2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:02. I AM
SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OUR FIRST
ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA SAYS
PRESENTATIONS, SO, COLLEAGUES WE
ARE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO THE TIME
OF THE YEAR THAT MOST CALLS
FORWARD THAT IS TO ALLOCATE
MONEY TO PAY FOR GOVERNMENT AND
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND ALSO OUR
OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND WE ARE
GOING INTO THIS BUDGET SEASON
ARMED WITH A LOT OF MATERIAL. IF
YOU WOULD RECALL LAST YEAR,
LETTERS OF INTENT. REQUESTS TO
DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THAT IS WHAT WE DO AND WE ARE IN
POSSESSION OF PROPOSED BUDGET
AND AMENDMENTS. WITH THAT, I
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE
MAYOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF. THAT
WILL GIVE US MAYOR HARELL'S
PROPOSAL AND INCLUSION ON ITEM 1
FOR TODAY'S AGENDA. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
WELCOMING THE EXECUTIVE TO
CHAMBERS TODAY TO PRESENT MAYOR
HARELL'S BUDGE. I AM THE
MAYOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF. SINCE
THE SPRING AND IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH DIRECTOR I
HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE TO RESPOND
TO THE APRIL FORECAST AS WELL AS
DEVELOPING OUR BUDGET. FROM THE
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND
FORECASTED REVENUE THAT ARE THE
RESULTS OF THE VOLATILE CLIMATE
AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, WE
HAVE BEEN FORCED TO RECKON WITH
CONTINUAL THREATS FROM FEDERAL
FUNDING FROM TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION TO COME UP WITH
CONTINGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH
REDUCING RESOURCES. MAYOR HARELL
PUT IN A HIRING FREEZE AND A
FREEZE ON NEW TECHNOLOGY
PURCHASES, WE DIRECTED
DEPARTMENTS TO UNDERSPEND THEIR
BUDGETS AND IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE COUNCIL WE ADVANCED A
TAX RESTRUCTURING FOR THE VOTERS
CONSIDERATION IN NOVEMBER. THAT
RAISES TAXES. TODAY IT IS MY
PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT BUDGET.
BECAUSE OF THE MAYOR'S
PARTNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO AVOID CUTS AND LAYOFFS.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS BUDGET
RECOGNIZES AND REFLECTS OUR
CITY'S SHARE OF PRIORITIES. IT
INCREASES AFFORDABILITY,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, A PROGRAM TO
BRING HOUSING EQUITY TO HISTORIC
DISCRIMINATION, WAGE INCREASE
FOR HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS AND
EXPAND THE FUND TO SUPPORT AND
INCENTIVIZE SMALL BUSINESSES. IT
ADDRESSES HOMELESSNESS, MORE
SHELTER WITH NEEDED WRAPAROUND
SERVICES AND FUNDING TO PROTECT
AGAINST POTENTIAL FEDERAL CUTS
TO SHELTER. OUR BUDGET SUPPORTS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
AND INCREASING CARE CRISIS
RESPONDERS, 911 DISPATCHERS AND
SUPPORTING HIRING, SPD, ADDING
RECRUITS TO SFD AND SUBSTANCE
AND USE AND MENTAL ILLNESS
DIVERSION PROGRAM REGULAR. IT
STRENGTHENS OUR FEDERAL RESPONSE
INCLUDING 70% INCREASE IN THE
BUDGET, INCREASING FRESH BUCKS
BY 50% AND ESTABLISHING RENTAL
ASHES SIFTANCE. AS MAYOR HARELL
SAID IN HIS BUDGET ADDRESS VIDEO
SHARED EARLIER TODAY, THIS IS A
BUDGET I AM PROUD OF BECAUSE IT
INVESTS IN OUR CITY, OUR PEOPLE,
THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE NOT IN THE
NARRATIVE THAT TRUMP SPINS ABOUT
OUR CITY BUT THE THINGS WE WANT
TO DEFINE OUR CITY. IT IS A PLAN
FOR PROBLEM SOLVING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTHY
FOOD IN TREES, PARKS, TRANSITS,
PARKS, IT IS INVESTMENT TO MAKE
SURE WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THE CITY
DOES NOD FADEAWAY BUT GROWS, THE
CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE AND BUDGET
OFFICE LOOKS FORWARD TO YOUR
CONSIDERATION KNOWING YOU ARE
ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A SWIFT
PROCESS TO SHAPE AND REFINE THE
FINAL BUDGET. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO PROVIDING WHAT YOU NEED TO
HELP SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
OVER THE YEAR AHEAD. I WOULD
LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
BUDGET DIRECTOR AND THE STAFF AT
THE BUDGET OFFICE WHO WORKED
TIRELESSLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS AND THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND THEIR STAFF AND THE TEAM AT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS BUDGET
POSSIBLE AND THANK CENTRAL STAFF
AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF FOR
THE WORK STILL TO COME TO DIGEST
AND ANALYZE THE BUDGET AND
LASTLY THANK ALL OF YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR UP
COMING DELIBERATIONS AND
PARTNERSHIP. WE ALL SHARE
SIMILAR VALUES, WE WANT OUR CITY
TO BE AFFORDABLE, SAFE,
WELCOMING AND VIBRANT. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE TRANSPARENT AND
COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WE WILL HAVE ABOUT THIS BUDGET
TO REACHING THE GOAL OF A FINAL
BUDGET THAT ADVANCES THE VALUES
AND SUPPORTS ALL SEATTLEITES,
THANK YOU.
>>> AT THIS TIME WE WILL ENTER
THE PUBLIC PERIOD. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL
MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S. WE HAVE
10 REMOTE AND 15 IN PERSON.
>>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS IS LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MIKES WILL
BE MUTE IF THEY DO NOT END THE
COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> I THINK THERE WAS A SHUFFLE
AS FOLKS WERE LEAVING AND WE
WERE GRABBING THE SIGN UP SHEET.
WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH THE
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT
SPEAKERS HOW MANY DID YOU SAY?
TWO?
>> 10 IN PERSON AND 15, 15 IN
PERSON AND 10 REMOTE.
>> WE HAVE 17 ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TO VOTE ON. I WILL
PROVIDE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK FOR
EACH PERSON AND WE WILL START
WITH -- WE WILL DO THE 10 AND 10
AND RETURN TO THE IN-PERSON.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL START WITH RACHEL,
LEO, DANIELLE.
>> MY NAME IS RACHEL SNELL. I AM
TESTIFYING PROUDLY IN FAVOR OF
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S --
[INAUDIBLE] -- THIS PILOT
PROGRAM WOULD HELP ADDRESS THESE
HARMS, CREATE MORE COMMUNITY
CENTER HOUSING, POTENTIALLY EVEN
SOCIAL HOUSING AND DOES NOT COST
THE CITY MUCH MONEY. MANY PEOPLE
THAT I WORK HERE IN DOWNTOWN
HAVE BEEN PRICE GOUGED AFTER
BEING ABLE TO AFFORD RENT HERE
CAUSING THEM TO MOVE FARTHER
AWAY FROM WORK AND CAUSING
INCREASE OF COMMUTE TIME TO AND
FROM WORK. THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS ESSENTIAL
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE START TO
APPROACH COOLER WEATHER HERE IN
SEATTLE. NO ONE SHOULD BE HAVING
TO FEAR FREEZING TO DEATH
OUTSIDE DUE TO LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ON TOP OF IT
ALL, PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IS A
MUST HAVE FOR THE CITY. WE ALL
MUST AGREE THAT WE NEED TO TAX
WEALTHY CORPORATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. I AM
CO-FOUNDER OF ALLIED AID
ARCHITECTS WE PARTNERSHIP WITH
CENTRAL AREA YOUTH ASSOCIATION
FOR AFRICAN CULTURAL ART CENTER,
HILL MAN CITY CENTER OF THE ARTS
AND BRIGHTON NEIGHBORHOOD. LAST
YEAR THIS CHAMBER DEBATED WHY
THE PROJECTS TOOK SO LONG.
RAISING FUNDS AND DESIGNING AND
BUILDING AFFORDABLE SPACES TAKES
YEARS AND OUR ZONING CODE ADDS
MAJOR FINANCIAL BURDENS TO THAT.
THE PILOT REGISTRATION HAS REAL
RELIEF BY HAVING COST BARRIERS
AND MANDATORY PARKING, CUTTING
PROJECT COSTS SOMETIMES UP TO
20%. FOR CBOs THAT CAN MAKE OR
BREAK A PROJECT. THIS
LEGISLATION PUTS POWER IN THE
HANDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE
IT BELONGS, PLEASE VOTE YES.
>> WE HAVE DANIELLE AND THEN
RICK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM THE CFO FOR
AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. I AM HERE TO
EXPRESS OUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
FOR ROOTS TO ROOTS PILOT
CO-SPONSORED BY RINCK AND
SOLOMON. IT DIRECTLY PRESENTS
THE HURDLES THAT PLAGUED
EQUITIABLE DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS
AN -- [INAUDIBLE] IT ENSURES
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE OURS HAVE A MAJORITY AT
STAKE IN THE AMENDMENT. AT ACHD
WE ARE DEVELOPING 72 PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED
HOUSING, PROJECTS WITHIN OUR
PROJECT WE HAVE HOUSING AND
CULTURAL SPACE. THESE PROJECTS
ARE EXACTLY WHAT THIS PILOT WILL
MAKE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CITY.
WE URGE YOU TO PASS THE ROOTS TO
ROOTS PILOT, THANK YOU.
>> AFTER RICK .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
COMMUNITY SHELTER. THE 15
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE STRONGLY
SUPPORTS THE ROOTS TO ROOF
INITIATIVE THAT STANDS TO
ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES
ON COMMUNITY-LED HOUSING
PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY
BENEFITING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
THAT HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTION
ATLY EFFECTED. ATLY EFFECTED.
THE PROJECT IS NOT JUST A
HOUSING SOLUTION IT IS A
LIFE-LINE FOR MANY FAMILIES
STRIVING TO ACHIEVE STABILITY
AND PROSPERITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING HAS MADE
IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR
MANY TO FIND SAFE, STABLE AND
AFFORDABLE HOMES. ISN'T IT
GREAT FOR CITY LEADERS TO SEE
SUCH COMMUNITY EFFORT?
.
>> PLEASE STATE KROWR YOUR NAME.
