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-- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE. THE AUGUST 12th, 2026
MEETING OF THE LIBRARIES,
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:33 A.M. I'M MARITZA
RIVERA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
WITH THE CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE.
-- VICE CHAIR. HOLLINGSWORTH
CHAIR RIVERA. PRESENT THREE.
PRESENT.
-- PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD
THAT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING,
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED
UNTIL SHE ARRIVES. THERE ARE 19
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF
THIS YEAR'S MEETINGS OF THE
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WERE
TAKEN UP BY THE SEATTLE LIBRARY
LEVY WORK AND THE FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN LEGISLATION.
THAT MEANT THAT THIS COMMITTEE
WAS UNABLE TO VOTE ON SOME
APPOINTMENTS AND LANDMARK
DESIGNATIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO
CATCH UP TODAY. WE WILL BE
CONSIDERING AND VOTING ON
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENTS TO
THE BALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK
DISTRICT BOARD, THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD, THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD, AND THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION, AS WELL AS
IMPOSITIONS OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARK CONTROLS ON THE Y WILD
STREET FIELD HOUSE AND THE
BURWELL HOUSE. ON TODAY'S ON TO
TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE 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 TODAY?
-- TWO IN PERSON AND REMOTE.
-- THANK YOU. GIVEN THAT EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
-- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL START
WITH THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST,
STARTING WITH BRYCE AND THEN
JEFF MURDOCH.
-- WELCOME YES. ANY OF THE MICS
WORK? ACTUALLY YOU CAN IF THE
TALLER ONE WORKS BETTER FOR YOU,
YOU CAN USE THAT. I'M SORRY. IF
THE TALLER ONE WORKS BETTER FOR
YOU, YOU CAN USE THAT. THERE YOU
GO.
-- I THINK THIS WILL BE OKAY.
-- IS THAT BETTER?
-- I'LL BE LOOKING DOWN HERE.
-- OKAY.
-- READY TO GO?
-- YOU MAY BEGIN. YES.
-- GOOD MORNING. I'M BRYCE
SEIDEL. MY WIFE, CHRIS AND I ARE
OWNERS OF THE BURWELL HOUSE.
SUBJECT OF THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO
APPROVE THE INCENTIVES AND
CONTROLS AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO
WITH THE STAFF OF THE LANDMARKS
BOARD OVER A YEAR AGO, ON MAY
29th, 2025, FOR THE HOUSE AT 709
14th AVENUE EAST. YOU HAVE VERY
COMPLETE REPORT IN THE FORM OF
LANDMARKS BOARD REPORT AND YOUR
MEETING MATERIALS. LOOK IT OVER.
IT'S FULL OF RICH SEATTLE
HISTORY. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN
1904 ATOP CAPITOL HILL. ON WHAT
A FEW YEARS LATER BECAME KNOWN
AS MILLIONAIRE'S ROW. IT'S
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT FOR MANY
REASONS. THE ARCHITECT WAS JAMES
SCHACHT, NOTED, FOR MANY
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE,
LIKE THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH AT FIFTH AND MARION, THE
8400 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF EARLY
EXAMPLE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS,
CRAFTSMAN ARCHITECTURE PREDATING
THE 1909 AP EXHIBITION, WHERE
THE FORM BECAME POPULARIZED. IT
WAS BUILT BY ANSON AND GERTRUDE
BURWELL. ANSON WAS A HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN, BUILDING
SEATTLE HARDWARE INTO A MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL FIRM. IN ADDITION,
HE WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN CIVIC
AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. HE SERVED
ON THE BOARD OF THE YMCA FOR
ABOUT 40 YEARS, LEADING IT FROM
SOLELY PROVIDING CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION CLASSES INTO PROVIDING
A SAFE PLACE FOR YOUNG MEN TO
PURSUE OTHER CLASSES AND TO HAVE
PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
AT THE GYM, AND MORE, CHANGING
THE ROLE OF THE YMCA FOR YOUNG
MEN AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO
THIS HOUSE ANCHORING THE
MILLIONAIRES ROW, NATIONAL
HISTORIC DISTRICT ATOP CAPITOL
HILL IS NOT JUST A MONUMENT TO
EXTRAORDINARY ARCHITECTURE AND
CRAFTSMANSHIP, BUT A REMINDER OF
A GREAT CIVIC LEADER WHO
EXPANDED THE SCOPE AND
INCLUSIVITY OF THE YMCA. THE
BENEFIT OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG
MEN IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
WE WANT TO PROTECT IT AS THESE
WONDERFUL STRUCTURES ARE THE
FRAMEWORK UPON WHICH IMPORTANT
STORIES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
LIKE THE BURWELLS WHO SHAPED OUR
CITY ARE HUNG. CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES. AGREEMENT IS SIMPLE
AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. PLEASE
APPROVE IT AND MOVE IT FORWARD
FOR FORMAL ADOPTION BY THE FULL
CITY COUNCIL AND TOURS OF THIS
LANDMARK HOUSE ARE ALWAYS
AVAILABLE. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. WELCOME.
-- THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I'M
JEFF MURDOCK, AND I'M SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF HISTORIC SEATTLE.
THIS MORNING WE ARE A PDA
FOCUSED ON ON SAVING THE
MEANINGFUL PLACES IN OUR CITY
THAT MATTER MOST TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT
HISTORIC PLACES PROVIDE AN
ESSENTIAL LINK TO OUR SHARED
PAST. REMIND US WHO WE ARE AS
SEATTLEITES, AND CAN HELP TO
GUIDE US AS WE PLAN THE FUTURE.
