>>> THE CITY LIGHTS, ART, AND
CULTURE MEETING COMES TO ORDER.
I'M ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK, WILL
THE COMMITTEE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> BRENT PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. THANK FOR
BEING HERE THIS MORNING. THIS IS
MY SECOND TIME CHAIRING THIS
COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY
RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME
SITTING IN ON THIS COMMITTEE SO
THAT NO LONGER MAKES ME THE
NORTHEAST JUNIOR COUNCIL MEMBER
OF THE DAIS. TIME REALLY MOVES
FAST UP HERE. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND AS I TOLD OUR COLLEAGUES
LAST WEEK, I'M COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND THE WIDER
COMMITTEE ON ISSUES RELATED TO
PUBLIC UTILITIES, CLIMATE,
SUSTAINABILITY, ARTS, CULTURE
INCLUDING OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS
WHO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENTS THE
NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. MY STAFF
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO PLAN
SOME INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE
AND ROBUST PRESENTATIONS FOR
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS
AND FEEDBACK ON THESE AS
COLLABORATORS. MOVING INTO
BUSINESS, DURING OUR LAST
COMMITTEE, WE HAD TO BREAK AT
THE LAST MOMENT SO I WANT TO
ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGE THE
INCREDIBLE RESPONSE OF THE TEAM
OVER AT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT WHEN WE HAD THE BOMB
CYCLONE EVENT AT THE END OF
2024. I CANNOT EXPRESS ENOUGH
HOW APPRECIATIVE THIS COUNCIL IS
OF DISASTER AND THE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE WORK OEM DOES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS. AND
HOWEVER, IN THAT SAME REGARD I
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT, THAT
THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
THAT WILL NEED TO BE FISCALLY
ADDRESSED AND THERE HAS BEEN A
REQUEST FOR FEMA. GIVEN THE LAST
FEW WEEKS OF WHAT COULD BE
DESCRIBED AS UNCERTAINTY AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL WITH DEMEANING
ATTEMPTS TO FORCE EMPLOYEES INTO
RESIGNING AND ERADICATES FEMA
ALTOGETHER, THIS IS SOMETHING
THIS COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL
WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY THE
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MONTHS.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE ONE AGENDA
ITEM TODAY. WITH A VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENT OF HEATHER L.
HARGESHEIMER. APOLOGIES. TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM. AND WITH
THAT, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, COMMENTS
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR WITHIN THE
PER VIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
>> WE HAVE ZERO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS AND ONE REMOTE.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL. EACH SPEAKER
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL
START WITH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
IN PERSON SPEAKERS. WITH THAT,
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
ON THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS' MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE
FIRST SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES.
>> HI, THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES.
IS IT SUSTAINABLE TO FORCE
PEOPLE TO WORK AND PRESERVE IN
THIRD WORLD SLUMS THAT COUNCIL
WANTS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THAT
ARE DILAPIDATED AND ANTIQUATED.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO SUFFER AND LIVE
IN BUILDINGS LIKE WE SEE IN
PIONEER SQUARE AND THE ID WHERE
YOU GET CHEATED OUT OF A 21st
CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY
LIVING EXPERIENCE FOR WORKING
CLASS AND CUSTOMER SPACE. YET
YOU GET CHARGED A RENT THAT IS
DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE. WITH
NO SCRUTINY FOR HOW LOW QUALITY
THE BUILDINGS ARE. WE HAVE A
MAYOR AND COUNCIL WHO THINKS IT
IS MORE IMPORTANT TO CATER TO
BANKS AND MANIPULATE PUBLIC
PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY WHILE
COSMETICALLY GUSSYING UP THE
PAINT AND IGNORING THE BUILDING
IS A SLUMP. IF YOU ARE A PRODUCT
IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND YOU LIVE
IN A BUNCH OF SLUMS THERE IS
NOTHING INSPIRING ABOUT THAT. IF
YOU DRINK A LOT OF ALCOHOL, YOU
CELEBRATE DIVE BARS IT FITS IN
WITH BOTTOM DWELLING
PROGRESSIVES AND IT IS WHY THERE
ARE SO MANY CRIMINALS AND DRUG
ADDICTS THAT HAVE TAKEN OVER
CHINATOWN AND PIONEER SQUARE.