>> I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
YOUTH ASSOCIATION AND PERHAPS
SOME OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE
COME THROUGH OUR CENTER. WE HAVE
HAD MANY GENERATIONS. WE HAVE
BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 70 YEARS,
WELL, 60, ALMOST 70 I WILL SAY
IT LIKE THAT. WE ARE REALLY
THRILLED. WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS
SINCE 2019 TRYING TO GET OUR
PROJECT DONE. WE ARE VERY, VERY
PROUD. BUT, PERSONALLY I HAVE
MARCHED WITH EDDIE RYE, RED
LINING, I WAS WITH THE
LEADERSHIP TEAM WHEN PEOPLE WERE
LOSING THEIR HOMES, WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY BACK AND I AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO WE CAN
ADD ANOTHER LAYER TO OUR LEGACY
OF BRINGING THOSE GRANDCHILDREN,
WHO LIVED HERE, BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR TODAY
AND I PRAY THAT THIS WILL PASS,
THANK YOU.
>>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY
NAME IS ERIC KENNEDY. I WORK
WITH THE NATIONAL YOUTH RIGHTS
ASSOCIATION. I AM HERE TO ASK
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO EXTEND
VOTING RIGHTS TO MINORS IN CITY
ELECTIONS. SEATTLE'S YOUTH
SHOULD HAVE THE SAME VOTING
RIGHTS AS SEATTLE ADULT
RESIDENTS. VOTING IS A HUMAN
RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE AND
MINORS ARE PEOPLE TOO, THANK
YOU.
>>> RONALD REAGAN WOULD SAY,
HERE WE GO AGAIN. I AM SPEAKING
ON YOUR ROOTS TO ROOFS. THE GOOD
ZONING AND THE GOOD POLICIES ON
LAND USE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
I ASK YOU TO VOTE SIMPLY OUT THE
WINDOW AND SEE HOW WELL THEY
HAVE TREATED US. ALL OF THE
PEOPLE WHO, ON THE COUNCIL WHO
SEEM TO FAVOR MORE HOUSING SEEM
TO FAVOR ONLY MORE HOUSING WHEN
DEVELOPERS MAKE MORE MONEY. I
THINK WE NEED TO SAVE THE
EXISTING HOUSING THAT IS HERE
AND NOT WORK SO MUCH WITH THE
80%, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT IS
AROUND 90,000, THOSE POOR PEOPLE
AT 90,000 NEED TO HAVE HOUSING
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE REST. WE
HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE WORKING
CLASS PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITY.
YOU ARE DOING A MARVELOUS JOB OF
DOING THAT. WE NEED TO TAKE A
LOOK AT KEEPING HOLD OF THE
RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE AND
MAKE SURE THAT -- [MUTED ]
.
>> DONALD.
>>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM TESTIFYING
AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND
RESIDENT OF THE SEVEN COUNCIL
DISTRICT. I SUPPORT THE PASSAGE
OF THE ROOTS TO ROOF LEGISLATION
BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THE PROPOSED
ALLOWANCES FOR PROFIT AND
NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS ARE A
TOOL TO PRODUCE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOMES, NO ONE HAS TO USE THIS
TOOL. NUMBER TWO, MARKET RATE
HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CAN AND SHOULD CO-EXIST. NO ONE
HAS TO PARTICIPATE OR LIVE IN
MIXED INCOME HOUSING. A
DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
75% FOR-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP TO
QUALIFY FOR THE BONUSES, THE
PERCENTAGE SPLIT CAN BE
NEGOTIATED. CHILDREN RAISED IN
MIXED INCOME HOUSING HAVE A
BETTER VIEW OF UPWARD MOBILITY
THAN THOSE TRAPPED IN SUBSIDIZE
HOUSING GHETTOS. NO ONE HAS TO
LIVE IN MIXED INCOME HOUSING
BECAUSE OF THIS LEGISLATION. AND
FIFTH AND BLACK DEVELOPERS CAN
USE THESE WITH NON-PROFITS
MAKING IT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE
AND RESULTING IN -- [MUTED ].
>> THANK YOU.
>>.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
REPRESENTING FRIENDS OF LITTLE
SAIGON. I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT ROOTS TO ROOFS PROGRAM.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
FURTHER DISPLACEMENT AND
INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING
IN PLACES THAT HAD DIFFERENCES,
WE ASKED FOR MORE DENSITY IN THE
AREAS THAT HAVE NOT TAKEN ON
THEIR FAIR SHARE OF DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT THIS
PROPOSAL INCLUDES OTHER USES
SUCH AS CULTURAL SPACES,
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS AND PLACES
TO BE IN COMMUNITY. WE NEED MORE
OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING
OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES TO
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND
SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF
INCREASING SOCIAL ISOLATION, THE
UPCOMING LAND PROJECT IS BUILT
WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THE
FOREFRONT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING MORE OF THESE COMMUNITY
CENTER SPACES POP UP IN THE
CITY. FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON
SUPPORTS THE PROPOSAL AND URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE BILL TO
CREATE HOUSING THAT OUR CITY
NEEDS, THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU, AGAIN,
TO CONSIDER A REDIT, Q&A WHEN
YOU ARE TRYING TO PUSH SOMETHING
THROUGH LIKE THE SURVEILLANCE
BILL, YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS TO
PASS ANY WAY, IT IS LOOKING TO
CONTRIBUTE SOME PEOPLE LOSING.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET INTO A
BETTER BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHY
YOU ARE DOING CERTAIN THINGS,
COMMITTING PUBLIC COMMENT, OFTEN
REITERATING THE SAME POINTS A
GOOD WAY TO GET A GAUGE HOW MANY
PEOPLE STRONGLY ABOUT SOMETHING
BUT NOT A GOOD WAY TO DO THE
BACK AND FORTH WHERE YOU COULD
HAVE SOME PEOPLE MAKE THE SAME
POINTS AND THEN RESPOND TO THE
POINTS AND OTHER PEOPLE CAN
FOLLOW UP ON YOUR RESPONSE WHEN
WE SAID WE HAVE LEGAL PROTECTED.
MANY PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE
RISK OF THE FEDS GETTING THE
CAMERA DATA AND WHEN IT WAS ALL
OVER THAT IS WHEN KETTLE SAID WE
COULD HAVE LEGAL AND YOU CAN NOT
KEEP IT AFTER FIVE DAYS EVEN IF
THEY REQUEST IT. THAT IS THE
THING THAT THE BACK AND FORTH --
[MUTED ]
.
>>> REMINDER TO REMOTE SPEAKERS,
PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU
HEARD THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE HOWARD, FOLLOWED
BY BRADY, AND THEN JUNE. GO
AHEAD, HOWARD.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, OVER 156,000
SEATTLE PEOPLE FOREIGN BORN ARE
UNDER IMMINENT THREAT AS THEIR
FAMILY MEMBERS OR ANYONE THAT
MIGHT JUST LOOK [INAUDIBLE] THEY
WILL FACE THE DAILY TRAUMA FROM
ACTS LIKE GOING TO WORK,
SHOPPING, TAKING THEIR CHILDREN
TO SCHOOL, GOING TO CHURCH OR
ENJOYING CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS
FESTIVALS, NEVER KNOWING WHERE
OR WHETHER THEY WILL BE
ABDUCTED. THEY FACE
LIFE-ALTERING TRAUMAS, DO WE
WANT TO BE THE AMERICAN EVER THE
1940s WHO COULD ONLY SAY WE WERE
GOOD, WE DID NOT HELP SEND FOLKS
TO INTERNMENT CAMPS OR BE ABLE
TO SAY WE DID WHAT WE COULD TO
PREVENT FOLKS FROM BEING TAKEN.
36 LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RESOLUTION
CALLING UPON THE CITY COUNCIL TO
CREATE LEGISLATION REQUIRING
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS TO
PROTECT FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS
OF ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, BRADY. GO
AHEAD, BRADY.
>>> MY NAME IS BRADY. I AM WITH
HGC, I AM HERE TO SHARE COMMENTS
FROM THE SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE
COALITION THAT HAS MEMBERS
WORKING FOR YEARS IN SEATTLE AND
THE STATE TO REFORM DESIGN
REVIEW TO BE MORE EFFICIENT,
PREDICTABLE AND INCLUSIVE. THERE
IS EVIDENCE THAT THE VIEW
IMPACTS HOUSING CREATION AND
AFFORDABILITY. STATE LAWMAKERS
ALSO SAW THIS LINK AND PASSED
1293 MANDATING LOCAL CHANGES TO
THE PROGRAM. IN SHORT, WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE INTERIM
DESIGNER CB1021408 INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS, ONE AND TWO, IT WILL
BE A CRITICAL STEP IN A YEAR'S
LONG EFFORT TO REFORM SEATTLE'S
DESIGN REVIEW. WE CAN'T FIX ALL
OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT
HOUSING CREATION LOCALLY BUT WE
CAN CONTROL PERMITTING AND
REVIEW. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR
SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATION AND
FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENTS
FOR THE PERMANENT LEGISLATION,
THANK YOU.
>>> NEXT SPEAKER. GO AHEAD,
JUNE.
>>> I AM FROM DISTRICT 2 AND I
URGE YOU NOT TO VOTE ON COUNCIL
ROOTS TO ROOF. PUBLIC COMMENT
WAS SEVEN-DAYS, HALF OF THE
LENGTH REQUIRED BY CITY AND
STATE LAW. LAST WEEK YOU VOTED
ON 100 AMENDMENTS WITH SWEEPING
CHANGES IN SEATTLE ZONING LAWS,
I DOUBT YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
YOU VOTED FOR OR WHAT THE IMPACT
WILL BE ON SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOODS, I KNOW I DON'T,
MOST PEOPLE DON'T. NOT THE
RIGHT TIME TO APPROVE A PILOT TO
ALLOW HUGE BUILDINGS IN 35
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS, LABELED A
PILOT BUT THE BUILDINGS ARE
PERMANENT. THIS BILL HAS HUGE
FLAWS, DOES NOT ENSURE BENEFITS
COULD GO TO THOSE IMPACTED BY
HISTORICAL INJUSTICES. IT DOES
NOT REQUIRE FAMILY-SIZE UNITS
DOES NOT REQUIRE TO HELP BUILD
AT ALL. PLEASE DO NOT BRING UP
THE BILL FOR A VOTE IF YOU DO,
VOTE NO, IF YOU ARE GOING TO
VOTE YES AMEND IT SIGNIFICANTLY,
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER.
>>> HI, I AM READING THIS
TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND
LOUIS MARTIN WHO COULD NOT BE
HERE TODAY. URGING YOU TO VOTE
NO ON CB1011 REFERRED TO THE
ROOTS TO ROOFS T IS ANTIBLACK
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES 2.0 WITH
WEAKER REQUIREMENTS, NONE OF THE
PILOT PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THEY
CAN BUILD WITHOUT A HOME. ONE
AMENDMENT CHANGES THE
AFFORDABILITY LANGUAGE TO A
VAGUE STATEMENT WITH NO FIRM
GUARANTEE THAT THE PROJECTS WILL
SERVE BLACK, BROWN, WORKING
CLASS MOST AT RISK OF PLACEMENT.
