>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE MAY 6,
2026, LAND USE AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:38 A.M.
I'M EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE
LAND
USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE
COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL [ ROLL BEING
CALLED ].
>> FOUR MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO THIS WEDNESDAY
MORNING MEAN TO DISCUSS LAND
USE.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY CLERKS,
STAFF, OPC
AND SDCI FOR HELPING US PREPARE
FOR THIS
IMMEDIATE
MEETING. BEFORE WE MOVE
ON TO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, I WANT
TOTO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A
TECHNICAL ISSUE FOR PEOPLE
TRYING TO CALL IN REMOTE. SO IF
YOU SIGNED UP REMOTELY, I
THINK THE BEST APPROACH WILL
BE TO SIGN UP AGAIN TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE THE CORRECT MEETING ID
AND PASSWORD.
WE WILL START OFF WITH IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
HOPEFULLY, THAT GIVES TIME
FOR ANYONE SIGNED
UP REMOTELY TO GET THE CORRECT
I.D. AND PASSWORD.
CHECK YOUR EMAIL, IF YOU
SIGNED UP FOR THE CORRECT I.D.
AND PASSWORD.
WE WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SHOULD RELIGHT TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA OR THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> AT PRESENT, WE HAVE 18
IN PERSON AND ROUGHLY TEN
REMOTE.
>> OKAY.
SO SINCE WE HAVE FEWER THAN
30, IT WILL BE TWO MINUTES PER
SPEAKER.
SO EACH SPEAKER HAS TO TWO
MINUTES.
START WITH IN PERSONS FIRST.
CLERK, KOW PLEASE
READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTION.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE MONITORED IN THE
FOLLOWING
MANNER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS 20
MINUTES, CALLED IN ORDER
WHICH YOU ARE -- IN PERSON
SPEAKERS
FIRST. TEN SECONDS ARE
LEFT, SPEAKERS MICRO-S WILL BE
MUTED.
PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
THAT IS ANDREA CORNELIUS.
>> HI.
OKAY.
OKAY. GRAND RISING, I'M ANDREA,
HERE
ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN
20,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
THEIR
FAMILIES ACROSS KING COUNTY
AND THE 19 AFFILIATED UNIONS OF
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY BUILDING
TRADES.
AS WE SHARED BEFORE THE
COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS VOTES, WE
CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT
THE MAKERS DISTRICT IN THE
STADIUM
AREA REPRESENTS A MAJOR
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE. WE
BELIEVE IT IS
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE TO PROTECT
OUR INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME JOB
BASE WHILE CREATING A DYNAMIC
ENTREPRENEURIAL MAKERS DISTRICT.
THIS PROPOSAL IS BACKED BEFORE
YOU TODAY DUE TO A
TECHNICALITY NOT BECAUSE THE
MERITS HAVE
CHANGED. ALLOWING THE SITE TO
REMAIN JUNDS HEATLIZED ANOTHER
DECADE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT
MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY. SEATTLE IS IN THE MIDST OF
A HOUSING CRISIS.
IT WOULD DELIVER 1,000 HOUSING
UNITS.
INCLUDING A COMMITMENT
THAT 50% WOULD BE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING EARNING FOR THOSE
EARNING 60%
TO 90% OF THE AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
SEATTLE URGENTLY NEEDS
WORKFORCE HOUSING SO TEACHERS,
NURSES, FIRST RESPONDERS,
ARTISTS, HOSPITALITY WORKERS
AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CAN
CONTINUE TO
LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY
SERVE.
THIS PROJECT WOULD DELIVER THAT
HOUSING WHILE SUPPORTING
FAMILY
UNION JOBS AND IT WOULD BE
PRIVATELY FUNDED.
AT A TIME WHEN NEW MULTIFAMILY
PERMIT APPLICATIONS HAVE
DROPPED DRAMATICALLY, NEARLY
90%90% SINCE
2020, ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS, WE
SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT ARE
READY AND ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE URGE THE COUNTY TO SEIZE THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR JOBS, FOR
HOUSING, AND FOR SEATTLE'S
ECONOMIC FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, JOSHUA CURTIS, AFTER
STEVE AND DENNIS STILLS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M JOSHUA CURTIS, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE BALLPARK
PIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT, STEWARD OF
T-MOBILE PARK.
I WANTED TO MAKE A FEW POINTS
ABOUT THE CITY MAKERS DISTRICT
BILL.
A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
APPROVED A YEAR AGO WITH THE 6-3
MAJORITY
AND THAT IS BEING NOW RESCINDED
BECAUSE OF A CITY PROCEDURAL
ERROR.
IN THE STADIUM MAKERS DISTRICT,
50% OF ALL HOUSING WOULD HAVE
BEEN AFFORDABLE FOR
THOSE MAKING BETWEEN 60 AND 90%
AMI AND ALSO
LOCATED ON SITE.
IN THE CITY MAKERS DISTRICT
DEALS WERE STRUCK THAT WOULD
HAVE ENSURED PROJECTS BUILT
AND STAFFED BY A UNIONIZED
WORKFORCE. IN THE STADIUM MAKERS
DISTRICT
THE RESIDENTIAL WOULD HAVE
MADE IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED MAKERS PAY FOR LOCAL
CRAFT INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES,
A SECTOR SEEING ONE TO
TWO BUSINESSES LEAVE THE CITY
EACH MONTH AND THAT IS
ESPECIALLY VITAL FOR SUPPORTING
WOMEN AND
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.
BECAUSE OF THESE AND MANY
OTHER BENEFITS, THE CITY AND
MAKERS DISTRICT WAS SUPPORTED
ACROSS YOU WILL ALMOST 30
ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING MORE THAN 170,000
WORKERS.
NEARLY 700 SMALL MANUFACTURING
BUSINESSES, 200
FOSHLD HOUSING DEVELOPERS,
NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS AND PIONEER
SQUARE AND
CID LOCAL LANDOWNERS AND
STADIUMS AND THEIR TEAMS.
FOR OUR UNION WORKERS
FOR RENTERS AND STRUGGLING
MAKERS
INDUSTRY, I ASK YOU TO FIND
A WAY TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN TO
ONE DAY REVISIT THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
A FINAL THOUGHT.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I WAS AT MY
DAUGHTER'S TRACK MEET IN
RENTON MEMORIAL STADIUM.
WHILE THERE I WAS REMINDED THAT
THE BNSF DELIVERS PARTS --
TO AIRPLANES RIGHT NEXT TO
HIGH REGENCY, NEXT TO THE
APARTMENT
BUILDING AND THE
INN. WE CAN DO
THE SAME HERE.
>> THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT UP, STEVE FOLLOWED BY
DENNIS STILLS.
>> HAVEN'T MENTIONED TREES FOR A
WHILE.
OR THE LACK THEREOF.
ON FREMONT, WE ARE SEEING
NICE LITTLE SIGNS ABOUT REMOVAL
OF
TREES THAT STARTED GROWING IN
THE '70s.
THEY PUT SAPLINGS TO REPLACE
THEM.
AND WHAT HIGH STANDARD DID S DOT
HAVE?
THE DEVELOPER ASKED.
THAT IS THE STANDARD. DOT
HAVE?
THE DEVELOPER ASKED. THAT IS THE
STANDARD.
YOU CALL YOURSELVES
ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
TRY PRACTICING IT.
IN FREMONT, WE LIKE TO SEE
REAL ACTION FOR
THE CITIZENS, NOT
JUST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY.
THESE NEW UNITS, WHICH
YOU'RE CALLING AND OTHER
PEOPLE ARE CALLING AFFORDABLE
MARKET RATE
ARE NOT.
WE'RE
SEEING WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE
LEAVING THIS CITY BECAUSE OF THE
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE.
WE'RE SEEING INDUSTRIAL LAND
GO AWAY BECAUSE WHEN YOU MAKE
IT DUAL USE,
YOU GO TO THE HIGHEST RETURN TO
THE INVESTOR.
NOW, I KNOW SOME OF
THE INDUSTRIAL JOBS ARE DIRTY
AND THEY MAY NOT MEET OFFICE
STANDARD, BUT MANY OF THEM DO
PAY A LIVING WAGE.
AND NOT JUST A MINIMUM WAGE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
THAT THE CITY HAS NOT
REALLY THAT CONCERNED ABOUT.
WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE GOING DOWN THE
ECONOMIC CHAIN AND FEWER AND
FEWER
DOING
EXTREMELY WELL, AND IT'S TIME TO
START TAKING A LOOK
AT HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
REALLY
NEED IT.
NOW, A FEW FORFOR
POOR AND YOUR WHOLE CODE SEEMS
TO
BE PROVIDE MORE HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE
WHO HAVE -- TO
BEGIN WITH. LET'S MAKE THE CITY
TRULY
DIVERSE AND NOT JUST A FEW RICH
AND A LOT OF POOR.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
NEXT UP WE HAVE DENNIS FOLLOWED
BY ASHLEY AND IVAN AND GREGORY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN LIN. I AM
DENNIS SILLS WITH THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE TO
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
EFFORT TO DELIVER 1,000 UNITS OF
SHELTER AND WE
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER FOR
BRINGING FORWARD
THIS LEGISLATION.
AS YOU CONSIDER AMENDMENTS WE
WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON BOTH
DELIVERING QUICKLY AND ALSO AT
THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE.
AS YOU CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS, PLEASE TRY NOT TO
ENACT ANY
ADDITIONAL BARRIERS AS WE'RE
MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS MAN.
I ALSO WANT TO
SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A
PROJECT THAT
WE ARE WORKING ON IN
SOME CONCENTRATED AREAS
DOWNTOWN WE'RE CALLING THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE STREETS TO
HOUSING
PROGRAM.
WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
SOLUTIONS, PURPOSE
DIGNITY ACTION AND REACH.
EARLIER THIS
WEEK WE STARTED COORDINATED
OUTREACH TO
PREPARE PEOPLE TO MOVE INDOORS
AS PART
OF THIS EFFORT.
BUT THAT ALSO MEANS THAT WE NEED
THESE UNITS TO
COME ONLINE SOON
SO THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO GO.
WE KNOW THAT TAKES
A LOT OF WORK TO GET PEOPLE
READY TO MOVE
MOO HOUSING AND WE ARE WILLING
TO DO
THAT, BUT HOUSE 165 AMBASSADORS
HELPING WITH THAT EFFORT AND
GETTING PEOPLE PREPARED TO MOVE
INDOORS BUT WE NEED THESE
UNITS TO COME ONLINE QUICKLY.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS
LEGISLATION AND AS YOU CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS PLEASE FOCUS ON THAT
DELIVERY AND MAKING SURE WE CAN
GET THESE UP
AND RUNNING AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ASHLEY.
>> HI.
I'M ASHLEY WITH PURPOSE
DIGNITY ACTION PEEKING ON
ORDINANCE
121195 RELATED TO LAND USE
AND ZONING FOR TRANSITIONAL
E.M.S.
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS
WE FELT A RENEWED ENERGY TO
TACKLE THE
HOMELESS EMERGENCY IN THE CITY
AND THIS IS A MASSIVE
UNDERTAKING.
THAT'S CLEARLY ON DISPLAY AND
THE AMENDMENT PROPOSALS
RELATED TO THIS BILL WHICH TOUCH
ON
CARE, PUBLIC
SAFETY, LAND USE, AND WHAT I
HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST
FEW MONTHS EVERY PERSON
ON THIS COUNCIL IS
THINKING HOW TO DO THIS IN A WAY
THAT
WORKS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS,
PARTICIPANTS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I SEE THIS BHIL AS AN
INCREDIBLE JUMPING OFF POINT
THAT OUTLINES
THE PLACES WHERE WE NEED TO DO
WORK TOGETHER TO GUIDE
THIS PROCESS TO BE A NATIONAL
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO TACKLE
HOMELESSNESS IN MAJOR CITIES.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT,
ANITRA, IVAN GREGORY, AARON AND
KELLY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ANITRA FREEMAN WITH SHARE AND
WHEEL.
SHARE AND WHEEL TOGETHER OPERATE
NEARLY 500 SHELTER SPOTS
ALL OVER SEATTLE, INCLUDING TWO
TENT
CITIES.
SHARE HAS 36 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
DOING SHELTERS AND
ENCAMPMENTS SAFELY WITHOUT PAID
SECURITY.
MANY TIMES NEAR CHILDREN AND
PRESCHOOLERS AND PARKS.
WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE
AMENDMENTS TO CB 121195 PROPOSED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
THESE AMENDMENTS ARE BASED ON
FALSE AND HARMFUL STEREOTYPES.
HOMELESS PEOPLE, INCLUDING
THOSE IN LOW BARRIER
SHELTERS, ARE PEOPLE IN NEED,
NOT PREDATORS.
THE AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS SIMPLY BAFFLING.
ORGANIZING LARGE CAMPS INTO
SMALLER NEIGHBORHOODS MAY HELP
BUILD COMMUNITY, BUT
FENCING THEM OFF FROM EACH OTHER
BREAKS
COMMUNITY.
IT RESEMBLES THE ORGANIZATION OF
A PRISON.
MORE THAN OF A SHELTER.
IN ALL YOUR LEGISLATION,
TRUST EXPERIENCED PROVIDERS
MORE.
WORK WITH
PROVIDERS. ACT ON REASON AND
COMPASSION,
NOT FEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE IVAN.
>> HELLO. IVAN.
>> COULD
YOU LEFT THE MIC UP? THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> I AM A PARTICIPANT AT SHARE
WHEEL.
I LIVE AT THE BRICK HOUSE.
WHICH IS A SHARED FAMILY AND
DISABLED SHELTER.
HONESTLY, THE COST OF
PAID SECURITY AND THE
ELIMINATION
OF SO MANY POTENTIAL
HOMELESS SHELTER LOCATIONS WOULD
SEVERELY
RESTRICT THE CREATION OF NEW
SHELTERS IN A TIME OF DESPERATE
NEED.
WITHOUT SHELTER PEOPLE DO DIE.
AND SOMETIMES RED TAPE KILLS.
BOTH OF THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
BASED ON FALSE HARMFUL
STEREOTYPES.
OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS, ONE
SHARE PARTICIPANT SAID, I FEEL
LIKE I
AM BEING CALLED A PREDATOR.
HOMELESS PEOPLE, INCLUDING
THOSE IN LOW BARRIER SHELTERS,
ARE PEOPLE IN NEED, NOT
PREDATORS.
THEY DON'T NEED TO
BE CONTINUALLY BEING
CRUSHED DOWN BY EVERYTHING.
A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE, IF THEY
WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO RECOVER,
THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO BECOME USEFUL
MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, GREGORY, AARON, AND
KELLY.
>>
HELLO. MY NAME IS GREG GRIER.
I AM WITH SHARE
WHEEL AND I STAY
AT THE BUDGET HOUSE HOMELESS
SHELTER.
WE STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE
AMENDMENTS TO
COUNCIL BILL
121195 PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
NOT NECESSARILY
AND SEVERELY RESTRICT THE
CREATION
OF A NEW
SHELTER IN A TIME OF DESPERATE
NEED.
WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE.
THE RESTRICTIONS
THAT ARE SUGGESTED OF DISTANCES
FROM
PARKS AND SCHOOLS ARE NOT
NECESSARY. THE CITY NEEDS
SHELTERS .
THESE WOULD LEAVE NOWHERE TO PUT
THEM.
