>>> ALL RIGHT, WELL GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THE MARCH
6, 2024 MEETING OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:01 P.M.. I'M TAMMY
MORALES, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> SORRY, PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. SO BEFORE I START
PUBLIC COMMENT, I DID WANT TO
LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT
GOING ON TODAY. ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, WE HAVE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESIGN
REVIEW COMMISSION. WE ALSO WILL
HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE DIVISION OF THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S
A MOUTHFUL. BEFORE WE START
TODAY, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT YESTERDAY THE MAYOR
RELEASED THE DRAFT, ONE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE
DOCUMENT AND WORK THAT WILL
UNDERTAKE THIS YEAR PROVIDES A
ONCE IN A DECADE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS OUR HOUSING CRISIS, TO
INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO
ADDRESS OUR CLIMATE GOALS BY
INCREASING WALK ABILITY
THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO MUCH MORE.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF
OUR NEIGHBORS TO WEIGH IN ON
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN
THEIR COMMUNITY. AND IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
OPCD HAS BEEN ENGAGING
NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
SINCE 2022. BUT WITH THE
RELEASE OF THIS DRAFT, WE KICK
OFF A 60-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, AND WE DO HAVE A ROBUST
SCHEDULE OF ENGAGEMENTS,
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY INCLUDING OPEN HOUSES IN
EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT. SO I DO
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT. I THINK
THEY WILL SHOW A SLIDE, BUT I
DO WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO LET
FOLKS KNOW THAT SCHEDULE.
STARTING MARCH 14 AT 6:00 P.M.
AT LOYAL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY
CENTER. MARCH 19 AT 6:00 P.M.
AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL. MARCH
26 AT 6:00 P.M. AT NATHAN HALE
HIGH SCHOOL. APRIL 3 AT 6:00
P.M., CHIEF SELF INTERNATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL. APRIL 16 AT 6:00
P.M. GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER.
APRIL 25 AT 6:00 P.M., EXTINE
MIDDLE SCHOOL. APRIL 30 AT 6:00
HERE AT CITY HALL. AND THEN
THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL OPEN
HOUSE PLANNED FOR 6:00 P.M. ON
MAY 2. SO ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE GETTING
SHARED REGULARLY THROUGH EACH
OF OUR OFFICES AND THROUGH THE
CITY. BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS ARE AWARE THIS IS
COMING. SO IN ORDER FOR MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THEIR
IDEAS CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR TO HAVE
THEIR CONCERNS ADDRESSED IN THE
FINAL EIS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT, THEY HAVE TO SEND
THOSE COMMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW EVERYBODY
WILL BE EAGER TO SHARE WITH
THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS, HOW THEY
FEEL. BUT IN ORDER FOR YOUR
COMMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
FINAL PLAN, PLEASE SEND THEM TO
ENGAGE.ONESEATTLEPLAN.COM.
THAT'S THE WEBSITE YOU CAN
VISIT. OR YOU CAN E-MAIL ONE
SEATTLE COMP PLAN. AND I WOULD
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHOSE GOT
COMMENTS TO SEND THEIR COMMENTS
TO OPCD. FINALLY RATHER THAN
HAVE OPCD COME HERE AND BRIEF
JUST THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, WE
WILL HAVE THE TEAM PRESENT AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MONDAY, SO
THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
CAN BE BRIEFED ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THAT IS
MONDAY, MARCH 11 AT 2:00 P.M.
THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH LIVE ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND IT WILL
ALSO BE RECORDED ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL. AND I KNOW THE
DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE MORE TO
SAY ABOUT THIS WHEN WE GET TO
THAT AGENDA ITEM. SO WITH THAT
IN MIND WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. I WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. COMMENTS
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY
FOLKS SIGNED UP ELECTRONICALLY,
VIRTUALLY?
>> CURRENTLY WE DO NOT.
>> OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY
SIGNED UP IN PERSON?
>> YES, WE HAVE FOUR IN-PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>> OKAY, EACH PERSON WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN YOU
HEAR THE CHIME, THAT MEANS YOU
HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT, SO
PLEASE BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS, AND WE'LL MOVE TO
THE NEXT SPEAKER. OKAY. CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE FIRST SPEAKER
INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS CLIFFORD HAWTHORNE FOLLOWED
BY DONNA BRESSIC.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU CHAIR
MORALES, VICE CHAIR MOORE, AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT'S GREAT
TO BE HERE TODAY. FIRST OF ALL
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANT TO THANK
THE STAFF. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
A BIG EFFORT TO PUSH THIS DRAFT
UPDATE FORWARD, SO I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THE
ORGANIZATION I'M HERE TO
REPRESENT. AND WHILE I APPLAUD
THE WORK, I THINK WE CAN BE A
BIT BOLDER IN THIS DRAFT PLAN.
I HOPE TO SHARE MORE OF THESE
THOUGHTS WITH YOU. AND TO BE
ABLE TO GIVE YOU THIS FEEDBACK.
AND FROM MY INITIAL VIEWING OF
THIS PLAN, I WOULD JUST
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER FULLY UTILIZING SOME
OF THE TOOLS THAT THE CITY HAS
AT ITS DISPOSAL TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR EXAMPLE
IT INCLUDES ALLOWING FOURPLEXES
IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPACTED
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DEALING
WITH DISPLACEMENT RIGHT NOW IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ADD THOSE
EXTRA AFFORDABLE UNITS AS WELL
AS CREATE A WELL-CALIBRATED
F.A.R. BONUS TO BE ABLE TO
INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABILITY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. LOCKWISE,
I'M ALSO HERE AS IN THE PAST
TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
COLLECTED PILOTS PROGRAM. SO
FAR I THINK THIS ZONING PILOT
WILL BE A NICE COMPLIMENT TO
WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO EXPLORING THAT MORE
WITH YOU AS TIME GOES ON. AS
FAR AS OTHER TOOLS, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO THINK
ABOUT ADDING TO THE TOOL BOX
RATHER THAN MOVING BACKWARDS IN
TERMS OF SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD
AFFORDABILITY IN THE CITY. WITH
THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU MORE.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE DONNA
BRESSIC, FOLLOWED BY STEVE
RUBASILLO.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DONNA.
I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER. I OWN
DONNA BR ESKE SOCIAL
ENGINEERING. I'M AN ADVOCATE
FOR MORE HOUSING AND APPLAUD
SEATTLE IN THEIR EFFORTS IN THE
ADU LEGISLATION THAT HAPPENED
IN 2019. AND THEN ALSO FOR THIS
UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
THE ABILITY TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING. HOWEVER, JUST CHANGING
THE DENSITY WITHOUT ADDRESSING
HOW THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
EMPLOYEES, AND UTILITY UPGRADES
AND MANDATES, IT ISN'T GOING
TO GET YOU THAT HOUSING WE
NEED. I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND MANY
PROJECTS THAT I HAVE DESIGNED
THAT DEVELOPERS GIVE UP ON
BECAUSE OF COSTLY EXTENSIONS
AND SPECIFICALLY AS SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ADMINISTRATIVE
DOCUMENT. IT REQUIRES
DEVELOPERS TO INSTALL VALVES AS
A CONDITION OF ACQUIRING NEW
WATER METERS. FOR 2023, 61
DEVELOPERS RECEIVED WATER
AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATE WITH A
REQUIREMENT LIKE THIS. AND
THERE IS NO ENGINEERING REASON
GIVEN. YOU CAN'T GET WATER
SERVICE UNLESS YOU INSTALL IT.
THERE IS NO CODE THAT WILL GIVE
THEM THE AUTHORITY AS A
CONDITION OF GETTING A WATER
METER AND THERE ARE CHARGES AND
FEES THAT WERE PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL AND ALLOWED FOR THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE. IT
STATES THAT THE REASON FOR
THESE VALVES IS IF THEY
DETERMINE THE IMPROVEMENT TO
PROVIDE THE POSITIVE DEPTH.
>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN SUBMIT
YOUR FULL COMMENTS IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO E-MAIL. I KNOW YOU
HAVE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE GET THAT, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE STEVE
RUBASILLO.
>> FIRST RULE OF GETTING OUT OF
A HOLE IS TO STOP DIGGING. WE
HAVE A TREE ORDINANCE, WHICH
TELLS PEOPLE HOW TO DESTROY
TREES. MAYBE YOU COULD PUT SOME
TREE HUGGERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
ARBORISTS, MAKING DECISIONS
INSTEAD OF PEOPLE WHOSE PRIME
MOTIVE SEEMS TO BE DEVELOPER
PROFIT. WE HAVE ALSO A CITY,
WHICH IS ALREADY OVERZONED. WE
HAVE ROOM FOR A LOT MORE
PEOPLE. I NEVER HEAR THOSE
NUMBERS ANYMORE. IT USED TO BE
THREE TO FOUR TIMES WHAT WE
HAVE IN THE CITY. SO THE
UPZONES ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR
DENSITY. MAYBE THEY HELP, BUT
THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT
NECESSARY FOR THE DENSITY OF
THE CITY. THAT'S HAPPENING BY
ITSELF. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS
THAT SEATTLE HAS GONE AFTER US
IN BETWEENERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORKING CLASS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT TECH PROS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT IN MANAGEMENT. SO WE ARE
SEEING THE TRAIN AND THE BUSES
GOING FARTHER AND FARTHER FOR
PEOPLE TO MAKE THE CITY GO. AND
I DON'T THINK THAT MANY OF
THESE PROGRAMS ARE AFFECTING
THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE MONEY
FOR MIGRANTS THAT DON'T EVEN
COME TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
YET WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE LEAVE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ON ECONOMIC GROUNDS.
AND THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHICH USED TO
BE 80% BLACK. NOT HIGH INCOME.
AND MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE LEFT
ON STRICTLY ECONOMIC GROUNDS.
WELL, YOU'RE SEEING THE SAME
THING HAPPEN IN THE NORTH END.
ONLY IT IS WHITE PEOPLE. THE
SAME THING, ECONOMIC GROUNDS.
SOME OF YOUR PROGRAMS THAT
EXPAND ZONING WITH THE
DEVELOPER PAYING FOR IT ARE
JUST SUBSIDIES TO DEVELOPERS.
IN THE NORTH END THERE IS AT
LEAST ONE CASE WHERE THEY WANT
TO PARK.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP AND OUR
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS DAVID
KLUGER.
>> HELLO, MY FAME IS DAVE, AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. I'M
HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
SEATTLE'S TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS ENACTED IN
THE SPRING OF 2023. I KNOW THAT
IS NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, BUT
I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT
ORDINANCE. LAST SPRING WHEN
THIS ORDINANCE WAS BEING
DISCUSSED, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND THE CITY TOUTED HOW
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD PROTECT
175,000 TREES, WAY MORE THAN
THE OLD ORDINANCE WHERE THE
PROTECTED 17,000. WELL IT DOES
PROTECT THEM FROM PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT IT DOES
NOT PROTECT THEM FROM
DEVELOPERS. EVEN THE LARGEST
TREES COULD BE CUT DOWN IF A
DEVELOPER SAYS THE TREE
INHIBITS THE DEVELOPMENT. THEY
CAN EVEN CUT THAT TREE DOWN FOR
ADDING A PATHWAY. JUST READ THE
ORDINANCE. IT IS CLEARLY THERE.
SINCE THIS ORDINANCE PASSED IN
THE SPRING OF 2023, WE HAVE
SEEN NUMEROUS SLOTS WHERE EVERY
TREE IS CUT DOWN. TODAY I WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
LITTLE THIS ORDINANCE DOES TO
PROTECT OUR URBAN CANOPY. I
HAVE A PHOTO OF A PROPERTY
NORTHEAST 88th, AND THE
WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD I
BELIEVE DISTRICT FOUR. ON THE
BACK OF THIS PROPERTY IS A
50-INCH DIAMETER CEDAR, WHICH
HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NAME SHOWN
ON THIS PICTURE. THEY ALSO SHOW
WHERE THE DEVELOPER GIRDLED THE
TREE WITHOUT A CAIN SAW OR A
PERMIT. UNDER THE OLD
ORDINANCE, TREES WERE
PROTECTED. BUT THE NEW
ORDINANCE PROVIDES NO SUCH
PROTECTION. THE DEVELOPER IS
PRODUCING PLANS TO REQUIRE
CUTTING THE TREE DOWN. HOWEVER,
THEY HAVE CLEARLY SHOWN THE
BUILDING ON THE DEVELOPER'S
PLANS COULD BE MOVED SO IT
COULD BE SAVED. WE CAN GET THE
SAME AMOUNT OF HOUSING AND SAVE
THE TREE. BUT FOR THE AD
DEVELOPER, ASTERISK AND
OBSTACLES, PLEASE CHANGE THE
ORDINANCE.
