>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING HERE. IT IS 3:04 PM. I
AM CHAIR OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. CHAIR
LIN. SIX PRESENT.
>> I LIKE TO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ARE EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING. WELCOME
TO SESSION TO . TODAY'S HEARING
HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO TWO
SESSIONS. WE HAD A SESSION IN
THE MORNING, FOR REMOTE. SESSION
2 IS RESERVED FOR IN PERSON
COMMENTERS. REGISTRATION STARTED
AT 2:30 PM. IS OPEN AND WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:30 PM. GIVEN
THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS TODAY, IF
YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU
HEAR FROM SOMEBODY, PLEASE HOLD
YOUR APPLAUSE AND INSTEAD DO
JAZZ HANDS. JUST SO WE CAN GET
THROUGH EVERYBODY AND WE CAN
HEAR OUR NEXT SPEAKER. ALSO, IF
YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME,
BEFORE YOU DELIVER YOUR REMARKS,
GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WE
ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE PER
PERSON WHICH I KNOW IS SHORT, IF
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL
US AT COUNSEL@SEATTLE.GOV. IT IS
SUPER EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY.
I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
OUR CONFERENCE A PLAN AND THIS
IS SOME FOLLOW-UP ZONING FROM
LAST YEAR'S WORK, I KNOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED LAST YEAR AS
WELL. AND, I THINK WE ARE ALL
HERE BECAUSE WE CARE SO DEEPLY
ABOUT OUR CITY, ABOUT OUR
NEIGHBORS, ABOUT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. AND I THINK WE HAVE
A LOT IN COMMON. ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS
ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE OR SOLVE
OUR MOST URGENT PROBLEMS. SO I
WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EACH OF US
TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND TO ,
YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART AND
DEDICATED FOLKS IN THE ROOM. SO
I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE US TO
REALLY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT FOLKS
COMING TO TALK TO US. THIS IS A
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE. AND SO I
ENCOURAGE US ALL TO BE
RESPECTFUL AND TO ASSUME
POSITIVE INTENT WITH EACH OTHER.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING?
>> THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. IN PERSON WILL BE CALLED
UPON IN THE ORDER REGISTERED. IF
YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YOU CAN
SIGN UP OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRIOR TO 6:30 PM. REGISTRATION
WILL CLOSE AT 6:30 PM. NUMBERS
WILL BE CALLED IN GROUPS OF 10
AT ONE TIME. PLEASE LINE UP IN
NUMERICAL ORDER. THERE TWO
MICROPHONE PODIUMS. PLEASE
ADJUST THE MICROPHONES WHEN YOU
APPROACH. BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS BY
SAYING YOUR NAME AND SPEAKER
NUMBER. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME IN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. IF
SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME THE MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. JUST SO FOLKS
KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE
APPROXIMATELY 60 OR SO SPEAKERS
SO FAR. AGAIN, THERE ARE STILL
PEOPLE THAT WILL BE COMING AFTER
WORK. REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL
6:30 PM. WE WILL PROBABLY TAKE A
RECESS AT SOME POINT AROUND 5:30
PM OR 6:00. I WANT TO GIVE FOLKS
A HEADS UP. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE
TO GET STARTED WITH HER PUBLIC
SPEAKERS. SO, FIRST UP, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE SANDY SHETLER, BUT
I BELIEVE TIMBERGLEN WILL BE
SPEAKING IN YOUR STEAD.
>> THESE ARE THE NATIVE WORDS
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE FOR A
LONG TIME. AND WHAT I JUST SAID
WAS I AM OF THE DUWAMISH TRIBE.
EMMA COUNCILMEMBER OF THE
WARMISH TRIBE IN THE
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON OF CHIEF
SEATTLE. AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK
FOR THE TREES. FOR THE LARGE
TREES. THE TREES THAT SEEM TO BE
GOING AWAY. AND THEN I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE CITY, THROUGH THIS
PHASE TO COMP PLAN TO ADDRESS
THE ABSENCE OF THOSE TREES, OR
THE NEED FOR MORE GREEN SPACE.
BECAUSE WE, AS NATIVE PEOPLE,
HAVE BEEN BURYING OUR PEOPLE
HIGH UP IN THESE TREES FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME. AND SO WE NEED
TREES THAT ARE 80 FEET TALL. AND
THAT'S LIKELY NOT TO HAPPEN. SO
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO
MAINTAIN THEIR LARGE TREE
CANOPY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JUST SO PEOPLE AND
SPEAKERS KNOW, WHEN THERE IS 10
SECONDS REMAINING YOU WILL HEAR
THE DING. THAT MEANS THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS
REMAINING. ALSO AS PART OF THE
PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, AND
THERE'S A GROUP OF FOUR OR
MORE, YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR TIME
FOR FOUR MINUTES. NEXT UP WE
HAVE A GROUP. DONALD
INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
PLEASE COME UP. I HAVE HEARD
YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING VERY
HARD. WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR
FROM YOU. COULD YOU COME FORWARD
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER SO WE CAN
HEAR YOU. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE THIRD
GRADE STUDENTS FROM McDONALD
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. WE ASK YOU
TO MAKE ROOM FOR TREES. WE LOVE
TREES BECAUSE THEY GIVE US
SHADE, THEY CLEAN THE AIR AND
HELP US BREATHE. THEY FEED US
WITH THEIR FRUIT AND THEY
PROTECT ANIMALS FROM PREDATORS.
IF WE CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES,
WHERE WILL THE ANIMALS LIVE AND
HOW WILL WE LIVE? WE LOVE
CLIMBING TREES AND SWINGING ON
ROPES WINGS.
>> WE KNOW WE CUT DOWN TREES TO
BUILD HOMES AND WE KNOW THE
IMPACT. WE WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM
A SONG. IT IS ABOUT MAKING ROOM
FOR TREES.
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> [ APPLAUSE ] .
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. WONDERFUL JOB. ALL THAT
HARD WORK. AND I THINK THE
DANCING REALLY ADDED TO IT. IT
WAS VERY -- I THINK WE ARE DONE
HERE.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JUST JOKING. THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH. OKAY, I'M GOING TO NAME A
FEW NAMES IT JUST SO FOLKS, AND
IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN LINE UP,
BUT WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT
MICROPHONES IF YOU WANT TO LINE
UP. THE NEXT FOLKS WILL BE RICH,
I HOPE, IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR
NAME I APOLOGIZE, PLEASE DO SAY
YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF
YOUR TESTIMONY. RICH, RUSSIA
PEDERSEN, MATTHEW COLEMAN, RYAN
DONAHUE AND ALYSSA ROSE. THAT
WILL BE THE NEXT FIVE.
>> JUST ONE MINUTE UNLESS YOU
ARE A GROUP OF FOUR.
>> MY NAME IS RICH. HOUSING IS A
CLIMATE ISSUE. I AM SICK AND
TIRED OF BEING TOLD THAT THE
SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE
AT HAND AND THE ONLY THING
LACKING IS POLITICAL WILL. THE
WORST DAY OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN
OUR DAUGHTER DIED. I DON'T WISH
THAT PAIN ON ANY PARENT. YET IT
IS CHILDREN AND SENIORS WHO DIE
IN HEAT WAVES. THE COMP PLAN CAN
BE CLIMATE IMPROVED BY CREATING
LOW RISE TO ZONE AND FIVE TO
EIGHT MINUTE WALK SHEDS AROUND
FREQUENT BUS STOPS. WHEN THE
CITY FAILS TO ADD HOUSING THESE
CORRIDORS GROWTH IS PUSHED TO
THE SUBURBAN FRINGE LOCKING IN
LONG COMMUTES AND MORE CLIMATE
EMISSIONS. EMISSIONS ARE REDUCED
WHEN RESIDENTS CAN WALK TO A
FREQUENT CONVENIENT BUS. AND OWN
FEWER CARS. PLEASE FIND THE
POLITICAL WILL TO CHANGE THE
COMP PLAN TO INCLUDE WIDE
TRANSIT CORRIDORS.
>> THANK YOU, RICH. NEXT UP,
MARCIA PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARCIA
PEDERSEN. I HAVE BEEN A
HOMEOWNER FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS
IN THE MAPLE LEAF AREA. I'M
HERE TODAY TO ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO BE BOLD. IN PHASE
TWO. AND ALLOW MORE HOUSING,
MORE DENSITY AND MORE-MORE
PLACES. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU
WORRY ABOUT AS AN OLDER ADULT IS
BECOMING ISOLATED. PARTICULARLY
WHEN WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE. MY
HOME IS BECOMING COSTLY TO
MAINTAIN AND I WISH I COULD
DOWNSIZE TO A CONDO OR FLAT. BUT
THE ZONING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
DOESN'T ALLOW IT. THE CENTERS
AND CORRIDORS DRAFT PLAN LIMITS
THE TYPE OF ZONING TO NARROW
STRIPS SO THAT EVEN IF A BUILDER
WANTED TO DO A PROJECT THERE,
THE NOISE AND POLLUTION WOULD BE
A NONSTARTER FOR BOTH FAMILIES
AND OLDER PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AS
WELL. THIS IS WIRED TO THE
COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS SO THAT WE CAN BUILD
MORE DENSITY ON SIDE STREETS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO TRANSIT
AND SHOPS BUT IN QUIETER AND
LOWER TRAFFIC AREAS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MATTHEW COLEMAN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MATTHEW
COLEMAN. SPEAKER FIVE A . MY
PARENTS ARE GETTING OLDER AND
THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY
WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT
CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES. AND THEY
HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND TRYING TO
FIND A SMALLER PLACE WHERE THEY
DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IS MUCH. IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTH
SEATTLE THERE IS VERY LITTLE OF
THAT. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD WITH THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INCREASE
CAPACITY IN HIGH TRANSIT
CAPACITY AREAS SO THAT MY
PARENTS CAN FIND A PLACE LIKE
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO LIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. THE NEXT
FEW, JUST GIVE A FEW NAMES, RYAN
DONAHUE, ALYSSA ROSE, ALICE
GREENE, I'M NOT SURE I READ
THIS, AND THEN STELLA. THOSE
WILL BE THE NEXT. RYAN DONAHUE.
>> HELLO. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS RYAN DONAHUE, CHIEF
OFFICER . WE ARE HERE TODAY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE CENTERS
AND CORRIDORS UPDATE TO THE
CONFERENCE OF PLANNED. ENERGY TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS
AND MORE WITHOUT DELAY. I WANT
TO SHARE, I WANT TO START UP
WITH A QUICK STORY. AND OLYMPIC
RIDGE PROJECT IN SEATTLE HE
BUILT 18 AFFORDABLE HOMES,
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS SPECIFICALLY
FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN
RENTING IN THE CITY FOR YEARS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS,
HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND SERVICE
WORKERS WHO SIMPLY WANTED TO
STAY IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY
ALREADY WORKING AND LIVING IN
REESER KIDS. THAT PROJECT WAS
ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE
LEVEL OF DENSITY ALLOWED IN
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. WITHOUT
THAT ZONING, THOSE 18 FAMILIES
WOULD NOT BE HOMEOWNERS IN
SEATTLE TODAY. THAT IS WHY THIS
UPDATE MATTERS SO MUCH. IT
CREATES MORE PLACES WHERE WE CAN
BUILD PROJECTS LIKE THAT, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD MORE HOMES
AND MORE HOMEOWNERSHIP. WE
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, WE SUPPORT
THIS PROPOSAL AND ENCOURAGE YOU
TO STRENGTHEN IT BY ADOPTING THE
COMPLETE COMMUNITIES COALITION
AMENDMENT AND ADDING AN
AFFORDABLE THE ILLNESS SO AS WE
GROW --
>> THANK YOU, RYAN. ALYSSA ROSE.
>> MY NAME IS ALYSSA ROSE
SPEAKER SEVEN A. AM HERE FOR
MAXIMUM DENSITY AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCY IN OUR HOUSING. AND
FOR SEATTLE TO BE A CITY OF THE
FUTURE. AND THE CITY THAT LEADS.
I HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN MAPLE
LEAF FOR 20 YEARS. I WANT DENSE
, I WANT A DENSE, TRANSIT
FRIENDLY CITY WE CAN ALL THRIVE.
I WANT MY YOUNG ADULT CHILDREN
WHO GREW UP IN THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY THAT
THEY GREW UP IN. I WANT MY
GROCERY STORE CLERK TO HAVE
GOOD, PORTABLE HOUSING. I WANT
MY AGING NEIGHBORS TO HAVE
HOUSING CHOICES. I AM A COUPLE
OF POLICY ISSUES THAT I CARE
ABOUT, WOULD BE TO ADD COURTYARD
BLOCKS AND TO PUSH FOR INCREASED
USE OF SINGLE STANDPOINT ACCESS
BLOCKS TO GIVE A VARIETY OF
HOUSING FOR ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ALICE
GREENE. I WILL SCREEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HEARING
US TODAY. I AM HERE WITH GREEN
PARTY OF SEATTLE AND THE
COALITION WITH HOUSE OUR
NEIGHBORS. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
UP FOR DENSE GREEN SPACE AS WELL
AS DENSE HOUSING. INSTEAD OF
SMALL, PARCELS OR SLIVERS OF
GREEN SPACE, LARGE ENOUGH SPACE
THE TREES CAN GROW. AND THE KIDS
WERE AMAZING, THANK YOU, KIDS,
FOR THAT SONG. ALSO, TREES ARE A
MARKER OF SEATTLE. WHEN YOU COME
INTO SEATTLE YOU SEE SO MUCH
GREEN. AND WE WANT TO HAVE A
LIVABLE CITY . NOW AND INTO THE
FUTURE. AND I THINK THE
AMENDMENTS TO THIS PLANET REALLY
MAKE THIS A FUTURE PROOF PLAN
WHERE WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE
FUTURE NEEDS OF RETROFITTING
BUILDINGS FOR PASSIVE ENERGY ,
ENERGY IS ABOUT TO COST A LOT
MORE WITH THIS WAR .
>> THANK YOU. WONDERFUL, COME ON
THAT. NEXT WILL BE STELLA ,
AFTER THAT WE ARE GOING TO THE B
GROUP. GREG SMITH. JASON WHILE,
RILEY WILL BE NEXT.
>> HELLO. I AM A RENTER LIVING
IN THE FREMONT PORTION OF
DISTRICT 4. I'M HERE TO SHOW
SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY'S CONFERENCE OF PLAN TO
SUPPORT DENSE AND GREEN HOUSING
IN SEATTLE. IN MY PROFESSIONAL
LIFE AND CURRENTLY A PHD STUDENT
IN CLIMATE SCIENCE. AND IS A
CLIMATE SCIENTIST AND KIND OF
ACUTELY AWARE OF THE LARGE-SCALE
CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. AT THE
SAME TIME, AND ALSO FIRM
BELIEVER IN THE FACT THAT CHANGE
BEGINS LOCALLY AND I AM CERTAIN
SPECIFIC CHANGES IN THE CITY'S
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WILL GO A
LONG WAY IN THIS FIGHT. IN
PARTICULAR I AM IN IN FAVOR OF
INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF HOMES
NEAR TRANSIT CORRIDORS. THIS
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
COMMUTE TIMES CREATING MORE
LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A
LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN
ADDITION, AM STRONGLY IN FAVOR
OF HOUSE BONUSES. THESE BONUSES
WILL HELP INCENTIVIZE HOUSING
THAT ARE ENERGY EFFICIENT,
REDUCING EMISSIONS -- THAT'S
ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, STELLA.
>> EYE. MY NAME IS STELLA, I AM
10 A. ALSO CLIMATE SCIENCE PHD
STUDENT IN A RENTER IN D4. AND
HAD WITH THE UNION REPRESENTING
GRADUATE STUDENTS POSTDOCS AND
RESEARCH AT U-DUB. I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT THE IMMINENCE. WE WON A
FREE PASS FOR MEMBERS WHICH
HELPS MAKE IT A MORE AFFORDABLE
PLACE TO LIVE HOWEVER WE CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND WE
CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE NEAR
TRANSIT CORRIDORS. VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
SUPPORTING TRANSIT ORIENTED
HOUSING. MEMBERS ALSO NEED A
LIVABLE CITY IN EVERY SENSE OF
THE WORD. AS A CLIMATE SCIENTIST
I SEE DENVER MENTAL BENEFITS OF
EACH AMENDMENT. BUILDING HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT CORRIDORS REDUCES
CAR RELIANCE. AND GREEN
BUILDINGS WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS. AS SOMEONE WHO
STUDIES HOW WARMING AFFECTS
FLOODING RISK I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR -- THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW NAMES
WILL BE GREG SMITH, JASON WHILE,
RILEY , NO WALK, AND CAMERON.
AND THEN CHRIS. GO AHEAD, GREG
SMITH.
>> GREG SMITH. CAPITOL HILL.
FIRST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR IMPROVEMENTS ON PHASE
ONE OF THE COMP PLAN AND I HOPE
YOU WILL MAKE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR PHASE TWO. HERE ARE SOME
SUGGESTIONS. NUMBER ONE, CREATE
A NEW COURTYARD BONUS.
COURTYARDS, COURTYARD BUILDING
IS PUSHING THE BUILDING TO THE
FRONT OF THE LOTS YOU HAVE MORE
ROOM IN THE BACK. NUMBER TWO,
GIVE HEIGHT BONUSES FOR GREEN
BUILDING TECHNIQUES. NUMBER
THREE, ALLOW MORE HOUSING WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE OF TRANSIT
CORRIDORS. LASTLY, NUMBER FOUR,
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
THE MHA CREATED A LOT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN IT WAS
FIRST ENACTED. BUT IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS IT HAS PROBABLY
PREVENTED MORE HOUSING THAN HAS
BEEN BUILT. THE MHA NEEDS TO BE
PAUSED FOR NOW. AND ALSO, MHA --
FOR HOUSING IN LOWRISE ZONES
BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE IT IS
PARTICULARLY HARMFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. JASON.
