SPOKE ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. THE
AUGUST 7th, 2024 REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS TO: 04 P.M. I AM
TAMMY MORALES. WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL WORLD?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> VICE CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> THREE PRESENT. WE HAVE 13
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. 11
OF THEM ARE APPOINTMENTS OR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION. WE ALSO
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON 210382, WHICH IS
AN UPDATE TO CONSTRUCTION
CODES. THEN WE HAVE AN
INFORMATIONAL ITEM, WHICH WILL
BE A DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND EXPERTS ON
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES.
THIS IS A CONFERENCE OF
PLANNING CONVERSATION, AND
THESE ARE FOLKS SPECIFICALLY
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT THROUGH
THE CLIMATE LENS. SO IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO AGENDA, TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
NAOMI, HOW MANY FOLKS DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE TWO IN PERSON AND 10
ONLINE.
>> OKAY. WE WILL START WITH THE
FOLKS HERE IN PERSON. EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
YOU WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH YOU REGISTERED. FOR
THOSE OF YOU ONLINE, PLEASE
MAKE SURE YOU PRESS START SIX
BEFORE SPEAKING. EVERYONE WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS LEFT. SO WHEN YOU HEAR
THAT CHIME, PLEASE DO BEGIN TO
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS SO WE CAN
MOVE TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PB IS NOW OPEN.
WE START WITH THE FOLKS THAT
ARE HERE IN PERSON?
>> FIRST, WE HAVE ALEX
TSIMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY DAVID
GLOGGER.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] SUPPOSED TO
APPROVE THE CODE. WE HAVE CODES
WITHOUT RULES. IT CANNOT EXIST,
ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. I AM
CONFUSED. [ INAUDIBLE ] WE HAVE
250 YEARS. YOU DON'T APPROVE
THE CONSTITUTION. FIRST
AMENDMENT AND FREEDOM OF
SPEECH. I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THIS
SITUATION, YOU HAVE NINE
COUNCIL -- ABSOLUTELY
IDENTICAL. GIVE ME ONE MINUTE
FOR SPEECH. YOU CAN DO IT FOR
ONE MINUTE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHO YOU ARE
, AND WHAT IS YOU DELIVERY TO
YOU FOR ONE MINUTE. [ INAUDIBLE
] I TOLD YOU MANY YEARS POINT
OPEN A ROOM IN CITY HALL ONE
DAY PER WEEK SO EVERYONE CAN GO
AND SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES
WITHOUT YOUR CONTROL BECAUSE BY
DEFINITION, YOU ARE JUST UP
POINT YOU ARE PICK
[ INAUDIBLE ] IT IS EASY FOR
YOU AND GOOD FOR PEOPLE. IT IS
BEST FOR EVERYBODY. GIVE ONE
DAY SO PEOPLE CAN TALK FOR
THREE MINUTE . IN 10 YEAR,
750,000 [ INAUDIBLE ] I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT. I MOVE TO THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHERE
WE HAVE A CONSTITUTION POINT
>> UP NEXT, WE HAVE DAVID
GLOGGER.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DAVID
GLOGGER AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT
5. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR
SINCE SEATTLE ENACTED A
SUPPOSEDLY TREE ORDINANCE. THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL BRAG TO US
ABOUT HOW THIS ORDINANCE WAS
REGULATING OVER 170,000 TREES
POINT WAY MORE THAN THE OLD
ORDINANCE. WE ALL KNOW THAT
THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN REGULATING AND
PROTECTING. SINCE THE ORDINANCE
HAS PASSED, WE HAVE SEEN THE
RESULTS OF THESE 170,000
REGULATED TREES. PROJECT AFTER
PROJECT, WE HAVE SEEN LOTS
CLEARED OF TREES, AS THERE IS
NO PROTECTION IN SEATTLE'S
TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
DEVELOPERS TOLD US WE HAD TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN TREES AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT NOW, WE
ARE LOSING MATURE TREES AND
DEVELOPERS ARE DEVELOPING
HIGH-END HOUSING. NOT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT HAS BEEN
WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE
RAINIER VALLEY HAS A LOW CANOPY
AND CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A
HIGH PROPORTION OF MATURE TREES
BEING REMOVED. I LEARNED OF A
PROJECT AT 5960 MLK WAY. THIS
IS IN DISTRICT 2. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S DISTRICT. THEY ARE
GOING TO PROTECT THREE OF THEM.
THE TRUTH IS THEY COULD'VE CUT
THREE OF THEM DOWN . THEY
COULD'VE CUT ALL OF THEM DOWN.
THIS SITE HAS TWO
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS
.1 FOR STEEP SLOPES AND ONE FOR
WETLANDS. SO WHY AREN'T WE
PROTECTING THOSE AREAS? THIS IS
NOT GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
IT IS NOT ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY.
I ASK AND BEG YOU TO LOOK AT
THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE
AND CREATE PROTECTION FOR OUR
MATURE TREES WHILE WE BUILD
MORE HOUSING. WE CAN DO BOTH.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. FOR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS,
FIRST OF ALL, KATIE [ INAUDIBLE
] , FOLLOWED BY [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
LAST NAME, STARTING WITH AN S
POINT KATIE, IF YOU PRESS STAR
6, YOU'LL BE UN-MUTED.
>> KATIE, WE SEE YOU. YOU ARE
GOOD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
ALL RIGHT. GREAT. HI. FOR THE
RECORD, MY NAME IS KATIE PARRA.
I'M A SECRETARY TREASURER OF
MLK LABOR. I WANT TO THANK
MAYOR HAROLD FOR LISTENING TO
FEEDBACK ON THE COMMERCIAL
ENERGY CODE, AND THANK THEM AND
HOPEFULLY URGE YOU, COUNCIL, TO
SUPPORT AN ENERGY CODE THAT IS
STRONGER. THE PROPOSAL BUILDS
ON THE GREAT WORK THAT THIS
COUNCIL DID LAST YEAR TO PASS
THE BUILDING EMISSIONS STANDARD
POLICY. IT WILL HELP ENSURE
JOBS IN THE CLEAN ECONOMY ARE
GOOD CAREERS. WE CAN'T --
CAN'T AND MUST ENSURE THAT NEW
BUILDINGS ARE BUILT WITH CLEAN
ENERGY AND ARE ENERGY-EFFICIENT
, THAT THEY ARE IN A HABITABLE
ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN,
AND YOU KNOW, AS THEY SAY, AS
GOES SEATTLE, EVENTUALLY SO
GOES THE STATE. IN SEATTLE, WE
HAVE AN IMPORTANT
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE LEADERS.
SO I'M HOPING TO URGE SUPPORT
FOR THE ENERGY CODE POLICY
TODAY, AND ASK YOU, ON BEHALF
OF OUR 150th -- 150 AFFILIATES
TO MOVE THIS POLICY FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
[ INAUDIBLE ] AND RYAN DONAHUE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HI. MY NAME IS DEEPA [
INAUDIBLE ] . I MET A LOCAL
NONPROFIT LOOKING TO ACCELERATE
CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS. SIMILAR
TO WHAT KATIE SAID, I'M HERE
TO URGE SUPPORT FOR THE SEATTLE
ENERGY CODE WE ARE BEING
PRESENTED TODAY AND TO THANK
MAYOR HARRELL AFTER
COLLABORATION WITH DEVELOPERS
TO MOVE FORWARD A CODE THAT IS
STRONGER . WE HAVE BEEN A
LEADER IN ENERGY CUTS. THE 2000
ON ONE BILL PASSED WAS THE
BRUTAL -- BLUEPRINT FOR THE
ENERGY CODE. [ INAUDIBLE ] WE
ARE GLAD TO SEE THAT SEATTLE IS
LEADING. IT IS MORE
ENERGY-EFFICIENT . CLEAN
ENERGY. [ INAUDIBLE ] THEY ARE
LOOKING TO MAXIMIZE THEIR
PROFITS . I WANT TO URGE
SEATTLE TO CONTINUE BLEEDING ON
THE CODE OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE
AS KATIE MENTIONED, AS SEATTLE
GOES, SO THE STATE GOES. THEY
ARE LOOKING TO OUR LEADERSHIP
IN BEFORE THE NEXT [ INAUDIBLE
] THANK YOU AGAIN TO MAYOR
HARRELL FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD
. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
RYAN DONAHUE, FOLLOWED BY
RACHEL KOHLER.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX, RYAN.
>> HELLO. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN
HEAR ME.
>> YES.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MORALES AND
MEMBERS OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE POINT MY NAME IS RYAN
DONAHUE OVER AT HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY IN SEATTLE. [
INAUDIBLE ] . I WANTED TO
BRIEFLY SHARE OUR FEEDBACK ON
THE SEATTLE ENERGY CODE UPDATE
PROPOSAL. THAT HAS BEEN
PROPOSED. BASICALLY, FROM
HABITATS PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE
LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
EFFORTS -- OF EFFORTS TO
LARGELY MIRROR THE CITY HER --
ENERGY CODE WITH THE STATE
CODE. THE AVERAGE PER UNIT COST
DIFFERENCE WAS ROUGHLY $24,000.
IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT LOWERING
THE COST OF ANY UNIT BY AN
AVERAGE OF $24,000 ISN'T A
SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON ANY
HOUSING PROJECT, WHETHER IT IS
FOR-PROFIT OR NONPROFIT. THAT
AVERAGE COST WOULD SAVE US AT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ALMOST
$1.4 MILLION ON OUR MLK PROJECT
ALONE. A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED OVER $7 MILLION FROM
THE CITY. THIS IS THE KIND OF
CHANGE THAT MOVES US TO
ACHIEVING THE VISION FOR
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, BUILDING
A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS AN
AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU
CONSIDER TO -- THIS POLICY
CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
RACHEL KOHLER, FOLLOWED BY
STEVE GLEB. PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX, RACHEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
MORALES, AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO CATALYZE THE
TRANSITION TO ZERO CARBON
BUILDINGS FOR WASHINGTON STATE.
OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE BUILDING
INDUSTRY, CODE PROFESSIONALS,
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVOCATES WHO HAVE BEEN DEEPLY
ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PROCESS FOR THE CODE
UPDATE. THANK YOU TO MAYOR
HARRELL FOR RESPONDING TO OUR
COALITION FEEDBACK AND MOVE
FORWARD WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]
WHICH CONTINUES OUR LEADERSHIP
IN CLIMATE ACTION. THIS
SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE WITH
SEATTLE , THAT OUR FOUNDATION,
FOR KEEPING THE POLICY -- CITY
ON PATH. THE MOST CUTS IS THE
DOSE THIS LEADERSHIP IS VITAL.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WE URGE COUNCIL
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CODE
UPDATE AND ART MEMBERS ARE
EAGER TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
STEVE GELB, FOLLOWED BY
BENJAMIN MERITS.
>> HELLO, DOCTORS. MY NAME IS
STEVE GELB. THE WORKFORCE
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD POINT WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAYOR
HARRELL FOR LISTENING TO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
, FOR MAINTAINING SEATTLE'S
POSITION AS A LEADER
NATIONALLY. IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE BUILD NEW BUILDINGS TO
MEET OUR FUTURE CARBON
EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND FUND
THEM ACCORDINGLY. IN LOW INCOME
A PORTABLE HOUSING, [ INAUDIBLE
] IT WILL NOT BE FACED WITH
EXPENSIVE RETROFITS TO MEET OUR
NEW ENERGY EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS DESERVE TO
LIVE IN SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
BUILDINGS. THIS INCLUDES LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS. THE CODE IS
IMPORTANT AS WE ARE SEEING
THREATS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND
ENERGY-EFFICIENT POLICY IN
WASHINGTON STATE. WE HOPE THE
COUNCIL WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
BENJAMIN MARITZ , FOLLOWED BY
KEITH .
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? HI.
MY NAME IS BEN MARITZ. I'M AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER
AND PROPERTY MANAGER. WE OWN
AND OPERATE ABOUT 1500
APARTMENTS IN SEATTLE WITH AN
AVERAGE AFFORDABILITY OF [
INAUDIBLE ] I'M HERE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF THE ENERGY CODE.
IT WAS PREPARED BY CITY STAFF
AND WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM
VARIOUS STAKE HOLDERS. THE
ENERGY CODE SITS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF OUR TWO
GREATEST CRISES. THE IMMEDIATE
CRISIS OF HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS AND THE
LONGER-TERM AND EQUALLY
IMPORTANT CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS
THAT WE ARE FACING. [ INAUDIBLE
] IS VERY, LOCATED AND TOO
OFTEN, THEY PAID A FOOT ABILITY
AGAINST CLIMATE RESILIENCY. IN
A CITY LIKE SEATTLE WHERE WE
HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] ., WE DON'T
NEED TO DO THAT. THE CHANGES
PROPOSED TODAY ARE A GOOD
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THAT AND
SEATTLE'S POSITION AS A LEADER
IN CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY DON'T
INCREASE SIGNIFICANT THE BURDEN
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
MUCH-NEEDED AVOIDABLE HOUSING.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT
WORKED ON THIS, AND I URGE YOU
TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
KEITH GREER, FOLLOWED BY MARTY
GOODMAN. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX,
KEITH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KEITH WEIR. WE ARE YOUR LOCAL
ELECTRICIANS UNION. WE ARE THE
ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING
AND ENSURING THAT THE LOCAL
ELECTRICAL WORKFORCE IS TRAINED
WITH GREAT STANDARDS, FOR NOW
AND INTO THE FUTURE, THROUGH
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
THROUGH THE GOOD WORK WE DO
TOGETHER GETTING PROJECTS SET
FOR THE CITY. OUR UNION HAS
6000+ MEMBERS ACROSS FOUR
COUNTIES, ENCOMPASSING 17
DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF
ELECTRICAL WORK, SO A LOT MORE
TO ELECTRICAL WORK. OBVIOUSLY,
A LARGE PORTION OF OUR MEMBERS
PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL
CONSTRUCTION ECONOMY AND
MARKET. AS THE NEED FOR CLEAN,
GREEN, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AT OFFICE SPACE CONTINUES TO
CREEP UP IN DEMAND AND GROW IN
NEED, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE
GET IT RIGHT. BY ENACTING
STRONG COATS SUCH AS THIS
ENERGY CODE AMENDMENT, AMENDED
CODE, WE CAN FUTURE PROOF
EXISTING STRUCTURES. IT MIGHT
NOT BE MEETING STANDARDS RIGHT
NOW, BUT WE CAN DO THAT
RETROFIT WORK AND FUTURE PROOF
THEM, AS WELL AS BUILD NEW
PROJECTS THAT WILL SHOW SEATTLE
HAVING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO
CLIMATE -- AND WE CAN PUSH THE
REST OF THE STATE INTO THE
FUTURE, BETTER PREPARED TO
CAPITALIZE ON BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN INVESTMENTS BEING
MADE AVAILABLE, FROM LUXURY
VEHICLES AND CHARGING STATIONS
TO SOLAR, AND PERHAPS HOPEFULLY
OFFSHORE WIND POWER. OUR FUTURE
IS BRIGHTER THAN EVER. PUN
INTENDED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR WORKING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THIS
RIGHT AND AMENDED RIGHT, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. I'M HOPING TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AMENDED
PROPOSAL, KEEPING OUR CITY
COMMITMENT TO CLEAN, SAFE,
CLIMATE FRIENDLY BUILDING IN
THE EMERALD CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
MARTY GOODMAN FOLLOWED BY SANDY
SHETLER. MARTY , PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> WHY DON'T WE MOVE ON AND
COME BACK TO MARTY?
>> WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU,
MARTY. UP NEXT, WE HAVE SANDY
SHETLER. GO AHEAD, SANDY.
>> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OH, GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THIS IS SANDY SHETLER
WITH TREE ACTION SEATTLE. THANK
YOU FOR FOCUSING ON CLIMATE IN
TODAY'S DISCUSSION. AND I HOPE
YOU WILL LOOK AT HOW CURRENT
POLICY, WHICH REMOVES PRIVATE
PROPERTY TREES EFFECTS CLIMATE
RESILIENCY. TODAY, I SENT YOU
THE NEWS ABOUT 124 TREES IN THE
RAINIER VALLEY, WHICH WILL BE
CUT SOON FOR CONSTRUCTION .
THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR
STREET TREES NEAR THIS PROJECT,
AND THERE IS NO PUBLIC LAND
AVAILABLE FOR PLANTING CLOSE
BY. THE RESIDENTS OF THE LOW
INCOME APARTMENTS NEXT TO THIS
FOREST , AND THE FUTURE
RESIDENTS OF THE NEW APARTMENTS
WILL BE LITERALLY SURROUNDED BY
PAVEMENT AND CARS. WE CAN DO
BETTER. CURRENT POLICY SHIFTS
ALL FUTURE TREES TO PUBLIC
LAND, BUT WITHOUT TREES ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE WILL REACH
MAXIMUM 17% CANOPY, WHICH IS
FAR BELOW THE 30% EXPERTS SAY
WE NEED TO STAY SAFE FROM HEAT
AND POLLUTION. PLEASE JOIN
PORTLAND, TACOMA, AND BELLEVUE
AND REQUIRING ROOM FOR LARGE
TREES ON ALL PRIVATE
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
MARTY. MARTY, IF YOU PRESS STAR
SIX, YOU SHOULD BE UNMUTE IT.
>> MARTY, WE SEE THAT YOU ARE
HERE, BUT YOU ARE MUTED, SO
PRESS STAR SIX.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS?
>> THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS.
>> THERE WE GO, MARTY. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> HI. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS
IS MARTY GOODMAN WITH HOLLAND
FAMILY GROUP. A MULTIFAMILY
DEVELOPER. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY ON
COUNCIL BILL 120832. WE APPLAUD
THE HARD WORK DONE BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
CONSTRUCTION CODE ADVISORY
BOARD ON THE PROPOSED SEATTLE
BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE
UPDATES BEFORE YOU TODAY. WHICH
OUR PRECURSOR TO THE COUNCIL
ADOPTING THE 2021 STATE CODE.
THIS IS DETAILED AND IMPORTANT
WORK TO DO IN LIGHT OF OUR EVER
DEEPENING HOUSING PROBLEM AND
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. THESE
PROPOSED CODES MAKE SOME
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO THE
STATE GOATS SUCH AS ELECTRIC
READY KITCHENS IN NEW APARTMENT
BUILDINGS, WHILE ALSO BALANCING
THE CODES AND EQUITABLE IMPACTS
ON RENTERS AND THE COST OF
RENT. MANY IN THE HOUSING
INDUSTRY MARKET RATE BUILDERS
AND NONPROFIT BUILDERS ALIKE,
HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS CODE
UPDATE, AND WE THINK THE
COUNCIL FOR MOVING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD. THANKS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO MORE
SPEAKERS ONLINE OR IN PERSON.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11 INTO THE
RECORD. OH, SORRY. I'M GOING
TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD NOW.
>> YOU CLOSED THAT SIGN-UP
SHEET RATHER EARLY.
>> DID YOU SIGN UP, STEVE?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
PLEASE COME ON UP.
>> ONE MOMENT.
>> STEVE [ INAUDIBLE ] I THINK
YOU GOT OUT PRETTY GOOD REPORT
ON DISMANTLING TREES IN
SEATTLE. IT IS GOING ON VERY
WELL. WE ARE GOING TO EQUALIZE
BETWEEN THE NORTH END AND THE
SOUTH END. WE WILL ALL HAVE
NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO TREES.
LIFELINE TWO LOT LINE DOES NOT
HELP SHADE. IT DOES NOT HELP
ALL THE NICE THINGS THAT TREES
BRING. PLUS, WE ALSO SHOULD
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN WHEN IT RAINS IN
SEATTLE, WHICH IT DOES,
OCCASIONALLY HAPPEN. WHERE DOES
THE RUNOFF GO? AS WE CONTINUE
TO HAVE LESS AND LESS AREA TO
ABSORB WATER, THAT WILL PRESS
OUR SEWER SYSTEM , AND EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE, IN PARTS OF
THE CITY, WHEN YOU GET TOO MUCH
RAIN, IT MIXES WITH THE
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, AND THIS
IS A PROBLEM WHICH YOU ARE ONLY
MAKING IT WORSE BY DEFAULT
GATING SEATTLE. -- DEFOLIATING
SEATTLE. MANY OF US WERE TOLD
THAT THEY WERE CRAZY . NOT TOO
LOW. THE GOAL WAS 50-50. 50%
WOULD OPT OUT .50% WOULD PAY
THE FEES IN THE NORTH END, AND
I DARESAY, THE WHOLE CITY.
EVERYONE PAYS THE FEES BECAUSE
THEY ARE SO LOW. THIS GOES
AGAINST WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
REALLY WANTED, TO SPREAD
HOUSING IN THE WHOLE CITY. AND
THE COUNCIL SEEMS TO BE UNABLE
TO DEAL WITH TAKING A LOOK AT
THESE FEES AND BRINGING THEM UP
TO MAYBE WHERE THE GOAL WAS,
AND GUESS WHAT? YOU WILL HAVE
MORE MONEY TO PROVIDE HOUSING
FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT.
BUT THAT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT AS
DEVELOPER PROFIT, BECAUSE THE
SUBSIDIES AND THE GIVES TO
DEVELOPERS HAVE NOT RESULTED IN
LOWER COSTS . THEY HAVE ONLY
RESULTED IN HIGHER PROFITS.
>> THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS.
>> NOW, WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH
11 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11.
APPOINTMENTS 02915 THROUGH
02919 AND 02 923 THROUGH 02929
FOR BRIEF , DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE APPOINTEES FOR
THE PLANNING COMMISSION JOINING
US AT THE TABLE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. AND THEN
I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE
OF FOLKS ONLINE. IS THAT RIGHT,
VANESSA? OKAY. SO, THE FIRST 11
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THESE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION. WE ARE
JOINED BY VANESSA MURDOCK WITH
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHO WILL
SPEAK TO THE CANDIDATES
QUALIFICATIONS AND FOR THE
FOLKS THAT ARE PRESENT, WE
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, AS
WELL. ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN
JOINING THE BOARD. VANESSA, I
WILL HAND IT OFF TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE CHAIR
MORALES AND MEMBERS OF THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING TIME ON THE AGENDA TO
CONSIDER OUR COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS. I WILL GIVE A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. THE PLANNING
COMMISSION IS AN INDEPENDENT
ADVISORY BODY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL, TO THE MAYOR, AND CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON ISSUES RELATED
TO LAND USE, HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION, AND LIVABILITY
IN OUR CITY. OUR COMMISSIONERS
ARE APPOINTED BY EITHER THE
COUNCIL, OR BY THE MAYOR. ONE
POSITION IS SET ASIDE FOR THE
PLANNING COMMISSION ITSELF. ALL
APARTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL. OUR PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS SERVE AS
VOLUNTEERS, AND SERVE THREE
YEAR TERMS AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO
BE REAPPOINTED TO A SECOND FULL
THREE-YEAR TERM. AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR
NOTING THAT I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. THE COME --
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF ARE
CO-LOCATED IN THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT. WE
ENJOYED THE PROXIMITY TO OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE
BODY ITSELF IS INDEPENDENT FROM
THAT DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO BE
ABLE TO OFFER OBJECTIVE ADVICE
TO THIS BODY, THE MAYOR, AND
CITY DEPARTMENTS. SO WITH THAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE TWO
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES HERE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES, AND THEN, I BELIEVE
WE ARE JOINED BY ONE
COMMISSIONER, POTENTIAL
COMMISSIONER ONLINE. AND I WILL
SPEAK TO HER QUALIFICATIONS AS
SHE IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO CECELIA.
>> HI. I'M CECELIA BLACK. I'M
VERY HONORED TO BE HERE.
>> CECELIA, GET REALLY CLOSE TO
THE MIC.
>> OKAY. IS THIS BETTER?
>> I'M CECELIA BLACK. I'M
VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND
EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THAN THE
TRANSPORTABILITY. I'M A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR [
INAUDIBLE ] WASHINGTON, WHERE I
ORGANIZE NONDRIVERS AND PEOPLE
WITH HIS ABILITIES ON THE
BIGGEST TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
FACING THE DISABLED COMMUNITY,
WHICH ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING
FROM HOUSING TO TRANSPORTATION
AND LAND USE. OUTSIDE OF MY
ROLE AS IMMUNITY ORGANIZER, I
ALSO SERVE AS BOARD PRESIDENT
FOR B SEATTLE, WHICH IS AN
ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR
TENANT PROTECTIONS. I'M ALSO A
WHEELCHAIR USER. AS A
WHEELCHAIR USER, I KNOW HOW
HARD IT IS TO FIND HOUSING IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND AT THE
SAME TIME, I'M VERY LUCKY TO
HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO GET TO
LIVE IN ROOSEVELT, NEXT TO THE
LIGHT RAIL, WHERE I CAN TELL
YOU FIRSTHAND THAT BEING ABLE
TO WALK TO MANY ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AND HAVING SO MANY
TRANSIT OPTIONS AT MY DOORSTEP
ENABLES ME TO BE PART OF THE
COMMUNITY, AND SO THANK YOU.
AND IF I AM CONFIRMED, I'M
REALLY HOPING TO BRING THIS
VOICE OF PERSPECTIVE THE
DISABLED COMMUNITY TO THE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO. IS THIS GOOD?
>> YES. PULL IT VERY CLOSE.
THERE YOU GO POINT
>> HELLO. I'M INVOLVED IN
TEACHING OUR NEXT GENERATION OF
PLANNERS IN BOTH THE CONCEPT
AND PRACTICE OF PLANNING.
PERSONALLY, A LOT OF MY
RESEARCH IS IN INDIGENOUS
PLANNING, SO HOW IS IT THAT WE
THINK ABOUT OUR FUTURE FROM AN
INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE, AND I
HOPE TO BRING THAT TO THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IF
APPOINTED. A LOT OF MY RESEARCH
LOOKS AT CULTURE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY
HISTORY, AS WELL. AND SO, I
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING
ON THE COMMISSION , AND WHEN I
WAS IN MY EARLY 20s, I WAS
TAUGHT THAT ONE OF THE BEST
WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT A PLACE IS
TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND SO I'M
REALLY EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY, AND I WAS IS
RECENT RESIDENT IN SEATTLE IN
THE BELLTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FULL
BREADTH OF PLANNING
OPPORTUNITIES AND TOPICS THAT
THE CITY ENCOUNTERS, SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HOPEFULLY DYLAN GLOSECKI IS
ON THE LINE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS DYLAN
GLOSECKI. I AM ALSO HONORED TO
BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PLANNING
COMMISSION, AND I AM A 20 YEAR
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. AN
ARCHITECT . I'VE LIVED IN
MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE CITY.
CENTRAL DISTRICT. FREMONT. I
LIVED IN BAINBRIDGE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE. I'VE BEEN A BIKE
COMMUTER FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS
, SOLO, AND WITH MY SON, WHO
STARTED BIKING WITH ME AROUND
TWO YEARS OLD. I'VE TAKEN MANY
TRIPS AROUND THE CITY. I
UNDERSTAND THE CITY VERY WELL
FROM A FIRSTHAND POINT OF VIEW,
FROM A MOBILITY POINT OF VIEW.
I'M INTERESTED IN MOBILITY
SYSTEMS IN THE INNER-CITY, IN
ADDITION TO BUILDING HOUSING,
WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN
FOCUSED ON DOING, WHICH IS MY
PROFESSIONAL CAREER. I HAVE
ABOUT 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
ARCHITECTURE IN THE CITY, DOING
MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS, ANYWHERE
FROM -- SORRY. IT'S A BIT LOUD
IN HERE. [ INAUDIBLE ] ANYWHERE
FROM FOUR STORY TO [ INAUDIBLE
] APARTMENTS. LIGHT RAIL
STATION ALIGNMENT STUDIES,
STATIONARY LOCATIONS. THESE
STUDIES. AN RA OF BOTH TRANSIT
AND [ INAUDIBLE ] AROUND THE
COMMUNITY. I'VE DONE A LOT OF
WORK WITH ARCHITECTS IN
SEATTLE. I'M ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND SHARED AN ARRAY
OF OTHER BOARDS , THE DESIGN
FORM, AND PUBLIC POLICY BOARD,
AS WELL, AND HAVE LIKELY BEEN
ABLE TO TAKE PART IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S WITHIN
REACH EFFORT OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS, AS WELL. AND ONE LAST
THING THAT I WOULD JUST
HIGHLIGHT, MY PERSONAL
INTERESTS WITH THE CONFERENCE
OF PLAN, I'VE BEEN
VOLUNTEERING WITH AMERICAN
ARCHITECTS SEATTLE CHAPTER. WE
HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON PROVIDING
FEEDBACK AS THE PROCESS HAS
MATERIALIZED OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. I SPENT A LOT
OF THE PANDEMIC BIKING AROUND
THE CITY, APPROXIMATELY 600
MILES, AND I [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE
INNER-CITY. I HAVE A MAP I PUT
TOGETHER ON GOOGLE MAPS, AND
I'M TRACKING THAT. I'VE BEEN
HAVING FUN IN A WONKY SORT OF
WAY, PAIRING THE CENTERS I'VE
IDENTIFIED WITH CENTERS IN THAT
[ INAUDIBLE ] OF LAND. THAT'S
ENOUGH ABOUT ME FOR NOW. I'M
VERY EXCITED WITH THE PROSPECT
OF SERVING THE BOARD. I THINK I
CAN BRING A LOT FROM THE
HOUSING POINT OF VIEW, THE
MOBILITY POINT OF VIEW, AND MY
OWN PERSONAL ON THE GROUND
RESEARCH INTO NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
CONSIDERATION, FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU, DYLAN.
