1 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:13,880 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:00:19,819 --> 00:00:21,755 [MUSIC] 3 00:00:21,888 --> 00:00:23,523 -- OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. JULY 4 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:27,327 30th, 2026. LAND USE AND 5 00:00:27,327 --> 00:00:27,927 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WILL 6 00:00:27,927 --> 00:00:30,130 COME TO ORDER. IT'S 2:04 P.M.. 7 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:31,331 I'M EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE 8 00:00:31,331 --> 00:00:32,699 COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE 9 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:43,176 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 10 00:00:43,476 --> 00:00:45,845 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HERE. 11 00:00:45,845 --> 00:00:46,479 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE. 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:51,951 CHAIR LIN HERE., AND I SEE 13 00:00:51,951 --> 00:00:53,620 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS., AS AN 14 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:54,821 ATTENDEE. I'M PROMOTING HIM 15 00:00:54,821 --> 00:00:59,292 RIGHT NOW. OKAY. HOLD ON. CHAIR. 16 00:00:59,292 --> 00:01:01,828 THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. 17 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:04,964 -- OKAY.. COUNCILMEMBER 18 00:01:04,964 --> 00:01:06,299 HOLLINGSWORTH IS EXCUSED FROM 19 00:01:06,299 --> 00:01:07,801 TODAY'S MEETING., IF THERE'S NO 20 00:01:07,801 --> 00:01:10,637 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 21 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:11,504 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION. 22 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:12,972 -- JUST NOTE. JUST NOTING. I'M 23 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:14,340 PRESENT. SORRY. 24 00:01:14,340 --> 00:01:14,874 -- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. 25 00:01:14,874 --> 00:01:16,976 PERFECT. THANK YOU. HEARING NO 26 00:01:16,976 --> 00:01:19,779 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 27 00:01:19,779 --> 00:01:20,613 ADOPTED. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK 28 00:01:20,613 --> 00:01:22,415 YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS 29 00:01:22,415 --> 00:01:23,616 THURSDAY MEETING TO DISCUSS LAND 30 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:24,584 USE. IT'S ALWAYS. THANK YOU TO 31 00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:26,820 OUR CITY CLERK'S COUNCIL CENTRAL 32 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:28,455 STAFF MAYOR'S OFFICE SDCI FOR 33 00:01:28,455 --> 00:01:30,290 HELPING US PREPARE FOR THIS 34 00:01:30,290 --> 00:01:33,293 MEETING. WE JUST HAVE ONE ITEM 35 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:38,331 ON THE AGENDA TODAY. AND,, JUST 36 00:01:38,331 --> 00:01:40,567 FOR CLARITY, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC 37 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:42,135 COMMENT FIRST. AND THAT WILL 38 00:01:42,135 --> 00:01:46,172 JUST BE JUST IN GENERAL FOR 39 00:01:46,172 --> 00:01:47,373 ITEMS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THE 40 00:01:47,373 --> 00:01:51,144 LAND USE COMMITTEE. SPECIFICALLY 41 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:52,245 FOR OUR BILL, ON THE DESIGN 42 00:01:52,245 --> 00:01:53,980 REVIEW, WE WILL HAVE A SEPARATE 43 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:54,814 PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU'RE 44 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:56,115 HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT, PLEASE 45 00:01:56,115 --> 00:01:58,218 SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING 46 00:01:58,218 --> 00:02:01,387 PORTION OF THE OF THE COMMENT. 47 00:02:01,387 --> 00:02:02,856 SO THAT, THAT COMES NEXT. SO 48 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,057 RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST DOING 49 00:02:04,057 --> 00:02:05,058 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE 50 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:07,260 WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT 51 00:02:07,260 --> 00:02:10,263 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD 52 00:02:10,263 --> 00:02:10,830 RELATE TO ITEMS WITHIN THE 53 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:11,631 PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. 54 00:02:11,631 --> 00:02:13,133 HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP 55 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:13,366 TODAY? 56 00:02:13,366 --> 00:02:14,767 -- WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED 57 00:02:14,767 --> 00:02:15,735 UP. 58 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:16,769 -- OKAY., EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 59 00:02:16,769 --> 00:02:17,737 TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH 60 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:19,272 IN PERSON SPEAKERS. FIRST CLERK 61 00:02:19,272 --> 00:02:21,674 CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC 62 00:02:21,674 --> 00:02:22,141 COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS? 63 00:02:22,141 --> 00:02:22,909 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 64 00:02:22,909 --> 00:02:23,576 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 65 00:02:23,576 --> 00:02:24,777 FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC 66 00:02:24,777 --> 00:02:26,079 COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60 67 00:02:26,079 --> 00:02:26,746 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 68 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:27,413 IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY 69 00:02:27,413 --> 00:02:28,381 REGISTERED IN PERSON. SPEAKERS 70 00:02:28,381 --> 00:02:29,649 WILL BE CALLED FIRST, AFTER 71 00:02:29,649 --> 00:02:31,017 WHICH WILL MOVE TO REMOTE 72 00:02:31,017 --> 00:02:31,551 SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC 73 00:02:31,551 --> 00:02:32,919 COMMENT PERIOD ENDED. SPEAKERS 74 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:33,953 WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TWO 75 00:02:33,953 --> 00:02:36,589 MINUTES ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. 76 00:02:36,589 --> 00:02:37,423 SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY 77 00:02:37,423 --> 00:02:39,392 DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN 78 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:40,059 THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 79 00:02:40,059 --> 00:02:42,262 CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 80 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:43,796 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 81 00:02:43,796 --> 00:02:44,731 OPEN AND WILL BEGIN WITH THE 82 00:02:44,731 --> 00:02:46,666 FIRST SPEAKER ON OUR LIST, AND 83 00:02:46,666 --> 00:02:49,502 THAT IS HANNAH ZIFF. 84 00:02:49,502 --> 00:02:51,271 -- HI, I'M FROM PIONEER SQUARE 85 00:02:51,271 --> 00:02:53,473 AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT 86 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:56,142 LAND USE REGULATIONS. IT'S TOO 87 00:02:56,142 --> 00:02:57,410 WASTEFUL FOR CITIZENS TO ABSORB 88 00:02:57,410 --> 00:02:59,145 ALL THE COSTS OF DEVELOPER 89 00:02:59,145 --> 00:03:00,313 GREED. THERE ARE SO MANY EMPTY 90 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:03,082 LOTS AND OFFICES DOWNTOWN THAT 91 00:03:03,082 --> 00:03:04,384 IT'S CLEARLY A MEGA INVESTMENT 92 00:03:04,384 --> 00:03:07,487 SCHEME TO MANIPULATE THE SEATTLE 93 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:09,756 AND US MARKET, AND WE WON'T 94 00:03:09,756 --> 00:03:11,191 STAND FOR IT WHEN GOOD 95 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:12,792 PROPERTIES ARE TURNED DOWN FOR 96 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:14,160 NEW CONSTRUCTION DEALS. AND 97 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,729 THERE ARE TOO MANY UNUSED LOTS, 98 00:03:16,729 --> 00:03:19,632 EMPTY LOTS. IT'S THE DEFINITION 99 00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:20,934 OF A WASTELAND, AND THIS MUST BE 100 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:22,902 AVOIDED BY HAVING A ROBUST MIXED 101 00:03:22,902 --> 00:03:26,472 USE OF ALL OUR SPACES DOWNTOWN. 102 00:03:26,472 --> 00:03:28,141 JUST AS WE WANT TO, IMPEDE 103 00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:29,409 PEOPLE FROM BUILDING HOUSING ON 104 00:03:29,409 --> 00:03:31,344 THESE EMPTY LOTS, WE SHOULD ALSO 105 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,446 FINE EMPTY LOT HOLDERS IN THE 106 00:03:33,446 --> 00:03:34,714 PROCEEDS OF THAT SHOULD GO TO A 107 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:35,815 CONCIERGE. THAT WOULD HELP THEM 108 00:03:35,815 --> 00:03:37,584 EITHER DEVELOP OR SELL THEIR 109 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:40,253 LOT. PEOPLE AGAINST DEVELOPMENT 110 00:03:40,253 --> 00:03:42,155 SAY THERE ARE NO STICKS FOR 111 00:03:42,155 --> 00:03:42,789 DEVELOPERS, ONLY CARROTS. AND I 112 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:45,758 HAVE TO AGREE THAT LARGE SCALE 113 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:46,259 DEVELOPERS SEEM FAR TO 114 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:48,061 INCENTIVIZE TO MONOPOLIZE LARGE 115 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:51,764 AMOUNTS OF LAND IN A TYPE OF 116 00:03:51,764 --> 00:03:52,365 SLUMLORD REDLINING SCHEME. WE 117 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:53,600 WANT TO CATCH UP WITH MEETING 118 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,235 HOUSING REQUIREMENTS WITH THE 119 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,669 MEANS WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. 120 00:03:56,669 --> 00:03:59,439 WE SHOULD CONTINUE ELIMINATING 121 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:00,873 AND MITIGATING INCENTIVES FOR 122 00:04:00,873 --> 00:04:02,742 BEHAVIORS THAT ARE COUNTER TO 123 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:04,611 THIS, ALONG WITH MAKING THE 124 00:04:04,611 --> 00:04:05,545 APPROVAL PROCESS EASIER FOR 125 00:04:05,545 --> 00:04:07,513 HOUSING. PLEASE INSTALL A LAND 126 00:04:07,513 --> 00:04:10,250 VALUE TAX OR FINE TO STOP 127 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:12,252 WASTING LAND DOWNTOWN. AND I 128 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:14,153 WANT DEVELOPERS TO FILL IN THESE 129 00:04:14,153 --> 00:04:16,322 SPOTS DOWNTOWN SOON. THANK YOU. 130 00:04:16,322 --> 00:04:20,560 -- THANK YOU 131 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,429 -- NEXT UP WE HAVE ANGELA 132 00:04:23,429 --> 00:04:31,304 DEJESUS. 133 00:04:31,537 --> 00:04:32,705 -- HELLO, I'M ANGELA. OH, 134 00:04:32,705 --> 00:04:35,508 SORRY. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M 135 00:04:35,508 --> 00:04:37,677 ANGELA DEJESUS FROM DISTRICT 136 00:04:37,677 --> 00:04:40,113 SEVEN., I GUESS I WANT TO START 137 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:44,317 WITH, SHOOT THAT. WE SHOULD 138 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:45,285 REZONE SODA., I KNOW A LOT OF 139 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:46,452 PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE DOWN THERE. 140 00:04:46,452 --> 00:04:47,453 THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY 141 00:04:47,453 --> 00:04:49,322 BUILDINGS DOWN THERE. I DRIVE 142 00:04:49,322 --> 00:04:51,290 AROUND THERE, YOU KNOW, AND I 143 00:04:51,290 --> 00:04:52,291 SEE, YOU KNOW, FOR LEASE, FOR 144 00:04:52,291 --> 00:04:53,793 LEASE FOR LEASE. AND I THINK 145 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:55,028 THAT'S A HUGE ISSUE. WE NEED 146 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:56,829 TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD DOWN THERE. 