>> AND THAT COMPLETES OUR
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR? POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE IF I MAY?
>> SURE.
>> LETTING THE RECORD REFLECT
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
TREE THE PUB WELCOME COMMENTER
JUST SPOKE ABOUT WAS PERMITTED
UNDER THE OLD ORDINANCE BECAUSE
THAT PERMIT HAD VESTED UNDER
THE OLD ORDINANCE AND NOT THE
CURRENT.
>> NO, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO OUR
AGENDA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL START -- PLEASE, WE WILL
-- WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMENT
FROM FOLKS, SO I UNDERSTAND THE
FRUSTRATION, AND WE WILL ENGAGE
WITH YOU AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT
AND AFTER THE COMMITTEE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE. HAPPY TO TALK TO
YOU AFTERWARD. OKAY, WE'LL
START THE COMMITTEE'S ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD FOR THE
APPOINTEES THAT ARE IN
CHAMBERS. I THINK WE'VE GOT
THREE AND THEN TWO ARE ON ZOOM,
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> NOPE, IT'S JUST THE THREE.
PLEASE COME ON UP. MAKE YOUR
WAY. AND WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ATTENDUMB ITEMS ONE THROUGH
FIVE, 2757 THROUGH 2631,
APPOINTMENT OF JILL CRARY,
MOLLY SPETALNICK, KATE CLARK,
BRIAN MARKHAM, AND ZUBIN RAO TO
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND THANKS TO THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO BE HERE. IF
YOU COULD JUST START BY
INTRODUCING YOURSELVES, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> SURE, MICHAEL JENKINS,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION, AND
WE WILL START WITH KATE CLARK.
>> I'M KATE CLARK, I'M AN
ARTIST THAT WORKS IN THE FIELD
OF PUBLIC ART AND BEING
RECOMMENDED FOR THE ART
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL
FOR THE COMMISSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ZUBIN RAO. I'M AN ARCHITECT
AND ASSOCIATE AT THE MILLER
HALL PARTNERSHIP. I WORK ON A
LOT OF CIVIC BUILDINGS
INCLUDING FIRE STATIONS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> AND I'M MOLLY SPETALNICK.
I'M AN URBAN DESIGNER
ASSOCIATE. I'M A FORMER DESIGN
COMMISSIONER AS THE GET ENGAGED
COMMISSIONER, AND I'M UP FOR
URBAN DESIGN COMMISSIONER
TODAY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. TWO
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE JOINING US
HOPEFULLY REMOTE ARE JILL
CRARY, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION WHO IS
SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT AS CHAIR
FOR HER SECOND AND FINAL TERM.
AND THEN BRIAN MARKHAM WHO IS
SEEKING APPROVAL AS AN ENGINEER
FOR THE COMMISSION. AND I HAVE
SOME OPENING COMMENTS, MAYBE TO
HELP. WE HAVE MANY NEW FACES ON
THE COUNCIL TODAY, AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE YOU IN
THIS ROLE ON THE COUNCIL AND IN
THIS COMMITTEE. SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION HAS BEEN IN
EXISTENCE SINCE 1968. ALL OF
OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED
BY THE MAYOR AND CONFIRMED BY
THE COUNCIL. THE ROLE OF THE
COMMISSION IS TO ADVISE THE
MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, AND THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS ON THE DESIGN
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
OF NEW CAPITAL FACILITIES,
PROJECTS THAT SEEK LONG-TERM OR
PERMANENT USE OF A RIGHT OF WAY
LIKE A VACATION OR A SKY
BRIDGE. AND THEN FOR THE PAST
25 YEARS, THE COMMISSION HAS
HAD THAT SAME ROLE IN
EVALUATING AND PROVIDING INPUT
TO CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THE
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL ON THE
IMPLICATIONS OF SOUND
TRANSIT'S INVESTMENT. SINCE
2017 WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE
IMPLICATIONS OF SOUND TRANSIT
THREE AND THE 13 NEW STATIONS
THAT WILL IMPACT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE HAVE BEEN
HAPPY TO TAKE THAT ROLE ON
PROVIDING ADVICE TO THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS. AND JUST BRIEFLY,
KATE IS SEEKING APPOINTMENT AS
THE ARTIST POSITION. SHE LEADS
A FIRM THAT I'M SURE SHE COULD
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT SPECIALIZES
IN PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS.
NOT ONLY IN THE NORTHWEST, BUT
AROUND THE UNITED STATES.
SHE'S BEEN DOING INTERESTING
WORK FOR THE CITY AS WELL IN
HER ROLE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THEIR ART PLAN,
AS WELL AS CURRENT PROPOSAL
THAT IS A COMBINED PROJECT WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO CREATE
A NEW RESERVOIR. ZUBIN RAO
JOINING AS THE ARCHITECT HAS
VERY IMPRESSIVE CAREER WITH
MILLER HALL LEADING PUBLICLY
FUNDED PROJECTS. HE RECENTLY
WORKED AND COMPLETED FIRE
STATION 31, WHICH I BELIEVE IS
IN DISTRICT FIVE. HE'S ALSO
WORKED ON A VARIETY OF OTHER
CIVIC FACILITIES IN BELLEVUE,
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CITY
OF BELLEVUE, AND A VARIETY OF
OTHER FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS
AROUND THIS REGION. MOLLY,
WHICH WE'RE VERY HAPPY SHE CAN
REJOIN US IN A ROLE AS THE
URBAN DESIGNER FOR THE
COMMISSION. AN URBAN DESIGNER
FOR EGF AND DOES A VARIETY OF
PUBLIC FUNDED PROJECTS AS WELL
IN THAT ROLE. AND THEN FINALLY
BRIAN MARKHAM, WHO IS HOPEFULLY
JOINING US, IS THE LEAD FOR THE
SEATTLE OFFICE. IT'S A
WORLDWIDE ENGINEERING AND
DESIGNING CONSULTING FIRM. A
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER THAT WORKS
ON A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINED
PROJECTS THAT ARE PRIMARILY
FOCUSED ON ART, ART MUSEUMS,
PERFORMING ARTS, PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER, AIRPORTS, AND A
WIDE RANGE PRACTICE THAT IS
VARIED AS THE ARTS PROGRAM
CREATED AT KING STREET STATION
TO NEW FACILITIES. YOU CAN
IMAGINE HOW PLEASED WE ARE TO
NOT ONLY HAVE THESE THREE
INDIVIDUALS JOIN THE
COMMISSION, BUT AS WELL AS THE
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR JILL CRARY
AND MOLLY SPETALNICK. I WILL
LEAVE IT THERE.
>> THANK YOU. WELL I WANT TO
GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK. DATE, MAYBE WE'LL START
WITH YOU AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING
THE COMMISSION?
>> SURE. YEAH, IT'S A REAL
HONOR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THIS. MY BACKGROUND AS I
MENTIONED IS IN PUBLIC ART. SO
I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT HOW ART
INTERFACES WITH CITIES FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF A MAKER. WHEN I
MOVED TO SEATTLE AND STARTED
WORKING ON ART PROWITHIN THES,
I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE AS A
PLANNING ARTIST, WHICH YOU JUST
MENTIONED. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO BE ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE, THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION WHEN
PRESENTING FOR THE BITTER LAKE
RESERVOIR PROJECT. THE
IMPROVEMENT WORK THAT'S TURNING
THE RESERVOIR ALSO INTO
SIX-ACRE NEW PARK PACE. SO FROM
THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD OF
ALL OF THE PREPARATION THAT
GOES INTO PRESENTING TO THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION AND
THE IMPORTANT FEEDBACK THAT
COMES FROM SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP
OF THINKERS AND PROBLEM
SOLVERS. I REALLY WITNESSED THE
POSITIVE IMPACT THAT THE DESIGN
COMMISSION HAS ON PLANNING
PROJECTS PERSONALLY JUST TO
GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES, SOME OF
THE DESIGN COMMISSIONERS FOR
THIS PROJECT SUGGESTED, YOU
KNOW, WHAT IF YOU PUT PANELS ON
THE ROOF OF THIS RESERVOIR.
WHAT IF YOU REARRANGE THE
PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENT. HOW COULD YOU BRING
IN MORE PUBLIC ART INTO THIS
PROCESS? AND SO FROM THAT SIDE,
NOW I'M EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ALSO
PROVIDE BRAINSTORMING AND
FEEDBACK AND TO HOPEFULLY VIEW
MORE LIFE AND EXCITEMENT INTO
OUR PUBLIC SPACES THAT WE'RE
ALL BUILDING TOGETHER.
>> AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT? I SEE A LOT OF INCREDIBLE
PROJECTS. A LOT OF THEM
CONNECTED TO OUTDOORS AND
GARDENS, SORT OF NATURAL
LANDSCAPES. BUT I DON'T SEE A
BACKGROUND PER SE IN URBAN
LANDSCAPING. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
THAT CONNECTION? BECAUSE
THAT'S INTERESTING, NOT JUST
PUBLIC ART IN PUBLIC SPACE, BUT
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AS
WELL.
>> I HAVE MORE OF A BACKGROUND
IN URBAN DESIGN THAN THE URBAN
LANDSCAPING. WHEN I WAS GOING
TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, I SORT OF
DID A HYBRID PUBLIC ART IN
URBAN DESIGN FIELD OF STUDY
JUST BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE
TIME PUBLIC ART EXISTS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES AND
HAS TO INTERFACE WITH, YOU
KNOW, SIDEWALKS AND PARKS, AND
SO JUST NATURALLY A LOT OF THE
PROBLEMS ARE BEING SOLVED BY
PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE ARTS
ALREADY. AND SO I'M REALLY, I
LOVE WORKING IN TEAM BASED
APPROACHES LIKE HOW IT HAPPENS
IN PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION, SO
NATURALLY THAT IS THE WAY THAT
PEOPLE WOULD WORK AS URBAN
DESIGNERS OR AS LANDSCAPE
DESIGNERS OR ENGINEERS, SO THAT
IS SORT OF WHERE I'M COMING
FROM THIS.
>> INTERESTING. COLLEAGUE,st,
ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SURE. SO LIKE KATE,
I'VE BEEN BEFORE THE
COMMISSION AND THE DESIGN TEAM
SIDE MOST RECENTLY. AND JUST
REALLY SUPER IMPRESSED WITH ALL
THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE
COMMISSIONERS, IT WAS ALWAYS
VERY THOUGHTFUL, VERY ON POINT.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DRILL
DOWN ON THE KEY ISSUES THAT
EVERY PROJECT WILL KIND OF HAVE
A FEW KEY ISSUES THAT EVERYBODY
WILL KIND OF KNOW ABOUT. AND
THERE WERE VARIOUS SOLUTIONS
ORIENTED IN KIND OF GIVING US
THE ADVICE AND PROVIDING THE
FRESH SIDE. AND REFLECT ON
LIVING IN SEATTLE AND HAVING
BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS
NOW AND MANY MORE DECADES. WE
HAVE AN INCREDIBLE BUILDING
STOCK IN THIS CITY AND OUR FIRE
STATIONS, LIBRARY. I THINK THE
DESIGN COMMISSION IS A BIG
REASON FOR THAT. I'M VERY
EXCITE THE TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THAT DISCOURSE, AND JUST
CONTRIBUTE SOME OF MY EXPERTISE
AND EXPERIENCE WORKING ON THOSE
TYPES OF PROJECTS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> AND MOLLY. CAN YOU CLARIFY
FOR ME? YOU ARE BEING APPOINTED
TO A NEW COMMISSION?
>> I'M SEEKING APPOINTMENT TO
A DIFFERENT POSITION. SO I
SERVED TWICE AS THE GET ENGAGED
COMMISSION, WHICH IS A ONE YEAR
POSITION. AND NOW I WOULD BE
STEPPING INTO THE URBAN DESIGN
COMMISSIONER POSITION.