>> VANESSA, YOU HAD XIOMARA
ALVAREZ.
>> XIOMARA ALVAREZ IS ON THE
COMMISSION AS A GET ENGAGED
MEMBER. THE GET ENGAGED PROGRAM
IS A PROGRAM OPERATED BETWEEN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
YMCA OF SEATTLE THAT RECRUITS
YOUNGER FOLKS TO SIT ON OUR
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SHE
WILL BE WRAPPING UP HER SERVICE
IN SEPTEMBER. SHE IS A
DESIGNER, ARCHITECT PLANNER, AT
L&M ARCHITECTS IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE. SHE BRINGS A FANTASTIC
PERSPECTIVE OF GENUINE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH SHE
PRACTICED IN BOTH IN HER DAY
JOB RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS HER
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
EDUCATION, AND SHE IS VERY
EXCITED TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE
APPOINTED FOR A FULL THREE-YEAR
TERM TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION.
>> PERFECT. OKAY, COLLEAGUES,
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WILL
OPEN IT UP, BUT I DO FIRST -- I
FIRST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
FOR YOUR INTEREST. THESE ARE
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. I WILL
SAY, MY FORMER BUSINESS
PARTNER, WHEN I WAS A FOOD
SYSTEMS CONSULTANT, WAS A
PLANNING COMMISSIONER, AND SHE
WORKED A LOT, SO. SO I HOPE YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING
YOURSELVES INTO BECAUSE THIS IS
A LOT OF WORK, BUT VERY MUCH
NEEDED, AND VERY APPRECIATED,
AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE
BRINGING SO MANY DIFFERENT
LIVED EXPERIENCES TO THIS WORK
IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW, AS WE
ARE MOVING INTO THAT
CONVERSATION, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT JUST HAVE
TECHNICAL EXPERTS WHO ARE
MAKING THESE DECISIONS, BUT
THAT WE HAVE YOUR EXPERIENCES
WITH WHAT THIS ALL LOOKS LIKE
ON THE GROUND TO UNDERSTAND HOW
WE NAVIGATE THROUGH OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. HOW WE ACCESS
SERVICES, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORTS
DIFFERENT FOLKS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO THRIVE IN THE
COMMUNITIES, SO, I REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU WILL BE
BRINGING. THE LAST THING I WANT
TO SAY BEFORE I WILL HANDED
OVER, IF COLLEAGUES HAVE
QUESTIONS, IS THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE, SO FOR EACH OF
THESE VOLUNTEER BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS WE HAVE IN THE
CITY, WE HAVE A TABLE THAT
LISTS OUT THE MEMBERS, AND ALSO
HELPS US IDENTIFY THE DIVERSITY
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REPRESENTED.
SO I WILL SAY, SOME OF OUR
BOARDS ARE MORE DIVERSE THAN
OTHERS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS
HALF MAN, HALF WOMEN. THAT WE
HAVE BLACK, ASIAN, HISPANIC,
AMERICAN INDIAN, PACIFIC
ISLANDER , AND REALLY, JUST AN
ARRAY OF PEOPLE THAT BRING
THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH THEM TO THIS
WORK, WHICH I THINK IS
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AS IT
RELATES TO THE CONFERENCE A
PLAN AND THE WORK WE DO TO
CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE
EVERYONE FEELS SAFE AND
WELCOME. SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. AND
SEE IF MIKE COUNCILMEMBER --
YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND THANK YOU, VANESSA
FOR BEING HERE, AND ALL OF OUR
FOLKS THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE
THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS ON,
FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO ECHO
MY COLLEAGUES SENTIMENT ABOUT
THE APPRECIATION WE HAVE FOR
EACH OF YOU. THESE ARE, I WILL
SAY IT AGAIN, VOLUNTEER
APPOINTMENTS, BUT VOLUNTEER
DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT A LOT
OF WORK, AS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES JUST WENT THROUGH. I
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
TAKE THIS ON. AND THEN YOUR
PARTICULAR EXPERTISE THAT YOU
BRING TO THE TABLE, BECAUSE WE
NEED THAT DIVERSITY OF SKILL
SETS TO COME TOGETHER AT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION, TO DO THIS
WORK, AS YOU ADVISE US ON ALL
THINGS LAND-USE. VANESSA, I
HAVE A COUPLE, IF IT'S OKAY,
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS
QUESTIONS, REALLY ABOUT THE
COMMISSION. I'M SURE I CAN
FIND THIS ONLINE, BUT SINCE
YOU'RE HERE, AND FOR THE FOLKS
THAT MIGHT BE LOOKING ONLINE,
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE MAKEUP AND HOW MANY PEOPLES
ARE ON , AND HOW YOU GET TO BE
APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION, TO
GET TO A POINT AND TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU GO
ABOUT DOING THE APPOINTMENTS?
SOME OF THEM HAVE APPOINTMENT
SPECIFIC TO DISTRICTS. SOME ARE
NOT REALLY DONE THAT WAY. SO
I'M JUST WONDERING, IF YOU
WOULDN'T MIND, GIVING A LITTLE
BACKGROUND.
>> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. THERE
ARE 16 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS,
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS,
I SHOULD NOTE. EIGHT ARE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. SEVEN
ARE APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL,
AND ONE POSITION IS APPOINTED
OR RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT
BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION
ITSELF. ALL OF THOSE ARE
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL. IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE CALL THE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS, THE APPOINTMENTS
PROCESS, A COUPLE OF MONTHS
BEFORE WE ARE SEEKING TO MAKE
THE APPOINTMENTS, WE PUT OUT A
BROADCAST TO CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
TO A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. WE POST THE
NOTICE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE
REALLY TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE ALSO
TAP OUR PAST PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS, WHICH IS KIERA
MARTIN, TO REACH OUT TO THEIR
NETWORKS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE.
THAT ANNOUNCEMENT STANDS OUT
FOR ABOUT A MONTH, AND AT THAT
POINT, I INVITE MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL LAND-USE COMMITTEE
CHAIR, THAT BEING, RIGHT NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, HER
STAFF, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PARTICIPATE
IN SCREENING THROUGH ALL THE
APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS A
COUPLE OF PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS. THAT GROUP
IDENTIFIES INDIVIDUALS TO BE
INTERVIEWED, AFTER THAT
SELECTION HAS BEEN MADE, THEN A
NEW GROUP OF PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS, EXISTING
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND I,
AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
STAFF , OR COUNCILMEMBERS, AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THEN GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
INTERVIEWING THE INDIVIDUALS.
WE DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF
PROFESSION OR LIFT LIFE
EXPERIENCE FOR DISTRICT, OTHER
THAN TO HAVE TO LIVE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO BE A SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSIONER, AND FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IN THE
SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, WE NEED
TO HAVE ONE MEMBER THAT IS
EITHER AN ENGINEER, ARCHITECT,
OR PLANNER. WE HAVE FOUND THAT
THE FLEXIBILITY IN BEING ABLE
TO RECOMMEND FOR APPOINTMENT A
DIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONS, LIFT
LIFE EXPERIENCES, ANGIOGRAPHY,
AND DIVERSITY REALLY ALLOWS THE
PLANNING COMMISSION TO RESPOND
TO EMERGING ISSUES THAT THEY
WILL BE REVIEWING AND PROVIDING
THEIR ADVICE TO ELECTED
OFFICIALS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS
POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS,
AND I HAVE SEEN OVER THE 10
YEARS, OVER MY TENURE IN
STAFFING THE PLANNING
COMMISSION, THE COMPOSITION HAS
CHANGED. WE NOW HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS ONBOARD.
POLICYMAKERS, AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUALS WITH BACK ENDS IN
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND PLANNING, AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, YOUTH
MENTORS, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
WELL-VERSED IN THE CLIMATE
CHANGE AND RESILIENCY SPHERE,
AND, SO, I'M VERY PLEASED TO
HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO
RECOMMEND APPOINTMENTS TO THIS
BODY FROM A DIVERSITY OF
SEATTLEITES ACROSS THE CITY.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU, VANESSA. THAT WAS A GREAT
! NATION. I APPRECIATE IT. IT
IS A COMMENT ON MOVING FORWARD.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MYSELF
AND/OR MY OFFICE IS INVOLVED IN
THIS PROCESS BECAUSE [
INAUDIBLE ] SEATTLE IS VERY
DIVERSE AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ROBUST REPRESENTATION
THROUGHOUT THE CITY , AND I
THINK THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES THE
COMMISSIONS HAVE A DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE, GIVEN THAT YOU
ALL DON'T HAVE THAT
SPECIFICALLY, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY IN
PRACTICE WHAT GETS DONE, SO
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISTRICT
FEELS REPRESENTED, PARTICULARLY
WHEN IT COMES TO LAND-USE
ISSUES BECAUSE IT IMPACTS EVERY
SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERY
SINGLE DISTRICT, SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT, LIKE I SAID,
FOR MY PART, AND I THINK I CAN
SPEAK FOR SOME OF OUR
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT HERE,
WHO ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE INVOLVED, WOULD LOVE
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS WE MOVE
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE INVOLVED AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AND JUSTICE SPEAK TO THAT
FOR A MOMENT, LOOKING AT THAT
CHART OF MEMBERS, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE TWO AT-LARGE
COUNCIL POSITIONS, EVERY
DISTRICT IS REPRESENTED WITH AT
LEAST ONE AND SOMETIMES TWO OR
THREE MEMBERS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING
AT THE WEBSITE AND CONFIRMING
THAT, CHAIR.
>> OKAY. VANESSA, WE ALSO HAVE
SEVERAL REAPPOINTMENTS. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> SO OUR REAPPOINTMENTS POINT
I CAN READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE
LIST. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF
THEM. PER OUR BYLAWS,
COMMISSIONERS SIT IN THEIR
POSITIONS UNTIL THAT POSITION
HAS BEEN APPOINTED OR
REAPPOINTED. DUE TO SOME
CLERICAL ERRORS OVER THE LAST
NUMBER OF YEARS, WE HAVE MISSED
OUR REAPPOINTMENTS, SO WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SHOULD HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED
BACK IN 2022, AS WELL AS 23,
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING
REAPPOINTMENT THIS YEAR. I WILL
NOTE THE INDIVIDUALS. JAMIE,
LAUREN, AND McCAELA DAFFERN ,
ALL SHOULD'VE BEEN REAPPOINTED
IN 2022. MATT HUTCHINS
SHOULD'VE BEEN REAPPOINTED
LAST YEAR POINT THIS YEAR, ROSE
LEW TSAI-LE WHITSON, AND
NICHOLAS WHIPPLE. I'M HAPPY TO
SPEAK TO ANY OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS POINT
>> SO HAD ALL THESE
APPOINTMENTS BEEN DONE, THEIR
TERMS WOULD HAVE EXPIRED --
WILL EXPIRE BETWEEN 2025 AND
2027.
>> CORRECT.
>> SO EVERYONE HAS BEEN SERVING
AND IS SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT.
OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. I'M
HAPPY TO MOVE THE
REAPPOINTMENTS. COLLEAGUES,
UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER
QUESTIONS. GREAT. IN THAT CASE,
I'M GOING TO MOVE CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 02915302919,
AND APPOINTMENTS OR
REAPPOINTMENTS 02923 THROUGH
02929 . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
COMMITTEE RECOGNITION THAT THE
WOMEN'S BE CONFIRMED WILL BE
SENT TO THE AUGUST 13th COUNCIL
MEETING FOR FINAL ACTION.
APPOINTEES DO NOT NEED TO
ATTEND THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, BUT WE WANT TO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH, EVERYONE.
>> OKAY. NAOMI, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 12 INTO THE RECORD,
AND WE WILL SWAP OUT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE FOR ITEM 2.
SORRY. ITEM 12.
>> AGENDA ITEM 12. COUNCIL BILL
120832 FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> I WILL ASK YOU ALL TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND GO
AHEAD AND START YOUR
PRESENTATION. ONCE YOU ARE
SETTLED IN.
>> TOO MANY THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE SHOULD BE A GREEN
LIGHT ON YOUR MIC. BUT IT
REALLY CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH.
>> ALL RIGHT. I THINK ALAN IS
WORKING NOW. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MICAH CHAPELLE, TECHNICAL
CODE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL FOR SDCI. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AMANDA
HERZFELD, SDCI URM PROGRAM
MANAGER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON POINT I'M
THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER WITH
SDCI.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET
INTO OUR POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION, TO GIVE YOU SOME
BACKBONE ON THIS LEGISLATION
BUT I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND THE ATTENDEES FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THIS
LEGISLATION. IT IS FOR ADOPTION
OF THE 2021 SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION CUTS THAT CONSIST
OF GOATS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
BOAT COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL
OFFICIALS, WITH SEATTLE
AMENDMENTS. THE CODE UPDATE
PROCESS BEGAN FOR THE 2021
CODES BACK IN 2020 WITH SDCI
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING TO MAKE
DESIRED CHANGES IN THE CODE AT
STATE LEVELS, WITH INPUT FROM
ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP,
ORGANIZE, AND ALIGN THE
REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR
PROPOSED STATE CODE AMENDMENTS,
SO THAT MOST SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES FOR THE WASHINGTON AND
SEATTLE ARE CONSISTENT
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THESE
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF
BUILDING OFFICIALS, STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES, AND DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, AMONG
OTHERS. SDCI STAFF HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN OVER 250
MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS EXTERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS DURING THIS
CODEVELOPMENT CYCLE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE PROPOSED
THESE CHANGES SPECIFIC TO
SEATTLE THROUGH OUR
CONSTRUCTION CODE ADVISORY
BOARD. THE CONSTRUCTION GOOD
ADVISORY BOARD IS COMPRISED OF
13 INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
FROM DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT,
CONSTRUCTION, AND THE PUBLIC,
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO THE
PREVIOUS EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES,
THE CCI STAFF HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN OVER 100 MEETINGS RELATED TO
THE CODE CHANGE PROPOSALS THAT
ONLY IMPACT SEATTLE. I'M GOING
TO SHARE MY SCREEN AND WE ARE
GOING TO WALK THROUGH
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT HAVE
OCCURRED FOR SEATTLE SPECIFIC
AND ENCOURAGED YOUR SUPPORT.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE UP AND
RUNNING. FOR SEATTLE -- FOR
SDCI, OUR VISION IS TO SET THE
STANDARD FOR AWESOME LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THROUGH A
PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE BUILD
A SAFE, LIVABLE, AND INCLUSIVE
SEATTLE WITH VALUES OF EQUITY,
RESPECT, QUALITY, AND SERVICE.