>> JASON, I AM JASON, NEARLY 20
YEARS SEATTLE RESIDENT HOMEOWNER
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATE.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL
THE GROWTH AND VIBRANCY
HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AT THE
SAME TIME, AND CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RISING HOUSING COSTS AND THE
CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE ON WHERE WE
CAN BUILD HOUSING. I LIVED IN
APARTMENTS BUILT SO CLOSE TO
CYCLE FIVE I HEAR HIGHWAY NOISE
24 HOURS A DAY AND AIR POLLUTION
WAS A CONSTANT HEALTH HAZARD
BECAUSE I ONLY COOL MY APARTMENT
BY OPENING THE WINDOWS. OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SO MANY
BEAUTIFUL PURPLE BUILDINGS FROM
PRIOR GENERATIONS OF ARTERIALS
THAT CAN'T BE REBUILT BECAUSE
AREAS HAVE BEEN DOWN ZONED AND
BLOCKED BUILDINGS ARE BEING
BUILT OR REBUILT. THE COMP PLAN
IS A CHANCE TO KEEP HER
NEIGHBORHOODS AFFORDABLE AND
LIVABLE I MAKING IT LEGAL TO
BUILD MORE HOUSING , INCLUDING
SOCIAL HOUSING, AND MORE CITIES.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE
CONSIDER LEGALIZING CONSTRUCTION
OF APARTMENTS IN MORE OF THE
CITY, NOT JUST ALONG MAJOR
ARTERIALS. ALTERNATIVES FOUR AND
FIVE INCLUDE MORE INCLUSIVE
ZONING AND ENERGY TO CONSIDER
THOSE AS YOU PROCEED WITH THIS
PLAN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RILEY.
>> MY NAME IS RILEY, SPEAKER 3B.
I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU ALASKA
ALLOW MORE HOMES. MY
NEIGHBORHOOD IS NEAR THE
EXCELLENT TRANSIT LINE, WE NEED
TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE
YOUR TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE
OF THE INVESTMENT. DON'T
RESTRICT NEW HOMES TO JUST
PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE
EXISTING TRANSIT LINES. LET'S
WELCOME NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO
WALK TO THOSE STOPS. I'M ALSO
SUPPORTIVE OF THE COURTYARD
BLOCK BONUS, IT WOULD ALLOW TALL
EFFICIENT HOMES FOR PLENTY OF
NEIGHBORS NEAR ME AND MAXIMIZING
SPACE FOR GREEN SPACE ENTRIES.
MY NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORES
AND BASS LINE AND MEDICAL
SERVICES, FARMER'S MARKET AND
WALKABLE LAYOUT WERE HIGH
RESOURCE DISPLAYS AREA SO MY
NEIGHBORHOOD MEANS MORE HOMES
AND PEOPLE. PLEASE ALLOW --
EVERY REASON TO ALLOW MORE HOMES
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THREAT THE
CITY. IS THE MAYOR SAID WE WANT
TALLER, DENSER, FASTER. NOW IS
YOUR TURN TO DELIVER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RILEY. NEXT UP,
NOEL WILLIAMS.
>> MIC CHECK. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS NOEL WILLIAMS, A FELLOW
SEA LION WRITER I LIVE IN D1. I
WANT TO PRESENT A CONCRETE, AND
I MEAN THAT LITERALLY, EXAMPLE
OF HOW DENSITY WILL MAKE OUR
CITY MORE AFFORDABLE BY SCALING
AND ACCESSIBILITY. DENSELY ALONG
FREQUENT QUARTERS MEANS WE CAN
JUSTIFY UPGRADES TO MORE BUS
STOPS SO THEY DON'T REQUIRE
RAMPS. SDOT CAN BUILD MORE
STATIONS USING STATIONS THE
GRADUALLY GROW AS DENSITY GROWS
USING IN-HOUSE LABOR KEEPING
INSTRUCTION COSTS LOW. LEVEL
BOARDING MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE ABLE TO WALK OR EXIT -- TO
BORDER EXIT QUICKLY. WHICH MEANS
BUSES RUN FASTER, WE CAN RUN
MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY. WHEN YOU GET IN
THE HABIT OF THESE IT'S A CYCLE
AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP.
PLEASE INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY
INCREASING DENSITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAMERON
FRASER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
CAMERON I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I
LIVED IN OR NEAR SEATTLE MY
WHOLE LIFE. I LOVE IT AND ONE
DAY HOPE TO START A FAMILY HERE.
BUT, WHEN I LOOK AROUND AT THE
KIND OF HOME I'D WANT TO START
THAT FAMILY IN BEGIN IF UNIT IN
A SIX PLEX WITH PLENTY OF ROOM
NEARBY FOR TREES AND LOTS OF
NEIGHBORS AND WAS SHOPS AND
TRANSIT , I FIND IT THESE UNITS
ARE SCARCE, EXPENSIVE AND
INSTEAD OF BUILDING MORE OF THEM
WE ARE BUILDING TOWNHOMES AND
BUSY STREETS. THAT'S WHY THINK
EXPANDING TRANSIT CORRIDOR IS
ESSENTIAL AND WHY I WAS INSPIRED
BY THE IDEA OF COURTYARD. THESE
AMENDMENTS WOULDN'T JUST WEEKS
ZONING THEY WOULD BUILD THE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DREAM HOMES
WERE JUDGING BY THE CURRENT
BUILT ENVIRONMENT NONE CURRENTLY
EXISTS. REMEMBER, THAT IS WHAT
YOU'RE DOING, QUARTER ZONES AND
COURTYARD BONUSES SOUND DRY BUT
EXPANDS THE KIND OF LIVES PEOPLE
WANT TO LIVE HERE. PEOPLE WANT
TO LIVE CAR FREE, WELCOME AND
MORE NEIGHBORS, THE NEXT
GENERATION WONDERING WHERE THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES WENT. THERE'S
ENOUGH ROOM IN THIS DREAMS AND
FOR PLENTY OF TREES. WE JUST
HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT BUILDING
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW
SPEAKERS WILL BE CHRIS, TRACE,
MICHAEL, ELLA, AND JEFF. CRISPY
. MY NAME IS CHRIS I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT
OF THE INCREASE IN DENSITY SO
PEOPLE CAN LIVE YOUR TRANSIT. I
CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER OPTION
THAN TO MAKE A MORE SEATTLE THAN
TO PASS THE AMENDMENTS ON THE
TABLE. AS SOMEONE WHO CANNOT
AFFORD A CAR OR THE INSURANCE OR
THE PARKING OR THE GAS, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT A SLAMDUNK AUCTION
OPTION IN FRONT OF US TO
EFFECTIVELY DELIVER A MORE
AFFORDABLE SEATTLE SO PEOPLE
LIKE MYSELF, WHO ARE FAMILY
RELIES ON PUBLIC WORKERS AND AND
IS A NEW STARTUP FOUNDER,
ESSENTIALLY WE RELY ON
AFFORDABLE TO GET US THROUGH. WE
WANT TO STAY IN SEATTLE. WE WANT
TO LIVE HERE. I WANT TO HIRE
PEOPLE LOCALLY HERE. AND REALLY
THE WAY WE CAN GET THERE IS BY
MAKING THIS AFFORDABLE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE
IT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, TRACE.
>> HI, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS CHASE
JOHNSON. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2.
I'M HERE TO ASK COUNCIL TO MAKE
THINGS HOUSING IN SEATTLE EASIER
TO BUILD AND TO SUPPORT A STRONG
INCENTIVE . I HAVE LIVED IN
THREE DIFFERENT APARTMENTS IN
SEATTLE. EACH ONE HAD A UTILITY
EFFICIENCY PROBLEM. POOR
INSULATION TO UTILITY BILLS
NEARING 20% OF MY RENT. THAT
EXPERIENCE ILLUSTRATED THE NEED
FOR HOUSING THAT PERFORMS
BETTER. NOT JUST MORE OF IT.
BUILDINGS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ABOUT 40% OF SEATTLE'S CLIMATE
POLLUTION. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
NOW REQUIRES YOU TO BUILDINGS
WITH FOUR OR MORE UNITS TO HAVE
UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCREASED
ELECTORAL DEMAND. PASSIVE
INCENTIVE WOULD HELP TO NOT
LOWER EMISSIONS BUT REDUCE THE
ELECTRICAL LOAD. AND ALLOW CITY
LIKE TO EXPAND TO NEW RESIDENCE
. PLEASE MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
INCENTIVIZE PROJECTS THAT HAVE
SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICHAEL.
>> MICHAEL. DISTRICT 6. FIRST,
THANK YOU, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
ISSUE. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. MY
GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD OF SEVEN
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
DIRECTION ON THIS ISSUE. I THINK
YOU'VE ALL HEARD. THE
SPECIFICS, ALL MY FRIENDS BEHIND
ME , WE CAN ALL KICK OUT ON
ZONING CODES AND BUILDING CODES
AND PARKING MINIMUMS IF YOU
WANT. BUT THE SIMPLE MESSAGE IS
MORE HOUSING AND MORE WELCOMING
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND DO AS MUCH AS
YOU CAN TO GET THERE WITHIN THE
LIMITS AND THEN DO MORE IN THE
NEXT PHASE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELLA
HARRISON.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. THE MOST
HUMANE, PRAGMATIC AND PERMISSIVE
THING THOSE OF US CAN DO IS TO
MAKE SURE WE BUILD A TON OF
HOUSING SO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO
MOVE HERE CAN. THIS IS OUR AND
YOUR SACRED OBLIGATION. YOU
CANNOT CLAIM YOUR PART OF A
PROGRESSIVE WELCOMING CITY TO
THOSE FLEEING RED STATES WHEN WE
SAY TO THEM, WE ARE FULL.
BECAUSE WE INSISTED ON KEEPING
AN APARTMENT BAN IN 70% OF THE
CITY. BECAUSE BUILDING TALL
WOULD HURT THE SCALE OR THE
CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WELL, IF PRESERVING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CHARACTER
MEANS THE KIDS BORN IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD CAN NEVER HELP TO
FOR TO LIVE THERE, THE CHARACTER
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS WORK.
I INVITE ALL OF YOU, AS MANY OF
YOU HAVE, TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF
THE PAST AND PUSH FORWARD TO
BUILD TALLER, DENSER AND FASTER.
TO BUILD UP, NOT OUT. SO WE STOP
CHOPPING DOWN OUR FORESTS. THE
PROBLEMS OF TODAY ARE WAITING.
WE WILL HAVE TO BUILD OUR WAY
OUT OF THEM AND WE CAN'T BE
MOVING. WE STAND HERE TODAY TO
SAY THAT SEATTLE BUILD. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
JEFF, AND THEN I'M GOING TO
READ OFF THE NEXT GROUP OF
NAMES. WE WILL GO BACK TO GROUP
A, 11 THROUGH 20. JOHN, SAGE,
RAFAEL, SHANNON, CARTER TO NAME
THE FIRST FEW. AFTER JEFF PAUL.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. I AM THE
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOUSE
OUR NEIGHBORS . AND A D3
RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT TWO MAJOR CRISES. THE
HOUSING PORTABILITY CRISIS AND
CLIMATE CRISIS. AFTER WE HAVE
SEEN HISTORIC FLOODS IN A REGION
THE COST LIVES AND CAUSED NEARLY
$209 IN DAMAGES THIS PAST
WINTER, PLUS HER ONGOING HOUSING
PORTABILITY CRISIS EVERYONE
HERE'S FAMILIAR WITH, NEED TO
ACT BOLDLY TO ADDRESS THESE
CRISES IS CLEAR. COUNCIL HAS A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
BOTH IN THIS LEGISLATION.
DENSITY BONUSES FOR PASSIVE
HOUSE DEVELOPMENT, MASS TIMBER
AND GREEN COURTYARDS IN OUR NEW
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY HOUSING
BUILT BY THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER WHICH WILL BE BUILT TO
STANDARDS -- WILL BE MORE
SUSTAINABLY BUILT , MORE VIBRANT
AND AFFORDABLE. PAIRED WITH
EXPANDED TRANSIT CORRIDORS THAT
ALLOW MORE FOLKS TO GET OUT OF
CARS AND USER TRANSIT SYSTEM --
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A REAL
TRANSFORMATIVE SET OF POLICY.
LET'S BUILD SOCIAL HOUSING FOR
EVERYONE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. NEXT UP,
JOHN, AND THEN SAGE.
>> HI. JOHN. SPEAKER 11 A.
CURRENT RESIDENT OF QUEEN ANNE.
LIVING, WORKING AND TEACHING IN
SEATTLE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE. AT THE SAME TIME IT
DOES, SOME CHALLENGES. AS A
RENTER, FINDING HOUSING I CAN
AFFORD, LIKE WITHIN AREAS I WORK
AND THAT HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSIT
HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES. I
HAVE HAD TO JUST ACCEPT AND
DOWNGRADE TO OUTDATED HOUSING
AND A VERY LOUD CORRIDOR NEARBY,
POLLUTION IS CONSTANT. I HAVE TO
WIPE OFF BITS OF POLLUTION AND
PARTICLES FOR MY WINDOWS EVERY
DAY. SO, THAT . THE AMENDMENTS
BEING PROPOSED BY THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITIES COALITION CAN HELP
TO BRING ABOUT THIS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HELP US TO FIGHT
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO SEE A
BETTER CITY OVERALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SAGE
MILLER.
>> HELLO. I AM SAGE MILLER.
DISTRICT 7. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT
DENSE FOREST, DENSE HOUSING. I
WAS HERE FOR THE HEARINGS BACK
LAST YEAR WHEN THE FIRST DEBATES
WERE ON THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN
REGARDING THE ONE OF TWO
MINUTES. AND NOW IS THE TIME TO
REALLY MOVE FORWARD. WITH THE
CREATION OF THE DENSE FOREST,
THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES IN THE
SEATTLE AREA , AND ALSO IN
SHORELINE, OF SMALL EXAMPLES OF
DENSE FOREST THAT ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE CITY. SO, I URGE YOU
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. IS BASED
ON THE MY WALKING FOREST
PROJECT. BUT, IT IS REALLY IN
SUPPORT OF DENSE FORESTS CAN
EXIST . SO I JUST URGE THE
COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS
NEXT PHASE OF THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RAFAEL.
>> GREETINGS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT
REMEMBER ME REGARDING THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I LIVE IN
WESTERN BORDER OF NEXT TO THE
I-5. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU
ALL TO TAKE BOLD ACTION ON THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN AND ADOPT THE
AMENDMENT'S. BOLD ACTION ON
HOUSING IS ACTION ON CLIMATE
CRISIS. BUILD TALLER, DENSER AND
FASTER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW
SPEAKERS WILL BE SHANNON NEWSOM,
CARTER NELSON, TARA CAMP, ERIN,
BILL, JESSE , AND CHRIS. NEXT
UP, SHANNON.
>> THE AFTERNOON. I AM 14 A. I
LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AND FOR THE
HOUSING. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT SOCIAL HOUSING. I ALSO
HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A SOCIAL
WORKER IN EVERETT IN YEARS PAST
-- SORRY, BETTER? THANKS. SO
ANYWAY, I WANT TO FEED IN MY
BACKGROUND WITH MY PRESENT
EXPERIENCE. FOR MY EXPERIENCE IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HAVE SEEN
THAT PORTABILITY ALONE DOESN'T
GUARANTEE LIVABILITY. UTILITIES
DOWN, PLUMBING, ELECTRICITY, AND
REPAIRS CAN TAKE WEEKS, MONTHS
OR NEVER COME AT ALL OR THE
MANAGER CAN DECIDE NOT TO
REPAIR. MANY BUILDINGS ARE IN A
PLACE NEAR FREEWAYS OR
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS WHERE
RESIDENTS ARE CONSTANTLY EXPOSED
TO TOXIC AIR. AND TOO OFTEN
THESE BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED IN
WAYS THAT DON'T ACTUALLY
SUPPORT HEALTHY, STABLE LIVING.
THE RESULT IS HOUSING THAT MAY
LOOK AFFORDABLE ON PAPER BUT IN
REALITY IS UNSAFE, UNHEALTHY AND
SOMETIMES UNLIVABLE. THAT IS WHY
THE MODEL FROM HOUSE YOUR
NEIGHBORS MEDALS. BUNKLEY OWNED
AFFORDABLE AND DESIGNED FOR
LONG-TERM --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CARTER
NELSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, CARTER
NELSON ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION FOR
PRESENTING THE BUILDERS,
ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND
DEVELOPERS WHO BUILD THE HOMES
THAT ARE TREATIES RELY ON. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
CONTINUED EFFORTS TO SHAPE A
BETTER FUTURE FOR SEATTLE. WILL
CHANGE CAN BE CHALLENGING AT
FIRST, IT IS NECESSARY TO CREATE
MORE EQUITABLE, LIVABLE CITY FOR
BOTH RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE
NOW AND THOSE WHO LIVE HERE IN
THE FUTURE. WE APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION AND THE MAYOR'S
LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING A MORE
AMBITIOUS VISION. ENABLING
SIGNIFICANT A MORE MULTIFAMILY
YOUR TRANSIT, JOBS AND SERVICES
IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKING PROGRESS
OF TACKLING A HOUSING CRISIS.
OUR MEMBERS ARE READY TO DELIVER
THE HOUSING OUR COMMUNITIES
NEED. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AS SEATTLE
MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW,
TARA, AARON, BILL, JESSE. TARA.
