>>> I SEE WE HAVE THE RECORDING
LIGHT UP.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A
FORM, WE WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD MORNING, THE DECEMBER 9,
2020 MEETING OF THE LAND-USE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO START.
WILL THE CLERKS CALL THE ROLE?
>> ANDREW J. LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> DAN STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU.
THE PRISON COUNCIL RULES ARE
NOT ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE YOUR
CELL PHONE ON.
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL NEED TO
BE SUSPENDED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO MEET
REMOTELY AND PARTICIPATE
ELECTRONICALLY.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE THE
REMOTE MEETING.
THE LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BEGINS THIS COMMITTEE
BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE IN
THE TRADITIONAL AND ANCESTRAL
LANDS OF THE FIRST PEOPLE OF
THIS MEETING.
THEY ARE REPRESENTATIVE AND A
NUMBER OF TRIBES AND AS URBAN
NATIVES.
WE START WITH THIS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE
FACT THAT WE ARE GUESTS ON THIS
LAND AND SHOULD STEWARD OUR
LAND AS SUCH AS GUESTS.
TODAY WE HAVE THREE TO ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND
BRIEFING ON 314461.
THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR AN
EXTENSION OF CONTRACT REZONING
OF 1106 34th AVENUE.
WE HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON SDCI QUARTERLY
PROGRESS REPORT ON TREE
PROTECTIONS AND A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON EXTENDING INTERIM
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS THAT THE
COUNCIL ADOPTED EARLIER IN THIS
YEAR TO COMPLY WITH
REQUIREMENTS.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING FALLS DURING COUNCIL
RECESS.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MEETING
OF 2020.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE
IS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
STARTING AT 930 A.M.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I ASKED THAT
EVERYONE BE PATIENT AS WE LEARN
TO OPERATE THE NEW SYSTEM IN
REAL TIME.
IT IS OUR INTENT TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGULARLY INCLUDED, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE THESE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS IF WE DEEM THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IS
UNSUITABLE FOR ALLOWING
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS UP TO 10
MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CON EACH SPEAKER BY NAME
AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTER ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP BY
GOING TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS ALSO LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME, A
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
MICROPHONE AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTE IT, THE SPEAKER WILL
HAVE A TURN TO SPEAK.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME, THE ITEM YOU
ARE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
WHEN SPEAKERS HEAR THE CHIME,
WE ASK THAT YOU BEGIN TO END
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END, THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED AFTER 10 SECONDS TO ALLOW
THEM TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE
MEETING, PLEASE DO SO VIA THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE OPTIONS
ON THE AGENDA.
THERE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE AGENDA FOR ITEM
ONE IT IS 314461.
THE CONTRACT REZONING EXTENSION
IS THIS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING
CONDUCTED ON THE QUASIJUDICIAL
REPORT.
ONLY ESTABLISH PARTIES ON
RECORD ARE ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE
COMMENT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PARTIES OF RECORD WILL BE
NOTIFIED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY BY
EMAIL.
IF YOU ARE NOT A PART OF THE
RECORD, THE JUDICIAL RULES
PROHIBIT YOU FROM PROVIDING
COMMENT AT EITHER THE PUBLIC
HEARING OR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
I DO SEE MAX LISTED FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
HOWEVER, I SEE MAX, YOU ARE
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
I ALSO NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
ITEM WHICH IS QUASIJUDICIAL.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU
ARE NOT A PARTY OF RECORD.
IT, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT MAX IS
NOT PRESENT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU CONFIRM WE HAVE NO
FURTHER INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> CONFIRMED.
NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP
NOR REMOTELY PRESENT, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS
TODAY IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON
CLERK FILE 314461.
THIS IS AN APPLICATION TO
EXTEND THE PROPERTY AT 1106
34th AVENUE.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THIS ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
CLERK FILE 314461, APPLICATION
OF MARTIN LEIBOWITZ AND 34th
AND SPRING, LLC, FOR AN
EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT
REZONING THE PROPERTY AT 1106
34th AVENUE.
ORIGINAL CONTRACT REZONING
APPLICATION APPROVED THROUGH
CLERK FILE 314 325 AND ORDINANCE
125-3433.
>> THIS ITEM IS BEING
CONSIDERED UNDER THE
QUASIJUDICIAL RULES.
COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN
FROM HEARING ARGUMENTS FOR OR
AGAINST THE MERITS OF THIS
APPLICATION OUTSIDE OF TODAY'S
HEARING.
WE HAVE OUR COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF HERE.
CAN YOU PROVIDE US AN OVERVIEW
OF THIS APPLICATION AND THE
PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING IT?
TELL US HOW THIS IS
NONSTANDARD.
WE DO NOT EXTEND THESE CONTRACT
FREE ZONES.
SPEAK TO HOW THE EXTENSION IS
DIFFERENT FROM A STANDARD
CONTRACT REZONING.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM WITH COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF.
I AM HAPPY TO DISTINGUISH THIS
FROM OTHER QUASIJUDICIAL
ACTIONS AND WALK THROUGH SOME
BACKGROUND HERE.
MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE THAT
ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA IS A
BRIEF MEMORANDUM FROM ME THAT
DESCRIBES SOME BACKGROUND.
THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON
THE CONTRACT REZONING EXTENSION
FROM SDCI.
THERE IS WRITTEN COMMENT
RECEIVED BY SDCI.
THIS IS ON THE CONTRACT
EXTENSION.
THERE IS A DRAFT BILL THAT
WOULD EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR
AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AND
ADOPT AN AMENDED PROPERTY USE.
SO AS COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS
REQUESTED, I WILL TALK ABOUT
THIS AND DISTINGUISH IT.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THE CRITERIA
THAT THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION.
SO BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, AS
MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION,
THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED IN
2017.
IT WAS A CONTRACT REZONING,
THIS MEANS THAT IT WAS A SITE-
SPECIFIC REASON WITH AN ADOPTED
PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT.
THIS IS THE CONTRACT REZONING.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
I WILL SHOW YOU IN THE WORLD,
WHERE IN THE WORLD THIS IS.
CAN YOU ALL SEE THAT?
I AM NOT TOTALLY SURE HERE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT SDCI, WE ARE
LOOKING AT THEIR GIS PROJECTED
ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.
THE PROPERTY IS RIGHT DOWN
HERE.
THE REASON IN 2017 WAS FROM
LAUSANNE TO COMMERCIAL ONE WITH
A 30 FOOT HIGH LIMIT.
THEY WERE RELATED TO THE
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
FAMILIAR OR NOT FAMILIAR, THIS
IS NOT AN URBAN VILLAGE.
THIS IS NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ANY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
DESIGNATION.
THE MUSTARD COLOR IS
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
ALL OF THAT ZONING WAS ABSORBED
THROUGH THE MH LETTER A IN
2018.
THE BROWN ZONING OVER HERE IS
LOWRISE.
SOME OF THE ZONES WERE ABSENT
IN 2018 THROUGH THE MHA IN THE
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE SOME LANDMARKS TO HELP
YOU SITUATE YOURSELF.