THAT IS NOT EQUITY IT IS ERASER
AND YOU DID NOT FOLLOW THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. PLEASE VOTE
NO IF ALL COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS VOTED.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER. MEGAN FOLLOWED
BY JULIE AND SHIRLEY..
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM MEGAN
CRUISE SPEAKING TODAY ON
CB121048 ASKING TOY PLEASE VOTE
NO ON AMENDMENT TWO. THIS
AMENDMENT DOUBLES DOWN ON
KEEPING DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS ONLY
OUT OF THE CITYWIDE DESIGN
REVIEW PROGRAM EVEN AFTER THE
REST OF SEATTLE RETURNS TO
SUPERVISED STATE PROCESS NEXT
SPRING. AFTER STUDYING DESIGN
REVIEW FOR FOUR YEARS THE CITY
ISSUED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT
LAST YEAR. IT DID NOT SUPPORT
THE CLAIM THAT DESIGNERS ADDING
COST OR TIME TO NEW DEVELOPMENT.
A REPORT THAT THE CITY AUDITOR
HAD PERMIT DELAYS NEVER MENTIONS
DESIGN MISUSE. PLEASE EXPLAIN
WHAT FACTS SUPPORT CUTTING OFF
108,000 PEOPLE LIVING, WORKING,
PAYING TAXES IN DOWNTOWN FOR
HAVING A VOICE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHY HAS THE
CITY NOT REACHED OUT TO THE
PUBLIC IN RECEIVING FEEDBACK
FROM THE NEW DESIGN GUIDELINES,
PEOPLE LIVING THERE ARE
STAKEHOLDERS, TOO. VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENT 2 AND TREAT ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS ALIKE. THANK
YOU.
>>> NEXT SPEAKER JULIE, FOLLOWED
BY SHIRLEY.
>>> DEAR COUNCILMEMBERS, SOUTH
LAKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL BOARD
MEMBER AND SOUTH LAKE RESIDENT
IN DISTRICT 7, MY CONCERN,
CB121048 EXEMPTS ALL OF SEATTLE
FROM DESIGN REVIEW UNTIL NEXT
SPRING WHILE THE CITY WORKS TO
ADOPT NEW STATE PROVISIONS,
AMENDMENT TWO GOES FURTHER. DO
YOU KNOW WHY THIS AMENDMENT IS
BEING PROPOSED? IT IS CERTAINLY
NOT CLEAR TO 108,000 OF US THAT
LIVE IN DOWNTOWN AND WHOSE VOICE
WILL BE ELIMINATED. WE KNOW
DESIGN REVIEW HAS BEEN CITED BY
SOME AS A CAUSE OF A LENGTHY AND
COSTLY PERMITTING PROCESS,
EVIDENCE SUGGEST DESIGN REVIEW
IS NOT THE PROBLEM. 2022 DESIGN
REVIEW DOESN'T FOR CITY COUNCIL
MADE CLAIMS, SOME OF WHICH WERE
REFUTED AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. OR AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT TWO.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.
>>> MY NAME IS SHIRLEY. I AM
ADDRESSING AGENDA ITEM 9CB121048
AND VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT TWO.
AND URGING INCLUSION APPROACHES
THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE. AND IT
INCLUDES PROVIDING HOUSING AND
SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES PUBLIC
VISION OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ITSELF. [INAUDIBLE] REMOVAL OF
ALL GUARDRAILS FROM DEVELOPMENT
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. NOT JUST
FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BUT FOR
ANOTHER TWO YEARS AS AMENDMENT
TWO PROPOSES. IT IS CLEAR
PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCEPTING
BUILDINGS THROUGH DESIGNING
REVIEW IS NOT GOOD. DESIGN
REVIEW NEEDS TO BE REIMAGED AND
REMOVE IT FROM EARLY PUBLIC
INPUT IS MISGUIDED. PLEASE VOTE
FLOW ON AMENDMENT TWO. -- VOTE
NO ON AMENDMENT TWO.
>> LAST REMOTE SPEAKER, RUBY. GO
AHEAD, RUB RUBY. RUBY YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR 6, THERE YOU
GO.
>>> THIS IS RUBY HOLE INS,
PLEASE REJECT ROOF TO ROOTS TO
HAVE PEOPLE GIVE UP THEIR
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO CREATE
APARTMENTS THAT CAN NOT AFFORD
TO LIVE IN. IT SHOULD BE
CRIMINAL. TO EXPECT STRUGGLING
NONPROFITS TO PENCIL THIS
PROJECT WHEN THEY ARE HAVING
SUCH A HARD TIME, IT IS NOT
SENSIBLE. REJECT THIS BILL. DOES
NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN ENOUGH
TIME FOR PEOPLE TO EVEN TALK
ABOUT IT, GOOD, AS WE ARE GOING
THROUGH THE AMENDMENT. IT IS A
SNEAKY WAY OF PUTTING THINGS
THROUGH AND I AM ASKING YOU TO
PLEASE REJECT IT. PUT IT UNTIL
ANOTHER DATE AND WE COULD HAVE
MORE TIME TO DEAL WITH IT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO BACK TO
THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
>>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL,
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE
EVERYONE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS
BEEN REGULAR OVER THE PAST TWO
WEEKS. HERE ON BEHALF OF HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY FOR KING COUNTY.
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PILOT
PROGRAM, ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR
MISSION TO STRENGTHEN AND
STABILIZE AND CREATE
SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH SHELTER.
THIS PILOT ALLOWS QUALIFYING
COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE OURS TO PARTICIPATE.
ASSURING A PLACE TO LIVE AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP. AND HOMEOWNERSHIP
THAT THEY WORK TO DISMANTLE. THE
PERMITTING PROCESS, REVIEW
PROCESS ADDING TIME. THAT IS THE
MOST EXPENSIVE PART THAT WE HAVE
ON LOAN. WE APPRECIATE IT, THANK
YOU.
>>> JESSE SIMPSON?
>> I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
ROOTS TO ROOF PRY LOT AND URGE
COUNCIL TO PASS IT. THIS IS THE
INTENTION OF THE PILOT WAS NOT
TO ADDRESS TOTALLY ADDRESS THE
HOUSING ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IN
THE CITY. JUST A TOOL THAT, YOU
KNOW, THE CITY CAN USE, ONE OF
THE METHODS AND WE HOPE TO LEARN
FROM IT AND EXPAND ON IT. I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO PASS IT, HELPING
COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES,
ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS,
REMAIN ANCHORED IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM A RENTER IN
DISTRICT THREE. PROUD RESIDENT
OF THE CENTRAL AREA. I AM
SPEAKING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
ROOTS TO ROOFS. IT IS A HOME FOR
MY PARTNER AND I. OUR RENT
DOUBLED IN OVER FIVE YEARS, I
KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THAT
STRUGGLE. WE HAVE AMPLE DATA ON
THE AREAS IN THE CITY WITH THE
HIGHEST RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND
WE KNOW HOW TO HELP DECREASE
DISPLACEMENT ACROSS THE CITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKERS
AND SENIORS, I AM GRATEFUL FOR
ORGANIZATIONS THAT STAND TO BE
EMPOWERED BY ROOTS TO ROOFS LIKE
HABITAT OF HUMANITY AND URBAN
FAMILIES AND SO MANY MORE.
LET'S HELP THE NONPROFIT AND
OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS DEVELOP
THE LEGACY PROJECTS TO HELP
FAMILIES STAY AND EVEN RETURN TO
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ROOTS
TO ROOFS. TOO MANY PEOPLE,
FAMILIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES CAN NOT AFFORD TO
LIVE HERE. WE NEED MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES, THAT MEANS
REMOVING ALL OF THE BARRIERS
THAT STAND IN THEIR WAY. THIS
PILOT PROGRAM DOES EXACTLY THAT.
IT GIVES NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC
DEVELOPERS FLEXIBILITY FROM
ZONING RULES TO MAXIMIZE THE
SITES, FLOOR AREA AND RELIEF OF
COSTLY REQUIREMENTS LIKE DESIGN
REVIEW AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS
TO TURNED PLANNED HOMES INTO
REALITY. 25% OF THE HOMES
AFFORDABLE FOR 50 YEARS AND OPEN
TO ALL NONPROFITS, HOUSING
AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, THESE
ARE MISSION-ORIENTED
ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEEP ROOTS IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND A LONG-TERM
COMMITMENT OF SERVING LOW INCOME
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. IT IS
A GREAT WAY FOR THE CITY TO PUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FIRST. I URGE
YOU TO PASS IT. THANKS.
>>> I WAS HERE TWO WEEKS AGO
WITH 100 PLUS PEOPLE TO TALK
ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE BILL. I
DISAGREE WITH THE VOTE BUT I
WANT TO SAY ALL OF THE STAFF WAS
EXTREMELY POLITE. I REGRET
SOMEONE THREATENED TO EAT YOU
ALL. BUT, THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONTEMPT EXPRESSED FROM CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, SOMEBODY
SAID THIS WAS CLEARLY AN
ORCHESTRATED RESPONSE, WHICH I
WISH. AND, SOMEBODY ELSE, WANTED
TO LECTURE THESE, I DON'T KNOW,
STREET KIDS ON THEIR PRIVILEGE.
IT DID NOT SEEM -- I JUST WANT
YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT
WAS RECEIVED. THOSE PEOPLE CAME
IN HERE, SPENT HOURS AND UNLIKE
Y'ALL IT WAS NOT THEIR JOB. AND
IT JUST, IT FELT A LITTLE HARSH.
OKAY.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTERED
SPEAKER. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WE COME TO THE END OF
THE THE LIST OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> FORGET THE USUAL. ALL RIGHT.
SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED
AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING
NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
NOW, OCCUR THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ARE, THE
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 16th, 2025,
AND COUNCIL BILL 121084, PAYMENT
TO THE BILLS. ANYBODY WANT TO
TAKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS OFF?
NOPE. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I
MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ] 9 IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED. THE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED
WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND THE
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. NOW,
MOVING ON. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM NUMBER ONE IN THE AGENDA.
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL'S BUDGET
ADDRESS ON THE 2026 PROPOSED
BUDGET.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ACCEPT AND FILE THE
CLERK FILE AS A SPONSOR I WILL
ADDRESS IT BY SIMPLY SAYING BY
CHARTER, THE MAYOR'S OBLIGATED
TO FORMALLY PRESENT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AT A MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. AND IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOGNIZE
RECEIPT OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT IS WHAT THERE VOTE WILL BE
DOING. SO, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON ACCEPTING
AND FILING OF THE CLERK FILE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
AGENDA BILL 2. LINKED TO SEATTLE
FIRE, PROVISIONS RELATED TO
PREVENTIBLE ALARMS ANDOF
PREMISES, SECURING.