THIS MORNING, I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF TWO HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, BOTH UNANIMOUSLY,
UNANIMOUSLY DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD AND
SUBMITTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS. BOTH
PROPERTIES ARE SIGNIFICANT
LANDMARKS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AS YOU HEARD, THE BURWELL HOUSE
IS A CAPITOL HILL MANSION OF
1904, ONE OF SEATTLE'S GREAT
HOUSES AND A CONTRIBUTING
RESOURCE IN A NATIONAL REGISTER
DISTRICT ON 14th AVENUE EAST.
THE HOUSE HAS BEEN RESTORED AND
WELL CARED FOR BY ITS OWNERS,
AND WE WANT TO THANK AND
CONGRATULATE BRYCE AND CHRIS
SEIDEL FOR BEING SUCH EXCELLENT
STEWARDS OF THE HOUSE FOR
RESEARCHING ITS HISTORY AND FOR
BRINGING THE NOMINATION FORWARD.
IT'S REALLY A FASCINATING
STORY. THE WILD HOUSE ON THE
STEEP WEST SLOPE OF WEST QUEEN
ANNE IS THE LIFE'S WORK OF ITS
OWNERS, UW PROFESSOR EMERITUS
DAVID STREATFIELD AND HIS WIFE,
MADELINE WILD. MADELINE CARED
FOR THE GARDEN AND PUBLISHED A
RECURRING COLUMN ABOUT HER
EXPERIENCES IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST GARDEN. IN HER LOCAL
PAPER. DAVID IS A LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT AND HISTORIAN,
EDUCATOR AND AUTHOR. THE STORY
OF THIS LANDMARK REALLY REVOLVES
AROUND THE REMARKABLE WOODLAND
GARDEN THAT HE AND MADELINE
CREATED AND DESIGNED, DESIGNED
AND CREATED OVER MANY YEARS. THE
LANDSCAPE SURROUNDS A 1911
CRAFTSMAN HOUSE, WHICH HAS ALSO
BEEN LOVINGLY CARED FOR. WE
AGAIN WANT TO THANK BOTH
PROPERTY OWNERS FOR BRINGING
THESE NOMINATIONS FORWARD AND
FOR THEIR STEWARDSHIP OF THE
LANDMARKS, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO VOTE TO APPROVE DESIGNATING
ORDINANCES ON BOTH PROPERTIES.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR
COMMENTS.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THAT CONCLUDES THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
-- THAT'S IT. OKAY. I THOUGHT
THERE WAS ONE ONLINE. OKAY.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. EVERYONE, GIVEN THE
NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS FOR
TODAY, WILL INTRODUCE EACH OF
THE SEPARATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS
AND COUNCILS INDEPENDENTLY, BUT
THEN WILL VOTE ON ALL BOARDS AND
COMMISSION APPOINTEES IN FULL.
LATER, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE,
OH, SORRY CLERK, DO WE? READ
THEM INTO THE RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12
APPOINTMENTS OF. LEON. GARNET.
AMRUTA. MAIN. SOPHIA. MICHAELIS.
GERARD. MONTEJO. THOMAS. AS
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILIES
EDUCATION. PRESCHOOL AND.
PROMISE. LEVY. OVERSIGHT FOR
TERM TO DECEMBER 31st, 2027.
APPOINTMENTS OF JESSICA
TOLLENAAR CAFFERTY, GABRIEL DE
LOS ANGELES. FATIMA GARCIA,
LIZBETH HAFSAH, ERICA K JOHNSON
ZAMZAM MOHAMMED, AND JAMES
WILLIAMS AS MEMBERS. FAMILY,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2028 FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
-- THANK YOU, CLERK. DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE WILL BE JOINING US AT
THE TABLE AND INTRODUCING AND
PRESENTING OUR LOCK
APPOINTMENTS. GOOD MORNING
DIRECTOR.
-- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER.
-- MY FRIEND, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE,
WILL YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU MAY
BEGIN INTRODUCING THE LOCK LOCK
APPOINTMENTS.
-- GOOD MORNING. I'M DR. DWANE
CHAPPELLE, DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA COUNCIL.
EXCUSE ME. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
ARE ON THE CALL THIS MORNING. SO
I AM ENTHUSED, BUT I'M ALSO
JOINED TODAY IN CHAMBERS BY DEEL
STAFF, REPRESENTATIVES FROM
HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, AND WE ARE ALL
ENERGIZED TO BE HERE TODAY TO
CONFIRM MAYORAL AND COUNCIL
APPOINTEES TO THE EVERY CHILD
READY FAMILIES EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY,
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WE CALL IT
THE LLC, THE LLC PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION TO ENSURE CITY
DEPARTMENTS MAKE GOOD ON OUR
COMMITMENTS TO PUBLIC AND WORK
STRATEGICALLY WITH OUR PARTNERS
TO ADVANCE PROGRESS ON IMPORTANT
CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY
OUTCOMES. THE LLC WILL BE
CHAMPIONS FOR EQUITY AND FORMING
INVESTMENT AND EVALUATION,
DESIGN AND PROVIDING MID
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE TO
DEPARTMENTS. SO WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT DEAL. SAW HISTORIC
LEVELS OF OF INTEREST IN JOINING
THE EVERY CHILD READY FEP, LLC
WITH 47 APPLICANTS FOR 12
COMMUNITY APPOINTED POSITIONS.
AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, 47
APPLICANTS FOR 12 COMMUNITY
APPOINTED POSITIONS. IT WAS VERY
CHALLENGING FOR APPOINTING
BODIES TO MAKE THEIR SELECTIONS
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE VIEWING
PUBLIC. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO STAY CONNECTED, TO DEAL
BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
AND WATCHING OUT FOR ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THROUGH
2031. AND WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER, I'D LIKE TO NOW
PARTNER WITH YOU, CHAIR, TO
INTRODUCE OUR APPOINTEES.
-- ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GREAT. AND
JUST TO UNDERSCORE WHAT DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE AND DR. CHAPELLE, HE'S
BOTH DOCTOR AND DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE SAID ABOUT THE OSE. WE
REALLY CAN'T DO THE WORK WITHOUT
THE LLC. THESE ARE IMPORTANT
APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE TO DOCTOR
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE'S POINT, THEY
HELP US MAKE TRUE TO THE
COMMITMENTS THAT WE MAKE TO
STUDENTS, CHILDREN AND THEIR
FAMILIES VIA THIS AYE FEP LEVY.
SO THIS THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE. AND AS ALWAYS,
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT FOLKS ARE
EQUALLY COMMITTED AS WE ARE TO
HELPING THAT THEY VOLUNTEER TO
SIT IN THESE ROLES. THERE ARE
GREAT PARTNERS IN THIS WORK, AND
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR
EFFORTS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO
VOLUNTEER TO TAKE ON THESE
ROLES. DIRECTOR CHAPELLE, DO YOU
WANT TO START PRESENTING? I
THINK WHAT YOU'LL DO IS GIVE A
SHORT BIO OF EACH. CORRECT.
-- OKAY. YES. OUR FIRST I'LL
START WITH DR. LAKIA I LA OF LU
DR. KI IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
OF LANGUAGE LITERACY AND CULTURE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, DR. LAKHIA
WORKS DIRECTLY WITHIN SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITY SPACES THROUGH THE
SEATTLE MULTILINGUAL COLLECTIVE
DR. LAKHIA IS A RETURNING MEMBER
OF THE FEP LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, AS SHE SERVED
PREVIOUSLY AS PART OF THE 2018
LLC. SO IT IS AN ABSOLUTE
PLEASURE TO WELCOME HER BACK.
THE NEXT IS LEON GARRETT. EXCUSE
ME. LEON. GARNET. LEON GARNET
RESIDES IN COUNCIL DISTRICT
THREE AND SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR
OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND
OPERATIONS AT SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL EQUITY
INSTITUTE. HIS EXPERIENCE
INCLUDES PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND
EVALUATION, INCLUDING STEERING
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT
IMPACT MATERNAL, INFANT, AND
CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. WE ARE
EXCITED TO HAVE HIS PERSPECTIVE
ON THE LLC AS THE 2025 LEVY NOW
INCLUDES BIRTH TO THREE
INVESTMENTS. THE NEXT, I WOULD
LIKE TO CONGRATULATE IS OUR RUTA
MAIN, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF
COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE AND SERVES
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SOUND CHAIR, SOUND CHILD CARE
SOLUTIONS AND EARLY LEARNING
CONSORTIUM OF TEN PROGRAMS HERE
IN SEATTLE. I'M. RUTA HAS A
PASSION FOR ACCESS TO HIGH
QUALITY PRESCHOOL AND IS A
CHAMPION FOR THE EARLY LEARNING
WORKFORCE. HER EXPERIENCE WILL
BE AN ASSET DURING HER TIME ON
THE LLC. NEXT IS. WE WOULD LIKE
TO CONGRATULATE IS SOFIA MENG
MICHALAKIS SOFIA IS A RESIDENT
OF COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX AND THE
MANAGING DIRECTOR AT PHILA
ENGAGED LIVING. EXCUSE ME.
GIVING, WHICH IS A
PHILANTHROPIC, PHILANTHROPIC
ADVISORY FIRM. SHE IS A SEATTLE
NATIVE DEDICATED TO REVIEWING
PROGRAM DATA AND OUTCOMES, WHICH
IS FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE DATA
DRIVEN APPROACH OF THE LEVY. SO
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
APPOINTMENT, SOFIA. NEXT IS
JAROD MONTEJO THOMPSON, WHO WAS
A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
THREE AND A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, HE
WILL CULTIVATE THE GENIUS OF
YOUNG PEOPLE AS A TEACHER AT
DECATUR ELEMENTARY. GERARD
PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE 2018
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN HIS
CAPACITY AS SCA PRESIDENT. WE
WELCOME HIM TO THE 2025 LLC AND
KNOW HIS REAL TIME CONNECTION TO
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO OUR WORK. NEXT, WE
WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE
JESSICA TOLANI CAFFERTY AND
JESSICA JOINS THE LLC AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF KING COUNTY'S
BEST STARTS FOR KIDS. LEVY.
JESSICA IS ONE OF TWO CO-LEADS
FOR THE B. S, K AND A CLOSE
WORKING PARTNER OF DEAL. HER
PRESENCE ON THE COMMITTEE HELPS
PROMOTE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN CITY
AND THE COUNTY IN THE AREAS OF
SHARED PRIORITY, FROM CHILD CARE
TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH.
WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER, SO
WELCOME, JESSICA. THE NEXT IS
GABRIEL DE LOS ANGELES. GABRIEL
IS THE SON OF CHIEF ANDY DE LOS
ANGELES OF THE SNOQUALMIE TRIBE,
IS A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL
DISTRICT FIVE. GABRIEL IS HIS
TRIBE'S FIRST DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION AND FORMER BOARD
PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN PARENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEAL IS COMMITTED
TO EVALUATING, EXCUSE ME,
ELEVATING THE VOICES OF NATIVE
AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY AND
ENSURING THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS
ARE CENTERED IN OUR WORK.
