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-- OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
JULY 30th, 2026. SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:38 A.M.. I'M EDDIE LIN,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
-- VICE CHAIR STRAUSS. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. SHE'S
EXCUSED COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- CHAIR LIN. HERE.
-- CHAIR. THERE. SIX MEMBERS
PRESENT.
-- OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER IS
ALSO EXCUSED, BUT MIGHT ALSO BE
JOINING US IN A LITTLE BIT., IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS
THURSDAY MORNING MEETING TO
DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY
CLERKS COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OPCD FOR
HELPING US PREPARE FOR THIS
MEETING., WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD., PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA, ITEMS WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
-- WE HAVE 24 REMOTE AND FOUR
IN-PERSON.
-- OKAY. AND I THINK WE MIGHT.
HAVE JUST FIVE IN PERSON. OKAY.
OKAY., GIVEN THERE ARE FEWER
THAN 30, WE WILL GIVE EACH
SPEAKER TWO MINUTES., WE WILL
START WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
FIRST CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
THE PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
-- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED IN PERSON. SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED FIRST, AFTER
WHICH WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. THAT IS MAGGIE LEWIS
-- MY NAME IS MAGGIE LEWIS AND
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
DETAILS OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN
CORRIDORS AND CENTERS AS IT
RELATES TO THE EAST SIDE OF 46th
AVENUE. SOUTHWEST BETWEEN
SOUTHWEST MYRTLE AND SOUTHWEST
FRONTENAC. THE PROPOSAL CHANGES
THESE PROPERTIES FROM L N R TO
LR3. THEY FACE 46th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST, WHICH IS AN
INADEQUATE STREET TO SUPPORT 4
TO 5 STORY MULTI-UNIT
STRUCTURES. IN TERMS OF SAFETY,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND UTILITY,
GARBAGE SUPPORT, THE STREET IS
ONLY 16FT WIDE, HAVING JUST ONE
SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE OF THE
STREET, WHICH IS THREE FEET WIDE
WITH NO PARKING STRIP. PEOPLE
FROM THE COUNTY RETIREMENT HOME
AND CHILDREN FROM GATEWOOD
SCHOOL CANNOT WALK SAFELY ON THE
NARROW, ONE PERSON WIDE
SIDEWALK, WHICH IS NOT PROTECTED
FROM CARS. MOST PEOPLE WALK IN
THE STREET ITSELF. EMERGENCY
VEHICLES SUCH AS FIRE ENGINES,
ALREADY BARELY MAKE IT DOWN THE
NARROW STREET AND AROUND THE
CORNER, CONSTRAINED BY TELEPHONE
POLES, PARKED VEHICLES AND LARGE
DELIVERY TRUCKS. AT THE
RETIREMENT HOME, SMALLER SIZED
SERVICE VEHICLES, SUCH AS
GARBAGE TRUCKS, ARE ALREADY
REQUIRED TO SERVE 46 SOUTHWEST
REGULAR SIZED TRUCKS CAN'T FIT
THROUGH THE STREET IS INADEQUATE
IN WIDTH BECAUSE OF SAFETY,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND SERVICE
CONCERNS. PLEASE RETURN THE EAST
SIDE OF 46 SOUTHWEST BETWEEN
SOUTHWEST MYRTLE AND SOUTHWEST
FRONTENAC TO N R. REMOVE THE
PROPOSED LR3 UP ZONING FOR THOSE
PROPERTIES, ADDING DENSITY ONLY
COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEMS I KNOW
IT'S A SMALL THING. MANY BIG
THINGS ARE HAPPENING, BUT IT'S
AN IMPORTANT DETAIL. THE DEVIL
IS ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE HANNAH ZIFF.
-- HI, MY NAME IS HANNAH. I'M IN
PIONEER SQUARE AND I'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT EVERY DAY HOW WE
NEED TO FILL IN THESE SPOTS
DOWNTOWN. SO WHEN I SAW
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ON THE AGENDA,
I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED IN THE
CONTEXT THAT WE HAVE, LIKE SO
MUCH EMPTY OFFICE BUILDINGS AND
LOTS ON MY STREET, THERE'S
ALREADY BUSINESSES THAT HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED, AND IT'S A
QUESTION OF IF THEY CAN MEET
RENT AND ALSO FEED THEIR
FAMILIES. AND THEY'VE ALSO MOVED
OUT OF DOWNTOWN AND STILL WORK
DOWNTOWN. AND WHEN I SAW THAT
MAP OF ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, AND
THAT COULD ALSO BE LOOKED AT, A
MAP OF HOW OKAY IT IS TO
DISPLACE PEOPLE, WHICH IT'S
COMPLETELY NOT. AND I WANT
COUNCIL TO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
I SEE EARLIER ON THIS WEEK
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT PRIVATIZING
ROADS. IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR
ALLEYWAY, RATHER, IF WE DON'T
HAVE POWER, WE CAN'T EVEN KEEP
OUR PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE. AND I
SEE A LOT OF BLACK FOLK IN THE
LOBBY TODAY, AND IT'S JUST A BAD
CYCLE OF DISPLACEMENT. AND THEN
IT BECOMES KIND OF A DEAD ZONE
WHERE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOOT
TRAFFIC, AND IT KIND OF
SNOWBALLS. SO CAN WE PLEASE, IN
THE CONTEXT THAT WE HAVE,
CONTEXT IS KEY. DEVIL'S IN THE
DETAILS. FILL IN THESE SPOTS
BEFORE WE DISPLACE MORE PEOPLE.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S
APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME TO BE
DISPLACING ANYBODY. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE ALEXANDRA
JOHNSON.
-- OKAY. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEXANDRA AND I'M A SENIOR
POLICY ANALYST WITH THE DUWAMISH
RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION,
REPRESENTING SOUTH PARK AND
GEORGETOWN, TWO NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS THAT FORM THE HEART OF
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY. BOTH CARRY
SEATTLE'S HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH BURDENS ARE BEING ASKED
TO ABSORB SIGNIFICANT NEW
DENSITY IN. BOTH OUR DOCUMENTED
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. IF THAT
DENSITY ARRIVES WITHOUT
PROTECTION, WE SUPPORT HOUSING
PRODUCTION, BUT UPZONING WITHOUT
THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT HOUSING
POLICY. SOUTH PARKS MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD EARNS 41% OF
SEATTLE'S AMI GEORGETOWN'S
LONGTIME RESIDENTS, INCLUDING
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, ARTISTS AND
WORKING CLASS RENTERS WHO BUILT
THAT COMMUNITY, ARE ALREADY
BEING PUSHED OUT BY SPECULATIVE
LAND PURCHASES TRIGGERED BY
THESE EXACT TYPES OF ZONING
CHANGES. OUR ASKS ARE SPECIFIC.
FIRST, NO UPZONE TAKES EFFECT IN
HIGH DISPLACEMENT AREAS UNTIL NO
DEMOLITION CONTROLS. TENANT
OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE RIGHTS
AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENTS ARE ALREADY IN LAW.
NOT PENDING, NOT PROMISED, BUT
IN LAW. SEQUENCING IS NOT
PROCEDURAL PREFERENCE. IT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROWTH THAT
INCLUDES US AND GROWTH THAT
DOESN'T. SECOND, CREATE AND
RESTRICT SIX STORY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OVERLAY ZONES TO
NONPROFIT, PUBLIC AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPERS WITH HOUSING LEVY AND
TAX CREDITS, NONPROFIT LR FOUR
CAN SERVE 30 TO 60% AMI AND
STABILIZE A NEIGHBORHOOD. THIRD
EVERY MONTH WITHOUT A LAND
BANKING STRATEGY IN VULNERABLE
AREAS IS A MONTH. SPECULATORS
ARE WINNING. DIRECT THE SSDD TO
BEGIN LAND ACQUISITION IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY ASAP BEFORE COMP
PLAN ZONES ARE PRICED INTO THE
LAND. VALUES. AND FOURTH, DO NOT
REDUCE.
-- MHA. IF SPECIFIC PROJECTS ARE
GENUINELY STALLED, SHOW US WHICH
ONES, WHERE AND WHAT THE ACTUAL
FEE BURDEN IS. D ARQ BRAS, A TEN
POLICY ALTERNATIVE PACKAGE TO
THE MAYOR THAT SAVES DEVELOPERS
MORE MONEY THAN A 90% MH AYE CUT
THROUGH PERMITTING REFORM,
SUBORDINATED CONSTRUCTION,
FINANCING AND LAND COST
REDUCTION WHILE REQUIRING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT LESS. WE
ARE ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO WRITE
PROTECTION INTO THE CODE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT THOUGHTFUL
DENSITY CAN OCCUR. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE SABRINA BURR
NEXT.
-- OH, YOU'RE NOT
-- OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE
HAVE TERESA VELASCO.
-- INTERPRET INTERPRETER.
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MUCHAS GRACIAS.
-- THANK YOU. I'M HERE. I NEED
AN INTERPRETER. MY NAME IS
TERESA VELASCO. I WAS DISPLACED
FROM MY HOME. I LIVED IN SOUTH
PARK FOR 18 YEARS, AND WHEN I
LEFT, THERE WAS NO EQUITABLE
HOUSES FOR ME TO GO TO. AND THIS
IS TRUE FOR MANY PEOPLE. I FIND
IT, LIKE, VERY EASY TO
UNDERSTAND NOW WHY MANY PEOPLE
ARE IN THE STREETS. IT'S A
DREAM.
-- AND A PAUSE TIME.
-- IT'S A DREAM.
-- CAN YOU PAUSE IT?
-- I'VE BATTLED LOOKING FOR
HOMES.
I'VE BATTLED LOOKING FOR HOMES.
AND I HAVEN'T FOUND
OPPORTUNITIES. I'VE BEEN IN
NORTHGATE. I'VE BEEN IN THE
EAST SIDE. AND I WOULD JUST
REALLY LIKE YOU TO MAKE A CHANGE
I'D LIKE YOU TO OPEN DOORS.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT
PEOPLE CAN'T FIND HOMES., AND
FOR THE FUTURE, WHEN I'M NOT
HERE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FIND
PLACES FOR OUR FUTURE CHILDREN
THAT HAVE GROWN UP IN HERE IN
SEATTLE TO BE ABLE TO STAY, A
PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FEEL
COMFORTABLE, WHERE PEOPLE CAN
FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A PART OF
THEIR COMMUNITY AND DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT BEING A PART OF
IT. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE
ARE AGAIN, NOT ABLE TO FIND
HOMES AND ARE HOMELESS. AND I'VE
REALLY BATTLED FOR FINDING A
PLACE TO BE., I HOPE THAT YOU'RE
ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES FOR
EQUITABLE HOUSING. AND I HOPE
THAT THAT CHANGE CAN HAPPEN NOW.
-- THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. MUCHAS GRACIAS.
-- THAT'S OUR LAST IN-PERSON
COMMENTER. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR REMOTE COMMENTERS. WE'LL
START WITH ANNE TYSON.
-- GOOD MORNING. I KNOW YOU ALL
WANT TO LIMIT ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT, AND SO DOES MY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE'S DISTRICT FOUR. I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THE REAL RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT OF VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS ALONG A SMALL
RESIDENTIAL STRETCH OF NORTHEAST
45th STREET, NOW PROPOSED FOR
UPZONING TO LOW RISE THREE. MY
NEIGHBORS INCLUDE A WIDOW ON A
FIXED INCOME, A SENIOR COUPLE IN
ILL HEALTH, A DISABLED ARMY
VETERAN AND A SINGLE MOM. PEOPLE
LIVING HERE WANT TO STAY BUT
WOULD FACE HIGHER TAXES AND
OTHER REAL PRESSURES FROM THIS
ZONING. APART FROM DISPLACEMENT
RISKS, THIS AREA ISN'T VIABLE
FOR SUCH BIG DEVELOPMENTS. THE
LOTS ARE SMALL ON A STEEP HILL
AND THIS AREA LACKS ANY SERVICES
OR MAJOR TRANSIT. THE AREA IS
NOW ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL, SO TALL BUILDINGS
WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
GREAT NEWS IS MY NEIGHBORS AND I
HAVE IDENTIFIED A MUCH BETTER
LOCATION RIGHT INSIDE OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAN CREATE AS
MANY OR MORE NEW UNITS, BUT WILL
NOT CAUSE THE SAME DISPLACEMENT.
UNLIKE THE LOCATION PROPOSED IN
THE CURRENT PLAN, THIS AREA IS
EASY WALKING DISTANCE TO
SERVICES SUCH AS A GROCERY
STORE, PHARMACY, AND MULTIPLE
TRANSIT ROUTES. IT'S ACTUALLY
FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE DEVELOPED
FOR THOSE REASONS, SO IT TRULY
WOULD BE A WIN BOTH FOR THE CITY
AND THE COMMUNITY TO SWITCH THIS
LOCATION, AND MORE THAN 1500 OF
MY NEIGHBORS HAVE PETITIONED TO
IMPROVE THE PLAN BY MAKING THIS
CHANGE. SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL
CONSIDER IT., TRY TO REDUCE
DISPLACEMENT MORE AND ACT ON
THIS FEEDBACK FROM THE
COMMUNITY., AS OTHERS SAID, THE
DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. IT'S A
SMALL CHANGE AND WILL NOT AFFECT
THE NUMBER OF NEW UNITS CREATED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE MEGAN, CHRIS
-- GOOD MORNING. I'M SPEAKING
ON THE DOWNTOWN REGIONAL PLAN TO
MAKE THIS PLAN A SUCCESS. AS IT
CAN BE, WE NEED A DETAILED AND
THOUGHTFUL PLAN, BUT THIS LATEST
ITERATION IS STILL INCOMPLETE
AND LEAVES BIG GAPS AND
QUESTIONS. NUMBER ONE, THE PLAN
LACKS A MAP SHOWING UP ZONED
BLOCKS AND PARCELS., WE'VE BEEN
REQUESTING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS AND I'M NOT SURE WHY
IT'S NOT HERE. ZONING IS THE
FOUNDATION FOR ALL PLAN
INITIATIVES, AND EVERYONE SHOULD
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S BEING
PLANNED TO UNDERSTAND THE
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO WHERE THEY
LIVE AND WORK. NUMBER TWO,
WHAT'S THE PLAN TO ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT OF ECONOMIC,
RESIDENTIAL, AND CULTURAL
ASSETS? THE PLAN MENTIONS
GENERALLY UPZONING UNDERVALUED
PROPERTIES ALONG THE THIRD
AVENUE BUS CORRIDOR AND THE AREA
BETWEEN UNION AND VIRGINIA
STREET. THESE AREAS CONTAIN
APPROXIMATELY 31 HISTORIC OR
PRESERVATION LANDMARK BUILDINGS
SERVING AS HOMES TO HOUSING AND
SMALL BUSINESS. THE PLAN'S
TECHNICAL APPENDIX FOR PREFERRED
PROTOTYPES ARE SKYSCRAPERS
THOUSAND FEET TALL, WITH PARKING
FOR 75% OR MORE RESIDENTS.
