE ] SENATE
BILL 6007 [ INAUDIBLE ]
GROCERY WORKERS. SENATE BILL
5793 RELATES TO PAID SICK LEAVE
EXPANSION . SENATE BILL 7778
RELATES TO EMPLOYERS --
PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM
TAKING ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYEES
WHO REFUSE TO ATTEND OR
PARTICIPATE IN EMPLOYER-SPONSOR
ED MEETINGS WHEN WHICH THE
PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO
COMMUNICATE THE OPINION ON
POLITICAL MATTERS. HOUSE BILL
2022 IS LEADING TO
CONSTRUCTION CRANE 50,
REQUIREMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ]
STREET CLOSURES AND PROVIDES
THIRD NOTICE [ INAUDIBLE ].
AND SENATE BILL 6105 RELATES
TO A SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS
FROM OUR WORKERS IN THE [
INAUDIBLE ] DOES A NUMBER OF
THINGS.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE. STARTING WITH HOUSE
BILL 2088, THIS BILL EXTENDS
LIABILITY PRODUCTIONS TO CRISIS
TEAMS LIKE CO-RESPONSE IF THEY
HAVE A CRISIS TEAMS. HOUSE BILL
2153 IS A BILL THAT DOES A
NUMBER OF THINGS. IT IS MEANT
TO HELP WITH THE THEFT OF
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. HOUSE
BILL 2217 IS A BILL THAT
PROVIDES CASES OF CRIMINAL
OFFENSE COMMITTED BY THOSE
UNDER THE AGE OF 18, STAYING
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF
JUVENILE COURT. SENATE BILL
5424 IS A BILL THAT ALLOWS
FLEXIBLE WORK FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT. IT CREATES THE
ABILITY TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
WORK FULL-TIME. SENATE BILL
6157 IS A BILL THAT PERMITS
DACA RECIPIENTS TO APPLY FOR
CIVIL-SERVICE TRANSITIONS SUCH
AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SENATE BILL SIX THE 09
ELIMINATES THE USE OF HOG TYING
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEN LISTED
HERE AT THE LAST BULLET, ALL
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLS
THAT HAVE PASSED RELATED TO
RESTRICTING FIREARMS IN
SENSITIVE PLACES, REQUIRING THE
REPORT OF LOST OR STOLEN
FIREARMS, MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARM
DEALERS, AND A BILL THAT ALLOWS
THE DESTRUCTION OF FIREARMS BY
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
OBTAINED THROUGH CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY. AND THEN WITHIN THE
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION
SPACE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF
BILLS RELATED TO CHILD CARE
ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY,
WORKFORCE LISTED HERE. HOUSE
BILL 2111, THIS CLARIFIES
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBSIDIZED
CHILDCARE. HOUSE BILL 2124
EXPANDS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY FOR
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE. HOUSE
BILL 2195 STRENGTHENS THE
STATES EARLY LEARNING
FACILITIES WITHIN THE BUDGET.
SENATE BILL 5774 INCLUDES THE
CYS, FINGERPRINT AND BACKGROUND
CHECK SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO WANT
TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE
CHILDCARE WORKFORCE, AND SENATE
BILL 6038 EXPANDS AN EXISTING
TAX EXEMPTION FOR SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN UP TO 12 YEARS OLD
WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY WAS ONLY --
PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN UP TO
7 YEARS OLD. THEN HOUSE BILL 89
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO RECEIVE
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND
EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION OR CITIZENSHIP
STATUS. HOUSE BILL 1945 IS A
BILL THAT STREAMLINES THE
PROGRAM ACCESS FOR FOOD
ASSISTANCE. THIS ESSENTIALLY
SAYS IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON
WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILDCARE
OR E CAP WHICH IS THE
CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, YOU
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD
ASSISTANCE. HOUSE BILL 2415 IS
A BILL THAT INCREASES THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THIS IS AN
EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
CAN RECEIVE -- INCREASES FROM
1500 TO 2000. THEN HOUSE BILL
2007 EXPANDS THE TIME LIMIT
EXTENSION PROGRAM.
>> TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE BILL
1989 , [ INAUDIBLE ] WITHIN
WSDOT [ INAUDIBLE ] TRAFFIC
CAMERA BILL WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT MANY TIMES WAS A BIG
PRIORITY FOR THE CITY. SO I
LISTED -- IT WENT THROUGH A
NUMBER OF VERSIONS. IT WENT
THROUGH THE SESSION. SO I KIND
OF LISTED SOME OF WHERE IT
ENDED UP. SOME OF THESE WILL BE
VERY HELPFUL TO THE CITY
INCLUDING EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW
INFRACTIONS DETECTED THROUGH
CAMERAS, MAKING PERMANENT THE
CURRENT PILOT PROGRAM,
AUTHORIZING USE TO DETECT THE
VIOLATION ON STATE ROUTES
WITHIN CITY LIMITS. ALSO,
ENSURING THAT THE REVENUE --
ALL REVENUE WILL BE GOING TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXCEPT FOR
AFTER FOUR YEARS, 25% OF THE
REVENUE WOULD GO TO THE STATE
ACCOUNT. ALSO RESTRICTS THE USE
OF REVENUES FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY
ACTIVITIES, ESTABLISHES THE
MAXIMUM FINES FOR TRAFFIC
CAMERA VIOLATIONS, ALLOWS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT THESE
FINDS, THEN ALSO ALLOWS THE
TRANSIT LANE CAMERAS [
INAUDIBLE ] BUSES. THERE'S A
NUMBER OF BILLS THAT DID NOT
MAKE IT. SO THIS IS NOT AN
EXHAUSTIVE LIST. THESE ARE THE
ONES WE WERE WATCHING CLOSELY
THAT DID NOT MAKE IT, THE EBR
BILL FOR PRODUCTS, A COUPLE OF
HOUSING BILLS RELATED TO
COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOUSING
ELEMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] PHASE,
ALSO IN OTHER YEARS ELECTIONS
BILL RELATED TO HOSPITAL
MERGERS AND ACQUISITION, THE
TENANTS BILL, UNEMPLOYMENT FOR
STRIKING WORKERS, CREATING THE
OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT
PROSECUTIONS OF THE STATE
LEVEL, A COUPLE STATE BILLS,
TAX BILLS, AND ALSO LIFTING
LOCAL PROPERTY TAX, AND ALSO A
BILL [ INAUDIBLE ] DID NOT
PASS. MANY OF THESE, WE CAN
EXPECT IT TO COME BACK NEXT
YEAR IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER .
NEXT PRESENTATION AND THANKS
AGAIN, I WILL BE ANSWERING ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> SO, DID WE WIN? JUST
KIDDING. I KNOW IT WAS A SHORT
SESSION AND THERE WAS A LOT
GOING ON THERE TOWARD THE END.
SO, A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT
OF THIS PAST SESSION AND WHAT
IT MEANS FOR SEATTLE, AND ALSO
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL DO.
>> I WILL LET ANNA AND SAMEER
DESCRIBE WHAT THIS WILL DO IN
ORDER TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY
THE GOVERNOR. A GENERAL
ASSESSMENT FOR A SHORT
SESSION, I WILL SAY, IT'S NOT
JUST A SHORT SESSION. IT'S A
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN YEAR. SO THE
LEGISLATORS WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO GET OUT ON TIME ON SUNNY DIE
TO BE ABLE TO START THEIR
CAMPAIGNS. AS I HAVE MENTIONED
TO YOU I THINK IN PREVIOUS
SESSIONS, THIS WILL BE A
TUMULTUOUS PLAN OF CHANGE AT
THE STATE GOVERNMENT IN 2024.
WE WILL HAVE A NEW GOVERNOR
ELECT DID, AN OPEN SEAT THERE,
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, AN OPEN
SEAT THERE, NEW INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER, OPEN SEAT THERE,
AND A NEW LANCE COMMISSIONER,
OPEN SEAT THERE. SO KEY
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ELECTIONS ARE
ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR. MANY
STATE LEGISLATORS, SENIOR STATE
LEGISLATORS HAVE ANNOUNCED
THEIR RETIREMENT LAST WEEK AND
THE WEEK BEFORE. SO THERE WILL
BE CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP IN THE
SENATE. POTENTIALLY IN THE
HOUSE, NOT CLEAR. AND SO, FOR
THESE MANY POLICY BILLS TO HAVE
MOVED THROUGH AND ACTUALLY
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK
ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME. AND WHAT USUALLY
REFLECTS IS THAT A LOT OF THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, SAMIR
AND ANNA AND I WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS, THERE ARE YEARS OF
PROCESS. RIGHT? SASHA IS MAKING
PROGRESS. IT TAKES YEARS FOR
MANY OF THESE PIECES OF POLICY
TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE. SO
MANY THINGS THAT DID CROSS THE
FINISH LINE HAVE BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR A NUMBER OF SESSIONS.
THIS IS THE NORM. THIS IS WHY
I SAY THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WIN IN THE SHORT RUN, AND
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
IN THE LONG RUN AS LONG AS YOU
HAVE THE STAYING POWER TO
PERSIST. AS SAMIR FINISHED
WITH THE POLICY BILLS, MANY OF
THESE THAT DID NOT PASS THIS
SESSION WILL COME BACK AGAIN.
MAYBE NEXT YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR
AFTER THAT. AND IN A GENERAL
SENSE, I DO WANT TO SAY -- AND
TO CLARIFY AN IMPORTANT THING,
THERE WERE SIX BALLOT MEASURES
THAT WERE SENT TO THE
LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD BE ON
THE STATEWIDE BALLOT. THE
LEGISLATURE CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
ACTION ON THREE OF THEM. SO
THERE WILL BE THE STATEWIDE
BALLOT. THE THREE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE CHOSE TO TAKE
ACTION ON WHICH SAMIR AND ANNA
REPORTED ON LAST WEEK, THE
LEGISLATURE CHOSE TO PASS INTO
LAW. SO THOSE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ARE ACTUALLY NOW
STATE LAW. THEY DON'T GO TO
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR
SIGNATURE. THEY DON'T GO TO
THE BALLOTS. THERE WILL BE
THREE BALLOT MEASURES STATEWIDE
ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR. THAT
DID NOT GET ACTED ON BY THE
LEGISLATURE. SO THERE WILL BE
MORE HAPPENING AT THE END OF
THE ELECTION SEASON. WE WILL
FIND OUT THE OUTCOME OF THOSE
THREE MEASURES. AND SAMIR AND
ANNA DID NOT TOUCH ON THE
APPLICATIONS OF THAT. BUT SAMIR
AND ANNA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO
MENTION TO THE COUNCIL WHAT
WILL HAPPEN TO SOME OF THE
BUDGET ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN
THIS SESSION THAT PRESUME A
CERTAIN ACCESS TO REVENUE THAT
MAY OR MAY NOT BE THERE. SO,
ANNA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO MENTION
THAT.
>> SURE. NAMELY, I THINK WE ARE
MOSTLY TRACKING THE CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT REVENUES.
LARGELY, THE BUDGET WRITERS
WITHIN THE BUDGET STIPULATED
THAT THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT
ACT REVENUES WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE UNTIL 2025. THEY ARE
ALSO SUBJECT TO NULL AND VOID
TO REPEAL THE CLIENT COMMITMENT
ACT AS PAST. SO MANY THINGS WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT AS A CITY,
GRANT PROGRAMS, AND INDIRECT
APPROPRIATION FOR CCA REVENUES
BEING USED FOR -- THESE ARE
HINGED ON THE INITIATIVE IN
THE FALL. SO, SPECIFICALLY,
THE $4 MILLION APPROPRIATION
FOR AURORA IS USED CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT REVENUES IN THE
FUNDING OF THAT. THAT'S NOT
AVAILABLE TILL 2025. AND [
INAUDIBLE ] THAT $4 MILLION IS
NULL AND VOID. WE WILL HAVE TO
COME BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE
TO ASK FOR A DIFFERENT SOURCE
OF FUNDING IN THE FUTURE IF
THAT'S THE CASE. CERTAINLY, A
LOT AT STAKE WITH THAT
INITIATIVE. AND THEN WITH THE
CAPITAL GAINS, THE CAPITAL
GAINS IS USED FOR CHILD
LEARNING CARE AND THE K-12
SPACE. SO THAT DEFINITELY WOULD
IMPACT OUR RESIDENTS AND IMPACT
PROVIDERS AS WELL IF CAPITAL
GAINS IS REPEALED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
SYNOPSIS. I APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORE?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS GREAT WRAPUP.
LOTS -- I HAVE SO MANY CIRCLES.
I HAVE TO GO BACK AND READ THE
DETAILS OF. THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF YOUR WORK ACTUALLY THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, VERY
MUCH APPRECIATIVE. I JUST HAVE
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION
RELATED TO THE 25 MILLION FOR
DS HS, OFFICE OF REFUGEE
IMMIGRATION SERVICE FOR REFUGEE
AND UNSIGHTLY SERVICES. IT IS
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT 2.5
MILLION OF THAT MONEY WAS
DIRECTLY GIVEN TO TUKWILA TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SALTER --
SHELTER FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO
HAVE COME BEFORE THIS BODY AS
WELL AS OTHER BODIES. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 2.5
MILLION, SO NOT INCLUSIVE OF
THE 25 MILLION. [ INAUDIBLE ]
TUKWILA OR REIMBURSEMENT OF
THEIR COST FOR SHELTERING THOSE
PEOPLE.
>> SO THERE WILL BE 2.5 MILLION
IMMEDIATELY OR SOON TO BE
AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY?
>> I BELIEVE ALL OF THE MONEY
IS FISCAL YEAR 25 WHICH STARTS
ON JUNE 1st. BACK OKAY.
>> ONLY 250,000 OF THE 25
MILLION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED IN
FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET, SO
THAT IS AVAILABLE. IT GOES TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE
THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS
IN THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REQUIRING ASSISTANCE. SO THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE 25
MILLION, NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL
ONE JULY, 2024.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE
PAPER WAS 2.5 MILLION OF THE 25
MILLION WAS DIRECTLY GIVEN TO
TUKWILA TO PROVIDE FOR SHELTER
FOR THE ASYLUM-SEEKERS.
>> IS THAT SEPARATE, SAMIR? OR
IS IT IN ADDITION TO?
>> IT IS IN ADDITION TO THE 25
MILLION.
>> OKAY. SO THERE'S THAT MONEY
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER?
>> THANK YOU TO ANNA AND SAMIR
FOR ANOTHER INSIGHTFUL
PRESENTATION, RATHER, THANK YOU
FOR GUIDING US THROUGH --
WELL, GUIDING ME THROUGH MY
FIRST STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION AS A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER. I HAVE A
QUESTION THAT PERTAINS TO THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET ,
SPECIFICALLY SLIDE NUMBER SIX.
THERE, THE SECOND BULLET
STATES 30.8 MILLION IS INVESTED
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES
INCLUDING AT THE END, 2.5
MILLION FOR COMBATING AND
COMPARING DRIVING PERIOD THAT
IS IN THE FORM OF EMPHASIS
PATROL OF SOME POINT? IS ANY
PART OF THAT -- QUESTION NUMBER
ONE, IS PART OF THE $30.8
MILLION, DO WE HAVE ANY INITIAL
READ OR SENSE OF HOW MANY OF
THAT IS GOING TO BE INVESTED IN
WSDOT ASSETS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE? SO, THAT'S QUESTION
NUMBER ONE. QUESTION NUMBER TWO
IS, I THINK, ON THE FOURTH
BULLET THERE, TOO MILLION
DOLLARS FOR WSDOT AND
RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEANUPS, HOW DOES
THAT COME PAIR -- COMPARE TO
THE SAME LINE ITEM?