>> GOT IT.
>> AND SO I ORIGINALLY CAME
SIMILAR TO KATE AND ZUBIN. I
ORIGINALLY CAME BEFORE THE
DESIGN COMMISSION THROUGH
PROJECT WORK, SO THROUGH THE
PROJECTS WHERE I WAS WORKING AS
AN URBAN DESIGNER. SIMILARLY
FOUND THAT NOT ONLY WERE THE
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
INCREDIBLY HELPFUL IN MOVING
FORWARD SOME OF THE GOALS OF
THE PROJECT THAT THE PROJECT
HAD COME UP AGAINST CHALLENGES
WITH, LIKE EXPANDING SIDEWALKS
OVER THE BRIDGES OVER I-5. THEY
HELPED US NAVIGATE SOME OF THE
SOLUTIONS BETWEEN SDOT AND
WSDOT, BUT ALSO PREPARING TO
COME BEFORE THE DESIGN
COMMISSION CAUSED THOSE PROJECT
TEAMS TO REALLY COME TOGETHER
AND SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE
VALUES THAT THE COMMISSION PUTS
FORWARD AND TO REALLY CRAFT A
STORY AROUND HOW EACH OF OUR
PROJECTS MEET SOME OF THE CITY
GOALS FROM THE GET GO. SO I
FOUND THAT REALLY VALUABLE
COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN BEING ON THE
COMMISSION, WE HAVE BEEN
REVIEWING THE VARIETY OF
PROJECTS THAT MICHAEL
DESCRIBED. ANYTHING THAT'S
IMPACTING THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF
WAY. I FOCUS ON STREETSCAPES,
AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
FUNDING IN MY PRACTICE, AS WELL
AS WORK ON LIGHT RAIL ON
STATIONS AND ON TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS. SO THE
WORK THAT I'VE DONE IN
PRACTICE ON TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT WITH SOUND TRANSIT
REALLY ALLOWED ME TO FEEL
VALUABLE ON OUR REVIEW OF THE
WEST SEATTLE TO BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION, WHICH IS A BIG
REASON WE TALKED ABOUT MY
CONTINUATION, SO I CAN CONTINUE
TO HELP THE DESIGN COMMISSION
MOVE THROUGH THOSE REVIEWS
ALONGSIDE OTHER CITY AGENCIES
AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. SO
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.
>> WELL, THANK YOU. IN ADDITION
TO BEING AN URBAN DESIGNER, YOU
ARE ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE UT
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, SO GO
LONGHORNS. SO I DO HAVE A
PERSONAL INTEREST IN ONE OF THE
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES THAT YOU
LISTED. AND WHICH IS IN
DISTRICT TWO OR IT WILL BE WHEN
IT IS COMPLETED. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK YOU
DID FOR THAT GROUP?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO. SO THAT IS
A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN VERY
CLOSE TO MY HEART SINCE WE
BECAME INVOLVED IN IT IN 2020.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
ENJOYABLE DESIGN PROCESSES OF
MY CAREER, SO IT IS CURRENTLY
GOING THROUGH THE FUNDING
PROCESS WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, AND WE ARE STARTING TO
WORK TO SPEAK ABOUT MOVING
THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTATION ON THAT PROJECT.
IT'S TRULY FOR MY CAREER,
IT'S THE MOST, WE TALK ABOUT
CO-DESIGN WITH COMMUNITIES IN
MY FIELD. AND THIS IS A PROCESS
THAT WAS BY YOUTH COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FROM TWO ORGANIZATIONS
FROM CREATIVE JUSTICE AND
PASSAGE WAYS, AND THEY REALLY
SAID WHAT DO WE NEED? THEY HAD
A YOUTH CIPHER WHERE THEY WOULD
WRITE ON THE WALL WHAT IT IS
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS LACKING.
AND WHAT THEY CAME TO AND WHERE
THEY COULD ACHIEVE SOME OF
THOSE GOALS. SOME OF THE
HOUSING GOALS, HOUSING GOALS
FOR YOUNGER ADULTS WHO ARE
PURSUING EDUCATION AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY SPACES AND POTENTIAL
SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE
PARTNERED WITH I BELIEVE AND
JUST SEEING THE WAY THEY HAVE
COME TOGETHER TO WORK ALONGSIDE
THE TOWN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.
AND REALLY BRING THAT YOUTH
VISION TO FRUITION. IT'S
REALLY BEEN A PROCESS WHERE THE
YOUTH MEMBERS HAVE WORKED WITH
US, SPENDING HOURS, COMING UP
WITH IMAGERY AND REALLY TELLING
US WHAT IS THE LOOK AND FEEL OF
THE SPACE THEY WANT AND BEYOND
THE DECISION OF THIS IS WHAT
OUR COMMUNITY WANTS. AND SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO
PARTNER WITH THE CITY AGENCIES
AS WELL. AND THERE ARE QUITE A
FEW YOUTH IN THAT PROGRAM. THEY
ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
ENGAGEMENT AND POLITICAL
PROCESSES AS WELL AS SHARING
THIS GIFT TO THE THINGS THAT
THEY THOUGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN
VALUABLE TO THEM.
>> IT'S VERY EXCITING. THANK
YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
FOR OUR APPOINTEES? FOR
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. JUST
LOOKING AT YOUR SELECT
VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT AND YOU
TALKED ABOUT DESIGNING THE
JUSTICE BUS, WHICH SOUNDS
REALLY INTERESTING. COULD YOU
JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT?
>> THAT IS WITH BENEFITS LOSS
CENTER. ESSENTIALLY THEY
PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE SEEKING SOCIAL SECURITY
SERVICES, THEY FOCUS ON PEOPLE
WHO ARE UNDERHOUSED. I WORKED
ALONGSIDE ERICA BUSH WHOSE
POSITION I WILL BE STEPPING
INTO. SHE AND I WORKED TOGETHER
ALONGSIDE THAT COMMUNITY GROUP
AND WITH AII COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS. WE HELPED THEM
DESIGN A BUS THAT COULD SERVE
AS A MOBILE LAW OFFICE. SO THEY
BASICALLY BRING THEM, WHEREVER
THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
SERVICES, AND THEY HAVE USED IT
IN DIFFERENT WAYS OVER THE
YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS
COMPLETED IN 2019.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR?
>> SURE.
>> ZUBIN, I SAW IN YOUR
PRESENTATIONS THAT EFFECTIVE
FIRE STATION PLANNING FOR
COMPACT SITES. I THINK THE LAST
TWO WORDS IS WHAT CAUGHT MY
ATTENTION. CAN YOU GIVE US
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT
PRESENTATION?
>> SURE, THAT WAS A
PRESENTATION THAT'S CALL THE A
CONFERENCE THAT WILL DEAL WITH
ISSUES AROUND FIREFIGHTERS AND
FIRE STATIONS. SO ME AND
ANOTHER COLLEAGUE WERE
PRESENTING ON SOME OF THIS WORK
BOTH HERE AND IN SAN DIEGO.
PLANNING FIRE STATIONS. SO
SIMILAR TO FIRE STATION 31, FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, A STATION
THAT SIZE IF YOU GO TO THE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE, MOST
PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT HAS TO BE
ON A FOUR-ACRE SITE. O AND NEW
IDEAS AND WAYS, BUT THEY COULD
FIT IN MUCH MORE COMPACT
DEVELOPMENT.
>> EXCELLENT. MOLLY, SINCE YOU
PRESENTED AT SOUND TRANSIT, I
HAVE BECOME A BOARD MEMBER AT
SOUTH TRANSIT. I SAW YOU DID
THE ASSESSMENT AND THE TOD
INVENTORY. ANY HIGHLIGHTS YOU
WANT ME TO LEAVE THIS MEETING
WITH?
>> THAT YOU WANT ME TO TAKE
AWAY SINCE I WASN'T AT THOSE
PRESENTATIONS. I WASN'T A
BOARD MEMBER AT THAT TIME.
>> OF COURSE. SO IN THE TOD
INVENTORY, I THINK REALLY OUR
TARGET WAS LOOKING FOR SOME OF
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET
THEIR 80/80/80. I WOULD SAY ANY
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN HELP
SOUND TRANSIT MOVE TOWARDS AND
THEY HAVE SOUGHT OUT THESE
OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WHERE THEY
COULD HAVE SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. SO LIKE
I WAS SAYING, IT IS ONE OF
THOSE THAT IS ON ONE OF THOSE
ADDITIONAL SITES. ANY
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN
TAKE SOME OF THE STUDIES THAT
WE COMPLETED FOR THEM
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PURSUE
DOING THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY
GROUPS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY
VISION. I THINK IT'S
INCREDIBLE. I THINK ANY
AMOUNTS, THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE DOING FOR CODE DEVELOPMENT
OR THE OVERBILLED AND
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE
STATIONS. OFTEN IF IT'S GOING
TO BE OVER THE STATIONS, IT'S
GENERALLY GOING TO BE VALUE
CAPTURE, SO THAT'S GENERALLY
GOING TO BE THOSE MARKET RATE
DEVELOPMENTS OR OFFICE. BUT IF
WE WANT TO SEE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEAR THE LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS, THOSE MAY BE ADJACENT
TO THE STATIONS. SO I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO JUST THINK AT
A CITY GOAL'S PERSPECTIVE,
WHERE DO WE WANT TO SEE THE
SOLUTIONS.
>> AND WHAT DO I NEED TO THINK
ABOUT GETTING THEM IN THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION?
>> WHERE CAN THEY PARTNER WITH
SOUND TRANSIT TO GET THOSE
POTENTIAL LOCATIONS. IT CAN GET
REALLY CHALLENGING WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING TO DO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND CHILDCARE JUST
BECAUSE THOSE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE THE FINANCIAL
STRUCTURES TO BUILD OUT ALL OF
THAT GROUND FLOOR SPACE FOR
DAYCARE. WHERE THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS
TO HAVE DAYCARE AND THAT IS
REALLY KEY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOCATIONS. I THINK THAT'S ONE
OF THE BIG ONES. WHERE THERE
ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE
CITY OR THE AGENCIES CAN STEP
IN TO HELP MAKE RETAIL,
CHILDCARE GROCERY HAPPEN, WHERE
IT MIGHT BE TOO BIG OF A BURDEN
FOR A DEVELOPER TO PURSUE IT
UNLESS THE CITY SAYS IT IS
REQUIRED OR THE CITY SAYS HERE
ARE WAYS TO HELP YOU DO THAT.
>> THAT IS EXCELLENT. THANK
YOU. THAT IS VERY HELPFUL. I
DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST
GRATITUDE. THANK YOU FOR
SERVING THE CITY THIS WAY.
MOLLY, IT IS ALSO GREAT TO SEE
YOU BECOME A FULL MEMBER. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DO NOT SEE THE
OTHER TWO FOLKS ON ZOOM, SO ARE
WE DONE THEN, MICHAEL?
>> YES, I THINK SO AND MANY OF
YOU MAY REMEMBER HER FROM THAT
ROLE, THE FINAL PROJECT WAS THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA PROJECTS,
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WE'RE
THRILLED SHE WANTS TO STICK
AROUND WITH US FOR ANOTHER YEAR
AS THE ROLE OF CHAIR WHEN WE
ARE MOVING IN. WE'RE PLEASED
TO WANTING TO SERVE ON THE
COMMISSION THAT IT IS HELPFUL.
>> GREAT, OKAY. IN THAT HAD
CASE IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION TO THE
APPOINTMENTS. DID I GET THOSE
NUMBERS RIGHT? 2761. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES. VICE CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IT WILL BE SENT TO THE MARCH
12 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE
AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
CONTINUE WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SPEAKING OF WHAT THE CITY CAN
DO, SO WE HAVE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES. OUR NEXT
PRESENTERS CAN GO AHEAD AND
MAKE THEIR WAY UP. WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM SIX INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 6 IS
INTRODUCTION TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. I DID ASK
THEM TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AS
AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO ADDRESS
THE GAP IN ACCESSING CAPITAL,
ACCESS IN THE TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE THAT THEY NEED FOR
LEADING THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS. AND GETTING
PREDEVELOPMENT HELP TO DRIVE
THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT
THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE ASKING
FOR. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE FOLKS
HERE TO SHARE PRESENTATIONS.