THERE'S A DISCONNECT HERE. WE
SHOULD KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO
THESE OLD BUILDINGS IN THIS
SCENARIO. NUMBER THREE, THE PLAN
TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE DESIGN
REVIEW AS TOP AND CENTER. IN
THIS PLAN, WE REALLY SHOULD
STRIVE FOR COLLABORATION, NOT
EXCLUSION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE
CITY HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH
SHOWING THAT DESIGN REVIEW IS
NOT BEEN THE CAUSE OF THESE
DELAYS IN HOUSING. NUMBER FOUR,
DOUBLING DOWN ON THIRD AVENUE,
OVERBURDENED TRANSIT SPINE,
THIRD AVENUE IS A DESIGNATED
24/7 DEDICATED TRANSIT SPINE,
AND THAT'S THE LARGEST IN THE
NATION. THE STREET HAS CREATED
SEVERE LIMITATIONS FOR SERVICE
VEHICLES AND LOADINGS FOR THE
BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ALREADY
LIVING THERE NEW TOWERS SHOULD
BE SPACED THROUGHOUT THE
DOWNTOWN CORE, NOT JUST ALREADY
OVERBURDENED CORRIDOR. NUMBER
FIVE, THE NEW WATERFRONT
DISTRICT NEEDS CLARIFICATION.
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A
PUBLIC REALM INVESTMENT?
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE LOIS MARTIN.
-- GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I AM
LOIS MARTIN, A THIRD AND FOURTH
GENERATION SEATTLEITE, A CENTRAL
DISTRICT HOME AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER AND A MEMBER OF THE BLACK
HOMEOWNERS POLICY COUNCIL. PART
OF THE EMBRACE CAUCUS PHASE
THREE WOULD USE A REBUILT
DISPLACEMENT MAP TO DECIDE WHERE
PROTECTIONS ATTACH. THE CITY
REBUILT THE MAP IN 2022, AND IT
NOW SHOWS LESS RISK IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT LOST THE MOST
BLACK FAMILIES. BUT THAT MAP
MEASURES THE INCOME OF WHOEVER
LIVES THERE. NOW, WHEN THE
AVERAGE BLACK FAMILY WHO EARNS
FAR LESS THAN OUR NEIGHBORS IS
PUSHED OUT, AND HIGHER EARNING
HOUSEHOLDS REPLACE US, THE RISK
SCORE DROPS, THE ECONOMICS
CHANGE, AND ECONOMICS ARE WHAT
THE MAP MEASURES. THAT IS, THE
MAP COUNTING WHO MOVED IN, NOT
WHO WAS PUSHED OUT. THE CITY'S
2024 REPORT ADMITS THAT A LOWER
SCORE OFTEN DOES NOT MEAN THE
CITY PROTECTED ANYONE. IT CAN
SIMPLY MEAN THE FAMILIES MOST AT
RISK OR ALREADY GONE. SO A LOWER
SCORE IS NOT BY ITSELF A REASON
TO TAKE PROTECTION AWAY. THIS IS
NOT ABSTRACT TO ME. MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED.
OH, WE USED TO RUN. INTO EACH
OTHER IN THE GROCERY STORE
PARKING LOT. WOW. OR A SMALL
BUSINESS DOWN THE BLOCK. NOW WE
SEE EACH OTHER WHEN BLACK CENTER
GROUPS GATHER US BACK AT THE
REUNION ON UNION AT A FEST, A
LOWER SCORE DOES NOT CAPTURE
THAT LOSS. IT HIDES IT SILOING
EQUITY AND DISPLACEMENT INTO 1st
JUNE. CONVENING APART FROM
HOUSING, APART FROM TREES,
FRAGMENTS OF PICTURE AND
CHOOSING WHO WAS IN THE ROOM
MEANS YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU
WILL HEAR. THAT IS NOT
ENGAGEMENT. THAT IS WORKING
TOWARD AN ANSWER YOU PICKED IN
ADVANCE. THE EMBRACE CAUCUS
MAJORITY BLACK LED WILL SUBMIT
OUR FORMAL DEMANDS TO THE CITY.
WE ASKED THREE, THREE, THREE
THINGS. USE THE 2016 MAP AS A
HISTORICAL PROTECTION FLOOR
SHOW. REDLINING COVENANTS.
REZONINGS, AND OUR POPULATION
LOSS ON ONE MAP AND HOLD A
BRIEFING LED BY BLACK ELDERS AND
LEGACY HOMEOWNERS. DO NOT USE
CITY SPONSORED GENTRIFICATION,
WHICH LED TO DISPLACEMENT TO
REMOVE PROTECTIONS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE CINDY
SHETLER.
-- GOOD MORNING COUNCIL, THIS IS
SANDY SHETLER WITH THREE ACTION
SEATTLE A SLIDE 12 OF TODAY'S
PRESENTATION SHOWS THREE EQUAL
MEETINGS HELD WITH DEVELOPERS,
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ADVOCATES.
THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. THE
DEVELOPER MEETING WAS GOING TO
BE THE ONLY MEETING UNTIL THE
SEATTLE TIMES EXPOSED IT. THEN
ENVIRONMENT AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEETINGS WERE
ADDED, BUT THOSE MEETINGS WERE
LIMITED TO PEOPLE HAND-PICKED BY
OPCD. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE
SCOPING DEADLINE DATE OF JUNE
1st WOULD NOT BE EXTENDED TO
INCLUDE OUR INPUT, EVEN THOUGH
THE MEETINGS WERE BEING HELD
AFTER THE DEADLINE HAD PASSED.
SLIDES 14 AND 15 PROVE MY POINT.
TREE CANOPY WAS A DOMINANT THEME
OF THE JUNE 4th MEETING, BUT IT
IS MENTIONED ONLY ONE TIME TREE
CANOPY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED. WITHOUT
ACCESS TO TREES, BABIES ARE
BORN. SMALLER CHILDREN HAVE
ASTHMA AND COGNITIVE DELAYS.
EXCUSE ME. CANCER RATES INCREASE
AND LIVES ARE SHORTER. 60% OF
ALL OF OUR TREES GROW ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
PUBLIC LAND TO PROVIDE ANYWHERE
NEAR THE MINIMUM TREE CANOPY TO
PROTECT HEALTH. THE CURRENT PLAN
IS TO HAVE 100% PAVEMENT ON
EVERY LOT, BECAUSE EVEN THE
CURRENT ZONING IN NEIGHBORHOOD,
URBAN AND REGIONAL CENTERS
ALLOWS IT. THE MAJORITY OF
BEACON HILL AND THE RAINIER
VALLEY WILL BE A REGIONAL OR
URBAN CENTER, 100% PAVEMENT
EQUALS HEAT, ISLANDS, DISEASE,
AND EARLY DEATH FOR URBAN
COMMUNITIES. PLEASE ASK WHERE
WILL THE TREES GO? IF OPCD TELLS
YOU THEY'LL BE ON PUBLIC LAND,
YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER. THANK YOU
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE JASON WEIL.
-- HI. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JASON. WHILE I AM A HOMEOWNER IN
DISTRICT SIX. AND I AM SPEAKING
IN FAVOR OF THE MAYOR'S TALLER,
DENSER AND FASTER PLAN FOR
ZONING CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, PARTICULARLY IN LOW
DISPLACEMENT NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH
AS IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE I
LIVE. FREQUENT TRANSIT IS
ALREADY HERE AND IS ONLY GOING
TO GET BETTER AS WE EXPAND LIGHT
RAIL IN THE FUTURE TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD., EXPANDING
REGIONAL CENTERS, EXPANDING THE
ABILITY TO BUILD MULTI-UNIT
HOUSING FOR EVERYTHING FROM
STUDIO APARTMENTS UP TO FAMILY
SIZED UNITS IS ESSENTIAL TO
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE
WITH HOUSING. UNAFFORDABILITY,
WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO LEAD
DIRECTLY TO INCREASES IN
HOMELESSNESS AND OTHERWISE
HOUSING INSECURITY. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO ALLOW FOR DENSER
HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NOT
JUST IN THE TINY AMOUNT OF THE
CITY THAT ALLOWS MULTI-UNIT
HOUSING. ALREADY., DOING SO IS
GOING TO PREVENT FURTHER
SUBURBAN SPRAWL. AS OUR CITY AND
OUR REGION CONTINUE TO GROW.,
OUR CITY HAS SHOWN UP FOR
TRANSIT. OUR CITY HAS SHOWN UP
FOR IMPROVED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO WE ARE CLEARLY HERE TO
WELCOME MORE PEOPLE. WE JUST
NEED THE CITY COUNCIL TO MEET US
WHERE WE ARE AND ALLOW MORE
HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN MORE OF
THE CITY. I'M HERE FOR MORE OF
OUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO DON'T LIVE IN SEATTLE YET
AND SO CAN'T SHOW UP TO OUR
MEETINGS. THANKS SO MUCH.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE TINA
BOUCHER.
-- GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. TINA,
DISTRICT SEVEN. NICE TO BE HERE.
I'LL BE SPEAKING TO THE
DOWNTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN, A
SUCCESSFUL DOWNTOWN REGIONAL
CENTER PLAN SHOULD BE JUDGED BY
THE NOT BY THE QUALITY OF ITS
VISION, BUT BY THE
ACCOUNTABILITY OF ITS
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE
MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IT
DELIVERS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE, WORK AND INVEST DOWNTOWN.
THE DOWNTOWN REGIONAL CENTER
PLAN ALREADY INCLUDES A LOT OF
GOOD WORDS AND IMPORTANT
COMMITMENTS CONCERNING
AFFORDABILITY, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
ECONOMIC STABILITY, COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.
WHAT'S MISSING IS A CLEAR
STRUCTURE FOR TURNING THESE
COMMITMENTS INTO ACCOUNTABLE
ACTION. I ASKED THE SELECT
COMMITTEE TO REQUIRE AN
IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
IDENTIFYING THE LEAD AGENCY AND
PARTNERS FOR EACH MAJOR ACTION.
REALISTIC TIMELINES, FUNDING
ASSUMPTIONS, MEASURABLE
OUTCOMES, AND REGULAR PUBLIC
REPORTING. THE FRAMEWORK SHOULD
ALSO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC
DISPLACEMENT AND RETENTION
INDICATORS, NOT ONLY HOW MUCH
HOUSING IS PRODUCED, BUT WHETHER
EXISTING RESIDENTS, SMALL
BUSINESSES, WORKERS, ARTISTS,
CULTURAL SPACES AND COMMUNITY
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ARE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO REMAIN AND
BENEFIT FROM GROWTH. FINALLY,
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITIES NEED A
DEFINED CONTINUING ROLE IN
REVIEWING PROGRESS AND
RECOMMENDING CORRECTION.
CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN GOALS ARE
NOT BEING MET. ZONING CREATES
CAPACITY FOR GROWTH. IT DOES NOT
BY ITSELF ENSURE EQUITABLE
GROWTH. PLEASE CONNECT THE
PLAN'S COMMITMENTS TO
RESPONSIBILITY MEASUREMENT
COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT AND ACTION
THE VISION IS COMPREHENSIVE. THE
IMPLEMENTATION REMAINS
FRAGMENTED WITHOUT CLEAR
ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT. EVEN GOOD POLICIES
RISK PRODUCING PIECEMEAL
RESULTS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE KAREN TEJADA
IN PAULINA LOPEZ, I BELIEVE
YOU'RE OUR INTERPRETER. I WILL
UNMUTE YOU AFTER, KAREN'S
STATEMENT.
-- HOLA.
-- PLEASE GO AHEAD.
-- WE CAN HEAR YOU
KAREN, ARE YOU STILL THERE?
KAREN, CAN YOU PRESS STAR SIX?
-- GOOD MORNING.
-- GOOD MORNING
-- OKAY, OKAY. MY NAME IS KAREN
TEJADA. I AM PART OF THE
COMMUNITY. I'M PART OF THE
ADVOCACY TEAM OF THE COMMUNITY
COALITION. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SHARE MY CONCERN ABOUT THE
DISPLACEMENT HAPPENING IN OUR
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING THE ONE Ms JUAREZ AND
SOUTH PARK. THESE ARE TWO OUR
CONCERN ABOUT INCREASES THAT ARE
ABOUT TO HAPPEN. LOW INCOME
RENTERS IN RALEIGH HAVE BEEN
DISPLAYED AT A RATE MORE THAN
FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN THE
AVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BETWEEN 2015 AND 2022. OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE ALREADY DEALING
WITH SO MUCH. WE WORRY ABOUT
SURVIVING SO MANY VIOLATIONS
BECAUSE OF IMMIGRATION STATUS,
SKIN COLOR OR LANGUAGE. ALSO DUE
TO LOW INCOMES AND POLLUTION IN
THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE. BUT
NOW WE ARE ALSO THREATENED BY
DISPLACEMENT AND THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS CAN BE PREVENTED THROUGH
NEW POLICIES, POLICIES THAT
TRULY INCLUDE RULE FOR ALL
CHILDREN'S OR CHILDREN OR
ELDERS AND ENTIRE FAMILIES. FOR
EXAMPLE, DEMOLITION RULES THAT
LIMIT DEMOLITION OF RENTAL
HOMES. VERSION OF MUNICIPAL BOND
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS FOR TENANTS HAVE THE
LEGAL RIGHT TO BUY THEIR
BUILDING SERVES I WILL ALSO LIKE
YOU TO CONSIDER THAT WHEN
STRUCTURES ARE DEMOLISHED, THEY
SHOULD NOT DESTROY ALL THE
PLANTS AND GREEN SPACES ALREADY
THERE. BUILDERS SHOULD BE
REQUIRED TO. CAN YOU TREAT THIS
EXCLUSION SPACES OR CREATED NEW
ONES? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO
US AND FOR BEING PART OF THE
SOLUTION OF THE DAY.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE ROSA CORTEZ.
