1 00:00:21,154 --> 00:00:22,055 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 2 00:00:22,055 --> 00:00:23,523 GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL 3 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:31,264 FOR BEING HERE. IT IS 3:04 PM. I 4 00:00:31,264 --> 00:00:32,198 AM CHAIR OF THE SELECT 5 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:33,166 COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 6 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:35,969 CALL THE ROLL? COUNCILMEMBER 7 00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:41,508 FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 8 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:42,642 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 9 00:00:42,642 --> 00:00:44,677 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 10 00:00:44,677 --> 00:00:48,014 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. CHAIR 11 00:00:48,014 --> 00:00:51,317 LIN. SIX PRESENT. 12 00:00:51,317 --> 00:00:53,286 >> I LIKE TO NOTE THAT 13 00:00:53,286 --> 00:00:57,824 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND 14 00:00:57,824 --> 00:00:58,558 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ARE EXCUSED 15 00:00:58,558 --> 00:00:59,259 FROM TODAY'S MEETING. WELCOME 16 00:00:59,259 --> 00:01:09,836 TO SESSION TO . TODAY'S HEARING 17 00:01:14,073 --> 00:01:15,008 HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO TWO 18 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:16,142 SESSIONS. WE HAD A SESSION IN 19 00:01:16,142 --> 00:01:16,976 THE MORNING, FOR REMOTE. SESSION 20 00:01:16,976 --> 00:01:18,144 2 IS RESERVED FOR IN PERSON 21 00:01:18,144 --> 00:01:18,812 COMMENTERS. REGISTRATION STARTED 22 00:01:18,812 --> 00:01:20,180 AT 2:30 PM. IS OPEN AND WILL 23 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:21,648 REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:30 PM. GIVEN 24 00:01:21,648 --> 00:01:27,020 THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS TODAY, IF 25 00:01:27,020 --> 00:01:28,021 YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU 26 00:01:28,021 --> 00:01:29,589 HEAR FROM SOMEBODY, PLEASE HOLD 27 00:01:29,589 --> 00:01:33,259 YOUR APPLAUSE AND INSTEAD DO 28 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:34,427 JAZZ HANDS. JUST SO WE CAN GET 29 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:35,195 THROUGH EVERYBODY AND WE CAN 30 00:01:35,195 --> 00:01:40,533 HEAR OUR NEXT SPEAKER. ALSO, IF 31 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:41,568 YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, 32 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:42,836 BEFORE YOU DELIVER YOUR REMARKS, 33 00:01:42,836 --> 00:01:44,070 GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WE 34 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:45,705 ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE PER 35 00:01:45,705 --> 00:01:50,376 PERSON WHICH I KNOW IS SHORT, IF 36 00:01:50,376 --> 00:01:51,277 YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, 37 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:52,779 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL 38 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:58,151 US AT COUNSEL@SEATTLE.GOV. IT IS 39 00:01:58,151 --> 00:01:59,452 SUPER EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY. 40 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:01,387 I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON 41 00:02:01,387 --> 00:02:07,927 OUR CONFERENCE A PLAN AND THIS 42 00:02:07,927 --> 00:02:09,195 IS SOME FOLLOW-UP ZONING FROM 43 00:02:09,195 --> 00:02:10,296 LAST YEAR'S WORK, I KNOW MANY 44 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:12,132 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED LAST YEAR AS 45 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:17,704 WELL. AND, I THINK WE ARE ALL 46 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:18,905 HERE BECAUSE WE CARE SO DEEPLY 47 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:19,772 ABOUT OUR CITY, ABOUT OUR 48 00:02:19,772 --> 00:02:20,773 NEIGHBORS, ABOUT OUR 49 00:02:20,773 --> 00:02:22,242 ENVIRONMENT. AND I THINK WE HAVE 50 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:23,476 A LOT IN COMMON. ALTHOUGH THERE 51 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:24,744 ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS 52 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:25,979 ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE OR SOLVE 53 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:27,847 OUR MOST URGENT PROBLEMS. SO I 54 00:02:27,847 --> 00:02:29,215 WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EACH OF US 55 00:02:29,215 --> 00:02:34,754 TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND TO , 56 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:35,855 YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. 57 00:02:35,855 --> 00:02:46,332 WE HAVE A LOT OF SMART AND 58 00:02:49,869 --> 00:02:50,537 DEDICATED FOLKS IN THE ROOM. SO 59 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:52,005 I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE US TO 60 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:53,039 REALLY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. 61 00:02:53,039 --> 00:02:54,307 THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT FOLKS 62 00:02:54,307 --> 00:02:55,942 COMING TO TALK TO US. THIS IS A 63 00:02:55,942 --> 00:02:56,910 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE. AND SO I 64 00:02:56,910 --> 00:02:57,977 ENCOURAGE US ALL TO BE 65 00:02:57,977 --> 00:02:59,045 RESPECTFUL AND TO ASSUME 66 00:02:59,045 --> 00:02:59,846 POSITIVE INTENT WITH EACH OTHER. 67 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:01,181 CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE 68 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:01,915 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC 69 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:02,282 HEARING? 70 00:03:02,282 --> 00:03:03,550 >> THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 71 00:03:03,550 --> 00:03:04,350 MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING 72 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:06,019 MANNER. IN PERSON WILL BE CALLED 73 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:07,320 UPON IN THE ORDER REGISTERED. IF 74 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,690 YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YOU CAN 75 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:11,824 SIGN UP OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 76 00:03:11,824 --> 00:03:13,359 PRIOR TO 6:30 PM. REGISTRATION 77 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:23,570 WILL CLOSE AT 6:30 PM. NUMBERS 78 00:03:23,570 --> 00:03:24,871 WILL BE CALLED IN GROUPS OF 10 79 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:26,239 AT ONE TIME. PLEASE LINE UP IN 80 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:27,073 NUMERICAL ORDER. THERE TWO 81 00:03:27,073 --> 00:03:28,775 MICROPHONE PODIUMS. PLEASE 82 00:03:28,775 --> 00:03:29,409 ADJUST THE MICROPHONES WHEN YOU 83 00:03:29,409 --> 00:03:30,076 APPROACH. BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS BY 84 00:03:30,076 --> 00:03:31,044 SAYING YOUR NAME AND SPEAKER 85 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:32,111 NUMBER. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 86 00:03:32,111 --> 00:03:36,115 CHIME IN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT. IF 87 00:03:36,115 --> 00:03:37,116 SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR 88 00:03:37,116 --> 00:03:38,384 COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE 89 00:03:38,384 --> 00:03:39,185 ALLOTTED TIME THE MICROPHONE 90 00:03:39,185 --> 00:03:40,653 WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO 91 00:03:40,653 --> 00:03:41,688 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. 92 00:03:41,688 --> 00:03:45,992 >> THANK YOU. JUST SO FOLKS 93 00:03:45,992 --> 00:03:46,693 KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE 94 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:47,727 APPROXIMATELY 60 OR SO SPEAKERS 95 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:51,397 SO FAR. AGAIN, THERE ARE STILL 96 00:03:51,397 --> 00:03:52,799 PEOPLE THAT WILL BE COMING AFTER 97 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:58,171 WORK. REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL 98 00:03:58,171 --> 00:03:59,038 6:30 PM. WE WILL PROBABLY TAKE A 99 00:03:59,038 --> 00:04:04,243 RECESS AT SOME POINT AROUND 5:30 100 00:04:04,243 --> 00:04:05,945 PM OR 6:00. I WANT TO GIVE FOLKS 101 00:04:05,945 --> 00:04:07,413 A HEADS UP. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE 102 00:04:07,413 --> 00:04:09,182 TO GET STARTED WITH HER PUBLIC 103 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:11,084 SPEAKERS. SO, FIRST UP, WE'RE 104 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,118 GOING TO HAVE SANDY SHETLER, BUT 105 00:04:12,118 --> 00:04:13,119 I BELIEVE TIMBERGLEN WILL BE 106 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:17,423 SPEAKING IN YOUR STEAD. 107 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:24,731 >> THESE ARE THE NATIVE WORDS 108 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:27,300 THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE FOR A 109 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:35,642 LONG TIME. AND WHAT I JUST SAID 110 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:39,145 WAS I AM OF THE DUWAMISH TRIBE. 111 00:04:39,145 --> 00:04:40,279 EMMA COUNCILMEMBER OF THE 112 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:41,481 WARMISH TRIBE IN THE 113 00:04:41,481 --> 00:04:44,317 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON OF CHIEF 114 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:45,752 SEATTLE. AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK 115 00:04:45,752 --> 00:04:50,323 FOR THE TREES. FOR THE LARGE 116 00:04:50,323 --> 00:04:52,325 TREES. THE TREES THAT SEEM TO BE 117 00:04:52,325 --> 00:04:55,228 GOING AWAY. AND THEN I WOULD 118 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:56,295 ENCOURAGE THE CITY, THROUGH THIS 119 00:04:56,295 --> 00:04:59,699 PHASE TO COMP PLAN TO ADDRESS 120 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:00,500 THE ABSENCE OF THOSE TREES, OR 121 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:05,972 THE NEED FOR MORE GREEN SPACE. 122 00:05:05,972 --> 00:05:07,106 BECAUSE WE, AS NATIVE PEOPLE, 123 00:05:07,106 --> 00:05:08,107 HAVE BEEN BURYING OUR PEOPLE 124 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:09,475 HIGH UP IN THESE TREES FOR A 125 00:05:09,475 --> 00:05:10,943 LONG, LONG TIME. AND SO WE NEED 126 00:05:10,943 --> 00:05:15,882 TREES THAT ARE 80 FEET TALL. AND 127 00:05:15,882 --> 00:05:17,283 THAT'S LIKELY NOT TO HAPPEN. SO 128 00:05:17,283 --> 00:05:19,986 I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO 129 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:20,920 MAINTAIN THEIR LARGE TREE 130 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:21,421 CANOPY. THANK YOU. 131 00:05:21,421 --> 00:05:31,964 >> THANK YOU. JUST SO PEOPLE AND 132 00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:35,468 SPEAKERS KNOW, WHEN THERE IS 10 133 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:36,703 SECONDS REMAINING YOU WILL HEAR 134 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:37,770 THE DING. THAT MEANS THERE ARE 135 00:05:37,770 --> 00:05:38,338 APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS 136 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:39,706 REMAINING. ALSO AS PART OF THE 137 00:05:39,706 --> 00:05:40,239 PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, AND 138 00:05:40,239 --> 00:05:41,441 THERE'S A GROUP OF FOUR OR 139 00:05:41,441 --> 00:05:42,709 MORE, YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR TIME 140 00:05:42,709 --> 00:05:43,910 FOR FOUR MINUTES. NEXT UP WE 141 00:05:43,910 --> 00:05:44,744 HAVE A GROUP. DONALD 142 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:45,545 INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 143 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:56,055 PLEASE COME UP. I HAVE HEARD 144 00:06:00,693 --> 00:06:01,227 YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING VERY 145 00:06:01,227 --> 00:06:02,895 HARD. WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR 146 00:06:02,895 --> 00:06:08,868 FROM YOU. COULD YOU COME FORWARD 147 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:10,069 A LITTLE BIT CLOSER SO WE CAN 148 00:06:10,069 --> 00:06:15,274 HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. 149 00:06:15,274 --> 00:06:16,642 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE THIRD 150 00:06:16,642 --> 00:06:17,477 GRADE STUDENTS FROM McDONALD 151 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:18,511 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. WE ASK YOU 152 00:06:18,511 --> 00:06:25,384 TO MAKE ROOM FOR TREES. WE LOVE 153 00:06:25,384 --> 00:06:26,519 TREES BECAUSE THEY GIVE US 154 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:27,987 SHADE, THEY CLEAN THE AIR AND 155 00:06:27,987 --> 00:06:28,955 HELP US BREATHE. THEY FEED US 156 00:06:28,955 --> 00:06:30,223 WITH THEIR FRUIT AND THEY 157 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:37,163 PROTECT ANIMALS FROM PREDATORS. 158 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:38,297 IF WE CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES, 159 00:06:38,297 --> 00:06:39,432 WHERE WILL THE ANIMALS LIVE AND 160 00:06:39,432 --> 00:06:41,934 HOW WILL WE LIVE? WE LOVE 161 00:06:41,934 --> 00:06:42,568 CLIMBING TREES AND SWINGING ON 162 00:06:42,568 --> 00:06:42,902 ROPES WINGS. 163 00:06:42,902 --> 00:06:44,237 >> WE KNOW WE CUT DOWN TREES TO 164 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:45,705 BUILD HOMES AND WE KNOW THE 165 00:06:45,705 --> 00:06:46,639 IMPACT. WE WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM 166 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:48,975 A SONG. IT IS ABOUT MAKING ROOM 167 00:06:48,975 --> 00:06:50,977 FOR TREES. 168 00:06:50,977 --> 00:07:01,220 >> [ MUSIC ] 169 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:17,763 >> [ APPLAUSE ] . 170 00:08:22,101 --> 00:08:23,202 >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK 171 00:08:23,202 --> 00:08:24,237 YOU. WONDERFUL JOB. ALL THAT 172 00:08:24,237 --> 00:08:25,538 HARD WORK. AND I THINK THE 173 00:08:25,538 --> 00:08:26,672 DANCING REALLY ADDED TO IT. IT 174 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:28,741 WAS VERY -- I THINK WE ARE DONE 175 00:08:28,741 --> 00:08:31,043 HERE. 176 00:08:31,043 --> 00:08:32,078 >> [ LAUGHTER ] 177 00:08:32,078 --> 00:08:33,846 >> JUST JOKING. THANK YOU ALL SO 178 00:08:33,846 --> 00:08:41,087 MUCH. OKAY, I'M GOING TO NAME A 179 00:08:41,087 --> 00:08:42,321 FEW NAMES IT JUST SO FOLKS, AND 180 00:08:42,321 --> 00:08:43,990 IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN LINE UP, 181 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:44,991 BUT WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT 182 00:08:44,991 --> 00:08:46,225 MICROPHONES IF YOU WANT TO LINE 183 00:08:46,225 --> 00:08:47,727 UP. THE NEXT FOLKS WILL BE RICH, 184 00:08:47,727 --> 00:08:49,061 I HOPE, IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR 185 00:08:49,061 --> 00:08:51,597 NAME I APOLOGIZE, PLEASE DO SAY 186 00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:52,865 YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF 187 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:54,233 YOUR TESTIMONY. RICH, RUSSIA 188 00:08:54,233 --> 00:08:57,403 PEDERSEN, MATTHEW COLEMAN, RYAN 189 00:08:57,403 --> 00:09:01,140 DONAHUE AND ALYSSA ROSE. THAT 190 00:09:01,140 --> 00:09:07,680 WILL BE THE NEXT FIVE. 191 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:08,881 >> JUST ONE MINUTE UNLESS YOU 192 00:09:08,881 --> 00:09:12,752 ARE A GROUP OF FOUR. 193 00:09:12,752 --> 00:09:14,420 >> MY NAME IS RICH. HOUSING IS A 194 00:09:14,420 --> 00:09:15,655 CLIMATE ISSUE. I AM SICK AND 195 00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:17,924 TIRED OF BEING TOLD THAT THE 196 00:09:17,924 --> 00:09:20,426 SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE 197 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:21,861 AT HAND AND THE ONLY THING 198 00:09:21,861 --> 00:09:25,031 LACKING IS POLITICAL WILL. THE 199 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:26,532 WORST DAY OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN 200 00:09:26,532 --> 00:09:34,473 OUR DAUGHTER DIED. I DON'T WISH 201 00:09:34,473 --> 00:09:35,975 THAT PAIN ON ANY PARENT. YET IT 202 00:09:35,975 --> 00:09:37,343 IS CHILDREN AND SENIORS WHO DIE 203 00:09:37,343 --> 00:09:38,544 IN HEAT WAVES. THE COMP PLAN CAN 204 00:09:38,544 --> 00:09:40,212 BE CLIMATE IMPROVED BY CREATING 205 00:09:40,212 --> 00:09:44,917 LOW RISE TO ZONE AND FIVE TO 206 00:09:44,917 --> 00:09:46,352 EIGHT MINUTE WALK SHEDS AROUND 207 00:09:46,352 --> 00:09:48,854 FREQUENT BUS STOPS. WHEN THE 208 00:09:48,854 --> 00:09:50,890 CITY FAILS TO ADD HOUSING THESE 209 00:09:50,890 --> 00:09:53,893 CORRIDORS GROWTH IS PUSHED TO 210 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:56,095 THE SUBURBAN FRINGE LOCKING IN 211 00:09:56,095 --> 00:09:57,797 LONG COMMUTES AND MORE CLIMATE 212 00:09:57,797 --> 00:10:00,366 EMISSIONS. EMISSIONS ARE REDUCED 213 00:10:00,366 --> 00:10:01,968 WHEN RESIDENTS CAN WALK TO A 214 00:10:01,968 --> 00:10:07,239 FREQUENT CONVENIENT BUS. AND OWN 215 00:10:07,239 --> 00:10:09,909 FEWER CARS. PLEASE FIND THE 216 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:12,445 POLITICAL WILL TO CHANGE THE 217 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:14,914 COMP PLAN TO INCLUDE WIDE 218 00:10:14,914 --> 00:10:20,052 TRANSIT CORRIDORS. 219 00:10:20,052 --> 00:10:21,320 >> THANK YOU, RICH. NEXT UP, 220 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,190 MARCIA PEDERSEN. 221 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:34,667 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 222 00:10:35,434 --> 00:10:36,402 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARCIA 223 00:10:36,402 --> 00:10:37,336 PEDERSEN. I HAVE BEEN A 224 00:10:37,336 --> 00:10:38,671 HOMEOWNER FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS 225 00:10:38,671 --> 00:10:39,805 IN THE MAPLE LEAF AREA. I'M 226 00:10:39,805 --> 00:10:40,873 HERE TODAY TO ENCOURAGE THE 227 00:10:40,873 --> 00:10:42,241 COUNCIL TO BE BOLD. IN PHASE 228 00:10:42,241 --> 00:10:43,342 TWO. AND ALLOW MORE HOUSING, 229 00:10:43,342 --> 00:10:44,644 MORE DENSITY AND MORE-MORE 230 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,412 PLACES. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU 231 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:47,913 WORRY ABOUT AS AN OLDER ADULT IS 232 00:10:47,913 --> 00:10:48,581 BECOMING ISOLATED. PARTICULARLY 233 00:10:48,581 --> 00:10:49,982 WHEN WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE. MY 234 00:10:49,982 --> 00:10:50,983 HOME IS BECOMING COSTLY TO 235 00:10:50,983 --> 00:10:52,451 MAINTAIN AND I WISH I COULD 236 00:10:52,451 --> 00:10:54,553 DOWNSIZE TO A CONDO OR FLAT. BUT 237 00:10:54,553 --> 00:10:55,554 THE ZONING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 238 00:10:55,554 --> 00:10:57,123 DOESN'T ALLOW IT. THE CENTERS 239 00:10:57,123 --> 00:10:59,291 AND CORRIDORS DRAFT PLAN LIMITS 240 00:10:59,291 --> 00:11:00,993 THE TYPE OF ZONING TO NARROW 241 00:11:00,993 --> 00:11:09,101 STRIPS SO THAT EVEN IF A BUILDER 242 00:11:09,101 --> 00:11:11,137 WANTED TO DO A PROJECT THERE, 243 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:11,771 THE NOISE AND POLLUTION WOULD BE 244 00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:12,471 A NONSTARTER FOR BOTH FAMILIES 245 00:11:12,471 --> 00:11:13,706 AND OLDER PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AS 246 00:11:13,706 --> 00:11:14,974 WELL. THIS IS WIRED TO THE 247 00:11:14,974 --> 00:11:16,208 COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE TRANSIT 248 00:11:16,208 --> 00:11:17,343 CORRIDORS SO THAT WE CAN BUILD 249 00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,477 MORE DENSITY ON SIDE STREETS AND 250 00:11:18,477 --> 00:11:19,845 NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO TRANSIT 251 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:23,549 AND SHOPS BUT IN QUIETER AND 252 00:11:23,549 --> 00:11:24,617 LOWER TRAFFIC AREAS. THANK YOU. 253 00:11:24,750 --> 00:11:31,824 >> THANK YOU. MATTHEW COLEMAN. 254 00:11:31,824 --> 00:11:32,892 >> HI, MY NAME IS MATTHEW 255 00:11:32,892 --> 00:11:34,894 COLEMAN. SPEAKER FIVE A . MY 256 00:11:34,894 --> 00:11:36,128 PARENTS ARE GETTING OLDER AND 257 00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:39,899 THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY 258 00:11:39,899 --> 00:11:41,600 WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT 259 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,605 CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES. AND THEY 260 00:11:46,605 --> 00:11:47,873 HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND TRYING TO 261 00:11:47,873 --> 00:11:49,241 FIND A SMALLER PLACE WHERE THEY 262 00:11:49,241 --> 00:11:50,576 DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IS MUCH. IN 263 00:11:50,576 --> 00:11:51,377 THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTH 264 00:11:51,377 --> 00:11:52,511 SEATTLE THERE IS VERY LITTLE OF 265 00:11:52,511 --> 00:11:53,779 THAT. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE 266 00:11:53,779 --> 00:11:55,848 THE COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD WITH THE 267 00:11:55,848 --> 00:11:57,850 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INCREASE 268 00:11:57,850 --> 00:12:02,621 CAPACITY IN HIGH TRANSIT 269 00:12:02,621 --> 00:12:03,622 CAPACITY AREAS SO THAT MY 270 00:12:03,622 --> 00:12:05,024 PARENTS CAN FIND A PLACE LIKE 271 00:12:05,024 --> 00:12:06,859 THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO LIVE. 272 00:12:06,859 --> 00:12:13,065 THANK YOU. 273 00:12:13,065 --> 00:12:14,300 >> THANK YOU, MATTHEW. THE NEXT 274 00:12:14,300 --> 00:12:15,601 FEW, JUST GIVE A FEW NAMES, RYAN 275 00:12:15,601 --> 00:12:16,535 DONAHUE, ALYSSA ROSE, ALICE 276 00:12:16,535 --> 00:12:18,037 GREENE, I'M NOT SURE I READ 277 00:12:18,037 --> 00:12:22,842 THIS, AND THEN STELLA. THOSE 278 00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:27,880 WILL BE THE NEXT. RYAN DONAHUE. 279 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:33,519 >> HELLO. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 280 00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:34,653 THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR 281 00:12:34,653 --> 00:12:35,754 AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 282 00:12:35,754 --> 00:12:37,156 NAME IS RYAN DONAHUE, CHIEF 283 00:12:37,156 --> 00:12:47,133 OFFICER . WE ARE HERE TODAY IN 284 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:48,267 STRONG SUPPORT OF THE CENTERS 285 00:12:48,267 --> 00:12:49,101 AND CORRIDORS UPDATE TO THE 286 00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:49,902 CONFERENCE OF PLANNED. ENERGY TO 287 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:51,337 CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS 288 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:52,538 AND MORE WITHOUT DELAY. I WANT 289 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:53,839 TO SHARE, I WANT TO START UP 290 00:12:53,839 --> 00:12:55,040 WITH A QUICK STORY. AND OLYMPIC 291 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:56,108 RIDGE PROJECT IN SEATTLE HE 292 00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:56,909 BUILT 18 AFFORDABLE HOMES, 293 00:12:56,909 --> 00:12:57,543 HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS SPECIFICALLY 294 00:12:57,543 --> 00:12:58,544 FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN 295 00:12:58,544 --> 00:13:03,883 RENTING IN THE CITY FOR YEARS. 296 00:13:03,883 --> 00:13:05,050 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS, 297 00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:05,851 HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND SERVICE 298 00:13:05,851 --> 00:13:07,019 WORKERS WHO SIMPLY WANTED TO 299 00:13:07,019 --> 00:13:08,187 STAY IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY 300 00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:08,854 ALREADY WORKING AND LIVING IN 301 00:13:08,854 --> 00:13:10,289 REESER KIDS. THAT PROJECT WAS 302 00:13:10,289 --> 00:13:11,524 ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE 303 00:13:11,524 --> 00:13:13,025 LEVEL OF DENSITY ALLOWED IN 304 00:13:13,025 --> 00:13:15,928 THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. WITHOUT 305 00:13:15,928 --> 00:13:16,962 THAT ZONING, THOSE 18 FAMILIES 306 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:18,597 WOULD NOT BE HOMEOWNERS IN 307 00:13:18,597 --> 00:13:21,267 SEATTLE TODAY. THAT IS WHY THIS 308 00:13:21,267 --> 00:13:22,401 UPDATE MATTERS SO MUCH. IT 309 00:13:22,401 --> 00:13:23,602 CREATES MORE PLACES WHERE WE CAN 310 00:13:23,602 --> 00:13:24,603 BUILD PROJECTS LIKE THAT, THE 311 00:13:24,603 --> 00:13:34,480 OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD MORE HOMES 312 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:35,915 AND MORE HOMEOWNERSHIP. WE 313 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:36,982 SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, WE SUPPORT 314 00:13:36,982 --> 00:13:37,783 THIS PROPOSAL AND ENCOURAGE YOU 315 00:13:37,783 --> 00:13:39,118 TO STRENGTHEN IT BY ADOPTING THE 316 00:13:39,118 --> 00:13:40,653 COMPLETE COMMUNITIES COALITION 317 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:41,153 AMENDMENT AND ADDING AN 318 00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:41,854 AFFORDABLE THE ILLNESS SO AS WE 319 00:13:41,854 --> 00:13:42,388 GROW -- 320 00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:46,725 >> THANK YOU, RYAN. ALYSSA ROSE. 321 00:13:46,725 --> 00:13:48,561 >> MY NAME IS ALYSSA ROSE 322 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:54,400 SPEAKER SEVEN A. AM HERE FOR 323 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:55,134 MAXIMUM DENSITY AND CLIMATE 324 00:13:55,134 --> 00:13:55,968 RESILIENCY IN OUR HOUSING. AND 325 00:13:55,968 --> 00:13:58,404 FOR SEATTLE TO BE A CITY OF THE 326 00:13:58,404 --> 00:14:02,841 FUTURE. AND THE CITY THAT LEADS. 327 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:03,976 I HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN MAPLE 328 00:14:03,976 --> 00:14:10,683 LEAF FOR 20 YEARS. I WANT DENSE 329 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:11,817 , I WANT A DENSE, TRANSIT 330 00:14:11,817 --> 00:14:13,185 FRIENDLY CITY WE CAN ALL THRIVE. 331 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:14,486 I WANT MY YOUNG ADULT CHILDREN 332 00:14:14,486 --> 00:14:16,021 WHO GREW UP IN THE SEATTLE 333 00:14:16,021 --> 00:14:19,859 PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO 334 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:20,492 AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY THAT 335 00:14:20,492 --> 00:14:21,627 THEY GREW UP IN. I WANT MY 336 00:14:21,627 --> 00:14:23,262 GROCERY STORE CLERK TO HAVE 337 00:14:23,262 --> 00:14:24,063 GOOD, PORTABLE HOUSING. I WANT 338 00:14:24,063 --> 00:14:24,763 MY AGING NEIGHBORS TO HAVE 339 00:14:24,763 --> 00:14:26,532 HOUSING CHOICES. I AM A COUPLE 340 00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:28,267 OF POLICY ISSUES THAT I CARE 341 00:14:28,267 --> 00:14:29,735 ABOUT, WOULD BE TO ADD COURTYARD 342 00:14:29,735 --> 00:14:31,203 BLOCKS AND TO PUSH FOR INCREASED 343 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:34,974 USE OF SINGLE STANDPOINT ACCESS 344 00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:36,075 BLOCKS TO GIVE A VARIETY OF 345 00:14:36,075 --> 00:14:38,210 HOUSING FOR ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE 346 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:42,514 AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU. 347 00:14:42,514 --> 00:14:44,316 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ALICE 348 00:14:44,316 --> 00:14:48,687 GREENE. I WILL SCREEN. 349 00:14:48,687 --> 00:14:49,488 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL 350 00:14:49,488 --> 00:14:51,123 MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HEARING 351 00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:53,492 US TODAY. I AM HERE WITH GREEN 352 00:14:53,492 --> 00:14:56,362 PARTY OF SEATTLE AND THE 353 00:14:56,362 --> 00:14:57,863 COALITION WITH HOUSE OUR 354 00:14:57,863 --> 00:15:00,132 NEIGHBORS. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 355 00:15:00,132 --> 00:15:03,235 UP FOR DENSE GREEN SPACE AS WELL 356 00:15:03,235 --> 00:15:08,707 AS DENSE HOUSING. INSTEAD OF 357 00:15:08,707 --> 00:15:09,675 SMALL, PARCELS OR SLIVERS OF 358 00:15:09,675 --> 00:15:11,443 GREEN SPACE, LARGE ENOUGH SPACE 359 00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:17,750 THE TREES CAN GROW. AND THE KIDS 360 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:18,984 WERE AMAZING, THANK YOU, KIDS, 361 00:15:18,984 --> 00:15:27,960 FOR THAT SONG. ALSO, TREES ARE A 362 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,361 MARKER OF SEATTLE. WHEN YOU COME 363 00:15:29,361 --> 00:15:30,362 INTO SEATTLE YOU SEE SO MUCH 364 00:15:30,362 --> 00:15:32,231 GREEN. AND WE WANT TO HAVE A 365 00:15:32,231 --> 00:15:37,369 LIVABLE CITY . NOW AND INTO THE 366 00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:38,370 FUTURE. AND I THINK THE 367 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:39,271 AMENDMENTS TO THIS PLANET REALLY 368 00:15:39,271 --> 00:15:41,106 MAKE THIS A FUTURE PROOF PLAN 369 00:15:41,106 --> 00:15:44,176 WHERE WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE 370 00:15:44,176 --> 00:15:47,246 FUTURE NEEDS OF RETROFITTING 371 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:51,283 BUILDINGS FOR PASSIVE ENERGY , 372 00:15:51,283 --> 00:15:52,451 ENERGY IS ABOUT TO COST A LOT 373 00:15:52,451 --> 00:15:56,121 MORE WITH THIS WAR . 374 00:15:56,121 --> 00:16:06,031 >> THANK YOU. WONDERFUL, COME ON 375 00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:07,700 THAT. NEXT WILL BE STELLA , 376 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,902 AFTER THAT WE ARE GOING TO THE B 377 00:16:09,902 --> 00:16:13,872 GROUP. GREG SMITH. JASON WHILE, 378 00:16:13,872 --> 00:16:16,909 RILEY WILL BE NEXT. 379 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:27,453 >> HELLO. I AM A RENTER LIVING 380 00:16:28,854 --> 00:16:30,089 IN THE FREMONT PORTION OF 381 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:31,123 DISTRICT 4. I'M HERE TO SHOW 382 00:16:31,123 --> 00:16:32,591 SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE 383 00:16:32,591 --> 00:16:33,258 CITY'S CONFERENCE OF PLAN TO 384 00:16:33,258 --> 00:16:34,526 SUPPORT DENSE AND GREEN HOUSING 385 00:16:34,526 --> 00:16:38,564 IN SEATTLE. IN MY PROFESSIONAL 386 00:16:38,564 --> 00:16:39,698 LIFE AND CURRENTLY A PHD STUDENT 387 00:16:39,698 --> 00:16:40,933 IN CLIMATE SCIENCE. AND IS A 388 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:41,967 CLIMATE SCIENTIST AND KIND OF 389 00:16:41,967 --> 00:16:43,135 ACUTELY AWARE OF THE LARGE-SCALE 390 00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:44,036 CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO 391 00:16:44,036 --> 00:16:45,170 FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. AT THE 392 00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,105 SAME TIME, AND ALSO FIRM 393 00:16:46,105 --> 00:16:48,173 BELIEVER IN THE FACT THAT CHANGE 394 00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,042 BEGINS LOCALLY AND I AM CERTAIN 395 00:16:50,042 --> 00:16:51,043 SPECIFIC CHANGES IN THE CITY'S 396 00:16:51,043 --> 00:16:52,311 CONFERENCE OF PLAN WILL GO A 397 00:16:52,311 --> 00:16:53,812 LONG WAY IN THIS FIGHT. IN 398 00:16:53,812 --> 00:16:56,248 PARTICULAR I AM IN IN FAVOR OF 399 00:16:56,248 --> 00:16:57,182 INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF HOMES 400 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:58,050 NEAR TRANSIT CORRIDORS. THIS 401 00:16:58,050 --> 00:16:59,051 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE 402 00:16:59,051 --> 00:16:59,885 COMMUTE TIMES CREATING MORE 403 00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:00,753 LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A 404 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,621 LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 405 00:17:02,621 --> 00:17:04,423 ADDITION, AM STRONGLY IN FAVOR 406 00:17:04,423 --> 00:17:08,127 OF HOUSE BONUSES. THESE BONUSES 407 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:08,994 WILL HELP INCENTIVIZE HOUSING 408 00:17:08,994 --> 00:17:09,995 THAT ARE ENERGY EFFICIENT, 409 00:17:09,995 --> 00:17:14,366 REDUCING EMISSIONS -- THAT'S 410 00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:15,834 ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 411 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:16,035 TIME. 412 00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:21,173 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, STELLA. 