>>> GOOD MORNING.
THE JUNE 23rd, 2025
MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL COME TO
ORDER.
I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>>
PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>>
PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS
BEEN EXCUSED
FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
AGENDA.
HEARING NONE THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
WELL, EVERYONE, WELCOME
TO SESSION ONE OF
THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH THE
1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
THE PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE HOUSE
BILL
1110. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND
ENGAGEMENT AND AS WELL AS OUR
STAFF, VOLUNTEER AND I WOULD
LIKE
TO GIVE AN EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUT-
OUT TO OUR LEGISLATIVE I.T.
DEPARTMENT FOR GETTING
HERE EARLY ON MONDAY AND TO
ENSURE WE HAVE SMOOTH
OPERATIONS.
SO I THANK EVERYONE IN I.T.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR US TO
HEAR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON
EACH PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEFORE
WE DEVELOP AMENDMENTS AS
COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS,
COMMUNITY CONSTITUENTS FOR OVER
A YEAR
NOW, HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE
TO SAY ABOUT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHAT YOU
WANT
THE COMMUNITIES TO FEEL AND
LOOK LIKE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
TO
FUNCTION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
REPRESENTING YOUR VISION FOR OUR
COMMUNITY THROUGH THESE TWO
PIECES
OF LEGISLATION AND AS
THEY'RE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
AND
WE'RE GOING TO BE BALANCING
THE PERSPECTIVES OF EVERYONE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LISTENING
TO ALSO OUR LAND USE EXPERTS AS
WELL AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
EVERYONE.
TODAY WILL BE BROKEN DOWN
INTO TWO SESSIONS.
SESSION 1 IS GOING TO BEGIN AT
9:30 TODAY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE RESERVED FOR
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
REGISTRATION STARTED AT 8:30
AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL
10:00 A.M.
I SEE WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER
OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TODAY,
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
MOVING THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT TO
LISTEN TO YOU ALL.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH
ALL REMOTE SPEAKERS DURING THIS
MORNING'S SESSION AND
RECESS AROUND 12:30 P.M. OR
EARLIER DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER
OF
SPEAKERS BY 12:30.
THOSE REMAINING SPEAKERS WILL
BE RECOGNIZED DURING OUR
SECOND SESSION SO IF WE DON'T
GET THROUGH THE SPEAKERS IN
THE MORNING SESSION, HOW MANY
SIGN UP, YOU WILL BE
RECOGNIZED IN THE SECOND
SESSION.
SESSION TWO IS GOING TO BEGIN
AT 3:00 P.M. AND RESERVED
FOR IN- PERSON COMMENTERS
AND ANY REMAINING REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
SHOULD THERE BE
ANY REGISTRATION -- REGISTRATION
TO SPEAK IN PERSON WILL START AT
2:30 P.M. AND IT WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
JUST A HEAD'S UP IF YOU ARE
IN LINE AT 6:30 YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SIGN THE PAPER BY
6:30, AS LONG AS
YOU'RE IN LINE YOU CAN SIGN UP
TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT GET OFF AT 5, 5:30, YOU GET
DOWN HERE, AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN
LINE YOU WILL SIGN UP, WE WILL
GET
YOU RECOGNIZED SO YOU CAN COME
AND SPEAK.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
DURING EITHER ONE OR TWO
SESSIONS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
DURING SIX ONE OR TWO MUST
REGISTER
BEFORE
THE DEADLINES. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT IF
YOU WANT TO SPEAK IN TODAY'S
HEARING, REGISTER -- SORRY,
I CAN'T READ CORRECTLY -- TWO
SESSIONS, 9:30 AND ONE AT
3:00 AS WELL.
ANY -- THERE'S ALSO AN
IMPORTANT
NOTE BEFORE WE GET
STARTED, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
WHICH COUNCIL BILL YOU ARE
ADDRESSING BEFORE YOU DELIVER
YOUR REMARKS.
WE ARE DISCUSSING TWO
BILLS TODAY AND FOR YOUR
CLARIFICATION, WILL HELP
INFORM OUR AMENDMENTS.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM
NUMBER 1 AND 2 INTO THE
AGENDA.
>> 12985 REPEALING AND REPLACING
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PURSUANT TO A MAJOR UPDATE WITH
NEW GOALS, POLICIES AND ELEMENTS
AND A NEW FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
RELATING TO LAND USE AND
ZONING NEIGHBORHOOD RENTAL ZONES
AND
OTHER ZONES TO COMPLY WITH
VARIOUS STATE LAWS FOR
PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 120985
AND COUNCIL BILL 120993 IS OPEN.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE CURRENTLY
REGISTERED?
>>
68.
>> SO JUST A
REMINDER REGISTRATION WILL BE
OPEN FOR
ANOTHER 30 MINUTES UNTIL
10:00 A.M.
SIGN UP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE
WE HEAR YOUR VOICE FOR
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE HAVE 69 CURRENT SPEAKERS
AND WE WILL GET MORE AND START
TO ADDRESS THOSE.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE.
CLERK, WILL YOU READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT, CALLED IN ORDER
REGISTERED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED SO
SPEAK VIRTUALLY BUT WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER BEFORE 10:00
A.M.
AT THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE REGISTRATION FOR THE
SESSION ENDS AT 10:00 A.M.
THE COUNCIL WILL RECESS
AFTER OUR SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN.
THE COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO CALL
ON ALL BY 12:30 THOSE WILL
BE CALLED ON DURING THE 3:00
P.M.
SESSION.
START WITH THE REMOTE
CALLERS, PRESS STAR 6 WHEN YOUR
NAME IS
CALLED.
THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL BE CALLING
PEOPLE'S REGISTERED SPEAKERS
ONCE I
CALL REMOTE SPEAKERS NAME STAFF
WILL
UNMUTE YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
IF WE CALL ON YOU AND YOU'RE
NOT PRESENT WE HAVE A SYSTEM
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU TO MAKE
SURE
WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RECOGNIZE
THOSE PEOPLE IF THEY DECIDE TO
SPEAK.
SO NOW WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED.
FIRST STIFF FANNY McCOY AND
EDDIE LYNN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS TIFFANY M cCOY.
I AM CALLING TODAY TO
ENSURE AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL
HOUSING CAN BE DECIDED IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE.
THE PROPOSED PLAN LAYS A
STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THIS GOAL
BY CREATING AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BONUS IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE
AND SOCIAL HOUSING ACROSS
THE CITY WE ARE ASKING FOR
THREE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO
THE -- ONE IS TO MAKE THE
AFFORDABLE AND HOUSING
BONUS AVAILABLE CITY WIDE NOT
NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT STATIONS.
SECOND, IS TO REMOVE
PARKING MANDATES FOR AFFORDABLE
AND SOCIAL HOUSING AND FINALLY
TO PLEASE INCREASE THE SAR BONUS
TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT
OF AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL
HOUSING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
TO ME.
HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT
DAY.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE EDDIE LYNN FOLLOWED BY
NICOLAS SATIL.
HI, EDDIE.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
WE SEE YOU ONLINE.
>> HI, GOOD
MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M A RESIDENT OF BEACON
HILL FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS
WORKING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BUT SPEAKING TODAY IN MY
PERSONAL
CAPACITY.
WE ARE IN AN ENORMOUS HOUSING
DEFICIT.
TEN YEARS AGO, WE DID
NOT PREDICT THE GROWTH WE
UNDER PREDICTED THE GROWTH
WE'RE FACING TODAY.
AND WE ALSO TEN YEARS
AGO ANNOUNCED A HOUSING
HOMELESSNESS STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THAT EMERGENCY HAS ONLY
GROWN DESPITE THE FACT THAT
WE'RE SPENDING MORE ON
HOMELESSNESS THAN EVER BEFORE.
AND THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO
OUR LOCKING OFF LARGE AREAS OF
THE
CITY FROM MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING, DENSITY AND IF WE WANT
TO TRULY
MAKE PROGRESS HERE WE NEED TO
ALLOW MORE HOUSING OPTIONS.
MARKET RATE HOUSING, SOCIAL
HOUSING, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING,
BE BOLD, PURSUE AN ABUNDANCE
AGENDA SO WE AREN'T LOOKING BACK
IN TEN
YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT NICOLAS FOLLOWED BY PHYLLIS
SCHULMAN.
GOOD MORNING
NICK CLASS. PRESS STAR 6.
WE SEE YOU.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> HI.
I'M 25 AND A RENTER IN SEATTLE.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TODAY
TO ALLOW MORE HOUSING IN THE
CITY SO THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE
ME
CAN AFFORD TO STAY IN THE CITY
AND
START A FAMILY HERE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
MASSIVE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING.
OF ALL TYPES.
THAT MEANS THAT LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THE
CITY
AS A WHOLE.
EVERY UNIT THAT -- EVERY RULE
WE ADD IS A UNIT WE DON'T HAVE
OF
HOUSING.
EVERY STEPBACK OR FLOOR AREA
RATIO IS ANOTHER UNIT WE
DON'T HAVE AND A FAMILY FORCED
TO
LEAVE THE CITY OR YOUNG
PERSON LIKE ME FORCED TO NOT
HAVE
ONE AS
A WHOLE. ADDITIONALLY WHERE
HOUSING
IS BOLD WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO
LIVE ON THE STREETS.
THE HOUSING CRISIS AFFECTS
ALL OF US IN DIFFERENT WAYS
BY CONTINUING AND NOT HAVING A
PLAN AMBITIOUS ENOUGH WE
CONTINUE
THAT CRISIS INTO PERPETUITY.
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO EXPAND
THE ZONING CASTY, RELAX THE
BUILDING
CODE AND GIVE MORE BONUSES
AND PLEASE ALLOW THEM ON EVERY
LOT IN THE CITY SO WE
HAVE OPPORTUNITY
FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE
IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NICHOLAS.
WE HAVE PHYLLIS
SCHULMAN FOLLOWED BY J.J. BISHOP
BOROUGHS.
GOOD MORNING. PRESS STAR 6.
>> PHYLLIS SCHULMAN.
MAPLE LEAF.
NOT SO LONG AGO
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVED IN THE
REGION AND
THERE WERE FOREST, CLEAN
RIVERS AND WILDLIFE.
WHITE SETTLERS CAME AND
STARTED A PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT
CLEAR CUTTING TREES, POLLUTING
WATERWAYS, BUILDING WHERE
THEY WANTED WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT
OF THOSE LIVING HERE AND
WITHOUT RESPECT TO THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO MAKE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS IN THE
CITY'S
HISTORY SINCE THAT TIME.
YOU MAY NOT BE
RECOGNIZED WHAT YOU ARE DOING
BUT THE
PARADIGM BEHIND THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION IS
CONTINUING A PATTERN OF CHOICES
THAT CARRY ON THE
SAME COLONIAL AND SHORT SIDED
ACTIONS OF THE SETTLERS BY
NOT EFFECTIVELY INVOLVING OR
LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE IN THE IMPACTED
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTRIBUTING
TO
THE DECIMATION OF THE FOREST.
YOUR JOB IS TO REPRESENT US.
LISTEN TO THE OVER 1550
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED THE MAPLE
LEAF
PETITION AS WELL AS OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU, PHYLLIS.
NEXT J.J. BISHOP BUR ROSS
AND RYAN
FALLEN AND VANESSA BOWHOME
YOU'RE NEXT.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS J.J., AND I'M
A HOMEOWNER IN MADISON VALLEY.
MANY OF MY FRIENDS CANNOT AFFORD
A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE OR
TOWNHOUSE BUT COULD AFFORD A
CONDO.
OVER 200 NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNED A
CALLING ON CITY
COUNCIL TO DO TWO THINGS TO
ALLOW MORE
CONDOS TO BE BUILT.
FIRST, EXPAND THE MADISON VALLEY
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO ALLOW MID
RISE HOUSING WITHIN MLK
AND MADISON BUS STOP TO ALLOW
MORE TO LIVE WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE OF THE G-8 AND 11.
SECOND UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL
OF AFFORDABLE NEAR TRANSIT
BY IMPROVING THE BONUS.
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE ASKING
THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE
BONUS TO LOTS WITHIN A HALF MILE
OF RAPID RIDE BUS STOPS OR
A QUARTER MILE OF ANOTHER
TRANSIT BUS STOP REMOVE THE
6,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT AND
DOUBLE THE BONUS, MAINTAIN
DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTIONS AND
INCREASE THE HEIGHT LIMIT
FOR FOUR STORIES TO PROTECT
OR EXPAND OUR EXCEPTIONAL TREE
CANOPY.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> NEXT WE HAVE RYAN
FALLEN NUMBER SEVEN AND
NUMBER 8 VANESSA BOWHAM.
>> HELLO.
I'M A REGISTERED NURSE AT
HARBOR
VIEW, AND I'M HERE TO
GIVEN COMMENT ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
SEATTLE MUST EXPAND
HOUSING PRODUCTION TO SERVE AS A
REFUGE FOR TRANSGERNDS PRER
SECUSION AFTER THE COURT
DECISION.
FORCING THOUSANDS TO RELOCATE.
THE CURRENT PLAN FAILS TO
PLAN FOR ENOUGH HOMES AND
EXCLUSIONP COUNCIL SHOULD CHANGE
THE PLAN
BY ESTABLISHING
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SO
MORE
CAN LIVE HERE, ESTABLISH JOBS
AND TRANSIT AND EXPAND
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS
AND CREATE A BONUS FOR LOW
RISE ZONES AND INCREASE THE
BONUS
FOR SLATS AND ALLOWED IT TO BE
USED ON ALL LOTS.
RENTS WILL SEEK OUT THOSE
SEEKING REFUGE.
SEATTLE MUST EMBRACE ITS ROLE
AS A SANCTUARY CITY, LETTING
PEOPLE
STAY HERE MOVE HERE AND THRIVE.
THE TIME FOR INCREMENTALISM IS
OVER.
LET'S BUILD MORE HOMES NOW
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER 8, VANESSA
BOWHAM. FOLLOWED BY RICK KAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS VANESSA.
I LIVE IN GREENWOOD CALLING
TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
ADOPT A
BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT
INCLUDES THE EXTENT OF
ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
AND ADDITIONAL ONES.
ALLOWING MORE HOMES
PROGRESSIVE AND -- RIGHT NOW
EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING DIVIDES OUR
CITY, PEOPLE TO THE OUTSKIRTS
AND
RADICALIZATION.
IN GREENWOOD WE'VE SEEN MORE
HOUSING BRINGS VIBRANCY AND
COMMUNITY.
OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE
THRIVING, WALKABILITY AND
PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE HAVE
IMPROVED BUT NEW HOUSING IS
CONFINED.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE TRUE TO
OUR YARD SIGNS AND WELCOME
YOUNG FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO
DON'T MAKE SEVEN FIGURES TO ALL
OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ALLOWING
MORE TYPES OF HOMES.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND
THE COUNCIL THIS COMMENT IS
UNDEMOCRATIC AND FAVORS THOSE
WITH TIME AND MONEY NOT
THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE PRICED OUT
AND HAVE TO WORK LONG HOURS TO
GET BY.
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING
FOR OUR CITY.
PASS A BOLD PLAN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE RICK KAY AND
SPEAKER NUMBER 10 ROBIN BRINGS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN MISLED REGARDING
THE 330,000 CAPACITY
CALCULATION.
IN THE JUNE 5th
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTE 36
STATED THE
NUMBERS AS IF EVERY PARCEL IS
REBUILT TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY NOT
TRUE.
THROUGH MULTIPLE
METHODS CAPACITY HAS BEEN
EXCLUDED
FROM THE 330 K.
YOU HEARD ABOUT ONE OF
THEM IN THE JUNE 13th COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTE 11.
IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THAT
THE NUMBER INCLUDES ONLYONLY
PROPERTIES MOST LIKELY TO BE
REDEVELOPED. LOOK AT THE
HISTORIC DATA.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL HAS
EXCESS CAPACITY AND INCENTIVIZES
DISPLACEMENT INSTEAD OF INFILL.
EXCESS CAPACITY DOES NOT
RESULT IN GROWTH BUT
INSTEAD IMMEDIATELY
DISINCENTIVIZES PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
AND INCREASING COSTS AS LOCAL
OWNERS
REPLACED BY CORPORATIONS.
REQUIRE THAT OPC PROVIDE
A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING AND PLEASE
REQUIRE IT ALSO INCLUDE AT
LEAST A PLACEHOLDER VALUES FOR
THE NEAR FUTURE CHANGES SUCH AS
THE
UPCOMING REGIONAL CENTER
PLANS AND
THE 2025 STATE LAW IMPACTS.
THANKS.
YOU, RICK.
SPEAKER 10, SO PEOPLE KNOW
THAT ARE ONLINE AND THEY
MIGHT BE DOWN THE LINE I'M GOING
TO
SAY EVERYONE'S NUMBER NEXT TO
THEIR NAME SO CALLERS KNOW
BECAUSE
YOU'RE ASSIGNED A NUMBER
ONCE YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SO YES.
THANK YOU, RICK.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER
10 ROBIN BRIGGS, FOLLOWED BY
11 NATHAN WINCH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ROBIN BRINGS AND I
LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL.
EXPAND THE BONUS
CITYWIDE, INCREASE THE BONUS FOR
STACK SLATS AND APPLY TO ALL
LOTS
NOT JUST THE LARGEST ONES
AND ESTABLISH MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN HIGH
OPPORTUNITY
AND LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS
SO
MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE NEAR
JOBS, SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT.
WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS
WHICH IS PINCHING THE COST OF
LIVING AND CASTING A SHADOW OVER
OUR ECONOMY AND THE PEOPLE IN
THE
REGION.
HOUSING STARTS ARE DOWN
LOCALLY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS SOLD
OFF.
FIRST STEP TO A SOLUTION
IS FOR THE CITY TO MAKE MORE
HOUSING
LEGAL. WE ARE ALSO IN A
CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND THE
BIGGEST
MOST POSITIVE THING THE CITY CAN
DO IS LET MORE PEOPLE LIVE
HERE REDUCING THEIR COMMUTE TIME
AND
THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT BOTH
AT
ONCE. WE NEED TO PUT THE
ERA OF
EXCLUSIVE HOUSING BEHIND US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN WINCH.
SPEAKER NUMBER
11 AND SPEAKER 12 LYNN DRAKE.
SPEAKER --
>> GOOD MORNING.
COUNCILMEMBERS.
SORRY MY NAME IS NATHAN WINCH
HERE SPEAKING ON
BEHALF --
>> WAIT.
I'M SORRY. NATHAN, I
INTERRUPTED YOU.
WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME.
MY BAD.
YOU'RE
GOOD. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M NATHAN WINCH SPEAKERING
ON BEHALF OF AACI SEAT
WORKING TOWARDS AN AFFORDABLE
EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITY.
SEATTLE'S HOUSING CRISIS
DEMANDS BOLD ACTION AND THIS IS
A PIVOTAL MOMENT TO SHAPE AN
INCLUSIVE AFFORDABLE SEATTLE.
ONE OF THE MOST
FINANCIALLY SPACE EFFICIENT
TYPES AVAILABLE
AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE
THEY SUCCEED WE URGE THE COUNCIL
TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY LOT
SIZE MINIMUMS AND SET FAR HIGH
ENOUGH TO MAKE TYPICAL LOTS HERE
IN
SEATTLE.
SECOND MINIMUM
PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE A MAJOR
CONCERN TO BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
LITTLE OVERLAP BETWEEN STOPS
AND RESIDENTIALAL ZONES THE
CURRENT
THRESHOLD LIMITS WHERE
HOUSING CAN ACTUALLY BE BUILT.
WE SUPPORT REVISING THE PARKING
MANDATE, LANGUAGE TO LOWER OR
ELIMINATE REQUIREMENTS
AND TRANSIT INSTEAD OF MAJOR
TRANSIT
STOPS. FINALLY RETAIN AND
EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
IN
HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS SO MORE
CAN LIVE NEAR.
.
>> SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO
THE WHOLE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE LYNN DRAKE NUMBER 12
AND MEGHAN CRUISE SPEAKER NUMBER
13.
LYNN DRAKE NUMBER 12,
MEGHAN
CRUISE THANK YOU. STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
.
>> WE SEE YOU ONLINE.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
WE'LL GIVE YOU TIME WE'LL
COME BACK TO YOU
AND GO TO MEGHAN CRUISE, STAR 6.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M MEGHAN CRUISE.
DOWNTOWN IS SEATTLE'S LARGEST
RESIDENTIALAL NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH OVER 100,000 PEOPLE AS
A RESIDENT I CAN'T COMMENT
BECAUSE THE PLAN DOESN'T
INCLUDE THEM.
IT SAYS THEY WILL BE
REVEALED IN THE SECOND AND THIRD
PHASES AFTER THIS PLAN IS
APPROVED.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE IN
SEATTLE RESIDENTS DESERVE A
VOICE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPMENT.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS SHRINKING.
THE
CITY ELIMINATED [ INAUDIBLE ]
REVIEW
FOR DOWNTOWN FOR THREE YEARS.
IN ITS PLACE WE'RE MAKING
PIECEMEAL DECISIONS BLOCK BY
BLOCK AND BUILDING BY BUILDING.
THIS ISN'T GOOD URBAN PLANNING
OR REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
THE PLAN SAYS DOWNTOWN
WILL SHOULDER MOST OF THE NEW
HOMES AND RESIDENTS MORE THAN
ANY OTHER SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE AMEND THIS PLAN TO
RESTORE TRANSPARENCY AND A
MEANINGFUL PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS WE GROW.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD DOWNTOWN
AND ACROSS THE CITY WE SHOULD
DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE -- MATURE
TREES.
WE CAN ADD HOUSING AND
PROTECT
OUR ENVIRONMENT.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND JUST REMINDER WHEN
YOU HEAR THE NOISE YOU STILL
HAVE
TIME DON'T STOP.
YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE REMINDER.
LYNN DRAKE, ARE YOU ABLE
TO PRESS STAR 6?
SPEAKER
NUMBER 12. WE HEARD FROM NUMBER
13.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU UP THERE AND
SEE IF WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
NEXT ANN TYSON SPEAKER
14 AND SPEAKER NUMBER 15 SARA
CLARKE.
ANN TYSON, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING THANK YOU.
I'M A LONG- TIME NORTHEAST
SEATTLE RESIDENT.
SEATTLE CAN GROW RESPONSIBLY
PRESERVING
HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND
ITS LIFE-SAVING TREE
CANOPY CONCENTRATING NEW DENSITY
AROUND MAJOR TRANSIT.
CUT BACK THE PLANS
EXCESSIVE ZONING TO FIVE
STORY BUILDINGS IN RESIDENTIALAL
NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH ALONG THE
FIVE BLOCK
EAST 45th STREET.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED NEIGHBORS OPPOSE THIS
PLAN.
THIS IS NOT NEAR MAJOR
TRANSIT OR COMMERCE.
IT WILL DESTROY HUNDREDS
OF MATURE TREES AND DESTROY
THE HOMES THE SURVEY SHOWS MOST
WANT TO LIVE IN.
DETACHED HOMES ON SMALL LOTS
NEAR GREEN SPACE.
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS TO FIVE STORY BUILDINGS IS
A
MISTAKE UNDER HB 110 SEATTLE HAS
CAPACITY FOR 400,000 TO
600,000 NEW HOMES AND WE ONLY
NEED
80,000.
AND WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN A
13,000 EMPTY APARTMENTS RIGHT
NOW.
LET'S GROW RESPONSIBLY AND
MAKE USE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES
SEATTLE HAS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE
HAVE SARA CLARK SPEAKER NUMBER
15.
SARA CLARK, SPEAKER NUMBER 15.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
GO
AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBERS OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS
SARA CLARK I'M HERE TODAY
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE OVER
2500 MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR
REGION
IS IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING
CRISIS CAUSED BY DECADES OF
UNDER PLANNING FOR HOUSING
GROWTH.
WHEN WE DON'T BUILD ENOUGH
HOMES PEOPLE COMPETE FOR THE
LIMITED SUPPLY DRIVING UP RENTS
AND
HOME PRICES.
SEATTLE'S HOUSING CRISIS
DEMANDING BOLD ACTION AND
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A ONCE
THE A DECADE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE SEATTLE A CITY THAT WORKS
FOR
EVERYONE, EQUITY, AFFORDABLE,
LIVABLE, LIVABLE VIBRANT AND
GREEN.
ALLOWING FOR MORE
HOUSING OPTIONS IN ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS
AND WE NEED THE COUNCIL
TO STRENGTHEN THE PLAN NOT WATER
IT DOWN.
AS YOU CONTINUE REFINING THIS
PLAN, WE ASK YOU ALL TO
SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING
AMENDMENTS.
EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DENSITY BONUS CITYWIDE,
INCREASE
THE BONUS FOR STACK FLATS TO
BE USED ON ALL LOTS.
>> THANK YOU, SARA.
I SEE LYNN DRAKE IS NOT ON
THERE. WE'LL COME BACK TO HER.
THOMAS.
SPEAKER NUMBER 16.
THOMAS.
FOLLOWED BY
TIA SPEAKER NUMBER
17. GOOD MORNING, THOMAS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M THOMAS, A PHYSICIAN
IN SEATTLE AND A MEMBER
OF WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY. I'M HERE TO
URGE YOU TO
PLEA SERVE SEATTLE'S URBAN TREE
CANOPY AND AMEND THE PLAN TO
INCLUDE STRONGER PROTECTIONS
FOR TREES.
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS
PROFOUND IMPACT ON HEALTH.
2021 HEAT DOME HIGHLIGHTED THE
DEADLY IMPACT OF HEAT
WAVES IN THE REGION AND THE NEED
FOR
OUR CITY TO BE CLIMATE
RESILIENT.
2024 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON
RECORD.
TREE CANOPIES COOL OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING HOMES
FROM URBAN HEAT
ISLANDS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACT LOWER INCOME
RESIDENTS AND HELP REMOVE
HARMFUL
MATTER FROM THE AIR, SOMETHING
WE
ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH
GIVEN WILDFIRES IN THE AREA.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY
RECENT EXAMPLES IN SEATTLE IN
WHICH MATURE TREES WERE REMOVED
NOT
TO BUILD MORE HOUSING BUT REPAVE
A DRIVEWAY OR PUT IN EXTRA
ING PLACES.
STRONGER TREE PROTECTIONS
TO ALLOW FOR RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE TIA PET TRO
VICH, SPEAKER 17 FOLLOWED BY
SPEAKER
>> GOOD MORNING.
ADDRESSING SOCIAL SERVICES
FOR ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
AS A LONG- TERM RESIDENT
OF PINEHURST SQUARE I'VE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SHOULDERS THE
MAJORITY OF THE SERVICES.
I DEEPLY VALUE HOW MY
COMMUNITY CARES FOR ONE ANOTHER
AND SUPPORTS RECOVERY AND
RESILIENCE
HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THE
BURDEN OF HAVING OVER
CONCENTRATION
OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
IT'S
FLAWED THINKING TO THINK A FEW
NEIGHBORS LIKE
PINEHURST SQUARE AND BELL TOWN
CAN CARRY
THE WEIGHT OF THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
SUPPORTING THOSE IN OUR
STREETS, PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES IS
AN
ISSUE FOR EVERYONE AND TIME WE
THINK BIGGER AND RECOGNIZE
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS NEED TO BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION TO AN
OVERALL
CITY AND HUMAN HEALTH.
THIS STARTS WITH HOW OUR CITY
PLANS AND PRIORITIZES.
UPDATE THE
COMP PLAN STANDARDS
TO AVOID OVER CONCENTRATION OF
HUMAN SERVICES IN ANY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENCOURAGE THE
PLACEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT LACK THEM.
TRUE INCLUSIVITY MEANS SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE CAROLINE OMAN.
BEFORE YOU START IF I.T.
CAN BUMP UP LYNN DRAKE TO SEE
IF WE CAN GET HER TO PRESS STAR
6.
HI, CAROL INE.
>> FROM THE PROPOSED
MAPLEMAPLE CENTER PART OF THE 20
NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION
OF RESIDENTS AND VOTERS
URGING COUNCIL TO PROTECT TREES
AND
ENSURE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGH THOUGHTFUL
GROWTH.
I DON'T SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
PLAN TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER
IN MAPLE LEAF.
WE DON'T FIT THE CRY TEEF
YA DEVELOPMENT COULD HURT OUR
TREE
CANOPY GOAL.
THERE HAD TO BE A
COMPROMISE CENTER BOUNDARIES TO
SAVE
TREES AND THE 12th AVENUE
GREENWAY.
I OPPOSE THE CHANGES TO
THE LEGISLATION THAT GO
DRAMATICALLY BEYOND STATE LAW.
DON'T SHRINK SETBACKS.