WE ALSO OBJECT TO THE MANDATES
THAT SET LEGISLATED NUMBERS ON
SECURITY GUARDS AND STAFF WHICH
MIGHT SOUND LIKE A REASONABLE
SUGGESTION,
BUT THE DECISION SHOULD BE LEFT
TO THOSE WHO
MANAGE THE SHELTERS,
OFTENTIMES WHO USE SELF-
GOVERNED, VOLUNTARY
STAFF WHO ARE NOT PAID AND
THESE SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE VERY
COSTLY, MUCH MORE THAN I
THINK PEOPLE EXPECT, AND
WOULD SEVERELY
RESTRICT THE CREATION
OF NEW SHELTERS IN A TIME OF
DESPERATE NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, AARON FOLLOWED BY
KELLY.
>> I AM WITH BUNKHOUSE AND SHARE
AND WHEEL.
ULTIMATELY, THESE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS DO NOT
REFLECT
THE RATIONAL NEED BUT ARE BASED
IN
FEAR. WE NEED TO ACT ON A REASON
AND COMPASSION, NOT ON FEAR.
PLEASE VOTE KNOW
ON THESE AMENDMENTS.
THESE ARE COMMUNITIES, NOT
INTERNMENT CAMPS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE
HAVE KELLY FOLLOWED BY HALLIE
AND LISA.
>> HELLO.
I'M KELLY. I LIVE IN D3.
I AM A SOCIAL WORKER.
I HAVE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS
A OUTREACH CASE MANAGER AND
NOW AS A FULL- TIME TRAUMA
THERAPIST. I AM REALLY GLAD THAT
WE
ARE PASSING LEGISLATION TO
EXPAND
HOUSING.
THAT IS AWESOME AND
I ALSO REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT
INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.
BUT THOSE SERVICES ALSO NEED
TO BE TRAUMA INFORMED, NEED TO
BE
DIGNIFIED
AND PERSON CENTERED. AS YOU ARE
HEARING, THERE
ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE
LIVED EXPERIENCE
SPEAKING TO. THAT I THINK WE
FEED
TO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
THE OTHER REASON I'M HERE
IS BECAUSE I STARTED
ORGANIZING WITH SERVICES NOT
SWEEPS.
TODAY ACTUALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM ME THERE IS
A SWEEP HAPPENING.
I WOULD BE THERE BECAUSE THOSE
ARE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE BEEN
IN COMMUNICATION WITH.
THOSE ARE MY NEIGHBORS.
YOU THINK THERE IS
A CONTRADICTION HAPPENING NOW.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GETTING
SAFETY AMBASSADORS OUT
TO BRING PEOPLE INSIDE AT THE
SAME
TIME THAT ON AVERAGE SEVEN TIMES
A
DAY SWEEPS ARE HAPPENING.
THAT'S A HUGE DISSONANCE WHEN I
THINK HOW TO BRING PEOPLE
INSIDE WHILE TREATING THEM
LIKE GARBAGE.
THAT'S INHUMANE AND
INEFFECTIVE.
HUGELY EXPENSIVE.
WE ARE SPENDING OVER $30
MILLION TO CONDUCT SWEEPS.
I WOULD LEAVE TO SEE
THE OUTREACH CARE MODEL WHERE WE
SPEND PEOPLE OUT THAT ARE
NOT POLICE OFFICERS THAT
ACTUALLY
HAVE TRAINING THAT KNOW WHAT
THEY ARE DOING AND
ALSO KNOW HOW TO, LIKE, RELATE
WITH PEOPLE IN A
HUMAN WAY. WHEN I HAVE GONE OUT
TO
SWEEPS, I HAVE
SEEN THAT OFTENTIMES THERE IS
NOT HOUSING OFFERED.HOUSING
THERE IS NOT SHELTER THAT
IS REASONABLE AND I HAVE
GIVEN PEOPLE STRIDES TO GET
WHERE
THEY NEED TO GO BECAUSE NO
ONE CAN OFFER THAT.
THAT IS, LIKE,
IF WE ARE GOING TO BRING PEOPLE
INSIDE, I
LOVE THAT THERE IS OUTREACH THAT
IS
HAPPENING, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE
CONJOINED WITH STOPPING SWEEPS
SO WE CAN MAKE
SURE THAT THAT FUNDING
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO WHERE IT
NEEDS
TO GO. GNAW.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT
HAPPENS.
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE HALLIE EVO,
CARA, LEAGUES IS A AND SANL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM HALLIE WILLIS, THE
POLICY MANAGER FOR THE
SEATTLE KING
COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS
AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5.
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED
THAT CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR
SHELTER OPERATORS WOULD
ABED INTO THE LAND USE CODE.
IT'S NOT AT
ALL CLEAR HOW THESE
WOULD BE ENFORCED OR BY WHAT
DEPARTMENT.
AND IT SETS A BAD PRECEDENT THAT
ANY CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS CAN BE
ADDED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY CODE
TO BE ENFORCED BY
ANY DEPARTMENT.
WE MUST EXPAND SHELTER IN A WAY
THAT MEETS PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND
WE THANK
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR
AMENDMENTS.
HOWEVER, WE STILL
HAVE SIGNIFICANT REMAINING
CONCERNS WITH THE CONTENT OF
AMENDMENTS
ONE, TWO, AND FIVE AS WELL AS
THE TWO AMENDMENTS
INTRODUCED HAS WEEK BY
COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. THESE ALL ADD
SIGNIFICANT
BURDENS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT
MAKE IT HARDER TO CITE
SHELTER
AND OPERATE IT AT A TIME WE
DESPERATELY NEED MORE.
THE RISK MAKING
SHELTER OPERATORS RESPONSIBLE
FOR
THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL
AND THEY DON'T IMPROVE SAFETY
OR STABILITY FOR PEOPLE STAYING
IN
TINY HOME VILLAGES OR IN THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE DE NOVO
ON THESE AMENDMENTS TODAY
AND RECOMMEND YOU TAKE UP
IMPORTANT
DISCUSSIONS OUTSIDE OF THE LAND
USE CODE INSTEAD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, EVO.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUPS. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
HOUSING
SERVICES FOR LAVENDER RIGHTS
PROJECT. I WORK IN CAPITOL HILL
DISTRICT 3 SUPPORTING A
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE SITE FOR
BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND LGBTQ
FOLKS, PEOPLE OVERLOOKED, PUSHED
OUT.
AND I WANT TO START BY THANKING
COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH BECAUSE BEING
LISTENED TO
ACTUALLY LISTENED TO WHILE DOING
THIS WORK ON THE GROUND REALLY
MATTERS.
ABOUT 63% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNSHELTERED IN SEATTLE
HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS.
THAT'S NOT A STATISTIC TO
DEBATE. THAT'S A REALITY WE
WORK
WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO
THE QUESTION BECOMES ARE WE
BUILDING SYSTEMS THAT MATCH
REALITY.
BECAUSE HIGH
SUPPORT HOUSING WORKS BUT ONLY
WORKS WHEN ITS
ACTUALLY SUPPORTED
AND THAT MEANS LOW CASELOADS,
THAT MEANS 24 HOUR STAFFING, TWO
PEOPLE ON
SITE AT ALL TIMES, NOT AS A
GOAL, NOT WHEN IT'S
CONVENIENT, BUT AS A BASELINE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINKS'S
AMENDMENTS ADDRESS STAFFING
RATIOS AND
24/7 STAFFING T THAT DOIRCHS
BETWEEN
A MODEL THAT WORKS AND MODEL
THAT DOESN'T.
AT OUR SITE WE USE FRONT
DESK ADVOCATE MODEL THROUGH --
GUARD.
I KNOW WE DELIVER
CARE. THESE ARE NOT SECURITY
GUARDS.
THEY ARE TRAINED
IN DE-ESCALATION,
UNDERSTAND CONFLICT BEFORE IT
BECOMES A
CRISIS.
THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS,
HOLD ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELP
MAINTAIN
SAFETY WITHOUT TURNING
SOMEONE'S
HOME INTO SURVEILLANCE OR
KEY TENSION BECAUSE SAFETY
AND DIGNITY SHOULD NOT BE IN
COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER.
A LOT OF WHAT'S BEING PRO
PIECED IS ABOUT SAFETY.
WE ALL WANT SAFE AND STABLE
COMMUNITIES BUT SAFETY
WITHOUT RESOURCES IS JUST AN
EXPECTATION
AND EXPECTATION WITHOUT SUPPORT
SETS EVERYONE UP TO FAIL.
MY HARD WORKING STAFF THAT
MEANS OUR RESIDENTS AND
BELOVED NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS
WON'T GET THERE.
WHAT WORKS
IS REAL TIME
RESPONSE, TRAINED STAFF AND
PEOPLE WHO KNOW
THE COMMUNITY AND CAN INTERVENE
BEFORE THINGS
ESCALATE.
IF WE DEFINE SAFETY TOO
NARROWLY, WE SAY THAT
TRADITIONAL SECURITY WE
RISK
DISMANTLING MODELS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY WORKING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE CARA NICHOLS
BARRETT, LISA
DUGARD, SAM WOLFF AND CARA
WILLIAMS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM CARA NICHOLS BARRETT, I
AM A PRIEST
AND WORK ALONGSIDE PASTORS IN
WEST SEATTLE.
DO I NEED TO START AGAIN?
>> PLEASE START AND
SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MIC.
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, COUPS.
I'M CARE A NICHOLS BARRETT
AND I SERVE AS A PRIEST IN WEST
SEATTLE AND WORK
ALONGSIDE PASTORS IN WEST
SEATTLE SEEKING TO COME
ALONGSIDE NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I APPRECIATE THIS
COMMITTEE'S CONCERN FOR THE
POTENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPACTS OF EXPANSION AND I
RECOGNIZE
YOUR ROLE IN
RESPONDING TO THE CONCERNS OF
NEIGHBORS AND TRYING
TO HOLD ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS'
NEEDS AND CONCERNS TOGETHER.
I HEAR AS I READ THE
AMENDMENTS CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL
IMPACTS
TO BLOCKS AND TO SAFETY, QUALITY
OF
LIFE. YET IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE
AND
THE EXPERIENCE OF MY FAITH
COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE HAS
BEEN
ENHANCE AS WE HAVE BECOME
MORE APPROXIMATE WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I ALSO WONDER IF THE
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN
THESE AMENDMENTS
MAY UNINTENTIONALLY LIMIT THE
BEST USE OF THIS LAND IN
SEATTLE.
AND UNDERMINE PROVEN
BEST PRACTICES LIKE RESIDENT
SELF- GOVERNANCE,
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND
COMMUNITY FORMATION THAT ARE AT
THE
HEART OF MAKING TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES
SUCCEED.
SO, COUNCILMEMBERS, I ASK
THAT AS YOU HOLD THE QUESTION OF
HOW
DO WE MINIMIZE NEGATIVE
IMPACT, THAT YOU ALSO HOLD THE
QUESTION
HOW MIGHT EXPANDING THIS
CAPACITY LEAD TO MUTUAL
FLOURISHING FOR EVERYONE WHO
CALLS SEATTLE HOME.
I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT
YOU CONSIDER MOVING THE ISSUES
RAISED IN THESE
AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH ACUITY
WORK GROUP
AND ASK THEM HOW WE MIGHT NOT
ONLY
PREVENT MISUSE, BUT ALSO
DETERMINE BEST USE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, LISA
DUGARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
COUNCILMEMBERS, CO-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AT PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION.
LIKE OTHERS, HERE
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
BEING CONSIDERED.
I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ALL
REALLY ARE AIMING AT
COMMON CONCERNS AND VALUES,
ABOUT
SAFETY, ORDERLY
OPERATION, AND
THOSE ARE UNDERSTANDABLE AND
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.
AND LIKE MANY, WE HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE ACTUAL
IMPLICATIONS WHERE THESE
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
AS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW
RECEPTIVE MANY COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO
AUTHORED SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS
HAVE BEEN TO
FEEDBACK.
I KNOW THERE
ALREADY BEEN CHANGES.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
I KNOW
ARE ALREADY PLANNED TO BE
CHANGED.
BUT THANK YOU
TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR
HEARING
AND MAKING -- HEARING
CONCERNS AND MAKING STRANGS.
I ADDRESS THREE POINTS I THINK
ARE ON THE TABLE.
ONE IS VERY MUCH AS EVO
SAID, THE SECURITY REQUIREMENT.
ACTUALLY, SOMETHING IN
COMMON WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S MINIMUM STAFFING
CONCEPT.
IT WOULD RECAL FIRE RESOURCES.
ONE CANNOT PERFORM COMPLICATED
AND ESSENTIAL THINGS WITHOUT
RESOURCES, AT LEAST INTO THE
NO COMMUNITIES WITH PEOPLE
WITH COMPLEX NEEDS AND
WHO ARE OFTEN
VICTIMS OF EXPLOITATION AND
VIOLENCE.
BUT SORT OF A STANDARD
SECURITY APPROACH IS
GENERALLY SPEAKING NOT THE RIGHT
ONE FOR THIS WORK.
MANY OF US HAVE DEVELOPED
AND PARTNERED WITH ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PROVIDE EXCELLENT
SAFETY AND DE-ESCALATION
SERVICES.
THEY ARE NOT SORT OF
LIGHT, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONALLY
LICENSED
SECURITY COMPANIES. THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED
EXPERTISE.
I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR HER
STAFFING MINIMUMS.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING WE CAN DO TO FOSTER SAFETY
FOR STAFF AND RESIDENTS
AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
FINALLY, THE LAND USE CODE
PROBABLY ISN'T THE BEST PLACE TO
GOVERN OPERATIONS AND
LOOK TO THE HIGH ACUITY WORK
GROUP AND
COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S PROACTIVE EFFORTS
AROUND SOCIAL
SERVICE
IMPACT AS MAYBE A BETTER
VEHICLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE SAM
WOLFF, CARA WILLIAMS, AND KELLY
REEFER.
>> IS THIS ON?
>> YEAH, MORE
CLOSELY.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM SAM WOLFF.
I WORK FOR PDA AS THE
LOCAL POLICY DIRECTOR.
THIS LAND USE
LEGISLATION TODAY IS AIMED AT
MAKING
SHELTER RECOVERY INSTABILITY
ACCESSIBLE
FOR MORE PEOPLE.
MANY OF THE AMENDMENTS TODAY
ARE UNDERSTANDABLY AIMED AT
ENSURING
SAFE AND ORDERLY
SHELTER
OPERATIONS. THESE
TWO OBJECT ZBREKTIVES ARE NOT AT
ODDS WITH ONE ANOTHER.
CO-LEAD HAS A TRACK RECORD
INDICATING EXACTLY THIS.
HOWEVER, BOTH OUTCOMES RELY ON
SHELTER PROVIDERS
HAVING ADEQUATE
RESOURCES. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
PEOPLE
WITH COMPLEX NEEDS AND IN ORDER
TO
SUPPORT REAL TIME RESPONSE
TO ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY
NEIGHBORHOODS, SHELTERS MUST
FEATURE HIGH QUALITY, LOW
CASELOAD SERVICES AND
24/7
STAFFING. I WANT TO VOICE
APPRECIATION
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
FOR INCLUDING AMENDMENTS THAT
SPEAK
TO THIS. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN HUGE
BENEFITS FROM SAFETY TEAM LIKES
WE DELIVER CARE, NOT SECURITY
TEAMS, WHICH HAVE A SIX-
YEAR TRACK RECORD OF DEM
STATING THEY HAVE THE DE-
ESCALATION
TRAINING, ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
AND MANAGEMENT ABLE TO MAKE
SHELTERS GOOD PARTNERS TO
NEIGHBORHOODS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL
TO ENSURE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR
SAFETY TEAMS AND SAFETY
CAPACITY ALLOWS FOR TEAMS LIKE
WDC AND IS NOT LIMITED JUST
TO TRADITIONAL SECURITY TEAMS.