>> I MOVE TO PASS THE BILL. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE SPONSORED THE BILL, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS BILL IS
ESSENTIALLY A CLEANUP BILL OF
THE FIRE CODE. NO NEW POLICY IN
IT. THE UPDATES REFERENCE, YOU
KNOW, THE REVISED CODE OF ARSON.
AND IT ALLOWS FOR PROPERLY
SIGNED STATEMENTS IN LIEU OF
REQUIRING A SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE TO
BE QUOTE, UNQUOTE SWORN IN. OUR
FIRST BILL, A LOT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT
HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL BY
CLEANING UP LANGUAGE, CLEANING,
YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, NOTING A
FENCE CAN BE INCLUDED IN AND
SHALL BE SECURED AND PROTECTED
FOR THE PROPERTY. I SHOULD NOTE,
JUST IN 25, THERE HAVE BEEN 33
OF THESE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 33
DEMOLISHED IN 2025, 22 HAVE BEEN
REMODELED FENCES AND REMEDIATED
FOR A TOTAL OF 55. ON TOP OF
'24s NUMBER. ALSO IT DOES A
CLARIFICATION FOR RESPONSIBILITY
FOR FALSE ALARMS BASICALLY
SAYING THE OWNER SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PREVENTIBLE
FIRE ALARMS, IT IS A CLEANUP
BILL AS IT RELATES TO THE FIRE
CODE AND, AND THEN IT HELPS AND
ASSISTS MORE USE AND THE WORK OF
THE DANGEROUS BUILDING ABATEMENT
LEGISLATION THAT WE PASSED LAST
YEAR. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR
THAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT PASSES. MOVING ON TO
NUMBER 3, WILL THE CLERK READ IT
FOR THE RECORD.
UPDATED REFERENCES TO STATE LAW
ON SWORN DECLARATIONS TO 72.05
TO RCW AND AMENDING SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE BILL AND SPONSOR OF IT I
WILL ADDRESS IT BEFORE OPENING
THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. COLLEAGUES, THERE IS A
HIGHLY TECHNICAL BILL THAT CAME
TO US FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. THE STANDARDS FOR
SUBSCRIBING TO UNSWORN
DECLARATIONS WERE CONTINUED IN
RCW9A.72085 FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS,
AS A RESULT SEVERAL PROCEEDINGS
IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
REFER TO IT. IN 2019, THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
REPEALED IT. COMBINING MATERIALS
INTO CHAPTER 5.0. THE UNFOREIGN
UNSWORN DECLARATIONS ACT AND
CONVERTING THE CHAPTER INTO THE
UNIFORM UNSWORN DECLARATIONS
ACT. THIS CAUSED EVERYONE
MUNICIPAL CODE IN THE STATE THAT
REFERRED TO THAT BILL, THAT
RCW97825 TO POINT TO THE WRONG
AREA OF THE LAW. THIS REMOVES IT
AND POINTS TO 5.5RCW. THIS IS
THE AMENDMENT IN THE STATE
STATUTE. BECAUSE IT A CLEANUP
BILL AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF
COMMITTEE TIME BEFORE BUDGET IT
WAS REFERRED TO FULL COUNCIL.
THAT IS WHY THERE IS NO
COMMITTEE REPORT AND I AM LISTED
AS THE PRIME SPONSORS. ANY
QUESTIONS? WILL THE CLERK CALL
ROLL. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT, CLERK WILL YOU
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. CLERK WILL
YOU READ NUMBER 4 IN THE RECORD.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
127156, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 101068.
2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
IT PASS AND BE AMENDED.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AS COMMITTEE CHAIR YOU
ARE WELCOME TO GIVE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES ADDRESSED THIS BILL A
NUMBER OF TIMES, SEATTLE, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS WORKED HARD
IN THREE DIFFERENT WAYS OVER THE
LAST YEAR TO SPEED THE DELIVERY
OF LIGHT RAIL TO SEATTLE AND
REDUCE COSTS. THIS IS ONE OF 3
OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
WE ENGAGED IN. FIRST, WE MERGE
THE OFFICE OF WATERFRONT THAT
HAS A PROVEN TRACT RECORD OF
DELIVERING MEGA PROJECTS. WE PUT
THE STAFF AND COMBINED THEM IN
THE WATERFRONT. THAT IS A GOOD
THING. NUMBER TWO, CUTTING RED
TAPE. STREAMLINING, REVIEW BOARD
FOR SOUND TRANSIT AND NUMBER
THREE, THESE STAFF MEMBERS THAT
WILL BE REVIEWING PERMITS WILL
EXPIEDIATE THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT IT TAKES TO BUILD LIGHT
RAIL. TIME IS MONEY WHEN IT
COMES TO BUILDING MEGA PROJECTS
SUCH AS LIGHT RAIL FOR WEST
SEATTLE AND BALLARD. AN
IMPORTANT BILL TO DEMONSTRATE TO
OUR MUNICIPAL COLLEAGUES, OTHER
CITIES AROUND THE REGION THAT WE
PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH
IS. WE ADD STAFF, WE CUT RED
TAPE SO THAT SOUND TRANSIT CAN
MOVE MORE QUICKLY. AND, AN
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE. THE
STAFF WILL BE REVIEWING SOUND
TRANSIT HAS ACCURATE FUNDING
PROJECTIONS AS YOU ALL KNOW. THE
YEAR OF EXPENDITURE BUDGET HOLE
THAT IS OCCURRING AT SOUND
TRANSIT THIS IS ONE OF THE
ACTIONS TO REDUCE THAT YEAR OF
EXPENDITURE. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
BILL BEFORE US. ONLY EIGHT OF
THE POSITIONS WILL BE HIRED
INITIALLY AND IT GIVES THE
AUTHORITY FOR UP TO 40 AS WE SEE
PERMITS CONTINUING TO COME IN.
IF WE WERE TO WAIT UNTIL WE --
FOR THE RECORD WE ALREADY BEGUN
RECEIVING PERMITS. IF WE WERE TO
WAIT TO PASS THERE UNTIL AFTER
BUDGET OR DURING BUDGET WE WOULD
BE SELLING OURSELVES SHORT. WE
WOULD BE GETTING IN OUR OWN WAY
TO ENSURE LIGHT RAIL COMES TO
SEATTLE AS QUICKLY AS COST
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? SEEING
NONE, THE CLERK CALL ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 5 INTO
THE RECORD. JUST A SECOND, YES.
I WILL SAY THAT, THING, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURES ON MY BEHALF. WILL
THE CLERK READ ITEM FIVE INTO
THE RECORD. GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO UPDATING
THE STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES OF
THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR; THE
CITY RECOMMENDS IT PASS.
>> I WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT.
SO, BASICALLY THIS LEGISLATION
IS, IT IS TECHNICAL CHANGES,
AMENDS THE CITY CODE TO REFLECT
THE WORD THAT THE CITY AUDITOR
DOES AND DESIGNED TO MATCH WHAT
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND, AND
AUDITOR OFFICES DO ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND TO MATCH THOSE BEST
PRACTICES. THE OFFICE OF THE
AUDITOR WAS ESTABLISHED DECADES
AGO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
THE SMC HAS BEEN MODIFIED ON
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND, ON A
REGULAR BASIS. AND, SO, THAT IS
WHAT THIS BILL DOES AND WE WENT
OVER IT IN COMMITTEE AND IT
PASSED OUT UNANIMOUSLY. AND, SO,
I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. JONES IS
RETIRING THIS YEAR. AND, HE TOOK
IT UPON HIMSELF TO REALLY WORK
TO FOCUS ON THESE CHANGES AND,
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS
LEGISLATION WILL SERVE TO CEMENT
THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEST
PRACTICES OF OUR VERY OWN OFFICE
OF THE CITY AUDITOR. AND,
EVERYTHING HE HAS UNDERTAKEN
OVER THE DECADES OF HIS
LEADERSHIP. SO, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE
BILL? SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURES ON MY
BEHALF. AND CONGRATULATIONS,
DAVID JONES, CITY AUDITOR.
>>> ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK
READ ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD.
COUNCIL BILL 121060. MODIFYING
THE LEVELLY, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> IT IS NEEDED BECAUSE THEY
EXEMPT BUSINESSES FROM BEING
ASSESSED IF THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM
PAYING THE TAX. IF THE TAX
BALLOT MEASURE IS ADOPTED THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH BUSINESSES EXEMPT
IN ORDER TO IMPACT THE BUDGET.
IT IS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE.
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 11th AT OUR COMMITTEE.
AND, IN THIS ITEM IT IS NOW UP
FOR A VOTE BEFORE YOU NOW AND I
URGE KROWR SUPPORT. NO COMMENTS?
SEEING NO COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL IN THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CLAIRE WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE --
CHAIR WITH SIGN IT, WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURES AND
PLEASE READ ITEM SEVEN INTO THE
RECORD.
COUNCIL BILLAN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT PARKING AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA; MODIFYING THE
PROCESS FOR 121076. SELECTING A
PROGRAM MANAGER; MODIFYING THE
REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE
COMPOSITION OF THE BIA ADVISORY
BOARD; AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
>> I WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT.
THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT, THAT
MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO OUR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS, THIS
IS VERY, THIS ONE WAS LIKE THE
OTHERS ARE REQUESTED BY THE BIA
ITSELF AND THE BILL BEFORE US
ELIMINATES THE RFP REQUIREMENT
FOR RENEWAL AND ALLOWS FOR MORE
IN THE MAKE UP OF THE BOARD.
STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE BIA
ITSELF AND ALL OF ITS MEMBERS OR
ITS MEMBERS. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ] NINE IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURES ON MY
BEHALF. MOVING ON TO ITEM 8. I
WANT TO CLARIFY IF I GAVE PEOPLE
THERE WAS A THIRD PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THERE IS, NOT BEFORE
US RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING RIGHT
INTO THE NEXT COMMITTEE. THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE. PLEASE READ
ITEM 8 INTO THE RECORD.
>> 8, COUNCIL BILL 121011.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND
USE AND ZONING; ADOPTING
TEMPORARY REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT MEET
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS USING ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE UNITS FROM DESIGN
REVIEW, AND ALLOWING PERMIT .
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> SO, THIS IS WHERE I -- I MOVE
THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL
BILL 121011. YEP.
>> WE ARE ADDRESSING THE BILL
AND THEN MOVEMENTS OF B AND C.
>> TALK ABOUT THE BILL AND MOVE
ON INTO THE AMENDMENTS.