147 00:04:56,829 --> 00:04:58,698 I MEAN, I GET THE WHOLE 148 00:04:58,698 --> 00:05:00,133 INDUSTRIAL THING, BUT THAT'S 149 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:02,335 WHAT KENT AND AUBURN FOR. 150 00:05:02,335 --> 00:05:03,169 THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. WE GROW, 151 00:05:03,169 --> 00:05:05,772 WE PUSH THINGS OUT AND WE 152 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:09,275 DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, NEW WAYS OF 153 00:05:09,275 --> 00:05:11,110 LIVING AND NEW IDEAS. ALSO, I 154 00:05:11,110 --> 00:05:13,446 WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO 155 00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:15,281 EITHER PUT LIKE AN AMENDMENT OR 156 00:05:15,281 --> 00:05:16,883 SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO NOT HAVE 157 00:05:16,883 --> 00:05:17,950 TREES ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN THEY 158 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:19,552 BUILD NEW THINGS BECAUSE IN 20 159 00:05:19,552 --> 00:05:22,955 OR 30 YEARS, WE GOT TO FIX ALL 160 00:05:22,955 --> 00:05:24,857 THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT 161 00:05:24,857 --> 00:05:26,492 ROANOKE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 162 00:05:26,492 --> 00:05:28,961 GUYS EVER DRIVEN AROUND THERE, 163 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:29,862 BUT YOU BETTER HAVE AN SUV, YOU 164 00:05:29,862 --> 00:05:31,397 KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? HAVE A 165 00:05:31,397 --> 00:05:32,899 GOOD DAY. THANK YOU GUYS. 166 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:43,142 -- THANK YOU. 167 00:05:43,476 --> 00:05:46,312 -- THAT WAS OUR LAST IN-PERSON 168 00:05:46,312 --> 00:05:49,716 COMMENTER. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO 169 00:05:49,716 --> 00:05:51,384 REMOTE COMMENTERS AND OUR ONLY 170 00:05:51,384 --> 00:05:55,955 REMOTE COMMENTERS, DAVID HAYNES. 171 00:05:55,955 --> 00:05:57,957 OKAY. 172 00:05:57,957 --> 00:05:59,759 -- HI. THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. 173 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:01,694 WE NEED SOME LEADERSHIP WHEN IT 174 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:04,764 COMES TO TAKING AWAY THE SLUM 175 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:07,066 MOTELS AND THE VACANT BUILDINGS 176 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:08,701 TO EXPEDITE TEARING THEM DOWN 177 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:10,370 AND HAVING EXPERTS COME IN AND 178 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:13,673 CUT THE FOOTERS TO CREATE THE 179 00:06:13,673 --> 00:06:16,008 FOUNDATIONS TO RAPIDLY BUILD 180 00:06:16,008 --> 00:06:18,778 SOME MUCH NEEDED HOUSING ON A 181 00:06:18,778 --> 00:06:20,179 MULTITUDE OF LEVELS OF CAPACITY. 182 00:06:20,179 --> 00:06:22,815 YOU CAN HAVE ALL THESE EMERGENCY 183 00:06:22,815 --> 00:06:24,484 HOTELS THAT WOULD REPLACE ALL 184 00:06:24,484 --> 00:06:26,386 THOSE EVIL SLUM MOTELS, BUT WE 185 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:28,354 NEED SOME LEADERSHIP TO TAKE 186 00:06:28,354 --> 00:06:31,724 AWAY THE VACANT BUILDINGS AND 187 00:06:31,724 --> 00:06:34,961 INCENTIVIZE THROUGH PROPERTY TAX 188 00:06:34,961 --> 00:06:35,528 DISCOUNTS. WORKING WITH THE 189 00:06:35,528 --> 00:06:38,464 COUNTY AND OTHER IDEAS FOR SOME 190 00:06:38,464 --> 00:06:39,198 WRITE OFFS, AND CONVINCE THE 191 00:06:39,198 --> 00:06:40,833 BANKS TO LIKE, WRITE OFF SOME OF 192 00:06:40,833 --> 00:06:41,934 THE DEBT TO SOME OF THESE 193 00:06:41,934 --> 00:06:43,836 BUILDINGS STILL OWE BECAUSE WE 194 00:06:43,836 --> 00:06:46,305 NEED SOME REAL HOUSING, BUT 195 00:06:46,305 --> 00:06:48,040 PREFERABLY NOT ON THE SIDE OF 196 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,542 THE ROAD. THAT'S WHAT ALL OF 197 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:53,613 THIS LAND USE. YOU STILL HAVE TO 198 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:55,882 UNDERSTAND. WE NEED 21st 199 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:59,252 CENTURY, FIRST WORLD QUALITY 200 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,320 HOUSING. THAT'S PEDESTRIAN 201 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:02,989 CENTRIC, NOT CAR CENTRIC. IN THE 202 00:07:02,989 --> 00:07:05,992 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S RESIDENT 203 00:07:05,992 --> 00:07:08,394 FRIENDLY. THAT'S GREEN, 204 00:07:08,394 --> 00:07:08,995 SUSTAINABLE, WALKABLE, WHERE 205 00:07:08,995 --> 00:07:09,762 YOU'RE NOT WALKING ON THE SIDE 206 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,998 OF THE ROAD RAGE, YOU KNOW, 207 00:07:11,998 --> 00:07:13,599 SOMEBODY KICKING UP THE TOXIC 208 00:07:13,599 --> 00:07:15,401 SOOT OR THE STREET DUST. BUT 209 00:07:15,401 --> 00:07:16,803 WHEN YOU HAVE A MIXED USE, YOU 210 00:07:16,803 --> 00:07:19,539 STILL HAVE TO GIVE THE PEOPLE A 211 00:07:19,539 --> 00:07:20,606 REPRIEVE AND GO HIGHER. WE GOT 212 00:07:20,606 --> 00:07:22,842 TO TAKE THE RESTRICTIONS THAT 213 00:07:22,842 --> 00:07:23,876 THE LANDLORDS ON THE CITY 214 00:07:23,876 --> 00:07:27,013 COUNCIL AND THEIR SYMPATHIZERS 215 00:07:27,013 --> 00:07:29,148 AND OPCD DOING THE BIDDING OF 216 00:07:29,148 --> 00:07:31,017 SPECULATORS WHO OWN RUNDOWN REAL 217 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:32,885 ESTATE THAT ARE DOUBLE, TRIPLE, 218 00:07:32,885 --> 00:07:35,855 QUADRUPLE OVERCHARGING RESIDENTS 219 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:37,023 AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING 220 00:07:37,023 --> 00:07:39,792 DRIVEN OUT OF BUSINESS AND 221 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:40,560 EVICTED BECAUSE THEIR DEBT 222 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,195 SERVICING A POLICE STATE ECONOMY 223 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:44,497 OF ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED, 224 00:07:44,497 --> 00:07:46,165 DILAPIDATED REAL ESTATE. AND WE 225 00:07:46,165 --> 00:07:48,968 NEED THAT 21st CENTURY, FIRST 226 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:51,237 WORLD QUALITY REDEVELOPMENT THAT 227 00:07:51,237 --> 00:07:52,805 INVIGORATES WITH LIKE DOUBLE THE 228 00:07:52,805 --> 00:07:55,174 SHIFTS, DOUBLE THE SHIFTS, BOOST 229 00:07:55,174 --> 00:07:56,209 THE MORALE REBUILDING FOR THE 230 00:07:56,209 --> 00:07:57,777 PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING TO BUILD 231 00:07:57,777 --> 00:08:00,313 THE HOMES INSTEAD OF A NONPROFIT 232 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:03,816 UNQUALIFIED IN THE MIDDLEMEN 233 00:08:03,816 --> 00:08:06,552 -- THANK YOU. 234 00:08:06,552 --> 00:08:09,288 -- THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS. 235 00:08:09,288 --> 00:08:11,991 -- OKAY., THANK YOU ALL., IS 236 00:08:11,991 --> 00:08:13,526 THERE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED 237 00:08:13,526 --> 00:08:16,896 SPEAKERS WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR 238 00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:18,698 ITEM OF BUSINESS ITEM ONE., WILL 239 00:08:18,698 --> 00:08:20,299 THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA 240 00:08:20,299 --> 00:08:21,834 ITEM ONE. 241 00:08:21,834 --> 00:08:22,668 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE. CONSTABLE 242 00:08:22,668 --> 00:08:24,637 ONE TWO. 1243. BILL RELATING TO 243 00:08:24,637 --> 00:08:26,172 ZONING. ADOPTING TEMPORARY 244 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:27,840 REGULATIONS. PREVIOUSLY AN 245 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,208 ORDINANCE 12739 FOR SIX MONTHS. 246 00:08:29,208 --> 00:08:29,809 EXEMPT HOUSING PROJECTS THAT 247 00:08:29,809 --> 00:08:31,277 MEET MANDATORY HOUSING 248 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:33,479 AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS USING 249 00:08:33,479 --> 00:08:34,380 ON SITE PERFORMANCE UNITS FROM 250 00:08:34,380 --> 00:08:36,449 DESIGN REVIEW. ALLOWING 251 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:37,049 PERMANENT APPLICANTS FOR ALL 252 00:08:37,049 --> 00:08:37,884 HOUSING SUBJECT TO FULL DESIGN 253 00:08:37,884 --> 00:08:39,685 REVIEW. THE OPTION OF COMPLYING 254 00:08:39,685 --> 00:08:41,087 WITH DESIGN REVIEW PURSUANT TO 255 00:08:41,087 --> 00:08:43,289 ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW 256 00:08:43,289 --> 00:08:43,923 TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING MANDATORY 257 00:08:43,923 --> 00:08:45,091 AND ALLOWING VOLUNTARY DESIGN 258 00:08:45,091 --> 00:08:47,560 REVIEW OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 259 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:49,262 UNTIL 2325 OF THE SEATTLE 260 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:52,098 MUNICIPAL CODE. CONSISTENT WITH 261 00:08:52,098 --> 00:08:52,698 VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF ORDINANCE 262 00:08:52,698 --> 00:08:55,701 ONE, TWO, SEVEN, THREE, NINE AND 263 00:08:55,701 --> 00:08:57,336 AMENDING SECTION 23, 41, OH TWO 264 00:08:57,336 --> 00:08:59,171 AND 23, 4104. SEATTLE MUNICIPAL 265 00:08:59,171 --> 00:08:59,939 CODE FOR PUBLIC HEARING, 266 00:08:59,939 --> 00:09:02,942 BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 267 00:09:02,942 --> 00:09:03,309 POSSIBLE VOTE. 268 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:04,343 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. AS PRESIDING 269 00:09:04,343 --> 00:09:05,544 OFFICER, I'M NOW OPENING THE 270 00:09:05,544 --> 00:09:07,113 PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 271 00:09:07,113 --> 00:09:09,949 ONE TWO, 1243 REGARDING THE 272 00:09:09,949 --> 00:09:11,150 INTERIM DESIGN REVIEW 273 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:12,685 LEGISLATION. CLERK HOW MANY 274 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:14,687 SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR THIS 275 00:09:14,687 --> 00:09:15,054 PUBLIC HEARING? 276 00:09:15,054 --> 00:09:16,556 -- WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS SIGNED 277 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:18,524 UP, TWO IN PERSON, THREE REMOTE. 278 00:09:18,524 --> 00:09:20,559 -- OKAY. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE 279 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:21,961 PROVIDED TWO MINUTES. CLERK I'LL 280 00:09:21,961 --> 00:09:23,496 HAND THIS OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT 281 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:24,764 THE INSTRUCTIONS. 282 00:09:24,764 --> 00:09:25,398 -- SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED THE 283 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:26,499 ORDER OF REGISTRATION. THE 284 00:09:26,499 --> 00:09:28,034 PUBLIC HEARING REGISTRATION WILL 285 00:09:28,034 --> 00:09:28,668 REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION 286 00:09:28,668 --> 00:09:29,635 OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE SAME 287 00:09:29,635 --> 00:09:31,270 PUBLIC COMMENT RULES APPLY TO 288 00:09:31,270 --> 00:09:32,238 THIS PUBLIC HEARING. A TEN 289 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:33,506 SECOND TIME WILL BE YOUR NOTICE 290 00:09:33,506 --> 00:09:34,573 THAT IT'S TIME TO WRAP UP 291 00:09:34,573 --> 00:09:35,741 COMMENTS. SPEAKERS WILL BE MUTED 292 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:37,810 AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME. 293 00:09:37,810 --> 00:09:39,278 PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO 294 00:09:39,278 --> 00:09:40,479 ORDINANCE ONE, 21243. THE 295 00:09:40,479 --> 00:09:41,747 INTERIM DESIGN REVIEW 296 00:09:41,747 --> 00:09:42,515 LEGISLATION IS ONLY BEING 297 00:09:42,515 --> 00:09:43,616 ACCEPTED AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. 298 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:44,684 SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN 299 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,552 THEIR COMMENTS BY STATING THEIR 300 00:09:46,552 --> 00:09:48,921 NAME. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE 301 00:09:48,921 --> 00:09:57,363 BILL ZOZO. 302 00:09:57,363 --> 00:09:59,498 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 303 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:01,634 BILL ZOZO. I LIVE IN THE CENTRAL 304 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:03,502 AREA AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON 305 00:10:03,502 --> 00:10:05,504 THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION. OF 306 00:10:05,504 --> 00:10:07,840 COURSE, I WORK, I PARTICIPATE 307 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,142 WITH A COUPLE OF GROUPS, THE 308 00:10:10,142 --> 00:10:12,878 CENTRAL AREA LAND USE REVIEW 309 00:10:12,878 --> 00:10:13,379 COMMITTEE AND A BROADER 310 00:10:13,379 --> 00:10:15,982 COALITION. THAT IS WITH ALLIED 311 00:10:15,982 --> 00:10:18,451 ARTS SPONSORING A PROGRAM 312 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:19,318 TONIGHT, A PANEL DISCUSSION, 313 00:10:19,318 --> 00:10:21,954 WHICH I HOPE EVERYONE IN THIS 314 00:10:21,954 --> 00:10:23,055 ROOM CAN ATTEND. AND I'M HERE 315 00:10:23,055 --> 00:10:25,358 BECAUSE WE THINK THAT DESIGN 316 00:10:25,358 --> 00:10:27,493 REVIEW IS IMPORTANT. AND WE 317 00:10:27,493 --> 00:10:29,996 THINK IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN 318 00:10:29,996 --> 00:10:30,496 MORE IMPORTANT WHEN THE 319 00:10:30,496 --> 00:10:31,964 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ADOPTED, 320 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:34,100 BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MORE 321 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,935 INTENSE DEVELOPMENT IN 322 00:10:35,935 --> 00:10:36,836 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 323 00:10:36,836 --> 00:10:39,005 USED TO IT. AND SO WE THINK THAT 324 00:10:39,005 --> 00:10:42,208 DESIGN REVIEW CAN BE ONE TOOL 325 00:10:42,208 --> 00:10:43,409 THAT CAN ACTUALLY MAKE 326 00:10:43,409 --> 00:10:45,745 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING 327 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:46,746 OF NEW HOUSING, WHICH WE ALL 328 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:51,150 NEED. WORK MORE SMOOTHLY AND 329 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:54,186 ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO, TO 330 00:10:54,186 --> 00:10:55,621 NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT WE ALL AGREE 331 00:10:55,621 --> 00:10:57,189 THAT DESIGN REVIEW NEEDS TO BE 332 00:10:57,189 --> 00:10:58,658 REFORMED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 333 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,660 THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED IN 334 00:11:01,660 --> 00:11:04,964 2022. AND NOW IT'S 2026. SO I 335 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:06,399 THINK ONE OF THE POINTS I WANT 336 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:09,535 TO MAKE IS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST 337 00:11:09,535 --> 00:11:11,237 TIME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF 338 00:11:11,237 --> 00:11:13,272 CONSTRUCTION AND LAND USE HAS 339 00:11:13,272 --> 00:11:17,643 ASKED FOR SIX MORE MONTHS, AND 340 00:11:17,643 --> 00:11:18,677 WE FULLY EXPECT THAT SIX MORE 341 00:11:18,677 --> 00:11:20,479 MONTHS WILL BE GIVEN. AND 342 00:11:20,479 --> 00:11:21,814 THAT'S THAT, OF COURSE, WILL 343 00:11:21,814 --> 00:11:23,516 HAPPEN. BUT IN THE SIX MONTHS, 344 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:25,284 IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PROCESS 345 00:11:25,284 --> 00:11:27,920 BE OPENED UP TO PUBLIC 346 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:29,155 PARTICIPATION WITH THE GROUPS 347 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:31,057 THAT I'VE WORKED WITH HAVE 348 00:11:31,057 --> 00:11:34,760 TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IN 349 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,062 THE DOOR. LET US LET US TALK 350 00:11:36,062 --> 00:11:39,065 WITH YOU. LET'S PARTICIPATE IN 351 00:11:39,065 --> 00:11:40,433 THE DISCUSSION. AND BASICALLY, 352 00:11:40,433 --> 00:11:42,435 WE'VE BEEN REBUFFED. OUR 353 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:43,736 REQUESTS HAVE BEEN EVADED. I 354 00:11:43,736 --> 00:11:47,440 KNOW THAT ON JULY 1st, A 355 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,842 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT 356 00:11:49,842 --> 00:11:50,476 OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION 357 00:11:50,476 --> 00:11:53,045 MADE A PRESENTATION REGARDING 358 00:11:53,045 --> 00:11:55,181 THIS LEGISLATION, AND SHE SAID 359 00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:57,183 THE DEPARTMENT WANTS PUBLIC 360 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:58,551 PARTICIPATION. SO WE WANT TO 361 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,152 HEAR THAT. THANKS. 362 00:12:00,152 --> 00:12:03,222 -- THANK YOU 363 00:12:03,222 --> 00:12:12,364 -- NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANDREA ECHO. 364 00:12:12,364 --> 00:12:13,899 -- HELLO, I'M ANDREA ECHO. I'M 365 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:15,167 A LONGTIME DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, 366 00:12:15,167 --> 00:12:18,204 BUT I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING 367 00:12:18,204 --> 00:12:20,573 THE SOUTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL. THE 368 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,075 DESIGN REVIEW REBOOT COALITION 369 00:12:23,075 --> 00:12:24,143 AND ALLIED ARTS SEATTLE. AND I 370 00:12:24,143 --> 00:12:25,244 JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ALL OF 371 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:26,645 THESE GROUPS, WHICH I 372 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:28,948 PARTICIPATE IN ARE VERY EXCITED 373 00:12:28,948 --> 00:12:30,149 ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF 374 00:12:30,149 --> 00:12:32,318 SEATTLE. AND IN FACT, WE, I 375 00:12:32,318 --> 00:12:33,819 THINK, ALL HOPE THAT SEATTLE 376 00:12:33,819 --> 00:12:37,523 WILL REALLY, REALLY SET A NEW 377 00:12:37,523 --> 00:12:39,892 BENCHMARK IN TERMS OF THE 378 00:12:39,892 --> 00:12:42,361 GLOBAL, IDENTITY OF WHAT A GREAT 379 00:12:42,361 --> 00:12:44,263 URBAN ENVIRONMENT IS, WHAT THAT 380 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:49,068 MEANS FOR US IS THAT WE NEED TO 381 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:49,635 ESCALATE INVESTMENT IN OUR 382 00:12:49,635 --> 00:12:53,239 INVENTORY. WE NEED TO BE, A 383 00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:55,474 GREAT PLACE FOR DEVELOPERS TO 384 00:12:55,474 --> 00:12:57,676 DEVELOP. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, 385 00:12:57,676 --> 00:13:00,079 WE FEEL IT ALSO REQUIRES A, A 386 00:13:00,079 --> 00:13:02,548 QUALITY OUTCOME. AND PROBABLY 387 00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:03,849 MOST IMPORTANT TO BE A WORLD 388 00:13:03,849 --> 00:13:05,384 CLASS CITY. AND IN ORDER TO GET 389 00:13:05,384 --> 00:13:07,653 TO THAT QUALITY OUTCOME, WE 390 00:13:07,653 --> 00:13:08,888 FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S 391 00:13:08,888 --> 00:13:11,323 CRITICAL TO HAVE DESIGN REVIEW 392 00:13:11,323 --> 00:13:13,425 AND COMMUNITY INPUT., THAT 393 00:13:13,425 --> 00:13:15,861 DESIGN REVIEW IN OUR MINDS, 394 00:13:15,861 --> 00:13:16,996 THERE ARE LOTS OF CREATIVE WAYS 395 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:19,064 THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THE REVIEW, 396 00:13:19,064 --> 00:13:20,432 RESHAPING IT. AND IT DOESN'T 397 00:13:20,432 --> 00:13:22,902 HAVE TO COMPROMISE THE SPEED 398 00:13:22,902 --> 00:13:24,937 WITH WHICH PROJECTS ARE 399 00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:26,238 IMPLEMENTED. WE FEEL THAT 400 00:13:26,238 --> 00:13:30,609 THAT'S AN EXCUSE. SO, AS WAS 401 00:13:30,609 --> 00:13:31,210 PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY STATED, 402 00:13:31,210 --> 00:13:32,278 THIS, THIS DISCUSSION HAS BEEN 403 00:13:32,278 --> 00:13:34,747 GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. 404 00:13:34,747 --> 00:13:35,781 THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF 405 00:13:35,781 --> 00:13:36,415 DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE 406 00:13:36,415 --> 00:13:38,350 OF YEARS. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE 407 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:40,786 TO COME TO A BETTER CONCLUSION 408 00:13:40,786 --> 00:13:43,589 ABOUT WHAT A SMART DESIGN 409 00:13:43,589 --> 00:13:44,523 REVIEW, WHAT THE QUALIFIERS ARE, 410 00:13:44,523 --> 00:13:45,958 WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND HOW THE 411 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:49,228 COMMUNITY COULD REALLY ENGAGE 412 00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:49,795 EARLIER IN THE PROCESS. SO 413 00:13:49,795 --> 00:13:51,964 AGAIN, IT DOESN'T HAVE A 414 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:52,364 NEGATIVE IMPACT. 415 00:13:52,364 --> 00:13:55,201 -- THANK YOU. 416 00:13:55,201 --> 00:13:59,505 -- THANKS. 417 00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:00,172 -- THOSE ARE THE LAST IN-PERSON 418 00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:02,575 SPEAKER. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR 419 00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:05,611 FOUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, STARTING 420 00:14:05,611 --> 00:14:12,551 WITH MEGAN CRUZ. 421 00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:13,652 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MEGAN 422 00:14:13,652 --> 00:14:14,320 CRUZ, SPEAKING ON DESIGN REVIEW. 423 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,855 OF COURSE, AS THE CITY PREPARES 424 00:14:16,855 --> 00:14:18,824 TO RENEW ITS MORATORIUM FOR 425 00:14:18,824 --> 00:14:20,259 ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, THERE'S 426 00:14:20,259 --> 00:14:21,427 REALLY BEEN NO INFORMATION ON 427 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:23,529 WHAT'S BEING DONE TO UPDATE THE 428 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:25,197 PROGRAM WHERE THE PROCESS STANDS 429 00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:27,700 OR WHO IS BEING INVOLVED ACROSS 430 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:28,300 THE CITY FOR ALMOST A YEAR, 431 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:30,336 IT'S BEEN NOTED INDIVIDUALS AND 432 00:14:30,336 --> 00:14:32,271 COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE 433 00:14:32,271 --> 00:14:34,240 DESIGN REVIEW REBOOT COALITION 434 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,108 AND ALLIED ARTS OF SEATTLE HAVE 435 00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:37,543 MET WITH CITY STAFF AND 436 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:39,945 OFFICIALS ASKING FOR A SEAT AT 437 00:14:39,945 --> 00:14:41,247 THE TABLE AS IT CREATES A NEW 438 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:43,182 AND BETTER PROGRAM BY CONVENING 439 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:45,150 A FORUM IN REAL TIME WITH 440 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:47,486 COMMUNITY REPS, DEVELOPERS AND 441 00:14:47,486 --> 00:14:49,154 CITY PLANNERS, WE CAN CREATE A 442 00:14:49,154 --> 00:14:51,557 BALANCED, PROGRAM FOCUSED ON 443 00:14:51,557 --> 00:14:53,726 EARLY COMMUNICATION, RESPONSIVE 444 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,027 DESIGN AND EFFICIENCY. IT'S 445 00:14:55,027 --> 00:14:56,762 POSSIBLE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, 446 00:14:56,762 --> 00:14:58,697 IT'S TIME TO RESET THE TABLE 447 00:14:58,697 --> 00:14:59,798 AND THE NARRATIVE WHEN IT COMES 448 00:14:59,798 --> 00:15:02,534 TO THIS VITAL PUBLIC PROCESS. 449 00:15:02,534 --> 00:15:04,703 AND AS THE CITY EMBARKS ON 450 00:15:04,703 --> 00:15:06,472 HISTORIC GROWTH, STANDING UP A 451 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:07,573 NEW PROGRAM SHOULD BE THE 452 00:15:07,573 --> 00:15:09,208 PRIORITY. WITH ALL KEY PARTIES 453 00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:11,877 AT THE TABLE. AND AS HAS BEEN 454 00:15:11,877 --> 00:15:13,245 NOTED, A RELATED PANEL 455 00:15:13,245 --> 00:15:15,014 DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD TONIGHT. 456 00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:18,050 MONITORING MODERATED BY SALLY 457 00:15:18,050 --> 00:15:19,885 BAGSHAW, TALKING ABOUT HOW TO 458 00:15:19,885 --> 00:15:21,353 BUILD A BETTER CITY. IT'S BEING 459 00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:23,389 HELD AT 630 AT PARK VIEW EVENT 460 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:29,862 SPACE IN SOUTH LAKE UNION. 461 00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:30,329 THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. 462 00:15:30,329 --> 00:15:30,663 -- THANK YOU. 463 00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:34,466 -- NEXT UP, WE HAVE TINA 464 00:15:34,466 --> 00:15:42,942 BOUCHARD. 465 00:15:43,175 --> 00:15:46,512 -- HI THERE TINA, DISTRICT 466 00:15:46,512 --> 00:15:49,148 SEVEN. THANKS FOR LISTENING. 