FINALLY, WE RECOGNIZE
THAT THE LAND USE
CODE MAY NOT BE THE
MOST APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR GUARD
RAILS ON STAFFING.
MY HOPE IS THE
CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE IN MORE APPROPRIATE
VEHICLES AND THEY DRAW ON
THE LESSONS LEARNED BY
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY DOING THE
WORK, BEST
PRACTICES AND WHAT WE
SEE TO BE
CURRENTLY WORKING IN SEATTLE
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, CARA WILLIAMS.
>> GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M
CARA WILLIAMS, I LIVE IN
D3 AND WORK AT
THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE.
I AM HERE TODAY TO VOICE
THOUGHTS ON CB 12119 5Z A WHOLE
AND ASK YOU THAT
RECONSIDER AMENDMENT FIVE
AND SHELTER BUFFER
ZONE. BOTH OF THESE AMENDMENTS
WORK
AGAINST THE GOAL OF THIS
LEGISLATION TO
EXPAND SHELTER
THIS SEATTLE. BUFFER ZONES
FINDING A SITE
FOR A NEW VILLAGE
IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH.
FINDING ONE BIG ENOUGH AND
WELL SUITED TO SERVE MORE THAN
100 PEOPLE WOULD MAKE IT MORE
CHALLENGING. THIS POLICY WOULD
MAKE IT NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO SITE VILLAGES
NEAR ADVANCE IT'S SERVICES
AND AMENITIES LIKE PARKS.
OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS DESERVE
TO BE INCLUDED ON THEIR
PATHWAY TO HOUSING.
ON AMENDMENT FIVE
SEPARATING VILLAGES INTO
75 UNIT NEIGHBORHOODS WILL
BE COMPLICATED
OPERATIONALLY PROVIDERS ARE
PREPARED TO OF
COURSE PROVIDE
SUFFICIENT FACILITIES AND
INCREASE
SECURITY TO MATCH THE HIGHER
NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ON SITE.
HOWEVER, GUIDING VILLAGES
WOULD INCREASE CONSTRUCTION
COSTS BY
DUPLICATING WATER, AUTO SEWER
AND AMENITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRIVE UP
OPERATING COSTS TO
ENSURE SECURITY AND STAFFING TO
MANAGE SEPARATE ACCESS
POINTS, MORE FENCE LINES AND
GATES.
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
CONSIDER RAISING THE LIMIT FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS TO ITS CURRENT
MAXIMUM 100 UNITS AND PLEASE
ENSURE THE NECESSARY FUNDING
IS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT
THE ELEVATED COSTS OF CREATING
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE HIGH COST OF
THESE
CHANGES MUST HAVE FUNDING
ALLOCATED.
OTHERWISE THIS WILL
BECOME ANOTHER BARRIER.
TINY HOUSE VERNON HILLS ARE A
TOOL TO BRING PEOPLE OFF
THE STREETS
OF SEATTLE. THESE AMENDMENTS
ADD RESTRAINTS THAT TAKE AWAY
FROM WHAT MAKES
THEM WORK. THEIR EFFECTIVENESS,
COST
EFFICIENCY AND THE RELATIVE
EASE TO ADD MORE FAST.
WE SUPPORT RAISING SHELTER
CAPACITY LIMITS
BUT PLEASE CONSIDER PROVIDER
NEEDS AND
FEASIBILITY AS WE TRY TO
MEET OUR MOST VULNERABLE
NEIGHBORS
WHERE THEY ARE AT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
THOSE WHO WANTED TO SIGN UP
REMOTELY, CHECK YOUR EMAIL
FOR AN UPDATED CALL IN SIGN
IN NUMBER
AND/OR IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN
ATTEMPT TO REREGISTER.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE ASH BAR.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM HERE IN MY
PERSONAL CAPACITY AS CITIZEN WHO
IS
CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSING IN
SEATTLE.
AS YOU KNOW, SEATTLE
CONTINUES TO FACE AN ACUTE
SHORTAGE
OF
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY AND
HAS AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES.
DESPITE THIS LAST YEAR, WE SAW
THE
DELIVERY OF APPROXIMATELY 6,500
NEW HUGHES UNITS,
INCLUDING 2,000 DESIGNATED
AFFORDABLE.
SO THIS WAS DONE MOSTLY
BY PRIVATE INVESTMENT, AND I
THINKTHINK THAT SHOWS THAT WHEN
THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT, IT
IS POSSIBLE FOR
PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO HAVE A
MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON
THE HOUSING SUPPLY AND
AFFORDABILITY IN SEATTLE.
BUT TODAY THAT MOMENTUM IS AT
RISK OF REVERSING
AND PERMIT ACTIVITY
IN THE CITY HAS SLOWED DOWN TO A
NEAR STAND STILL.
SO ACROSS THE
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY, PROJECTS THAT WOULD
DELIVER BOTH MARKET AND
AFFORDABILITY -- AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, MANY OF WHICH
PARTICIPATE IN THE MFTE
PROGRAM, ARE NO LONGER
FINANCIALLY
FEASIBLE UNDER
THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
SO THE RESULT IS A
STALLED PIPELINE AT A TIME WHEN
SEATTLE
CONTINUES
TO FACE THESE ACUTE HOUSING
SHORTAGES.
I PERSONALLY EVALUATED SEVERAL
OF THESE PROJECTS, INCLUDING
ONE THAT I'M WORKING ON, WHICH
IS A
100- UNIT PROJECT IN THIS --
THE -- PART OF THE CITY.
IT'S A VERY
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO
ACTUALLY GET
ONE
OF THESE PROJECTS OFF THE
GROUND.
SO THERE IS ACTUALLY ONE
PROJECT AT 5201 RAINIERRAINIER
SOUTH WHERE THEY'VE HAD A
PERMIT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED
YEARS AGO.
THAT IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE.
SO I'D
LIKE YOU TO REQUEST TO
NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE KELLY.
>> I AM KELLY REEFER AND I AM
A DISTRICT 4 RESIDENTS AND A
MOM IN SEATTLE.
I
AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF EXPANDING
SHELTER OPTIONS AND
SPECIFICALLY TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
A FEW YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER
AND I WOULD PASS THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE THAT WAS ON 45th WALKING
TO THE LIGHT RAIL TO HEAD TO
PRESCHOOL.
IT WAS A
VILLAGE. WE NOTICED THAT
COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TOOK CARE OF PICKING
UP LITTER AND WE SAW THE SAME
FACES EVERY DAY WHO WE COULD
WAVE HELLO TO.
THAT TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WAS
RELOCATED AND FOR
GOOD REASON. IT'S GOING TO BE
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. HOWEVER, IT'S TAKEN
YEARS
TO BREAK GROUND AND THAT
REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED OF
THIS
KIND OF SHELTER OPTION.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO
ADDRESS OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE AND
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES PROVIDE
A GREAT INTERIM SOLUTION FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
BUFFER ZONE AMENDMENT.
IT IGNORES TWO FACTS.
THERE ARE CHILDREN
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
CITY,
AND THEY DESERVE SAFE SHELTER AS
WELL. WE ALSO KNOW THAT OUR
PARKS
ARE NOT
DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND I
WANT TO SEE MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES
IN DISTRICT 4 NOT LESS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE OFFER
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS DIGNITY AND A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND A DOOR
TO LOCK GO A LONG WAY TO DOING
THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR, THOSE ARE THE LAST
IN- PERSON SPEAKERS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS STARTING WITH
JASMINE CLARK.
>> GUMT.
CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>>> I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
ACLU OF WASHINGTON REGARDING
COUNCIL BILL 121195.
AT ITS CORE, THIS PROPOSAL
IS
ABOUT ALIGNING LAND USE POLICY
WITH
REALITY AND WITH OUR
INSTITUTIONAL VALUES. SEATTLE
CANNOT REGULATE ITS
WAY
OUT OF HOMELESSNESS WHEN THERE
IS NOWHERE FOR PEOPLE TO
GO, POLICIES THAT RESTRICT WHERE
PEOPLE CAN EXIST, SIMPLY
MOVE PEOPLE AROUND OFTEN
AT SIGNIFICANT HUMAN AND
FISCAL COSTS.
WE HAVE SEEN THIS
PLAY OUT
AGAINST WASHINGTON. LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ADOPT
RESTRICTIONS, PEOPLE ARE
DISPLACED AND THE CRISIS
REMAINS
UNCHANGED. THAT WORK APPROACH
HAS NOT WORK.
THAT'S WHY HAD LEGISLATION
MATTERS BY EXPANDING THE
CITY'S ABILITY TO SITE AND
SCALE SHELTER INCLUDING
TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS AND MICRO-
MODULAR COMMUNITIES YOU ARE
ADDRESSING A
CORE BARRIER TO A
HUMANE AN LAWFUL SYSTEM.
THE LACK OF
SUFFICIENT APPROPRIATE
ALTERNATIVE --
OUTDOORS. FROM A LAND USE
PERSPECTIVE
IT REMOVES STRUCTURAL BARRIERS
THAT MADE IT HARDER FOR THE CITY
TO SITE AND SCALE SHELTER.
TAPS ZONING CONSTRAINTS
AND SITES LIMITATIONS
CONTRIBUTE TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE
ARE ALLEY
EXPECTING PEOPLE TO COMPLY
WITH RULES THAT THE CITY HAS NOT
CREATED THE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT SOMETHING WE SEE
CONSISTENTLY IN
OUR WORK.
CAPACITY IS ONLY
MEANING PHYSICAL IT IS
ACTUALLY
ACCESSIBLE. SHELTER HAS TO BE
LOW BARRIER.
HAS TO ACCOMMODATE
DISABILITIES, PARTNERS, PETS,
PEOPLE'S
BELONGINGS.
OTHERWISE IT IS NOT A
REAL ALTERNATIVE AND PEOPLE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PUSHED OUT
OF SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT WORK FOR
THEM.
>> THIS COUNCIL HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A STEP
TOWARDS A SYSTEM THAT
PRIORITIZES SHELTER
OVER PUNISHMENT AND EVIDENCE
AND
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. WHILE
WE
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS
INCLUDING THE BUFFER ZONE, WE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION AND URGE
YOU
TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARDS
A FRAMEWORK WHERE NO ONE IS
PENALIZED FOR TRYING
TO SURVIVE WHEN THERE IS NOWHERE
ELSE TO
GO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE MATT WHITE.
I'M MATT
WHITE. SENIOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT MANAGER WITH
THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE.
I LEAD LAND ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND RB SAFE
LOTS.
FIRST,
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ABOUT THE
BUFFER ZONES.
I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE POINTS
MADE EARLIER THAT THIS WOULD
ELIMINATE MANY UP TO 50% OF
THE
SITES THAT WE REVIEW AS
POTENTIAL VILLAGES.
THE KEY THING BEING PUSHING
VILLAGES AWAY FROM SCHOOLS,
DAYCARES, PARKS, ALSO
PUSHES THEM AWAY FROM NECESSARY
SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE
OUR VILLAGES.
IT WOULD PUSH OUR VILLAGES INTO
INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND RURAL AREAS
WHERE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE
ACCESS IS TO PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION,
FOOD, MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT
THEY NEED CLOSE BY.
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PLEASE
REVISIT THAT AMENDMENT.
THE OTHER I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO,
AMENDMENT FIVE REQUIRING
THE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTROLLED
ACCESS WITHIN LAERJ VILLAGES
FROM A
CONSTRUCTION
STANDPOINT, THIS WOULD MULTIPLY
OUR
HYGIENE FACILITIES,ICHENS,
LAUNDRY, INCREASE WATER AND
SEWER
CONNECTIONS, AND ULTIMATELY
COULD HAVE 30% INCREASE IN
PROJECT SETUP COSTS THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COUNCIL IS
AWARE AND IS AGREEABLE
TO FUNDING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SEPARATE
ACCESS
CONTROL WOULD HARM SECURITY.
MORE FENCING, MORE
GATES REDUCED -- HAS A NEGATIVE
IMPACT
THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE STAFF
AND MORE CAMERAS TO MONITOR.
ADDITIONALLY, FOR
SAFETY, SEPARATE ZONES REQUIRE
MORE
EMERGENCY ACCESS WHICH
FURTHER COMPLICATES THE RIGHT OF
A OF
WAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, SIM HEM.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM SAM HELP HEM.
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MORE
THAN 20,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN KING COUNTY AND 19 AFFILIATED
UNIONS OF THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. AS WE MADE CLEAR DURING
THE PREVIOUS
COUNCIL PROCESS THAT RESULTED IN
THE PASSAGE OF THIS
ORDINANCE. WE CONTINUE TO
BELIEVE THAT
THE STADIUM MAKERS
DISTRICT REPRESENTS A TREMENDOUS
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE.
WE BELIEVE SEATTLE CAN
BOTH PROTECT ITS HISTORIC
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
WHILE ALSO CREATING A VIBRANT
MODERN
MAKERS DISTRICT THAT
SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
INNOVATION AND
CRITICALLY NEEDED WORKFORCE
HOUSING. IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE WHY THIS
ISSUE IS BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL
TODAY.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE
MERITS OF THE PROPOSAL SUDDENLY
CHANGING.
THIS IS ABOUT A PROCEDURAL
TECHNICALITY. THE CORE
OPPORTUNITY IN
FRONT OF THE CITY REMAINS
EXACTLY THE
SAME. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE,
ALLOWING THE SITE TO SIT
VACANT DETERIORATING FOR MOTHER
DECADE WOULD BE A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE WORKERS,
FAMILIES
AND SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ALL KNOW SEATTLE IS FACING
A HOUSING CRISIS.
THE STADIUM MAKERS DISTRICT
PROPOSAL WITH A
THOUSAND NEW HOUSING UNITS WITH
NO
PUBLIC SUBSIDY REQUIRED
FOR
CONSTRUCTION. IMPORTANTLY, HALF
OF THOSE
UNITS ARE PLANNED TO
BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVING
WORKING PEOPLE
EARNING BETWEEN 60 AND
90% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME.
THEY KEEP SEATTLE RUNNING
EVERY DAY, TEACHERS ERCK NURSES
FIRST
RESPONDERS, SERVICE WORKERS,
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SKILL
TRADES PEOPLE AND YOUNG
FAMILIES.
SEATTLE CANNOT CONTINUE PUSHING
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE OUTSIDE
THE CITY LIMITS.
AT A TIME WHEN
MULTIFAMILY PERMIT APPLICATIONS
IN SEATTLE
HAVE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY
THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE
SCHAPAY ATTENTION TO PROJECT
THAT ARE
VIABLE, PRIVATELY FUNDED.
THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER
SEATTLE STILL BELIEVES
IN BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WORKING
PEOPLE.
LET'S KEEP SEATTLE OPEN FOR
BUSINESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE JARED PECHAUER.
>> GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
JARED PECHAUER.
I AM THE PROJECT ARCHITECT
ON COLUMBIA CITY AT 35201
RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH. I AM HERE TO
PROVIDE TICKETMASTER BY EAGLE
ROCK AND
5201 RYANARY LLC TO
EXTENSION THE RE- ZONE
ORIGINALLY APPROVED.
I WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FROM
THE EARLIEST ENTITLE
PHASES THROUGH
COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
AND I CAN SAY WITH
PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE
THAT SHOVEL- READY IS A LITERAL
DESCRIPTION HERE, NOT
A MARKETING PHRASE.
BUILDING PERMITS ARE APPROVED,
CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETE AND
STAMPED.
THE
DRAWINGS ARE ON MY DESK,
COULD GO OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION
THIS MONTH.