COLLEAGUES, YOU SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED IT. IT'S KIND OF A
LONG PRESENTATION. I WILL ASK
THAT WE HOLD COMMENTS UNTIL THE
END AND MAKE NOTE OF THE SLIDE
NUMBER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS. OKAY.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED IN RESPECT OF YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON THE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND
THANK YOU TO ALL THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME THIS
AFTERNOON. I WANT TO START BY
INTRODUCING MYSELF. I'M AMY
NGUYEN. I'M NEW INTO MY ROLE.
I STARTED AS THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR JUST IN JANUARY. I
HEARD YOU GAVE A GOOD TEE UP
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
OUR OFFICE IS MORE THAN THAT
COMPREHENSIVE PLANK. SHIFT YOUR
BRAIN HERE A LITTLE BIT. I WANT
TO UNDERSCORE SO MUCH UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP HOW WE UNDERSTAND
AND SEE OUR DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. IT IS A CORE
FUNCTION OF OUR OFFICE AND IT
IS HOW WE UNDERSTAND TO DELIVER
ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT IS
TO LEAD THE COLLABORATIVE
PLANNING AND TO ADVANCE THE
DEVELOPMENT, BUILD GREAT
PLACES. OUR PROGRAM, IT IS OUR
ACTION. HOW THEY FIT INTO THE
DISCUSSION OF GROWTH AND WHAT
IS EQUITABLE GROWTH? AGAIN,
REMINDING YOU, HOW DO WE BUILD
THOSE GREAT PLACES? I LOVE THE
QUESTION YOU ASK BECAUSE IT IS
SO MUCH OF HOW WE THINK ABOUT
THAT GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATION,
AND I AM PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS
INTRO, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO OUR PHENOMENAL BRAND NEW
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DIVISION
DIRECTER SITTING HERE TO MY
RIGHT. WHY HAVE YOU NOT HIRED A
DIVISION DIRECTOR YET? IT HAS
BEEN A ROLE THAT HAS BEEN
VACANT FOR SOME TIME. IT'S
BECAUSE WE REALLY TOOK THAT
TIME TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE
LEADER THAT WAS READY TO
EVOLVE, NOT ONLY FROM THE
FANTASTIC WORK THAT IT HAS BEEN
ABLE TO DO, BUT REALLY THAT
EDI2.0. SO WITH THAT, JENNA,
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE TASTE
OF HER IMPRESSIVE RESUME.
SHE'S FOCUSED NEARLY A QUARTER
DECADE ON THE LOCAL PUBLIC
SERVICE, FOCUSED ON BRINGING
COMMUNITIES IN THE PUBLIC
AGENCIES TOGETHER. THIS IS
ABOUT FOCUSING ON INCLUSIVE
CIVIC PROCESSES, EQUITY, SOCIAL
JUSTICE. PARTICULARLY
SUPPORTING RESILIENCE AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. TO NAME,
YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE WORKED
WITH HER BEFORE. SHE HAS WORKED
WITHIN OUR CITY AS THE DIRECTOR
OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEVELOPMENT.
SHE'S ALSO SERVED IN
CAPACITIES AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THE OFFICE OF THE
EXAMINING. AND BRINGS TO US A
LARGE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE WITH
SOUND TRANSIT IN KING COUNTY
METRO. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO JENNA AND THE TEAM
WHO ARE THE STARS OF TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, MAKE SURE THE GREEN
LIGHT IS THERE AND HOLD IT
CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH, SO WE CAN
ACTUALLY HEAR YOU.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AS IT TAKES PLACE IN
SEATTLE. THE TEAM IS SO
DEDICATED. TWO MEMBERS ARE HERE
WITH ME TODAY. THEY WILL BE
SHARING SOME OF THE IMPACTS AS
WE MOVE THROUGH OUR
PRESENTATION. SO FOR CONTEXT
FOR THOSE LESS FAMILIAR
WATCHING AT HOME AS WELL, WHAT
IS EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT? IT'S
GROWTH WITH EQUITY AND A
POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
THAT SEEKS TO FOSTER INCLIFFS
PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT WILL MITIGATE THE
DISPLACEMENT AND PRESERVES
CULTURE. IT PRESERVES
CONNECTION AND BELONGING. AND
ENSURES OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
DIVERSE AND ARE THRIVING
BECAUSE OF THAT DIVERSITY. IT
SEEKS TO UPLIFT THE HUMANITY,
ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANT
ROLE THAT WE ALL WANT TO LIVE
AND WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT,
WHERE OPPORTUNITY IS ABUNDANT
FOR EVERYONE. SO WE HAVE A
LITTLE ERROR ON THE SLIDE WITH
FORMATTING, BUT I WILL MOVE
THROUGH IT. WHAT IS THE
CONSEQUENCE OF NOT DOING THAT
DEVELOPMENT? WHY DO WE FOSTER
IT? IT ENHANCES SOCIAL CAPITAL.
IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER,
ALLOWING COMMUNITY TO PARTNER
AND CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT
ACTUALLY BENEFIT THE ENTIRE
CITY, SOLVING THE NEEDS RELATED
TO UNDER INVESTMENT. WHEN WE
UNDERRESOURCE THE COMMUNITIES
WITH THE LASTING IMPACTS, WE
SEE THOSE COMING FORWARD WITH
NEED FOR INCREASED HUMAN
SERVICES. WE WILL SEE THOSE
COME FORWARD WITH DIFFICULTY.
WE SEE THOSE COME FORWARD WHERE
PEOPLE ARE IN OWNERSHIP OF
THEIR PLACES, PROVIDING THE
SERVICES. AND ALSO IT AFFIRMS
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE
GROWTH AND ANTIDISPLACEMENT
THAT WILL BRING FORWARD THE
BENEFITS OF CULTURE AND
DIVERSITY. THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND
THRIVING ECONOMY THAT WILL
BRING PEOPLE TO OUR CITY,
ATTRACTS INVESTMENTS. WE ARE
ALSO ABLE TO ENSURE THAT
COMMUNITIES ARE TOTALLY
INTEGRATED, WHERE THEY CAN
THRIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE
WELL BEING OF EVERYONE. FOR
MANY COMMUNITIES, IT IS A
MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. I KNOW
THAT SOUNDS DRAMATIC. BUT I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT IN
PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, IT
ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMMEDIATE AND
LONG-TERM IMPACTS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCED BY COMMUNITIES WHO
ARE MARGINALIZED AND EXPERIENCE
THE CHRONIC STRESSORS OF THAT
MARGINALIZATION. AND THAT WILL
LEAD TO REDUCED LIFE
EXPECTANCY, CHRONIC ILLNESS
DISEASE, PUBLIC HEALTH SUFFERS
IMMENSELY UNDER THIS PHENOMENON
OF WEATHERING. SO IF WE FAIL TO
ADDRESS THROUGH ACTIVE
STRATEGIES, THE WELL BEING OF
COMMUNITY, WE WILL SEE THAT
COMPOUND OVER TIME. AND
PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE REDUCED.
LIFE EXPECTANCY WILL ACTUALLY
GO DOWN. AND ALSO THE MULTITUDE
OF IDENTITIES THAT PEOPLE WILL
CARRY, THE MORE IDENTITIES YOU
HOLD, THE SUBJECT STRESSORS YOU
ARE. AND GREATER DISPARITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE GOT HERE. SEATTLE HAS A
HISTORY OF EXCLUSION AND
DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS CLEAR
WHEN WE LOOK BACK TO THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE DISPLACED
AND FORBIDDEN FROM RESIDING IN
SEATTLE. IN THE 1940s, OVER
2,000 WERE INTERNED. THAT LED
TO A TREMENDOUS LOSS OF
PROPERTY IN COMMUNITY
FRACTURING. THE IMPACT OF THAT
IS STILL BEING FELT. WHEN YOU
LOOK TO RESTRICTIVE CONVENANCE
AND THE REDLINING EXPERIENCE IN
THE 1930s, THE 40s, THE 50s,
THROUGH THE 70s, WE CAN SEE
COMMUNITIES WERE PUSHED INTO
THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WERE
THEN ALSO IDENTIFIED ATZ LESS
DESIRABLE PLACES TO LIVE. THE
REALITY IS WE HAVE TO TAKE AN
ACTIVE ROLE IN ADDRESSING THAT.
SO THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS.
EMPOWERING RESOURCES WILL BUILD
CAPACITY AND EMPOWERS THE
GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE
TO DIRECT THEIR OWN FUTURE AND
PROVIDE CULTURALLY ATTUNED
SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING. WE'RE
ABLE TO ENSURE MORE ECONOMY AND
FOSTER JOB CREATION TO
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. BOTH
BECAUSE THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE
MAKING EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO THE
DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE CREATED
WILL CREATE A TRAINED AND
SKILLED JOB MARKET. PARDON ME,
WORK FORCE FOR THE JOB MARKET
FOR DELIVERING THESE PROJECTS.
AND ALSO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, BOTH WITHIN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND SMALL,
MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES ARE
PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR A
MORE ROBUST AND SECURE LOCAL
ECONOMY. WHEN WE FOSTER
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, WE ALSO
SEE THAT INCOME DISPARITY OR
EQUITY IS APPROVED. THIS WILL
HELP REDUCE THE DISPARITIES
THAT THEY WILL EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE THEY HAVE INCREASED
ECONOMIC SECURITY AND THEY ARE
ABLE TO BUILD INTERGENERATIONAL
WEALTH AND THEY INCREASE THEIR
IMMEDIATE PURCHASING POWER. IN
ADDITION THE COMMUNITY LED
STABILITY AND RESILIENCE
THAT'S A COMPONENT OF THE
DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU CAN SEE
THIS, WHERE THEY ARE NOT ONLY
DELIVERING THAT IMPROVEMENT
HUB, BUT WILL MAKE THE
COMMUNITY OVERALL SAFER AND
MORE RESILIENT FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MANY
COMMUNITIES ARE LESS ABLE TO
RECOVER, WHETHER THAT IS COVID
OR EARTHQUAKES. THEY WILL
AFFECT PEOPLES LIVES OVER THE
IMMEDIATE TERM AND ACROSS
GENERATIONS. IT IS ALSO
BENEFITING BIT EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT. BOTH THROUGH
INCLUSION BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE
WORK TOGETHER, THEY BUILD THE
UNDERSTANDING. BUT ALSO BECAUSE
THE SOCIAL COHESION AND TRUST
THAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THE
COLLABORATION BUILDS DIVISION
FOR SHARED FUTURE THAT IS NOW
BECOMING A REALITY. THE CITY
HAS RESPONDED TO THESE NEEDS
THROUGH THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. IT
PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN MAKING
CATALYTIC INVESTMENTS. EDI IS
ABOUT BRINGING COMMUNITY
ENVISIONED AND LED SOLUTIONS TO
REALITY. IT IS ABOUT
PARTNERSHIP, ENSURING THE
COMMUNITIES SUBJECT TO
DISPLACEMENT RISKS ARE ABLE TO
MITIGATE THOSE RISKS THROUGH
THEIR OWN VISION AND ACTION. WE
DO NOT WANT TO PERPETUATE THE
SYSTEMS BY RACE, PLACE, OTHER
FACTORS OF INTERSECTION AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE EXCLUDED
FROM THE BENEFITS OF OUR
ECONOMY AND WHERE THEY ARE MADE
TO FEEL THAT SEATTLE DOES NOT
OFFER A FUTURE FOR THEM. OUR
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE IS GUIDED BY OUR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH WE
REFER TO AS THE E DIP AND WE
WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT. A FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND OUR
VERY IMPORTANT EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. IN
2024 AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE
PLAN TO ENGAGE IN WHAT WE CALL
EDI 2.0. IT'S A COMMUNITY AND
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.
GUIDED BY DOCUMENTS THAT WERE
DEVELOPED IN 2016 AND THEY HAVE
BROUGHT US GREAT SUCCESS WITH
IMPLEMENTING EDI AND SO MUCH
HAS CHANGED ACROSS COVID AND
OTHER THINGS, SO WE WANT TO
UPDATE OUR GUIDANCE AND MAKE
SURE THEY ARE STILL REFLECTIVE
OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND
PRIORITIES INTO THE FUTURE. AND
JULIE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE ROLE IN LEADING OUR WORK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I THINK WE
WOULD BE REMISS IN NOT NOTING
THE IMPORTANT ROLES OF
COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE TWO COALITIONS LISTED
HERE IN SOUTH COMMUNITIES,
ORGANIZING FOR RACIAL AND
REGIONAL EQUITY AND THE TASK
FORCE, COMPRISED OR COMPRISED
OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT EXPERIENCE
REDLINING AND DISINVESTMENTS
HAVE CREATED THE DISPLACEMENT.
