IT IS 9:36 A.M.
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS
YOUR PART.
>> NO, I DIDN'T WANT
TO INTERRUPT YOU.
BUT THANK YOU.
I WAS THINKING, OKAY, THIS
IS
GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THE
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025, SPECIAL
HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 9:37.
I'M DEBORA JUAREZ, CHAIR.
AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE
ROLL.
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>>
PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR SOLOMON.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
AS THE NEW CHAIR TO
THIS COMMITTEE AND AS YOU KNOW
I'VE BEEN GONE FOR 18 MONTHS,
AND
I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
FOR DOING ALL THIS HARD
WORK AND CONTINUING TO BE THE
THE MFTE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
I'M PASSING THE GAVEL TO MYMY
CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON TO
FACILITATE THIS MEETING.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
CHAIR JUAREZ.
I'M MARK SOLOMON, AND I'LL BE
LEADING TODAY'S MEETING AS
WE WELCOME BACK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ TO THE COUNCIL AND GIVE
HER AND HER STAFF TIME TO
COME UP TO SPEED.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING BACK.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING
TO THIS MONDAY MORNING
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
ALWAYS WANT TO THANK OUR CENTRAL
STAFF, OUR CLERKS.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN
THE PUBLIC WHO TAKE THE TIME OUT
OF
YOUR DAY TO COME HERE.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE
TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO
WE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AND FIVE REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 2
MINUTES.
WE WILL START WITH IN- PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP
TO 20 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER WHICH THEY REGISTERED.
IN- PERSON SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED FIRST AND MOVE TO
REMOTE
WHEN THE IN- PERSON PERIOD HAS
ENDED.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
HOLLY.
>> HEY, HOLLY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER.
MY
NAME IS HOLLY WILLIS. I'M THE
POLICY MANAGER AT
THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY COALITION ON
HOMELESSNESS, AND I'M A
RENTER IN
DISTRICT 5. I'M HERE TO URGE
YOU TO REJECT
THE PROPOSED P7 MFTE, RENEW
P6 FOR A YEAR AND GIVE
YOURSELVES TIME TO RENEW THE
PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF
AAFFORDABLE HOMES THAT WE
ACTUALLY NEED.
THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS IS
MAKING THIS
RECOMMENDATION ALONGSIDE THE
RENTERS
COALITION, 28 COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND OVER 200
SEATTLE RESIDENTS
AND WORKERS WHO SIGNED
THE LETTER THAT I SENT YOU THIS
MORNING. THIS PROPOSAL IS A BAD
DEAL FOR
MFTE RENTERS AND PROVIDES
TOO LITTLE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO
BE WORTH THE $20 MILLION PRICE
TAG.
AND YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS ON
THE TABLE THAT WOULD MAKE THIS
EVEN WORSE.
IF YOU PROCEED WITH A VOTE
TODAY, I URGE YOU TO REJECT
ANY AMENDMENTS INCLUDING 1, 5,
AND
9, WHICH WOULD MAKE
MFTE APARTMENTS EVEN
LESS AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE TO
THE RENTERS
WHO ACTUALLY NEED THEM.
THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WOULD ADD BENEFIT -- BENEFIT FOR
TENANTS AND MAKE FOR BETTER
GOVERNANCE. PLEASE ADOPT
AMENDMENTS 2,
8, AND 13 FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
RINCK AND SAKA TO ADD A SUNSET
DATE AND INCREASE AFFORDABILITY
FOR TENANTS IN SMALLER MFTE
APARTMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE LAURIE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS LAURIE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL
AGAIN.
I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR MFTEP 7.
THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL BECAUSE
IT NOT ONLY CREATES
WORK FORCE HOUSING, BUT IT KEEPS
OVERALL HOUSING PRODUCTION
MOVING AT
A TIME WHEN THE PIPELINE IS
THE LOWEST IT'S BEEN IN YEARS.
WITHOUT ACTION NOW TWO
YEARS FROM TODAY WE'LL BE
FACING AN
EVEN GREATER HOUSING SHORTAGE
WITH HIGHER PRICES AND
FEWER OPTIONS FOR WORKING
FAMILIES.
MFTE FILLS A CRITICAL
GAP SUPPORTING HOUSEHOLDS AT 60
TO
80% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME, PEOPLE WITH VERY FEW
ALTERNATIVES. WITHOUT THESE
HOMES MANY
WOULD BE FORCED INTO THE UNITS
MEANT FOR LOWER INCOME RENTERS,
DISPLACING THOSE WITH
EVEN GREATER NEED.
THAT'S WHY THE AMENDMENTS
BEFORE
YOU TODAY MATTER. I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF
AMENDMENT 1
TO ENCOURAGE A VARIETY OF UNIT
TYPES WITH VARYING RENT
LEVELS, AMENDMENT 5 TO ALLOW
RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS TO
TRANSITION FROM P6 TO P7.
AND AMENDMENT 9 TO BETTER
ALIGNALIGN
RENT LEVELS FOR EXTENSION
SO WE CAN RETAIN CRUCIAL UNITS
INSTEAD OF LOSING THEM.
I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO REJECT
AMENDMENT 2, WHICH WOULD
LIMIT THE PRODUCTION OF COMPACT
ONE- BEDROOM UNITS.
AMENDMENT 15, WHICH WOULD
REDUCE THE FEASIBILITY OF
BUILDING
TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND AMENDMENT
8, WHICH WOULD RISK ENCOURAGING
PROJECTS TO EXIT THE PROGRAM
AT EXTENSION.
EACH OF THESE WOULD UNDERCUT
THE HOUSING PRODUCTION WE
SO URGENTLY NEED.
MFTE IS ONE OF THE
ONLY IMMEDIATELY IMPACTFUL TOOLS
THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE PROJECTS
FEASIBLE RIGHT NOW.
IF WE DON'T ACT, WE RISK LOSING
THESE HOMES AND THE PEOPLE
THEY SERVE TO OTHER CITIES OR
EVEN
STATES. PLEASE PASS MFTEP 7 WITH
THE STRONGEST FRAMEWORK
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE RAYMOND
CONNEL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNSELORS.
WE'RE A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I DON'T HAVE MY READERS ON,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE'VE BUILT
OVER 3,000 UNITS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
500 OF THOSE UNITS BEEZ
MFTE
QUALIFIED. THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT
750,000
JOBS IN THE DEVELOPMENT TRADE
OR THE CONSTRUCTION TRADE.
PROGRAM 7 IS NO PANACEA FOR THE
HOUSING CRISIS BUT IT'S THE
KEY FOR UNLOCKING HOUSING
AND GETTING PRODUCTION OF
HOUSING STARTED AGAIN.
AS YOU CAN TELL FROM
LOOKING AROUND THE CITY, NO MORE
CRANES IN THE SKY.
IT'S ABOUT THREE OF THEM LEFT.
WE NEED HOUSING, WE NEED IT
BAD, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS
TO GET IT
DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S OUR LAST IN- PERSON
SPEAKER.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
FIRST UP WE HAVE IRENE
WAHL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THIS IS IRENE WAHL IN
DISTRICT 6.
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TODAY
EXPECTING THOSE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
ONLY MAKE A BAD PIECE OF
LEGISLATION
MUCH WORSE AND MORE UNFAIR TO
BOTH RENTERS AND TAXPAYERS.
TABLE THIS LEGISLATION UNTIL
YOU UPDATE THE RELATED RTA MAP
SO THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW WHERE IT
WILL APPLY AND CALCULATE THE
RELATED TAX LAWS NOW
THAT YOU HAVE
LAID THE GROUND WORK TO UPZONE
SO MUCH OF THE
CITY MAKING IT POTENTIALLY
ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS RIPOFF.
ASK YOURSELF WHY THERE IS
NO INCOME OR OTHER ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENT FOR THE
DEVELOPERS AND BUILDING OWNERS
WHO
BENEFIT FROM THIS TAX GIFT BUT
TENANTS DO PROVE THEIR
ELIGIBILITY,
AS THEY SHOULD.
YOU TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD THEY
MUST HAVE THIS 12 OR 24-
YEAR GENEROUS TAX EXEMPTION OR
THEIR
PROJECTS
WON'T PENCIL. YET, 80% OF THE
UNITS
CREATED
ARE MARKET RATE IN THE HIGHEST
COST FORM OF HOUSING,
NEW CONSTRUCTION.
AND AS HAS BEEN
DEMONSTRATED, THE SO- CALLED
AFFORDABLE
UNITS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY LESS
COSTLY TO RENT.
DEVELOPERS WANT THIS TAX BREAK
SO THEY CAN SHIELD THEMSELVES
FROM COSTLY VOTED
APPROVED LEVIES.
THEY CONTRIBUTE NOTHING TO
THE NEARLY $1 BILLION LOW INCOME
HOUSING LEVY.
THE $1. 55 BILLION
TRANSPORTATION
LEVY AND THE UPCOMING $1.
3 BILLION EDUCATION LEVY.
IS THAT FAIR?
NO, IT'S NOT.
REMEMBER THE LESSON OF
THE FAMOUS FOLK TAIL AND DON'T
THROW
A RABBIT INTO THE
BREYER PATCH. IF YOU WANT TO
MERELY
SUBSIDIZE HIGH COST NEW
CONSTRUCTION GO
BACK TO THE 8-YEAR PROGRAM.
A 12- YEAR EXTENSION
ON ANAN EXISTING PRODUCES
NO ADDITIONAL HOUSING, SO WHY
IS THE TAX
BREAK WARRANTED? IF YOU WANT TO
SUBSIDIZE BRANDS
FOR A TINY FRACTION
OF REPRESENTERS IN THE CITY COME
UP
WITH A BETTER APPROACH THAN
THIS UNFAIR TAX WHICH MAKES
OTHERS
UNWITTING DONORS TO
WEALTHY BUILDING
OWNERS.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE KATE RUBEN.
>> MY NAME IS
KATE RUBEN. I'M A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 2,
THE CO- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF --
AND INTERMENT COCHAIR OF
THE SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION ISSUED A
LETTER URGING YOU TO REJECT THE
P7 UPDATE AND EXTEND P6
FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO ALLOW FOR
REAL
RENTER STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT. WE RAISE REAL
CONCERNS
OVERALL, CONCERNS P7 WOULD ONLY
MAKE
WORSE.
1 IN 4 IS SEVERELY
COST BURDENED.
SEATTLE'S NEW APARTMENTS ARE
THE SMALLEST IN THE NATION.
INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING
THE PROBLEMS P7 ACTUALLY RAISES
THE CAP ON ALLOWABLE RENT
INCREASES,
INCREASES AMI AND MAXIMUM RENT.
THE COMMISSION HAS
NOT MET SINCE THE AMENDMENTS
WERE
ADOPTED BUT COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S AMENDMENTS
8, 12, AND 13 AND COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S AMENDMENTS 2 AND 16
TAKES US IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION BY ADDRESSING SOME OF
THOSE
CONCERNS. I WANT TO RAISE DEEP
CONCERNS ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS 1,
4, 5,
9, 10, AND 11.
COLLECTIVELY THEY MAKE SAD
LEGISLATION WORSE.
AMENDMENT 5 IN
PARTICULAR ALLOWING PROJECTS
THAT
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FINAL
CERTIFICATE IN 2025 AND
ALREADY OPTED INTO P6 TO CONVERT
TO P 7
IS GIVE AWAY TO DEVELOPERS AND A
TAKE AWAY FROM RENTERS.
THESE PROJECTS ARE
ALREADY BUILT.
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVES
YET THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
RAISE MAXIMUM RENTS AND MAXIMUM
AMI PLACING EVEN MORE BURDEN ON
RENTERS.
I URGE YOU TO REJECT P7, RENEW
P6 FOR ONE MORE YEAR AND
WORKWORK
WITH RENTER STAKEHOLDERS FOR
MFTE AND GREATER AFFORDABILITY.
THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE LENNY
ORLOV.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER AND SEATTLE
RESIDENTS
IN
ATTENDANCE. I'M A LIFELONG
RENTER, A
FORMER REFUGEE AND THE HUSBAND
OF
AN IMMIGRANT WHO'S ALSO A
LIFELONG
RENTER.
OUR TWO AMERICAN BORN
CHILDREN HAVE OF COURSE BEEN
ALONG WITH
US ON THIS RENTAL JOURNEY.
WE'VE RENTED IN
SIBERIA, NEW YORK CITY, AND IN
SEATTLE,
COUNCIL DISTRICT
6. WE QUALIFIED FOR MFTE AND WE
HAVE LIVED IN AN MFTE
APARTMENT FOR THE PAST
TWO YEARS. FULL DISCLOSURE MY
INCOME
DOES COME FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE
WHERE I HELP ADMINISTER
THIS VERY PROGRAM SO YOU
COULD SAY I KNOW MFTE INSIDE
OUT.
THE EXEMPTION IN OUR
BUILDING EXPIRES IN DECEMBER AND
THEY'RE NOT RENEWINGO SOUR RENT
IS
GOING TO BE MARKET RATE STARTING
IN JANUARY.
AS WE LOOK FOR OTHER MFTE
UNITS I'LL VERY CONCERNED THAT
MFTE RENTERS LIKE MYSELF WHO DO
NOT WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CHANGE THIS PROGRAM.
FOR INSTANCE OUR
CURRENT APARTMENT IS ALMOST
1,000 SQUARE
FEET.
NEWER MF, E BUILDINGS NO
LONGER OFFER TWO BEDROOMS OF
THAT SIZE
AND SOME ARE ACTUALLY CLOSER
TO 500 SQUARE FEET.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO DELAY
P7 AND ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL
OUTREACH WITH SEATTLE RENTERS
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH FAMILIES.
TO HEAR HOW THE PROGRAM CAN
BE IMPROVED TO BETTER MEET OUR
NEEDS. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE
ROSELEE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. I'M HERE TO
COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION OF THE
MFTE PROGRAM AND THE PROJECT
EXPIRING IN 2025 TO RENEW UNDER
THE
NEW
PROGRAM. WE WOULD ASK THE
COMMITTEE TO
EXTEND MFTE WITH AMENDMENT 11.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THE CURRENT
PROGRAM IS
EXPIRING AT THE END OF 2025.
WE NEED AMENDMENT 11 TO
CONTINUE THE
PROGRAM. NOTABLY IT HAS TWO
BEDROOM LARGE
MFTE UNITS.
THIS FOSTERS OPPORTUNITY FOR
FAMILIES TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY.
THE PROGRAM -- THE MFTE
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE THE
MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS TO
ENCOURAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SEATTLE.
RENEWING THE MFTE PROGRAM
WILL ENSURE THAT UNITS THAT
ARE ALREADY IN THE MFTE PROGRAM
ESPECIALLY LARGER FAMILY-
SIZED UNITS CAN CONTINUE IN
THE PROGRAM.
HOWEVER, FOR THE MFTE RENEWAL
TO WORK FOR OLDER PROPERTIES
LIKE
YOUNGSTON FLATS WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO AFFORD MAPS OF THE
BUILDING.
THAT'S WHY WE ENCOURAGE
THIS COMMITTEE NOT TO [
INAUDIBLE ].
IN ORDER FOR THE MFTE PROGRAM
TO WORK IT NEEDS A TRUE BALANCE
BEFORE PROPERTY OWNERS AND
AFFORDABLE BENEFIT FOR RENTERS.
WE BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL FOR RENEWAL OF ONE
BEDROOM BETTER STRIKES A BALANCE
THAT WILL INCENTIVIZE THE
RENEWALS OF
MFTE
UNITS.
>> THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER IN
ATTENDANCE.
>> AS THAT WAS OUR LAST
REGISTERED SPEAKER, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6 INTO THE
AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6,
APPOINTMENTS 0232 P9 THROUGH
02343. PAULA L. HOUSTON FOR A
TERM TO
MARCH 20, 2028.
REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT DR.
CRUTCHFIELD FOR A TERM
TO DECEMBER 1, 2026.
AND TWYLA MINOR FOR A TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 30,
2026.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
AND IF WE COULD HAVE
OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY PLEASE JOIN US
AT THE TABLE.
ONCE YOU ARE READY AND
SETTLED PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND
BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL, EACH
OF YOU.
IT'S GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WELCOME
BACK. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING AGAIN WITH YOU, TOO.
THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS ROD BRANDON.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I'LL LET THE OTHERS
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IN A SECOND
TO SHARE
WITH YOU SOME
OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, HOPEFULLY
REAPPOINTMENT A NUMBER OF THEM
AND APPOINT A
NEW ONE, SO WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
SO I'LL LET YOU DO
INTRODUCTIONS
FIRST.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LISA
WOLTERS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE
SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
>> GOOD
MORNING. I'M KRISTIN RYAN, THE
NEW
ONE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU WE HAVE JUST
AMAZING COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITIES.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T
KNOW US SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY
WE SERVE OVER 38,000 INDIVIDUALS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE'RE IN EVERY
SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD OR WE'RE
NEXT
DOOR TO EVERY SINGLE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SEATTLE. WE OWN AND MANAGE JUST
UNDER
10,000 UNITS.
WE SERVE PROBABLY JUST AROUND
13,000 VOUCHERS THAT GO INTO THE
PRIVATE MARKETPLACE THROUGHOUT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE ONLY OPERATE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. OUR PARTNERS KING
COUNTY DOES THE COUNTY AND OTHER
PARTNERS
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
1 IN 10 INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTEND
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL ARE IN
OUR HOUSING, SO WE HAVE A HUGE
YOUTH MOVEMENT IN OUR HOUSING,
AND
WE DO MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN JUST
SERVE THE HOUSEHOLD FOR HOUSING.
CLEARLY HOUSING IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
WE KNOW THAT.
WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUS.
BUT ALSO THE SUPPORTING
SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO
THOSE
INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND MEMBERS
IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS ALSO
EQUALLY IMPORTANT.
SO TODAY I WANT
TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE
-- A
LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON OUR
COMMISSIONERS.
WE HAVE SEVEN
BOARD COMMISSIONERS FOR
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND
WE
HAVE TWO THAT ARE RESIDENT I'VE
BEEN THERE FOR 15
YEARS, AND IN ALL 15 YEARS WE
HAVE HAD
TWO RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS.
SO THEY LIVE IN OUR HOUSING, AND
THEY PROVIDE A UNIQUE
INSIGHT, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW
EACH ONE
OF THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH
THE NAMES.
ONE OF THOSE IS COMMISSIONERS
RITA HOWARD.
SHE'S A SENIOR, AND SHE IS UP
NORTH IN THE NORTH EAST AREA.
AND THE OTHER IS TWYLATWYLA
MINOR, WHO'S HERE AT
YESLER TERRACE WHO'S ALSO A
SENIOR BUT DOES NOT
FOCUS ON THE SENIOR
POPULATION BUT FOCUSED ON THE
RESIDENTS AT
LARGE. DR. HOUSTON IS THE FIRST
IN THE LIST YOU GUYS SAW.
SHE IS AN
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL.
SHE'S BEEN IN THE SEATTLE AREA
A LONG TIME SERVING THE SENIOR
COMMUNITY, SERVINGSERVING
CAROLYN
DOWNS, WHEN SHE WAS HERE.
SHE'S AN ACTIVIST IN
THE COMMUNITY.
SHE'S CURRENTLY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND JUST BRINGS A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE FOR US TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF
ON OUR BOARD.
WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER -- TWO
MORE INDIVIDUALS, ACTUALLY, FROM
THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
DR. CRUTCHFIELD, HE'S A
SOCIOLOGISTS.
AGAIN, GREAT INSIGHT,
GOOD INFORMATION ON BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, GOOD INFORMATION ON HOW
WE INTERACT WITH OUR RESIDENTS
HERE AT SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AFTER THAT IS COMMISSIONER SALLY
CLARK, FORMER CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
SHE'S THE CHAIR, CURRENT
CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, AND AGAIN JUST
BRINGS A LOT OF DEPTH, A LOT OF
INSIGHT AND PERSPECTIVE FOR US
AS
WE LEAD AND DEVELOP POLICY.
THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL I'M
MISSING IS PAUL PURCELL.
PAUL PURCELL HAS PROBABLY
BEEN WITH US THE LONGEST.
HE IS FORMERLY WORKED
AT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
HE WAS FORMERLY A DEVELOPER,
AND HE HAS JUST STRONG FINANCIAL
AND
JUST GOOD DEVELOPMENT INSIGHT
AS WE DO OUR ACQUISITION AND OUR
RENOVATIONS AT OUR PROPERTY
HERE AT SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
TODAY I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU
KRISTIN RYAN.
SHE ALSO BRINGS UNIQUE SKILLS
TO US.
SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE
ININ PRIVATE SECTOR, A LOT
OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR,
WORKED WITH NONPROFITS
AND SERVED ON THEIR BOARDS.
SHE'S BEEN IN ACQUISITION,
BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT, BEEN IN
CREATIVE FINANCING AS WE
CONTINUE
TO FIGURE OUT WAYS IN THIS
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT HOW DO WE
PROVIDE
EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN THIS PARTICULAR REGION.
I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS
ABOUT HER.
I'LL LET HER DO SOME TALKING
ABOUT HERSELF AND SHARE WHY
SHE'S ALSO INTERESTED IN
THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE
14 YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY, MY
FIRST WORK THAT I DID WAS IN
RESPONSE
TO THE YESLER
TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT RFP THAT
THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY HAD PUT
OUT, AND SO FROM MY VERY FIRST
TIME
HERE I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY
ENGAGED IN A VISION OF WHAT THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS PUT
FORWARD
AND REALLY HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED
BY
THE MISSION AND THE
DEDICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO
THINK ABOUT CREATIVE WAYS TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE A RANGE OF
FOLKS NEEDING AFFORDABILITY IN
THE
CITY.
I HAVE SINCE HAD THE PLEASURE
AS ROD MENTIONED WORKING WITH
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NON-
PROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS HERE IN THE CITY IN
ADDITION
TO CREATING AND BUILDING
TWO PRIVATELY FINANCED WORKFORCE
HOUSING
PROJECTS, ONE WHICH WE HAVE JUST
CREATED
THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
FAMILIAR WITH AS AN
INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY
ADJACENT TO A SENIOR
CAMPUS AND PROVIDINGPROVIDING
FORCE
HOUSING ALONG WITH A LEARNING
CENTER IN
THE BASE. REALLY UNDERSTANDING
THE MIX
OF THE NEEDS OF THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT ROD JUST
SPOKE
OF
THIS IS HOUSING PLUS HOW TO
SERVE THE EVERYDAY NEEDS OF THE
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH
A WRAPAROUND SOURCE OF SERVICES
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
JUST SUPPORT SO PEOPLE CAN FEEL
AT HOME IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
>> GREAT.
I BRAGGED ABOUT HOW STRONG OF A
BOARD WE HAVE.
I FEEL REALLY LUCKY AS AN A.D.
TO HAVE SUCH VARIETY,
INSIGHT, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AS WE
GUIDE THE
TOUGH POLICIES AROUND US IN THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN I GET
OFF EASY WHEN WE HAVE OUR
BOARD MEETINGS.
THEY ASK REALLY GOOD
PENETRATING QUESTIONS FOR OUR
ORGANIZATION, BOTH FOR OUR STAFF
AND
OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE'RE EXCITED.
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN OUR TEAM.
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT A LOT.
SO WITH THAT WE'RE OPEN TO
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DIRECTOR BRANDON.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
YES, CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN WELCOME.
AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR BRANDON.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL BECAUSE WE WORK CLOSELY NOT
ONLY ON THE NOOK WHICH WAS
WONDERFUL WITH DEAL AND REWAW TO
HAVE THE
INTERGENERATIONAL -- AGAIN,
THIS IS EXCITED BECAUSE THIS
IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT 8,
9 YEARS AGO AND NOW
IT'S HAPPENING.
IN INDIAN COUNTRY EXTENDED
FAMILIES
ALL LIVE TOGETHER. THAT WAS A
CONCEPT THAT TOOK US
20, 30 YEARS TO GET ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE MULTIFAMILIES
ARE OFTEN INTERGENERATIONAL
AND THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU
LIVE WITH YOUR ELDERS AND
YOUR GRANDMAS AND YOUR AUNTIES,
AND WE SHOULD HAVE HOUSING
THAT REFLECTS THAT.
AND ALSO WORKING WITH REWAW,
WE HAVE OUR SECOND PRE- K WITH
THE
HOUSING WHICH CAME OUT AMAZING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
INVOLVED IN THAT ONE.
AGAIN, THE NOOK
WHICH WAS AN IDEA WE STARTED
TALKING WITH --
A LOT AND SUSAN LEE.
IT CAME ABOUT WORKING WITH NORTH
HAVEN BECAUSE WE DID A LOT
OF THE WORK WITH THE ELDERS
THERE.
A LOT OF FEEL GOOD MOMENTS,
I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
UPLIFT
THINGS IN THE CITY WE GET
DONE WHEN WE QUIT
TALKING ABOUT IT AND DO THE
WORK.
OF COURSE THE BIG ONE,
AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW THIS, MR.
BRANDON, AND WE TALKED ABOUT
IT WHEN MR. LOFTON WAS THE E.D.
WHEN WE WERE DOING LIGHT RAIL
AND TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AND
HOUSING AND CHILD CARE, AND
THAT JUST BECAME THE PETRI DISH
--
I WON'T SAY THE PETRI DISH,
IT BECAME THE GARDEN.
ALLOWING THOSE LOW INCOME
PEOPLE, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 300
PEOPLE, THEY ALL GET TO
MOVE BACK
IN.
>> YEAH, THERE'S 217 UNITS
BEFORE, BUT AS
ALWAYS THEY ALL GET FIRST
PRIORITY IN
COMING BACK IN, TOO, IF THEY
WANT TO
RELOCATE BACK THERE, ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO THE 217 AND WE WORKED
HARD TO MAKE SURE
THEY WOULD HAVE RIDER FIRST TO
COME BACK.
I SEE THE FENCES ARE
UP AND THEY'RE GOING TO START
DEMOING.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU I NEVER
THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY
THAT HAPPENED.
I REMEMBER THE MAYOR CAME TO
ME AND WE TALKED ABOUT AND
WE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MR.
LOFTON AND
THEN YOU. I KNOW YOU TAKE A LOT
OF FLACK
IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. PEOPLE
DON'T SEE THE
HARD WORK YOU DO BEHIND THE
SCENES,
THE COMMUNITY GROUPS, THE
COMMUNITY
SESSIONS, THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH. I UNDERSTAND NOW AT
NORTHGATE COMMONS THERE'LL BE
FOUR
STACKS INSTEAD OF THREE.
IT'LL BE MIXED INCOME, TWO
AND THREE BEDROOM, AND HOW MANY
UNITS? I CAN'T REMEMBER.
>> YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR
THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
AS YOU KNOW DEVELOPMENT TAKES A
WHILE, SO THE PREVIOUS
LEADERS AND YOU ALL HAD THE
FORESIGHT FOR WHAT VISION COULD
HAPPEN
AT THAT AMAZING SITE WHERE WE
HAVE
TRANSPORTATION, WHERE
WE HAVE COLLEGE ACROSS, WHERE WE
HAVE
A THRIVING BUSINESS, WHERE WE
HAVE A VERY HIGH OPPORTUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS
ARE JUST GREAT INGREDIENTS FOR
SUCCESSFUL
FAMILIES. WE'RE IN THE EARLY
STAGES, SO
WE HAVE ACQUIRED, AND WE'RE NOW
DOING DESIGNING FOR THOSE SITES.
YOU MENTIONED FOUR OR THREE.
IT'S NOT FIRM, BUT WE'RE
HOPING TO GET SIX BUILDINGS
THERE, AND IT WILL BE A
MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT FORMULA WORKS
WELL, HAS DID REALLY WELL HERE
FOR
US AT YESLER AND WE'RE LOOKING
TO
CONTINUE LESSONS THERETHERE DO
AN EVEN BETTER JOB AT THAT
AMAZING SITE.
A LOT TO COME THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THERE'S
VARIOUS INTERESTS
AND
NEEDS. YOU SHARED SOME OF THOSE
IN THE
PAST, AND THOSE THINGS ARE
STILL ON THE TABLE AS WE
CONTINUE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT BEST IS
THERE FOR SERVING THOSE
INDIVIDUAL
FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY,
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
IT.
>> I THINK THE THING THAT
MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST IN THE
NORTH
END ABOVE THE SHIP
CANAL IS THAT WE NOW HAVE THE
JOHN LEWIS
BRIDGE, WE HAVE THE JAMES
BALDWIN ELEMENTARY.
WE HAVE THE BALD EAGLE STAFF
ELEMENTARY, AND WE'RE
STARTING TO -- AND I'M HOPING
THE REST
OF THE CITY
RECOGNIZES THIS, THAT THIS KIND
OF GROWTH
HAS TO BE SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY
AND
IT HAS TO RESEMBLE AND REFLECT
ALL
OF OUR HISTORY.
AND WE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE.
WE HAD TO -- YOU KNOW, I
HAD SOME INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS
WITH SOME FOLKS THAT FELT THAT,
YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATIVE
JOHN LEWIS SHOULD BE HONORED IN
OUR CITY AND SOME FOLKS FELT,
LIKE, HE HAS NO CONNECTION, AND
I
SAID NEITHER DOES GEORGE
WASHINGTON OR JEFFERSON.
THEY WEREN'T HERE EITHER, BUT
WE
HAVE STUFF NAMED AFTER THEM.
I GUESS MY POINT IS YOU'VE
BEEN A GREAT FRIEND, YOU'VE
BEEN
A GREAT
SUPPORTER, THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY HAS -- AND I
KNOW DR. CRUTCHFIELD FROM
WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
LIKE WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I'M HOPING THAT IT ALL
STARTED WITH US FIGHTING
FOR LIGHT RAIL AT NORTH GATE
AND LOIT RAIL AT 130th.
BECAUSE WE KNEW ONCE YOU
HAD THAT RICH TRANSIT
SPINE EVERYTHING WOULD GO AROUND
IT, AND
IT HAS. I'M HOPING WE CAN
REPLICATE THAT
IN OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR
YOUR WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT.
OH, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR.
AND WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR
BRANDON AND MS. WOLTERS FOR
BEING HERE TODAY AND ALL
THE HARD WORK YOU DO AT SHA AND
YOUR PARTNERSHIPS SO FAR WITH ME
AND MY OFFICE ON A NUMBER OF
THINGS.
ALSO WANT TO THANK MS. RYAN
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE
IN THIS MANNER.
REALLY IMPORTANT,
IMPACTFUL WORK.
SO REALLY,
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
SPEAKING I WANT TO DOUBLE CLICK
FOR JUST A MOMENT ON
THIS CONSTRUCT OF COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY IN THE LINE OF WORK
THAT WE ALL
DO HERE.
AS WE KNOW -- WELL, CERTAINLY AS
YOU TWO KNOW THERE IS A
GROUP CALLED OPEN SPACE
ASSOCIATION
WITHIN HIGH POINT, AND
REALLY COOL ORGANIZATION.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN CLOSE
IN TOUCH WITH THEM, AND I MET
WITH
THEM ACTUALLY JUST A FEW WEEKS
AGO, AND THERE'S A FEW
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AS PART OF
OPEN SPACE
ASSOCIATION AND HIGH
POINT. THERE'S AN SHA HIGH
POINT.
THERE'S A HIGH POINT
HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND A
NUMBER
OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A
SORT OF VESTED INTEREST IN -- IN
THE
WORK IN THAT PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
OF WHICH YOU ALL PLAY A
VERY
CENTRAL ROLE. AND ONE OF THE
THINGS
THAT THEY WERE -- THEY SORT OF
WANTED
TO SEE A LITTLE MORE OF ON
A GOING FORWARD BASIS IS A
LITTLE MORE
DIRECT LINE AND COORDINATION
BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THAT
ORGANIZATION AND THE
LEADERSHIP WITHIN SHA AS OPPOSED
TO, YOU KNOW, CONSTANT FRONT
LINE, YOU KNOW, COMS, RIGHT?
AND SO MY ASK FOR YOU ALL IS
TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO
BETTER SUPPORT THAT WORK
AND UNDERSTANDING YOU ALL CAN'T
SCALE ACROSS THE MANY
COMPLEX PROPERTIES ACROSS SHA
BUT DOING
THE WORK TO MAKE SURE WE
ENGAGE MORE DIRECTLY AT THE
LEADERSHIP LEVEL WITH SOME OF
THESE ASSOCIATIONS, NAMELY THE
ONES
IN MY DISTRICT.
SO APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP
THERE. FOR YOU, MS.
RYAN IS IF APPOINTED TO THIS
POSITION HOW WOULD YOU ENSURE IN
YOUR OVERSIGHT BOARD ROLE
THAT -- THAT THE ASSOCIATION
IS CONTINUING TO ENGAGE
DIRECTLYDIRECTLY WITH -- WITH
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ON ANY
NUMBER
OF PROJECTS OR FRONTS?
>> I THINK THAT THERE IS
ALWAYS THAT QUESTION OF WHERE
THE
FOCUS OF THE LEADERSHIP IS
LOOKING AT, AND THERE ARE TWO
TIMES THAT
THINGS COME TO BEAR AND
PERCOLATE TO LEADERSHIP OFTEN.
ONE IS IN CRISIS AND
LESS FREQUENTLY IN MOMENTS OF
CELEBRATION, AND
HOPEFULLY THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY --
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
DESCRIBING
IS SOME VERY GOOD WORK
DONE BY THIS GROUP, AND SO HOW
DO
YOU ENSURE THAT THERE IS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE
DISCUSSIONS OF THINGS THAT ARE
WORKING
WELL AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SORT
OF --
I THINK OF IT AS CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT.
WE'RE NEVER DONE IN OUR WORK.
THE ENVIRONMENT IS
CONSTANTLY CHANGING SCENARIO OF
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HOMES
AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE,
AND THOSE ONLY WORK TO A DEGREE.
I THINK
OF THE BUILT IN ENVIRONMENT AS A
SHELL AND
IT'S REALLY THE SUCCESS OF THE
PEOPLE WITHIN IT THAT ARE ABLE
TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TO THAT
SHELL.
AND SO I THINK MY QUEST WOULD
BE TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE
AND SHARE AND ASK THE QUESTIONS
OF OF WE GETTING A CHANCE TO
HEAR WHAT THE BARRIERS ARE,
THE CHALLENGES ARE FOR
THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR
THOSE
BROADER NETWORKS OR ASSOCIATIONS
TO
ACHIEVE WHAT THEY CAN BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T JUST TAKE THE
LEADERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CAN'T DO
IT
ALONE. IT REALLY IS THE SUCCESS
OF ALL THE PARTIES THAT ARE
LIVING
IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES
PROGRAMS AND LIVING WITH THEM --
WORKING WITH THEM IN PARTNERSHIP
AND
CONTINUING TO ASK THOSE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
RESPONSE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I'D LIKE
TO RESPOND TO ANOTHER PORTION.
