1 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:16,516 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:16,649 --> 00:00:18,151 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING 3 00:00:18,151 --> 00:00:20,086 EVERYONE. AUGUST 5th, 2026. LAND 4 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:21,955 USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 5 00:00:21,955 --> 00:00:24,190 MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. 6 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:25,258 IT'S 9:33 A.M.. I'M CHAIR 7 00:00:25,258 --> 00:00:26,960 EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:28,361 COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE 9 00:00:28,361 --> 00:00:32,265 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 10 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:38,638 -- VICE CHAIR? STRAUSS. PRESENT 11 00:00:38,638 --> 00:00:39,439 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. HERE. 12 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:40,640 -- CHAIR LIN HERE. 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,275 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE THREE 14 00:00:42,275 --> 00:00:43,643 MEMBERS PRESENT. 15 00:00:43,643 --> 00:00:44,277 -- AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 16 00:00:44,277 --> 00:00:45,011 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 17 00:00:45,011 --> 00:00:46,212 ARE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S 18 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:46,913 MEETING. IF THERE'S NO 19 00:00:46,913 --> 00:00:48,848 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 20 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:50,016 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 21 00:00:50,016 --> 00:00:51,051 THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. GOOD 22 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:52,352 MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR 23 00:00:52,352 --> 00:00:55,121 COMING TO THIS THURSDAY. 24 00:00:55,121 --> 00:00:57,290 MORNING. WEDNESDAY MORNING 25 00:00:57,290 --> 00:00:57,957 MEETING TO DISCUSS LAND USE. AS 26 00:00:57,957 --> 00:00:58,725 ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO THE CITY 27 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,260 CLERK'S COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF 28 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:01,561 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OPCD FOR 29 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:04,764 HELPING US PREPARE FOR THIS 30 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:06,633 MEETING. SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE 31 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:08,301 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC 32 00:01:08,301 --> 00:01:08,935 COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS 33 00:01:08,935 --> 00:01:10,370 ON THE AGENDA, ITEMS WITHIN THE 34 00:01:10,370 --> 00:01:12,072 PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE CLERK. 35 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:15,742 HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP 36 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:15,975 TODAY? 37 00:01:15,975 --> 00:01:17,410 -- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO 38 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:18,745 SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND ONE 39 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,547 ONLINE. 40 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:21,281 -- OKAY. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 41 00:01:21,281 --> 00:01:21,948 TWO MINUTES. WE'LL START WITH 42 00:01:21,948 --> 00:01:24,818 IN PERSON SPEAKERS. FIRST CLERK 43 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:27,821 CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC 44 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:28,288 COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS? 45 00:01:28,288 --> 00:01:29,222 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 46 00:01:29,222 --> 00:01:29,789 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 47 00:01:29,789 --> 00:01:31,024 FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC 48 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:32,292 COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60 49 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:33,526 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 50 00:01:33,526 --> 00:01:34,861 IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY 51 00:01:34,861 --> 00:01:36,529 REGISTERED IN PERSON. SPEAKERS 52 00:01:36,529 --> 00:01:37,330 WILL BE CALLED FIRST, AFTER 53 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:39,265 WHICH WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE 54 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:40,099 SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC 55 00:01:40,099 --> 00:01:41,501 COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED. 56 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:42,802 SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 57 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:44,637 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT ON THEIR 58 00:01:44,637 --> 00:01:45,772 TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE 59 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,340 MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR 60 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:49,542 COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 61 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:50,944 TIME TO ALLOW FOR THE NEXT 62 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:52,078 SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT 63 00:01:52,078 --> 00:01:53,246 PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL 64 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:54,347 BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON 65 00:01:54,347 --> 00:01:56,483 THE LIST. WHO IS HANNAH? IF 66 00:01:56,483 --> 00:02:00,019 HANNAH, GIVE ME ONE MOMENT FOR 67 00:02:00,019 --> 00:02:07,861 THE TIMER. 68 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:08,595 -- I'M FROM PIONEER SQUARE AND 69 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:09,762 I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE GROWTH 70 00:02:09,762 --> 00:02:11,898 OF DOWNTOWN FROM A HUMANIST 71 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:13,766 PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS A 72 00:02:13,766 --> 00:02:14,868 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE A 73 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:17,203 COUPLE OF UNPOPULAR OPINIONS TO 74 00:02:17,203 --> 00:02:18,905 SHARE AND ASK THAT YOU BE OPEN 75 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:20,173 MINDED AND TRY TO SEE MY 76 00:02:20,173 --> 00:02:21,541 MEANING. THE FIRST IS THAT I 77 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:26,579 COME FROM A BUSINESS FAMILY, AND 78 00:02:26,579 --> 00:02:29,282 I REALLY RESPECT, THE EYE ON OUR 79 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:31,818 BUDGET THAT RIVERA KEPT, 80 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:35,522 YESTERDAY I SAID THE NATIVE 81 00:02:35,522 --> 00:02:37,123 TRIBE DOES THE BEST JOB OF 82 00:02:37,123 --> 00:02:37,757 DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY DOWNTOWN 83 00:02:37,757 --> 00:02:41,027 FROM WHAT I SEE. AND THE MEETING 84 00:02:41,027 --> 00:02:42,529 AFTER THAT REFLECTED MY POINT. 