WHAT THE CURSOR IS POINTING TO
HERE IS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE PARK.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, JUST
NORTH IS THE BUILDING WHICH HAS
A VARIETY OF RESTAURANTS.
THIS IS ALSO THERE.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE
WORLD.
THIS IS DEVELOPED WITH ONE
THING GO FAMILY HOUSE.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS WAS FOUND
IN 2017.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS OUTSIDE IN
2018 THROUGH THE IMAGE
LIMITATION LEGISLATION.
THERE IS A LITTLE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE MHA.
THE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINANCE,
IT DID NOT AFFECT SITES FOR
WHICH THERE WERE QUALIFIED
JUDICIAL REASONS.
IF SOMEBODY HAD APPLIED FOR A
CONTRACT REZONING, AFTER THE
MHA FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION,
AFTER IT WAS PASSED BY COUNSEL
BUT BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION,
BEFORE THE BILL HAD OCCURRED,
THOSE SITES WERE EXEMPTED FROM
MHA.
THEY WERE NOT NECESSARILY
RESTRICTED.
MHA WAS APPLIED TO THE TERMS OF
A CONTRACT REASON.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME IN
WHICH THERE WAS A DIRECTOR'S
RULE WHICH GUIDED MHA
IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS PARTICULAR SITE WAS
REZONED ABOVE THE DIRECTOR'S
ZONE.
IT WAS IN PLACE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SITES IN
THE CITY THAT ARE LIKE THIS.
MHA WAS APPLIED TO A CONTRACT
REZONING.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SUBSEQUENT
DEVELOPMENT.
AS THE COUNCILMEMBER MENTIONED,
THIS IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
TYPE OF QUASIJUDICIAL ACTION.
WE RARELY, BUT OCCASIONALLY GET
CONTRACT REZONING EXTENSIONS.
TYPICALLY A CONTRACT REZONING
LAST FOR THREE YEARS.
IT IS EXTENDED WHEN A
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL IS APPLIED
TO THAT SITE.
OCCASIONALLY, AN APPLICANT WILL
NOT FIND A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
OR WILL DELAY DEVELOPMENT AND
WILL SEEK THAT EXTENSION OF A
REASON THAT THE COUNCIL HAS
APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.
I THINK THE MOST RECENT
CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH THE
COUNCIL EXTENDED A REASON WAS
IN 2015 WHEN THE COUNCIL
EXTENDED A REZONED THAT WAS
GRANTED TO THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
UNLIKE A TYPICAL QUASIJUDICIAL
ACTION, THE COUNCIL DOES NOT
RELY ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM
THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE
CONTRACT REASON OF EXTENSIONS.
IN SOME WAYS, THE QUASIJUDICIAL
DECISIONS RELY ON A
RECOMMENDATION FROM SDCI AND
ALSO PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED BY
FORMER PARTIES OF RECORD WHO
ARE NOTIFIED WHEN THE EXTENSION
IS SOLID.
SO WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA DOES
THE COUNCIL APPLY IN MAKING A
DECISION ON EXTENDING A
CONTRACT REASON?
WHAT IS THE CRITERIA THAT COMES
FROM THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE?
THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION
HAS TO BE REASONABLE.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I
THINK CIRCUMSTANCES CAN BE
CONSIDERED HERE.
THESE DO WITH IMPLEMENTATION
CITYWIDE.
ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER IS
WHETHER THE ADDITIONAL TIME IS
REASONABLE AND NECESSARY TO
COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL FOR THE ORIGINAL
ADOPTED CONTRACT REZONED.
YOUR MATERIALS HAVE A LINK TO
THE ORIGINAL REZONED ORDINANCE.
THE ONLY CONDITION OF APPROVAL
FOR THAT REZONED THAT WAS
PERHAPS A NONSTANDARD CONDITION
IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS FOR
APPROVALS WAS IMPLEMENTATION OF
MHA.
THE ONLY CONDITION THAT APPLIES
TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SITE IS THAT DEVELOPMENT
PARTICIPATING IN THE MHA
PROGRAM.
SO, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION
FROM SDCI.
THEY LOOKED AT THE CRITERIA AND
RECOMMENDS THE EXTENSION BE
APPROVED.
TODAY, THE COUNCIL WILL HEAR
PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM PARTIES OF
RECORD ON THE REZONE EXTENSION.
AND, YOU HAVE A DRAFT BILL IN
YOUR PACKET.
THIS IS IF THE COMMITTEE
CHOOSES TO EXTEND THE REZONE.
THAT BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED
DURING THE BREAK.
IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CAN
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION ON THE
14th.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
I THINK WE CAN FOCUS ON
COMETARY.
>> THANK YOU.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I WOULD JUST LOOK TO MY
COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF ANYBODY
ELSE HAS QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME.
SEEING NONE, THANK YOU FOR
REMINDING US OF THE ADJACENT
ZONING. HOW DOES THE 30 FOOT
HEIGHT LIMIT OF THIS CONTRACT
COMPARED DIRECTLY TO THE
SURROUNDING HEIGHT LIMITS WITH
MHN NOW ADOPTED.
IS IT HIGHER, LOWER, WHAT IS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
SURROUNDING ZONING?
>> YES.
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WITH MHA IMPLEMENTATION, ALL OF
THE COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
ZONES HAVE INCREASED IN HEIGHT
AND DENSITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM.
SO, I CAN SHARE THE SCREEN
AGAIN PERHAPS.
LET ME MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT
BETTER.
AM I PREPARING MY SCREEN?
I CANNOT SEE IT VERY WELL.
LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN AGAIN
HERE WITH YOU ALL.
>> SO, THE MUSTARD COLOR
COMMERCIAL AREA HAS HAD A
HEIGHT INCREASE FROM 30 FEET TO
40 FEET FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THE BROWN AREA WHICH IS
MULTIFAMILY HAS SEEN AN
INCREASE IN HEIGHT FROM 30 TO
ABOUT 40 FEET THROUGH MHA
IMPLEMENTATION.
THERE IS ALSO A LETTER FAR
INCREASE AS WELL.
THE SUBJECT SITE WAS A
LITERALLY LOWRISE TWO. THE
CONTRACT REZONED TO A
COMMERCIAL REZONED DESIGNATION.
THIS WAS UNDER COMMERCIAL 130.
THIS WAS WITHIN A MHA SUFFIX.
IF THE EXTENSION IS NOT
GRANTED, THE UNDERLYING ZONING
WOULD NOT ACTUALLY BE THE
LOWRISE TWO ZONING.
THIS WOULD NOT BE GRANTED
THROUGH THE MH LETTER PER
PROGRAM.
IT WOULD BE GRANTED WITHOUT A
SUFFIX AND WITHOUT A CONCURRENT
HEIGHT WHICH INCREASES AND GOES
ALONG WITH IT.
THE HEIGHT COULD BE DEVELOPED
ON THIS SITE.
THIS IS IF THE REASON WERE TO
LAPSE.