413 00:17:21,173 --> 00:17:23,275 >> EYE. MY NAME IS STELLA, I AM 414 00:17:23,275 --> 00:17:28,881 10 A. ALSO CLIMATE SCIENCE PHD 415 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,582 STUDENT IN A RENTER IN D4. AND 416 00:17:30,582 --> 00:17:32,718 HAD WITH THE UNION REPRESENTING 417 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:34,286 GRADUATE STUDENTS POSTDOCS AND 418 00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:36,388 RESEARCH AT U-DUB. I'M HERE TO 419 00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:42,761 SUPPORT THE IMMINENCE. WE WON A 420 00:17:42,761 --> 00:17:44,797 FREE PASS FOR MEMBERS WHICH 421 00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:51,403 HELPS MAKE IT A MORE AFFORDABLE 422 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:52,638 PLACE TO LIVE HOWEVER WE CAN 423 00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:53,939 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND WE 424 00:17:53,939 --> 00:17:54,940 CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE NEAR 425 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:55,741 TRANSIT CORRIDORS. VERY EXCITED 426 00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:56,608 ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 427 00:17:56,608 --> 00:17:57,643 SUPPORTING TRANSIT ORIENTED 428 00:17:57,643 --> 00:17:59,511 HOUSING. MEMBERS ALSO NEED A 429 00:17:59,511 --> 00:18:00,479 LIVABLE CITY IN EVERY SENSE OF 430 00:18:00,479 --> 00:18:03,982 THE WORD. AS A CLIMATE SCIENTIST 431 00:18:03,982 --> 00:18:05,684 I SEE DENVER MENTAL BENEFITS OF 432 00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:06,485 EACH AMENDMENT. BUILDING HOUSING 433 00:18:06,485 --> 00:18:07,853 NEAR TRANSIT CORRIDORS REDUCES 434 00:18:07,853 --> 00:18:10,489 CAR RELIANCE. AND GREEN 435 00:18:10,489 --> 00:18:11,290 BUILDINGS WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE 436 00:18:11,290 --> 00:18:12,591 CARBON EMISSIONS. AS SOMEONE WHO 437 00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:13,158 STUDIES HOW WARMING AFFECTS 438 00:18:13,158 --> 00:18:14,393 FLOODING RISK I KNOW HOW 439 00:18:14,393 --> 00:18:19,832 IMPORTANT IT IS FOR -- THANK YOU 440 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:20,299 SO MUCH. 441 00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:24,169 >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW NAMES 442 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:25,904 WILL BE GREG SMITH, JASON WHILE, 443 00:18:25,904 --> 00:18:30,976 RILEY , NO WALK, AND CAMERON. 444 00:18:30,976 --> 00:18:34,613 AND THEN CHRIS. GO AHEAD, GREG 445 00:18:34,613 --> 00:18:36,148 SMITH. 446 00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:41,653 >> GREG SMITH. CAPITOL HILL. 447 00:18:41,653 --> 00:18:43,255 FIRST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU 448 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:44,256 FOR YOUR IMPROVEMENTS ON PHASE 449 00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:46,458 ONE OF THE COMP PLAN AND I HOPE 450 00:18:46,458 --> 00:18:47,125 YOU WILL MAKE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS 451 00:18:47,125 --> 00:18:48,894 FOR PHASE TWO. HERE ARE SOME 452 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:52,798 SUGGESTIONS. NUMBER ONE, CREATE 453 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:54,433 A NEW COURTYARD BONUS. 454 00:18:54,433 --> 00:18:59,505 COURTYARDS, COURTYARD BUILDING 455 00:18:59,505 --> 00:19:00,806 IS PUSHING THE BUILDING TO THE 456 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,040 FRONT OF THE LOTS YOU HAVE MORE 457 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,342 ROOM IN THE BACK. NUMBER TWO, 458 00:19:03,342 --> 00:19:04,376 GIVE HEIGHT BONUSES FOR GREEN 459 00:19:04,376 --> 00:19:05,377 BUILDING TECHNIQUES. NUMBER 460 00:19:05,377 --> 00:19:09,715 THREE, ALLOW MORE HOUSING WITHIN 461 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:10,883 WALKING DISTANCE OF TRANSIT 462 00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:14,453 CORRIDORS. LASTLY, NUMBER FOUR, 463 00:19:14,453 --> 00:19:20,325 MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. 464 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:21,894 THE MHA CREATED A LOT OF 465 00:19:21,894 --> 00:19:22,995 AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN IT WAS 466 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,129 FIRST ENACTED. BUT IN THE LAST 467 00:19:24,129 --> 00:19:25,297 FEW YEARS IT HAS PROBABLY 468 00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:26,732 PREVENTED MORE HOUSING THAN HAS 469 00:19:26,732 --> 00:19:29,201 BEEN BUILT. THE MHA NEEDS TO BE 470 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:33,805 PAUSED FOR NOW. AND ALSO, MHA -- 471 00:19:33,805 --> 00:19:39,311 FOR HOUSING IN LOWRISE ZONES 472 00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:40,479 BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE IT IS 473 00:19:40,479 --> 00:19:41,446 PARTICULARLY HARMFUL. THANK YOU. 474 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:44,349 >> THANK YOU, GREG. JASON. 475 00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:54,893 >> JASON, I AM JASON, NEARLY 20 476 00:20:03,702 --> 00:20:04,536 YEARS SEATTLE RESIDENT HOMEOWNER 477 00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:05,237 AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATE. 478 00:20:05,237 --> 00:20:06,471 I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL 479 00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:07,372 THE GROWTH AND VIBRANCY 480 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:08,473 HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AT THE 481 00:20:08,473 --> 00:20:09,508 SAME TIME, AND CONCERNED ABOUT 482 00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:10,709 THE RISING HOUSING COSTS AND THE 483 00:20:10,709 --> 00:20:11,977 CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE ON WHERE WE 484 00:20:11,977 --> 00:20:13,211 CAN BUILD HOUSING. I LIVED IN 485 00:20:13,211 --> 00:20:14,279 APARTMENTS BUILT SO CLOSE TO 486 00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:15,547 CYCLE FIVE I HEAR HIGHWAY NOISE 487 00:20:15,547 --> 00:20:16,982 24 HOURS A DAY AND AIR POLLUTION 488 00:20:16,982 --> 00:20:17,983 WAS A CONSTANT HEALTH HAZARD 489 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:19,751 BECAUSE I ONLY COOL MY APARTMENT 490 00:20:19,751 --> 00:20:20,352 BY OPENING THE WINDOWS. OUR 491 00:20:20,352 --> 00:20:21,286 NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SO MANY 492 00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:22,154 BEAUTIFUL PURPLE BUILDINGS FROM 493 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:22,921 PRIOR GENERATIONS OF ARTERIALS 494 00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:23,855 THAT CAN'T BE REBUILT BECAUSE 495 00:20:23,855 --> 00:20:27,859 AREAS HAVE BEEN DOWN ZONED AND 496 00:20:27,859 --> 00:20:28,460 BLOCKED BUILDINGS ARE BEING 497 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:29,728 BUILT OR REBUILT. THE COMP PLAN 498 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:30,963 IS A CHANCE TO KEEP HER 499 00:20:30,963 --> 00:20:31,563 NEIGHBORHOODS AFFORDABLE AND 500 00:20:31,563 --> 00:20:32,864 LIVABLE I MAKING IT LEGAL TO 501 00:20:32,864 --> 00:20:39,671 BUILD MORE HOUSING , INCLUDING 502 00:20:39,671 --> 00:20:40,339 SOCIAL HOUSING, AND MORE CITIES. 503 00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:41,807 I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE 504 00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:42,441 CONSIDER LEGALIZING CONSTRUCTION 505 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,508 OF APARTMENTS IN MORE OF THE 506 00:20:43,508 --> 00:20:44,309 CITY, NOT JUST ALONG MAJOR 507 00:20:44,309 --> 00:20:45,077 ARTERIALS. ALTERNATIVES FOUR AND 508 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:45,911 FIVE INCLUDE MORE INCLUSIVE 509 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:47,145 ZONING AND ENERGY TO CONSIDER 510 00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:48,380 THOSE AS YOU PROCEED WITH THIS 511 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:51,683 PLAN. THANK YOU. 512 00:20:51,683 --> 00:20:56,021 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RILEY. 513 00:20:56,021 --> 00:20:57,689 >> MY NAME IS RILEY, SPEAKER 3B. 514 00:20:57,689 --> 00:20:59,224 I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU ALASKA 515 00:20:59,224 --> 00:21:02,461 ALLOW MORE HOMES. MY 516 00:21:02,461 --> 00:21:07,933 NEIGHBORHOOD IS NEAR THE 517 00:21:07,933 --> 00:21:08,767 EXCELLENT TRANSIT LINE, WE NEED 518 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:10,002 TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE 519 00:21:10,002 --> 00:21:11,336 YOUR TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE 520 00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:14,806 OF THE INVESTMENT. DON'T 521 00:21:14,806 --> 00:21:15,774 RESTRICT NEW HOMES TO JUST 522 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:16,608 PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE 523 00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:17,509 EXISTING TRANSIT LINES. LET'S 524 00:21:17,509 --> 00:21:18,477 WELCOME NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO 525 00:21:18,477 --> 00:21:20,012 WALK TO THOSE STOPS. I'M ALSO 526 00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:20,779 SUPPORTIVE OF THE COURTYARD 527 00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:24,282 BLOCK BONUS, IT WOULD ALLOW TALL 528 00:21:24,282 --> 00:21:25,350 EFFICIENT HOMES FOR PLENTY OF 529 00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:26,351 NEIGHBORS NEAR ME AND MAXIMIZING 530 00:21:26,351 --> 00:21:29,655 SPACE FOR GREEN SPACE ENTRIES. 531 00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:30,656 MY NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORES 532 00:21:30,656 --> 00:21:31,990 AND BASS LINE AND MEDICAL 533 00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:32,658 SERVICES, FARMER'S MARKET AND 534 00:21:32,658 --> 00:21:33,659 WALKABLE LAYOUT WERE HIGH 535 00:21:33,659 --> 00:21:37,796 RESOURCE DISPLAYS AREA SO MY 536 00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:38,630 NEIGHBORHOOD MEANS MORE HOMES 537 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:39,698 AND PEOPLE. PLEASE ALLOW -- 538 00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:47,306 EVERY REASON TO ALLOW MORE HOMES 539 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:48,373 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THREAT THE 540 00:21:48,373 --> 00:21:49,675 CITY. IS THE MAYOR SAID WE WANT 541 00:21:49,675 --> 00:21:50,742 TALLER, DENSER, FASTER. NOW IS 542 00:21:50,742 --> 00:21:51,977 YOUR TURN TO DELIVER. THANK YOU. 543 00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:53,545 >> THANK YOU, RILEY. NEXT UP, 544 00:21:53,545 --> 00:21:54,713 NOEL WILLIAMS. 545 00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:57,916 >> MIC CHECK. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY 546 00:21:57,916 --> 00:22:04,723 NAME IS NOEL WILLIAMS, A FELLOW 547 00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:06,258 SEA LION WRITER I LIVE IN D1. I 548 00:22:06,258 --> 00:22:07,559 WANT TO PRESENT A CONCRETE, AND 549 00:22:07,559 --> 00:22:09,728 I MEAN THAT LITERALLY, EXAMPLE 550 00:22:09,728 --> 00:22:10,829 OF HOW DENSITY WILL MAKE OUR 551 00:22:10,829 --> 00:22:11,963 CITY MORE AFFORDABLE BY SCALING 552 00:22:11,963 --> 00:22:13,065 AND ACCESSIBILITY. DENSELY ALONG 553 00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:15,000 FREQUENT QUARTERS MEANS WE CAN 554 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,401 JUSTIFY UPGRADES TO MORE BUS 555 00:22:16,401 --> 00:22:17,869 STOPS SO THEY DON'T REQUIRE 556 00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:20,038 RAMPS. SDOT CAN BUILD MORE 557 00:22:20,038 --> 00:22:24,209 STATIONS USING STATIONS THE 558 00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:32,617 GRADUALLY GROW AS DENSITY GROWS 559 00:22:32,617 --> 00:22:33,218 USING IN-HOUSE LABOR KEEPING 560 00:22:33,218 --> 00:22:34,720 INSTRUCTION COSTS LOW. LEVEL 561 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:35,420 BOARDING MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO 562 00:22:35,420 --> 00:22:36,755 BE ABLE TO WALK OR EXIT -- TO 563 00:22:36,755 --> 00:22:37,422 BORDER EXIT QUICKLY. WHICH MEANS 564 00:22:37,422 --> 00:22:39,024 BUSES RUN FASTER, WE CAN RUN 565 00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:41,226 MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THE SAME 566 00:22:41,226 --> 00:22:42,461 AMOUNT OF MONEY. WHEN YOU GET IN 567 00:22:42,461 --> 00:22:43,729 THE HABIT OF THESE IT'S A CYCLE 568 00:22:43,729 --> 00:22:47,332 AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP. 569 00:22:47,332 --> 00:22:47,966 PLEASE INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY 570 00:22:47,966 --> 00:22:48,767 INCREASING DENSITY. THANK YOU. 571 00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:51,336 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAMERON 572 00:22:51,336 --> 00:23:01,480 FRASER. 573 00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:03,715 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 574 00:23:03,715 --> 00:23:04,916 CAMERON I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I 575 00:23:04,916 --> 00:23:06,218 LIVED IN OR NEAR SEATTLE MY 576 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:07,586 WHOLE LIFE. I LOVE IT AND ONE 577 00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:09,020 DAY HOPE TO START A FAMILY HERE. 578 00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:10,455 BUT, WHEN I LOOK AROUND AT THE 579 00:23:10,455 --> 00:23:11,923 KIND OF HOME I'D WANT TO START 580 00:23:11,923 --> 00:23:13,325 THAT FAMILY IN BEGIN IF UNIT IN 581 00:23:13,325 --> 00:23:14,760 A SIX PLEX WITH PLENTY OF ROOM 582 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:15,994 NEARBY FOR TREES AND LOTS OF 583 00:23:15,994 --> 00:23:17,362 NEIGHBORS AND WAS SHOPS AND 584 00:23:17,362 --> 00:23:21,166 TRANSIT , I FIND IT THESE UNITS 585 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:22,334 ARE SCARCE, EXPENSIVE AND 586 00:23:22,334 --> 00:23:23,301 INSTEAD OF BUILDING MORE OF THEM 587 00:23:23,301 --> 00:23:24,569 WE ARE BUILDING TOWNHOMES AND 588 00:23:24,569 --> 00:23:25,670 BUSY STREETS. THAT'S WHY THINK 589 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:27,706 EXPANDING TRANSIT CORRIDOR IS 590 00:23:27,706 --> 00:23:28,874 ESSENTIAL AND WHY I WAS INSPIRED 591 00:23:28,874 --> 00:23:30,008 BY THE IDEA OF COURTYARD. THESE 592 00:23:30,008 --> 00:23:30,876 AMENDMENTS WOULDN'T JUST WEEKS 593 00:23:30,876 --> 00:23:32,444 ZONING THEY WOULD BUILD THE 594 00:23:32,444 --> 00:23:35,147 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DREAM HOMES 595 00:23:35,147 --> 00:23:36,348 WERE JUDGING BY THE CURRENT 596 00:23:36,348 --> 00:23:37,215 BUILT ENVIRONMENT NONE CURRENTLY 597 00:23:37,215 --> 00:23:38,984 EXISTS. REMEMBER, THAT IS WHAT 598 00:23:38,984 --> 00:23:44,356 YOU'RE DOING, QUARTER ZONES AND 599 00:23:44,356 --> 00:23:45,257 COURTYARD BONUSES SOUND DRY BUT 600 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,825 EXPANDS THE KIND OF LIVES PEOPLE 601 00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:52,063 WANT TO LIVE HERE. PEOPLE WANT 602 00:23:52,063 --> 00:23:53,432 TO LIVE CAR FREE, WELCOME AND 603 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:54,366 MORE NEIGHBORS, THE NEXT 604 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:55,066 GENERATION WONDERING WHERE THE 605 00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:55,867 AFFORDABLE HOMES WENT. THERE'S 606 00:23:55,867 --> 00:23:57,736 ENOUGH ROOM IN THIS DREAMS AND 607 00:23:57,736 --> 00:23:58,937 FOR PLENTY OF TREES. WE JUST 608 00:23:58,937 --> 00:24:00,172 HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT BUILDING 609 00:24:00,172 --> 00:24:00,939 IT. THANK YOU. 610 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:02,073 >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW 611 00:24:02,073 --> 00:24:04,109 SPEAKERS WILL BE CHRIS, TRACE, 612 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:11,116 MICHAEL, ELLA, AND JEFF. CRISPY 613 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:15,687 . MY NAME IS CHRIS I LIVE IN 614 00:24:15,687 --> 00:24:17,489 DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT 615 00:24:17,489 --> 00:24:20,058 OF THE INCREASE IN DENSITY SO 616 00:24:20,058 --> 00:24:21,193 PEOPLE CAN LIVE YOUR TRANSIT. I 617 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:22,494 CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER OPTION 618 00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:23,929 THAN TO MAKE A MORE SEATTLE THAN 619 00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:30,802 TO PASS THE AMENDMENTS ON THE 620 00:24:30,802 --> 00:24:31,837 TABLE. AS SOMEONE WHO CANNOT 621 00:24:31,837 --> 00:24:33,271 AFFORD A CAR OR THE INSURANCE OR 622 00:24:33,271 --> 00:24:35,874 THE PARKING OR THE GAS, WE ARE 623 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:40,412 TALKING ABOUT A SLAMDUNK AUCTION 624 00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:42,247 OPTION IN FRONT OF US TO 625 00:24:42,247 --> 00:24:42,914 EFFECTIVELY DELIVER A MORE 626 00:24:42,914 --> 00:24:43,682 AFFORDABLE SEATTLE SO PEOPLE 627 00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:44,716 LIKE MYSELF, WHO ARE FAMILY 628 00:24:44,716 --> 00:24:50,722 RELIES ON PUBLIC WORKERS AND AND 629 00:24:50,722 --> 00:24:51,857 IS A NEW STARTUP FOUNDER, 630 00:24:51,857 --> 00:24:52,991 ESSENTIALLY WE RELY ON 631 00:24:52,991 --> 00:24:55,227 AFFORDABLE TO GET US THROUGH. WE 632 00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:56,728 WANT TO STAY IN SEATTLE. WE WANT 633 00:24:56,728 --> 00:25:00,198 TO LIVE HERE. I WANT TO HIRE 634 00:25:00,198 --> 00:25:01,299 PEOPLE LOCALLY HERE. AND REALLY 635 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:03,201 THE WAY WE CAN GET THERE IS BY 636 00:25:03,201 --> 00:25:04,836 MAKING THIS AFFORDABLE. THANK 637 00:25:04,836 --> 00:25:05,971 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE 638 00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:06,137 IT. 639 00:25:06,137 --> 00:25:09,941 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, TRACE. 640 00:25:09,941 --> 00:25:18,183 >> HI, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS CHASE 641 00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:19,784 JOHNSON. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2. 642 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:20,719 I'M HERE TO ASK COUNCIL TO MAKE 643 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:21,786 THINGS HOUSING IN SEATTLE EASIER 644 00:25:21,786 --> 00:25:23,255 TO BUILD AND TO SUPPORT A STRONG 645 00:25:23,255 --> 00:25:24,489 INCENTIVE . I HAVE LIVED IN 646 00:25:24,489 --> 00:25:25,290 THREE DIFFERENT APARTMENTS IN 647 00:25:25,290 --> 00:25:26,591 SEATTLE. EACH ONE HAD A UTILITY 648 00:25:26,591 --> 00:25:27,526 EFFICIENCY PROBLEM. POOR 649 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:30,595 INSULATION TO UTILITY BILLS 650 00:25:30,595 --> 00:25:32,264 NEARING 20% OF MY RENT. THAT 651 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:42,807 EXPERIENCE ILLUSTRATED THE NEED 652 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,011 FOR HOUSING THAT PERFORMS 653 00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:47,078 BETTER. NOT JUST MORE OF IT. 654 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:48,013 BUILDINGS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 655 00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:49,514 ABOUT 40% OF SEATTLE'S CLIMATE 656 00:25:49,514 --> 00:25:50,115 POLLUTION. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 657 00:25:50,115 --> 00:25:50,749 NOW REQUIRES YOU TO BUILDINGS 658 00:25:50,749 --> 00:25:52,250 WITH FOUR OR MORE UNITS TO HAVE 659 00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:52,751 UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL 660 00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:53,351 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCREASED 661 00:25:53,351 --> 00:25:53,885 ELECTORAL DEMAND. PASSIVE 662 00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:54,920 INCENTIVE WOULD HELP TO NOT 663 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:55,954 LOWER EMISSIONS BUT REDUCE THE 664 00:25:55,954 --> 00:25:56,988 ELECTRICAL LOAD. AND ALLOW CITY 665 00:25:56,988 --> 00:26:00,558 LIKE TO EXPAND TO NEW RESIDENCE 666 00:26:00,558 --> 00:26:02,027 . PLEASE MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD 667 00:26:02,027 --> 00:26:03,194 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 668 00:26:03,194 --> 00:26:04,229 INCENTIVIZE PROJECTS THAT HAVE 669 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:07,265 SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND. 670 00:26:07,265 --> 00:26:09,067 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICHAEL. 671 00:26:09,067 --> 00:26:16,107 >> MICHAEL. DISTRICT 6. FIRST, 672 00:26:16,107 --> 00:26:17,976 THANK YOU, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS 673 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:21,780 ISSUE. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. MY 674 00:26:21,780 --> 00:26:22,814 GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD OF SEVEN 675 00:26:22,814 --> 00:26:27,152 STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S 676 00:26:27,152 --> 00:26:28,219 DIRECTION ON THIS ISSUE. I THINK 677 00:26:28,219 --> 00:26:30,055 YOU'VE ALL HEARD. THE 678 00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,990 SPECIFICS, ALL MY FRIENDS BEHIND 679 00:26:31,990 --> 00:26:37,095 ME , WE CAN ALL KICK OUT ON 680 00:26:37,095 --> 00:26:38,129 ZONING CODES AND BUILDING CODES 681 00:26:38,129 --> 00:26:42,100 AND PARKING MINIMUMS IF YOU 682 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:42,734 WANT. BUT THE SIMPLE MESSAGE IS 683 00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:43,468 MORE HOUSING AND MORE WELCOMING 684 00:26:43,468 --> 00:26:48,873 NEIGHBORHOODS. AND DO AS MUCH AS 685 00:26:48,873 --> 00:26:49,507 YOU CAN TO GET THERE WITHIN THE 686 00:26:49,507 --> 00:26:52,744 LIMITS AND THEN DO MORE IN THE 687 00:26:52,744 --> 00:26:53,979 NEXT PHASE. THANK YOU. 688 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:56,448 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELLA 689 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,550 HARRISON. 690 00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:02,253 >> HELLO, COUNCIL. THE MOST 691 00:27:02,253 --> 00:27:03,622 HUMANE, PRAGMATIC AND PERMISSIVE 692 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:07,559 THING THOSE OF US CAN DO IS TO 693 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:09,127 MAKE SURE WE BUILD A TON OF 694 00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,295 HOUSING SO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO 695 00:27:10,295 --> 00:27:15,634 MOVE HERE CAN. THIS IS OUR AND 696 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:16,368 YOUR SACRED OBLIGATION. YOU 697 00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:17,769 CANNOT CLAIM YOUR PART OF A 698 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:18,436 PROGRESSIVE WELCOMING CITY TO 699 00:27:18,436 --> 00:27:21,539 THOSE FLEEING RED STATES WHEN WE 700 00:27:21,539 --> 00:27:22,807 SAY TO THEM, WE ARE FULL. 701 00:27:22,807 --> 00:27:23,942 BECAUSE WE INSISTED ON KEEPING 702 00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:25,744 AN APARTMENT BAN IN 70% OF THE 703 00:27:25,744 --> 00:27:27,412 CITY. BECAUSE BUILDING TALL 704 00:27:27,412 --> 00:27:29,280 WOULD HURT THE SCALE OR THE 705 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:29,914 CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 706 00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:37,722 WELL, IF PRESERVING THE 707 00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:38,456 NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CHARACTER 708 00:27:38,456 --> 00:27:39,691 MEANS THE KIDS BORN IN THAT 709 00:27:39,691 --> 00:27:40,759 NEIGHBORHOOD CAN NEVER HELP TO 710 00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,127 FOR TO LIVE THERE, THE CHARACTER 711 00:27:42,127 --> 00:27:44,262 OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS WORK. 712 00:27:44,262 --> 00:27:46,264 I INVITE ALL OF YOU, AS MANY OF 713 00:27:46,264 --> 00:27:47,665 YOU HAVE, TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF 714 00:27:47,665 --> 00:27:48,933 THE PAST AND PUSH FORWARD TO 715 00:27:48,933 --> 00:27:49,968 BUILD TALLER, DENSER AND FASTER. 716 00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:51,569 TO BUILD UP, NOT OUT. SO WE STOP 717 00:27:51,569 --> 00:27:57,942 CHOPPING DOWN OUR FORESTS. THE 718 00:27:57,942 --> 00:27:58,743 PROBLEMS OF TODAY ARE WAITING. 719 00:27:58,743 --> 00:28:00,211 WE WILL HAVE TO BUILD OUR WAY 720 00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:01,446 OUT OF THEM AND WE CAN'T BE 721 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:02,714 MOVING. WE STAND HERE TODAY TO 722 00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:03,715 SAY THAT SEATTLE BUILD. THANK 723 00:28:03,715 --> 00:28:03,948 YOU. 724 00:28:03,948 --> 00:28:07,318 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE 725 00:28:07,318 --> 00:28:08,453 JEFF, AND THEN I'M GOING TO 726 00:28:08,453 --> 00:28:09,721 READ OFF THE NEXT GROUP OF 727 00:28:09,721 --> 00:28:11,122 NAMES. WE WILL GO BACK TO GROUP 728 00:28:11,122 --> 00:28:15,727 A, 11 THROUGH 20. JOHN, SAGE, 729 00:28:15,727 --> 00:28:18,963 RAFAEL, SHANNON, CARTER TO NAME 730 00:28:18,963 --> 00:28:21,533 THE FIRST FEW. AFTER JEFF PAUL. 731 00:28:21,533 --> 00:28:26,838 >> HELLO, COUNCIL. I AM THE 732 00:28:26,838 --> 00:28:27,705 COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOUSE 733 00:28:27,705 --> 00:28:35,146 OUR NEIGHBORS . AND A D3 734 00:28:35,146 --> 00:28:36,214 RESIDENT. I'M HERE TO TALK 735 00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:37,282 ABOUT TWO MAJOR CRISES. THE 736 00:28:37,282 --> 00:28:38,216 HOUSING PORTABILITY CRISIS AND 737 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:39,084 CLIMATE CRISIS. AFTER WE HAVE 738 00:28:39,084 --> 00:28:41,019 SEEN HISTORIC FLOODS IN A REGION 739 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:42,654 THE COST LIVES AND CAUSED NEARLY 740 00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:44,189 $209 IN DAMAGES THIS PAST 741 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:46,157 WINTER, PLUS HER ONGOING HOUSING 742 00:28:46,157 --> 00:28:46,758 PORTABILITY CRISIS EVERYONE 743 00:28:46,758 --> 00:28:48,226 HERE'S FAMILIAR WITH, NEED TO 744 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:49,294 ACT BOLDLY TO ADDRESS THESE 745 00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:54,165 CRISES IS CLEAR. COUNCIL HAS A 746 00:28:54,165 --> 00:28:55,133 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS 747 00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:57,569 BOTH IN THIS LEGISLATION. 748 00:28:57,569 --> 00:29:03,608 DENSITY BONUSES FOR PASSIVE 749 00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:04,809 HOUSE DEVELOPMENT, MASS TIMBER 750 00:29:04,809 --> 00:29:05,643 AND GREEN COURTYARDS IN OUR NEW 751 00:29:05,643 --> 00:29:06,277 HOUSING, ESPECIALLY HOUSING 752 00:29:06,277 --> 00:29:07,746 BUILT BY THE SOCIAL HOUSING 753 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:08,546 DEVELOPER WHICH WILL BE BUILT TO 754 00:29:08,546 --> 00:29:10,415 STANDARDS -- WILL BE MORE 755 00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:17,122 SUSTAINABLY BUILT , MORE VIBRANT 756 00:29:17,122 --> 00:29:19,424 AND AFFORDABLE. PAIRED WITH 757 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:20,625 EXPANDED TRANSIT CORRIDORS THAT 758 00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:21,259 ALLOW MORE FOLKS TO GET OUT OF 759 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:24,395 CARS AND USER TRANSIT SYSTEM -- 760 00:29:24,395 --> 00:29:25,530 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A REAL 761 00:29:25,530 --> 00:29:26,297 TRANSFORMATIVE SET OF POLICY. 762 00:29:26,297 --> 00:29:27,332 LET'S BUILD SOCIAL HOUSING FOR 763 00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:28,399 EVERYONE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. 764 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:28,700 THANK YOU. 765 00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:29,667 >> THANK YOU, JEFF. NEXT UP, 766 00:29:29,667 --> 00:29:32,570 JOHN, AND THEN SAGE. 767 00:29:32,570 --> 00:29:37,308 >> HI. JOHN. SPEAKER 11 A. 768 00:29:37,308 --> 00:29:39,611 CURRENT RESIDENT OF QUEEN ANNE. 769 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,779 LIVING, WORKING AND TEACHING IN 770 00:29:41,779 --> 00:29:45,617 SEATTLE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL 771 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,853 EXPERIENCE. AT THE SAME TIME IT 772 00:29:48,853 --> 00:29:53,591 DOES, SOME CHALLENGES. AS A 773 00:29:53,591 --> 00:29:54,726 RENTER, FINDING HOUSING I CAN 774 00:29:54,726 --> 00:29:55,827 AFFORD, LIKE WITHIN AREAS I WORK 775 00:29:55,827 --> 00:29:59,164 AND THAT HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSIT 776 00:29:59,164 --> 00:30:02,534 HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES. I 777 00:30:02,534 --> 00:30:05,670 HAVE HAD TO JUST ACCEPT AND 778 00:30:05,670 --> 00:30:08,807 DOWNGRADE TO OUTDATED HOUSING 779 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:13,811 AND A VERY LOUD CORRIDOR NEARBY, 780 00:30:13,811 --> 00:30:18,116 POLLUTION IS CONSTANT. I HAVE TO 781 00:30:18,116 --> 00:30:19,184 WIPE OFF BITS OF POLLUTION AND 782 00:30:19,184 --> 00:30:20,185 PARTICLES FOR MY WINDOWS EVERY 783 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:23,321 DAY. SO, THAT . THE AMENDMENTS 784 00:30:23,321 --> 00:30:25,990 BEING PROPOSED BY THE COMPLETE 785 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:27,125 COMMUNITIES COALITION CAN HELP 786 00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:30,395 TO BRING ABOUT THIS AFFORDABLE 787 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:32,463 HOUSING AND HELP US TO FIGHT 788 00:30:32,463 --> 00:30:34,999 CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO SEE A 789 00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:38,636 BETTER CITY OVERALL. THANK YOU. 790 00:30:38,770 --> 00:30:40,438 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SAGE 791 00:30:40,438 --> 00:30:46,144 MILLER. 792 00:30:46,144 --> 00:30:48,046 >> HELLO. I AM SAGE MILLER. 793 00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:52,483 DISTRICT 7. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT 794 00:30:52,483 --> 00:30:54,853 DENSE FOREST, DENSE HOUSING. I 795 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:57,021 WAS HERE FOR THE HEARINGS BACK 796 00:30:57,021 --> 00:31:04,095 LAST YEAR WHEN THE FIRST DEBATES 797 00:31:04,095 --> 00:31:05,830 WERE ON THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN 798 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:07,198 REGARDING THE ONE OF TWO 799 00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:08,566 MINUTES. AND NOW IS THE TIME TO 800 00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:11,736 REALLY MOVE FORWARD. WITH THE 801 00:31:11,736 --> 00:31:15,773 CREATION OF THE DENSE FOREST, 802 00:31:15,773 --> 00:31:17,675 THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES IN THE 803 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:19,077 SEATTLE AREA , AND ALSO IN 804 00:31:19,077 --> 00:31:23,982 SHORELINE, OF SMALL EXAMPLES OF 805 00:31:23,982 --> 00:31:26,050 DENSE FOREST THAT ARE POSSIBLE 806 00:31:26,050 --> 00:31:27,385 WITHIN THE CITY. SO, I URGE YOU 807 00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:32,457 TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. IS BASED 808 00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:33,925 ON THE MY WALKING FOREST 809 00:31:33,925 --> 00:31:36,928 PROJECT. BUT, IT IS REALLY IN 810 00:31:36,928 --> 00:31:38,730 SUPPORT OF DENSE FORESTS CAN 811 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:43,368 EXIST . SO I JUST URGE THE 812 00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:48,039 COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS 813 00:31:48,039 --> 00:31:49,274 NEXT PHASE OF THE CONFERENCE OF 814 00:31:49,274 --> 00:31:53,011 PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 815 00:31:53,011 --> 00:31:56,247 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RAFAEL. 