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PLAN, PHASE 2, FOCUSING ON CORE DOORS. TODAY WILL BE BROKEN INTO TWO SESSIONS. SESSION 1 JUST BEGAN, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL BE RESERVED FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. REGISTRATION STARTED AT 8:30 A.M. AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 10:30 A.M. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH ALL SPEAKERS AND RECESS AROUND 12:30 P.M., OR EARLIER, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. WE DON'T GET THROUGH ALL REMOTE SPEAKERS BY 12:30 P.M., THE REMAINING SPEAKERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT OUR SECOND SESSION. SESSION 2 WILL BEGIN AT 3:00 P.M. AND IS RESERVED FOR ANY REMOTE SPEAKERS , SHOULD THERE BE ANY. CITY HALL WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6:30 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS DURING A SESSION 1 OR 2 MUST REGISTER DURING THE DEADLINE. DURING OUR IN PERSON COMMENT PERIOD, IF YOU ARE PART OF A GROUP WITH TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP, YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR TIME. BUT THE PEOPLE IN THAT GROUP WILL THEN NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC COMMENT BUT IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW OUR PUBLIC COMMENT RULES, THEY'RE LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE OR AT THE PODIUM. AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS HEARING DOES HAVE A REGISTRATION DEADLINE. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING, HE MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE HEARING. DEADLINES ARE AS FOLLOWS, REMOTE REGISTRATION OPENS THIS MORNING AT 8:30 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 10:30 A.M. IN PERSON REGISTRATION AT CITY HALL WILL START AT 2:30 P.M. AND END AT 6:30 P.M. FOR THOSE OF YOU ATTENDING THE IN PERSON PORTION, YOU CAN [ INAUDIBLE ] AT THE GARAGE ACROSS THE STREET STARTING AT 4:30 P.M. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE AGENDA? AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, AMENDING CHAPTER 23.32 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW: THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED? CURRENTLY, WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED 50 SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. SO, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED ONE MINUTE WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 SPEAKERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER WHEN YOU REGISTERED. WE WILL BE STARTING WITH NUMBER 2 ON OUR LIST. AND WE WILL GO IN BATCHES, SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE EARLY NUMBERS ARE PRESENT AND LOGGED IN. SO, WE WILL BE STARTING -- I WILL NAME A FEW NAMES HERE, JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE A HEADS UP. WE WILL START WITH RYAN TALLON AND WILLIAM SCOTT, THEN EMILY PUNKY, AND THEN SHEILA ALVAREZ. AND SO, WE WILL START HERE WITH RYAN TALLON. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS RYAN TALLON, I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AT HARBORVIEW. I SEE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY OUR HOUSING CRISIS. [ INAUDIBLE ] HOMELESSNESS AND UNSTABLE HOUSING AND THEIR SUFFERING IS GRADUAL. I AM URGING THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO STOP PUSHING HOUSING ONTO ARTERIALS, THAT IS TERRIBLE FOR HUMAN HEALING, FOR HUMAN HEALTH. I URGE YOU TO EXPAND HOUSING DENSITY BEYOND ARTERIAL. [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT CAN INCREASE FLOOR AREA RATIOS. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND A HIGHER FLOOR AREA RATIO AND MORE HOMES WITHOUT [ INAUDIBLE ]. AFFORDABLE UNITS GET CREATED WITHOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] OR JUST INCREASE HOUSING VARIETY, ALLOW SMALLER SETBACKS [ INAUDIBLE ] . AND LASTLY, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS. GIVE HIGH BONUSES [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNCILMEMBERS, MY PATIENTS CAN'T WAIT FOR ANY LONGER FOR OUR HOUSING [ INAUDIBLE ] TO BE FIXED. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, RYAN. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO WILLIAM SCOTT. HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GOOD MORNING. OKAY, YEAH, I'M BILL SCOTT, I AM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PETITIONING TO SWITCH THE LR 3 ZONING ALONG NORTHEAST FIFTH STREET TO A BETTER LOCATION WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROBLEM WITH THE STRIP THAT IS CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED BETWEEN 40th AVENUE NORTHEAST AND 45th AVENUE NORTHEAST ON 42 STREET , FIRST OF ALL, [ INAUDIBLE ]. 12% GRADE AND IT IS NOT CLOSE TO ANY NEIGHBORHOODS , TRANSIT HUB, AND HAS NO COMMERCIAL SERVICES. THERE ARE MUCH BETTER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE TRANSPORT HUBS, HAVE COMMERCIAL SERVICES, ET CETERA. [ INAUDIBLE ] THERE ARE MULTIPLE TRANSIT OPTIONS, THERE ARE HIGHER [ INAUDIBLE ], AND ALL THESE THINGS MAKE THEM MUCH MORE SUITABLE. AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE FOR DEVELOPERS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BILL. NEXT UP, EMILY PUNKY. EMILY, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? HI. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS EMILY PINKY, I'M A PARENT, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] THE STREETS OUR CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY ARE ALREADY UNSAFE. EVERY MORNING ON 40th AVENUE, I SEE DRIVERS SPEEDING THROUGH THE FLASHING CROSSWALKS [ INAUDIBLE ] THESE STREETS ENCOUNTER ON OUR SUNNY DAYS. STREETS ALONG THAT CORRIDOR [ INAUDIBLE ] MAKE AN ALREADY RISKY SITUATION WORSE. [ INAUDIBLE ] BLINDING SON THAT DRIVERS CAN'T SEE PEDESTRIANS THROUGH. I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION, HOW MUCH MORE CAN THESE STREETS ACTUALLY TAKE CUSTOMER THERE ARE NO PASSING LANES ON EITHER AND THERE IS NOWHERE TO ADD THEM. [ INAUDIBLE ] WITHOUT A CLEAR PLAN FOR SAFETY. [ INAUDIBLE ] NOT MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT EVERYWHERE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL TO COME WALK TO SCHOOL WITH ME AND OTHER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO SEE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU, EMILY. NEXT UP WILL BE SHOW ALVAREZ, IF YOU COULD CALL IN, SHOW ALVAREZ. OKAY, MOVING ON. SO, NEXT UP, WE WILL HAVE A FEW -- DYLAN, AND THEN RICK , AND THEN LOGAN SCHMIDT, AND THEN ANN TYSON. NEXT UP, DYLAN. DYLAN, YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR PHONE. THERE WE GO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW, THANK YOU. GREAT. HI, MY NAME IS DYLAN, I AM AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER AND A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMISSION. SORRY, DYLAN, CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT? THANK YOU. WE WILL RESET YOUR TIME. OKAY, THANKS. MY NAME IS DYLAN, I AM AN ARCHITECT AND URBAN DESIGNER IN THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. [ INAUDIBLE ] I AM A 20 YEAR SEATTLE RESIDENT FROM [ INAUDIBLE ]. BIKES AND BUSES ALL OVER THE CITY. [ INAUDIBLE ] SPENT THE PAST SIX YEARS STUDYING MAPPING SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT'S THIS NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, IT'S KEY TO [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR EVERY RESIDENT LIVING WITHIN A 15 MINUTE WALK [ INAUDIBLE ]. THE CURRENT LEGISLATION PROPOSED IS 30 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. IT'S A GOOD START. [ INAUDIBLE ] LET'S CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS . [ INAUDIBLE ] LESS THAN HALFWAY TOWARDS BUILDING OUT SEATTLE'S NETWORK [ INAUDIBLE ]. PLEASE PASS THIS LEGISLATION AND CONTINUE TO BUILD ON IT BY ADDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU, DYLAN. NEXT UP, RICK K. LET'S BE CLEAR, [ INAUDIBLE ] ZONING IS NOT THE SAME AS GROWTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] BRINGS HIGHER COSTS AND SIMPLY PRIORITIZES DISPLACEMENT. IT IS NEITHER SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND MORE COMPASSIONATE. CANCEL, YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE TRUTH AND TELL THE TRUTH. YOU DON'T GET TO HIDE BEHIND AN EXCUSE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MISLED BY CITY STAFF AND LOBBYING AND INVESTMENT. YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ]. CURRENT PROPOSAL FOR DEREGULATION NOT ONLY -- THEY MUST HAVE DISCONNECTED: THEY MUST HAVE DISCONNECTED THEMSELVES. OKAY. OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT -- MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. LOGAN SCHMIDT. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LIN AND MEMBERS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LOGAN SCHMIDT , [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THAT MOMENTUM CARRY [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE MUST SEE LOWRISE STANDARDS GO FURTHER THAN [ INAUDIBLE ]. RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN ACHIEVE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND YOU CAN IN LR 1 AND 2. THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. [ INAUDIBLE ] TO CREATE [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE ALSO URGE THE COMMITTEE [ INAUDIBLE ] THROUGH THE COURTYARD BLOCK AND GREEN BUILDING BONUSES, AND EXPAND [ INAUDIBLE ] WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LOGAN, AND FOR ANY MEMBERS , I THINK FOR RICK K, YOU GOT MAYBE DISCONNECTED, IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL US THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS, OR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS NOT ABLE TO GET ALL THEIR COMMENTS IN WAS SPEAKING, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND EMAIL US THE REMAINDER OF YOUR COMMENTS. MOVING ON, NEXT UP, WE HAVE -- I WILL NAME A FEW, ANN TYSON, IF YOU COULD CALL IN. DAVID HILL, SARAH DAVIS, AND MELISSA. ANN TYSON , [ INAUDIBLE ]. OKAY, MOVING ON, DAVID HILL, YOU ARE UP NEXT. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS DAVID HILL. I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR 15 YEARS AND I AM A MEMBER OF [ INAUDIBLE ]. LAST YEAR, I MOVED TO THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF ITS DENSITY AND THE FACT THAT IT IS THE NEXUS OF SEVERAL MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR IS. LIVING THERE, I SEE OUR VISION FOR SEATTLE ACTUALLY WORKING FANTASTICALLY, BOTH FOR ME AND MY NEIGHBORS, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE A LUXURY. WE SHOULDN'T TREAT OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE LIKE A MYSTERIOUS NATURAL DISASTER WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY A POLICY CHOICE. I AM ASKING YOU TO BUILD ON [ INAUDIBLE ] AND MAXIMIZE THAT MODEL EVERYWHERE. PUSH THE DENSITY LIMITS [ INAUDIBLE ] AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO. BEYOND JUST HOUSING, IF WE DON'T BUILD UP, WE CRAWL OUT, WHICH IS THE WORST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. IT'S TIME TO STOP BEING TIMID WITH THE MAPS AND MAKE IT LEGAL FOR MORE PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SARAH DAVIS. HI, I AM A RESIDENT OF NORTHEAST SEATTLE. I AM HERE TO CALL OUT THIS PERFORMATIVE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS [ INAUDIBLE ]. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS HAVE SUBMITTED COMMENTS AND PETITIONS ASKING TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN HOW THEIR BELOVED NEIGHBORHOODS GROW AND BECOME MORE DENSE. [ INAUDIBLE ] RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD BY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT FIGHTING THIS IS POINTLESS, THE VOTES ARE NOT THERE, THE COUNCIL DOESN'T CARE ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ], THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR WANT A MORE EXTREME PLAN, NOT A MODERATE ONE. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE DISPLACED ARE A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN, AN ELDERLY COUPLE, AND AN ELDERLY WIDOW, A DISABLED VETERAN, OLDER RENTALS -- RENTERS LIVE IN AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL ONLY LEAD TO LAWSUITS, DELAYS, AND MORE JUST VISION. WE ARE SEEING I THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND HERE IN SEATTLE THAT PEOPLE IN POWER DON'T ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, THEY ONLY SPEAK FOR THEIR OWN POLITICAL AGENDA. [ INAUDIBLE ] PRETENDS TO HELP POOR PEOPLE WHEN IN FACT IT MOSTLY HELPS RICH DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU, SARAH. NEXT UP, MELISSA NAIR. GOOD MORNING, I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A.I. SEATTLE. AN ORGANIZATION WITH 2600 MEMBERS WHO ENVISIONS BATTLE AS A FIFTH TEEN MINUTE LIVABLE THAT HE WITH HOUSING, AMENITIES, AND TRANSIT VISIBLE TO EVERYONE, INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING IS ESSENTIAL TO THIS MISSION. WE ASK THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER KEY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CENTER AND CORRIDOR IS LEGISLATION BY INCREASING POTENTIAL PLACES FOR NEW HOUSING BY EXPANDING CORE DOORS, ADDING MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND MAKING SURE ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RACIAL AND [ INAUDIBLE ] INDEX. [ INAUDIBLE ] MAKING IT EASIER TO CREATE HOUSING , AND CERTAINLY UNDER THOSE CURRENT STRUCTURES, MISSING PROJECTS ARE TOO COSTLY FOR DEVELOPERS AND NOT BEING BUILT, SO FUNDS ARE NOT BEING RAISED. [ INAUDIBLE ] TO ADDRESS THIS BARRIER. AND FINALLY, [ INAUDIBLE ] EVALUATE HOUSING PRODUCTION ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MELISSA. RICK K, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE LOGGED BACK IN. SINCE YOU WERE DISCONNECTED EARLIER, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND -- LET'S GO BACK AND START YOUR TESTIMONY OVER, SO WE WILL GIVE YOU ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU. LET'S BE CLEAR. ZONING IS NOT THE SAME AS GROWTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] BRINGS HIGHER COSTS AND SIMPLY PRIORITIZES INFLATION OVER INFILL, WHICH IS NEITHER SOUND NOR COMPASSIONATE COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE TRUTH AND TELL THE TRUTH. YOU DON'T GET TO HIDE BEHIND EXCUSES BEING LED BY CITY STAFF AND HEAVY LOBBYING AND PROPAGANDA FROM THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE CITY [ INAUDIBLE ]. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL NOT ONLY DOES IT CAPTURE ZONING VALUE FOR CURRENT PUBLIC BENEFIT, THEY ALSO PREVENT FUTURE CITY GOVERNMENTS FROM GETTING FAIR VALUE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THE CURRENT PLAN [ INAUDIBLE ] GIVEAWAY FAR BEYOND WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FILLED, WITH NO PROMISE OF ACTUAL GROWTH IN RETURN. ENABLES THEM TO SUE THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATIONS IF THEY TRY TO MAKE THEM PAY A FAIR SHARE. NONE OF YOU WILL BE IN OFFICE FOREVER BUT IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING AND THIS TIME, PLEASE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS IS FOR MONOLOG ONLY, NOT REALLY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT IS NEEDED FOR ACTUAL CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND NOT CORPORATE CAPTURE. THANK YOU, RICK. THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS WILL BE -- AND WE ARE UP TO NUMBER 12, SO, IT WILL BE JEFF , JOHNSON, SARAH SCOTT, AND MEGAN CRUZ, SO WE WILL START WITH JEFF FRIEDMAN. HELLO, THANK YOU, MY NAME IS JEFF FRIEDMAN, I AM A PARTNER WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] ARCHITECTS, SPECIALIZING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. [ INAUDIBLE ] THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO ADDRESS [ INAUDIBLE ] CENTER. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE ISAAC CULVER HOUSE, [ INAUDIBLE ] . THE ISAAC OVER HOUSE IS PROVIDING SENIOR HOUSING FOR 75 YEARS. [ INAUDIBLE ] 140 UNITS [ INAUDIBLE ] . CERTAINLY SPLIT ZONES. [ INAUDIBLE ] OR THE REAR PORTION OF THE PARCEL IS ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL. EXISTING USE PREDATES THE ZONING SPECIFICATION. [ INAUDIBLE ] USUALLY CREATED BY ACCIDENT. THE PROPERTY LINES ARE DIFFICULT [ INAUDIBLE ]. THEY ARE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING TO DEVELOP. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL DOES NOT RECOGNIZE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND PERPETUATES THE SPLIT ZONE. [ INAUDIBLE ] JUST ENOUGH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PARCEL [ INAUDIBLE ] . THANK YOU, JEFF. NEXT UP, JOHNSON. THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THE RIGHT NOW, I AM LISTENING TO A CHAINSAW. THEY ARE CUTTING A LOT AND NEW YEAR WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS TORN DOWN FOR LUXURY DEVELOPMENT. [ INAUDIBLE ] DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT HAS BEEN A PLAN OF GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT DRIVEN BY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND PRIVATE EQUITY. DENSITY ALONE DOES NOT MAKE THE CITY AFFORDABLE OR LIVABLE, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] SIMPLY PERPETUATES A PATTERN OF ANY QUALITY. INSTEAD OF BUILDING TALLER AND FASTER, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PAUSE. THERE IS NO LEGAL DEADLINE TO RUSH THROUGH [ INAUDIBLE ]. CHANGING OVERNIGHT. THIS PLAN IS OUT OF DATE ALREADY. 