>> THIS MICROPHONE IS NOT
GETTING A LOT OF LOVE SO I
THOUGHT I'D COME OVER HERE. I
AM TARA. 16 A. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK
WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN. MY
NAME IS TARA, A D3 RENTER, A
BURDEN, NATURE NOT AN ORGANIZER
WITH FUTURE WISE. I'D LOVE TO
SEE MORE COURTYARD STYLE
APPURTENANCE IN OUR CITY. I LIVE
NEAR MANY COURTYARD STYLE
APPURTENANCE AND I'M NOT ONLY
AWESTRUCK BY THE STRUCTURAL
BEAUTY BY THEIR LUSH GREENERY AS
WELL. IN MY MASSIVE, MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF TIME TALKING WITH
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM ALL
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ALL
ACROSS SEATTLE, MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE RESONATING WITH THIS
HOUSING TYPE OPTION. AND I
UNDERSTAND WHY. THEY ALLOW YOU
TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, ALLOW
SPACE FOR LARGE TREES, AND
PROVIDE GATHERING AREAS FOR
FAMILIES. I'VE HAD MANY
RESIDENTS SAY THEY GROUP WITH
COURTYARD HOUSING AND WOULD LOVE
THE MORE OPTIONS IN SEATTLE. I
SAY LET'S GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT
THEY WANT. AND EVEN BETTER, MAKE
SOCIAL HOUSING APARTMENTS WITH
PASSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS. LET'S
STOP DREAMING ABOUT A BETTER
FUTURE AND START WORKING IN
BUILDING TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE
NOW. I APPRECIATE YOUR
DEDICATION TO THIS WORK AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HOW WE CAN BETTER THE
CITY ONE STEP AT A TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ERIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
AARON, WASHINGTON BILLBACK
ALLIANCE . REPRESENTING MORE
THAN 110 BLACK LEAD IN BLACK
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES ACROSS WASHINGTON. IS
SOMEONE BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE I'VE SEEN HOW HOUSING
SHAPES WHETHER FAMILIES CAN STAY
CONNECTED IN THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES, JOBS AND
OPPORTUNITIES. MY OWN GREAT AUNT
WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY AND
IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED STORY.
SEATTLE NEEDS MORE HOUSING THEIR
JOBS, TRANSIT AND SERVICES AND
THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS PLANS
WAS IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH
COURTYARD HOUSING, GREEN
BUILDING BONUSES AND EXPANDED
MULTIFAMILY ACCESS. WE URGE YOU
TO STRENGTHEN THE PLAN WITH
CLEAR ANTI-THIS PLACEMENT
STRATEGIES AND PATHWAYS TO
OWNERSHIPS OF FAMILIES MOST
AFFECTED ARE ABLE TO STAY.
SEATTLE CANNOT SOLVE ITS HOUSING
CRISIS BY PRESERVING EXCLUSION.
GROWTH MUST BE SHAPED SECURITIES
ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, BILL AND
THEN JESSE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL HOURS. MY
NAME IS BILL, I LIVE IN DISTRICT
5. AND A RETIRED FOUR-STAR AND
OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE AS AN
ADVOCATE FOR RETENTION OF TIER
-- IS BUT COULD YOU SPEAK A
BLADDER?
>> DESIGNATED IN THE 2023 TREE
PROTECTION COULD. WHY? TREE
RETENTION AND NEW GROWTH
PRODUCES MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND
SOCIAL WELL-BEING. TO THE POINT
THAT THERE IS A NEW FIELD CALLED
ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE.
TREES IMPROVE PHYSICAL HEALTH BY
FILTERING CARBON EMISSIONS AND
OTHER POLLUTION. TREES PROVIDE
TEMPERATURE REGULATION BY
PROVIDING SHADE AND PROVIDE
FLOOD, EROSION CONTROL AND
STORMWATER MITIGATION. IN
ADDITION TO STRENGTHENING THE
TREE RETENTION REQUIREMENT IN
THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, AND
ZONING REGULATIONS, PLEASE
ENABLE THE URBAN FOREST
COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THE
2023 URBAN FOREST PLAN. AS WE
ALL KNOW, BIRTHDAY IS ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026. IN
THE WORDS OF CHIEF SEATTLE IN
HIS 1854 SPEECH GIVEN AT PIONEER
SQUARE, EVERY PART OF THE SOIL
IS SACRED IN THE ESTIMATION OF
OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JESSE
SIMPSON AND THEN CHRIS WALTER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M FROM THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
AND COCHAIR OF THE COALITION.
HERE TO URGE YOU TO GO BOLD ON
CENTERS AND CORRIDORS TO ADDRESS
HER HOUSING SHORTAGE BY ALLOWING
FOR MORE ABUNDANT HOUSING YOUR
TRANSIT, BUSINESSES AND
AMENITIES. THERE ARE A FEW WAYS
YOU CAN IMPROVE THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU TO BETTER DELIVER ON
OUR SHARED GOALS OF ONE SEATTLE
PLAN. AND SET THE STAGE TO GO
DENSER, TALLER, FASTER IN FUTURE
PHASES. FIRST GREAT A COURTYARD
BLOCK BONUS FOR LOWRISE ZONES.
ALLOWING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT FOR
BUILDINGS THAT SWAP USELESS
NARROW SIDE YARDS FOR A
COURTYARD. GIVING TREES ROOM TO
GROW AND FAMILIES ACCESS TO
USABLE OUTER SPACE. SECOND,
CREATE HEIGHT BONUSES FROM GREEN
BUILDING TECHNIQUES LIKE PASSIVE
HOUSE OF MASS TIMBER AND FINALLY
EXPAND THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS TO
ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY HOMES ON
QUIET SIDE STREETS NEAR FREQUENT
BUS SERVICE. THE CHANGES WOULD
HELP CREATE A GREENER, MORE
AFFORDABLE SEATTLE BETTER ABLE
TO WELCOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
MOVE HERE OR STAY IN THIS
BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JESSE. NEXT AND
THEN IT WILL SAVE YOU NAMES.
CHRIS WALTER AND THEN MOVING ON
11 220, JASMINE SMITH, RANDY,
JAMES, JOON, JACKIE. JUST FOR
THE FIRST FEW. CHRIS WALTER.
>> MY NAME IS CHRIS WALTER, A D3
RESIDENT, SPEAKER 20. I WANT TO
SHOUT OUT OUR MIRROR AND SAY,
TALLER, DENSER, FASTER. WE ARE
HAVING A MOMENT RIGHT NOW. I
FEEL LIKE, I THINK YOU CAN FEEL
IT AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
FIX THIS. THIS IS CRAZY BECAUSE
I MOVED HERE FROM KANSAS. I WANT
TO BUILD AN 80 YOU IN MY
BACKYARD. I'M GOING TO SEATTLE.
I'M HERE THEY BUILT A COUPLE OF
ADUS. IT'S COOL. WE HAVE
CROSSED THIS LINE WHERE IT'S
LIKE, YOU ARE GOING TO FIX THIS.
BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
SOMETHING. YOU PROBABLY NEED TO
BOULDER THAN EVEN HUMBLED YOU
ARE THINKING NOW. BECAUSE, SEL,
SBU, SDOT, THEY ARE GOING BOLD
BUT THEY ARE GOING BOLD ON FEES.
SOMEONE MENTIONED UNDERGROUND
POWER, THAT IS MINIMUM $30,000.
IF YOU DO FOUR UNITS OR EV
CHARGERS $30,000 MINIMUM. CAN GO
TO $1 MILLION. THAT IS WHAT WE
ARE UP AGAINST. LET'S FIX THIS,
LET'S DO IT, IT'S AN EXCITING
MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JASMINE.
>> I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE THIS
MICROPHONE SOME LOVE. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, CLERKS, THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JASMINE
SMITH, DIRECTOR OF LOCAL
ADVOCACY. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND
INVIGORATED. FOR THE NEXT PHASES
OF THE COMP PLAN. HOW TO BUILD A
CLIMATE RESILIENT SEATTLE WITH
MORE TRANSIT, MORE TRAINS, MORE
TREES AND MORE HOMES IN EVERY
COMMUNITY. WE NEED EVERY SINGLE
STRATEGY TO HAVE A GREEN TREE
FAMILY CITY THE HAS ROOM AND IS
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR
ALL OF US HERE. ARE AGING
ELDERS, THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT
HEART. IF WE DON'T BUILD DENSE
HOUSING IN SEATTLE WE WILL
SPRAWL INTO THE PARTS OF
WASHINGTON THAT FEEDS US AND
WHERE WE RECREATE. THIS MEANS
COURTYARD BLOCK BONUSES TO
PREVENT LOCK SPRAWL FOR TREES TO
GROW AND KIDS TO PLAY. EXPANDING
OPPORTUNITY BEYOND POLLUTED
ARTERIALS TO WALK SHEDS AROUND
TRANSIT, PARKS AND SCHOOLS FOR
FAMILIES WHO WANT TO LIVE AND
GROW. INCLUDES PASSIVE HOUSE FOR
MORE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO
BUILD BETTER HOMES. IT INCLUDES
POCKET REPLACING PARKING SPACES
ALONGSIDE STREET TREES IN PARKS.
A CLIMATE RESILIENT SEATTLE
INCLUDES A SMALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RANDY.
>> THANK YOU, I AM RANDY. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
KING COUNTY REALTORS. WE ARE
HERE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
AND SUPPORT THAT WORK AS YOU GO
TO THE NEXT PHASE. WE VERY MUCH
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE ONE
SEATTLE COMPASS OF PLAN
DIRECTION. THE CONCENTRATE
GROWTH AND CENTERS ALONG TRANSIT
CORRIDORS. FURTHER WE SUPPORT
THE PHASE TWO CENTERS AND
CORRIDORS AND ZONING IS A
CRITICAL STEP TO TURN THAT COMP
PLAN VISION INTO REAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES. TO MAKE HOUSING
MORE AFFORDABLE BY BUILDING
ENOUGH OF IT TO MEET DEMAND.
THIS PLAN IS A MAJOR STEP
FORWARD BUT ZONING CHANGES ALONE
WON'T DELIVER HOUSING THAT KEY
POLICIES UNDERMINE FEASIBILITY.
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE MHA
REQUIREMENTS WITH CONSTRUCTION
AND FINANCING COSTS THE WAY THEY
ARE ARE AT A FEE LEVEL IT WORKED
A FEW YEARS AGO BUT NOW CAN STOP
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING OR
MIXED-USE PROJECTS. WE URGE YOU
TO TAKE A LOOK AT RECALIBRATE
MHA AND ALSO TAKE A HARD LOOK,
PAIR THIS WITH REFORM TO GET THE
VISION BUILT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JAMES.
>> IN THE 2021 I DID NOT HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING. MY BEDROOM IT
OVER 90 DEGREES. I REMEMBER
GOING FROM FAMILY HOUSE TO A
FRIENDS HOUSE TO WORKPLACE
OFFICE JUST TRYING TO FIND AIR
CONDITIONING TO GET SOME SLEEP
AT NIGHT. MANY OF MY FRIENDS WHO
DOES NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING
HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. WHAT
STRUCK ME THE MOST WAS THAT MY
SOCIAL MEDIA IT WAS FULL OF
STORIES OF PEOPLE I KNEW WHO DID
HAVE PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONERS
AND EVEN TREE SHADE WHICH COULD
ABSOLUTELY NOT KEEP UP. IN A
HISTORICAL HEAT WAVE. OUR
HOUSING WAS PLANNED FOR AN OLD
CLIMATE. ONE THAT NO LONGER
EXISTS. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
NEED SHARED WALLS AND PASSIVE
HOUSE STANDARD INFLATED
BUILDINGS. THEY WILL BE PART OF
WHAT MAKES SEATTLE CLIMATE
RESILIENT. I'M EXCITED THAT
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
WILL BE MAKING PERMANENT FOR THE
HOUSING DISTRICTS PASSIVE HOUSE
STANDARDS -- CONSIDER AMENDMENT
THAT WILL MAKE CLIMATE RESILIENT
HOUSING EASIER TO BUILD. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JUNE.
>> HELLO. I AM 845 YEAR RESIDENT
OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. TWO OF THE
CORE VALUES OF THE ONE SEATTLE
PLANNER MAKING HOMES MORE
AFFORDABLE, AND REPAIRING DAMAGE
PAST RACIST HOUSING POLICIES
HAVE DONE TO COMMUNITIES
PARTICULARLY BLACK RESIDENTS OF
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THE PHASE
ONE OF ONE SEATTLE PLAN, PHASE
TWO OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WITH
THICKER CITY IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION. STUDY SHOW THAT THE
REGULATION OF ZONING DOES NOT
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE BORE THE BRUNT OF OF
ZONING IN SEATTLE SINCE 2019.
THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS
PROPOSAL WOULD UPS OWN ALL
REMAINING AND ARE ZONING IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND MOVE
HISTORIC BLACK CULTURAL AREA TO
THE CAPITOL HILL REGIONAL
CENTER. THESE ACTIONS CONTINUE
THE DEVASTATION OF A ONCE
THRIVING BLACK COMMITTEE.
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, ONE OF
SEATTLE'S MOST DIVERSE AREAS,
ALREADY HAS HEAT ISLANDS DOWN
TWO MAJOR ARTERIALS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL CONSOLIDATE AND
EXPAND THE HEAT ISLANDS WHICH
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES RISK OF
HEAT -RELATED DEATHS BECAUSE OF
LOW TREE COUNT CANOPY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE
JACKIE AND THEN AIDEN AND , NIA,
HARPER, NAT AND RUTH. NEXT UP,
JACKIE.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JACKIE AND
I'M A RENTER LIVING IN CAPITOL
HILL. I RELY PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORT, WALKING AND BIKING TO
GET AROUND THE CITY. I'M HERE
TODAY TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR DENSE
AND GREEN HOUSING. AS SOMEONE
WHO GREW UP IN A SUBURBAN
ENVIRONMENT, I KNOW FIRSTHAND
THE DAMAGES OF CAR CENTRIC
DESIGN AND SPRAWL. AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE
ENVIRONMENT, YOUR PHYSICAL
SAFETY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE.
SEATTLE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
A NATIONWIDE LEADER AND ZONING
LAWS THAT INCENTIVIZE BUILDING
SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.
I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PASSIVE
HOUSING BONUSES THAT REWARD
ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS WITH
THE ABILITY TO BUILD TALLER,
EXPANDING THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS
TO NEARBY SIDE STREETS, AND THE
COURTYARD BONUS TO ALLOW FOR
MOVING NARROW SIDE GAPS IN
BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE ROOM
FOR SHARED GREEN SPACES. DENSE
HOUSING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT
ODDS WITH INCREASING OUR TREE
CANOPY. LET'S CREATE A HEALTHY
CITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD
TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND NAVIGATE
THE CITY CAR FREE. OUR FUTURE
DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, AIDEN.
>> AMATEUR PUTTING THIS IS A PRO
OF ZONING SIGN. I THINK IT WAS
DESIGNED IS ONE TOO. WE NEED
MORE HOUSING. IDEALLY IT WOULD
BE THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
DOING ALL OF IT. BUT, FAILING
THAT, WE NEED SOME PRIVATE AS
WELL. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T WAIT
UNTIL WE HAVE UNIVERSAL, LIKE A
GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTHCARE UNTIL
WE LEGALIZE IT. SOMETHING IS
BETTER THAN NOTHING REGARDLESS
OF WHO IS DOING IT. THE ONLY
PARKING WE NEED MORE OF IS SAFE
LOTS FOR PEOPLE FOR RVS CAN GO
WITHOUT HAVING TO SEND OVER THE
VEHICLE OR CUT HOLES IN IT. THAT
IS MORE IN THE SHELTER AREA. WE
NEED DEFINITELY MORE COURTYARDS,
THE KIND OF REGULATIONS ON
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES
SURE WE HAVE THE COMMON AREAS
AND TREES AND ALL OF THOSE
THINGS . THOSE ARE THE KIND OF
THINGS THAT PRODUCE SAFETY, NOT
SURVEILLANCE. MORE ON THAT TO
COME.
>> THANK YOU. MIA DAVIDSON.
>> HELLO. I AM MIA, A RENTER IN
THE U-DISTRICT LIVING HAPPILY
CAR FREE WITHIN A BLOCK OF LIGHT
RAIL. FOR PHASE TWO ZONING I'M
ASKING YOU TO ADD BONUSES FOR
GREEN BUILDING TECHNIQUES, AND
ENABLE MORE WALKABLE MULTIFAMILY
MULTI-HOUSING IN MIXED-USE
ZONING BY PUBLIC TRANSIT STOPS.
WHEN WORKING AS A PROJECT
MANAGER FOR A LOCAL SOLAR PANEL
INSTALLATION COMPANY, I FELT
GREAT PRIDE AND STEWARDSHIP IN
COORDINATING AN ARRAY FOR A
SEATTLE PASSIVE HOUSE COMPLEX
AND I STILL FANTASIZE ABOUT
LIVING IN ONE. BELOW MEDIUM
INCOME, MY SISTERS AND I ARE
ANXIOUS EVERY DAY ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO AFFORD TO CONTINUE
LIVING IN THE PLACE WE GREW UP.
MY NEWLYWED SISTER IS WITH ME
TODAY AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW
RECENTLY PURCHASED A HOME IN
LYNNWOOD HOWEVER THIS CREATES A
FIVE AND HALF HOUR COMMUTE EACH
WAY TO HIS JOB AT THE KING
COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE THEY WOULD
LOVE TO PUT DOWN ROOTS WHERE
THEY COULD AFFORD TOO. WITH
ZONING FOR MORE DENSE,
AFFORDABLE AND GREEN HOUSING, MY
FAMILY AND I COULD ENVISION HERE
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. HARPER.