-- HOLA. BUENOS DIAS. MI NOMBRE
Es ROSA CORTEZ Y SOY MIEMBRO DE
LA COMUNIDAD DEL SUR DE SEATTLE.
Y QUIERO HABLAR SOBRE EL PLAN.
INTEGRAL Y EL DESPLAZAMIENTO
SOBRE PROTECTIONS PARA FAMILIAS
VIVEN EN DEPARTAMENTOS COMO YO
SI LLEGA A PASAR EN EDIFICIO, ME
GUSTARIA LOS PROPIETARIOS DE
ASISTENCIA A PODER RECIBIR
UBICACION Y UNA VIVIENDA JUSTA Y
DIGNA TENER CONTRATOS O ALGUNA
PUEDA ESPALDA ACUERDO DE
OPORTUNIDAD Y TAMBIÉN PARA Q
PUEDEN SER ACCESIBLES A COMPRAR
UNA CASA INQUILINOS Q TENGAMOS
DERECHOS A COMPRAR UNA
PROPIEDAD. LAS PERSONAS DE
CULTURA DE BAJOS INGRESOS SON
LAS MAS AFECTADAS POR NUESTRA
INFORMADOS. POR ULTIMO, QUIERO
ASEGURAR LAS PERSONAS NO PUEDEN
SUS DERECHOS A UNA VIVIENDA
ASEQUIBLE Y Q TENGAN LLEGAN LIES
CU LOS PROTEGEN EN UN FUTURO SI
VAN A HACER DESPLAZADOS. MUCHAS
GRACIAS POR ESCUCHAR.
-- GRACIAS.
-- HI, I'M PAULINA, THE
INTERPRETER HERE. HELLO. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ROSA CORTEZ
AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE
COMMUNITY FROM THE SOUTH OF
SEATTLE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
ABOUT THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND
THE PROTECTIONS FOR FAMILIES
THAT ARE LIVING SPECIFICALLY IN
APARTMENTS., LIKE, EXACTLY LIKE
IT HAPPENS IN MY BUILDING. I
WOULD LIKE, THAT THE OWNERS GIVE
SOME ASSISTANCE TO LEAVE, SAFELY
AND RELOCATE TO A JUST HOUSING
AND ALSO, FAIR. WE NEED TO HAVE
A CONTRACT AND ALSO LAWS THAT
CAN PROTECT US AND GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY FOR THOSE
TENANTS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE
RIGHTS, TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY
FOR HOUSING BECAUSE PEOPLE OF
COLOR OR LOW INCOME PEOPLE ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT USUALLY INFORMED.,
LASTLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE, TELLING THAT PEOPLE DO
NOT LOSE THEIR RIGHTS FOR,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT WE
HAVE THE LAWS THAT ARE
PROTECTING US FOR OUR FUTURE.
AND IF THEY ARE TO BE DISPLACED,
I HOPE THAT NEVER HAPPENS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE PAULINA LOPEZ
PAULINA. EXCELLENT.
PAULINA, I SEE THAT YOU'RE
UNMUTED.
WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
-- CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
-- YES.
-- OKAY. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'M HERE
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
DUWAMISH COMMUNITY COALITION AND
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AREA ABOUT
THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
FOR GENERATIONS, THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY HAS CARRIED AN UNFAIR
BURDEN ON INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION,
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, AND
CLIMATE IMPACTS. RESIDENTS OF
SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN HAVE
EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE HIGHEST
RATES OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA,
SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY, A
GREATER EXPOSURE TO TOXIC
POLLUTION, AND KING COUNTY. AT
THE SAME TIME, THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS FACE INCREASING
FLOOD RISKS AND DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES THAT THREATEN TO.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED THIS
COMMUNITY HOME FOR DECADES,
KETTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MUST
DO MORE THAN CREATE HOUSING. IT
IS ABOUT KEEPING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY SAFE AND
THRIVING IN GENERAL TO PROTECT
THE COMMUNITIES. I'M ASKING THE
CITY TO BRING A STRONGER
POLICIES TO LAND BANK AND HAVE
COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN HAVE
MORE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY HOUSING
DECISIONS. GROWTH SHOULD NOT
COME TO THE EXPENSE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. TO
ACCELERATE DISPLACEMENT, OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS THREATEN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES,
PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
RECOGNIZE CUMULATIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND
ENSURE THAT HISTORICAL,
OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES HAVE A
MEANINGFUL VOICE IN DECISIONS.
WE DO NOT NEED TO BE CHOOSING
BETWEEN GOOD PROTECTING
ENVIRONMENTS, PARKS OR TREES. WE
DESERVE IT ALL. AND THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS ALIGN WITH THE
CITY COMMITMENT. I ASK YOU TO
CENTER LIVING EXPERIENCE AND TO
STOP DISPLACEMENT TO PROTECT OUR
NEIGHBORS. I'M TIRED OF SEEING
MY NEIGHBORS LEAVE. INSTEAD,
CONCENTRATE ON MAKING HOMES
LIVABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
SEATTLE AND RESPONSIBLY. I ALSO
ASK YOU TO PLEASE MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS, MAKE COMMITTEE
MORE ACCESSIBLE WITH
INTERPRETERS. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE RUTH DANNER
RUTH, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
RUTH, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.,
NEXT UP WE HAVE TOBY TAYLOR.
TOBY, YOU UNMUTED.
-- HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
-- YES.
-- HELLO
-- MORNING, TOBY.
-- HELLO? HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
-- YES.
-- CAN YOU HEAR ME?
-- WE CAN HEAR YOU, TOBY. PLEASE
PROCEED.
-- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IF PRODUCING MORE MARKET
RATE HOUSING SOLVE DISPLACEMENT
THAN THE MHA PROGRAM SHOULD BE
MAKING A DENT IN DISPLACEMENT.
HOWEVER, OPCD HAS PRODUCED NO
SUCH EVIDENCE OF THIS SUCCESS.
THE BEST DATA WE HAVE IS
BURKE'S MHA REPORT, WHICH SHOWS
THAT 95% OF NEW MULTIFAMILY
INFILL DEVELOPMENTS DO NOT
PRODUCE LOW INCOME HOUSING ON
SITE. THE FEES ARE SO LOW THAT
DEVELOPERS PAY TO HAVE THE
NONPROFIT SECTOR BUILD THAT
HOUSING SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT
MEANS MORE GENTRIFICATION AND
DISPLACEMENT, NOT LESS. BOTH THE
EXECUTIVE AND LAW DEPARTMENTS
TAKE THE POSITION THAT SIMPLY
INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF
MARKET RATE HOUSING IS
MITIGATION FOR DISPLACEMENT. THE
PUBLIC LITERATURE SAYS THE
SOLUTION IS LARGELY INEFFECTIVE,
ASSUMING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
MARKET RATE HOUSING WILL REDUCE
DISPLACEMENT IS CALLED TRICKLE
DOWN ECONOMICS. A REPUBLICAN
DEVELOPED POLICY SOLUTION, WHICH
IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN ABJECT
FAILURE. WORST OF ALL, OPCD
REFUSES TO DEVELOP DATA AND
ANALYZES TO SHOW WHERE AND HOW
MUCH DISPLACEMENT IS OCCURRING.
I SUGGEST YOU ASK OPCD WHY THEY
HAVEN'T PRODUCED THAT DETAILED
BLOCK BY BLOCK MONITORING AND
EVALUATION. COUNTY AND CITY
PARCEL AND U.S. CENSUS DATA ARE
READILY AVAILABLE FOR THIS WORK.
PLEASE HOLD THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS POOR WORK ON
DISPLACEMENT, AND YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER ADOPTING THE RENT ROLL
BILL THAT MAYOR HARRELL VETOED.
CD120325. THAT WOULD ALSO GIVE
YOU MORE BETTER DATA. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE COMMENTS FROM THE
DUWAMISH AND SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOIS
MARTIN. THEY ALL MADE ACCURATE
OBSERVATIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. AND THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU TOBY.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE GENE BATEMAN
-- THANK YOU.
-- MY NAME IS JEAN BATEMAN. I'M
A RESIDENT OF THE COMMERCIAL
CORE AND A SMALL BUSINESS
PERSON. I ATTENDED THE JULY 23rd
LAND USE MEETING, AND THE
PRESENTATION ON THE SUBAREA
PLANS PACKAGE ONE FOR THE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANNUAL
AMENDMENT. I'M SPEAKING TO THE
DOWNTOWN PLAN. FIRST, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR REINSTATING OUR
FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
DOWNTOWN PLANS. JUNE 26th.
VERSION. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY
IMPORTANT AS IT RECONFIRMS OUR
HISTORIC IDENTITIES AND OUR
GENERAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY
AND SENSE OF PLACE MATTERS.
DOWNTOWN CORE HAS A COMPLICATED
HISTORY, MUCH TO RESOLVE AROUND,
OUR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE,
AND WE REACH TO THE WATER AND WE
ARE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS
TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED. THE PLAN NEEDS TO
SPEAK FURTHER TO HOW REALLY
COMPLEX CONCEPTS ARE INTERACTING
DOWNTOWN., PARTICULARLY
VISUALLY, AND IT KIND OF ALL
LANDS AT FIRST IN PIKE AND WE
NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING
THERE., PLEASE GIVE US AN IDEA
FOR THE WATERFRONT DISTRICT. THE
MARKET, WHICH JUST PROVIDES SO
MANY SOCIAL SERVICES., LIFE TO
SMALL BUSINESSES. WE NEED A
BETTER PICTURE OF HOW ALL OF
THIS IS INTERACTING. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I
BELIEVE THE PLAN NEEDS FURTHER
WORK BEFORE ADOPTION. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE RUBY HOLLAND.
-- THE ONLY EFFECTIVE AND
ACCEPTABLE ANTI DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGY FOR FORMER REDLINED
COMMUNITIES IS NO MORE UPZONING
IN FORMER REDLINE COMMUNITIES OR
FINANCIAL HELP WITH TAXES AS
THEY RISE. MAJ RESULTED IN
THOUSANDS OF BLACK HOMEOWNERS
DISPLACED FROM THE CD. ASIANS
DISPLACED FROM NORTH BEACON.
HISPANICS DISPLACED FROM SOUTH
PARK AND WHITE WORKING CLASS
DISPLACED FROM OTHER PARTS OF
THE URBAN VILLAGES. ALL
HOMEOWNERS IN SINGLE FAMILY
ZONES. YET THE URBANIST LIE THAT
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING IS THE
BIGGEST DRIVER OF DISPLACEMENT
PREVAILS AT CITY HALL. AND TO MY
MITIGATE THAT, CITY HALL
CONTINUES TO UPZONE THOSE AREAS
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN THE ONLY
AREAS HARMED BY UPZONING. IN THE
END, THIS IS DONE TO TRANSFER
LAND WEALTH FROM MINORITIES AND
THE WORKING CLASS TO REAL ESTATE
OLIGARCHS AND CORPORATE
LANDLORDS WHO WILL HURT ALL OF
US, HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS
ALIKE. I PERSONALLY WORKED VERY
HARD TO GET TO THE PLACE THAT
THE GOVERNOR WOULD MANDATE AN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN. BACK
THEN, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY. I WENT
STRAIGHT TO THE GOVERNOR. I WENT
TO WASHINGTON, TO THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
UNDER PRESIDENT BIDEN, TO ASK
THAT WE BE ISSUED AN ANTI
DISPLACEMENT MANDATE. SO IT
MAKES SENSE THAT TODAY, IF
THESE. HIS GOVERNOR INSLEE'S
WISHES IS BEING IGNORED AND
DISRESPECTED, THAT I WOULD GO
BACK TO THE SAME PEOPLE WHO I
WENT TO TO ASK FOR IT IN THE
FIRST PLACE. I REALIZED THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS A WHOLE
DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION. AND
THEY DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT
BLACK AND BROWN AND WHITE
WORKING CLASS HOMEOWNERS, BUT
THEY DO CARE ABOUT DISRUPTING
THIS CITY. AND THEY WOULD LOVE
ANY EXCUSE TO COME TO THIS.
-- THANK YOU., IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, PLEASE SEND
THEM TO US BY EMAIL. THANK YOU,
MISS HOLLAND.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE JOSE
MOURINHO.
JOSE.
-- HELLO.
-- YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. PLEASE
START.,
-- OKAY., MY NAME IS SUSAN
MORENO AND I'M A COMMUNITY
MEMBER LIVING IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERN
ABOUT RENT INCREASES AND
DISPLACEMENT IN LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. AND COMMUNITIES IN
THE VALLEY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
POLLUTION AND DISPLACEMENT
ACROSS MANY YEARS. I'M HERE
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MY
COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE LOW RISE
HOUSING CREATES MORE HOMES AND
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILIES IN THE SAME ZONE. THIS
IS IMPORTANT AS IT WILL HELP TO
REDUCE THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND
THE COMPETITION FOR HOUSING IN
MY COMMUNITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE THE
CITY LAND. BANK TO ALSO CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
CITY, BUYS VACANT PROPERTIES AND
THEN SELL THEM TO A RESPONSIBLE
BUYER OR DEVELOPER. THIS HELPS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DEVELOPER
WILL PULL AND UPHOLD COMMUNITY
GOALS, AND MAKE SURE THAT
TENANTS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN
THESE HOMES WILL HAVE I WILL
ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED
FOR DEMOLITION CONTROLS. THIS
HAS AFFECTED ME A. ME AND MY
FAMILY PERSONALLY. I WAS
DISPLACED BY MY PREVIOUS
LANDLORD. I WAS. I WAS GIVEN TWO
WEEKS NOTICE AND REMOVED FROM MY
HOME. I WASN'T GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW MY CONTRACT
AND I FOUND OUT MY HOME HAD
RENTED TO A DIFFERENT TENANT.