DON'T INCREASE LOT COVERAGE.
DON'T RAISE ROOF HEIGHTS
DON'T CHANGE THE TRANSIT
DEFINITION
TO UP ZONE VIRTUALLY
EVERYONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE
CITY. I ALSO WANT YOU TO
REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO RETAIN
EXISTING
TREES.
IT TAKES A LIFETIME FOR A
PLACE TO BENEFIT OF A MATURE
TREE.
PLEASE PROTECT OUR FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
LYNN DRAKE STAR 6.
IF YOU CAN.
STAR 6.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STICKING
WITH ME.
MY NAME IS LYNN DRAKE, A
62-YEAR- OLD HOMEOWNER
LIVING ON THE BEAUTIFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD I'M
URGING YOU TO VOTE FOR THE MOST
AMBITIOUS HOUSING PLAN MY ENTIRE
EXTENDED FAMILY LIVES IN
SEATTLE MY MOTHER, MY TWO
SISTERS,
AND MANY ADULT NIECES AND
NEPHEWS PLUS MY CHILDREN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY
YOUNG ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS
HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHOICES
SO THEY CAN STAY IN SEATTLE.
THIS ISSUE SPEAKS TO THE SOCIAL
FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S MAKE ROOM FOR OUR
YOUNGEST GENERATIONS.
I ALSO URGE YOU TO ADD AL
CIVE BACK IN THE PLAN AS
A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
WE HAVE ALL THE
ELEMENTS, BEAUTIFUL PARKS A
COMMUNITY
CENTER WE COULD USE MORE SUPPORT
FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
FAST FREQUENT TRANSIT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
AND THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME.
HAPPY MONDAY.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LYNN.
NEXT WE HAVE AUDRINA AND JIM
GRANT.
SPEAKER NUMBER 19 FOLLOWED
BY SPEAKER 20.
HI,
AUDREY.
>> HI.
THIS IS
AUDREY. I'M SPEAKING TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPZONES
THAT NOT ONLY FAIL TO FURTHER
THE GOALS OF THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN BUT UNDERMINE WHAT THE CITY
IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLAN INCLUDES
AN UPZONE SEGMENT EACH OF 35th
AVENUE NORTHEAST ALONG
NORTHEAST 65th STREET.
THAT FURTHERS NO PURPOSE OF THE
ASIDE FROM THE ONE BUS
ROUTE THERE ARE NO OTHER TRANSIT
OPTIONS.
THIS ROUTE IS DIVERTED
FOR ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT
WEATHER MOST PARCELS ONE ROUTE
HIGHLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LANDSLIDES, DEEP
GRADES AND CURVES PREVENT
THE BUS FOR STOPPING FOR A
SIZABLE PORTION OF THE ROUTE.
THE SLOPE AND ROAD
GRAIN PORTIONS MAKE IT
UNWALKABLE OR
VIABLE.
NO PUBLIC AND ALMOST NO PRIVATE
SERVICES ALONG THE UPZONE.
THERE ARE NO CONNECTIONS TO
A NEIGHBORHOOD OR URBAN CENTER.
I ASK WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING
UPZONES IN AN AREA THAT WILL
MOT PROVIDE USEFUL TRANSIT IN AN
UNWALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO RELY
ON VEHICLES AND THIS DOES NOT
SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY
WHO NEED HOUSINGHOUSING THE
MOST.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE NUMBER 20 JIM
GRANT, A CALL FOR
JIM GRANT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
MOVING WITH
RICHARD ELLISON.
RICHARD ELLISON AND JUDY NUMBER
22.
SPEAKERS 20, 21 AND 22.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6.
RICHARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS RICHARD
ELLISON AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT
4.
IT'S SUMMER SOLSTICE AND HALF
OF OUR COUNTRY IS IN AN
EXTENDED HEAT WAVE BUT THE
PHRASE
MAXIMUM RETENTION OF EXISTING
TREES IS A
DANGEROUS AND TREACHEROUS
IDEA TO DEVELOPERS WHO
GOT CARTE BLANCHE TO CUT THE
TREES
EMBEDDED
IN THE TREE CODES. AND NOW YOU
WANT TO CEMENT
IN THE COMP PLAN TOO.
TREES ARE SUFFERS TO
BUILDING ASSOCIATION
MAYOR OFFICE TO REWRITE THE TREE
CODES WITH THE
LOGIC SOMEHOW SAVING TREES
WAS INCOMPATIBLE AND A SQUEALED
TO
BUILD LOT LINE TO LOT LINE.
EVERY LOOPHOLE AND WE CAN
SAVE THEM STRATEGY BACKED BY
THE CHERRY PICKED DATA
SOMEHOW CONVINCE THE CITY
COUNCIL
TO DRINK THE KOOL- AID THAT
IS SAVING THE BIGGEST AND
HEALTHIEST EXISTING
TREES FRAUGHT WITH BAD
IDEAS CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE
SUBURBS AND
URBAN SACRIFICE MUST USE
AIR CONDITIONING AND AIR FILTERS
IN THE NEWS THAT ALL BE WELL IN
THE URBAN CONCRETE.
WE CAN
STILL.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JUDY.
SPEAKER NUMBER 22 FOLLOWED
BY SPEAKER NUMBER 23 PETER
REESE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JUDY
BENDITCH. I'VE WRITTEN LETTERS
WITH
COMMENTS AND HOPE YOU WILL
ADOPT THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
I HAVE SEVERAL KEY POINTS.
ONE, PLEASE ADOPT THE
AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE
PROPOSED
BY TREES AND PEOPLE.
THESE ARE CRITICAL FOR OUR
ENVIRONMENT AND FOR OUR HEALTH.
REGARDING H B1110 EXEMPT 25% OF
NR RESIDENTS IN OUR
MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE AND
LOW-INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NO MORE DISPLACEMENT HAS
OCCURRED WITH MHA.
COMPLY WITH THE GMA.
SEATTLE'S GREATEST NEED
IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
OUR WORKING FAMILIES NOT
MORE MILLION DOLLAR TOWNHOUSES.
THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN DOES
NOT SAY HOW THE CITY WILL MEET
THESE GOALS AND NEEDS AND WHERE
EVERY
ECONOMIC SECTOR WILL BE HOUSED.
FOUR, TAKE IT EASY, TAKE
IT SLOWER.
WE DO NOT NEED A PLAN AT THIS
TIME.
OUR ECONOMY IS IN PLUX FLUX,
ADOPT WHAT IS NEEDED OVER TIME
FOCUSSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND REEVALUATE WHEN WE ARE
CLEAR WHAT THE FUTURE --
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE PETER REESE.
SPEAKER NUMBER 23 FOLLOWED BY
SPEAKER 24 LAURA THORN.
SPEAKERS 23 AND 24.
GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME
IS PETER REESE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO
FOCUS ON TWO THINGS.
FIRST, FOCUS ON WHAT
MAKES SEATTLE A GREAT CITY.
WHAT WE CAN DO TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE
THAT
MANY OF US ENJOY.
SEATTLE IS RECOGNIZED AS AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
CITY, THE ONLY U.S. CITY
SELECTED AS
A ROLE MODEL CITY BY
THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAM.
MAYOR HAROLD'S FIRST
EXECUTIVE ORDER THERE WAS AN
EMPHASIS ON
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS AND SEVL
NATURAL SPACES CREATING
MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES.
PLEASE REMEMBER THERE
ARE SMARTER WAYS TO ACHIEVE
HOUSING DENSITY AND BY PAVING
OVER
MORE THAN HALF OF OUR
RESIDENTIAL
LAND.
SECOND, THIS IS A HARD ONE,
MAKE SURE THE PRIORITIES YOU
BRING FORWARD ARE EMBODIED IN
THE LEGISLATION YOU PASS.
DETAILS ABOUT LEGISLATION
HAVE FALL UNSHORT AND MORE
WORK YOU SHOULD REQUEST FROM OP
CD AND
CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT
HAPPENS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR
HARD WORK AND FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, PETER.
NEXT WE HAVE LAURA THORN
SPEAKER 24 SAMUEL JACOBS SPEAKER
25.
YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON
YOUR PHONE.
WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE ON OUR
END.
YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR
PHONE.
BUT WE SEE YOU.
>>
HELLO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OOPS.
HELLO GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M LAURA THORN SPEAKING TO
THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN.
AND I SUPPORT PASSING A
BOLD PLAN THAT INCREASES
HOUSING DENSITY, BUT IT CAN BE
DONE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE
TREE
CANOPY.
SEATTLE'S URBAN TREES
ARE CRITICAL TO COOLING
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVING
AIR QUALITY AND SUPPORTING LIFE
FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
THE PROPOSED UP ZONES IN
THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN WILL
UNDERMINE
SEATTLE'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE
AND
LEAD TO INCREASED
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH
INEQUITIES.
THE PLAN PLACES SEATTLE ON
A PATH TO FEWER TREES, LESS
SHADE AND INCREASED CAN CARBON
DIOXIDE
AND WATER POLLUTION AND HIGHER
TEMPERATURES.
SO, MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES
IN THE ZONING PROPOSAL.
ONE, ELIMINATE THE
SETBACK REDUCTIONS THAT LIMIT
THE ESSENTIAL SPACE ON BOTH
STREET
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TREES.
TWO ELIMINATE HARD
SCAPE INCREASED HARD
SCAPE ALLOWANCES THAT PRIORITIZE
PAVEMENT
OVER GREEN SPACE,
THREE --
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU
GET CUT OFF A MINUTE IS
QUICK AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE
GET THROUGH EVERYONE AS WELL, SO
I
APOLOGIZE A MINUTE IS QUICK
BUT IF YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO
SEND US YOUR COMMENTS DO IT AT
COUNCIL @SEATTLE.GOV.
GO AHEAD AND SEND US YOUR
COMMENTS.
THERE'S ALSO
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE
TO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING OUR
LAND
USE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, LAND
SELECT LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
AS WELL AND ALSO FULL COUNCIL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND US YOUR
COMMENTS.
NEXT WE HAVE SAMUEL JACOBS
SPEAKER NUMBER 25 FOLLOWED BY
DEBA SPEAKER NUMBER 26.
.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS SAMUEL JACOBS.
MY WIFE AND I OWNED OUR HOME AND
LIVED THERE SHY OF 45 YEARS
AND RAISED OUR FAMILY THERE.
THE MAYOR'S PLAN BEFORE
YOU PROPOSES INCLUDING OUR
HALF BLOCK THE AREA BETWEEN
16th AVENUE EAST, THE ALLEY ON
THE
WEST, EAST REPUBLICAN AND EAST
HARRISON ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH
INTO THE FIRST HILL CAPITOL
BILL REGIONAL VILLAGE.
THIS AREA HAS NOT BEEN IN
THE REGIONAL VILLAGE
HISTORICALLY AND THE ORIGINAL
DRAFT OF THE
PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE IT IN
THE REGIONAL VILLAGE.
IT WAS INCLUDED BASED ON THE
REQUEST FROM SOME OF
OUR NEIGHBORS.
IT IS A VERY SMALL AREA
AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN
THE REGIONAL BILL ESPECIALLY
NOW WHEN THERE'S A WHOLE
REVIEW OF THE REGIONAL VILLAGE
COMING
UP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED A
LETTER, WHICH EXPLAINS OUR
REASONING FOR
THIS. EACH OF YOU HAVE IT BY E-
MAIL
AND HAND DELIVERED AND
WE REQUEST YOU REVIEW IT
AND REMOVE OUR AREA FROM THE
PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU, SAMUEL.
NEXT WE HAVE DEBA SPEAKER 26 AND
SPEAKER NUMBER 27
K FOLTZ.
>> I'M THE LOCAL POLICY
MANAGER AT CLIMATE SOLUTION.
WE CALL ON COUNCIL TO
STRENGTHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN
BY
EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE DENSITY
BONUS CITY WIDE, INCREASING
THE BONUS FOR FLAT SLATS
AND ESTABLISHING MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN LOW
DISPLACEMENT
ZONES AND ENSURE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CONTINUE
TO LIVE
AND THRIVE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS
WHILE THE POPULATION
CONTINUES TO GROW IS NECESSARY
FOR
CLIMATE JUSTICE.
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT WHILE PROTECTING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM
BEING DISPLACED IS KEY TO
SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE
FUTURE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE MARK FOLTZ,
SPEAKER NUMBER 27 AND ON DECK
CONNOR STYNES
SPEAKER NUMBER 28.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MARK AND I LIVE IN
A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN
THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I AM COMMENTING TODAY
BECAUSE THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY
OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE HAS
IMPACTED AND WILL IMPACT MY
FAMILY.
MY PARTNER'S STEPDAD HAD TO
WAIT YEARS FOR AFFORDABLE
SENIOR HOUSING IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY BROTHER-IN- LAW IS UNABLE
TO AFFORD A PLACE OF HIS OWN ON
HIS
LIMITED INCOME.
MY SON WHO IS A FRESHMAN
IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS LIMITED
PROSPECTS
FOR LIVING IN SEATTLE PURSUING
A CAREER IN THE ART.
ALL OF BECAUSE SEATTLE
LACKS ENOUGH HOMES TO GO AROUND.
THE BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY
AND DEMAND HAS LIFTED THE COST
OF HOUSING TO DOUBLE IN THE
LAST TEN YEARS AND IMPLORE
THE COUNCIL TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE
TO BUILD HOMES IN AS MANY
PARTS OF THE CITY AS
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
OPPORTUNITY AREAS
NEAR PARKS AND SCHOOLS.
PLEASE RESTORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THESE
AREAS SO
MORE FAMILIES LIKE MINE CAN LIVE
IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY LIVE
FROM AND ASK THE COUNCIL TO MAKE
AS MANY OF THE NEW
HOMES AFFORDABLE EXPANDING
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS
CITY WIDE AND
FLATS AND INCLUDING ZONING FOR
LOW RISE ZONES.
>> THANK YOU, MARK.
NEXT WE HAVE CONNOR STEIN
FOLLOWED BY ANN SHERWOOD.
SPEAKERS 28 AND
29.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CONNOR RENTER LIVE IN
FREMONT.