816 00:31:56,247 --> 00:32:02,487 >> GREETINGS, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 817 00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:04,088 SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT 818 00:32:04,088 --> 00:32:04,989 REMEMBER ME REGARDING THE 819 00:32:04,989 --> 00:32:07,392 CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I LIVE IN 820 00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:10,962 WESTERN BORDER OF NEXT TO THE 821 00:32:10,962 --> 00:32:13,631 I-5. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU 822 00:32:13,631 --> 00:32:16,067 ALL TO TAKE BOLD ACTION ON THE 823 00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:17,702 CONFERENCE OF PLAN AND ADOPT THE 824 00:32:17,702 --> 00:32:18,870 AMENDMENT'S. BOLD ACTION ON 825 00:32:18,870 --> 00:32:22,974 HOUSING IS ACTION ON CLIMATE 826 00:32:22,974 --> 00:32:24,042 CRISIS. BUILD TALLER, DENSER AND 827 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:24,642 FASTER. THANK YOU. 828 00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:30,014 >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW 829 00:32:30,014 --> 00:32:31,582 SPEAKERS WILL BE SHANNON NEWSOM, 830 00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:34,352 CARTER NELSON, TARA CAMP, ERIN, 831 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:37,922 BILL, JESSE , AND CHRIS. NEXT 832 00:32:37,922 --> 00:32:39,190 UP, SHANNON. 833 00:32:39,190 --> 00:32:46,097 >> THE AFTERNOON. I AM 14 A. I 834 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:47,732 LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AND FOR THE 835 00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:48,800 HOUSING. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK 836 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,703 ABOUT SOCIAL HOUSING. I ALSO 837 00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:55,239 HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A SOCIAL 838 00:32:55,239 --> 00:32:59,510 WORKER IN EVERETT IN YEARS PAST 839 00:32:59,510 --> 00:33:04,349 -- SORRY, BETTER? THANKS. SO 840 00:33:04,349 --> 00:33:07,151 ANYWAY, I WANT TO FEED IN MY 841 00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:08,419 BACKGROUND WITH MY PRESENT 842 00:33:08,419 --> 00:33:11,723 EXPERIENCE. FOR MY EXPERIENCE IN 843 00:33:11,723 --> 00:33:16,427 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HAVE SEEN 844 00:33:16,427 --> 00:33:17,195 THAT PORTABILITY ALONE DOESN'T 845 00:33:17,195 --> 00:33:21,499 GUARANTEE LIVABILITY. UTILITIES 846 00:33:21,499 --> 00:33:22,934 DOWN, PLUMBING, ELECTRICITY, AND 847 00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:24,102 REPAIRS CAN TAKE WEEKS, MONTHS 848 00:33:24,102 --> 00:33:25,303 OR NEVER COME AT ALL OR THE 849 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:26,637 MANAGER CAN DECIDE NOT TO 850 00:33:26,637 --> 00:33:29,574 REPAIR. MANY BUILDINGS ARE IN A 851 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:37,949 PLACE NEAR FREEWAYS OR 852 00:33:37,949 --> 00:33:38,516 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS WHERE 853 00:33:38,516 --> 00:33:39,550 RESIDENTS ARE CONSTANTLY EXPOSED 854 00:33:39,550 --> 00:33:40,785 TO TOXIC AIR. AND TOO OFTEN 855 00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:41,586 THESE BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED IN 856 00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:42,286 WAYS THAT DON'T ACTUALLY 857 00:33:42,286 --> 00:33:43,154 SUPPORT HEALTHY, STABLE LIVING. 858 00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:45,590 THE RESULT IS HOUSING THAT MAY 859 00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:48,926 LOOK AFFORDABLE ON PAPER BUT IN 860 00:33:48,926 --> 00:33:50,495 REALITY IS UNSAFE, UNHEALTHY AND 861 00:33:50,495 --> 00:33:53,264 SOMETIMES UNLIVABLE. THAT IS WHY 862 00:33:53,264 --> 00:33:54,599 THE MODEL FROM HOUSE YOUR 863 00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:56,367 NEIGHBORS MEDALS. BUNKLEY OWNED 864 00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:57,835 AFFORDABLE AND DESIGNED FOR 865 00:33:57,835 --> 00:33:59,904 LONG-TERM -- 866 00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:05,476 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CARTER 867 00:34:05,476 --> 00:34:12,283 NELSON. 868 00:34:12,283 --> 00:34:13,351 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, 869 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:14,318 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, CARTER 870 00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:15,353 NELSON ON BEHALF OF THE 871 00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:20,024 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 872 00:34:20,024 --> 00:34:20,591 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION FOR 873 00:34:20,591 --> 00:34:21,426 PRESENTING THE BUILDERS, 874 00:34:21,426 --> 00:34:21,959 ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND 875 00:34:21,959 --> 00:34:23,061 DEVELOPERS WHO BUILD THE HOMES 876 00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:33,604 THAT ARE TREATIES RELY ON. THANK 877 00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:38,910 YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND 878 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:39,877 CONTINUED EFFORTS TO SHAPE A 879 00:34:39,877 --> 00:34:40,645 BETTER FUTURE FOR SEATTLE. WILL 880 00:34:40,645 --> 00:34:41,479 CHANGE CAN BE CHALLENGING AT 881 00:34:41,479 --> 00:34:42,880 FIRST, IT IS NECESSARY TO CREATE 882 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:43,848 MORE EQUITABLE, LIVABLE CITY FOR 883 00:34:43,848 --> 00:34:44,816 BOTH RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE 884 00:34:44,816 --> 00:34:46,918 NOW AND THOSE WHO LIVE HERE IN 885 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:49,320 THE FUTURE. WE APPRECIATE THE 886 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:50,254 COLLABORATION AND THE MAYOR'S 887 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:51,122 LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING A MORE 888 00:34:51,122 --> 00:34:51,756 AMBITIOUS VISION. ENABLING 889 00:34:51,756 --> 00:34:52,657 SIGNIFICANT A MORE MULTIFAMILY 890 00:34:52,657 --> 00:34:53,791 YOUR TRANSIT, JOBS AND SERVICES 891 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:55,126 IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKING PROGRESS 892 00:34:55,126 --> 00:34:56,727 OF TACKLING A HOUSING CRISIS. 893 00:34:56,727 --> 00:34:57,929 OUR MEMBERS ARE READY TO DELIVER 894 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:58,529 THE HOUSING OUR COMMUNITIES 895 00:34:58,529 --> 00:34:59,797 NEED. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 896 00:34:59,797 --> 00:35:00,765 CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AS SEATTLE 897 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,900 MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU. 898 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:05,937 >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FEW, 899 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:13,077 TARA, AARON, BILL, JESSE. TARA. 900 00:35:13,077 --> 00:35:14,879 >> THIS MICROPHONE IS NOT 901 00:35:14,879 --> 00:35:16,214 GETTING A LOT OF LOVE SO I 902 00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:17,515 THOUGHT I'D COME OVER HERE. I 903 00:35:17,515 --> 00:35:28,059 AM TARA. 16 A. GOOD AFTERNOON. 904 00:35:31,762 --> 00:35:33,064 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK 905 00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:34,365 WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN. MY 906 00:35:34,365 --> 00:35:35,500 NAME IS TARA, A D3 RENTER, A 907 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,567 BURDEN, NATURE NOT AN ORGANIZER 908 00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:37,835 WITH FUTURE WISE. I'D LOVE TO 909 00:35:37,835 --> 00:35:38,636 SEE MORE COURTYARD STYLE 910 00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:39,804 APPURTENANCE IN OUR CITY. I LIVE 911 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:40,705 NEAR MANY COURTYARD STYLE 912 00:35:40,705 --> 00:35:41,706 APPURTENANCE AND I'M NOT ONLY 913 00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:42,573 AWESTRUCK BY THE STRUCTURAL 914 00:35:42,573 --> 00:35:43,808 BEAUTY BY THEIR LUSH GREENERY AS 915 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:44,809 WELL. IN MY MASSIVE, MASSIVE 916 00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:45,810 AMOUNTS OF TIME TALKING WITH 917 00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:46,611 COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM ALL 918 00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:47,879 DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ALL 919 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:58,389 ACROSS SEATTLE, MORE AND MORE 920 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:01,292 PEOPLE ARE RESONATING WITH THIS 921 00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:02,627 HOUSING TYPE OPTION. AND I 922 00:36:02,627 --> 00:36:03,494 UNDERSTAND WHY. THEY ALLOW YOU 923 00:36:03,494 --> 00:36:04,428 TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, ALLOW 924 00:36:04,428 --> 00:36:05,429 SPACE FOR LARGE TREES, AND 925 00:36:05,429 --> 00:36:06,364 PROVIDE GATHERING AREAS FOR 926 00:36:06,364 --> 00:36:06,998 FAMILIES. I'VE HAD MANY 927 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:07,965 RESIDENTS SAY THEY GROUP WITH 928 00:36:07,965 --> 00:36:09,033 COURTYARD HOUSING AND WOULD LOVE 929 00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:10,268 THE MORE OPTIONS IN SEATTLE. I 930 00:36:10,268 --> 00:36:11,469 SAY LET'S GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT 931 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:12,703 THEY WANT. AND EVEN BETTER, MAKE 932 00:36:12,703 --> 00:36:13,504 SOCIAL HOUSING APARTMENTS WITH 933 00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:19,911 PASSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS. LET'S 934 00:36:19,911 --> 00:36:21,279 STOP DREAMING ABOUT A BETTER 935 00:36:21,279 --> 00:36:22,013 FUTURE AND START WORKING IN 936 00:36:22,013 --> 00:36:23,181 BUILDING TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE 937 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:23,814 NOW. I APPRECIATE YOUR 938 00:36:23,814 --> 00:36:25,049 DEDICATION TO THIS WORK AND LOOK 939 00:36:25,049 --> 00:36:26,517 FORWARD TO HOW WE CAN BETTER THE 940 00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:27,985 CITY ONE STEP AT A TIME. THANK 941 00:36:27,985 --> 00:36:28,186 YOU. 942 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,186 >> THANK YOU. ERIN. 943 00:36:29,186 --> 00:36:30,421 >> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE 944 00:36:30,421 --> 00:36:31,656 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 945 00:36:31,656 --> 00:36:32,723 AARON, WASHINGTON BILLBACK 946 00:36:32,723 --> 00:36:41,432 ALLIANCE . REPRESENTING MORE 947 00:36:41,432 --> 00:36:42,900 THAN 110 BLACK LEAD IN BLACK 948 00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:43,534 SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL 949 00:36:43,534 --> 00:36:44,302 BUSINESSES ACROSS WASHINGTON. IS 950 00:36:44,302 --> 00:36:45,303 SOMEONE BORN AND RAISED IN 951 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:55,546 SEATTLE I'VE SEEN HOW HOUSING 952 00:36:55,546 --> 00:36:56,547 SHAPES WHETHER FAMILIES CAN STAY 953 00:36:56,547 --> 00:36:57,715 CONNECTED IN THEIR OWN 954 00:36:57,715 --> 00:36:58,182 COMMUNITIES, JOBS AND 955 00:36:58,182 --> 00:36:59,050 OPPORTUNITIES. MY OWN GREAT AUNT 956 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,484 WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY AND 957 00:37:00,484 --> 00:37:01,552 IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED STORY. 958 00:37:01,552 --> 00:37:02,520 SEATTLE NEEDS MORE HOUSING THEIR 959 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:03,554 JOBS, TRANSIT AND SERVICES AND 960 00:37:03,554 --> 00:37:04,655 THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS PLANS 961 00:37:04,655 --> 00:37:05,623 WAS IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH 962 00:37:05,623 --> 00:37:06,257 COURTYARD HOUSING, GREEN 963 00:37:06,257 --> 00:37:07,058 BUILDING BONUSES AND EXPANDED 964 00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:08,125 MULTIFAMILY ACCESS. WE URGE YOU 965 00:37:08,125 --> 00:37:09,126 TO STRENGTHEN THE PLAN WITH 966 00:37:09,126 --> 00:37:09,760 CLEAR ANTI-THIS PLACEMENT 967 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:10,561 STRATEGIES AND PATHWAYS TO 968 00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:11,429 OWNERSHIPS OF FAMILIES MOST 969 00:37:11,429 --> 00:37:17,768 AFFECTED ARE ABLE TO STAY. 970 00:37:17,768 --> 00:37:18,836 SEATTLE CANNOT SOLVE ITS HOUSING 971 00:37:18,836 --> 00:37:19,570 CRISIS BY PRESERVING EXCLUSION. 972 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:20,671 GROWTH MUST BE SHAPED SECURITIES 973 00:37:20,671 --> 00:37:21,772 ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU. 974 00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:24,675 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, BILL AND 975 00:37:24,675 --> 00:37:34,885 THEN JESSE. 976 00:37:38,556 --> 00:37:39,624 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL HOURS. MY 977 00:37:39,624 --> 00:37:41,192 NAME IS BILL, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 978 00:37:41,192 --> 00:37:42,493 5. AND A RETIRED FOUR-STAR AND 979 00:37:42,493 --> 00:37:43,461 OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE AS AN 980 00:37:43,461 --> 00:37:47,698 ADVOCATE FOR RETENTION OF TIER 981 00:37:47,698 --> 00:37:49,066 -- IS BUT COULD YOU SPEAK A 982 00:37:49,066 --> 00:37:49,433 BLADDER? 983 00:37:49,433 --> 00:37:51,268 >> DESIGNATED IN THE 2023 TREE 984 00:37:51,268 --> 00:37:53,738 PROTECTION COULD. WHY? TREE 985 00:37:53,738 --> 00:37:57,375 RETENTION AND NEW GROWTH 986 00:37:57,375 --> 00:37:59,010 PRODUCES MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND 987 00:37:59,010 --> 00:38:02,280 SOCIAL WELL-BEING. TO THE POINT 988 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:12,823 THAT THERE IS A NEW FIELD CALLED 989 00:38:15,159 --> 00:38:15,660 ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE. 990 00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:16,360 TREES IMPROVE PHYSICAL HEALTH BY 991 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:17,161 FILTERING CARBON EMISSIONS AND 992 00:38:17,161 --> 00:38:18,029 OTHER POLLUTION. TREES PROVIDE 993 00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:19,597 TEMPERATURE REGULATION BY 994 00:38:19,597 --> 00:38:28,839 PROVIDING SHADE AND PROVIDE 995 00:38:28,839 --> 00:38:29,407 FLOOD, EROSION CONTROL AND 996 00:38:29,407 --> 00:38:30,074 STORMWATER MITIGATION. IN 997 00:38:30,074 --> 00:38:30,841 ADDITION TO STRENGTHENING THE 998 00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:31,542 TREE RETENTION REQUIREMENT IN 999 00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:32,576 THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, AND 1000 00:38:32,576 --> 00:38:33,210 ZONING REGULATIONS, PLEASE 1001 00:38:33,210 --> 00:38:34,145 ENABLE THE URBAN FOREST 1002 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:34,945 COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN THE 1003 00:38:34,945 --> 00:38:36,881 2023 URBAN FOREST PLAN. AS WE 1004 00:38:36,881 --> 00:38:38,249 ALL KNOW, BIRTHDAY IS ON 1005 00:38:38,249 --> 00:38:48,259 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026. IN 1006 00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:49,593 THE WORDS OF CHIEF SEATTLE IN 1007 00:38:49,593 --> 00:38:50,995 HIS 1854 SPEECH GIVEN AT PIONEER 1008 00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:52,096 SQUARE, EVERY PART OF THE SOIL 1009 00:38:52,096 --> 00:38:53,230 IS SACRED IN THE ESTIMATION OF 1010 00:38:53,230 --> 00:38:54,098 OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 1011 00:38:54,098 --> 00:38:55,299 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JESSE 1012 00:38:55,299 --> 00:38:56,567 SIMPSON AND THEN CHRIS WALTER. 1013 00:38:56,567 --> 00:38:57,802 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M FROM THE 1014 00:38:57,802 --> 00:38:58,436 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM 1015 00:38:58,436 --> 00:39:08,946 AND COCHAIR OF THE COALITION. 1016 00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:17,154 HERE TO URGE YOU TO GO BOLD ON 1017 00:39:17,154 --> 00:39:17,888 CENTERS AND CORRIDORS TO ADDRESS 1018 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:19,356 HER HOUSING SHORTAGE BY ALLOWING 1019 00:39:19,356 --> 00:39:19,990 FOR MORE ABUNDANT HOUSING YOUR 1020 00:39:19,990 --> 00:39:20,524 TRANSIT, BUSINESSES AND 1021 00:39:20,524 --> 00:39:21,459 AMENITIES. THERE ARE A FEW WAYS 1022 00:39:21,459 --> 00:39:22,526 YOU CAN IMPROVE THE LEGISLATION 1023 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:23,761 BEFORE YOU TO BETTER DELIVER ON 1024 00:39:23,761 --> 00:39:24,962 OUR SHARED GOALS OF ONE SEATTLE 1025 00:39:24,962 --> 00:39:26,397 PLAN. AND SET THE STAGE TO GO 1026 00:39:26,397 --> 00:39:27,431 DENSER, TALLER, FASTER IN FUTURE 1027 00:39:27,431 --> 00:39:28,466 PHASES. FIRST GREAT A COURTYARD 1028 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:29,500 BLOCK BONUS FOR LOWRISE ZONES. 1029 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:31,001 ALLOWING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT FOR 1030 00:39:31,001 --> 00:39:38,709 BUILDINGS THAT SWAP USELESS 1031 00:39:38,709 --> 00:39:39,677 NARROW SIDE YARDS FOR A 1032 00:39:39,677 --> 00:39:40,778 COURTYARD. GIVING TREES ROOM TO 1033 00:39:40,778 --> 00:39:41,712 GROW AND FAMILIES ACCESS TO 1034 00:39:41,712 --> 00:39:42,446 USABLE OUTER SPACE. SECOND, 1035 00:39:42,446 --> 00:39:43,447 CREATE HEIGHT BONUSES FROM GREEN 1036 00:39:43,447 --> 00:39:46,450 BUILDING TECHNIQUES LIKE PASSIVE 1037 00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:47,351 HOUSE OF MASS TIMBER AND FINALLY 1038 00:39:47,351 --> 00:39:48,419 EXPAND THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS TO 1039 00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:49,387 ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY HOMES ON 1040 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,088 QUIET SIDE STREETS NEAR FREQUENT 1041 00:39:51,088 --> 00:39:54,358 BUS SERVICE. THE CHANGES WOULD 1042 00:39:54,358 --> 00:39:55,292 HELP CREATE A GREENER, MORE 1043 00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:55,993 AFFORDABLE SEATTLE BETTER ABLE 1044 00:39:55,993 --> 00:39:57,294 TO WELCOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO 1045 00:39:57,294 --> 00:39:58,462 MOVE HERE OR STAY IN THIS 1046 00:39:58,462 --> 00:39:59,230 BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU. 1047 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:04,168 >> THANK YOU, JESSE. NEXT AND 1048 00:40:04,168 --> 00:40:05,402 THEN IT WILL SAVE YOU NAMES. 1049 00:40:05,402 --> 00:40:11,275 CHRIS WALTER AND THEN MOVING ON 1050 00:40:11,275 --> 00:40:12,343 11 220, JASMINE SMITH, RANDY, 1051 00:40:12,343 --> 00:40:17,481 JAMES, JOON, JACKIE. JUST FOR 1052 00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:18,616 THE FIRST FEW. CHRIS WALTER. 1053 00:40:18,616 --> 00:40:21,752 >> MY NAME IS CHRIS WALTER, A D3 1054 00:40:21,752 --> 00:40:22,887 RESIDENT, SPEAKER 20. I WANT TO 1055 00:40:22,887 --> 00:40:24,155 SHOUT OUT OUR MIRROR AND SAY, 1056 00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:31,295 TALLER, DENSER, FASTER. WE ARE 1057 00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:32,663 HAVING A MOMENT RIGHT NOW. I 1058 00:40:32,663 --> 00:40:33,964 FEEL LIKE, I THINK YOU CAN FEEL 1059 00:40:33,964 --> 00:40:35,466 IT AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO 1060 00:40:35,466 --> 00:40:36,634 FIX THIS. THIS IS CRAZY BECAUSE 1061 00:40:36,634 --> 00:40:38,135 I MOVED HERE FROM KANSAS. I WANT 1062 00:40:38,135 --> 00:40:39,570 TO BUILD AN 80 YOU IN MY 1063 00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:41,138 BACKYARD. I'M GOING TO SEATTLE. 1064 00:40:41,138 --> 00:40:42,640 I'M HERE THEY BUILT A COUPLE OF 1065 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:43,707 ADUS. IT'S COOL. WE HAVE 1066 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:44,708 CROSSED THIS LINE WHERE IT'S 1067 00:40:44,708 --> 00:40:47,144 LIKE, YOU ARE GOING TO FIX THIS. 1068 00:40:47,144 --> 00:40:49,079 BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 1069 00:40:49,079 --> 00:40:50,247 SOMETHING. YOU PROBABLY NEED TO 1070 00:40:50,247 --> 00:40:52,216 BOULDER THAN EVEN HUMBLED YOU 1071 00:40:52,216 --> 00:41:01,559 ARE THINKING NOW. BECAUSE, SEL, 1072 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,327 SBU, SDOT, THEY ARE GOING BOLD 1073 00:41:03,327 --> 00:41:04,728 BUT THEY ARE GOING BOLD ON FEES. 1074 00:41:04,728 --> 00:41:05,362 SOMEONE MENTIONED UNDERGROUND 1075 00:41:05,362 --> 00:41:06,463 POWER, THAT IS MINIMUM $30,000. 1076 00:41:06,463 --> 00:41:08,999 IF YOU DO FOUR UNITS OR EV 1077 00:41:08,999 --> 00:41:09,934 CHARGERS $30,000 MINIMUM. CAN GO 1078 00:41:09,934 --> 00:41:13,003 TO $1 MILLION. THAT IS WHAT WE 1079 00:41:13,003 --> 00:41:18,342 ARE UP AGAINST. LET'S FIX THIS, 1080 00:41:18,342 --> 00:41:19,777 LET'S DO IT, IT'S AN EXCITING 1081 00:41:19,777 --> 00:41:20,644 MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1082 00:41:20,644 --> 00:41:31,188 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JASMINE. 1083 00:41:32,389 --> 00:41:34,492 >> I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE THIS 1084 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:35,526 MICROPHONE SOME LOVE. THANK YOU, 1085 00:41:35,526 --> 00:41:36,360 COUNCIL MEMBERS, CLERKS, THE 1086 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:37,461 COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JASMINE 1087 00:41:37,461 --> 00:41:38,562 SMITH, DIRECTOR OF LOCAL 1088 00:41:38,562 --> 00:41:40,831 ADVOCACY. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND 1089 00:41:40,831 --> 00:41:41,832 INVIGORATED. FOR THE NEXT PHASES 1090 00:41:41,832 --> 00:41:52,376 OF THE COMP PLAN. HOW TO BUILD A 1091 00:41:52,810 --> 00:41:53,611 CLIMATE RESILIENT SEATTLE WITH 1092 00:41:53,611 --> 00:41:54,578 MORE TRANSIT, MORE TRAINS, MORE 1093 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:55,679 TREES AND MORE HOMES IN EVERY 1094 00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:56,747 COMMUNITY. WE NEED EVERY SINGLE 1095 00:41:56,747 --> 00:41:58,015 STRATEGY TO HAVE A GREEN TREE 1096 00:41:58,015 --> 00:42:06,657 FAMILY CITY THE HAS ROOM AND IS 1097 00:42:06,657 --> 00:42:07,458 ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR 1098 00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:08,893 ALL OF US HERE. ARE AGING 1099 00:42:08,893 --> 00:42:10,027 ELDERS, THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT 1100 00:42:10,027 --> 00:42:11,328 HEART. IF WE DON'T BUILD DENSE 1101 00:42:11,328 --> 00:42:12,263 HOUSING IN SEATTLE WE WILL 1102 00:42:12,263 --> 00:42:13,297 SPRAWL INTO THE PARTS OF 1103 00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:14,398 WASHINGTON THAT FEEDS US AND 1104 00:42:14,398 --> 00:42:15,366 WHERE WE RECREATE. THIS MEANS 1105 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:16,166 COURTYARD BLOCK BONUSES TO 1106 00:42:16,166 --> 00:42:17,401 PREVENT LOCK SPRAWL FOR TREES TO 1107 00:42:17,401 --> 00:42:18,669 GROW AND KIDS TO PLAY. EXPANDING 1108 00:42:18,669 --> 00:42:19,837 OPPORTUNITY BEYOND POLLUTED 1109 00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:23,374 ARTERIALS TO WALK SHEDS AROUND 1110 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:24,441 TRANSIT, PARKS AND SCHOOLS FOR 1111 00:42:24,441 --> 00:42:25,843 FAMILIES WHO WANT TO LIVE AND 1112 00:42:25,843 --> 00:42:27,211 GROW. INCLUDES PASSIVE HOUSE FOR 1113 00:42:27,211 --> 00:42:27,878 MORE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO 1114 00:42:27,878 --> 00:42:28,579 BUILD BETTER HOMES. IT INCLUDES 1115 00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:29,346 POCKET REPLACING PARKING SPACES 1116 00:42:29,346 --> 00:42:30,481 ALONGSIDE STREET TREES IN PARKS. 1117 00:42:30,481 --> 00:42:32,716 A CLIMATE RESILIENT SEATTLE 1118 00:42:32,716 --> 00:42:35,686 INCLUDES A SMALL. THANK YOU. 1119 00:42:35,686 --> 00:42:46,196 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, RANDY. 1120 00:42:51,602 --> 00:42:53,103 >> THANK YOU, I AM RANDY. I'M 1121 00:42:53,103 --> 00:42:54,238 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE 1122 00:42:54,238 --> 00:42:55,272 KING COUNTY REALTORS. WE ARE 1123 00:42:55,272 --> 00:42:56,607 HERE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK 1124 00:42:56,607 --> 00:42:58,042 AND SUPPORT THAT WORK AS YOU GO 1125 00:42:58,042 --> 00:42:59,476 TO THE NEXT PHASE. WE VERY MUCH 1126 00:42:59,476 --> 00:43:00,477 ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE ONE 1127 00:43:00,477 --> 00:43:01,312 SEATTLE COMPASS OF PLAN 1128 00:43:01,312 --> 00:43:01,946 DIRECTION. THE CONCENTRATE 1129 00:43:01,946 --> 00:43:03,213 GROWTH AND CENTERS ALONG TRANSIT 1130 00:43:03,213 --> 00:43:03,981 CORRIDORS. FURTHER WE SUPPORT 1131 00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:05,049 THE PHASE TWO CENTERS AND 1132 00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:06,050 CORRIDORS AND ZONING IS A 1133 00:43:06,050 --> 00:43:08,652 CRITICAL STEP TO TURN THAT COMP 1134 00:43:08,652 --> 00:43:09,620 PLAN VISION INTO REAL HOUSING 1135 00:43:09,620 --> 00:43:12,189 OPPORTUNITIES. TO MAKE HOUSING 1136 00:43:12,189 --> 00:43:12,923 MORE AFFORDABLE BY BUILDING 1137 00:43:12,923 --> 00:43:17,828 ENOUGH OF IT TO MEET DEMAND. 1138 00:43:17,828 --> 00:43:19,063 THIS PLAN IS A MAJOR STEP 1139 00:43:19,063 --> 00:43:20,064 FORWARD BUT ZONING CHANGES ALONE 1140 00:43:20,064 --> 00:43:25,202 WON'T DELIVER HOUSING THAT KEY 1141 00:43:25,202 --> 00:43:25,936 POLICIES UNDERMINE FEASIBILITY. 1142 00:43:25,936 --> 00:43:27,271 WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE MHA 1143 00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:28,205 REQUIREMENTS WITH CONSTRUCTION 1144 00:43:28,205 --> 00:43:28,973 AND FINANCING COSTS THE WAY THEY 1145 00:43:28,973 --> 00:43:32,676 ARE ARE AT A FEE LEVEL IT WORKED 1146 00:43:32,676 --> 00:43:34,345 A FEW YEARS AGO BUT NOW CAN STOP 1147 00:43:34,345 --> 00:43:35,813 SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING OR 1148 00:43:35,813 --> 00:43:44,855 MIXED-USE PROJECTS. WE URGE YOU 1149 00:43:44,855 --> 00:43:45,923 TO TAKE A LOOK AT RECALIBRATE 1150 00:43:45,923 --> 00:43:47,157 MHA AND ALSO TAKE A HARD LOOK, 1151 00:43:47,157 --> 00:43:48,959 PAIR THIS WITH REFORM TO GET THE 1152 00:43:48,959 --> 00:43:50,194 VISION BUILT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1153 00:43:50,194 --> 00:43:50,394 WORK. 1154 00:43:50,394 --> 00:43:55,299 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JAMES. 1155 00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:59,803 >> IN THE 2021 I DID NOT HAVE 1156 00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:03,440 AIR CONDITIONING. MY BEDROOM IT 1157 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:04,875 OVER 90 DEGREES. I REMEMBER 1158 00:44:04,875 --> 00:44:05,743 GOING FROM FAMILY HOUSE TO A 1159 00:44:05,743 --> 00:44:06,944 FRIENDS HOUSE TO WORKPLACE 1160 00:44:06,944 --> 00:44:13,550 OFFICE JUST TRYING TO FIND AIR 1161 00:44:13,550 --> 00:44:14,618 CONDITIONING TO GET SOME SLEEP 1162 00:44:14,618 --> 00:44:16,387 AT NIGHT. MANY OF MY FRIENDS WHO 1163 00:44:16,387 --> 00:44:17,054 DOES NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING 1164 00:44:17,054 --> 00:44:19,990 HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. WHAT 1165 00:44:19,990 --> 00:44:21,358 STRUCK ME THE MOST WAS THAT MY 1166 00:44:21,358 --> 00:44:22,726 SOCIAL MEDIA IT WAS FULL OF 1167 00:44:22,726 --> 00:44:24,428 STORIES OF PEOPLE I KNEW WHO DID 1168 00:44:24,428 --> 00:44:25,062 HAVE PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONERS 1169 00:44:25,062 --> 00:44:26,196 AND EVEN TREE SHADE WHICH COULD 1170 00:44:26,196 --> 00:44:27,331 ABSOLUTELY NOT KEEP UP. IN A 1171 00:44:27,331 --> 00:44:28,532 HISTORICAL HEAT WAVE. OUR 1172 00:44:28,532 --> 00:44:32,236 HOUSING WAS PLANNED FOR AN OLD 1173 00:44:32,236 --> 00:44:33,670 CLIMATE. ONE THAT NO LONGER 1174 00:44:33,670 --> 00:44:38,042 EXISTS. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO 1175 00:44:38,042 --> 00:44:39,543 NEED SHARED WALLS AND PASSIVE 1176 00:44:39,543 --> 00:44:40,077 HOUSE STANDARD INFLATED 1177 00:44:40,077 --> 00:44:41,011 BUILDINGS. THEY WILL BE PART OF 1178 00:44:41,011 --> 00:44:42,179 WHAT MAKES SEATTLE CLIMATE 1179 00:44:42,179 --> 00:44:47,818 RESILIENT. I'M EXCITED THAT 1180 00:44:47,818 --> 00:44:48,652 SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER 1181 00:44:48,652 --> 00:44:49,887 WILL BE MAKING PERMANENT FOR THE 1182 00:44:49,887 --> 00:44:51,155 HOUSING DISTRICTS PASSIVE HOUSE 1183 00:44:51,155 --> 00:44:51,955 STANDARDS -- CONSIDER AMENDMENT 1184 00:44:51,955 --> 00:44:53,357 THAT WILL MAKE CLIMATE RESILIENT 1185 00:44:53,357 --> 00:44:54,458 HOUSING EASIER TO BUILD. THANK 1186 00:44:54,458 --> 00:44:55,893 YOU. 1187 00:44:55,893 --> 00:45:03,067 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JUNE. 1188 00:45:03,067 --> 00:45:04,501 >> HELLO. I AM 845 YEAR RESIDENT 1189 00:45:04,501 --> 00:45:09,606 OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. TWO OF THE 1190 00:45:09,606 --> 00:45:10,708 CORE VALUES OF THE ONE SEATTLE 1191 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:11,542 PLANNER MAKING HOMES MORE 1192 00:45:11,542 --> 00:45:12,509 AFFORDABLE, AND REPAIRING DAMAGE 1193 00:45:12,509 --> 00:45:13,911 PAST RACIST HOUSING POLICIES 1194 00:45:13,911 --> 00:45:15,913 HAVE DONE TO COMMUNITIES 1195 00:45:15,913 --> 00:45:26,457 PARTICULARLY BLACK RESIDENTS OF 1196 00:45:26,757 --> 00:45:27,758 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THE PHASE 1197 00:45:27,758 --> 00:45:29,159 ONE OF ONE SEATTLE PLAN, PHASE 1198 00:45:29,159 --> 00:45:30,360 TWO OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WITH 1199 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:31,361 THICKER CITY IN THE OPPOSITE 1200 00:45:31,361 --> 00:45:32,362 DIRECTION. STUDY SHOW THAT THE 1201 00:45:32,362 --> 00:45:33,397 REGULATION OF ZONING DOES NOT 1202 00:45:33,397 --> 00:45:34,198 HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. THE 1203 00:45:34,198 --> 00:45:35,099 CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST 1204 00:45:35,099 --> 00:45:36,366 SEATTLE BORE THE BRUNT OF OF 1205 00:45:36,366 --> 00:45:37,367 ZONING IN SEATTLE SINCE 2019. 1206 00:45:37,367 --> 00:45:38,235 THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS 1207 00:45:38,235 --> 00:45:39,636 PROPOSAL WOULD UPS OWN ALL 1208 00:45:39,636 --> 00:45:41,972 REMAINING AND ARE ZONING IN THE 1209 00:45:41,972 --> 00:45:44,441 CENTRAL DISTRICT AND MOVE 1210 00:45:44,441 --> 00:45:45,676 HISTORIC BLACK CULTURAL AREA TO 1211 00:45:45,676 --> 00:45:46,677 THE CAPITOL HILL REGIONAL 1212 00:45:46,677 --> 00:45:53,650 CENTER. THESE ACTIONS CONTINUE 1213 00:45:53,650 --> 00:45:54,685 THE DEVASTATION OF A ONCE 1214 00:45:54,685 --> 00:45:55,319 THRIVING BLACK COMMITTEE. 1215 00:45:55,319 --> 00:45:56,120 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, ONE OF 1216 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:56,920 SEATTLE'S MOST DIVERSE AREAS, 1217 00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:58,856 ALREADY HAS HEAT ISLANDS DOWN 1218 00:45:58,856 --> 00:46:02,760 TWO MAJOR ARTERIALS. THIS 1219 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:03,560 LEGISLATION WILL CONSOLIDATE AND 1220 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:04,528 EXPAND THE HEAT ISLANDS WHICH 1221 00:46:04,528 --> 00:46:05,329 SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES RISK OF 1222 00:46:05,329 --> 00:46:06,296 HEAT -RELATED DEATHS BECAUSE OF 1223 00:46:06,296 --> 00:46:12,703 LOW TREE COUNT CANOPY. 1224 00:46:12,703 --> 00:46:16,273 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE 1225 00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:19,209 JACKIE AND THEN AIDEN AND , NIA, 1226 00:46:19,209 --> 00:46:29,753 HARPER, NAT AND RUTH. NEXT UP, 1227 00:46:32,523 --> 00:46:32,923 JACKIE. 