HAVE YOU TAKEN A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF THE SKYLINE OF SEATTLE? THE
ONE DARK SUNK MISERY LOOKING
PLACE IS PIONEER SQUARE. AND IF
YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE
HISTORICAL PAST OF PIONEER
SQUARE AND CHINATOWN, IT'S LIKE
A REMINDER OF THE MEAN SPIRITED
RACISM OF SOME IGNORANT PAST
THAT YOU ALL WANT TO PRESERVE.
WE NEED LEGISLATION THAT
PRIORITIZES FINANCING 21st
CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY
REDEVELOPMENTS THAT GO HIGHER IN
THE LEVELS WITH ROBUST FLOOR
PLANS THAN FORCING US TO ACCEPT
THIS LOW QUALITY IGNORANT.
>> THANK YOU DAVID. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS
AND WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS. OKAY. SO WE
WILL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR FIRST AND
ONLY ITEM OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU
ALL FOR ATTENDING TODAY. THE
ONLY ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 03071.
REAPPOINTMENT OF HEATHER L.
HARGESHEIMER AS MEMBER
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2026.
>> FOR THE CITI' CONTEXT, THIS
IS ONE OF SEATTLE'S EIGHT
HISTORIC DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
THROUGH ORDINANCE IN 1973 TO
PRESERVE THE ASIAN AMERICAN
HERITAGE, HISTORY, AND CHARACTER
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
ENCOURAGE THE REHABILITATION OF
AREAS FOR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED
BUSINESS AND HOUSING. REBECCA
FRESTET, THE DISTRICT
COORDINATOR WITH THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IS
HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF
HEATHER. WELCOME REBECCA .
>> OKAY. OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M AS
NOTED, REBECCA AND I WORK WITH
THE PRESERVATION PROGRAM. I
OVERSEE TWO OF THE CITY'S EIGHT
HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT WHICH I'M HERE TO
SPEAK ON TODAY. AND THE COLUMBIA
CITY LANDMARK DISTRICT. WOULD IT
BE HELPFUL TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE BOARD AND WHAT
IT OVERSEES IS ONE OF THE
CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
THERE ARE EIGHT HISTORIC REVIEW
DISTRICTS AND EACH HAS ITS OWN
BORDER COMMISSION THAT HELPS
ADVISE ON CHANGES THAT ARE PRO
POSED WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. SO
WITHIN THIS INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT, THE
BOARD IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING
CHANGES TO THE UNDERLYING
PRINCIPLE USE OF A SPACE AS WELL
AS ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR
OF THE BUILDING OR RIGHTS OF
WAY. THE BOARD IS ADVISORY TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND, IT IS A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD.
FIVE OF THE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED
THROUGH AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY
ELECTION WITH STAGGERED TWO YEAR
TERMS AND TWO OF THE MEMBERS ARE
APPOINTED BID THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND CONFIRM BID COUNCIL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS.
IT IS POSITION 6. AND HEATHER L.
HARGESHEIMER IS SURVEYING, SHE
HAS SERVED ONE TERM ON THE BOARD
AND WE ARE PROPOSING
REAPPOINTMENT. SHE IS AN
ARCHITECT WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS WORKED ON A
VARIETY OF FIRMS WITH
RESIDENTIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
BUILDINGS. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PROJECTS. SHE HAS A GREAT
BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE AND HAS
BEEN SERVING AS THE VICE CHAIR
ON THE BOARD THIS PAST YEAR. SHE
HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CHAIR?
>> RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH HEATHER MAYBE SIX OR SEVEN
YEARS ARGUE WHEN I WAS STAFFING
SALLY BAGSHAW DOWN IN BUY NEAR
SQUARE. I CAN'T SPEAK MORE
HIGHLY OF HEATHER AND HER
CAPABILITIES. IF HEATHER IS
WATCHING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE CITY.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR THAT
OVERVIEW REBECCA AND COME BEFORE
US TODAY. ITHE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 3071. MOVED.
>> SECONDED.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
WONDERFUL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR RINCK.
>> YES.
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THEY BE CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT
TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE
HAVE REACHED THE END. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S ROBUST MEETING AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
WE ADJOURN? HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS 9:43.