85 00:02:42,529 --> 00:02:45,164 THE TRIBESPEOPLE WERE WELL 86 00:02:45,164 --> 00:02:46,466 ORGANIZED AND PROFESSIONAL, WITH 87 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:48,968 TONS OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT THEIR 88 00:02:48,968 --> 00:02:49,502 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WERE 89 00:02:49,502 --> 00:02:51,004 EFFICIENT IN EVERY WAY. THE 90 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:53,773 BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTRASTED VERY 91 00:02:53,773 --> 00:02:54,607 SHARPLY WITH THAT, AND THERE 92 00:02:54,607 --> 00:02:56,910 WERE A LOT OF RAISED EYEBROWS 93 00:02:56,910 --> 00:02:58,945 ABOUT WHERE MONEY IS COMING 94 00:02:58,945 --> 00:03:00,580 FROM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE 95 00:03:00,580 --> 00:03:04,417 THREE ADMINISTRATORS, THE BUDGET 96 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:04,984 AND PRESENTATION OF IT WAS 97 00:03:04,984 --> 00:03:07,687 DISORGANIZED., THIS IS A REALLY 98 00:03:07,687 --> 00:03:10,189 UNPOPULAR OPINION, BUT WHO HAS 99 00:03:10,189 --> 00:03:13,126 LOTS OF MBAS AND DOES A REALLY 100 00:03:13,126 --> 00:03:15,328 GOOD JOB. BLACK WOMEN OF COLOR. 101 00:03:15,328 --> 00:03:18,431 AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY ON THE 102 00:03:18,431 --> 00:03:19,632 BUDGET COMMITTEE, AND I THINK 103 00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:21,301 THEY WOULD DO A REALLY GOOD JOB 104 00:03:21,301 --> 00:03:22,835 OF SEEING, YOU KNOW, WHERE OUR 105 00:03:22,835 --> 00:03:23,970 MONEY IS COMING FROM, WHERE 106 00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:25,772 IT'S GOING, AND MAKING SURE 107 00:03:25,772 --> 00:03:28,474 THAT WE'RE REALLY EFFICIENT. 108 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:32,345 ALSO YESTERDAY WE VOTED TO GIVE 109 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,247 AWAY ABOUT OVER 100FT OF LAND TO 110 00:03:34,247 --> 00:03:36,849 A PRIVATE DEVELOPER FOR AN 111 00:03:36,849 --> 00:03:38,885 ALLEYWAY., SO I LIVE ON JACKSON 112 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,353 AND FIRST AND THERE'S AN EMPTY 113 00:03:40,353 --> 00:03:42,288 OFFICE BUILDING NEXT TO ME AND I 114 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:43,723 DON'T KNOW, BUT I'D BE WILLING 115 00:03:43,723 --> 00:03:44,824 TO PUT MONEY THAT THE CITY ALSO 116 00:03:44,824 --> 00:03:46,960 GAVE AWAY A PRIVATE ALLEY, GAVE 117 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,328 AWAY AN ALLEYWAY TO BE 118 00:03:48,328 --> 00:03:50,396 PRIVATIZED BY THEM. TO. WHAT DO 119 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:52,565 YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF THE 120 00:03:52,565 --> 00:03:54,400 PRIVATE SECTOR OWNED ALL THE 121 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,602 ALLEYWAYS IN SEATTLE? DO YOU 122 00:03:55,602 --> 00:03:57,804 THINK THAT WOULD BE A SECURITY 123 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,806 THREAT? DO YOU. WHAT DO YOU 124 00:03:59,806 --> 00:04:01,507 THINK THAT THE POLICE PEOPLE 125 00:04:01,507 --> 00:04:02,475 THINK THAT WE'RE VACATING ALL 126 00:04:02,475 --> 00:04:04,277 THE ALLEYWAYS, AND THEN WE'RE 127 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:05,578 TALKING ABOUT MAKING THE CITY 128 00:04:05,578 --> 00:04:06,579 SAFER? WHO'S DOING THE DRUG 129 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:07,647 DEALS? WHO'S DOING THE HUMAN 130 00:04:07,647 --> 00:04:10,984 TRAFFICKING? IT'S THE PRIVATE 131 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:11,517 SECTOR AND THE ALLEYWAYS. 132 00:04:11,517 --> 00:04:17,290 -- THANK YOU 133 00:04:17,290 --> 00:04:22,295 -- NEXT IS STEVE OTHELLO. 134 00:04:22,295 --> 00:04:24,530 -- SURPRISINGLY, CITIZENS HAVE 135 00:04:24,530 --> 00:04:25,999 FEELINGS TOO. I UNDERSTAND THAT 136 00:04:25,999 --> 00:04:28,501 CHAIRMAN WAS NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT 137 00:04:28,501 --> 00:04:30,503 SOME OF THE THINGS SAID AS THEY 138 00:04:30,503 --> 00:04:32,205 WERE GRABBING MORE RIGHTS AWAY 139 00:04:32,205 --> 00:04:37,644 FROM THE CITIZENS AGAIN. I COME 140 00:04:37,644 --> 00:04:41,414 TO THESE MEETINGS AND I AM 141 00:04:41,414 --> 00:04:44,751 REGULARLY CALLED NIMBY, WHICH IS 142 00:04:44,751 --> 00:04:48,154 CODE FOR OLD. I GUESS I GOT THAT 143 00:04:48,154 --> 00:04:49,288 ONE ALL. YOU OWN A HOUSE? I 144 00:04:49,288 --> 00:04:54,060 DON'T OWN THAT ONE. AND RACIST, 145 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:59,666 WHICH I FIND REALLY OFFENSIVE 146 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:02,935 AND THIS JUST ROLLS OFF THE 147 00:05:02,935 --> 00:05:04,904 SPEECH OF THE OPPONENTS WHEN I 148 00:05:04,904 --> 00:05:08,808 POINT OUT HOW MUCH MONEY PEOPLE 149 00:05:08,808 --> 00:05:10,710 ARE MAKING AND HOW LITTLE 150 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:13,413 HOUSING WE'RE GETTING AND I 151 00:05:13,413 --> 00:05:15,081 DON'T LIKE BEING CALLED A 152 00:05:15,081 --> 00:05:17,583 RACIST, SPECIFICALLY, GIVE ME 153 00:05:17,583 --> 00:05:18,885 THE HOUSE AND YOU CAN CALL ME 154 00:05:18,885 --> 00:05:21,621 HOMEOWNER AND I CAN'T DO MUCH 155 00:05:21,621 --> 00:05:27,026 ABOUT THE AGE. I'M NOT. AFTER 156 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:29,662 ONE OF OUR MEETINGS HERE, NOT 157 00:05:29,662 --> 00:05:31,631 THE MEETING BEFORE THE FULL 158 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:33,766 COUNCIL. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME 159 00:05:33,766 --> 00:05:36,169 THAT ME AND MY KIND ARE THE 160 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,938 PROBLEM IN SEATTLE. THE OLD 161 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:40,807 PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO DIE. 162 00:05:40,807 --> 00:05:45,011 WE HAVE EXTENDED LIFE AND NO, 163 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:46,579 I'M NOT WILLING TO DIE. YOU 164 00:05:46,579 --> 00:05:49,315 SEE, IF A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE 165 00:05:49,315 --> 00:05:51,084 DIED, THEN WE WOULD LOWER THE 166 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:51,984 PRICE OF HOUSING BECAUSE THERE 167 00:05:51,984 --> 00:05:54,520 WOULD BE FEWER PEOPLE HERE. BUT 168 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,122 I'M NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, AND 169 00:05:56,122 --> 00:05:57,323 I'M NOT WILLING TO MOVE OUT OF 170 00:05:57,323 --> 00:06:00,360 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I THINK 171 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,497 THAT OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS ALL 172 00:06:04,497 --> 00:06:05,565 THE CARROTS GO TO THE INDUSTRY 173 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:08,634 AND ALL THE STICKS GO TO THE 174 00:06:08,634 --> 00:06:10,603 PUBLIC. WHEN YOU LOOK AT, MAJOR 175 00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:13,272 TREES, EASY AS HECK FOR THE 176 00:06:13,272 --> 00:06:15,174 DEVELOPERS TO GET RID OF THEM, 177 00:06:15,174 --> 00:06:16,442 ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ASK, ASK 178 00:06:16,442 --> 00:06:20,513 DOT, OR CITY PLANNING. AND THE 179 00:06:20,513 --> 00:06:22,515 PREFERRED IS USUALLY REMOVE THE 180 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:23,816 TREES. LET'S DO SOMETHING FOR 181 00:06:23,816 --> 00:06:26,486 THE PEOPLE. OCCASIONALLY. 182 00:06:26,486 --> 00:06:29,322 -- THANK YOU STEVE 183 00:06:29,322 --> 00:06:29,889 -- NEXT TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, 184 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:31,324 STARTING WITH TINA BOUCHER, 185 00:06:31,324 --> 00:06:37,430 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. 186 00:06:37,430 --> 00:06:39,932 -- GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. TINA. 187 00:06:39,932 --> 00:06:43,569 DISTRICT SEVEN., TODAY I'D LIKE 188 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:45,571 TO TALK ABOUT SOME OPPORTUNITIES 189 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:47,306 IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 190 00:06:47,306 --> 00:06:49,075 SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO 191 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:49,675 THE DOWNTOWN REGIONAL CENTER 192 00:06:49,675 --> 00:06:52,645 PLAN, BUT FOR THE WHOLE CITY AS 193 00:06:52,645 --> 00:06:55,515 WELL. I APPRECIATE THE PLAN, 194 00:06:55,515 --> 00:06:57,450 RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADA 195 00:06:57,450 --> 00:06:59,218 ACCESSIBILITY, AND SEATTLE HAS 196 00:06:59,218 --> 00:07:01,387 MADE SOME MEANINGFUL PROGRESS. 