1228 00:46:32,923 --> 00:46:34,291 >> HI. MY NAME IS JACKIE AND 1229 00:46:34,291 --> 00:46:35,526 I'M A RENTER LIVING IN CAPITOL 1230 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:36,727 HILL. I RELY PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC 1231 00:46:36,727 --> 00:46:37,795 TRANSPORT, WALKING AND BIKING TO 1232 00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:39,029 GET AROUND THE CITY. I'M HERE 1233 00:46:39,029 --> 00:46:40,230 TODAY TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR DENSE 1234 00:46:40,230 --> 00:46:47,037 AND GREEN HOUSING. AS SOMEONE 1235 00:46:47,037 --> 00:46:48,472 WHO GREW UP IN A SUBURBAN 1236 00:46:48,472 --> 00:46:49,273 ENVIRONMENT, I KNOW FIRSTHAND 1237 00:46:49,273 --> 00:46:50,207 THE DAMAGES OF CAR CENTRIC 1238 00:46:50,207 --> 00:46:50,941 DESIGN AND SPRAWL. AND 1239 00:46:50,941 --> 00:46:51,608 NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE 1240 00:46:51,608 --> 00:46:52,209 ENVIRONMENT, YOUR PHYSICAL 1241 00:46:52,209 --> 00:46:53,443 SAFETY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE. 1242 00:46:53,443 --> 00:46:54,845 SEATTLE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE 1243 00:46:54,845 --> 00:46:55,846 A NATIONWIDE LEADER AND ZONING 1244 00:46:55,846 --> 00:46:56,647 LAWS THAT INCENTIVIZE BUILDING 1245 00:46:56,647 --> 00:46:57,514 SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. 1246 00:46:57,514 --> 00:46:58,949 I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED PASSIVE 1247 00:46:58,949 --> 00:47:00,484 HOUSING BONUSES THAT REWARD 1248 00:47:00,484 --> 00:47:11,028 ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS WITH 1249 00:47:11,228 --> 00:47:12,596 THE ABILITY TO BUILD TALLER, 1250 00:47:12,596 --> 00:47:13,230 EXPANDING THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS 1251 00:47:13,230 --> 00:47:14,198 TO NEARBY SIDE STREETS, AND THE 1252 00:47:14,198 --> 00:47:15,299 COURTYARD BONUS TO ALLOW FOR 1253 00:47:15,299 --> 00:47:16,300 MOVING NARROW SIDE GAPS IN 1254 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:17,367 BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE ROOM 1255 00:47:17,367 --> 00:47:18,402 FOR SHARED GREEN SPACES. DENSE 1256 00:47:18,402 --> 00:47:19,670 HOUSING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT 1257 00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:22,105 ODDS WITH INCREASING OUR TREE 1258 00:47:22,105 --> 00:47:23,173 CANOPY. LET'S CREATE A HEALTHY 1259 00:47:23,173 --> 00:47:24,208 CITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN AFFORD 1260 00:47:24,208 --> 00:47:25,242 TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND NAVIGATE 1261 00:47:25,242 --> 00:47:27,211 THE CITY CAR FREE. OUR FUTURE 1262 00:47:27,211 --> 00:47:27,778 DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU. 1263 00:47:27,778 --> 00:47:29,580 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, AIDEN. 1264 00:47:29,580 --> 00:47:31,481 >> AMATEUR PUTTING THIS IS A PRO 1265 00:47:31,481 --> 00:47:33,350 OF ZONING SIGN. I THINK IT WAS 1266 00:47:33,350 --> 00:47:35,018 DESIGNED IS ONE TOO. WE NEED 1267 00:47:35,018 --> 00:47:39,389 MORE HOUSING. IDEALLY IT WOULD 1268 00:47:39,389 --> 00:47:41,892 BE THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER 1269 00:47:41,892 --> 00:47:44,061 DOING ALL OF IT. BUT, FAILING 1270 00:47:44,061 --> 00:47:45,529 THAT, WE NEED SOME PRIVATE AS 1271 00:47:45,529 --> 00:47:48,632 WELL. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T WAIT 1272 00:47:48,632 --> 00:47:54,004 UNTIL WE HAVE UNIVERSAL, LIKE A 1273 00:47:54,004 --> 00:47:54,905 GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTHCARE UNTIL 1274 00:47:54,905 --> 00:48:00,711 WE LEGALIZE IT. SOMETHING IS 1275 00:48:00,711 --> 00:48:01,878 BETTER THAN NOTHING REGARDLESS 1276 00:48:01,878 --> 00:48:02,980 OF WHO IS DOING IT. THE ONLY 1277 00:48:02,980 --> 00:48:04,348 PARKING WE NEED MORE OF IS SAFE 1278 00:48:04,348 --> 00:48:07,885 LOTS FOR PEOPLE FOR RVS CAN GO 1279 00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:09,086 WITHOUT HAVING TO SEND OVER THE 1280 00:48:09,086 --> 00:48:10,520 VEHICLE OR CUT HOLES IN IT. THAT 1281 00:48:10,520 --> 00:48:12,990 IS MORE IN THE SHELTER AREA. WE 1282 00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:18,829 NEED DEFINITELY MORE COURTYARDS, 1283 00:48:18,829 --> 00:48:20,697 THE KIND OF REGULATIONS ON 1284 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:21,331 PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES 1285 00:48:21,331 --> 00:48:24,768 SURE WE HAVE THE COMMON AREAS 1286 00:48:24,768 --> 00:48:26,503 AND TREES AND ALL OF THOSE 1287 00:48:26,503 --> 00:48:34,044 THINGS . THOSE ARE THE KIND OF 1288 00:48:34,044 --> 00:48:35,078 THINGS THAT PRODUCE SAFETY, NOT 1289 00:48:35,078 --> 00:48:36,179 SURVEILLANCE. MORE ON THAT TO 1290 00:48:36,179 --> 00:48:36,546 COME. 1291 00:48:36,546 --> 00:48:42,786 >> THANK YOU. MIA DAVIDSON. 1292 00:48:42,786 --> 00:48:44,554 >> HELLO. I AM MIA, A RENTER IN 1293 00:48:44,554 --> 00:48:45,222 THE U-DISTRICT LIVING HAPPILY 1294 00:48:45,222 --> 00:48:46,657 CAR FREE WITHIN A BLOCK OF LIGHT 1295 00:48:46,657 --> 00:48:47,891 RAIL. FOR PHASE TWO ZONING I'M 1296 00:48:47,891 --> 00:48:49,226 ASKING YOU TO ADD BONUSES FOR 1297 00:48:49,226 --> 00:48:54,264 GREEN BUILDING TECHNIQUES, AND 1298 00:48:54,264 --> 00:48:55,065 ENABLE MORE WALKABLE MULTIFAMILY 1299 00:48:55,065 --> 00:48:55,699 MULTI-HOUSING IN MIXED-USE 1300 00:48:55,699 --> 00:49:01,872 ZONING BY PUBLIC TRANSIT STOPS. 1301 00:49:01,872 --> 00:49:03,507 WHEN WORKING AS A PROJECT 1302 00:49:03,507 --> 00:49:04,608 MANAGER FOR A LOCAL SOLAR PANEL 1303 00:49:04,608 --> 00:49:05,676 INSTALLATION COMPANY, I FELT 1304 00:49:05,676 --> 00:49:06,410 GREAT PRIDE AND STEWARDSHIP IN 1305 00:49:06,410 --> 00:49:07,744 COORDINATING AN ARRAY FOR A 1306 00:49:07,744 --> 00:49:08,478 SEATTLE PASSIVE HOUSE COMPLEX 1307 00:49:08,478 --> 00:49:09,546 AND I STILL FANTASIZE ABOUT 1308 00:49:09,546 --> 00:49:17,087 LIVING IN ONE. BELOW MEDIUM 1309 00:49:17,087 --> 00:49:18,355 INCOME, MY SISTERS AND I ARE 1310 00:49:18,355 --> 00:49:19,690 ANXIOUS EVERY DAY ABOUT BEING 1311 00:49:19,690 --> 00:49:20,657 ABLE TO AFFORD TO CONTINUE 1312 00:49:20,657 --> 00:49:22,125 LIVING IN THE PLACE WE GREW UP. 1313 00:49:22,125 --> 00:49:23,460 MY NEWLYWED SISTER IS WITH ME 1314 00:49:23,460 --> 00:49:24,594 TODAY AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 1315 00:49:24,594 --> 00:49:25,595 RECENTLY PURCHASED A HOME IN 1316 00:49:25,595 --> 00:49:26,630 LYNNWOOD HOWEVER THIS CREATES A 1317 00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:28,265 FIVE AND HALF HOUR COMMUTE EACH 1318 00:49:28,265 --> 00:49:31,535 WAY TO HIS JOB AT THE KING 1319 00:49:31,535 --> 00:49:32,602 COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE THEY WOULD 1320 00:49:32,602 --> 00:49:33,837 LOVE TO PUT DOWN ROOTS WHERE 1321 00:49:33,837 --> 00:49:34,905 THEY COULD AFFORD TOO. WITH 1322 00:49:34,905 --> 00:49:36,106 ZONING FOR MORE DENSE, 1323 00:49:36,106 --> 00:49:39,109 AFFORDABLE AND GREEN HOUSING, MY 1324 00:49:39,109 --> 00:49:41,611 FAMILY AND I COULD ENVISION HERE 1325 00:49:41,611 --> 00:49:42,479 IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU. 1326 00:49:42,479 --> 00:49:50,220 >> THANK YOU. HARPER. 1327 00:49:50,220 --> 00:49:51,521 >> I AM HARPER, FROM DISTRICT 3 1328 00:49:51,521 --> 00:49:56,293 AND I AM A RENTER. ALSO SEATTLE 1329 00:49:56,293 --> 00:49:57,027 TRANSIT WRITER. I'M TIRED OF 1330 00:49:57,027 --> 00:49:58,595 HAVING TO DO THIS. AM TIRED OF 1331 00:49:58,595 --> 00:50:00,197 MY NEEDS AS A RENTER IN THE CITY 1332 00:50:00,197 --> 00:50:01,765 I WAS BORN IN. PUT ON THE SAME 1333 00:50:01,765 --> 00:50:03,000 LEVEL AS THE DESIRE OF WEALTHY 1334 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,401 HOMEOWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR 1335 00:50:04,401 --> 00:50:05,635 EXCLUSIONARY NEIGHBORHOODS , 1336 00:50:05,635 --> 00:50:06,536 CHARACTER AND HIGH PROPERTY 1337 00:50:06,536 --> 00:50:11,742 VALUES. WHY DO WE KEEP ALICE IN 1338 00:50:11,742 --> 00:50:13,110 THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF THE 1339 00:50:13,110 --> 00:50:13,877 RENTER MAJORITY WITH THE 1340 00:50:13,877 --> 00:50:15,278 PORTFOLIOS OF PEOPLE WHO ALREADY 1341 00:50:15,278 --> 00:50:16,546 OWN AN UNPRECEDENTED 51% OF ALL 1342 00:50:16,546 --> 00:50:27,057 WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE 1343 00:50:29,159 --> 00:50:30,394 ARE WAYS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND 1344 00:50:30,394 --> 00:50:31,428 OUR TREE CANOPY BY REDUCING 1345 00:50:31,428 --> 00:50:32,295 STREET PARKING. INSTEAD OF 1346 00:50:32,295 --> 00:50:33,797 HOUSING. BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO 1347 00:50:33,797 --> 00:50:34,431 THE SO-CALLED TREE PEOPLE AND 1348 00:50:34,431 --> 00:50:35,665 THEY ARE UNINTERESTED IN THIS 1349 00:50:35,665 --> 00:50:37,067 IDEA. I ASK YOU WHY? ALL HOUSING 1350 00:50:37,067 --> 00:50:38,135 ALONG CORRIDORS SHOULD BE HIGH 1351 00:50:38,135 --> 00:50:39,269 DENSITY EXCUSE AND TAKE 1352 00:50:39,269 --> 00:50:42,406 ADVANTAGE OF THE BILLIONS OF 1353 00:50:42,406 --> 00:50:43,206 INVESTMENTS TAXPAYERS HAVE PUT 1354 00:50:43,206 --> 00:50:44,674 INTO OUR TRANSIT SYSTEMS. THANK 1355 00:50:44,674 --> 00:50:45,075 YOU. 1356 00:50:45,075 --> 00:50:47,978 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MATT. 1357 00:50:47,978 --> 00:50:58,255 MATT HUTCHINS. 1358 00:51:02,759 --> 00:51:04,027 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1359 00:51:04,027 --> 00:51:04,861 MATT HUTCHINS, COCHAIR OF THE 1360 00:51:04,861 --> 00:51:05,729 SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE 1361 00:51:05,729 --> 00:51:06,530 STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL 1362 00:51:06,530 --> 00:51:07,697 TO IMPROVE THE ZONING STRATEGY 1363 00:51:07,697 --> 00:51:08,765 WITHOUT ANY FURTHER REDUCTIONS. 1364 00:51:08,765 --> 00:51:10,333 WE DON'T PRIORITIZE CONCERNS 1365 00:51:10,333 --> 00:51:11,902 OVER FOUR YEARS OF GOOGLE PUBLIC 1366 00:51:11,902 --> 00:51:13,370 ENGAGEMENT. THE COMMISSION ALSO 1367 00:51:13,370 --> 00:51:14,538 RECOMMENDS MAXIMIZING ZONING 1368 00:51:14,538 --> 00:51:16,440 WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS 1369 00:51:16,440 --> 00:51:20,277 TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY VIABLE 1370 00:51:20,277 --> 00:51:21,545 SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE FAMILY 1371 00:51:21,545 --> 00:51:27,250 HOUSING. AND LR ONE AND L ARE 1372 00:51:27,250 --> 00:51:28,051 TWO ZONES, EFFECTIVELY GENERATE 1373 00:51:28,051 --> 00:51:29,152 TOWNHOUSES NOT SUBSIDIZED 1374 00:51:29,152 --> 00:51:30,754 HOUSING. THE CORRIDOR CONCEPT 1375 00:51:30,754 --> 00:51:41,131 UNFORTUNATELY TRANSIT FREIGHT 1376 00:51:41,131 --> 00:51:42,599 AND HIGH TRAFFIC SHOW THE SAME 1377 00:51:42,599 --> 00:51:43,166 LANES. SO NARROW REZONING 1378 00:51:43,166 --> 00:51:44,167 CONCENTRATES OF HOUSING ONLY 1379 00:51:44,167 --> 00:51:45,001 WHERE WE KNOW RESIDENTS ARE 1380 00:51:45,001 --> 00:51:46,169 GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE WORST 1381 00:51:46,169 --> 00:51:47,170 EFFECTS OF POOR AIR QUALITY 1382 00:51:47,170 --> 00:51:48,371 NOISE AND TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT 1383 00:51:48,371 --> 00:51:49,539 AN EQUABLE STRATEGY. WE 1384 00:51:49,539 --> 00:51:56,346 RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL LOOK TO A 1385 00:51:56,346 --> 00:51:57,180 WIDER CORRIDOR CONCEPT AND 1386 00:51:57,180 --> 00:51:58,482 EXPAND UPS OWNS TWO ADJACENT 1387 00:51:58,482 --> 00:51:59,883 STREETS SO RESIDENTS CAN LIVE 1388 00:51:59,883 --> 00:52:00,684 WITHIN CONVENIENT WALKING 1389 00:52:00,684 --> 00:52:01,651 DISTANCE OF TRANSIT. THANK YOU. 1390 00:52:01,785 --> 00:52:04,087 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE 1391 00:52:04,087 --> 00:52:05,655 RUTH AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO 1392 00:52:05,655 --> 00:52:10,794 BACK AND NAME SOME NAMES A 21 1393 00:52:10,794 --> 00:52:12,762 THROUGH 30. JOHN, JAMES, 1394 00:52:12,762 --> 00:52:17,901 CLINTON, JEFFREY PIPER, SHARON. 1395 00:52:17,901 --> 00:52:23,173 THOSE WILL BE NEXT. 1396 00:52:23,173 --> 00:52:24,541 >> THE SEATTLE PLAN IS BASED ON 1397 00:52:24,541 --> 00:52:26,376 A SUPPLY THEORY THAT SAYS IF WE 1398 00:52:26,376 --> 00:52:28,645 DEREGULATE MASSIVELY UP SOME 1399 00:52:28,645 --> 00:52:30,180 MORE HOMES WILL BE BUILT AND 1400 00:52:30,180 --> 00:52:33,350 PRICES WILL FALL. INCREASINGLY 1401 00:52:33,350 --> 00:52:34,417 HIGH-LEVEL RESEARCH CHALLENGES 1402 00:52:34,417 --> 00:52:35,485 THE THEORY INCLUDING A NEW 1403 00:52:35,485 --> 00:52:36,553 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS STUDY 1404 00:52:36,553 --> 00:52:39,322 WHOSE AUTHOR IS NAMED THE 1405 00:52:39,322 --> 00:52:40,123 WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL 1406 00:52:40,123 --> 00:52:45,195 SCIENTIFIC MIND. IT IS TITLE 1407 00:52:45,195 --> 00:52:45,762 INEQUALITY, NOT REGULATION, 1408 00:52:45,762 --> 00:52:46,997 DRIVES AMERICA'S AFFORDABILITY 1409 00:52:46,997 --> 00:52:50,367 CRISIS. MASK UP ZONING DIDN'T 1410 00:52:50,367 --> 00:52:52,269 LOWER HOME PRICES IN VANCOUVER 1411 00:52:52,269 --> 00:52:53,003 BC. NOW THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE 1412 00:52:53,003 --> 00:52:56,006 CITY IN THE WORLD. RALEIGH, 1413 00:52:56,006 --> 00:52:56,973 NORTH CAROLINA WITNESSED THE NET 1414 00:52:56,973 --> 00:52:58,508 LOSS OF MORE THAN 4000 1415 00:52:58,508 --> 00:52:59,643 AFFORDABLE HOMES AFTER UP 1416 00:52:59,643 --> 00:53:10,153 ZONING. WILL THE SAME HAPPEN 1417 00:53:15,325 --> 00:53:16,560 HERE? WE NEED NEW SOLUTIONS THAT 1418 00:53:16,560 --> 00:53:17,661 ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM. FOR 1419 00:53:17,661 --> 00:53:18,995 EXAMPLE, WHEN WE UP SO WE GIVE 1420 00:53:18,995 --> 00:53:19,996 AWAY PUBLIC AIRSPACE FOR FREE. 1421 00:53:19,996 --> 00:53:20,830 MAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY MORE 1422 00:53:20,830 --> 00:53:22,098 VALUABLE. WE SHOULD SECURE SOME 1423 00:53:22,098 --> 00:53:26,002 OF THE VALUABLE PUBLIC GOOD. 1424 00:53:26,002 --> 00:53:26,970 I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MHA. 1425 00:53:26,970 --> 00:53:28,038 FINALLY, ZONING IS A POWERFUL 1426 00:53:28,038 --> 00:53:29,105 TOOL FOR DIRECTING GROWTH. TOO 1427 00:53:29,105 --> 00:53:30,140 MUCH UP ZONING UNDERMINES THE 1428 00:53:30,140 --> 00:53:31,274 ABILITY TO MAKE GROWTH HAPPEN 1429 00:53:31,274 --> 00:53:32,642 WHERE WE WANTED LIKE TRANSIT 1430 00:53:32,642 --> 00:53:32,909 CENTERS. 1431 00:53:32,909 --> 00:53:33,977 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JOHN. 1432 00:53:33,977 --> 00:53:37,681 MATHESON. AND THEN JAMES AND 1433 00:53:37,681 --> 00:53:48,124 THEN CLINTON AND JEFFREY. 1434 00:53:52,629 --> 00:53:54,130 >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOHN 1435 00:53:54,130 --> 00:53:54,764 MATHESON. FIVE GENERATIONS OF 1436 00:53:54,764 --> 00:53:55,832 SEATTLE DISTRICT FOR. I HAVE 1437 00:53:55,832 --> 00:53:57,434 FIVE KIDS. ALL OF THEM ARE IN 1438 00:53:57,434 --> 00:53:58,368 SEATTLE. TWO AT HOME BUT THREE 1439 00:53:58,368 --> 00:53:59,769 OF THEM ARE ON THEIR OWN AND 1440 00:53:59,769 --> 00:54:01,237 THEY ARE FINDING THAT FINDING 1441 00:54:01,237 --> 00:54:05,909 HOUSING IS PRETTY PROBLEMATIC IN 1442 00:54:05,909 --> 00:54:07,210 SEATTLE. I'D LIKE TO DO, I 1443 00:54:07,210 --> 00:54:08,745 WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO EVERYTHING 1444 00:54:08,745 --> 00:54:09,913 YOU CAN TO HELP MY CHILDREN OUT. 1445 00:54:09,913 --> 00:54:11,448 AT LIKE YOU TO PLEASE BUILD ON 1446 00:54:11,448 --> 00:54:12,415 THE PROGRESS MADE ON THE 1447 00:54:12,415 --> 00:54:13,450 AMBITIOUS BOLD PLAN, TALLER, 1448 00:54:13,450 --> 00:54:14,451 DENSER, FASTER. A BOLD PLAN 1449 00:54:14,451 --> 00:54:15,485 PRIORITIZES FOR ABILITY, 1450 00:54:15,485 --> 00:54:17,020 CONNECTED COMMUNITIES AND THE 1451 00:54:17,020 --> 00:54:26,396 CLIMATE. WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW 1452 00:54:26,396 --> 00:54:27,731 MORE TYPES OF HOUSING IN MORE 1453 00:54:27,731 --> 00:54:29,232 PLACES. PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR 1454 00:54:29,232 --> 00:54:30,033 AFFORDABLE TRANSIT CONNECTED 1455 00:54:30,033 --> 00:54:30,667 HOMES NEAR AMENITIES LIKE PARKS 1456 00:54:30,667 --> 00:54:31,935 AND SCHOOLS. MINIMALLY WE WOULD 1457 00:54:31,935 --> 00:54:32,535 LIKE TO SEE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD 1458 00:54:32,535 --> 00:54:33,203 CENTERS BROUGHT ONLINE AS WELL 1459 00:54:33,203 --> 00:54:34,971 AS URBAN CENTERS RINGING BACK A 1460 00:54:34,971 --> 00:54:38,908 LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. 1461 00:54:38,908 --> 00:54:41,111 I'D LIKE YOU TO FIX AND 1462 00:54:41,111 --> 00:54:44,214 STANDARDS AND I NEED TO SAY 1463 00:54:44,214 --> 00:54:45,982 INCLUDING POLICIES ON SMALL 1464 00:54:45,982 --> 00:54:48,852 SERVICE LINES. AND EXPANDED 1465 00:54:48,852 --> 00:54:52,956 TRANSIT CORRIDOR UPS OWNS. THANK 1466 00:54:52,956 --> 00:54:53,156 YOU. 1467 00:54:53,156 --> 00:55:03,667 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JAMES. 1468 00:55:04,401 --> 00:55:05,835 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS 1469 00:55:05,835 --> 00:55:08,004 JAMIE. I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF 1470 00:55:08,004 --> 00:55:10,006 DISTRICT 5. I LIVED AND WORKED 1471 00:55:10,006 --> 00:55:11,074 FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS AND WERE 1472 00:55:11,074 --> 00:55:12,175 RECENTLY RETIRED AS DIRECTOR OF 1473 00:55:12,175 --> 00:55:17,080 ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH IN SEATTLE. 1474 00:55:17,080 --> 00:55:18,748 MY COMMENT IS, I THINK I 1475 00:55:18,748 --> 00:55:19,749 REPRESENT MANY PEOPLE IN THE 1476 00:55:19,749 --> 00:55:22,919 CITY WHEN I SAY I AM PRO-HOUSING 1477 00:55:22,919 --> 00:55:24,521 AND PRO-TREES. AND THAT WE CAN 1478 00:55:24,521 --> 00:55:25,789 AND MUST DO BOTH. MY COMMENT 1479 00:55:25,789 --> 00:55:31,761 THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 1480 00:55:31,761 --> 00:55:33,296 FISCAL NOTE DOCUMENT ON PAGE 3 1481 00:55:33,296 --> 00:55:34,030 WHERE IT STATES THE LEGISLATION 1482 00:55:34,030 --> 00:55:35,065 IS NOT EXPECTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY 1483 00:55:35,065 --> 00:55:36,032 AFFECT SEATTLE'S RESILIENCY. OR 1484 00:55:36,032 --> 00:55:37,100 ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE 1485 00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:38,168 CHANGE IN A MATERIAL WAY. 1486 00:55:38,168 --> 00:55:40,870 KNOWING WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE 1487 00:55:40,870 --> 00:55:45,308 CLIMATE AND HOW IT'S CHANGING I 1488 00:55:45,308 --> 00:55:46,509 FIND THAT IS A PRETTY BOLD 1489 00:55:46,509 --> 00:55:47,777 STATEMENT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE 1490 00:55:47,777 --> 00:55:50,046 EIS FOR THE SUPPORTING DATA IN 1491 00:55:50,046 --> 00:55:51,047 SCIENCE BEHIND THAT STATEMENT 1492 00:55:51,047 --> 00:55:52,849 AND I DIDN'T FIND IT. THE HARD 1493 00:55:52,849 --> 00:55:55,819 TRUTH IS THE VERMIN PEOPLE HERE 1494 00:55:55,819 --> 00:56:01,558 NO LONGER EXIST. -- AVERAGE 1495 00:56:01,558 --> 00:56:03,026 DAILY HIGH. AND WE HAVE TO BE 1496 00:56:03,026 --> 00:56:04,094 LOOKING AT CANOPY HEALTH, WE 1497 00:56:04,094 --> 00:56:05,595 HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT FUTURE. 1498 00:56:05,595 --> 00:56:06,596 BRING CANOPY FOR HOTTER AND 1499 00:56:06,596 --> 00:56:07,430 DRIER AND MORE EXTREME SEATTLE 1500 00:56:07,430 --> 00:56:07,997 CLIMATE. THANK YOU. 1501 00:56:07,997 --> 00:56:18,541 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CLINTON. 1502 00:56:20,477 --> 00:56:22,378 >> MY NAME IS CLINTON, DISTRICT 1503 00:56:22,378 --> 00:56:24,781 TOO. SPEAKING FROM THE POSITION 1504 00:56:24,781 --> 00:56:28,051 OF A LONGTIME SEATTLE RENTER IN 1505 00:56:28,051 --> 00:56:30,387 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I HAVE BEEN 1506 00:56:30,387 --> 00:56:33,823 IN THE CITY FOR OVER A DECADE, 1507 00:56:33,823 --> 00:56:35,959 BACK WHEN OUR RECENTLY OUSTED 1508 00:56:35,959 --> 00:56:42,899 MAYOR WAS BEING ASKED MENTAL NOT 1509 00:56:42,899 --> 00:56:43,466 DOING ENOUGH FOR AFFORDABLE 1510 00:56:43,466 --> 00:56:44,801 HOUSING IN 2013 IN THE SOUTH 1511 00:56:44,801 --> 00:56:49,739 LAKE UNION UP ZONE. BEING AN 1512 00:56:49,739 --> 00:56:50,373 UNAFFORDABLE RENTER HAS TAKEN ME 1513 00:56:50,373 --> 00:56:52,142 TO THE HIGHS OF LAKE AND THE 1514 00:56:52,142 --> 00:56:54,043 LOWS OF AND I'M CURRENTLY IN 1515 00:56:54,043 --> 00:56:54,677 THIS DISTRICT TO LIVING IN THE 1516 00:56:54,677 --> 00:56:58,314 BUILDING THAT IS RAISING THE 1517 00:56:58,314 --> 00:57:06,022 RENT 10% EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR I 1518 00:57:06,022 --> 00:57:07,423 GET RID OF MY CAR AND NEXT YEAR 1519 00:57:07,423 --> 00:57:08,191 I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE. 1520 00:57:08,191 --> 00:57:09,359 AND THE CYCLE WILL CONTINUE. AND 1521 00:57:09,359 --> 00:57:10,994 I AM LUCKY IN THE SITUATION. SO, 1522 00:57:10,994 --> 00:57:12,262 I JUST HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING 1523 00:57:12,262 --> 00:57:13,463 YOU ALL CAN DO. THANK YOU. 1524 00:57:13,463 --> 00:57:20,470 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP , JEFFREY. 1525 00:57:20,470 --> 00:57:22,839 AFTER JEFFREY WE'RE GOING TO 1526 00:57:22,839 --> 00:57:25,842 HAVE SHARON, MARTHA, JULIA, 1527 00:57:25,842 --> 00:57:32,549 ALEX, SARA AND SCOTT. GO AHEAD, 1528 00:57:32,549 --> 00:57:32,982 JEFFREY. 1529 00:57:32,982 --> 00:57:39,456 >> MY NAME IS JEFF PIPER. INKS 1530 00:57:39,456 --> 00:57:40,890 FOR YOUR TIME. TO ADVOCATE FOR 1531 00:57:40,890 --> 00:57:41,724 CHANGES TO HOW INSTITUTIONS ARE 1532 00:57:41,724 --> 00:57:43,092 TREATED IN LOWRISE ZONES AS PART 1533 00:57:43,092 --> 00:57:44,227 OF THE UPDATE TO THE CONFERENCE 1534 00:57:44,227 --> 00:57:45,328 A PLAN. RESIDENCE USES ARE 1535 00:57:45,328 --> 00:57:53,436 RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT UPDATES . 1536 00:57:53,436 --> 00:57:54,704 INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT. THAT IS A 1537 00:57:54,704 --> 00:57:55,238 MISSED OPPORTUNITY. THE 1538 00:57:55,238 --> 00:57:56,339 COMMUNITY NEEDS MORE THAN 1539 00:57:56,339 --> 00:57:57,006 HOUSING TO THRIVE. INSTITUTIONS 1540 00:57:57,006 --> 00:57:57,574 PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 1541 00:57:57,574 --> 00:57:58,241 EDUCATION, CHILDCARE, CULTURAL 1542 00:57:58,241 --> 00:57:59,008 SPACE. ESPECIALLY TRUE IN 1543 00:57:59,008 --> 00:57:59,709 SEATTLE'S SOUTH END WERE 1544 00:57:59,709 --> 00:58:00,910 NEIGHBORHOODS RELY ON SMALL 1545 00:58:00,910 --> 00:58:06,115 INSTITUTIONS. THESE INSTITUTIONS 1546 00:58:06,115 --> 00:58:06,916 ARE CONSTRAINED BY LAND-USE 1547 00:58:06,916 --> 00:58:08,284 RULES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MEETING 1548 00:58:08,284 --> 00:58:11,187 THE UPDATED SINCE 1995. THE 1549 00:58:11,187 --> 00:58:11,855 DISPERSION REQUIREMENTS PREVENTS 1550 00:58:11,855 --> 00:58:12,922 NEW OR EXPANDED INSTITUTIONS 1551 00:58:12,922 --> 00:58:13,890 FROM LOCATING WITHIN 600 FEET OF 1552 00:58:13,890 --> 00:58:15,124 ANOTHER. MAKES IT NEARLY 1553 00:58:15,124 --> 00:58:17,861 IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTITUTIONS IN 1554 00:58:17,861 --> 00:58:19,729 MANY AREAS. THIS DOES NOT APPLY 1555 00:58:19,729 --> 00:58:22,098 TO HOUSING. PARKING REQUIREMENTS 1556 00:58:22,098 --> 00:58:23,666 MANDATE ON-SITE PARKING WITH NO 1557 00:58:23,666 --> 00:58:25,034 OFF-SITE FLEXIBILITY . FINALLY 1558 00:58:25,034 --> 00:58:29,272 WHEN HOUSING AN INSTITUTION -- 1559 00:58:29,272 --> 00:58:30,473 INSTITUTIONAL RULES MAKE THE 1560 00:58:30,473 --> 00:58:31,107 ENTIRE BUILDING CONFORM TO THE 1561 00:58:31,107 --> 00:58:35,144 MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONE. 1562 00:58:35,144 --> 00:58:36,246 INSTITUTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO 1563 00:58:36,246 --> 00:58:37,547 ENTITIES AND UPDATING THESE -- 1564 00:58:37,547 --> 00:58:48,057 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WILL BE 1565 00:58:51,928 --> 00:58:53,096 SHARON. ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS 1566 00:58:53,096 --> 00:58:54,330 SHOWN UP RECENTLY AND WANTS TO 1567 00:58:54,330 --> 00:58:55,331 TESTIFY OR FOLKS IN THE CROWD 1568 00:58:55,331 --> 00:58:56,532 WANT TO TESTIFY, WE DO STILL 1569 00:58:56,532 --> 00:58:58,401 HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE . SO FEEL 1570 00:58:58,401 --> 00:58:59,869 FREE TO SIGN UP. YOU CAME ALL 1571 00:58:59,869 --> 00:59:01,304 THE WAY DOWN HERE, WE WOULD LOVE 1572 00:59:01,304 --> 00:59:02,572 TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. NEXT UP, 1573 00:59:02,572 --> 00:59:02,939 SHARON. 1574 00:59:02,939 --> 00:59:06,876 >> MY NAME IS SHARON, A PARTNER 1575 00:59:06,876 --> 00:59:08,311 5.ARCHITECTS. AND HERE ALSO TO 1576 00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:09,913 ADVOCATE FOR THE LOWRISE 1577 00:59:09,913 --> 00:59:10,547 INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE USUALLY 1578 00:59:10,547 --> 00:59:11,881 BLACK AND BROWN LED 1579 00:59:11,881 --> 00:59:19,122 INSTITUTIONS. I HAVE WORKED WITH 1580 00:59:19,122 --> 00:59:19,722 THESE INSTITUTIONS FOR OVER A 1581 00:59:19,722 --> 00:59:20,623 DECADE NOW AND EACH TIME THESE 1582 00:59:20,623 --> 00:59:21,491 BLACK AND BROWN LED INSTITUTIONS 1583 00:59:21,491 --> 00:59:23,059 DAYLIGHT BARRIERS AND ZONING AND 1584 00:59:23,059 --> 00:59:24,460 THE CODES. LAND OWNED AND 1585 00:59:24,460 --> 00:59:28,598 OPERATED BY BLACK LED NONPROFITS 1586 00:59:28,598 --> 00:59:29,599 IS RARELY LOCATED IN ZONES 1587 00:59:29,599 --> 00:59:30,700 DESIGNATED FOR SUCCESS OR 1588 00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:35,138 LONG-TERM WEALTH BUILDING 1589 00:59:35,138 --> 00:59:35,772 INSTEAD. INSTEAD THESE 1590 00:59:35,772 --> 00:59:36,839 ORGANIZATION SPACES LAYER AFTER 1591 00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:38,675 LAYER OF BARRIERS. THE RESULT IS 1592 00:59:38,675 --> 00:59:39,609 DRAWNOUT, EXHAUSTING, NO 1593 00:59:39,609 --> 00:59:42,779 TIMELINES. UPDATING LOWRISE 1594 00:59:42,779 --> 00:59:45,848 ZONING FOR INSTITUTIONS IS AN 1595 00:59:45,848 --> 00:59:46,783 IMPORTANT STEP. BUT IT WON'T 1596 00:59:46,783 --> 00:59:48,351 FIX THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WILL 1597 00:59:48,351 --> 00:59:57,927 INEVITABLE -- INEVITABLY,. WE 1598 00:59:57,927 --> 00:59:58,861 NEED A BETTER SYSTEM, ONE THAT 1599 00:59:58,861 --> 01:00:00,296 WILL ALLOW FOR THESE 1600 01:00:00,296 --> 01:00:00,863 HARD-WORKING NONPROFITS TO 1601 01:00:00,863 --> 01:00:01,531 SUCCEED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE 1602 01:00:01,531 --> 01:00:02,398 CAPACITY, THEIR HEALTH OR THEIR 1603 01:00:02,398 --> 01:00:06,803 COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO SEE AT THE 1604 01:00:06,803 --> 01:00:08,071 SAME TIME WHITE DEVELOPERS MOVE 1605 01:00:08,071 --> 01:00:08,638 FORWARD QUICKLY WITH FEWER 1606 01:00:08,638 --> 01:00:09,606 OBSTACLES TO LEAVE BEHIND. EMPTY 1607 01:00:09,606 --> 01:00:10,606 STOREFRONTS -- 1608 01:00:10,606 --> 01:00:17,013 >> THANK YOU. IF YOU LIKE, 1609 01:00:17,013 --> 01:00:18,481 PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 1610 01:00:18,481 --> 01:00:20,249 EMAIL TO COUNCIL CM BUY. NEXT 1611 01:00:20,249 --> 01:00:25,188 UP, MARTHA. 1612 01:00:25,188 --> 01:00:35,498 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR 1613 01:00:35,498 --> 01:00:36,632 MAKING TIME FOR US. WHAT URBAN 1614 01:00:36,632 --> 01:00:38,067 LANDSCAPE APPEALS TO YOU? ONE 1615 01:00:38,067 --> 01:00:39,435 WERE 85 TO 100% HARD SCAPE IS A 1616 01:00:39,435 --> 01:00:40,236 CODIFIED REALITY FOR EVERY 1617 01:00:40,236 --> 01:00:41,437 NEIGHBORHOOD. CLIMATE REALITY, 1618 01:00:41,437 --> 01:00:42,438 HE ISLANDS IN THE POWER OF TREES 1619 01:00:42,438 --> 01:00:43,406 TO REDUCE POLLUTED AIR AND 1620 01:00:43,406 --> 01:00:44,574 CONTAIN OFF ARE DISMISSED AND 1621 01:00:44,574 --> 01:00:52,315 IGNORED ? ONE WHERE NATURE TREES 1622 01:00:52,315 --> 01:00:53,449 AND NATIVE PLANTS ARE PART OF 1623 01:00:53,449 --> 01:00:54,384 THE DENSITY EQUATION AND 1624 01:00:54,384 --> 01:00:54,984 REQUIRED AS A GROUND-LEVEL 1625 01:00:54,984 --> 01:00:56,019 PORTION OF THE AMENITY AREA. 1626 01:00:56,019 --> 01:00:57,387 I'M ADDING MY VOICE FOR AN 1627 01:00:57,387 --> 01:00:58,254 AMENDMENT TO THE COMP PLAN 1628 01:00:58,254 --> 01:00:59,689 CALLED DENSE FORESTS FOR DENSE 1629 01:00:59,689 --> 01:01:05,695 HOUSING. I LIKE IT A LOT. KEY 1630 01:01:05,695 --> 01:01:06,929 TAKE AWAY, IT DOES NOT IMPACT 1631 01:01:06,929 --> 01:01:08,164 HOUSING CAPACITY. AT A TIME OF 1632 01:01:08,164 --> 01:01:09,132 RECORD TREE LOSS, LOTS 1633 01:01:09,132 --> 01:01:09,866 UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT AND 1634 01:01:09,866 --> 01:01:10,500 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LITTLE CANOPY 1635 01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:12,001 TO DEVELOP BEGIN WITH THE 1636 01:01:12,001 --> 01:01:12,769 AMENDMENT HOLDS THE KEY TO A 1637 01:01:12,769 --> 01:01:17,206 LIVABLE BODY FOR CENTURY CITY. 1638 01:01:17,206 --> 01:01:18,441 CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE 1639 01:01:18,441 --> 01:01:19,876 TREES, TOO CAUGHT UP IN THE HARD 1640 01:01:19,876 --> 01:01:21,110 SCAPE DENSITY DATA, TAKE A LEAP 1641 01:01:21,110 --> 01:01:24,914 INTO THE 21st CENTURY. ADOPT THE 1642 01:01:24,914 --> 01:01:28,818 DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE HOUSING 1643 01:01:28,818 --> 01:01:30,119 AMENDMENT, IT'S A WORKABLE PLAN 1644 01:01:30,119 --> 01:01:32,021 FOR A CITY WE LOVE TO SEE A 1645 01:01:32,021 --> 01:01:33,990 CLIMATE RESILIENT DENSELY HOUSED 1646 01:01:33,990 --> 01:01:35,992 AND FORCED AT CITY. THANK YOU SO 1647 01:01:35,992 --> 01:01:41,497 MUCH. JULIA, YOUR NEXT. 1648 01:01:41,497 --> 01:01:48,304 >> SORRY. TAKE YOUR TIME. 1649 01:01:48,304 --> 01:01:52,241 >> HI, MY NAME IS JULIA. I AM A 1650 01:01:52,241 --> 01:01:53,710 D6 RENTER WITH TREE ACTION 1651 01:01:53,710 --> 01:01:54,710 SEATTLE. I'M ASKING YOU TO 1652 01:01:54,710 --> 01:01:56,279 INCREASE THE DENSE FOREST FOR 1653 01:01:56,279 --> 01:02:02,719 DENSE HOUSING AMENDMENT, 1654 01:02:02,719 --> 01:02:03,319 SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE AMENITY 1655 01:02:03,319 --> 01:02:04,620 AREAS TO HAVE TREES AND AMEND 1656 01:02:04,620 --> 01:02:05,421 THE GREEN FACTOR SPECULATION 1657 01:02:05,421 --> 01:02:07,123 INCLUDE A TREE REQUIREMENT. WHY? 1658 01:02:07,123 --> 01:02:07,924 BECAUSE ON AVERAGE SEATTLE LOSES 1659 01:02:07,924 --> 01:02:09,258 270 TREES PER MONTH. NEARLY 100% 1660 01:02:09,258 --> 01:02:13,129 OF EACH LOT IN NEIGHBORHOOD 1661 01:02:13,129 --> 01:02:14,263 CENTERS CAN BE PAVED. EVEN THE 1662 01:02:14,263 --> 01:02:19,202 GREEN COURTYARD AMENDMENT IS 1663 01:02:19,202 --> 01:02:20,536 JUST MORE PAVED SPACE WITH ZERO 1664 01:02:20,536 --> 01:02:21,504 TREE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS NOT 1665 01:02:21,504 --> 01:02:23,439 CLIMATE FORWARD THINKING. OUR 1666 01:02:23,439 --> 01:02:24,774 PROPOSED ADDITIONS ONLY AFFECT 1667 01:02:24,774 --> 01:02:29,011 NONBILLABLE AREA , THAT IS NOT 1668 01:02:29,011 --> 01:02:30,079 ANY HOUSING. IN THAT REGARD IT 1669 01:02:30,079 --> 01:02:34,684 IS A WIN-WIN FOR DENSITY AND 1670 01:02:34,684 --> 01:02:35,351 TREE ADVOCATES. PLEASE DO BETTER 1671 01:02:35,351 --> 01:02:36,119 AND PLEASE CONSIDER AMENDMENT. 1672 01:02:36,119 --> 01:02:36,719 THANK YOU. 1673 01:02:36,719 --> 01:02:40,456 >> THANK YOU. ALEX, SARA, AND 1674 01:02:40,456 --> 01:02:45,394 SCOTT. ALEX. 1675 01:02:45,394 --> 01:02:46,462 >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND 1676 01:02:46,462 --> 01:02:47,864 COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1677 01:02:47,864 --> 01:02:49,565 ALEX, I AM BORN AND RAISED HERE. 1678 01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:53,436 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. I 1679 01:02:53,436 --> 01:02:54,504 RECENTLY HELPED START A GROUP 1680 01:02:54,504 --> 01:02:58,641 CALLED FOR SEATTLE PROJECT. I 1681 01:02:58,641 --> 01:03:01,577 GREW UP IN A SEATTLE REGION THAT 1682 01:03:01,577 --> 01:03:03,379 WAS STILL RELATIVELY SMALL WAY 1683 01:03:03,379 --> 01:03:11,621 UP IN THE UPPER LEFT AND THAT IS 1684 01:03:11,621 --> 01:03:12,388 NOT WHO WE ARE ANYMORE. MORE AND 1685 01:03:12,388 --> 01:03:13,689 MORE PEOPLE WANT AND NEED TO 1686 01:03:13,689 --> 01:03:14,957 LIVE HERE. AND TOO MANY ARE 1687 01:03:14,957 --> 01:03:15,625 BEING WELCOME BECAUSE WE 1688 01:03:15,625 --> 01:03:16,859 HAVEN'T KEPT UP WITH WHAT IT 1689 01:03:16,859 --> 01:03:17,894 TAKES TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND 1690 01:03:17,894 --> 01:03:18,995 AFFORDABLE. FOR BOTH NEWCOMERS 1691 01:03:18,995 --> 01:03:19,996 AND THE COMMITTEE THAT HAVE BEEN 1692 01:03:19,996 --> 01:03:20,730 BUILDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR 1693 01:03:20,730 --> 01:03:31,274 LONGTIME. CENTERS AND CORRIDORS 1694 01:03:32,608 --> 01:03:33,943 ARE THE FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THE 1695 01:03:33,943 --> 01:03:35,011 VISION THAT THE CITY AUTHORITY 1696 01:03:35,011 --> 01:03:36,078 COMMITTED TOO. WE NEED MORE 1697 01:03:36,078 --> 01:03:37,346 HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT SO PEOPLE 1698 01:03:37,346 --> 01:03:38,381 CAN GET AROUND WITHOUT A CAR. 1699 01:03:38,381 --> 01:03:39,315 AND AREN'T STUCK SPINNING HAVE 1700 01:03:39,315 --> 01:03:40,750 INCOME JUST TO GET A ROOF OVER 1701 01:03:40,750 --> 01:03:42,218 THEIR HEAD. WE NEED HOMES ON THE 1702 01:03:42,218 --> 01:03:43,452 SIDE STREETS NEAR BUS STOPS, NOT 1703 01:03:43,452 --> 01:03:44,453 ONLY ARTERIALS AND WE NEED 1704 01:03:44,453 --> 01:03:45,454 BUILDING TECHNIQUES -- PLEASE BE 1705 01:03:45,454 --> 01:03:46,522 BOLD AND PASS THIS LEGISLATION. 