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EVERYONE JUNE 24, 2026 MEETING 

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OF THE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO 

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ORDER. IT IS TO: 01 -- 2: 01 

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P.M. I AM DONNIE FOSTER. PLEASE 

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CALL THE ROLL. 

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>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 

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>> THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS 

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>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

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HOLLINGSWORTH AND JUAREZ HAVE 

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BEEN EXCUSED AND WELCOME, 

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EVERYONE, TO THE ONLINE SPECIAL 

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WORLD CUP GAME DAY COMMITTEE 

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MEETING OF HOUSING, ARTS AND 

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CIVIL RIGHTS. WE ARE MOSTLY 

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REMOTE TODAY. IF THERE IS NO 

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OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 

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ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 

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THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL 

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OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT 

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PERIOD. COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE 

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TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. 

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CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE 

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SIGNED UP TODAY? 

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>> NO IN PERSON SPEAKERS AND 

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FOUR REMOTE SPEAKERS. 

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>> SINCE THERE ARE FEWER THAN 30

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TWO MINUTES. PLEASE READ THE 

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PUBLIC, AND INSTRUCTIONS AND IF 

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>> UP TO 60 MINUTES AND SPEAKERS

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WILL BE CALLED IN AN ORDER IN 

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WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED. 

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ANYTIME. IF THEY DO NOT END 

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ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 

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OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 

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FIRST SPEAKER. DANIEL GRAY, 

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>> CLERK, DO WE NEED TO GIVE 

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DANIEL INSTRUCTIONS TO GET OFF 

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MUTE? 

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>> YES. DANIEL SHOULD BE ALLOWED

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TO TALK AND PRESS STAR SIX WHEN 

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YOU HEAR THE PROMPT. 

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>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY

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NAME IS DANIEL. I WOULD LIKE TO 

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ASK AT THIS COMMITTEE FOR AN 

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AUDIT OF ALL RENT INCREASES OF 

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HOUSING PORTFOLIO SINCE 2023. 

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OPERATING BUDGETS OPEN DATA 

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PORTAL. FOR YEARS, OVERSIGHT 

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COMMITTEE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT 

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REGULATED AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE

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MARKET RATE RENT AND RENT ARE 

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OVERLAPPED PER RESTRICTED CAN BE

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HIGHER THAN ACTUAL MARKET RATE. 

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DECIDED TO ADDRESS THIS HIGH 

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RENT THROUGH UNDERWRITING. THIS 

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ALSO BEEN ADVISING PROJECTS TO 

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INCREASE RENT. LOOKING AT ONE 

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PROJECT RESTRUCTURING THE 

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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DESCRIBED AS 

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AN ENORMOUS CASH OUT. THE 

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COVENANT TIED RENT INCREASES TO 

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ROUGHLY 35% RENT INCREASES OVER 

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WHAT IS DUE. PLEASE PUBLISH 

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PROJECT BUDGETS, OPEN DATA AND 

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AUDITS OF RENT INCREASES FOR 

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2025 HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

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MINUTES I QUOTE, BECAUSE 

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DEVELOPERS ARE FINDING, THEY'RE

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HAVING TROUBLE LEASING UP. SOME 

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TO TAKE ON THE PROJECT, BUT THE 

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PUBLIC ABSORBS RISK AND 

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FINANCIAL LOSS INSTEAD OF 

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DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU. 

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>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 

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NICK, FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO. 

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, 

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COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TO 

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COMMENT ON COUNSEL BILL 121236 

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REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 2929 

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27th AVENUE SOUTH. MY NAME IS 

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NICK AND I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR

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RELATIONS WITH THE REINDEER 

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VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS 

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WHERE THE SITE WILL HOUSE OUR 

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EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS . AS A 

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MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

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WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,

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WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PARTNER 

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IN THE PROJECT AND I'M HAPPY TO

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LEND MY VOICE TO SUPPORT FOR 

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WHAT WE ENVISION. OUR VISION IS 

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TO CREATE EARLY LEARNING HUB OF 

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EXCELLENCE THAT DOES THREE 

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THINGS AND FIRST PROVIDE AN 

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ADDITIONAL'S S.W.A.T. FOR CARE 

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FOR CHILDREN IN THE VALLEY, 

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ESPECIALLY THOSE IN FUTURE 

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HOUSING UNITS, WHICH INCLUDES 

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ACCESS TO TODDLER CARE. SECOND, 

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EDUCATION. FROM CLASSROOM 

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TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, 

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POLICYMAKERS. THIS IS A MAIN 

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PILLAR OF OUR PROJECT TO CREATE 

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SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM TO DIVERSIFY

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WORKFORCE HERE IN SEATTLE AND 

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OUR STATE. LASTLY, WE WILL 

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PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL 

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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR 

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EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS NOT 

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THE STATE. WE ARE EXCITED TO 

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SHARE THAT THE UW -- SEVERAL UW 

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HEALTH SCIENCES SERVICES 

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ABOUT VACCINE CLINICS, DENTAL 

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SERVICES CREATE MEANINGFUL 

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO 

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ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY WHILE 

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HELPS EDUCATION. WITH YOUR 

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SUPPORT FOR THE BILL, THIS 

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ENDEAVOR WILL NOT ONLY 

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STRENGTHEN EARLY LEARNING 

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WORKFORCE IN OUR CITY AND STATE 

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AND THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A 

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NATIONAL MODEL FOR A STRONG 

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UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

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IN EARLY LEARNING CAN LOOK LIKE 

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WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM LOCAL 

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LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT, SUCH AS 

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YOUR SELF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

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TIME. 

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>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO 

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FOLLOWED BY ESTELLA ORTEGA. 

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>> THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL MAKES 

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ROLLS WITHOUT VOICING OPINIONS 

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ON CAMPAIGN ISSUES OR JUDICIAL 

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MATTERS. PROTECTED SPEECH. 

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COUNCILMEMBERS WHO GRANDSTAND ON

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THE DAIS ABOUT THEIR OWN 

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CAMPAIGN ISSUES USING OUR PUBLIC

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DOLLARS TO GRANT TV AND RADIO 

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INTERVIEWS THE SETTING THERE 

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TALKING POINTS. AND, USING UP 

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GOVERNMENT TIME TO HOLD PRESS 

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CONFERENCES. OVERLY CRITICIZE 

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COUNCILMEMBERS. ARROGANT AND IN 

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VIOLATION OF OUR FREEDOM TO HOLD

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YOU ALL ACCOUNTABLE. FOR 

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JUDICIAL MATTERS, WE ARE WELL 

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WITHIN OUR RIGHTS OF ANY CURRENT

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MATTER IN THE COURTS AND SPEAK 

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OUR OPINION RELATED TO ANY 

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PENDING ADJUDICATION. LIMIT 

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COMMENT ON COURT MATTERS IS ONLY

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ON YOU AS POLITICIANS WHO MIGHT 

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BE INVOLVED IN SUCH COURT CASES.

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HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC HAS GOD 

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GIVEN RIGHTS -- ALL IS TO SAY 

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THAT COUNSEL SHOULD STRIKE RULES

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THAT LIMIT FREE SPEECH FROM THE 

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PUBLIC. POLITICIANS HAVE THE 

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RIGHT TO FEEL EMBARRASSED OR THE

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RIGHT TO FEEL ASHAMED. THE 

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COUNCIL HAS NO RIGHT TO TELL US 

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WE CAN'T CRITICIZE MEMBERS WITH

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THEIR POLITICAL PLATFORM. THANK 

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YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. 

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>> OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS ESTELLA 

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ORTEGA. 

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER 

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AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I NAME IS 

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ESTELLA ORTEGA AND I AM THE 

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. I AM HERE 

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TODAY TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG 

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SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL 121 TO 

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36 REGARDING THE GROUND LEASE AT

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THE PROPERTY 2929 27th AVENUE. 

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WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH 

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MERCY HOUSING ON THIS EXCITING 

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INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE 

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PROJECT. TOGETHER, WE HAVE 

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WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE 

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OF HOUSING, MULTIPLE CITY 

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DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSTANDING 

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DESIGN TEAM TO REIMAGINE THE 

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STATION AREA BY CREATING VIBRANT

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INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT 

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REFLECTS THE NEED AND 

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ASPIRATIONS OF SEATTLE 

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RESIDENTS. THROUGH EXTENSIVE 

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, CREATING A 

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NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS WELCOMING, 

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SAFE, DIVERSE, ACCESSIBLE AND 

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COMMUNITY CENTERED. THESE VALUES

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ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING 

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WE ARE BUILDING. THIS PROJECT 

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WILL PROVIDE 241 MORE AFFORDABLE

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HOMES FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND 

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EMPHASIS ON LARGER TWO, THREE, 

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FOUR BEDROOM APARTMENTS THAT ARE

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DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE CITY 

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AND INCLUDE A NEW REINDEER 

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VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS IN 

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PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY 

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WASHINGTON PROVIDING 35,000 

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SQUARE FEET DEDICATED TO 

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CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL 

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OPPORTUNITY. IN ADDITION TO 

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DEVELOPMENT, FUTURE COMMERCIAL 

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SPACE FOR LOCALLY OWNED 

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BUSINESSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 

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THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 

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DEVELOPMENT, HELPING STRENGTHEN 

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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES . AT THE 

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CENTER, A LARGE PUBLIC OPEN 

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SPACE FOR RESIDENTS AND 

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NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE

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AND CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER. WE

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ARE WORKING UNDER A TIGHT 

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TIMELINE TO REACH CLOSING AND 

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BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. FOR THAT 

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REASON, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT 

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OF THE LEGISLATION, SO WE CAN 

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MOVE FORWARD WITH CRITICAL 

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COMMUNITY BENEFITS. 

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CONSIDERATION AND COMMITMENT TO 

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CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN 

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THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.

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THANK YOU. 

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>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL 

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REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 

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>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH 

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AND THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC 

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COMMENTERS TODAY FOR JOINING US 

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AND SHARING. APPRECIATE IT. WITH

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THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE 

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FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE

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CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO 

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THE RECORD? 

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>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, COUNSEL BILL

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121218, ORDINANCE RELATING TO 

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HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME 

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HOUSEHOLDS. ADOPTING THE 2023 

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SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY 

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ADMINISTERED OF AND FINANCIAL 

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PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 

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2026-2028. ADOPTING HOUSING 

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FUNDING POLICIES FOR PROGRAM 

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YEARS 2026 TO 2028 FOR THE 2023 

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SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY AND OTHER 

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FUND RESOURCES. AUTHORIZING 

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ACTIONS BY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING 

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AND REGARDING PAST AND FUTURE 

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HOUSING LOANS AND CONTRACTS AND 

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RATIFYING CONFIRMING PRIOR ACTS.

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BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE

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VOTE. 

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

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COLLEAGUES, I'M EXCITED TO HAVE

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THIS IN FRONT OF US TODAY FOR 

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POSSIBLE VOTE. WE WILL BE VOTING

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ON UPDATES TO THE HOUSING 

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FUNDING POLICIES AND 

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ADMINISTERED OF AND FINANCIAL 

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PLAN, WHICH DIRECTS HOW THE 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING ADMINISTERS 

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HOUSING FUNDS, INCLUDING HOUSING

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LEVY RESOURCES AND JUMPSTART 

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DOLLARS. AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE

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HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING ON THIS ITEM. 

