DON'T WANT TO USE THE GAVEL,
BUT -- I DON'T LIKE USING THE
GAVEL . GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU, AND WELCOME
BACK. REALLY GOOD TO HAVE
EVERYONE HERE IN PERSON. IT IS
304 P.M. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN PRESENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME TO -- CAN YOU REPEAT HOW
MANY PRESENT?
>> SEVEN.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME TO SESSION
TO -- II OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND PERMANENT HOUSE BUILT
1110 LEGISLATION. THIS PUBLIC
HEARING IS SPECIFICALLY TO HEAR
FROM YOU, THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
ON AMENDMENTS. WE, AS
COUNCILMEMBERS, HAVE GENERATED
SINCE THE LAST PUBLIC HERE. THIS
IS THE LAST PUBLIC HERE BEFORE
WE GO INTO A VOTE NEXT WEEK. I
KNOW YOU ALL ARE VERY SAD ABOUT
THAT. THAT WAS A JOKE. MAYBE --
I DON'T KNOW. WE LOVE THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS, BECAUSE WE GET
TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK IN REAL
TIME. YOU ALL TOOK YOUR TIME
DOWN TO COME TODAY. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR
REACTIONS TO SPECIFIC
AMENDMENTS, AND ALSO CONTINUE TO
HEAR ABOUT YOUR BROADER VISIONS
ABOUT HOW YOU WANT SEATTLE TO
FEEL, AND WHAT YOUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LOOKING FOR.
THIS MORNING WE HAD A
PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
IT WAS ABOUT THE VOTING PROCESS
FOR NEXT WEEK. I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND YOU WATCH THE
RECORDING FROM THIS MORNING SO
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE
NEXT PROCESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE. I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AS
WELL. THERE IS A MEMO ONLINE
THAT TALKS ABOUT THE MEETINGS WE
WILL HAVE NEXT WEEK, AND THE
TIMELINE FOR THAT. TODAY'S
PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN BROKEN
INTO TWO SESSIONS. REGISTRATION
STARTED AT 2:30. I KNOW EVERYONE
, PEOPLE LINED UP BEFORE THAT.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING
DOWN AND TAKING OFF WORK AND ALL
THAT GOOD STUFF TO COME DOWN AND
REGISTER. REGISTRATION REMAINS
OPEN UNTIL 6:30. THERE IS GOING
TO BE A LARGE WINDOW FOR PEOPLE
TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND
CONTINUE TO SIGN UP. THE NEXT
THING, A COUPLE THINGS FOR
TONIGHT. EVERYONE WILL GET ONE
MINUTE. I KNOW , FIRST OF ALL,
THAT IS NOT A LOT OF TIME, BUT
WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH EVERYONE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE
PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LISTEN TO
EVERYONE. I WILL HUMBLY ASK THAT
WE REMAIN RESPECTFUL TO EACH
OTHER TONIGHT. WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN ? IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, I
ASK YOU ALL DON'T INTERRUPT
EACH OTHER. THERE WILL BE SOME
PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE DIFFERENCE
OF OPINIONS. PLEASE DON'T
INTERRUPT SOMEONE WHILE THEY ARE
TALKING JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. I KNOW WE
CAN ALL BE RESPECTFUL TODAY,
BECAUSE WE ARE SEATTLEITES. THE
NEXT THING , BEFORE WE ALSO GET
STARTED, WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME AND WHICH BILL YOU ARE
ADDRESSING BEFORE YOU DELIVER
YOUR REMARKS. IT HELPS US FOLLOW
ALONG WHICH AMENDMENTS YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT AS WE ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS PUBLIC HEARING. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE GET
STARTED? I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU
ALL IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS, BUT
HOPEFULLY, I ANSWERED THEM.
CLERK, PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> THE PUBLIC HEARING PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS WILL BE CALLED
UPON IN THE ORDER REGISTERED. IF
YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED, YOU CAN
SIGN UP OUTSIDE CHAMBERS AND
DOWNSTAIRS PRIOR TO 6:30 P.M.
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 6:30 P.M.
MEMBERS WILL BE CALLED IN GROUPS
OF 10 AT ONE TIME. LINED UP IN
NUMERICAL ORDER. THERE ARE TWO
MICROPHONE PODIUMS. THE ONE
STRAIGHT AHEAD OF ME AND HERE ON
THE FAR WEST SIDE. YOU CAN SPEAK
IN EITHER MICROPHONE. PLEASE
ADJUST THE MICROPHONE WHEN YOU
APPROACH . MAKE SURE THEY ARE
REALLY CLOSE TO YOU SO WE CAN
HEAR YOU SPEAK WHEN IT IS YOUR
TURN. BEGIN COMMENTS BY STATING
YOUR NAME, AS WELL AS WHICH
BILLS YOU ARE REFERRING TO. THE
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A SHYAM WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. IF THE
SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR TIME
BY THE TIME THE A LOT OF TIME
HAS ENDED, WE WILL YOU TO TO GET
ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL CALL EVERYONE IN GROUPS
OF 10. WERE PEOPLE GIVEN
NUMBERS? OKAY. AWESOME.
EVERYBODY HAS NUMBERS BUT I CAN
READ SOME OF YOUR HANDWRITING. A
LITTLE CHALLENGING IF YOU DID IN
CURSIVE. NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 10.
ONE THROUGH 10. AND WE HAVE TWO
MICROPHONES YOU CAN JUMP INTO .
BOTH ARE PHENOMENAL. THEY SOUND
GOOD. HI, CECILIA. WELCOME. YOU
WILL KICK US OFF. I KNOW IT WILL
BE GREAT. HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING
TO GET THE CLOCK STARTED. GIVE
US ONE MOMENT. WE WILL GET IT UP
ON THE SCREEN. NUMBERS ONE
THROUGH 10 ARE UP. CECILIA,
WELCOME. KICK US OFF.
>> CECILIA BLACK, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER . I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT THERE ARE SO MANY I AM VERY
EXCITED ABOUT. I'M GOING TO
START WITH AMENDMENTS I HOPE YOU
SUPPORT. WILL SUPPORT THE, 34 TO
EXPAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS,
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 61 TO EXTEND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO SOCIAL
HOUSING. SUPPORT AMENDMENT 79
FOR ACCESSIBILITY BONUSES. AND
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT ALLOW
FOR CORNER STORES THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ALL
THE AMENDMENTS STACK FLATS, MORE
ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. NICELY --
LASTLY, AMENDMENTS THAT REMOVE
COSTLY PARKING. AS YOU GO
THROUGH THIS COMP PLAN, I HOPE
YOU ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU WOULD
DO IF YOU WERE SUDDENLY DISABLED
TOMORROW AND COULD NOT DRIVE AND
COULD NOT WALK UPSTAIRS TO YOUR
HOUSE. THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU
WOULD GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT WE HAVE THOMAS, FOLLOWED
BY BOB MORGAN.
>> MY NAME IS TOM. I AM THE
BOARD CHAIR FOR THE SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING PDA. I AM HERE TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY AMENDMENT
THAT PROVIDES , BUT IN
PARTICULAR, AMENDMENTS 17 AND
61. WE ARE BUILDING OUT A VERY
NEW ALTERNATIVE TO THE
TRADITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SECTOR , AND WE ARE REALLY
FEELING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY THAT IS NOT
AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE INCOME
PEOPLE, TO TEACHERS, TO FIREMEN,
POLICEMEN, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION YOU WILL
PROBABLY SEE OUTSIDE THE BUDGET.
WE HOPE WHEREVER YOU END UP, YOU
END UP WITH THE LARGEST DENSITY
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL
HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN GENERAL OR THE CITY. I WOULD
LIKE TO TURN MY THANKS TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS KETTLE AND RINCK
FOR THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> TAKE YOU, THOMAS. BOB.
>> BOB MORGAN. ADDRESSING THE
COMPANY HAS A PLAN. I LIVE IN
THE WEST GREEN LAKE AREA AND
PREFER THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
BOUNDARY. IT IS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS OVER THE
ONE PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON
AMENDMENTS WHICH ARE THE
GREATEST CONCERN TO ME. THEY
WOULD REMOVE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE. THEY
WOULD ADD EIGHT PREVIOUSLY
UNANNOUNCED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
THAT ALLOW RESTAURANTS IN ALL
NEVER HIT RESIDENTIAL ZONES. IT
WILL AMEND MAJOR TRANSIT SERVICE
TO INCLUDE FREQUENT TRANSIT
SERVICE AREAS. THESE INVITE A
SEPA CHALLENGE AS THEY EXCEED
THE IMPACTS CONSIDERED. MMS 76
IS ILLUSTRATIVE. HERE
DEVELOPMENT WILL NOW APPLY TO
FREQUENT TRANSIT AREAS THAT
ACCENT ALMOST THE ENTIRE CITY OF
SEATTLE . ALSO, IF THE CITY
DEFINES MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS TO
INCLUDE FREQUENT TRANSIT STOPS,
THIS WOULD SUBJECT NEARLY THE
ENTIRE CITY 25 AND SIX FOR
DEVELOPMENT DENSITIES CALLED FOR
UNDER THE STATE LAW. EXERCISE IN
MODERATION. BE THE CITY
COUNCIL VOTING FOR DENUDING ALL
OF SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU, BOB. NEXT WE HAVE
CARLO. JAZZ HANDS. YOU'RE NOT
JAZZ HANDS. I WAS JUST SAYING.
YOUR GOOD. GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS CARLO. I LIVE IN
THE NORTH END . I WILL BE ABLE
TO RATTLE OFF ALL THE AMENDMENTS
I THINK YOU SHOULD SUPPORT.
THERE ARE TOO MANY. I WILL ASK
FOR YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
THAT ADD BACK THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, THE AGE THAT WERE
PROPOSED, EXPAND STACK FLATS,
THE AMENDMENTS THAT ALLOW
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MARTS ,
STORES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
CALL THEM. NOT JUST ON CORNERS.
AND ENDING PARKING MANDATES THAT
INCENTIVIZE PAVING ASPHALT OVER
OUR TREES. I'M TIRED OF MY
FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY
BEING TORN APART AND PRICED OUT.
I AM TIRED OF PARKING LOTS BEING
PAVED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND
DESTROYING THE TREES THAT WERE
THERE. AND THE YARDS AND GREEN
SPACE. AND ANY ARBITRARY PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE NEW HOMES
BEING BUILT. THE CITY HAS
PERFORMED SO MUCH OUTREACH
ALREADY ON THIS. THE DATA
OVERWHELMINGLY SHOWS WE WANT
MORE HOUSING, AND WE WANT TO
REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW
US TO BILL. PLEASE SUPPORT THESE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD
REFLECT WE ARE JOINED ONLINE BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. JEFF, YOU
ARE UP.
>> HELLO. JEFF CALLAHAN. I AM
NOT HERE REALLY TO TALK ABOUT
THE AMENDMENTS, ALTHOUGH THERE
IS PLENTY I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT.
BUT MORE ABOUT -- HELLO? TEST.
MORE ABOUT MY OWN EXPERIENCE, MY
FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE. I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO THINK OF THE
BIGGEST, GREATEST TREAT YOU HAVE
SEEN IN SEATTLE. THAT KIND OF
TREE WAS CUT DOWN NEXT TO MY
FAMILY HOUSE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO
. IT WAS KNOWN AS THE LOG CABIN
TREE, A RED CEDAR TREE WITH A 64
INCH DIAMETER, EIGHT TRUNKS.
EASILY TREE. HAD WE KNOWN, WE
WOULD HAVE TRIED TO MAKE IT A
PROTECTED FREE. THERE ARE SIGNS
HERE FOR TREES AND DEVELOPERS
AND HOUSING. I AM A DIFFERENCE
I. I AM A THIRD SIDE FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT TRULY NEED
SAFEGUARDS. WE HAD NONE. WE HAD
VIRTUALLY NONE. WE WERE NEVER
GIVEN A CHANCE TO CONTEST THIS
TREE. THE TREE WAS ON OUR SIDE,
AND IT WAS CUT DOWN WITHOUT HER
PERMISSION. WE HAVE AN ARBORIST
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. YOU CAN SEND
IN YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. OR YOU
CAN THROW THEM IN THAT BOX. YOU
ARE ALL GOOD. CITY, YOU ARE UP
NEXT, FOLLOWED BY LEONARD AND
SYLVIA.
>> I AM HERE ABOUT AMENDMENTS 33
AND 34. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE ACTUALLY WALK
THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE SOME
OF THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO RESIDENTS
WERE FIVE OR SIX STORY APARTMENT
BUILDINGS , CONDOS HAVE BEEN
BUILT? THESE AMENDMENTS WILL
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS , ESPECIALLY FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STAY IN THEIR
HOMES. THERE WILL BE ILLUMINATED
GREEN SPACE, MATURE TREES WILL
BE GONE, NATURAL DAYLIGHT WILL
BE REDUCED IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CHARACTER OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL CHANGE.
THE AMENDMENTS DIRECTLY
CONTRADICT THE CITY'S OWN
COMMITMENT TO PRESERVATION ON
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WEBSITE. TALKS ABOUT BALLARD AS
BEING A HISTORICAL SITE . ON
THAT WEBSITE IT SAYS THAT IT
ACKNOWLEDGES RAPID DEVELOPMENT,
THREATENS THE CHARACTER
INFILLING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT ALSO DESTROYED THE FAMILY
FEELING OF NEIGHBORHOODS. WE
HAVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
RIDING BIKES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN TO
CUT YOU OFF. YOU CAN SEND IN
YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE HAVE LEONARD, NUMBER
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, 10, LETTER,
SYLVIA, ANTHONY AND RACHEL.
>> THAT YOU CAN PULL IT UP.
THERE WE GO.
>> MY NAME IS LEONARD HARRISON.
I AM A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. I
AM ALSO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
PARENTS, WHO ARE ONLY HOMEOWNERS
IN DISTRICT 5 AND CANNOT MAKE A.
BOTH WAS RAISED IN THE SOUTH,
BUT CAME TO SEATTLE TO BECOME
BIOLOGISTS. WITH A K., THERE WAS
AN US HOUSING -- ENOUGH HOUSING.
THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE A BETTER
LIFE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY'RE
GETTING OLDER AND WANT TO
MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND
MOBILITY IN GETTING BASIC
NECESSITIES. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE
MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM
THE NEAREST GROCERY STORE. THIS
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS IS WHY
ANY EMPLOYER YOU TO LIFT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS BAN IN
PLACE IN 70% OF SEATTLE. LIFTING
THE BAN ON JUST CORNERS IS NOT
ENOUGH. IT IS TIME TO LET
SEATTLE COOK, BREW AND CREATE.
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 66. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LEONARD. NUMBER
SEVEN, EXCUSE ME, NUMBER EIGHT,
SYLVIA, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER NINE,
ANTHONY, AND THEN RACHEL.
>> REJECT AMENDMENT 34.
DESIGNATED A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
IN BOYLE HEIGHTS. THIS PROPOSAL
HAS ADDED LAST-MINUTE AND
VIRTUALLY NO PUBLIC NOTICE.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE SLATED
FOR BUILDING UP TO SIX STORIES .
IN BOYLE HEIGHTS, THAT CAN MEET
OVER 100 TALL APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND THOUSANDS OF NEW
RESIDENTS, POSSIBLE 10 TIMES
POPULATION INCREASE. THE STATE
ALREADY UP ZONED TO ALLOW 4 TO 6
HOMES PER LOT. WHY ADD HUGE
BUILDINGS THAT DESTROY
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND
DISPLACED PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES
WHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN
SATISFIES HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS? THE WATER
SYSTEM HAS ALREADY HAD FAILURES.
CAN OUR WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM
HANDLE HUNDREDS OF LARGE NEW
BUILDINGS? ALSO, WE ONLY HAVE
TWO E.-WITH HER TEARS. CARS
BLOCK UP ON 85th STREET NOW. WE
WILL NEVER SEE LIGHT RAIL. LOYAL
HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY IS NEAR
CAPACITY. WHERE WILL ALL THE
STUDENTS GO? THIS IS A POORLY
PLANNED BACKDOOR PROPOSAL. THIS
IS NOT THE PLACE FOR UBER
DENSITY. PLEASE VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENT 34.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] I WILL KINDLY
ASK FOR YOU TO JUST USE JAZZ
HANDS NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU'RE
GOING FOR A COMMON. I KNOW JAZZ
HANDS ARE KIND OF SILLY, BUT YOU
CAN DO HEY, WHATEVER. ANTHONY,
AND THEN RACHEL. THANK YOU.
>> ANTHONY SALAZAR. SPEAKING ON
NUMBER 34. TO MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL BODY AND THOSE
WHOSE COMMUNITIES WOULD BE
AFFECTED, SAY NO TO SEATTLE
COUNSEL AMENDMENT 34. SAY NO TO
THE CITY OVERREACH OF OUR
COMMUNITY UP HIS CHARACTER THAT
WOULD DESTROY THE VERY CHARM
THAT ATTRACTED US TO OUR
RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. SAY NO
TO THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND
PROPER PUBLIC REVIEW. SAY NO TO
THIS ILL-CONCEIVED AND
SHORTSIGHTED PROCESS THAT SPEAKS
NOTHING TO THE MASSIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IT WOULD
TAKE TO THE NUMBER OF NEW
RESIDENTS VERSUS INCREASED NEED
FOR WATER, SEWAGE AND TRAFFIC.
SAY NO TO THOSE WHO RAMROD AT
THIS BLINDSIDED AN MISGUIDED
NOTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS BEING
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY UP
ZONED HIGH DENSITY
MONSTROSITIES. INTO THIS BODY, I
SAY NOT HERE, NOT NOW. THANK
YOU.
>> NUMBER 10, RACHEL. AND THEN,
BEFORE YOU START, 11 THROUGH 20,
IF YOU COULD START GETTING ON
DECK. YOU ARE NEXT. RACHEL, GO
RIGHT AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS RACHEL NATHANSON.
THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN HAS REAL
OUTCOMES AND ABSOLUTE
CONSEQUENCES. THIS VISION WILL
SHOW UP ON OUR STREETS AND WILL
FOREVER BE OUR DAY TO DAY WORLD.
MANY OF THE PEOPLE ADVOCATING
FOR A TREE CANOPY IN SEATTLE
HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY LABELED . WE
WANT A SEATTLE THAT WHEN ALL THE
HOUSES ARE BUILT, THE DENSITY IS
HERE AND WE HAVE MORE HOUSING
FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY, WE
ALSO STILL HAVE A TREE CANOPY
THAT PROVIDES GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP. WHAT WE WANT IS THE
VISION THAT PRESERVES SEATTLE'S
NAME. THE EMERALD CITY. THIS
PHOTO SHOWS WHAT COULD RESULT ON
EVERY BLOCK AS FAR AS THE EYE
CAN SEE. NO TREES, LITTLE
VEGETATION. UNLESS AMENDED, THE
PLANE ALLOWS 99% LOT COVERAGE
LIKE THIS OPEN SPACE RIGHT HERE
BEHIND THE BUILDING, BECAUSE
THIS IS PERMEABLE PAVING. I ASK
YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY WE
CHOOSE TO LEAVE BEHIND. WHEN
WALKING DOWN THE STREET THE
SEATTLE, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE
FILLED WITH FAR MORE HOUSING,
WHAT DO YOU WANT IT TO LOOK
LIKE, FEEL LIKE AND BE LIKE TO
LIVE IN? THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE ARE AT NUMBER 11
THROUGH 20.
>> I AM JUNE, I LIVE IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. AS A MOTHER
AND GRANDMOTHER, I SEE HOUSING
AND TREES AS INTERDEPENDENT.
HERE IS AN ANALOGY. THINK ABOUT
WHAT IT TAKES TO RAISE A CHILD.
PREGNANCY AND BIRTH ARE HUGE
EVENTS . THEY ARE ONLY THE
BEGINNING. A CHILD HAS TO BE
NURTURED TO STAY HEALTHY. IN THE
SAME WAY, GETTING A FAMILY INTO
HOUSING THEY CAN AFFORD IS JUST
THE BEGINNING. THEY WILL LIVE
THERE FOR YEARS, AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE TO SUPPORT
THEIR HEALTH. THAT IS WHERE
TREES COME IN. TREE CANOPY
PROVIDE SHADE, CLEAN AIR AND
HEALTH AND STORMWATER BENEFITS
THAT PARKS AND STREET TREES
CAN'T REPLACE. PLEASE PASS
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102 SO HOUSING
IN NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN HEALTHY
FOR ALL. TO ENSURE THAT EQUITY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ARE
TRULY EMBEDDED IN THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN, I ALSO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 18, 19, 20,
28, 31 , 76, 81 AND 110. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
ROBERT.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. YOU
GUYS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN A
LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE. THIS IS ON
EVERY STREET . DO I HAVE IT
UPSIDE DOWN? THIS IS EVERY
STREET. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE
GIVING US. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE
GOING TO GIVE US. THIS IS WHAT
YOUR CODE AN OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS
WRITING CODE TO DO THIS. SIX
UNITS , 85% LOT COVERAGE . I
LOVE A LOT OF YOUR AMENDMENTS .
YOU GUYS, NONE OF THEM GO
HALFWAY . IF YOU REALLY WANTED
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO
SUCCEED, REQUIRE CONTRACTOR. YOU
REALLY WANT FAMILY HOUSING,
REQUIRE IT. YOU REALLY WANT
TREES? REQUIRE THEM. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, ROBBER. NEXT WE
HAVE MARTHA, 13 AND 14.
>> MY NAME IS MARTHA BROWN. I AM
HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENTS 90 AND 102.
HERE WE ARE BACK TO THE AGE-OLD
QUESTION ABOUT TREE PRESERVATION
AND DENSITY AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE NEED TO HAVE ALL OF
THEM TOGETHER , AND WE ARE NOT
ON THE RIGHT PATH SO FAR.
AMENDMENT 90, WE NEED TO
INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO
PRESERVE OUR LARGE MATURE TREES,
ESPECIALLY BIG CONIFERS. WE
SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWING THEM TO
PAVE UP TO 95% OF THE LOTS . FOR
AMENDMENT 102, WE NEED TO CLOSE
THE LOOPHOLES IN THE CURRENT
TREE ORDINANCE. WE ARE LOSING
OUR GIANT CONIFERS AT AN
ALARMING RATE. WE NEED TO
REGROUP AND FIND A BETTER PATH
FORWARD THAT WILL RETAIN OUR
BIGGEST, MOST VALUABLE TREES AND
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
DENSITY , ALL THAT CAN BE DONE.
WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. 14, FOLLOWED BY
NUMBER 15.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
NUMBER 14 AND NUMBER 15. I AM
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102. I CAN
ONLY RENT A TOWNHOUSE IN
COLUMBIA CITY THAT WAS RICHLY
BUILT IN 2022, BUT I DID NOT
ALWAYS LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL
TOWNHOUSE. MIGHT ACTUALLY GREW
UP IN A LOW INCOME HOUSING WHERE
TREES WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
GROWING UP IN SUCH AN
ENVIRONMENT OFTEN FELT VERY
ISOLATING, AND HAVING A SENSE OF
BELONGING IN SEATTLE WAS NOT IT
WAS EASY. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY,
MY TOWNHOUSE ALLOW ME TO HAVE
MORE LIVING POSSIBILITIES. THAT
IS HOW I CAME TO LIVE NEXT TO
THE STREET -- A TREE I CALL
ALBERT. AND MAJESTIC 80 FOOT
TALL CEDAR TREE THAT GROWS ON
THE CORNER OF THE LOT OF THE
FIVE TOWNHOUSES I CURRENTLY
RENT. DURING THE HOT SUMMERS,
ALBERT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A 50%
REDUCTION IN MY ELECTRICITY COST
BY PROVIDING CONSISTENT SHADE
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LAST YEAR
WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE
FLAREUP FOR MY CHRONIC CONDITION
HE COULD NOT GO FOR WALKS
BECAUSE OF VERTIGO, USE WHAT
LITTLE ENERGY I HAD LEFT TO FEEL
THE GROUND BELOW ALBERT'S
CANOPY AND ASK HIM FOR STRAIGHT
SO I CAN KEEP FIGHTING TO GET
HEALTHY. THIS TREE BROUGHT ME
PEACE THROUGH ONE OF THE DARKEST
TIMES IN MY LIFE. I WOULD NOT BE
STANDING HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR
HIM. I BELIEVE I CAN -- I HAVE
SEEN THE CITY EVOLVED OVER THE
YEARS. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ITS
FUTURE. IT PAINS ME TO SEE THE
LOSS OF TREES, PARTICULARLY IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE.
>> WE WILL HAVE TO RESET THE
CLOCK. GIVE US ONE SECOND. YOU
ARE NOW DEREK -- ERIC .
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME COMING
HERE. THANK YOU. I'VE SEEN THE
CITY EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS AND
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ITS FUTURE. IT
PAINS ME TO SEE THE LOSS OF
TREES, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE WHERE COMMUNITIES
ALREADY FACE INEQUITIES IN
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCESS.
I AM GRATEFUL TO THE OLD TREE
CODE THAT PRESERVED ALBERT,
BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY
LIFE , WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE
BELONG. WE BELONG HERE IN
SEATTLE. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE
NEXT LOW INCOME KID GROWING UP
IN SEATTLE TO HAVE THE SAME
FEELING. AND TO KNOW THAT
EVERYBODY HERE TODAY CARES ABOUT
THEM AND SEES THEM AND VALUES
THEM. FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR
HEARTS, WE KINDLY URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 93 AND 102.
>> THANK YOU. YES, YOU BELONG
HERE. THANK YOU. WE ALL DO.
NUMBER 16, ALEXANDRA. HEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEXANDER. I
AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
DUWAMISH RIVER COMMITTEE
COALITION. KEEP OUR FAMILIES IN
DUWAMISH VALLEY BY SUPPORTING
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
INCLUDING MULTI-BEDROOM UNITS
AND SOCIAL HOUSING, INVEST IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS '
INTERSECTION HELD BY SIDEWALKS,
SAFER STREETS, CLEAN AIR AND
NOISE PROTECTIONS AND ACCESS TO
GROCERY STORES. GROW EQUITABLY
BY MIXING URBAN GREENING WITH
GENTLE DENSITY AND PROTECTING
LEGACY HOMEOWNERS THAT CAN STAY
AND THRIVE AS OUR COMMUNITY
GROWS. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YES
ON AMENDMENTS THAT HAS BEEN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUSES,
NAMED THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AS
PRIORITY FOR LOW POLLUTION
NEIGHBORHOOD, REQUIRE INDOOR AIR
QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS NEAR
HIGHWAYS AND IN HOMES, AND GIVE
HOMEOWNERS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO
ADD A DUS AND STAY IN PLACE. AT
THE SAME TIME, WE URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT THAT WOULD
WE CAN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND
ADD VAGUE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENTS
THAT COULD INCREASE OVER
POLICING IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
>> TAKE YOU, ALEXANDER. NEXT,
COLLEEN, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 18.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. I REPRESENT COMMUNITY
COUNSEL. THAT IS OVER 5000
RESIDENTS IN NORTH THE SEATTLE.
WE SUPPORT MANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS, PARTICULARLY 35, 36,
37 , 38, 39, 40 AND 41. THOSE
ARE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. WE ALSO
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO ADD
LIVABILITY, NUMBER 81, HISTORIC
RETENTION WITH CHARACTER ,
TREES, WE SUPPORT 92, 93, 97,
102, 103. WE ALSO SUPPORT UP
STONE. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE SOME
OTHER AMENDMENT. ONE OF THEM IS
NUMBER 76. CHANGING FREQUENT
TRANSIT TO BE BUT STOPPED WITHIN
A HALF-MILE. THAT IS COMPLETELY
OPPOSITE OF HB 1110, WHICH IS A
QUARTER MILE OF FIXED RAIL AND
GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. THAT SHOULD
NOT BE ALLOWED. THAT IS
INTRODUCED LATE. 87 AND 84,
LIFTING ALL THE PARKING
REGULATIONS. AGAIN, OUTSIDE THE
SCOPE OF HB 1110, WHICH IS JUST
SUPPOSED TO BE FOR RESIDENTIAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, NUMBER 18,
19 AND 20.
>> THIS STARTS WHEN I TALK,
RIGHT? IT IS NOT A LOT. YOU ALL
ARE THE LEADERS THAT
>> WE WON'T START YET.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
>> 10 SECOND WARM-UP.
>> I NEED A WARM-UP SOMETIMES. I
RUN OUT OF STEAM. I LIVE AND
WORK IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. YOU ALL ARE THE
LEADERS OF THIS FAIR CITY. YOU
ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THIS GOES
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE DIVIDE
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH. YOU ALL
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMP PLAN
FOLLOWS AND JUST IS AN OVERLAY
OF THE RACES REDLINING DISTRICTS
THAT SHAPE THE CITY TO WHAT IT
IS RIGHT NOW. BOOKS, WE ARE NOT
LOOKING FOR AN ADVANTAGE, WE ARE
JUST LOOKING FOR FAIRNESS. YOU
CAN'T ADD DENSITY INTO AN
ALREADY DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU
CAN'T JUST PUT ALL OF THAT. YOU
HAVE TO OPEN UP. THE NORTH END
HAS TO UNDERSTAND IT NEEDS TO
OPEN UP MORE . YOU HAVE TO GO
BEYOND WHAT THE COMP PLAN IS
RIGHT NOW AND OPEN UP MORE
SPACE. THEY ARE ACTING LIKE WE
DON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS
THEY HAVE. WE HAVE GRANDMAS WHO
WANT TO SIT UNDERNEATH TREES. WE
HAVE KIDS. WE HAVE FAMILIES.
THEY WANT TO GROW UP IN NICE
NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO. BUT IT IS
UNFAIR. IT IS RACIST. WE NEED
LEADERSHIP LIKE YOURS WHO ARE
WILLING TO SAY, LIKE, WE MANDATE
THAT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 19 ,
JENNIFER, AND PAUL, NUMBER 20.
EVENT, WE WILL DO 21 THROUGH 30.
>> THIS PLAN, THE COMP PLAN, DID
NOT EVER ASSESS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON
ENDANGERED SPECIES LIKE OUR 73
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN
RESIDENT WORKERS AND THEIR
BABIES. AND IT CLAIMS THAT DUE
TO PAST COLONIZATION DAMAGE,
MAINTAINING ENDANGERED ANIMAL
POPULATIONS IS NOT FEASIBLE. I
EMAILED COUNCIL THE LEGAL APPEAL
FILED SEPTEMBER 10 IN THE COURT
OF APPEALS. AGAINST THIS. WHY IS
SEATTLE MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT
ADDRESSING THE EIS THAT IS SO
BAD IT BASICALLY NEVER HAPPENED?
THIS FLIES IN THE FACE OF
SCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. THE
MAYOR MORE THAN DOUBLED THE
HOUSING UNITS AFTER THE EIS WAS
WRITTEN, RENDERING IT USELESS.
WE NEED CLEAN WATER AND THE
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE
PUBLIC TO STAND UP FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT. SEATTLE IS
THREATENING THIS RIGHT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , LIKE
STACKED FLATS, SHARED WALLS,
LOWER PRICES WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY PROTECTING OUR
WATER FILTERING TREES. PLEASE
CHOOSE SCIENCE I ALSO WOULD
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 94 -- HOW MANY
MORE BABIES NEED TO DIE?
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER 20. 21
THROUGH 30 CAN GET READY ON
DECK. YOU ARE NEXT. HOLD ON. YOU
ARE ALL GOOD. I DON'T WANT THEM
-- MESS UP YOUR THING. WE GOT
ALL THE NOISE OUT OF THE WAY. GO
AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS PAUL. I AM WITH
THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LABOR
ALLIANCE SEATTLE CHAPTER. TWO
YEARS AGO WE PARTNER WITH OPCD
AND SDOT TO SURVEY MEMBERS AND
PARTNERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN
SEATTLE TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR
EXPERIENCE IN BOTH HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE SO WE
CAN HAVE A POLICY RECOMMENDATION
FOR THE COMPANY HAS A PLAN. WE
FOUND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED FROM THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING IN THE CITY. ONE
OF THE REASONS FOR THAT IS THAT
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF
EXISTING ZONING LAW. THE COMP
PLAN DOESN'T ADDRESS THE
PRESENT TARGETS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN HIGH DISPLACED RISK
AREAS AND LOW-DENSITY
NEIGHBORHOODS. BIPOC WORKERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN SOUTH
SEATTLE IN THE CID, HAVE BEEN
HEAVILY AFFECTED. IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, LET'S HAVE MORE
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND
COMMUNITY LED DEVELOPMENT IN THE
COMP PLAN. I JUST WANT TO REMIND
THAT I HOPE THE PARTNERSHIP WAS
NOT JUST FOR A SHOW, AND THE
CITY REALLY INTENSE WORKING
PEOPLE. I DO HOPE YOU LISTEN TO
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND
INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET THE
RECORD REFLECT WE -- I
APOLOGIZE. I FORGOT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE JOINED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ONLINE.
THANK YOU. NUMBERS 21 THROUGH
30.
>> JOHN FROM FREMONT. I THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE
TREES IN DENSITY ARE NOT
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THEY CAN
BOTH EXIST. EACH TREE GENERATES
OVER $200,000 OF VALUE.
GENERATING OXYGEN, PROVIDING
SOIL AND EROSION CONTROL,
OBSERVING AND PURIFYING STORM
WATER, REMOVING 60 POUND THE
POLLUTION FROM THE AIRPORT A
SINGLE TREE IN A SINGLE YEAR
COOLS LIKE 10 AC UNITS RUNNING
CONTINUOUSLY IN THIS GROWING
URBAN HEAT ISLAND. TREES ARE
ALSO PROVEN TO REDUCE CRIME. SO
PLEASE VOTE YES ON AMENDMENTS
77, 93 AND 102. VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENTS -- AMENDMENT 72. WHAT
IS MORE IMPORTANT, SHORT-TERM
GAINS FOR PRIVATE CAPITAL
PROTECTING HEALTHY AND LIVABLE
CITY FOR OUR CHILDREN? AGAIN,
TREES INTENSITY ARE NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE. WE DO NOT SUSTAIN
TREES, WE WILL SOON LIVE IN A
WORLD THAT CANNOT SUSTAIN
PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> THEY COULD, JOB. NEXT WE HAVE
MARTA AND KATHY.
>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
WHO GET THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
PUBLIC HEALTH LOGIC BEHIND
PROTECTING URBAN TREES ON SITES
WHEN BUILDING NEW HOUSING.
SADLY, THE COMP PLAN, THE 2023
TREE CODE, AND CONSTRUCTION
ROLES TEST THEM AGAINST ONE
ANOTHER, PAVING THE WAY,
LITERALLY, FOR CLEARING SITES
NOT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT
FOR MEGA MANSIONS. AGAIN AND
AGAIN, TREES ARE THE PERIPHERY
OF A LOT BEGGING FOR THEIR LIVES
FROM THE SIDELINES. THEY ARE CUT
DOWN. VERIFY POWER TO FILTER
POLLUTED AIR GONE FOREVER.
DEVELOPER SAYING, THEY CAN'T
BUILD NEW HOUSING TO PROTECT
TREES. CHEW GUM AND WALK AT THE
SAME TIME. THE FOLLOWING TWO
AMENDMENTS WOULD HELP TURN
THINGS AROUND COMMITMENT 93
CREATES A MINIMUM PLANTING AREA
PER TREE, ENSURING THERE IS OPEN
SOIL INSTEAD OF 95% HARD SCAPE
WHILE AMENDMENT 102 RESTORES THE
DCI AUTHORITY TO REQUEST
ALTERNATE SITE PLANS AND
INCORPORATE TREES AND CLOSES
LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW COMPLETE
TREE REMOVAL. PLEASE REVISE IT
TO ALSO INCLUDE TIER 3 TREES.
OTHER MEMBERS TO PROTECT LARGE
TREES ARE APPRECIATED, BUT A
LIMITS 93 AND 102 COVER THE
BASES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, KATHY,
FOLLOWED BY 24.
>> MY NAME IS KATHY. I WANT YOU
TO VOTE YES ON BOTH AMENDMENT 93
AND 102. WE WERE PROMISED AT THE
TIME OF THE PASSING OF THE 2023
TREE ORDINANCE THAT THE FLAWS IN
THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE FIXED .