1706 01:03:46,656 --> 01:03:48,291 >> THANK YOU. SARA CLARK. 1707 01:03:48,291 --> 01:03:53,462 >> HI , TEAR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1708 01:03:53,462 --> 01:03:55,131 HI, MEMBERS OF THE SELECT 1709 01:03:55,131 --> 01:03:57,333 COMMITTEE. NAME IS SARA CLARK 1710 01:03:57,333 --> 01:03:58,634 AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF 1711 01:03:58,634 --> 01:04:00,703 THE OVER 2600 MEMBERS OF THE 1712 01:04:00,703 --> 01:04:04,607 SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER . AND TO 1713 01:04:04,607 --> 01:04:05,675 EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR 1714 01:04:05,675 --> 01:04:10,413 THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN UPDATE 1715 01:04:10,413 --> 01:04:11,914 AND THE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS 1716 01:04:11,914 --> 01:04:12,715 LEGISLATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH 1717 01:04:12,715 --> 01:04:23,259 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN INVESTING 1718 01:04:23,659 --> 01:04:24,260 SEATTLE'S HOUSING SHORTAGE. ONE 1719 01:04:24,260 --> 01:04:25,027 OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES 1720 01:04:25,027 --> 01:04:26,229 FACING OUR CITY TODAY. AND 1721 01:04:26,229 --> 01:04:27,263 PLAYERS ACROSS SEATTLE ARE 1722 01:04:27,263 --> 01:04:27,864 INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT 1723 01:04:27,864 --> 01:04:28,631 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND THE 1724 01:04:28,631 --> 01:04:30,166 ABILITY OF OUR WORKFORCE TO LIVE 1725 01:04:30,166 --> 01:04:31,467 NEAR JOBS. INCREASING HOUSING 1726 01:04:31,467 --> 01:04:32,401 SUPPLY AND EXPANDING HOUSING 1727 01:04:32,401 --> 01:04:33,369 CHOICES ACROSS MORE 1728 01:04:33,369 --> 01:04:39,675 NEIGHBORHOODS, IS ESSENTIAL NOT 1729 01:04:39,675 --> 01:04:40,576 ONLY TO ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY 1730 01:04:40,576 --> 01:04:41,777 BUT ALSO SUPPORTING LONG-TERM 1731 01:04:41,777 --> 01:04:43,045 ECONOMIC PENALTY. WITHOUT THESE 1732 01:04:43,045 --> 01:04:44,247 CHANGES SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO 1733 01:04:44,247 --> 01:04:46,682 FALL SHORT OF MEETING ITS -- WE 1734 01:04:46,682 --> 01:04:50,686 ARE ALSO GRATEFUL THAT MAYOR 1735 01:04:50,686 --> 01:04:51,354 WILSON HAS ANNOUNCED HER 1736 01:04:51,354 --> 01:04:54,457 INTENTIONS LAST WEEK TO SPEED UP 1737 01:04:54,457 --> 01:04:55,524 THIS PROCESS. AND LOOK FORWARD 1738 01:04:55,524 --> 01:04:57,893 TO ADDITIONAL ACTION. 1739 01:04:57,893 --> 01:05:02,498 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE'RE 1740 01:05:02,498 --> 01:05:03,733 GOING TO HAVE A SCOTT AND THEN 1741 01:05:03,733 --> 01:05:05,601 WE'RE GOING TO BACK TO B, 21 1742 01:05:05,601 --> 01:05:09,805 THROUGH 30 . STARTING WITH DON . 1743 01:05:09,805 --> 01:05:20,283 AMANDA. ON ACCOUNT. CONRAD. 1744 01:05:20,850 --> 01:05:21,717 SCOTT BERKELEY. 1745 01:05:21,717 --> 01:05:22,618 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL JUST 1746 01:05:22,618 --> 01:05:24,220 SAY, IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME 1747 01:05:24,220 --> 01:05:25,121 WITHOUT COUNCILMEMBER 1748 01:05:25,121 --> 01:05:26,188 HOLLINGSWORTH ON THE MICROPHONE 1749 01:05:26,188 --> 01:05:27,556 BUT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. 1750 01:05:27,556 --> 01:05:29,358 >> I SECOND THAT. 1751 01:05:29,358 --> 01:05:32,895 >> I AM EIGHT WEST SEATTLE 1752 01:05:32,895 --> 01:05:37,500 HOMEOWNER IN ONE OF THESE ORANGE 1753 01:05:37,500 --> 01:05:38,901 AREAS ON THIS MAP THAT ARE 1754 01:05:38,901 --> 01:05:40,770 WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE WALK OF 1755 01:05:40,770 --> 01:05:42,338 FREQUENT TRANSIT. I USED TO LIVE 1756 01:05:42,338 --> 01:05:45,207 DIRECTLY ON AN ARTERIAL IT WAS 1757 01:05:45,207 --> 01:05:50,613 QUITE LOUD. AND I THINK THAT MY 1758 01:05:50,613 --> 01:05:51,881 CURRENT QUIET SIDE STREET IS A 1759 01:05:51,881 --> 01:05:53,482 MUCH NICER PLACE TO LIVE. LOCKS 1760 01:05:53,482 --> 01:05:54,884 LIKE MINE ARE EXACTLY WHERE WE 1761 01:05:54,884 --> 01:05:56,352 SHOULD BE ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE 1762 01:05:56,352 --> 01:06:06,929 TO LIVE. THAN WALKING DISTANCE 1763 01:06:06,929 --> 01:06:07,563 TO A SCHOOL, CHILD CARE, 1764 01:06:07,563 --> 01:06:08,531 MULTIPLE GROCERY STORES, AND 1765 01:06:08,531 --> 01:06:09,265 SEVERAL TRANSIT OPTIONS. LET'S 1766 01:06:09,265 --> 01:06:10,533 EXPAND OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS. 1767 01:06:10,533 --> 01:06:15,338 ALLOW HIGHER-QUALITY COURTYARD 1768 01:06:15,338 --> 01:06:15,972 STYLE BUILDINGS. AND MAKE 1769 01:06:15,972 --> 01:06:16,972 SEATTLE THE UNDISPUTED LEADER IN 1770 01:06:16,972 --> 01:06:17,673 BUILDING FOR FAMILIES, 1771 01:06:17,673 --> 01:06:18,407 AFFORDABILITY AND CLIMATE. THANK 1772 01:06:18,407 --> 01:06:19,208 YOU VERY MUCH. 1773 01:06:19,208 --> 01:06:21,477 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DON. 1774 01:06:21,477 --> 01:06:24,613 >> THANK YOU, I THOUGHT I GOT 1775 01:06:24,613 --> 01:06:28,417 LEFT BEHIND. I AM DON, THANK YOU 1776 01:06:28,417 --> 01:06:30,219 FOR ESTABLISHING QUEEN ANNE'S 1777 01:06:30,219 --> 01:06:32,655 CROWN IS A HISTORIC PARK WE. OUR 1778 01:06:32,655 --> 01:06:35,958 TREES GIVE HEART, SOUL AND LIFE 1779 01:06:35,958 --> 01:06:43,532 TO THE CITY. MAYOR HARRELL'S 1780 01:06:43,532 --> 01:06:44,567 ONE SEATTLE DEAL PLEDGED TO 1781 01:06:44,567 --> 01:06:45,735 PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PLANT MORE 1782 01:06:45,735 --> 01:06:46,469 TREES. ACHIEVING THE THIRTY 1783 01:06:46,469 --> 01:06:48,637 PERCENT CANOPY COVERAGE BY 2037. 1784 01:06:48,637 --> 01:06:49,638 BUT, FACE TO COME PLAN ALLOWS 1785 01:06:49,638 --> 01:06:51,507 100% HARD SKIPPING ON 1786 01:06:51,507 --> 01:06:52,641 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND 1787 01:06:52,641 --> 01:06:54,543 MIXED-USE PROPERTIES AND 85% 1788 01:06:54,543 --> 01:06:58,481 HARD SKIPPING ON ONE TO TWO AND 1789 01:06:58,481 --> 01:07:01,250 THREE PROPERTIES PROVIDING DENSE 1790 01:07:01,250 --> 01:07:05,621 SPACE FOR TREES. I URGE CITY 1791 01:07:05,621 --> 01:07:07,289 COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE URBAN 1792 01:07:07,289 --> 01:07:11,127 FORCE COMMISSION , AND SEATTLE 1793 01:07:11,127 --> 01:07:12,595 TREE ACTION, I HOPE YOU HAVE THE 1794 01:07:12,595 --> 01:07:13,329 PLAN, TO CREATE PEDESTRIAN 1795 01:07:13,329 --> 01:07:15,164 WALKWAYS WITH POCKET FORESTS IN 1796 01:07:15,164 --> 01:07:18,234 YOUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. AND 1797 01:07:18,234 --> 01:07:19,668 POCKET FORESTS BETWEEN A 1798 01:07:19,668 --> 01:07:23,806 PERMANENT BUILDINGS. PLEASE MAKE 1799 01:07:23,806 --> 01:07:24,740 SURE THAT PHASE TWO INCLUDES 1800 01:07:24,740 --> 01:07:25,641 SPECIFIC THAT CREATE A 1801 01:07:25,641 --> 01:07:27,410 SUSTAINABLE GREEN ENVIRONMENT 1802 01:07:27,410 --> 01:07:30,546 THE BUILDERS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW 1803 01:07:30,546 --> 01:07:34,417 . 1804 01:07:34,417 --> 01:07:36,052 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CALEB. 1805 01:07:36,052 --> 01:07:42,925 >> HI. I NAME IS CALEB. BORN AND 1806 01:07:42,925 --> 01:07:44,593 RAISED HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM A 1807 01:07:44,593 --> 01:07:46,328 EDUCATOR AND A PLANNING 1808 01:07:46,328 --> 01:07:56,806 COMMISSION . AND A LIFELONG 1809 01:07:59,175 --> 01:08:00,042 WINTER. I HAVE MOVED ALL AROUND 1810 01:08:00,042 --> 01:08:01,343 THE CITY AND I HAVE SEEN THE 1811 01:08:01,343 --> 01:08:03,012 HUMAN COSTS OF RAISING RENTS AND 1812 01:08:03,012 --> 01:08:03,913 THE LACK OF AFFORDABILITY IN THE 1813 01:08:03,913 --> 01:08:05,381 CITY. AS A KID IT FELT LIKE WE 1814 01:08:05,381 --> 01:08:06,816 HAD TO MOVE EVERY OTHER YEAR AND 1815 01:08:06,816 --> 01:08:08,851 AS AN ADULT IT'S BEEN MORE OF 1816 01:08:08,851 --> 01:08:14,123 THE SAME. YOU HAVE AN 1817 01:08:14,123 --> 01:08:15,191 OPPORTUNITY IN THIS COMP PLAN 1818 01:08:15,191 --> 01:08:16,525 UPDATE TO MAKE THE CITY AND 1819 01:08:16,525 --> 01:08:17,493 AFFORDABLE CITY FOR ALL BY 1820 01:08:17,493 --> 01:08:18,060 REINTRODUCING THE HIGH 1821 01:08:18,060 --> 01:08:18,861 OPPORTUNITY AND LOW DISPLACEMENT 1822 01:08:18,861 --> 01:08:19,862 RISK AREAS ALONG CORRIDORS THAT 1823 01:08:19,862 --> 01:08:21,063 HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE 1824 01:08:21,063 --> 01:08:21,931 ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN 2020 FOR 1825 01:08:21,931 --> 01:08:23,099 MAXIMIZING THE ZONING IN 1826 01:08:23,099 --> 01:08:23,599 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. 1827 01:08:23,599 --> 01:08:24,200 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE AN 1828 01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:25,701 ESSENTIAL TO REALIZING OUR 1829 01:08:25,701 --> 01:08:26,735 COLLECTIVE VISION OF THE SEATTLE 1830 01:08:26,735 --> 01:08:27,937 WERE ALL RESIDENTS LIVE IN A 1831 01:08:27,937 --> 01:08:28,804 GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH DIVERSE, 1832 01:08:28,804 --> 01:08:29,605 FERTILE AND ACCESSIBLE HOUSING 1833 01:08:29,605 --> 01:08:30,940 OPTIONS WITHIN A CONVENIENT 1834 01:08:30,940 --> 01:08:33,309 DISTANCE TO SHOPS, AND TRANSIT. 1835 01:08:33,309 --> 01:08:34,210 IMPLEMENTATION IS ALSO A 1836 01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:35,110 CRITICAL STEP TOWARD ADDRESSING 1837 01:08:35,110 --> 01:08:35,778 THE IMPACTS OF RACIALLY 1838 01:08:35,778 --> 01:08:36,679 EXCLUSIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY 1839 01:08:36,679 --> 01:08:37,746 HOUSING LAND-USE PRACTICES BY 1840 01:08:37,746 --> 01:08:38,747 CREATING MORE HOUSING OPTIONS 1841 01:08:38,747 --> 01:08:44,520 WHERE PEOPLE IN MORE AREAS OF 1842 01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:45,421 THE CITY. I SUPPORT A QUARTER 1843 01:08:45,421 --> 01:08:46,422 CONCEPT THAT EXPANDS UP ZONES 1844 01:08:46,422 --> 01:08:47,323 BEYOND ONE PARCEL. 1845 01:08:47,323 --> 01:08:49,291 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, AMANDA 1846 01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:57,733 AND THEN ANIKA AND THEN CONRAD. 1847 01:08:57,733 --> 01:08:59,568 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING 1848 01:08:59,568 --> 01:09:02,438 US. I AM AMANDA, NEW TO SEATTLE, 1849 01:09:02,438 --> 01:09:03,072 MOVING IT TO CAPITOL HILL BUT 1850 01:09:03,072 --> 01:09:07,409 NOT NEW TO HOUSING INSECURITY. I 1851 01:09:07,409 --> 01:09:08,777 HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH IT MY 1852 01:09:08,777 --> 01:09:09,778 ENTIRE LIFE. PROFESSIONALLY AND 1853 01:09:09,778 --> 01:09:14,717 PERSONALLY. I HAVE WATCHED THE 1854 01:09:14,717 --> 01:09:15,651 CRISIS EXPLODE OVER THE LAST 1855 01:09:15,651 --> 01:09:17,119 DECADE LIKE WE ALL HAVE. AND IT 1856 01:09:17,119 --> 01:09:18,187 SEEMS TO ONLY ACCELERATE. AM 1857 01:09:18,187 --> 01:09:19,922 SCARED FOR MY FUTURE IN A WAY I 1858 01:09:19,922 --> 01:09:21,390 NEVER HAVE BEEN. I AM SCARED TO 1859 01:09:21,390 --> 01:09:23,893 AGE INTO CLIMATE COLLAPSE. 1860 01:09:23,893 --> 01:09:25,161 ESPECIALLY. AND I AM REALLY 1861 01:09:25,161 --> 01:09:31,033 SCARED TO NOT HAVE SAFE HOUSING 1862 01:09:31,033 --> 01:09:32,768 IN THE CLASS AND CLIMATE. I GREW 1863 01:09:32,768 --> 01:09:33,903 UP REALLY DEEP IN APPELLATION 1864 01:09:33,903 --> 01:09:35,104 MOUNTAINS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME 1865 01:09:35,104 --> 01:09:37,172 LIVING IN A MAJOR CITY. MY 1866 01:09:37,172 --> 01:09:38,440 UPBRINGING GAVE ME A REALLY DEEP 1867 01:09:38,440 --> 01:09:39,608 RESPECT FOR NATURE AND NATURAL 1868 01:09:39,608 --> 01:09:41,243 WORLDS. THAT IS WHY I AM A 1869 01:09:41,243 --> 01:09:42,745 SUPPORTER OF THE AMENDMENT. I 1870 01:09:42,745 --> 01:09:43,712 ENVISION MORE TREES, NOT LESS. 1871 01:09:43,712 --> 01:09:45,314 INSTEAD OF TREES STUCK IN 1872 01:09:45,314 --> 01:09:51,720 SETBACKS TOO SMALL FOR THEM TO 1873 01:09:51,720 --> 01:09:53,055 THRIVE WE CAN CREATE MANY MANY 1874 01:09:53,055 --> 01:09:54,123 FORESTS ALL OVER THE CITY. THE 1875 01:09:54,123 --> 01:09:54,924 PROPOSED AMENDMENT PROVIDES MORE 1876 01:09:54,924 --> 01:09:55,758 OPPORTUNITY -- AND MORE 1877 01:09:55,758 --> 01:09:56,592 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE NOT 1878 01:09:56,592 --> 01:09:57,726 LESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1879 01:09:57,726 --> 01:10:01,163 >> THANK YOU. ANIKA AND THEN 1880 01:10:01,163 --> 01:10:02,364 CONRAD AND THEN ADAM. 1881 01:10:02,364 --> 01:10:09,004 >> 1882 01:10:09,004 --> 01:10:11,106 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ANIKA. I 1883 01:10:11,106 --> 01:10:11,774 USED TO WORK IN SEATTLE AND 1884 01:10:11,774 --> 01:10:13,275 LIVED IN TACOMA. MY MORNINGS 1885 01:10:13,275 --> 01:10:15,311 BEGAN WITH A HALF AN HOUR MILE 1886 01:10:15,311 --> 01:10:18,314 WALK TO THE BUS STOP . ONE HALF 1887 01:10:18,314 --> 01:10:21,183 HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK. TEN-HOUR 1888 01:10:21,183 --> 01:10:24,753 WORK SHIFTS AND ONE HALF HOUR 1889 01:10:24,753 --> 01:10:26,322 COMMUTE BACK HOME FROM WORK. 1890 01:10:26,322 --> 01:10:28,891 THIS MADE FOR A 13 TO 14 HOUR 1891 01:10:28,891 --> 01:10:32,061 WORKDAY LEAVING PRETTY MUCH NO 1892 01:10:32,061 --> 01:10:34,263 ROOM FOR ERROR. I HAD TO BE 1893 01:10:34,263 --> 01:10:37,199 ASLEEP BY 8:30 PM AT THE LATEST 1894 01:10:37,199 --> 01:10:38,801 TO ENSURE I WOULD GET ADEQUATE 1895 01:10:38,801 --> 01:10:42,705 SLEEP TO BE UP BY 3:30 AM THE 1896 01:10:42,705 --> 01:10:45,874 NEXT DAY. THIS IS THE LIVED 1897 01:10:45,874 --> 01:10:47,710 REALITY FOR MANY WORKING-CLASS 1898 01:10:47,710 --> 01:10:58,287 SEATTLE -- SEATTLEITES. THAT'S 1899 01:10:59,822 --> 01:11:00,322 WHY MERGING YOU TO SUPPORT 1900 01:11:00,322 --> 01:11:01,390 WHITENING TRANSIT CORRIDORS, 1901 01:11:01,390 --> 01:11:01,890 LOWER TRANSIT COSTS AND 1902 01:11:01,890 --> 01:11:02,558 EMISSIONS. I'M NOW LIVING IN AN 1903 01:11:02,558 --> 01:11:03,659 APARTMENT IN SEATTLE, AND CLOSE 1904 01:11:03,659 --> 01:11:04,893 TO WORK IN PUBLIC TRANSIT LINES. 1905 01:11:04,893 --> 01:11:07,129 THIS IS AFFORDED ME MORE TIME 1906 01:11:07,129 --> 01:11:08,564 AND NEEDED REST. I NOW HAVE TIME 1907 01:11:08,564 --> 01:11:14,737 TO COOK, PREPARE NURSING MEALS, 1908 01:11:14,737 --> 01:11:16,305 LUNCHES AND DINNER. MY QUALITY 1909 01:11:16,305 --> 01:11:17,806 OF LIFE HAS GONE UP 90%. I WANT 1910 01:11:17,806 --> 01:11:19,108 TO BUY GROCERIES, I SEE FAMILIAR 1911 01:11:19,108 --> 01:11:23,178 FACES, AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY. 1912 01:11:23,178 --> 01:11:24,780 THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 1913 01:11:24,780 --> 01:11:26,715 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CONRAD 1914 01:11:26,715 --> 01:11:35,724 AND THEN ADAM AND THEN BRANDON. 1915 01:11:35,724 --> 01:11:38,327 >> I AM CONRAD PARKER, I LIVE IN 1916 01:11:38,327 --> 01:11:39,528 A TOWNHOUSE IN MADISON VALLEY 1917 01:11:39,528 --> 01:11:40,095 DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO 1918 01:11:40,095 --> 01:11:41,063 ADVOCATE FOR MORE DENSITY IN 1919 01:11:41,063 --> 01:11:42,297 MORE PLACES FOR MORE AFFORDABLE 1920 01:11:42,297 --> 01:11:43,165 AND SUSTAINABLE CITY. I'D LIKE 1921 01:11:43,165 --> 01:11:46,535 TO SEE AT LEAST COUNSEL, LR3 AND 1922 01:11:46,535 --> 01:11:51,073 SDCI -- ESPECIALLY RAPID RIDE 1923 01:11:51,073 --> 01:11:53,809 TRANSIT STOPS. I WOULD LOVE TO 1924 01:11:53,809 --> 01:11:55,110 REEVALUATE SOME OF THE 1925 01:11:55,110 --> 01:11:58,047 NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE COMP 1926 01:11:58,047 --> 01:11:59,581 PLAN. SEE IF WE COULD BRING SOME 1927 01:11:59,581 --> 01:12:02,117 BACK. I LOVE TO SEE DENSITY FOR 1928 01:12:02,117 --> 01:12:10,159 HOUSES, PORT GUARDS AND FAMILY 1929 01:12:10,159 --> 01:12:11,193 SIZE UNITS NEAR SCHOOLS. THE 1930 01:12:11,193 --> 01:12:11,994 COMP PLAN IS A PIVOTAL 1931 01:12:11,994 --> 01:12:13,262 OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW US TO BUILD 1932 01:12:13,262 --> 01:12:15,964 A CITY WE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN. 1933 01:12:15,964 --> 01:12:17,566 I HOPE COUNCIL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 1934 01:12:17,566 --> 01:12:18,200 IT. THANK YOU. 1935 01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:19,768 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ADAM AND 1936 01:12:19,768 --> 01:12:22,004 THEN BRANDON AND THEN MARIE AND 1937 01:12:22,004 --> 01:12:23,939 THEN KIMBERLY AND THEN JONATHAN 1938 01:12:23,939 --> 01:12:24,573 PHILLIPS. ADAM? 1939 01:12:24,573 --> 01:12:27,443 >> ADAM DUNLAP. I LIVE IN 1940 01:12:27,443 --> 01:12:37,419 DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO 1941 01:12:37,419 --> 01:12:38,454 ADVOCATE FOR MAXIMUM HOUSING 1942 01:12:38,454 --> 01:12:39,154 DENSITY. I REALLY WANT EVERYONE 1943 01:12:39,154 --> 01:12:40,956 TO LIVE HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF 1944 01:12:40,956 --> 01:12:41,657 COMMENTS HERE ABOUT TREES AND 1945 01:12:41,657 --> 01:12:43,125 WILL I LOVE LIVING ON THE STREET 1946 01:12:43,125 --> 01:12:44,326 WITH TREES, I LOVE PARKS WITH 1947 01:12:44,326 --> 01:12:45,594 TREES, I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING UP 1948 01:12:45,594 --> 01:12:46,829 TO A FAMILY AND SAYING NOT 1949 01:12:46,829 --> 01:12:48,230 ALLOWED TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THE 1950 01:12:48,230 --> 01:12:50,332 TREES ON THIS LOT. SO WE NEED, 1951 01:12:50,332 --> 01:12:51,533 WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR GREENERY 1952 01:12:51,533 --> 01:12:52,735 BUT REALLY WE NEED TO DO 1953 01:12:52,735 --> 01:12:54,236 EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BUILD MORE 1954 01:12:54,236 --> 01:12:55,237 HOUSING AT ALL COSTS. THANK YOU. 1955 01:12:55,237 --> 01:12:57,940 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, BRANDON. 1956 01:12:57,940 --> 01:13:05,013 >> MY NAME IS BRANDON. I AM A 1957 01:13:05,013 --> 01:13:06,148 RENTER IN BELLTOWN. AND HERE IS 1958 01:13:06,148 --> 01:13:07,382 MY SUPPORT FOR MASSIVE UPS 1959 01:13:07,382 --> 01:13:08,951 ZONING. WE NEED TO RELY ON 1960 01:13:08,951 --> 01:13:13,622 SOLUTIONS LIKE FIVE TO 10 STORY 1961 01:13:13,622 --> 01:13:14,523 BUILDINGS EVERYWHERE NOT JUST 1962 01:13:14,523 --> 01:13:15,624 ALONG ARTERIALS. DENSITY ALONG 1963 01:13:15,624 --> 01:13:18,927 ARTERIALS IS A FORM OF 1964 01:13:18,927 --> 01:13:19,995 DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE NOT 1965 01:13:19,995 --> 01:13:24,867 PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO OWN LAND. 1966 01:13:24,867 --> 01:13:25,834 APARTMENT BUILDING SHOULD NOT BE 1967 01:13:25,834 --> 01:13:27,002 A BUFFER BETWEEN SMOGGY CARS AND 1968 01:13:27,002 --> 01:13:28,170 THE PEOPLE DRIVE THEM WE DON'T 1969 01:13:28,170 --> 01:13:33,008 WANT TO HEAR OR SMELL THEM. WE 1970 01:13:33,008 --> 01:13:33,742 SHOULD ALLOW MORE BUSINESSES TO 1971 01:13:33,742 --> 01:13:34,943 EXIST EVERYWHERE SO WE DON'T 1972 01:13:34,943 --> 01:13:36,545 HAVE TO WALK OR BIKE AS FAR TO 1973 01:13:36,545 --> 01:13:37,880 REACH THEM. AS FOR THE TREES, AS 1974 01:13:37,880 --> 01:13:39,348 I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, 1975 01:13:39,348 --> 01:13:40,382 WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSING AND 1976 01:13:40,382 --> 01:13:41,850 BUILD IN THE CITY OR WE CAN 1977 01:13:41,850 --> 01:13:43,085 SPELL INTO THE FOREST. IF WE 1978 01:13:43,085 --> 01:13:44,119 SPRAWL INTO THE FOREST I 1979 01:13:44,119 --> 01:13:46,421 GUARANTEE WE WILL DESTROY MANY 1980 01:13:46,421 --> 01:13:48,056 MORE TIMES THE TREES AND IF WE 1981 01:13:48,056 --> 01:13:49,057 BUILD MORE DENSITY IN THE CITY. 1982 01:13:49,057 --> 01:13:50,726 IF A SINGLE TALL BUILDING IN THE 1983 01:13:50,726 --> 01:13:51,827 CITY, A SINGLE TALL BUILDING IN 1984 01:13:51,827 --> 01:13:53,162 THE CITY CAN HOUSE AS MANY 1985 01:13:53,162 --> 01:13:54,229 PEOPLE AS MULTIPLE ACRES OF 1986 01:13:54,229 --> 01:13:55,464 SPRAWLING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 1987 01:13:55,464 --> 01:14:01,737 HOMES. ALLOW MORE SINGLE -- 1988 01:14:01,737 --> 01:14:02,404 REDUCE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND 1989 01:14:02,404 --> 01:14:05,507 REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. ARE 1990 01:14:05,507 --> 01:14:07,409 WE GOING TO BE THE LAST CITY IN 1991 01:14:07,409 --> 01:14:08,410 WASHINGTON TO DO THAT? 1992 01:14:08,410 --> 01:14:11,713 >> THANK YOU. MARIE. 1993 01:14:11,713 --> 01:14:14,817 >> MY NAME IS MARIE, I MAKE 1994 01:14:14,817 --> 01:14:19,354 SMALL LANDLORD WITH TWO -- 200 1995 01:14:19,354 --> 01:14:20,255 BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE THAT ARE 1996 01:14:20,255 --> 01:14:21,423 NOW DIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS. 1997 01:14:21,423 --> 01:14:23,625 THEY DEFINE MIDDLE HOUSING IN A 1998 01:14:23,625 --> 01:14:28,397 VERY AFFORDABLE. I'M APPROACHED 1999 01:14:28,397 --> 01:14:29,731 CONSTANTLY BY DEVELOPERS WHO 2000 01:14:29,731 --> 01:14:30,432 WANT TO TEAR THEM DOWN. WHERE 2001 01:14:30,432 --> 01:14:33,969 WITH MY TENANTS LIVE? BETWEEN 2002 01:14:33,969 --> 01:14:35,137 2018 AND 2022, MORE THAN 11,000 2003 01:14:35,137 --> 01:14:37,806 RENTAL HOMES LEFT THE MARKET. 2004 01:14:37,806 --> 01:14:40,042 ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE TIMES, 2005 01:14:40,042 --> 01:14:42,411 SMALLER INVESTORS ARE SELLING TO 2006 01:14:42,411 --> 01:14:45,013 LARGER ENTITIES WITH EIGHT 9600 2007 01:14:45,013 --> 01:14:48,016 UNIT LOSS OF MIDDLE RENTALS IN 2008 01:14:48,016 --> 01:14:52,354 THE FIRST HALF OF 2025. THE CITY 2009 01:14:52,354 --> 01:14:55,290 DOESN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVES 2010 01:14:55,290 --> 01:14:56,825 BUILT INTO THE PLANS TO KEEP THE 2011 01:14:56,825 --> 01:15:01,230 EXISTING HOUSING. PORTLAND 2012 01:15:01,230 --> 01:15:01,730 OFFERED SMALL LANDLORDS 2013 01:15:01,730 --> 01:15:02,497 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ADD 2014 01:15:02,497 --> 01:15:03,732 UNITS TO THEIR EXISTING 2015 01:15:03,732 --> 01:15:12,841 PROPERTIES. NO TREES CUT DOWN, 2016 01:15:12,841 --> 01:15:14,676 -- I COULD ADD TWO UNITS TO MY 2017 01:15:14,676 --> 01:15:15,544 BUILDINGS NOW FOR OCCUPANCY IN 2018 01:15:15,544 --> 01:15:16,578 UNDER A YEAR. NEW CONSTRUCTION 2019 01:15:16,578 --> 01:15:17,646 WOULD EASILY TAKE THREE YEARS. 2020 01:15:17,646 --> 01:15:19,214 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MEANTIME? 2021 01:15:19,214 --> 01:15:20,549 THANK YOU. 2022 01:15:20,549 --> 01:15:21,783 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, KIMBERLY 2023 01:15:21,783 --> 01:15:22,818 AND THEN JONATHAN PHILLIPS. 2024 01:15:22,818 --> 01:15:24,253 AFTER THAT WE ARE GOING TO 2025 01:15:24,253 --> 01:15:28,156 RETURN TO OUR LETTER A GROUP, 2026 01:15:28,156 --> 01:15:32,394 WITH WHITNEY AND JOSEPH . 2027 01:15:32,394 --> 01:15:35,631 KIMBERLY. IS VERY KIMBERLY 2028 01:15:35,631 --> 01:15:38,734 CALDWELL? WE CAN ALWAYS COME 2029 01:15:38,734 --> 01:15:42,738 BACK TO YOU. YOU SAID THAT. 2030 01:15:42,738 --> 01:15:53,081 JONATHAN PHILLIPS. 2031 01:15:54,316 --> 01:15:55,784 >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING 2032 01:15:55,784 --> 01:15:56,885 THE TIME TO LISTEN. THERE IS 2033 01:15:56,885 --> 01:15:57,786 LIKE SO MUCH INFORMATION TODAY 2034 01:15:57,786 --> 01:15:59,521 AND AM ALREADY SO LOST. SO THANK 2035 01:15:59,521 --> 01:16:02,257 YOU GUYS. LAUGHS, GREAT. SO, 2036 01:16:02,257 --> 01:16:11,033 JUST REALLY BRIEF, IF WE DON'T 2037 01:16:11,033 --> 01:16:12,167 CONTINUE WITH THE APPROACH OF 2038 01:16:12,167 --> 01:16:12,901 SUPERFAST DEVELOPMENT TO BRING 2039 01:16:12,901 --> 01:16:13,769 HOUSING THE CRISIS DOWN, THE 2040 01:16:13,769 --> 01:16:15,537 SAME WAY ADDING MORE LANES TO 2041 01:16:15,537 --> 01:16:21,009 HIGHWAY ONLY DOESN'T DECREASE 2042 01:16:21,009 --> 01:16:22,044 TRAFFIC, IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY 2043 01:16:22,044 --> 01:16:23,111 SOLUTION. IT DOESN'T WORK AND 2044 01:16:23,111 --> 01:16:24,379 LEAVES US WITH A LOT MORE 2045 01:16:24,379 --> 01:16:25,914 CONCRETE THAN WE NEED. I DO URGE 2046 01:16:25,914 --> 01:16:26,882 YOU TO CONSIDER EFFECTIVE 2047 01:16:26,882 --> 01:16:28,050 LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS OVER 2048 01:16:28,050 --> 01:16:28,684 INEFFECTIVE SHORT-TERM ONES. I 2049 01:16:28,684 --> 01:16:29,151 APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. 2050 01:16:29,151 --> 01:16:31,553 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE'RE 2051 01:16:31,553 --> 01:16:36,525 GOING TO BACK TO A, 31 THROUGH 2052 01:16:36,525 --> 01:16:40,829 35. WHITNEY, JOSEPH, SARA, JANE 2053 01:16:40,829 --> 01:16:49,638 AND CLAIRE. WHITNEY, IF YOU ARE 2054 01:16:49,638 --> 01:16:55,143 -- OKAY. WHITNEY. 2055 01:16:55,143 --> 01:16:56,912 >> SHE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. 2056 01:16:56,912 --> 01:17:02,084 >> WONDERFUL. WE CAN COME BACK 2057 01:17:02,084 --> 01:17:05,854 TO YOU. JOSEPH. COME ON DOWN. 2058 01:17:05,854 --> 01:17:06,755 THANK YOU. 2059 01:17:06,755 --> 01:17:14,730 >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS 2060 01:17:14,730 --> 01:17:15,897 JOSEPH SANTANA AND I'M HERE TO 2061 01:17:15,897 --> 01:17:16,965 COMMENT ON THE PLANNING ZONING 2062 01:17:16,965 --> 01:17:18,100 FOR SOUTH PARK IS A NEW 2063 01:17:18,100 --> 01:17:18,700 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. SOUTH 2064 01:17:18,700 --> 01:17:20,335 PARK'S MEDIAN INCOME IS ABOUT 2065 01:17:20,335 --> 01:17:22,237 $60,000. AND $60,000 IS NOT 2066 01:17:22,237 --> 01:17:23,138 PROJECTED TO BE ENOUGH TO PAY 2067 01:17:23,138 --> 01:17:25,307 FOR HOUSING IN THE NEW LR1 AND 2068 01:17:25,307 --> 01:17:29,177 LR3 UP ZONE PROPOSED IN SOUTH 2069 01:17:29,177 --> 01:17:30,278 PARK. PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN SOUTH 2070 01:17:30,278 --> 01:17:33,181 PARK WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF 2071 01:17:33,181 --> 01:17:34,082 THE DISPLACEMENT STATISTICS 2072 01:17:34,082 --> 01:17:35,017 UNLESS WE ARE BUILDING FIVE 2073 01:17:35,017 --> 01:17:36,118 STORIES AND UP. WE NEED TO 2074 01:17:36,118 --> 01:17:37,419 CREATE PRECAST UNIT HOUSEHOLDS 2075 01:17:37,419 --> 01:17:45,527 THAT SERVE PEOPLE THAT MAKE LESS 2076 01:17:45,527 --> 01:17:46,828 THAN 80% OF THE AMI. THAT MEANS 2077 01:17:46,828 --> 01:17:47,963 TALLER BUILDINGS WILL PREVENTING 2078 01:17:47,963 --> 01:17:48,563 URBAN SPRAWL AND PROTECTING 2079 01:17:48,563 --> 01:17:50,732 TREES AT THE SAME TIME. WE URGE 2080 01:17:50,732 --> 01:17:54,936 THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT AFFORDABLE 2081 01:17:54,936 --> 01:17:55,871 HOUSING OVERLAY ZONES ACROSS ALL 2082 01:17:55,871 --> 01:17:56,571 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO 2083 01:17:56,571 --> 01:17:57,372 ALLOW NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC 2084 01:17:57,372 --> 01:18:02,144 DEVELOPERS TO BUILD TALLER . IN 2085 01:18:02,144 --> 01:18:03,011 EXCHANGE FOR GUARANTEED 2086 01:18:03,011 --> 01:18:03,578 AFFORDABILITY. I URGE THE 2087 01:18:03,578 --> 01:18:04,613 COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNITY AGREEMENT 2088 01:18:04,613 --> 01:18:05,647 REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE 2089 01:18:05,647 --> 01:18:09,818 DEVELOPERS IN THE AREAS OF HIGH 2090 01:18:09,818 --> 01:18:10,886 DISPLACEMENT RISK TO MAKE SURE 2091 01:18:10,886 --> 01:18:11,520 HISTORICALLY EXPORTED COMMITTEES 2092 01:18:11,520 --> 01:18:12,654 HAVE A VOICE IN THE PLANNING 2093 01:18:12,654 --> 01:18:13,555 PROCESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. 2094 01:18:13,555 --> 01:18:19,694 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SARA. 2095 01:18:19,694 --> 01:18:20,762 >> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK 2096 01:18:20,762 --> 01:18:22,197 YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. 2097 01:18:22,197 --> 01:18:23,598 I AM SARA, A PROJECT DIRECTOR 2098 01:18:23,598 --> 01:18:25,133 FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2099 01:18:25,133 --> 01:18:29,271 FIRST WALKING MANY FOREST . VERY 2100 01:18:29,271 --> 01:18:31,073 HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR ANY 2101 01:18:31,073 --> 01:18:35,043 TIME FOR ANY OF THE MILWAUKEE 2102 01:18:35,043 --> 01:18:36,978 STYLE MANY FOREST IN THE AREA. 2103 01:18:36,978 --> 01:18:40,048 THEY ARE DENSELY NATIVE PLANTED 2104 01:18:40,048 --> 01:18:40,816 FOREST THE GIRL TO 10 TIMES 2105 01:18:40,816 --> 01:18:46,855 FASTER THAN CONVENTIONAL FOREST. 2106 01:18:46,855 --> 01:18:48,190 THEY ARE POWERHOUSES FOR 2107 01:18:48,190 --> 01:18:49,124 FIGHTING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. I 2108 01:18:49,124 --> 01:18:50,492 SHOW YOU THE ONE IN GEORGETOWN 2109 01:18:50,492 --> 01:18:51,460 THAT CURRENTLY COOLS THE SERVICE 2110 01:18:51,460 --> 01:18:53,328 TEMPERATURE THERE IN THIS BY 20 2111 01:18:53,328 --> 01:18:54,463 DEGREES. AM SO HAPPY THAT WE 2112 01:18:54,463 --> 01:18:55,797 HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THE 2113 01:18:55,797 --> 01:18:59,501 POCKET FOREST AND THE LUCKY 2114 01:18:59,501 --> 01:19:00,502 STYLE PLANTED FORESTS AND AND 2115 01:19:00,502 --> 01:19:01,737 HERE TO HELP GUIDE THAT PROCESS 2116 01:19:01,737 --> 01:19:03,472 AND REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF 2117 01:19:03,472 --> 01:19:12,214 IT. IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT A GOOD 2118 01:19:12,214 --> 01:19:13,215 TRADE-OFF FOR CUTTING DOWN OUR 2119 01:19:13,215 --> 01:19:14,282 OLD TREES. IS NOT COMPARABLE. 2120 01:19:14,282 --> 01:19:15,884 IT'S 1000 TO ONE A SAPLING TO 2121 01:19:15,884 --> 01:19:17,119 AN OLD TREE. I'M HUMBLED TO 2122 01:19:17,119 --> 01:19:18,520 HAVE -- SPEAKING UP FOR THE OLD 2123 01:19:18,520 --> 01:19:19,855 TREES. WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL TO BE 2124 01:19:19,855 --> 01:19:21,022 HERE ON DUWAMISH LAND AND THANK 2125 01:19:21,022 --> 01:19:22,491 YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU 2126 01:19:22,491 --> 01:19:23,291 FOR CONSIDERING DENSE FORESTS 2127 01:19:23,291 --> 01:19:24,559 FOR DENSE HOUSING. 2128 01:19:24,559 --> 01:19:30,265 >> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO 2129 01:19:30,265 --> 01:19:33,301 GO? OR SHOULD WE WAIT? OKAY. 2130 01:19:33,301 --> 01:19:37,305 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2131 01:19:37,305 --> 01:19:42,010 >> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 2132 01:19:42,010 --> 01:19:44,312 MY NAME IS EMILY, I AM A MEMBER 2133 01:19:44,312 --> 01:19:45,580 OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S 2134 01:19:45,580 --> 01:19:47,382 COMMISSION AND IT'S GOOD TO BE 2135 01:19:47,382 --> 01:19:49,618 HERE THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU 2136 01:19:49,618 --> 01:19:50,752 FOR HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING 2137 01:19:50,752 --> 01:19:55,891 AND ALLOWING FOLKS TO HAVE THEIR 2138 01:19:55,891 --> 01:19:56,792 VOICES HEARD. MY COLLEAGUE WHO 2139 01:19:56,792 --> 01:19:58,326 IS ALSO ONE OF MY COCHAIRS ON 2140 01:19:58,326 --> 01:20:03,798 THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION 2141 01:20:03,798 --> 01:20:05,033 HAD TO DUCK OUT. TODAY, EVEN 2142 01:20:05,033 --> 01:20:06,501 THOUGH I'M A MEMBER OF THE 2143 01:20:06,501 --> 01:20:07,402 COMMISSION I'M NOT SPEAKING ON 2144 01:20:07,402 --> 01:20:08,336 BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, I'M 2145 01:20:08,336 --> 01:20:09,604 SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. I 2146 01:20:09,604 --> 01:20:10,605 READ A STATISTIC IN THE 2147 01:20:10,605 --> 01:20:12,641 SLIDESHOW THAT WAS SENT OUT THAT 2148 01:20:12,641 --> 01:20:14,309 I BELIEVE NOTED THAT 20% OF 2149 01:20:14,309 --> 01:20:15,310 RESIDENTS ARE SPENDING HALF OF 2150 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:16,378 THEIR INCOME ON MONTHLY RENT. 2151 01:20:16,378 --> 01:20:19,047 THAT IS ALARMING. I AM FORTUNATE 2152 01:20:19,047 --> 01:20:20,115 TO BENEFIT FROM THE AFFORDABLE 2153 01:20:20,115 --> 01:20:21,683 HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH LIVING 2154 01:20:21,683 --> 01:20:22,350 IN AN MFT UNIT AND I'M 2155 01:20:22,350 --> 01:20:23,552 INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT 2156 01:20:23,552 --> 01:20:33,395 PROGRAM. THIS HAS ALLOWED ME TO 2157 01:20:33,395 --> 01:20:34,496 HAVE PEACE OF MIND IN THE CITY 2158 01:20:34,496 --> 01:20:35,630 THAT HAS BECOME UNAFFORDABLE FOR 2159 01:20:35,630 --> 01:20:36,531 TOO MANY. I ENCOURAGE THE 2160 01:20:36,531 --> 01:20:37,399 COUNCIL TO APPROVE INITIATIVES 2161 01:20:37,399 --> 01:20:38,833 IN PHASE TWO OF THE CONFERENCE 2162 01:20:38,833 --> 01:20:39,668 OF PLAN THAT ENABLES ALL 2163 01:20:39,668 --> 01:20:40,635 RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE TO MAINTAIN 2164 01:20:40,635 --> 01:20:41,870 A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD WITHOUT 2165 01:20:41,870 --> 01:20:43,138 FEAR OF LOSING ACCESS TO THE 2166 01:20:43,138 --> 01:20:44,005 SPACE BASIC NEED. 2167 01:20:44,005 --> 01:20:46,741 >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO 2168 01:20:46,741 --> 01:20:56,952 TURN TO -- 2169 01:20:58,053 --> 01:20:59,054 >> A POINT OF INFORMATION. WHEN 2170 01:20:59,054 --> 01:21:00,722 WHITNEY RETURNS WILL SHE BE ABLE 2171 01:21:00,722 --> 01:21:00,989 TO SPEAK? 