I'VE LIVED IN FREE MONTH
SEVEN YEARS AND FEELS LIKE MY
HOME
BUT I DON'T SEE A LONG- TERM
FUTURE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD
TO PLANT ROOT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD LOVE TO STAY HERE
BUT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
AFFORDABLE
OPTIONPS. THE PROPOSED PLAN,
EXPAND
THE BONUS CITY WIDE, APPLY TO
SOCIAL HOUSING AND CREATE A
BONUS
FOR LOW RISERISE AND INCREASE
THE BONUS FOR FLATS ON ALL LOTS
NOT
JUST THE LARGEST
INCREASE HEIGHTS AND REDUCE
FRONT
AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS TO CREATE
OPEN SPACE FOR TREES AND PEOPLE
T ESTABLISH MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND HIGH
OPPORTUNITY
AND LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS
SO MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE NEAR
JOBS,
SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT.
AND PLEASE REMOVE ON
STREET PARKING ACROSS THE CITY
AND REPLACE THIS HARD SCAPE
WITH
PUBLIC TREES AND GREEN SPACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE ANN
SHERWOOD SPEAKER 29 AND THEN
SPEAKER
NUMBER 30.
AALIYAH.
SORRY IF I MESSED UP YOUR NAME.
JUST PRESS STAR 6.
WE SEE YOU'RE ONLINE.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
I ALSO -- DELIA.
I APOLOGIZE.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
SPEAKER NUMBER 30.
STAR 6.
TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
MUTED ON OUR END.
IF YOU COME BACK ON
WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU.
NEXT SARA DAVIS.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU'RE STILL -- THERE YOU GO.
>> HI.
MY NAME SARA DAVIS AND I LIVE IN
NORTHEAST SEATTLE AND SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT ALONG HIGH
FREQUENCY TRANSIT ROUTES.
THE PLAN CLASSIFIES A
SHORT SPURT ALONG 45th AS A
HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT ROUTE
AND IT IS NOT.
THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN
NOTIFIED MANY TIMES THIS FOR
THEIR
OWN CLASSIFICATION DOES NOT MEET
THE DEFINITION OF A HIGH
FREQUENCY
TRANSIT ROUTE.
THIS PLAN WILL DEMOLISH
MIDDLE CLASS HOMES OWNED BY
WORKING CLASS FAMILIES MOST HAVE
TWO WORKING PARENTS AND
DISPLACE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE
LIVED IN THE AREA 50 PLUS YEARS
AND
RESULT IN THE LOSS OF 20
SIGNIFICANT TREES.
I HAVE LIVED IN
CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, ALL AREAS THAT HAVE
HARDLY ANY TREES.
SEATTLE IS DISTINCT AND
BEAUTIFUL AND I FEAR THAT
IN SEVERAL YEARS IT WILL LOOK
LIKE
THOSE CITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE TINA SPEAKER
NUMBER 32.
TINA FOLLOWED BY ALAN SPEAKER
NUMBER 33.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
I'M READY.
>> WE CAN.
TINA, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS TINA VITA.
THE PAIR A DIME
IS SHIFTING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS
IN THE
MIST OF AN EXCITING
TRANSFORMATION.
NO LONGER A HUB FOR OFFICES
HOME TO 100,000 RENTS.
IT REFLECTS A BROADER SHIFT.
NEIGHBORHOODS BECOMING MORE
MIXED USE, RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMUNITY CENTERED.
THIS IS THE MOMENT TO
RETHINK HOW WE PLAN CITYWIDE.
DOWNTOWN IS PROJECTED TO
ABSORB THE LARGEST SHARE OF OUR
FUTURE RESIDENTIAL ZONE
AND NO NEW ZONING FOR THIS AREA
LEAVING
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WITHOUT
A ROLE IN SHAPING OUR FUTURE.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY NOT
JUST DOWNTOWN BUT ACROSS SEATTLE
WITH TODAY'S TOOLS WE CAN
FOSTER
INCLUSIVITY, SUSTAINED
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PUBLIC
TRUST
BY ENTERING -- BOTH TRANSPARENT
AND
INFORMED BY THE COMMUNITIES THEY
AFFECT. LET'S MAKE IT THE NORM
THAT
PERMIT APPROVAL DEPENDS
ON MEETING A MORE INCLUSIVE SET
OF STANDARDS IN EQUITY --
>> THANK YOU, TINA.
NEXT WE HAVE LYNN AND WE'LL
COME BACK WE SEE ANNIE AND
DALEAH
PRESENT.
WE'LL COME BACK AFTER WE GET
THROUGH LYNN.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS AILEEN, AND I'M
SPEAKING ON THE COMP PLAN.
WHEN YOU TAKE A WALK ON A HOT
DAY, DON'T YOU INSTINCTIVELY
SEEK TO WALK IN THE SHADE AND
WHEN YOU STEP OUT INTO THE
SUN DOESN'T THE BURNING HOT
PAVEMENT FEEL UNBEARABLE?
WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED THIS.
TREES KEEP OUR CITY
LIVABLE, ESPECIALLY AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE.
TREES AREN'T JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO
OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
STUDIES DONE BY
HARVARD, YALE, KAISER PERMANENTE
CANADA AND
MANY MORE HAVE HAVE CONFIRMED
LIVING AMONG TREES
REDUCES STRESS LEVELS AND
IMPROVES
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.
IT IS VITAL TREES ARE PROTECTIVE
IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ZONING
BILL. WE URGE YOU TO LEGISLATE
STRONG
GUIDELINES TO SPARE TREES
WHILE ALLOWING FOR INCREASED
DENSITY.
WE CAN DO BOTH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 29 AND
30.
SO ANNIE SHERWOOD, DALEAH.
ANNIE, PRESS STAR
6.
WE HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD AND START.
>> MY NAME IS ANN SHERWOOD
I'M COMMENTING IN FAVOR OF
STRONGER
TREE PROTECTION CB 120993.
THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WITHIN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OLD,
BEAUTIFUL COMFORTING TREES
FILLS A MENTAL HEALTH NEED OF
SECURITY WITHIN NATURE.
AS A FEELING OF SECURITY
IS NECESSARY FOR A CHILD
DEVELOPINGDEVELOPING MENTAL IT
IS
NECESSARY FOR AN ADULT'S MENTAL
HEALTH TO BE SURROUNDED BY
NATURE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS UNFAIRNESS THAT SOME
HAVE EASY ACCESS TO ABUNDANT
NATURE AND OTHERS DO NOT.
PLEASE PRESERVE OUR TREES
WHEN BUILDING HOUSING, AMENDING
THE PLAN TO INCLUDE STRONG
TREE RETENTION OR REQUIREMENTS
SO EVERYONE MAY EXPERIENCE THE
HEALTH BENEFITS OF TREES
EVERY DAY WHERE THEY LIVE.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT DALEAH, APOLOGIZE IF
I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME.
SPEAKER 30 PRESS STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
IF NOT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
NO WORRIES.
IF WE COULD TEE UP GARY
MAGENYSON SPEAKER 34 AND SPEAKER
35 BRITTNEY COX.
DALEAH YOU WENT OFF AND ON.
GARY YOU'RE
OFF. SEE IF WE CAN GET HER BACK
ON.
YOU'RE UNMUTED.
MAYBE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE.
CAN YOU
HEAR US? YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR
PHONE MUTED.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE I DO.
THIS IS.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
START YOUR
COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M SORRY FOR THIS COMPLEXITY.
MY NAME IS DELIA A RESIDENT
OF DISTRICT 2 BEACON HILL AND
HERE TO COMMENT ON THE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I
AM SPEAKING IN BOTH CITY AND
PROTECTION OF OUR CANOPY 9.
WE NEED THEM BOTH.
I AM COMMENTS TO URGE
THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST CLOSE
LOOPHOLES IN THE TREE CODE AND
IN PARTICULAR REQUIRING
DEVELOPERS TO PREPARE
ALTERNATIVE
SITE PLANS TO RETAIN TREES, AND
ALSO
TO AMEND THE CODE SO
DEVELOPERS CAN JUSTIFY REMOVING
TREES BECAUSE THEY, QUOTE,
CAN'T PROTECT THEM.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE
OR RECOMMEND AND URGE THEM TO
PLACE REASONABLE HARD SCAPE
LIMITS FOLLOWING CITIES THAT
HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY DONE THIS AND
AMEND THE PLAN TO INCLUDE
TREE RETENTION REQUIREMENTS AND
ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR STACKED
FLATS OR SHARED HOUSE SO WE
CAN KEEP TREES THAT HAVE GROWN
IN
LOTS.
I FEEL THAT OUR HOUSING AND
OUR TREE CANOPY ARE COMPATIBLE
AND WE NEED THEM
BOTH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE GARY SPEAKER
NUMBER 34 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER
35 BRITTNEY COX.
.
>> HI.
POINT OF CLARIFICATION WHEN
I REGISTERED WE WOULD
HAVE TWO MINUTES AND THAT'S HOW
I PREPARED MY SPEECH.
>> CAN --
>> RIGHT
IN YOUR DOCUMENT.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
I COULDN'T -- COULD NOT
HEAR THAT?
>>.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION,
WHEN I REGISTERED, AND GOT THE
REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO
LOG BACK IN, IT SAID YOU'D HAVE
--
I WOULD HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK.
WHY HAS IT CHANGED TO ONE
MINUTE?
>> OUR PUBLIC NOTICE IS FOR
ONE MINUTE UP TO TWO MINUTES
AND DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE
WE'VE HAD.
SO IT'S ONE MINUTE,
GARY.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS GARY MAGENY ISSON AND
LIVE ON QUEEN ANNE AND I
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT RIGHT NOW
TRAFFIC
AND SAFETY GOING TO HOSPITALS
DURING PEAK TIMES RIGHT NOW
IT'S HARD TO GET TO AURORA
AVENUE WHERE I LIVE.
QUEEN ANNE IS ALREADY 70%
MULTIFAMILY.
WHERE I LIVE IN MY HOME, IT HAS
NOT CHANGED FROM ELK AND GO TO L
3 WHICH MEANS FIVE STORY ALL
THE HOUSES ON MY BLOCK ARE
THREE STORIES HIGH AND I WOULD
LOSE
SUNLIGHT AND ALSO THE SETBACK
GO BACK AND BASICALLY NO
PARKING.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOSE
TREE CANOPY AND WE'RE GOING TO
CREATE
DENSITY THAT DOESN'T
OFFER ANYTHING FOR FAMILIES
BECAUSE IT WILL BE SUCH SMALL
UNITS.
>> OH.
>> YOU --
>> SPREAD DENSITY THROUGHOUT.
>> NO.
GARY, WE'RE GOING
TO --
>>
SPREAD DENSITY THROUGHOUT.
>> GARY, SINCE INTERRUPTED WE'RE
GOING TO PUT TEN SECONDS BACK ON
FOR YOU BECAUSE WE
INTERRUPTED YOUR THING.
THAT CHIME IS YOU HAVE TEN
SECONDS LEFT.
GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR
COMMENTS.
AND SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
START RIGHT NOW.
>> SO SPREAD DENSITY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I THINK WE SHOULD THINK
ABOUT TAXES AND -- I MEAN --
>> THANK YOU, GARY.
I KNOW ONE MINUTE GOES BY QUICK.
SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO
THE COUNCIL AND THEN YOU CAN
ALSO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT WE
HAVE
EVERY TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
AND CALL IN AND EXPRESS THOSE AS
WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE BRITTNEY COX NUMBER
35 FOLLOWED BY BEN DAVIS 36.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6. THANK
YOU.
.
>> YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR
PHONE.
>> I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE GOOD.
>> WE NEED DENSE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTHY
COMMUNITY
AND THRIVING ENVIRONMENT,
STACKED FLATS, ELIMINATED
PARKING
MANDATES, REQUIRING GREEN SPACE,
PRESERVING MATURE TREES.
AS WE BUILD PLAN FOR CLIMATE
RESILIENCE, WITHOUT
MORE PAVEMENT, HARMING
RESIDENT'S HEALTH AND OUR
WHALES.
MATURE TREES ARE VITAL, CLEAN
AIR, WATER, REDUCE DISEASES AND
POLLUTION.
THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN HARD
SCAPE WILL INCREASE POLLUTED
RUNOFF HARMING PUBLIC HEALTH
IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
AND DAMAGING ESKO TIM.
ONE ACRE PAVEMENT
GENERATESGENERATES MILLIONS OF
GALLONS OF
RUNOFF KILLING SALMON VITAL
FOOD SYSTEMS AND WHALES.
WATER POLLUTION AND FOOD
LOSS ARE THEIR THREATS.
RECONSIDER THIS
UNSUSTAINABLE APPROACH BUILD
ADJUST
AFFORDABLE WHERE A PLANET CAN
THRIVE
AND INCLUDE TREE
RETENTION REQUIREMENTS TO
RETAIN TREES UP
FRONT IN THE BUILDING PROCESS
THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE HAVE BEN DAVIS.
SPEAKER 36.
FOLLOWED BY DWIGHT GEE SPEAKER
NUMBER 37.
HI.
>> HI.
THANK YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
S.
>> YEAH.
NO WORRIES.
GO AHEAD AND START WHEN YOU'RE
READY.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH
THINGS GARY RAISED.
H B1110 IS KIND OF A DONE DEAL
AND IT BASICALLY
ELIMINATES SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING
IN
SEATTLE.
EVERY LOT IS FAIR GAME
FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS,
OBVIOUSLY, GOING TO PROVIDE A
LOT OF
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
THE CURRENT SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOES FURTHER
BY MANDATING SIX STORY LR 3
UP ZONING ALONG SEATTLE
TRANSIT MASTER PLAN TRANSIT
NETWORKS.
A LOT OF NETWORKS GO
INTO EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
WITHOUT
MEANINGFUL COMMERCIAL
OPPORTUNITIES OF THE
SORT THEY'RE FREQUENTLY CITED.
THOSE DESIGNATIONS WERE
DONE KIND OF WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO THE MASTER
PLAN IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
AND MANY OF THOSE
DESIGNATIONS ARE ACTUALLY
INACCURATE.
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH
OF SEATTLE WE'VE REACHED OUT
MANY TIMES TO SAY THIS ACTUALLY
IS --
>> THANK YOU.
SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO
THE COUNCIL.
YOU GOT CUT OFF THERE.
DWIGHT GEE FOLLOWED BY MARIA.
37 AND 38.
HI.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DWIGHT GEE I LIVE IN
MONT LAKE AND SUPPORT
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS
TRULY
SERVES RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY
NEEDS.
