>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE JANUARY 27, 2023 REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS, AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:31.
I AM TAMMY MORALES, CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER --?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES ?
>> PRESENT.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THIS WILL BE A RELATIVELY BRIEF
MEETING.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND ONE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION RELATED TO
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
REVIEW.
PROCEDURES.
AND THAT WILL BE AT.
SO, AS WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT, I AM GOING TO OPEN UP
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE FOLKS
IN PERSON AND I BELIEVE WE DO
HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP
ELECTRONICALLY.
IS THAT RIGHT?
I AM SORRY.
I DON'T HAVE THAT SHEET APPEAR
COMEDY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE
VIRTUALLY?
>> WE HAVE 10 SIGNED UP
VIRTUALLY AND THREE THAT ARE
MARKED NON-PRESENT.
>> WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS BEEN
START WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE
VIRTUAL AND THAT WE WILL MOVE
TO THE FOLKS THAT WERE HERE IN
PUBLIC, IN CHAMBERS.
SO, AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE COME
I WILL ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE
BE PATIENT AS WE OPERATE THE
HYBRID SYSTEM.
IT DOES ALLOW FOR COUNCIL TO
ALLOW PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND
REMAINS OUR INTENT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE KEEPING THINGS IN
ORDER.
SO IF THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR UNSUITABLE FOR ANY OF
OUR MEETING WE WILL CUT THE
MICROPHONES AND ASK YOU TO
REFRAIN FROM CONTINUING YOUR
COMMENTS.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER, WE WILL HAVE UP TO 20
MINUTES, LET ME SEE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVE?
I AM GOING TO GIVE FOLKS ONE
MINUTE, WE HAVE ABOUT 40 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP.
SO WE WILL GIVE FOLKS ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK AND I WILL CALL
ON, AS I SAID THE FOLKS THAT
ARE VIRTUAL FIRST, THEN WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FOLKS THAT
SIGNED UP IN CHAMBERS.
ONCE YOU SPEAK, IF YOU ARE
VIRTUAL, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TWO
UNMUTE AND THEN YOU WILL STEVE
RECEIVE A CHIME TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
WEEK OR.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP
PUBLIC COMMENT WITH VIRTUAL
FOLKS.
I AM GETTING A SECURITY WARNING
AND I TRY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SHEET.
DEVON, I WILL ASK YOU TO CALL
VIRTUAL FOLKS AND THEN I WILL
HAVE THE SHEETS THAT ARE HERE.
AND WE WILL GIVE FOLKS ONE
MINUTE.
>> HELLO?
>> FIRST UP WE HAVE MEGAN
MURPHY.
>> HELLO.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF EZRA ALEM
BEING ELECTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
MY STORY IS MUCH LIKE EZRA
ALEM'S AS I SPIRIT STICKS
ORDINARY HARDSHIPS OF BEING
STALKED FOR OVER 12 YEARS NOW
WHICH THE CAUSE OF MY SON
ENDING UP IN THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM AND ADOPTED WITH
BILLIONAIRES IN THE SHADOW
STALKING ME.
ONE WAS A CLIENT OF JEFFREY
EPSTEIN AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABUSING ME, USING MY AA
MEETINGS TO SEND PEOPLE THAT
WOULD LIKE THEM TO
PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARASS ME AND
MAKE ME FEEL LIKE NO MATTER HOW
HARD I KICK AND SCREAM AND
FIGHT, THEY WILL STILL STALKED
ME.
I DEMAND THAT THEY ARE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND FORCED OUT OF
MY LIFE.
JUST LIKE EZRA ALEM EXPERIENCED
HARDSHIP AND HE WISH SOMEONE
WOULD HELP HIM, THESE ARE NOT
THE PEOPLE I WANT HOPING ME
THAT ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABUSIVE.
IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY PAINFUL.
AND I DEMAND IT STOP.
PEOPLE WITH MONEY NEED TO BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE MONEY
GIVES NO EXCUSE TO STALK A
WOMAN AND SEXUALLY HARASSED ME
FROM A DISTANCE.