FIRST, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND INVOLVEMENT IN
OUR
COMMUNITIES. SO YOUR PRESENCE
HAS BEEN
FELT IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, SO
JUST APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP
AND GETTING TO SEE THE
COMPLEXITY
OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT
FACEFACE
BOTH YOUNG KIDS AND MIXED IN
COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER
AND LIVE IT.
IT'S ONE THING TO COME AND
BE EXCITED TODAY BE THERE, BUT
TEN YEARS LATER, 20 YEARS LATER
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO PARTNER WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND SHOW UP IN
AN AUTHENTIC
WAY TO SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES
WHO
ARE THERE.
JUST THINKING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ALSO KNOWS
-- HAS JUST
DEEP, DEEP EXPERIENCE WITH
SHA AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY AREA,
AND BOTH ALSO IN THE
CELEBRATION AREA.
BUT IT IS -- IT IS COMPLEX, AND
IT IS CHALLENGING AT TIMES.
AND AS WE DO THINGS TO DO
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT,
AND I ADMIT WHEN WE FALL SHORT
AND FIGURE
OUT THINGS WE CAN DO WITH THE
COMMUNITY, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO
THAT. BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME
THINGS THAT WE WILL TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE BUILD
NEW
ENVIRONMENTS.
THERE ARE
SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO
MAKE WHETHER
IT'S SAFETY OR PLAYING AT HOME
OR
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA MUCH
MORE ENJOYABLE AND LIVABLE.
SO WE'LL FACTOR THOSE
THINGS IN. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE
FROM OUR HOPE SIX DAYS TO OUR
YESLER DAYS
TO NOW. LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST
CONTINUE TO PROPEL THAT INTO
NORTH GATE
AND JUST TAKE THOSE
LESSONS LEARNED AS WE DEVELOP
THAT
COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR
RECOGNIZING
THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR
SHOWING UP WHEN WE NEED YOU OUT
THERE
IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
APPRECIATE
IT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO
THAT -- THAT SHA WAS PRETTY
MUCH THE ONLY HOUSING REALLY
ACTOR THAT WE REALLY TALKED
ABOUT
A LOT.
I MEAN, YOU WERE THE MAIN GAME
IN TOWN BACK WHEN I
STARTED WORKING FOR THE CITY,
2002
OR SO.
SO YOU'VE BEEN AROUND
FOR OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREMELY LONG
TIME, AND YOU'VE BEEN A MAJOR --
YOU'VE BEEN A CENTRAL PART
OF OUR HOUSING STRATEGY, SO
THANK
YOU. JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT.
AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION --
AND ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR CONTINUING TO
SERVE. IT'S CLEAR
FROM YOUR COMMENTS THAT WE'RE
LUCKY TO HAVE
YOU PROVIDING YOUR
EXPERTISE, SO
THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS HOW --
CAN YOU GIVE ME A REALLY ROUGH
BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY OF YOUR
PROPERTIES ARE -- ARE ACQUIRED,
IF
ANY, ALREADY -- ALREADY BUILT
AND THEN THEY ARE REFURBISHED,
AND HOW MANY ARE COMPLETELY NEW?
HOW MANY DO YOU BUILD
AND HOW MANY DO YOU REFURBISH I
GUESS
IS MY QUESTION.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A
TOUGH QUESTION.
AND THE REASON WHY IT'S
TOUGH IS THAT WE HAVE -- I'M
GOING TO
DO A LITTLE REACHING HERE.
WE HAVE 56 HIGH- RISE
BUILDINGS THAT WE OWN.
THAT'S HIGH- RISE BUILDINGS
IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE 23 SENIOR
HOUSING, WHICH WE CALL OUR
MID-RISE BUILDINGS
THAT WE OWN THANKS TO YOU ALL IN
THE 1987 SENIOR HOUSING LEVY
THAT CONTINUE TO FUND THAT
AND LAUNCH THAT FOR US.
WE HAVE SEVEN -- I THINK IT'S
SEVEN NOW WE CALL THEM FAMILY
GARDEN COMMUNITIES.
THE HIGH POINTS, THE NEW
HALLWAYS, THE LAKE CITIES AND
SO FORTH,
YESLER. WE ARE CONSTANTLY
LOOKING TO
ACQUIRE WHEN IT MAKES SENSE
BUSINESSES FOR US BECAUSE
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE TRYING TO SERVE THE
EXISTING FOLKS WE HAVE WELL, AND
THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND
CHANGE OVER THE REPEAT YEARS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW
SO WE CAN SERVE MORE.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO REDO
OUR EXISTING.
SO WE JUST FINISHED REDOING
JEFFERSON TERRACE, OUR LARGEST
HIGH-RISE, 300 UNITS.
AND SO WE'RE
PUTTING, YOU KNOW, NEW MONEY
INTO OLD. WE'RE LOOKING FOR
NEW ACQUISITIONS TO DO THAT,
BUT WE'RE REALLY NOW TRYING
TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE ON
WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT
OF GROWTH
THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN BECAUSE WE
WANT THOSE PROPERTIES TO LOOK
GOOD AND SERVE WELL IN THE
FUTURE.
FUNDING IS -- I WON'T SAY
UNCERTAIN, BUT IT IS
A LITTLE BIT UNCERTAIN.
MORE UNCERTAIN NOW THAN IT EVER
IN MY 15 YEARS AT
SHA, SO WE JUST HAVE TO BE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT.
OUR LAST ACQUISITION, IF I
RECALL, WAS -- THAT BUILDING
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOFT
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE WERE
FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE RIGHT
HOUSING AT THAT TIME
TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE.
SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO GIVE YOU
A NUMBER. IT'S A FORMULA, AND
IT'S TIMING,
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, CAPACITY.
SO IT'S ALL OF THAT.
BUT
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
VERY
THOROUGH ANSWER. THAT
HELPS.
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST GOING TO END ON A
REAL QUICK NOTE.
AGAIN, I WANT TO -- WHEN YOU
TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU'RE
WATCHING THE COMP PLAN UNFOLD
AND
THE DENSITY AND WHAT THAT MEANS
AND THE INCREASED ZONING
CAPACITY AND ALL THESE OTHER
ISSUES
THAT HAVE COME UP, I JUST WANT
TO SHARE THAT FROM WHERE -- KIND
OF A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, I
WAS HERE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON OF CHAIR AND LAND USE
AND WE
DID ALL THE UPZONES IN 2019.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?
AND IT WAS TOUGH BUT IT WAS
WORTH IT IN THOSE LATE
NIGHT MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
JUST WHERE PEOPLE SEE
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE OTHER END
WHERE I
TALK
ABOUT IF THERE IS TENSION IN
LEADERSHIP, IF THERE
WAS TENSION IN DEVELOPERS,
THAT YOU CAN CAN COMPROMISE.
WE DID A LOT BUT ONE OF
THE THINGS BECAUSE YOU'RE
ALL SITTING HERE, IS WE
UPZONED WHERE NORTH HAVEN WAS,
AND THAT WAS A FIGHT.
AND I WANTED FOLKS TO
UNDERSTAND, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT
'19 AND FAST FORWARD TO
2025, IT
WAS A GOOD THING. WE LISTENED TO
THE PEOPLE
WHO DID NOT WANT THAT
AND LISTENED TO THE PEOPLE WHO
DID.
I WANT TO THANK LEADERSHIP
AND YOU
FECES WHO UP ZONED THAT WHOLE
BLOCK.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NORTH HAVEN
AND THE NOOK, AND WE HAVE
200 UNITS I THINK COMING IN ON
THE
QFC LOT.
THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST SEVEN
MORE HIGH- RISES, MIXED,
AFFORDABLE,
AND MARKET RATE ALL AROUND LIGHT
RAIL IN NORTH GATE.
BUT I GUESS MY POINT
IS I DON'T THINK PEOPLE THOUGHT
IN '19 --
AT LEAST I WAS WORRIED THAT I'D
GET TO 2025, AND I CAME
BACK. BUT ANYWAY I'M HERE.
BUT I'M ACTUALLY SEEING
THE FRUITION OF THE HARD WORK.
AND SEATTLE IS NOTORIOUS
ABOUT HAVING A THOUSAND
COMMITTEES ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I'M MORE OF CAN WE JUST GET IT
DONE AND NOT BE A BANNER MAKING
POLITICIAN. I JUST WANT TO GET
IT DONE, SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOLKS FOR THAT
WORK BACK IN '19.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR HAVE
COME TO BLOSSOM, AND I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE LIKE FLYING UNDER THE RADAR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
YOU KNOW, A COUPLE CLOSING
REMARKS BEFORE WE MOVE TO
THE VOTE.
ONE IS, DIRECTOR
BRANDON, YOU ARE RIGHT.
I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME,
DEEP TIME AT SHA PROPERTIES.
I'VE PROBABLY SPENT MORE TIME
AT
MARTIN PLACE, VISTA, HIGH
POINT, CALMORE, AND ALL THE
OTHERS, PROBABLY SPENT
MORE TIME THERE THAN I HAVE AT
HOME.
SO Y'ALL WORKED ME.
I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. MS. RYAN,
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP FORWARD
AND
SERVE. AGAIN, YOU'RE GIVING UP
YOUR
OWN TIME TO DO THIS WORK, AND
IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS.
THERE IS A QUESTION THAT
DID COME UP.
IT'S PROBABLY A CONVERSATION
FOR A LATER TIME, WHICH IS, YOU
KNOW, AS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ASKED ABOUT DO YOU
BUILD NEW,
DO YOU REFURBISH?
WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
THAT ARE SELLING OFF ASSETS
TO BALANCE THEIR BOOKS, YOU
KNOW,
I'M THINKING ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SHA PICKING UP
THOSE ASSETS SO THAT THOSE --
YOU KNOW, THOSE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS CAN
REMAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT I
THINK THAT'S A
DISCUSSION FOR A DIFFERENT
COMMITTEE AND A
LONGER DAY BECAUSE -- BUT I JUST
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE
BECAUSE TO HAVE
THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU TO
SEE
WHAT WE CAN GET GOING.
>>
APPRECIATE THAT. I KNEW THAT'S
WHERE THAT WAS
COMING FROM, BUT ABSOLUTELY
BE GLAD TO ENGAGE YOU ALL WITH
THAT.
>>
GREAT, WONDERFUL. SO WITH THAT I
MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2329 THROUGH 2343.
SFL A
SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION HAS BEEN
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES
ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR
BEING HERE,
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE
ONTO OUR SEVENTH ITEM
OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL --
READ THE ITEM INTO
THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM 7.
COUNCIL BILL 121055 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION PROGRAM,
RENEWING AND MODIFYING THE
PROGRAM TO MAKE CHANGES
IN CONFORMITY WITH STATE
LAW.
I SEE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STAFF
ARE JOINING US TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE.
PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
>> HELLO,
GOOD MORNING. I'M JENNIFER
LaBRECQUE, CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, AND
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THIS IS NOT
TRACI RATZLIFF, SHE'S OUT
SICK
TODAY.
>> AND
GOOD MORNING. RYAN GOODNIGHT,
COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND AS JEN SAID
DOING
MY BEST TRACI RATZLIFF
IMPERSONATION.
>> ALL
RIGHT, GREAT. THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE VOTING
ON COUNCIL BILL 12055 AND
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ON THE AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'LL PLACE
THE BILL
BEFORE US. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 121055.
IS THERE A
SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS 1 THROUGH 15?
OKAY, I RECOGNIZE THE
SPONSOR OF EACH AMENDMENT SO
THEY CAN MOVE
IT, AND AFTER A SECOND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENT.
SPONSORS WILL BE PROVIDED
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FIRST
AND LAST BEFORE A
VOTE.
OKAY. WITH THAT I MOVE -- AND
ALSO
NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME
AMENDMENTS THAT DO CONFLICT
WITH EACH OTHER.
FOR EXAMPLE, AMENDMENTS 1
AND AMENDMENTS 2 CONFLICT WITH
EACH OTHER.