467 00:15:49,148 --> 00:15:51,517 WHEN WE DISCUSS WHETHER TO 468 00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:52,918 EXTEND THE DESIGN REVIEW 469 00:15:52,918 --> 00:15:54,453 MORATORIUM, I BELIEVE THE MORE 470 00:15:54,453 --> 00:15:56,221 IMPORTANT QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE 471 00:15:56,221 --> 00:15:59,191 HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH DURING THAT 472 00:15:59,191 --> 00:15:59,825 TIME? THIS TRANSITION PRESENTS 473 00:15:59,825 --> 00:16:01,560 AN OPPORTUNITY TO THOUGHTFULLY 474 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,195 DEFINE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF 475 00:16:03,195 --> 00:16:04,997 DESIGN REVIEW IN SEATTLE. IF 476 00:16:04,997 --> 00:16:06,832 APPROACHED WITH INTENTION, IT 477 00:16:06,832 --> 00:16:10,836 MAY PROVE TO BE ONE OF THE MOST 478 00:16:10,836 --> 00:16:11,470 CONSEQUENTIAL PLANNING DECISIONS 479 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:13,405 WE MAKE, NOT BECAUSE IT DELAYS 480 00:16:13,405 --> 00:16:15,607 CHANGE, BUT BECAUSE IT HELPS 481 00:16:15,607 --> 00:16:18,877 ENSURE WE GET THE NEXT SYSTEM 482 00:16:18,877 --> 00:16:20,479 RIGHT. SEATTLE IS EXPECTED TO 483 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:21,046 GROW SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE 484 00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:23,082 COMING DECADES. THE BUILDINGS 485 00:16:23,082 --> 00:16:24,083 APPROVED TODAY WILL SHAPE OUR 486 00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:25,284 SKYLINE, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND 487 00:16:25,284 --> 00:16:28,420 OUR DAILY LIVES OF RESIDENTS FOR 488 00:16:28,420 --> 00:16:30,456 THE NEXT 50 TO 100 YEARS. 489 00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:31,824 DECISIONS WITH THAT KIND OF 490 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,359 LASTING IMPACT DESERVE A PROCESS 491 00:16:33,359 --> 00:16:35,928 THAT IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED, 492 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:37,396 BROADLY INFORMED, AND BUILT TO 493 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:39,565 ENDURE. AN EXTENSION SHOULD 494 00:16:39,565 --> 00:16:41,266 THEREFORE BE TIED TO CLEAR WORK 495 00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,969 PLAN WITH DEFINED MILESTONES, 496 00:16:43,969 --> 00:16:45,904 MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. IT SHOULD 497 00:16:45,904 --> 00:16:47,439 BRING TOGETHER THE FULL SPECTRUM 498 00:16:47,439 --> 00:16:49,308 OF STAKEHOLDERS, RESIDENTS OF 499 00:16:49,308 --> 00:16:50,175 AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE, 500 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:52,211 HOUSING PROVIDERS, ARCHITECTS, 501 00:16:52,211 --> 00:16:54,646 URBAN DESIGNERS, ACCESSIBILITY 502 00:16:54,646 --> 00:16:57,049 ADVOCATES, ENVIRONMENTAL 503 00:16:57,049 --> 00:16:57,616 ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD 504 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:59,251 ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, 505 00:16:59,251 --> 00:17:01,220 AND OTHERS TO HELP DEFINE A 506 00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:02,788 PROCESS THAT IS MORE 507 00:17:02,788 --> 00:17:04,390 PREDICTABLE, MORE TRANSPARENT, 508 00:17:04,390 --> 00:17:04,890 AND MORE RESPONSIVE TO 509 00:17:04,890 --> 00:17:06,592 SEATTLE'S FUTURE. THE GOAL 510 00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:08,494 SHOULD NOT BE TO RECREATE THE 511 00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:11,663 OLD SYSTEM. THE GOAL SHOULD NOT 512 00:17:11,663 --> 00:17:13,465 BE TO SLOW THE PRODUCTION OF 513 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:15,434 MUCH NEEDED HOUSING. THE GOAL 514 00:17:15,434 --> 00:17:17,269 SHOULD BE TO BUILD A DESIGN 515 00:17:17,269 --> 00:17:18,404 REVIEW PROCESS THAT ACHIEVES 516 00:17:18,404 --> 00:17:21,006 THREE THINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT 517 00:17:21,006 --> 00:17:23,509 SUPPORTS HOUSING PRODUCTION, 518 00:17:23,509 --> 00:17:25,344 CREATES GREATER CERTAINTY FOR 519 00:17:25,344 --> 00:17:27,312 APPLICANTS, AND DELIVERS THE 520 00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:30,449 QUALITY, LIVABILITY AND PUBLIC 521 00:17:30,449 --> 00:17:31,016 CONFIDENCE THAT SEATTLE'S 522 00:17:31,016 --> 00:17:33,652 NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE. IF WE USE 523 00:17:33,652 --> 00:17:35,020 THIS OPPORTUNITY WELL, THE 524 00:17:35,020 --> 00:17:37,056 RESULT WON'T SIMPLY BE A NEW 525 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:38,857 DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. IT WILL 526 00:17:38,857 --> 00:17:41,193 BE A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR HOW 527 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:43,028 SEATTLE GROWS FOR GENERATIONS TO 528 00:17:43,028 --> 00:17:46,298 COME. THANK YOU. 529 00:17:46,298 --> 00:17:47,032 -- THANK YOU. 530 00:17:47,032 --> 00:17:55,774 -- NEXT UP, WE HAVE GRACE BURKE. 531 00:17:55,774 --> 00:17:56,208 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 532 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:56,909 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS GRACE 533 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:58,844 AND I AM A DISTRICT FOUR 534 00:17:58,844 --> 00:18:00,412 HOMEOWNER ON 36th AVENUE. 535 00:18:00,412 --> 00:18:03,449 SPEAKING TODAY ON BILL 121243. 536 00:18:03,449 --> 00:18:04,983 I'VE SUBMITTED WRITTEN PUBLIC 537 00:18:04,983 --> 00:18:05,984 COMMENTS VIA EMAIL, AND I 538 00:18:05,984 --> 00:18:06,985 STRONGLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO 539 00:18:06,985 --> 00:18:09,788 STOP CONTINUALLY EXTENDING THE 540 00:18:09,788 --> 00:18:11,223 INTERIM REGULATIONS THAT MAKE 541 00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:13,058 THE DESIGN REVIEW VOLUNTARY FOR 542 00:18:13,058 --> 00:18:15,027 MARKET RATE DEVELOPERS. 543 00:18:15,027 --> 00:18:17,162 DEVELOPMENTS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR 544 00:18:17,162 --> 00:18:19,465 I SUPPORT MORE HOUSING AND 545 00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:20,065 SPECIFICALLY TRULY AFFORDABLE 546 00:18:20,065 --> 00:18:21,867 HOUSING. BUT REPLACING AN 800 547 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:23,869 000 SINGLE STORY HOME ON A 548 00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:25,037 RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH THREE 549 00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:26,405 THREE STORY UNITS THAT WILL SELL 550 00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:29,741 FOR OVER $1 MILLION EACH IS NOT 551 00:18:29,741 --> 00:18:31,443 SOLVING OUR CITY'S AFFORDABILITY 552 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:33,045 CRISIS. IT'S PURELY MAXIMIZING 553 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:33,645 PROFIT FOR DEVELOPERS AT THE 554 00:18:33,645 --> 00:18:34,580 EXPENSE OF EXISTING 555 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:35,881 NEIGHBORHOODS. WHO ARE THE 556 00:18:35,881 --> 00:18:37,449 CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU EACH 557 00:18:37,449 --> 00:18:38,550 REPRESENT? THOSE OF US WHO 558 00:18:38,550 --> 00:18:39,918 CURRENTLY LIVE HERE, RAISE 559 00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:42,988 FAMILIES, PAY PROPERTY TAXES, 560 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,590 DESERVE CONSIDERATION TO AND 561 00:18:44,590 --> 00:18:45,190 DURING THE RECENT SUBDIVISION 562 00:18:45,190 --> 00:18:47,025 PUBLIC NOTICE PERIOD FOR THE 563 00:18:47,025 --> 00:18:48,460 DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ON OUR 564 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:50,229 STREET, ONE OF FOUR THAT'S 565 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:51,530 CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THERE WERE 566 00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:52,131 SEVEN SEPARATE COMMENTS THAT 567 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:54,666 WERE SUBMITTED BECAUSE IT WAS 568 00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:55,300 LITERALLY THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY 569 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,469 WE HAD TO SHARE OUR INPUT AND 570 00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:59,438 CONCERNS. I'VE REACHED OUT 571 00:18:59,438 --> 00:19:01,707 MULTIPLE TIMES TO COUNCILMEMBER 572 00:19:01,707 --> 00:19:02,241 RINCK OFFICE REQUESTING A 573 00:19:02,241 --> 00:19:04,243 MEETING WITH YOU TO DISCUSS THE 574 00:19:04,243 --> 00:19:04,877 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS, AND I WANT 575 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:07,513 TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME 576 00:19:07,513 --> 00:19:09,181 WALK OUR BLOCK ON 36th AVENUE 577 00:19:09,181 --> 00:19:11,116 NORTHEAST TO SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT 578 00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:11,717 HAPPENS WHEN FOUR MULTI-UNIT 579 00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:13,352 DEVELOPMENTS OPERATE 580 00:19:13,352 --> 00:19:15,587 SIMULTANEOUSLY ON ONE STREET 581 00:19:15,587 --> 00:19:16,088 WITH ZERO DESIGN REVIEW 582 00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:18,557 OVERSIGHT, COMPLETELY 583 00:19:18,557 --> 00:19:19,157 ELIMINATING MANDATORY DESIGN 584 00:19:19,157 --> 00:19:19,925 REVIEW REMOVES THE ONLY FORMAL 585 00:19:19,925 --> 00:19:21,493 CHECK TO ENSURE SENSIBLE HEIGHT 586 00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:24,596 AND SETBACK TRANSITIONS BETWEEN 587 00:19:24,596 --> 00:19:25,998 SINGLE STORY HOMES AND TOWERING 588 00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:28,600 THREE STORY WALLS. THE 589 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:29,201 PROTECTION OF MATURE TIER TWO 590 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:30,569 TREES AND CRITICAL ROOT ZONES, 591 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:32,704 AND DESIGNS THAT RESPECT THE 592 00:19:32,704 --> 00:19:34,039 STREETSCAPE. RATHER THAN JUST 593 00:19:34,039 --> 00:19:36,241 PATTING DEVELOPER PROFIT 594 00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:38,010 MARGINS. CONTINUING TO BYPASS 595 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:38,677 DESIGN REVIEWS DOESN'T CREATE 596 00:19:38,677 --> 00:19:39,611 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IT JUST LETS 597 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:41,280 MARKET RATE DEVELOPERS BUILD TO 598 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,849 THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM FOOTPRINT 599 00:19:43,849 --> 00:19:44,716 WITH ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY. I URGE 600 00:19:44,716 --> 00:19:49,721 THE COUNCIL TO REJECT CB 121243 601 00:19:49,721 --> 00:19:50,222 AND RESTORE MEANINGFUL, 602 00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:51,857 PREDICTABLE DESIGN STANDARDS 603 00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:54,693 THAT CONSIDER BOTH HOUSING NEEDS 604 00:19:54,693 --> 00:19:55,193 AND EXISTING TAXPAYING 605 00:19:55,193 --> 00:19:55,694 RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. 606 00:19:55,694 --> 00:19:58,397 -- THANK YOU 607 00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:02,167 -- LAST UP, WE HAVE DAVID 608 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:07,472 HAYNES. 609 00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:07,906 -- WE STILL NEED AN 610 00:20:07,906 --> 00:20:09,274 INVESTIGATION OF THE CONFLICTS 611 00:20:09,274 --> 00:20:11,076 OF INTEREST WITH THE LANDLORDS 612 00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:13,979 ON THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO ARE 613 00:20:13,979 --> 00:20:16,615 SABOTAGING THE INTEGRITY OF THE 614 00:20:16,615 --> 00:20:17,849 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ALL THE 615 00:20:17,849 --> 00:20:20,118 LAND USE AND DESIGN REVIEWS 616 00:20:20,118 --> 00:20:22,020 WHERE THE INTEGRITY OF OVERSIGHT 617 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:23,989 IS BEING TRADED OUT TO WATER 618 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:27,693 DOWN THE DESIGN REVIEW 619 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:28,260 EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE HOUSING 620 00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:29,928 DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, WHO GOT 621 00:20:29,928 --> 00:20:35,167 TO DECIDE THE FATE OF NOT 622 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:36,168 ALLOWING FOR THE MHA FEE FUND TO 623 00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:38,804 BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ACTUAL REAL 624 00:20:38,804 --> 00:20:39,471 DEVELOPERS WHO SHOULD HAVE HAD 625 00:20:39,471 --> 00:20:42,441 THE RESTRICTIONS TAKEN OFF. THE 626 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,041 COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE 627 00:20:43,041 --> 00:20:43,709 PLAN TO BUILD HIGHER SO THAT 628 00:20:43,709 --> 00:20:45,210 THEY COULD PUT AFFORDABLE 629 00:20:45,210 --> 00:20:47,713 HOUSING UNITS INSIDE THE 630 00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:49,147 BUILDING THAT NON-PROFITS DON'T 631 00:20:49,147 --> 00:20:51,083 WANT BECAUSE THEY WANT THE 632 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,751 ACCESS TO THE FINANCIAL STREAM. 