WITHOUT EVER HAVING SAT DOWN
WITH ME FACE-TO-FACE AND ASKING
IF IT IS OKAY.
AND MINIMIZING MY FEELINGS AS
IF THEY DO NOT MATTER.
WHEN IT REALLY HURTS BAD AND I
DEMAND SEVERAL THOUSAND TIMES
THAT THEY NOT STALK ME.
>> THANK YOU.
YOUR TIME EXPIRED.
DEVON, CALL THE NEXT PERSON,
PLEASE.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DEVON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
AND THANK YOU CHAIR MORALES AND
VALUED CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM GRATEFUL TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY AND ONLY WISH I COULD BE
THERE IN PERSON TO SEE THIS
GOOD COMMUNITY WORK HAPPENING.
MY NAME IS DEVON AND I AM THE
CURRENT CHAIR OF THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET COUNCIL AND I AM CALLING
TODAY MAKING THIS COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO CB 120456 THAT YOU
ARE CONSIDERING.
I SENT A LETTER AS CHAIR OF
THE PDA COUNCIL AS EXPLANATION
OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THE REMOVAL
OF THE HISTORIC MISSION FROM
THE IMPACT OF THIS COUNCIL
BILL.
WE ARE JUST BEGINNING THE
PROCESS TO CREATE A 50 YEAR
MASTER PLAN FOR THE MARKET AND
WE WILL WORK WITH ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE MARKET
COMMUNITY, FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET, INCLUDING HISTORICAL
FOUNDATION AND OTHERS, AND CITY
LEADERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THE
MARKET STAYS TRUE TO HISTORY
AND ITS POSITION REMAIN A
THRIVING SOUL OF THE CITY.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AT
THAT TIME.
SO PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE BOB
MUSSINA NOT PRESENT.
I WILL HOLD ON FOR BOB.
WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT PERSON
IN LINE, CHRIS WOODWARD.
>> CHRIS, ARE YOU THERE?
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE.
>> JUST PROVIDING A BRIEF
COMMENT TODAY IN TODAY'S
COUNCIL BILL 120456, WITH PARK
PLACE MARKET INCLUDED.
-- ONE OF THE POSITIVES THAT
CAME AFTER COVID PANDEMIC WAS
THE APPROVAL OF ALLOWING --
THIS STREAMLINED PROCESS -- IS
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR ALL INCLUDING
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROGRAM -- WE ENGAGE --
HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND ONE
RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT WAS
SHIFTING ROUTINE RESERVATION
APPROVAL TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS.
FOR THOSE REASONS I AM URGING
COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE TO
APPROVE THIS BILL.
AGAIN WITH THE AMENDMENTS
REGARDING -- THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTINE
VAUGHN.
>> CHRISTINE YOU NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
>> HAVE I UNMUTED?
>> DO YOU GO.
>> THIS IS CHRISTINE VAUGHN AND
I AM SPEAKING TO CB 120456.
THE CITIZENS AND THEIR WISDOM
PUSHED THE PRESERVATION OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET IN THE HANDS
OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
AND THE CITY AND ITS WISDOM PUT
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARKET IN
THE HANDS OF THE PDA.
BOTH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
JOINED THE VOICES OF
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM ALL SECTORS
OF THE MARKET COMMUNITY ASKING
THE MARKET BE TAKEN OUT OF CB
120456.
THERE IS NO JEOPARDY TO NEW
HOUSING AND HEATING THESE
VOICES BECAUSE THERE IS NO NEW
HOUSING PLANNED IN THE PARK
PLACE MARKET.
IT IS ALREADY AN EXEMPLARY
MODEL OF HOW MIXED-RACE HOUSING
CAN WORK.
IT AIN'T BROKE, PLEASE DON'T
FIX IT.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> OKAY.
NEXT SPEAKER, WE HAVE, ALSO
MARKED NOT PRESENT, HOWARD
GAIL.
WE WILL COME BACK TO HOWARD AS
WELL AFTER WE MOVE THROUGH.