FULFILL THAT PROMISE AND VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENT 102. IT WILL
FIX THREE GLARING LOOPHOLES AND
RETURN THE SDCI AUTHORITY THEY
PREVIOUSLY HAD TO REQUEST
ALTERNATE SITE PLANS TO
INCORPORATE TREES INTO THEIR
PROJECTS. AMENDMENT 93
GUARANTEES GREEN SPACE ON NEWLY
DEVELOPED LOTS . WITHOUT IT,
LOTS COULD BE HARD SCAPE UP TO
95%. THAT WOULD WORSEN HEAT
DOMES AND THEIR DEADLY HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. GIVE
FUTURE GENERATIONS THE ABILITY
TO SURVIVE WHAT IS COMING. I
ALSO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 89 AS A
RETIRED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
>> THANK YOU, KATHY. NUMBER 24,
FOLLOWED BY 25.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DEREK BUT I WORK IT CVA,
A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ROOTED
IN CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT FOR MORE EQUITY FOR
REFUGEE PEOPLE. WEEK COMMENTS
ALREADY WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY
PARTNERS IN COALITION WITH EACH
OTHER ACROSS HIGH DISPLACEMENT
COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE
CONSISTENTLY ASKED HOW THE
COMPLINE CAN FIGHT DISPLACEMENT
AND PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY. MANY
ORGANIZATIONS AGREE WITH US.
HOWEVER, THIS COMP PLAN DOESN'T
POSITION US TO HAVE ENOUGH
HOUSING OR AFFORDABLE HOMES, NOR
SOLUTIONS FOR OUR PROBLEMS. WE
NEED TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT ,
AND THIS PLAN DOES NOT ALLOW US
TO EXEMPLIFY RACIAL EQUITY. I
WOULD LIKE TO RAISE UP A LIMITS
THAT PROMOTE MULTIGENERATIONAL
FAMILY SIZE HOMES. AMENDMENT
THAT MORE FOCAL HOMES AND
INCREASED DENSITY AND LOW
DISPLACEMENT PLACES. WE NEED
THIS NOW MORE THAN OVER TO FIGHT
DISPLACEMENT ACROSS COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEREK. NEXT WE
HAVE DEB, NUMBER 25, AND THEN
NUMBER 26.
>> I LIVE IN MAPLE LEAF WITHIN
THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER. I AM ONE OF THE 1734
PEOPLE WHO SIGNED A PETITION
OPPOSING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DUE
TO LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE,
SERVICES AND SEVERE IMPACT IT
WOULD HAVE ON TREE CANOPY DUE TO
LACK OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SUPPORT
STREET TREES. PRIOR TO FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER PORT DEPARTURE,
SHE WORKED TO ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS AND PROPOSE BOUNDARY
CHANGES., SINCE HER DEPARTURE,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN
SILENT ON THE ISSUE, AND WE HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO MEET WITH HER BUT
WE CONTACTED CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH
AND WERE TOLD WE NEED TO WORK
WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
DESPITE BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS , NO
AMENDMENTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER WERE PROPOSE. AS A
RESULT, MAPLELEAF HAS BEEN
UNREPRESENTED IN THIS LATEST
PROCESS. PLEASE HONOR WORK WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND AMEND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BOUNDARIES
TO PROTECT TREES WHICH ARE
CRITICAL TO MAYBE LEAVE DUE TO
LACK OF STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR OUR
QUALITY OF LIFE. PLEASE LISTEN
TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
THANK YOU. ALSO SUPPORT 93 AND
102. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEB. NEXT WE HAVE
NUMBER 26.
>> I AM SANDY HUNT. I AM
SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENTS
TO THE COMP PLAN NUMBER 93, 102
AND ADDING TIER 3 TREES TO 102.
I HAVE LIVED IN BEACON HILL 25
YEARS. I ALSO LIVED IN NORTH
SEATTLE 20 YEARS. I REALLY DO
UNDERSTAND THERE IS THIS
DICHOTOMY SOMETIMES IN THE CITY.
I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY PUT
TOGETHER A COMP PLAN THAT BUILD
UP THE SOUTH END BOTH WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT WE
HAVE FROM AIRPORT. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE MATURE TREES
IN THAT AREA MAINTAINING THE
HEALTH OF PEOPLE AS WE INCREASED
DENSITY WHILE ALSO INCREASING
THE DENSITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
NORTH END, BUT KEEPING THE TREES
THERE SO THAT DOESN'T TURN INTO
WHAT WE HAVE IN THE SOUTH END.
THE SOUTH END REALLY NEEDS
MATURE TREES TO PROTECT FROM THE
AIR POLLUTANTS. PUBLIC STUDIES
HAVE SHOWN THAT THE ULTRA AND
ULTRAFINE PARTICLES FROM
AIRCRAFT LANDING OVER OUR HEADS
DECREASES OUR LIFESPANS.
>> THANK YOU, SANDY. 37, 28, 29,
30.
>> THAT'S WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> I AM READY. HELLO. NANCY
LICHTER FROM MAPLELEAF. OUR
MAPLELEAF COMMUNITY SUPPORTS
THOUGHTFUL APPROPRIATE DENSITY.
THAT PRODUCES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NEEDED FOR THOSE THAT REALLY DO
NEED THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
PROTECTING VALUABLE TREE CANOPY
AND GREEN SPACE. I DON'T HAVE A
SPECIFIC AMENDMENT FOR
MAPLELEAF, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU
TO SUPPORT 93 AND 102. HOWEVER,
I, ALONG WITH 1734 PETITION
SIGNERS, ARE AGAINST THE CURRENT
COMP PLAN FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
BECAUSE IT IS GOING BEYOND HB
1110 'S INTENT. IT IS GIVING
DEVELOPERS THE GREEN LIGHT TO
JUST MOW DOWN THE TREES AND
BUILD STRUCTURES THAT WILL
ESSENTIALLY FILL THE LOT AND
ELIMINATE EXISTING TREE CANOPY.
I AM ASKING, AND WE ASK, THAT
YOU AMEND THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE
MAPLELEAF NEIGHBORHOODS TO LIMIT
THE IMPACT TO THE TREES '
SAFETY, TRAFFIC IN THE 12th
AVENUE GREENWAY. FIVE STORY
BUILDINGS AND ABOVE SHOULD BE
LIMITED TO ROOSEVELT WAY.
>> THANK YOU, NANCY. WE HAVE
MATT, FOLLOWED BY ABBY,
STEPHANIE.
>> MY NAME IS MATT. I LIVE ON
CAPITOL HILL. BUT I DO NOT KNOW
HOW MUCH LONGER, BECAUSE A FEW
DAYS AGO I CAME HOME TO FIND
THIS RENT INCREASE TAX ON THE
DOOR OF MY HOPE THAT I WANT TO
STAY IN MY HOME. I HAVE LIVED
HERE OVER A DECADE. I WAS ABLE
TO START A SMALL BUSINESS HERE,
CREATE JOBS IN MY COMMUNITY,
HIRE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY AND
GET THEM PAID, BUT NOW I AM
SEARCHING FOR A NEW PLACE TO
LIVE, AND THAT SEARCH DOES NOT
INCLUDE SEATTLE . BECAUSE LIKE
ME, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE THIS
CITY. THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
PLACES FOR US TO LIVE. I THINK
THE BEST ELEMENT OF SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER IS OUR
ABILITY TO WELCOME NEW
NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME
WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FLEEING
LESS HOSPITABLE PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY. THE CREST TO LIPITOR
VALUES, WE NEED MORE HOMES. WE
NEED MORE HOMES IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED MORE HOMES
ON EVERY STREET. I'M GLAD WE
ARE HAVING MEETINGS ABOUT
HOUSING. I AM GLAD WE ARE
WORKING ON PLANS ABOUT HOUSING.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE
CAN'T LIVE IN A MEETING AND PAY
OUR RENT. I HOPE AT SOME POINT
YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY AND
LET PEOPLE START BUILDING HOMES.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE
SEATTLE IS STILL MY HOME BY THE
TIME THIS PROCESS CONCLUDES.
>> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT WE HAVE
ABBY, 29, AND STEPHANIE, NUMBER
30.
>> I AM ABBY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
I WANT TO HAVE YOU SUPPORT 93
AND 102. PLEASE KEEP THE TREES
IN 102 . ALSO, NO ON 106. OPEN
UP THE NORTH AND. WE NEED
HOUSING. MY DAUGHTER WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOUSE IN
SEATTLE. AND WE NEED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW IS THAT WE HAVE SOME
DEVELOPERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
SEATTLE AND CLEAR CUTTING LOTS
AND BUILDING UP THREE MASSIVE ,
EXPENSIVE HOUSES NONE OF US ARE
ABLE TO AFFORD. I AM ASKING FOR
YOU TO BE CREATIVE AND THINK OF
INTELLIGENT DESIGN . PRESERVE
THE MATURE TREES WE HAVE. WE
DON'T HAVE VERY MANY LEFT. I
WILL SAY BALLARD COMMENT HAS
SOME TREES BUT THEY DON'T GET
WATERED VERY OFTEN. WHEN YOU TRY
TO GO THERE TO SIT UNDER A TREE,
IT IS PATHETIC. WE NEED TO HAVE
TREES THAT PROVIDE SHADE SO WE
CAN HAVE A LIVELY, LIVABLE CITY
WITH HOUSING.
>> NEXT WE HAVE STEPHANIE. YOU
ARE NUMBER 30. THEN I ASK
NUMBERS 31 THROUGH 40 NEXT WE
HAVE STEPHANIE. YOU ARE NUMBER
30. THEN I ASK NUMBERS 31
THROUGH 42 RISE , MY FRIENDS.
YOU ARE AN EXPERT YOU ALL ARE A
TOUGH CROWD. USUALLY PEOPLE
WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT THAT.
RISE, MY FRIENDS. HOLD ON.
DON'T GO YET, STEPHANIE. ALL
THE NOISE. OKAY. STEPHANIE IS
NUMBER 30. WE ARE ASKING 31
THROUGH 42 RISE. AWESOME.
STEPHANIE, THE MIC IS YOURS.
>> I AM A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT
3, YOUR DISTRICT, COUNCILPERSON
HOLLINGSWORTH. MY NEIGHBORHOOD
IS BEING UP IS OWNED. THERE HAS
NEVER BEEN ANY MEANINGFUL
CHALLENGE TO THAT. WE GLADLY
ACCEPT THE UPLOADING FROM THE
CITY. I'M HERE TO ASK THAT,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY
NEIGHBORS IN MAPLELEAF AND
BALLARD AND EVERYWHERE ELSE, WE
GET A -- IF WE ARE GOING TO
ABSORB A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT
OF THE DENSITY, WE GET A
DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES AND ATTENTION REQUIRED
TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY STAYS
LIVABLE AND WALKABLE AND
LIKABLE. THAT IT IS NOT JUST A
HUB AND SPOKE MODE MODEL OF
TRANSIT PASSING THROUGH OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET TO
DOWNTOWN, BUT INSTEAD THAT WE
KEEP INVESTING AND MAKING THIS
DREAM REAL AND MAKING THE
SUPPORT WE HAVE FOR THE DENSITY
IN OUR CITY. SEATTLE IS A CITY.
WORTHWHILE. SO IN THE NEXT
GENERATION, IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
PLACE TO LIVE.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. NEXT WE
HAVE RYAN, NUMBER 31 THROUGH 40.
>> MY NAME IS RYAN DRISCOLL. I
AM THE CHAIR OF THE 43rd , WHICH
INCLUDES DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR,
SIX AND SEVEN REPRESENTS SOME OF
THE DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
CITY PROGRESSED INTO
REPRESENTING STRONG SUPPORT OF A
POOL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT
INCREASES DENSITY ACROSS OUR
ENTIRE CITY. WE ARE A STRONG
SUPPORTER OF SOCIAL HOUSING AND
AMEND THAT AMENDMENT THAT WOULD
MAKE IT FEASIBLE. SUPPORT IS
SUBORDINATE CENTERS ACROSS THE
CITY AND EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS
34, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49 AND .
WE ARE STRONG SUPPORTERS OF
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL
FAMILIES CAN MOVE WITHOUT
NEEDING A CAR, ACCESS FRESH FOOD
AND EDUCATION, AND AFFORD TO
REMAIN THERE OVER THE LIFETIMES
OF THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING
AMENDMENT 78, 66, 60, 63 AND 89.
FINALLY, WE ARE STRONG
SUPPORTERS OF FINDING THE
BALANCE BETWEEN AN URBAN CANOPY
OF TREES AND DENSITY FOR
HOUSING, INCLUDING REMOVING
PARKING REQUIREMENTS LIKE AN
AMENDMENT 91. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN. NEXT WE HAVE
32.
>> I WAS A FIELD ORGANIZER ON
INITIATIVE 135 AND SIGNATURE
GATHERING ON 137 TO FUND HER
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. I AM
REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT SEEING
THAT WORK WE DID GRASSROOTS TO
GET A SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
HERE IN SEATTLE ACTUALLY
INCLUDED AND CARRY THROUGH IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS WHEN
THINK ABOUT HOW WE BUILD OTHER
CITY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE REMEMBER TO
INCLUDE IT TO SET US UP FOR
SUCCESS IN BUILDING PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE PUBLIC HOUSING
THROUGH OUR SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. WITH REGARDS TO THE ,
PLEASE SUPPORT AMENDMENT 17 AND
61 WITH PARTICULAR REGARDS TO
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER.
PLEASE SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGH
AMENDMENT 34. AND SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 66 AND 78 TOWARDS
BEING A WALKABLE COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CAN
GET TO STORES AND SHOPS AND
SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WE MAKE SPACE
FOR FAMILY -SIZED HOUSING
BENEFITS. WE MAKE SPACE FOR
MIXED COMMERCIAL --
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE 33,
FOLLOWED BY 34.
>> MY NAME IS ROBERT. I'M A
GRAY-HAIRED HOMEOWNER WITH SIX
TREES IN MY BACKYARD NEAR
MAPLELEAF. PLEASE DON'T SHRINK
THAT MAY BELIEVE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER, BY THE WAY. I AM HERE TO
URGE YOU TO DO THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT POSSIBLE TO BUILD MORE
DENSITY EVERYWHERE IN OUR CITY.
IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR
AFFORDABILITY. I WANT MY KIDS TO
BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE AS ADULTS,
RATHER THAN HAVE THEM HAVE TO
MOVE 50 MILES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS
TO AFFORD HOMES. I ALSO CARE
ABOUT TREES BUT I HAVE BEEN A
VOLUNTEER LEADER WITH THE SIERRA
CLUB. MY FIRST JOB OUT OF
COLLEGE WAS WORKING AS SAVE THE
REDWOODS. THAT IS WHY I URGE YOU
TO VOTE YES ON COUNCILMEMBER A
MEMBER 34 TWO OF -- THE MOST
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO PROTECT
TREES. IF YOU MAKE IT HARD TO
BUILD NEW DENSITY, YOU AREN'T
PROTECTING FREEZE BUT WE ARE
CONDEMNING THE TO DIE FROM HEAT
AND TROPIC THUNDER PSYCHICALLY
ARE THE LARGEST IS IN
DEVELOPMENT, IT IS ACTUALLY THE
CLIMATE CRISIS. MOST OF THE
TREES THAT I IN SEATTLE DIE ON
PUBLIC LAND AND IN OUR PARKS.
THAT IS A RESULT OF URBAN
SPRAWL. WE HAVE TO REDUCE
TENSION AND CONFLICT BETWEEN
TREES AND MAKE IT EASIER TO
BUILD A MORE PLACES. WE PROTECT
WERE TREES AND BUILD MORE HOMES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBBER. YOU SAID
ROBERT WITH GRAY HAIR. AWESOME.
YOU SAID IT. JEFF, YOU ARE UP,
FOLLOWED BY SANDY.
>> I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH HOUSE
OUR NEIGHBORS. I HAVE A LITTLE
GRAY HAIR, NOT AS MUCH AS
ROBBER. I'M HERE TO AS WE ALL
TO SUPPORT SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER PICK SEATTLE
PAST THE INITIATIVES. BY
OVERWHELMING MARGINS. SEATTLE
DESPERATELY WANT TO SEE SOCIAL
HOUSING, AND THE COPPER HAS A
PLAN IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR ALL OF YOU TO TAKE THAT
MANDATE SERIOUSLY AND SUPPORTED
BY GIVING THE ZONING IT NEEDS TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. SEATTLE IS, AS
YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE,
HAS A CRISIS OF AFFORDABILITY.
PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING. PEOPLE
ARE GETTING PUSHED OUT
CONSTANTLY FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, FROM THE CITY AND
ONTO THE STREETS. PART OF THAT
IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AND TAKE THE
CRISIS SERIOUSLY FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
WE NEED DENSITY EVERYWHERE AND
NEED IT NOW. I URGE YOU TO
PLEASE SUPPORT AMENDMENT 60 WITH
THE SUPPORT DENSITY BONUSES FOR
SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO
WE CAN ACTUALLY GET UP AND GET
RUNNING AND GET IT GOING. I ALSO
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 78
. I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING NEAR
SCHOOLS. WE NEED HOUSING
FAMILIES CAN LIVE IN. THERE
BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. JEFF WITH NO
GRAY HAIR. OKAY? BUT IT IS
PLUMBING ON THE SHOULDERS. LOVE
IT. SANDY, YOU ARE UP. AND THEN
NUMBER 36.
>> THANK YOU. HI, EVERYONE. I AM
SANDY WITH TREE ACTION SEATTLE.
I DID WANT TO OFFER A CORRECTION
TO THE STAT JUST QUOTED. THE
GREATEST NUMBER OF TREES
ACTUALLY BEING REMOVED RIGHT NOW
IN SEATTLE ARE DUE TO
CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE LOSING
ABOUT 70 TREES A WEEK TOTAL, BUT
MOST OF THOSE ARE DUE TO
CONSTRUCTION, NOT CHANGED IN
NOVEMBER 2024. WE CAN BUILD
DENSE WALKABLE HOUSING SHADED BY
BIG TREES, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN
WITHOUT CLEAR STANDARDS
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102 BRING US
CLOSER TO WHAT CITIES LIKE
PORTLAND, D.C. -- SORRY. I GET
SO NERVOUS. AND NEW YORK ALREADY
REQUIRE. OF THE 12 TREE
AMENDMENTS, ONLY THESE FULLY SET
US UP FOR SUCCESS. 93 GUARANTEES
PLANTING SPACE AND 102 CLOSES
LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW CLEARCUTS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR
OFFERING EIGHT OTHER AMENDMENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BUT ONLY
93 AND 102 ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND
PROVIDE THAT PROTECTION WITHOUT
LOCKING IN LOOPHOLES. PLEASE ADD
TIER 3 TO AMENDMENT 102. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER 36,
FOLLOWED BY 37, 38 AND 39, AND
THEN 40.
>> HELLO. I AM FROM DISTRICT 6.
HELLO?
>> YOU ARE GOOD. WE WILL START
THE TIME.
>> I AM FROM DISTRICT 6. I'M A
GRADUATE STUDENT OF CLIMATE
SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
ALL AMENDMENTS THAT EXPAND
COMMERCIAL USE ZONING, INCREASE
LIKABILITY AND REDUCE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS. AS A CLIMATE
SCIENTIST, I HAVE A FRONT ROW
SEAT SPECTATING HOW CLIMATE
CHANGE IS GONE FROM AN ACADEMIC
CONCERN TO A CHALLENGE OUR
CITIES MUST CONFRONT HEAD-ON.
HOWEVER, I WORRY HOW CITIES
CONTINUE TO EXPAND HORIZONTALLY,
PUSHING FURTHER INTO FOR SAID
LANDS AND INCREASING EMISSIONS
BY A LONGER COMMUTE TIME. PLEASE
PASS AMENDMENT 61 AND OTHER
RELATED LIMITS TO PROVIDE
DENSITY BONUSES ACROSS THE CITY
AND REMOVE PARKING MINIMUMS,
ALLOWING FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.
THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
37, 38, 39 AND 40.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
JULIA. TODAY I TURNED 27 YEARS
OLD. SINCE I WAS 21, I HAVE BEEN
COMING DOWN TO CITY HALL TO ASK
THE COUNCIL TO PROTECT TREES. I
HOPE THIS IS THE LAST TIME I
HAVE TO COME UP HERE. OUR TREE
REMOVAL RATES ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY HAVE TRIPLED IN THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SEATTLE IS
NUMBER FIVE IN THE NATION FOR
HEAT ISLANDS . DELAYING TREE
PROTECTIONS JUST SIX MONTHS FROM
NOW WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
ANOTHER 2000 TREES. THE TIME TO
ACT IS NOW. PLEASE PASS
AMENDMENTS 93, 102 AND 77, AND
IF YOU CAN, PLEASE REVISE 102 TO
INCLUDE THE PROTECTION OF TIER 3
TREES. PLEASE RECHECK OTHER TREE
AMENDMENTS, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED
WITH YOU ALREADY, SOME CEMENT IN
LOOPHOLES AND OTHERS OVERLAP
WITH 93 AND 102. PLEASE REJECT
AMENDMENT 72 BECAUSE IT WILL
POLLUTE OUR WATERSHEDS BY
ALLOWING HOLDING CLOSE. THANK
YOU.
>> NUMBER 38, CAROLINE.
>> MY NAME IS CAROLINE RUSSELL.
I MADE DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ALL
AMENDMENTS THAT INCREASED
DENSITY, INCLUDING A MEMBER 34,
66, AND ESPECIALLY A MEMO 61. I
HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR OVER
SEVEN YEARS AND HAVE SEEN MY
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS BECOME
INCREASINGLY RENT BURDENED,
FORCED TO LEAVE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY CALLED HOME
AND PRICED OUT OF THE CITY
ALTOGETHER BUT EVERYONE IS
FEELING THIS AND THE INCREDIBLE
POPULARITY OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING
POLITICIANS SHOW HOW BADLY
PHOTOSMART THAT'S WHAT MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE NEED
DENSE COMMITTEES TO PUT DOWN
ROOTS. NEIGHBORHOOD CHARM MEANS
NOTHING TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
AFFORD TO LIVE YOUR. THIS IS AN
INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
SEATTLE LIVABLE FOR EVERYTHING.
PASS AMENDMENT 61.
>> ARE YOU SARAH? NUMBER 40.
THERE IS NO -- IS THERE 39?
OKAY. 41 THROUGH 50, YOU ARE
GOING TO RISE. 41 THROUGH 50,
YOU ARE ON DECK. ONE SECOND,
SARAH, WHILE PEOPLE GET UP AND
MOVE SO YOU'RE NOT INTERRUPTED
A LITTLE BIT. 41 THROUGH 50, YOU
ARE NEXT. JUST FOR THE RECORD,
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNING UP,
WE HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE -- I'M
SORRY. 100 . WE HAVE OVER 100.
SARAH. YOU ARE UP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
SARAH. I MAY DISTRICT FOR
FOLDER. PLEASE PASS ANY AND ALL
LIMITS THAT SUPPORT MORE HOUSING
AND SOCIAL HOUSING. MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND MY
PERSONAL FAVORITE, MME 84, WHICH
REMOVES PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL BE
MOVING TO THIS REGION OVER THE
NEXT DECADE, AND THAT AMENDMENT,
ALONG WITH BUILDING UP AND NOT
OUT, IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO
TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT FROM SPRAWL. I GAVE
UP MY CAR IN 2017 TO DO MY PART
TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. AS
ELECTED OFFICIALS, DO YOURS IN
SUPPORT DENSITY SO MORE PEOPLE
CAN MAKE FEWER CAR TRIPS, THE
SINGLE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO
CO2 EMISSIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH. 41, SPENCER
FOLLOWED BY 42. HELLO.
>> HELLO. I AM A RENTER AND
BOARD MEMBER OF THE CAPITOL HILL
COMMUNITY COUNCIL SPEAKING ON MY
OWN BEHALF. CAPITOL HILL IS A
GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE THE CITY ALLOWED IT
TO BE MADE UP OF DENSE MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENTS. SO MANY PEOPLE
CHOOSE TO LIVE THERE IN SPITE OF
THE EXPENSE IT HAS CURRENTLY,
AND IN SPITE OF OTHER PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY THE EXPENSE, SUCH AS
ON HOUSE NEIGHBORS WERE
FREQUENTLY IN CRISIS. MANY MORE
PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE THERE BUT
CAN'T AFFORD TO. I HAVE -- I
WANT TO SUPPORT SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS TO HELP SUPPORT TO
HELP IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY. THAT
INCLUDES NUMBER 34 , A MEMO 61
TO HELP THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER , 84, BECAUSE BUILDING
PARKING IS EXPENSIVE, AND BAD
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. AND
AMENDMENT 78 TO DISPEL THE MYTH
THAT ONLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES
CAN BE FAMILY SIZED. EVERYONE
CAN LIVE IN DENSE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU, SPENCER. NEXT WE
HAVE 42, FOLLOWED BY 43, AUSTIN.
>> YOU ARE ALL GOOD. THAT WAS A
WARM-UP.
>> TAKE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
LIVE ON THE SEA LINE IN WEST
SEATTLE. IN LIGHT OF RECENT VERY
HEAVY NATIONAL EVENTS, I WOULD
LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING. THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF
THE UNITED STATES IS CRUMBLING.
WE ARE A DEEPLY UNHEALTHY
SOCIETY THAT IS TEETERING ON THE
EDGE. THE ONLY RATIONAL AND
MORAL RESPONSE TO THIS IS TO DO
A COMPLETE 180. I ASK YOU TO
TAKE EVERY MEASURE POSSIBLE TO
MAKE SEATTLE A HEALTHY AND
SUSTAINABLE CITY. WHEN EVERYONE
HAS A HOME TO COME BACK TO AT
THE END OF THE NIGHT, WHEN
EVERYBODY CAN MEET THEIR
NEIGHBORS AND RIDE ALONGSIDE OF
THEM, WHEN CHILDREN FEEL SAFE
AND WELCOME AND GET TO MOVE ON
THEIR OWN TWO FEET OR OILS OF
THEIR OWN PROPULSION, EVERYBODY
IS HEALTHIER. BUILD THE HOUSING.
BUILDING TRANSIT AND COMMUNITY
CENTERS TO BACK IT UP. A MEMBER
34, 61, 66, 70, 76, 78, 84, 89,
90 AND 91 DO THAT. OUR FUTURE IS
IN YOUR HANDS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WITH THAT, I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK,
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL COUNTING ON
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WHO LIVES ON THE
SEA LINE? NUMBER 43 AND 44.
>> I AM IN DISTRICT 7. TODAY IS
MY BIRTHDAY. THE ONLY REASON I
CAN BE HERE IS BECAUSE THE
COMPANY GIVES US THE THEY OFFER
THAT. I WANTED TO USE MY DAY OFF
TO COME HERE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
NUMEROUS WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE
WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND DON'T
HAVE THE LUXURY OF TAKING TIME
AWAY FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
STANDING HERE MAKING THEIR
VOICES HEARD. THAT BEING SAID, I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR
ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS THAT
EXPAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS,
ALLOW MORE HOUSING AND EXPAND
COMMERCIAL ZONING. PEOPLE WHO
WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THESE
THINGS ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T
HAVE THE LUXURY OF BEING HERE
TODAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING
AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. VERY
FEW PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO
AFFORD A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME HERE
IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO LIVE IN
A CITY THAT WELCOMES ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORS, NOT JUST THE
MULTIMILLIONAIRES AND PEOPLE WHO
LIVE PROPERTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. LET'S SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO AUSTIN. AUSTIN'S
BIRTHDAY. THIS IS THE SECOND
BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIE.
IT IS TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
JULIE IT. I APOLOGIZE. EMILY, IS
IT YOUR BIRTHDAY? CANNOT TODAY.
>> HAPPY REGULAR DAY.
>> THANK YOU. I AM A RENTER
LIVING IN BALLOT. WORK DOWNTOWN
AT PIKE PLACE MARKET AND INVEST
THAT MESLER . MY LIFE IN SEATTLE
IS SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL AND JUST
BARELY AFFORDABLE BECAUSE I
LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN SOME OF
THE CITY'S DENSEST, MOST
WALKABLE IN TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE
NEIGHBORHOODS. I
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTED
MEMBERS TO THE COMPANY HAS A
PLAN WHICH ADD OR EXPAND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS , THOSE
WHICH ELIMINATE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS, THOSE WHICH
ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALLOW
CORNER STORES AND ALL LOSS, AND
THOSE WHICH INCENTIVIZE
AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING,
MULTI-BEDROOM AND ACCESSIBLE
UNITS, APARTMENT BALCONIES AND
STACKED FLATS. I LIVE IN A STACK
FLAT WITH A BALCONY. IT RULES. I
HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR 15
YEARS, AND IN 10 YEARS, I WANT
TO BE AT CITY HALL COMMENTING ON
THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE COMPANY
HAS A PLAN. BUT IF WE DON'T MAKE
BOLD CHOICES NOW TO MAKE THE
CITY MORE AFFORDABLE, I DON'T
LIKE MY ODDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROPOSALS. THE KEY FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR
HELPING US BUILD A VIBRANT AND
EQUITABLE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, EMILY. NEXT WE
HAVE 45, 46, ALEXANDER. WELCOME.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
LIVE IN GREEN LAKE. I WILL BE
COUNTING ON SEVERAL AMOUNTS.
I'M AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ARCHITECT WITH EIGHT YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE DESIGNING AFFORDABLE
HEALTH. I HAVE SEEN THE HOUSING
CRISIS FIRST-HAND. BODIES
INDUSTRY. COMMUNITY AND CITY IN
ACTION LEADS TO DEATH. THERE IS
NO SINGLE SOLUTION BUT THE
AMENDMENTS TO MAKE STRONG
VICTORIES TO SOLVE THIS CRISIS.
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 66 WILL LOWER
COMMERCIAL USES. SUPPORTS
AMENDMENT 34 TO ALLOW MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. SOMEBODY
TO GIVE DENSITY BONUSES. SUPPORT
STACKED FLATS, WHICH ARE
CRITICAL TO UNIVERSAL
ACCESSIBILITY. AMENDMENT 61. AND
PASS A MEMO 84 TO ELIMINATE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS, MATCHING
CITIES ACROSS POLITICAL SYSTEMS
THAT ALREADY PASSED THESE
INEXPENSIVE MANDATES. LASTLY,
FOR PERSONAL EXPENSE, DO NOT
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 102. I LOVE
TREES, BUT PEOPLE MORE. THE
SAMMAMISH WILL MOVE SETTLED
TOWARDS EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE
AND VIBRANT FUTURE. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU, ALEXANDER. NEXT WE
HAVE 46, FOLLOWED BY 47.
>> I AM WITH WEST SEATTLE
URBANISM BEGAN ON THE COPPER HAD
SIMPLY. OUR RESTRICTIVE ZONING
HAS TURNED WHAT COULD BE A CITY
WITH A HOME FOR EVERYONE INTO A
PLACE WHERE IT IS A ZERO-SUM
GAME WERE ONLY THE WEALTHY.
ZONING IS ROOTED IN A
CENTURY-OLD PLANT EXCLUSIVELY
FOR EXTRUSION. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THE ARBITRARY LINES WE DREW A
CENTURY AGO YOU CAN ERASE TODAY.
NURTURED TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 70
AND 84 WHICH FIRE TRIES CAR
STORAGE OVER TREES, AMENDMENT
84, AMENDMENT 60 AND 6311 SOCIAL
HOUSING CITYWIDE, A MEMO 89
SUPPORTING STACKED FLATS, AND IN
GENERAL, FOCUS ON MAKING IT
EASIER FOR US TO BUILD HOMES FOR
US. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE SEATTLE A MORE WELCOMING,
AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY FOR ALL.
PLEASE SEIZE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THEY COULD, RIGHTLY. NEXT
LYNN, FOLLOWED BY 48.
>> I AM FROM BROADVIEW. I URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT A REVISED
AMENDMENT 93 AND AMENDMENT 102 .
THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD HELP OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD STAY GREEN WHILE WE
GROW. SEATTLE CAN DO BETTER THAN
THE CURRENT PLAN, WHICH WOULD
ELIMINATE OVER 200 ACRES OF
EXISTING TREE CANOPY BY THE
CITY'S OWN ANALYSIS. I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 102 . THIS
AMENDMENT GIVES THE CITY
AUTHORITY TO REQUEST ALTERNATIVE
SITE PLANS FROM DEVELOPERS,
ALLOWING US TO ACHIEVE
COMPARABLE DENSITY WHILE
MAXIMIZING TREE RETENTION. IT
WILL ALSO CREATE A CLEARER AND
MORE CONSISTENT CODE BY SIMPLE
FIND THE DEFINITION OF TREE
PROTECTION AREAS. I ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT A REVISED VERSION OF
AMENDMENT 93, WHICH WOULD
STRENGTHEN TREE PRESERVATION AND
PLANTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWS
UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT . MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO
ENSURE TREES CAN ACTUALLY
SURVIVE AND THRIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE
HAVE ROOTS, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL.
HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT CORRECTLY.
>> MY BIRTHDAY WAS WEDNESDAY. I
HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN THE
SEATTLE AREA SINCE 2003. I
REALLY LOVE IT. I'M HERE TO ASK
IT IS FOR ALL THE MEMBERS THAT
WE LIVE SEATTLE BILL MORE
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY SEVEN, 34
AND 42. I AM PRIVILEGED TO LIVE
IN A WONDERFUL, VIBRANT AND
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE
STREET FROM A SIX STORY
APARTMENT BUILDING. REALLY
AWESOME. I CAN WALK TO THE LIGHT
RAIL, THE LIBRARY, THE GYM, I
CAN GET AROUND ON MY BIKE. IS
GREAT. I CAN WANT TO LOCALLY ON
BUSINESSES. MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS
DENSE. IT IS FULL OF TREES. I
LOVE LIVING THERE. EVERYONE
SHOULD HAVE A HOME IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT. THEY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A
GREAT PLACE FOR THE ONLY THING I
DON'T LIKE ABOUT ME
NEIGHBORHOOD IS HOW MANY
NEIGHBORS ARE LIVING AND DYING
ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING. PLEASE
DON'T PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PASS ROBUST, PERMANENT
LEGISLATION THAT WILL IMPROVE
HOUSING AVAILABILITY IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RUTH. HAPPY
BELATED BIRTHDAY. 49 AND 50.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. LAUREL
HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE
UNBOUND SEATTLE TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING AND DENSE HOUSING. WE
WANT WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE
WANT MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS .
BY THAT I MEAN SUPPORT AMENDMENT
33, 34 AND 42. WE WANT MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD STORES . AMENDMENT
65 AND 66. WE WANT STACKED FLATS
TO BE VIABLE TO BUILD. AMENDMENT
89. AND WE WANT TO END THE
MANDATING OF PARKING MINIMUMS.
THAT IS AMENDMENT SEVEN AND 86.
I WILL GO SPECIFICALLY ON THAT.
THE SHARE OF THE NUMBER OF
HOUSEHOLD IN SEATTLE THAT ARE
CAR FREE IS MORE THAN 20% NOW
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA,
AND GROWING. ONLY ONE IN 10
PEOPLE IS KEEPING A CAR OR HAS A
CAR. THAT NUMBER WILL KEEP
GROWING. OTHER LEADING CITIES
AROUND WASHINGTON IN THE COUNTRY
HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS. TO ARGUE
THAT A SEPA APPEAL TO HAVING
LESS PARKING IS GOING TO WIN THE
DAY ON ENVIRONMENTAL GROUNDS IS
NOT --
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. BEFORE
YOU START , WE ARE GOING TO ASK
FOR NUMBERS 51 THROUGH 60. YOU
ARE NEXT. STAND UP AND START
LINING UP. WE WILL GIVE A
SECOND. 140. KEEP GOING. WE ARE
AT SPEAKER NUMBER 50 AND HAVE
140 PEOPLE SIGNED UP SO FAR. I
THINK IT IS MORE. 180. I LIED.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, MICHAEL.
>> I LIVE IN PIONEER SQUARE. IT
IS WHERE DENSITY AND HISTORIC
BUILDINGS COEXIST. IT CAN BE
THAT WAY. YOU CAN HAVE BOTH
INDEED. I CROSS THE WILDER
STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
>> PAUSE THE TIME REAL QUICK.
SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER.
>> I CROSS THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
TO CID TO DO MY SHOPPING. IT IS
GREAT TO HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE YOU DO HAVE FOOD CENTERS
TO GO TO AND BUY GROCERIES. THAT
IS WHAT I SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT
34. EVERYONE CAN HAVE THAT KIND
OF ABILITY TO LIVE, WORK, EAT,
SHOP, PLAY IN THE SAME AREA.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES NEIGHBORHOODS
GREAT. PEOPLE COMING IN. I'M A
TWO YEAR RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
NEIGHBORS MAKE A CITY FEEL
WELCOMING, AND NEIGHBORS WHO
WELCOME YOU. THIS IS ALSO
SUPPORTING AMENDMENT 70, 89, 90
AND 91 SO WE CAN EXPAND THAT
DEVELOPMENT BONUS AND ALSO
REDUCE PARKING MINIMUMS .
GETTING AROUND THE CITY IT MAKES
THE CITY FEEL GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. NEXT WE
HAVE 51 THROUGH 60.