THAT'S WHY I URGE YOU TO
ALIGN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN TO
THE REQUIREMENTSES OF H B1110
AND NOT GO BEYOND IT.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OF OUR CANOPY OF
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ARE
WEAKENED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
RULE 7-
2024 ALLOW TIER TWO
TREES 24 INCHES OR MORE IN
DIAMETER TO BE
REMOVED AS THE
DEVELOPER DETERMINES THE TREE
HAS NO
LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVAL
AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
REDUCING SETBACKS INCREASE THAT
RISK BY DAMAGING ROOT
SYSTEMS INCLUDING THOSE OF TREES
AND PLANNING STRIPS AND PRESERVE
THE 20 FOOT SETBACK AND LIMIT
LOT COVERAGE TO PROTECT OUR
URBAN
FOREST AND NEIGHBORHOOD
LIVEABILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT MARIA SPEAKER NUMBER 38
FOLLOWED BY 39 DAVEENA WE
DON'T SEE YOU PRESENT BUT CALL
YOU OUT.
MARIA.
>> GOOD MORNING
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MARIA CALLING
FROM BEACON HILL COUNCIL.
PLEASE ADOPT FOUR
POLICIES IN THE PLAN TO HELP OUR
40,000
RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND 40% IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES.
TREES CLIMATE, INCLUDING THE
COMP PLAN THE 30% TREE CANOPY
GOAL, TWO, ADOPT THE OLD SEATTLE
COMP PLAN WASHINGTON STATE
AND OUR ZONES AND SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS, FOR HOUSING
ITEM THREE PLEASE HELP KEEP
OUR NEIGHBORS IN PLACE,
PRIORITIZE USE OF LEVY DOLLARS
AND 30 TO
60% LOW INCOME AND WORKFORCE
HOUSING, AND FOUR, TO HELP OUR
NEIGHBORS BUILD MORE IN
BEACON HILL THE COST IS TOO MUCH
FOR THEM.
DEFER THE PAYMENT OF 60 TO
70,000 PERMITS WHEN THE UNIT
IS PULLED.
THIS WILL HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
BE MORE CLIMATE RESILIENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
WE DON'T SEE SPEAKER 39 HERE.
WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 40 AND
THEN 41.
LAST NAME AL SLA REZ
AND SPEAKER
41 ELIZABETH.
>> HI.
>> HI COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE OPPORTUNITY OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER STRATEGY
IT CARES FOR COMMUNITIES --
SERVICES, CULTURAL SPACES
AND NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE THAT
EXIST AT
THE HEART OF EACH CENTER.
BY ADDING HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER STRATEGY HELPS TO MAKE
WELL LOVED AREAS MORE COMPLETE.
AS A LONG-TERM RENTER
AND HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT ONE
I EXPERIENCED WHAT
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND
WHAT KINDS OF
SECURITY HOME OWNERSHIP
AFFORDS AND SEATTLE HAS THE
CAPACITY
AND WILL TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO
ALL
TYPES OF SEATTLEITE AND
CENTERS ARE A KEY PART OF THE
DECISION.
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS MY ABILITY
TO FEEL CONNECTED TO MY
COMMUNITY THROUGH SAFE AND
ACCESSIBLE
SPACES LIKE SHOPS, SCHOOLS AND
PARKS, ALL WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE OF MY HOME.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE NEW PATHS
TO STAY IN LONG- TERM,
EXPANSING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES
CITY WIDE.
EXPLORE THE STRATEGIES TO KEEP
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVING ALL
THE MORE
VIBRANTLY.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH
FOLLOWED BY MATT HUTCHINS.
SPEAKER 41 AND 42.
>> HI,
ELIZABETH.
>> HI.
HIGH NAME IS ELIZABETH.
I'M SORRY.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH, AND I'M
A LOW INCOME VERY LOW
INCOME SENIOR LIVING IN THE
SOUTH
LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
I'M
CALLING TODAY BECAUSE THE LACK
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
A SERIOUS CONCERN OF MYSELF AND
MY
NEIGHBORS.
AND SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE A
COUPLE WAYS THAT THE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN
ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS
ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
THAT WOULD BE
FIRST TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
DENSITY CITY WIDE AND ALSO
CREATE SIMILAR DENSITY ZONES
FOR LOW RISE STACKED HOUSING AND
ENSURE ALL PUBLICLY
OWNED SPECIAL HOUSING IS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE DENSITY BONUS
TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER STACKED
PLANS TO
BE ALL AROUND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR MY OPINION AND
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
AND FOR THE RECORD LET THE
RECORD REFLECT WE'RE JOINED
BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
RIVERA.
I APOLOGIZE FOR JUST
RECOGNIZING YOUR PRESENCE.
THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE MATT HUTCHINS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MATT HUTCHINS
ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
PLANNING
COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS
THE PROVISIONS MANY OF YOU
HAVE EXPRESSED SEATTLE THAT IS
MORE
AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE
AND ADAPTABLE TO OUR CHANGING
CLIMATE.
SEATTLE WHERE FAMILIES CAN
GROW, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN THRIVED
ON OUR -- TAKE PLACE.
GROWTH STRATEGY WILL HELP US
GET CLOSER TO THAT SHARED
VISION ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO
LIVE NEAR THEIR JOBS, AND BE
ABLE
TO WALK FOR DAILY NEED REDUCES
THE RELIANCE ON CARSCARS OUR
CITY.
HOUSEHOLDS OF ALL SIZES
AND INCOMES SHOULD HAVE THE
CHANCE TO LIVE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO
ACHIEVE OUR EQUITY AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS.
IT IS ALSO A GREAT
CLIMATE STRATEGY AS
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE MILES
TRAVELED.
ANY REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSED
GROWTH STRATEGY EVEN SMALL
CHANGES UNDERMINES THAT VISION.
STAY TRUE AS WE PLAN FOR THE
NEXT 20 YEARS KEEP EVERY
BIT OF DEVELOPMENT
CAPACITY.
>> THANK YOU.
ALSO IF WE COULD BUMP UP CALLER
JIM GRANT OR JIM GAPTS SPEAKER
20 WE SEE YOU'RE PRESENT.
AND THEN I BELIEVE WE'RE
ON SPEAKER NUMBER 43.
AL
RICOTTA.
>> HELLO.
I'M A RENTER IN D 5 AND LAKE
CITY.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO URGE YOU
TO
KEEP ALL THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
EXPAND THEM IF POSSIBLE
TO EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BONUS STACK FLAT BONUS
AND LOOSEN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
AREA
RATIO AS WELL ELIMINATE
PARKING MANDATES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS
FOR
THIS. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE AS MUCH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS
POSSIBLE IN OUR CITY.
WE KNOW HOMELESSNESS IS A
CRISIS.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE
REAL SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS.
SECOND FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
THAT IS TRANSIT
CENTERED AS OPPOSED TO PARKING
AND
TRAFFIC CENTERED WHICH IS WHY
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ELIMINATE
THE PARKING MANDATE.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT SO PEOPLE DON'T
NEED
TO TRAVEL AS FAR FOR THEIR JOBS.
I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER
BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND
AFFORDABILITY
CONCERNS WHEN THINKING
ABOUTABOUT
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
JIM GANT, IF YOU ARE ON.
PRESS STAR 6.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M A
HOMEOWNER IN NORTHEAST --.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE
PROPOSED ZONING ALONG NORTHEAST
45th
STREET.
ALLOWING FIVE STORY BUILDINGS IN
OUR
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WILL
CHANGE ITS CHARACTER.
THIS PLAN THREATENS TO
DISPLACE LONG- TIME RESIDENTS
WITH
RISING PROPERTY TAXES, MATURE
TREES THAT ARE -- CANOPY AND
CREATE CONGESTION ON THE NARROW
TREATS.
NOT A TRANSIT HUB OR URBAN
CENTER.
THE UP ZONE IS BASED ON
FLAWED ASSUMPTIONS AND IGNORES
THE FLAWED FABRIC OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
STOP THIS UP ZONE AND
PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU
DO.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT I WILL CALL UP THE NEXT
THREE, SPEAKER NUMBER 44,
45, AND 46.
THAT'S RITA HAYES, MAX
VEMBACA AND GARY LEE.
YOU ARE NEXT ON DECK.
HI, RITA.
STAR 6.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS RITA HAYES
LIFELONG SEATTLE RESIDENT AND
LIVED IN
WEDGEWOOD.
TO BEGIN NUMBER ONE DO NOT
GO BEYOND H B1110.
IT WILL TRANSFORM SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOODS AND PRODUCE
80,000 NEW HOUSING UNITS OVER
THE NEXT
YEARS. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN
ZONES FOR
330,000 NEW
UNITS DOUBLING THE HOUSING
SUPPLY.
KING COUNTY PROJECTS
SEATTLE WILL ONLY NEED 112 NET
NEW HOUSING UNITS BY 2024.
IS WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING
TO OVER ZONE BY 218,000 UNITS.
IF SEATTLE IS OVER ZONED BY
218,000 UNITS WE DON'T NEED
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WHICH ARE
EXTREMELY CONTROVERSY AND
FIVE STORY UP ZONING SELECT
CORRIDORS.
MY NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT
HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
SUPPORT
A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND
FIVE STORY UP ZONING ON 35th
AVENUE NORTHWEST.
WE DO NOT WANT FOUR AND
FIVE STORY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
UNITS ON OUR QUIET RESIDENTIAL
STREET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RITA.
NEXT UP WE HAVE MAX UMBACKA.
NUMBER 45 AND GARY LEE 46.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MAX UMBACKA AND
I LIVE IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE
AND WORKED AT THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD BANK
ALTHOUGH PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR
MYSELF
TODAY.
IN MY WORK, I HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
WITH HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES FROM
ALL OVER THE CITY WHO NEED
HELP GETTING HEALTHY FOOD TO EAT
AND I HEAR AGAIN AND AGAIN HOW
HARD IT IS TO AFFORD TO LIVE
HERE.
I CAN SEE THAT THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE IS A CRISIS
THAT'S MAKING IT HARDER FOR
PARENTS
TO
PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND
THAT'S WHY I'M ENCOURAGING YOU
TO STRENGTHEN NOT WEAKEN THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN.
WE NEED TO EXPAND
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY
BONUS CITY
WIDE AND LOW RISE ZONES INCREASE
THE
BONUS FOR STACKED FLATS TO
ALL LOTS AND ESTABLISH
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS NOT
FEWER.
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE
CAN SOLVE.
WE JUST REALLY NEED
YOUR LEADERSHIP
NOW. THAT'S WHY I'M
ENCOURAGING
YOU TO MAKE THIS PLAN EVEN
BETTER
FOR MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE GARY LEE
UP. SPEAKER NUMBER 46.
>> HI.
I'M GARY LEE FROM THE CID.
AND WITH THE ONE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE
MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS AND
EMPLOYEES OF THE CID PINEHURST
SQUARE
AND BELL TOWN IMPLORE YOU TO
STOP THE OVER CONCENTRATION OF
HUMAN SERVICE FACILITIES
IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ADDING
EXISTING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THROUGH THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND EXPANDING
IT TO INCLUDE THE NEW URBAN
AND REGIONAL CENTERS.
IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE
THE NEEDED FACILITIES MORE
FAIRLY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AS OPPOSED TO ALLOWING THE
CONTINUED DEGRADATION OF
LIVEABILITY
AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OF
OVER
CONCENTRATION.
WITH THIS WE ALSO REQUEST
THAT THE NECESSARY ZONING
REGULATION BE ADOPTED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS
POLICY.
DIRECT OP CD TO RETAIN
AND EXPAND THE POLICY --
NEXT VERSION OF THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN BEFORE YOU ADOPT THIS SO WE
CAN ALSO ADD NECESSARY
ZONING REGULATIONS NEXT PHASE OF
THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN ADOPTION FROM
2026. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKERS 47 THROUGH
49.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AL DRA
JOHNSON, LYNN BEST AND IRENE
WALL.
SPEAKER 47,
48, 49.
ALEXANDRIA.
>> HI.
PERFECT.
THANKS.
OKAY.
MY NAME IS ALEXANDRIA AND I
WORK FOR THE RIVER
COALITION REPRESENTING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND HEALTH JUSTICE
OF SPECIFICALLY SOUTH PARK AND
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITIES AND
AS THE PLAN CURRENTLY STANDS
THESE AREAS ARE AT HIGHER RISK
OF
DISPLACEMENT BUT ARE CURRENTLY
EXCLUDED FROM THE ENTIRE ASPECT
OF THE UP ZONING THAT WOULD
PRIORITIZE THE MOST AMOUNT
OF UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
VIA THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND THIS
ZONING
IS ACTUALLY A DISPLACEMENT
INDICATOR AND THE PROBLEM WITH
INCLUDING THIS WITHOUT ANY OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS IS THAT A
COMMUNITY AT HIGHER RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT REQUIRES
INTENSE AND INCREASED
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION EFFORTS
BUT
THESE COMMUNITIES ARE
LISTED AS INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
MEANING THAT
THEY ARE CURRENTLY IGNORED
FOR ANY UPDATES
AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LYNN BEST.
FOLLOWED BY IRENE WALL.
PRESS STAR 6.
STAR 6.
I SEE IRENE WALL.
LYNN BEST.
>> HELLO.
>> OKAY.
THIS IS LYNN BEST SPEAKING
AND GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M SPEAKING TO CONCERNING
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ZONING
BILL C
B120993.
I SUPPORT BOTH INCREASING
AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE
AND STRONG PROTECTION FOR
SEATTLE'S TREES AND I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF
PORTLAND THAT PROTECT TREES
WHILE
INCREASING DENSITY.
SPECIFICALLY FOLLOW
PORTLAND'S EXAMPLE AND REQUIRE
A
DEDICATED TREE RETENTION,
REQUIREMENTS
OF TREE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND
THE POINT SYSTEM REMOVE SECTION
2511070 THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS
TO JUSTIFY REMOVING TREES
BECAUSE THEY, QUOTE,
UNQUOTE, CAN'T PROTECT THEM,
KEEP THE
FLEXIBLE GUIDELINES UNDER
2511060, REQUIRE DEVELOPERS
TO PREPARE ALTERNATIVE SITE
PLANS BEFORE REMOVING LARGE --
ENCOURAGE WALLS AND
CLUSTERED HOMES TO PROVIDE
USABLE
SPACE ALLOWING RETENTION OF MORE
TREES AND ELIMINATE SETBACK --
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE IRENE WALL.
PRESS STAR
6.
>> HI.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE DO
NOT UP END SEATTLE ZONING
AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER IN
SUCH RADICAL WAYS IT SATISFY
THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND ITS
INVESTORS. WHERE IS THE HOUSING
SHORTAGE?