>> THE TRAFFIC SAFETY, WE
DON'T HAVE THE PROJECTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE
TRACKING. THEN ON THE
ENCAMPMENT CLEANUP, THE LAST
YEAR THEY FUNDED $16 MILLION
FOR THE REVOLUTION PROGRAM
WHICH FUNDS ALL OF THE OUTREACH
AND SERVICES. SO THIS IS FOR
THE CLEANUP OF SITES , THE
SITES THAT POSE A SAFETY RISK.
WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH
WOULD BE WITHIN THE CITY. THAT
IS SOMETHING WE ARE INTERESTED
IN LEARNING FROM WSDOT. WE
WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT MORE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING
ANYBODY ELSE'S HANDS RAISED.
SO WE WILL DRAW THIS TO A
CONCLUSION. I KNOW THAT WE ARE
ALL GATHERING FOR A RECEPTION
NEXT WEEK TO HONOR THE
DIRECTOR'S DEPARTURE FROM THE
CITY. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR HER LAST
APPEARANCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF
SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THE
STATE, AND THE COUNTRY. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
MISS YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR
AND A PRIVILEGE ALL OF YOU ON
THE COUNCIL, AND OUR MAYOR, AND
THE FANTASTIC EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I DID
HAVE MY HAND RAISED. I'M
SORRY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY
THE SAME THING THAT YOU SAID.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR TARLETON FOR
THE SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND
OUR CITY. BEEN DOING A LITTLE
RESEARCH. I BELIEVE THIS IS
YOUR 11th LEGISLATIVE SESSION
IN A ROW AFTER YOU WERE ELECT
IT IN --
>> IF YOU ONLY INCLUDE REGULAR
SESSIONS. IF YOU INCLUDE
SPECIAL, IT'S A FEW MORE.
>> OVER A DECADE OF LEGISLATIVE
SESSIONS AFTER BEING ELECTED
COUNTYWIDE AS A PORT
COMMISSIONER IN 2007. SO IF YOU
DO THE MATH, A NUMBER OF
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS BACK TO
BACK, WE ARE NOT GOING TO COUNT
THE YEARS. AND DOING A LITTLE
BIT OF RESEARCH, I READ -- AND
MAYBE YOU CAN CONFIRM FOR ME --
THAT YOU WERE THE FIRST WOMAN
TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF
THE PARLIAMENT IN 1996.
>> THAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT.
AND IF WE LOOK, COLLEAGUES --
>> THAT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD.
>> -- NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. IT
DEMONSTRATES THE AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT YOU DO TO BREAK THROUGH
CEILING GLASS WALLS, DOORS, ALL
ALL OF IT IN THE SERVICE FOR
THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES, WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU TO SAMIR
AND ANNA FOR A FANTASTIC TWO
SESSIONS UNDER YOUR BELT NOW .
-- AND FOR THIS WRAP. IT WAS A
REALLY INFORMATIVE WAY OF
SAYING A LOT HAPPENED IN A
REALLY SHORT TIME. JUST
REMEMBER THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH, YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON, WE HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON THE ONE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BEFORE I
-- WHILE THEY ARE COMING UP TO
THE TABLE AND GIVING HUGS TO
GAIL, I WANTED TO MENTION, WHAT
WE ARE DOING HERE BY HAVING A
BRIEFING ON THIS PROPOSAL ON A
MONDAY, I AM GOING BACK TO THE
OLD PRACTICE OF PROVIDING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR
ABOUT INCOMING COMPLEX
LEGISLATION THAT WILL ALL BE
REALLY ENGAGED IN, BUT BENEFIT
PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SERVE ON THE
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE THAT WILL
PROCESS THE LEGISLATION, IN
THIS CASE, THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US
ALL BEING TOGETHER TO GET AN
INTRODUCTION TO THIS PLAN. WE
ARE NOT HIDING THE BALL AND
PREVENTING PUBLIC COMMENT BY
HAVING IT ON A MONDAY, NOT ON A
TUESDAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER TO START
TO DIG INTO THIS PLAN BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO
GET PUBLIC FEEDBACK . AND YOU
ARE PROBABLY GOING TO DO THIS.
I WILL MENTION THAT THERE ARE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON THIS PLAN
ON MARCH 14th, MARCH 19th,
MARCH 26, APRIL 3rd, APRIL
25th, APRIL 30th, AND MAY 2nd.
SO THERE'S AMPLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR, HOPEFULLY, YOU TO GET
INVOLVED AS WELL AS COUNCIL
MEMBERS. GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT
AWAY. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
YOU MAY BEGIN.
>> KRISTA VIRUS, MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PLANNING
COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT.
>> THERE WE GO. MICHAEL
HUBNER, OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
>> SO I WILL KICK IT OFF WITH A
FEW COMMENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HOSTING US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE
THE FULL COUNCIL'S INTEREST
INTO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. EVERY
DISTRICT HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN
ACCOMMODATING FUTURE GROWTH.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CITY AND
THE PUGET SOUND REGION IS
GROWING RAPIDLY. SEATTLE HAS
LED PLANNING AND ACCOMMODATING
HOUSING GROWTH. FUN FACT, SINCE
2010, THE CITY HAS ADDED MORE
PEOPLE THAN THE ENTIRE
POPULATION OF BELLEVUE. HOUSING
HAS PROCEEDED OF A PHENOMENAL
CLIP AS WELL. AT VARIOUS TIMES
OVER THE PAST DECADE, SEATTLE
HAS LED LARGE CITIES IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND ACROSS
THE NATION IN THE NUMBER OF
HOUSING UNITS BUILT PER CAPITA.
SINCE OUR PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN
2015, WE HAVE ADDED 70,000
HOMES, MEETING OUR CURRENT
GROSS TARGET IN JUST EIGHT
YEARS. THIS STATISTIC ALSO
ILLUSTRATES THAT GROWTH
TARGETS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
AS ZONING CAPACITY. EVEN TODAY
WITH RAPID EXPANSION OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE IN RECENT
YEARS, OUR CURRENT ZONES
CAPACITY FOR HOUSING STANDS AT
155,000 UNITS. THIS DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE CURRENT PROPOSED
PLAN AND THE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY THAT WILL BE ADDED
WITH IT. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE DRAFT PLAN ACCOMMODATING
NEW UNITS, THIS IS THE BASELINE
PROJECTION FOR WHAT WILL GET
BUILT. IT'S BY NO MEANS WHAT
CAN BE BUILT GIVEN THE ZONES
CAPACITY. AS THERE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND THIS
POINT, IT SEEMS WORTH
EMPHASIZING. OPCD WILL HAVE
MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS DURING
THEIR PRESENTATION AS WELL.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY
TURN TO HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE
MAYOR'S GROWTH STRATEGY IS
DESIGNED TO CREATE HOUSING
ABUNDANCE IN OUR CITY. THE
PROPOSAL BUILDS UPON THE
SUCCESSFUL LAW FROM 2019 WHICH
HAS SERVED AS A MODEL FOR
OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THE PROPOSED CHANGES
WILL PROVIDE GREATER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE
HOUSING ZONES. IT HAS MORE
STARTER HOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
AND DOWNSIZING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OTHER RESIDENTS. WE EXPECT
THIS HOUSING TO BE MORE
AFFORDABLE THAN WHAT IS
CURRENTLY ON OFFER. IN
ADDITION, THE PROPOSAL
IDENTIFIES SELECTED AREAS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
TO UP ZONE, LOWRISE OR MIDRISE,
GOING WELL BEYOND THE
REQUIREMENTS OF HB 1110. THE
MAYOR'S PLAN ALSO FOCUSES ON
TRANSIT CORNERS WITH CAPACITY
FOR MORE APARTMENTS AND CONDOS
IN AN EXPANDED NETWORK OF
REGIONAL, URBAN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, ENSURING
WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR
TRANSIT ORIENTED ADVANTAGES. IT
MAKES A PROPOSAL -- EASIER TO
PROVIDE HOUSING FOR CITY
NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IN
THE MAYOR'S PLAN ENVISIONS
CORNERSTONES THROUGHOUT, WHICH
COULD MEAN MORE CAFES,
RESTAURANTS AND HUBS WITHIN
EASY WALKING DISTANCE. IN
SUMMATION, WE BELIEVE THIS
PLAN WILL ADD TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF NEW AND MORE AFFORDABLE
UNITS IN A RANGE OF SIZES AND
TYPES ACROSS THE CITY. AND IN
CRAFTING THIS PROPOSAL, THE
MAYOR HAS STRIVED TO BALANCE
THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING WITH
THE VERY REAL RISKS ASSOCIATED
WITH DISPLACEMENTS IN A
RAPIDLY GROWING CITY. WE KNOW
THAT ZONING ALONE CANNOT
ADDRESS THE HIGH COST OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE. MARKET
FORCES BEYOND THE CITY'S
CONTROL, SUCH AS HIGH INTEREST
RATES AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS
CAN WREAK HAVOC ON PRODUCTION
AND AFFORDABILITY. YET, THERE
ARE SOME FACTORS THAT DO FALL
WITHIN THE CITY'S CONTROL. TO
THAT END, THROUGH THE ONE
SEATTLE HOUSING AGENDA, THE
MAYOR HAS DIRECTED CITY STAFF
TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT WE
CAN DO TO SPEED AND EASE
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND INCREASE
AFFORDABILITY. WE HAVE ALREADY
TAKEN MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS THIS
GOAL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
IDENTIFYING AND DOING MORE. SO
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER THE
PRESENTATION TO OUR IS STEAMED
OPCD DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THE
SLIDE DECK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KRISTIN. JUST TO
LAY EXPECTATIONS, SHE IS FAR
MORE POLISHED THAN I AM. SO
ALL OF YOU NOTICE THE
COMPETENCE OF PLAN, THE UPDATE
WE ARE DOING CURRENTLY IS TO
PROJECT THE NEXT 20 YEARS OF
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR CITY. IT IS
SOMETHING WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO
BY THE STATE AND THE ORIGINAL
COUNCIL. IT WAS ON A EIGHT
YEAR CYCLE TO UPDATE. IT'S
BEEN OVER 10 YEARS. THIS IS
WORK WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE THE SEATTLE 2530 PLAN,
THE CURRENT COMPETENCE OF PLAN
YOU CAN PULL DOWN ONLINE TO SEE
DETAILS . THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN
IS OPERATING UNDER TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE UPDATING
CURRENTLY. SO, IN THE TIME WE
HAVE WITH YOU TODAY, WE WILL
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE
DRAFT PLAN. WE WILL TALK ABOUT
OUR NEW GROWTH STRATEGY. WE
WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
REGARDING THE REGIONAL URBAN
CENTERS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THE NEW CONCEPT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. WE WILL ALSO TALK
ABOUT OUR URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HB 1110.
THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE
YEAR. SO, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE
LIVING THROUGH A HOUSING
CRISIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
IS HAPPENING NATIONWIDE IN
ADDITION TO HAPPENING HERE IN
SEATTLE. WE KNOW THAT FOR
SEATTLE, THE PRODUCTION OF
HOUSING UNITS HAS NOT MATCHED
THE CREATION OF NEW JOBS THAT
WE HAVE GROWN AS A CITY IN THE
NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WE HAVE IN
EXCESS OF THE HOUSING UNITS WE
PROVIDE. AND IN ADDITION TO
THAT, AND PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF
THAT, HOUSING COSTS HAVE BECOME
EXCEEDINGLY UNAFFORDABLE, BOTH
RENTAL AND OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THAT IN THIS
PLAN IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING
ISSUES OF EXCLUSION AND
DISPLACEMENT , AND TRYING TO
FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GENERATIONAL WEALTH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK
FAMILIES. SO WE ARE IN YEAR
THREE OF THIS EFFORT. WE
KICKED OFF THE PROJECT LAUNCH
IN 2022. WE DID A ROBUST
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
SCOPING PERIOD. -- AS WELL AS
A PUBLICATION EFFORT AT THE
BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR. WE
SPENT MOST OF LAST YEAR IN THE
DRAFT PLAN. THEN WE WILL TALK
TO A LITTLE BIT LATER ABOUT
WHAT OUR PLANTS -- OUR PLANS
ARE LATER FOR THE LAUNCH OF
THIS YEAR. WE WILL BEGIN A
TWO-MONTH PERIOD OF PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT . THERE ARE SEPARATE
ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES FOR DOING
EIGHT OPEN HOUSES THAT ARE
RELATED TO REACHING OUT TO
EACH OF YOUR DISTRICTS RELATED
TO THE DRAFT PLAN ITSELF. THEN
WITH THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT, WE HAVE A
REQUIREMENT TO PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR THAT
AS WELL. AND JUST FOR CLARITY,
THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS WE
ARE RELEASING TO YOU. ONE IS
THE DRAFT PLAN WHICH INCLUDES
OVER 14 ELEMENTS WHICH ARE THE
CHAPTERS OF THE PLAN. AND THEY
PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK
FOR POLICYMAKING IN THE CITY
AND THE COORDINATION OF ALL OUR
DEPARTMENTS WE HAVE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING
REPORT . THAT REPORT WILL GIVE
YOU INSIGHT INTO OUR PROPOSAL
FOR SEATTLE'S IMPLEMENTATION
OF HB 1110. IN THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR ANY
ACTION OF THIS SCALE,
PARTICULARLY WITH THE ZONE THAT
IS BEING CONTEMPLATED. AND
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS TO
MICHAEL.
>> THANK YOU, RICO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME OKAY? I'M NEITHER AS
POLISHED AS RICO OR MY
COLLEAGUE IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. BUT I WILL COVER HIGH
POINTS FROM THE CONTENT OF THE
PLAN FOCUSING ON THE GROSS
STRATEGY. FIRST, I WANT TO
CHARACTERIZE THE ELEMENTS OR
CHAPTERS. THEY COVER A RANGE
OF TOPICS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
SLIDE FROM TRANSPORTATION TO
LAND-USE TO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND MORE. IF
THERE'S INTEREST, WE CAN COME
BACK TO OTHER COUNCIL
COMMITTEES, OTHER FORMS TO
BRIEF YOU ON POLICY ELEMENTS.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE GROSS
STRATEGY WHICH IS THE HEART OF
THE PLAN TODAY. BRIEFLY, THE
BALANCE OF THE GOALS AND
POLICIES AND OTHER ELEMENTS CAN
BE SUMMARIZED AS ADVANCING 4
KEY MOVES IN THE PLAN. ONE IS,
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. THE
GROSS STRATEGY IS REALLY THE
HEART OF THAT. AND GROWING
SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY OF HOUSING
ACROSS THE CITY. WE ALSO HAVE
AN EXPANDED AND ENHANCED POLICY
ELEMENT , AND THE APPENDIX
WITH DATA THAT SUPPORTS THE
HOUSING POLICY. UNDER EQUITY
AND OPPORTUNITY, THERE ARE
NUMEROUS POLICIES ACROSS THE
PLAN THAT SPEAK TO RACIAL
EQUITY, SOCIAL ECONOMIC EQUITY
ACROSS THE CITY, FOCUS ON
MAKING COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SUFFERED
FROM DECADES OF UNDERINVESTMENT
, SUPPORTING A RANGE OF
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLS, AND
ELEVATING THE ROLE OF THE
COMMUNITY AS WE ENGAGE PEOPLE
AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PLAN AND PARTNERING WITH
COMMUNITIES AND IMPLEMENTING
IT. FINALLY, CLIMATE
SUSTAINABILITY. ONE OF THE KEY
FEATURES OF THIS PLAN UP DATE
IS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO NEW STATE
LAW THAT GUIDES THIS WORK.