>> HELLO. I AM A RENTER OUT OF
DISTRICT 3 CAPITAL HILL WHO
STUDIES SUSTAINABLE CITY
PLANNING AND NOW WORKS AS AN
ENGINEER HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM
LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO
LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE I CAN
ACCESS GROCERY STORES, PARKS AND
FRIENDS APARTMENTS ON FOOT , BUT
THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY CURRENTLY
A PRIVILEGE IN SEATTLE. I WANT
TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THIS
KIND OF LIFESTYLE THAT BENEFITS
MY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IS
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. MY
NEIGHBORS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE DENSITY AND TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND MORE
WAYS TO MAKE TRAVELING WITHOUT A
CAR ACCESSIBLE AND IRRESISTIBLE
TO SEATTLE RESIDENTS. LESS
PARKING AND MORE GREEN SPACES
AND TREES. MORE HOUSING THAT IS
DENSE AND AFFORDABLE. MORE FOCUS
ON COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESSING
ROOT CAUSES OF OUR ISSUES. YES
TO AMENDMENT 34, 61, 66, 78, AND
84. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MARK,
FOLLOWED BY ASHLEY AND JUSTIN.
>> I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO
LIVE IN BROADVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD
SINCE 1991. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
CHANGES. ARE STILL LOVE THE
CITY. I AM RETIRED NOW . I CAME
PRIMARILY HERE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT SOCIAL HOUSING. I CAN'T
SPEAK PASSIONATELY AS OTHERS
ABOUT THIS CONCEPT BECAUSE I AM
JUST LEARNING ABOUT IT MYSELF. I
THINK WE NEED TO KEEP NEW IDEAS
ABOUT HOUSING COMING IN ALL THE
TIME. HOUSING SHORTAGES IS THE
MAIN ROOT OF MANY SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES . WHAT I AM
SURE ABOUT IS THAT THE CURRENT
SYSTEM ONLY WORKS FOR THOSE WHO
CAN AFFORD IT . I THINK WE NEED
TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND NOT
GIVE UP AND KEEP WORKING TOWARDS
THAT. I AGREE WITH ALMOST
EVERYTHING I HAVE HEARD TODAY.
ALMOST. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
ASHLEY, JUSTIN, LOGAN AND MAX.
>> HELLO. THIS IS ASHLEY,
COCHAIR OF LGBTQ COMMISSION AND
RENTER IN DISTRICT 5. SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, HIGHER DENSITY ZONING,
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT,
REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
AND ALSO IN FAVOR OF STACKED
FLAT BONUSES ON ALL LOTS. WE
HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT
NOW TO SUBMIT SEATTLE AS A CITY
THAT WILL WELCOME THE CONTINUOUS
INFLUX OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO CALL HOME AS THEY ARE
TARGETED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR CITIES
THAT WILL CREATE POLICIES THAT
TARGET THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES.
AS SOMEONE WHO MOVED HERE TO THE
LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD FROM
NORTH CAROLINA IN 2019 IN SEARCH
OF A PLACE WHERE I COULD CALL
HOME AND THRIVE AS AN OPENLY
PERSON, I KNOW SEATTLE HAS BEEN
THAT SAFE HAVEN FOR ME. BUT I
ALSO KNOW THAT WE CURRENTLY
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING AND
RESOURCES FOR THE CONTINUOUS
INFLUX THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE. PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF
PLAN THAT PREPARES US FOR A
FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE FROM
TARGETED DISENFRANCHISED
COMMUNITIES CAN BOTH REMAIN
COMFORTABLY IN THE STUDY, BUT
ALSO JOIN US HERE AND ENJOY THE
INCLUSIVE WELCOMING --
>> THANK YOU, ASHLEY. JUSTIN,
LOGAN AND MAX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM A HOMEOWNER OF A
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOME IN
WEDGEWOOD AND HERE TO SUPPORT
GROWING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
IN AND AROUND WEDGEWOOD, AS WELL
AS THE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES
COALITIONS PROPOSAL FOR STACKED
FLATS. FIRST, I LOVE NORTHEAST
SEATTLE AND AM SO EXCITED ABOUT
THE INCREASED COMMERCIAL GROWTH
ALONG OUR MAIN STRIP, 35th
AVENUE NORTHEAST THAT HAS BEEN
UNDERUTILIZED FOR YEARS. WERE
BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS ARE
COMING, BUT SLOWLY. THE
LIMITATIONS ON THE CURRENT SPACE
AND WALK ABILITY ARE HAMPERING
MORE BUSINESS GROWTH, ALLOWING
NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFRESH SOME OF
THE LONG VACANT PARCELS AND
CREATE MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
IN FACT, WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER DOES NOT CONTINUE FAR
ENOUGH NORTH. THERE ARE
UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROPERTIES ALONG 35th AVENUE
NORTHEAST UP THROUGH NORTH 87th
STREET. GRADING -- I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO DISCUSS STACKED FLATS.
HAVING LIVED IN APARTMENTS, I
CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY IT IS EASIER
TO LIVE ON ONE FLOOR INSTEAD OF
THREE OR FOUR FOR DEVELOPMENT --
>> 55 THROUGH 60. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS LOGAN SCHMIDT. DISTRICT
5 RESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE
MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF
KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES
REPRESENTING MORE THAN 2500
HOMEBUILDERS, ARCHITECTS AND
TRADESPEOPLE ACROSS OUR REGION.
SEATTLE'S COPPERHEADS A PLAN IS
MORE THAN A POLICY DOCUMENT. IS
A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE. THIS
IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION
OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHETHER
SEATTLE WILL RISE TO THE
CHALLENGE OF OUR HOUSING
SHORTAGE OR RISK FALLING FURTHER
BEHIND. THE CHOICES YOU MAKE
WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TEACHERS,
NURSES, TRADESPEOPLE AND
FAMILIES CAN CONTINUE TO CALL
SEATTLE HOME. HOMEBUILDERS STAND
READY TO PARTNER IN THE WORK OF
PROVIDING THE DIVERSE HOUSING
SEATTLE NEEDS TO MEET DEMAND.
THAT MEANS EXPANDING HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD, STRENGTHENING
AFFORDABILITY, AND ENSURING
SEATTLE GROWS INTO A MORE
INCLUSIVE, LIVABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE CITY. I SUBMITTED
WRITTEN COMMENTS YESTERDAY
OUTLINING OUR POSITIONS ON
SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS. I WANT TO
CLOSE BY UNDERSCORING THIS.
SEATTLE CANNOT AFFORD HALF
MEASURES. THE PLAN WAS OPEN
DOORS TO HOUSING, NOT CLOSE
THEM.
>> THANK YOU, LOGAN. NEXT, 56.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MAX. I'M A RENTER IN ROOSEVELT.
I ALSO WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT FOOD BANK AS A PANTRY
COORDINATOR. I AM HERE ON MY OWN
TIME SPEAKING TO YOU ALL BECAUSE
THROUGH MY WORK I HAVE NOT ONLY
MET HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE, BUT ALSO GROCERY AND
RESTAURANT WORKERS , FOOD
PRODUCERS, DELIVERY DRIVERS. THE
FOLKS THAT FEED OUR CITY WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO LIVE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU
BUILD DENSITY EVERYWHERE , THAT
YOU TAKE BOLD ACTION TO
STRENGTHEN, NOT WEAKEN, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . TO ROLL
BACK THE EXCLUSIONARY ZONING
THAT HAS HELD OUR CITY BACK FOR
SO LONG. SPECIFICALLY, AMENDMENT
34 TO ADD MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, AMENDMENT 61 TO FUND
SOCIAL HOUSING, AND REALLY ANY
BOLD ACTION YOU CAN TAKE TO
ADDRESS THIS CRISIS AND TO
INCENTIVIZE MORE HOUSING DENSITY
IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAX. 57, 58, 59
AND 60.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS .
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 . I HAVE
BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LIVE
AND WORK AND NOW RAISE A FAMILY
IN THE CITY WE LOVE. OVER THIS
COUPLE DECADES , MY FRIENDS WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE INCREASINGLY
GOTTEN PRICED OUT OF THE CITY
AND HAD TO MOVE . THESE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE NURSES , FEDERAL
WORKERS , TEACHERS , AND THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY AS MANY FAMILIES WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN CAN'T BECAUSE IT HAS
JUST GOTTEN SO UNAFFORDABLE. WE
DESPERATELY NEED SOCIAL HOUSING.
WE DESPERATELY NEED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE CITY. WITHOUT IT,
ONE OF MANY EFFECTS WE ARE
SEEING IS THE DROP IN PUBLIC
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS
THREATENING THE FUNDING OF OUR
SCHOOLS . I URGE YOU TO PLEASE
VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 61 TO
KICKSTART AFFORDABLE HOUSING .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS
CUTTING YOU OFF UNTIL YOU SAID
MY NAME. YOU CAN TALK. I'M JUST
PLAYING. THANK YOU. NUMBER 58,
59 AND 60.
>> LAST FRIDAY I WAS WALKING
ALONG NORTHEAST SEATTLE AND
LOOKED OUT TO WHAT WAS TYPICALLY
ONE OF MY FAVORITE VISTAS WERE I
COULD SEE LAKE WASHINGTON, THE
EASTSIDE AND ALL THE WAY OUT TO
THE CASCADES. LAST FRIDAY AND
COULDN'T EVEN SEE LAKE
WASHINGTON BECAUSE OF THE FIRES.
I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE LAKE
RIGHT BEFORE ME. WE KNOW SCIENCE
TELLS US THREE THINGS. ONE,
TREES CLEAN AIR. TWO, URBAN
FORESTS ALSO MITIGATE HOTSPOTS
AND HOT TEMPERATURES. THREE,
CITIES LIKE BALTIMORE AND AUSTIN
HAVE DONE RESEARCH THAT SHOW
THAT MATURE TREES, NOT YOUNG
TREES, BUT MATURE TREES HELP TO
REDUCE CRIME. CHECK OUT THOSE
STUDIES BY BALTIMORE AND AUSTIN.
I SENT THAT STUDY TO SOME OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS PAST WEEK.
AS A FORMER TREE AMBASSADOR TO
THE CITY, I AM ASKING YOU TO
PLEASE PROTECT OUR TREE CANOPY.
CUTTING DOWN 350 TREES A MONTH
IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 59
AND 60. FIONA. WELCOME.
>> I AM IN DISTRICT 3. I'M A
VOLUNTEER FOR HAUSER NEIGHBORS.
AS A TRANCE MINIMUM WAGE EARNER
IN THE CITY AND ASPIRING URBAN
DESIGNER, I KNOW HOW
UNAFFORDABLE THE CITY IS AND
WHAT IT COULD BE. AT THIS VERY
MOMENT, I HAVE MULTIPLE FRIEND
TO OPEN COUCH SURFING FOR WEEKS,
IF NOT MONTHS, IN SEARCH OF A
MIRACLE. AND THAT IS STABLE
HOUSING IN THE CITY THAT IS
AFFORDABLE. THERE ARE MANY MORE
BESIDES THEM IN EVEN WORSE
SITUATIONS. THIS IS BOTH
RIDICULOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. AT
THE SAME TIME, I KNOW THAT
SEATTLE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE
A PLACE WITH GREEN, WALKABLE,
BANKABLE STREETS AND TRANSIT AND
HOUSING FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY
THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
TO DO THIS, I ASKED THAT YOU
PASS THE AMENDMENT 34, 66, 70,
78, 84, 89, 90 AND 91 CHAMPIONED
BY VOLUNTEERS TODAY. ESPECIALLY
IN A MOMENT 61 TO PROVIDE SOCIAL
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY
PROCESSES ALL ACROSS THE CITY.
THINKING.
>>
>> MY NAME IS ANNE-MARIE FROM
NORTH THE SEATTLE. I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO VOTE YES ON 93, 102 AND
72, AND THEN I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
PAUSE FOR A MINUTE AND REMEMBER
YOUR FAVORITE TREE YOU EVER HAD,
BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A FRIEND
THAT IS A TREE. THIS IS A
PAINTING I DID AND IT SHOWS THE
TREE SPIRIT BEING VERY SAD
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN KILLED. WE
ALL KNOW THAT TREES ARE OUR
LIFELINE. WE NEED TO JUST
RECOGNIZE IT. THAT'S ALL. I
DON'T HAVE A LOT MORE. JUST
TAKE A BREATH AND REMEMBER THE
TREES AND BRING YOUR ENERGY UP
AND GO. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL BRING OUR ENERGY UP
AND GO. THANK YOU. NUMBER 61
THROUGH 70, YOU ARE UP. I FORGOT
TO GET YOU ALL IN THE QUEUE. 61
THROUGH 70. STARTING WITH SARAH.
YOU ARE FIRST, FOLLOWED BY JOHN.
WELCOME. GIVE US ONE SECOND SO
WE CAN GET OUR TIME ARE GOING.
THIS IS THE BEST CLERK EVER. I
WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW. LIKE A
WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA. THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY LOVES AMELIA. ARE WE
READY? AWESOME. 61.
>> HELLO. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT
OF SEATTLE FOR 12 YEARS. WHEN I
WAS DECIDING WHERE TO MOVE AFTER
COLLEGE, I WAS LOOKING FOR
SOMEWHERE I COULD FEEL SAY. WHEN
I WAS GROWING UP I WAS
SURROUNDED BY RHETORIC. MY PEERS
TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD COMMIT
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY TO WATCHING DISCUSSION
FOR AN EVENT FOR -- ENCOURAGING
WOMEN TO WEAR PANTS TO CHURCH.
GET SHUT DOWN AFTER DEATH
THREATS. I KNEW IT WAS CRITICAL
TO FIND SOMEONE WITH A BROADER
ACCEPTANCE OF DIVERSITY. I FOUND
A PLACE IN SEATTLE. I HAVE MET
SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COME
HERE TO ESCAPE SIMILAR AND MUCH
WORSE SITUATIONS. I'M HERE
TODAY BECAUSE I WANT THAT TO BE
SPACE IN OUR CITY FOR MORE
PEOPLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY I
HAD. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE
POSSIBLE, WE MUST OF THE HOUSING
DRAMATICALLY. I ASKED YOU EXPAND
THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS BY VOTING YES ON
AMENDMENT 34. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH. NUMBER 62.
WELCOME.
>> -- EVERYONE, WE HAVE TWO
MICROPHONES.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN MATHESON IN
DISTRICT STICKS -- DISTRICT 6. I
ON THE MIGHTY 28 BUS ROUTE.
FIFTH GENERATION BALLARD THE
REGION. FIVE KIDS, THREE
CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND
APARTMENTS IN THE CITY . THAT IS
PRESENTING A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR
THEM. OBVIOUSLY, I REALLY WANT
YOU TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN
TO GET MY KIDS , AND
EVERYBODY'S KIDS, HOUSING. I AM
GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TOWARDS
HOUSING ABUNDANCE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. NONE OF MY CHILDREN
HAVE CARS. MY FAMILY -- SO BIKE
AND TRANSIT TO MOST LOCATIONS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO CATER TO PEOPLE WHO DECIDE TO
LIVE CAR LIGHT OR WITHOUT CARS.
WE ASK THAT YOU REDUCE OR
ELIMINATE PARKING MINIMUMS ,
SUPPORT SEVEN AND 86, AND
MAXIMIZE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ,
SUPPORT 34. THANKS SO MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, JOHN FROM
BALLARD WITH FIVE KIDS. 63 ,
TERRY.
>> MY NAME IS . I AM A RESIDENT
OF CAPITOL HILL. I HAVEN'T HAD
A CAR SINCE 2004 AND LIVING ON
CAPITAL HILL HAS AFFORDED THE
LUXURY TO BIKE AND WALK AND BUS
ALL OVER THE CITY. I HAVE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW DENSITY CAN SHAPE
A NEIGHBORHOOD OVER A 20 YEAR
PERIOD. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT
THE HILL IS SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS
AGO. I'M THRILLED BY THE ENERGY
AND DIVERSITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER,
ARTIFICIALLY HIGH RENTS
NEGATIVELY IMPACT RENTERS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES WHILE UGLY
BUSINESS THAT BUILDINGS ARE
CONSTRUCTED THAT ADD NO
CHARACTER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OUT OF MATERIALS THAT WILL END
UP IN A LANDFILL. URGED NICK
COUNCIL TO ADOPT A VISION FOR
WELL-DESIGNED AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE BUILDINGS
THAT ADD CHARACTER TO EXISTING
NEIGHBORHOODS. FIBER CEMENT
BOARDS DON'T ADD CHARACTER. WE
DEMAND A CIRCULAR USE
CONSTRUCTION AND NEW BILLS
ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECTS,
PEDESTRIAN ONLY STREETS, AND
SOCIAL HOUSING FOR ALL OF OUR
WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORS. THANK
YOU.
>> 64, 65 AND 66.
>> TERRY WILLIAMS. I MOVED HERE
IN 1974. I WAS A VIDEO ARTIST I
LIVE IN THE PUGET RIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST SEATTLE
EAST OF BELRIDGE. I AM A HOME
OWNER ONLY BECAUSE WE BOUGHT A
HOUSE IN 1995. AT NO TIME SINCE
2000 OR SO WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO AFFORD A HOUSE THAT WAS NEW
ON THE MARKET. FOR 40 YEARS,
NEARLY EVERY MAYOR HAS PROMISED
URBAN VILLAGES, REAL CITY
NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR TRANSIT HUBS
WITH MIXED-INCOME HOUSING,
DENSITY AND SHOPS, RESTAURANTS
AND PLACES TO WORK. ALL
WALKABLE, ALL AFFORDABLE. WE
KEEP INCHING IN THAT DIRECTION.
SOMETIMES WE TAKE ONE STEP
FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK. HERE IS
A CAUTIONARY TALE. HIGH POINT
WAS REDEVELOPED IN THE EARLY
2000. I WENT TO THE OPEN HOUSE
OF THAT PLACE. IT WAS A
HALF-MILE BY A HALF MILE AREA
WITH 3000 PEOPLE LIVING IN IT. I
SAID TO THE PEOPLE THERE, WHERE
ARE THE COFFEE SHOPS, THE
RESTAURANTS? WHERE WILL PEOPLE
GO AND WALK TOO? THEY SAID, WE
CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS
ZONED RESIDENTIAL. I APPLAUD
THIS COUNCIL FOR WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
>> THANK YOU, TERRY. JASMINE,
NUMBER 65.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR INTENTIONAL IN
CAREFUL ENGAGEMENT AS WE BUILD
TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL FUTURE FOR
ALL OF US. MY NAME IS JASMINE
SMITH, DIRECTOR OF LOCAL
ADVOCACY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
FUTURE WE WANT, IT IS ONE WHERE
EVERYONE HAS A HOME AND EVERY
COMMUNITY HAS A CORNER STORE AND
COFFEE SHOP AND EVERY PARK HAS
NEIGHBORS TO ENJOY IT. WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT UNDOING A
CENTURY OF HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING BY WELCOMING PEOPLE TO
LIVE AND BE ABLE TO BE AFFORD TO
STAY IN A BRIE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
RESTORING ALL 38 NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ASSURE ALL TYPES OF HOUSING
FOR ALL PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO
BE BUILT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND STACKED FLAT BONUSES. WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT
PARADISE OVERPAYMENT BY CHANGING
OUT PARKING SPACES FOR PEOPLE
AND TREES. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS
OPEN BY KEEPING NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO KEEP COMMUNITIES COMPLETE AND
CONNECTED FOR KIDS THAT YEARN TO
LIVE ON SESAME STREET. LET'S
GET WISE FOR A FUTURE THAT
INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR US
ALL.
>> THANK YOU, JASMINE. NUMBER
66, FOLLOWED BY 67, 68.
>> I SUPPORT MORE HOUSING
THROUGH THE COMP PLAN. I MOVED
TO SEATTLE BACK IN 1979. I WAS A
STARVING ARTIST, A DANCER. I WAS
ABLE TO RENT A STUDIO APARTMENT
IN CAPITOL HILL. MID-90s I WAS
ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE FOR 150,000
IN WEST SEATTLE. I KNOW THOSE
TIMES ARE LONG GONE. I LOVE
TREES. I ALSO LOVE PEOPLE. MOST
OF THEM. I WORRIED THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ARTISTS, NURSES,
AS WELL AS TEACHERS AND A WHOLE
HOST OF OTHER PEOPLE WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO AFFORD SEATTLE. I AM
ALSO VERY ALARMED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AND EVERYTHING
BEING DONE. I WANT SEATTLE TO BE
A WELCOMING CITY FOR EVERYONE
THAT FEARS PERSECUTION, AND WE
NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
ACHIEVE THAT. I SUPPORT EVERY
AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR
STACKED FLATS, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, WHICH FRANKLY MORE FUN
TO LIVE. PARTICULARLY AROUND , I
WILL ENJOY THOSE MAGNIFICENT
TREES.
>> THANK YOU. JESSE SIMPSON.
>> COCHAIR OF THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITIES COALITION BUT I'M A
LIFELONG SEATTLEITE LIVING IN
CAPITOL HILL AND LOVE MY DENSE
WALKABLE AND TRANSIT RIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T LOVE THAT
I SEE MY NEIGHBORS UNSHELTERED,
AND HOUSE AND SUFFERING ON OUR
STREETS EVERYTHING WILL DAY.
THEY ARE TESTAMENT TO SEATTLE'S
DEEP HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
AFFORDABLE TO THE CRISIS. I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE COMPANY
HAD A PLAN THAT GOES AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE TO ALLOW FOR THE
ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT WE NEED IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM HEARTENED BY
THE MANY FOR HOUSING THAT --
AMENDMENT PROPOSED . I URGE YOU
TO SAY YES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH 60,
61 AND 63. SAY YES TO STACKED
FLATS, ACCESSIBLE HOMES FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION OF SEATTLEITES
TO RAISE FAMILIES, AGE IN PLACE
WITH 89 AND 91, IS A YESTERDAY
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO ALLOW
MORE PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR
TRANSIT, SMALL BUSINESSES,
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MAJOR
PARKS WITH 34. YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY BEFORE YOU TO SHAPE
A TRAJECTORY OF SEATTLE'S
HOUSING FUTURE. TO CHANGE A
BROKEN STATUS QUO AND MAKE
SEATTLE A WELCOMING AND
INCLUSIVE CITY. I ASK YOU TO
MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND PUT
HOUSING FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, JESSE. NEXT WE
HAVE AARON.
>> I AM HERE THAT
>> -- I AM A HOUSE THIS RESIDENT
AND REGISTERED VOTER IN DISTRICT
6. I AM ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF
CHRONICALLY PULSELESS RESIDENCE
OF SEATTLE WHO STRUGGLED TO
RETAIN HOUSING. SOMEONE WHO HAS
STRUGGLED WITH HOUSING
INSTABILITY AT EVERY POINT IN MY
LIFE, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW
VITAL A ROLE SOCIAL HOUSING
PLAYS AND NOT JUST RESOLVING
HOUSING CRISIS, BUT PREVENTING
THEM AS WELL. PASSING AMENDMENT
61 COULD KICKSTART AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN AREAS OF THE CITY
THAT WERE EFFECTIVELY OFF-LIMITS
FOR. NOT ONLY CREATE A MORE NEW
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT
ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY IN ALREADY
EXISTING SPACES ACROSS THE CITY
FOR EVERYONE TO CALL SEATTLE
HOME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MEMBER 69, AND
THEN SOMEBODY.
>> CAME IN SOLIDARITY.
>> GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. YOUR
NUMBER 69? THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
HAVE NUMBER 70. BEFORE NUMBER
70, IT IS TRM --
>> YOU DON'T KNOW ME, IT'S
COOL.
>> 71 THROUGH 80, IF HE COULD
START LINING UP IN THE QUEUE.
YOU ALL OUR NEXT. YOU SAID TARA
.
>> OR YOU THERE.
>> 71 THROUGH 80, YOU ALL OUR
NEXT. AWESOME. GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
AM A D3 RENTER, CONSERVATIONIST,
HOUSING JUSTICE ADVOCATE AND
ORGANIZER FOR FUTURE WISE BEING
ON THE COMP PLAN, SPECIFICALLY
34, 60, 63, 86, 89 AND 91. THESE
A MEMOS PROVIDE US WITH
OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVELY
ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND CLIMATE CRISES WE ARE
CURRENTLY FACING IN THE CITY. WE
NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO RECTIFY OUR
PAST ACTIONS AND LEND A HAND TO
THOSE WHO DESERVE HOUSING AND AN
AFFORDABLE, VIBRANT AND GREEN
COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN. TWO THINGS
CAN ABSOLUTELY BE TRUE AT THE
SAME TIME. WE CAN KEEP GREENERY
WHILE BUILDING HOMES TO MAKE
CAPACITY NEEDS BUT WE NEED TO
REMEMBER THAT THESE HOUSING AND
CLIMATE ISSUES ARE NOT MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE, BUT INTRINSICALLY
INTERTWINED. AS A TRANSPLANT
FROM LOS ANGELES, I AM
INCREDIBLY BLESSED AND LUCKY TO
LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL SURROUNDED
BY TREES IN PARKS TO BE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY AFFORD MY RENT AND ABLE
TO WALK EASILY TO TRANSIT,
GROCERY STORES AND OTHER
AMENITIES. I DESPERATELY WANT
THAT FOR EVERY OTHER SEATTLE
RESIDENT REGARDLESS OF RACE,
CLASS, DISABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. CASSIE, NUMBER 71.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK CLOSE .
>> AWESOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM
CASSIE CLAYTON. I JUST MOVED
HERE FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. DALLAS
IS A CONCRETE CITY. IT IS NOT
WALKABLE. THERE IS NO SERIOUS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AND IT IS
AGGRESSIVE, TO SAY THE LEAST. I
HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
TRAVELING THE COUNTRY AND
SEATTLE IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE
CITY. I AM HERE IN DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT 7. IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I'M HERE TODAY , JUST MOVING
HERE, BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFULLY
DIFFERENT PLANS THAT SEATTLE IS
WANTING TO PUSH FORWARD TO KEEP
IT PROGRESSIVE AND KEEP
WELCOMING NEW HUMANS. THAT
INCLUDES AMENDMENT 34 TO EXPAND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, THAT
INCLUDES 78 TO CREATE FAMILY
SIZED APARTMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS,
84, WHICH DOES SAVE TREES, AND
REMOVES PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
AND IN ADDITION, 70, 89, 90, 91
TO INCREASE THE DENSITY FOR
STACKED FLATS. PASSING AMENDMENT
61 TO KEEP PUSHING SEATTLE
FORWARD IS THE BIGGEST THING I
WOULD URGE YOU TO DO. TAKE IT
FROM AN OUTSIDER, SEATTLE CAN
SHOW THE REST OF THE NATION HOW
TO TACKLE HOUSING WITH EQUITY,
CLIMATE CHANGE AND URGENCY.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. AND WILL THE COWBOYS
MAKE THE PLAYOFFS? NO. BARBARA,
72.
>> -- IS BARBARA HERE? SHE LEFT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 73,
ALEXANDER. HELLO.
>> --
>> YOU CAN LIFT THE MIC UP.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS ALEX. I FIRST WANT TO ACCESS
MY SUPPORT FOR ALL AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD PROMOTE DENSITY .
HOWEVER, I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENT SEVEN, 84, AND
86 SINCE I BELIEVE THAT REDUCING
REQUIRED PARKING IS SOMETHING
THAT BOTH THE TREE ADVOCATES AND
DENSITY ADVOCATES CAN GET BEHIND
. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS,
SEATTLE HAS ADDED ONLY ONE NEW
CAR FOR EVERY 10 NEW RESIDENTS ,
AND CAR FREE HOUSEHOLD NOW MAKE
UP ONE IN FIVE SEATTLE HOUSEHOLD
PRODUCING AND REMOVING PARKING
MANDATES WILL HELP REDUCE
TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION BY NOT
REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO ADD
PARKING SPOTS FOR PEOPLE WHO
DON'T WANT TO USE THEM AND
WHERE THEY ARE NOT NEEDED. IT
WILL HELP SAVE TENS TO HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON NEW
DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH CAN ALLOW
UNITS TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR
PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE
CARS OR PARK THEIR CAR THERE.
AND IT CAN ALSO ALLOW MORE
HOUSING UNITS ON LESS LAND,
WHICH WILL MAKE MORE SPACE FOR
TREES. VOTING TO REMOVE PARKING
MANDATES WILL LEAD TO MORE
TREES, MORE DENSITY AND MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ALEXANDER.
>> I WANTED TO START BY THANKING
YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THESE
AMENDMENTS. I AM A RESIDENT OF
CAPITOL HILL. LIKE A LOT OF MY
NEIGHBORS, I HAVE -- I AM SUPER
GRATEFUL EVERY DAY TO LIVE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AMAZING ACCESS
TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, VIBRANT AND
CONVENIENT BUSINESSES, AND
WONDERFUL PLACES LIKE VOLUNTEER
PARKS. THE FACT IS THAT EVERY
SEATTLEITE DESERVES TO LIVE IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE MINE. YOU ALL
HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN IS TO SUPPORT
INCREASED DENSITY. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THEM IN THE 34 TO
RESTORE THE EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, IF WE SUPPORT ALL
AMENDMENTS THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING , WORKABILITY AND
INCREASED TRANSIT. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE 75, 76, ETHAN
AND JESSICA.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM
A RESIDENT OF COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S DISTRICT. I LIVE A
FIVE MINUTE WALK AWAY FROM THE
PART THAT I DEEPLY LOVE MY HOME.
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT 40, WHICH WOULD GOT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I'VE
HEARD A LOT ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER
INCLUDES OUR MORAL CHARACTER. WE
ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS. IT
SHOULD BE OUR HONOR TO WELCOME
NEW NEIGHBORS INTO OUR LOVELY
CORNER OF THE CITY. THIS IS A
HISTORIC DISTRICT. SOME PEOPLE
SAY THAT HISTORY AND DENSITY
DON'T MIX. YOU ONLY HAVE TO
WALK ACROSS THE PARK TO SEE THE
FOUR-STORY PARK VISTA
COOPERATIVE TO SEE HOW WRONG
THAT IS. IF AMENDMENT 40 PASSES,
THAT GORGEOUS BUILDING WOULD
CONTINUE TO BE LEGAL TO BUILD
TODAY. I URGE YOU TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING AS OUR MORAL AND
HISTORIC DUTY. VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENT 40, AND OF COURSE,
VOTE YES ON 34.
>> THANK YOU, EVEN. THAT WE HAVE
JESSICA, AARON , ELAINA, RYAN
AND EDDIE LYNN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I AM A
NEW BALLARD HOMEOWNER AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS SPEAKING
WITH THE COALITION. I SUPPORT A
STRONG COMPREHEND THE PLAN THAT
INCENTIVIZES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WELDMENT AND DENSITY THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. I AM HEARTENED MANY OF
THE MEMBERS EMITTED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS MOVE US IN THAT
DIRECTION. I AM A TRAINED SOCIAL
WORKER AND PUBLIC HEALTH
RESEARCHER AND WORKED DIRECTLY
WITH UNHOUSED FOLKS FOR THE
MAJORITY OF MY CORPORATE I
DON'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
CLIENTS, AND I WISH MORE OF
THEIR VOICES WERE PRESENT IN A
GENUINE WAY IN THE SPACE, BUT
INSTEAD I WILL SPEAK TO MY WORK
AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. HOUSING
WORKS. HOUSING IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH SOLUTION. WE NEED HOUSING
ACROSS ALL INCOME LEVELS, AND
ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
HAVE HISTORICALLY FOUGHT AGAINST
DEVELOPMENT TO ALLEVIATE THE
STRAIN OF OUR CURRENT HOUSING
CRISIS AND THE GROWTH THAT A
SHORT COME. I WORKED WITH YOUNG
FAMILIES, SENIORS AND EVERYONE
IN BETWEEN. WE ARE ALL
STRUGGLING WITH AFFORDABILITY
AND DISPLACEMENT. WE CANNOT
RESPOND TO THE CURRENT MOMENT
WITH MODERATION. WE NEED FOR
BOLD LEADERSHIP TO PASS THIS
AMENDMENT SOMOZA TREES HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES AND DENSITY IN OUR
WONDERFUL CITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 77,
70, 79 AND 80.
>> COMMENTING ON THE COVER HAS A
PLAN AND HB 1110. I AM HERE AS A
VOTER, HOMEOWNER, RESIDENT AND
AS A FRIEND INVITING YOU TO
EXPAND FREMONT AND BALLARD
CENTERS UNTIL THEY CAUSE.
FURTHER UPLOADING HIS RATIONAL
POLICY, AND THE MAJORITY SUPPORT
IN PROTECTING THE OLD UP HIS
FEAR AND DREAMS OF A FEW.
CONSIDER MY. I DREAM OF KNOCKING
DOWN MY EXPENSE A SMALL HOUSE ON
THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST TO BUILD
SOMETHING BIGGER. FOUR IS BETTER
THAN THREE, BUT I WANT TO FIT
MORE OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I
WANT TO ALSO GROW OLD RUNNING A
SHOT BELOW THE CELLS BEAUTIFUL
OBJECTS. WHAT I FEAR IS THAT MY
PROGENY WON'T SHARE THE
OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE, THAT THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE CLOSE TO
THEIR FRIENDS, OR WORSE, THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE
CITY. PLEASE CONSIDER MY DREAMS
AND FEARS. PLEASE ALLOW SHOPS
ANYWHERE. PLEASE EXPAND FREMONT
AND BALLARD. PLEASE KNOW THAT
MODERN TECHNOLOGY MAKES APOSTLES
TO SAFELY DEVELOP. THANK YOU FOR
THE CONSIDERATION.
>> AWESOME. NEXT WE HAVE ELAINA,
RYAN AND ANDY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM HERE REPRESENTING
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON, A
COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT
WORKING TO UPLIFT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT. I'M HERE TO ASK
FOR SUPPORT FOR FAMILY SIZE
HOUSING IN THE COMPLINE,
SPECIFICALLY IN MOMENTS 19, 20
AND 78. THE CID PRIDES ITSELF AS
BEING A PLACE OF BELONGING FOR
MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. FROM
SENIORS PLAYING PING-PONG AT THE
PARK TWO CHILDREN
TRICK-OR-TREATING AT AN UPCOMING
HALLOWEEN EVENT. THE FAMILIES
ARE BEING PUSHED OUT OF OUR CITY
AT AN ALARMING RATE. PLEASE PASS
A MEMO 19, WHICH AIMS A GREAT
TWO BEDROOM UNITS WERE LARGER
FOR AT LEAST 25% OF THE NEW
HOUSING. WE ALSO ASKS PASS
AMENDMENT 20, WITH SUPPORT
SENIORS TO LIVE IN CULTURAL
HOUSING AND STAY IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. FINALLY, PLEASE
PASS AMENDMENT 78 TO ALLOW
DENSITY BONUSES FOR FAMILY SIZE
DEPARTMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS. JOIN
US IN STEWARDING MULTIPLE
GENERATION NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE
THE CID FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS
AND BEYOND. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
HAVE RYAN, AND THEN EDDIE.
>> RYAN WITH HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF
HABITAT TO SUPPORT A BOLD AND
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FOR NEARLY
40 YEARS WE HAVE BUILT
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR
OVER 2600 FAMILIES, AND WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 200 UNITS IN THE
PIPELINE FOR THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS. THAT IS 70% IN SEATTLE
FOR ALL PROPERTIES ACROSS KING
COUNTY. SEATTLE FACES A HOUSING
CRISIS WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE
DEMANDS ACTION. WE HAVE 46,000
WORKERS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE
CITY AND MUST COMMUTE OVER 25
MILES A DAY. 34,000 WORKERS WHO
CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO LIVE IN
THE CITY. CONSIDER AN EDUCATOR
AND SINGLE MOM AND A KING COUNTY
METRO BUS DRIVER, BOTH WHO LIVE
IN THE CITY THROUGH THE PROJECT
DONE IN THE PAST, AND THIS PLAN
WILL ALLOW MORE OF. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE IMMUNITY COALITION
AMENDMENTS , EXPANDING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUSES, AS
WELL AS UNLOCKING STACKED FLATS
CITYWIDE. THESE POLICIES WILL
HELP US CREATE REAL
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WE ARE SERIOUSLY LACKING. WHEN
TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS AND OTHERS
CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE THEY
WORK --
>> YOU ARE ALL GOOD. YOU CAN
SEND YOUR COMMENTS IN TOO.
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, WE HAVE
81 THROUGH 90. IF YOU ALL START
GETTING READY . YOU ALL OUR
NEXT. THANK YOU. I GOT THE
THUMBS UP. NATHAN.
>> -- NATHAN WALL. A GOOD
BASKETBALL NAME. EDDIE, YOU ARE
GOOD TO GO.
>> THANK YOU. I AM FORTUNATE TO
BE A HOMEOWNER ON BEACON HILL. I
AM ALSO A PARENT OF TWO KIDS AND
DEEPLY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
ABILITY TO STAY IN THE CITY AND
THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. WE ARE A
DEEPLY SEGREGATED CITY. WE ARE
SECRETED BASED ON RACE AND CLASS
AND HOMEOWNERS VERSUS RENTERS.
WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
ARE NOT VERY DENSE THAT HAVE
PLENTY OF TREES AND
MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES, AND GREAT
VIEWS OF THE PUGET SOUND OR LAKE
WASHINGTON, AND THEN WE
CONCENTRATE RENTERS ON BUSY,
NOISY, POLLUTED ARTERIALS.
SEGREGATION IS BAD FOR OUR CITY,
BAD FOR DEMOCRACY. IT IS BAD FOR
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE
ALSO DEEPLY SEGREGATED BECAUSE
HOUSING IS SEGREGATED. PLEASE
PUT AN END TO EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING. PLEASE SUPPORT EIGHT
ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS,
ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
SUPPORT STACKED FLAT BONUSES,
ALLOW CORNER STORES EVERYWHERE,
PLEASE ALLOW THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER TO ACCESS THE SAME
BONUSES AND EXEMPTIONS AS OTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EDDIE. NEXT WE
HAVE NATHAN BURKE FOLLOWED BY
ELLEN. 81 THROUGH 90 ARE ON
DECK.
>> I WANT TO FIRST THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR OFFERING GOOD
MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL DESPITE
DISAGREEMENTS. I HIGHLY
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
FOR ANY AMENDMENT THAT EXPANDS
DENSITY AND MAKE SEATTLE MORE
AFFORDABLE. I AM A COLLEGE
GRADUATE LIVING WITH MY FAMILY
AND HOLLY PARK. THE CITY IS
UNAFFORDABLE. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO REJECT AMENDMENT
40 A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS NOT
HERE. BUT THAT'S OKAY.
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO STRESS
THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY IN OUR CITY. IS SOMEBODY
THAT DOES NOT DRIVE, THE CITY IS
DANGEROUS. M OKAY, -- AURORA,
DANGEROUS STREETS. PEOPLE GET
KILLED EVERY DAY. LET'S BRING
BACK KIRBY. I REALLY WANT TO SEE
A CITY THAT IS SAFE AND MORE
AFFORDABLE AND MORE DENSE. I
HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THE
RIGHT THING.
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NUMBER 82.
YOU ARE ALL GOOD. I TRUST YOU.
>> -- WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2 AND
ASKING FOR A NO ON AMENDMENT 39,
40 AND 41. SHRINKING THESE
COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
IS GOING TO BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
TO DISTRICT TO WHERE WE ARE
ALREADY NOT THE MOST WALKABLE
PART OF SEATTLE. AS A RESIDENT
OF DISTRICT 4, I CAN TESTIFY WE
ARE NOT SUPER WALKABLE DISTRICT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE
AMENITIES WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE TO RESIDENTS OF
DISTRICT 4. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
WILL STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY
CHARACTER. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN
A LOT OF FOLKS CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT. BUT BEING ABLE TO WALK
INSTEAD OF DRIVE 40 MILES AN
HOUR TO THE NEAREST COSTCO
BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND IT
IS GOOD TO HAVE MORE OF THAT,
BECAUSE THAT COMMUNITY
CONNECTION DEPENDS ON HUMAN
INTERACTION AND LESS ON HONKING
AT EACH OTHER. NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS ARE GOOD . THAT'S IT.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON THOSE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
REBECCA, 83, AND THEN 84.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
REBECCA LEVINE. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT FOR IN AN AREA NOW
CALLED THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. I
AM CALLING ON YOU TO REJECT
AMENDMENT 40 AND 81, WHICH PROP
UP A WHITE WASHED HISTORY AND
WOULD PREVENT ARE WEALTHY
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES FOR
DOING OUR PART TO ADDRESS THE
SEATTLE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. I AM ONE
OF OVER 75 RESIDENTS WHO
SUBMITTED A LETTER LAST NIGHT
URGING YOU TO PASS A COMP PLAN
THAT OPENS OUR AREA SO MORE
PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN A WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH GREAT PARKS,
SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT WITHOUT
FURTHER DISPLACING LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. MY NEIGHBOR , PAST CHAIR
OF THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, SIGNED THIS LETTER
BUT COULD NOT BE HERE. HE ASKED
ME TO SHARE THAT HE FEELS
STRONGLY THAT BOTH THE MOMENTS
UNDERMINE THE ATTENTION OF THE
CITY AND COMP PLAN TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL HOUSING DENSITY AND
WITHOUT ENCUMBERING FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS WITH APPLICATIONS
THAT WILL BE UNDULY COSTLY.
REJECT 40, 81 AND 102, SUPPORT
17, 34, 61, 66.
>> THANK YOU, REBECCA. NEXT WE
HAVE JOE, RUTH, AND JESSICA.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. A LOT
OF GREAT TESTIMONY HERE. I JUST
WANT TO STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT
AND SEE WHO IS NOT IN THE ROOM.
I THINK IT IS THE BIG TECH
COMPANIES SEPARATE AND HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES AND
PAY THEM WAY MORE THAN MOST OF
US IN THIS ROOM MAKE. AND WHEN
HOUSING GETS BUILT, THEY BUY IT
AND CAN PAY MORE THAN WE CAN. SO
LONG AS WE WELCOME ALL THE TECH
JOBS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY GET
OUR ARMS AROUND TO COME TO
SEATTLE, FILL OUR SKY WITH 168
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, WHEN THE
LAST ONE BUILT IN TACOMA WAS IN
1970 , THE ISSUE OF EQUITY COMES
TO MIND. WHY DO WE WANT TO HOARD
ALL GROWTH IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WENT FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS WE HAVE BEEN BULLDOZING
NEIGHBORHOODS, BUILDING MAD AND
IT DOESN'T COME OUT AFFORDABLE.
THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST
REPEATING THE PROCESS OF TRYING
TO DO TOO MUCH , TRYING TO BE
TOO MUCH. WE WILL BE BACK HERE
10 YEARS WITH ANOTHER HOUSING
CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU, JOE. NEXT WE HAVE
RUTH, FOLLOWED BY JESSICA, 85
AND 86.
>> I AM AN URBAN PLANNER
REPRESENTING OVER 1300 FRIENDS
OF QUEEN ANNE WHO OPPOSE
TRIPLING THE SIZE OF THE CLEAN
AND URBAN CENTER. PUSHING
FIVE-STORY APARTMENT AT 237
BLOCKS OF ZONING, THREATENING
600 HOMES IN THE HEART OF OUR
COMMUNITY, CLASSIC VICTORIAN
HOMES, OUR CITY'S HISTORY WILL
BE DEMOLISHED. NOT CONVERTED
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. QUEEN
AND IS CLOSER WITH STEEP SLOPES
THAT LIMIT ACCESS. TRAVEL TO
DOWNTOWN FROM QUEEN ANNE DIFFERS
BY 0 TO 3 MINUTES. WHY SO MUCH
GROWTH HERE? WE ALREADY
EXPERIENCED 40 MINUTE DELAYS
GETTING OFF THE HILL. IMAGINE
THE CONGESTION WITH 46,000 MORE
HOMES. WE PROPOSE REMOVING 25
ACRES FROM THE URBAN SETTING AND
HAVING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THIS
PUTS PEOPLE CLOSER TO BIKE
TRAILS, HIKING AND WILL REDUCE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS. PLEASE ADOPT
OUR AMENDMENT TO COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT 51 TO REVISE THE QUEEN
AND URBAN CENTER BOUNDARY.
>> TREES AND GREEN SPACES HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR THE
COMMUNITY. THEY PROVIDE A SAFE
HAVEN FOR THE QUIET SPACES THAT
HELP CITIZENS LIKE MYSELF
PROCESS THINGS FROM TRAUMAS TO
WHAT JOB I WANT TO DO AND WHERE
I WANT TO GO WITH MY LIFE.
SEATTLE HAS BEEN GROWING MORE
DENSE, TREES AND THESE QUIET
SPACES HAVE BEEN SEEMINGLY LEFT
OUT OF THE PICTURE. PLEASE VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENT 93 AND 102 SO
WE CAN HAVE SPACES THAT ARE
ACCESSIBLE SO PEOPLE LIKE
MYSELF, CONSCIOUS AND NOT JUST
REACTIVE LIVES.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE GARRETT,
NUMBER 87, FOLLOWED BY 88. YOU
HAVE REALLY NICE HANDWRITING. I
AM NOT BEING SARCASTIC. I
APPRECIATE THAT. FIRST TIME IN
MY LIFE I HAVE HEARD THAT.
>> IT WAS ON TV.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HOLDING PUBLIC,, INCLUDING AFTER
WORK HOURS OR MORE FOLKS CAN
PARTICIPATE. I AM A RENTER IN
SEATTLE. I AM GOING TO BE
COMMENTING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. MY PARTNER AND I BOTH LIVE
WITH CHRONIC DISEASE. WE DEPEND
ON ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR AND
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE A HEALTHY,
FULFILLING LIFE. WE UNDERSTAND
FIRSTHAND THEY NEED BOTH FOR
APPLE TREES AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HERE IN SEATTLE. BUT THE
COST OF HOUSING IS A HEAVY
BURDEN. OUR RENT HAS DOUBLED IN
JUST OVER FIVE YEARS. WE WANT TO
START A FAMILY HERE, BUT WE'RE
UNSURE IF WE COULD EVEN AFFORD
THAT. I WORRY WE WILL NEED TO
LEAVE OUR FRIENDS, CHOSEN FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY JUST TO BE ABLE TO
RAISE KIDS. WE MAY HAVE TO JOIN
THE MANY THOUSANDS OF
SEATTLEITES NO LONGER ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY, OUR
HOME. LEAVING THIS PLACE AND
CONTRIBUTING TO SPRAWL. SPRAWL
THAT, BY THE WAY, WILL BE THE
GREATEST THREAT TO WASHINGTON'S
BEAUTIFUL DENSE FORESTS. PLEASE
PASS A MEMBER 34, 66, 90 AND
BONUSES FOR SOCIAL HOUSING
PROJECT. CREATE ITSELF AND
WELCOMING SEATTLE FOR ALL. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO WORK
HARD YOU CAN START YOUR FAMILY.
THAT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL. 88, --
>> I HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF
THINGS IN HERE TODAY. NOT ALL
COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
HAVE THE SAME NEEDS AND
POSSIBILITIES. I LIVE IN THE
GASWORKS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER . THIS WAS SIMPLY DROPPED
IN THE MAHER'S PROPOSAL INTO
AMENDMENT 34. I AM AGAINST
AMENDMENT 34, NOT AGAINST ALL
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. I AM
AGAINST 33 AS A PERVASIVE THING.
HERE IS MY QUESTION TO YOU. DO
YOU THINK THAT ADEQUATE
NOTIFICATION TO A COMMUNITY AND
ADEQUATE PLANNING HAS GONE INTO
CREATING THE REZONING FOR
GASWORKS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER? THIS COMPLETELY NEW
DESIGNATION WAS MADE ON AUGUST
11.
>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEND YOUR
COMMENTS IN AS WELL. WE HAVE 89,
REBECCA AND NUMBER 90. BEFORE
YOU GO, I AM GOING TO ASK
NUMBERS 91 THROUGH 100 TO START
TO STAND UP AND BE IN THE QUEUE
ON DECK. GIVE ME ONE SECOND
WHILE THEY GET UP SO YOU'RE NOT
INTERRUPTED. WHEN CALLING ON
NUMBER 91 THROUGH 100. WE HAVE
180 PEOPLE SIGNED UP. PEOPLE ARE
STILL COMING IN. THIS IS A TIME
CHECK. JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW, IT
IS ALMOST CLOSE TO 5:00. THE
REGISTRATION FOR THE SIGN UP
CLOSES AT 6:30. THERE IS STILL
90 MINUTES . WE HAVE STAFF READY
FOR WHEN YOU COME DOWN. YOU CAN
SIGN IT. OKAY. 91 THROUGH 100,
YOU ARE ON DECK. THIS IS NUMBER
89, REBECCA.
>> I AM REBECCA BENFIELD. PLEASE
VOTE NO ON THE LAST-MINUTE
AMENDMENTS 33 AND 34 AND 5 TO 8
STORIES . THIS IS A
MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH
INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, STUDENTS,
YOUNG FAMILIES, OLDER FAMILIES
AND SENIORS LIVING IN A
DIVERSITY A MULTI-AND SINGLE
UNIT RENTAL AND OWNED HOUSING.
THIS MULTIGENERATIONAL AND
TRADITIONALLY LOW INCOME
COMMUNITY, MANY OF WHOM STILL
HERE, IS AT RISK OF REPLACEMENT
AND DISPLACEMENT WITH THE CITY
PLAN. WE NEED MORE HOUSING
TYPES, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT --
THEY SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO
THE COMMUNITY, NOT REPLACE IT.
IF YOU ZONE 5 TO 8 STORIES OF
EXTENSIVE STUDIOS AND ONE
BEDROOM UNITS, THESE RESIDENTS
WILL BE FORCED OUT. THE TYPES OF
HOMES THAT SUPPORT THEM WILL BE
OVERRUN BY ENORMOUS CORPORATE
RENTAL BUILDINGS, AND THE
MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY
BROKEN UP AND LOSS. IN HIS PLACE
A MONOCULTURE OF CORPORATE
WAREHOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
COUPLES. SO ADD 4 TO 6 UNITS PER
LOT, YES, AT 3 TO 4 STORY
APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND STACKED
FLATS. BUT DON'T BE
EXCLUSIONARY AND WIPE OUT THE
PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE BUILD
COMMUNITY IN THE HOUSING THAT
SUPPORTS ALL STAGES OF LIFE.
PLEASE VOTE NO TO 33.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
NUMBER 90. HELLO.
>> MY NAME IS MICHELLE. I LIVE
IN WALLINGFORD. AMENDMENT 33 AND
34, IT FEELS LIKE IT CAME IN AT
THE 11th HOUR . THEY PROPOSE
SWEEPING UP ZONES ACROSS EIGHT
NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT DOING THE
DUE DILIGENCE . THERE IS NO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , NO
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAS BEEN
DONE , AND THE VALUATION TO THE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S OWN
STANDARDS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT HAS
HAPPENED WITH THE AREAS THAT
HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. HAS IT
HELPED WITH THE AFFORDABILITY,
OR HAVE WE JUST CREATED AN UP
ZONING THAT IS A SCHEME TO
ENRICH DEVELOPERS AND CORPORATE
LANDLORDS. THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING UP HERE AND DOING
THIS VERY DIFFICULT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
NUMBER 91 THROUGH 100. HI,
JENNIFER.
>> I ALSO LIVE IN GASWORKS
WALLINGFORD NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM
HERE TO URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENT 34. FOR MANY OF THE
SAME REASONS. WE ARE NOW TWO
YEARS INTO AN ELABORATE PROCESS
TO CRAFT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .
ALL OF YOU HAVE ENGAGED YOUR
COMMUNITIES IN SOME WAY OR
ANOTHER TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT
AND TO BALANCE THAT WITH HOUSING
GOALS AND BROADER CITY NEEDS.
NOW YOU ARE TWEAKING AND
REFINING TINY BOUNDARIES, AND AT
THE SAME TIME, ONE OF 100
AMENDMENTS BURIED DEEP IN THE
DEAD OF SUMMER BEING INTRODUCED
WITHOUT NEIGHBORHOODS EVEN
KNOWING ABOUT IT. THAT IS NOT A
WAY TO GOVERN. IT IS GOING TO
HAVE BAD RESULTS. I WILL GIVE
YOU ONE DETAIL, WHICH IS TWICE
AND THAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD MY
BASEMENT HAS FLOODED WITH
SEWAGE. TOILET PAPER, FECES AS A
RESULT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THE SEWERS NOT BEING
APPROPRIATE. THE CITY TELLS ME
IT IS BETTER TO COMPENSATE ME
THEN TO REPLACE THAT LOCAL PAPER
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE.
>> NEXT WE HAVE 92, 93 AND 94.
>> AND WE HAVE TWO MICROPHONES.
>> OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
WALLINGFORD, HAS A PLUMBING
SYSTEM FROM THE '20s. NOT THESE
'20s. IT JUST TAKES A FLUSH
BABY WIPES, A TAMP ON TO CAUSE A
FLOOD . WE HAVE TWO STREETS THAT
ARE SORT OF ARTERIALS. ON THOSE
STREETS, TWO CARS CAN PASS EACH
OTHER. WITHOUT ANY FRICTION .
WHEREAS, EVERYWHERE ELSE , IT IS
A COURTEOUS GAME OF WAITING FOR
THE OTHER PERSONS TURN AND YOU
KIND OF WAVED. WE DON'T HAVE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MASSIVE
APARTMENT PROJECTS. I GUESS
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT THE ROADS AND THE SEWER
SYSTEM. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING BUT THIS TAKES
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU
PROMISED US. WE NEED 120 K
AFFORDABLE HOMES. WE ARE NOT
GROWING LIKE WE WERE.
AFFORDABILITY, YES. WE ALLOW
FOUR HOMES PER LOT AND MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING. EIGHTH STREET IS
EXCESSIVELY OVERBEARING IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE ARE
TINY CRAFTSMAN HOMES. OUR
CURRENT ZONING IS WORKING. THE
MOST AFFORDABLE UNITS IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE OLD BUILDINGS
CONVERTED INTO APARTMENT'S.
THEY'RE NOT NEW APARTMENT
COMPLEXES WHICH ALL HAVE
VACANCIES, I MIGHT ADD. I CALLED
THEM. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN WHAT
WAS PROMISED. THEY PUSH OUT
SMALL BUSINESSES FOR EXPENSIVE
RESTAURANTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] WE
HAVE A CORNER STORE. IF THINGS
ARE UP SOUND, THAT'S GONE.
PLEASE, PLEASE THINK ABOUT FOR
STRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, AND
THE THINGS WE NEED FOR HAPPY --
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MEGAN. NEXT,
WE HAVE ISRA, FOLLOWED BY 95. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> SEATTLE HAD 3% OF ALL IT'S
HOUSING. RENT ROSE TO 75%. WE
ARE TOLD ALWAYS, DENSITY IS THE
CURE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT
EVERY UPS ZONE HAS RESULTED IN
HIGHER LAND COSTS AND HIGHER
HOUSING COST. AFFORDABLE RENTALS
ARE BEING TURNED DOWN FOR
EXPENSIVE TOWN HOMES. THE
CHEAPEST LOW-INCOME HOUSING IS
HOUSING YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BUILD. IT'S THERE. IT IS THE
RENTAL HOUSE NEXT DOOR. WHERE IS
THE EQUITY IN ZONING THAT
REMOVES LOW INCOME RENTERS AND
REPLACES THEM WITH THE WEALTHY?
TODAY, DENSITY IN SEATTLE HAS
BEEN NOTHING BUT GENTRIFICATION
ON STEROIDS. THERE IS NO SERIOUS
DISPLACEMENT PLAN. EXISTING
LOW-INCOME HOUSING -- ANYWAY,
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS 33 AND 34
AND THE CHANGES TO TRANSIT THAT
UPS ZONE THE ENTIRE CITY.
TRANSIT DEFINITIONS. TAKE THE
TIME TO CREATE A PLAN. [
INAUDIBLE ] DO IT RIGHT. IMPROVE
CITY REGULATION SO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS SUSTAINABLE AND LASTS
FOR GENERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE 95,
96, 97, 98, AND 100. AND WE HAVE
BOTH MICS.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS [ INAUDIBLE
- MUFFLED ] AND I CAME TO SPEAK
AGAINST AMENDMENT 34, 33, AND
ALSO THE APPROVED LR3 REZONING
IN [ INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ]
AMENDMENT 34 WHICH IS AN INITIAL
PROPOSAL TO ADD 27 BLOCK AREA OF
SOUTH WALLINGFORD URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD AS NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER IS UNFAIR AND
EXCLUSIONARY. THE PROPOSAL
A.K.A. 34 WAS MADE KNOWN TO THE
PUBLIC FOUR WEEKS AGO.
WASHINGTON STATE LAW REQUIRES
EARLY AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT
WITH COMMUNITIES IN SHAPING
THEIR PLANS FOR GROWTH.
EXPENSIVE CHANGES TO NOT ONLY
URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS BUT A TOTAL
OF EIGHT ADDITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL IN A FEW
WEEKS OF A MULTIYEAR PROCESS,.
IN ONE OF 100 AMENDMENTS. THIS
DENIES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTRIBUTE AS OTHERS HAVE. THIS
ALONE COMPROMISES THE INTEGRITY
OF THE ENTIRE SEATTLE
ENCUMBRANCE OF PLAN. THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. 96. RYAN, RACHEL,
REGAN, DIMITRI, AND JACOB.
>> HELLO. I AM A RENTER IN D6.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
INCREASED DENSITY IN HOUSING.
SPECIFICALLY, I'M IN SUPPORT OF
AMENDMENT 76. WE NEED TO BUILD
HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT. REMOVING
PARKING PERMITS WITH NUMBER 84,
I ALSO AM IN SUPPORT OF 61 AND
2. I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF 34,
TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SO WE HAVE
MORE HOUSING IN MORE PLACES. AND
IN SUPPORT OF 66 AS WELL SO WE
CAN HAVE COMMERCIAL ANYWHERE IN
THE CITY, AND THEN I'M ALSO
VERY IN SUPPORT OF 40 7C, THE
TANGLED TOWN ADJUSTMENTS. AND I
ALSO AM OPPOSED TO 102. WE DO
NOT NEED TO ADD ANY EXTRA HOOPS
TO JUMP THROUGH FOR HOUSING.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, BRIAN.
97, 98, 99, AND 100. THANK YOU.
>> HI. MY NAME IS RACHEL LEAVY.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS 81
AND 40. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY
FAMILY BUILT A BACKYARD COTTAGE
IN THE RAVENNA: HISTORICAL
DISTRICT TO HELP OUR CITY SOLVE
IT'S HOUSING SHORTAGE. FREE TO
MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR
BUDGETS AND WHERE OUR OWN
AESTHETICS, WE [ INAUDIBLE -
MUFFLED ] THE COTTAGE WITH A
COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL AND
MODERN MATERIALS. AMENDMENT 81
OR SIX PROPERTY RIGHTS BY
LIMITING THE TYPE OF SETTING IN
A SURGICAL DISTRICT, INTRODUCING
INTO CITY CUTS, COVENANTS AND
RESCISSIONS THAT ARE
EXCLUSIONARY AND EXPENSIVE. VOTE
DOWN AMENDMENT 81 FOR GOVERNMENT
OVERREACH. THIS SUMMER, A
NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE, THE [
INAUDIBLE ] CLOSED BECAUSE IT
CAN AFFORD ITS LEASE. IT IS ONE
WAY WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND BUILD LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES. AMENDMENT 40 IS A
MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN --
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL. THANK YOU.
NUMBER NINE, AT REGAN --
HOPEFULLY I SAID YOUR NAME
RIGHT. WAS I CLOSE?
>> THAT WAS RIGHT.
>> 99?
>> 98. REGAN, THEN DIMITRI --
YOU ARE NEXT, DIMITRI. AND THEN
JACOB.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
REAGAN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M
CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR ERIKA EVANS
FOR CITY ATTORNEY. THE CITY
ATTORNEY ROLE IS NOT A
LEGISLATIVE POSITION. ITS ROLE
IS TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON
LEGAL ISSUES AND WHERE
APPROPRIATE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON
WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
SAYING ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF
OUR CITY. I'M HERE TO URGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT HOW
SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY FOR
EVERYONE. THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE.
THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET OFF THE
STREETS IN THE MORE PEOPLE WE
PREVENT FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED
IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE LESS
PEOPLE WE'LL HAVE THAT WILL
BECOME INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM IN A WAY THAT IS RELATED
TO THEIR HOUSING SITUATION.
HOUSING PROVIDES ECONOMIC
STABILITY. THEY SAY BUT JUST
MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND A JOB
WHICH REDUCES QUALITY-OF-LIFE
CRIMES IN OUR CITY. THE LIST OF
EXAMPLES GONE BUT I'LL END BY
SAYING THAT OUR CITY IS GROWING
AND HOUSING MUST GROW WITH IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
DIMITRI FOLLOWED BY JACOB.
DIMITRI.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
DIMITRI AND I'M A RESIDENT OF
WHITE CENTER, SO UNINCORPORATED
KING COUNTY JUST A BLOCK SOUTH
OF THE CITY. I WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN CAPITOL HILL IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND I'M A
SOCIAL WORKER THAT WAS ON BEHALF
OF FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. [
INAUDIBLE ] DISPLACED FROM THEIR
NETWORKS OF SUPPORT, THEIR
SCHOOLS, THEIR JOBS AND
OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BELONG.
IT IS A REGIONAL ISSUE, AS THE
URBAN CENTER OF WASHINGTON
STATE, WHAT HAPPENS IN SEATTLE
AFFECTS SURROUNDING AREAS AND
URBAN AREAS AROUND THE CITY ARE
SHOOTING UP AND THE DIFFERENCE
IS MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES
DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE
JOBS OR THE SERVICES TO ENSURE
THAT THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
ANCHORED IN SEATTLE BUT
DISPLACED CAN ACTUALLY BE
SUCCESSFUL AND EXCESS
OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE
A REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
AND RESPONSIBILITY TO INCREASE
HOUSING IN SEATTLE. THE EQUATION
IS SIMPLE. WE ARE GROWING AND WE
NEED TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWTH
FOR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
HAVEN'T HAD THE EQUABLE SURE OF
THAT DEVELOPED. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO
THIS WORK.
>> THANK YOU, DIMITRI. NEXT, WE
HAVE JACOB.
>> ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> AWESOME. HI. MY NAME IS
JACOB. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE
FUTURE PHINNEY RIDGE. PARKS ARE
ALL OF OUR BIG BACKYARDS AND WE
SHOULD BE UTILIZING HOUSING
ALONGSIDE THEM. I'M HAPPY TO
SEE HIM THAT'S ABOUT THAT. I
LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER RANKS --
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT
35. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU
HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT MY
POINT -- GRAND PARENTS WILL NOT
VISIT ME BECAUSE OF ALL THE
STAIRS IN MY HOMETOWN. I KNOW
YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THE HOUSING
CRISIS AND SEATTLEITES ARE
SHOWING THAT THEY ARE READY TO
HELP. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NOW WE
ARE ON DECK FOR NUMBERS 101 TO
110. 101 TO 110 AND THE FIRST
PERSON IS CURTIS. YOUR NUMBER
101 TO 110. YOU ARE ON DECK. 101
TO 110, AND WE HAVE 200 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP. IT IS 5:10. WE STILL
HAVE UNTIL 6:30. COME ON DOWN TO
CITY HALL AND SIGN-UPS HE CAN
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MR. JOHNSON,
YOU ARE UP, MY FRIEND.
>> THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ON THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN OVERALL. PEOPLE NEED BOTH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAT ARE
PROVIDED BY LARGE MATURE TREES.
IT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE AT A TIME
OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASING
HEAT. THE DEEPLY PUSHED BY
DEVELOPER INTERESTS IS THAT WE
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HOUSING
AND TREES. THIS IS FALSE. IT IS
AIMED AT SETTING HOUSING
ADVOCATES AGAINST PEOPLE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
DEVELOPERS AREN'T DEVELOPING TO
MEET HOUSING NEEDS. THEY ARE
BUILDING TO GENERATE THE MOST
PROFIT POSSIBLE. TWO DOZEN 24
SAW A RECORD HOUSING BUILT IN
THIS CITY, BUT THE MAJORITY IS
LUXURY APARTMENTS. RECENT
SEATTLE TIMES PIECE, IN THE 2010
SCOTT SEATTLE LOST 14,000
AFFORDABLE UNITS. 14,000 UNITS
AS THIS HOUSING -- HAPPENED. AT
THE SAME TIME, WE ARE LOSING OUR
TREE CANOPY. 14,000 TREES PER
YEAR. SEATTLE MUST PROTECT ITS
LARGEST MATURE TREES AND
PRIORITIZE NEW HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CURTIS.
THANK YOU, CURTIS. 102, JOSEPH
FOLLOWED BY 103, Z. WE HAVE
JOSEPH. 102. IF WE -- IF -- IF
-- WE CAN JUST DO -- THERE IS NO
CLAPPING. IT IS JUST JAZZ HANDS.
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE THE ONLY
ONE, I THINK BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
KNOW. DID YOU ASK CAN WE CLAP?
NO. 102. 102. JOSEPH. GOING
ONCE, TWICE. ARE YOU JOSEPH?
102? YEA. YOU HIT THE JACKPOT.
COME ON.
>> GOOD MORNING, OR GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOSEPH AND I WANT TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY
COALITION FOR BOTH BILLS. FOR
CONTEXT, [ INAUDIBLE ] MORE
HOSPITALIZATIONS, MORE
DISPLACEMENTS, LESS LIFE
EXPECTANCY AND ONE OF THE MOST
POLLUTED RIVERS IN THE NATION.
THERE IS A SCENE IN SOUTH PARK
TO MANAGE AN ASTHMA PROBLEM. I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH
DISPLACEMENT WOULD ALSO BE
AFFECTING THE SAME CHILDREN. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE NOT
CHOOSING THAT DISPLACEMENT, BUT
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING
CHOSEN FOR THEM IN THIS ROOM.
WITHOUT MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS, I'M NOT SURE HOW MORE
OF THESE FAMILIES CAN CONTINUE
TO LIVE IN SEATTLE WITHOUT MORE
OF THESE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
I'M ALSO NOT SURE HOW WE CAN
PREVENT URBAN SPRAWL CAN'T
REDUCE VEHICLE EMISSIONS MILES
TRAVELED AND REDUCED TREES CUT.
WE CAN DO THIS THROUGH THE
MINUTES 91 AND 94 AND 104 AND
ASKED THAT WE PUT THESE MOST
IMPACTED FIRST WHEN MAKING THESE
DECISIONS.
>> THANK YOU, JOSEPH.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE Z103. 104 IS
NOT HERE AND 105, DAVID IS ON
DECK.
>> I'M HERE.
>> MY NAME IS Z, AND I AM FOR
CREWS WITH RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION, OUR GRANDCHILDREN
AND GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LEAVE OUR
NEXT GENERATION WITH? A CONCRETE
JUNGLE? I'M FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. DOES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MEAN BEING PICKY TACHY WITHOUT
TREES? AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALSO
NEEDS THREE CANOPIES. WE HAVE
LOST SO MANY TREE CANOPIES. SO
MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TRAUMATIZED BY THE SOUND OF --
BY THE SOUND OF -- CHAINSAW.
PLEASE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE
NEED OUR NEXT GENERATION TO HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU, Z. NUMBER 105.
DAVID, YOUR NEXT, FOLLOWED BY
106, TOM.
>> HELLO. DAVID AND BRIDGET. WE
ARE HERE FOR THE COMP PLAN AND
FOR THE PERMANENT HOUSING
CHANGES. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO
SUPPORT 93 AND 102. 93 WILL
PROVIDE THE SPACE NEEDED FOR NEW
TREES AND 102 WILL PROVIDE THE
DEPARTMENT TO HAVE ARCHITECTS
LIKE US LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES
BEFORE THEY TAKE DOWN TREES. THE
COMP PLAN SETS GOALS FOR HOUSING
AND STRIVES FOR 1000 [ INAUDIBLE
] ACRES TO BE PROVIDED IN 13
YEARS. THAT'S ADDITIONAL 1000
CANOPY ACRES. ONLY 93 AND 102
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR KEEPING BOTH
THE COMP PLAN GOALS OF HOUSING
AND REACHING THAT CANOPY COVER
GOAL. WITHOUT 93, OTHER -- WOULD
NOT HAVE SPACE FOR THOSE TREES.
[ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] 102
BRINGS BACK DESIGN. THESE
EXAMPLES HERE SHOW SMART DESIGN
THAT THEY HAD 3 TO 6 HOUSES PLUS
TREES.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. 106, TOM,
FOLLOWED BY RACHEL, 107.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM TOM. I
LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1 OF COURSE
AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S
CONTINUED ATTENTION TO TODAY'S
COMMENTS. I SUPPORT HIM AND 93
AND 102 TWO PRIORITIZE TREE
PROTECTION IN THE CITY. THEY
SEEM VERY REASONABLE AND DOABLE
AND I'VE HAD EXTENSIVE
FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN WORKING
WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING.
I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PROJECTS
THAT PROTECTED TREES WHEN THEY
ARE PRIORITIZED. BUT ONLY WHEN
THEY ARE PRIORITIZED. IN ONE
PROJECT, WE LOOK AT THE INITIAL
DESIGN AND ASK THE QUESTION, CAN
WE MEET THE GOALS AND SAVE SIX
MATURE TREES? WE REVISITED IT.
THE ANSWER WAS YES, WE COULD,
AND WE DID. SO I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
AND THREE AND 102 FOR
RESPONSIBLE TREE PROTECTION, AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE 107. FOLLOWED
BY 108, 109, AND 110.
>> HI. THANK YOU. I'M RACHEL.
I'M A HOMEOWNER AND A WORKING
PARENT IN THE WYCHWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD IN DISTRICT 4, AND
I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE ALLOW
MORE DENSITY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
SELFISHLY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO
WALK TO A GROCERY STORE. I WANT
BUSINESSES TO REPLACE THE
PHARMACY AT THE LOCAL FLORIST
THAT JUST CLOSED. I WANT A BUS
LINE TO TAKE ME TO THE LIGHT
RAIL IN UNDER 30 MINUTES. I WANT
MY CHILDREN TO GROW UP AROUND
SOME OF THE DIVERSITY THAT MAKES
OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY AND THE KEY
TO ALL OF US IS FITTING MORE
PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND
THE KEY TO DOING THAT WITHOUT
CUTTING DOWN OUR TREES IS
BUILDING HOUSING THAT IS TALL
AND THAT IS DENSE. SO PLEASE ADD
BACK THE SOUTH WYCHWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, AND THE
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, BUT
THAT IS MINE. I WISH THEY WENT
FURTHER NORTH. MAINTAINED THE
SIZE OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
IT'LL MAKE THEM SMALLER. PLEASE
ENCOURAGE DENSITY. OFFER
FLEXIBILITY IN EXCHANGE FOR TREE
PRESERVATION AND PARKING
MANDATES. WE OWE IT TO THE
PLANET TO PREVENT SPRAWL AND WE
OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN TO
PROVIDE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT REQUIRES FLEXIBLE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL. NEXT WE
HAVE JOE FOLLOWED BY CODY AND
THEN VINCENT. IS JOE HERE? IT
WOULD BE NUMBER 108. 108. 108 IS
NOT HERE. 109. CODY, FOLLOWED BY
VINCENT. IS KOBE HERE? KOLBY
ALLARD. 109. AWESOME. YOU ARE
UP, MY FRIEND. YES. KOBE. KOBE.
KOBE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KOLBY
ALLARD. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF DENSE INFILL HOUSING
EVERYWHERE, IF POSSIBLE. I MOVED
TO SEATTLE IN 2003. MY BEST
FRIEND AND I SHARED AN APARTMENT
FOR $400 A MONTH. I CHECKED
CRAIGSLIST RECENTLY AND THAT
PLACE NOW RENTS FOR $1300 PER
MONTH AND IT IS NOT A NICER
PLACE, THAT WE HAVE SUCH A
SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE THAT
THEY CAN CHARGE THAT MUCH MORE.
PLEASE MAKE MY CRUMMY OLD
APARTMENT AFFORDABLE AGAIN.
LEGALIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SO
MUCH HOUSING IN SO MUCH OF THE
CITY THAT ONLY A TRUE CHEAPSKATE
LIKE I WAS 20 YEARS AGO WOULD
BOTHER TO RENT THAT PLACE. ALSO,
I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE IMMENSE
THAT UNLIKE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
STACKED FLATS BECAUSE THAT IS
THE TYPE OF PLACE THAT I WANT TO
LIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KOBE, AND BEFORE
WE GET TO VINCENT, LET'S GET
NUMBER 110. AWESOME. OKAY. COME
UP TO THE MIC. WE ARE GOING TO
ASK THAT NUMBERS 111 AND 120,
YOU STAND UP AND GET READY. SIT
TIGHT, VINCENT, WHILE THEY MOVE
AROUND. 111 THROUGH 120, AND
PLEASE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO
MICS. WE HAVE TWO MICS. WE HAVE
OUR MIDDLE LANE, AND THEN OUR
OUTSIDE LANE. I PREFER THE
OUTSIDE LANE BECAUSE IT IS
CLOSER TO THE DOOR. MIDDLE LANE,
YOU HAVE TO BE AROUND PEOPLE.
I'M JUST PLAYING. ALL RIGHT.