197 00:07:01,387 --> 00:07:03,523 BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 198 00:07:03,523 --> 00:07:04,490 MOVE BEYOND COMPLIANCE AND 199 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:05,925 EMBRACE THE FULL INTENT OF THE 200 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:08,561 ADA AS A CIVIL RIGHTS LAW. 201 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:11,798 ACCESSIBILITY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO 202 00:07:11,798 --> 00:07:13,933 DOWNTOWN LIVABILITY, A TRULY 203 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:15,802 LIVABLE DOWNTOWN IS ONE WHERE 204 00:07:15,802 --> 00:07:18,070 EVERY RESIDENT VISITOR, 205 00:07:18,070 --> 00:07:20,106 REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY TO 206 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:21,774 MOVE SAFELY, INDEPENDENTLY AND 207 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:23,643 WITH DIGNITY. THAT REQUIRES 208 00:07:23,643 --> 00:07:25,378 ACCESSIBILITY TO BE MORE THAN A 209 00:07:25,378 --> 00:07:27,647 PROJECT BY PROJECT REQUIREMENT. 210 00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:29,916 IT SHOULD BE A GUIDING PRINCIPLE 211 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:32,585 THAT SHAPES EVERY DECISION 212 00:07:32,585 --> 00:07:34,954 INVOLVING DEVELOPMENT, 213 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:37,723 TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, 214 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:38,324 CONSTRUCTION, IMPLEMENTATION, 215 00:07:38,324 --> 00:07:41,427 CURB MANAGEMENT, MICROMOBILITY 216 00:07:41,427 --> 00:07:43,463 AND THE PUBLIC REALM. I 217 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:46,332 ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A 218 00:07:46,332 --> 00:07:46,899 CROSS-CUTTING ACCESSIBILITY 219 00:07:46,899 --> 00:07:49,268 POLICY, ESTABLISH A CONTINUOUS, 220 00:07:49,268 --> 00:07:51,671 ACCESSIBLE NETWORK, STRENGTHEN 221 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:54,874 STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 222 00:07:54,874 --> 00:07:58,144 MICROMOBILITY, ASSIGN CLEAR 223 00:07:58,144 --> 00:07:58,711 ACCOUNTABILITY AND MEASURE 224 00:07:58,711 --> 00:08:00,880 PROGRESS THROUGH REGULAR PUBLIC 225 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,382 REPORTING. THIS GOES WAY BEYOND 226 00:08:03,382 --> 00:08:05,418 ONE DEPARTMENT. THE MEASURE OF 227 00:08:05,418 --> 00:08:07,820 SUCCESS SHOULD NOT SIMPLY BE 228 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,889 WHETHER INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS 229 00:08:09,889 --> 00:08:10,456 COMPLY WITH ADA OR WITH THE 230 00:08:10,456 --> 00:08:12,859 CONSENT DECREE, BUT WHETHER 231 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:15,294 DOWNTOWN IS GENUINELY LIVABLE 232 00:08:15,294 --> 00:08:17,663 AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. 233 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:19,265 EVERY DAY. THE PLAN SPEAKS OFTEN 234 00:08:19,265 --> 00:08:21,167 ABOUT GROWTH, HOUSING, AND 235 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:22,335 ECONOMIC VITALITY, BUT IT SAYS 236 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:24,837 MUCH LESS ABOUT WHAT MAKES 237 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:27,440 DOWNTOWN TRULY LIVABLE FOR THE 238 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,442 PEOPLE WHO CALL IT HOME. 239 00:08:29,442 --> 00:08:31,344 LIVABILITY ISN'T AN AMENITY. IT 240 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,112 IS THE FOUNDATION OF A 241 00:08:33,112 --> 00:08:35,915 SUCCESSFUL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT 242 00:08:35,915 --> 00:08:36,449 MEANS SAFE AND WELCOMING 243 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:37,517 STREETS, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC 244 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,452 SPACES, CLEAN SIDEWALKS, 245 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:41,387 OPPORTUNITIES TO GATHER ACCESS 246 00:08:41,387 --> 00:08:44,824 TO NATURE, REASONABLE NOISE 247 00:08:44,824 --> 00:08:45,057 LEVELS. 248 00:08:45,057 --> 00:08:46,492 -- THANK YOU. 249 00:08:46,492 --> 00:08:53,366 -- NEXT IS DAVID HAINES. 250 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:55,268 -- HI. THANK YOU. DAVID IS THE 251 00:08:55,268 --> 00:08:56,836 COUNCIL GOING TO TAKE AWAY THE 252 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:59,205 RESTRICTIONS THAT THE CITY 253 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:01,007 COUNCIL LANDLORDS PUT INTO THE 254 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:03,009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT 255 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:03,643 SABOTAGED THE INTEGRITY OF THE 256 00:09:03,643 --> 00:09:04,644 WHOLE THING FOR THE NEXT 20 257 00:09:04,644 --> 00:09:07,079 YEARS? THERE'S NOTHING WORSE 258 00:09:07,079 --> 00:09:08,447 THAN LIKE, LET'S SAY YOU'RE ON 259 00:09:08,447 --> 00:09:09,815 THE LINK LIGHT RAIL AND YOU'RE 260 00:09:09,815 --> 00:09:12,151 LOOKING OVER AND YOU SEE ALL 261 00:09:12,151 --> 00:09:13,953 THESE BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOWER 262 00:09:13,953 --> 00:09:15,354 THAN THE TRAIN AND ALL YOU CAN 263 00:09:15,354 --> 00:09:18,157 AND PEOPLE CAN HEAR THE ECHO 264 00:09:18,157 --> 00:09:19,859 FROM THAT. IT'S LIKE, YOU 265 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:22,328 CAN'T PUT LOW LEVEL HOUSING 266 00:09:22,328 --> 00:09:25,231 RIGHT NEAR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED 267 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:25,865 INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN YOU DON'T 268 00:09:25,865 --> 00:09:27,767 HAVE NOISE ABATEMENT WALLS, WHEN 269 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:30,770 YOU DON'T GO HIGH ENOUGH THAT 270 00:09:30,770 --> 00:09:31,871 PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE AMENITIES 271 00:09:31,871 --> 00:09:32,872 AT THE TOP OF THE FLOOR, AT THE 272 00:09:32,872 --> 00:09:34,173 TOP OF THE BUILDING TO GET A 273 00:09:34,173 --> 00:09:35,841 REPRIEVE FROM THE NOISE 274 00:09:35,841 --> 00:09:36,642 POLLUTION, FROM A TRASH PICKUP, 275 00:09:36,642 --> 00:09:39,345 OR WHATEVER IT IS. BUT IF YOU 276 00:09:39,345 --> 00:09:41,013 TAKE A LOOK AT LIKE INTERBAY, A 277 00:09:41,013 --> 00:09:42,415 PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW SCREWED 278 00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:46,185 UP SEATTLE IS. YOU GOT A TOXIC 279 00:09:46,185 --> 00:09:47,720 INDUSTRIAL TRAIN THAT'S HONKING 280 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,822 ITS HORN, DRIVING PEOPLE NUTS. 281 00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:51,357 AND YET Y'ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT 282 00:09:51,357 --> 00:09:52,258 PUTTING HOUSING RIGHT ON THE 283 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:54,794 SIDE OF THAT TRAIN IN INTERBAY. 