2025 [ INAUDIBLE ] JANUARY, OVER 19,000. PAUSE, STUDY HOW [ INAUDIBLE ] IS WORKING, READ THE NEW RESEARCH, LOOK AT CITIES LIKE CHARLESTON . NEIGHBORHOODS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING TO CREATE A TRULY AFFORDABLE AND LIVABLE CITY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, SARAH SCOTT. NEXT UP , MEGAN CRUZ. GOOD MORNING. I AM MEGAN CRUZ, A DOWNTOWN RESIDENT WITH TWO REQUESTS. THE FIRST IS TO SIMPLY PUBLISH A FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR DOWNTOWN. [ INAUDIBLE ] DECISIONS REQUIRE A TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK FOR RESIDENTS TO SEE. SECOND, WE NEED LAND-USE POLICY-BASED AND RESEARCH AND FAX [ INAUDIBLE ]. A MAJOR BUILDING BOOM HAS NOT PRODUCED [ INAUDIBLE ]. 27% OF UNITS DOWNTOWN ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] OCCASIONALLY OCCUPIED, TWICE THE RATE [ INAUDIBLE ]. RESEARCH WARNS THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] AND RISING LAND PRICES, PUSHING AFFORDABILITY EVEN FURTHER UP AND OUT OF REACH. IT IS TIME TO [ INAUDIBLE ] LAND VALUE RECAPTURE, AND RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING. DOWNTOWN WILL BECOME SEATTLE'S LARGEST NEIGHBORHOOD , AND IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL. [ INAUDIBLE ] POLICY NEEDS TO BE TRANSPARENT, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND FOCUS ON REAL AFFORDABILITY OUTCOMES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO AN EARLIER SPEAKER, SHOW ALVAREZ, IF YOU COULD PRESS*6. CAN YOU HEAR ME: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GREAT, THANKS. FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALVAREZ AND I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING % COMMISSION ADOPTS -- SUPPORTS THE ADOPTION OF [ INAUDIBLE ]. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NEW MODEL [ INAUDIBLE ] MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES NEAR AMENITIES, SERVICES, AND JOBS, ALLOWS US TO [ INAUDIBLE ] MORE EQUITABLY TO MEET THE FUTURE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED OUR CONCERNS ABOUT CONCENTRATING ON [ INAUDIBLE ] . WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE [ INAUDIBLE ] THE MITIGATION OF NEGATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS FINALIZED. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE COMMISSION FURTHERMORE SUPPORTS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE BOUNDARIES OF CORRIDOR ZONES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND TO SARAH SCOTT, IF YOU WANT TO CALL BACK IN, WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO YOU, BUT THE NEXT UP ON THE LIST IS -- WE HAVE A FEW. OH, LOOKS LIKE SARAH SCOTT, ARE YOU PRESENT? IF YOU COULD HIT*6, YOU'RE NEXT. HI. HI. OH, HI. YES, THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING. I AM A SENIOR AND A SINGLE MOM. MY SON, WHO HAS A DISABILITY, AND I LIVE TOGETHER ON A FIXED INCOME. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. I RAISED MY OLDER CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILY AT HOME. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THE DISPLACEMENT IS REAL FOR PEOPLE LIKE US AND OTHERS, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, AND MORE. I AM TALKING ABOUT A SMALL AREA ON NORTHEAST 45th BETWEEN 40th AND 45th AVENUE. THIS AREA REALLY DOESN'T EVEN FOLLOW INTO YOUR OWN GUIDELINES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHY CAN'T WE SWITCH THIS AREA, PLEASE? WHY IS IT STOPPING US FROM -- WHAT IS STOPPING US FROM SWITCHING THIS SMALL AREA TO ONE THAT IS MUCH BETTER SUITED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU, SARAH. THE NEXT GROUP OF FOLKS , WE WILL START AT NUMBER 16, IT IS JUDY BANDAGE, RUBY HOLLAND, MORGAN , JIM GANTZ, BUT ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT GROUP, I SEE A PRIOR SPEAKER, ANN TYSON, IF YOU ARE THERE, WE WILL GO TO YOU FIRST. ANN TYSON, IF YOU COULD PRESS*6. CAN YOU HEAR ME: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD, ANN. HELLO: HELLO? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. GOOD MORNING. I KNOW YOU WANT THE BEST ZONING SOLUTION AND SO DOES MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE DISTRICT 4. IT IS ALREADY BUILDING MORE THAN 1000 NEW UNITS AND THOUSANDS MORE [ INAUDIBLE ]. SEVERAL AREAS ARE PROPOSED FOR THREE OR FIVE STORY BUILDINGS. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY NEIGHBORS HAVE PETITIONED TO SHIFT ONE SMALL [ INAUDIBLE ] TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION RIGHT INSIDE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAN PRODUCE AS MANY OR MORE NEW UNITS. WHY DO WE WANT THIS SWITCH? A BETTER LOCATION, IT'S CLOSE TO A COMMERCIAL AREA WITH A PHARMACY, GROCERY STORE, AND MULTIPLE TRANSIT LINES. IT CONNECTS TO OTHER LOWRISE [ INAUDIBLE ] AREAS WITH SOME HIGHER HEIGHTS ALREADY. DISPLACEMENT IS UNLIKELY THERE. IN CONTRAST, THE AREA NOW SLATED FOR UP ZONE, [ INAUDIBLE ], HAS NONE OF THESE BENEFITS . IT'S CHALLENGING TO WALK, LIMITED TRANSIT, AND LITERALLY NO SHOPS. SO, DISPLACEMENT ALSO IS A REAL THREAT HERE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ON FIXED INCOME. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SWITCH AND MAKE THE PLAN MORE SUCCESSFUL BY LISTENING TO THE GRASSROOTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANN. NEXT UP, JUDY. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JUDY, I SENT TWO LETTERS TO THE COUNCIL. ONE ADDRESSING THE MAP 009 [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND LR-2 AND LR-3 WOULD ELIMINATE A GREEN PARK AREA THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WELL OVER 50 YEARS. IT IS RIGHT IN BACK OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR HOUSING, AND THAT SHOULD BE REJECTED IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE SECOND LETTER ADDRESSED THE MAP 095 THAT WOULD [ INAUDIBLE ] LR-3 AND WOULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE SIZE OF [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE NORTH NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHICH THE PREVIOUS -- ONE OF THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS IN 2019 UNANIMOUSLY VOTED NOT TO UPSELL. SO, PLEASE LEAVE BOTH OF THESE AREAS INTACT. AND I, ALONG WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN, REALLY OBJECT TO THE LACK OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND OUTREACH, WHICH SHOULD HAVE STARTED FROM THE GROUND UP, SO THAT EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDY. NEXT UP, RUBY HOLLAND. YES, MY NAME IS RUBY HOLLAND. THE CORRIDOR [ INAUDIBLE ] STILL USING THE URBAN VILLAGE [ INAUDIBLE ] MINORITIES AND WORKING-CLASS HOMEOWNERS [ INAUDIBLE ]. SEATTLE WILL NEVER HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF THESE RICH PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO OWN LAND. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE, BUT NOT AT THE CITY'S EXPENSE. WE HAVE HAD OUR SHARE OF UP ZONING AND DISPLACEMENTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] MANDATED FOR FORMER REDLINE COMMUNITIES. THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN MENTIONED [ INAUDIBLE ] IS INADEQUATE AND UNTRUE FOR KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. WE WATCHED MORE HOUSING GET BILLED AFTER PASSING [ INAUDIBLE ] IN 2019, AND WE ALSO WATCHED CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $3181 RENT FOR A TWO BEDROOM [ INAUDIBLE ] LOW INCOME APARTMENT IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. THANK YOU, RUBY. NEXT UP, BOB MORGAN. CAN YOU HEAR ME: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. HELLO? GREAT. THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD USE THOSE LANES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THROUGH THE [ INAUDIBLE ] ZONE WHERE IT SHARES BOUNDARIES WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE. THIS ABRUPT TRANSITIONS ARE CONTRARY TO THE CITY'S LAND USE [ INAUDIBLE ] AN EXPLICIT PROVISION AND LAND USE CODE THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECENT CRITERIA CONSTITUTES CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ALSO, ANOTHER CODE REQUIREMENT THERE IS THAT THE RECORD REPORT INCLUDED AN EVALUATION OF THE APPLICABLE REASONS. THESE CONDITIONS MAKE THIS PROPOSAL SUBJECT TO LEGAL CHALLENGE. WE RECOMMEND WITHIN 50 FEET OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LOT, CHANGE-UP ZONES TO L1 OR L2. [ INAUDIBLE ] IF THESE TWO ITEMS ARE INACCESSIBLE, PLEASE AT LEAST LIMIT [ INAUDIBLE ] USE L2 NEXT TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND DEMAND [ INAUDIBLE ] BY THE DIRECTORS REPORT. [ INAUDIBLE ] MORE DETAIL ON THESE QUOTES. THANK