IT WOULD BE 30 FEET AND THE FAR
WOULD BE LOWER THAN THE ADJACENT
. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A
LOWRISE DEVELOPMENT REGARDING A
MULTIFAMILY ZONE ACROSS THE
STREET.
IT WOULD BE A 1.1 FAR AS
OPPOSED TO 1.4.
>> SO THANK YOU.
WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY IS IT
WOULD BE THE SAME HEIGHT, THE
SAR WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
IT WOULD NOT BE WITHIN THE MHA
PROGRAM.
IS THAT A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING?
>> YES, CORRECT.
I MEAN, ANOTHER KEY ASPECT OF
THE REASON THAT WAS SOUGHT IN
2017 IS A CHANGE FROM
MULTIFAMILY TO COMMERCIAL
ZONING.
SO WHAT THAT ALLOWS AS WELL IS
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL USES
OF THE GROUND FLOOR AND WHAT
ONE MIGHT SEE IN HIS OWN LIKE
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND AM I CORRECT THAT IT IS
UNUSUAL TO SEE A CONTRACT
REASON APPLICAION OUT OF AND
ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
úFOR THIS SITE?
THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER QUESTION
FOR THE APPLICANTS.
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT.
IT IS NOT UNUSUAL.
A TYPICAL REZONED APPLICATION
INCLUDES A DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL.
IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
MOST CONTRACT REASONS HAVE A
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ASSOCIATED
WITH THEM.
SOMEBODY WHO IS APPLYING FOR A
PERMIT AT THE SAME TIME COULD
APPLY FOR A CONTRACT REZONE.
IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
I AM JUST HAZARDING A GUESS,
ABOUT 10% OF THE CONTRACT
REZONE APPLICATIONS DO NOT HAVE
AN ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
WITH MHA IMPLEMENTATION, THERE
WAS ONLY ONE PROPERTY THAT DID
NOT ALSO HAVE A CONCURRENT
PERMIT WITH THE CONTRACT REASON
APPLICATION.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS A PROPERTY
NEAR NORTHGATE MALL.
IT WAS CONTROLLED BY MOST
PROPERTIES.
>> THANK YOU.
AT WHAT POINT WITH THIS
EXISTING CONTRACT EXPIRE?
>> SO, THEY HAVE, THE
APPLICANTS APPLIED WITHIN A
TIME PERIOD THAT IS SPECIFIED
IN THE CODE FOR EXTENDING THE
REASON.
I BELIEVE THAT HAD THEY NOT MADE
THE APPLICATION WITHIN THAT
TIME PERIOD, THE REZONE WOULD
HAVE ALREADY EXPIRED.
BECAUSE THEY MADE THAT
APPLICATION, THEY KEPT IT
ALIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT HAS BEEN THE TOTAL OF MY
QUESTIONS.
DOUBLE CHECKING, ANY QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES?
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
HAVE WE HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL?
THIS IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 ,
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> RIGHT.
>> HAVE WE HEARD ANY FEEDBACK
ROM HER OFFICE AS TO WHETHER
SHE IS OKAY WITH THIS?
>> I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS WITH HER OFFICE
ABOUT THIS INFORMATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS, AND BEFORE WE OPEN
THE REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING, I
WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE
BE PATIENT AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THIS NEW SYSTEM AND
NAVIGATE THROUGH THE INEVITABLE
GROWING PAINS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FINE-
TUNE THIS PROCESS BY ADDING NEW
FEATURES THAT ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL MEANS OF PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION IN OUR COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
I WILL MODERATE THE HEARING IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON ONE SPEAKER AT A
TIME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP FOR THE END OF THIS
PUBLIC HEARING BY GOING TO THE
WEBSITE AT SEATTLE.GOV/TRAN01.
ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
MICROPHONE AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL BE THE QUEUE THAT
IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. PRESS
STAR 62 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING AS A
REMINDER, THIS SHOULD BE
RELATED TO CLERK FILE 314461.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PERTINENT
TO THIS, YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE
WRITTEN COMMENTS BY EMAILING MY
OFFICE.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE TIME.
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THE SPEAKERS DO NOT AND
THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING, PLEASE DO SO ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE LISTED
OPTIONS ON THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FILE
IS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
I SEE FREDA AND ABIGAIL.
APOLOGIES IF I HAVE PRONOUNCE
YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY.
>> ACTUALLY MARTY IS THE FIRST
ON THE LIST.
>> I HAD TO SCROLL UP THE LIST.
MARTY LEIBOWITZ IS FIRST
FOLLOWED BY FREDA AND ABIGAIL.
THANK YOU ERIC FOR CORRECTING
THAT.
SO PLEASE, MARTY, WELCOME.
>> THERE HE IS.
MARTY, I SEE YOU NOW, GOOD
MORNING.
PLUS STAR 62 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> HE MAY JUST HAVE TO HIT THE
MUTE BUTTON AS WELL.
>> THERE WE ARE, MARTY, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OKAY, THIS IS MARTY
LEIBOWITZ SPEAKING ON AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER ONE.
THIS IS RELATING TO THE
EXTENSION OF THE REZONED.
JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MYSELF, I AM A FORMER
PRESIDENT OF A COMMUNITY
COUNSEL.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE AREA.
THIS HAS BEEN SINCE 1978.
I AM A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
I DEAL WITH ZONING.
NZ ZONING REALLY ASSIST SOCIETY
IN HELPING ALLEVIATE CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THIS IS BECAUSE IT PUTS
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES CLOSE
TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN ORDER
TO ELIMINATE THE NEED OR
MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO
DRIVE TO TO THEIR PURCHASING.
OUR COMPANY IS A SMALL FAMILY
RUN BUSINESS THAT WE
ESTABLISHED IN 1978.
WE STARTED BUILDING TOWNHOUSES
AND WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR OUR
TOWNHOUSE STRUCTURES.
THIS IS INCLUDING THE FIRST
DESIGN REVIEW TOWNHOUSE PROJECT
LONG AGO.
I WANTED TO JUST MENTION THAT
ABBY IS REPRESENTING US.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED
THING.
IT IS NOT EASILY YOU KNOW,
DECIPHERABLE.
AND ABBY HAS SET ME STRAIGHT.
ORIGINALLY, I WAS REPRESENTING
MYSELF.
I MYSELF DID SOME MISTAKES. I
TRIED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION
OF THE COUNCIL THAT THIS SITE
IS AN ANOMALY AND SHOULD HAVE
BEEN SIMILAR TO THE OTHER SITES
ADJACENT TO IT.
IT WAS PROCESSED IN A
COMPLICATED WAY.
SO RATHER THAN TRACKING THE
ORIGINAL INTENT TO MAKE IT LIKE
THE OTHER BUSINESS DISTRICTS
SITES, ZONING -WISE, IT WAS
CONVERTED TO THIS CONTRACT
REZONE.
>> I WAS ON MUTE.
MARTY, WE HAVE REACHED THE
EXPIRATION OF YOUR TWO MINUTES
PLUS THE ADDITIONAL TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THOUGHTS. I
KNOW THAT ABBY IS COMING UP IN
JUST A MOMENT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
HER.
NEXT IS FREDA.