IT'S A NEW AND EXPANDED CLIENT
AND ENVIRONMENT ELEMENT. THIS
SUPPORTS THE AGGRESSIVE TARGETS
TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE CARBON
POLLUTION, GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS IN THE COMING DECADES
, IT ALSO ADDRESSES HEAT,
SMOKE, FLOODING AND OTHERS THAT
ARE ESPECIALLY IMPACTING
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE CITY. YOU WILL SEE ALL OF
THOSE THEMES REFLECTED ACROSS
THE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE.
I'M GOING TO TURN TO THE GROSS
STRATEGY NOW. WE WILL DO A
FAIRLY QUICK FLYOVER OF ITS
FEATURES. AND THEN WE WILL OPEN
IT UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS. TO
BEGIN WITH, THE GROSS STRATEGY,
WHAT IT IS, IT'S A POLICY
ROADMAP, IF YOU WILL, THAT
WILL GUIDE THE LOCATION AND
TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT LAND IN
THE CITY TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING
AND JOBS IN THE FUTURE. THE
CITY'S CURRENT STRATEGY IS THE
URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGY. IT WAS
ADOPTED ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO IN
THE EARLY 1990s WITH OUR FIRST
PLAN UNDER THE STATES GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT. THE STRATEGY
FOCUSES NEARLY ALL OF OUR
GROWTH WITHIN SMALL AREAS OF
THE CITY DESIGNATED AS URBAN
CENTERS OR VILLAGES. THE
STRATEGY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
HELPING THE CITY GROW AND
CREATING AN ENHANCING
WALKABLE, MIXED-USE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE ACCESS
TO REGIONAL TRANSIT . LOCATIONS
LIKE DOWNTOWN, ROOSEVELT,
COLUMBIA CITY, AND MANY OTHERS
ACROSS THE CITY. THE NEW GROWTH
STRATEGY BUILDS ON WHAT HAS
WORKED IN URBAN VILLAGES BUT
ADDRESSES GAPS AND UNMET NEEDS
GOING FORWARD IN HOUSING OF ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN IDENTIFIES FIVE PLACE
TYPES THAT MAKE UP THE ENTIRETY
OF THE CITY. THE FIRST IS
REGIONAL CENTERS. THIS IS THE
CURRENT PLAN, URBAN CENTERS, WE
ARE RENAMING TO REFLECT THE
REGIONAL IMPORTANCE. IT IS
DESIGNATED BY THE REGIONAL
GROWTH CENTERS. THESE ARE THE
DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY
HAVE A MIX OF HOUSING AND JOBS
AND AMENITIES AND ACCESS TO
REGIONAL TRANSIT. THE NEXT
PLACE TYPE IS CALLED URBAN
CENTER, PREVIOUSLY URBAN
VILLAGES. WE ARE NOW CALLING
ALL THESE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED
GROWTH CENTERS . THERE ARE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTENSITY
AND SIZE. THE URBAN CENTER IS
THE NEXT ONE DOWN IN THE
HIERARCHY. PREVIOUSLY, WE CALL
THOSE URBAN VILLAGES. THEY
PROVIDE A DENSE MIX OF HOUSING,
JOBS, AND SERVICES. THEY HAVE
MORE OF A CITYWIDE ROLE EATING
THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE DESIGNATED BY THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL AS CITYWIDE CENTERS.
WE HAVE ANOTHER LAYER DOWN THE
WRONG OF CENTER TYPES CALLED
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. THESE
ARE LIKE REGIONAL AND URBAN
CENTERS, BUT MUCH SMALLER IN
MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE
AND PROVIDE A MIX OF HOUSING
CHOICES, AND GOODS AND SERVICES
AND EVERYDAY NEEDS IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. AND A NEW
PLACE TYPE CALLED URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD ENCOMPASSES THE
BALANCE OF THE RESIDENTIAL
AREAS OF OUR CITY. IT'S IN THE
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WILL
BE IMPLEMENTING THE NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING
, DESCRIBING INCOMING SLIDES,
BUT AS WELL, WE HAVE FREQUENT
TRANSIT NETWORKS THAT RUN
THROUGH THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT WE WILL UPGRADE TO HIGHER
DENSITY ZONING FOR SMALLER
APARTMENTS OR CONDOMINIUMS
ADJACENT TO TRANSIT. JUST FOR
THE RECORD, THERE'S ANOTHER
IMPORTANT PLACE TYPE,
ESPECIALLY FOR ACCOMMODATING
JOBS, CALLED MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. THEY WERE
UPDATED IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IN ZONING IN 2023. WE ARE NOT
PROPOSING ANY FURTHER CHANGES
TO THE MIC OR INDUSTRIAL CENTER
WITH THIS MAJOR UPDATE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, HERE IS THE
MAP THAT SHOWS THE NEW
STRATEGY. IF YOU CAN SEE ON
THE LEGEND HERE, THE DARK BLUE
IS THE REGIONAL CENTER. THE
NAVY BLUE IS THE URBAN CENTER.
THE LIGHT BLUE CIRCLES ARE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. NAVY IS
THE URBAN CENTER. THE BALANCE
OF THE CITY AND CREAM AND WITH
THE ORANGE, TRANSIT ROUTES
SHOWN ON THE MAP AS THE URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE TYPE. AND
GRAY IS THE MANUFACTURING
CENTERS. AS NOTED IN THE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, THERE
ARE IMPORTANT POINTS REGARDING
THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE
STRATEGY ON ACCOMMODATING
GROWTH IN THE CITY GOING
FORWARD. AS A WHOLE, THEY
FUNCTION TO PROVIDE A MORE
DIVERSE HOUSING OPTION ACROSS
THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE THE
GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF THE PLACE
TYPES PROVIDES DIVERSITY OF
HOUSING OPTIONS THROUGH MANY
AREAS. IT ALSO PROVIDES THE
CAPACITY THAT IS NECESSARY TO
MEET AND REALLY GO WELL BEYOND
THE STATE AND REGIONAL
OBLIGATIONS OF THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT. WE HAVE A
GROWTH TARGET OF 80,000 UNITS
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. WE
ANTICIPATE THAT WITH THE ZONING
CHANGES THAT WILL FOLLOW ON
THIS STRATEGY , THAT WE WOULD
GROW BY AT LEAST 100,000 UNITS
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, AND THE
CAPACITY THAT WOULD BE CREATED
THROUGH THE NEW ZONING -- AND
WE DON'T HAVE A ZONING
PROPOSAL AT THIS POINT IN THE
PROCESS, WE WILL IN 2024, AND
WE CAN GENERATE HARDER NUMBERS
ON THIS, WE ANTICIPATE THE
CAPACITY WILL BE TWICE THE
100,000, AT LEAST 200,000
HOUSING UNITS. SO THAT'S A LOT
OF ROOM TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH
AS WE LOOK FORWARD OVER THE
NEXT 20 YEARS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. I'M GOING TO DIG A
LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN EACH PLACE
TYPE, NOTING THE KEY CHANGES.
REGIONAL CENTERS, WE HAVE SEVEN
REGIONAL CENTERS ACROSS THE
CITY. SIX OF THESE ARE EXISTING
URBAN CENTERS. THE CURRENT
PLAN, THOSE INCLUDE 4 REGIONAL
CENTERS AROUND THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN AREA, ALONG WITH THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IN
NORTHGATE, AND THE EXISTING
BALLARD URBAN VILLAGE, WE ARE
PROPOSING TO DESIGNATE AS A
REGIONAL CENTER. THIS ISN'T A
LAND-USE CHANGE FOR BALLARD. IT
REALLY IS A RECOGNITION OF THE
DENSITY AND EXISTING AND FUTURE
TRANSITIVE INVESTMENTS IN
BALLARD. IT QUALIFIES AS A
REGIONAL CENTER. WE THINK IT
NEEDS TO BE ELEVATED. THAT WILL
HELP TO QUALIFY BALLARD, FOR
EXAMPLE, TO THE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING THAT IS PRIORITIZED FOR
REGIONAL CENTERS BY THE PSR SEE
IN THE FUTURE. WE EXPECT
REGIONAL CENTERS TO PLAY A
GREAT ROLE AS THE CITY MOVES
FORWARD. 40% OF THE HOUSING, WE
ANTICIPATE, WILL BE IN THESE
REGIONAL CENTERS AS WELL AS
MOST OF THE EMPLOYMENT, THE
OFFICE EMPLOYMENT. AND WE WILL
BE IMPLEMENTING ANY FURTHER
LAND-USE CHANGES OR
INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE
THEY CAN PLAY THE ROLE THROUGH
PLANS. OPCD IS WORKING NOW
STARTING WITH DOWNTOWN, AND
COMPLETING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL YEARS. THOSE WILL BE
AMENDED INTO THE COPPER HAS A
PLAN ITSELF. THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT PLANNING PROCESS THAT
IS HELPING WITH THE UPDATE.
NEXT SLIDE. URBAN CENTERS, WE
HAVE 24 URBAN CENTERS ACROSS
THE CITY, 23 OF THESE ARE
EXISTING URBAN VILLAGES. THERE
IS ONE NEW PROPOSED URBAN
CENTER AT THE NORTHEAST 1/30
STREET LIGHT RAIL STATION WHICH
IS COMING INTO SERVICE IN 2026.
WE HAVE ALSO -- AND YOU CAN SEE
ON THE MAP -- YOU WILL SEE
THERE ARE HARD BOUNDARIES,
CLEAR BOUNDARIES ON SOME OF THE
CENTERS, AND MORE OF THE FUZZY
BOUNDARY ON OTHERS. THE FUZZY
BOUNDARY REPRESENTS THE SIX
URBAN CENTERS WHERE WE ARE
PROPOSING AN EXPANSION TO
ENCOMPASS MORE OF A FULL WALK
AREA AROUND TRANSIT AND THE
BUSINESS COURT OF EACH AREA.
THEY INCLUDE GREENWOOD FINNEY,
UPPER GRAND, WEST SEATTLE
JUNCTION, ADMIRAL, MORGAN
JUNCTION, AND A FELLOW AT GRAND
STREET. WE WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING ANY LAND-USE
CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED WITHIN
THE EXPANSION AREAS THROUGH A
ZONING PROPOSAL THE OPCD WILL
RELEASE LATER THIS YEAR ALONG
WITH PROPOSED BOUNDARIES FOR
EACH OF THOSE EXPANSION AREAS
AND WE WILL BE DOING A ROBUST
SECOND ROUND OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IN THOSE LOCAL AREAS
AS WE RELEASE THE ZONING
PROPOSAL. NEXT SLIDE. TURNING
TO NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS -- NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THERE WERE ALSO
24 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. THAT
IS NOT AN ACCIDENT . THERE ARE
20 4V URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
MAP, THESE ARE SMALLER AREAS.
AGAIN, THEY DON'T HAVE DEFINED
BOUNDARIES IN THIS PROPOSAL.
THESE ARE MORE LOCATIONS AND
RELATIVE SIZES WE ARE
CONVEYING TO THE PUBLIC AND DUE
TODAY. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
ARE LIKE URBAN CENTERS, JUST AS
MUCH SMALLER. THE IDEA IS TO
BUILD ON EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND BUS
RAPID TRANSIT STATIONS AND
OTHER TRANSIT NODES TO PROVIDE
MORE HOUSING CHOICES IN A
RELATIVELY SMALL RADIUS OF
ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AROUND THE
CENTRAL PLACES. THE IDEA IS TO
PROVIDE MORE HOUSING NEAR THE
THINGS THAT PEOPLE NEED, AND
MAKE THEIR LIVES IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD RICH EVERY DAY.
THE URBAN AMENITIES, TRANSIT
ACCESS THROUGH NEW ZONING AND
MORE APARTMENTS WITHIN THESE
SMALL CIRCLES. AGAIN, WHAT YOU
WILL SEE LATER THIS YEAR IS A
SPECIFIC ZONING PROPOSAL FOR
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
THEY ARE AROUND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. THE CITY WILL GET
FEEDBACK ON THAT. NEXT SLIDE.
HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE
EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD NODE.
THIS IS MAPLE EVE ON -- THIS
SHOWS SHOPS, SERVICES,
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND
TRANSIT THAT IS AVAILABLE IN
THIS NODE. THE IDEA IS TO
PROVIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
WITHIN THE SEVERAL BLOCKS
SURROUNDING THIS CENTRAL PLACE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND NEXT
SLIDE, YES. FINALLY, URBAN
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE URBAN
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE BALANCE.
THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
IN THE CITY. THEY PLAY A
TWOFOLD ROLE IN THE HOUSING
GOING FORWARD. ONE, AND THIS
IS REALLY THE MAIN ONE, IS MOST
OF THESE AREAS SHOWED IN THE
CREAM COLOR HERE ARE IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONING. THAT IS A ZONING
DESIGNATION IN THE CITY THAT
ALLOWS UP TO 3 UNITS WITH AN
ACCESSORY DRILLING UNIT WITH
ONE ATTACHED AND ONE DETACHED.
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONES WOULD BE REPLACED BY NEW
ZONING THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH
THE STATE LAW HOUSE BILL 1110
TO ALLOW A RANGE OF MIDDLE
HOUSING TYPES. MIDDLE HOUSING
INCLUDES DUPLEXES, TRIPLEX IS,
FOR PLEXUS, AND SOME PLACES,
SIX PLEXUS, TOWNHOME, COTTAGE
HOUSING, COURTYARD HOUSING,
IT'S QUITE A LIST OF A VARIETY
OF LOW SKILL HOUSING TYPES THAT
CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF MORE
HOUSEHOLDS AND MORE AFFORDABLE
COSTS. FOUR UNITS WOULD BE THE
LIMIT ON THE SEATTLE 4000
SQUARE FEET IN THESE LOCATIONS.
SIX UNITS WHERE IT IS CLOSE
WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF MAJOR
TRANSIT STOPS, THERE IS PART
OF THIS PROPOSAL TO TAILOR THE
ZONING TO BE LESS IMPACTFUL IN
AREAS OF HIGHER DISPLACEMENT.
THERE IS A CORNER STORE OPTION
THAT I WILL TOUCH ON BRIEFLY.