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AS A REMINDER, THE ITEMS ARE 

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UPDATED EVERY TWO YEARS AND THE 

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LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROPOSE 

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MAJOR UPDATES, BUT RATHER 

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CHILDREN CHANGES MADE IN 2024. I

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WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF 

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HOUSING TO THEM FOR THEIR 

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INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS UPDATE, 

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AS WELL AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 

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FOR BRINGING THESE FORWARD. 

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COLLEAGUES, I WILL INTRODUCE AN 

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AMENDMENT TO THE LEGISLATION 

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HERE IN A MOMENT. PRIOR TO DOING

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THAT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT

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WE ARE JOINED FROM CENTRAL STUFF

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AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 

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ANY COLLEAGUES TO ASK QUESTIONS 

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AROUND THE UNDERLYING 

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LEGISLATION PRIOR TO MOVING THE 

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AMENDMENT FORWARD. COLLEAGUES, I

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WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE ARE 

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FINAL QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE. 

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YOU WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE 

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BEFORE WE VOTE. SEEING NONE. I 

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WANT TO INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT 

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THAT MY OFFICE CIRCULATED TO 

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS YESTERDAY AND 

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YOU ALSO RECEIVED A PHYSICAL 

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COPY OF THE AMENDMENT. WHAT THIS

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AMENDMENT ADDRESSES IS PART OF 

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THE 2025 AWARDS, OFFICE OF 

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HOUSING FOR THE FIRST TIME 

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INCLUDED DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND 

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STABILIZATION. THAT WAS ALREADY 

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AN ALLOWABLE USE OF FUNDS. WHAT 

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THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS PROVIDE 

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DETAILS ON THE PROCESS FOR 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING TO MAKE FUNDS 

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AVAILABLE. THIS AMENDMENT ALSO 

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CLARIFIES THE OFFICE OF HOUSING 

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MAY MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING 

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ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO 

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FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION FINANCE 

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CLOSING OR FACILITATE CONVERSION

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FROM CONSTRUCTION TO PERMANENT 

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FINANCING. AGAIN, THIS IS 

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ALREADY A PRACTICE, BUT 

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PROVIDING CLARITY AND BOUNDARIES

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AT THE HFP LEVEL AND WE THINK IT

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WILL BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDE 

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GUIDANCE AND CERTAINTY FOR THE 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING. FINALLY, IT 

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PROVIDES DISCUSSION TO THE 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR WHEN THEY 

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CAN REQUIRE FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS 

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TO BE MADE ADMINISTRATIVELY 

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VERSUS WHEN THE FUNDING 

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ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE DONE 

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THROUGH COMPETITIVE PROCESS. 

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THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS DONE 

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IN THE AMENDMENT AND I MAY HAVE 

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TAKEN TRACY'S JOB FROM HER. 

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SORRY, TRACY. I'M SURE THERE 

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WILL BE TO -- PLENTY OF 

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QUESTIONS. I WANT TO MOVE TO 

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AMEND COUNSEL BILL 121218 AS 

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PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. IS 

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THERE A SECOND? 

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>> SECOND. 

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>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 

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SECONDED. ARE THERE COMMENTS AND

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QUESTIONS ON AMENDMENT ONE? 

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>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I SEE YOU 

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OFF MUTE. 

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>> THAT WAS TO SECOND IT. BEAT 

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ME TO IT. 

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>> FANTASTIC. 

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>> TRACY, I WILL OFFER IF THERE 

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ARE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU WANT

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TO PROVIDE ON THE CONTEXT OF THE

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AMENDMENT IF I DIDN'T TAKE THE 

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WHOLE SHOW WITH MY COMMENT. 

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>> PROBLEM WHEN THE COUNSELORS 

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WANT TO TAKE OUR JOBS AWAY FROM 

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US AND WHO KNOW WELL ENOUGH 

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ABOUT WHAT IT IS THEY ARE 

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PROPOSING THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY

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SPEAK TO IT. YOU DID A FINE JOB.

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THIS LANGUAGE, AGAIN, A LOT OF 

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AUTHORITY, EXISTING AUTHORITY 

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AND FUNDING POLICIES TO DO THESE

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KINDS OF ALLOCATIONS PROVIDING 

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MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE 

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DOING AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN

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THE PAST IN TERMS OF TRYING TO 

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DEAL WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES

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FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ON 

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THE OPERATIONS SIDE. PROVIDING 

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MORE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE TYPE

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OF ACTIVITIES THEY ARE INVOLVED 

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IN TO TRY TO SUPPORT OUR 

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SPECIFIC 

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ADDS TO THE FUNDING POLICIES IN 

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TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY AND 

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PROCESS. 

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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, TRACY. I 

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WILL CLOSE WITH EXPRESSING 

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APPRECIATION TO THE OFFICE OF 

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HOUSING STAFF OR WORKING CLOSELY

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WITH MY OFFICE ON THIS AMENDMENT

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AND BACK AND COLLABORATION TO 

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BRING IT FORWARD AND I THINK IT 

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IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL THINK 

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DOES A GOOD JOB AT MEETING NEEDS

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AND ELEVATING TRANSPARENCY, SO 

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WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK 

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TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION

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OF AMENDMENT ONE. 

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>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 

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>> THREE VOTES IN FAVOR AND NONE

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OPPOSED. 

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>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND 

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AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. 

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COLLEAGUES, I WILL TURN TO YOU 

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ONE MORE TIME IF THERE ANY FINAL

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COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE 

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VOTE ON CB 121218 AS AMENDED. 

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FANTASTIC. WITH THAT, A MOVE THE

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION 

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OF COUNSEL BILL 121218. IS THERE

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A SECOND? 

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>> SECOND. 

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>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO 

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RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF COUNSEL 

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BILL 121218 AS AMENDED. ANY 

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FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 

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WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON 

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ADOPTION TO PASS? THE SPECIAL 

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WORLD CUP EDITION, WILL THE 

449
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CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE 

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RECOMMENDATION THAT THE 

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COUNTABLE -- COUNSEL PASS 

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COUNSEL BILL 121218 AS AMENDED? 

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>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 

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>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT 

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THE COUNSEL PASS THE BILL AS 

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AMENDED SENT TO THE JUNE 30 2026

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU 

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SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 

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AGENDA ITEM TWO. WHAT THE CLERK 

461
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CALL ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD. 

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>> COUNSEL BILL 121236, 

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ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OFFICE

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OF HOUSING, GRANTING A GROUND 

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LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 

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AT 2929 27th AVENUE SOUTH 

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AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING TO GRANT A 

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LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY PHASE ONE

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LLLP, AFFILIATE OF MERCY HOUSING

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NORTHWEST AND EL CENTRO 

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AUTHORIZING RELATED AGREEMENTS 

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AND ACTION SUPPORTIVE ELEMENT OF

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 

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COMMERCIAL SPACE INTENDED TO BE 

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USED FOR EARLY LEARNING 

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CHILDCARE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED 

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USES. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 

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POSSIBLE VOTE. 

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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL 

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HEAR FROM INTERIM DIRECTOR OF 

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OFFICE OF HOUSING AND JESSICA 

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GOMEZ WHO WILL PRESENT ON THE 

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BILL AND JOIN VIRTUALLY. PRIOR 

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TO WHEN I HANDED OVER TO THEM, I

486
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WANT TO SEE A FEW WORDS ABOUT 

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THE NEXT THREE BILLS IN FRONT OF

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US AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT EACH 

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OF THEM FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. 

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THEY EACH DEMONSTRATE 

491
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OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE ON 

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IMPORTANT WORK RELATED TO 

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PORTABILITY AS WELL AS PROMOTING

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HOMEOWNERSHIP AND HIGH QUALITY 

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OF LIVING FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO 

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ARE ACCESSING HOUSING THROUGH 

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OUR PORTFOLIO. WE HEARD FROM THE

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PUBLIC COMMENTERS TODAY FROM EL 

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CENTRO, AS WELL AS UNIVERSITY OF

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WASHINGTON ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE 

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OF THE MOUNT BAKER SITE AND I 

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WILL REITERATE THAT IT PUTS US 

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ON TRACK TO BUILD 241 NEW UNITS 

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OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT NEXT

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TO A LIGHT RAIL STATION IN A 

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COMMUNITY RIGHT ACROSS THE HIGH 

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SCHOOL AND SO MANY OTHER 

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IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 

509
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AND AMENITIES. I'M GRATEFUL FOR

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THE ONGOING WORK AND LEADERSHIP 

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ABOUT CENTRO HOUSING, UNIVERSITY

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OF WASHINGTON AND SO MANY OTHERS

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WHO DID HARD WORK TO GET US HERE

514
00:19:30,235 --> 00:19:31,870
AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY 

515
00:19:31,870 --> 00:19:33,472
APPRECIATION TO THE MAYOR'S 

516
00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:34,540
OFFICE ON THIS. ALL OF THE 

517
00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:35,974
OFFICES HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE 

518
00:19:35,974 --> 00:19:36,608
CHANCE TO BE BRIEFED BY OFFICE 

519
00:19:36,608 --> 00:19:37,476
OF HOUSING PRIOR TO THE 

520
00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:39,077
COMMITTEE MEETING. WE WILL HEAR 

521
00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:39,845
FROM OH ON THIS ITEM AND PUT IT 

522
00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:41,246
UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE 

523
00:19:41,246 --> 00:19:41,980
MEMBERS PRIOR TO PROCEEDING FOR 

524
00:19:41,980 --> 00:19:48,287
A VOTE. AS YOU HEARD FROM THE 

525
00:19:48,287 --> 00:19:49,688
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, FOLKS ARE 

526
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,222
MOVING FORWARD ON A VERY 

527
00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:50,923
IMPORTANT AND TIGHT CONSTRUCTION

528
00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:52,424
TIMELINE AND WE WANT TO MAKE 

529
00:19:52,424 --> 00:19:53,659
SURE WE ARE ABLE FOR THEM TO 

530
00:19:53,659 --> 00:19:54,760
PROCEED WITH THEIR WORK. WITH 

531
00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:55,928
THAT, I AM PLEASED TO HANDED 

532
00:19:55,928 --> 00:19:59,531
OVER TO OH WHO WILL SHARE MORE 

533
00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:01,667
DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND I 

534
00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:02,267
SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I'M 

535
00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:02,935
EXCITED TO HAVE VICE CHAIR LIN 

536
00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:09,441
AS THIS IS TAKING HIS DISTRICT 

537
00:20:09,441 --> 00:20:10,542
IN DISTRICT TWO, SO LOOKING 

538
00:20:10,542 --> 00:20:12,177
FORWARD TO THIS PRESENTATION AND

539
00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:12,911
CONVERSATION TODAY. OFFICE OF 

540
00:20:12,911 --> 00:20:19,017
HOUSING TEAM, OVER TO YOU. 

541
00:20:19,017 --> 00:20:20,185
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 

542
00:20:20,185 --> 00:20:21,053
MEMBERS. I AM ANDREA AKITA, 

543
00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:21,820
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE 

544
00:20:21,820 --> 00:20:24,356
OFFICE OF HOUSING . I WILL HAVE 

545
00:20:24,356 --> 00:20:28,794
JESSICA INTRODUCE HERSELF. 

546
00:20:28,794 --> 00:20:29,595
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. 

547
00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:30,529
I'M JESSICA GOMEZ FROM THE 

548
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:31,496
OFFICE OF HOUSING ON THE POLICY 

549
00:20:31,496 --> 00:20:33,732
AND PLANNING TEAM. 