MIDDLE LANE. VINCENT. GO RIGHT
AHEAD.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
VINCENT RIVERA AND I'M A
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDENT
AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. I
SUPPORT BUILDING MORE HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY INCLUDING
EIGHT PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS ALONG WITH ALLOWING MORE
SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE PROTECTING
THE ENVIRONMENT BY REMOVING
PARKING MINIMUMS CITYWIDE, AND
CONTINUING TO INVEST IN MORE
TRANSIT, BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE,
AND PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED STREETS
WITH PLENTY OF STREET -- PLENTY
OF TREES, AND PLACES THAT PEOPLE
CAN WALK TO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VINCENT. AND
NUMBER 111. 111. LAURA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS LAURA THORNE. AND WE MUST
ADDRESS OUR HOUSING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES TOGETHER BY
PROTECTING OUR LIFE-GIVING TREE
CANOPIES. IT'S NOT EITHER/OR.
PLEASE VOTE FOR AMENDMENTS 93
AND 102 AND INCLUDE PROTECTIONS
FOR TIER 3 TREES AND 102. AS WE
BUILD HOUSING, LET'S PRESERVE
AND PLANT TREES, GIVING OXYGEN
TO SHELTERING SHADE, DRAINAGE
CAPTURE FOR LESS WATER POLLUTION
AND MORE PARTS ON FOR EVERYONE,
EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY, AND I
SUPPORT EXPANDING HOUSING THAT
IS TRULY AFFORDABLE, HOWEVER,
THE LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENTS THAT
INCLUDE 33 AND 34 CREATING A GAS
WORKS PARK AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER WITH COMMERCIAL REZONING
AND DEVELOPED A TO EIGHT STORIES
WAS ADDED ONLY A MONTH AGO, AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS
MEANINGFUL NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT WITH NO BINDING
AFFORDABILITY AND BYPASSING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS IN AN AREA
THAT HAS VERY POOR TRANSIT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NUMBERS
112, 113, AND 114. UNTIL, KATHY,
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 13, ALAN, YOU
ARE ON DECK. YOU ARE ON DECK
RIGHT AFTER KATHY.
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP
AND DOING ALL THE HARD WORK. I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M
KATHY. DISTRICT 7. I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO PLEASE PASS AMENDMENT 77,
89, 93, AND PLEASE PASS
AMENDMENT 102 FULLY SUPPORTING
SDCI'S AUTHORITY TO ASK FOR
ALTERNATE SITE DESIGNED AND AT
PROTECTION OF TIER 3 TREES.
PLEASE REJECT AMENDMENT 72.
PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THE
FORESTRY COMMISSION'S
REGULATIONS INCLUDING REQUIRING
75% OF AMENITY AREA BE AT GROUND
LEVEL, RESTRICT NON-PERMEABLE
SERVICES, HAD A REQUIREMENT THAT
TREES BE VIABLE BEFORE, DURING,
AFTER CONSTRUCTION TO ACCOUNT
FOR POINTS, EASE HIGHER
INCENTIVES FOR TREE RETENTION
VERSUS NEW PLANTINGS. AND TO
REITERATE WHAT THE LADY BEFORE
ME SAID, CHAINSAWS ARE
TRAUMATIZING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
ALAN. FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN.
>> MY NAME IS ALAN. I'M OPPOSED
TO ONIONS 33 AND 34 FOR THE
FOLLOWING REASONS. ONE. THESE
AMENDMENTS WERE PROPOSED DURING
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER WHEN
PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION AND NOT
PAYING ATTENTION TO LOCAL
POLITICS. PROPOSING THESE
AMENDMENTS 1 1/2 MONTHS BEFORE
VOTING ON THEM DOES NOT GIVE US
AS A COMMUNITY ADEQUATE TIME TO
ORGANIZE AND RESPOND TO THESE
MAJOR CHANGES. TWO, I TOTALLY
SUPPORT BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, BUT THIS UPSETTING HAS
NO GUARANTEES FOR THIS. THESE
AMENDMENTS NEED BINDING
AFFORDABILITY ALONG WITH
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT LANGUAGE.
OTHERWISE, ONLY THE DEVELOPERS
ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS
UPSETTING. THREE. THERE IS NO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
REGARDING THESE. IT NEEDS TO
INCLUDE SHORELINE AND STORM
WATER IMPACTS. SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102. FINALLY,
THERE IS A NEED TO IMPROVE
TRAFFIC SAFETY AND INCREASE
TRANSIT IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALAN. KATHLEEN,
114, AND THEN PRINCESS SCOTT,
115.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KATHY
BARRY JOHNSON. I LIVED IN FRANCE
IN D4 SINCE 1954. I OWN MY OWN
HOME AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
DO THAT TODAY. WE ARE PARTNERS
WITH YOU IN PLANNING FOR A
VIBRANT FUTURE. HISTORIC SOUTH
DOWNTOWN ASK THAT YOU REMEMBER
THE ONE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IS JUST THAT. ONE PLAN FOR
AN ENTIRE CITY. WHEN ONE
NEIGHBORHOOD GETS TO EXCLUDE
PROPOSED DENSITY, THIS BUILDS
PRESSURE ON ALREADY DONE
SNIPPETS LIKE PINE ARE SQUARE
AND CID AND OTHERS TO TAKE ON
THE HOUSING AND RELATED
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED. THE
SFH NEIGHBORHOODS ARE REJECTING
DENSITY AND THEY TALK ABOUT
CHARM. WHEN WE SEE THAT AS
ANOTHER POTENTIAL FAILURE OF
SEATTLE TO ADDRESS ITS EXTREMELY
OLD HOUSING CRISIS. SEATTLE IS
ONE CITY AND WE ASK OUR LEADERS
TO REMEMBER THAT EVERY CORNER OF
THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ] 'S EVERY
CORNER OF THE CITY CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY AND
HEALTH OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT FOR GRAY
HAIRS LIKE ME. THEY ARE FOR [
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> THANK YOU, KATHLEEN. 115 AND
THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT IS
MICHAEL. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SPENCER
SCOTT. I WORK IN DISTRICT 3 AS A
LOCAL ARTIST AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER. I IMPLORE YOU ALL TO
RESPECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BOUNDARIES OF HISTORICALLY
REDLINED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE
PROPOSED NEW PRESENTERS THAT
SHIFTED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT GOT MINIMIZE
THAT LEGACY OF RESIDENTS WHO
LIVE THERE. BLACK RESIDENTS IN
THE CITY HAVE ALREADY ENDURED
DECADES OF HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION, REDLINING,
GENTRIFICATION, AND
DISPLACEMENT. TO CARVE IT PIECES
OF THE CITY AND RELABEL IT AS
CAPITAL AND JUNCTION PARK WOULD
BE EFFECTIVE ERASURE OF ALL THE
BLACK COMMUNITY HAS BUILT AND
ENDURED. THAT IS CITY AND CID
HAVE ALREADY ABSORBED THEIR FAIR
SHARE OF THE HOUSING DENSITY. WE
NEED TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITIES
TIME TO STABILIZE. VOTE NO TO
AMENDMENT 32. KINDNESS BUT A
BYPRODUCT OF SCARCITY OF
RESOURCES. AMENDMENT 32 WILL
LEAD TO MORE OVER POLICING OF
BLACK AND BROWN BODIES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, FRANCISCA. ALL
RIGHT. WE ARE AT 116. 117, 118,
19 AND 120. AND WE HAVE TWO
MICS. AWESOME. YOU ARE MICHAEL.
AND I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE JESSE.
YOU CAN COME TO THE MIC. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> HELLO. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
KNOW MY PARTNER, KAYDEN, THEY'RE
WORKING HERE AND WOULD NOT WANT
TO MISS A CONFERENCE OF PLAN
MEETING SO I'M HERE TO GIVE MY
VOICE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I
MOVED TO SEATTLE SIX YEARS AGO,
EXCITED TO ENJOY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CRIMES
OF THE CITY. I HAD BEEN A RENTER
AND LIVED IN THREE DIFFERENT
RENTAL APARTMENT IN DISTRICT 5.
I LOOK FOR AREAS -- HAVE ACCESS
TO WALKING FOR STRUCTURE. I HOPE
TO SEE MANY BRITS DEVELOPED TO
OFFER THESE. I ALSO HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THE PRIVILEGE OF LOOKING AT
STUDIOS FOR ME AND MY KITTIES IN
THE SEATTLE MARKET AS WE FACE A
HOUSING SHORTAGE. I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO ADOPT A 34 AND OTHERS
THAT SUPPORT MORE HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO BUILD
COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO
LIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. NEXT, WE
HAVE JESSE, FOLLOWED BY 118, 19,
AND 120.
>> JESSE, BORN AND RAISED IN THE
SEATTLE AREA. I SUPPORT 183 AND
102. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON IS ONE
OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITIES
IN THAT STATE. LEFT-WINGERS CARE
ABOUT STOPPING GLOBAL WARMING,
PROTECTING CULTURALLY IMPORTANT
TREES. HERE IN THE EVERGREEN
STATE. IRREVERSIBLE CARBON
TIPPING POINT IN 2030. 75% OF
ALL PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES MAY
BE EXTINCT AS SOON AS SOON AS
2200. ONE STUDY SHOWS. LOOK UP
THE WEB OF LIFE AND HOW ALL
ANIMAL SPECIES ARE CONNECTED TO
IT IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO
THE CLINIC LIKE THE PLANET. LET
ME REMIND EVERYONE THAT HUMANS
ARE ANIMALS AND WITHOUT PLANTS,
FUNGUS, AND OTHER ANIMALS, WE
WOULD NOT SURVIVE. A LOT OF
ANIMALS WILL NOT STOP UNTIL ALL
OF OUR PUBLIC LANDS ARE SOLD OFF
TO CORPORATIONS. TREES PROVIDE
-- CAPTURE CARBON, PROVIDE
SHADE, THE -- THE SOLUTIONS ARE
PROGRESSIVE ONES LIKE RENT
CONTROL, NOT --
>> THANK YOU, JESSE. I'M SORRY.
YOU CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO
US, AS WELL. TO OUR EMAIL. THANK
YOU. 118, 19, AND 120. 118. 19.
118 IS -- I CAN'T READ THIS.
NO. 118. YOU MUST BE LAURA.
AWESOME. SAMUEL IS NUMBER 120.
THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> HI. MY NAME IS LAURA GARDNER.
MY HUSBAND AND I ON A HOME NEAR
WEST SEATTLE. I SUPPORT
EXPENDING WAS SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND I
SUPPORT A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I
CAN WALK LESS THAN AMOUNT TO
GROCERY STORES AND RUN INTO
PEOPLE I KNOW, SIDEWALK CATS,
FRUITING AND FLOWERING STREET
TREES. WE CAN MAKE THE MOST OF
OUR NEEDS BY FOOT. WE CAN MEET
MOST OF OUR KNEES BY FOOT IN MY
LIFE IS MORE VIBRANT AND
HEALTHIER BECAUSE OF IT.
ESTABLISHING A BREN CENTER WOULD
BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD BEING
ABLE TO SUPPORT A GROCERY STORE.
IT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP
TOWARDS EASING CONGESTION FROM
VISITORS CURRENTLY ONLY ABLE TO
GET THERE BY CAR AND BETTER
CONNECTIVITY FOR NEIGHBORS TO
GET PLACES FURTHER AWAY. THESE
OPTIONS HELP YOUNG, ABE ELDERLY
AND NEIGHBORS HAVE AUTONOMY. NEW
PRESENTERS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY.
NOT A. THEY SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND HELP BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS A MORAL
NECESSITY TO ACCOMMODATE MORE
NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE CITY AND
OUR COMMUNITIES WILL BE SHORTER
BECAUSE OF IT.
>> BEFORE YOU GO, I NEED TO
BEFORE YOU DO YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT, NUMBERS 121 TO 130. 121
TO 130. IF YOU COULD START
GETTING READY IN THE Q -- AND WE
HAVE TWO MICROPHONES, IF YOU CAN
LINE UP AT TWO PLACES, THAT
WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL SO WE CAN
MOVE ALONG. 121 AND 130, YOU ARE
NEXT. 121 IS ADAM. ADAM IS UP
FOR 120. MY GUY, ADAM. SAMUEL,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SAM. I GREW
UP IN ROOSEVELT. [ INAUDIBLE ]
I'M ON THE NONPROFIT
SUSTAINABLE CAPITOL HILL BOARD,
AS WELL. I LOVE THE VIBRANCY,
THE DENSITY, AND THE [ INAUDIBLE
] IN CAPITOL HILL. IT HELPS THE
ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING SPRAWL
AND POLLUTION FROM EMISSIONS,
TIRE, AND NOISE. IT LIMITS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS. I SUPPORT
CREATING AND EXPANDING
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, PERMITTING
MORE DENSE HOUSING EVERYWHERE
AND I IMPLORE YOU TO ADOPT ALL
THE PROPOSED -- THAT MAKES THIS
FOLDER. ALONG TRANSIT CORRIDORS
INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CORRIDORS TO GIVE MORE COMMUTE
OPTIONS FOR SHOPPING, SOME MORE
-- BROADENED THE DEFINITION OF
FREEDOM TRANSIT. EXPENSE CENTERS
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH OFFSPEED
-- OFF SEAT PARKING. OUR
NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MOST
HONORABLE POSITIONS LIKE SENIORS
AND THOSE WITHOUT SAVINGS.
>> THANK YOU, SAM.
>> NEXT WE HAVE ADAM FOLLOWED BY
JULIA. 121 TO 122.
>> HELLO.
>> HI, COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR MAKING THIS SESSION
POSSIBLE. MY NAME IS ADAM BROWN.
I LIVE IN WALLINGFORD. I MOVED
HERE FROM TEXAS FOUR YEARS AGO
AND I LOVE LIVING IN SEATTLE BUT
I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE A LITTLE
BIT OF MY OPINION ABOUT THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, I BELIEVE THAT THE
STORAGE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES IN
MOST PLACES IN OUR CITY IS
MAKING THE CITY WERE SPREAD
THEIR SEVEN AMENDMENTS ABOUT
PARKING IN THIS. 784 AND 86 THAT
I SUPPORT. I SUPPORT EMINENCE 34
AND 33 ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I LOVE NUMBER STRAUSS'S
ADDITION FOR JINGLETOWN
MANAGEMENT OF THAT CENTER. IT IS
AMAZING. I SUPPORT 65, 66, AND
67 REGARDING CORNER STORES AND
COMMERCIAL USES. AND FINALLY, I
APPRECIATE THE ADDITION OF 89
AND 90 ABOUT STACKED FLATS. THIS
WILL MAKE OUR CITY EVEN MORE
WELCOMING AND WELCOME MORE
PEOPLE TO SEATTLE TO MAKE OUR
CITY EVEN BETTER. I MOVED HERE
FROM TEXAS TO ESCAPE SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS OF THAT STATE, WHICH I
THINK ARE OBVIOUS HERE, AND I
JUST HAVE LOVED IT AND I WANT TO
MAKE THE CITY EVEN BETTER. THANK
YOU, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU, ADAM. NEXT WE HAVE
JULIA FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM.
>> HI. JULIET HERE IN SUPPORT OF
93 AND 102 AMENDMENTS. I'M BORN
AND RAISED HERE. MY GRANDPARENTS
-- BOTH OF MY GRANDFATHERS CAME
HERE AND WERE ARCHITECTS FOR THE
CITY AND DEVELOPERS. MR. MORRIS,
MY GRANDFATHER, FOUND HELP THE
COMMUNITY AND HAD AN INTEGRATED
PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE
BUILDINGS ENTRIES TOGETHER SO
THAT DEVELOPMENT WAS A COMMUNITY
PROCESS. I GOT A PICTURE OF THE
TREE THAT -- MY SEATTLE HOME --
IT IS STILL THERE. THE HOUSE IS
GONE. JUST LUCKY THAT THAT IS
THE CASE. FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR
PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND FOR TREES,
AS PROPONENTS OF CIVIC LIFE IN A
CITY -- TREES HELP US BE HUMAN,
AND WE NEED TO PROTECT THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE 123,
24. WILLIAM. 123. IS WILLIAM
HERE? 123. ONCE, TWICE. WILLIAM.
WILLIAM. 124. AWESOME.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS LYNN HEBERT. I LIVE IN [
INAUDIBLE ] . I'M HEARING
SUPPORT BOTH FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. THE PROBLEM WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IS LOOK AT
THE MAPS. THEY ARE NOT CENTERS.
WHEN -- IF IT WERE LIMITED TO
CENTERS, LET'S TAKE LONGFORD AS
AN EXAMPLE, ALL OF LOWER
WALLINGFORD IS NOT THE CENTER.
THAT IS GAS WORKS ISSUES THAT
SOME OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS
TALKED ABOUT. WHAT IS THE
WALLINGFORD CENTER -- IS 45 SAY
FROM I-5 TO MAYBE STONE WAY?
BUT, SO WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS
THE CENTER NEEDS TO BE DEFINED
MORE PRECISELY. AND THEN ALSO,
WHAT YOU WANT NEEDS TO BE
DEFINED MORE PRECISELY BECAUSE
AS IS, --
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN TO
CUT YOU OFF. THAT IS THE TIME.
I'M SORRY. UNDERSTOOD. SORRY.
YOU CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS INTO
US, THOUGH, PLEASE. I --
ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN TYPE THAT UP
AND SEND IT TO OUR EMAILS. THANK
YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE JAKE, AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY JIM, NUMBER 26 --
126.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JAKE
SANTELLI. I CO-OWN HARRY'S FINE
FOODS ON CAPITOL HILL AND
HARRY'S SPEECH HAS . THEY ARE
BOTH SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD
RESTAURANTS WITH A VERY STRONG
COMMUNITY FOCUS. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 65 BUT WE
URGE A SMALL CHANGE TO EXEMPT
KITCHEN AND BACK OF HOUSE SPACE
FROM THE 2500S. WITHOUT THIS
EXEMPTION, IT WILL BE NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE FOR A RESTAURANT TO
STAY FINANCIALLY VIABLE. OUR
KITCHEN AND PREP AREAS ARE
SUBSTANTIAL SPACE AND WE STILL
NEED SEATS TO MAKE THIS WORK. WE
HAVE SHARED SUGGESTED LANGUAGE
WITH THE OFFICES AND WE HOPE IT
WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL
PACKAGE. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESSES LIKE OURSELVES. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JAKE.
>> JINGLED, 126. GOLD, AND THEN
127.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR YOUR SELFLESS PUBLIC
SERVICE. I'M JIM GOLD, DISTRICT
2. AND I'M HERE SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF AMENDS 93 AND 102. MY
NEIGHBOR HAS SEVERAL BIG TREES
IN HER YARD INCLUDING A DOG WITH
THAT HANGS ABOUT 10 FEET OVER MY
ROOF. IT DROPS A LOT OF LITTER
AND CLOGS THE GUTTERS. A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO, SHE HAD SOMEONE
PRINT THEM BUT HE DIDN'T REMOVE
THE BRANCHES OVERHANGING MY
ROOF. WHEN I ASKED IF HE COULD
REMOVE SOME OF THEM, HE SAID HE
ALREADY REMOVED WHAT HE COULD
WITHOUT HARMING THE TREE. I
UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED THAT
EXPLANATION, REALIZING THAT
SEATTLEITES GENERALLY ARE
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND
LOVE TREES. WHAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IS WHY WE HAVE
ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBIT THIS BUT
ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO REMOVE
ENTIRE TREES THAT ARE NOT DOING
ANY HARM. I'M ALL FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT LET'S
DO IT RIGHT IN A WAY THAT HONORS
THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
PEOPLE AND OUR [ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SARAH,
JENNY, BONNIE.
>> OKAY. IS THAT GOOD?
>> ALL RIGHT. HI, EVERYBODY.
THANKS. GETTING TIRED. I LIVE IN
THE PROPOSED GAS WORKS NEW BREN
CENTER IN STACKED HOUSING,
ACTUALLY INANE OLD TRIPLEX. I'M
AN OLD PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OF
CIVIC SISTER. I KNOW WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO TO UNRAVEL A
HISTORY OF HOUSING POLICY. I
WOULD LIKE SEATTLE TO PROTECT
PARTIES LISTING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND DEVELOP MORE
AFFORDABLE MULTI-BOXES FOR
DENSITY BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT
THE RECENT SUDDEN ADDITION OF A
NEW PRESENCE WAS GRADED WITH
VERY LITTLE TIME FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND WILL RESULT IN
CHAOTIC UNINTENDED PROBLEMS. I
URGE ACTUALLY TO VOTE NO ON
AMENDMENTS 34 AND 33. I THINK
EACH COMMUNITY DESERVES THE TIME
AND SPACE TO HELP COME UP WITH
SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS THAT HELP
PROBLEM SOLVE FOR EACH
NEIGHBORHOOD. AFTER THAT COMES
TO MIND FOR GAS WORKS AND A
SEWAGE SYSTEM REGULARLY ON
BACKUP AND EXTREME HEAT ON A
SOUTH FACING SLOPE, PROTECTING
THE TREE CANOPY AND RESORT IN
THE LAST THREE DECADES AND
REALLY TINY STREAMS. SOLUTIONS
ARE OUT THERE BUT WE DESERVE TO
BE PART OF THE PROBLEM-SOLVING
PROCESS, TOO. THINK OF YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
JENNY, MEGAN, AND BONNIE. 128,
129, AND 130.
>> OKAY. I LEFT THIS COASTER
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THIS FOR
ALL OF SEATTLE AND ALL OF
WASHINGTON STATE AND I CAN
EXTEND THAT TO ALL OF OUR
STATES. I'M FROM WASHINGTON. I
LOVE THE CITY. I LIVED IN A LOT
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I'VE BEEN
A RENTER. I HAD AN A PERMIT,
STUDIO, $300. THAT BUILDING IS
STILL STANDING. I DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH LONGER. THAT HELPED ME
GET THROUGH COLLEGE. SO I'M
REALLY, REALLY CONSCIOUS OF SO
MANY OF THE TESTIMONIES HERE
TODAY. I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE
NO ON 34 AND ON 33 BECAUSE OF
THE LATENESS OF ADDING THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT I'M ALSO IN
A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS FULL OF
KIDS AND FAMILIES AND I'M
ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THAT ANY
NEW DEVELOPERS AND ANY NEW
BUILDINGS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS IN THOSE
BUILDINGS. IF WE WANT DIVERSITY
IN NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT IS THE
ONLY WAY IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WALLINGFORD, JINGLETOWN, GREEN
LAKE, EVERYTHING NORTH IS GOING
TO BE DEVELOPED WITH LUXURY
HOUSING AND PEOPLE REALLY NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, JENNY. NEXT, WE HAVE MEGAN,
129, AND THEN BONNIE, 130.
>> I AM HERE. HI, EVERYBODY.
GOOD TO SEE. I AM HERE TO ASK
YOU TO PASS AMENDMENTS 93, AND
102 AND TO PLEASE ADD TIER 3
TREES TO 102. WE HAVE REALLY
LOST ENOUGH TO DATE. WE NEED
PROTECTION. WE HAD NONE FOR AT
LEAST SOME OF OUR REMAINING
SIGNATURE TREES IN SEATTLE THAT
SUPPORT OUR HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING. TRUTH BE TOLD, MANY
TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED IN
SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAD ZERO
IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPERS'
PREFERRED DESIGN AND WE'VE BEEN
TOLD THAT. ONE DEVELOPERS SAID,
THIS IS SEATTLE. WE CAN DO
ANYTHING WE WANT. IF THAT'S THE
CASE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT. SO
YOU HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND -- OLD MAN. OKAY. CHECK
THESE OUT FAST. THESE ARE FOUR
TREES STANDING. THIS IS FIVE
FEET IN DIAMETER. IN THE
GREENWOOD AREA, THERE ARE THREE
MORE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEGAN.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT. THAT GOES ON IN
PUBLIC COMMENTS. 102. DAMN.
BONNIE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. 131
THROUGH 140, YOU'RE NEXT. 131
TO 140. 131 TO 140. RISE . MY
FRIENDS, YOU ARE NEXT, 31 TO
140. BONNIE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
HERE TO TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT 34.
I'M A WALLINGFORD RESIDENT.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF
WALLINGFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
WE READ A LETTER ON AUGUST 15th.
I'M GOING TO DROP IT OFF FOR
YOU. IT'S ABOUT THE BACKGROUND
AND THAT WE'VE HAD NO PUBLIC
OUTREACH ON AMENDMENT 34. IT
CAME UP, I WAS READING THE
AMENDMENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST
TIME I SAW A MAP FOR GAS WORKS
PARK AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME
SEVEN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS HAD A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEIR NAPS.
THE 30 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE
CONSIDERED WHEN THE MAYOR'S
PLAN WAS RELEASED WAS IN OCTOBER
2024. WE HAVE REALLY TRIED TO
FOLLOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CLOSELY. WE'VE HAD MEETINGS ON
IT. WE HAVE OPCD ON IT BEFORE --
OUR D4 PERSON THERE. SO I CAN'T
SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS NOT THE
WAY TO DO BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO
HAVE OUTREACH. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS BEEN DENIED.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BONNIE.
NEXT, WE HAVE RICHARD. 131.
FOLLOWED BY CHRIS, 132. IS
RICHARD HERE? 131. 131? RICHARD?
NO? ALL RIGHT. CHRIS. 132. IS
CHRIS HERE? 132 INDENT 133, ADAM
BARTEL, IF YOU CAN CERTAINLY UP,
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. 132.
>> HI. I'M CHRIS AND I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 6. JINGLETOWN. TANGLED
TOWN DOES NOT FIT THE DEFINITION
OF A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. IT IS
TOO SMALL. IT HAS NO GROCERY
STORES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT A
NEW PRISONER SHOULD HAVE. WE
ALSO HAVE ONE BUS WHICH MEANDERS
THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN
VERY NARROW STREETS, AND THE WAY
THE UPS ZONE HAS BEEN DEFINED IS
TO GO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
ROUTE THAT MEANDERS THROUGH
TANGLETOWN. IT HAS CONSUMED AN
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HOUSING. SO,
AN ALTERNATIVE STILL HONORING
THE DENSITY WHICH A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
LATELY IS TO MOVE IT OVER TO
LAKE KONA, WHICH IS A MAJOR
ARTERIAL THAT RUNS IN A STRAIGHT
LINE FROM 50th TO [ INAUDIBLE ]
, AND THEN IT TIES IN WITH LIGHT
RAIL, AND IS VERY CLOSE TO
GROCERY STORES, PCC, WHOLE
FOODS. SO THAT WOULD BE A VERY
NATURAL WAY TO --
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. OUR NEXT,
WE HAVE 133. ADAM. AWESOME.
FOLLOWING ADAM IS DAVID. IS
DAVID HERE? 134. AWESOME. OKAY.
GO AHEAD, ADAM.
>> HI. MY NAME IS ADAM BARTEL. I
LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE, AND I AM
COMMENTING ON THE COMPETENCE OF
PLAN. SEATTLE HAS A HOUSING
CRISIS AND A HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS. THE ONLY WAY TO
SERIOUSLY ADDRESS EITHER IS TO
BUILD MORE HOUSING, FULL STOP.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE
DON'T ALLOW FOR HIGHER DENSITY
ACROSS THE CITY. PUTTING ALL THE
APARTMENTS AROUND BUSY ARTERIALS
FORCES POOR PEOPLE TO BREATHE IN
EXHAUST AND RAKE DUST. THE RICH
PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO OWN HOMES
AWAY FROM THE ARTERIALS AND BUSY
STREETS DON'T HAVE THIS
PROBLEM. IT IS INEQUITABLE TO
ALLOW DENSITY ONLY ON THE BUSY
STREETS. WE MUST ALLOW DENSER
HOUSING ON ANY STREET IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ADAM, NEXT, WE
HAVE DAVID, AND JUST A QUICK
TIME CHECK, IT IS 5:45. THE
SENATE IS GOING TO STAY OPEN
UNTIL 6:30. 45 MINUTES FOR
SIGN-UP. ALL YOURS, DAVID.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
DAVID AND I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 5. I ASK YOU TO PROTECT
SEATTLE LARGE TREES BY PASSING
AMENDMENTS 93, 102, AND INCLUDE
TIER 3 TREES. IF YOU HAVE ANY
DOUBTS ABOUT LETTING FOR THESE
MINUTES, THEN READ THIS STORY
PUBLISHED BY INVESTIGATE WEST
TWO DAYS AGO. IT HIGHLIGHTS THAT
73 OF THESE TREES WERE CUT DOWN
EVERY WEEK IN AUGUST ON
PROPERTIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THAT IS SDCI DATA. SDCI SAID
THAT LESS THAN 24% OF THE
STREETS WERE LESS THAN -- IN
DIAMETER. MY ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT
THESE 10% OF THE TREES -- THE
TEAR 2 TREES ACCOUNT FOR 51% OF
THE LOST CANOPY INCLUDING TIER 3
TREES, IT ACCOUNTS FOR 93% OF
THE LOST CANOPIES. THESE TREES
ARE IMPORTANT . [ INAUDIBLE ]
CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US. VOTE
FOR 93 AND 102. THANK YOU. AND
READ THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT. 135 AND 136. MY BAD.
>> MY NAME IS [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M
ASKING FOR MORE BONUSES FOR
HOUSING. SO MUCH AS PUTTING THE
NEEDS OF THE WEALTHY BEFORE
THOSE OF THE POOR. SEATTLE IS
FACING A GENUINE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS. IT IS SO
EXPENSIVE THE HUD LOW INCOME
LIMIT IS A MOST $85,000.
ANDERSON IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS BECAUSE YOU GUYS MAKE
NORTH OF 140 K. LET ME REMIND
YOU OF WHAT IT MEANS TO NOT BE
ABLE TO AFFORD YOUR HOME. IT IS
STRESS AND STRUGGLE, UNNECESSARY
HARDSHIPS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] . WE
NEED LEADERSHIP THAT CAN
CONSIDER THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE
TIME TO LOBBY BECAUSE THEY ARE
BUSY SUPPORT -- SURVIVING AND
PROVIDING. YOU MIGHT SEE THIS
CURRENT COMP PLAN AS A [
INAUDIBLE ] ON A TOTALLY THAT IS
HER TO COME BRAND BUT A 40 YARD
PROTECTING A [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE
NOT THE SAME THING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE
HAVE WHITNEY, 136 FOLLOWED BY
NATHAN, 137. IS WHITNEY HERE?
136. WHITNEY. NAKAMURA. NO.
NATHAN, 37.
>> HI. I'M NATHAN. I'M A
VOLUNTEER WITH SUBOXONE SEATTLE.
I SPENT THE PAST FOUR YEARS IN A
SHIRT HAS LIVING WITH FRIENDS IN
WALLINGFORD IN DISTRICT 4. THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE
FROM WALLINGFORD TALKING ABOUT
HOW NEAR THE STREETS ARE AND
THAT'S TRUE BUT I NEVER HAD A
CAR AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET
ON -- AROUND WITH A BIKE. I
DON'T THINK THAT SUCH A BIG
PROBLEM, BUT, THIS YEAR, OUR
LANDLORD RAISED THE RENT 9%.
I'M A TECH WORKER. I CAN AFFORD
THE HIGHER RENT, BUT MY FRIENDS
CAN'T ANSWER THIS RAISED MINT,
BROKE OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY AND
DISPLACED US ALL. NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER AND GAS WORKS MIGHT BE
ABLE TO STOP THAT STORY FROM
REPEATING ITSELF SO I'M IN
FAVOR OF AMENDMENT 34 AS WELL AS
OTHER EVIDENCE THAT ENCOURAGE
BUILDING UP INSTEAD OF OUT, SUCH
AS STACKED FLATS AND 81 AND 91.
IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
76, 84, 86. COUNCILMEMBERS,
PLEASE HELP KEEP SEATTLE
AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE OUT OF THE
THAN JUST TECH WORKERS.
>> WE HAVE MEGAN FOLLOWED BY
WILLIAM, AND THEN 140.
>> YOU CAN PULL THE MIC DOWN,
TOO. WHATEVER'S COMFORTABLE.
EASY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MEGAN LONG
AND I'M A RENTER IN WEST
SEATTLE AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THE
ADDITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. THE
AREA WHERE I LIVE, I HAVE ACCESS
TO GROCERY STORES, RESTAURANTS,
BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT ANY
PERSON NEEDS. TRANSIT, AND I
FEEL LIKE MORE NEIGHBORHOODS
COULD USE THAT. LITERALLY
ANYWHERE. IT'S GOOD FOR
ACCESSIBILITY REASONS. IT'S NOT
PERFECT. APARTMENT PRICES IN THE
AREA WHERE I LIVE ARE LIKE ONLY
INCREASING, AND WE NEED TO KEEP
UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR HOUSING.
LUXURY APARTMENTS ARE NOT A
SOLUTION. AND I FEAR A DATE
WHERE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
AFFORD WHERE I LIVE AND I WORK
ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE AT A 9-TO-5
JOB LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, CAN. 139
AT 140. WILLIAM.
>> HI. I AM BILL AND I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR HOSTING
THIS GRUELING EVENT. I SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102 ALONG WITH
INCENTIVES FOR FLATS AND SHARED
WALLS. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
MAINTAINING ROBUST TREE COVER
WHILE WE INCREASE DENSITY. TO
ENSURE YOUR LEGISLATION MAKES A
DIFFERENCE, PLEASE CONSIDER
BEING MORE VIGILANT REGARDING
THE EXECUTIVES IMPLEMENTATION
AND ENFORCED THE HERE'S A SHORT
HORROR STORY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCHED AS A LOGGING CREW
ARRIVED AND THEY CUT DOWN AND
HAULED AWAY A RED CEDAR TREE FOR
THAT THAT BY A CITY ERECTED
FENCE IN A LOT WITH A STOP WORK
ORDER. AS A REPEAT TREE VIOLENCE
OFFENDER, HE PAID THE CITY. HE
BUILT A $4 MILLION HOUSE WHERE
THE TREATMENTS STOOD AND WENT TO
THE BANK WITH THE PROPHETS. THE
CITY IS SENDING THE WRONG
MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO WOULD
PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR
TREES.
>> THANK YOU, BILL. NUMBER 140.
IS NUMBER 140 HERE? AWESOME. IF
NUMBERS 141 TO 150, IF YOU START
SETTING UP, NUMBERS 141 TO 150.
DID 141 AND 150 ALL LEAVE? 141
TO 150. I WILL CALL OUT THOSE
NAMES. GO AHEAD. 140. GO AHEAD
AND START.
>> HI. I AM BETH SCOTT. I AM IN
D2 AND FIRST I WANT TO SAY I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENTS 93
AND 102 TO PROTECT TREES AND
TREE CANOPY. AND I AM ALSO A
HUGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUPPORTER. FIRST OF ALL, I'M
NOT CONFIDENT THAT DEVELOPERS
REALLY CARE ABOUT THE TREE SO
MUCH. MAYBE EVEN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS MUCH AS PROFIT. SO
I'M QUITE CONCERNED THAT IF
THERE AREN'T VERY CLEAR
STANDARDS ABOUT TREES, THEY WILL
NOT CARE ABOUT THEM. I CAN SAY
WITH AND PROBABLY THREE BLOCKS
OF MY HOUSE, THERE HAVE BEEN
VERY RECENT I'M GOING TO SAY
INCIDENTS. IT'S NOT REALLY AN
INCIDENT, BUT THERE WERE FIVE
TREES ON A BIG LOT. I'M NOT
TALKING LITTLE SKINNY TREES.
I'M TALKING ABOUT BIG PROBABLY
100-YEAR-OLD TREES. TWO
DIFFERENT LOTS. BACK OF THE LOT
COULD'VE BEEN WORKED AROUND, I
BELIEVE, AND THEY JUST GOT CUT
DOWN. ANYWAY, 93 AND 102, PLEASE
VOTE YES FOR THAT AS WELL AS FOR
HOUSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AND NUMBERS 141 TO 150 -- WE
ONLY HAVE EVEN. THAT IS WHY
NOTES THAT OUT. WE HAVE 142,
144, 146, 148, 150, 152, AND
154. SO IT IS ALL EVEN, AND YOU
ARE KIERSTAN?
>> I'M KIERSTAN.
>> LOVEJOY.
>> ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN
HIGH SCHOOL'S LAST NAME.
AWESOME. YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE, TO
ME. AWESOME.
>> WE TRY TO BE. THANK YOU. BUT
MY NAME IS KIERSTEN LOVEJOY AND
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE ALKI
NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE SEEN A LOT
OF CHANGE. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO
GROWTH BUT AM OPPOSED TO THE
LACK OF DUE PROCESS THAT HAS
OCCURRED IN OUR COMMUNITY. DON
SEATTLE PLANS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
SUMMARY SPELLS OUT A FOUR PHASED
PROCESS THAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE
PLACE FOR EACH COMMUNITY. AS
MANDATED IN THE WASHINGTON
MANAGEMENT ACT. FIRST PHASE IS
LISTEN AND LEARN TO EDUCATE AND
ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. IT DID NOT
HAPPEN FOR ALKI. SECOND PHASE
SHAPED THE PLAN FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND THIS
ALSO DID NOT HAPPEN. VISITATION
AND COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF DRAFT
PLAN DID NOT HAPPEN FOR ALKI.