THE OTHER THING GOING ON HERE
IS THE LONGER TRANSIT ROUTES
YOU SEE IN THE DARKER ORANGE
HERE. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
AREAS THAT ARE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND CONSIDER
UP STONES TO AN APARTMENT ZONE,
LOWRISE ZONE ON THE TRANSIT
ROUTES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE
DESIGN STUDIES SKETCH WORK WE
DID IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL REPORT. THAT IS NOT
IN THE PLAN ITSELF. THE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
SHOWS A FOUR UNIT OPTION ON A
5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT. YOU CAN
SEE THEY TAKE A VARIETY OF
FORMS AND ARRANGEMENTS,
DETACHED, ALLEY ACCESS, NO
ALLEY ACCESS, WHAT WOULD THAT
LOOK LIKE? HOW WOULD THAT FIT
ON A TYPICAL SEATTLE LOT? NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE ARE SOME
THREE-STORY, THREE UNIT OPTIONS
AS WELL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE SOME DEVELOPMENT WITH THREE
UNITS ON A LOT. IT COULD LOOK
AT A VARIETY OF WAYS, NOT
CONFINED TO THE MODEL THAT IS
CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 3
UNITS WITH THE ONE PRINCIPAL
UNIT AND 2 AV USES. THERE'S
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE
HOUSING AS THREE, FOUR, OR MORE
UNITS PER LOT ESPECIALLY LARGER
LOTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. TWO
ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS, THERE ARE
COUPLE THINGS GOING ON. FIRST
OF ALL, THE NEW HOUSING THAT
COULD BE BUILT UNDER THE MIDDLE
HOUSING PROVISIONS OF THE NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING
WOULD ENABLE BUILDERS TO
PRODUCE THE KIND OF UNITS THAT
COST A LOT LESS THAN A TYPICAL
FULL-SCALE DETACHED
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. ALL OF THE
TIMES THEY TALKED ABOUT PRICE
POINTS, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
BELOW WHAT A DETACHED HOME
WOULD COST IN SEATTLE NOW. WE
KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO MEET
THE NEED OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS
PARTICULARLY UNDER AREA
MEETING, AND WE ARE PROPOSING
TO DIG INCENTIVES FOR DEEPER
AFFORDABILITY. ONE IS
REQUIREMENT UNDER STATE LAW
WHERE YOU WOULD OTHERWISE ONLY
BE ABLE TO BUILD 4 UNITS OR 2
UNITS. UP TO 6 WOULD BE ALLOWED
AS LONG AS TWO OF THE UNITS ARE
AFFORDABLE, AND THERE ARE A
VARIETY OF LEVELS STIPULATED
UNDER THE LAW THAT WE WOULD
NEED. WE THINK THAT WE NEED TO
DO BETTER THAN THAT WITH OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES.
WE ARE PROPOSING A DEEPER
INCENTIVE, SPECIFICALLY NEAR
MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS, TO ADD AN
ADDITIONAL STORY TO THE
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. WE
ARE TALKING A THREE-STORY
DEVELOPMENT. THIS WOULD ALLOW
FOR FOUR-STORY DEVELOPMENT,
PARTICULARLY TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF A MODEL THAT WOULD WORK FOR
NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS TO BUILD PROJECTS
THAT PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOME
OWNERSHIP, NEAR TRANSIT. NEXT
SLIDE. VERY BRIEFLY ON THE
CORNER STORE CONCEPT, THIS
ISN'T A RESIDENTIAL PROVISION
IN THE PROPOSAL, BUT IT DOES
PROVIDE A WAY TO UNDO DECADES,
REALLY, OF SEPARATION OF
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
UNITS THAT HAS MADE THE
REALITY TO GET IN YOUR CAR TO
MEET EVERYDAY NEEDS. THIS
PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW
NONRESIDENTIAL USES , SMALL
COMMERCIAL CAFE, OR EVEN
NONRESIDENTIAL USES , THINGS
NEEDED EVERY DAY, PERHAPS OTHER
USES. ON CORNER LOCATIONS, NOT
NEIGHBORHOOD A RESIDENTIAL, BUT
LOWRISE ZONES AS WELL. THESE
COULD BE ACCOMMODATED THROUGH
CONVERSIONS OF EXISTING
BUILDINGS OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
NEXT SLIDE. FINALLY, AREAS OF
DISPLACEMENT IN THIS PROPOSAL,
AND A CORNERSTONE OF THIS
ENTIRE PLAN IS TO ENABLE THE
CITY TO GROW WITHOUT DISPLACING
EXISTING COMMUNITIES. ONE OF
THOSE STRATEGIES IS IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
CONCEPT AND NEW ZONING. WE
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM
COMMUNITY WHEN WE GOT
ENGAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS, A
LOT OF CONCERN IF WE WERE GOING
TO BE UP ZONING EXISTING
NEIGHBORHOODS SO SOME PEOPLE
MIGHT BE FORCED OUT, LEGACY
HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS,
SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS. WHAT WE
ARE PROPOSING IS A TWO-TIERED
ZONING CONCEPT. MOST OF THE
CITY WOULD ALIGN WITH THE
HOUSING TYPES AND DENSITY THAT
I JUST DESCRIBED TO YOU, 4
UNITS PER TYPICAL SEATTLE 5000
SQUARE-FOOT LOT . AND THE AREAS
SHOWN IN RED ON THIS MAP -- AND
THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY MAP
OF AREAS THAT COULD BE COVERED
BY THIS PROVISION. WE WOULD
LOWER -- WE WOULD ADJUST THE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO
ESSENTIALLY ACHIEVE A LOWER
DENSITY OF THREE UNITS PER LOT
IN MOST CASES. THE IDEA HERE
WOULD BE TO REDUCE MARKET
PRESSURE AND SPECULATION AND
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT
COULD FORCE PEOPLE OUT . WE
VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, YEAH. I
THINK, AMONG MANY THINGS IN OUR
PROPOSAL TODAY, THIS IS A WORK
IN PROGRESS TO CRACK THE NUT OF
HOW WE ADDRESS THE
NEIGHBORHOODS NEED BUT ALSO
UNINTENDED IMPACTS THAT ARE
FORCING PEOPLE OUT. AND I WILL
TURN IT BACK TO RICOH TO
BRIEFLY GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF
WHAT ENGAGEMENT IS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE WITH COMMUNITY OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
>> SO, AS I SAID, WE BEGAN A
ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND NOW, WE
ARE PLANNING TO BE OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY ON A WEEKLY BASIS
OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO
GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM US RELATED TO THE
COMPONENTS OF THE DRAFT PLAN AS
WELL AS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE DIS AND THE ALTERNATIVES.
SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE
WILL HAVE SEVEN OPEN HOUSES
FACE-TO-FACE ENGAGEMENTS .
THERE WILL BE ONE IN EACH OF
YOUR DISTRICTS, PLUS ONE
VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE ONLINE FOR
FOLKS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO
ATTEND IN PERSON. THIS WILL BE
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH
CITY STAFF, PLANNERS IN THE
OFFICE TO ASK RUSSIANS ABOUT
EACH OF THE ELEMENTS AS WELL AS
THE GROWTH STRATEGY. WE WILL
ALSO DO TWO DIFFERENT PUBLIC
COMMENT HEARINGS FOR THE DIS
, FOCUSING ON STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT, THEN WE HAVE A
ROBUST ONLINE ENGAGEMENT HUB
WITH A DEIS STORAGE HUB WHERE
PEOPLE CAN DO A DEEP DIVE INTO
ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE
DRAFT, PROVIDE COMMENTS IN
REAL TIME, AND SEE WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE
DRAFT. SO, OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS ALREADY NOTED.
THIS IS A LIST OF ALL THE OPEN
HOUSES THAT WE WILL BE DOING IN
MARCH AND APRIL ALONG WITH THE
ONE WE WILL DO AT THE END OF
THE BEGINNING OF MAY. AND WE
WILL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. FILLING IN FOR
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR A FEW
MINUTES, THANK YOU, EVERYONE,
FOR BEING HERE. I DO HAVE A
COUPLE COMMENTS I WANT TO MAKE
AND THEN SOME QUESTIONS. AND
THEN UNTIL THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GETS BACK, I WILL
CALL ON EVERYONE ELSE. SO,
THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS IS
COMPLEX WORK. IT IS OFTEN
TEDIOUS. AND I KNOW THAT ONCE
WE GET INTO THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PIECE, IT CAN ALSO
BE STRESSFUL. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU ARE
DOING AS ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
SAID, FOLKS HAVE A LOT OF
FEELINGS ABOUT LAND USE. THAT
IS FOR SURE. SO, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -- AND I
WILL SAY LAND-USE CHAIR, SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS
PLAN IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE'S HOUSING, JOBS, AND
CLIMATE STRATEGIES. RIGHT NOW,
WE HAVE A ONCE IN A DECADE
CHANCE TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO DECREASE RENT, TO
CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND
BRING GOOD JOBS TO FOLKS
ACROSS THE CITY, PARTICULARLY
TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND
TO BUILD A SMARTER, MORE
EFFICIENT CITY THAT IS BASED
ON ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
EMERGENCY. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT CHANGES
THAT ARE IN THE PLAN, INCLUDING
INCLUSION OF COMMENTS WE HEARD
THROUGHOUT THE ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE PAST
COUPLE YEARS WITH THE COMMUNITY
SAID THEY WANT TO SEE MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THEY
WANT TO SEE MORE OPPORTUNITY
FOR ACCESS TO GOODS AND
SERVICES WITHIN A WALKING
DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT
ROLE AROUND GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION. I THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT. AND, WE KNOW THAT WE
ARE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, FROM SOME OF OUR STATE
LEGISLATORS ALSO, THAT THE PLAN
FEELS LIKE IT IS PLANNING FOR
OUR EXISTING CIRCUMSTANCES, AND
NOT FOR THE FUTURE THAT WE WANT
TO SEE. SO, I DO HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS. FIRST, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT THE PLAN
IS LATE. AND SO, THAT MEANS
FOR US AS COUNCIL THAT THE
PROCESS FOR REVIEWING IS GOING
TO BE LATE, TOO. I WANT
COLLEAGUES TO KNOW WE ARE IN A
60 DAY COMMENT PERIOD. THERE
WILL BE 60 DAYS TO INCORPORATE
COMMENTS INTO THE DRAFT. THEN
WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF
THERE'S AN APPEAL. HOPEFULLY,
THAT PROCESS WON'T HAPPEN. BY
MY TIMELINE, IT'S POSSIBLE WE
WON'T SEE LEGISLATION AT ALL
THIS YEAR. SO MAYBE YOU CAN LET
US KNOW IF THERE IS AN
ANTICIPATED DATE BY WHICH THE
MAYOR PLANS TO TRANSMIT
LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL.
>> THAT IS A GREAT -- THAT IS A
GREAT QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. WE DO NOT HAVE A DATE
AT THIS POINT. I AM WORKING
WITH OPCD. I THINK YOU ARE
LOOKING CLOSER TOWARDS THE END
OF THE YEAR . MUCH AS I AM
PUSHING FOR SOONER THAN THAT,
WE DO KNOW THAT YOU WILL NEED
TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND GO
THROUGH YOUR PROCESS. AND I'M
GOING TO LET MICHAEL ADDRESS
OUR TRACK RECORD ON BEING LATE
ON THESE PLANS. BECAUSE IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE SO
BEHIND ON THIS. MICHAEL, MAYBE
YOU CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT WHICH, AT LEAST, WHILE
UNFORTUNATE, MIGHT MAKE YOU
FEEL BETTER ABOUT NOT GETTING
THIS DONE QUITE ON TIME. I AM
NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE WILL GET
IT DONE ON TIME.
>> YOU ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE
A PARENT APOLOGIZE FOR BEING
LATE WITH THEIR HOMEWORK. ON A
SERIOUS NOTE, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS IS A
COMPLEX ENDEAVOR TO UPDATE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAD NEW
EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STATE. WE
ARE NOT THE ONLY CITY THAT IS
WRESTLING WITH THIS IN THE
REGION. THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL DID A SURVEY
OF ITS MEMBERS RECENTLY. MOST
OF THE RESPONDENTS , DOZENS OF
CITIES INDICATED THEY WILL BE
RELEASING THEIR DRAFTS LATER
THAN THIS IN QUARTER TWO OR
LATER THIS YEAR. WE ARE ALL
WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN AND
MAKING PROCESS. THE STATE
DEPARTMENT REALIZES THAT.
ACTUALLY, LOOKING BACKWARD, WE
HAVE NEVER ADOPTED A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY THE
STATE. WE ARE NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT IT GOING OVER THE 2025 A
LITTLE BIT. THE MAIN THING IS
TO GET THIS RIGHT WITH ENOUGH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ENOUGH
TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO DO
DELIBERATIONS AND ANY CHANGES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I GUESS
WHAT I WILL SAY, COLLEAGUES,
IS ONCE WE HAVE LEGISLATION, I
WILL SUGGEST WE WILL HAVE A
CROSS COMMITTEES STRATEGY FOR
GREETINGS BASED ON ELEMENT.
THAT SEEMS LIKE AN EFFECTIVE
WAY THAT THE TRANSPORTATION
ELEMENT IS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY,
HOUSING AND SO ON. THAT
PROBABLY WON'T BE UNTIL NEXT
YEAR. IF I MIGHT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. ON HOUSING, THE
NUMBER ONE GOAL NEEDS TO BE TO
BRING HOUSING COSTS DOWN SO
PEOPLE STOP LEAVING THE CITY.
WE NEED TO MAKE RENT MORE
AFFORDABLE. WE NEED TO MAKE
HOME OWNERSHIP A POSSIBILITY
FOR FOLKS FOR WORKING-CLASS
FAMILIES. I KNOW YOU HAVE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS
ALREADY. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT
ABOUT 250,000 PEOPLE WILL MOVE
TO SEATTLE OVER THE NEXT 20
YEARS. WE ARE ALREADY BEHIND IN
KEEPING PACE WITH PRODUCTION OF
HOUSING BASED ON THE INCREDIBLE
GROWTH WE HAD IN THE LAST
DECADE WE WEREN'T
ANTICIPATING. SO, CAN YOU TALK
AGAIN ABOUT WHY THIS DRAFT ONLY
PROVIDES 100,000 NEW UNITS
GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED
PROJECTION OF GROWTH IN THE
CITY?
>> I WILL READ A LITTLE BIT OF
WHAT KRISTA INTRODUCED IN THIS
PROJECT . FIRST AND FOREMOST,
WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE
LAND-USE CHANGES MADE WITH THIS
GROWTH STRATEGY IS THE AMOUNT
OF ZONE CAPACITY THAT
ULTIMATELY IT CREATES BECAUSE
WE ADOPT A PLAN. IT GENERALLY
SHOWS LOCATIONS FOR GROWTH. WE
BRING UP A ZONING ORDINANCE,
BRING IT FORWARD, COUNCIL
ADOPTS THE ZONING, IT PROVIDES
DENSITY IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
CURRENTLY, OUR CAPACITY -- EVEN
WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING WITH
THIS PLAN, WE HAVE URBAN
GROWTH REPORT, KING COUNTY
CALLS IT, WE DID THAT A COUPLE
YEARS AGO. THE CITY ALREADY HAS
CAPACITY. RIGHT NOW WITHOUT
DOING ANYTHING FOR OVER 160,000
UNITS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S
EXACTLY THE RIGHT TYPE OF
HOUSING IN ALL THE AREAS WE
WANT TO SEE ADD HOUSING
CHOICES IN THE CITY, BUT WE
KNOW IT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER
TO BEGIN WITH. WE KNOW THIS
PROPOSAL, WHILE WE DON'T HAVE
A PRECISE NUMBER YET UNTIL WE
GENERATE A NEW ZONING PROPOSAL,
WE FEEL CONFIDENT IT WILL
PROVIDE TWICE THE CAPACITY OF
THE 100,000 NUMBER THAT WE
THINK IS THE REASONABLE NUMBER
THAT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF
HOUSING GROWTH WE STUDIED IN
OUR DRAFT DEIS. THE IMPORTANT
NUMBER IS HOW MUCH CAPACITY WE
ARE CREATING. SO, THAT'S WHY
I WOULD EMPHASIZE WITH YOU --
WE THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TO GET
TO 200,000 OR MORE NEW IN
POPULATION , AND REALLY SETS US
UP WELL FOR THE FUTURE.