YOU, JIM. THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS, WE ARE UP TO SPEAKER NUMBER 20, IT IS LYLE , MAGGIE LEWIS, CHARLES, ALEXANDER JOHNSON, AND PATRICK TAYLOR. OH, SORRY, NEXT UP, JIM GANN ACTUALLY, YOU ARE NUMBER 19. PLEASE GO. COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM 100% DISABLED VETERAN LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DISPLACEMENT IN THE SMALL RESIDENTIAL STRIP OF NORTHEAST 45th STREET, NOT JUST FOR ME, FOR MY NEIGHBOR, ALSO A DISABLED VETERAN, AND SEVERAL SENIOR CITIZENS ON OUR BLOCK WHO WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. UP ZONING THIS SMALL STRIP COULD RAISE PROPERTY TAXES AND FINANCIAL PRESSURE TO A POINT WHERE PEOPLE LIKE US ARE FORCED OUT. THIS ISN'T JUST A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S A COMMUNITY. THESE ARE MY FRIENDS AND WE BUILT OUR LIVES HERE TOGETHER, AND THIS IS THE WRONG PLACE FOR THIS KIND OF CHANGE. STEEP SLOPES, NO SERVICES, LIMITED TRANSIT. THIS AREA CANNOT SUPPORT WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A BETTER LOCATION NEARBY THAT CAN HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF UNITS WITH BETTER SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE, WITHOUT DISPLACING PEOPLE LIKE ME. PLEASE HELP PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY AND MOVE THIS ZONING TO WHERE IT TRULY WORKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JIM. NEXT UP, LYLE. -- LYLE. IF YOU COULD PRESS'S*6. HI, I AM LILA, I AM A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND I HAVE RAISED THREE KIDS HERE ON QUEEN ANNE. PLEASE SLOW DOWN. WHAT WE ARE MISSING IS A GOAL OF CITYWIDE PLAN FOR NEW PUBLIC AMENITIES AND PUBLIC TREES THAT WILL [ INAUDIBLE ] WRAP EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN A GREEN EMBRACE. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN HAS SHOWN US HOW FUTURE GROWTH WILL BE BALANCED. WITH THE PUBLIC SPACES, WE NEED TO RETAIN THE CITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. AS NEIGHBORHOODS PREPARE FOR GROWTH, WE NEED TO SEE HOW LIVABILITY WILL BE SUPPORTED WITH THE NEW PUBLIC AMENITIES SUCH AS PAUSES, COURTYARDS, PARKS, TRAILS, BOULEVARDS, AND TREES. REDUCING THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING AND HOUSES WILL LEAD TO AN INCONSISTENT, CHAOTIC ZIGZAG DESIGN [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER, I JUST WANT TO REMIND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK REMOTELY THIS MORNING, THE SIGN-UP DEADLINE IS AT 10:30, SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SIGN UP. NEXT UP, MAGGIE -- HELLO: HELLO? NEXT UP IS MAGGIE LEWIS. [ INAUDIBLE ] HELLO. I'M SPEAKING FROM WEST SEATTLE ABOUT MAP 184 , ABOUT THE EAST SIDE OF 46th AVENUE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN SOUTHWEST [ INAUDIBLE ], WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE UP ZONE FROM NR TO LR-3. [ INAUDIBLE ] AN INADEQUATE STREET TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE-STORY, MULTIUNIT STRUCTURES IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND UTILITY SUPPORT. THE STREET IS ONLY 16 FEET WIDE, THERE IS ONLY ONE THREE-FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK THAT HAS NO PARKING STRIP. PEOPLE FROM CANETTI RETIREMENT [ INAUDIBLE ]. EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND SIRENS AT TIMES CANNOT MAKE THE TURNS ON 46 SOUTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST MYRTLE BECAUSE OF [ INAUDIBLE ]. IN ADDITION, REGULAR SIZED [ INAUDIBLE ] CAN'T SERVE THIS STREET AND THE CITY MUST ALREADY SEND SMALLER TRUCKS TO SERVE US. BECAUSE OF THESE SAFETY -- THANK YOU, MAGGIE. NEXT UP, CHARLES. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CHARLES TRAFFORD, I'M SPEAKING REGARDING THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. THE CITY NEEDS TO ADDRESS DENSITY, BUT THE SCOPE OF THIS IS FAR BEYOND WHAT IS REASONABLE. WE NEED THOUGHTFUL, WELL-PLANNED ZONING THAT OFFERS BOTH DENSITY AND LIVABILITY. [ INAUDIBLE ] CONSIDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE, NONE OF IT WAS EVER DESIGNED FOR THIS. 35th AND 75th AVENUE ARE GRIDLOCKED AT RUSH HOUR. HIS 75th, TWO LANE ROAD, IS ONLY EAST-WEST ACCESS TO THE FREEWAY FOR THE ROUGHLY 40,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN NEIGHBORHOODS FROM I-5 TO LAKE WASHINGTON. ADDING THOUSANDS MORE WILL EXPONENTIALLY COMPOUND THE PROBLEM. I SUGGEST REDUCING THE SCOPE OF THE PLAN AND REDUCING THE ZONING HEIGHT TO FOUR STORIES AND MAXIMUM. I ALSO SUGGEST CONSIDERING DEVELOPING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ON LAKE CITY WAY [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS AREA HAS APPROPRIATE ACCESS AND IS GREATLY UNDERDEVELOPED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHARLES. NEXT UP, ALEXANDER JOHNSON. HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN, THANK YOU. OKAY, GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU. I NAME IS ALEXANDRA JOHNSON AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SPECIFICALLY TO COMMENT ON THE PLANNED ZONING OF THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE SOUTH PARK MEDIUM HOUSING INCOME IS [ INAUDIBLE ], AND LOW INCOME RENTERS HERE ARE DISPLACED AT FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF [ INAUDIBLE ]. YET, EVERY ZONING CURRENTLY PROPOSED FOR OUR CENTER [ INAUDIBLE ] REQUIRING A MINIMUM 60% AMI, WITH DEVELOPMENT MORE LIKELY TO ACCOMMODATE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THAT MEANS VIRTUALLY NOTHING BEING BUILT WILL BE AFFORDABLE TO THE FAMILIES THAT ALREADY LIVE HERE, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] OR OWNERSHIP INSECURITY [ INAUDIBLE ]. PLEASE CONVERT ALL LR-1 ZONING TO LR-3. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] TO SERVE ZERO TO 80% AMI HOUSEHOLDS. THERE IS CURRENTLY ZERO PLANNED ZONING IN SOUTH PARK. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY ZONES ACROSS ALL [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU, ALEXANDRA. WE ARE UP TO SPEAKER NUMBER 24. I'M GOING TO NAME OFF A FEW NAMES. PATRICK TAYLOR, IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, PLEASE CALL IN. BETH BIRNBAUM, MARILYN SMITH, AND COLLEEN. LET'S SEE, PATRICK TAYLOR, LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT NEED TO CIRCLE BACK TO YOU. SO, NEXT UP, BETH BIRNBAUM , IF YOU COULD HIT*6, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM CALLING IN IS A NORTHEAST SEATTLE DISTRICT 4 RESIDENT, REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHANGE A NORTHEAST 46th STREET FROM 40th AVENUE NORTHEAST TO THE 48th AVENUE NORTHEAST. NOT ALIGNED WITH THE CITY PLAN, WHICH PRIORITIZES [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. IT IS NOT. LOOKING AT A VERY STEEP GRADE. SO, IT'S NOT WALKABLE, IT DOES NOT HAVE NEARBY COMMERCIAL SERVICES. [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA REPORT USING [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND IT'S A MUCH MORE SUITABLE AREA FOR BUILDING ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITHOUT DISPLACING CURRENT RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. NEXT UP, MARILYN SMITH. GOOD MORNING. THE DIRECTORS REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED [ INAUDIBLE ] AND CORRIDOR'S LEGISLATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU SAYS, "NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE LOCATED ALONG EXISTING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND FREQUENT TRANSIT ACCESS" PRIORITIZE THE WORD AND. [ INAUDIBLE ] WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK AND GET TRANSIT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DAILY NEEDS, SO THEY DO NOT HAVE THE NEED FOR CARS. HOWEVER, THE LEGISLATION YOU PASSED IN DECEMBER DEFINES NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AS PLACES LOCATED AROUND A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND/OR ACCESS TO FREQUENT TRANSIT. BY THAT DEFINITION, A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CAN BE IN ANY PLACE WITH FREQUENT TRANSIT, WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS AMENITIES , OR PLACES WITH SOME AMENITIES, WITH NO ACCESS TO TRANSIT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU INTENDED. PLEASE GO BACK AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE AND TAKE OUT THE AND/OR. IT CAN BE AND AND/OR. THANK YOU, MARILYN. AND FOR ANYONE WHO IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR TESTIMONY, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND EMAIL US THE REMAINDER OR YOUR COMPLETE TESTIMONY. NEXT UP, COLLEEN. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL, COLLEEN McALEER, REPRESENTING 3400 RESIDENTS IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WE REQUEST TO MAINTAIN THE STAIN UNITS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND NOT UP ZONE 55 FEET, MOVE THAT TO A MORE COMPATIBLE LOCATION [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS PARTICULAR STREET IS AN ARBITRARY ZONING EXTENSION, LOCATED ON A STEEP SLOPE THAT JUST FUNCTIONS AS A [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR METRO DRIVERS. THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN SAYS PHASE 26 DESIGNATES NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS. NORTHEAST 45th STREET EAST OF 40th AVENUE DOES NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA. THERE ARE NO COMMERCIAL SERVICES [ INAUDIBLE ]. A BETTER PLAN, LET THEM PRODUCE THE AFFORDABLE UNITS [ INAUDIBLE ] . ANOTHER 120 UNITS CAN BE PLACED ELSEWHERE IN VERY UNDERDEVELOPED COMMERCIAL AREAS RIDE ALONG [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU SO. THANK YOU, COLLEEN. THE NEXT GROUP, WE ARE UP TO NUMBER 28, IT'S GOING TO BE MARY DAVIS, WINSLOW HAYNES, GREG MURPHY, AND LEO KITCHELL, SO WE WILL START OFF WITH MARY DAVIS. IF YOU ARE PRESENT, PLEASE HIT*6. CAN YOU HEAR ME: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. CAN YOU HEAR ME: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. MY NAME IS MARY DAVIS, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR YOUR WORK ON A COMPLEX JOB OF INCREASED DENSITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. FIRST, THE CURRENT PROPOSED ZONING DOES NOT REFLECT THE PROVISION FOR TRANSITIONS THAT APPEARED IN THE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED. TRANSITIONING FROM CB 121173 GOING FOR TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH THE CHARACTER OF OUR CITY AND START PLACEMENT OF FIVE AND SIX STORY BUILDINGS RIGHT NEXT TO 30 FOOT DWELLINGS. TRANSITIONING ALSO ADDS GREATER CHOICES IN TYPES OF HOUSING. PLEASE TRANSITION BETWEEN ZONING CATEGORIES WITHIN EXISTING AREA BOUNDARIES. SECOND, I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY REVISIT THE IMPACT OF ZONING NEXT TO OUR WONDERFUL CITY PARKS. EACH IS UNIQUE IN CHARACTER AND OFFERINGS, TYPE OF LOCATION, ADJACENT STREETS, AND NUMBER TYPE AND FREQUENCY OF VISITORS. EACH REQUIRES GENERAL ACCESS AND SAFETY. PLEASE TAKE CARE IN OFFERING [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, MARY. NEXT UP, WINSLOW HAYNES. WINSLOW, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. WINSLOW, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. OH. WINSLOW, IF YOU COULD HIT *6, OTHERWISE WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN, GO AHEAD. HELLO: HELLO? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS WINSLOW HAYES, SEATTLE RESIDENT SINCE 1984. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A VERY SMALL [ INAUDIBLE ] ON 34th AND 35th AVENUE , WHICH WOULD BE ZONED TO Mc 255 [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS STRETCH IS ONE CONTINUOUS BLOCK OF NORTH EAST 81st STREET AND NORTHEAST 84th STREET. THIS PIECE OF LAND IS CURRENTLY ZONED AT NR. THE LAST RUN FROM 25th TO 34th GRADE ON THE 35th ASIDE, THERE IS A LONG LINE OF AT LEAST 73 MOSTLY EVERGREENS THAT WERE PLANTED IN THE 1940s. THE 34th SIDE, THERE ARE HOUSES, YARDS, AND OTHER MATURE TREES. IF THIS UP ZONING [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT LONG LINE OF TREES WILL BE REMOVED [ INAUDIBLE ] OR THE TREES [ INAUDIBLE ] , WHICH MAKES NO SENSE, SINCE 34th IS A RESIDENTIAL STREET. PLEASE RESTORE THE ZONING TO NR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, GREG MURPHY. HI, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS GREG MURPHY, I AM A RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS PROPOSED TO BECOME A [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. AND I'M CALLING IN TO ASK THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND 36 AND 37th AVENUE SOUTHWEST TO [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO LR-3 IS GOING TO BRING 50 FOOT TALL BUILDINGS AS A PATCHWORK INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF SMALL [ INAUDIBLE ] AND ONE AND A HALF STORY HOMES, BLOCKING LIGHTS, BLOCKING VIEWS, TO [ INAUDIBLE ] OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. ADDITIONALLY, I DON'T THINK OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS SCALED FOR A 50 FOOT TALL [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE ARE ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE NEAREST RAPID TRANSIT STATION. OUR STREETS ARE NARROW, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THANKS. THANK YOU, GREG. NEXT UP, LEO KITCHELL. HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LEO KITCHELL, A LONGTIME SEATTLE RESIDENT LIVING ON CHERRY HILL. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO [ INAUDIBLE ]. I SUPPORT THE PRIORITIES OF THAT COMPLETE COMMUNITY COALITION. [ INAUDIBLE ] COURTYARD BONUSES IN LR ZONES. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND EXPANDING TRANSIT CORRIDOR IS BEYOND THOSE NARROW BLOCK [ INAUDIBLE ] . THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. PLEASE HELP END THIS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BY ALLOWING [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LEO. AND JUST A REMINDER FOR ANY OF THE LISTENING PUBLIC WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY, BUT ARE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING REMOTELY THIS MORNING, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP UNTIL 10:30, SO 10 MORE MINUTES TO SIGN UP. WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT GROUP, WE ARE ON NUMBER 32, I WILL CALL OFF A LIST OF NAMES. ORLA, SHAW, TINA, AND ROSA CORTEZ. SO, ORLA. YOU ARE NEXT. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ORLA AND I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON THE AFFORDABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. OUR CITY IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WARMER [ INAUDIBLE ], AND WE NEED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO BE COOL. AIR-CONDITIONING IS A LUXURY THAT NOT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS CAN AFFORD, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] BY COOLING THE AIR UP TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES. PLEASE DO NOT OVERLOOK HOW TREES NATURALLY COOL THE AIR FOR ALL RESIDENTS. I AM ASKING FOR DENSE FORESTS FOR DENSE HOUSING. [ INAUDIBLE ] TREES INSTEAD OF JUST PAVEMENTS. AMEND THE [ INAUDIBLE ] , AND PILOT ACCESSIBLE POCKET [ INAUDIBLE ] TO INCREASE FREE PARKING. I AM ASKING [ INAUDIBLE ] AND TO KEEP SEATTLE ERECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, NOLLIE MATT SHAW. IF YOU COULD HIT*6. OKAY. HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. OKAY. I URGE COUNCIL TO ENACT POLICY THAT PROTECTS TREES AND PROMOTES HOUSING TOGETHER. UNLESS COUNCIL INCLUDES STRONGER REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES TO PROTECT TREES, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. IF WE COULD TRUST VOLUNTARY ACTION, SEATTLE WOULD HAVE A MUCH HIGHER TREE CANOPY ALREADY. 100-YEAR-OLD TREES CANNOT BE REPLACED WITH NEW TREES. REQUIRING TREES DOES NOT HAVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOUSING WITH THE RIGHT POLICIES IN PLACE. AS THE NUMBER OF HOT DAYS INCREASE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SEATTLE INCLUDE TREES IN PLACES THAT PEOPLE SPEND TIME. ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, COURTYARDS, COMMUNITY SPACES, PARKS, AND ON STREETS. TREES MATTER IN THE WINTER AS WELL, WE GET REALLY HEAVY RAIN NOW. TREES BREAK UP THE RAINDROPS INTO SMALLER PARTICLES AND ABSORB THE WATER, REDUCING FLOODING IMPACTS. FINALLY, TREES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. SCIENCE SHOWS THAT PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY EVEN RECOVER FASTER JUST BY LOOKING AT TREES. JUST SPEND A FEW MINUTES QUIETLY LOOKING AT A TREE OR SITTING UNDER ITS CANOPY OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT THAT AND SEE HOW YOU FEEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, TINA BUCHER. TINA, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. GREAT, MY NAME IS TINA AND I LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. I SUPPORT DOWNTOWN GROWTH AND I SUPPORT HAVING MORE HOUSING. BUT THIS PLAN RAISES A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, ARE WE GROWING A NEIGHBORHOOD OR ARE WE JUST [ INAUDIBLE ] ? THIS DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO GROW WITH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR HOW PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] LIVABILITY, OPEN SPACE, WALKABLE STREETS. [ INAUDIBLE ] AIR QUALITY , PRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND SO ON. AND IT MEANS NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES, GROCERY