1 00:00:08,775 --> 00:00:17,650 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:17,884 --> 00:00:26,259 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THE 3 00:00:26,259 --> 00:00:28,395 JULY 27th, 2026, SPECIAL MEETING 4 00:00:28,395 --> 00:00:30,430 OF THE SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION 5 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,298 ENGINEERING PROJECT, SPORTS AND 6 00:00:32,298 --> 00:00:32,899 EXPERIENCES COMMITTEE STEPS. 7 00:00:32,899 --> 00:00:34,100 MORE FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE 8 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:36,269 TRANSPORTATION WATERFRONT AND 9 00:00:36,269 --> 00:00:37,370 SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE, WILL 10 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,439 COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31 A.M.. 11 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:41,374 I AM ROB SAKA, CHAIR OF THE 12 00:00:41,374 --> 00:00:41,975 COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE 13 00:00:41,975 --> 00:00:45,678 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 14 00:00:45,678 --> 00:00:48,715 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. HERE. 15 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:50,383 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 16 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:53,019 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. HERE. VICE 17 00:00:53,019 --> 00:00:54,387 CHAIR. RINK HERE. 18 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:55,455 -- CHAIR SAKA. HERE. 19 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:57,390 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS 20 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:57,657 PRESENT. 21 00:00:57,657 --> 00:00:59,592 -- THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO 22 00:00:59,592 --> 00:01:02,862 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 23 00:01:02,862 --> 00:01:03,830 ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO 24 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:05,698 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS HEREBY 25 00:01:05,698 --> 00:01:07,066 ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING. 26 00:01:07,066 --> 00:01:08,535 COLLEAGUES. MEMBERS OF THE 27 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:12,172 PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US 28 00:01:12,172 --> 00:01:15,108 AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING. WE 29 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:16,609 WILL START THE MEETING ON A 30 00:01:16,609 --> 00:01:18,678 SOMBER NOTE. LAST NIGHT THERE 31 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:20,079 WAS A SHOOTING AT THE ANNUAL 32 00:01:20,079 --> 00:01:22,215 BITE OF SEATTLE EVENT AT SEATTLE 33 00:01:22,215 --> 00:01:24,551 CENTER. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN 34 00:01:24,551 --> 00:01:26,986 CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE SEATTLE 35 00:01:26,986 --> 00:01:27,554 POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE 36 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:31,024 CENTER STAFF, THE MAYOR'S 37 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:35,028 OFFICE, ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, 38 00:01:35,028 --> 00:01:37,697 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR 39 00:01:37,697 --> 00:01:41,568 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE US AND THE 40 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:43,603 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OF COURSE, A 41 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:47,340 LOT OF FOLKS INVOLVED SINCE WE 42 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:48,608 HEARD THE NEWS, THE LATEST 43 00:01:48,608 --> 00:01:50,710 INFORMATION WE HAVE IS THAT 44 00:01:50,710 --> 00:01:52,278 THERE WERE TWO SHOOTERS WHO 45 00:01:52,278 --> 00:01:54,147 APPEARED TO BE SHOOTING AT EACH 46 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:56,516 OTHER. THERE ARE SEVEN KNOWN 47 00:01:56,516 --> 00:01:59,652 CASUALTIES AT THIS POINT, THREE 48 00:01:59,652 --> 00:02:02,322 DEAD AND FOUR WOUNDED. ONE 49 00:02:02,322 --> 00:02:04,023 SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY AND THE 50 00:02:04,023 --> 00:02:07,293 OTHER REMAINS AT LARGE. THIS IS 51 00:02:07,293 --> 00:02:10,630 AN IS CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE POLICE 52 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:13,600 INVESTIGATION. ANYONE WHO HAS 53 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,268 INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT 54 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:16,202 OR ABOUT THE IDENTITY OR 55 00:02:16,202 --> 00:02:17,904 LOCATION OF THE OUTSTANDING 56 00:02:17,904 --> 00:02:20,139 SUSPECT IS ASKED TO PLEASE CALL 57 00:02:20,139 --> 00:02:25,645 THE SPD VIOLENT CRIMES TIP LINE 58 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:32,485 AT 206233 5000. THAT'S( 59 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:34,954 206) 233-5000. AT THIS POINT, 60 00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:40,560 I'D LIKE TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF 61 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:48,535 SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS. 62 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:59,145 THANK YOU. AS HARD AS IT MAY BE, 63 00:03:02,949 --> 00:03:04,417 WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE 64 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:07,220 BUSINESS OF OUR COMMITTEE. WE 65 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:08,588 HAVEN'T MET AS A FULL COMMITTEE 66 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:11,858 SINCE MAY 21st DUE TO THE SELECT 67 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:12,392 COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE 68 00:03:12,392 --> 00:03:13,359 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT, 69 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:15,762 WHICH RECENTLY CONCLUDED. WITH 70 00:03:15,762 --> 00:03:17,830 THAT WORK NOW COMPLETE, I WANT 71 00:03:17,830 --> 00:03:20,867 TO RECOGNIZE THE HUNDREDS OF 72 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:22,735 HOURS SDOT DEVOTED TO DEVELOPING 73 00:03:22,735 --> 00:03:24,837 THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE FROM 74 00:03:24,837 --> 00:03:26,906 THE INITIAL PROPOSAL TO FINAL 75 00:03:26,906 --> 00:03:29,542 AMENDMENTS, THEIR EXPERTISE IN 76 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:30,143 COLLABORATION WITH MY OFFICE 77 00:03:30,143 --> 00:03:31,244 SHAPED THE MEASURE HEADING TO 78 00:03:31,244 --> 00:03:32,679 THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. SO THANK 79 00:03:32,679 --> 00:03:35,815 YOU. SDOT. THIS COMMITTEE WILL 80 00:03:35,815 --> 00:03:38,084 RESUME OUR TWICE MONTHLY CADENCE 81 00:03:38,084 --> 00:03:40,019 STARTING NEXT WEEK. I HAVE 82 00:03:40,019 --> 00:03:41,788 SCHEDULED THIS SPECIAL MEETING 83 00:03:41,788 --> 00:03:43,590 TO HANDLE A COUPLE OF TIME 84 00:03:43,590 --> 00:03:46,259 SENSITIVE ITEMS. OUR FIRST 85 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:47,660 AGENDA ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON AN 86 00:03:47,660 --> 00:03:49,362 ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION 87 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:51,864 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SKY 88 00:03:51,864 --> 00:03:54,067 BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS EIGHTH 89 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:56,235 AVENUE IN THE FIRST HILL 90 00:03:56,235 --> 00:03:58,938 NEIGHBORHOOD. WE RECEIVED AN 91 00:03:58,938 --> 00:04:00,406 INITIAL BRIEFING IN APRIL OF 92 00:04:00,406 --> 00:04:01,808 2025. SO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR 93 00:04:01,808 --> 00:04:04,844 AGO. OUR SECOND AGENDA ITEM IS A 94 00:04:04,844 --> 00:04:06,813 BRIEFING ON A PETITION FOR 95 00:04:06,813 --> 00:04:08,448 VACATION OF AN ALLEY IN THE 96 00:04:08,448 --> 00:04:10,416 GREENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. WE 97 00:04:10,416 --> 00:04:12,518 RECEIVED AN INITIAL BRIEFING 98 00:04:12,518 --> 00:04:15,755 BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. 99 00:04:15,755 --> 00:04:18,791 TODAY'S ITEMS MAY SEEM 100 00:04:18,791 --> 00:04:22,462 TECHNICAL, SOMEWHAT ROUTINE, BUT 101 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:25,298 THEY DO SHAPE COMMUNITY SPACES. 102 00:04:25,298 --> 00:04:28,735 A SKY BRIDGE OR ALLEY VACATION 103 00:04:28,735 --> 00:04:31,504 SHIFTS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY INTO 104 00:04:31,504 --> 00:04:34,474 PRIVATE HANDS, REQUIRING CAREFUL 105 00:04:34,474 --> 00:04:37,677 REVIEW. CONSIDERATION AND FULL 106 00:04:37,677 --> 00:04:40,279 TRANSPARENCY. NOW OUR JOB IS 107 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,682 SIMPLE ENSURE THE PUBLIC 108 00:04:42,682 --> 00:04:44,917 RECEIVES EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE 109 00:04:44,917 --> 00:04:50,256 IN RETURN. IN EXCHANGE, MANAGING 110 00:04:50,256 --> 00:04:51,691 BASIC CITY OPERATIONS. ONE MIGHT 111 00:04:51,691 --> 00:04:54,994 SAY, ISN'T PARTICULARLY 112 00:04:54,994 --> 00:04:57,497 GLAMOROUS, BUT IT IS VERY 113 00:04:57,497 --> 00:05:00,033 ESSENTIAL. THE DECISIONS THIS 114 00:05:00,033 --> 00:05:02,468 COMMITTEE MAKES TODAY MAY NOT 115 00:05:02,468 --> 00:05:04,737 DRAW HEADLINES LIKE THE SEATTLE 116 00:05:04,737 --> 00:05:06,472 TRANSIT MEASURE, BUT THEY DO 117 00:05:06,472 --> 00:05:08,775 KEEP THE CITY MOVING FORWARD BY 118 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:12,578 TENDING TO THIS EVERY DAY WORK, 119 00:05:12,578 --> 00:05:13,112 WE MODEL EFFECTIVE LOCAL 120 00:05:13,112 --> 00:05:15,648 GOVERNANCE, STEADY, ATTENTIVE 121 00:05:15,648 --> 00:05:16,749 AND COMMITTED TO THE PUBLIC 122 00:05:16,749 --> 00:05:20,787 GOOD. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW 123 00:05:20,787 --> 00:05:22,822 OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 124 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,123 PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO 125 00:05:24,123 --> 00:05:26,726 ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND 126 00:05:26,726 --> 00:05:27,960 WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS 127 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,028 COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW MANY 128 00:05:29,028 --> 00:05:32,265 SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? 129 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:33,900 -- CHAIR, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE 130 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:34,701 IN-PERSON SPEAKER SIGNED UP, AND 131 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:35,902 THERE ARE TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS. 132 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,303 -- THANK YOU. EACH SPEAKER WILL 133 00:05:37,303 --> 00:05:39,372 HAVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. 134 00:05:39,372 --> 00:05:41,974 WE WILL START WITH THE IN-PERSON 135 00:05:41,974 --> 00:05:43,543 SPEAKERS FIRST. CLERK, COULD YOU 136 00:05:43,543 --> 00:05:46,713 PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT 137 00:05:46,713 --> 00:05:47,046 INSTRUCTIONS? 