IF AMENDMENT 1 PASSES
THEN AMENDMENT 2 IS VOID.
IF AMENDMENT 1 FAILS,
AMENDMENT 2 CAN BE CONSIDERED.
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS 8
AND AMENDMENTS 9.
HAVE I GOT THAT CORRECT?
OKAY, COOL. WITH THAT --
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
CAN I TALK ABOUT TIMING?
THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE GET INTO AMENDMENTS, I
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE ON WHEN THIS LEGISLATION
WILL
GO TO FULL COUNCIL IF IT'S
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY.
I THINK OUR PRIOR MATERIALS
HAD SAID IT WOULD GO TO FULL
COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 7th, BUT I'VE
BECOME AWARE AT THIS POINT THERE
IS VERY UNLIKELY TO BE A
FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER
7th BECAUSE OF BUDGET -- A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR BUDGET IS
SCHEDULED
DURING THAT TIME.
SO AT THIS POINT WE
ARE LOOKING AT THIS IF IT TO
PASSES OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY GOING TO
FULL COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 14th.
AND I DID JUST WANT TO SORT
OF LAY SOME GROUNDWORK OR
EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT THAT
MEANS. TOMORROW BUDGET WILL
BE TRANSMITTED AND BOTH
YOURSELVES
AND YOUR STAFF AND ALSO
CENTRAL STAFF WILL REALLY BE
PIVOTING TO
FOCUSING USIVELY ON
BUDGET UNTIL IT PASSES IN
LATE
NOVEMBER. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE
WILL
NOT HAVE -- CENTRAL STAFF WILL
NOT HAVE CAPACITY TO WORK
ON AMENDMENTS AFTER TODAY
BECAUSE
WE WILL BE FOCUSED ONLY ON
BUDGET.
I JUST -- YOU KNOW, THAT
DOESN'T
MEAN THAT
COUNCIL'S OPPORTUNITIES TO --
TO FURTHER
WORK ON MFTE ARE OVER.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
COUNCIL
COULD CHOOSE TO PICK UP IN
DECEMBER OR THE NEW YEAR
IF THEY WANTED TO MAKE FURTHER
CHANGES. I DID WANT TO SET
EXPECTATIONS
BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED
ON BUDGET STARTING TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, THAT WE NO
LONGER HAVE CAPACITY TO WORK ON
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US
WITH THAT INFORMATION, YOU KNOW,
VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US TO UNDERSTAND CAPACITY TO
CENTRAL
STAFF AS WE MOVE INTO BUDGET
AND WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS THAT WE ALSO HAVE ON OUR
WISH LIST.
WITH THAT, I'D ALSO
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOR THE RECORD
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAS JOINED US HERE ON THE THAT
SO THE
OVERALL BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I NOW MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 121055 CONSIST WITH THE
LANGUAGE
PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT 1.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> THIS MOTION HAS BEEN
MOVED
AND SECONDED. AS MENTIONED
BECAUSE ITEMS -- AMENDMENTS 1
AND 2
CONFLICT WE WILL CONSIDER THEM
CONCURRENTLY.
AFTER CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTS
ON THE TWO AMENDMENTS, WE WILL
THEN
VOTE ON AMENDMENT 1 FIRST.
IF AMENDMENT 1 PASSES, WE
WILL NOT HOLD A VOTE ON
AMENDMENT 2.
PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
OF THESE AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL START WITH
AMENDMENT 1.
AMENDMENT 1 INCREASES INCOME AND
RENT LIMITS FOR ALTERNATIVE
ONE- BEDROOM UNITS AND NEW
PROJECTS.
AS YOU'LL RECALL 7
HAS CREATED FOR THE FIRST TIME A
DEFINITION FOR ALTERNATIVE
STANDARD ONE
BEDROOM.
ALTERNATIVE BEING MOSTLY
FULLY ENCLOSED BUT NO WINDOW TO
THE OUTSIDE, AND A
STANDARD ONE- BEDROOM INCLUDING
THAT WINDOW TO THE OUTSIDE.
CURRENTLY IN PROGRAM
7 ALTERNATIVE ONE BEDROOMS
WOULD BE REGULATED AT 65% AMI,
AND THIS AMENDMENT CHANGES THAT
TO
70% AMI, SO INCREASES
IT. THE MAXIMUM RENT FOR AN
ALTERNATIVE ONE BEDROOM
THAT'S AT 60% AMI IS AT $1,115.
AND AT 70% AMI INCREASES TO
$2,062.
THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY NOT MARKET
RATE RENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE
ONE BEDROOMS SO IT'S NOT
POSSIBLE
TO COMPARE MFTE RENTS
AGAINST MARKET RENTS FOR THIS
UNITS.
YOU WANT ME TO EXPLAIN MARKET
RATES NEXT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE
ONTO
AMENDMENT 2. THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD ESTABLISH A
SEPARATE DESIGNATION AND
INCOME LIMITS FOR UNITS THAT ARE
AT
OR BELOW 400 SQUARE FEET AND
HAVE AT LEAST ONE STANDARD OR
ALTERNATIVE BEDROOM. SO ANOTHER
WAY TO THINK
ABOUT THIS IS IT ESSENTIALLY
CREATES
A LOWER REPRESENT INCOME
THRESHOLD
FOR SMALL ONE-BEDROOM UNITS
THAT ARE UNDER 400 SQUARE FEET.
THE MAX RENT UNDER THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT WOULD BE 60%
AMI, WHICH IS
$1,767. THE PREMISE HERE IS THAT
MARKET RATE RENTS WOULD BE LESS
FOR
SMALLER UNITS AND THEREFORE
COULD BE REGULATED OR RESTRICTED
UNDER MFTE AT A LOWER LEVEL.
AND I WILL STOP
THERE.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AGAIN, THE MFTE PROGRAM
IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE
THAT REALLY INCENTIVIZES
THE CONSTRUCTION OF WORKFORCE
HOUSING. BETWEEN 60 TO 80, 60 TO
90, THAT
TRAUNCH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
FOR SO MANY OF OUR WORKERS.
AND WE -- IF YOU ACCEPT
THE VALUE OF THE PROGRAM, THEN
ONE
WOULD AGREE THAT WHAT WE HAVE TO
DO IS INCENTIVIZE MORE
BUILDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN IT,
AND SO THAT IS WHY I STRONGLY
FAVOR AMENDMENT 1, AND I THANK
YOU
FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
I FEEL LIKE THE -- AMENDMENT
1 REPRESENTS IS JUST A --
THE ALTERNATIVE BEDROOM KIND OF
CATEGORY REFLECTS REAL BUILDING
LAYOUTS WE'RE SEEING IN RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS SEATTLE.
AND THIS AMENDMENT
CORRECTLY ASSESSES THAT THEY ARE
CLOSER
IN VALUE TO STANDARD ONE-
BEDROOM UNITS THAN STUDIOS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I JUST WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO MY AMENDMENT, WHICH
IS
AMENDMENT 2. I'LL BRINGING
FORWARD THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY FROM
DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
RENTER COMMUNITY THAT WITHOUT
THIS CHANGE THERE'S A PATH FOR
ONE
BEDROOM UNITS THAT
HAVE EXCEEDINGLY SMALL BEDROOMS
AND ARE MORE COMPARABLE TO A
STUDIO UNIT THAN AN ACTUAL ONE
BEDROOM.
I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
THE VALUE OF THE MFTE PROGRAM IS
INCENTVISING ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE'RE IN A HOUSING SHORTAGE,
BUT THIS AMENDMENT OFFERS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO I
THINK MORE APPROPRIATELY TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT THE REALITIES OF
SMALL ALTERNATIVE
ONE BEDROOMS. I KNOW SPEAKING
FROM MY
OWN EXPERIENCE IN ONE OF THESE
ALTERNATIVE ONE BEDROOMS OF THIS
SQUARE FOOTAGE, IT
RESEMBLES THAT MUCH MORE OF A
STUDIO.
AND SO RATHER THAN
OUTRIGHT ELIMINATING THESE TYPES
OF UNITS
WE WANT THE AMI PERCENTAGES
TO MATCH THAT OF STUDIOS AND
THAT IS THE REASON WHY I'M
BRINGING
FORWARD AMENDMENT 2 TODAY.
SO I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING AMENDMENT 1 AND WILL
BE SUPPORTING AMENDMENT 2.
THANK
YOU.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, THE
REASON WE'RE LOOKING AT
BRINGING AMENDMENT 1 IS TO HELP
CREATE
MORE STANDARD 5% AMI DECREASE
FOR ALTERNATIVE ONE- BEDROOM
UNITS. AND THIS WILL ACTUALLY
HELP ENSURE VISIBILITY FOR
NEW PROJECTS BY ENSURING
COMPATIBLE AMI.
SO WITH THAT WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 1
TO COUNCIL BILL 121055.
>>
CHAIR JUAREZ.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>>
NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>>
NO.
>>
CHAIR THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOTION CARRIES
THAT AMENDMENT ONE IS
ADOPTED. AS MENTIONED AMENDMENT
1 AND 2
CONFLICT, AMENDMENT 2 DOES NOT
GO FORWARD AND WE'RE MOVING
ONTO AMENDMENT
3.
>> ACTUALLY WE'RE MOVING ONTO
AMENDMENT 15 JUST TO MAKE
IT MORE
INTERESTING.
>> OH, OKAY.
NEW MATH.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, YES.
>> CHAIR, I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121055 AS
PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT 15.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO AMEANT
COUNCIL BILL 121055 ON AMENDMENT
15. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. DO YOU WANT
TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU
ADDRESS IT?
>> CERTAINLY BE HAPPY TO.
COLLEAGUES, THIS UPDATES
THE PERCENTAGE OF TWO BEDROOM
UNITS NEEDED
TO ACHIEVE THE LOWER THRESHOLD
OF MFTE
UNITS WHILE ALSO CREATING A NEW
PATH TO THE
SAME INCENTIVE BUT WITH THREE
BEDROOM UNITS.
UNDER P6 A DEVELOPER
THAT PROVIDES AT LEAST
8% OF TWO BEDROOM UNITS CAN
LESSEN
THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SET
ASIDE
MFTE SET ASIDE UNITS FROM 20%
OF TOTAL UNITS TO 20% OF
TOTAL UNITS.
UNDER THIS
AMENDMENT IT CREATES AN
ALTERNATIVE PATH FOR
THREE BEDROOM UNITS TO AKEEVE
THAT
SAME INCENTIVE AND UPDATES
THE TWO BEDROOM REQUIREMENT
TO ACTUALLY BETTER MATCH WHAT
WE'RE
SEEING IN THE MARKET RIGHT NOW.
ALL OF THIS TAKEN TOGETHER
WILL UPDATE THE PROGRAM TO
CREATE TWO
BEDROOM OR THREE BEDROOM OR MORE
UNITS IN MFTE TODAY WHICH MAKE
AA SMALL PERCENTAGE OF UNITS.
WHY INCENTIVIZE THREE
BEDROOM AND MORE UNITS, WE NEED
MORE
FAMILY HOUSING
OPTIONS IN THE CITY AND
INCENTIVIZE
MORE WORKING FAMILIES TO REMAIN
HERE.
AND I WANT TO QUICKLY
HIGHLIGHT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STUDY
WHICH ANALYZED
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN
2014 AND 2021 I BELIEVE -- YES,
2021 ACTUALLY TRANSLATED
INTO HOW MANY SPS STUDENTS WERE
THEN ENROLLED IN CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
THIS STUDY ACTUALLY FOUND FOR
EVERY TWO BEDROOM- PLUS
UNIT DEVELOPED THIS KROUNTS TO A
0. 17
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT.
COMPARE THIS TO A ONE BEDROOM
OR STUDIO UNIT ACTUALLY
ONLY CONTRIBUTED TO 0. 03 OF AN
SPS STUDENT.