>> I AM HARPER, FROM DISTRICT 3
AND I AM A RENTER. ALSO SEATTLE
TRANSIT WRITER. I'M TIRED OF
HAVING TO DO THIS. AM TIRED OF
MY NEEDS AS A RENTER IN THE CITY
I WAS BORN IN. PUT ON THE SAME
LEVEL AS THE DESIRE OF WEALTHY
HOMEOWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR
EXCLUSIONARY NEIGHBORHOODS ,
CHARACTER AND HIGH PROPERTY
VALUES. WHY DO WE KEEP ALICE IN
THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF THE
RENTER MAJORITY WITH THE
PORTFOLIOS OF PEOPLE WHO ALREADY
OWN AN UNPRECEDENTED 51% OF ALL
WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE
ARE WAYS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND
OUR TREE CANOPY BY REDUCING
STREET PARKING. INSTEAD OF
HOUSING. BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO
THE SO-CALLED TREE PEOPLE AND
THEY ARE UNINTERESTED IN THIS
IDEA. I ASK YOU WHY? ALL HOUSING
ALONG CORRIDORS SHOULD BE HIGH
DENSITY EXCUSE AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE BILLIONS OF
INVESTMENTS TAXPAYERS HAVE PUT
INTO OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MATT.
MATT HUTCHINS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MATT HUTCHINS, COCHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL
TO IMPROVE THE ZONING STRATEGY
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER REDUCTIONS.
WE DON'T PRIORITIZE CONCERNS
OVER FOUR YEARS OF GOOGLE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT. THE COMMISSION ALSO
RECOMMENDS MAXIMIZING ZONING
WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY VIABLE
SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE FAMILY
HOUSING. AND LR ONE AND L ARE
TWO ZONES, EFFECTIVELY GENERATE
TOWNHOUSES NOT SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING. THE CORRIDOR CONCEPT
UNFORTUNATELY TRANSIT FREIGHT
AND HIGH TRAFFIC SHOW THE SAME
LANES. SO NARROW REZONING
CONCENTRATES OF HOUSING ONLY
WHERE WE KNOW RESIDENTS ARE
GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE WORST
EFFECTS OF POOR AIR QUALITY
NOISE AND TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT
AN EQUABLE STRATEGY. WE
RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL LOOK TO A
WIDER CORRIDOR CONCEPT AND
EXPAND UPS OWNS TWO ADJACENT
STREETS SO RESIDENTS CAN LIVE
WITHIN CONVENIENT WALKING
DISTANCE OF TRANSIT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE
RUTH AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO
BACK AND NAME SOME NAMES A 21
THROUGH 30. JOHN, JAMES,
CLINTON, JEFFREY PIPER, SHARON.
THOSE WILL BE NEXT.
>> THE SEATTLE PLAN IS BASED ON
A SUPPLY THEORY THAT SAYS IF WE
DEREGULATE MASSIVELY UP SOME
MORE HOMES WILL BE BUILT AND
PRICES WILL FALL. INCREASINGLY
HIGH-LEVEL RESEARCH CHALLENGES
THE THEORY INCLUDING A NEW
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS STUDY
WHOSE AUTHOR IS NAMED THE
WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL
SCIENTIFIC MIND. IT IS TITLE
INEQUALITY, NOT REGULATION,
DRIVES AMERICA'S AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS. MASK UP ZONING DIDN'T
LOWER HOME PRICES IN VANCOUVER
BC. NOW THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE
CITY IN THE WORLD. RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA WITNESSED THE NET
LOSS OF MORE THAN 4000
AFFORDABLE HOMES AFTER UP
ZONING. WILL THE SAME HAPPEN
HERE? WE NEED NEW SOLUTIONS THAT
ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM. FOR
EXAMPLE, WHEN WE UP SO WE GIVE
AWAY PUBLIC AIRSPACE FOR FREE.
MAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY MORE
VALUABLE. WE SHOULD SECURE SOME
OF THE VALUABLE PUBLIC GOOD.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MHA.
FINALLY, ZONING IS A POWERFUL
TOOL FOR DIRECTING GROWTH. TOO
MUCH UP ZONING UNDERMINES THE
ABILITY TO MAKE GROWTH HAPPEN
WHERE WE WANTED LIKE TRANSIT
CENTERS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JOHN.
MATHESON. AND THEN JAMES AND
THEN CLINTON AND JEFFREY.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOHN
MATHESON. FIVE GENERATIONS OF
SEATTLE DISTRICT FOR. I HAVE
FIVE KIDS. ALL OF THEM ARE IN
SEATTLE. TWO AT HOME BUT THREE
OF THEM ARE ON THEIR OWN AND
THEY ARE FINDING THAT FINDING
HOUSING IS PRETTY PROBLEMATIC IN
SEATTLE. I'D LIKE TO DO, I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING
YOU CAN TO HELP MY CHILDREN OUT.
AT LIKE YOU TO PLEASE BUILD ON
THE PROGRESS MADE ON THE
AMBITIOUS BOLD PLAN, TALLER,
DENSER, FASTER. A BOLD PLAN
PRIORITIZES FOR ABILITY,
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES AND THE
CLIMATE. WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW
MORE TYPES OF HOUSING IN MORE
PLACES. PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR
AFFORDABLE TRANSIT CONNECTED
HOMES NEAR AMENITIES LIKE PARKS
AND SCHOOLS. MINIMALLY WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS BROUGHT ONLINE AS WELL
AS URBAN CENTERS RINGING BACK A
LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO FIX AND
STANDARDS AND I NEED TO SAY
INCLUDING POLICIES ON SMALL
SERVICE LINES. AND EXPANDED
TRANSIT CORRIDOR UPS OWNS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JAMES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JAMIE. I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 5. I LIVED AND WORKED
FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS AND WERE
RECENTLY RETIRED AS DIRECTOR OF
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH IN SEATTLE.
MY COMMENT IS, I THINK I
REPRESENT MANY PEOPLE IN THE
CITY WHEN I SAY I AM PRO-HOUSING
AND PRO-TREES. AND THAT WE CAN
AND MUST DO BOTH. MY COMMENT
THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
FISCAL NOTE DOCUMENT ON PAGE 3
WHERE IT STATES THE LEGISLATION
IS NOT EXPECTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY
AFFECT SEATTLE'S RESILIENCY. OR
ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE IN A MATERIAL WAY.
KNOWING WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE
CLIMATE AND HOW IT'S CHANGING I
FIND THAT IS A PRETTY BOLD
STATEMENT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE
EIS FOR THE SUPPORTING DATA IN
SCIENCE BEHIND THAT STATEMENT
AND I DIDN'T FIND IT. THE HARD
TRUTH IS THE VERMIN PEOPLE HERE
NO LONGER EXIST. -- AVERAGE
DAILY HIGH. AND WE HAVE TO BE
LOOKING AT CANOPY HEALTH, WE
HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT FUTURE.
BRING CANOPY FOR HOTTER AND
DRIER AND MORE EXTREME SEATTLE
CLIMATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CLINTON.
>> MY NAME IS CLINTON, DISTRICT
TOO. SPEAKING FROM THE POSITION
OF A LONGTIME SEATTLE RENTER IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HAVE BEEN
IN THE CITY FOR OVER A DECADE,
BACK WHEN OUR RECENTLY OUSTED
MAYOR WAS BEING ASKED MENTAL NOT
DOING ENOUGH FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN 2013 IN THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION UP ZONE. BEING AN
UNAFFORDABLE RENTER HAS TAKEN ME
TO THE HIGHS OF LAKE AND THE
LOWS OF AND I'M CURRENTLY IN
THIS DISTRICT TO LIVING IN THE
BUILDING THAT IS RAISING THE
RENT 10% EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR I
GET RID OF MY CAR AND NEXT YEAR
I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE.
AND THE CYCLE WILL CONTINUE. AND
I AM LUCKY IN THE SITUATION. SO,
I JUST HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU ALL CAN DO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP , JEFFREY.
AFTER JEFFREY WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE SHARON, MARTHA, JULIA,
ALEX, SARA AND SCOTT. GO AHEAD,
JEFFREY.
>> MY NAME IS JEFF PIPER. INKS
FOR YOUR TIME. TO ADVOCATE FOR
CHANGES TO HOW INSTITUTIONS ARE
TREATED IN LOWRISE ZONES AS PART
OF THE UPDATE TO THE CONFERENCE
A PLAN. RESIDENCE USES ARE
RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT UPDATES .
INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT. THAT IS A
MISSED OPPORTUNITY. THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS MORE THAN
HOUSING TO THRIVE. INSTITUTIONS
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES,
EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, CULTURAL
SPACE. ESPECIALLY TRUE IN
SEATTLE'S SOUTH END WERE
NEIGHBORHOODS RELY ON SMALL
INSTITUTIONS. THESE INSTITUTIONS
ARE CONSTRAINED BY LAND-USE
RULES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MEETING
THE UPDATED SINCE 1995. THE
DISPERSION REQUIREMENTS PREVENTS
NEW OR EXPANDED INSTITUTIONS
FROM LOCATING WITHIN 600 FEET OF
ANOTHER. MAKES IT NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTITUTIONS IN
MANY AREAS. THIS DOES NOT APPLY
TO HOUSING. PARKING REQUIREMENTS
MANDATE ON-SITE PARKING WITH NO
OFF-SITE FLEXIBILITY . FINALLY
WHEN HOUSING AN INSTITUTION --
INSTITUTIONAL RULES MAKE THE
ENTIRE BUILDING CONFORM TO THE
MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONE.
INSTITUTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO
ENTITIES AND UPDATING THESE --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE
SHARON. ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS
SHOWN UP RECENTLY AND WANTS TO
TESTIFY OR FOLKS IN THE CROWD
WANT TO TESTIFY, WE DO STILL
HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE . SO FEEL
FREE TO SIGN UP. YOU CAME ALL
THE WAY DOWN HERE, WE WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. NEXT UP,
SHARON.
>> MY NAME IS SHARON, A PARTNER
5.ARCHITECTS. AND HERE ALSO TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE LOWRISE
INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE USUALLY
BLACK AND BROWN LED
INSTITUTIONS. I HAVE WORKED WITH
THESE INSTITUTIONS FOR OVER A
DECADE NOW AND EACH TIME THESE
BLACK AND BROWN LED INSTITUTIONS
DAYLIGHT BARRIERS AND ZONING AND
THE CODES. LAND OWNED AND
OPERATED BY BLACK LED NONPROFITS
IS RARELY LOCATED IN ZONES
DESIGNATED FOR SUCCESS OR
LONG-TERM WEALTH BUILDING
INSTEAD. INSTEAD THESE
ORGANIZATION SPACES LAYER AFTER
LAYER OF BARRIERS. THE RESULT IS
DRAWNOUT, EXHAUSTING, NO
TIMELINES. UPDATING LOWRISE
ZONING FOR INSTITUTIONS IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP. BUT IT WON'T
FIX THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WILL
INEVITABLE -- INEVITABLY,. WE
NEED A BETTER SYSTEM, ONE THAT
WILL ALLOW FOR THESE
HARD-WORKING NONPROFITS TO
SUCCEED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE
CAPACITY, THEIR HEALTH OR THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO SEE AT THE
SAME TIME WHITE DEVELOPERS MOVE
FORWARD QUICKLY WITH FEWER
OBSTACLES TO LEAVE BEHIND. EMPTY
STOREFRONTS --
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU LIKE,
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY
EMAIL TO COUNCIL CM BUY. NEXT
UP, MARTHA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING TIME FOR US. WHAT URBAN
LANDSCAPE APPEALS TO YOU? ONE
WERE 85 TO 100% HARD SCAPE IS A
CODIFIED REALITY FOR EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD. CLIMATE REALITY,
HE ISLANDS IN THE POWER OF TREES
TO REDUCE POLLUTED AIR AND
CONTAIN OFF ARE DISMISSED AND
IGNORED ? ONE WHERE NATURE TREES
AND NATIVE PLANTS ARE PART OF
THE DENSITY EQUATION AND
REQUIRED AS A GROUND-LEVEL
PORTION OF THE AMENITY AREA.
I'M ADDING MY VOICE FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THE COMP PLAN
CALLED DENSE FORESTS FOR DENSE
HOUSING. I LIKE IT A LOT. KEY
TAKE AWAY, IT DOES NOT IMPACT
HOUSING CAPACITY. AT A TIME OF
RECORD TREE LOSS, LOTS
UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LITTLE CANOPY
TO DEVELOP BEGIN WITH THE
AMENDMENT HOLDS THE KEY TO A
LIVABLE BODY FOR CENTURY CITY.
CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE
TREES, TOO CAUGHT UP IN THE HARD
SCAPE DENSITY DATA, TAKE A LEAP
INTO THE 21st CENTURY. ADOPT THE
DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE HOUSING
AMENDMENT, IT'S A WORKABLE PLAN
FOR A CITY WE LOVE TO SEE A
CLIMATE RESILIENT DENSELY HOUSED
AND FORCED AT CITY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. JULIA, YOUR NEXT.
>> SORRY. TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JULIA. I AM A
D6 RENTER WITH TREE ACTION
SEATTLE. I'M ASKING YOU TO
INCREASE THE DENSE FOREST FOR
DENSE HOUSING AMENDMENT,
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE AMENITY
AREAS TO HAVE TREES AND AMEND
THE GREEN FACTOR SPECULATION
INCLUDE A TREE REQUIREMENT. WHY?
BECAUSE ON AVERAGE SEATTLE LOSES
270 TREES PER MONTH. NEARLY 100%
OF EACH LOT IN NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS CAN BE PAVED. EVEN THE
GREEN COURTYARD AMENDMENT IS
JUST MORE PAVED SPACE WITH ZERO
TREE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS NOT
CLIMATE FORWARD THINKING. OUR
PROPOSED ADDITIONS ONLY AFFECT
NONBILLABLE AREA , THAT IS NOT
ANY HOUSING. IN THAT REGARD IT
IS A WIN-WIN FOR DENSITY AND
TREE ADVOCATES. PLEASE DO BETTER
AND PLEASE CONSIDER AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALEX, SARA, AND
SCOTT. ALEX.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEX, I AM BORN AND RAISED HERE.
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I
RECENTLY HELPED START A GROUP
CALLED FOR SEATTLE PROJECT. I
GREW UP IN A SEATTLE REGION THAT
WAS STILL RELATIVELY SMALL WAY
UP IN THE UPPER LEFT AND THAT IS
NOT WHO WE ARE ANYMORE. MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE WANT AND NEED TO
LIVE HERE. AND TOO MANY ARE
BEING WELCOME BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T KEPT UP WITH WHAT IT
TAKES TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE. FOR BOTH NEWCOMERS
AND THE COMMITTEE THAT HAVE BEEN
BUILDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
LONGTIME. CENTERS AND CORRIDORS
ARE THE FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THE
VISION THAT THE CITY AUTHORITY
COMMITTED TOO. WE NEED MORE
HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT SO PEOPLE
CAN GET AROUND WITHOUT A CAR.
AND AREN'T STUCK SPINNING HAVE
INCOME JUST TO GET A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEAD. WE NEED HOMES ON THE
SIDE STREETS NEAR BUS STOPS, NOT
ONLY ARTERIALS AND WE NEED
BUILDING TECHNIQUES -- PLEASE BE
BOLD AND PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU. SARA CLARK.
>> HI , TEAR. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HI, MEMBERS OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. NAME IS SARA CLARK
AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE OVER 2600 MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER . AND TO
EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN UPDATE
AND THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN INVESTING
SEATTLE'S HOUSING SHORTAGE. ONE
OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES
FACING OUR CITY TODAY. AND
PLAYERS ACROSS SEATTLE ARE
INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND THE
ABILITY OF OUR WORKFORCE TO LIVE
NEAR JOBS. INCREASING HOUSING
SUPPLY AND EXPANDING HOUSING
CHOICES ACROSS MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS, IS ESSENTIAL NOT
ONLY TO ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY
BUT ALSO SUPPORTING LONG-TERM
ECONOMIC PENALTY. WITHOUT THESE
CHANGES SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL SHORT OF MEETING ITS -- WE
ARE ALSO GRATEFUL THAT MAYOR
WILSON HAS ANNOUNCED HER
INTENTIONS LAST WEEK TO SPEED UP
THIS PROCESS. AND LOOK FORWARD
TO ADDITIONAL ACTION.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A SCOTT AND THEN
WE'RE GOING TO BACK TO B, 21
THROUGH 30 . STARTING WITH DON .
AMANDA. ON ACCOUNT. CONRAD.
SCOTT BERKELEY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL JUST
SAY, IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME
WITHOUT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH ON THE MICROPHONE
BUT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> I SECOND THAT.
>> I AM EIGHT WEST SEATTLE
HOMEOWNER IN ONE OF THESE ORANGE
AREAS ON THIS MAP THAT ARE
WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE WALK OF
FREQUENT TRANSIT. I USED TO LIVE
DIRECTLY ON AN ARTERIAL IT WAS
QUITE LOUD. AND I THINK THAT MY
CURRENT QUIET SIDE STREET IS A
MUCH NICER PLACE TO LIVE. LOCKS
LIKE MINE ARE EXACTLY WHERE WE
SHOULD BE ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE
TO LIVE. THAN WALKING DISTANCE
TO A SCHOOL, CHILD CARE,
MULTIPLE GROCERY STORES, AND
SEVERAL TRANSIT OPTIONS. LET'S
EXPAND OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS.
ALLOW HIGHER-QUALITY COURTYARD
STYLE BUILDINGS. AND MAKE
SEATTLE THE UNDISPUTED LEADER IN
BUILDING FOR FAMILIES,
AFFORDABILITY AND CLIMATE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DON.