138 00:05:47,046 --> 00:05:48,881 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 139 00:05:48,881 --> 00:05:50,116 WILL BE WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 140 00:05:50,116 --> 00:05:52,785 FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 141 00:05:52,785 --> 00:05:55,021 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 142 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:56,989 THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL 143 00:05:56,989 --> 00:05:57,523 ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF 144 00:05:57,523 --> 00:05:58,558 IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS 145 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:00,059 UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 146 00:06:00,059 --> 00:06:02,128 HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 147 00:06:02,128 --> 00:06:03,162 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT 148 00:06:03,162 --> 00:06:05,565 OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS 149 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:07,734 WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END 150 00:06:07,734 --> 00:06:08,267 THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE 151 00:06:08,267 --> 00:06:09,268 ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 152 00:06:09,268 --> 00:06:11,738 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 153 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:12,972 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 154 00:06:12,972 --> 00:06:14,240 OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 155 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,776 FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST, DOUG 156 00:06:16,776 --> 00:06:23,816 PALMER 157 00:06:23,816 --> 00:06:25,752 -- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DOUG 158 00:06:25,752 --> 00:06:26,919 PALMER. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE 159 00:06:26,919 --> 00:06:28,721 SKYLINE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS 160 00:06:28,721 --> 00:06:30,156 PETITIONING FOR THE SKYBRIDGE ON 161 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:33,926 YOUR AGENDA. ON BEHALF OF SOME 162 00:06:33,926 --> 00:06:34,961 400 SKYLINE RESIDENTS, I WANT TO 163 00:06:34,961 --> 00:06:37,063 SAY HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO BE ON 164 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:39,532 THE VERGE OF FINALLY GETTING 165 00:06:39,532 --> 00:06:41,100 FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE 166 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:42,502 SKYBRIDGE. WE'RE READY TO START 167 00:06:42,502 --> 00:06:44,003 CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS WE GET 168 00:06:44,003 --> 00:06:45,938 THE GREEN LIGHT. IT WILL MAKE A 169 00:06:45,938 --> 00:06:47,673 HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE SAFETY 170 00:06:47,673 --> 00:06:49,575 OF OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE 171 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:53,713 QUALITY OF OUR OUR LIVES AS WE 172 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:55,615 AGE IN PLACE IN OUR URBAN 173 00:06:55,615 --> 00:06:57,116 ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 174 00:06:57,116 --> 00:06:58,117 CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THIS 175 00:06:58,117 --> 00:07:01,988 EFFORT. 176 00:07:01,988 --> 00:07:07,326 -- THANK YOU SIR. 177 00:07:07,326 --> 00:07:09,095 -- WE'LL NOW SWITCH TO OUR 178 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:11,664 REMOTE CALLERS. OUR FIRST CALLER 179 00:07:11,664 --> 00:07:13,499 IS DAVID HAINES. DAVID, PLEASE 180 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:19,238 PRESS STAR SIX. 181 00:07:19,238 --> 00:07:20,673 -- HI, DAVID. I JUST WANT TO SAY 182 00:07:20,673 --> 00:07:22,642 IT'S TIME TO CONTINUE THE 183 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:24,544 REDEVELOPMENT. AND YOU CAN TAKE 184 00:07:24,544 --> 00:07:26,846 A LOOK AT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO 185 00:07:26,846 --> 00:07:27,847 GET TO THIS POINT. IT'S LIKE WE 186 00:07:27,847 --> 00:07:31,050 NEED TO EXPEDITE VACATING THAT 187 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:33,486 ALLEYWAY AND ALLOWING A SAFER 188 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:34,954 PASSAGE WITH THE SKYBRIDGE. THE 189 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:37,223 THING IS, IS LIKE, ON A SEPARATE 190 00:07:37,223 --> 00:07:39,659 NOTE, THE SEATTLE CENTER, WHY IS 191 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:41,461 THE POLICE CHIEF ALWAYS OUT OF 192 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,196 TOWN? IS HE JUST ENJOYING HIS 193 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:44,430 PAYCHECK? AND THEN HE COMES UP 194 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:47,166 WITH ALL THESE EXCUSES AS TO THE 195 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,701 REASON WHY HE'S GETTING CAUGHT 196 00:07:48,701 --> 00:07:50,336 UP TO SPEED. AND HE ALWAYS HAS 197 00:07:50,336 --> 00:07:53,573 THAT STAFFING ISSUE EXCUSE. I'VE 198 00:07:53,573 --> 00:07:54,140 NOTICED HE KEEPS USING THE 199 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:57,243 PROPAGANDA OF TRYING TO DEFER TO 200 00:07:57,243 --> 00:07:58,578 HIS CAPTAINS OF THE DIFFERENT 201 00:07:58,578 --> 00:08:00,079 PRECINCTS. LIKE IT'S LIKE, 202 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:02,014 LET'S BLAME THE CAPTAINS 203 00:08:02,014 --> 00:08:03,349 INSTEAD OF THE POLICE CHIEF 204 00:08:03,349 --> 00:08:04,250 WHO'S WITHHOLDING SOME OF THE 205 00:08:04,250 --> 00:08:05,818 CRIME FIGHTING TOOLS. YOU KNOW, 206 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:07,353 KUDOS TO THE COPS WHO SHUT THAT 207 00:08:07,353 --> 00:08:08,588 ONE DUDE DOWN. BUT I HATE TO SAY 208 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:10,323 THIS. I'M TRYING. I'M NOT 209 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:12,792 TRYING TO BE TOO SARCASTIC, BUT 210 00:08:12,792 --> 00:08:15,261 AFTER THE FRIDAY INCIDENT, WHEN 211 00:08:15,261 --> 00:08:16,896 THE TWO PARACHUTERS JUMPED WHERE 212 00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:18,097 THE COPS DEPLOYED AT THE BASE OF 213 00:08:18,097 --> 00:08:20,066 THE SEATTLE CENTER, RESULTING IN 214 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:21,300 THEM BEING A LITTLE DELAYED IN 215 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:24,070 GETTING TO WHERE THE SHOOTING 216 00:08:24,070 --> 00:08:24,704 WAS. I'M SORRY TO POINT THAT 217 00:08:24,704 --> 00:08:27,607 OUT, YOU KNOW, BUT HOW MUCH 218 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:28,241 RESOURCE IS BEING WASTED TRYING 219 00:08:28,241 --> 00:08:29,542 TO FIND THOSE PARACHUTISTS 220 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:31,077 COMPARED TO HOW MUCH RESOURCE IS 221 00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:32,912 BEING USED TO FIND THE OTHER 222 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:35,982 SHOOTER, YOU KNOW? ANYWAY, WE 223 00:08:35,982 --> 00:08:38,117 NEED A 21st CENTURY FIRST WORLD 224 00:08:38,117 --> 00:08:38,718 QUALITY REDEVELOPMENT, AND WE 225 00:08:38,718 --> 00:08:42,054 NEED TO START VACATING THE SIDE 226 00:08:42,054 --> 00:08:44,624 STREETS TO CREATE A MORE GREEN 227 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:45,224 BUILD, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD 228 00:08:45,224 --> 00:08:46,859 THAT'S NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE 229 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,628 ROAD. AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE 230 00:08:48,628 --> 00:08:51,397 18 WHEELER FROM? FRED MEYERS 231 00:08:51,397 --> 00:08:52,532 GOING TO GO? ARE THEY GOING TO 232 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:53,733 DRIVE RIGHT PAST WHERE ALL THOSE 233 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:55,334 PEOPLE ARE LIVING? YOU KNOW, 234 00:08:55,334 --> 00:08:57,470 BECAUSE I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT 235 00:08:57,470 --> 00:08:57,937 THE CHARACTER OF THE 236 00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,972 NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT FRED MEYERS 237 00:08:59,972 --> 00:09:02,241 BIG BOX IS KIND OF UGLY. SO WHEN 238 00:09:02,241 --> 00:09:03,843 COMMUNITY SHOWS UP LOOKING FOR 239 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:05,544 SOME FREE SPACE ON SOMEBODY'S 240 00:09:05,544 --> 00:09:06,379 PRIVATE LOT, IT'S KIND OF A 241 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:08,981 STUCK UP, HYPOCRITICAL THING TO 242 00:09:08,981 --> 00:09:10,449 POINT OUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO 243 00:09:10,449 --> 00:09:11,851 DICTATE HOW SOMEBODY ELSE IS 244 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:12,852 GOING TO DEVELOP SOMETHING. WE 245 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:17,323 NEED MORE ROBUST FLOOR SPACES 246 00:09:17,323 --> 00:09:21,861 ANYWAY. SHUT DOWN THE ROAD AND. 247 00:09:21,861 --> 00:09:25,631 -- THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. THE 248 00:09:25,631 --> 00:09:28,134 OTHER REMOTE COMMENTER WE HAVE 249 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:30,236 SIGNED UP IS ANGELO DEJESUS. 250 00:09:30,236 --> 00:09:32,872 ANGELO IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE 251 00:09:32,872 --> 00:09:34,573 QUEUE. OH, PLEASE. LOOKS LIKE 252 00:09:34,573 --> 00:09:39,312 HE'LL BE JOINING US IN PERSON 253 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:42,114 -- COME ON. WELCOME 254 00:09:42,114 --> 00:09:44,450 -- I AM ANGELO DEJESUS AND I 255 00:09:44,450 --> 00:09:46,218 LIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN. SORRY I 256 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:47,553 MANAGED TO WORK. 257 00:09:47,553 --> 00:09:49,822 -- YOU JUST GOT TO SPEAK INTO. 258 00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:51,190 AND LET'S RESET HIS TIME. YOU 259 00:09:51,190 --> 00:09:52,258 JUST GOT TO SPEAK AS CLOSE TO 260 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:53,626 THE MIC AS POSSIBLE, OKAY. 261 00:09:53,626 --> 00:09:56,262 -- I'LL JUST SPEAK UP. HI, I'M 262 00:09:56,262 --> 00:09:57,930 ANGELO DECIUS. I LIVE IN 263 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:58,998 DISTRICT SEVEN, AND PRETTY MUCH 264 00:09:58,998 --> 00:10:00,266 I AGREE WITH YOU GUYS ARE DOING 265 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:01,634 WITH THE SKYBRIDGE. WE NEED MORE 266 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:03,302 OF THAT FROM CAPITOL HILL DOWN 267 00:10:03,302 --> 00:10:06,038 FROM DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, MY BIG 268 00:10:06,038 --> 00:10:07,673 ISSUE I HAVE A BIG ISSUE ABOUT 269 00:10:07,673 --> 00:10:09,709 YESTERDAY BECAUSE I LIVE IN 270 00:10:09,709 --> 00:10:14,146 SEATTLE. I LIVE RIGHT THERE. AND 271 00:10:14,146 --> 00:10:15,681 I SAW DURING FIFA SNIPERS ON TOP 272 00:10:15,681 --> 00:10:17,416 OF BUILDINGS, ALL TYPES OF 273 00:10:17,416 --> 00:10:18,951 DEFENSE ON TOP OF MY OWN 274 00:10:18,951 --> 00:10:21,587 BUILDING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 275 00:10:21,587 --> 00:10:23,823 PUT DRONE SNIPING, LIKE STOPPING 276 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,891 MATERIAL. I MEAN, SORRY, I'M NOT 277 00:10:25,891 --> 00:10:28,828 A GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT THEY 278 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:30,363 HAD THE CAPABILITY TO STOP 279 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:32,732 DRONES. SO HOW DID SOMEONE JUMP 280 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:35,835 OFF THE SKY SPACE NEEDLE? HOW 281 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:37,036 DOES THIS HAPPEN? AND I FEEL 282 00:10:37,036 --> 00:10:40,606 LIKE IT'S A LACK OF CARE. YEAH, 283 00:10:40,606 --> 00:10:42,274 THE WORLD'S EYES ARE ON US 284 00:10:42,274 --> 00:10:44,010 BEFORE FROM FIFA AND NOT WORSE 285 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:45,211 THAN EVER. AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE 286 00:10:45,211 --> 00:10:46,879 LET THEIR GUARD DOWN ALL THE WAY 287 00:10:46,879 --> 00:10:48,881 DOWN. PEOPLE ARE TAKING 288 00:10:48,881 --> 00:10:50,016 VACATIONS DURING BIT OF SEATTLE. 