THIS SITUATION WAS VERY
DIFFICULT AND I WAS EVEN LIVING
IN THE STREET FOR ONE WEEK WHILE
I FOUND A NEW HOME. THIS IS WHY
I BELIEVE THAT LANDLORDS SHOULD
PROVIDE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
AND RIGHT TO RETURN GUARANTEES
TO TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT
TENANTS LIKE MYSELF ARE
PROTECTED AGAINST DISPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME,
TO LISTEN TO ME TODAY, AND I
HOPE YOU WILL TAKE MY TESTIMONY
INTO CONSIDERATION.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE SUSAN FEDOR.
-- NO, NO NO NO.
-- HEY, GOOD MORNING, SUSAN
FEDOR, DISTRICT ONE. A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO, MY COMMENTS I
MENTIONED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
GROWING NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS
BEING DISPLACED IN MY IMMEDIATE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS A DIRECT RESULT
OF THE ACCELERATION IN
DEMOLITIONS, BUT IT'S HAPPENING
ALL OVER THE CITY. A FRIEND OF
MINE WHO ALSO GREW UP HERE AND
WAS LIVING IN LAKE CITY HAD TO
SUDDENLY FIND A NEW PLACE FOR
HERSELF AND HER DAUGHTER TO
LIVE. HER DAUGHTER HAD AN
ABUSIVE FATHER, SO FEELING SAFE
IS CRITICAL TO HUMANIZE THE
DISPLACEMENT GOING ON. I THOUGHT
I'D SHARE HER COMMENTS FROM A
TEXT EXCHANGE RIGHT AFTER SHE
FOUND OUT THEY HAD TO SUDDENLY
MOVE. I'M HOUSE APARTMENT
HUNTING BECAUSE OUR HOME HAS
BEEN SOLD AND IS BEING TORN
DOWN. EVERYTHING I'M FINDING IS
AT LEAST 700 MORE PER MONTH FOR
LESS SPACE. I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW BAD THINGS HAD CHANGED IN
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. IT'S LIKE
$2,600 FOR A TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENT AND THEN PET RENT PLUS
PARKING. IF IT OFFERS THAT OMG,
IT'S SO SILLY BECAUSE THE
HOUSING BEING CREATED IS NOT
AFFORDABLE. THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TEAM IS FULL OF DRUG
ADDICTS, AND I WOULD NEVER LIKE.
I CLEAN UP LITERAL DEAD BODIES
IN THOSE. AS A SIDE NOTE, SHE
DOES BIOHAZARD AND CRIME SCENE
CLEANUP FOR A LIVING. GOES ON TO
SAY, I'M OVERWHELMED LOOKING FOR
A DEPRESSING APARTMENT. I SAW A
BASEMENT APARTMENT IN BALLARD
LAST WEEK, BUT WE HAD TO ENTER
THROUGH A CONCRETE TUNNEL
THROUGH THE PARKING GARAGE FOR
2200 A MONTH. I THINK WE CAN DO
IT, BUT THE HARDEST PART IS JUST
FINDING SOMEPLACE WE CAN AFFORD
THAT ACCEPTS PETS AND ISN'T FULL
OF MOLD. THIS IS MY WORST
NIGHTMARE. MOLD WILL DEFINITELY
MAKE YOU SICK AFTER TIME
INTENSIVE SEARCH, THEY FINALLY
FOUND ANOTHER PLACE TO CALL
HOME. BUT ABUNDANCE DOESN'T
CREATE AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT
REGULATING OTHER CONTRIBUTING
FACTORS. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF
PROPERTIES IN THE CITY ARE NOW
OWNED BY PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS,
WEALTHY CORPORATE INTERESTS OR
SPECULATIVE INVESTORS? ZONING
APPEARS TO BE INCENTIVIZING
TEARDOWNS OF PERFECTLY GOOD,
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN RESIDENTIAL
ZONES. IS THERE A REASON THE
CITY DOESN'T INCENTIVIZE KEEPING
AFFORDABLE INVENTORY WHILE ALSO
INCENTIVIZING THE ADDITION OF AN
AFFORDABLE COTTAGE TO THE LOT?
PLEASE CONSIDER A MORE ADAPTIVE
APPROACH TO THOUGHTFUL AND
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THAT
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND
PRIORITIZES PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE ALBERTO
ALVAREZ.
-- THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SHOULD BE
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FROM OUR
COUNCIL IN CONNECTION TO THIS, I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MANY
POLICE OFFICERS CANNOT AFFORD TO
LIVE WITHIN OUR CITY. AND WALK
THE BEAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
MAYOR WILSON, WE ARE IN FULL
SUPPORT OF YOUR ACTIONS AND
DECISIONS LEFT, RIGHT OR CENTER.
THERE ARE MAJORITIES ACROSS THE
ENTIRE SPECTRUM WHO KNOW THAT
THE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP WITH
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS LONG
PAST DUE, SOMETHING THE COUNCIL
SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF SINCE
LAST YEAR WHEN THEY SIGNED OFF
ON A CHIEF WITH ATTENDANCE
ISSUES, THERE WAS MORE WORK TO
BE DONE TODAY. I'M PROUD THAT
MAYOR WILSON IS WILLING TO TAKE
ACTION AND LEAD WITH OUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE
A GOOD DAY.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE JENNIFER
GODFREY.
-- HI. GOOD MORNING. SCIENTISTS
HAVE PROVEN REPEATEDLY THAT
TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS
REAGANOMICS DO NOT WORK.
INCREASING SUPPLY OF HOUSING
ALONE DOES NOT BRING DOWN PRICES
AS SHOWN WORLDWIDE. AND BY
LEADING HOUSING RESEARCHERS THAT
DO PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH AND
CITE THEIR CLAIMS, NOT JUST
OPINIONS. SINCE KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT AND THE G. M, B
WILL TAKE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER
THAN THE HEARING EXAMINER,
HOPEFULLY THERE IS A PLAN TO DO
A HIGH QUALITY DISPLACEMENT
ASSESSMENT IN THIS EIS OUR GMB
APPEAL INCLUDED DISPLACEMENT
CLAIMS BECAUSE THE CITY DIDN'T
ADEQUATELY COVER HOW THEY WERE
GOING TO PREVENT RAMPANT
DISPLACEMENT. TO CORRECT ONE
INACCURATE STATEMENT I HEARD, I
WOULD NEVER ARGUE TO INVALIDATE
MIDDLE HOUSING. HB 1110 HOUSE
BILL. IT'S A VERY GOOD BILL.
BEFORE IT GOT TURNED INTO A
LUXURY HOUSING EXPLOSION BY
SEATTLE'S DEVELOPER INTERESTS.
AND I'M ALSO PRETTY SURE YOU
CAN'T CHALLENGE A STATE HOUSE
BILL AT THE GMB ANYWAY. SO ONE
OF THE BEST WAYS TO INCREASE
AFFORDABILITY, BUT PROBABLY HAS
BEEN LOST BY THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, IS BUILDING HOUSING THAT
IS ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE, LIKE
FLATS AND CONVERTING EXISTING
OFFICE BUILDINGS. DEREGULATION
HAS RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION OF
4 TO 6 OVERSIZE SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES, MISNAMED AS MULTIFAMILY,
CRAMMED SEPARATELY WITH DETACHED
WALLS ONTO LOTS WITHOUT ADEQUATE
STORMWATER MITIGATIONS. WE
WATCHED THE DENSEST PART OF
SEATTLE WITH THE MOST TRANSIT
DOWNTOWN ROTTING, FULL OF
PERFECTLY GOOD EMPTY OFFICE
BUILDINGS, CONVERTING EMPTY
EXISTING BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN AND
ELSEWHERE. ASAP IS FAR MORE ECO
FRIENDLY THAN TEARING DOWN
EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STARTING
OVER, RELEASING TOXIC CHEMICALS
INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLEAR
CUTTING AIR AND WATER. COOLING
TREES. SHOW US YOU CAN FIX THE
DENSEST, BEST TRANSIT PART OF
SEATTLE. FIRST. I'M VERY
CONCERNED NOW THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY HAS BEEN REMOVED
BY THE MAJORITY OF THIS
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT REFORM. ON
THE BROKEN PUBLIC COMMENT SYSTEM
THAT ALLOWED DANGEROUS ERRORS TO
PERSIST IN THE LARGEST
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
THE CITY WILL PERFORM. WE NEED
REAL INTAKE OF CORRECTIONS FROM
THE PUBLIC, NOT THE SECRET
SPECIAL INTEREST MEETINGS. IT'S
NOT A MYSTERY WHAT'S GOING ON.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU.
-- SO.
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE COLLEEN
MCCLURE.
-- GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
COLLEEN MCALEER FROM OUR
NORTHEAST SEATTLE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. WE DO WANT TO THANK
OPCD FOR INCLUDING THIS
IMPORTANT DISPLACEMENT STUDY.
THESE POLICIES AFFECT EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE. AND A
FEW POINTS TO REMEMBER. ALL THE
NEW HOMES BUILT NOW WILL BE MORE
EXPENSIVE IN RENT AND MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS ON EXISTING LOTS DUE TO
PROFIT TAKING AND REGULATIONS.
SO TO KEEP THINGS MORE
AFFORDABLE, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER
RETAINING SOME EXISTING HOUSING.
WE SUPPORT OPCD POLICIES THAT
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EXISTING
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO AGE
IN PLACE WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR
RESOURCE NETWORKS, ESPECIALLY
TRUE FOR THE PHYSICALLY
CHALLENGED VETERANS AND ANYONE
OVER 65, WHICH IS AN INCREASING
POPULATION IN SEATTLE.
DISPLACEMENT MATTERS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AS WELL. THEY JUST
RECENTLY CONSIDERED CB 121215
PREVENTS, WHICH PREVENTS CITIES
CITIZENS OPPORTUNITIES TO
QUESTION THE FAILURE OF SEPA
STUDY. AND SECONDLY CB 12159
WILL BE VOTED ON. IT'S NO
SOLICITATION REGISTRATION
LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS
HOMEOWNERS TO LIVE WHERE THEY
ARE WITHOUT HARASSMENT. THESE
ARE PRIORITIES, AND WE ASK THAT
OPCD USE PRIORITY DISPLACEMENT
POLICIES. ALSO IN THE COMP PLAN
TO PROTECT THE CITY'S MOST
VULNERABLE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THEIR SAFETY
NETWORK. IF THERE ARE OPTIONS,
FOR EXAMPLE, COMPARED WITH TWO
PARCELS, THE ONE THAT HAS
RESULTING IN LESS DISPLACEMENT
SHOULD BE THE PREFERRED LOCATION
OF ANY NEW UPZONE, AND IT MAY
TAKE MORE MICRO PLANNING, BUT
USING A PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT
TOOL, THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS
BENEFIT FROM RETAINING EXISTING
RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL TIES AND
MAKES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR NEW
FOLKS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR
PRIORITIZING DISPLACEMENT BEFORE
UPZONING.
-- THANK YOU
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES.
-- WE STILL NEED A 21st CENTURY
FIRST WORLD QUALITY, GREAT
AMERICAN HOUSING BUILD OUT.
THAT'S PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC,
RESIDENT FRIENDLY. THAT DOESN'T
ACCOMMODATE THE ROAD RAGE OF THE
CAR DRIVING THROUGH YET. I
CALLED IN TODAY BECAUSE THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN IS BEEN TAINTED
WITH RACISM LEFT OVER FROM BRUCE
HARRELL'S IGNORANT JIM CROW LAW
SOUTH MISINTERPRETATION OF
EQUITY AND PROPER POLICY. AND
IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE
RESTRICTIONS ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WERE
SABOTAGED BY THE LANDLORDS ON
THE CITY COUNCIL WHO WERE
LOBBYING BEHIND THE SCENES OPCD
WE NEED TO ADDRESS OPCD ABUSE OF
THE PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS OF A
20th CENTURY, A 21st CENTURY,
AND FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS OF
DEVELOPMENT, THEY PUT A
RESTRICTION OF SIX LEVELS ALL
THROUGHOUT THE THE CITY. CAN YOU
IMAGINE? SEATTLE WANTS TO BE A
NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CITY, BUT
YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO BUILD
SIX STORIES. AND THERE'S ALL
THESE NONPROFITS THAT HAVE
BENEFITED FROM A WEAPONIZED MH
AYE FEE FUND THAT THE CORRUPT
PROGRESSIVES TOOK AWAY THE
INCENTIVES FROM REAL DEVELOPERS
TO BUILD BETWEEN 8 AND 12
STORIES WITH THE FIRST THREE
STORIES BEING GUARANTEED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE SOME
SARCASTIC DEVIL'S ADVOCATES
CLAIM THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO
BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON AN
EIGHT STORY OR 9 OR 10 STORY
THAT YOU WERE ENTITLED TO, THE
TOP FLOOR, AND WE HAVE SOME
SERIOUSLY ABUSIVE PEOPLE THAT
ARE PLAYING THE RACE CARD TO
DISTRACT FROM THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE ACTING LIKE YOU'RE DOING
CERTAIN SKIN COLORS OF FAVOR
WHILE SABOTAGING THE INTEGRITY
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE
NEED TO GO BACK TO PHASE ONE AND
TAKE AWAY THE RESTRICTIONS THAT
ALL THE LANDLORDS AND THEIR
SYMPATHIZERS PUT ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT'S
CHEATING EVERYBODY.