550
00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,367
>> I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS 

551
00:20:35,367 --> 00:20:36,335
AFTERNOON WITH MY COLLEAGUES 

552
00:20:36,335 --> 00:20:40,272
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND 

553
00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:41,073
I'M EXCEEDINGLY PROUD OF THE 

554
00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:42,674
WORK WE ARE DOING AT OH WHERE WE

555
00:20:42,674 --> 00:20:43,475
PARTNER TO CREATE AFFORDABLE 

556
00:20:43,475 --> 00:20:46,345
HOUSING BY EQUITABLY INVESTING 

557
00:20:46,345 --> 00:20:47,946
TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT AND 

558
00:20:47,946 --> 00:20:48,513
INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

559
00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:54,152
PEOPLE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. WORK 

560
00:20:54,152 --> 00:20:55,487
AND COMMITMENT IS DRIVEN BY A 

561
00:20:55,487 --> 00:20:56,989
VISION THAT I KNOW IS SHARED BY 

562
00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:58,257
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR OUR CITY TO 

563
00:20:58,257 --> 00:20:59,258
BE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE HAS A 

564
00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,659
HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE HOME AND 

565
00:21:00,659 --> 00:21:02,094
WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE PROGRESS

566
00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:08,533
ON SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT 

567
00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:09,801
FURTHERS OH'S MISSION. THE 

568
00:21:09,801 --> 00:21:10,435
REDEVELOPMENT OF CITY-OWNED 

569
00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:11,570
SITES ADJACENT TO THE MOUNT 

570
00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,072
BAKER LIGHT RAIL STATION WITH A 

571
00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:14,940
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY, PUBLIC 

572
00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:19,111
AND PRIVATE COLLABORATION. THE 

573
00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:19,778
LEGISLATION FOR YOUR 

574
00:21:19,778 --> 00:21:20,379
CONSIDERATION WILL AUTHORIZE 

575
00:21:20,379 --> 00:21:22,981
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO EXECUTE 99 

576
00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:24,182
YEAR GROUND LEASE FOR THE FIRST 

577
00:21:24,182 --> 00:21:28,654
PHASE OF REDEVELOPMENT WITH A 

578
00:21:28,654 --> 00:21:29,855
LEASE TERM THAT REQUIRES 

579
00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:31,990
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF 239

580
00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:32,991
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR 

581
00:21:32,991 --> 00:21:37,095
HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW INCOMES. 

582
00:21:37,095 --> 00:21:38,096
ALONG WITH DEDICATED SPACE OF 

583
00:21:38,096 --> 00:21:40,332
EARLY LEARNING RESEARCH 

584
00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:41,767
FACILITY. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO

585
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:45,937
JESSICA WHO WILL WALK IT THROUGH

586
00:21:45,937 --> 00:21:46,405
THE STEPS 

587
00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:49,274
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANDREA. 

588
00:21:49,274 --> 00:21:51,510
THIS IS A BRIEF LOOK AT THE 

589
00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:56,982
TIMELINE, SO GOING BACK A LITTLE

590
00:21:56,982 --> 00:21:58,116
BIT. WE FOCUS EVERYBODY. IN JUNE

591
00:21:58,116 --> 00:21:59,384
2020, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 

592
00:21:59,384 --> 00:22:00,385
TRANSFERRED THE SITES TO THE 

593
00:22:00,385 --> 00:22:08,093
CITY OF SEATTLE WITH A PHOTO 

594
00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:09,061
HOUSING, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND

595
00:22:09,061 --> 00:22:09,695
CLINICAL USES, INCLUDING EARLY 

596
00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:11,396
LEARNING AND CARE ON THE SITE. 

597
00:22:11,396 --> 00:22:12,264
IT CONSISTS OF THREE PARCELS 

598
00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:18,403
TOTALING 3.79 ACRES . LATER ON 

599
00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:19,604
IN JUNE 2023, OFFICE OF HOUSING 

600
00:22:19,604 --> 00:22:21,873
PUBLISHED A REQUEST FOR 

601
00:22:21,873 --> 00:22:22,741
QUALIFICATIONS AND LATER IN 

602
00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:25,844
OCTOBER OF 2023, REQUEST FOR 

603
00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:30,115
PROPOSALS PUBLISHED. JULY 2024, 

604
00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:30,649
HOUSING NORTHWEST WERE 

605
00:22:30,649 --> 00:22:36,054
DESIGNATED AND AWARDED PHASE ONE

606
00:22:36,054 --> 00:22:37,089
AND TWO WITH ALL AFFORDABLE 

607
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:37,923
RENTAL PROJECTS. THIS MONTH, 

608
00:22:37,923 --> 00:22:40,058
DEMOLITION BEGINS ON THE LARGE 

609
00:22:40,058 --> 00:22:41,293
LAUNDRY SITE BUILDING, SO WE ARE

610
00:22:41,293 --> 00:22:46,732
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. CLOSING, 

611
00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:53,238
CONSTRUCTION CLOSING WILL HAPPEN

612
00:22:53,238 --> 00:22:54,539
AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 

613
00:22:54,539 --> 00:22:55,374
RAINIER VALLEY EARLY LEARNING 

614
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,441
CENTER GOING ON THE GROUND FLOOR

615
00:22:56,441 --> 00:23:00,812
AND 239 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE 

616
00:23:00,812 --> 00:23:01,747
HOUSING WITH TWO MANAGER UNITS, 

617
00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:04,015
SO EQUALING 241 UNITS WILL 

618
00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:09,921
START. IN PHASE TWO, IT WILL 

619
00:23:09,921 --> 00:23:10,889
START RIGHT AFTER WITH 

620
00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:11,590
PRE-DEVELOP AND STARTING RIGHT 

621
00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:12,958
AFTER CLOSING IN OCTOBER. 

622
00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:15,160
PREDEVELOPMENT LATER LAST 

623
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,463
QUARTER OF 2026 BUT THE 

624
00:23:18,463 --> 00:23:26,004
ESTIMATED GOAL OF 91 UNITS. NEXT

625
00:23:26,004 --> 00:23:30,208
SLIDE. 

626
00:23:30,208 --> 00:23:31,343
>> PROJECT LOCATION. MAKE SURE 

627
00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:32,511
EVERYONE CAN SEE THE MAP AND GET

628
00:23:32,511 --> 00:23:33,912
ACQUAINTED. IT IS IN THE MOUNT 

629
00:23:33,912 --> 00:23:34,579
BAKER NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT OUTSIDE

630
00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:35,847
THE RAIL STATION AND ON THE 

631
00:23:35,847 --> 00:23:37,048
RIGHT SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE 

632
00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:39,718
PARCELS OUTLINED IN YELLOW. NEXT

633
00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:40,919
SLIDE. THIS IS THE 3-D RENDERING

634
00:23:40,919 --> 00:23:45,490
OF THE VISION FOR THE SITE. 

635
00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:46,792
THERE ARE FOUR BUILDINGS IN 

636
00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:47,526
TOTAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT WILL 

637
00:23:47,526 --> 00:23:50,128
INTEGRATE THE SURROUNDING 

638
00:23:50,128 --> 00:23:51,029
COMMUNITY MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE 

639
00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:51,730
TO TRANSIT RIDERS, COMMUNITY 

640
00:23:51,730 --> 00:23:52,998
MEMBERS AND GOING TO THE RAINIER

641
00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:58,436
VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER 

642
00:23:58,436 --> 00:23:59,504
OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE 

643
00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:01,706
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. NEXT 

644
00:24:01,706 --> 00:24:03,175
SLIDE. THE PROJECT OVERVIEW AS I

645
00:24:03,175 --> 00:24:11,516
MENTIONED EARLIER, HOUSING AT EL

646
00:24:11,516 --> 00:24:12,751
CENTRO DE LA RAZA ARE THE 

647
00:24:12,751 --> 00:24:13,885
DEVELOPERS. REALLY EXCITED WITH 

648
00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:14,886
A TOTAL OF 239 AFFORDABLE UNITS 

649
00:24:14,886 --> 00:24:17,422
CLOSE TO 60% OF ALL OF THE 

650
00:24:17,422 --> 00:24:18,490
APARTMENTS WILL BE TWO, THREE 

651
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:21,126
AND FOUR BEDROOMS. 30% 

652
00:24:21,126 --> 00:24:24,162
APARTMENTS ARE ALL FAMILY SIZED 

653
00:24:24,162 --> 00:24:28,133
APARTMENTS WITH TWO BEDROOMS AND

654
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:28,967
A BATH WITH A COMMUNITY 

655
00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:33,638
PREFERENCE APPLIED TO THE 

656
00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:34,706
PROJECT AND THE RAINIER VALLEY 

657
00:24:34,706 --> 00:24:35,607
OF EARLY LEARNING CENTER OWNED 

658
00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:42,113
AND OPERATED BY UW OCCUPIED 

659
00:24:42,113 --> 00:24:43,148
PHASE ONE GROUND FLOOR. IT WILL 

660
00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:43,815
UTILIZE THE WORKFORCE AGREEMENT 

661
00:24:43,815 --> 00:24:46,284
DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE 

662
00:24:46,284 --> 00:24:49,321
ONE, THEN AGAIN FOR PHASE TWO. 

663
00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:50,288
NEXT SLIDE. FINALLY, GROUND 

664
00:24:50,288 --> 00:24:53,425
LEASE CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE YOU 

665
00:24:53,425 --> 00:24:54,426
TODAY. THIS GROUND LEASE ALLOWS 

666
00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:56,661
THE CITY TO CONTINUE OWNERSHIP 

667
00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:57,496
IN PERPETUITY WHILE THE 

668
00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:58,730
DEVELOPER WOULD OWN AND OPERATE 

669
00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:02,200
THE DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTED 

670
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:03,468
ABOVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR 

671
00:25:03,468 --> 00:25:06,104
CONSIDERATION AND WE ARE OPEN 

672
00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:06,671
FOR QUESTIONS. 

673
00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:08,940
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 

674
00:25:08,940 --> 00:25:09,608
FANTASTIC PRESENTATION AND I 

675
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:14,412
WANT TO EXPRESS MY EXCITEMENT 

676
00:25:14,412 --> 00:25:15,313
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT 

677
00:25:15,313 --> 00:25:17,115
OF US TO VOTE ON IT TODAY AND I 

678
00:25:17,115 --> 00:25:20,886
WENT TO DO A QUICK CLARIFICATION

679
00:25:20,886 --> 00:25:22,053
AND I THINK YOU ALREADY HAD ON 

680
00:25:22,053 --> 00:25:23,722
THIS AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS

681
00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:25,190
JESSICA OR INTERIM DIRECTOR, BUT

682
00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:26,391
IF YOU HEARD MY SUPPER, TO SAY 

683
00:25:26,391 --> 00:25:36,501
THE NUMBER 241, THEN OH 239, THE

684
00:25:36,501 --> 00:25:37,435
DIFFERENCE IS THE TWO MANAGEMENT

685
00:25:37,435 --> 00:25:38,970
UNITS IN THE BUILDING, SO I JUST

686
00:25:38,970 --> 00:25:40,005
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR 

687
00:25:40,005 --> 00:25:41,206
FOR FOLKS WHEN WE ARE TALKING 

688
00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:42,407
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS. 241 

689
00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:43,642
OVERALL. 239 THAT ARE GOING TO 

690
00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:44,743
BE IN THE SUBSIDIZED AFFORDABLE 

691
00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:46,111
BUCKET AND TWO ON-SITE 

692
00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:47,112
MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 

693
00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:52,017
HAVE ALL SUPPORT THAT THE 

694
00:25:52,017 --> 00:25:53,985
RESIDENTS NEED. I WANT TO LIFT 

695
00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:54,819
IT UP FOR YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND 

696
00:25:54,819 --> 00:25:55,420
EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT'S 

697
00:25:55,420 --> 00:25:59,557
GOING TO BE WITH OPEN SPACE AND 

698
00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:00,859
A LOCATION WHERE IT'S VERY MUCH

699
00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:02,193
NEEDED. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN 

700
00:26:02,193 --> 00:26:10,302
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. I THINK 

701
00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:11,236
I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS 

702
00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:12,404
COME FROM FOLKS AND I THINK 

703
00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:13,672
THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SO 

704
00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:17,576
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. 