289 00:10:50,016 --> 00:10:52,251 AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR 290 00:10:52,251 --> 00:10:54,120 INFRASTRUCTURE AND, YOU KNOW, I 291 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,489 FEEL LIKE WE ARE LACKING IN 292 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:59,625 TAKING CARE OF OUR ROADS, OUR 293 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:02,461 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. WE ARE PORT OF 294 00:11:02,461 --> 00:11:03,863 SEATTLE, STOPPING REAL ESTATE 295 00:11:03,863 --> 00:11:06,465 DEVELOPMENT IN SOTO. WHAT IS 296 00:11:06,465 --> 00:11:08,968 THAT? YOU KNOW HOW WE NEED TO 297 00:11:08,968 --> 00:11:11,604 REDISTRICT, REZONE AND PROTECT 298 00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:12,271 OUR CITIZENS? BECAUSE I PAY A 299 00:11:12,271 --> 00:11:15,508 LOT IN TAXES. AND ALL DUE 300 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:16,275 RESPECT, SO DO YOU. SO DOES 301 00:11:16,275 --> 00:11:18,044 EVERYONE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND YOU 302 00:11:18,044 --> 00:11:19,412 GUYS ARE GOING TO RAISE UP TAXES 303 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:21,247 AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 304 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:23,482 PROBLEM AND WE NEED 305 00:11:23,482 --> 00:11:24,116 ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ALL STANCE. 306 00:11:24,116 --> 00:11:27,553 AND YOU'RE A VETERAN SIR. THIS 307 00:11:27,553 --> 00:11:28,754 HAPPENED IN A VETERANS DISTRICT 308 00:11:28,754 --> 00:11:29,822 WITH THE I'M A VETERAN TOO. 309 00:11:29,822 --> 00:11:31,123 I'M IN I WAS IN THE NAVY. AND 310 00:11:31,123 --> 00:11:34,060 YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T LIKE 311 00:11:34,060 --> 00:11:36,162 THIS. I'M VERY UPSET SORRY, 312 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:42,902 GUYS. YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY. 313 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:43,302 -- THANK YOU SIR. 314 00:11:43,302 --> 00:11:44,537 -- CHAIR, THAT WAS OUR FINAL 315 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:44,904 PUBLIC COMMENT. 316 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:48,474 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR 317 00:11:48,474 --> 00:11:49,575 EVERYONE TESTIFYING TODAY. IF 318 00:11:49,575 --> 00:11:50,843 LET'S SEE, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON 319 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:53,813 TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. 320 00:11:53,813 --> 00:11:55,781 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 321 00:11:55,781 --> 00:11:59,418 ONE INTO THE RECORD 322 00:11:59,418 --> 00:12:00,019 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE BRIEFING, 323 00:12:00,019 --> 00:12:02,421 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 324 00:12:02,421 --> 00:12:07,326 COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21242. AN 325 00:12:07,326 --> 00:12:09,929 ORDINANCE GRANTING F H LLC DOING 326 00:12:09,929 --> 00:12:11,497 BUSINESS AS SKYLINE. PERMISSION 327 00:12:11,497 --> 00:12:13,766 TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND 328 00:12:13,766 --> 00:12:15,568 OPERATE A PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE 329 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:16,902 OVER AND ACROSS EIGHTH AVENUE, 330 00:12:16,902 --> 00:12:18,537 SOUTH OF COLUMBIA STREET AND 331 00:12:18,537 --> 00:12:20,005 NORTH OF CHERRY STREET. IN THE 332 00:12:20,005 --> 00:12:21,674 FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND 333 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:23,609 PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF 334 00:12:23,609 --> 00:12:25,211 THE PERMIT AND CONDITIONS. 335 00:12:25,211 --> 00:12:27,279 -- THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE OUR 336 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:28,714 PRESENTERS HAVE JOINED US AT THE 337 00:12:28,714 --> 00:12:31,717 TABLE. WELCOME. ONCE READY, 338 00:12:31,717 --> 00:12:33,119 PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND 339 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:35,421 BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. 340 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:36,055 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS AMY GRAY 341 00:12:36,055 --> 00:12:38,390 AND I'M WITH THE SEATTLE 342 00:12:38,390 --> 00:12:40,826 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 343 00:12:40,826 --> 00:12:42,394 -- MARK BRANDS SITE WORKSHOP 344 00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:42,928 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND 345 00:12:42,928 --> 00:12:46,098 CONSULTANT TO THE APPLICANT. 346 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:47,900 -- I'M REBECCA BASKIN, CENTRAL 347 00:12:47,900 --> 00:12:51,937 STAFF SO THE TOPIC BEFORE US 348 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:54,340 TODAY IS A SKYLINE SKYBRIDGE. 349 00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:56,742 AND AS YOU ELOQUENTLY STATED 350 00:12:56,742 --> 00:12:59,512 ALREADY IN THE BEGINNING THAT 351 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,447 THIS IS A STEP TO APPROVE AN 352 00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,916 ORDINANCE ALLOWING THIS 353 00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:05,851 SKYBRIDGE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. 354 00:13:05,851 --> 00:13:06,685 THIS IS IN THE FIRST 355 00:13:06,685 --> 00:13:08,320 NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS SPANNING. 356 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,689 THE SKYBRIDGE WILL SPAN 357 00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:13,292 DISTRICTS SEVEN AND THREE AND 358 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,760 CONNECTING THESE TWO RESIDENTIAL 359 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,328 TOWERS. THIS IS THE SECOND STEP 360 00:13:16,328 --> 00:13:19,098 IN APPROVING A SKYBRIDGE TERM 361 00:13:19,098 --> 00:13:20,266 PERMIT. THE FIRST STEP WAS, AS 362 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:22,835 YOU STATED, THE COUNCIL PASSED A 363 00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:25,471 RESOLUTION BACK IN APRIL OF 364 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:27,740 2025. AND THIS FINAL STEP, ONCE 365 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:29,408 THE PROPONENTS HAVE COMPLETED 366 00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:31,510 THEIR FINAL DESIGN AFTER GETTING 367 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:32,011 THAT INITIAL RESOLUTION 368 00:13:32,011 --> 00:13:34,313 APPROVAL, THEY COME BACK TO THE 369 00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:36,182 TABLE AND DEMONSTRATE THE 370 00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:37,349 CONDITIONS ARE MET AND THE TERMS 371 00:13:37,349 --> 00:13:40,286 OF THE PERMIT ARE IN PLACE, AND 372 00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:41,654 THE FINAL STEP FOR THIS IS THAT 373 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:43,889 THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE THE 374 00:13:43,889 --> 00:13:45,658 TERM PERMIT FOR THE SKYBRIDGE. 375 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:47,326 SO WE HAVE OUR GUESTS TODAY TO 376 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:49,361 TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE 377 00:13:49,361 --> 00:13:50,529 PROJECT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS 378 00:13:50,529 --> 00:13:53,432 YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. 379 00:13:53,432 --> 00:13:56,468 -- THANK YOU. OKAY. 380 00:13:56,468 --> 00:13:57,736 -- SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE 381 00:13:57,736 --> 00:13:59,305 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU 382 00:13:59,305 --> 00:14:02,074 TODAY. AND PRESENT SKYLINE'S 383 00:14:02,074 --> 00:14:03,442 PROPOSAL. AS REBECCA NOTED, THEY 384 00:14:03,442 --> 00:14:05,044 ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO BUILD 385 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:06,846 AND MAINTAIN A PEDESTRIAN 386 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:07,446 SKYBRIDGE OVER EIGHTH AVENUE 387 00:14:07,446 --> 00:14:08,881 BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND CHERRY 388 00:14:08,881 --> 00:14:12,184 STREETS, AND IT WILL CONNECT THE 389 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:13,586 TWO PROPERTIES AT 725 NINTH 390 00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:15,454 AVENUE, THE CASCADE TOWER, AND 391 00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:17,556 THE 715 EIGHTH AVENUE. OLYMPIC 392 00:14:17,556 --> 00:14:20,092 TOWER AND AS NOTED, CAN'T RESIST 393 00:14:20,092 --> 00:14:22,895 THE PUN HERE. IT CONNECTS THE 394 00:14:22,895 --> 00:14:24,096 BRIDGES, THE TWO DISTRICTS 395 00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:25,965 BETWEEN DISTRICT THREE AND 396 00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:28,067 DISTRICT SEVEN. AND SDOT IS 397 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:30,569 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. NEXT 398 00:14:30,569 --> 00:14:31,804 STEP. SO SKYBRIDGE DOES HAVE A 399 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:32,571 HIGH THRESHOLD TO MEET. AND IT 400 00:14:32,571 --> 00:14:34,673 HAS BEEN CITY COUNCIL'S 401 00:14:34,673 --> 00:14:36,308 DIRECTION FOR MANY YEARS TO 402 00:14:36,308 --> 00:14:37,876 LIMIT THEM. SKYBRIDGES TAKE 403 00:14:37,876 --> 00:14:38,510 PEDESTRIANS OFF THE STREET AND 404 00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:39,678 HAVE A VISUAL IMPACT ON THE 405 00:14:39,678 --> 00:14:41,981 PEDESTRIAN REALM TO OFFSET THESE 406 00:14:41,981 --> 00:14:43,816 ADVERSE IMPACTS, DEVELOPERS ARE 407 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:45,517 REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC 408 00:14:45,517 --> 00:14:47,052 BENEFITS THAT REMAIN THE 409 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:47,686 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER 410 00:14:47,686 --> 00:14:49,355 FOR THE DURATION OF THE PERMIT. 