>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. THE MAY 13th, 2026
MEETING OF THE LIBRARIES,
EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I
AM MARITZA RIVERA , CHAIRMAN OF
THE COMMITTEE. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] THERE
ARE FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
.
>> PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH IS EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S MEETING. GOOD MORNING,
THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, WE WILL HAVE
OUR SECOND HEARING IN THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS , ACTING
DIRECTOR FROM WRITTEN RESPONSES
WERE SENT AFTER THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEY WERE
SHARED WITH YOU , I BELIEVE LAST
-- YESTERDAY OR TODAY AND TODAY
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE. WE HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT THE HISTORIC
LANDMARK KING OF THE WOODEN
HOUSE , BEFORE WE GET INTO
DIRECTOR QUYNH PHAM'S
CONFIRMATION, IF THERE IS NO
AGENDA , THE -- OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. NOW
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC
COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP?
>> FOUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED, IT IS UP TO
60 MINUTES, EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS
LEFT OF THEIR TIME, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL THE MICS ARE
OPERATIONAL, PLEASE FEEL FREE
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, STEP
UP TO ANY ONE OF THE MICS , JOHN
BENNETT, SCOTT BOONE, SARAH
MARTIN, AND EUGENE. WELCOME.
WELCOME, JOHN .
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JOHN
BENNETT , I SPENT THE LAST 30
YEARS OF MY LIFE IN GEORGETOWN,
PRESERVING AND RESTORING IT. I
AM GOING TO BE SHORT AND SWEET.
BUT, I WILL GIVE PART OF MY
GEORGIA HISTORIC WALKING TOUR,
MOST PEOPLE, WE ASKED THEM, WHO
WERE THE NON-NATIVE SETTLERS IN
THE AREA? EVERYONE SAYS, I HAVE
KNOWN THAT , THAT IS INCORRECT ,
THE VERY FIRST NON-NATIVE
SETTLERS WERE THE LUTHER COLLINS
FAMILY , THEY WERE FARMERS .
AFTER THEY GOT THEIR DONATION,
THEIR LAND-GRANT, THEY WENT BACK
TOWARD OLYMPIA, PICKED UP
EVERYONE ON THE WAY BACK AND
EVERYONE WAS FREEZING TO DEATH.
AS OF THE COLLINS PARTY, THEY
WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE. THE FIRST
SETTLEMENT IN THE SEATTLE AREA
WAS IN GEORGETOWN , GEORGETOWN
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, IT IS AN
UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD, I
THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
PRESERVE GEORGETOWN, IT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT AREA OF OUR CITY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, AND JOHN AND
SARAH MARTIN?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
>> SCOTT COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK
INTO THE MIC SO THAT WE CAN HEAR
YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
RESTART HIS TIME .
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ].
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM SCOTT BOONE, MY
GRANDFATHER BUILT A HOUSE 122
YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT I WOULD
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE
BACKGROUND OF HOW THE HOUSE
HAPPENED TO BE THERE IN THE
FIRST PLACE. MY GRANDFATHER GREW
UP BACK EAST, GRADUATED FROM
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE 1890s ,
TOOK THE TRAIN OUTCOME I THINK
HE HAD RELATIVES OUT HERE, GOT A
JOB AS A SHIP DOCTOR, ON THE
SHIPS GOING FROM SEATTLE TO
ALASKA ON THE 1898 ALASKA GOLD
RUSH. TWO YEARS LATER, HE
OBTAINED A JOB AT THE KING
COUNTY HOSPITAL AS A PHYSICIAN
AND STAYED THERE FOR THE REST OF
HIS CAREER UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY
IN 1929. WELL, WHEN HE WAS A
DOCTOR AT THE KING COUNTY
HOSPITAL, IN THOSE DAYS, IT WAS
LOCATED IN THE GEORGETOWN AREA,
THERE WERE NURSES AND HE MET A
NURSE. HE WENT AND GOT MARRIED.
AT THIS POINT, THEY HAD TO HAVE
A HOUSE SO THEY BUILT A RATHER
NICE HOUSE, AND LOW AND BEHOLD,
AFTER A LITTLE WILD, TWO BECOMES
THREE AND THEY HAD A BABY GIRL.