AND I THINK IT IS TIMELY IN THE
CONVERSATIONS. AND THAT THEY
WILL NEED TO COME OUT OF THE
RECOGNITION. AND THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
ANALYSIS. NO MATTER HOW WE
GROW, WE'RE GOING TO ENHANCE
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES ACROSS
COMMUNITIES AT THE HIGHER RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT. SO YEAH, I
THINK THAT IT WILL BE TIMELY
THAT WE'RE BRINGING YOU TODAY
AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS
COMING OUT. AND THAT THEY WERE
EMERGED AS A MITIGATION
STRATEGY TO THE ANTICIPATED
DISPLACEMENT.
>> SO LOOKING BACK TO EDI AS
THEY GOT STARTED IN 2016, OUR
EDIP WAS PUBLISHED. THEN BY
OCTOBER, THE SALE OF THE SQUARE
PROPERTY. AND WE LAUNCHED EDI
WITH FIVE PROJECTS STEMMING
FROM THAT FUNDING AND IT WAS AN
EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY
REMAINING THROUGHOUT. IN 2017,
THE INTERIM ADVISORY BOARD
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND THE
WORK GROUP, WERE FORMED. AND
OUR CABINET APPROVED RELEASE OF
THE OPEN COMPETITIVE RFP
PROCESS TO COME. WE ALSO HAVE
THE STATE OF EQUITY REPORTED IN
SEATTLE RELEASED. SO JUST FOR
SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY
DIRECT US TO DO AND WHY SOME OF
THE THINGS WE SHARED TODAY ARE
IMPORTANT. THE COMMUNITY'S
WORK IF DEVELOPING THE PLAN
CENTERED FOR A NEED OF THE
CITY. THIS IS TIED TO THE
SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK AND VERY
INTEGRATED IN THAT, AND WE WERE
DIRECTED TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK,
WHERE WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT. AT THE CORE, THIS IS ALL
ABOUT DEFINING AND DRIVING THE
SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR PRIMARY
PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT THAT PROJECT. AND
THAT REQUIRES THE SUPPORT OF
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPERTS IN
THEIR OWN NEEDS AND WE WORK
WITH THE BOARD AND THOSE IN THE
PAST AND CURRENT TO TALK ABOUT
HOW TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT KIND
OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
FACILITATE THE RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING AND TO ENSURE WHERE
THEY ARE HITTING CHALLENGES IN
THEIR PROJECTS WERE HELPING
THEM OVERCOME THOSE. SO IT IS
FOCUSED ON STRONG PEOPLE AND
STRONG COMMUNITIES. WHAT YOU
SEE HERE ARE THE CORE DRIVERS
OF EQUITY THAT WERE IDENTIFIED
IN THAT FRAMEWORK AND THESE
WILL STILL COME THROUGH EVERY
YEAR AND THE GOALS ARE SHARED
BY OUR BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. AND THESE ARE ANCHORS
THAT GUIDE HOW WE CONSIDER
CRITERIA SETTING. MAKING AWARDS
ON THE ANNUAL BASIS AS WELL.
AND WE WILL WALK WOW THROUGH
HOW WE DO THAT. AND TO NOTE,
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING,
THAT THIS IS WORKING DIRECTLY
WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY
UNDERSTOOD HOW TO TAKE ON AN
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT,
AND THEN BUILD THEIR INTERNAL
CAPACITY TO DO SO AND SITE
ACQUISITIONS, PHYSICALLY THAT
IS A PARCEL OR ASSEMBLY OF
PARCELS. AND THEN ADVANCING
PROJECTS THROUGH THEIR
DEVELOPMENT PHASES INTO
REALITY, SO THAT THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
CAN BE ENJOYED BY EVERYONE.
AGAIN, YOU SEE THE ANCHORS FOR
THE EQUITABLE SEATTLE. THAT WE
ARE ALSO MOVING FORWARD THROUGH
BOTH ONE TIME FUNDING AND NOW
THROUGH ONGOING FUNDING. OUR
PRIMARY SOURCES OF ONGOING
FUNDING ARE THE JUMP START
PAYROLL TAX. THE SHORT-TERM
RENTAL TAX FUND AND THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT. AND REPAYMENT OF AWARDS
IS REPAINT IN KIND AND THE FORM
OF THE PUBLIC BENEFITS AND THE
SERVICES AND THE PROGRAMMING.
WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A TWOFOLD
RETURN FOR THE CITY'S
INVESTMENT. BOTH THROUGH THE
DEED AND COVENANT THAT SECURES
THE INVESTMENT AS WELL AS THE
SERVICES PROVIDED. FOR THOSE
WHO ARE NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH
THE VARIOUS FUNDING, FUNDING
SOURCES, WE RECEIVED 9% FOR THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE FROM THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX. THAT'S PROVIDED
THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES . THE
EDI ARE ALLOCATING THE FIRST
FIVE MILLION OF THAT. THOSE ARE
TWO PRIMARY SOURCES. THAT'S
ABOUT $450 MILLION. THIS IS
REALLY A PROGRAM THAT IS
DESIGNED FOR GROUND FLOOR
ACTIVATION AS MANY OF OUR OTHER
INVESTMENTS ARE.
>> SORRY, JENNA. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY, $450,000.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF IT WAS $450 MILLION --
>> WE WOULD BE IN AN EVEN
BETTER POSITION. PARDON ME. SO
LIKE MANY OF OUR SOURCES OF
FUNDING AND OUR ALLOCATION
TYPES, WE ARE LOOKING TO CREATE
GROUND FOR ACTIVATION. I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THAT
WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. WHAT
DOES AN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT BRING TO THE COMMUNITY?
IT BRINGS ACTIVATION OF THE
COMMUNITY SPACE AT THE GROUND
FLOOR LEVEL. IT BRINGS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HUMAN
SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES,
CHILDCARE, AND COMMUNITY PLACES
AND SPACES THAT BRING PEOPLE IN
TO FOSTER INCLUSION AND
BELONGING. IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. THESE ARE CULTURALLY
RELEVANT AND ATTUNED SERVICES.
THEY ARE UNIQUELY DESIGNED AND
ENVISIONED BY THE COMMUNITY IN
RESPONSE TO EXPRESS NEEDS. AND
SO ALL OF THESE FORMS OF
FUNDING ALSO SHARE IN THAT THEY
ARE DESIGNED TO BE DONE
TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO
WHAT DOES THE FUNDING PROCESS
ON THE ANNUAL BASIS LOOK LIKE?
WE ANNOUNCE THE RFP BE. WE
TYPICALLY DO ONE TO TWO CYCLES,
DEPENDING ON THE MIX OF NEEDS
AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. THAT
COULD BE WHETHER OR NOT WE
RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, AND THEN
IN THAT CASE, WE MIGHT SPLIT
THE FUNDING PROCESS TO TWO
CYCLES. WE DEVELOP CORE
CRITERIA. THIS WILL WORK WITH
THE EDIP AS WELL AS THE REVIEW
PANEL AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY BOARD. AND THEN THE
APPLICATION PERIOD COMMENCES,
WE DO QUITE A BIT OF OUTREACH
EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE IT
AN ACCESSIBLE PROCESS. AND THEN
AS PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR
PROPOSALS, WE ARE ALSO
ORGANIZING INTERNALLY, BREAKING
THE REVIEWERS INTO GROUPS AND
PREPARING TO ACTUALLY REVIEW
ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS
ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICTS OF
INTERESTS THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS
THAT ARE AROUND TO ENSURE IT IS
A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE PROCESS
ALIGNED WITH THE CRITERIA. SO
WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REVIEW
PROCESS. RECOMMENDATIONS WILL
COME OUT OF THAT BASED ON ALL
THE VARIOUS CRITERIA. THOSE
COME FROM THE REVIEW PANEL TO A
PCD. WE ARE THEN TAKING THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS, ENSURING THEY
ALIGN WITH ALL OF OUR
REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING
INTERNALLY WITH THE CITY TO
FINALIZE THEM AND MAKE A
SELECTION OF AWARDEES. WE
PROVIDE THOSE AWARDEES WITH A
NOTIFICATION. OUR INTENT TO
AWARD. WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING
AND UTILIZING THEIR FUNDING AND
MOVE INTO THE CONTRACTING PHASE
AND IMPLEMENTATION. ONCE THEY
RECEIVE THEIR AWARD, THEY HAVE
A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME TO
ADVANCE THE COMPONENTS
ASSOCIATED SO THEIR CONTRACT.
TO ENSURE THEY COULD DO THAT
SUCCESSFULLY AS POSSIBLE.
MICHAEL, OUR FUND MANAGER IS
GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE
AWARDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
LOOKING BACK TO 2017.
>> THANKS. SO THIS IS A VERY
HIGH-LEVEL ROLLUP OF KIND OF
HOW THE OVERALL EDI FUND HAS
BEEN PERFORMING. AND SORT OF
ITS GROWTH OVER TIME. IT IS
SOMEWHAT GOING TO TRACK AS YOU
COULD IMAGINE THE ADDITION AND
THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX THAT
STARTED TO BRING A BOOST IN
WHAT WE COULD DO AND THEN YOU
CAN SEE A GREAT INCREASE IN THE
LAST THREE YEARS AS THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX STARTED TO BE
COLLECTED AND DISPERSED. THERE
ARE A COUPLE OF PLACES LIKE IN
2021, WHERE YOU ARE SEEING SOME
BIG ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES FROM
THE MEGA BLOCKS STILL. SO THAT
THROWS OFF SOME OF THIS IN
TERMS OF THE STEADY TREND, BUT
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE
SEEING IS THESE NEW FUNDING
SOURCES ARE COMING ONLINE. ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO
MENTION IN THIS IS A PART OF
THE OVERALL PLAN FOR EDI IS TO
SORT OF WALK ALONGSIDE IT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. SO SOME OF THESE
AWARDS FREQUENTLY, THE SAME
ORGANIZATION IS GETTING FUNDED
MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS
FOR CAPACITY OR TO HELP WITH AN
INITIAL PROBLEM AND THEN COMING
IN AT THE BACK END LATER TO
CLOSE OUT THE FUNDING STREAMS
FOR THAT PROJECT. BECAUSE EDI
IS ONE OF THE ONLY FUNDING
STREAMS THAT WILL DO SOME OF
THE NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK, SO WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE GAPS
AS WELL. AND I WILL LEAVE WITH
ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION
JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A
SENSE OF THE OVERALL SCALE OF
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, YOU
KNOW, IN 2018, WE LOOKED AT
ABOUT 35 APPLICANTS WHO WERE
ASKING FOR ABOUT JUST LESS THAN
$16 MILLION FROM THE PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 105
APPLICATIONS ASKING FOR $140
MILLION. SO IN ADDITION TO THE
FUNDING COMING ONLINE, RISKING
EVEN GREATER GROWTH IN THE KIND
OF NEED THAT THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXPRESSING TO
US WHENEVER WE OPEN UP THE
RFPs.
>> SO I THINK THAT ILLUSTRATES
THAT THE NEED FAR EXCEEDS THE
FUNDING. AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF
REDUCING FUNDING FOR THESE
PROJECTS CAN BE CATASTROPHIC.