>> I KNOW WE WILL BE TALKING A
LOT ABOUT THIS. I GUESS THE
LAST THING I WILL SAY IS WE
NEED TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN AS MANY PLACES AS
POSSIBLE IN THE CITY. WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN IS MARKET RATE THAT
IS NOT AFFORDABLE TO MOST FOLKS
WHICH IS WHY SMALL BUSINESSES
-- MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE
LOSING WORKERS. SO, I KNOW WE
WILL -- WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. I JUST
WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE
TABLE. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING WE WILL KEEP TALKING
ABOUT. MY SECOND QUESTION IS
ABOUT JOBS. AND I HAVE TO SAY,
WHEN I LOOK AT PAGE 22 OF THE
PLAN ITSELF, I THINK YOU HAD
SLIDE NUMBER 13. THE MAP OF THE
REGIONAL CENTERS, THERE IS
NOTHING IN THE SOUTH END. --
WHICH I FIND REALLY
PROBLEMATIC. SO THIS PLAN, I
KNOW THE REGIONAL CENTERS OR
SOMETHING DESIGNATED BY PS RC.
BUT THE DESIGNATION OF THE
REGIONAL CENTER DUE TO THE
PRESENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL HOUSING
OFFICE, RETAIL, CULTURAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT USES ALONG WITH
ACCESS TO REGIONAL TRANSIT. SO,
THIS CALLS OUT PLACES AS KEY
ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF OUR CITY,
PLACES WHERE WILL BE
ENCOURAGED. AND THERE ARE ZERO
REGIONAL CENTERS SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN. THERE'S NOT A SINGLE
ONE IN SOUTH SEATTLE. AND THE
REGION -- THE REASON THIS IS
SUCH A CHALLENGE FOR ME, AS THE
REGION OF SOUTH SEATTLE, I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE
CHANGES, BUT WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE IS CONTINUING THE STATUS
QUO. WE ARE EXCLUDING THE SOUTH
END FROM INTENTIONALLY PLANNING
FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE DOING TO
OURSELVES THE SAME MISTAKES WE
MADE IN THE PAST AND CREATING
DEEPER ECONOMIC INEQUALITY.
THIS AREA WAS ALREADY
IDENTIFIED AS AN AREA OF LOW
ECONOMIC ACCESS TO ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY IN THE LAST
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO MY --
THERE IS NOTHING DIFFERENT
HERE. SO MY QUESTION IS, YOU
KNOW, IN ADDITION TO WORKING
WITH PS RC TO REVAMP THE WAY WE
ARE DOING, THEY ARE DOING
REGIONAL CENTER, WHAT CAN WE BE
DOING TO CHANGE OUR VISION, TO
CHANGE OUR GOAL FOR EXPANDING
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO PLACES
BEYOND THE EXISTING REGIONAL
CENTERS?
>> SORRY, I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
US DOING SOME WORK BOTH IN THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND FULL
COUNCIL RELATED TO HOW WE ARE
PROVIDING EQUITY ACROSS THE
CITY INCLUDING IN YOUR
DISTRICT. I DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT DISTRICT
NUMBER TWO HAS A LARGE NUMBER
OF URBAN CENTERS, RIGHT? WHICH
DO PROVIDE FOR JOB GROWTH, JOB
OPPORTUNITIES, AND HIGHER
DENSITY HOUSING. -- IN OUR
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION.
BUT WE CLEARLY STILL HAVE MORE
WORK TO DO. AND SO, I JUST
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
CONVERSATION. WE WILL GET INTO
IT WHEN WE DO OUR OPEN HOUSE
DISCUSSIONS, AND ALSO AS WE
WORK WITH YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE
ON THE COUNCIL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU
ALL KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING I
HAVE BEEN HOUNDING ON FOR
YEARS. SO IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE SET AN
INTENTION AND ACTUALLY START
PLANNING FOR HOW WE DO THIS.
BECAUSE OF WHAT THIS REGIONAL
MAP SAYS TO ME IS ALL OF OUR
INVESTMENT IN ECONOMIC GROWTH,
IN JOB TRAINING, IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, IN ATTRACTING
INDUSTRY TO OUR CITY, IT IS ALL
BEING INVESTED IN THE NORTH
END. AND I HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO NEED JOBS. THERE ARE
A LOT -- YOU KNOW -- IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN THE
SOUTH END. THERE IS A NEED FOR
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WHEN I
LOOK AT PAGE 23 WHERE ALL THE
NEW JOBS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED
FOR OUR IN ONE HALF OF THE
CITY, AND THE OTHER HALF GETS
NO INVESTMENT, IT IS REALLY
PROBLEMATIC. AND IT DOES
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE RACIAL
EQUITY GOALS WHEN IT COMES TO
ACCESS TO ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES. SO I WILL STOP
THERE EXCEPT TO SAY THAT MY
BIGGEST TAKE AWAY IS THAT THIS
PLAN FEELS LIKE IT IS PLANNING
FOR OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS, AND
NOT PLANNING FOR A VISION OF
WHAT WE KNOW IS COMING IN TERMS
OF GROWTH, AND WHAT WE COULD
BECOME WHICH IS A CITY OF
REALLY HEALTHY, VIBRANT,
WELL-CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS .
AND I KNOW THIS IS A DRAFT. WE
HAVE A YEAR OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, AND WE ARE PLANNING
STAKEHOLDER TO DO SO . WE ARE
ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO GET
INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND
HELP US TURN THIS INTO
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
VALUABLE FOR ALL OF OUR
RESIDENTS. I DO WANT TO THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU
DO BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD IT
IS AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU HAVE
BEEN WORKING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE TWO
QUESTIONS AND TWO QUICK
COMMENTS IN BETWEEN. I DON'T
THINK THIS CAME UP BEFORE. I
DON'T THINK THIS CAME UP ON
THE POLICY ELEMENT. AS CHAIR
OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
WHY WASN'T PUBLIC SAFETY A
POLICY ELEMENT? AS A BLOCK
WATCH CAPTAIN, BEING IN THE
BLOCK WATCH NETWORK, BUSINESS
WATCH, IT HAS A MAJOR PLAY. IT
HELPS CREATE THE SAFE SPACE
THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THE ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMUNITY -- I WANTED
TO ASK WHY PUBLIC SAFETY WAS
NOT CONSIDERED A POLICY
ELEMENT, NUMBER 14, IF YOU
WILL.
>> I CAN TAKE THAT ON. SO, THE
MAIN EMPHASIS OF THE CONFERENCE
THE PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING THE FACILITIES AND
SERVICES WE NEED AS WE GROW.
AND THE FACILITIES ELEMENT,
IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE A RANGE
OF SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES IN
THE FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM THAT ARE PLANNED FOR .
SPECIFICALLY IN LINE WITH THE
GROWTH STRATEGY. AMONG THEM IS
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CAPITAL
FACILITIES ELEMENT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE STATIONS AND BUILDINGS
, AND WE HAVE A RIGHTSIZING FOR
OUR SERVICES. THERE HASN'T
HISTORICALLY BEEN A PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENT. IT IS NOT
REQUIRED BY THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT. I WOULD SAY THE
POLICIES THAT ARE IN THE
POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
COMPONENT OF CAPITAL FACILITIES
ON HER AND ENSURE WE ARE
PLANNING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AT A
SIZE THAT IS, AND THREE WITH
HOW WE WILL GROW AS A CITY.
>> WE WILL HAVE TO GET THE
DIRECTOR BACK BEFORE SHE
RETIRES SO WE CAN GET THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT NEXT
YEAR, LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IN
TERMS OF THE FIVE PLACE TYPES,
THIS HAS COME UP BEFORE. IT
STRIKES ME THAT IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERPIECE, WE
SHOULD HAVE A MAJOR MINOR. WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS,
MAYBE WITH A BLOCK AND A HALF
OF THE COMMERCIAL LINE, IF YOU
WILL. THESE WILL NOT BE
CIRCLES, BUT MORE LINES OF
COMMUNICATIONS, LONG, SKINNY
RECTANGLES, IF YOU WILL. IT
SEEMS WE COULD HAVE MORE GROWTH
ON NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IF WE
HAD TWO PARTS, A 1.5 BLOCK ,
THE SMALLER VERSION, I KNOW
TONS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS AS
OPPOSED TO MAYBE THE THREE
BLOCK VERSION WHICH,
DEFINITELY, THERE'S PLACES FOR
THAT. I THINK IF WE HAD TWO
VERSIONS OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS SO WE COULD ADD TO WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING TO DO AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DENSIFICATION, ON THE URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD PIECE, TRUST ME. I
GET SO MANY EMAILS FROM SO MANY
DIFFERENT SOURCES. I JUST WANT
TO CHANNEL THEM FOR A SECOND. I
THINK THEY WOULD TELL YOU WE
ARE VERY TOWNHOME FOCUSED AND
WE NEED TO HAVE MORE VERITY TO
THAT. I WANT TO CHALLENGE --
CHANNEL ALL THE EMAILS I GET TO
THAT. IN FACT, YOU KNOW,
TOWNHOUSE CENTRIC IS WHAT I'M
HEARING. I WANT TO FEED THAT
BACK TO YOU. AS A FORMER QUEEN
ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCILMEMBER, I
WANT TO BRING UP -- IMAGINE
THAT. I THINK WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THAT
VARIED IN SOURCES. OWNERSHIP IS
A KEY PIECE. IT GOES TO
GENERATIONAL WEALTH
DISPLACEMENT. I THINK WE COULD
BUILD ON WHAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY
WHICH, OF COURSE, MY FORMER
LIFE THERE WAS ISSUES, AND IT
CENTERED AROUND OWNERSHIP WHICH
IS IRONIC COMING FULL CIRCLE
THAT OWNERSHIP COULD REALLY [
INAUDIBLE ] COULD REALLY HELP
IN TERMS OF DISPLACEMENT IN
GENERATIONAL WEALTH. AND THE
LAST QUESTION IS, AS YOUR
DISTRICT 7 REPRESENTATIVE, CITY
HALL IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR A
DISTRICT 7 TOWN HALL. I WOULD
RECOMMEND THE ARMORY OR SOME
OTHER FACILITY THAT IS MORE
CENTRAL, NOT AT THE END, NOT
DOWN HERE, NOT WHERE THERE'S
SOME DIFFICULTIES. I WOULD
RECOMMEND A SEATTLE CENTER
CENTER , THE SEATTLE CENTER,
THE ARMORY WOULD BE A GOOD
PLACE TO HAVE A TOWNHALL FOR
D7. THERE COULD BE A CITYWIDE
CATCH UP TYPE OF -- YOU KNOW
-- EVENT. SO I JUST WANT TO ASK
CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW,
CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE D7
TOWN HALL TO PERHAPS THE ARMORY
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> TAKING NOTES, TAKING NOTES.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION.
>> COLLEAGUES, I WAS NOT
TRACKING WHO HAD THEIR HAND UP.
SO, WHO HAD THEIR HAND UP NEXT?
>> OKAY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS PRESENTATION. THIS IS
A GREAT INTRODUCTION.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK TO BE DONE. I LOOK FORWARD
TO IT AS A MEMBER OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, WORKING
WITH YOU ON THIS. AND I JUST
WANT TO REITERATE SOME OF THE
VALUE STATEMENTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES EXPRESSED
AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
. THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE
SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY OF HOUSING
OPTIONS. I THINK , AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID, THE
FEEDBACK I GET FROM DISTRICT V
FROM HOMEOWNERS IS THAT IT IS
VERY TOWNHOUSE SPECIFIC AND
TOWNHOUSE CENTRIC. AND PEOPLE
ARE REALLY LOOKING AND MUCH
MORE RECEPTIVE TO THE SENSE OF
HOUSING DIVERSITY. SO,
STACKED HOUSES, I AM LOOKING AT
HOW WE INCENTIVIZE THAT
THROUGH THIS PLAN RATHER THAN
WINDING UP WITH A LOT OF BLOCK
AFTER BLOCK AFTER BLOCK OF
TOWNHOUSE THAT HOUSES ARE TRULY
NOT AFFORDABLE. SO, JUST
PUTTING THAT OUT THERE TO LOOK
AT INCENTIVIZING DIVERSITY OF
THE HOUSING STOCK , AND ALSO
REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE
CREATE AFFORDABILITY WITHIN
THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN
SAY TOWNHOUSES ARE NOT
AFFORDABLE OPTIONS. SO, HOW DO
WE CREATE THE ABILITY FOR
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT
ARE AFFORDABLE BECAUSE I THINK
TOO MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE IS
BUILDING AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS
WHICH IS GREAT AS A MOVE IN,
BUT ULTIMATELY, WE NEED TO BE
CREATING. I SEE THIS AS AN
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
BUILD AND REESTABLISH A
MIDDLE-CLASS IN SEATTLE. TOO
MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
IS AT EITHER END OF THE
SPECTRUM. SO, HOW DO WE UTILIZE
THIS AS AN ENGINE TO MOVE
PEOPLE FROM RENTAL HOUSING AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?
HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE
RATHER THAN PERPETUATING THIS
RENTAL AREA THAT WE HAVE THAT
DOES NOT CREATE STABILITY AND
IT DOESN'T CREATE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH. AND IT DOESN'T EXPAND
OUR TAX SPACE, WHICH WE
DESPERATELY NEED FOR THE SOCIAL
SERVICES, THAT WE NEED TO
PROVIDE. I GUESS, IT WOULD JUST
REALLY JUST BE A PLEA, ALMOST,
THAT WE REALLY KEEP THAT IN
MIND. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW THIS
IDEA THAT WE ARE GOING TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT BY REMOVING ONE
UNIT FROM A LOT, SO WE HAVE
THREE INSTEAD OF FOUR, WE
DON'T REALLY SEE THAT AS A
VIABLE DISPLACEMENT TOOL,
RIGHT NOW WE ARE ALLOWED THREE
UNITS ON A LOT, WE HAVE A HOUSE
AND IN EDU. NONE OF THOSE ARE
AFFORDABLE. SO WE REALLY NEED
TO LOOK FOR MORE AGGRESSIVE
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES AND
MORE AGGRESSIVE AFFORDABILITY
STRATEGIES, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY MENTION HERE OF THE
MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. AND I THINK
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT
NEEDS TO BE A KEY PIECE OF THIS
AS DOES THE MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION CREDIT, LOOKING AT
THOSE TWO STRONG ONES, AND
MAXIMIZING THEIR EFFICIENCY
AND USE WITHIN THIS CONTEXT.