284 00:09:54,794 --> 00:09:56,896 AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE IF 285 00:09:56,896 --> 00:10:01,000 YOU TAKE A GOOD OLD WHIFF OF THE 286 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:01,567 SEATTLE STORM'S PRACTICE 287 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:03,369 LOCATION THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO 288 00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:04,937 THE TRAIN YARD, THOSE PEOPLE ARE 289 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:06,739 NEVER GOING TO WIN ANOTHER 290 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:07,406 CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE WHEN 291 00:10:07,406 --> 00:10:09,809 THEY'RE WORKING OUT, THEY'RE 292 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:11,911 BREATHING TOXIC AIR. IT IS SO 293 00:10:11,911 --> 00:10:14,113 OVERWHELMING. ANYWAY, WE NEED TO 294 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:16,482 TAKE THE RESTRICTIONS OFF THE 295 00:10:16,482 --> 00:10:19,285 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PURGE THE 296 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:21,020 ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT BRUCE 297 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:24,190 HARRELL RACISTLY PAINTED. IT'S 298 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:27,927 LIKE THE LANDLORDS IN THE CITY 299 00:10:27,927 --> 00:10:31,664 COUNCIL SABOTAGED THE INTEGRITY 300 00:10:31,664 --> 00:10:32,264 AND PUT THESE RESTRICTIONS ON 301 00:10:32,264 --> 00:10:33,499 REAL DEVELOPERS. WEAPONIZE MH 302 00:10:33,499 --> 00:10:35,668 FUND TO LINE THE POCKETS OF 303 00:10:35,668 --> 00:10:36,268 THEIR POLITICALLY CONNECTED, 304 00:10:36,268 --> 00:10:39,138 UNQUALIFIED NONPROFITS. AND YET, 305 00:10:39,138 --> 00:10:39,705 EVERYTHING IS TAINTED IN A 306 00:10:39,705 --> 00:10:41,107 RACIST LENS. YOU GOT TO BE BLACK 307 00:10:41,107 --> 00:10:42,708 TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL 308 00:10:42,708 --> 00:10:45,011 DISTRICT. YOU GOT TO BE BLACK IF 309 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:45,644 YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO IT 310 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:46,212 AND YOU GOT TO BE BLACK IF 311 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:47,179 YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE LIVING 312 00:10:47,179 --> 00:10:50,282 IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, LIKE 313 00:10:50,282 --> 00:10:51,217 IT'S JUST A RACIST, TAINTED, 314 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:52,952 SCORELESS EXPERIENCE THAT NEEDS 315 00:10:52,952 --> 00:10:56,856 TO BE PURGED FROM GOVERNMENT. 316 00:10:56,856 --> 00:10:59,892 -- THANK YOU. DAVID. 317 00:10:59,892 --> 00:11:01,494 -- AS CONCLUDED, PUBLIC 318 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:05,965 SPEAKERS. 319 00:11:05,965 --> 00:11:06,532 -- OKAY., THANK YOU ALL FOR 320 00:11:06,532 --> 00:11:07,400 PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL NOW MOVE 321 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,567 ON TO OUR ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS. 322 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:09,869 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ 323 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:14,006 AGENDA ITEM ONE? 324 00:11:14,006 --> 00:11:17,643 -- AGENDA ITEM 1CB121268. AN 325 00:11:17,643 --> 00:11:18,277 ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE 326 00:11:18,277 --> 00:11:19,745 AND ZONING AMENDING THE SEATTLE 327 00:11:19,745 --> 00:11:20,880 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO 328 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,314 INCORPORATE CHANGES PROPOSED AS 329 00:11:22,314 --> 00:11:24,750 PART OF THE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE 330 00:11:24,750 --> 00:11:25,351 PLAN ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS 331 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:27,787 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 332 00:11:27,787 --> 00:11:32,458 -- THANK YOU. AND, A FROM 333 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:33,692 CENTRAL STAFF JOINING US. AND,, 334 00:11:33,692 --> 00:11:35,728 ONCE YOU'RE READY, PLEASE GO 335 00:11:35,728 --> 00:11:38,964 AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF 336 00:11:38,964 --> 00:11:39,165 AND. 337 00:11:39,165 --> 00:11:40,132 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR LIN. MY NAME 338 00:11:40,132 --> 00:11:42,268 IS REBECCA MASKIN, LEGISLATIVE 339 00:11:42,268 --> 00:11:43,436 ANALYST WITH CENTRAL STAFF. AND 340 00:11:43,436 --> 00:11:44,970 JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE TO PULL UP 341 00:11:44,970 --> 00:11:45,371 MY PRESENTATION. 342 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:48,240 -- ABSOLUTELY. TAKE YOUR TIME. 343 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:56,015 THANKS. 344 00:11:56,248 --> 00:12:05,357 -- OKAY. 345 00:12:05,357 --> 00:12:06,125 -- AND COLLEAGUES, GIVEN WE'VE 346 00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:08,327 HAD A PRETTY LIGHT AGENDA, FEEL 347 00:12:08,327 --> 00:12:11,163 FREE TO, PROVIDE COMMENTS OR 348 00:12:11,163 --> 00:12:14,433 QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG. 349 00:12:14,433 --> 00:12:16,669 -- SO THANK YOU AGAIN. MY NAME 350 00:12:16,669 --> 00:12:17,269 IS REBECCA MASKIN ON CENTRAL 351 00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:19,171 STAFF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. AND 352 00:12:19,171 --> 00:12:21,740 TODAY WE'LL BE DISCUSSING 353 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,576 COUNCIL BILL 121268, WHICH IS 354 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:25,244 THE 2026 ANNUAL AMENDMENT TO THE 355 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:28,681 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO UNDER THE 356 00:12:28,681 --> 00:12:30,783 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT, 357 00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:31,383 JURISDICTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO 358 00:12:31,383 --> 00:12:33,319 AMEND THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS 359 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:34,687 ONCE A YEAR, MORE THAN ONCE A 360 00:12:34,687 --> 00:12:37,556 YEAR IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES. 361 00:12:37,556 --> 00:12:39,558 AND, SEATTLE HAS DONE THIS IN 362 00:12:39,558 --> 00:12:40,326 MOST YEARS. AND THIS WOULD BE 363 00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:42,528 THE FIRST ANNUAL AMENDMENT TO 364 00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:45,464 THE NEWLY ADOPTED ONE SEATTLE 365 00:12:45,464 --> 00:12:47,433 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED IN 366 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:50,169 2025., THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES 367 00:12:50,169 --> 00:12:53,172 FOUR SUBAREA PLANS, REPRESENTING 368 00:12:53,172 --> 00:12:56,442 THE TWO REGIONAL CENTERS AND TWO 369 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:56,976 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL 370 00:12:56,976 --> 00:12:58,477 CENTERS, OR WE ALSO CALL THEM 371 00:12:58,477 --> 00:13:01,113 MIX OR MIX., AND YOU CAN SEE THE 372 00:13:01,113 --> 00:13:02,782 REGIONAL CENTERS ON THIS MAP 373 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:05,084 HERE IN THE DARKEST BLUE COLOR 374 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:07,353 AND THE MIX ARE REPRESENTED IN 375 00:13:07,353 --> 00:13:10,356 THIS GRAY COLOR AS WELL. SO WHY 376 00:13:10,356 --> 00:13:11,857 ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW? 377 00:13:11,857 --> 00:13:13,492 WELL, THESE SUBAREA PLANS, IN 378 00:13:13,492 --> 00:13:15,761 ADDITION TO BEING GOOD PLANNING 379 00:13:15,761 --> 00:13:17,730 PRACTICES. PLANNING FOR 380 00:13:17,730 --> 00:13:19,331 NEIGHBORHOODS OF SUBSTANTIAL 381 00:13:19,331 --> 00:13:20,666 AREAS, THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED BY 382 00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:21,300 THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL 383 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:23,769 TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION OF 384 00:13:23,769 --> 00:13:26,872 THESE REGIONAL CENTERS, WHICH 385 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:27,506 MAKES, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 386 00:13:27,506 --> 00:13:29,675 THAT SERVE CENTERS MORE 387 00:13:29,675 --> 00:13:31,343 COMPETITIVE IN REGIONAL OR IN 388 00:13:31,343 --> 00:13:33,779 FEDERAL FUNDING COMPETITIONS. SO 389 00:13:33,779 --> 00:13:35,915 WE ARE INTERESTED IN, 390 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:37,249 MAINTAINING THAT CERTIFICATION. 391 00:13:37,249 --> 00:13:41,120 AND WE WILL BE PRODUCING SUBAREA 392 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:41,754 PLANS FOR EACH OF THE REGIONAL 393 00:13:41,754 --> 00:13:44,056 CENTERS. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST 394 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:45,891 BATCH. MORE CENTER PLANS ARE 395 00:13:45,891 --> 00:13:47,326 ANTICIPATED NEXT YEAR AS WELL 396 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:51,497 FOR ANOTHER ANNUAL AMENDMENT. SO 397 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:52,731 THE PLANS WILL ARE ADOPTED INTO 398 00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:54,533 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN AN 399 00:13:54,533 --> 00:13:56,302 APPENDIX. THEY DO NOT OFFER 400 00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:57,870 THESE PLANS DO NOT OFFER ANY 401 00:13:57,870 --> 00:13:59,805 ZONING CHANGES OR DEVELOPMENT 402 00:13:59,805 --> 00:14:02,274 REGULATION CHANGES. SO THERE'S 403 00:14:02,274 --> 00:14:06,145 NOT THOSE KINDS OF POLICY PIECES 404 00:14:06,145 --> 00:14:07,046 ATTACHED TO THIS. I WANT TO 405 00:14:07,046 --> 00:14:08,847 SPEND A LITTLE TIME TALKING 406 00:14:08,847 --> 00:14:10,316 ABOUT SEPA ANALYZES, BECAUSE 407 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:11,750 THESE PLANS WERE STUDIED. THE 408 00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:13,118 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THESE 409 00:14:13,118 --> 00:14:15,454 PLANS WERE STUDIED UNDER 410 00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:16,088 DIFFERENT SEPA ANALYSIS RELATED 411 00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:17,923 TO DIFFERENT PLANS. SO THE 412 00:14:17,923 --> 00:14:19,458 REGIONAL CENTERS PLANS WERE 413 00:14:19,458 --> 00:14:21,527 ANALYZED ON ADDENDA TO THE 414 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:24,230 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM 2025., 415 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:25,364 THAT WAS A PHASE ONE 416 00:14:25,364 --> 00:14:28,801 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THE SEPA 417 00:14:28,801 --> 00:14:29,435 ANALYSIS ARE SEPARATE FOR EACH 418 00:14:29,435 --> 00:14:31,203 OF THE PLANS. SO EACH PLAN HAS 419 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:32,571 ITS OWN ANALYSIS. AND I'LL GO 420 00:14:32,571 --> 00:14:35,307 INTO SOME DETAIL ABOUT THEM 421 00:14:35,307 --> 00:14:36,942 LATER ON. THE MIC PLANS WERE 422 00:14:36,942 --> 00:14:39,511 ANALYZED IN ADDENDA TO THE 423 00:14:39,511 --> 00:14:40,946 INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME STRATEGY 424 00:14:40,946 --> 00:14:42,381 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, 425 00:14:42,381 --> 00:14:46,385 WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2023., AND 426 00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:48,254 I SHOULD NOTE AS WELL AS IT'S 427 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,655 IMPORTANT THAT THE DUWAMISH PLAN 428 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:51,790 WAS APPEALED TO THE HEARING 429 00:14:51,790 --> 00:14:53,492 EXAMINER IN MAY OF 2026. THAT 430 00:14:53,492 --> 00:14:55,461 APPEAL IS STILL ONGOING. AND 431 00:14:55,461 --> 00:14:58,097 UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED IN EITHER 432 00:14:58,097 --> 00:14:59,331 WAY, THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD NOT 433 00:14:59,331 --> 00:15:02,568 ACT IN ADOPTING THIS PLAN. SO, 434 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:03,669 WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT. WE'LL 435 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:06,272 TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. 436 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:07,339 -- IF YOU COULD JUST MOVE THE 437 00:15:07,339 --> 00:15:08,641 MIC A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, I THINK 438 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:10,142 THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. OKAY. 439 00:15:10,142 --> 00:15:13,012 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU OKAY., 440 00:15:13,012 --> 00:15:13,913 SO NOW I'LL GIVE A LITTLE 441 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:14,813 BACKGROUND ON EACH CENTER. I 442 00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:18,851 WON'T GO INTO AS MUCH DETAIL AS 443 00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:19,852 OPCD STAFF DID LAST WEEK. ON 444 00:15:19,852 --> 00:15:22,288 EACH CENTER, BUT I'LL RAISE THE 445 00:15:22,288 --> 00:15:24,089 HIGHLIGHTS AND POTENTIAL 446 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:25,824 COMMENTS ABOUT THEM. FIRST I'LL 447 00:15:25,824 --> 00:15:27,826 NOTE THAT THE REGIONAL CENTER 448 00:15:27,826 --> 00:15:30,429 PLANS ARE STRIKING VISUAL 449 00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:32,431 DOCUMENTS. THEY CONTAIN A LOT OF 450 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:37,236 ILLUSTRATIONS AND POLICIES., IN 451 00:15:37,236 --> 00:15:38,671 A VERY VISUALLY STRIKING KIND OF 452 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:40,906 WAY., ANOTHER INTERESTING THING 453 00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:43,208 THAT THE PLANS DO IS THEY CUT 454 00:15:43,208 --> 00:15:45,778 ACROSS, STANDARD COMPREHENSIVE 455 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,479 OR SUBAREA PLAN CHAPTERS LIKE 456 00:15:47,479 --> 00:15:49,615 LAND USE OR TRANSPORTATION. AND 457 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:51,050 THEY'RE ORGANIZED AROUND FIVE 458 00:15:51,050 --> 00:15:52,384 THEMES. SO IN DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN 459 00:15:52,384 --> 00:15:53,552 SEE THE THEMES ARE LISTED THERE 460 00:15:53,552 --> 00:15:56,188 ON, ON THE SLIDE. BUT JUST TO 461 00:15:56,188 --> 00:15:57,656 ILLUSTRATE HOW THAT EACH OF 462 00:15:57,656 --> 00:15:59,692 THESE THEMES ARE KIND OF 463 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:02,161 CROSS-CUTTING, AS AN EXAMPLE, 464 00:16:02,161 --> 00:16:04,196 THE DOWNTOWN SAFE AND WELCOMING, 465 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:06,265 THEME AREA HAS POLICIES ABOUT 466 00:16:06,265 --> 00:16:08,701 NOT ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT 467 00:16:08,701 --> 00:16:09,735 TRANSPORTATION AND PARKS AND 468 00:16:09,735 --> 00:16:11,003 OPEN SPACE. SO IT'S KIND OF A 469 00:16:11,003 --> 00:16:13,505 UNIQUE APPROACH TO COMPLETING A 470 00:16:13,505 --> 00:16:17,242 SUBAREA PLAN., THE OTHER THING 471 00:16:17,242 --> 00:16:18,110 I'D LIKE TO NOTE ABOUT THE 472 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:19,712 PLANS THEMSELVES FOR REGIONAL 473 00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:21,013 CENTER PLANS IS THEY ADD MORE 474 00:16:21,013 --> 00:16:24,049 DETAIL THAN, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 475 00:16:24,049 --> 00:16:24,850 GENERALLY DOES COMPREHENSIVE 476 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:26,318 PLAN USUALLY HAS GOALS AND 477 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:28,120 POLICIES THAT IMPLEMENT THOSE 478 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:32,358 GOALS., AND A VISION AS WELL. 479 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:32,891 THESE SUBAREA PLANS HAVE 480 00:16:32,891 --> 00:16:34,059 IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS AS WELL AS 481 00:16:34,059 --> 00:16:36,328 PART OF THE PLANS., WHICH IS A 482 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:38,097 LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT'S A LITTLE 483 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:41,667 BIT MORE SPECIFIC THAN THE 484 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,570 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IN THE 485 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:47,873 REVIEW OF THE FIRST, I'LL SAY 486 00:16:47,873 --> 00:16:49,341 THAT DOWNTOWN NOT ONLY MEETS 487 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:52,578 REGIONAL CENTER CRITERIA SET BY 488 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:55,314 THE COUNTY AND, PSRC IT, IN 489 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:58,083 