-- THANK YOU
-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE CLARISSA,
CARLOS
-- HI, MY NAME IS CLARISSA
CARLOS, AND I'M A STUDENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I'M ALSO AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY
MEMBER OF THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY. AND TODAY, I WOULD
LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT AND THE
NEED FOR DEMOLITION CONTROLS. AS
A STUDENT, I WAS DISPLACED FROM
MY PREVIOUS APARTMENT DUE TO
RENT INCREASES. FINDING AN
AFFORDABLE APARTMENT IN SEATTLE
IS DIFFICULT DUE TO PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS BUYING APARTMENTS AND
INCREASINGLY RAISING RENTS,
MAKING THESE UNAFFORDABLE TO
MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
COUNTLESS FAMILIES AND OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALONG THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY, INCLUDING SOUTH
PARK AND GEORGETOWN WHITE
CENTER, AMONG OTHER COMMUNITIES,
HAVE ALSO BEEN DISPLACED FROM
THEIR HOMES DUE TO THE LACK OF
DEMOLITION CONTROLS. THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE FURTHER
EXACERBATED BY THE PRESENCE OF
ICE, WHICH CONTINUE TO TERRORIZE
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER
IMMIGRANT MEMBERS LIVING IN
THESE AREAS. I ASK THAT YOU
CONSIDER SUPPORTING DEMOLITION
CONTROLS, AS THESE WILL
EFFECTIVELY REQUIRE LANDLORDS TO
PROVIDE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
THE RIGHT TO RETURN GUARANTEES
AND EVEN ENSURE REPLACEMENT OF
AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR TENANTS
BEFORE DEMOLISHING OCCUPIED
HOUSING UNITS. SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN WOULD LIMIT THE DEMOLITION
OF STRUCTURES USED FOR RENTAL
HOUSING AND PROHIBIT DEMOLITION
OF DWELLINGS UNLESS A COMPLETE
BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY, AND I
HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER
SUPPORTING NOT ONLY THIS
AMENDMENT, BUT ALSO THE
COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED IN THE LOCAL AREA.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU
-- WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO
RUTH DINNER. RUTH, IF YOU COULD
PRESS STAR SIX.
-- THROUGH THE CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS RUTH DANNER,
PRESIDENT OF SAVE THE MARKET
ENTRANCE. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
OPCD FOR ITS JUNE REVISIONS TO
THE DRC. WE ESPECIALLY
APPRECIATE RESTORING THE FIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD FRAMEWORK AND
STEPPING BACK FROM THE EARLIER
CONCEPT OF ADDING A WATERFRONT
NEIGHBORHOOD. OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS, JEAN BATEMAN AND I HAVE
SPENT MANY HOURS REVIEWING THE
REVISED PLAN AND PREPARING THE
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND
GRAPHICS WE SUBMITTED LATE LAST
NIGHT. ONE THOUGHT KEPT COMING
BACK TO ME. PLANNING DOCUMENTS
LIKE THIS ONE BECOME THE SHARED
LANGUAGE THAT GUIDES FUTURE
DECISIONS. WHEN THE LANGUAGE IS
CLEAR, EVERYONE BENEFITS.
CITIZENS, DEVELOPERS, CITY STAFF
AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. WHEN IT
IS VAGUE, IT BECOMES THE SOURCE
OF FUTURE CONFUSION,
DISAGREEMENT, DELAY, AND
UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. OUR
COMMENTS ARE INTENDED TO SHINE
LIGHT WHERE CONFUSION REMAINS.
WE HOPE THE NEXT REVISION WILL
MORE CLEARLY DEFINE WHAT IS
MEANT BY THE PROPOSED WATERFRONT
DISTRICT. MORE CLEARLY
COMMUNICATE THE CURRENT STATUS
OF THE FIRST AVENUE STREETCAR,
AND BETTER ILLUSTRATE HOW THE
PLAN'S MAJOR INITIATIVES RELATE
TO ONE ANOTHER, PARTICULARLY
AROUND PIKE PLACE MARKET IN
SEATTLE'S HISTORIC CORE.
FINALLY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE OPCD
TO CONTINUE ITS DIALOG WITH THE
DUWAMISH TRIBE. THE LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS AN IMPORTANT
BEGINNING, BUT THERE IS ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY
WITH THE TRIBE TO ENSURE THAT
ITS CONTINUING HISTORY AND
ONGOING EFFORTS TOWARD FEDERAL
RECOGNITION ARE REPRESENTED AS
ACCURATELY AND FAIRLY AS THE
REST OF THE PLAN STRIVES TO
REPRESENT. SEATTLE'S
POST-INDUSTRIAL HISTORY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR
ONGOING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND
FINALIZE THIS PLAN.
-- THANK YOU.
-- CHAIR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR
SPEAKERS
-- OKAY, THANK YOU EVERYONE. IS
THERE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ITEM ONE.,
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM ONE.
-- AGENDA ITEM ONE PRESENTATION
ON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
-- THANK YOU. OUR
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OPCD.
PLEASE JOIN US TO PRESENT AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY
HAVE. ONCE YOU'RE READY AND YOU
GOT YOUR PRESENTATION LINED UP,
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
THANK YOU.
-- GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
-- GOOD MORNING.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN,
FOR HAVING US TODAY.
-- THANK YOU.
-- MY NAME IS RICO QUIRINDONGO.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
-- GOOD MORNING. JEFF WENTLANDT,
LAND USE POLICY MANAGER AT THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND AND MICHAEL
HUBNER, LONG RANGE PLANNING
MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
-- SHOULD WE JUMP STRAIGHT INTO
THIS?
-- YEAH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP
STRAIGHT IN AND AND COLLEAGUES,
FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR
RAISE YOUR HAND THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO HAVE A
MORE INTERACTIVE DIALOG. THANK
YOU. THANKS.
-- ALL RIGHT. SO, WE WANT TO
TAKE YOU THROUGH A NUMBER OF
ITEMS THIS MORNING., WE'LL TALK
ABOUT OUR EQUITY AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND
DISPLACEMENT DEFINITIONS, DATA
AND STRATEGIES. WE WANT TO TALK
ABOUT FATE. BOTH PHASE TWO
ZONING,, AND PHASE THREE ZONING
ARE PLANNING. IN THAT EFFORT.
RELATED TO THE SEIS AND THEN AN
UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR HOW WE SEE
THINGS PROCEEDING. THE REST OF
THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. SO AS
YOU KNOW, WITH OUR ONE SEATTLE
PLAN, THAT, COUNCIL PASSED IN
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THANK YOU
FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN., THERE
ARE FOUR KEY MOVES THAT WE HAVE
FOCUSED ON AS PART OF THAT PLAN,
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY,
EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY,
COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND
CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY. NEXT
SLIDE
-- JUST FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HAS JOINED
US IN QUITE A WHILE AGO. I JUST
WANT TO NOTE THAT.
-- SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE PLAN
INCLUDES AN UPDATED GROWTH
STRATEGY DESIGNED TO EXPAND
SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY OF HOUSING
IN ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS THE CITY. AND THAT GROWTH
STRATEGY IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH
SEVERAL PHASES OF ZONING
LEGISLATION. AND THAT INCLUDES
THE PHASE TWO ZONING LEGISLATION
THAT WAS SENT DOWN TO COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE END OF
JANUARY THIS YEAR. NEXT SLIDE
-- I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PICK IT
UP AT THIS AT THIS SLIDE. RICO.,
I'M GOING TO COVER A COUPLE OF
SLIDES THAT TAKE A BIT OF A LOOK
BACKWARD ON OUR PROCESS AND
DEVELOPING THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN.
AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO
JEFF WENTLANDT TO TALK ABOUT
PHASE THREE OF ZONING
IMPLEMENTATION. BUT I DO WANT TO
NOTE, WHILE LOOKING AT THE
GROWTH STRATEGY SLIDE HERE, THAT
THE GROWTH STRATEGY ITSELF IS
CONCEIVED OF AS AN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES, A
FOUNDATIONAL ONE, TO PROVIDE
MORE SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY OF
HOUSING ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE CITY AS A MEANS BOTH TO
REDUCE MARKET PRESSURES THAT ARE
DRIVING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE CITY AT
LARGE, AS WELL AS TO REDUCE
DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE AND
COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE MOST AT
RISK. NEXT SLIDE. PLEASE., SO
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURE IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
STUDYING AND FOCUSING ON FOR
MORE THAN A DECADE IN OPCD. IT
WAS A MAJOR THEME IN THE
PREVIOUS UPDATE OF THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN 2015.,
IT'S A KEY CHALLENGE THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THAT EVEN AS WE'RE
ADDRESSING THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING
AND ZONING AND LAND USE. THERE
CAN BE LOCALIZED IMPACTS TO OUR
LAND USE DECISIONS. AND THERE IS
CERTAINLY A HISTORY OF LOCALIZED
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES IN
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
AND IT TAKES SEVERAL FORMS.
THERE'S THE PHYSICAL
DISPLACEMENT, WHICH CAN OCCUR
THROUGH EVICTION, ACQUISITION OF
PROPERTIES, REHABILITATION AND
DEMOLITION. SOME OF THAT IS A
COMPANY'S LAND USE DECISION.
SOME OF IT JUST HAPPENS WITHOUT
ANY ZONING CHANGE AT ALL.
THERE'S ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT,
WHICH HAS BECOME A VERY
EXPENSIVE CITY., ESPECIALLY FOR
LOW INCOME RENTERS FOR LONG TIME
HOMEOWNERS, THE ECONOMIC
PRESSURES CAN BE QUITE ACUTE.
PROPERTY TAXES COME INTO PLAY AS
THE VALUE OF PROPERTY RISES.,
AND THIS IS A MAJOR FORCE THAT
OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS IN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. IT'S ALSO
COMMERCIAL DISPLACEMENT WHERE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FACING SOME
OF THE SAME ECONOMIC PRESSURES
AND CULTURAL DISPLACEMENT, WHERE
ENTIRE COMMUNITIES GET TO A
POINT WHERE THEY'RE HOLLOWED
OUT AND THERE AREN'T THE SAME
CRITICAL MASS OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO LIVE THERE
HISTORICALLY. SO WE RECOGNIZE
AND TRY TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE
FORMS OF DISPLACEMENT. NEXT
SLIDE. PLEASE. TO DO SO, WE WE
DO SEVERAL THINGS AS AN OFFICE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DO WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THE DATA. WE TALK TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE DO
OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WE DID SO WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE STARTED
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS
WITH A CONVENING OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WORK IN THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
SPACE TO DO A RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS OF THE LAST SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN., THAT WAS A
FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK GOING
FORWARD. WE ALSO ARE VERY AWARE
OF THE HISTORIC, THE HISTORY OF
RACIST REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE
PRACTICES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY
CHANGE AND DISPLACEMENT HAS
OCCURRED IN THE PAST. AND THEN
MORE RECENTLY, WE ARE ASSEMBLING
A BODY OF DATA THAT TELLS US
WHERE IN THE CITY DISPLACEMENT
RISK IS HIGHEST. AND YOU SEE
THAT ON THIS SLIDE. THAT'S A MAP
WE'VE BEEN MAINTAINING FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE, SINCE BEFORE THE
LAST COMP PLAN UPDATE. IT DRAWS
ON A VARIETY OF DATA POINTS,
-- AND WE MAINTAIN A.
DISPLACEMENT RISK DASHBOARD,
WHICH IS A NEW PRODUCT THAT'S
AVAILABLE AT THE OPCD WEBSITE.
THIS PROVIDES MORE REAL TIME
DATA RELATED TO WHAT'S GOING ON
ON THE GROUND. DATA LIKE PRICE
AND RENT CHANGES., PERMIT
TRENDS, TENANT ASSISTANCE
APPLICATIONS AND, AND THE LIKE.
NEXT SLIDE., IN SPRING OF 2025,
WHEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ITSELF WAS BEING CONSIDERED BY
THE SELECT COMMITTEE, THERE WAS
A SIMILAR REQUEST TO COME AND
SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLS AND OUR
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
CONSIDERING THE COMP PLAN., AT
THAT TIME, UNDER THE MAYOR
HARRELL,, THERE WAS A CONVENING
OF DEPARTMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE
DATA THAT WE HAD TO AUGMENT OUR
DATA RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE
DASHBOARD AND TO TAKE STOCK OF
THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO COMBAT
DISPLACEMENT ACROSS THE CITY WE,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT
OF THAT WAS AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
ACTION PLAN. THAT'S A DOCUMENTS
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS
WELL. AND IT TALKS ABOUT OUR
MORE THAN TWO DOZEN TOOLS THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX TO
MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES.
THEY FALL INTO SEVERAL
CATEGORIES., ONE DEEMED PLAN
TYPE ACTIVITIES. THE DATA
MONITORING AND COORDINATION
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, THE
COMP PLAN ITSELF AS A DOCUMENT
THAT HAS DOZENS OF POLICIES THAT
SUPPORT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT.
THERE'S A PRODUCE CATEGORY AS
WELL, WHICH COVERS BOTH THE LAND
USE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AS A
CITY THAT PROVIDE SPACE AND
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD HOUSING.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS, THE
FUNDING THROUGH THE HOUSING
LEVY, TO JUMP, JUMP, THE
INCLUSIONARY TOOLS WE HAVE, SUCH
AS MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND MFT ARE PART
OF THAT TOOLBOX. THERE ARE TOOLS
TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
INCLUDING TENANT SUPPORT, RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE, AND OTHERS. AND
HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE SUCH AS
FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, AND
OTHER TOOLS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS
WHO BE FACING DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES AS WELL. AND FINALLY,
PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE CITY THROUGH
FUNDING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND HOME
REPAIR AND WEATHERIZATION
ASSISTANCE, AND THEN FINALLY, I
THINK BECAUSE IT'S HOUSED IN
OPCD, IT'S WORTH HIGHLIGHTING
AND MENTIONING THE EQUITABLE,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
PROGRAM. EDDIE, WHICH PROVIDES
FUNDS DIRECTLY TO OUR PARTNERS,
WHICH ARE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING A
WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS TO INVEST
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, TO COMBAT
COMPLACENCY, DISPLACEMENT OF
RESIDENTS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND
ESPECIALLY CULTURAL ANCHORS.