THE REMAIN BARRIER IS FINANCING.
NOT DESIGN OR PERMITTING.
PROJECT WILL DELIVER 111 HOMES
CONSISTING OF 104 APARTMENTS,
FOUR TOWNHOMES, THREE LIVE-WORK
UNITS ON A VACANT COLUMBIA
CITY CORNER WITH 20%
AFFORDABLE THROUGH MFTE AND AN
ADDITIONAL
9% THROUGH MHA
PLUS TWO
THREE-BEDROOM FAMILY UNITS IN A
MARKET
INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY
SMALLER DWELLINGS. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERLY
SUPPORTS THIS DENSITY.
THE 2019 AREAWIDE MHA RE-
ZONE BROUGHT MC 255 ADJACENT
AND NC275 ACROSS THE STREET AND
A SIMILARLY SCALED IN I HAD RYE
COMPLETED NEXT DOOR AT 3231
RAINIER.
APPLICANT AGENT
INSIDE GOOD FAITH THROUGH A
DECADE OF
PROCESS, INCLUDING FOUR
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS,
SERVICE AS THE EARLY TEST CASE
FOR MHA COMPLIANCE AND
EXTENSIVE SEPA STUDIES UNDER
REQUIREMENTS THE
CITY HAS SUBSTANTIALLY
REVISED. AS A ARC DETECIVE
AND COLUMBIA CITY RESIDENTS I
WANT THIS
BUILD. THE MUP EXPIRE MATTHEW
PERRY MAY
15 AND EXTENSION ALLOWS IT
TO REMAIN ON THE PATH
OF CONSTRUCTION.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE MARTA.
>> I AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MANAGER AT
--. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE
TO EXPAND SHELTER IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND DOING SO
WHILE CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS
AND PROVIDERS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE
PRIORITIZED SHELTER -- TO MEET
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE,
SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS WILL
HAMSTRING
PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO EXPAND
SHELTER WHICH IS THE -- OF
ALL THREE COUNCIL BILLS OF --
AS A PART EVER MAYOR'S
SHELTER EXTENSION PLAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
WALK ON
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER --
REGARDING SETTING NO SHELTER
ZONES.
PROHIBITING THIS -- OF
MICRO-
SHELTERS SERVING 100 PEOPLE
WOULD REMOVE HALF
OF SEATTLE AS AN OPTION PUSHING
PEOPLE IN NEED FURTHER FROM
SYSTEMS AND TRANSIT. WE SHOULD
BE
WORKING FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF
INCLUSION AND NOT
EXCLUSION.
THIS IS THE AMENDMENT THAT HAS
THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE MOST HARM
TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF
SHELTER.
FURTHERMORE, I UNDERSTAND
THE GOAL OF AMENDMENT FIVE TINY
HOUSES
OR MICRO-SHELTER TOGETHER IN
CLUSTERS OF 75 WHILE CREATING
BARRIERS AROUND THEM I ASK THAT
IS THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES THAT NEIGHBORHOODS BE SET
AT 100
CAPACITY.
100 PEOPLE CAPACITY TO MATCH
THE CURRENT CAP FOR SHELTER --
IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES WE
NEED THE COUNCIL TO ALSO
ALLOCATE
FUNDING AT THE SAME LEVEL AS
THESE CONSTRUCTION -- COSTS.
AS THEY WILL BE EQUALLY HIGH.
NEW FUNDING WILL NEED TO
BE DETERMINED TO MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE
AS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BUDGET
DOES NOT ALLOCATE FOR
THESE CHANGES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE ATTENTION
OF MANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS THE COUNCIL BILL
121195 IS TO
CREATE NOR SHELTER WITH
ADEQUATE SERVICES AND RESOURCES
BUT THIS
SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM STAFFING
AND THE OPERATION -- IF ENOUGH
RESOURCES HAVE
BEEN ALLOCATED FOR WELL TRAINED
STAFF
AND APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES FOR
SAFETY HAVE
BEEN ESTABLISHED WE
BELIEVE THAT --
>> THANK YOU.
LAST UP, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES.
DAVID?
DAVID, I SEE YOU'RE HERE BUT WE
CANNOT HEAR YOU.
ALL RIGHT. DAVID, WE WILL COME
BACK TO YOU.
WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL -- OH, WE
HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER THAT
IS WALTER HATCH.
WALTER, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>>
YES.
>> HI. YEAH, THIS IS WALTER
HATCH WITH
THE BALLARD TASK FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS. AND --
>> WALTER, I CAN
SEE YOU ARE
SPEAKING, BUT WE CANNOT HEAR
YOU.
>> HOW ABOUT NOW?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, THIS IS WALTER
HATCH WITH THE BALLARD TASK
FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS, AND WE'RE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE
IT
HARDER TO PURSUE THIS SHELTER
EXPANSION PLAN.
IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUFFER ZONES
AND ALSO THE SUBDIVISION OF
TINY HOME VILLAGES INTO SMALLER
SEGMENTS WOULD INCREASE THE
COST.
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS
ABOUT HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO
LIVE IN SEATTLE, HOW HARD IT
IS TO
BUY HOUSING, AND I THINK THAT
COMPLAINT ABOUT
COST IS
LEGITIMATE. I AM QUITE CONCERNED
THAT NOT
ONLY ARE WE GOING TO MAKE
IT MORE
DIFFICULT TO SOLVE OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, WE ARE
GOING TO INCREASE THE COSTS
AND
REALLY UNDERMINE THE PROGRESS WE
NEED TO MAKE.
I HAVE BEEN READING EZRA
DLIEN AND DEREK
THOMPSON, WHAT THE
CITY COUNCILMEMBERS PROPOSING
THESE AMENDMENTS SEEM TO WANT TO
DO IS DO EXACTLY WHAT THE
AFFORDABILITY
LITERATURE SUGGESTS, WHICH IS
MAKE IT
HARDER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS BY
GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, WALTER.
>> LAST WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
DAVID HAYNES.
ZONING
IS SUPPOSED TO HELP IMPROVE AND
BAT
QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COUNCIL IS
TAKING AWAY
THE MAKERS MARK STADIUM DISTRICT
HOUSING AND THEN YOU
ARE GOING TO CREATE A LAW THAT
SAYS AN
RV AND A TENT HAVE
TO MOVE INTO THE SAME LITTLE
CONFINED AREA WHERE
SOME GUY IS GOING TO RUN
HIS COMBUSTIBLE GENERATOR
DRIVING
A PERSON IN A TENT NUTS.
NOW, LET'S BE REAL ABOUT IT.
LEAD AND CO- LEAD
ARE PRIORITIZING SELF-
DESTRUCTIVE REPEAT OFFENDERS IN
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND ALL
THESE NONPROFITS
THAT GOT CASE MANAGERS THAT GET
AN I.D.
TO FILL IN THE BLANKS
AND MOVE PEOPLE FORWARD WITHOUT
ADDRESSING THEIR DRUG ADDICTION
ARE GOING TO BE OVERWHELMING
THE SYSTEM.
IT STANDS TO REASON
YOU MADE MORE ZONING THAT
ALLOWED FOR
AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS THAT WE
COULD GET THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
STAND UP IN 72 HOURS
AND PROCESS PEOPLE WITH
COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICERS AS THE FREE SECURITY
ON
THE DRUG ADDICTION ENCAMPMENTS
TO HELP PEOPLE FOCUS 24/7
AND THEN GRADUATE THEM TO A
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE TO
PRIORITIZE INNOCENT HOMELESS
TO HELP THEM MOVE FORWARD
INSTEAD OF
OVERWHELMING THE SYSTEM
WOULD IMPROVE A LITTLE
BIT. THINK ABOUT THIS.
A LITTLE OFF THE SUBJECT WITH
LAND USE.
THE COURT IS OVERWHELMING FOR
MARINERS. WE NEED A LAW THAT
SAYS TRAINS
AREN'T ALLOWED TO HONK THEIR
OWN.
A COUPLE DAYS AGO, MUNOZ IS ON
HIS DERRIERE FOR EIGHTH
INNING. THE FOURTH OR FIFTH
INNING, THIS INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
COMES
IN WITH AN AIR HORN AND STARTS
BLASTING, DRIVING PEOPLE NUTS
AND
I SWEAR TO YOU, THE
BULLPEN IS TOO CLOSE TO THE
TRAIN TRACK.
WHEN THE HORN IS HONKING IT'S ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF ALL THIS METAL
THAT'S ECHOING IN THEIR EARS
AND MESSING UP
THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND CAUSING
THEM TO,
LIKE,
FLAKE, LIKE SEATTLE DOES TOO
MANY TIMES AT HOME.
SO WE NEED TO, LIKE, IMPROVE THE
COMMUNITY
AND KEEP THE SERVICE PROVIDERS
HONEST
THEIR
UNQUALIFIED CASE MANAGERS
GETTING I.D.s --
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE NO ADDITIONAL
REGISTERED SPEAKERS?
WE WILL PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM ONE. ORDINANCE RELATED TO
LAND USE
AND
ZONING REPEALING ORDINANCE --
WHICH ALLOWED
RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN THE
STADIUM TRANSITION AREA OVERLAY
DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
REPEAL ORDINANCE 127191
RESPONSIVE TO
A GROWTH HEARINGS MANAGEMENT
BOARD DECISION FINDING ORDINANCE
127191 INCORRECTLY
PASSED AT
COUNCIL AND CONTAINED PROCEDURAL
ERRORS.
SO WE HAVE OUR
REPRESENTATIVE FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF
TO JOIN US TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MY HAVE ONCE
READY PLEASE
INTRODUCEINTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> H.B. HARPER.
CENTRAL STAFF. WE
HAD THIS ITEM ON A COUPLE
MEETINGS RECENTLY.
YOU HEARD MOST
OF THIS INFORMATION BEFORE.
I WILL REMIND BRIEFLY EVERYONE
WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. SO LAST
YEAR THE COUNCIL
VOTED ON COUNCIL BILL 120933
WHICH
BECAME ORDINANCE 127191
AND THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED
RESIDENTIAL IN A PORTION OF THE
STADIUM TRANSITION AREA
OVERLAY
DISTRICT. HOWEVER, DUE TO A
GROWTH BOARD
FINDING DEEMING THAT
INVALID, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO
DISCUSS
A REPEAL OF THE
BILL. SO IT WAS PASSED IN MARCH
OF
2025 LAST YEAR, AND
IT AMENDED DEVELOPMENT
REGULATION
TOSS ALLOW RESIDENTIAL USES AS
A CONDITIONAL USE
WITHIN THAT AREA AND I DO HAVE A
MAP ON THE NEXT
SLIDE IN CASE WE WANT TO REVISIT
WHERE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. THE PORT SUBMIT
ADD PETITION
FOR REVIEW TO THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
HEARING BOARD AND
THEY CLAIMED ERRORS ON THE TART
OF THE CITY.
NOVEMBER LAST YEAR
THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARING
BOARD
ISSUED A FINAL DECISION AND
ORDER DEEMING THE ORDINANCE
INVALID
AND ORDERING THE CITY
TO TAKE COMPLIANCE ACTION BY MAY
11. SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE
SLIDE
HERE, I HAVE A NOTE
THAT THE CITY HAS APPEALED THE
BOARD'S FINDINGS OF
INCONSISTENCIES. THE PURPOSE OF
THAT APPEAL
IS TO GET CLARITY ABOUT WHAT
WOULD BE
REQUIRED FOR FUTURE PLANNING
ACTIONS, NOT TO QUIBBLE
REGARDING THE PROCEDURAL ERRORS.
AND SO THE ISSUE HAS BEEN
BEFORE IN COMMITTEE A FEW
TIMES, INCLUDING A PUBLIC
HEARING,
AND IS NOW BEFORE YOU
FOR POTENTIALLY A VOTE.
SO THIS IS
THE STADIUM TRANSITION AREA
OVERLAY DISTRICT
AS A REMINDER.
THIS BILL THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING
REPEALING ONLY
APPLIED RESIDENTIAL USES EAST OF
FIRST
AVENUE. SO THAT'S KIND OF NOT
INCLUDING THE AREA WEST OF
THAT SORT OF LINE THERE, WHICH
IS FIRST
AVENUE. SO JUST AS A REMINDER OF
WHERE WE ARE IN SPACE AND I ASK
INCLUDE ON THE LAST
SIDE A COMPLIANCE TIMELINE
BECAUSE WE ARE RUN UPG AGAINST
SOME OF THE
DATES THAT THE GROWTH BOARD PUT
FORWARD TO US. WE WILL NOT
PROBABLY BE
HAVING AN EFFECTIVE
ORDINANCE BY MAY 11, BUT IF THE
COMMITTEE IS ABLE
TO VOTE TODAY, THEN I
THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO
DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE BY THE
TIME
THE
COMPLIANCE REPORT AND COMPLIANCE
HEARING OCCUR.
AND WITH THAT I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU ALL.
I JUST WANT
TO MAKE A COUPLE
COMMENTS HERE AS SPONSOR OF THE
BILL.
WE HEARD SOME COMMENTS
EARLIER TODAY AND I DO JUST WANT
TO
NOTE THAT SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, I BROUGHT
THIS FORWARD TO COMPLY WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
HEARING BOARD REQUIREMENT.
TO ADDRESS THOSE PROCEDURAL
IRREGULARITIES.
IT WAS NOT MY INTENT TO REVISIT
THE POLICY DECISIONS OR THE
SUBSTANCE OF THAT PRIOR BILL.
THOSE ARE STILL OUTSTANDING
ISSUES THAT WE WILL TO DEAL
WITH AT SOME POINT.
AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO
SOME OF THE PARTIES THAT SPOKE
TODAY THAT ARE IN THE ROOM THAT
IT IS
JUST MY OPINION THAT THE
BEST PATH
FORWARD IS TO COME UP WITH A
NEGOTIATED COMPROMISE THAT
EVERYBODY CAN
LIVE WITH. I THINK WHEN WE HAVE
ONE, YOU
KNOW,
WHEN WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE
THINGS ARE FORCED THROUGH
WHERE WE HAVE LAWSUITS,
THESE ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE PATHS
FORWARD.
SO I JUST WANT TO STATE
THAT FOR THE RECORD.
I HOPE WE CAN
FIND A PATH
FORWARD TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND
IN THE MEANTIME IT
IS MY BELIEF WE NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD
WITH THIS REPEAL TO AGREE WITH
THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARING BOARD
AND I SEE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH YOU HAVE YOUR HAND
RISER RAISED.
>> YES.
SORRY.
THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
AND ALSO THE PROCESS THAT YOU
RAN , OBVIOUSLY, VERY
DIFFICULT JUST TO NAVIGATE ALL
THESE
THINGS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
AND YOUR STAFF FOR I BELIEVE
RUNNING
A GREAT PROCESS AND GETTING US
HERE. I DO WANT TO MAKE A
COMMENT
BEFORE WE JUST TAKE A VOTE, JUST
REALLY QUICKLY.
I KNOW THAT THE CITY THAT WE
HAD ISSUES WITH THE PROCEDURAL
PIECE
WITH THE CITY'S DOING, AND
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT MY VOTE IS BASED ON
THAT, THAT THIS IS A
PROCEDURAL ISSUE AND THIS
ORDINANCE, I AM
NOT HERE TO ARGUE WHETHER WE
SHOULD HAVE HOUSING OR NOT DOWN
THERE
OR RESTART THAT.