YEARS LATER, SHE PASSED AWAY IN
1929 . SHE KEPT THE HOUSE, GOT
MARRIED, AND I CAME ALONG [
LAUGHTER ] AND I AM THE THIRD
GENERATION TO HAVE LIVED IN THE
HOUSE, IT HAS BEEN THE POLICY OF
MY MOTHER AND MYSELF TO MAINTAIN
THE HOUSE AS VIGILANTLY AS
POSSIBLE. WE STILL HAVE ANTIQUE
MEDICAL STUFF THAT MY
GRANDFATHER LEFT BEHIND. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND
HAVING THE HOUSE AS A HISTORIC
LANDMARK. [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ]
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. SARAH
MARTIN, FOLLOWED BY EUGENE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
SARAH MARTIN, I AM A PUBLIC
HISTORIAN, I AUTHORED THE
LANDMARK NOMINATION , FOR THE
WOODIN HOUSE. ANYONE WHO HAS
TAKEN THE EXIT HAS RECOGNIZED
THIS HOUSE, YOU COULD
PRACTICALLY TRIP OFF OF IT, YOU
CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER HOW IT
HAS SURVIVED, IT IS LARGELY TO
THE STEWARDSHIP OF THREE
GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY,
SCOTT, HIS MOTHER, AND HIS
GRANDPARENTS. THE RAPID
REDEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY IS
EXCITING, IT IS NECESSARY. IT IS
IMPORTANT AMID ALL THE CHANGE
THAT WE TAKE NOTE OF PLACES LIKE
THIS. THEY ADD VALUE AND
MEANING, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT
AND CONTINUITY WITH OUR
COLLECTIVE PAST . I WANT TO
THANK SCOTT BOONE, THE PROPERTY
OWNER, IN KEEPING THIS
DESIGNATION AND I WANT TO THANK
ERIN DOHERTY FOR HER
COLLABORATION. WE ARE FORTUNATE
TO HAVE GREAT STAFF IN OUR
LANDMARKS PROGRAM, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , SARAH. EUGENIA?
>> I AM EUGENIA, HISTORIC
SEATTLE. I AM HERE TO ASK THIS
COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND FULL
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE
DESIGNATED ORDINANCE FOR THE
WOODIN HOUSE, IT WAS DESIGNATED
A LANDMARK, 4 OF 6 STANDARDS,
DEMONSTRATING STRONG SUPPORT AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE HOUSE'S
SIGNIFICANCE IN SEATTLE HISTORY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
OWNER AND STEWARD, SCOTT BOONE,
VOLUNTARILY SOUGHT NOMINATION
FOR HIS FAMILY HOME, FULL OWNER
CONSENT. THE HOUSE , AND HOW IT
CAME TO BE, SHOWS HOW THE
COMMUNITY, PRESERVATION
ADVOCATES, THE BOARD, AND CITY
STAFF COME TOGETHER TO THE
DESIGNATION PROCESS. CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL IS THE FINAL
STEP IN THIS PROCESS AND IT IS A
VERY IMPORTANT STEP. FOR MORE
THAN 50 YEARS, THE PRESERVATION
ORDINANCE HAS ENABLED PROTECTION
FOR THE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC
RESOURCES. IN 1973, YOUR
PREDECESSORS UNDERSTOOD WHY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTERED
WHEN THEY ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE
AND WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S
CONTINUED SUPPORT TODAY. I WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE , SEATTLE HAS
AROUND 500 DESIGNATED LANDMARKS
AND THOSE ARE IN EIGHT HISTORIC
DISTRICTS. THAT AMOUNTS TO ONE
HALF OF 1% OF PARCELS IN THE
CITY. THIS IS A MENISCAL AMOUNT,
THIS MEANS THAT 99.5% OF THE
CITY IS NOT PROTECTED BY
ORDINANCE. LAND MARKING IS A
POSITIVE TOOL THAT HELPS THE
CITY MANAGE CHANGE, NOT SERVE AS
A BARRIER, WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR.
BONE, THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
BOARD , ERIN DOHERTY, SARAH
MARTIN, AND JOHN BENNETT , WHO
YOU HEARD FROM [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] SUPPORT. WE
ARE BIG FANS OF THE CITY'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
AND LASTLY, BIG SHOUT OUT TO
QUYNH PHAM, WE SUPPORT HER
APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR OF
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> ONLINE COMMONERS, DR. BRECHT,
FOLLOWED BY JACK TO A PARK. DR.