705
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:18,977
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE THAT THE 

706
00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:19,811
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION 

707
00:26:19,811 --> 00:26:30,288
OF COUNSEL BILL 121236 . IS 

708
00:26:30,755 --> 00:26:31,489
THERE A SECOND? 

709
00:26:31,489 --> 00:26:31,790
>> SECOND. 

710
00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:32,557
>> FANTASTIC. MOVED AND SECONDED

711
00:26:32,557 --> 00:26:33,592
TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE 

712
00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:34,593
COUNSEL BILL. ANY FURTHER 

713
00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:39,397
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK CALL 

714
00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:40,665
THE ROLL? WILL THE CLERK CALL 

715
00:26:40,665 --> 00:26:41,733
THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION 

716
00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:47,372
THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED COUNSEL 

717
00:26:47,372 --> 00:26:57,615
BILL 121236? 

718
00:26:59,484 --> 00:27:00,919
>> THREE VOTES IN FAVOR AND NONE

719
00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:01,252
OPPOSED. 

720
00:27:01,252 --> 00:27:02,087
>> FANTASTIC. THE MOTION CARRIES

721
00:27:02,087 --> 00:27:03,054
AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT 

722
00:27:03,054 --> 00:27:04,089
THE COUNCIL PASSED THE BILL -- 

723
00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:04,889
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL 

724
00:27:04,889 --> 00:27:06,358
PASSED THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO 

725
00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,559
THE JUNE 30, 2026 CITY COUNCIL 

726
00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:08,827
MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO 

727
00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:10,195
FOLKS FROM OH AND ONE MORE TIME 

728
00:27:10,195 --> 00:27:11,663
FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE

729
00:27:11,663 --> 00:27:12,897
ON THIS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL 

730
00:27:12,897 --> 00:27:14,332
YEARS AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A 

731
00:27:14,332 --> 00:27:15,367
HUGE UNDERTAKING AND WE CANNOT 

732
00:27:15,367 --> 00:27:16,668
WAIT TO SEE SHOVELS IN THE 

733
00:27:16,668 --> 00:27:17,969
GROUND LATER ON THIS YEAR. WITH 

734
00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:19,304
THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA 

735
00:27:19,304 --> 00:27:20,438
ITEM THREE. WILL THE CLERK READ 

736
00:27:20,438 --> 00:27:23,642
ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD? 

737
00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:24,843
>> COUNSEL BILL 121237. 

738
00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:25,710
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE SEATTLE

739
00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:31,916
OFFICE OF HOUSING PLACING 

740
00:27:31,916 --> 00:27:32,884
ACQUIRED REAL PROPERTY IN THE 

741
00:27:32,884 --> 00:27:33,852
MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER THE 

742
00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:34,552
JURISDICTION OF OH AUTHORIZING 

743
00:27:34,552 --> 00:27:35,787
TO ISSUE A REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR

744
00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:37,188
SELECTION OF DEVELOPER AND 

745
00:27:37,188 --> 00:27:40,458
EXECUTE FOR CONTRACT TRANSFER 

746
00:27:40,458 --> 00:27:45,530
LAND AND RELATED DOCUMENTS TO 

747
00:27:45,530 --> 00:27:46,531
THE DEVELOPER AND RATIFYING AND 

748
00:27:46,531 --> 00:27:47,599
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ASK FOR

749
00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:49,834
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE

750
00:27:49,834 --> 00:27:50,035
VOTE. 

751
00:27:50,035 --> 00:27:53,772
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL BE

752
00:27:53,772 --> 00:27:55,740
JOINED THIS TIME BY INTERIM 

753
00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:59,044
DIRECTOR -- INTERIM DIRECTOR 

754
00:27:59,044 --> 00:28:07,986
AKITA AND ALONG WITH JOY HUNT 

755
00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:09,054
FROM OFFICE OF HOUSING. BEFORE 

756
00:28:09,054 --> 00:28:09,688
WE HAVE THEM INTRODUCE 

757
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:10,722
THEMSELVES AND WALK THROUGH THE 

758
00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:11,489
ORDINANCE, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS

759
00:28:11,489 --> 00:28:15,627
YOU ALL KNOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT

760
00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:16,261
THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT 

761
00:28:16,261 --> 00:28:16,861
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP IN 

762
00:28:16,861 --> 00:28:18,863
PARTICULAR PLAYS FOR THE CITY AS

763
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:19,698
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE 

764
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:25,170
PERMANENT INSTABILITY FOR 

765
00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:26,171
FAMILIES. THIS IS AN EXCITING 

766
00:28:26,171 --> 00:28:29,908
OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE 

767
00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:30,975
LOCATION AND WHAT WE WOULD SORT 

768
00:28:30,975 --> 00:28:33,845
OF CALL A HIGH OPPORTUNITY 

769
00:28:33,845 --> 00:28:35,046
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT IS NOT A 

770
00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:36,548
PLACE WHERE WE OFTEN GET THE 

771
00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:38,950
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE 

772
00:28:38,950 --> 00:28:39,984
HOUSING UNITS AND A PARTICULARLY

773
00:28:39,984 --> 00:28:40,985
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP UNIT, 

774
00:28:40,985 --> 00:28:45,356
SO WE WILL HEAR MORE FROM OH 

775
00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:46,257
TEAM ABOUT THAT MOMENTARILY. 

776
00:28:46,257 --> 00:28:54,099
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO 

777
00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:54,732
EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR PARTNERS 

778
00:28:54,732 --> 00:28:55,533
AT THE STATE INCLUDING OUR 43rd 

779
00:28:55,533 --> 00:28:57,602
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT DELEGATION 

780
00:28:57,602 --> 00:28:59,104
AND STAFF FOR WORKING THIS YEAR 

781
00:28:59,104 --> 00:29:01,573
FOR THE WORK THAT DIRECTOR AKITA

782
00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:03,074
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT WILL ALLOW 

783
00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:05,844
US TO LEASE THE SITE TO KEEP THE

784
00:29:05,844 --> 00:29:10,048
PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO 

785
00:29:10,048 --> 00:29:11,316
SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF 

786
00:29:11,316 --> 00:29:12,584
INFORMATION ABOUT 

787
00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:13,218
PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGES THAT MY

788
00:29:13,218 --> 00:29:15,753
OFFICE WORKED ALONGSIDE OFFICE 

789
00:29:15,753 --> 00:29:20,458
OF HOUSING, SO AFTER WE REVIEWED

790
00:29:20,458 --> 00:29:22,060
THE LEGISLATION, WE MADE THE 

791
00:29:22,060 --> 00:29:22,660
FOLLOWING CHANGES AND ADDED A 

792
00:29:22,660 --> 00:29:24,229
TERM SHEET TO THE ORDINANCE 

793
00:29:24,229 --> 00:29:27,332
CONSISTENT WITH PAST PRACTICES 

794
00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:28,399
AND THE SHEET CONTAINS BASIC 

795
00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:29,300
PROVISIONS FOR THE FUTURE 

796
00:29:29,300 --> 00:29:30,902
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECT SITE, 

797
00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:32,137
INCLUDING SERVING HOUSEHOLDS AT 

798
00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:37,876
80% OR BELOW AND THAT IT WILL BE

799
00:29:37,876 --> 00:29:43,381
AFFORDABLE FOR AT LEAST 50 

800
00:29:43,381 --> 00:29:44,349
YEARS. O.H. WAS ALREADY LOOKING 

801
00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:45,416
AT HOMEOWNERSHIP OF THE SITE AND

802
00:29:45,416 --> 00:29:46,918
THE EDIT MAKES IT MORE EXPLICIT 

803
00:29:46,918 --> 00:29:47,852
IN THE LEGISLATION. WE ALSO 

804
00:29:47,852 --> 00:29:48,887
ADDED THAT THEY WILL PRIORITIZE 

805
00:29:48,887 --> 00:29:54,792
PROJECT PROPOSALS THAT SPOILER 

806
00:29:54,792 --> 00:29:55,627
ALERT INCLUDE A SIGNIFICANT 

807
00:29:55,627 --> 00:29:56,694
NUMBER OF FAMILY SIZED UNITS 

808
00:29:56,694 --> 00:29:59,531
THAT CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY 

809
00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:02,700
FOR ALL OF US AND A PROVISION 

810
00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:03,868
THAT SELECTED PROPOSAL WILL 

811
00:30:03,868 --> 00:30:04,803
ADDRESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

812
00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,104
IMPACTS AND WE WILL HEAR MORE IN

813
00:30:06,104 --> 00:30:07,272
THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE WANT TO

814
00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:11,075
MAKE SURE IT WAS TAKING THE 

815
00:30:11,075 --> 00:30:13,278
SURROUNDING AREA INTO 

816
00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:14,179
CONSIDERATION, SO I WANT TO 

817
00:30:14,179 --> 00:30:15,079
EXPRESS MY CONSIDERATION FOR 

818
00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:20,285
WORKING WITH US. WITH THAT, I 

819
00:30:20,285 --> 00:30:23,388
WILL HAND IT OVER TO OUR 

820
00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:23,755
DIRECTOR AKITA. 

821
00:30:23,755 --> 00:30:27,926
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR 

822
00:30:27,926 --> 00:30:28,760
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THE 

823
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:29,861
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 

824
00:30:29,861 --> 00:30:31,196
GETTING US TO THIS POINT IN TIME

825
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:40,838
AND I WANT TO OWNERSHIP TEAM , 

826
00:30:40,838 --> 00:30:41,639
POLICY AND PLANNING TEAM AND THE

827
00:30:41,639 --> 00:30:42,340
CITY'S OFFICE OF 

828
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:43,708
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. THE

829
00:30:43,708 --> 00:30:46,177
LEGISLATION WILL BRING 

830
00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:49,847
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO A COMMUNITY 

831
00:30:49,847 --> 00:30:50,782
WHERE HOMEOWNERSHIP HAS BEEN FAR

832
00:30:50,782 --> 00:30:53,651
OUT OF REACH FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH

833
00:30:53,651 --> 00:30:54,652
LOW INCOMES AND IN THE 

834
00:30:54,652 --> 00:30:58,256
NEIGHBORHOOD, OFFICE OF HOUSING 

835
00:30:58,256 --> 00:30:59,123
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE A

836
00:30:59,123 --> 00:31:00,191
SITE FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE 

837
00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:02,694
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

838
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:06,097
THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU 

839
00:31:06,097 --> 00:31:07,198
AUTHORIZES O.H. TO PURCHASE A 

840
00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:08,366
SITE FOR NO MORE THAN $6,050,000

841
00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:12,003
. THE PROPERTY WOULD BE PLACED 

842
00:31:12,003 --> 00:31:12,871
UNDER O.H.'S JURISDICTION FOR 

843
00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:15,106
CREATING 50 OR MORE PERMANENTLY 

844
00:31:15,106 --> 00:31:22,347
AFFORDABLE FOR SALE HOMES 

845
00:31:22,347 --> 00:31:24,148
THROUGH COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR 

846
00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:24,782
PROPOSAL RFP PROCESS AND UPON 

847
00:31:24,782 --> 00:31:27,652
COMPLETION OF SUCCESSFUL RFP, 

848
00:31:27,652 --> 00:31:28,319
AUTHORIZES TO TRANSFER THE SITE 

849
00:31:28,319 --> 00:31:30,388
TO THE DEVELOPER TO STEWARD 

850
00:31:30,388 --> 00:31:36,127
HOMES ENSURING THAT THEY REMAIN 

851
00:31:36,127 --> 00:31:38,396
AFFORDABLE. 