GABRIEL'S PARTICIPATION ON LLC
PROVES CRUCIAL FOR US, SO
WELCOME, GABRIEL, NEXT IS FATIMA
GARCIA FATIMA GARCIA IS A
RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
TWO, AND SHE IS ALSO A GRADUATE
OF THE SEATTLE PROMISE AND PATH
TO UW PROGRAMS. FATIMA REMAINS
ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE
COMMUNITY BY ADVOCATING FOR
ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
FATIMA'S PARTICIPATION ON THE
LLC AS THE YOUNGEST EVER MEMBER
IS INTENTIONAL. HER LIVED
EXPERIENCE GROWING UP HERE IN
SEATTLE, ATTENDING SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATING
IN LEVY FUNDED PROGRAM IS
EXACTLY WHAT OUR LLC NEEDS.
CONGRATULATIONS, FATIMA. NEXT WE
HAVE IS LIZ HUSSAR. LIZ IS A
RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE SOUTHEAST SEATTLE EDUCATION
COALITION. SHE IS NO STRANGER TO
THIS ROOM. LIZ HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
AND IS A PROVEN, TRUSTED
MESSENGER TO MANY IN SEATTLE.
HER PRESENCE ON THE LLC BRINGS A
STRONG, COMMUNITY INFORMED
PERSPECTIVE, SO I'M GLAD TO
HAVE YOU ON THE COMMITTEE AND
WELCOME LIZ. NEXT IS ERICA
JOHNSON. ERIKA JOHNSON IS A
RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
FOUR AND THE CHIEF IMPACT
OFFICER AT WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
FOR MANY, ERIKA IS A FAMILIAR
FACE AS SHE PREVIOUSLY STEERED
CITY POLICY FOR THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND OTHER
EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENTS. HER
PERSPECTIVE AS A COMMUNITY
PARTNER, PROVIDING STM AND
CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IS RIGHT ON
TIME WITH OUR 2025 LEVY VISION.
SO WELCOME BACK, ERIKA. IT IS
GOING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO
COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE WITH
YOU AGAIN. AND OUR NEXT
INDIVIDUAL IS ZAMZAM MUHAMMAD.
ZAMZAM MUHAMMAD IS A RESIDENT OF
COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO AND IS THE
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF VOICES OF
TOMORROW. HER WORK CENTERS
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES
WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON A
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND
RESPONSIVE APPROACH. ZAMZAM
COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENT,
COMMUNITY LED POLICY MAKING IS
PROVEN THROUGH HER DECADES LONG
WORK HERE IN SEATTLE. AND SO
WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO IN
OUR LAST LLC MEMBER IS JAMES
WILLIAMS. JAMES WILLIAMS IS A
RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
SEVEN AND A US ARMY VETERAN. HE
BRINGS EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL
LITERACY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
AND A PASSION FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER
SUCCESS. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO
ALSO WELCOME YOU, JAMES, AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
COUNCIL CHAIR. I'LL PASS IT
BACK OVER TO YOU. THOSE ARE ALL
OF OUR APPOINTEES.
-- TERRIFIC. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE. ARE ANY OF THEM IN
CHAMBERS THIS MORNING? WILL YOU
PLEASE STAND? SO YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE
-- [APPLAUSE]
-- ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, DO ANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, LET ME SEE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN ONLINE. ALL
RIGHT. THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
TO A VOTE AND CONFIRM THESE
APPOINTEES. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS. 3577 THROUGH
35, 88. IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES AND
CHAIR RIVERA. I THREE IN FAVOR?
NONE OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. CLERK THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 18th, 2026, CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEMS. THANK
YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEMS
13 AND 14 INTO THE RECORD?
-- AGENDA ITEMS 13 OF 14
APPOINTMENTS 35, 89 AND 3590.
REAPPOINTMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF
JOE KRENTZ AND LESLEY MARIN AS
MEMBERS. BALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK
DISTRICT BOARD FOR TERM TO JUNE
30th, 2028 FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. CLARK. WE ARE
JOINED BY LYDIA BATTAGLIA.
BATTAGLIA WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHO WILL PRESENT
OUR COMMISSION APPOINTEES.
LYDIA, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU MAY
BEGIN. AND I SEE YOU BROUGHT
SOME FRIENDS WITH YOU. SO
EVERYONE, IF THEY CAN STATE
THEIR NAMES FOR THE RECORD.
-- GOOD MORNING. I'M SARAH SOAP
WITH THE CITY'S HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND DON
-- GOOD MORNING. I'M REBECCA
FRIESTAD, ALSO WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
-- CHAO LEE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
-- GOOD MORNING. LYDIA. A CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR THE
DEPARTMENT, NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
LYDIA. YOU CAN BEGIN. I'M NOT
SURE HOW YOU ALL ARE GOING TO
DIVIDE THIS UP, BUT WE'VE GOT
THESE TWO APPOINTMENTS. SO
WHO'S GOING TO PRESENT JOE
KRENTZ AND LESLIE MARIN?