FREDA, WELCOME.
>> FREDA, I SEE YOU.
HIT UNMUTE.
THERE WE ARE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THIS
EXTENSION.
THIS IS REGARDING 314461.
I THINK WHAT MARTY SAID IS
RIGHT ON.
I THINK NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES
AND MULTIUSE LAND IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SO PEOPLE DO
NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE
TO GET WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER
TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE.
SO, I AM TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS REZONE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE?
I SEE VIA, I SEE THAT SHE HAS
MUTED HERSELF.
LOST HIS ABIGAIL.
ABIGAIL, WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ABIGAIL.
I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
APPLICANT MARTY LEIBOWIZ FOR
COUNSEL FILE 314461.
THIS IS REGARDING THE REZONED
EXTENSION.
I AM AN ATTORNEY WITH A LOCAL
FIRM.
FIRST, WE JUST WANTED TO THANK
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR
WORK ON THIS REZONE EXTENSION.
I THINK THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT
JOB GETTING AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT
WE ARE ASKING FOR TODAY.
WE REALLY HOPE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT THE REZONE
EXTENSION SO THAT MARTY HAS A
CHANCE TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY
CONSISTENT WITH ADJACENT
ZONING.
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS, YOU
HAD A GREAT QUESTION EARLIER
REGARDING WHAT THE EXTENSION
REALLY DOES.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
AS WAS POINTED OUT, THE HEIGHT
LIMIT IS NOT GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT.
IT WILL NOT BE DIFFERENT UNDER
THIS Mc LETTER THREE ZONING.
IT IS AN ISSUE OF CONSISTENCY.
IT IS AN ISSUE OF CONSISTENCY
WITH A PORTION OF THE SITE
FALLING UNDER THE MHA 14 WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING.
AND THEN, THIS WILL ALSO BE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING.
IT WOULD BE REALLY REALLY HARD
TO QUALIFY THIS IN THE FUTURE
IF THERE IS A SPLIT SEWN
CONDITION BETWEEN LOWRISE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING.
THAT IS WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT
THE SITUATION.
WE THINK THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING COVID-19 AND MARTY
HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR A
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO DEVELOP
THIS SITE.
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 AND THE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, THAT
REALLY HAS NOT HAPPENED YET.
IT ABSOLUTELY HOPES TO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU ABIGAIL.
SEEKING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS,
AND THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER
REMOTELY PRESENT TO SPEAK AT
THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC
HEARING IN IT, ERIC, CAN YOU
CONFIRM NO FURTHER SPEAKERS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT, NO FURTHER
SPEAKERS.
>>, THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
THE COUNCIL HEARING ON 314461
IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
PROVIDED COMMENT TODAY.
UNLESS THERE IS ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION, THIS WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021.
THIS WILL BE FOR A POSSIBLE
VOTE.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
DO WE KNOW IF ANY TREES ARE
GOING TO BE REMOVED, WILL ANY
TREES BE REMOVED FROM THIS SITE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT?
>> WELL, I THINK, CORRECT ME IF
I AM WRONG.
I THINK WHAT WE HEARD IS THAT
THERE IS NOT A PROPOSED PROJECT
AT THIS TIME.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE IS NOT A PERMANENT
APPLICATION AT THIS TIME.
HOW THE SITE WILL BE DEVELOPED,
WHETHER THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
TREES, HOW THEY ARE WILL BE
PRESERVED IF THERE ARE, THIS IS
NOT THE INFORMATION THAT IS
AVAILABLE FOR THE EXTENSION.
AND IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO
WHATEVER REGULATIONS ARE IN
PLACE AT THE TIME.
THE APPLICANT WILL APPLY FOR
THIS PERMIT.
>> HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE OUR
TREE ORDINANCE BEFORE THAT
HAPPENS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLIES, THE NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS TODAY IS A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION ON THE QUARTERLY
TREE PROTECTION REPORT.
THIS IS TIMELY REGARDING THE
LAST QUESTION.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE, THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THIS DEALS WITH THE SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION AND OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
PRE-PROTECTION UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY SANDRA FROM
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY SONDRA
AND MIKE FROM THE SALE'S
DEPARTMENT INSPECTION.
TAKE US AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE HERE WITH OUR THIRD
QUARTERLY REPORT TO TELL YOU
ABOUT OUR PROGRESS ON TREE
PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS
TO SHARE BOTH ON THE UPDATES TO
THE URBAN FORESTRY PLAN AS WELL
AS SOME ADMINISTRATIVE AND
OTHER REGULATORY EFFORTS.
SONDRA AND CHANDRA WILL TAKE IT
FROM HERE.
WE WILL START OUT WITH SONDRA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THE PROGRESS ON THE URBAN
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT
PLAN IS A DOCUMENT THAT
PROVIDES DIFFERENT WORKFORCE
POLICY AS WELL AS ACTION THAT
GUIDES CITY GOVERNMENT DECISION-
MAKING AND IT HELPS SEATTLE
MAINTAIN, PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND
RESTORE OUR URBAN TREES AND 41.
I AM SORRY.
I HEAR BACKGROUND NOISE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY
CREATED IN 2007.
WE STRIVE TO UPDATE IT EVERY
FIVE YEARS.
THE LAST TIME THAT WE UPDATED
THE PLAN WAS IN 2013.
WE DID RECENT WORK IN 2018 WITH
A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE
IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT
HAVE NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THE
TABLE AND ENGAGED IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
PLAN IN OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS.
I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON
PROGRESS.
THE CITY SCORED TEAM WORKING IN
OR URBAN FORESTRY KICKED OFF
THE DRAFT 2020 URBAN FOREST
MANAGEMENT PLAN PROCESS
PROVIDING THE BRIEFING TO THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION ON
OCTOBER 14.
WE RAN THE PUBLIC PROCESS
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30.
WE CREATED A WEBINAR STYLE
PRESENTATION AS WELL AS AN
ONLINE FEEDBACK FORM TO SUPPORT
PUBLIC INPUT IN THIS AREA.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEAL WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
W POSTED THE URBAN FOREST
MANAGEMENT PLAN DOCUMENTS
INCLUDING THE ACTUAL DRAFT
PLAN.
THE PLAN'S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY,
THE PRESENTATION AND THE ONLINE
FORM ON THE TREES FOR SEATTLE
WEBSITE IS PRESENT.
THIS IS SEATTLE.GOV/TREES.
WE SHARED THE INFORMATION
BROADLY WITH THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT WE ENGAGED DURING
THE PHAGE ONE OF INCREASES
ENGAGEMENT.
WE ALSO REENGAGED KEY
STAKEHOLDERS THAT PARTICIPATED
IN LISTENING SESSIONS.
WE HELD THIS EARLY IN THE
PROCESS OF 2018.
WE ALSO SHARED LINKS TO ELICIT
PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION BULLETIN,
THE TREES FOR SEATTLE
NEWSLETTER.