BRECHT, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
AND YOU MAY BEGIN. DR. BRECHT?
ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS STAR SIX?
LET'S GO TO JOSHUA, JOSHUA,
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU
MAY BEGIN.
>> OKAY, HELLO, GOOD MORNING.
EVERYONE HEAR ME? HELLO? HI , [
INDISCERNIBLE ] I AM MAKING A
COMMENT ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY AND I AM HERE TO VOICE
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT FOR QUYNH
PHAM 'S APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH QUYNH
ON THE LITTLE SAIGON LANDMARK
PROJECT WHICH WE HELPED BREAK
GROUND ON. IT IS NOTHING SHORT
OF INSPIRING, TURNING IT FROM
CONCEPTION INTO REALITY, HER
ABILITY TO NAVIGATE THE VAST
DIVERSITY OF STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS ,
UNIQUELY QUALIFIED FOR THIS
ROLE, HER ABILITY TO ELEVATE
MARGINALIZED VOICES HAS BEEN
IMPACTFUL FOR THE LITTLE SAIGON
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS VERY MUCH IN
NEED OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT , AND
LOVE, QUITE FRANKLY. AND DURING
HER TIME IN LITTLE SAIGON, WE
HAVE ALL HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
WATCHING QUYNH GROW THAT IDEA
INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL
ORGANIZATION , THE COUNCIL WOULD
ALSO AGREE, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
ONE OF THE KEY BACKBONES OF OUR,
OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HER
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS YET
ANOTHER QUALITY THAT MAKES HER
QUALIFIED TO LEAD THE
DEPARTMENT. FINALLY , I WILL
SAY, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED THE
ABILITY TO BE A STRONG AND
SUPPORTING PARTNER. THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO SEE MORE .
AND FOR ALL THESE REASONS, WE
SUPPORT QUYNH 'S APPOINTMENT
AND WE VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH HER IN
THIS NEW CAPACITY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> DR. BRECHT? YOU ARE NEXT , IF
YOU ARE ONLINE, PRESS STAR SIX,
AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT. GO AHEAD, I THINK YOU
ARE ON NOW. DR. BRECHT? I THINK
YOU ARE ON, IF YOU WANT TO START
SPEAKING. I THINK WE ARE HAVING
TECH ISSUES .
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> WE CAN.
>> I AM ON MY PHONE, IT IS A
SERIES OF BUTTONS, MAY I RESTART
MY TIME?
>> YES, OF COURSE, GO AHEAD.
>> I AM WITH WASHINGTON
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE AIRSHOW
CLIMATE ACTION COALITION
EXPECTING YOU TO OPPOSE THE
PERMIT FOR THE BLUE ANGELS TO
FLY OVER GENESEE PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD DURING SEAFARER. I
AM A RETIRED AIR FORCE FLIGHT --
SOME PEOPLE CALL FIGHTER JET
NOISE THE SOUND OF FREEDOM BUT
THE ROAR HARMS FREEDOM , MOST OF
THE 6000 PEOPLE IN OUR POLL DO
NOT WANT THEM FLYING THERE,
KIDS, REFUGEES, AND OTHERS ARE
TERRIFIED OF THE SOUND OF DEATH
FROM ABOVE, IS THIS , SUPER
HORNETS ARE VERY LOUD, THEY ARE
AT 110 DECIBELS , OSHA REQUIRES
EARPLUGS AND EARMUFFS , PARK
RULES REGULATE NOISE, THE BLUE
ANGELS DEFY REASONABLE NOISE
LIMITS EVERY YEAR, SEAFARER
PROVIDES NO NOISE PROJECTION ,
AND JET FUEL HARMS HEART ,
LUNGS, AND BRAINS . IT IS A
WASHINGTON HELD DISPARITY
COMMUNITY, HIGHLY IMPACTED BY
AIR POLLUTION. THOSE PLANES FLY
OVER THE MEMBER YOU'RE CAUSING
MORE DIRECT HARM, THE PEOPLE WE
ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROTECT
BUT WE DO NOT. WE REGULATE
SMOKING, DRINKING, DRUG USE, WHY
ALLOW HARMFUL NOISE ? CONDUCT A
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND A
PUBLIC POLL OF BLUE ANGELS AT
SEAFAIR, STOP THE NOISE AND
FOSSIL FUEL POLLUTION COULD
TRANSFORM SEAFAIR INTO A MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS, SAY
GOODBYE AND RETURN TO QUIET AND
CLEAN OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TESTIMONY,
OR , FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT,
RATHER. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
REGISTERED SPEAKER SO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED, WE
WILL GET TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT OF
QUYNH PHAM AS DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
THE TERM TO DECEMBER 31st, 2029.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION , AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS ITEM HAS BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD, AND HERE AT THE