THE WASHINGTON STATE CODES FOR
2021 WENT INTO EFFECT MARCH
15th, 2024. THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION SEEKS TO HAVE
SEATTLE CODES EFFECTIVE AS OF
NOVEMBER 15, 2024, AFTER THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS CONCLUDES.
OUR TEST INCLUDES SEVERAL --
INCLUDING THE BUILDING CODE,
RESIDENTIAL, EXISTING BILLING
CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, ENERGY
CODE, BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL, BOILER CODE,
ELECTRICAL CODE, AND THE
SEATTLE FIRE CODE. THE SEATTLE
FIRE CODE IS NOT PART OF THIS
LEGISLATION. IT IS PART OF A
CONCURRENT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT GOES THROUGH THE SAFETY
COMMITTEE. WE ARE LOOKING TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE CODES ON A
SIMILAR TIMEFRAME. SOME OF THE
MAJOR CHANGES IN THE BUILDING
CODE ARE TO THE MASS TIMBER
TYPE V CEILINGS THAT ALLOW THAT
MASS TIMBER TO BE EXPOSED IN
THOSE AREAS. I BELIEVE THE
PREVIOUS NUMBER WAS
APPROXIMATELY 20%, SO THAT'S A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THAT
WILL ALLOW THAT BEAUTIFUL WOOD
STRUCTURE TO BE VIEWED IN A
MORE EXPENSIVE -- EXPANSIVE
WAY. THIS WILL BE THE LATEST
VERSION OF THE ACCESSIBILITY
STANDARD A117.1. THIS WILL
INCLUDE TSUNAMI LOADS, WHERE WE
ADOPT THE LATEST VERSION OF THE
TSUNAMI DESIGN IS OWED -- ZONE
MAPS FOR SEATTLE. THIS WILL
INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEVATOR OUT
OF SERVICE AND DECOMMISSIONING
WHEN THAT OCCURS. IT WILL
INCLUDE UPDATES FOR ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM. ENERGY STORAGE
SYSTEMS THAT WILL ALIGN CERTAIN
AREAS OF THE ELECTRICAL CODE
AND FIRE CODE, ALONG WITH THE
BUILDING CODE, AND INCREASE
THOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE
SAFE INSTALLATIONS AND RESPONSE
IF THERE IS EVER AN INCIDENT
FOR THOSE SYSTEMS.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SOME
ADDITIONAL EV INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE ADOPTED
THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND ADOPTED BY THE STATE
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL THAT WE
WILL BE ALIGNING WITH. THESE EV
INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SEATTLE ARE NOT NEW, HOWEVER,
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NUMBER TO
BE PROVIDED , SO WE WILL BE
ALIGNING WITH WASHINGTON STATE
ON THOSE. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A
NEW CODE CHANGE. IT IS JUST AN
INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGES.
SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES TO
THE RESIDENTIAL CODE ARE GOING
TO BE EV INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ONE
AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS FOR
THE STATE CODE. THAT IS NOT
NECESSARILY A NEW REQUIREMENT
FOR SEATTLE. WE DID REQUIRE
THAT THROUGH OUR LAND-USE CODE
ALREADY, HOWEVER, THIS IS
SOMETHING NEW FOR THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE. THROUGH STATE
LAW, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
SIGNIFICANT LEE MODIFY THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE. AND SO THIS
IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, EVEN
IF IT CAME FROM THE STATE FOR
SEATTLE IN THAT SPECIFIC CODE.
AND THEN, ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN THE RESIDENTIAL CODE
IS WE ARE MODIFYING LOSS. AND
IT REALLY JUST CHANGES SOME OF
THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS TO BE
MORE FLEXIBLE . IN THE PREVIOUS
CODE CYCLE, THESE WERE CALLED
SLEEPING LOFTS, INDICATING THAT
WAS THE ONLY OR PREFERRED
ACTIVITY THAT WOULD OCCUR IN
THOSE SPACES. WE WANT TO BE
MORE FLEXIBLE WITH WHAT THOSE
CAN BE USED FOR, SO THOSE
CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE. AGAIN, THOSE
ARE MADE AT THE STATE, HOWEVER,
WE ARE GOING TO BE ADOPTING
THEM, AS WELL. SOME OF THE
CHANGES MADE IN THE ELECTRICAL
CODE, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
WAS ALIGNMENT ON NEW
INSTALLATIONS FOR ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEMS THAT WILL NOT
REQUIRE A PLAN REVIEW THROUGH
THE ELECTRICAL PERMITTING
PROCESS. AND THIS ALIGNS WITH
CHANGES IN THE BUILDING CODE
AND THE FIRE CODE, WHICH WE
HEARD THROUGH THE SAFETY
COMMITTEE. THERE'S SOME
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS
AN ADDITIONAL ON-SITE
INSPECTION BEFORE THE
INSTALLATION CAN BE COMPLETED.
THERE ARE MINOR CHANGES TO SOME
OF THE SMOKE CONTROL FANS THAT
WILL NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED ON
THE PLAN SET DRAWINGS AS PART
OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
THERE ARE SOME MINOR
MODIFICATIONS TO THE RELATED
ELECTRICAL LOAD THAT PREVENT
CALCULATED EXCESS SERVICE
CAPACITY WHEN USING THE
ADVANCED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS THAT
WE REQUIRE. AND LASTLY, THERE
ARE THE MODIFICATIONS I
MENTIONED, AS WELL, TO PROVIDE
ALIGNMENT FOR THE EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
ELECTRICAL CODE. THERE ARE SOME
MINOR CHANGES TO THE MECHANICAL
CODE AND PLUMBING CODES. ONE OF
THE MAJOR ONES IN THE
MECHANICAL CODE IS FOR SPECIFIC
OCCUPANCIES, WHEN THEY HAVE
DUCTED VENTILATION SYSTEMS TO
PROVIDE A MINIMUM EFFICIENCY
RATED FILTER OF 13 FOR THE
DUCTED, AND 4 FOR ON DUCTED AIR
HANDLERS. THIS WILL ASSIST IN
MAINTAINING THAT AIR QUALITY IN
THE BUILDING DURING FOREST
FIRES OR OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS.
I KNOW THIS IS BEEN A CONCERN
THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS, AS
WILDFIRES INCREASE. ANOTHER
CHANGE IN THE MECHANICAL CODE
IS A HIGHER MINIMUM REQUIRED
AIRFLOW RATE TO CAPTURE
EFFICIENCIES FOR KITCHEN RANGE
HOODS. THIS WILL REDUCE -- THE
INTENT IS TO REDUCE THE
ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE FROM
COOKING POLLUTANTS THAT ARE
DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH. AND THEN
FOR THE PLUMBING CODE, THERE
ARE SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO
SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS, AND
SOME LANGUAGE ADDRESSING DEAD
ENDS IN OUR WATER SUPPLY. DEAD
ENDS CAN CAUSE BACTERIA GROWTH
AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THERE
IS SOME ADDED SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
AROUND THAT. AS MENTIONED, IN
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS,
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO
THE ENERGY CODE. THEY HAVE
GOTTEN SOME SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT
POINT SOME OF THOSE CHANGES
INCLUDE THE LOWRISE MULTIFAMILY
HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY GO TO THE
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE. THIS IS
GOING TO CAPTURE THOSE FOUR
STORY MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
THAT USED TO RESIDE IN THE
RESIDENTIAL CODE, AND THEY WILL
NOT HAVE TO MEET THE MORE
ROBUST STANDARDS OF THE
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE. AGAIN,
THAT IS A WASHINGTON STATE
CHANGE THAT WE FULLY SUPPORT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU ARE
GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE TO BE
PROVIDING ELECTRIC READY
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS, THE REASON
FOR THIS IS THERE IS A -- WHAT
THEY CALL A FOSSIL FUEL
COMPLIANCE PATH ALLOWANCE IN
THE ENERGY CODE. IF YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH THAT PATH, THEN
YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC READY FOR
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS IN THE
FUTURE STATE, IF THOSE FOSSIL
FUEL APPLIANCES ARE REPLACED.
THEN WE ADDED AN OPTION FOR
MULTIFAMILY OCCUPANCIES TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SOLAR OR
EFFICIENCY -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IN LIEU OF SUBMETERING, SO
THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS OF
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAT ARE
INDIVIDUALLY METERED, WHICH
ADDS COST. THIS WOULD ALLOW TO
PROVIDE A SINGLE METER IN
CERTAIN INSTANCES, AS LONG AS
YOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
EFFICIENCY CREDITS WITHIN THE
BUILDING. THEN WE DO HAVE SOME
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
POST OCCUPANCY COMPLETION OF
COMMISSIONING WORK. THAT IS
GOING TO BE VERIFYING WHAT YOU
ARE PUTTING IN FOR YOUR ENERGY
CODE REQUIREMENTS ACTUALLY IS
WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN. AND
THEN ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS
MENTIONED AS FAR AS OUR ENERGY
MODELING TARGETS IS THAT IT
WILL REMAIN MORE STRINGENT.
ABOUT 10% MORE STRINGENT. FOR
SPECIFIC OCCUPANCIES .
WASHINGTON STATE DID HAVE A
CODE CHANGE THAT INCREASED
EFFICIENCY, TARGETING OUR
ENERGY MODELING TARGETS ACROSS
THE BOARD FOR ALL OCCUPANCIES,
BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE
TYPES OF OCCUPANCIES. THE
SEATTLE CODE WILL REMAIN
SIMILAR TO THE 2018 CODE, WHICH
IS THAT APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE
MORE STRINGENT THAN THE
WASHINGTON STATE CODE.
THERE ARE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
UPGRADES. WE WANT TO CAPTURE
MORE OF THOSE TO NOT TRIGGER
ADDITIONAL COSTLY UPGRADES
POINT ALONG THOSE LINES, WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING
BUILDINGS, THERE ARE BUILDINGS
ON THIS LIST WHERE WE PROVIDE A
FUTURE DECARBONIZATION PLAN AND
THOSE ARE BUILDINGS THAT
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HOSPITALS, JAILS,
ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES,
NONPROFIT FACILITIES, SMALL
BUILDINGS, LESS THAN 20,000
SQUARE FEET, AND THOSE THAT MAY
REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP TO UPGRADE THE
ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO INSTALL
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. AND SOME
OF THE OTHER MODIFICATIONS FOR
EXISTING BUILDINGS IS THAT YOU
CAN MAINTAIN 50% OF GAS HEATING
CAPACITY IF THE NEW HEAT SOURCE
IS THAT OF A HEAT PUMP. IT IS A
SHORT-TERM REPLACEMENT. IT
ALLOWS FOR 100% OF THAT
CAPACITY TO RETAIN GAS HEAT.
THAT IS HEAT PUMP RELATED
INSTALLATIONS. THERE'S GOING
TO BE A REQUIREMENT FOR
EXISTING BUILDINGS WHEN THEY
ARE REPLACING AIR CHILLED
COOLERS OR AIR COOLED CHILLERS
. IT HAS LARGE ELECTRIC
CAPACITY. THERE WOULDN'T BE
SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO TRANSFER
THOSE OR CHANGE THOSE OVER TO
HEAT PUMPS WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO DO SO. THAT COVERS THE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE CUTS INCLUDED
IN THAT IS GOING TO BE
MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING
BUILDING CODES AROUND
UNREINFORCED MASONARY
STRUCTURES . I'M GOING TO TURN
THIS OVER TO AMANDA TO EXPLAIN
THAT PORTION OF IT.
>> THANKS.
>> BEFORE YOU START, WE HAVE A
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MORALES.
MICAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M
TRACKING THAT. WASHINGTON STATE
IMPLEMENTED THEIR CODE CHANGES
. WE ARE DOING OURS IN NOVEMBER
TO INCORPORATE WASHINGTON
STATE, AND THEN TO DO SOME THAT
WE GO STRONGER THAN THE STATE,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE WE
CAN GO STRONGER THAN THE STATE,
NOT LESS. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE
THE CHANGES TO THE CODE? HOW DO
YOU GO ABOUT? I UNDERSTAND THE
ONES THAT COME FROM THE STATE
BECAUSE THOSE ARE COMING FROM
THE STATE. WE DON'T HAVE A
CHOICE. WHEN WE GO STRONGER,
HOW IS THAT DETERMINED?
>> GREAT QUESTION. I'M SURE
THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE ANSWERS,
AND SOME OF THE OTHERS CAN JUMP
IN. THOSE ARE USUALLY STARTED
THROUGH A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
MANY, MANY YEARS IN ADVANCE.
FOR THE TWO DOZEN 21, THE
FORMAL PROCESS FOR THE 2021
CODE STARTED IN 2020, HOWEVER,
THE CODE PROCESS BEGAN MUCH
BEFORE THAT. THERE ARE ITEMS
THAT COME UP IN DISCUSSIONS,
SAVE FOR THE 2018 CODE THAT
MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT THROUGH.