NOT ONLY CAN IT DISRUPT THE
MOMENTUM OF THE PROJECTS, BUT
IT CAN PUT THE ORGANIZATIONS AT
RISK. OUR FUNDING BRINGS IN
LEGITIMACY. ATTRACTS OTHER
FUNDERS. AND THESE PROJECTS ARE
LEVERAGING COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SEEKING
TO ACTIVATE GROUND FLOORS AND
OFTEN PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON TOP. IT LEVERAGES
THEIR INTERNAL OPERATIONAL
STRUCTURES, THEIR BUDGETS. SO
WITHDRAWING OR RESTRICTING OUR
FUNDING REALLY PUTS THEM IN A
DIFFICULT POSITION WHERE THEY
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE
GAPS. SO WE HAVE THEE SLIDES
FOR YOU HERE THAT WILL SHOW THE
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF
PROJECTS FUNDED. IN NORTH
CENTRAL PART OF SEATTLE, WHAT
YOU SEE HERE AND THIS MAP SHOWS
YOU THE HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT, LOW RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AREA. WE FOCUS ON
HIGH RISK IN COMMUNITIES. SO
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS
PARTICULAR MAP IS WHERE WE
FUNDED PROJECTS IN THE NORTH
AND CENTRAL ZONE. AND IN THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, AND THEN
CITY WIDE FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE
STILL IDENTIFYING A SPECIFIC
LOCATION, YOU CAN SEE THE
DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE PROJECTS
HERE. AND THEN MOVING TO THE
SOUTH OF THE CITY, SOUTH PART
OF SEATTLE IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY IN PARTICULAR, HERE IS
WHERE THESE ARE, AS YOU CAN
SEE, THE HEAT MAP SHOWS A WIDE
ARRAY OF GEOGRAPHIC AND
DEMOGRAPHIC NEED. AND SO THESE
MAPS ALSO LOOK AT THE
INDICATORS BY COMMUNITY SUCH AS
RACE AND INCOME, ETC. THAT'S A
PART OF WHAT'S BLENDED INTO
THIS ANALYSIS AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT. SO HERE IS WHERE
WE ARE FUNDING IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY. JULIE IS GOING TO TALK
ABOUT ONE OF OUR PROJECTS, ARTE
NOIRE, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A
SENSE OF THE RANGE OF PROJECT
AND THE TYPES OF BENEFITS THEY
BRING.
>> I'M GOING TO LET THE VIDEO
SPEAK FOR ITSELF, BECAUSE IT
SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO. BUT
I WANTED TO NAME THAT THE
CURRENT FORMATION OF ARTE NOIRE
IN THIS PARTICULAR CONDO IN THE
GROUND FLOOR OF -- IT'S A
MARKET RATE HOUSING PROJECT WAS
ALSO IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE AGENCY THAT YOU MIGHT
BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEM AS
WELL. WE SEE THEM AS A PARTNER
IN OUR WORK. AND THEY COMPLETED
THEIR ACQUISITION IN DECEMBER
OF LAST YEAR. THEY WERE ALREADY
IN OPERATION BEFORE THAT. SO IT
IS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO
POINT TO AN EXAMPLE IN
OPERATION OF THE TYPE OF WORK
THAT WE DO. HOLD ON. STAND BY.
WE WILL GET THE VOLUME FIGURED
OUT. IF WE CAN'T GET THE AUDIO
TO WORK. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, WE
WILL TRY AGAIN.
>> WHEN THEY OFFERED US THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND HE CALLED ME, I
SAID WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING
FOR? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAN.
>> AND HAVING GROWN UP HERE,
BEING NURTURED BY THIS
COMMUNITY, IT IS OF THE UPMOST
IMPORTANCE IN MY VIEW.
AND REPRESENTED WELL AND
REPRESENTED BEAUTIFULLY AND
CREATIVELY.
>> AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS
PROVIDED A SPACE FOR AFRICAN
DECENT TO PUT THEIR MATERIAL UP
ON THE WALL AND THAT SOME OF
THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME. SOME
OF THEM HAVE NEVER EVER HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE
GALLERY.
>> WE WILL SEE PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW, YOUNG AND OLD WALK PAST
THE GALLERY, LOOK INSIDE, AND
THEN COME BACK WITH A BIG
SMILE. AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEING
ARE THESE HAD IMAGES THAT WILL
LOOK LIKE THEMSELVES. AND SO
WHAT WE DO AND THE PLACE THAT
IS BEING PROVIDED IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT TO I THINK THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN THE
CENTRAL COMMUNITY.
>> THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU
COULD COME AND THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU'RE
WORTH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE OF
HAVING TO KNOCK ON DOORS TO BE
AT TABLES THAT THEY WERE NOT
INVITED TO AND CREATE THE
TABLES, LET'S BUILD THE SPACES
AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES. THAT'S ONE OF
THE BIGGEST JOYS THAT I THINK
THEY WORK IN THIS SPACE IS WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN THE
DOOR AND THEY SEE REFLECTIONS
OF THIS AMAZING ART AND THAT IT
IS REWARDING TO ALL OF US. THE
CENTRAL AREA IS OUR HOME. IT
BELONGS TO US.
>> THANKS.
>> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE PROJECTS
TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU. THE NEXT
ONE. IT IS RAINIER VALLEY
MIDWIVES. LET'S GET TO THE
NEXT SCREEN. THERE WE GO. AND
THEY ORIGINALLY CAME TO US IN
2019 SEEKING CAPACITY BUILDING
AND FUNDING AND AS THEY STARTED
IMAGINING WHAT THE PERMANENT
SPACE THEY COULD BUILD AND WE
AWARDED THEM FUNDING. I BELIEVE
THEY CLOSED IN 2022 AND THEY
ACQUIRED THOSE HOMES, WORKING
TO TRANSITION THEM AND IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR
INVESTMENT HAS OPENED UP
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THAT
THEY WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ALLOCATION
FROM SENATOR PATTY MURRAY'S
OFFICE. AGAIN CURRENTLY WORKING
TO BRING UP THE HEALTH CODE
INCLUDING ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS. I THINK NAMING
THAT AND HAVING A PERMANENT
PLACE WITH CULTURALLY RELEVANT
HEALTHCARE HAS A DIRECT
CONNECTION AND JUST TO GIVE YOU
A SENSE OF THE RANGE OF THE
TYPE OF INVESTMENTS THAT THEY
WERE ABLE TO MAKE.
>> THE NEXT PROJECT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS THE ACTION
COALITION AND THE FOOD
INNOVATION DISTRICT. WE WERE
ABLE TO PURCHASE THAT SITE
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE RAINIER
BEACH LIGHT RAIL STATION. AND
SO IT'S A GREAT SIGHT THAT WE
WOULD WORK WITH TO COMPLETE THE
PURCHASE OF THIS SITE. AND THE
GOAL REALLY, THEY DID A LOT OF
WORK FOR SOME OF THE GOALS.
THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL TO
SEEING THAT COMMUNITY DIVISION
MOVE THROUGHOUT. THEY'RE
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US ON
INITIAL STABILIZATION OF THE
EXISTING BUILDING BECAUSE THEY
FOUND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A
LOT OF PROGRAMMING THAT THEY
COULD DO RIGHT AWAY WHILE THEY
WORK ON THE OVERALL REDESIGN.
WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING MORE
IN THE SHORT TERM AND ALSO
CUEING THEM UP FOR SUCCESS WHEN
THEY REDEVELOP THE SITE. THE
NEXT PROJECT HERE AND I'M
HOPING THAT YOU HAVE ALL HAD A
CHANCE TO GO SEE THE SIDE AND
TAKE A VISIT. IT'S AN AMAZING
PROJECT DOWN IN PIONEER SQUARE.
THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB
COMPLETED THE ALL PROJECT A FEW
YEARS AGO. THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF THE EDI PROGRAMMING
PARTNERING WITH OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL
FUNDERS TO JOIN OUR FUNDING
STREAMS TOGETHER. SO WHILE, YOU
KNOW, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING DID
A GREAT JOB PULLING TOGETHER
THE FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING
UNITS ON TOP TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSING, EDI WAS ABLE TO
SUPPORT BOTH THE REBUILDING OF
SOME OF ITS CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB
OFFICE SPACE TO MAKE THEM MORE
EFFICIENT FOR THEIR CASE
MANAGERS. HELP SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD AND KEYUATE A
CLINIC IN THE BASEMENT AREA, AS
WELL AS ENSURE THERE WAS SPACE
FOR THE AL-AL CAFE. IF YOU HAVE
NOT HAD THE BISON TACOS, YOU
SHOULD HAVE THE BISON TACOS.
AND THE LAST PROJECT, ALSO
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE,
THE FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON IN
THE LANDMARK PROJECT HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL EDI
PROJECTS, WORKING WITH US.
IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
SOMETIMES HOW LONG IT TAKES
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO FIND
THE RIGHT LOCATION. THEY DID A
PHENOMENAL JOB OF ANALYZING
POTENTIAL PROPERTIES IN LITTLE
SAIGON. LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES. AND JUST LAST
YEAR, THEY WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE
PROPERTY AND NOW THEY ARE
MOVING INTO THE FULL CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE REST OF
THE MONEY, WHICH WILL BE QUITE
A BIT OF HOUSING AS WELL AS
SERVICE SPACE FOR THEIR OFFICES
AND MAYBE SOME OTHER CULTURAL
SPACE FOR THE VIETNAMESE
COMMUNITY AND LITTLE SAIGON.
>> AND SO WORK AHEAD FOR EDI IN
WORKING WITH OUR BOARD ON THE
ORDINANCE UPDATE AND NEW MEMBER
APPOINTMENTS. AND WE WILL THEN
MOVE INTO SOME OF OUR SUPPORT.
I KNOW YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION WORK. AND WE
WANT TO ALSO HELP WITH MATCH
MAKING. AND THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO ADDRESS WHAT COULD
LEVERAGE THEM FORWARD AND MANY
OF THOSE ENGAGEMENTS THERE, SO
WE ALSO HAVE THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE ACTIVE THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE WILL GO
THROUGH A VISIONING PROCESS AND
THEN IDENTIFY ALL OF THE
ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN AND MOVE
THROUGH THOSE STEPS. WE ALSO
HAVE THE DIVISION OPERATION
PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS. THESE
ARE STRUCTURAL GOVERNMENT
IMPROVEMENTS. AND EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT AS OUR PROJECTS
GAIN COMPLEXITY. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THE SKILLS MATCH AND
THEY ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD AND
MAKE SURE OUR GRANTEES ARE
SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN GENERALLY
THINGS AROUND CONTRACTING AND
BUDGET MANAGEMENT. SO THESE ARE
SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL
FUNCTIONS THAT THE SMALL
PORTION OF OUR BUDGET THAT IS
ALLOCATED TO SOFT COST SUPPORT.
AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO
SHARE IN CLOSING IS THAT
COMMITMENTS ARE AN ACTIVE
EXPRESSION OF OUR WORK. AND WE
ARE TAKING A DIRECT ROLE TO
ENSURE THE COMMITMENTS WE HAVE
MADE ARE HAPPENING AND THEY ARE
MORE THAN RHETORIC. I THINK WE
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE REAL
CONSEQUENCE FOR EVERY BENEFIT
WE MADE AND THAT WE MAY DISCUSS
THEM AS WE MOVE INTO
DISCUSSION. THE REVERSE IS TRUE
WHEN WE WITHDRAW AND RETRACT
THESE INVESTMENTS. AND SO IT
WILL BE FELT. IF WE MOVE AWAY
BOTH IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND
ALSO IN THE OUTCOMES AND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBER EXPERIENCE. WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
INTEREST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
THOROUGH LOOKBACK AND
EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE
PROJECTS YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
ON AND WHY THEY ARE SO
IMPORTANT. IN COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS' COMMITTEE MEETING
THIS MORNING, WE HEARD FROM THE
TRIBAL RELATIONS AND THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
FOLKS IN THE CITY ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE
IMPACT OF RACIST POLICIES ON
NATIVE COMMUNITIES. WE HEARD
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION.
AND THIS INITIATIVE IS ONE
EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR CITY HAS
RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES
OF COL REFUGEES, AND OTHERS WHO
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED THAT
POLICIES BY THE POLICIES THAT
DON'T SERVE THEM. AND SO THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT WORK AND THE
CITY'S RESPONSE TO MUCH OF
WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORS WHO NEED US
TO BE GOING IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION AND SUPPORT THE KINDS
OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY ARE
ASKING FOR. AND THEY HAVE
ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN IN REAL
WAYS BY SUPPORTING THAT KIND OF
DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY ARE
ASKING FOR LIKE THE COFFEE SHOP
THAT I THINK SOME OF OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WENT TO THIS
MORNING. AND I APPRECIATE THE
VIDEO THAT YOU SHOWED, WHICH IS
THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT, YOU
KNOW, PARTICULARLY IN HER CASE
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, SO WE
DON'T BEG TO BE AT TABLES THAT
WE'RE NOT INVITED TO AND THAT
IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO WHAT
WE CAN TO CREATE THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THE OBLIGATION TO HELPING TO
SOLVE THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND MY FIRST QUESTION, I THINK
MICHAEL ALREADY ANSWERED, BUT
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF REQUEST
THAT YOU GET EVERY YEAR
RELATIVE TO THE REQUEST THAT
ACTUALLY COME IN? AND THEN I
WANT TO CLARIFY. IT LOOKED FOR
2024, THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE
$25 MILLION AVAILABLE FROM ALL
YOUR FUNDING SOURCES, BUT THERE
WAS A PAGE ON HERE THAT SAID
THIS YEAR WE AWARDED $13
MILLION. SO IF YOU COULD TALK
ABOUT THE SECOND ROUND
ANTICIPATED.
>> AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
THE FINAL ROUND THAT WE DID
LAST YEAR. AND IN $25 MILLION
IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE
ADOPTED BUDGET THAT COUNCIL
PASSED. AND SO THAT IS PENDING
REVISION.
>> LAST YEAR SOMETHING LIKE
140?
>> AND THAT APPLICATION?
>> THAT IS NOT ON THE SLIDES,
BUT YEAH, WE RAN TWO DIFFERENT
FUNDING ROUNDS LAST YEAR, AND
THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WAS
REQUESTED FROM THAT PROJECT WAS
$140, A LITTLE OVER $140
MILLION BETWEEN THE TWO OF
THEM. THEN WE WERE ABLE TO
AWARD THAT AMOUNT, YOU KNOW,
FULL BUDGETED AMOUNT ABOUT $23
MILLION.
>> AND SO I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU WOULD TALK
ABOUT THIS ALREADY ABOUT A PART
OF THIS INITIATIVE, ALMOST TEN
YEARS AGO WAS TO HELP
ORGANIZATIONS GET THE SUPPORT
THEY NEEDED FOR THAT GROUND
FLOOR CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT? AND
WHEN WE ARE BUILDING HOUSING
PROJECTS AND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT THERE IS MONEY
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR
THE HOUSING FLOORS, BUT THERE
ISN'T MONEY AND THEY CANNOT BE
USED FOR THE GROUND FLOOR
CONSTRUCTION AND THAT THESE ARE
INTENDED TO PROVIDE PARTICULAR
SERVICES FOR NEIGHBORS, FOR
HOUSING, OR FOR CHILDCARE AND
SOCIAL SERVICES, ALL THE THINGS
THAT YOU MENTIONED. AND AND
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
IS CREATING THAT PATHWAY TO THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TO
INCENTIVIZE INVESTMENTS WITH
MORE COMMUNITIES FOR THAT
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE.
AND SO THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORTING
THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY AND MORE TRADITIONAL
DEVELOPERS. BUT THE CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES PILOT IS ABOUT
DOING THAT THROUGH INCENTIVES,
NOT THROUGH THE DIRECT FUNDING
THAT THEY DO. BUT CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT EITHER WAY HOW THIS
RELATES TO THE KIND OF
INCLUSIVE LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT WE HAVE AS A GOAL FOR THE
CITY AND THAT WE STARTED TO
SEE, WHICH I WILL ADMIT THAT WE
HAVE NOT RELEASED YET.
>> YEAH, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE
TOOLS ARE IMPORTANT TOOLS AND
MORE TOOLS ARE EVEN BETTER THAN
WHAT WE HAVE NOW. AND AS THEY
NOTED THAT THE NEED FAR EXCEEDS
WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO. AND
ALSO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE NEED
REQUIRES THE APPLICATION OF
DIFFERENT TOOLS. THAT SAID, WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ZONING,
SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT
WE WOULD HAVE WITH HUMAN
SERVICES AND THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO SHIFT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AND
SO THROUGH SOME OF THESE TOOLS,
WE COULD CHANGE THE WAY IN
WHICH CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY
OF THE ZONING ARE THERE TO
REDUCE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH
CONCEIVING A PROJECT AND MOVING
IT THROUGH PERMITTING. WE ARE
ALSO ABLE TO ENSURE THE TYPE OF
CULTURAL VIBRANCY AND DIVERSITY
THAT WE KNOW CREATES MORE
STABLE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE
BOTH ON A PUBLIC HEALTH AND
HUMAN SCALE AND ALSO FOR OUR
CITY ECONOMICALLY ARE
OCCURRING. SO THESE ARE
STRATEGIES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE REALLY AT
THE CORE OF WHAT KIND OF
SECURITY DO WE WANT TO INVEST
IN NOW THAT CREATES MORE SECURE
FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. I THINK IT
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THINK
ABOUT THE BLENDING OF TOOLS AND
ALSO THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE COULD USE
TO TAKE THAT A STEP FURTHER.
>> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I ALSO
DIDN'T WANT TO JUST MAKE
ANOTHER PLUG AS COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IS ONE PLAY, A MASSIVE
PLACE IN WHICH WE HOLD THAT
VISION FOR THE CITY. THIS SLIDE
IS REFERENCING THAT INDIGENOUS
PLANNING, BUT ALSO WITHIN OUR
OFFICE, THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH
CONVERSATION EVEN TODAY AROUND
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
AND THE CATALYTIC
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS UNDERWAY. EDI IS AT
FOREFRONT OF OUR INNOVATION. WE
HAVE A GRANT THROUGH THE
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TO THINK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT. AND
WHERE IS THAT GOING? I THINK A
REAL GREAT PLACE TO NAME THIS
IS EDI WORKING IN LOCK STEP
WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED
TO BE FORWARD THINKING AROUND
HOW WE SET OUR EDI GRANTEES,
FUTURE EDI GRANTEES TO LEVERAGE
IN THOSE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE CITY AS WE THINK ABOUT
THE HORIZON OF WHAT LIGHT RAIL
MEANS FOR THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
WOO?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY
COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
JUST REAL QUICK MINOR THINGS
FOR CID. I ALWAYS GET TEN
E-MAILS EVERY SINGLE TIME
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS
WITHIN COUNCIL. I HAVE A
QUESTION REGARDING THE NEED
THAT'S GREAT AND YOU DO
AMAZING WORK. WHAT ARE THE
PARAMETERS FOR FUNDING? WHAT
WILL GO INTO WHO GETS CHOSEN
FOR FUNDING?
>> I'M GOING TO INVITE MICHAEL
AND JULIE TO TALK TO US ABOUT
THIS. IT'S TAILORED TO EACH
YEAR BECAUSE EACH YEAR, WE ARE
ALSO BUILDING ON THE PAST
INVESTMENTS, IDENTIFYING THE
GAPS. WITH THAT SAID WITHIN THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND
FRAMEWORK, SOME OF THE CRITERIA
RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIP AND CONNECTION,
THE DEGREE OF WHICH THE
PROJECTS CAN REALIZE PUBLIC
BENEFITS SUCH AS SERVICES AND
PROGRAMS AND PRESERVE CULTURAL
HERITAGE SITES, CULTURE,
COMMUNITY, AND PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT ARE SOME OF THE
BIG ONES.
>> SURE. IT IS A GREAT AND BIG
QUESTION, RIGHT? I MEAN THE
FUNDAMENTAL IS THE EDI
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS SETS THE
GUIDELINES FOR WHAT THE
CRITERIAS ARE AND THEN WE HAVE
BEEN IMPLEMENTING IT EVER
SINCE. A PART OF THE REASON WHY
WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT,
TO SORT OF GET A NEW
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WILL
UPDATE SOME OF THAT BASED ON
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING
ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM WILL GO
AND HOW THEY IMPLEMENT OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO
CERTAINLY THOSE SIX EQUITY
DRIVERS THAT WERE PRESENTED ON
A SLIDE, FINDING A WAY TO HAVE
CRITERIA THAT IS, YOU KNOW,
RACE FUTURE REALLY AND
COGNIZANT OF THE HISTORY OF THE
CITY AND ALL THE POLICIES THAT
WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE
BEGINNING IS REALLY IMPORTANT
IN ORDER TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT
TARGETS THE COMMUNITY THAT MOST
HAVE SUFFERED DISINVESTMENT AND
THE NEED TO RECEIVE THE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT.
EVERYBODY STRUGGLED WITH A
QUESTION OF WHAT IS COMMUNITY
AND CERTAINLY WHAT IS AUTHENTIC
COMMUNITY. AND SO THE CRITERIA
WILL LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THAT
AND THE RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT
IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROPOSING
A PROJECT AND THE COMMUNITY
THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING TO
SERVE? AND CAN THEY SORT OF
DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE SAN
ALIGNMENT THERE? AND SOME OF
THOSE THINGS ARE HARD TO PIN
DOWN, WHICH IS A REASON WHY IT
IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE SORT
OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, BEING
THE ONES DEVELOPING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING. AND
TO GET THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM OF
FOLKS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE
WORK AND IMPACTED BY THE
POLICIES AND THE PROGRAMS. AND
REALLY HELPING US DEVELOP
RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHICH
PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND
THAT EVERY YEAR, WE WILL HAVE
MORE PROJECTS THAT ARE GREAT
PROJECTS AND WE HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT.
>> FOLLOWING THAT, HOW IS THE
OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT BEING DONE
FOR GETTING THESE PROPOSALS? IS
IT AN APPLICATION PROCESS?
SURE, YEAH, IT'S A FORMAL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND FOLKS
HAVE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO
US. TO GET SUPPORT VERSES
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
SUSTAIN INVESTMENTS WITH
PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY
FUNDING AND THEY WERE ALREADY
WORKING WITH, SO WE DON'T DROP
OFF THE CLIFF OR SORT OF HAVE
PROJECTS PILING UP. SO THAT IS
SORT OF THE CENTRAL TENSION
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WITHIN THE PROGRAM AND SORT OF
FINDING THAT BALANCE, MAKING
SURE WE'RE RECRUITING FEW
FOLKS, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO, WE IDENTIFIED WITH
THE BOARDS SOME SPECIFIC
DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS THAT WE WERE SEEING FROM
OUR APPLICANT POOL AND WE
DIDN'T HAVE THAT EXPECTATION
THAT WE WOULD TRY TO DO SOME
VERY SPECIFIC TARGETED OUTREACH
AROUND THAT AND WE WOULD HAVE
THAT DISCUSSION WITH OUR
ADVISORY BOARD TO MAKE SURE
THEY WERE SEEING THE SAME
THINGS WE WERE SEEING. THOSE
WERE SOME SORT OF EXAMPLES. THE
WORD SEEMS TO BE OUT THERE
PRETTY WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND THANK YOU PCD FOR
COMING TO GIVE THIS
PRESENTATION. MICHAEL, I JUST
WANTED TO ASK A FOLLOWUP
QUESTION ON SOMETHING YOU SAID.
SO THESE PROJECTS DON'T GET
INITIAL FUNDING. THEY GET
FUNDING AND THEN ONGOING
FUNDING THEN? AM I
UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY?
>> YEAH. I MEAN ONE OF THE
FIRST THINGS THAT WE SORT OF
EXPERIMENT WITH IN THE PROGRAM
IS THE IDEA THAT IF YOU'RE
GOING TO DO THE CAPACITY
BUILDING, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
BE DOING MULTIPLE YEARS OF
FUNDING WITH THAT ORGANIZATION
TO SORT OF STICK WITH THEM.
WHAT WE SORT OF FOUND PRETTY
QUICKLY WAS SORT OF CITY BUDGET
AND ALLOCATION PROCESSES THAT
DON'T BLEND THEMSELVES VERY
WELL TO THAT. SO EVERYONE HAS
TO APPLY EVERY YEAR JUST SORT
OF RENEW THEIR FUNDING. AND
THEN IT REALLY, LIKE WHAT THEY
ARE ASKING FOR REALLY DEPENDS.