-- THAT WILL BE MIN CHAO
-- GO AHEAD. YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU
-- THANK YOU. SO BEGINNING IN
THE ORDER THAT YOU STATED,
CHAIRPERSON, I WILL START WITH
JOE KRENTZ. A RE EVERY
APPOINTMENT IS A LEAD GREEN
ASSOCIATE EXCUSE ME. THE
APPOINTEE IS A LEED GREEN
ASSOCIATE CREDENTIALED ARCHITECT
WITH A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE
LANDMARK DISTRICT WHERE HE
LIVES. VOLUNTEERS, ENJOYS THE
THRIVING SMALL BUSINESS SCENE
AND HAS SERVED AS A LANDMARK
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER SINCE
DECEMBER 2025. HIS ARCHITECTURAL
PRACTICE HAS SPANNED THE WEST
COAST OF THE USA, SINGAPORE AND
BEIJING. IN 2025, HE RECEIVED
THE DISTINCTION OF BEING
SELECTED FOR THE METROPOLIS
SEATTLE ARC 30 COHORT, WHICH
RECOGNIZES ARCHITECTURAL TALENT
AMONG PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE
AGE OF 35. A SECOND, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEW APPOINTEE,
LESLIE MARIN, MISS MARIN OWNS
SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN THE
BALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK DISTRICT
THAT EXEMPLIFY THE DISTRICT'S
PEDESTRIAN SCALED ARCHITECTURE
AND ITS SPIRIT OF CULTIVATING
UNIQUE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED
BUSINESSES. HER PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES IN HISTORY AND
PUBLIC FACING CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS ARE HIGHLY
RELEVANT TO THE BOARD'S WORK.
SHE PREVIOUSLY OPERATED A SMALL
BUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT,
FURTHER ENRICHING HER
PERSPECTIVE ON ITS PAST, PRESENT
AND FUTURE
-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
EITHER OF THEM IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY? ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU ARE.
WOULD YOU MIND STANDING AND
BEING RECOGNIZED? THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR FOR VOLUNTEERING
AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
THIS ROLE. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS.
35, 89 AND 3590. IS THERE A
SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK.
-- YES.
-- AND CHAIR RIVERA. I THREE IN
FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL
BE SENT TO THE. AUGUST 18th,
2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA.
-- ITEMS. AGENDA ITEMS 15
THROUGH 17. APPOINTMENTS 3591
THROUGH 35, 93. APPOINTMENT OF
DAN SLOAT AS MEMBER LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD FOR A TERM TO
AUGUST 14th, 2028. APPOINTMENT
OF HUGH PHAM AS MEMBER,
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 20, 2010 AND
REAPPOINTMENT OF ROCHELLE C
OLDEN AS MEMBER OF COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION FOR TERM
TO MAY 31st, 2028 FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. CLERK. ALL RIGHT.
BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. ARE YOU EACH
PRESENTING ONE OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS? OKAY. LET'S START
WITH DAN SLOAT.
-- YES. THANK YOU. SO DAN SLOAT
IS A LICENSED STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER IN WASHINGTON STATE
WITH 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT
DEEGAN KOLB ENGINEERS. DAN HOLDS
A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE IN
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REHABILITATE
UW EAGLESON HALL, A SEATTLE
LANDMARK. HE IS AN INDUSTRY
LEADER IN TECHNICAL PRESERVATION
PRACTICES AND HELPED SHAPE OUR
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
CODES. DAN IS PASSIONATE,
PASSIONATE ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PHYSICALLY PRESERVE THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT AND THE STORIES IT
TELLS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS
PARTICIPATION ON THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD AND SHARING
HIS ENGINEERING EXPERTISE.
-- THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO
HUGH. HUGHIE PHAM, I'M SO SORRY
IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT. GO
AHEAD.
-- SO I'M ENTHUSIASTICALLY
INTRODUCING THE APPOINTMENT OF
WE PHAM AS THE EXECUTIVE, AS THE
APPOINT ONE OF THE TWO APPOINTED
MEMBERS ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD
FOR A TERM ENDING ON DECEMBER
31st, 2027. WE IS AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC
AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR A PIA
BASED OUT OF SEATTLE. HE HAS A
BA IN ARCHITECTURE AND AN M.S.
IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND
COMMUNICATION STUDIES. HE
PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY
OF SAN ANTONIO'S OFFICE OF
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND
CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE KING
COUNTY LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON BOARD
AND FOR CULTURAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WE AIMS TO APPLY HIS EXPERTISE
BY GIVING BACK TO THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY. HE HAS EXPERIENCE
APPLYING POLICY TOOLS TO DESIGN
PROPOSALS AND UNDERSTANDS THE
VALUE OF PRESERVATION BOARD AND
HELPING TO GUIDE THE FUTURE OF
THE COMMUNITY. AND WE IS JOINING
US IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
-- TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. AND THEN
RACHEL ALDEN, WHO WILL GO AHEAD,
LYDIA.
-- THANK YOU, CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING, COMMITTEE CHAIR RIVERA
AND ESTEEMED COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, WHO IS
ONLINE. MY NAME IS LYDIA FAYE
CHESS. I AM THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
MANAGER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. I AM PLEASED TO
PRESENT ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO
THIS COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. IN
POSITION NINE. WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF ROCHELLE ALDEN.
ROCHELLE ALDEN IS A SEASONED
PROFESSIONAL WITH A RICH AND
DIVERSE BACKGROUND IN MARKETING,
TECH, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
AND SOCIAL ADVOCACY. AS A SENIOR
PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER AT
GOOGLE, SHE LEADS THE TECH,
EQUITY COLLECTIVE AND INITIATIVE
FOCUSED ON ADVANCING BLACK
INNOVATION IN TECH. HER JOURNEY
BEGAN AS A FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENT. GROWING UP AS
THE OLDEST OF FOUR SIBLINGS IN A
SINGLE PARENT HOME IN BOTH
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND COLUMBIA,
SOUTH CAROLINA. ROCHELLE HAS
TRAVELED TO OVER 54 COUNTRIES,
GAINING INVALUABLE PERSPECTIVE
ALONG THE WAY. HER CAREER
STARTED WITH THE U.S. PEACE
CORPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
REPUBLIC, AND CONTINUED WITH
IMPACTFUL ROLES AT THE UN WORLD
FOOD PROGRAM IN LIBERIA AND
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL IN
LATIN AMERICA. SHE HAS ALSO
WORKED WITH THE CLINTON
FOUNDATION, THE SHERYL SANDBERG
AND DAVE GOLDBERG FAMILY
FOUNDATION, AND THE BILL GATES
AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION,
WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING
SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROMOTING
EQUITY WITH AN MBA FROM DUKE
UNIVERSITY. ROCHELLE
TRANSITIONED TO MICROSOFT, WHERE
SHE MANAGED GLOBAL INDUSTRY
PARTNERSHIPS IN 2023. SHE WAS
HONORED TO BE NAMED ONE OF PUGET
SOUND'S 40 UNDER 40 AND
FEATURED, IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE'S
INAUGURAL POWER 40 LIST. OUTSIDE
OF HER PROFESSIONAL LIFE,
ROCHELLE IS A CERTIFIED YOGA
INSTRUCTOR, INSTRUCTOR AND
ENJOYS TEACHING AT SHELTERS FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN. I JUST WANT TO
NOTE CHAIR RIVERA THAT MISS
OLDEN IS WATCHING. THANK YOU.
-- TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. LYDIA,
AND THANK YOU DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, FOR PRESENTING
THESE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO
THREE DIFFERENT BOARDS.
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO EVEN
THOUGH THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE JUST
HEARD ABOUT EACH OF THE
APPOINTEES. AND I'D LIKE TO GO
AHEAD AND VOTE ON THEM TOGETHER,
UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST A SEPARATE VOTE. I'M NOT
SEEING THAT. SO WE WILL DO THAT.
BUT FIRST, I DO WANT TO
RECOGNIZE IF DAN SLOW WE FAM,
AND I KNOW ROCHELLE IS ONLINE,
SO I WANT TO THANK ROCHELLE
ONLINE FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
VOLUNTEER IN THIS IMPORTANT
ROLE. HUEY. I THINK WE SORRY IS
IN THE AUDIENCE. DO YOU WANT TO
STAND AND GET RECOGNIZED AND DAN
SALUTE. ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE?
THERE YOU ARE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE ARE SO
FORTUNATE THAT SO MANY FOLKS
WANT TO SERVE IN THESE VOLUNTEER
ROLES AND HAVE THE BENEFIT OF
THEIR EXPERIENCE INTO THESE
ROLES. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A VOTE
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
3591 THROUGH 35, 93. IS THERE A
SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS. ARE
THERE ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES AND
CHAIR RIVERA. I THREE IN FAVOR?
NONE OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. CLERK. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 18th, 2026, CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEMS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE WITH THE CLERK. PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEMS 18 AND 19 INTO THE
RECORD.
-- AGENDA ITEMS 18 AND 19
COUNCIL BILLS ONE, TWO, ONE,
TWO, 74 AND ONE, TWO ONE, 273.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND CONTROLS UPON
THE WILD STRATFORD HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD AND AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION. POSTING CONTROLS
ABOUT UPON THE BURWELL HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
-- THANK YOU. CLERK. THESE
DESIGNATIONS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD WILL PRESENT EACH
SEPARATELY AND TAKE A SEPARATE
VOTE ON EACH. ARE YOU. ARE YOU
PRESENTING BOTH?
-- YES.
-- OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. WILL
YOU RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD AGAIN AND THEN GO AHEAD
AND PRESENT? SURE. THANK YOU.
-- GOOD MORNING. SARAH SOAP WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- THANK YOU SARAH, AND WE'LL DO
THEM SEPARATELY. SO WHY DON'T WE
DO THE FIRST AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
A VOTE. AND THEN I'LL HAVE YOU
PRESENT THE SECOND ONE.
-- OKAY.
-- IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO
DO ON THE SCREEN? THANK YOU.
-- I DON'T WANT TO MESS
ANYTHING UP. GETTING. I'VE BEEN
DOING AS LONG AS AYE. DID.
-- SO, SARAH, WE'LL START WITH
THE WILD STREET FIELD HOUSE
WHILE WE'RE GETTING SET UP WITH
IT. THANK YOU
-- OKAY
OKAY.
-- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.
AGAIN. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH
COMMUNITIES TO PRESERVE PLACES
THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT
TO PEOPLE. KEEPING A TANGIBLE
CONNECTION WITH THE PAST HELPS
FOSTER COMMUNITY BELONGING IN
THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. SO I
DON'T. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO
OVER THE DESIGNATION STANDARDS
REALLY QUICK? JUST AS A GENERAL
OVERVIEW, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO
JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH.
-- YOU CAN REVIEW THE STANDARDS
FOR ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING
ONLINE. I KNOW WE'VE DONE THESE
BEFORE, BUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
-- YEAH.
-- THANK YOU. SARAH.
-- MAKE IT SO I CAN SEE
EVERYTHING.
-- SO THESE ARE THE GUIDELINES
BY WHICH YOU ALL THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD. DESIGNATES.
-- YEAH.
-- IN ORDER TO BE DESIGNATED THE
BUILDING OBJECT OR SITE MUST BE.