>> GREAT. AS CHAIR COMMITTEE I
WILL DEFER TO THE BILLS PRIMARY
SPONSOR. WHICH I AM THE
COSPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS BILL
GRANTS COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE ABILITY
TO BUILD MORE VIA HEIGHT AND
DENSITY BONUS. IT CREATES A
PILOT PROGRAM WITH A TIME
CONSTRAINT AND A MAXIMUM OF 35
PROJECTS TOTAL WITH MAXIMUM OF
FIVE PROJECTS FOR COUNCIL
DISTRICT. IT WILL ONLY EFFECT
THE PROJECT AFTER IT HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE CITY TO USE THE
PROGRAM. WE HAD A NUMBER OF
MEETINGS FOR WHEN THE BILL WAS
INTRODUCED BACK IN JUNE AND THE
CONCEPT OF THE LEGISLATION HAS
BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR YEARS
THROUGH A NUMBER OF ITERATIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE PARTNERS WHO
WORKED WITH US. I WANT TO THANK
CHAIR SOLOMON AS A CO-SPONSOR ON
THIS BILL. I WANT TO ILLUSTRATE
SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT COULD BE
PART OF THIS PILOT. PROJECTS
THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS.
THESE INCLUDE BUT CERTAINLY ARE
NOT LIMITED TO FILIPINO
COMMUNITY VILLAGE, FRIENDS OF
LITTLE SAIGON, CENTRAL AREA OF
COMMUNICATION, REFUGEE
COMMUNITY, AFRICAN COMMUNITY
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT, THE
ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE,
BELL WEATHER, GREENWOOD, MERCY
HOUSING NORTHWEST, GREATER MOUNT
BAKER BAPTIST CHURCH AND AFRICAN
CULTURAL ART CENTER AND LAST BUT
NOT LEAST SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. ALL TOGETHER,
REPRESENTS THOUSANDS OF LOAMS
COMING ONLINE. A LARGE CHUNK
THAT WILL BE AFFORDABLE. WE NEED
HOUSING OF ALL KINDS. WE ARE IN
THE MIDST OF A HOUSING SHORTAGE.
DATA IS CLEAR, WE NEED TO CREATE
112,000 NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES BY
2044 AND WE KNOW HOMELESSNESS IS
A HOUSING PROBLEM. THIS BILL
OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
PROJECTS PENCIL NOW, CREATING
MORE HOUSING, COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP AND JOBS. ADDS ANOTHER
TOOL TO OUR TOOL BOX AND
ADDRESSES THE CRISIS. COLLEAGUES
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
OVERVIEW, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR GO RIGHT
INTO THE AMENDMENTS.
>> JUST TO ADD A COUPLE OF
THINGS. I THINK THE, YOU KNOW,
PRIMARY OF THE BILL SPOKE WELL
TO IT. I WANT TO ECHO THE
APPRECIATION WE HAVE WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS. ALL OF THE FOLKS
ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS TO
STRENGTHEN THERE LEGISLATION.
AND I THINK THE AMENDMENTS WE
WILL BE HEARING ABOUT HELP TO
LIMIT POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT
RISKS. WHILE CONTINUING TO
ENSURE THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PROVIDED
ADEQUATE TOOLS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE ROOTS TO ROOFS PROGRAM. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND HER OFFICE AND WE ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAD HER HAND UP.
>> GO AHEAD, I DID NOT SEE THAT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST
WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION,
COLLEAGUES, I VOTED NO AT
COMMITTEE BECAUSE I HAD HEARD A
LOT OF CONCERN FROM COMMUNITY
ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. THERE WERE
CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THESE PROJECTS WERE GOING TO
YIELD TO ACTUAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS GOING TO HELP THE VERY
COMMUNITIES IT PRETENDS TO WANT
TO HELP. I WILL SAY THAT I VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH OFFERING
AMENDMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE
LEVEL THAT I DID VOTE FOR AND
SHE WILL BE BRINGING, YOU WILL
HEAR FROM HER, TWO AMENDMENTS
THAT AFTER REVIEWING THEM I WILL
BE SUPPORTING AS WELL. AND, I
WILL SAVE THE REMAINDER OF MY
COMMENTS FOR AFTER SHE PRESENTS
THOSE AMENDMENTS, THANK YOU,
CHAIR. I MEAN, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THE LAND
USE FOR COMMITTEE AND PASSING
THE AMENDMENTS THAT I HELPED
AUTHOR AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
BRINGING THEM FORWARD INTO THE
COMMITTEE AND RINCK AND SOLOMON
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL. THE
AMENDMENTS I PLAYED FOR THE
COMMITTEE WERE -- I MADE FOR THE
COMMITTEE, WHAT I HEARD CONCERNS
IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE
THE PILOT PROGRAM COULD
STRENGTHEN IT WAS FIVE PILOT
PROGRAMS FOR DISTRICT, MAKING
SURE ALL OF OUR DISTRICT
ABSORBED THE PROJECTS. ALLOWED
FOR DEVELOPMENT USE TO CONVERT
TO ANOTHER ALLOWED USE AFTER 50
YEARS. THIS IS OWNERSHIP MODEL.
THIRD PIECE, SPECIFICALLY
AMENDED ELEMENTS FOR COUNCIL AND
PLANNING IN REVIEW FOR 2030 TO
SEE HOW THE PROJECTS WERE GOING
JUST TO SEE HOW WE CAN HAVE A
NICE OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL. AND
MODIFY THE DEFINITION TO
MAJORITY OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTY
AND CONTROLLING ROLE AND
CORPORATE ENTITY AND TO PROTECT
SOME OF THOSE NONPROFITS OR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
MAKE SURE THEY HAD AN EQUITY
STAKE IN IT. AND REMOVALS
PARTICULARLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT WERE IN ZONED IN
ENVIRONMENTALLY JUSTICE PRIORITY
AREAS INCLUDING SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE, CENTRAL AREA, SOUTH
PARK, U-DISTRICT, LAKE CITY AND
BITTER LAKE. AFTER THE COMP PLAN
I WORKED WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF TO DRAFT INITIAL
AMENDMENTS, NOT ALL WERE ABLE TO
GET THROUGH. I FEEL CONFIDENT
ABOUT THE TWO AMENDMENTS
OVERALL, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD
OBVIOUSLY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
AND OUR EXPERTS WERE WORKING ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OTHER
LAND USE LEGISLATION, WE WERE
ABLE TO GET TWO AMENDMENTS
THROUGH. I AM GOING TO MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121011 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AMENDMENT B.
>> SECONDED
>> SECONDED.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, GO
AHEAD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST IN MIND THESE BOTH WERE
THINKING ABOUT FAMILIES IN MIND.
THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRES 25% OF
THE UNITS REQUIRED TO HAVE
MODERN INCOME UNITS BE AT LEAST
TWO BEDROOM UNITS, THE MODERN,
THE MEDIUM INCOME, SORRY, ARE
DEFINED IN THIS BILL AS
HOUSEHOLDS AS 80% AMI FOR RENTED
UNITS OR 100% AMI FOR OWNED
UNITS. AND, THIS WOULD REQUIRE
AT LEAST 25% OF THEM TO BE TWO
BEDROOMS OR MORE. I HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY TO WANT TO ENSURE
FAMILY-BASED COMMUNITIES, SO,
THIS AMENDMENT I BROUGHT FORWARD
AND HOPEFULLY EARN MY COLLEAGUES
SUPPORT ON THIS, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT
AMENDMENT B.? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH WITH
YOUR APPROVAL I WOULD LOVE TO BE
CO-SPONSOR ON THIS, I VERY MUCH
THINK IT STRENGTHENS THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SPONSORED
AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO RESPOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR YOUR CAREFUL
WORK AND IMPROVING THIS
LEGISLATION, I WANT TO VOICE MY
APPRECIATION TO YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS TO THIS. I WILL
VOTE YES ON THIS AMENDMENT. THE
INTENT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE WITH THIS PILOT SINCE IT
IS A PILOT. THE MORE WE CAN
OFFER, THE BETTER. I THINK IT
STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE. I
WILL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> I SEE NO OTHER HANDS RAISED.
I WILL SAY, ALSO, THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT FOR A
COUPLE REASONS, WE NEED MORE
UNITS IN THE CITY AND HOMES.
FAMILIES ARE BEING DISPLACED IF
WE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN OUR
ANTIDISPLACEMENT GOAL. THIS
SEEMS LIKE THIS IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. THE SECOND REASON, WE
HAVE HEARD A LOT OF VERY STRONG
CONCERN ABOUT THE BASE OF THE
LEGISLATION AND, AND I HAVE -- I
HAVE HEARD THE VOICES OF THE
PEOPLE THAT SPOKE IN COMMENT
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
AMENDMENT. SO, I WILL BE FOR
THOSE TWO REASONS AND OTHERS
HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT B. [
ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION PASSES AND IS
ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I AM GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND BILL
12011 ON AMENDMENT C.
>> SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE BILL ON AMENDMENT C.
AND HOLLINGSWORTH IS RECOGNIZED
TO ADDRESS IT.
>> AWESOME. SO, I KNOW SOMETIMES
PARKING CAN BE A BAD WORD, OKAY.
ALL THIS DOES, IT IS INCENTIVE
FOR PARKING FOR FAMILY-SIZE BY
EXEMPTING IT FROM THE FAR
CALCULATIONS, DOES NOT MANDATE
IT. ENCOURAGES THE PROVISION FOR
FAMILY-SIZE UNITS OTHERS
BUILDING PARKING IS NOT
REQUIRED. WORKING FAMILIES CAN
NOT ALWAYS RELY ON ONE MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION, I REALIZE THAT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEAR SOUTH
SEATTLE YOUR TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THEY
DO IN DISTRICT THREE, WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT AND SEE THAT. IF
WE WANT THE PROJECTS BUILT WE
NEED TO BUILD THEM FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE THERE. SO, FAMILIES
HAVE BEEN CALLING OUT THE NEED
FOR POTENTIAL OF HAVING A CAR
OPTION. THERE PROVIDES THAT
WITHOUT MANDATING IT. OKAY. FOR
ALL IT DOES NOT MANDATE PARKING
JUST INCENTIVIZES IT. OKAY,
SHOUT OUT TO THE INCENTIVIZING
ON PARKING, Y'ALL, THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT C?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU
SAID. WE NEED TO INCENTIVIZE
PARKING, AS I HAVE SAID, YOU
KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY WHEN I WAS
SINGLE, MEANING WHEN I DID NOT
HAVE KIDS I TOOK PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION EVERYWHERE, THEN
I HAD A COUPLE KIDS AND IT GOT
MORE CHALLENGING. ESPECIALLY IN
SEATTLE. SO, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING
OPTIONS WHILE WE ARE BUILDING A
MORE ROW BUST TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM IT STRIKES A GOOD BALANCE
AND INCENTIVIZING AND NOT
MANDATING, WE ARE INCENTIVIZING,
FAMILIES HAVE NEEDS. SO,
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS
AROUND HERE AND AGAIN, HAPPY TO,
IF YOU WILL HAVE ME, CO-SPONSOR
THIS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO.
>> COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. IT
GIVES INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR
THOSE THAT RELY ON A CAR TO GET
AROUND. I DO WANT TO NOTE
UNDERLYING BILL DOES NOT REMOVE
PARKING, ALWAYS REQUIRED UNDER
THE AMERICA'S FOR DISABILITIES
ACT. IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY AND
STRIKE BALANCE AND THANK
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS. CLERK WILL YOU CALL
ROLL FOR ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
C. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION PASSES AND AMENDMENT C
IS ADOPTED.
>> NOW, OPENING THE FLOOR TO
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED. HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> I WILL BE SUPER QUICK. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND SOLOMON FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND LISTENING TO
COMMUNITY. A TON OF COMMUNITY
VOICES. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS
AND JUST BECAUSE ONE COMMUNITY
SPEAKS FOR THEMSELVES DOES NOT
MEAN THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
THINKS THAT WAY OR BELIEVES THAT
WAY. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT
FIRST STEP AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYONE SUPPORTING
SOME OF MY AMENDMENTS. I KNOW I
THINK WE HAD A LOT, WE HAD
SEVEN, TRYING TO LISTEN TO
EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
TRYING TO FIND A RIGHT BALANCE
IN SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT AND
SPIRIT OF THIS BILL. I ALSO MADE
SURE THAT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
CHAIRS PACKAGE TO INCLUDE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ADD DISPLACEMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT PILOT TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT A LOT OF THESE
PROJECTS CAN REALLY GO FORWARD.
AND THEN TO SOME FOLKS THAT, HAD
CONCERNS ABOUT STUFF, JUST KNOW
THAT I WILL BE THERE FOR EVERY
PROJECT THAT NEEDS ME TO LOOK
OVER STUFF OR TALK TO THE
DEVELOPER OR MAKE SURE THINGS
ARE GOING THE RIGHT WAY TO OFFER
THAT. NOT AS COUNCILMEMBER BUT
LITERALLY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER
TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES I TAKE OFF MY
COUNCILMEMBER HAT AND I PUT MY
JOY IN THE COMMUNITY HAT, THAT
IS THE FIRST THING AND SECOND
THING, I AM VOTING ON, YES, ON
THIS ALSO BECAUSE OF THE
PROJECTS IN SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT I KNOW THAT I
HEARD ON THAT WANT THIS TO GO
THROUGH. PARTICULARLY AND
HOPEFULLY AND I TOLD THEM I WILL
WALK THROUGH THIS WITH THEM.
CAYA. IT IS OFF OF 23rd AND THE
LEGACY OF THE GREAT AND LATE JOE
STATON WHO WAS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR A LONG TIME FROM
SEATTLE AND PLAYED IN OUR MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR THE DETROIT
TIGERS AND WAS A REALLY, REALLY
PHENOMENAL BASEBALL PLAYER WITH
THE GREAT BILL NORTH AS WELL.
ANY WAYS, JUST PUTTING IN
PERSPECTIVE. THERE ARE PROJECTS
THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING OFF OF THE GROUND.
HOPEFULLY IT IS AN AVENUE FOR
THEM, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, AS I SAID EARLIER I
DID NOT SUPPORT IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE. WE ALL RECEIVED A LOT
OF EMAILS FROM COMMUNITY WITH
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMUNITY
AND SPECIFICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY
FOR REACHING OUT TO ME AND TO US
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT HAD THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE ON NOT
DELIVERING ON THE GOALS, WHAT
THE INTENDED GOALS WERE. AND I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE WHEN WE ARE
ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND
WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO BRING
AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THINGS
BETTER. AND, TO GET TO A PLACE
THAT IS CLOSER TO WHAT I THINK
WAS INITIALLY INTENDED. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH PARTNERSHIP TO GET
US TO A PLACE WHERE I FEEL LIKE
I CAN SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY AND ALSO MY CONVERSATIONS
WILL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO, YOU
KNOW, ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
AMENDMENTS. I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
BROUGHT TODAY TO STRENGTHENING,
STRENGTHEN THIS LEGISLATION AND
I WAS PROUD TO SERVE AS YOUR
CO-SPONSOR OR SPONSOR AT
COMMITTEE LEVEL, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR THE
AMENDMENTS. YOU BROUGHT THEM, I
THOUGHT THOSE WERE HELPFUL AS
WELL DESPITE THOSE OUT OF
COMMITTEE I STILL HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY THAT THEY STILL HAD
CONCERNS. AND, I WILL SAY
COMMUNITY STILL HAS CONCERNS
DESPITE THESE AMENDMENTS BUT I
DO THINK THAT THERE IS IN A
BETTER PLACE. AND I WILL ALSO
COMMIT TO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY ON ANYTHING THAT WE
CAN DO IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS IS DELIVERING ON
ITS INTENT TO HELP BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
AND THEN ALSO COMMUNITY SPACES.
AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE AS
PROPOSED IN THIS LEGISLATION.
SO, I WILL, I WILL, BECAUSE OF
THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY,
SUPPORT THIS TODAY. THANK YOU,
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND TO COMMUNITY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THESE MANY WEEKS AND
MONTHS OF THIS PARTICULAR
LEGISLATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> NOT SEEING ANYBODY, NO OTHER
HAND. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> JUST CLOSING REMARKS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE WHO BROUGHT, YOU KNOW,
AMENDMENTS INTO THIS. I WANT TO
THANK YOU HOLLINGSWORTH BECAUSE
I THINK THAT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
YOU BROUGHT ADDRESSED THE
COMMUNITY CONCERN THAT WE HAVE
HEARD. AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT I
WANTED TO ADDRESSES, YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS WHO
DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT
THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GO. AND I
THINK THE MESSAGE, YOU KNOW,
THAT MADE IT COME OUT, OH, YOU
JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. IF
THAT IS THE PERCEPTION THAT YOU
GOT, THAT WAS THE WRONG
PERCEPTION, AND I APOLOGIZE.
BECAUSE, THE, THE INPUT THAT YOU
GAVE US, THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU
GAVE US, HOW YOU WERE FEELING.
AND, WE NEVER WANT TO DISCOUNT
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HOW THINGS
ARE IMPACTING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE IT IS YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THINGS HAPPEN
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY
IMPACT YOU. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE HEARD. AND I WANT
YOU TO BE ASSURED THAT WE DID
HEAR YOU AND WE TOOK YOUR
CONSIDERATION, TOOK YOUR
THOUGHTS, TOOK YOUR FEEDBACK TO
HEART AS WE LOOKED AT AMENDING
THIS BILL. AS WE LOOKED AT
MAKING THE TWEAKS TO ACTUALLY
DELIVER WHAT WE INTEND FOR THIS
TO DELIVER. SO, AGAIN, KNOW THAT
YOUR VOICES WERE HEARD. AND
NEVER STOP SPEAKING UP BECAUSE
THERE IS YOUR CITY. AND, AGAIN,
IF THE IMPRESSION WAS THAT WE
WERE JUST SAYING, Y'ALL DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT,
THAT IS THE WRONG IMPRESSION, I
APOLOGIZE IF THAT IS THE ONE YOU
GOT. SO, WITH THAT, MY GRATITUDE
TO THE COUNCIL, MY GRATITUDE TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND I ASK FOR THE
SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I ECHO THAT SAME SENTIMENT.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT ON THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, THANK YOU,
CHAIR SOLOMON. THE IDEA OF
BRINGING BACK LEGISLATION THAT,
OF THIS KIND THAT FAILED TO PASS
LAST YEAR CAME FROM
CONVERSATIONS WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
BACK IN JANUARY. FROM THERE, WE
WORKED TO DRAFT AND REDRAFT AND
REDRAFT AGAIN WITH INPUT FROM
STAKEHOLDER ROUND TABLES ON THE
CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
AND TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF ALSO,
SINCE THERE IS SOME HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT PROCESS. THIS BILL WAS
INTRODUCED IN JUNE WITH OUR
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING IN JULY
2nd, A PUBLIC HEARING, WILL BILL
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 23rd. THAT BRINGS US
TO TODAY. THE FINAL COUNCIL
MEETING BEFORE BUDGET TAKES OVER
OUR CALENDARS AND OUR LIVES. AND
I OFFER THAT TIME LINE BECAUSE I
KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF AVENUES
BEFORE ENGAGEMENTS AND THOSE
ENCORPORATED INTO THE BILL. I
THINK IT IMPROVE THE LEGISLATION
AND I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THIS
THE LEGISLATION, NOT A NEW IDEA
BUT REVISED BASED OUT OF
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND
CONCERNSMENT LUCKILY THIS PILOT
ADDRESSES AND WILL SERVE AS
ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOL BOX
WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS. THE PILOT WILL
BE ABLE TO COMPLEMENT IT BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING DOLLARS OR
PROJECTS AND STATE HOUSING AND
TRUST FUND AND JOINS OTHER TOOLS
WE HAVE IN OUR TOOL BOX. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THERE'S PROJECT COMPLS ONLINE
TO SERVE CURRENT AND FUTURE RES
DISSENTS OF SEATTLE. COLLEAGUES
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I FORGET
MY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS AND
BRINGING IT FORWARD AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR DIGGING
INTO THE DETAILS OF THERE
LEGISLATION BEING A STEWARD OF
THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS AND,
AND BEING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENT
FOR COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
AND IMPROVING THE BILL TO ALLOW
ME TO BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH
THIS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE EVER THE
BILL. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK AFFIX PLY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
9 INTO THE RECORD.
>> NUMBER 9, 121048, RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING, ADOPTING
TEMPORARY LEGERATIONS TO EXEMPT
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT MEET
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
REQUIRING USING ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE UNITS AND DESIGN
REVIEW OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
23 AND 25. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT, THE INTERIM DESIGN IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE A SIX-MONTH
STOPGAP BEFORE DESIGN REVIEW
APPLICATIONS IN SPRING OF 2026,
IT WOULD TEMPORARILY SUPEND IT
FOR SIX MONTHS MAKING IT
VOLUNTARY FOR PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOWING
DEVELOPMENTS THE ABILITY TO
DEPARTURE. THE REGULATIONS WILL
BE IN PLACE WHILE THEY WORK TO
UPDATE THE DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM
AND GUIDELINES AS REQUIRED BY
NEW STATE LAW AS WELL AS
UPDATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MEASURES. I URGE SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION TO ENSURE SEATTLE
COMPLIES WITH STATE LAW AND
CONTINUES ITS GOALS TO INCREASE
CRITICAL HOUSING SUPPLY THROUGH
SEATTLE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR THAT
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YES, I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS
BILL. I DO NOT SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE. SO, I WAS NOT PART OF
THOSE PIECES. AS YOU HEARD FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT THERE IS
VIEWPOINTS ON DESIGN REVIEW.