THIS MORNING ZILLOW LISTS
10,658 UNITS AVAILABLE FOR RENT
IN
SEATTLE.
7,265 FOR SALE INCLUDING
MANY UNDER $700,000.
THERE ARE ALREADY 84,000 INCOME
RESTRICTED UNITS OF HOUSING IN
KING AND SNOWMISH COUNTIES
TODAY.
THIS IS NOT A ONCE
ONLY OPPORTUNITY.
THE COMP PLAN CAN BE
AMENDED EVERY YEAR START WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OLYMPIA
DICTATED AND DON'T GO BEYOND
THAT.
HAVE MATURE TREES AND A
MODEDY COM OF GREEN SPACE.
DO NOT CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ADD
INCENTIVE ELEMENTS IN AREAS
WITH EXIST CAPACITY AND AREAS
RISKING
DISPLACEMENT.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS
NOT ACHIEVED BY UP ZONING
FOR DENSITY THAT ONLY INCREASES
THE VALUE OF LAND
WHICH --
>> THANK YOU.
JUST -- SO JUST TO CHECK
WE'RE ON SPEAKER NUMBER 50.
I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE AFTER
50 ARE
NOT PRESENT. I WANT TO PAUSE TO
GIVE
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE
LISTENING, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD
TO WAIT
AND YOU COME BACK.
JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, WE'RE
ON
SPEAKER NUMBER 50.
THAT IS 5-0.
SPEAKER 50.
AND WE WILL START CALLING PEOPLE
OUT. WE DO SEE THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF
82 PEOPLE TOTAL THAT HAVE SIGNED
UP AND WE ARE ON NUMBER
SPEAKER NUMBER 50.
THAT IS MARINE SHIELDS.
AND THEN ANOTHER CALL TO DA
VINA WEST.
SPEAKER NUMBER 39.
WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 50.
MARINE SHIELDS AND NEXT BILL
SCOTT.
YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 51.
AND THEN ZACH HOWELL.
YOU'RE SPEAKER NUMBER 52.
FOLLOWED BY 53 IS BRITTA DEVAL
HAMMOND.
SO WE'LL START.
I DON'T SEE MARINE SHIELD.
WE'LL DO AT THE END A
COMEBACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT PRESENT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE
ONE LAST ROUND.
BILL SCOTT, SPEAKER NUMBER
51, YOU ARE PRESENT.
NEXT UP WILL BE ZACH
HOWELL FOLLOWED BY
BRITTA DUVAL. HI BILL.
>> HI.
OKAY.
THIS IS REGARDING THE
UPZONING OF NORTHEAST 45th
STREET.
THIS HAS BEEN JUSTIFIED IN
THE PROPOSAL AS IT'S SERVED BY
A
BUS ROUTE BUT THIS IS NOT A REAL
BUS
ROUTE.
FIRST, THE BUS IS NOT A FREQUENT
TRANSIT STOP.
IT'S THERE FOR A BATHROOM
BREAK FOR THE ROUTE'S DRIVERS.
THE SEGMENT OF THE ROUTE
DOES NOT SERVE A DESTINATION AND
NOT
NEAR ANY TYPE OF
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND THIRD
THE SPUR
OF THIS ROUTE 31- 32 ON 45th
STREET IS NOT A MAJOR TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP, TO JUSTIFY
MAJOR TRANSIT ROUTE DESIGNATION
WHICH IS NOT JUSTIFIED.
THE THING IS COOKED UP
INCORRECTLY. THE REQUEST THE
CONSIDERATION
OF THIS LITTLE USED ROUTE SHOULD
BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT COMP
PLAN REVISION TO DETERMINE IF
IT HAS MAJOR RIDERSHIP AND
ONLY THEN CONSIDERED FOR UP
ZONING
IN
THE MEANTIME THE ZONING SHOULD
STAY AS IT IS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE BRITTA
DUVAL SPEAKER NUMBER 53.
I HEAR AN
ECHO.
>> THANK YOU.
HI, GO
AHEAD.
>> I'M BRITTA JEAN DUVAL
OF DISTRICT SIX IN THE
DESIGNATED
UPZONE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
MY COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS DUE
TO ITS SIZE AND LACK
OF SERVICES IN OUR COMMERCIAL
DOWNTOWN AND
COMMERCIAL CORE, WE DO NOT
FEEL WE NEED TO BE DESIGNATION
AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO
NOTICE WE HAVE A TEN FOOT HIGHER
THAN
URBAN CENTER DESIGNATION ON
OUR TINY LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE
A GROCERY STORE.
KNOW THAT ALSO THERE ARE
NO PROVISIONS IN THE PLAN FOR
EXISTING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS OR
THE EFFECTS ON THEM.
WE ASK PLEASE THAT THE TREE
CANOPY PROTECTIONS BE AMENDED TO
PROTECT OUR SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF NATIVE TREES.
WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BONUS
AND THE STACK FLAT BONUS AND
UPDATE THE CONDO LAWS TO ALLOW
FOR
MORE ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE ZONING
PLANS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL HELPNER
SPEAKER NUMBER 54.
>> HELLO.
I'M DANIEL AND IN 2020 I MOVED
TO SEATTLE AND LIVED IN AN
ADU WHICH WAS THE ONLY WAY I
COULD
AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.
IT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE
THANKS TO THE PREVIOUS LAND USE
CHANGES WHICH ALLOWED THAT ADU
TO EXIST.
RIGHT NOW THE COUNCIL
IS PRESENTED WITH CHOICES
THAT WILL BE THE FACTOR TO
DETERMINE WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE ME
WILL
BE ABLE TO MOVE TO SEATTLE OVER
THE NEXT DECADE.
EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DENSITY BONUS CITY WIDE
AND CREATE ONE FOR LOW RISE
ZONES AND STACKED SLATS AND
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
OPPORTUNITY AND LOW
DISPLACEMENT AREAS. WE NEED TO
PUT PEOPLE IN
B,
TRANSITS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER -- I DON'T
SEE KATHLEEN ON SPEAKER NUMBER
55. WE'LL COME BACK.
SPEAKER NUMBER 56 SHAHMICK
AND THEN SPEAKER 57 IS
PATRICK TAYLOR YOU'RE NOT
PRESENT
BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND
THEN SPEAKER NUMBER 58, AIDEN
CARROLL.
SO I BELIEVE SPEAKER NUMBER 56.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHAMMIC, A
RENTER IN
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO
ASK CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE
INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
SEATTLE IS A FAST GROWING
CITY WITH TONS OF OPPORTUNITY.
MY PARTNER AND I MOVED
HERE BECAUSE OF HER JOB AND
WE'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE
CITY.
WHILE ABLE TO RENT A
PLACE WITHIN OUR MEANS WE'RE
SEEING THE EVER GROWING RENTS OF
PLACES AROUND US A HUGE LACK OF
RENTAL
BY THE CITY GROWING FAST,
FASTER THAN ESTIMATED.
IT TAKES MUCH MORE TIME TO
BUILD HOUSING THAN PEOPLE TO
MOVE
IN AND MEANS THE
DEMANDS WILL INCREASE FASTER
THAN THE
SUPPLY WHICH WILL CAUSE RENTS TO
SURGE CREATING MORE NAIBLDS
CENTERS HOUSING
TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESIDENTS.
YOU SHOULD ALSO INCREASE
THE BONUS FOR
STACKED FLATS AND EXPAND THE
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BONUS TO
MAKE IT AVAILABLE CITY
WIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>
THANK YOU. WHEN YOU HEAR THE
BUZZER YOU
HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT.
IT'S A REMINDER.
NEXT WE HAVE AIDEN
CARROLL FOLLOWED BY KEVIN MEANS
THAT
IS SPEAKER NUMBER 58 FOLLOWED BY
59
KEVIN MEANS.
58, AIDEN CAROL.
GOOD MORNING.
>> YO, CALLING FROM TANGLE TIME
WHERE WE HAVE
MULTIPLE GROCERY STORES TO
SUPPORT THE UP
ZONING HERE AS MUCH UP ZONING
AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
PLACES LIKE QUEEN ANNE,
MAGNOLIA,
45th REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE
BUDGET
WILL BE.
WHEN WE HAVE THE HOUSING HERE
AND BY -- WHERE I GREW UP
COMMUNITY COUNCIL ANTI-HOUSING.
THEY SUPPORT SOCIAL
HOUSING WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE
MOST OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
MAYOR DON'T, BUT I -- I CARE
ABOUT
TREES, BUT I'M NOT SURE I
WANT TO HEAR EITHER OF THOSE
THINGS FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T
ACT LIKE
THEY CARE ABOUT
HOMELESS PEOPLE. THE BIGGEST
THING MISSING
IS PLACES TO LIVE IN OUR MEANS
AND PLACES TO CAMP BECAUSE
THOSE THINGS ARE THE ULTIMATE
LIVEABILITY CRISIS, THE
ULTIMATE HAS ZAFRDS AND ANTI-
SOCIAL
BEHAVIOR WHEN WE ARE
CONSTANTLY HARASSING THEM FOR
LACK OF
A PLACE TO LIVE IN ANY WAY
TREES OR NOT.
WE DESPERATELY
NEED HOUSING EVERYWHERE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE KEVIN MEANS.
SPEAKER NUMBER 59.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M KEVIN MEANS I AM A
SEATTLE NATIVE BORN IN CAPITOL
HILL
AND LIVE IN THE COLUMBUS PARK
AREA.
I'M A PERMANENT CARE DOCTOR
MY WIFE A PROFESSOR AT UW
AND WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF A
CLIMATE
CRISIS, A HOUSING CRISIS, AND
A LIVEABILITY CRISIS AND THE
FIX FOR ALL OF THOSE TIZ HAVING
MORE
PEOPLE LIVE IN SEATTLE.
I CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE
I GREW UP IN CAPITOL HILL.
VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH MY
CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LOVE IT.
I DON'T SEE HOW MY KIDS
CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE.
MOST OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE
KIDS MOVED OUT OF THE SEATTLE
AND LIVE IN SHORELINE OR
THEY'VE LEFT.
THEY'RE IN ANOTHER CITY
MOVED TO THE EAST COAST AND
LOWER
COST LIVING PLACES.
THIS DRIVING OUT OF
FAMILIES WITH KIDS IS KILLING
SEATTLE
SCHOOLS.
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDS
CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE ARE
SENDING
TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SLOWLY DYING.
IMPROVING DENSE --
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, KEVIN.
I DO SEE SOME PEOPLE HAVE
COME BACK ONLINE AND SO I WANT
TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
ZACH HOWELL, PATRICK TAYLOR.
SPEAKER 52 AND 57.
ZACH HOWELL, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK
TAYLOR.
PRESS STAR 6.
YOU'RE
OFF MUTE.
>>
HELLO.
>>
HI.
>> I'M ZACH HOWELL.
I'M ZACH HOWELL.
I'VE BEEN RENTING IN DISTRICT
7 CLOSE TO TEN YEARS.
THE ZONING PLAN CONTINUES TO
SHAFT RENTERS PLACING A --
CONDOS ALONG BUSY DANGEROUS --
RATHER THAN DEEPER INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON QUIET
STREETS.
THIS IS A CLASSIC INJUSTICE AND
HEARD NO LOGICAL REASON
WHY APARTMENTS COULDN'T BE
PLACED TWO OR THREE BLOCKS AWAY
FROM
ARTERIALS WHEN THEY'RE ADJACENT
TO BUS STOPS.
INCREASE THE CORRIDOR DISTANCE
TO THREE BLOCKS FROM ARTERIAL.
NOWHERE IS THIS MORE
APPARENT FOR ME THAN IN INNER
BAY WHERE
THERE ARE TALL SEVEN
STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN
BETWEEN
A RAIL TRACK AND 15th AVENUE AND
YET OPPOSITE THE 15th AVENUE
BUS CORRIDOR THERE ARE SINGLE
FAMILY HOUSES.
CLEARLY IN SEATTLE
RENTERS ARE -- NO REASON EXCEPT
FOR SEATTLE'S REGRESSIVE ZONING
PLAN.
PLEASE BUILD MORE HOUSING
FOR ALL OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, ZACH.
NEXT WE HAVE PATRICK TAYLOR.
YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 57 AND
THEN BONNY WILLIAMS WILL BE
FLEX SPEAKER 60.
HI, PATRICK.
PRESS STAR
6.
>> HI.
>> WE CAN HEAR
YOU. GO
AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS PATRICK TAYLOR I
OWN A HOME IN DISTRICT TWO
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF MORE
HOUSING
FOR OUR CITY.
THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A PLAN IN THE
ISSUE OF THE LAST ELECTION
AND CANDIDATES THAT RAN FOR
HOUSING.
THERE HAVE BEEN COMMENT PERIODS
AND THE PEOPLE SPOKE IN GOING
BACK ON THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN. A HOME NEAR
TRANSIT AND SERVICES
OF CITY.
SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN, REMOVE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS CITY WIDE,
WIDEN UP
ZONES, ADD NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS AND LIVE -- THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR
CITY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, PATRICK YOU STILL
HAVE 30 SECONDS.
UNLESS YOU WERE -- YOU WERE
DONE.
AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE BONNY WILLIAMS.
SPEAKER NUMBER 60.
FOLLOWED BY GALEN WARD SPEAKER
61.
IN THE 60s NOW.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
BONNY WILLIAMS.
STAR 6.
WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU, BONNY.
GALEN WARD SPEAKER 61.
SPEAKER 61.
GALEN WARD.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6.
>> HELLO CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS
TODAY.
I'M GALLON WARD RAISING A
FAMILY
IN THE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM WEST
ELEMENTARY WHERE TEACHERS
HAVE BEEN CUT, THE SCHOOL
SHRINKING AND OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS
UNDER
ENROLLED BECAUSE THERE AREN'T
ENOUGH FAMILIES IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO ASK YOU
TO
SPLENG STRENGTHEN THE PLANS
BY INCREASING THE DENSITY
MAKING THEM POSSIBLE ON ANY LOT
SIZE.
MOST OF THE LOTS ARE NOT
SIZED FOR THE CURRENT PLAN
AND REDUCING SETBACKS SO
FAMILIES CAN HAVE SHARED BACK
YARDS.
I WELCOME TALLER STACK FLATS
TO HOUSE MORE FAMILIES ON EVERY
LOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND
INCREASE THE VIBRANCY OF
SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
AND CONGRATULATIONS YOUR
DAUGHTER ON HER GRADUATION.