FOURTH PHASE, ZONING UPDATE
ENGAGEMENT WITH FORMAL, PERIOD
FOR INPUT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR
ALKI. THE ALKI COMMUNITY WAS
GIVEN ZERO OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS FOUR-PHASE
PROCESS, CAUSING ALKI INTO THE
PLAN VIA AMENDMENT 34 IS A RISK
THAT IRRESPONSIBLE, DISMISSIVE
TO OUR COMMUNITIES. [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
KIERSTEN. THANK YOU, KIERSTEN.
NEXT, WE HAVE ROBERT. NUMBER
134. IS ROBERT HERE? 134. 146,
JESSICA. 146, JUST GOT. 148,
LILY. IS THAT JUST GO STANDING
UP? THAT IS YOU, LILY. IS THAT
JUST GOT STANDING UP? NO? OKAY.
LILY. 148.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TODAY.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIRST
WE REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU AND
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH FOR MEETING
A VERY SMOOTH AND TRANSPARENT
PROCESS AND KEEPING THINGS LIGHT
APPEAR, TOO. I ALWAYS LOVE TO
HEAR JOKES, AND TO ALL OF YOU
FOR CONSIDERING OR PROPOSING THE
PRO-HOUSING AMENDMENTS WE SEE
BEFORE US AND TO THE MAYOR AND
HIS TEAM, I HAVE BEEN AT [
INAUDIBLE ] FOR PROPOSING A
PLAN. WHEN PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD
TO LIVE CLOSE TO WHERE THEY
WORK, WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TODAY TO BE PULLED IN THIS
CONFERENCE A PLAN AND ADOPT THE
MINUTES THAT WILL GO THE TYPES
OF HOUSING WE NEED TO BE MORE
FEASIBLE AND AFFORDABLE. THANK
YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
PUT FORTH THOSE AMENDMENTS AND
ESPECIALLY COUNCILMAN PRESIDENT
NELSON FOR WORKING WITH THE
HOUSING COMMUNITY MANAGERS AND
INTRODUCING AMENDMENTS THAT MAKE
[ INAUDIBLE ] AFFORDABLE UNIT
PRODUCTION MORE FEASIBLE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, LILY. IT IS 150
FOLLOWED BY 152 AND 154. 150
FOLLOWED BY 152 AND 154.
>> GOOD EVENING. HI. I'M MIKE.
I URGE YOU TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
89, 93, 93, AND 102, ALL
REGARDING TREES. I HAVE LIVED IN
WALLINGFORD FOR 49 YEARS. I HAVE
WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE
MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION GETS
INVOLVED IN CITY PLANNING. MARY
MURRAY AND THE MBA WERE GOING TO
BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
MANEUVER THROUGH THE HOLLOW. IT
RESULTED IN NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IF YOU COULD BUY A
TOWNHOUSE FOR THREE QUARTERS OF
$1 MILLION. A MASTER BUILDER
THANKS SHORT-TERM AND
EXPEDIENCY. I'M URGING YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS, TO THINK
LONG-TERM OF THE COMMUNITY'S
WELFARE. TREES ARE WITH US
THROUGH ALL SEASONS. THEY NEVER
STOP GIVING TO THE WELL-BEING OF
OUR CITY. TREES HAVE NO PROFIT
MOTIVE. THEY SEEK NO LOOPHOLES.
PEOPLE CAN LIVE ON THE SECOND,
THIRD, OR FOURTH FLOOR OF A
BUILDING. CANOPY TREES CAN ONLY
LIVE ON THE GROUND FLOOR. DO NOT
DEPRIVE SEATTLE OF THIS ASSET.
LEAVE SPACE FOR TREES.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE. WE HAVE 152
AND 154. 152. DALE. AND 154.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS DALE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTH SEATTLE
DISTRICT TO ADDRESSING
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED COMP
PLAN. WE CAN PROTECT OUR TREE
CANOPY AND CONSERVE AND BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS NOT AN
EITHER OR. THE DENSER WE BECOME,
THE MORE TREES WE NEED. SEATTLE
HAS REMOVED OVER 4000 TREES IN
THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE ARE FIFTH
IN THE NATION FOR URBAN HEAT
ISLANDS. AS CLIMATE CHANGE
CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, WE MUST
CONSERVE OUR TREE CANOPY TO
LOWER TEMPERATURES AND TO HELP
CLEANSE OUR AIR. SO PLEASE, VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102.
PLEASE ADD TIER 3 TREES TO
AMENDMENTS 102. THESE REASONABLE
AMENDMENTS DO NOT STOP
DEVELOPMENT. THEY MAKE IT
BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DALE.
THANK YOU, DALE. ALL RIGHT. WE
ARE AT 154. BEFORE YOU START --
I WAS SO OFF. DELETE. MY BAD. SO
NUMBERS 161 TO 170. 161 TO 170.
FIRST-PERSON UP IN THAT GROUP IS
MADE FOLLOWED BY COLIN. 161 TO
170. WE HAVE 30 MINUTES MORE IF
YOU ARE LOOKING ON TV. YOU CAN
SIGN UP FOR THE WINDOW. DEWEY,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I OWN A HOME IN
THE U DISTRICT. SMALL SINGLE
FAMILY HOME AND I WANT MORE
DENSITY IN MY AREA. SO YES TO
STACKED FLAT BUILDINGS AND YES
TO ANYTHING THAT CAN INCENTIVIZE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE MAKING 42 80% OF AMI TO
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN OUR
NEIGHBORS -- WENT MY NEIGHBORS
ARE PAYING LESS RENT FOR THEIR
HOUSING, THAT MEANS MORE MONEY
THEY CAN SPEND IN OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES WHICH, IN THE U
DISTRICT ARE PROBABLY LITTLE
PUBLICITY SHOPS DOTTED ALL
AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE
ABLE TO SPEND MORE MONEY WITH
OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THAT
MEANS THAT THESE NEIGHBORS,
THERE ARE FEWER VACANT
STOREFRONTS. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE MORE VIBRANT AND IT FEELS
SAFER AND MORE VIBRANT AS FOLKS
ARE LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I ALSO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PARKS IN
THE REGIONAL CENTERS BECAUSE WE
WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
GREEN SPACES IN A VERY DENSE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEWEY. 161 TO 170.
YOU ARE UP. FIRST-PERSON IS
MAKE?
>> MAX.
>> HI. I'M MAX. I LIVE NEXT TO
MAPLE LEAF SUPER GROWTH. THERE
ARE A DOZEN LARGE INTERCONNECTED
TREES, BUT THE CENTER IS
CURRENTLY PLANNED TO BE CUT OUT
FOR HIGH-END SINGLE-FAMILY
HOUSING. IT IS FREELY CLEAR-CUT,
ALL THE TREES FOR A FEW MORE
MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES. THIS IS
NOT A SOLUTION FOR DENSITY, NOR
AFFORDABILITY. THE CURRENT
DESIGNATION OF TREE TEARS IS
COMPLETELY TOOTHLESS. NO MATTER
THE SIZE OR SPECIES IF THEY TAKE
UP ANY SPACE, THEY PAVE
EVERYTHING. SEATTLE NEEDS
STRICTER ENFORCEABLE RULES FROM
OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PRESERVE
WHAT WE HAVE LEFT. WE CAN'T
GIVE UP TREES IN THE NAME OF
DENSITY. PLEASE SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102. PROTECT
OUR KNEES AND INCREASED DENSITY.
>> THANK YOU, MAX. WE HAVE
COLIN, KYLER, AND AMY. 162, 163,
164.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU AND CITY STAFF FOR
RUNNING A THOROUGH PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT HAS
EXTENDED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. MY
NAME IS COLIN McDONALD. I'M A
HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 3, AND
THEY WERE JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM
HERE. I CAN RUN PRIMARILY ON
FOOT, AND I LOVE THAT I
CONSTANTLY RUN INTO MY FRIENDS
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I CAN'T
AFFORD A HOUSE, BUT BUYING A
CONDO ALLOWED ME TO PUT DOWN
ROOTS AND COMMIT TO SEATTLE. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL ENCOURAGE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, DIVERSE
HOUSING STOCK, OR FAMILIES OF
ALL INCOME LEVELS CAN THRIVE FOR
GENERATIONS. THAT MEANS VOTING
YES ON AMENDMENT 34 TO ADD AND
EXPAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. YES
ON 61 TO BACK SOCIALIZING. HE IS
ON 78 TO BUILD FAMILY RENTALS
NEAR SCHOOLS, 84 TO ELIMINATE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND 89 TO
EXPAND DENSITY BONUSES. ALONG
DENSITY WILL NOT MANDATE IT. THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN [ INAUDIBLE ]
TO SPRING UP FROM EVERY BIT OF
THAT CITY, BUT WE CAN'T CONTAIN
GRATUITY LIMITED NEIGHBORHOODS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS THAT ALLOW
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH REQUIRED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 153,
KYLER, FOLLOWED BY 164.
>> THANKS TO TYLER FOR HANDING
ME HIS DOSE HIGH. I'M A
HOMEOWNER IN GLENWOOD. SEVERAL
OF YOU GOT THE SCRATCH FOR ME
BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I
IN THE FOR SUPPORT DENSITY.
IT'S SHARED WALLS. CORNER
STORES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. SMART DENSITY. I WANT A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAN SUPPORT MY
VISION OF MY SON'S LIFE AHEAD.
MY SON HAS DISABILITY'S. HE'S
GOT A LOT OF STRENGTHS BUT ONE
OF THEM IS NOT LIVING
INDEPENDENTLY. I WANT HIM TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE, WORK, AND
SOCIALIZE CLOSE TO HOME. BEFORE
ADDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER TO SOUTH WEDGEWOOD -- NOT
ADDING IT -- RESTORING -- IT
RESTORES IT BACK TO THE PLAN.
THAT IS GOING TO HELP HIM. THAT
BRINGS JOBS. HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
FIND WORK. THAT BRINGS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM TO TRAVEL,
WALK, USE THE BUS. MAYBE WE
COULD GET TRANSIT THAT TAKES US
FROM WEDGEWOOD, TO THE TRAIN
STATION. YEP. I WROTE A LOT, AND
THEN I JUST RIFFED. WE'VE GOT
TO HAVE DENSITY. THIS CITY HAS
GOT TO GROW. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE 164
FOLLOWED BY 165.
>> GREAT. HI. MY NAME IS AMY
VERY. I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT FOUR. HOMEOWNER AND
FORMER LANDLORD. I OPPOSE A
MINUTES 39, 40, 41, AND 102. I
SUPPORT ALL AMENDMENTS FOR
AFFORDING -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OR CRAMPS, STACKED FLATS, THE
REMOVAL OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
I ALSO ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT
AMENDMENT 34 WHICH INCLUDES MY
OWN BLOCK AS PART OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I WANT MORE
DENSITY, MORE AFFORDABILITY FOR
ME AND FOR MY NEIGHBORS, AND LET
ME TELL YOU WHY. OF COURSE WE
NEED HOUSING IN GENERAL, BUT AS
YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN
PARTICULAR IS FRIENDLY AND
TIGHTKNIT, AND WE KNOW OUR
NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE
HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR IMMEDIATE
VICINITY WHO RENT BUT WOULD LOVE
TO BUY. MANY ARE LONG-TERM
RENTERS AND NATIVE SEATTLEITES.
WE NEED MORE DENSITY AND
AFFORDABLE OPTIONS TO KEEP OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD INTACT. I'VE HEARD
A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY WEEK OF
THE CHARACTER, AND I ASK, WHAT
IS MORE CENTRAL TO THAT
CHARACTER THAN ITS PEOPLE. IT IS
NOT HOUSES. IT'S NOT TREES. IT
IS OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LUCA,
KEITH, SCOTT, SHIRLEY. IF YOU
WANT TO USE -- YOUR GOOD. MAKE
SURE YOU TALK INTO THE MIC.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. I'M A UW
URBAN PLANNING STUDENT AND I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 36 --
EXCUSE ME. 63, 61, AND 16 TO
SUPPORT SOCIALIZING AS WELL AS
MOST AMENDS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THANK YOU.
AS A STUDENT, ALL STUDENTS ARE
RENT BURDENED IN SEATTLE. AND
THE EFFORTS YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN
ARE GOING TO REALLY REDUCE COSTS
AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR STUDENTS
TO STAY IN SEATTLE AND MAYBE
EVEN REMAIN IN SEATTLE AFTER
THEY GRADUATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
WHO IS ABSENT UNFORTUNATELY. UW
IS IN HER DISTRICT. IT IS HER
RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT
STUDENTS BUT MANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS SHE PROPOSES ARE
GOING TO INCREASE THE COST OF
HOUSING AND MAKE IT HARDER TO
BUILD. IT'S GOING TO END UP
BURDENING STUDENTS MORE. I WOULD
HOPE SHE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
SHAME FOR THE PAIN SHE IS GOING
TO COST TO FUTURE STUDENTS AT
UW.
>> THANK YOU, LUCA, AND FOR THE
RECORD, WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ . THANK YOU. 166. KEITH.
>> HI. MY NAME IS KEITH. I HAVE
LIVED IN THIS REGION MY WHOLE
LIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE
PROPER FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. I
CHOOSE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE
BECAUSE I WANT TO LIVE IN A
WALKABLE DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE I CAN GET AROUND WITH DOSE
TRANSPORTATION AND I THINK WE
SHOULD MAKE THAT OPTION
AVAILABLE FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS
WE CAN. I WAS REALLY LUCKY. I
WAS ABLE TO BUY MY HOME, AND I
ACTUALLY HAVE A PARKING SPOT
THAT I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY WANT
AND DON'T NEED. I THINK
REQUIRING PEOPLE TO HAVE PARKING
IS GOING TO MAKE HOUSING MORE
EXPENSIVE AND IT'S GOING TO
MEET SO LESS PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE
OPTION OF HAVING AN EASY AND
AFFORDABLE WAY OF TRANSIT LIKE I
DO, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
PARKING AND CONGESTION. I THINK
MAKING WALKABLE OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TO MORE PEOPLE BY
INCREASING DENSITY WILL -- IS
THE BEST WAY OF ADDRESSING THAT.
I SUPPORT ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WILL DECREASE LIKABILITY IN
DENSITY, AND PARTICULARLY
ELIMINATING WALKING INCREMENTS
IN EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, KEITH.
NOW WE HAVE SCOTT, SHIRLEY,
ALEX, HARPER. 167 TO 170.
>> HELLO, DANSO. MY NAME IS
SCOTT BERKLEY. I'M HE WAS
SEATTLE RESIDENT AND A HOMEOWNER
WITH A VERY LARGE TREE IN MY
BACKYARD. THIS COUNCIL HAS HEARD
QUITE A BIT ABOUT HOW TREES AND
HOUSING ARE IMPERTINENT BUT THEY
ARE SOMETIMES UNFORTUNATELY IN
CONFLICT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON FOR
INTRODUCING THE GREEN STACKED
FLAT BONUS, AMENDMENT NUMBER 91.
IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO
KEEP OUR CITY GREEN AS WE GROW.
LET'S REWORD HOMEBUILDERS THAT
KEEP TREES OR PROVIDE COPIOUS
GREEN SPACE WITH THE OPTION TO
PROVIDE DESPERATELY NEEDED
HOMES. THE GREEN BONUS WILL
ENHANCE AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN
TO ELIMINATE ARBITRARY PARKING
REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THE
GOVERNMENT STOPS FORCING US TO
PAVE OVER OUR TREES IN OUR
GARDENS, AND COUNCILMEMBER SAW,
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WE KNOW
THAT [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, SCOTT. WE
HAVE ALEX, HARPER. IS SHIRLEY
HERE? 168. 168. THAT SHOULD BE
SHIRLEY. NO. 169, ALEX. ARE YOU
HERE? AWESOME. PARKER, --
HARPER, 170. HARPER, GO TO THE
MIC, AND ALEX, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> HELLO. I LIVE AND WORK IN
DISTRICT FOR AS A LANDSCAPER AND
GARDENER. I ALREADY HAVE FIVE
ROOMMATES. TALK ABOUT A
RECESSION. I ALSO GREW UP IN
LYNNWOOD NEXT TO HIGH-TRAFFIC
ROADWAYS. ME AND MY LITTLE
SISTER HAVE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH SMOG AND
ROAD DEBRIS. GREEN SPACE BUFFERS
BETWEEN ROADWAYS IS THE CHEAPEST
SOLUTION FOR THAT KIND OF
PROBLEM. I SUPPORT THEM AND 64,
81, 93, AND 102. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. TAKE CARE.
>> COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. NEXT, OKAY.
BEFORE YOU GO, HARPER, NUMBERS
171 TO 180 -- 171 TO 180 -- THAT
IS 10. THAT IS CHARLOTTE. THAT
IS MARTY, THAT IS DATED, THAT IS
JULIE. YOU ARE NUMBERS 171 TO
180. HARPER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3.
I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
MORE HOUSING DENSITY. PEOPLE WHO
CRY ABOUT POTENTIALLY HAVING TO
LIVE NEXT TO A 5 TO 6 STORY
BUILDING IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHO
CAN AND CANNOT LIVE NEAR THEM.
THE FACT THAT THE SENTIMENT
PERSISTS UNCHALLENGED IS
UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS TIME TO
CHANGE THAT. IT IS TIME TO STOP
LETTING WELLFLEET SEATTLEITES
SAY NO TO CHANGE. IT IS TIME TO
STOP LETTING WELLFLEET
SEATTLEITES PULL UP THE LADDER
LEST WE BECOME SAN FRANCISCO.
SEATTLE WILL NOT BE EQUITABLE OR
FAIR UNTIL ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS
OF INCOME HAVE THE SAME FREEDOM
TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY LIVE -- TO
CHOOSE WHERE IN SEATTLE THEY
WISH TO LIVE AS THOSE WITH
MONEY. FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HERE
ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE
HEALTH OF THE NEXT GENERATION,
WE ARE HERE IN THE ROOM. STOP
USING US TO SHIELD YOUR
SELFISHNESS. LISTEN TO US.
>> THANK YOU, HARPER.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE 10. 171.
FOLLOWED BY JOHN. IS JOHN HERE?
172. AND THEN 176, BECAUSE THE
OTHER NUMBERS ARE CROSSED OUT SO
176 IS AWESOME.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I'M LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE A HOMEOWNER. I'M
ASKING YOU TO PASS ALL OF THE
EMINENCE THAT INCREASED DENSITY
IN THE ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
IN MY SITUATION WE ARE NOT ABLE
TO BUILD A MULTIFAMILY STACKED
FLAT. WE'LL PROVIDE SEPARATE
HOUSING FOR MYSELF, MY WIFE, MY
OLDER HANDICAPPED SISTER, MY
AGING FATHER, AND MY SON. SO
PLEASE PASS AMENDMENT 89, AND 91
FOR GREATER FLAT CITYWIDE.
PLEASE PASS AMENDMENT 34 FOR
MORE CENTERS INCLUDING GLORIA
HEIGHTS RIGHT. PLEASE PASS
AMENDMENT 35 TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE NEW
HOUSING CAN GO. PLEASE PASS
AMENDMENT SEVEN TO ELIMINATE
PARKING MANAGEMENT CITYWIDE.
PLEASE PASS AMENDMENT 66 TO
LEGALIZE CORNER STORES ON ALL [
INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU AND WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU
CANCEL'S HAVE DONE. I KNOW IT
IS NOT EASY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU, 10. NEXT, WE HAVE
JOAN. 172. IS JOHN HERE? 172. WE
ARE GOING TO 176. CHARLOTTE.
AWESOME. CHARLOTTE. FOLLOWED BY
177. CHARLIE. IS CHARLIE HERE?
ALL RIGHT. YES. 177. YOU ARE
177. AWESOME. 176.
>> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> I'M A RESIDENT IN
WALLINGFORD AND I'M ASKING YOU
TO VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT'S 33
AND 34. THE AMENDMENT WAS
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AT THE 11th HOUR WITH NO
DUDE DILIGENCE. THERE HAS BEEN
NO PATIENT WITH WALLINGFORD. NO
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. NO
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT. I'M
CONCERNED THAT THE CONSEQUENCE
WILL BENEFIT DEVELOPERS WHO ARE
NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND RICH
DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE NO STAKE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. DEVELOPERS
ALREADY BUILT LUXURY UNITS THAT
ARE ABOVE MARKET PRICE.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE BRAND-NEW
EMPTY HOUSING UNITS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT IS NOT
AFFORDABLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT
THE CONSEQUENT IS OF A COMMUNITY
CENTER WILL DISPLACE
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING,
PARTICULARLY SENIORS ON FIXED
INCOMES AND DISPLACE
LONG-STANDING TENANTS. THIS
AMENDMENT WILL AND RICH
DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE NO STAKE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE
SOLUTIONS. ALLOW INPUT. DO NOT
SNEAK IN THIS GAS WORKS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE CHARLIE,
177. JUST A TIME CHECK, WE HAVE
17 MINUTES BEFORE THE SIGN-UP
SHEET CLOSES. 17 MINUTES. GO
AHEAD, CHARLIE.
>> ACTUALLY, MY NAME IS JESSICA
DIXON. CHARLIE CAME A LITTLE BIT
EARLIER. I AM ON 77.
>> OKAY. GOT IT.
>> MY NAME IS JESSICA DIXON AND
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, CATTELL, NELSON, AND
RIVERA FOR SUBMITTING AMENDMENTS
TO COUNCIL BILL 120 993 TO TRY
TO FIX OUR CURRENT TREE CODE,
WHICH I THINK WE ALL AGREE IS
NOT PROTECTING SEATTLE'S
REMAINING TREES . TREE ACTION
SEATTLE HAS ESTIMATED THAT THERE
HAVE BEEN OVER 500 4500 MATURE
TREES LOST IN THE CITY IN TWO
YEARS OR ABOUT 3 TO 35 TREES
LOST EVERY MONTH. THAT IS WHY WE
ARE URGING YOU TO VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENT 93 WHICH INCENTIVIZES
GRADING TREES ON SITE. IN VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENT ONE OR TWO,
WHICH CAUSES RIPPLES AND BRINGS
SEATTLE UP TO NATIONAL STANDARDS
AND PLEASE INCLUDE PROTECTIONS
FOR TIER 3 TREES AS WELL. WE ARE
TRULY AT A CROSSROADS, AND YOU
WILL DETERMINE WHICH PATH OF THE
CITY CHOOSES. MAXIMIZING PAYMENT
AND OPEN SPACE WITH GROWING HEAT
ISLANDS OR CITY WITH DENSE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS SHAPED BY
MATURE TREES -- LET'S CHOOSE
THE LATTER. IT IS VISIONARY. IT
IS COMMON SENSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> 178.
>> IS 178 HERE?
>> AWESOME. 178 FOLLOWED BY 179.
DAVID HAYNES. AND THEN 180.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> PLEASE REDRAW THE WEST GREEN
LAKE MAP TO EXCLUDE THE AREA
BETWEEN WINONA AND THE LAKE AND
PROVIDE SPACE FOR RINGTONES.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
KING COUNTY PAYS RESIDENTS TO
INSTALL RAIN GARDENS TO ABSORB
TOXINS FROM STORMWATER RUNOFF.
SEATTLE'S GEO DATA WEBSITE
SHOWS PERMEABLE PAVEMENT ALBEIT
A SPARSE AMOUNT INSTALLED ON THE
SLOPES OF EAST -- RIDGE AND
AURORA AND AROUND THE LAKE.
PARKS AND RECREATION. WATER
QUALITY EXPERT WROTE TO [
INAUDIBLE ] QUOTE , IT WILL
INCREASE IMPERVIOUS SERVICES,
INCREASE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND
PHOSPHORUS LOADING TO GREEN
LAKE. INCREASE THE FREQUENCY AND
INTENSITY OF TOXIC ALGAE, AND
RESULT IN CLOSURE TO ALL
RECREATIONAL USES TO PROTECT
HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECT
BEDSPREAD PRESERVE THE QUALITY
OF GREEN LAKE FOR THE ENTIRE
CITY. REDRAW THE MAP. TO PROVIDE
BETTER -- BUFFER CLOSE TO THE
LAKE. RAIN GARDENS AND ABSORB
TOXINS AND PROVIDE PHOSPHORUS
ENHANCED TREATMENT OF
STORMWATER.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. DAVID HAYNES. MR.
HAYNES.
>> DAVID HAYNES. WE NEED TO
REIMAGINE THE TUNDRA CENTRIC
FIRST WORLD QUALITY
REDEVELOPMENT OF SEATTLE WITHOUT
SO MUCH CAR CENTRIC ROAD RAGE.
AND CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT WHERE
YOU WALK OFF THE SIDE ROADS, GET
RID OF THE ASPHALT, STOP
ORGANIZING THE TREE ORDINANCE,
AND THEN REBUILD THE ENTIRE SITE
STREET AS GREENVILLE SKATE AND
CLEAN SUSTAINABLE HOUSING. AND
YOU CAN WALK A BLOCK OR TWO WITH
ME. ANYWAY, AND THEN 66 WOULD
HELP WITH THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE
NEED TO GET RID OF -- FIRST, I
WANT TO KNOW, DID ANY OF THE
LANDLORDS ON CITY COUNCIL
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST ABOUT THE
CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT
SABOTAGING THE INTEGRITY OF THE
NEXT 20 YEARS OF REDEVELOPMENT
CARPETING RESURGENCE AND
SABOTAGING THE INTEGRITY OF THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN SHIFTING ALL
THESE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
UNQUALIFIED NONPROFITS WHO ARE
GOING TO BUILD WAREHOUSES ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WE HAVE
ALL THESE, LIKE, LANDLORDS THAT
ARE SABOTAGING THE INTEGRITY OF
THE REDEVELOPMENTS. WE NEED TO
HAVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO CITY
COUNCIL AND HAVE PEDESTRIAN
CENTRIC NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DAVID. WE HAVE 180.
JULIE. BEFORE YOU GO, IF I COULD
GET NUMBERS 181 TO 190 TO STAND
UP. 181 TO 190. THAT IS KAYDEN,
181, 182 IS BEEN HEATH. 183 IS
NOT HERE. 184 IS ALEC. THAT IS
181 THROUGH 190, AND WE HAVE 12
MINUTES UNTIL OUR SIGN-UP PERIOD
IS CLOSED. JULIE, KICK US OFF.
YOU DON'T NEED TO KICK US OFF.
WE'VE BEEN KICKED. KEEP US
GOING. KEEP PEDALING.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
MY NAME IS JULIE. I HAVE LIVED
IN SEATTLE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I
LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT, JOY. I
FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
LIVED IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
FILLED WITH SO MUCH NATURE AND
GREENERY. IT WAS A BIG
ASSUMPTION, AND NAIVETY ON MY
PART TO THINK THAT TIER 2 TREES
HAVE PROTECTIONS AGAINST
DEVELOPERS AND THAT THEY COULD
THOUGHTLESSLY CUT THEM DOWN.
RIGHT NOW THE ORDINANCES FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE DOES NOT CARE
ABOUT TREES. IF YOU'RE A
DEVELOPER, YOUR PLAN WILL BE
APPROVED WITH NO AMENDMENTS TO
BRING DOWN 100-YEAR-OLD
REDWOODS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
THERE ARE RESIDENT EAGLES USING
THEM. NOT TO MENTION THE VALUE
THAT TREES BRING TO US, NOT ONLY
FOR OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH, BUT
MENTAL HEALTH. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS THE WORST TREE LOSS
COMPARED TO BELLEVUE, TO
REDWOOD, AND PORTLAND. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT AMENDMENT 93
AND 102 , AND HERE, I WOULD LIKE
TO SHOW A SKETCH.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. CAN YOU CAN
SEND THAT TO US SO WE HAVE IT,
OR IF YOU WANT TO BEEF IT.
WHATEVER WAY IS BEST FOR YOU.
>> I WANT TO KEEP THIS, BUT I
WILL FIND A WAY. DESPITE NO
WORRIES. YOU ARE GOOD. 181
THROUGH 190. 181 THROUGH 180.
FIRST-PERSON -- KAYDEN +182 IS
BEEN. 184, ALEC. 185, EDD. 186
IS NICHOLAS PRATT 187 IS
SHERILYN. 188 IS ALEC -- ALEX.
189 IS HENRY AND 190 IS JOE. ALL
RIGHT. KAYDEN.
>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING FOR SO LONG. I'M
KAYDEN, A 22-YEAR-OLD FILIPINO
DISTRICT WHO HAS CALLED DISTRICT
1 HOME FOR 20 YEARS. MY
CONFERENCE, PARENTS, AUNTS,
SIBLINGS, AND COUSINS ALL TOOK
CARE OF EACH OTHER IN A CROWDED
BUT LIVELY SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
THE THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS LIKE
MINE CAN BE UNIQUELY SUPPORTED
BY THE CLOSE IT SEPARATED SPACES
MISSING MENTAL HOUSING PROVIDES.
I BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING
SEATTLE'S DIVERSITY IN
VIBRATION THROUGH WIDESCALE
UPSETTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I
HAVE LET MY FAMILIES HOME FOR A
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SEATTLE
THAT ASSURED MY PARTNER. WE
HOSTED HIS HOMELESS SIBLING FOR
A MONTH AND A HALF, AS THEY
NAVIGATED THE COPIOUS PAPERWORK
AND BUREAUCRACY FOR HOUSING. AS
SOMEONE WHO ENDURED
ARCHITECTURES QUOTE WHILE
SPENDING MORE THAN HALF OF MY
INCOME ON RENT AND SUPPORTING MY
PARTNERS HOMELESSNESS, I KNOW
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BEING DONE
IN THE CITY. THE INCENTIVE IS
ASIAN INVASION OF MY
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, INCOME
HOUSING, SOCIAL HOUSING, AND
UPSETTING BEYOND WHAT IS
OUTLINED IN THE CURRENT PLAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, KAYDEN. NEXT, WE
HAVE 182, THEN, FOLLOWED BY 184.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING
ALL THIS TIME TO DO THIS. I'M
BEEN HEATH, SEATTLE BORN AND
BRED. I THINK IT IS EASY TO KIND
OF DISMISS TREE ADVOCATES IN
THIS CITY IS KIND OF SELFISH,
OLD, OUT OF TOUCH, NIMBYS. BUT I
THINK THEY'RE ONTO SOMETHING
DEEPER AND WISER INNOCENCE THAT
TREES ARE THE ONLY SYMBOL WE
HAVE TO OUR CONNECTION TO
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT HUMAN IN
THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT
IS SO IMPORTANT NOW TO HAVE SOME
CONNECTION TO SOMETHING OLDER
AND SOMETHING THAT WILL OUTLAST
US. AND TO SORT OF JUST BREAK IT
DOWN TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OR
DENSITY, I THINK MISSES A DEEPER
COMPONENT OF WHAT THAT STUFF
STANDS FOR. AND WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE IT. AND WE
NEED THAT HOUSING FOR SURE, BUT
WE ALSO -- WE'VE GOT TO NOT
LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT WE ARE LOSING
IF WE CUT IT ALL DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, BEN. THEN, BORN,
BRED, SEATTLE. I GOTCHA. ALEC,
NUMBER 184, +185, EDD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. ALEC.
OLDER BUT NOT OLD. I WANT THAT
IN THE RECORD. WE HAVE A GREAT
CITY. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE
YEARS IN JOYCE'S DISTRICT. I
THINK A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU
ALL ARE DOING IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE AND I
CERTAINLY SUPPORT GROWTH IN
MADRONA. I WOULD SAY THAT NOT
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE SAME
AND SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS I
THINK CAN BE IMPROVED UPON
PARTICULARLY THE BUS ROUTE, MASS
TRANSIT AMENDMENTS RELATED TO
FREQUENT STOPS, THAT WOULD
BASICALLY CREATE THE WHOLE CITY
INTO A FREQUENT TRANSIT ZONE AND
IT WOULD MOVE THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT BEYOND, YOU KNOW,
WHERE WE THINK IT SHOULD BE, AND
RELATEDLY, FOR THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS, THINKING ABOUT
AMENDMENT 72, AND THE
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALEC.
186. 185 TO 186. WE HAVE SEVEN
MINUTES UNTIL THE SENATE SHEET
CLOSES. GO AHEAD, ADD.
>> HI. I'M HOPING THE CITY CAN
LIVE UP TO ITS IMAGE. I SAY THAT
BECAUSE I MAY WILDLIFE ARTIST
THAT HAD A STORE IN THE MARKET
FOR 42 YEARS. THAT IS 42 YEARS
OF TALKING TO PEOPLE FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD WHO LOVE SEATTLE
BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR TREES.
IMAGINE OUR CITY WITH EIGHT TO
PRINT WITH THE DEVELOPERS WILL
BE CALLING UP THE TREE ACTIVISTS
AND ARCHITECTS TO PLAN GREATER
WAYS TO SAVE TREES ON A LOT AND
BE REWARDED BY THE CITY WITH
MORE HEIGHT, MORE SPACE FOR
STACKED FLAT HOUSING.
AFFORDABLE. NO MORE
DEMONSTRATIONS. THE DEVELOPERS
AND THE TREE ACTIVISTS WILL BE
ON THE SAME PAGE. THERE IS
NOTHING IN THE ABOUT THIS. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT DENSITY. MORE
DENSITY. MORE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND MORE TREES. A
WIN-WIN SOLUTION. OTHER CITIES
ARE DOING IT. A MEMS THAT CAN
HELP ACHIEVE 93 102, 93 AND 102.
THANKS TO THE COUNCIL, YOU GUYS
ARE DOING A MARATHON, AND THIS
IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ED. WE
HAVE A RATING OF 1.4 ON GOOGLE
REVIEWS, SO IF YOU WANT TO GO --
I'M SERIOUS. I JUST CHECKED. IF
YOU WANT TO GO ON AND GIVE US
FIVE STARS, THAT WOULD RAISE US
UP. THANK YOU, EDD. THANK YOU,
EDD.
>> 186.
>> THAT'S THE BEST.
>> HI, CITY COUNCIL. HOPE YOU
GUYS ARE ALL DOING WELL TODAY.
I'M NICK. I WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN SEATTLE. CURRENTLY I'M
RENTING IN [ INAUDIBLE ] . I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 34
AND 84. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT
THEY WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
GROWTH OF A VERY EXPENSIVE CITY
THAT IS HARD TO AFFORD TO LIVE
IN. AND I THINK THE CITY
DESERVES TO HAVE MORE ROOM FOR
MORE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO HAVE IT BE A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN LOOK FOR TO HAVE MY
PARTNER BEFORE TO AND RAISE A
FAMILY HERE. I MENTIONED LAST
TIME THAT I WAS HERE, YOU KNOW,
AS A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AND
I HAVE SEEN MORE SINCE OUR LAST
SESSION, CLIENTS THAT REALLY
STRUGGLED TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE
AND THE EFFECT THAT THAT HAS ON
THEM AND WATCHING SOMEONE, YOU
KNOW, GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS
AND HAVE TO GET UP AND MOVE. IT
IS DIFFICULT AND THE STRESS THAT
IT PUTS ON THEM. SO, I REALLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE
FIRST TWO AMENDMENTS. IF I'M
BEING HONEST, PLEASE AVOID
AMENDMENT 102. THANK YOU GUYS SO
MUCH. IT'S BEEN A CRAZY --
>> THANK YOU, NICHOLAS. 187 AND
188. IS 187 HERE? THAT IS
SHERILYN. FOUR MINUTES, THE
COUNTDOWN BEGINS. FOUR MINUTES.
NO. 188. IS ALEX HERE? ALEX
BRAZEAU. ALEX. 188. SO NO ONE
87, 188, AND 189. HENRY,
FOLLOWED BY JOE. 190, BY HENRY.
>> HI. MY NAME IS HENRY. I'M A
HOMEOWNER, AND I'M A
CONSTITUENT OF COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S DISTRICT. MAYBE THE
SEATTLE FREEZE IS REAL. NIMBYS
WANT TO FREEZE SEATTLE'S
GROWTH. THEY WANT TO FREEZE
SEATTLE'S PROGRESS. THEY WANT
TO FREEZE SEATTLE IN TIME SO
THEIR SCENIC VIEWS AREN'T
OVERSHADOWED BY DENSER TALLER
HOUSING OCCUPIED BY HOT
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, EARLY
CAREER PROFESSIONALS, YOUNG
FAMILIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR.