>> THANK YOU, I THOUGHT I GOT
LEFT BEHIND. I AM DON, THANK YOU
FOR ESTABLISHING QUEEN ANNE'S
CROWN IS A HISTORIC PARK WE. OUR
TREES GIVE HEART, SOUL AND LIFE
TO THE CITY. MAYOR HARRELL'S
ONE SEATTLE DEAL PLEDGED TO
PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PLANT MORE
TREES. ACHIEVING THE THIRTY
PERCENT CANOPY COVERAGE BY 2037.
BUT, FACE TO COME PLAN ALLOWS
100% HARD SKIPPING ON
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND
MIXED-USE PROPERTIES AND 85%
HARD SKIPPING ON ONE TO TWO AND
THREE PROPERTIES PROVIDING DENSE
SPACE FOR TREES. I URGE CITY
COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE URBAN
FORCE COMMISSION , AND SEATTLE
TREE ACTION, I HOPE YOU HAVE THE
PLAN, TO CREATE PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS WITH POCKET FORESTS IN
YOUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. AND
POCKET FORESTS BETWEEN A
PERMANENT BUILDINGS. PLEASE MAKE
SURE THAT PHASE TWO INCLUDES
SPECIFIC THAT CREATE A
SUSTAINABLE GREEN ENVIRONMENT
THE BUILDERS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW
.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CALEB.
>> HI. I NAME IS CALEB. BORN AND
RAISED HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM A
EDUCATOR AND A PLANNING
COMMISSION . AND A LIFELONG
WINTER. I HAVE MOVED ALL AROUND
THE CITY AND I HAVE SEEN THE
HUMAN COSTS OF RAISING RENTS AND
THE LACK OF AFFORDABILITY IN THE
CITY. AS A KID IT FELT LIKE WE
HAD TO MOVE EVERY OTHER YEAR AND
AS AN ADULT IT'S BEEN MORE OF
THE SAME. YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY IN THIS COMP PLAN
UPDATE TO MAKE THE CITY AND
AFFORDABLE CITY FOR ALL BY
REINTRODUCING THE HIGH
OPPORTUNITY AND LOW DISPLACEMENT
RISK AREAS ALONG CORRIDORS THAT
HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN 2020 FOR
MAXIMIZING THE ZONING IN
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE AN
ESSENTIAL TO REALIZING OUR
COLLECTIVE VISION OF THE SEATTLE
WERE ALL RESIDENTS LIVE IN A
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH DIVERSE,
FERTILE AND ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
OPTIONS WITHIN A CONVENIENT
DISTANCE TO SHOPS, AND TRANSIT.
IMPLEMENTATION IS ALSO A
CRITICAL STEP TOWARD ADDRESSING
THE IMPACTS OF RACIALLY
EXCLUSIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY
HOUSING LAND-USE PRACTICES BY
CREATING MORE HOUSING OPTIONS
WHERE PEOPLE IN MORE AREAS OF
THE CITY. I SUPPORT A QUARTER
CONCEPT THAT EXPANDS UP ZONES
BEYOND ONE PARCEL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, AMANDA
AND THEN ANIKA AND THEN CONRAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US. I AM AMANDA, NEW TO SEATTLE,
MOVING IT TO CAPITOL HILL BUT
NOT NEW TO HOUSING INSECURITY. I
HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH IT MY
ENTIRE LIFE. PROFESSIONALLY AND
PERSONALLY. I HAVE WATCHED THE
CRISIS EXPLODE OVER THE LAST
DECADE LIKE WE ALL HAVE. AND IT
SEEMS TO ONLY ACCELERATE. AM
SCARED FOR MY FUTURE IN A WAY I
NEVER HAVE BEEN. I AM SCARED TO
AGE INTO CLIMATE COLLAPSE.
ESPECIALLY. AND I AM REALLY
SCARED TO NOT HAVE SAFE HOUSING
IN THE CLASS AND CLIMATE. I GREW
UP REALLY DEEP IN APPELLATION
MOUNTAINS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
LIVING IN A MAJOR CITY. MY
UPBRINGING GAVE ME A REALLY DEEP
RESPECT FOR NATURE AND NATURAL
WORLDS. THAT IS WHY I AM A
SUPPORTER OF THE AMENDMENT. I
ENVISION MORE TREES, NOT LESS.
INSTEAD OF TREES STUCK IN
SETBACKS TOO SMALL FOR THEM TO
THRIVE WE CAN CREATE MANY MANY
FORESTS ALL OVER THE CITY. THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT PROVIDES MORE
OPPORTUNITY -- AND MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE NOT
LESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ANIKA AND THEN
CONRAD AND THEN ADAM.
>>
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ANIKA. I
USED TO WORK IN SEATTLE AND
LIVED IN TACOMA. MY MORNINGS
BEGAN WITH A HALF AN HOUR MILE
WALK TO THE BUS STOP . ONE HALF
HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK. TEN-HOUR
WORK SHIFTS AND ONE HALF HOUR
COMMUTE BACK HOME FROM WORK.
THIS MADE FOR A 13 TO 14 HOUR
WORKDAY LEAVING PRETTY MUCH NO
ROOM FOR ERROR. I HAD TO BE
ASLEEP BY 8:30 PM AT THE LATEST
TO ENSURE I WOULD GET ADEQUATE
SLEEP TO BE UP BY 3:30 AM THE
NEXT DAY. THIS IS THE LIVED
REALITY FOR MANY WORKING-CLASS
SEATTLE -- SEATTLEITES. THAT'S
WHY MERGING YOU TO SUPPORT
WHITENING TRANSIT CORRIDORS,
LOWER TRANSIT COSTS AND
EMISSIONS. I'M NOW LIVING IN AN
APARTMENT IN SEATTLE, AND CLOSE
TO WORK IN PUBLIC TRANSIT LINES.
THIS IS AFFORDED ME MORE TIME
AND NEEDED REST. I NOW HAVE TIME
TO COOK, PREPARE NURSING MEALS,
LUNCHES AND DINNER. MY QUALITY
OF LIFE HAS GONE UP 90%. I WANT
TO BUY GROCERIES, I SEE FAMILIAR
FACES, AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CONRAD
AND THEN ADAM AND THEN BRANDON.
>> I AM CONRAD PARKER, I LIVE IN
A TOWNHOUSE IN MADISON VALLEY
DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR MORE DENSITY IN
MORE PLACES FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
AND SUSTAINABLE CITY. I'D LIKE
TO SEE AT LEAST COUNSEL, LR3 AND
SDCI -- ESPECIALLY RAPID RIDE
TRANSIT STOPS. I WOULD LOVE TO
REEVALUATE SOME OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE COMP
PLAN. SEE IF WE COULD BRING SOME
BACK. I LOVE TO SEE DENSITY FOR
HOUSES, PORT GUARDS AND FAMILY
SIZE UNITS NEAR SCHOOLS. THE
COMP PLAN IS A PIVOTAL
OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW US TO BUILD
A CITY WE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN.
I HOPE COUNCIL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ADAM AND
THEN BRANDON AND THEN MARIE AND
THEN KIMBERLY AND THEN JONATHAN
PHILLIPS. ADAM?
>> ADAM DUNLAP. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR MAXIMUM HOUSING
DENSITY. I REALLY WANT EVERYONE
TO LIVE HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF
COMMENTS HERE ABOUT TREES AND
WILL I LOVE LIVING ON THE STREET
WITH TREES, I LOVE PARKS WITH
TREES, I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING UP
TO A FAMILY AND SAYING NOT
ALLOWED TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THE
TREES ON THIS LOT. SO WE NEED,
WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR GREENERY
BUT REALLY WE NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING AT ALL COSTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, BRANDON.
>> MY NAME IS BRANDON. I AM A
RENTER IN BELLTOWN. AND HERE IS
MY SUPPORT FOR MASSIVE UPS
ZONING. WE NEED TO RELY ON
SOLUTIONS LIKE FIVE TO 10 STORY
BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE NOT JUST
ALONG ARTERIALS. DENSITY ALONG
ARTERIALS IS A FORM OF
DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE NOT
PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO OWN LAND.
APARTMENT BUILDING SHOULD NOT BE
A BUFFER BETWEEN SMOGGY CARS AND
THE PEOPLE DRIVE THEM WE DON'T
WANT TO HEAR OR SMELL THEM. WE
SHOULD ALLOW MORE BUSINESSES TO
EXIST EVERYWHERE SO WE DON'T
HAVE TO WALK OR BIKE AS FAR TO
REACH THEM. AS FOR THE TREES, AS
I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE,
WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSING AND
BUILD IN THE CITY OR WE CAN
SPELL INTO THE FOREST. IF WE
SPRAWL INTO THE FOREST I
GUARANTEE WE WILL DESTROY MANY
MORE TIMES THE TREES AND IF WE
BUILD MORE DENSITY IN THE CITY.
IF A SINGLE TALL BUILDING IN THE
CITY, A SINGLE TALL BUILDING IN
THE CITY CAN HOUSE AS MANY
PEOPLE AS MULTIPLE ACRES OF
SPRAWLING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED
HOMES. ALLOW MORE SINGLE --
REDUCE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND
REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. ARE
WE GOING TO BE THE LAST CITY IN
WASHINGTON TO DO THAT?
>> THANK YOU. MARIE.
>> MY NAME IS MARIE, I MAKE
SMALL LANDLORD WITH TWO -- 200
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE THAT ARE
NOW DIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS.
THEY DEFINE MIDDLE HOUSING IN A
VERY AFFORDABLE. I'M APPROACHED
CONSTANTLY BY DEVELOPERS WHO
WANT TO TEAR THEM DOWN. WHERE
WITH MY TENANTS LIVE? BETWEEN
2018 AND 2022, MORE THAN 11,000
RENTAL HOMES LEFT THE MARKET.
ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE TIMES,
SMALLER INVESTORS ARE SELLING TO
LARGER ENTITIES WITH EIGHT 9600
UNIT LOSS OF MIDDLE RENTALS IN
THE FIRST HALF OF 2025. THE CITY
DOESN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVES
BUILT INTO THE PLANS TO KEEP THE
EXISTING HOUSING. PORTLAND
OFFERED SMALL LANDLORDS
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ADD
UNITS TO THEIR EXISTING
PROPERTIES. NO TREES CUT DOWN,
-- I COULD ADD TWO UNITS TO MY
BUILDINGS NOW FOR OCCUPANCY IN
UNDER A YEAR. NEW CONSTRUCTION
WOULD EASILY TAKE THREE YEARS.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MEANTIME?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, KIMBERLY
AND THEN JONATHAN PHILLIPS.
AFTER THAT WE ARE GOING TO
RETURN TO OUR LETTER A GROUP,
WITH WHITNEY AND JOSEPH .
KIMBERLY. IS VERY KIMBERLY
CALDWELL? WE CAN ALWAYS COME
BACK TO YOU. YOU SAID THAT.
JONATHAN PHILLIPS.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO LISTEN. THERE IS
LIKE SO MUCH INFORMATION TODAY
AND AM ALREADY SO LOST. SO THANK
YOU GUYS. LAUGHS, GREAT. SO,
JUST REALLY BRIEF, IF WE DON'T
CONTINUE WITH THE APPROACH OF
SUPERFAST DEVELOPMENT TO BRING
HOUSING THE CRISIS DOWN, THE
SAME WAY ADDING MORE LANES TO
HIGHWAY ONLY DOESN'T DECREASE
TRAFFIC, IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY
SOLUTION. IT DOESN'T WORK AND
LEAVES US WITH A LOT MORE
CONCRETE THAN WE NEED. I DO URGE
YOU TO CONSIDER EFFECTIVE
LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS OVER
INEFFECTIVE SHORT-TERM ONES. I
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE'RE
GOING TO BACK TO A, 31 THROUGH
35. WHITNEY, JOSEPH, SARA, JANE
AND CLAIRE. WHITNEY, IF YOU ARE
-- OKAY. WHITNEY.
>> SHE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> WONDERFUL. WE CAN COME BACK
TO YOU. JOSEPH. COME ON DOWN.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JOSEPH SANTANA AND I'M HERE TO
COMMENT ON THE PLANNING ZONING
FOR SOUTH PARK IS A NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. SOUTH
PARK'S MEDIAN INCOME IS ABOUT
$60,000. AND $60,000 IS NOT
PROJECTED TO BE ENOUGH TO PAY
FOR HOUSING IN THE NEW LR1 AND
LR3 UP ZONE PROPOSED IN SOUTH
PARK. PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN SOUTH
PARK WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF
THE DISPLACEMENT STATISTICS
UNLESS WE ARE BUILDING FIVE
STORIES AND UP. WE NEED TO
CREATE PRECAST UNIT HOUSEHOLDS
THAT SERVE PEOPLE THAT MAKE LESS
THAN 80% OF THE AMI. THAT MEANS
TALLER BUILDINGS WILL PREVENTING
URBAN SPRAWL AND PROTECTING
TREES AT THE SAME TIME. WE URGE
THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OVERLAY ZONES ACROSS ALL
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO
ALLOW NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC
DEVELOPERS TO BUILD TALLER . IN
EXCHANGE FOR GUARANTEED
AFFORDABILITY. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNITY AGREEMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS IN THE AREAS OF HIGH
DISPLACEMENT RISK TO MAKE SURE
HISTORICALLY EXPORTED COMMITTEES
HAVE A VOICE IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SARA.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
I AM SARA, A PROJECT DIRECTOR
FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FIRST WALKING MANY FOREST . VERY
HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR ANY
TIME FOR ANY OF THE MILWAUKEE
STYLE MANY FOREST IN THE AREA.
THEY ARE DENSELY NATIVE PLANTED
FOREST THE GIRL TO 10 TIMES
FASTER THAN CONVENTIONAL FOREST.
THEY ARE POWERHOUSES FOR
FIGHTING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. I
SHOW YOU THE ONE IN GEORGETOWN
THAT CURRENTLY COOLS THE SERVICE
TEMPERATURE THERE IN THIS BY 20
DEGREES. AM SO HAPPY THAT WE
HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THE
POCKET FOREST AND THE LUCKY
STYLE PLANTED FORESTS AND AND
HERE TO HELP GUIDE THAT PROCESS
AND REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF
IT. IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT A GOOD
TRADE-OFF FOR CUTTING DOWN OUR
OLD TREES. IS NOT COMPARABLE.
IT'S 1000 TO ONE A SAPLING TO
AN OLD TREE. I'M HUMBLED TO
HAVE -- SPEAKING UP FOR THE OLD
TREES. WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL TO BE
HERE ON DUWAMISH LAND AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING DENSE FORESTS
FOR DENSE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO
GO? OR SHOULD WE WAIT? OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
MY NAME IS EMILY, I AM A MEMBER
OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION AND IT'S GOOD TO BE
HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
FOR HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING
AND ALLOWING FOLKS TO HAVE THEIR
VOICES HEARD. MY COLLEAGUE WHO
IS ALSO ONE OF MY COCHAIRS ON
THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
HAD TO DUCK OUT. TODAY, EVEN
THOUGH I'M A MEMBER OF THE
COMMISSION I'M NOT SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. I
READ A STATISTIC IN THE
SLIDESHOW THAT WAS SENT OUT THAT
I BELIEVE NOTED THAT 20% OF
RESIDENTS ARE SPENDING HALF OF
THEIR INCOME ON MONTHLY RENT.
THAT IS ALARMING. I AM FORTUNATE
TO BENEFIT FROM THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH LIVING
IN AN MFT UNIT AND I'M
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
PROGRAM. THIS HAS ALLOWED ME TO
HAVE PEACE OF MIND IN THE CITY
THAT HAS BECOME UNAFFORDABLE FOR
TOO MANY. I ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO APPROVE INITIATIVES
IN PHASE TWO OF THE CONFERENCE
OF PLAN THAT ENABLES ALL
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE TO MAINTAIN
A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD WITHOUT
FEAR OF LOSING ACCESS TO THE
SPACE BASIC NEED.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
TURN TO --
>> A POINT OF INFORMATION. WHEN
WHITNEY RETURNS WILL SHE BE ABLE
TO SPEAK?
>> WE STILL ARE ACCEPTING
SIGN-UPS UNTIL 6:30 PM.
CERTAINLY EITHER THEY COULD SEND
UP AGAIN --
>> THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. THAT IS
A GREAT POINT. NEXT UP WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO B 31 THROUGH 33.
WHICH IS AIDEN, CAROL, AND JUST.
AIDEN.
>> HELLO, I WAS RECENTLY
APARTMENT HUNTING IN THE U
DISTRICT AND HAD QUITE THE
EXPERIENCE TRYING TO FIND A UNIT
THAT WASN'T ON A BUSY CORRIDOR.
THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO FIND
ONE. BUT IT REALLY IS INCREDIBLE
TO BE A RENTER AND YOU SEE NEW
APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND YOU GO
ONE BLOCK YOU KNOW APARTMENT
BUILDINGS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED
UNLESS BUSY STREETS. I KNOW IT
MIGHT BE IN THE FUTURE, BUT I
HOPE YOU CAN EXPAND THE
CORRIDORS SO WE CAN RENT ON
DIFFERENT KINDS OF STREETS.
ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU CAN ALLOW
MORE LOWRISE ZONING SO IT'S A
GREATER INCREASE COMPARED TO THE
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONING THAT WE ALL IMPLEMENTED
LAST YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAROL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M CAROL, I AM
HERE TO THANK YOU ALL , WHOEVER
WAS HERE THEN, FOR PASSING THE
TREE THING. I'M ONE OF THE
PLANNERS WITH THE TREES. IT WAS
GREAT. I WAS PROBABLY ALSO THE
FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO
TEST THE SYSTEM. AND THE NEW
SYSTEM. I HAD TO TAKE A TREE
DOWN AND I TOOK THE TREE DOWN
AND IT COST ME $2000 TOTAL TO
TAKE A LONG TREE DOWN, CHERRY
THAT I PLANTED IN 1979. CHEERS.