SO, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
BUT I WILL LEAVE IT AT THOSE
STATEMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE
ARE DOING YOU NEXT.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU, AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. I
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS JUST
BECAUSE OF MY PERSNICKETY
NESTS. I JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY,
IN THE REGIONAL CENTER
DESIGNATION IN BALLARD
RESUMING CAPACITY WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY TODAY, ALREADY MEETS
THE CRITERIA FOR THE PRC. WE
ALREADY MEET THE CRITERIA BUT
WE ARE NOT DESIGNATING, AS WE
CAN'T RECEIVE DIFFERENT
FUNDING OR GRANT SOURCES FROM
THEM TODAY, ONCE WE HAVE A
DECADENT DESIGNATED WE WOULD
HAVE THAT ABILITY, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, IT IS A
RECOGNITION OF THE CURRENT
CONDITIONS ON THE CURRENT PLAN
FOR BALLARD. I WOULD ADD AND
HOPEFULLY, I HOPE THIS IS
IMPORTANT AS WELL, FOR
CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT,
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THAT
COMMUNITY TO DO THIS OTHER AREA
OF LAND FOR BALLARD, TO PLAN
FOR THE FUTURE. AND IN THE
OTHER CHANGES THAT MIGHT COME
FORWARD BUT IT IS A RECOGNITION
THAT IT OPENS UP THE DOOR.
>> I THINK WE ARE ALL LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE FEEDBACK. I
WILL JUST ADD SOME COMMENTARY,
COLLEGE, DENSITY DOES NOT
EQUATE TO CAPITAL EQUITY,
WITHOUT OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS COME VERY
FRONT AND CENTER TO ME. I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH
CONDO LIABILITY THAT PREVENTS
FREE-MARKET CONSTRUCTION OF
CONDOS AND OPPORTUNITIES. IT
HAS STRUCK ME, THOUGH, THAT
JUST BUILDING DENSITY IS
HELPFUL TO RENTAL COSTS, AND
OWNERSHIP COSTS. IT DOES NOT
MOVE THE NEEDLE ON OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, WITHOUT THE
ABILITY FOR THIS DENSITY, IT
IS NOT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO
RESPOND TO BUT JUST PUTTING IT
ON THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. --
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THAT IS THE WAY TO
GO, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
HERE TO PRESENT US. I KNOW IT
IS TOUGH TO HAVE A PRESENTATION
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE
COMMUNITY. AND I JUST HAD A
COUPLE COMMENTS. I THINK THE
ONE THING I'M LOOKING FOR IN A
NUMBER OF THINGS, THE MEDIAN
AGE OF A SEATTLEITE IS 35. I
HAVE A TON OF FRIENDS WHO WANT
TO START FAMILIES AND THEY
START THEM A LITTLE BIT AS AN
LITTLE BIT LATER IN LIFE. AND
THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A
KID LIKE LIFT SO, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I HOPE TO BE
LOOKING FOR IS FAMILY SIZED
HOUSING AROUND OUR SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THAT WOULD HELP
TREMENDOUSLY AS, THEY WILL GET
THEIR FUNDINGS FROM HOW MANY
STUDENTS GO TO THEIR SCHOOL. SO
I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE
SUPER IMPORTANT. THE SECOND
THING IS, AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE MENTIONED
THIS ABOUT WE HAVE A TON OF
RENTERS OVER HALF THE PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE ARE RENTING. SO WE HAVE
TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW CAN WE
SHIP SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE INTO
HOME OWNERSHIP AND IF THEY
DON'T WANT TO THAT IS FINE A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
BUY HOME BECAUSE IT IS
EXPENSIVE AND THEY CAN'T
AFFORD IT. IN SEATTLE BECAUSE
OF HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS. BUT
HAVING LIKE MORE AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS FOR RENTING IS GOING TO
BE HUGE, FOR FOLKS LIKE OUR
WORKING CLASS, YOU KNOW THEY
DON'T THEY ARE RIGHT ABOVE THE
THRESHOLD, WHERE THEY DON'T
FALL INTO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CATEGORY BUT THEY ARE
JUST RIGHT THERE WHERE THEY
DON'T MAKE ENOUGH YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN, THEY DON'T MAKE
ENOUGH THEY DON'T MAKE ENOUGH
TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I'M SORRY,
MY MIND WAS KIND OF EMPTY
THERE. I GET A LOT OF EMAILS
AND TALK TO A TON OF PEOPLE
LIKE BABY BOOMERS WHO ARE IN
THE LAST STAGE OF THEIR LIFE
AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO AGE
IN PLACE WITHOUT BEING
FORCEFULLY YOU KNOW, NOT BEING
ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY. SO THINKING ABOUT WAYS
IN WHICH THEY CAN SAVE AND THE
NUMBER ONE THING THAT I HEAR
FROM FOLKS PARTICULARLY IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND A LOT OF
TIMES WE WILL LOOK AT ONE
HOUSE AND WE WERE LIKE WE NEED
MORE DENSITY AT THE
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. THEY HAVE
LIKE 10 OR 12 PEOPLE THAT LIVE
IN THAT HOME BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE ANYWHERE
IN THE CITY. AND I HAVE SEEN
THAT A LOT WITH A LOT OF
FAMILIES THAT ARE
MULTIGENERATIONAL AND TRYING TO
HANG ONTO THAT HOME. THEY HAVE
A GRANDMA AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
AND THE KIDS. SO THINKING ABOUT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TO HELP
THEM FIGURE OUT NAVIGATING IF
THEY WANT TO CONVERT THE HOUSE
INTO A DUPLEX, AND A TRIPLEX.
AND I LIVED IN A TRIPLEX . YOU
KNOW, JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW THEY CAN TRANSITION THEIR
HOUSE, IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES AND WE TALKED ABOUT
IT WITH ZONING BUT WE ARE
REALLY MISSING THE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTING PART. AND
DIRECTOR I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE
LOOKING FORWARD TO AND ALSO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE, LIKE
CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND
ALL OF THE HOUSING THAT IS
COMING AND THE GROCERY STORES,
WHICH THEY ARE A LIFELINE TO A
LOT OF COMMUNITIES, AND QUITE
FRANKLY, A LOT OF THE PHARMACY
STORES THAT HAVE SHUT DOWN
BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
ARE GROCERY STORES AND A
LIFELINE TO A LOT OF
COMMUNITIES, THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF PHARMACY DESERTS IN OUR CITY
AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAN GO TO
GET THEIR MEDICATION ARE AT THE
GROCERY STORES RIGHT NOW, SO
THINKING ABOUT THOSE PIECES
FOR THE PLAN, SO THANK YOU ALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> I AGREE WITH MOST OF MY
COLLEGE STATEMENTS AND I ALSO
WANT TO ADD, HOW DO YOU LOOKED
AT DEPARTMENTS LIKE SDC I AND
ALLOWING FOR QUICKER PERMITS TO
BUILD A HOUSING AND HOW DO WE
HELP LEGACY HOMEOWNERS BE ABLE
TO BUILD ON THEIR PROPERTY?
AND YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS AGO,
YOU COULD LOOK OUTSIDE AND
THERE WAS CRANES ALL OVER THE
CITY AND NOW IT IS INTERESTING
HOW THERE IS LESS OF THOSE
CRANES, MEANING THAT THERE MAY
BE LESS HOUSING AVAILABLE. SO
HOW DO WE EXPECT THAT PROCESS
BUT THAT QUESTION IS, LOOKING
AT SLIDE 24 OR 30, THERE ARE
NUMBERS ON THE SLIDE BUT WOULD
YOU TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THESE
HIGH DISPLACEMENT AND LOW
DISPLACEMENT RISK ZONES WERE
CHOSEN?
>> DO WE KNOW WHICH SLIDE IT
WAS?
>> I THINK IT IS 2430?
>> SO IT IS NOT TERRIBLY LARGE
ON THIS SLIDE I APOLOGIZE FOR
THAT. WE TRIED TO FIT A LOT OF
INFORMATION INTO THE
PRESENTATION BUT YOU WILL SEE
THAT THE MAP IN THE LOWER RIGHT
IS AN ANALYSIS THAT WE DID FOR
THE SEATTLE OF 2035 PLAN. EIGHT
YEARS AGO, IT IS A DISPLACEMENT
RISK INDEX. AND THAT MAP IS
BASED ON A LARGE VOLUME OF
DATA ON DIFFERENT
CHARACTERISTICS OF
NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING WHO
LIVES THERE AND WHAT MARKET
PRESSURES THERE MAY BE. AND IN
THOSE AREAS, WITH THE EXISTING
BUILDING STOCK AND HAVING
RENTERS AND HAVING OWNERS. AND
WE INTERSECT ON THAT DATA AND
INDEX THAT TELLS US WHICH AREAS
OF THE CITY HAVE RELATIVELY
HIGHER RISK OF CONCENTRATION
OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAN BE
DISPLACED. THOSE ARE THE AREAS
IN RED ON THAT MAP, BUT THE
BLUE AREAS ON THE OTHER END OF
THE COLOR RAMP ARE THE LOW
DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS AND
THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS IN
BETWEEN. WE HAD USED THAT MAP
OVERLAID WITH OUR EXISTING
SINGLE-FAMILY OR NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO
APPROXIMATE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONING THAT MAY BE
AT HIGHER RISK OF DISPLACEMENT
AND MAY BENEFIT FROM A
DIFFERENT ZONING, THAT IS WHAT
YOU SEE ON A LARGER MAP HERE,
WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH
FEEDBACK ON THAT MAP OF THE
RED, VERSUS THE CREAM COLOR, WE
WILL DO SOME ADDITIONAL DATA
ANALYSIS TO FEEL MORE CONFIDENT
ABOUT WHERE A TARGETED ZONING
APPROACH WOULD BE MOST.
>> ANOTHER IS A HIGH
DISPLACEMENT IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, BUT IT IS DISTINCTLY
OUTLINED IN THE LARGER MAP BUT
WE WILL BE INTERESTED IN
DIGGING DEEPER INTO THIS AND
HEARING FROM COMMUNITY BECAUSE
WE LOOK AT HOUSING DISPLACEMENT
BUT ALSO COMMITTEE
DISPLACEMENT, SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR THIS
INSIGHTFUL OVERVIEW OF A REALLY
COMPLEX TOPIC. AND AS AN AREA
THAT ALTHOUGH I DO NOT SIT ON
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE IT IS
AN AREA THAT I AM INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT AND PAYING
ATTENTION TO, AND, LATER WE
WILL STAND UP AND I BELIEVE A
SELECT COMMITTEE, BUT THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF, SO
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT AND ON THE INSIGHTS.
I AGREE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH A
LOT OF THE ELEMENTS OF WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE JUST EXPRESSED
HERE. YOU KNOW I WILL EVEN
HIGHLIGHT A FEW PRINCIPLES FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE THAT ARE ALSO
IMPORTANT TO ME. SO, ANDY
DISPLACEMENT IS ONE OF THEM.
AND, WHETHER EVERY PERSON
DESERVES TO BE ABLE TO AGE IN
PLACE, IF THEY SO CHOOSE, AND
ALSO AS WE LOOK TO KIND OF FILL
THE GAP AND ADD AND GROW
RESPONSIBLY. AND PLAY CATCH UP
TO A CERTAIN MATERIAL RESPECT
PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST AT RISK
WELL, HISTORICALLY, WHO HAVE
BARED THE BRUNT OF GROWTH AND
DENSITY CHALLENGES. YOU KNOW
CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO HERE IN
THIS CASE, AS WE PLAN FOR THE
NEXT 10 YEARS, OF GROWTH IN
SEATTLE. AGING IN PLACE, AND
HAVING STRONG EFFECTIVE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES I
THINK ARE REALLY CRITICAL AND
ALSO I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THOUGHTFUL GROWTH. AND THAT
KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS A COMMENT
THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH MENTIONED ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN
PLACE. AS WE GROW, AND TO MEET
THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF PEOPLE
INCLUDING GROCERY STORES AND
YES, PHARMACIES AND ANY NUMBER
OF OTHER AMENITIES, BECAUSE IF
NOT, THIS WHOLE 15 MINUTE WALK
THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT
IS A PIPE DREAM FOR MANY, AND
UNTIL WE GET A LOT OF THAT ,
REALLY IMPORTANT NITTY-GRITTY
LAST-MINUTE DETAILS, AND GROW
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT, AND
ALSO, PLUS ONE ON THE MHA. AND
THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE
THAT IS A BETTER, KIND OF
REFLECTED AND CONTEMPLATED WE
WILL CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT
WAYS THAT WE CAN ENHANCE THOSE
AND BETTER INCENTIVIZE THOSE ON
OUR END AS WELL. AND GROWTH,
THAT IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
HERE, HOW ARE WE GROWING AND
GROWING RESPONSIBLY AND IN MANY
WAYS, I THINK WE ARE PLAYING A
CATCH-UP GAME FOR SOME LESS
THAN ARGUABLY LESS THAN IDEAL
POLICY DECISIONS OF PRIOR
POLICYMAKERS, SO NOT ONLY
PLAYING CATCH-UP, BECAUSE OF
THE LACK OF SUPPLY AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT WE ALSO
HAVE TO BETTER CONTEMPLATE AND
LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS
FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS SO, I
DON'T KNOW YET I DON'T HAVE
A STRONG OPINION. I DO NEED TO
LEARN MORE AND HEAR MORE ABOUT
WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS AND HEAR
MORE CONCERNS AS THIS PROCESS
PLAYS OUT AND OTHER RESIDENTS
IN SEATTLE HERE. BUT, I DO
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS
INTENDED TO BE THE FLOOR, AND
NOT THE CEILING OF GROWTH. I
GUESS MY ONLY THING THAT I
WILL BE MONITORING THERE IS
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND KIND OF HOW
I THINK. IN TERMS OF
POLICYMAKING AND
DECISION-MAKING. I WILL LOOK AT
TWO THINGS WELL I WILL START
LOOKING AT TWO THINGS, HISTORY
AND JUST TO UNDERSTAND BEST
PRACTICES AND WHAT WE SHOULD
SPECIFICALLY AVOID DOING, AND
THEN ALSO BENCHMARKING IS
REALLY IMPORTANT WHAT OUR
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
DOING, THAT I FOUND SUCCESS,
NOT IN THE STATE BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. BUT HERE HE HISTORY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT AND AN ASPECT
OF THIS NOTION AND, I DON'T
KNOW, HAVE -- HAS SEATTLE OR
OTHER NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
WHEN THEY SET THE FLOOR, HAD
THEY HAD THE POLITICAL COURAGE
AND WILL TO EXPAND UPON THAT AS
NEEDED TO MEET THE TRUE NEEDS
OF THE CITY? I DON'T KNOW. IT
IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION. FOOD
FOR THOUGHT BUT IT IS SOMETHING
I WILL BE PONDERING AS I MAKE
MY WAY THROUGH THIS. AND, YES,
SO THOSE ARE PRINCIPLES AND
STATEMENTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO ME, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU MAYOR'S OFFICE,
NO FOR THIS INITIAL WHAT I'M
CALLING AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON
THIS VERY MEATY TOPIC. I
DON'T DISAGREE WITH MANY
COMMENTS MADE BY MY COLLEAGUES.
I HAVE A COUPLE POINTS OF
CLARIFICATION ON THE OPEN HOUSE
SCHEDULE I WOULD ASSUME THESE
ARE EVENING HOURS THAT THESE
THINGS WILL HAPPEN AT. THERE IS
NO TIMEFRAME TO ALLOW FOLKS TO
COME OUT
>> WITH 6 TO 8?