411 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,390 LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU 412 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:52,758 WILL SEE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 413 00:14:52,758 --> 00:14:57,563 SKYLINE IS PROPOSING. NEXT SLIDE 414 00:14:57,563 --> 00:14:58,664 AND AS REBECCA NOTED, YOU KNOW, 415 00:14:58,664 --> 00:14:59,932 THIS IS THE SECOND STEP IN THE 416 00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:02,468 TWO STEP APPROVAL YOU ADOPTED 417 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:04,670 RESOLUTION THREE, TWO, ONE SIX 6 418 00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:08,073 IN 2025, PROVIDING CONCEPTUAL 419 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:08,674 APPROVAL. AND THIS ORDINANCE 420 00:15:08,674 --> 00:15:10,142 WILL SET THE TERMS AND 421 00:15:10,142 --> 00:15:10,709 CONDITIONS OF THE SKYBRIDGE 422 00:15:10,709 --> 00:15:12,811 PERMIT AND AS WELL AS THE 423 00:15:12,811 --> 00:15:15,014 OBLIGATIONS FOR THE ONGOING 424 00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:19,985 PUBLIC BENEFITS. NEXT SLIDE. LET 425 00:15:19,985 --> 00:15:24,023 ME JUST THIS SKYBRIDGE WILL 426 00:15:24,023 --> 00:15:25,391 PROVIDE AN ABOVE GRADE 427 00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:26,025 CONNECTION FOR RESIDENTS, STAFF 428 00:15:26,025 --> 00:15:27,426 AND VISITORS, AND THE PERMIT 429 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:29,061 WILL BE IN PLACE FOR 15 YEARS 430 00:15:29,061 --> 00:15:30,729 WITH A RENEWABLE 15 YEAR TERM. 431 00:15:30,729 --> 00:15:34,600 NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS RED CIRCLE 432 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,336 SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION 433 00:15:37,336 --> 00:15:39,004 OF THE SKYBRIDGE IN FIRST HILL. 434 00:15:39,004 --> 00:15:42,141 AND THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS RED 435 00:15:42,141 --> 00:15:42,775 RECTANGLE SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE 436 00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:44,076 LOCATION OF SKYBRIDGE OVER 437 00:15:44,076 --> 00:15:45,010 EIGHTH AVENUE. I'M GOING TO 438 00:15:45,010 --> 00:15:48,080 TURN IT OVER TO MARK BROWN TO 439 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,882 CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION 440 00:15:49,882 --> 00:15:51,884 -- THANKS, AMY. SO THESE ARE TWO 441 00:15:51,884 --> 00:15:53,319 EXISTING BUILDINGS. ONE IS 442 00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:57,022 RELATIVELY NEW. SO THIS IS THE 443 00:15:57,022 --> 00:15:57,556 TRANSFORMING AGE SKYLINE 444 00:15:57,556 --> 00:16:01,827 COMMUNITY. AND THE CASCADE 445 00:16:01,827 --> 00:16:03,696 TOWER, WHICH IS A FULL BLOCK, IS 446 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:05,064 EXISTING. AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO, 447 00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:06,732 THE OLYMPIC TOWER WAS BUILT. AND 448 00:16:06,732 --> 00:16:08,967 AT THAT POINT THERE WAS A REAL 449 00:16:08,967 --> 00:16:11,704 DESIRE TO LINK THESE TWO. THEY 450 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:12,638 HAVE CRITICAL FACILITIES THAT 451 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:14,873 NEED TO BE LINKED. AND AS WE'VE 452 00:16:14,873 --> 00:16:15,975 EXPRESSED TO COMMITTEE BEFORE, 453 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:17,343 THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE 454 00:16:17,343 --> 00:16:22,247 HEALTH OF THIS POPULATION. THE 455 00:16:22,247 --> 00:16:23,515 EXISTING CONDITIONS, AGAIN, ARE 456 00:16:23,515 --> 00:16:25,117 THOSE TWO BUILDINGS. AND SO 457 00:16:25,117 --> 00:16:26,051 WE'RE LINKING ACROSS EIGHTH 458 00:16:26,051 --> 00:16:27,686 AVENUE. EIGHTH AVENUE IS A 66 459 00:16:27,686 --> 00:16:28,921 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. SO THAT'S 460 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:30,155 ACTUALLY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE 461 00:16:30,155 --> 00:16:31,423 ASKING FOR. THE TERM PERMIT. THE 462 00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:32,324 SKYBRIDGE IS A BIT LONGER. IT'S 463 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,693 OVER 100FT TO CONNECT THESE TWO 464 00:16:34,693 --> 00:16:36,328 BUILDINGS. THE EXISTING TREE 465 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:37,830 CANOPY IN FIRST HILL IS 466 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:38,597 SIGNIFICANT. AND YOU'LL SEE IT 467 00:16:38,597 --> 00:16:39,798 HERE. YOU SEE IT HERE IN THIS 468 00:16:39,798 --> 00:16:41,500 SLIDE. AND WE ARE LITERALLY 469 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,001 THREADING A NEEDLE TO GET THESE. 470 00:16:43,001 --> 00:16:45,237 THE SKYBRIDGE IN THE IMAGE TO 471 00:16:45,237 --> 00:16:46,505 THE LEFT. WE'VE STRIPPED AWAY 472 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:47,773 THE TREES SO YOU CAN SEE THE 473 00:16:47,773 --> 00:16:49,008 CONNECTION. AGAIN, IT'S A 66 474 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:50,809 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY. THE BRIDGE IS 475 00:16:50,809 --> 00:16:52,478 A BIT MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. AND 476 00:16:52,478 --> 00:16:55,147 THEN WE PUT THE TREES BACK IN. 477 00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:55,714 IT REALLY DOES CONSUME THE 478 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:57,616 SKYBRIDGE. SO THERE'S A GOOD 479 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:59,351 PORTION OF THE YEAR THAT IT'S 480 00:16:59,351 --> 00:17:00,319 OBSCURED BY THE STREET TREE 481 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:01,887 CANOPY. THESE ARE DECIDUOUS 482 00:17:01,887 --> 00:17:03,989 TREES BY THE BY THE WAY. SO WE 483 00:17:03,989 --> 00:17:07,559 HAVE A PACKAGE OF FOUR PUBLIC 484 00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:08,260 BENEFITS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING 485 00:17:08,260 --> 00:17:10,362 WITH. AND WE'VE WORKED PRETTY 486 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:10,996 TIGHTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY, 487 00:17:10,996 --> 00:17:13,232 STARTING WITH FIRST HILL 488 00:17:13,232 --> 00:17:15,567 IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. SO 489 00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,403 THERE'S OPEN SPACE AND ART THAT 490 00:17:17,403 --> 00:17:18,537 ARE COMBINED ON EIGHTH AVENUE. 491 00:17:18,537 --> 00:17:20,572 THEN WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN 492 00:17:20,572 --> 00:17:21,140 IMPROVEMENTS FURTHER ALONG. 493 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:23,409 THERE'S A KEY INTERSECTION THAT 494 00:17:23,409 --> 00:17:24,977 WE'RE FOCUSING IN ON PEDESTRIAN 495 00:17:24,977 --> 00:17:26,512 IMPROVEMENTS FOR SAFETY. AND 496 00:17:26,512 --> 00:17:27,613 THEN WE HAVE WAYFINDING PACKAGE 497 00:17:27,613 --> 00:17:28,280 THAT WE'RE CONTRIBUTING BACK TO 498 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:29,181 ON THE PARK TO PARK LOOP. AND 499 00:17:29,181 --> 00:17:32,117 I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PHIA, 500 00:17:32,117 --> 00:17:33,685 WHO IS AN ELLEN GREEN EXECUTIVE 501 00:17:33,685 --> 00:17:35,154 DIRECTOR, REALLY PUSHING THE USE 502 00:17:35,154 --> 00:17:36,955 OF OUR CITY STREETS. AND THAT'S 503 00:17:36,955 --> 00:17:38,757 THE PARK TO PARK LOOP. SO ALL OF 504 00:17:38,757 --> 00:17:39,391 THESE BENEFITS CONTRIBUTE BACK 505 00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:40,559 TO THEIR BIGGER INITIATIVE OF 506 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:44,430 THE PARK TO PARK LOOP. SO THE 507 00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:45,697 FIRST TWO WORK TOGETHER. THAT'S 508 00:17:45,697 --> 00:17:48,267 ART. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE 509 00:17:48,267 --> 00:17:49,668 ARTIST GEORGIA GERBER. SHE'S 510 00:17:49,668 --> 00:17:51,303 VERY WELL KNOWN ARTIST LOCALLY 511 00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:54,073 FOR HER BRONZE SCULPTURES, 512 00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:54,640 PROBABLY MOST FAMOUSLY FOR 513 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,209 RACHEL THE PIG AT THE MARKET. SO 514 00:17:57,209 --> 00:17:59,244 WE HAVE HER WORKING WITH A SET 515 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:00,646 OF SALMON THAT ANIMATE THE 516 00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:02,414 SPACE. IT'S THIS DEEP SET BACK 517 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:03,682 ON EIGHTH AVENUE. YOU CAN SEE IN 518 00:18:03,682 --> 00:18:05,084 THE LOWER RIGHT IMAGE. AND THEN 519 00:18:05,084 --> 00:18:07,286 WE'RE COMPLEMENTING THAT WITH 520 00:18:07,286 --> 00:18:08,620 ART IN THE EXCUSE ME LANDSCAPE 521 00:18:08,620 --> 00:18:10,956 AND THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO REALLY 522 00:18:10,956 --> 00:18:11,924 TRYING TO DO BETTER AND CREATE A 523 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:14,893 BIT OF A POCKET PARK HERE ON 524 00:18:14,893 --> 00:18:15,527 PRIVATE PROPERTY TO CONTRIBUTE 525 00:18:15,527 --> 00:18:16,995 BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST 526 00:18:16,995 --> 00:18:18,597 HILL TO I'LL JUST MENTION THAT 527 00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:19,798 IS REALLY STARVED FOR OPEN 528 00:18:19,798 --> 00:18:21,567 SPACE. SO THIS IS NOT 529 00:18:21,567 --> 00:18:22,801 INSIGNIFICANT EVEN IN A SMALL 530 00:18:22,801 --> 00:18:29,274 BITE OF PARK SPACE. THE OTHER 531 00:18:29,274 --> 00:18:29,741 TWO BENEFITS ARE THE 532 00:18:29,741 --> 00:18:30,809 IMPROVEMENTS AT EIGHTH AND 533 00:18:30,809 --> 00:18:31,877 MARION. IT'S A VERY WIDE 534 00:18:31,877 --> 00:18:33,045 INTERSECTION, SO WE'RE NARROWING 535 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:34,780 IT, DOING CURB EXTENSION OR CURB 536 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,348 BULBS. YOU HEAR THAT TERM TO 537 00:18:36,348 --> 00:18:39,384 REALLY SHORTEN THE CROSSING FOR 538 00:18:39,384 --> 00:18:40,118 PEDESTRIANS. THIS IS A HIGHLY 539 00:18:40,118 --> 00:18:43,222 TRAFFICKED DURING RUSH HOUR. AND 540 00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:44,556 SO THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT 541 00:18:44,556 --> 00:18:45,190 CONTRIBUTION. AGAIN BACK TO THE 542 00:18:45,190 --> 00:18:48,327 TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN 543 00:18:48,327 --> 00:18:50,229 LASTLY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT WE 544 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:53,532 HELPED DEVELOP A NEW CATEGORY 545 00:18:53,532 --> 00:18:55,100 TYPOLOGY FOR STREET SIGNAGE. AND 546 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,535 IN THE SEAMLESS SEATTLE 547 00:18:56,535 --> 00:18:58,237 WAYFINDING PACKAGE. SO THIS 548 00:18:58,237 --> 00:18:59,805 REALLY RELATES TO, WE HOPE OTHER 549 00:18:59,805 --> 00:19:01,840 NEIGHBORHOODS DO THIS AS WELL. 550 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:02,908 SO THIS JUST USING SIGNAGE TO 551 00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:05,344 HANG IT ON EXISTING POLES IN THE 552 00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:07,546 GROUND PLANE, INTERPRETIVE 553 00:19:07,546 --> 00:19:09,114 SIGNAGE TO PROMOTE WALKING IN 554 00:19:09,114 --> 00:19:10,282 THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOPS. YOU SEE, 555 00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:11,650 IF YOU'VE EVER EXPERIENCED 556 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:12,651 MARKET TO MOHAI. THAT'S A GREAT 557 00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:16,054 EXAMPLE AS WELL. WE'LL GO 558 00:19:16,054 --> 00:19:17,523 THROUGH THIS, BUT THERE'S A 559 00:19:17,523 --> 00:19:19,358 COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF BENEFITS. 560 00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:19,992 WE ITEMIZE IT. WE GIVE BACK TO 561 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,593 YOU A COST ESTIMATE ON THE RIGHT 562 00:19:21,593 --> 00:19:24,429 OF SCREEN, THE RIGHT COLUMN TO 563 00:19:24,429 --> 00:19:26,665 SHARE WITH YOU WHAT THE 564 00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:30,002 DEVELOPERS ACTUALLY, WHAT IT 565 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:32,337 COST THEM. AND THEN PUBLIC 566 00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:32,938 OUTREACH WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR 567 00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:35,040 THIS PROJECT. AND WE ALWAYS LIKE 568 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:36,642 TO LEVERAGE PHIA AND THE REACH. 569 00:19:36,642 --> 00:19:39,611 THAT'S FIRST HILL IMPROVEMENT 570 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:41,146 ASSOCIATION TO GET BACK INTO THE 571 00:19:41,146 --> 00:19:41,747 COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT 572 00:19:41,747 --> 00:19:44,149 THEY WOULD LIKE. WE ALSO HELD A 573 00:19:44,149 --> 00:19:45,984 SERIES OF COFFEE HOURS AND SIX 574 00:19:45,984 --> 00:19:48,020 COFFEE SHOPS IN THE 575 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,455 NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HELPED US 576 00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:53,592 GATHER COMMENTS FROM DAILY 577 00:19:53,592 --> 00:19:56,261 WORKFORCE, DOCTORS, STAFF, 578 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:58,664 VISITORS TO THE INSTITUTIONS, 579 00:19:58,664 --> 00:19:59,298 FOLKS THAT RESIDENTS THAT LIVE 580 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:00,999 IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT'S VERY 581 00:20:00,999 --> 00:20:02,534 SUCCESSFUL. AS YOU CAN SEE BY 582 00:20:02,534 --> 00:20:04,803 THE COMMENTS ON THE SCREEN. TURN 583 00:20:04,803 --> 00:20:07,005 IT BACK OVER TO AMY. 584 00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:10,209 -- OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE ARE 585 00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:11,977 REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL APPROVE 586 00:20:11,977 --> 00:20:13,712 THE SKYBRIDGE AND THE PUBLIC 587 00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:16,548 BENEFITS AS PROPOSED BY SKYLINE. 