TERMS OF QUANTITATIVE, 490 00:16:58,083 --> 00:17:00,185 QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA, THE 491 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:01,854 CENTER IS PROBABLY THE MOST 492 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:07,159 DENSE AND MOST ACTIVE WITHIN THE 493 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:09,294 REGION. BUT PSRC ALSO LEFT SOME 494 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:10,562 COMMENTS ABOUT LAND USE AND 495 00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:13,565 CAPACITY DETAIL, WHICH IS 496 00:17:13,565 --> 00:17:14,233 COVERED IN THE PLAN. THERE'S A 497 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:15,834 MAP ABOUT OFFERING SOME DETAIL 498 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:19,471 OF FUTURE LAND USE IN, IN 499 00:17:19,471 --> 00:17:20,005 DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE 500 00:17:20,005 --> 00:17:22,408 DOWNTOWN. THAT COULD BE USED A 501 00:17:22,408 --> 00:17:26,045 LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY AS WELL., 502 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,881 THE, SO ANTICIPATED THAT 503 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:31,150 DOWNTOWN WILL GROW BY ABOUT 504 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:34,787 13,500 HOMES IN THE FUTURE. AND 505 00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:36,822 60,000 JOBS AS WELL. AND THAT 506 00:17:36,822 --> 00:17:38,490 DOES NOT, THAT IS CONSISTENT 507 00:17:38,490 --> 00:17:39,892 WITH THE GROWTH ANTICIPATED IN 508 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:41,059 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO SO IT 509 00:17:41,059 --> 00:17:42,828 DOESN'T GO BEYOND WHAT THE 510 00:17:42,828 --> 00:17:45,864 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS., 511 00:17:45,864 --> 00:17:47,166 RELATING TO SOME OF THE FINDINGS 512 00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:49,435 WERE THAT THERE WERE NO 513 00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:50,068 ADDITIONAL ADVERSE IMPACTS THAT 514 00:17:50,068 --> 00:17:52,371 THIS PLAN OFFERS RELATIVE TO THE 515 00:17:52,371 --> 00:17:54,339 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THAT THE 516 00:17:54,339 --> 00:17:56,909 ACTUALLY POTENTIAL IMPACTS ARE 517 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:58,277 ALREADY ANTICIPATED WITHIN THAT 518 00:17:58,277 --> 00:17:59,144 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 519 00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:01,447 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. 520 00:18:01,447 --> 00:18:02,881 IN FACT, SOME OF THE POLICIES 521 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:05,050 WITHIN THE PLAN MITIGATE FOR 522 00:18:05,050 --> 00:18:07,386 SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION 523 00:18:07,386 --> 00:18:08,020 IMPACTS CONSIDERED ELSEWHERE IN 524 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:09,822 THE PLAN. SO, BASED ON THE 525 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:12,558 CONNECTIVITY AND TRANSIT 526 00:18:12,558 --> 00:18:14,159 SERVING, POLICIES WITHIN THIS 527 00:18:14,159 --> 00:18:18,630 PLAN, SOME OF THOSE 528 00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:19,198 TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS ARE 529 00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:20,399 MITIGATED. MOVING ON TO THE 530 00:18:20,399 --> 00:18:21,533 NORTHGATE PLAN, AGAIN, THESE 531 00:18:21,533 --> 00:18:23,936 HAVE THESE CROSS-CUTTING THEMES 532 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,004 FOR NORTHGATE. SOME OF THE KEY 533 00:18:26,004 --> 00:18:27,406 FOCUS AREAS IN NORTHGATE ARE 534 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:29,975 IMPROVING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN 535 00:18:29,975 --> 00:18:32,377 PEOPLE AND NATURE, BETWEEN 536 00:18:32,377 --> 00:18:33,645 PEOPLE AND THE PLACES THEY WANT 537 00:18:33,645 --> 00:18:36,048 TO BE, IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN 538 00:18:36,048 --> 00:18:38,317 CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTIONS 539 00:18:38,317 --> 00:18:39,651 BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES. GIVEN 540 00:18:39,651 --> 00:18:41,487 THE LIGHT RAIL STATION THERE, 541 00:18:41,487 --> 00:18:43,422 THIS WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT 542 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,290 PSRC PICKED UP ON IN THEIR 543 00:18:45,290 --> 00:18:47,593 COMMENTARY AND THAT, THE SHAPE, 544 00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:48,894 AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CENTER MAP 545 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:51,130 ON THE RIGHT THERE IS A BIT 546 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:53,799 UNUSUAL AND THERE ARE SOME 547 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,734 LIMITED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN 548 00:18:55,734 --> 00:18:57,669 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CENTER, 549 00:18:57,669 --> 00:18:59,171 BOTH FOR PEOPLE AND FOR OTHER 550 00:18:59,171 --> 00:19:03,709 MODES OF TRAFFIC AS WELL. SO HIS 551 00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:06,845 COMMENT WAS TO CONSIDER 552 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:09,181 POTENTIAL BOUNDARY IMPROVEMENTS 553 00:19:09,181 --> 00:19:09,781 TO IMPROVE THAT CONNECTIVITY 554 00:19:09,781 --> 00:19:12,484 WITHIN THE CENTER. AND THAT IS 555 00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:14,486 NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS PLAN. 556 00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:16,154 WE'RE STICKING WITH THE STICKING 557 00:19:16,154 --> 00:19:19,057 WITH THE CENTER BOUNDARY AS 558 00:19:19,057 --> 00:19:21,860 PROPOSED, IS THE SAME SO, IT'S 559 00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:23,228 NOT A DETRIMENTAL 560 00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:24,329 CHARACTERISTIC. I JUST WANT TO 561 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:26,365 CALL THAT OUT. SO NORTHGATE 562 00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:28,033 PLANNING FOR ABOUT 2000 NEW 563 00:19:28,033 --> 00:19:30,002 HOMES AND 2500 NEW JOBS., WHICH 564 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,503 AGAIN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 565 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:36,241 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN., THIS PLAN 566 00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:39,811 WAS NOT DETERMINED TO HAVE, 567 00:19:39,811 --> 00:19:40,379 SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE 568 00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:43,515 ENVIRONMENT OR TO PEOPLE, EVEN 569 00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:46,251 BEYOND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 570 00:19:46,251 --> 00:19:46,885 THERE'S SOME MODERATE IMPACTS 571 00:19:46,885 --> 00:19:48,987 IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE ANALYSIS 572 00:19:48,987 --> 00:19:50,355 AND TRANSPORTATION AND 573 00:19:50,355 --> 00:19:52,057 REDEVELOPMENT, BUT THOSE ARE 574 00:19:52,057 --> 00:19:52,691 CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS STUDIED 575 00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:53,926 UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 576 00:19:53,926 --> 00:19:55,527 AND SO THERE WAS A DETERMINATION 577 00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:57,663 OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE 578 00:19:57,663 --> 00:20:01,633 SUBAREA PLAN SO MOVING ON TO THE 579 00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:05,504 MIX. SO THESE PLANS ARE MORE 580 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:07,940 TRADITIONAL, IN TERMS OF THEIR 581 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:10,709 FORMAT SET UP. WITH TRADITIONAL 582 00:20:10,709 --> 00:20:11,543 LAND USE TRANSPORTATION