AND EVEN MORE PROFOUNDLY A
TWO-BEDROOM PLUS UNIT THAT
IS INCOME RESTRICTED TRANSLATES
TO
A 0.81 SPS STUDENT COMPARED TO A
SINGLE FAMILY HOME WHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO 0. 3 OF A SPS
STUDENT.
THAT WAS A LOT OF
NUMBERS, BUT THE MAIN POINT IS
WE KNOW WE'RE
IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING
SHORTAGE.
OUR POPULATION IS GROWING
AND AT LEAST FRONT OF MIND FOR
ME WHEN
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL FOR RENTS TO GO UP
IF WE DON'T MEET THE HOUSING
NEED.
HOWEVER, IF WE'RE BUILDING ONLY
THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE
ONE-BEDROOM OR STUDIO
UNITS THAT'S NOT
TRANSLATING NECESSARILY INTO
AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES.
WE'RE FOINLDING FAMILIES
ARE MOVING OUT OF THE CITY TO
FIND OPTIONS FOR THEM.
THOSE ARE THE
REASONS I'MI'M
BRINGING FORWARD AMENDMENT 15
TODAY TO INCENTVISE MORE TWO
BEDROOM AND THREE
BEDROOM DEVELOPMENT IN THE
PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE GET TO COUNCIL
OR COMMITTEE CHAIR JUAREZ,
CENTRAL STAFF DID YOU WANT TO
ADDRESS
THIS?
>> YEAH, I WILL ALSO PROVIDE
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION, PROBABLY
VERY THE CURRENT MFTE PROGRAM IT
SAYS THAT WHERE PROJECTS --
WHERE PROJECTS WHERE
8% OR MORE OF THE UNITS ARE 2-
PLUS
BEDROOMS THOSE PROJECTS ARE
SUBJECT TO
A LOWER MFTE SET ASIDE
PERCENTAGE AS COMPARED TO
PROJECTS THAT DO
NOT MEET THAT THRESHOLD.
SO THOSE PROJECTS WHERE 8%
OF THE UNITS ARE MORE ARE TWO
PLUS BEAD ROOMS, ONLY HAVE TO
HAVE
20% OF THEIR UNITS BE MFTE.
IT WOULD ALSO ADD ANOTHER OPTION
TO QUALIFY FOR THAT LOWER SET
ASIDE PERCENTAGE IN WHICH 3%
OF UNITS IN A PROJECT MUST BE
THREE OR MORE BEDROOMS.
I WILL -- AND I THINK I'LL
STOP THERE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD.
I KNOW IT'S NEW.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU
PUT ON
THE RECORD BECAUSE THERE WERE
A TIME TEN YEARS AGO PEOPLE
WEREN'T
TALKING ABOUT TWO AND THREE
BEDROOM UNITS BUT NOW WE
ARE.
I'M GLAD COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
PUT
IN THE DISCUSSION PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THAT IS SUCH A
WONDERFUL
INDICATOR FOR US IN
DENSITY, WALKABILITY, SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY
CENTERS, AND HOUSING.
AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS I
THINK IT'S A GOOD AMENDMENT.
I THINK IT'S SOLID
POLICY. AND FOR THOSE REASONS I
WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> GREAT,
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON PASSAGE
OF AMENDMENT
15?
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>>
NAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR THERE ARE
FOUR IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AMENDMENT 15 IS ADOPTED.
OKAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE
BILL BY -- AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT
3.
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY THE MOTION HAS
BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. CENTRAL STAFF, DO YOU
WANT
TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT?
>> I WILL QUICKLY.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD OR
AMEND ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES REGARDING INCOME
VERIFICATION
IN THE SELECTION OF MFTE UNITS
TO MEET COMPARABILITY
AND
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. IT
WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING,
OH, TO PUBLISH A DIRECTOR'S
RULE REGARDING
THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING MFTE
UNITS THAT MEET
COMPARABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE PROPOSED PROGRAM 7.
OH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH
THAT DIRECTORS RULE BY MARCH
31, 2026.
IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE O.H. TO
UPDATE ITS EXISTING
COMPLIANCE MANUAL FOR MFTE
PROPERTY OWNERS
TO ALLOW A STREAMLINED
INCOME VERIFICATION APPROACH
THAT
ALSO INCLUDES A PROCESS FOR
TENANT
SELF-CERTIFICATION.
THOSE UPDATES TO THE COMPLIANCE
MANUAL WOULD NEED TO
BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31,
2025.
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS AMENDMENT
CODIFIES SOMETHING THE
EXECUTIVE AND OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED TO DOING.
BUT THEY'RE FAR TOO IMPORTANT
TO WAIT, SO IT
ESTABLISHES
DEADLINES TO MAKE THESE CHANGES.
THE FIRST REQUIREMENT IS THAT
O.H. MUST CLARIFY AND
SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS IN WHICH
DEVELOPERS
PROVE THE MFTE UNITS
ARE COMPARABLE TO MARKET RATE
UNITS IN THE SAME BUILDING.
AND I'LL SAY THIS REQUIREMENT
OF DEVELOPERS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE
THE MFTE UNITS SHOULDN'T BE
ALL SQUISHED TOGETHER ON THE
BOTTOM FLOOR OR FACING AN ALLEY
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HOWEVER, THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR
PROVING THIS COMPARABILITY
IS EXTREMELY
ONEROUS AND WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN
THE UW REPORT ON
MFTE AS A HURDLE FOR ADOPTION.
THEY REQUIRE PAPERWORK
AND DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE OF
CONSTRUCTION BUT THEN WILLWILL
REQUIRE EVEN MORE
DETAILED DOCUMENTS AND ALSO
EXTREMELY DETAILED INSPECTIONS
OF NEARLY
FINISHED UNITS TO PROVE
THEY'RE COMPARABLE AND SO IT
DOESN'T
NEED TO -- WE DON'T NEED TO
GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TWICE
AND CERTAINLY DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE SO
COMPLICATED.
SO THE SECOND REQUIREMENT IS
O.H. SHOULD PUBLISH A NEW
INCOME VERIFICATION SYSTEM BY
THE
END OF THIS YEAR.
AND IN THIS -- I ALSO HAVE
TO SAY THAT THIS IS ALSO -- I
MEAN, THESE ARE SOME OF THE --
ALL
THE DOCUMENTS THAT -- YOU KNOW,
THE
VISUAL AID OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS
THAT HAVE TO BE FILLED OUT.
AND SO THAT IS -- IT'S
JUST TRYING TO HELP THE PROGRAM
BE IMPLEMENTED AND
ADOPTED.
>>
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 3 TO
COUNCIL BILL
12055?
>>
CHAR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOTION CARRIES
AND AMENDMENT 3 IS ADOPTED.
I NOW MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121055 CONSISTENT WITH THE
LANGUAGE PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
4.
>> IS THERE A
SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCIL STRAL STAFF.
>> THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT
THAT
PROJECTS SEEKING TO USE THE
MFTE PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT
REPLACE UNITS
SERVING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN
AN
EXISTING BUILDING THAT WOULD
BE DEMOLISHED AND ON WHICH A
NEW BUILDING UTILIZING THE NEW
MFTE PROGRAM WOULD BE BUILT.
I THINK THE EASIEST WAY
TO EXPLAIN THIS IS THROUGH
AN EXAMPLE.
LET'S SAY THERE IS CURRENTLY A
50- UNIT BUILDING THAT'S
OCCUPIED AND SDCI DETERMINES
THROUGH THE
TENANT RELOCATION
AND ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE THAT
FIVE OUT OF THOSE
50 UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 50% AMI.
UNDER THE CURRENT
CODE DEVELOPERS WOULD NEED TO
PROVIDE FIVE REPLACEMENT UNITS
PLUS THEIR MFTE UNITS IF THEY
WANTED
TO DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING AND
BUILD A NEW PROJECT --
SORRY, BUILD A NEW PROJECT ON
THE PROPERTY USING MFTE.
THIS AMENDMENT ELIMINATES THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE
REPLACEMENT UNITS, SO
THE -- IF THE DEVELOPER WANTED
TO USE MFTE
THEIR ONLY
OBLIGATION WOULD BE THE SORT OF
REGULAR MFTE
OBLIGATION.
>> GREAT. AND AS THE SPONSOR TO
THIS BILL
I'M LOOKING AT THIS AS A WAY
TO INCENTIVIZE USING MFTE FOR
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT.
AND THE TRA OR THE TEMPORARY --
THE ASSISTANCE -- RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE FUND, THE
FOLKS WHO WOULD BE -- WHO WOULD
HAVE TO
RELOCATE, THEY'RE STILL GOING
TO RECEIVE THOSE
FUNDS.
>> OH, AND I WILL CONFIRM THAT
IS
CORRECT.
>> CORRECT, COOL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM OTHERS ON THE
COMMITTEE?
HEARING NONE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 4
TO COUNCIL BILL
121055?
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>>
AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE
FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES.
WILL THE -- YES, AND THE
AMENDMENT PASSES TO COUNCIL BILL
121055.
WILL CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 5 --
WAIT, WRONG.
THAT'S ME, I'M SORRY.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121055 WITH LANGUAGE
CONSISTENT IN AMENDMENT 5.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED.
CENTRAL STAFF, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW
PROJECTS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED AN
APPLICATION UNDER PROGRAM 6
AND ALSO COMPLETED IN 2025 TO
CONVERT TO PROGRAM 7.
AS THE LEGISLATION AS
TRANSMITTED ALLOWS PROJECTS THAT
HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS
BUT HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED TO
CONVERT THEIR APPLICATION
FROM PROGRAM 6 TO PROGRAM 7.
IT IS ASSUMED MOST
DEVELOPERS WOULD WANT TO DO THIS
BECAUSE INCOME AND RENT LIMITS
IN PROGRAM 7 ARE HIGHER.
HOWEVER, AS CURRENTLY --
HOWEVER, AS THE
TRANSMITTED LEGISLATION -- THE
TRANSMITTED
LEGISLATION CURRENTLY
ONLY ALLOWS PROJECTS THAT HAVE
NOT
YET BEEN COMPLETED TO DO THAT
CONVERSION FROM PROGRAM 6
TO PROGRAM 7.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW
PROJECTS THAT COMPLETED IN
2026 UNDER PROGRAM 6 TO THEN
CONVERT TO PROGRAM 7, AND THERE
AREARE SEVEN PROJECTS
THAT MEET THAT PARTICULAR
CRITERIA, UNDER PROGRAM 6
ACQUIRED IN
2025.
>> AS SPONSOR WHAT I LOOK
AT HERE IS, YOU KNOW, ENSURING
THE FEASIBILITY OF EXISTING
PROJECTS THAT USE MFTE, AND ANY
RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED A
LEASE UNDER
PROGRAM 6 WILL HAVE THE
PROGRAM 6
AMI LEVELS. SO I THINK THAT'S
SOMETHING
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A PROCESS
COMMENT BECAUSE I SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT.
AND IF -- IF THE COMMITTEE WILL
RECALL, WE -- THE CURRENT --
PROGRAM 6 WAS SUPPOSED
TO EXPIRE AT THE
END OF LAST YEAR, AND THEN WE
EXTENDED IT FOR A
QUARTER THROUGH I THINK IT WAS
MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THERE WAS A --
WE AMENDED THAT DEADLINE AGAIN
--
OR WE EXTENDED IT AGAIN SO
THAT WE COULD HAVE THIS AMOUNT
OF
TIME FROM SIX MORE MONTHS.
THE EXECUTIVE ORIGINALLY WANTED
TO EXTEND PROGRAM 6 UNTIL
INTO NEXT YEAR WHILE WE WORKED
OUT
THE
DETAILS. WHY WHOLE POINT IS THAT
AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS
WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING
AMENDMENT
15, THERE ARE LOTS OF
DEVELOPMENTS
JUST JUST TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE
A LITTLE BIT, THERE ARE LOTS
OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
PIPELINE THAT ARE COUNTING ON
MFTE, THIS
NEW PROGRAM.