THERE ARE SOME FOLKS WHO WILL
COME IN AND SAY WE NEED
CAPACITY BUILDING. WE ARE JUST
GETTING STARTED. WE NEED TO DO
SOME VISIONING, OR WE DON'T
HAVE FULL-TIME STAFF AND WE
WOULD REALLY LIKE SOME BECAUSE
THIS IS A LOT AND THIS IS WHAT
WE ARE TAKING ON THAT'S A LOT,
BUT NO ONE ELSE IS DOING THIS
WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. IF WE
DON'T DO IT, THERE HAD IS NO
ONE ELSE THERE. OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WILL COME IN AND
THEY ARE LIKE WE'VE GOT A BIG
PROJECT THAT WE NEED $700,000
TO CLOSE ALL THE FINANCING AND
START CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE
SOME FOLKS WHO SAY, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE CAUGHT IN THIS SYSTEM
WHERE WE CAN'T GET FUNDING
FROM ANYBODY ELSE BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE LAND, BUT IN ORDER
TO GET LAND FROM THEM, WE HAVE
TO DO ALL OF THIS DESIGN WORK
AND WE CAN'T PAY FOR THAT
DESIGN WORK BECAUSE WE CAN'T
GET THAT GRANT BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE THAT LAND AND THEY
ARE STUCK IN THIS HORSE
PROBLEM. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES
THE FUNDING GOALS, THEY ARE
JUST HOW DO YOU GET THAT
ORGANIZATION STUCK FROM THAT
SYSTEM THAT OTHER FUNDERS IN
THIS AREA PLAY? AND US TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT THEY ARE IN AS AN
INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION, AND
HOW, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SHOW THE
BEST THINGS TO SUPPORT THEM.
>> DO YOU WORK WITH THEM TO BE
SELF-SUSTAINING? IS THAT A PART
OF THE MODEL?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN A
PART OF THE REASON WHY THE
CAPACITY BUILDING IS DESIGNED
TO RUN ALONGSIDE THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS IS THE IDEA THAT IF
IT IS GOING TO BE OPERABLE FOR
A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE
ORGANIZATION ACTUALLY HAS TO BE
STRONG. AND THAT MONEY IS
DESIGNED TO BE PARTICULARLY
FLEXIBLE TO SUPPORT THINGS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, FUNDRAISING
ACTIVITIES OR, YOU KNOW,
ACCOUNTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO NEED OVER THE LONG
TERM TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND THEN BE
ABLE TO ENSURE THE
IMPLEMENTATION IS THERE AND
THEIR CONTRACTS ARE STRUCTURED.
EVEN AFTER THE FUNDS ARE
AWARDED AND THAT PROJECT IS
BUILT, THAT WE HAVE SOME
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM FOR
SEVERAL YEARS AFTERWARDS TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE STABLE AND
IF THEY RUN INTO TROUBLE THAT
WE HAVE MECHANISMS TO BOTH
SUPPORT THEM AND ALSO PROTECT
THE CITY'S INVESTMENT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY CURRENT
PROJECTS THAT ARE
SELF-SUSTAINING AT THAT LEVEL?
>> OH, I MEAN IT IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE, RIGHT?
>> AND SO WE ARE NO LONGER
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS? SO I WILL ADMIT THAT
THERE IS SO MUCH HERE AND I'M
GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE
DIRECTOR TO GET A MORE IN DEPTH
AND MORE TIME BECAUSE I HAVE SO
MANY QUESTIONS THAT I WON'T
ASK ALL OF THEM HERE. THAT
THERE ARE TOO MANY ON EACH ONE
OF THESE SLIDES ACTUALLY AND
THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE
BASED ON ONE OF THESE SLIDES
AND BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH
HERE. SO I WILL PUT ON THE
RECORD THAT WE WILL ASK FOR
THAT, SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. BECAUSE I
DO THINK ON THE FUNDING SIDE AS
WELL, I'M A LITTLE UNCLEAR.
THERE WERE A LOT OF NUMBERS
GOING BACK AND FORTH THAT DID
NOT SEEM TO REFLECT THE FINAL,
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ACTUAL
FUNDING SOURCES ARE AND HOW
MUCH IS COMING FROM EACH THING.
EDI VERSES OH, NOT RELATED TO
THE ODE PIECE. BECAUSE IT SEEMS
LIKE WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY WAS
FUNDING THAT WAS COMING FROM
DIFFERENT SOURCES, NOT JUST THE
JUMP START EDI MONEY.
>> YEAH, TYPICALLY THESE
PROJECTS, WELL, I MEAN HOUSING
PROJECTS THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE
INTERESTING CAPITAL STACK NO
MATTER WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT. AND THIS FUNDING SIN
TENDED TO HELP SUPPORT EITHER
THE PREDEVELOPMENT OR THE
CAPACITY BUILDING OR THE GROUND
FLOOR CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING MONEY CAN'T
BE USED FOR THAT. AND NOT A
HOUSING DEVELOPER MYSELF, BUT
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YEAH.
JENNA?
>> AND I WILL ADD ONE OF THE
POINTS THAT I THINK MIGHT
CLARIFY CONFUSION IS BECAUSE
PROJECTS HAVE OFTEN MULTIPLE
PROJECT PARTNERS THAT WE WILL
HAVE MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WILL RECEIVE FUNDING THAN WE
HAVE SPECIFIC PROJECTS. AND
THEN WE HAVE THE THREE PRIMARY
SOURCES OF ONGOING FUNDING THAT
WE ARE ALLOCATING TO THE AWARDS
FOR THE PROJECTS. AND THEN JUST
ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF COMPLEXITY
WITHIN THE BLEND OF FUNDING AND
THE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECT
PARTNERS, WE HAVE THE PROJECTS
THAT RECEIVE FUNDINGS ACROSS
YEARS AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
ON OCCASION WE WILL HAVE
PROJECTS THAT ARE SUITABLE TO
BE ADMINISTERED BY ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT, IN WHICH CASE
SIMILAR TO WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE BUDGETING THAT WILL
GET TRANSFERRED OVER TO US, WE
MAKE TRANSFER PROJECTS. SO
SOMETIMES THE NUMBERS, YOU
MIGHT CATCH SOMETHING AND THE
NUMBERS, THEY WILL CATCH YOUR
ATTENTION AND THEN WE'LL BE
HAPPY TO COME IN AND, PLAIN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND IT IS
DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
WE THINK THE PARTNERSHIP
COMPONENT OF THE WORK IS SO
IMPORTANT AND AS HARD AS IT IS
TO EXPLAIN THAT. AND TO FIGURE
OUT THE LANDSCAPE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND THAT WE NEED TO
DIVERSIFY IT IF WE WANT TO
SOLVE THE ISSUES OF THE CITY IN
TERMS OF HOUSING, THE
OWNERSHIP, ROOTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES. AND SO WE WELCOME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AT ANY
LENGTH.
>> THANK YOU. ONE FINAL
QUESTION. SO ARE THERE HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF
THE EDI PROJECTS, MEANING DO
ANY OF THESE PROJECTS LEAD TO
HOUSING UNITS? AND DO YOU HAVE
A SENSE? AND I IMAGINE THAT YOU
DO, BUT I KNOW WE DID NOT ASK
YOU AHEAD OF TIME. IF YOU
DON'T KNOW, YOU CAN LET ME
KNOW HOW MANY UNITS ARE BEING
DEVELOPED PRINCE.
>> YEAH. AND SO I WOULD SAY
THAT WE FOSTER HOUSING, BUT WE
ARE NOT THE DRIVER. THAT IS NOT
THE CORE INTENT OF EDI.
HOWEVER, WE WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY OF COMMUNITY TO
LOOK AT THEIR OWN NEEDS AND TO
TELL US WAYS IN WHICH THEY
COULD BRING THEIR PROJECT
TOGETHER. OFTEN THAT DOES
INVOLVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND NON-PROFIT DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS THAT ARE PARTNERING
WITH HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO
CREATE HOUSING BECAUSE IT IS
SUCH A HUGE NEED AND IT IS A
PART OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY
WANT TO ENSURE. THAT IS NOT A
REQUIREMENT OF THE PROJECTS. WE
LOVE WHEN IT HAPPENS THOUGH
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLACE TO
LIVE WHERE THEY COULD TRUST
THAT THEY ARE WELL CARED FOR IN
THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY. IT
IS NOT A REQUIREMENT THOUGH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR NGUYEN, I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY ABOUT
GIVING ORGANIZATIONS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THEIR
DOLLARS. AND WHEN I LOOK AT
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABLE IN
THE FEES RATHER THAN PERFORMING
ON SITE, WE ALL WANT MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE
DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING, WHICH
IS WHY IT IS A DESIRE TO HAVE
IN UNIT AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND I
THINK WHAT IS LOST IN THAT
CONVERSATION ARE THE FEES THAT
ARE LEVERAGED BY THE STATE
COUNTY FEDERAL DOLLARS. AND SO
$1 WILL BECOME THREE. I JUST
APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A
THOUGHT THERE WITHIN EDI TO DO
THE SAME THING. AND I DID
NOTICE ON YOUR BREAKOUT ON THE
CHART THAT UNITED INDIANS OF
ALL TRIBES WERE FUNDED. THE
DAYBREAK STAR CENTER. IS THAT
WHAT I SAW ON THE MAP? COULD
YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I DON'T
KNOW WHO IT IS.
>> AND THEY RECEIVED TWO
DIFFERENT AWARDS FOR US. AND
THEY GOT ANOTHER ONE LAST YEAR.
THEIR PROJECT IS DOING THE
NEEDS LIKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
MAINTENANCE ON THE DAYBREAK
STAR CENTER. SO THERE IS
FUNDING IN 2018 WITH OUR
INITIAL AWARD AND THEN WE JUST
RECENTLY ISSUED THEM ANOTHER
AWARD ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS
TO START THE NEXT PHASE OF
WORK. THAT IS ONGOING WITH THEM
AND THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB
SO FAR.
>> THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE I KNOW
AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE A
CANDIDATE WITHIN YOUR PROGRAM.
I HAD ONE. OH, JUST ANOTHER
THANK YOU. SORRY, ABOUT ALL THE
HOUSE THAT THEY WERE CORRECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE AND I
WENT DOWN TO THE AL-AL CAFE
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WAS NICE TO
SEE YOU HELPED SUPPORT THAT. HE
GOT THE BUFFALO TACO, THE BISON
TACOS. I ONLY EAT FISH, SO I
GOT THE CORNBREAD. IT WAS QUITE
DELICIOUS, SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK.
>> I TELL NO LIES ABOUT FOOD.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE. IS
THERE SOMEWHERE THAT I COULD
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH OF
YOUR PROJECTS? THERE IS AN
INTERESTING ORGANIZATION THERE
AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE
IS SOMETHING ONLINE TO LOOK AT?
>> YES, WHEN YOU VISIT THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
WEBSITE, THERE IS A TAB AT THE
TOP AND IT WILL BRING YOU TO
THE EDI PAGE. THERE WE WILL
HAVE THE LIST OF PROJECTS
TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT NAME
AND THEN ALSO ABOUT THE INTENT
OF THE PROJECTS. WE WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ANY OF OUR
PROJECTS OF INTEREST FOR
BRINGING THOSE GRANTEES BACK TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN WORK,
WHICH IS JUST INCREDIBLE. THE
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY WILL
TAKE ON AND THAT LEARNING CURB
THEY MEET AND SO WE WELCOME
THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA
AND WE WILL SEE ABOUT MAKING
SURE WE FIND THE COMMITTEES TO
SCHEDULE THAT. OKAY, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
COMING FOR SHARING YOUR
IMPORTANT WORK AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE PARTICULARLY
ABOUT YOUR GRANTEES. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
BEFORE WE WRAP UP. I DO WANT TO
CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A MEMO
THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM LIZ.
THAT WENT OUT THIS MORNING. IT
DOES OUTLINE THE CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES BILL AND AS WELL AS
SOME ISSUES FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. SO PLEASE DO LET
HIM KNOW BY THIS FRIDAY IF
YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING
AMENDMENTS. HE COULD HELP
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE ABOUT THE BILL OR THE
IMPLICATIONS, AND HAPPY TO
HELP, WELL, I'M SURE YOU WILL
BE HAPPY, LISH, BUT HAPPY TO
HELP DRAFT THE AMENDMENTS BASED
ON ANY CHANGES THAT YOU MIGHT
BE CONTEMPLATING. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO COME WITH A FULLY BAKED
IDEA YET. HE COULD TALK YOU
THROUGH THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS.
OKAY, THE NEXT LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETS ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 20 AT 2:00 P.M. IF THERE
IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANKS
VERY MUCH EVERYONE.