NEXT SLIDE. I DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT
THE PHASE THREE ZONING THAT,
WITH PHASE TWO, THE CENTERS AND
CORRIDORS LEGISLATION, WE WERE
VERY AWARE AND, OF THE, REQUEST
AND THE ELEVATION OF
DISPLACEMENT. AND DISPLACEMENT
AND THE RESOLUTION THAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED WITH THE COMP
PLAN LEGISLATION LAST DECEMBER
AND DELIVERED A MEMO TO, TO THIS
COMMITTEE OUTLINING OUR ANALYSIS
OF HOW THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS
INTERSECTS WITH BOTH
AMELIORATING DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES, BUT ALSO, THE TOOLS
THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS ANY,
UNINTENDED EFFECTS ON
DISPLACEMENT THAT MIGHT RESULT
FROM SOME OF THAT UPZONING.
YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE,
WE HIGHLIGHTED BOTH THE INCREASE
IN SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY OF
HOUSING., EXPANDING CAPACITY IN
AREAS OF LOW RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT, WHICH IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR GROWTH
STRATEGY THAT THIS CENTERS AND
CORRIDORS MAKES REAL THROUGH
CHANGES TO ZONING AND FINALLY
GENERATING NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES
THROUGH MFT AND ESPECIALLY MH
AYE, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF ANY
OF THE ZONES THAT ARE PROPOSED.
AND IT HIGHLIGHTS MANY OF THE
TOOLS THAT I SUMMARIZED BRIEFLY
THAT ARE IN OUR TOOLBOX. I'M
GOING TO TURN TO JEFF TO TALK
ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF
POTENTIAL ZONING CHANGES IN
PHASE THREE.
-- OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU
MICHAEL., SO I'M JUST GOING TO
GIVE AN OVERVIEW HERE OF WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO AS THE
NEXT PHASE OF ZONING WORK TO
IMPLEMENT THE COMP PLAN. SO IN
APRIL, MAYOR WILSON ANNOUNCED
HER INTENTION TO PURSUE A NEXT
PHASE THAT, EMPHASIZED STRONGLY,
SOME PRINCIPLES. AND THOSE
PRINCIPLES INCLUDE, PURSUING
AFFORDABLE, ABUNDANT HOUSING,
MAKING SURE WE'RE, SIGNIFICANTLY
ADDING TO THE HOUSING SUPPLY,
ALL KINDS OF NEW HOUSING, ALL OF
THE ABOVE IN MANY PLACES., MAYOR
WILSON DIRECTED US NOT TO WAIT
TO TRY TO DELIVER, OPTIONS FOR
MORE HOUSING AS SOON AS WE CAN,
INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING THE
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
BILL SOONER THAN REQUIRED. WE'LL
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT., MAYOR WILSON EMPHASIZED
THRIVING COMPLETE
NEIGHBORHOODS., SO A POSITIVE
VISION ABOUT, ADDING HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT,, ADDING HOUSING
NEAR COMMUNITY AMENITIES LIKE
PARKS AND SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.
AND THIS IS A ZONING DISCUSSION,
BUT IT'S REALLY ALSO ABOUT
CREATING GREAT COMPLETE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE WONDERFUL
TO LIVE IN. AND SHE ALSO
EMPHASIZED ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ADD HEALTHY AND SAFE HOUSING
OPTIONS ON QUIET, GREENER
STREETS THAT ARE OFF OF HEAVY
ARTERIAL ROADS THAT HAVE A LOT
OF TRAFFIC, NOISE AND
POLLUTANTS. SO THESE ARE SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT WERE EMPHASIZED
AND THESE BIG IDEAS, WOULD BE
ADVANCED WITH A SERIES OF ZONING
CHANGES AND ALTERNATIVES SO WE
TAKE THESE IDEAS AND I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP IN
THESE IDEAS WITH, CONTENT YOU
HAVE IN THE CHAIR'S LETTER THAT
I THINK YOU'LL DISCUSS LATER,
BUT WE NEED TO TAKE THESE IDEAS
TO THE DETAILS OF ZONING MAPS,
AND WE'LL DO THAT WITH
ALTERNATIVES. SO WE'LL PROVIDE
FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR YOU,
COUNCIL, A REALLY NICE RANGE OF
CHOICES ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF
HOW YOU COULD IMPLEMENT THESE
IDEAS. AND ON THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
SOME THEMES FOR HOW THESE IDEAS
COULD BE BROUGHT TO THOSE
DETAILED ZONING MAPS. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THESE MAPS THAT
I'M GOING TO SHOW ARE NOT STUDY
AREA MAPS. THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE
NOT THE ALTERNATIVE MAPS.
THEY'RE THE IDEAS THAT WILL
HELP US IDENTIFY, THE STUDY
AREA., SO, THESE ARE THE TYPES
OF PLACES THAT WE'LL LOOK AT IN
THE NEXT PHASE FOR ZONING
CHANGE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE
MAP ON THE LEFT. AND THOSE ARE
THE GROWTH CENTERS THAT ARE IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THOSE
ARE REGIONAL CENTERS AND URBAN
CENTERS. THE CITY'S DENSER
PLACES THAT ALREADY HAVE GREAT
TRANSIT AND AMENITIES. LOOKING
AT ADDING MORE HOUSING THERE.,
IT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. YOU ALL,
ADOPTED ABOUT 30 NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE COMP
PLAN FROM LAST YEAR. AND THIS
PHASE WILL LOOK AT THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER, THE CITY COULD ADD
EVEN MORE, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
IN ADDITION TO GROWTH CENTERS.,
WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT ADDING
MORE OPTIONS FOR HOUSING NEAR
PARKS AND SCHOOLS. THIS IS AN
IDEA THAT'S COME FORWARD
RECENTLY., AND YOU KNOW, THAT
WOULD BE ADDING, THE OPTION FOR
STACKED FLATS. AND OTHER HOMES
THAT COULD SUPPORT FAMILIES NEAR
THE CITY'S BIGGEST AND BEST
PARKS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THE
DOTS YOU SEE ON THE MAP ARE ALL
OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND THE GREEN SHADED AREAS ARE
PARKS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED
AS GOOD PLACES TO ADD MORE
HOUSING., OTHER IDEAS THAT WILL
FRAME THE SCOPE ARE ON THE LEFT.
THE HOUSE BILL 1491 STATION
AREAS. THIS IS THE TOD BILL THAT
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PASSED.
AND IT REQUIRES THAT CITIES
ACHIEVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
DENSITY IN THEIR ZONING THAT
WOULD BE ALLOWED WITHIN A HALF
MILE OF LIGHT RAIL STATION AREAS
AND A QUARTER MILE OF BUS RAPID
TRANSIT STATION AREAS. SO TODAY,
SOME OF, SEATTLE'S STATIONARY
IS ALREADY MEET THAT DENSITY
THRESHOLD. THOSE ARE THE PLACES
IN GREEN AND OTHERS DON'T YET
MEET THAT THRESHOLD. SO THROUGH
THIS PHASE OF WORK, WE THINK
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF HB 1491
EARLY AND EVEN BEYOND., THOSE HB
1491 AREAS THE CITY HAS OTHER
TRANSIT ROUTES THAT WE CALL
FREQUENT TRANSIT CORRIDORS WITH
VERY GOOD TRANSIT SERVICE. SO
THOSE ARE THE LINES IN PINK ON
THE MAP TO THE RIGHT. SO THIS
PHASE WOULD LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR
ADDING MORE HOUSING IN ALONG
EVEN MORE TRANSIT CORRIDORS.
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. SO
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE, THE IDEAS
THAT WILL FRAME THE, THE
ALTERNATIVES AND THEY'LL BE SOME
HIGHER, CHANGE ALTERNATIVES AND
SOME LOWER CHANGE ALTERNATIVES
TO GIVE YOU ALL A NICE RANGE OF
BOOKENDS TO CHOOSE FROM AS YOU
MAKE YOUR FINAL DECISION. AND
ALSO THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE REALLY
AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO WEIGH IN
ON THOSE ALTERNATIVES SO TO
INFORM, WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING
OF A PROCESS TO INFORM THAT
PROCESS. OPCD AND MAYOR WILSON
RECENTLY LED SOME STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN APRIL AND
JUNE, WE HAD THREE SUBJECT AREA
CONVENINGS, AS YOU SEE HERE
DESCRIBED ON THE SLIDE. AND, AND
BECAUSE OUR MEETING TODAY IS
FOCUSED ON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
SOME OF THE INPUT FROM THE
CONVENING ABOUT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT SO WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
MEASURES, THERE ARE BASICALLY
TWO CATEGORIES WE'LL TALK
ABOUT. ONE ARE ZONING CHOICES.
WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE ZONING,
THE LAND USE MAP AND ZONING
CAN'T SOLVE ALL, ALL OF OUR
PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. SO THERE,
IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO
THINK ABOUT NON ZONING
MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT COULD
BE BROUGHT FORWARD., IN ADDITION
TO, TO ZONING CHANGES AND THE
SUPPLEMENTAL EIS. AND THIS
PLANNING PROCESS WILL STUDY ALL
THE IMPACTS OF, WHAT THE ZONING
CHANGES COULD MEAN FOR
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURE. SO YOU'LL
HAVE GOOD INFORMATION TO INFORM
YOUR DECISION. THERE'S A LOT
HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO, HIT ON
EVERY POINT, BUT I WANT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS FROM THE
STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. IT WAS A
GREAT MEETING. OVER 35 LEADERS
WHO ARE WORKING IN COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AND THESE
WERE SOME OF THE IDEAS, TOLD TO
US BY THEM., SO AN EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF DENSITY. SO
FOCUSING LOTS OF ZONING CHANGES
IN AREAS WITH RELATIVELY LOWER
DISPLACEMENT RISK AND HIGH
OPPORTUNITY. AND LIMITING ZONING
CHANGES IN AREAS WITH HIGH
DISPLACEMENT RISK. THAT WAS ONE
IDEA THAT CAME THROUGH., THEY
ALSO TOLD US THAT, WE SHOULD
CONSIDER COMMUNITY LED
DEVELOPMENT. SO IF, IF ZONING IS
HELD DOWN IN HIGH DISPLACEMENT
RISK AREAS, THE CITY SHOULD ALSO
CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNITY BASED
DEVELOPERS, TO HELP THEM, BRING
FORWARD FEASIBLE PROJECTS IN
THOSE AREAS. CITY PROCESS
REFORM, YOU KNOW, BARRIERS TO,
DEVELOPMENT ALSO IMPACT
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TRYING TO DO THEIR PROJECTS. SO
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAME
THROUGH AS, PERMITTING AND
PROCESS REFORM, IS IMPORTANT TO
THEM AS WELL. AND ON THE SUBJECT
OF MHA OR INCLUSIONARY ZONING,
THE GROUP REALLY FELT THAT IF
THE CITY LOOKS AT CHANGES TO
MHA, IT SHOULD CONSIDER
PRESERVING OVERALL FUNDING
LEVELS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND NOT INCREASING DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURE. WITH THOSE CHANGES ON
HIGH RISK AREAS. SO THOSE ARE
SOME ZONING THEMES., THERE WAS
ALSO REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION OF
NON ZONING THEMES., SO I'LL HIT
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS HERE. THE IDEA
OF LAND ACQUISITION AND LAND
BANKING OF KEY SITES., THAT ARE
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS AND
COMMUNITY. WAS AN IDEA THAT CAME
FORWARD AND KIND OF TAKING THOSE
OFF THE SPECULATIVE MARKET, EVEN
IF IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TO DO A
COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT, THERE.,
THERE WERE, STRONG SUPPORT FOR,
CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL
STABILIZATION PROGRAMS AND
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPERS. A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE ON THIS SLIDE IS
SIMILAR TO COMMENTS WE HEARD
TODAY FROM, SOUTH, SOUTH PARK
GROUPS AND CENTRAL AREA GROUPS.,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WAS
ALSO IMPORTANT TO THESE GROUPS.
SO PROTECTING TREE CANOPY,
REDUCING POLLUTION, THERE'S A
LOT OF OVERLAP ON THOSE ISSUES.,
WITH ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ISSUES.
OKAY. AND THAT, I WANT TO JUST
WRAP US UP HERE., YOU ALL ASKED
FOR A TIMELINE. THIS IS OUR BEST
ESTIMATION OF A TIMELINE. FOR,
FOR THIS PHASE, I'LL JUST NOTE A
FEW POINTS THAT LATER IN THE
FALL IN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT,
ROW, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A
REALLY NICE PUBLIC FACING,
UPDATE AND SCOPE OVERVIEW, LIKE
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE
TODAY, BUT WITH, YOU KNOW, A LOT
MORE GRAPHICS, A LOT MORE
COMMUNICATION OUTWARD TO THE, TO
THE PUBLIC IN THE, IN THE
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER TIME FRAME,
AND A KEY POINT IN THE TIMELINE
IS THE RELEASE OF, DRAFT SEIS,
WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THOSE
ALTERNATIVES THAT I DESCRIBED.