588 00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:17,549 AND AS I NOTED THAT THE 589 00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:18,684 ORDINANCE, IF IT IS APPROVED, 590 00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:21,320 WILL BE FOR 15 YEARS WITH A 591 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,255 RENEWABLE 15 YEAR TERM. AND WE 592 00:20:23,255 --> 00:20:24,456 ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 593 00:20:24,456 --> 00:20:27,459 QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. 594 00:20:27,459 --> 00:20:27,759 THANK YOU. 595 00:20:27,759 --> 00:20:29,695 -- THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE 596 00:20:29,695 --> 00:20:33,765 PRESENTATION HERE, COLLEAGUES, 597 00:20:33,765 --> 00:20:35,233 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I NOTE THAT 598 00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:37,269 WHILE WE DID HEAR THIS IN 599 00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:38,136 COMMITTEE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A 600 00:20:38,136 --> 00:20:41,340 LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, NOT ALL 601 00:20:41,340 --> 00:20:42,708 CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE 602 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:43,542 WERE ON THE COMMITTEE AT THE 603 00:20:43,542 --> 00:20:46,511 TIME. IN FACT, WE HAVE TWO NEW 604 00:20:46,511 --> 00:20:53,185 MEMBERS SO. BUT I WILL I WILL 605 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:53,852 POINT EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO 606 00:20:53,852 --> 00:20:55,587 SLIDE NUMBER FOUR. THE PROCESS 607 00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:58,657 FOR NEW PERMITS. THE FIRST ONE 608 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:01,193 KIND OF TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY 609 00:21:01,193 --> 00:21:03,895 AND IS A GENERAL STATEMENT OF 610 00:21:03,895 --> 00:21:05,397 WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IN THESE 611 00:21:05,397 --> 00:21:09,768 KIND OF REQUESTS. SO WE WOULD 612 00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:12,104 HEAR AND CONSIDER AND ADOPT A 613 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:15,807 RESOLUTION OF SOME SORT 614 00:21:15,807 --> 00:21:17,843 GRANTING. BASICALLY ESSENTIALLY 615 00:21:17,843 --> 00:21:20,479 PERMISSION FOR THE PARTIES TO 616 00:21:20,479 --> 00:21:21,113 PROCEED AND FURTHER DISCUSS KIND 617 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:23,982 OF WHAT THE APPROPRIATE TERMS 618 00:21:23,982 --> 00:21:26,551 AND CONDITIONS, AND ESPECIALLY 619 00:21:26,551 --> 00:21:27,886 WHAT WE TYPICALLY CARE ABOUT AS 620 00:21:27,886 --> 00:21:30,522 A LEGISLATIVE BODY. AND THE, THE 621 00:21:30,522 --> 00:21:33,191 DECISION MAKER OF, AT THE 622 00:21:33,191 --> 00:21:34,159 ELECTED OFFICIAL LEVEL, THE 623 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:36,628 FINAL LEVEL OF THESE 624 00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:37,195 ENGAGEMENTS. WHAT ARE THE 625 00:21:37,195 --> 00:21:39,698 PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS? AND 626 00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:41,400 WHEN WE ENGAGE IN THESE 627 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,801 CONVERSATIONS, THAT'S REALLY THE 628 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:44,536 THE MOST MEANINGFUL, THE BEST 629 00:21:44,536 --> 00:21:46,438 OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE 630 00:21:46,438 --> 00:21:48,473 FEEDBACK AND DIRECTIONAL 631 00:21:48,473 --> 00:21:50,175 GUIDANCE AND INPUT ON THE SCOPE 632 00:21:50,175 --> 00:21:51,576 OF THOSE PROPOSED PUBLIC 633 00:21:51,576 --> 00:21:52,711 BENEFITS AND WHAT THAT SHOULD 634 00:21:52,711 --> 00:21:54,012 BE. BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE HALLMARK 635 00:21:54,012 --> 00:21:57,149 OF ALL OF THIS IS, SURE, WE WE 636 00:21:57,149 --> 00:22:00,085 ARE ABLE TO GRANT THESE 637 00:22:00,085 --> 00:22:03,622 SKYBRIDGE PERMITS AND VACATION 638 00:22:03,622 --> 00:22:06,591 REQUESTS, ET CETERA., BUT THE 639 00:22:06,591 --> 00:22:08,160 HALLMARK IS WHAT ARE THE 640 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,828 PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT 641 00:22:09,828 --> 00:22:11,029 WE'RE. WE'RE RECEIVING IN 642 00:22:11,029 --> 00:22:12,431 EXCHANGE, THE PUBLIC IS IS 643 00:22:12,431 --> 00:22:15,634 RECEIVING IN EXCHANGE. AND SO 644 00:22:15,634 --> 00:22:17,369 THAT FIRST STAGE IS REALLY THE 645 00:22:17,369 --> 00:22:18,570 BEST OPPORTUNITY, NOT THE ONLY 646 00:22:18,570 --> 00:22:20,605 OPPORTUNITY, THE BEST 647 00:22:20,605 --> 00:22:23,108 OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE 648 00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:25,310 DIRECTIONAL FEEDBACK ON, ON WHAT 649 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:26,845 THOSE PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS 650 00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:28,847 SHOULD, SHOULD IDEALLY BE. AND 651 00:22:28,847 --> 00:22:31,349 THEN AT THE ORDINANCE STAGE AT 652 00:22:31,349 --> 00:22:34,152 NUMBER TWO IS REVIEW 653 00:22:34,152 --> 00:22:34,720 CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL 654 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,955 PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE THAT 655 00:22:36,955 --> 00:22:41,927 DETAILS THOSE OBLIGATIONS IT 656 00:22:41,927 --> 00:22:42,561 WOULD BE PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE 657 00:22:42,561 --> 00:22:48,467 FOR US AS A BODY TO TO SAY, HEY, 658 00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:51,369 WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE 659 00:22:51,369 --> 00:22:51,970 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFITS OR 660 00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:54,139 TWEAK, TWEAK THE THE EDGES 661 00:22:54,139 --> 00:22:57,743 AROUND THESE CORNERS. IT WOULD 662 00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:59,444 JUST EFFECTIVELY, AT THAT POINT 663 00:22:59,444 --> 00:23:01,713 RESULT IN FURTHER DELAYS TO THE 664 00:23:01,713 --> 00:23:05,150 PROJECT. BUT IT IS OUR 665 00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:05,751 RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT 666 00:23:05,751 --> 00:23:07,719 THERE ARE THE ADEQUACY AND 667 00:23:07,719 --> 00:23:08,553 SUFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC. THE 668 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:10,255 PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFIT MEETS 669 00:23:10,255 --> 00:23:14,259 THE STANDARD THAT WE SET, SO ANY 670 00:23:14,259 --> 00:23:16,361 EVENT IMPORTANT PROJECT 671 00:23:16,361 --> 00:23:18,196 COLLEAGUES, NOW I WILL TURN IT 672 00:23:18,196 --> 00:23:19,364 OVER TO YOU ALL FOR ANY COMMENTS 673 00:23:19,364 --> 00:23:20,799 OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FROM 674 00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:23,502 YOUR PERSPECTIVE. STARTING FIRST 675 00:23:23,502 --> 00:23:25,003 WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 676 00:23:25,003 --> 00:23:26,104 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU 677 00:23:26,104 --> 00:23:28,473 VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR CENTRAL 678 00:23:28,473 --> 00:23:30,709 STAFF AND SDOT AND THE ADVISORS 679 00:23:30,709 --> 00:23:32,077 ON THIS PROJECT, THE ARCHITECT 680 00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,779 ON THE PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY 681 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:36,081 MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND OF 682 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:39,151 COURSE, THE THE SKYBRIDGE 683 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:40,318 COMMUNITY COLLEAGUES, IT'S A 684 00:23:40,318 --> 00:23:41,019 COMMUNITY THAT I KNOW WELL. I'VE 685 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:42,053 BEEN THERE MANY TIMES, ALONG 686 00:23:42,053 --> 00:23:44,089 WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENTS BECAUSE 687 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:46,892 AS IT TURNS OUT, ONE PART OF IT 688 00:23:46,892 --> 00:23:48,093 IS IN MY DISTRICT, AND ONE PART 689 00:23:48,093 --> 00:23:49,795 OF IT IS IN THE COUNCIL OF 690 00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:52,364 PRESIDENTS DISTRICT. SO. SO IT 691 00:23:52,364 --> 00:23:56,101 IS A LINK BETWEEN COUNCIL 692 00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:57,569 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND I 693 00:23:57,569 --> 00:24:00,005 AND SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SHARED 694 00:24:00,005 --> 00:24:01,873 AND OUR GRATITUDE AND, AND 695 00:24:01,873 --> 00:24:03,775 ENJOYMENT OF, YOU KNOW, OUR TIME 696 00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:08,346 AT SKYBRIDGE, NOT SKYBRIDGE AT 697 00:24:08,346 --> 00:24:10,248 SKYLINE AND TO MEET THE 698 00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:10,882 COMMUNITY. AND IT'S A VERY 699 00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:12,484 IMPORTANT COMMUNITY. AND ONE 700 00:24:12,484 --> 00:24:16,555 PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S AN 701 00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:17,722 ELDER COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY IS 702 00:24:17,722 --> 00:24:20,425 THE HEALTH CARE MEDICAL PIECE. 