WE ALSO USED A DIFFERENT
NEWSLETTER AS WELL.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE
RANGE OF OUTREACH THAT WE DID,
THROUGH THE ENCASEMENT PHASE
ONE, WE ASKED PARTICIPANTS
WHETHER THEY WANTED TO REMAIN
INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND
PROVIDE INPUT ONCE THE DRAFT
PLAN WAS READY.
WE GATHERED 90 RESIDENTS THAT
WERE INTERESTED.
WE ALSO SHARED ALL OF THESE
DOCUMENTS AND REQUESTED INPUT
FROM THE 650 MEMBERS OF THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
BULLETIN.
WE REACHED OUT TO ROUGHLY
ANOTHER 120 PARTICIPANTS FROM
LISTENING SESSIONS.
THIS WAS INCLUDING TREE
ADVOCATES, AND NOTATION PROFITS
LIKE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WORK
WITH.
THIS DEALS WITH GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES AND TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
WE RECEIVED 165 RESPONSES TO
THE ONLINE COMMENT FORM.
89 OF SUCH RESPONSES INCLUDED
PRETTY DETAILED FEEDBACK.
STAFF ALSO RECEIVED 11 DIRECT
EMAILS WITH LETTERS COMMENTING
ON THE DRAFT PLAN.
WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR
US.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE
RECEIVED SUCH ROBUST RESPONSES
AND THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY
REVIEWING AND DISCUSSING INPUT
RECEIVED IN DETERMINING YOU
KNOW, LIKE WE ARE GOING TO BE
CREATING A SUMMARY.
WE ARE GOING TO BE CREATING A
SERIES OF THEMES.
WE ARE CERTAINLY SEEING A
THEORY AND A SERIES OF THEMES
AS WE ARE REVIEWING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE
INCORPORATING PUBLIC COMMENT
INTO THE NEW DRAFT OF THE PLAN.
IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE ARE
GOING TO BE DOING ALL OF THIS
REVIEW IN DECEMBER.
WE PLAN TO INCORPORATE INTO THE
PLAN AND PRODUCE A NEW DRAFT IN
JANUARY.
THEN WE WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR A TRUE RULE.
ONCE APPROVED, THE PLAN WILL
UNDERGO A REVIEW.
AA DETERMINATION WILL BE
ISSUED.
THE TEAM EXPECTS TO SHARE THE
PLAN FORMALLY WITH COUNSEL IN
THE SPRING.
I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT OR IF
WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE FINISH
DISCUSSING THE TREE REGULATIONS.
SO, WOULD YOU MIND?
>> YES, I DO NOT SEE ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS MINE.
LET'S HEAR FROM THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
THANK YOU SONDRA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SANDRA.
SDCI AND OSC AND ITS PARTNERS
HAVE BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE
TREE PROTECTION AND EXPLORE
STRATEGIES AS OUTLINED IN
RESOLUTION 31902.
WE TAKE THIS TASK SERIOUSLY AND
WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN WORK ON A
NUMBER OF FRONTS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSED DRAFT
DIRECT OR'S RULE 13 DASH 2020
RECEIVED OVER 800 PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
THIS WAS THIS SUMMER WITH THE
VAST MAJORITY IN SUPPORT OF
INCREASED TREE PROTECTIONS.
AND THEN, MANY OF THOSE
COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED ASKED
US TO GO FURTHER WITH CODE
UPDATES.
SDCI IS IN THE PROCESS OF
REVIEWING AND RESPONDING TO
STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ON THE
PROPOSED DRAFT AT THIS TIME.
AS FAR AS TREE MAPPING, SDCI IS
WORKING WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ACQUIRE UPDATED
TREE CANOPY DATA IN 2021.
THIS WILL SHOW US THE EXTENT
AND DISTRIBUTION OF TREES
ACROSS THE CITY.
THIS PROJECT IS A 3-D AERIAL
SCAN OF THE AIR SERVICE.
IT HAS MANY APPLICATIONS
INCLUDING THE MEASUREMENT OF
TREE CANOPY.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WITH
THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THIS
PROJECT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE NEXT STEP TO
WIN THE FEDERAL GRANT THAT WILL
ALLOW THIS KEY PROJECT TO MOVE
FORWARD NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE
PERMIT REVIEW COORDINATION.
WE HAVE TWO ARBORISTS.
THEY ARE ASSISTING IN THE
PERMIT REVIEW INCLUDING GIVING
US ADVICE ON CODE ENFORCEMENT
CASES.
AS FAR AS EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION UPDATES, EARLY NEXT
YEAR, SDCI WILL BE REACHING OUT
TO LOCAL COMPANIES WITH UPDATED
INFORMATION ABOUT TREE
PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND BEST
PRACTICES.
THIS INCLUDES THE UPCOMING SDCI
VIRTUAL PALLBEARERS.
THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE LEARN
ABOUT THE EXISTING TREE CODES
CONCERNING WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT PROTECTING TREES,
WHAT TREE REMOVAL LIMITS ARE
AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT TREES
WHEN REMODELING YOUR HOME AS
PADDLING A DETACHED UNIT.
FOR TREE TRACKING AND REMOVAL
REPLACEMENT, WE ARE BEING VERY
DATA-DRIVEN IN OUR APPROACH.
SDCI ANALYST CONTINUE TO
CAPTURE TREE RELATED
INFORMATION FROM APPROVED
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
APPLICATIONS GOING BACK TO JULY
OF 2019.
WE PLAN TO USE THAT INFORMATION
TO GUIDE AND INFORM US ON
APPROACHES TO INCREASE
PROTECTIONS FOR TREES.
WE ARE USING THAT COLLECTED
DATA TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF
THESE TREES.
THIS IS WHETHER THE TREES ARE
EXISTING, PRESERVED, AND OR
REPLANTED AS PART OF
MITIGATION.
THIS ALLOWS STAFF TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
WE EVALUATE THE STRATEGIES
IDENTIFIED IN RESOLUTION 31902.
THIS IS USING A RACIAL EQUITY
LOANS.
RIGHT NOW, THE STAFF IS
CONSIDERING WHETHER ANY
ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE
STRATEGIES MIGHT BE BETTER
SUITED TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL
DISPARITIES.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE THAT
HAVE A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF TREE
CANOPY COVERAGE. WE ARE TAKING
THE TIME NECESSARY TO CAREFULLY
EVALUATE THE STRATEGIES
IDENTIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION.
THIS IS THROUGH THE RACIAL
EQUITY LOANS.
WE CAN ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES
AS ONE OF OUR GUIDING
PRINCIPLES FOR ANY CHANGES
GOING FORWARD.
AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, OUR
FUTURE WORK WILL INVOLVE A
TAILORED PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT
TO REACH RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN
LOW INCOME AND LOW CANOPY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS
AND MONTHS.
THIS IS AS WE BEGIN TO PREPARE
WHAT THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN
WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT WILL DEAL WITH WHAT IT WILL
INCLUDE 420 21.
I COULD SAY THAT IT WILL
CERTAINLY BE A ROBUST PLAN THAT
MOVES US FORWARD WITH AN
APPROACH ROOTED IN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
THAT REALLY CONCLUDES OUR
BRIEFING TODAY.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MIKE.