MAYBE THERE NEEDED TO BE SOME
MORE ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY,
SO THOSE GET CARRIED FORWARD,
AND THEY CONTINUE TO DISCUSS
THOSE UNTIL MAYBE THEY CAN BE
IMPLEMENT IT, BUT IT IS A VERY
SIGNIFICANT STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH. THEY COME IN AND SAY,
HEY, WE WANT TO SEE THIS IN THE
CODE. WE WANT TO MAKE THESE
CHANGES. WE'VE IDENTIFIED AN
ISSUE HERE, OR WE HAVE THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BE BETTER
IN THE LONG RUN, AND THAT CAN
START AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
PROCESS, SO, SDCI IS ACTIVE --
WHEN I SAY THE INTERNATIONAL
CODE COUNCIL, THAT COVERS CODES
THAT ARE ADOPTED IN EVERY STATE
IN ALL 50 STATES, SO SOME OF
THE IDEAS COME FROM OTHER
STATES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL,
AND MAYBE THOSE GET IMPLEMENT
IT HERE, FIRST. I KNOW THAT
THREE IS A LEADER, AS YOU KNOW,
AND ARE AWARE, IN THE ENERGY
CODE. SO WE GET APPROACHED WITH
IDEAS, AND THAT IS WHERE THE
START IS. IT'S A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDER INPUTS AND
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH, AND A
WHOLE LOT OF MEETINGS, AS I
MENTIONED IN THE OPENING
PRESENTATION ABOUT WELL OVER
250, 300 MEETINGS, JUST FOR
THIS CODE CYCLE ALONG WITH
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS.
>> THANK YOU, MICAH, AND WHEN
YOU GO THROUGH THAT STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS, DO YOU THEN PUBLISH
WHAT YOUR PROPOSED CODE CHANGES
WILL? FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, OR
IS THIS LIKE MORE OF AN
INTERNAL PROCESS?
>> GREAT QUESTION. WE ACTUALLY
OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC TO
PROPOSE CHANGES, AS WELL, BUT
WE DO POST THOSE PROS --
PROPOSED CHANGES ON OUR
WEBPAGE. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC
WEBSITE JUST FOR THE CODED
OPTION ITSELF. WE WILL POST
THOSE CHANGES THERE. IN
ADDITION, WE DO HERE ALL THE
CODE CHANGES THROUGH OUR
CONSTRUCTION CODE ADVISORY
BOARD, SO WE WILL POST THOSE
CHANGES ON THE CONSTRUCTION
CODE ADVISORY BOARD WEBSITE, AS
WE HOLD THOSE MEETINGS.
>> AND THOSE ARE ALL PUBLIC
MEETINGS, AND SO, THE AGENDAS
ARE POSTED. THE PUBLIC IS
WELCOME TO SUBMIT CHANGES TO
SDCI, THROUGH MICAH'S TEAM.
AND THOSE ARE REVIEWED BY
STAFF, AND THEN BROUGHT FORWARD
FOR REVIEW. I DID ALSO WANT TO
ADD, AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT
FUTURE CODES , AND THERE MAY BE
A GAP WHERE THEY -- SO THERE IS
QUITE A LENGTHY PROCESS IN THE
NATIONAL CODES. WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE 2027
CODES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. SO
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 21
COATS POINT WE ARE TWO CYCLES
AHEAD NOW AT THE NATIONAL
LEVEL. AND WE DO TRY AND TAKE
CHANGES THAT WE KNOW HAVE BEEN
IMPROVED NATIONALLY, AND MOVE
THEM FORWARD IN OUR TIMELINE. A
GREAT EXAMPLE IS MASS TIMBER.
THAT IS A PROPOSAL THAT WAS
HEARD ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS
A STATE AND AS A CITY, WE
WANTED TO PRE-ADOPT THOSE
BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WAS
IMPORTANT TO OUR REGION. SO
THOSE ARE REALLY THE REAL
SOURCE OF WHERE WE LOOK FOR
CODE CHANGES. PRE-ADOPTION OF
FUTURE CHANGES.
>> THAT IS FOR THE PLANNING
PROCESS OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO CHANGE, AND THEN THERE IS A
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS, AND THEN
YOU PUBLISH IT FOR THE PUBLIC.
ANYONE CAN GIVE COMMENTS. AND
INPUT. SO THERE SHOULD BE NO
SURPRISES FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
REALLY INVOLVED IN THE LAND USE
SPACE, AND IN THE BUILDING
SPACE. JUST TOGETHER. THERE
SHOULD BE NO SURPRISES FOR
FOLKS ABOUT THESE CHANGES
BECAUSE THERE ARE VARIOUS
POINTS OF ENTRY FOR BEING
INVOLVED.
>> THERE ARE VARIOUS POINTS OF
ENTRY. WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE ON
THAT. AND WE HAVE, I THINK, AND
MICAH IDENTIFIED QUITE A BIT OF
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, BUT WE
ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR
POINT
>> AMANDA, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH. FIRST, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. MY TEAM
IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
MILESTONE LEGISLATION FOR
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS.
WE ARE APPRECIATE --
APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME AND
SUPPORT. A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT BEFORE WE DIVE IN. THE
KERRY PARK PROGRAM IS DECADES
IN THE MAKING. IT WAS
SPEARHEADED BY BARB GRAF A
WHILE BACK, AS WELL AS SDCI'S
LEGENDS, JOHN AND NANCY. THEY
HELPED SHEPHERD THE JOINT
RESOLUTION 3-2, 3-3, WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A MANDATORY
PHASED IN URM PROGRAM. THE
PRIMARY GOAL OF THAT RESOLUTION
IS SAFETY BY REDUCING THE
COLLAPSE PROBABILITY OF URM
BUILDINGS. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT
THAT RESOLUTION IS IT ALSO
EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO PRESERVE
HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS AND IT
EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR A
VARIETY OF FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCENTIVES,
WITH A FOCUS ON CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE AND LINGUISTICALLY
APPROPRIATE ENGAGEMENT WITH
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SO
THERE'S A LOT TO UNPACK IN
THAT LEGISLATION. WE WILL GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, MICAH.
WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF
REDUCING RISK OF COLLAPSE OF
URMS IN AN EARTHQUAKE,
RESOLUTION 32033 HAS THIS CODE
BASED METHOD. THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK THEY ARE, WHICH MAKES IT
VERY EXPENSIVE TO MEET THAT
LEVEL OF RETROFIT. SO THE NEW
ALTERNATE METHOD IS A COST
SAVINGS METHOD IN CALIFORNIA,
AS WELL AS ENGINEERING SUBJECT
MATTER EFFORTS. IT IS DESIGNED
AS A MINIMUM COLLAPSE HAZARD IN
AN EARTHQUAKE. BUILDINGS, WANT
TO CODIFY THAT BUILDINGS
RETROFITTED TO THIS STANDARD
WILL STILL EXPERIENCE DAMAGE IN
AN EARTHQUAKE, BUT THE RISK OF
INJURY IS GREATLY REDUCED. IT
CAPTURES THE MOST VULNERABLE
COLLAPSE HAZARDS IN THE
BUILDING IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE
THE RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH.
SO WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT PAGE.
SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY
IS WHAT WE ARE CALLING THAT
RETROFIT RECOGNITION CODE. AND
IT IS A PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON
VOLUNTARY URMS , SEISMIC
RETROFITS, AND IT DEFINES THE
MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARD TO BE A
WRETCHED -- RETROFITTED URM IN
OUR DATABASE. IT CODIFIES THAT
ALTERNATE METHOD FOR RETROFIT,
WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY
RETROFITS BY URM BUILDING
OWNERS BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN THE RECOGNITION
OF RETROFITS, SO OUR INTENT
LONG-TERM DOES REMAIN IN
ESTABLISHING A MANDATORY URM
RETROFIT PROGRAM, HOWEVER, WE
KNOW THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS
OWNERS WITH CURRENT CAPACITY
AND INTEREST IN RETROFITTING
NOW, AND WE DON'T WANT TO
DELAY THOSE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS, SO WE DO PLAN TO
PURSUE DEVELOPING SUPPORTIVE
RESOURCES, AND ONCE THOSE ARE
ESTABLISHED, WE WILL PURSUE
MANDATORY ADOPTION, AND JUST, I
WILL LET YOU KNOW, I DON'T
WANT TO GET TOO INTO THE WEEDS
BECAUSE OF TIME, BUT WE ARE
PURSUING FEDERAL GRANTS. WE
HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION WITH
FEMA RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ALSO
PURSUING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OBCD ON
THAT. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR A
LEGISLATIVE WORKING SESSION
THIS DECEMBER, ASKING FOR A
STATEWIDE STUDY ON FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES FOR BOTH TAX AND
NON-TAX PAYING URM OWNERS
BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST A
SEATTLE ISSUE POINT IS A
STATEWIDE ISSUE. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A
COUPLE QUESTIONS. YOU ACTUALLY
ADDRESSED MY LAST QUESTION,
AMANDA. I KNOW THAT THERE IS
EXTERNAL FUNDING THAT IS BEING
SOUGHT TO SUPPORT THIS. AS
SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, WE HAVE A LOT OF
BUILDINGS THAT ARE AT RISK, AND
WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LOW INCOME,
AND ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE
IDEA OF HAVING TO MAKE THESE
KIND OF DRAMATIC CHANGES TO
THEIR BUILDINGS, SO I
APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT WE ARE
NOT ONLY LOOKING AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, BUT LOOKING AT WHAT THE
STATE CAN DO TO PROVIDE
STATEWIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS. I
MET WITH OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS TEAM THIS WEEK AND
DID RAISE THIS AS SOMETHING
THAT I REALLY THINK SHOULD BE
ON OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
FOR THE COMING SESSION. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. GOING BACK
TO MICAH'S SLIDES, I HAVE A
COUPLE QUESTIONS, AND THEN I
WILL SEE IF THERE'S OTHER
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT.
LOOKING AT SLIDE SEVEN, WE KNOW
THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORSEN. WE
EXPERIENCE EXTREME HEAT WAVES
HERE IN THE CITY, EXTREME SMOKE
EVENTS, EVERY SUMMER, IT SEEMS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHETHER
THERE WAS ANY CONSIDERATION TO
AMENDING THE CODE TO REQUIRE
ALL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO
HAVE AC? AND DO YOU HAVE A
SENSE OF WHAT THE COST IMPACT
WOULD BE FOR HAVING THAT KIND
OF A REQUIREMENT?
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT CERTAIN
ON THE ENERGY CODE, IF THAT WAS
DISCUSSED AT A BROAD LEVEL.
WHERE THE COST IMPACT. I KNOW
THAT WITH THE PUSH TOWARDS THE
HEAT PUMP REQUIREMENTS, THAT
MOST OF THOSE ARE A COMBINATION
UNIT THAT DO HAVE AC. SOME OF
THE STUDIES FROM MY
UNDERSTANDING HAVE SHOWN THAT
APPROXIMATELY WELL OVER 60% OF
THE CHANGE OUTS OF FORCED AIR
UNITS TO A HEAT PUMP ARE GOING
TO INCLUDE THE AC AS AN OPTION,
BUT I UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE
THAT ANSWER. I CAN GET THAT FOR
YOU FROM OUR POLICY DEVELOPER
AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT HAS
BEEN INCLUDED IN THOSE
DISCUSSIONS AT A POSSIBLE COST
IMPACT.
>> YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO PUT
HEAT PUMPS IN MY HOUSE, BUT I
KNOW THEY ARE NOT CHEAP, AND
YOU NEED ONE FOR EACH ROOM, SO
I DON'T QUITE KNOW HOW ALL
THAT WORKS, BUT, AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, I THINK IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT FOR US TO START TO
UNDERSTAND IN THIS LEAST
AIR-CONDITIONED CITY IN THE
COUNTRY, HOW TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
ARE SAFE IN THE HEAT WAVES. THE
LAST QUESTION I HAVE ON SLIDE
SIX IS ABOUT THE EV IN CHURCH
-- INFRASTRUCTURE WE TALKED
ABOUT. I WONDER IF YOU CAN DIVE
DEEPER INTO THAT AND TALK ABOUT
HOW THESE REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO
MULTI-HOUSING FAMILIES. --
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
>> I COULD TURN THAT OVER.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
SO THE EXISTING SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE EXISTING
SEATTLE ELECTRICAL CODE, AS
CURRENTLY ENFORCED TODAY, HAVE
REQUIREMENTS FOR EASY READINESS
FOR MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION.
THAT REQUIREMENT IS 20% OF NEW
PARKING . SO NEW CONSTRUCTION
POINT MULTIFAMILY. THE CURRENT
REQUIREMENT IS 20%. THE NEW
REQUIREMENT, WHEN WE ADOPT
THESE CODES, WILL INCREASE TO
45%. OF PARKING -- WILL BE
REQUIRED TO BE EV READY. AND AS
A CITY, WE HAVE TAKEN SOME
MODIFICATIONS TO WHAT'S BEEN
ADOPTED AT THE STATE. SO IN
QUANTITY, WE ARE COMPARABLE TO
THE STATE, BUT THE STATE HAS
THREE TYPES OF EASY READINESS,
AND ONE IS EV CAPABLE .1 IS EV
READY, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR EV
READY TODAY, AND ONE IS EV
CHARGING, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE
A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR HOW
MUCH EQUIPMENT ACTUALLY NEEDS
TO BE INSTALLED. AND SO WHAT WE
HAVE DONE IN OUR CODE IS
MAINTAINED EV READY AS THAT
REQUIREMENT, AND MATCHED THE
QUANTITY, AND SO WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING FOR IN MULTIFAMILY IS
45% OF NEW PARKING STALLS TO BE
EV READY. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS
GETS THE POWER AND THE CAPACITY
AT THE PANEL. IT GETS THE
CONDUITS IN PLACE AND IT GETS
BASICALLY THE OUTLET. WHAT IT
DOESN'T REQUIRE IS THE ACTUAL
EQUIPMENT TO CHARGE IT.
>> GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, IS THAT A
NEW HAND?
>> YES.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID
NOT INVOKE BARB GRAFF'S NAME.
BARB, I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING
YOUR RETIREMENT. I GUESS SHE
NEEDED TO RETIRE AT SOME POINT.
AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR COMING
BACK. I KNOW YOU DID A URM
PRESENTATION TO US. SLIDE 13 ON
THIS, ON THIS NEW ALTERNATE
METHOD, WOULD YOU REMIND ME --
THE NEW ALTERNATE METHOD -- AS
OPPOSED TO THE EXISTING CODE
BASE METHOD, IS IT EQUALLY
PROTECTIVE , OR IS IT SLIGHTLY
LESS, BUT THE COMMUNITY, THE
EXPERT COMMUNITY HAS FOUND IT
IS NEGLIGIBLE, AND IT IS LESS
EXPENSIVE, AND WE ARE ABLE TO
DO THEM MORE, IF IT IS LESS
EXPENSIVE, DO MORE OF THESE
BUILDINGS, I MEAN, SO THEY HAVE
DETERMINED THAT, LIKE, EVEN IF
IT IS DIFFERENT, IT IS STILL
SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. AND IT IS MORE
LIKELY MORE BUILDINGS COULD
ACTUALLY GET RETROFITTED.