TABLE, PLEASE INTRODUCE, WELL,
LET ME SAY SOMETHING FIRST,
ACTING DIRECTOR QUYNH PHAM WAS
THE ACTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON. SHE
RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT HER
COMMUNITY'S RICH CULTURAL
HISTORY AND CHALLENGES. I HAVE
GOTTEN TO KNOW DIRECTOR QUYNH
PHAM'S AND SHE WAS APPOINTED
AND I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL
WAYS THAT SHE APPROACHES HER
WORK. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS , I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING HOW THE ACTING
DIRECTOR WILL USE HER EXPERIENCE
AS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO
IMPROVE THE WAY THEY CONDUCT
OUTREACH TO NEIGHBORHOOD AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT GROUPS ACROSS THE
CITY ARE AWARE OF AND CAN
PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THE
CITY'S PROGRAMS, AND I KNOW
THAT YOU CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT
THAT, DIRECTOR PHAM, I
APPRECIATE YOUR GOAL TO CONDUCT
COMMUNITY ARRANGEMENT THAT IS
LONG-TERM AND ONGOING, RATHER
THAN PIECEMEAL, I LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING TODAY ABOUT THE WAY
THEY ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE .
ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM AND DEPUTY
DIRECTOR MARK ELLERBROOK, PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAMES FOR THE RECORD.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
QUYNH PHAM, SHE/HER .
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MARK
ELLERBROOK, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
MAYOR'S OFFICE, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM I
AM EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. WE
DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER OF SIGNS
THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS . BUT
ONE OF THE EXCITING PARTS OF MY
JOB IS TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE
WHO THE MAYOR NOMINATES TO BE
THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENTS,
IT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO GET TO
KNOW ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM, I
HAVE NO RESERVATIONS AT ALL
ABOUT THEM ASKING TO CONFIRM
BURGER TO BE THE NEXT DIRECTOR
OF NEIGHBORHOODS, SHE IS A
DELIGHT, AS YOU HAVE HEARD
MULTIPLE TIMES, I THINK. SHE IS
A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE
COMMUNITY AND WE ARE EXCITED TO
HAVE HER EXPAND THAT RANGE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WITH THAT INTRODUCTION , I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO QUYNH PHAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND FOR
THE REINTRODUCTION TO THE
COMMITTEE, GOOD TO SEE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND FOSTER.
I WANT TO REITERATE THE
QUESTIONS I DID, TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF MY KEY ROLES COMING INTO
THIS DEPARTMENT, WHICH REALLY
FOCUS ON ADVANCING THE CURRENT
NATION AND IT IS REALLY TO
DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS OUR
DEPARTMENT, MAKING ALIGNMENT OF
OUR RESOURCES AND ALIGNING OUR
GOALS, I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL
TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE SAME
THING. LASTLY, I AM BRINGING A
CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF OUR
IMPACT OF THIS WORK AND
SOMETIMES THAT IS REALLY HARD TO
DEMONSTRATE BECAUSE IT IS SO
RELATIONAL, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND
FOR ALL OF YOU, GOING FORWARD.
SHOULD I JUST READ THE
QUESTIONS?
>> COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS
SOMETHING YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
I WILL ASK COLLEAGUES IF THEY
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,
THEN WE WILL GO TO THE VOTE.
>> I THINK , AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
WORKED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A
LONG TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT GOVERNMENT PLAYS
A BIG ROLE. ESPECIALLY, OUR
DEPARTMENT PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN
BRINGING THEM CLOSER TO
GOVERNMENT AND INTO
DECISION-MAKING. WE HAVE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE A
GOVERNMENT ENTITY. IT IS THROUGH
OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER
ENTITIES THAT WE CAN FULFILL OUR
WORK AND BUILD THAT SENSE OF
BELONGING. AND THE CONFIDENCE IN
GOVERNMENT. I WILL JUST LEAVE IT
AT THAT.
>> LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I
APPRECIATED AND ENJOYED GETTING
TO KNOW YOU AND TALKING ABOUT
THE WORK , WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH
DON'S WORKING , ACROSS THE CITY
IN ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS , I
JUST VERY MUCH ENJOY THAT YOU
HAVE SO MUCH EXPERIENCE IN
COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK YOU
HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER.
COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO TO OUR
VOTE? ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR
ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM? I DON'T
SEE ANY HANDS RAISED . I
RECOMMEND THE COMMITTEE APPROVED
CONFIRMATION OF 3492, MOVED IN
SECOND TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM AS
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
APPOINTMENT OF 3942
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] THERE
ARE FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIED, THE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR PHAM
WILL BE SENT TO THE MAY 19th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONFIRMATION. CONGRATULATIONS,
DIRECTOR PHAM, ON YOUR
APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING FINAL YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
>> THE STAFF CONTINUES TO SHOW
UP AND BE PRESENT TO SUPPORT ME
AND ALSO THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I SEE A
NUMBER OF DON'S FOLKS HERE,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
WORK AT THE CITY ON BEHALF OF
ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE WILL
SEE YOU ON THE 19th. [ APPLAUSE
] THANK YOU , MR. MARK
ELLERBROOK, FOR BEING HERE FOR
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THIS
MORNING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, COUNCIL BILL
121197, ENGINE ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE WOODIN HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25 .32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR
THE RECORD, ERIN DOHERTY, AND
YOU CAN RESUME YOUR
PRESENTATION. OH , OKAY, NO.
>> ERIN DOHERTY, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS .
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
OKAY. I WILL GET STARTED. SO ,
JUST AS A REMINDER, WE BROUGHT
WITH US THIS IMAGE THAT WE START
EACH PRESENTATION. THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED
AS IMPORTANT, KEEPING A TANGIBLE
CONNECTION WITH THE PAST HELPS
FOSTER COMMUNITY, BOTH PRESENT
AND IN THE FUTURE. WE ALWAYS
BRING WITH US FOR REFERENCE THE
DESIGNATION STAN MERTZ --
STANDARDS . MANY TIMES THEY
CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE, THESE ARE
HERE FOR US TO COME BACK TO HIM
IF WE WOULD LIKE, STANDARDS, IN
ADDITION TO CHOOSING ONE, THEY
MUST ALSO DECIDE THAT THE
OBJECT, SITE, OR IMPROVEMENT
SUGGESTS INTEGRITY OR THE
ABILITY TO CONVEY SIGNIFICANCE.
TODAY , WE ARE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT AN ORDINANCE TO CODIFY THE
AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY
OWNER AND THE CITY HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OFFICER. OWNER
SCOTT BOONE NOMINATED THE
PROPERTY AND THE APPLICATION WAS
AUTHORED BY LOCAL , SARAH
MARTIN, YOU HEARD FROM BOTH OF
THEM DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS
IS THE WOODIN HOUSE AT 5801
CARSON AVENUE SOUTH IN THE
GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS
INDICATED BY A RED BOX ON THE
SCREEN. THIS PROPERTY WAS
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
BOARD ON NOVEMBER 6th, 2024,
UNDER STANDARDS B, C , D , AND
CAPITAL F. THE CONTROLLED
FEATURES INCLUDE THE SITE , THE
EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE, THE FIRST
FLOOR, MOST OF THE FIRST FLOOR,
AND A PORTION OF THE SECOND
FLOOR, AND THOSE SPACES WERE
DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH MR.
BOONE, IN IDENTIFYING THEM. THE
HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1904, 1905,
AND THE ARCHITECT IS UNKNOWN.