ECONOMY 583 00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:14,680 CHAPTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLANS 584 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,148 BOTH REALLY STRONGLY BUILD UPON 585 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:16,882 THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME 586 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:20,586 STRATEGY. THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 587 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:22,120 2023 AND THE LAND USE THAT LAND 588 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:24,256 USE CHANGES THAT WENT ALONG WITH 589 00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:28,193 THAT. SO SOME OF THE KEY, OH, I 590 00:20:28,193 --> 00:20:30,529 SHOULD NOTE ALSO THAT THE 591 00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:31,897 CONTENT OF THE PLAN, THE FORMAT 592 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,599 IS VERY SIMILAR BETWEEN BOTH THE 593 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:37,002 BIN AND THE GREATER DUWAMISH 594 00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:38,503 MIX., THE GOALS IN THE PLAN ARE 595 00:20:38,503 --> 00:20:40,539 THE ARE THE SAME ACROSS THOSE 596 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:44,309 TWO PLANS AND THE POLICIES ARE 597 00:20:44,309 --> 00:20:46,411 SPECIFIC FOR EACH CENTER, BUT 598 00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:47,613 THE FORMAT AND THE KIND OF GOALS 599 00:20:47,613 --> 00:20:52,951 AND, ARE THE SAME. SO SOME OF 600 00:20:52,951 --> 00:20:54,720 THE KEY THEMES IN THE PLAN. SO 601 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,188 THE PLAN THEMES ARE VERY SIMILAR 602 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:59,925 ACROSS THE MIX. THESE ARE PLACES 603 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:02,494 WHERE, LAND USE ENCROACHMENT 604 00:21:02,494 --> 00:21:03,095 FROM NON-INDUSTRIAL USES HAS 605 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:06,832 HAPPENED OVER TIME. THEY'RE BOTH 606 00:21:06,832 --> 00:21:07,466 PLACES WHERE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS 607 00:21:07,466 --> 00:21:11,003 ARE EITHER CURRENTLY IN OR ARE 608 00:21:11,003 --> 00:21:13,005 PLANNED TO EXIST. SO DOING THOSE 609 00:21:13,005 --> 00:21:14,339 DEALING WITH THOSE KINDS OF LAND 610 00:21:14,339 --> 00:21:16,441 USE CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL 611 00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:17,709 CONFLICTS AND PRESERVING 612 00:21:17,709 --> 00:21:19,411 INDUSTRIAL LAND ARE KEY THEMES 613 00:21:19,411 --> 00:21:23,949 OF BOTH OF THESE PLANS., MEETS 614 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:25,417 MOST OF THE CRITERIA SET OUT BY 615 00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:27,953 THE, BY THE COUNTY AND PSRC., 616 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:30,355 BUT ONE ISSUE THAT IS PERSISTENT 617 00:21:30,355 --> 00:21:33,091 IN BIN IS THAT THE CURRENT SHARE 618 00:21:33,091 --> 00:21:34,726 OF INDUSTRIAL JOBS OUT OF THE 619 00:21:34,726 --> 00:21:37,863 TOTAL JOBS WITHIN THE CENTER, IS 620 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:40,165 BELOW 50%. AND THAT IS A 621 00:21:40,165 --> 00:21:43,135 CRITERIA FOR MAINTAINING 622 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:44,036 CERTIFICATION STATUS, KIND OF 623 00:21:44,036 --> 00:21:45,737 BALANCED AMONG THE OTHER ONES. 624 00:21:45,737 --> 00:21:48,407 THE PLAN DOES HAVE POLICIES AND 625 00:21:48,407 --> 00:21:52,411 LAND USE., ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE 626 00:21:52,411 --> 00:21:54,913 ADOPTED IN 2023. LOOK TO PREVENT 627 00:21:54,913 --> 00:21:58,750 FURTHER, LOSS OF INDUSTRIAL 628 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:00,519 EMPLOYMENT. AND WITH THOSE 629 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:02,087 PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, THE PLAN 630 00:22:02,087 --> 00:22:03,355 ANTICIPATES THAT WE WOULD GET TO 631 00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:06,725 THAT 50% INDUSTRIAL JOBS BY 632 00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:11,363 2044. SO, THAT'S HOW KIND OF 633 00:22:11,363 --> 00:22:11,863 RESOLVE THAT, CRITERIA 634 00:22:11,863 --> 00:22:14,533 DEFICIENCY THE AREAS ADDING ARE 635 00:22:14,533 --> 00:22:16,568 PLANNING TO ADD ABOUT 6000 JOBS 636 00:22:16,568 --> 00:22:20,605 BY 2024. AND, ONE OF THE MOST 637 00:22:20,605 --> 00:22:22,507 SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS THAT WAS 638 00:22:22,507 --> 00:22:24,943 INCLUDED IN THIS ANALYSIS WAS 639 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:27,112 ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. GIVEN THE 640 00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:29,681 DIFFERENT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS 641 00:22:29,681 --> 00:22:32,517 BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION MODES 642 00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:35,654 THAT, THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE 643 00:22:35,654 --> 00:22:37,656 DIFFERENT LAND USES HERE AND 644 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:38,223 INCREASING DEVELOPMENT AND 645 00:22:38,223 --> 00:22:41,026 GROWTH. SO, THESE ARE MITIGATED 646 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,661 WITHIN THE PLAN. BUT, BUT THE 647 00:22:42,661 --> 00:22:45,163 ANALYSIS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE 648 00:22:45,163 --> 00:22:47,866 ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AS 649 00:22:47,866 --> 00:22:49,000 WELL. AND FINALLY, FOR THE 650 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,703 GREATER DUWAMISH MANUFACTURING 651 00:22:51,703 --> 00:22:52,337 INDUSTRIAL CENTER, AGAIN, THE 652 00:22:52,337 --> 00:22:55,140 KIND OF SIMILAR THEMES ABOUT 653 00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:57,542 INTEGRATING LAND USES, 654 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:59,811 DEVELOPING INDUSTRIALLY 655 00:22:59,811 --> 00:23:00,378 ORIENTED, TRANSIT ORIENTED 656 00:23:00,378 --> 00:23:02,581 DESIGN. THERE'S A DIFFERENT KIND 657 00:23:02,581 --> 00:23:04,015 OF LAND USE MIX WITHIN THE 658 00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:07,819 STADIUM DISTRICT THAT'S, FOCUSED 659 00:23:07,819 --> 00:23:09,187 TOWARDS ENTERTAINMENT AND HOW 660 00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:10,388 THAT INTERACTS WITH THE 661 00:23:10,388 --> 00:23:13,024 INDUSTRIAL MIX THERE. IS 662 00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:14,793 PRESERVING THAT INDUSTRIAL LAND 663 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:17,062 AMIDST THOSE CONFLICTS AND 664 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:18,130 PRESERVING THOSE OTHER USES IS A 665 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:19,397 KEY THEME OF HERE AS WELL AS A 666 00:23:19,397 --> 00:23:22,267 LARGE REDEVELOPMENT SITE., THAT 667 00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:25,570 WAS CREATED AFTER THE, SR 99 668 00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:29,441 TUNNEL WAS PUT IN THE GREATER 669 00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:32,010 DUWAMISH DEFINITELY. IT MEETS 670 00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:33,712 THE CRITERIA SET OUT BY THE 671 00:23:33,712 --> 00:23:35,981 COUNTY AND PSRC. THEY'RE 672 00:23:35,981 --> 00:23:36,782 PLANNING FOR 12,500 JOBS, WHICH 673 00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:38,817 IS AGAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE 674 00:23:38,817 --> 00:23:41,653 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SOME OF 675 00:23:41,653 --> 00:23:42,320 THE FINDINGS THAT I'LL CALL OUT 676 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,123 AGAIN, RELATE TO 677 00:23:45,123 --> 00:23:47,659 TRANSPORTATION., THERE'S 678 00:23:47,659 --> 00:23:49,828 SPECIFICALLY IMPACTS NOTED THAT 679 00:23:49,828 --> 00:23:51,530 ARE PERHAPS NOT COMPLETELY 680 00:23:51,530 --> 00:23:54,199 MITIGATED TO VULNERABLE USERS, 681 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:54,766 USERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION 682 00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:55,600 SYSTEM, FOLKS WHO ARE WALKING, 683 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,702 BIKING, ROLLING IN THE 684 00:23:57,702 --> 00:23:58,970 NEIGHBORHOOD CAN COME INTO 685 00:23:58,970 --> 00:24:00,872 CONFLICT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER 686 00:24:00,872 --> 00:24:01,406 MORE INDUSTRIAL MODES OF 687 00:24:01,406 --> 00:24:06,178 TRANSPORTATION. AND SO THAT IS 688 00:24:06,178 --> 00:24:06,778 ONE PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL 689 00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:10,982 AREA OF FOCUS IN THIS CENTER. 