852
00:31:38,396 --> 00:31:39,497
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M WITH 

853
00:31:39,497 --> 00:31:40,698
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THANK 

854
00:31:40,698 --> 00:31:42,734
YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. A 

855
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:43,368
COUPLE OF SLIDES AND WE WILL 

856
00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:45,903
JUMP INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS 

857
00:31:45,903 --> 00:31:46,571
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. O.H.'S 

858
00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:54,212
INVESTMENTS PERMANENT INCLUDING 

859
00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:54,812
DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION AND 

860
00:31:54,812 --> 00:31:55,913
ENSURING BROKERS CAN LIVE IN THE

861
00:31:55,913 --> 00:31:56,814
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THESE 

862
00:31:56,814 --> 00:32:02,353
ARE ALSO INVESTMENTS FOR 

863
00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:03,021
LONG-TERM. FUNDED HOMEOWNERSHIP 

864
00:32:03,021 --> 00:32:03,688
HOMES MUST MAINTAIN A 

865
00:32:03,688 --> 00:32:04,455
PORTABILITY AT RESELL FOR AT 

866
00:32:04,455 --> 00:32:07,992
LEAST 50 YEARS AND WE PRIORITIZE

867
00:32:07,992 --> 00:32:08,893
FUNDING INVESTMENTS WITH 

868
00:32:08,893 --> 00:32:09,961
PROPOSED A PORTABILITY FOR 99 

869
00:32:09,961 --> 00:32:13,631
YEARS OR MORE. NEXT SLIDE. 

870
00:32:13,631 --> 00:32:16,034
BUYERS OF PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE

871
00:32:16,034 --> 00:32:20,438
HOMES MAKE NO MORE THAN 80% AREA

872
00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:21,372
INCOME AT INITIAL SALE. BELOW 

873
00:32:21,372 --> 00:32:26,177
80% OF AREA MEETING MEDIAN 

874
00:32:26,177 --> 00:32:27,812
INCOME IS CRITICAL FOR MANY 

875
00:32:27,812 --> 00:32:28,479
REASONS. IT SUPPORTS OUR RACIAL 

876
00:32:28,479 --> 00:32:29,447
EQUITY GOALS, SINCE WE KNOW 

877
00:32:29,447 --> 00:32:34,952
MEDIAN INCOME IS FOR COMMITTEES 

878
00:32:34,952 --> 00:32:35,486
HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED 

879
00:32:35,486 --> 00:32:36,721
REDLINING AND OTHER FORMS OF 

880
00:32:36,721 --> 00:32:37,355
DISCRIMINATION. TO ENSURE 

881
00:32:37,355 --> 00:32:41,359
ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE PERMANENTLY

882
00:32:41,359 --> 00:32:44,128
AFFORDABLE HOMES, SET TO BE 

883
00:32:44,128 --> 00:32:45,330
AFFORDABLE TO BUYERS WHO MAKE 60

884
00:32:45,330 --> 00:32:51,936
TO 65% OF MEDIAN INCOME. NO MORE

885
00:32:51,936 --> 00:32:55,340
THAN 35% OF PRETEXT INCOME USED 

886
00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:56,474
FOR HOUSING, WHICH FOR 

887
00:32:56,474 --> 00:32:57,108
HOMEOWNERSHIP INCLUDES PRINCIPAL

888
00:32:57,108 --> 00:32:58,810
INTEREST PROPERTY TAX INSURANCE 

889
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:04,148
AND ANY STEWARDSHIP FEES. IN 

890
00:33:04,148 --> 00:33:05,016
PRACTICAL TERMS IN TODAY'S 

891
00:33:05,016 --> 00:33:09,454
MARKET, PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE 

892
00:33:09,454 --> 00:33:10,054
HOMEOWNERSHIP HOMES GENERALLY 

893
00:33:10,054 --> 00:33:12,023
RANGE FROM $250-$350,000 WITH 

894
00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:17,628
ONE IN TWO BEDROOM HOMES THAN 

895
00:33:17,628 --> 00:33:18,830
THREE IN FOUR BEDROOM HOMES IN 

896
00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:29,340
THE LOW TO MID 300s. ONE MORE 

897
00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:30,475
SLIDE TO WRAP UP MY FRAMING OF 

898
00:33:30,475 --> 00:33:34,946
THE MODEL. PERMANENTLY 

899
00:33:34,946 --> 00:33:36,114
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND 

900
00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:36,714
LEASING FROM THE STEWARDSHIP 

901
00:33:36,714 --> 00:33:37,849
ORGANIZATION AND LONG-TERM 

902
00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:38,883
RENEWABLE LEASE. IN EXCHANGE, 

903
00:33:38,883 --> 00:33:44,789
SELL A HOME AT RESTRICTED PRICE 

904
00:33:44,789 --> 00:33:46,324
THAT THEY CHOOSE TO SELL IN THE 

905
00:33:46,324 --> 00:33:46,991
FUTURE. STEWARDSHIP ORGANIZATION

906
00:33:46,991 --> 00:33:48,092
OWNS LAND AND SOLD AT AN 

907
00:33:48,092 --> 00:33:52,897
AFFORDABLE PRICE TO INCOME 

908
00:33:52,897 --> 00:33:53,998
ELIGIBLE BUYERS. NEXT SLIDE. 

909
00:33:53,998 --> 00:33:56,634
MONTLAKE HOME SITE IS LOCATED AT

910
00:33:56,634 --> 00:33:59,804
2625 EAST MONTLAKE PLACE EAST. 

911
00:33:59,804 --> 00:34:03,741
THE MONTLAKE BOULEVARD AND THIS 

912
00:34:03,741 --> 00:34:11,149
IS USED BY WSDOT FOR 

913
00:34:11,149 --> 00:34:13,985
CONSTRUCTION STAGING. IT IS NOW 

914
00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:14,585
VACANT AND CONSIDERED SURPLUS 

915
00:34:14,585 --> 00:34:15,586
WITH NO FURTHER ACTION LETTER 

916
00:34:15,586 --> 00:34:16,220
FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE 

917
00:34:16,220 --> 00:34:18,990
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. DURING 

918
00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:19,557
THE 2026 SESSION, STATE 

919
00:34:19,557 --> 00:34:21,659
LEGISLATOR APPROPRIATED FUNDS 

920
00:34:21,659 --> 00:34:22,927
$50,000 FOR OH TO ACQUIRE THE 

921
00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:27,999
SITE TO DEVELOP 50 PERMANENTLY 

922
00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:33,905
AFFORDABLE HOMES. PURCHASED THE 

923
00:34:33,905 --> 00:34:35,573
SITE FOR $5,800,000 WITH THE 

924
00:34:35,573 --> 00:34:37,809
BALANCE OF FUNDS THAT WILL BE 

925
00:34:37,809 --> 00:34:38,443
USED FOR CLOSING COSTS, INTEREST

926
00:34:38,443 --> 00:34:43,181
AND POTENTIALLY SURVEY WORK. 

927
00:34:43,181 --> 00:34:43,714
FOLLOWING RATIFICATION OF 

928
00:34:43,714 --> 00:34:44,348
LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION 

929
00:34:44,348 --> 00:34:45,550
TODAY, ENTER INTO A AGREEMENT 

930
00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:46,818
WITH WSDOT AND WE EXPECT TO 

931
00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:51,889
CLOSE ON THE PURCHASE OF THE 

932
00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:52,490
PROPERTY THIS FALL. OUR NEXT 

933
00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:54,926
STEP IS TO ISSUE COMPETITIVE FOR

934
00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:57,628
PROPOSALS IN EARLY 2027 TO 

935
00:34:57,628 --> 00:34:58,096
SELECTED PERMANENTLY 

936
00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:59,197
HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPER TO BUILD

937
00:34:59,197 --> 00:35:01,699
HOMES ON THE SITE AND PROVIDE 

938
00:35:01,699 --> 00:35:05,503
SERVICES ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS 

939
00:35:05,503 --> 00:35:06,637
COMPLETE. THROUGH THE RFP 

940
00:35:06,637 --> 00:35:07,505
PROCESS, WE ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN 

941
00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:08,372
AWARD RESERVATION AND 

942
00:35:08,372 --> 00:35:13,644
DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY ALONE. NEXT 

943
00:35:13,644 --> 00:35:18,349
SLIDE. THIS IS AN AMENITY RICH 

944
00:35:18,349 --> 00:35:19,684
AREA TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

945
00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:20,785
LIBRARY PARK AND RETAIL IN THE 

946
00:35:20,785 --> 00:35:21,419
MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S 

947
00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:23,421
ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THEY 

948
00:35:23,421 --> 00:35:24,288
DON'T HAVE ANY AFFORDABLE, SO 

949
00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:33,197
WE ARE VERY EXCITED. THE SITE IS

950
00:35:33,197 --> 00:35:33,965
CURRENTLY ZONED, WHICH WILL 

951
00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:34,999
ALLOW TO DEVELOP UP TO FOUR 

952
00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:36,200
STORIES AND WE UNDERSTAND IT IS 

953
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:46,744
UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR REZONING

954
00:35:48,112 --> 00:35:49,847
, WHICH GIVES THE DEVELOPER THE 

955
00:35:49,847 --> 00:35:50,882
OPTION TO TO FIVE OR SIX 

956
00:35:50,882 --> 00:35:51,616
STORIES. AS PREVIOUSLY SHARED, 

957
00:35:51,616 --> 00:35:53,384
THE PLAN FOR THE SITE IS TO 

958
00:35:53,384 --> 00:35:54,018
RELEASE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO

959
00:35:54,018 --> 00:35:54,652
SELECT PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE 

960
00:35:54,652 --> 00:35:55,353
HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPER FOR 

961
00:35:55,353 --> 00:35:56,020
TARGETING 2027 FOR RELEASE. THE 

962
00:35:56,020 --> 00:35:57,588
REQUEST PROPOSALS WILL ENCOURAGE

963
00:35:57,588 --> 00:36:01,225
MORE PRIORITIES. AS WE ALLUDED 

964
00:36:01,225 --> 00:36:02,426
TO FAMILY SIZED HOUSING WILL BE 

965
00:36:02,426 --> 00:36:06,397
A PRIORITY FOR THE RFP. 