THE NEXT PERSON PRESENT WE HAVE
IS IRENE WALL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS IRENE AND I AM A
SEATTLE LIFER AND MEMBER OF
FRIENDS OF THE MARKET.
THIS WEEK THERE WAS A WIDELY
CIRCULATED ARTICLE FROM "THE
NEW YORK TIMES" ABOUT THE
UBIQUITY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
EMBEDDED IN THE ARTICLE WAS A
CHALLENGE TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY
THE LOCATION OF SEVERAL NEW
BUILDINGS BETWEEN DENVER,
NASHVILLE, AND SEATTLE.
IT WASN'T EASY AND I GOT ONE
RIGHT.
IF ANY OF THOSE PICTURES HAD
BEEN OF ANY BUILDING IN THE
MARKET, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NO-
BRAINER.
WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY FOR
OUR IDENTITY, FOR SUCCESS OF
THE FARMERS, VENDORS, AGENCIES
THAT KEEP THE PLACE HUMMING.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS THE
HISTORIC WAY, WHERE THEY HAVE
FULL AUTHORITY OVER DECISIONS
WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE,
BUILDINGS, AND THE UNIQUE WEB OF
ACTIVITY. PLEASE SUPPORT
AMENDMENT ONE, TO REMOVE THE
MARKET FROM CB 120456.
IT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP THE
MARKET AUTHENTIC AND IS A
GREAT PLACE IN THE HEART OF THE
CITY AND HEARTS OF SEATTLEITES.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE ALSO HAVE MARKED NOT
PRESENT, ROBERT MUSSINA.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO LORREN --.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LAUREN AND I AM
COMMISSIONER FOR THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET, AS WELL AS A BUSINESS
OWNER AND ARCHITECT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TO REMOVE THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET FROM CB 120456.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE
HISTORIC REVIEW PROCESS REMAIN
A PUBLIC PROCESS FOR
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT
ABILITY.
THOUGH SOME OF THESE ITEMS MAY
SEEM SMALL IN THE ORIGINAL
BILL, THEY HAVE GREAT IMPACT
FROM PIKE PLACE MARKET.
THESE LITTLE DETAILS MAKE THE
MARKET A UNIQUE PLACE THAT IT
IS TODAY.
DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL WAS
ALLOWED, THE DEPARTMENT OF A
HEADS APPROVED APPLICATIONS
THAT VIOLATED GUIDELINES.
THEY DID NOT POST TO CITIZENS
UNTIL AFTER THE APPEAL TIME,
MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE
PUBLIC TO VOICE CONCERNS.
IF THESE MISTAKES WERE MADE
THEN, WHAT WILL STOP THAT FROM
HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE?
THE SURVEY THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS PRESENTED AT
THE LAST MEETING WAS ONLY GIVEN
TO A SELECT GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT THEY CHERRY PICKED.
AND WAS ONLY RESPONDENT BY 33
PEOPLE.
AS A MARKET BUSINESS OWNED
ARCHITECT AND COMMISSIONER I
ASK YOU TO REMOVE THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET FROM THE CB
120456, AS PROPOSED.
AS PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS'S AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE HOWARD GAIL IS
PRESENT SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO
HOWARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD GAIL WITH SEATTLE STOP.
THIS MORNING AS YOU MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT WITH THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO THE
VOLUNTEERS, WHETHER YOU EXPECT
THEM TO BE A FORCE OF CHANGE OR
FRONT FOR PRETENSE.
LAST APRIL THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION VOTED
OVERWHELMINGLY TO -- POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUING
ABUSES.
LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
SUCCESSFULLY AND ILLEGALLY
THREATENED AND DELETE THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION INTO
INACTION AND SILENCE.
AS DOCUMENTED BY CAROLYN.
THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE
HAVE REMAINED SILENT IN THE
ASSAULT ON HUMAN SPRITES, WHICH
CONTINUES NOW IN 2023.