THIS FOLLOWS LAST YEAR'S DESIGN
REVIEW LEGISLATION, TOO. THE ONE
WHICH I HAD AN AMENDMENT TO PULL
OUT LOGISTICS BECAUSE OF MY FEAR
OF LOCKING IN DIFFERENT PIECES.
THIS IS DIFFERENT. I WANTED TO
SAY, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE
CONFLATION BETWEEN THE TWO
BILLS. I SEE MANY WAYS THIS IS
ABOUT ALIGNING THE CITY WITH NEW
STATE LAW. AND, I AM IN FAVOR OF
DESIGN REVIEW. BUT I ALSO
RECOGNIZE DESIGN REVIEW HAS ITS
ISSUES. AND AND IT NEEDS UPDATES
AND IT NEEDS TO INCORPORATE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT IT IS
REALLY ACHIEVING THE GOALS. TO
CREATE GUARDRAILSES AND THEY ARE
FOR BOTH ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE
AND ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE AS
WELL. AND FOR HP, 1293. THE LAW,
I, I AGREE WITH THE PIECES THAT
ARE PART OF THAT BILL IN TERMS
OF UPDATING OR HOW WE DO DESIGN
REVIEW. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO SO. WE NEED TO HAVE IT WORK.
RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A CONSENSUS
THAT IT IS NOT WORKING. FROM
BOTH SIDES, IT IS AN INDICATION
THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. I
MAKE THESE POINTS BECAUSE I
THINK SOMETIMES THERE ARE SOME
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DITCH IT
COMPLETELY. I AM OPPOSED TO
THAT. ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THAT
IDEA. AND BECAUSE I DO SEE IT
AND I HAVE SEEN IT IN TERMS OF
MY OWN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
MEMBER DURING MY TIME WITH THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. AND, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BENEFITED FROM
THAT ENGAGEMENT. THE COMMUNITY
BENEFITED FROM THAT DESIGN
REVIEW WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE
DEVELOPERS AND ALSO THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND, SO, I
HAVE SEEN IT WORK. I RECOGNIZE
THIS ARE CHALLENGES AND SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE SINCE I
DON'T SIT ON IT. AS THIS BILL
MOVES AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE CHANGES AS REEYERED BY HOUSE
BILL 1293. BUT TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE A PROCESS AT THE END OF THE
DAY THAT ALLOWS FOR DESIGN
REVIEW AND DOES SO IN A WAY THAT
CONTRIBUTES TO A SMOOTH
ENGAGEMENT BUT ONE THAT DOES NOT
HOLD BACK DEVELOPMENT BUT AT THE
SAME TIME ENSURE THAT WE ARE
GOOD. SO, I JUST WANTED TO STATE
THOSE PIECES RELATED TO DESIGN
REVIEW. AND SPECIFIC TO THIS
BILL. SOME WAYS I WOULD PREFER A
SIX MONTH AS WE HAVE SEEN PUBLIC
OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, DOES NOT
HAPPEN QUICK. I CAN SEE HOW THE
SIX MONTHS COME IN HANDY. BY DO
THAT OUTREACH RIGHT, WE CAN
SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I DO
WANT TO BE THE VOICE. I WILL
ENGAGE WITH THE COUNCILS,
MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL, SOUTH LAKE
UNION COUNCIL AND OTHERS IN
DISTRICT SEVEN HAVE CONCERNS AND
THOSE CONCERNS NEED TO BE
BROUGHT UP. INDIVIDUALLY WITH
THOSE GROUPS AND DISTRICT SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AS WE MOVE
FORWARD AS THIS MOVES FORWARD
THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
OH, WAIT. WE NOW HAVE TO MOVE
IT. ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE WELCOME
TO MOVE THE LEGISLATION .
>> I MOVE FOR THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 121048.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
LEGISLATION AND I DON'T THINK
THAT THERE ARE ANY -- THERE IS
FURTHER COMMENT. ONCE, TWICE.
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. AND WILL THE
CLERK READ ITEM 10 INTO THE
RECORD. CLERK FILED 314534.
APPLICATION OF SCOTT CARR FOR A
CONTRACT REZONE OF A SITE
LOCATED AT 352 ROY STREET FROM
SEATTLE MIXED UPTOWN WITH A
65-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AND
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
OVERLAYSEATTLE MIXED UPTOWN WITH
AN 85-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AND
ANDATORY TO.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL REZONE
FIVE PARCELS AT 352 ROY STREET.
LIMITING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON
THE SITE. THE REZONE WILL HAVE
DEVELOPMENT OF A 215 MIX-USED
BUILDING WITH APARTMENTS AND
RETAIL. THE DEVELOPMENT HAS
AGREED TO USE THE PERFORMANCE
OPTION, HAVING AFFORDABLE OPGDZS
WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> OPTIONING WITHIN THE
DEVELOPMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANY COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
>> OH, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS LOCATION AS IS THE NEXT IS
IN UPTOWN PART OF THE DISTRICT
SEVEN. YOU KNOW, MH APIECE OF
THIS IT IS IMPORTANT. NOT
SOMETHING OFTEN SEEN IN DISTRICT
SEVEN IN TERMS OF MOVING
FORWARD. I SUPPORT THIS. AND,
THIS IS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT IS DEFINITELY DENSE. THERE
IS A BRAND-NEW BUILDING COMPLEX
FIRST NORTH AND ROY. SO, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING THROUGH A
MASSIVE CHANGE IN TERMS OF UP
ZONING AND KIND OF SLOWING THE
POSSIBILITIES THAT WE CAN DO
PARTICULARLY IN AN AREA WHERE
THERE IS THE TRANSIT. SO, I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE, PARTICULARLY
GIVEN, IN DISTRICT SEVEN, THE
UNIQUENESS RELATED TO MHA
ACTUALLY IN DISTRICT AND IN
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FURTHER
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL GRANTING THE
CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONED. [
ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IT IS GRANTED AS CONDITIONED
AND THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
WITH THE COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
DECISIONS ON MY BEHALF. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 11
IN THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121074.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND
USE AND ZONING; AMENDING CHAPTER
23.32 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE AT PAGE 100 OF THE OFFICIAL
LAND USE MAP TO REZONE PARCELS
LOCATED AT 352 ROY STREET FROM
SEATTLE THE COMMITTEE ASKS THE
BILL TO PASS
>> THIS BILL, 121074 WILL ADOPT
THE AGREEMENT.
>> SECOND. GO AHEAD. AND I MOVE
TO AMEND IT AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT A ON THE AGENDA. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ?
>> AGAIN, WHAT I SAID BEFORE.
>> AMENDMENT A. IS ON THE
AGENDA. IT IS JUST ALLOWING THE
MEMBERS TO ACCEPT IT. RIGHT NOW
IN THE BILL IT HAS UNEXECUTED
PUDA. PROPERTY USE AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> OKAY. THAT WAS THE SPEAKING
POINT THAT I WAS MAKING EARLIER.
IT WAS, ADOPTS THE PROPERTY AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, AS I SAID,
IT WOULD ALLOW THE REZONE OF THE
PARCELS LOCATED -- THREE 352ROY
STREET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
THIS LEGISLATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A. [ ROLL BEING CALLED
]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. THE
CLERK CALL THE PASSAGE OF BILL
AS AMENDED. [ ROLL BEING CALLED
]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON
MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK READ ITEM 12 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA NUMBER 12,AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES; 121050. AUTHORIZING
THE GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO EXECUTE THE
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ITS LONG-TERM, FULL
AND PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT HOLDERS FOR THE SUPPLY
OF WATER.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO HAVE THE REPORT.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE, COUNCIL BILL
121050, AUTHORIZES THEM TO ENTER
INTO A REVISED AGREEMENT IN 16
CITIES IN WATER DISTRICTS FOR
WHOLESALE WATER TO OTHER
ENTITIES, THE CURRENT CONTRACT
SIGNED IN 2022 HAS PROVISIONS TO
REEVALUATE THE TERMS. EARLIER
THIS YEAR THEY CONCLUDED
NEGOTIATED 16 OTHER PARTIES,
THREE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
PROVISIONS INCLUDING ROLLING
AUTOMATIC 10 YEAR EXTENSION TO
ALLOW WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS TO
PLAN LONG-TERM. THERE IS HELPFUL
FOR CITY BOND RATINGS. STAN, --
STRANDED COSTS PROTECTIONS FOR
THE CITY AND CUSTOMERS WHICH
ESSENTIALLY REQUIRES ENTITIES
THAT WANT TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM
AND REDUCE THE PURCHASE BY OVER
5% TO PAY COSTS BACK TO THE
REMAINING MEMBERS. IT ALSO
RETURNS 27 MILLION OF
OVERPAYMENTS TO WHOLESALE
CUSTOMERS THAT WERE ACCUMULATING
SINCE 2018. THIS WILL NOT IMPACT
THE HEALTH OF THE WATER FUND
BECAUSE THE OVERPAYMENTS HAVE
BEEN KEPT IN A SEPARATE
SUB-FUND. THE BILL WOULD ALSO
IMPOSE A PRO VISEO ON THESE
FUNDS TO ENSURE THEIR USE FOR
REIMBURSEMENTS ONLY.
REIMBURSEMENTS ONLY. DUE TO THE
BUDGET CHANGE IT DOES REQUIRE
THREE FORTHS MAJORITY TO PASS,
COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LISTENING AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
EARN YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS BILL? SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK CALL ROLL
IN THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [
ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. THE WILL CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
>> ALL RIGHT, CLERK READ ITEM 13
INTO THE RECORD. 121069.
AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR
EMNANT DOUGH MAIN FOR PERMANENT
EASEMENTS, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS IT PASS.