AND THAT $2000 AND THE TIME WAS
VERY DIFFICULT. I GUESS THIS IS
A TESTING YOU DO AFTER YOU FIND
OUT WHAT IT COSTS PER TREE OR
PER PERSON OR WHATEVER TO KEEP
IT. I REMEMBER YOU DOING LAST
WEEK, FRIDAY OR MONDAY, $45,000
PER PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF,
TERRAMYCIN FIGURE THAT OUT. OH
BOY. ANYHOW, WE REALLY NEED TO
LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED
AFTERWARDS. DOES IT REALLY WORK
? YOU'RE CHARGING A LOT OF
MONEY FOR A PERSON --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JESS, AND
THEN WE WILL RETURN TO A 41
THROUGH 50. JD, TRACY, SUSAN,
ELAINE, CALVIN , THOSE WILL BE
NEXT AFTER JESS.
>> HI, GREAT WORK LAST YEAR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. I AM JESS, A
BALLOT HOMEOWNER AND I WANT TO
SEATTLE THE WORKS REVEREND. I'M
A TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER AND
PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. KNOW
THE RELEGATION OF DENSITY AND
FOR ABILITY TO ARTERIALS
PRESENTS UNIQUE EQUITY IN HEALTH
CHALLENGES. LIVING DIRECTLY ON
ARTERIALS PROVIDES EASY ACCESS
TO TRANSIT, LIVING ON NOISY
POLLUTED STREETS IS HEALTH
EFFECTS SUCH LINGERING CHILDREN.
WE NEED TO EXPAND IT DENSITY
AROUND THE ARTERIALS, THE SIDE
STREETS, SO WE CAN PROVIDE
HEALTHY AND MORE AFFORDABLE
IN-TRANSIT CONNECTED CHOICES FOR
FAMILIES AND WORKERS ESSENTIAL
TO OUR COMMITTEE. I AGREE WITH
ARCHERY ADVOCATES THAT ACCESS TO
GREEN SPACE IS IMPORTANT FOR
MENTAL HEALTH. THAT IS WHY I
SUPPORT COURTYARD BONUSES. THEY
NOT ONLY PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE
SPACES FOR NEIGHBORS TOGETHER
BUT THEY PROTECT TREES FROM WIND
AND STORMS WHICH IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST WAYS THEY GET KNOCKED
DOWN. HOUSING IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
SOLUTION. WE NEED YOUR BOLD
LEADERSHIP TO PRIORITIZE
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SO WE CAN
BUILD DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE
HOUSING . THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONTINUED WORK.
>> NEXT UP.
>> JACKIE. I THOUGHT I WAS
SIGNING A RECEIPT AT A
RESTAURANT. ANYWAY, A LOT OF
PEOPLE TODAY THE BROUGHT UP THE
CCC AND BY ASSOCIATION DEVELOPER
TALKING POINTS BROUGHT UP THE
ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, NOT EVERY
TREE IS THE SAME. WHEN WE LOSE A
TREE IN SEATTLE WE LOSE A TREE
THAT SERVICES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
WITH ITS AIR CLEANING
PROPERTIES. AND ITS SHADE.
NUMBER TWO, CREATING COURTYARDS
WITHOUT TREE REQUIREMENTS IS
WISHFUL THINKING. YOU NEED TO
LEGISLATE FOR WHAT YOU ACTUALLY
WANT TO SEE. AND THIRD THEY
IGNORE TEARING DOWN HOMES AND
TREES THAT COULD HAVE CLOSE TO
FOUR TO SIX HOMES THANKS TO HB
1110 WOULD BE A BETTER USE OF
THOSE RESOURCES. AND LIKE THE
REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO HAS SOME
HOMES THAT SHE RENTS OUT, AS SHE
SAID, IT CREATES THE MOST FOR
THE HOUSING. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE
DATA ON HOW PHASE I GOES BEFORE
JUMPING INTO PHASE TWO? THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. NEXT UP,
TRACY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS TRACY BERMAN.
BUILDING ON WHAT JACKIE SAID, WE
JUST COMPLETED ONE OF THE
LARGEST UP ZONES IN HISTORY.
FOUR TO SIX AT A MINIMUM PRIMARY
UNITS ON EVERY SINGLE
INTERPERSONAL THE ONLY ALLOWED
ONE BEFORE. THAT CREATED SPACE
FOR OVER HALF 1 MILLION
INCREMENTAL PRIMARY UNITS. AND
IF WE FOCUSED ON AFFORDABILITY ,
CONVERSION IS THE BEST WAY TO
GET THERE. SO TAKING THE
EXISTING BUILDING STOCK AND
ENABLING MORE TO LIVE IN IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LEGISLATION
-- ELIMINATES A PORTION OF THOSE
ZONES THAT COULD BE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE AND MAYBE
ALREADY ARE VERBAL HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE TO BUILD LARGE APARTMENT
BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE
INEVITABLY LUXURY AND
UNAFFORDABLE. WE ARE BASING THIS
PLAN ON A DISPROVEN HYPOTHESIS
THAT UP ZONING DRIVES UP
AFFORDABILITY WHEN WE HAVE PROOF
IT DOESN'T. PROOF IN VANCOUVER
THAT IT DOESN'T AND PROVEN
PORTLAND THAT LEGISLATING FOR
MIDDLE HOUSING DOES LOWER
PRICES. SO LET'S DO THE WORK TO
FIGURE --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SUSAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. DENSE FOREST
FOR DENSE HOUSING ADDRESS IS A
SYMPTOM BUT NOT THE ROOT CAUSE
WHICH IS THE GROWING ECONOMIC
INEQUALITY, MATCH PURCHASING .
SEATTLE IS BEING OVERRUN BY
GREED AND IT'S CAUSING HARM TO
HER ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. NOTABLY
THE VANISHING TREE CANOPY,
HOUSING STOCK INCREASED 20% OVER
LAST YEAR BUT COST. PHASE TWO IS
A GOOD TIME TO REASSESS WAYS TO
STRENGTHEN THE COMP PLAN IN A
WAY THAT FULFILLS THE ORIGINAL
MANDATE OF PROVIDING FOR THE
HOUSING SUCH AS LAND VALUE
CAPTURE, WHICH PROMOTES
COST-SHARING THROUGH FEES AND
TAXES ON THE OWNERS TO REINVEST
IN OUR COMMITTEE. ADD
RESTRICTIONS ON STANDALONE
SHORT-TERM RENTALS. ADD VACANCY
TAXES TO UNOCCUPIED HOUSING
SOMETHING THAT MAYOR WILSON
SPOKE PASSIONATELY ABOUT WHEN
RUNNING FOR OFFICE. INCENTIVIZE
CONVERSIONS INTO DUPLEXES AND
TRIPLEX IS. THE LESSON IS AND
SIMPLY BUILD MORE, IT'S BILL
BETTER. WITHOUT DESIGN STANDARDS
OR TAX POLICY REFORM IS
PRODUCING CONSTRUCTION THE VEILS
TO PROVIDE LIVABLE HOUSING.
IT'S TIME TO STOP SERVING THE
WEALTHIEST AMONG US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELAINE.
THEN CALVIN. THEN ALEXANDER. AND
THEN KIANA ROSS. ELAINE.
>> HELLO. YES, I AM ELAINE
HICKMAN. ELEANOR SEATTLE. I HAVE
BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 1974. AND
AN URBAN FARMER . I AM HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE DENSE FORESTS AND
DENSE HOUSING INITIATIVE. TREES
TO ME ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY ARE
A VITAL PART OF OUR WEB OF LIFE.
UNLESS THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR
NATURE TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN
OUR CITY , IT WILL BE TOO LATE
TO TRY TO CORRECT THE LOSS DOWN
THE ROAD WHEN WE LEARN THE
CONSEQUENCES. SO I AM REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT THAT WE GET THE
PLANNING RIGHT AND THAT WE WHAT
WE REALLY WANT THE OUTCOME WE
WANT. THE LOSS OF TREES , IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF BUILDING. RIGHT NEXT DOOR
BUILDING IN THE BACKYARD THAT
TOTALLY CHANGED THAT AREA. SO,
AND A LOT OF LOSS OF TREES AND
THAT TROUBLES ME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CALVIN
JONES.
>> HI, I AM A RENTER IN DISTRICT
6 AND AN ORGANIZER WITH HOUSING.
AM HERE TO URGE COUNCIL TO PASS
AS BOLD A FACE TO COMP PLAN
UPDATE AS POSSIBLE. SEATTLE WAS
BLANKETED WITH ABOUT 70% SINGLE
FAMILY ZONING FOR ABOUT A
CENTURY LEADING UP TO WHEN YOU
WILL CHANGE THAT LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. THIS
CAUSED US TO MASSIVELY UNDER
BUILD HOUSING AND ALSO ALLOWED
ARE WEALTHIEST AND WHITEST
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE ENCLAVES OF
PRIVILEGE. SO THE PHASE ONE
UPDATES LAST YEAR DID A LOT TO
UNDO THOSE HISTORICAL WRONGS AND
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE
THAT MOMENTUM WITH THE PHASE TWO
UPDATES. LEGALIZING WIDE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS AND LOTS OF NEW
HOUSING TYPES IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. ARE
AGGRESSIVE TAX COURT HAS CAUSED
US TO UNDER SOME'S THAT I'VE
AFFORDED HOUSING FOR LONGTIME. I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AS MUCH
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AS POSSIBLE
TO SUBSIDIZE HOUSING IN THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALEXANDER.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ALEX, A
RENTER IN GREEN LAKE. AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARCHITECT,
EVERYTHING IN THE COMP PLAN
EFFECTS ME AND MY CLIENTS AND
ABILITY TO BUILD. THE POINT I
WANT TO MAKE IS IT'S
UNACCEPTABLE WHICH MULTIFAMILY
ZONING'S EXIST. THE PLAN IS TOO
LIMITED FOR ANY KIND OF
PRACTICAL AFFORDABLE CITY.
LIMITING MULTIFAMILY ZONING IS
GOING TO FORCE MY CLIENTS
GUARANTEEING WE HAVE LAND COSTS
FOR WHAT IS SUPPOSED BEFORE THE
HOUSING. PLEASE, PLEASE THE
NONPROFITS THEY WORK WITH
GREATLY EXPAND MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING IN OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS
AND BEYOND. KNOW THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY ARE CLOSE TO THE CITY AND
EXPANDING MULTIFAMILY ZONES.
ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE APPROVE THE
PASSIVE HOUSING AMENDMENT THE
GRANTS BONUSES TO PROJECTS. THIS
IS INCREDIBLY FORWARD THINKING
AND COULD TURN SEATTLE INTO THE
VISION AND FUTURE FOR ALL OF THE
U.S. SUSTAINABILITY BONUSES ARE
THE TYPE OF CHANGES -- BEHIND.
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
KIANA AND THEN AFTER THAT .
DAVID. AND JULIE. GO AHEAD,
KIANA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KIANA ROSS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY TALKING
POINTS, JUST MY EXPERIENCE AS A
NEW HOMEOWNER, U.S. ARMY VETERAN
AND A REGISTERED NURSE. I RESIDE
IN CLAUDIUS CITY WHICH IS ABOUT
A FIVE MINUTE WALK FROM THE LINK
RAIL RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ME IS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WHICH JUST
DEVELOPED 50 UNITS. I FEEL LIKE
I AM THE HOUSE IN THE MIDST OF
THE URBAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
THE PCC, I WALKED TO LAKE
WASHINGTON. BUT THERE'S ALSO A
LOT OF EMPTY LOTS AROUND ME WITH
BURNT TIRES, THERE IS MOUNT
BAKER WHICH HAS ALL THE TENTS
AND HOMELESSNESS. WHAT I WANT TO
SEE AS A NEW HOMEOWNER , IS A
VETERAN AND REGISTERED NURSE IS
MORE UNIFORM MIXED-USE ZONING
DESIGNATED NEAR THE TRANSIT
CORRIDOR WHICH IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE SUCCESSFUL APPROACH
TAKEN FOR THE PINEHURST URBAN
CENTERS , UP ZONING TO CORRECT
ANY INCONSISTENCY AND BETTER
ALIGN THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IN
WASHINGTON STATE RECOMMENDATION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, KIANA.
NEXT UP, ALOE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 4. I LIVE IN THE FIVE
MINUTE WALK FROM LIGHT RAIL
STATION. SO NEAR, THIS AREA HAS
BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE CURRENT
OF THAT QUARTER. I FEEL LIKE AS
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE REPORT, NOT
TAKING CARE OF SUCH
INCONSISTENCY DENSITY AND
TRANSIT EQUITY GAP. IT WOULD BE
GOOD TO CORRECT SUCH
INCONSISTENCIES. AND WORK
TOWARDS THE POLICY A 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WALKABLE --
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE A
DAVID AND THEN JULIE.
>> WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
AND CHAIR LIN TO OUR CITY
LEADERSHIP. I'M IN DISTRICT 7.
ENJOY LIVING IN THE TREVOR REED
LOW RISE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
TOWNHOUSE ZONE. BUT PLEASE DO
NOT MAKE ALL LR1 AND LR2 INTO
LR3 ZONE. THAT IS A HUGE JUMP
AND THE PURPOSE OF ZONING
OBVIOUSLY IS TO CREATE A GRADUAL
INCREASE, NOT TO GO FROM OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
THREE-STORY TO A UNIVERSAL LR3
FIVE STORY. THAT WOULD BE TOO
MUCH OF A BIG CHANGE. I SUPPORT
ALL AVENUES THAT MANDATE 80% AMI
HOUSING WITH HEIGHT AND DENSITY
INCENTIVES. AND ALSO INCENTIVES
THAT ADD CONTINUING , ALLOWING
OR THE CONTINUE TO ALLOW
OFFSETTING THE BULK -- IN ORDER
TO RETAIN A TIER 1 OR TIER 2
TREE. IT EXISTS ALREADY, LET'S
KEEP IT GOING. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT UP,
JULIE.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US ALL. MY NAME
IS JULIE. I LIVE IN SEATTLE FOR
MORE THAN 25 YEARS. I HAVE TO
TELL YOU, THAT YOU HAVE
ACTIVATED ME AND A COMMUNITY OF
CITIZENS THE CARE ABOUT TREES.
AND WE WANT TO BE REASONABLE. MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ALLOWED A
DEVELOPER TO CUT A 100 YEAR OLD
REDWOOD TREE THAT A PARALEGALS
WERE ACTIVELY USING AS EVIDENCED
BY, NEWS. IN FACT, THIS STORY
ACTUALLY MADE NATIONAL NEWS. NO
ONE COULD BELIEVE THAT THE CITY
ALLOWED FOR A 100-YEAR-OLD TREE
TO BE BROUGHT DOWN FOR A WALL.
YES, A WALL. THIS IS ALLOWING
THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD A
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE USING
THE HUGE FOOTPRINT AND THE CITY
ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL AREAS
WITH WATER ISSUES AND A BLIND
CORNER. NOW THAT THE CITY HAS
CUT DOWN THE TREE, WE ARE
TALKING WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE
DEVELOPER AND OVER PRUNING THE
TREES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE ARE
GOING TO GO TO GROUP B 41
THROUGH 50. I'M GOING TO READ
OFF A FEW NAMES. DAVID HAYNES,
CHUCK SAWYER, SANDY SCHINDLER,
RICHARD ELLISON, KATHY, KIM
BUTLER, AWIN, TERESA AND JAMIE.
FIRST, DAVID HAYNES.
>> LEAVE NO DOUBT, THERE IS A
REVOLUTIONARY TO GIVE TRUE
DEMOCRACY A SHOT FOR A 21st
CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY
HOUSING BUILDOUT. THAT
REINSTATES THE INCENTIVES THAT
THE SMALL-TIME LANDLORDS TOOK
OFF OF THE DEVELOPERS ALLOWANCES
TO 12 STORIES HIGH WITH THREE
STORIES OF AFFORDABLE. ALL WITH
LIVABLE AMENITIES , ROOFTOP
VIEWS, ARE BEING DENIED BECAUSE
YOU ALL, THE SMALL-TIME
LANDLORDS PUT RESTRICTIONS THAT
SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
CONFERENCE A PLAN. WE NEED TO GO
AT LEAST 12 STORIES HIGH BECAUSE
TALLER SAVES TREES. AND DENSER
CREATES NEIGHBORHOODS. AND
BETTER LIVABLE SPACES AS LONG AS
IT'S PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC AND
RESIDENT FRIENDLY. NOT 20
CENTURY CAR CENTURY
INFRASTRUCTURE THE PRIORITIZES
ROAD RAGE AND TRASH PICK UP
RIGHT OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE HAS TOO SMALL OF A
FLOORPLAN THAT IS RIPPING OFF
THE BUSINESS -- THAT NEEDS A
ROBUST FLOORPLAN THE DOESN'T
ACCOMMODATE THE LAZINESS OF THE
MODERN REAL. AND ALL THESE
SELLOUTS TRYING TO REMORTGAGE
THEIR HOUSE --
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT UP, WE
HAVE CHUCK SAWYER AND THEN SANDY
SCHINDLER.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHUCK
SAWYER. I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT
OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
DISTRICT. I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF THE GOALS BEHIND THE COMP
PLAN. VERY ACCOMMODATING FOR
ADDITIONAL GROWTH. VERY
SUPPORTIVE TRYING TO FIND
ADDITIONAL HOUSING, MAKING
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. IN FACT
I SEE A WHOLE ACROSS THE STREET.