NOW AT LEAST 40 YEARS OLD AND
MUST MEET AT LEAST ONE OF SIX
DESIGNATION STANDARDS OUTLINED
IN THE ORDINANCE UNDER SMC 2512
350 SO AYE IT IS THE LOCATION OF
OR ASSOCIATED WITH IN A
SIGNIFICANT WAY WITH A HISTORIC
EVENT, A SIGNIFICANT WITH A
SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
ON THE COMMUNITY, CITY, STATE OR
NATION, OR IT IS ASSOCIATED IN A
SIGNIFICANT WAY WITH THE LIFE OF
PERSON OF A PERSON OR IS
ASSOCIATED IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY
WITH A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE
CULTURAL, POLITICAL, OR ECONOMIC
HERITAGE OR IT EMBODIES THE
DISTINCTIVE, VISIBLE
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, PERIOD, OR
METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, OR IT IS
AN OUTSTANDING WORK OF A
DESIGNER OR BUILDER, OR, BECAUSE
OF ITS PROMINENCE OF SPATIAL
LOCATION, CONTRAST OF SITING,
AGE OR SCALE. IT IS AN EASILY
IDENTIFIABLE VISUAL FEATURE OF
ITS NEIGHBORHOOD SO IN ADDITION
TO MEETING ONE OF THESE
STANDARDS, THE OBJECT, SITE OR
IMPROVEMENT MUST ALSO POSSESS
INTEGRITY OR ABILITY TO CONVEY
ITS SIGNIFICANCE. SO THE FIRST
ORDINANCE THAT I HAVE TO PRESENT
CODIFIES THE CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT SIGNED BY
THE PROPERTY OWNER AND MYSELF.
THE OWNER, DAVID STREATFIELD,
NOMINATED THE PROPERTY AND THE
APPLICATION WAS AUTHORED BY
LOCAL HISTORIAN SUSAN BOYLE AND
DAVID PETERSON SO THE FIELD WILD
HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST
SLOPE OF QUEEN ANNE. IT WAS
DESIGNATED IN MAY OF 2025 UNDER
STANDARDS D AND E, THE
CONTROLLED FEATURES ARE THE SITE
AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE IT
WAS BUILT IN 1911 AND THE
ARCHITECT WAS FREDERICK M
BARNES, SO THE HOUSE APPEARS TO
BE A TWO STORY HOUSE AS SEEN
FROM THE STREET. BUT THE SITE
HAS A VERY STEEP SLOPE, DROPPING
32FT FROM EAST TO WEST. THE
CRAFTSMAN STYLE STRUCTURE HAS
FOUR LEVELS TWO BELOW STREET
LEVEL, AND IT HOUSES TWO
RESIDENTS. THE ENGINEERING OF
THE HOUSE FEATURES FOUR LARGE
CONCRETE BUTTRESSES SUPPORTING
THE HOUSE, AND THE FOUR STORY
OCTAGONAL TOWER WITH STUNNING
VIEWS OF THE OLYMPICS AND
ELLIOTT BAY. DAVID STREATFIELD
PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY WITH HIS
LATE WIFE, MADELINE WILD, IN
1986. THEY CAREFULLY STEWARDED
THE HOUSE THROUGH A SENSITIVE
HISTORIC REHABILITATION AND
DESIGN, PLANTED AND TENDED THE
UNIQUE GARDEN SPACES FOR FOUR
DECADES. THE LANDMARKS BOARD
RECOGNIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE HOUSE AND ITS ARCHITECTURE
BUT WERE EQUALLY IMPRESSED BY
THE CHARACTER OF THE SITE AND
LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGN THAT WAS
THE WORK OF WILD AND STRATFIELD.
THE UPPER FRONT YARD IS A SMALL
OUTDOOR ROOM SURROUNDED BY A
BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND GARDEN OF
SHADE TREES AND SHRUBS TO FILTER
LIGHT EACH SPECIES CAREFULLY
SELECTED BY THE OWNERS. THE
STEEP SLOPE AND TERRACED GARDENS
FEATURE A VARIETY OF PLANTS THAT
WERE SELECTED FOR THE SPECIFIC
MICROCLIMATES OF THE SITE. TREE
AND PLANTING SELECTIONS REFLECT
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
CALIFORNIA AND THE OWNER'S TIME
IN ITALY, AND ARE SHAPED BY
THEIR COLLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL
WORK AND GARDENING. LANDSCAPE
DESIGN AND HISTORY. MADELINE
WILD HAD A CAREER IN EARLY
COMPUTER SCIENCE, BUT PIVOTED
TOWARDS THE NATURAL SCIENCES,
STUDYING HORTICULTURE, WORKING
IN GARDEN DESIGN AND LATER
STUDYING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
WHERE SHE MET DAVID. MISS WILD
IS WELL KNOWN FOR A WEEKLY
COLUMN IN QUEEN ANNE AND
MAGNOLIA NEWS THAT SHE WROTE FOR
DECADES LATER. PUBLISHED IN A
BOOK, NOTES FROM THE GARDEN
CREATING A PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SANCTUARY, DAVID STRATFIELD,
WHO'S PROFESSOR STRATFIELD TO
SOME OF US HERE TODAY IS
RENOWNED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT,
HISTORIAN, AUTHOR AND BELOVED
EDUCATOR AT MANY COLLEGES,
ESPECIALLY THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. SINCE HE WAS THERE
SINCE 1971. THANK YOU.
-- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SARAH.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'M NOT.
LET ME SEE. MAKING SURE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN DOESN'T HAVE A
QUESTION. I DON'T SEE A HAND
RAISED. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, WE'RE
GOING TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM
NUMBER 18. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21274. IS
THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? AND I SHOULD
HAVE ASKED, ARE EITHER OF THE
OWNERS HERE THIS MORNING?
-- I DON'T BELIEVE SO FOR THIS
ONE.
-- THANK YOU. SARAH, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER.
-- RINCK. YES.
-- AND CHAIR RIVERA. I THREE IN
FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. CLERK THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT
TO THE AUGUST 16th, 2026 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM
19, WHICH WAS COUNCIL BILL ONE
TWO, 1273, ALREADY READ INTO THE
RECORD BY AMELIA, OUR TRUSTY
CLERK. SARAH. GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE THE BURWELL HOUSE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- SO THIS ORDINANCE IS TO
CODIFY THE CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT SIGNED BY
THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND MYSELF.