966
00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:08,099
PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY 

967
00:36:08,099 --> 00:36:10,935
ENGAGING EVENT HOSTED BY THE 

968
00:36:10,935 --> 00:36:12,403
MONTLAKE CLUB WITH 70 MONTLAKE 

969
00:36:12,403 --> 00:36:15,540
NEIGHBORS IN ATTENDANCE. DURING 

970
00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:16,908
THE EVENT, WE HEARD SUPPORT FOR 

971
00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:21,913
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR 

972
00:36:21,913 --> 00:36:22,847
FAMILIES. RECENTLY REDEVELOPED 

973
00:36:22,847 --> 00:36:24,649
AND HAS SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY FOR

974
00:36:24,649 --> 00:36:26,584
MORE STUDENTS. SECOND, THE RFP 

975
00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:28,286
WILL PRIORITIZE GREENERY BETWEEN

976
00:36:28,286 --> 00:36:33,224
HOMES, AS WELL AS POLLUTION 

977
00:36:33,224 --> 00:36:33,925
MITIGATION STRATEGIES. OUR 

978
00:36:33,925 --> 00:36:37,662
ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE 

979
00:36:37,662 --> 00:36:38,696
INDICATED POTENTIAL TO BUILD UP 

980
00:36:38,696 --> 00:36:40,398
TO 90 HOMES AND REDUCE THE 

981
00:36:40,398 --> 00:36:41,966
NUMBER TO A MINIMUM OF 50 TO 

982
00:36:41,966 --> 00:36:47,872
ENSURE ROOM FOR ROWS OF TREES 

983
00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:52,143
BETWEEN HOMES . THE RFP WILL 

984
00:36:52,143 --> 00:36:52,777
ENCOURAGE POLLUTION MITIGATION 

985
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:53,644
STRATEGIES, SUCH AS TRIPLE PANE 

986
00:36:53,644 --> 00:36:54,278
WINDOWS, HIGH-EFFICIENCY HVAC 

987
00:36:54,278 --> 00:36:56,147
SYSTEMS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES. 

988
00:36:56,147 --> 00:36:57,448
THIRD, RFP PRIORITY AND WE HEARD

989
00:36:57,448 --> 00:36:59,317
FROM NEIGHBORS THAT THEY WOULD 

990
00:36:59,317 --> 00:37:01,352
LIKE GROUND-FLOOR IDEALLY A 

991
00:37:01,352 --> 00:37:02,186
GROCERY STORE. THEY WILL 

992
00:37:02,186 --> 00:37:02,687
ENCOURAGE GROUND-FLOOR 

993
00:37:02,687 --> 00:37:10,895
COMMERCIAL FOR RETAIL , ALTHOUGH

994
00:37:10,895 --> 00:37:12,029
WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THAT 

995
00:37:12,029 --> 00:37:13,864
WILL BE THE CASE. WE WANT TO BE 

996
00:37:13,864 --> 00:37:14,498
TRANSPARENT IN SAYING THERE ARE 

997
00:37:14,498 --> 00:37:15,233
CHALLENGES TO DOING THIS. O.H. 

998
00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:16,634
DEVELOP AND STOP CITY SUBSIDY 

999
00:37:16,634 --> 00:37:21,973
AND LIMIT RESIDENTIAL 

1000
00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:23,641
DEVELOPMENT WE WILL ENCOURAGE 

1001
00:37:23,641 --> 00:37:24,508
DEVELOPERS TO THINK CREATIVELY 

1002
00:37:24,508 --> 00:37:25,843
ABOUT HOW TO INCLUDE RETAIL IF 

1003
00:37:25,843 --> 00:37:26,744
POSSIBLE AND CONTINUE TO WELCOME

1004
00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:27,912
IDEAS FOR FINANCING DEVELOPMENT.

1005
00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:29,547
WE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORS OF 

1006
00:37:29,547 --> 00:37:35,519
INTEREST IN HAVING PARKING AND 

1007
00:37:35,519 --> 00:37:36,354
CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE 

1008
00:37:36,354 --> 00:37:36,921
CONGESTION AND IMPROVE 

1009
00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:37,722
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AROUND THE

1010
00:37:37,722 --> 00:37:42,260
SITE. MONTLAKE HOMES RFP WILL 

1011
00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:42,827
REFLECT. WE ARE HAPPY TO 

1012
00:37:42,827 --> 00:37:45,963
ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY 

1013
00:37:45,963 --> 00:37:46,163
HAVE. 

1014
00:37:46,163 --> 00:37:49,934
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL SAY

1015
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:56,407
QUICKLY AS I NEEDED TO COME IN 

1016
00:37:56,407 --> 00:38:00,011
IN QUESTION. IN REGARDS TO THE 

1017
00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:00,678
COMMERCIAL, THE GROUND-FLOOR 

1018
00:38:00,678 --> 00:38:01,412
COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY THERE OF 

1019
00:38:01,412 --> 00:38:02,480
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE LANGUAGE

1020
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:13,024
IS IF FEASIBLE AS DESCRIBED IN 

1021
00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:15,993
THE SLIDE, SO ENCOURAGING THAT 

1022
00:38:15,993 --> 00:38:17,194
IN THE PROPOSALS, BUT NOT A 

1023
00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:18,029
REQUIREMENT IN THEIR PROPOSALS 

1024
00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:18,629
GIVEN COMPLEXITY ALREADY 

1025
00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:19,597
MENTIONED. IS THAT CORRECT SHORT

1026
00:38:19,597 --> 00:38:19,864
SUMMARY? 

1027
00:38:19,864 --> 00:38:20,398
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. 

1028
00:38:20,398 --> 00:38:21,832
>> THANK YOU. I SEE A QUESTION 

1029
00:38:21,832 --> 00:38:22,466
FROM LIN. 

1030
00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:23,434
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS 

1031
00:38:23,434 --> 00:38:26,203
PRESENTATION. SUPER EXCITED. THE

1032
00:38:26,203 --> 00:38:27,371
IDEA OF MAKING SURE THAT THERE 

1033
00:38:27,371 --> 00:38:30,007
ARE TREES TO BE BETWEEN THE 

1034
00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:33,878
HIGHWAY OFFERING HOMES. I THINK 

1035
00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:35,346
THAT'S GREAT AND THERE COULD BE

1036
00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:39,250
A CORNER STORE AND I'M SURE THE

1037
00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:39,850
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOMEOWNERS 

1038
00:38:39,850 --> 00:38:41,252
WOULD LOVE IT IF THAT'S 

1039
00:38:41,252 --> 00:38:44,689
POSSIBLE. AGREE WITH ALL OF 

1040
00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:46,057
THAT. IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING, 

1041
00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:48,693
DO WE NEED TO TAKE BUDGET ACTION

1042
00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:49,927
TO ACCEPT FUNDS? WHERE ARE WE 

1043
00:38:49,927 --> 00:38:52,329
WITH THE FUNDING? 

1044
00:38:52,329 --> 00:38:54,799
>> THERE IS A SEPARATE ACTION 

1045
00:38:54,799 --> 00:38:58,969
THAT THIS IS INCLUDED IN 

1046
00:38:58,969 --> 00:39:00,004
SUPPLEMENTAL TO BE ABLE TO 

1047
00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,072
RECEIVE FUNDS AND MAKE THEM 

1048
00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:02,006
AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE OF 

1049
00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:02,273
HOUSING. 

1050
00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:07,978
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. 

1051
00:39:07,978 --> 00:39:09,480
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, 

1052
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,082
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ANY OTHER 

1053
00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:14,018
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? 

1054
00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:19,890
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

1055
00:39:19,890 --> 00:39:21,492
THAT OVERVIEW , O.H., AND FOR 

1056
00:39:21,492 --> 00:39:22,860
THE HARD WORK ON THIS. I KNOW 

1057
00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:24,428
IT'S BEEN A WHILE IN THE WORKS 

1058
00:39:24,428 --> 00:39:25,629
AGAIN. WITH THAT, I MOVE 

1059
00:39:25,629 --> 00:39:26,397
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF COUNSEL 

1060
00:39:26,397 --> 00:39:31,936
BILL 121237 . IS THERE A SECOND?

1061
00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:32,369
>> SECOND. 

1062
00:39:32,369 --> 00:39:36,207
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE THERE

1063
00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:38,142
AND ARE -- ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?

1064
00:39:38,142 --> 00:39:43,414
CALL THE ROLL ON BILL 121237 . 

1065
00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:54,859
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 

1066
00:39:54,859 --> 00:39:56,293
>> THREE VOTES IN FAVOR AND NONE

1067
00:39:56,293 --> 00:39:56,560
OPPOSED. 

1068
00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:57,661
>> MOTION CARRIES AND COMMITTEE 

1069
00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:58,562
RECOMMENDS COUNSEL PASS THE BILL

1070
00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:05,336
AND THIS WILL BE JUNE 30, 2026 

1071
00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:06,470
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THAT,

1072
00:40:06,470 --> 00:40:07,505
WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 

1073
00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:08,739
FOUR. WHILE THE CLERK CALLED THE

1074
00:40:08,739 --> 00:40:09,540
ITEM INTO THE RECORD? 

1075
00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:13,511
>> COUNSEL BILL 121238 OFFICE OF

1076
00:40:13,511 --> 00:40:15,546
HOUSING AUTHORIZING AND CENTRAL 

1077
00:40:15,546 --> 00:40:18,149
AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE 

1078
00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:19,049
DEVELOPMENT OF HOME UNITS 

1079
00:40:19,049 --> 00:40:20,084
PLACING IT UNDER THE 

1080
00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:25,689
JURISDICTION AND AUTHORIZING 

1081
00:40:25,689 --> 00:40:27,992
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING OR NEED TO 

1082
00:40:27,992 --> 00:40:28,959
ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 

1083
00:40:28,959 --> 00:40:30,027
AND TO SELECT DEVELOPER AND 

1084
00:40:30,027 --> 00:40:33,464
DELIVER A CONTRACT FOR TRANSFER 

1085
00:40:33,464 --> 00:40:38,002
RELATED DOCUMENTS. RATIFYING AND

1086
00:40:38,002 --> 00:40:38,836
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS 

1087
00:40:38,836 --> 00:40:39,737
FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND 

1088
00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:40,104
POSSIBLE VOTE. 