BUT I AM -- AND A VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF MUCH OF WHAT I SEE
IN TERMS OF THE NEW ZONING FOR
WEST SEATTLE BUT I AM OPPOSED TO
THE UPGRADE PROPOSED FOR AVENUE
SOUTHWEST ACROSS FROM LINCOLN
PARK. RIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC
CORRIDOR. I WILL DETAIL THOSE IN
AN EMAIL TO YOU, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> SANDY, COME ON THAT.
>> I WAS NUMBER ONE AND NOW I AM
44. SORRY, I LOST MY VOICE. I
WILL TRY TO TALK LOUD. SO I AM
SANDY, WITH TREE ACTION SEATTLE.
I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE
DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE HOUSING
AMENDMENT WE ARE PROPOSING.
THERE HAS BEEN A FALSE BINARY
BETWEEN TREES AND HOUSING. ARE
AMENDMENT DOES NOT REDUCE
HOUSING CAPACITY AT ALL. WE ARE
ACTUALLY NOT LOSING ABOUT 270
TREES PER MONTH . OVER HALF OF
OUR DEVELOPMENT. 70% WE ARE
LOSING HAVE TRUNKS OVER 12
INCHES IN DIAMETER OR GREATER.
THIS IS FROM SDCI DATA. THANK
YOU FOR HELPING US GET THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COURTYARD
BLOCKS SOUND NICE BUT WITHOUT
TREE REQUIREMENTS THEY WILL BE
PAVED. TREES ARE THE ONLY
SCALABLE AND AFFORDABLE TOOL WE
HAVE TO MEET THE GREATEST THREAT
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BRING. TOXIC
URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. PLEASE THINK
OF FUTURE CITY LEADERS AND WHO
WILL BE DESPERATELY TRYING TO --
HEAT ISLANDS WE ARE CREATING.
PLEASE PASS ARE AMENDMENT.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, SANDY. NEXT UP,
RICHARD ELLISON.
>> I AM RICHARD ELLISON, I LIVE
IN DISTRICT FOR. YOU SAY YOU
RESPECT THE NATIVE TRIBES THE
CALLED SEATTLE IT'S ANCESTRAL
HOME. YOU SAY THAT YOU WILL
EIGHT PLEX THE LOTS WITH NO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. YOU SPEAK
WITH A FORKED TONGUE LIKE
WASHINGTON'S FIRST GOVERNOR,
ISAAC STEVENS. WHO FORCED PUGET
SOUND TRIBES ONTO RESERVATIONS
AND 1850S. YOU CUT THE ROOTS OF
LIFE OUT OF THE LIVING EARTH
CUTTING ALL THE BIG TREES. YOU
CAN'T BUILD AROUND HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD TREASURES. YOU SAY
YOU ARE A LEADER IN
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. BUT
BUILD WITH 100% IMPERIAL
SERVICES. YOU CUT BACK ON THE
PLANTING REQUIREMENTS. YOU CUT
UP THE PARCEL SO EACH IS EVEN
MORE BARREN OF LIVING EARTH AND
BEFORE. DEATH BY 1000 CUTS. YOU
CUT 4500 TREES WHITER THAN YOUR
FOOT JUST THIS YEAR. BUT WHO'S
COUNTING? DID YOU READ SEATTLE
TIMES TODAY ABOUT THE THREE NEW
DEAD ORCHIDS? THE CHILDREN ORCAS
ARE COUNTING ON YOU FOR THE
SKIES ARE BUILDING BURNING DO
NOT FORGET --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, KATHY.
KATHY AND THEN KIM BUTLER AND
THEN OPEN AND THEN TERESA AND
JAMIE.
>> HI, I AM KATHY, I'M A
RESIDENT OF THE FIVE. BEEN A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR OVER 35
YEARS. I AM A CROSSING GUARD AND
I MISS OLD SEATTLE VERY MUCH.
THE POPULATION IN THE LANDSCAPE
OVER 35 FIVE YEARS HAS OBVIOUSLY
CHANGED VERY MUCH AND IT'S NOT
COMING BACK TO IT WAS. I MISS
IT. I GET SICK EVERY TIME I GO
TO THE MOUNTAINS OR ANYWHERE AND
SEE WHOLE ENTIRE MOUNTAINSIDES
GONE OF TREES. I'M HERE TO URGE
THE CITY TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN
TO KEEP THE TREES IN OUR CITY.
TO KEEP IT HEALTHY AND KEEP OUR
QUALITY OF LIFE, KEEP IT UP,
RATHER THAN TEARING IT DOWN. ONE
OF THE LADIES GAVE A PHRASE THAT
STRUCK ME PERFECT. PLEASE
PROVIDE FOR NATURE TO THRIVE AND
PLEASE PASS THE DENSE FOREST FOR
DENSE AMENDMENTS PER TREE
ACTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. KIM. KIM BUTLER
AND THEN OWEN AND THEN TERESA.
>> HI, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
KIM BUTLER AND I AM A LIFELONG
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. I CURRENTLY
LIVE IN A RENTED HOME IN
DISTRICT 4. I WANT TO STATE THAT
I CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HAVE
LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND
I'M ON A LIMITED INCOME AS WELL
AS A NANNY. HOWEVER, WE ARE AT A
CRITICAL JUNCTURE, NOT ONLY FOR
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BEFORE RETAINING OUR CURRENT
URBAN FOREST ENVIRONMENT. I AM
ASKING THE COUNCIL TO STRONGLY
CONSIDER AND ADOPT A PLAN FOR
DENSE FOREST ALONG WITH DENSE
HOUSING. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST
TO REDUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT
RATHER TO PURPOSELY REQUIRE
DEVELOPERS TO RETAIN AND PLANT
TREES AND AMENITY AREAS AROUND
NEW HOUSING OR INCENTIVIZE THE
IDEA OF PUTTING POCKET FOREST IN
RIGHT OF WAYS AND COMMITTEE
AREAS. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE TO DO BOTH. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT
SO THAT WE CAN CREATE --
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ADOPT
STRONG REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT
AND INCLUDE TREE AMENDMENT AND
POLICIES THAT WILL HELP US MEET
OUR CANOPY GOALS AND BUILD AND
AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
GENERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, OWEN.
>> HI, COUNCIL. I AM A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 4. IS A RENTER, I KNOW
DEVELOPERS EXIST TO MAKE MONEY
AND PROFIT. I GET THAT. DESPITE
THAT, I STILL AM SUPER PUMPED
EVERY TIME I SEE A NEW APARTMENT
BUILDING OR A NEW FLOOR PLEX FOR
PLEX GOING UP. THAT IS BECAUSE I
PAY RENT, RIGHT, I PAY RENT AND
SO I AM LUCKY MY RENT IS FAIRLY
AFFORDABLE, THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT
IS MY APARTMENT IS SUB OPTIMAL.
I LOVE TO MOVE TO A NEW
APARTMENT. MY CURRENT ONE, THE
HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE
SHOWER FELT A LITTLE WHILE. WE
ARE NOT WORKING WITH THE BEST
STUFF. BUT IT'S CHEAPER. SO NEW
BUILDINGS, I KNOW THEY CHANGE IT
MIGHT NOT BE GREAT FOR EVERYONE
AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT -- BUT
IT'S GOING TO MAKE A WORLD OF
DIFFERENCE TO EVERONE ELSE WAS
ABLE TO MOVE INTO A NEW
APARTMENT BUILDING THAT IS
CHEAPER AND MORE AFFORDABLE. I
WOULD LOVE A DECREASE IN RENT
LIKE WE SAW SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO BIG. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, TERESA
AND THEN JAMIE.
>> TERESA, I HAVE A PREPARED
STATEMENT. I JUST, IT'S KIND OF
BAFFLING THAT THE SAVING THE
TREES IS AN AMENDMENT. AND NOT
JUST , WASN'T JUST PUT IN
THERE. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW, WE
CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT TREES.
IT'S KIND OF A WILLFUL
IGNORANCE, OR WILLFUL PRETENDING
, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ISN'T A
REALITY. THAT JUST , THERE IS
TOO MUCH AT RISK. WE CAN'T PLAY
PRETEND. THIS MEANS SOMETHING,
MORE THAN JUST BEING PRETTY. IT
MEANS LIVING. AND BREATHING. AND
SO, I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WILL
ALL CONSIDER THAT , THAT IS
WHERE WE ARE AT. THIS IS WHERE
WE ARE AT. PLEASE CONSIDER --
>> THANK YOU. JAMIE. GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. JAMIE,
FORMER RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2,
NOW IN DISTRICT 3. I WAS SITTING
HERE THINKING, FOR ME, THIS IS A
VERY PERSONAL THING. I'M GOING
TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
PERSONAL. IN JANUARY MY NEPHEW,
AFTER BEING INJURED ON THE JOB,
AND BEING DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT
AND BENEFITS RECEIVED AN
EVICTION NOTICE. THE FOLLOWING
MORNING HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. SO
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY TO ME IS
VERY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S
CRITICAL. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE
TREES, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN A
REAL CRISIS AND PEOPLE ARE
ACTUALLY DYING, RIGHT, BECAUSE
OF LACK OF HOUSING. SO, SDOT,
PLANT MORE TREES. SEATTLE PARKS,
ADDRESS THE DYING CANOPY IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. RIGHT? BUT
LET'S BUILD MORE HOUSING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JAMIE. WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO GROUP A 51
THROUGH 55. WE HAVE SUSAN WARD,
SOPHIE, ERIN, ALAYNA, AND
MICHELLE. I AM BUTCHERING THESE.
SUSAN, COME ON DOWN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SUSAN WARD.
CONFERENCE OF PLANS AND
ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS SINCE 1993
HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN
SEATTLEITES FEEL A LACK OF
CONNECTION TO NATURE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND A DESIRE FOR
MORE OPEN GREEN SPACE. AND MORE
TREES. THAT, WE HAVE LOST 255
ACRES OF TREE CANOPY BETWEEN
2016 AND 2021. WHERE ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS TO CONSERVE MATURE
TREES AND PLANT CAN BE
REPLACEMENT? TO REDUCE HEAT
ISLANDS? ZONE DEVELOPERS CAN PAY
100% OF A LOT, 15% OPEN SPACE
REQUIREMENT COUNTS PAVED
WALKWAYS AND NARROW SPACES
BETWEEN BUILDINGS. THERE IS NO
REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW ENOUGH
UNPAVED SPACE FOR MATURE TREES
OR TO PRESERVE THEM. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO SHRINK HER CANOPY
UNTIL PROTECTION -- ON
REDEVELOPED PRIVATE PROPERTY IS
MANDATED. I URGE YOU TO ADOPT
TREE ACTIONS DENSE FOREST
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SOPHIE.
>> HI. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN
DISTRICT 4. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT
THE DENSE FORESTS FOR DENSE
HOUSING AMENDMENT. THE
POPULATION OF NORTH AMERICAN
BIRDS HAS DROPPED NEARLY 30%
SINCE 1970. THAT IS ALMOST 3
BILLION BIRDS GONE. ACCORDING TO
JOHN FITZPATRICK CORNELL LAB
DIRECTOR, THIS IS A , QUOTE
STAGGERING LOSS THAT SUGGESTS
THE VERY FABRIC OF NORTH
AMERICA'S ECOSYSTEM IS
UNRAVELING." GREEN SPACES AND
TREES WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH
AND SURVIVAL OF BIRDS,
POLLINATORS, HUMANS, AND
PRESERVE OUR CLIMATE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS. WE NEED TO PRESERVE
EXISTING TREES AND GROWTH BY
PAIRING DENSE HOUSING WITH DENSE
URBAN FORESTS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ERIN.
>> MY NAME IS ERIN, I LIVE NEAR
42nd AND THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST
IN THE CORRIDOR CONNECTING
BALLARD AND FREMONT. ABOUT MY
HOME WITH THE INTENTION OF
EVENTUALLY DEVELOPING IT AND
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
ARCHITECTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
POSSIBLE WITH EVOLVING
REGULATIONS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS GOING
ALLOWING MORE HOUSING AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. IN NEIGHBORHOODS. MY
MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN EXPLORING
A PROJECT WHERE SHE COULD LIVE
UPSTAIRS AND RUN A SMALL CAFÉ
DOWNSTAIRS. NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP, A
TYPE OF GREEN SUSHI. BUT WHEN WE
RAN THE NUMBERS WHEN ISSUE STOOD
OUT. THE FRONT YARD SETBACK.
ALLOWING SMALL COMMERCIAL USES
IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONES IS A GREAT STEP. REQUIRING
THEM SET FAR BACK FROM THE
STREET MAKES THEM HARDER TO
BUILD, LESS VISIBLE AND VIABLE.
IN PHASE TWO I HOPE YOU WILL
RECONSIDER OR CONSIDER RATHER
REDUCING AND EXEMPTING FRONT
YARD SETBACKS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. ESPECIALLY ALONG
CORRIDORS LIKE THIRD AVENUE
NORTHWEST. AND ALLOW THEM TO
ALIGN WITH ADJACENT LOWRISE
ZONING. IF WE WANT NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED YOU JUST
NEED TO MEET THE DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELENA.
>> HI. I AM A RESIDENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD. I URGE YOU TO
RECONSIDER THE ZONING OF FOUR TO
FIVE STORY BUILDINGS ON 30th
AVENUE NORTHEAST. ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 55th AND 62nd. THIS
STRETCH IS TOO NARROW TO SAFELY
SUPPORT THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY.
INCREASED TRAFFIC WOULD RAISE
SAFETY RISKS PARTICULARLY WITH
TWO SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN A
COUPLE BLOCKS. IN ADDITION THE
TREE CANOPY ALONG 35th IS AN
ESSENTIAL PART OF WHAT MAKES THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABLE.
LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
KIND WOULD RESULT IN A
SUBSTANTIAL LOSS DIMINISHING
BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER. PARKING
IS ALREADY A CHALLENGE AND
INCREASED DENSITY WOULD MAKE IT
WORSE. INCREASED DENSITY WITHOUT
ADEQUATE PARKING SOLUTIONS WOULD
MAKE THIS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THOUGHTFUL
GROWTH. IT MUST BE APPROPRIATE
FOR THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND MORE BALANCED APPROACH WOULD
BE TO ZONE THIS SECTION OF 35th
FOR TOWNHOMES BUILDINGS NO
TALLER THAN TWO OR THREE STORIES
WHILE DIRECTING HIGHER DENSITY
DEVELOPMENT TO AREAS WITH WIDER
STREETS AND GREATER CAPACITY TO
ABSORB IT SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER
THESE CONCERNS AND YOUR
COMMITMENT TO MAKING THOUGHTFUL
DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICHELLE.
>> HI, I AM A RESIDENT OF BRANDT
NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM HERE TO
EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE
PROPOSED FOUR TO FIVE STORY
REZONING ALONG 35 NORTHEAST. IT
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SERIOUS
TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON 35th.
ADDING MORE HOUSING WITHOUT A
CLEAR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
WILL ONLY MAKE AN ALREADY
DIFFICULT SITUATION WORSE.
SECOND, PARKING IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALREADY LIMITED.
THIS IS REAL IMPACTS. MY HUSBAND
RECENTLY BROKE HIS HIP AND
DEPENDS ON ME BEING ABLE TO PARK
CLOSE TO HOME. INCREASING
DENSITY WITHOUT REQUIRING
PARKING WILL MAKE SITUATIONS
LIKE OURS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING
AND INCREASE COMPETITION FOR
STREET PARKING. THIRD, THE PLAN
ASSUMES NEW RESIDENCE WILL RELY
HEAVILY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT. BUT
TRANSIT OPTIONS HERE ARE LIMITED
AND DO NOT MEET MANY PEOPLE'S
DAILY NEEDS. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO
USE TRANSIT FOR COMMUTING, CAR
OWNERSHIP REMAINS NECESSARY FOR
MANY EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. AND
FOR ACCESSING WHICH IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE FOR MANY
IN OUR COMMITTEE. FINALLY THE
REZONING WILL RESULT IN A LOSS
OF TREES AND REDUCE VIABLE
SPACES FOR CHILDREN. BOTH
ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. CLERK, I THINK WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE
CURRENT SIGN-UPS. I'M NOT SURE,
THERE MIGHT BE BEST YOU KNOW IF
THERE ARE
>> WE CAN BE AT EASE FOR COUPLE
OF MINUTES TO SEE IF THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> HANG TIGHT WITH US, FOLKS. WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A FEW, WHOEVER
RECENTLY SIGNED UP, AND THEN WE
WILL PROBABLY TAKE A RECESS FOR
A BIT. TO ALLOW FOR MORE
SIGN-UPS AND AGAIN, SIGN-UPS ARE
OPEN UNTIL 6:30 PM. WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A RECESS UNTIL 5:15 PM.
WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS WHO
SIGNED UP THAT WE WILL HEAR THE
TESTIMONY AND THEN IF ANYBODY
ELSE COMES WE WILL HEAR THAT
TESTIMONY AS WELL. SIGN-UPS WILL
BE UNTIL 630 BUT WE WILL BE IN A
SHORT RECESS UNTIL 5:15 PM.
THANK YOU.
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE BACK
FROM RECESS. WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE CURRENTLY
SIX SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. THIS IS
61 THROUGH 66 . STARTING WITH
ALEXANDRA, THEN MICAH, ALICE,
DAVID AND CAROLYN. ALEXANDRA,
YOU CAN COME ON UP.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I AM ALEXANDER,
I'VE BEEN A WASHINGTON RESIDENT
MY WHOLE LIFE, ORIGINALLY FROM
EASTERN WASHINGTON /NORTHERN
IDAHO. MOVED HERE AND HAVE BEEN
IN SEATTLE FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS.