2172 01:21:00,989 --> 01:21:01,556 >> WE STILL ARE ACCEPTING 2173 01:21:01,556 --> 01:21:02,390 SIGN-UPS UNTIL 6:30 PM. 2174 01:21:02,390 --> 01:21:03,592 CERTAINLY EITHER THEY COULD SEND 2175 01:21:03,592 --> 01:21:04,292 UP AGAIN -- 2176 01:21:04,292 --> 01:21:05,493 >> THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. THAT IS 2177 01:21:05,493 --> 01:21:06,728 A GREAT POINT. NEXT UP WE'RE 2178 01:21:06,728 --> 01:21:08,396 GOING TO GO TO B 31 THROUGH 33. 2179 01:21:08,396 --> 01:21:11,466 WHICH IS AIDEN, CAROL, AND JUST. 2180 01:21:11,466 --> 01:21:21,610 AIDEN. 2181 01:21:27,616 --> 01:21:28,683 >> HELLO, I WAS RECENTLY 2182 01:21:28,683 --> 01:21:29,384 APARTMENT HUNTING IN THE U 2183 01:21:29,384 --> 01:21:30,585 DISTRICT AND HAD QUITE THE 2184 01:21:30,585 --> 01:21:33,154 EXPERIENCE TRYING TO FIND A UNIT 2185 01:21:33,154 --> 01:21:34,789 THAT WASN'T ON A BUSY CORRIDOR. 2186 01:21:34,789 --> 01:21:35,991 THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO FIND 2187 01:21:35,991 --> 01:21:37,225 ONE. BUT IT REALLY IS INCREDIBLE 2188 01:21:37,225 --> 01:21:42,197 TO BE A RENTER AND YOU SEE NEW 2189 01:21:42,197 --> 01:21:43,331 APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND YOU GO 2190 01:21:43,331 --> 01:21:44,266 ONE BLOCK YOU KNOW APARTMENT 2191 01:21:44,266 --> 01:21:45,333 BUILDINGS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED 2192 01:21:45,333 --> 01:21:52,574 UNLESS BUSY STREETS. I KNOW IT 2193 01:21:52,574 --> 01:21:53,508 MIGHT BE IN THE FUTURE, BUT I 2194 01:21:53,508 --> 01:21:54,609 HOPE YOU CAN EXPAND THE 2195 01:21:54,609 --> 01:21:55,810 CORRIDORS SO WE CAN RENT ON 2196 01:21:55,810 --> 01:21:56,745 DIFFERENT KINDS OF STREETS. 2197 01:21:56,745 --> 01:21:57,879 ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU CAN ALLOW 2198 01:21:57,879 --> 01:21:59,314 MORE LOWRISE ZONING SO IT'S A 2199 01:21:59,314 --> 01:22:00,115 GREATER INCREASE COMPARED TO THE 2200 01:22:00,115 --> 01:22:01,082 GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 2201 01:22:01,082 --> 01:22:02,284 ZONING THAT WE ALL IMPLEMENTED 2202 01:22:02,284 --> 01:22:02,917 LAST YEAR. THANK YOU. 2203 01:22:02,917 --> 01:22:11,359 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAROL. 2204 01:22:11,359 --> 01:22:12,327 >> THANK YOU. I'M CAROL, I AM 2205 01:22:12,327 --> 01:22:21,269 HERE TO THANK YOU ALL , WHOEVER 2206 01:22:21,269 --> 01:22:22,637 WAS HERE THEN, FOR PASSING THE 2207 01:22:22,637 --> 01:22:23,772 TREE THING. I'M ONE OF THE 2208 01:22:23,772 --> 01:22:25,206 PLANNERS WITH THE TREES. IT WAS 2209 01:22:25,206 --> 01:22:27,108 GREAT. I WAS PROBABLY ALSO THE 2210 01:22:27,108 --> 01:22:27,742 FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO 2211 01:22:27,742 --> 01:22:28,977 TEST THE SYSTEM. AND THE NEW 2212 01:22:28,977 --> 01:22:30,278 SYSTEM. I HAD TO TAKE A TREE 2213 01:22:30,278 --> 01:22:31,746 DOWN AND I TOOK THE TREE DOWN 2214 01:22:31,746 --> 01:22:33,515 AND IT COST ME $2000 TOTAL TO 2215 01:22:33,515 --> 01:22:36,051 TAKE A LONG TREE DOWN, CHERRY 2216 01:22:36,051 --> 01:22:42,657 THAT I PLANTED IN 1979. CHEERS. 2217 01:22:42,657 --> 01:22:45,193 AND THAT $2000 AND THE TIME WAS 2218 01:22:45,193 --> 01:22:55,737 VERY DIFFICULT. I GUESS THIS IS 2219 01:23:00,108 --> 01:23:01,376 A TESTING YOU DO AFTER YOU FIND 2220 01:23:01,376 --> 01:23:02,243 OUT WHAT IT COSTS PER TREE OR 2221 01:23:02,243 --> 01:23:03,678 PER PERSON OR WHATEVER TO KEEP 2222 01:23:03,678 --> 01:23:04,679 IT. I REMEMBER YOU DOING LAST 2223 01:23:04,679 --> 01:23:05,613 WEEK, FRIDAY OR MONDAY, $45,000 2224 01:23:05,613 --> 01:23:07,315 PER PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF, 2225 01:23:07,315 --> 01:23:07,983 TERRAMYCIN FIGURE THAT OUT. OH 2226 01:23:07,983 --> 01:23:09,150 BOY. ANYHOW, WE REALLY NEED TO 2227 01:23:09,150 --> 01:23:09,984 LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED 2228 01:23:09,984 --> 01:23:11,786 AFTERWARDS. DOES IT REALLY WORK 2229 01:23:11,786 --> 01:23:13,455 ? YOU'RE CHARGING A LOT OF 2230 01:23:13,455 --> 01:23:23,832 MONEY FOR A PERSON -- 2231 01:23:33,641 --> 01:23:37,846 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, JESS, AND 2232 01:23:37,846 --> 01:23:40,415 THEN WE WILL RETURN TO A 41 2233 01:23:40,415 --> 01:23:47,055 THROUGH 50. JD, TRACY, SUSAN, 2234 01:23:47,055 --> 01:23:51,159 ELAINE, CALVIN , THOSE WILL BE 2235 01:23:51,159 --> 01:23:55,363 NEXT AFTER JESS. 2236 01:23:55,363 --> 01:23:56,765 >> HI, GREAT WORK LAST YEAR. 2237 01:23:56,765 --> 01:24:04,139 GOOD TO SEE YOU. I AM JESS, A 2238 01:24:04,139 --> 01:24:05,440 BALLOT HOMEOWNER AND I WANT TO 2239 01:24:05,440 --> 01:24:06,441 SEATTLE THE WORKS REVEREND. I'M 2240 01:24:06,441 --> 01:24:07,442 A TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER AND 2241 01:24:07,442 --> 01:24:09,310 PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. KNOW 2242 01:24:09,310 --> 01:24:10,445 THE RELEGATION OF DENSITY AND 2243 01:24:10,445 --> 01:24:11,212 FOR ABILITY TO ARTERIALS 2244 01:24:11,212 --> 01:24:12,614 PRESENTS UNIQUE EQUITY IN HEALTH 2245 01:24:12,614 --> 01:24:15,150 CHALLENGES. LIVING DIRECTLY ON 2246 01:24:15,150 --> 01:24:15,917 ARTERIALS PROVIDES EASY ACCESS 2247 01:24:15,917 --> 01:24:16,918 TO TRANSIT, LIVING ON NOISY 2248 01:24:16,918 --> 01:24:27,395 POLLUTED STREETS IS HEALTH 2249 01:24:32,367 --> 01:24:33,001 EFFECTS SUCH LINGERING CHILDREN. 2250 01:24:33,001 --> 01:24:34,636 WE NEED TO EXPAND IT DENSITY 2251 01:24:34,636 --> 01:24:35,437 AROUND THE ARTERIALS, THE SIDE 2252 01:24:35,437 --> 01:24:36,304 STREETS, SO WE CAN PROVIDE 2253 01:24:36,304 --> 01:24:37,138 HEALTHY AND MORE AFFORDABLE 2254 01:24:37,138 --> 01:24:37,939 IN-TRANSIT CONNECTED CHOICES FOR 2255 01:24:37,939 --> 01:24:38,740 FAMILIES AND WORKERS ESSENTIAL 2256 01:24:38,740 --> 01:24:40,275 TO OUR COMMITTEE. I AGREE WITH 2257 01:24:40,275 --> 01:24:40,975 ARCHERY ADVOCATES THAT ACCESS TO 2258 01:24:40,975 --> 01:24:42,010 GREEN SPACE IS IMPORTANT FOR 2259 01:24:42,010 --> 01:24:43,244 MENTAL HEALTH. THAT IS WHY I 2260 01:24:43,244 --> 01:24:44,112 SUPPORT COURTYARD BONUSES. THEY 2261 01:24:44,112 --> 01:24:44,913 NOT ONLY PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE 2262 01:24:44,913 --> 01:24:45,713 SPACES FOR NEIGHBORS TOGETHER 2263 01:24:45,713 --> 01:24:46,981 BUT THEY PROTECT TREES FROM WIND 2264 01:24:46,981 --> 01:24:49,017 AND STORMS WHICH IS ONE OF THE 2265 01:24:49,017 --> 01:24:50,085 BIGGEST WAYS THEY GET KNOCKED 2266 01:24:50,085 --> 01:24:50,852 DOWN. HOUSING IS A PUBLIC HEALTH 2267 01:24:50,852 --> 01:24:51,986 SOLUTION. WE NEED YOUR BOLD 2268 01:24:51,986 --> 01:24:52,687 LEADERSHIP TO PRIORITIZE 2269 01:24:52,687 --> 01:24:53,521 CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SO WE CAN 2270 01:24:53,521 --> 01:24:54,556 BUILD DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE 2271 01:24:54,556 --> 01:24:55,924 HOUSING . THANK YOU FOR YOUR 2272 01:24:55,924 --> 01:24:56,491 CONTINUED WORK. 2273 01:24:56,491 --> 01:24:57,992 >> NEXT UP. 2274 01:24:57,992 --> 01:25:02,764 >> JACKIE. I THOUGHT I WAS 2275 01:25:02,764 --> 01:25:04,265 SIGNING A RECEIPT AT A 2276 01:25:04,265 --> 01:25:06,768 RESTAURANT. ANYWAY, A LOT OF 2277 01:25:06,768 --> 01:25:08,369 PEOPLE TODAY THE BROUGHT UP THE 2278 01:25:08,369 --> 01:25:12,574 CCC AND BY ASSOCIATION DEVELOPER 2279 01:25:12,574 --> 01:25:13,541 TALKING POINTS BROUGHT UP THE 2280 01:25:13,541 --> 01:25:14,342 ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, NOT EVERY 2281 01:25:14,342 --> 01:25:17,545 TREE IS THE SAME. WHEN WE LOSE A 2282 01:25:17,545 --> 01:25:19,047 TREE IN SEATTLE WE LOSE A TREE 2283 01:25:19,047 --> 01:25:20,615 THAT SERVICES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE 2284 01:25:20,615 --> 01:25:21,950 WITH ITS AIR CLEANING 2285 01:25:21,950 --> 01:25:26,254 PROPERTIES. AND ITS SHADE. 2286 01:25:26,254 --> 01:25:27,188 NUMBER TWO, CREATING COURTYARDS 2287 01:25:27,188 --> 01:25:33,695 WITHOUT TREE REQUIREMENTS IS 2288 01:25:33,695 --> 01:25:34,796 WISHFUL THINKING. YOU NEED TO 2289 01:25:34,796 --> 01:25:35,763 LEGISLATE FOR WHAT YOU ACTUALLY 2290 01:25:35,763 --> 01:25:36,931 WANT TO SEE. AND THIRD THEY 2291 01:25:36,931 --> 01:25:37,966 IGNORE TEARING DOWN HOMES AND 2292 01:25:37,966 --> 01:25:39,167 TREES THAT COULD HAVE CLOSE TO 2293 01:25:39,167 --> 01:25:40,668 FOUR TO SIX HOMES THANKS TO HB 2294 01:25:40,668 --> 01:25:42,103 1110 WOULD BE A BETTER USE OF 2295 01:25:42,103 --> 01:25:43,104 THOSE RESOURCES. AND LIKE THE 2296 01:25:43,104 --> 01:25:44,806 REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO HAS SOME 2297 01:25:44,806 --> 01:25:47,609 HOMES THAT SHE RENTS OUT, AS SHE 2298 01:25:47,609 --> 01:25:49,410 SAID, IT CREATES THE MOST FOR 2299 01:25:49,410 --> 01:25:53,915 THE HOUSING. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE 2300 01:25:53,915 --> 01:25:55,250 DATA ON HOW PHASE I GOES BEFORE 2301 01:25:55,250 --> 01:25:56,684 JUMPING INTO PHASE TWO? THANK 2302 01:25:56,684 --> 01:25:57,619 YOU. 2303 01:25:57,619 --> 01:25:59,154 >> THANK YOU, JACKIE. NEXT UP, 2304 01:25:59,154 --> 01:26:02,090 TRACY. 2305 01:26:02,090 --> 01:26:03,825 >> HI, MY NAME IS TRACY BERMAN. 2306 01:26:03,825 --> 01:26:07,896 BUILDING ON WHAT JACKIE SAID, WE 2307 01:26:07,896 --> 01:26:09,364 JUST COMPLETED ONE OF THE 2308 01:26:09,364 --> 01:26:11,833 LARGEST UP ZONES IN HISTORY. 2309 01:26:11,833 --> 01:26:19,774 FOUR TO SIX AT A MINIMUM PRIMARY 2310 01:26:19,774 --> 01:26:20,508 UNITS ON EVERY SINGLE 2311 01:26:20,508 --> 01:26:21,309 INTERPERSONAL THE ONLY ALLOWED 2312 01:26:21,309 --> 01:26:22,410 ONE BEFORE. THAT CREATED SPACE 2313 01:26:22,410 --> 01:26:23,344 FOR OVER HALF 1 MILLION 2314 01:26:23,344 --> 01:26:24,179 INCREMENTAL PRIMARY UNITS. AND 2315 01:26:24,179 --> 01:26:28,950 IF WE FOCUSED ON AFFORDABILITY , 2316 01:26:28,950 --> 01:26:29,851 CONVERSION IS THE BEST WAY TO 2317 01:26:29,851 --> 01:26:30,552 GET THERE. SO TAKING THE 2318 01:26:30,552 --> 01:26:31,986 EXISTING BUILDING STOCK AND 2319 01:26:31,986 --> 01:26:33,555 ENABLING MORE TO LIVE IN IT. 2320 01:26:33,555 --> 01:26:38,693 UNFORTUNATELY, THE LEGISLATION 2321 01:26:38,693 --> 01:26:41,362 -- ELIMINATES A PORTION OF THOSE 2322 01:26:41,362 --> 01:26:43,198 ZONES THAT COULD BE AFFORDABLE 2323 01:26:43,198 --> 01:26:43,932 HOUSING FOR PEOPLE AND MAYBE 2324 01:26:43,932 --> 01:26:44,766 ALREADY ARE VERBAL HOUSING FOR 2325 01:26:44,766 --> 01:26:46,367 PEOPLE TO BUILD LARGE APARTMENT 2326 01:26:46,367 --> 01:26:47,302 BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE 2327 01:26:47,302 --> 01:26:49,370 INEVITABLY LUXURY AND 2328 01:26:49,370 --> 01:26:54,576 UNAFFORDABLE. WE ARE BASING THIS 2329 01:26:54,576 --> 01:26:55,643 PLAN ON A DISPROVEN HYPOTHESIS 2330 01:26:55,643 --> 01:26:59,113 THAT UP ZONING DRIVES UP 2331 01:26:59,113 --> 01:27:00,381 AFFORDABILITY WHEN WE HAVE PROOF 2332 01:27:00,381 --> 01:27:03,151 IT DOESN'T. PROOF IN VANCOUVER 2333 01:27:03,151 --> 01:27:04,152 THAT IT DOESN'T AND PROVEN 2334 01:27:04,152 --> 01:27:07,922 PORTLAND THAT LEGISLATING FOR 2335 01:27:07,922 --> 01:27:08,723 MIDDLE HOUSING DOES LOWER 2336 01:27:08,723 --> 01:27:10,758 PRICES. SO LET'S DO THE WORK TO 2337 01:27:10,758 --> 01:27:12,060 FIGURE -- 2338 01:27:12,060 --> 01:27:17,865 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SUSAN. 2339 01:27:17,865 --> 01:27:22,737 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. DENSE FOREST 2340 01:27:22,737 --> 01:27:24,072 FOR DENSE HOUSING ADDRESS IS A 2341 01:27:24,072 --> 01:27:27,542 SYMPTOM BUT NOT THE ROOT CAUSE 2342 01:27:27,542 --> 01:27:28,643 WHICH IS THE GROWING ECONOMIC 2343 01:27:28,643 --> 01:27:30,712 INEQUALITY, MATCH PURCHASING . 2344 01:27:30,712 --> 01:27:34,916 SEATTLE IS BEING OVERRUN BY 2345 01:27:34,916 --> 01:27:35,950 GREED AND IT'S CAUSING HARM TO 2346 01:27:35,950 --> 01:27:36,884 HER ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. NOTABLY 2347 01:27:36,884 --> 01:27:40,688 THE VANISHING TREE CANOPY, 2348 01:27:40,688 --> 01:27:41,689 HOUSING STOCK INCREASED 20% OVER 2349 01:27:41,689 --> 01:27:52,233 LAST YEAR BUT COST. PHASE TWO IS 2350 01:27:55,136 --> 01:27:56,638 A GOOD TIME TO REASSESS WAYS TO 2351 01:27:56,638 --> 01:27:57,572 STRENGTHEN THE COMP PLAN IN A 2352 01:27:57,572 --> 01:27:58,640 WAY THAT FULFILLS THE ORIGINAL 2353 01:27:58,640 --> 01:27:59,607 MANDATE OF PROVIDING FOR THE 2354 01:27:59,607 --> 01:28:00,708 HOUSING SUCH AS LAND VALUE 2355 01:28:00,708 --> 01:28:01,309 CAPTURE, WHICH PROMOTES 2356 01:28:01,309 --> 01:28:02,143 COST-SHARING THROUGH FEES AND 2357 01:28:02,143 --> 01:28:03,945 TAXES ON THE OWNERS TO REINVEST 2358 01:28:03,945 --> 01:28:07,515 IN OUR COMMITTEE. ADD 2359 01:28:07,515 --> 01:28:08,116 RESTRICTIONS ON STANDALONE 2360 01:28:08,116 --> 01:28:08,916 SHORT-TERM RENTALS. ADD VACANCY 2361 01:28:08,916 --> 01:28:09,784 TAXES TO UNOCCUPIED HOUSING 2362 01:28:09,784 --> 01:28:11,352 SOMETHING THAT MAYOR WILSON 2363 01:28:11,352 --> 01:28:11,953 SPOKE PASSIONATELY ABOUT WHEN 2364 01:28:11,953 --> 01:28:12,587 RUNNING FOR OFFICE. INCENTIVIZE 2365 01:28:12,587 --> 01:28:13,388 CONVERSIONS INTO DUPLEXES AND 2366 01:28:13,388 --> 01:28:14,389 TRIPLEX IS. THE LESSON IS AND 2367 01:28:14,389 --> 01:28:15,723 SIMPLY BUILD MORE, IT'S BILL 2368 01:28:15,723 --> 01:28:17,225 BETTER. WITHOUT DESIGN STANDARDS 2369 01:28:17,225 --> 01:28:18,593 OR TAX POLICY REFORM IS 2370 01:28:18,593 --> 01:28:20,628 PRODUCING CONSTRUCTION THE VEILS 2371 01:28:20,628 --> 01:28:23,765 TO PROVIDE LIVABLE HOUSING. 2372 01:28:23,765 --> 01:28:24,832 IT'S TIME TO STOP SERVING THE 2373 01:28:24,832 --> 01:28:25,967 WEALTHIEST AMONG US. THANK YOU. 2374 01:28:25,967 --> 01:28:29,904 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELAINE. 2375 01:28:29,904 --> 01:28:31,739 THEN CALVIN. THEN ALEXANDER. AND 2376 01:28:31,739 --> 01:28:37,211 THEN KIANA ROSS. ELAINE. 2377 01:28:37,211 --> 01:28:43,051 >> HELLO. YES, I AM ELAINE 2378 01:28:43,051 --> 01:28:44,285 HICKMAN. ELEANOR SEATTLE. I HAVE 2379 01:28:44,285 --> 01:28:48,089 BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 1974. AND 2380 01:28:48,089 --> 01:28:51,926 AN URBAN FARMER . I AM HERE IN 2381 01:28:51,926 --> 01:28:55,096 SUPPORT OF THE DENSE FORESTS AND 2382 01:28:55,096 --> 01:28:57,765 DENSE HOUSING INITIATIVE. TREES 2383 01:28:57,765 --> 01:29:01,336 TO ME ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY ARE 2384 01:29:01,336 --> 01:29:02,870 A VITAL PART OF OUR WEB OF LIFE. 2385 01:29:02,870 --> 01:29:06,874 UNLESS THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR 2386 01:29:06,874 --> 01:29:08,509 NATURE TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN 2387 01:29:08,509 --> 01:29:15,450 OUR CITY , IT WILL BE TOO LATE 2388 01:29:15,450 --> 01:29:17,185 TO TRY TO CORRECT THE LOSS DOWN 2389 01:29:17,185 --> 01:29:18,286 THE ROAD WHEN WE LEARN THE 2390 01:29:18,286 --> 01:29:19,754 CONSEQUENCES. SO I AM REALLY 2391 01:29:19,754 --> 01:29:20,388 WORRIED ABOUT THAT WE GET THE 2392 01:29:20,388 --> 01:29:22,256 PLANNING RIGHT AND THAT WE WHAT 2393 01:29:22,256 --> 01:29:23,257 WE REALLY WANT THE OUTCOME WE 2394 01:29:23,257 --> 01:29:29,197 WANT. THE LOSS OF TREES , IN MY 2395 01:29:29,197 --> 01:29:30,832 NEIGHBORHOOD THERE'S BEEN A LOT 2396 01:29:30,832 --> 01:29:35,103 OF BUILDING. RIGHT NEXT DOOR 2397 01:29:35,103 --> 01:29:36,437 BUILDING IN THE BACKYARD THAT 2398 01:29:36,437 --> 01:29:41,042 TOTALLY CHANGED THAT AREA. SO, 2399 01:29:41,042 --> 01:29:42,744 AND A LOT OF LOSS OF TREES AND 2400 01:29:42,744 --> 01:29:43,211 THAT TROUBLES ME. 2401 01:29:43,211 --> 01:29:45,513 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CALVIN 2402 01:29:45,513 --> 01:29:47,415 JONES. 2403 01:29:47,415 --> 01:29:54,355 >> HI, I AM A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2404 01:29:54,355 --> 01:29:55,523 6 AND AN ORGANIZER WITH HOUSING. 2405 01:29:55,523 --> 01:29:56,924 AM HERE TO URGE COUNCIL TO PASS 2406 01:29:56,924 --> 01:29:58,626 AS BOLD A FACE TO COMP PLAN 2407 01:29:58,626 --> 01:30:02,630 UPDATE AS POSSIBLE. SEATTLE WAS 2408 01:30:02,630 --> 01:30:03,331 BLANKETED WITH ABOUT 70% SINGLE 2409 01:30:03,331 --> 01:30:04,399 FAMILY ZONING FOR ABOUT A 2410 01:30:04,399 --> 01:30:05,633 CENTURY LEADING UP TO WHEN YOU 2411 01:30:05,633 --> 01:30:06,734 WILL CHANGE THAT LAST YEAR. 2412 01:30:06,734 --> 01:30:11,839 THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. THIS 2413 01:30:11,839 --> 01:30:13,040 CAUSED US TO MASSIVELY UNDER 2414 01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:13,975 BUILD HOUSING AND ALSO ALLOWED 2415 01:30:13,975 --> 01:30:15,009 ARE WEALTHIEST AND WHITEST 2416 01:30:15,009 --> 01:30:21,482 NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE ENCLAVES OF 2417 01:30:21,482 --> 01:30:22,583 PRIVILEGE. SO THE PHASE ONE 2418 01:30:22,583 --> 01:30:23,951 UPDATES LAST YEAR DID A LOT TO 2419 01:30:23,951 --> 01:30:24,986 UNDO THOSE HISTORICAL WRONGS AND 2420 01:30:24,986 --> 01:30:25,987 ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE 2421 01:30:25,987 --> 01:30:27,789 THAT MOMENTUM WITH THE PHASE TWO 2422 01:30:27,789 --> 01:30:30,458 UPDATES. LEGALIZING WIDE TRANSIT 2423 01:30:30,458 --> 01:30:31,392 CORRIDORS AND LOTS OF NEW 2424 01:30:31,392 --> 01:30:32,160 HOUSING TYPES IN OUR 2425 01:30:32,160 --> 01:30:32,794 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. ARE 2426 01:30:32,794 --> 01:30:41,369 AGGRESSIVE TAX COURT HAS CAUSED 2427 01:30:41,369 --> 01:30:42,570 US TO UNDER SOME'S THAT I'VE 2428 01:30:42,570 --> 01:30:43,471 AFFORDED HOUSING FOR LONGTIME. I 2429 01:30:43,471 --> 01:30:44,705 URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AS MUCH 2430 01:30:44,705 --> 01:30:45,673 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AS POSSIBLE 2431 01:30:45,673 --> 01:30:46,641 TO SUBSIDIZE HOUSING IN THE 2432 01:30:46,641 --> 01:30:47,308 FUTURE. THANK YOU. 2433 01:30:47,308 --> 01:30:51,112 >> THANK YOU. ALEXANDER. 2434 01:30:51,112 --> 01:30:52,580 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ALEX, A 2435 01:30:52,580 --> 01:30:53,548 RENTER IN GREEN LAKE. AND 2436 01:30:53,548 --> 01:30:54,182 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARCHITECT, 2437 01:30:54,182 --> 01:30:55,183 EVERYTHING IN THE COMP PLAN 2438 01:30:55,183 --> 01:30:59,687 EFFECTS ME AND MY CLIENTS AND 2439 01:30:59,687 --> 01:31:00,721 ABILITY TO BUILD. THE POINT I 2440 01:31:00,721 --> 01:31:01,789 WANT TO MAKE IS IT'S 2441 01:31:01,789 --> 01:31:03,057 UNACCEPTABLE WHICH MULTIFAMILY 2442 01:31:03,057 --> 01:31:06,294 ZONING'S EXIST. THE PLAN IS TOO 2443 01:31:06,294 --> 01:31:07,261 LIMITED FOR ANY KIND OF 2444 01:31:07,261 --> 01:31:07,929 PRACTICAL AFFORDABLE CITY. 2445 01:31:07,929 --> 01:31:08,729 LIMITING MULTIFAMILY ZONING IS 2446 01:31:08,729 --> 01:31:10,198 GOING TO FORCE MY CLIENTS 2447 01:31:10,198 --> 01:31:14,735 GUARANTEEING WE HAVE LAND COSTS 2448 01:31:14,735 --> 01:31:16,037 FOR WHAT IS SUPPOSED BEFORE THE 2449 01:31:16,037 --> 01:31:18,272 HOUSING. PLEASE, PLEASE THE 2450 01:31:18,272 --> 01:31:19,207 NONPROFITS THEY WORK WITH 2451 01:31:19,207 --> 01:31:20,308 GREATLY EXPAND MULTIFAMILY 2452 01:31:20,308 --> 01:31:22,610 HOUSING IN OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS 2453 01:31:22,610 --> 01:31:24,378 AND BEYOND. KNOW THE AMENDMENTS 2454 01:31:24,378 --> 01:31:26,080 TODAY ARE CLOSE TO THE CITY AND 2455 01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:29,817 EXPANDING MULTIFAMILY ZONES. 2456 01:31:29,817 --> 01:31:30,651 ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE APPROVE THE 2457 01:31:30,651 --> 01:31:32,086 PASSIVE HOUSING AMENDMENT THE 2458 01:31:32,086 --> 01:31:37,959 GRANTS BONUSES TO PROJECTS. THIS 2459 01:31:37,959 --> 01:31:39,193 IS INCREDIBLY FORWARD THINKING 2460 01:31:39,193 --> 01:31:39,861 AND COULD TURN SEATTLE INTO THE 2461 01:31:39,861 --> 01:31:41,729 VISION AND FUTURE FOR ALL OF THE 2462 01:31:41,729 --> 01:31:42,363 U.S. SUSTAINABILITY BONUSES ARE 2463 01:31:42,363 --> 01:31:44,165 THE TYPE OF CHANGES -- BEHIND. 2464 01:31:44,165 --> 01:31:44,799 YOU SO MUCH. 2465 01:31:44,799 --> 01:31:47,235 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE 2466 01:31:47,235 --> 01:31:51,606 KIANA AND THEN AFTER THAT . 2467 01:31:51,606 --> 01:31:59,614 DAVID. AND JULIE. GO AHEAD, 2468 01:31:59,614 --> 01:31:59,847 KIANA. 2469 01:31:59,847 --> 01:32:00,882 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 2470 01:32:00,882 --> 01:32:08,022 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KIANA ROSS. 2471 01:32:08,022 --> 01:32:08,990 I DON'T HAVE ANY TALKING 2472 01:32:08,990 --> 01:32:10,191 POINTS, JUST MY EXPERIENCE AS A 2473 01:32:10,191 --> 01:32:11,158 NEW HOMEOWNER, U.S. ARMY VETERAN 2474 01:32:11,158 --> 01:32:12,426 AND A REGISTERED NURSE. I RESIDE 2475 01:32:12,426 --> 01:32:13,828 IN CLAUDIUS CITY WHICH IS ABOUT 2476 01:32:13,828 --> 01:32:15,997 A FIVE MINUTE WALK FROM THE LINK 2477 01:32:15,997 --> 01:32:17,431 RAIL RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ME IS 2478 01:32:17,431 --> 01:32:19,233 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WHICH JUST 2479 01:32:19,233 --> 01:32:20,835 DEVELOPED 50 UNITS. I FEEL LIKE 2480 01:32:20,835 --> 01:32:23,104 I AM THE HOUSE IN THE MIDST OF 2481 01:32:23,104 --> 01:32:24,872 THE URBAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, 2482 01:32:24,872 --> 01:32:30,645 THE PCC, I WALKED TO LAKE 2483 01:32:30,645 --> 01:32:32,113 WASHINGTON. BUT THERE'S ALSO A 2484 01:32:32,113 --> 01:32:35,316 LOT OF EMPTY LOTS AROUND ME WITH 2485 01:32:35,316 --> 01:32:36,250 BURNT TIRES, THERE IS MOUNT 2486 01:32:36,250 --> 01:32:37,451 BAKER WHICH HAS ALL THE TENTS 2487 01:32:37,451 --> 01:32:38,686 AND HOMELESSNESS. WHAT I WANT TO 2488 01:32:38,686 --> 01:32:40,821 SEE AS A NEW HOMEOWNER , IS A 2489 01:32:40,821 --> 01:32:43,324 VETERAN AND REGISTERED NURSE IS 2490 01:32:43,324 --> 01:32:44,992 MORE UNIFORM MIXED-USE ZONING 2491 01:32:44,992 --> 01:32:50,398 DESIGNATED NEAR THE TRANSIT 2492 01:32:50,398 --> 01:32:51,799 CORRIDOR WHICH IS CONSISTENT 2493 01:32:51,799 --> 01:32:52,400 WITH THE SUCCESSFUL APPROACH 2494 01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:54,235 TAKEN FOR THE PINEHURST URBAN 2495 01:32:54,235 --> 01:32:58,739 CENTERS , UP ZONING TO CORRECT 2496 01:32:58,739 --> 01:33:02,376 ANY INCONSISTENCY AND BETTER 2497 01:33:02,376 --> 01:33:03,277 ALIGN THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO 2498 01:33:03,277 --> 01:33:04,412 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IN 2499 01:33:04,412 --> 01:33:14,956 WASHINGTON STATE RECOMMENDATION. 2500 01:33:22,229 --> 01:33:32,707 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK 2501 01:33:35,676 --> 01:33:36,777 YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, KIANA. 2502 01:33:36,777 --> 01:33:41,415 NEXT UP, ALOE. 2503 01:33:41,415 --> 01:33:45,820 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. A RESIDENT OF 2504 01:33:45,820 --> 01:33:48,889 DISTRICT 4. I LIVE IN THE FIVE 2505 01:33:48,889 --> 01:33:51,292 MINUTE WALK FROM LIGHT RAIL 2506 01:33:51,292 --> 01:33:57,765 STATION. SO NEAR, THIS AREA HAS 2507 01:33:57,765 --> 01:33:58,866 BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE CURRENT 2508 01:33:58,866 --> 01:34:03,070 OF THAT QUARTER. I FEEL LIKE AS 2509 01:34:03,070 --> 01:34:07,908 HIGHLIGHTED IN THE REPORT, NOT 2510 01:34:07,908 --> 01:34:09,243 TAKING CARE OF SUCH 2511 01:34:09,243 --> 01:34:11,212 INCONSISTENCY DENSITY AND 2512 01:34:11,212 --> 01:34:14,949 TRANSIT EQUITY GAP. IT WOULD BE 2513 01:34:14,949 --> 01:34:16,183 GOOD TO CORRECT SUCH 2514 01:34:16,183 --> 01:34:17,351 INCONSISTENCIES. AND WORK 2515 01:34:17,351 --> 01:34:20,988 TOWARDS THE POLICY A 15 MINUTE 2516 01:34:20,988 --> 01:34:23,591 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WALKABLE -- 2517 01:34:23,591 --> 01:34:23,991 THANK YOU. 2518 01:34:23,991 --> 01:34:27,228 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE A 2519 01:34:27,228 --> 01:34:33,868 DAVID AND THEN JULIE. 2520 01:34:33,868 --> 01:34:37,772 >> WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 2521 01:34:37,772 --> 01:34:41,075 AND CHAIR LIN TO OUR CITY 2522 01:34:41,075 --> 01:34:42,610 LEADERSHIP. I'M IN DISTRICT 7. 2523 01:34:42,610 --> 01:34:45,212 ENJOY LIVING IN THE TREVOR REED 2524 01:34:45,212 --> 01:34:49,183 LOW RISE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL 2525 01:34:49,183 --> 01:34:50,718 TOWNHOUSE ZONE. BUT PLEASE DO 2526 01:34:50,718 --> 01:34:58,392 NOT MAKE ALL LR1 AND LR2 INTO 2527 01:34:58,392 --> 01:35:01,662 LR3 ZONE. THAT IS A HUGE JUMP 2528 01:35:01,662 --> 01:35:02,663 AND THE PURPOSE OF ZONING 2529 01:35:02,663 --> 01:35:04,131 OBVIOUSLY IS TO CREATE A GRADUAL 2530 01:35:04,131 --> 01:35:05,366 INCREASE, NOT TO GO FROM OUR 2531 01:35:05,366 --> 01:35:05,900 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 2532 01:35:05,900 --> 01:35:16,444 THREE-STORY TO A UNIVERSAL LR3 2533 01:35:18,846 --> 01:35:20,147 FIVE STORY. THAT WOULD BE TOO 2534 01:35:20,147 --> 01:35:21,415 MUCH OF A BIG CHANGE. I SUPPORT 2535 01:35:21,415 --> 01:35:22,683 ALL AVENUES THAT MANDATE 80% AMI 2536 01:35:22,683 --> 01:35:24,185 HOUSING WITH HEIGHT AND DENSITY 2537 01:35:24,185 --> 01:35:24,952 INCENTIVES. AND ALSO INCENTIVES 2538 01:35:24,952 --> 01:35:26,654 THAT ADD CONTINUING , ALLOWING 2539 01:35:26,654 --> 01:35:28,089 OR THE CONTINUE TO ALLOW 2540 01:35:28,089 --> 01:35:33,060 OFFSETTING THE BULK -- IN ORDER 2541 01:35:33,060 --> 01:35:35,129 TO RETAIN A TIER 1 OR TIER 2 2542 01:35:35,129 --> 01:35:38,099 TREE. IT EXISTS ALREADY, LET'S 2543 01:35:38,099 --> 01:35:39,266 KEEP IT GOING. THANK YOU VERY 2544 01:35:39,266 --> 01:35:40,000 MUCH. 2545 01:35:40,000 --> 01:35:40,768 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT UP, 2546 01:35:40,768 --> 01:35:41,569 JULIE. 2547 01:35:41,569 --> 01:35:46,707 >> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK 2548 01:35:46,707 --> 01:35:48,242 YOU FOR HAVING US ALL. MY NAME 2549 01:35:48,242 --> 01:35:49,977 IS JULIE. I LIVE IN SEATTLE FOR 2550 01:35:49,977 --> 01:35:53,013 MORE THAN 25 YEARS. I HAVE TO 2551 01:35:53,013 --> 01:35:54,582 TELL YOU, THAT YOU HAVE 2552 01:35:54,582 --> 01:35:58,419 ACTIVATED ME AND A COMMUNITY OF 2553 01:35:58,419 --> 01:35:59,453 CITIZENS THE CARE ABOUT TREES. 2554 01:35:59,453 --> 01:36:01,689 AND WE WANT TO BE REASONABLE. MY 2555 01:36:01,689 --> 01:36:02,756 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE 2556 01:36:02,756 --> 01:36:04,225 CITY OF SEATTLE ALLOWED A 2557 01:36:04,225 --> 01:36:07,528 DEVELOPER TO CUT A 100 YEAR OLD 2558 01:36:07,528 --> 01:36:11,198 REDWOOD TREE THAT A PARALEGALS 2559 01:36:11,198 --> 01:36:12,766 WERE ACTIVELY USING AS EVIDENCED 2560 01:36:12,766 --> 01:36:14,301 BY, NEWS. IN FACT, THIS STORY 2561 01:36:14,301 --> 01:36:19,740 ACTUALLY MADE NATIONAL NEWS. NO 2562 01:36:19,740 --> 01:36:20,641 ONE COULD BELIEVE THAT THE CITY 2563 01:36:20,641 --> 01:36:21,842 ALLOWED FOR A 100-YEAR-OLD TREE 2564 01:36:21,842 --> 01:36:24,378 TO BE BROUGHT DOWN FOR A WALL. 2565 01:36:24,378 --> 01:36:29,817 YES, A WALL. THIS IS ALLOWING 2566 01:36:29,817 --> 01:36:31,352 THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD A 2567 01:36:31,352 --> 01:36:32,820 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE USING 2568 01:36:32,820 --> 01:36:36,323 THE HUGE FOOTPRINT AND THE CITY 2569 01:36:36,323 --> 01:36:39,660 ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN WITH 2570 01:36:39,660 --> 01:36:40,327 ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL AREAS 2571 01:36:40,327 --> 01:36:43,831 WITH WATER ISSUES AND A BLIND 2572 01:36:43,831 --> 01:36:45,232 CORNER. NOW THAT THE CITY HAS 2573 01:36:45,232 --> 01:36:46,367 CUT DOWN THE TREE, WE ARE 2574 01:36:46,367 --> 01:36:47,735 TALKING WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE 2575 01:36:47,735 --> 01:36:48,936 DEVELOPER AND OVER PRUNING THE 2576 01:36:48,936 --> 01:36:56,310 TREES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 2577 01:36:56,443 --> 01:37:02,216 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE ARE 2578 01:37:02,216 --> 01:37:03,551 GOING TO GO TO GROUP B 41 2579 01:37:03,551 --> 01:37:04,819 THROUGH 50. I'M GOING TO READ 2580 01:37:04,819 --> 01:37:09,823 OFF A FEW NAMES. DAVID HAYNES, 2581 01:37:09,823 --> 01:37:11,158 CHUCK SAWYER, SANDY SCHINDLER, 2582 01:37:11,158 --> 01:37:13,093 RICHARD ELLISON, KATHY, KIM 2583 01:37:13,093 --> 01:37:17,164 BUTLER, AWIN, TERESA AND JAMIE. 2584 01:37:17,164 --> 01:37:26,073 FIRST, DAVID HAYNES. 2585 01:37:26,073 --> 01:37:28,209 >> LEAVE NO DOUBT, THERE IS A 2586 01:37:28,209 --> 01:37:30,244 REVOLUTIONARY TO GIVE TRUE 2587 01:37:30,244 --> 01:37:31,412 DEMOCRACY A SHOT FOR A 21st 2588 01:37:31,412 --> 01:37:32,746 CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY 2589 01:37:32,746 --> 01:37:33,847 HOUSING BUILDOUT. THAT 2590 01:37:33,847 --> 01:37:35,416 REINSTATES THE INCENTIVES THAT 2591 01:37:35,416 --> 01:37:36,550 THE SMALL-TIME LANDLORDS TOOK 2592 01:37:36,550 --> 01:37:43,023 OFF OF THE DEVELOPERS ALLOWANCES 2593 01:37:43,023 --> 01:37:44,024 TO 12 STORIES HIGH WITH THREE 2594 01:37:44,024 --> 01:37:45,626 STORIES OF AFFORDABLE. ALL WITH 2595 01:37:45,626 --> 01:37:51,865 LIVABLE AMENITIES , ROOFTOP 2596 01:37:51,865 --> 01:37:52,933 VIEWS, ARE BEING DENIED BECAUSE 2597 01:37:52,933 --> 01:37:53,901 YOU ALL, THE SMALL-TIME 2598 01:37:53,901 --> 01:37:54,568 LANDLORDS PUT RESTRICTIONS THAT 2599 01:37:54,568 --> 01:37:56,070 SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY OF THE 2600 01:37:56,070 --> 01:37:57,504 CONFERENCE A PLAN. WE NEED TO GO 2601 01:37:57,504 --> 01:38:01,609 AT LEAST 12 STORIES HIGH BECAUSE 2602 01:38:01,609 --> 01:38:03,043 TALLER SAVES TREES. AND DENSER 2603 01:38:03,043 --> 01:38:03,711 CREATES NEIGHBORHOODS. AND 2604 01:38:03,711 --> 01:38:04,945 BETTER LIVABLE SPACES AS LONG AS 2605 01:38:04,945 --> 01:38:10,351 IT'S PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC AND 2606 01:38:10,351 --> 01:38:11,151 RESIDENT FRIENDLY. NOT 20 2607 01:38:11,151 --> 01:38:11,852 CENTURY CAR CENTURY 2608 01:38:11,852 --> 01:38:12,653 INFRASTRUCTURE THE PRIORITIZES 2609 01:38:12,653 --> 01:38:17,758 ROAD RAGE AND TRASH PICK UP 2610 01:38:17,758 --> 01:38:18,425 RIGHT OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL REAL 2611 01:38:18,425 --> 01:38:19,860 ESTATE HAS TOO SMALL OF A 2612 01:38:19,860 --> 01:38:20,628 FLOORPLAN THAT IS RIPPING OFF 2613 01:38:20,628 --> 01:38:24,732 THE BUSINESS -- THAT NEEDS A 2614 01:38:24,732 --> 01:38:25,566 ROBUST FLOORPLAN THE DOESN'T 2615 01:38:25,566 --> 01:38:26,567 ACCOMMODATE THE LAZINESS OF THE 2616 01:38:26,567 --> 01:38:28,002 MODERN REAL. AND ALL THESE 2617 01:38:28,002 --> 01:38:28,636 SELLOUTS TRYING TO REMORTGAGE 2618 01:38:28,636 --> 01:38:33,440 THEIR HOUSE -- 2619 01:38:33,440 --> 01:38:43,984 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT UP, WE 2620 01:38:44,952 --> 01:38:46,086 HAVE CHUCK SAWYER AND THEN SANDY 2621 01:38:46,086 --> 01:38:46,387 SCHINDLER. 2622 01:38:46,387 --> 01:38:50,591 >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHUCK 2623 01:38:50,591 --> 01:38:52,293 SAWYER. I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT 2624 01:38:52,293 --> 01:38:54,929 OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S 2625 01:38:54,929 --> 01:38:58,799 DISTRICT. I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE 2626 01:38:58,799 --> 01:39:00,567 OF THE GOALS BEHIND THE COMP 2627 01:39:00,567 --> 01:39:04,238 PLAN. VERY ACCOMMODATING FOR 2628 01:39:04,238 --> 01:39:04,905 ADDITIONAL GROWTH. VERY 2629 01:39:04,905 --> 01:39:09,843 SUPPORTIVE TRYING TO FIND 2630 01:39:09,843 --> 01:39:10,444 ADDITIONAL HOUSING, MAKING 2631 01:39:10,444 --> 01:39:11,512 HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. IN FACT 2632 01:39:11,512 --> 01:39:12,846 I SEE A WHOLE ACROSS THE STREET. 