THANK YOU SONDRA.
YOUR MEMO THAT IS ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA TODAY IS VERY
HELPFUL.
WE ASK THAT IN THE FUTURE,
PLEASE HAVE THE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION.
I INCORRECTLY MADE THE
ASSUMPTION AND THAT IS ON ME
FOR MAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT
WE WOULD HAVE A POWERPOINT
TODAY WITHIN THE MEMO.
UNDER PROGRESS, ON THE URBAN
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE,
THE WEBINAR STYLE PRESENTATION,
I AM SIGNALING THIS FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC.
SONDRA HAS A VIDEO THAT IS
POSTED ON THE SEATTLE
GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE.
IT IS GOING THROUGH ESSENTIALLY
MOST OF THIS PRESENTATION.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THAT, PLEASE
DO OPEN THE MEMO THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM.
IN THE THIRD PARAGRAPH, CLICK
THE HYPERLINK TO THE
PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, DEPARTMENTS, I WOULD
STRONGLY ASK AND ENCOURAGE YOU
TO BRING THESE TYPES OF
PRESENTATIONS FORWARD.
WE ARE HERE IN THE REMOTE
SETTING.
WE ARE JUST HEARING VERBAL
UPDATES.
THEY CAN BE HARD TO FOLLOW
ALONG AT TIMES.
THIS MEMO IS VERY
COMPREHENSIVE.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I JUST WANTED TO SIGNAL THAT
FOR OUR FRIENDS AT SDCI AND
OSC.
I HAVE A COUPLE SMALL
QUESTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK TO SEE IF
ANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN,
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR DAN
STRAUSS.
I AM SORRY IF YOU ALREADY SAID
THIS.
WHEN WILL WE BE GETTING THE
TREE ORDINANCE TO REVIEW?
IS THERE A REVISED ESTIMATE OF
THAT?
IT IS NOT THE EXACT DAY.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER.
AS WAS MENTIONED, WE ARE
PLANNING TO DO THIS EQUITY
ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIES THAT
ARE CONTAINED IN THE
RESOLUTION.
THOSE REALLY WILL DRIVE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CODE
UPDATES.
WE CANNOT SAY FOR SURE.
NOW WITH THE RESULTS OF THAT,
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS
WOULD BE.
WE WILL BE TALKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS ABOUT OUR STRATEGY
MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC
OUTREACH AS WELL AS EQUITY
ANALYSIS AND THE FORMULATION OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE ARE HOPING THAT WE WILL HAVE
MORE TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT
THE SCHEDULE AS PART OF THE
FOURTH QUARTER REPORT.
MORE INFORMATION IS COMING
SOON.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN THE TREE CODE
UPDATES.
WE ARE WORKING HARD TO HELP YOU
WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN,
I APPRECIATE YOU.
I WILL SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
I HAVE MINE HERE AS WELL.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THIS
RESOLUTION THAT I HELPED THE
STAFF TO CREATE, OUTLINING OUR
STEPS.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS YEAR WAS
UNEXPECTED.
THOSE TIMELINES, I HAVE FOUND
THEM TO BE UNIQUE.
THIS YEAR IS ALL ABOUT
REMAINING FLEXIBLE.
IN SONDRA'S VIDEO PRESENTATION
THAT IS ON THE SEATTLE
GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE, THERE IS
A NEXT STEPS TIMELINE.
IT IS TOWARDS THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION.
AGAIN, I JUST HESITATE.
WE ARE TYING THIS DOWN TOO HARD
AND FAST NUMBERS AND DATES AND
TIMES. THIS DEALS WITH ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT CHANGES.
IT DEALS WITH THE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON
IMPORTANT ISSUES.
THIS HAS DISRUPTED EVERYTHING
AS EVERYBODY ALREADY KNOWS.
MY ONLY QUESTION HERE IS WHAT
ARE SOME OF THE USES OF THE
DATA WE RECEIVED FROM THE
PROJECT?
HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE PAST
SURVEY THAT WAS CONDUCTED?
>> I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
THAT.
SO, THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT
SENDS LASER IMPULSES.
AND THEN, AS THEY COME BACK,
THEY CAN REGISTER TO HELP US
CREATE VERY DETAILED MAPPING.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT USE THE DATA
FOR A MULTITUDE OF USES
INCLUDING GEOGRAPHIC LAND USE,
GEOLOGICAL PURPOSES. I BELIEVE
THAT THE MUNICIPALITY HAS USED
LIDAR TO TRY TO PLAN AHEAD OF
LANDSLIDES LIKE WHAT HAPPENED
WITH OSO.
IN OUR CASE, WE USED LIDAR FOR
MAPPING THE CANOPY.
I AM NOT GOING TO GET TOO
TECHNICAL.
ACTUALLY, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND A
WHOLE LOT OF IT.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A
FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT I AM GOING
TO SAY.
YOU CAN DO LIDAR, LEVON.
THIS MEANS THAT YOU DO IT FOR
THE SUMMER.
THIS IS REGARDING WHEN THE TREE
LEAVES ARE ON THE TREES.
THAT ONLY HAS USE FOR URBAN
FORESTRY.
BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF THE USES
REQUIRE LEAF OFF WHICH IS
ACQUIRING THE DATA EITHER IN
THE SPRING WHEN, EXCUSE ME, OR
IN THE FALL WHEN THERE IS NO
LEAVES ON THE TREES.
WE HAD TO ACQUIRE LEAF OFF DATA.
AND THEN, WE HAD TO FOLLOW A
PROTOCOL WELL ESTABLISHED BY
THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE.
THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO PAIR
IT UP WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IN THAT WAY, THE LIDAR
INFORMATION IS KIND OF LIKE A
CENSUS OF TREES.
IT HAS A PLUS OR MINUS MARGIN
OF ERROR.
THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE.
THEN, WE PAIR IT WITH A
SATELLITE IMAGERY THAT BRINGS
IN THE LEASE ON COLOR OF THE
TREES.
ANYWAY, THAT IS AS TECHNICAL AS
I AM GOING TO GET.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
WANTED TO DO WITH THE 2016
LIDAR PROJECT WAS TO BE ABLE TO
USE THIS SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT
WE USED AT THE VERY BEGINNING
WHEN WE CREATED THE FIRST PLAN.
WE CREATED THAT 2007 PLAN BY
DOING AN ANALYSIS OF LIDAR
INFORMATION.
WE WANTED TO CREATE A TREND, TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TREND, THE
CANOPY COVER CHANGE OVER TIME
IS FOR SEATTLE.
THIS IS SO THAT WE COULD REALLY
TAILOR THE WORK THAT WE DO IN
OUR ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES AND
POLICIES ACCORDINGLY.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE
TO DO A COMPARISON.
WHEN THEY CONSULTED, WE LOOKED
AT THE 2001 DATA.
THAT WAS THE HIGHEST, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS THE BEST WAY TO
MEASURE AT THE TIME.
THEY REALIZED THAT THAT DATE AT
DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESOLUTION
FOR IT TO BE MEANINGFUL IN
TERMS OF COMPARISON.