PEOPLE KNOW HOW I VOTED, I
VOTED IN SUPPORT
OF. THAT I
AM VOTING ON THIS PRO-
DEMOCRACILY AND I
SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS IN TRYING
TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE TABLE TO
FIND A
SOLUTIONISM WANTED TO STATE THAT
FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS A
PROCEDURAL VOTE I WILL
BE DOING BASED ON THE
INFORMATION THAT WE
RECEIVED FROM LAW.
THIS IS NO -- THIS IS NO,
NO. THIS IS NOT
A SLIGHT OR ANYTHING ON MY
POSITION ON WHERE I STOOD
AND I CONTINUE TO STAND AT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
OKAY.
I MOVE THAT COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 12117 #.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 121171.
FINAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
VOL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
.
>> FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE COUNCIL PASS THE BILL
WILL
BE
SENT TO THE MAY 12, 2026, CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WILL MOVE TO
THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK RAZE
IT.
>> COUNCIL BILL 12 IS 1195
LAND USE AND ZONED ADOPTING
INTERIM
PROVISIONS TO HE EXPAND THE
CAPACITY OF
TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE OUR REPRESENT
ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTERS
JOINING
US AND CAN YOU PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES ONCE YOU
ARE
READY AND THEN I AM GOING TO
PASS
THIS OVER TO MY COL LEERKS
COUNCIL FOSTER, TO HELP US MOVE
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
KETIL FREEMAN, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STRAF.
>> JEN LaBRECQUE, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AND
I'M JON GRANT SENIOR POLICY
ADVISOR WITH THE
MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR. I APPRECIATE.
THAT AND I GUESS I
WANT TO START OFF BY
APPRECIATING ALL OF
THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
HERE NOT JUST TODAY BUT OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ON WILL
LEGISLATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I SAY THAT
BECAUSE YOUR VOICES
HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT IN
THIS PROCESS.
AND BOTH MAKING CLEAR THAT WE
HAVE A NEED TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE EXPANDING OUR
SHELTER CAPACITY WHICH I BELIEVE
THIS COUNCIL SHARES THAT
UNDERLYING UNDERSTANDING AND
BELIEF
AND SEES THE NEED TO DO THAT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO
APPRECIATE YOU FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT
THAT FOLKS HAVE HAD IN
PARTICULAR WITH MY OFFICE OVER
THE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS.
I THINK BECAUSE OF
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
HAVE HAD WITH PROVIDERS AND THE
PUBLIC,
THIS LEGISLATION AND
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING
TO
BE DISCUSSING
AND VOTING ON
TODAY ARE IN A MUCH BETTER
PLACE.
MY COMPUTER IS FIGHTING WITH ME
RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANT TO SAY A
FEW THINGS
AROUND THE WAY THAT THIS PROCESS
HAS TAKEN PLACE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS
AMENDMENT WAS SENT DOWN TO
COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR
WITHOUT A SPONSOR, OUR
OFFICE WAS HAPPY TO PICK UP THE
BALL ON THIS LEGISLATION.
WE WERE HAPPY TO DO THAT IN THE
SPIRIT OF
COLLABORATION AND THE SPIRIT OF
BRIDGE BUILDING AND
THE SPIRIT OF PROBLEM SOLVING.
BECAUSE HOMELESSNESS HAS
LONG BEEN A CRISIS AND IT
DESERVES TO BE TREATED AS SUCH.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT
SPEED IS NOT THE ONLY QUALITY
THAT MATTERS IN
A POLICY MAKING PROCESS.
IT MATTERS THAT OUR
PLANNED APPROACH IS GOING TO
DELIVER ON
RESULTS. IT MATTERS THAT OUR
PLANNED
APPROACH HAS TRANSPARENCY AND IT
MATTERS THAT
OUR PLANNED APPROACH HAS
ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN
THE COUNCIL AND THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE.
WE BELIEVE THAT --
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO
ENSURE THAT THE ROLE COULDOUT
OF
THIS EXPANSION IS WELL PLANNED,
HAS CLEAR COMMUNICATION WITH THE
PUBLIC.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE SCHAOUR
SHELTER LOCATIONS ARE
ADEQUATELY STAFFED BECAUSE AS WE
HEARD
TODAY,
THAT STAFFING IS CRITICAL TO
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD CARE,
SUPPORT, AND
CASE MANAGEMENT. WE SHOULD ALSO
BE CAREER AS WE
ADVANCE THIS LEGISLATION WE HAVE
SUFFICIENT BUDGET
AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT IT
CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE
IN THE OTHER COMMITTEE ON THE
TWO BILLS THAT WERE SENT DOWN
AS PART OF THIS PACKAGE TO
ENSURE THAT
BETTER ASKING QUESTIONS AROUND
THE COST OF
EXPANSION AND WHO WE'RE
FOCUSING
ON, PARTICULARLY THE WORK
THAT WAS DONE TO REQUEST HIGH
ACUITY WORK GROUP.
OUR OFFICE LOOKS FORWARD TO THAT
ENGAGEMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE THAT
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
BEST STANDARDS ARE AND
TO ENSURE THAT
OUR SHELTER EXPANSION EMBODIES
THOSE HIGH STANDARDS.
OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS, AS WE HAVE
ENGAGED THIS HAD
PROCESS, MANY OF THE QUESTIONS
AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
COME FORWARD FROM COUNCIL I
BELIEVE HAVE BEEN SEEKING
SORT OF A COMMON UNDERSTANDING
WHICH IS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO
MOVE
FORWARD.
HOW MUCH RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.
IN A TIME WHEN WE ARE APPROVING
RESOURCES AND APPROVING
AN EXPANSION THAT ALLOWS OUR
EXECUTIVE OFFICE TO DIRECTLY
CONTRACT
WITH PROVIDERS, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I
BELIEVE I SAW IN MANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS
THAT WERE COMING FROM
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WAS A DESIRE TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE THAT TRANSPARENCY
AND UNDERSTANDING.
I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE
PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE
AMENDMENTS.
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT
SPOKE TODAY AROUND SOME OF
THE
AMENDMENTS REGARDING BUFFER
AREAS AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
OUR OFFICE COMMUNICATED
WITH SEVERAL PROVIDERS YESTERDAY
AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND
INDIVIDUAL KOUMS CAN BRING
AMENDMENTS
TO ANY BILL.
THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT UP FOR
DISCUSSION AND VOTE TODAY.
THEY ARE NOT ON THE
AGENDA
TODAY. SO I APOLOGIZE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTED
ABOUT THEM AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT
COMMENT. WE WILL NOT BE
VOTING ON THOSE
TWO TODAY. I WANT TO A MAKE SURE
THAT FOLKS HAVE
THAT UNDERSTANDING. FOR THIS
LEGISLATION, OUR OFFICE
SIT A
TIMELINE FOR AMENDMENT
DISTRIBUTION AHEAD OF TODAY'S
VOTE.
I WANT TO APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUES WHO WORKED CLOSELY
WITH OUR OFFICE TO
COMPLY WITH THOSE REQUESTS AND
ENSURE
THAT WE HAD TRANSPARENCY
AND APOLOGIZE TO FOLKS TAKEN
BY SURPRISE BY THE WALK- ON
AMENDMENTS.
WE STRIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THAT TRANSPARENCY AND I AM
GRATEFUL LIKE I SAID LAST
WEEK THERE WERE FOLKS IN
CHAMBERS WHO
WERE ABLE TO
PICK THOIPZ WALK ON AMENDMENTS
SO WE HAD
SOME DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY IN
THAT
MOMENT. WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO
THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION.
I AM EXCITED TO
CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE THIS LEGISLATION. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL
RIGHT. LET ME SHARE A SCREEN
HERE.
THERE ARE FIVE HERE FOR
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION. THESE
WERE DISCUSSED
PREVIOUSLY
LAST WEEK AT THIS TIME. SOME OF
THEM HAVE BEEN
REVISED
SINCE THEN.
WE WILL NOTE NOTE SORT OF WHAT
HAS CHANGED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER
AND AUTHORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT
OPERATORS OPERATORS TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS NEWLY
ESTABLISHED AFTER PASSAGE OF
THE ORDINANCE HAVE A PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN AS
A
COMPONENT OF OPERATIONS OF THAT
ENCAMPMENT.
PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN WOULD INCLUDE
AN INITIAL COMMUNITY
POLICING ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOL FOR
CONTRIBUTING
PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION TO
THE CITY AND MONITORING PUBLIC
SAFETY IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH ENCAMPMENTS AND
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR A CITY
LIAISON AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENCE
COULD REACH OUT TO FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES BEYOND THE
CONTROL OF THE ENCAMPMENT
OPERATOR.
PREVIOUS VERSION OF
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE PLACED
SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON
ENCAMPMENT OPERATORS FOR DOING
SOME
INITIAL PUBLIC SAFETY
ASSESSMENTS THAT
WERE
BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT THEY
COULD REASONABLY PERFORM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, I THINK
I WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE
THE UNDERLYING BILL BEFORE WE
GET
TO AMENDMENTS.
SO THAT WAS
ON ME. SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD
AND DO
THAT.
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
COUNCIL
121195. IS THERE A SECONDS?
>> SECOND.
MOVED AND SECOND TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121195.
AND THEN PASS IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
AND IF I COULD ASK FOR YOU
TO REPEAT THAT.
THERE WAS A PORTION YOU WERE A
LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM THE MIC
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT
YOU.
>>
YEAH. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE
PORTION
WAS. I WILL RECAP WHAT I SAID.
THIS IS A VERSION TWO OF THE
AMENDMENT THAT WAS
DISCUSSED LAST WEEK.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
CHANGES SENSE THE INITIAL
VERSION WAS
DISCUSSED. MOST OF THOSE CHANGES
HAVE TO DO
WITH NARROWING THE SCOPE OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN REQUIREMENT.
TWO THINGS THAT ENCAMPMENT
OPERATORS CAN REASONABLY
PERFORM. OTHERWISE THE
OBLIGATION OF THE
CITY, THE INITIAL VERSION
CONTEMPLATED
THE ENCAMPMENT OPERATOR PERFORM
THOSE FUNCTIONS.
THIS NARROWS
THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE
PRIOR
VERSION NOT IN THIS VERSION WAS
A REQUIREMENT THAT AN
ENCAMPMENT OPERATE DOERR AN
INITIAL PUBLIC
SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF AN AREA.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY
WOULD BE PERFORMING UNDER THE
BASED ON THE INTENT THAT
THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN
PASSING
THE BUDGET BILL A FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH THAT, I WILL SAY I'LL
SPEAK TO THIS AND
THEN I WILL MOVE -- I WILL MOVE
TO AMEND
AND THEN SPEAK TO IT.
I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121195 AS TRENTED
IN THE AGENDA
AS AMENDMENT ONE VERSION TWO.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW.
AGAIN I EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
TO THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AND I WILL SAY AS
WE BROUGHT THIS AMENDMENT
FORWARD LAST BEAK AND I SHARED
THE INTENT OF THE
BILL, THE INTENT IS TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE CLARITY ON SOME OF
THIS PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION.
AGAIN KNOWING THAT
THIS LEGISLATION IS TEMPORARY
LEGISLATION THAT THE COUNCIL
WILL NEED TO TAKE UP AND
MAKE PERMANENT AGAIN WITHIN ONE
YEAR.
AND TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE ALSO NOT OVERBURDENING THE
PROVIDERS.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS
STILL, AS WE HEARD TODAY, SOME
CONCERN AROUND THAT.
I WILL SAY
THAT WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO
CLARIFY THE INTENT
AND NOT BE ASKING OPERATORS TO
TAKE
ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING
THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY ARE
OPERATING. SO YOU
SEE THAT AS AN UPDATED
CHANGE BETWEEN LAST WEEK AND
THIS WEEK.
AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE CLEAR CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR A
CITY LIAISON FOR RESIDENTS AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THERE
IS GOING TO BE DESIGN REVIEW, A
PROTOCOL AND ASSESSMENT THAT IS
DONE
AS WELL AS CLARITY ON DATA
COLLECTION AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO
COME INTO THE CITY.
COLLEAGUES, WITH THAT, I AM
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND
I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. I FORGOT TO SAY, THIS
WAS
AUTHORED BY COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
BUT I AM PROUDLY SPONSORING IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
I HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
ONE, I
WANT TO THANK YOU. SPONSOR OF
THE UNDERLYING
BILL FOR ALL THE INCREDIBLY HARD
WORK YOU DID ACROSS THE
FLOOR, TALKING TO
SPONSORS, WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT AND MANY
OTHERS.
I DO JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO
SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE HEARD
TODAY.
I DO AND I AGREE WITH MANY
OF YOUR INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
THAT THERE IS A DIFFICULT SORT
OF BALANCE HERE OF MOVING
QUICKLY BUT ALSO GETTING THE
DETAILS
RIGHT. THERE IS A BALANCE
BETWEEN PERFECT VERSUS
BEING, YOU KNOW,
ENEMY OF THE GOOD. I DO THINK
THAT WE ARE , YOU
KNOW, WE ARE
STRIKING THAT BALANCE
HERE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I ALSO
THINK THAT IT IS MY
COMMITMENT THAT I THINK
WE'RE ENGAGING IN SOMETHING NEW
AND
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ITERATIVE
PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
GOAL OF DOING 4,000 UNITS
OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND
THIS IS
REALLY KICKING OFF THAT PROCESS
AND I THINK WE WILL LEARN AS
WE GO AND IT'S MY COMMITMENT
THAT
AS WE DO THAT TO -- IF THERE
ARE AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES THAT
WE
NEED TO MAKE TO THE
LEGISLATION IN THE PERMANENT
LEGISLATION OR
EVEN BEFORE IS MY COMMITMENT
TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES, THE
PUBLIC AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
DO THAT.
I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
NOTE.
I KNOW THERE ARE
QUESTIONS AROUND ENFORCEMENT AND
WHETHER
THIS SHOULD LIVE IN THE LAND
USE CODE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I AGREE THAT IN
GENERAL THIS PROBABLY IS NOT
SORT OF THE
IDEAL PLACE NOR TO LIVE, BUT
THIS IS TEMPORARY
LEGISLATION,
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION, AND SO WE
ARE MOVING QUICKLY AND SO
WE'RE, YOU
KNOW, WE SORT OF HAVE TO
WORK WITH THE TOOLS THAT WE ARE
GIVEN.
BUT I DO WANT TOTO NOTE ALL
OF THESE AMENDMENTS THERE ARE
THERE'S INTRODUCTORY LANGUAGE
THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS APPLIES
TO OPERATORS WHO
RECEIVE FUND INTERESTING THE
CITY. TANSD JUST MY OPINION
THAT THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE
ENFORCEMENT LIES IS THAT THIS
WILL ALL BE
INCORPORATED INTO ANY FUNDING
AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH
OPERATORS AND THEN THAT WILL BE
THE PRIMARY MECHANISM
FOR HOW WE
WILL ENSURE GUIDELINES IS
THROUGH THAT FUNDING AGREEMENT.
SO WITH THOSE REMARKS, AGAIN,
I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, FOR ALL YOUR
LEADERSHIP
AND WITH THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THIS AMENDMENT?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT.
>> VICE-CHAIR STRAUSS.
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> RINCK.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> CHAIR LIN.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR VOTES
IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AMENDMENT
ONE VERSION TWO IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
OKAY.
I LIKE IT TO MOVE ON
TO AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO VERSION
TWO, THIS WOULD BE SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
THIS IS -- WOULD ESTABLISH
A REQUIREMENT THAT NEWLY
ESTABLISHED
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS THAT
RECEIVE CITY
FUNDING ENTER INTO GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS PUBLIC
SAFETY
PROTOCOLS, INCLUSION IN THE NA
GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT.
A GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT WOULD
INCLUDE THE BOUNDARIES SUBJECT
TO THE GOOD NEIGHBORNEIGHBOR
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
ENCAMPMENT OPERATORS,
COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION
PROTOCOLS AND HOW
THOSE WOULD WOULD BE
ESCALATED FOR FOLKS TO
GET RESPONSES TO CONCERNS THAT
MAYBE RAISED ABOUT
AN ENCAMPMENT.
A COMMITMENT BY
ENCAMPMENT OPERATORS TO INCLUDE
REGULAR COMMUNITY
MEETINGS, BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS
FOR ENCAMPMENT
RESIDENTS, COMMITMENT
TO REPORTING CRIME OBSERVED BY
OPERATORS TO SPD STAFF AND
COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISH -- TO
PUBLISH THE G&A ON
A WEBSITE THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC FOR REVIEW.
>> THANK
YOU, CHAIR. AND I'M GOING
TO MOVE TO AMEND -- FIRST OF
ALL, I WILL MOVE THE BILL OR
MOVE TO
AMEND THIS BECAUSE I DO HAVE
SOME VERBAL CHANGES THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO DO FOR THIS.
AND I
APOLOGIZE, COLLEAGUES, BUT I
DIDN'T GET THIS ENOUGH TIME TO
STAFF.
SO I DO HAVE SOME VERBAL
AMENDMENTS THAT I
WILL BE PRESENTING TODAY.
>> OKAY. BEFORE WE DO THAT,
COULD WE --
I THINK WE NEED
TO SUSPEND THE RULES IT TO ALLOW
FOR AN
ORAL AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES, IF NO
OBJECTION, I'D LIKE SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW
THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> SEEING NO OBJECTION, PLEASE
PROCEED COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THAT
WAS MY NEXT LINE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND 121195 AS
PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA AS
AMENDMENT TWO.
AND I'M REQUESTING THAT THE
RULES BE SUSPENDED.
>> OKAY.
>>
PLEASE PROCEED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AWESOME.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. SO IF WE
CAN GO-- THIS IS FROM
PROVIDER FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS
THAT I RECEIVED FEEDBACK
TO ON COUNCIL AS WELL
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE GETTING TO
THE TRUE INTENTION OF THE
GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT AS WELL.
WHICH IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNICATION
FOR ME.
SO THE FIRST THING THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO KEEP IS UNDER LETTER C
AS IN CAT, YOU HAVE I UNDER
THAT. THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN, A
POINT
OF CONTACT FOR INITIAL
CONCERNS, WHICH IS POSTED AT THE
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
BUT I TWLIEK STRIKE UNDER C,
AS IN CAT, NUMBER 2, 3, AND 4.
SO 2, 3 AND 4 UNDER THAT, TWO
Is, THREE Is,
AND IIV WOULD BE STRIKED.
I HAVE MORE.
SORRY.
SURPRISE.
THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
KEEP LETTER D, AS IN DOG, AND
E, AND
IN EFRPT. I DON'T
KNOW IF THOSE ARE THE CORRECT --
IS IT E FOR EFFORT?
WHAT DO THEY USE FOR E?
>> ECHO.
>> ECHO? OKAY.
I
PLAYED BASKETBALL. EFFORT.
YOU GOT IT GIVE EFFORT. AND I
WILL REMOVE LETTER F, AS
IN, I DON'T KNOW, FAIRY TALE.
THE LETTER G, AS IN GOAT.
AND H, AS IN HOUSE.
SO THOSE WILL BE STRUCK FROM THE
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY,
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE KEEPING C, AS
IN CAT, WITH
THE I THAT POINT OF CONTACT,
A
COMMITMENT TO ATTEND REGULAR
COMMUNITY MEETINGS SUCH AS THOSE
HELD BY COMMUNITY OR BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS AND RESULTS AND
BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS
FOR
TRANSITION ENCAMPMENT RESIDENTS
AND THEIR GUESTS.
THOSE THREE, WHICH TO ME IS LIKE
COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY
AND HAVING INNER WOVENNESS IN
THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GET TO.
AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL,
COLLEAGUES.
>> OKAY.
SO I THINK KETTLE, DID YOU GET
ALL?
>> I THINK SO.
I COULD READ WHAT THE
AMENDMENT WOULD BE LIKE
IF THOSE
CHANGES --
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> SORRY.
THANK YOU,
KETIL. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T LIKE DOING
WALK-ONS. I KNEW
I COULDN'T GET THIS TIME AND
HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS. SO THANK YOU FOR
SUSPENDING THE RULES, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT
TWO VERSION NUMBER TWO, PURSUANT
TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ORAL
AMENDMENT WOULD BE CHANGED TO
READ AS FOLLOWS.
THE OPERATOR OF A TRANSITION
ENCAMPMENT RECEIVES FUND
INTERESTING THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND OPERATES AN
ENCAMPMENT
WITH 100 OCCUPANTS THAT
IS ESTABLISHED OR EXPANDED AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL ENTER INTO A
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT
SHALL INCLUDE PHYSICAL
BOUNDARIES
AND A CORRESPONDING
MAP, THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE OPERATOR AS A GOOD
NEIGHBOR COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS INCLUDING
A POINT OF
CONTACT FOR INITIAL CONCERNS
WHICH IS POSTED AT THE
TRANSITION ENCAMPMENT AND ON
THE OPERATOR'S
WEBSITE. A COMMITMENT TO ATTEND
REGULAR COMMUNITY MEETINGS SUCH
TAZ THOSE HELD BY
COMMUNITY OR
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, RULES
AND BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS
FOR TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENT RESIDENTS AND GUESTS
AND
A COMMITMENT TO PUBLISH THE GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT ON THE
OPERATOR'S WEBSITE
AND DISTRIBUTE TO
NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES WITH THE
GOODWILL -- WITHIN THE
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT
BOUNDARIES.
>> AND JUST TO MAKE ONE LAST
VERBAL CHANGE.
I HAD I -- WAS THAT I?
YES.
H,
I. I HAD I STRUCK OUT AS
WELL.
I MISSED THAT.
THAT WOULD BE STRUCK AS WELL.
JUST THOSE THREE WOULD BE IN
THERE.
THANK YOU,
KETIL. I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU, COMMITTEE.
>> SURE, NO PROBLEM.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WE STILL NEED TO MOVE THAT WITH
THOSE -- GO
AHEAD.
>> ONE OTHER CLARIFYING
QUESTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I -- WHAT I -- WHEN I CHECK
IN ON A AND B.
SO THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES
AND THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES, ARE THOSE
MAINTAINED WITH
THIS VERBAL AMENDMENT?
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WERE
SAYING
WE ARE ONLY KEEPING C, I, I
WANT TO HAVE CLARITY ON
THAT.
>> GREAT. YES.
I WAS KEEPING A AND B, AND THEN
UNDER C, YOU
KNOW, STRIKING THOSE 2, 3, AND 4
AND THEN THE
REMAINDER ONES THAT I HAD
SPECIFIED, WHICH I -- YES.
>> OKAY.
JUST CONFIRMING. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO WE WILL HAVE A AND
B REMAIN.
WE WILL HAVE C POINT A.
WE WILL MAINTAIN D, WHICH IS
A
COMMITMENT TO ATTEND REGULAR
COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
THEN WE WILL MAINTAIN E, WHICH
IS RULES AND BEHAVIORAL
STANDARDS FOR
RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUEST.
IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS
CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR RE-READING THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR
THAT. CENTRAL STAFF, IS THAT
CORRECT
FROM WHAT YOU READ OUT?
KETIL, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE TRACKING EVERYTHING
AND SHARING IT VERBALLY FOR
FOLKS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE
PHYSICAL AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF
THEM.
>> YES, THAT TRACKS
MY
UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE MORE.
I THINK
YOU SAID H WAS STILL IN THERE,
CORRECT?
THE HOURS?
IS THAT CORRECT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
OR KETIL?
>> NO.
H IS STRIKE --
>> H IS STRUCK?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT. OKAY.
JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE
AMENDMENT AS AMENDED THAT WE
JUST WALKED
THROUGH.
OKAY. GOOD.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT THIS
THEN?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 121195 AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO.
WOULD THIS BE VERSION
TWO OR
VERSION THREE?
VERSION THREE. VERSION THREE.
THANK YOU.
>>
SECOND.
>> CENTRAL STAFF?
>> JEN,
DID YOU HAVE IS -- VERSION
THREE, PERFECT.
SECOND.
SO IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE BILL
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
--
OH, YES, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I'LL NOTE THAT I CAME
OUT HERE TODAY TO VOTE NO
ON THIS BUT IN LIGHT OF SOME OF
THE
CHANGES US, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS
JUST GIVEN THAT WHAT REMAINS
SHEER IS
LARGELY REALLY
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE
CURRENTLY EXPECT.
I KNOW
YOU HAVE ALSO TAKEN TIME TO MEET
WITH SERVICE PROCEED
VITAMIN VIEDERS TO GET FEEDBACK.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP ALONGSIDE
PROVIDERS TO GET THIS IN A GOOD
PLACE.
I THINK THERE IS JUST BROADLY
ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED IN
THE AREA OF GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS.
IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR WE
FUNDED
A CONSULTING GROUP TO WOIRK LONG
SIDE OUR
LOCAL PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO
DEVELOP
A FRAMEWORK FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PLANS.
HOPING WE CAN SEE THE OUTCOME OF
THAT WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO WADE
INTO THIS AREA.
WITH THE CHANGES BEFORE US
TODAY, I THINK THIS IS ENTIRELY
REASONABLEAGE, HOPEFULLY, WE
CAN HAVE A UNIFIED STRATEGY
MOVING FORWARD AS WE APPROACH
THIS
TOPIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, ANYTHING
FURTHER BEFORE WE MOVE?
>> CHAIR, NO FINAL
COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S --
WOULD URGE EVERYUN-WES SUPPORT
ON
THIS.
THANK YOU AT PROVIDERS WHO
REACHED OUT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION MUCH AMENDMENT TWO
VERSION THREE.
>> VICE-CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> CHAIRMAN
LIN.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT TWO VERSION THREE IS
ADOPTED.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, MOVE TO AMENDMENT
THREE.
>> ALL RIGHT. AMENDMENT THREE
VERSION TWO,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUIRE THAT OPERATORS OF NEW OR
EX PONDED ENCAMPMENTS
ENCAMPMENTSTHAT
RECEIVE FUNDING FROM IS HAVE TWO
STAFF ON SITE 24 HOURS
A DAY.
>> COUNCIL RINCK RNG THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO
HAS COME OUT AND MADE YOUR
VOICES HEARD PARTICULARLY THOSE
WITH LIVED IN LIVING EXPERIENCE
OF HOMELESSNESS.
I KNOW AT TIMES IN THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THINGS GET
REALLY ALIENATED AND OBFUSCATED
IF THE REALITIES OF THE WORK AND
AT THE HEART OF THIS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE AND
PARTICULARLY OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND I FEEL A DEEP SENSE OF DUTY
BRING ONLINE HOUSING, GET OUR
NEIGHBORS INSIDE
AND PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO PEOPLE
IN THEIR
PATH TO STABILIZATION AND AS I
STATED
DURING COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, THE ESSENCE BEHIND BOTH OF
THE
AMENDMENTS I AM BRINGING
FORWARD TODAY ARE ABOUT HEALTH,
SAFETY,
AND WELL BEING, BOTH OF THE
PEOPLE WE ARE TRYING
TO SERVE, BUT ALSO OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES
WORKERS WHO WILL BE STAFFING
THE
PROPOSED SITES. THIS ENTIRE
EFFORT
CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT THOSE
WORKERS
FROM OPERATIONS STAFF, CASE
MANAGERS, CLINICIANS AND
MORE AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUIRE
THAT ENCAMPMENT OPERATORS HAVE
AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ON SITE
24/7. AFTER ENGAGING WITH
PROVIDER PARTNERS, IT IS CLEAR
HAVING
AT LEAST TWO STAFF ALLOWS FOR
BETTER SAFETY AND OUTCOMES FOR
EVERYONE AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COULD
YOU MOVE? I THINK WE NEED TO
MOVE IT.
>> AWESOME. I CAN DO THAT.
I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121159 AS
PRESENTED IN
THE AGENDA PACT AS AMENDMENT
THREE,
VERSION TWO.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE BILL.
SO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> ASK FOR SUPPORT.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
IF IT THERE IS NO OTHER
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL.
AMENDMENT THREE, VERSION
TWO.
>> VICE-
CHAIR US STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>>
FOSTER.
>>
YES.
>>
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>>
YES.
>>
RINCK.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR
LIN.
>>
YES.
>> FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT THREE VERSION TWO IS
ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE BILL AS AAMEND MENDED?
MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT NUMBER
FOUR. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I MOVE TO AMEND 121195 AS
PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA PACKET
AS AMENDMENT FOUR VERSION TWO.
>> SECOND.
MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
BILL. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
SPONSOR, RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS
THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU,
CHAIR LIN. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
SET A GOAL THAT OPERATORS OF NEW
EXPANDED
E.M.S. ENCAMPMENTS STRIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTS
AND SPECIFICALLY TO SET A GOAL
OF
A RATIO OF ONE CASE MANAGER
FOR EVERY 15 RESIDENTS WITH
HIGH ACUITY NEEDS.
A ONE TO 15 RATIO RECOMMENDED
BY SERVICE PROVIDERS IS WHAT
WORKS BESS FOR CASE MANAGERS
IN SUPPORTING HIGH ACUITY
CLIENTS.
THE WORK TO THAT
CASE MANAGERS ARE EXPECT TODAY
PROVIDE IS
BOTH BROAD AND INDIVIDUALIZED,
LIE SKILLED AND PHYSICALLY
AND EMOTIONALLY
DEMANDING. IF WE WANT THIS PLAN
TO
WORK AND I THINK EVERYONE
IN IN BUILDING DOES, WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING PEOPLE THE
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
CARE, THEY ARE SET UP TO BE
SUCCESSFUL
AND PART OF THAT IS ALSO
AVOIDING BURNOUT
THAT WE OFTEN SEE
IN CARING PROFESSIONS. AND I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
I
HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. IF ANYBODY
ELSE?
JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE
BOTH THIS AMENDMENT
AND THE PREVIOUS ONE.
I APPRECIATE THE WORD
STRIVE, WHICH I THINK SETS FORTH
OUR GOALS AND THE REAL
NEED, BUT ALSO PROVIDES SOME
FLEXIBILITY WHICH I THINK IS
ALSO IMPORTANT.
I ALSO JUST THINK THAT IT IS
CRITICAL FOR US AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO WORK EXTREMELY CLOSELY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS
AT THE
LEVEL NEEDED. THAT IS GOING TO
BE A LOT
OF HARD WORK THAT IS COMING
UP SOON FOR ALL OF US, BUT I
THINK THERE IS BROAD ALIGNMENT
ON THE DESIRE
TO SEE THIS DONE RIGHT, TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
SO WITH THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU.
IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT FOUR VERSION TWO
WILL
BE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
>> FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR, ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION
CARRIES. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED? OKAY.
COUNCIL STRAUSS, GOING TO KICK
IT OVER TO YOU FOR
AMENDMENT
FIVE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AND BEFORE I MOVE MY
AMENDMENT, I'D LIKE HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE
COMMITTEE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING A LOT OF
FEEDBACK AFTER THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE. SO COLLEAGUES,
FRIENDS, CO- WORKERS AND
EVERYONE
ELSE, LET'S -- MUCH LIKE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
I DON'T
LIKE BRINGING WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS, I DON'T
LIKE BRINGING VERBAL AMENDMENTS,
I
DON'T LIKE BRINGING AMENDMENTS
TO FULL COUNCIL BECAUSE IT
CREATES A LOTS OF CONFUSION.