THE OWNERS ARE BRYCE AND CHRIS
SEIDEL, THEY NOMINATED THE
PROPERTY AND THE APPLICATION WAS
AUTHORED BY THEM WORKING WITH DJ
KURLANDER AND MARVIN ANDERSON SO
THE BURWELL HOUSE IS LOCATED ON
CAPITOL HILL. IT WAS DESIGNATED
IN APRIL 2025 UNDER DESIGNATION
STANDARDS B, D AND E. THE
CONTROLLED FEATURES ARE THE
SITE. THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE
AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR,
INCLUDING MUCH OF THE DOOR
HANDLE DOOR HARDWARE. SO IT WAS
BUILT IN 1904 AND THE ARCHITECT
WAS JAMES H. SHACK. SO AGAIN,
THE BURWELL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN
1904 AND IS LOCATED TWO BLOCKS
SOUTH OF VOLUNTEER PARK WITHIN A
NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC
DISTRICT. SO NOT A LOCAL
DISTRICT THE ARCHITECT, JAMES H.
SHACK CAME TO SEATTLE IN 1901,
EMBARKING ON A 30 YEAR CAREER
WITH A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL
PARTNERSHIPS. SHACK WORKED IN
THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS AND MAY BE
BEST KNOWN FOR HIS DESIGN OF THE
LANDMARKED FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH. JUST HERE IN
DOWNTOWN. SO THE BURWELL HOUSE
IS AN EARLY AND LARGE EXAMPLE OF
THE ARTS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
INFLUENCED INFLUENCED
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE IN
SEATTLE. COMMISSIONED BY ANSON
BURWELL, MR. BURWELL AND TWO OF
HIS BROTHERS MOVED TO SEATTLE IN
THE MID 1880s. THEY MET MARTIN
BALLARD, OWNER OF A SMALL LOCAL
HARDWARE STORE, WHILE ATTENDING
SUNDAY MASS AT PILGRIM
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BALLARD
AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER WERE
LOOKING TO EXPAND IN. THE
BURWELL BROTHERS JOINED THEM,
INCORPORATING A SEATTLE HARDWARE
COMPANY ULTIMATELY LED BY ANSON
BURWELL UNDER HIS DIRECTION. FOR
NEARLY 50 YEARS, THE LOCAL
COMPANY GREW TO SUPPORT THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALASKA,
EVENTUALLY EXPANDING INTO
EUROPEAN AND ASIAN MARKETS
THROUGH HIS EARLY BUSINESS
CONTACTS, ANSON BURWELL BECAME
HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE YMCA,
HELPING TO EXPAND THE MISSION OF
THE Y, DIVERSIFYING THEIR
PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPING NEW
FACILITIES. FOR MORE THAN FOUR
DECADES, ANSON AND GERTRUDE
BURWELL WERE DEDICATED TO CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITY AND ACTIVE IN
MANY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THEIR
LIVES. BRYCE AND CHRIS SEIDEL
HAVE OWNED THE HOUSE SINCE 1994,
AND IN ADDITION TO BEING A
TALENTED GARDENER, CHRIS HAD THE
SKILLS TO OVERSEE FIVE YEARS OF
CAREFUL RESTORATION OF THE
HOUSE. SHE AND BRYCE PRESERVED
THE ORIGINAL FEATURES REVERSE
DAMAGE DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNERS
AND REHABILITATED REHABILITATED
THE HOUSE WITH CHANGES THAT ARE
SENSITIVE TO AND COMPATIBLE WITH
THE HISTORIC CHARACTER.
-- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SARAH.
AND ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WE HEARD FROM MR. SEIDEL
THIS MORNING, OWNER OF THE HOME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
COLLEAGUES. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT
THEN I THINK WE'RE GO TO A VOTE
ON ITEM NUMBER 19, COUNCIL BILL
121273. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THIS BILL. IS THERE A SECOND?
-- SECOND.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
-- THE COUNCIL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER LIN
-- YES.
-- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK YES, AND
CHAIR RIVERA. I THREE IN FAVOR
AND OPPOSED.
-- THANK YOU. AMELIA. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT
TO THE. AUGUST 16th, 2026 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING ALL RIGHT. WE'VE
COME. OH, SORRY. APOLOGIES.
AUGUST 9th. AUGUST 18th, 2026.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. APOLOGIES.
I HAD A WRONG DATE IN MY SCRIPT
AND I JUST READ IT. ALL RIGHT.
TO THE AUGUST 18th, 2026 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU
AMELIA. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES,
WE'VE COME. THANK YOU, SARAH,
FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE
AARON DOHERTY FROM THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD, WHO'S ALSO
IN THE AUDIENCE HERE. THANK YOU
TO FOLKS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING AND
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO WERE HERE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF EITHER THE
APPOINTMENTS OR THE PASSAGE OF
THE INCENTIVES AND CONTROLS FOR
THE LANDMARK PROPERTIES. THANK
YOU FOR ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL
THE APPOINTEES AND ALSO THE
OWNERS OF THE HOMES THAT GOT
LANDMARK TODAY. SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE AT THE END OF
OUR MEETING. ARE THERE FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES THE AUGUST 12th,
2026 MEETING OF THE LIBRARIES
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER
COUNCIL RECESS. THAT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9th, 2026 AT 9:30
A.M.. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
AMELIA, OUR TRUSTEE CLERK,
BECAUSE SHE PITCHED IN FROM MY
OFFICE TODAY. WE SO APPRECIATE
YOU, AMELIA. ALL RIGHT. IF
THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS IS
10:18 A.M. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.