ANYONE HERE? AND IMMIGRANTS WHO
ALSO JUST WANT TO LIVE IN A
CITY. HERE, TWO MONTHS AGO,
SOMEWHAT LIMITED ABOUT FAKE
SOULLESS COMPASSES FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING. PATRICIA, FOUR
PEOPLE HAVE SOULS, TOO. PLEASE
EXTEND THE BONUS TO ALL. EXPAND
AVAILABLE HOUSING BONUS CITYWIDE
AND CREATE SIMILAR BONUSES FOR
MID RISES ON SPRINT PLEASE
SUPPORT REMAINS MM 34 . I HAVE A
SON AND 10 YEARS FROM NOW, I
WANT HIM TO LIVE IN A
WORLD-CLASS CITY TEEMING WITH
PEOPLE FROM [ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, HENRY.
NOW WE HAVE 190. JOE. BEFORE YOU
START, CALLING MEMBERS 181
THROUGH 200. ARE YOU JOE?
AWESOME. WHEN 91 THROUGH 200. WE
HAVE TWO MINUTES. FOR THE
SIGN-UP TO CONTINUE. OPEN, AND
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE 220 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP. WE ARE NUMBER 190
WITH JOE. OKAY. SO 220 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
SIGN-UP IS OUT THERE LOOKING
LIKE BUT WE'LL TAKE IT IN AND
WE ARE ON NUMBER 190. HOLD ON
ONE SECOND, JOE, AND THEN 191
THROUGH 200. THAT IS AARON. THAT
IS RADFORD. THAT IS WRONG. THAT
IS CAN. THAT IS HOLDEN. THAT IS
MANDY. THAT IS SUSAN. AMY. MARA
-- AND 199. I CAN'T READ THE
LAST NAME. I APOLOGIZE. JOE, YOU
ARE UP.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JOE. I'M A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 3. I LOVE MY CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. I LOVE THE
PEOPLE, THE LIKABILITY, AND YES,
THE ABUNDANCE OF TREES. I FEEL
PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN SUCH A
PLACE BUT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE
PRIVILEGED. MY APARTMENT WAS NOT
BUILT AS A LUXURY GOOD. IT
BECAME ONE BECAUSE WE HAVE
OUTLAWED CONSTRUCTION OF
ANYTHING LIKE IT. ONE SEATTLE
PLAN WILL HELP ADDRESS OUR
HOUSING CRISIS BUT THIS DOES NOT
GO FAR ENOUGH. I URGE YOU TO
STRENGTHEN THE PLANTS OF MORE
SEATTLEITES CAN AFFORD A VIBRANT
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE MINE.
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 34 FOR MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. THEN
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. 84 TO
REMOVE OUTDATED PARKING
MANDATES. IT TRIBUTES TO THE
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. IT IS
DESIGNED TO ALLOW MORE STACKED
FLAT LIKE MY APARTMENT.
AMENDMENT 61, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JOE. ERIN. WHEN
91. IS AARON HERE? ARE YOU
AARON? AARON. WHEN 91. IN BEFORE
YOU START, AARON, IT IS 6:30, SO
THAT, SIGN-UP IS CLOSED. WE WILL
DOUBLE CHECK. THANK YOU, PATTY
AND AARON. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
STARTED.
>> MY NAME IS AARON GANNON. I'VE
BEEN A RESIDENT IN WEST SEATTLE
FOR OVER NINE YEARS. WE RENTED A
HOUSE STARTING IN THE EARLY
2000'S. DOWN THERE, WE WERE
NEVER ABLE TO AFFORD A HOUSE. WE
RAISED OUR DAUGHTER THERE UNTIL
SHE WAS NINE. [ INAUDIBLE ] A
JOB OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR ME IN
SEATTLE. WE USED OUR RETIREMENT
FUND TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT ON
OUR HOUSE HERE. SINCE THEN, THE
HOUSE HAS DOUBLED IN VALUE. IN
FACT, WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY
OUR HOUSE NOW. FEELS LIKE SAN
FRANCISCO ALL OVER AGAIN. A FEW
YEARS FROM NOW, MY DAUGHTER
GRADUATES FROM COLLEGE AND WILL
BE LOOKING FOR. WE WILL BE
THINKING ABOUT DOWNSIZING THE
APARTMENT. SO, [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
PASS LEGISLATION TO STREAMLINE
BUILDING MORE HOUSING OF ALL
KINDS. APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
TOWNHOMES. AND STACKED FLATS.
>> 192 FOLLOWED BY 183. AWESOME.
>> HEY THERE. THANKS FOR HAVING
US ALL. I'M A RESIDENT IN
DISTRICT 2. LUCKY ENOUGH TO OWN
MY HOME. I WORK FOR THE EPA ON
THE ADVISORY BOARD. I'M HERE IN
MY OWN CAPACITY THIS EVENING.
I'M HERE TO VOCALLY SUPPORT
AMENDMENT 64, 65, 67. 82, 84,
86, AND 91. AND I WOULD URGE YOU
TO REJECT EMINENCE 30 AND 49. WE
NEED MORE HOMES. WE NEED
WALKABLE, BANKABLE AREAS. ROBUST
CITY CENTERS, STACKED FLATS,
ELIMINATION OF PARKING MINIMUMS
AND MORE CAFES. I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT COUNCILMEMBERS NELSON,
FRANK AND STRAUSS AMENDMENTS 65
TO 67. I THINK IT IS A
NO-BRAINER. DIFFERENT CAFES AND
SHOPS. EVERYONE DOES. TWO THAT
END, I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE
HAVE NUMBER 193. RON, FOLLOWED
BY KEN. YOU ARE 194. IS KEN
HERE? WHEN 94. NO. AND THEN
HOLDEN, NUMBER 195. IS HOLDEN
HERE? WHICHEVER MIC IS GOOD.
THANK YOU. GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO LISTEN. MY NAME IS
RON. I LIVE IN CD2 IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF MAJESTIC
TREES. AND I LIVE ONE OR TWO
BLOCKS FROM THE PROPOSED SEWARD
PARK. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR
INCLUDING THE SEWARD PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN THIS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, AND
ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY THREE CHILDREN
AND I WANT A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
WHERE I CAN TALK TO MY KIDS. WE
SPEND TOO MUCH TIME IN THE CITY
DRIVING OUR CHILDREN AROUND. WE
NEED TO BE ON THE WALK TO
NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES AND
WELCOME MORE RESIDENTS INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD . I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND ALL THE
OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT. SO GO AS FAR AS
YOU CAN. WE REALLY NEEDED AND IF
WE DON'T DO THAT, PLENTY OF
TREES ARE GOING TO GET CHOPPED
DOWN. [ INAUDIBLE ] LET'S START
WITH SEWARD PARK.
>> THANK YOU CAN'T RUN. 194.
CAN. -- KEN. KEN, YOU ARE
HOLDEN. WHEN 95. YOU ARE GOOD.
>> HOWDY, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M A
RENTER IN D6. I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY,
GETTING RID OF PARKING MINIMUMS.
SPECIFICALLY I SUPPORT AND
LIMITS 34 AND 50 AND ALL OTHERS
THAT ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING
ACROSS THE CITY. I RECENTLY
MOVED AWAY FROM THE PROPOSED
SITE OVER TO BALLARD IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE IT WAS A PAIN TO
WALK OR BIKE TO THE GROCERY
STORES OR TAXES OTHER AMENITIES
THAT DENSER NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE
BALLARD OFFERED. HAD THERE BEEN
MORE DENSITY, THERE COULD BE
MORE THAN JUST A 7-ELEVEN IN THE
AREA. I ESPECIALLY HOPE THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER GETS
APPROVAL BECAUSE IT IS PART OF
THE CITY WITH SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
GIVEN THAT FRED MEYER IN LAKE
CITY CLOSING, WIDESPREAD RETAIL
AND [ INAUDIBLE ] IT IS CLEAR
THAT WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO
ATTRACT MORE FOLKS TO THE CITY
AND NOT PUTTING UP ARTIFICIAL
BARRIERS THAT MAKE IT
UNAFFORDABLE FOR REGULAR FOLKS
TO LIVE HERE. NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER NEEDS NEIGHBORS AND
CHARACTERS. I ASKED THAT YOU
CREATE NEW PET CHARACTER BY
ADDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
AND MORE [ INAUDIBLE ] INSTEAD
OF BUILDING A PROVERBIAL GATE
NEIGHBORHOODS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO
PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE DECADES
AGO AND THE WEALTHY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, HOLDEN. NEXT, WE
HAVE MANDY, 186, AND SUSAN, 187.
>> HI THERE. I'M MANDY. I LIVE
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND
JOY, I KNOW YOU GREW UP THERE
AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT AS YOU
REPRESENT US, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THINGS THAT
YOUR NEIGHBORS CARE ABOUT BUT
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TREES
AND ON HERE TO TALK ABOUT
PROTECTING SEATTLE'S URBAN
FIRST. WE ARE NUMBER FIVE IS MY
FERVENT HEAT HOUSE AND WE ARE
LOSING [ INAUDIBLE ] PROPERTY
TREES PER MONTH. I'M ASKING YOU
TO VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 93 TO
INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO
PRESERVE TREES AND CREATE SPACES
FOR MORE. WITHOUT IT, THEY CAN
PAVE OVER 95% OF A LOT. I WAS
ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENT 102 AND BRING SEATTLE
UP TO OTHER CITIES TREAT CENTERS
LIKE NEW YORK CITY, PORTLAND,
AND BOSTON, ENCLOSES THREE
IMPORTANT -- LOOPHOLES IN OUR
TREE ORDINANCE. OVER 50% OF
SEATTLE'S TREES ON PRIVATE
RESIDENTIAL LAND AND WITHOUT
THOSE AMENDMENTS, 93 AND 102,
CONFERENCE OF PLAN GREEN LIGHTS
THE REMOVAL OF ALL THAT SO WE
NEED TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
AND AS SOMEONE WHO LIVED HERE 11
AND HAVE YEARS AGO FROM THE
GODFORSAKEN CITY OF DALLAS,
TEXAS, I WOULD BE REALLY SAD TO
SEE ANYMORE CONCRETE VERSUS
TREES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MANDY. AWESOME.
187, 98, 189, AND 200. YOU ALL
ARE NEXT AND SO THAT IS -- THAT
WAS MANDY. WE ARE AT SUSAN, AMY,
MARA, 199.
>> I AM SUSAN MOSSBERG. THANK
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
AMENDS AND REVISIONS THAT YOU
HAVE RECEIVED FROM SEATTLE
RESIDENTS FOR THOUGHTFUL GROWTH.
AND FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] REZONING
TASK FORCE. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM
MINNEAPOLIS, AND IT'S A CITY
THAT IS OFTEN POINTED TO AS ONE
THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY ELIMINATED
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE LAUDABLE
GOALS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
EQUITY, AND PREVENTING URBAN
SPRAWL JUST LIKE WE ARE TRYING
TO DO HERE IN SEATTLE. I WAS
RECENTLY THERE, AND ASKED PEOPLE
WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS SURPRISED
WHEN THEY SAID, WE STILL HAVE 20
FOOT SETBACKS. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT? AS THE LOCAL
PAPER PUT IT, A CHANGE IN LIMITS
THE SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT
CATEGORY FROM THE CITY'S ZONING
REQUIREMENTS. NEW TRIPLEX IS
WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME
HEIGHT, AND OTHER FORMS OF
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND
DUPLEXES. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY
MAINTAINED THEIR 20 FOOT
SETBACKS SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE
EXAMPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS AND
INCLUDE -- RECOMMIT TO DESIGN
AND EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT OF [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, SUSAN. 198, AMY.
WHEN 99 AND 200 PREVIOUS
PATELLA. I'M AMY. I RENT IN
DISTRICT 3. IT IS NOT ENOUGH BUT
I WILL TAKE IT FOR NOW. IF I
WERE STARTING TODAY, IT MY NOT
TO BE. THE STACKED FLAT BEHIND
THE MONTLICK BIKE SHOP FOR
YEARS. I HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER
FROM MY ROTH IRA AND HOBBIES AND
THOSE IN MY $25,000 GRAD STUDENT
SALARY WITH NO ROOMMATES. AFTER
A BRIEF STINT AT [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
WE MOVED BACK TO MONTLICK
BECAUSE WE LOVE IT SO MUCH. WE
ARE RENTING BUT WE CAN ONLY
AFFORD TO DO SO BECAUSE WE ARE
BOTH SOFTWARE ENGINEERS NOW. OUR
RENT WOULD BE 74% OF OUR
COMBINED SALARIES IF WE WERE
GRAD STUDENTS TODAY. I LOVE THE
CITY AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A
PLACE SOMEONE MUST MOVE TO. IT
IS TOO EXPENSIVE. WE CAN'T
CHANGE THE REGRESSIVE TAX CUT
BUT WE CAN ADDRESS THE HOUSING
CRISIS. COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE
AMENDS SUPPORTED BY THE URBANIST
AND PROVIDE US THE MOST POSSIBLE
DENSITY FOR A DIVERSE ARRAY [
INAUDIBLE ] WE CAN AND WE MUST
DO BOTH. THANK YOU.
>> ALSO. NEXT TO NUMBERS AND,
WHEN 99 AND THEN 200. 199. YES.
AWESOME.
>> YES. YOU ARE ONE 99.
>> DONNA THORNS. I ACTUALLY
MOVED HERE IN 1996. I WAS VERY
EXCITED. I CAME FROM NEW YORK
CITY. I WAS LIKE, OH MY
GOODNESS. SEATTLE IS LIKE NEW
YORK 100 YEARS AGO AND MY HEART
IS STILL WITH IT, AND AT THIS
POINT, AND A LITTLE WORRIED JUST
BECAUSE WE ARE FACING
CIVILIZATION COLLAPSED AND WE
ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF THINGS
ON TOP, YOU KNOW, OF JUST CITY
GROWTH. AND WE ARE NOT DEALING
WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK, VERY
WELL. AND EVEN A LITTLE WORRIED
ABOUT HOW WE ARE HANDLING OUR
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THE
HOUSES ARE GETTING TORN DOWN.
OLD-GROWTH BUILDINGS ARE GETTING
TORN DOWN INSTEAD OF JUST BEING
PROPPED UP, AND THIS IS WHY I'M
HERE. AM I DONE?
>> NO. YOU STILL HAVE 10
SECONDS.
>> AND SO, I JUST REALLY WANT US
TO SLOW DOWN AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE NEED TO LIKE HAVE SOME
-- [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. NOW THE TIME IS
EXPIRED. AWESOME. UNDERSTOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 200. MARA. IS
MARA HERE? I'M GOING TO DO A
TIME CHECK. WE STILL HAVE 40
PUBLIC SPEAKERS. IT IS 6:40
RIGHT NOW. COUNCILMEMBERS, DO WE
NEED TO HAVE A QUICK RECESS FOR
ANYTHING? IS EVERYONE GOOD? JUST
POWER THROUGH? ARE YOU GUYS
GOOD? ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU HUMANS
GOOD? I'M SORRY. HUMANS. I'M
USED TO SAYING, HEY, GUYS. OUR
HUMANS ARE GOOD. WE ARE GOOD.
AWESOME. WE ARE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND DO NUMBERS THANK YOU
200. WE ARE GOING TO BE 201 TO
210. SO 201 TO 210. 201 TO 210.
AND THAT IS BRANDON'S FIRST.
200 WANTS 210. ETHAN, TREY, 203,
204, TRACY, TO A FIVE, ALEX.
206. I CAN'T READ THAT NAME.
LAST NAME. BOWYER. 207. MERCER.
209, JOHN, 210, 10. DOSE TIM.
201. AWESOME.
>> CLAIMS WHICH ARE TOTALLY
NONSENSICAL, BY THE WAY. BY FAR
THE LARGEST THREATS TO TREES AND
WORKERS ARE RESPECTIVELY,
SUBURBAN DOUBLE IT HAPPENING
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE WHICH
REQUIRES LEVELING ENTIRE FORESTS
TO BUILD HOMES AND MIKE ABOUT
SIX FROM TIRES GETTING INTO THE
WATER. AREA COMMITTED TO
BUILDING A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO
TAKE HER VISION AS WE FIGHT
AGAINST A FASCIST FEDERAL
ADMISSION OR ARE WE GOING TO
ALLOW THE MORAL WEIGHT OF
CHANGING HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
LOOKS BE COMPARABLE TO THE
DANGER AND DISCOMFORT OF NOT
HAVING A HOME? AS THE LARGEST
CITY IN THE STATE, WE HAVE AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS WHILE IMPROVING THE
CLAIMANT BY BUILDING MORE
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT,
BUILDING MORE DENSE BUILDINGS,
ADOPTING SINGLES THERE AND POINT
ACCESS BLOCK STANDARDS, BUILDING
STACKED FLATS, BUILDING DENSITY
ON EVERY STREET, NOT JUST
ARTERIALS. AND ALLOWING [
INAUDIBLE ] FOR BUILDING. I URGE
YOU TO ADOPT THE AMENDS THAT
WORK WITH THESE GOALS INTERJECT
AMENDS THAT SLOW DOWN
DEVELOPMENT DUE TO FEAR
MONGERING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRANDON. NEXT, WE
HAVE 102, ETHAN, FOLLOWED BY
TREY, ONE OF THREE.
>> HI. I'M ETHAN CARL LINDSAY.
I'M A MADISON VALLEY RESIDENT.
I RECENTLY DID A MADISON VALLEY
WALKING TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER THERE AND I REALIZED IT
IS REALLY SMALL. IT IS LIKE TWO
BLOCKS OUT FROM THE MADISON
VALLEY ARTERIAL. WITH THAT IN
MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND
RE-ADDING PREVIOUSLY STUDIED
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT WERE
STUDIED IN THE EIS. ALSO, I
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
89 AND 90 EXPANDING STACKED
FLATS BONUSES. 54 THROUGH 59,
WHICH INCREASES FLEXIBILITY FOR
DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO, I WOULD
LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR
CORNER STORES AND IN GENERAL
JUST MAKING DEVELOPMENT MORE
FLEXIBLE. I THINK IF DEVELOPMENT
HAD MORE OPTIONS, MORE TREES
WOULD BE ABLE TO BE PRESERVED,
SO I THANK YOU. AND THERE'S A
LOT MORE. AMENDMENTS I SUPPORT.
THAT VIBE THERE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ETHAN
PRIDDY SAID THAT VIBE, RIGHT? I
LIKE IT. I GOT YOU. OKAY. INTO
204, TRACY. IS TREY HERE? 203.
COME ON DOWN TO THE PRICE IS
RIGHT.
>> THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANKS,
COUNCIL, FOR STAYING HERE SO
LATE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS TRACY BERMAN. WE HAVE
WORKED TO BRING TOGETHER
RESIDENTS FROM 23 DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO ANALYZE HOW
THIS PLAN WOULD BRING DENSITY TO
SEATTLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES. WHICH WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE BILL ACTUALLY INCENSED OF
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSING
THAT WE HAVE AND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HAS AND THE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING THAT WE HAVE. IN FAVOR
OF, WITH THE NEW ALLOWANCES FOR
SQUARE FOOTAGE, WITH HEIGHTS,
McMANSIONS, AND IN FAVOR OF ALSO
MANY MANSIONS, ALLOWING OVER 200
TO 2000 SQUARE FEET TALL SKINNY
COMES ON INDIVIDUALLY SUBDIVIDED
MICRO LOTS. I'M NOT SURE WHO
THESE OVER MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES
SERVE BUT NOT EVERYONE WHO NEEDS
DENSITY IN SEATTLE. OVER 100
AMENDS DO NOT MAKE HOUSING THE
HIGHEST AND BEST USED PLANS.
DEVELOPERS ALWAYS SEEK THAT, SO
WE ARE LOSING OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HOUSING, ARE GREEN
SPACES AND PRIVACY WHICH IS THE
VERY REASON PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE
IN SEATTLE .
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. NUMBER 101,
TO A FIVE, AND 206 ARE UP. 205,
ALEX.
>> HI. MY NAME IS ALEX. I'VE
NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> HOLD ON. BEFORE YOU START,
PULL THE MICROPHONE UP. GET
CLOSE AND HE CAN TALK INTO IT,
AND YOU ARE A PRO.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
YEAH. SO I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I WAS BORN
HERE BUT I LIVED ON BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, AND AFTER MOVING TO
SEATTLE, I REALLY FELL IN LOVE
WITH IT BECAUSE PRIMARILY WALK
ABILITY, AND THE DENSITY AND
JUST BEING ABLE TO REACH
EVERYTHING THAT I WANT WITHOUT
NEEDING TO DRIVE EVERYWHERE.
THAT AND TRANSIT. SO I WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER MY SUPPORT FOR
ANY AMENDMENT THAT SUPPORT THAT
SORT OF THING. TREES ARE PRETTY
COOL, TOO. I LOVE THEM. SO.
THAT, AS WELL. BUT REALLY, I
THINK DENSITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THINGS LIKE IMPROVING
WORKING MINIMUMS ARE INCREDIBLY
IMPACTFUL TO THE CITY. I THINK
THEY HELP MAKE LIVABLE PLACES --
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. NEXT, 206
FOLLOWED BY 207.
>> JACKIE.
>> IT'S COOL.
>> BUILDING ON WHAT TRACY SAID
EARLIER, THIS WEEK, KROGER FRED
MEYER REMINDED US ALL THAT
DEVELOPERS PRIVATE EQUITY AND
CORPORATIONS WILL ALSO PURSUE
THE HIGHEST AND BEST CASEYS OF
THE LAND. THIS LEGISLATION AND
AMENDMENTS CAN DESCRIBE DENSITY
ALL DAY LONG BUT DEVELOPERS WILL
STILL CHOOSE THE HIGHEST AND
BEST USE OF LAND. AS IT IS
WRITTEN TODAY, THAT IS GOING TO
BE THE McMANSIONS AND THE SINGLE
TOWER HOMES, SKINNY HOMES.
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM
ON 1250 FOOT SQUARE LOTS. IT
MAKES ME WONDER, HOW DID IT TURN
INTO A SINGLE-FAMILY LUXURY. I
DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT SO I FEEL
SORRY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WITH
HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF A
DENSER SEATTLE THAT ARE COUNTING
ON THIS CONFERENCE OF PLAN AND
INSTEAD WILL SEE A HUGE
McMANSIONS RISE UP, SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. LEAH, 207
FOLLOWED BY MERCER, 208. HI,
LEAH. HI. MY NAME IS LEAH
CARDIN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 IN
A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH
IS RARE IN SEATTLE AND I LOVE
IT. I LIVE THERE BY CHOICE. I'M
ASKING YOU TO ENACT AMENDMENT
17, 34, 61 SCOTT 66, 84, 89, 90,
AND ANYTHING THAT INCENTIVIZES
MIXED-USE AND HOUSING DENSITY.
THE HISTORIC SMALL APARTMENT
BUILDINGS STORES AND CAFES THAT
WE ALL LOVE THAT GIVE IT WITH
CHARACTERS, ARE MOSTLY
GRANDFATHERED IN AND HAVE EITHER
BEEN ILLEGAL OR IMPRACTICAL FOR
DEVELOPERS TO BUILD FOR TICKETS.
FOR EVERYONE, THOSE WITH
MOBILITY CHALLENGES PEOPLE AGING
IN PLACE, ANYONE WITH SMALL
CHILDREN, AND I THINK THEY ARE A
GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT IS
BEING BUILT CURRENTLY. HOWEVER,
I ENCOURAGE DENSITY IN ANY FORM.
I LOVE DENSITY. I THINK
DEVELOPERS BEING COMPANIES, THEY
AIM TO MAKE MONEY, SO THEY BUILT
WHAT OUR CURRENT SYSTEM WAS
INCENTIVIZED TO BUILD. WE SHOULD
ADVISE THEM TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE
NEED TO PURSUE AN ALTERNATIVE BY
FUNDING SOCIALIZING IS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, LEAH. WE HAVE 208,
MARISSA, FOLLOWED BY 209, CHUN,
210, KIM.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR POWERING
THROUGH. MY NAME IS MERCER MORA.
I'M A RENTER IN D2. A PUBLIC
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND A STAFF
MEMBER AT THE CHOICE. DESPITE
MOVING HERE FROM DENVER A YEAR
AGO, I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
IMPACT OF DISPROPORTIONATE AS IT
DEVELOPED. AS A CLEAR LATINA
NEWCOMER, I HOPE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS SEIZES THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO RECTIFY THE
UNJUST HOUSING POLICIES THAT IT
AFFECTED SO MANY CITIES. I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT AMENDS THAT
SUPPORT AFFORDABLE GROWTH OF THE
CITY. IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE
A FUTURE THAT PRIORITIZES
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMPLETE,
AND IT IS WITH HIGH QUALITY OF
LIFE INCLUDING HEALTHY TREE
CANOPY. DON'T SQUANDER THIS
CHANCE TO BUILD MORE HOMES AND
IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY AND REDUCE
CART DEPENDABILITY TO ALLOW
SEATTLE A CHANCE FOR AN
EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. A
DOCUMENTS 64, 83, 86, 89, AND 91
TWO SUPPORT THE BEST PLAN
POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU COMMERCE APPROVED
209, CHUN, FOLLOWED BY 210, CAN.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JOHN. I HAVE
LIVED HERE FOR 14 YEARS AND I'M
HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMPLAINT. [
INAUDIBLE ] JUNCTION OF A
SEATTLE CONFIDENCE WALKABLE
CENTER OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
AND SMALL SHOPS IN DISTRICT 1.
AND I LOVE IT. UNFORTUNATELY,
TOO MANY OF OUR FRIENDS ARE
FACED WITH LONG COMMUTES OR ARE
CONTEMPLATING LEAVING THE REGION
TO MORE AFFORDABLE PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR
THEM TO THRIVE IN. AND IF WE
WANT TO SAVE OUR TREES, THEN WE
SHOULD STOP FORCING PEOPLE TO
SPRAWL EVER OUTWARDS INTO THE
WILDERNESS WHERE THE REALLY OLD
TREES ARE. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
GRADING CENTERS, INCLUDING ALKI
AND ALLOWING US TO BUILD HOMES
AND SMALL STOREFRONTS FOR
OURSELVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. BEFORE
YOU GO, KIM, LET'S CALL ON
SPEAKERS TO 11 THROUGH 220. 211
THROUGH 220. I WILL CALL OFF
YOUR NAMES. THAT IS ROSE, KING,
THAT IS MR. COLIN. 213. JJ
BISHOP. JAMES. THEN WE HAVE
KATE. SORRY. CONRAD PARKER.
2010. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SAY
NO. THANK YOU. SKYLER, AND THEN
ELIZABETH. THANK YOU. NO. YOU
ARE NOT OLD. ALL RIGHT, KIM.
YOU'RE UP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KIM GOLD. I'M A
FOURTH-GENERATION SATELLITE AND
A HOMEOWNER IN MONTLICK. MY
URBAN FRIENDS HAVE IT RIGHT.
INCREASING DENSITY WILL OPEN UP
OUR BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS TO
MORE RENTERS AND OWNERS.
DIVERSITY BY INCOME, PHASE OF
LIFE AND FAMILY COMPOSITION WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE CITY AS
DESIRED. WHAT MANY OF OUR URBAN
HIS FRIENDS DON'T SEEM TO
APPRECIATE IS THAT WE WANT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE A PLACE
WHERE THEY WILL WANT TO RAISE
THEIR FAMILIES. THAT MEANS
GETTING IT RIGHT IN TERMS OF
TREE CANOPY, AMENITY AREAS, AND
BUILDING SIZES. IF WE DON'T GET
IT RIGHT, WHAT THAT YOUNG
URBANISTS DON'T YET FORESEE IS
THAT WHEN THEY HAVE FAMILIES,
THEY WILL BE DRAWN TO THE
SUBURBS. THAT WILL ADD TO
SPRAWL. OUR GROUP HAVE EACH
PROVIDED INPUTS TO SUPPORT,
REJECT, AND MODIFY THE VARIOUS [
INAUDIBLE ] . WE DID THIS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE CITY.
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER
OUR INPUTS AS THE PATH TO
SEATTLE'S AFFORDABLE AND
EQUITABLE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY. I TOOK A
GULP OF WATER. THANK YOU FOR IT
TO 11, ROSE, FOLLOWED BY JOANNA.
HI, I WAS PRETTY
>> HI. MY NAME IS RUSS. I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I AM
PRO-DENSITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU
GUYS FOR STAYING SO LATE. AND
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE ON YOUR THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS. I WANT TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A FEW OF THOSE.
PLEASE PASS COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S AND AND 61 TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING
ALL ACROSS THE STATE WHILE
REMOVING THE COSTLY PARKING
MINIMUMS. THIS COULD KICKSTART
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN AREAS
OF THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN
OFF-LIMITS. I ALSO WANT MORE
HOUSING OF ALL TYPES ACROSS THE
CITY SO PLEASE SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT
34 TO MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
PLEASE ALSO INCENTIVIZE STOCKED
FLATS TO INCREASE THE TREE
CANOPY. WE DO LOVE TREES ON THE
DENSITY SIDE. AMENDMENT 70, 89,
90, AND 91 ALL SUPPORT STACKED
FLATS IN THE HOUSING PLAN. I DO
WANT TO REITERATE. A MINUTE 61
IS ESPECIALLY IMPERTINENT TO ME
AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANKS, ROSE. JOANNA.
>> HI. I'M JOANNA CULLEN. I'M
A RESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. TODAY, I'M PRESENTING
A DOCUMENT SUPPORTING THE
AMENDMENTS THAT IMPROVE AND
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF OUR CENTRAL AREA
COMMUNITIES AND OPPOSE THOSE
THAT UNDERMINE THE LIVABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. A
DISPROPORTIONATELY SHIFTS THE
BURDEN TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
HAVE ALREADY SHOULDERED MORE
THAN THEIR SHARE OF INCREASED
DENSITY AND DISRUPTION. TODAY, I
WISH TO HIGHLIGHT TWO. THAT
THESE DO NOT MINIMIZE MY
COMMUNITIES SUPPORT FOR THE
ENTIRE DOCUMENT. BUT FIRST,
PLEASE PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY
REGARDING THE DISCUSSIONS OF
BATTERIES OF URBAN VILLAGES,
CITRUS, REGION, URBAN CENTERS AT
THIS TIME. RENAMING LARGE AREAS
OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND
CAPITOL HILL [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
OTHER AREAS. UNACCEPTABLE.
OPPOSE AMENDMENT 76. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ADD TO THE
INEQUITABLE AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, MISS:. I KNOW.
BUT, BUT YOU CAN SEND US AN
EMAIL. YOU KNOW OUR EMAILS, AND
WE WILL CONNECT. 212. 213. JJ
BISHOP. AWESOME. AND THEN --
214. JAMES.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JJ.
AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN --
VALLEY. A LOT OF MY FRIENDS
CANNOT AFFORD A SINGLE TOWNHOUSE
OR A CONDO. THREE MEDICINE
BELLIES PETITION CALLING FOR
CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW MORE
CONDOS TO BE BOTH NEARBY
LEGALIZING MORE MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN AND TELL
HER STACKED FLATS EVERYWHERE
ELSE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
HARD WORK DRAFTING SO MANY
THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS THAT DO
EXACTLY THAT. I URGE YOU TO
PLEASE PASS AMENDMENT 33
ALLOWING 7 TO 8 STORY BUILDINGS
INTIMATE CENTERS NEAR MAJOR
TRANSIT STOPS. IN DOWNTOWN
MADISON VALLEY THAT WOULD MEAN
MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE WITH AND
WALKING DISTANCE OF G, EIGHT,
AND 11 BUSES AND THE ARBORETUM.
PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING
AMENDMENTS THAT UNLEASH THE
POTENTIAL OF STACKED FLATS. 89
OR 90 TO LIMIT THE LOT MINIMUM
AND TRANSIT REPAYMENTS. THE
MINUTES AND EAT INTO MEANING TO
INCENTIVIZE FAMILIES AS
INACCESSIBLE UNITS AND AMENDMENT
91 FOR STACKED FLATS THAT EXPAND
OUR TREE CANOPY. THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JJ. JAMES. 214,
AND THEN 214, ALSO.
>> HELLO, COMES MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS JAMES. I'M A HOMEOWNER IN
MADISON VALLEY RIGHT NOW, OUR
SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS
HARDLY THRIVING. THERE JUST
AREN'T ENOUGH CUSTOMERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I FIRMLY BELIEVE
THAT IF WE ALLOW TELLER MIXED
USE BUILDINGS, IT WILL NOT ONLY
MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. IT
WILL ALSO CREATE THE FOOT
TRAFFIC THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
NEED TO SURVIVE. A DENSER MORE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITS
EVERYONE. HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS,
AND BUSINESS OWNERS ALIKE. THE
POLICE SNIPPET CENTER IN
DOWNTOWN MADSEN VALLEY IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WILL
BRING MORE LIFE AND VIBRANCY TO
OUR COMMUNITY. I FULLY SUPPORT
THE PETITION JJ MENTIONED URGING
THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE BOLDER
ACTION INCLUDING TO PASS
AMENDMENT 33 ALLOWING TALLER
BUILDINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS
AND I URGE YOU TO PASS
STRAUSS'S AMENDMENT AROUND THE
CITY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, JAMES. NUMBER 215. 215
HERE. NO. 216. KATE. KATE.
>> KATE.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS
TODAY. AND ALSO, THANK YOU TO
ALL THE COMMENTERS IN THE ROOM.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DON'T
THINK THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE UP
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE
SEATTLE A GREAT CITY. SIMPLY TO
BECOME A MORE DENSE CITY. I
FIRMLY SUPPORT US BECOME A MORE
DENSE CITY, A MORE LIVABLE CITY
WITH URBAN CENTERS BUT WE MUST
PRESERVE 20 FOOT SETBACKS AND
OUR TREE CANOPY. WE MUST
ACTUALLY ENSURE THAT THIS IS THE
PLACE THAT EVERYBODY STILL WANTS
TO LIVE. I WILL SEND IN LONGER
COMMENTS REGARDING MY SUPPORT
FOR DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS, BUT I
REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
YOU ALL TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE
THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT YOU ARE
DOING BUT ALSO FOR COLLEAGUES
HERE NOT TO MAKE THIS ABOUT DO
YOU HAVE MONEY OR NOT MONEY OR
DO YOU CARE ABOUT DENSITY BUT
REALLY THINK ABOUT THOUGHTFULLY
THE CITY YOU WANT TO LIVE IN AND
RAISE YOUR KIDS IN. THANK YOU
ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, KATE. NEXT, WE
HAVE CONRAD 217, HANS -- YOUR
CONTRACT. AWESOME. IS HANS HERE?
AWESOME. OKAY.
>> CONRAD.
>> ON CONRAD. I LIVE IN MADISON
VALLEY. DISTRICT 3. I SUPPORT
COMMERCIAL USES ON IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD SPREAD AMENDMENT
66. SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BONUSES, AMENDMENT 61
BRIT MOORER CENTERS, AMENDMENT
34, AND STACKED FLATS, AMENDMENT
70, 79, 80, AND 81. I WOULD LIKE
TO ADVOCATE FOR AMENDMENTS 7 AND
8. SEATTLE HAS HAD PUBLISHING
WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
BUT AS A CENSUS DATA HAS SHOWN
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ADDING
SOMETHING MINICARS. WE HAVE ONLY
ADDED ONE CAR PER 10 RESIDENTS
SINCE DO SOMETHING. SEVEN
HOUSEHOLDS DO NOT OWN A CAR. IT
DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO
FORCE DEVELOPERS TO KEEP ADDING
MORE PARKING WHEN NO ONE IS
CHOOSING TO OWN A CAR ANYWAY. SO
IF BREMERTON AND -- [ INAUDIBLE
] CAN ELIMINATED, WE CAN TOO.
>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
RESTAURANT IN MADISON VALLEY?
QUICK. GO. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY. GOOD. NICE. ALL RIGHT.
HANS.
>> HEY, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS HANS SCHAEFER. 16 YEARS OF .
PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT JERRY SAID
TO YOU. THAT SEATTLE IS MANDATED
TO PROTECT TREES. EVEN HAS WILL
KIDS LIKE ME AND MY FRIENDS
BEHIND ME CAN THINK OF WAYS TO
BUILD WITH TREES. WHY CAN'T
THEY DEVELOPERS OR URBANISTS.
YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MY
GENERATION AND YOURS, TOO. AND I
ASK THAT YOU THINK AHEAD AND
LEAVE SPACE FOR TREES AND
PRESERVE THE GREAT TREES WE HAVE
LEFT. WE DON'T -- AND WE REALLY
NEED FOR OUR CLIMATE. PLEASE
DON'T DENY SENSE. DON'T GIVE
INTO MONEY. VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENT 93 AND 102 BEFORE
SEATTLE BECOMES A HUGE HEAT
ISLAND. I DO THIS NOT FOR ME BUT
FOR EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU, HANS.
>> 118, SKYLER, I 120,
ELIZABETH.
>> HI.