WORSE YET, CHAIR MORALES CHOSE
IN SEPTEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN
A MEETING WHERE COMMISSIONERS
WERE BULLIED BY THE POLICE
COMMISSION.
SINCE THEN WELL OVER HALF OF
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HAS
RESIGNED.
IT IS EXTREMELY DISHEARTENING
WHEN IN AN ATTEMPT IN FICTION
OF A FUNCTIONING POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
COUNCILMEMBER ARE WILLING TO
DESTROY THEIR OWN HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS
WE HAVE MARKED PRESENT FOR THE
TIME BEING FROM ONLINE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU DEVON.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FOLKS
THAT ARE IN CHAMBERS.
FIRST I HAVE DION, FOLLOWED BY
HALEY, AND JOAN.
ARE ARE TWO MICROPHONES OUT
HERE SO YOU CAN COME UP AND WE
WILL HEAR WHAT YOUR TESTIMONY
IS.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIRPERSON
TAMMY MORALES.
MY NAME IS DION AND I WANT TO
SPEAK BRIEFLY , I HOPE THIS
WILL BEGIN THE SERIES OF
CONVERSATIONS THAT I WOULD
HAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
REGARDING ECONOMIC STATE OF
BLACK AMERICANS.
IN THE SOCIETY, THE ILLITERATE
AND THE ILLITERATE ARE THE MOST
MARGINALIZED AND UNREPRESENTED.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE
ACHIEVEMENT AND WEALTH GAP
BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE
AMERICANS, THE NATIONAL
ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
PROGRESS DATA RESULTS REVEALED
THAT 83% OF BLACKS IN AMERICA
WERE NOT SHOWN PROFICIENT IN
READING AT THE 12th GRADE LEVEL.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT THE DEBILITATING AND
RIPPLING EFFECTS OF ILLITERACY
DENIES ACCESS TO THE FREEDOMS,
LIBERTIES, CIVIL OR HUMAN
RIGHTS AFFORDED TO CITIZENS OF
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES.
THE DATA RESULTS FROM THIS
RESEARCH, THUS INFORM US THAT
IN THIS SOCIETY THE ILLITERATE
ARE THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND
UNDERREPRESENTED.
I HOPE THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU A
LETTER, MS. TAMMY MORALES, AS
WELL AS THE MAYOR.
I HOPE THAT THIS WILL BEGIN A
CONVERSATION PERTAINING TO THE
CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE ILLITERATE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT WE HAVE HALEY, FOLLOWED
BY JOAN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
FIRST I WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR HIS
RESPONSIVENESS TO OUR PLEASE.
I REVIEWED THE ENTIRE TAPE OF
THE DECEMBER MEETING AND
REALIZED THAT BESIDES THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
SUPPLY NOT ONE REASON FOR
TAKING AUTHORITY AWAY FROM THE
MHC, AND BESIDES ALL OF THE
ARGUMENTS GIVEN FOR THE MHC'S
TRANSPARENCY, ACCESSIBILITY,
KNOWLEDGE, AND AGILITY, THERE
IS ONE OTHER COMPELLING
ARGUMENT TO MAKE.
WHAT IS NOT BEEN SET IS THAT BY
THE LATEST COUNT THE MARKET
HOSTS IF 10 MILLION SET-ASIDES
CUSTOMERS A YEAR.
SO IT MUST BE CONCEDED THAT THE
MARKET, THE SELF-GOVERNING
NEIGHBOR THAT IT IS, MUST BE
DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
IT WILL NOT DO IT AS WRITE
WITHOUT ITS DELIBERATIVE
BODIES, INCLUDING THE MHC.
WHICH HAS MET REGULARLY FOR 50
YEARS WITH THE COMMITMENT TO
PRESERVE THE MARKET CHARACTER
FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND FOR
THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE STILL TO COME.
FOR THE PUBLIC SAY, PLEASE MAKE
THE OBVIOUS DECISION AND REMOVE
SECTION 8 FROM CB 120456.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
JOAN, FOLLOWED BY SARA.
AND JANET.
>> I AM A PERSON WHO WANTS
TRANSPARENCY.
IN GOVERNMENT.
SMALL G. I AM A SUPPORTER OF
THE WASHINGTON STATE OPEN
PUBLIC MEETING ACT, 1990.
THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE REMOVAL OF THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET FROM THE
OVERSIGHT.
THIS ACTION WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE 1971 MARKET
INITIATIVE VOTE TO SAVE THIS
MARKET YET AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE OTHER SEVEN
DISTRICTS WILL NOT HAVE
TRANSPARENCY OR THE STATE OPEN
PUBLIC MEETING ACT PROTECTIONS.
THE REASON WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT NOW IS BECAUSE THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS
IN A NONTRANSPARENT AND NON-
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING PROCESS.
IN THEIR 50 YEAR PLANNING
PROCESS, THIS WILL UNDERMINE
THE MARKET'S EFFORTS SINCE THE
1971 INITIATIVE.
IF THIS MASTERPLAN --
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THE
REST OF YOUR COMMENTS IN
WRITING, PLEASE DO THAT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, WE HAVE SARA, FOLLOWED
BY JANET AND BILLY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SARA AND I
HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER FOR THE
FRIENDS OF THE MARKET SINCE
1964.
AND I SERVED ON THE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR 10
YEARS.
I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO ADOPT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S AMENDMENT
TO CB 120456.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
THESE INITIATIVES BE MADE NOT
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BUT IN THE
MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION
PROCEEDING.
THIS COMMISSION PROHIBITS
GUIDELINES, FRANCHISES, CHAINS
OF THE MARKET UNLESS YOU
STARTED THERE, HENCE STARBUCKS.
AND SO, BUT, THE COMMISSION
KEEPS OTHER CHAINS OUT.
NO BURGER KING.
IN THE MARKET.
AND THAT IS HARD.
BUT THE COMMISSION SAID NO TO
BIG BIGNESS AND PLEASE ADOPT
THE AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JANET, FOLLOWED BY BILLY.
>> A MORNING.
MY NAME IS JANET.
I AM WITH THE SAVE THE MARKET
ENTRANCE GROUP.
THE GROUP THAT LANDMARKED THE
HAHN BUILDING.
AND WE ARE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
AMENDMENT.
AND BECAUSE THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET MATTERS.
IT MATTERS TO PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD.
IT IS WORLD-FAMOUS!
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN VISITORS
THERE FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS, AS
HAS EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
AND IT SHOULD NOT BE JUST IN
THE HANDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO PUBLIC
OVERSIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF
THE MARKET ITSELF.
AND ITS, THE HISTORIC VALUE
CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
SO I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BILLY, FOLLOWED BY ELAINE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS BILLY AND MY MOM
AND I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN
1966.
MY EARLIEST MEMORIES AS A KID
IS GOING TO PIKE PLACE MARKET
WITH MY MOM WHO TAKES ME DOWN A
COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.
I AM NOW LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A
SPACE IN PIKE PLACE MARKET AND
I AM LOCATED ON FLOWER ROW.
I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST
FIVE YEARS, ACTUALLY, FOUR.
I HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
BY DIRECTOR MARY, TO DISSOLVE
AND TAKE POWER AWAY AND CHECKS
AND BALANCES AWAY FROM THE
CONTINGENCY.
EXCUSE ME.
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET IS TRULY
UNIQUE AND THE ONLY THING WE
HAVE THAT IS STILL TRULY
SEATTLE.
AND IT NEEDS TO STAY SEATTLE
AND WE NEED CHECKS AND
BALANCES, OVERSIGHT.
I IMPLORE ON ALL OF YOU, PLEASE
DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
>> ELAINE, FOLLOWED BY JANET,
SORRY, HEATHER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ELAINE.
AT THE HEARING ON ORDINANCE
120456, AND INDEED TODAY, IT
WOULD APPEAR THAT IT WAS
UNANIMOUS THAT THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM
THE ORDINATES.