690 00:24:10,982 --> 00:24:12,551 AND AGAIN, THE GREATER DUWAMISH 691 00:24:12,551 --> 00:24:14,519 PLAN WAS APPEALED TO THE 692 00:24:14,519 --> 00:24:17,255 HEARINGS EXAMINER., THIS YEAR. 693 00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:20,258 AND SO COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD 694 00:24:20,258 --> 00:24:22,093 CONSIDER WHETHER, ACTION ON THIS 695 00:24:22,093 --> 00:24:24,462 PLAN IS RIPE AT THIS TIME. AND 696 00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:29,968 MAYBE IT SHOULD BE DEFERRED 697 00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:30,602 UNTIL THE, TO THE FUTURE ANNUAL 698 00:24:30,602 --> 00:24:33,605 AMENDMENT WHEN THE APPEAL IS 699 00:24:33,605 --> 00:24:34,239 RESOLVED., BUILDING ON THAT, I 700 00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:36,141 JUST WANT TO LAY OUT PROCESS 701 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:37,342 STEPS FOR YOU ALL. SO WE HAVE A 702 00:24:37,342 --> 00:24:39,644 BRIEFING TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO 703 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:42,013 ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER, 704 00:24:42,013 --> 00:24:44,649 AFTER MY PRESENTATION., WE'RE 705 00:24:44,649 --> 00:24:46,818 ASKING FOR ANY AMENDMENT 706 00:24:46,818 --> 00:24:49,554 PROPOSALS TO THE PLAN BY 707 00:24:49,554 --> 00:24:51,656 COUNCILMEMBERS., BE RETURNED TO 708 00:24:51,656 --> 00:24:55,794 BY AUGUST 10th. WE WILL DISCUSS 709 00:24:55,794 --> 00:24:57,929 THOSE POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS ON 710 00:24:57,929 --> 00:24:59,030 AUGUST 19th., HOLD A PUBLIC 711 00:24:59,030 --> 00:25:01,967 HEARING ON THIS AMENDMENT ON 712 00:25:01,967 --> 00:25:03,702 SEPTEMBER 11th. AND WITH A 713 00:25:03,702 --> 00:25:05,604 POTENTIAL VOTE ON THE 16th 714 00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:06,905 FOLLOWING THAT, AND THEN MOVING 715 00:25:06,905 --> 00:25:08,540 TO COUNCIL ON THE 22nd, 716 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:10,976 POTENTIALLY. SO THAT IS MY 717 00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:12,077 PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO 718 00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:13,245 ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU 719 00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:14,913 MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PLANS OR 720 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:16,414 THE PROCESS. AND THANK YOU VERY 721 00:25:16,414 --> 00:25:21,386 MUCH 722 00:25:21,386 --> 00:25:23,421 -- OKAY, COLLEAGUES, ANY, 723 00:25:23,421 --> 00:25:26,224 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN 724 00:25:26,224 --> 00:25:28,527 PARTICULAR ABOUT,, THE TIMELINE? 725 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,562 I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, CAN 726 00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:34,366 YOU GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE? 727 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:36,201 YEAH., WHOOPS. MAKE SURE THAT 728 00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:39,337 FOLKS ARE AWARE OF THE PROPOSED 729 00:25:39,337 --> 00:25:43,675 TIMELINE. IN MY UNDERSTANDING IS 730 00:25:43,675 --> 00:25:46,511 WE CAN'T REALLY TAKE ACTION ON 731 00:25:46,511 --> 00:25:48,880 THE, GREATER DUWAMISH PENDING 732 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,315 GIVEN THE PENDING APPEAL., I'M 733 00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:52,284 NOT SURE THE EXACT TIMELINE. DO 734 00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:54,853 YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON THE 735 00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:55,954 TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT MIGHT BE 736 00:25:55,954 --> 00:25:57,188 DONE? 737 00:25:57,188 --> 00:25:59,591 -- I BELIEVE THAT THE APPEAL 738 00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:00,091 WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN 739 00:26:00,091 --> 00:26:01,326 SEPTEMBER. THERE'S POTENTIAL 740 00:26:01,326 --> 00:26:04,262 THAT IT WOULD BE, HEARD BY 741 00:26:04,262 --> 00:26:07,132 NOVEMBER IN MID NOVEMBER, WHICH 742 00:26:07,132 --> 00:26:10,669 IS OBVIOUSLY, AFTER THIS 743 00:26:10,669 --> 00:26:11,102 POTENTIAL SCHEDULE. 744 00:26:11,102 --> 00:26:16,708 -- OKAY VICE CHAIR STRAUSS. 745 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,911 -- OKAY. THANKS. CHAIR LIN. THIS 746 00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:20,845 TIMELINE LOOKS GOOD TO ME. MAKES 747 00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:23,448 SENSE TO ME. I DO HAVE A NUMBER 748 00:26:23,448 --> 00:26:25,116 OF AMENDMENTS FOR AT LEAST THE 749 00:26:25,116 --> 00:26:26,718 BIN MIC. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY 750 00:26:26,718 --> 00:26:27,886 FOR THE DUWAMISH MIC AT THIS 751 00:26:27,886 --> 00:26:30,422 TIME. AND JUST NOTING THAT I 752 00:26:30,422 --> 00:26:32,324 WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU ON 753 00:26:32,324 --> 00:26:33,825 AUGUST 19th. SO I'LL JUST ASK 754 00:26:33,825 --> 00:26:36,361 YOU TO READ MY COMMENTS IF I'VE 755 00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:38,730 GOT SOME. THAT'S ALL. 756 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:41,032 -- OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD, VICE 757 00:26:41,032 --> 00:26:41,333 THANK YOU. 758 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:42,867 -- I APPRECIATE THE STRUCTURE 759 00:26:42,867 --> 00:26:44,035 AND THE PROCESS THAT YOU SET UP. 760 00:26:44,035 --> 00:26:45,870 THIS IS GREAT. 761 00:26:45,870 --> 00:26:49,007 -- THANK YOU. AND I CERTAINLY 762 00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:50,742 SEE ONE AMENDMENT,, JUST IN 763 00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:52,611 TERMS OF OBVIOUSLY, IF WE'RE NOT 764 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:53,578 PASSING THE DUWAMISH, WE'LL JUST 765 00:26:53,578 --> 00:26:55,180 NEED TO TAKE THAT OUT. 766 00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:57,916 PRESUMABLY OF THE PROPOSED 767 00:26:57,916 --> 00:27:01,219 ORDINANCE DRAFT ORDINANCE. ANY 768 00:27:01,219 --> 00:27:04,255 OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?, 769 00:27:04,255 --> 00:27:08,827 OKAY WELL, THANK YOU. LOOK 770 00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:11,830 FORWARD TO, ANY PROPOSED 771 00:27:11,830 --> 00:27:16,301 AMENDMENTS., AND, IF THAT'S IT, 772 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:18,103 I THINK WE'VE REACHED THE END 773 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:19,371 OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. IS 774 00:27:19,371 --> 00:27:20,338 THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO 775 00:27:20,338 --> 00:27:22,574 COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE 776 00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:23,274 WE ADJOURN?, HEARING NO FURTHER 777 00:27:23,274 --> 00:27:26,745 BUSINESS. WE ARE ADJOURNED. 10 778 00:27:26,745 --> 00:27:28,179 A.M. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS, 779 00:27:28,179 --> 00:27:31,650 AUGUST 19th.