I AM HERE TO WORK WITH
EVERYONE, TO SEE OUR JOINT
SUCCESS.
I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT
MY AMENDMENT FIVE.
AND THERE HAS BEEN FAIR AMOUNT
OF MISCHARACTERIZATION.
I THINK IT COMES FROM A PLACE
OF CONFUSION.
SO I AM GOING TO NOTNOT ASSIGN
MALICE.
I AM GOING TO ASSIGN
MISCOMMUNICATION HERE BECAUSE
THE LAND USE AMENDMENT THAT
ISIS US
IS SILENT ON MANY OF THE
COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS
THAT I HEARD FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, THAT I HAVE HEARD
FROMFROM
PROVIDERS, AND EVEN FROM -- I'LL
START OFF WITH AGREEING
WITH ANIRTRA FREEMAN.
WHAT SHE DESCRIBED IS SO
FAR FROM WHAT WE'RE STRIVING
FOR.
IT MADE ME PAUSE AND SAID,
IF SHE THINKS WE ARE SETTING UP
FENCES INSIDE OF SHELTERS, THEN
THERE IS A REALLY BIGAMIST
UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE.
IN THIS AMENDMENT
BEFORE US RIGHT NOW I'M DOING
A LITTLE BIT OF KETIL'S JOB, WE
WILL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND, IT
SAYS FOR
SHELTERS WITH MORE THAN 100
MICRO-MODULAR STRUCTURES, IT
NEEDS TO BE DIVIDED
INTO NEIGHBORHOODS OF
50. AND
THROUGH VERBAL AMENDMENTS THAT
I'LL BRING TODAY, I
WOULD RAISE THAT TO 75 BECAUSE
IT WAS
REQUESTED AND BECAUSE
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAS WORKED
WITH ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO
THE
AND SO I'M COMING HERE READY TO
GO TO NUMBER 75.
BUT IT DOESN'T SAY ABOUT --
AND ALL IT SAYS
IS CONTROLLED ACCESS.
IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT FENCES.
IT SAYS NOTHING
ABOUT HOW MANY KITCHENS OR
RESTROOMS OR
SHOWER FACILITIES OR
LAUNDRY FACILITIES GO INTO EACH
NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT I HEARD DIRECTLY TODAY
I NEEDED TO BRING A
VERBAL AMENDMENT TO CHANGE
THAT IN MY
AMENDMENT, BUT THE AMENDMENT IS
SILENT ON IT.
IT'S UP TO THE PROVIDERS TO
MAKE
SURE THAT THE CORRECT RATIOS
ARE IN THE CORRECT NEIGHBORHOODS
OF THEIR ENCAMPMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER
REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGE FROM THE
FIRST
TIME IT WAS PRESENTED IN
COMMITTEE IS THIS IS A ABOUT
UNITS.
SOMETIMES
MORE THAN ONE PERSON CAN LIVE IN
A UNIT, AND
THAT'S TO BE DESIRED,
FRANKLY, IF THERE
IS A FAMILY OR IF THERE IS A
COUPLE.
THIS AMENDMENT IS
REALLY CENTERED ON PRIVACY
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF WE
HAVE A SHELTER WITH 99 UNITS,
THEN
THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'T TAKE
EFFECT.
AND
THAT COULD BE UP TO 150 PEOPLE,
RIGHT?
IF WE HAVE 100 UNITS, IT
NEEDS TO
BE SPLIT INTO EITHER 50 AND 50
OR 75 OR
25 OR ANY RATIO WITHIN THERE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR PRIVACY.
I KNOW THAT WE AS A COUNCIL, I
KNOW THAT THE MAYOR DOES
NOT WANT -- I KNOW THAT
SHELTER PROVIDERS DO NOT WANT TO
SET UP A SITUATION OF
WAREHOUSING
HUMAN BEINGS.
WE NEED TO BE SETTING UP PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE
PRIVACY AND THE RESOURCES THAT
THEY
NEEDNEED STABILIZE SO THAT THEY
CAN THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO THIS CREATES THAT PRIVACY.
WE KNOW WHEN WE HAD
CONGREGATE SHELTER MATS ON THE
FLOOR
THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL IN
THAT UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT
COULD
MAKE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR
EVERYONE SLEEPING THERE THAT
NIGHT.
THE BENEFIT OF TINY HOMES
IS THAT EVERYONE HAS FOUR
WALLS AND A DOOR THEY GET TO
LOCK.
WHEN THERE IS 100 -- 99
UNITS, 150.
WHEN THERE ARE 150
PEOPLE, IF THERE IS ONE
PERSON IN THERE THAT'S MAYBE
SHOWING UP AT YOUR
DOOR EVERY NIGHT, MAYBE
YOU WANT TO
BE IN A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD
WITHIN THAT SHELTER
SPACE.
CONTROLLED FACILITIES
LIKE ANITRA WAS SAYING, I DON'T
WANT
FENCES.
YOU COULD AS EASILY USE FLOWER
PLANTERS. YOU COULD CREATE
GARDENS.
YOU COULD CREATE
BARRIERSBARRIERS
CREATE CONTROLLED ACCESS
THAT ARE NOT FENCES, THAT ARE
THINGS
THAT ACTUALLY MAKE A MORE
VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
AND WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS YOU
GET TO
CHOOSE AS A PROVIDER WHAT THAT
CONTROL IS, AS
VISITING HOURS BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.
AND 8:00 P.M. AND THEN RESIDENTS
ONLY IN THE EVENINGS.
THIS AMENDMENT IS SILENT
ON HOW YOU DO
THAT. IT'S JUST SAYING THAT
WE HAVE TO CREATE A SPACE THAT
FOLKS ARE
ABLE TO CREATE -- HAVE
A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIVACY, TO
CREATE
A
LITTLE BIT MORE OF THEIR OWN
SPACE SO THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO STABILIZE AND
THRIVE.
A LOT OF THE BAD -- I
GUESS COMPLAINTS THAT I HEARD IS
THAT
THIS WILL COST MORE.
ACROSS THE
BOARD, WE ARE SEEING, IF WE ARE
GOING TO BE -- WE HAVE
BEEN DOING SHELTER AS CHEAPLY
AND WE HAVE BEEN
UNDERCUTTING OURSELVES BECAUSE
WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING TO PINCH PENNIES. IF WE
ARE GETTING DONATED TINY
HOMES FROM THE HOPE FACTORY
TO PUT ON CITY OWNED LAND
AND SPEND AS FEW DOLLARS
AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THAT THING
WORK, I
WONDER WHY SOME PEOPLE DON'T
SUCCEED.
AND SO WE NEED TO HAVE A
REALLY CLEAR CONVERSATION, AND
THAT WAS
IN
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IN MY
COMMITTEE ABOUT HAVING A CLEAR
CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT DOES SHELTER ACTUALLY
COST.
AND SO IF WE ARE WILLING TO SAY
THAT 250 UNITS, 110 UNITS,
FREE FOR ALL, I MEAN, I HEARD
CLIENTS ABOUT THERE WERE IDEAS
PROPOSED ABOUT PUTTING A BIG,
BIG
CIRCUS TENT IN SODO TO
HOUSE THE HOMELESS AND THAT'S
WHERE THEY WOULD ALL GO.
AND THAT WAS A BAD IDEA
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO
WAREHOUSE HUMAN
BEINGS IN THE SAME WAY
THAT WE ARE EXCEEDING THE UNITS
TO A
LEVEL THAT WE HAVE NEVER HAD
IN ONE PLACE IN THE CITY, WE
DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO
GO. AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO
BE WAREHOUSING PEOPLE.
WE WANT TO BE SETTING
UP NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THESE
SHELTERS SO THAT PEOPLE
CAN REALLY HAVE A PLACE
THAT THEY CALL THEIR HOME, SO
THEY
CAN START TO NORMALIZE WHAT IT
IS TO BE INSIDE ALL THE TIME SO
THAT
WE CAN GET
THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
FASTER.
AND SO WITH ALL OF THAT, YOU
KNOW, WITH ALL OF THAT, ALSO
I SHOULD HAVE STARTED THIS, YOU
WILL SEE AT 10:47
OR 10:48 IN YOUR IN BOX
CLARIFICATION FROM
SHARON LEE ABOUT HER POSITION ON
THIS AMENDMENT.
SHE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT
HAS ASKED FOR CHANGES TO BE
MADE.
AND I JUST SAID, YEAH, SURE.
I MEAN, WE ARE NOT HERE TO BE
IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OTHER.
WE ARE HERE TO BE IN
COLLABORATION WITH EACH OTHER.
AND SO THESE ARE CHANGES THAT
ARE BEING MADE LATE FACT,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS SHE ASKED
WAS,
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE
AMENDMENT. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
ARE ASKING FOR CHANGES AFTER THE
DEADLINE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO
DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS
EMAIL FROM SHARON LEE IN YOUR
INBOX BECAUSE
FOR ME, AGAIN, I DON'T
LIKE BRINGING VERBAL AMENDMENTS.
I DON'T LIKE BRINGING
AMENDMENTS
TO FULL COUNCIL.
IF WE HAVE THE VOTES,
I'D RATHER VOTE ON IT TODAY
WITH A 75 UNIT
ALLOWANCE UNDER A DIRECTOR'S
RULE.
BUT IF COLLEAGUES HERE, IF
NEED MORE TIME SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE
A MORE CLEAR CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT THIS IS AND WHAT THIS
ISN'T, I WOULD TAKE IT TO FULL
COUNCIL. IF WE DO GO TO FULL
COUNCIL,
I WILL BE BRINGING ANOTHER
ELEMENT
OF THIS THAT TALKS
ABOUT CREATING A DIRECTOR'S
RULE
SO THAT THERE IS A CLEAR DENNIS
OF
HOW MANY TOILETS, SHOWERS,
LAUNDRY, KITCHEN, WHAT
THAT RATIO IS BETWEEN
UNITS NEIGHBORHOODS THERE.
SO I'M JUST --
I'M KIND OF GIVING -- I AM
GIVING
US THAT MOMENT RIGHT UP HERE TO
HAVE
THE CONVERSATION BEFORE I MOVED
THE
BILL.
BUT I REALIZE THAT I WAS
PROBABLY ALSO SUPPOSED TO LET
KETIL BRIEF THE BILL.
SO I JUST WANTED
TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT AND
THEN I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION
WITH
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I MOVE THE
BILL, IF WE DECIDE TO GO THAT
DIRECTION.
>> THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIR
STRAUSS.
I'LL JUST SAY FOR MY --
I LOOK FORWARD KETTLE BRIEFING.
I AM NOT READY TO
VOTE BECAUSE OF NEED TO GO MORE
TIME TO DIGEST.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT
OUT THERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE --
IF OTHERS ARE READY, HAPPY TO
HAVE
THAT, OR
ALSO HAPPY TO HAVE IT
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL. EITHER WAY.
-COLLEAGUES, ANY --
>> MAY,
I CHAIR?
>> PLEASE.
>> I WAS COMFORTABLE VOTING FOR
THIS, ESPECIALLY AFTER I
SAW FROM PROVIDERS THAT THAT
CHANGE GOT THEM TO WHERE THEY
WANTED TO
BE. BUT I WANT TO SPEAK
FOR MYSELF. I DON'T WANT TO
SPEAK FOR
MY OTHER COLLIES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOUR YOUR AMENDMENT
AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND
BEING RECEPTIVE AND ENGAGING
AND CLARIFYING SOME PIECE.
I AM TRYING TO DIGEST
THE EMAIL WE RECEIVED AND I
WOULD APPRECIATE A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME AND ALSO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
FURTHER
COMMUNICATE WITH SOME OF
THE PARTNERS THAT WEIGHED IN
TODAY.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY SOME
OF
THESE ELEMENTS PARTICULARLY YOUR
INTENTION BEHIND THIS I
THINK SOME
ADDITIONAL TIME TO JUST
COMMUNICATE
THAT OUT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR
THE ENTIRE
EFFORT.
IT WOULD BE
MY PREFERENCE TO PERHAPS BRING
THIS TO FULL
COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
SHARING WHERE YOU ARE
AT WITH
THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO REQUEST
IF WE COULD BE AT EASE FOR A
MOMENT.
I'D LOVE
TO READ THROUGH THE EMAIL THAT
WE
RECEIVED. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT
I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S COMMENT AND SO WHAT
I BELIEVE I HEARD WAS
WE -- YOU ARE INTENDING TO MAKE
VERBAL AMENDMENTS TO THIS TODAY
TO BRING IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH
THE
CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH A
PROVIDER.
AND THAT YOU'RE PREPAREDNOV
THAT FORWARD TODAY IN COMMITTEE.
AND THEN THE SECOND PORTION
YOU SORT OF TALKED ABOUT
AN ALTERNATIVE
APPROACH REGARDING
>> THANK YOU.
>> SOME CHANGES FROM
THE PREVIOUS VERSION
THAT AS DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE
LAST
WEEK. SO TWO PRIMARY CHANGES
HERE.
ONE IS THAT THE
PREVIOUS VERSION WOULD HAVE SET
THE UNIT FOR
DETERMINING
WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE
DIVIDED BASED
ON THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS.
THE CHANGE HERE IS
THAT THAT WOULD BE BASED NOW ON
THE
NUMBER OF MICRO- MODULAR SHELTER
INSTRUCTION OR VEHICLE SHELTERS,
OBVIOUSLY, THERE COULD BE
MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT PER
SHELTER DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
ENCAMPMENT.
THE OTHER AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS POINT OUT
A ANEW
THAT AUTHORIZES THE
SDCI DIRECTOR WITH HUMAN
SERVICES
DIRECTOR TO ALLOW CHANGES IN THE
NUMBER OF MICRO- MODULAR
STRUCTURES, NOT OCCUPANTS THAT
COULD BE USED -- THAT COULD BE
INCORPORATED INTO ANY INDIVIDUAL
NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN A LARGER
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
>> ONE THOUGHT HERE.
>> THIS IS OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD.
IF THERE WERE TO BE A
DIRECTOR'S
RULE THAT SORT OF SET OUT THE
RATIOS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
DISCUSSING,
ONE THING WE HAD NEED TO
RESEARCH ON IS
SORT OF WHERE THE AUTHORITY LIES
FOR SOME OF THE TYPES
OF AMENITIES THAT
ENCAMPMENT PROVIDERS PROVIDE.
THERE MAY BE A ROLE
FOR KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. I AM NOT
SURE.
WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE
HAVE THE RIGHT AUTHORITY NAMED
IN
THAT DIRECTION TO A DIRECTOR TO
-- RUM.
>> OKAY.
THANK
YOU, KETIL. VICE-CHAIR STRAUSS,
I'LL SAY I
THINK AT LEAST WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK MY
PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO BRING IT
TO FULL COUNCIL.
SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS
A LITTLE BIT FOLKS JUST NEED
SOME TIME. BUT LEAVE IT UP TO
YOU
WHETHER
TO MOVE IT TODAY OR TO BRING IT
TO FULL COUNCIL.
>> AND I HEAR A REQUEST FROM
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER TO TAKE A
MOMENT?
I WILL LET YOU -- BACK TO YOU,
CHA IR.
>> THANK YOU. MY REQUEST IF WE
COULD BE
AT EASE FOR A MOMENT MAKE SURE
I THOROUGHLY READ THE EMAIL
THAT CAME IN FROM THE PROVIDER.