>> 68, THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARITY. AND THEN, ON SLIDE 22,
ON THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PIECE. AND I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND HIS
POINT ABOUT MHA. AND I ASSUME
THAT THIS PIECE ON SIX UNITS
ANYWHERE IF AT LEAST TWO UNITS
OF AFFORDABLE IS ATTEMPTING TO
ADDRESS SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT
CAN YOU EXPAND ON WHAT THAT
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT IS
AND WHAT AMI, OR IS THERE A
CONTEMPLATED --
>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION I AM TEMPTED TO
ANSWER IT ON THE FLY BUT WE
WANT TO GET IT RIGHT. WE CAN
GET YOU THOSE DETAILS, IT IS IN
THE STATE LAW AND IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE APPROACH
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. AND I JUST
WANTED TO ECHO SOME OF MY
COLLEGE COMMENTS ABOUT YOU
KNOW, LAND HOMEOWNERSHIP BEING
A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE, IT
WAS JUST AN ARTICLE AS YOU ALL
KNOW, EITHER LAST WEEK OR THE
WEEK BEFORE IF YOU ARE SINGLE
YOU ARE NOT LIKELY IN YOUR
LIFETIME TO BE ABLE TO BE A
HOMEOWNER, SO HOW DO WE ADDRESS
THE ABILITY TO BE HOMEOWNERS.
AND PARTICULARLY, FOLKS WHO
HAVE AND ARE LOW INCOME. AND
IN THE CITY. AND THEN ALSO,
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
AFFORD LAND, AS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WAS SEEING, HOW
DO WE ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE
ABLE TO KEEP THAT GENERATIONAL
WEALTH IF YOU WILL. AS WE LOOK
THROUGH THIS NEXT 20 YEARS,
AND THEN ALSO, I HEAR A LOT AT
LEAST IN THE DISTRICT. AND
WITH AGING IN PLACE, AND A LOT
OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE GROWN
UP HERE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO
RETURN AND BEING ABLE TO AFFORD
IN THE CITY THAT THEY GREW UP
IN. SO THOSE ARE ISSUES AS
WELL. AND THAT IS WHETHER THEY
RENT OR THEY OWN, IT IS JUST
NOT A POSSIBILITY. AND BEING
ABLE TO THOUGHTFULLY THINK
THROUGH THESE ISSUES. BUT
LASTLY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE
PIECE, AND CHILDCARE, AS AN
INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE, AS PART
OF THIS PLAN, I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT
IMPACTS EVERY DISTRICT IN THE
CITY, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT
I HEAR A LOT FROM THE
CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT AS
WELL. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
ENGAGING AND HEARING WHAT THE
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY
SAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE
CONSERVATION CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL I
DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS
MENTIONED THIS YET, I
APPRECIATE THE CORNER STORE I
HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, AND THAT WAS PART OF
A REGULATORY REFORM PACKAGE
THAT WAS BEFORE COUNSEL I
BELIEVE AND AGAIN, IN THE ERA
WITH MY OLD BOSS. AND LOOK I
HAVE ALWAYS SAID MY ONLY VALUE
STATEMENT IS GOING TO BE, WE
HAVE TO ALIGN OUR REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT WITH OUR POLICY
GOALS. AND IF YOUR POLICY
GOAL, IS MORE HOUSING AND MORE
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE CAN AFFORD TO
LIVE IN, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE, THAT OUR LAWS, AND OUR
ROLES AND REGULATIONS ALIGN
WITH THAT, AND ZONING IS ONLY
ONE PIECE OF THAT, WE'VE ALSO
GOT THE BUILDING CODE IS THERE
ANYTHING IN THE BUILDING CODE
THAT IS PREVENTING
DECONSTRUCTION OF SOME OF THE
FORMS OF HOUSING THAT SOME
COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID THAT THEY
APPRECIATE AND WANT MORE OF,
THERE IS ALSO OUR INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE HEARD TO
TALK ABOUT GETTING THE PROGRAM
RENEWED, AND SO THAT MORE
PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE , ALL OF
THE INCENTIVES THAT WE HAVE ON
THE BOOKS SO, THERE IS A LOT
GOING ON, AND WE HAVE THE
HOUSING LEVIED, LET'S NOT
FORGET MANY OF US TALK ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. AND I HAVE
GRUMBLED, THAT THE
BILLION-DOLLAR LEVY HAS 50
MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD MORE
WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND,
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND I
MANGLED THAT, SO, THERE IS A
LOT GOING ON, AND YOU HAVE THE
COMPETING DEMANDS AND THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ZONING, THAT
WILL GUIDE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO RECORD
HIGHS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO
BE A COMPLEX PROCESS AND, WE
ARE JUST BEGINNING, SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK,
AND I'M GOING TO STOP THERE
AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
INFORMATION DUMP, I REALLY DO
HOPE THAT I WILL PUT A PLUG IN
FOR SOONER RATHER THAN LATER,
BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL BEEN
WAITING TO GET TO WORK ON THIS.
>> WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
WE NOW HAVE THE ITEM FIVE
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE HAS A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING MARCH 16th , 2024
TO BE PAULA MUELLER DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, PLEASE
LEAVE THE DISCUSSION OF A
PROCLAMATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK BEFORE I REQUEST
SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED TO IT.
>> THINK IT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF
PROCLAMATIONS THAT INCLUDE SOME
FOR INDIVIDUALS AND, THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY, TO PROVIDE
RECOGNITION FOR SOMEBODY WHO
HAS BEEN TAKING THAT EXTRA STEP
AND VOLUNTEERING IN THEIR
COMMUNITY, OVER A LONG PERIOD
OF TIME. PAULA MUELLER IS A
STANDOUT IN THE QUEEN AND
COMMUNITY, AND THE IMPACTS ARE
BEYOND THAT, TOO, THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT SEVEN BUT PARTICULARLY
IN MAGNOLIA BAY, UPTOWN AND,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE
QUEEN AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL,
EARLY ON BUT ALSO SHARING IT
RECENTLY, AND TIED TO THAT, SHE
ALSO IN TERMS OF BEEN VERY
ACTIVE WITH THE WHICH STANDS
FOR MAGNOLIA QUEEN AND, IN
TERMS OF THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND
IT BEING PREPARED, IF THE
EARTHQUAKE COMES ALONG, AND
THESE LITTLE THINGS REALLY PLAY
INTO OUR PREPAREDNESS ACROSS
THE BOARD AND IN PARTICULARLY,
IN THE REALM OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
AND FELLOW BLOCK WATCH
CAPTAINS THAT CREATED THE
NETWORK REALLY BROUGHT OUR
COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HELP OUR
COMMUNITY FACE THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE HAVE, BUT THE
VOLUNTEERISM DOESN'T STOP
THERE, IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS,
IT IS REALLY ON THE GROUND AND
ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE PARK,
AND I BRING UP THAT, BECAUSE
IT IS NOT JUST McLEAN PARK BUT
IT'S ACTUALLY THE EAST
GREENBELT. THE AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT PAULA MUELLER AND HER
HUSBAND ALAN AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN THE AREA BUT THE IT
ALL AROUND QUEEN ANNE, THEY
COME IN AT WORKING WITH OTHER
GROUPS, TO REALLY CLEAN UP THE
PARK, BUT NOT JUST THE PARK BUT
THE ADJOINING GREENBELT. IT IS
INCREDIBLY THE AMOUNT OF
TRASH, THAT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT
OF THE PARK AND ONE EAST
GREENBELT IS BEYOND
COMPREHENSION. AND IT TAKES
THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND
DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE
THINGS HAPPEN, EVERY COMMUNITY
IT NEEDS TO HAVE THOSE KINDS OF
PEOPLE THAT STAND UP AND TAKE
THE ACTION. AND PAUL IS AT THE
POINT NOW, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN
RETIRED, SO HER VOLUNTEER
CAREER, IS SLOWING DOWN
PARTICULARLY RELATED TO QUEEN
ANNE, SO WE THOUGHT THIS TO BE
THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE HER SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND, I ASK, ALL OF MY
COLLEGE HERE, TO SUPPORT THIS
PROCLAMATION, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, YOU MIGHT
HAVE COVERED IT BUT I DON'T
HAVE A PROCLAMATION. HOW MANY
YEARS WAS SHE IN THE COMMUNITY?
>> TWO STENTS, SHE WAS ON THE
BOARD IN THE 70s FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS, AND THEN, SHE HAS
BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE DECADE,
INCLUDING THE QUEEN AND
COMMUNITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS
VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IS
WHERE THE REAL LEADERSHIP TAKES
PLACE, AS YOU KNOW VOLUNTEERING
REQUIRES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO
TAKE ON THESE JOBS THAT, YOU
KNOW THEY DON'T PAY, BUT THEY
COME, THEY ARE BUT THEY REALLY
BECOME A FULL-TIME EFFORT, THAT
IS WHAT BEING THE CHAIR OF THE
COUNCIL HAS BEEN FOR HER.
>> THANK YOU, I ASKED THAT
BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT AS A
STAFF OR A LONG TIME AGO,
BEFORE, AND FOR ABOUT A
DECADE, I HAVE GOT A LOT OF
EMAILS, FROM PAULA MUELLER
ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TOPICS. SOME HAVE A TO DO
SPECIFICALLY DUE TO QUEEN
ANNE, AND OTHERS ON BROADER
POLICY GOALS. SO I WONDER WHAT
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SO
>> FORMER BUSINESSWOMAN, SO
IT'S PROBABLY BUSINESS-RELATED
FOR THOSE.
>> THAT WAS BEFORE I WAS A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER EVEN.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS FORWARD, BECAUSE, BECAUSE
YOU HAVE BEEN A LEADER IN HIS
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. WERE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
OKAY, SEEING AS THERE IS NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE ROLLCALL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO AFFIXED THEIR
SIGNATURES TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING MARCH 16th, TO BE
PAULA MUELLER DAY.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> YES.
>> NINE SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARTHA
COME ON THE PROCLAMATION. OKAY,
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM. THIS IS WHERE WE TALK
ABOUT WHAT IS COMING UP AND
WHAT WE DID BEFORE, THE
ROLLCALL ORDER IS MORE SOCCER,
STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
KENDAL AND THEN ME.
>> MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
WILL KEEP IT SHORT, WE HAVE OUR
NEXT HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
WEDNESDAY. AND WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, ONE WILL
BE A BRIEFING FROM THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM, AND THE OTHER WILL
BE A BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND WE ALSO
HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
PACIFIC HOSPITAL PDA
COMMISSION, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> OKAY. THAT WAS EVEN FASTER
THAN I EXPECTED.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEGE.
THE NEXT LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING IS ON MARCH 20th. LAST
WEEK , IS LAST WEEK ALREADY, I
DENTED THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICY BOARD MEETING WITH THE
PSR C, WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE
FROM THE PUGET SOUND
PARTNERSHIP ON SOUND RECOVERY
WORK JUST A QUICK BULLET, THE
PUGET SOUND ECOSYSTEM IS NOT
DOING WELL, BUT WITH A
COLLECTIVE EFFORT, WE CAN
RESTORED TO HEALTH AND MAKE
SURE IT CAN ADAPT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE AND OTHER PRESSURES MANY
OF THE INDICATORS, THAT THE
PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP USES TO
MEASURE THE HEALTH OF THE PUGET
SOUND ECOSYSTEM ARE NOT MAKING
PROGRESS TOWARDS RECOVERY, AND
THE DISCUSSION REALLY CENTERED
A LOT AROUND STORMWATER, AND
UTILITIES, SO, THAT IS SOME OF
THE WORK THAT WILL PROBABLY
CONTINUE AND, THEY ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
CITY, TO MAKE CHANGES THAT ARE
NEEDED AS WELL AS THERE WAS A
LITTLE BIT OF A CONVERSATION
ABOUT NEW FUNDING FROM THE FEDS
AND POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE
NEEDED.
>> WE ALSO AT THAT MEETING
HEARD FROM BARBARA ROSEN AND
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AND MARIA TOBIN WITH THE SOUTH
SOUND MILITARY. AND A GROUP OF
FAMILIES, THAT MILITARY
FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH SOUND.
AND THEY ARE MAKING A
PRESENTATION, TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GET THIS
POINT ON ZONING FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. I THINK
ACROSS THE REGION, THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE IS CREATING
A LOT OF BARRIERS FOR WORKING
FAMILIES AND SO, THEY WERE
COMING TO ASK IF THE PSR C CAN
HELP WITH MODEL LANGUAGE FOR
EXAMPLE ON MAKING IT EASIER, TO
PERMIT AND BUILD CHILDCARE
FACILITIES IN DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES. SEATTLE HAS
ALREADY BEGUN THIS WORK IN
2020. AND WE PASSED CHILDCARE
NEAR YOU, WHICH DOES MAKE IT
EASIER TO BUILD CHILDCARE
CENTERS IN THE CITY, AND WE
WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME
STATE-LEVEL FUNDING FOR THAT,
TOO. SO, ALL THAT TO SAY, THIS
IS NOT A UNIQUELY SEATTLE
PROBLEM BUT FOLKS ARE LOOKING
FOR ANSWERS AND POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS. AND THEN FINALLY
QUICKLY, DISTRICT UPDATES THIS
WEEKEND. I JOINED THE REGULAR
VOLUNTEER SHIFT OF RESTAURANT
TO GARDEN WHICH IS A HIGH BAR
LOCAL COMPOSTING, THEY WORK
WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO
TRANSFORM THEIR FOOD SCRAPS
INTO COMPOST AND THEN THEY ARE
GIVING THAT TO GARDENERS IN
THE GARDEN. SO IT WAS EXCITING
TO HAVE A ONE CUBIC FOOT
COMPOST THING , AND, THEY ARE
LOOKING TO PURCHASE A LARGER
FACILITY, SO THAT THEY CAN
COMPOST FOR MORE RESTAURANTS
IN THE AREA. IT IS VERY
INTERESTING. THIS WEEK I WILL
BE WORKING AND SPEAKING AT THE
PEOPLE'S ECONOMY LAB COMMUNITY
WEALTH BUILDING WORKSHOP AND,
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
PEOPLE'S ECONOMY LAB AND
COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING
PARTNERS IN THE AREA FOR A FEW
YEARS NOW, SOME OF THE WORK
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS HAD BEEN DOING, I
THINK IT WILL BE A TRANSITION
OVER TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON'S COMMITTEE, BUT,
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
HAPPENING IN THE CITY, IT IS
VERY EXCITING, SO I AM HONORED
TO BE INVITED TO SPEAK AT THAT
AND BEACON HILL. AND ON
WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE TOURING
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX,
CALLED FLORIS, THAT IS IN THE
RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. AND
THEN FINALLY MY TEAM AND I ARE
MEETING WITH MANY DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
REGARDING THE PLAN UPDATE, AND
AGAIN, THERE WILL BE EIGHT OPEN
HOUSES, THE FIRST ONE IS THIS
THURSDAY. AND THE NEXT ONE IN
DISTRICT TWO, THAT IS MARCH
19th AT 6:00, YOU CAN VISIT AND
ENGAGE THE WEBSITE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THAT. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I ATTENDED THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
BOARD , WHERE THEY DID TALK
ABOUT CHILDCARE AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF COMMERCIAL
CHILDCARE, WITHIN THE CITIES
PLANNING EFFORTS. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE RECRUITMENT
CLASS, SWEARING-IN CEREMONY,
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EVENT,
AND SO GREAT TO SEE SO MANY NEW
FIREFIGHTERS IN SEATTLE. AND
WE ARE JUST VERY LUCKY TO HAVE
FOLKS THAT WANT TO SIGN UP AND
SAY WHO WILL DO THIS JOB IN THE
CITY AND HAVE THESE FOLKS SAY
THAT I WILL DO THE JOB OF
RUNNING INTO A BURNING BUILDING
OR ASSISTING A NEIGHBOR. WHO
IS EXPERIENCING AT OVERDOSE AND
SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT
FIREFIGHTERS DO, SO A BIG
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROOT
GROUP CLASS OF 118. AND THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE HOSTING THE
COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR, THE
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, WE
WILL BE RECEIVING THIS WEEK A
BRIEFING FROM THE CHIEF
LIBRARIAN, FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, WHICH I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO, AND WE
WILL ALSO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS PRESENT SOME
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET. AND AS WELL AS A
BALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK
COMMISSION, AND THEN LASTLY,
MY OFFICE WILL BE REPRESENTED,
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
AND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESOURCE CENTER, THEY REALLY
WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS
CAUSE. THIS VERY IMPORTANT
CAUSE. AND ALSO ATTENDING THE
YOUTH CARE LUNCH THIS WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS ANOTHER
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY. SO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I HOPE TO KEEP MY OWN
COMMENTS AS BRIEF AS WELL. AND
QUICK AND DIRTY AS LAST WEEK,
WE HAD OUR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND WE TALKED ABOUT
TUESDAYS, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH AS
TODD GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF, THAT
WAS RELEASED ABOUT TWO WEEKS
AGO, AND THEN, WE HAD A
BRIEFING ALSO FROM AS TODD, ON
THE STATE OF OUR BRIDGE ASSETS,
AND, SO, OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING IS NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH
19th AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SO WE WILL
HAVE OUR OWN STATS, AND
CENTRAL STAFF EXPERT COME GIVE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STP, FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE AND DIVE A
LITTLE DEEPER, SO WE WILL
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
THERE, AND THE SECOND ITEM
AND, WE ARE STILL FINALIZING
THE AGENDA, THIS IS WHAT I
ANTICIPATE FOR NEXT TUESDAY,
THE SECOND ITEM ON NEXT TUESDAY
WAS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
THE CHAIRS OF THE MOVE SEATTLE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, COME
TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW AND
EVERYTHING ON THE PROGRESS AND
PERFORMANCE AMONGST OTHER
THINGS. SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT AND FINALLY, WE WILL
HAVE A PRESENTATION, ALSO FROM
AS TODD ON A NEW SIDEWALK
PRIORITIZATION AND FUNDING, SO
NEW SIDEWALKS FROM AS TODD, AND
A BRIEFING NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
THAT IS IT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF YOU ALL.