AS I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON
THE MACRO SCALE IN OUR COUNTRY,
ESPECIALLY DUE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE, I MEAN, MOST OF THE
WESTERN U.S. IS FACING DROUGHT
CONDITIONS AND HEADING TOWARDS A
WHAT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE
A WILDFIRE SEASON. I WANTED TO
FOCUS IN ON WHAT I COULD
CONTROL. AND COME HERE TO OUR
LOCAL COUNCIL MEETING, I'VE
NEVER SPOKEN ONE OF THESE
BEFORE. AND JUST BASICALLY SAY
MY PIECE WHICH IS I WANT YOU TO
PLEASE PASS THE DENSE FOREST FOR
DENSE HOUSING INITIATIVE. PLEASE
REQUIRE AMENITY AREAS TO HAVE
TREES, AMEND THE GREEN FACTOR
SCORING SYSTEM WITH TREAT
REQUIREMENTS AND TO REPLACE
STREET PARKING. SO, THAT IS ALL
I WANTED TO SAY. I THINK WE CAN
ALL GROW TOGETHER IN HARMONY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICAH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. I LIVE IN EAST LAKE IN
DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO AFFIRM
A BOLD CONFERENCE OF PLAN . I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWING
NEED FOR DENSITY INNER-CITY. WE
SHOULD STRIVE FOR MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE
WALKING RADIUS OF THE TRANSIT
CORRIDORS. BY INCENTIVIZING MORE
HOUSING THROUGH LOWRISE AND
MIDRISE DEVELOPS WITH COMMERCIAL
SPACE ON THE GROUND LEVEL WE CAN
FOSTER BUSINESS GROWTH AND
CREATE A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO
MOVE TOO. FURTHERMORE I URGE US
TO BE ABLE TO BE ENCOURAGING
COURTYARD LOCK APARTMENT
COMPLEXES. BY GIVING BONUSES TO
APARTMENT UNITS THAT PROVIDE
GREEN COURTYARDS THIS WOULD
PROVIDE DENSITY AND ENCOURAGE
BUILDING MORE GREEN SPACES. THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS KNOWN FOR
ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND WE SHOULD
BE HIGHLIGHTING THE BEAUTY. WE
ARE HUNGRY IN SEATTLE FOR
DENSITY AND THERE IS POLITICAL
APPETITE TO MAKE BOLD UPDATES TO
OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ALICE.
>> MY NAME IS ALICE. A LIFELONG
SEATTLEITE. GRADUATE OF
GARFIELD. ANYONE PAYING
ATTENTION TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AND CLIMATE ACTION AND
LIVABILITY , HOPEFULLY THAT IS
ALL OF YOU, KNOWS THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD TREES AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD GO
HAND-IN-HAND. HELPING TREE
CANOPY SUPPORTS MORE HUMAN
POPULATION BECAUSE OF THE
OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF SHADE,
BEAUTY AND CLEAN AIR AND WATER.
TOO OFTEN RETAINING AND PLANTING
TREES IS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. AS
IF IT WERE ONE OR THE OTHER.
TREES OR HOUSING. THIS EITHER/OR
MINDSET IS BASED ON FALSE MATH
THAT DOES NOT FACTOR THE VALUE
OF TREE CANOPY FOR LONG-RANGE
HUMAN HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY.
I SUPPORT THE PROPOSALS PUT
FORTH BY TREE ACTION SEATTLE FOR
DENSE FORESTS AND DENSE HOUSING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DAVID.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. IT HAS
TAKEN MANY YEARS FOR THE CITY
AND COUNCIL TO DEVELOP PHASE ONE
OF THE ONE SEATTLE . AND NOW I
HAVE GOT 60 SECONDS TO SHARE WHY
THINK IT IS FLAWED. A LOOK AT
TODAY'S NEWSPAPER, THE DATA IS
CLEAR, IT SAYS REAL ESTATES ARE
AFFECTED BY PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
LISTINGS. IT IS NOT THE DENSITY
THAT IS DRIVING IT. IS THE REAL
ESTATE GIANTS AFFECTING IT. AND
WE HAVE SEEN ORCA'S DYING PUGET
SOUND AND OTHER ARE GRAY WHALES
DYING AROUND US. WE NEED TO LOOK
AT THE IMPACT OF ALL OF THIS
WORK WE ARE DOING AND READ OUR
NEWSPAPER. THAT SAYS WITH THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN DOESN'T
REALLY AFFECT WHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO DO. IT WILL PRODUCE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT WON'T
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO I
GET THAT WE NEED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT I AM ASKING ,
COUNCIL, TO THINK CAREFULLY
ABOUT HOW INCREASING DENSITY
MIGHT IMPACT OUR ENVIRONMENT
BEFORE MAKING ADDITIONAL CHANGES
AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH PHASE
TWO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. AUSTIN?
>> HI, MY NAME IS AUSTIN,
DISTRICT 7. I URGE THE COUNCIL
TO PASS ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE
PLAN THAT WILL BROADEN
CORRIDORS, IN PEACE INCENTIVES
AND CHANGE -- RENTERS ARE THE
MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION HERE
IN SEATTLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE. THESE AMENDMENTS TO
INCREASE DENSITY AND TRANSIT
ACCESS OUR NECESSITY. I DON'T
OWN A CAR AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE
THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE. IT'S
IMPERATIVE WE BROADEN OUR
CORRIDORS SO PEOPLE CAN LIVE
NEAR TRANSIT. LASTLY, REDUCES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A TIME
WHEN GAS INCREASES. IT WOULD BE
FOOLISH TO NEGLECT THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAROLINE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CAROLINE. I
AM A NEW HOMEOWNER IN QUEEN ANNE
WHO WANT MORE NEIGHBORS THROUGH
EXPANDED LOWRISE ZONING. MY
PARTNER AND I FELT LIKE WE HAVE
DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE LAST YEAR WE
BOUGHT OUR HOME. BUT I
SHOULDN'T FEEL IMPOSSIBLE.
UPPER QUEEN ANNE HAS TWO GROCERY
STORES, FOUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC PARK SPACE.
IT FEELS MAGICAL TO BE A FIVE
MINUTE WALK FROM AFFORDABLE
GROCERY STORES, MY DENTIST, A
PARK, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND
FREQUENT TRANSIT SERVICE. MORE
SEATTLEITES CAN AND SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE THAT
MAGIC. MY BLOCK HAS BEEN
INCLUDED LOWRISE ZONING AND I
BELIEVE WE ARE NEARBY BLOCKS CAN
SUPPORT OR HOUSING. AM ASKING
FOR EXPANDED LOWRISE ZONING AND
MORE SIDE STREET NEAR FREQUENT
BUS STOPS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND
ROUNDED SEATTLE. WE ALL BENEFIT
WHEN MORE SEATTLEITES CAN
COMMUTE TO WORK AND RAN ERRANDS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CAROLINE. THAT IS
THE END OF THE CURRENTLY SET OF
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. UNLESS
THERE ANYMORE, WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE ANOTHER RECESS. SO THANK
YOU ALL. WE DO HAVE TO KEEP THIS
PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL 6:30
PM. IF ANYONE IS WATCHING, COME
ON DOWN. THERE IS STILL PLENTY
OF ROOM TO SIGN UP. IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL DAY. SO IT IS HARD TO
GET FOLKS DOWN HERE. BUT, THANK
YOU ALL. WE ARE GOING TO RECESS
UNTIL 6:00. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR,
I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE A FEW
MORE SIGN UP AT 6:00. SO COME
BACK. IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU
ALL.
ZW
>>> OKAY, THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU MEMBERS
OF THE
PUBLIC, WE'LL RESUME
PUBLIC TESTIMONY CURRENTLY WE
HAVE
I THINK FIVE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC READY TO SPEAK, I'M NOT
SURE IF
EVERYBODY'S HERE IT WILL BE
TIMOTHY, CHRISTOPHER, ETHAN, JJ
AND JAMES.
SO TIMOTHY, IF TIMOTHY IS
HERE -- IF NOT, TIMOTHY.
CHRISTOPHER BELL.
COME ON DOWN.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER BELL,
I'M
25 YEARS OLD I'VE LIVED
IN SEATTLE FOR TWO YEARS
IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE
CITY, I THINK THE CITY HAS
ONE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF
LIFE IN THE WORLD, LOT OF
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, SOCIAL
OPPORTUNITY, RICH CULTURE AND I
THINK
MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO
AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, RECENTLY
TRANSIT AND COUNTY METRO
INVESTED A
LOT OF MONEY IN A TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM.
THEREFORE I ASK THE COUNCIL THEY
CONSIDER INCREASING THE
HEIGHT THE RATIOS TO BE ALLOWED
WITHIN THE PUBLIC TRANSIT
SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
>>> NEXT UP, ETHAN.
>> HELLO, I'M ETHAN, I LIVE
IN MADISON VALLEY.
MY VISION FOR THIS CITY IS
TO HAVE ONE WHERE INSTEAD
OF RENTERS COMPETING FOR
LANDLORDS
WE HAVE LANDLORDS COMPETING FOR
RENTERS, IN SHORT I'D LIKE A
BIT MORE DENSITY HERE, A BIT
MORE HOUSING AND NOT JUST FOR
RENTERS BUT ALSO FOR FAMILIES,
SO
I'D LIKE MORE FAMILY- SIZED
HOUSING
TO BE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT
IN THIS CITY.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER PROPOSED
IN MADISON IS REALLY SMART,
RIGHT BY A G LINE STOP, AND A
BUNCH OF
OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES BUT
IT'S STILL A PRETTY SMALL CITY
CENTER, PLEASE CONSIDER
EXPANDING CITY CENTERS AND LONG
CORRIDOR, EXPAND HOW MUCH
UPZONING HAPPENS ALONG
THOSE, NOT INCREASING DENSITY
ALONG BUT
ALSO BLOCKS FURTHER OUT.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> JJ.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS JJ I'M A HOMEOWNER
IN
MADISON VALLEY, MY HUSBAND AND I
MOVED HERE TO BE WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE OF THE
ARBORETUM.
I THINK THESE AMENDMENTS WILL
BE REMEMBER AS THE MOST
CONSEQUENTIAL, PLEASE GO
EVEN BOLDER IN PHASE TWO, OVER
240 OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNED
THE PETITION CALLING ON CITY
COUNCIL TO DO THREE THINGS TO
ENCOURAGE GREEN TRANSIT.
EXPAND LOW RISE 2 ZONING
WITHIN FREQUENT BUS STOPS TO
ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE ON QUIETER
STREETS AND IMPROVE LIVEABILITY
AND OUR TREEN CANOPY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THEN WE'LL HAVE JAMES
AND THEN TIMOTHY.
>>> HELLO, GOOD
AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF SEATTLE
CITY
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES.
I THINK WE NEED TO BUILD
MORE HOMES BUT ALSO COMPLETE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
UPZONING IS A GREAT FIRST
STEP, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ONE
STEP
FURTHER, WHERE WE
INCREASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WE
SHOULD
ENCOURAGE GROUND FLOOR
RESIDENTIAL USE.
THEY CREATE SAFER
STREETS, SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES
AND REDUCE CAR
DEPENDENCE. SO I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT
POLICIES TO SUPPORT DENSITY AND
GROUND FLOOR RETAIL IN
PARTICULAR.
>> THANK YOU.
AND TIMOTHY.
>>> HELLO, I'M TIMOTHY, I'M A
HOMEOWNER UP IN LOYAL HEIGHTS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO CALL PASS
AN EVEN BOLDER IN THIS PORTION
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I
WOULD
LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE
THE DENSITY THAT WE HAVE IN
OUROUR NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE THE
PASSIVE HOUSE BONUSES, THE
TRANSIT
CORRIDOR WE LIVE RIGHT NEXT
TO THE TERMINAL FOR ROUTE 45, MY
4-YEAR- OLD KNEW THOSE BUSES AS
A
2-YEAR- OLD AND IT'S BEEN
FANTASTIC BEING ABLE TO
USE THOSE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT FOR
ALL POTENTIAL CITIZENS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
SO, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING ON
THIS DAUNTING TASK AND I
URGE YOU TO HAVE AS MUCH DENSITY
WE
CAN HAVE IN THIS CITY.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WE'VE -- IT LOOKS
LIKE THAT'S THE LAST REGISTERED
SPEAKER, I THINK WE MIGHT
HAVE SOMEBODY SIGNED UP.
COME ON UP.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF,
EITHER ONE EITHER
MIC.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW WARNER,
I WORK IN LAKE UNION.
I'M A FORESTER AND I HAVE
WORKED IN THE CARBON FOREST
INDUSTRY AS
WELL, SEATTLE HAS A
HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THE PLAN
HAS A
LOT OF POTENTIAL BUT WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE
HALF-MEASURES.
WE NEED TO PUSH IT TO ITS
POTENTIAL.
FIRST, LET'S ADOPT THE
COURTYARD BLOCK BONUS, REPLACE
THE
ZONES WITH COURTYARDS WHERE
FAMILIES
WILL USE THEM, TREES CAN
GROW, YOU HAVE YOUR SPACE,
SECOND
REZONE THE AREAS WITHIN A
FIVE- MINUTE WALK OF FREQUENT
TRANSIT STOPS NOT JUST THE
MAIN STREETS PEOPLE DESERVE
QUIET AND
WALKABLE STREETS, THIRD THIS
IS WHERE MY PASSION LIES,
ADD BONUSES FOR CONSTRUCTION, WE
NEED TO MASS TIMBER IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND SET AN
EXAMPLE AS LEADERS IN THAT
SPACE.
INCENTIVIZE BUILDING WITH WOOD.
IF YOU'RE NOT USING WOOD YOU'RE
USING PLASTIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OKAY, THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES, WE DO NEED TO KEEP
THE PUBLIC
SIGNUP AVAILABLE UNTIL 6:30,
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE LAST
RECESS, REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYONE STAYING WITH US,
WE'LL TAKE A RECESS UNTIL ABOUT
BASICALLY LET'S SAY 6:28, JUST
A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE 6:30.
>>> OKAY.
THANK YOU, WE'LL RESUME
THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAVE
THREE
MORE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SIGNED UP.
EMMETT, JENNIFER AND THEN
ZARA, IF EMMETT, COME ON UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>>
YES.
>> WE'RE NEW RESIDENTS TO
SEATTLE.
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO OUR
SON'S DAYCARE, WE WERE
FORTUNATE TO END UP PURCHASING
THERE ARE
MANY OTHERS WHO
DON'T HAVE THAT SAME ABILITY
WE'D LOVE TO
LIVE IN A CITY THAT MAKES IT
MORE
ACCESSIBLE.
MY FAMILY WAS VISITING WE
WERE STRUCK HOW NICE IT WAS
FOR EVERYONE TO WALK THESE
PARKS.
THE AMENITIES YOU HAVE IN
RAVENNA. I'M HERE TO BASICALLY
EXPRESS
MY SUPPORT FOR INCREASING THESE
UPZONINGS AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT
PLANS THAT WE CAN KEEP
GROWING SEATTLE INTO A PLACE
THAT
WE'RE ALL LOVE TO LIVE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AS
YOU KEEP WORKING FOR A GREENER
AND DENSER SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
>>>
JENNIFER.
>> IS THERE A JENNIFER GODFREY?
OH, NO, TAKE YOUR TIME.
EITHER MIC.
THAT ONE WORKS.
>>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO, I FILED AN APPEAL OF THE
EIS, IN THE COURT OF
APPEALS STRONGLY QUESTIONED THE
CITY'S CHOICE TO REMOVE
ALL ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHTS,
BEFORE
MAJOR SURGERY YOU'RE EXAMINED
BY
A DOCTOR, THIS IS
WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS
LIKE AN
EXAM BEFORE HAVING A MAJOR
SURGERY.
THE ZONING IS LIKE A
MAJOR SURGERY AND THE LAND AND
THE
ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS THE LIVES OF
OVER 800 MILLION WHILE
THE WHITE HOUSE IS
DESTROYING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AT
RECORD PACE I COULD HOPE WE CAN
PROTECT
OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS
WE DENS
DENSEIFY.
THERE'S NO LOSS OF DENSITY WITH
PROTECTING GREENSPACE AND I'D
LOVE IT IF WE CAN CONVERT
MASSIVE VACANT BUILDINGS,
I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
ECO-FRIENDLY WAY TO DENSIFY.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS ZARA.
>>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ZARA, I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 7.
I URGED TO ADOPT ALL THREE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TODAY.
I CURRENTLY LIVE ALONGSIDE A
BUSY AREA, MY BEDROOM WHICH
SHARES A WALL EXPERIENCES -- I
HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET A
FULL NIGHT'S SLEEP UNTIL I
MOVED MY BED.
I WANT TO LIVE IN A SEATTLE
WHERE I CAN BIKE TO MY
NEAREST GROCERY
STORE. I WANT TO LIVE IN A
SEATTLE THAT
HAS GREENSPACE NEXT TO MY HOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND PLEASE ADOPT THESE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> OKAY, WE HAVE COME TO
THE END OF
REGISTERED SPEAKERS, THANK YOU
ALL FOR COMING HERE
TODAY, THANK YOU TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND WE'LL CLOSE
THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OH, YEAH.
SORRY, A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE I KNOW THAT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT UAREZ,
SHE'S BEEN WATCHING BECAUSE SHE
KEEPS SENDING ME PICTURES OF
PEOPLE
TESTIFYING.
SHE'S PAYING
ATTENTION.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
COLLEAGUES, ANY MORE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS?
SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES
THE APRIL 6th PUBLIC MEETING FOR
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S
6:35
P.M. , NEXT SELECT COMMITTEE --
LET'S SEE -- DO NOT KNOW
WHEN THE NEXT SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS, IF
THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS THIS
MEETING