>>> GOOD MORNING. THE JUNE 23rd, 2025 MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> HERE. >> SIX PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS BEEN EXCUSED FOR TODAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER AGENDA. HEARING NONE THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WELL, EVERYONE, WELCOME TO SESSION ONE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH THE 1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE HOUSE BILL 1110. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT AND AS WELL AS OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEER AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUT- OUT TO OUR LEGISLATIVE I.T. DEPARTMENT FOR GETTING HERE EARLY ON MONDAY AND TO ENSURE WE HAVE SMOOTH OPERATIONS. SO I THANK EVERYONE IN I.T. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR US TO HEAR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON EACH PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEFORE WE DEVELOP AMENDMENTS AS COUNCILMEMBERS. WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY CONSTITUENTS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHAT YOU WANT THE COMMUNITIES TO FEEL AND LOOK LIKE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO FUNCTION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING YOUR VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THESE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND AS THEY'RE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BALANCING THE PERSPECTIVES OF EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LISTENING TO ALSO OUR LAND USE EXPERTS AS WELL AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EVERYONE. TODAY WILL BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO SESSIONS. SESSION 1 IS GOING TO BEGIN AT 9:30 TODAY. THAT'S GOING TO BE RESERVED FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. REGISTRATION STARTED AT 8:30 AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 10:00 A.M. I SEE WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TODAY, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT TO LISTEN TO YOU ALL. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH ALL REMOTE SPEAKERS DURING THIS MORNING'S SESSION AND RECESS AROUND 12:30 P.M. OR EARLIER DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS BY 12:30. THOSE REMAINING SPEAKERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING OUR SECOND SESSION SO IF WE DON'T GET THROUGH THE SPEAKERS IN THE MORNING SESSION, HOW MANY SIGN UP, YOU WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN THE SECOND SESSION. SESSION TWO IS GOING TO BEGIN AT 3:00 P.M. AND RESERVED FOR IN- PERSON COMMENTERS AND ANY REMAINING REMOTE SPEAKERS. SHOULD THERE BE ANY REGISTRATION -- REGISTRATION TO SPEAK IN PERSON WILL START AT 2:30 P.M. AND IT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:30 P.M. JUST A HEAD'S UP IF YOU ARE IN LINE AT 6:30 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN THE PAPER BY 6:30, AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN LINE YOU CAN SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE THAT GET OFF AT 5, 5:30, YOU GET DOWN HERE, AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN LINE YOU WILL SIGN UP, WE WILL GET YOU RECOGNIZED SO YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS DURING EITHER ONE OR TWO SESSIONS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS DURING SIX ONE OR TWO MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE DEADLINES. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK IN TODAY'S HEARING, REGISTER -- SORRY, I CAN'T READ CORRECTLY -- TWO SESSIONS, 9:30 AND ONE AT 3:00 AS WELL. ANY -- THERE'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE WE GET STARTED, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHICH COUNCIL BILL YOU ARE ADDRESSING BEFORE YOU DELIVER YOUR REMARKS. WE ARE DISCUSSING TWO BILLS TODAY AND FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION, WILL HELP INFORM OUR AMENDMENTS. WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM NUMBER 1 AND 2 INTO THE AGENDA. >> 12985 REPEALING AND REPLACING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO A MAJOR UPDATE WITH NEW GOALS, POLICIES AND ELEMENTS AND A NEW FUTURE LAND USE MAP. RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING NEIGHBORHOOD RENTAL ZONES AND OTHER ZONES TO COMPLY WITH VARIOUS STATE LAWS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 120985 AND COUNCIL BILL 120993 IS OPEN. HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY REGISTERED? >> 68. >> SO JUST A REMINDER REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES UNTIL 10:00 A.M. SIGN UP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HEAR YOUR VOICE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE 69 CURRENT SPEAKERS AND WE WILL GET MORE AND START TO ADDRESS THOSE. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE MINUTE. CLERK, WILL YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, CALLED IN ORDER REGISTERED. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED SO SPEAK VIRTUALLY BUT WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER BEFORE 10:00 A.M. AT THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE REGISTRATION FOR THE SESSION ENDS AT 10:00 A.M. THE COUNCIL WILL RECESS AFTER OUR SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN. THE COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO CALL ON ALL BY 12:30 THOSE WILL BE CALLED ON DURING THE 3:00 P.M. SESSION. START WITH THE REMOTE CALLERS, PRESS STAR 6 WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL BE CALLING PEOPLE'S REGISTERED SPEAKERS ONCE I CALL REMOTE SPEAKERS NAME STAFF WILL UNMUTE YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. IF WE CALL ON YOU AND YOU'RE NOT PRESENT WE HAVE A SYSTEM WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE IF THEY DECIDE TO SPEAK. SO NOW WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. FIRST STIFF FANNY McCOY AND EDDIE LYNN. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TIFFANY M cCOY. I AM CALLING TODAY TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING CAN BE DECIDED IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE. THE PROPOSED PLAN LAYS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THIS GOAL BY CREATING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES. TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY WE ARE ASKING FOR THREE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE -- ONE IS TO MAKE THE AFFORDABLE AND HOUSING BONUS AVAILABLE CITY WIDE NOT NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT STATIONS. SECOND, IS TO REMOVE PARKING MANDATES FOR AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING AND FINALLY TO PLEASE INCREASE THE SAR BONUS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE EDDIE LYNN FOLLOWED BY NICOLAS SATIL. HI, EDDIE. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE SEE YOU ONLINE. >> HI, GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M A RESIDENT OF BEACON HILL FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS WORKING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT SPEAKING TODAY IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY. WE ARE IN AN ENORMOUS HOUSING DEFICIT. TEN YEARS AGO, WE DID NOT PREDICT THE GROWTH WE UNDER PREDICTED THE GROWTH WE'RE FACING TODAY. AND WE ALSO TEN YEARS AGO ANNOUNCED A HOUSING HOMELESSNESS STATE OF EMERGENCY. THAT EMERGENCY HAS ONLY GROWN DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE ON HOMELESSNESS THAN EVER BEFORE. AND THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO OUR LOCKING OFF LARGE AREAS OF THE CITY FROM MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, DENSITY AND IF WE WANT TO TRULY MAKE PROGRESS HERE WE NEED TO ALLOW MORE HOUSING OPTIONS. MARKET RATE HOUSING, SOCIAL HOUSING, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, BE BOLD, PURSUE AN ABUNDANCE AGENDA SO WE AREN'T LOOKING BACK IN TEN YEARS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT NICOLAS FOLLOWED BY PHYLLIS SCHULMAN. GOOD MORNING NICK CLASS. PRESS STAR 6. WE SEE YOU. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HI. I'M 25 AND A RENTER IN SEATTLE. I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TODAY TO ALLOW MORE HOUSING IN THE CITY SO THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN AFFORD TO STAY IN THE CITY AND START A FAMILY HERE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MASSIVE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING. OF ALL TYPES. THAT MEANS THAT LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THE CITY AS A WHOLE. EVERY UNIT THAT -- EVERY RULE WE ADD IS A UNIT WE DON'T HAVE OF HOUSING. EVERY STEPBACK OR FLOOR AREA RATIO IS ANOTHER UNIT WE DON'T HAVE AND A FAMILY FORCED TO LEAVE THE CITY OR YOUNG PERSON LIKE ME FORCED TO NOT HAVE ONE AS A WHOLE. ADDITIONALLY WHERE HOUSING IS BOLD WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO LIVE ON THE STREETS. THE HOUSING CRISIS AFFECTS ALL OF US IN DIFFERENT WAYS BY CONTINUING AND NOT HAVING A PLAN AMBITIOUS ENOUGH WE CONTINUE THAT CRISIS INTO PERPETUITY. SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO EXPAND THE ZONING CASTY, RELAX THE BUILDING CODE AND GIVE MORE BONUSES AND PLEASE ALLOW THEM ON EVERY LOT IN THE CITY SO WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NICHOLAS. WE HAVE PHYLLIS SCHULMAN FOLLOWED BY J.J. BISHOP BOROUGHS. GOOD MORNING. PRESS STAR 6. >> PHYLLIS SCHULMAN. MAPLE LEAF. NOT SO LONG AGO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVED IN THE REGION AND THERE WERE FOREST, CLEAN RIVERS AND WILDLIFE. WHITE SETTLERS CAME AND STARTED A PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT CLEAR CUTTING TREES, POLLUTING WATERWAYS, BUILDING WHERE THEY WANTED WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT OF THOSE LIVING HERE AND WITHOUT RESPECT TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. YOU ARE ABOUT TO MAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS IN THE CITY'S HISTORY SINCE THAT TIME. YOU MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED WHAT YOU ARE DOING BUT THE PARADIGM BEHIND THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS CONTINUING A PATTERN OF CHOICES THAT CARRY ON THE SAME COLONIAL AND SHORT SIDED ACTIONS OF THE SETTLERS BY NOT EFFECTIVELY INVOLVING OR LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DECIMATION OF THE FOREST. YOUR JOB IS TO REPRESENT US. LISTEN TO THE OVER 1550 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED THE MAPLE LEAF PETITION AS WELL AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. >> THANK YOU, PHYLLIS. NEXT J.J. BISHOP BUR ROSS AND RYAN FALLEN AND VANESSA BOWHOME YOU'RE NEXT. >> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS J.J., AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN MADISON VALLEY. MANY OF MY FRIENDS CANNOT AFFORD A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE OR TOWNHOUSE BUT COULD AFFORD A CONDO. OVER 200 NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNED A CALLING ON CITY COUNCIL TO DO TWO THINGS TO ALLOW MORE CONDOS TO BE BUILT. FIRST, EXPAND THE MADISON VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO ALLOW MID RISE HOUSING WITHIN MLK AND MADISON BUS STOP TO ALLOW MORE TO LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE G-8 AND 11. SECOND UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF AFFORDABLE NEAR TRANSIT BY IMPROVING THE BONUS. SPECIFICALLY WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE BONUS TO LOTS WITHIN A HALF MILE OF RAPID RIDE BUS STOPS OR A QUARTER MILE OF ANOTHER TRANSIT BUS STOP REMOVE THE 6,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AND DOUBLE THE BONUS, MAINTAIN DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTIONS AND INCREASE THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR FOUR STORIES TO PROTECT OR EXPAND OUR EXCEPTIONAL TREE CANOPY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE RYAN FALLEN NUMBER SEVEN AND NUMBER 8 VANESSA BOWHAM. >> HELLO. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE AT HARBOR VIEW, AND I'M HERE TO GIVEN COMMENT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SEATTLE MUST EXPAND HOUSING PRODUCTION TO SERVE AS A REFUGE FOR TRANSGERNDS PRER SECUSION AFTER THE COURT DECISION. FORCING THOUSANDS TO RELOCATE. THE CURRENT PLAN FAILS TO PLAN FOR ENOUGH HOMES AND EXCLUSIONP COUNCIL SHOULD CHANGE THE PLAN BY ESTABLISHING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SO MORE CAN LIVE HERE, ESTABLISH JOBS AND TRANSIT AND EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS AND CREATE A BONUS FOR LOW RISE ZONES AND INCREASE THE BONUS FOR SLATS AND ALLOWED IT TO BE USED ON ALL LOTS. RENTS WILL SEEK OUT THOSE SEEKING REFUGE. SEATTLE MUST EMBRACE ITS ROLE AS A SANCTUARY CITY, LETTING PEOPLE STAY HERE MOVE HERE AND THRIVE. THE TIME FOR INCREMENTALISM IS OVER. LET'S BUILD MORE HOMES NOW THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER 8, VANESSA BOWHAM. FOLLOWED BY RICK KAY. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS VANESSA. I LIVE IN GREENWOOD CALLING TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT A BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE EXTENT OF ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND ADDITIONAL ONES. ALLOWING MORE HOMES PROGRESSIVE AND -- RIGHT NOW EXCLUSIONARY ZONING DIVIDES OUR CITY, PEOPLE TO THE OUTSKIRTS AND RADICALIZATION. IN GREENWOOD WE'VE SEEN MORE HOUSING BRINGS VIBRANCY AND COMMUNITY. OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE THRIVING, WALKABILITY AND PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE HAVE IMPROVED BUT NEW HOUSING IS CONFINED. NOW IS THE TIME TO BE TRUE TO OUR YARD SIGNS AND WELCOME YOUNG FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO DON'T MAKE SEVEN FIGURES TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ALLOWING MORE TYPES OF HOMES. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THIS COMMENT IS UNDEMOCRATIC AND FAVORS THOSE WITH TIME AND MONEY NOT THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HOUSING SHORTAGE PRICED OUT AND HAVE TO WORK LONG HOURS TO GET BY. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR CITY. PASS A BOLD PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RICK KAY AND SPEAKER NUMBER 10 ROBIN BRINGS. >> WE HAVE BEEN MISLED REGARDING THE 330,000 CAPACITY CALCULATION. IN THE JUNE 5th COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTE 36 STATED THE NUMBERS AS IF EVERY PARCEL IS REBUILT TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY NOT TRUE. THROUGH MULTIPLE METHODS CAPACITY HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE 330 K. YOU HEARD ABOUT ONE OF THEM IN THE JUNE 13th COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTE 11. IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THAT THE NUMBER INCLUDES ONLYONLY PROPERTIES MOST LIKELY TO BE REDEVELOPED. LOOK AT THE HISTORIC DATA. THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL HAS EXCESS CAPACITY AND INCENTIVIZES DISPLACEMENT INSTEAD OF INFILL. EXCESS CAPACITY DOES NOT RESULT IN GROWTH BUT INSTEAD IMMEDIATELY DISINCENTIVIZES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND INCREASING COSTS AS LOCAL OWNERS REPLACED BY CORPORATIONS. REQUIRE THAT OPC PROVIDE A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING AND PLEASE REQUIRE IT ALSO INCLUDE AT LEAST A PLACEHOLDER VALUES FOR THE NEAR FUTURE CHANGES SUCH AS THE UPCOMING REGIONAL CENTER PLANS AND THE 2025 STATE LAW IMPACTS. THANKS. YOU, RICK. SPEAKER 10, SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT ARE ONLINE AND THEY MIGHT BE DOWN THE LINE I'M GOING TO SAY EVERYONE'S NUMBER NEXT TO THEIR NAME SO CALLERS KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE ASSIGNED A NUMBER ONCE YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO YES. THANK YOU, RICK. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 10 ROBIN BRIGGS, FOLLOWED BY 11 NATHAN WINCH. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROBIN BRINGS AND I LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL. EXPAND THE BONUS CITYWIDE, INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACK SLATS AND APPLY TO ALL LOTS NOT JUST THE LARGEST ONES AND ESTABLISH MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AND LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE NEAR JOBS, SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT. WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS WHICH IS PINCHING THE COST OF LIVING AND CASTING A SHADOW OVER OUR ECONOMY AND THE PEOPLE IN THE REGION. HOUSING STARTS ARE DOWN LOCALLY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SOLD OFF. FIRST STEP TO A SOLUTION IS FOR THE CITY TO MAKE MORE HOUSING LEGAL. WE ARE ALSO IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND THE BIGGEST MOST POSITIVE THING THE CITY CAN DO IS LET MORE PEOPLE LIVE HERE REDUCING THEIR COMMUTE TIME AND THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT BOTH AT ONCE. WE NEED TO PUT THE ERA OF EXCLUSIVE HOUSING BEHIND US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN WINCH. SPEAKER NUMBER 11 AND SPEAKER 12 LYNN DRAKE. SPEAKER -- >> GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. SORRY MY NAME IS NATHAN WINCH HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF -- >> WAIT. I'M SORRY. NATHAN, I INTERRUPTED YOU. WE'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. MY BAD. YOU'RE GOOD. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M NATHAN WINCH SPEAKERING ON BEHALF OF AACI SEAT WORKING TOWARDS AN AFFORDABLE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITY. SEATTLE'S HOUSING CRISIS DEMANDS BOLD ACTION AND THIS IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT TO SHAPE AN INCLUSIVE AFFORDABLE SEATTLE. ONE OF THE MOST FINANCIALLY SPACE EFFICIENT TYPES AVAILABLE AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEY SUCCEED WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY LOT SIZE MINIMUMS AND SET FAR HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE TYPICAL LOTS HERE IN SEATTLE. SECOND MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE A MAJOR CONCERN TO BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. LITTLE OVERLAP BETWEEN STOPS AND RESIDENTIALAL ZONES THE CURRENT THRESHOLD LIMITS WHERE HOUSING CAN ACTUALLY BE BUILT. WE SUPPORT REVISING THE PARKING MANDATE, LANGUAGE TO LOWER OR ELIMINATE REQUIREMENTS AND TRANSIT INSTEAD OF MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS. FINALLY RETAIN AND EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS SO MORE CAN LIVE NEAR. . >> SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE LYNN DRAKE NUMBER 12 AND MEGHAN CRUISE SPEAKER NUMBER 13. LYNN DRAKE NUMBER 12, MEGHAN CRUISE THANK YOU. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. . >> WE SEE YOU ONLINE. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE'LL GIVE YOU TIME WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND GO TO MEGHAN CRUISE, STAR 6. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M MEGHAN CRUISE. DOWNTOWN IS SEATTLE'S LARGEST RESIDENTIALAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH OVER 100,000 PEOPLE AS A RESIDENT I CAN'T COMMENT BECAUSE THE PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE THEM. IT SAYS THEY WILL BE REVEALED IN THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES AFTER THIS PLAN IS APPROVED. NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE IN SEATTLE RESIDENTS DESERVE A VOICE IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS SHRINKING. THE CITY ELIMINATED [ INAUDIBLE ] REVIEW FOR DOWNTOWN FOR THREE YEARS. IN ITS PLACE WE'RE MAKING PIECEMEAL DECISIONS BLOCK BY BLOCK AND BUILDING BY BUILDING. THIS ISN'T GOOD URBAN PLANNING OR REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. THE PLAN SAYS DOWNTOWN WILL SHOULDER MOST OF THE NEW HOMES AND RESIDENTS MORE THAN ANY OTHER SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE AMEND THIS PLAN TO RESTORE TRANSPARENCY AND A MEANINGFUL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS WE GROW. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD DOWNTOWN AND ACROSS THE CITY WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE -- MATURE TREES. WE CAN ADD HOUSING AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. AND JUST REMINDER WHEN YOU HEAR THE NOISE YOU STILL HAVE TIME DON'T STOP. YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS. IT'S JUST A LITTLE REMINDER. LYNN DRAKE, ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS STAR 6? SPEAKER NUMBER 12. WE HEARD FROM NUMBER 13. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL KEEP YOU UP THERE AND SEE IF WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. NEXT ANN TYSON SPEAKER 14 AND SPEAKER NUMBER 15 SARA CLARKE. ANN TYSON, GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING THANK YOU. I'M A LONG- TIME NORTHEAST SEATTLE RESIDENT. SEATTLE CAN GROW RESPONSIBLY PRESERVING HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND ITS LIFE-SAVING TREE CANOPY CONCENTRATING NEW DENSITY AROUND MAJOR TRANSIT. CUT BACK THE PLANS EXCESSIVE ZONING TO FIVE STORY BUILDINGS IN RESIDENTIALAL NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH ALONG THE FIVE BLOCK EAST 45th STREET. MORE THAN A THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NEIGHBORS OPPOSE THIS PLAN. THIS IS NOT NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT OR COMMERCE. IT WILL DESTROY HUNDREDS OF MATURE TREES AND DESTROY THE HOMES THE SURVEY SHOWS MOST WANT TO LIVE IN. DETACHED HOMES ON SMALL LOTS NEAR GREEN SPACE. NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO FIVE STORY BUILDINGS IS A MISTAKE UNDER HB 110 SEATTLE HAS CAPACITY FOR 400,000 TO 600,000 NEW HOMES AND WE ONLY NEED 80,000. AND WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN A 13,000 EMPTY APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW. LET'S GROW RESPONSIBLY AND MAKE USE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES SEATTLE HAS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SARA CLARK SPEAKER NUMBER 15. SARA CLARK, SPEAKER NUMBER 15. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBERS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS SARA CLARK I'M HERE TODAY TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE OVER 2500 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR REGION IS IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING CRISIS CAUSED BY DECADES OF UNDER PLANNING FOR HOUSING GROWTH. WHEN WE DON'T BUILD ENOUGH HOMES PEOPLE COMPETE FOR THE LIMITED SUPPLY DRIVING UP RENTS AND HOME PRICES. SEATTLE'S HOUSING CRISIS DEMANDING BOLD ACTION AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A ONCE THE A DECADE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SEATTLE A CITY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE EQUITY AFFORDABLE LIVABLE, LIVABLE VIBRANT AND GREEN. ALLOWING FOR MORE HOUSING OPTIONS IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE NEED THE COUNCIL TO STRENGTHEN THE PLAN NOT WATER IT DOWN. AS YOU CONTINUE REFINING THIS PLAN, WE ASK YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS. EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS CITYWIDE, INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACK FLATS TO BE USED ON ALL LOTS. >> THANK YOU, SARA. I SEE LYNN DRAKE IS NOT ON THERE. WE'LL COME BACK TO HER. THOMAS. SPEAKER NUMBER 16. THOMAS. FOLLOWED BY TIA SPEAKER NUMBER 17. GOOD MORNING, THOMAS. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M THOMAS, A PHYSICIAN IN SEATTLE AND A MEMBER OF WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO PLEA SERVE SEATTLE'S URBAN TREE CANOPY AND AMEND THE PLAN TO INCLUDE STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR TREES. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS PROFOUND IMPACT ON HEALTH. 2021 HEAT DOME HIGHLIGHTED THE DEADLY IMPACT OF HEAT WAVES IN THE REGION AND THE NEED FOR OUR CITY TO BE CLIMATE RESILIENT. 2024 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD. TREE CANOPIES COOL OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING HOMES FROM URBAN HEAT ISLANDS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS AND HELP REMOVE HARMFUL MATTER FROM THE AIR, SOMETHING WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH GIVEN WILDFIRES IN THE AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RECENT EXAMPLES IN SEATTLE IN WHICH MATURE TREES WERE REMOVED NOT TO BUILD MORE HOUSING BUT REPAVE A DRIVEWAY OR PUT IN EXTRA ING PLACES. STRONGER TREE PROTECTIONS TO ALLOW FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TIA PET TRO VICH, SPEAKER 17 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER >> GOOD MORNING. ADDRESSING SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. AS A LONG- TERM RESIDENT OF PINEHURST SQUARE I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SHOULDERS THE MAJORITY OF THE SERVICES. I DEEPLY VALUE HOW MY COMMUNITY CARES FOR ONE ANOTHER AND SUPPORTS RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THE BURDEN OF HAVING OVER CONCENTRATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES. IT'S FLAWED THINKING TO THINK A FEW NEIGHBORS LIKE PINEHURST SQUARE AND BELL TOWN CAN CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. SUPPORTING THOSE IN OUR STREETS, PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES IS AN ISSUE FOR EVERYONE AND TIME WE THINK BIGGER AND RECOGNIZE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO AN OVERALL CITY AND HUMAN HEALTH. THIS STARTS WITH HOW OUR CITY PLANS AND PRIORITIZES. UPDATE THE COMP PLAN STANDARDS TO AVOID OVER CONCENTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICES IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENCOURAGE THE PLACEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT LACK THEM. TRUE INCLUSIVITY MEANS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE CAROLINE OMAN. BEFORE YOU START IF I.T. CAN BUMP UP LYNN DRAKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET HER TO PRESS STAR 6. HI, CAROL INE. >> FROM THE PROPOSED MAPLEMAPLE CENTER PART OF THE 20 NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION OF RESIDENTS AND VOTERS URGING COUNCIL TO PROTECT TREES AND ENSURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH THOUGHTFUL GROWTH. I DON'T SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN MAPLE LEAF. WE DON'T FIT THE CRY TEEF YA DEVELOPMENT COULD HURT OUR TREE CANOPY GOAL. THERE HAD TO BE A COMPROMISE CENTER BOUNDARIES TO SAVE TREES AND THE 12th AVENUE GREENWAY. I OPPOSE THE CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION THAT GO DRAMATICALLY BEYOND STATE LAW. DON'T SHRINK SETBACKS. DON'T INCREASE LOT COVERAGE. DON'T RAISE ROOF HEIGHTS DON'T CHANGE THE TRANSIT DEFINITION TO UP ZONE VIRTUALLY EVERYONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY. I ALSO WANT YOU TO REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO RETAIN EXISTING TREES. IT TAKES A LIFETIME FOR A PLACE TO BENEFIT OF A MATURE TREE. PLEASE PROTECT OUR FUTURE. >> THANK YOU. LYNN DRAKE STAR 6. IF YOU CAN. STAR 6. >> YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STICKING WITH ME. MY NAME IS LYNN DRAKE, A 62-YEAR- OLD HOMEOWNER LIVING ON THE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD I'M URGING YOU TO VOTE FOR THE MOST AMBITIOUS HOUSING PLAN MY ENTIRE EXTENDED FAMILY LIVES IN SEATTLE MY MOTHER, MY TWO SISTERS AND MANY ADULT NIECES AND NEPHEWS PLUS MY CHILDREN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY YOUNG ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHOICES SO THEY CAN STAY IN SEATTLE. THIS ISSUE SPEAKS TO THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S MAKE ROOM FOR OUR YOUNGEST GENERATIONS. I ALSO URGE YOU TO ADD AL CIVE BACK IN THE PLAN AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. WE HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS, BEAUTIFUL PARKS A COMMUNITY CENTER WE COULD USE MORE SUPPORT FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FAST FREQUENT TRANSIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AND THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME. HAPPY MONDAY. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LYNN. NEXT WE HAVE AUDRINA AND JIM GRANT. SPEAKER NUMBER 19 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 20. HI AUDREY. >> HI. THIS IS AUDREY. I'M SPEAKING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPZONES THAT NOT ONLY FAIL TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN BUT UNDERMINE WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PLAN INCLUDES AN UPZONE SEGMENT EACH OF 35th AVENUE NORTHEAST ALONG NORTHEAST 65th STREET. THAT FURTHERS NO PURPOSE OF THE ASIDE FROM THE ONE BUS ROUTE THERE ARE NO OTHER TRANSIT OPTIONS. THIS ROUTE IS DIVERTED FOR ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT WEATHER MOST PARCELS ONE ROUTE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO LANDSLIDES, DEEP GRADES AND CURVES PREVENT THE BUS FOR STOPPING FOR A SIZABLE PORTION OF THE ROUTE. THE SLOPE AND ROAD GRAIN PORTIONS MAKE IT UNWALKABLE OR VIABLE. NO PUBLIC AND ALMOST NO PRIVATE SERVICES ALONG THE UPZONE. THERE ARE NO CONNECTIONS TO A NEIGHBORHOOD OR URBAN CENTER. I ASK WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING UPZONES IN AN AREA THAT WILL MOT PROVIDE USEFUL TRANSIT IN AN UNWALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO RELY ON VEHICLES AND THIS DOES NOT SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY WHO NEED HOUSINGHOUSING THE MOST. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE NUMBER 20 JIM GRANT, A CALL FOR JIM GRANT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING WITH RICHARD ELLISON. RICHARD ELLISON AND JUDY NUMBER 22. SPEAKERS 20, 21 AND 22. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6. RICHARD. >> GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS RICHARD ELLISON AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4. IT'S SUMMER SOLSTICE AND HALF OF OUR COUNTRY IS IN AN EXTENDED HEAT WAVE BUT THE PHRASE MAXIMUM RETENTION OF EXISTING TREES IS A DANGEROUS AND TREACHEROUS IDEA TO DEVELOPERS WHO GOT CARTE BLANCHE TO CUT THE TREES EMBEDDED IN THE TREE CODES. AND NOW YOU WANT TO CEMENT IN THE COMP PLAN TOO. TREES ARE SUFFERS TO BUILDING ASSOCIATION MAYOR OFFICE TO REWRITE THE TREE CODES WITH THE LOGIC SOMEHOW SAVING TREES WAS INCOMPATIBLE AND A SQUEALED TO BUILD LOT LINE TO LOT LINE. EVERY LOOPHOLE AND WE CAN SAVE THEM STRATEGY BACKED BY THE CHERRY PICKED DATA SOMEHOW CONVINCE THE CITY COUNCIL TO DRINK THE KOOL- AID THAT IS SAVING THE BIGGEST AND HEALTHIEST EXISTING TREES FRAUGHT WITH BAD IDEAS CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE SUBURBS AND URBAN SACRIFICE MUST USE AIR CONDITIONING AND AIR FILTERS IN THE NEWS THAT ALL BE WELL IN THE URBAN CONCRETE. WE CAN STILL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JUDY. SPEAKER NUMBER 22 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER NUMBER 23 PETER REESE. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JUDY BENDITCH. I'VE WRITTEN LETTERS WITH COMMENTS AND HOPE YOU WILL ADOPT THOSE SUGGESTIONS. I HAVE SEVERAL KEY POINTS. ONE, PLEASE ADOPT THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY TREES AND PEOPLE. THESE ARE CRITICAL FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND FOR OUR HEALTH. REGARDING H B1110 EXEMPT 25% OF NR RESIDENTS IN OUR MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. NO MORE DISPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED WITH MHA. COMPLY WITH THE GMA. SEATTLE'S GREATEST NEED IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES NOT MORE MILLION DOLLAR TOWNHOUSES. THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN DOES NOT SAY HOW THE CITY WILL MEET THESE GOALS AND NEEDS AND WHERE EVERY ECONOMIC SECTOR WILL BE HOUSED. FOUR, TAKE IT EASY, TAKE IT SLOWER. WE DO NOT NEED A PLAN AT THIS TIME. OUR ECONOMY IS IN PLUX FLUX, ADOPT WHAT IS NEEDED OVER TIME FOCUSSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REEVALUATE WHEN WE ARE CLEAR WHAT THE FUTURE -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE PETER REESE. SPEAKER NUMBER 23 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 24 LAURA THORN. SPEAKERS 23 AND 24. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS PETER REESE. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO FOCUS ON TWO THINGS. FIRST, FOCUS ON WHAT MAKES SEATTLE A GREAT CITY. WHAT WE CAN DO TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MANY OF US ENJOY. SEATTLE IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CITY, THE ONLY U.S. CITY SELECTED AS A ROLE MODEL CITY BY THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM. MAYOR HAROLD'S FIRST EXECUTIVE ORDER THERE WAS AN EMPHASIS ON NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS AND SEVL NATURAL SPACES CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE REMEMBER THERE ARE SMARTER WAYS TO ACHIEVE HOUSING DENSITY AND BY PAVING OVER MORE THAN HALF OF OUR RESIDENTIAL LAND. SECOND, THIS IS A HARD ONE, MAKE SURE THE PRIORITIES YOU BRING FORWARD ARE EMBODIED IN THE LEGISLATION YOU PASS. DETAILS ABOUT LEGISLATION HAVE FALL UNSHORT AND MORE WORK YOU SHOULD REQUEST FROM OP CD AND CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU, PETER. NEXT WE HAVE LAURA THORN SPEAKER 24 SAMUEL JACOBS SPEAKER 25. YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE. WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE ON OUR END. YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE. BUT WE SEE YOU. >> HELLO. >> GOOD MORNING. >> OOPS. HELLO GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M LAURA THORN SPEAKING TO THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN. AND I SUPPORT PASSING A BOLD PLAN THAT INCREASES HOUSING DENSITY, BUT IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE TREE CANOPY. SEATTLE'S URBAN TREES ARE CRITICAL TO COOLING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVING AIR QUALITY AND SUPPORTING LIFE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE PROPOSED UP ZONES IN THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN WILL UNDERMINE SEATTLE'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND LEAD TO INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH INEQUITIES. THE PLAN PLACES SEATTLE ON A PATH TO FEWER TREES, LESS SHADE AND INCREASED CAN CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER POLLUTION AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES. SO, MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THE ZONING PROPOSAL. ONE, ELIMINATE THE SETBACK REDUCTIONS THAT LIMIT THE ESSENTIAL SPACE ON BOTH STREET AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TREES. TWO ELIMINATE HARD SCAPE INCREASED HARD SCAPE ALLOWANCES THAT PRIORITIZE PAVEMENT OVER GREEN SPACE, THREE -- >> THANK YOU. PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU GET CUT OFF A MINUTE IS QUICK AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH EVERYONE AS WELL, SO I APOLOGIZE A MINUTE IS QUICK BUT IF YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS DO IT AT COUNCIL @SEATTLE.GOV. GO AHEAD AND SEND US YOUR COMMENTS. THERE'S ALSO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING OUR LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, LAND SELECT LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS WELL AND ALSO FULL COUNCIL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT WE HAVE SAMUEL JACOBS SPEAKER NUMBER 25 FOLLOWED BY DEBA SPEAKER NUMBER 26. . >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS SAMUEL JACOBS. MY WIFE AND I OWNED OUR HOME AND LIVED THERE SHY OF 45 YEARS AND RAISED OUR FAMILY THERE. THE MAYOR'S PLAN BEFORE YOU PROPOSES INCLUDING OUR HALF BLOCK THE AREA BETWEEN 16th AVENUE EAST, THE ALLEY ON THE WEST, EAST REPUBLICAN AND EAST HARRISON ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH INTO THE FIRST HILL CAPITOL BILL REGIONAL VILLAGE. THIS AREA HAS NOT BEEN IN THE REGIONAL VILLAGE HISTORICALLY AND THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE REGIONAL VILLAGE. IT WAS INCLUDED BASED ON THE REQUEST FROM SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS. IT IS A VERY SMALL AREA AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL BILL ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN THERE'S A WHOLE REVIEW OF THE REGIONAL VILLAGE COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. WE HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER, WHICH EXPLAINS OUR REASONING FOR THIS. EACH OF YOU HAVE IT BY E- MAIL AND HAND DELIVERED AND WE REQUEST YOU REVIEW IT AND REMOVE OUR AREA FROM THE PROPOSAL. >> THANK YOU, SAMUEL. NEXT WE HAVE DEBA SPEAKER 26 AND SPEAKER NUMBER 27 K FOLTZ. >> I'M THE LOCAL POLICY MANAGER AT CLIMATE SOLUTION. WE CALL ON COUNCIL TO STRENGTHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN BY EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE DENSITY BONUS CITY WIDE, INCREASING THE BONUS FOR FLAT SLATS AND ESTABLISHING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN LOW DISPLACEMENT ZONES AND ENSURE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO LIVE AND THRIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW IS NECESSARY FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE. INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT WHILE PROTECTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM BEING DISPLACED IS KEY TO SEATTLE'S CLIMATE FUTURE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MARK FOLTZ, SPEAKER NUMBER 27 AND ON DECK CONNOR STYNES SPEAKER NUMBER 28. >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARK AND I LIVE IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM COMMENTING TODAY BECAUSE THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING IN SEATTLE HAS IMPACTED AND WILL IMPACT MY FAMILY. MY PARTNER'S STEPDAD HAD TO WAIT YEARS FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY BROTHER-IN- LAW IS UNABLE TO AFFORD A PLACE OF HIS OWN ON HIS LIMITED INCOME. MY SON WHO IS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS LIMITED PROSPECTS FOR LIVING IN SEATTLE PURSUING A CAREER IN THE ART. ALL OF BECAUSE SEATTLE LACKS ENOUGH HOMES TO GO AROUND. THE BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND HAS LIFTED THE COST OF HOUSING TO DOUBLE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS AND IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD HOMES IN AS MANY PARTS OF THE CITY AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS NEAR PARKS AND SCHOOLS. PLEASE RESTORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THESE AREAS SO MORE FAMILIES LIKE MINE CAN LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY LIVE FROM AND ASK THE COUNCIL TO MAKE AS MANY OF THE NEW HOMES AFFORDABLE EXPANDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS CITY WIDE AND FLATS AND INCLUDING ZONING FOR LOW RISE ZONES. >> THANK YOU, MARK. NEXT WE HAVE CONNOR STEIN FOLLOWED BY ANN SHERWOOD. SPEAKERS 28 AND 29. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CONNOR RENTER LIVE IN FREMONT. I'VE LIVED IN FREE MONTH SEVEN YEARS AND FEELS LIKE MY HOME BUT I DON'T SEE A LONG- TERM FUTURE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PLANT ROOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD LOVE TO STAY HERE BUT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH AFFORDABLE OPTIONPS. THE PROPOSED PLAN, EXPAND THE BONUS CITY WIDE, APPLY TO SOCIAL HOUSING AND CREATE A BONUS FOR LOW RISERISE AND INCREASE THE BONUS FOR FLATS ON ALL LOTS NOT JUST THE LARGEST INCREASE HEIGHTS AND REDUCE FRONT AND SIDE YARD SETBACKS TO CREATE OPEN SPACE FOR TREES AND PEOPLE T ESTABLISH MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND HIGH OPPORTUNITY AND LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK AREAS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE NEAR JOBS SCHOOLS AND TRANSIT. AND PLEASE REMOVE ON STREET PARKING ACROSS THE CITY AND REPLACE THIS HARD SCAPE WITH PUBLIC TREES AND GREEN SPACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ANN SHERWOOD SPEAKER 29 AND THEN SPEAKER NUMBER 30. AALIYAH. SORRY IF I MESSED UP YOUR NAME. JUST PRESS STAR 6. WE SEE YOU'RE ONLINE. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. I ALSO -- DELIA. I APOLOGIZE. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. SPEAKER NUMBER 30. STAR 6. TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. MUTED ON OUR END. IF YOU COME BACK ON WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. NEXT SARA DAVIS. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOU'RE STILL -- THERE YOU GO. >> HI. MY NAME SARA DAVIS AND I LIVE IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE AND SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT ALONG HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT ROUTES. THE PLAN CLASSIFIES A SHORT SPURT ALONG 45th AS A HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT ROUTE AND IT IS NOT. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED MANY TIMES THIS FOR THEIR OWN CLASSIFICATION DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT ROUTE. THIS PLAN WILL DEMOLISH MIDDLE CLASS HOMES OWNED BY WORKING CLASS FAMILIES MOST HAVE TWO WORKING PARENTS AND DISPLACE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA 50 PLUS YEARS AND RESULT IN THE LOSS OF 20 SIGNIFICANT TREES. I HAVE LIVED IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, ALL AREAS THAT HAVE HARDLY ANY TREES. SEATTLE IS DISTINCT AND BEAUTIFUL AND I FEAR THAT IN SEVERAL YEARS IT WILL LOOK LIKE THOSE CITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TINA SPEAKER NUMBER 32. TINA FOLLOWED BY ALAN SPEAKER NUMBER 33. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M READY. >> WE CAN. TINA, WE CAN HEAR YOU. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TINA VITA. THE PAIR A DIME IS SHIFTING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS IN THE MIST OF AN EXCITING TRANSFORMATION. NO LONGER A HUB FOR OFFICES HOME TO 100,000 RENTS. IT REFLECTS A BROADER SHIFT. NEIGHBORHOODS BECOMING MORE MIXED USE, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERED. THIS IS THE MOMENT TO RETHINK HOW WE PLAN CITYWIDE. DOWNTOWN IS PROJECTED TO ABSORB THE LARGEST SHARE OF OUR FUTURE RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND NO NEW ZONING FOR THIS AREA LEAVING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WITHOUT A ROLE IN SHAPING OUR FUTURE. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY NOT JUST DOWNTOWN BUT ACROSS SEATTLE WITH TODAY'S TOOLS WE CAN FOSTER INCLUSIVITY, SUSTAINED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PUBLIC TRUST BY ENTERING -- BOTH TRANSPARENT AND INFORMED BY THE COMMUNITIES THEY AFFECT. LET'S MAKE IT THE NORM THAT PERMIT APPROVAL DEPENDS ON MEETING A MORE INCLUSIVE SET OF STANDARDS IN EQUITY -- >> THANK YOU, TINA. NEXT WE HAVE LYNN AND WE'LL COME BACK WE SEE ANNIE AND DALEAH PRESENT. WE'LL COME BACK AFTER WE GET THROUGH LYNN. >> HI. MY NAME IS AILEEN, AND I'M SPEAKING ON THE COMP PLAN. WHEN YOU TAKE A WALK ON A HOT DAY, DON'T YOU INSTINCTIVELY SEEK TO WALK IN THE SHADE AND WHEN YOU STEP OUT INTO THE SUN DOESN'T THE BURNING HOT PAVEMENT FEEL UNBEARABLE? WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED THIS. TREES KEEP OUR CITY LIVABLE, ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. TREES AREN'T JUST BEAUTIFUL. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. STUDIES DONE BY HARVARD, YALE, KAISER PERMANENTE CANADA AND MANY MORE HAVE HAVE CONFIRMED LIVING AMONG TREES REDUCES STRESS LEVELS AND IMPROVES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS VITAL TREES ARE PROTECTIVE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ZONING BILL. WE URGE YOU TO LEGISLATE STRONG GUIDELINES TO SPARE TREES WHILE ALLOWING FOR INCREASED DENSITY. WE CAN DO BOTH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 29 AND 30. SO ANNIE SHERWOOD, DALEAH. ANNIE, PRESS STAR 6. WE HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD AND START. >> MY NAME IS ANN SHERWOOD I'M COMMENTING IN FAVOR OF STRONGER TREE PROTECTION CB 120993. THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OLD, BEAUTIFUL COMFORTING TREES FILLS A MENTAL HEALTH NEED OF SECURITY WITHIN NATURE. AS A FEELING OF SECURITY IS NECESSARY FOR A CHILD DEVELOPINGDEVELOPING MENTAL IT IS NECESSARY FOR AN ADULT'S MENTAL HEALTH TO BE SURROUNDED BY NATURE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT IS UNFAIRNESS THAT SOME HAVE EASY ACCESS TO ABUNDANT NATURE AND OTHERS DO NOT. PLEASE PRESERVE OUR TREES WHEN BUILDING HOUSING, AMENDING THE PLAN TO INCLUDE STRONG TREE RETENTION OR REQUIREMENTS SO EVERYONE MAY EXPERIENCE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF TREES EVERY DAY WHERE THEY LIVE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. NEXT DALEAH, APOLOGIZE IF I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME. SPEAKER 30 PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. IF NOT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. NO WORRIES. IF WE COULD TEE UP GARY MAGENYSON SPEAKER 34 AND SPEAKER 35 BRITTNEY COX. DALEAH YOU WENT OFF AND ON. GARY YOU'RE OFF. SEE IF WE CAN GET HER BACK ON. YOU'RE UNMUTED. MAYBE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE. CAN YOU HEAR US? YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR PHONE MUTED. >> I DON'T BELIEVE I DO. THIS IS. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. START YOUR COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SORRY FOR THIS COMPLEXITY. MY NAME IS DELIA A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2 BEACON HILL AND HERE TO COMMENT ON THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I AM SPEAKING IN BOTH CITY AND PROTECTION OF OUR CANOPY 9. WE NEED THEM BOTH. I AM COMMENTS TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN THE TREE CODE AND IN PARTICULAR REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO PREPARE ALTERNATIVE SITE PLANS TO RETAIN TREES, AND ALSO TO AMEND THE CODE SO DEVELOPERS CAN JUSTIFY REMOVING TREES BECAUSE THEY, QUOTE, CAN'T PROTECT THEM. I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE OR RECOMMEND AND URGE THEM TO PLACE REASONABLE HARD SCAPE LIMITS FOLLOWING CITIES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE THIS AND AMEND THE PLAN TO INCLUDE TREE RETENTION REQUIREMENTS AND ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR STACKED FLATS OR SHARED HOUSE SO WE CAN KEEP TREES THAT HAVE GROWN IN LOTS. I FEEL THAT OUR HOUSING AND OUR TREE CANOPY ARE COMPATIBLE AND WE NEED THEM BOTH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE GARY SPEAKER NUMBER 34 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 35 BRITTNEY COX. . >> HI. POINT OF CLARIFICATION WHEN I REGISTERED WE WOULD HAVE TWO MINUTES AND THAT'S HOW I PREPARED MY SPEECH. >> CAN -- >> RIGHT IN YOUR DOCUMENT. >> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I COULDN'T -- COULD NOT HEAR THAT? >>. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WHEN I REGISTERED, AND GOT THE REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO LOG BACK IN, IT SAID YOU'D HAVE -- I WOULD HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHY HAS IT CHANGED TO ONE MINUTE? >> OUR PUBLIC NOTICE IS FOR ONE MINUTE UP TO TWO MINUTES AND DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'VE HAD. SO IT'S ONE MINUTE, GARY. >> OKAY. MY NAME IS GARY MAGENY ISSON AND LIVE ON QUEEN ANNE AND I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT RIGHT NOW TRAFFIC AND SAFETY GOING TO HOSPITALS DURING PEAK TIMES RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD TO GET TO AURORA AVENUE WHERE I LIVE. QUEEN ANNE IS ALREADY 70% MULTIFAMILY. WHERE I LIVE IN MY HOME, IT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM ELK AND GO TO L 3 WHICH MEANS FIVE STORY ALL THE HOUSES ON MY BLOCK ARE THREE STORIES HIGH AND I WOULD LOSE SUNLIGHT AND ALSO THE SETBACK GO BACK AND BASICALLY NO PARKING. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOSE TREE CANOPY AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE DENSITY THAT DOESN'T OFFER ANYTHING FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE IT WILL BE SUCH SMALL UNITS. >> OH. >> YOU -- >> SPREAD DENSITY THROUGHOUT. >> NO. GARY, WE'RE GOING TO -- >> SPREAD DENSITY THROUGHOUT. >> GARY, SINCE INTERRUPTED WE'RE GOING TO PUT TEN SECONDS BACK ON FOR YOU BECAUSE WE INTERRUPTED YOUR THING. THAT CHIME IS YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT. GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR COMMENTS. AND SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START RIGHT NOW. >> SO SPREAD DENSITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I THINK WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT TAXES AND -- I MEAN -- >> THANK YOU, GARY. I KNOW ONE MINUTE GOES BY QUICK. SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAVE EVERY TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M. AND CALL IN AND EXPRESS THOSE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE BRITTNEY COX NUMBER 35 FOLLOWED BY BEN DAVIS 36. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6. THANK YOU. . >> YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE. >> I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE GOOD. >> WE NEED DENSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTHY COMMUNITY AND THRIVING ENVIRONMENT, STACKED FLATS, ELIMINATED PARKING MANDATES, REQUIRING GREEN SPACE, PRESERVING MATURE TREES. AS WE BUILD PLAN FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, WITHOUT MORE PAVEMENT, HARMING RESIDENT'S HEALTH AND OUR WHALES. MATURE TREES ARE VITAL, CLEAN AIR, WATER, REDUCE DISEASES AND POLLUTION. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN HARD SCAPE WILL INCREASE POLLUTED RUNOFF HARMING PUBLIC HEALTH IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND DAMAGING ESKO TIM. ONE ACRE PAVEMENT GENERATESGENERATES MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF RUNOFF KILLING SALMON VITAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND WHALES. WATER POLLUTION AND FOOD LOSS ARE THEIR THREATS. RECONSIDER THIS UNSUSTAINABLE APPROACH BUILD ADJUST AFFORDABLE WHERE A PLANET CAN THRIVE AND INCLUDE TREE RETENTION REQUIREMENTS TO RETAIN TREES UP FRONT IN THE BUILDING PROCESS THANK YOU. >> NOW WE HAVE BEN DAVIS. SPEAKER 36. FOLLOWED BY DWIGHT GEE SPEAKER NUMBER 37. HI. >> HI. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? S. >> YEAH. NO WORRIES. GO AHEAD AND START WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THINGS GARY RAISED. H B1110 IS KIND OF A DONE DEAL AND IT BASICALLY ELIMINATES SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING IN SEATTLE. EVERY LOT IS FAIR GAME FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS, OBVIOUSLY, GOING TO PROVIDE A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. THE CURRENT SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOES FURTHER BY MANDATING SIX STORY LR 3 UP ZONING ALONG SEATTLE TRANSIT MASTER PLAN TRANSIT NETWORKS. A LOT OF NETWORKS GO INTO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT MEANINGFUL COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SORT THEY'RE FREQUENTLY CITED. THOSE DESIGNATIONS WERE DONE KIND OF WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO THE MASTER PLAN IS ALREADY IN PLACE. AND MANY OF THOSE DESIGNATIONS ARE ACTUALLY INACCURATE. IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF SEATTLE WE'VE REACHED OUT MANY TIMES TO SAY THIS ACTUALLY IS -- >> THANK YOU. SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. YOU GOT CUT OFF THERE. DWIGHT GEE FOLLOWED BY MARIA. 37 AND 38. HI. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DWIGHT GEE I LIVE IN MONT LAKE AND SUPPORT INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS TRULY SERVES RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THAT'S WHY I URGE YOU TO ALIGN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN TO THE REQUIREMENTSES OF H B1110 AND NOT GO BEYOND IT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF OUR CANOPY OF SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ARE WEAKENED. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS RULE 7- 2024 ALLOW TIER TWO TREES 24 INCHES OR MORE IN DIAMETER TO BE REMOVED AS THE DEVELOPER DETERMINES THE TREE HAS NO LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVAL AFTER CONSTRUCTION. REDUCING SETBACKS INCREASE THAT RISK BY DAMAGING ROOT SYSTEMS INCLUDING THOSE OF TREES AND PLANNING STRIPS AND PRESERVE THE 20 FOOT SETBACK AND LIMIT LOT COVERAGE TO PROTECT OUR URBAN FOREST AND NEIGHBORHOOD LIVEABILITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT MARIA SPEAKER NUMBER 38 FOLLOWED BY 39 DAVEENA WE DON'T SEE YOU PRESENT BUT CALL YOU OUT. MARIA. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARIA CALLING FROM BEACON HILL COUNCIL. PLEASE ADOPT FOUR POLICIES IN THE PLAN TO HELP OUR 40,000 RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND 40% IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. TREES CLIMATE, INCLUDING THE COMP PLAN THE 30% TREE CANOPY GOAL, TWO, ADOPT THE OLD SEATTLE COMP PLAN WASHINGTON STATE AND OUR ZONES AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, FOR HOUSING ITEM THREE PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN PLACE, PRIORITIZE USE OF LEVY DOLLARS AND 30 TO 60% LOW INCOME AND WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND FOUR, TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS BUILD MORE IN BEACON HILL THE COST IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM. DEFER THE PAYMENT OF 60 TO 70,000 PERMITS WHEN THE UNIT IS PULLED. THIS WILL HELP OUR NEIGHBORS BE MORE CLIMATE RESILIENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. WE DON'T SEE SPEAKER 39 HERE. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 40 AND THEN 41. LAST NAME AL SLA REZ AND SPEAKER 41 ELIZABETH. >> HI. >> HI. >> HI COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER STRATEGY IT CARES FOR COMMUNITIES -- SERVICES, CULTURAL SPACES AND NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE THAT EXIST AT THE HEART OF EACH CENTER. BY ADDING HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL AMENITIES NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER STRATEGY HELPS TO MAKE WELL LOVED AREAS MORE COMPLETE. AS A LONG-TERM RENTER AND HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT ONE I EXPERIENCED WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND WHAT KINDS OF SECURITY HOME OWNERSHIP AFFORDS AND SEATTLE HAS THE CAPACITY AND WILL TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL TYPES OF SEATTLEITE AND CENTERS ARE A KEY PART OF THE DECISION. WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS MY ABILITY TO FEEL CONNECTED TO MY COMMUNITY THROUGH SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE SPACES LIKE SHOPS, SCHOOLS AND PARKS, ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY HOME. I'M EXCITED TO SEE NEW PATHS TO STAY IN LONG- TERM, EXPANSING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES CITY WIDE. EXPLORE THE STRATEGIES TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVING ALL THE MORE VIBRANTLY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH FOLLOWED BY MATT HUTCHINS. SPEAKER 41 AND 42. >> HI, ELIZABETH. >> HI. HIGH NAME IS ELIZABETH. I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH, AND I'M A LOW INCOME VERY LOW INCOME SENIOR LIVING IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M CALLING TODAY BECAUSE THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A SERIOUS CONCERN OF MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS. AND SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE WAYS THAT THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT WOULD BE FIRST TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY CITY WIDE AND ALSO CREATE SIMILAR DENSITY ZONES FOR LOW RISE STACKED HOUSING AND ENSURE ALL PUBLICLY OWNED SPECIAL HOUSING IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DENSITY BONUS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER STACKED PLANS TO BE ALL AROUND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR MY OPINION AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND FOR THE RECORD LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE'RE JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND RIVERA. I APOLOGIZE FOR JUST RECOGNIZING YOUR PRESENCE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MATT HUTCHINS. GOOD MORNING. >> HELLO. GOOD MORNING. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MATT HUTCHINS ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS THE PROVISIONS MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED SEATTLE THAT IS MORE AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE AND ADAPTABLE TO OUR CHANGING CLIMATE. SEATTLE WHERE FAMILIES CAN GROW, YOUNG PEOPLE CAN THRIVED ON OUR -- TAKE PLACE. GROWTH STRATEGY WILL HELP US GET CLOSER TO THAT SHARED VISION ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR THEIR JOBS, AND BE ABLE TO WALK FOR DAILY NEED REDUCES THE RELIANCE ON CARSCARS OUR CITY. HOUSEHOLDS OF ALL SIZES AND INCOMES SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OUR EQUITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS. IT IS ALSO A GREAT CLIMATE STRATEGY AS WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE MILES TRAVELED. ANY REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSED GROWTH STRATEGY EVEN SMALL CHANGES UNDERMINES THAT VISION. STAY TRUE AS WE PLAN FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS KEEP EVERY BIT OF DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY. >> THANK YOU. ALSO IF WE COULD BUMP UP CALLER JIM GRANT OR JIM GAPTS SPEAKER 20 WE SEE YOU'RE PRESENT. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE'RE ON SPEAKER NUMBER 43. AL RICOTTA. >> HELLO. I'M A RENTER IN D 5 AND LAKE CITY. I'M CALLING TODAY TO URGE YOU TO KEEP ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND EXPAND THEM IF POSSIBLE TO EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS STACK FLAT BONUS AND LOOSEN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AREA RATIO AS WELL ELIMINATE PARKING MANDATES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS FOR THIS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AS MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS POSSIBLE IN OUR CITY. WE KNOW HOMELESSNESS IS A CRISIS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE REAL SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS. SECOND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE FUTURE THAT IS TRANSIT CENTERED AS OPPOSED TO PARKING AND TRAFFIC CENTERED WHICH IS WHY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ELIMINATE THE PARKING MANDATE. WE NEED MORE HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT SO PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO TRAVEL AS FAR FOR THEIR JOBS. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS WHEN THINKING ABOUTABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JIM GANT, IF YOU ARE ON. PRESS STAR 6. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> GOOD MORNING. >> I'M A HOMEOWNER IN NORTHEAST --. I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING ALONG NORTHEAST 45th STREET. ALLOWING FIVE STORY BUILDINGS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WILL CHANGE ITS CHARACTER. THIS PLAN THREATENS TO DISPLACE LONG- TIME RESIDENTS WITH RISING PROPERTY TAXES, MATURE TREES THAT ARE -- CANOPY AND CREATE CONGESTION ON THE NARROW TREATS. NOT A TRANSIT HUB OR URBAN CENTER. THE UP ZONE IS BASED ON FLAWED ASSUMPTIONS AND IGNORES THE FLAWED FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. STOP THIS UP ZONE AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL CALL UP THE NEXT THREE, SPEAKER NUMBER 44, 45, AND 46. THAT'S RITA HAYES, MAX VEMBACA AND GARY LEE. YOU ARE NEXT ON DECK. HI, RITA. STAR 6. >> HI. MY NAME IS RITA HAYES LIFELONG SEATTLE RESIDENT AND LIVED IN WEDGEWOOD. TO BEGIN NUMBER ONE DO NOT GO BEYOND H B1110. IT WILL TRANSFORM SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND PRODUCE 80,000 NEW HOUSING UNITS OVER THE NEXT YEARS. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN ZONES FOR 330,000 NEW UNITS DOUBLING THE HOUSING SUPPLY. KING COUNTY PROJECTS SEATTLE WILL ONLY NEED 112 NET NEW HOUSING UNITS BY 2024. IS WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING TO OVER ZONE BY 218,000 UNITS. IF SEATTLE IS OVER ZONED BY 218,000 UNITS WE DON'T NEED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WHICH ARE EXTREMELY CONTROVERSY AND FIVE STORY UP ZONING SELECT CORRIDORS. MY NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND FIVE STORY UP ZONING ON 35th AVENUE NORTHWEST. WE DO NOT WANT FOUR AND FIVE STORY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITS ON OUR QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RITA. NEXT UP WE HAVE MAX UMBACKA. NUMBER 45 AND GARY LEE 46. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MAX UMBACKA AND I LIVE IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE AND WORKED AT THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD BANK ALTHOUGH PEOPLE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF TODAY. IN MY WORK, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE CITY WHO NEED HELP GETTING HEALTHY FOOD TO EAT AND I HEAR AGAIN AND AGAIN HOW HARD IT IS TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. I CAN SEE THAT THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IS A CRISIS THAT'S MAKING IT HARDER FOR PARENTS TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND THAT'S WHY I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO STRENGTHEN NOT WEAKEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. WE NEED TO EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS CITY WIDE AND LOW RISE ZONES INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACKED FLATS TO ALL LOTS AND ESTABLISH MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS NOT FEWER. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN SOLVE. WE JUST REALLY NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP NOW. THAT'S WHY I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO MAKE THIS PLAN EVEN BETTER FOR MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. THANKS SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE GARY LEE UP. SPEAKER NUMBER 46. >> HI. I'M GARY LEE FROM THE CID. AND WITH THE ONE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CID PINEHURST SQUARE AND BELL TOWN IMPLORE YOU TO STOP THE OVER CONCENTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICE FACILITIES IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ADDING EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THROUGH THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND EXPANDING IT TO INCLUDE THE NEW URBAN AND REGIONAL CENTERS. IN ORDER TO DISTRIBUTE THE NEEDED FACILITIES MORE FAIRLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO ALLOWING THE CONTINUED DEGRADATION OF LIVEABILITY AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OF OVER CONCENTRATION. WITH THIS WE ALSO REQUEST THAT THE NECESSARY ZONING REGULATION BE ADOPTED TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY. DIRECT OP CD TO RETAIN AND EXPAND THE POLICY -- NEXT VERSION OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN BEFORE YOU ADOPT THIS SO WE CAN ALSO ADD NECESSARY ZONING REGULATIONS NEXT PHASE OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN ADOPTION FROM 2026. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKERS 47 THROUGH 49. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AL DRA JOHNSON, LYNN BEST AND IRENE WALL. SPEAKER 47, 48, 49. ALEXANDRIA. >> HI. PERFECT. THANKS. OKAY. MY NAME IS ALEXANDRIA AND I WORK FOR THE RIVER COALITION REPRESENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH JUSTICE OF SPECIFICALLY SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN COMMUNITIES AND AS THE PLAN CURRENTLY STANDS THESE AREAS ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF DISPLACEMENT BUT ARE CURRENTLY EXCLUDED FROM THE ENTIRE ASPECT OF THE UP ZONING THAT WOULD PRIORITIZE THE MOST AMOUNT OF UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING VIA THE MANDATORY HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND THIS ZONING IS ACTUALLY A DISPLACEMENT INDICATOR AND THE PROBLEM WITH INCLUDING THIS WITHOUT ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IS THAT A COMMUNITY AT HIGHER RISK OF DISPLACEMENT REQUIRES INTENSE AND INCREASED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION EFFORTS BUT THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LISTED AS INDUSTRIAL CENTERS MEANING THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY IGNORED FOR ANY UPDATES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LYNN BEST. FOLLOWED BY IRENE WALL. PRESS STAR 6. STAR 6. I SEE IRENE WALL. LYNN BEST. >> HELLO. >> HELLO. >> OKAY. THIS IS LYNN BEST SPEAKING AND GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M SPEAKING TO CONCERNING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ZONING BILL C B120993. I SUPPORT BOTH INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE AND STRONG PROTECTION FOR SEATTLE'S TREES AND I URGE THE COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF PORTLAND THAT PROTECT TREES WHILE INCREASING DENSITY. SPECIFICALLY FOLLOW PORTLAND'S EXAMPLE AND REQUIRE A DEDICATED TREE RETENTION, REQUIREMENTS OF TREE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND THE POINT SYSTEM REMOVE SECTION 2511070 THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO JUSTIFY REMOVING TREES BECAUSE THEY, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, CAN'T PROTECT THEM, KEEP THE FLEXIBLE GUIDELINES UNDER 2511060, REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO PREPARE ALTERNATIVE SITE PLANS BEFORE REMOVING LARGE -- ENCOURAGE WALLS AND CLUSTERED HOMES TO PROVIDE USABLE SPACE ALLOWING RETENTION OF MORE TREES AND ELIMINATE SETBACK -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE IRENE WALL. PRESS STAR 6. >> HI. COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE DO NOT UP END SEATTLE ZONING AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER IN SUCH RADICAL WAYS IT SATISFY THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND ITS INVESTORS. WHERE IS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE? THIS MORNING ZILLOW LISTS 10,658 UNITS AVAILABLE FOR RENT IN SEATTLE. 7,265 FOR SALE INCLUDING MANY UNDER $700,000. THERE ARE ALREADY 84,000 INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS OF HOUSING IN KING AND SNOWMISH COUNTIES TODAY. THIS IS NOT A ONCE ONLY OPPORTUNITY. THE COMP PLAN CAN BE AMENDED EVERY YEAR START WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OLYMPIA DICTATED AND DON'T GO BEYOND THAT. HAVE MATURE TREES AND A MODEDY COM OF GREEN SPACE. DO NOT CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ADD INCENTIVE ELEMENTS IN AREAS WITH EXIST CAPACITY AND AREAS RISKING DISPLACEMENT. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS NOT ACHIEVED BY UP ZONING FOR DENSITY THAT ONLY INCREASES THE VALUE OF LAND WHICH -- >> THANK YOU. JUST -- SO JUST TO CHECK WE'RE ON SPEAKER NUMBER 50. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE AFTER 50 ARE NOT PRESENT. I WANT TO PAUSE TO GIVE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO WAIT AND YOU COME BACK. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, WE'RE ON SPEAKER NUMBER 50. THAT IS 5-0. SPEAKER 50. AND WE WILL START CALLING PEOPLE OUT. WE DO SEE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 82 PEOPLE TOTAL THAT HAVE SIGNED UP AND WE ARE ON NUMBER SPEAKER NUMBER 50. THAT IS MARINE SHIELDS. AND THEN ANOTHER CALL TO DA VINA WEST. SPEAKER NUMBER 39. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 50. MARINE SHIELDS AND NEXT BILL SCOTT. YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 51. AND THEN ZACH HOWELL. YOU'RE SPEAKER NUMBER 52. FOLLOWED BY 53 IS BRITTA DEVAL HAMMOND. SO WE'LL START. I DON'T SEE MARINE SHIELD. WE'LL DO AT THE END A COMEBACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE ONE LAST ROUND. BILL SCOTT, SPEAKER NUMBER 51, YOU ARE PRESENT. NEXT UP WILL BE ZACH HOWELL FOLLOWED BY BRITTA DUVAL. HI BILL. >> HI. OKAY. THIS IS REGARDING THE UPZONING OF NORTHEAST 45th STREET. THIS HAS BEEN JUSTIFIED IN THE PROPOSAL AS IT'S SERVED BY A BUS ROUTE BUT THIS IS NOT A REAL BUS ROUTE. FIRST, THE BUS IS NOT A FREQUENT TRANSIT STOP. IT'S THERE FOR A BATHROOM BREAK FOR THE ROUTE'S DRIVERS. THE SEGMENT OF THE ROUTE DOES NOT SERVE A DESTINATION AND NOT NEAR ANY TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND THIRD THE SPUR OF THIS ROUTE 31- 32 ON 45th STREET IS NOT A MAJOR TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, TO JUSTIFY MAJOR TRANSIT ROUTE DESIGNATION WHICH IS NOT JUSTIFIED. THE THING IS COOKED UP INCORRECTLY. THE REQUEST THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS LITTLE USED ROUTE SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT COMP PLAN REVISION TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS MAJOR RIDERSHIP AND ONLY THEN CONSIDERED FOR UP ZONING IN THE MEANTIME THE ZONING SHOULD STAY AS IT IS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE BRITTA DUVAL SPEAKER NUMBER 53. I HEAR AN ECHO. >> THANK YOU. HI, GO AHEAD. >> I'M BRITTA JEAN DUVAL OF DISTRICT SIX IN THE DESIGNATED UPZONE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. MY COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS DUE TO ITS SIZE AND LACK OF SERVICES IN OUR COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN AND COMMERCIAL CORE, WE DO NOT FEEL WE NEED TO BE DESIGNATION AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO NOTICE WE HAVE A TEN FOOT HIGHER THAN URBAN CENTER DESIGNATION ON OUR TINY LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A GROCERY STORE. KNOW THAT ALSO THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS IN THE PLAN FOR EXISTING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS OR THE EFFECTS ON THEM. WE ASK PLEASE THAT THE TREE CANOPY PROTECTIONS BE AMENDED TO PROTECT OUR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NATIVE TREES. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BONUS AND THE STACK FLAT BONUS AND UPDATE THE CONDO LAWS TO ALLOW FOR MORE ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE ZONING PLANS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL HELPNER SPEAKER NUMBER 54. >> HELLO. I'M DANIEL AND IN 2020 I MOVED TO SEATTLE AND LIVED IN AN ADU WHICH WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. IT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE PREVIOUS LAND USE CHANGES WHICH ALLOWED THAT ADU TO EXIST. RIGHT NOW THE COUNCIL IS PRESENTED WITH CHOICES THAT WILL BE THE FACTOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE ME WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE TO SEATTLE OVER THE NEXT DECADE. EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS CITY WIDE AND CREATE ONE FOR LOW RISE ZONES AND STACKED SLATS AND MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AND LOW DISPLACEMENT AREAS. WE NEED TO PUT PEOPLE IN B TRANSITS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER -- I DON'T SEE KATHLEEN ON SPEAKER NUMBER 55. WE'LL COME BACK. SPEAKER NUMBER 56 SHAHMICK AND THEN SPEAKER 57 IS PATRICK TAYLOR YOU'RE NOT PRESENT BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND THEN SPEAKER NUMBER 58, AIDEN CARROLL. SO I BELIEVE SPEAKER NUMBER 56. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> GREAT. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SHAMMIC, A RENTER IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. I'M CALLING TODAY TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SEATTLE IS A FAST GROWING CITY WITH TONS OF OPPORTUNITY. MY PARTNER AND I MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF HER JOB AND WE'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE CITY. WHILE ABLE TO RENT A PLACE WITHIN OUR MEANS WE'RE SEEING THE EVER GROWING RENTS OF PLACES AROUND US A HUGE LACK OF RENTAL BY THE CITY GROWING FAST, FASTER THAN ESTIMATED. IT TAKES MUCH MORE TIME TO BUILD HOUSING THAN PEOPLE TO MOVE IN AND MEANS THE DEMANDS WILL INCREASE FASTER THAN THE SUPPLY WHICH WILL CAUSE RENTS TO SURGE CREATING MORE NAIBLDS CENTERS HOUSING TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESIDENTS. YOU SHOULD ALSO INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACKED FLATS AND EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE CITY WIDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. WHEN YOU HEAR THE BUZZER YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT. IT'S A REMINDER. NEXT WE HAVE AIDEN CARROLL FOLLOWED BY KEVIN MEANS THAT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 58 FOLLOWED BY 59 KEVIN MEANS. 58, AIDEN CAROL. GOOD MORNING. >> YO, CALLING FROM TANGLE TIME WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE GROCERY STORES TO SUPPORT THE UP ZONING HERE AS MUCH UP ZONING AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN PLACES LIKE QUEEN ANNE, MAGNOLIA 45th REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE BUDGET WILL BE. WHEN WE HAVE THE HOUSING HERE AND BY -- WHERE I GREW UP COMMUNITY COUNCIL ANTI-HOUSING. THEY SUPPORT SOCIAL HOUSING WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE MOST OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR DON'T, BUT I -- I CARE ABOUT TREES, BUT I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO HEAR EITHER OF THOSE THINGS FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T ACT LIKE THEY CARE ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE. THE BIGGEST THING MISSING IS PLACES TO LIVE IN OUR MEANS AND PLACES TO CAMP BECAUSE THOSE THINGS ARE THE ULTIMATE LIVEABILITY CRISIS, THE ULTIMATE HAS ZAFRDS AND ANTI- SOCIAL BEHAVIOR WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY HARASSING THEM FOR LACK OF A PLACE TO LIVE IN ANY WAY TREES OR NOT. WE DESPERATELY NEED HOUSING EVERYWHERE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE KEVIN MEANS. SPEAKER NUMBER 59. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M KEVIN MEANS I AM A SEATTLE NATIVE BORN IN CAPITOL HILL AND LIVE IN THE COLUMBUS PARK AREA. I'M A PERMANENT CARE DOCTOR MY WIFE A PROFESSOR AT UW AND WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF A CLIMATE CRISIS, A HOUSING CRISIS, AND A LIVEABILITY CRISIS AND THE FIX FOR ALL OF THOSE TIZ HAVING MORE PEOPLE LIVE IN SEATTLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE I GREW UP IN CAPITOL HILL. VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH MY CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD. I LOVE IT. I DON'T SEE HOW MY KIDS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. MOST OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE KIDS MOVED OUT OF THE SEATTLE AND LIVE IN SHORELINE OR THEY'VE LEFT. THEY'RE IN ANOTHER CITY MOVED TO THE EAST COAST AND LOWER COST LIVING PLACES. THIS DRIVING OUT OF FAMILIES WITH KIDS IS KILLING SEATTLE SCHOOLS. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE ARE SENDING TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SLOWLY DYING. IMPROVING DENSE -- >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KEVIN. I DO SEE SOME PEOPLE HAVE COME BACK ONLINE AND SO I WANT TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE. ZACH HOWELL, PATRICK TAYLOR. SPEAKER 52 AND 57. ZACH HOWELL, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK TAYLOR. PRESS STAR 6. YOU'RE OFF MUTE. >> HELLO. >> HI. >> I'M ZACH HOWELL. I'M ZACH HOWELL. I'VE BEEN RENTING IN DISTRICT 7 CLOSE TO TEN YEARS. THE ZONING PLAN CONTINUES TO SHAFT RENTERS PLACING A -- CONDOS ALONG BUSY DANGEROUS -- RATHER THAN DEEPER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON QUIET STREETS. THIS IS A CLASSIC INJUSTICE AND HEARD NO LOGICAL REASON WHY APARTMENTS COULDN'T BE PLACED TWO OR THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM ARTERIALS WHEN THEY'RE ADJACENT TO BUS STOPS. INCREASE THE CORRIDOR DISTANCE TO THREE BLOCKS FROM ARTERIAL. NOWHERE IS THIS MORE APPARENT FOR ME THAN IN INNER BAY WHERE THERE ARE TALL SEVEN STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN BETWEEN A RAIL TRACK AND 15th AVENUE AND YET OPPOSITE THE 15th AVENUE BUS CORRIDOR THERE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES. CLEARLY IN SEATTLE RENTERS ARE -- NO REASON EXCEPT FOR SEATTLE'S REGRESSIVE ZONING PLAN. PLEASE BUILD MORE HOUSING FOR ALL OF SEATTLE. >> THANK YOU, ZACH. NEXT WE HAVE PATRICK TAYLOR. YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 57 AND THEN BONNY WILLIAMS WILL BE FLEX SPEAKER 60. HI, PATRICK. PRESS STAR 6. >> HI. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD. >> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS PATRICK TAYLOR I OWN A HOME IN DISTRICT TWO CALLING IN SUPPORT OF MORE HOUSING FOR OUR CITY. THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A PLAN IN THE ISSUE OF THE LAST ELECTION AND CANDIDATES THAT RAN FOR HOUSING. THERE HAVE BEEN COMMENT PERIODS AND THE PEOPLE SPOKE IN GOING BACK ON THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. A HOME NEAR TRANSIT AND SERVICES OF CITY. SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS CITY WIDE, WIDEN UP ZONES, ADD NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND LIVE -- THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, PATRICK YOU STILL HAVE 30 SECONDS. UNLESS YOU WERE -- YOU WERE DONE. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE BONNY WILLIAMS. SPEAKER NUMBER 60. FOLLOWED BY GALEN WARD SPEAKER 61. IN THE 60s NOW. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. BONNY WILLIAMS. STAR 6. WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU, BONNY. GALEN WARD SPEAKER 61. SPEAKER 61. GALEN WARD. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6. >> HELLO CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS TODAY. I'M GALLON WARD RAISING A FAMILY IN THE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM WEST ELEMENTARY WHERE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN CUT, THE SCHOOL SHRINKING AND OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS UNDER ENROLLED BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH FAMILIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO SPLENG STRENGTHEN THE PLANS BY INCREASING THE DENSITY MAKING THEM POSSIBLE ON ANY LOT SIZE. MOST OF THE LOTS ARE NOT SIZED FOR THE CURRENT PLAN AND REDUCING SETBACKS SO FAMILIES CAN HAVE SHARED BACK YARDS. I WELCOME TALLER STACK FLATS TO HOUSE MORE FAMILIES ON EVERY LOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND INCREASE THE VIBRANCY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS YOUR DAUGHTER ON HER GRADUATION. NEXT WE HAVE BONNY IF YOU'RE THERE PRESS STAR 6. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. VANDRA MILLIGAN NUMBER 62 NOT PRESENT. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. KYLE SPEAKER NUMBER 63. FOLLOWED BY 64. PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KYLE RIDER A RESIDENT OF MONTH LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE CALLING TO WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE TO REPRESENT THE SILENT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE SEATTLE BECOME LIVABLE FOR A WIDER VATY OF PEOPLE AND INCREASE DENSITY. I'M HEARING A LOT OF VOICES ON THIS CALL AND APPRECIATE HEARING LIKE MINDED PEOPLE SHARE THEIR OPINION THAT WE NEED MORE HOUSING, WE NEED DECREASED COST IN HOUSING IN A NEW WAY TO DO THAT BY INCREASING THE SUPPLY. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MEANS CHANGES IN A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE, BUT WE ALL NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN AND REALIZE THAT WE NEED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INCREASING OF THE AFFORDABILITY OF SEATTLE SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND CHANGE LIKE ALL CITIES DO AND THAT INVOLVES MORE HOUSING THAT HAS TO BE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KYLE. BONNY, WE SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE. YOU ARE NEXT. BONNY WILLIAMS. >> OKAY. HI. I'M BONNY WILLIAMS. HOMEOWNER IN WALLINGPORT AND TANGLETOWN AND DISTRICT 4. PLEASE START WITH SCALING BACK THE MAYOR'S AGGRESSIVE MULTILAYERED PLAN WITH A GOAL OF 330,000 HOUSING UNITS. THE MORE REALISTIC GOAL IS 80,000 TO 120,000 MEETING STATE REQUIREMENTS. DO NOT GO BEYOND H B1110. SCALE BACK THE STOP FLOW BEST PLAN USED TO ZONE NEIGHBORHOODS RESIDENTIAL LINES -- TO FIVE STORY AND KEEP MAXIMUM HEIGHTSHEIGHTS THREE STORY WITH MIDDLE HOUSING AT THREE STORIES BUILDINGS CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH SCALE FORM AND CHARACTER IN SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS AND -- PROPOSED FOR FIVE STORIES -- KEEP LOTS AT THREE STORY -- IN OUR ZONES LIVABLE. AND COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING HOMES. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 64. FOLLOWED BY 65. DILLON. YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 64. FOLLOWED BY LUCAS 65 AND THEN 66. 64, 65, 66. MY NAME IS DILLON. I'M A STUDENT AT UW AND MOVED TO SEATTLE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. IN D.C. I OWNED A CONDO DOWNTOWN AND COULD BIKE AND WALK TO WORK. IN SEATTLE THAT ISN'T AFFORDABLE. NOT ONLY HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE BUT FEW OPTIONS HERE THE TRANSIT LINE. I LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE LIGHT RAIL FROM UW AND THE CLOSEST I COULD AFFORD NOT LOOKING FOR THE BURDENS OF MAINTAINING A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. I MOVED TO NORTH GAIT AND PAY 2200 PER MONTH. NOT EVERYONE CAN PAY THAT. WE NEED MORE HOUSING AROUND TRANSIT HUBS SO OPPORTUNITIES AREN'T LIMITED TO A PRIVILEGED FEW AND MORE DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN MAPLE LEAF TO BE MORE WELCOMING TO RENTERS. THE CO- OP BOARD AND GOVERNANCE -- SEATTLE NEEDS TO CARE ABOUT RENTERS LIKE ME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER ANN SPEAKER NUMBER 66 AND -- NOT ANN, SORRY, LUCAS, FIRST, MY APOLOGIES, SPEAKER 65. FOLLOWED BY ANN SPEAKER 66. SO LUCAS 65. >> AWESOME. THANKS. I'M LUCAS CAN'TMAN ON NORTHEAST 45th STREET CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A BROAD EXPANSION OF ZONE CAPACITY ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE NOT JUST IN CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND ALONG -- DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS PROPOSED DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO MAKE SEATTLE WELCOMING TO EVERYONE ESPECIALLY FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN ADDITION TO LOCKING IN UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING PRICES DECADES OF FINANCIAL INSTABILITY FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DUE TO A LACK OF STUDENT -- AND ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO GO BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS AND INCREASE ZONE CAPACITY FOR AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE HOUSING. THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER 66 FOLLOWED BY ZACH 67. HI, ANN. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ANN. I OWN A HOME IN THE TANGLETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE HOH PRESIDENT FOR OUR CONDO BUILDING. I'M A RETIRED PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEE LIVED IN TANGLETOWN FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AND TWO 3030 SOMETHING CHILDREN ONE A SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER AND THE OTHER A MOOUGS. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE DESIRE TO HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IN SEATTLE HOWEVER I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE ONE SEATTLE PROPOSAL FOR THE TANGLETOWN CENTER. THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FEEDS INTO THE POCKETS OF DEVELOPERS WHO WILL GAIN AND INCREASE HOME OWNERSHIP PRICES IN SEATTLE. I HAVE THREE MAIN POINTS. THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE NOT REQUIRED BY H 1110. THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE NOT NEEDED AS STATED EARLIER TODAY. THE PLAN WILL RESULT IN 330,000 UNITS WHEN ONLY 120 ARE NEEDED. THE CITY TANGLETOWN DOESN'T MEET DEFINITION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. NO SUPERMARKET. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ZACH SPEAKER NUMBER 67. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS SUPER IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE. I'M CALLING TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND INCREASE DENSITY AND AFORMER PRESIDENTED FORIBILITY IN OOELTS. THE -- AFFORDABILITY IN SEATTLE. THE WAY TO DO THAT IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE CITY IS TO REMOVE DESIGN GUIDELINES SO MIDDLE HOUSING CAN, IN FACT, TAKE UP THE SHARE OF NEW HOUSING UNITS THAT IT IS BEING PLANNED FOR. MAINTAINING DESIGN VIEW SITE WILL PREVENT MIDDLE HOUSING FROM BEING BUILT AND NEED TO REMOVE MINIMUM SETBACKS ON MULTIFAMILY HOUSING BECAUSE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR MATURE TREES TO STAY IN PLACE BY GRANTING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR DESIGN TYPES. FURTHER WE SHOULD REMOVE -- SORRY INCREASE LIMITS AND UNIT NUMBERS FOR BONUSES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STACK. >> THANK YOU, ZACH. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER 69, ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND WILLIAM WALDMAN SPEAKER 70. 69, ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND WILLIAM WALDMAN, SPEAKER NUMBER 70. GOOD MORNING. JUST PRESS STAR 6 AND GOOD TO GO. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND THE CITY STAFF AND THE I.T. DEPARTMENT, THIS IS AN AMAZING -- THE WAY YOU CONDUCT THESE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSIONS IS AMAZING AND OFFERS ORDER AND GRACE. SEATTLE NEEDS THIS AND HOPEFULLY WHEN A CERTAIN COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS GONE WE CAN SEE MORE AGAIN. SO, THIS IS A CITYWIDE PUBLIC COUNCIL NOT A PRIVATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO ADD DENSITY FOR A VIBRANT CITY IN AN EVER GROWING STATE. SUPPLY TO MEET DEMAND IS THE MOST BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ANY MARKET. QUEEN ANNE MARKS DRONE INTO, GREEN LAKE AND MAPLE LEAF MUST PROVIDE A FAIR SHARE TO COMBAT THE HOUSING CRISIS. RENTALS FOR THE BARISTA, THE GROSSER, LINE COOK, WAITRESS, BARTENDER, THE CAT SITTER, ET CETERA. HOMES FOR A YOUNG COUPLE LOOKING TO START A FAMILY. KEEP DENSITY FAIR, DO NOT LET THE WEALTHIEST COMMUNITIES CONTROL THE NEEDS OF WORKING PEOPLE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU, ALBERTO. APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN. NEXT WE HAVE WILLIAM WALDMAN. SPEAKER NUMBER 70. >> HI, GOOD MORNING. I'M SURE THAT ANY -- TREE PROTECTION IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A VOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE UNEQUIVOCALLY PROUD OF IN THE FUTURE. SECONDLY, WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY THE DEVELOPERS WILL BE LIVING IN TREE LINED NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH ANY KIND OF COMPROMISE. >> THANK YOU, WILLIAM. NEXT WE HAVE JIM ELECTRICITY. I APOLOGIZE IF I MESS UP YOUR NAME SPEAKER 72. YOU'RE NOT PRESENT BUT WE'LL STILL CALL YOUR NAME AND JUST A REMINDER, THERE ARE PEOPLE NOT PRESENT THAT HAVE SIGNED UP. I AM GOING TO GO AT THE END TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE POPPED BACK ON. SO NOW WE ARE POPPING OVER TO SPEAKER NUMBER 74. SPEAKER 74, WE JUST READ WITH STAR IS YOUR LAST NAME AND AMY STORM. SPEAKER NUMBER 75. GOOD MORNING, RED. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> YOU'RE GOOD. HOLD ON. WE'RE GOING TO RESTART THE TIMER. I INTERRUPTED YOU. GO AHEAD. YOU CAN START WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TODAY. FIRST OF ALL YOU ARE MY COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND AND SO COURTEOUS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I WANTED TO APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF ADDING AND INCREASING WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE PLAN ADDING THE ROANOKE IN OUR DRAFT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A K THROUGH 8 SCHOOL WE HAVE ACTIVE SMALL BUSINESSES PUBLIC INVESTMENT, RAPID J LINE WHICH IS CREATING A SAFE BIKE LANE AS WELL AS UPDATING CRITICAL UTILITIES, PIPES THAT WERE CREATED AND DONE IN 1920 ARE BEING CREATED UNDER THE RAPID RIDE J LINE. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED. WE NEED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND OUR LIVE POINT IN TIME WAS 16,868 PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE. OUR EVICTIONS DOUBLED FOR 7,000. WE NEED TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK AND SURVIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT BE PUSHED -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE AND JUST REMINDER YOU CAN SEND COMMENTS IN AND COME TO PUBLIC COMMENTS EVERY TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M. PEOPLE ARE GETTING CUT OFF BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE PREPARED LONGER WORDS. WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS AMPLE TIME TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS PROCESS. AMY STORM. YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 75 FOLLOWED BY ELLEN S HE U, SPEAKER 76. GOOD MORNING. >> HI. I'M AMY STORM A WEST SEATTLE HOMEOWNER AND I WANT TO SEE DENSE ARE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACROSS THE CITY. WHEN HOUSES -- GET TURNED INTO THREE STORY BLOCKS WITHWITH YARDS THAT SELL FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT GROUP HOUSING ACCESS. IT DESTROYS INTERESTING AFFORDABLE HOMES AND REPLACING THEM WITH BORING AND UGLY ONLY THE WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF PRIVATE DEVELOPERS. I WANT A PLAN TO REMOVE PARKING MANDATES, EXPAND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND INCREASE THE BONUS FOR STACKED FLATS ON LOTS OF ALL SIZES AND ESTABLISH MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND FUND THE PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT SERVES THEM AND ALSO REQUIRE BUILDINGS TO BE PAINTED AN INTERESTING COLOR. OUR WINTERS ARE DEPRESSED ENOUGH WITHOUT OUR BUILDINGS BEING GRAY AND BEIGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT'S ALL FROM ME. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 76. ELLEN AND THEN ALSO I SEE THAT JIM SPEAKER NUMBER 72 IS PRESENT NEXT AFTER ELLEN. HI. >> HI. HELLO. MY NAME IS ELLEN AND I LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. I'M ASKING YOU TO TREE PROTECTION AS OUR CITY GROWS WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THE URBAN TREES THAT MAKE SEATTLE LIVABLE. TREES ARE I BELIEVE THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND OVERALL WELL BEING. I GREW UP IN TAIWAN IN A DENSE URBAN AREA WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO NATURE AND AFTER MOVING TO SEATTLE, I CAME TO APPRECIATE HOW SPECIAL IT IS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BIG TREES AND FRESH AIR WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I BELIEVE EVERY CHILD SHOULD GROW UP WITH MEMORY OF LOOKING OUT AND SEEING BRANCHES OF A TREE HAVING A FAVORITE TREE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ENJOYING THE SHADE OF A TREE ON A HOT DAY. THE EXPERIENCE ARE SIMPLE AND STAYS WITH THEM FOR LIFE AND THEY SHOULD BE PART OF GROWING. UP. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. JIM. SPEAKER NUMBER 72. ARE YOU THERE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. TO ALL THE PEOPLE WE SEE NOT PRESENT BUT THAT HAVE SIGNED PUP WE ARE AT SPEAKER 77. THAT IS BEN DIEGO SPEAKER NUMBER 77 FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER NUMBER 79. LEONARD. 77 BEN. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. >> GREAT. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BEN PEDGO, 29, LIVE IN FREMONT AND A RENTER. I GREW UP HERE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE LIVING HERE BUT LIKE MANY MY AGE THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THIS CITY MAKES ME QUESTION WHETHER THAT'S POSSIBLE. WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING BOLD INCLUDING INCREASING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BUT REDUCING OUR CARBON EMISSIONS PRESERVING TREE CANOPY AND ACHIEVING EMISSION ZERO. DENSE HOUSING IN MIXED USE ZONES HELPS US MEET ALL GOALS BY CREATING PLACES WHERE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES CAN LIVE, WALK AND WORK IN THE SAME AREA, AND ALSO BY REDUCING THIS SPRAWL THAT DOES DESTROY TREE CANOPY. DO MORE TO PASS A BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND EXPANDING THE CURRENT ONES, INCREASING BONUSES FOR DENSITY, REMOVING PARKING -- >> BEN, IF YOU'RE STILL ONLINE, WE KIND OF CUT IT TOO EARLY SO WE'RE GOING TO RESTORE 30 SECONDS. ARE YOU STILL ONLINE? GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6. WE JUST HAD A TECHNICAL THING. WE APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO RESTORE 30 SECONDS. >> NO WORRIES. >> RESTORE 30 SECONDS AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE. OKAY. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE READY TO GO WHENEVER YOU START YOU'RE GOOD. >> GREAT. THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS I URGE THE COUNCIL TO DO MORE TO PASS A BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDING ADDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND EXPANDING THE CURRENT ONES, INCREASING BONUSES FOR DENSITY REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE AND ALLOWING STACK FLATS EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR TIME AND EVERYONE'S OPINIONS ON THIS MATTER. >> THANK YOU, BEN. NEXT WE HAVE LEONARD JEROME SPEAKER 79 FOLLOWED BY AARON WHEELER SPEAKER NUMBER 80. WE HAVE SPEAKER 79. PRESS STAR 6. YOU'RE OFF MUTE AND GO AHEAD AND TALK WHEN READY. >> NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR US? >> GREAT. YES, I CAN. >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS LEONARD JEROME HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE CITY WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT SCHEDULED IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORK DAY. YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS SAYING THAT GOING BOLD ON THIS PLAN WILL ONLY TURN SEATTLE INTO A TREELESS TARMAC. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THE REALITY IS THE OPPOSITE. WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR OUR POPULATION TO BE IN THE MILLIONS BY MID CENTURY AND BUILD ENOUGH HOUSES SO OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE TO PUSH SOMEONE ELSE TO LIVE CLOSE TO THEIR PARENTS OR ACRES OF FOREST OUT EAST CUT DOWN TO BE ABLE TO LIVE NEARBY. IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE I HOPE THAT THE DECISIONS DO NOT MEAN THE FORESTS WILL BE TWICE AS FAR AWAY OR LEVEL MORE TREES IN THE CITY FOR PARKING THOSE LIVING IN THE ON THE OUTSKIRTS WILL NEED TO COMMUTE TO THEIR JOBS SO PEOPLE OF THE PAST SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE IN TALL BUILDINGS AND USE -- WE MUST BUILD UP NOT OUT. KEEPING AND EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS BUILD HIGHER HEIGHT LIMITS, STACKED FLATS IN EVERY PART, BUILD TALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT WE HAVE AARON WHEELER AND THEN I ALSO SEE BEFORE YOU START AARON, WE HAVE DA VEENA WEST ON. WE'LL BUMP YOU UP AFTER LEONARD TALKS. AFTER AARON WHEELER TALKS YOU WILL BE NEXT. AARON WHEELER PRESS STAR 6. SPEAKER NUMBER 80. WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. YES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AARON A SOCIAL WORKER WHO LIVES IN WALLINGFORD CALLING IN BECAUSE I WANT LIVING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL PARKS, BUSTLING RESTAURANT ART SCENE AND GREAT WALKABLE STREETS AND UNFORTUNATELY LIVING HERE ISN'T AN OPTION FOR MOST PEOPLE. HOMES COST A MILLION DOLLARS AND FEW OF THEM. THIS PERPETUATES OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE -- BY RED LINING AND INTENSE SEGREGATION. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. REINFORCING RACISM AND EXCLUSIVITY IS A CHOICE. CHOOSE MORE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE REDEVELOPING INTO A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY FOR ALL. PLEASE STRENGTHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY, BONUSES FOR LOW RISE ZONES, STACKED FLATS AND ALLOWING IT TO BE USED ON ALL LOTS AND MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS WHICH WILL MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A MORE INCLUSIVE ONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER NUMBER 39, DA VEENA. DA VEENA WEST. PRESS STAR 6. OFF MUTE. GOOD. >> YEAH. HIGH MAIM IS DA VEENA WEST IN BEACON HILL, FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN ON MY MOM'S SIDE. MY DAD IS A TEACHER. THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN PROPERTY DUE TO AFFORDABILITY AND I ONLY HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A HOME DUE TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND A PROGRAM THROUGH SOMETH OTHERWISE CONTINUES TO BE TO BE OUTSIDE THE REALM OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND THIS OPPORTUNITY IN SEATTLE NOT ONLY ALLOW TO OWN A HOME AND LIVE NEAR FAMILY AND WATCH MY NEPHEW GROW UP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY AND THE ECONOMY. AND HOUSING ABUNDANCE IMPROVES AFFORDABILITY AND MIXED USES AND COMPLETE COMMUNITIES ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR GROCERY STORE AND SCHOOLS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO MEET DAILY NEEDS WHICH KEEPS THE COMMUNITY STRONG. I WANT TO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES CITY WIDE SO MORE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE THE LIFE THEY DESERVE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKERS 81 AND 82, DAVID HAINES AND HANS RASMUSSEN, SPEAKER 82. I DON'T SEE DAVID. HANS. BEFORE YOU START, HANS, THIS IS A REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER CALL FOR THE REST OF OUR SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP THAT ARE NOT PRESENT. SO BEFORE YOU START, HANS, GIVE ME ONE SECOND I'M GOING TO CALL THOSE SPEAKERS RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESPOND. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 50, MAUREEN SHIELDS, WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 55, KATHLEEN CHANG, WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 62, VENDA MILLIGAN. WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 72 JIM. SPEAKER NUMBER 72. THEN WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 81 DAVID HAINES. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON SPEAKER 82 OUR LAST SIGNED UP SPEAKER AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT WE'LL CALL YOUR NAME AGAIN AFTER HANS SPEAKS. GOOD MORNING, HANS. >>. >> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANKS, EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO WHAT I BELIEVE LEONARD JUST SAID ABOUT BUILDING A CITY FOR CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND NOT TEARING DOWN FORESTS OUTSIDE THE CITY SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO MARRY THE INTEREST OF HOUSING AND DESIRE TO HAVE TREES. THE CITY SHOULD CREATE A STACK FLAT BONUS IN EXCHANGE FOR MORE GREEN SPACE OR FACTOR ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY THAT SHOULD BE LR ZONE AND THAT THIS BONUS SHOULD INCREASE THE FAR, IT SHOULD INCREASE THE LOT COVERAGE, IT SHOULD BE PRACTICAL ACHIEVABLE, AND I BELIEVE IF WE DO THAT WE CAN START TO SEE FAMILY SIZED HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY FOR PRICES IN THE MID 500,000 MAYBE 400,000 AND THAT'S WHAT CITY NEEDS. THANKS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ EVERYONE'S NAME AGAIN ONE LAST TIME. THEN WE'LL GIVE IT LIKE 30 SECONDS TO MAKE SURE TO SEE IF THEY'RE ON. NUMBER 50 MAUREEN SHIELDS. MOURN SHIELDS. YOU'RE NUMBER 50 YOU SIGNED UP. WE DON'T SEE YOU PRESENT ON HERE. ONCE YOU BECOME PRESENT WE'LL BUMP YOU UP TO SPEAK. WE HAVE KATHLEEN CHANG. SPEAKER 55. KATHLEEN CHANG SPEAKER 55. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 62. VANDA MILLIGAN. SPEAKER 62. VANDA MILLIGAN. WE ALSO HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 72, JIM. SPEAKER NUMBER 72. THEN NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HAINES, YOU ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 81. SPEAKER NUMBER 81. WHILE WAITING TO SEE IF THOSE PEOPLE WILL JUMP ON I WILL DO SOME -- I'LL KIND OF WRAP US UP HERE. WHAT I HEARD, WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR CALLING IN FOR OUR -- AND CLERK LET ME KNOW IF SOMEONE JUMPS ON AS PRESENT AND WE'LL CALL THEM. WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO CALL IN PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BALANCE A GOOD IN BETWEEN AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE MOST PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP TO LISTEN TO THEM AND GET THE MOST AMOUNT OF COMMENTS AS POSSIBLE. SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE TAKING ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN US AS WELL FROM HOW WE'RE RUNNING PUBLIC COMMENT TO WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE MORE AND ALSO TOO, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TODAY I HEARD MORE HOUSING. I HEARD ABUNDANCE. THAT WAS A WORD I HEARD. I HEARD WALKABILITY. WE'VE HEARD ABOUT STACK FLATS. WE HEARD ABOUT CONDOS. WE'VE HEARD PEOPLE WANTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL HOUSING AND FOR THAT TO BE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, E'VE HEARD ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND A NUMBER OF CALLERS RENT IS TOO HIGH WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TREES. THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT OUR TREES. A GENTLEMAN WHOSE DAUGHTER JUST GRADUATED FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE FAMILIES BE ABLE TO GO TO THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HOUSING INTENTIONALLY AROUND OUR SCHOOLS. WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ABSORBING DENSITY, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT HAVE NOT HAD CERTAIN COVENANTS ON THEM AND SO GROWTH WAS PUSHED TOWARDS CERTAIN AREAS IN THE DISTRICT CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTH END TO BE SPECIFIC. BUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE -- BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. WAVE HEARD ABOUT PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN WE HEARD ABOUT TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES. WE'VE HEARD ABOUT A NUMBER OF GOOD THINGS TODAY. AND I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THAT JOINED. THANK YOU. AND I WILL LOOK TO SEE. OH. SPEAKER NUMBER 81 DAVID HAINES. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. SIR, PRESS STAR 6. >> THANK YOU. DAVID HAINES. GET RID OF THE PAINTED RACIST ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT REFERENCES ANYTHING ABOUT -- AND GET RID OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAD PUT ON IT BY THE COUNCIL LANDLORDS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN DEALING IN GOOD FAITH. WE NEED TO HAVE A ROBUST HOUSING BUILD OUT FOR THE MULTITUDES OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS AND THE WORKING CLASS. WE DON'T NEED TO TAINT THIS WITH BYPOC REFERENCES WHERE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE BLACK IF YOU OWN THE HOME AND BLACK IF YOU BUILD IT AND ONLY BLACK IF LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PART OF A NONPROFIT HOUSING CONSORTIUM DEVELOPMENT TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED TO BUILD ANY 21st CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY HOMES. THIS CORRUPT COUNCIL IS WILLING TO PLAY THE RACE CARD FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS AND BACK STAB A BUNCH OF HARDWORKING INNOCENT WORKING CLASS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TAINT IT WITH RACISM IN THEIR SELF-DEALING CONFLICT OF INTEREST. >> THANK YOU M R. HAYNES. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR AGAIN CALLING IN. THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OUR NEXT MEETING, OUR NEXT -- EXCUSE ME, STILL IN OUR MEETING BUT THAT OUR SESSION ONE OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING HAS COME TO A CLOSE. IT IS 11:26. HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE SO WE HAVE A SECOND SESSION COMING UP AND THAT IS AT 3:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT OPENS TO SIGN UP STARTING AT 2:30 AND SO THE WINDOW IS BETWEEN 2:30 AND 6:30 AND IF YOU ARE IN LINE AT 6:30 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT TO COME AND SPEAK. SO WE ARE EXPECTING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT FOR COMING TO SEE US. WITHOUT -- IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES AND I DON'T SEE ANY ONLINE I'M GOING TO -- I AM GOING TO CALL A RECESS FOR THIS MEETING UNTIL 3:00. FOR OUR SECOND SESSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTION I'LL PAUSE TO MAKE SURE THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:00 P.M. THANK YOU ALL.