AND THAT WOULD HAPPEN SOMETIME,
IN THE FIRST PART OF 2027. AND
THAT WOULD KICK OFF A REALLY
ROBUST AND IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TIME WHERE THE PUBLIC
WILL WEIGH IN ON, THOSE
ALTERNATIVE MAPS., SO THERE'S A
LOT HERE. I WILL JUST SORT OF,
PAUSE AT THIS POINT. AND THAT
CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. AND,
WE'D LOVE TO TAKE QUESTIONS THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.,
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR AND
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. OPCD,
AS ALWAYS. AND THE WORK THAT
YOU'RE DOING. I WAS LOOKING AT,
THE CITY'S ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
REPORT. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
WHICH REPORT IT IS. IT IS THE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ACTION PLAN
FOR MARCH OF 2025. AND, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY
APPRECIATE ABOUT THE DESIGN OF
THAT PLAN IS IT SORT OF TALKS
ABOUT, WORK THAT THE CITY IS
DOING AND HELPS US UNDERSTAND
THE EVIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH
DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT THE
CITY IS TAKING. AND SO WITH THAT
IN MIND AND THINKING ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, WE'VE ALSO HEARD OTHER
NEWS AROUND CHALLENGES WITH OUR,
CONSTRAINED HOUSING SUPPLY RIGHT
NOW. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE
BIT TO THE IMPACT OF, YOU KNOW,
THE, THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WE
NEED TO HAVE IN OUR REGION?, I
BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE 112,
MAYBE IT'S 114,000 NEW HOMES
BEFORE 2040. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK
TO THE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE NEED FOR NEW HOUSING
PRODUCTION AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT?, AS IT'S, AS
IT'S MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT.
-- I CAN TAKE A FIRST CUT AT
THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL., IN
THE LEAD UP TO THIS ROUND OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES,
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE AT
THE STATE LEVEL AND AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL TO GET A HANDLE ON
HOW MUCH HOUSING DO WE NEED
COLLECTIVELY, NOT JUST SEATTLE,
BUT KING COUNTY, THE REGION, THE
STATE, BUT ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE
COUNTY. THAT'S ONE OF THE PLACES
WHERE WE GET OUR NUMBERS FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ITSELF AS,
IT'S NOT THE ONLY DATA POINT WE
LOOK AT A LOT OF TIMES THE
NUMBERS WE GET FROM THE COUNTY
ARE QUITE FRANKLY, A BIT OF A
LOWBALL ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH
DEMAND THERE IS FOR REAL ESTATE
AND FOR HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
THAT'S WHY WE AIMED HIGHER IN
THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BUT
JUST AS IMPORTANT, WHEN THOSE
NUMBERS WERE WORKED OUT AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL, THERE WAS ALSO A
STATE MANDATED ANALYSIS OF HOW
MUCH OF THAT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE
AFFORDABLE FOR TO HOUSEHOLDS AT
LESS THAN 80% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME AND LESS THAN 50%, AND AT
LESS THAN 30%. AND ALSO, HOW
MUCH OF AN INCREASED SUPPLY OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WE
NEED AS A COUNTY. AND THEN THOSE
NUMBERS ALSO ARE ASSIGNED A
PORTION OF THOSE TO CITIES.
THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT SET
OF NUMBERS. IT'S DOCUMENTED IN
OUR HOUSING APPENDIX. AND WHAT
IT SHOWS IS THAT IN ADDITION TO
NEEDING TO INCREASE SUPPLY
OVERALL, WE NEED TO
SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE
NEW SUPPLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN
THE COUNTY. WE NEED MORE
FUNDING, MORE RESOURCES TO
PROVIDE THOSE AFFORDABLE HOMES
THAT DIRECTLY WOULD HELP US BE
ABLE TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT AS
WE GROW. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH
OTHER CITIES WITH THE COUNTY,
AND THROUGH OUR OWN
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PLAN FOR A
FUTURE WHERE WE CAN DO A BETTER
JOB IN THOSE AREAS AND WE'RE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE STATE.
WE WILL BE REPORTING BACK TO THE
STATE IN 2029 IS ACTUALLY A
PROVISION OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ACT ON HOW WE'RE DOING UNDER
THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BOTH IN
HOUSING OVERALL AND ALSO FOR
THOSE DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS.
-- I APPRECIATE THAT. OH,
PLEASE. DIRECTOR.
-- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.,
-- SO I WOULD ALSO ADD, YOU
KNOW, THE KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES
RECENTLY PUT OUT A NEW REPORT,
WHICH WAS AN ASSESSMENT AROUND
HOUSING NEEDS ACROSS THE
COUNTY., IT INCLUDES REFERENCE
TO THE FACT THAT WHERE WE ARE,
WHERE WE'RE FALLING SHORT
COUNTYWIDE IS, 0 TO 50%. AM I
HOMES?, SO WE ARE, AS MICHAEL
STATED, WORKING VERY CLOSELY
WITH THE COUNTY, RELATED TO HOW
CITY OF SEATTLE IS CONTRIBUTING
TO TRYING TO DRIVE UP THE NUMBER
OF HOMES IN THAT LOWER BRACKETED
AREA AND ADDRESS THAT PIECE OF
THE, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT EQUATION.
I THINK IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS,
AS YOU'VE HEARD MENTIONED, WE
DO YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE
WORKING WITH LEGACY HOMEOWNERS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH BLACK HOME
INITIATIVE. WE'RE, WE ARE
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH, NOT
ONLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BUT
SMALLER DEVELOPERS, THAT ARE
COMMUNITY INVESTED, THAT ARE
SEEKING TO DO COMMUNITY BASED
PROJECTS THAT ALLOW FOR HOME
OWNERSHIP, THAT SUPPORT EXISTING
COMMUNITIES IN PLACE, THAT
SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE, WANTING AND NEEDING TO AGE
IN PLACE, SO I, I'M JUST TRYING
TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR TO
THE, TO THE QUESTION.
-- THANK YOU FOR THAT. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND AS YOU WERE
DOING THAT, I WAS JUST LOOKING
BACK AT SOME OF THE, THE DATA
AND I WAS PULLING UP MY NOTES ON
THE SLIDES THAT I HAVE FROM
FEBRUARY FROM OFFICE OF HOUSING
AROUND THE THE NEED THAT WE HAVE
FOR HOMES. AND IT'S 112,000
HOMES BY 2044. SO I WAS CLOSE
FROM MEMORY. I WASN'T EXACTLY
THERE, BUT I WAS PRETTY CLOSE.,
AND I THINK IT ECHOES WHAT THE
NEW COUNTY DATA SHOWS, WHICH IS,
YOU KNOW, A NEED ON THE, THE 0
TO 30% OF 15,000 HOMES, FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
ALMOST 30,000 HOMES FOR NON PSH,
BUT UP TO 30% AM I, 19,000 FOR
30 TO 50. JUST SIGNIFICANT GAPS.
BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WHEN WE
GET INTO WORKFORCE HOUSING, THE
50 TO 80, THE 80 TO 120, WE
STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS
THERE. AND WHAT THE REASON I
BRING THIS UP AND AS WELL AT THE
100 AND 20 A.M. I AND ABOVE,
WE'VE GOT ALMOST A NEED FOR
30,000 ADDITIONAL HOMES FROM THE
THE PRIVATE MARKET SIDE,
ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT FROM O.
H. AND THE REASON I BRING THAT
UP IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS REPORT
IS. AND THIS PRESENTATION TODAY
IS.
-- HELLO, HELLO. MINE SEEMS TO
BE WORKING OKAY
-- [LAUGHTER].
-- HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME ON
THAT ONE? YEAH. OKAY. WELL,,
WELL, LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO
THIS WITHOUT MY COMPUTER. AND
WHAT I WANTED TO ASK IS JUST.
YOU KNOW, WHAT I SEE IS THAT THE
THE DATA SHOWS IT RANKS WHEN
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EVIDENCE
IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT ARE
HELPFUL TO STEM AGAINST.
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. IT SHOWS THE
INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RATED AS
HIGH. AND IT SHOWS THE THE
PRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL HOUSING
AROUND THE CITY, BOTH RATED AS
HIGH. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING
THAT STANDS OUT TO ME. THE NEED
THAT WE SORT OF CONTINUE TO
FOCUS IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS OF
PRODUCTION AT THE SAME TIME THAT
WE WORK ON DIFFERENT STRATEGIES
THAT ARE MORE TARGETED, THAT
I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OF
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- AND THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. AND SO I THINK THAT'S
JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO BRING
INTO THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE
THERE IS A NEED FOR US TO BOTH
BE, FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, MORE
TARGETED AND PRECISE AND TO
DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS,
WHICH I KNOW OPCD HAS BEEN
DOING. AND, AND ALSO A NEED FOR
US TO CONTINUE WITH THAT BROADER
FOCUS ON SUPPLY.
-- YEAH.
-- AGREED. THANK YOU.
-- ANY QUESTIONS?
-- SO THANK YOU. IS IT WORKING
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
-- ALL RIGHT. CHECK, CHECK.
OKAY. WE'RE WE'RE ALL GOOD.,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION., I WANTED TO TAKE
US TO SLIDE TEN BECAUSE I'M
EXCITED TO SEE THE MAP
HIGHLIGHTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND OUTDOOR PARKS, BECAUSE WHEN
IT COMES TO GETTING MORE HOUSING
NEAR THESE ESSENTIAL LOCATIONS,
I'M WONDERING HOW CAN WE EXPECT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TO
BALANCE MORE HOUSING NEAR OUR
SCHOOLS AND PARKS AND THE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MAP
-- YEAH, SO ONE WAY I MAY NOT
HAVE EMPHASIZED THIS ENOUGH IN
THE PRESENTATION IS THAT, BASED
ON THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM
COMMUNITY, AT LEAST ONE
ALTERNATIVE WILL, HOLD DOWN OR
MODERATE OR NOT PROPOSE ZONING
CHANGES IN AREAS OF HIGH
DISPLACEMENT RISK. SO YOU'LL
HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION OF, YOU
KNOW, ONE CHOICE THAT JUST WILL
NOT UPZONE AT ALL OR AS MUCH IF
THERE'S, IT'S A VERY HIGH
DISPLACEMENT RISK AREA. SO
THAT'S ONE THING. THE OTHER
THING IS THAT A LOT OF THESE
PARKS AND SCHOOLS ARE IN GREAT
PLACES THAT DO NOT HAVE HIGH
DISPLACEMENT RISK. THAT WOULD
BE, YOU KNOW, GOOD FOR MORE
HOUSING. AND COULD ONE IDEA WE
LIKE IS THAT, AROUND PARKS AND
SCHOOLS, WE CAN COUPLE THE
ZONING CHANGE WITH AN INCENTIVE
TO SUPPORT FAMILY SIZED HOMES?
BECAUSE PARKS AND SCHOOLS ARE
GREAT PLACES TO, YOU KNOW, FOR
FAMILIES TO HAVE CLOSE BY.
-- NO DISAGREEMENT THERE., WELL,
SIMILARLY, TAKING US TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, JUST RELATED TO A SIMILAR
QUESTION ABOUT THE TOD BILL MAP.
MANY AREAS CURRENTLY BELOW STATE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE TOD BILL ARE
IN AREAS OF HIGH DISPLACEMENT
RISK. SO DOES OPCD HAVE A PLAN
ON HOW BEST TO MITIGATE
DISPLACEMENT RISK WHEN
IMPLEMENTING THE TOD BILL?
-- WE DO HAVE A PLAN AND WE'LL
PRESENT MANY OPTIONS FOR
MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE
DOCUMENTS. I KNOW THAT'S A A
BIG COMPLICATED WORD, BUT
BASICALLY IT'LL BE LIKE A MENU
OF, SUPPORTS THAT COULD BE
BROUGHT ALONG, IN TANDEM WITH
ZONING CHANGES, TO, YOU KNOW,
PROVIDE SPECIFIC AND DIRECT WAYS
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY TO, TO STAY
IN PLACE. SO THOSE ARE LIKE NON
ZONING TOOLS. AND THAT WILL BE A
MENU OF THOSE, FOR YOU TO
REVIEW, THAT COULD BE
IMPLEMENTED ALONGSIDE ZONING
CHANGES AND.
-- GO AHEAD.
-- I WANTED TO ADD SPECIFICALLY
WITH REGARD TO THE STATE LAW
HOUSE BILL 1491 DOES PROVIDE US
IN THE ZONING IN THE DOMAIN OF
ZONING ITSELF, DOES PROVIDE SOME
FLEXIBILITY TO US IN TERMS OF
APPLICATION OF THE NEW DENSITY
REQUIREMENTS. THAT'S SOMETHING
WE CAN DESCRIBE TO THE COUNCIL
WHEN WE COME BACK WITH A MORE
COMPLETE, COMPLETE SCOPE., BUT
THE BASICALLY THE CONCEPT THAT
JEFF WAS DESCRIBING THAT AN
OPTION WE HAVE IN AREAS OF HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT TO STUDY A
LOWER INTENSITY OF, OF, OF
UPZONING OR PERHAPS IN SOME
AREAS NOT BEING ZONED AT ALL
COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THERE'S
A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN
THE BILL TO TAKE A LOOK AT IN
THE SUPPLEMENTAL EIS. SO WE DO
HAVE SOME ZONING OPTIONS. THEY
ARE SOMEWHAT LIMITED BECAUSE
IT'S A STATE MANDATE, BUT IT
DID FORESEE THAT THERE MIGHT BE
SOME AREAS OF HIGHER RISK
DISPLACEMENT AND GIVES US THAT
FLEXIBILITY.
-- AND THEN I WOULD I WOULD ADD
TO THAT THAT WE WE HAVE 1.75
MILLION IN FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
EXPLORE EQUITY. EXCUSE ME,
EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT, AND WE'VE STOOD UP,
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP., OF
COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HELP US
LOOK AT BOTH ISSUES AND
OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO
TRANSIT, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND
DOING IT EQUITABLY. THAT, THAT
WORK WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS JUST IN TERMS OF
SETTING UP A FRAMEWORK. I THINK
THAT AS WE LOOK AT
IMPLEMENTATION ON THE LAND USE
SIDE RELATED TO HB 1491, WE'RE
ALSO TRYING TO LOOK AT THE
SUBSTANCE OF HOW THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE REALIZED OVER
TIME, HOW THEY INCLUDE COMMUNITY
AND COMMUNITY. DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR, BUILDING
GENERATIONAL WEALTH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
TO BE A PART OF THOSE
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. HOW
ABOUT HOW ALL OF THAT GETS BAKED
IN?, AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE
DOING OUR STATIONARY PLANNING.,
SO THAT THAT'S JUST, AGAIN, I
THINK, JEFF HAD SAID IT EARLIER,
ALL THE SOLUTIONS AREN'T LAND
USE RELATED. SO WE'RE, WE'RE,
WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY
CONSCIOUS AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUT
HOW COMMUNITY IS AT THE TABLE AS
WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE SUITE OF
ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND
TOOLS.
-- THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE
RESPONSES. THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL INFORMATION AND LOOK
FORWARD TO FURTHER ENGAGING ON
TOD OPTIONS., MY, MY FINAL
QUESTION, IF I MAY, IS JUST
RELATED TO, I WAS REALLY PLEASED
TO SEE ON SLIDE 15, THE MENTION
OF LAND BANKING. AND I'M
WONDERING, IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO
WHAT EFFORTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING
TAKEN TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY LED
EFFORTS ON LAND BANKING AND HOW
CAN WE, AS COUNCIL, HELP MAKE
LAND BANKING SUCCEED IN SEATTLE?
-- I TAKE THAT. OKAY.
-- WELL,
-- [LAUGHTER].
-- WHAT'S ON THE SLIDE IS THE,
YOU KNOW, DIRECT INPUT AND
FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITIES. SO
WE'RE TRYING TO REFLECT THEIR
SUGGESTION. AND, YOU KNOW, THE
CITY THEN HAS TO RECEIVE THAT
AND THINK ABOUT, WELL, HOW COULD
WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT, WE THINK
COULD BE EFFECTIVE TO EXPLORE IS
TO LOOK AT, COORDINATION ACROSS
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW,
WHEN, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, LIKE A
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, HAS A NEED TO, YOU
KNOW, ACQUIRE LAND AT TIMES OR,
A UTILITY., SO WHEN WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT LAND BANKING, I
THINK THE CITY COULD PROBABLY
IMPROVE ITS EFFORT TO COORDINATE
THOSE NEEDS AND LOOK TO TRY TO
ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS SO
THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, ACQUIRE
A SITE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, FOR
ANOTHER, THROUGH ANOTHER
PROCESS. AND THEN IN THE FUTURE,
REUSE IT FOR A COMMUNITY BASED
USE. SO THAT'S ONE WAY, YOU
KNOW, BY BETTER COORDINATION, WE
CAN LOOK TO, TO LAND BANK.
-- I WOULD ALSO SAY MAYBE MORE
GENERALLY THAT WE ARE STARTING A
PROCESS OF LOOKING AT WHAT ARE
THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED BY
CITY OF SEATTLE CURRENTLY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUND TRANSIT?,
WHAT ARE PROPERTIES THAT THAT
WERE USED BY SOUND TRANSIT FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF, STATIONARY OR
STATION LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOW
VACANT PROPERTY IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY, ABOUT ACQUISITION
OF NEW PROPERTY AREAS, BUT FOR,
FOR LAND THAT WE ALREADY
CONTROL. ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CO-DEVELOPMENT? LONG TERM,
LIKE 99 YEAR LEASES THAT WHERE,
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CAN
BE FACILITATED, THAT WOULD
RESULT IN MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND MORE, COMMUNITY
LED, DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE'RE, WE'RE,
I THINK WE'RE IN EARLY DAYS,
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY THERE.
-- GREAT. FABULOUS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SPEAKING TO THAT POINT.
I KNOW LAND BANKING IS SOMETHING
THAT MY OFFICE HAS HEARD OF AS
HEARD AS WELL FROM OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AS A DESIRE THAT THE
CITY CONSIDER SOME STRATEGIES TO
SUPPORT THAT. AND SO, IT WAS
GREAT TO HEAR JUST KIND OF OPCD
CURRENT ORIENTATION AND THINKING
AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A PARTNER
IN THINKING THROUGH HOW WE
CONTINUE THAT WORK, BOTH RELATED
TO BRINGING POTENTIALLY NEW
PROPERTIES OUT OF MARKET
SPECULATION, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT
EXISTING PROPERTIES WITHIN CITY
CONTROL THAT WE CAN EXPLORE,
MAKING USE OF. SO THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR RESPONSES TODAY. NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK., COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR. NOW THAT
I'M BACK AT MY COMPUTER, I'LL
FINISH WITH MY QUESTIONS THERE.
THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME,
FOLKS. SO I'LL JUST ACTUALLY
PICK UP ON THIS CONVERSATION
AROUND LAND BANKING AND SAY
COLLEAGUES, AS A, AS A REMINDER,
I'M SO EXCITED THAT EARLIER
THIS YEAR, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
JUST ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT THAT WAS
FORMERLY OWNED BY THE CENTRAL
AREA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.
AND THAT THROUGH WORK THAT OUR
OFFICE DID WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, AS STATED THAT THAT
WILL BE USED FOR PRIORITY HOME
OWNERSHIP AND THAT WE WILL BE
APPLYING THE COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE POLICY TO THAT AND
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY ALSO
SHOWS UP, OBVIOUSLY IN SEVERAL
REPORTS THAT OPCD HAS DONE AS A,
I BELIEVE YOU CALL IT LIKE AN
EMERGING OR I FORGET WHAT THE
WORD IS, BUT PRACTICE AROUND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. SO WE DO HAVE
THAT AS WELL AS THE MONTLAKE
PROPERTY THAT THE CITY HAS JUST
ACQUIRED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
I DO THINK WHAT'S INTERESTING ON
THE LAND BANKING CONVERSATION,
WHAT I THINK MAYBE IS THE NEXT,
CORNER TO TURN THERE AND I'LL
JUST SAY I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH
OPCD. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. CHAIR
LIN., YOU KNOW, IS THE THINGS
THAT I'VE HEARD JUST FROM SOME
OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS WHERE MAYBE THEY HAVE
A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN BEING
ABLE TO BUILD IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
OR IN A COMMUNITY., AND WHERE WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF,
HELP GET AHEAD OF, OF
DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THEM THROUGH, THROUGH ACQUIRING
PROPERTIES THAT GO ONTO THE
MARKET. SO I DO SEE AN
OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR A BIT MORE
SORT OF DEEPER COLLABORATION,
BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING PRETTY
EXCITING WORK IN SOME OF THESE
ACQUISITIONS THAT THE CITY HAS
TAKEN ON RECENTLY. SO JUST WANT
TO SORT OF PUT A STAKE IN THE
GROUND THERE., AND THEN I WANT
TO TURN JUST BACK TO, AND MAYBE
THERE'S MORE OF A STATEMENT
HERE THAN A QUESTION, BUT JUST
WHAT I THINK IS SOME OF THE
NUANCE AROUND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
AND ALSO THE SIMULTANEOUS NEED
FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT MY OFFICE
HAS HEARD. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE
HEARD THAT IN SORT OF AT BOTH
ENDS OF THE CITY IS WHERE I
TYPICALLY HEAR IT UP, UP NORTH
IN LAKE CITY AND DOWN SOUTH AND
RAINIER BEACH., AND, YOU KNOW,
AROUND THE RAINIER BEACH LIGHT
RAIL STATION, THERE CONTINUES TO
BE A DEMAND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA. AND
FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE GOTTEN OFF
THE TRAIN THERE, I THINK THAT
MANY PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT'S AN
AREA THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY, AND
THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
WORKING ON TRYING TO GET THAT.
AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT
THAT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN IT
COMES TO A COMMUNITY THAT'S AT
HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. SO I
KNOW THAT OPCD KNOWS THIS AND
JUST WANT TO BRING THAT NUANCE
INTO THE RECORD. FOR WHAT IT'S
WORTH THERE, BECAUSE I DO THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS DO
WANT DEVELOPMENT. THEY WANT IT
DONE IN THE RIGHT WAY AND IN A
THOUGHTFUL WAY. BUT I KNOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO SEE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE
NEARBY THERE. IT'S WALKABLE,
BUT TO HAVE SHOPS AND OTHER
THINGS OFF OFF THE LIGHT RAIL
AND AND SIMILARLY, IN LAKE CITY,
WHAT WE HEAR FROM SOME OF THE
BUSINESSES, THERE IS A HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THEIR
EXISTING THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT
THEY HAVE IN LAKE CITY, WHICH IS
BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE AND
EXCITING., AND ALSO THAT
THERE'S A NEED FOR MARKET RATE
HOUSING IN THAT COMMUNITY.,
BECAUSE TO, TO SORT OF CREATE A
TRULY MIXED INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO READ THOSE
INTO THE RECORD A LITTLE BIT AND
SAY, I APPRECIATE THE NUANCE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND JUST
KNOWING THAT BEING AT A HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT DOES NOT
ALWAYS MEAN THAT A COMMUNITY IS
SAYING, WE DON'T WANT NEW
DEVELOPMENT HERE.
-- THANK YOU FOR YOUR REMARKS
AND OBSERVATIONS THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I THINK
THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE
SPEAKING, I WAS THINKING NOT
ONLY ABOUT, RAINIER, BUT
OTHELLO. GRAHAM STREET, THE LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S,
UNDER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW,
HEADED UP BY PARKS., I THINK
WHAT IS CRITICAL FOR THE WORK
THERE FOR, FOR US AND FOR THE
CITY IS AROUND THE IDEA OF
WHAT'S THE RIGHT KIND OF
DEVELOPMENT, THE RIGHT SIZE OF
DEVELOPMENT, WHAT'S BAKED INTO
THE DEVELOPMENT ON THOSE SITES?
WHO ARE THE PARTNERS THAT ARE
BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, AND HOW
CAN WE HELP? FACILITATE OR
INCENTIVIZE, DEVELOPMENT THAT,
COMMUNITIES WANT TO SEE AND BE A
PART OF THAT, THAT, THAT IS NOT
A SIMPLE PROCESS. IT IS
COMPLICATED AND IT TAKES TIME,
BUT WE ARE TRYING TO INVEST IN
THAT THROUGH OUR SOME OF IT IS
THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SOME OF IT
IS THROUGH, OUR STATION AREA
PLANNING WORK, SO JUST
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS
-- THANK YOU CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES?. AYE.
HAVE A LOT OF, SORT OF QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS, BUT I THINK I'M
GOING TO HOLD THEM FOR TODAY.
WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. OTHER
THINGS GOING ON THIS MORNING
AND, BUT IT'S AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TOPIC. THERE'S SO MUCH
TO DELVE INTO INCREDIBLY. I
THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A VERY
SORT OF COMPLEX, NUANCED
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. AND SO
CLEARLY, WE, THERE'S A LOT
MORE, THAT WE NEED TO DO. AND WE
HEARD A LOT OF REALLY COMPELLING
TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. I WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
JOINED US ONLINE., AND I'M SURE
THAT, YOU WILL ALL BE TAKING
THAT FEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION
AS WELL AS I CERTAINLY AM., SO I
WOULD LIKE TO, MOVE ON TO OUR
SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS, WHICH
WOULD BE A CHAIR'S LETTER, BUT
THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US SO,
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM TWO? OH, GO AHEAD,
VICE CHAIR OKAY. OKAY. COULD YOU
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM TWO?
-- CLERK ITEM TWO DISCUSSION OF
CHAIR'S LETTER ON PHASE THREE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
BRIEFING DISCUSSION.
-- OKAY, COLLEAGUES, THIS ONE
SHOULD BE SHORT., BUT I JUST
WANT TO, WE HAVE A DRAFT DRAFT
CHAIR'S LETTER THAT WE
CIRCULATED. AND THIS IS REALLY
FOR PHASE THREE AS OPCD MOVES
FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FOR PHASE
THREE, AS WE WERE HEARING ABOUT,
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF
MY PRIORITIES AND THINGS THAT WE
WERE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY,
THINGS I WAS HEARING FROM
COLLEAGUES, THINGS LIKE
SUPPORTING A DIVERSITY,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND SCHOOLS,
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT, UNDOING
PAST HARMS, MITIGATING OUR
CLIMATE IMPACT, AND BUILDING
CLIMATE RESILIENCE, EXPANDING
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT,
PEOPLE CENTERED PLACES,
PRIORITIZING DEEP, COORDINATED
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS PART OF
THAT NEXT PHASE., AND THAT ON
THAT LAST POINT, OUR OFFICE IS
CERTAINLY COMMITTED TO FULLY
PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNICATION,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALONGSIDE,
OPCD., AS THESE NEXT PHASES, ARE
GOING FORWARD. I KNOW THAT, MANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DONE SO IN
THE PAST, IN PARTICULAR. VICE
CHAIR STRAUSS, I KNOW THAT YOU
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH YOUR
DISTRICT., IN LOOKING AT ALL
THESE DIFFERENT, ZONING
PROPOSALS. AND SO I JUST
ENCOURAGE THE REST OF MY
COLLEAGUES TO ALSO, PARTICIPATE
IN THIS NEXT PHASE. BECAUSE I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A MORE
ROBUST DIALOG IF WE ENGAGE AND
DON'T SORT OF WAIT FOR THE
PROPOSAL TO COME TO US. IF WE
ENGAGE SORT OF EARLY AND OFTEN,
I ALSO ENCOURAGE, COLLEAGUES FOR
YOU TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO
OPCD AS PART OF THIS NEXT PHASE
THREE, TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK., AS
FAR AS THE SCOPING GOES, AGAIN,
TO WORK WITH OUR DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
TO OPCD AS PART OF THE SCOPING,
WE, AT ONE POINT WERE LOOKING AT
A RESOLUTION THAT IS NO LONGER
HAPPENING. WE DECIDED THAT THIS
CHAIR'S LETTER AND PROVIDING
FEEDBACK IN OTHER WAYS WOULD BE
MORE USEFUL. SO THAT'S WHERE,,
WHY WE SHARED THIS. AND AGAIN,
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL
FOR, FOR PARTICIPATING., IN THE
MANY DIFFERENT PHASES OF THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN., AND WITH
THAT, I JUST WANT TO SEE IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN
FOR COMING, COLLEAGUES. THANKS.
THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US ON,
ON A MORNING WITH A LOT GOING
ON., WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. WE
ARE ADJOURNED AT 1127. THANK
YOU.
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