703 00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:22,494 AND, YOU KNOW, THAT IS TO THE 704 00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:26,064 PERMIT PROCESS. THAT IS A A KEY 705 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:27,966 THING FOR ME IS THE, YOU KNOW, 706 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:30,035 THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE 707 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:31,570 HEALTH CARE MEDICAL ASPECT TO 708 00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:34,372 THE SKYLINE COMMUNITY. AND IT'S 709 00:24:34,372 --> 00:24:36,141 VERY DIFFICULT GIVEN THE AGE AND 710 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:37,976 NO DISRESPECT FOR THOSE IN THE 711 00:24:37,976 --> 00:24:39,611 AUDIENCE WHO MAY BE OLDER THAN 712 00:24:39,611 --> 00:24:42,681 ME, IS VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU 713 00:24:42,681 --> 00:24:44,883 HAVE IF YOU LIVE ON ONE SIDE AND 714 00:24:44,883 --> 00:24:46,184 THEN YOU HAVE TO GET TREATMENT, 715 00:24:46,184 --> 00:24:50,155 YOU HAVE TO DO AN APPOINTMENT ON 716 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:50,989 THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE OF THE 717 00:24:50,989 --> 00:24:52,023 ELEMENTAL, THE ENVIRONMENTAL 718 00:24:52,023 --> 00:24:52,858 PIECES. FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T 719 00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:53,825 BEEN IN THE HIGH WIND 720 00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:58,497 SITUATIONS, BUT ALSO, AS NOTED 721 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:01,900 IN THE BRIEFING, THE AS USUAL, 722 00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:02,634 EIGHTH AVENUE BECOMES A BIT OF A 723 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:04,202 DRAG RACE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE 724 00:25:04,202 --> 00:25:05,470 TRYING TO RACE USING SIDE 725 00:25:05,470 --> 00:25:07,239 STREETS IN ORDER TO GET TO JAMES 726 00:25:07,239 --> 00:25:09,174 AND, YOU KNOW, I-5 AND OTHER 727 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:13,879 LOCATIONS, BUT TO THE TO THE 728 00:25:13,879 --> 00:25:14,512 TECHNICAL PIECE, I DO WANT TO 729 00:25:14,512 --> 00:25:15,080 HIGHLIGHT THE HEALTH CARE 730 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:15,714 MEDICAL PIECE AND HOW IMPORTANT 731 00:25:15,714 --> 00:25:17,148 THIS IS. THIS IS A MAJOR HOOK 732 00:25:17,148 --> 00:25:18,283 AND SOMETHING THAT WE SEE 733 00:25:18,283 --> 00:25:20,719 THROUGHOUT FIRST HILL WITH OUR 734 00:25:20,719 --> 00:25:23,989 HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY. I 735 00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:24,856 MENTIONED CONNECTION TO THE 736 00:25:24,856 --> 00:25:25,991 COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU 737 00:25:25,991 --> 00:25:28,026 KNOW, THE LINKAGE BETWEEN TWO 738 00:25:28,026 --> 00:25:32,063 DISTRICTS, BUT IT'S ALSO TWO 739 00:25:32,063 --> 00:25:33,598 COMMUNITIES, TWO BUILDINGS THAT 740 00:25:33,598 --> 00:25:35,634 NEED TO BE CONNECTED. AND FOR 741 00:25:35,634 --> 00:25:37,435 THE COMMUNITY THAT IS THERE AT 742 00:25:37,435 --> 00:25:40,739 SKYLINE. AND THAT CONNECTION AND 743 00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:43,174 THE CONNECTION TO THE TO THE 744 00:25:43,174 --> 00:25:45,210 NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL, FOR THOSE 745 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:47,646 THAT DON'T KNOW, I HAVE A 746 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:48,213 DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD 747 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:50,248 COUNCIL, WHICH IS A COUNCIL OF 748 00:25:50,248 --> 00:25:51,449 COUNCILS, IF YOU WILL, ALL THE 749 00:25:51,449 --> 00:25:53,885 WAY FROM MAGNOLIA COUNCIL DOWN 750 00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,720 TO ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TO 751 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,189 THE FIRST HILL ASSOCIATION. AND 752 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,491 WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF FIRST 753 00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:00,992 HILL AND WHAT THEY DO FOR THE 754 00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:03,595 COMMUNITY AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT 755 00:26:03,595 --> 00:26:05,797 TO INCLUDE ON THIS PROJECT HAS 756 00:26:05,797 --> 00:26:07,933 BEEN GREAT, AND I THANK THE 757 00:26:07,933 --> 00:26:09,434 SKYLINE COMMUNITY FOR FOR THAT 758 00:26:09,434 --> 00:26:10,769 REVERSE FOR THESE COFFEE CHATS 759 00:26:10,769 --> 00:26:14,139 AND THE LIKE, AND FOR THE 760 00:26:14,139 --> 00:26:16,975 IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING 761 00:26:16,975 --> 00:26:19,978 MADE. KEY OF ALL THOSE, SOME ARE 762 00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:20,578 ESTHETICALLY VERY IMPORTANT, 763 00:26:20,578 --> 00:26:24,716 VERY NICE. BUT KEY IS BASICALLY 764 00:26:24,716 --> 00:26:26,418 THE VISION ZERO IMPROVEMENTS. 765 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:30,021 THE THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS KEY 766 00:26:30,021 --> 00:26:31,289 BECAUSE COLLEAGUES, IF IT'S ONE 767 00:26:31,289 --> 00:26:34,359 THING, IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, 20 768 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:35,360 YOU CAN BOUNCE ACROSS THAT 769 00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:37,796 STREET, YOU KNOW, 30, 40, 50. 770 00:26:37,796 --> 00:26:40,999 I'M NOW 60. I CAN GET THERE. 771 00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:44,235 BUT IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT 772 00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:47,706 FOR OUR FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, 773 00:26:47,706 --> 00:26:49,274 FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE SKYLINE 774 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,776 COMMUNITY TO GET BETWEEN AND 775 00:26:51,776 --> 00:26:54,479 AROUND. AND SO THIS BRIDGE IS 776 00:26:54,479 --> 00:26:57,215 VERY IMPORTANT BEYOND CONNECTING 777 00:26:57,215 --> 00:26:59,284 WITH MEDICAL FACILITIES, BUT 778 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:00,652 ALSO SAFETY FROM A PEDESTRIAN 779 00:27:00,652 --> 00:27:01,853 SIDE. AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR 780 00:27:01,853 --> 00:27:03,088 THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, BOTH 781 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:06,424 ON THE CITY SIDE. THANK YOU. BUT 782 00:27:06,424 --> 00:27:07,525 ALSO FROM THE COMMUNITY. I 783 00:27:07,525 --> 00:27:09,961 REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK AND 784 00:27:09,961 --> 00:27:11,062 COLLEAGUES, BOTH COUNCIL 785 00:27:11,062 --> 00:27:12,464 PRESIDENT AND I DEFINITELY 786 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:14,199 SUPPORT THIS 110%. THANK YOU 787 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:14,432 CHAIR. 788 00:27:14,432 --> 00:27:17,502 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 789 00:27:17,502 --> 00:27:18,603 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER, VICE CHAIR 790 00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:21,006 RINCK. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 791 00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:22,507 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. IT'S 792 00:27:22,507 --> 00:27:24,309 NO QUESTION THAT THIS IS A 793 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:27,312 SOMBER MORNING, BUT I WILL SAY 794 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:28,046 TAKING UP THIS ISSUE IN 795 00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:29,381 PARTICULAR BRINGS A LITTLE BIT 796 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:32,317 OF LIGHT TO MY MORNING. JUST 797 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:34,219 BECAUSE WE. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE 798 00:27:34,219 --> 00:27:35,820 IN THE MAKING. I'VE BEEN 799 00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:36,921 FOLLOWING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 800 00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:38,189 TWO YEARS NOW. TWO YEARS AGO WAS 801 00:27:38,189 --> 00:27:39,691 WHEN I FIRST VISITED THIS 802 00:27:39,691 --> 00:27:41,359 SKYLINE COMMUNITY, AND THIS WAS 803 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,195 BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AS JUST 804 00:27:44,195 --> 00:27:47,732 A REAL ISSUE. AND I RECALL A 805 00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:49,267 CONVERSATION WITH A GENTLEMAN 806 00:27:49,267 --> 00:27:51,036 WHO WAS TELLING ME THAT HIS 807 00:27:51,036 --> 00:27:53,071 WIFE, AND BECAUSE OF HIS WIFE'S 808 00:27:53,071 --> 00:27:54,406 MOBILITY CHALLENGES, NEEDED TO 809 00:27:54,406 --> 00:27:55,040 LEAVE THE BUILDING AND GO ALL 810 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:55,707 THE WAY TO THE END OF THE BLOCK 811 00:27:55,707 --> 00:27:57,642 WHERE THE CURB CUTS ARE, AND 812 00:27:57,642 --> 00:28:01,146 WALK THROUGH AND BE ABLE TO GO 813 00:28:01,146 --> 00:28:02,313 ACROSS THE STREET THERE RATHER 814 00:28:02,313 --> 00:28:02,881 THAN CUTTING ACROSS IN THE 815 00:28:02,881 --> 00:28:04,315 MIDDLE OF THE STREET, JUST 816 00:28:04,315 --> 00:28:04,983 BECAUSE THAT WASN'T IN THE CARDS 817 00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:07,585 FOR HER. AND THAT ALONE KEPT HER 818 00:28:07,585 --> 00:28:09,087 FROM GOING TO A LOT OF THE 819 00:28:09,087 --> 00:28:12,057 EVENTS IN THE THEATER ACROSS THE 820 00:28:12,057 --> 00:28:13,291 STREET. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING 821 00:28:13,291 --> 00:28:14,659 ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I KNOW WE'RE 822 00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:15,260 TALKING ABOUT SKYBRIDGE, BUT 823 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:16,828 WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT 824 00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:18,163 LIVABILITY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL 825 00:28:18,163 --> 00:28:20,432 HEALTH FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE 826 00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:21,666 SKYBRIDGE COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS 827 00:28:21,666 --> 00:28:24,102 WHY I'M EXCITED TO TAKE UP THIS 828 00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:25,236 ISSUE TODAY. SO I WILL BE VOTING 829 00:28:25,236 --> 00:28:26,538 YES. I'M GLAD THAT I KNOW IT'S 830 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:27,205 BEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK TO 831 00:28:27,205 --> 00:28:28,873 GET TO THIS POINT. I THINK THE 832 00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:30,875 COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT HAVE 833 00:28:30,875 --> 00:28:33,178 BEEN LAID OUT ARE, ARE QUITE 834 00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:35,180 EXCITING TO ME AS WELL. BUT IN 835 00:28:35,180 --> 00:28:37,082 PARTICULAR, I AM EXCITED TO SEE 836 00:28:37,082 --> 00:28:39,417 THIS SKYBRIDGE GO FORWARD AND 837 00:28:39,417 --> 00:28:40,318 HAVE MORE SKYLINE RESIDENTS BE 838 00:28:40,318 --> 00:28:41,920 ABLE TO BE CONNECTED TO ONE 839 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,055 ANOTHER. THANK YOU. 840 00:28:44,055 --> 00:28:44,389 -- ALL RIGHT. 841 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:46,558 -- THANK YOU. ANY OTHER 842 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:49,027 COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON THE 843 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:53,698 PROPOSAL BEFORE US OKAY HEARING 844 00:28:53,698 --> 00:28:56,301 AND SEEING NONE. I MOVE THE 845 00:28:56,301 --> 00:28:59,938 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF 846 00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:00,905 COUNCIL BILL 121242. IS THERE A 847 00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:02,740 SECOND. 848 00:29:02,740 --> 00:29:03,341 -- SECOND, SECOND. 849 00:29:03,341 --> 00:29:05,510 -- ALL RIGHT. SOME SOME EAGER 850 00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:06,377 BEAVERS HERE WITH THE SECOND. 851 00:29:06,377 --> 00:29:07,545 LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT 852 00:29:07,545 --> 00:29:09,280 THERE WERE TWO ATTEMPTS FOR FOR 853 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,916 A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR AND 854 00:29:11,916 --> 00:29:14,285 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU. 855 00:29:14,285 --> 00:29:15,987 IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 856 00:29:15,987 --> 00:29:18,456 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF COUNCIL 857 00:29:18,456 --> 00:29:22,127 BILL 121242. WILL THE CLERK 858 00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:23,995 PLEASE CALL ACTUALLY. ANY OTHER 859 00:29:23,995 --> 00:29:24,829 COMMENTS? WE HAVE A PENDING 860 00:29:24,829 --> 00:29:28,933 MOTION. A SECOND. LET ME MAKE A 861 00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:29,934 MINOR CORRECTION TO MY OWN 862 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,402 SCRIPT. ANY. WE HAVE A PENDING 863 00:29:31,402 --> 00:29:32,370 MOTION THAT'S BEEN SECONDED. 