IF WE COULD HAVE A
MOMENT THAT, WOULD BE FANTASTIC,
CHAIR.
>> LET'S
TAKE A RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
[ RECESS ]
>>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
WE ARE BACK FROM RECESS.
IT'S 11:28 A.M.
AND I WILL KICK IT BACK TO
VICE-CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST AGAIN CHECKING TO SEE IF
FOLKS NEED MORE TIME.
HAPPY TO TAKE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHAIR, IF I MAY, I APPRECIATE
THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE RECESS AND
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DIG INTO THE COMMUNICATION THAT
WE RECEIVED
THIS MORNING.
AFTER READING IT, I
BELIEVE THAT HAVING MORE TIME IS
GOING TO
BE HELPFUL WITH THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE.
WE WANT TO -- AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU
APPRECIATE YOU
FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION
TODAY REGARDING YOUR INTENT
BEHIND
CONTROLLED ABSCESS.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AND IT WAS HELPFUL TO HEAR
YOU SPEAK PUBLICLY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY
ON THIS AMENDMENT I
HAVE ALWAYS FELT CLARITY ON YOUR
INTENT AND
YOU ALWAYS HAD CLEAR AND
STRONG COMMUNICATION AROUND YOUR
INTENT WITH THIS.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT.
HAVING SAID THAT, WITH
THE LAST- MINUTE
COMMUNICATION THIS MORNING I
WANT
TO REQUEST THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE
BIT
MORE TIME.
>> GREAT. SO COLLEAGUES, I
WILL BE DOING WHAT I HATE DOING,
WHICH
IS BRINGING THE AMENDMENT TO
FULL
COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
I JUST WANT TO REPEAT, WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
SAID, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE -- I
BELIEVE YOUR INTENT IS TO HAVE
AN
AMENDMENT
THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR
NEIGHBORS, THAT MEETS
THE NEEDS OF THE PROCEEDS AND
I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION AT FULL COUNCIL.
SO SINCE WE ARE NOT
ADDRESSING AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE
AT THIS
MOMENT, JUST WANT TO
SEE WE HAD THE UNDERLYING BILL,
THE FOUR
AMENDMENTS.
ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE
WE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILLION
121195 AS AMENDED?
>> YES.
>> WAY NT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
REALLY THANK YOU, CHAIR,
FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN HAVING
THIS IN YOUR
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS. YOU HAVE A
VERY
LOADED AGENDA WITH LAND USE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ALSO, THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND COLLABORATION AND YOUR
EFFORT ON
THIS.
AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND
THE ENGAGEMENT AND
THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU DID
WITH
PROVIDERS, WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE PROCESS
THAT YOU RAN WAS
INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
CLARITY AROUND THINGS AND THIS
WAS A
HEAVY LIFT AND JUST APPRECIATE
ALL OF THE WORK, BECAUSE A LOT
OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU DID ON THIS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
AND I ALSO WANT TO
SAY I JUST WANT TO SPEAK
REALLY QUICKLY ON I BELIEVE THAT
THE
INTENTIONS BEHIND EVERY
COUNCILMEMBERS' AMENDMENT WAS
ALL BASED IN GOOD
FAITH, AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS
WORK AND IT -- TO BE
SKETCH. NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, IF THERE WAS ALSO A
LITTLE BIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
LACK OF COMMUNICATION
FROM THE PLANNING BEHIND A
LITTLE BIT OF
THIS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE SAW
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE DID
BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNICATION
REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN,
WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE,
UNDERSTANDING
WHAT THE PROCESS IS
GOING TO BE, A
TIMELINE. JUST BASIC STUFF.
SO I FEEL LIKE SOME
AMENDMENTS POSSIBLY COULD
HAVE AROUSED BECAUSE OF
THAT COMMUNICATION THAT WAS NOT
PROVIDED TO THE
COUNCIL. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU
SEE ALL
THESE AMENDMENTS BEING
MADE VERBALLY, TAKEN AWAY,
STRIKING, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT
OF MOVEMENT IN THIS, AND
I ACTUALLY DON'T LIKE DOING.
THAT I LIKE TO BE VERY PUBLIC
ABOUT MY AMENDMENTS SO
PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM
AND I GET FEEDBACK. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY
THAT, THAT
THE COMMUNICATION WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE BETWEEN COUNCIL AND
MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH A LOT OF
LEGISLATION AND ISSUES IN OUR
CITY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET
BETTER AND THAT IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
WE READY TO -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU,
CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, WE
NODE THIS LEGISLATION AN ENTIRE
EFFORT AT THE HEART OF THIS IS
ABOUT ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
AND BRINGING OUR NEIGHBORS
INSIDE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU,
CHAIR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS AND BRINGING US
TO A VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING
THIS LEGISLATION ON TRACK SO WE
CAN MOVE WITH URGENCY
TO BRING
PEOPLE INSIDE. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON MY AMENDMENTS.
AND I WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE
THANK YOU TO THE BILL
SPONSOR,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, FOR YOUR
TIRELESS WORK ON THIS.
AS WAS MENTIONED, THIS BILL WAS
SENT OVER TO COUNCIL WITHOUT
A SPONSOR AND IT WAS YOU AND
YOUR TEAM WHO STEPPED UP,
PICKED THIS UP TO TAKE IT OVER
THE FINISH
LINE.
AND I KNOW THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR
COMMITMENT TO SERVE
OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND BRING
PEOPLE
INSIDE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT
BECAUSE OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS YOUR TEAM HAS MOVED WITH
DILIGENCE, WITH TRANSPARENCY
AND RESPECT TO EVERY COUNCIL
OFFICE
AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AND SO I WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE
VOTE OF GRATITUDE TO
YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR TAKING THAT
APPROACH.
THANK YOU FOR DOING RIGHT
BY THIS BODY AND RIGHT BY OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS FOR
SHEPHERDING THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
ANY -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR. AND BEFORE WE VOTE ON,
THIS I
WANT TO JUST TAKE A
SECOND TO AGAIN APPRECIATE FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
FOR MANY, MANY
WEEKS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME, THE
ENGAGEMENT, THE LEADERSHIP,
THE EXPERTISE THAT YOU ALL
HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS
CONVERSATION.
WE DO NOT -- I DO
NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I
APPRECIATE COUNCIL, EXCUSE ME,
COLLEAGUES, YOUR ENGAGEMENT THON
REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS WORK
IS
ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE
ARE MAKING POLICY CHANGE
THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO EXPAND
OUR SHELTER
CAPACITY TO
THAT WE CAN BRING
PEOPLE INSIDE. AND AS WE DO
THAT,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, AS SAID
IN MY OPENING COMMENTS, WE ARE
DOING IT IN A
WAY THAT
IS SUCCESSFUL, THAT IS
SUSTAINABLE THAT, IS GOING
TO WORK FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE
LIVING OUTSIDE AND THAT IS GOING
TO WORK SO WE CAN
CONTINUE TO SCALE UP THIS
EFFORT BECAUSE IF THERE IS ONE
THING I
KNOW, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
SCALE UP THIS EFFORT.
SO COLLEAGUES, I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
IN THE MONTHS AND BEAKS THAT
COME TO
ENSURE THAT THIS LEGISLATION
IS SUCCESSFUL AND THAT IT WILL
BE
LEGISLATION THAT WORKS FOR
PEOPLE, LEGISLATION
THAT WORKS FOR PROVIDERS, AND
LEGISLATION THAT CONTINUES TO
BUILD PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE AND TRUST. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK WE ARE ALMOST -- I
WILL SAY A FINAL COMMENT,
APPRECIATE
THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALL THE
EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN
BEHIND THIS EFFORT.
APPRECIATE OUR
PROVIDERS, OUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF
US WORKING TOGETHER.
I THINK THE PUBLIC
RIGHTFULLY EXPECTS US TO WORK
CLOSELY
TOGETHER. IT'S HARD
WORK. IT'S COMPLICATED WORK.
YOU KNOW, WE SEE THAT
HAPPENING TODAY
WHERE BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING
QUICKLY, IT'S NOT ALWAYS
PERFECT AND THAT'S OKAY, BUT WE
ARE GETTING THIS DONE AND
I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK
OF EVERYONE HERE TODAY.
SO WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL
PASS THE BILL AS AMENDED.
>> VICE-CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YES.
>> CHAIR LIN,
YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
COUNSEL PASS THE BILL
AS AMENDED WILL BE
SENT TO THE MAY 19th, 2026, CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
AND WE THANK YOU TO
OUR
PRESENTERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO
THE THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK READ AGENDA ITEM
3 AND JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES,
I
THINK THIS WILL GO QUICKLY. I
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO STAY ON A FEW MINUTES LONGER
SO WE CAN HEAR
IT.
>> 314549 APPLICATION OF EAGLE
ROCK
IN 5201 RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH FOR
AN EXTENSION OF
THE CONTRACT RE- ZONE OF THE
PROPERTY AT 5201 RAINIER AVENUE
SOUTH. ORIGINAL CONTRACT RE-
ZONE
APPLICATION APPROVED
THROUGH CLERK FILE 314311 AND
ORDINANCE 125632 PROJECT
NUMBER 3018378-LU
TYPE IV FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
AND KETIL, THANK YOU FOR
STAYING AT THE TABLE.
AND COULD YOU JUST
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND HELP
BRIEF US.
>>
SURE. KETIL FREEMAN, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS WILL BE A BRIEF
ORIENTATION, INTRODUCTION TO
A DECISION THAT THE COMMITTEE
MAY
MAKE ON MAY 20th RELATED
TO PROJECT SPECIFIC APPLICATION
TO
EXTEND AN ALREADY
GRANTED CONTRACT RE- ZONE FOR
AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF TIME.
I'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND.
REMIND THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT SORT OF
THE TYPE OF
ACTION THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY
TAKE
ON MAY 20th AND
TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT NEXT STEPS
AND
MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN
ADVANCE OF
THE 20th.
SO BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, BACK
IN 2018 THE COUNCIL APPROVED
A CONTRACT RE- ZONE FOR A
SITE LOCATED AT 5201 RAINIER
AVENUE
SOUTH. THE COUNCIL RE- ZONED
THAT SITE
FOR NEIGHBOR COMMERCIAL TWO TO
THREE. AT ULT TIME CITYWIDE
APPLICATION WAS NOT IN EFFECT
BUT IT
APPLIED TO A QUASI JUDICIAL
RE-ZONE.
AN M1 SUFFIX WITH THAT
RE-ZONE. THAT APPROVAL IN
20182018
ACCEPTED A PROPERTY USE
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THAT IMPOSES TWO CONDITIONS ON
THE PROPERTY ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE SITE.
ONE IS THAT WHEN THE PROPERTY IS
DEVELOPMENT IT LOOKED
LIKE WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE
DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD AND THAT
THE PROPERTY COMPLY
WITH THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAM.
SINCE THAT TIME, THE
APPLICANT, THE MASTER USE PERMIT
HAS BEEN
EXTENDED AND APPLICANT APPLIED
FOR A BUILDING PERMIT
WHICH KEEPS THE MASTER USE
PERMIT
ALIVE.
AS YOU HEARD TODAY,
THAT APPLICATION IS READY FOR
ISSUANCE.
THAT BUILDING PERMIT
APPLICATION EXTENDS THE LIFE OF
THE MASTER
USE
PROGRAM.
>> TYPE OF ACTION
AND EXTENSION
CRITERIA, THIS IS A QUASI
JUDICIAL ACTION BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, MEANING THAT THE
COUNCIL IS ACTING LIKE A BANK OF
JUDGES AS OPPOSED TO LEGISLATORS
NOT. BALANCES BENEFITS AND
BURDENS
BROADLY, ONE ENTITY'S RIGHTS
AND LAND.
AS A
CONSEQUENCE, THE COUNCIL -- THE
COUNCIL'S QUASI
JUDICIAL RULES
APPLY AND COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD
AVOID ANY KIND
OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION
OUTSIDE OF
AN OPEN SESSION LIKE THIS.
HOWEVER, THIS TYPE OF
DECISION IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN
OTHERS IN NORMAL -- FOR
MOST QUASI JUDICIAL DECISIONS
THE
COUNCIL RELIES ON A
RECORD THAT IS COMPLIED BY THE
CITY -- HERE
THERE IS NO RECORD.
INSTEAD, A DIRECT
RECOMMENDATION THAT COMES FROM
SDCI BECAUSE THIS IS A MINOR SO
TO SPEAK
QUASI JUDICIAL ACTION AND
ANY COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED
TO SDCI IN THE COURSE OF MAKING
THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE
COUNCIL.
SO THAT RECOMMENDATION
IS ATTACHED TO THE CLERK'S FILE
AS ARE THE COMMENTS THAT SDCI
RECEIVED. SDCI DID RECOMMEND
THAT THE CONTRACT RE- ZONE BEEN
EXTENDED.
THEY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION
ON APRIL 8th AS
I MENTIONED, THAT RECOMMENDATION
IS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CLERK'S
FILE.
THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA
THAT THE COUNCIL AND SDCI
USED, WILL
USE. THE COUNCIL WILL USE IN
MAKING
THIS DECISION AND
SDCI IN MAKING
ITS RECOMMENDATION. ONE IS THAT
THE
REASON OR BASIS FOR THE
APPLICATION FOR THE
EXTENSION IS REASONABLE
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE
THERE
BEEN ANY CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE
AREA, THE RECOMMENDATION
IDENTIFIES A FEW, AND
WHETHER ADDITIONAL TIME IS
REASONABLY
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE
CONDITION OF APPROVAL
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL THAT IS
REQUIRED
TO BE FULFILLED PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION OF THE COUNCIL
LAND USE DECISION THAT CRITERION
IS
LESS APPLICABLE IN THIS CASE.
SDCI'S RECOMMENDATION TO
APPROVE
THE EXTENSION IS BASED ON A FEW
FACTORS.
ONE WAS THE PANDEMIC AND
HOW THAT HAS AFFECTED REAL
ESTATE MARKETS AND CONTINUES TO
AFFECT REAL ESTATE MARKETS AND
ALSO
CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING
PASSAGE
OF CITYWIDE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY.
TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION WILL
REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE THAT
ACCEPTS AN AMENDED PROPERTY USE
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THAT ORDINANCE COULD BE
CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE AS
SOON AS THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
ON MAY 20th.
AND UNLESS THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, THAT'S SORT OF A
PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME
AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF
ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL WILL
TAKE.
>> THANK YOU, KETIL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> THANK
YOU, CHAIRLE.
THANK YOU, KETIL. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIMELINE
AND/OR DEADLINE FOR THE
EXTENSION.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT PORTION
AGAIN?
>> YEAH. SO THE -- IF SOMEBODY
APPLIES FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE
TERM
OF A
CONTRACT RE-ZONE, THEY HAVE TO
MAKE THAT APPLICATION WITHIN 120
DAYS OF THE RE- ZONE EXPIRING.
THERE IS SOME QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MAY 15th
THE
DATE THAT THE REZONE
EXPIRES BECAUSE THE APPLICANT
MADE A BUILDING
PERMIT APPLICATION WHICH
IS KEEPING THE MASTER PERMIT
ALIVE.
NEVERLESS, 120 DAYS IF ADVANCE
OF THAT DATE.
THEY HAVE ESSENTIALLY SECURED
A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER BY THE COUNCIL HERE
ABOUT EXTENDING THE CONTRACT
RE-ZONE.
THAT EFFECTIVELY KEEPS
THINGS ALIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU, KETIL. I THINK WE ARE
GOOD THEN.
SO WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
OKAY.
HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
11:43.
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