>> YEAH. THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
I WILL TAKE A STAB. THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE METHODS IS
NOT THE SAME. THE ALTERNATE
METHOD IS A REDUCED STANDARD.
IT IS STILL -- ITS INTENT IS TO
REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF
COLLAPSE BY ADDRESSING THE MOST
VULNERABLE COMPONENTS OF THE
BUILDING, WHICH ARE THE
PARAPETS FALLING OUTWARDS, AND
THE WALLS AND FLOORS
SEPARATING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO
COLLAPSE. THIS IS A MINIMUM
STANDARD. BUILDING OWNERS CAN
RETROFIT TO HIGHER STANDARDS.
THIS WAS DEVELOPED -- ONE BASED
OFF OF SUCCESSES IN CALIFORNIA.
LOS ANGELES STARTED . THE STATE
ADOPTED IT AS A MODEL. SAN
FRANCISCO AND OTHER CITIES
FOLLOWED. IT WAS TESTED IN THE
NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE. THE
BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT TO
THIS LOWER STANDARD, THAT WERE
RETROFITTED TO THIS REDUCED
STANDARD, THEY DID HAVE MORE
DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO
INJURIES OR DEATHS RELATED TO
THEM. SO OUR STANCE HERE IS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
PURSUE RETROFITS FOR DECADES.
AND WE UNDERSTAND IT IS
EXPENSIVE, AND WE WOULD RATHER
-- WE WOULD RATHER TRENT -- URM
OWNERS DO SOMETHING RATHER THAN
NOTHING. THAT IS WHY WE
DEVELOPED THIS STANDARD.
>> IF I CAN ADD FOR
CLARIFICATION, THEN WE TIED
ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST
PRESENTATION, THE ALTERNATE
METHOD DOES HAVE CRITERIA IN
ORDER TO BE QUALIFIED TO USE
THIS METHOD. SO NOT ALL
BUILDINGS CAN USE THIS METHOD.
THERE ARE SEVEN CRITERIA WITHIN
THE DOCUMENTS THAT A CERTAIN
BUILDING NEEDS TO HAVE A
CERTAIN LAYOUT. A CERTAIN
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTIC IN
ORDER TO DO THIS METHOD, AND
AGAIN, THE IDEA, LIKE AMANDA
MENTIONED IS TO DO SOMETHING,
RATHER THAN NOTHING, AND IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS METHOD,
OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF
TO TWO YEARS, WE ENGAGED THE
LOCAL ENGINEERING COMMUNITY,
USING LOCAL EXPERTISE, HAVING
WORKED ON THESE BUILDINGS OVER
THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS, IN
ORDER TO COME UP WITH THIS
METHOD THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO
ADOPT, SO.
>> WOULD YOU REMIND ME HOW MANY
URMS THERE ARE AGAIN? I KNOW I
SAID THIS LAST TIME, BUT I
CAN'T REMEMBER.
>> THERE ARE ROUGHLY 1100 IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. STATEWIDE,
THERE ARE MANY MORE. THE
NUMBERS VARY FROM 17 TO 33,000.
THEY ARE WORKING ON DATA
ANALYSIS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE STATE SEISMIC
SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE. IT ISN'T
JUST A SEATTLE ISSUE.
>> AND THE IDEA IS TO IDENTIFY
THOSE MOST AT RISK. WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT DOING THIS AS A
PHASE IN. THE IDEA IS TO START
WITH THOSE BUILDINGS FIRST AND
MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH. GREAT.
>> YES.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE AND SHARING THIS.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A PRETTY
DENSE PRESENTATION. I'M SURE
WE COULD BE HERE ALL DAY. AND
WE WILL. NO. WE WILL BE HEARING
BACK FROM YOU, THOUGH, FOR TWO
MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL
HERE, AND WE DO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE
ON IT, THAT THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS
BEING PROPOSED, SO COLLEAGUES,
THAT IS AN INVITATION TO YOU
ALL TO REACH OUT TO THE TEAM IF
YOU'VE GOT ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, OR TO AT LEAST BE
PREPARED AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT COMES UP, THE GOAL IS TO
VOTE THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 4th, I BELIEVE.
>> 18.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU POINT
>> OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO THE THIRD ITEM. AND DO
ANOTHER TABLE SWAPOUT. SO WHILE
FOLKS ARE COMING UP, WILL YOU
READ ITEM 13 INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 13. AGENDA ITEM 2515.
>> SO WE ARE GOING TO BE JOINED
ONLINE BY AKIKSHA CHATTERJI. WE
HAVE ALEX BRENNAN AND JAIME
STROBLE. I'M HOSTING A
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. WE ARE
HAVING ONE TODAY ON CLIMBED. WE
WILL HAVE ONE ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS, AND ONE
ON ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY.
THE POINT IS REALLY TO TALK
ABOUT DENSITY AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
THROUGH THE LENS OF THESE
TOPICS. SO, I'M GOING TO ASK
EACH OF YOU TO GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. I HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS TO GET US
STARTED, AND THEN COLLEAGUES,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN.
>> SHALL I GO AHEAD AND START?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> ARE AT. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. MY
NAME IS ALEX BRENNAN. ON THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FUTURE
-WISE . I'M GOING TO GIVE A
LITTLE BACK AROUND ABOUT FUTURE
WISE. OUR HISTORY AND OUR
PRIORITIES IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS. WE WERE FOUNDED IN
1990 WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
DISTINCT [ INAUDIBLE ] ACT. YOU
KNOW, THINKING BACK TO THAT
TIME, YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN A
SITUATION WHERE WE WERE , YOU
KNOW, SEEING DAMAGE TO OUR
ENVIRONMENT. OUR FOREST LANDS,
WILDLIFE HABITAT, FROM LAND
ACROSS THE STATE. WE WERE
SEEING IMPACTS ON OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES.
THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE
DELIVERING THOSE TWO
INCREASINGLY SORT OF SPRAWLING
URBAN DEVELOPMENT. WE WERE
SEEING INCREASED TRAFFIC
CONGESTION BECAUSE OF THE LACK
OF CORRELATION BETWEEN OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND OUR
LAND-USE SYSTEMS. AND WE WERE
MISSING OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST
IN OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS,
AND SO FUTUREWISE WAS FOUNDED
ON THE GOALS OF ADDRESSING
THOSE CHALLENGES AND TRYING TO
REVERSE THAT PATTERN OF
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STATE.
MORE RECENTLY, WE HAVE ALSO
BEEN FOCUSED, BOTH IN OUR OWN
EFFICACY AND AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF
STATE LEGISLATURE AND TRYING TO
UPDATE THE MANAGEMENT ACT TO
TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT CHALLENGES THAT OUR
STATE IS FACING NOW THAT WERE
NOT AS DIRECTLY ADDRESSED IN
THE ORIGINAL GOOD LAND
MANAGEMENT ACT LEGISLATION. I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE HOUSING
AND CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATES THAT
HAVE PASSED THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THOSE ARE THE MAJOR PRIORITIES
FOR US. AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO LEAD BROAD COALITION EFFORTS
WITH LEGISLATIVE SPONSORS TO
GET CHANGES MADE. WE SEE THE
PLANNING PROCESS AS A CRUCIAL
PIECE OF THE BROADER
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES, BOTH
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS
AND OUR CLIMATE CRISIS. AND
SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THAT,
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
WERE INTEGRATED INTO THE
PLANNING PROCESS IN OTHER WAYS,
BUT PARTICULARLY THINKING ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES TO DESIGN
COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DRIVE AS FAR, BOTH
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BITTER TRANSIT
, WALKING AND BIKING
INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO
BECAUSE YOU ARE CLOSER TO THE
PLACES YOU WANT TO GET TO. AND
THEN, ALSO, BUILDING, DESIGNING
OUR COMMUNITIES IN WAYS THAT
BUILT BUILDINGS, OR CARELESS OF
THE ENERGY CODE, WHICH WE JUST
GOT TO HEAR A BUNCH ABOUT. MORE
EFFICIENT . I CAN TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT A BIT LATER, AND
THEN, LAST, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
NATIONAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
STRATEGIES. THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO SEQUESTER
CARBON THROUGH THIS LENS. ONE
LESS NOTE ABOUT THE LOCAL
LEVEL, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE
HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS
NOW, THE BACKBONE OF THE
STAFFING ORGANIZATION FOR
EVERYONE, WHICH IS A COALITION
THAT CAME TOGETHER TO PASS THAT
65 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY [
INAUDIBLE ] AGENDA AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TODAY, WE
COACH THE COMMUNITY COALITION,
WHICH IS ANOTHER COALITION
ADVOCATING FOR , YOU KNOW,
SIMILAR ISSUES AROUND HOUSING,
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, CLIMATE
JUSTICE, AND THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU. JAMIE, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
>> HI. I AM JAMIE STROBLE. I AM
HERE WEARING MY TNC HEAD. I
HAVE SPENT MY CAREER IN
ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE JUSTICE
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
TICKETS. I HAVE WORKED WITH
CBOS, FOR REGIONAL TRIBES AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND A
NONPROFIT. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF
WORK IN THE SYSTEMIC
INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE AND
EQUITY INTO OUR SYSTEMS OF
POLICY. AT TNC, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS
TO BOTH NATURE AND PEOPLE. YOU
MIGHT THINK OF US AS KIND OF
LOOKING AT FIGURE PICTURE OR
PRESERVING LANDS, OR , YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THE PRESERVES AND
THE LAND THAT WE MANAGE, BUT WE
DO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR CITIES, AS
WELL, BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING
THERE HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON
LAND USE ELSEWHERE, AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE PRESERVING
SOME OF OUR BIGGEST PLACES FOR
CARBON SEQUESTRATION BECAUSE WE
ARE MAKING CITIES THAT ARE
SUSTAINABLE AND LIVABLE, AND
ARE EASY TO GET TO. WE ARE
DOING A LOT OF SCIENCE AROUND
CLIMATE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
AROUND HEAT ISLAND, TREE CANOPY
COVERAGE, AND INVOLVED AT THE
STATE LEVEL, AS WELL. WE WORKED
WITH FUTUREWISE ON THE HB1181,
TO INTEGRATE CLIMATE INTO THE
CONFERENCE OF UPDATES. --
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE. SEATTLE
FACES CHALLENGES BECAUSE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. EVERYTHING FROM
WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT DIDN'T
USED TO BE A SEASON AND NOW IT
FEELS LIKE A SEASON.
SIGNIFICANT SEA LEVEL RISE
IMPACTING OUR SHORELINES, IF
YOU HAVE EVER BEEN DOWN TO
DUWAMISH DURING A KING TIDE,
YOU CAN SEE THE WATER LEVELS,
AND THE IMPACTS THAT HOUSE.
MORE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS,
AND MORE HIGH HEAT DAYS IN
PARTICULAR. WE ARE THE SECOND
LEAST AIR-CONDITIONED MAJOR
CITY IN THE COUNTRY, AND OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T REALLY
BUILT TO DEAL WITH HEAT IN THE
WAY THAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE. AND THAT'S A
CHALLENGE ALSO BECAUSE IF
EVERYONE DOES AIR CONDITIONING,
THAT IS ALSO INCREASING
GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS. SO THE
MORE WE CAN FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS, THROUGH
LAND-USE, AND THROUGH THE
WEIGHT WE ARE BUILDING OUR
BUILDINGS AND SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, ALL OF
THAT HAS AN IMPACT. OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN, TOO, IS HOW
WE ARE MAKING SURE THOSE
IMPACTS ARE NOT DISPROPORTIONAT
ELY IMPACTING SOME COMMUNITIES,
AND THE ENVIRONMENT PLAYS A KEY
ROLE IN SETTING US UP AT OUR
COMMUNITIES FOR RESILIENCE AND
SUSTAINABILITY. THERE'S A LOT
OF HISTORICAL LAND-USE
DECISIONS THAT WERE EXPLICITLY
RACIST THAT WE HAVE NOT FULLY
UNPACKED ALL THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THAT YET. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE
IS RESEARCH THAT CORRELATES
URBAN HEAT ISLANDS WITH
REDLINING MAPS. THIS IS
ASSUMING THAT IS TRUE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, ACTUALLY,
THAT PLACES THAT WERE
HISTORICALLY REDLINED ARE ALSO
PLACES THAT TEND TO HAVE HIGHER
URBAN HEAT ISLAND TEMPERATURES
DURING A HEAT WAVE. THERE'S
ALSO A CONNECTION BETWEEN
DISPLACEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS, AS WE ARE, IF FOLKS
CAN'T FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
IF THEY ARE BEING PUSHED OUT,
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
HOUSING SUPPLIES IN THE CITY,
THEY ARE HAVING TO TRAVEL
ANYMORE, AND AS YOU GET OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE, THE TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT AS
ROBUST. THE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND SO
YOU ARE HAVING, PEOPLE ARE
HAVING TO COMMUTE IN FOR THEIR
JOBS OR HAVING TO TRAVEL
FARTHER TO GET TO THOSE THINGS.