864 00:29:32,370 --> 00:29:33,972 ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS 865 00:29:33,972 --> 00:29:36,541 BEFORE WE PROCEED TO A VOTE? NO. 866 00:29:36,541 --> 00:29:37,876 ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE COMMITTEE 867 00:29:37,876 --> 00:29:39,844 CLERK PLEASE ROLL OR CALL THE 868 00:29:39,844 --> 00:29:43,748 ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION. 869 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:44,282 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 870 00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:46,151 -- YES. 871 00:29:46,151 --> 00:29:48,686 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 872 00:29:48,686 --> 00:29:49,120 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 873 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:50,522 -- YES. 874 00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:52,090 -- VICE CHAIR. RINCK. YES. CHAIR 875 00:29:52,090 --> 00:29:55,293 SAKA. I CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE 876 00:29:55,293 --> 00:29:57,128 VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 877 00:29:57,128 --> 00:29:57,462 -- ALL RIGHT. 878 00:29:57,462 --> 00:29:58,296 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 879 00:29:58,296 --> 00:30:01,132 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT 880 00:30:01,132 --> 00:30:02,066 THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE COUNCIL 881 00:30:02,066 --> 00:30:03,201 BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FOUR 882 00:30:03,201 --> 00:30:04,502 TWO WILL BE SENT TO THE AUGUST 883 00:30:04,502 --> 00:30:08,373 4th, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 884 00:30:08,373 --> 00:30:10,375 THANK YOU. 885 00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:10,708 -- THANK YOU. 886 00:30:10,708 --> 00:30:13,912 -- THANK YOU 887 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:14,245 -- [APPLAUSE] 888 00:30:14,245 --> 00:30:15,947 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 889 00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:17,148 -- TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND 890 00:30:17,148 --> 00:30:18,683 THE IMPACT THE COMMUNITY FOR 891 00:30:18,683 --> 00:30:19,284 SHOWING UP TODAY AND SHARING 892 00:30:19,284 --> 00:30:20,451 YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS 893 00:30:20,451 --> 00:30:24,022 PROPOSAL. VERY HELPFUL AND 894 00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:25,290 INSTRUCTIVE. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 895 00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:27,992 OUR SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS. 896 00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:29,894 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 897 00:30:29,894 --> 00:30:33,731 TWO INTO THE RECORD 898 00:30:33,731 --> 00:30:35,867 -- AGENDA ITEM TWO BRIEFING, 899 00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:36,467 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE 900 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:41,172 CLERK FILE 314530 PETITION OF 901 00:30:41,172 --> 00:30:42,941 THE ULLC FOR THE VACATION OF A 902 00:30:42,941 --> 00:30:44,642 PORTION OF THE ALLEY LYING 903 00:30:44,642 --> 00:30:46,477 WITHIN BLOCK TWO. WEGENER'S 904 00:30:46,477 --> 00:30:48,146 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE 905 00:30:48,146 --> 00:30:51,349 BEING THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY NORTH 906 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:53,918 87th STREET, FIRST AVENUE, 907 00:30:53,918 --> 00:30:54,552 NORTHWEST PALATINE AVENUE, NORTH 908 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:59,090 AND NORTH 85th STREET AT 8623 909 00:30:59,090 --> 00:31:01,492 PALATINE AVENUE. NORTH. 910 00:31:01,492 --> 00:31:02,894 -- THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE OUR 911 00:31:02,894 --> 00:31:05,196 PRESENTERS HAVE JOINED US AT THE 912 00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,164 TABLE. WELCOME. ONCE READY, 913 00:31:06,164 --> 00:31:09,000 PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND 914 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,935 BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION 915 00:31:10,935 --> 00:31:12,237 -- AMY GRAY, SEATTLE DEPARTMENT 916 00:31:12,237 --> 00:31:13,872 OF TRANSPORTATION. 917 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,607 -- ONCE AGAIN, REBECCA BASKIN 918 00:31:15,607 --> 00:31:18,042 FROM CENTRAL STAFF SO I'LL LAY 919 00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:20,345 OUT THE PROCESS A LITTLE BIT AND 920 00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,512 THEN AMY WILL DESCRIBE THIS 921 00:31:21,512 --> 00:31:23,381 PROCESS OR PROJECT A LITTLE BIT 922 00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:25,316 MORE. SO AGAIN, OUR SECOND TOPIC 923 00:31:25,316 --> 00:31:26,217 TODAY IS RECOMMENDING 924 00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:27,752 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR AN 925 00:31:27,752 --> 00:31:29,420 ALLEY VACATION FOR THE U. 926 00:31:29,420 --> 00:31:32,323 MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 927 00:31:32,323 --> 00:31:34,893 IN THE NORTHERN EDGE OF DISTRICT 928 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,227 SIX IN GREENWOOD. FIRST STEPS ON 929 00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:39,998 THIS PROJECT WERE COMPLETED IN 930 00:31:39,998 --> 00:31:42,100 FEBRUARY OF 2024, WHERE THERE 931 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:45,403 WAS A BRIEFING ON THIS PROJECT 932 00:31:45,403 --> 00:31:47,705 IN MAY OF 2026, THERE WAS A 933 00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:51,109 PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS AT THIS 934 00:31:51,109 --> 00:31:53,711 COMMITTEE THAT INITIALLY 935 00:31:53,711 --> 00:31:54,345 REVIEWED THE LIST OF CONDITIONS 936 00:31:54,345 --> 00:31:54,946 THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 937 00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:56,881 PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THIS PROJECT, 938 00:31:56,881 --> 00:31:59,350 AND ALSO THERE WAS A PUBLIC 939 00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:01,185 HEARING. THERE WERE NO COMMENTS 940 00:32:01,185 --> 00:32:01,953 HELD OR GIVEN AT THE PUBLIC 941 00:32:01,953 --> 00:32:05,156 HEARING AS WELL. SO TODAY IS THE 942 00:32:05,156 --> 00:32:06,991 MOST SUBSTANTIAL AND KIND OF 943 00:32:06,991 --> 00:32:08,426 PENULTIMATE STEP BEFORE THIS 944 00:32:08,426 --> 00:32:10,828 VACATION IS OFFICIALLY GRANTED. 945 00:32:10,828 --> 00:32:13,231 THIS STEP APPROVES THE 946 00:32:13,231 --> 00:32:15,600 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND ADDS 947 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,635 THEM TO THE CLERK FILE THAT YOU 948 00:32:17,635 --> 00:32:19,737 WILL VOTE ON POTENTIALLY, AND 949 00:32:19,737 --> 00:32:23,107 APPROVE THAT CLERK FILE TODAY. 950 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:25,543 LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD AFTER THE 951 00:32:25,543 --> 00:32:26,844 PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED, THE 952 00:32:26,844 --> 00:32:28,079 TOPIC WILL COME BACK TO THE 953 00:32:28,079 --> 00:32:32,116 BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND SEEKING A 954 00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:34,519 FINAL ORDINANCE THAT WILL GRANT 955 00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:35,887 THE ALLEY VACATION. SO NOW I'LL 956 00:32:35,887 --> 00:32:36,921 TURN IT OVER TO AMY FROM SDOT 957 00:32:36,921 --> 00:32:39,223 FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THIS 958 00:32:39,223 --> 00:32:39,490 PROJECT. 959 00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:40,425 -- COUNCIL CHAIR DO YOU WANT TO 960 00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:43,094 GO TO SLIDE THREE? 961 00:32:43,094 --> 00:32:44,962 -- THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE 962 00:32:44,962 --> 00:32:49,467 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS 963 00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:52,370 PROPOSAL. THIS IS A PARTIAL 964 00:32:52,370 --> 00:32:59,210 ALLEY VACATION IN SORRY. YEAH 965 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:02,013 THAT'S OKAY. SO THIS IS A 966 00:33:02,013 --> 00:33:03,648 PARTIAL ALLEY VACATION IN 967 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,850 GREENWOOD. AND THIS IS A JUST 968 00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:08,219 DEPICTION OF THE PROJECT SITE. 969 00:33:08,219 --> 00:33:09,487 THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE 970 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:11,789 ALLEY WAS VACATED UNDER PREVIOUS 971 00:33:11,789 --> 00:33:13,491 ORDINANCE IN THE 1970s. AND THIS 972 00:33:13,491 --> 00:33:16,227 IS THE REMNANT PORTION OF THAT 973 00:33:16,227 --> 00:33:19,330 THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO 101 974 00:33:19,330 --> 00:33:22,700 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING THERE. 975 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:25,169 AND THIS ALLEY VACATION WOULD 976 00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:28,039 CONSOLIDATE THE SITE. AND TO THE 977 00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:29,173 WEST IS A CONSERVATION SITE 978 00:33:29,173 --> 00:33:30,208 WHERE THEY ARE PROPOSING, AS 979 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:31,476 PART OF THEIR PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO 980 00:33:31,476 --> 00:33:34,479 DO IMPROVEMENTS, THEIR HABITAT 981 00:33:34,479 --> 00:33:37,248 RESTORATION, AND SOME ART 982 00:33:37,248 --> 00:33:39,250 ELEMENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE NATIVE 983 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:41,886 BIRDS IN THE AREA AND SOME 984 00:33:41,886 --> 00:33:44,455 HABITAT FOR BIRDS, INCLUDING 985 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:46,190 BIRDS, NEST HOUSES AND THINGS 986 00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:52,397 LIKE THAT THEY HAVE. THIS 987 00:33:52,397 --> 00:33:55,299 PROPOSAL HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY 988 00:33:55,299 --> 00:33:56,934 EVALUATED THROUGH SDOT. OTHER 989 00:33:56,934 --> 00:33:57,502 CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING 990 00:33:57,502 --> 00:33:59,037 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND 991 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:02,974 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT RELATED TO 992 00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:04,142 UTILITIES AND ACCESS. AND ALONG 993 00:34:04,142 --> 00:34:05,810 WITH THE SEATTLE DESIGN 994 00:34:05,810 --> 00:34:08,112 COMMISSION, HAS WEIGHED IN ON 995 00:34:08,112 --> 00:34:10,581 THE PUBLIC TRUST ANALYSIS AND 996 00:34:10,581 --> 00:34:13,684 THE PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFIT 997 00:34:13,684 --> 00:34:15,486 ALLEY VACATIONS ARE A PERMANENT 998 00:34:15,486 --> 00:34:17,121 PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC ASSETS, 999 00:34:17,121 --> 00:34:19,524 AND SO THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH 1000 00:34:19,524 --> 00:34:22,894 THRESHOLD TO MEET. COUNCIL HAS 1001 00:34:22,894 --> 00:34:24,629 ADOPTED POLICIES THAT WE MUST 1002 00:34:24,629 --> 00:34:25,763 ADDRESS IN THESE PROPOSALS, AND 1003 00:34:25,763 --> 00:34:28,166 THE. YOU. PARTICIPATION, THE U. 1004 00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:30,601 HAS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY 1005 00:34:30,601 --> 00:34:33,871 ENGAGEMENT THAT INFORMED THEIR 1006 00:34:33,871 --> 00:34:36,474 PUBLIC BENEFITS AND HAS GOTTEN 1007 00:34:36,474 --> 00:34:38,709 THEIR BUY OFF ON THAT. AND BOTH 1008 00:34:38,709 --> 00:34:40,945 THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION 1009 00:34:40,945 --> 00:34:44,282 AND SDOT IS RECOMMENDING CITY 1010 00:34:44,282 --> 00:34:46,717 COUNCIL APPROVE THIS PETITION. 