1089
00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:42,506
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE I 

1090
00:40:42,506 --> 00:40:45,376
BRING BACK INTERIM DIRECTOR 

1091
00:40:45,376 --> 00:40:46,610
AKITA AND KELLY FROM THE OFFICE 

1092
00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:50,648
OF HOUSING, I'M JUST SO 

1093
00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:52,883
EXCITED. I WANT TO SHARE WHAT 

1094
00:40:52,883 --> 00:40:59,957
MAKES IT SPECIAL. FOR US, WE ARE

1095
00:40:59,957 --> 00:41:01,225
GETTING A CHANCE TO ACCEPT A 

1096
00:41:01,225 --> 00:41:02,359
SITE THAT WILL BE USED FOR 

1097
00:41:02,359 --> 00:41:03,194
FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP 

1098
00:41:03,194 --> 00:41:07,097
AND TO ENSURE THAT THE HISTORIC 

1099
00:41:07,097 --> 00:41:08,098
SITE DISTRICT CAN BUY HOUSING. I

1100
00:41:08,098 --> 00:41:15,039
WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION 

1101
00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:16,740
TO THE CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT 

1102
00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:17,474
ASSOCIATION WHO OPERATED THE 

1103
00:41:17,474 --> 00:41:18,609
BUILDING FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND 

1104
00:41:18,609 --> 00:41:19,510
WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF 

1105
00:41:19,510 --> 00:41:20,945
HOUSING ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS 

1106
00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:21,979
SITE WITH FRIENDS WHO LIVED IN 

1107
00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:23,848
THE BUILDING AND ON THE BLOCK 

1108
00:41:23,848 --> 00:41:24,982
AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE 

1109
00:41:24,982 --> 00:41:26,250
SITE AND I THINK IT'S AN 

1110
00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,151
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 

1111
00:41:27,151 --> 00:41:35,059
CITY. AS WITH THE MONTLAKE SITE,

1112
00:41:35,059 --> 00:41:36,894
MY OFFICE DID WORK AT THE OFFICE

1113
00:41:36,894 --> 00:41:38,028
OF HOUSING IF YOU 

1114
00:41:38,028 --> 00:41:38,629
PRE-INTRODUCTION EDITS, SO I 

1115
00:41:38,629 --> 00:41:39,697
WANT TO SHARE THOSE AGAIN WITH 

1116
00:41:39,697 --> 00:41:42,099
FOLKS WHO JUST FOR THE SAKE OF 

1117
00:41:42,099 --> 00:41:43,167
TRANSPARENCY. WE ADDED A TERM 

1118
00:41:43,167 --> 00:41:43,968
SHEET CONSISTENT WITH PAST 

1119
00:41:43,968 --> 00:41:44,802
PRACTICE, WHICH HAS BASIC 

1120
00:41:44,802 --> 00:41:45,803
PROVISIONS FROM THE FUTURE OF 

1121
00:41:45,803 --> 00:41:46,637
HOMEOWNERSHIP ON THE SITE, 

1122
00:41:46,637 --> 00:41:47,638
INCLUDING 80% OR BELOW AREA 

1123
00:41:47,638 --> 00:41:53,344
MEDIAN INCOME AND MAINTAINING 

1124
00:41:53,344 --> 00:41:57,648
AFFORDABILITY FOR AT LEAST 50 

1125
00:41:57,648 --> 00:41:58,349
YEARS. WE ADDED A PROVISION AND 

1126
00:41:58,349 --> 00:41:59,617
I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE ELSE COULD 

1127
00:41:59,617 --> 00:42:00,718
FILL IN THE BLANK, ONCE AGAIN, 

1128
00:42:00,718 --> 00:42:01,485
PROJECT PROPOSALS WILL PROVIDE 

1129
00:42:01,485 --> 00:42:07,124
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAMILY 

1130
00:42:07,124 --> 00:42:09,860
SIZED UNITS AND IN PARTICULAR 

1131
00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:11,061
WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE SITE

1132
00:42:11,061 --> 00:42:12,796
AND I REALLY WANT TO SAY I'M SO

1133
00:42:12,796 --> 00:42:13,497
THRILLED ABOUT THIS. THE 

1134
00:42:13,497 --> 00:42:14,265
UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY 

1135
00:42:14,265 --> 00:42:14,965
PREFERENCE FOR HOMEBUYERS 

1136
00:42:14,965 --> 00:42:15,733
SELECTION HERE, WHICH AS WE 

1137
00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:16,834
THINK ABOUT OUR HISTORICAL 

1138
00:42:16,834 --> 00:42:17,434
DISTRICT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR 

1139
00:42:17,434 --> 00:42:18,035
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND MEANINGFUL 

1140
00:42:18,035 --> 00:42:19,603
DOWN THE LINE IN THE CENTRAL 

1141
00:42:19,603 --> 00:42:20,404
DISTRICT, SEEING SO MUCH 

1142
00:42:20,404 --> 00:42:21,038
DISPLACEMENT. BLACK RESIDENTS 

1143
00:42:21,038 --> 00:42:21,872
AND OTHER MEMBERS HISTORICALLY 

1144
00:42:21,872 --> 00:42:26,110
CALL THE DISTRICT HOME. FINALLY,

1145
00:42:26,110 --> 00:42:32,283
THE TRANSMITTED LEGISLATION LEFT

1146
00:42:32,283 --> 00:42:33,384
THE DOOR OPEN FOR EITHER RENTAL 

1147
00:42:33,384 --> 00:42:34,418
OR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND WE UPDATED 

1148
00:42:34,418 --> 00:42:35,352
THAT TO REFLECT THE PROJECT 

1149
00:42:35,352 --> 00:42:38,589
WOULD BE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOCUSED, 

1150
00:42:38,589 --> 00:42:39,657
SO THOSE ARE THE INTRODUCTION 

1151
00:42:39,657 --> 00:42:41,058
CHANGES I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU

1152
00:42:41,058 --> 00:42:41,859
COLLEAGUES. WITH THAT AND 

1153
00:42:41,859 --> 00:42:45,963
HOPEFULLY WITHOUT STEALING TOO 

1154
00:42:45,963 --> 00:42:47,531
MUCH FIRE FROM O.H., I WILL HAND

1155
00:42:47,531 --> 00:42:48,399
IT OVER TO INTERIM DIRECTOR 

1156
00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:51,168
AKITA AND LARSON TO WALK US 

1157
00:42:51,168 --> 00:42:52,336
THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE 

1158
00:42:52,336 --> 00:42:52,603
LOCATION. 

1159
00:42:52,603 --> 00:42:53,771
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL 

1160
00:42:53,771 --> 00:42:57,341
BE JOINED BY JOY, ONCE AGAIN. I 

1161
00:42:57,341 --> 00:42:58,676
LOVE IT WHEN I'M SO ALIGNED AND

1162
00:42:58,676 --> 00:43:03,247
WE ARE SO ALIGNED WITH OUR 

1163
00:43:03,247 --> 00:43:04,515
COMMITTEE CHAIR SO AT THE RISK 

1164
00:43:04,515 --> 00:43:12,489
OF BEING REDUNDANT, AND THIS 

1165
00:43:12,489 --> 00:43:13,557
PROJECT IS A LITTLE BITTERSWEET,

1166
00:43:13,557 --> 00:43:14,725
BECAUSE IT REFLECTS THE END OF 

1167
00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:18,596
ONE BUILDING'S LIFE AND THESE 

1168
00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:19,363
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FACED BY 

1169
00:43:19,363 --> 00:43:20,097
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO

1170
00:43:20,097 --> 00:43:26,203
EFFECTIVELY OPERATE AFFORDABLE 

1171
00:43:26,203 --> 00:43:29,740
HOUSING AND FUTURE VISION THAT 

1172
00:43:29,740 --> 00:43:30,841
HOLDS A COMMITMENT TO THE LEGACY

1173
00:43:30,841 --> 00:43:38,082
OF CENTRAL AREA AND IN THIS 

1174
00:43:38,082 --> 00:43:39,283
PLACE. FOR THE PROPOSED 

1175
00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:39,783
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU 

1176
00:43:39,783 --> 00:43:45,122
AUTHORIZES OFFICE OF HOUSING TO 

1177
00:43:45,122 --> 00:43:46,957
REQUIRE TWO PARCELS FOR THE 

1178
00:43:46,957 --> 00:43:47,591
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING 

1179
00:43:47,591 --> 00:43:48,092
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE 

1180
00:43:48,092 --> 00:43:48,726
HOMEOWNERSHIP. OH WILL ENTER 

1181
00:43:48,726 --> 00:43:49,460
INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

1182
00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:50,527
ACCEPTING THE DEED TO THE 

1183
00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:55,833
APARTMENTS AND FORECLOSURE AND 

1184
00:43:55,833 --> 00:43:56,967
PURCHASE ADJACENT PARCEL TO THE 

1185
00:43:56,967 --> 00:43:58,002
APARTMENTS. WE WILL CONDUCT A 

1186
00:43:58,002 --> 00:43:58,602
COMPETITIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL 

1187
00:43:58,602 --> 00:44:04,308
PROCESS FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE

1188
00:44:04,308 --> 00:44:05,643
SITES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I 

1189
00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:06,543
WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUND AND 

1190
00:44:06,543 --> 00:44:11,315
CONTEXT FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION.

1191
00:44:11,315 --> 00:44:16,987
IN 1999, CENTRAL AREA ACQUIRED 

1192
00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:17,788
THE APARTMENTS ALONG WITH THE 

1193
00:44:17,788 --> 00:44:19,289
DEVELOPED PARCEL OF LAND NEXT 

1194
00:44:19,289 --> 00:44:22,659
DOOR TO THE APARTMENT TO 

1195
00:44:22,659 --> 00:44:23,927
BUILDING, AND AS NOTED FOR MORE 

1196
00:44:23,927 --> 00:44:29,333
THAN 25 YEARS, OWNED AND 

1197
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:29,967
OPERATED PROVIDING AFFORDABLE 

1198
00:44:29,967 --> 00:44:32,036
RENTAL HOMES IN THE HEART OF 

1199
00:44:32,036 --> 00:44:33,270
CENTRAL AREA MADE POSSIBLE IN A 

1200
00:44:33,270 --> 00:44:37,975
VERY SMALL PART WITH OVERTIME 

1201
00:44:37,975 --> 00:44:38,942
$1.2 MILLION OF FINANCING FROM 

1202
00:44:38,942 --> 00:44:44,581
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. HARVEY IS

1203
00:44:44,581 --> 00:44:45,849
AN OLD BUILDING AND WAS ABLE TO 

1204
00:44:45,849 --> 00:44:46,817
MAINTAIN THE BUILDING, BUT THE 

1205
00:44:46,817 --> 00:44:47,651
PHYSICAL CONDITION HAS SEVERELY 

1206
00:44:47,651 --> 00:44:50,721
DETERIORATED OVER TIME. THIS LED

1207
00:44:50,721 --> 00:44:52,556
TO THE BUILDING BEING 

1208
00:44:52,556 --> 00:44:57,861
UNDERUTILIZED. OCCUPANCY HAS 

1209
00:44:57,861 --> 00:45:02,566
DECLINED. BY JULY 2025, ALL 

1210
00:45:02,566 --> 00:45:03,400
REMAINING TENANTS HAVE BEEN 

1211
00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:05,769
RELOCATED TO OTHER AFFORDABLE 

1212
00:45:05,769 --> 00:45:11,975
HOMES. AFTER EXPLORING OPTIONS 

1213
00:45:11,975 --> 00:45:13,243
FOR TRANSFER OR SALE, REACHED A 

1214
00:45:13,243 --> 00:45:13,844
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT 

1215
00:45:13,844 --> 00:45:14,445
NECESSITATES THE PROPOSED 

1216
00:45:14,445 --> 00:45:21,485
COUNCIL ACTION. NEXT SLIDE. THIS

1217
00:45:21,485 --> 00:45:22,986
GIVES YOU A VIEW OF WHERE THE 

1218
00:45:22,986 --> 00:45:25,022
PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED AND 

1219
00:45:25,022 --> 00:45:31,095
SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF 27th 

1220
00:45:31,095 --> 00:45:32,563
AVENUE EAST . IN THIS LIGHT, YOU

1221
00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:33,997
CAN SEE CHERRY STREET AT THE TOP

1222
00:45:33,997 --> 00:45:35,999
OF THE PHOTO AND THE RECTANGLE 

1223
00:45:35,999 --> 00:45:37,067
OUTLINING WHAT IS LABELED AS 

1224
00:45:37,067 --> 00:45:39,336
PARCEL A AS THE APARTMENTS AND 

1225
00:45:39,336 --> 00:45:40,204
UNDERNEATH THAT IS THE VACANT 

1226
00:45:40,204 --> 00:45:46,376
ADJACENT PROPERTY LABELED PARCEL

1227
00:45:46,376 --> 00:45:48,512
B. 