AND IF NOT , I WILL PASS IT ON
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ,
AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
I HAVE TO SAY THURSDAY NIGHT
WAS A JOYOUS NIGHT, WATCHING
THEM COME THROUGH. AND, THEIR
RECRUIT CLASS, NO BAD DAYS, IT
WAS A PHRASE THAT FIRE BETTER
FIREFIGHTER RUN T PASSED AWAY,
DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS
HE WAS DOING IS DAILY MILD
RUN, BEFORE THE SHIFT, AND
SO, IT WAS A CATHARTIC ONE
LAST THURSDAY TO HAVE A JOYOUS
MOMENT AND CELEBRATE THE NEW
RECRUITS, AND TO CELEBRATE HIM
FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE EVERY
SINGLE DAY, AND INSPIRING US TO
DO THE SAME. AND COUNSEL OF HER
SOCCER I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE
HAD SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON
THE BALLARD BRIDGE WITH
SHELDON AND HE ASKED NOT STAFF,
THEY WERE RESPONSIVE TO ME ON
THE WEEKEND, QUICKLY. AND I
THINK I HAD CAUGHT IT AND THE
CORE OTHER PEOPLE DID. AND THEY
WERE ABLE TO GET IN THE
RESPONSIVE AND THEY HAD THE
ISSUE FIXED VERY QUICKLY. AND
GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONING.
>> ME BACK TO OUR NEXT FINANCE
DATE, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE AT OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE WEDNESDAY MARCH 20th,
WE WILL BE HEARING THE QUARTER
ONE GRANTS ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS THE
BRIEFING I HAD OF AGAIN, WE
HAVE BRIEFED TWICE, AND WE WILL
VOTE THE FOLLOWING MEETING,
WHICH ACCEPTS AND APPROPRIATES
EXTERNAL GRANTS.
>> SO THIS ONLY IMPROVES OUR
BUDGET SITUATION, AND OF
CENTRAL STAFF, THEY WILL BE
DEVELOPING THE STAFF MEMBER
SHORTLY. AND IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THE ORDINANCE
AND CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE AT
THAT COMMITTEE ON MARCH 20th,
WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PLANNED THE
SUMMIT OVERVIEW AND REVIEW
THAT WOULD OCCUR ON MARCH 20th,
I BELIEVE STAFF NEEDS MORE
TIME BEFORE PRESENTING, SO WE
WILL DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
AND SO I WILL BE HONORING THIS
REQUEST , COLLEAGUES, WE ARE
STILL IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF
THE YEAR, AND WE ARE STILL IN
THE ANALYSIS PHASE OF OUR
BUDGET WORK, NEXT MONTH, WE
WILL BEGIN TO HEAR THE ANALYSIS
OF HOW THEY 2023 FISCAL YEAR
ENDED. AND WE WILL ALSO RECEIVE
THE FIRST FORECAST OF THE YEAR
ON APRIL 8th, SO IF YOU ARE
PINING FOR INFORMATION, DO NOT
WORRY BECAUSE WE ARE PLANNING
THE MOST ROBUST BUDGET
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE, AND RECENT
MEMORY. AND, I WILL LEAVE IT
THERE FOR NOW. AND I GOT TO SAY
THAT DOES WORK IS THE
UNDERPINNING OF THIS WORK IS
FROM A STRONG ANALYSIS, WHICH
IS CURRENTLY BEING COMPLETED BY
STAFF. SO, WHILE THE ANALYSIS
IS NOT READY FOR THE MARCH 20th
COMMITTEE. BOTH CENTRAL STAFF
AND THEY ARE STANDING READY TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND
PREVIEW ON SPECIFICS TO HELP
REPAIR FOR THE THOROUGH REVIEW
WHICH WE ARE EMBARKING ON.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT I DON'T EVERY
WEEK I TELL YOU I WILL GET
THOSE DATES, THE VICE-CHAIR
AND I ARE TALKING ABOUT IT, SO
WE WILL GET THOSE DATES TO YOU
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND BEYOND
THE FINANCE AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, AS I SAID, I'M
NEVER GOING TO GET FINANCING
NEIGHBORHOODS OUT OF MY MOUTH.
IN MY ROLE AS BUDGET CHAIRMAN
ALSO CHAIRING THE CITY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION SERVES THIS
THURSDAY MORNING. AS WELL IS
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE SOUTH TRANSIT
EXPANSION COMMITTEE MEETING
AND IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY
EMAIL ABOUT ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON, YOU WILL SOON ON
WAYS THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
ALSO LIFTING OF OUR SECRETARY
ELECT, JOHN MARY OF MARYSVILLE,
WITH A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND
MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENGAGE, SO COLLEGE, ANY
QUESTIONS, I THINK I WAS THE
LONGEST, MY APOLOGIES.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> FIGURE, SO THIS WEEK I
ATTENDED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS,
SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME,
THE SOUTHWESTERN PRESENT
ADVISORY COUNCIL, GOT TO TALK
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE
AND ENGAGEMENT CARE DEPARTMENTS
AND ALSO HOPPED ONTO THE NORTH
RECEIPT ADVISORY COUNCIL RIGHT
AFTER, THURSDAY NIGHT I
ATTENDED THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION STATE OF DOWNTOWN
EVENTS, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON FOR YOUR
INSPIRING ADDRESS ALSO ON
THURSDAY NIGHT I RUSHED BACK
OVER TO CITY HALL TO ATTEND THE
FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECRUIT CLASS,
118 SWEARINGEN SERMON,
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR
NEW 36 FIREFIGHTERS. I ALSO
MET WITH REGIONAL ARTS AND
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES IN THE
PAST WEEK SO, THIS WEEK I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE TO
HEAR AN UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED
CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION. AND ALSO AND,
AND ON THURSDAY, AT 6:00 P.M.
AT SEATTLE CENTER. AND, THE
SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL BE
MEETING ON FRIDAY THE 15th, AT
9:30 A.M. AND WE WILL BE GOING
THROUGH A NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD, AS WELL AS THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION, AND
THE BRIEFING ON THE WHOLESALE
ENERGY RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY.
I ALSO WANT TO ADD AS MY LAST
THING, THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO
HAVE FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE
REGARDING POWER OUTAGES,
REGARDING THE WINDSTORM THAT
WE HAD, BUT HEARING THAT
SEATTLEITE WAS ABLE TO ACT FAST
AND GET EVERYBODY BACK ONLINE.
I WILL PASS THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, SO PARKS TECHNOLOGY, I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
PASSING NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED WITH THE CEDAR RIVER
WATERSHED BUILDUP PASS, I KNOW
THAT 9-0 IS A BEAUTY, IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT HERE
WE GO. SO PARKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL HAVE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th, AND
2:00 P.M., WE WILL GO OVER A
PRESENTATION FOR, WE'VE
ALREADY HAD A PRESENTATION FROM
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, WE
WILL GO OVER PARKS AND THEY
WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE
DOWN ON THE PIPELINE FOR 2024.
KEEPING THEM SAFE ACCESSIBLE
AND CLEAN ALL THE PRODUCTS YOU
HAVE GOING ON WE WILL HAVE A
TON OF EXCITING PARTS IN OUR
CITY, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING
TO MAINTAIN THEM WILL BE GREAT.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN OVERVIEW
OF SURVEILLANCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BY OUR I.T., THIS IS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION, STOP
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
BUT THIS WILL GIVE US AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS FROM
OUR I.T. DEPARTMENT. AS WELL.
AND ALSO REGIONAL COMMITTEE
WE HAD THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE, I JOIN THAT
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
JUST GIVE US UPDATES ON
INFRASTRUCTURE AND REPORTS,
ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS GOING
ON REGIONALLY, AS WELL AND IN
THE DISTRICT AND THE AQUARIUM
TOUR, LAST FRIDAY WHICH WAS
PHENOMENAL, THAT WAS OPENING
THIS SUMMER, THE WATERFRONT
EXPERIENCES 12 TO 12 MILLION
PEOPLE THAT COME EVERY YEAR,
THAT IS GREAT WE ALSO HOSTED
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING,
WHICH, NEXT WEEK WILL BE OUR
LAST AND FINAL PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING, IT WILL BE OUR FOURTH
ONE, THIS ONE WAS OUR THIRD
ONE, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE
SENIOR CENTRAL AREA SENIOR
CENTER, WHICH WAS GREAT, WITH A
GREAT TURNOUT AND GREAT
QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
JOINED US AND I THINK IT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
COMMUNITIES TO STAY ENGAGED,
AS THEY ARE COMING TO THESE
MEETINGS AND CONNECTING WITH
NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HAVING SOME
OF THE SAME ISSUES, THEY ARE
ABLE TO HEAR FROM OUR SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT CERTAIN
THINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
GET ANSWERS FROM FOLKS, WHICH
IS REALLY SUPER HELPFUL. ALSO,
DOWNTOWN WE HEARD COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON'S INSPIRING
REMARKS MUSCLE THANKS FOR
THAT, DOWNTOWN IS THE ECONOMIC
CENTER OF OUR CITY, THE FRONT
PORCH AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT IT, AS WE ARE ON
OUR PATHWAY TO RECOVERY AND
MAKING SURE THAT SEATTLE IS
SUPER SUCCESSFUL. BUT WHAT I
WILL SAY IS THAT I'M VERY
HOPEFUL OF WHAT IS TO COME IN
OUR CITY. ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT
WE HAVE WITH THE WORLD CUP AND
DOWNTOWN AND THE WATERFRONT AND
CLIMATE BLUDGEON ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT CONVENTION CENTERS
AND HOW THAT GRAPES UP INTO
DISTRICT THREE. AND ALL OF HIS
OTHER DISTRICTS, AND HOW DO
THEY BENEFIT FROM OBVIOUSLY
DOWNTOWN AND BEING WELL, AND
HAVING ALL OF OUR TAURUS AND
BEING A PLACE FOR CONNECTION
AND COMMUNITIES. SO, THE NEXT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR
OUR REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE MEETING. I ALSO WANT
TO SAY THANKS TO THE WEST
PRECINCT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE HAD, THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER SOCCER AND OUR MEETING
THAT WE HAD WITH THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL VERY
IMPORTANT TO GET THOSE INSIGHTS
FROM BOTH. MOVING FORWARD WE
HAVE OUR NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING, TOMORROW ON
TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE IS
CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND, IT
WILL BE ON SPD STAFFING VERY
IMPORTANT TOPIC. ALONG PUBLIC
SAFETY AS WELL, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE CREATOR A SAFER
SEATTLE PUBLIC SAFETY FORM ON
THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY AS WELL
DURING THE DAY, WE HAVE THE PSR
SEE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEETING, AND ON FRIDAY I WILL
BE SPEAKING ON PROCLAMATIONS,
I WILL BE READING THE MAYOR
ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND LUNCH
PROCLAMATION. IN FREMONT
ACTUALLY. AND SO, I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT IN ADDITION TO
THE PARADE ON SATURDAY. AND
FINALLY, THANK YOU EVERYONE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
PROCLAMATION, THAT WILL BE
PRESENTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE QUEEN AND COMMUNITY
COUNSEL CENTER. THE QUEEN AND
COMMUNITY CENTER, SO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT THAT IS THE
END OF MY NOTES, AND OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EVERYBODY. THE NEXT MEETING AT
THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTIBODY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
IS THIS WEDNESDAY THE 14th AT
2:00 P.M. AND WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. VISITATION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON AN
ORDINANCE ACCEPTING $30,000 IN
FUNDING FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THAT
WOULD GO TO REIMBURSE THE
MUSEUM FOR REPAIRS NEEDED AFTER
HIM AND SMASHED WINDOWS AT THE
MUSEUM LAST SEPTEMBER. IN AN
APPARENT HATE CRIME. THE CITY
AND STATE HAVE JOINTLY
COMMITTED $100,000 FOR REPAIRS
RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.
NEXT, WE HAVE A DEPARTMENTAL
BRIEFING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES AND A BRIEFING
FROM THE CITY AUDITOR'S
OFFICE, BOTH OF WHICH REPORT
TO THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITTEE.
SO THOSE ARE QUITE LENGTHY,
THE LAST TWO ITEMS ARE QUITE
LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS, SO I
BELIEVE THOSE ARE BOTH LINKED
ON THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW, SO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TAKE A LOOK
AT THOSE BEFORE YOU COME, I
WILL GET MORE OUT OF THE
PRESENTATIONS WHEN THEY HAPPEN.
THAT IS ALL THAT I WILL
MENTION, IT HAS BEEN BUSY. BUT
SEVERAL OF US DID ATTEND THE
EVENT, AND IT WAS, YOU GOT MY
MESSAGE, CORRECT, SO I WON'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT EXCEPT THAT
WAS MY VERY FIRST TIME ON A
JUMBOTRON AND IT'S A GOOD
THING I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT
BEFORE I SPOKE. ALL RIGHT
EVERYONE IF THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE US, LET'S
ADJOURN. I AM NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER BUSINESS. OKAY, IT IS
4:15. THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.