1011 00:34:46,717 --> 00:34:48,753 I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS 1012 00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,421 PRESENTATION, SO I'M GOING TO 1013 00:34:50,421 --> 00:34:53,858 SLIDE TO WHERE I CAN. I ALSO 1014 00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:54,926 CAN'T DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE. I 1015 00:34:54,926 --> 00:35:00,097 CAN'T SPEAK AND NAVIGATE A 1016 00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:02,433 POWERPOINT. SO I CAN DO THAT. SO 1017 00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:05,136 THESE ARE JUST MORE IMAGES OF 1018 00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:06,237 THE ALLEY VACATION WE REQUIRE. 1019 00:35:06,237 --> 00:35:07,805 THEY LOOK AT A NO VACATION 1020 00:35:07,805 --> 00:35:09,440 ALTERNATIVES TO SEE WHAT COULD 1021 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:10,875 BE POTENTIALLY BUILT ON THE SITE 1022 00:35:10,875 --> 00:35:13,778 VERSUS WHAT THE VACATION WILL 1023 00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:15,446 ACHIEVE. EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY 1024 00:35:15,446 --> 00:35:17,181 OUTREACH. I'M TRYING. THERE 1025 00:35:17,181 --> 00:35:19,350 WILL BE SOME STREET LEVEL USES. 1026 00:35:19,350 --> 00:35:20,618 SO THIS IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE 1027 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:22,086 PUBLIC BENEFIT PROPOSAL. THERE 1028 00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:24,255 WILL BE AN EXTENDED SIDEWALK 1029 00:35:24,255 --> 00:35:25,890 CONNECTION. THERE WILL BE A NEW 1030 00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:28,392 WIDENED SIDEWALK HIGHLIGHTED IN 1031 00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:29,727 ORANGE. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO 1032 00:35:29,727 --> 00:35:33,431 SIDEWALK. AND SO THE PROJECT IS 1033 00:35:33,431 --> 00:35:33,965 GOING TO BE DEVELOPING A 1034 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:35,466 SIDEWALK ALONG THAT AND ALONG 1035 00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:37,502 FIRST AVENUE, NORTHWEST. AND 1036 00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:41,806 THEY'RE GOING TO, LIKE I SAID 1037 00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:42,440 EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING 1038 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,409 GREEN SPACE, OPEN SPACE. IT WILL 1039 00:35:45,409 --> 00:35:47,078 NOT BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE 1040 00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:47,845 BECAUSE IT'S A CONSERVATION 1041 00:35:47,845 --> 00:35:50,281 SITE, BUT THERE WILL BE 1042 00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:53,150 VIEWPOINTS IN FOR PEOPLE AND 1043 00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:54,785 PEDESTRIANS TO LOOK INTO AND SEE 1044 00:35:54,785 --> 00:35:57,288 THE HABITAT RESTORATION AND BIRD 1045 00:35:57,288 --> 00:35:59,323 ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN HERE'S A 1046 00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:03,861 TABLE THAT GIVES A PROJECT 1047 00:36:03,861 --> 00:36:06,397 APPROXIMATE PROJECT ESTIMATES 1048 00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:07,932 AND AS DOT IS RECOMMENDING, CITY 1049 00:36:07,932 --> 00:36:09,567 COUNCIL APPROVE THE PETITION. 1050 00:36:09,567 --> 00:36:10,501 AND LIKE REBECCA SAID AT THE END 1051 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:12,170 OF THE PROJECT, WHEN THEY'VE 1052 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:14,205 COMPLETED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING 1053 00:36:14,205 --> 00:36:14,839 ALL THEIR PUBLIC BENEFITS, WE 1054 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:17,775 WILL COME BACK TO YOU TO PRESENT 1055 00:36:17,775 --> 00:36:18,910 TO YOU THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED 1056 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:21,879 THE PROJECT, THAT ALL THE PUBLIC 1057 00:36:21,879 --> 00:36:22,513 BENEFITS HAVE BEEN DONE. THEY 1058 00:36:22,513 --> 00:36:23,748 HAVE PAID THEIR FEE TO ACQUIRE 1059 00:36:23,748 --> 00:36:25,650 THE RIGHT OF WAY AND AT THAT 1060 00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:30,388 POINT, COUNCIL WOULD VOTE TO 1061 00:36:30,388 --> 00:36:30,955 APPROVE THE FINAL VACATION, 1062 00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:33,524 WHICH FOREVER TAKES IT OUT OF 1063 00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:34,192 THE PUBLIC TRUST. AND I'M HAPPY 1064 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:35,026 TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY 1065 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:36,727 HAVE. THANK YOU. 1066 00:36:36,727 --> 00:36:39,163 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1067 00:36:39,163 --> 00:36:40,298 -- COLLEAGUES. AT THIS POINT, WE 1068 00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:43,067 WILL ENTERTAIN ANY COMMENTS, 1069 00:36:43,067 --> 00:36:46,237 QUESTIONS ON THIS PROPOSAL 1070 00:36:46,237 --> 00:36:49,607 ALWAYS NORMALLY STARTING WITH 1071 00:36:49,607 --> 00:36:53,210 OUR VICE CHAIR. IF YOU HAVE ANY 1072 00:36:53,210 --> 00:36:53,611 VICE CHAIR RINCK. 1073 00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:54,912 -- NOT TODAY. THANK YOU. 1074 00:36:54,912 --> 00:36:55,179 -- CHAIR. 1075 00:36:55,179 --> 00:36:56,447 -- ALL RIGHT. 1076 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:59,283 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. ANY 1077 00:36:59,283 --> 00:36:59,917 OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS ON THE 1078 00:36:59,917 --> 00:37:04,822 PROPOSAL BEFORE US? HEARING 1079 00:37:04,822 --> 00:37:06,657 SEEING NONE. LET ME SHED A 1080 00:37:06,657 --> 00:37:11,262 LITTLE LIGHT ON THE PATH AHEAD 1081 00:37:11,262 --> 00:37:12,563 HERE. SO THIS VOTE WILL PROCEED 1082 00:37:12,563 --> 00:37:14,599 IN TWO PARTS. COLLEAGUES. FIRST, 1083 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:16,467 WE WILL VOTE TO ADD SDOT 1084 00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:19,470 RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. AND THEN 1085 00:37:19,470 --> 00:37:22,073 IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, WE 1086 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:23,808 WILL VOTE ON GRANTING THE CLERK 1087 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:26,510 FILE AS SPECIFICALLY 1088 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:31,816 CONDITIONED. ALL RIGHT. NOW I 1089 00:37:31,816 --> 00:37:35,419 MOVE THE COMMITTEE AMEND CLERK 1090 00:37:35,419 --> 00:37:38,322 FILE 314530 TO ADD S DOTS. 1091 00:37:38,322 --> 00:37:40,257 RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AS SHOWN 1092 00:37:40,257 --> 00:37:42,627 IN ATTACHMENT ONE TO COUNCIL 1093 00:37:42,627 --> 00:37:44,929 CENTRAL STAFF'S MEMO. IS THERE 1094 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:46,464 A SECOND? 1095 00:37:46,464 --> 00:37:46,831 -- SECOND. 1096 00:37:46,831 --> 00:37:48,733 -- ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 1097 00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:50,234 AND SECONDED TO ADD THE 1098 00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:53,237 CONDITIONS TO THE CLERK FILE 1099 00:37:53,237 --> 00:37:55,906 314530. IS THERE ANY FURTHER 1100 00:37:55,906 --> 00:38:01,912 DISCUSSION HEARING SEEING NONE. 1101 00:38:01,912 --> 00:38:05,650 THANK YOU. WILL THE COMMITTEE 1102 00:38:05,650 --> 00:38:09,020 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.? 1103 00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:11,022 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1104 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:11,255 -- YES. 1105 00:38:11,255 --> 00:38:12,923 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1106 00:38:12,923 --> 00:38:13,157 -- AYE. 1107 00:38:13,157 --> 00:38:14,892 -- COUNCILMEMBER. LYNN. 1108 00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:15,126 -- YES. 1109 00:38:15,126 --> 00:38:16,861 -- VICE CHAIR. RINCK. 1110 00:38:16,861 --> 00:38:17,094 -- YES. 1111 00:38:17,094 --> 00:38:19,363 -- CHAIR SAKA. I CHAIR, THERE 1112 00:38:19,363 --> 00:38:22,366 ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO 1113 00:38:22,366 --> 00:38:22,633 OPPOSED. 1114 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:31,442 -- THANK YOU LET'S SEE NOW. WE 1115 00:38:31,442 --> 00:38:34,679 WILL MOVE THE CLERK FILE AS 1116 00:38:34,679 --> 00:38:41,285 CONDITION. LET'S SEE HERE. 1117 00:38:41,285 --> 00:38:44,355 OKAY. I MOVE. THE COMMITTEE 1118 00:38:44,355 --> 00:38:48,092 RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL GRANT AS 1119 00:38:48,092 --> 00:38:51,462 CONDITIONED. THE CLERK FILE 1120 00:38:51,462 --> 00:38:53,998 314530. IS THERE A SECOND? 1121 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:54,298 -- SECOND. 1122 00:38:54,298 --> 00:38:55,800 -- THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED 1123 00:38:55,800 --> 00:39:00,538 AND SECONDED TO GRANT AS 1124 00:39:00,538 --> 00:39:02,740 CONDITIONED CLERK. FILE 314530. 1125 00:39:02,740 --> 00:39:08,212 IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION 1126 00:39:08,212 --> 00:39:09,847 HEARING. SEEING NONE. WILL THE 1127 00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:11,549 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 1128 00:39:11,549 --> 00:39:13,050 GRANTING OF THE FILE OF THE 1129 00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:15,453 CLERK FILE. 1130 00:39:15,453 --> 00:39:15,986 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1131 00:39:15,986 --> 00:39:17,188 -- YES. 1132 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:17,722 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1133 00:39:17,722 --> 00:39:19,690 -- AYE. 1134 00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:20,157 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1135 00:39:20,157 --> 00:39:21,158 -- YES. 1136 00:39:21,158 --> 00:39:23,627 -- VICE CHAIR. RINCK. 1137 00:39:23,627 --> 00:39:23,861 -- YES. 1138 00:39:23,861 --> 00:39:25,162 -- CHAIR SAKA. 1139 00:39:25,162 --> 00:39:25,930 -- I CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES 1140 00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:28,599 IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 1141 00:39:28,599 --> 00:39:31,302 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES 1142 00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:31,936 AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 1143 00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:33,771 THAT CITY COUNCIL GRANT AS 1144 00:39:33,771 --> 00:39:37,842 SPECIFICALLY CONDITIONED. CLERK 1145 00:39:37,842 --> 00:39:38,843 FILE 314530 WILL BE SENT TO THE 1146 00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:42,680 AUGUST 4th, 2026 CITY COUNCIL 1147 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:45,216 MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU 1148 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:46,951 EVERYONE. WE HAVE REACHED THE 1149 00:39:46,951 --> 00:39:49,453 END OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. 1150 00:39:49,453 --> 00:39:54,558 OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON 1151 00:39:54,558 --> 00:39:57,561 AUGUST 6th, 2026 AT 9:30 A.M.. 1152 00:39:57,561 --> 00:39:59,163 IS THERE ANY FINAL BUSINESS TO 1153 00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:01,031 COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? 1154 00:40:01,031 --> 00:40:05,202 BEFORE WE ADJOURN HEARING AND 1155 00:40:05,202 --> 00:40:07,438 SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO 1156 00:40:07,438 --> 00:40:08,105 COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, WE 1157 00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:12,409 ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 10:11 A.M..