STORES, CHILDCARE, PARKS. [ INAUDIBLE ] ADDING HOUSING IS NOT THE SAME AS BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD. AND A NEIGHBORHOOD CAN'T BE [ INAUDIBLE ] WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SPACE, AND AMENITIES ALL HAVE TO BE PLANNED TOGETHER, [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR HOW PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TINA. NEXT UP, ROSA CORTEZ. ROSA ? ROSA, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. OKAY. ROSA, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS, WE ARE UP TO NUMBER 37. WE HAVE ETHAN, RUTH WILLIAMS, CAROLINE VILLANOVA, AND ZACH HOWELL. ETHAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. HELLO. SEATTLE IS UNFORTUNATELY A VICTIM OF [ INAUDIBLE ] VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICA. [ INAUDIBLE ] I WOULD BET 1 MILLION BUCKS THAT WHEN YOU GET THERE, THE FIRST THING ON YOUR MIND IS, WOW, [ INAUDIBLE ] ONLY MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS AND SIDEWALKS TO MAKE ROOM FOR A SIX LANE HIGHWAY. [ INAUDIBLE ] BEING ABLE TO WALK OR BUS FROM ONE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ANOTHER, I WOULD ORDER A $60 UBER INSTEAD. THIS IS A REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] ZONING LAWS ARE ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES DRIVING [ INAUDIBLE ]. HIGH DENSITY, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY BY [ INAUDIBLE ]. ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY INCREASING [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS THAT THE HOUSING WOULD ONLY BE UTILIZED [ INAUDIBLE ]. I ASK US TO EXPAND INTO A FIVE-MINUTE [ INAUDIBLE ] AROUND THE CORE DOORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ETHAN. NEXT UP, RUTH WILLIAMS. RUTH, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. RUTH , WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. CAROLINE VILLANOVA. CAN YOU HIT *6? CAROLINE, YOU MIGHT BE MUTED, SO, IF YOU WOULD TRY AGAIN. HI, IS THIS GOOD? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CAROLINE VILLANOVA AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR SEATTLE [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE ARE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN SEATTLE. WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE LACK OF FOCUS ON THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE SURROUNDING THIS HIGHWAY. THE COMMUNITY PROCESS FOR THIS HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. [ INAUDIBLE ] AGENCY AND ELECTED LEADERS TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE DIRECT DIALOGUES WITH COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE CHANGES. SEATTLE PARKS THANKFULLY WORKS WITH OVER 130 GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY GROUPS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD [ INAUDIBLE ], AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ASSIST THE CITY IN REACHING PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS. PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE NEAR GREEN SPACES. THESE REQUIRE PUBLIC SPACE AND PUBLIC AMENITY IMPROVEMENTS TO EVERY REGIONAL AREA AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. THESE ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY OUR CITY. AND THE LAST [ INAUDIBLE ], OR CITY LEADERS [ INAUDIBLE ]. SPECIFICALLY PARKS, SUCH AS CAL ANDERSON PARK. WE REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE [ INAUDIBLE ] SYSTEM WITH TREE REQUIREMENTS AND [ INAUDIBLE ] . THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAROLINE. WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO RUTH WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE YOU WERE TRYING TO CALL IN. RUTH WILLIAMS, IF YOU WOULD HIT *6. HELLO, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS RUTH WILLIAMS, IN SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HORTON CREEK ALLIANCE. BARTON CREEK IS THE LARGEST WATERSHED IN BOTH SEATTLE AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. THE SEATTLE PORTION IS LARGELY IN D5 AND B4. A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NOW THE CITY FOCUS ON PAVEMENT AND NEW CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY CONFLICTS WITH THE CITY'S LONG-HELD STANDARD GOALS, AND WILL BRING INCREASED WARM, CONTAMINATED STORM WATER, AND THE LOSS OF TREE CANOPY WILL FURTHER THE HARM WITH WARMER, DRIER AIR. [ INAUDIBLE ] NOT CONSISTENT WITH SALMON RECOVERY, BUT YOU KNOW THAT. THEY ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL OF HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT YOU KNOW THAT, TOO. HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED WHAT THE LACK OF PLANNING FOR OFF SPECIES AREAS IS GOING TO DO? THE STATED GOAL IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOW IS THAT WORKING? ARE YOU AWARE THAT STSCI IS NOW REQUIRING HOMEBUYERS TO SIGN NO PROTEST AGREEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE NEIGHBORHOOD? THIS IS A COMMITMENT NOT TO PROTEST WHEN THE CITY IMPOSES AN L I.D. ON THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO ZACH HOWELL, AND AFTER THAT, WE ARE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO PATRICK TAYLOR. ZACH HOWELL, CAN YOU HIT *6? HELLO. I'M ZACH HOWELL, A LONGTIME SEATTLE RENTER AND RECENT HOMEOWNER. IT SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS HOW MESSED UP IT IS TO FORCE [ INAUDIBLE ] ONTO BUSY ROADS WHILE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LIE ON NICER AND QUIETER STREETS. PLEASE EXTEND THESE CORE DOORS TO AT LEAST A FEW BLOCKS IN EACH DIRECTION. WHOEVER DECIDED THAT APARTMENTS CAN ONLY GO WITHIN HALF A BLOCK OF TRANSIT CORRIDORS HAS CLEARLY NEVER WALKED TO A BUS STOP IN THEIR LIFE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NOVEMBER VOTERS WHO VOTED [ INAUDIBLE ] OVER ENTRENCHED HOMEOWNERS AND CAR -- AND THE PREVIOUS CAR DRIVING ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ZACH. NEXT UP, PATRICK TAYLOR. PATRICK TAYLOR, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. PATRICK TAYLOR, YOU ARE NUMBER 24. IF YOU ARE PRESENT, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. OKAY, PATRICK, WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN TO EVERYBODY FOR CALLING IN, AND AGAIN, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS, GO AHEAD AND EMAIL US. YOU CAN EMAIL THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AT COUNCIL @ SEATTLE.GOV. THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS, WE ARE UP TO NUMBER 41. WE ARE GOING TO NAME 41 THROUGH 45. IT IS BECAUSE SUE , HANS RASMUSSEN, SCOTT ROBERTS, GABRIEL KENNEDY GIBBONS, AND MONACO LONG. LOOKS LIKE [ INAUDIBLE ] MAY NOT BE PRESENT, BUT IF YOU WOULD CALL BACK IN . HANS RASMUSSEN, SAME THING, IF YOU WOULD CALL BACK IN. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO, IS THAT PATRICK? YEAH, THIS IS PATRICK, SORRY. GO AHEAD, PATRICK. MY NAME IS PATRICK TAYLOR, I AM A HOMEOWNER [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M CALLING IN TODAY TO SUPPORT NEW HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. [ INAUDIBLE ] THE HOUSING CRISIS, THE ROOT OF WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH HOUSING, [ INAUDIBLE ]. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A PLEA FOR LESS [ INAUDIBLE ]. THE PROCESS IS EXHAUSTING. YOU HAVE HEARD [ INAUDIBLE ]. LOBBYISTS [ INAUDIBLE ] PEOPLE WANT TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS, WATCHING REALITY TV, OR ANYTHING BUT [ INAUDIBLE ]. NOW IS THE TIME [ INAUDIBLE ]. PLEASE PASS THE REST OF THE PLAN [ INAUDIBLE ] AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, PATRICK. NEXT UP, NUMBER 43, SCOTT ROBERTS, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. HI. I LIVE ON 39th AVENUE SOUTHWEST IN WEST SEATTLE. I URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING ON THE WEST SIDE OF 39th AVENUE SOUTHWEST. THE CURRENT ZONING [ INAUDIBLE ] . ONCE YOU PUT THE SWITCH TO LR-2, IT'S PERMANENT, WE CAN'T UNDO [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS REZONING IGNORES THE ECONOMIC VALUE. [ INAUDIBLE ] UNATTRACTIVE FOR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT. I AM PUSHING FOR LR-2, YOU'RE CREATING FEAR IN THE COMMUNITY, [ INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE THE MATH DOESN'T WORK FOR BUILDERS. ADJUSTING THAT MATH REQUIRES HIGHER PRICES. WHY TRADE OUR COMMUNITY STABILITY FOR A PLAN [ INAUDIBLE ]? FINALLY, THE PROCESS [ INAUDIBLE ]. MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS IN MY COMMUNITY ONLY HEARD OF THIS IN JANUARY. [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU REJECTED THE COUNCILMEMBERS AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] REQUIRED MAILERS. BY DOING