633 00:20:52,751 --> 00:20:54,186 AND THERE'S A LOT OF 634 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:57,089 NON-PROFITS THAT GET JUMP START 635 00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,523 MONEY, AND CITY COUNCIL MONEY 636 00:20:58,523 --> 00:20:59,524 AND COUNTY COUNCIL MONEY, AND 637 00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:01,059 THEY'RE THE SAME ONES THAT ARE 638 00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:02,194 TRYING TO GET THE MHA FEE FUND 639 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:03,362 MONEY. BUT YET THERE ARE A BUNCH 640 00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:05,931 OF SLUMLORDS BUILDING, 641 00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:07,833 WAREHOUSE, ECHO, INNER CITY, 642 00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:10,068 REAL ESTATE ON THE SIDE OF A 643 00:21:10,068 --> 00:21:12,237 LOUD, OBNOXIOUS, TRANSIT 644 00:21:12,237 --> 00:21:14,206 ORIENTED HIGHWAY AND THEN 645 00:21:14,206 --> 00:21:14,773 PAINTING IT ALL IN RACISM, 646 00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,208 ACTING LIKE THEY'RE DOING YOU A 647 00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:19,478 AS A HAVE AND A HAVE NOT. THEY 648 00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,380 THINK THEY'RE EQUALIZING, ALL 649 00:21:21,380 --> 00:21:22,014 WHILE GUARANTEEING THAT NOTHING 650 00:21:22,014 --> 00:21:22,881 WILL BE BUILT BACK BETTER 651 00:21:22,881 --> 00:21:25,050 BECAUSE IT'S ALL LOW LEVEL, LOW 652 00:21:25,050 --> 00:21:27,152 QUALITY, BECAUSE THE NONPROFITS 653 00:21:27,152 --> 00:21:27,786 CAN'T BUILD THAT HIGH, EVEN 654 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:29,888 THOUGH THEY HAVE TO HIRE 655 00:21:29,888 --> 00:21:31,823 SOMEBODY, THE NONPROFITS ARE THE 656 00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:34,593 ONLY ONES GIVEN ACCESS TO THE 657 00:21:34,593 --> 00:21:38,864 AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONIES. THAT 658 00:21:38,864 --> 00:21:39,498 LAW CHANGED BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL 659 00:21:39,498 --> 00:21:41,533 WAS DOING THEIR POLITICAL 660 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:42,634 REELECTION APPARATUS, A FAVOR 661 00:21:42,634 --> 00:21:45,103 THAT HIDES WITHIN THE HOUSING 662 00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:47,673 CONSORTIUM DONATION NATION 663 00:21:47,673 --> 00:21:48,307 COOPERATION, WHERE THE COUNCIL 664 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:49,641 WILL LOOK THE OTHER WAY ON ALL 665 00:21:49,641 --> 00:21:51,710 THIS WATER DOWN WAREHOUSE ECHO, 666 00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:54,179 INNER CITY SLUM, REAL ESTATE. AS 667 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:57,349 LONG AS THEY DON'T GET PROTESTED 668 00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:58,583 THAT NOBODY'S TAKING OFF THE 669 00:21:58,583 --> 00:22:01,019 RESTRICTIONS IN THE 670 00:22:01,019 --> 00:22:03,288 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE CITY 671 00:22:03,288 --> 00:22:05,123 COUNCILS LANDLORDS PUT INTO IT 672 00:22:05,123 --> 00:22:06,892 THAT ARE STILL UNDERMINE THE 673 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:10,562 INTEGRITY OF THE 21st CENTURY 674 00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:11,163 REDEVELOPMENT OF FIRST WORLD. 675 00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:12,197 -- THANK YOU. DAVID. 676 00:22:12,197 --> 00:22:15,233 -- CHAIR. THAT CONCLUDES THE 677 00:22:15,233 --> 00:22:15,534 COMMENTERS. 678 00:22:15,534 --> 00:22:18,403 -- OKAY. THAT WAS OUR LAST 679 00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:19,037 REGISTERED SPEAKER TO PRESENT TO 680 00:22:19,037 --> 00:22:19,805 SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING, 681 00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:20,872 PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 682 00:22:20,872 --> 00:22:23,642 ONE TWO, ONE, TWO, FOUR, THREE 683 00:22:23,642 --> 00:22:27,446 IS NOW CLOSED. WELL, OUR 684 00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:28,013 REPRESENTATIVE FROM COUNCIL 685 00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:28,914 CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE JOIN US. 686 00:22:28,914 --> 00:22:31,183 AND I SEE YOU AT THE TABLE. GO 687 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:34,019 AHEAD AND,, INTRODUCE YOURSELF 688 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:37,122 ONCE YOU'RE READY SURE., 689 00:22:37,122 --> 00:22:38,290 -- KETIL FREEMAN. COUNCIL 690 00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:38,657 CENTRAL STAFF. 691 00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:43,428 -- THANK YOU. KETIL., AND, I 692 00:22:43,428 --> 00:22:44,996 THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO GO AHEAD 693 00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:50,001 AND, PROCEED WITH, THE 694 00:22:50,001 --> 00:22:54,072 PRESENTATION. 695 00:22:54,072 --> 00:22:54,339 -- SURE. 696 00:22:54,339 --> 00:22:56,808 -- WE CAN. JUST SO THAT WE ALL 697 00:22:56,808 --> 00:23:04,249 HAVE A FRESH GROUNDING IN WHAT 698 00:23:04,249 --> 00:23:04,583 THE BILL IS. 699 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,618 -- YEAH. SO, KETIL FREEMAN. 700 00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:08,186 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF IS JUST 701 00:23:08,186 --> 00:23:09,121 BRIEFLY GO THROUGH A 702 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:11,189 PRESENTATION,, A LOT OF WHICH 703 00:23:11,189 --> 00:23:12,557 RECAPS WHAT WAS COVERED EARLIER 704 00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:13,825 THIS MONTH. I'LL TALK A LITTLE 705 00:23:13,825 --> 00:23:14,459 BIT ABOUT WHAT THE BILL WOULD 706 00:23:14,459 --> 00:23:17,496 DO, WOULD DO., REMIND THE 707 00:23:17,496 --> 00:23:18,063 COMMITTEE ABOUT WHAT DESIGN 708 00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:20,766 REVIEW IS., TALK A LITTLE BIT 709 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:23,368 ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF 710 00:23:23,368 --> 00:23:24,002 INTERIM CONTROLS HERE AND THEN 711 00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:25,804 TALK ABOUT PROGRAM ACTIVITY 712 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:27,372 UNDER THOSE INTERIM CONTROLS. 713 00:23:27,372 --> 00:23:30,208 AND THEN, RUN THROUGH SOME 714 00:23:30,208 --> 00:23:31,543 PRELIMINARY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION 715 00:23:31,543 --> 00:23:35,013 FOR THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER. 716 00:23:35,013 --> 00:23:37,749 SO, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT WOULD 717 00:23:37,749 --> 00:23:39,885 COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, 1243 DO. 718 00:23:39,885 --> 00:23:42,220 IT WOULD SUSPEND MANDATORY 719 00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:44,656 DESIGN REVIEW. IT WOULD ALLOW 720 00:23:44,656 --> 00:23:48,894 LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS. 721 00:23:48,894 --> 00:23:50,395 SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF DESIGN 722 00:23:50,395 --> 00:23:51,930 REVIEW EXEMPT BUT EXEMPT THEM 723 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,432 FROM THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. 724 00:23:54,432 --> 00:23:55,600 IT WOULD ALLOW PROJECTS THAT ARE 725 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,202 SUBJECT TO MANDATORY HOUSING 726 00:23:57,202 --> 00:24:00,472 AFFORDABILITY THAT SATISFY THE 727 00:24:00,472 --> 00:24:02,574 OBLIGATIONS OF THAT PROGRAM 728 00:24:02,574 --> 00:24:04,376 THROUGH ON SITE PERFORMANCE, TO 729 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:05,343 GAIN SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF 730 00:24:05,343 --> 00:24:06,511 DESIGN REVIEW WITHOUT HAVING TO 731 00:24:06,511 --> 00:24:08,446 GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM. AND IT 732 00:24:08,446 --> 00:24:09,981 WOULD ALLOW ALL PROJECTS WITH 733 00:24:09,981 --> 00:24:11,616 RESIDENTIAL USES THAT WOULD 734 00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:12,217 OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO FULL 735 00:24:12,217 --> 00:24:13,985 DESIGN REVIEW TO ELECT TO GO 736 00:24:13,985 --> 00:24:14,619 THROUGH. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN 737 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:15,353 REVIEW. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF 738 00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:16,454 THINGS HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE 739 00:24:16,454 --> 00:24:17,622 SURE THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND. I 740 00:24:17,622 --> 00:24:22,027 WANT TO DISTINGUISH KIND OF, 741 00:24:22,027 --> 00:24:23,495 INTERIM INTERIM CONTROLS FOR THE 742 00:24:23,495 --> 00:24:24,930 DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM FROM THESE 743 00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:25,564 EXEMPTIONS FROM DESIGN REVIEW. 744 00:24:25,564 --> 00:24:26,665 AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT 745 00:24:26,665 --> 00:24:27,966 ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND. AND 746 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:29,634 THEY LARGELY HAVE TO DO WITH THE 747 00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:31,303 DELEGATION AND SORT OF HOW THEY 748 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:33,505 COMPLY WITH DESIGN REVIEW 749 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:35,040 PROGRAM PURPOSES., ONE THING 750 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,008 ABOUT THE BILL IS THAT IT'S NOT 751 00:24:37,008 --> 00:24:38,944 ACTUALLY EXTENDING INTERIM 752 00:24:38,944 --> 00:24:41,413 CONTROLS. IT'S REENACTING THEM. 753 00:24:41,413 --> 00:24:42,547 SO THERE WERE SOME INTERIM 754 00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:44,115 CONTROLS THAT WERE IN PLACE AND 755 00:24:44,115 --> 00:24:45,717 THOSE CONTROLS LAPSED BACK IN 756 00:24:45,717 --> 00:24:47,319 APRIL. AND SO AT THE MOMENT, WE 757 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:48,587 DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A DESIGN 758 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:51,690 REVIEW PROGRAM THAT COMPLIES 759 00:24:51,690 --> 00:24:52,757 WITH 1293, WHICH IS A STATE LAW 760 00:24:52,757 --> 00:24:54,159 THAT REQUIRES US TO MAKE SOME 761 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:55,293 CHANGES TO OUR DESIGN REVIEW 762 00:24:55,293 --> 00:24:56,561 PROGRAM. IF WE'RE GOING TO 763 00:24:56,561 --> 00:24:58,530 CONTINUE TO HAVE ONE. AND ALSO 764 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:01,066 SOME OF THE EXEMPTIONS FROM 765 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:03,835 DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE LARGELY 766 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:04,469 DESIGNED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 767 00:25:04,469 --> 00:25:09,407 PRODUCTION, ARE NO LONGER 768 00:25:09,407 --> 00:25:11,209 ACTIVE., SO THE DESIGN REVIEW 769 00:25:11,209 --> 00:25:12,644 PROGRAM, AS YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR 770 00:25:12,644 --> 00:25:14,980 WITH IT, IT DATES BACK TO THE 771 00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:19,284 1990s. IT HAS THREE PURPOSES. 