>> HEY.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SKYLER AND
I'M A LOCAL HIGHSCHOOLER. MY
FAMILY HAS LIVED IN BALLARD FOR
FOUR GENERATIONS. I'VE BEEN A
SCOTT FOR MANY YEARS AND JUST
COMPLETED MY EAGLE SCOUT
PROJECT. IN SCANNING, WE CARE
ABOUT PRESERVING OUTDOOR SPACES
AND I BELIEVE THE CITY HAS A
RESPONSE ABILITY TO CARE FOR
NATURE, TOO. WE LIVE IN THE
EVERGREEN STATE AND GETTING RID
OF OUR TREES IS QUITE FRANKLY
CRITICAL SPIRIT FAMILIES, KIDS,
AND TEENS NEED SPACES TO GO OUT
AND ENJOY NATURE. GETTING RID OF
TREES IS ALSO NEGATIVELY
IMPACTING OUR AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS. NOW WAS NOT THE TIME
TO INCREASE POLLUTED RUNOFF
WATER BY POLLUTING MORE TREES
THAT ARE MATURE. WHEN MAKING
YOUR DECISION, I URGE YOU TO
THINK ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME
IN THE FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT
NEED ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR SPACES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SKYLER. WHAT HIGH
SCHOOL DID Y'ALL GO TO?
>> WE GO TO BLANCHET.
>> OH, NICE. YOU ARE NOT THE
BRAVES ANYMORE. YOU ARE THE
BEARS.
>> THE BEARS.
>> AWESOME. I'M A MASCOT
PERSON. ALL RIGHT. ELIZABETH.
>> ME TOO.
>> HI. HI. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FREE TIME, BY
THE WAY. I'M 17. I'M ALSO
INVOLVED IN SCOUTING AMERICA. I
JUST COMPLETED AN EAGLE PROJECT
IN MY LOCAL WEDGEWOOD THAT HELP
CONSERVE A GREEN SPACE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE SPENT
COUNTLESS HOURS ENJOYING THE
ENJOYING FIRST IN WHAT WAS THAT
WE HAD IN SEATTLE AND JUST
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE. ENJOYING THE
BENEFITS OF TREES THAT WE HAVE
IN WASHINGTON STATE SHOULDN'T
REALLY JUST BE A PRIVILEGE THAT
WE HAVE. THAT PEOPLE WHO CAN
TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY CAN
HAVE. IT SHOULD BE A PRIVILEGE
THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY. AND I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
SHOULD BUILD WITH THE TREES,
INSTEAD OF BUILDING WITHOUT THE
TREES. IN SEATTLE, AND THAT WE
SHOULD KEEP THE TREES IN SEATTLE
BECAUSE EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE
TO ENJOY THE NATURE WE HAVE
HERE. BUILDING WITHOUT THE TREES
DOESN'T REALLY CONSIDER THE
IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON THE NEXT
GENERATION NOT TO MENTION THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT WE
HAVE. SO, PLEASE VOTE FOR
AMENDMENT 93 AND 102 AND
AMENDMENT 102.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
ELIZABETH. WE'RE ON NUMBERS 221
TO 230. 221 TO 230. AND THANK
YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS THAT
HAVE COME DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I
WAS RIVALS WITH YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL, IT'S OKAY. BUT THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING DOWN. I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUNG
PEOPLE'S ENGAGEMENT. IT'S OUR
FAVORITE. SO 121 -- EXCEEDS MY
BREAD 121. 221 TO 230. AND
AGAIN, WE HAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO
243 SIGNED UP. WORK 240. WE HAVE
243 SIGNED UP. SO WE ARE MAKING
WAY. 221. IS THAT JACOB?
AWESOME. JACOB. AND THEN WE HAVE
AMBER. 222. JORDAN, 223, RUTH,
224. 231, GO AHEAD, JACOB.
>> GOOD EVENING, ALL. MY NAME IS
JACOB A REASON I'M SPEAKING IN
FAVOR OF A MEMS 93 AND 102. AS A
LOW-INCOME RENTER LIVING IN
DISTRICT 5 AND WORKS IN DISTRICT
1, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE
URGENTLY NEED EXPONENTIAL
INCREASE IN HOUSING AND WE MUST
SECURE ENOUGH TREE HOUSING FOR A
CITY. MATURE TREES ARE OUR TRUST
IN CHEAPEST IS IT FOR, OR
SCIENCE. I RAISED MY FAMILY IN
SEATTLE. I NEED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT I ALSO NEED TO HAVE
TREES FOR MY FAMILIES HEALTH,
THEIR COOLING EFFECTS AND THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE. THE TREES NOT
FAMILY MEMBERS. LAND ACQUISITION
IS A PRICEY AND LENGTHY PROCESS.
LIKEWISE, SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH
CONTRACTORS ON A DAILY BASIS, I
KNOW WELL THAT IF CRITICS DON'T
HAVE TEETH IN A PERSON, HUNTERS
WILL TAKE THE EASIEST PATH OUT.
IF WE MAKE CONCESSIONS TO REMOVE
TREES OUT, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE
TO RECLAIM WHAT WAS LOST. PLEASE
PASS AMENDMENT 93 [ INAUDIBLE ]
. THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, YOUR SECURITY, AND YOUR
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. AMBER, YOU ARE UP
NEXT, FOLLOWED BY JORDAN.
>> HELLO. HELLO. HI. I'M AMBER
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M A RESEARCH LIBRARIAN THAT
SUPPORTS VOTING YES TO AMENDMENT
93 AND AMENDMENT 102. URBAN
DENSITY CAN HAPPEN WITH GREEN
SPACES AND CANOPIES AND
DECISIONS ON THESE AMENDMENT
WILL HAVE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL,
AND SAFETY IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS.
IGNORING CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATES,
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT NATURE
BASED THERAPY OR NATURE
PRESCRIPTIONS AND GREEN SPACES
ARE BEING LABELED AS URGENT
NECESSITIES IN ENSURING PUBLIC
HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOCIAL
EQUITY IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FROM OR IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN
URBAN DENSITY COUNTRIES LIKE
SINGAPORE, THE UK, AND GERMANY.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
OF THIS CONFERENCE OF PLAN. IT
MAY BE WORTH STUDYING OUR
INTERNATIONAL PARTS WHO ARE
STILL SPENDING BILLIONS EACH
YEAR TO REINTEGRATE GREEN SPACES
AND TREE CANOPIES. ONCE LOST
AFTER WITNESSING SOCIAL INEQUITY
AND PUBLIC SAFE DEGRADATION
WITHIN URBAN DENSITY PRINCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE
HAVE JORDAN FOLLOWED BY RUTH.
JORDAN IS 223. 223 HERE? JORDAN?
224. 224. THAT SHOULD BE RUTH.
224. NO. OKAY.
>> IS THAT JORDAN SANKAR AND
RUTH HARPY?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE LEFT
FOR THE EVENING.
>> AWESOME. HE MET WITH THEM.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE'RE ON 225. 225. ARE
YOU. DON'T GO YET. ARE YOU, LET
ME GET TO 26 AS WELL. IS 226
HERE? OKAY. AWESOME. PERFECT.
LET'S GO.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ARIA. I'M
A SEVENTH GRADER AT SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PLEASE PROTECT
THE TREES. THEY ARE SO IMPUDENT
TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE AND
PROTECT HUMAN ANIMAL LIVES, YET
THEY ARE STILL BEING CHOPPED
DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. FOR
THOUSAND 692 TREES HAVE BEEN CUT
DOWN SINCE THE TREE ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED AND OVER 3000 OF THEM
HAD MORE THAN A FOOT IN
DIAMETER. I URGE YOU TO PROTECT
OUR 100-YEAR-OLD TREES. THEY ARE
IRREPLACEABLE. WE CAN HAVE
HOUSING ENTRIES. THE COMMUNITY
HAS GIVEN YOU MANY SUGGESTIONS.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO ACT.
PREVENT THE CITY FROM PAVING
OVER OUR TREES AND GREEN SPACE.
SO, IF WE WANT TO REMAIN THE
EMERALD CITY, STOP CHOPPING DOWN
WHAT GIVES US OUR NAME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ARIA.
GREAT JOB, AND WE EXPECT
STRAIGHT A's THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> A PLUS.
>> A PLUS. 226. YEP. WE ARE
READY.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JUDY. I WORK
AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I
WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
BOUNDARIES BECAUSE WE ALL NEED
THEM. DEVELOPERS WILL BUILD
WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST MONEY
BECAUSE THEY ARE A PROFIT-MAKING
BUSINESSES AND NOT CHARITIES.
UNLESS WE GIVE THEM BATTERIES --
BOUNDARIES, THEY WILL CONTINUE
THEIR UNSUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF
CLEARING LOTS FOR THE MOST
EXPENSIVE HOUSING POSSIBLE. NOT
MIDDLE HOUSING. AS WE HAVE SEEN,
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE,
IT IS YOUR JOB TO SET
APPROPRIATE BOUNDARIES THAT
BALANCE DELIVERS LEGITIMATE NEED
FOR PROFIT WITH OUR LEGITIMATE
NEED FOR A LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT.
I AM THANKFUL FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
STRAUSS AND KETTLES AMENDMENTS
FOR PROTECTING TREES BREAD AND
LIMITS 93 AND 102 GIVE US THE
BEST OPPORTUNITY TO [ INAUDIBLE
] LARGE TREE INFRASTRUCTURE
WHILE WE BUILD NEW HOUSING.
PLEASE WAIT FOR THAT AND VOTE
FOR HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.
>> AWESOME. AND WE EXPECT YOU TO
GIVE YOUR STUDENTS ALL A PLUS'S
THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. GRANT. 227
AND THEN BRENDA GOT TO 28,
FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER, 229 AND
THEN EMILY, 230.
>> THANKS EVERYONE FOR A
WONDERFUL FRIDAY NIGHT. AND HERE
URGING SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES THAT IMPROVE
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SEATTLE
SPECIFICALLY ADMITS 34, 61, 65,
67, 88, AND 89. BUILDING UP NOT
OUT AS THE MOST SUSTAINABLE
EFFORT. IT MAKES A CLASS TRANSIT
SYSTEM POSSIBLE HERE IN SEATTLE.
IT IS THE ONLY WAY WE WILL
CREATE ENOUGH HOUSING TO MAKE
OUR CITY AFFORDABLE FOR
EVERYONE. MY FRIENDS LIVE IN
UNINCORPORATED SAMMAMISH COUNTY.
WHEN I VISITED THEM, 150 ACRES
OF ACTUAL OLD-GROWTH FOREST WAS
CUT DOWN WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME
AS THREE VOLUNTEER PARKS. THE
ONLY WAY TO PROTECT THE URBAN
FRINGE AND PROTECT THE ACTUAL
OLD-GROWTH FOREST IS TO DEVELOP
HERE IN THE CITY. ONCE AGAIN,
I'M URGING YOU ALL PAST EVENTS
THROUGH FOUR, 66, 67, 78, 84,
AND 90. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, GRANT. BRANDON.
228, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTOPHER
NIX. 229, AND THEN EMILY, 230.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME
IS BRENDA LOWE AND I'M
ORIGINALLY FROM MANHATTAN,
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, AND WAS
AMAZED MOVING HERE OVER 38 YEARS
AGO, HOW GREEN SEATTLE WAS OR
HAS BEEN. AND NOW THAT I'M IN
HEALTHCARE AND I'M VERY AWARE
OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
AROUND TREES IN NEIGHBORHOODS,
IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WEALTHY
THAT CAN AFFORD TO HAVE AN
ABUNDANCE OF TREES AND I'M VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR WARMING
PLANET, AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE
DEVELOPMENT WITH SAVING AND [
INAUDIBLE ] OUR TREES. I HAVE A
MASTERS IN REGIONAL PLANNING. I
GAVE THE PLANNING BECAUSE I GOT
VERY DISHEARTENED BY ALWAYS
PLANNING FOR THE STATUS QUO AND
THE DEVELOPERS ALWAYS SEEM TO
WIN OUT, SO, I'M HOPING THAT WE
CAN REALLY BALANCE AND TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION AND HAVE A NEW
VISION AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
SAID. OTHER CITIES ARE DOING
THIS. THERE ARE BALANCING THE
INTERESTS OF DEVELOPMENT WITH
SAVING TREES.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE
HAVE CHRISTOPHER NEXT, AND THEN
EMILY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER NIX AND
IN AND IN 2014, I ESCAPED
EASTERN WASHINGTON, MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE SUBURBAN THAT
IS THE TRI-CITIES IN
SOUTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
MOVED TO THE SEATTLE AREA TO
LIVE IN A MORE URBAN AREA WHERE
ALL OF MY NEEDS WERE WITHIN
DRIVING DISTANCE BUT WALKING
DISTANCE. I CURRENTLY WORK TWO
JOBS. ONE FULL-TIME, ONE
PART-TIME. JUST TO MAINTAIN THAT
LIFESTYLE OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE
THINGS IN WALKING DISTANCE. I
SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I
SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LIVE
COMFORTABLY ON ONE JOB. SO, I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS
THAT SUPPORT AVOIDABLE HOUSING
SUCH AS STACKED FLATS AND OTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I SUPPORT
AMENDMENT SEVEN, THE BLUSHING
PARKING REFORMED CITYWIDE TO
DECOUPLE PARKING WITH HOUSING TO
MAKE CONSTRUCTION MORE
AFFORDABLE, AND AMENDMENT 66 AND
67 TO ALLOW MORE STORES AND
BUSINESSES EVERYWHERE. WELL I
SUPPORT TREES, I OPPOSE
AMENDMENTS 23 AND 22 AS THEY'RE
NOT THE RIGHT WAY OF KEEPING AND
BUILDING SEATTLE'S TREE CANOPY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. NEXT,
WE HAVE EMILY. 230. BEFORE YOU
GO, WE CALL UP TO 31 TO 240. 231
TO 240, AND THAT IS -- ANSELL.
ANSELL. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
OUT. ANSELL, MICHAEL, ANDREA,
AIDAN, CAMILLA, SANDERS, SUSAN,
TIMOTHY, BEN, AND RIVERS. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS, EMILY.
>> I AM EMILY, AND I'M HERE TO
ENERGY AND EMPLOYEE TO VOTE NO
ON AMENDMENT 34. WE HAVE TRIED
TRICKLE-DOWN PROSPERITY IN THE
PAST. IN THE 1980S, RONALD
REAGAN PROMISED THAT
TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS WOULD
HELP THE PERSON OUR COUNTRY.
THAT WAS A FAILURE. TRICKLE-DOWN
HOUSING IS NOT WORKING HERE IN
SEATTLE . IF YOU LOOK AT IT
RECENT RECORDINGS IN SEATTLE
TIMES BAY, THERE IS EVIDENCE
THAT WE HAVE HIGH VACANCY RATES
IN OUR SEATTLE HOUSING THAT WAS
MEANT TO BE AFFORDABLE WHERE THE
CITY SPENT HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ON BUILDING. IT IS
NOT WORKING. 11% VACANCY RATE
MEANS THAT WE HAVE SUPPLY THAT
IS NOT MATCHING THE DEMAND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHERE IS THE
DATA SET THAT SUGGESTS THAT
UPSETTING WILL INCREASE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HAVE
LONGTIME EXPERIENCE AS A MENTOR
IN THE GAS WORKS NEIGHBORHOOD. I
HAVE LIVED IN AN OLDER BUILDING.
MY RENT WAS MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE
AND LUXURY UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN
PUT UP ON STONE WAY. MY LANDLORD
IS LOCAL. SHE DIDN'T [
INAUDIBLE ] THE MARKET INCREASE
WHEN SHE COULD. I WAS
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. THE MAN
AND 34 [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL BUILD
LUXURY HOUSES THAT WILL NOT
TRICKLE-DOWN. PLEASE VOTE NO ON
34.
>> THANK YOU, EMILY. NEXT, WE
HAVE TO 31 FOLLOWED BY 232.
ANSELL AND THEN MICHAEL, 232.
YOU ARE. I'M SORRY, ANSELL.
THANK YOU, ANSELL. I APPRECIATE
IT. IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY? ANSELL,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. DELETED ALL THIS
TIME FOR -- OH, OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. AT -- OKAY. THANK
YOU, ANSELL. APPRECIATE YOU. YOU
SHOULD'VE SIGNED UP WITH A
DIFFERENT NAME. WE WOULDN'T
HAVE KNOWN. SORRY. I'M NOT
TELLING YOU ALL WHAT TO DO, BUT,
232. 232. HE WAS TO 31.
>> I'M 233.
>> IS 232 HERE? IS MICHAEL HERE?
232? NO. AND YOUR ANDREA. 233.
AWESOME.
>> HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS
ANDREA JOHNSON. A MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELOR WORKING IN COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH. MY HUSBAND IS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER.
WE'VE MADE OUR HOME IN THE
GREATER VALLEY SINCE THE 90s.
TRANSIT WRITER, DENSITY CAN PUT
ON MY BLOCK ALONE WE HAVE
WELCOMED FOUR BIG MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING
ONE OFFERING MULTIPLE UNITS. ON
AUGUST 20th, FIVE HUGE EVERGREEN
TREES WITH TRUNKS OVER TWO FEET
IN DIAMETER WERE CLEAR CUT
ACROSS THE STREET FROM US TO
MAKE ROOM FOR DENSE HOUSING. NO.
THESE TREES WERE CLEARED TO
BUILD COTTAGES THAT WILL IN ALL
LIKELIHOOD BE PUT ON THE WICKED
FOR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 800,000 TO
1 MILLION BUCKS. NO SHARED
WALLS. NO STACKED FLATS WHICH
WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT. MAYBE NOT
ALL OF THE TREES CAN BE SAVED,
BUT SOMEWHAT. MY EXAMPLE SHOWS
HOW OUR CURRENT CODE IS PLAYING
OUT. IT IS A FREE PASS FOR
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO DO
WHATEVER, IN THIS CASE, FILL
500+-YEAR-OLD TREES THAT WERE
PROVIDING VITAL SHADE AND
CLEANING THE AIR. REALIZE THE
COULD CHANGE INTO DOESN'T 22.
THOSE CHANGES CLEARED THE WAY
FOR THIS APOCALYPSE. AMENDMENTS
102 AND 93 WOULD HELP. PLEASE
TAKE THE STEPS OF SUPPORTING
THOSE AMENDMENT'S. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ANDREA.
18, 234, 235, CAMILLE, SANDERS,
236, WHICH NUMBER YOU? 234.
>> YES. HEY.
>> I AM AIDAN. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLES
ELEVATION OF OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE
PERMITS. THERE ARE LOT COVERAGE
LIMITS ADDING ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES REQUIREMENT WOULD
FORCE ALL THE HOUSING TO ADOPT
VERY SIMILAR LOT PLANS. LIMITING
FLEXIBILITY, AND NOT ALLOWING
HOMEBUILDERS TO BUILD HOUSING
THAT PEOPLE WANT. SO, WE DON'T
HAVE EXISTING PRESCRIPTIVE
AMENITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
AND I DON'T WANT SEATTLE TO ADD
A REQUIREMENT THAT WOULD
COUNTERINTUITIVELY INFLUENCE
SIGHTLINES BY FORCING BILLINGS
TO BE PLACED IN A VERY SPECIFIC
WAY ON THE LOT. I OPPOSE
AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102. THESE
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ADD HOUSING
IN SEATTLE. WE ALREADY HAVE A
TREE CODE. IT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE TO HAVE THINGS FOR CERTAIN
ZONES BUT NOT OTHERS. WE WANT A
TREE CODE THAT CAN BE DONE
SEPARATELY. ALSO SUPPORT COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLES HOUSING NOT JUST
FOR STACKED FLATS, BUT ALL KINDS
DOSE THE DENSEST HOUSING
TOWNHOMES ARE POPULAR BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE THEM.
>> THANK YOU, AIDAN.
>> 236 ORCHARD 35, AND 236, 235.
WELCOME.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> MY NAME IS CAMILLE. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 4. AND THE RENTER OF AN
AFFORDABLE APARTMENT THAT IS AN
OLDER BUILDING THAT I FEAR IS
NOT GOING TO GET SOLD, AND IT IS
CORPORATE LANDLORDS. IT IS NOT
SMALL AND MORTARS THAT ARE
CHARGING THESE EXTREME RENTS.
SO, AS LONG AS WE ALLOW THAT, WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. BUT WHAT I'M HERE FOR
IS TO TELL YOU THAT THERE WERE
SIX APPEALS -- OR SIX SUITS
FILED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
STATE OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN.
THEY GOT DISMISSED EXCEPT FOR
ONE. THERE IS STILL ONE STANDING
PLAINTIFF THAT FILED AN APPEAL.
THERE IS A PENDING APPEAL ON
THIS PLAN, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN
FILE A MOTION FOR STAY, WHICH
MEANS, THIS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD
IF IT IS GRANTED. AND I THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT. I ALSO THINK
I HOPE IT HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE
IS NO PROTECTION FOR THE
RESIDENCE IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS
A 10 YEAR PLAN. I LOOKED. IT IS
A 20 YEAR PLAN. NO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. THERE IS PENDING
LITIGATION REGARDING THAT, AND
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
CAMILLE. WE ARE ON NUMBER 236.
SANDERS. AWESOME. AND THEN TO
37. IS SUSAN HERE? HEY, SUSAN.
AND THEN TIMOTHY. 238. IS
TIMOTHY HERE? AWESOME. AND THEN
TO 39. THEN, AND THEN RIVERS. IS
RIVERS HERE? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.
SANDERS.
>> HI. SANDERS. SEATTLE IS A
WONDERFUL PLACE WHICH I AND MANY
OTHERS HAVE CALLED HOME OVER THE
LAST DECADE. WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF
THE FASTEST GROWING LARGE
COUNTRIES EVERY YEAR FOR OVER A
DECADE. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT
THE RATE OF CHANGE OF THE COST
OF HOUSING DOESN'T INCREASE
ANYMORE, WE MUST KEEP BUILDING
MORE HOUSING IN THE CITY SO I
ASKED COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS 7, 8, 13, 33, 34, 52,
56, 361, 63, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72
THROUGH 74, 76 THROUGH 79, 84,
86, 87, 89, 91, 95. AND I ASKED
COUNCIL TO OPPOSE AMENDMENTS 4,
35, 37 THROUGH 39, 30, 41, 81,
93, 97, 102, 103, AND 110. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
SUSAN, FOLLOWED BY TIMOTHY,
THEN, AND RIVERS.
>> HI, SUSAN.
>> EITHER. SUSAN, DISTRICT 1.
REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT THAT
BUILDING MORE HOUSING WILL
INCREASE AFFORDABILITY.
AFFORDABILITY HAS DOUBLED TO THE
TUNE OF 10,000+. THERE ARE
13,000 A PERMITS FOR RENT BUT
THE PRICES ARE EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN LUSTY. THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN IS NOT GOING TO
LOWER HOUSING COSTS FOR
INTERPRETERS BECAUSE
CORPORATIONS ARE DOMINATING THE
MARKET AND DRIVING HOUSING COSTS
AND MARKET RATES, DESPITE AN
INCREASE IN HOUSING IN THE
REGION. UNTIL THIS REALITY IS
ADDRESSED, IT WILL CONTINUE TO
PLAGUE THE AFFORDABILITY OF OUR
CITY. THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE
IS SEATTLE IS EMERGING FROM THE
THIRD DRIEST SUMMER ON RECORD.
THREE OF THE DRIEST SUMMERS HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
LAST WEEK, THERE IS A SCIENTIFIC
STUDY RELEASED BASED ON DECADES
OF ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF
THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST THAT
DRAWS A COLLISION BETWEEN
DEFORESTATION AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
TO THE TUNE OF TREE LOSS 75% OF
THE CAUSE. HE WILL TEND TO
FORGET THAT THE CITY IS UNIQUE
BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE
COASTAL RAIN FOREST.
>> NO WORRIES. YOU CAN PUT YOUR
COMMENTS IN THERE AND SEND IT TO
US. THANK YOU, SUSAN. SUSAN.
TIMOTHY KITCHEN. THEN, AND THEN
RIVERS. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE
MORE WE HAVE THREE MORE AFTER
THAT.
>> HI, AVRIL. GOOD TO SEE
EVERYONE TODAY. MY NAME IS
ANTHONY KITCHEN. I RETURN
FREMONT. I LIVE WITHIN THE
PROPOSED GAS WORKS CENTER. I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE HOUSING
IN THIS AREA AND IT MAKES A LOT
OF SENSE TO ME. I WAS GOING TO
GAS WORKS EVERY DAY. IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY SPACE.
HAVING SAID THAT WOULD BE
AWESOME FOR GREATER ACCESS TO
PARKS. IT IS RIGHT ON THE TRAIL,
WHICH IS A VERY EFFICIENT
TRANSIT METHOD WHICH I TRAVERSED
REGULARLY. MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LIVE NEAR GAS WORKS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
FOR BRINGING FOURTH AMENDMENT
41. HOLD ON. I HAVE TO TAKE A
BREATH. OKAY. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT IT'S ABOUT 10 TIMES THE
NET WORTH OF A HOMEOWNER VERSUS
A RENTERS OF MY GENERATION WAS
TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE -- GET A
HOME TO HAVE FINANCIAL SECURITY
BUT THAT REALLY IS OUT OF REACH
FOR MOST OF US. SO, I WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE ACCESS TO [ INAUDIBLE ]
IF YOU COMPARE THE COST OF 10 [
INAUDIBLE ] IT IS BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, TIMOTHY. THEN, AND
THEN RIVERS. HI, BEN.
>> HI. MY NAME IS BEN. I'M A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 4. I GREW UP
IN SEATTLE AND I'VE LIVED HERE
ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I HOPE
TO BE ABLE TO IN THE FUTURE BUT
I CAN TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR
ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
SUCH AS THOSE IN GAS WORKS AND
WALLINGFORD AND FOR THE
EXPANSION OF BRAND-NEW
PROTECTORS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I SAW
THAT THESE WERE INCLUDED IN THE
ORIGINAL EIS AND I WAS SAD TO
SEE THEM REMOVED FROM THE
MAYOR'S PLAN MONTHS AGO. THEY
ARE EXPANDING THE TREE CANOPY
BUT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS
BY INCREASING DENSITY IN THE
CITY RATHER THAN ENCOURAGING
SPRAWL. I SUPPORT SMART
COMPROMISES LIKE NUMBER 91 AND I
URGE YOU TO REJECT THEM AND
IT'S LIKE 81 AND 102 WHICH
WOULD [ INAUDIBLE ] RED TAPE.
FINALLY, SOMEONE WHOSE CAR WAS
STOLEN, AND GETTING BY FINE AND
I SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF PARKING
MINIMUMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BEN. I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR CAR, MY MAN. THAT
SUCKS. RIVERS, WE HAVE OUR NEXT
THREE FOLKS. WE HAVE SUSAN WARD.
WE HAVE REBECCA AND THEN ERIC.
241 TO 243. AWESOME.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU ARE
OFF MUTE.
>> I KNOW THAT. I WAS EXPRESSING
MY JOY.
>> DULY NOTED. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> RIVERS.
>> HI. MY NAME IS RIVERS DYSART
AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. I'M A
RENTER. I LIVED THERE WITH MY
FAMILY FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF OUR LIVING ROOM
WINDOW, THERE'S TWO AMAZING
NATIVE CONIFERS THAT ARE
CONJOINED. A DOUGLAS FIR AND
EIGHT WEST RED CEDAR. THEY ARE
AMAZING. THREE YEARS AGO, THEY
WERE PROTECTED AS EXCEPTIONAL
TREES AND NOW, THEY ARE NO
LONGER PROTECTED, AS WELL AS ALL
THE TREES LIKE THEM, THAT ARE
BIG, AMAZING HUGE TREES THAT ARE
DOING SO MUCH FOR US. SO I'M
HERE TO ADD MY VOICE WITH ALL
THE OTHERS THAT HAVE SPOKEN FOR
THE TREES. WE CAN HAVE OUR
BEAUTIFUL AMAZING TREES THAT
MAKE OUR CITY SO GREEN AND
WONDERFUL. AND DO SO MUCH, LIKE
I SAID, AND WE HAVE HOUSING. SO
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE [
INAUDIBLE ] AMENDMENT 77, 93,
AND 102, AND PLEASE DO NOT PASS
AMENDMENT 72. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, RIVERS. NUMBERS
241 TO 243. WE HAVE SUSAN WARD
FOLLOWED BY ERIC JOHNSON, IS
ERIC HERE? YEP. AWESOME. PEACE
SIGN, AND THEN REBECCA. AWESOME.
PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THEY ARE
ALREADY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD
EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU FOR WORKING LATE
TODAY. I'M SUSAN WARD. I WANT
TO URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR
AMENDMENT 102. WITH THIS
AMENDMENT, ALTERNATIVE SITE
PLANS CAN BE REQUIRED. PLANS
THAT WOULD
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] TREES ON THE
SITE. EXPANSION OF THE AREA, IN
FRONT OR REAR YARDS TO RETAIN
TREES. WE NEED MORE LEGISLATION
TO PRESERVE THE CANOPY WHICH HAS
TAKEN HUGE HITS IN THE LAST
YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT. OVER 1000
TREES IN 2024. AMENDMENT 102
WOULD BE ONE GOOD STEP. I ALSO
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON NUMBER
58. ADUS AND DADUS ARE STANDARD.
THEY MUST BE REGULATED WITH THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE. NUMBER 72 COULD
HARM URBAN STREAMS AND WETLANDS,
INCREASE RUNOFF, AND RESULT IN
SHIFTING HOUSING FOUNDATIONS
THAT PUT HOMEBUYERS AT RISK.
PLEASE REJECT IT. IT'S NOT
LEAVE A DANGEROUS TIME FOR OUR
KIDS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SUSAN. WE HAVE
ERIC JOHNSON FOLLOWED BY
REBECCA.
>> HELLO.
>> ERIC FROM WHITTIER HEIGHTS. I
WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE
TO MOVE INTO SOME OF THE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BALLARD.
ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR TOWNHOUSE
COMPLEXES THAT WENT UP. WHEN I
MOVED INTO MY TOWNHOUSE, I WAS
TOLD STORIES THAT WAS AGAINST MY
TOWNHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. HOW MUCH
PEOPLE FOUGHT AGAINST CHANGE.
WHEN I MOVED INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS BLOWN AWAY
BY THE INTENTION PUT INTO
FIGHTING DENSITY, BUT DENSITY IS
NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DESPERATE
NEED FOR INVESTMENT AND FUTURE
MODERNIZATION OF OUR CITY IS THE
PROBLEM. DENSIFICATION WILL ONLY
BRING MORE INVESTMENT AND MORE
IMPROVEMENT TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS, I HAVE INVESTED MY ENERGY
INTO SOMETHING LIKE PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, MAKING IT SAFER TO CROSS
THE STREET. TO THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE TRIPLING
OR QUADRUPLING OF PROPERTY
VALUES IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE
CITY NEEDS TO GROW.
DENSIFICATION IS NOT THE
PROBLEM. LET'S FOCUS MORE ON
THINGS LIKE BASIC SAFETY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. I SUPPORT THE
SUBROGATION AND MODERNIZATION OF
[ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER, 242.
>> CHAIR, POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE.
>> YOUR RECOGNIZED,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WHILE
ERIC IS IN THE ROOM, THE RECORD
TO REFLECT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
NEEDS TO 6/8 AVENUE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS IS GOING
TO 6/8 AVENUE. PERSONALLY.
>> YEAH. OKAY. COME UP TO D5
WHEN YOU ARE DONE, BUDDY.
>> SO, 243. ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE
OUR LAST SPEAKER OF THESE PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
>> AWAY WE GO.
>> THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL.
>> I KNOW.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAVOR THIS
MOMENT.
>> I DO, TOO.
>> STAMINA A WORD.
>> YOU ARE PRETTY GOOD.
>> REBECCA.
>> MY NAME IS REBECCA. I'M
HAVING A HARD TIME RECONCILING
WHAT I SEE WITH THE ENUMERATED
GOALS. GOALS, INCREASED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DIVERSIFIED
NIPPERT, PRESERVATION OF TREES
AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,
MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHAT I SEE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,
NEW HOUSING PRICED AT ABOVE
MARKET RATES, NO HOUSING BUILT
THAT IS AFFORDABLE FOR LOWER
INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
WHO -- WHERE THE NEED FOR
HOUSING IS THE GREATEST, MOST --
LOSS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HOUSES BUILT WITH SMALL UNITS
SUITABLE FOR SINGLE PEOPLE AND
COUPLES, BUT NOT FOR FAMILIES OR
THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. BLOCKS
THAT ARE DEFORESTED AND DENUDED
OF TREES WITHOUT HEALTHY VIABLE
SOIL STRIPPED OFF. DESTRUCTION
OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,
INCREASED ELEMENTS SUCH AS HARD
SKATING THAT COVERS AN ENTIRE
LOT THAT EXACERBATE CLIMATE
CHANGE. WHAT I SEE IS NOT --
DOES NOT MATCH WHAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO DO NOR WHAT I WANT TO
SEE HAVE DONE. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, REBECCA.
AND JUST CHECKING WITH STAFF AND
I KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THERE'S NO MORE REGISTERED
SPEAKERS. AWESOME. THAT WAS OUR
LAST ONE. WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO
MORE REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR
PUBLIC HEARING. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR STICKING AROUND AND
COMING OUT AND YOUR COMMITMENT
WITH BEING ENGAGED IN THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS AND
LETTING US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
FOR THE CITY TO DEVELOP OVER THE
NEXT 20 YEARS AND BEYOND, AND A
COUPLE OF THANK YOU'S -- I WANT
TO THANK OUR STAFF, ALL THE
VOLUNTEERS, THE I.T. PEOPLE WHO
ARE ON THE BACKEND, ALSO, THE
SECURITY. IDC COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I SEE YOUR HAND IS UP.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> SORRY, CHAIR. I DIDN'T MEAN
TO INTERRUPT YOU. I COULD'VE
WAITED UNTIL YOU WERE DONE. IF
YOU WANT ME TO GO NOW?
>> GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> OKAY. WELL, I REALLY JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
KNOW IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY. IT
WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM
EVERYONE. I WANT TO THINK EVERY
ONE WHO CANNOT. I KNOW CHAMBERS
IS CLEAR NOW, BUT I WAS THERE IN
CHAMBERS THIS MORNING TO HEAR
SOME COMMENT AND ONLINE THIS
AFTERNOON. I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF OUR L.A.'S THAT VOLUNTEERED
AND OUR I.T. AND OUR CITY.
AMAZING. DEPUTY CITY CLERKS WHO
ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF US WHEN WE
HAD PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC
COMMENT. BUT REALLY, I WANTED TO
THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR JUST
DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB TODAY IN
SUPPORTING US THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, AND SUPPORTING
CONSTITUENTS, GIVING THEM THE
ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS
IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ALL
THE KIDS THAT CAME OUT TODAY.
THAT JUST WARMS MY HEART, SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING TODAY.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU.
AND REMEMBER, WE HAVE 1.4 RATING
FOR GOOGLE REVIEW. SO IF YOU GO
ONTO GOOGLE, JUST BUMP IT UP.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO FIVE
STARS. GIVE US THREE. IT RISES
IT JUST A LITTLE BIT. EVERY TIME
I LOOK AT IT, IT DISAPPOINTS ME.
JUST GET IT UP. SO, I ALSO WANT
TO THANK YAYA. YAYA IS OUR DOES
HE DOES ALL OF OUR CLEANING AND
HE'S A PHENOMENAL PERSON. SEE?
THERE. GO YAYA.
>> YAYA, HE'S GREAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRESS
FRIGHTENED ME OF THAT. THANK
YOU. THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON
FOR NEXT WEEK. WE ARE GOING TO
BE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONFERENCE OF PLANT AND
CURRENT HOSPITAL LEGISLATION
110, AND THE NEXT MEETING THAT
WE WILL HAVE IS GOING TO BE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th AT
2:00 P.M., SO WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 17th AT 2:00 P.M., AND
WE ALSO HAVE TWO MEETINGS. TWO
MEETINGS SCHEDULED AFTER THAT,
AS WELL. SO WE ALSO HAVE A
MEETING ON THURSDAY. WE HAVE A
MEETING ON FRIDAY BECAUSE IT IS
A BIG CHUNK OF LEGISLATION THAT
WILL BE GOING THROUGH, AND WE
NEED TO DO IT OVER MULTIPLE
DAYS. ALL RIGHT? SO, THIS IS
GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR SEPTEMBER
12th PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS 7:32
P.M. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS --
>> THERE IS ONE THING. THERE IS
ONE THING, CHAIR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO KIMI.
>> I APOLOGIZE. KIM IS PART OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S STAFF.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIMI. WE HAD
FOUR BIRTHDAYS WITH PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. PEOPLE WERE GETTING
BUSY -- NINE MONTHS BACK THEN. I
GUESS SEPTEMBER IS A REALLY
POPULAR MONTH. IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> SO JANUARY. DURING THE
HOLIDAYS. I GOT YOU.
>> IT IS HOW US BREEDERS WORK.
>> IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN. HEARING THEM, THE
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.