AND SO, ALL OF THIS IS A BIG
CONCERN. I KNOW THE CITY HAS
SAID A LOT OF AMBITIOUS GOALS ,
BUT THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, I
THINK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
THINK LONG TERM AND THINK ABOUT
WHAT ARE THE BIG SYSTEMIC
CHANGES WE CAN MAKE NOW IN
ORDER TO SET US UP FOR SUCCESS
IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE KNOW
THE POPULATION HAS CONTINUED TO
GROW. SOME GOOD NEWS IS THAT
OUR PER CAPITA EMISSIONS HAVE
REDUCED 20% SINCE 2008. BUT WE
STILL HAVE A GOAL OF TRYING TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 58% BY
2030, AND WE HAVE ONLY GONE 5%
OF THE WAY THERE. WE OBVIOUSLY
HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH
TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL GO TO YOU AND THEN WE
WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS
AND CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US. MY NAME IS AKIKSHA
CHATTERJI. I'M A DIRECTOR WITH
350 SEATTLE. 350 SEATTLE IS A
GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY LED GROUP
THAT IS FINDING THE CAUSES OF
THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE WERE
FOUNDED IN 2013. OUR MISSION IS
TO WORK TOWARDS CLIMATE JUSTICE
BY ORGANIZING PEOPLE TO MAKE
THESE SYSTEMS CHANGE. THAT IS
RESISTING -- REDUCING FOSSIL
FUELS. WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR
OVER A DECADE, ADVOCATING FOR
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND OVER THE
PAST THREE YEARS, HAVE PLAYED A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN WINNING
GREEN NEW DEAL SOLUTIONS,
INCLUDING UPGRADING HAVE OF OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS TO RUN ON
CLEAN ENERGY AND SERVE AS
CLIMATE RESILIENCE HUBS,
THROUGH HEAT, SMOKE AND WINTER
WEATHER. AS A GRASSROOTS
CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATION
WORKING ON ACHIEVING A GREEN
NEW DEAL FUTURE, THE SOLUTIONS
THAT WE ADVOCATE FOR OUR
INTERSECTIONAL. THAT MEANS THEY
NOT ONLY TACKLE CLIMATE
POLLUTION, BUT THEY AIM TO
ADDRESS INEQUALITY AND CREATE A
GOOD, WELL-PAYING JOBS IN THE
PROCESS. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN PLAYS A
MAJOR PART IN HOW OUR CITY WILL
GROW, AND SO IT IS ACTUALLY ONE
OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL CLIMATE
POLICIES FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
IT IS ALSO A HUGE OPPORTUNITY
TO IMPLEMENT INTERSECTIONAL
SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS
THAT CAN PUT SEATTLE ON A PATH
TO ACHIEVING CLIMATE JUSTICE,
SO I REALLY THINK THAT BY
BRINGING A CLIMATE JUSTICE LENS
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ,
PARTICULARLY TO HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION, WE CAN PLAN FOR
SEATTLE'S HEALTHY LOW CARBON
FUTURE AND ADDRESS
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CREATE GOOD, CLEAN JOBS IN THE
PROCESS. AND I WILL END HERE BY
SAYING, I THINK WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A
NATIONAL MODEL FOR EQUITABLE
AND SUSTAINABLE PLANNING, WHERE
OTHER CITIES COULD LOOK TO
SEATTLE FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND
CLIMATE POLICY IDEAS AND
INTERACTIONS, BUT I THINK IT IS
CONTINGENT ON US SEIZING THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYONE. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THIS IS NOT MY AREA OF
EXPERTISE, SO I APPRECIATE YOU
ALL BEING HERE TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND HOW THESE THINGS ARE
ALL RELATED. I'M GOING TO GET
US STARTED AND ASK,
PARTICULARLY SINCE HERE WE ARE
IN THE SUMMER, AS TEMPERATURES
RISE, AND WE HAVE MORE EXTREME
HEAT EVENTS, WE HAVE MORE
REGULAR SMOKE EVENTS COMING
EVERY SUMMER . CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE CITY
CAN BETTER PLAN FOR EXTREME
HEAT. ANYONE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT OR
DO YOU WANT ME TO?
>> I CAN KICK US OFF. SO I
THINK WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PLANNING FOR EXTREME HEAT, WE
THINK OF, HOW ARE WE GOING TO
BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCY , FOR
EXTREME HEAT AND THROUGH OTHER
FORMS OF EXTREME WEATHER LIKE
WILDFIRE SMOKE. ONE THING WE
CAN DO IS CREATE CLIMATE
RESILIENCE HUBS. I THINK WE
NEED SPECIFIC GOALS AND
POLICIES FOR HOW SEATTLE CAN
IMPLEMENT RESILIENCE HUBS THAT
PRIORITIZE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THESE ARE WELL TRUSTED
COMMUNITY SERVING FACILITIES
THAT CAN BE USED YEAR-ROUND AS
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE THROUGH HEAT WAVES,
WILDFIRE SMOKE, AND EXTREME
WINTER WEATHER. IT IS ALSO A
KEY WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE
PROGRESS ON SEATTLE'S CLIMATE
AND EQUITY [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
OFFICE IS DOING A YEAR-LONG
PLANNING PROCESS TO DEFINE
STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE HUBS, SO I THINK THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN SHOULD BE
VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH THIS
PROCESS. AND ALSO HELP ENSURE
THAT EXISTING COMMUNITIES ARE
NOT DISPLACED IN THE PROCESS IN
IMPLEMENTING RESILIENCE HUBS.
>> SORRY. CAN YOU JUST DEFINE A
RESILIENCE HUB? WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN, FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> THESE ARE COMMUNITY SERVING
FACILITIES . SO IN SEATTLE, A
COMMUNITY CENTER COULD BE A
RESILIENCE HUB. IT COULD ALSO
BE A LIBRARY OR ANY COMMUNITY
CENTER, BASICALLY, THAT PEOPLE
CAN GO TO WHEN EXTREME WEATHER
STRIKES. AND, LIKE I SAID, THEY
CAN ALSO SERVE AS YEAR-ROUND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. SO THEY
DOUBLE AS MULTIUSE FACILITIES
THAT CAN KEEP YOU SAFE. WHEN
EXTREME WEATHER STRIKES. IS
THAT SUFFICIENT?
>> YES. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. TO CONTINUE ON HERE, I
THINK THE NUMBER ONE THING WE
CAN ACTUALLY DO TO BUILD
CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN THE FACE
OF HEAT WAVES AND OTHER EXTREME
WEATHER IS TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN PLACE.
THAT MEANS BUILDING ABUNDANT,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PRIORITIZING ANTI-THE
PLACEMENT, AND, YOU KNOW,
MAKING SURE WE ARE INCREASING
DENSITY ACROSS THE CITY. AND
THEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE
ADDITIONALLY THAT ALSO, WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT CLIMATE JUSTICE AND
RESILIENCY, AND PLANNING FOR
MORE EXTREME WEATHER, I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO TALK
ABOUT LAND AND LAND OWNERSHIP.
HAVING OWNERSHIP OVER LAND IS
CENTRAL TO MANY COMMUNITIES IN
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT HERE IS OUR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. I THINK
IT IS ONE OF THE KEY WAYS THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO PURSUE THAT,
SO THE EDI PROGRAM HELPS
DEVELOP MUCH OF LAND FOR
CULTURAL SPACES. I THINK IT IS
ONE OF THE FEW EFFECTIVE WAYS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS TO
INVEST IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED
BY DECADES OF GENTRIFICATION
AND DISPLACEMENT. WE SHOULD BE
FINDING MORE WAYS TO INVEST IN
OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENSURE THAT
OUR JUMPSTART FUNDS WILL MAKE
DEDICATED PROGRAMS LIKE EDI.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS
THAT BUILD COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, SERVICES, AND OUR
COURT ASPECTS OF BUILDING
RESILIENCY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE
ARE FACING EXTREME WEATHER
EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK, TO ADD TO THAT, WE
CAN THINK ABOUT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE, TOO,
THINKING ABOUT WHERE THE PLACES
THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO CREATE
COOLING CENTERS. ARE THOSE
COOLING CENTERS WELCOMING? I
THINK, TO BUILD OFF OF WHAT SHE
SAID, SOMETIMES, OUR
COMMUNITIES, YOU MIGHT HAVE
LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORK
MIGHT COME FROM COMMUNITIES
THAT DON'T FEEL CULPABLE GOING
TO THE STANDARD COOLING CENTER,
SO HOW CAN WE SUPPORT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE MAYBE CREATING THEIR
OWN RESILIENCE HUB OR COOLING
CENTER THAT IS WELCOMING , AND
FOLKS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AT.
THERE ARE FOLKS THAT SPEAK
THEIR LANGUAGE. THERE IS FOOD
THAT IS FAMILIAR BIT RIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO, I THINK, AN
IMPORTANT THING, NOT JUST FOR
EXTREME HEAT, BUT FOR ALL OF
OUR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, TO
THINK ABOUT WE ARE NOT AN
ISLAND OF OURSELVES IN SEATTLE,
BUT WE ARE PART OF A REGION
THAT IS EXPERIENCING ALL THE
SAME THINGS. SO HOW CAN WE
ACTUALLY LEAP -- LEVERAGE OUR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, AND WE ARE
WORKING ON A PLAN. WHAT ARE THE
WAYS THAT WE CAN PARTNER, AND
TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMMUNITIES
HAVE ACCESS TO A COOL PLACE, OR
ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW, YOU
KNOW, NEW BUILDINGS THAT ARE
BEING BUILT, AND THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY ARE IN,
HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT THOSE
ARE PLACES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO
GREEN SPACE, THE HAVE COOLER
AREAS THAT HAVE TREES IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, OR THAT HAVE
GARDENS, OR -- AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS --
PAINTING OUR ROOMS WHITE --
THAT CAN HELP REDUCE URBAN
HEAT, IN ADDITION TO THAT. I
WOULD ALSO POINT OUT , THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH
IS IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AGENCY, HAS DONE A LOT OF GREAT
WORK IN TERMS OF REACHING
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND
HAVING -- THEY HAVE THESE
REALLY CUTE COMICS IN DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES ABOUT STAYING SAFE IN
THE HEAT. IT HAS ALL THESE
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. SO
PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
AND OTHER AGENCIES TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT AND GET THE WORD OUT
DURING HEAT WAVES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M
NOT UNDERSTANDING THE
CORRELATION BETWEEN YOU'RE
SAYING THE EDI INVESTMENTS AND
HOME OWNERSHIP AS IT RELATES TO
THIS CLIMATE PIECE. YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT I'M NOT
QUITE CATCHING WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO SAY. HOW DOES THAT
INTERSECT WITH THE CLIMATE? ARE
YOU SAYING THAT WE SHOULDN'T
DISPLACE PEOPLE? KEEPING FOLKS
IN PLACE IS ADVANTAGEOUS?
>> YEAH. I THINK KEEPING PEOPLE
IN PLACE IS [ INAUDIBLE ] .
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
RESILIENCY, WE ARE ALSO TALKING
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND THE
SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO WHEN
EXTREME WEATHER STRIKES. AND
EDI IS ONE WAY THAT COMMUNITIES
CAN HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT
PROCESS. IT IS ALSO ABOUT
LITERALLY BEING HOUSED AND
STAYING HEALTHY. AND, I MEAN,
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
RESILIENCE, I'M ALSO THINKING
ABOUT WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD
LIFE. WE WANT TO BE INVESTING
IN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE,
WORK, AND PLAY. AND EDI IS ONE
WAY TO DO THAT. WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT LONG-TERM PLANNING HERE,
AND NOT JUST, WORST CASE
SCENARIO, WHERE CAN PEOPLE RUSH
IN EXTREME WEATHER? WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT FOSTERING JUST
COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK
THAT'S WHERE THE CLIMATE PIECE
IS SO IMPORTANT, AS WELL,
BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR
FUTURE. HEAT WAVES AND WILDFIRE
AND SMOKE ARE GOING TO BE THE
NEW NORMAL. PEOPLE NEED THESE
SPACES WHERE THEY CAN GATHER
WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITY AND
FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED. AND I
THINK EDI IS ONE OF THE
PROGRAMS WE HAVE TO ACHIEVE
THOSE ENDS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE
THAT I -- I MEAN, THE EDI
PROGRAM ISN'T NECESSARILY --
I'M NOT SURE THAT THESE
COOLING CENTERS AND RESILIENCY
HUBS HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT .
SO, MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE
PROGRAM CAN LOOK INTO. MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT
PROJECTS THAT ARE INVOLVED, BUT
IF THERE ARE, I THINK THAT IS
GREAT. I WILL SAY THAT THE TREE
CANOPY PEAS, PARTICULARLY IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
BEEN , YOU KNOW, IN OUR LESS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES THAT HAS BEEN
MARGINALIZED, THOSE
COMMUNITIES, THERE IS
DEFINITELY A TREE CANOPY ISSUE
THAT WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING.
WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING TREE
CANOPIES BECAUSE I THINK THAT
DEFINITELY HELPS. I ACTUALLY
GREW UP IN AN APARTMENT
BUILDING WHERE WE HAD A BLACK
ROOF, AND IT WAS VERY HOT.
THERE WAS NO AC. WE LIVED ON
THE FIFTH FLOOR OF A FIFTH
FLOOR WALK-UP. HUGE BUILDING
COMPLEX, AND I CAN TELL YOU, IT
WAS VERY, VERY HOT, BUT WE DID
ACTUALLY HAVE A PARK NEARBY,
AND SO, IT WAS A PLACE WHERE WE
COULD GO, AND COMMENT TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE TREE CANOPY
AND THE COOLING, SO DEFINITELY,
HAVING PARKS ACROSS ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, PARTICULARLY
WHERE THERE ARE LESS PARKS AND
LESS TREE CANOPY, WE SHOULD BE
PLANNING FOR THAT AS PART OF
THE PLAN. I THINK IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY SHOULD
BE PRIORITIZING. AND I WILL
SAY, FULL EXPOSURE --
DISCLOSURE, MY SPOUSE HAS
WORKED FOR BOTH THE LOCAL AND
NATIONAL TNC AND THE WORK YOU
DO IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY,
ESPECIALLY -- EXCUSE ME. IT HAS
BEEN A LONG DAY. ESPECIALLY IN
THE CONTEXT OF PRESERVING OUR
TREE CANOPY AND OUR WETLANDS
FOR CARBON PURPOSES -- CARBON
EMISSION PURPOSES. SO SOMETHING
THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT
WHEN WE ARE DOING THIS PLAN
PIECE -- AND PARTICULARLY WHEN
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ADDING
DENSITY TO ALREADY DENSE
PLACES. SO THIS IDEA OF PARK
PRESERVATION ENTRY CANOPY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF
COMMUNITY CENTERS IN TOWN, AND
I KNOW OUR OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT IS LOOKING AT
CREATING COOLING CENTERS AT
SOME OF THOSE, AND SO HOW DO WE
BUILD CAPACITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR EXISTING COMMUNITY
CENTERS, OF WHICH THERE IS ONE
IN MOST -- WELL, AND ALL THE
DISTRICTS, FOR SURE, IF NOT ALL
THE NEIGHBORHOODS -- HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT THAT EXISTING
CITY RESOURCE IS MEETING THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY
MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS ALSO A
PLACE -- A SAFE PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE CAN GO COOL OFF --
PARTICULARLY NOW , BECAUSE A
LOT OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL
TAKE TIME TO BUILD , BUT WE ARE
HAVING THIS HEATING ISSUE NOW.