772 00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:19,851 UNDER THE INTERIM CONTROLS, 773 00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,052 THERE'S ACTUALLY A FOURTH., BUT 774 00:25:21,052 --> 00:25:22,621 THEY HAVE TO DO WITH ENCOURAGING 775 00:25:22,621 --> 00:25:24,890 BETTER DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING, 776 00:25:24,890 --> 00:25:25,423 PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY FOR 777 00:25:25,423 --> 00:25:27,459 DEVELOPERS AND APPLICATION OF 778 00:25:27,459 --> 00:25:28,527 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND 779 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:29,094 IMPROVING COMMUNICATION. SO 780 00:25:29,094 --> 00:25:30,595 THERE'S DEFINITELY AN EARLY 781 00:25:30,595 --> 00:25:31,930 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT 782 00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:33,265 OF DESIGN REVIEW THAT'S BEEN 783 00:25:33,265 --> 00:25:34,299 THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING. AND 784 00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:37,102 IS DESIGNED TO SORT OF ENCOURAGE 785 00:25:37,102 --> 00:25:38,436 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DEVELOPERS 786 00:25:38,436 --> 00:25:41,539 AND THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE 787 00:25:41,539 --> 00:25:43,642 THREE TYPES OF THE FOURTH, I 788 00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:45,644 GUESS THE FOURTH, PURPOSE THAT 789 00:25:45,644 --> 00:25:48,213 WAS ADDED, BY FORMER 790 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:49,447 COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. AND 791 00:25:49,447 --> 00:25:50,215 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LAPSED, 792 00:25:50,215 --> 00:25:51,650 IT'S NO LONGER CURRENTLY PART 793 00:25:51,650 --> 00:25:53,451 OF THE PROGRAM HAD TO DO WITH 794 00:25:53,451 --> 00:25:55,287 SEPTET. SO ELEVATING COMMUNITY 795 00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:55,921 POLICING THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL 796 00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:58,123 DESIGN AS A, AS A PROGRAM 797 00:25:58,123 --> 00:25:59,624 PURPOSE. THERE ARE THREE TYPES 798 00:25:59,624 --> 00:26:02,127 OF DESIGN REVIEW, STREAMLINED 799 00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:02,727 DESIGN REVIEW, ADMINISTRATIVE 800 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:03,628 DESIGN REVIEW AND FULL DESIGN 801 00:26:03,628 --> 00:26:07,065 REVIEW. WHAT DISTINGUISHES THEM, 802 00:26:07,065 --> 00:26:08,099 PRIMARILY IS THE LENGTH OF TIME 803 00:26:08,099 --> 00:26:11,169 THEY TAKE. AND ALSO WHERE THE 804 00:26:11,169 --> 00:26:12,170 DELEGATION TO WHOM THE 805 00:26:12,170 --> 00:26:17,175 DELEGATION IS MADE TO MAKE 806 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:19,311 DECISIONS ABOUT,. COMPLIANCE 807 00:26:19,311 --> 00:26:19,911 WITH OR ACHIEVING IDENTIFIED 808 00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:21,346 DESIGN GUIDELINES AND GETTING 809 00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:22,747 DEPARTURES. IF DEPARTURES ARE 810 00:26:22,747 --> 00:26:25,317 SOUGHT BY DEVELOPMENT. SO ABOUT 811 00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:29,621 DEPARTURES. SO ONE BENEFIT FOR A 812 00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:30,188 DEVELOPER PARTICIPATING IN 813 00:26:30,188 --> 00:26:32,290 DESIGN REVIEW IS THE POTENTIAL 814 00:26:32,290 --> 00:26:34,025 TO GET DEVELOPMENT STANDARD 815 00:26:34,025 --> 00:26:36,995 DEPARTURES. THOSE ARE 816 00:26:36,995 --> 00:26:37,596 MODIFICATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT 817 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,965 STANDARDS BASED ON, APPLICATION 818 00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,634 OF CITY WIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES., 819 00:26:42,634 --> 00:26:45,971 THAT CAN, IN SOME, IN MANY 820 00:26:45,971 --> 00:26:48,306 CASES, ALLOW A DEVELOPER TO 821 00:26:48,306 --> 00:26:48,940 ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA. 822 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:49,474 SO MORE THAN THEY MIGHT 823 00:26:49,474 --> 00:26:51,576 OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 824 00:26:51,576 --> 00:26:54,779 UNDER THE STANDARDS OF THE ZONE. 825 00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:56,514 AND THERE'S, THIS IS SORT OF A 826 00:26:56,514 --> 00:26:59,050 KEY THING HERE. AND IT HAS TO DO 827 00:26:59,050 --> 00:27:00,485 WITH THE DELEGATION. SO WHAT THE 828 00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:03,488 DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM DOES IS 829 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:05,724 IT'S A DELEGATION OF THE 830 00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:07,559 COUNCIL'S POLICE POWER 831 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:09,828 AUTHORITY. AND THAT DELEGATION, 832 00:27:09,828 --> 00:27:13,064 IS DONE THROUGH, GUIDANCE 833 00:27:13,064 --> 00:27:15,233 PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL THROUGH 834 00:27:15,233 --> 00:27:15,734 ADOPTED CITYWIDE DESIGN 835 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:17,102 GUIDELINES AND NEIGHBORHOOD 836 00:27:17,102 --> 00:27:19,037 SPECIFIC DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND 837 00:27:19,037 --> 00:27:20,739 THAT DELEGATION IS PROVIDED TO 838 00:27:20,739 --> 00:27:22,340 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD FOR LARGER 839 00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:23,842 PROJECTS AND ALSO TO THE SDCI 840 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:26,511 DIRECTOR FOR SMALLER PROJECTS. 841 00:27:26,511 --> 00:27:27,846 SO I JUST WANT TO DISTINGUISH 842 00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:30,749 THAT DELEGATION ASPECT HERE FOR 843 00:27:30,749 --> 00:27:31,916 DESIGN REVIEW FROM THE 844 00:27:31,916 --> 00:27:33,318 EXEMPTIONS FROM DESIGN REVIEW 845 00:27:33,318 --> 00:27:34,452 THAT ARE ALSO WOULD BE SORT OF 846 00:27:34,452 --> 00:27:37,355 PUT BACK ON THE BOOKS BY THIS 847 00:27:37,355 --> 00:27:39,457 BILL., IN THE CASE OF, THE 848 00:27:39,457 --> 00:27:41,760 EXEMPTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 849 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,496 AND ALSO FOR MHA PERFORMANCE 850 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:45,130 PROJECTS, THE DELEGATION THERE 851 00:27:45,130 --> 00:27:46,631 DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO 852 00:27:46,631 --> 00:27:48,199 WITH,, GOOD DESIGN PER SE. IT 853 00:27:48,199 --> 00:27:51,503 HAS TO DO WITH MORE. SO MORE 854 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,038 AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT COULD BE 855 00:27:53,038 --> 00:27:55,974 CREATED THROUGH, ADDITIONAL 856 00:27:55,974 --> 00:27:56,908 FLOOR AREA, AND PROJECTS THAT 857 00:27:56,908 --> 00:28:00,011 COULD ACHIEVE DESIGN DEPARTURES, 858 00:28:00,011 --> 00:28:03,748 THROUGH THOSE EXEMPTION 859 00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:04,983 PROCESSES. I KNOW THAT'S 860 00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:06,985 SOMEWHAT ARCANE, BUT THERE'S A 861 00:28:06,985 --> 00:28:08,653 DISTINCTION THERE. THIS IS NOT 862 00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:09,521 NECESSARILY JUST AN EXTENSION OF 863 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:11,356 THE DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM 864 00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:14,559 INTERIM CONTROLS. THIS IS ALSO 865 00:28:14,559 --> 00:28:15,126 AN EXEMPTION WITH DIFFERENT 866 00:28:15,126 --> 00:28:19,497 DELEGATIONS INVOLVED. SO A 867 00:28:19,497 --> 00:28:22,500 LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE 868 00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:24,069 HISTORY HERE. AND SOME OF THIS 869 00:28:24,069 --> 00:28:27,472 ACTUALLY GOES GOES BACK PRIOR TO 870 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:31,209 2 TO 2023 DURING THE PANDEMIC. 871 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:32,844 THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO EXEMPT LOW 872 00:28:32,844 --> 00:28:33,411 INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 873 00:28:33,411 --> 00:28:34,913 OUTRIGHT FROM DESIGN REVIEW. SO 874 00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:37,248 IF A IF A DEVELOPER WAS NOT 875 00:28:37,248 --> 00:28:37,782 SEEKING DEPARTURES, THEY 876 00:28:37,782 --> 00:28:39,050 WEREN'T SUBJECT TO DESIGN 877 00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:42,687 REVIEW AT ALL., IN 2023, THERE 878 00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:46,257 ARE SOME CHOICES MADE BY THE 879 00:28:46,257 --> 00:28:47,892 COUNCIL TO EXEMPT LOW INCOME 880 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:48,493 HOUSING PROJECTS FROM DESIGN 881 00:28:48,493 --> 00:28:49,194 REVIEW, BUT ALLOW THEM THE 882 00:28:49,194 --> 00:28:51,529 OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING 883 00:28:51,529 --> 00:28:52,197 DEPARTURES IF THEY'RE PROVIDING 884 00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:53,498 MORE FLOOR AREA FOR AFFORDABLE 885 00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:56,101 HOUSING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE 886 00:28:56,101 --> 00:28:56,568 COUNCIL ALSO EXEMPTED 887 00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:57,969 PERFORMANCE PROJECTS UNDER MH 888 00:28:57,969 --> 00:29:00,371 AYE FROM DESIGN REVIEW USING A 889 00:29:00,371 --> 00:29:02,407 SIMILAR THEORY THAT IT WOULD 890 00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:04,309 SPEED DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE 891 00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:06,578 HOUSING THROUGH PERFORMANCE., 892 00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:08,379 AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, THE 893 00:29:08,379 --> 00:29:09,280 WRITING WAS ON THE WALL FOR 894 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,717 DESIGN REVIEW BACK THEN., 895 00:29:12,717 --> 00:29:13,818 ALLOWED MOST PROJECTS THAT HAD 896 00:29:13,818 --> 00:29:15,320 RESIDENTIAL USES TO AVAIL 897 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:15,920 THEMSELVES OF ADMINISTRATIVE 898 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,088 DESIGN REVIEW AS OPPOSED TO 899 00:29:17,088 --> 00:29:18,123 GOING TO FULL THROUGH FULL 900 00:29:18,123 --> 00:29:20,024 DESIGN REVIEW. SO A SOMEWHAT 901 00:29:20,024 --> 00:29:23,495 FASTER PROCESS, ALSO IN 2023, 902 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:25,163 THE STATE PASSED A LAW WHICH 903 00:29:25,163 --> 00:29:26,631 SAID THAT IF YOU HAVE A DESIGN 904 00:29:26,631 --> 00:29:29,067 REVIEW PROGRAM, IT HAS TO MEET 905 00:29:29,067 --> 00:29:31,436 CERTAIN STANDARDS. AMONG THEM IS 906 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,071 A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF 907 00:29:33,071 --> 00:29:35,306 MEETINGS AND ALSO A REQUIREMENT 908 00:29:35,306 --> 00:29:36,708 THAT, THAT THE PROGRAM HAVE 909 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:39,711 OBJECTIVE DESIGN GUIDELINES., 910 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:40,812 THE CURRENT GUIDELINES THAT THE 911 00:29:40,812 --> 00:29:43,014 CITY HAS, THE CITYWIDE DESIGN 912 00:29:43,014 --> 00:29:45,216 GUIDELINES AND NEIGHBORHOOD 913 00:29:45,216 --> 00:29:45,784 SPECIFIC DESIGN GUIDELINES 914 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:49,754 PROBABLY DON'T MEET THAT 915 00:29:49,754 --> 00:29:52,490 OBJECTIVE STANDARD. SO, THERE'S 916 00:29:52,490 --> 00:29:53,958 MORE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY HERE AS 917 00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:56,761 WELL. THERE WAS A STATEMENT OF 918 00:29:56,761 --> 00:29:57,328 LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE 919 00:29:57,328 --> 00:29:59,898 COUNCIL PASSED IN 2022 THAT 920 00:29:59,898 --> 00:30:00,365 REQUESTED A BUNCH OF 921 00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:02,300 INFORMATION. YOU HAVE THAT, 922 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:03,868 ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA TODAY 923 00:30:03,868 --> 00:30:05,370 THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL 924 00:30:05,370 --> 00:30:08,439 IN 2024. SOME OF THAT 925 00:30:08,439 --> 00:30:10,041 INFORMATION IS STILL VERY USEFUL 926 00:30:10,041 --> 00:30:11,009 IN DECIDING WHAT A FUTURE DESIGN 927 00:30:11,009 --> 00:30:12,644 REVIEW PROGRAM MAY LOOK LIKE. SO 928 00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:14,145 THAT'S SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT 929 00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:15,580 WHERE THE CITY COULD BE STARTING 930 00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,215 FROM IN DECIDING WHAT A NEW 931 00:30:17,215 --> 00:30:22,020 PROGRAM MAY LOOK LIKE AND 2025, 932 00:30:22,020 --> 00:30:22,654 THE CITY EXTENDED THE EXEMPTIONS 933 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:24,022 THAT WERE INITIALLY PUT IN PLACE 934 00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:27,458 IN 2023, AND ALSO SUSPENDED 935 00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:28,326 MANDATORY DESIGN REVIEW. AND 936 00:30:28,326 --> 00:30:29,928 THAT'S BECAUSE THE PROGRAM THAT 937 00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:32,564 WE CURRENTLY HAVE LIKELY DOES 938 00:30:32,564 --> 00:30:33,998 NOT COMPLY WITH HOUSE BILL 1293. 