2633 01:39:12,846 --> 01:39:15,516 BUT I AM -- AND A VERY 2634 01:39:15,516 --> 01:39:16,951 SUPPORTIVE OF MUCH OF WHAT I SEE 2635 01:39:16,951 --> 01:39:19,453 IN TERMS OF THE NEW ZONING FOR 2636 01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:21,088 WEST SEATTLE BUT I AM OPPOSED TO 2637 01:39:21,088 --> 01:39:25,559 THE UPGRADE PROPOSED FOR AVENUE 2638 01:39:25,559 --> 01:39:26,527 SOUTHWEST ACROSS FROM LINCOLN 2639 01:39:26,527 --> 01:39:30,130 PARK. RIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC 2640 01:39:30,130 --> 01:39:35,035 CORRIDOR. I WILL DETAIL THOSE IN 2641 01:39:35,035 --> 01:39:36,537 AN EMAIL TO YOU, THANK YOU FOR 2642 01:39:36,537 --> 01:39:37,271 THE OPPORTUNITY. 2643 01:39:37,271 --> 01:39:38,472 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 2644 01:39:38,472 --> 01:39:40,107 >> SANDY, COME ON THAT. 2645 01:39:40,107 --> 01:39:42,643 >> I WAS NUMBER ONE AND NOW I AM 2646 01:39:42,643 --> 01:39:46,580 44. SORRY, I LOST MY VOICE. I 2647 01:39:46,580 --> 01:39:50,651 WILL TRY TO TALK LOUD. SO I AM 2648 01:39:50,651 --> 01:39:55,889 SANDY, WITH TREE ACTION SEATTLE. 2649 01:39:55,889 --> 01:39:57,891 I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE 2650 01:39:57,891 --> 01:39:58,859 DENSE FOREST FOR DENSE HOUSING 2651 01:39:58,859 --> 01:40:04,164 AMENDMENT WE ARE PROPOSING. 2652 01:40:04,164 --> 01:40:05,165 THERE HAS BEEN A FALSE BINARY 2653 01:40:05,165 --> 01:40:06,633 BETWEEN TREES AND HOUSING. ARE 2654 01:40:06,633 --> 01:40:07,267 AMENDMENT DOES NOT REDUCE 2655 01:40:07,267 --> 01:40:08,335 HOUSING CAPACITY AT ALL. WE ARE 2656 01:40:08,335 --> 01:40:09,770 ACTUALLY NOT LOSING ABOUT 270 2657 01:40:09,770 --> 01:40:16,543 TREES PER MONTH . OVER HALF OF 2658 01:40:16,543 --> 01:40:17,611 OUR DEVELOPMENT. 70% WE ARE 2659 01:40:17,611 --> 01:40:18,545 LOSING HAVE TRUNKS OVER 12 2660 01:40:18,545 --> 01:40:19,713 INCHES IN DIAMETER OR GREATER. 2661 01:40:19,713 --> 01:40:22,716 THIS IS FROM SDCI DATA. THANK 2662 01:40:22,716 --> 01:40:29,289 YOU FOR HELPING US GET THAT, 2663 01:40:29,289 --> 01:40:29,923 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COURTYARD 2664 01:40:29,923 --> 01:40:30,557 BLOCKS SOUND NICE BUT WITHOUT 2665 01:40:30,557 --> 01:40:32,192 TREE REQUIREMENTS THEY WILL BE 2666 01:40:32,192 --> 01:40:33,727 PAVED. TREES ARE THE ONLY 2667 01:40:33,727 --> 01:40:34,928 SCALABLE AND AFFORDABLE TOOL WE 2668 01:40:34,928 --> 01:40:36,463 HAVE TO MEET THE GREATEST THREAT 2669 01:40:36,463 --> 01:40:40,267 CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BRING. TOXIC 2670 01:40:40,267 --> 01:40:41,402 URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. PLEASE THINK 2671 01:40:41,402 --> 01:40:43,170 OF FUTURE CITY LEADERS AND WHO 2672 01:40:43,170 --> 01:40:45,606 WILL BE DESPERATELY TRYING TO -- 2673 01:40:45,606 --> 01:40:50,444 HEAT ISLANDS WE ARE CREATING. 2674 01:40:50,444 --> 01:40:51,545 PLEASE PASS ARE AMENDMENT. 2675 01:40:51,545 --> 01:40:51,845 THANKS. 2676 01:40:51,845 --> 01:40:53,080 >> THANK YOU, SANDY. NEXT UP, 2677 01:40:53,080 --> 01:40:54,014 RICHARD ELLISON. 2678 01:40:54,014 --> 01:40:56,950 >> I AM RICHARD ELLISON, I LIVE 2679 01:40:56,950 --> 01:41:02,723 IN DISTRICT FOR. YOU SAY YOU 2680 01:41:02,723 --> 01:41:03,791 RESPECT THE NATIVE TRIBES THE 2681 01:41:03,791 --> 01:41:04,625 CALLED SEATTLE IT'S ANCESTRAL 2682 01:41:04,625 --> 01:41:06,593 HOME. YOU SAY THAT YOU WILL 2683 01:41:06,593 --> 01:41:07,995 EIGHT PLEX THE LOTS WITH NO 2684 01:41:07,995 --> 01:41:09,063 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. YOU SPEAK 2685 01:41:09,063 --> 01:41:11,765 WITH A FORKED TONGUE LIKE 2686 01:41:11,765 --> 01:41:12,900 WASHINGTON'S FIRST GOVERNOR, 2687 01:41:12,900 --> 01:41:16,203 ISAAC STEVENS. WHO FORCED PUGET 2688 01:41:16,203 --> 01:41:17,571 SOUND TRIBES ONTO RESERVATIONS 2689 01:41:17,571 --> 01:41:20,908 AND 1850S. YOU CUT THE ROOTS OF 2690 01:41:20,908 --> 01:41:22,142 LIFE OUT OF THE LIVING EARTH 2691 01:41:22,142 --> 01:41:24,411 CUTTING ALL THE BIG TREES. YOU 2692 01:41:24,411 --> 01:41:26,046 CAN'T BUILD AROUND HIS 2693 01:41:26,046 --> 01:41:29,316 NEIGHBORHOOD TREASURES. YOU SAY 2694 01:41:29,316 --> 01:41:30,250 YOU ARE A LEADER IN 2695 01:41:30,250 --> 01:41:30,951 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. BUT 2696 01:41:30,951 --> 01:41:32,186 BUILD WITH 100% IMPERIAL 2697 01:41:32,186 --> 01:41:35,756 SERVICES. YOU CUT BACK ON THE 2698 01:41:35,756 --> 01:41:39,159 PLANTING REQUIREMENTS. YOU CUT 2699 01:41:39,159 --> 01:41:40,561 UP THE PARCEL SO EACH IS EVEN 2700 01:41:40,561 --> 01:41:42,463 MORE BARREN OF LIVING EARTH AND 2701 01:41:42,463 --> 01:41:43,864 BEFORE. DEATH BY 1000 CUTS. YOU 2702 01:41:43,864 --> 01:41:45,332 CUT 4500 TREES WHITER THAN YOUR 2703 01:41:45,332 --> 01:41:50,771 FOOT JUST THIS YEAR. BUT WHO'S 2704 01:41:50,771 --> 01:41:52,072 COUNTING? DID YOU READ SEATTLE 2705 01:41:52,072 --> 01:41:53,740 TIMES TODAY ABOUT THE THREE NEW 2706 01:41:53,740 --> 01:41:57,778 DEAD ORCHIDS? THE CHILDREN ORCAS 2707 01:41:57,778 --> 01:41:58,946 ARE COUNTING ON YOU FOR THE 2708 01:41:58,946 --> 01:41:59,913 SKIES ARE BUILDING BURNING DO 2709 01:41:59,913 --> 01:42:09,823 NOT FORGET -- 2710 01:42:09,823 --> 01:42:13,727 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, KATHY. 2711 01:42:13,727 --> 01:42:15,596 KATHY AND THEN KIM BUTLER AND 2712 01:42:15,596 --> 01:42:17,164 THEN OPEN AND THEN TERESA AND 2713 01:42:17,164 --> 01:42:24,037 JAMIE. 2714 01:42:24,037 --> 01:42:27,474 >> HI, I AM KATHY, I'M A 2715 01:42:27,474 --> 01:42:30,677 RESIDENT OF THE FIVE. BEEN A 2716 01:42:30,677 --> 01:42:32,079 RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR OVER 35 2717 01:42:32,079 --> 01:42:35,115 YEARS. I AM A CROSSING GUARD AND 2718 01:42:35,115 --> 01:42:45,626 I MISS OLD SEATTLE VERY MUCH. 2719 01:42:47,127 --> 01:42:48,095 THE POPULATION IN THE LANDSCAPE 2720 01:42:48,095 --> 01:42:49,096 OVER 35 FIVE YEARS HAS OBVIOUSLY 2721 01:42:49,096 --> 01:42:50,297 CHANGED VERY MUCH AND IT'S NOT 2722 01:42:50,297 --> 01:42:51,732 COMING BACK TO IT WAS. I MISS 2723 01:42:51,732 --> 01:42:54,768 IT. I GET SICK EVERY TIME I GO 2724 01:42:54,768 --> 01:42:56,170 TO THE MOUNTAINS OR ANYWHERE AND 2725 01:42:56,170 --> 01:43:01,842 SEE WHOLE ENTIRE MOUNTAINSIDES 2726 01:43:01,842 --> 01:43:03,443 GONE OF TREES. I'M HERE TO URGE 2727 01:43:03,443 --> 01:43:04,945 THE CITY TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN 2728 01:43:04,945 --> 01:43:10,851 TO KEEP THE TREES IN OUR CITY. 2729 01:43:10,851 --> 01:43:12,319 TO KEEP IT HEALTHY AND KEEP OUR 2730 01:43:12,319 --> 01:43:13,620 QUALITY OF LIFE, KEEP IT UP, 2731 01:43:13,620 --> 01:43:15,155 RATHER THAN TEARING IT DOWN. ONE 2732 01:43:15,155 --> 01:43:17,357 OF THE LADIES GAVE A PHRASE THAT 2733 01:43:17,357 --> 01:43:22,596 STRUCK ME PERFECT. PLEASE 2734 01:43:22,596 --> 01:43:23,697 PROVIDE FOR NATURE TO THRIVE AND 2735 01:43:23,697 --> 01:43:25,732 PLEASE PASS THE DENSE FOREST FOR 2736 01:43:25,732 --> 01:43:30,537 DENSE AMENDMENTS PER TREE 2737 01:43:30,537 --> 01:43:31,138 ACTION. THANK YOU. 2738 01:43:31,138 --> 01:43:34,808 >> THANK YOU. KIM. KIM BUTLER 2739 01:43:34,808 --> 01:43:45,352 AND THEN OWEN AND THEN TERESA. 2740 01:43:46,253 --> 01:43:47,321 >> HI, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 2741 01:43:47,321 --> 01:43:48,989 KIM BUTLER AND I AM A LIFELONG 2742 01:43:48,989 --> 01:43:49,790 RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. I CURRENTLY 2743 01:43:49,790 --> 01:43:50,991 LIVE IN A RENTED HOME IN 2744 01:43:50,991 --> 01:44:01,535 DISTRICT 4. I WANT TO STATE THAT 2745 01:44:01,768 --> 01:44:03,770 I CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED 2746 01:44:03,770 --> 01:44:04,571 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HAVE 2747 01:44:04,571 --> 01:44:05,539 LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND 2748 01:44:05,539 --> 01:44:07,007 I'M ON A LIMITED INCOME AS WELL 2749 01:44:07,007 --> 01:44:08,542 AS A NANNY. HOWEVER, WE ARE AT A 2750 01:44:08,542 --> 01:44:09,576 CRITICAL JUNCTURE, NOT ONLY FOR 2751 01:44:09,576 --> 01:44:10,410 BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2752 01:44:10,410 --> 01:44:11,011 BEFORE RETAINING OUR CURRENT 2753 01:44:11,011 --> 01:44:12,079 URBAN FOREST ENVIRONMENT. I AM 2754 01:44:12,079 --> 01:44:13,146 ASKING THE COUNCIL TO STRONGLY 2755 01:44:13,146 --> 01:44:18,919 CONSIDER AND ADOPT A PLAN FOR 2756 01:44:18,919 --> 01:44:20,087 DENSE FOREST ALONG WITH DENSE 2757 01:44:20,087 --> 01:44:21,255 HOUSING. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST 2758 01:44:21,255 --> 01:44:22,522 TO REDUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT 2759 01:44:22,522 --> 01:44:23,357 RATHER TO PURPOSELY REQUIRE 2760 01:44:23,357 --> 01:44:24,224 DEVELOPERS TO RETAIN AND PLANT 2761 01:44:24,224 --> 01:44:25,192 TREES AND AMENITY AREAS AROUND 2762 01:44:25,192 --> 01:44:26,193 NEW HOUSING OR INCENTIVIZE THE 2763 01:44:26,193 --> 01:44:30,364 IDEA OF PUTTING POCKET FOREST IN 2764 01:44:30,364 --> 01:44:31,365 RIGHT OF WAYS AND COMMITTEE 2765 01:44:31,365 --> 01:44:32,466 AREAS. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY 2766 01:44:32,466 --> 01:44:33,934 HERE TO DO BOTH. THIS IS AN 2767 01:44:33,934 --> 01:44:34,935 OPPORTUNITY TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT 2768 01:44:34,935 --> 01:44:38,105 SO THAT WE CAN CREATE -- 2769 01:44:38,105 --> 01:44:39,840 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ADOPT 2770 01:44:39,840 --> 01:44:40,607 STRONG REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT 2771 01:44:40,607 --> 01:44:41,975 AND INCLUDE TREE AMENDMENT AND 2772 01:44:41,975 --> 01:44:43,543 POLICIES THAT WILL HELP US MEET 2773 01:44:43,543 --> 01:44:46,013 OUR CANOPY GOALS AND BUILD AND 2774 01:44:46,013 --> 01:44:47,781 AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR 2775 01:44:47,781 --> 01:44:48,548 GENERATIONS. 2776 01:44:48,548 --> 01:44:59,059 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, OWEN. 2777 01:45:00,293 --> 01:45:04,431 >> HI, COUNCIL. I AM A RENTER IN 2778 01:45:04,431 --> 01:45:12,539 DISTRICT 4. IS A RENTER, I KNOW 2779 01:45:12,539 --> 01:45:13,507 DEVELOPERS EXIST TO MAKE MONEY 2780 01:45:13,507 --> 01:45:18,245 AND PROFIT. I GET THAT. DESPITE 2781 01:45:18,245 --> 01:45:19,846 THAT, I STILL AM SUPER PUMPED 2782 01:45:19,846 --> 01:45:21,415 EVERY TIME I SEE A NEW APARTMENT 2783 01:45:21,415 --> 01:45:23,884 BUILDING OR A NEW FLOOR PLEX FOR 2784 01:45:23,884 --> 01:45:27,220 PLEX GOING UP. THAT IS BECAUSE I 2785 01:45:27,220 --> 01:45:29,089 PAY RENT, RIGHT, I PAY RENT AND 2786 01:45:29,089 --> 01:45:33,193 SO I AM LUCKY MY RENT IS FAIRLY 2787 01:45:33,193 --> 01:45:34,728 AFFORDABLE, THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT 2788 01:45:34,728 --> 01:45:44,538 IS MY APARTMENT IS SUB OPTIMAL. 2789 01:45:44,538 --> 01:45:46,106 I LOVE TO MOVE TO A NEW 2790 01:45:46,106 --> 01:45:47,074 APARTMENT. MY CURRENT ONE, THE 2791 01:45:47,074 --> 01:45:48,275 HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE 2792 01:45:48,275 --> 01:45:49,743 SHOWER FELT A LITTLE WHILE. WE 2793 01:45:49,743 --> 01:45:50,777 ARE NOT WORKING WITH THE BEST 2794 01:45:50,777 --> 01:45:52,045 STUFF. BUT IT'S CHEAPER. SO NEW 2795 01:45:52,045 --> 01:45:53,313 BUILDINGS, I KNOW THEY CHANGE IT 2796 01:45:53,313 --> 01:45:54,581 MIGHT NOT BE GREAT FOR EVERYONE 2797 01:45:54,581 --> 01:45:56,616 AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT -- BUT 2798 01:45:56,616 --> 01:45:58,085 IT'S GOING TO MAKE A WORLD OF 2799 01:45:58,085 --> 01:45:59,252 DIFFERENCE TO EVERONE ELSE WAS 2800 01:45:59,252 --> 01:46:00,354 ABLE TO MOVE INTO A NEW 2801 01:46:00,354 --> 01:46:01,354 APARTMENT BUILDING THAT IS 2802 01:46:01,354 --> 01:46:02,255 CHEAPER AND MORE AFFORDABLE. I 2803 01:46:02,255 --> 01:46:03,523 WOULD LOVE A DECREASE IN RENT 2804 01:46:03,523 --> 01:46:05,492 LIKE WE SAW SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE 2805 01:46:05,492 --> 01:46:06,760 THE COUNCIL TO BIG. THANK YOU. 2806 01:46:06,760 --> 01:46:09,062 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, TERESA 2807 01:46:09,062 --> 01:46:13,734 AND THEN JAMIE. 2808 01:46:13,734 --> 01:46:18,905 >> TERESA, I HAVE A PREPARED 2809 01:46:18,905 --> 01:46:22,809 STATEMENT. I JUST, IT'S KIND OF 2810 01:46:22,809 --> 01:46:25,679 BAFFLING THAT THE SAVING THE 2811 01:46:25,679 --> 01:46:27,280 TREES IS AN AMENDMENT. AND NOT 2812 01:46:27,280 --> 01:46:31,184 JUST , WASN'T JUST PUT IN 2813 01:46:31,184 --> 01:46:32,719 THERE. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW, WE 2814 01:46:32,719 --> 01:46:34,187 CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT TREES. 2815 01:46:34,187 --> 01:46:37,324 IT'S KIND OF A WILLFUL 2816 01:46:37,324 --> 01:46:40,260 IGNORANCE, OR WILLFUL PRETENDING 2817 01:46:40,260 --> 01:46:42,129 , YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ISN'T A 2818 01:46:42,129 --> 01:46:47,300 REALITY. THAT JUST , THERE IS 2819 01:46:47,300 --> 01:46:49,770 TOO MUCH AT RISK. WE CAN'T PLAY 2820 01:46:49,770 --> 01:46:53,507 PRETEND. THIS MEANS SOMETHING, 2821 01:46:53,507 --> 01:46:55,675 MORE THAN JUST BEING PRETTY. IT 2822 01:46:55,675 --> 01:46:58,545 MEANS LIVING. AND BREATHING. AND 2823 01:46:58,545 --> 01:47:00,781 SO, I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WILL 2824 01:47:00,781 --> 01:47:04,518 ALL CONSIDER THAT , THAT IS 2825 01:47:04,518 --> 01:47:06,520 WHERE WE ARE AT. THIS IS WHERE 2826 01:47:06,520 --> 01:47:11,191 WE ARE AT. PLEASE CONSIDER -- 2827 01:47:11,191 --> 01:47:16,997 >> THANK YOU. JAMIE. GOOD TO SEE 2828 01:47:16,997 --> 01:47:20,233 YOU. 2829 01:47:20,233 --> 01:47:21,468 >> GOOD TO SEE YOU, COUNCIL 2830 01:47:21,468 --> 01:47:26,206 MEMBERS. THANK YOU. JAMIE, 2831 01:47:26,206 --> 01:47:27,474 FORMER RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2, 2832 01:47:27,474 --> 01:47:32,379 NOW IN DISTRICT 3. I WAS SITTING 2833 01:47:32,379 --> 01:47:35,115 HERE THINKING, FOR ME, THIS IS A 2834 01:47:35,115 --> 01:47:37,584 VERY PERSONAL THING. I'M GOING 2835 01:47:37,584 --> 01:47:38,752 TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY 2836 01:47:38,752 --> 01:47:42,088 PERSONAL. IN JANUARY MY NEPHEW, 2837 01:47:42,088 --> 01:47:43,256 AFTER BEING INJURED ON THE JOB, 2838 01:47:43,256 --> 01:47:46,860 AND BEING DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT 2839 01:47:46,860 --> 01:47:49,896 AND BENEFITS RECEIVED AN 2840 01:47:49,896 --> 01:47:52,065 EVICTION NOTICE. THE FOLLOWING 2841 01:47:52,065 --> 01:47:54,467 MORNING HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. SO 2842 01:47:54,467 --> 01:48:00,407 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY TO ME IS 2843 01:48:00,407 --> 01:48:01,308 VERY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S 2844 01:48:01,308 --> 01:48:02,542 CRITICAL. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE 2845 01:48:02,542 --> 01:48:03,910 TREES, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN A 2846 01:48:03,910 --> 01:48:05,445 REAL CRISIS AND PEOPLE ARE 2847 01:48:05,445 --> 01:48:06,146 ACTUALLY DYING, RIGHT, BECAUSE 2848 01:48:06,146 --> 01:48:11,384 OF LACK OF HOUSING. SO, SDOT, 2849 01:48:11,384 --> 01:48:12,919 PLANT MORE TREES. SEATTLE PARKS, 2850 01:48:12,919 --> 01:48:14,988 ADDRESS THE DYING CANOPY IN 2851 01:48:14,988 --> 01:48:16,223 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. RIGHT? BUT 2852 01:48:16,223 --> 01:48:17,657 LET'S BUILD MORE HOUSING. THANK 2853 01:48:17,657 --> 01:48:19,125 YOU. 2854 01:48:19,125 --> 01:48:25,866 >> THANK YOU, JAMIE. WE ARE 2855 01:48:25,866 --> 01:48:31,905 GOING TO MOVE ON TO GROUP A 51 2856 01:48:31,905 --> 01:48:33,673 THROUGH 55. WE HAVE SUSAN WARD, 2857 01:48:33,673 --> 01:48:42,883 SOPHIE, ERIN, ALAYNA, AND 2858 01:48:42,883 --> 01:48:47,854 MICHELLE. I AM BUTCHERING THESE. 2859 01:48:47,854 --> 01:48:51,691 SUSAN, COME ON DOWN. 2860 01:48:51,691 --> 01:48:52,525 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 2861 01:48:52,525 --> 01:48:53,760 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SUSAN WARD. 2862 01:48:53,760 --> 01:48:58,164 CONFERENCE OF PLANS AND 2863 01:48:58,164 --> 01:48:58,899 ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS SINCE 1993 2864 01:48:58,899 --> 01:49:02,168 HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN 2865 01:49:02,168 --> 01:49:03,270 SEATTLEITES FEEL A LACK OF 2866 01:49:03,270 --> 01:49:04,638 CONNECTION TO NATURE IN THEIR 2867 01:49:04,638 --> 01:49:07,140 NEIGHBORHOODS. AND A DESIRE FOR 2868 01:49:07,140 --> 01:49:08,742 MORE OPEN GREEN SPACE. AND MORE 2869 01:49:08,742 --> 01:49:12,879 TREES. THAT, WE HAVE LOST 255 2870 01:49:12,879 --> 01:49:13,914 ACRES OF TREE CANOPY BETWEEN 2871 01:49:13,914 --> 01:49:16,616 2016 AND 2021. WHERE ARE THE 2872 01:49:16,616 --> 01:49:20,754 REQUIREMENTS TO CONSERVE MATURE 2873 01:49:20,754 --> 01:49:22,155 TREES AND PLANT CAN BE 2874 01:49:22,155 --> 01:49:23,823 REPLACEMENT? TO REDUCE HEAT 2875 01:49:23,823 --> 01:49:30,397 ISLANDS? ZONE DEVELOPERS CAN PAY 2876 01:49:30,397 --> 01:49:32,365 100% OF A LOT, 15% OPEN SPACE 2877 01:49:32,365 --> 01:49:35,535 REQUIREMENT COUNTS PAVED 2878 01:49:35,535 --> 01:49:36,436 WALKWAYS AND NARROW SPACES 2879 01:49:36,436 --> 01:49:37,337 BETWEEN BUILDINGS. THERE IS NO 2880 01:49:37,337 --> 01:49:42,709 REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW ENOUGH 2881 01:49:42,709 --> 01:49:43,677 UNPAVED SPACE FOR MATURE TREES 2882 01:49:43,677 --> 01:49:44,978 OR TO PRESERVE THEM. WE WILL 2883 01:49:44,978 --> 01:49:46,713 CONTINUE TO SHRINK HER CANOPY 2884 01:49:46,713 --> 01:49:48,014 UNTIL PROTECTION -- ON 2885 01:49:48,014 --> 01:49:48,848 REDEVELOPED PRIVATE PROPERTY IS 2886 01:49:48,848 --> 01:49:50,283 MANDATED. I URGE YOU TO ADOPT 2887 01:49:50,283 --> 01:49:51,585 TREE ACTIONS DENSE FOREST 2888 01:49:51,585 --> 01:49:53,620 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 2889 01:49:53,620 --> 01:50:00,827 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SOPHIE. 2890 01:50:00,827 --> 01:50:02,662 >> HI. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN 2891 01:50:02,662 --> 01:50:07,701 DISTRICT 4. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT 2892 01:50:07,701 --> 01:50:09,202 THE DENSE FORESTS FOR DENSE 2893 01:50:09,202 --> 01:50:14,808 HOUSING AMENDMENT. THE 2894 01:50:14,808 --> 01:50:15,742 POPULATION OF NORTH AMERICAN 2895 01:50:15,742 --> 01:50:16,676 BIRDS HAS DROPPED NEARLY 30% 2896 01:50:16,676 --> 01:50:18,511 SINCE 1970. THAT IS ALMOST 3 2897 01:50:18,511 --> 01:50:20,580 BILLION BIRDS GONE. ACCORDING TO 2898 01:50:20,580 --> 01:50:21,381 JOHN FITZPATRICK CORNELL LAB 2899 01:50:21,381 --> 01:50:25,518 DIRECTOR, THIS IS A , QUOTE 2900 01:50:25,518 --> 01:50:26,152 STAGGERING LOSS THAT SUGGESTS 2901 01:50:26,152 --> 01:50:27,220 THE VERY FABRIC OF NORTH 2902 01:50:27,220 --> 01:50:28,088 AMERICA'S ECOSYSTEM IS 2903 01:50:28,088 --> 01:50:32,258 UNRAVELING." GREEN SPACES AND 2904 01:50:32,258 --> 01:50:33,293 TREES WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH 2905 01:50:33,293 --> 01:50:34,728 AND SURVIVAL OF BIRDS, 2906 01:50:34,728 --> 01:50:37,030 POLLINATORS, HUMANS, AND 2907 01:50:37,030 --> 01:50:38,598 PRESERVE OUR CLIMATE FOR FUTURE 2908 01:50:38,598 --> 01:50:41,167 GENERATIONS. WE NEED TO PRESERVE 2909 01:50:41,167 --> 01:50:42,936 EXISTING TREES AND GROWTH BY 2910 01:50:42,936 --> 01:50:45,538 PAIRING DENSE HOUSING WITH DENSE 2911 01:50:45,538 --> 01:50:47,240 URBAN FORESTS. THANK YOU FOR 2912 01:50:47,240 --> 01:50:48,608 YOUR WORK ON THIS. 2913 01:50:48,608 --> 01:50:59,119 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ERIN. 2914 01:51:02,989 --> 01:51:04,457 >> MY NAME IS ERIN, I LIVE NEAR 2915 01:51:04,457 --> 01:51:05,458 42nd AND THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST 2916 01:51:05,458 --> 01:51:07,994 IN THE CORRIDOR CONNECTING 2917 01:51:07,994 --> 01:51:09,129 BALLARD AND FREMONT. ABOUT MY 2918 01:51:09,129 --> 01:51:10,030 HOME WITH THE INTENTION OF 2919 01:51:10,030 --> 01:51:16,469 EVENTUALLY DEVELOPING IT AND 2920 01:51:16,469 --> 01:51:17,303 I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH 2921 01:51:17,303 --> 01:51:18,571 ARCHITECTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS 2922 01:51:18,571 --> 01:51:19,239 POSSIBLE WITH EVOLVING 2923 01:51:19,239 --> 01:51:19,906 REGULATIONS. I REALLY APPRECIATE 2924 01:51:19,906 --> 01:51:21,074 THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS GOING 2925 01:51:21,074 --> 01:51:22,442 ALLOWING MORE HOUSING AND SMALL 2926 01:51:22,442 --> 01:51:23,343 BUSINESSES. IN NEIGHBORHOODS. MY 2927 01:51:23,343 --> 01:51:24,511 MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN EXPLORING 2928 01:51:24,511 --> 01:51:26,179 A PROJECT WHERE SHE COULD LIVE 2929 01:51:26,179 --> 01:51:36,756 UPSTAIRS AND RUN A SMALL CAFÉ 2930 01:51:43,263 --> 01:51:43,963 DOWNSTAIRS. NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP, A 2931 01:51:43,963 --> 01:51:45,398 TYPE OF GREEN SUSHI. BUT WHEN WE 2932 01:51:45,398 --> 01:51:46,666 RAN THE NUMBERS WHEN ISSUE STOOD 2933 01:51:46,666 --> 01:51:47,567 OUT. THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. 2934 01:51:47,567 --> 01:51:48,368 ALLOWING SMALL COMMERCIAL USES 2935 01:51:48,368 --> 01:51:49,002 IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 2936 01:51:49,002 --> 01:51:50,270 ZONES IS A GREAT STEP. REQUIRING 2937 01:51:50,270 --> 01:51:51,504 THEM SET FAR BACK FROM THE 2938 01:51:51,504 --> 01:51:52,572 STREET MAKES THEM HARDER TO 2939 01:51:52,572 --> 01:51:53,573 BUILD, LESS VISIBLE AND VIABLE. 2940 01:51:53,573 --> 01:51:55,008 IN PHASE TWO I HOPE YOU WILL 2941 01:51:55,008 --> 01:51:55,842 RECONSIDER OR CONSIDER RATHER 2942 01:51:55,842 --> 01:51:56,643 REDUCING AND EXEMPTING FRONT 2943 01:51:56,643 --> 01:51:57,510 YARD SETBACKS FOR SMALL 2944 01:51:57,510 --> 01:51:58,311 BUSINESSES. ESPECIALLY ALONG 2945 01:51:58,311 --> 01:51:59,412 CORRIDORS LIKE THIRD AVENUE 2946 01:51:59,412 --> 01:52:00,346 NORTHWEST. AND ALLOW THEM TO 2947 01:52:00,346 --> 01:52:01,114 ALIGN WITH ADJACENT LOWRISE 2948 01:52:01,114 --> 01:52:02,015 ZONING. IF WE WANT NEIGHBORHOOD 2949 01:52:02,015 --> 01:52:03,016 BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED YOU JUST 2950 01:52:03,016 --> 01:52:04,050 NEED TO MEET THE DISTRICT. 2951 01:52:04,050 --> 01:52:13,726 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ELENA. 2952 01:52:13,726 --> 01:52:17,897 >> HI. I AM A RESIDENT OF 2953 01:52:17,897 --> 01:52:19,432 NEIGHBORHOOD. I URGE YOU TO 2954 01:52:19,432 --> 01:52:21,267 RECONSIDER THE ZONING OF FOUR TO 2955 01:52:21,267 --> 01:52:23,970 FIVE STORY BUILDINGS ON 30th 2956 01:52:23,970 --> 01:52:24,604 AVENUE NORTHEAST. ESPECIALLY 2957 01:52:24,604 --> 01:52:26,005 BETWEEN 55th AND 62nd. THIS 2958 01:52:26,005 --> 01:52:36,549 STRETCH IS TOO NARROW TO SAFELY 2959 01:52:47,193 --> 01:52:48,094 SUPPORT THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY. 2960 01:52:48,094 --> 01:52:48,895 INCREASED TRAFFIC WOULD RAISE 2961 01:52:48,895 --> 01:52:49,829 SAFETY RISKS PARTICULARLY WITH 2962 01:52:49,829 --> 01:52:50,764 TWO SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN A 2963 01:52:50,764 --> 01:52:51,765 COUPLE BLOCKS. IN ADDITION THE 2964 01:52:51,765 --> 01:52:53,066 TREE CANOPY ALONG 35th IS AN 2965 01:52:53,066 --> 01:52:54,300 ESSENTIAL PART OF WHAT MAKES THE 2966 01:52:54,300 --> 01:52:54,801 NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABLE. 2967 01:52:54,801 --> 01:52:55,535 LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS 2968 01:52:55,535 --> 01:52:56,536 KIND WOULD RESULT IN A 2969 01:52:56,536 --> 01:52:57,170 SUBSTANTIAL LOSS DIMINISHING 2970 01:52:57,170 --> 01:52:58,004 BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND 2971 01:52:58,004 --> 01:52:58,671 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER. PARKING 2972 01:52:58,671 --> 01:52:59,672 IS ALREADY A CHALLENGE AND 2973 01:52:59,672 --> 01:53:00,840 INCREASED DENSITY WOULD MAKE IT 2974 01:53:00,840 --> 01:53:01,508 WORSE. INCREASED DENSITY WITHOUT 2975 01:53:01,508 --> 01:53:02,475 ADEQUATE PARKING SOLUTIONS WOULD 2976 01:53:02,475 --> 01:53:03,977 MAKE THIS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING. 2977 01:53:03,977 --> 01:53:04,644 I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THOUGHTFUL 2978 01:53:04,644 --> 01:53:05,678 GROWTH. IT MUST BE APPROPRIATE 2979 01:53:05,678 --> 01:53:06,346 FOR THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. 2980 01:53:06,346 --> 01:53:07,313 AND MORE BALANCED APPROACH WOULD 2981 01:53:07,313 --> 01:53:08,782 BE TO ZONE THIS SECTION OF 35th 2982 01:53:08,782 --> 01:53:09,582 FOR TOWNHOMES BUILDINGS NO 2983 01:53:09,582 --> 01:53:10,817 TALLER THAN TWO OR THREE STORIES 2984 01:53:10,817 --> 01:53:19,025 WHILE DIRECTING HIGHER DENSITY 2985 01:53:19,025 --> 01:53:20,093 DEVELOPMENT TO AREAS WITH WIDER 2986 01:53:20,093 --> 01:53:21,194 STREETS AND GREATER CAPACITY TO 2987 01:53:21,194 --> 01:53:22,562 ABSORB IT SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR 2988 01:53:22,562 --> 01:53:23,329 TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER 2989 01:53:23,329 --> 01:53:24,164 THESE CONCERNS AND YOUR 2990 01:53:24,164 --> 01:53:24,964 COMMITMENT TO MAKING THOUGHTFUL 2991 01:53:24,964 --> 01:53:25,899 DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 2992 01:53:25,899 --> 01:53:27,734 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICHELLE. 2993 01:53:27,734 --> 01:53:32,639 >> HI, I AM A RESIDENT OF BRANDT 2994 01:53:32,639 --> 01:53:33,973 NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM HERE TO 2995 01:53:33,973 --> 01:53:34,807 EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE 2996 01:53:34,807 --> 01:53:36,209 PROPOSED FOUR TO FIVE STORY 2997 01:53:36,209 --> 01:53:40,547 REZONING ALONG 35 NORTHEAST. IT 2998 01:53:40,547 --> 01:53:41,614 DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SERIOUS 2999 01:53:41,614 --> 01:53:50,223 TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON 35th. 3000 01:53:50,223 --> 01:53:51,357 ADDING MORE HOUSING WITHOUT A 3001 01:53:51,357 --> 01:53:52,058 CLEAR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 3002 01:53:52,058 --> 01:53:53,126 WILL ONLY MAKE AN ALREADY 3003 01:53:53,126 --> 01:53:53,760 DIFFICULT SITUATION WORSE. 3004 01:53:53,760 --> 01:53:54,627 SECOND, PARKING IN OUR 3005 01:53:54,627 --> 01:53:55,395 NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALREADY LIMITED. 3006 01:53:55,395 --> 01:53:56,963 THIS IS REAL IMPACTS. MY HUSBAND 3007 01:53:56,963 --> 01:53:57,831 RECENTLY BROKE HIS HIP AND 3008 01:53:57,831 --> 01:53:59,065 DEPENDS ON ME BEING ABLE TO PARK 3009 01:53:59,065 --> 01:54:01,367 CLOSE TO HOME. INCREASING 3010 01:54:01,367 --> 01:54:01,968 DENSITY WITHOUT REQUIRING 3011 01:54:01,968 --> 01:54:03,102 PARKING WILL MAKE SITUATIONS 3012 01:54:03,102 --> 01:54:04,270 LIKE OURS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING 3013 01:54:04,270 --> 01:54:05,638 AND INCREASE COMPETITION FOR 3014 01:54:05,638 --> 01:54:16,182 STREET PARKING. THIRD, THE PLAN 3015 01:54:20,420 --> 01:54:21,187 ASSUMES NEW RESIDENCE WILL RELY 3016 01:54:21,187 --> 01:54:22,188 HEAVILY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT. BUT 3017 01:54:22,188 --> 01:54:23,256 TRANSIT OPTIONS HERE ARE LIMITED 3018 01:54:23,256 --> 01:54:24,591 AND DO NOT MEET MANY PEOPLE'S 3019 01:54:24,591 --> 01:54:25,725 DAILY NEEDS. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO 3020 01:54:25,725 --> 01:54:26,926 USE TRANSIT FOR COMMUTING, CAR 3021 01:54:26,926 --> 01:54:27,594 OWNERSHIP REMAINS NECESSARY FOR 3022 01:54:27,594 --> 01:54:28,394 MANY EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. AND 3023 01:54:28,394 --> 01:54:29,495 FOR ACCESSING WHICH IS AN 3024 01:54:29,495 --> 01:54:30,730 IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE FOR MANY 3025 01:54:30,730 --> 01:54:31,798 IN OUR COMMITTEE. FINALLY THE 3026 01:54:31,798 --> 01:54:33,032 REZONING WILL RESULT IN A LOSS 3027 01:54:33,032 --> 01:54:34,100 OF TREES AND REDUCE VIABLE 3028 01:54:34,100 --> 01:54:35,535 SPACES FOR CHILDREN. BOTH 3029 01:54:35,535 --> 01:54:37,971 ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. 3030 01:54:37,971 --> 01:54:48,147 >> THANK YOU. CLERK, I THINK WE 3031 01:54:48,147 --> 01:54:49,349 HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE 3032 01:54:49,349 --> 01:54:50,450 CURRENT SIGN-UPS. I'M NOT SURE, 3033 01:54:50,450 --> 01:54:51,718 THERE MIGHT BE BEST YOU KNOW IF 3034 01:54:51,718 --> 01:54:52,652 THERE ARE 3035 01:54:52,652 --> 01:54:56,856 >> WE CAN BE AT EASE FOR COUPLE 3036 01:54:56,856 --> 01:54:58,358 OF MINUTES TO SEE IF THERE ANY 3037 01:54:58,358 --> 01:54:58,958 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. 3038 01:54:58,958 --> 01:55:04,497 >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 3039 01:55:04,497 --> 01:55:11,871 >> HANG TIGHT WITH US, FOLKS. WE 3040 01:55:11,871 --> 01:55:13,373 ARE GOING TO HAVE A FEW, WHOEVER 3041 01:55:13,373 --> 01:55:14,440 RECENTLY SIGNED UP, AND THEN WE 3042 01:55:14,440 --> 01:55:18,945 WILL PROBABLY TAKE A RECESS FOR 3043 01:55:18,945 --> 01:55:20,179 A BIT. TO ALLOW FOR MORE 3044 01:55:20,179 --> 01:55:21,247 SIGN-UPS AND AGAIN, SIGN-UPS ARE 3045 01:55:21,247 --> 01:55:31,824 OPEN UNTIL 6:30 PM. WE'RE GOING 3046 01:56:08,761 --> 01:56:10,396 TO TAKE A RECESS UNTIL 5:15 PM. 3047 01:56:10,396 --> 01:56:12,532 WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS WHO 3048 01:56:12,532 --> 01:56:14,567 SIGNED UP THAT WE WILL HEAR THE 3049 01:56:14,567 --> 01:56:15,368 TESTIMONY AND THEN IF ANYBODY 3050 01:56:15,368 --> 01:56:17,437 ELSE COMES WE WILL HEAR THAT 3051 01:56:17,437 --> 01:56:22,008 TESTIMONY AS WELL. SIGN-UPS WILL 3052 01:56:22,008 --> 01:56:23,876 BE UNTIL 630 BUT WE WILL BE IN A 3053 01:56:23,876 --> 01:56:25,611 SHORT RECESS UNTIL 5:15 PM. 3054 01:56:25,611 --> 01:56:35,822 THANK YOU. 3055 01:56:41,828 --> 01:56:52,005 >> [ MUSIC ] 3056 02:15:58,149 --> 02:16:03,021 >> THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE BACK 3057 02:16:03,021 --> 02:16:04,189 FROM RECESS. WE'RE GOING TO 3058 02:16:04,189 --> 02:16:08,059 CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY. 3059 02:16:08,059 --> 02:16:09,728 IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE CURRENTLY 3060 02:16:09,728 --> 02:16:13,131 SIX SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. THIS IS 3061 02:16:13,131 --> 02:16:17,135 61 THROUGH 66 . STARTING WITH 3062 02:16:17,135 --> 02:16:21,039 ALEXANDRA, THEN MICAH, ALICE, 3063 02:16:21,039 --> 02:16:24,843 DAVID AND CAROLYN. ALEXANDRA, 3064 02:16:24,843 --> 02:16:30,682 YOU CAN COME ON UP. 3065 02:16:30,682 --> 02:16:38,156 >> HI, EVERYONE. I AM ALEXANDER, 3066 02:16:38,156 --> 02:16:40,125 I'VE BEEN A WASHINGTON RESIDENT 3067 02:16:40,125 --> 02:16:41,526 MY WHOLE LIFE, ORIGINALLY FROM 3068 02:16:41,526 --> 02:16:44,262 EASTERN WASHINGTON /NORTHERN 3069 02:16:44,262 --> 02:16:45,297 IDAHO. MOVED HERE AND HAVE BEEN 3070 02:16:45,297 --> 02:16:46,531 IN SEATTLE FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. 3071 02:16:46,531 --> 02:16:53,972 AS I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON 3072 02:16:53,972 --> 02:16:55,006 THE MACRO SCALE IN OUR COUNTRY, 3073 02:16:55,006 --> 02:16:55,840 ESPECIALLY DUE TO CLIMATE 3074 02:16:55,840 --> 02:16:57,142 CHANGE, I MEAN, MOST OF THE 3075 02:16:57,142 --> 02:16:58,176 WESTERN U.S. IS FACING DROUGHT 3076 02:16:58,176 --> 02:16:59,144 CONDITIONS AND HEADING TOWARDS A 3077 02:16:59,144 --> 02:17:00,612 WHAT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE 3078 02:17:00,612 --> 02:17:02,881 A WILDFIRE SEASON. I WANTED TO 3079 02:17:02,881 --> 02:17:04,049 FOCUS IN ON WHAT I COULD 3080 02:17:04,049 --> 02:17:08,053 CONTROL. AND COME HERE TO OUR 3081 02:17:08,053 --> 02:17:08,853 LOCAL COUNCIL MEETING, I'VE 3082 02:17:08,853 --> 02:17:10,255 NEVER SPOKEN ONE OF THESE 3083 02:17:10,255 --> 02:17:13,158 BEFORE. AND JUST BASICALLY SAY 3084 02:17:13,158 --> 02:17:15,026 MY PIECE WHICH IS I WANT YOU TO 3085 02:17:15,026 --> 02:17:16,261 PLEASE PASS THE DENSE FOREST FOR 3086 02:17:16,261 --> 02:17:22,067 DENSE HOUSING INITIATIVE. PLEASE 3087 02:17:22,067 --> 02:17:23,268 REQUIRE AMENITY AREAS TO HAVE 3088 02:17:23,268 --> 02:17:24,336 TREES, AMEND THE GREEN FACTOR 3089 02:17:24,336 --> 02:17:25,303 SCORING SYSTEM WITH TREAT 3090 02:17:25,303 --> 02:17:26,571 REQUIREMENTS AND TO REPLACE 3091 02:17:26,571 --> 02:17:31,977 STREET PARKING. SO, THAT IS ALL 3092 02:17:31,977 --> 02:17:33,578 I WANTED TO SAY. I THINK WE CAN 3093 02:17:33,578 --> 02:17:34,646 ALL GROW TOGETHER IN HARMONY. 3094 02:17:34,646 --> 02:17:35,714 THANK YOU. 3095 02:17:35,714 --> 02:17:43,788 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MICAH. 3096 02:17:43,788 --> 02:17:45,190 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3097 02:17:45,190 --> 02:17:47,959 TIME. I LIVE IN EAST LAKE IN 3098 02:17:47,959 --> 02:17:49,127 DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE TO AFFIRM 3099 02:17:49,127 --> 02:17:53,131 A BOLD CONFERENCE OF PLAN . I 3100 02:17:53,131 --> 02:17:54,332 WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWING 3101 02:17:54,332 --> 02:17:59,170 NEED FOR DENSITY INNER-CITY. WE 3102 02:17:59,170 --> 02:18:00,138 SHOULD STRIVE FOR MIXED-USE 3103 02:18:00,138 --> 02:18:01,106 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE 3104 02:18:01,106 --> 02:18:02,440 WALKING RADIUS OF THE TRANSIT 3105 02:18:02,440 --> 02:18:10,081 CORRIDORS. BY INCENTIVIZING MORE 3106 02:18:10,081 --> 02:18:10,649 HOUSING THROUGH LOWRISE AND 3107 02:18:10,649 --> 02:18:11,650 MIDRISE DEVELOPS WITH COMMERCIAL 3108 02:18:11,650 --> 02:18:13,118 SPACE ON THE GROUND LEVEL WE CAN 3109 02:18:13,118 --> 02:18:13,752 FOSTER BUSINESS GROWTH AND 3110 02:18:13,752 --> 02:18:14,619 CREATE A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD 3111 02:18:14,619 --> 02:18:15,954 WITH PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO 3112 02:18:15,954 --> 02:18:17,088 MOVE TOO. FURTHERMORE I URGE US 3113 02:18:17,088 --> 02:18:18,523 TO BE ABLE TO BE ENCOURAGING 3114 02:18:18,523 --> 02:18:19,524 COURTYARD LOCK APARTMENT 3115 02:18:19,524 --> 02:18:30,068 COMPLEXES. BY GIVING BONUSES TO 3116 02:18:31,436 --> 02:18:32,037 APARTMENT UNITS THAT PROVIDE 3117 02:18:32,037 --> 02:18:32,604 GREEN COURTYARDS THIS WOULD 3118 02:18:32,604 --> 02:18:33,204 PROVIDE DENSITY AND ENCOURAGE 3119 02:18:33,204 --> 02:18:33,872 BUILDING MORE GREEN SPACES. THE 3120 02:18:33,872 --> 02:18:34,873 PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS KNOWN FOR 3121 02:18:34,873 --> 02:18:36,007 ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND WE SHOULD 3122 02:18:36,007 --> 02:18:37,075 BE HIGHLIGHTING THE BEAUTY. WE 3123 02:18:37,075 --> 02:18:38,076 ARE HUNGRY IN SEATTLE FOR 3124 02:18:38,076 --> 02:18:39,077 DENSITY AND THERE IS POLITICAL 3125 02:18:39,077 --> 02:18:40,311 APPETITE TO MAKE BOLD UPDATES TO 3126 02:18:40,311 --> 02:18:41,179 OUR CITY. THANK YOU. 3127 02:18:41,179 --> 02:18:45,950 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, ALICE. 3128 02:18:45,950 --> 02:18:49,387 >> MY NAME IS ALICE. A LIFELONG 3129 02:18:49,387 --> 02:18:52,223 SEATTLEITE. GRADUATE OF 3130 02:18:52,223 --> 02:18:57,328 GARFIELD. ANYONE PAYING 3131 02:18:57,328 --> 02:18:58,129 ATTENTION TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT 3132 02:18:58,129 --> 02:18:59,164 AND CLIMATE ACTION AND 3133 02:18:59,164 --> 02:19:05,070 LIVABILITY , HOPEFULLY THAT IS 3134 02:19:05,070 --> 02:19:06,071 ALL OF YOU, KNOWS THAT 3135 02:19:06,071 --> 02:19:06,638 NEIGHBORHOOD TREES AND 3136 02:19:06,638 --> 02:19:07,872 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHOULD GO 3137 02:19:07,872 --> 02:19:08,440 HAND-IN-HAND. HELPING TREE 3138 02:19:08,440 --> 02:19:09,107 CANOPY SUPPORTS MORE HUMAN 3139 02:19:09,107 --> 02:19:10,108 POPULATION BECAUSE OF THE 3140 02:19:10,108 --> 02:19:11,376 OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF SHADE, 3141 02:19:11,376 --> 02:19:17,882 BEAUTY AND CLEAN AIR AND WATER. 3142 02:19:17,882 --> 02:19:19,651 TOO OFTEN RETAINING AND PLANTING 3143 02:19:19,651 --> 02:19:20,318 TREES IS AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. AS 3144 02:19:20,318 --> 02:19:21,753 IF IT WERE ONE OR THE OTHER. 3145 02:19:21,753 --> 02:19:28,326 TREES OR HOUSING. THIS EITHER/OR 3146 02:19:28,326 --> 02:19:29,561 MINDSET IS BASED ON FALSE MATH 3147 02:19:29,561 --> 02:19:30,695 THAT DOES NOT FACTOR THE VALUE 3148 02:19:30,695 --> 02:19:31,763 OF TREE CANOPY FOR LONG-RANGE 3149 02:19:31,763 --> 02:19:34,199 HUMAN HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. 3150 02:19:34,199 --> 02:19:35,734 I SUPPORT THE PROPOSALS PUT 3151 02:19:35,734 --> 02:19:37,268 FORTH BY TREE ACTION SEATTLE FOR 3152 02:19:37,268 --> 02:19:37,969 DENSE FORESTS AND DENSE HOUSING. 3153 02:19:37,969 --> 02:19:38,303 THANK YOU. 3154 02:19:38,303 --> 02:19:45,643 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, DAVID. 3155 02:19:45,643 --> 02:19:49,714 >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. IT HAS 3156 02:19:49,714 --> 02:19:51,082 TAKEN MANY YEARS FOR THE CITY 3157 02:19:51,082 --> 02:19:52,317 AND COUNCIL TO DEVELOP PHASE ONE 3158 02:19:52,317 --> 02:19:56,554 OF THE ONE SEATTLE . AND NOW I 3159 02:19:56,554 --> 02:19:58,089 HAVE GOT 60 SECONDS TO SHARE WHY 3160 02:19:58,089 --> 02:19:59,524 THINK IT IS FLAWED. A LOOK AT 3161 02:19:59,524 --> 02:20:00,558 TODAY'S NEWSPAPER, THE DATA IS 3162 02:20:00,558 --> 02:20:06,531 CLEAR, IT SAYS REAL ESTATES ARE 3163 02:20:06,531 --> 02:20:07,232 AFFECTED BY PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL 3164 02:20:07,232 --> 02:20:08,466 LISTINGS. IT IS NOT THE DENSITY 3165 02:20:08,466 --> 02:20:09,901 THAT IS DRIVING IT. IS THE REAL 3166 02:20:09,901 --> 02:20:20,445 ESTATE GIANTS AFFECTING IT. AND 3167 02:20:20,945 --> 02:20:22,013 WE HAVE SEEN ORCA'S DYING PUGET 3168 02:20:22,013 --> 02:20:23,248 SOUND AND OTHER ARE GRAY WHALES 3169 02:20:23,248 --> 02:20:24,682 DYING AROUND US. WE NEED TO LOOK 3170 02:20:24,682 --> 02:20:25,950 AT THE IMPACT OF ALL OF THIS 3171 02:20:25,950 --> 02:20:27,552 WORK WE ARE DOING AND READ OUR 3172 02:20:27,552 --> 02:20:28,386 NEWSPAPER. THAT SAYS WITH THE 3173 02:20:28,386 --> 02:20:29,187 CONFERENCE OF PLAN DOESN'T 3174 02:20:29,187 --> 02:20:30,455 REALLY AFFECT WHAT WE ARE TRYING 3175 02:20:30,455 --> 02:20:31,523 TO DO. IT WILL PRODUCE 3176 02:20:31,523 --> 02:20:32,557 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT WON'T 3177 02:20:32,557 --> 02:20:33,558 PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO I 3178 02:20:33,558 --> 02:20:34,626 GET THAT WE NEED AFFORDABLE 3179 02:20:34,626 --> 02:20:40,064 HOUSING BUT I AM ASKING , 3180 02:20:40,064 --> 02:20:40,632 COUNCIL, TO THINK CAREFULLY 3181 02:20:40,632 --> 02:20:41,399 ABOUT HOW INCREASING DENSITY 3182 02:20:41,399 --> 02:20:42,066 MIGHT IMPACT OUR ENVIRONMENT 3183 02:20:42,066 --> 02:20:43,067 BEFORE MAKING ADDITIONAL CHANGES 3184 02:20:43,067 --> 02:20:44,102 AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH PHASE 3185 02:20:44,102 --> 02:20:44,969 TWO. THANK YOU. 3186 02:20:44,969 --> 02:20:53,611 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. AUSTIN? 3187 02:20:53,611 --> 02:20:54,813 >> HI, MY NAME IS AUSTIN, 3188 02:20:54,813 --> 02:20:56,214 DISTRICT 7. I URGE THE COUNCIL 3189 02:20:56,214 --> 02:20:57,415 TO PASS ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE 3190 02:20:57,415 --> 02:20:58,283 PLAN THAT WILL BROADEN 3191 02:20:58,283 --> 02:20:59,150 CORRIDORS, IN PEACE INCENTIVES 3192 02:20:59,150 --> 02:21:05,323 AND CHANGE -- RENTERS ARE THE 3193 02:21:05,323 --> 02:21:06,424 MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION HERE 3194 02:21:06,424 --> 02:21:07,525 IN SEATTLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO 3195 02:21:07,525 --> 02:21:08,359 INCREASE. THESE AMENDMENTS TO 3196 02:21:08,359 --> 02:21:09,160 INCREASE DENSITY AND TRANSIT 3197 02:21:09,160 --> 02:21:10,228 ACCESS OUR NECESSITY. I DON'T 3198 02:21:10,228 --> 02:21:12,664 OWN A CAR AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE 3199 02:21:12,664 --> 02:21:17,702 THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE. IT'S 3200 02:21:17,702 --> 02:21:18,670 IMPERATIVE WE BROADEN OUR 3201 02:21:18,670 --> 02:21:19,504 CORRIDORS SO PEOPLE CAN LIVE 3202 02:21:19,504 --> 02:21:20,405 NEAR TRANSIT. LASTLY, REDUCES 3203 02:21:20,405 --> 02:21:23,141 ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT A TIME 3204 02:21:23,141 --> 02:21:30,315 WHEN GAS INCREASES. IT WOULD BE 3205 02:21:30,315 --> 02:21:31,382 FOOLISH TO NEGLECT THIS. THANK 3206 02:21:31,382 --> 02:21:31,583 YOU. 3207 02:21:31,583 --> 02:21:42,126 >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, CAROLINE. 3208 02:21:42,494 --> 02:21:44,596 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CAROLINE. I 3209 02:21:44,596 --> 02:21:46,064 AM A NEW HOMEOWNER IN QUEEN ANNE 3210 02:21:46,064 --> 02:21:47,498 WHO WANT MORE NEIGHBORS THROUGH 3211 02:21:47,498 --> 02:21:49,534 EXPANDED LOWRISE ZONING. MY 3212 02:21:49,534 --> 02:21:50,902 PARTNER AND I FELT LIKE WE HAVE 3213 02:21:50,902 --> 02:21:52,303 DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE LAST YEAR WE 3214 02:21:52,303 --> 02:21:53,171 BOUGHT OUR HOME. BUT I 3215 02:21:53,171 --> 02:21:56,274 SHOULDN'T FEEL IMPOSSIBLE. 3216 02:21:56,274 --> 02:21:57,509 UPPER QUEEN ANNE HAS TWO GROCERY 3217 02:21:57,509 --> 02:21:58,543 STORES, FOUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 3218 02:21:58,543 --> 02:21:59,344 SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC PARK SPACE. 3219 02:21:59,344 --> 02:22:05,617 IT FEELS MAGICAL TO BE A FIVE 3220 02:22:05,617 --> 02:22:06,451 MINUTE WALK FROM AFFORDABLE 3221 02:22:06,451 --> 02:22:07,785 GROCERY STORES, MY DENTIST, A 3222 02:22:07,785 --> 02:22:08,453 PARK, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND 3223 02:22:08,453 --> 02:22:09,220 FREQUENT TRANSIT SERVICE. MORE 3224 02:22:09,220 --> 02:22:10,221 SEATTLEITES CAN AND SHOULD BE 3225 02:22:10,221 --> 02:22:14,158 ABLE TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE THAT 3226 02:22:14,158 --> 02:22:15,159 MAGIC. MY BLOCK HAS BEEN 3227 02:22:15,159 --> 02:22:16,227 INCLUDED LOWRISE ZONING AND I 3228 02:22:16,227 --> 02:22:20,131 BELIEVE WE ARE NEARBY BLOCKS CAN 3229 02:22:20,131 --> 02:22:21,165 SUPPORT OR HOUSING. AM ASKING 3230 02:22:21,165 --> 02:22:22,533 FOR EXPANDED LOWRISE ZONING AND 3231 02:22:22,533 --> 02:22:24,235 MORE SIDE STREET NEAR FREQUENT 3232 02:22:24,235 --> 02:22:25,570 BUS STOPS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND 3233 02:22:25,570 --> 02:22:26,504 ROUNDED SEATTLE. WE ALL BENEFIT 3234 02:22:26,504 --> 02:22:28,907 WHEN MORE SEATTLEITES CAN 3235 02:22:28,907 --> 02:22:30,508 COMMUTE TO WORK AND RAN ERRANDS. 3236 02:22:30,508 --> 02:22:31,843 THANK YOU. 3237 02:22:31,843 --> 02:22:36,447 >> THANK YOU, CAROLINE. THAT IS 3238 02:22:36,447 --> 02:22:40,084 THE END OF THE CURRENTLY SET OF 3239 02:22:40,084 --> 02:22:44,322 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. UNLESS 3240 02:22:44,322 --> 02:22:45,189 THERE ANYMORE, WE'RE GOING TO 3241 02:22:45,189 --> 02:22:50,328 TAKE ANOTHER RECESS. SO THANK 3242 02:22:50,328 --> 02:22:51,796 YOU ALL. WE DO HAVE TO KEEP THIS 3243 02:22:51,796 --> 02:22:53,264 PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL 6:30 3244 02:22:53,264 --> 02:22:55,366 PM. IF ANYONE IS WATCHING, COME 3245 02:22:55,366 --> 02:22:56,968 ON DOWN. THERE IS STILL PLENTY 3246 02:22:56,968 --> 02:22:58,436 OF ROOM TO SIGN UP. IT IS A 3247 02:22:58,436 --> 02:23:04,542 BEAUTIFUL DAY. SO IT IS HARD TO 3248 02:23:04,542 --> 02:23:05,576 GET FOLKS DOWN HERE. BUT, THANK 3249 02:23:05,576 --> 02:23:07,512 YOU ALL. WE ARE GOING TO RECESS 3250 02:23:07,512 --> 02:23:12,917 UNTIL 6:00. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR, 3251 02:23:12,917 --> 02:23:14,218 I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE A FEW 3252 02:23:14,218 --> 02:23:15,787 MORE SIGN UP AT 6:00. SO COME 3253 02:23:15,787 --> 02:23:17,255 BACK. IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU 3254 02:23:17,255 --> 02:23:27,365 ALL. 3255 02:47:23,666 --> 02:47:33,676 ZW 3256 02:58:28,364 --> 02:58:30,633 >>> OKAY, THANK YOU 3257 02:58:30,633 --> 02:58:31,300 COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU MEMBERS 3258 02:58:31,300 --> 02:58:32,101 OF THE 3259 02:58:32,101 --> 02:58:35,071 PUBLIC, WE'LL RESUME 3260 02:58:35,071 --> 02:58:37,039 PUBLIC TESTIMONY CURRENTLY WE 3261 02:58:37,039 --> 02:58:37,506 HAVE 3262 02:58:37,506 --> 02:58:39,375 I THINK FIVE MEMBERS OF THE 3263 02:58:39,375 --> 02:58:43,145 PUBLIC READY TO SPEAK, I'M NOT 3264 02:58:43,145 --> 02:58:44,013 SURE IF 3265 02:58:44,013 --> 02:58:46,916 EVERYBODY'S HERE IT WILL BE 3266 02:58:46,916 --> 02:58:54,857 TIMOTHY, CHRISTOPHER, ETHAN, JJ 3267 02:58:54,857 --> 02:58:55,424 AND JAMES. 3268 02:58:55,424 --> 02:58:59,261 SO TIMOTHY, IF TIMOTHY IS 3269 02:58:59,261 --> 02:59:01,764 HERE -- IF NOT, TIMOTHY. 3270 02:59:01,764 --> 02:59:02,498 CHRISTOPHER BELL. 3271 02:59:02,498 --> 02:59:05,134 COME ON DOWN. 3272 02:59:05,134 --> 02:59:07,703 THANK YOU. 3273 02:59:07,837 --> 02:59:08,971 >>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. 3274 02:59:08,971 --> 02:59:10,940 MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER BELL, 3275 02:59:10,940 --> 02:59:11,140 I'M 3276 02:59:11,140 --> 02:59:13,342 25 YEARS OLD I'VE LIVED 3277 02:59:13,342 --> 02:59:14,944 IN SEATTLE FOR TWO YEARS 3278 02:59:14,944 --> 02:59:15,678 IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. 3279 02:59:15,678 --> 02:59:17,546 I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE 3280 02:59:17,546 --> 02:59:20,950 CITY, I THINK THE CITY HAS 3281 02:59:20,950 --> 02:59:22,351 ONE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF 3282 02:59:22,351 --> 02:59:24,253 LIFE IN THE WORLD, LOT OF 3283 02:59:24,253 --> 02:59:25,054 ECONOMIC 3284 02:59:25,054 --> 02:59:26,021 OPPORTUNITY, SOCIAL 3285 02:59:26,021 --> 02:59:27,656 OPPORTUNITY, RICH CULTURE AND I 3286 02:59:27,656 --> 02:59:27,857 THINK 3287 02:59:27,857 --> 02:59:29,358 MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO 3288 02:59:29,358 --> 02:59:33,362 AFFORD TO LIVE HERE, RECENTLY 3289 02:59:33,362 --> 02:59:35,698 TRANSIT AND COUNTY METRO 3290 02:59:35,698 --> 02:59:37,733 INVESTED A 3291 02:59:37,733 --> 02:59:42,471 LOT OF MONEY IN A TRANSPORTATION 3292 02:59:42,471 --> 02:59:43,405 SYSTEM. 3293 02:59:43,405 --> 02:59:45,808 THEREFORE I ASK THE COUNCIL THEY 3294 02:59:45,808 --> 02:59:49,779 CONSIDER INCREASING THE 3295 02:59:49,779 --> 02:59:52,214 HEIGHT THE RATIOS TO BE ALLOWED 3296 02:59:52,214 --> 02:59:54,483 WITHIN THE PUBLIC TRANSIT 3297 02:59:54,483 --> 02:59:54,717 SYSTEM. 3298 02:59:54,850 --> 02:59:57,219 >> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. 3299 02:59:57,353 --> 03:00:03,392 >>> NEXT UP, ETHAN. 3300 03:00:03,526 --> 03:00:06,595 >> HELLO, I'M ETHAN, I LIVE 3301 03:00:06,595 --> 03:00:07,863 IN MADISON VALLEY. 3302 03:00:07,863 --> 03:00:10,166 MY VISION FOR THIS CITY IS 3303 03:00:10,166 --> 03:00:12,301 TO HAVE ONE WHERE INSTEAD 3304 03:00:12,301 --> 03:00:14,069 OF RENTERS COMPETING FOR 3305 03:00:14,069 --> 03:00:14,336 LANDLORDS 3306 03:00:14,336 --> 03:00:16,872 WE HAVE LANDLORDS COMPETING FOR 3307 03:00:16,872 --> 03:00:19,275 RENTERS, IN SHORT I'D LIKE A 3308 03:00:19,275 --> 03:00:21,343 BIT MORE DENSITY HERE, A BIT 3309 03:00:21,343 --> 03:00:23,279 MORE HOUSING AND NOT JUST FOR 3310 03:00:23,279 --> 03:00:25,247 RENTERS BUT ALSO FOR FAMILIES, 3311 03:00:25,247 --> 03:00:25,447 SO 3312 03:00:25,447 --> 03:00:28,951 I'D LIKE MORE FAMILY- SIZED 3313 03:00:28,951 --> 03:00:29,185 HOUSING 3314 03:00:29,185 --> 03:00:31,320 TO BE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT 3315 03:00:31,320 --> 03:00:33,322 IN THIS CITY. 3316 03:00:33,322 --> 03:00:35,191 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER PROPOSED 3317 03:00:35,191 --> 03:00:37,193 IN MADISON IS REALLY SMART, 3318 03:00:37,193 --> 03:00:41,096 RIGHT BY A G LINE STOP, AND A 3319 03:00:41,096 --> 03:00:41,831 BUNCH OF 3320 03:00:41,831 --> 03:00:43,432 OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES BUT 3321 03:00:43,432 --> 03:00:46,335 IT'S STILL A PRETTY SMALL CITY 3322 03:00:46,468 --> 03:00:50,439 CENTER, PLEASE CONSIDER 3323 03:00:50,439 --> 03:00:53,342 EXPANDING CITY CENTERS AND LONG 3324 03:00:53,342 --> 03:00:55,311 CORRIDOR, EXPAND HOW MUCH 3325 03:00:55,311 --> 03:00:57,046 UPZONING HAPPENS ALONG 3326 03:00:57,046 --> 03:01:00,349 THOSE, NOT INCREASING DENSITY 3327 03:01:00,349 --> 03:01:00,616 ALONG BUT 3328 03:01:00,616 --> 03:01:02,084 ALSO BLOCKS FURTHER OUT. 3329 03:01:02,084 --> 03:01:02,852 THANK 3330 03:01:02,852 --> 03:01:03,586 YOU. 3331 03:01:03,586 --> 03:01:04,353 >> THANK YOU. 3332 03:01:04,486 --> 03:01:11,694 >>> JJ. 3333 03:01:11,827 --> 03:01:12,861 >> HI, EVERYONE. 3334 03:01:12,861 --> 03:01:16,232 MY NAME IS JJ I'M A HOMEOWNER 3335 03:01:16,232 --> 03:01:16,398 IN 3336 03:01:16,398 --> 03:01:18,200 MADISON VALLEY, MY HUSBAND AND I 3337 03:01:18,200 --> 03:01:20,202 MOVED HERE TO BE WITHIN 3338 03:01:20,202 --> 03:01:27,243 WALKING DISTANCE OF THE 3339 03:01:27,243 --> 03:01:29,111 ARBORETUM. 3340 03:01:29,111 --> 03:01:31,380 I THINK THESE AMENDMENTS WILL 3341 03:01:31,380 --> 03:01:36,485 BE REMEMBER AS THE MOST 3342 03:01:36,485 --> 03:01:38,053 CONSEQUENTIAL, PLEASE GO 3343 03:01:38,053 --> 03:01:40,589 EVEN BOLDER IN PHASE TWO, OVER 3344 03:01:40,589 --> 03:01:41,924 240 OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNED 3345 03:01:41,924 --> 03:01:43,659 THE PETITION CALLING ON CITY 3346 03:01:43,659 --> 03:01:50,599 COUNCIL TO DO THREE THINGS TO 3347 03:01:50,599 --> 03:01:53,869 ENCOURAGE GREEN TRANSIT. 3348 03:01:53,869 --> 03:01:57,239 EXPAND LOW RISE 2 ZONING 3349 03:01:57,239 --> 03:01:59,108 WITHIN FREQUENT BUS STOPS TO 3350 03:01:59,108 --> 03:02:03,445 ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE ON QUIETER 3351 03:02:03,445 --> 03:02:05,814 STREETS AND IMPROVE LIVEABILITY 3352 03:02:05,814 --> 03:02:07,816 AND OUR TREEN CANOPY. 3353 03:02:07,816 --> 03:02:08,350 THANK YOU. 3354 03:02:08,484 --> 03:02:09,318 >> THANK YOU. 3355 03:02:09,451 --> 03:02:11,253 >>> THEN WE'LL HAVE JAMES 3356 03:02:11,253 --> 03:02:14,523 AND THEN TIMOTHY. 3357 03:02:14,657 --> 03:02:16,091 >>> HELLO, GOOD 3358 03:02:16,091 --> 03:02:17,359 AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF SEATTLE 3359 03:02:17,359 --> 03:02:18,994 CITY 3360 03:02:18,994 --> 03:02:25,701 COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES. 3361 03:02:25,701 --> 03:02:27,403 I THINK WE NEED TO BUILD 3362 03:02:27,403 --> 03:02:29,171 MORE HOMES BUT ALSO COMPLETE 3363 03:02:29,171 --> 03:02:29,738 NEIGHBORHOODS. 3364 03:02:29,738 --> 03:02:31,473 UPZONING IS A GREAT FIRST 3365 03:02:31,473 --> 03:02:34,576 STEP, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ONE 3366 03:02:34,576 --> 03:02:34,843 STEP 3367 03:02:34,843 --> 03:02:37,212 FURTHER, WHERE WE 3368 03:02:37,212 --> 03:02:39,715 INCREASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WE 3369 03:02:39,715 --> 03:02:40,883 SHOULD 3370 03:02:40,883 --> 03:02:45,087 ENCOURAGE GROUND FLOOR 3371 03:02:45,087 --> 03:02:45,788 RESIDENTIAL USE. 3372 03:02:45,788 --> 03:02:47,723 THEY CREATE SAFER 3373 03:02:47,723 --> 03:02:49,191 STREETS, SUPPORT LOCAL 3374 03:02:49,191 --> 03:02:49,925 BUSINESSES 3375 03:02:49,925 --> 03:02:54,730 AND REDUCE CAR 3376 03:02:54,730 --> 03:02:57,266 DEPENDENCE. SO I URGE YOU TO 3377 03:02:57,266 --> 03:02:57,533 SUPPORT 3378 03:02:57,533 --> 03:03:01,036 POLICIES TO SUPPORT DENSITY AND 3379 03:03:01,036 --> 03:03:02,471 GROUND FLOOR RETAIL IN 3380 03:03:02,471 --> 03:03:02,905 PARTICULAR. 3381 03:03:03,038 --> 03:03:04,006 >> THANK YOU. 3382 03:03:04,006 --> 03:03:09,678 AND TIMOTHY. 3383 03:03:09,812 --> 03:03:13,082 >>> HELLO, I'M TIMOTHY, I'M A 3384 03:03:13,082 --> 03:03:19,688 HOMEOWNER UP IN LOYAL HEIGHTS. 3385 03:03:19,688 --> 03:03:21,790 I'D LIKE YOU TO CALL PASS 3386 03:03:21,790 --> 03:03:23,292 AN EVEN BOLDER IN THIS PORTION 3387 03:03:23,292 --> 03:03:25,961 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I 3388 03:03:25,961 --> 03:03:26,161 WOULD 3389 03:03:26,161 --> 03:03:28,964 LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE 3390 03:03:28,964 --> 03:03:31,867 THE DENSITY THAT WE HAVE IN 3391 03:03:31,867 --> 03:03:33,736 OUROUR NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE THE 3392 03:03:33,736 --> 03:03:36,405 PASSIVE HOUSE BONUSES, THE 3393 03:03:36,405 --> 03:03:36,638 TRANSIT 3394 03:03:36,638 --> 03:03:39,141 CORRIDOR WE LIVE RIGHT NEXT 3395 03:03:39,141 --> 03:03:42,544 TO THE TERMINAL FOR ROUTE 45, MY 3396 03:03:42,544 --> 03:03:45,180 4-YEAR- OLD KNEW THOSE BUSES AS 3397 03:03:45,180 --> 03:03:45,314 A 3398 03:03:45,314 --> 03:03:46,915 2-YEAR- OLD AND IT'S BEEN 3399 03:03:46,915 --> 03:03:48,317 FANTASTIC BEING ABLE TO 3400 03:03:48,317 --> 03:03:49,752 USE THOSE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND 3401 03:03:49,752 --> 03:03:51,887 WE SHOULD HAVE THAT FOR 3402 03:03:51,887 --> 03:03:53,355 ALL POTENTIAL CITIZENS HERE IN 3403 03:03:53,355 --> 03:03:54,289 SEATTLE. 3404 03:03:54,289 --> 03:03:55,157 SO, THANK YOU. 3405 03:03:55,157 --> 03:03:56,892 I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING ON 3406 03:03:56,892 --> 03:03:59,128 THIS DAUNTING TASK AND I 3407 03:03:59,128 --> 03:04:01,697 URGE YOU TO HAVE AS MUCH DENSITY 3408 03:04:01,697 --> 03:04:02,531 WE 3409 03:04:02,531 --> 03:04:03,766 CAN HAVE IN THIS CITY. 3410 03:04:03,766 --> 03:04:04,199 THANK 3411 03:04:04,199 --> 03:04:05,868 YOU. 3412 03:04:05,868 --> 03:04:08,103 >> THANK YOU. 3413 03:04:08,237 --> 03:04:10,072 >>> WE'VE -- IT LOOKS 3414 03:04:10,072 --> 03:04:11,640 LIKE THAT'S THE LAST REGISTERED 3415 03:04:11,640 --> 03:04:14,209 SPEAKER, I THINK WE MIGHT 3416 03:04:14,209 --> 03:04:17,046 HAVE SOMEBODY SIGNED UP. 3417 03:04:17,046 --> 03:04:21,183 COME ON UP. 3418 03:04:21,183 --> 03:04:24,353 PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF, 3419 03:04:24,353 --> 03:04:26,889 EITHER ONE EITHER 3420 03:04:26,889 --> 03:04:27,189 MIC. 3421 03:04:27,189 --> 03:04:28,290 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 3422 03:04:28,290 --> 03:04:30,959 MY NAME IS MATTHEW WARNER, 3423 03:04:30,959 --> 03:04:32,194 I WORK IN LAKE UNION. 3424 03:04:32,194 --> 03:04:34,129 I'M A FORESTER AND I HAVE 3425 03:04:34,129 --> 03:04:36,265 WORKED IN THE CARBON FOREST 3426 03:04:36,265 --> 03:04:36,865 INDUSTRY AS 3427 03:04:36,865 --> 03:04:38,567 WELL, SEATTLE HAS A 3428 03:04:38,567 --> 03:04:39,835 HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THE PLAN 3429 03:04:39,835 --> 03:04:40,436 HAS A 3430 03:04:40,436 --> 03:04:42,137 LOT OF POTENTIAL BUT WE HAVE TO 3431 03:04:42,137 --> 03:04:44,473 MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE 3432 03:04:44,473 --> 03:04:44,840 HALF-MEASURES. 3433 03:04:44,840 --> 03:04:49,812 WE NEED TO PUSH IT TO ITS 3434 03:04:49,812 --> 03:04:50,112 POTENTIAL. 3435 03:04:50,112 --> 03:04:52,481 FIRST, LET'S ADOPT THE 3436 03:04:52,481 --> 03:04:55,017 COURTYARD BLOCK BONUS, REPLACE 3437 03:04:55,017 --> 03:04:55,284 THE 3438 03:04:55,284 --> 03:04:57,386 ZONES WITH COURTYARDS WHERE 3439 03:04:57,386 --> 03:04:57,653 FAMILIES 3440 03:04:57,653 --> 03:04:59,588 WILL USE THEM, TREES CAN 3441 03:04:59,588 --> 03:05:02,558 GROW, YOU HAVE YOUR SPACE, 3442 03:05:02,558 --> 03:05:02,791 SECOND 3443 03:05:02,791 --> 03:05:04,259 REZONE THE AREAS WITHIN A 3444 03:05:04,259 --> 03:05:06,094 FIVE- MINUTE WALK OF FREQUENT 3445 03:05:06,094 --> 03:05:07,863 TRANSIT STOPS NOT JUST THE 3446 03:05:07,863 --> 03:05:09,565 MAIN STREETS PEOPLE DESERVE 3447 03:05:09,565 --> 03:05:10,032 QUIET AND 3448 03:05:10,032 --> 03:05:12,901 WALKABLE STREETS, THIRD THIS 3449 03:05:12,901 --> 03:05:17,673 IS WHERE MY PASSION LIES, 3450 03:05:17,673 --> 03:05:19,308 ADD BONUSES FOR CONSTRUCTION, WE 3451 03:05:19,308 --> 03:05:20,909 NEED TO MASS TIMBER IN 3452 03:05:20,909 --> 03:05:24,780 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND SET AN 3453 03:05:24,780 --> 03:05:26,515 EXAMPLE AS LEADERS IN THAT 3454 03:05:26,515 --> 03:05:27,950 SPACE. 3455 03:05:27,950 --> 03:05:30,452 INCENTIVIZE BUILDING WITH WOOD. 3456 03:05:30,452 --> 03:05:32,588 IF YOU'RE NOT USING WOOD YOU'RE 3457 03:05:32,588 --> 03:05:33,455 USING PLASTIC. 3458 03:05:33,455 --> 03:05:35,324 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3459 03:05:35,324 --> 03:05:36,191 TIME. 3460 03:05:36,191 --> 03:05:37,359 >> THANK YOU. 3461 03:05:37,493 --> 03:05:39,361 >>> OKAY, THANK YOU 3462 03:05:39,361 --> 03:05:41,964 COLLEAGUES, WE DO NEED TO KEEP 3463 03:05:41,964 --> 03:05:42,698 THE PUBLIC 3464 03:05:42,698 --> 03:05:45,100 SIGNUP AVAILABLE UNTIL 6:30, 3465 03:05:45,100 --> 03:05:47,736 SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE LAST 3466 03:05:47,736 --> 03:05:50,072 RECESS, REALLY APPRECIATE 3467 03:05:50,072 --> 03:05:51,206 EVERYONE STAYING WITH US, 3468 03:05:51,206 --> 03:05:54,476 WE'LL TAKE A RECESS UNTIL ABOUT 3469 03:05:54,476 --> 03:05:58,213 BASICALLY LET'S SAY 6:28, JUST 3470 03:05:58,213 --> 03:06:01,984 A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE 6:30. 3471 03:27:49,023 --> 03:27:50,491 >>> OKAY. 3472 03:27:50,491 --> 03:27:52,226 THANK YOU, WE'LL RESUME 3473 03:27:52,226 --> 03:27:54,361 THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAVE 3474 03:27:54,361 --> 03:27:54,595 THREE 3475 03:27:54,595 --> 03:27:55,930 MORE MEMBERS OF THE 3476 03:27:55,930 --> 03:27:57,965 PUBLIC SIGNED UP. 3477 03:27:57,965 --> 03:28:03,003 EMMETT, JENNIFER AND THEN 3478 03:28:03,003 --> 03:28:06,073 ZARA, IF EMMETT, COME ON UP. 3479 03:28:06,073 --> 03:28:12,213 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3480 03:28:12,346 --> 03:28:14,014 >>> CAN YOU HEAR 3481 03:28:14,014 --> 03:28:14,548 ME? 3482 03:28:14,548 --> 03:28:15,015 >> 3483 03:28:15,015 --> 03:28:15,382 YES. 3484 03:28:15,382 --> 03:28:21,689 >> WE'RE NEW RESIDENTS TO 3485 03:28:21,689 --> 03:28:21,956 SEATTLE. 3486 03:28:21,956 --> 03:28:26,093 WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO OUR 3487 03:28:26,093 --> 03:28:28,696 SON'S DAYCARE, WE WERE 3488 03:28:28,696 --> 03:28:30,931 FORTUNATE TO END UP PURCHASING 3489 03:28:30,931 --> 03:28:31,532 THERE ARE 3490 03:28:31,532 --> 03:28:33,968 MANY OTHERS WHO 3491 03:28:33,968 --> 03:28:34,768 DON'T HAVE THAT SAME ABILITY 3492 03:28:34,768 --> 03:28:35,269 WE'D LOVE TO 3493 03:28:35,269 --> 03:28:37,805 LIVE IN A CITY THAT MAKES IT 3494 03:28:37,805 --> 03:28:38,038 MORE 3495 03:28:38,038 --> 03:28:38,339 ACCESSIBLE. 3496 03:28:38,339 --> 03:28:40,474 MY FAMILY WAS VISITING WE 3497 03:28:40,474 --> 03:28:42,209 WERE STRUCK HOW NICE IT WAS 3498 03:28:42,209 --> 03:28:45,012 FOR EVERYONE TO WALK THESE 3499 03:28:45,012 --> 03:28:45,246 PARKS. 3500 03:28:45,246 --> 03:28:50,184 THE AMENITIES YOU HAVE IN 3501 03:28:50,317 --> 03:28:52,052 RAVENNA. I'M HERE TO BASICALLY 3502 03:28:52,052 --> 03:28:52,353 EXPRESS 3503 03:28:52,353 --> 03:28:55,189 MY SUPPORT FOR INCREASING THESE 3504 03:28:55,189 --> 03:28:56,590 UPZONINGS AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT 3505 03:28:56,590 --> 03:28:58,993 PLANS THAT WE CAN KEEP 3506 03:28:58,993 --> 03:29:01,662 GROWING SEATTLE INTO A PLACE 3507 03:29:01,662 --> 03:29:06,166 THAT 3508 03:29:06,166 --> 03:29:08,135 WE'RE ALL LOVE TO LIVE HERE. 3509 03:29:08,135 --> 03:29:08,769 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3510 03:29:08,769 --> 03:29:10,471 I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AS 3511 03:29:10,471 --> 03:29:12,439 YOU KEEP WORKING FOR A GREENER 3512 03:29:12,439 --> 03:29:13,440 AND DENSER SEATTLE. 3513 03:29:13,574 --> 03:29:15,009 >> THANK YOU. 3514 03:29:15,009 --> 03:29:15,309 WELCOME. 3515 03:29:15,442 --> 03:29:17,645 >>> 3516 03:29:17,645 --> 03:29:18,145 JENNIFER. 3517 03:29:18,145 --> 03:29:21,549 >> IS THERE A JENNIFER GODFREY? 3518 03:29:21,549 --> 03:29:24,652 OH, NO, TAKE YOUR TIME. 3519 03:29:24,652 --> 03:29:25,152 EITHER MIC. 3520 03:29:25,152 --> 03:29:26,320 THAT ONE WORKS. 3521 03:29:26,453 --> 03:29:31,091 >>> OKAY, THANK YOU. 3522 03:29:31,091 --> 03:29:34,295 SO, I FILED AN APPEAL OF THE 3523 03:29:34,295 --> 03:29:36,263 EIS, IN THE COURT OF 3524 03:29:36,263 --> 03:29:38,032 APPEALS STRONGLY QUESTIONED THE 3525 03:29:38,032 --> 03:29:39,633 CITY'S CHOICE TO REMOVE 3526 03:29:39,633 --> 03:29:41,535 ALL ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHTS, 3527 03:29:41,535 --> 03:29:41,769 BEFORE 3528 03:29:41,769 --> 03:29:43,404 MAJOR SURGERY YOU'RE EXAMINED 3529 03:29:43,404 --> 03:29:43,570 BY 3530 03:29:43,570 --> 03:29:45,072 A DOCTOR, THIS IS 3531 03:29:45,072 --> 03:29:47,575 WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS 3532 03:29:47,575 --> 03:29:47,808 LIKE AN 3533 03:29:47,808 --> 03:29:49,310 EXAM BEFORE HAVING A MAJOR 3534 03:29:49,310 --> 03:29:49,576 SURGERY. 3535 03:29:49,576 --> 03:29:51,345 THE ZONING IS LIKE A 3536 03:29:51,345 --> 03:29:52,913 MAJOR SURGERY AND THE LAND AND 3537 03:29:52,913 --> 03:29:54,248 THE 3538 03:29:54,248 --> 03:29:55,716 ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS THE LIVES OF 3539 03:29:55,716 --> 03:29:59,286 OVER 800 MILLION WHILE 3540 03:29:59,286 --> 03:30:00,688 THE WHITE HOUSE IS 3541 03:30:00,688 --> 03:30:02,489 DESTROYING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AT 3542 03:30:02,489 --> 03:30:05,859 RECORD PACE I COULD HOPE WE CAN 3543 03:30:05,859 --> 03:30:06,293 PROTECT 3544 03:30:06,293 --> 03:30:08,562 OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS 3545 03:30:08,562 --> 03:30:11,365 WE DENS 3546 03:30:11,365 --> 03:30:11,899 DENSEIFY. 3547 03:30:11,899 --> 03:30:14,268 THERE'S NO LOSS OF DENSITY WITH 3548 03:30:14,268 --> 03:30:16,236 PROTECTING GREENSPACE AND I'D 3549 03:30:16,236 --> 03:30:19,173 LOVE IT IF WE CAN CONVERT 3550 03:30:19,173 --> 03:30:23,010 MASSIVE VACANT BUILDINGS, 3551 03:30:23,010 --> 03:30:27,181 I THINK THAT'S THE MOST 3552 03:30:27,181 --> 03:30:29,850 ECO-FRIENDLY WAY TO DENSIFY. 3553 03:30:29,850 --> 03:30:30,217 THANK 3554 03:30:30,217 --> 03:30:30,517 YOU. 3555 03:30:30,517 --> 03:30:31,218 >> THANK YOU. 3556 03:30:31,218 --> 03:30:39,760 UP NEXT IS ZARA. 3557 03:30:39,893 --> 03:30:41,161 >>> HELLO. 3558 03:30:41,161 --> 03:30:42,963 MY NAME IS ZARA, I LIVE 3559 03:30:42,963 --> 03:30:43,831 IN DISTRICT 7. 3560 03:30:43,831 --> 03:30:48,002 I URGED TO ADOPT ALL THREE 3561 03:30:48,002 --> 03:30:51,438 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TODAY. 3562 03:30:51,438 --> 03:30:57,711 I CURRENTLY LIVE ALONGSIDE A 3563 03:30:57,711 --> 03:31:02,716 BUSY AREA, MY BEDROOM WHICH 3564 03:31:02,716 --> 03:31:08,288 SHARES A WALL EXPERIENCES -- I 3565 03:31:08,288 --> 03:31:11,658 HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET A 3566 03:31:11,658 --> 03:31:14,495 FULL NIGHT'S SLEEP UNTIL I 3567 03:31:14,495 --> 03:31:15,229 MOVED MY BED. 3568 03:31:15,229 --> 03:31:17,064 I WANT TO LIVE IN A SEATTLE 3569 03:31:17,064 --> 03:31:21,301 WHERE I CAN BIKE TO MY 3570 03:31:21,301 --> 03:31:21,769 NEAREST GROCERY 3571 03:31:21,769 --> 03:31:23,337 STORE. I WANT TO LIVE IN A 3572 03:31:23,337 --> 03:31:23,671 SEATTLE THAT 3573 03:31:23,671 --> 03:31:31,078 HAS GREENSPACE NEXT TO MY HOME. 3574 03:31:31,078 --> 03:31:32,846 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 3575 03:31:32,846 --> 03:31:35,282 AND PLEASE ADOPT THESE 3576 03:31:35,416 --> 03:31:35,816 AMENDMENTS. 3577 03:31:35,816 --> 03:31:37,284 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 3578 03:31:37,418 --> 03:31:39,686 >>> OKAY, WE HAVE COME TO 3579 03:31:39,686 --> 03:31:42,356 THE END OF 3580 03:31:42,356 --> 03:31:42,990 REGISTERED SPEAKERS, THANK YOU 3581 03:31:42,990 --> 03:31:43,857 ALL FOR COMING HERE 3582 03:31:43,857 --> 03:31:45,292 TODAY, THANK YOU TO 3583 03:31:45,292 --> 03:31:47,995 MY COLLEAGUES AND WE'LL CLOSE 3584 03:31:47,995 --> 03:31:48,429 THE 3585 03:31:48,429 --> 03:31:48,896 PUBLIC HEARING. 3586 03:31:49,029 --> 03:31:50,230 >> OH, YEAH. 3587 03:31:50,230 --> 03:31:52,099 SORRY, A POINT OF PERSONAL 3588 03:31:52,099 --> 03:31:57,337 PRIVILEGE I KNOW THAT THE 3589 03:31:57,337 --> 03:31:59,339 COUNCIL PRESIDENT UAREZ, 3590 03:31:59,339 --> 03:32:01,508 SHE'S BEEN WATCHING BECAUSE SHE 3591 03:32:01,508 --> 03:32:03,677 KEEPS SENDING ME PICTURES OF 3592 03:32:03,677 --> 03:32:03,911 PEOPLE 3593 03:32:03,911 --> 03:32:04,378 TESTIFYING. 3594 03:32:04,378 --> 03:32:05,712 SHE'S PAYING 3595 03:32:05,712 --> 03:32:06,013 ATTENTION. 3596 03:32:06,013 --> 03:32:07,047 >> WONDERFUL. 3597 03:32:07,047 --> 03:32:07,881 THANK YOU. 3598 03:32:08,015 --> 03:32:12,152 >>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND 3599 03:32:12,152 --> 03:32:15,289 COLLEAGUES, ANY MORE ITEMS OF 3600 03:32:15,289 --> 03:32:16,190 BUSINESS? 3601 03:32:16,190 --> 03:32:17,958 SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES 3602 03:32:17,958 --> 03:32:20,027 THE APRIL 6th PUBLIC MEETING FOR 3603 03:32:20,027 --> 03:32:21,895 THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON 3604 03:32:21,895 --> 03:32:24,965 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S 3605 03:32:24,965 --> 03:32:25,632 6:35 3606 03:32:25,632 --> 03:32:27,401 P.M. , NEXT SELECT COMMITTEE -- 3607 03:32:27,534 --> 03:32:30,804 LET'S SEE -- DO NOT KNOW 3608 03:32:30,804 --> 03:32:32,339 WHEN THE NEXT SELECT 3609 03:32:32,339 --> 03:32:34,007 COMMITTEE MEETING IS, IF 3610 03:32:34,007 --> 03:32:34,374 THERE'S NO 3611 03:32:34,374 --> 03:32:36,076 FURTHER BUSINESS THIS 3612 03:32:36,076 --> 03:32:37,745 MEETING