>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT, I
AM GLAD COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
WAS NOT THE DECIDING VOTE. THERE
HE IS. THANK YOU. AUTHORIZING
REQUIRING 10 PERMANENT
EAVESMENTS AND 10 TEMPORARY
REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT THE SPU
REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN FONT
LAROY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
DISTRICT. THEY MAINTAIN 24" CLAY
COLVERT THAT BARS PASSAGES AND
IT IS FAILING. REPLACING THIS
WITH ONE THAT IS BIGGER. 14 FEET
WIDE, THREE SIDED WITH AN OPEN
BOTTOM AND PLEATS THE STATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PASSAGE OF
FISH AND STREAM FLOWS. IT WOULD
RESTORE WET LAND AND STREAM BED
HABITAT IN AREAS UP TO 180,
EXCUSE ME, 180 FEET UPSTREAM AND
80 FEET DOWNSTREAM. THIS BILL
GRANTS SPU THIS AUTHORIZATION
THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN THEIR
NEGOTIATIONS WITH LANDOWNERS FOR
EAVESMENTS ON THEIR PROPERTIES
AND THANK YOU, I KNOW THERE WAS
DISCUSSION, WE HAD THE PROPERTY
OWNER JOIN US AND SPU IS
COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WORK
WITH THEM ON THESE EASEMENTS AND
RESTORE THE WET LANDS, I
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS
BILL, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
ORDINANCE. IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO
HAVE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THIS
VITAL AS THE CHAIR NOTED COLVERT
AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THESE
UPDATES ARE NECESSARY TO REDUCE
FLOOD RISK, PROTECT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SUPPORT SALMON
HABITAT. BEFORE THIS BILL WAS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE THAT I DO
NOT SIT ON, BEFORE IT WAS BEFORE
COMMITTEE I HAD STARTED MY
OFFICE STARTED TO HEAR CONCERNS
ABOUT THE PROJECT IMPACTS SO,
WHILE I RECOGNIZE THAT A
SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPACTED MY
OFFICE IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE ADDRESSING THE PROPERTY
OWNER'S CONCERNS TO THE FULL
EXTENT POSSIBLE TO MITIGATE ANY
IMPACT. IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU,
WE WILL SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT
PROJECT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
GOOD TO HEAR THE WEIGH IN OF THE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. THANKS,
APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING FURTHER COMMENTS WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 14 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> REPORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 14,
121023, RELATING TO RAILROAD
FRANCHISES, AMENDING SECTIONS
126969 AND 16970 TO CORRECT AN
ERROR IN THE FLAME OF THE A
FRANCHISE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THERE
IS A LEGISLATIVE FIX TO ADDRESS
PREVIOUSLY PASSED LEGISLATION.
MORE SPECIFICALLY THIS
LEGISLATION NEARLY CHANGES THE
NAME. SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY
ADDRESSED FOR THE REGISTRATION.
THE RAILROAD HOLDINGS, INK. THE
FORMER ENTITY NAME TO BNSF
RAILROAD COMPANY A DELAWARE
CORPORATION, AND WHICH, AGAIN,
IT WAS, IT HAD THEN CORRECT NOW
CORRECT NAME AND PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION, WE ARE JUST
ADOPTING THERE LEGISLATION TO
MAKE THIS MINOR BUT IMPORTANT
CHANGE BECAUSE THIS LEGISLATION
ADDRESSED REAL ESTATE, THE CITY
CHARTER REQUIRES COUNCIL ACTION
TO APPROVE THIS CHANGE. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, THE WILL CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK READ ITEM 16 INTO THE
RECORD. 15 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 15, 121040,
RELATING TO NEW VEHICLE TYPES
AND CURB ALLOWANCES FOR E-CARGO
BICYCLES DELIVERING, PARKING AND
LOADING FOR E-CARGO BICYCLE
DELIVERY AND ALLOWING NEW CURB
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> COLLEAGUES, UNLIKE THE PAST
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE
JUST PASSED, THIS IS A IMPORTANT
PIECE AND IMPACTFUL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, AMONG OTHER THINGS
ESTABLISH A BRAND-NEW E-CARGO OR
E-CARGO BIKE PERMIT PROGRAM.
NOW, IF PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL,
THIS COMMERCIAL E-CARGO BIKE
PROGRAM WILL BE THE FIRST SUCH
PROGRAM IN THE NATION OF ITS
TYPE. SIMILAR PROGRAMS ACROSS
TWO OR THREE U.S JURISDICTIONS
EXIST BUT BECAUSE OF THIS
LEGISLATION NONE OF THE PROGRAMS
THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN OTHER
CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. HAVE
THEIR PROGRAMS, IT WILL BE THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND LEGISLATION.
FOR THOSE THAT LIKE FIRST OF ITS
KIND OR FIRST IN THIS IN
ADDITION IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF
THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WOULD
PROVIDE A FORMAL PERMITTING
SYSTEM AND ALLOW E-CARGO BIKES
TO PARK IN DESIGNATED SPECIFIC
CURBSIDE PARKING AND LOADING
ZONES JUST TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR
THE LEGISLATION IS NOT ABOUT THE
PERMITTING OF THE COMMERCIAL USE
OF E-BIKES BUT INSTEAD, IT IS
REALLY ABOUT RESPONDING
SPECIFICALLY TO URBAN GOODS
DELIVERY AND PROVIDING A PERMIT
SYSTEM FOR E-BIKE DELIVERY TO
USE PARKING SPACES IN LOAD ZONES
IN A LIMITED MANNER. THIS ALLOWS
US COLLECTIVELY TO BETTER
ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE GOALS
LAST-MILE CONNECTIONS AND
HELPING IMPROVE OUR BETTER
POSITIONING OUR CITY TO BETTER
IMPROVE ON OUR VISION 0 GOALS.
AND THE LIKE AND UNFORTUNATELY
THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAS TESTIFIES
A LOT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND
HAS -- APPRECIATE HIS TESTIMONY,
HE PREVIOUSLY SAID DURING ONE OF
MY COMMITTEE MEETINGS I NEVER
HEARD OF -- THERE IS NO SUCH
THING AS A REFRIGERATOR BEING
DELIVERED ON A BIKE OR A BUS. I
CAN'T SPEAK TO THE BUS
COMPONENT BUT THIS, WITH THIS,
ENABLES THE POSSIBILITY OF
HAVING REFRIGERATORS AND MORE BE
DELIVERED VIA BIKE IF IT IS 800
POUNDS OR LESS. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. UNANIMOUSLY PASS
COMMITTEE AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
AND THE EXPLANATION AND
ORIENTING US TO ITS UNIQUENESS
AND PURPOSE. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, THE WILL
CLERK CALL FOR THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. CLERK WILL YOU
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
>> COLLEAGUES, TWO MORE. WILL
THE CLERK READ ITEM 16 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM 16, COUNCIL BILL 121058,
AMENDING THE ORDINANCE 127156,
WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2025 BUDGET
INCLUDING THE 2025-2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CIP PROJECT
AND LIFTING THE PROVISO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PLEASE
CONTINUE.
>> SURE THING. COUNCIL,
COLLEAGUES, IT IS NEEDED TO LIFT
THE DISTRICT PROJECT FUND. YOU
WILL RECALL THAT THE FUND WAS
UNDER PROVISO UNTIL FURTHER
ACTION, WE CREATED THIS NEW
PROGRAM BUT THERE WERE, AT THE
TIME, NO PARAMETERS OR
GUIDELINES AROUND HOW THE NEW
PROGRAM WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED OR
PROCESSED. AND, THAT IS THE
SUBJECT OF THE COMPANION PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE GOING
TO BE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THIS. THE NEXT ITEM, BUT,
NOW THAT WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH
THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE
ASKING THAT IT BE LIFTED TO
ALLOW US TO BETTER IMPROVE
SAFETY AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
LEVEL. ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> WAIT A MINUTE. JUST KIDDING.
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED FOR
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK CALL
FOR THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST
ITEM. CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 17
INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32179 REGARDING
THE OPERATION OF COUNCIL
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND AS
PROVIDED IN 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET
AND 2025-2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION SDOT
003-A-1. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT
BE ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST HERE. A
VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AN ITEM THAT IS A
PRODUCT OR CREATURE OF OUR
UNIQUE DISTRICT COUNCIL SYSTEM.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL ADOPT
FORMAL PROCEDURES AND A PROCESS
AND A TIME LINE TO ADMINISTER
THE DISTRICT PROJECT FUND TO
BETTER POSITION OUR CITY TO MAKE
MORE RAPID URGENT PROGRESS ON
THE VISION 0 VISION GOALS,
TODAY, A NUMBER OF SAFETY
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT LIVE
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT RANGING
FROM SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, SAFE
ROUTES TO TRANSIT. NEIGHBORHOOD
INITIATED SAFETY, ANY NUMBER OF
GREAT PROGRAMS ACROSS -- THAT
LIVE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT TO
IMPROVE SAFETY AND WE HEARD A
DESIRE FOR SOME COUNCILMEMBER
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OR INFLUENCE
ON SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
SPECIFIC DISTRICTS, SPECIFIC
NEEDS AND PRIORITIES TO
SUPPLEMENT THESE EXITING
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN PLACE. THE
TAKEAWAY IS COUNCILMEMBERS, THE
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
HAVE A STRONG SAY IN DETERMINING
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF PROPOSED
SAFETY INVESTMENTS AND IMPROVE
THES THEY ARE HEARING FROM THEIR
CONSTITUENTS, S-DOT WILL RETAIN
FULL CONTROL OVER WHAT IS THE
BEST TREATMENT. AND THE WILL
WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO FIGURE
OUT THE BEST TIMING WRITTEN THE
STANDARD AND THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL TO ALLOW US TO BE
MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE SMALLER
SCALE THAT ARE NEAR PEOPLE'S
NEIGHBORHOODS AND TRULY IMPACT
PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES AND
THEIR PERCEPTION OF SAFETY AND,
AND NAVIGATION AND INTERACTION
WITH OUR BROADER TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM AT THE CITY LEVEL. SO,
WANT TO THANK S-DOT FOR THE
STRONG COLLABORATION IN CREATING
THIS AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH ME
AND MY OFFICE AND COLLEAGUES, I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING SUCH A
STRONG STEWARD NOT JUST FOR YOUR
DISTRICT BUT FOR SMALL PROJECTS
ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND
THAT THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
PLAY KNOW ABOUT BUT NOT
EVERYBODY DOES. IT IS AN
IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE CAN
ADVANCE THOSE PROJECTS THAT
MIGHT OTHERWISE MISS OUR
RECOGNITION. SO, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ALL
RIGHT. I AM NOT -- OH, OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OR THE ADOPTION EVER
THE RESOLUTION. [ ROLL BEING
CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK SIGN. WE
AGREED TO PAY THE BILLS AND
APPROVE THE MINUTES. SO, IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL
RIGHT, I AM NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS. LET'S SEE, WE HAVE --
SO, THIS IS OUR LAST FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. NORMALLY ONE
WOULD SAY UNTIL AFTER THE
BUDGET. WE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON
OCTOBER 7th. THE CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER SEVENth MEETING WILL
MAKE ROOM FOR THE 1:00 P.M.
BUDGET HEARING AND OUR NEXT
REGULARLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 17th. AT
2:00 P.M. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T
SEE ANY HANDS UP. IT IS 3:54 AND
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.