939 00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:36,768 SO THERE'S SORT OF A CAVEAT 940 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:38,970 EMPTOR ASPECT HERE WHERE FOLKS 941 00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:39,671 WANT TO PURSUE DESIGN REVIEW. 942 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:41,372 THEY CAN CHOOSE TO DO IT, BUT 943 00:30:41,372 --> 00:30:42,407 THEY'RE, BUT THEY'RE NOT 944 00:30:42,407 --> 00:30:45,343 REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH DESIGN 945 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:50,281 REVIEW. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED 946 00:30:50,281 --> 00:30:54,552 SINCE 2023?, PROJECTS HAVE STILL 947 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:56,287 CONTINUED TO GO THROUGH DESIGN 948 00:30:56,287 --> 00:30:57,455 REVIEW AND WHAT'S NOT SORT OF 949 00:30:57,455 --> 00:31:01,092 SHOWN HERE IS A DISTINCTION 950 00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:02,060 BETWEEN 2023 AND 2025. MOST OF 951 00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:03,127 THE PROJECTS HERE THAT YOU SEE 952 00:31:03,127 --> 00:31:06,164 GOING THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW WERE 953 00:31:06,164 --> 00:31:07,165 GOING THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW BACK 954 00:31:07,165 --> 00:31:10,468 IN 2023, WHEN THE CITY ALLOWED 955 00:31:10,468 --> 00:31:12,303 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW 956 00:31:12,303 --> 00:31:17,175 IN 2025, WHEN THE CITY MADE MADE 957 00:31:17,175 --> 00:31:17,675 DESIGN REVIEW ENTIRELY 958 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:18,776 VOLUNTARY, THERE HAVE BEEN FEWER 959 00:31:18,776 --> 00:31:20,445 APPLICATIONS, BUT THERE STILL 960 00:31:20,445 --> 00:31:22,180 HAVE BEEN APPLICATIONS. SO, A 961 00:31:22,180 --> 00:31:24,148 FEW THINGS TO NOTE HERE. IF 962 00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:25,917 YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PERFORMANCE 963 00:31:25,917 --> 00:31:26,985 IN LOW INCOME HOUSING EXEMPT 964 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:28,653 PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S 965 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:29,787 STILL A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT 966 00:31:29,787 --> 00:31:31,556 THERE IS AN APPETITE FOR 967 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:33,625 DEPARTURES, MAYBE NOT 968 00:31:33,625 --> 00:31:34,225 NECESSARILY THE DESIGN REVIEW 969 00:31:34,225 --> 00:31:36,527 PROCESS, BUT FOR THE TYPES OF 970 00:31:36,527 --> 00:31:37,061 DEPARTURES THAT ARE ONLY 971 00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:39,464 AVAILABLE THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW. 972 00:31:39,464 --> 00:31:41,032 ABSENT THE EXEMPTIONS THAT THE 973 00:31:41,032 --> 00:31:48,806 CITY PUT ON THE BOOKS. SO JUST 974 00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:49,941 SOME PRELIMINARY ISSUES HERE FOR 975 00:31:49,941 --> 00:31:50,742 YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT., AND 976 00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,377 THERE REALLY AREN'T ANY GOOD 977 00:31:52,377 --> 00:31:54,045 SOLUTIONS HERE. THERE'S AN 978 00:31:54,045 --> 00:31:56,614 APPETITE FOR, FOR DESIGN REVIEW 979 00:31:56,614 --> 00:31:58,583 STILL. AND THE DEVELOPMENT 980 00:31:58,583 --> 00:31:59,584 COMMUNITY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT 981 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:00,184 THE DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM IS 982 00:32:00,184 --> 00:32:01,853 GOING TO LOOK LIKE., WE 983 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:03,488 CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A 984 00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:07,392 DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM., BUT, IF 985 00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:08,893 THE CITY WANTS TO HAVE A DESIGN 986 00:32:08,893 --> 00:32:10,762 REVIEW PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE, WE 987 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,997 COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A DESIGN 988 00:32:12,997 --> 00:32:14,365 REVIEW PROGRAM. NOW THAT MAY 989 00:32:14,365 --> 00:32:15,867 CREATE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE 990 00:32:15,867 --> 00:32:16,901 WHEN A PERMANENT DESIGN REVIEW 991 00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:17,702 PROGRAM IS PUT IN PLACE, BECAUSE 992 00:32:17,702 --> 00:32:19,337 WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROGRAM 993 00:32:19,337 --> 00:32:21,105 PARAMETERS WILL BE LIKE FOR 994 00:32:21,105 --> 00:32:22,173 DESIGN REVIEW IN THE FUTURE. BUT 995 00:32:22,173 --> 00:32:23,908 THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST 996 00:32:23,908 --> 00:32:27,945 KIND OF THE NATURE OF INTERIM 997 00:32:27,945 --> 00:32:29,180 CONTROLS., THERE'S A QUESTION 998 00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:30,715 HERE. I'D DISTINGUISH BETWEEN 999 00:32:30,715 --> 00:32:33,184 THE DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM 1000 00:32:33,184 --> 00:32:34,352 CHANGES AND THE EXEMPTIONS FROM 1001 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:36,287 DESIGN REVIEW THAT ARE LARGELY 1002 00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:36,821 AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1003 00:32:36,821 --> 00:32:42,126 PRODUCTION. THERE A CHOICE HERE 1004 00:32:42,126 --> 00:32:42,727 FOR THE COUNCIL IS WHETHER OR 1005 00:32:42,727 --> 00:32:44,429 NOT TO CONTINUE THOSE 1006 00:32:44,429 --> 00:32:45,463 EXEMPTIONS. ONE THING TO THINK 1007 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:47,765 ABOUT IN THE CONTEXT OF 1008 00:32:47,765 --> 00:32:49,701 MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 1009 00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:51,736 IS THAT DESIGN REVIEW IS WHAT 1010 00:32:51,736 --> 00:32:54,005 FOLKS HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH IF 1011 00:32:54,005 --> 00:32:57,241 THEY ELECT TO NO LONGER PERFORM 1012 00:32:57,241 --> 00:32:58,843 UNDER MHA., SO THERE IS A FUTURE 1013 00:32:58,843 --> 00:33:01,379 WHERE THE COUNCIL MAY BE 1014 00:33:01,379 --> 00:33:02,647 CONSIDERING CHANGES TO MHA, 1015 00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:04,615 WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO DECIDE 1016 00:33:04,615 --> 00:33:07,018 ADMINISTRATIVELY WHAT TO DO WITH 1017 00:33:07,018 --> 00:33:08,319 THOSE PROJECTS IF THEY ARE 1018 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:08,820 SEEKING SOME KIND OF A 1019 00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:09,654 REDUCTION, OR IF THERE'S SOME 1020 00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:13,758 REDUCTION THAT'S ON OFFER FROM 1021 00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:14,425 THE CITY., FINALLY, AND THIS IS 1022 00:33:14,425 --> 00:33:18,029 AN ADMINISTRATIVE THING, FOR 1023 00:33:18,029 --> 00:33:19,564 FULL DESIGN REVIEW. THERE ARE 1024 00:33:19,564 --> 00:33:21,632 EIGHT BOARDS THAT SERVE 1025 00:33:21,632 --> 00:33:25,436 DIFFERENT, AREAS OF THE CITY., 1026 00:33:25,436 --> 00:33:27,405 MANY OF THE APPOINTEES TO THOSE 1027 00:33:27,405 --> 00:33:29,374 BOARDS HAVE, HAVE, ARE LIVING 1028 00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:31,275 ARE ON THOSE BOARDS PAST THEIR 1029 00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:32,443 TERM. AND MANY OF THOSE BOARDS 1030 00:33:32,443 --> 00:33:35,012 HAVE VACANCIES. SO ONE THING THE 1031 00:33:35,012 --> 00:33:36,948 COUNCIL MAY WANT TO CONSIDER IF 1032 00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:39,484 THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO EXTEND 1033 00:33:39,484 --> 00:33:42,587 THE INTERIM DESIGN REVIEW 1034 00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:43,588 INTERIM CONTROLS, IS STAFFING UP 1035 00:33:43,588 --> 00:33:44,655 THOSE BOARDS SO THAT IF SOMEBODY 1036 00:33:44,655 --> 00:33:48,559 ELECTS TO DO FULL DESIGN REVIEW, 1037 00:33:48,559 --> 00:33:52,330 THEY'LL BE CONTINUITY OF REVIEW 1038 00:33:52,330 --> 00:33:52,997 BY THOSE BOARDS. THAT'S IT. 1039 00:33:52,997 --> 00:33:57,335 THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU. 1040 00:33:57,335 --> 00:34:04,842 -- OKAY. THANK YOU., COLLEAGUES, 1041 00:34:04,842 --> 00:34:09,914 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 1042 00:34:09,914 --> 00:34:12,950 OKAY., CHAIR. YES, PLEASE. 1043 00:34:12,950 --> 00:34:13,851 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1044 00:34:13,851 --> 00:34:15,319 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND 1045 00:34:15,319 --> 00:34:17,722 AS ALWAYS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE 1046 00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:19,223 THE, THE PRESENTATION. I JUST 1047 00:34:19,223 --> 00:34:21,392 WANTED TO GO BACK TO A COUPLE OF 1048 00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:22,126 THINGS. SO ONE IS THAT AS IS, 1049 00:34:22,126 --> 00:34:24,662 WE'RE CURRENTLY OUT OF 1050 00:34:24,662 --> 00:34:26,631 COMPLIANCE WITH 1293. IS THAT 1051 00:34:26,631 --> 00:34:27,532 CORRECT? 1052 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:27,999 -- THAT'S CORRECT. 1053 00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:30,034 -- OKAY. AND THEN VOTING ON THIS 1054 00:34:30,034 --> 00:34:32,170 BILL TODAY ARE PASSING THIS BILL 1055 00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:33,571 AS WRITTEN WOULD BRING US BACK 1056 00:34:33,571 --> 00:34:34,939 INTO COMPLIANCE FOR THE THE 1057 00:34:34,939 --> 00:34:37,975 TEMPORARY, SIX MONTH PERIOD AS 1058 00:34:37,975 --> 00:34:38,676 CONTEMPLATED. 1059 00:34:38,676 --> 00:34:40,611 -- IT DOESN'T BRING US BACK 1060 00:34:40,611 --> 00:34:42,780 INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 1293, BUT 1061 00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:44,015 IT DOES PROVIDE A DESIGN REVIEW 1062 00:34:44,015 --> 00:34:45,249 PATHWAY FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO 1063 00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:47,351 AVAIL THEMSELVES OF A DESIGN 1064 00:34:47,351 --> 00:34:48,853 REVIEW PROGRAM, EVEN ONE THAT'S 1065 00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:52,056 NOT A 1293 SORT OF COMPLIANT 1066 00:34:52,056 --> 00:34:53,057 PROGRAM. IF FOLKS DON'T WANT TO 1067 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:54,392 GO THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW, THEY 1068 00:34:54,392 --> 00:34:56,260 DON'T HAVE TO, IF THEY ELECT TO 1069 00:34:56,260 --> 00:34:58,129 GO THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW, THEY 1070 00:34:58,129 --> 00:34:58,729 ARE ELECTING TO GO THROUGH A 1071 00:34:58,729 --> 00:35:00,498 PROGRAM THAT IS NOT 1293 1072 00:35:00,498 --> 00:35:01,566 COMPLIANT. 1073 00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:02,900 -- OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. SO WE 1074 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:04,335 NEED FURTHER ACTION THERE. 1075 00:35:04,335 --> 00:35:05,770 CORRECT. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO 1076 00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:06,504 GO TO THE, ONE OF THE POINTS 1077 00:35:06,504 --> 00:35:08,206 THAT YOU WERE KIND OF CLOSING ON 1078 00:35:08,206 --> 00:35:10,975 THERE REGARDING, ON SITE 1079 00:35:10,975 --> 00:35:13,511 PERFORMANCE AND ANY POTENTIAL 1080 00:35:13,511 --> 00:35:15,680 ACTION OR CHANGES RELATED TO OUR 1081 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,382 MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY 1082 00:35:18,382 --> 00:35:19,517 PROGRAM. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS 1083 00:35:19,517 --> 00:35:21,919 THAT COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO 1084 00:35:21,919 --> 00:35:22,820 DETERMINE A PATH FORWARD FOR 1085 00:35:22,820 --> 00:35:24,789 PROJECTS, BUT THIS BILL WOULD 1086 00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,557 NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO A 1087 00:35:26,557 --> 00:35:27,391 POTENTIAL PATH FORWARD FOR 1088 00:35:27,391 --> 00:35:29,160 PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY 1089 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,963 AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THAT 1090 00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:33,831 DESIGN REVIEW., EXEMPTION. 1091 00:35:33,831 --> 00:35:35,633 -- YEAH. SO THE, THE, THE WAY 1092 00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:38,135 THE THE LAW PREVIOUS PREVIOUSLY 1093 00:35:38,135 --> 00:35:40,538 WAS AND WHAT IT WOULD BE IF THIS 1094 00:35:40,538 --> 00:35:42,540 BILL PASSES AND IT WOULD ALLOW 1095 00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:44,308 THAT EXEMPTION. BUT STILL ALLOW 1096 00:35:44,308 --> 00:35:47,745 THOSE DEVELOPERS TO ELECT TO DO 1097 00:35:47,745 --> 00:35:48,779 TO PAY IF THEY WANT TO AT THE 1098 00:35:48,779 --> 00:35:51,115 END OF THE DAY, IF THOSE 1099 00:35:51,115 --> 00:35:52,116 DEVELOPERS ELECT TO PAY, THEY 1100 00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:54,485 HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH DESIGN 1101 00:35:54,485 --> 00:35:55,653 REVIEW. SO IF THE COUNCIL WANTS 1102 00:35:55,653 --> 00:35:58,022 TO SORT OF PRESERVE THAT OPTION, 1103 00:35:58,022 --> 00:35:59,423 THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF 1104 00:35:59,423 --> 00:36:01,192 DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM ON THE 1105 00:36:01,192 --> 00:36:02,426 BOOKS. SO IF THE IF THE COUNCIL, 1106 00:36:02,426 --> 00:36:05,163 FOR EXAMPLE, DID NOT EXTEND THE 1107 00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:06,164 INTERIM DESIGN REVIEW CONTROLS, 1108 00:36:06,164 --> 00:36:07,498 THEN WE'D HAVE TO BE SORT OF 1109 00:36:07,498 --> 00:36:09,033 CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN 1110 00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:12,637 WITH THOSE PROJECTS IF THEY, IF 1111 00:36:12,637 --> 00:36:14,739 THEY, IF THEY WANTED TO REVERT 1112 00:36:14,739 --> 00:36:15,973 FROM PERFORMANCE TO PAYMENT. 1113 00:36:15,973 --> 00:36:16,707 -- THAT'S RIGHT. AND THANK YOU 1114 00:36:16,707 --> 00:36:19,076 FOR THAT. AND THEN, BUT IF AS 1115 00:36:19,076 --> 00:36:20,778 WRITTEN, IF THIS BILL PASSES, WE 1116 00:36:20,778 --> 00:36:23,481 WOULD BE, PROVIDING THAT PATHWAY 1117 00:36:23,481 --> 00:36:24,582 WOULD BE AVAILABLE, WE'D HAVE 1118 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:27,652 THAT CLEAR DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS 1119 00:36:27,652 --> 00:36:29,153 OR PATHWAY, BUT WE WOULD STILL 1120 00:36:29,153 --> 00:36:32,790 NEED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON 1121 00:36:32,790 --> 00:36:33,925 ANY CHANGES. IF SOMEBODY WERE TO 1122 00:36:33,925 --> 00:36:35,927 WANT TO SWITCH FROM PERFORMANCE 1123 00:36:35,927 --> 00:36:37,295 TO PAYMENT. IS THAT CORRECT. 1124 00:36:37,295 --> 00:36:38,129 -- THAT'S CORRECT. 1125 00:36:38,129 --> 00:36:39,263 -- YEAH. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY 1126 00:36:39,263 --> 00:36:42,700 QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHAIR. 1127 00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:47,672 -- THANK YOU. AND, OBVIOUSLY WE 1128 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:49,173 GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT SORT 1129 00:36:49,173 --> 00:36:52,043 OF THE LONG TERM WORK ON DESIGN 1130 00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:53,411 REVIEW. AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT 1131 00:36:53,411 --> 00:36:55,112 WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON, BUT OR, 1132 00:36:55,112 --> 00:36:58,249 YOU KNOW, IT'S MORE, OTHER 1133 00:36:58,249 --> 00:36:59,717 DEPARTMENTS, BUT ANY, ANYTHING 1134 00:36:59,717 --> 00:37:01,986 THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHARE WITH 1135 00:37:01,986 --> 00:37:03,487 THE PUBLIC. 1136 00:37:03,487 --> 00:37:03,955 -- SORT OF EXPLAIN MY 1137 00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:04,522 UNDERSTANDING. AND CRYSTAL 1138 00:37:04,522 --> 00:37:05,456 TORRES FROM SDCI IS HERE AND SHE 1139 00:37:05,456 --> 00:37:07,425 MAY BE ABLE TO CHIME IN HERE AS 1140 00:37:07,425 --> 00:37:09,093 WELL., BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS 1141 00:37:09,093 --> 00:37:11,796 THAT, SDCI IS VERY CLOSE TO 1142 00:37:11,796 --> 00:37:13,364 HAVING A PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE 1143 00:37:13,364 --> 00:37:14,899 ABOUT TO MAKE PUBLIC TOWARDS THE 1144 00:37:14,899 --> 00:37:16,767 END OF THE HERALD 1145 00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:18,369 ADMINISTRATION., THERE HAS SINCE 1146 00:37:18,369 --> 00:37:20,104 BEEN OBVIOUSLY A TRANSITION AND 1147 00:37:20,104 --> 00:37:21,305 NEW MAYOR AND THAT I BELIEVE THE 1148 00:37:21,305 --> 00:37:21,939 CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS YET TO 1149 00:37:21,939 --> 00:37:24,775 ENGAGE ON PROGRAM PARAMETERS., 1150 00:37:24,775 --> 00:37:27,044 SDCI HAS FUNDING TO BEGIN 1151 00:37:27,044 --> 00:37:29,246 OUTREACH. AND THAT COULD BEGIN 1152 00:37:29,246 --> 00:37:31,582 EARLY THIS YEAR. IT'S LIKELY 1153 00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:32,617 THAT THAT OUTREACH WILL, WILL 1154 00:37:32,617 --> 00:37:34,885 REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL WILL TAKE 1155 00:37:34,885 --> 00:37:36,087 ENOUGH TIME., AND THAT WOULD BE 1156 00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:39,023 OUTREACH WOULD BE ON PROGRAM 1157 00:37:39,023 --> 00:37:41,225 DESIGN AND ALSO, A REVISED 1158 00:37:41,225 --> 00:37:41,859 CITYWIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES. IT 1159 00:37:41,859 --> 00:37:43,027 WOULD TAKE ENOUGH TIME THAT THE 1160 00:37:43,027 --> 00:37:44,128 COUNCIL WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO 1161 00:37:44,128 --> 00:37:47,064 CONSIDER ANOTHER EXTENSION., 1162 00:37:47,064 --> 00:37:47,698 WITHIN THAT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, 1163 00:37:47,698 --> 00:37:51,936 WHICH WOULD BE IN EARLY 2027. 1164 00:37:51,936 --> 00:37:55,339 BUT ESSENTIALLY, I THINK THE, 1165 00:37:55,339 --> 00:37:56,507 THE, THE FUNDING IS IN PLACE. IT 1166 00:37:56,507 --> 00:37:57,275 WOULD ACTUALLY, THE COLOR OF 1167 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:58,909 MONEY WAS SOMETHING THAT I 1168 00:37:58,909 --> 00:38:00,211 INQUIRED ABOUT IT'S CONSTRUCTION 1169 00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:01,345 INSPECTIONS FUND MONEY. SO IT'S 1170 00:38:01,345 --> 00:38:02,813 NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT 1171 00:38:02,813 --> 00:38:03,414 NEEDS TO BE FUNDED OUT OF THE 1172 00:38:03,414 --> 00:38:06,584 GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS 1173 00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:08,319 BECAUSE THEY'LL BE COMPETING 1174 00:38:08,319 --> 00:38:08,886 PRIORITIES FOR GENERAL FUND 1175 00:38:08,886 --> 00:38:11,589 MONEY. AS PART OF THE 2027 1176 00:38:11,589 --> 00:38:13,090 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS., AND IT'S 1177 00:38:13,090 --> 00:38:15,393 REALLY JUST A QUESTION OF, OF, 1178 00:38:15,393 --> 00:38:17,028 GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNCIL AND 1179 00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:18,095 THE CURRENT MAYOR ABOUT WHAT THE 1180 00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:21,232 PROGRAM SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND 1181 00:38:21,232 --> 00:38:22,266 THEN, GETTING THE CONTRACTS IN 1182 00:38:22,266 --> 00:38:24,535 PLACE TO BEGIN EXECUTING THEM. 1183 00:38:24,535 --> 00:38:26,470 -- WONDERFUL. THANK, THANK YOU 1184 00:38:26,470 --> 00:38:31,676 SO MUCH. HELPFUL TO GET THAT 1185 00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:32,743 UPDATE. AND, ANY OTHER 1186 00:38:32,743 --> 00:38:33,744 COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS 1187 00:38:33,744 --> 00:38:41,686 OR COMMENTS OKAY., WELL, 1188 00:38:41,686 --> 00:38:43,688 COLLEAGUES, I, IF THERE'S NO 1189 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:44,989 OBJECTION, I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND 1190 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:45,690 THE RULES TO ALLOW A VOTE ON THE 1191 00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:49,093 BILL ON THE SAME DAY THE PUBLIC 1192 00:38:49,093 --> 00:38:49,727 HEARING IS HELD., I JUST WANT TO 1193 00:38:49,727 --> 00:38:53,197 SEE IF THERE'S HEARING NO 1194 00:38:53,197 --> 00:38:54,465 OBJECTION. THE RULE IS 1195 00:38:54,465 --> 00:38:56,267 SUSPENDED, AND I'D LIKE TO 1196 00:38:56,267 --> 00:38:57,702 PROCEED WITH A COMMITTEE VOTE ON 1197 00:38:57,702 --> 00:39:02,807 THIS BILL., I MOVE THAT THE 1198 00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:04,041 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1199 00:39:04,041 --> 00:39:05,710 COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, 1243. IS 1200 00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:08,446 THERE A SECOND? 1201 00:39:08,446 --> 00:39:09,480 -- SECOND. 1202 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:10,448 -- OKAY. IT IS MOVED AND 1203 00:39:10,448 --> 00:39:12,249 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1204 00:39:12,249 --> 00:39:13,417 THE LEGISLATION., DO ANY OF MY 1205 00:39:13,417 --> 00:39:15,953 FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WISH TO 1206 00:39:15,953 --> 00:39:22,026 ADDRESS THE LEGISLATION I'LL 1207 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:23,961 JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT THAT, 1208 00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:27,231 I DO THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE 1209 00:39:27,231 --> 00:39:29,033 I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE PERMANENT 1210 00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,768 LEGISLATION, BUT I DO THINK THIS 1211 00:39:30,768 --> 00:39:33,037 TEMPORARY LEGISLATION IS USEFUL, 1212 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:34,705 PARTICULARLY FOR, FOR FOLKS THAT 1213 00:39:34,705 --> 00:39:40,010 NEED, SOME OF THAT, THE, 1214 00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:41,378 DEPARTURES., AND SO I DO THINK 1215 00:39:41,378 --> 00:39:42,847 IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE SOMETHING 1216 00:39:42,847 --> 00:39:46,617 IN PLACE. AND SO, I WOULD LIKE 1217 00:39:46,617 --> 00:39:48,419 TO URGE PEOPLE TO, TO VOTE YES 1218 00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:49,754 ON PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL ONE, 1219 00:39:49,754 --> 00:39:52,523 TWO, ONE, TWO, FOUR, THREE. WILL 1220 00:39:52,523 --> 00:39:55,059 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 1221 00:39:55,059 --> 00:39:55,493 ON RECOMMENDATION? 1222 00:39:55,493 --> 00:39:58,462 -- VICE CHAIR STRAUSS AYE. 1223 00:39:58,462 --> 00:39:59,830 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1224 00:39:59,830 --> 00:40:00,064 -- YES. 1225 00:40:00,064 --> 00:40:01,465 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES. 1226 00:40:01,465 --> 00:40:02,700 CHAIR LIN. 1227 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:02,933 -- YES. 1228 00:40:02,933 --> 00:40:04,135 -- CHAIR FOUR VOTES IN FAVOR AND 1229 00:40:04,135 --> 00:40:05,102 ZERO OPPOSED. 1230 00:40:05,102 --> 00:40:06,604 -- OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THE 1231 00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:07,772 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. THE 1232 00:40:07,772 --> 00:40:09,807 COUNCIL BILL PASS THE BILL, WILL 1233 00:40:09,807 --> 00:40:14,378 BE SENT TO AUGUST 4th, 2026. 1234 00:40:14,378 --> 00:40:16,313 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'VE 1235 00:40:16,313 --> 00:40:17,815 REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S 1236 00:40:17,815 --> 00:40:18,749 MEETING AGENDA. IS THERE ANY 1237 00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:20,184 FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE 1238 00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:22,953 THE COMMITTEE? BEFORE WE ADJOURN 1239 00:40:22,953 --> 00:40:24,955 OKAY. HEARING NO FURTHER 1240 00:40:24,955 --> 00:40:26,791 BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 1241 00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:35,132 2:44 P.M.. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 1242 00:40:35,132 --> 00:40:45,476 -- [MUSIC] [MUSIC]