WE HAVE THESE EXISTING
COMMUNITY CENTERS NOW, AND
COMMUNITY SPACES, SO HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE MEETING
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS
WE THINK ABOUT PLACES FOR FOLKS
TO GO . AND ALSO, THE UNHOUSED,
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
LIVING ON HOUSE, AND COMMUNITY
CENTERS ARE A GREAT PLACE WHERE
FOLKS CAN GO, SO MAKING SURE WE
ARE PRIORITIZING OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NOT ALL
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE AC'D
. AND I KNOW THE LIBRARIES ARE
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ARE BEING RESPONSIVE BY DOING ,
YOU KNOW, RETROFITTING FOR AC
FOR COOLING PURPOSES, AS WELL.
SO HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THAT, AS WELL?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU. THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND LIBRARIES
IN DISTRICT 2 DO NOT HAVE AIR
CONDITIONING. IT IS A HUGE
ISSUE. AND I DO WANT TO GET
INTO THIS QUESTION. WE HAVE
HEARD A LOT FOR THE LAST YEAR
OR MORE. I'M SURE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL SAVE
MUCH MORE ABOUT THE NEED OF
MORE HOUSING. WE HAVE THE
SUPPLY THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS
OUR HOUSING CRISIS, AND ALSO,
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY
PARTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING
DISTRICT 2, WHERE WE DO NOT
HAVE ENOUGH TREES, AND THAT IS,
AS YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER,
JIMMY, WHERE THE HEAT ISLANDS
IN THE CITY ARE, SO CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, TREES ARE NOT JUST A
CLIMATE ISSUE. THEY ARE AN
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE ISSUE, AS IS THE NEED
FOR MORE HOUSING, SO THAT FOLKS
HAVE MORE PLACES TO BE ENDS UP
GETTING PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY.
SO HELP US WALK THROUGH THAT.
>> I CAN JUMP IN FIRST ON THIS,
EVEN THOUGH YOU PROBABLY -- I
WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY.
>> YOU WILL. YOU WILL.
>> AND YOU, AS WELL, AKISHA.
>> ONE THING I WANTED TO FLAG
THAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT TREES
IS WE HAVE THE CITYWIDE TREE
CANOPY GOAL, BUT I THINK THAT
OFTEN OBSCURES THE REALLY BIG
DISPARITIES IN CANOPY AND
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY,
AND PARTICULARLY, IF WE ARE
THING ABOUT HEAT ISLAND EFFECT,
RIGHT, AND THE IMPACT OF HEAT
ON COMMUNITIES. IF YOU HAVE A
SIDEWALK THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO
WALK DOWN WHERE THERE ARE NO
TREES, THE ENTIRE BLOCK, THAT
IS GOING TO BE REALLY DIFFERENT
THAN IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL BREAKS
OF SHADE ALREADY IN PLACE. SO I
THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY IN TERMS
OF PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW,
FOR THE CITY TO BE THINKING
DIFFERENTLY ABOUT TREES THAT
ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
SHADING THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR
THE PUBLIC SPACES, AS WELL AS
OUR PARKS. VERSUS TREES ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT IS ALSO
GREAT TO HAVE TREES ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY. THEY PROVIDE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMENITIES.
SOME OF THEM ARE RIGHT UP ON
THE EDGE OF PUBLIC SPACES AND
ARE PROVIDING SHADE, BUT I
THINK, YOU KNOW, A TREE THAT IS
NICE TO LOOK AT FROM FARLEY
PROVIDES A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF
BENEFIT TO A TREE THAT IS
ADDRESSING THE HEAT IMPACTS
THAT YOU ARE SEEING AS YOU ARE
TRYING TO GET AROUND IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THOSE ARE
SOME REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS TO
BE THINKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I
ALSO THINK, THERE ARE THESE
CHALLENGES AND HOW DO WE
PROTECT OUR TREES AS WE ARE
ALSO ADDING HOUSING AND WE KNOW
WE NEED TO BUILD MORE HOUSING
IN THE CITY DURING THE 20 YEAR
PLANNING PERIOD THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT. THERE ARE GOING TO
BE, YOU KNOW, SOME INEVITABLE
TRADE-OFFS IN THAT SITUATION,
BUT I THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR THE WIN
WIN OPPORTUNITY AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, AND THINK ABOUT HOW
ARE WE ENABLING DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE
GOING TO CREATE THE FIX ABILITY
FOR DEVELOPERS TO BUILD THE
HOUSING WE NEED WHILE RETAINING
TREES ON SITE ? AND SO ONE
THING I THINK THAT IS A BIT
OVERLOOKED THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DIGGING INTO MORE LATELY IS THE
BUILDING CODE AND WAYS THAT THE
BUILDING CODE OFTEN THIS
INCENTIVIZES THE MISSING MIDDLE
HOUSING TYPES THAT WE ARE
INCREASINGLY ZONING FOR BECAUSE
OF STATE LAW, AS WELL AS LOCAL
ADVOCACY , BUT, THERE'S A LOT
OF ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING CODE
THAT MAKE IT EXPENSIVE AND
DIFFICULT TO BUILD , YOU KNOW,
A FOUR UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING
THAT IS ATTACHED, VERSUS
BUILDING A DETACHED SINGLE
FAMILY HOME, OR OR FOR
TOWNHOMES THAT ARE NEXT TO EACH
OTHER THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE
A LOT OF THE SAME BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS AS SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES. AND, SO, WHEN WE CREATE
THAT FIX ABILITY IN OUR
BUILDING CODE TO BUILD MORE OF
THOSE SMALL MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS, WE ARE CREATING MORE
OPPORTUNITY TO NOT COVER THE
ENTIRE LOT, OR JUST HAVE MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN WHERE THAT
BUILDING GOES, TO MOVE AROUND
TREES AND PROTECT THEM. SO THAT
IS ONE THING I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT.
>> I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO
PIECES TO THIS ISSUE. RIGHT?
THERE IS HOW ARE WE ADAPTING TO
THE CHANGES THAT ARE ALREADY
HERE, AND THEN THERE IS, HOW DO
WE NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE?
AND I THINK THAT PART OF THIS
IS WE ARE CONTRIBUTING
TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS ARE
ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS
TO THE CITY'S GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION FOOTPRINT, AND ONE OF
THE BIGGEST THINGS WE CAN DO IS
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INTO
PUBLIC TRANSIT, TO REDUCE
SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE USAGE,
TO BE ABLE TO, WHICH ALSO HAS
ALL SORTS OF OTHER SIDE
BENEFITS FOR WATER QUALITY, AIR
QUALITY, ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS. AND I THINK THAT
HOUSING, THE CONNECTION TO
HOUSING, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AND AVAILABILITY IS SO CRITICAL
TO BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. IF
PEOPLE CAN LITERALLY WALK
WITHIN EIGHT 10 MINUTE WALK
SHADE OF THEIR HOME TO GO TO
THE GROCERY STORE, TO GO TO A
PARK, TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT
PRESCHOOL, TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL
THOSE THINGS IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT IS HUGE. AND
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THAT IN SOME
AREAS OF THE CITY, BUT WE
DON'T HAVE IT IN SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DON'T HAVE
IT READ AND THE MORE THAT WE
CAN CREATE PLACES -- SO
DENSITY, IN SOME WAYS, IS
ACTUALLY A GREAT SUSTAINABILITY
SOLUTION, AND BEING ABLE TO
REDUCE THAT FOOTPRINT,
PRODUCING THAT RELIANCE ON YOUR
CAR. THE THING ABOUT TREE
CANOPY -- TREE CANOPY IS A
REALLY COMPLICATED -- TREES
TAKE A WHILE TO GROW. SO PART
OF IT IS THERE HAS BEEN A LOT
OF EMPHASIS BY THE CITY TO TRY
AND PLANT MORE TREES, TO
INCREASE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE.
THEY HAVE SET GOALS AND
COVERAGE AROUND IT. BUT IT
TAKES SEVERAL YEARS FOR A TREE
TO ESTABLISH AND THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARILY PROVIDING SHADE
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD,
EITHER. THERE IS A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE THAT DIE OFF IN
EXTREME HEAT, IF THEY ARE NOT
GETTING MAINTAINED. IF THEY ARE
NOT GETTING WATERED. THE FIRST
COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT IS THEIR
VULNERABLE PERIOD POINT SO IT
IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR
THAT TO BE THE SOLUTION. IT
DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T
INVEST IN IT. IT MEANS, YES, WE
DEFINITELY NEED TO ADDRESS IT,
BUT THERE ARE SOME SHORTER-TERM
THINGS WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN
ORDER TO -- WHILE ALSO DOING
THAT. SO I THINK AND
RESEARCHER, ADDRESSING HOUSING
QUALITY, ADDRESSING , YOU KNOW,
REDUCING TRANSPORTATION
EMISSIONS, ALL THOSE THINGS --
IT'S ALL INTERCONNECTED, AND
BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM.
>> I MEAN, THIS IS THE PLAN,
SO, I THINK, YES. IT IS NOT OR.
IT IS AND. ALL OF THIS. TO YOUR
POINT ABOUT THE TREE
PROTECTION, AND I JUST WAS
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH
DIRECTOR TORI GOLSON AT SDCI,
AND HOW DO WE HELP COMMUNITIES?
SOME COMMUNITIES ARE MORE VOCAL
ABOUT TREE PROTECTIONS AND
OTHERS NOT, IF THEY SEE A TREE
AT RISK, AND OLD-GROWTH TREE.
HOW DO WE EDUCATE COMMUNITY
ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO IF THEY
SEE A TREE THAT IS ABOUT TO GET
HARMED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND
SO WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
CAN YOU PUT -- THERE'S GOT TO
BE SOME KIND OF EDUCATION
CAMPAIGN OF SORTS . YOU KNOW.
DO WE CREATE A PAMPHLET THAT WE
CAN PUT IN WITH THE CITY LIGHT
BILLS SO WE ARE EDUCATING THE
CITY ABOUT WHAT THEIR RECOURSE
IS IF THEY SEE THIS. WE ARE
SEEING OLD-GROWTH TREES COMING
DOWN ACROSS THE CITY, SO HOW DO
WE PROTECT THE TREES WE DO
HAVE? TO YOUR POINT, THEY TAKE
A LONG TIME TO BUILD, AND WE
NEED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, BUT
WE DO NEED TO PROTECT -- I
MEAN, WE NEED TO PLANT NEW
TREES SO THAT ONE DAY,
HOPEFULLY, MY GRANDCHILDREN, IF
I HAVE ANY, CAN EXPERIENCE THE
BENEFITS OF THAT. SO WE HAVE TO
DO ALL OF IT. AND WE DO NEED TO
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET FOLKS
OUT OF THEIR CARS MORE, AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE, ANYWAY, AROUND
HERE. WE DON'T HAVE AS ROBUST
A SYSTEM. WE ARE GETTING THERE
AND WE ARE WORKING ON THAT,
TOO. SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THAT
COME INTO THE POINT WE MADE
EARLIER, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
THAT THE EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE, BY WAY OF
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND
LIBRARIES, ARE ALSO -- CAN BE
RETROFITTED TO HAVE A FUNCTION
AS COOLING CENTERS. WE NEED TO
DO ALL OF IT. AND AS WE ARE
BUILDING DENSITY, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE MAYBE MORE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, AND MORE SCHOOLS, AND
BY THE WAY, THE SCHOOLS DON'T
HAVE ACS, EITHER. SO HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW SCHOOLS
THAT WE BUILD WILL HAVE AC OR
WHATEVER. HEAT PUMPS THAT ALSO
HAVE THE COOLING COMPONENT TO
IT. TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE TO
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. I SEE
IT AS ALL. NOT JUST SOME. AND
WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT. AND WE
NEED TO DO IT AS PART OF THE
PLAN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
CONVERSATION. I KNOW, MORE TO
COME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, ANY
MORE QUESTIONS FROM YOU? I
THOUGHT I SAW YOU POP UP.
>> KNOW. I DON'T. I APPRECIATE
YOU CALLING MY NAME OUT AND
TALKING ABOUT PRESERVING TREES,
GROWING TREES , AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I
APPRECIATE YOUR PERSONAL STORY
ABOUT LIVING IN A BUILDING WITH
A BLACK ROOF AND HAVING THAT
PROXIMITY TO TREES. IT'S NOT
ONE SIZE FITS ALL . IT'S NOT
AN EASY ANSWER. IT'S SOMETHING
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT. WELL, I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING
HERE . FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE WILL BE
REVIEWING THE PLAN FOR NEXT
YEAR. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE KEEP THE CONVERSATION
GOING THIS YEAR, AND REALLY
START TO DIVE INTO THE
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN
SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY THOSE
CHAPTERS ARE IN THERE AND HOW
IT IS ALL RELATED TO MAKING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE AND HEALTHY
FOR EVERYONE. SO THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING HERE. I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING THIS WORK. OKAY.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS YOU WANTED
TO MAKE?
>> I THINK WE HAD ONE. WE WERE
THINKING ABOUT -- HB1181 PASSED
AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHICH WAS A
RECORD, BUT IT PASSED AT A TIME
WHEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS
NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THOSE
REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF THE
TIMING. WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE
TO, SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
NOW TO KIND OF GET AHEAD AND
ACTUALLY -- THE CITY IS DOING
THIS ALREADY, WHICH IS GREAT,
WHICH IS CREATING A CLIMATE
ELEMENT, AND BEING PROACTIVE
ABOUT IT, AND WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF LEAD THE
WAY WITH THAT, AND ALEX, YOU
WANT TO ADD TO THAT, AS THE
LEAD.
>> I THINK THAT YOU COVERED THE
ESSENTIAL PIECE OF IT. YOU
KNOW, JUST REALLY ENCOURAGING
THE COUNCIL TO NOT WAIT FOR THE
REQUIREMENT DEADLINE OF 2029.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
STUFF WE NEED TO DO NOW POINT
WE KNOW WE CAN'T WAIT TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
HAS A LOT OF GREAT RESOURCES
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING
AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. SO,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT HERE IS ALREADY WELL
AWARE OF THAT, BUT JUST
ENCOURAGING YOU ALL TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE AND BE PART OF, AND A
LEADER IN THAT CONVERSATION.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
EVERYBODY. THIS CONCLUDES THE
AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST 7th LAND
USE COMMITTEE MEETING. IT IS
4:04 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, EVERYBODY.