SO -- THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT UP, GABRIEL KENNEDY GIBBONS. GABRIEL, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS GABRIEL, I AM A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE DRAFT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I WAS VERY ALARMED TO SEE THAT IT INADEQUATELY ADDRESSES STREETS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT REQUIRE AMENITY AREAS TO HAVE TREES, EITHER PLANTED OR OBTAINED. PLEASE AMEND THE GREEN FACTOR WITH TREE RETENTION AND PLANNING, AND AT A FLEXIBLE OPTION OF POCKET FORESTS IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS. WE KNOW THAT WE CAN HAVE TREE DENSITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING HOUSING. THIS IS ONE OF MY FIRST TIMES CALLING INTO COMMENT BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT MY HOMETOWN OF SPOKANE IS DOING BETTER JOBS THAN SEATTLE RIGHT NOW WITH THE TREE CANOPY COVER GOAL. AS MY PEERS AND I PREPARE TO GRADUATE, WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING CLOSELY AT WHAT THE COUNCIL DOES AND IF YOU PRIORITIZE HAVING TREES OR NOT, WHEN WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS MORE LONG-TERM ABOUT WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO LIVE, SO PLEASE PROVIDE FOR URBAN DENSITY, MAINTAIN OUR URBAN TREE COVER AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GABRIEL. NEXT UP, MONICA WONG. MONICA? GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS MONICA HONG, I'M A RENTER IN D2 AND I AM ALSO A MILLENNIAL. THE HOUSING SURGE HAS NOT ONLY AFFECTED [ INAUDIBLE ] TO START OUR OWN FAMILIES, BUT ALSO [ INAUDIBLE ] OUR AGING PARENTS [ INAUDIBLE ]. MY MOM IS IN HER 70s AND RECENTLY MOVED BACK TO BE CLOSER TO HER ONLY CHILD, AND THE CURRENT HOUSING SHORTAGE HAS LIMITED WHERE SHE CAN LIVE AND WHAT QUALITY-OF-LIFE SHE CAN HAVE IN HER LATER YEARS. SHE CAN'T REALLY SAFELY DRIVE ANYMORE, SO THE LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSIT HAS REDUCED HER SENSE OF AUTONOMY, HER ABILITY TO GET TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS ON HER OWN, RUN ERRANDS, OR JUST SIMPLY MAKE NEW FRIENDS. [ INAUDIBLE ] SHE FEELS TRAPPED IN HER APARTMENT. I AM URGING YOU TO SUPPORT WIDENING THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS, SO OUR PARENTS CAN LIVE ON WIDER STREETS AND ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT THEY DEPEND ON. I'M ALSO ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT COURTYARD BLOCKS TO PROVIDE FAMILY-FRIENDLY GREEN SPACES TO INNOVATE [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND LASTLY, I AM ASKING YOU [ INAUDIBLE ] NOT JUST FOR OUR AGING PARENTS NOW, BUT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MONICA. AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE LISTENING PUBLIC, WE HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MORE SPEAKERS, SO, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LIST AND WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO ANYBODY WHO WE MISSED EARLIER. WE ARE UP TO NUMBER 47 . I WILL CALL OFF A LIST OF NAMES. JESSICA DIXON, CAVE MEANT , KATE RUBIN, CRYSTAL. SO, NEXT UP, JESSICA DIXON , IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CALL IN -- I WILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT, OTHERWISE WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO YOU. WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, DAVE MENTZ, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. HI, GOOD MORNING. CAN I BE HEARD? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. YES, OKAY, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS. I THINK APPROPRIATELY STATED EARLIER, THIS IS REALLY COMPLEX. I ALSO AGREE WITH A POINT MADE EARLIER ABOUT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD START, ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE PUSHED FURTHER, AND I WOULD ADVOCATE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED, ONE OF THEM BEING THE COURTYARD BONUS, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THE TREES VERSUS DEVELOPMENT DILEMMA. AND I AGREE THAT THE TREES VERSUS DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY [ INAUDIBLE ]. SECOND THING I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR WOULD BE THE HEIGHT BONUSES FOR GREEN BUILDINGS, LIKE [ INAUDIBLE ] TYPE STRUCTURES. AND THEN , AGAIN, AS HAS BEEN EXPRESSED , ALLOWING MORE MULTI FAMILY HOUSING ON SIDE STREETS, AND I AGREE FULLY WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THOSE WHERE RENTERS ARE OCCUPY NEW HOUSING SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY ONES FORCED TO LIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS. MY INTEREST IN THIS STEMS FROM MY EXPERIENCE -- THANK YOU, DAVE. GO AHEAD AND EMAIL US THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU'RE ABLE TO AT COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. NEXT UP, KATE RUBIN. GO AHEAD, KATE. MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN, I AM [ INAUDIBLE ] DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING [ INAUDIBLE ]. A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2, AND FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, [ INAUDIBLE ]. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO [ INAUDIBLE ] WALK AROUND FREQUENT TRANSIT, SO RENTERS CAN LIVE ON QUIETER, SAFER, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. ON ARTERIALS AND BLOCKING THEM FROM AREAS OF LOW DISPLACEMENT AND HIGH OPPORTUNITY WOULD CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE SEATTLE'S RACIST HISTORY OF EXCLUSIONARY [ INAUDIBLE ]. A LOT OF FEAR AROUND GROWTH INFORMALLY A SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOODS MORE DYNAMIC AND WELCOMING. RENTERS NEED HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE AND DESIRABLE. SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE STRUGGLING AND THE CONFERENCE OF AND MUST REPRESENT COMMUNITIES. I ALSO [ INAUDIBLE ]. THESE CHOICES WILL SHAPE THE CITY FOR DECADES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KATE. I WOULD LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO A PRIOR NAME. HANS RASMUSSEN, IF YOU ARE PRESENT, CAN YOU HIT*6? GOOD MORNING, ALL. GOOD MORNING: GOOD MORNING. I AM AN ARCHITECT AND I WOULD: I AM AN ARCHITECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE COURTYARD HOUSING BONUS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO MERGE THE TWIN POLITICAL GOALS OF TREES AND MORE HOUSING, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD REALLY BE CONSIDERING THAT NOW. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS, AS YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS, AND LOWRISE ZONES RIGHT NOW AREN'T REALLY GETTING BUILT IN. IT IS NOT COST-EFFECTIVE OR ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO DO SO. I THINK ADDITIONAL UP ZONES WILL UNBLOCK THAT CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE SPENT DECADES PLANNING FOR , AS MOST LO-RES ZONING IN OUR URBAN VILLAGES. AND THAT IS WHERE THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTING, AMENITY RICH RESOURCES, BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, TRANSIT, SO WE CAN UNLOCK A LOT MORE HOUSING WITH THAT, AND ALSO A LOT MORE TREES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MONS. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO SPEAKERS STARTING AT SPEAKER 51, IT'S JOANNA, AND THEN SHIRLEY LEON, AND DEB LESTER, AND LYNN. JOANNA:, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX? JOANNA CULLEN, IF YOU ARE THERE, COULD YOU HIT *6? OKAY, JOANNA, WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO YOU. NEXT UP, SHIRLEY. HI, MY NAME IS SHIRLEY, AND IN MY 15 YEARS LIVING IN SEATTLE, I HAVE MOVED FIVE TIMES TO SAY HOUSING I CAN AFFORD. NO MATTER WHERE I HAVE MOVED, IT HAS ALWAYS MEANT LIVING ALONG A HIGH TRAFFIC HIGHWAY. THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MY ASTHMA GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO USE MY INHALER EVERY SINGLE DAY WHERE I LITERALLY CAN'T BREATHE, AND I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PUTTING DENSE HOUSING ALONG [ INAUDIBLE ] INCREASES RATES OF ASTHMA AND DEMENTIA. BUT YOU ALL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO END THE PUBLIC HOUSING NIGHTMARE AND HELP COUNTLESS SEATTLEITES INCLUDING ME, SIMPLY BY ALLOWING MORE HOUSING TO BE BUILT ON QUIETER NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. SO, PLEASE EXTEND THE WIDTH OF CORRIDORS TO AT LEAST HALF A MILE WIDE IN EACH DIRECTION, AND [ INAUDIBLE ], SO THAT MANY MORE SEATTLEITES [ INAUDIBLE ] CAN LIVE LONG AND HEALTHY LIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHIRLEY. THE NEXT FEW, WE ARE GOING TO DO DEB LESTER, LYNN, I WOULD LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO JESSICA DIXON, I SEE YOU ONLINE. BUT NEXT UP DEB LESTER. DEB, IF YOU COULD HIT *6. OKAY. MOVING ON, DEB, WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU. LYNN, IF YOU ARE THERE,*6. HELLO. MY NAME IS LYNN. DURING THIS LAST YEAR, SEATTLE CUT DOWN 1000-YEAR-OLD TREES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE POORER TREE POLICIES THAT SEATTLE HAS. YOU ALSO HAVE A CLIMATE POLICY THAT SAYS BUILD UP, NOT OUT, WHICH I AGREE WITH. YOU HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY, WHICH I AGREE WITH, BUT YOU WILL NOT GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY LETTING PEOPLE BUILD ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY AND LEAVING NO ROOM FOR TREES. YOU WILL GET HOUSING THAT IS INHOSPITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN IT, LIKE THE WOMAN WHO JUST TESTIFIED BEFORE ME ABOUT ASTHMA, TREES TAKE POLLUTANTS OUT OF THE AIR, BUT THEY HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THEY PROTECT AGAINST HEAT ISLANDS, [ INAUDIBLE ] BY THE AMOUNT OF -- [ INAUDIBLE ]. I THINK THAT THAT WAS MY TIME. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, LYNN, YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU COULD EMAIL US THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. THAT DINGED IS FOR OTHER FOLKS, USUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS REMAINING, YOU WILL HEAR A DING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LYNN. JESSICA DIXON, IF YOU ARE PRESENT, COULD YOU HIT *6? JESSICA DIXON? [ INAUDIBLE ] CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN, THANK YOU. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY DENSITY ALONE DOES NOT CREATE HEALTHY, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS NEED FORESTS FOR DENSE HOUSING, SO PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO BUILD [ INAUDIBLE ] WHILE RETAINING HOUSING GOALS. REQUIRE AMENITY AREAS TO HAVE TREES , NOT JUST PAVEMENTS. AMEND [ INAUDIBLE ] TRAY RETENTION ENTRY PLANNING. AND [ INAUDIBLE ] FOREST OPTIONS TO REPLACE STREET PARKING. AS PLANNED, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WILL BE 100% HARD SCAPE WITH NO SPACE FOR TREES. [ INAUDIBLE ] WOEFULLY INADEQUATE TO MEET CURRENT GOALS. ADDING THESE CHANGES [ INAUDIBLE ] DOES NOT AFFECT HOUSING CAPACITY AND WOULD BUILD HEALTHY, WALKABLE, [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. FOR FUTURE SEATTLEITES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JESSICA. I WOULD LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK A COUPLE NAMES THAT WE CALLED EARLIER, JOANNA CULLEN AND DEB LESTER. JOANNA CULLEN, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, CAN YOU HIT *6? OKAY, MOVING ON TO DEB LESTER. IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE, COULD YOU HIT *6? HELLO, HI, MY NAME IS DEB LESTER, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT PROPOSAL [ INAUDIBLE ] OUR LOCKS WILL ESSENTIALLY BE 100% IMPERVIOUS WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]. USABLE GREEN SPACE, NOT LIMITED TO NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CITY PLANNED STREETSCAPE WILL MITIGATE TREE LOSS, HOWEVER, [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS IS NOT PALPABLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW AREAS ON ROOSEVELT NORTHEAST, [ INAUDIBLE ] THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY NO STREET TREES ON SIDE STREETS [ INAUDIBLE ] NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CURRENTLY. 90% OF ALL TREES IN THE MAPLE LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY. [ INAUDIBLE ] PLEASE REQUIRE AMENITY AREAS [ INAUDIBLE ] AMEND THE GREEN FACTOR [ INAUDIBLE ] AND PLANNING. WE CAN HAVE DENSITY AND TREES, AND WE ALSO NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S NOT REALLY HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT PLAN. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A FEW MORE SPEAKERS, AND THEN WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO ANYBODY WHO WE ALREADY CALLED ON THAT DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK. SO, NEXT UP, THE NEXT FEW SPEAKERS ARE BONNIE WILLIAMS, MICHAEL ELIASSON, AND CHRISTINA PEARSON . BONNIE WILLIAMS, IF YOU COULD HIT*6. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS BONNIE WILLIAMSON, PRESIDENT OF [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNCIL. MY REQUEST -- EXCUSE ME, MY REQUEST IS ABOUT CREATING BETTER HEIGHT TRANSITIONS IN PHASE 2, RELATING TO THE ONLINE MASS BUFFER PROPOSALS FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] , NO CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL MAP PROPOSALS IN OCTOBER 2024. WE ASK THAT YOU CHOOSE TO RETAIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL PERMANENT ADOPTION THAT PASSED IN DECEMBER, HE NOW INCLUDES FOUR STORY FLATS FOR THE LOTS ALONG [ INAUDIBLE ] 31, 32, AND 62. [ INAUDIBLE ] HAS DEMONSTRATED NO FLEXIBILITY [ INAUDIBLE ] FROM OUR INTERACTION THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT IS UP TO YOU, THE COUNCIL, TO PLAN FOR GROWTH FOR NEWCOMERS AND LONG-TERM RESIDENTS. IN PHASE 2, WE WERE TOLD [ INAUDIBLE ] NEED TO NEGOTIATE THE HEIGHTS, AND THAT NEGOTIATION HAS NOT HAPPENED. I WILL SEND A LOCATION MAP OF THE ACTUAL LOCATION TO THE COUNCIL. AND -- THANK YOU, BONNIE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT TO US. NEXT UP, MICHAEL ELIASSON. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MICHAEL ELIASSON, I AM DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND POLICY FOR SEATTLE [ INAUDIBLE ] DEVELOPERS . [ INAUDIBLE ] CONFERENCE A PLAN 1, AMEND CORRIDOR [ INAUDIBLE ] SO FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS IN LIVING HEALTHIER, QUIETER ENVIRONMENTS. [ INAUDIBLE ] AROUND PARKS AND SCHOOLS FOR THE SAME REASON. PLEASE CREATE A PERMANENT AMENDMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS [ INAUDIBLE ] BETTER LEVERAGE PUBLIC DOLLARS AND ADD MORE HOMES. [ INAUDIBLE ] SETBACKS IN LOW AND MIDRISE ZONES, THESE SUBSTANTIALLY [ INAUDIBLE ]. CREATE AMENDMENTS LIKE THE COMPLETE COMMUNITY COALITION COURTYARD AND PASS OUT BONUSES. I WOULD LOVE TO HELP REFINE THOSE BASED UPON MY EXPERIENCES LIVING AND WORKING IN GERMANY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MIKE. NEXT UP, CHRISTINA PEARSON. HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA PEARSON, I AM [ INAUDIBLE ] . WE ACT ON BEHALF OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ] TRIBE. IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE, THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND, WE URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THE RESIDENCE BACK REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND ZONING AROUND HOUSING . HOUSING IS A FUNDAMENTAL NECESSITY, IT IS VITAL THAT ANY CHANGES [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LIVE HERE. [ INAUDIBLE ] UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY, BELONGING, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] . HONOR THAT LEGACY. MANY RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE ASK THAT YOU PRIORITIZE OUR VOICES, ENSURING THAT THE POLICIES ENSURE ACCESS TO HOUSING AND RESPECT OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND STEWARDS OF THIS LAND, AND ALSO, PLEASE, [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO JOANNA CULLEN. JOANNA CULLEN, IF YOU'RE THERE, COULD YOU HIT *6 ? JOANNA CULLEN . AND WE ARE ABOUT TO END. THERE WAS A FEW OTHER NAMES WHO REGISTERED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT DIALED IN, BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE, WE WILL GIVE YOU JUST ONE MORE MINUTE HERE TO ROSA CORTEZ. [ INAUDIBLE ]. CRYSTAL BUTTE . OR JOANNA CULLEN. JOANNA, IF YOU COULD HIT *6 IF YOU ARE WITH US. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU ALL -- [ INAUDIBLE ] GOT IT, OKAY. AND TO OUR LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING WITH US WE ARE GOING TO BE IN RECESS HERE SHORTLY, AND SO, WE NO LONGER NEED YOUR SERVICES. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL , EVERYONE WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAL IN, FOR JOINING US , FOR SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENT. AGAIN, APOLOGIES TO ANYBODY WHO IS NOT ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SPEAK, FINISH YOUR COMMENTS. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND EMAIL US, TO COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. WE WILL BE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL IN PERSON PUBLIC HEARING THIS AFTERNOON. SO, IT IS NOW 10:54. A.M. AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3:00 P.M. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS IN