MR. BOONE, IN ATTENDANCE TODAY
IS THE GRANDSON OF THE ORIGINAL
OWNER OF THE HOUSE, DR. SCOTT
AND MR. IMAGING WOODEN. SHE
PURCHASED THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO
HER MARRIAGE AND THEY BEGAN
CONSTRUCTING THE HOME BEFORE
MARRYING , IN 1904, THEY MET AT
THE NEARBY KING COUNTY HOSPITAL
WHERE THEY BOTH WORKED, AND
FOLLOWING HER CAREER AS A NURSE,
MS. WOODEN WAS A LONG TIME
COMMUNITY BOOSTER AND CREATED
THE PLAYFIELD LOCATED NORTH OF
THEIR HOME, INDICATED BY A GREEN
AREA, AND ALSO LABELED . IN
ADDITION TO WORKING AT THE
HOSPITAL, DR. WOODIN HAD A
MEDICAL PRACTICE IN THE HOME
OFFICE, HE WAS THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN'S FIRST COMMUNITY
HEALTH ADVOCATE AND AN ADVOCATE
TO PREVENT DISEASES . THIS
CLASSICAL FOURSQUARE HOUSE, WAS
BILLED IN 1904. THIS WAS THE
SAME YEAR THAT GEORGETOWN WAS
FIRST INCORPORATED. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS DRAMATICALLY
DIFFERENT THAN IT IS DONATED AT
THE TIME, IT WAS A BUSTLING
LITTLE CITY WITH A BOOMING BEER
BREWING INDUSTRY. THE AREA WAS
ANNEXED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IN 1910, AND IN 1913, THE CITY
BEGAN RE-CHANNELING THE RIVER .
REZONING OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS
FOR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE
1950s FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE
TRAJECTORY OF THIS COMMUNITY. IN
THE 1960s, CONSTRUCTION OF THE
INTERSTATE FIVE AND THE CORSON
SOUTH OFFRAMP LANDED RIGHT IN
FRONT , AND YOU CAN SEE THE
CORSON RAMP COMING DOWN PAST THE
SIDE, DUE TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF
THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
EXISTING HOME, THEY HAD TO PICK
THE HOUSE UP AND MOVE IT 20 FEET
TO THE WEST AND PUT IN A NEW
FOUNDATION, THIS IS AMONG THE
OLDEST REMAINING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT HAS BECOME
A VISUAL LANDMARK FOR MANY, FOR
DRIVERS DESCENDING INTO
GEORGETOWN, THE HOUSE IS
IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT WITH A
RECOGNIZABLE GREEN AND YELLOW
PAINT, THIS IS THE SIXTH THE
DESIGNATED LANDMARK IN
GEORGETOWN, JOINING [
INDISCERNIBLE ], THE SEATTLE
BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY, THE
GEORGETOWN STEAM PLANT, THE
STEAM PLANT PUMPHOUSE, AND THE
OLD GEORGETOWN CITY HALL.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, FOR
THAT DESCRIPTION, COLLEAGUES? DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ? I AM
GOING TO LOOK AT COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> NO QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY. I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND
EXPRESS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED
GETTING TO HEAR FROM THE
HOMEOWNERS TODAY IN THE PROPERTY
STEWARDS ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL
FAMILY HISTORY IN CONNECTION TO
THE SITE , THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR MENTION
OF PATENT BOOTS, ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES IN THE CITY AS
AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. LET ME MAKE SURE, I DO
NOT SEE ANY OTHERS. I WILL JUST
SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY
TO PRESENT YOUR HOME. REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING FROM THE
ORIGINAL OWNER. YOUR GRANDMOTHER
STARTED WHAT WAS NAMED AFTER
HER, SHE HELPED START THAT, THAT
IS REALLY GREAT , WE REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT THAT,
AND JUST THE CONTEXT AND THE
HISTORY OF THIS HOME, SO THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE, SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121197,
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, ARE THERE
FINAL COMMENTS WE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF COUNCIL BILL 121197?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
COUNCILMEMBER BETA58 ?
COUNCILMEMBER BETA56 ? THERE ARE
FOUR IN FAVOR, AND ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
WILL BE SENT, EXCUSE ME , FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, I DO APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE AT THE END OF
OUR MEETING, ARE THERE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS , FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER? SEEING NONE,
THIS CONCLUDES THE MAY 13th
MEETING , OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY
27th, AT 9:30 A.M., IF THERE IS
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING WILL ADJOURN. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 10:04
A.M. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE, AND FOR EVERYONE IN
THE AUDIENCE. YES, YES. YES.