AND FOR ME I WANT TO EXPLAIN
MY
VOTE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE
ARBITRARY
CHANGE FROM 8% TO 12%,
CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THAT EXPECTATION WHEN THERE
ARE THINGS IN THE PIPELINE DOES,
YOU
KNOW, PUT SOME OF THAT PLANNING
AT RISK.
AND GETTING BACK TO THIS
AMENDMENT, THIS AMENDMENT IS
IMPORTANT
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR THERE TO
BE FINALLY A RENEWED MFTE
PROGRAM.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO
GROUND US IN THE FACT THAT WE'VE
BEEN
WAITING FOR A LONG TIME AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THATTHAT
PROJECTS ACTUALLY GET BUILT
THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE PLANNING
PHASE
FOR A LONG
TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST HAVE
ONE QUICK QUESTION I
WANT TO DOUBLE TIME ON A
POINT SHE RAISED ABOUT
EXISTING
TENANTS AND JUST NOTING THIS
POINT THAT UNDER THIS
AMENDMENT THIS WOULD GRANDFATHER
IN
EXISTING TENANTS AT THE
SAME INCOME LEVEL AS PROGRAM 6.
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
TOTO
EMPHASIZE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CLARITY AND JUST TO DOUBLE-
CHECKCHECK UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE PERHAPS A
TENANT MIGHT EXPERIENCE A CHANGE
IN THEIR
RENTAL AMOUNT DESPITE HAVING
AN EXISTING
LEASE AGREEMENT. THAT WOULD BE A
VIOLATION
UNDER THE PROGRAM, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
SO EXISTING TENANTS, ONE OF
THESE SEVEN BUILDINGS IF
THERE'S
A TENANT IN THE
BUILDING, PROGRAM 6 ONE-BEDROOMS
ARE AT
70%.
PROGRAM 7 THEY'D BE AT 75.
THAT PROGRAM IS GRANDFATHERED
IN IF THEY'RE 70% RENT.
THE RENT WILL GO UP OVER TIME
JUST AS M AMI LEVELS CHANGE BUT
IT WILL CONTINUED TO BE
REGULATED.
WHEN THEY LEAVE IT TURNS
OVER AND THAT UNIT GOES TO P7.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION.
DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE AT
THIS TIME ACROSS THESE
PROGRAMS APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY
TENANTS BE
IMPACTED?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL IT ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 5?
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT 5 IS ADOPTED.
I NOW MOVE TO AMEANT COUNCIL
BILL 121055 CONSISTENT WITH
LANGUAGE PROVIDED IN
AMENDMENT
6. IS THERE A SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT IS
MOVED AND
SECONDED. CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE
PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THIS AMENDMENT IS PURELY
TECHNICAL. IT WOULD MAKE
CORRECTIONS TO THE
NUMBERING FOR
COMPARABILITY FACTORS AND CHANGE
THE TERM
"MARKET RATE UNITS" TO
UNRESTRICTED THEREBY MAKING
TERMINOLOGY FOR WHAT THE
NON-MFTE UNITS ARE
CALLED CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE
LEGISLATION.
>> YEAH, IT DOES WHAT SHE SAID.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
6.
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ROOENG.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>>
AYE.
>> VICE SHARE
SOLOMON.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
AYES AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT 7, PLEASE.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED FOR THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT 7 TO COUNCIL BILL
121055. CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE
PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT DESPITE
THE AMOUNT OF RED INK IS ALSO
PURELY
TECHNICAL.
IT WOULD MAKE EDITS FOR PURPOSES
OF CLARITY, AND IT
INCLUDES CLARIFYING THAT RENTS
PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING --
MFTE RENTS PUBLISHED BY THE
OFFICE OF
HOUSING MUST BE PUBLISHED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN
DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
THE
CASE TECHNICAL EDITS REALLY DO
MAKE
THAT MORE
EXPLICIT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO
ADD TO --
>> SIMPLY THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS
A PURELY TECHNICAL CHANGE
TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE IN
THE BILL.
IT WOULD SPELL OUT THE
TWO MECHANISMS FOR
DETERMINING HOW MUCH RENT IN
MFTE ITEMS IS
ABLE TO INCREASE IN ANY GIVEN
YEAR IN
MORE DETAIL, BUT IT DOES NOT
CHANGE THE
MECHANISMS
THEMSELVES. THE SYSTEM IS
DRAFTED
WOULD REMAIN WITH THE LOWER OF
ADJUSTMENTS FROM HUD AMI LEVELS
OR THE NEWLY PASSED RENT STATE
CAP UP TO 7% PLUS INFLATION,
NOT TO EXCEED 10%, SO IT'S
BASICALLY
CODIFYING,
INFORMING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT
7?
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
>> VERY WELL THE MOTION CARRIES
AND AMENDMENT 7 IS ADOPTED.
COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON
MY
PROPOSED÷÷ 8 AND YOUR PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 9 CONFLICTING.
SHALL WE TALK ABOUT THEM,
OR SHOULD I MOVE MINE FIRST?
>> YEAH, MOVE THEM FIRST
AND WE'LL CONSIDER THEM
TOGETHER.
>>
VERY WELL. I MOVE TO AMEND THE
CURRENT
BILL BEFORE US AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT 8. THERE A SECOND?
IS THERE A SECOND?
WOW, THERE IS NO
SECOND THEREFORE THE MOTION
DIES.
SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ONTO CONSIDER
THE AMENDMENT -- AMENDMENT 9.
I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND -- I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121055 CONSISTENT WITH THE
LANGUAGE IN AMENDMENT
9. IS THERE A SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
CENTRAL STAFF,
PLEASE.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
INCREASE INCOME LIMITS IN
EXTENDING PROPERTIES FOR JUST
ONE UNIT
TYPE, WHICH IS
STUDIOS OVER 320 SQUARE FEET.
IT WOULD INCREASE INCOME
LIMITS FROM 55% TO 60% AMI.
THIS WOULD MEAN THAT
STUDIOS OVER 320 SQUARE FEET IN
BOTH
NEW AND
EXTENDING PROPERTIES WOULD BE
REGULATED AT THE SAME
LEVEL. ALL OTHER UNITS IN
EXTENDING PROPERTIES WOULD BE
REGULATED
AT A LOWER AMI THAN THE SAME
UNIT
IN A
NEW PROPERTY. AND YOU CAN SEE IN
THE
EFFECT STATEMENT OF AMENDMENT
9 THAT I'VE -- IN THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS EXTENSION RATE
COLUMN I'VE BOLDED THE ONE
THING THAT
IS CHANGING.
>> ALL
RIGHT. AS THE -- AS THE SPONSOR
OF THIS HELPS
ENSURE PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE
USING
MFTE AND AGREE TO EXTEND
THEIR PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS THROUGH THE MFTE
PROGRAM.
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK HAS
BEEN VERY CLEAR ON THIS
AMENDMENT,
THAT IT'S NECESSARY TOTO
SEVERAL PROJECTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF
THE
COMMITTEE?
COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY
SURPRISE, REALLY SHOCK TO MY
COLLEAGUES. IF YOU DON'T
SUPPORT MY
AMENDMENT, THAT'S FINE,
BUT I THINK PRINCIPLES OF
FAIRNESS AND
COMEDY DEMAND THAT
IT AT LEAST BE HEARD
FOR DISCUSSION. YOU DON'T LIKE
IT, I GET IT.
GIVE ME THE COMMON COURTESY
THAT I'VE EXTENDED TO EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL OVER
MULTIPLE DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS
SINCE I'VE BEEN AT THIS DAIS.
NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MR.
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT
9?
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> I'M SORRY, IT'S THE
RIGHT ONE, MY
BAD.
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL
PREZZEN NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE
VOTES IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, AND
ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT 9 IS
ADOPTED. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL
121055 CONSISTENT WITH THE
LANGUAGE PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
10.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND
SECONDED. CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE
PROVIDE AN
AEV VIEW OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
ALLOW OWNERS OF MFTE PROJECTS
SEEKING A 12- YEAR EXTENSION OF
THE MFTE
TAX EXEMPTION TO ELECT TO RETAIN
THE EXISTING MFTE
DESIGNATED UNITS AND UNIT
CLASSIFICATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PROGRAM 7
HAS CREATED A NEW ALTERNATIVE
ONE-BEDROOM DEFINITION.
PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD NOT HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND
REDESIGNATE UNITS AS
ALTERNATIVE OR ONE- BEDROOM
UNITS OR IN OLDER
PROJECTS NOT AS MUCH FOCUS --
THERE WAS NOT HISTORICALLY AS
MUCH FOCUS ON COMPARABILITY AND
DISTRIBUTION, SO MFTE UNITS
MAY BE SMALLER OR
DISPROPORTIONATELY ON THE BOTTOM
FLOORS.
PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD NOT
BE REQUIRED TO BRING THE UNIT
MIXUP TO CURRENT PROGRAM 7
STANDARDS.
>> ALL RIGHT, AND AS THE
SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, YOU
KNOW, THIS ENSURES THE MFTE
PROJECTS
NOT SUDDENLY HAVE UNITS
REDEFINED.
THIS AMENDMENT HELPS
ENSURE, YOU KNOW, THE CONTINUED
USE OF MFTE.
AND WITH THAT I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO -- OR ASK ANY OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENT.
COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> SO I'LL JUST NOTE
THAT PROGRAM 6 ISN'T WORKING
OPTIMALLY AS WE SHOULD THE
NUMBER OF UNITS OR THE
PARTICIPATION RATES, SO
WE'RE TRYING TO, AGAIN,
INCENTIVIZE
PARTICIPATION. IF THOSE -- IF
THOSE DEVELOPMENTS ARE
FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE
P6 EXTENSION AND LEAVING THE
PROGRAM,
THOUGH, ALMOST ALL CHOOSE TO
LEAVE,
AND THAT HURTS RENTERS IN
THOSE UNITS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO
COULD
HAVE AFFORDED MFTE
UNITS IN THOSE BUILDINGS IN THE
FUTURE.
SO BY ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE
THE CURRENT AMI RATES, WE
HELP MAKE THE PROGRAM WORK FOR
MORE
PEOPLE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
10?
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION IS
ADOPTED. EXCUSE ME, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND AMENDMENT 10 IS
ADOPTED. I NOW MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL
121055 CONSISTENT WITH
THE LANGUAGE IN
AMENDMENT 11. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>>
SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
CENTRAL STAFF,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULDWOULD
PROJECTS THAT ARE EXPIRING IN
2025 ADDITIONAL TIME TO
DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR
A 12- YEAR EXTENSION.
IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW
PROPERTIES THAT HAD ALREADY
APPLIED FOR AN
EXTENSION UNDER PROGRAM 6
TERMS TO APPLY UNDER PROGRAM 7
INSTEAD.
UNDER BOTH THE PROGRAM 6 AND THE
PROPOSED PROGRAM 7 ALL
TENANTS IN MFTE UNITS MUST
SUBMIT INCOME
DOCUMENTATION ANNUALLY.
HOWEVER, PROPERTIES EXPIRING IN
2025 WERE APPROVED UNDER
OLDER VERSIONS OF THE PROGRAM IN
WHICH INCOME QUALIFICATION
HAPPEN
ONLY AT THE TIME OF
INITIAL
APPLICATION. AS SUCH IT IS A
TIME
INTENSEATIVE PROPERTY FOR
BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS AND O.H. TO
INCOME QUALIFIED TENANTS AND
FOR O.H. TO REVIEW THE
PROPERTY OWNER'S APPLICATION TO
CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH THE
NEW REQUIREMENTS.