1228
00:45:48,512 --> 00:45:50,013
>> LOOK AHEAD TO DISCUSS FUTURE 

1229
00:45:50,013 --> 00:45:53,050
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE SITE. 

1230
00:45:53,050 --> 00:45:56,353
OUR INTENTION IS TO BUILD 

1231
00:45:56,353 --> 00:45:57,354
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOMES AT 

1232
00:45:57,354 --> 00:45:59,423
THIS LOCATION. AS PREVIOUSLY 

1233
00:45:59,423 --> 00:46:02,459
SHARED, AFFORDABLE TO SUCCESSFUL

1234
00:46:02,459 --> 00:46:05,729
BUYERS BEFORE PERCENT. TYPICAL 

1235
00:46:05,729 --> 00:46:07,531
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP BUYERS 

1236
00:46:07,531 --> 00:46:12,970
TEACHERS AND CARE WORKERS AND 

1237
00:46:12,970 --> 00:46:13,504
TECHNOLOGISTS AND TRANSIT 

1238
00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:18,308
DRIVERS AND NONPROFIT 

1239
00:46:18,308 --> 00:46:18,976
PROFESSIONALS. FOR THE SITE IN 

1240
00:46:18,976 --> 00:46:20,043
2027, WE RELEASED THE 

1241
00:46:20,043 --> 00:46:21,912
COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR 

1242
00:46:21,912 --> 00:46:22,446
QUALIFICATIONS AND LEAD 

1243
00:46:22,446 --> 00:46:24,481
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO HELP 

1244
00:46:24,481 --> 00:46:33,090
PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT. INPUT 

1245
00:46:33,090 --> 00:46:34,224
ON THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF 

1246
00:46:34,224 --> 00:46:35,359
CONFIGURATION OF HOMES, AS WELL 

1247
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:36,527
AS DESIGN STRATEGIES TO MEET THE

1248
00:46:36,527 --> 00:46:37,528
NEEDS OF CURRENT AND DISPLACED 

1249
00:46:37,528 --> 00:46:38,295
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REFLECT 

1250
00:46:38,295 --> 00:46:41,398
THE HISTORY AND FEEL OF THE 

1251
00:46:41,398 --> 00:46:42,099
NEIGHBORHOOD. AS PREVIOUSLY 

1252
00:46:42,099 --> 00:46:42,966
ALLUDED TO, HOMES ARE MARKETED 

1253
00:46:42,966 --> 00:46:47,037
TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH TIES TO THE 

1254
00:46:47,037 --> 00:46:47,704
COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY PREFERENCE 

1255
00:46:47,704 --> 00:46:48,138
PRIORITIZES HOUSING 

1256
00:46:48,138 --> 00:46:53,277
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS FOR 

1257
00:46:53,277 --> 00:46:54,344
THOSE SEEKING TO RETURN TO NEW 

1258
00:46:54,344 --> 00:47:00,384
PERMITS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN

1259
00:47:00,384 --> 00:47:01,084
DISPLACED. LIVING IN THE CENTRAL

1260
00:47:01,084 --> 00:47:01,685
DISTRICT, PREVIOUSLY LIVING 

1261
00:47:01,685 --> 00:47:02,286
THERE, WORKING THERE, 

1262
00:47:02,286 --> 00:47:03,520
VOLUNTEERING THERE OR BEING PART

1263
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:06,890
OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY LOCATED. 

1264
00:47:06,890 --> 00:47:07,558
SUCH TIES WILL BE PRIORITIZED 

1265
00:47:07,558 --> 00:47:09,493
FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

1266
00:47:09,493 --> 00:47:10,460
CREATED. WITH THAT, WE WILL 

1267
00:47:10,460 --> 00:47:14,064
PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS. 

1268
00:47:14,064 --> 00:47:16,233
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

1269
00:47:16,233 --> 00:47:20,804
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE

1270
00:47:20,804 --> 00:47:27,711
ITEM? SEEING NONE. I WILL MOVE 

1271
00:47:27,711 --> 00:47:28,645
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 

1272
00:47:28,645 --> 00:47:30,214
ADOPTION OF COUNSEL BILL 121238.

1273
00:47:30,214 --> 00:47:37,454
IS THERE A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN 

1274
00:47:37,454 --> 00:47:38,255
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ARE 

1275
00:47:38,255 --> 00:47:39,323
AMENDED THE ADOPTION OF THE 

1276
00:47:39,323 --> 00:47:40,958
COUNSEL BILL. ANY FURTHER 

1277
00:47:40,958 --> 00:47:41,758
COMMENTS? FANTASTIC. WILL THE 

1278
00:47:41,758 --> 00:47:42,993
CLERK CALLED THE ROLL ON THE 

1279
00:47:42,993 --> 00:47:43,961
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL 

1280
00:47:43,961 --> 00:47:46,396
PASS COUNSEL BILL 121238? 

1281
00:47:46,396 --> 00:47:55,505
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 

1282
00:47:55,505 --> 00:47:56,940
>> THREE VOTES IN FAVOR AND NONE

1283
00:47:56,940 --> 00:47:57,774
OPPOSED. 

1284
00:47:57,774 --> 00:47:58,842
>> FANTASTIC. THE MOTION CARRIES

1285
00:47:58,842 --> 00:47:59,910
AND RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL 

1286
00:47:59,910 --> 00:48:03,814
PASS THE BILL. IT WILL BE SENT 

1287
00:48:03,814 --> 00:48:04,915
TO THE JUNE 30, 2026 SEATTLE 

1288
00:48:04,915 --> 00:48:06,149
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE 

1289
00:48:06,149 --> 00:48:07,217
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME 

1290
00:48:07,217 --> 00:48:12,889
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY? 

1291
00:48:12,889 --> 00:48:13,357
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? 

1292
00:48:13,357 --> 00:48:15,292
>> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR 

1293
00:48:15,292 --> 00:48:17,995
PULLING TOGETHER A POSITIVE 

1294
00:48:17,995 --> 00:48:19,029
AGENDA FOR TODAY'S COMMITTEE 

1295
00:48:19,029 --> 00:48:20,030
MEETING. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT 

1296
00:48:20,030 --> 00:48:27,070
YOU GET TO GO BACK TO BACK OF 

1297
00:48:27,070 --> 00:48:28,338
TAKING ACTION ON SUCH AN ARRAY 

1298
00:48:28,338 --> 00:48:29,940
OF INCREDIBLE PROJECTS, SO I 

1299
00:48:29,940 --> 00:48:31,341
WANT TO THANK YOU, YOUR TEAM AND

1300
00:48:31,341 --> 00:48:31,975
FOR BEING IN CHAMBERS, AS WELL 

1301
00:48:31,975 --> 00:48:34,378
AS THIS MEETING AND A HUGE THANK

1302
00:48:34,378 --> 00:48:35,812
YOU TO O.H. FOR THE YEARS OF 

1303
00:48:35,812 --> 00:48:37,114
WORK THAT HAVE GONE INTO 

1304
00:48:37,114 --> 00:48:37,681
PREPARING AND GETTING THE 

1305
00:48:37,681 --> 00:48:38,482
PROJECTS READY . DON'T 

1306
00:48:38,482 --> 00:48:40,317
INTERPRET MY LACK OF QUESTIONS 

1307
00:48:40,317 --> 00:48:43,787
AS LACK OF CURIOSITY OR 

1308
00:48:43,787 --> 00:48:47,824
EXCITEMENT. RATHER THE OH TEAM 

1309
00:48:47,824 --> 00:48:48,725
DID A CAREFUL JOB AHEAD OF TIME 

1310
00:48:48,725 --> 00:48:50,260
AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS AHEAD OF 

1311
00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:51,161
TIME, SO I AM READY TO 

1312
00:48:51,161 --> 00:48:52,863
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT TODAY. 

1313
00:48:52,863 --> 00:49:03,206
THANK YOU TO THE O.H. TEAM AND 

1314
00:49:03,206 --> 00:49:04,207
FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH A 

1315
00:49:04,207 --> 00:49:04,841
POSITIVE AGENDA. 

1316
00:49:04,841 --> 00:49:06,476
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I

1317
00:49:06,476 --> 00:49:07,878
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AS YOU 

1318
00:49:07,878 --> 00:49:08,812
KNOW, I SHARE ALL OF THE 

1319
00:49:08,812 --> 00:49:09,313
EXCITEMENT. 

1320
00:49:09,313 --> 00:49:09,913
>> UNLESS THERE IS ANY OTHER 

1321
00:49:09,913 --> 00:49:10,881
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 

1322
00:49:10,881 --> 00:49:11,715
COMMITTEE TODAY, FANTASTIC. I 

1323
00:49:11,715 --> 00:49:21,224
WILL SHARE QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE 

1324
00:49:21,224 --> 00:49:22,392
FOLKS ARE AWARE FOR THE PUBLIC. 

1325
00:49:22,392 --> 00:49:23,894
MY OFFICE IS PLANNING TO HOLD A 

1326
00:49:23,894 --> 00:49:24,795
SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, JUNE 

1327
00:49:24,795 --> 00:49:26,196
29th AT NINE: 30 IN COUNCIL 

1328
00:49:26,196 --> 00:49:27,130
CHAMBERS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE

1329
00:49:27,130 --> 00:49:28,332
SPECIAL MEETING SHOULD BE SENT 

1330
00:49:28,332 --> 00:49:29,132
OUT LATER THIS WEEK. COLLEAGUES 

1331
00:49:29,132 --> 00:49:30,133
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THIS AND 

1332
00:49:30,133 --> 00:49:31,134
SENT OUT EMAIL COMMUNICATION 

1333
00:49:31,134 --> 00:49:33,003
ABOUT THIS TO THE PUBLIC AND WE 

1334
00:49:33,003 --> 00:49:33,804
WILL BE DISCUSSING POTENTIAL 

1335
00:49:33,804 --> 00:49:35,839
HOMEOWNER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION

1336
00:49:35,839 --> 00:49:36,673
LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD CREATE 

1337
00:49:36,673 --> 00:49:47,217
A DO NOT SOLICIT HOMEOWNER OPT 

1338
00:49:50,454 --> 00:49:52,255
INTO IF THEY DO NOT WISH TO 

1339
00:49:52,255 --> 00:49:52,889
PROCEED REAL ESTATE SOLICITATION

1340
00:49:52,889 --> 00:49:53,824
AND WE WILL HAVE THIS AS AN 

1341
00:49:53,824 --> 00:49:54,458
INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY AND ALSO

1342
00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:55,559
BE HOLDING A SPECIAL PANEL 

1343
00:49:55,559 --> 00:49:56,093
DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY 

1344
00:49:56,093 --> 00:49:57,461
LEADERS WHO WILL SPEAK TO THE 

1345
00:49:57,461 --> 00:49:58,128
IMPACT OF UNWANTED SOLICITATION 

1346
00:49:58,128 --> 00:49:59,129
ON COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY. 

1347
00:49:59,129 --> 00:50:00,330
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING 

1348
00:50:00,330 --> 00:50:01,331
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND PUBLIC

1349
00:50:01,331 --> 00:50:02,366
THERE. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES

1350
00:50:02,366 --> 00:50:08,305
THE JUNE 26 -- JUNE 24, 2026 

1351
00:50:08,305 --> 00:50:08,939
MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING, ARTS 

1352
00:50:08,939 --> 00:50:09,940
AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. NEXT

1353
00:50:09,940 --> 00:50:15,012
IS