NEXT WE HAVE BONNY
IF YOU'RE THERE PRESS STAR 6.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
VANDRA MILLIGAN NUMBER 62 NOT
PRESENT.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
KYLE SPEAKER NUMBER 63.
FOLLOWED BY 64.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS KYLE RIDER A
RESIDENT OF MONTH LAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD
IN SEATTLE CALLING TO WHAT I
THOUGHT WOULD BE TO
REPRESENT THE SILENT MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE SEATTLE
BECOME LIVABLE FOR A WIDER VATY
OF PEOPLE AND INCREASE DENSITY.
I'M HEARING A LOT OF VOICES
ON THIS CALL AND
APPRECIATE HEARING LIKE MINDED
PEOPLE SHARE THEIR
OPINION THAT WE NEED
MORE HOUSING, WE NEED DECREASED
COST IN HOUSING IN A NEW WAY TO
DO THAT BY INCREASING THE
SUPPLY.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MEANS
CHANGES IN A LOT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE, BUT
WE ALL NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN
AND REALIZE THAT WE NEED TO BE
PARTICIPANTS IN THE
INCREASING OF THE AFFORDABILITY
OF
SEATTLE SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO
GROW AND
CHANGE LIKE ALL CITIES DO
AND THAT INVOLVES MORE HOUSING
THAT HAS TO BE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KYLE.
BONNY, WE SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
YOU ARE NEXT.
BONNY
WILLIAMS.
>> OKAY.
HI.
I'M BONNY WILLIAMS.
HOMEOWNER IN WALLINGPORT AND
TANGLETOWN AND DISTRICT 4.
PLEASE START WITH SCALING
BACK THE MAYOR'S AGGRESSIVE
MULTILAYERED PLAN WITH A GOAL OF
330,000 HOUSING UNITS.
THE MORE REALISTIC GOAL IS
80,000 TO 120,000 MEETING
STATE REQUIREMENTS.
DO NOT GO BEYOND H B1110.
SCALE BACK THE STOP FLOW
BEST PLAN USED TO ZONE
NEIGHBORHOODS
RESIDENTIAL LINES -- TO FIVE
STORY AND KEEP MAXIMUM
HEIGHTSHEIGHTS
THREE STORY WITH MIDDLE
HOUSING AT THREE STORIES
BUILDINGS
CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH SCALE
FORM AND CHARACTER IN SINGLE
FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS AND --
PROPOSED
FOR FIVE STORIES -- KEEP LOTS
AT THREE STORY -- IN OUR ZONES
LIVABLE.
AND COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING
HOMES.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 64.
FOLLOWED BY 65.
DILLON.
YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 64.
FOLLOWED BY LUCAS 65 AND THEN
66.
64, 65, 66.
MY NAME IS DILLON.
I'M A STUDENT AT UW AND MOVED
TO SEATTLE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
IN D.C. I OWNED A CONDO
DOWNTOWN AND COULD BIKE AND WALK
TO WORK.
IN SEATTLE THAT
ISN'T
AFFORDABLE. NOT ONLY HOUSING
MORE AFFORDABLE
BUT FEW OPTIONS HERE THE
TRANSIT
LINE. I LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE
LIGHT RAIL FROM UW AND THE
CLOSEST I COULD AFFORD NOT
LOOKING FOR THE
BURDENS OF MAINTAINING A SINGLE
FAMILY HOME.
I MOVED TO NORTH GAIT AND PAY
2200 PER MONTH.
NOT EVERYONE CAN PAY THAT.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING
AROUND TRANSIT HUBS SO
OPPORTUNITIES AREN'T LIMITED TO
A
PRIVILEGED FEW AND MORE DENSE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN MAPLE
LEAF TO BE
MORE WELCOMING TO RENTERS.
THE CO- OP BOARD AND
GOVERNANCE -- SEATTLE NEEDS TO
CARE ABOUT RENTERS LIKE ME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER
ANN SPEAKER NUMBER 66 AND -- NOT
ANN, SORRY, LUCAS, FIRST, MY
APOLOGIES, SPEAKER 65.
FOLLOWED BY ANN SPEAKER 66.
SO LUCAS 65.
>> AWESOME.
THANKS.
I'M LUCAS CAN'TMAN ON
NORTHEAST 45th STREET CALLING IN
SUPPORT
OF A BROAD EXPANSION OF
ZONE CAPACITY ACROSS
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE
NOT JUST IN CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS AND ALONG --
DEEPLY
CONCERNED THAT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AS PROPOSED DOES NOT
DO ENOUGH TO MAKE
SEATTLE WELCOMING TO EVERYONE
ESPECIALLY
FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN ADDITION
TO LOCKING IN UNAFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRICES DECADES OF
FINANCIAL
INSTABILITY FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS DUE TO A LACK OF
STUDENT -- AND ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO GO BEYOND THE
REQUIREMENTS AND INCREASE
ZONE CAPACITY
FOR AFFORDABLE AND
MARKET RATE HOUSING. THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKER 66
FOLLOWED BY ZACH
67. HI, ANN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS ANN.
I OWN A HOME IN THE
TANGLETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN
THE
HOH PRESIDENT FOR OUR CONDO
BUILDING.
I'M A RETIRED PUBLIC SECTOR
EMPLOYEE LIVED IN TANGLETOWN FOR
THE PAST 18 YEARS AND TWO
3030 SOMETHING CHILDREN ONE A
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER AND
THE OTHER A MOOUGS.
I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR
THE DESIRE TO HAVE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IN
SEATTLE HOWEVER I STRONGLY
OBJECT TO
THE ONE SEATTLE PROPOSAL FOR THE
TANGLETOWN CENTER.
THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS
IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
FEEDS INTO THE POCKETS OF
DEVELOPERS WHO WILL GAIN AND
INCREASE
HOME OWNERSHIP PRICES IN
SEATTLE.
I HAVE THREE MAIN POINTS.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE
NOT REQUIRED BY H 1110.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE NOT
NEEDED AS STATED EARLIER TODAY.
THE PLAN WILL RESULT IN 330,000
UNITS WHEN ONLY 120 ARE NEEDED.
THE CITY TANGLETOWN DOESN'T
MEET
DEFINITION OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. NO
SUPERMARKET.
>> THANK
YOU. WE HAVE ZACH SPEAKER NUMBER
67.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON
THIS SUPER IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR
THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE. I'M CALLING TO VOICE
MY SUPPORT
FOR THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN AND INCREASE
DENSITY AND
AFORMER PRESIDENTED FORIBILITY
IN
OOELTS.
THE -- AFFORDABILITY IN SEATTLE.
THE WAY TO DO THAT IN A
MORE SUSTAINABLE CITY IS TO
REMOVE
DESIGN GUIDELINES SO
MIDDLE HOUSING CAN, IN FACT,
TAKE UP THE SHARE OF NEW HOUSING
UNITS
THAT IT IS BEING PLANNED FOR.
MAINTAINING DESIGN VIEW SITE
WILL PREVENT
MIDDLE HOUSING FROM BEING BUILT
AND NEED TO REMOVE MINIMUM
SETBACKS ON MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
BECAUSE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
MATURE TREES
TO STAY IN PLACE BY
GRANTING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR
DESIGN
TYPES.
FURTHER WE SHOULD REMOVE --
SORRY INCREASE LIMITS AND UNIT
NUMBERS FOR BONUSES
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STACK.
>> THANK YOU, ZACH.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER 69,
ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND WILLIAM
WALDMAN SPEAKER 70.
69, ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND WILLIAM
WALDMAN, SPEAKER NUMBER 70.
GOOD MORNING.
JUST PRESS STAR 6 AND GOOD TO
GO.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AND THE CITY STAFF AND THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT, THIS IS
AN AMAZING -- THE WAY YOU
CONDUCT
THESE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSIONS
IS AMAZING AND OFFERS ORDER AND
GRACE.
SEATTLE NEEDS THIS AND
HOPEFULLY WHEN A CERTAIN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT IS GONE WE CAN SEE
MORE AGAIN.
SO, THIS IS A CITYWIDE
PUBLIC COUNCIL NOT A PRIVATE
HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION. THE PLAN IS
DESIGNED TO
ADD DENSITY FOR A VIBRANT CITY
IN AN
EVER GROWING STATE. SUPPLY TO
MEET DEMAND IS
THE MOST BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ANY
MARKET.
QUEEN ANNE MARKS DRONE
INTO, GREEN LAKE AND MAPLE LEAF
MUST PROVIDE A FAIR SHARE TO
COMBAT THE HOUSING CRISIS.
RENTALS FOR THE BARISTA, THE
GROSSER, LINE COOK, WAITRESS,
BARTENDER, THE CAT SITTER, ET
CETERA. HOMES FOR A YOUNG COUPLE
LOOKING
TO START A FAMILY.
KEEP DENSITY FAIR, DO NOT
LET THE WEALTHIEST COMMUNITIES
CONTROL
THE NEEDS OF WORKING
PEOPLE. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALBERTO.
APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN.
NEXT WE HAVE WILLIAM WALDMAN.
SPEAKER NUMBER 70.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
I'M SURE THAT ANY --
TREE PROTECTION IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VOTE THAT
COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL BE UNEQUIVOCALLY
PROUD
OF IN THE FUTURE.
SECONDLY, WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY THE
DEVELOPERS WILL BE LIVING
IN TREE LINED NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK WITH ANY KIND OF
COMPROMISE.
>> THANK YOU, WILLIAM.
NEXT WE HAVE JIM ELECTRICITY.
I APOLOGIZE IF I MESS UP
YOUR NAME SPEAKER 72.
YOU'RE NOT PRESENT BUT
WE'LL STILL CALL YOUR NAME AND
JUST A
REMINDER, THERE ARE PEOPLE NOT
PRESENT THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
I AM GOING TO GO AT THE END TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
RECOGNIZE YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE
POPPED BACK ON.
SO NOW WE ARE POPPING OVER TO
SPEAKER NUMBER 74.
SPEAKER 74, WE JUST READ WITH
STAR IS YOUR LAST NAME AND AMY
STORM. SPEAKER NUMBER 75.
GOOD MORNING, RED.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD
MORNING.
>>
GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU'RE GOOD.
HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING TO RESTART
THE
TIMER. I INTERRUPTED YOU.
GO AHEAD. YOU CAN START
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
EVERYONE
WHO IS
HERE TODAY. FIRST OF ALL YOU ARE
MY COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND AND SO
COURTEOUS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I WANTED TO APPRECIATE
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
ADDING AND INCREASING WHAT WE
ALREADY HAVE IN THE PLAN ADDING
THE ROANOKE IN OUR DRAFT RIGHT
NOW.
WE HAVE A K THROUGH 8
SCHOOL WE HAVE ACTIVE SMALL
BUSINESSES,
PUBLIC INVESTMENT, RAPID J
LINE WHICH IS CREATING A SAFE
BIKE LANE AS WELL AS
UPDATING CRITICAL UTILITIES,
PIPES THAT
WERE CREATED AND DONE IN
1920 ARE BEING CREATED UNDER
THE RAPID RIDE J LINE.
THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND
OUR LIVE POINT IN TIME WAS
16,868
PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE.
OUR EVICTIONS DOUBLED
FOR 7,000. WE NEED TO INVEST IN
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND PEOPLE TO BE ABLE
TO LIVE AND WORK AND SURVIVE IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT BE
PUSHED --
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE AND JUST
REMINDER YOU CAN SEND COMMENTS
IN AND
COME TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
EVERY TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING CUT
OFF BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE
PREPARED LONGER WORDS.
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS
AMPLE TIME TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS
PROCESS.
AMY STORM.
YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER
75 FOLLOWED BY ELLEN S HE
U, SPEAKER 76.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI.
I'M AMY STORM A WEST SEATTLE
HOMEOWNER AND I WANT TO
SEE DENSE ARE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD
AND ACROSS THE CITY.
WHEN HOUSES -- GET TURNED
INTO THREE STORY BLOCKS WITHWITH
YARDS
THAT SELL FOR THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THIS IS NOT GROUP HOUSING
ACCESS.
IT DESTROYS
INTERESTING AFFORDABLE HOMES AND
REPLACING THEM WITH BORING AND
UGLY
ONLY THE WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO
PUT
MORE MONEY IN THE
POCKETS OF PRIVATE DEVELOPERS.
I WANT A PLAN TO REMOVE
PARKING MANDATES, EXPAND THE
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND
INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACKED
FLATS ON LOTS OF ALL SIZES
AND ESTABLISH MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND FUND
THE PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT SERVES
THEM AND
ALSO REQUIRE BUILDINGS TO
BE PAINTED AN INTERESTING
COLOR. OUR WINTERS ARE
DEPRESSED ENOUGH WITHOUT OUR
BUILDINGS BEING
GRAY AND BEIGE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THAT'S ALL FROM ME.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 76.
ELLEN AND THEN ALSO I SEE
THAT JIM SPEAKER NUMBER 72 IS
PRESENT NEXT AFTER ELLEN.
HI.
>> HI.
HELLO. MY NAME IS ELLEN AND I
LIVE IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
I'M ASKING
YOU TO TREE PROTECTION AS OUR
CITY GROWS
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THE
URBAN
TREES THAT MAKE SEATTLE LIVABLE.
TREES ARE I BELIEVE THEY
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH,
CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND
OVERALL WELL BEING.
I GREW UP IN TAIWAN IN A
DENSE URBAN AREA WITH LIMITED
ACCESS TO NATURE AND AFTER
MOVING TO
SEATTLE, I CAME TO
APPRECIATE HOW SPECIAL IT IS
THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE BIG TREES AND FRESH
AIR
WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I BELIEVE EVERY CHILD
SHOULD GROW UP WITH MEMORY OF
LOOKING OUT AND SEEING BRANCHES
OF
A TREE HAVING A FAVORITE
TREE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR
ENJOYING
THE SHADE OF A TREE ON A HOT
DAY.
THE EXPERIENCE ARE SIMPLE
AND STAYS WITH THEM FOR LIFE
AND THEY SHOULD BE PART OF
GROWING.
UP.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
JIM.
SPEAKER NUMBER 72.
ARE YOU THERE?
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WE SEE
NOT PRESENT BUT THAT HAVE SIGNED
PUP
WE ARE AT SPEAKER 77.
THAT IS BEN DIEGO SPEAKER NUMBER
77 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER NUMBER
79.
LEONARD.
77 BEN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD.
GOOD
MORNING.
>> GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BEN PEDGO, 29,
LIVE IN FREMONT AND A RENTER.