FOR PROJECTS THAT SUBMITTED AN
EXTENSION APPLICATION FOR THE
FIRST TIME ON NOVEMBER 1st IT
IS UNLIKELY THAT ALL OF SORT OF
THE
PAPERWORK WOULD BE COMPLETED IN
TIME. SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
DOES ALLOW SIX EXTRA MONTHS
FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE SORT OF
A SECOND GO AT
DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT THEY
WANT TO EXTEND TO
GET INTO COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM
TERMS.
IT WOULD PROVIDE US ADDITIONAL
SIX MONTHS TO
ACHIEVE
COMPLIANCE. I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT THIS IS A
VERSION 2 OF THE AMENDMENT
BECAUSE VERSION 1 HAD A MISTAKE
IN
IT. IT SAID THAT PROPERTY OWNERS
HAD UNTIL JUNE 30, 2027, TO BE
IN COMPLIANCE BUT IT SHOULD HAVE
SAID UNTIL JUNE 30, 2026,
AND THAT UPDATE HAS BEEN
CORRECTED
IN THIS
VERSION.
>>
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS?
AS THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR I SEE
THIS AS GIVING
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PROJECTS TO
APPLY FOR
THE -- TO USE THE MFTE PROGRAMS.
AND AGAIN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT INCREASING SEATTLE'S
HOUSING STOCK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? HEARING NONE WILL THE
CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
11?
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> OKAY.
THE MOTION PASSES AND
AMENDMENT 11
IS ADOPTED. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU
ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE
CURRENT BILL BEFORE US AS
PRESENTED
IN AMENDMENT
12.
>> SECOND.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND
SECONDED. CENTRAL STAFF,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
SEVERAL PIECES OF INFORMATION
THAT WOULD
BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL
MFTE REPORT THAT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING SUBMITS TO CITY
COUNCIL.
THE INFORMATION
WOULD ENHANCE THE CITY
COUNCIL'S
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TENANTS
SERVED BY
THE PROGRAM AND THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MFTE PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING PROGRAM
7
DOES INCLUDE ALREADY PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS SO THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD JUST
ADD SEVERAL MORE TO THAT
EXISTING PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS
THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. MORE
TRANSPARENCY, MORE DATA,
MORE INFORMATION MAKES FOR A
BETTER DECISION AND BETTER
POLICY. FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE?
COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS AMENDMENT.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR ADDING INCOME
AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
FOR TENANTS IN THE MFTE
PROGRAM INCLUDING COST BURDEN.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
WE'RE GETTING
THAT INFORMATION, SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT AND I
WILL
BE HAPPILY SUPPORTING IT TODAY.
THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH
THE VOTE?
>> CHAIR?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU,
CHAIR. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR
LETTING
ME PARTICIPATE IN THIS
COMMITTEE.
I KNOW I DON'T SIT ON
THETHE BUT I OBVIOUSLY
CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT THESE
ISSUES.
AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PUBLICLY
FOR ADDING THIS WHAT I SEE IS AN
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE AND
GOOD GOVERNANCE WHEREBY WE CAN
GET MORE INFORMATION AS
WE'RE ADMINISTERING AND
IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS AT
THE CITY,
THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION TO
MAKE THEM THE BEST PROGRAM ON
BEHALF
OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE
SUPPORTED BY THESE PROGRAMS,
WHEREBY WE CAN MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS.
SO THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANY
FURTHER COMMENT FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE WILL THE
ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 12.
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE
CHAIR SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES
AND AMENDMENT 12 IS ADOPTED.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIR.
I MOVE TO AMEND KONS 121055
AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT 13.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND
SECONDED. CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE
PROCEED.
>> THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD ESTABLISH A SUNSET DATE
OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2029 FOR THE
MFTE PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT
COUNCIL TAKE ACTION TO RE-
AUTHORIZE THE
MFTE PROGRAM ON OR BEFORE THE
SUNSET DATE OR THE PROGRAM
WOULD CEASE TO CONTINUE FOR
NEW PROJECTS --
EXISTING PROJECTS WOULD CONTINUE
WITH THEIR
EXEMPTION. CURRENTLY THE
LEGISLATION
DOES NOT HAVE A SUNSET
DATE.
>> OKAY.
BEFORE WE GET TO CHAIR JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER AKA, AS THE
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO
IT.
>> IN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR
ITERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM ALL
OF THE HAVE HAD SUNSET
DATES, I THINK WE NEED TO DO A
BETTER
JOB OF
BALANCING, YOU KNOW, CERTAINTY,
PREDICTABILITY WITH
BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR --
OF OUR FUNDS AND MAKING SURE
THAT
WE HAVE APPROPRIATE FORCING
FUNCTIONS TO FACILITATE
BETTER DECISION MAKING, AND THIS
DOES
EXACTLY THAT. AND THIS IS
SUPPORTED BY
MANY RENTERS -- RENT
BURDEN COMMUNITIES.
AND I JUST THINK IT MAKES A
TON OF SENSE AND IT'S
PRINCIPALLY
A MATTER OF GOOD GOVERNANCE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY
COSPONSOR WITH THIS --
WOULD LOVE TO CHIME IN AS
WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COLLEAGUES, THE
ELIMINATION
OF THE SUNSET AND UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION I THINK SENDS
SOME MIXED SIGNALS ABOUT THE WAY
IN
WHICH WE UPDATE MFTE.
WE NEED TO UPHOLD THE
STANDARD OF UPDATING MFTE ON A
REGULAR
BASIS TO ADJUST TO
CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS.
THE MARKET AS A WHOLE WHICH WE
KNOW HAS CERTAINLY BEEN IN
PLACE OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO
BUT ALSO TO UPDATE IN ORDER TO
REFLECT OUR
NEED IN DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES
FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND I BELIEVE
THIS STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE,
AND
I'M HAPPY TO COSPONSOR
THIS ALONGSIDE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
RINCK,
THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
I KNOW WE DISCUSSED SEPTEMBER
10th IN COMMITTEE THE
SUNSET CLAUSE AND PERHAPS IT WAS
TAKEN OUT AND WHY WEWE IT BACK
IN. AND I HAD SOME QUESTIONS,
AND
WE DID ESTABLISH THAT WITH
OR WITHOUT A SUNSET CLAUSE THE
CITY COUNCIL CAN MAKE CHANGES,
WHICH THEY ALWAYS HAVE, SO THIS
DOESN'T PRECLUDE THEM.
HOWEVER, I DID A LITTLE
MORE RESEARCH BECAUSE I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD.
SO GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL
INTENT OF THE MFTE, THE WAS
PASSED IN STATE LAW IN 1985
AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY IN
1988 CONSISTENT WITH -- AND YOU
CAN
TELL I'M TELLING MY AGE
HERE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACT OF
1990,
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA AND RINCK.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU WANT TO
DO MORE THAN JUST HAVE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND
MAKING
SURE THAT THE LEGISLATOR BRANCH
HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A
STRONG, SOLID TIME FRAME TO LOOK
AT THE
PROGRAM, THAT YOU ARE
INTENTIONAL IN REINSTATING
A SUNSET DATE TO ENSURE A
RIGOROUS REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM
-- TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE MFTE IS NOT
NEGLECTED ON THE CITY SIDE
BECAUSE WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN IT
NEGLECTED ON THE STATE SIDE
AND THIS IS ININTENTIONAL
IN COMPLIANCE AND FLEXIBILITY
TO MARKET CHANGE BUT ALSO TO ITS
SUCCESS. AND THAT'S PROBABLY
THE
FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE -- I'M
STILL
KIND OF CONFUSED WHY
THE EXECUTIVE WOULD TAKE IT, BUT
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A HERE OR
THERE.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD
IDEA, CONSISTENT WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT,
CONSISTENT WITH AND INTENT OF
THETHE
IN 1995 AND CERTAINLY
CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND
LAW WHEN THE CITY ADOPTED IT IN
1988 AND
FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR JUAREZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE
OF AMENDMENT 13.
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AYE.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR
SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES
AND AMENDMENT 13 IS ADOPTED.
OKAY, AND WE'VE ALREADY COVERED
AMENDMENT 15.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE
ON THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
CHAIR JUAREZ IS THAT AN OLD HAND
OR NEW
HAND?
>> OH, THAT'S AN
OLD HAND. I APOLOGIZE.
TAKE THAT DOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
ANY COMMENTS -- YES, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND
US WHEN THE FULL COUNCIL IS
GOING TO BE
ON
THIS?
>> CENTRAL STAFF,
REMIND US AGAIN WHEN WE CAN DO
THE
FULL COUNCIL VOTE
ON THIS.
>> OH, YOU SAID THAT
YOU DIDN'T -- OKAY, I REMEMBER
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING IN
THE
BEGINNING. WE DON'T REALLY
KNOW,
CORRECT?
>> I THINK IT IS AT THIS POINT
SAFE TO ASSUME IT
WILL BE OCTOBER
14th. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
BUDGET CALENDER IT CURRENTLY
SAYS THE
OCTOBER 7, FULL COUNCIL MEETING
IS TENTATIVE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW
THERE'S A PUBLIC
HEARING SCHEDULED DURING THE
SAME
TIME, SO IT SEEMS THAT THE MOST
LIKELY
OUTCOME WILL BE THAT ACTUALLY
THERE'S TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL MEETING AND THAT THE
NEXT AVAILABLE ONE WILL BE
OCTOBER
14th.
>> I HAD IT IN THE BACK OF MY
MIND, MAYBE I'M REMEMBERING
A DIFFERENT BILL BUT I
THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS A
SUSPENSION OF
THE RULES SO THIS COULD
BE CONSIDERED TOMORROW.
BUT ANYWAY --
>> ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING JUST
THAT.
WE COULD SUSPEND THE RULES TO
PASSAGE DAY AND HAVE IT
BE CONSIDERED IN FULL
COUNCIL TOMORROW.
OKAY, COOL.
SO, FIRST LET'S --
>> I DO HAVE ONE FINAL --
ANYWAY, THERE WAS A QUESTION AND
I COULDN'T
REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING
TO, SO I'LL
LET YOU DECIDE WHEN IT'S UP FOR
FULL COUNCIL VOTE.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS
THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THREE POLICY GOALS GETTING
MET
HERE.
MORE HOUSING, WORKFORCE
HOUSING, AND MIXED INCOME
BUILDINGS
ALL TOGETHER IN ONE PROGRAM,
AND THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT
SO STRONGLY THE MULTIFAMILY
TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM, AND I
URGE MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR GOING
THROUGH ALL THESE AMENDMENTS,
AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO IT ACTUALLY
BEING VOTED OUT AT FULL
COUNCIL.
>> WITH THAT, CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
121055
AS AMENDED?
>> CHAIR JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR SOLOMON.
>>
AYE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE MOTION CARRIES AND
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 121055 AS
AMENDED WILL BE
SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
>> YEAH, IT'LL BE SENT.
I JUST RECEIVED -- MY CHIEF
OF STAFF SAYS NO, NO
TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS QUITE
PACKED.
SO THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF
THAT, BUT THAT WOULD NOT --
>> IN THAT CASE I WILL
NOT SUSPEND THE RULES TO VOTE ON
SENDING IT TO TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL
MEETING. THIS WILL BE SENT TO
THE FULL A MEETING
OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT THE
EARLIEST
OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE, WHICH MAY
BE THE 7th MAYBE OR THE 14th.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
>> ONE QUICK COMMENT.
>> CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER -- OR CHAIR
SOLOMON, IS THIS OUR
LAST MEETING WITH YOU?
>> I BELIEVE IT
IS, YES.
>> WELL, I WANT TO
TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND BEING SO KIND,
AND YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN SO
GREAT IN GETTING US UP TO SPEED,
GETTING US THE
AMENDMENTS, GETTING US THE
ANALYSIS
AND CENTRAL STAFF, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
AND AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, I REALLY DO THANK
YOU FOR TAKING OVER AND SHARING
THIS SO I CAN GET UP TO SPEED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
WITH THAT HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
IT IS 11:14 A.M.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU TO OUR