>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE LIVE. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME ON MY MICROPHONE? BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING THE MEETING NOW. SO I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO SETTLE DOWN. I DON'T WANT TO SLAP THE GAVEL, BUT I WILL IF I HAVE TO, AND I HAVE A JUDGE TO MY LEFT WHO'S REALLY GOOD AT IT. COUNSEL MB COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SLAP IT. NO NEED. WELCOME. THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMES TO ORDER. THE TIME RIGHT NOW 4:00 P.M. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> HERE. >> COUNSEL EMBER SOLOMON. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU TO THE BEST CLERK IN THE UNITED STATES. APPRECIATE YOU. THE WORLD, WE COULD DO UNIVERSE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE TODAY ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT. JUST A COUPLE OF HOUSECLEANING THINGS BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHY EVERYONE IS HERE WHICH IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M GOING TO READ THINGS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WEATHER, KIND OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT TO HEAR EVERYONE'S COMMENTS AND KIND OF JUST SET THE TABLE. IS THAT OKAY? NO, IT'S NOT OKAY? OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. SO EVER SINCE THIS WEEKEND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM ISSUED INCLEMENT WEATHER WARNINGS OVER THE WEEKEND, SO OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, SPU, AND OUR CLERKS TO UNDERSTAND OPTIONS FOR A MEANINGFUL PUBLIC HEARING AND SAFETY -- A MEANINGFUL MEETING TONIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF AND EVERYONE IS SAFE. WE RECEIVED ALSO A SNOW AND COLD BRIEFING AS WELL, SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR P■ATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING TONIGHT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS. EVERY HOUR ON TOP OF THE HOUR WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING UPDATED WITH WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING ON, SO JUST KNOW THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE CONSTANT AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THIS AS THIS IS. OUR INTENTIONS IS TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE TONIGHT WHETHER IT'S IN PERSON OR ONLINE. SOMETIMES THE WEATHER CHANGES THINGS, BUT JUST KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A SET TIME. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE FLOW UNTIL WE'RE JUST GOING TO NAVIGATE THE WEATHER PIECE. JUST KNOW YOU RETURNING HOME IS A PRIORITY OF MINE, OUR STAFF, AND MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL, OKAY? ALSO, TODAY'S MEETING IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE COUNCILCOUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM YOU AT AN EARLY STAGE IN THE ROSS. THE MAYOR RELEASED HIS PLAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND WE ARE HOLDING CURRENTLY A NUMBER OF BRIEFINGS TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN. WE WILL BE CONSIDERING YOUR COMMENTS TODAY AS WE ARE NAVIGATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNDERSTANDING ALL PROPOSED LAYERS. HOWEVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY LEGISLATION -- THAT WILL BE ADOPTED BY LEGISLATION, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE EXECUTIVE TO SEND A LOT OF WANTED TO NOTE AS WELL IS THAT WHEN WE ARE DOING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ONE THING WE'RE GOING TO ASK SUPER SIMPLE IT'S WHAT THEY TEACH EVERYONE IN KINDERGARTEN TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S COMMENTS. NO MATTER WHERE SOMEONE'S TALKING ABOUT, WHICH SIDE OF THE IS, WE'RE ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO BE YOU WANT A PLANT BASED MILK, I'VE GOT YOU. THAT WAS A JOKE AND I DIDN'T THINK SOMEONE WOULD LAUGH. I LOVE HEARING PEOPLE CLAP AND CHEER AND ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT IT DOES SLOW DOWN THE TIME A LITTLE BIT, SO WE'RE GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO USE THE FAVORITE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SPIRIT HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, COULD YOU DEMONSTRATE WHAT SPIRIT HANDS ARE RIGHT NOW? OH, JAZZ HANDS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SPIRIT HANDS. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE CHILD CARE DOWNSTAIRS AS WELL, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME IF YOU HAVE -- I LIED. TELLING A LIE. IT'S NOT DOWNSTAIRS. IT'S IN THE COUNCIL RECEPTION AREA, MY APOLOGIES, WHICH IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. IF YOU GO DOWN THIS HALLWAY AND TAKE A RIGHT ALL THE WAY DOWN, THAT'S WHERE OUR CHILD CARE IS BEING HELD TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO OUR SECURITY GUARDS. OUR SECURITY GUARDS THEY WORK VERY, VERY HARD. I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM IN OUR ROOM. SOMETIMES THEY'LL ASK YOU FOR CERTAIN THINGS OR, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO KEEP THE CROWD CALM. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OUR SECURITY GUARDS. THEY WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE OUR COLLEAGUES SOMETIMES STAND, SOMETIMES WE'LL BE STRETCHING. WE ARE STILL LISTENING. JUST KNOW WE'RE NOT TRYING TO RUN OR ANYTHING, WE'RE STRETCHING AND STANDING. WE'LL STILL BE LISTENING. SOME OF US DO RUN, BUT WE'RE LISTENING. WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING IN- PERSON SPEAKERS STARTING RIGHT NOW, 5:00, ALL THE WAY TO UP 7:30. SO IT'S IN- PERSON SPEAKER ONLY. AT 7:30, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION FOR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE THAT ARE ONLINE AS WELL. WE'LL ALSO BE CALLING PEOPLE UP BY FIVE FOLKS. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST CALL UP NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 5 AND THEN OBVIOUSLY 6 THROUGH 10, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. OTHER THAN THAT, LET'S -- MY APOLOGIES. I LOST MY THING. OTHER THAN THAT, SPEAKER, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM AGENDA INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM 1 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ONE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> AWESOME. AND HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TONIGHT? >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE 120 AND CONTINUING REGISTER DOWN STAIRS IN BKL, AND THEN REMOTE SPEAKERS WE HAVE 69. >> GOT IT, AWESOME. >> 120 IN PERSON SO FAR. BKL STILL ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN INS AS WE SPEAK, AND THAT'S 69 REMOTE. >> PERFECT. A LITTLE HOUSE KEEPING HERE AS WELL. WE'RE ASKING AFTER YOU DO PUBLIC SPEAK HERE, THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING UP YOUR SEAT. YOU CAN GO. WE HAVE AN OVERFLOW ROOM DOWNSTAIRS, SO YOU CAN GO DOWNSTAIRS SO THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SPOKE, CAN COME UP HERE AND BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WE ARE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY WITHIN FIRE CODE AS WELL. WE'RE ALL GOOD TO GO? HAPPY TO BE HERE? THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO SEE Y'ALL. FROM Y'ALL. YES? >> PERSONAL PRIVILEGE CHAIR. AND JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT I THINK I SEE ARE GIRL SCOUTS IN THE FRONT ROW AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE. JAZZ HANDS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. I ALWAYS LOVE HEARING FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, OUR FUTURE LEADERS. SO SHOUT OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE. >> GO AHEAD, WE CAN CLAP FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> Y'ALL GET ALL THE LOVE. IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE GOT TO FOCUS ON OUR YOUNG FOLKS. REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL. YOU ALL ARE OUR FUTURE, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO EVERYONE'S GOING TO GET 2 MINUTES TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND I THINK WE ARE READY TO GO. IF Y'ALL ARE READY TO GO, I'M READY TO GO. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MY COLLEAGUES AT ALL? AWESOME. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN. SO WE'RE GOING TO START -- OH, AND OUR CLERK'S GOING TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS SO HAPPY TO READ 1 THROUGH GO AHEAD. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THERE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AND BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. IT'LL BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M. AND IN THE ORDER REGISTERED. FOR REMEET SPEAKERS WITH APPROXIMATE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 50 PLEASE CALL INTO THE MEETING BY 7:00 P.M. IF YOU'VE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS. SPEAKER NUMBERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. NUMBERS WILL BE CALLED IN GROUPS OF FIVE AT ONE TIME. PLEASE LINE UP IN NUMERICAL ORDER. THERE ARE TWO MICROPHONE PODIUMS. PLEASE ADJUST THE MICS WHEN YOU APPROACH THE MICROPHONE. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME PERIOD, THE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> AWESOME, OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO FIRST CALL SPEAKERS 1 THROUGH 5. PLEASE START COMING UP. AND THEN SPEAKERS 6 THROUGH 10, IF I CAN COUNT CORRECTLY, 6 THROUGH 10 BE ON DECK AND GET READY. 1 THROUGH 5. YOU CAN USE BOTH MICS. WE ASK YOU LINE UP AT BOTH MICS AND WE'LL GET STARTED. HELLO, MS. BLACK. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CECILIA BLACK. I AM A WHEELCHAIR USER AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON. THE HOUSING THAT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX- STORIED BUILDINGS IS PROHIBITED IN A MAJORITY OF THE CITY, WHICH MEANS THAT I AM NOT IN SO MANY NEIGHBORHOODS. WE SHOULD BE EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A DIFFERENT CITY, NEIGHBORED CENTERS, MORE HOUSING, AND MORE RETAIL FOR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE COMMUNITIES AND CHANGE LIVES. I KNOW I'VE GONE INTO LIVE IN ROOSEVELT, ONE OF SEATTLE'S MOST RECENT REZONED NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS CHANGED MY LIFE. I CAN EASILY GRAB A COFFEE OR HOP ON A BUS OR LIGHT RAIL AND NOT CONSUME MY ENERGY OR MY ENTIRE DAY. AS ROOSEVELT HAS GROWN, I HAVE WATCHED IT BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE. LIVING IN A WORLD THAT IS NOT BUILT FOR YOU IS EXHAUSTING, AND I CAN'T FULLY EXPLAIN THE RELIEF WHEN LEAVING YOUR HOUSE IS JUST EASY. SEATTLE IS A GROWING CITY AND WHAT GETS BUILT IN THE LAST DECADE WILL LAST GENERATIONS, AND I'M URGING YOU TO ENSURE THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THIS MEANS KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE. IT MEANS EASING RESTRICTIONS ON FLATS WHICH WILL BE THE ONLY OPTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND EASING RESTRICTIONS ON CORNER STORES AND MAKING SURE ALL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RETAIL SO WE CAN CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE AND WALKABLE CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNA. I ALSO WORK FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON, AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT CECILIA JUST SAID. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AS A HOMEOWNER IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN HILLMAN CITY THAT IS GETTING UP ZONED AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL TO A LOW RISE TWO, WHICH MEANS FOUR- STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS. AND I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS AND I KNOW PEOPLE, EVERYONE IS A LITTLE SCARED ABOUT CHANGE, BUT OUR BLOCK, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHANGING ANYWAY. ALREADY TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN PLACED OUT. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR THEY HAD TO MOVE TO FEDERAL WAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD HOUSING IN SEATTLE. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHANGE. I'M EXCITED TO WELCOME MORE PEOPLE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT WILL MEAN MORE AMENITIES CLOSE TO US, MORE STORES, MORE COFFEE SHOPS, MORE ACTIVITIES, MORE FRIENDS FOR MY KID. AND SO I HOPE WE CAN MAKE OUR CITY ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CALLY NICHOLS, AND I'M A TEACHER AND A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. CURRENTLY I'M STUDENT TEACHING AT LOWELL ELEMENTARY WHERE ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR STUDENTS ARE IN-HOUSED. I'M DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS CITY AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE YOUNG ADULTS, SERVICE WORKERS, TEACHERS, AND GROWING FAMILIES CAN AFFORD TO LIVE AND THRIVE. HOWEVER, SEATTLE'S RESTRICTIVE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING LAWS LIMIT HOUSING OPTIONS AND DRIVE UP THE COST OF LIVING, MAKING IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR MANY OF US TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. PLEASE STRENGTHEN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN TO CREATE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY IN BOTH WEALTHY AND LOWER INCOME AREAS. THIS WOULD NOT ONLY EXPAND THE HOUSING SUPPLY BUT ALSO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, WHICH MANY OF MY STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED. BY PROMOTING GROWTH AND INCLUSIVITY WE CAN ENSURE THAT SEATTLE IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CAN LIVE, WORK, AND THRIVE INCLUDING ME AND MY STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN MAKING THIS VISION A REALITY. >> THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY YOU WERE CALLY NICHOLS. GOT IT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR JENNIFER. >> HEY, MY NAME IS JENNIFER COLOR. MY PARTNER AND I OWN A HOUSE IN MOTLAKE, AND WE MOVED IN AS RENTERS AND WE WERE ABLE TO ULTIMATELY BUY IN, AND WE LOVE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ITS PARKS AND LUSH TREES. AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE NEED IN SEATTLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WE DO SUPPORT DENSITY WHERE IT MAKES SENSE SUCH AS ADUs, TINY HOMES AND EXPANDING RESIDENTIAL SPACE WHERE WE HAVE MIXED USE. HOWEVER, THE SUPPORT DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD OVERNIGHT WHERE PEOPLE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE AND SUFFICIENT TIME TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES. I ALSO WANT TO RAISE A POINT THAT REALLY ALIGNS WITH SOME OF WHAT THE SPEAKERS JUST SAID AND THAT'S A DANGER TO THE PROPOSAL AND SUCCESSABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND IMPAIRMENTS. I'M ALSO WITH A NON- PROFIT WITH DISABILITIES. WE HELP PEOPLE TRAIN THEIR OWN DOGS AND SERVICE DOGS TO INCREASE ACCESS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SIDEWALKS ARE DANGEROUS TO WALK ON AND MANY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. IT'S CHALLENGING TO DRIVE DOWN NARROW STREETS, OR AS A BIKE RIDER IT'S TERRIFYING TO GO DOWN OUR STREETS. THE FACT PUBLIC TRANSIT IN A HALF MILE IS SUFFICIENT TO SERVE AS ACCESS IS ABSURD. THAT WE DON'T NEED INCREASED PARKING WHEN THERE ALREADY ISN'T PARKING, THAT PRESUMES SOMEONE HAS THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL OVER HALF A MILE ON IRREGULAR HILLY ROADS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THEY NEED TO GET ACCESS TO SOMETHING, WHEN THEY NEED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT AN OPTION FOR MANY PEOPLE, SEWE NEED THE CITY TO ADDRESS THE PRESENT LACK OF PARKING AND DANGER EVEN BEING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW BEFORE CONSIDERING EXPANDING. IT'S ALREADY NOT SAFE AND THE PLAN DISREGARDS THAT, SO WE ASK YOU PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND LOOK AT THE LACK OF EQUITY IN THE PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER NUMBER 5 AND THEN SPEAKER 6 THROUGH 10, PLEASE, YOU'RE ON DECK. CALLY WAS FIVE? BUT THAT WAS ONLY FOUR SPEAKERS. >> I'M SPEAKER NUMBER FOUR. >> I'M SORRY, SPEAKER NUMBER FOUR. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM PATIENCE, AND I HAVE THE INCREDIBLE HONOR OF LEADING THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, AND I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I KNOW ALL OF YOU BELIEVE IN A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE NO MATTER THEIR INCOME, NO MATTER THEIR RACE, NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND, CAN FIND A PLACE THAT THEY CAN CALL HOME IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SEATTLE. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A DEEP HOUSING CRISIS, ONE THAT DEMANDS BOLD ACTION. AND THE ONLY WAY WE GET OUT OF THIS CRISIS IS IF WE BUILD MORE HOUSING. AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO BE BOLD WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. THE STATUS QUO IS NOT WORKING FOR FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CITY RIGHT NOW. RENTS ARE TOO HIGH. HOME PRICES ARE OUT OF REACH, AND FAR MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE CALLED FOR DECADES. AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT SIZE THE RESTRICTIVE ZONING THAT HAS LOCKED SO MANY PEOPLE OUT OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOO LONG. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT THE MAYOR HAS PUT FORWARD IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SOLID, STRONG START. IT'S MOVING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS EXPAND ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS PLAN AND NOT WHITTLE IT DOWN. WE ARE ASKING YOU NOT TO WATER PLAN IN THE NAME OF PROCESS, IN THE NAME OF OUTREACH BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW OUTREACH IS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AS WE GROW AS A CITY. SO I ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO TAKE ON THIS ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY, TO MOVE FORWARD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT MEET THE MOMENT, THAT MEET THE SCALE OF THE CRISIS. WE ARE COUNTING ON YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS VERY MOMENT TO LEAD US TOWARDS A PATH AND A FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE CAN FIND A -- >> THANK YOU. SPEAKERS 6 THROUGH 10 PLEASE COME FORWARD. STEPHANIE, PHYLLIS, SUSAN. >> MY NAME IS STEPHANIE AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN SEATTLE SINCE 2011. WE NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PARENTS OF TWO CHILDREN. WE ARE ABLE TO WALK TO DAY CARE, GROCERY STORE, AND FRIENDS HOUSES AND APARTMENTS FOR PLAY DATES. WE WALK TO THE FARMERS MARKET MOST SUNDAYS. WE RIDE THE "G" TO CHECK OUT BOOKS AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY OR COME DOWN HERE, THE STREETCAR TO LIVE AND SHOP IN THE ID, AND THE LIGHT RAIL TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. WE RECOGNIZE MANY FAMILIES WILL NEVER AFFORD TO LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE OURS. OUR LIFESTYLE SHOULDN'T BE AN EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE OR A LUXURY. FAMILIES OF ALL INCOMES AND SIZES SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE EVERYTHING THEY NEED IS IN WALKING ROLLING, OR BIKING DISTANCE. WE NEED TOALLOW MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE MAYOR'S PLAN PLANS FOR SEATTLE'S FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS, AND WE URGE YOU TO GO FURTHER BY IMPLEMENTING FURTHER CHANGES. ONE, MID- RISE HOUSING SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN AREAS WITHIN A 5- MILE WALK. AND THE CREATION OF SMALL, AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND INCENTIVIZED. THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SHOULD BE INCREASED AND THEIR BOUNDARIES EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS AT LEAST A 5- MINUTE WALK SHED, AND FINALLY PARKING MINIMUMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED EVERYWHERE TO REDUCE HOUSING COSTS AND INCREASE SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS. WE SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS, NOT PLAYING DEFENSE AGAINST THE FEARS OF CHANGE. CHANGE IS ALREADY HERE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS OUR CHANCE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE OLD MODEL OF PLANNING FOR GROWTH AND MOVE BOLDLY TOWARD AN APPROACH THAT WILL HOUSE MORE NEIGHBORS HELP US ACHIEVE CLIMATE GOALS, AND MOVE SEATTLE INTO A CITY WHERE EVERY FAMILY THRIVES. >> THANK YOU. BALANCING A BABY IN PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT WAS SUPER IMPRESSIVE. >> THANK YOU. I'VE LIVED IN -- SINCE 1987 AND I'VE WORKED IN PUBLIC ISSUES LONGER THAN THAT. I REMOVED THE PETITION -- WHY? TO GIVE VOICES TO THE MEMBERS OF WHO HAD NO ENGAGEMENT WHATSOEVER IN INFORMING THE PROPOSAL, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SHARE THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. IN THIS SMALL EIGHBORHOOD CURRENTLY 1,060 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED THIS PETITION IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. THEY ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. I CALL IT A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHERE I FACILITATED WORKSHOPS ON WHAT IS WORKING WELL AND NOT WORKING WELL REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT. I PUT ON WORKSHOPS IN EVERY COUNTY IN THIS STATE. I'M ALSO LEADING A THREE- YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY AND TO INFORM THE STATE LEGISLATURE ON HOUSING POLICY. THE SIGNERS OF THE PETITION ARE ECHOING WHAT I STRONGLY HEARD THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ONE, PLACE MATTERS. IT IS CRITICAL TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS DESIGNATION DOES NOT FIT THIS LOCALE IN MAKE BELIEVE. TWO, PLANNING NEEDS TO SHIFT FROM CONCEPT OF LAND USE TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE LAND MEANING THE TREES AND THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THEY PROVIDE ARE ESSENTIAL TO PRESERVE. THREE, WE CAN'T BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF THE COMPLEXITY OF ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSING. AND FOUR, LASTLY, WE NEED TO STOP OBJECTIFYING PEOPLE AND THEIR CONCERNS AND INTERESTS AND LABELING THEM. THIS IS A CONTROL MECHANISM THAT STOPS REAL CONVERSATIONS AND THE ABILITY TO COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SPEAKING OF CRISES, CLIMATE, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, FROM 2005 TO 2017 FEMA SPENT $37 BILLION ON NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION AND $81 BILLION ON RELIEF. IN OTHER WORDS, FOR EVERY $1 SPENT ON PREVENTION, FEMA SPENT $2.19 ON RELIEF. FACTS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY GOOD WAY TO MAKE A LESS AFFORDABLE WORLD. NYU RECENTLY SETUP PROJECT HEAT WAVE, AN INITIATIVE THAT TREATS EXTREME HEAT AS A PANDEMIC BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME FEATURES. ON PREDICTABILITY, INEQUALITY, AND HOW THEY TREAT COMMUNITIES AND MORTALITY. WE HAVE A RARE OPPORTUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION BY PROTECTING MATURE TREE CANOPY, BUT WE SEEM HELL BENT ON PASSING THE COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE ONTO FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT IS WHAT 90% CONCRETE COVERAGE OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS WILL DO. AS AN ROI- FOCUSED CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY INVESTOR, A PARENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN, AND A PERSON WHOSE OWN AGE MEANS THAT I AM GOING TO BE LIVING THROUGH THE WORSENING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE MYSELF, I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE LONG- TERM COLLECTIVE RETURNS AND YOUR OWN LEGACY TO YOUR KIDS OVER SHORT- TERM PROFITS FOR DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE CO-OPTED THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HOUSING MARKET AND PEOPLE'S DESPERATION OVER PRIVATE EQUITY DRIVEN RENTS AND MORTGAGES IN ORDER TO LITERALLY PAVE THEIR WAY TO AN EVEN EASIER WAY TO DO THEIR OWN BUSINESS. THE ONLY WAY WE'LL SURVIVE THE NOW BAKED IN CHANGES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY IS TO WORK WITH URBAN FORESTS, NOT FURTHER BIFURCATE INTO HUMANS VERSUS NATURE. PLEASE AMEND THIS PLAN NOW. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SPIRIT HANDS -- I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SAY THIS OVER AGAIN. YEAH, SPIRIT HANDS. NO, JAZZ HANDS. WHERE'D I GET SPIRIT? JAZZ HANDS, JAZZ HANDS. GO AHEAD. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE TREES SINCE I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN. I SPOKE TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE LAST TREE ORDINANCE AND I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED AND SHOCKED AT THE ADULTS THAT I TRUSTED AND RELIED ON DID NOT DO WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. I CARE ABOUT THIS SO MUCH EVEN THOUGH MY GRANDMA HAS CANCER AND IS IN HER LAST DAYS, I CAME HERE TO PROTECT OUR TREES. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW SEATTLE IS CALLED THE EMERALD CITY BECAUSE OF ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND TOWERING MOUNTAINS. JUST THIS PAST YEAR SEATTLE HAS LOST 1,800 TREES, WHICH IS TOO MANY. I HAVE ASTHMA, AND I USUALLY START COUGHING REALLY BAD WHEN I ENTER DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TREES TO KEEP THE AIR CLEAN. THAT IS WHY WE NEED MORE TREES IN THIS SATE. WHEN I GO UP TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF CEMENT I SEE WAY MORE TREES BIG, HUGE, BEAUTIFUL TREES. WE NEED MORE OF THAT HERE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M BEGGING YOU, SEATTLE, MAKE OUR FUTURE BETTER FOR MORE PEOPLE TO COME. MOTHER NATURE DID NOT PUT US ON THIS EARTH TO DESTROY IT. SHE PUT US ON THIS EARTH TO HELP IT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD TRUST HUMAN BEINGS BUT WE HAVE PROVEN HER WRONG. SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO DO BETTER, SEATTLE. LET'S GO GREEN TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE STEP UP, CAN WE HIT SPEAKERS 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. PLEASE STAND UP AND COME TO BOTH MICS. THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR YOU. >> HI. MY NAME IS DELIEP LEILA. I THINK IT IS CRITICAL TO PRIORITIZE HOWING -- HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. WHY DO DECISION MAKERS OFTEN MAKE THE ASSUMPTION PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOMES WANT TO LIVE NO ACCESS. WALKABILITY IS TALKED ABOUT BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE WALKING AT NIGHT. YOU'RE WANTING ME TO TAKE MOSTLY TRANSIT, BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE RIDING THE TRANSIT OR BUSES AT NIGHT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN WOMEN DO MORE OF THE FOOD SHOPPING, DROPPING OFF KIDS, CARING FOR ELDERS. THEY NEED TO USE CARS. YET YOU'RE CONSIDERING PERMITTING APARTMENTS WITH NO PARKING IN MABELIEVE ASSUMING WE'RE ABLE TO WALK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONTRIBUTION TREES MAKE THROUGH DRAINAGE WILDLIFE POLLINATORS AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND WE WILL NEED TO MAXIMIZE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SOLAR. RIGHT NOW I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE NEW BUILDINGS. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING ON THE GROUND. ARE THERE REALLY COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT MORE DENSITY THAN WHAT IS BEING BUILT? CONSTRAINED TRANSPORTATION. I'M AGAINST THE DESIGNATION AS MAPLE LEAF AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. >> NEXT 11, 12, 13, 14, AND 15. PLEASE STEP FORWARD 11 THROUGH 15. TANISHA? >> YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS SPACE. MY NAME IS TANISHA SEPULVEDA, AND A LOT OF ISSUES I'VE HEARD TONIGHT RESONATE AS FAR AS NEEDING BETTER TRANSIT, NEEDING OUR SIDEWALKS FIXED AND NEEDING A HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL TREE CANOPY, BUT THE NECESSITY FOR ALL OF THAT ISN'T GOING TO STOP THE MOVING TRAIN THAT IS THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO OUR CITY AND NEEDING HOUSING, THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE AND NEED HOUSING. PEOPLE LIKE ME, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHERE WE'RE ALREADY SO LIMITED IN OUR ACCESS TO HOUSING AND RESOURCES THAT WITHOUT MORE IMPROVEMENT ON ZONING, WITHOUT MORE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING, AND OFTENTIMES WE DON'T FIND THAT IN SINGLE OR FAMILY HOMES AND LOTS, AND THESE NEW HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT. WE FIND THAT IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, IN CONDOS, IN APARTMENTS, IN PLACES THAT HAVE ELEVATORS AND THAT OFTEN HAVE CLOSER RESOURCES TO PHARMACIES GROCERY MARTS, PLAZAS. AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO BRING THESE SERVICES MORE INTO OUR TOWNS AND NOT JUST THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. WE NEED TO EXPAND PAST NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND ALLOW ACCESS FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES, THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN WHO MAYBE CAN'T GET THAT FAR, HAVE LIMITED TIME, WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE PERKS OF LIVING IN A CITY WHILE REMAINING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. LIVING IN HIGHLAND PARK I'VE SEEN MY NEIGHBORHOOD GROW. I'VE SEEN UNAFFORDABLE, INACCESSIBLE EXPENSIVE TOWNHOMES BEING BUILT. AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN GROW OR MOVE INTO, AND I WOULD LOVE TO STAY IN THIS CITY. BUT WITHOUT IMPLEMENTING A STRONGER CHANGE THAT IS THE SEATTLE ONE PLAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THERE. SO I PLEASE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SARAH? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SARAH CLARK, AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE 2,500 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER IN STRONG SUPPORT OF MAYOR HARRELL'S PROPOSED ONE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS NOW BEFORE YOU. WE HAVE A HOUSING SUPPLY CRISIS IN SEATTLE, AND THIS PLAN IS ESSENTIAL TO FOSTERING A VIBRANT EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE THAT BENEFITS RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND BUSINESSES ALIKE. SEATTLE'S GROWTH DEMANDS BOLD ACTION. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN PROMOTES MIXED USE, INCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK, AND THRIVE, CRITICAL FOR ATTRACTING TALENT, SUPPORTING LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIES, AND ENSURING BUSINESS SUCCESS. EXPANDING DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS INCLUDING AFFORDABLE AND MULTI- FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, KEEPS WORKERS CLOSE TO JOBS, REDUCES COMMUTES, AND STRENGTHENS OUR WORKFORCE. ECONOMIC VITALITY AND COMMUNITY WELL- BEING GO HAND IN HAND. THE PLANNED STRATEGIC LAND USE SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS, INNOVATION HUBS, AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, DRIVING INVESTMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY. WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT MAYOR HARRELL'S POLICIES INCLUDING THE 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS VITAL TO CREATING EQUITABLE, WALKABLE COMMUNITIES. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY STANDS READY TO COLLABORATE IN MAKING THIS VISION A REALITY. TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A MORE RESILIENT, AFFORDABLE SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HI. I'M 20 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. THE CURRENT STATUS QUO OF OUR CITY IS UNACCEPTABLE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UNHOUSED OR VERY CLOSE TO IT IS FAR, FAR TOO MANY. AND THE IDEA THAT BUILDING MORE HOUSING WILL NOT HELP ALLEVIATE THIS CRISIS IS PLAINLY RIDICULOUS. I FULLY AGREE IT'S NOTNOT THE SOLUTION, BUT IT IS A MASSIVE PART OF IT. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND I AM ASKING ALL OF YOU TO STRENGTHEN IT, BUILD MORE DENSITY. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT NATURE AND ABOUT TREES AND ABOUT CLIMATE. AND THE MASSIVE SUBURBAN SPRAWL THAT IS CURRENTLY BUILT, AND WE ARE HAVING TO BUILD THE LIGHT RAIL AROUND IS COSTING US FAR MORE THAN THE DENSITY WOULD. AND WE CAN BUILD WITH TREES AND HOMES. THANK YOU. >> BRANDON THEN TRACY. >> HI, I'M BRANDON. I AM 17, AND I ORIGINALLY COME FROM CARNATION, BUT I HAVE RECENTLY MOVED TO SEATTLE. AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEW HOMES GOING UP IN CARNATION AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND EVERYWHERE, AND THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND THEY'RE DISPLACING THE PEOPLE AND NATURE THAT ARE THERE. AND I BELIEVE THAT HAVING MORE DENSE HOUSING IN SEATTLE WOULD BE WONDERFUL. I ALSO -- I LOVE LIVING IN SEATTLE. IT IS SO NICE, AND ACCESSIBILITY IS LACKING. BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE BUS IS AMAZING, AND NOT HAVING CURB CUTS ON THE STREETS MAKES IT SO THAT I HAVE TO NAVIGATE AROUND THAT, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. TRACY, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, CAN WE GET SPEAKERS 16 THROUGH 2020 STEP UP, PLEASE? WE HAVE TWO PODIUMS. 16 THROUGH 20. THANK YOU BRANDEN, AND THANK YOU, TRACY. >> HI, I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO ALLOW THE NEW ZONE IN THE HOLLER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MOVE FORWARD AS PLANNED. I LIVE ON HOLLER LAKE AND HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT COMMUNITY FOR 24 YEARS. THROUGHOUT MY 24 YEARS I'VE APPRECIATED THE CONVENIENCE, THE CONNECTION, AND BEAUTY OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE HOLLER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A TREASURE THAT SHOULD BE OPENOPEN TO MORE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE. IT'S A PERFECT LOCATION BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER WITHIN A 1- MILE RADIUS. WE HAVE QUICK ACCESS TO I- 5 AND AURORA. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT'S VERY LARGE. WE HAVE K- 8 AND INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. WE HAVE NORTH WEST HOSPITAL. WE HAVE NORTH ACRES PARK, GROCERY STORES, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, CHURCHES, AND ALL KINDS OF EXERCISE FACILITIES ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE WITHIN A 1- MILE RADIUS. THE MOST UNIQUE PART ABOUT HOLLER LAKE IS HOLLER LAKE. IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO PLAY AND SWIM IN THE LAKE. THEY FLOAT, THEY FISH, THEY ENJOY THE NATURE AND THE BEAUTY. I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD THIS IS, AND I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH MY NEIGHBORS WHO DON'T WANT CHANGE FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY. OUR CITY NEEDS TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE RESIDENTS. HOLLER LAKE IS THE PERFECT LOCATION TO WELCOME MORE RESIDENTS SO THEY CAN ENJOY THIS TREASURED COMMUNITY. PLEASE ALLOW THE LR3 ZONE IN THE COMMUNITY OF HOLLER LAKE. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TWO MICS. YOU CAN BE BACK AND FORTH. GO AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS DON M cFAR LN. MAPLE LEAF WAS NAMED MAPLE LEAF FOR A REASON. A GOOGLE MAP SEARCH DEMONSTRATES HOW MANY TREES THERE ARE, BUT WE WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WITH SOME NUMBERS. WE HAD TEN CITIZEN SURVEYORSSURVEYORS MAPLE LEAF WITH A 40- YEAR VETERAN OF THE ARBORETUM LEADING THE SURVEY. WE COUNTED TREES ON THE PROPERTY GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND NOTED THE TREES THAT ARE TIER 2. WE COUNTED 784 TREES, 96 OF WHICH ARE TIER 2. IT WILL BE DECADES BEFORE REPLACEMENT TREES OFFER THE SAME BENEFITS AS THESE TIER 2 TREES. THESE LARGE TREES ARE USUALLY INAPPROPRIATE STREET TREES. OF THE LOTS WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION, 17 HAVE NO TREES. THREE HAVE PRESERVED AT LEAST ONE TREE. WE USE THE SEATTLE STREET TREE MAP TO LOOK AT PLACES TREES COULD BE REPLACED ON PUBLIC LAND. ONLY 2 OF 9 STREETS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER HAVE PLANTING STRIPS WHERE THOSE PLANTING STRIPS ARE ALMOST FULL. THE MAPLE LEAF PARK HAS A RESERVOIR. TREE PLANTING THERE IS LIMITED, AND THE SURVIVAL RATE OF PLANTED TREES HAS BEEN POOR. WE OBSERVED THAT MANY TALL TREES WERE ON THE PERIMETER OF PROPERTIES. WITH SPACE DURING CONSTRUCTION TALL TREES ON THE PERIMETER CAN BE SAVED WHILE ALSO INCREASING DENSITY. THE VALUE OF TREES, CLIMATE CHANGE BIODIVERSITY HUMAN HEALTH BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ARE ALL WELL-DOCUMENTED. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH INCREASE DENSITY AND PRESERVE TREES WITH PROPER CARE. DON'T WASTE THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE WON'T GET THIS CHANCE AGAIN. THANK YOU. >> YOU STILL HAVE TIME. OKAY. ROBIN BOB. >> I'M FROM MAPLE LEAF AND I'M SPEAKING FOR MY NEIGHBOR, ROBIN KING. I KNOW A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS HAS BEEN VOICED FROM THE MORE SENIOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WANTED TO ADD A VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS GRADE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, A SCHOOL SHORT LISTED FOR CLOSURE RECENTLY. WE WERE RALLYING AND MADE OUR VOICES HEARD FROM OUR SMALL AND MIGHTY COMMUNITY, AND IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. AND SO WE REALIZED WE NEED TO DO THAT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. FIRST AND FOREMOST, HOUSING IS DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY. THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M OBJECTING TO. INSTEAD I DREAM OF BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE FUTURE THAT REFLECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PEOPLE IN IT AND THOSE WHO WANT TO WELCOME, RETAIN, AND GROW IT. TEARING DOWN TREES AND BUILDING EXPENSIVE, GIANT POX HOUSING DOES NOT SERVE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING TEACHERS LIBRARIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, FIREFIGHTERS, NOT TO MENTION ANYONE ON A LIMITED INCOME. IN TALKING WITH OTHER PARENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCHOOL, THESE ARE THE CONCERNS VOICED WITH THE CURRENT PLAN. TRANSIT IS NOT ADEQUATE. THERE'S CONCERNS FOR DISTANCE TO LINK LIGHT RAIL, LACK OF BUSES, BUS CANCELLATION, AND PARKING. GREEN SPACE AND TREE CANOPY. UP TO 800 TREES IN CURRENT PROPOSED AREA. EVEN IF NEW TREES ARE PLANTED, IT WILL BE DECADES BEFORE THEY CAN REPLACE THE VALUE LOST. ACTUAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE BULK OF MY NEW NEIGHBORS HAVE PRIMARILY BEEN DOCTORS AND TECH WORKERS. MINDFULNESS FOR FUTURE OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY, BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE, ARCHITECTURE GREEN SPACES, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT. I AM ROBIN KING. I'M A MAPLE LEAF NEIGHBOR PARENT OF TWO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND MEMBER OF THE ELEMENTARY PARENT -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BOB. AND WE HAVE TWO MICS AS WELL. BOTH MICS GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF CAMERA TIME. GO AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS BOB MORGAN. I'M ONE OF FOUR SPEAKERS REPRESENTING THE WEST GREEN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER GROUP. FOR US THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD BE DEVASTATING. WE KNOW THERE'S A HOUSING CRISIS TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT WE FEEL WE'RE BEING THROWN UNDER THE BUS FOR NOTHING BUT THE ENRICHMENT OF DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS. BECAUSE MASSIVE HOUSING WILL NOT MAKE MARKET RATES AFFORDABLE IN SEATTLE. HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE TOO HIGHHIGH NEAR GREEN LAKE. STICK WITH HP 1110 AND EXISTING MULTIFAMILY REDWELT. THAT WILL ADDRESS THE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES NEEDED. REJECT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND SPECIFICALLY WE ASK YOU TO REJECT WEST GREEN LAKE. IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AS FOLLOWS. THERE'S NO PROPOSED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AT THIS LOCATION. IT'S DIVIDED BY A NOISY STATE HIGHWAY, THE NUMBER ONE ALTERNATIVE TO I- 5 WITH SIGNIFICANT BUFFERS FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND YOU SHOULD SEE IT DURING THE PEAK HOUR. IT'S NORTHBOUND ONLY. A WALK EXCEEDING 800 FEET IS REQUIRED TO GET TO A BUS FROM DOWNTOWN FOR MOST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. EAST- WEST TRAFFIC ALONG WYNONNA AND WEST GREEN LAKE DRIVE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY CONSTRAINED. AS PROMISED DURING THE MAYOR'S REVIEW LAST SPRING. SURROUNDING GREEN LAKE WITH FIVE- STORY APARTMENTS WITH NO PARKING REQUIRED WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT A REGIONAL TREASURE. SEATTLE HAS CENTURY OLD WATER SYSTEMS UNLIKELY TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AND OF COURSE THE PROPOSED UP ZONE WILL BE A TREE CANOPY DISASTER. IF A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IS RETAINED, WHICH WE DO NOT SUPPORT, AT LEAST PROVIDE SCALE TRANSITIONS WITHIN THE CENTER'S BOUNDARIES AND MOVE BOUNDARIES WITHIN AN 800 FOOT WALK FROM THE TRANSIT STOP OF 76th AND AURORA. AND I WOULD SUGGEST CONSIDERING THE MANNED SIDE OF THIS ISSUE, DO WE NEED MORE -- BOB, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOB. >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS MARIE. I'M HERE TODAY WITH OTHER WEST GREEN LAKE NEIGHBORS TO VOICE OUR URGENT REQUEST TO SLOW DOWN AND FULFILL HB 1110 AND POSTPONE THE COMP PLAN UNTIL MORE ACCURATE STUDIES CAN BE COMPLETED. MY FOCUS TODAY IS TO RAISE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLANNED EXTINCTION OF SEATTLE'S CHARMING, OLD MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY HOMES BY NONDESCRIPT FIVE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ALL LOOK LIKE AND BREED ISOLATION. LIKE MANY HOME OWNERS IN SEATTLE HAVE LIVED IN THEIR HOMES 40 TO 50 YEARS AND CONTRIBUTED AND PROVIDED STABILITY TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THESE RESIDENTS EXPECTED TO AGE IN PLACE AND PERHAPS BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THEIR FINAL DAYS BY FAMILY IN THEIR FAMILIAR HOME. IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED THE MULTIGENERATIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF CONNECTION THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A SENSE OF WELL- BEING AND MUTUAL SUPPORT TO ALL. HOWEVER, IF WE RING OUR CITY WITH FIVE- STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS, WE ARE DEVELOPING AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SEATTLE. SINCE APARTMENTS OFTEN CATER TO STRATIFIED AGE GROUPS, THERE'S OFTEN A LACK OF SOCIAL COHESION AND COMMITMENT BY RENTERS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. SO GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A STATE MANDATE TO DEVELOP HB 1110, LET'S TAKE A PAUSE AND SEE HOW BUILDING 46 UNITS ON A LOT IMPACTS THE CURRENT LIFESTYLE OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND LET'S KEEP WORKING WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO PLAN FOR A MULTIGENERATIONAL AND ELDERLY AS WELL AS MORE HOUSING WITH CHARACTER IN OUR CITY. WHY NOT SCRAP THE FIVE- STORY L3 APARTMENTS NEAR CURRENT FAMILY HOMES AND TRANSITION THE HEIGHT FROM NR TO A LOWER L1 AND L2 TO STAY CLOSER TO THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? COMPROMISE BY EVERYONE IS THE BEST SOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU START, WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTSCH CAN I HAVE SPEAKERS 21 THROUGH 25 STEP UP. COME TO BOTH MICS, PLEASE. 21 TO 25. EZEKIEL, YOU GOT THIS. AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> HI. I AM 8 YEARS OLD. I LOVE THIS CITY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6. DAN STRAUSS YOU DON'T JUST REPRESENT THE GROWNUPS IN DISTRICT 6. YOU REPRESENT THE KIDS, TOO. ALL OF THE KIDS IN THIS ROOM WHO GREW UP IN SEATTLE GREW UP WITH TREES ALL AROUND THEM. WHY DON'T I GET ANY? I DESERVE TO GROW UP WITH TREES, TOO. MY LITTLE BROTHER DESERVES TO GROW UP WITH TREES, TOO. MY FRIENDS DESERVE TO GROW UP WITH TREES, TOO. PLEASE CHANGE THIS PLAN TO PROTECT WHAT WE LOVE AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY SO BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE PROTECT THE TREES. >> THANK YOU, EZEKIEL. SO 21 THROUGH 25 PLEASE STEP UP. AND WE HAVE TWO MICS. YOU CAN STAY THERE, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND YOU THERE IN THE QUEUE, WE HAVE TWO MICS. PLEASE HELP US OUT. GO AHEAD. UNDERSTOOD. >> MY NAME IS JENNY GRANT, AND I HAVE LIVED IN MADRONA FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND I WORKED THERE AS A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR 10 YEARS. OVER 600 MADRONA RESIDENTS AND COUNTING HAVE SIGNED THE FRIENDS OF MADRONA PETITION THAT ASKS THE CITY COUNCIL TO DOWN SCALE THE PROPOSED ONE SEATTLE PLAN FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY INCLUDING MADRONA. THAT'S WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT WASHINGTON STATEHOUSE BILL 1110 THAT REZONES SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING FOR NR 3 ACROSS THE CITY. HOWEVER, WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO SLOW DOWN THE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL REZONING AND OTHER MEASURES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND HB 1110. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COLLABORATE WITH MADRONA AND ENGAGE WITH US TO UNDERSTAND OUR SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND ISSUES, WHICH INCLUDE CONCERNS ABOUT STEEP SLOPES AND THE SLIDE-PRONE AREAS, THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE OF LR3 BUILDINGS ON OUR STEEP SLOPES, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE IMPACT OF NEW LOT COVERAGE, OPEN SPACE, AND SETBACK RULES ON OUR TREE CANOPY. YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE ISSUES FROM OTHER MADRONA NEIGHBORS. WE WOULD HAVE A LARGE GROUP HERE TO STAND WITH US TODAY, BUT DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST, WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO STAY HOME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH THE COUNCIL SO IT HAS THE INFORMATION IT NEEDS TO MAKE AN INFORMED AND NON- RUSHED DECISION ON REZONING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. YOUNG. >> MAY NAME IS LANY YOUNG, AND I AM HERE BECAUSE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSALS TO UP ZONE THE STEEP SLOPE AND SLIDE AREAS OF MADRONA. EVERY SPRING I VENTURE DOWN THE SLOPE OF MY YARD TO SEE HOW THINGS SURVIVED THE SEATTLE WINTER. I SEE THE CHRONIC OOZE AS WET CLAY SOIL SEEKS TO MAKE ITS WAY DOWN THE HILL. WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THEIR YARDS FROM SLIDING ONTO THE STREET BELOW, NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFULLY. FRIENDS ON GRAND AVENUE HAD THEIR UPHILL NEIGHBOR'S YARD WIND UP IN THEIR KITCHEN ONE WET AND SNOWY WINTER. AND DESPITE ITS NAME GRAND AVENUE IS ACTUALLY A ONE- LANE STREET, AND IT IS A FOUR- STORY CLIMB TO THEIR FRONT DOOR. THIS IS THE REALITY OF THE GEOLOGY OF MADRONA. THE FACT IS SOME AREAS OF MADRONA DESIGNATED FOR HIGH DENSITY SIT ON SOME OF THE MOST UNSTABLE LAND IN THE CITY. THE CITY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS AND HAS DESIGNATED THESE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS, WHICH CURRENTLY MAKE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE EVEN A CRACKED RETAINING WALL. PORTLAND HAS BANNED HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING FROM THEIR ECAs. AS THE WILDFIRES IN L.A. REMIND US IT IS A MISTAKE TO BUILD IN PLACES WE CAN'T PROTECT, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME HUMILITY ABOUT THE WISDOM OF ALLOWING FIVE- STORY BUILDINGS AND HARD SCAPE TO COVER OUR FRAGILE SLOPES AND NARROW DEAD END STREETS THAT RESCUE VEHICLES CAN BARELY NEGOTIATE. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REMOVE ALL LR ZONING DESIGNATIONS FROM MADRONA'S STEEP SLOPE AND SLIDE AREAS AND FIND OTHER PLACES FLATTER GROUND IN MADRONA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE HEAR FROM YOU, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE AFTER YOU SPEAK TO GO DOWN STAIRS BECAUSE WE'RE SENDING PEOPLE UP FROM THE OVERFLOW ROOM SO THEY CAN SPEAK AS WE'RE SWITCHING OUT, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU ALL TO WORK WITH US. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> MY NAME IS LEELAND SHIELDS AND I'M A MADRONA RESIDENT. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS THIS. IF MORE HOUSING IS BUILT GENERALLY BUT IT DOES NOT LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN- HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, WILL YOU STILL SUPPORT THE CURRENT PLAN AS IT IS? THIS WAS A QUESTION I ASKED IN A JANUARY 30th LETTER I E- MAILED TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS, AND IT WAS HAND-DELIVERED TO EACH OF YOU. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WHILE COMMENDABLE IN ITS GOAL OF INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY, INADEQUATELY ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF AFFORDABILITY. DETAILED RESEARCH IN THE LETTER SHOWS THAT PLAN WILL NOT MEET THE GOAL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I ASK YOU TO READ IT TO SEE WHY. KNOW IT'S INTUITIVE TO THINK INCREASED HOUSING SUPPLY WILL BRING DOWN PRICE, AND OF COURSE IT'S TRUE IN SOME WAYS, BUT THIS PLAN FOR SEATTLE WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE SUPPLY IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE PRICE RANGES IN WHICH IT IS MOST NEEDED. WHAT THE PLAN WILL DO IS RADICALLY CHANGE THE SUSTAINABILITY, THE LIVEABILITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. TO TRULY ADDRESS SEATTLE'S AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES, THERE ARE OTHER SOLUTIONS. IN MY MADRONA NEIGHBORHOOD LAND PRICES ARE HIGH, LOTS ARE DESIGNATED AS POTENTIAL SLIDE AREAS, AND STEEP SLOPES REQUIRE EXPENSIVE GEOENGINEERING AND FOUNDATIONS WITH PILINGS AS I HAVE IN MY HOUSE. WITH THOSE COSTS TO GET RETURN ON THEIR INVEST MENT, DEVELOPERS WILL ONLY BUILD EXPENSIVE HOUSING. PLEASE ELIMINATE AS IT WILL LIKELY ONLY RESULT IN MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING AND WILL FOREVER ALTER THE LIVEABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT CATHERINE AND THEN RON. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CATHERINE PARKER. I LIVE IN MADRONA WITH MY TWO SONS. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT FOR MY NEIGHBOR ANDREA WHO WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE SHE HAD TO WORK LATE. THE COUNCIL SHOULD REJECT PARTS OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT TREE CANOPY INCLUDING THE REVISED LOT COVERAGE, OPEN SPACE AND SETBACK RULES. TREES AND URBAN FORESTS PROVIDE CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. SADLY WE'VE BEEN LOSING TREE CANOPY IN THE CITY FOR YEARS. THE 2023 TREE ORDINANCE AND THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM. UNDER THE 2023 ORDINANCE EVEN GIANT TREES CAN BE REMOVED FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN'S REDUCE SETBACKS AND HARD SCAPE ALLOWANCES LEAVE LITTLE ROOM FOR TREES. RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH MANY TREES LIKE MADRONA HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S GOAL OF 30% TREE CANOPY. MY NEIGHBORS AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY, STRONGLY IN SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT WE CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER TO ENSURE THAT THESE PLANS ARE GREEN LIVABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE. AGAIN, PLEASE REJECT THE OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN THAT WOULD REDUCE OUR TREE CANOPY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RON CHAMBERS. AND RON, BEFORE YOU START, CAN WE HAVE SPEAKERS 26 THROUGH 30 PLEASE STEP UP TO THE MIC AND GET READY JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW HOW WE'RE MOVING. RON IS NUMBER 25, AND WE'RE AN HOUR IN. WE HAVE OVER 270 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED WE JUST BE ABLE TO GET QUEUED UP FIRST SO WE'RE READY TO GO. MR. CHAMBERS, YOU ARE READY, SIR. >> THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. AND MY NAME IS RON CHAMBERS, AND I AM IN THE -- I GUESS TO BE THE WEST GREEN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. MAYBE. WHAT WE DON'T -- WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW CENTER BEFORE. IT'S A NEW THING. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD SCALE BACK FROM 30 AND DO TWO OR THREE AND SEE HOW THEY WORK. WE HAVE A THOUGHT OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO, AND THAT'S IT. SO LET'S SCALE IT BACK. ANOTHER THOUGHT. BACK IN 2014 THE SEATTLE COUNCIL HERE WAS VOTING ON A PROPOSAL TO UPZONE THE BAKER STATION AREA, AND THERE WAS ONE DISSENTER AND THAT MAN WAS BRUCE HARRELL WAS THE DISSENTER. HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO DO UP LOADS OR UPZONES, AND HIS QUOTE WAS HE REPEATED HIS POLICY OF ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTIOUSNESS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE MAYOR. AND REMEMBER, CAUTIOUSNESS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, MARTI. >> YES, HI. AS RON CHAMBERS JUST POINTED OUT IN 2014 THEN COUNCIL BRUCE HARRELL DISSENTED ON A PROPOSAL TO UPZONE THE BAKER AREA. IN HIS WISDOM HE SAID, QUOTE, HAVING TALKED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT A ZONING POLICY÷÷POLICY BE VERY TIGHTLY INTERWOVEN WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, AN EDUCATION POLICY, AND A PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY. AT THAT MEETING HE ALSO REPEATED HIS POLICY OF ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTIOUSNESS. AND JUST YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED A MAILING FROM THE MAYOR SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 1B CITING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AGAIN, WISE MAN. THE CURRENT STATE MANDATE TO INCREASE HOUSING TO 4 TO 6 UNITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL LOT AND IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS HB 1110, IS A GIVEN. WE CAN FULFILL THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS ON HB 1110 BY THEIR DEADLINE AND MOVE CAUTIOUSLESSLY ON THE DRAMATIC SWEEPING RESKRIGZ OF THE SEATTLE LANDSCAPE THAT IS THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY INTEGRATED WITH EXISTING CITY SYSTEMS. NOR HAS IT SATISFIED MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT CITIZENS HAVE, MANY WHICH YOU ARE HEARING HERE. AFTER CITYWIDE LOCALIZED PUBLIC HEARINGS MAKING ALL SEATTLE CITIZENS WHO ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AWARE OF THE PLAN AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, NOT JUST HEARING THEIR CONCERNS BUT ANSWERING THEM IN REALTIME. AND AFTER PROTOTYPE LOCATIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE THE INTENDED RESULTS FROM THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN, WE COULD CONSIDER CITYWIDE LIMITATION. WE REQUEST A MINIMAL COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING TO REACH THE -- >> THANK YOU. TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU, MARTI. NEXT WE HAVE RUTH, RENEE, RYAN, AND REBECCA. DID I SAY THAT, RIGHT? SPEAKER NUMBER 27. AWESOME, THANK YOU. >> -- WAS THE PREFERRED AND HIGHEST GROWTH ALTERNATIVE AT 125 HOUSING UNITS, 2 1/2 FORECAST GROWTH. THE MAYOR'S PLAN ADDED 40,000 UNITS FOR A CAPACITY THREE TIMES FORECAST GROWTH. 40,000 IS A BIG NUMBER. THAT'S ABOUT 7,000 UNITS PER DISTRICT. WHY WAS SO MUCH ADDED OVER AND ABOVE THE CHOSEN ALTERNATIVE FIVE? I ASKED THIS AT A PACKED MEETING AND STAFF'S REPLY WAS I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU. I'M STILL WAITING. THE CITY MUST JUSTIFY THIS NUMBER AND THE UPZONING IT ALLOWS. NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE SWEET SPOT IS. NOBODY. STUDIES SAY UPZONING IMPROVES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. OTHERS FIND PRICE SHIFTS ARE MINOR. SOME EVEN FIND UPZONING MAKES AFFORDABILITY WORSE. BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A PLAN BASED ON A POPULAR BUT POSSIBLY DEBATABLE THEORY THAT COULD CHANGE WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT OUR CITY, A DEGREE OF CAUTION IS WARRANTED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE FORMING A COALITION OF NEIGHBORHOODS ASKING TO RETURN TO THE HOUSING TARGET OUTLINED IN ALTERNATIVE 5, 120,000 UNITS. THIS WILL MEAN CITYWIDE REZONING REVISIONS. THIS IS A REASONABLE, JUSTIFIABLE POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALTER THE POSSIBILITY FOR EXPANDED HOUSING OPTIONS AND MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHOICES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT NIMBYES. NOBODY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS A NIMBY. WE'RE REALLY GIMBYES. WE HAVE CHILDREN, WE HAVE NEPHEWS, WE KNOW ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO SEE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BREAK MY HEART TO SEE HOUSING ASSESSMENT GO UP. SO OUR DIFFERENCES ARE A MATTER OF DEGREE. THANK YOU. >> RENEE, RYAN, AND REBECCA. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5, AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY OVERALL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ONE SEATTLE ZONING CHANGES AND TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF TWO SPECIFIC REZONING PROPOSALS. NUMBER ONE, I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED REZONE FOR THE PINEHURST STATION AREA. I LIVE IN THE STATION AREA AND MY HOME IS PLANNED TO BE REZONED TO SINGLE RESIDENTIAL LR3. I'VE LIVED AND OWNED MY HOME FOR 26 YEARS. I'VE RAISED MY FAMILY THERE AND MY CHILDREN ARE ADULTS AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO RENT AND BUY THEIR OWN HOMES IN D5. I SUPPORT THE PLAN SO MY CHILDRENS CAN HAVE THEIR OWN HOMES. NUMBER TWO, I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THE REZONE IN MAPLE LEAF AND AROUND MAPLE LEAF PARK. I WALK AT MAPLE LEAF AND SPEND TIME AT SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS IN MAPLE LEAF REGULARLY. MY CHILDREN ATTENDED ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH AND SCHOOL FOR 13 YEARS. AND I WAS ON THE COUNCIL FOR MUCH OF THAT TIME. THE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE INVESTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CREATE MAPLE LEAF PARK AND BUILD THE LIGHTENING RAIL STATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE REZONE. AREAS THAT HAVE BENEFITTED FROM MAJOR INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE FIRST TO WELCOME NEW NEIGHBORS. PINEHURST AND MAPLE LEAF SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR NEW DENSITY BEFORE OTHER D5 COMMUNITIES LIKE BITTER LAKE AND LAKE CITY, WHICH HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ON MAJOR DENSITY BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SAME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, RENEE. AND, EYEREN, BEFORE YOU START CAN WE HAVE SPEAKERS 31 THROUGH 35? AND SPEAKER 35 I CAN'T READ. DEREK I THINK IT IS. >> AS YOU KNOW MY NAME IS RYAN DONOHUE AND I'M THE CHIEF OFFICER FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WE'VE BEEN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR ROUGHLY 39 YEARS NOW, SO WE KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, DECENT AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME. THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE AT AN INFLECTION POINT. WE CAN CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH THAT WE HAVE BEEN, BUILDING HOUSING ENOUGH BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY -- BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE SUPPLY WE ACTUALLY NEED AT ALL INCOME LEVELS. WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR WALLED OFF- GUARDENS, PRESERVING CERTAIN WELL- OFF COMMUNITIES RICH IN AMENITY AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE FORCING EVERYONE ELSE TO LIVE IN MORE HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS. WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON RESTRICTING HOUSING TYPES IN FAVOR OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE, OUTDATED, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY TYPES LIKE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL ELSE AND LEAVING A MAJORITY OF THIS CITY'S RESIDENTS LOCKED OUT FROM EVEN BEING ABLE TO DREAM ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THEIR OWN HOME. OR WE CAN TAKE THE OTHER PATH, THE PATH OF HOUSING ABUNDANCE, THAT USING THE ZONING RULES YOU ARE ALL LOOKING AT TODAY AND THE FUNDING RULES YOU'LL LOOK AT COME BUDGET TIME. WE CAN OPEN UP OUR WALLED GARDENS ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO HAVE AM OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH LIVING IN SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, MOST BRIGHTEST JEWELS THIS CITY HAS TO OFFER. WE CAN BUILD MORE TYPES OF MORE HOUSING CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN, THAT THEY OWN. YOU'VE HEARD ME AND MY TEAM COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BEFORE, AND AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAINLY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE WILL HAVE LONG LASTING IMPACTS ON THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY. YOU CAN TRY TO PRESERVE THE CITY IN AMBER BUT THAT WILL ONLY CRACK UNDER THE PRESSURE OF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE MOVING HERE FOR JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU, RYAN. YOUR TIME IS UP. BUT YOU CAN SEND US YOUR COMMENTS IN AS WELL. REBECCA, YOU'RE UP NEXT, AND WE'LL KICK IT OVER TO MR. HINES. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING A PLAN THAT WORKS FOR ALL SEATTLEITES. I'M A MOM. I'VE LIVED IN MAPLE LEAF ON D5 FOR 22 YEARS AND MY HOME IS ONE OF THE BLOCKS IN THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I WANT TO SAY OUR LOCATION DOESN'T HAVE THE PROXIMITY TO THE SERVICES AND TRANSIT THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN CALLS FOR TO SUPPORT A DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND IN ADDITION ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THAT CENTER COULD WALK OR BUS TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES ELSEWHERE IGNORES THE NEEDS OF SENIORS AND THOSE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY. AND THIS IS WHY. MAPLE LEAF IS THE THIRD HIGHEST CENTER IN THE CITY. RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK, THE ONLY SERVICES WE HAVE ARE A COUPLE OF COFFEE SHOPS, A HARDWARE STORE, A RESTAURANT, AND TOY STORE. AND THAT DENSITY HASN'T CHANGED IN THE 22 YEARS I'VE LIVED THERE. AS DENSITY HAS GROWN, WE HAVEN'T HAD MORE SERVICES COME IN THERE. IT'S DOWNHILL TO GET TO PHARMACY, TWO BUSES TO GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. ASK ME HOW I KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL PARENT. IT'S A STEEP CLIMB BACK HOME. OATS NOT AN AUGZ TO OPTION TO WALK THAT HILL ON A REGULAR BASIS AS I SAID TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND THOSE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES. WE ONLY HAVE ONE BUS. WE USED TO HAVE MULTIPLE BUSES INCLUDING AN EXPRESS DOWNTOWN. SINCE THEY WERE CUT IT TAKES ABOUT TWICE AS LONG TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO TAKE DOWNTOWN AS IT USED TO, AND PEOPLE THAT USED TO BUS END UP DRIVING. A BURDEN THAT PULLS DISPROPORTIONATELY ON MOMS. AND SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO PROPOSE MOVING THE LOCATION ON D5 WHICH ISN'T AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSIT SERVICES CAN BETTER SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. >> JUST A REMINDER AFTER YOU ALL FINISH SPEAKING, IF YOU COULD CLEAR THE ROOM BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY SENDING PEOPLE BACK UP. I CALLED YOU HINES. I MEANT HANES. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> WE CAN GO SIX STORIES AND CREATE A BUNCH OF TREES BUT COUNCIL WANTS TO SABOTAGE THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PLAY A RACE CARD AND BACK STAB A MULTITUDE OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS. LEAVE NO DOUBT THERE'S A REVOLUTIONARY BOUT TO GIVE TRUE DEMOCRACY A SHELL FOR GREAT AMERICAN HOUSING BUILD OUT FOR A IN HOME AND REAL EQUITY FOR A MULTITUDE OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS, NOT SOME RACIST WOKE TAINTED IN SKIN COLOR PRIORITY THAT'S BUILT BY UNQUALIFIED NONPROFITS WHO ARE POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO THE DEMOCRAT'S, MONOPOLIZED RE- ELECTION APPARATUS THAT SPENDS A LOT OF MONEY ON BAD POLICIES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL PROGRESSIVES ALL WHILE THESE HOUSING PRIVILEGED HOME OWNERS SHOW UP HERE PISSED OFF ABOUT HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THEY'VE GOT TO SIT IN, AND THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE ELSE MOVING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE ANTIQUATED, OUT DATED -- OR LACK OF 21st CENTURY STREETLIGHTS. ANYWAY, THE SAME PEOPLE CONSPIRE TO OPPRESS THE FUTURE AND THE MULTITUDE OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS. WE NEED A GREATER HOUSING BUILD OUT WITHOUT LOW LEVEL, LOW QUALITY RESTRICTIONS THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE FINE WITH AS LONG AS YOU BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S CRAPPY, THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN, THEY'RE FINE WITH THAT AS LONG AS IT'S TAINTED WITH RACISM. TO MOVE INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY DON'T WANT THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND SQUEEZE COMPETITION OF OTHER PEOPLE OFFSETTING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND SQUEEZE SO THAT THESE BABY BOOMER SELL OUTS CAN SELLOUT THEIR MULTITUDES OF REMORTGAGED, DESPERATE HOUSING SPECULATIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS AND MULTITUDE OF GENERATIONS THAT PEOPLE SABOTAGE AND TREAD ON TALKING ABOUT WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE BEING OPPRESSED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANKS THAT OWN THIS RUN- DOWN REAL ESTATE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE ARIA. WELCOME TO WELCOME TO PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. WE HAVE ARIA, MAY. AND YOU CAN PULL IT DOWN. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK IT. DON'T WORRY. WE HAVE INSURANCE. PERFECT. GO AHEAD. >> HELLO. I'M ARIA, AND I'M A 6th GRADER AND I'M HERE WITH MY GIRL SCOUT TROOP. I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE OF SAVING OUR TREES ON A HOT AUGUST DAY IN 2023 WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING TO SAME A 100-YEAR- OLD TREE IN NORTH EAST SEATTLE. MY TROOP AND I TALKED IN ONE OF OUR MEETINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR TREE CANOPY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STILL HAS A LOT OF TREES. THEY'RE BEING CUT DOWN DUE TO DEVELOPMENT. IT MAKES ME REALLY SAD TO SEE ALL THESE BIG TREES BEING CUT DOWN WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED. TREES ARE HOME TO MANY WILDLIFE, AND WE WILL NEED THEM TO KEEP OUR WATER AND AIR CLEAN, STOP EROSION AS WELL AS STOPPING CLIENT CHANGE. AND THINK ABOUT IT? WOULD YOU RATHER BE BAKING IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN OR SITTING UNDER A TREE IN THE NICE, COOL SHADE. PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER BE SITTING UNDER A TREE IN THE NICE, COOL SHADE. SO PLEASE SAVE SEATTLE'S TREES. >> THANK YOU, ARIA. NEXT WE HAVE -- THANK YOU, ARIA. NEXT WE HAVE MAY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MAY PRUE, AND I'M ALSO A 6th GRADER. IN 1999 MY FATHER HIKED THE PCP AFTER I WAS BORN. HE DISCOVERED WHAT I WOULD CALL HIS INTENSE FASCINATION IN TREES. AFTER HE COMPLETED THE TRAIL HE DECIDED TO MOVE OUT AND START A FAMILY IN WASHINGTON STATE. OVER THE YEARS HE AND I HAVE ENJOYED OUR WALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL. DURING THESE WALKS HE'D TEACH ME ABOUT THE UNIQUE ART OF IDENTIFYING THESE TREES. I CAN'T IMAGINE GROWING UP IN A PLACE WHERE MY CHILDREN AND THE GENERATIONS THAT COME AFTER THAT CANNOT ENJOY THIS, WHERE I CAN'T SEE, SMELL, AND APPRECIATE THESE WONDERS. PEOPLE NEED HOUSES BUT THEY ALSO NEED TREES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND SPEAKING. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE DAVID AND DEREK. THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS DEREK. I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT. ON JANUARY 13th MAYOR HARRELL MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON KAOW. AND I QUOTE, WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES TO TALK ABOUT TREE CANOPY AND TREE GROWTH AND TREE PRESERVATION AT A TIME THESE ARE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, BUT TO ME THESE GO TO THE LIVEABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND SO WE HAVE A MAYOR AND DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT UNDERSTANDS THERE IS A BAL BS. WE WANT SEATTLE TO BE A THRIVING CITY, UNQUOTE. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL WORDS AND GREAT GOALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE, BUT MAYOR HARRELL'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA DOESN'T ALIGN WITH HIS WORDS. STARTING IN 2023, A TREE PROTECTION ORDER CAME OUT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE VIRTUALLY NO PROTECTION FOR TREES. IN FACT, IN 2024 OVER 2,000 MATURE TREES WERE CUT DOWN IN SEATTLE. AND I'D LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW LITTLE PROTECTION THE TREES RECEIVED FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN HAS COME OUT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE LIKE THE TREE ORDINANCE, ALLOWS NO ROOM FOR TREES. THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING WILL NOW BE ZONED LIKE SOUTH PARK'S SMALL LOT RESIDENTIAL WHICH ALLOWS UP TO SIX BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY WITH NO ROOM FOR TREES, NO ROOM FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY AND NO ROOM TO ENJOY YOUR YARD. THIS WAS FEATURED IN A SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THIS CAN HARDLY BE CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO BACK TO MAYOR HARRELL'S COMMENTS ABOUT LIVEABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY IN EMRED CITY. THE MAYOR'S ONE SEATTLE PLAN DOESN'T LIVE UP TO THOSE STANDARDS. COUNCILMEMBERS, IT'S CLEAR IT'S UP TO YOU TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THESE IDEALS. SEATTLE RESIDENTS DESERVE THEM NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ALL OF SEATTLE AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT HELP THE MAYOR WRITE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE DEREK. BEFORE YOU GO, DEREK, CAN I GET SPEAKERS 36 THROUGH 40 TO START LINING UP RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE? AGAIN, 36 THROUGH 40. SPEAKERS 36 THROUGH 40 PLEASE STAND UP AND START LINING UP RIGHT HERE. AND DEREK, THE MIC IS YOURS. >> HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DEREK. I'M HERE ON THE SEATTLE DEVELOPMENT COALITION. I HAVE BEEN WITH MY NON- PROFIT FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING COMMUNITY CENTERS TO THE CITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NEEDS TO DO WHAT OTHERS HAVE NOT. IT NEEDS TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT HELP, NOT HARM COMMUNITIES LIKE CHINATOWN AND NASHVILLE DISTRICT. PAST COMPREHENSIVE PLANS HAVE PRIVILEGED AND WE NEED YOU TO IMPROVE THIS PLAN FURTHER. WE NEED INTENTIONAL PLANNING FOR OUR HOUSING IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND TRANSIT DISTRICTS. TOO OFTEN HOUSING IS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES OR DOES NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES. THESE MUST BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ANTI- DISPLACEMENT POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS. OUR COMMUNITIES FACE MOUNTING PRESSURES FROM DECISIONS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT REALITIES OF THE MARKET. THEY HAVE REMAINED RESILIENT AND DEVELOPED COMMUNITIES, ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS LIKE THE LANDMARK BOB'S PLACE, AND THE ANNE FAMILY HOME. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING PROJECTS LIKE THIS TO SCALE AND ENSURE WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE SUFFERING FROM DISPLACEMENT. FINALLY, WE NEED SUPPLY. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PUNISHED FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES MORE TIMES THAN I COULD COUNT. WE HOPE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE BY CHANNELLING GROWTH TOWARDS AREAS OF LOW DISPLACEMENT. WE SEE PROGRESS IN THE PLAN SO FAR, BUT MORE CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OUR COALITION HAS OUTLINED OUR ASKS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CITY OFFICIALS IN MULTIPLE LETTERS. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO IMPROVE THE PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. YOU'RE÷÷ GOOD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS EUNICE, AND I'M IN DISTRICT 2. WE HAVE MANY MEMBERS WHO LIVE AND WORK AROUND THE CHINA TOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. I'M ALSO WITH THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ALLIANCE. WE BELONG TO THE CHINATOWN- INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT COLEGS, AND WE HOPE YOU WILL INCLUDE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDING REQUIRING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTENTIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AREAS OF HIGH DISPLACEMENT RISK AND TRANSIT DISTRICTS, PRIORITIZING THE BUILDING OF FAMILY- SIZED HOUSING, THREE TO FOUR BEDROOM UNITS. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND ESPECIALLY OUR MEMBERS OF COLOR WORK IN THE CITY BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY. WE EXPERIENCED DISPLACEMENT DUE TO SKYROCKETING COSTS OF LIVING AND LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. RENTS ARE RISING, AND ALTHOUGH WE BARGAIN FOR HIGHER WAGES, IT'S OFTEN NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP UP. WORKING FAMILIES DESERVE AN IMPROVED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MEET OUR NEEDS. PLEASE ADD THE AFOREMENTIONED POINTS OUTLINED IN THE LETTER DEREK SENT OVER IN YOUR DOCUMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD NIGHT. >> I'M MARY BROWN. I HEAR THE PLANNED ZONING AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT. AND THE MAYOR AND THE CITY I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY PLAN TO DO THIS, BUT MAGNOLIA IS A SMALL AREA. IT'S A PLACE SENIORS CAN GO DOWN THE STREET AND THE KIDS CAN GO TO THE PARKS ON THEIR OWN AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE HOMELESS AND PEOPLE WITH NEEDLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT'S NOT A BIG COMMUNITY LIKE BALLARD, SO IT CAN'T TAKE THE OVERFLOW. BUT TO SAY THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND REASONABLE PERSON MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND TAKE MY HOUSE, I SPENT 30 YEARS THERE AND I'VE RECENTLY LOST MY HUSBAND, AND THAT'S ALL I CAN AFFORD. AND WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT IN HERE PROPERTY TAX WILL INCREASE. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH JUST AGNOLIA BRIDGE AND TRYING TO GET THAT FIXED, BUT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT HERE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS THERE IS ROUGHLY $750,000 FOR A SMALL UNIT, $850, UP TO A MILLION. AND NOW I HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO WERE JUST ABLE TO BUY INTO THEIR HOMES A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEY HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND IT'S A SAFE BLOCK. BUT TO KICK US ALL OFF THAT BLOCK AND NOT PUT US ANYWHERE AND SAY JUST GET OUT, I MEAN NOT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A HOME AND I UNDERSTAND IT A PRIVATE HOME OR SINGLE FAMILY HOME. BUT FOR US WE PAID THE PRICE AND PAID OUR TAXES AND WE HAD A LITTLE PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO ME. AND I DIDN'T DO A DAMN THING NOT TO DESERVE IT AND NOT TO KEEP IT. I WORKED HARD TO HAVE IT. IT'S ALL I GOT. AND TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND TAKE IT WITH NOT EVEN -- IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT, AND I DISAGREE WITH HARRELL AND THIS WHOLE THING. HE SAID HE WANTED SAFE COMMUNITIES AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND NOW HE'S RENEGED ON EVERYTHING HE RAN ON. AND I THINK HE'S A DISGRACE. AND ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 HE'S A 0. >> THANK YOU. HOLD ON. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. I WANT THAT TO BE MY FIRST AND LAST WARNING BECAUSE THE MORE THAT WE CLAP AND ALL THAT STUFF, WE EXTEND TIME. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITING DOWN STAIRS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE AS FAST AS WE CAN, PLEASE. AND THERE'S ALSO PEOPLE THAT ARE ONLINE RIGHT NOW. OVER 70 FOLKS PEOPLE ONLINE OKAY? SO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING. IT'S THE ONLY TIME I'LL ASK FROM CLAPPING. THANK YOU. JEFF, CAROLYN, AND RACHEL. PLEASE, YOU ALL ARE NEXT. JEFF, BEFORE YOU START, I ALSO WANT TO CALL UP SPEAKERS 41 THROUGH 45. WILLIAM, ANDY, SANDY -- OH WILLIAM ANDY SANDY CAMILLE, JUDY. IT KIND OF RHYMES. OH, IT DOES RHYME, ANDY AND SANDY. >> MY NAME IS JEFF BRIGS. I AM PRO- HOUSING, PRO- DENSITY AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ALA. DESPITE HAVING BEEN PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW DUPLICITOUS IS OUR TREE PROTECTIVE ORDINANCE. RESULTS IN SCRAPING THE LOT INCLUDING MAJESTIC MATURE TREES THAT CAN EASILY BE SAVED ONLY TO PRODUCE NEW UNITS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE MODEST HOMES THAT ARE UNNECESSARILY BULLDOZED. THIS LEADS ME TO EXAMINE OTHER AREAS ALREADY UPZONED. I FOUND EXPENSIVE COVERAGE OR MASSIVE APARTMENT BLOCKS WITH NO OPEN SPACE AT ALL. THIS IS NO WAY TO PREPARE FOR A HOTTER AND MORE CROWDED FUTURE. IT GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST OUR GOALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES AND INVEST IN TOMORROW AND OUR FUTURE NEIGHBORS WHO WILL LIVE AND WORK THERE. THIS MEANS PROTECTING LARGE AND MATURE TREES WHEREVER POSSIBLE THE SAME WAY WE PROTECT WETLANDS. WE NEED TO PLANT TREES ALL ACROSS THE CITY, AND THAT MEANS INTERWEAVING OPEN SPACE AT ALL LEVELS OF ZONING, REAL SPACE THAT ALLOWS NATIVE TREES TO GROW TO MATURITY, TREES TO KEEP OUR CITY COOLER, PROVIDE HABITAT, AND KEEP OUR WATER. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REWRITE THE ORDINANCE. DENSITY AND OPEN SPACE IS NOT A BINARY CHOICE. WE CAN AND MUST HAVE BOTH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE CAROLINE AND RACHEL. CAROLINE AND RACHEL, YOU ARE UP NEXT. AND THEN SPEAKERS 41 THROUGH 45 PLEASE BE READY ON DECK. CAROLINE. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CAROLINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I LIVE IN MAPLE LEAF, IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED CENTER GNAT ALLOWS 5 AND 6 STORY APARTMENT BUILDING ON- SIDE STREETS. OUR COMMUNITY STRONGLY SUPPORTS THOUGHTFUL DENSITY THAT ACTUALLY DOES PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME LEVELS AND FAMILY SIZES. AND WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE NOT BEEN. I AM AMONG THE 1,000- PLUS NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION OPPOSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DESIGNATION. YOU HAVE HEARD MANY REASONS FROM MY NEIGHBORS TONIGHT WHY MAPLE LEAF IS AN ILL- CONCEIVEDCONCEIVED SITE, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THOSE REASONS, WHICH IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SITE INCLUDES THE CITY'S RECENTLY COMPLETED 12th AVENUE NORTH EAST GREEN WAY. WHICH RUNS 15 BLOCKS NORTH OF THE MAPLE LEAF PARK TO ABOUT 103rd. GREEN WAYS ARE DESIGNED TO BE SAFE, CALM STREETS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND DOG WALKERS AND PARENTS WITH STROLLERS AND KIDS ON BIKES. AND OURS IS HUGELY POPULAR. WE LIVE ON 12th, A BLOCK FROM THE PARK. AND WE SEE MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE USING THE GREENWAY EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVERY MORNING. WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO TURN A TREE- LINED COMMUNITY CORRIDOR INTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING LINED CONCRETE CANYON AND ADD DOZENS OF CARS TO A GREEN WAY DESIGNED FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS? IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. SO PLEASE RELOCATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS, ADOPT THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR HB 1110 AND THEN GIVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS THE OPPORTUNITY BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE DENSITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RACHEL FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM ANDY SANDY CAMILLE AND JUDY. RACHEL? >> THANK YOU. I'M RACHEL. AND FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, SEATTLE. YOU HAVE SHOWN UP, AND I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH OUR CITY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LIGHTENING ISSUE FOR ALL OF US WHO LIVE IN THE CITY, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A WAY TO BUILD MORE HOUSING, DENSER HOUSING WITHOUT ELIMINATING EVERY SINGLE TREE TO DO SO, AS I'VE SEEN ON MANY LOTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I URGE YOU AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES WHO WE VOTED FOR, WHO ARE ASKING YOU TO REPRESENT US, TO NOW USE THAT POWER AND HOLD IT WISELY. PLEASE FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ASK YOUR STAFF TO GO BACK, FIND BETTER SOLUTIONS, ONES THAT ALLOW FOR MORE DENSITY WHILE SAVING LEGACY AND TIER 2 TREES. THERE'S A WAY TO SUPPORT THOSE FOLKS HERE WHO ARE -- WHO SPEAK TO WANTING MORE DENSITY AND AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORT THOSE HERE WHO ARE ASKING FOR SOME TREE PROTECTION. I I'M MOVED HERE TODAY FOR THE PEOPLE ASKING FOR DENSER HOUSING BUT WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR GREEN SPACE SO WE DON'T LIVE IN CONCRETE JUNGLES. SO FAR THIS PLAN HAS BEEN IN THE HANDS OF YOUR STAFF. AS IT COMES TO COUNCIL, WE'RE URGING YOU TO ANSWER QUESTIONS POSED IN THIS VERY ROOM. CAN WE HAVE DENSITY WHILE PROTECTING OUR GREEN SPACE AND PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE CONDITIONS? IN 10 YEARS, IN 20 YEARS YOU WILL ALL BE OUT IN SEATTLE LOOKING AT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR EFFORTS HERE TODAY. WILL YOU BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU DO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE WILLIAM, ANDY, SANDY, CAMILLE, AND JUDY. THANK YOU. WILLIAM, GO AHEAD. >> HI, MY NAME IS BILL AND I LIVE IN MAPLE LEAF AND PART OF THE GROUP DON DESCRIBED MEASURED WITH TREES IN MAPLE LEAF. CAME UP WITH 784 TIER 2 -- >> PLEASE SPEAK IN THE MIC AS WELL. >> OKAY. WE DID A TREE SURVEY AND CAME UP 174 TIER 2 LOTS WITHIN THE ZONE. IT WOULD ELIMINATE MANY OF THESE MATURE TREES THAT PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND EXISTING FOREST ORDINANCE PROMOTE REPLACEMENT TREES FOR TREE REMOVALS. RESEARCH INDICATES REPLACEMENT TREES IF THEY LIVE WILL TAKE 20 TO 40 YEARS TO PROVIDE THE SIMILAR ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL VALUES OF THE MATURE TREES. IT APPEARS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE DID NOT DELIVER THIS PLAN TO YOU WITH SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THIS LACK OF SUFFICIENT REVIEW TIME SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. IN 2023 THE VOLUNTEER URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION WAS NOT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT TIME TO REVIEW THE URBAN FOREST UPDATE WHICH WAS OVER TEN YEARS DUE AT THAT TIME. I AGREE WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC TESTIMONY THAT SUGGESTS POSTPONING DESIGNATION OF SOME OR ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SUBJECT TO A MORE THOROUGH DELIBERATE REVIEW PROCESS. IN ADDITION I WOULD INCLUDE STRENGTHENING THE URBAN FORESTRY ORDINANCE AT THAT TIME. AT THIS POINT ADOPT ONLY WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH HOUSE BILL 1110 AND REVISIT THE PROCESS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT. I WILL CLOSE WITH THE FOLLOWING QUOTE FROM PAGE 128 OF THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. TREES AND VEGETATION BUFFER THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME HEAT AND AIR QUALITY. CLIMATE CHANGE ALSO AFFECTS THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THESE RESOURCES. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION ARE NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY -- >> THANK YOU, BOB. NEXT WE HAVE ANDY, SANDY, AND CAMILLE. THANK YOU, BOB. BOB, WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE, BOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANDY? >> MY WIFE AND I WE'RE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. WE MOVED THERE TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN. IT'S SAFE. THERE'S CLEAN AIR. THERE'S WILDLIFE. THERE ARE SOME TREES. SO I AM HERE JUST TO STRESS IF THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT A SMALL NUMBER OF ALREADY ADVANTAGED PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO PROFIT FROM UNCHECKED DEVELOPMENT, THEN YOU'RE KILLING IT KEEP IT UP. IT'S GREAT. BUT IF YOU CARE ABOUT LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS CITY LIKE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH, OUR ENVIRONMENT, THEN YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO. SO I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE, BUT MAYBE THE REST OF THE ROOM DOESN'T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. WE HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS, HOMELESSNESS. SO WHAT WE END UP WITH IS A LOBBY THAT PROVIDES THESE GUYS WITH THE LANGUAGE THEY WANT TO SEE IN THESE BILLS, AND THEN THEY SAY JUST TELL THEM THAT IT'S A HOUSING CRISIS, WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THIS WILL SOLVE IT. AND WHAT THEY'RE REALLY DOING IS PASSING LAWS THAT PROTECT THE ABILITY FOR THESE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD CHEAP PLACES, EASILY CUT DOWN TREES TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, A QUICKER JOB, CHEAPER FOR THEM TO DO. AND IN THE END THEY DON'T BUILD AAFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOU'VE LOST 2,000 TREES IN SEATTLE IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE HOUSING CRISIS IS GETTING WORSE. SO LOOK AT YOUR OWN NUMBERS? HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> HE'S ON OUR TEAM NOW. AND GUESS WHAT? WHEN EWE CALL AND TRY TO GET STUFF FROM PEOPLE ON PERMITTING THIS IS THE GUY WE ALL WORK FOR, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO PAY THIS GUY BECAUSE IF THERE'S A TRIAL ON THE PROPERTY -- >> THIS IS THE CEO OF LEGACY GROUP CAPITAL BRAGGING ABOUT CORRUPTION IN THIS CITY AND HIS ABILITY TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> I'M LITERALLY -- WE CANNOT HAVE OUTBURSTS LIKE THIS. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE DOWN STAIRS AND WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH. AND THE MORE I STOP AND TALK LIKE THIS, THE LONGER IT TAKES. WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH CHILD CARE. I'M GOING TO GO ON MY LITTLE RANT RIGHT NOW, OKAY, BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WE HAVE TO START REMOVING FOLKS IF PEOPLE ARE OUTBURSTING. WE HAVE CHILD CARE, A GARAGE THAT CLOSES AT 10:00. WE HAVE PEOPLE WAITING ONLINE AND WE HAVE 270 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP, HAVE TAKEN OFF WORK, HAVE DONE WHAT THEY CAN TO COME DOWN HERE. SO THE MORE PEOPLE CLAP AND DO THAT, THE MORE THE TIMES I HAVE TO ADDRESS YOU FOR THIS, AND I'M THE NICEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. I PROMISE YOU THAT, MAYBE THE NICEST PERSON ON COUNCIL, OKAY? SERIOUSLY, MY COLLEAGUES CAN ASK. PLEASE DON'T DO THAT AGAIN. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS OKAY? AND SNOW IS GOING TO COME, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH FOLKS SO WE CAN LISTEN. THIS IS VERY SPICY SUBJECT, AND YOU CAN GET PLANT BASED MILK. AND ALSO I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE PROFANITY IS NOT TOLERATED IN HERE, SO DROPPING THE F- BOMB, S- BOMB, CUSSING LIKE A SAILOR. TRUST ME, MY MOM TAUGHT ME ALL THE CURSE WORDS IN THE BOOK. IT'S NOT WELCOME HERE, SO PLEASE. SANDY, THANK YOU. SANDY AND THEN CAMILLE AND THEN JUDY. GO AHEAD. >> THERE WE GO, THANKS. YEAH, I'M SANDY WITH TREE ACTION SEATTLE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS PLAN GUARANTEES THAT OVER # 90% OF EACH RESIDENTIAL LOT CAN BE COVERED WITH BUILDINGS AND PAVEMENT. IT EVEN ALLOWS A CONCRETE PATIO TO COUNT AS OPEN SPACE. SEATTLE IS RANKED FIVE IN THE FASHION FOR URBAN HEAT NOT BECAUSE WE'RE HOTTER THAN CITIES IN TEXAS AND ARIZONA BUT BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED SO MUCH PAVEMENT. 200 PEOPLE DIED IN THE 2021 HEAT DOME. BUT EVEN IF A HEAT DOME DOESN'T KILL YOU, LIVING IN AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND, DOES LASTING HEALTH DAMAGE. THE BODIES AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS SPIKE, BAD CLAUS RAUL SPIKES, AND KIDNEYS DETERIORATE. CHRONIC HEAT EXPOSURE IS EVEN LINKED TO DECREASED MENTAL HEALTH. TREES ARE THE ANSWER. YOU KNEW I WOULD SAY THAT. OTHER CITIES LIKE BOSTON AND PARIS ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE COOLING GREEN CANOPY THAT WE ARE RIPPING OUT EVEN THOUGH WE COULD BUILD THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOUSING WITH TREES. SEATTLE'S NEW TREE ORDINANCE IS FILLED WITH LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO REMOVE ALL TREES EVEN HERITAGE TREES. THIS COMP PLAN LITERALLY CEMENTS IN DEFORESTATION. IT WILL HIT FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES FIRST AND HARDEST BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR TREES ARE ON RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THIS IS JUST NOT MAYORMAYOR HARRELL'S PLAN. IT IS YOURS. THIS COUNCIL WILL BE FOREVER ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACTION OR INACTION. PLEASE AMEND THIS PLAN TO INCLUDE TREES AND GREEN SPACE FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU. >> CAMILLE THEN JUDY, AND I'M ASK THE NEXT SPEAKERS BETWEEN 46 AND 50 PLEASE STEP UP. 46 AND 50 PLEASE STEP UP. CAMILLE AND JUDY, YOU ARE READY. >> I AM CAMILLE. I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AIN FRONT OF YOU, AND WHEN I SPOKE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT YOU, AND YOU ALL HAD THE SAME LOOK IN YOUR EYE. AND I WAS ASKING YOU TO SAVE OUR TREES AND OUR URBAN FORESTRY, AND THE LOOK YOU WERE GIVING ME YOU UNDERSTOOD AND YOU FELT BAD ABOUT IT, BUT ALMOST LIKE YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN. IF YOU WORK TOGETHER, YOU CAN DEFEAT THE DEVELOPER LOBBY, SAVE SEATTLE'S FORESTRY, BUILD NEW HOMES. IF YOU DO IT TOGETHER, AND I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO DO THAT. I WENT BACK AND I REVIEWED YOUR STUDY OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT FOR HOUSING IN SEATTLE THAT WAS DONE IN 2020 BEFORE YOU STARTED WRITING THIS. AND MOST PEOPLE WANT OPEN GREEN SPACE. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- IN THEIR YARD BUT THEY DIDN'T THINK THE YARD WAS GOING TO GO WITH THAT. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT, YOU NEED TO SAVE THE TREE CANOPIES AND THE TREES AND FORESTRY AND DON'T PAVE SEATTLE. AND SINCE I ACTED AND WHATEVER ANDY SAID AND I'M 100% BEHIND HIM, AND I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS YOUR VALENTINE'S LOBBY. THIS IS THE SAME TO THEM. DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM. >> NEXT WE HAVE JUDY. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I HAVE A BAG OF APPLES IN MY PURSE IF YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. THIS IS HARD FOR YOU. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT PEOPLE NEED HOUSING. WHAT I HAVE SEEN FOR 20 YEARS IS THERE IS -- THE DEVELOPERS ARE MAKING THE HOUSING EXPENSIVE, AND WE HAVE A PLAN HERE THAT SOMEBODY MADE THAT IS ALLOWING ALL LOTS TO BE COVERED WITH 90% HARDSCAPE. HOW MANY OF YOU COULD NOT AFFORD DAY CARE? RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE. SO I TRIED TO WORK FROM MY COMPUTER AND I SENT MY KIDS OUTSIDE AND A 98-YEAR- OLD MAN ACROSS THE STREET WOULD WATCH THEM. THAT'S A COMMUNITY. AND THEY PLAYED IN THE DIRT. IF THAT WERE -- IF I LIVED IN ONE OF THOSE FLATS, WHERE WOULD THE KIDS BE PLAYING? AND I WANT TO BRING YOU BACK TO JANUARY 27, 2023. DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT DAY? IT WAS 106 DEGREES. WE DIDN'T HAVE AIR- CONDITIONING, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT AIR-CONDITIONING. IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING. IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING IF WE GO WITH THIS PLAN. I AM PRO-HOUSING. I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT OTHER CITIES LIKE BOSTON, CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA WHERE THERE ARE SHARED WALLS AND THERE ARE STACKED FLATS. IN BOSTON THEY'RE DOUBLE-DECKERS, TRIPLE DECKERS. AND GUESS WHAT? THERE'S A TREE IN THE BACKYARD FOR KIDS TO PLAY WITH, FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO COULD NOT AFFORD DAY CARE, WORKING FROM HOME SENT THE KIDS OUTSIDE BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD EVERYTHING IN THIS CITY. ONE MORE THING. I AM ON THE SAME PAGE WITH EZEKIEL, AND I WANT MY KIDS TO HAVE TREES AND GET SDCI OUT OF TREE PROTECTION. GET THE DEVELOPERS OUT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SARAH. SORRY IF I BUTCHERED YOUR NAME. I APOLOGIZE. MARGARET. GO AHEAD. >> THE WORDS ALREADY CAME UP, SO I JUST NEED YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THIS. LEGACY DEVELOPER GROUP, PLEASE REMEMBER THEM. THEY'RE NOW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MONDAY THEY'RE GOING TO CUT DOWN -- MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY HAVE PARTS. I'M NOT AGAINST DEVELOPER -- SORRY, I'M NOT AGAINST DENSITY. BUT THIS TREE IS MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD AND RIGHT IN THE CORNER AND THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IT DOWN MONDAY. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME. AND THIS IS IMPORTANT. THEY ALREADY TALK ABOUT WHY WE NEED TREE. BUT FOR ME IT'S VERY URGENT. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN MONDAY. PLEASE, YOU GUYS. LET'S GATHER AND CELEBRATE GRANDMA BROOKS. THIS IS IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU. MARGARET? >> HI MY NAME IS MARGARET. I AGREE WITH SO MANY OF YOU HERE, AND SO I WANT BELABOR THE POINT ABOUT WHY TREES ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THIS IS JUST A CAUTIONARY TALE. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THEM BEFORE. I'M ALSO AN EDUCATOR IN WEDGEWOOD. AND IN 2014 WE DECIDED TO DO SOME RENOVATIONS, AND WE HAD ONE OF THOSE GRANDMOTHER TREES ON THE PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL. AND WE WERE BUILDING A NEW GYM. SO RIGHT NOW FAST FORWARD TO 11 YEARS LATER, THAT GRANDMA TREE WAS GONE. WE PUT IN A RAIN GARDEN AND GOT A REBATE FOR OUR BUILDING, BUT THAT TREE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED SO MANY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR OUR SCHOOL, FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S DOWN AND IT'S GONE AND IT CAN'T BE REPLACED. SO NOW THE STUDENTS ON THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THEY ARE SLUMPED OVER ON THEIR DESKS. THEY ARE SO HOT BECAUSE THE TREE IS GONE, AND NOW WE'RE THINKING OF PUTTING IN AIR-CONDITIONING. SO AIR- CONDITIONING IS EXPENSIVE FOR A SCHOOL, AND WE'RE A SMALL, PRIVATE SCHOOL. AND I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, THAT TREE WOULD HAVE SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY. SO I KNOW THAT WE TALK ABOUT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AS BEING FREE SERVICES, AND SO WE SHOULD KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND. NOW, SARAH TALKED ABOUT OUR TREE THAT'S IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT'S THE ONLY TREE THAT I CAN SEE AROUND THE APARTMENTS. IT'S A GRANDMOTHER TREE, TOO. AND LIKE SHE SAID, THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IT DOWN, AND NOW I'M FIGHTING FOR ONE TREE AGAIN. AND I KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT JUST HOW ONE TREE HAS MADE AN IMPACT ON A COMMUNITY AND HOW WE NEED TO SAVE IT, AND THINK ABOUT THE PERMITTING PROCESS. PUT A RED FLAG ON LEGACY AND SAY DON'T HAND OUT A PERMIT TO THIS GROUP IF THEY'RE GOING TO CUT DOWN A TREE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER 48, 49, 50. A REMINDER IF YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN PLEASE SO WE CAN REPLACE YOU LIKE A VENDING MACHINE. NOT LIKE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. SO Y'ALL CAN LEAVE THE ROOM AND WE CAN INVITE MORE NEW SPEAKERS AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS SUSAN. I'M A THIRD GENERATION SEATTLEITE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE TREES LIKE MOST EVERYONE ELSE HERE. TREES ARE ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I AM QUOTING MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL WHO INDICATED THE TREE ORDINANCE WOULD SAVE 100,000 TREES AND MORE WOULD BE PLANTED IN AREAS OF NEED. ALMOST SOUNDED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, BUT TURNS OUT IT WASWAS BECAUSE LAST MONTH I HEARD TREES THAT WERE NEVER AT RISK OF BEING BULLDOZED BY DEVELOPERS WERE BEING FALSELY BEING CALLED OUT AS PROTECTED TREES. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS I HAVE WATCHED SEVEN MODEST HOMES WITHIN A FOUR- BLOCK RADIUS OF MY HOME GET BULLDOZED. IN THEIR PLACE ARE MASSIVE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES THAT FILL THE ENTIRE LOT. DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME A $2. 5 MILLION PROPERTY NOW STANDS. ALL TREES WERE COMPLETELY RIPPED OUT. AND THE ONLY REASON THE $2.25 MILLION HOUSE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ME SPARED A SMALL SPRUCE WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEGOTIATED INTO THE SALE OF THE HOME. PRESERVING THE TREE CANOPY THAT SO MANY OF US RELY ON FOR HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THANK YOU INTEREST YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 49 AND SPEAKER 50. >> HI, MY NAME IS EVE. I LIVE IN LAKE CITY, AND REAL TALK IT'S NOT WHAT REALTORS WOULD CALL A DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. MANY OF US EARN MODEST INCOMES AND LIVE IN AGING APARTMENTS. PEOPLE SPEED THROUGH OUR STREETS ON THEIR WAY TO SOMEWHERE MORE INTERESTING. BUT I'VE LIVED IN LAKE CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, SO SOMETHING'S WORKING FOR ME, AND THAT SOMETHING IS OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE BATTLING TO SAVE A FEW LARGE TREES FROM REMOVAL BY A DEVELOPER. THESE TREES PROVIDE THE ONLY SHADE FOR ABOUT TWO DOZEN APARTMENTS AND HOMES. AND IMAGINE HOW HOT IT GETS IN A FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT IN THE SUMMER WITH A WEST FACING EXPOSURE AND NO AIR-CONDITIONING. WE SUPPORT BUILDING NEW HOMES, BUT THIS DEVELOPER IS WORRIED THAT SAVING EVEN ONE TREE, WHICH WE KNOW IS POSSIBLE, WILL DENT THEIR BOTTOM LINE. THE PROPOSED UNITS WILL SELL FOR $750,000÷÷ EACH. DOES THIS PRICE POINT REALLY MAKE HOMEOWNERSHIP MORE ACCESSIBLE. THERE IS NO PROFIT SHARING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THIS BUSINESS MODEL. THE DEVELOPERS MAKE ALL THE MONEY, BUT WE ARE THE ONES WHO PAY THE COST. THE COMP PLAN AS IT STANDS MAKES IT TOO EASY FOR DEVELOPERS TO CUT DOWN OUR TREES. PLEASE CONSIDER REVISIONS TO PROTECT THEM. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE KAREN. BEFORE YOU START, I'M GOING TO INVITE SPEAKERS 51 THROUGH 60 TO STAND UP. 51 THROUGH 60. I'M CALLING ON YOU IN GROUPS OF TEN NOW. 51 THROUGH 60 STAND UP AND GET READY. KAREN, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM A HOMEOWNER AND BUSINESS OWNER IN MADISON VALLEY. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE ONE SEATTLE COMP PLAN, AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE IT INCLUDING ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. OVER THE PAST 21 YEARS WHILE LIVING IN SEATTLE I HAVE SEEN ZONING RESTRICTIONS LIMIT GROWTH AND DRIVE UP HOUSING COSTS. AS AN ARCHITECT I HAVE WITNESSED PREVIOUS MAYORS AND COUNCILS WORSENING OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE. THIS IS NOT JUST THE MAYOR'S PLAN BUT ONE SHAPED BY CITIZEN INPUT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. IT AIMS TO BUILD HOUSING NEAR JOBS, TRANSIT, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH. I ALWAYS THINK SEATTLE'S SNOW DAY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD -- OF WHAT A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE. BUT IF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN NEARBY CAVES AND COFFEE SHOPS CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE, WE HAVE FAILED AS A CITY. THIS PLAN AIMS TO EXPAND THEM TO WELCOME MORE RESIDENTS. DEVELOPMENT TAKES TIME, AND THIS PLAN SETS A FRAMEWORK FOR GRADUAL GROWTH OVER DECADES. WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP WE RISK HIGHER LAND AND HOUSING PRICES CLOSING THE DOOR ON FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SEATTLEITES. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE ONE AND ENSURE THAT ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS REMAIN A PART OF THAT PLAN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU, KAREN. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKERS 51, 52, 53. 51 AWESOME. >> HI, EVERYONE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WRITTEN SETS A DANGEROUS PATH FORWARD FOR ERODING SEATTLE'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE. SEATTLE IS FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR URBAN HEAT NATIONS. DURING THE LAST MAJOR HEAT WAVE OF 2021, 200 PEOPLE DIED. YET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAKES NO PLAN FOR HOW IT WILL MEANINGFULLY ACHIEVE AN URBAN FOREST THAT WILL SHADE OUR FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES WHO ALREADY BEAR THE BRUNT OF OUR FAILING TREE CODE. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY BUILD HOUSING DENSELY AND KEEP OUR TREES, BUT WE WON'T WITH THE COMP PLAN AS WRITTEN. HOUSING VERSUS TREES IS A FALSE CHOICE, FULL STOP. THE RECENT HURRICANE IN FLORIDA AND WILDFIRES IN L.A. SHOULD BE A WAKEUP CALL FOR CITY LEADERSHIP THAT WE NEED TO BUILD OUR CLIMATE RESILIENCE AS A CITY NOW TO BUFFER FOR OUR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT ARE SURE TO COME. PLEASE REWRITE THE COMP PLAN TO REDUCE HARD SCAPE ALLOWANCES FROM 90% PAVEMENT AND BUILDINGS PER LOT, MANDATE SHARED WALLS OR STACKED FLATS ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS, AND REQUIRE GREEN SPACE ON ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE KIPPY AND DAVID. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KIPPY. I REPRESENT MEMBERS FOR THE HOWARD LAKE COMMUNITY CLUB WHICH HAS BEEN RUN BY VOLUNTEERS FOR 103 YEARS. WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER NOT ALLOWING LR3 ZONING ON THE HALER LAKE LOOP ROAD. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TRANSIT ROUTE, BUT THIS IS ALSO A SMALL ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE HEALTH OF OUR HALER LAKE, THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF MANY MATURE TREES AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE CREATURES THAT DEPEND ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE AREA. THIS INCLUDES LONG- TERM NESTING BALD EAGLE AND MANY OTHER LAND ANIMALS. WE ASK YOU RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT UPZONING GROWTH COMING AROUND OUR AREA. WE WILL HAVE THE NORTH WEST REGIONAL CENTER AT NORTH WEST ON OUR SOUTH SIDE, BITTER LAKE URBAN CENTER ON OUR WEST SIDE, LR3 ZONING ON NORTH 130th , ON NORTH 145th, AND THE PINEHURST HALER LAKE CENTER ON THE EAST SIDE. THESE ARE ALL WITHIN A 2- MILE -- A 2 SQUARE MILE AREA. THIS IS A LOT OF GROWTH FOR OUR LITTLE AREA, AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LAKE ARE NOT DESTROYED BY OVERGROWTH. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THE LR3 ON OUR HALER LAKE LOOP ROAD. SPEAKING FOR THE WHOLE CITY, I GUESS I WANT TO SAY GLOBAL WARMING IS HAPPENING NOW, AND IT IS OUR JOB TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, ABOUT OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. AND TREES ARE OUR GLOBAL WARMING HEROES, SO REMEMBER THEY ARE SUCH AN ASSET AND VALUE. PLEASE SAVE THE TREES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KIPPY. NEXT WE HAVE SHERRI, DAVID AND SPEAKERS 53, 54, AND 55. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS SHERRI AND I SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PLAN DEVELOPED WITH PUBLIC INPUT OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND SUPPORT ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. I'M SPEAKING AS A SEATTLE RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS AND AS A PERSON WHO'S LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE A GREENWOOD D5 HOMEOWNER FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. I'M ALSO A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND AN ARCHITECT. THE STATUS QUO DOES NOT WORK. WE NEED TO INCREASE THE ABILITY TO ADD MORE TYPES OF HOUSING IN MORE PLACES ALL OVER SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. CHANGE IS LIFE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE NOW, AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE COMING WHO NEED ONE ALSO. THIS MEANS WE NEED TO MAKE SPACE FOR THEM EVEN IF THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE. IT'S UP TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, NOW. LOOKING BACK THERE WERE NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHORS IN DRAFTS OF THE 1994 COMP PLAN THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED. MANY OF THOSE ANCHORS ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT ARE PROPOSED TODAY. THESE ARE PLACES THAT ARE ALREADY SETUP FOR SUCCESS TO MAKE SPACE FOR MORE HOUSING. PLEASE ADOPT THE PLAN WITH ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. WE'VE BEEN WAITING 30 YEARS FOR THEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 54 AND 55. AND THEN WE'RE ON DECK 56 THROUGH 60. >> HELLO. THE DRAFT OF SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE PLAN DOCUMENT BOASTS THAT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN WOULD DOUBLE, IE, INCREASE BY 100% THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF SEATTLE. SUCH AN AMBITIOUS BOLD GOAL IS NEITHER PRACTICAL, NECESSARY, OR WISE. IT IS UNSUPPORTED AND RECKLESS. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING. THE RATE OF INCREASE OF THE U.S. POPULATION INCLUDING SEATTLE IS SLOWING DOWN. THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ESTIMATES THAT THE RATE WILL BE ZERO BY 2080 AFTER WHICH THE POPULATION WILL START GOING DOWN. THE BUREAU ESTIMATES THE POPULATION WILL TOP OUT LESS THAN 9% OF OUR CURRENT NATIONAL POPULATION IS ABOUT 340 MILLION. AND ONCE THE POPULATION STARTS GOING DOWN, WE WILL HAVE A SURPLUS OF ACTUAL HOUSING UNITS AND MUCH MORE ZONED CAPACITY THAT WE WILL NEVER USE. SO WHY ARE SEATTLE PLANNERS SHOOTING FOR HOUSING CAPABILITY ABOVE INCREASES OF 100%, 11 TIMES THAN WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED NATIONALLY? I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RECENT STATE LAW MAKE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING EXTINCT, AND ALL NEW PRIMARY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT MUST NOW ALLOW FOR AT LEAST FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER LOT, NOT JUST IN SEATTLE BUT STATE-WIDE. CONSIDER THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES ARE THE DOMINANT RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN SEATTLE WE ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPREAD OUT FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH WITHOUT BUILDING FIVE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO BE MY NEW NEIGHBORS IN WHAT USED TO BE A RELATIVELY PEACEFUL, BEAUTIFUL, SAFE AND DELICATE AREA ALONG THE PERIMETER OF HALER LAKE. THEY WOULD HAVE A HUGE IMBACT THE EFFECT OF HOUSING AND COSTS AND TINY HOUSES COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH ECONOMIC -- >> TIMES UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, DAVID. SPEAKER 55. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STICKING THIS OUT. THIS PLAN IS OVERKILL. WHY CAUSE THREE TIMES AS MUCH DISPLACEMENT AS WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT? WHY UPZONE FOR 333,000 NEW UNITS WHEN WE'RE ONLY BEING ASKED FOR 112,000? WHY? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE BUILDERS AND THEIR MINIONS WANT UNDER THE GUISE MORE BUILDINGS CREATES AFFORDABILITY. BUT THAT'S A LIE, AND LYING TO YOUR VOTERS IS REALLY NOT A GOOD LOOK. AFFORDABILITY IS NOWHERE IN THE PLAN, AND REALITY -- AND CLEARLY HERE IN SEATTLE NEW TECH JOBS AND OUR BUILDING BOOM HAVE DOUBLED HOUSING COSTS. THE MAYOR SAYS HE'S COMPLIED WITH THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING BILL, BUT THERE'S NOWHERE IN THIS PLAN IS THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABILITY, SO HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY MEASURE IT? THAT DEFINITION IS LESS THAN 60% OF AMI FOR RENTERS AND LESS THAN 80% OF AMI FOR OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS. WITHOUT THAT IN THE PLAN, THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE. TAXPAYERS HAVE INVESTED BILLIONS IN RAPID TRANSIT. NEARBY LAND HAS GREATLY INCREASED IN VALUE. THE MHA REQUIRES A GIVEBACK, SO WE'VE RAISED UP THEIR HEIGHT BY A FLOOR GIVING THEM MORE PROPERTY TO PROFIT FROM. AND YET IN THIS PLAN WHEN WE UPZONE AROUND THE TRANSIT CENTERS, THERE'S NO GIVEBACK. WE'RE GIVING AWAY VALUE AND ASKING FOR NOTHING FOR THE COMMON GOOD. I REALLY ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT. THE TRANSIT AND DEVELOPMENT BILL, HOUSE BILL 1491 IS COMING DOWN THE PIKE. IT'S ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THIS SESSION. WE WILL SEE IT, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL LOOK AT IT AND ACCOMMODATE IT. IT SAYS THAT WE WILL UPZONE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF TRANSIT CENTERS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SPEAKERS 56 THROUGH 60. AND BEFORE YOU SPEAK, JUST ASKING ONCE YOU SPEAK PLEASE TRANSITION DOWN STAIRS. WE'RE BRINGING MORE FOLKS IN. THERE'S SEATS IN THE THAT'S ALL RIGHT HERE. SO IF YOU'RE STANDING PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WELCOME. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE SEAT NEXT TO YOU IF YOU ARE BLOCKING THAT SEAT. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE STANDING THAT NEED A SEAT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, AND THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, YES. AND FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ALL OF US HERE. MY NAME IS MARTHA BASKEN. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUBLIC HEALTH, CLIMATE RESILIENCE. CAN WE HAVE IT ALL? NOT IN THIS COMP PLAN, WHICH LACKS ANY PROPOSAL OR ANALYSIS FOR HOW THE CITY WILL MEET THE HOUSING NEED FOR THOSE WHO ARE THE BACKBONES OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THE HOUSING GOALS OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT DIRECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PLAN AND ACCOMMODATE FOR HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE TO ALL ECONOMIC SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION. HB 1020 PASSED IN 2021 WENT FURTHER IDENTIFYING THE CITY MUST IDENTIFY HOUSING AT ANY ECONOMIC LEVEL BELOW 30% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, LESS THAN 60% AMI FOR RENTERS, 80% FOR OWNER OCCUPIED AND LOW INCOME FAMILY. THE COMP PLAN DOES NONE OF THAT. WE ARE ALWAYS TOLD THAT MARKET RATE HOUSING IS THE ANSWER TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS WILL SAVE THE DAY. THIS WAS A THEORY FOR THE MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM WHICH ALSO RAMPED UP IN 2021. WAS THERE A SURGE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING? ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE TIMES OF 282 MARKET RATE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO MHA'S REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPERS CHOSE TO PAY FEES 269 TIMES WHILE 13 CHOSE TO INCLUDE ITEMS ON SITE. IN ADDITION WE'RE TOLD THAT TREES AND SPACE TO PLANT MORE GET IN THE WAY OF ALL HOUSING THAT DENSITY AND TREES CANNOT COEXIST. AND WHEN DEVELOPERS ENGAGE IN DOUBLE SPEAK BY CLAIMING THEY SUPPORT BOTH, THEY UNDERMINE IT BY DEMANDING 90% HARD SCAPE AT ALL PROPERTY AND CUTTING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS BY OVER HALF, LEAVING NO ROOM FOR A MIGHTY EVERGREEN OR OAK EVEN IT'S IN THE CORNER OF A LOT. I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US WANT TO LIVE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT ESPECIALLY IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S 7:00 P.M. SO IT'S A REMINDER TO OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS THAT YOU CAN NOW LOG IN, AND WE WILL BEGIN TO RECOGNIZE YOU AT 7:30 AND BOUNCE BACK FROM HYBRID -- IN- PERSON TO HYBRID. GAYLE? >> NO, I'M 58. >> I APOLOGIZE. 57, 58, 59, 60. YOU'RE UP, THANK YOU. >> TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR I HEARD CHAIN SAWS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LATER IN THE DAY MUCH TO MY HORROR I DISCOVERED THAT THREE LARGE, HEALTHY FIR TREES HAD BEEN CUT DOWN. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS A HUGE PILE OF ROOT BALLS AND LIMBS. THESE WERE ON THE EARLY SIDE SO IT SEEMED THE GEPPERS COULD HAVE PLANNED NEW HOUSING WITHOUT REMOVING THEM. MORE LOSS OF HOMES FOR WILDLIFE AND SHADE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S LITTLE IF ANY INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS AS THE CITY MAKES THEM EASY TO CUT THEM DOWN. I HOPE YOU REMODIFY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANCHES AND MAKE SAVING TREES A PRIORITY. CITY LEADERS ALWAYS SAY THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY, YET THEIR WORDS RING HOLLOW. 1,000 PLUS TREES OVER 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE REMOVED FROM PRIVATE PROPERTIES IN 2021. AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING MAYBE SEATTLE SHOULD BE RENAMED THE HEAT CITY ISLAND INSTEAD OF THE EMERALD CITY. THANK YOU. >> SUSAN, DON, AND NANCY. BEFORE SUSAN, DON, AND NANCY JUMP UP AND SPEAK, CAN WE HAVE SPEAKERS 61 THROUGH 70 THAT ARE SIGNED UP? 61 THROUGH 70 PLEASE STAND UP, AND YOU CAN LINE UP HERE EITHER HERE WHICHEVER IS YOUR GOOD SIDE, MIDDLE FACE OR LEFT FACE. SUSAN. >> OKAY, HI. MY NAME IS SUSAN CAMPBELL, AND I'M A PART OF 500 PLUS NEIGHBORS SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD HOMESTEAD PARKWAY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE GALLERY THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION, QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD IS NOT PART OF THE URBAN CENTER. IT IS NOT QUEEN AVENUE. QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD HOMESTEAD PARKWAY IS A SEATTLE HISTORIC LANDMARK. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1907. IT RUNS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF QUEEN ANNE'S EAST, WEST, AND NORTH SIDES AT THE CREST OF THE HILL. THE BOULEVARD IS 3. 5 -- EXCUSE ME, 3. 7 MILES OF VIEW, VISTAS, BEAUTIFUL OLD GROWTH TREES WILD, LEAFY CANOPY AND QUIET, CALMING RESPITE FROM THE HECTIC CITY. KNOWN AS THE CROWN OF THE HILL WALK, QUEEN ANNE BUFB WAS ESTABLISHED AS A GIFT OF LAND FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF THE SCENIC PARKWAY. AND IT IS USED. THERE ARE JOGGERS, DOG WALKERS, KIDS ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS, YOUNG FAMILIES WALKING WITH STROLLERS, RETIRED RESIDENTS MAINTAINING THEIR FITNESS, YOUNG PEOPLE ON WINE WALKS, TEENAGE GROUPS. BASED ON A POLL THAT WAS DONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 49% OF RESPONDENTS USE IT DAILY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. INTERESTINGLY, IT IS ALSO A PART OF -- OF THE BUSINESS BECAUSE SEATTLE HISTORIC TOURISTS GO THROUGH AS WELL. CURRENTLY IT IS SLATED TO BE LR3. WE REALLY ASK THAT YOU PRESERVE THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOUSING IS HERE FOR THE CITY, BUT ULTIMATELY WE ALSO WANT TOTO PRESERVE CITY AND OUR HISTORICAL LANDMARKS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DAWN AND NANCY. >> OKAY. I'M DAWN SILAR. I LIVE ON NORTH QUEEN ANNE HILL. SEATTLE REPORTS THAT SEATTLE HAS LOST MORE THAN 2,000 TREES THIS YEAR. THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM REPORT THAT 1 HECTARE, 2 1/2 ACRES OF CANOPY WILL REDUCE POLLUTANTS BY 400 TONS. 400 TONS. THE TREE ORDINANCE PASSED IN 2023 THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT AND GROW SEATTLE'S TREE CANOPY, BUT THE ORDINANCE WAS ACTUALLY CRAFTED BY THE MASTER BUILDERS OF KING AND -- COUNTY. IT'S A COPY OF THE AMENDMENTS WHO MADE 103 LOBBYING TRIPS TO CITY HALL. QUOTING INVESTIGATE WEST, THE TREE ORDINANCE INCLUDES A SWEEPING PROVISION TO LET BUILDERS AND HOME OWNERS REMOVE ANY TREE FOR ANY REASON AS LONG AS THEY GET PERMITS AND PAY THE SDCI TREE FUND. THE TREE ORDINANCE IS IN SYNC WITH THE COMP PLAN, WHICH ALLOWS SDCI DEVELOPERS TO HARD SCAPE 85% OF THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. YOU'VE SEEN IT IN THE NEWSPAPER. THERE IS NO COMPARATIVE EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN REPLACING A 60-YEAR- OLD OAK TREE WITH A TREE GROWING BETWEEN TWO FIVE- STORY BUILDINGS. STATES IT WILL TAKE 25 YEARS, THAT'S 2050 FOR NEW UPZONE TREES TO REACH EVEN 19 TO 26% CANOPY COVERAGE, BUT THE CANOPY COVERAGE WILL NEVER RECOVER BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PRODUCE CANOPIES ON HARD SCAPE. ONCE YOU GET RID OF THE DIRT, THE TREES ARE GONE FOREVER. PLEASE PAUSE AND WORK WITH THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION TO BRING COMMON SENSE DENSITY TO THE EMERALD CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAWN. NANCY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NANCY. I'D LIKE TO READ A LETTER SENT ON BEHALF OF A NEIGHBOR OF OURS WHOSE NAME IS ALEXANDRIA STREAMER. ALEXANDRIA LIVES ON WASTE WAY STREET ON QUEEN ANNE ON 6th AVENUE WEST. SHE WRITES I'M A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WHO RENTED FOR MANY YEARS. I KNOW I'M LUCKY TO BE A HOMEOWNER AT 31 YEARS OLD. I WORK AS A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT. IN 2024 I SIGNED A LETTER TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE EXPRESSING MY OPPOSITION TO WEST AVENUE. BY EXTENDING LR3 ZONING THIS FAR NORTH ON 10th AVENUE WEST IS A BIG MISTAKE. NORTH 10th AVENUE WEST IS A HISTORIC BOULEVARD, AND THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL CENTER NORTH OF WEST McGRAW STREET. STREETS ALSO BECOME NARROWER NORTH OF WEST McGRAW. I SIGN THIS LETTER IN SUPPORT OF MY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE OF BETTER ALTERNATIVE OF ADDING DENSITY TO QUEEN ANNE IS 6th AVENUE WEST ADJACENT TO WHERE I LIVE. THE NUMBER 2 METROBUS TRAVELS DIRECTLY ON THIS STREET TO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. IT HAS A COMMERCIAL HUB THAT INCLUDES A WALKABLE GROCERY STORE AND SEVERAL BUSINESSES. SEVERAL MULTIFAMILY HOMES, A WELL REGARDED PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IS THE STRAIGHTEST STREET IN THE PORTION OF 10th AVENUE WEST. IT HAS NO CLAIM TO THE HISTORIC QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD. IF THE CITY HAD TRULY ENGAGED HOME OWNERS IN THIS PROCESS, WE WOULD HAVE ADDED SUGGESTIONS. BUT THE WAY OPCD HAS SPECIFICALLY LEFT HOME OWNERS OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION HAS MADE US FEEL LIKE WE'RE PLAYING CATCH- UP TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND FEEL HEARD. MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE REPEATEDLY VOTED TO INCREASE OUR TAXES TO BENEFIT TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND SCHOOL LEVIES. WE'RE YOUR PARTNERS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, NANCY. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKERS 61 THROUGH STARTING WITH SPEAKER NUMBER 61. CAROL, JUNE? CAROL, ARE YOU HERE? NO, I DON'T SEE HERE? IS JUNE HERE? YOU ARE THE LUCKY WINNER. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> HELLO, I'M JUNE. I'M A RESIDENT OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AND A GRANDMOTHER WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC HEALTH. I MAY NOT BE AROUND 20 YEARS FROM NOW. I'M SPEAKING TO BENEFIT THOSE WHO COME AFTER ME. WE ALL WANT OUR CITY TO BE HEALTHY, LIVABLE, AFFORDABLE AND DIVERSE. THE PROPOSED ONE SEATTLE PLAN WILL NOT GET US THERE. THE PLAN WOULD ALLOW CEMENT AND BUILDINGS TO COVER LARGE AREAS OF SEATTLE'S REMAINING OPEN LAND THAT WILL RESULT IN MORE DISPLACEMENT, HEAT ISLANDS, MORE ILLNESS AND DEATH FROM HEAT WAVES AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA AND HEART DISEASE AND WORSE MENTAL HEALTH, ALL OF WHICH THAT WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE DATA ARE CLEAR THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THIS TRAJECTORY AND MUST ACT. PASS A TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE THAT PROTECTS LOTS UNDER NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE 2023 ORDINANCE DOES NOT. SDCI USES FALSE DATA TO CONVINCE YOU OTHERWISE. THEIR DECEPTION WAS RECENTLY EXPOSED IN INVESTIGATE WEST. EACH COUNCILMEMBER RECEIVED AN E- MAIL FROM THE TREES AND COALITION OUTLINING BEGINNING TREE PROTECTION STEPS, AN ACT THAT ALLOWS EXPERTS INCLUDING THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION TO BE INVOLVED IN WRITING LEGISLATION, NOT THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS A FLAGRANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION MAKE OUR CITY STRONG, ENACT ETIVE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES. THE MAYOR HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE CITY'S PROGRAMS FALL SHORT, AND HIS RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER DO NOT FILL THE GAPS. NONE WOULD CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. IT CONTAINS NO MENTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT. SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CORE ANTI- DISPLACEMENT AGENDA. IT CONTAINS DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN ADDING HOUSING. >> THANK YOU, JUNE. WE HAVE KAREN NEXT, JASMINE, AND THEN VANESSA. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. MY NAME'S KAREN DAVIS. I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING. I'M A REALTOR AND EVERY DAY I EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT OF OUR HOUSING CRISIS. HOWEVER, WE ARE ALSO FACING A CLIMATE CRISIS, AND THAT WILL ONLY WORSEN IF WE CONTINUE TO IGNORE OUR ENVIRONMENT. GROWING OUR CITY AND BEING STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT MUST GO HAND IN HAND. IT'S AN UNDISPUTED FACT THAT LARGE TREES HELP COOL OUR PLANET. THEY SEQUESTER CARBON, PROVIDE HABITATS, CLEAN THE AIR AND ABSORB AND FILTER RAINWATER PREVENTING FLOODING, LANDSLIDES AND WATER POLLUTION. THEY ALSO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH. IT'S A FACT THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE AMONG TREES ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHIER. WE MUST MAKE OUR GREEN CANOPY A PRIORITY. THIS PLAN GIVES LIP SERVICE TO THAT BUT FAILS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PROTECTION TO OUR EXISTING LARGE TREES OR MAKE ACCOMMODATION FOR GROWING OR TREE CANOPY TO MEET THE 30% GOAL. SEATTLE ACTUALLY LOST 255 ACRES OF TREE CANOPY BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021, AND THIS PLAN WILL CONTINUE THAT DECLINE. ALSO, LET US NOT FORGET OUR BELOVED SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS WHO ARE SLIDING TOWARDS EXTINCTION. THEY ARE BEING PROFOUNDLY HARMED BY THE TOXIC RUNOFF FROM OUR CITY, AND THAT IS ONE OF IT THREE MAIN THREATS TO THEIR SURVIVAL. CEMENT NEEDS TO FOLLOW THE SOUTHERN WHALE RECOVERY PROGRAM WHICH STATES AREAS OF HIGHER POPULATION MUST TAKE GREATER MEASURES TO REDUCE TOXIC RUNOFF. THAT'S TREES. WE HUMANS HAVE A TERRIBLE TRACK RECORD OF CARING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. SINCE WE CLEARLY DON'T HAVE THE GOOD SENSE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR OURSELVES, THANK GOODNESS THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE THAT MAKE US DO IT FOR THE SPECIES THAT WE HAVE DRICHBEN VEN TO THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. MAYBE SOMEDAY WE WILL ALL REALIZE THAT WHAT HELPS OUR ENVIRONMENT HELPS US, TOO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KAREN. NEXT WE HAVE JASMINE. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JASMINE SMITH. QUEEN ANNE RENTER. AS WE HIT IN A HEAVY MOMENT WITH A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND A LOT OF WORK TO DO WE'RE BUILDING FOR ANOTHER GENERATION TO COME AND JUST LIKE THE DECISIONS OF HOW THE 1923 ORDINANCES HAS OUTLASTED DECISION MAKERS THE ONES HERE WILL EITHER BE A BIG STEP TO RECTIFY AND COMMIT OURSELVES TO CLIMATE ACTION OR SET OURSELVES BACK. IT'S NECESSARY TO CLIMATE GOALS IN ENSURING WE HAVE VIBANT LIVABLE COMMUNITIES IS KEY. WHERE IT WITH A COST OF DESTRUCTION AND OVERDEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. LIKE WISE REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED THROUGH LAND USE IS A CRITICAL PART OF PROTECTING OUR WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS, AND THEY GO HAND IN HAND WITH PROTECTING OUR ORCAS AND SALMON. FROM DISCOVERY PARK TO STEWART PARK, LAKE CITY TO COLUMBIA CITY, BY PROVIDING THE FLEXIBILITY AND OPTIONS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HAVE THOSE VIBRANT, LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WITH ENOUGH HOUSING FOR EVERYONE, WE CAN BUILD A CITY THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT WE DESERVE AND GOES FOR WHAT OUR NEXT GENERATIONS DESERVE. >> THANK YOU, JASMINE. NEXT WE HAVE VANESSA. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS VANESSA. I'M A RENTER IN THE GREENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LEGALIZING MORE HOMES AND MORE TYPES OF HOMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACROSS ALL OF SEATTLE. I WAS A RENTER FOR MANY YEARS. AND THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING MADE ME GIVE UP MY ACCEPTED CAREER. I'M IN MY MID- 30s NOW AT A TIME WHEN MANY START A FAMILY BUT HOMEOWNERSHIP IS STILL A DISTANT DREAM. MANY IN MY GENERATION ARE LOOKING FOR HOMES CLOSE TO AMENITIES. WE'RE HAPPY TO TRADE CARS FOR WALKING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AND PARKING FOR HOME IN OUR COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY WE DON'T DISAPPEAR IF NO HOUSING IS BUILT FOR US. INSTEAD WE'RE FORCED INTO CAR DEVELOPMENT EX- URBAN DEVELOPMENTS FAR AWAY FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY INCREASING OUR CARBON IMPACT TEN FOLD. WE ARE CARING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE ARE TIRED OF BEING TOLD WE'RE NOT WELCOME. THE INEVITABLE RESULT OF NOT PASSING THIS PLAN HOUSING PRICES WILL KEEP RISING AND TREES WILL BE PLANTED ELSEWHERE. THERE'S NO TIME FOR DELAY. WE NEED MORE HOUSES NOW. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE -- I CAN'T READ YOUR NAME. I APOLOGIZE NUMBER 68 FOLLOWED BY ABIGAIL AND ANDREW. >> HI. I'M A LATE IN LIFE HOMEOWNER. IT TOOK 25 YEARS TO SAVE UP THE MONEY. ONE SEATTLE PLAN WAS SOLD TO US ON THE PREMISE OF MARKET URBANISM, DENSITY EQUALS AFFORDABILITY. THE MOST RECENT STUDY SHOWS THE EXACT OPPOSITE. DENSITY LEADS TO GENTRIFICATION, THE LOSS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESSES. IN JUST THE LAST 15 YEARS IN SEATTLE WE'VE ADDED OVER 105,000 UNITS. THE RESULT RENTS ARE UP 50%, HOUSING PRICES AND PROPERTY TAXES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED AND MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PRICED OUT. ADDING DENSITY IS CLEARLY NOT WORKING TO BRING DOWN COSTS, AND YET WE'RE TOLD THE CURE IS MORE. THE RESULT IS DIABOLICAL. A ONE SEATTLE PLAN SOLD AS EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, WHICH IS A PLAN FOR THE 1%. PRIVATE EQUITY FOR THE LAST YEAR THEY BANKED BLUEPRINT AND LEGACY CAPITAL, THEY HAVE BANKED OVER 1,000 SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROPERTIES. THEY'RE GOING TO TEARDOWN THE EXISTING HOMES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, HOMES THAT ARE GOING FROM 1. 3 TO 2.2. FROM MY BACK PORCH I CAN SEE THREE RENTAL HOUSES. THEY HAVE AN AVERAGE RENT OF 3,500. THEY HOUSE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PEOPLE. IF YOU MAXIMIZE THE PLAN AND YOU ENLARGE THE FOOTPRINT OF HOUSE, THOSE WILL BE TORN DOWN IN SIX MONTHS. ALL THAT RENTAL HOUSING WILL BE GONE. THERE'S NO DISPLACEMENT PLAN FOR RENTAL HOUSING. YOU NEED TO DO THE LEAST HARM AND CHOOSE OPTION 1 BECAUSE THE REAL KEY TO AFFORDABILITY IS NOT BUILDING MORE HOUSING RIGHT NOW. IT'S FIXING OUR PROPERTY TAX SITUATION. IT'S WORKING WITH THE STATE ON CONDOMINIUM LAW. WHY DO I, AN OLDER PERSON, GET A TAX REBATE WHEN YOUNGER PEOPLE SHOULD ALL GET TAX DEFERMENTS IF THEY WANT TO BUY A HOUSE? OTHER THINGS THAT TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP. SO BREATHE, SLOW DOWN, DO NO HARM. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE JEANNIE. >> MY NAME IS JEAN WARREN, AND MY FAMILY MOVED TO "CAFFEINE & OCTANE" ANNE -- QUEEN ANNE IN 1929 AND I AM THE HOLD OUT. HOWEVER, WE'VE HAD FIVE TREES COME DOWN IN THE PARK IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ONE WAS AN 85- FOOT EVERGREEN THAT TOTALED A NEIGHBOR'S CAR. AND THESE ARE COMING -- NOT COMING UP BY THE ROOT. THERE WERE OVER 150 YEARS OLD MOST OF THEM, AND IT'S DANGEROUS. ALSO I FOUND THIS ON THE SIDEWALK. I NEVER GOT ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND NEERKT DID ANYBODY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT TONIGHT. AND I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HOUSING WHEN HE HAVE TAKEN DOWN AND ARE BUILDING A FIVE- STORY APARTMENT HOUSE WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS OR WAS FOR A RETIREMENT HOME, SO PEOPLE COME TO VISIT PEOPLE THERE HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET. SAFEWAY WENT IN WITH 300 APARTMENTS WITH 80 PARKING PLACES FOR THEM. THEN THE DEVELOPER CRIED AND MOANED AND NOW WE HAVE 400 APARTMENTS. I WANT TO WALK WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THIS HOUSING. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HOUSING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT. I ONLY HAVE 3 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF MY HOUSE, AND IT'S A CRAFTSMAN AND IN THE BACK. AND THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1916, NEVER MOVED DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? >> THANK YOU, MS. JEAN. >> THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER 68. THEN ABIGAIL AND THEN ANDREW. >> HI. I'M HILDI. THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS TODAY. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING A LITTLE TIRED UP THERE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S SPOKEN SO FAR. I'VE LIVED IN A NATIONALLY HISTORIC HOME ON QUEEN ANNE, THE WILLKY FARMHOUSE SINCE 1982. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN ALL OF WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THESE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SETBACK FOR, YOU KNOW, NOT ALLOWING ANY TREE. I WENT OUT ON MY PROPERTY TODAY. I'M VERY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THIS HOME FOR SO LONG. I IRK WITHED WORKED IN A NON- PROFIT AND WITH MY HUSBAND RAISED THREE CHILDREN. WE HAVE 28 TREES ON OUR PROPERTY, A THIRD OF WHICH ARE MATURE. WE HAVE BEEN OFFERED OVER AND OVER BY THE DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO COME AND TEARDOWN OUR HOUSE, OUR HISTORIC HOUSE AND PUT IN MORE DENSITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR THAT. I SEE IT EVERY DAY WHEN I AM IN SEATTLE, AND I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT IS THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR ISN'T IN THERE. WHAT I'M SEEING ON QUEEN ANNE WHICH IS A VERY GENTRIFIED NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M VERY FORCHT TO HAVE LIVED THERE FOR SO LONG BECAUSE I'M NOT RICH. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU DEFINE WHAT AFFORDABILITY IS, AND THEN CRAFT A PLAN THAT CAN REALLY HELP PEOPLE, HELP THESE RENTERS. MY DAUGHTER'S HAD TO MOVE A NUMBER OF TIMES BECAUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD THE RENT. OUR SON MOVED OUT OF SEATTLE BECAUSE HE COULDN'T AFFORD THE RENT. THIS IS A REAL -- THESE ARE WORKING PEOPLE. THESE ARE PEOPLE IN THEIR 30s. I JUST WANT YOU TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT, TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THE CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, MAKE IT SAFE FOR US. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ABIGAIL AND THEN ANDREW. ABIGAIL? >> HELLO, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL, AND I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON TWO CRITICAL ISSUES -- HOUSING AND TREES. AND WE DESPERATELY NEED HOUSING, YES, BUT NOT BY SACRIFICING THE VERY LUNGS AND AIR- CONDITIONING OF OUR CITY. LAST YEAR WE LOST NEARLY 2,000 TREES AND THAT'S ON TRACK OF 20,000 TREES LOST BY 2035. YOUR OWN WEBSITE CLAIMS A GOAL OF A 30% TREE CANOPY BY 2037 YET YOU HAVE ADOPTED A TREE ORDINANCE THAT PRACTICALLY CELEBRATES CLEAR-CUTTING. ROBERT M cCUELLAR'S REPORTING THEY FOUND THE ACTUAL NUMBER WAS 3% OF THE STATED TOTAL. THE TREE'S SDCI COUNTED WERE NOT EVEN IN DANGER. SDCI DID NOT APOLOGIZE. THEY DID NOT SAY THEY MADE A MISTAKE. THEY FELL SILENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A MISTAKE. IT'S A COVER-UP. AND I BELIEVE LEGACY CAPITAL AND OTHER ENTITIES OF INFLUENCE ARE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THEY'RE IN SDCI, AND THEY'RE ALSO BULLYING YOU, CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT TAKING ACTION. I ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER TIDBIT THAT ALSO SUPPORTS MY BELIEF IN CORRUPTION, AND IT'S A VIDEO FROM THE CEO OF LEGACY CAPITAL WHO BRAGS, QUOTE, WE HAVE ONE GUY HERE WHO WAS THE TOP GUY AT THE CITY WHO APPROVED ALL THE PERMITS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR YEARS. HE WAS, LIKE, THE TOP GUY. HE'S ON OUR TEAM NOW, AND GUESS WHAT? WHEN WE CALL AND WE TRY TO GET STUFF IN PURLTING ERMITTING AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE IN PERMITTING, THIS IS THE GUY. HE USED TO WORK FOR ALL. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. NOW, WE HAD TO PAY THIS GUY. IF THERE'S A TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROPERTY, HE KNOWS THAT THAT TREE COULD COME DOWN OR WE COULD BUILD AROUND IT OR WHATEVER. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS NOBODY KNOWS. COMMUNITY MINDED BUILDERS WHO ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT OUR TREES ARE BEING OVERSHADOWED BY THIS POWERFUL, MAFIA- LIKE ENTITY. MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU STOP CARING ABOUT TREES AND FIX THE ORDINANCE. >> ABIGAIL, THANK YOU. ABIGAIL, WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE. ABIGAIL WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN HERE THAT NEED TO SPEAK. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANDREW? >> AS AN ARCHITECT AND RESIDENT ON CAPITOL HILL. WHEN I DECIDED TO RUN FOR MAYOR IN 2021 I WAS INSPIRED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS BUT ALSO THE RECOGNITION THOSE IN POWER DURING THIS PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF WHERE MORE HOUSING MUST BE ALLOWED IN OUR CITY BECAUSE TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL HOUSING IN THE PLAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS FROM CHANGING WILL NOT STOP PEOPLE FROM MOVING HERE. IT WILL NOT STOP PEEL LIKE MYSELF WHO MOVED TO SEATTLE FOR AN AMAZING JOB OPPORTUNITY. IT WILL NOT STOP PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITIES, BLACK, LATINX, AND YEAR, WHO MOVED TO SEATTLE TO ESCAPE PERSECUTION FROM PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM. I RECOGNIZE THAT CHANGE IS SCARY BUT CITIES LIKE PEOPLE MUST CHANGE AND GROW. AND IN DOING SO THEY BECOME THAT MUCH BETTER. CHANGE IS WHAT CREATED OUR WATERFRONT PARK, AN AMAZING NEW PLACE THAT DID EXIST IN OLD SEATTLE. AND THAT SAME OLD SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE THAT YOU KNEW, NO LONGER EXISTS. THE SEATTLE THAT I KNEW FROM WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE IN 2016 NO LONGER EXIST. AND THAT'S OKAY. NOSUBSTANTIALA IS NICE, BUT IT IS A DELUSION AND A DISTRACTION FROM OUR REALITY, THAT THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE THERE WILL BE SPACE FOR OLD AND NEW SEATTLEITES IS BY ALLOWING MORE HOUSING. THE PLAN AS DELIVERED DOWN TO YOU BY A CORRUPT MAYOR IS ALREADY A SEATTLE COMPROMISE. MY SIMPLE REQUEST IS THAT SHOULD YOU MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THIS PLAN, THAT YOU DO NOT REDUCE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOUSING PROPOSED. PLEASE DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF A LONG-TERM GOAL FOR A SHORT- TERM POLITICAL WIN. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE CHANGE AND CREATE THE NEXT SEATTLE, A FUTURE FOR A CITY WHERE WE ALL WIN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. AND IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE -- WE HAVE TO DO A SWITCH OUT. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 7:33. THAT GIVES US ABOUT A 5-MINUTE BREAK FOR US TO USE THE RESTROOM AND ALSO FOR US TO MAKE SOME STAFFING CHANGES AND THEN ALSO TO CHECK THE WEATHER UPDATES. OKAY? THANK YOU. >> WE ARE BACK IN ACTION. I SEE MYSELF ON THE SCREEN THERE. AWESOME. OKAY, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND START. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING HYBRID -- THEY'RE NOT HYBRID. THEY'RE ONLINE. OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 10 ONLINE AND 20 IN PERSON. THAT'S BECAUSE THE GARAGE CLOSES AT 10:00 P.M. , AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST THE WEATHER THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL RECOGNIZE 10 PEOPLE ONLINE AND WE'LL BOUNCE BACK INTO 20 ON PERSON. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING OUR SPEAKERS ONLINE. >> ALBERTO ALVAREZ, PLEASE PRESSPRESS STAR 6 TO SPEAK. FOLLOWING ALBERTO WILL BE REID HAMPTON. >> HELLO. IS IT MY TURN? >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> IT'S COLD AND IT'S FREEZING. THE HOUSING CRISIS IS AN ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD. ON THE TITANIC THE WORKING CLASS WAS DENIED A CHANCE TO SURVIVE. THE UPPER CLASS DIDN'T WANT THEIR TOP DECK CLUTTERED WITH LIFE BOATS. THIS IS A CITYWIDE PUBLIC COUNCIL NOT A PRIVATE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION. THE COMP PLAN IS DESIGNED TO ADD DENSITY TO A VIERANT BRANT CITY IN AN EVER GROWING STATE. SUPPLY IS THE COMP PLAN. SUPPLY TO MEET DEMAND IS THE MOST BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ANY MARKET. QUEEN ANNE, MADRONA, GREEN LAKE, AND YES, EVEN MAPLE LEAF MUST PROVIDE A FAIR SHARE TO COMBAT THE HOUSING CRISIS. RENTALS FOR THE BARISTA, THE GROCER, THE LINE COOK, WAITRESS, THE BARTENDER, THE DOG AND CAT SITTER, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. HOMES IN THE CITY FOR A YOUNG COUPLE LOOKING TO START A FAMILY KEEP DENSITY FAIR ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. DO NOT LET THE WEALTHIEST COMMUNITIES CONTROL THE NEEDS OF WORKING PEOPLE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> REID HAMPTON, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. YOU'RE NEXT. >> HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS REID HAMPTON AND I'M A RESIDENT AND RENTER OF DISTRICT 6. I'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW, SO THE DURATION OF MY RESIDENCY SHOULDN'T REALLY MATTER. AND IN THAT TIME I'VE VOTED IN EVERY ELECTION, VOLUNTEERED IN LOCAL NONPROFITS AND HELPED BUILD COMMUNITIES. TODAY I AM HERE NOT TO ASK BUT TO PLEAD WITH THIS COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS PROVIDE BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OVER THESE FIVE YEARS MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME APARTMENT IN BALLARD. THANE THAT TIME OUR RENT HAS GONE UP LESS THAN 10% OVER FIVE YEARS. WHY? BECAUSE EVERY OTHER YEAR A NEW APARTMENT BUILDING HAS OPENED ON OUR BLOCK. IT HAS KEPT OUR RENT LOW ALLOWING US TO START SAVING FOR A HOME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE NUHOMES AND NEW NEIGHBORS JOINING OUR COMMUNITY. BY REMOVING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS FROM THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WE WOULD BE CONDEMNING RENTERS TO A WORLD OF INCREASING RENTS. OUR NEW NEIGHBORS MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT, AND MORE FUN. PRESERVING THESE CITY CENTERS WITH MORE OF THEM FURTHER FROM DENSITY YOU WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT STRENGTH WHILE GIVING OVER 60% OF THE CITY WHO ARE RENTERS THE BREATHING ROOM TO SAVE FOR A HOME AND SO MUCH MORE. I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF GREENERY. THE SOLUTION IS TO PRIORITIZE PARKS OVER CAR PARKING BUILDING UP ON SMALL FOOTPRINT LOTS AND SPACE SUFFICIENT TRANSIT OVER ASPHALT PARKING LOTS. THE SOLUTION IS NOT DENY HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE OF US WHO HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING BORN CLOSER TO THE YEAR 2000. PLEASE SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH ADDS MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, CREATES MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING GROWTH, AND ALLOWS MORE SEATTLEITES TO CALL OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY HOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND BEST OF LUCK TO THE REST. >> NEXT WE HAVE ALEX. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> GOOD EVENING. WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOME OVER 30 YEARS AGO WE WERE A WORKING CLASS FAMILY. THE MORTGAGE WAS AFFORDABLE WITH ONE PERSON WORKING AND THE OTHER CARING FOR CHILDREN. I'M SURPRISED IT PROVIDES THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SEATTLE DEVELOPER TO BUILD -- WE NEED BOTH IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. ON PROP 1A WHICH FUNDS WORK FORCE HOUSING WITHOUT TAKING TAX DOLLARS AWAY FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING PASSES, THE PROP WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY. MY KIDS NOW WORKING ADULTS WON'T BE ABLE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE UNLESS POLICIES LIKE THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER AND PROPS LIKE PROP 4A BECOME AVAILABLE. WE NEED MUCH MORE LAND ZONED FOR THE FOUR' PLUS STORY APARTMENTS THAT ENABLE SOCIAL HOUSING. ONLY THEN WILL OUR KIDS BE ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ONLY THEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO CURB THE PRESENT CLIMATE DESTROYING URBAN SPRAWL THAT DISPLACES YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUBURBS SO THAT NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE QUEEN ANNE CAN BE PRESERVED IN SEATTLE. WE NEED TO WELCOME OUR KIDS BACK. WE NEED BIG ENOUGH BUILDINGS TO DO IT. WE NEED THEM IN ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE NEED THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO BE SUPPORTED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE IRIS. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AND HOWARD GREENRICH. YOU ARE UP NEXT ON DECK. >> HI. THIS IS IRIS. REGARDING THE COMP PLAN, I WANT TO SEE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, CITY PLANNERS, AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS WORKING TOGETHER TO INCORPORATE INTO THE COMP PLAN DENSER HOUSING AND MORE TREES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A BINARY DECISION -- TREES OR HOUSING. DEVELOPERS CAN DESIGN USING SHARED WALLS, NO LOT SPRAWLS AND TALLER BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE RETAINING TREES ON SITE. IT SEEMS INULT ISSING TO ME AT THIS POINT TO HAVE TO POINT OUT TO ANYONE THE IMPORTANCE OF CANOPY FOR HEALTH AND CLIMATE REASONS. WE ALL KNOW THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. AND COMPARING THE PLANTING OF NEW YOUNG TREES WITH THE RETENTION OF ALREADY EXISTING OLDER MATURE TREES IS LIKE COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES. WE ALSO KNOW THIS. DESIGNERS DEVELOPERS PLANNERS ARE SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAVE MORE AND DENSER HOUSING AND MAINTAIN AND INCREASE OUR TREE CANOPY. PLEASE CONSIDER THE COMMON GOOD IN ORDER TO BUILD A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE HOWARD FOLLOWED BY DYLAN. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. WE CANNOT HEAR YOU, HOWARD. ARE YOU THERE JUST PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. IS HOWARD PRESENT ONLINE? HE IS, OKAY. MAYBE HE STEPPED AIFROM THE PHONE. WE'LL COME BACK TO HOWARD. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM DYLAN. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> HI, YEAH, MY NAME IS DYLAN. I'M AN URBAN DESIGNER AND A 20-YEAR SEATTLE RESIDENT, ALSO THE FATHER OF AN 8-YEAR- OLD THAT BIKES AND DRIVES AND BUSES ALL OVER THE CITY WITH ME. AND I THINK ABOUT HIM AND HIS FUTURE AND OUR EXPERIENCE. ACHIEVING THIS GOAL WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS CUTTING LOCAL CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE CO2 EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN MOVES US TOWARDS THIS GOAL BY REINTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. OUR REQUEST IS TO KEEP ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS PROPOSED IN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND PLANT THE SEEDS TO ADD MORE WITH SEATTLE'S NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. THESE PLANS WORK TOGETHER AS PART OF A NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOODS, SYSTEMS, AND CULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT SERVE BOTH NEARBY NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE CITY. AT THE COMMERCIAL CORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE HEARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS OF EVERY DAY NEEDS AND SERVICES. RESIDENTS CLOSE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO WALK TO IT. THIS IS HOW WE'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR 75 YEARS. NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REENGAGE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, TO CURATE, TO ENHANCE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, THESE SMALL, SCALE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WILL ALLOW MORE SEATTLE RESIDENTS WALKABLE ACCESS ENABLING MORE RESIDENTS TO LIVE NEAR THESE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS BY ADDING FIVE- STORY MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS ON ADJACENT LOTS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE WILLIAM SCOTT FOLLOWED BY DAVID NEEMAN. WILLIAM, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING STARTS WHENEVER YOU START SPEAKING. WILLIAM, STAR 6. IF NOT, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE DAVID NEEMAN. >> HI. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD. >> THIS IS WILLIAM SCOTT, RIGHT? YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM ME? OKAY, HERE'S THE THING. WE'VE GOT ONE OF OUR BACKED UP BY A PETITION ON SO FAR WE HAVE 670 SIGNATURES AND PROBABLY MORE IF IT HAD BEEN POSSIBLE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SITUATION FURTHER IN ADVANCE, AND WE'RE ASKING TO CORRECT A ERROR ON THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND REMOVE A SHORT SECTION OF NORTH EAST 45th STREET. THIS IS A PLANNING ERROR BECAUSE ZONING THIS SEGMENT LR3 CONFLICTS WITH BOTH THE LETTER AND THE THE INTENT OF HB 1110. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS SEGMENT HAS NO PRIORITY RAPID OR HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT. IT IS NOT TO QUOTE HB 1110 COMPATIBLE IN SCALE, FORM, AND CHARACTER WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES. UPGRADING THIS TO LR3 IS -- BECAUSE IT'S NOT A DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOOD URBAN OR REGIONAL CENTER OR NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT. AND OF COURSE TO COMPLEMENT THE COMMENTS OF VARIOUS GOOD PEOPLE ON THIS CALL, IT CONFLICTS WITH THE TREE CANOPY OBJECTIVES OF HB 1110. AND MOREOVER LR3 TYPE DEVELOPMENTS IN AREAS LIKE THIS AND THERE ARE MANY OF THEM, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT QUEEN ANNE AND OTHERS HERE TONIGHT, WILL PROVIDE LOW OR EVEN MIDPRICED HOUSING TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE APPEALS AT THIS MEETING, WHICH WE SUPPORT BECAUSE AND WE ALL KNOW IS THAT THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET HERE IS THE DEVELOPERS WILL JUST PAY IN LIEU FEES AND GET OUT FROM LOW INCOME HOUSING AND MARKET PRICED CONDOS. ON THE OTHER HAND LOW DENSITY ALTERNATIVES DO EXIST. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DAVID NEEMAN FOLLOWED BY MEGHAN CRUZ. DAVID, GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR 6 AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I AM A PARTNER AT NEEMAN FABER ARCHITECTS. WE'RE A SMALL ARCHITECTURE FIRM HERE IN SEATTLE THAT SPECIALIZES IN URBAN HOUSING. THE ISSUE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MAYBE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW DESIGN STANDARDS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD, RESIDENTIAL, AND LOW RISE ZONING. THESE NEW DESIGN STANDARDS THEY ARE OF REALLY WIDESPREAD CONCERN FOR OUR DESIGNERS. NONE OF MY COLLEAGUES THINK THEY WILL MAKE OUR PROJECTS ANY BETTER, BUT IT'S CLEAR TO US HOW THEIR RIGID AND PRESCRIPTIVE WILL LIMIT US IN VARIOUS WAYS. IF THEY YOU STRING ENOUGH OF THOSE RULES TOGETHER ONCE THOU SHALT NOT DO, IT ENDS UP BEING A LEFTOVER AND THAT LEFTOVER IS RARELY SOMETHING GOOD. THE MORE RULES YOU CREATE, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS FOR US TO DO GOOD WORK. AS AN ALTERNATIVE I SENT THE COUNCIL FOR A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE THE DESIGN STANDARD. THE CONCEPT IS APPLICANTS SCORE POINTS BY INCLUDING BENEFICIAL FEATURES IN THEIR DESIGN, AND YOU HAVE TO SCORE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS TO GET APPROVAL. THIS WILL ALLOW DESIGNERS TO SELECT FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF OPTIONS THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES AND SITE CONFIGURATIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES. IT WILL ELIMINATE THE KIND OF ONE-SIZE FITS ALL COOKIE CUTTER SOLUTION THE PROPOSAL WILL IMPOSE, AND IT WILL IMPOSE A HIGHER LEVEL OF DISCIP QUALITY AND NEW DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING TODAY THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT ALL THESE CHANGES ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND FEEL LIKE. SO I IMPLORE YOU TO WORK WITH SEATTLE'S ARCHITECTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE RULES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DESIGN BUILDINGS THAT ARE TAW THOUGHTFUL AND CONTEXTUAL AND WORTHY OF A CITY WE ALL LOVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, I WANT TO SEE IF HOWARD GREENRICH IF YOU CAN DO STAR 6 AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. IF NOT, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> WE CAN. >> FABULOUS. I HAD ANOTHER SET OF COMMENTS PREPARED, BUT I WANTED TO CALL IN MY FELLOW RESIDENTS WHO HAVE COME TO OPPOSE ZONES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WHAT MOST HAVE IN COMMON WITH ME WE OWN HOMES. SOME HAVE OWNED HOMES FOR DECADES. I'VE OWNED MINE FOR 15 YEARS. WE'VE SEEN HOMES DOUBLE NOT BECAUSE OF IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE BUT IMMENSE DEMAND DRIVEN BY HI- TECH GROWTH. WHAT ELSE WE HAVE IN COMMON WE'RE MOSTLY WHITE AND OLDER AND WE THINK WE DESERVE TO FREEZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN TIME SO OUR FAMILIES CAN ENJOY THE BENEFITS FOREVER. I'M NOT SAYING WE DON'T HAVE PAIN AND TRIBULATIONS BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS THAT PEOPLE WITHOUT LAND, WITHOUT MONEY WHO CAN'T PASS FOR WHITE, HAVE HOUSING BARRIERS FACE CONSTANT INSECURITY, CONSTANT CHANGE, CONSTANT RELOCATION, AND CONSTANT DISCRIMINATION. LAND USE IN THE U.S. HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT WEALTH, RACE, AND RIVOLOG. SEGREGATION IS THE SAME. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NO DIFFERENT. IT RELIES ON OMISSION AND A LACK OF REAL TRADEOFF. I'M SURE MY FELLOW HOME OWNERS BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY BUT IT'S WHAT THEY'RE OMITTING THAT UPSETS ME. IF WE DON'T ALLOW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, THE UPZONES WILL HAPPEN, BUT THEY WON'T HAPPEN IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LESS PRIVILEGE. I HAVE ONE PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE TONIGHT. IT'S TIME FOR LOW DENSITY WELL- OFF NEIGHBORHOODS TO EXPERIENCE CHANGE AND TAKE ON THEIR FAIR SHARE OF DENSITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO HALT UPZONES IN HIGH DISPLACEMENT AREAS WHERE WORKING CLASS HOUSEHOLDS. WE NEED TO GIVE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS A BREAK FROM UPZONES. THEY'VE HAD MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE FOR 30 YEARS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MEGAN CRUZ. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6. >> GOOD EVENING. AS A DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, OUR PROPOSED COMP PLAN CHANGES ARE SCHEDULED FOR PHASE 3 AND HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED. INSTEAD I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS FROM THE COMP PLAN. FIRST, EARLY ENGAGEMENT. IN THE PAST YEAR, ZONING CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED IN A PIECEMEAL FASHION OFTEN TOP DOWN WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT UNTIL THEY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR A VOTE. WITH OVER 100,000 DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS, WE WANT EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH PLANS TO ADD 13,000 NEW HOMES HERE. THE COMP PLAN NEEDS AN ELEMENT FOR PROACTIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT CONSIDERS ALL VOICES, NOT JUST SELECT GROUPS EARLY IN THE PROCESS. ANOTHER KEY ISSUE IS ENCOURAGING ESSENTIAL RETAIL TO RETURN DOWNTOWN SO IT CAN AGAIN BECOME A 15- MINUTE NEIGHBORHOOD. FINALLY, DOWNTOWN NEEDS MORE DIVERSE HOUSING. TEN YEARS SINCE THE CITY DECLARED A HOUSING CRISIS, THE LACK OF HOMES FOR PEOPLE EARNING 30 TO 80% OF AMI CONTINUES TO ERODE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, EQUITY AND RESILIENCE. TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME. RECENTLY THE BUSINESS JOURNAL REPORTED THAT PROJECTIONS SHOW SEATTLE IS UNLIKELY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE UNITS IT NEEDS WITHIN THE NEXT 19 YEARS. THE COMP PLAN CAN AND SHOULD DO MORE TO FIX THIS. THE CURRENT STRATEGY IS THAT BUILDING MORE AND MORE MARKET RATE HOMES WILL RESULT IN NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOMES. IF SO, HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE? AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF ZONING POLICY DOWNTOWN STILL HASN'T SEEN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. INSTEAD SPECULATION HAS FUELED THE FLOOD OF SMALL LUXURY UNITS AND INCREASED LAND PRICES MAKING IT HARDER TO BUILD AFFORDABLY HERE. DOWNTOWN'S UPZONES BENEFIT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. BUILDING HERE SHOULD COME WITH PUBLIC BENEFITS. IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER INCLUSIONARY ZONING ALONG WITH MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE -- WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER ON THE LINE BEFORE WE BOUNCE BACK INTO IN- PERSON, WHICH WE'LL RECOGNIZE SPEAKERS BETWEEN 71 AND 80. SO PLEASE GET READY 71 AND 80. ADAM ELNER, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS ADAM, A GARFIELD GRAD COMMENTING TODAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN MAPLE LEAF BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY MISALIGNED WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL PLANNING PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE URBANISM THAT I HOPE SEATTLE IS STRIVING FOR. IT'S ALSO OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE ON GROUND THE REALITIES OF MAPLE LEAF. I'M AN URBAN STUDIES GRADUATE, A RENTER, A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR SAFE TRANSIT, AND I'VE LIVED IN MAPLE LEAF FOR MUCH OF MY 29-YEAR-OLD LIFE AS BUS ROUTE AFTER BUS ROUTE HAS BEEN CUT FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BUSES I ONCE TOOK TO GET TO HIGH SCHOOL ARE GONE. NOW THERE'S ONLY THE 67 WHICH JUST SHUTTLES A COUPLE MILES BETWEEN NORTH GATE AND UVILLAGE. THAT IS NOT A LEVEL OF CONNECTIVITY THAT CAN SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT. THIS TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT WILL INCREASE CAR TRIPS AND JUST WORK AGAINST THE CITY'S CLIMATE GOALS. THE REAL TRANSIT ALTERNATIVE IS WALKING 1. 2 MILES FROM NORTH GATE LIGHT RAIL TO THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, AND THAT INVOLVES CLIMBING UP A 200-FOOT IHILL. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AT NORTH EAST 145th STREET, WHICH WAS CUT FROM THE DRAFT PLAN I BELIEVE, CONTAINS MANY FEATURES THAT MAKE IT A SMART PLACE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE STREETS ARE WIDER THAN IN MAPLE LEAF, SO THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE BETTER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S A QFC, A GYM, SCHOOLS, AND SEVERAL LARGE GREEN SPACES WITHIN A QUARTER MILE. MEANWHILE, AS TRANSIT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CUT IN MAPLE LEAF, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ADDED A LOT OF VARIED HOUSE OVER THE YEARS, AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS WELCOMED MANY NEW NEIGHBORS. AND THIS IS WHY I WANT TO UNDERSCORE A VERY IMPORTANT POINT THAT LOOKING AT ME AND MY NEIGHBORS IS SIMPLY FALLING BACK ON THE FAILED >> WE'RE GOING STAY IN ORDER. 7 >> HI. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN, AND I AM A NATIVE SEATTLEITE. AND AS WE ARE CONSIDERING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO I WANT US TO BE SURE THAT WE CREATE A SURVIVABLE CITY AND THAT -- AND PART OF THAT, WE HAVE TO REALLY BE SERIOUS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS BOOK, IT'S IN THE SEATTLE LIBRARY, I REALLY RECOMMEND IT. IF YOU'RE SHORT ON TIME, THE PROLOGUE OF 20 PAGES SIMPLY COVERS ALL OF THE IMPACTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM OUR 2020, YOU KNOW, 2021 HEAT WAVE. AND IF YOU READ THE CHAPTER ON PARIS, THAT IS ANOTHER TEMPERATE ZONE CITY THAT DID NOT BUILD WITH ANY TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN MIND. AND THEY HAD A HORRIFIC HEAT WAVE WHERE THEY LOST SO MANY PEOPLE. BUT THAT WAS IN THE '90s. TO READ FROM THIS -- NOW I'VE LOST MY PAGE -- WHAT THIS MEANS -- HERE'S WHEN IT SAYS, A PROFESSOR OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING IN PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY DROVE AROUND IN HIS PRIUS WITH HIS 11-YEAR-OLD SON MEASURING THE TEMPERATURES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. IN ONE OF PORTLAND'S POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE TREES ARE FEW AND CONCRETE IS PLENTIFUL, HE MEASURED AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 124 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE HE HAD EVER RECORDED IN 15 YEARS OF CHRONIC HEAT. WHEN I STOPPED AND OPENED MY CAR DOOR, THE FIRST THING I FELT WAS MY EYES BURNING, HE RECALLED. MY SKIN WAS ON FIRE. IT JUST FELT LIKE YOU'RE MELTING. HE DROVE TO WILLAMETTE HEIGHTS, A TREE LINE SUBURBS, HE MEASURED THE -- >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER 72, 73, 74. AND YOU CAN -- MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND US COMMENTS TO OUR EMAIL AS WELL. GO AHEAD. >> 72. MY NAME IS BRITNEY NICOLE COX, A SELF-EMPLOYED ARTIST AND CONSERVATOR IN SEATTLE. I'VE BEEN A RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR HAVING DENSITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S IMPACTED ME NEGATIVELY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A CHOICE BETWEEN TREES AND HOUSING. I THINK WE SHOULD AND CAN HAVE BOTH IN THIS COUNTRY TREES WERE OUR EARLIEST CATHEDRALS AND CITY HALLS, YET HERE WE ARE TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THESE LONG REVERED COUNSELORS. AMERICAN FLAGS WERE DECORATED NOT WITH -- REPRESENTATION WERE EMBOSSED WITH TREES BECAUSE WHAT BETTER WAY WAS THERE TO DEMONSTRATE OUR WEALTH AS A NATION. THESE TREES ARE AN ASSET. IT TAKES A FEW HOURS TO FELL A TREE. IT TOOK 1,000 YEARS TO GROW. NOT ONE LIVING PERSON TODAY -- AND A SEEDLING PLANTED IN ITS PLACE. HOW CAN ONE NOT SENSE THE IMBALANCE OF THAT EQUATION? SEATTLE IS KNOWN AS THE EMERALD CITY. OUR OWN STATED GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN A 30% CANOPY COVER. IN KING COUNTY, 837,000 GALLONS OF POLLUTED RUNOFF ENTER THE PUGET SOUND FROM STORM DRAINS. WE NEED TREES TO MITIGATE THIS. WHAT FUTURE ARE WE BUILDING THAT DOESN'T HAVE BIRD SONG, TREE CANOPY, OR THE ICONS OF OUR SALISH SEA. NOT ONLY ARE OUR TREES OUR HEALTH, OUR HAPPINESS, OUR WATER, AND AIR QUALITY AT STAKE, BUT SO ARE OUR BIRDS, ORCA, AND SALMON. THEY ARE ALL GONE NOW, THOSE GIANTS. WE WILL ENDURE WITHOUT THEM, BUT WE WILL NOT LONG ENDURE THE PRACTICES AND SHORTSIGHTEDNESS OF THOSE THAT ROBBED US OF THEM. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A REMINDER WE MUST BE STEWARDS OF THE LAND THAT PROVIDES FOR US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 73. SORRY. >> SO WE CAN ADD HOUSING WITHOUT KILLING EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE PROCESS, LIKE PORTLAND AND KING COUNTY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BEACON HILL DID. THESE GIANTS ARE TELLING US THROUGH THEIR DEATHS THAT THEY NEED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HELP, NOT MORE RUNOFF. -- NOT ONLY ADMITTED THE ORCAS FROM THE DEIS, THEY'VE ADDED LANGUAGE -- TO MAINTAIN WILDLIFE -- IS NOT FEASIBLE. NOAA 'S FEDERAL -- STATES BECAUSE OF HUMAN PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH IN THE REGION IN COMING DECADES, ESPECIALLY IN PUGET SOUND AND THE GREATER GEORGIA BASIN, GREATER EFFORTS WILL BE NEEDED BY GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY, AND THE PUBLIC TO MINIMIZE POLLUTION. WHY ISN'T SEATTLE FOLLOWING FEDERAL GUIDELINES? TREES ARE POWERFUL BIOREMEDIATORS, REDUCING AND FILTERING POLLUTED RUN OFF. I AND OVER 750 PETITION SIGNERS ASK SEATTLE TO FOLLOW THE FEDERAL NOAA SRKW RECOVERY PLAN GUIDELINES AND PRESERVE OUR BIOREMEDIATORS, LARGE TREES. OTHER CITIES IN OUR COUNTY DENSEFIED WITHOUT KILLING ALL BIG TREES. WE ARE LOSING OUR IMPORTANT BREEDING AGE MALES AND FEMALES. THE SOUTHERN RESIDENTS CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND DO SOMETHING MASSIVELY DIFFERENT, EVEN IF ONLY FOR A TRIAL BASIS. PORTLAND FOUND TREES OVER 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER CONTRIBUTED OVER 59% OF THE ECOLOGICAL BENEFIT AND IMPLEMENTED A LARGE TREE AMENDMENT, SHARED WALLS, AND ELIMINATED SETBACK REDUCTIONS. MAYBE IT'S TIME TO PAUSE ALL LARGE TREE REMOVALS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. UP NEXT IS NUMBER 74. ALEX BRENNAN, FOLLOWED BY 75, ESMERALDA. TAKE IT AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME'S ALEX BRENNAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT FUTUREWISE, I'M ALSO A DISTRICT THREE VOTER. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO MOVE BEYOND THE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, AND CHANGES TO SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING AND TO BUILD ON THOSE CHANGES. WE NEED TO DO MORE. I WAS PLANNING TO SHARE A REALLY COMPELLING PERSONAL STORY ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT, BUT INSTEAD I WANT TO USE MY REMAINING TIME TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO SWITCH TO ONE-MINUTE COMMENT SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BE HEARD TONIGHT. WITH OVER 200 PEOPLE, AT LEAST IN THEORY, HAVING SIGNED UP TO COMMENT THAT ARE STILL TO COME, IT WOULD TAKE OVER EIGHT HOURS AND TWO MINUTES FOR ALL OF THEM TO SPEAK. MANY PEOPLE WILL END UP HAVING TO GO HOME BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK, AND MANY ALREADY HAVE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HERE AN HOUR EARLY TO SIGN UP FOR COMMENT BECAUSE THIS IS MY JOB. AND I'M NUMBER 74. THE PEOPLE COMING LATER DIDN'T HAVE THAT BENEFIT. THEY'VE MADE THE TIME TO COME HERE OUT OF THEIR BUSY LIVES. PLEASE CONSIDER SWITCHING TO A SHORTER AMOUNT OF COMMENT TIME. >> THANK YOU, ALEX. I'LL REPEAT THE COMMENTS AS SOON AS THE CHAIR HAS RETURNED. ESMERALDA, YOU'RE UP NEXT. AND ALSO, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ONLY SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE. >> I SECOND THAT. ONE MINUTE, PLEASE. OKAY, HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I'M AN INTERN WITH FUTUREWISE, AND I LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. THE CITY IS GROWING, AND THERE'S SERVICE CHANGES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN ACROSS SEATTLE AND IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. WITHOUT A CHANGE, DISPLACEMENT, COST OF LIVING, AND RISING RENTS WILL ACCELERATE EVEN FURTHER AS OUR COMMUNITY IS PUSHED OUT. THE COST OF HOUSING AND COST OF LIVING IS A HUGE ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES THAT WANT TO SETTLE DOWN. I HAVE LIVED IN WEST SEATTLE FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND OUR RENT HAS GONE UP APPROXIMATELY 90% IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. MY RENT FOR A TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT IS ROUGHLY $2,100 A MONTH FOR AN OLDER STYLE APARTMENT. THE GROWING COST OF RENT IS UNSUSTAINABLE, AND THIS IS THE MOMENT TO DO SOMETHING BOLD TO PREVENT MORE OF THE NEIGHBORS FROM GETTING PUSHED OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I SUPPORT MANY OF THE STRONG PROPOSALS IN THE MAYOR'S ONE SEATTLE PLAN, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU TAKE ACTION, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ESMERALDA. UP NEXT IS MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY KYLE PARIS THEN MARSHA PETERSON. MICHAEL, TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR ENDURANCE TONIGHT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO COMMENT IN PERSON BECAUSE I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'M A DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT. I'M ALSO A HOMEOWNER IN THE RELATIVELY WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH BEACH. AND NONETHELESS, I ASK YOU TO UPZONE MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO DO SO WELL BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED IN SB 1110. WE SHOULD BE WELCOMING A TRANSITION OF OUR CITY TO A MORE WALKABLE, DIVERSE, AND MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE REJECT THE PERPETUATION OF EXCLUSIONARY ZONING AND THE UNREALISTIC CALLS TO PRESERVE AN UNCHAINED SEATTLE. LOOK AT THE LEADERSHIP OF CITIES LIKE SPOKANE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE AND RECOGNIZE THAT VOTES TO UPZONE AND EXPAND HOUSING CHOICE ACROSS ALL OF THE CITY, INCLUDING AN EXPANDED NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, ARE VOTES TO HELP REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN THE LONG TERM, THEY'RE VOTES TO HELP REDUCE INFLATION AND INEQUALITY IN THE LONG TERM, AND I'VE ALSO BEEN AN IPCC CLIMATE SCIENTIST FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, MY ENTIRE CAREER. AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IN TELLING YOU THAT THE RESEARCH CONCLUDES THAT VOTES TO UPZONE WILL REDUCE GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN -- CONSERVES FOREST AREAS AND RESULTS IN MORE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, NOT THE OPPOSITE. PLEASE HELP MAKE SEATTLE A MORE DYNAMIC AND VIBRANT CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER 77, 78, 79, AND 80. >> HI, I AGREE WITH ALEX ON THE ONE MINUTE THING, BUT I WILL USE MY TWO MINUTES. MY NAME IS KYLER PARIS, I'M A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD, AND I LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AND ENJOY MY SMALL, CHEAP APARTMENT AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY. MY LIFE IS BETTER SINCE MOVING FROM THE CAR-CENTRIC SUBURBS, AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE GETS THE CHANCE TO LIVE NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT. FRANKLY, SEATTLE IS WORKING WELL FOR ME, MUCH LIKE IT IS FOR THE MANY HOMEOWNERS YOU'VE HEARD FROM TODAY. LIVING IN CAPITOL HILL MEANS I LIVE ALONGSIDE MANY HOMELESS NEIGHBORS. BEING HOMELESS IN SEATTLE IS A BRUTAL EXPERIENCE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, I SEE THE SOAKED CARDBOARD AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS THAT HAD TO BE LEFT BEHIND. I THINK ABOUT HOW OUR ELDERLY HOMELESS POPULATION CONTINUES TO DRASTICALLY INCREASE. I WANT TO DO RIGHT BY THEM AND DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A HOME. THE ANSWER IS BUILDING MORE HOMES EVERYWHERE AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WHICH INCLUDES ALLOWING NEW NEIGHBORS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY FROM MADRONA TO MAPLE LEAF BECAUSE THE WEALTHIEST NEIGHBORS CAN DO THEIR PART. WHEN THE MIXED USE TRANSIT -- WIDEN THE MIXED USE TRANSIT UPZONES SO MORE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE NEAR OUR PHENOMENAL BUS SYSTEM. APPROVE ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SO SMALL BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE. AND APPLY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS TO EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD CITYWIDE. THERE ARE OTHER PIECES TO THE PUZZLE OF SOLVING HOMELESSNESS, BUT UNLESS WE CAN SOLVE RISING RENTS FROM UNDERBUILDING HOUSING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE LOSE HOMES. ONE NOTE ON TREES, I USED TO LIVE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY WHERE WE CONTINUE TO CLEAR CUT BECAUSE WE UNDERPRODUCE HOUSING IN THE CITY. WE LOSE OUR FORESTS WHEN WE DON'T BUILD HOMES IN SEATTLE. I URGE YOU TO NOT WATER DOWN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER 78, 79, AND 80. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME'S MARSHA PETERSON. I'VE LIVED IN MY HOME IN MAPLE LEAF FOR 30 YEARS, RAISED MY FAMILY THERE, BUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND WANTED TO BUY A HOME HERE, THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT. THEY BOUGHT IN SHORELINE. AND MY GRANDKIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN SHORELINE, THEY DON'T GO TO SEATTLE SCHOOLS. IS IT ANY WONDER THAT WE'RE CLOSING SEATTLE SCHOOLS? I'VE LIVED HERE IN THE AREA SINCE 1962, AND I'VE SEEN SEATTLE GO THROUGH THE BOEING RECESSION WHEN THE CITY BASICALLY EMPTIED OUT TO THE TECH BOOM OF TODAY AND THE GROWTH THAT HAS COME WITH IT. BUT OUR HOUSING HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THE GROWTH. SEATTLE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN PRIDE IN BEING A CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, BUT THAT VERSION OF SEATTLE IS NOW PAST ITS DATE. IT'S TIME FOR SEATTLE 2.0, BUT OUR RESTRICT IZONING LAWS HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD ANYTHING ELSE. WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS AND A CLIMATE CRISIS AS SO MANY PEOPLE TONIGHT HAVE SAID. WE CAN'T KEEP FORCING PEOPLE TO FIND HOUSING IN THE SUBURBS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND EAST KING COUNTY AND PIERCE COUNTY AND ADDING TO OUR TRAFFIC WOES AND POLLUTION. IF I HAVE ONE MESSAGE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, IT IS THIS, WE HAVE TO START MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE TO LIVE HERE. AND WE HAVE TO DO IT NOW BY APPROVING THE MAYOR'S ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND ESPECIALLY BY INCLUDING ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. YOU CAN STRENGTHEN IT BUT DO NOT WATER IT DOWN. AND FOR THOSE WHO SAY WE CAN JUST DO THE MINIMUM AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES, WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND LOOK WHERE THAT HAS GOTTEN US. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. WE NEEDED THIS KIND OF CHANGE 40 YEARS AGO. WE CAN ENVISION A SEATTLE THAT HAS MORE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE CAN BUILD A SEATTLE THAT'S MORE WALKABLE, MORE DIVERSE, AND A LOT BETTER AND FUN THAN IT IS TODAY. THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER 79 AND THEN 80. THANKS, 79, PLEASE -- THANK YOU. AND THEN SPEAKER 80. >> LET'S GO, SPEAKER 79. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START IT OFF WITH I GOT HERE AT 3:37 AND I AM SPEAKER 79. SO I WANT US TO BE MINDFUL AND CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS EARLY ON. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING YOUR TIME, LETTING US SPEAK, OPENING IT TO ONLINE COMMENT AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT REALLY BEFORE 4:00, RIGHT? SO WANT TO START WITH THAT. LET'S SEE, I AM KEVIN TROUT. I LIVE IN D6, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT TACT THAN SOME OTHER FOLKS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN LEADERSHIP IS DOING THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF CHANGE. SEATTLE IS IN A HOUSING CRISIS. YOU HAVE THE LEVERS TO INCREASE DENSITY WHILE PROTECTING GREEN SPACE. THAT'S YOU. YOU CAN ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, CHANGE THE STACKED FLAT BONUS DOWN TO 5,000 FEET INSTEAD OF 6K, AND WE CAN ENCOURAGE INFILL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS YOUR POWER. USE THESE LEVERS. THIS IS THE TIME FOR LEADERSHIP. I HOPE YOU STEP UP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, LINDA. OH, AND BEFORE YOU GO, LINDA, MY APOLOGIES, WE HAVE SPEAKERS 81 THROUGH 90, YOU ALL ARE NEXT BEFORE WE SWITCH BACK TO OUR REMOTE. 81 THROUGH 90. IF YOU'RE 81 THROUGH 90 PLEASE STAND UP AND START LINING UP AND WE'LL GET READY. LINDA, YOU'RE NEXT. >> MY NAME IS LYDIA HERD, I'M A HOMEOWNER OF A 1914 HOUSE IN THE FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN IS FALLING SHORT IN SOME WAYS, AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TWEAK IT TO GET MORE OUT OF IT. I WOULD LIKE MORE HOUSING OF ALL TYPES TO HOUSE MORE NEIGHBORS OF ALL TYPES. MORE NEIGHBORS WILL HELP TO SUPPORT MORE OF THE SERVICES, BUSINESSES, AND AMENITIES THAT WE ARE STILL LACKING AND MAKE MORE WONDERFUL, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS POSSIBLE. MORE HOUSING WILL PROVIDE NEARBY PLACES TO LIVE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK IN OUR WONDERFUL SMALL BUSINESSES OR THE SELF-EMPLOYED, SUCH AS ARTISTS, CREATORS, AND OTHER MAKERS, THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS TOO. MORE NEIGHBORS MEANS MORE ACCESS TO TRANSIT AND EVEN BETTER BUS SERVICE THAN WE CURRENTLY ENJOY. LESS PARKING MEANS LESS LOT COVERAGE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN SPACE AND SHARED YARDS. MORE LOTS WHERE STACKED FLATS ARE ALLOWED MEANS LESS CONCENTRATION OF NEIGHBORS ALONG ARTERIALS. MY OLD HOUSE IS ON AN ARTERIAL, AND I CAN TESTIFY TO THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF BREATHING EXHAUST PARTICULATES. MORE STACKED FLATS MEANS THAT ONE FLOOR WITH TWO UNITS, ONE FAMILY-SIZED, COULD HOUSE BOTH ME AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY, AND I COULD HELP TO RAISE MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. I ASK THAT YOU AT LEAST MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS PLAN TO DO MORE, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER 81. 81 THROUGH 90, YOU'RE UP. SPEAKER 81, AND THEN 82, I WOULD KINDLY ASK YOU BE AT THIS MIC, AWESOME, READY TO GO. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, MY NAME IS EVAN SEXTON. I LIVED IN BRYANT MY WHOLE LIFE. ON MY BLOCK THERE WAS AN OLDER, SMALL MULTIFAMILY BUILDING. ON 38th AND 68th AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SERVES THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN BEING TREATED AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. MORE APARTMENTS LIKE THAT ARE NOT SOMETHING THE CITY NEEDS TO PREVENT. ON THE CORNER OF 35th AND 50th THERE'S A BUILDING THAT USED TO BE A CORNER STORE. IT WAS OWNED BY THE GORDONS, WHO WERE IMMIGRANTS FROM LITHUANIA THAT OPENED THEIR STORE IN 1919. TODAY NO IMMIGRANT CAN DO THE SAME THING BECAUSE THE CITY MADE IT ILLEGAL. EVEN ON THE SITE OF THAT OLD SHOP. WHAT WE SEE TODAY WITH OWNERS RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE IS NOT BRYANT'S HISTORIC CHARACTER. BRYANT WAS FOUNDED ALONG A TRAIN LINE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WITH MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS BEEN ABOUT AGING IN PLACE. THESE CONCERNS ARE IMPORTANT. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR MANY OF MY PEERS, OUR APPROACH TO HOUSING HAS NOT ALLOWED THEM TO AGE IN PLACE. WHEN THEY TURNED 18 OR EVEN 22 AFTER COLLEGE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE HOME AND FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THEY GREW UP IN. I KNEW FRIENDS WITH FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WHO'VE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE AS FAR AWAY AS COTTAGE LAKE, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS. THIS DISPLACEMENT DISRUPTS THE LIFE CYCLING OF OUR CITY. IT MEANS YOUNG FAMILIES ARE PUSHED OUTSIDE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND KIDS GROWING UP TODAY DON'T HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO MAKE FRIENDS ON THEIR BLOCK LIKE I DID. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A SUBSIDY. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CITY TO STOP BANNING THE DEVELOPMENTS WE WANT TO LIVE IN THAT WE CAN AFFORD. I STARTED A PETITION TO KEEP THE BRYANT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN THE PLAN BECAUSE I GREW UP HERE. 665 PEOPLE IN BRYANT, SO FAR, HAVE SIGNED OUR PETITION BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER HERE MAKES SENSE, AND THE CENTER'S PROPOSED BOUNDARIES, WE ALREADY HAVE A FIRE STATION, SENIOR APARTMENTS, A PARK, THE BURKE GILMAN TRAIL, AND A GROCERY STORE. IT HAS ACCESS TO THE BUS ROUTE I TOOK TO INGRAM, TO UW, AND NOW TO WORK. I'VE WATCHED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GROW, AND I PLAN TO WATCH IT GROW EVEN MORE. COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP THE BRYANT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 82, THEN SPEAKER 83. YOU'RE UP. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS SARAH, I'M A D3 VOTER AND RENTER BUT TO BE VERY CLEAR, I WOULD BE A HOMEOWNER IF I COULD AFFORD IT. I LIVE CAR-FREE, A CHOICE MOTIVATED BY FEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND A LOVE FOR OUR PLANET. I GET AROUND BY BIKE AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS ME TO GET AROUND SAFELY AND ON TIME ONLY WORKS WHEN OUR CITIES ARE DENSE AND WE GROW UP AND NOT OUT. LET'S NOT KNOCK DOWN ANOTHER FOREST TO BUILD MORE SUBURBS. SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING, PARKING MINIMUMS, AND COUNTLESS OTHER BACKWARDS POLICIES ARE TO THANK FOR SEATTLE'S SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THE GROWING CLIMATE CRISIS. WILL YOU, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, DELIVER ON THE PROMISE OF A BRIGHTER SEATTLE THAT YOU ALL CAMPAIGNED ON? FOR THE SAKE OF THE PLANET AND THE FUTURE OF THE CITY, LET SEATTLE GROW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SARAH. SPEAKER 83. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M SEAN HOLLAND, ONE BLOCK OUTSIDE THE BRYANT CENTER, THE PROPOSED BRYANT CENTER. BRYANT CENTER SHOULD NOT BE A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN THE NEW PLAN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET THE BASE CRITERIA. THE PLAN PROPOSES CREATING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, QUOTE, AROUND EXISTING COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. THE PROBLEM IS, BRYANT CENTER HAS NO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THERE ARE ONLY TWO STREET FRONT BUSINESSES WITHIN BRYANT CENTER, A GROCERY STORE AND A SMALL RESTAURANT. WHEN I SAW THE PLAN I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT ELSE IS THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN NORTH SEATTLE. I WENT TO RAVENNA. 30 BUSINESSES THERE. I WENT TO THE ONE TO OUR NORTH, WEDGEWOOD, THERE ARE 28 BUSINESSES THERE. THERE ARE 12 PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN NORTH SEATTLE. I WENT TO ALL OF THEM. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF THE 11 OTHER CENTERS NORTH OF THE SHIP CANAL BESIDES BRYANT CENTER, AVERAGE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, 23 BUSINESSES. THE LEAST NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN ANY OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IS 15 COMPARED TO THE 2 IN BRYANT. BRYANT CENTER LACKS A CRITICAL SUBSET OF THE BUSINESSES THAT CREATE FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. THAT WOULD BE RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, TAVERNS, BAKERIES, AND OTHER STORES SERVING FOOD AND BEVERAGES. LOOKING AGAIN TO THE OTHER 11 NORTH SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, THEY HAVE AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN RESTAURANTS OR FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES, AND NONE OF THEM HAS LESS THAN THREE. A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SHOULD HAVE A VITAL AND DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SERVE RESIDENT'S NEEDS. THAT IS NOT BRYANT CENTER. NEW RESIDENTS THERE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE ELSEWHERE TO SERVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WILL STILL HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO MAKE PURCHASES OF EVERYDAY GOODS AND SERVICES. A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER SHOULD HAVE A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LARGE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE LOSS OF ONE OR MORE BUSINESSES. THAT IS NOT BRYANT CENTER. LOSS OF THE GROCERY STORE, WHICH ACTUALLY HAPPENED FOR A YEAR BACK IN 2000/ 2001 WOULD ELIMINATE ALL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE PROPOSED BRYANT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER WOULD ALLOW VASTLY INCREASED DENSITY WITH NO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO SERVE THE NEW RESIDENTS. BRYANT CENTER SHOULD BE DELETED FROM THE CURRENT PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SEAN. THOMAS, SPEAKER 84, FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 85, ETHAN. >> HI, MY NAME IS THOMAS KENNEDY. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AS A RENTER. WE HAVE TREES. THE PARKS ARE GREAT. I HAVE A DISABILITY. I CAN GET AROUND BECAUSE OF MY -- I CAN GET HERE BECAUSE OF -- ON THE BUSES BECAUSE I HAVE ACCESS TO THEM BECAUSE I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I'M ONLY ABLE TO LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER I LIVE IN. AND TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN WONDERFUL, VIBRANT, AWESOME PLACES LIKE WHERE I LIVE. PEOPLE HAVE SAID TONIGHT THAT BUILDING MORE HOUSES DOES NOT LOWER PRICES. THAT'S JUST NOT HOW SUPPLY AND DEMAND WORKS. SUPPLY GOES UP, IT REACHES DEMAND, PRICE GOES DOWN. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. SO THAT'S SILLY, AND I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT. I HAD A FRIEND WHO HAD TO LEAVE EARLIER, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK FOR HIM. HE SAID THE RESULT OF FEWER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE MAKING THE POOR AREAS SUBSIDIZE THE RICHER AREAS THAT HAVE MORE ROADS PER HOUSE. AND LASTLY, DENSITY IS WHAT MAKES CITIES CITIES. THAT'S LIKE WHY I LIVE HERE. IF YOU DON'T WANT DENSITY, DON'T LIVE IN A CITY. CHANGING CITIES ARE CITIES THAT ARE ALIVE AND VIBRANT. I LOVE THIS CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 85 IS UP, THEN SPEAKER 86. 85? >> HI, MY NAME IS ETHAN. I GREW UP IN KENMORE, AND I'VE BEEN RENTING IN MADISON VALLEY FOR ONE YEAR. MY VISION FOR SEATTLE IS A PLACE THAT IS WALKABLE, WHERE WE HAVE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES, WHERE WE CAN WALK TO MANY DIFFERENT AMENITIES, GROCERY STORES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ET CETERA, AND WHERE WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATIONS TO CARS LIKE BEING ABLE TO BIKE SAFELY, WALK, AND ALSO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND I ALSO ENVISION A CITY THAT'S AFFORDABLE. SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO ACHIEVE THIS? FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THE CURRENT PLAN IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD TOWARDS THIS VISION, BUT WHAT I WOULD HOPE FOR IS A LEAP FORWARD. SO I THINK WE CAN TAKE SOME THINGS FROM ALTERNATIVE NUMBER FIVE TO GET THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, HOPE THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE STACKED FLATS BONUS. I THINK THAT THERE AREN'T THAT MANY LOTS THAT ARE ONLY 6,000 SQUARE FEET, SO IF WE COULD EXPAND IT TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET, OR EVEN SMALLER LOTS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE, AND I HAVE TO WALK UP STAIRS OVER AND OVER AGAIN ALL DAY. SO I THINK I WOULD APPRECIATE LIVING IN A STACKED FLAT INSTEAD. ALSO I HOPE THAT WE CAN EXPAND UPZONES ALONG TRANSIT CORRIDORS. SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE UPZONING JUST ALONG ONE BLOCK OF TRANSIT CORRIDORS, BUT PEOPLE CAN WALK MORE THAN JUST ONE BLOCK TO GET TO THE BUS. AND THEN ALSO I'D LIKE FOR US TO KEEP ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT WERE PROPOSED. ALL RIGHT, SOME EXTRAS HERE. ALLOW FOR MORE MIXED USES. SO CORNER STORES, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED ON CORNERS. I THINK PEOPLE MAYBE TOOK THAT TOO LITERALLY. I'D LOVE MAYBE CORRIDOR STORES. AND THEN ALSO IF WE WANT TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS CITYWIDE, NOT JUST IN A FEW SELECT AREAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 86. HELLO. >> HELLO, I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION. WE REPRESENT HUNDREDS OF TRANSIT RIDERS ACROSS SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. MOST OF US ARE ALSO RENTERS. WE ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR DENSER HOUSING, MORE HOUSING TYPES, AND MIXED USES NEAR TRANSIT IN THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. WE KNOW THE IMPACT LONG COMMUTES HAVE ON WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS OUR ENVIRONMENT. SEATTLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THE MOST AMBITIOUS TRANSIT EXPANSION PLAN OF ANY U.S. CITY, AND WITHOUT COMPLEMENTARY LAND USE POLICY, THOSE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS WILL NEVER REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE UPZONED AREAS AROUND TRANSIT TO ALLOW FOR MID RISE HOUSING IN ALL AREAS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF FREQUENT BUS SERVICE AND HALF MILE OF LIGHT RAIL. THESE ZONES SHOULD BE MIXED USE TO CREATE ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SHOULD NOT BE RELEGATED ONLY TO NOISY AND DANGEROUS ARTERIALS. WE URGE COUNCIL TO REMOVE MINIMUM LOT SIZES FOR STACKED FLATS IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND REMOVE PARKING MINIMUMS. THE COMP PLAN SHOULD ALIGN THE -- MIXED INCOME MODEL IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR MORE -- MUST INCLUDE EXISTING TENANT SERVICES AND RENTER PROTECTIONS TO ACTUALLY PREVENT RENTER DISPLACEMENT. FINALLY, WE ASK THAT COUNCIL REINSTATE THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN UPDATE THAT WERE REMOVED DURING THE PREVIOUS PHASE. ALL OF SEATTLE NEEDS TO CONTRIBUTE, OTHERWISE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AREAS WILL BE MORE -- EVEN MORE EXCLUSIVE TO WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS. WE BELIEVE THESE CHANGES TO THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN WILL CREATE A MORE AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY SEATTLE THAT SERVES EVERYONE'S NEEDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, BRENT, HOLLY, GALEN, AND LYNN. >> NO 87? >> 87? WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU? >> I'M NUMBER 88. >> YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. >> ALL RIGHT, MY NAME IS HOLLY. IT'S FUNNY, IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE I'M A REAL TREE PERSON. I TALK ABOUT TREES ALL THE TIME. IT'S PROBABLY REALLY ANNOYING TO MY FRIENDS. I'M NOT HERE ABOUT TREES TODAY. I CURRENTLY RENT A UNIT IN A STACKED FLAT. AGREE IT'S AWESOME. I GREW UP IN WEST SEATTLE, AND I HAPPENED TO COME FROM FOUR GENERATIONS OF WEST SEATTLEITES, WHICH DOESN'T MATTER BUT I THINK IS KIND OF FUN. I'M PLANNING TO HAVE KIDS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND MY DREAM IS TO LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE AND RAISE THAT SIXTH GENERATION NEAR MY PARENTS. I PICTURE LIVING IN A TRIPLEX, FLAT, CONDO, SOME OTHER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. A CITY FULL OF MILLION DOLLAR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES CAN'T SUPPORT MY DREAM. A SLOWED DOWN APPROACH TO GROWTH CAN'T SUPPORT MY DREAM. WE NEED EXPANDED ZONING TO ALLOW FOR MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND RAISE FAMILIES IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. WE NEED MANY MORE HOMES TO WELCOME NEW RESIDENTS AS WELL AS KEEP GROWING AND AGING FAMILIES FROM BEING PRICED OUT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF RESISTANCE TO SEEING CHANGE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY FROM HOMEOWNERS, BUT OUR CITY HAS ALWAYS CHANGED. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY GRANDMA WOULD TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT WEST SEATTLE USED TO LOOK LIKE WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP. IT CHANGED IN MY MOM'S GENERATION AND MINE, AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO CHANGE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS SHAPED THE FUTURE, AND THE CHANGE I HOPE TO SEE IS MORE DENSE, VIBRANT, AND AFFORDSABLE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, HOLLY. GALEN WARD AND LYNN DRAKE. GALEN? >> HEY, GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDURANCE. MY NAME'S GALEN WARD AND I AM HERE WITH OTHER PHINNEY RIDGE NEIGHBORS TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE PLAN. OUR CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE HOUSING, AND I'M GLAD THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT AND TO TALK ABOUT IT. AND THIS PROPOSAL'S A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I ESPECIALLY LOVE HOW THIS PLAN ENCOURAGES OPEN SPACE. AND ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE THAT AND MAKE THAT EVEN EASIER WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. WHEN I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I WAS INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A PLACE IN SEATTLE ON A MINIMUM WAGE SALARY. THAT OPPORTUNITY CHANGED MY LIFE, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY I WANT FOR MY TWO DAUGHTERS WHEN THEY GROW UP. I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE FORCED TO COMMUTE TO -- FROM THE SUBURBS JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY THEY CALL HOME TODAY. BY BUILDING MORE HOUSING OF ALL TYPES, WE CAN MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY, NOT JUST FOR MY CHILDREN BUT FOR COUNTLESS OTHERS SEEKING OPPORTUNITY AND ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT MAKE SEATTLE SPECIAL. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE CITY, BUT IT'S INCREASINGLY ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE WEALTHY. WE SHOULD BE PROUD TO BUILD MORE HOUSING AND SHARE IT WITH MORE PEOPLE, AND THIS PLAN IS A WONDERFUL STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. PLEASE SUPPORT, EXPAND -- SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE LYNN DRAKE AND THEN WE'LL JUMP BACK ONLINE FOR MORGAN. PLEASE BE ON DECK TO DO STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> I'M LYNN DRAKE FROM WEST SEATTLE, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I SUPPORT THE BOLDEST ONE SEATTLE PLAN SO WE CAN MAKE SEATTLE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES TO LIVE NEAR EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT OUR CITIZENS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, HOUSING AT ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS KEEPS OUR CITY CULTURE ALIVE. I TOLD MY DAUGHTER I WAS HERE TONIGHT, AND SHE JUST TEXTED ME BACK AND JUST SAID HOW SUPER EXCITED SHE IS FOR THIS PLAN. SHE LIVES IN PHINNEY RIDGE. I ALSO SUPPORT ANY EFFORT TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO BUILDING HOUSING, SUCH AS ELIMINATING DESIGN REVIEW AND PARKING MANDATES. PLEASE DON'T DELAY, AND PASS THIS ONE SEATTLE PLAN. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU, LYNN. NEXT WE HAVE MORGAN. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. MORGAN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HI THERE, MY NAME IS MORGAN, AND I'M A HOMEOWNER ACROSS FROM SEATTLE CHILDREN'S. AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN, AS IT'S CURRENTLY PROPOSED, IS EXCESSIVE, AND WHO IS THIS PLAN REALLY FOR? THE DEVELOPERS OR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS? THIS PLAN SHOULD BE SCALED BACK. PLEASE REMOVE THE PROPOSED PLAN FROM 38th TO 45th AVE NORTHEAST, THIS IS NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER OR THE LIKE. THE AREA HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY DESIGNATED, AND IT'S A BUS TURNAROUND STOP DOES NOT SERVE A HIGH DENSITY POPULATION. I STAND ALONGSIDE AT LEAST 600 NEIGHBORS IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS PORTION OF THE PLAN. ALSO -- DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY CREATE AFFORDABILITY. IF DENSITY IS THE GOAL, IT SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED AROUND LIGHT RAIL STATIONS WHERE THERE'S STRICT AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE IN PLACE. SEATTLE'S UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE PRESERVATION, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. WHEN WE ERASE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, WE ERASE COMMUNITIES. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE PLAN. >> THANK YOU, MORGAN. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, LOUD AND CLEAR. >> OH GREAT, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANKS FOR STICKING THIS OUT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING TREES. I DON'T HAVE ANY SUPER OBJECTION TO INCREASING DENSITY, ALTHOUGH I AGREE THAT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE PRICES COME DOWN. IT COSTS $600 PER SQUARE FOOT TO BUILD A BUILDING, THAT MAKES HOUSES, EVEN SMALL APARTMENTS, SUPER EXPENSIVE. SO I'M NOT SURE THAT INCREASING DENSITY IS THE PANACEA TO CREATE -- MAKING IT MORE AFFORDABLE. THIS MORNING WE LOST ONE OF OUR BIG NEIGHBORHOOD TREES. IT WAS OVER FOUR FEET IN DIAMETER. AND IT SHADED A BUNCH OF OTHER PROPERTIES. SO WHEN TREES ARE REMOVED, IT DOESN'T AFFECT JUST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE TREE SITS. IT AFFECTS THE NEIGHBORS AROUND. AND BEING UP IN THE CITY, A LOT OF THESE HOUSES ARE REALLY OLD. SOME ARE UNINSULATED, SO WHEN THE TREE'S GONE -- AND THIS ONE WAS A BLACK LOCUST, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL -- THE OTHER HOUSES THAT IT USED TO SHADE ARE NOW EXPOSED TO THE SUN. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH SHADE AND COOLING AND REVISING THE PLANTINGS SO IT DOESN'T GET BURNED UP. I FIND THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT EXTERNALIZING THOSE COSTS ON TO THE NEIGHBORS, AND THE NEIGHBORS DON'T GET TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, THERE'S A POINT -- AND I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE CORRECT VENUE, BUT IN THE COMPLAINT SECTION OF THE TREE OF SBCI, WHEN YOU CALL, THEY KIND OF SEND SOMEONE OUT. BY THE TIME THEY SHOW UP, THE TREE'S USUALLY DOWN. AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS COMMISERATE OVER A STUMP. SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MORE RAPID RESPONSE TO THAT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE COLLIN FOLLOWED BY DEB. COLLIN? STAR SIX. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS COLLIN. I LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL AND WORK DOWNTOWN. I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT, SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS. BEFORE YOU IS THE RESULT OF YEARS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. I URGE YOU TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MAXIMIZES THE NUMBER OF PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO INCREASE DENSITY. THERE ARE MANY REASONS, BUT I'LL FOCUS ON TWO. IN THIS PROCESS I'VE HEARD ABOUT WHAT HOUSING YOUNG PEOPLE WANT. I'M 35, PLEASE INDULGE ME IF I CLAIM TO BE YOUNG, MY GENERATION WANTS MORE OF ALL HOUSING. I HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE TO SCRAPE TOGETHER A 5% TOWN PAYMENT AND BUY A CONDO. I LIKE MY CONDO MORE AND I'D RATHER BE IN A TOWNHOUSE. I'D REALLY LIKE A MANSION, BUT I -- PUTS ME IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION -- ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND MY ABILITY TO COMMIT TO STAYING IN THE COMMUNITY. MORE OPTIONS IN MORE PLACES MAKES THAT MORE POSSIBLE. SECOND, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALLOW FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF HOUSING OPTIONS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD POSSIBLE. THE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THERE ARE, THE LESS GROWTH EACH MUST ABSORB. PEOPLE'S LIVES CHANGE AND WITH THAT SO DO THEIR HOUSING NEEDS. BY ALLOWING A DIVERSE MIX OF HOUSING OPTIONS WITH NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES TO MATCH, PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE THE HOUSING OPTION THAT WORKS FOR THEM AT EACH STAGE OF THEIR LIFE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THAT MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS VIBRANT AND LIFE WORTH LIVING. WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FOREVER HOME, I DO NOT PICTURE A BUILDING OR A ROOM, I PICTURE SEATTLE. SEATTLE IS AN INCREDIBLE CITY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO HELP IT BE A FOREVER HOME FOR ALL THOSE WHO WANT TO BUILD AN EVEN BETTER SEATTLE WHETHER THEY LIVE HERE ALREADY OR NOT. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS YOUR BEST CHANCE TO DO SO. DO NOT LET IT SLIP BY IN THE NAME OF PROCESS. DO NOT LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD OR THE NECESSARY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT DEB FOLLOWED BY IRENE. >> HI, I'M DEB AND I LIVE IN THE PROPOSED MAPLE LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND ONE OF THE 1,060 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION TO REMOVE MAPLE LEAF AS A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. WE UNDERSTAND THE DIRE NEED FOR HOUSING OPTIONS, BUT AS I READ THE DOCUMENTS, ATTENDED THE MEETINGS, I HAVE NO ASSURANCE. A RECENT MEETING INDICATED THAT FIVE TO SIX-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE THE ONLY OPTION FOR DEVELOPERS IN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE FALSE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT TREE CANOPY AND ADVERSE STORM WATER EFFECTS. I WAS CURIOUS TO FIND -- HOURS PREPARING -- TREE CANOPY LOSS WILL BE MITIGATED BY THE TREE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE. IT SUGGESTS WE STUDY ITS EFFECTIVENESS. WE DON'T NEED A STUDY, WE NEED A STRONGER ORDINANCE ASAP. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE CITY TO PROTECT TREES. I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO TAKE A WALK IN MAPLE LEAF. STORM WATER IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF CON TAM CONTAMINANTS TO THEPUGET SOUND. THAT STANDARD IS FALSE AND I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE IT. I SPENT 40 YEARS IN AQUATIC SCIENCES WORKING IN KING COUNTY IN SEATTLE, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT LOW LEVELS OF STORM WATER CONTAMINANTS FILL UP -- MOST DEFINITELY -- TOXIC LEVELS IMPACTING -- I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS AND PASS LEGISLATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HB 111 BUT PAUSE THE OTHER PLANNED UPZONES UNTIL THE ISSUES YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT ARE -- >> NEXT IRENE FOLLOWED BY ANGE ANGELIS. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> MY NAME IS IRENE, AND I'M A SEVEN DATE SEATTLE RESIDENT. I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN PHINNEY RIDGE. UNDER THE PROPOSED COMP PLAN ZONING, SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS BECOME AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET FOR DEVELOPERS AND PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDERS. DESPITE WIDESPREAD UPZONES, THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE WILL NOT PRODUCE THE DESIRED AFFORDABILITY. AS LONG AS WE ARE A CITY WHERE INCOME INEQUALITY GROWS EVERY YEAR. PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WILL NOT BUILD TO RENT FOR LESS AND LOSE MONEY. AS MANY HAVE TESTIFIED TONIGHT, SLOW DOWN AND FOCUS ON PHASE ONE ONLY TO SEE HOW HOUSE BILL 1110 PLAYS OUT TO GENERATE THIS SO-CALLED MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND WHETHER THAT MEETS THE LEVELS DESIRED. HOLD OFF ON THE UNWARRANTED CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WHICH ARE THE SOURCE OF SO MUCH TENSION OVER THE PLAN. EXHIBIT 2.24-27, HOUSING GROWTH BY LOCATION IN THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, SHOWS 94% OF THE AGREED UPON NEW HOUSING UNITS CAN BE MET BY A COMBINATION OF THE GROWTH IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS UNDER HOUSE BILL 1110 PLUS THE REGIONAL AND URBAN CENTERS THAT ALREADY EXIST. THE PASSIONATE CRY FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EVERYWHERE ASSUMES THAT A GEOGRAPHICALLY COMPRESSED CITY LIKE SEATTLE HAS -- AND FOR NO MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THAT OUR PUGET SOUND JOINT PLANNING REGION INCLUDES MANY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS THAT HAVE PLENTY OF CAPACITY FOR GROWTH FOR BOTH HOUSING AND JOBS WITHOUT CAUSING SPRAWL, INCLUDING THOSE WITH NEW AND FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS AND BUS RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE. PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU APPROVE THIS COMP PLAN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANGELIS -- I'M BUTCHERING YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> YEAH, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> YES. GO AHEAD. >> OKAY, MY NAME IS ANGELIS, AND I GREW UP IN THE SEATTLE AREA. I WENT TO COLLEGE OUT OF STATE -- HOWEVER I WANT TO AFFORD A HOME AND IT'S HARD TO SEE HOW THAT CAN BE POSSIBLE. I HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS THE CURRENT VISION IS NOT AS AMBITIOUS AS IT NEEDS TO BE. I HEAR THE ARGUMENTSES AGAINST UPZONING IN CERTAIN AREAS AS BEING INCORRECT, QUOTE,UNQUOTE, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKING, OR TO PRESERVE CHARACTER. HOWEVER, INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE BUILT -- THINLY VEILED WAY TO KEEP THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM CHANGING. AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR CITY NEEDS CHANGE, AND WE CAN'T TREAT ANY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AS PRECIOUS OR UNTOUCHABLE -- PARKING INCREASES THE COST OF -- SAME SPACE COULD BE USED FOR MORE HOUSING, MORE GREEN SPACES, OR MORE RETAIL. ADDITIONALLY, LOT COVERAGE GUIDELINES ARE UNNECESSARILY LIMITING AND PREVENT SMALL LOTS IN UPZONES AND OUR AREAS -- FIRST PLACE. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TURN MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR LOT INTO HOUSING, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, AND PLEASE KEEP OUR CITY MOVING TOWARD THE FUTURE, NOT STUCK IN THE NOSTALGIA OF THE PAST. >> THANK YOU, NEXT UP JOHN FERGUSON, MELISSA. JOHN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS JOHN FERGUSON, I'M A RESIDENT OF LAURELHURST, AND I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 25 YEARS. I WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OVERALL BUT MY STRONG OBJECTION TO ONE COMPONENT OF THAT PLAN, AND THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. THAT IS THE UPZONING OF NORTHEAST 45th STREET. THERE ARE FOUR REASONS WHY I OBJECT TO THIS. ONE IS IT DOESN'T QUALIFY. HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES THAT -- HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT LINES, THE BUS ROUTE UP 45th IS NEITHER OF THOSE. THEY ACTUALLY TURN AROUND -- FOR THE BUS DRIVERS. NOT EVEN NEEDED THE PARTICIPATION, THE UTILIZATION IS LOW. AND CHILDREN ARE SERVED BY BUSES THAT GO ALONG 40th AVENUE AND SAND POINT. SECONDLY, NORTHEAST 45th STREET AS THE UPZONING AREA VIOLATES HOUSE BILL 1110 BECAUSE IT WILL CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THIS STREET LINED SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIRD, IT'S NOT NEEDED. HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES SEATTLE TO ALLOW FOUR UNITS OF DEVELOPMENT ON A LOT. THIS COULD HAPPEN ORGANICALLY ALONG 45th AS MARKET FORCES ALLOW AND NOT REQUIRE DRACONIAN REZONING. AND FOURTH, THERE ARE A LOT BETTER OPTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, ALONG THE LIGHT RAIL OR INFILL AND DEVELOPMENT. AND IF PEOPLE THINK THAT THE PURPOSE -- GOING BACK TO THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU WON'T HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BASED ON LAURELHURST PRICES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE MELISSA AND FOLLOWED BY COLETTE. MELISSA? PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. >> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS. IN DEFERENCE TO OTHERS WAITING, I'LL LIMIT MY COMMENTS TO ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU, ALEX BRENNAN, FOR BRINGING THAT ARE IDEA FORWARD. I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IAE SEATTLE, AN ORGANIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED FOLKS WHO ENVISION A LIVABLE CITY WHERE DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS, AMENITIES, AND TRANSIT ARE WITHIN EASY REACH FOR ALL. SEATTLE'S A CITY KNOWN FOR INNOVATION AND BUSINESS. OUR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SHOULD REFLECT AND KEEP UP WITH THAT CREATIVITY. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN IS NOT JUST THE MAYOR'S PLAN BUT REFLECTS MULTIPLE YEARS OF ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT ARE NOW BEHIND US. COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU MAY HEAR FOLKS ASKING YOU TO SLOW DOWN. THE NEED FOR HOUSING IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A COUNCILMEMBER TO LEAD AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES OVER A 30-YEAR PERIOD. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE PLACES WHERE ORGANIC GROWTH IS ALREADY HAPPENING. OUR MEMBERS ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN DEVELOPED OVER MULTIPLE YEARS AND INCLUDE ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. AND I INVITE EACH OF YOU TO REFER TO OUR LETTER OF JANUARY 22nd FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH, WALKABLE, LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, AND AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RETAINING ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. >> THANK YOU, MELISSA. BEFORE WE DO OUR LAST ONLINE SPEAKER BEFORE WE BOUNCE BACK, I WANT TO CALL UP SPEAKERS 91 THROUGH 100, STARTING WITH PATRICK TAYLOR. 91 THROUGH 100 PLEASE GET READY TO DO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. COLETTE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. >> HI THERE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME'S COLETTE ABBOTT. AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THIS PLAN DOESN'T HAVE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO ENABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WITH DENSITY AS A GOAL, IT SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED AROUND AREAS WITH ADEQUATE TRANSIT OR TRANSIT POTENTIAL -- DON'T ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO TAKE A FEE RATHER THAN CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS PLAN AS IT STANDS, IN MY OPINION, WOULDN'T REACH EVERYONE THAT IT SHOULD. ALSO HERE TODAY BECAUSE THIS PLAN INCLUDES A PORTION ON NORTHEAST 45th STREET FROM 35th -- 38th TO 45th AVENUE NORTHEAST THAT'S NOT IN A DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, URBAN CENTER, OR REGIONAL CENTER, AND IT'S NOT NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT LINES. IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A TERMINAL BUS LINE THAT ENDS MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECTION IN THE PLAN. AND IT DOESN'T SERVE THE HIGH TRANSIT AREA AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. I'M JOINED BY HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORS IN OPPOSING THIS PORTION, AND I REQUEST THAT YOU REVIEW AND REMOVE THIS SMALL PORTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE PATRICK. >> YEAH. >> AWESOME. START WITH PATRICK, THEN SUSAN, BARBARA, RACHEL, PAUL, JIM, KEITH, JORDAN, AND DARLENE. PATRICK, YOU'RE UP. >> I HAVE A HOME IN NORTH BEACON HILL. -- BRINGING IT CLOSER TO OPTION FIVE, THIS RECEIVED OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THAT OF MANY OF YOU. IT'S GONE THROUGH YEARS OF PUBLIC PROCESS. ACCORDING TO THE SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S TRACKING POLL, HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING AFORDABILITY ARE TWO OF THE TOP THREE ISSUES FOR VOTERS. NOT TREES OR INFRASTRUCTURE OR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OR ANY OF THE CONCERNS SOME OF YOU SEEM EAGER TO USE AS EXCUSES TO ALLOW LESS HOUSING. EXAMPLES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHOW THAT CITIES THAT BUILD HOUSING HAVE LOWER RENTS AND LOWER HOUSING COSTS. CITIES THAT DON'T SEE SPIRALLING COSTS. SO IF WE WANT GREATER AFFORDABILITY AND TO SEE FEWER FOLKS PUSHED ON TO THE STREETS, WE SHOULD BE MAKING IT CHEAPER AND EASIER TO BUILD HOUSING NOW. IF WE WANT TO SAVE TREES AND REDUCE OUR CLIMATE IMPACT, WE NEED TO BUILD URBAN HOUSING, NOT SPRAWL INTO FIELDS AND FARMS. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT YOU MEANT WHEN YOU RAN FOR OFFICE, TO BE BOLD AND ALLOW MORE HOUSING IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SUSAN? THEN BARBARA. >> HELLO, I'M SUSAN MOSSBURG HERE FROM THE GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD OF MONTLAKE, ONE OF THE MANY GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU. I'VE LIVED IN MONTLAKE 35 YEARS NOW AND CAN ATTEST THE CHANGES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROPOSES ARE MASSIVE, BUT THE CHANGES FEEL INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY COOKIE CUTTER, AS IF IMPORTED FROM SOME GENERIC CITY PLAN WITHOUT FEEL FOR THE PLACE WE ACTUALLY LIVE IN. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE DESIGN DECISIONS WERE ARRIVED AT, WHAT CONCERNS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, HOW THEY WERE MITIGATED FOR ANY PARTICULAR PLACE. IT FAILS TO BUILD ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IN THIS CASE MONTLAKE'S HISTORIC STATUS. WE CAN ALL AGREE WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE HOUSING. EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO DO ITS SHARE. WE'RE NOT ANTI-CHANGE. YES, I HAVE A HOUSE. I'M SORRY. I WORKED FOR IT. I MOVED HERE AS A YOUNG PERSON. I'M SORRY I HAVE A HOUSE. I HOPE SOME DAY YOU GET TO HAVE A PLACE TO OWN AS WELL AND NOT JUST RENT. BECAUSE RENT IS DIFFICULT. BUT ALSO ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT SEATTLE IS OUR DISTINCT NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK IT'S ONE OF OUR CROWN JEWELS, HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED, HOW THEY PLAY OFF OF EACH OTHER. AND THAT VIBRANT MOSAIC WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE STEWARDS WHO'VE UNDERSTOOD THE PLACE AND CULTIVATED THE GOOD ENERGY OF THIS PLACE OVER TIME. NOT JUST SAID LET'S CHANGE IT EVERY FIVE YEARS. OKAY, WE'RE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE, ABSOLUTELY. WE BUILT SOMETHING INSPIRATIONAL THAT -- OR WE CAN RIP A HOLE IN THE SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES, DOING HARM TO OUR NEIGHBORS. WE URGENTLY NEED THE -- RESIDENT WHERE IS I LIVE WERE GIVEN NO DIRECT NOTICE ABOUT THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO MONTLAKE IN ITS HISTORY. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SLOW DOWN YOUR ACTIONS ON THIS PROPOSAL, WE NEED TIME TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO PRESENT TO YOU, WHICH WE WANT TO DO. WE WANT TO DO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SUSAN. NEXT BARBARA FOLLOWED BY RACHEL. >> HI, HELLO, MY NAME'S BARBARA WRIGHT AND I'VE LIVED IN THE MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SEATTLE IS DEFINED BY ITS UNIQUE AND LIVELY NEIGHBORHOODS. AS WE LOOK TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE ADEQUATELY -- PRESERVES HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CURRENT ZONING PROPOSAL FOR THE MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS SOME THOUGHTFUL REVISION AS IT DOES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT BUSINESSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE COLLABORATIVELY INVOLVED IN A NEW PROPOSAL AND WE NEED TIME TO BE ABLE TO TO THIS. I AM REALLY ALARMED AT THE LACK OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROPOSAL. THE PROPOSED REDUCED SETBACKS WILL REDUCE TREES AND GREENERY. AS A FORMER KING COUNTY SEATTLE PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEE, I WORKED ON HOW LAND USE DECISIONS IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ON HOW IT WILL IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH. REDUCING GREENERY, REDUCING SETBACKS FROM BUSY STREETS, INCREASING POLLUTION AND NOISE DOES NOT CREATE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. A WELL DESIGNED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN FIND WAYS TO INCORPORATE DENSITY AND ADDRESS ALL HOUSING NEEDS IN A PLEASING AND HEALTHY WAY. IF THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL IS IMPLEMENTED, IT WILL BE HARMFUL TO HEALTH AND HARMFUL TO OUR CITY'S UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS. I URGE YOU TO SLOW THIS PROCESS DOWN. THE CITY COULD DO SOME UPZONING TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS AND DO A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC INPUT AND PROTECTS THE HEALTH, THE CULTURAL FABRIC, THE HISTORY, AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR CITY WHILE INCREASING DENSITY AND ENSURING HOUSING FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, BARBARA. NEXT WE HAVE RACHEL, PAUL, ANNE, AND JIM. IS RACHEL HERE? GOING ONCE, TWICE. RACHEL IS HERE? IS YOUR NAME RACHEL BIN SHAMAL? >> OH, NO. >> BUT YOU ARE A RACHEL. I APOLOGIZE, I'LL SAY YOUR LAST NAME. RACHEL'S NOT HERE. PAUL CHAPMAN? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THIS IS EXCITING. I FEEL LIKE I'M BACK IN A YOUTH GROUP ALL NIGHT LOCK-IN. I'M PAUL CHAPMAN. I'VE LIVED IN QUEEN ANNE BALLARD WALLINGFORD CAPITOL HILL. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. Y'ALL LIKELY HAVE YOUR MINDS MADE UP, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SWAY YOU. INSTEAD, I WANT TO NOTICE A FEW THINGS. FIRST LET'S NOTICE HOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF COMMENTERS HAS SHIFTED OVER THE EVENING FROM RETIREES AND HOUSE OWNERS TO RENTERS AND WORKERS AND HOW THE NATURE OF THE COMMENTS HAS CHANGED ALONG WITH IT. SECOND, LET'S NOTICE WE HAD A PLAN THAT PRESERVES MORE TREES, BRUCE HARRELL SCRAPPED THAT PLAN. LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER, DENSITY IS GOOD FOR THE TREES. ALL TOGETHER, DENSITY IS GOOD FOR THE TREES. THIRD, LET'S NOTICE THE CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT FROM TREE ADVOCATES WHO ARE NOW MOSTLY GONE FROM THIS MEETING. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME HERE TO SAY I SPEAK FOR THE TREES. BUT WHILE THERE'S A LOT OF ANGST ABOUT TREES WE MIGHT LOSE, INCLUDING NAMING THOSE TREES AT RISK, I WANT TO CONTRAST THAT WITH HOW INPERSONAL THEIR ASIDES SOUND WHEN THEY SAY I, OF COURSE, SUPPORT MORE HOUSING, BUT -- BUT WHAT? TONIGHT FROM THE TREE ADVOCATES I'VE HEARD LITTLE OF THE PEOPLE WE'VE LOST. KIDS WHO HAD TO MOVE AWAY. FRIENDS WHO COULDN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS DYING IN THE STREETS. BUT THINK OF THE TREES. THINK OF THE TREES. SO I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PEOPLE. YOUR KIDS AND MINE WHO WANT TO LIVE HERE AS ADULTS FOR LGBTQ YOUTH TRYING TO ESCAPE TEXAS, FOR CLIMATE REFUGEES ESCAPING THE HEAT OF THE SOUTH, THE SINGLE PARENTS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND LIVE NEAR WHERE THEY WORK. EVEN FOR THE COUNCILMEMBER WHOSE SALARY REALLY ISN'T EVEN ENOUGH TO ALLOW THEM TO BUY IN -- >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAPMAN. NEXT WE HAVE ANNE SCOTT TYSON. >> THANK YOU. I'M A HOMEOWNER IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE WHERE I GREW UP, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT POOR PLANNING. STATE LAW WISELY RECOMMENDS HIGHER DENSITY IN PROXIMITY TO MAJOR TRANSIT SUCH AS LIGHT RAIL, WHICH IS PERMANENT. THE CITY'S PLAN TO PUT HIGH DENSITY ALONG BUS ROUTES COULD MAKE SENSE FOR HIGH PRIORITY ROUTES CONNECTING CENTRALLY LOCATED HUBS, BUT DEFINITELY NOT AS THE SOLE REASON FOR UPZONING IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE ROOTS ARE CHANGING AND TRANSIENT. FOR EXACTLY THIS REASON, I'M REPRESENTING ABOUT 700 MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION TO OPPOSE UPZONING FROM NR3 TO LR3 ALONG HOLY RESIDENTIAL, TREE-FILLED SEGMENT OF NORTHEAST 35th BETWEEN -- THIS ISOLATED NARROW SPUR IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, URBAN, OR REGIONAL CENTER. IT LACKS ANY CONSUMER BUSINESS OR A GROCERY STORE, HAS HAD IRREGULAR OR ZERO TRANSIT, AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR HIGHER DENSITY. THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE TO FIVE-STORY BUILDINGS HERE CONFLICTS WITH STATE LAW WHICH REQUIRES MIDDLE HOUSING THAT'S COMPATIBLE IN SCALE, FORM, AND CHARACTER WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES. THIS SHORT SEGMENT OF NORTHEAST 45th STREET HAS NO PRIORITY, RAPID, OR HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT, ONLY A DEAD END BUS TURNAROUND AND REST STOP FOR DRIVERS. ALL BUSES HERE ARE MARKED TERMINAL. TRANSITORY BUS ACTIVITY MUST NOT BE THE BASIS FOR PERMANENT UPZONING IN AREAS LIKE THIS THAT MEET THE DEFINITION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. IT TRULY SEEMS LIKE A MISTAKE IN THE PLAN. PLEASE CORRECT THIS PLANNING ERROR AND PLEASE, IF THE CITY SEEKS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ADDING HIGHER DENSITY IN A COMMUNITY, ASK THE COMMUNITY WHERE TO PUT IT. LET'S HAVE TRULY MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, ANNE. NEXT WE HAVE JIM GANT. JIM FOLLOWED BY KEITH, JORDAN SINGER, AND DARLENE. >> GOOD NIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS JIM GANT. THANK YOU FOR THE CRITICAL WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING STANDING WHERE THE GOVERNMENT MEETS THE PEOPLE. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. I SPENT 22 YEARS FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY SO OTHERS COULD HAVE A HOME. NOW I'M HERE FIGHTING AGAIN TO KEEP MINE. AS 100% DISABLED VETERAN, DISPLACEMENT IS A REAL THREAT TO PEOPLE LIKE ME AS WELL AS SENIORS AND OTHERS ON FIXED INCOMES THAT LIVE AROUND ME. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS VERY WELL. I NEVER IMAGINED THAT A DECISION MADE IN THIS ROOM COULD THREATEN THE VERY STABILITY I HAVE DEFENDED MY ENTIRE LIFE FOR OTHERS. THE PROPOSED REZONING FROM NR3 TO LR3 ON NORTHEAST 45th STREET ISN'T JUST LINES ON A MAP. IT'S MY HOME. IT'S MY COMMUNITY. IT'S MY PEACE OF MIND. I GAVE EVERYTHING I HAD TO SERVE THIS INCREDIBLE COUNTRY. I'M ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THE PLACE WHERE I FINALLY TRIED TO FIND SOME PEACE. PLEASE JUST RECONSIDER THE PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT JUST POLICY, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND WANT TO STAY HERE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE BLESSED AND FORTUNATELY TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THIS POLITICAL PROCESS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JIM. NEXT WE HAVE KEITH, FOLLOWED BY JORDAN AND DARLENE. KEITH? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS KEITH, AND I'M HERE TODAY AS A CONCERNED HOMEOWNER FROM THE LAURELHURST NEIGHBORHOOD. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED UPZONING ON THE SEGMENT OF NORTHEAST 45th STREET BETWEEN 38th AVENUE NORTHEAST AND 45th AVENUE NORTHEAST. FROM NR3 TO LR3 ZONING. SUCH ZONING WOULD ALLOW FIVE-STORY BUILDINGS TO BE MIXED WITH ONE AND TWO -STORY FAMILY HOMES. THIS SHORT SECTION OF NORTHEAST 45th DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROPOSED REZONING BECAUSE IT WOULD CONFLICT WITH HOUSE BILL 1110 WHICH REQUIRES HOUSING THAT IS COMPATIBLE IN SCALE, FORM, AND CHARACTER WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES. THE LAURELHURST AREA IS COMPOSED OF MOSTLY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. MANY ARE NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD. ALLOWING FIVE STORY BUILDINGS HERE THAT TOWER OVER SURROUNDING HOMES WOULD DEGRADE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND HARM LEGACY HOMEOWNERS. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF HOMEOWNERSHIP OF THE SEVEN HOUSES ON MY IMMEDIATE BLOCK IS 24 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MORE HOUSING IS NEEDED IN SEATTLE. HOWEVER, THIS MUST BE DONE WHILE RESPECTING THE LONG-TERM RESIDENTS THAT HELPED MAKE SEATTLE THE THRIVING, BEAUTIFUL CITY IT IS TODAY. THERE ARE MANY UNDERDEVELOPED LOCATIONS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF LIGHT RAIL -- IF THEY WERE FULLY UTILIZED. THIS SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE ANY UPZONING ALONG BUS ROUTES IS ALLOWED. AS YOU REFINE THE PROPOSED ONE SEATTLE PLAN, PLEASE CORRECT THIS PLANNING ERROR ON BEHALF OF YOUR LAURELHURST CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU, KEITH. NEXT WE HAVE JORDAN SINGER. JORDAN, ARE YOU HERE? ONCE, TWICE. >> I THINK JORDAN HAS LEFT. >> JORDAN JUST LEFT. OH, JORDAN. DARLENE, ARE YOU HERE? DARLENE? ONCE, TWICE, SOLD. OKAY. WE'LL KEEP POWERING THROUGH. IS RUTH HARVEY HERE? RUTH HARVEY? >> RUTH HAS LEFT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IS PETER -- SORRY, LET ME NOT GO NUMBER -- NUMBERS 101 THROUGH 110. 101 THROUGH 110. I SEE SOME PEOPLE STANDING, SO I WILL WAIT. JUST A TIME CHECK, I WAS TOLD THAT AROUND 10:30 WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPECTING SHOWERS AND THEN A LITTLE BIT FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP, UNDRIVABLE CONDITIONS ARE AT 11:00 P.M. SO WE ARE GOING TO GAUGE THIS AND GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE THROUGH FOLKS, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO CALL IT AT NIGHT SO I CAN SEND STAFF HOME AND OUR COLLEAGUES SO EVERYONE -- AND YOU ALL, SO WE CAN GET HOME SAFE. THE GARAGE CLOSES AT 10:00 P.M., BY THE WAY, JUST A HEADS UP. GARAGE CLOSES AT 10:00 P.M. OKAY? SO WE HAVE 101. 101. THAT IS RUTH HARVEY. WHERE'S RUTH? IS RUTH HERE? NO? IS PETER COLES HERE? NO? WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU? 106. IS 103 HERE? IS 104 HERE? 105? 106. YOU WIN. WINNER, WINNER, VEGAN CHICKEN DINNER. GO AHEAD. >> GREAT TO HEAR IT. YEAH, MY NAME IS LEONARD, I'M A RENTER FROM DISTRICT FOUR, AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY PARENTS WHO LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE BUT COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TODAY. AND I -- I'M GLAD TO HEAR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TALKING ABOUT THE CHILDREN BEING OUR FUTURE AND THEM COMING HERE TODAY, THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND IN THAT SPIRIT, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE FUTURE CITY LEADERS, THEY NEED A PLACE TO LIVE FIRST. SEATTLE SHOWED UP TONIGHT, AND NAMED SO MANY REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT WATER DOWN THIS COMP PLAN. INSTEAD, I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. THIS CITY IS A PLACE THAT GAVE MY FATHER, RAISED IN RURAL KENTUCKY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A BIOLOGIST. HE GAVE MY MOTHER, BORN INTO A COLD WAR AIR FORCE FAMILY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A MEDICAL LAB SCIENTIST AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THEY CAME WHEN THERE WAS ENOUGH HOUSING TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. I LOOK ON THIS DAIS AND SEE A BROAD RANGE OF STORIES OF ADVERSITY THAT HAVE BEEN OVERCOME. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, SEATTLE AND CITIES LIKE SEATTLE WERE LADDERS THAT ALLOWED YOU THE OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE. DESPITE TALK OF ONE SEATTLE, WE ARE LIVING IN TWO SEATTLES, ONE FOR THOSE WHO GOT HERE IN THE 1990s AND EARLIER AND ANOTHER FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THE MESSAGE SEEMS TO BE, THOSE WHO GOT THEIRS, EVERYBODY ELSE, TRY RENTING. THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FACE THE CHOICE OF LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OR DISPLACING PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE BY FIGHTING OVER AN ARTIFICIALLY LIMITED HOUSING SUPPLY THAT WE HAVE ACTIVELY CHOSEN TO PRESERVE. APARTMENTS DON'T SACRIFICE NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ENLIVEN THEM. THEY BRING NEW ENERGY, NEW FAMILIES, NEW STORIES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY HELP UNDO -- ECONOMIC OPPRESSION. I APPEAL TO YOU, DO NOT PULL UP THAT LADDER BEHIND YOU. DO NOT LET SEATTLE BECOME A CITY THAT TURNS AWAY THE NEXT GENERATION OF DREAMERS INNOVATORS, AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS. LET'S CREATE A SEATTLE AND COMP PLAN THAT STILL HAS ROOM FOR STORIES LIKE -- AND FOR THE COUNTLESS STORIES YET TO BE WRITTEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, 106. WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU? 109? DO WE HAVE 108? 109, KEVIN. 110, ANDREW. AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK 111 THROUGH 120 TO STAND UP. GO AHEAD, KEVIN, MIC'S YOURS. >> I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAPITOL HILL. AND I'M ONE OF THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I'M LUCKY BECAUSE I LIVE IN A QUIET, COZY APARTMENT WITH PLENTY OF FRESH AIR FAR FROM A FREEWAY. I DON'T NEED A CAR. I'M LUCKY BECAUSE I LIVE IN A VIBRANT, WELCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD IN A THRIVING CITY SURROUNDED BY SOME OF THE MOST NATURAL BEAUTY ON THE PLANET. I SUPPORT MORE DENSE HOUSING AND AT LEAST THE MAYOR'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO -- THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN. IS ANDREW LYNCH HERE? NUMBER 110. IS THAT YOU? HEY, ANDREW, COME ON. WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS ANDREW LYNCH, AND I FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT NO ONE FROM OVERFLOW HAS GOTTEN TO SPEAK YET. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT SUPER GREAT. I THINK WE NEED TO BE SHUFFLING THE SPEAKING ORDER AT THE BEGINNING TO PROVIDE EQUITY FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK 9:00 TO 5 JOBS. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL, AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S STILL HERE AND HASN'T LEFT YET. PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY LEAVING. I LIVE IN UPPER QUEEN ANNE, CAR-FREE WITH MY WIFE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING. WE LOVE THE WALKABILITY OF QUEEN ANNE AVE, THE ABILITY TO CONSTANTLY SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, TO BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO FREMONT, TO WALK DOWN TO SEATTLE CENTER. THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES THRIVE WHEN DENSITY IS ADDED. THE BARISTA AT ONE OF THE COFFEE PLACES RECENTLY TOLD ME HOW EXCITED SHE WAS THAT THE SAFEWAY APARTMENT BUILDING HAD BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BRING IN SO MUCH MORE BUSINESS AND MORE TIPS. WE LOVE WHERE WE LIVE, BUT IT IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE THERE. WE ARE ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HOUSING CRISIS AND WE URGENTLY NEED MORE HOUSING RIGHT NOW. OUR FRIENDS RECENTLY WERE ABLE TO AFFORD TO MOVE IN TO QUEEN ANNE BY MOVING INTO A TUNE HOW'S. MY WIFE AND I ARE HOPING TO DO THAT ONE DAY. BUT WE NEED MORE HOUSING OPTIONS LIKE OUR FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO MOVE INTO. I SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PLAN, BUT I WISH IT WENT FURTHER. I URGE YOU PLEASE DO NOT CUT ANYTHING FROM IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT, SPEAKERS 111 -- BLESS YOU -- SPEAKERS 111 THROUGH 120. 111 THROUGH 120, YOU'RE NEXT. FIRST WITH JERRY STANTON. IS JERRY STANTON HERE? NO. NEXT, SPEAKER 112. YES, DAVE, ALL RIGHT, FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 113, DALE, AND THEN 114 LEO. >> EVENING TO ALL. CONTRARY TO A FEW RECENT COMMENTS, NOT ALL THE TREE ADVOCATES HAVE LEFT THE ROOM. AND ALSO CONTRARY TO COMMENTS, I SAW A GOOD MANY CHILDREN HERE EARLIER THAT EXPRESSED THEIR DESIRE TO HAVE TREES AS PART OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. KIND OF WITH THAT BEGINNING, I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SEATTLE REALLY NEEDS BOTH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TREE CANOPY AND GREENERY. AND YOU KNOW, THE LATTER IS NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE TREES, IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN IT, THE LIFESTYLE, THAT'S PART OF IT. OKAY, SO WE CAN'T DO ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. AND I THINK THE CURRENT PLAN OF THIS PROPOSAL, AS IT EXISTS, KIND OF IS REALLY WEIGHTED TOWARDS MARKET VALUE DEVELOPMENT AND A WILLINGNESS TO DECIMATE THE TREE COVER. AND THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE IS REALLY GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOU KNOW, SO I WOULD SUGGEST THE PLAN NEEDS TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS TWEAKS TO IT AND STUFF. BOTH TO SEE HOW WITH MULTIUNIT DEVELOPMENT YOU COULD INCLUDE MORE TREE COVER AND GREENERY AND STUFF. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, NOT REDUCING THE SETBACKS AND -- THERE CAN'T BE ANY TREES, AND HAVING SO MUCH OF THE SETBACKS BEING HARD COVER RATHER THAN GREENERY. JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT. BUT I THINK HAVING AN EITHER OR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THIS WHOLE PLAN IS SHORTSIGHTED. I THINK THE PLAN -- I'M NOT OPPOSED TO A, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY CENTERS OR TO THE IDEA OF, SAY, MOM AND POP -- THE SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF NEEDS TO CHANGE, BUT LET'S NOT -- LET'S NOT THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER. >> THANK YOU, MR. DAVE. IS SPEAKER 113 HERE, DALE? NO. SPEAKER 114. AWESOME, THANK YOU, LEO. FOLLOWED BY 115, ANDREA. >> COUNCILMEMBERS -- COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU EVERYONE IN THE ROOM FOR BEING HERE ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. I'M A RESIDENT OF MADISON PARK. BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. LIVED HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF STRENGTHENING THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. I'M EXCITED TO SEE MORE DENSITY COME TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MADISON PARK ISN'T EXACTLY THE BASTIAN OF WALKABILITY THAT SOME OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS MIGHT BE, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF BRINGING IN NEW BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN NEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IS A TRULY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US ALL TO SHAPE A SEATTLE THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US. I GREW UP ATTENDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MADRONA. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SEEING MORE DENSITY AS WELL. IT'S REALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I CHERISHED GROWING UP. AND THINKING ABOUT LETTING MORE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY JOIN IN THAT REALLY BEAUTIFUL PLACE IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT FRANKLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS. AND INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY IS THE KEY LEVER TO HELPING FIX OR MITIGATE -- SO PLEASE TAKE THISRARE OPPORTUNITY PUT IN FRONT OF YOU ALL, CONSIDER STRENGTHENING THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN SO IT MAKES THE CITY THAT I KNOW AND LOVE SOMEWHERE THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN JOIN IN WITH. >> THANK YOU, LEO. SPEAKER 115 -- SO SPEAKERS 115 TO 120. IF THAT IS YOU, PLEASE STAND UP. I GOT YOU, 115, PLEASE GET READY SO SPEAKERS 116 TO 120, PLEASE START LINING UP IN THE MIDDLE. GO AHEAD, ANDREA. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANDREA, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX. I WAS RECENTLY REDISTRICTED FROM SEVEN, SO ANYWAY, I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NORTH MAGNOLIA PROPOSAL. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, MAGNOLIA IS NOT JUST THE BOULEVARD FULL OF MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ENORMOUS MANSIONS. MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS DIVERSE. IT'S A MIXTURE OF RENTAL HOUSING, TOWNHOMES, CONDOS, AND MOSTLY, EXCEPT WHERE THEY'VE BEEN BULLDOZED BY THE DEVELOPERS, MODEST SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LIKE MINE. MY DOG WALKER LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY FAVORITE GROCERY CHECKER LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT REALLY IS A COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NORTH MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY CENTER IS ILL CONCEIVED. AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE COUNTERPROPOSAL FROM THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL, WHICH BALANCES INCREASED DENSITY -- AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE EVEN PROPOSED HIGHER HEIGHT LIMITS ALONG THE ONE ARTERIAL THAT WE DO HAVE, WHICH IS 34th -- WHILE BEING MORE MEASURED AND MODEST IN THE AREAS WHERE THE STREETS ARE ONE CAR ONLY STREETS. PUTTING VERY LARGE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON THOSE STREETS THAT ARE ONLY ONE CAR WIDE, CREATING CANYONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT, FOR EXAMPLE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ET CETERA. IT'S A POOR PLANNING IDEA. I'D ASK YOU, WE WANT DENSITY, WE WANT A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. WE THINK IT WOULD WORK FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST CONSIDER THE COUNTERPROPOSAL, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 116. 117, COLLIN CLAYTON UP NEXT. RACHEL, CYNTHIA, ASHLEY, AND JIM. >> HI, MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN, THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BE SEATTLE AND A REPRESENTER LIVING IN DISTRICT TWO. EXCLUSIONARY ZONING HAS CONSTRAINED OUR HOUSING SUPPLY WHILE DEMAND KEEPS RISING. ALLOWING MANY MORE HOMES CITYWIDE IS NECESSARY AND IT'S LONG OVERDUE. LIKE SO MANY OF THE RENTERS THAT I MEET THROUGH MY WORK, I AM AT RISK OF BEING PRICED OUT OF THE CITY. I WORKED FULL TIME FOR MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE, BUT I STILL NEED A ROOMMATE TO AFFORD HOUSING. I URGE YOU TO STRENGTH B THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT RENTERS, DISABLED PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT CAN REMAIN AND THRIVE. SERVICE WORKERS, ARTISTS, RETIREES, AND NONPROFIT WORKERS LIKE MY ROOMMATE AND ME NEED PROTECTION FROM DISPLACEMENT. THE DRAFT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FRAMEWORK DOESN'T INCLUDE NEW STRATEGIES, AND MOST OF THE TENANT SERVICES THE CITY CURRENTLY FUNDS TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT WEREN'T EVEN MENTIONED. IT LEAVES OUT SOME EXISTING RENTER PROTECTIONS THAT PREVENT DISPLACEMENT, INCLUDING THE ROOMMATE ORDINANCE, THE $10 LATE FEE CAP, AND THE BAN ONO TIS DELIVERY FEES. THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT FRAMEWORK MUST INCLUDE OUR EXISTING TENANT SERVICES AND RENTER PROTECTIONS. SEATTLE'S GROWTH SHOULD PROTECT THOSE MOST AT RISK AND SUPPORT WALKABLE, COMPLETE, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. WE NEED TO EXPAND ZONING FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE MORE, LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW DISPLACEMENT, HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS NEAR PARKS AND TRANSIT, NOT POLLUTED ARTERIALS. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS SHOULD BE EXPANDED CITYWIDE AND INCLUDE SOCIAL HOUSING TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED HOMES AND ADD SOMETHING MORE CONSERVATIVE LEANING. OOPS, SORRY, THANKS. >> SPEAKER 117, 118, 11 9, AND 120. SPEAKER 118? NO. SPEAKER 1 19? SPEAKER 120? I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. SPEAKERS 121 TO 130, IF YOU'RE 121 TO 130, IF YOU START GETTING READY, AND WE'LL GO BACK TO YOU, COLLEEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'M AN URBAN PLANNING MASTER STUDENT AND MIDDLE HOUSING ENTHUSIAST. BUILDING AN AFFORDABLE RENTAL LITERALLY IN MY BACKYARD -- AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE TO TAKE BOLD STEPS TOWARDS A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE IN LIGHT OF OUR NATIONAL HOUSING CRISIS. WE URGENTLY NEED MORE DIVERSE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE AT EVERY INCOME LEVEL TO ENSURE SEATTLE'S VAST OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO ALL, AND THAT STARTS WITH HOUSING WHICH STARTS WITH ZONING. I RECOGNIZE MY PRIVILEGE AS A WHITE HOME OWNER AND WOULD URGE THOSE WHO SPEAK FROM FEAR ABOUT INCREASED DENSITY TO REFLECT ON THE GOOD FORTUNE THAT FINANCES, HISTORY OF RACIAL KOV NANCE, OR SIMPLY GOOD TIMING ALLOWED THEM. CURRENT AND FUTURE SEATTLEITES DESERVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TOO. THE REALITY IS THAT RENTS AND ESPECIALLY HOME PRICES HAVE FAR OUTPACED INCOME AND MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE STUCK IN THE CYCLE OF RENTING, IF THEY'RE EVEN ABLE TO AFFORD THAT. THE BURDEN OF GROWTH SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO FALL ON HISTORICALLY RED LINED AREAS OR RESULT IN MORE SUBURBAN SPRAWL. FAR WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOR THE TREES, FOR THE ORCAS. UPZONING AND STRATEGIC DENSITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH MIXED USE AND RELAXED PARKING MINIMUMS SHOULD BE USED IN NEW AND EXPANDED NEIGHBORHOOD AND URBAN CENTERS, PARTICULARLY IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS AND NEAR TRANSIT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT RYAN DRISCOLL, SPEAKER 121 TO 130. SPEAKER 121, ARE YOU HERE? NO. HOW ABOUT SPEAKER 122? AWESOME. DAKOTA, 122. >> HEY THERE. I'M DAKOTA, A MAPLE LEAF RESIDENT, AND I'M HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE ZONING UPDATES IN THIS COMP PLAN. WE NEED MORE HOUSING AND ANY POLICY THAT DOESN'T SUPPORT THIS GOAL SIMPLY ISN'T GOOD GOVERNANCE. UPDATED ZONING IS KEY TO ACHIEVING THIS AND OFFERS MULTIPLE BENEFITS. IT GENERATES MORE TAX REVENUE PER PARCEL AND SUPPORTS THE CLIMATE BY SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND REDUCING SPRAWL. IT BOOSTS BUSINESS AND ATTRACTS NEW BUSINESS BY BRINGING PEOPLE CLOSER TO COMMERCIAL AREAS. IT ENCOURAGES TRANSIT USE, REDUCING CAR RELIANCE, AND IT HELPS SCHOOLS BY MAKING HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE AND ATTRACTING FAMILIES. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. ELIMINATE PARKING MINIMUMS TO REDUCE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GREEN SPACE, INCENTIVIZE NOVEL ARCHITECTURAL APPROACHES THAT RETAIN EXISTING TREES. RETAINING TREES OR NOT IS A POLICY CHOICE DRIVEN BY THE ZONING CODE AND OUR WILL TO PROTECT THEM. IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR TREE CANOPY, BE SMARTER ABOUT OUR POLICIES. INCENTIVIZE SMALL-SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED DEVELOPERS AND COLLECTIVE WHO IS WISH TO DEVELOP THEIR LANDS THEMSELVES. PERHAPS PROPERTY TAX CREDITS, ZONING BONUSES OR EXPEDITED PROCESSING OR BY SIMPLY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO -- WILLING TO TAKE SMALLER JOBS WITHOUT BUYING THE PROPERTY FROM THE LANDOWNER. AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, ADD MORE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONES. MAPLE LEAF, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S MOSTLY LR3 AND LR2. THERE'S ONLY A SMALL, SMALL PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER THAT IS NC, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE ONLY ADDING MORE HOUSING AND NOT MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMERCE. AND ALLOW COMMERCIAL USES ON MORE THAN JUST LITERAL CORNER LOTS. THAT'S JUST NONSENSE. WE CAN HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. GOOD HOUSING POLICY IS GOOD CLIMATE POLICY IS GOOD FISCAL POLICY. THANKS VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ERIC THORN, SPEAKER 123. 123 IS NOT HERE? OKAY, SPEAKER 124, ERIC? >> GOOD EVENING, OR I SUPPOSE, GOOD NIGHT. I'M A LIFELONG SEATTLEITE, LITERALLY NEVER LIVED ANYWHERE ELSE. I GREW UP IN WHAT IS NOW THE DISTRICT SEVEN CORNER OF MAGNOLIA WHERE MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS STILL LIVE. BUT I DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE, AND MY FAMILY, MY WIFE AND I MAY NOT EVER LIVE THERE. THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG FAMILIES LIKE ME IN SEATTLE. THE CHOICE HERE FOR US IS STARK, WE CAN MOVE TO FEDERAL WAY OR AS FAR AS WE CAN BEFORE THE MORTGAGE APPROVES OR WE STAY AT THE MERCY OF OUR LANDLORDS WHO JUST YESTERDAY SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THEY'RE RAISING MY RENT. MY WIFE AND I, HOWEVER, WE ARE IN SEATTLE STILL. WE'RE IN MOUNT BAKER, A HISTORICALLY RED LINED COMMUNITY, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE THE FACE OF DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION, BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING WHERE ALL OF THE HOUSING HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE RAINIER VALLEY IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THE PLACES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST DISPLACEMENT RISK. IF I WERE TO BE ABLE TO TRY AND LIVE WHERE I GREW UP IN MAGNOLIA, I WOULD NEED AN INCOME FOR JUST BASICALLY THE MOST ENTRY LEVEL HOME IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT $240,000 A YEAR. FOR PERSPECTIVE, MY PARENTS BOUGHT THEIR HOME IN 1993 FOR $283,000 TOTAL. WHICH IS $613,000 TODAY. THE SOLUTION IS CLEAR, TO SOLVE BOTH DISPLACEMENT AND MY PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVE WHERE I GREW UP AND MAKE SURE MY KIDS CAN LIVE CLOSE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS IS BUILD MORE HOUSING IN PLACES LIKE MAGNOLIA, WHETHER THAT BE THE NORTH MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY AREA, MAGNOLIA BRIDGE DENSITY AREA, OR IN THE MAGNOLIA VILLAGE. THINGS LIKE -- SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER STORES, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TO ALLOW FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEW HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT DREAM IS OUT OF LOVE FOR SEATTLE. AND I HOPE WE CAN DO THAT TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ERIC. NEXT WE HAVE SPEAKER 125, BEN. FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 126, IS 126 HERE? ALL RIGHT. >> MY NAME IS BEN. I LIVE IN BALLARD, AND I'VE LIVED IN THE SEATTLE AREA MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. IN 2020 THERE WAS AN UNBEARABLE WEEK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRE SPOKE. IN 2021 IT REACHED 108 DEGREES. TREES ARE GREAT, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. EVERYONE SUFFERED. THESE DISASTERS ARE GOING TO KEEP GETTING WORSE AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO RELY ON FOSSIL FUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION. THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP GETTING WORSE AS LONG AS OUR CITY LAWS DEMAND CAR OWNERSHIP. WHAT SEATTLE NEEDS RIGHT NOW IS MORE DENSITY. PUSHING DEVELOPMENT TO THE SUBURBS JUST MEANS THAT INSTEAD OF CUTTING DOWN A SINGLE TREE IN YOUR FRONT YARD, YOU'RE BULLDOZING ACRES OF NORSE THE CASCADES FOR MORE CAR-DEPENDENT SUBURBS. THAT'S NOT ENVIRONMENTALISM, THAT'S GREED. I'M PROUD TO LIVE CAR FREE IN THE CITY, BUT IT IS HARD. TRANSIT IS INFREQUENT AND SPARSE, RENT IS HIGH. MY LIFE IS BEING SHORTENED BY BREATHING CAR EXHAUST BECAUSE I'M FORCED TO LIVE ON AN ARTERIAL, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE BUILD APARTMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, MY FRIENDS ARE BEING PRICED OUT OF THE CITY, AND THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS VISIBLE TO EVERYONE. ALL THESE ISSUES WILL BE HELPED BY INCREASED DENSITY. TRANSIT FOLLOWS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO TRAFFIC IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING. PLEASE REMOVE THE BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE ANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. WE NEED INCREASED DENSITY EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK, YOU BEN. SPEAKER 126. AND JUST A REAL QUICK CHECK, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN HERE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? AWESOME, ALL RIGHT, LET'S POWER THROUGH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, 126 AND THEN 127 AND 128, 129, 130. PARDON ME? >> I'M 127, SORRY. IS 126 HERE? SID? DO NOT SEE SID. OKAY, 127, CAMERON. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS CAMERON, I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE. WE KNOW FROM OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE, APPARENTLY THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL, WE KNOW NOT ONLY FROM STUDIES BUT ALSO THE EXAMPLE OF OTHER AMERICAN CITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED HOUSING REFORMS THAT OUR UNPRECEDENTED HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS CRISES ARE CENTRALLY A PROBLEM OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. JUST LIKE THE GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS. AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE SHOWED UP TONIGHT TO ARGUE WHY WE SHOULDN'T ADD NEW CHAIRS TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I SYMPATHIZE, I GET IT. BUT ON BEHALF OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE I KNOW WHO ARE TRYING TO BUILD A FUTURE IN THIS CITY, IF OUR GOALS ARE BASED ON PRESERVING CHARACTER RATHER THAN BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS THEIR OWN KIDS AND GRANDKIDS IS -- IF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS ARE ABOUT FIGHT OVER INDIVIDUAL TREES, OVER AVOIDING CLEAR CUTTING FOREST, AND FORCING PEOPLE INTO HOURS LONG COMMUTES, THEN WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES WRONG. IF OUR HOUSING JUSTICE GOALS ARE ABOUT PROTECTING WELLTHY HOMEOWNERS FROM APARTMENTS RATHER THAN PROTECTING VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE FROM SLEEPING ON THE STREET, THEN WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES WRONG. SO TO BE CLEAR, I STRONGLY SUPPORT MANY OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE MAYOR'S ONE SEATTLE PLAN, BUT THE NUMBERS SAY THE PLAN DOES NOT MEET THE MOMENT. I SUPPORT INCLUDING ALLOWING FOURPLEXES CITYWIDE AND THE CREATION OF NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE PROPOSED CENTERS AND ADD NEW ONES IN HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALLOW FOR STACKED FLATS ON ALL LOTS NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT AND TO EXPAND THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS CITYWIDE WITH A SIMILAR BONUS FOR LOW RIDE ZONES. THE LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE SHOULD DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE CRISIS RATHER THAN SHRINKING BACK AND MAKING EXCUSES. PLEASE DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A MORE VIBRANT AND LIVABLE CITY FOR THOSE OF US WHO PLAN TO >> SPEAKER 128? FELICIA? SPEAKER 129? AWESOME. AND THEN 130. I'M SO MY NAME IS ADAM AND I'M A PROUD HOMEOWNER AND I'M HERE TO URGE THE COUNSEL TO PASS THE OLDEST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. THE CITY AND REGION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE A GREAT ECONOMY, WONDERFUL NATURAL RESOURCES AND RICK ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. I HOPE THAT THIS COUNSEL RECOGNIZES WE NEED TO CAPTURE THE LION'S SHARE OF GROWTH WITH IN SEATTLE BY OF SELLING AND INCREASING DENSITY TO ENSURE THAT TAX DOLLARS GOING TO OUR CITY SERVICES LIKE TRANSIT AND HOUSING THAT WE SO DESPERATELY NEED. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE TREES. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY, BECAUSE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS PUSHING THAT GROWTH OUT AND CLEARCUTTING THOUSANDS OF TREES. PEOPLE RALLY TO SAVE A SINGLE TREE, BUT THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SEE THE THOUSANDS BEING CUT OUT ON THE MARGINS . I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND URGE YOU TO KEEP IT. MAPLELEAF IS A GREAT MENTAL ¿ NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAS GREAT RESTAURANTS. I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE THERE BUT SO MANY ARE NOT. WE NEED TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR ALL SO THAT FAMILIES CAN START THEIR LIVES HERE. AND SO SMALL BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE BY HAVING MORE CUSTOMERS AND A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE DO NOT HAVE THE TRANSIT OR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT. I SAY BUILD MORE TRANSIT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I WANT THE 67 US TO RUN MORE OFTEN AND I WANT A BUS GOING TO NORTHGATE. WE CAN BUILD BETTER THINGS AND WE CAN HAVE BETTER THINGS AND I KNOW THAT THIS CENTER AND ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WILL MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE AND FOR EVERYONE. SO IN CONCLUSION, PLEASE KEEP THE MAPLE LEAF CENTER AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THE CLIMATE IN THE CITY TOO. THANK YOU. >>> NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO ONLINE SPEAKERS. I CAN SEE RICHARD ELLISON. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND A NEW YOURSELF. >> RICHARD, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CALLER AND MOVE ON TO RICHARD. >> SARAH SCOTT? PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. SARAH SCOTT. >> HELLO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS PLAN DOES NOT HELP THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROBLEM, AT LEAST NOT ALONG NORTHEAST 45th STREET. I GREW UP IN SEATTLE AND I LOVE IT TO MY CORE. BUT I HAVE BEEN PRICED OUT OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING MARKET MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT THIS PLAN WOULD GIVE A CHANCE FOR A BARISTA TO BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE. SORRY TO SAY, THIS IS RUBBISH. I AM A BARISTA, A SINGLE MOM OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY, AND I DO NOT >> SORRY, ANYWAY. I AM A BRISTOW, A SINGLE MOM OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY. I DO NOT WISH THE PLAN ON ANYONE. I KNOW I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ANY OF THE LIVING SPACES PROPOSED ON NORTHEAST 45th STREET. THERE IS JUST NO WAY. IT IS TRULY SICKENING TO THINK ABOUT HOW MANY TREES AND HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE SEATTLE WOULD LOSE WITH THIS PLAN, SO PLEASE SNUB THE DEVELOPERS. THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT ADVISES URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SEATTLE HAS MANY REAL URBAN AREAS THAT ARE BEING OVERLOOKED. OVER YEARS OF ATTENDING COUNSEL MEETINGS, IT IS MY OBSERVATION THAT IF YOU HAVE A TURNOUT OF THIS MANY PEOPLE, SO MANY CONCERNED RESIDENTS AND SOME MAY CONCERN PEOPLE, THAT THERE IS USUALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PLAN. AND IT CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY LOOK AT AND REDONE. ONE SMALL SUGGESTION MIGHT BE TO FOCUS ON COTTAGE CLUSTERS LIKE PORTLAND IS DOING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A NICE EVENING. >>> WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO RICHARD ELLISON. AFTER RICHARD ELLISON WILL BE JORDAN HUME. >> HELLO? >> HI, PLEASE START. >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS RICHARD ELLISON AND I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE SINCE 1981, BUT I'M CURRENTLY A RETIRED ADJUNCT BIOLOGY PROFESSOR AND I BOUGHT MY HOUSE -- PAID THE MORTGAGE. IF WE CAN SAVE TREES BY BUILDING, WHY NOT? THE ARGUMENT IS BEING FABRICATED BY -- IF WE CAN BUILD HOUSING WITH TREES, WHY NOT? OVER MANY DECADES ONE OF THE CORE -- ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. BUT SOMEHOW -- COMP PLAN. WHY? BECAUSE DEVELOPERS FELT THREATENED AND NOW WE ARE LOSING OUR BIG TREES AND -- LOSING ALL THE TREES. WE CAN BARELY -- WHERE ARE THE KIDS SUPPOSED TO PLAY? WHY CAN'T SEATTLE SUPPORT -- LIKE PORTLAND OREGON? 2020, ALSO REQUIRED 20% OF THE LOT BE SAVED FOR MOST FAMILIES AND TO BE SAVED IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS. NOW OUR CURRENT -- NO SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? THEY SAY WELL, IMPACTS COULD BE AVOIDED OR MEDICATED THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESSES, BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY A FALSE PRACTICE AND THEY ADMIT THAT THE MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL LOT -- 80% OF THE TREE CANOPY -- AND IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I SEE BIG 40 INCH DIAMETER TREES, CONIFERS IN CORNERS OF THE LOT THAT ARE STILL PERMITTED TO BE CUT BY DEVELOPERS EVEN PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTS SHOWED THAT JUST MOVING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING OVER A LITTLE BIT WOULD SAVE THE TREE. BUT THE DEVELOPERS JUST -- OTHER NEIGHBORS TRYING TO SAVE LARGE DIAMETER TREES. THE EDGE OF THE LOT SHOULD NOT BE LOST TO A BAD DESIGN PLANNING. THE CITY SHOULD HAVE AN ABILITY TO ADD ALTERNATIVES BY DESIGN. HOW MUCH SPACE DO WE NEED -- >> NEXT IS JORDAN HUME FOLLOWED BY RUBY HOLLAND. >> HI, MY NAME IS JORDAN HUME AND I AM A RESIDENT OF CAPITOL HILL. I'M GOING TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE PLAN AND A SEPARATE DENSITY AND HOUSING OPTION -- IN THE 10 YEARS SINCE I HAVE MOVED TO SEATTLE, HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF LIVING IN -- EACH ONE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CHARMS. BUT IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE, OVER THE YEARS AS A RENTER, I AM FAR FROM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD TO COVER THE PRICE OF RENT, THE TINY BASEMENT STUDIOS, AND LIVING ONLY ALONG LOUD AND SOMETIME UNSAFE ROADS. LIKE MANY RENTERS, I HAVE WATCHED THE IDEA OF HOMEOWNERSHIP GROW INCREASINGLY OUT OF REACH. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A PLACE ON THE HILL, HOWEVER SMALL, BUT I REGRET THAT FOR MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IT IS NOT AN OPTION. I ALSO PARTICULARLY REGRET THAT MANY PEOPLE , ESPECIALLY TRANS MEN AND WOMEN WANT TO MOVE TO A CITY LIKE SEATTLE FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY AND TO FIND HOUSING PRIMITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND THAT IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL. I REGULARLY SEE SOCIAL MEDIA VOICING THESE CONCERNS AND REALLY WISH THEY COULD AFFORD TO MOVE TO SEATTLE. AND WE WILL NEVER ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE FIRST. WE NEED URGENT ACTION. RUNS ARE ACTUALLY FALLING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING HOUSING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND LOTS OF IT. THERE IS NO SECRET SAUCE OTHER THAN SIMPLY BUILDING HOUSING. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR US TO SLOW DOWN AND REVIEW. TREES DO NOT SHELTER AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS HOMES AND COMMUNITIES DO. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNSEL TO MAINTAIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE PLAN AND TO CONTINUE FOCUSING ON BUILDING AS MUCH HOUSING AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> OUR NEXT CALLER IS RUBY HOLLAND, AND THEN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WILL SHIFT. BE? >> MY NAME IS RUBY HOLLAND. IN 2023 THE CITY COUNSEL APPROVED A BILL TO SEE IF MHA WAS CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE MAYOR VETOED IT AND IN 2023, AS A RESULT OF THE LAWSUIT, BOTH MAYORS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MHA COULD NOT PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SEATTLE -- AND IN A 2015 DEBATE RECORDED ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, CANDIDATE ROB JOHNSON EXPLAINED THAT UP VOTING WOULD ALLOW TAXES FOR HIGHEST AND BEST USE TO ENCOURAGE TURNOVER. TARGETED UP VOTING OF THE WORKING CLASS -- THOUSANDS OF WORKING-CLASS HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS INTENTIONALLY. THIS COMP PLAN CONTINUES TO UPLOAD WORKING-CLASS HOMEOWNERS WHO ENCOURAGE OUR DISPLACEMENT AND DISPLACEMENT PLAN AT THIS TAX RELIEF IS INADEQUATE. THE MAYOR'S BIG EXECUTIVE ORDER DELIVERED AT THE LAST MINUTE BLAMED HIS DEVELOPER FRIENDS FOR A PROBLEM HE CREATED , CONTAINS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT AND MORE OF THE SAME QUICK GRAB PIE CHARTS AND MONITORING PROGRAMS THAT FAILED US WITH MHA. THE MAYOR REMAINS COMMITTED TO MAKE SEATTLE A TECH CITY TO FULFILL PAUL ALLEN'S VISION, LET'S -- UP VOTING TO OBTAIN LOTS AND TO BUILD MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES, MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES FOR THE RICH. HE DOES NOT WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE. I FULLY SUPPORT EACH C1110, WHICH WILL NOT DISPLACE HOMEOWNERS , BUT ENCOURAGES HOMEOWNERS TO CREATE HOUSING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. PLEASE REJECT THIS PLAN FOR CONTINUING TO COST MORE TO RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS ALIKE, AND NOT HAVING AN ADEQUATE -- >> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILL BISHOP . >> HI, MY NAME IS WILL BISHOP AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN LAKE CITY IN DISTRICT 5 AND I SUPPORT A BOLD CONFERENCE OF PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE HOUSING IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY A TOWNHOUSE IN THE CITY, AND I WANT OTHERS TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY, BUT TOO MANY FAMILIES ARE BEING PRICED OUT OF OUR CITY, OUT OF SEATTLE. THE REASON IS SIMPLE, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH HOUSING. FOR TOO LONG THE ZONING LAWS HAVE RESTRICTED SUPPLY WHILE DEMAND CONTINUES TO INCREASE , CREATING INTENSE COMPETITION FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF HOMES AND DRIVING UP PRICES. WE NEED MORE HOUSING AND WE NEED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ALLOWS IT. THIS IS WHAT EVERY CITY SHOWS, INCREASING SUPPLY BRINGS DOWN PRICES. IT DOES WORK. THE MAYOR'S ONE SEATTLE PLAN IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD ALLOWING FOR PLEX IS CITYWIDE AND CREATES NEW URBAN CENTERS THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SEATTLE'S HOUSING CRISIS AND THE CITY COUNSEL SHOULD PASS THIS PLAN OR EXPANDED, NOT WATER IT DOWN. EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD HAVE MORE HOUSING, INCLUDING HISTORICALLY WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM PREVIOUS ROUNDS OF UP ZONING. WE NEED TO ALLOW MORE HOUSING IN THE EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT IS HOW WE AVOID DISPLACEMENT IN OTHER AREAS. AND SO, I KEEP HEARING OTHER PEOPLE SAYING I SUPPORT MORE HOUSING, BUT YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE IS MORE IMPORTANT, NO, NOT SLOW DOWN, DO NOT WATER DOWN THE PLAN. WE NEED TO PASS THIS PLAN NOW AND STOP BANNING THE HOUSING WE NEED FROM BEING BUILT. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE REBECCA LEVINE AND THEN JAMES PETERSON. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REBECCA LEVINE AND I LIVE AT THE BORDER OF THE -- NEIGHBORHOOD. IN 2011 I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO LOCK IN A FAVORABLE MORTGAGE SO I COULD LIVE IN A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH GREAT PARKS AND BEING NEAR THE LIGHT RAIL STATION WHEN IT OPENED. SINCE THEN, HOME PRICES AND RENTS HAVE SKYROCKETED BECAUSE OUR CITY HAS GROWN BY 26% IN THAT PERIOD AND OUR HOUSING SUPPLY HAS NOT KEPT PACE. BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING SCARCITY THAT IS BAKED INTO OUR CURRENT ZONING, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCUMULATE A LOT OF WEALTH AS OUR HOME VALUE HAS GONE UP AND SOME NEIGHBORS CANNOT AFFORD THE RENTS AND OTHERS CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A HOME AND MORE PEOPLE PUSHED OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND DON'T TELL MY BOSS, BUT I'M IN A PHASE OF LIFE WHERE I'M LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTUAL RETIREMENT .11 ONE OF THE MOST WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT MY HOME WAS NOT BUILT FOR AGING. I'M WORRIED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND A MORE ACCESSIBLE HOME LIKE A STACKED FLAT THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO STAY HERE AS I GET OLDER. I HAVE THREE ASKS FOR ALL OF YOU. FIRST, KEEP THE 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE PLAN, ESPECIALLY RAVENNA AND MAPLE LEAF. IT IS LONG PAST TIME FOR HISTORICALLY WHITE NORTHEAST SEATTLE TO FULLY OPEN OUR DOORS TO OUR FAIR SHARE OF NEW NEIGHBORS. NEWCOMERS BRING NEW ENERGY AND LEAD TO MORE AMENITIES THAT BENEFIT LONG-TERM RESIDENTS LIKE ME. WE NEED TO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HOUSING IN RAVENNA, MAPLE LEAF AND WEDGEWOOD AND OTHER AREAS THAT ARE HIGH OPPORTUNITY -- SECOND, PLEASE ELIMINATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING FROM THE ROOSEVELT URBAN CENTER IN THE PLAN, AND UP ZONE THAT AREA FOR MORE HOUSING. THIS PART OF THE ROOSEVELT CENTER PROVIDES THE BEST OXIMETRY TO LIGHT RAIL AND THE PARK AS WELL AS THE HIGH SCHOOL AS MANY PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN CLOSE WALKING DISTANCE TO THESE AMENITIES. WE NEED MANY MORE HOMES HERE, NOT JUST FOR THOSE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE ABLE TO BUY OVER A DECADE AGO OR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD 1 MILLION OR TWO MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES. >> WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE TALKING TO JAMES PETERSON AND AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, WE ARE AT REMOTE SPEAKER NUMBER 32. JAMES? JAMES PETERSON? PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON AND GO ON TO JAMES. THANK YOU. >> HI, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JAMES AND I'M A CONSTITUENT IN DISTRICT 5. I'M CALLING IN TO SPEAK ABOUT MITIGATION AND BY THAT I MEAN THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE OF PLAN DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO PLAN FOR MORE NEIGHBORS. AS IT STANDS NOW, THE CURRENT PLAN IS A COMPROMISE. THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WE SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR WHO WILL BE COMING FOR JOBS AS CLIMATE REFUGEES AND TRANS HEALTHCARE REFUGEES AND CLIMATE INDUCED WAR AND STRIFE IN THE NEXT DECADES TO COME. WE IMMEDIATELY NEED MORE HOUSING. ESPECIALLY IN LOW-DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER THROUGH RACIAL AND ECONOMIC SEGREGATION AND IMMENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION -- LIFESTYLES FOR DECADES. AFTER PERFORMING THIS DESTRUCTION, NOW THEY HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TRICKLE DOWN A TREE PLAN, PRESERVE THEIR TREES, THEY SAY, AND BUILD ELSEWHERE, AND THE TREE BENEFITS, WHICH WILL TRICKLE DOWN TO EVERYONE ELSE AND IT HAPPENS THAT THIS PRESERVATION LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE SEGREGATION. I SAY THAT WE NEED REAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION, BUILDING DENSE HOUSING AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE IN EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS WINDEMERE AND WE HAVE MAPLE LEAF OR WHERE THERE IS THE LEAST RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT. HIGH QUALITY THAT IS SEALED AND FILTERED AGAINST SMOKE IN PUBLIC ¿ POLLUTION AND IMPROVE ALL CENTERS AND ADD BACK CENTERS IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE PARK. UP ZONE ALL AREAS WITHIN A 15 MINUTE WALK AND FINALLY, I HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW THE BILL WITH THE HOUSING DEVELOPERS MIXED INCOME LOT, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE NOW AT GARRETT MOORE, NUMBER 34. REMOTE SPEAKER. GARRETT? >> IT EVENING, COUNSEL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. I LIVE IN CENTRAL DISTRICT, SO I AM A CONSTITUENT OF COUNCILMAN HOLLINGSWORTH, YES, THE NICEST PERSON ON COUNSEL. I LOVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE, FROM GREENWOOD TO WEST SEATTLE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SQUIRE PARK , BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER IS THE PEOPLE, AND THE PEOPLE NEED HOMES. SEATTLE CONTINUES TO GROW, BUT THAT GROWTH IS AN EQUITABLE AND LEAVING MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS BEHIND. LEAVING MOST COST BURDENED BY RENT, OR IF YOU ARE LUCKY, A MORTGAGE. THAT UNCHECKED GROWTH HAS DISPLACED HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, -- LEGACY HOMES IN THE CID. THE CURRENT COMP PLAN DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY, IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY OR FIGHT DISPLACEMENT. I URGE THE COUNSEL TO BE BRAVE, BE BOLD, AND ALIGN POLICY WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE HUGE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT IN THE COMP PLAN WITH SMALL CHANGES. FOR EXAMPLE, EXPAND THE DENSITY BONUS CITYWIDE, EXPAND AND ADD MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AROUND TRANSIT, COMMIT TO AND EVENTUALLY INVEST IN NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROVEN STRATEGIES LIKE THE PILOT. LET'S MAKE SEATTLE A MORE AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITY. LET'S MAKE A COMP PLAN UPDATE FOR THE PEOPLE. THINK. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REBECCA BROOKE AND THEN BACK TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS BECCA AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 2 IN THE CENTER. I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING COUNSEL FOR ALL THE ENGAGEMENT THEY ARE DOING AND ALSO THE THREE YEARS LEADING UP TO THIS. ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS AND THE DRAFT COMMENT PERIOD HAVE DIRECTLY INFORMED THE MAYOR'S PLAN. A BROAD COALITION OF RESIDENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES AND CLIMATE ADVOCATES CAME FORWARD AND THAT INPUT IS WHAT INFORMS THE LIST OF 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THAT YOU SEE TODAY. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT A PLAN WHICH ENSURES SMART WELL-PLANNED COMMUNITIES ENHANCES WORKABILITY, AND MAKES NEIGHBORHOODS MORE INCLUSIVE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND WE NEED A PLAN THAT ALLOWS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GROW ORGANICALLY IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO GROW AND NEW NEIGHBORS TO MOVE HERE. WE NEED THEM TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO WALK TO A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP OR TO THE GROCERY STORE. WE NEED A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES SINCE SEATTLE HAS TWO THIRDS OF THIS AREA IN RESTRICTIVE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING, THIS MEANS ADDING ALL 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND INCREASING THE ALLOWABLE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS GROWTH DOES NOT HAVE TO STRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE COULD AMEND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS APPROPRIATELY AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STREETSCAPES AND SIDEWALKS WILL HAPPEN AS NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AND YES, EVEN PLANTING NEW TREES. THAT MEANS MORE IMPACT FEES AND TAX REVENUES TO INVEST IN SCHOOLS, TRANSIT AND PARKS. AS A LISTEN TO MY NEIGHBORS HERE TONIGHT, I'M STRUCK BY HOW WE ALL AGREE ON THE BIG NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CLIMATE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES, EVEN IF WE DISAGREE ON HOW TO GET THERE. THAT IS OKAY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS HOW WE BALANCE THESE ISSUES ALLOWING THEM TO BE IN SEATTLE SUPPORTS OVERALL TREE CANOPIES BY PROTECTING CONNECTED ECOSYSTEMS AND OPEN SPACE IN THE REGION. THIS DENSITY IS KEY TO MAKING THE PRODUCTION GOAL -- PLEASE ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS WELCOMING NEW NEIGHBORS INTO THE RICH SERVICES AND INCREASING DENSITY IN A CITY THAT PROTECTS -- >> WE HAVE ONE LAST SPEAKER FOR REMOTE. >> JUST A QUICK REMINDER, THE GARAGE CLOSES IN 10 MINUTES. THE GARAGE ACROSS THE STREET CLOSES. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE JAMES PETERSON. AS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER. PRESS STAR SIX, JAMES. ALL RIGHT. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. I WAS A NEW TEAM TOO EARLY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK FOR AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN THAT WANT A PLACE FOR THEM TO PLAY OUTSIDE. THE TRUTH BEHIND THESE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, THEY ARE PURPOSELY CITED ON THE MOST MODEST AREAS OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS PLACING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUTTING THE LAND INTO THE HANDS OF DEVELOPERS. I LIVE IN MAGNOLIA. NOT THE MAGNOLIA THAT IS RICH, HAS WALLED GATES AND GARDENS, EXPENSIVE CARS AND HIGH-TECH JOBS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MODEST 900 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES BUILT IN THE 40s, 50s. THE PLOT WILL BE EVENTUALLY DEMOLISHED AND ARE ACTUALLY MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIGENERATIONAL, FILLED WITH MANY ELDERLY AND DISABLED. THE VERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING YOU ARE TRYING TO INCREASE. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A TRUE SENSE COMMUNITY, YOUNG FAMILIES HELPING THE ELDERLY, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS ON EVERY HOUSE AND HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN TRICK-OR-TREATING ON EACH BLOCK. AND SUMMER LOCK PARTIES. THIS WILL BE DESTROYED BY HUGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THE REASON REZONING ENABLE DEVELOPERS TO KNOCKDOWN THESE AFFORDABLE HOMES AND BUILD MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR HOMES IS PUTTING TWO MORE BUILDINGS PER A LOT. THIS IS DONE IN THE NAME OF AFFORDABILITY. IT IS HARDLY AFFORDABLE BUT DEFINITELY BENEFITS THE DEVELOPERS AND IS A TAX GRABBED BY THE CITY. NOW WE ARE GOING TO ENACT EVEN MORE EXTREME REZONING WITH THE SAME LINE OF AFFORDABILITY. AND WHY BUILDING IN THE AREA WHEN CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE BUSINESSES AND A COUPLE OR TWO OR THREE DEPARTMENTS AND NO INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANS TO REMOVE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FAMILY HOMES THAT WILL BE DESTROYED IN THIS. THE MAGNOLIA BUSINESS DISTRICT IS LOCATED OVER ONE MILE AWAY FROM THE PROPOSED NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND DOES NOT HAVE FIVE STORIES. INTERBAY, WHICH IS ON A DIRECT BUFF LINE BUILDS HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS BUT NOT BEEN UTILIZED. SKYSCRAPERS ARE EMPTY. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS , AND PACKS IN THE SMALL MILES FAMILIES WILL BE KICKED OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HE CITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED -- >> THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER IN THE SETPOINT WE WILL PICK BACK UP REMOTE SPEAKERS BEGINNING WITH NUMBER 37, REMOTE SPEAKER NUMBER 37, THANK YOU. >> IT IS 9:53. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO SPEAKERS 131 THROUGH 140. PLEASE STAND UP. AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WAITING WITH US. WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE ALICIA. FOLLOWED BY 132, 133, THE WAY DOWN TO 140. GO AHEAD. >> HI, MY NAME IS ALICIA AND I LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL. IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LOVE THOROUGHLY. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE I CAN TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL TO WORK AND WANT TO VOLUNTEER PARK, WHERE I VOLUNTEER AT THE CONSERVATORY. I CAN TAKE MY BUS TO THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE IN PIONEER SQUARE WHERE I WORK I AM PART OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY. AND AT VOLUNTEER PARK I'M PART OF THE PLANTS COMMUNITY. I REALLY LOVE TREES, YOU GUYS. AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FUTURE IN THIS CITY, CURRENTLY I CANNOT IMAGINE IT. ME AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS SAME THING. I'M IN MY MID-30s, ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE IN OUR 30s AND WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE DO NOT WANT TO BE RENTERS FOREVER, BUT ALSO WE DO NOT WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE CITY. MY FRIENDS ARE HERE AND MY COMMUNITY AND JOB IS HERE. EVERYTHING I LOVE IS HERE. I ALSO WANT TO STAY ROOTED TO THIS PLACE. AND MY DREAM FOR SEATTLE, AND THE CHARM ICY FOR SEATTLE, IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE CHARM THAT I SEE IS A THRIVING 12th AVENUE WHERE THERE ARE SHOPS AND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WITH COFFEE IN A REUSABLE CUP. I REALLY LOVE THE FARMERS MARKET. ONE DAY I HOPE THAT I CAN AFFORD TO BUY THINGS FROM THERE. THIS IS THE CITY THAT I KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE . MY DREAM HOUSE IS NOT A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE. MY DREAM HOME IS A FLAT THAT HAS INSTEAD OF A PARKING SPACE, A COMMUNAL COURTYARD WHERE WE ALL GET TO ADORE THE BEAUTIFUL MAGNOLIA AS IT BLOOMS IN THE SPRING. THIS IS MY DREAM, AND I KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR US. WE MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE SOME SACRIFICES, BUT WE CAN MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER, 132 FOLLOWED BY -- AWESOME, NORA. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR STICK IN IT OUT. I LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO PROVIDE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE AT EVERY INCOME LEVEL IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CURRENT CONFERENCE OF PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT ALLOWING MORE KINDS OF HOUSING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL MAKE IT MORE LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHEN I TALK TO MY NEIGHBORS, HOW MUCH THEY SAY THEY LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO WALK TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO THE PHARMACY, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE PARK. I LOVE THAT I LIVE ON A QUIET SIDE STREET BUT I AM VERY CLOSE TO THE BUS. AND I REALLY LOVE THAT WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF HOUSING JUMBLED TOGETHER, FROM THE AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME TO THE CONDOS THAT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILT A FEW BLOCKS SOUTH AND THE DUPLEXES AND EVEN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. SO I WANT TO ASK THE CITY COUNSEL TO DO A FEW THINGS, FIRST, EXPAND THE DENSITY BONUS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MAKE IT LARGER, APPLY IT TO ALL ZONES INCLUDING LOWRISE ZONES, AND RESTRUCTURE THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THE TRADITIONAL DEVELOPERS ARE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPERS AND LAND TRUSTS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. A SECOND, EXPAND THE TRANSIT ZONE FOR A FEW MINUTES IN EITHER DIRECTION SO PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN LIVE NEAR TRANSIT BUT NOT DIRECTLY ON BUSY ARTERIALS. THIRD, PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND CREATE NEW ONES NEAR PARKS. I'M SO EXCITED THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK TO DISCOVERY PARK. AND TO MAGNUS AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO MAGNUS AND STEWART PARK. AND ELIMINATE PARKING MANDATES AND ALLOW STACKED FLAT -- >> I'M SORRY, I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. SPEAKER 133, MARK. 134? 133? OH, IS MARK YEAR, 133? NO? OKAY, ALEXANDER, 134. AWESOME. >> I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AND GO FURTHER THAN THE PROPOSED PLAN. WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER FIRST IMMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY FROM IRAQ AS A SINGLE MOTHER SHE AND MY MOM FOUND HOUSING AT ONE OF THE FEW PARTS OF NORTH CAPITOL HILL THAT ACTUALLY HAS A DENSITY. WITH CHANGES IN BOTH THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND THE CLIMATE OF OUR WORLD, WE NEED TO BE READY TO ACCEPT MORE PEOPLE MOVING TO SEATTLE LIKE MY FAMILY DID. AS A RESIDENT OF SOUTH SEATTLE I AM ACUTELY AWARE OF THE NEED FOR NEIGHBORS IN NORTH SEATTLE TO TAKE ON THEIR FAIR SHARE OF DEVELOPMENT. A FEW REMOVES THE DENSITY, THAT DEMAND IS GONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO PRIMARILY TO TWO PLACES, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN HISTORICALLY REDLINED AND RACIALLY DIVERSE PARTS OF SEATTLE. THESE PARTS OF SEATTLE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF POLLUTION AND THE LOWEST LEVELS OF TREE CANOPY EXISTING CURRENTLY. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO ENFORCE DENSITY IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SHOULDERED A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF IT. THE OTHER PLACE DEMAND HAS GONE IS TO SUBURBAN SPRAWL. AS DEMAND CONTINUES, DEVELOPERS ARE CLEARCUTTING FORESTS FOR FAR-FLUNG DEVELOPMENTS, EXACERBATING TRAFFIC AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS. THE SUBURBS ARE WORSE THAN ANY FIVE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING AND OFTEN HOUSE A SIMILAR NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WE NEED TO GO FURTHER THAN THIS PLAN TO ENSURE PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE ACCESS TO THE EXISTING TREE CANOPIES IN SEATTLE. WE NEED TO GO FURTHER THAN THIS PLAN TO PREVENT CLEARCUTTING OF THE FORESTS THAT SURROUND OUR CITY IN EXCHANGE FOR SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WE NEED TO GO FURTHER TO ENSURE WE RIGHT THE WRONGS OF THE PAST BY INCREASING DENSITY OUTSIDE OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND WE NEED TO GO FURTHER TO ENSURE ALL SEATTLEITES, THOSE WHO LIVE HERE CURRENTLY AND OUR FUTURE NEIGHBORS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. DENSITY DOES NOT GUARANTEE AFFORDABILITY, BUT A LACK OF DENSITY GUARANTEES AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. >> DO WE HAVE SPEAKER 135? AND, JUST A HEADS UP, SO WE JUST GOT THE WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SNOW AND SLEET IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WHAT WE CAN TRY TO DO, BECAUSE I DO WANT OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO GET HOME SAFE AND YOU ALL AS WELL. SO I'M TRYING TO DO THIS AS BEST WE CAN. IN A WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE WAITING HERE A LONG TIME. WE CAN TRY TO POWER THROUGH AS FAST AS WE CAN AND NICE EVERYONE HERE. WE WILL TRY TO RECOGNIZE EVERYONE HERE AND WE WILL MOVE THE TIME DOWN TO ABOUT ONE MINUTE SO WE CAN GET THROUGH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW THAT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ALL WANT TO HEAR, BUT I SEE A LOT OF THUMBS UP, I APPRECIATE IT. LET'S PUT IT DOWN TO ONE MINUTE AND WE WILL POWER THROUGH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN. IF YOU HAD A CAR IN THE GARAGE, UNFORTUNATELY YOU ARE ONE MINUTE TOO LATE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO GET IT. WE WILL START WITH NUMBER 135. >> YEAH, HI, MY NAME IS M MILLER. I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT BRIEF. I HAVE AN ANGRY CAT WAITING AT HOME AND I HAVE TO BE QUICK AND IT IS MY BELIEF EVERYONE LOVES SEATTLE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEM BUT THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES IN WHAT WE BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD BE. I BELIEVE IT IS A METROPOLIS OF AND SPACES, MUSIC, CREATIVITY AND INDUSTRY FOR ALL. THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS THE RIGHT IDEA BUT NOT THE ADEQUATELY MET NEEDS OF ALL ITS CITIZENS. 50% OF RESIDENTS ARE RENTERS WHILE MANY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CLOSED OFF TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEOWNERS ONLY. WE CAN VISIT THEM, BUT WE CANNOT LIVE IN THEM. IF THE GOALS ARE TO CREATE ANEMIC URBAN CENTERS AND DENSE HOUSING, IT SHOULD NOT BE RELEGATED TO THE AREAS ALREADY URBANIZED BUT CITYWIDE REGARDLESS OF INCOME BRACKET. AND TO ALL THOSE WORRIED ABOUT THE LOOK OF MODERN BOXY APARTMENTS, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THAT THEY LOOK EITHER, BUT THEY DON'T ALL HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THAT. SEATTLE CAN PARTNER WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS, THOSE WHO DO NOT FOCUS ON BUILDING LUXURY BUILDINGS, OR WE COULD FUND SMALLER HOUSING -- >> THANK YOU. THAT IS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GET TO YOUR ANGRY CAT. HELLO, RILEY. WE HAVE 136, 137 OR EXCUSE ME, 136 THROUGH 140. RILEY? >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS RILEY AND I LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE BOLDEST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH WAS THE MOST POPULAR OPTION DURING THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. I HAVE HEARD CONCERN ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, BUT THE CHARACTER OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT ABOUT ITS PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES. MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHARACTER IS NOT IN THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS WERE THE SIZE OF THE FRONT YARDS ARE IN THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FOR CARS. MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHARACTER IS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, NOT THE BUILDINGS THEY LIVE IN, THE PEOPLE, AND WE ARE ALREADY PRICING THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL THE OTHERS. IF WE DO NOT ALLOW CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN THE REAL NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, THE PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FORCED OUT. EACH OF YOU SAID WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS, SO LET'S ACT LIKE IT. BUILDING DRAMATICALLY MORE HOMES IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT PEOPLE PRICED OUT TODAY. PLEASE STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> 137? >> I LIVE AND RENT IN WEST SEATTLE AND I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU STRENGTHEN THE COMP PLAN. MY NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE UP ZONED AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS GOOD TO BE LOOKING AT EXTRA OPTIONS AND WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE THERE AND NOT BE PRICED OUT. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I WANT MORE NEIGHBORS TO SHARE IT WITH BECAUSE HOLDING DENSELY IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAN URBAN SPRAWL. GIVE US THE COMP PLAN THAT SPEAKS TO HOW MUCH HOUSING SEATTLE NEEDS TO BUILD. PLEASE RESTORE THE ORIGINAL ZONING PROPOSAL, AND IF YOU CANNOT DO THAT, PLEASE DO NOT CUT ANYTHING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 138? AND THEN 139 IF YOU WANT TO JUMP OVER THERE. AND THEN 130. >> I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AFFORD HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT AND CAPITOL HILL AND QUEEN MAN. I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO WALK OR GRAB A BUS TO WORK OR TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES OR TWO VISIT MY FRIENDS AND TO ATTEND DANCE CLASSES AND EVEN TO COME HERE TODAY AND TO DO SO MUCH MORE AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I LIVE AS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT MORE OF MY NEIGHBORS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THIS VERSION OF WHAT SEATTLE COULD BE AND THE LIVELY WELCOMING COMMUNITIES THAT WE COULD HAVE IF WE HAD MORE HOMES FOR EVERYONE AND WAYS TO GET THERE. THIS IS A PROMISING OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS REALITY POSSIBLE AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE CONNECTED EQUITABLE CITY FOR ALL. I SUPPORT THE PROPOSALS, INCLUDING THE CITYWIDE ALLOWANCE FOR FOUR PLEX IS IN THE CREATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. I BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE A GREATER IMPACT BY GOING FURTHER AND INCENTIVIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT EVERY PART OF THE CITY. WE SHOULD INCREASE MIXED-USE ZONING AND WE SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE DOWN ZONING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD SEATTLE HAS TO OFFER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HELLO, LAURA. >> MY NAME IS LAURA GARDNER AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO OWN A HOME IN SEATTLE. WE BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH AS TRANSIT, SIDEWALKS AND WALKABLE AMENITIES. WITHIN A ONE-MILE RADIUS THERE ARE SEVEN GROCERY STORES. WE INSTANTLY BECAME A ONE CAR HOUSEHOLD UPON MOVING HERE AND ONLY USE IT FOR A FEW TRIPS PER WEEK BECAUSE WE CAN MEET OUR NEEDS NEARBY. THE CHANGE I MOST AFRAID OF IS LOSING SCHOOLS AND MORE SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT LARGER AND MORE NUMEROUS CENTERS AS PROPOSED IN THE ALTERNATIVE FIVE. MORE NEIGHBORS MEANS MORE STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS. ALSO LOWER PRICES AND FEWER CLOSURES. CHOOSING ONLY A FEW SMALL AREAS TO UP ZONED MAKES THOSE AREAS FEEL TARGETED AND ALLOWING FOR GROWTH ACROSS THE CITY WILL ALLOW EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD TO CHANGE BUT FORCES NO NEIGHBORHOOD TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY. PLEASE RESTORE ALTERNATIVE FIVE. >> IS SPEAKER 140 HERE? ALL RIGHT, 141 THROUGH 150. 141 THROUGH 150. YOU ARE UP .141 THROUGH 150. GO AHEAD, BRANDON. >> I LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE AND I'M HERE TO ASK THIS COUNSEL TO ADJUST THE CONFERENCE A PLAN TO INCORPORATE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING WAS IN ALTERNATIVE FIVE. WELCOMING NEW NEIGHBORS MEANS MORE CUSTOMERS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, MORE TAX REVENUE FOR ALL THE THINGS WE ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND RIGHT NOW, SCHOOLS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC TRANSIT AND MORE NEIGHBORS MEANS MORE TAX REVENUE. THE CURRENT PLAN PUTS MOST OF THE HOUSING ON BUSY ARTERIALS THAT ARE ALLOWED AND DANGEROUS. IT OR NOT MIND LIVING IN AN APARTMENT I DON'T WANT TO LIVE ON A BUSY STREET WHERE I WILL HEAR TRAFFIC GO BY EVERY DAY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE BONUSES FOR EXPANSION A FEW BLOCKS OUT. THERE IS NO SINGLE SOLUTION BUT IF WE DON'T BUILD HOUSES IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. BUILDING AS MUCH HOUSING AS POSSIBLE HAS TO BE THE FIRST STEP. >> 142? PAMELA? NO? IAN, 143? >> HIGH, COUNSEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I AM A RENTER AND I WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT DRASTICALLY MORE MIXED-USE TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK IT IS WELL PAST TIME FOR SERIOUS ACTION ON THE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND THE CAR POLLUTION EPIDEMIC THAT I WROTE A SPEECH ABOUT HOW DENSITY IS SOCIAL JUSTICE AND IS GOOD FISCAL POLICY ETC. AND OVER THE LAST FIVE HOURS I THINK ALL OF MY TALKING POINTS GOT COVERED SO JUST PUT ME ON THE HEADCOUNT IN YOUR HEAD THERE AND LET ME PLEAD SOMEWHAT IRONICALLY FOR URGENCY. PLEASE DO NOT LET ANYONE FOR THEIR PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. I DO NOT THINK THIS COMP PLAN IS PERFECT AND I WISH IT WAS OLDER BUT EVERY -- EVERY DAY THAT WE DELAY IS ANOTHER DAY OF CAR DRIVEN SPRAWL AND RISING RENT AND MORE PEOPLE BEING PRICED OUT OR MARGINALIZED PEOPLE BEING EXCLUDED FROM MOVING HERE AT ALL. SO THAT MORE PEOPLE ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE ANDREW, 144, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL, 145. >> I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE EARLY 15 YEARS AND I AM A HOMEOWNER IN COLUMBIA CITY. ALL OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I LOVE SEATTLE AND I'M VERY LUCKY HE. I'M LUCKY BECAUSE OF MY CAREER AT THE RIGHT TIME AND 1 MILLION OTHER STUPID LITTLE THINGS THAT HAD TO ALIGN JUST RIGHT FOR ME TO STILL BE HERE IN SEATTLE. I HAVE SEVERAL CLOSE FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD TO MOVE. THESE ARE RENTERS AND THEY HAVE HAD TO MOVE OUT TO TACOMA, OLYMPIA AND EVERY TIME I SEE DENSITY CHANGING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I CELEBRATE IT. WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS AND IT MEANS MORE PEOPLE GET TO LIVE IN THIS AMAZING CITY. KEEP OR EXPAND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. EXPAND TO FIVE MINUTE WALKS AND ADJACENT TO WALKS JUST LIKE WE DO ARTERIALS AND PLEASE, UP ZONED MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD . SEATTLE IS GROWING AND FUTURE RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RELY ON LUCK, LIKE I DID, TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE. >> MICHAEL IS NEXT AND THEN THE OTHER ANDREW. >> OH, YOU'RE THE FIRST ANDREW, I'VE GOT YOU. GO AHEAD, MICHAEL. >> I'M A HOMEOWNER IN GREEN LAKE NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I MOVED TO SEATTLE FROM DALLAS AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH SEATTLE'S WALKABLE URBAN VILLAGES, YET IN THAT TIME, DESPITE LOTS OF CHANGES IN GROWTH, HOUSING HAS ONLY GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A GENERATIONAL CRISIS AND WE SHOULD ACT LIKE IT. THE PLAN IS A GOOD START AND I HOPE THE COUNSEL WILL GO FURTHER TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS. FRANKLY, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS STILL IN OUR. WE SHOULD INCREASE HOUSING CHOICES AND ALLOW STACKED FLATS ON ALL LOTS AND INCREASE HEIGHT LIMITS AND REMOVE PARKING MINIMUMS. WE MUST EXPAND MIXED-USE ZONING TO CREATE SPACE FOR CHILDCARE, SMALL BUSINESSES AND CORNER STORES. THIS HAS WORKED IN OTHER CITIES. IN AUSTIN, MIAMI AND MEMPHIS RENTS WENT DOWN BECAUSE THEY BUILD MORE HOUSING AND WE COULD DO THE SAME. I LOVE THE CITY AND I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE IT WITH MORE PEOPLE. >>> ANDREW NUMBER ONE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING. ACTUALLY, I WAS IN A RUSH TO GET GOING AND I MISSED YOUR JOKE, I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH, SO I WILL BE QUICK. I HAD A REALLY GREAT, CLEVER INSIGHTFUL COMMENT PREPARED, I SWEAR, BUT THEN MY PHONE DIED. I'M GOING TO WING SOMETHING ELSE AND WE CAN SOLVE THIS WHOLE CRISIS, I PROMISE YOU. LET ME SEE IF I CAN REMEMBER THIS, NOT LIKE THE BRAZEN GIANT OF GREEK FAME WITH CONQUERING WINDS ASTRIDE FROM LAND TO LAND, HERE AT OUR SEE WASHED SUNSET GATES MIGHT STAND A MIGHTY WOMAN WITH A TORCH WHO IS FLAME IS THE IMPRISONED LIGHTNING AND HER NAME , MOTHER OF EXILES. FROM HER HE CAN HAND CLOSE WORLDWIDE WELCOME. HER MILD EYES COMMAND THE AIR BRIDGE HARBOR THAT TWIN CITIES FRAME. KEEP ANCIENT LANDS YOUR STORY -- WITH SILENT LIPS. GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE, THE WRETCHED REFUSE OF YOUR TEEMING SHORE. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. THAT WAS PRETTY DOPE. SPEAKER 147? SPEAKER 148? DANIEL? AND THEN THE SPEAKER 149. ARE YOU 149? AWESOME. REBECCA, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY, DON'T GO YET. DANIEL, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE HAVE SPEAKERS -- I CANNOT COUNT. SPEAKERS 151 THROUGH 160. ALL RIGHT. DANIEL JONES, LET'S GO. >> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 1 AND I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE 15 YEARS. I WANT TO URGE THE COUNSEL TO ADOPT AN AMBITIOUS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHOUT REMOVING NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OR FURTHER DILUTING DENSITY ALLOWANCES. I LOVE WHERE I LIVE. I CAN WALK AND TAKE TRANSIT AND I RARELY HAVE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. THERE ARE RESTAURANTS AND PARKS NEARBY, BUT LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, OWNING A HOME HAS REMAINED FRUSTRATINGLY OUT OF REACH, SO I'M FACED WITH THE DILEMMA OF EITHER LEAVING THE CITY OR STAYING AND ACCEPTING THAT I WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAVE THE SECURITY OF HOME OWNERSHIP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER HAVING KIDS ARE STARTING A FAMILY. I HAVE SEEN FRIENDS AND FAMILY FACED SIMILAR DILEMMAS AND MANY HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO LEAVE. SO, MAKE NO MISTAKE, RESTRICTING THE HOUSING SUPPLY DESTROYS COMMUNITIES. IT EXCLUDES AND DISPLACES LARGE SWATHS OF PEOPLE IN THESE TWO MORE SPRAWL AND CARBON EMISSIONS IN FEWER TREES. SO I URGE THEM TO ADOPT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >>> HOWDY, Y'ALL. I WANT TO START BY SAYING I SUPPORT THE GENTLEMEN'S WHO RECOMMENDED MIXING THE NUMBERS. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNGER WORKING-CLASS FOLKS HERE WHO CANNOT SHOW UP UNTIL LATER AND THEY NOW CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR A MINUTE AND THEY HAVE TO STAY LATE. AT ALL OF US CAN SHOW UP AT 2:00 P.M. TO GET IN THE DOOR EARLY. I AM AN ARCHITECT FOCUSED ON HOUSING FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS AND SOME SMALLER UNITS. A FEW YEARS AGO I ASKED WHAT I COULD DO MORE ABOUT THIS AND I BECAME A SMALLTIME DEVELOPER, BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I THINK THAT THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IF I COULD MAKE ONE RECOMMENDATION, IT WOULD BE TO LOWER THE THRESHOLD OF THE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING YOU NEED TO DO TO GET THE BONUSES. RIGHT NOW IT IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A $500,000 SUBSIDY TO HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT BUILT IN THE STACKED FLATS AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF TIME IN PUBLIC RESOURCES TO GET THAT. I THINK THAT IF WE REDUCE THAT THRESHOLD -- >> THANK YOU, HANS. NEXT, SPEAKER 151 THROUGH 160. >> 151 THE CURRENT PLAN BEING PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR MISSES THE MARK BY REMOVING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREE COVER AND FOCUSES ON UP ZONING ON ARTERIALS. WE CAN IMPROVE ON THIS AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE FIVE, WHICH HAS BEEN THE OPTION OF CHOICE BY CITIZENS GIVING FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THIS MULTIYEAR PROCESS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT HURTS AS MUCH AND I URGE YOU TO -- WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN ABOUT IMPROVING ZONING AT LOWER COSTS TO INCREASE MORE SLOWLY IN AUSTIN, SPOKANE AND MINNEAPOLIS. THERE IS NOTHING KEEPING SEATTLE FROM ECLIPSING CITIES BY ADOPTING AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE PLAN. ALTERNATIVE FIVE DOES ALL OF THIS AND IS READY TO IMPLEMENT. SEATTLE IS NOT A SUBURB, BUT A CITY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I URGE YOU TO NOT ONLY ENSURE THE PLAN TO COME TO FRUITION BUT TO ADOPT ALTERNATIVE FIVE, TO BE BOLD AND ADOPT -- BETTER WAY WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE OPTION. I SET THE STANDARD FOR HOW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE JUDGED AND LET'S NOT MAKE PERFECT THE ENEMY OF GOOD. >> IS COLD HERE? 153? >> HI, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MADELEINE BURKHOLDER. I SUPPORT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND UP ZONES IN THE PLAN AND ANY THAT YOU MIGHT CARE TO ADD. I HAVE BEEN A SATELLITE OF 16 OF MY 30 YEARS AND I PURCHASED MY FIRST HOME, A CONDO IN FIRST HILL, FOR WHICH I PAID $450,000, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOMES IN SEATTLE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AFFORD THIS BECAUSE I AM A TECH WORKER AND ALL MY FRIENDS MY AGE BOUGHT THERE HOMES WITH TECH MONEY OR FAMILY MONEY AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ROUTES TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE A TRANS-WOMAN AND THAT IS A GROUP THAT MAKES $.60 ON THE DOLLAR FOR OUR LABOR. TODAY IT BECAME ILLEGAL FOR TRANS-PEOPLE TO PLAY SPORTS. SEATTLE IS PERHAPS THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD TO BE A TRANS-PERSON. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE HERE AND HOMES TO LIVE IN. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME MY TRANS-SIBLINGS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND DELAWARE WE CAN DO THAT IS IF WE BUILD A LOT, BUILD NOW, BUILD EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE -- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE, EMILY, ANASTASIA. ZACHARY, DANIEL, JESSE, SALLY. >> I MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 2002 WHEN I RENTED A RENT-CONTROLLED INCOME CONTROLLED STUDIO APARTMENT FOR FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH. OVER THE DECADES I HAVE LIVED HERE AND WORKED, BUILT A CAREER, AND I LOVE BEING PART OF THE VIBRANT AND GROWING CITY. SEATTLE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING STOCK HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH ITS GROWTH. IN DISTRICT 6 SINCE 2014 AND I OWN THE BOAT BUT RENT THE SLIP AND TODAY I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY MY OWN HOME. LIVE ABOARD A SLIP RENTAL, WHICH LACKS THE BARE MINIMUM PROTECTIONS THAT PLAN RENTALS HAVE HAS INCREASED OVER 25% IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IT COSTS $1500 A MONTH TO RENT A BOAT SLIP . THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE CHRONIC HOUSING SHORTAGE CITYWIDE. I WANT TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT IS DENSE AND WALKABLE WHERE CITIZENS CAN HAVE A CAR. AS IT WAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE 23 YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE AND I WANT US TO HAVE A VISION THAT LOOKS 10, 20 OR 30+ YEARS BEYOND THE HOUSING PLAN, SO PLEASE APPROVE THIS. >> EMILY, ANASTASIA? EMILY. >> THANK YOU, COUNSEL MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS EMILY PIKE AND I WORK DOWNTOWN AT PIKE PLACE MARKET AND I'M A VOLUNTEER STAFF MEMBER ON CAPITOL HILL. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO LIVE, WORK , VOLUNTEER AND MAKE ART IN THE DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS. AND CITY HAS NOT ONLY MADE MY LIFE IN SEVERAL POSSIBLE, IT HAS MADE IT BEAUTIFUL AND RICH AND MY ACCESS TO TRANSIT HAS ALLOWED ME TO LIVE WITHOUT A CAR WHICH I DO NOT WANT AND CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE GROCERY STORES, MEDICAL CARE, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF SMALL BUSINESSES STEPS FROM MY DOOR. IF I ¿ EVER ABLE TO OWN A HOME, I WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN THE SAME CONDITIONS , IN A UNIT IN A MULTIFAMILY BUILDING IN A DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THE ONES I HAVE BEEN SO PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN. I AM NOT AN ANOMALY FOR WANTING THIS LIFESTYLE. MANY OF MY PEERS DESERVE THE SAME THING. AT MINIMUM, I ASK THAT YOU PRESERVE THE CALMED PLAN INCLUDING THE 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND I SUGGEST YOU LOOK TO THE GROWTH STRATEGIES DESCRIBED IN ALTERNATIVE FIVE. >> THANK YOU. ANASTASIA? NEXT, ZACHARY AND DANIEL. GO AHEAD. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANASTASIA AND I LIVE IN A HOME WITH MY PARTNER IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT AND I'M A SEAMSTRESS WHO VOLUNTEERS WITH A LOCAL THEATER IN CAPITOL HILL. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BUILD MORE DENSITY IN LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE. FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M A SHORT WALK TO A NICE COFFEE SHOP, SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED PARKS IN THE SEATTLE. I PUT DOWN ROOTS THERE, MADE FRIENDS AND I PICTURE MYSELF RAISING KIDS THERE TOO. MANY OF MY PEERS EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THEY ALSO DREAM OF THIS, HOWEVER, THE REALITY IS THAT WITH SO LITTLE AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING FOR YOUNG COUPLES, THAT DREAM APPEARS LESS AND LESS ATTAINABLE. HOW CAN SOMEONE PICTURE RAISING A FAMILY WHEN IN THEIR CURRENT SITUATION THEY FIND THEMSELVES MOVING EVERY YEAR TO CHASE CHEAPER RENTS? I WANT TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL CITY BUT HOW WILL WE ACHIEVE THAT WHEN ALL OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE WORKERS CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY? PLEASE ADD AND EXPAND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS BECAUSE -- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ZACHARY? 157 AND THEN 158, AND THEN -- >> HELLO. I AM ZACHARY. I AM A HOMEOWNER LIVING IN CROWN HILL, DISTRICT 5. AND I FEEL THAT WE NEED LARGER AND MORE NUMEROUS WALKABLE RESIDENTIAL CENTERS WITH HIGHER DENSITY AND MIXED USES. I BELIEVE INCREASING TO DENSITY INCREASES THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE. DENSE MIXED-USE ZONING CREATES BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES WHILE CREATING STRONGER AND MORE ACTIVE COMMUNITIES. BUSINESSES NEAR ME STRUGGLE TO STAY OPEN BECAUSE OF LOW FOOT TRAFFIC AND DENSITY CREATES A CITY WITH A SMALLER OVERALL FOOTPRINT WITH LESS SPRAWL. IN TURN, HAVING ACTIVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGES LIFESTYLES WITH FEWER AND SHORTER TRIPS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO EXPAND OUR AVAILABLE PUBLIC STREET SPACE IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY AS IT IS EXACERBATED BY THE POPULATION GROWTH AS IT CONTINUES TO HIT 1 MILLION BY 2050. FEWER SHORTER TRIPS MEANS LOWER EMISSIONS AND LESS TIME -- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS ZACHARY. DANIEL? I'M SORRY, DANIEL, THEN JESSE AND THEN SALLY. >> I WILL TRADE SOME MAGIC BEANS FOR THIS ONE. I AM A CAR FREE RENTER AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT A BOLD AND CONFERENCE A PLAN TO BUILD HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. WHETHER THAT IS UPHOLDING STATE LAW TO ALLOW FOR PLEXUS, RETAINING AND EXPANDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, PRIORITIZING TOD OR EVEN BUILDING SOME TREEHOUSES , THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG IN SEATTLE WANT MORE HOUSING EVERYWHERE. THE REASON I'M SPEAKING IS NOT ABOUT ME AND RENT BURDEN OR ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN A REGIONAL ECONOMY, WE ARE BUILDING WALKABLE ENVIRONMENTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND WE ARE BUILDING HOUSING TO GET FOLKS OFF THE STREET. ACTUALLY, IT IS ALL OF THOSE REASONS BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE I WANT SEATTLE TO LIVE UP TO ITS POTENTIAL AS THE SHINING CITY ON MANY HILLS. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TOLERANT WAYS BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT FOLKS CAN AFFORD THE COST OF ADMISSION. CHANGES NECESSARY. TO BE THE BEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF OURSELVES. LET'S MAKE IT AFFORDABLE TO THOSE WHO LIVE HERE IN THOSE WHO WILL COME. SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE A PLAN, LET FREEDOM REIGN AND BUILD HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE JESSE SIMPSON AND THEN SALLY, IF YOU ARE HERE, AND THEN WE HAVE -- HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE HERE THAT HAVE NOT SPOKEN? SO, 161 THROUGH 170, 161 THROUGH 170. 161 THROUGH 170. 161 THROUGH 170, JESSE SIMPSON, YOU ARE UP, MY FRIEND. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE BOLD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE HOUSING IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. THIS IS A ONCE IN A DECADE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE AND REMEDY THE MISTAKES OF THE EXCLUSIONARY ZONING THAT WAS MADE A CENTURY AGO, TO REMOVE THE BANDS ON MULTIFAMILY HOMES THAT STILL STAND IN MOST OF THE CITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE WALKABLE COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO RELY ON A CAR. THIS MEANS CHANGE AND CHANGE IS HARD, BUT THE STATUS QUO IS NOT WORKING FOR RENTERS OR FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS FORCED INTO LONG COMMUTES AND IT IS CERTAINLY NOT WORKING FOR PEOPLE LEFT SLEEPING ON OUR STREETS. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE WE WILL NEED TO BUILD MORE HOMES. AND THAT SHOULD MEAN SOME CHANGE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROPOSED PLAN IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD AND COUNSEL SHOULD STRENGTHEN IT. I ASK YOU TO ADD NEW CENTERS AND CREATE LOWRISE ZONES AND EXTEND THE STACK FLAT BONUS BUT ACT WITH URGENCY AND MAKE EVERY DECISION WITH AN EYE TOWARDS PUTTING HOUSING FIRST, THANKS. >>> 161? 161? 162? 162, NICK? 163, -- AWESOME. WELCOME. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE GREENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND I AM HERE TO FULLY SUPPORT THE ONE THE SEATTLE PLAN AND KEEP ALL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. AS A RELATIVELY NEW RESIDENT MOVING HERE FROM DALLAS, I FELL IN LOVE WITH SEATTLE QUICKLY BUT IT HIT ME JUST AS FAST THAT I MAY NOT BECOME A HOMEOWNER IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LIVE IN. THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO LIVE AND WHERE I COULD SEE MYSELF RAISING A FAMILY, BUT THE CURRENT PRICES MAY NOT ALLOW FOR THAT, HOWEVER, THE SEATTLE PLAN TAKES A STEP FORWARD OF MAKING MY DREAM COME TRUE. AT THE HEART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE AT THE HEART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER -- MY FAVORITE BARS, RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS. IT ALLOWS ME TO GET WHAT I NEED WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES VERY EASILY ON TOP OF THAT, THIS OFFERS ME MOBILITY. I CAN GET TO DOWNTOWN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR LYNNWOOD WITH ONE TRANSFER ON A TRAIN. >> I THINK THAT SHUTTLE SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN THE CITY ¿ AMONG CITIES IN THE AREA. WE HAVE 150,000 PLANNED -- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE NINA, 164. ARE YOU HERE? 165 . R, MY APOLOGY. >> 164? >> YEAH. SHE IS NOT HERE. >> 164, AND -- JUST BEFORE YOU GO, JUST SO I CAN SET EXPECTATIONS, IT IS STARTING TO RAIN AND WE HAVE REPORTS OF SNOW IN QUEEN ANNE AND IT IS GOING TO START TO INCREASE, SO WE WILL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO POWER THROUGH THESE LAST SPEAKERS THROUGH 170, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO COME UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL HAVE TO ADJOURN. THAT MEANS IF YOU ARE HERE, YOU WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. I KNOW YOU ARE PROBABLY REALLY ANGRY, AND I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I HAVE TO -- WE ARE STOPPING AT 170, WHICH WILL BE AROUND 10:30. THE PEOPLE ONLINE UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU SPEAK . THERE WILL BE MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE WILL TRY TO GO BACK WITH STAFF TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE SPEAKERS AND EVERYTHING. SO I REALLY DO APOLOGIZE BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING ANSWER RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 164. >> RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. >> WE DO NOT MAKE THESE DECISIONS LATELY, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND YOU ALL AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU. >> I WILL TRY TO BURN THROUGH THIS. IN REGARD TO THE NORTH MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, I'M NOT ASKING THAT IT BE REMOVED, BUT I'M HERE TO MENTION CONSTRAINTS OF THE COMMUNITY. I LIVE IN MAGNOLIA. THE LOCATION WAS ADDED LATE IN THE PROCESS HOLIDAY SEASON 2024 WITH NO OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS WHO WERE NOTIFIED BY DEVELOPERS TRYING TO SNAP UP THEIR PROPERTIES. THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR REVIEW AND INPUT. I REQUEST THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION THAT IS NEEDED SO THAT MAGNOLIA PEOPLE ARE TREATED COMPARABLY TO THE REST OF THE CITY. THE PLAN IS OVERKILL FOR ASPORTATION AND IT IS A PENINSULA WITH TWO OLD BRIDGES ONE OF WHICH THE COUNSEL CONSIDERED TEARING DOWN AND NOT A AND TRANSIT ZONE WITH NO TRANSIT CONNECTION SO THAT IS A CONCERN THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE STATED GOAL OF THE PLAN IS OPEN PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AND WEALTH BUILDING. I DO NOT SEE -- PLAN. >> PARKING, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HATES PARKING, BUT YOUR CITY WEBSITE, SEVERAL YEARS AGO SAID THAT HE 1% OF RENTERS HAVE CARS, GO FIGURE HERE. >> DO WE HAVE SPEAKER 165? 166? AWESOME, THANK YOU. AND THEN SPEAKERS 167 THROUGH 170. IF YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE STEP UP. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS HOLLY. GOOD EVENING. I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOR NINE HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR AMBITIOUS INCREASES TO THE HOUSING CAPACITY AND ZONES CITYWIDE. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND I CAME FOR MANY OF THE SAME REASONS AS THOSE BEFORE ME BUT THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF REASONS FOR ME TO HAVE COME FROM WHERE I CAME FROM.I AM A PERSON WHO CAME FROM INDIANA WHICH IS A PETRI DISH FOR MANY OF THE EFFORTS OF PROJECT 2025 AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE MANY COME TO SEATTLE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES , SOME THAT I GOT TO PURSUE, THERE ARE MANY -- WE WILL ANTICIPATE THAT MANY WILL COME FROM DIRE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN DOES NOT REFLECT THIS REALITY. WHILE THE ADDITION OF FOR PLEXUS IN 30 CITY CENTERS ARE STRONG ASPECTS, IT IS NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED INCENTIVES FOR DENSE AND AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FLAT STACKS NEAR TRANSIT STOPS. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE THE LEADERS OF YESTERDAY DREAMT OF IT AND WE SHOULD EXTEND THAT VISION TO THOSE WHO WILL COME IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ROOM FOR ALL WHO WISH TO JOIN. THANK YOU. >>> WE HAVE SPEAKERS 167 THROUGH 170 IN HERE? ALL RIGHT. IT IS 10:30 RIGHT NOW. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE -- I COMPLETELY -- JUST ONE SECOND, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THERE IS ALSO A TON OF PEOPLE WHO LEFT AND IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR IF I RECOGNIZED FOLKS WHO HAD NOT -- I UNDERSTAND, MA'AM, AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO -- WE, WE HAVE A WEATHER -- IL ¿ TRUST ME, I UNDERSTAND. I DO NOT MAKE THIS DECISION LIGHTLY WHATSOEVER. AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE TOOK TIME TO COME DOWN HERE. I WANT TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE'S COMMENT, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE WEATHER AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE ICE AND IT WILL BE CRAZY, SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL AIR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND I APOLOGIZE TREMENDOUSLY, BUT WE WILL FIND -- EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME PLEASE. SO WE WILL FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE MEETINGS AND WE HAVE ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE WORLD DURING THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EACH COUNCILMEMBER IS ALWAYS CONSTANTLY MEETING WITH FOLKS AS WELL. SO WE WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO ENGAGE ON THIS CONVERSATION, SO I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY ON BEHALF OF THE WEATHER AS WELL. AND -- NO, SIR. JUST GO AHEAD AND DROP IT. YEAH, I -- I DON'T KNOW. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO -- >> JOE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR YOUR SCRAP BOOK. >> WE -- YEAH, IF YOU -- IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT FOR -- PLEASE KEEP IT AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT NEXT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND, IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR HAND, COUNCILMEMBER -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, GO AHEAD. >> I ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN SEND IN THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE. WE WILL ALL GET YOUR COMMENTS AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING DOWN HERE AND I AM SORRY FOR THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS IS NOT WHAT ANY OF US HAD ANTICIPATED OR WANTED AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR LISTENING TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD, BUT PLEASE DO SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS. >> I CAN SEE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> MADAM CHAIR, PART OF THE PLAN WAS THAT WE WOULD MOVE TO VIRTUAL. >> UNDERSTAND IT IS LATE, BUT IS THERE A REASON WHY WE ARE DEVIATING FROM THAT PLAN? >> WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE TO VIRTUAL UNLESS WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN THE BUILDING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT IS IN PERSON. SO THAT WOULD BE OUR CLERK AND MYSELF AND SO YEAH, THAT IS WHY. THANK YOU FOR THAT BASTION. ALL RIGHT, AND WITH THAT , WHERE ARE MY NOTES? OKAY, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, PLEASE STAY POSTED. WE WILL POST MARK PUBLIC COMMENT TIMES AND MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS WELL. SEEING THAT, IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY MORE THINGS OF BUSINESS ? THINGS OF BUSINESS? ANY MORE ITEMS OF BUSINESS? SEEING NINE, THIS CONCLUDES THE FEBRUARY 5 PUBLIC HEARING SELECT COMMITTEE. IT IS 10:34 P.M. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.