THEY EXPLAINED TO OSC AND THE
CORE TEAM, WE CAN SPEND ALL OF
YOUR MONEY TRYING TO CLEAN UP
THAT DATA.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU
CONSIDER 2016 YOUR BASELINE.
WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN A MULTI-
DEPARTMENT TEAM THAT IS LOOKING
INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF
ACQUIRING LIDAR DATA THAT NEXT
YEAR.
WE ARE APPLYING FOR A GRANT TO
HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AGAIN, THE WAY I TRY TO EXPLAIN
THIS TO PEOPLE IS TECHNOLOGY
CHANGES.
WE CANNOT, DO YOU REMEMBER THE
PDA?
THEY WERE THE PALM PILOTS THAT
WERE SO WONDERFUL AT THE TIME.
WE C█ANNOT BLAME A PILOT FOR NO
BEING ABLE TO STREAM VIDEO
TODAY.
THIS IS DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE
USED TO IMPROVE THINGS.
OUR INTENTION IS THAT WHEN WE
DO THE NEXT ASSESSMENT, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME
TECHNOLOGY AND PROTOCOL THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO COMPARE APPLES
TO APPLES.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION.
>> THAT DOES.
THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.
I AM LOOKING UP YOUR
PRESENTATION ON MY BLACKBERRY
NOW.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT
POSSIBLE.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I APPRECIATE THAT REVIEW.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THIS TREE UPDATE?
I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE
AMENDED SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR,
WE WOULD HAVE HAD MANY MORE
UPDATES AND I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAD ONE LAST ONE
IN THEIR BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE MORE UPDATES NEXT
YEAR AS WELL.
SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS, I
THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY
TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE.
I AM GLAD WE WILL BE WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU TO ADVANCE
THESE TREE PROTECTIONS.
WE WILL BRING A NEW TREE
ORDINANCE TO THE COUNSELOR AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL ITEM OF BUSINESS
TODAY IS A BRIEFING DISCUSSION
ON THE INTERIM FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THIS ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
>> THIS IS THE EXTENSION OF
INTERIM FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY VARIOUS
INDIVIDUALS.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I HAVE A NOTE
ON THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE NOT INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE
DISCUSSING TODAY.
WE PLAN TO HAVE THE LEGISLATION
INTRODUCED NEXT WEEK TO ALLOW
FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND
CONSIDERATION IN JANUARY.
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A TIGHT
TIMELINE TO MEET AND ADOPT THIS
LEGISLATION, WE ARE HOLDING A
PRELIMINARY BRIEFING SO THAT WE
CAN QUICKLY ACT IN JANUARY.
TYPICALLY I LIKE TO HAVE TWO
MEETINGS BEFORE PASSING
LEGISLATION.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE HAVING A
SHORT BRIEFING TODAY.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I WILL JUST SAY A COUPLE OF
WORDS TO REMIND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY.
THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MAGGIE TO TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
INTRODUCED SHORTLY AND WHAT IT
WOULD DO.
SO, AS THE COMMITTEE WILL
RECALL, BACK IN JULY, THE
COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE 22
6113.
THAT ORDINANCE ADOPTED INTERIM
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS SO THAT
THE CITY COULD CONTINUE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
THOSE INTERIM REGULATIONS WILL
EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY.
THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL WILL
BE CONSIDERING AN EXTENSION OF
THOSE INTERIM REGULATIONS IN
JANUARY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MAGGIE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE
EXTENSION CAN DO.
>> GOOD MORNING THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
I AM GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN
WITH YOU.
I DO HAVE A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION THAT WALKS US
THROUGH THE INFORMATION.
SO, I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
INTERIM FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS EXTENSION.
I WILL COVER AN OVERVIEW OF THE
REGULATIONS AND A REASON FOR
THE EXTENSION AS WELL AS THE
PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WE HAVE
CONDUCTED TO DATE AND THE NEXT
STEPS THAT WE ANTICIPATE.
SO AS WAS MENTIONED, IN JULY
2020, THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED
AND THE MAYOR SIGNED ORDINANCE
126113.
IT ESTABLISHED INTERIM
FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS.
THESE REGULATIONS CONTAIN
BUILDING CODES AS WELL AS OTHER
STANDARDS THAT MAKE HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND PEOPLE SAFER
FROM FLOODING.
THEY APPLY TO THE PERMIT
APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
ON PROPERTY WITHIN MAPPED
FLOODPLAIN AREAS.
SO, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY, ALSO KNOWN
AS FEMA PRODUCED THE UPDATED
MAPS THAT WE ADOPTED IN THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS.
THEY ALSO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM
REQUIRED STANDARDS FOR THOSE
REGULATIONS.
THESE REGULATIONS ARE DUE TO
EXPIRE FEBRUARY 24 OF 2021.
AND IF THESE INTERIM
REGULATIONS ARE NOT EXTENDED,
THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE FEMA
FLOODPLAIN AREAS MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO PURCHASE FLOOD
INSURANCE OR RENEW ANY EXISTING
POLICIES.
SO THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION
IS THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME
TO EVALUATE THE PROPERTIES THAT
ARE NOT MAPPED BY FEMA BUT ARE
MAPPED BY SPU AS FLOOD PRONE.
THIS WILL DETERMINE IF
ADDITIONAL AREAS NEED TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE REGULATIONS.
ALSO, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS HAVE
TAKEN LONGER THAN WE
ANTICIPATED.
SO HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN
AREA THAT IS MAPPED BY SPU AS
FLOOD PRONE BUT NOT MAPPED BY
FEMA.
THIS IS AN AREA IN THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WOULD
LIKE TO EVALUATE AREAS SUCH AS
THESE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF
WE ARE GOING TO ADOPT THESE
ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT THEN
WOULD BE REGULATED UNDER THE
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS.
SO TO DATE, THE PUBLIC OUTRAGE
THAT WE CONTACTED IS THAT WE
HAVE A PROJECT WEBPAGE UP AND
RUNNING WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
BOTH THE INTERIM REGULATIONS
AND THE ANTICIPATED PERMANENT
REGULATIONS FOR THE FLOODPLAIN.
AND, WE ALSO HAVE A SIGN UP, WE
HAVE AN AREA TO SIGN UP FOR
PEOPLE TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR
EMAIL LIST FOR ANY PUBLIC
MEETINGS THAT WE DO AS WELL AS
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SO, PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING THE
PROJECT WEBPAGE, WE SENT OUT
2400 POSTCARDS TO OWNERS OF
PROPERTY IN THE WEB PLANE AREAS
LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE
MAPPED AS FLOODPLAIN AREAS AND
TO DIRECT THEM TO OUR WEBPAGE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
TO SIGN UP TO BE ON OUR EMAIL
LIST.
AS OF NOW, WE HAVE 160 SIP
SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR EMAIL LIST
FOR THE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATION.
FOR THE NEXT STEPS, WE WILL
CONTINUE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH.
WE WILL WORK WITH STAFF TO
EVALUATE IF ADDITIONAL AREAS
SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS FLOOD
PRONE.