I GREW UP HERE, AND I WOULD
LOVE TO CONTINUE LIVING HERE BUT
LIKE MANY MY AGE THE
AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS IN THIS CITY MAKES ME
QUESTION WHETHER THAT'S
POSSIBLE.
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DO SOMETHING BOLD INCLUDING
INCREASING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
BUT REDUCING OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS PRESERVING TREE
CANOPY AND ACHIEVING EMISSION
ZERO.
DENSE HOUSING IN MIXED USE
ZONES HELPS US MEET ALL GOALS
BY CREATING PLACES WHERE DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES CAN LIVE, WALK
AND WORK IN THE SAME AREA, AND
ALSO BY REDUCING THIS SPRAWL
THAT DOES DESTROY TREE CANOPY.
DO MORE TO PASS A
BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
INCLUDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS
AND EXPANDING THE CURRENT ONES,
INCREASING BONUSES FOR DENSITY,
REMOVING PARKING --
>> BEN, IF YOU'RE STILL
ONLINE, WE KIND OF CUT IT TOO
EARLY SO
WE'RE GOING TO RESTORE 30
SECONDS.
ARE YOU STILL ONLINE?
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6.
WE JUST HAD A TECHNICAL THING.
WE APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO
RESTORE 30
SECONDS.
>>
NO WORRIES.
>> RESTORE 30 SECONDS AND YOU
CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE.
OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL
RIGHT. YOU ARE READY TO GO
WHENEVER
YOU START YOU'RE GOOD.
>> GREAT.
THE LAST THING I WAS GOING
TO SAY IS I URGE THE COUNCIL TO
DO MORE TO PASS A BOLD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
INCLUDING ADDING MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS AND EXPANDING THE
CURRENT
ONES, INCREASING BONUSES FOR
DENSITY,
REMOVING PARKING
REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE AND
ALLOWING STACK
FLATS EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR TIME AND
EVERYONE'S OPINIONS ON THIS
MATTER.
>> THANK YOU, BEN.
NEXT WE HAVE LEONARD JEROME
SPEAKER 79 FOLLOWED BY
AARON WHEELER SPEAKER NUMBER 80.
WE HAVE SPEAKER 79.
PRESS STAR 6.
YOU'RE OFF MUTE AND GO AHEAD
AND TALK WHEN
READY.
>> NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU.
CAN
YOU HEAR US?
>> GREAT.
YES, I CAN.
>> GO RIGHT
AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS LEONARD
JEROME HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF
AND
THE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE CITY
WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO
MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT SCHEDULED
IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORK DAY.
YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS
SAYING THAT GOING BOLD ON THIS
PLAN
WILL ONLY TURN SEATTLE INTO A
TREELESS TARMAC.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THE
REALITY IS THE OPPOSITE.
WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR
OUR POPULATION TO BE IN THE
MILLIONS BY MID CENTURY AND
BUILD
ENOUGH HOUSES SO OUR KIDS DON'T
HAVE
TO PUSH SOMEONE ELSE TO LIVE
CLOSE TO THEIR PARENTS OR ACRES
OF FOREST OUT EAST CUT DOWN TO
BE ABLE TO LIVE NEARBY.
IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE I
HOPE THAT THE DECISIONS DO
NOT MEAN
THE FORESTS WILL BE TWICE AS FAR
AWAY OR LEVEL MORE TREES IN
THE CITY FOR PARKING THOSE
LIVING IN
THE ON THE OUTSKIRTS WILL
NEED TO COMMUTE TO THEIR JOBS
SO PEOPLE OF THE PAST SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO LIVE IN TALL
BUILDINGS AND USE -- WE MUST
BUILD UP NOT
OUT.
KEEPING AND
EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
BUILD HIGHER HEIGHT LIMITS,
STACKED FLATS IN EVERY PART,
BUILD TALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
NEXT WE HAVE AARON WHEELER
AND THEN I ALSO SEE BEFORE YOU
START AARON, WE HAVE DA VEENA
WEST ON.
WE'LL BUMP YOU UP AFTER LEONARD
TALKS.
AFTER AARON WHEELER TALKS YOU
WILL BE NEXT.
AARON WHEELER PRESS STAR 6.
SPEAKER NUMBER 80.
WE SEE
YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
YES.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS AARON A SOCIAL
WORKER WHO LIVES IN WALLINGFORD
CALLING IN BECAUSE I WANT LIVING
TO
BE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF
ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ON
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS
GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL PARKS,
BUSTLING
RESTAURANT ART SCENE AND GREAT
WALKABLE STREETS
AND UNFORTUNATELY LIVING HERE
ISN'T AN OPTION FOR MOST
PEOPLE.
HOMES COST A MILLION DOLLARS AND
FEW OF THEM.
THIS PERPETUATES
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE -- BY
RED LINING AND INTENSE
SEGREGATION.
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
REINFORCING RACISM AND
EXCLUSIVITY IS A CHOICE.
CHOOSE MORE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO
CONTINUE
REDEVELOPING INTO A GREAT
PLACE TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY
FOR ALL. PLEASE STRENGTHEN THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN REMOVING
PARKING
REQUIREMENTS,
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DENSITY, BONUSES FOR LOW RISE
ZONES, STACKED FLATS AND
ALLOWING
IT TO BE USED ON ALL LOTS AND
MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN
HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS WHICH
WILL MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A
MORE INCLUSIVE ONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER NUMBER 39, DA
VEENA. DA VEENA WEST.
PRESS STAR 6.
OFF MUTE.
GOOD.
>> YEAH.
HIGH MAIM IS DA VEENA WEST
IN BEACON HILL, FIRST
GENERATION AMERICAN ON MY MOM'S
SIDE. MY DAD IS A TEACHER.
THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN
PROPERTY
DUE TO AFFORDABILITY AND I
ONLY HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN
A
HOME DUE TO HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY AND A PROGRAM THROUGH
SOMETH
OTHERWISE CONTINUES TO BE TO BE
OUTSIDE THE REALM OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR
ME AND THIS OPPORTUNITY IN
SEATTLE NOT ONLY ALLOW TO OWN A
HOME
AND LIVE NEAR FAMILY AND WATCH
MY NEPHEW GROW UP AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH
STRENGTHENS
THE COMMUNITY AND THE
ECONOMY. AND HOUSING ABUNDANCE
IMPROVES AFFORDABILITY AND MIXED
USES AND
COMPLETE COMMUNITIES
ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR
GROCERY
STORE AND SCHOOLS AND OTHER
ESSENTIALS TO MEET DAILY NEEDS
WHICH KEEPS THE
COMMUNITY
STRONG. I WANT TO REQUEST
THE CITY COUNCIL EXPAND
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES CITY WIDE SO MORE
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD
TO LIVE THE LIFE THEY DESERVE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKERS 81 AND 82, DAVID
HAINES AND HANS
RASMUSSEN, SPEAKER 82.
I DON'T SEE DAVID.
HANS.
BEFORE YOU START, HANS, THIS
IS A REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO
DO ANOTHER CALL FOR THE REST OF
OUR SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED
UP THAT ARE NOT PRESENT.
SO BEFORE YOU START, HANS,
GIVE ME ONE SECOND I'M GOING TO
CALL THOSE SPEAKERS RIGHT NOW TO
SEE IF THEY CAN RESPOND.
WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER
50, MAUREEN SHIELDS, WE HAVE
SPEAKER NUMBER 55, KATHLEEN
CHANG, WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER
62, VENDA
MILLIGAN. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER
72 JIM.
SPEAKER NUMBER 72.
THEN WE HAVE
SPEAKER NUMBER 81 DAVID HAINES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON SPEAKER 82
OUR LAST SIGNED UP SPEAKER AND
THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT PRESENT WE'LL CALL YOUR
NAME AGAIN AFTER HANS SPEAKS.
GOOD MORNING, HANS.
>>.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO WHAT I
BELIEVE LEONARD JUST SAID
ABOUT BUILDING A CITY FOR
CAPABLE OF
SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND NOT
TEARING DOWN FORESTS OUTSIDE
THE CITY SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SO
I
THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE TO MARRY THE INTEREST
OF HOUSING AND DESIRE TO HAVE
TREES.
THE CITY SHOULD CREATE A
STACK FLAT BONUS IN EXCHANGE FOR
MORE GREEN SPACE OR FACTOR
ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CITY THAT SHOULD BE
LR ZONE AND THAT THIS BONUS
SHOULD INCREASE THE FAR, IT
SHOULD
INCREASE THE LOT
COVERAGE, IT SHOULD BE PRACTICAL
ACHIEVABLE, AND I BELIEVE IF WE
DO
THAT WE CAN START TO SEE FAMILY
SIZED
HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY FOR
PRICES IN THE MID 500,000 MAYBE
400,000 AND THAT'S WHAT CITY
NEEDS. THANKS.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND READ EVERYONE'S NAME AGAIN
ONE LAST TIME.
THEN WE'LL GIVE IT LIKE
30 SECONDS TO MAKE SURE TO SEE
IF THEY'RE ON.
NUMBER 50 MAUREEN SHIELDS.
MOURN SHIELDS.
YOU'RE NUMBER 50 YOU SIGNED UP.
WE DON'T SEE YOU PRESENT ON
HERE.
ONCE YOU BECOME PRESENT WE'LL
BUMP YOU UP TO
SPEAK. WE HAVE KATHLEEN CHANG.
SPEAKER 55.
KATHLEEN CHANG SPEAKER 55.
NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 62.
VANDA MILLIGAN.
SPEAKER 62.
VANDA MILLIGAN.
WE ALSO HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 72,
JIM.
SPEAKER NUMBER 72.
THEN NEXT WE HAVE DAVID
HAINES, YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER
81.
SPEAKER NUMBER 81.
WHILE WAITING TO SEE IF
THOSE PEOPLE WILL JUMP ON I WILL
DO SOME -- I'LL KIND OF WRAP US
UP
HERE.
WHAT I HEARD, WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY FOR CALLING IN
FOR OUR -- AND CLERK LET ME KNOW
IF SOMEONE JUMPS ON AS PRESENT
AND
WE'LL CALL THEM.
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO CALL
IN PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO
BALANCE A GOOD IN BETWEEN
AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN MAXIMIZE THE MOST PEOPLE
THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO THE PEOPLE
THAT
SIGN UP TO LISTEN TO THEM
AND GET THE MOST AMOUNT OF
COMMENTS AS POSSIBLE.
SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WE'RE TAKING ALL THE FEEDBACK
THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN US
AS WELL FROM HOW WE'RE
RUNNING PUBLIC COMMENT TO WHAT
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE MORE AND
ALSO,
TOO, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TODAY
I HEARD MORE HOUSING.
I HEARD ABUNDANCE.
THAT WAS A WORD I HEARD.
I HEARD WALKABILITY.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT STACK FLATS.
WE HEARD ABOUT CONDOS.
WE'VE HEARD PEOPLE WANTING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL
HOUSING AND FOR THAT TO BE IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, E'VE
HEARD ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND
A NUMBER OF CALLERS RENT IS
TOO HIGH WE'VE ALSO HEARD
FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TREES.
THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE PROTECT OUR TREES.
A GENTLEMAN WHOSE DAUGHTER
JUST GRADUATED FROM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE
FAMILIES BE ABLE TO GO TO THAT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
HOUSING INTENTIONALLY AROUND OUR
SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ABSORBING
DENSITY, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
MIGHT
HAVE NOT HAD CERTAIN COVENANTS
ON
THEM AND SO GROWTH WAS PUSHED
TOWARDS CERTAIN AREAS IN
THE DISTRICT CENTRAL DISTRICT
AND SOUTH END TO BE SPECIFIC.
BUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE --
BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE
IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
WAVE HEARD ABOUT
PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN WE
HEARD ABOUT TRANSIT
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT A NUMBER
OF GOOD THINGS TODAY.
AND I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE
SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THAT JOINED.
THANK YOU.
AND I WILL LOOK TO SEE.
OH. SPEAKER NUMBER 81 DAVID
HAINES.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
SIR, PRESS STAR 6.
>> THANK YOU.
DAVID HAINES. GET RID OF THE
PAINTED
RACIST ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT
REFERENCES ANYTHING ABOUT -- AND
GET
RID OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAD PUT
ON
IT BY THE COUNCIL LANDLORDS
WHO HAVE NOT BEEN DEALING IN
GOOD
FAITH. WE NEED TO HAVE A ROBUST
HOUSING
BUILD OUT FOR THE MULTITUDES
OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS AND
THE WORKING CLASS.
WE DON'T NEED TO TAINT THIS
WITH
BYPOC REFERENCES WHERE
ONLY ALLOWED TO BE BLACK IF YOU
OWN THE HOME AND BLACK IF YOU
BUILD IT AND ONLY BLACK IF LIKE,
YOU
KNOW, YOU'RE PART OF A
NONPROFIT
HOUSING CONSORTIUM
DEVELOPMENT TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED
TO BUILD ANY
21st CENTURY FIRST WORLD
QUALITY HOMES.
THIS CORRUPT COUNCIL IS
WILLING TO PLAY THE RACE CARD
FOR
THE NEXT 20 YEARS AND BACK STAB
A
BUNCH OF HARDWORKING
INNOCENT WORKING CLASS BECAUSE
THEY
WANT TO TAINT IT WITH RACISM IN
THEIR
SELF-DEALING CONFLICT OF
INTEREST.
>> THANK YOU M R. HAYNES.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
FOR AGAIN CALLING IN.
THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OUR NEXT
MEETING, OUR NEXT -- EXCUSE
ME, STILL IN OUR MEETING BUT
THAT OUR SESSION ONE OF
TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING HAS COME
TO A
CLOSE.
IT IS 11:26.
HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE SURE SO WE HAVE A SECOND
SESSION COMING UP AND THAT IS AT
3:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT OPENS
TO SIGN UP STARTING AT 2:30 AND
SO THE WINDOW IS BETWEEN 2:30
AND
6:30 AND IF YOU ARE IN LINE AT
6:30 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT TO COME AND
SPEAK. SO WE ARE EXPECTING A
NUMBER
OF PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT FOR
COMING
TO SEE US.
WITHOUT -- IF THERE ARE
NO OBJECTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES
AND I DON'T SEE ANY ONLINE I'M
GOING TO -- I AM GOING TO CALL A
RECESS FOR THIS MEETING UNTIL
3:00.
FOR OUR SECOND SESSION
AND HEARING NO OBJECTION I'LL
PAUSE TO MAKE SURE THIS MEETING
IS
IN RECESS UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL.