COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT'S 2:02 P.M.
AND I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH CLERK
WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEN RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MAYNE.
>> HERES.
>> COUNCIL MEMOIR EASE.
>> HERE.
>> IN MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> AND SOLOMON IS EXCUSED AND SO
IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
UNTIL SHE ARRIVES. WE CONSIDER
THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE, TODAY WE
BEGIN THE PROCESS OF THE VOTING
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
PERMANENT HOUSE BILL 110
LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTATION
LEGISLATION OUT OF COMMITTEE.
THIS HAS BEEN A MARATHON OF A
PROCESS TO SAY THE LEAST BUT WE
HAVE THREE DAYS OF VOTING, AND
FOR US DISCUSSION AND I AM
CONFIDENT WE AS A COUNCIL CAN
NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS VERY
GRACEFULLY. WHEN WE STARTED OUT
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HEARD
MANY FROM NEIGHBORS -- WE HEARD
FROM MANY NEIGHBORS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ADVOTE
KITS FRIDAY'S PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WANT TO ALLOW TIME FOR FOLKS
TO GIVE COMMENT ON THE CHAIR'S
CONSENT PACKAGE BEFORE US TODAY.
AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU HAVE
REGARDING OUR AMENDMENTS. AFTER
THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE GOING
TO MOVE ONTO CONSIDERING THE
CONSENT PACKAGE FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THEN WE WILL
CONSIDER A SUBSTITUTE BILL AND
CONSENT PACKAGE FOR HOUSE BILL
1110 LEGISLATION. WE WILL HAVE
TIME TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS
PULLED FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL
CONTINUE VOTING ON BOTH BILLS
TOMORROW WHERE WE WILL VOTE ON
ITEMS REMOVED -- EXCUSE ME, FROM
ITEMS INDIVIDUAL VOTES, AND THE
RESOLUTION. SO, WE HAVE A NUMBER
OF MEETINGS TODAY, WE ARE GOING
TO BE VOTING ON THE PACKAGES PUT
FORTH ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM
THAT, AND TOMORROW, WE ARE GOING
TO BE VOTING ON OUR INDIVIDUAL
AMENDMENTS. AND THAT MEETING
STARTS AT 9:30 A.M. SHARP. WITH
THAT WE WILL OPEN UP THE HIGH
BREAD PUBLIC COMMENTS WHICH
SHOULD BE RELATED TO "TERMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA IN THE PURVIEW
OF THE COMMITTEE. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY.
>> 19 IN PERSON AND 22 REMOTE.
>> AWESOME. SO EVERYONE IS GOING
TO GET ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK AND
WILL YOU READ THE INSTRUCTION
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL
THEN START WITH THE IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AND ALTERNATE 10 IN
PERSON AND 10 ONLINE, AND WE
WILL GO BACK AND FORTH UNTIL WE
FINISH OUR PERIOD. THANK YOU.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
MODERATE SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE AND ON THE SIGNUP SHEET
AVAILABLE IN CHAMBERS. IF YOU'VE
NOT REGISTERED TO PEEK SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE OR BY SIGNING UP ON
SIGNUP SHEETS. WHEN SPEAKING
BEGIN BY SAY THING YOUR NAME AND
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEVELE LEFT OF THE
ALLOT THE SOMETIME AND IF YOU
DON'T EVENEDth END. ALLOTTED
TIME SPEAKER MY ROW PHONES WILL
BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL THE
NEXT PERSON TO SPEAK. THE FIRST
TEN SPEAKERS AND WE HAVE
SPEAKERS NUMBERS ONE THROUGH TEN
IF YOU START LINING UP ON BOTH
PODIUMS. THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKERS ONE THROUGH TEN AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS JOINED US,
THANK WOULD YOU. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO IS SPEAKER
NUMBER ONE.
>> SPEAKER NUMBER ONE IS MARTHA.
>> AWESOME. YOU ARE UP. LUCKY.
>> HELLO. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARTHA AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. I AM HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENTS
93 AND 102. SEATTLE'S MATURE
TREES PROVIDE HELP AND CLIMATE
BENEFITS AND WE NEED TO PRESERVE
WHAT REMAINS OF THE MOST
VALUABLE TREES. THESE AMENDMENTS
ENSURE WE WILL KEEP THEM. OUR
TREES CLEAN THE AIR, REDUCE
WATER RUN OFF AND PROTECT
WHALES. I AM SURE YOU HEARD OF
THE TRAGIC LOSS OF YET ANOTHER
BABY ORCA. THEY KEEP US COOL
DURING HOT WEATHER, AND JUST ARE
PART OF OUR COMMUNITY'S FOR
CENTURIES IN SOME CASES. I ASK
YOU TO VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 93
BECAUSE IT WILL INCENTIVIZE
DEVELOPERS TO PRESERVE TREES AND
CREATE SPACES FOR MORE. THIS
ALLOWS REDUCTION TO SETBACKS AND
OFFERS HEIGHT AND FLOOR SPACE
BONUSES. WITHOUT THE CHANGE 95%
OF THE -- CAN BE PAVED CEMENTING
A FUTURE WITHOUT GREEN SPACE.
VOTE YES BECAUSE IT WILL CLOSE
LOOPHOLES AND TREE ORDER
INNOCENCE ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO
CUT DOWN ALL TREES. THANK YOU
AND AGAIN VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKER 2.
>> HELLO, I AM PAMELA ADAMS, AND
I AM A FOUR-YEAR RESIDENT OF
ALKAI BEACH FREE LANCE BEAVER
DETECTOR AND HAVE BEEN.
FOLLOWING BEAVERS SINCE I GOT
HERE AND I WANT TO ATREES AND
BEAVERS ARE DOING GREAT NATURAL
PROCESSES FOR OUR URBAN
ENVIRONMENT. IT'S LIKE A MINI
ALASKA IN LONG FELLOW CREEK WITH
WILD SALMON COMING UP. IF WE CUT
DOWN TREES BENEATH THE TREES ARE
ROOTS. AND IN THAT ROOTS
STRUCTURE WITH SOIL. THAT --
THOSE ARE FILTRATION DEVICE AND
MATURE ONES ARE IRREPLACEABLE.
WHY CAN'T WE FIGURE OUT NEW
ENGINEERING LIKE WE DID MEADOW
BROOK POND FOR STORM WATER. WHY
CAN'T WE KEEP THE TREES AND
FIND ENGINEERING AROUND THAT FOR
OUR INFRASTRUCTURES WE DO NEED.
WE NEED OUR NATURAL PROCESSES.
THE BEAVERS HAVE BEEN DOING
AMAZING STUFF. PEOPLE THINK THEY
ARE NUISANCE, SOME THINK TREES
ARE NUISANCE, BUT THEY ARE
ECOLOGY. I WANT YOU GUYS TO
THINK ABOUT AND I VOTE YES ON
ONE 29 AND 93 PLEASE.
>> SPEAKER THREE.
>> HELLO, DAVID AND HERE TO TALK
ABOUT NUMBER 74 WHICH IS
CURRENTLY IN THE CONSENT
PACKAGE. AND WOULD LIKE TO ASK
THAT THE COMMITTEE CONSIDER
PULLING IT OUT FOR A VOTE. THE
REASON BEING IS THAT THE REASON
PROVIDE FOR 74 WAS TO ADD MORE
HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. WHICH YOU
HAVE BEEN USE FOG ARE DECADES
AND ADD MORE STRUCTURE. THE REAL
REASON IS THEY COULD ADD FOR
FLOORS UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE YOU
LOOK AT DIAGRAM I PREPARED AND
LEAVE SOME IN THE BOX FOR YOU,
ITS THAT 35 FEET THE PITCH ROOF
OF ANOTHER 5 FEET IS 40 FLOORS.
YOU CAN -- 40 FEET I AM SORRY
FOUR FLOORS. YOU CAN GO THE
OTHER WAY WHERE YOU SEND IT DOWN
6 FEET, AND THEN GO UP TO THE 35
FEET AND WE CAN GET 4 FLOORS.
THE WORST THING WITH THE
BASEMENT IS THAT IT IS NOT
COVERED IN FLOOR AREA. YOU COULD
HAVE YOUR 2500 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE
AND ADD ANOTHER 700 SQUARE FEET
AND SET SELL IT FOR THAT MUCH
MORE MONEY. BE CAREFUL ABOUT
AMENDMENT 74 AND I ASK YOU TO
VOTE NO AS IT IS NOW AND I WILL
LEAVE THESE FOR YOU IN THE BOX.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKER NUMBER 4.
>> MY NAME IS SENIOR BISHU AND I
AM ADVISING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
NO ON AMENDMENT 74, THE REASONS
BEING IS THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE TOWNHOMES IN THE
FOUR-STORY HOUSES WILL SERVE TO
CREATE MORE GENTRIFICATION AND
MAKE THE AREA UNAFFORDABLE. AND
PEOPLE THAT CAN'T STAY WILL
DRIVE DOWN BUSINESSES AND
THEREFORE THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
THIS -- THIS CAUSES MORE
VIOLENCE IN THE CITY AND CAUSES
HOMELESSNESS TO GO UP. AND
FASCIST AND FAR RIGHT GROUPS CAN
USE THESE WELL SPRING OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND DESPERATE
PEOPLE AS BREEDING GROUNDS FOR
RECRUITMENT FOR THEIR
ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY TEND TO
GO AFTER LOCAL POLITICIANS.
>> SPEAKER FIVE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ANTHONY MENCH FROM WEST SEATTLE
IN DISTRICT ONE. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 93 AND 102
WHICH WOULD TOGETHER GO A LONG
WAY IN REBALANCING THE
PROTECTION OF EXISTING TREES
WITH FUTURE HOUSING. THESE ARE
COMMON SENSE POLICIES
PARTICULARLY SINCE THE EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE ALREADY
UPON US. WITH THE LONGER
DROUGHTS, HIGHER SUMMER
TEMPERATURES, AND MORE STORMS.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO KEEP OUR
VALUABLE TREE CANOPY THROUGHOUT
THE CITY NOT JUST IN OUR PUBLIC
PARKS. OUR CITY IS UNIQUE
ORDERING PUGET SOUNDS ORDERING
LAKES AND CREEKS AND COVERED IN
TREES. SEATTLE WOULD BE FOREVER
CHANGED IF THE TREES HERE FOR 30
OR MORE YEARS DISAPPEAR FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. AS YOU HAVE
HEARD, AND AS OTHER CITIES HAVE
DEMONSTRATE IT IS POSSIBLE TO
BUILD HOUSING TO INCLUDE
EXISTING STROS AS WELL AS ALLOW
FOR MORE. THIS IS A TURNING
POINT. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO INFLUENCE THE FUTURE
LIVEABILITY OF OUR CITY. FOR
DECADES, TO COME. PLEASE MAKE
THE RIGHT CHOICE AND ADOPTING
THE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
HAHN CHIEFER IS AND RIGHT NOW I
SHOULD BE IN MY U.S. HISTORY
CLASS. LET'S TALK FACTS.
AMENDMENT 102 DOES NOT SLOW DOWN
OR BLOCKHOUSING. IN 2022, THE
DEVELOPERS CLAIMED THAT TREE --
TREE PROTECTION ADDS COSTS AND
DELAYS TO DEVELOPMENT. BUT
SEATTLE'S HEARING EXAMINER
DISMISSED THE CLAIMS AS
GUESSWORK. THE TREE PROTECTIONS
DO NOT ADD COSTS OR DELAYS. 102
IS GOOD BECAUSE IT PROTECTS
TREES IN AREAS WITH FEW TREES.
ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY ARE MOST
NEEDED. LIKE MY FRIEND IN THE
GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE
TREES ARE FAR AND FEW -- FEW AND
FAR BETWEEN. DO NOT BE
SHORTSIGHTED 102 IS CRUCIAL FOR
THE CITY'S FUTURE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU WHAT CLASS DID YOU
SKIP TO BE HERE.
>> WORLD HISTORY.
>> UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. IF --
YEAH. IF YOU NEED ME TO SIGN
YOUR YOU KNOW YOUR EXCUSAL SLIP
I WILL, I GOT YOU. YEAH.
>> HI.
>> HELLO,.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JENNIFER BARNES. CAN -- SORRY. I
AM AN ARCHITECT AND LIVE AND
WORK HERE IN SEATTLE. AND I AM
HERE TO SPEAK FOR TREES AND
HOUSING AND ASK YOU TO VOTE 9
YES ON 93 AND 102. AS URGENT AS
THE HOUSING CRISIS IS I FIND IT
UNTHINKABLE WE ARE DEBATING IT.
WE DRILLED IT DOWN TO EITHER OR
QUESTION. TREES ARE OBVIOUSLY A
HUGE ASSET, VALUE, ADDED VALUE
FOR MY CLIENTS AND FOR ALL OF
US. ABUNDANT NATURE IS WHAT
MAKES THE CITY TRULY EXCEPTIONAL
AND WHY PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE
HERE. BUT WE ARE STARTING TO
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. IF WE THINK
WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE HOUSING AT
THE EXPENSE OF NATURE, WE ARE
NOT ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, POLLUTED
THIS IS GETTING WORSE. NATURE
MITIGATES THE PROBLEMS FOR
PRECITIES ALL OVER THE GLOBE ARE
SPENDING MILLIONS TO REGREEN,
WHY WOULD WE DEGREEN. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE AT NUMBER NINE.
>> IS THERE SPEAKER 10 AS WELL?
IS THERE A SPEAKER -- AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
>> HI THERE. THANKS AGAIN FOR
THIS CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES. I
AM URGING YOU TO VOTE YES,
PLEASE ON AMENDMENTS 102 AND 93.
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF
MISPERCEPTIONS I WANT TO TRY TO
CLARIFY IN THIS SHORT MINUTE.
BECAUSE OF JUDICIAL PRUDENCE AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY TAKEINGS LAW
AMENDMENT 102 CANNOT IMPACT THE
NUMBER OR THE SIZE OF HOUSING.
AND ALSO, REGARDING THE COSTS OF
KEEPING TREES AS THE GENTLEMAN
BEFORE ME SAID, THE ONE SKIPPING
HISTORY CLASS, THE INDEPENDENT
REVIEW SEATTLE HEARING EXAMINER
DISMISSED THE CLAIMS AND MARKED
THEM ASPECTTIVE. DO OTHER CITIES
HAVE THIS TYPE OF REVIEW BOARD
IN YES, SEATTLE, THE EMERALD
CITY SHOULD AS WELL. IT'S IN
ATLANTA, L.A., PORTLAND, NEW
YORK, SO LET'S KEEP THE EMERALD
CITY GREEN, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND SPEAKER NUMBER
10 AND WE WILL GO TO ONLINE.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT THE CITY AND
COUNTIES WOULD LET THE STATE GET
SO DEEP INTO ZONING. IT IS A
PROBLEM WE ARE SEEING HERE NOT
THE SAVING OF OLDER BUILDINGS,
IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE DESTROYED SO
MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS
CITY, THE CITY REFUSES TO KEEP A
LEDGE LEDGER OR KEEP TRACK OF
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
WHICH IS PART OF THE COMPROMISE
THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE URBAN
VILLAGES IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO,
WE SHOULD BE TAKING A LOOK AT
SAVING THE EXISTING HOUSING WE
HAVE. AND I PARTICULARLY
CONCERNED IN UPPER FREMONT
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OLDER
SMALLER BUILDINGS. YOU KEEP
RAISING THE ZONING AND WHAT YOU
ARE GOING TO FIND IS IT ALL OF A
SUDDEN, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BECOMES UNAFFORDABLE. NOW, SOME
DEVELOPERS ARE CROWING ABOUT THE
PROFITS. I HEARD ONE RECENTLY
CLAIM 400%. BUT YOU ALSO SEE
PEOPLE LIKE LEHIGH LOOKING AT
SELLING BUILDINGS. MAYBE WE
SHOULD LOOK AT AFFORDABILITY
JUST NOT NUMBERS AND SEATTLE IS
PROBABLY STILL --
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE GOING
TO DO ONLINE SO WE WILL
ALTERNATE. I AM SO SORRY. THANK
YOU ALL. WE WILL GO TO ONLINE
TEN AND COME BACK AND WE WILL DO
SPEAKER NUMBER 11.
>> TIFFANY McCOY -- I SEE YOU
ARE MUTED, PLEASE START.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I
AM TIFFANY McCOY DISTRICT ONE
RESIDENTS THANK COUNCIL MAYNE
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR INCLUDING
AMENDMENT 61 IN YOUR PACKAGE AND
TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
FOR DRAFTING AND SPONSORING
AMENDMENT 61. THIS AMENDMENT
WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
CARRY OUT THE MISSION. THIS
SHOWS YOUR DEDICATION TO
CONCRETE ANTIDISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES. AS WE GO THROUGH THE
AMENDSMENT THE NEXT NEW DAYS, I
ASK YOU ALL LOOK AT THE
AMENDMENTS THROUGH THE LENS OF
HOUSE HOW THEY MAY HELP OR END
HINDER THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL
AND UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING. I ASK
YOU OPPOSE AMENDMENTS 1012 IT.
IT IS TRUE WE CAN AND MUST
PRIORITIZE HOUSING AND TREES WE
CARE ABOUT CLIMATE ACTION. THIS
IS WHY WE MANDATED HOUSE
DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOCIAL
HOUSING UNITS. AND WHY WE
SUPPORT -- ELIMINATION OF
PARKING MANDATES. UNFORTUNATELY
102 WILL ADD TIME, COST AND
COMPLEXITY TO PROJECTS WITH NO
ASSURANCE THE ALTERNATIVE IS
FEASIBLE OR ABLE TO RECEIVE
FINANCING.
>> WE HAVE LOIS MARTIN AND EBONY
ORGAN A.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THE BLACK COMMUNITY
BUILT AND SUSTAINED THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT SURVIVING RED LINING
GENTRIFICATION AND DECADES OF
DISPLACEMENT. LARGE PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT ARE AT RISK
BEING CARVED INTO OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS ERASING CONTINUITY
CULTURAL ANXIOUSORS AND HISTORY.
VOTE YES ON 111 AND 114 AND
RESOLUTION MANDATING RED LINE
NEIGHBORHOODS. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT EQUITY FOCUSED
AMENDMENTS LIKE 18, 19, 20, 26,
28, 31, 75, 81, 93, 102 AND 110.
MEASURES THAT MAKE HOUSING
GROWTH HEALTHIER MORE LIVEABLE
AND MORE JUST. IF DEVELOPMENT
WERE HE CAN WHICH HADDABILITY
WINDERMERE WOULD LOOK LIKE 23rd
AND UNION IN THE CD. THESE
AMENDMENTS ARE JUSTICE IN ACTION
AND THEY ARE BLACK LIVES MATTER
IN ACTION. VOTE YES. THANK YOU.
>> EBONY ARUNGA AND THEN MAT
HUTCH INS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS EBBON ANY
ARUNGA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3
AND WORK AND GREW UP IN DISTRICT
2. THE BLACK COMMUNITY BUILT AND
SUSTAINED THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
SURVIVING RED LINING
GENTRIFICATION AND DECADES OF
DISPLACEMENT. WE URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES ON AMENDMENTS 1 SEVEN
AND 114 AND RESOLUTION REQUIRING
ANTIDISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES AND
HISTORICALLY RED LINE
NEIGHBORHOODS. WITHOUT THESE
MEASURES, MORE OF -- MORE THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE CARVED
AWAY. WITH OVER 100 ACRES
ALREADY AT RISK ABSORBED INTO
CAPITAL HILL, MADISON MILLER AND
JETKINS PARK EACH SET ERASE OUR
CONTINUITY OUR CULTURAL ANCHOR
AND OUR HISTORY. WE HAVE SEEN
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN 12 TO 14 WAS
RECRASS FIED AS CAPITOL HILL.
THE SAME ERASURE CONTINUES TODAY
ECHOING THE TRUMP'S
ADMINISTRATION ATTACK ON BLACK
INSTITUTION AND BLACK HISTORY.
SEATTLE CAN'T REMAIN COMPLICIT.
IF DEVELOPMENT WERE EQUITABLE
AND MAGNOLIA WOULD LOOK LIKE
23rd AND UNION.
>> NEXT WE HAVE MATT HUTCHINS.
FOLLOWED BY AL LICATA. GO AHEAD,
MATT.
>> HI. IF YOU READ THE PLAIN
LANGUAGE OF AMENDMENT 102, IT
SAYS STCI CAN REQUIRE TOTAL
REDESIGN OF THE SITE IF, QUOTE,
YOU CAN FEASIBLY INCREASE THE
RETENTION OF EXISTING HEALTHY
TREES. FEASIBILITY IS NOT
REASONABLY DEFINED BEYOND UNIT
COUNT AND SIZE. YOU CAN HAVE A
SIMILAR UNIT COUNT AND SIZE BUT
REQUIRE A CONPHYSICIAN
FIGURATION OF 10 FOOT WIDE UNITS
AROUND TREES SOMETHING
PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE BUT NOT
VIABLE. AS ARCHITECT THE
STANDARD IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESIGN
FOR. HOW DOES THE DESIGN PROVE
THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE HOW DID
SDCI PROVE THEY LOOKED AT THEM
ALL. PROVING NEGATIVE IS
IMPOSSIBLE. IN RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT 39 I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU NOTICED BUT THINGS CHANGED.
REQUIRED PLANTING AREAS HAVE
GOTTEN MUCH BIGGER. SOME DOUBLE
IN SIZE. THE MINIMUM SETBACK NO
LONGER -- MINIMUM DISTANCE NO
LOCKER SETBACKS. THE I DID TANS
BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND ELIMINATES
BONUS FOR PRESERVING LARGE TREES
IT'S A BAD MOVE TO CHANGE AND
REVISE THE TEXT NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MATT. NEXT AL
LICATA FOLLOWED BY ERICA
BIGELOW.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS AL LACATA I
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGAIN
BEFORE THEY VOTE. I WANTED TO
SPEAK TODAY TO SUPPORT -- TO
URGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENT THAT GETS US MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ALLOWS
EASIER BUILDING OF HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE THE CLIMATE. I WANT
TO SPEAK ON AMENDMENT 91 AND 84.
AMENDMENT 91 EXTENDS [INAUDIBLE]
FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT PRESERVE
TREES. AND I THINK THIS IS A
COMMON SENSE PROVISION THAT
ALLOWS US TO PRESERVE OUR TREES
WHILE CREATING MORE HOUSING THAT
IS MEETING NEEDS OF MORE PEOPLE
AND IS MORE DESIRABLE. I WANTED
TO COUNCIL SUPPORT AMENDMENT 84
WHICH REMOVES OFF STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS CITY WIDE.
PROVIDING PAVEMENT FOR CARS AND
ALLOWING OUR CITY TO PERPETUATE
MORE CAR USE IS DAMAGING TO THE
ENVIRONMENT AND ALLOWS TO REMOVE
TREES IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN
PRESERVE THEM. SO I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO REMOVE
PARKING MAN DATES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AL. NOW ERICA
FOLLOWED BY LOGAN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ERICA BIGELOW
AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4 IN THE
SOUTH WALLINGFORD NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I AM CALLING IN TODAY TO ASK
THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE REMOVE THE
AREA SOUTH WALLINGFORD GASWORKS
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AREA. AND
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 34. AS YOU
ALL ARE AWARE, THIS WAS
PRESENTED OR PROPOSED ONLY IN
AUGUST AND I WOULD HAZARD A
GUESS MOST NEIGHBORS WITHIN THE
AREA DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS ON
THE TABLE. SO, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
INCLUSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
THAT'S PROVIDE TO THE OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS CENTERS OVER THE
PAST YEAR. SO IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HAS
LIKE OUR NEIGHBORS HERE TO THE
WEST FREMONT, THE GENTLEMAN FROM
FREMONT WHO SPOKE, WE HAVE A LOT
OF DIVERSE HOUSING. WE HAVE A
LOT OF RENTERS AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF HOUSES THAT ARE SUBDIVIDED,
AND THERE'S A RISK OF THOSE
BEING LOST AND NOT BEING
AFFORDABLE. SO PLEASE VOTE NO
AND REMOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
UNTIL WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE --
>> THANK YOU ERICA. NEXT LOGAN
FOLLOWED BY BEATRICE. AND CHRIS
COLLINS IS THE LAST CALLER IN
THE SUBSET AND WE WILL GO BACK
TO IN PERSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LOGAN SCHMIDT DISTRICT 5
RESIDENT AND HERE OF MASTER
BUILDERS. WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY
THE AMENDS MAN AND [INAUDIBLE]
COUNCIL PRESIDENT KNELLON SAN
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE AND
STRAUSS. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YES
ON AMENDMENT 34, 54, 55, 56, 57,
58, 70, 91, 98, 99 AND 106. THE
AMENDSMENT EXCLUDE ADU U.S. FROM
DENSITY CALCULATION BROADENING
BONUS AND REMOVING [INAUDIBLE]
AMENITY REQUIREMENT. WE ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS 81, 93,
100, 102, 103 AND 113. WHICH
WOULD REDUCE FLEXIBILITY BY
DECREASING SETBACKS AND
SUBJECTIVE REVIEW STANDARDS THAT
MAKE IT HARDER TO DELIVER
AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE
HOMES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LOGAN. NEXT
BEATRICE FOLLOWED BY CHRIS
COLLINS.
>> WE SEE YOU ON LINE, PRESS
STAR 6, BEATRICE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
BEATRICE HUGHES I AM IN DISTRICT
1 THE ALKAI BEACH AREA. I AM
CALLING TO OPPOSE AMENDMENT 34
AND SPECIFICALLY ADDING ALKAI AS
A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. UNTIL WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
EDUCATED AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE
INPUT. THE EXISTING ZONING IN
ALKAI IS AS HIGH AS THE AREA CAN
SUPPORT. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS
WE HAVEN'T HAD AN INCREASE IN
MULTIFAMILY DUPLEXES ADU, DADUs
AND TOWN RISE TOWN HOLES. FOUR
STORY TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS
WHICH HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED
TRAFFIC, REDUCED PARKING, A
STRAIN ON INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
INCREASED SAFETY CONCERNS AND
INCREASE NEED FOR CITY SERVICES
IE POLICE AND FIRE. ALKAI CAN'T
WITH STAND FURTHER UPZONING.
IT'S NOT CLEAR THEY MEET THE
DEFINITION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER. AS IT HAS BEEN DEEMED
UNFIT TO REZONE IN THIS --
RESEARCH DATA TRAPS POUR STATION
FEASIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT. WE HAVE MANY QUESTIONS
HOW ARE THE BOUNDARIES DRAWN,
SEEM TO BE ARBITRARY, WHERE ARE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL--
>> THANK YOU BEATRICE. NEXT
CHRIS COLLINS AND THEN WE WILL
GO BACK TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
BEFORE WE COME BACK TO ONLINE.
CHRIS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO. I JUST OFF
THE CUFF I HAVE A FEW THINGS.
LITTLE SMALL PICTURE I WANT TO
TRY TO SAVE SOME 100-YEAR-OLD
GIANT CEDAR TREES AT 76th AND
DATEON BUT WE WILL DEAL WITH
THAT LATER. BIG PICTURE I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO APPROVE AMENDMENT 92
AND 103. AND HUGE PICTURE, IS
THAT BACK IN THE 1920s FOR OUR
YOUNG STUDENT HERE SKIPPING
HISTORY CLASS, THE CITY COUNCIL
HAD THE FORESIGHT AND THE
CITIZENS WERE WILLING TO APPROVE
THE BUILDING OF DIE AND LOW AND
ROSS DAM UP IN THE NORTH
CASCADES TO PROVIDE INEXPENSIVE
POWER FOR THE CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO
COME. WE ARE REAPING THE
BENEFITS OF THAT HUGE BURDEN
THAT THEY PUT ON THEMSELVES, AND
-- TO THIS DAY, IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO MAKE BIG, BIG, BIG
HUGE DECISIONS AND THIS IS ONE.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. AND NOW WE
WILL GO BACK TO IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS. WELCOME.
>> NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 19. WE ARE
STARTING WITH JASMINE.
>> HI, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
JASMINE SMITH, I COCHAIR THE
COMPLETE COMMUNITY COALITION,
AND DIRECTOR OF LOCAL ADVOCACY
AT FUTURE WISE AND WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT TREES AND DENSITY
TROUBLE. WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH
THE AMENDMENT 91. WE REALLY SEE
IT AS STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE
ON BEING ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO UNLOCK HOUSING AND
TREES TOGETHER, AND GROW UP THAT
SUPPLY OF BOTH. OF OUR REASON
CANOPY ALONGSIDE OF OUR REASON
CAN MI ALONGSIDE OUR HOUSING
SUPPLY. WE SEE AMENDMENTS 93 AND
1012 WHILE ALIGNED IN SPIRIT AND
HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PARTS TO IT,
IS ONE WAY TO IMPEDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS PASSED. WHAT'S GOING
TO HELP US HAVE BOTH HOMES AND
THRIVING TREE CANOPY ARE
STRAIGHTFORWARD PROTECTIONS THE
TREES WE MOST WANT TO PROTECT
REMOVING BARRIERS AT FLATS AND
UNCERTAINTY THAT DON'T GUARANTEE
PROTECTION AND THAT'S WHY WE
ARE WORKING ON REFORM AT
BUILDING CODE LEVEL AND STATE
LEVEL. TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE
TO UNLOCK HOUSING AND--
>> THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 12.
>> HI WILL JEFF SIMSON FROM THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
THANKS FOR BRINGING FORD A
STRONG CONSENT PACKAGE
AMENDMENTS THAT IMPROVE ON
MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED PLAN. IT
WILL HELP SEATTLE ADDRESS DEEP
HOUSING SHORTAGE AND GROWING
MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
WAY. AS YOU GO THROUGH THE FINAL
DAYS OF AMENDMENTS, I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT AMENDSMENT THAT
FURTHER INCENTIVIZE HOUSING
ALONG TREES AND AVOID THOSE
CREATING NEW BEAR YEARS TO NEW
HOUSING. I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENT 91 CREATING A --
CREATING FLEXIBILITY FOR KIND OF
DEVELOPMENT WE MOST WANT TO SEE.
AND ACCESSIBLE FAMILY SIZED AND
GREEN. I ALSO ASK YOU TO OPPOSE
102. THIS WOULD ALLOW SDCI
DIRECTOR TO FOR SITE PLAN
REDESIGN ON PROJECT ON A SITE
WITH A TREE. THE CODE OFFICIAL
FIRST SEIZED PROJECT AT PERMIT
SUBMITTAL OF THE DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING NEED TO BE COMPLETE
AND READY FOR REVIEW. FORCING --
PLAN MODIFICATION DURING
PERMITTING CAUSES CASCADING
REDESIGNS AND ADDING UP
NECESSARY DELAYS COSTS AND RISK
ADDING UP TO MORE SCARCE AND
MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 13.
>> HI, COUNCIL IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN SO SOON. I AM JESSE
AND I AM THE HDC COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER AND SOCIAL WORKER AND
VALID HOMEOWNER. I AM HERE TO
THANK YOU FOR CREATING CONSENT
PACKAGE FROM A PRIORITIZES
HOUSING DENSITY INRECENTIVEIZING
MIDDLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSE.
THANK FOR HARD WORK THROUGH THE
LONG PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO
BROAD CONSENSUS OF THE
COMMUNITY. SEATTLE NEEDS SPACE
TO GROW. AND IN THAT VEIN I WANT
TO SPEAK SOUTH AGAINST AMENDMENT
102. I LOVE OUR TREES AND
BELIEVE THEY MAKE SEATTLE UNIQUE
AND BEAUTIFUL, I BELIEVE 102 IS
DECEPTIVE IN DRYING PRESERVE THE
TREE CANOPY. THIS UNDERSTUDIED
AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE EFFECTS ON
DENSE HOUSING PROJECTION
ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND PROVIDES A TOOL THOSE AOWE
POSED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
STALL PROJECTS SUBMITTING
ADDITIONAL SITE PLAN PROJECTS
EVEN IF THE PLANS WOULDN'T NOT
PENCIL OUT THE COMPARED SINGLE
TREES TO THE FOREST THAT NEED TO
BE CLEAR-CUT FOR ROWLING SINGLE
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT URBAN
BORDER. MORE TREES. AMENDMENT 91
A STRONGER BETTER STUDIED POLICY
ALTERNATIVE THAT MAKES GOOD ON
THE PROMISE TREES AND DENSITY
CAN COEXIST. THANKS FOR ADOPTING
--
>> THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 14.
>> HI EVERYONE. COUNCIL MEMBERS
I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES
ON AMENDMENT 93 AND 102 WHICH
ARE THE ONLY AMENDSMENT THAT
PROVIDE MEANINGFUL FREE PROJOKES
AND REJECT TREE AMENDMENTS WHICH
HAS LOOPHOLES. UNDER AMENDMENT
102, THREE LOOPHOLES IN THE TREE
CODE ARE CLOSED HOUSING IS
PRIORITIZED BECAUSE AMENDMENT
102 DOESN'T REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF SIZE OF HOUSING UNITS.
AMENDMENT 102 PROTECTS TREES TWO
NEAT DIAMETER OR GREATER. IF A
DEVELOPER CAN'T FIT THEIR
HOUSING WHILE KEEPING A TREE,
THE TREE MAY BE REMOVED. IT'S A
NATIONAL STANDARD DC NEW YORK
AND ATLANTA, L.A., CHICAGO,
PHILADELPHIA, AND PORTLAND ALL
HAVE AGENCIES THAT REQUEST
DESIGN CHANGES FOR TREE
PROTECTION AS PART OF THEIR
PERMITTING PROCESS. THERE'S NO
ADDED COST TO BUILDING HOUSING
IN 2022 THE SEATTLE HEARING
EXAMINER DISMISSED THE CLAIM
TREE RETENTION RAISES COSTS
FINDING NO EVIDENCE OF DELAYS OR
INCREASED COST. SEATTLE'S RATE
TREE REMOVAL DOUBLED IN THE PAST
YEAR FROM 150 TO 350 PER MONTH.
PLEASE VOTE FOR 39 AND 102 TO --
>> THANK YOU. SPOKER NUMBER 15.
THAT'S MY LUCKY NUMBER. WAS
THAT 14? 15. ARE WE ON 15?
>> WE ARE ON 15.
>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE NUMBER.
>> SUSAN DISTRICT 1. HERE TO ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDSMENT 39 AND
102. LAST FRIDAY I WAS HERE AND
CUT OFF AND SPEAKING ABOUT
SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN OUR
CITY AND ACROSS STATE OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS. ONE
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE URBAN
FOREST I NOT HEARD IS TRANCE FOR
POUR RATION. THE TREES RELEASE
MOISTURE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE RAIN CYCLE.
FEWER TREES DISRUPT RAIN CYCLE.
CARBON CAPTURE CLEANER AIR AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH REGARD
TO STORM WATER MITIGATION THIS
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE
CITY'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PUGET
SOUND AND THE INCREASE IN
POLLUTANTS IN THE WATERWAYS.
LAST FRIDAY, ANOTHER ORCA CALF
DIED. SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER
WHALES ARE SKI STONE SPECIES FOR
REGION. TO LOSE THEM WOULD LEAD
TO ECOSYSTEMS DEGRADATION AND
COLLAPSE. I APPRECIATE THE
INTENT OF REDUCING SPRAWL IT IS
PROVEN IN OTHER CITIES YOU CAN
HAVE TREE CANOPY AND MANAGE
GROWTH AND DESTINY -- ELOGICAL
BALANCE THAT SUSTAINED US ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SPEAKER NUMBER 16.
>> HI. LORON BURMAN A RESIDENTS
OF QUEEN ANNE FOR 20 YEARS. WANT
TO STRONGLY SUPPORT BOTH
AMENDMENT 93 AND 102 FOR THE
REASONS YOU HEARD AND APPRECIATE
WE HAVE HEARD THE COUNTERPOINT
FROM DEVELOPERS WHO ARE
FINANCIALLY MOTIVATED, AND YOUTH
WHOSE AMBITION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING I HAIR BUT NAIVEITY
ABOUT THE WHAT DEVELOPERS WILL
DO AND THEIR MOTIVATIONS ARE
CONCERNING. SO I URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES ON THE TWO AMENDMENTS
THEY ARE THE LAST FEW VESTAGES
WE HAVE TO PROTECT TREE CANOPY.
I MADE LONG LIST OF INCENTIVES
FOR DEVELOPERS. LAST IS
AMENDMENT 74 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
OPPOSE ALLOWING FOR FOUR STORY
40-FOOT HOUSES THROUGHOUT ALL OF
NR AND CAN'T TELL IF THAT'S AN
OVERSIGHT OR INTENTIONAL
LOOPHOLE BUT ENCOURAGE YOU TO HE
ARE VISIT THAT AS PART OF THE
CONSENT PACKAGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKER NUMBER 17.
FOLLOWED BY 18, 19, 20.
>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. OH. THANKS. MY NAME IS
JESSICA DIXON AS DESIGN
PROFESSIONAL AND 40 YEAR CENTS
OF SEATTLE. , IMPALED AS LOT OF
THE URNAN CANOPY. WHICH IN SO
MANYCATION IT IS UNNECESSARY.
THE SITE IS IN.
>> I NEIGHBORHOOD AND DAYTON
CEDARS FORM MAJESTIC CEDARS AND
5,000 LOT. TREES ARE BELOVED IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LITERALLY
ON THE EDGE OF THE SITE THE
BUILDER DIDN'T CONSIDER
RETAINING THEM PLANS FOR FOUR
MARKET RATES WITH FOUR PARKING
STALLS. SO NEIGHBORS WORKED WITH
AN ARCHITECT TO ASSESS OPTIONS
TO BUILD THE SAME NUMBER OF
UNITS AND SPARE THE TREES AND
THERE IS. I HAVE A PICTURE RIGHT
HERE. THE BUILDER REJECTED ANY
ALTERNATE SITE PLANS. AGAIN IT
IS UNBELIEVABLE IN OUR CITY OUR
PROGRESSIVE CITY, THAT WE DO NOT
EVEN ASK BUILDERS TO DEVELOP
SITE PLANS THAT CONSIDER
EXISTING TREES. WHERE AND MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS COMP PLAN IS
THE CONSIDERATION OF
ENVIRONMENT, NEIGHBORHOODS OR
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKER NUMBER 18.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JACKIE AND I
AM HERE TO SPEAK UP AND TO SPEAK
OUT AGAINST 74. I AM AGAINST 74.
I AM PRO 93 AND 102. AND I AM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE 112 FROM
HOLLINGSWORTH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. 112 GIVES BONUS FOR DEN
DENSITY AND I APPRECIATE 113
FROM RIVERA THANK YOU. 113 JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE IT
RIGHT ONLY GIVES SETBACK
REDUCTIONS FOR ACTUAL DENSITY.
SO THAT HUGE HOUSE THAT WE SAW
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN 7,000
SQUARE FEET AS LARGE AS THE
MAYOR'S HOUSE WHICH IS 7070
WOULD NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU AS AN OPTION FOR
DEVELOPERS. THANKS.
>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO COME UP
SAYING MY SQUARE FEET OF MY
HOUSE. I AM JUST PLAYING. NEXT.
>> HI. JUST GOFF OFF A PLANE TWO
HOURS AGO BUT I AM BACK TO GIVE
COMMENT AGAIN THANKS FOR HEARING
ME OUT. I AM HEAR TO VOICE
CONCERN AROUND AMENDMENT 111 TO
REDUCE SIZE OF CAPITAL HILL
CENTER GIVE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON ABILITY TO ADD DENSITY IN
IMPORTANT AREA OF THE CITY AND
LAST-MINUTE NATURE OF THE
AMENDMENT, I URGE YOU VOTING
AGAINST IT. BUT SINCE I HAVE
TIME, I VOICED MY SUPPORT FOR
ALL THE AMENDMENT IN THE PLAN
THAT MAKE IT BOULDER, AND NONE
MY POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED I WILL
MEN DENSITY DOESN'T HAVE TO
MEAN BIGGER ROADS ARMOR TRAFFIC
AND REDUCED TREE COVER.
INVESTING IN TRANSIT WE CAN HAVE
VIBRANT DENSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
I WANT TO MENTION DENSITY
SUPPORTS TREES, BY REDUCING
SPRAWL AND PRESERVING FORESTS.
AND IN THAT VEIN I LIKE YOU TO
VOTE ON AMENDMENT 84 TO HELP US
PRESERVE TREES BY REDUCING AREA
ALLOCATED TO PARKING. YES ON 91
AND 94 AND NO ON 102 WHICH JUST
ADD MORE RED TAPE TO HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. I THINK THERE ARE
BET ARE WAYS TO PRESERVE TREES
WITHOUT REDUCING ABILITY TO
BUILD. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU AND BACK
ONLINE FOR THE RECORD I AM NO
DISRESPECT. I WAS GIVING YOU A
JOKE. ALL RIGHT. MISS RUBY
HOLLAND FOLLOWED BY HANS.
>> MY NAME IS RUBY HOLLAND.
MAYOR HAROLD KNEW $80 MILLION
REPARATIONS LAST
ANTIDISPLACEMENT PACKAGE IN NAME
ONLY IS NOT AN ANTIDISPLACEMENT
PLAN THAT WILL PREVENT EXISTING
LEGACY BLACK AND WORKING CLASS
HOMEOWNERS FROM GETTING
DISPLACED. SO BASED ON THAT,
THIS PLAN MUST BE REJECTED IN
ITS ENTIRETY. ABSENT THAT,
ABSENT THAT I BEG YOU TO VOTE
YES ON AMENDMENT 1 SEVEN, AND
114 AND ON THE RESOLUTION
REQUIRING A REAL
ANTIDISPLACEMENT PLAN FOR FORMER
RED LINE COMMUNITIES. AMENDMENT
111, 114 AND RESOLUTION ALSO
STOP HAROLD CD LAND GRAB AND
ATTEMPT TO GAIN LOTS TO HOUSE
HIS RECRUITED OLIGARCHS. SO
PLEASE VOTE YES ON AMENDMENTS
111, 114, AND THE RESOLUTION,
SUBMITTED INTI COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU NEXT WE HAVE
HAHN'S. FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW YOU
ARE NOT PRESENT BUT WE WILL SAY
YOUR NAME MATTHEW.
>> TABOO AFTERNOON. I WANT TO
TALK TO AMENDMENTS 91 AND 102. I
THINK AMENDMENT 91 IS A WELL
DESIGNED INCENTIVE PACKAGE THAT
WILL KEEP TIER 2 TREES AND
PROMOTE ADDITIONAL HOUSING, THE
EXACT TYPE OF LEGISLATIVE
STRUCTURE WE SHOULD BE PURSUING.
AMENDMENT 102, HOWEVER WOULD NOT
ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF ADDING
HOUSE AND TREE CANOPIES. INSTEAD
IT WILL MAKE TIER 2 FRANKSAL --
I AM A RESIDENT BUILD ARE ARK
CONNECT AND BUILDING AND SITE
PLAN REVIEWS ARE SLOW, EXPENSIVE
AND UNPREDICTABLE OPINION
PLANNERS CHARGE $474 AN HOUR FOR
REVIEWS OF THE SITE. THEY CAN
DELAY PROJECTS FOR -- OR REQUEST
AS MANY REVIEWS AS THEY WANT.
AND THIS SORT OF UNCERTAINTY IS
GOING TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM
TRYING. SO IN PRACTICE,
AMENDMENT 102 IS JUST GOING TO
STOP HOUSING ON THOSE SITES.
AMENDMENT 91 PROVIDES
FLEXIBILITY AND INCENTIVE
WITHOUT PUNISHING PROJECTS AND I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT 91 AND
OPPOSE 102. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HAHN'S. MATTHEW
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT. WE WILL
KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME. AIDAN
THORNSBERGY AND JOANNEAN CULLIN.
AID AN.
>> THE AIDAN PRESS STAR 6. AIDAN
THORNS BERRY. THERE WE GO.
>> YEP, SORRY I WOULD LIKE TO --
I AN APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS
IN THE PACKAGE THAT MOVED CITY
IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION
INCLUDING MORE LIVEABLE CEILING
HEIGHTS FOR HOUSING,/[INAUDIBLE]
AND NO LONGER APPLYING MAK FOR
ADUs. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY I
OPPOSE AMENDMENT 102 AND 93. 102
WOULD ADD ARBITRARY
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW PROCESS BY
THE SDCI DIRECTOR IF THE SDCI
DIRECTOR DETERMINES A SITE PLAN
IS FEASIBLE, IT MAY NOT ACTUALLY
BE FEASIBLE. EVEN IF IT HAS THE
SAME AMOUNT OF UNITS AND UNIT
SIZE. CAUSING EXCESSIVE DELAYS
AND UNCERTAINTY FOR DEVELOPMENT.
93 WOULD ALSO HAVE UNREASONABLY
LARGE PLANTING TREE PLANTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD ALSO
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BUILD
HOUSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AIDAN. NEXT JOANNA
CULLIN FOLLOWED BY ROBERT
STEVENS.
>> HI, JOANNA CULLEN RESIDENT OF
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. VOTE YES
ON AMENDMENTS 111, 114 AND ON
THE RESOLUTIONS MANDATING
ANTIDISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES IN
RED LINE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE
INCREASE DENSITY WE MUST DO SO
IN A WAY THAT PROMOTES EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION RATHER THAN
UPZONING AND LARGER AREAS. FOR
INSTANCE, DENSITY INCREASES
COULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS
HISTORICALLY WEALTHY AREAS WITH
LARGE LOTS OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET
OR MORE. CONTINUE ACTUALLY
CONCENTRATING GROWTH IN ALREADY
DISRUPTED AND UPZONED
COMMUNITIES DEEPENS FRACTURES IN
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC FABRIC. THIS DISRUPTION
ERODES IN SOCIAL [INAUDIBLE]
SAFETY AND SECURITY. I URGE YOU
TO VOTE YES ON AMENDMENTS 111,
114 AND PASS THE RESOLUTION--
>> THANK YOU JOANNE. NEXT
ROBERT. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6,
STAR 6.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROBERT
STEVENS JR. LEGACY HOMEOWNER OF
THE CENTRAL AREA SINCE 1959. I
AM CALLING IN TO SUPPORT ITEM
111 AND 1114 AND THE RESOLUTION
PRESENTED BY COUNCIL
HOLLINGSWORTH. SINCE 1993, I
HAVE BEEN WORKING IN HONEST TO
SAVE OUR COASTAL HERITAGE AND
LANDAGE BOUNDARIES OF THE
CENTRAL AREA. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN, THE HOLDING ONTO THE
CENTRAL AREA DESIGN GUIDELINES
OF 20 YEARS UNTIL COUNCIL VOTE
ON THEM. AND, OF COURSE, THE
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK IS ONE OF
THE STRATEGIES THAT I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY TO
PROTECT. THE -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ROBERT. NEXT KATY
CUTS FOLLOWED BY SUESABLE GRANT.
>> HI, THIS IS KATY CUTS I AM A
RESIDENT OF WALLINGFORD AND I AM
TALKING AGAINST -- I AM A NO ON
AMENDMENT 34 SO DEVELOPER THOMAS
JAMES TORE DOWN AN OLDER SINGLE
FAMILY HOME NEXT TO OURS TO
BUILD A BIGGER ONE WITH WAY LESS
PERMEABLE AREA AND OUR BASEMENT
STARTED TO FLOOD HEAVELY AFTER
LIVING HERE SEVEN YEARS. I
CALLED AND EMAILED THE DEVELOPER
WITH NO SUCCESS AND WAS TOLD IT
WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. I CALLED
THE CITY AND CITY INSPECTOR SAID
THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE TWO DAYS EARLIER IT
PASSED FINAL INSPECTION. THAT
WAS A REAL KICK TO ME. I ASKED
THAT IF IT PASS AT LEAST MAKE IT
EASIER FOR US NEIGHBORS TO
PROTECT OUR RIGHTS. AND MAYBE
KNOCK ON NEIGHBORS' DOOR BEFORE
IMPROVING INSPECTION BECAUSE
DEVELOPERS ARE PRIORITIZE. WE
ARE ABOUT -- WE ENDED UP BUYING
A HOUSE WITH ANOTHER COUPLE AND
NOW WE LIVE IN A SINGLE FAMILY
HOUR WITH FOUR ADULLEDU DOLTS
ONE KIDS AND TWO DOGS. SO I AM
NOT OPPOSED TO DENSITY, AND I AM
ALYES FOR MIDDLE HOWING AND
INCENTIVEIZING OWNSERS TO CREATE
SOLUTION. I DON'T WANT
WALKABILITY TO BE
COMMERCIALIZED. RIGHT NOW WE
WALK THROUGH--
>> THANK YOU KATY. NEXT SUESABLE
FOLLOWED BY DAVID YOU'RE NOT
PRESENT OR LAURENT BERMAN.
GIVING YOU A CALL.
>> HELLO. THIS IS SUSANNE GRANT
ACTUALLY. I HOPE YOU ALL SEEN
THE WELL WRITTEN EDITORIAN IN
THE SEATTLE TIMES TODAY. ABOUT
THE STUDY REGARDING INABILITY TO
CREATE INCREASED SEATTLE CANOPY
COVERAGE TO 30% BY RELYING
TOTALLY ON STREET [INAUDIBLE]
REVISE AMENDMENT 91. EITHER
AMEND THE GREEN FACTORY
EQUIPMENT FROM POINT 6 TO 20 TO
SHEEN THERE'S INCENTIVE TO
REMAIN TREES OR REMOVE THE GREEN
FACTOR OPTION ENTIRELY.
REGARDING AMENDMENT 74 AVOID THE
LOOPHOLE ON ADDING FOUR FLOORS
RETAINING 4 -- 32 HEIGHT LIMIT
OR THREE FLOOR LIMIT AND APPROVE
THREE AMENDSMENTS 93, THAT
IDENTIFIES SPACE NEEDED TO PLANT
TREES AND RETAIN THEM TO
MATURITY ABOUT 102 RETURNING
REQUIREMENT FOR SMART SITE
DESIGN [INAUDIBLE] AND 110 THAT
REQUIRES NEIGHBORHOOD NOTICE AND
ENGAGEMENT SOME ZONES ARE
CONSIDERED OR PROPOSED. REST OF
THE WORLD KNOWS WE NEED TREES
AND YOU SHOULD TOO.
>> THANK YOU SUSAN. NEXT WE HAVE
SOME SPEAKERS ARE NOT PRESENT
AND WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
KEVIN AND BERNICE MASSLIN.
KEVIN, STAR 6.
>> WE HAVE EIGHT MORE SPEAKERS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KEVIN ORUM AND
I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT LOIS
MARTIN ANDEN EBONY STATED AND
SUPPORT FOR WHAT SUSAN TALKED
ABOUT AND CHRIS COLLINS AND
JESSICA MENTIONED ABOUT 76 AND
DAYTON AND CEDAR TREES IT'S
UNCONSCIONABLE THEY ARE BEING
CONSIDERED TO BE CUT DOWN. I
WANT TO SUPPORT YES TO 93, YES
TO 102 AND YES TO 110 FOR THE
EXACTION SAME REASONS SUSAN
OUTLINED. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
YOU TO REMOVE THE GREEN FACTOR
REQUIREMENT OR UP IT TO 2.0 IN
AMENDMENT 91. I FINALLY LIKE TO
REMIND YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
NOTICES EMAILS I SENT OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, TALKING
ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT BENEFITS
THAT TREES CAN PROVIDE TO ALL
THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL
AS THEIR STAFF, REMEMBER THAT
WHEN YOU CAUGHT BIG 100-YEAR-OLD
TREE DOWN LIKE RIGHT NOW IT
TAKES DECADES TO REPLACE THOSE.
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CAN BE
COMPLETED IN A MATTER OF MONTHS.
PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT YOU ARE
DOING HERE AND DO THE RIGHT
THING AND PROTECT OUR TREES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU KEVIN. NEXT WE HAVE
BERNICE FOLLOWED BY RICK K.
>> HI, I AM BERNICE AND I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 5. I AM ANOTHER
PERSON CALLING TO SUPPORT TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT
AMENDMENT 93 AND AMENDMENT 102.
IMPORTANT THING ABOUT 93 IS THAT
WITHOUT THAT CHANGE, 95% OF
EVERY LOT CAN BE PAVED. AND I
SEE THIS IN NEW DEVELOPMENT. I
LOOK AT IT AND THERE'S NOT A
SINGLE TREE ON THE LOT. YOU KNOW
WHERE THERE WERE TWO OR THREE
BEFORE AND IT MAKES ME VERY,
VERY SAD. LET'S JOIN THE OTHER
CITIES WASHINGTON, D.C., L.A.,
ATLANTA, PORTLAND HAS GOOD
THINGS, TOO. SO, PLEASE, VOTE IN
FAVOR OF 93 AND 102. THERE'S
NOT ADDED COSTS REALLY IN 102.
AND I JUST LIKE TO SEE MY CITY
HAVE LOTS OF HOUSING AND ALSO
TREES. PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU BERNICE IN NEXT
RICK K THE SPEAKER NUMBER 23.
>> COMPREHENSIVE PLANS OF OTHER
CITIES AND OF SEATTLE'S PAST
HAVE INCLUDED ENGANGMENT
ELEMENT. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
AT THIS POINT OR SHOULD I
CONTINUE? YEAH, I GUESS NOT
BECAUSE THIS PROCESS IS FROM
MONOLOG NOT-GAUGEMENT. PEOPLE
CAN BE THE CITY'S BEST ASSET
BUT THE BEST IS GETTING CUT OFF
ARCAST OFF COMMENT SECTION. HE
IS REWORDED PEOPLE'S COMMENTS
AND SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS
REMOVED. NONE OF YOU WILL BE IN
OFFICE FOREVER. YOU ONLY ONE
THING THIS TERM PLEASE IMPLEMENT
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SYSTEM
MAT BEING ACCOUNTABILITY BUILT
IN. AND SHOW YOU CARE ABOUT
ENGAGEMENT TODAY BY REFRAINING
FROMMING LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENTS
THAT HAVE HUGE EFFECT. THESE
HUMAN ABUSE OF THE AMENDMENT
PROCESS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS
BEEN INVOLVED. AND REMEMBER,
UPZONING IS NOT GROWTH.
EXCESSIVE UPGROANING BRINGS
HIGHER COST AND IT IS NEITHER
SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND OR
COMPASSIONATE. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, RICK. NEXT WE HAVE
DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY WYKING
GARRETT.
>> THANK YOU DAVID HAYNES
BUILDING OVER 4 TO 7 STORIES
PROVIDES MORE HOUSING AND LESS
SPRAWL. THAT SAVES TREES. THAT
SAID, REJECT THE WEAPONIZED TREE
AMENDMENTS CREATED BY LANDLORD
ON COUNCIL AND SEATTLE SELLOUTS
WHO DON'T WANT PEOPLE BUILDING
BACK BETTER HOMES COMPETING WITH
THEIR HOMES AND THINK THE TREES
STOP THE DRIVE THROUGH VIEW GET
RIFT ASPHALT SIDE STREETS
RECYCLE IT AND PUT IT IN THE
POTHOLES. THEN REDEVELOP THE
WHOLE BLOCK WITHOUT ANY ASPHALT
ROADS WITHIN THE WHOLE BLOCK
THAT WOULD ADJUST COMMON CHANGE
IMPACTS WITH GREEN SCAPE
REBUILDS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
WEAPONIZING A TREE TO STOP
ROBUST HOUSING. TWO WRONGS
DON'T MAKE A RIGHT. EVERY TIME
YOU HEAR ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT
IS IN THE RACIAL EXITY TOOL KIT
IT IS THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING
RACE WAR AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE
BLAMED FOR EVERYTHING AND RACE
BATHING AND BUTTON PUSHING COULD
-- RACISM SAW THE ANSWER TO LACK
OF QUALITY HOME PREPARE CORRECT
AMENDSMENT PUT RESTRICTION AND
REJECT SEATTLE SELLOUTS WHO
RATHER WEAPONNIZE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
WYKING GARRETT FOLLOWED BY
CARLO. AND JUST SUPPRESS STAR 6.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY
CENTRAL DISTRICT CALLING TO SAY
I SUPPORT VOTING AND STOPPING IS
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS IT
EXIST. AND AT MINIMUM, VOTE TO
SUPPORT AMENDMENTS 111 AND 114
AND RESOLUTION TO PUT A REAL
ANTIDISPLACEMENT PLAN IN EFFECT
AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS GOING TO
ACCELERATE DISPLACEMENT. NULLIFY
A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE
TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC LEGACY
COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THE BLACK
COMMUNITY AND THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. AND WILL PUSH SEATTLE
MORE TOWARDS MODERN DAY JIM CROW
APARTHEID. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT CARLO FOLLOWED BY
ALBERTO.
>> HI MY NAME IS CARLO D5
RESIDENT NORTH SEATTLE AND
ASKING YOU SUPPORT AMENDMENT 7,
86 AND 91 TO ELIMINATE PARKING
MANDATES AND CREATE DENSITY WITH
TREES. WE MUST PRIORITIZE
HOUSING PEOPLE FIRST AS WELL AS
THE TREES IN OUR CITY. ABOVE
PAVING MORE PARKING LOTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND WASTING SPACE
FOR PARKING. I THEREFORE ASK YOU
DO NOT SUPPORT AMENDMENT 93 AND
102 WHICH PITS HOUSING AGAINST
TREES. WE CAN HAVE BOTH HOUSING
AND TREES AND REDUCE OUR
DEPENDENCE ON CARS. I ASK YOU
ALSO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 34 TO
REDUCE OR TO RESTORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, SOMEONE
WHO PRICED OUT OF LOYAL HEIGHTS
DUE TO INCREASING HOUSING COSTS
IN THAT AREA. I WOULD ASK YOU
PLEASE SUPPORT AND GIVE
RESIDENTS ACCESS TO THE PLACE WE
WANT TO LEAF. SUPPORT AMENDMENT
89 TO BUILD MORE FLATS TO
INCENTIVIZE MORE HOUSING
ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
FOR DISABLED COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU CARLO. NEXT ALBERTO
ALVAREZ FOLLOWED BY STEVE ZIMKE.
WE ARE IN SPEAKER 27 AND WE HAVE
TWO MORE SPEAKERS LEFT.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU. KING 5
REPORTED THAT OVER A HALF
MILLION ACRES OF WASHINGTON
FOREST ARE IN A STATE OF MOW
TALITY. THAT'S AN AREA TEN
TIMES THE SIZE OF SEATTLE.
KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF CITY AND
PUSHED INTO SPRAWL WILL CAUSE
MORE FOREST TO BE WIPED OUT. AS
A GLOBAL ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE,
OUR CITY HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO THE STATE, AND THE ENTIRE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOREST TO TAKE
BOLD ACTION FOR HOUSING DENSITY
AND URBAN EMPOWERMENT. THANK YOU
ALL AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU ALIMPORT IN NEXT
STEVE ZEMKIE.
>> MY NAME IS STEVE ZEMKE
SPEAKING FOR THREE PACK AND
FRIENDS OF SEATTLE URBAN FOREST.
WE SUPPORT AMENDMENTS FOR
INCENTIVES FOR STACK FLATS AND
BUILDING UP AND REDUCING PARKING
SPACES TO ALLOW MORE PROTECTION
OF THE EXISTING TREES. WE
SUPPORT AMENDMENT 93 AND 102.
102 IS OUR TOP PRIORITY AND THAT
REMOVES A LOOPHOLE PUT IN THE
TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE IN
2023 AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE MASTER BUILDERS THAT ALLOWS
DEVELOPERS TO REMOVE MOST TREES
ON A LOT. THIS IS THE BASIC TREE
PROTECTION AREA DEFINITION.
SECTION 2511070 IT CURRENTLY
SAYS THE BASIC TREE PROTECTION
AREA CANNOT BE MODIFIED DURING
THE DEVELOPMENT AND NRLR AND MR
COMMERCIAL IN SEATTLE. AMENDMENT
102 REMOVES THE LOOPHOLE AND
ALLOWS MORE TREES TO BE SAVED.
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
SPEAKERS THAT ARE NOT PRESENT
ONLINE, LEON AND JENNIFER
GODFREY. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR
IN-PERSON SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE
SIGNED UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT
NUMBER YOU ARE BUT I SAW YOU
SIGN UP. AND I DON'T WANT TO
DISRESPECT YOU BY NOT CALLING
YOUR NAME BUT I AM LOOKING AT
YOU AND, JEN. JENNIFER.
>> JENNIFER GODFREY AND SHE IS
SIGNED UP REMOTELY.
>> SO THAT -- HI, JENNIFER, I AM
SORRY. THAT'S YOU SURPRISE.
>> OKAY. SO I ACTUALLY DON'T
HAVE A TALK PREPARED FOR TODAY
BECAUSE I WAS WORKING AND GOT
OUT EARLY AND RAN HERE. SO, WHAT
I WOULD MAINLY LIKE TO SAY IS
SINCE I WAS HERE LAST TIME,
SPEAKING ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT
PACT OF STORM WATER RUN OFF ON
OUR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
ANOTHER BABY DIED. AS YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD. I ACTUALLY KNEW ON
FRIDAY BUT COULDN'T SAY. AND I
WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
PLEASE FOLLOW WHAT THE
SCIENTISTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE
WORLD NOAA RECOVERY PLAN LESS
POLLUTED RUN OFF AND NOT JUST
FROM CARS, TREES ARE FREE
BIOMEDIATORS. AND THEY HOLD
WATER AND KEEP IT FROM GOING
DOWN STORM DRAINS. STORM DRAINS
OFTEN GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOUND
NOT EVERYTHING IS TREATED BY
WEST POINT AND WEST POINT
DOESN'T PULL OUT POLLUTED RUN
OFF. SO PLEASE SUPPORT BIG TREES
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. AND IF
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
WHO SIGNED UP ONLINE OR IN
PERSON, WE ARE NOW GOING TO
PREPARED TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSE
EXAMINED THANK YOU ALL WHO CAME
DOWN HERE. AND TAKING TIME OUT
OF ARE DAY AND ALSO THE PEOPLE
WHO WAITED ONLINE TO SIGN UP TO
SPEAK. SO REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
ALL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
RECORD. INTO THE ITEM ONE
COUNCIL BILL 121985 RELATED LAND
USE ZONING REPLACING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUIT TO
MAJOR UPDATE FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS.
>> AWESOME. OKAY, TEAM, BECAUSE
WE ARE A TEAM UP HERE. BEFORE WE
BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION, ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WE WILL NEED
TO PLACE THE BILL BEFORE US. SO
I AM GOING MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120985. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. WE WILL NOW BEGIN
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
CONSENT PACKAGE OF AMENDMENT AS
FOLLOWS. AND I AM GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND READ A COUPLE THINGS
FIRST SO WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME
PAGE. SELF-TRAVEL STAFF WILL
PROVIDE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
THE CONSENT PACKAGE. COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN GO AHEAD AND ASK
POLICY QUESTIONS OR HIGHLIGHT
AMENDMENTS IN THE CONSENT
PACKAGE. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY
ALSO HAS REMOVE AN ITEM BY
REQUEST. AND THIS REQUEST DOES
NOT REQUIRE A SECOND OR A REASON
FOR THE REQUEST TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE. SO, IF
AN ITEM IS REMOVED, WE WILL
CONSIDER IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE ADOPTION OF THE PACKAGE IN
ALPHA NUMERIC CAL ORDER. AFTER
CENTRAL STAFF OVERVIEW OF THE
CONSENT PACKAGE I WILL MOVE THE
CONSENT PACKAGE. AFTER RECEIVING
A SECOND, WE WILL VOTE ON THE
CONSENT PACKAGE. FINALLY, WE
WILL CONSIDER AND VOTE ON
AMENDMENTS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE OF -- OKAY
THAT'S A LOT I AM SORRY. I
CONFUSE MYSELF ONE SECOND. SO,
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE
HAVE THE CONSENT PACKAGE. IF YOU
WANT TO REMOVE ITEMS, YOU MAY DO
SO. IT DOESN'T NEED A SECOND
DOESN'T NEED AN EXPLANATION IF
YOU WANT TO GIVE IT AN
EXPLANATION YOU CAN. THOSE ITEMS
WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE END AT
THE END OF THE TOWARDS THE END
OF THE MEETING. SO WE WILL VOTE
ON THOSE TODAY, THEY WILL NOT
GET BUMPED TOMORROW. BECAUSE WE
HAVE A LOT OF AMENDS AMENDMENTS
COUNCILWOMAN RIVERA YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> WHAT POINT DO WE REQUEST MOVE
SOMETHING FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE?
>> HAD YEAH, AFTER CENTRAL STAFF
DOES THEIR PRESENTATION AND
THEN, YES.
>> THANK YOU,.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I WAS GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING
AFTER THAT I WILL TAKE DOWN MY
HAND.
>> NO WORRIES. IS EVERYBODIYONE
COOL UNDERRED I SEE THUMBS UP. I
CONFUSED MYSELF. I AM SORRY I
WAS READING THE SCRIPT AND KNEW
WHAT IT MEANT AND SHOULD HAVE
EXPLAINED IT CENTRAL STAFF
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THE ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE ARE EXCITE TO BE
HERE TODAY. YOWL BILL 120985
ADOPTS A SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEARS OF
GROWTH AND UPDATES MUNICIPAL
CODE TO UPDATE THE STRATEGY.
CONSENT PACKAGE FOR THE COUNCIL
BILL 1 TO 0985 WOULD ADOPT 28
AMENDMENT TO THE BILL MOST
AMENDMENTS CONSIST OF NEW
POLICIES OR AMENDMENTS TO
POLICIES ON TOPICS OF INTEREST
TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND THE
PACKAGE INCLUDES AMENDMENTS FROM
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH ADDRESSING
FOOD ACCESS AND INDUSTRIAL
AREAS. FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS PROPOSING PARKS AND
COMMUNITY SEND CENTERS AND
REGIONAL AND URBAN CENTERS AND
RECOGNIZING IMPORTANT OF BEES
AND TREES AND CULTURAL SPACE
IRAND SAKA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
POTHOLES AND TRANSIT SECURITY.
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK BUILD
CHILD CARE AND SOCIAL HOUSING
INTO PLANNING FOR GROWTH. AND
THE BIGGEST CHANGE INCLUDED IN
THE CONSENT PACKAGE IS THE
ADDITION OF A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY
ELEMENT DEVELOPED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT ANY OF THEM, AND IN THE
PACKAGE.
>> SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE
HERE TO SEE IF ANY COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME OF THE
AMENTSE MENDMENTS THAT --
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED AND COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH FOR
THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
FRIENDLY CHANGE TO AMENDMENT 21
TO ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR
WITH PERMISSION FROM THE PRIMARY
SPONSOR. AND THE REASON IS THAT
OVER THE SUMMER BOTH COUNCIL
MEMBERS SAKA AND SOLOMON AND I
SUBMITTED ROUGHLY THE SAME
AMENDMENT. AM I DOING IT THE
WRONG TIME?
>> NOPE YOU ARE FINE. 21 IS
YOURS.
>> AND I AM BASICALLY -- WELL, I
THOUGHT 21 THE ONE THAT IS IN
HERE HAS SAKA AND SOLOMON ON
HERE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. GO AHEAD YOU CAN
EXPLAIN. SORRY. YOU ARE RIGHT.
21, 22 WHY VERY SIMILAR.
>> CORRECT AMENDMENT 21
ORIGINALLY SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT IS THE MOST OF WHAT
YOU SEE IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY
TWEAKED SO YOU HAVE A VERSION 2
IN YOUR PACKETS TODAY. AND SHE
OFFERED TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA AND SOLOMON AS PRIMARY
SPONSORS.
>> I AM ASKING I LEARNED NOW
THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE THAN TWO
SPONSORS AT AN ET CETERA, ET
CETERA. AND SO I AM JUST -- I
CHECKED IN WITH THE COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA AND HE SAYS THAT'S
FINE SO I AM ASKING FOR THAT
CHANGE TO BE MADED.
>> AWESOME AND THE CHANGE CAN BE
MADE BECAUSE WE MADE A VERBAL
AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA DO YOU
HAVE A COMMENT.
>> NO, THANK YOU CHAIR, TOTALLY
FINE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY.
>> NO WORRIES. HE SEE COUNCIL
MEMORY RY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> TOMORROW IS SUCH A LONG
VOTING DAY, I GIVEN THAT
TOMORROW IS SUCH A LONG VOTING
DAY, I WANTED TO JUST MAKE
GENERAL COMMENTS IF I MAY ABOUT
THE COMP PLAN BEFORE I GET TO MY
-- THERE'S A COUPLE ONES THAT I
WOULD LOVE TO REMOVE FOR ACTUAL
VOTE. MAY I?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND SO I AM -- I AM SPEAKING
NOW IN GENERAL SO AS NOT TO TAKE
THE TIME TOMORROW TO SAY THIS.
BUT, THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ALLOWS US TO BE PREPARED FOR AND
RESPONSIVE TO SEATTLE'S
PROJECTED GROWTH AND NEEDS.
SIMPLY IT IS HOW WE PLAN FOR OUR
CITY'S SUCCESS. COLLEAGUES AND
TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE NEED MORE
HOUSING. OF ALL TYPES. THAT'S
OUR SHARED GOAL. TO WORK TO
CREATE AND MAINTAIN HOUSING FOR
WORKING FAMILIES, STRUGGLING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET, RETIREES WHO
WANT AGE IN PLACE AND THOSE
YOUNG AND STARTING OUT. I ALWAYS
SAID AND I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED
THAT WE CAN BOTH INCREASE
DENSITY AND PROTECT NATURAL
RESOURCES THAT MAKES SEATTLE
HEALTHY BEAUTIFUL AND
RESILIENCE. I OFFERED TWO TREE
AMENDMENTS AS YOU KNOW THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO PRESERVE OUR TREE
CANOPY AND ALLOW FOR THE
CREATION OF MORE UNITS. OUR
HOUSING GOALS TREE CANOPY GOALS
AND CLIMATE RESILIENT GOALS CAN
AND MUST COEXIST. WE CANNOT
WAIT. THE WORLD IS ONLY GETTING
HOTTER. AND LET US REMEMBER THAT
WHILE IT IS CRITICAL TO GET THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION PASSED NOW,
IT WILL NOT REMAIN STATIC. WE
WILL BE LOOKING AT ZONING AND
EARLY 2026 AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO REVISE UPDATE AND CHANGE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY COUPLE
OF YEARS OR SO AS THE CITY'S
NEEDS CHANGE. THAT IS HOW WE
ADDRESS OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES AS THEY PRESENT
THEMSELVES. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW MUCH HARD WORK
AND LONG HOURS HAVE GONE INTO
THIS PROCESS, I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND
STAFF FOR THE THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS AND FEEDBACK AND
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH YOU AND YOUR
TEAM HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB
GUIDING THE PROCESS THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS
A HEAVY LIFT FOR YOUR OFFICE.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION
THAT YOUR TEAM PROVIDED. AND I
WANT TO CALL OUT OUR CENTRAL
STAFFERS WHO HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL TO THIS PROCESS.
AND HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS
OVER 100 AMENDMENTS FREEMAN HP
HARMAN SCHMIDTMAN THANK YOU
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO CITY
CLERKS WHO WE CAN'T DO THIS JOB
WITHOUT, AND ALSO TO MY OWN
STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION AND HELPING ME
PREPARE FOR TOMORROW. THANK YOU
CHAIR.
>> AWESOME.
>> AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
REMOVALS IF SOMEONE ELSE IS
GOING TO SPEAK I AM HAPPY TO
WAIT.
>> THE LET'S SEE IF THERE'S
QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY POLICY
AMENDMENTS AND WE WILL GO TO THE
SECOND PIECE. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I
WILL LOOK RIGHT OR LEFT ONLINE.
I DON'T SEE ANY. AND SO, NOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS IS THE TIME
IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE, AND
REMEMBER YOU DON'T NEED A
SECOND. YOU CAN ASK FOR IT TO BE
REMOVED AND WE WILL VOTE ON IT
INDIVIDUALLY AFTER THIS PROCESS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE
REMOVE AMENDMENT 59 AND 71 FOR
DISCUSSION AND HAD INDIVIDUAL
VOTE.
>> OKAY.
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> THOSE ARE FOR OUR NEXT BILL
NOT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> YOU GAVE US A SNEAK PREVIEW.
YOU ARE OKAY.
>> ALMOST THEREP.
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S COMING.
AWESOME. SO, JUST TOOK CLARIFY
THERE ARE NO ITEMS THAT ANY
COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO BE
REMOVED FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN CONSENT PACKAGE OKAY. WE
WILL NOW CONSIDER THE CONSENT
PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS. EYE
NOTHING HAS BEEN REMOVED SO IT
HAS BEEN MOVED -- EXCUSE ME. ONE
SECOND. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. I
APOLOGIZE. OKAY SO WE ARE GOING
TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT PACKAGE
OF AMENDMENTS NO ITEMS HAVE BEEN
REMOVED AND WE-- I AM GOING MOVE
TO ADOPT THIS CONSENT PACKAGE IS
THERE A SECOND -- SORRY I SEE
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, POINT
OF CLARIFICATION. IF I MAY, I AM
NOT SURE THE APPROPRIATE TIME,
BUT I TOO HAVE A HANDFUL OF
AMENDMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES
THAT I WOULD LOVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COSPONSOR. AND
SO, NOT SURE WHEN THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE DONE ONE,
BUT TO STATE THOSE.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THIS ARE
THEY WITHIN THE CURRENT COUNCIL
BILL WE ARE ADDRESSING OR IN THE
SECOND ONE?
>> IS THAT 1209993?
>> NO.
>> OKAY. YES.
>> IF YOU CAN HOLD THAT AND WAIT
FOR THE SECOND ONE SO WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THE FIRST.
>> OKAY. THESE ARE FOR 120985 I
THINK THAT IS THE FIRST.
>> OKAY THAT'S CORRECT. YES.
THIS IS THE TIME TO DO THAT.
>> MY BAD BAD.
>> YOU ARE GOOD.
>> SORRY THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIR.
THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS I
WOULD LOVE AGAIN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COSPONSOR IF THE ORIGINAL
SPONSORS ARE AMENABLE. AMENDMENT
NUMBER 5, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
PERTAINING TO GROCERY STORES AND
FOOD DESERTS. ANOTHER CHAMPION
ON THIS COUNCIL OF FOOD ACCESS
AND ADDRESSING OUR FOOD DESERTS.
YOU MADAM CHAIR WITH AMENDMENT
NUMBER 27 TO PROVIDE POLICY
DIRECTION REGARDING FOOD ACCESS,
AND THEN A -- YOUR AMENDMENT
NUMBER 9, CHAIR, FOR POLICY
RELATED TO FREIGHT MOVEMENT. IF
YOU ARE SO AMENABLE.
>> YES.
>> COLLEAGUES WOULD LOVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COSPONSORS.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> JUST A CLARIFICATION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AMENDMENT
NUMBER 5 I BELIEVE. AND THE
CHAIR -- THE CHAIR'S MY
AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 AND NUMBER.
>> 27.
>> 27. YES.
>> FOR THE RECORD, YES. AWESOME.
OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WEIGH IN. I DIDN'T KNOW WE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SO I AM GLAD
YOU BROUGHT THIS UP MADAM CHAIR.
I TOO WITH YOUR PERMISSION, JOIN
IN YOUR AMENDMENT OR COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS' NUMBER FIVE ON
THE AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
SUPPORT GROCERY STORES IN FOOD
DESERTS WHICH HAS BEEN A MANDATE
THAT I'VE BEEN DOING SINCE WE
PASSED THE SUGAR TAX. AND SO
THAT WILL BE NUMBER 5 AND THEN
ALSO NUMBER 27 WHICH I BELIEVE
MADAM CHAIR YOU PRESENTED THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE
POLICY DIRECTION REGARDING FOOD
ACCESS ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS SAYS YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SAY YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> YEAH, I AM SORRY I DIDN'T
MEAN TO TOUCH OFF A WHOLE
COSPONSOR THING. IT WAS MORE
BECAUSE I HAD THE PSALM
AMENDMENT IN THERE BEFORE, BUT I
WOULD HAVE TO ALSO CHIME IN ON
THE FOOD DESERT IF THERE'S ROOM
ON THE LIST FOR ANOTHER
COSPONSOR BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO
SOMETHING THAT I AM VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT FROM AN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
>> AWESOME COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S A YES. WE ALL LOVE
FOOD. HOW ABOUT LET'S SPONSOR
IT. I AM JUST.
>> IT COULD BE --
>> I AM JUST PLAYING. NO. IT'S A
GREAT -- IT'S A PHENOMENAL
COMMITMENT AND WE LOVE FOOD AND
IT'S ALL NEED SO IT'S GREAT.
OKAY. SO, ARE THERE ANY LAST
COMMENTS REGARDING THE COUNCIL
BILL 120985 ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THE CONSENT PACKAGE THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO ADDRESS RIGHT
NOW? THESE ARE IF YOU WANT TO
SPONSOR A CERTAIN BILL BY
COUNCIL MEMBER, IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE, I AM NOT GOING TO JUMP IN
THE COSPONSORING PIECE, BUT I
THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE
TIME TO SPEAK TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SOMEWHAT TO
WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERMEMBER RIVERA
WAS SAYING VOTING TOMORROW WHICH
IS PROBLEMATIC FROM A
PERSPECTIVE. I JUST WANTED TO,
A, THANK YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM
FOR COLLABORATING WITH MY TEAM
AND ALONG WITH THE OTHER
COLLEAGUES HERE PLUS EVERYBODY
WHO COME FROM PUBLIC COMMENT TO
INCLUDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR
MAYBE DUE TO A FOCUS AREA. WE
HAVE A WIDE BREATH OF THOSE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE INPUT
WHICH HAS BEEN QUITE EXPANSIVE.
ON THE COMP PLAN ITSELF, I
WANTED TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, THIS
WOULD BE GUIDING MY DECISIONS IS
I DO BELIEVE IN THE ALT5
APPROACH. I LEARNED TO SAY
APPROACH BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
POINTED OUT TO ME AGAIN WITH ALL
THE FEEDBACK THAT THERE MUST AND
TECHNICAL PLAN OUT THERE I MUST
BE VIOLATING SOME SUPPOSE OF SO
I SAY THE ALT INCLUDING THE
TRANSIENT ORIENT DEVELOPMENT AND
HOUSING AND SENTERS A REGION
URBAN AND NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AS I
OFTEN HAS BEEN SAVE NEIGHBOR
INTO THE VILLAGES WHICH IS WHICH
IS A SMALL VERSION OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER THAT WE WILL
LOOK TO DO THROUGH ZONING AND
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OPCD ON.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THIS FLEXIBILITY TOLTS
REALLY ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALSS IN
TERENCE OF DENSE IF ICATION IN A
SMART WAY THAT BALLOTS ALL THE
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE BALANCED.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS TO, IN MY
MIND, BUILD UP VERY TYPES OF
HOUSING AS ONE THING I SAID MANY
TIMES, AND FROM THE QUEEN ANNE
PERSPECTIVE, EVERYTHING THOUGHT
IT WAS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME
ONLY, BUT AS WE LEARNED OVER THE
LAST DECADE, THE SLOPES WERE LL1
AND SOME ARE LR2 AND NOW WE HAVE
THE TALL SKINNY TOWNHOMES AS FAR
AS THE EYE CAN SEE. AND THAT
REALLY HELPS, BUT THAT'S ALL
THERE IS. AND WE HAVE TO HAVE
LIKE A MIXED OF VARIED SET OF
HOUSING. I THINK THAT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT DYNAMIC
HOUSING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE
CAN COME IN, MOVE UP THE
DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE HOUSING
SECTOR AND THEY REACH A CERTAIN
AGE AND NEED TO GO DOWNSIZE AND
GO BACK THE OTHER WAY. BUT
HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY AND
WHAT'S IMPORTANT THERE IS TO
CRATE CREATE VARIOUS TYPES OF
HOUSING. WE NEED TO AVOID ONE
HOUSING PRODUCED AS WE HAVE SEEN
QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST DECADE
PLUS. AND SO THAT IS REALLY
SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING TO DO. SOMEONE
WILL BE COMING THROUGH PHASE TWO
WITH THE ZONING BUT THERE'S
ELEMENTS THROUGH BONUSES AND
THOSE KINDS OF PIECES AND WHAT
WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW TO REALLY
ACHIEVE THAT. AND A LOT OF THIS
THIS IS IN MIDDLE HOUSING. I
WON'T GO TOO MUCH FURTHER
BECAUSE THIS IS COMP PLAN VOTE
BUT I THINK IT'S SUPER
IMPORTANT OPINION I WANTED TO
SPEAK TO SOCIAL HOUSING. IVE
I'VE BEEN CLEAR IN MY SUPPORT
FOR SOCIAL HOUSING. NOTED I HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE GOVERNSANCE
STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE CARE
AREA SHE EXPERIENCED AND
FUNDING. BUT I THINK I DO
SUPPORT THE IDEA OF ADDING THAT
TO THE MIX. AND WHAT WE SHOULD
BE DOING NOW IS LOOKING HOW TO
SET UP DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FOR
SUCCESS. AS OPPOSED TO FAILURE.
AND THAT'S THE IDEA SETTING UP
SOCIAL HOUSING FOR SUCCESS WAS
THE GENESIS BEHIND ME AMENDMENT
AND LOOKING TO PROMOTE THAT TO
CRATE THAT OPTION AND CREATE THE
VERY TYPES OF HOUSING PIECES
THAT WE CAN HAVE, AND IN ORDER
TO GET TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU
KNOW, WE REALLY ADDRESS THE
HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN
OUR CITY. AND I ALSO WANTED TO
NOTE TWO OTHER AREAS QUICKLY,
CHAIR, ONE IS MY SUPPORT TO
QUITE INTERESTING GIVEN QUEEN
ANNE'S HITRY WITH ADUS DADDUS
AND I BELIEVE THEY MADE A COME
BACK PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE
DISPLACEMENT AND WHAT THAT DOES,
BUT ALSO GAINING DENSITY WITHIN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ALREADY. YOU
KNOW IT'S WAY TO AS I SAY WITH
MY TEAM AND OTHERS A WAY TO
SQUARE THE CIRCLE. A WAY TO GET
DENSE IF ICATION BUT KEEPING
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MAYBE LOOK AND
FEEL AND IMPORTANT WITH THE
ANTIDISPLACEMENT. AND SO I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BE PROMOTING THAT. AND, OF
COURSE, TREES, NOW WE HAVE GOT A
LOT OF AMENDMENTS ON TREES AS
MANY NOW, I HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
AND WE HAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE WITH
MCGRAW SQUARE DENSE IF ICATION
KEEPING TREES AND IT CAN BE
DONE. WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT'S ONE REASON BEHIND MY
SIDE YARD SETBACK AND YOU KNOW
LOOKING AT THE OTHERS. SO
THERE'S A BIG MIX OF TREE
AMENTSMENTS AND THERE'S
DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS ON THAT,
BUT I DO BELIEVE IN THE TREES
PARTICULARLY THE EVER GREENS,
PEOPLE HEARD ME SAY THAT. MANY,
MANY TIMES. AND BUT THE
DISCUSSION ALSO SHOWS THAT TREES
ARE SOMETHING I KNOW THE TREE
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED. BUT THIS
IS REALLY AN OPEN TOPIC AND SO,
NOT TO CREATE CHALLENGES FOR OUR
CENTRAL STAFF, BUT TREE
ORDINANCE MAY BE SOMETHING IN
THE FUTURE BECAUSE CLEARLY THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOWS THAT WE
MAY NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
IT AGAIN, AND THEN, I WON'T
SPEAK TO THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK. THAT'S REALLY A
HB1110 BUT THERE ARE ASPECTS OF
THAT, TOO, IN THIS RELATED TO
THE CENTERS. WE REALLY NEED TO
BUILD UP YOUR EYE MENNITIES AND
BUILD UP THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR CITY FOR PLACES FOR TO COME
BECAUSE QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD
PARK IS NOT JUST QUEEN ANN HE OR
DISTRICT 7. PEOPLE COULD MANY
FROM ALL AROUND AND IT'S A
PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FEEL, YOU
CAN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
HERE IN THE CITY TO SEE THE
VARIOUS VISTAS, AND DO IT IN
SUCH A WAY WHERE YOU ARE GOING
MAYBE THROUGH A TREE CANOPY IN
ONE SECTION, OR COME IN AN AREA
WHERE IT'S OPEN. LIKE WITH
WILCOX WALL. AND I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY ONLY STEP ONE OF A
MULTI-STEP PROCESS I WANT TO
WORK WITH THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK. ONE IS THE SET
THIS PART HERE TO KEEP IT,
BECAUSE THE PARK ITSELF IS THE
STREET, THE SIDEWALK IS THE
IMMEDIATE AREA. AND TO KEEP THAT
KIND OF PLACE SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE
ENJOYING IT, AS THEY WALK
THROUGH, LIKE I SAID, THE TREE
CANOPIES, BUT IT'S ALSO FIRST
STEP. THE NEXT STEP IS WORKING
WITH SDOT AND PARKS IN TERMS OF
MAYBE BUILDING DOWN BIKE LANE
MARKERS TO ENCOURAGE BIKING AND
WALKING TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY
UTILIZATION OF THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK. SHARED STREETS
WILCOX WALL H AVENUE S THAT
COULD BE PERFECT AREA WE COULD
GAIN THE EXTRA AMENITY FOR THE
CITY AND INCLUDING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. BRIE CRACKY PARK
THAT AREA. THERE'S
OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE QUEEN
ANNE BOULEVARD PARK AND THIS IS
REALLY KICK OFF FOR ME AND MY
SENSE IN TERMS WHAT HAVE WE ARE
TRYING TO DO AND PART OF IT IS
TO GET THAT BASELINE DONE AND
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH
OUR AMENDMENTS FOR THE COMP PLAN
RELATING TO QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD
PARK. THERE ARE PARTS IN THIS
BILL AND SECOND BILL RELATED TO
HB1110. AND I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
THESE PIECES SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW
THE BASELINE FROM WHICH MY VOTES
COME FROM AND THE LIKE. SO THANK
YOU CHAIR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO IT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON IS THAT A NEW
HAND.
>> OLD AND.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR HAVING SOME OF
MY AMENDMENTS INCLUDED WHILE SO
TOUCHING ON THEM. SO REFLECTED
IN THIS IS CHAIR'S PACKAGE TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PLEA
THREE AMEANTMENT SUBMITTED BY MY
OFFICEP FIRST INCORPORATED CHILD
CARE INTO THE COMP PLAN WHICH IS
GLARINGLY ABSENT FROM THE PLAN.
AND WE KNOW THAT CHILD CARE
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE OPTIONS
CONTINUE TO BE A DESPERATE NEED
ACROSS THE CITY. SO, BY ADDING
INCLUSION WE ARE FOCUSING ON
MOVING TOWARDS A PLACE WHERE WE
ARE PLANNING FOR MORE CHILD CARE
ACROSS THE CITY. ACCESS TO
QUALITY CHILD CARE IS ESSENTIAL
FOR A THRIVING CITY AND SEATTLE
NEEDS TO DO MORE TO IMPROVE THAT
ACCESS. THE SECOND AMENDMENT
INCORPSE ADDITIONAL
ANTIDISPLACEMENT TO PROMOTE
COLLABORATION TO MAKE SEATTLE
MORE AFFORDABLE. THIS CITES
COMMUNITY LED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AS WAY OF ACHIEVING THIS. AND
THIRD IN THIS PACKAGE WOULD
INCORPORATE SOCIAL HOUSING INTO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH VOTERS
OF SEATTLE HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES
AFFIRMED AT THE BALLOT BOX A
TOOL WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE TO
ADDRESS GROWING HOUSING CRISIS.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN CHAIRMAN FOR
THE INCLUSION OF THEY AMENDMENT
AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? LEFT AND
RIGHT I SEE NO. OKAY. SO, THANK
YOU ALL REALLY APPRECIATE US
GETTING TO THIS POINT. AND I AM
GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT PACKAGE COUNCIL BELL
120985 WITH THE ADDITIONAL
COSPONSORS. AS IS. I WILL PAUSE
TO SEE IF THERE'S A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME IT'S MOVED AND
SECOND TO ADOPT CONSENT PACKAGE
COUNCIL BILL 120985 IN ADDITION
TO ALL THE COSPONSORS WILL THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> THE COUNCIL MEMBER SACK SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE AND CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES IN 8 IN FAVOR AND
NORTHERN OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME YOU DID IT. GREAT
JOB. NOW, ITEM NUMBER TWO. INTO
THE -- WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE AGENDA.
>> HOLD ON WE ARE AT EASE REAL
QUICK ONE SECOND. THANK YOU.
>> I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK
FOR A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS SO I
CAN FIGURE OUT NEXT STEPS. SO
JUST BEAR WITH US. WE ARE GOING
TO ASK FOR A RECESS FOR FIVE
MINUTES. I CAN ASK -- AWESOME,
GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT AWESOME WE HAVE
RETURNED WE ARE BACK FROM I
GUESS IT'S CALLED RECESS. WILL
THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>>COMING COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> RESUMING SO COUNCIL BILL
120985 AND THE SELECT COMMITTEE
WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON THIS
BILL AT TOMORROW'S 9:30 A.M.
MEETING. AND THE BILL WILL BE
POSTPONED UNTIL THEN. SO WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THE MORE AMENDMENTS
FOR THE BILL. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION COUNCIL BILL 120895
WILL BE POPPED POET POST TONED
TO COLLECT COMMITTEE ON
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE BILL
WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL
TOMORROW'S MEETING. NOW WE WILL
READ ITEM NUMBER 2.
>> I CLEANEDDA ITEM 2.
IMPLEMENTING A MAJOR UPDATE OF
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
AND MODIFYING DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS IN OTHER ZONES TO
COMPLY WITH THE VARIOUS STATE
LAWS FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
>> CENTRAL STAFF THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. HB HARPER CENTRAL
STAFF. COUNCIL BILL 120939
AMENDS THE CODE TO UPDATE ZONING
IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS CONSISTENT WITH HOUSE BILL
1110 AND OTHER STATE REQUIRED
REGULATORY CHANGES. AND BEFORE
YOU AS WELL IS A SUBSTITUTE
WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL CHANGES
RELATED TO RECENT LEGISLATION
THAT HAS PASSED THROUGH THIS
BODY INCLUDING ORDINANCE 127228
WHICH AMENDED PROCESS FOR REVIEW
OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITIES
AND ESSENTIAL PUBLIC AND 12875
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE.
FINALLY THE SUBSTITUTE BILL
RESTORES A BONUS FOR DEVELOPMENT
ON PROPERTIES OWNED OR
CONTROLLED BY RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES AS THAT WAS
INADVENTE VERTENTLY ADMITTED
FROM COUNCIL BILL 120939 WHICH
IS REQUIRED AND THAT'S THE
NATURE OF THE SEUSS SUBSTITUTE
AND OTHERWISE IT IS EXACTLY AS
YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THAT PRESENTATION. AND, IN
HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, I AM GOING
TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE
ARE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US SOME
POLICY QUESTIONS OR IF COUNCIL
MEMBER WANTS TO REMOVE ANY
ITEMS. SO, FIRST WE WILL DO
QUESTIONS AND THEY REMOVAL.
FIRST GENERAL QUESTIONS FIRST.
>> I THINK WE NEED ACTION ON THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL FIRST AND THEN
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU. SO, I AM -- I
APPRECIATE THAT. I AM GOING TO
-- I HAVE A THOUSAND -- I WILL A
THOUSAND PAPERS IN FRONT OF ME.
AND SO, I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I AM GOING GO AHEAD AND
MOVE COUNCIL BILL 120993 IS
THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120993.
NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. I WILL
PAUSE THERE.
>> SO I THINK YOU DO -- I THINK
WE NEED TO MOVE SUBSTITUTE
COUNCIL BILL 120993 GET A SECOND
FOR THAT.
>> I AM GOING MOVE AND I AM
GOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL
BILL 12099 -- SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL
BILL 120939 IS THAT SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND
AND NOW WE CAN HAVE OUR
DISCUSSION.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE BEFORE THEM A
CONSENT PACKAGE PROPOSED BY THE
CHARITY CONSIST SOMETHING 18
AMENDMENTS AND THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL AMEN ENOF MENDMENTS
THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED
TOMORROW. A HIGH LEVEL THE
CONSENT PACKAGE TO COUNCIL BILL
120993 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, INCLUDING EXPANSION OF
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS AND
EXTENDING IT TO SOCIAL HOUSING
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BONEAS FAR AVAILABLE THROUGH
BONUS TO LOW RISE ZONE AND OTHER
CHANGES TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARD
TO FACILITATE MADEEL HOUSING A
CLARIFYING DENSITY ALLOWANCES
AND ALLOWING ROUNDING UP FOR
FRACK SHOALAN ASSESSMENTS OF
DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED ON A LOT.
AND REQUIRING INDOOR AIR QUALITY
AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
NEAR INTERSTATES HIGHWAYS AND
MAJOR TRUCKS STREETS RAILROADS
AND RIGHTS OF WAYS PROVIDE BE
INCENTIVES FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF
MIDDLE HOUSING INCLUDING COTTAGE
HOUSING, STACK FLATS, AND
INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
FAMILY SIZED HOUSING NEAR
SCHOOLS. AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO
ENCOURAGE MIDDLE HOUSING
THROUGHOUT NR ZONES WITHIN THE
CITY. THERE ARE ARE MULTIPLE
SPONSORS HERE REPRESENTING IN
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE INCLUDING
COUNCIL MEMBERS FRANKS KETTLE
NELSON HOLLINGSWORTH AND SAKA
AND SOLOMON TOO, AND HIGH LEVEL
IS DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSENT
PACKAGE FOR COUNCIL BILL 120993.
>> THE AWESOME. THANK YOU. I
TOLD MY STAFF I NEED PAGE
NUMBERS NEXT TIME. BECAUSE I
HAVE THEM ALL OVER AND I AM
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE
IS WHICH. THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES, NOW WE
ARE GOING TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS,
ANY POLICY QUESTIONS, OR IF YOU
WANT TO START THE RIPPLE EFFECT
OF ADDING YOUR NAME AS A
COSPONSOR TO ANY AMENDMENT.
>> WHEN DO YOU MOVE EXCUSE ME.
>> PARDON ME?
>> WHEN.
>> I AM SORRY TO INTERRUPT. WHEN
IN THE PRELIMINARIES OF VOTING
ON THE ACTUAL PACKAGE DO WE
REQUEST TO REMOVE THINGS?
>> WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT RIGHT
AFTER SO WE ARE DOING ANY
QUESTIONS POLICY QUESTIONS THAT
YOU HAVE, AND THEN IF YOU WANT
TO COSPONSOR ANYTHING, AND THEN
FOLLOWING THAT I WILL ASK IF
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING
THEY WOULD.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. SO SEEING NO
QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANYTHING
THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO
COSPONSOR? COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, AND
FIRST OFF, WE JUMPED INTO --
JUMPED INTO THE COSPONSORING BIT
EARLIER, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO
BRIEFLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE INHERENT
CHALLENGE OF UPDATING A
20-YEAR-OLD PLAN, ONE THAT HAS
PROFOUND PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE
AND IMPORTANCE TO EVERY DAY
LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN SEATTLE.
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AND
ESPECIALLY ONE AS DEEPLY COMPLEX
AND HIGHLY TECHNICAL AS THIS.
BUT I -- I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU, CHAIR, AND YOUR OFFICE FOR
YOUR STRONG COLLABORATION TONED
END THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. FROM
LATE LAST YEAR UNTIL PRESENT
DAY, YOU HAVE BEEN VERY
COLLABORATIVE, THOUGHTFUL
ENGAGING WITH ME, DIRECTLY AND
MY OFFICE, AND REALLY HELP
FACILITATE THE LEGISLATIVE
SAUSAGE MAKING THAT WE ARE
UNDERTAKING TODAY. AND SO,
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION ON IT. I ALSO WANT
TO QUICKLY THANK OUR CENTRAL
STAFF EXPERTS WHO ARE THE FOLKS
ON THE FRONT LINE OF THIS WORK
REPRESENTED HERE AT THIS TABLE.
LISH KEETEL AND HB APPRECIATE
YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT.
AND INCITES AND HELPING ME AND
MY OFFICE BRING OUR MANY
POLYIDEA AND AMENAN MENMENTS TO
LIFE. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORKING
BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU
ALL SO MUCH. AND SO MANY CENTRAL
STAFF, WERE INVOLVED IN THIS.
AND ALSO AMELIA, THANK YOU, OUR
EXPERT CLERK WHO CAN SEE HER
EXPERTISE LIVE IN PERSON RIGHT
NOW. GUIDING US THROUGH THE
COMPLEXITIES HERE PROCEDURALLY.
IN ANY EVENT, YOU ASKED ABOUT
COSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. I
ALSO HAVE THREE FOR THIS BILL.
AND IF THE AMENDMENT AUTHORS ARE
AMENABLE, WOULD LOVE TO
COSPONSOR. SO THE FIRST ONE IS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S AMENDMENT
65 ALLOWING STORES TO BE LOCATED
ANYWHERE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL. AND THE NEXT TWO
ARE YOURS AGAIN MADAM CHAIR. YOU
TERRIFIC IDEAS BUT THE FIRST IS
AMENDMENT 68 WAIVE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARD FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
CONVERSIONS THAT SEEKS TO HELP
HOMEOWNERS ROMAINE IN PLACE. I,
TOO, BACKGROUND I TOO THAT'S A
PRIORITY FOR ME AND MY OFFICE
AND ON MY PUNCH LIST OF ITEMS,
AND JUST WE HEARD THAT THERE ARE
OTHERS FURTHER ALONG IN THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AND IN
TERMS OF GRABBING THE PEN. SO,
WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COSPONSOR THAT AND THEN ALSO
AMENDMENT 75 CHAIR, TO REQUIRE
INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND NOISE
IMPROVEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
NEAR INTERSTATES. HIGHWAYS, AND
MAJOR TRUCK STREETS.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA A YES FOR ME
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
AMENDMENT 65.
>> YES.
>> AWESOME. SO TWO YESES FOR
THAT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO
HAVE THREE AND AGAIN I
APOLOGIZE. UM TRYING TO CATCH UP
HERE AFTER BEING GONE FOR A BIT.
I WANTED TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK IF SHE WOULD ENTERTAIN ME
JOINING HER IN AMENDMENT NUMBER
59 AND COUNCIL OR HOLLINGSWORTH
YOUR 75 AND 78.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT'S A YES FOR ME
FOR 75 AND 78. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> ABSOLUTELY YES.
>> AWESOME. THAT'S A YES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR NUMBER
59. FOR COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> MY LUCKY NUMBER. THE YEAR I
WAS BORN.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I
WILL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WANT TO BE
SPONSORS ON ANY OF THE BILLS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> I BELIEVE I LOST MY CHANCE ON
ASKING FOR A COSPONSOR ON 19 SO
WE WILL FORGET ABOUT THAT ONE.
BUT, I AM JUST NOTICES I WOULD
LIKE IF THERE'S ROOM, TO BE A
COSPONSOR FOR NUMBER 59. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> AWESOME. 59 FOR COSPONSOR FOR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. ALL
RIGHT. ARE THERE ANYMORE
COLLEAGUES PEOPLE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO COSPONSOR ANYTHING? IS
THAT OLD AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> YEAH IT'S AN OLD HAND IN
MORE THAN ONE WAY.
>> NO WORRIES AT ALL. SO NOW, WE
ARE GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE, ITEMS YOU
WANT TO REMOVE.
>> YES.
>> OKAY. I WILL GIVE YOU PAUSE
HERE. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO
REMOVE 59 AND 71 FOR DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU. > OKAY SO FOR THE
RECORD AMENDMENT NUMBER 59 AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER 71 HAVE BEEN
REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION. AND THE
I THINK HOW WE CAN --
>> I HAVE MY HAND UP THAT'S A
NEW ONE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I MOVE TO REMOVE AMENDMENT 74
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE AND I
AM WITHDRAWING IT FROM
CONSIDERATION BUT I WILL BE
SUBMITTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
DOCKETING RESOLUTION TOMORROW TO
ASK OCPD TO STUDYIUM PACTS THAT
HAVE BECOME-- THAT I HAVE BECOME
AWARE OF RECENTLY OF AN INCREASE
IN THE RESIDENTIAL HEIGHT
LIMITS.
>> UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. SO WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE.
>> NO ACTION TODAY.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AGENDA ITEM 74
HAS BEEN REMOVED. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER ITEMS, COLLEAGUES, AND
JUST TO CLARIFY, WE WILL HAVE
DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS AFTER WE GET THROUGH
THE CONSENT PACKAGE, SO IT WILL
BE AFTER WE MOVE THE BILL
EXCLUDING THE ITEMS AND THEN WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THESE ITEMS. I
WILL THEN ASK THE SPONSOR OF THE
ITEMS IF THEY WANT TO ADDRESS
THE -- ADDRESS THE BODY BEFORE
WE TAKE A VOTE ON THOSE. OKAY.
IS EVERYONE CLEAR WITH THAT?
OKAY. IF ANYONE HAD QUESTION,
YOU CAN TELL ME NOW. I WILL
PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYMORE
ITEMS PEOPLE WANT TO REMOVE FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE. AND I WILL
PAUSE HERE. OKAY. WE ARE NOW
GOING TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT
PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS.
>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE
COMPLETE THE VOTING ON THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL. AND THEN MOVE
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
>> OH UNDERSTOOD. GOT IT. SO WE
HAVE MOVED AND SECOND SUBSTITUTE
BILL, AND WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE SUBSTITUTE BILL
AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEN
WE WILL TAKE THE VOTE ON THE
CONSENT PACKAGE WITH ITEMS
REMOVED AND THEN WE WILL GO TO
THOSE ITEMS. I KNOW IT'S
CONFUSING A LITTLE BIT. DOES
EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND. WE ARE
VOTING ON THE SUBSTITUTE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> STRAWSS
>> AYE S.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE AND CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES. EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE
OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME. NOW WE WILL CONSIDER
THE CONSENT PACKAGE OF
AMENDMENTS, THE ITEMS ITEMS
NUMBER 59, NUMBER 71 AND 74 HAVE
BEEN REMOVED, AND WILL BE
ADDRESSED SEPARATELY. SO I AM
GOING MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
PACKAGE EXCLUDING ITEM NUMBER
59, 71 AND 74. IS THERE A
SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT PACKAGE
EXCLUDING ITEMS 59, 71 AND 74.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
PACKAGE TO COUNCIL BILL 120993P.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVIERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILWOMAN HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT CONSENT AND NONE
OPPOSED. NOW INTO NOW WE ARE
GOING TO DISCUSS AGENDA OR
COUNCIL -- COUNCIL BILLS. THE --
THE AMENDMENTS OF 59, 71, 74 HAS
BEEN REMOVED. AND THERE'S NO
ACTION NEEDED THERE TODAY. SO
WHAT I NEED IS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER THE SPONSOR, TO MOVE
THEIR ITEM AND COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE
YOUR AMENT MENDMENT NUMBER 59.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BIL 120993 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 59.
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECOND. TO ADDRESS TO ADDRESS
AMENDMENT NUMBER 59
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD EXEMPT ADU U.S.
FROM MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY WHICH WILL RESULT
NDUs NOR AFFORDABLE FOR SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT. PLAN REPRESENTS THE
LARGEST INCREASE IN MHAS
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE THUS FAR
WITH THE CENTERS AND TRANSIT
CORRIDORS THAT INCREASE IS
NEEDED AND WILL HELP US BUILD
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT
BEING SAID, PUTTING THE COST OF
MHA ON SMALLER HOUSING PROJECTS
LIKE ADU U.S. CREATE OUTSIZED
COST FOR THOSE WHO ARE WISHING
TO BUILD THIS KIND OF HOUSING IN
THEIR BACKYARDS. AND ADUs
REPRESENT ONE OF THE MOST
AFFORDABLE PATHWAYS IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND KEEPING THE
COST DOWN IS CRITICAL. IT'S FOR
FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS BUT
THINKING ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE
AGING IN PLACE AND WANTING TO
KEEP OUR ELDERS CLOSE AND
SUPPORT MORE MULTIGENERATIONAL
LIVING. MY GRANDMOTHER WANTS AN
IN-LAW UNIT IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH
TO OWN A HOME. THIS IS A
RATIONAL FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THE AMENDMENT AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT
59 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IS IT OKAY
IF I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO,.
>> THE IF YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE
MIC SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> SORRY. THE THING DOESN'T
MOVE OVER. ALL RIGHT. IT'S LIKE
-- IT'S WEIRD. OKAY. SORRY,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. ALL
RIGHT. ON THE MHA FEES, WHAT ARE
THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXCLUDING
THAT ADUS BECAUSE AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, OBVIOUSLY, WE
COLLECT MHA IN LIEU OF FEES AND
WE USE IT TO BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO WHAT ARE
THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXCLUDING
THE ADUs AND CAN YOU TELL ME
WHICH WE CURRENTLY GETTING IN
LIEU OF FEES IN TERMS OF MHA AND
WHERE THESE, YOU KNOW, ADU U.S.s
ARE BEING BUILT AND WHAT SIZE
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AS SMALL AS
SOME FOLKS THINK.
>> MHA CURRENTLY DOESN'T APPLY
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
AND IS NOT PROPOSED TO APPLY IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
BUT MULTIFAMILY ZONES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. SO CURRENTLY,
MULTIFAMILY ZONES, DEVELOPMENT
OF A TOWN HOUSE, WITHIN AN
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IS
SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S MANDATORY
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM. AS
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK POINTS OUT
NEXT YEAR THE CITY WILL BE
EXPANDING MILT MULTIFAMILY
ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
THAT COUNCIL DESIGNATES THROUGH
THE PROCESS AND EXPAND SHALL IS
URBAN AND REGIONAL CENTERS AS
WELL. HAD THE -- SORT OF
GENERALLY SPEAKING, MARKET SUCH
AS THIS WHERE MOST OF THE VOLUME
OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS OCCURRING
IS IN -- IS IN MIDDLE HOUSING
TYPES LIKE TOWN HOUSE
DEVELOPMENT, AND IN ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS, BUILT ON
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY, MOST OF THE REVENUE
THE CITY GETS YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE MOST RECENT OFFICE OF
HOUSING MHA REPORT, JUST TO
VERIFY THIS. MOST OF THE REVENUE
THE CITY IS GET SOMETHING COMING
FROM SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN
LOW RISE MULTI-FAMILY ZONES. SO,
NOT BIG DEVELOPMENT MOST OF WHAT
YOU ARE SEEING BUILT TODAY IS
STUFF PERMITTED A WHILE AGO. IT
IS COMING FROM SMALLER
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS REAL ESTATE
CYCLE.
>> THANK YOU, KEETEL. SO, YOU
MEAN -- I AM STRUGGLING A LITTLE
BIT WITH THIS COLLEAGUES BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, AS I SAID EARLIER, WE
USE IN LIEU OF FEES TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS
NEEDED AND CRITICAL. AND SO I
FEEL LIKE WE MIGHT BE LEAVING
MONEY ON THE TABLE HERE IF WE
EXCLUDE THE ADUs FROM THE MHA
REQUIREMENTS. WE DON'T KNOW
CELT, OR LISH, OR HB, WE DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE WOULD BE
LEAVING ON THE TABLE, BUT I AM
HEARING ALSO THERE'S MORE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE
HOUSING TYPE WITH OADUs SO.
>> THERE'S SOME -- IT IS
PROBABLY MOSTLY EDGE CASES WHERE
THERE'S AN ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNIT PROPOSED AS PART OF A TOWN
HOUSE DEVELOPMENT. SO PROBABLY
NOT THE MAJORITY OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE IN
MULTI-FAMILY STONES WHERE FOLKS
ARE BUILDING TOWN HOUSES FOR
EXAMPLE. BUT IT'S SOMETHING
OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS WAR TOWN
HOUSE CAN BE DESIGNATED AND MAY
LOOK FUNCTIONALLY LIKE THE YOU
KNOW THE TOWN HOUSE IT IS WIND
WITH AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNIT. THEY ARE PRACTICAL
PROBLEMS FOR THE DEVELOPER IN
DOING THAT. USUALLY TYPICALLY
THEY WILL HAVE TO CONDOMINIUMIZE
TO MAKE THAT ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNIT AVAILABLE FOR FEASIBLE
SALE. AS OPPOSED TO [INAUDIBLE]
SO MAYBE SOME DOWN SIDES TO
THAT. BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S
-- OCCASIONALLY IT HAPPENS BUT
IS NOT SUPER FREQUENT BUT IT IS
AN OPPORTUNITY THAT A DEVELOPER
HAS TO AVOID MHA FEES BY
POTENTIALLY IF THE EVENT PASSES
TO AVOID MHA FEES BY DESIGNATING
A UNIT FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR TO
ANOTHER AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNIT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, KEETEL.
LISH, DID YOU HAVE --
>> YES, SO YOU ASKED WHAT SIZE
ADUs ARE. MAXIMUM SIZE FOR AN
ADU IS 1,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU
CHAIR. I -- THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME THE ABILITY TO ASK
THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE LIKE I
SAID, IT DOES HAVE SOME IMPACT.
BUT I AM HEARING KEETEL SAY
IT'S NOT BEING -- IT -- IT
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT WOULD
HAVE A HUGE IMPACT.
>> IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
PROBABLY NOT A HUGE IMPACT. I
THINK THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
THAT SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARD THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
CONSIDERING NEXT YEAR WITH PHASE
2 I ENCOURAGE APARTMENT
DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO MHA FEES. SO, FOR
THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE
WOULDN'T BE ANY FOREGONE
REVENUE JUST THERE WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE FOREGONE REVENUE
FOR THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT
HAS ACCESSORY OR CAN HAVE
ACCESSORY UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH
IT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> NO WORRIES THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE AND WE ARE DEALING WITH
THE SAME THINGS WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE NFTE PROGRAM.
AND THE MONEY THAT WE ARE LOSING
OUT ON BY NOT LEVY A FEAR OF
TAX. AND IN MY MIND THE HOUSING
WE WILL GAIN IS -- IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN THE MONEY WE ARE
LEAVING ON THE TABLE FOR MHA.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS
SMALLER THE PROJECT, THE MORE
DIFFICULT IT IS TO ABSORB THE
COSTS OF MHA BECAUSE LARGER
BUILDINGS SPREAD THAT COST PER
FOOT OUT ACROSS THE BIGGER
DEVELOPMENT. AND SO, IT'S LESS
OF A BARRIER OR IMPEDIMENT TO
BUILD OR TO INHABIT PENCIL OUT.
SO I WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY
THINKING ON THIS.
>> AWESOME. THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT
NUMBER 59? OKAY. SO WILL THE --
I OFFER THE SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT DO YOU HAVE CLOSING
REMARKS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE
SPOT BUT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU
FOR THE DISCUSSION AND FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THANK
YOU COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AND
NELSON FOR YOUR SKI SPONSOR ON
THIS I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 59.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> IN COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETAL.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE. COUNCIL HEDGE
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> 8 FOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> I AM GOING TO MOVE COUNCIL
BILL 120993 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 71 IS THERE A
SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECOND TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120ED 93 AS PRESENT IN AMENDMENT
71. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SPONSOR
OF THIS AMEN MINUTE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR COLLEAGUES I
WILL BE BRIEF. THIS CLARIFIES
DENSITY A-- WE HAVE PASSED A
SIMILAR VERSION OF THIS
AMENDMENT IN THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION UNANIMOUSLY AND IS
TO MY UNDERSTAND TECHNICAL AND
CORRECTIVE IN NATURE. AND HAPPY
TO TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF
TO FILL IN MORE TECHNICAL
DETAILS I MAY HAVE MISSED IN
THAT. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. CENTRAL STAFF YOU HAVE
ANY COMMENTS.
>> I WOULD BRIEFLY SAY THIS IS
RELATED TO LOTS CRITICAL AREAS
AND ENSURING THAT ALL LOTS ARE
ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE UNIT
REGARDLESS OF CRITICAL AREAS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS ONE JUST BECAUSE THE
CRITICAL AREAS AND THE EDGE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND, OF
COURSE, IMPACTS ON CRITICAL FISH
HABITAT. AND I PREFER TO SEE
THIS IN THE RESOLUTION SO WE CAN
HAVE FURTHER STUDY ON THE
IMPACTS OF THIS. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, I AM GOING TO NOT VOTE
FOR THIS AMENDMENT, AND LIKE I
SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF IT -- I
WOULD PREFER TO SEE IT IN THE
RESOLUTION SO WE CAN STUDY IT,
BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
MECHANICS ARE OF THAT ARE AND
HOW EVERYONE FEELS ABOUT IT AS
WELL. BUT I JUST -- I THINK THAT
GIVEN THE IT'S -- WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL AREAS AND
FISH HABITAT. I LOVE TO SEE MORE
STUDY ON THIS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERMEMBER RIVERA. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING THE AMENDMENT
NUMBER 71? WE ARE GOING DO
UNCOMFORTABLE SILENCE FOR A
LITTLE BIT. I AM JUST PLAYING.
NO. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> WHEN I HEAR CRITICAL AREAS I
GET NERVOUS. SO I WILL BE
ABSTAINING BECAUSE I FEEL LOOK I
HAVE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
THIS ONE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBER COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> CAN YOU SPEAK MORE TO THE
CRITICAL AREAS, PLEASE.
>> SURE.
>> THIS IS -- GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH. SO, ESSENTIALLY, FOLKS
WISH TO DEVELOP ON LOTS THAT
CONTAIN CRITICAL AREAS GO
THROUGH AN ALTERNATIVE DENITY AS
OPPOSED TO LOTS WITHOUT CRITICAL
AREA AND THAT'S NOT PROPOSING
TO BE CHANGED BUT THERE'S A
FLOOR THAT ALLOWS FOR AT LEAST
DEVELOPMENT OF ONE UNIT ON A LOT
EVEN IF FOR INSTANCE THE DENSITY
CALCULATION THEY GO THROUGH
WOULD RESULT IN LESS THAN ONE
UNIT. AND SO, THIS AMENDMENT
REVISED THE ORDER OF LANGUAGE
DIDN'T CHANGE ANY OF THE
SUBSTANCE BUT PUT LANGUAGE
RELATE TO BEING ALLOWED TO HAVE
ONE UNIT ON EVERY LOT UNDER AND
SORT OF BENEATH AND AFTER THE
CRITICAL AREA OF DISCUSSION HOW
YOU CALCULATE DENSITY SO IT'S
CLEAR IT IS RELATED TO THAT LOTS
NOT INCUMBERED BY CRITICAL AIR
CRASS IS WE DOUGH THE
CALCULATION RELATED TO FOUR OR
SIX UNITS AND ALL THAT. DOES
THAT HELP?
>> MAYBE IT WOULD HELP TO LOOK
AT AMENDMENT.
>> YES. WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE --
NOT PAUSE HERE BUT WE ARE GOING
TO SHARE THE SCREEN SO WE CAN
SEE IT. THANK YOU. PERFECT.
>> AMENDMENT 71 TAKES SENTENCE
THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER 2344060C
AND MOVES IT TO THE END OF THE
SECTION TWO PAGES LATER THREE
PAGES LATER, HERE UNDER C4C SAME
SENTENCE, JUST CLARIFYING THAT
IT IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
CRITICAL AREAS.
>> YOU SHOW AGAIN WHERE IT CAME
FROM?
>> YEAH.
>>
>> YOU STILL HAVE THE FLOOR
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I AM LOOK FOR CRITICAL AREA
PIECE TO THIS IN TERMS OF THE
LANGUAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> SO AGAIN, THAT IS -- THREE
PAGES LATER SECTION C4 -- LET ME
GO UP. TALKS ABOUT LOTS CONTAIN
ANYTHING CORRIDORS AND LOSING
BUFFERS. LANDS AND AREAS WITHIN
A SETBACK AND DESIGNATED
NONDISTURBANCE AREAS AND STEEP
SLOPES WHICH ARE PRIMARILY
CRITICAL AREAS. OR AREAS WITHIN
OUR SHORELINE, AND SO, THE NEW,
THE LANGUAGE MOVED TO THIS
SECTION C4 RELATED TO
DEVELOPMENT ON LOTS WITH
CRITICAL AREAS.
>> HOW DOES THIS COMPARE WITH
THE OTHER AMENDMENT IN ECAs THAT
WAS WITHDRAWAL? IMPROBABLE
CONFLATING TWO RIGHT NOW. SO --
>> DO YOU REMEMBER THE SUBSTANCE
OF THAT AMENDMENT?
>> I THINK THE SUBSTANCE OF THAT
AMENDMENT WAS TO MAKE IT SUCH
THAT CRITICAL AIR PORTION OF A
LOT IN A CRITICAL AREA COULD BE
USED IN DETERMINING THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED ON
A LOT. SO, THERE WAS AS 5,000
SQUARE FOOT LOT, AND HALF OF IT,
2500 SQUARE FEET, WAS IN AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA,
THAT PORTION OF THE LOT IN
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA
COULD BE USE TO DETERMINE THE
NUMBER OF MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS
ON THE LOT. THAT ALLOWED
RECOVERY OF FULL DEVELOPMENT
CAPACITY ON A LOT THAT PORTION
OF WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN A
CRITICAL AREA. THIS SPECIFIES
THAT FOR LOTS POTENTIALLY EVEN
VERY SMALL LOTS, THAT ARE IN
CRITICAL AREAS, ONE COULD STILL
REALIZE ONE'S INVESTMENT
EXPECTATION TO BUILD AT LEAST
ONE UNIT. ON THAT LOT.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOLLOWED BY YOWLMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, LISH
KEETEL, HB, ANY DEVELOPMENT SO
BEYOND WHAT WE ARE STUDYING,
THIS PARCEL ROUND IN
CONVERSATION. BEYOND THAT, WHEN
PARCELS ARE DEVELOPED, THAT ARE
IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL
AREAS IS IT TRUE THEY HAVE TO GO
THROUGH A CHECK LIST AND A
PROCESS THAT DETERMINES WHAT IS
AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE BUILT
BASED UPON THE TYPE, SIZE,
COVERAGE OF THAT ECA ON THAT
PARCEL?
>> CORRECT.
>> YEAH.
>> SO SAID ANOTHER WAY, NO
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO ZONING ON
PARCELS THAT INCLUDE AN ECA, IF
DEVELOPMENT OCCURS ON THAT
PARCEL, THAT HAS AN ECA THERE
WILL BE A SEPARATE AND ROBUST
PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS
APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL
AREA?
>> THIS LANGUAGE DOES NOT IMPACT
OUR CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS OR
SHORELINE REGULATIONS. SO THOSE
CONTINUE TO APPLY.
>> SO OUR -- ENVIRONMENT
CONTINUES TO BE PROTECTED? IS MY
STATEMENT. NOT A QUESTION. THANK
YOU. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I READ THIS
TO MEAN REGARDLESS OF THE
CALCULATIONS EVEN IF THE
CALCULATIONS RESULT IN YOU
PROBABLY COULD ONLY BUILD NOT
ONE FULL UNIT, ONE FULL UNIT
WOULD BE ALLOWED IS THAT NOT
CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH. I
THINK SORT OF THE SOMETHING THAT
MAY BE WORTH EXPLORING HERE A
LITTLE BIT IS POTENTIALLY WHAT
THIS MEANS FOR LOTS. VERY SMALL
LOTS THAT PREVIOUSLY MIGHT NOT
HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED LEGAL
BUILDING SITES.
>> CORRECT.
>> BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT LOTS
AND EXISTENCE ON EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S
PROBABLE SUBSET OF LOTS WHOLELY
OR PARTIALLY IN ENVIRONMENTALLY
CRITICAL AREAS THAT ARE
REDEVELOPABLE IF THE AMENDMENT
PASSES.
>> AND THANK YOU. KEETEL AND
THAT'S MY CONCERN, COLLEAGUES.
AND SO PUTTING IN THE RESOLUTION
WOULD MEAN WE WOULD STUDY IT
FURTHER TO SEE THE IMPACTS BUT
IT IS ALLOWING THE ONE UNIT
REGARDLESS, I THINK, HAS AN
IMPACT. AND SO THIS IS MY
CONCERN.
>> THE I DO WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THE BILL WOULD STILL -- IF
THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT PASS THE
BILL WOULD SAY THAT THE LEAST
ONE DWELLING UNIT IS ALLOWED ON
LOTS IN EXISTENCE OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE. IT JUST WOULDN'T
HAVE THAT LANGUAGE UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL AREA
SECTION OF THIS SUBSET.
>> MAY I? SO THE WAY I READ THIS
SECTION, HAVING THIS SENTENCE AT
THE BEGINNING GAVE THIS A
DIFFERENT MEANING THAN THE WAY
IT GOT ADDED TO THE END. BECAUSE
I THINK -- H.
>> ACCORDING TO LEGAL REVIEW IT
HAS THE SAME MEANING. MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM THE LAW
DEPARTMENT WAS THAT THIS WAS A
CHANGE IN ORDER ONLY AND DID NOT
CHANGE THE MEANING OF THE
REGULATION.
>> SO WHY DO WE CHANGE THE
ORDER?
>> THAT WAS THE REQUEST OF THE
OFFICE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES, THANK YOU. AS A
REFRESHER THIS WAS INTRODUCED
A-- WHEN THE -- OUR AMENDMENT
TODAY TO MOVE TIGHT TO THE
SECTION IS TO PROVIDE READER
CLARITY THAT'S WHY I EXPLAINED
IT AS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I FIND
IT MORE CONFUSING THIS WAY. SO I
AM NOT SURE WHAT WE GAIN BY
REWORDING IT. SO, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> NO WORRIES AT ALL. IS THERE
ANY LAST COMMENTS LAST COMMENTS
FROM CENTRAL STAFF OR COLLEAGUES
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 71? NO NO
WORRIES. YOU ARE GOOD. SO,
THERE'S NO OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK I THINK
-- LET ME STOP COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK ANYTHING YOU WANT ON
CLOSING FOR YOUR AMENDMENT
NUMBER 71.
>> NOTHING TO ADD, CHAIR, THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 71.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> ABCONTINUE.
>> AND CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED A
TWO-ABTENSIONS.
>> MOTION CARRIED AND AMENDMENT
IS ADOPTED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE BILL AS AMENDED WITH OUR
ADDITIONS OF READDING --
AMENDMENT NUMBER 59 AND 71?
>> AT THIS POINT WE HAVE
CONFIRMATION NUMBER 74 I BELIEVE
IS BE WITHDRAWN.
>> YES I AM ASKING THAT WE BE
CONSIDERED FOR LATER. THERE'S
TECHNICAL CHANGES THAT I DO WANT
TO EXAMINE SO IT'S NOT GONE
IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING TODAY.
>> AWESOME SO JUST CLARIFY,
AMENDMENT NUMBER 74 HAS BEEN
WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE AND WILL BE REVISITED
TOMORROW FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.
IS EVERYONE CLEAR ON THAT? YES.
AWESOME. OKAY. SO, COUNCIL BILL
120993 HAS BEEN AMENDED AND OUR
COLLECT COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE
DISCUSSION ON THIS BILL AT
TOMORROW'S 9:30 MEETING AND THE
BILL WILL BE POSTPONED AND IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION IT WILL BE
POINT HE HAVE POSTPONED
SEPTEMBER 18th COLLECT COMMITTEE
HEARING NO OPTION.
>> QUESTION.
>> CAN IT --
>> YOU -- GO AHEAD.
>> HEARING NO OBJECTION COUNCIL
BILL 120939 IS POSTPONED FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO MAKE
THEIR VALUE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
EXERCISES WE JUST HAVE BEEN
THROUGH?
>> YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. NOW IS
THE -- BEST TIME BECAUSE WE ARE
REACHING TO THE END OF OUR
MEETING. BECAUSE WE MOVE THROUGH
THAT PRETTY FAST. AND SO NOW IS
A GOOD TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT WE
HAVE -- THE EXERCISE WE HAVE
DONE BEFORE US OR ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE CLOSING.
AND I AM APRIL SEWAGE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THAT WAS YOU SAYING
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> SURE. I MEAN, REALLY THIS HAS
BEEN A REALLY VERY, VERY LONG
ARDUOUS PROCESS THAT STARTED TO
SAY NOTHING AND PREACHING TO THE
CHOIR HERE. SO, I THINK I THANK
MY COLLEAGUES AND I THANK THE
PUBLIC FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE THING.
IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT ROLL OUT
AND FRANKLY, VERY COMPLEX
DECISION MAKING PROCESS. BUT WE
ARE IN THE HOUSING CRISIS.
RIGHT, AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
WHAT I BELIEVE THAT MY
COLLEAGUES ARE IN THE SAME
POSITION THAT I AM THAT WE HAVE
GOT TO PLAN FOR THE GROWTH WE
HAVE NOW AND THE FUTURE GROWTH,
AND DO SO CAREFULLY AND YOU
KNOW, I HEARD A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE
SAYING YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T
REALLY MAKE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE CITY AND THIS
DOESN'T CUT IT BECAUSE THESE
ARE MARKET RATE HOUSING ET
CETERA, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I
UNDERSTAND THAT, AND WE NEED
MORE HOUSING SUPPLY. I AM NOT A
COMPLETE SUPPLY CIDER BUT AS WE
-- AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEARS,
THE HOUSEING THAT WE DO HAVE
BECOMES NATURALLY AFFORDABLE.
NEW HOUSING COMES ONLINE, THERE
ARE MORE CHOICES AND MORE --
MORE OPTIONS FOR MORE INCOME
LEVELS. AND SO THAT IS WHAT I AM
LOOKING AT THIS WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT WE NEED MORE HOUSING. THIS
IS NOT THE MAGIC BULLET, BUT IT
DOES PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR FOR
MORE HOUSEING THAT COULD END UP
HELPING A VARIETY OF INCOME
LEVELS. SO I AM JUST SIMPLY
SAYING THAT IS MY NORTH STAR.
THAT'S WHAT'S GUIDING MY WORK
TODAY. AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT
I RECOGNIZE I AM NOT UNDERMINING
THE CONCERN THE PEOPLE HAVE
ABOUT HOW THIS WILL MAKE CHANGES
TO PLACES THAT THEY HAVE LIVED
IN FOR YEARS OR PERHAPS
GENERATIONS. AND SO, FRANKLY I
JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PROCESS. WE ARE A GEAR
LATE IN DOING THIS. WE ARE GOING
TO GET IN BIG TROUBLE WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IF WE DON'T
DO SOMETHING SOON. AND SO I AM
JUST REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE
GONE THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
STEPS.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT NELSON.
ANYMORE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? I
WILL PAUSE HERE. AWESOME. OKAY.
I REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE COME TO
A CLOSE, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK. TOMORROW'S
GOING TO BE A REALLY HEAVY LIFT
IN A DAY, AND SO I RECOGNIZE
THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST
STATE THAT. I KNOW SINCE JANUARY
WE HAVE BEEN DEEP IN THE
PROCESS, AND IT'S BEEN A VERY,
VERY LONG JOURNEY. SO I JUST
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
HARD WORK, BUT WE HAVE NOT
FINISHED JUST YET. SO I KNOW WE
HAVE HAPPY TO BE HERE AT THIS
MOMENT. BUT I'VE HAD THOUGHTFUL
CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH
COUNCILMEMBER AND THEIR TEAMS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR VALUES
AND PRIORITIES TO BRING THIS
PROCESS FORWARD. WE HAVE SPENT
TIME INCORPORATING FOODBACK AND
WHAT WE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORS,
PUBLIC HEARINGS EMAILS AND
MEETINGS. AS THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE I LED WITH A CLEAR SET
OF VALUES. I EXPRESSED HOW WE
DRIVING FOR CITY THAT'S
WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE,
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE
LIVINGABLE AND SAFE. I WORKED TO
MAYBE SURE OUR CITY BRINGS
GROWTH TO PEOPLE WITHOUT PUSHING
ALONG TERM RESIDENTS OUT. I
HEARD FROM BLACK RESIDENTS, I
HEARD FROM LBGTQIA AND I HEARD
FROM COMMUNITIES AND HISPANIC
COMMUNITIES AND I HEARD FROM ALL
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND UNDER
RESOURCED HOUSEHOLD AND I ALSO
SUPPORTED EXPANDING AND
COLLEAGUES HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS TO ALLOW FAMILIES TO
STAY TOGETHER. WE HAVE
EMPHASISED ACCESSIBILITY,
DESIGN, SO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
AND ABILITIES CAN LIVE
COMFORTABLY AND WE ENCOURAGED
WALKABILITY, CLIMATE CONSCIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH PARKS,
TRANSIT, AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE
TO GATHER. SO WE ARE PUSHING FOR
WE ALSO ARE PUSHING FOR PRIORITY
SAFETY THROUGH WELL LIT STREET,
ACTIVE PUBLIC SPACES, AND
PLANNING THAT REFLECTS THE
VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT
WE HAVE HEARD. BRINGING THOSE
VALUES WE ADVANCED A PACKAGE
PROPOSAL THAT MAKE THE GOALS
REAL IN POOL'S LIVES. THAT
INCLUDESS POLICIES TO SUPPORT
YOUNG FAMILIES AND AGING
RESIDENTS THROUGH CHILD CARE
ACCESS, FAMILY HOUSING BONUSES,
AND WE HAVE SUPPORTED INCENTIVES
FOR DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES LIKE
STACK FLAT, COTTAGE HOMES, UNIT
CONVERSION WHICH ARE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, WE PRIORITIZED
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, BY
PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY TREE
MANAGEMENT PROTECTING LOCAL
SPECIES AND REDUCING POLLUTION
IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ALSO
WORKED REALLY HARD TO EXPAND ADA
ACCESSIBLE UNITS ENCOURAGE THOSE
AND SHARED GREEN SPACES AND
BALCONIES IMPORTANT FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AS WE CONTINUE TO BE MORE
DENSE IN OUR CITIES, BALCONIES,
BALCONIES SO PEOPLE CAN GET
OUTSIDE FEEL THE FRESH AIR, AND
SEE THE BEAUTIFUL NATURE THAT WE
HAVE. WE HAVE PUSHED FOR
EXPANSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING AS
WELL. I ALSO WANT TO SAY, AND I
WANT TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ABOUT NOT
INCLUDING ONE OF ARE AMENDMENTS
IN THE PACKAGE. THAT WAS AN
OVERSIGHT. I APOLOGIZE AND WE
HAD OUR DISCUSSION AND I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE FELT LIKE
THEY HAD SOMETHING CONNECTED
INTO THE PACKAGE. SO, JUST
WANTED TO PUBLICLY STATE THAT TO
YOU. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN OPERATING
WITHIN CLEAR REQUIREMENTS. I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HOW WE
CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PACKAGES
AND INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS AND
RESOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ALSO HAVE
BEEN OPERATING WITH CLEAR
REQUIREMENTS BY STATE LAW. SO WE
PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE NUMBER
ONE, WE PUT TOGETHER INDIVIDUAL
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED
IN THE CHAIRS PACKAGE. THERE ARE
REASONS FOR SOMEONE ASKED
AMENDMENT TO BE DISCUSSED MORE
OPENLY. I WAS NOT SURE HOW
OTHERS ON COUNCIL WOULD FEEL
ABOUT IT AFTER HAVING DIFFERENT
VALUES AND TALKING TO MEE PEOPLE
OR WE HAVE ANY AND ALL
BOUNDARIES OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS OR REGIONAL CENTERS OR
ANY TYPE OF BOUNDARY CHANGES
THAT WERE CHANGED ARE
INDIVIDUALLY VOTE. FOR THE
RESOLUTION, WE PLACE SOME ITEMS
IN THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE I
WASN'T COMFORTABLE POTENTIALLY
MOVING FORWARD WITH THEM NOW
BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS
REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPE.
UNDERSTANDING LEGAL ANALYSIS. SO
THOSE ARE STILL IN THE
RESOLUTION. DOES NOT MEAN THEY
CAN'T BE VOTED ON INDIVIDUAL
VOTES BUT WE HAVE THOSE IN A
RESOLUTION. FROM MY
UNDERSTANDING OF WORKING WITH
LAW, AND UNDER-- AND ALSO
PEOPLE'S COMFORTABILITY ON
TAKING ON REALLY, REALLY BIG
SUBJECTS RIGHT NOW AS WELL. I AM
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
WORK TOGETHER AND WE SHAPE MORE
OF INCLUSIVE AND ABUNDANT
HOUSING IN SEATTLE AS WELL. AND
WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO TOMORROW'S MEETING.
AND THAT MEETING WILL BE AT 9:30
TOMORROW. WE WILL VOTE ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PERMANENT
LEGISLATION ON HOUSE BILL 1110
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS.
AND I THINK WE HAVE OVER 45
AMENDMENTS IF I COUNT RIGHT.
MAYBE LESS. 46. SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. WE HAVE 45 PLUS
AMENDMENTS. THE MEET WILL GOING
-- MEETING WILL START AT 930. WE
DID PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AND WE
WILL JUMP INTO THE MEETING
TOMORROW BECAUSE IT'S A LOT. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW WE
WILL TAKE A RECESS FROM 1:00 TO
2:00 P.M. SO, MEETING STARTS AT
9:30, WEEP HAVE A RECESS FROM 1
TO 2:00 P.M. AND WE WILL RESUME
THE MEETING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONTINUING THE PROCESS. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING
NEXT STEPS IN OUR TOMORROW
MEETING? SO EASY CROWD. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
EVERYONE. WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR
TODAY. DID MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANYMORE ITEMS OF BUSINESS?
PAUSE? NONE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR
SEPTEMBER 17th MEETING OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS MY
FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY. IT IS
4:20. THE NEXT SELECT COMMITTEE
IS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18th. AT
9:30. THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.