AND WE WILL WORK ON DEVELOPING
THE PERMANENT REGULATIONS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I CAN
TAKE THOSE NOW.
>> THANK YOU MAGGIE.
I HAVE A FEW ISSUES.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT ADOPTING
THIS LEGISLATION IN JANUARY AND
WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE IF WE
DO NOT HAVE THIS LEGISLATION IN
JANUARY?
>> YES, SO, BECAUSE OF THE
DELAY IN THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS, THOSE INTERIM
REGULATIONS WOULD EXPIRE.
THAT WOULD MEAN THAT PROPERTY
OWNERS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN
MAPPED AREAS WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO GET INSURANCE.
SO, LET'S SAY A PROPERTY OWNER
WAS SELLING THEIR PROPERTY.
THE NEW OWNER WOULD NEED TO
ACQUIRE FLOODPLAIN INSURANCE
BUT THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE
ABLE TO ACQUIRE IT.
IF ANY OF THE POLICIES ARE
EXPIRING, THEY WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO RENEW THOSE POLICIES.
THAT IS THE MAIN CONSEQUENCE.
>> THANK YOU, THAT IS HELPFUL.
AS WE HAD THIS LEGISLATION
BEFORE AS EARLIER THIS YEAR,
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES IN THIS
LEGISLATION OTHER THAN
EXTENDING THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS AS COMPARED TO WHAT
WE ALREADY ADOPTED EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
>> WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS, THAT IS
LIMITED TO THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS.
THERE WOULD BE NO ADDITIONAL
REGULATIONS ADDED ON.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT,
THAT IS HELPFUL.
>> CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHY IT IS TAKING LONGER
TO ADOPT REGULATIONS?
>> SO ONE OF THE REASONS IS
COVID-19 AND EVERYTHING IS
TAKING MORE TIME.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH.
ALSO, REGARDING THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
BASICALLY, WE DID NOT HAVE A
LIST SERVE WITH IDENTIFIED
PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE
FLOODPLAIN AREAS.
WE NEEDED TO DO A BIT OF
LEGWORK.
WE WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER
TO GET INFORMATION ON PROPERTY
OWNERS IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
WE DID OUTREACH THERE AS WELL
AS MAILING OUT THE POSTCARDS.
WE GAVE TIME FOR THE POSTCARDS
TO GET TO EVERYONE.
WE DIRECTED THEM TO OUR WEBSITE
IN ORDER TO BUILD A LIST SERVE.
ANOTHER MAIN REASON IS THAT SO,
THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE MAPPED
BY FPU AS FLOODPLAIN AREAS.
THEY ARE NOT MAPPED BY FEMA.
WE REALLY WANT TO DO OUR DUE
DILIGENCE IN ORDER TO LOOK AT
THOSE AREAS AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE EVALUATE WHETHER WE SHOULD
BRING IN MORE AREAS TO BE
REGULATED UNDER THE
REGULATIONS, TO ENSURE SAFETY
DURING FLOODS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING THAT WE
ANTICIPATE.
>> THERE IS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT
OF VERY TECHNICAL WORK.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO
HOW WE ARE GOING TO LIVE AS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS CONTINUES.
WE HAVE A MAJOR SHIFT IN HOW WE
BUILD AND MOVE OUR LIVES.
HAVE WE HEARD ANY OPPOSITION TO
THESE INTERIM REGULATIONS AS
THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE
FOR SOME TIME?
WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS
REGARDING THE PROPERTY OWNERS
IN AFFECTED AREAS?
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH COURT STAFF.
THE COURT HAS RAISED SOME
CONCERNS REGARDING EXISTING
OVERWATER STRUCTURES ON PEERS.
IT DEALS WITH WHAT THAT WOULD
MEAN IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO
REPAIR PROJECTS OR REPLACEMENT
PROJECT.
THE PIER IS ALREADY THERE, IT
IS IN A FIXED ELEVATION.
HOW WILL THE REGULATIONS IMPACT
, IF THEY ARE GOING TO
REDEVELOP ON TOP OF THE PIER?
AND SO, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT
AS AN ISSUE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH STAFF AT
FEMA TO SEE HOW, YOU KNOW, IS
OTHER AREAS HAVE EXPERIENCED
THAT.
AND IT DEALS WITH THE BEST WAY
TO ADDRESS THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE PORT STAFF AS WELL AS FEMA
STAFF ON THAT ISSUE.
AND THEN, WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THE PUBLIC OUTREACH IN A
PARTICULAR AREA.
SO FAR, WE HAVE JUST BEEN
WALKING PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGH
HOW THE REGULATIONS WOULD
IMPACT THEIR PROPERTIES.
SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY
YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT
ANY PROPERTY OWNER HAS RAISED
AT THIS POINT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE
OUTREACH.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE
IDENTIFY ALL OF THOSE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU.
IT SOUNDS LIKE, IF THERE ARE
ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
COURT, IT APPEARS THAT WE MAY
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
THOSE BEFORE THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
>> EXACTLY, THAT IS THE FULL
INTENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, YOU ASKED IF
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE
THE REGULATIONS ARE NOW BEING
CHANGED BY THE LEGISLATION THAT
THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER.
ONE DIFFERENCE IS THE LENGTH OF
THE INTERIM REGULATIONS, THE
LENGTH OF TIME DURING WHICH THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS WILL BE IN
PLACE WILL BE LONGER THAN SIX
MONTHS.
THIS WILL BE LONGER THAN THE
CURRENT INTERIM REGULATIONS.
THE BILL THE COUNCIL WILL
CONSIDER WILL PROVIDE FOR A
YEAR-LONG EXTENSION TO GET SDCI
AND THE COUNCIL INITIAL TIME TO
CONSIDER INTERVENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT
AND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT WAS
MADE BY ME.
THIS WAS SO THAT WE DID NOT
HAVE TO CONTINUE EXTENDING
INTERIM REGULATIONS AS WE
UNDERSTAND IT.
SOME OF THIS OUTREACH, BECAUSE
IT IS SO DETAILED AND TECHNICAL,
IT COULD TAKE LONGER.
RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO
EXTEND INTERIM MEASURES, I
WANTED TO PROVIDE A MORE ROBUST
AMOUNT OF TIME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON,
THERE IS NOTHING OVER THERE,
GREAT.
MAGGIE.
EXCELLENT WORK, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA, I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
>> NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> SO IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THERE IS NOTHING,
YOU ARE GOOD, THUMBS UP.
THANK YOU ALL.
AS I STATED, I LIKE TO USUALLY
HAVE TWO MEETINGS ON ITEMS.
BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE
LEGISLATION REFERRED BEFORE WE
CAN PUBLISH PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICES, THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK
BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13.
THIS WILL BE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING AND A VOTE.
THANK YOU MAGGIE, THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY ITEMS FROM
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
I AM SEEING NONE.
GREAT.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE LAND-USE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE OF
DECEMBER 9, 2020.
AS A REMINDER, OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON
JANUARY 13.
THIS WILL START AT 9:30 A.M.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.