SINCE THEN, WE HAVE LEARNED
THAT THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO
WOULD LIKE IT TO REMAIN IN THE
ORDINANCE, AS ORIGINALLY
GRAFTED.
MOSTLY PROPERTY OWNERS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED BY
THAT.
NOTHING IS ACTUALLY UNANIMOUS.
I HAVE SPENT MY CAREER TRYING
TO HELP BUSINESSES NAVIGATE
GOVERNMENT PROCESS AND MOST
BUSINESS WOULD RATHER NOT BE
REGULATED.
BUT CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING.
WHERE THE CONTEXT, AS IT IS
HERE, IS ONE OF THE MOST
BELOVED ICONIC PLACES IN A
WORLD-CLASS CITY.
A BUSINESS NEEDS TO EXPECT THAT
IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE
LEGITIMATE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC
TO REVIEW AND SUPERVISE WHAT
GOES ON.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HEATHER, FOLLOWED BY PAUL
AND MARANDA.
>> HELLO.
I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO READ A
LETTER FROM ALEX, FROM --
ARCHITECTS.
HE PLAN TO BE HERE TODAY BUT IS
HOME WITH A COLD AND REACHED
OUT TO ME TO READ HIS LETTER.
GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS
ALEX.
I AM A LICENSED ARCHITECT AND
HAVE AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM IN
PIONEER SQUARE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY I HAVE SERVED
ON THREE HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION BOARDS AS A BOARD
MEMBER AND CHAIRPERSON.
THESE INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, PIKE PLACE MARKET,
AND MOST RECENTLY PIONEER
SQUARE.
CURRENTLY I SERVE AS A BOARD
MEMBER ON CCD AC, CAPITAL
CAMPUS DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
IN OLYMPIA.
WE ADVISED THE STATE CAPITAL
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDMENT.
I WAS CHAIR OF THE AND 29
PRESERVATION BOARD DURING THE
2008 RENOVATIONS.
I WORKED MOSTLY WITH DUNCAN AND
HIS TEAM.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
RENOVATION IMPROVEMENTS WERE
MINIMALLY VISIBLE TO THE EXTENT
THAT I REQUESTED THEY PROVIDE
PIKE RUN MOCKUPS.
I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
I AM SORRY.
>> THAT IS ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE, YES, YOUR TIME EXPIRED
BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND
THOSE TO THE COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO TAKE THOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> PAUL, FOLLOWED BY MARANDA
AND THEN FRANK . PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> A MORNING.
MIDI COUNCILMEMBERS.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE LEWIS
AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET FROM THE
LEGISLATION.
THE VOTERS OF SEATTLE DECIDED
TO CREATE A SPECIAL DISTRICT
AND COMMISSION TO PROTECT THE
MARKET.
THE BUILDINGS.
AND THE FUNCTION OF THE
DISTRICT.
FROM PRESSURES OF THE HIGHEST
AND BEST, SO OFTEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ICONIC
BUILDINGS AND PLACES HERE IN
SEATTLE.
BECAUSE OF THIS WISE DECISION
ON PART OF THE VOTERS, THE
MARKET HAS BEEN A MAGNET
DRAWING MANY TOURISTS AS WELL
AS LOCALS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
THERE IS KIND OF A MAGIC IN THE
WAY THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
WORKS AS A DISTRICT. ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE THAT VISIT THE PLACE.
IT IS THROUGH THE OVERSIGHT OF
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION THAT THE
PRESSURES HAVE DEVELOPMENT,
WHICH WE CAN SEE NEGATIVELY
CHANGING MANY OF OUR WELL OF
DISTRICTS, IS MITIGATED.
IF YOU MOVE DECISION-MAKING OF
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET INTO THIS
PROPOSED NEW SCHEME, IT WILL
NOT BE LONG BEFORE DEVELOPERS
TAKE OVER MODIFICATION AND WE
WILL LOSE --
>> THANK YOU.
MARANDA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I BELIEVE THE BILL WAS
CREATED IN GOOD FAITH AND GOOD
GOVERNMENT.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE GOOD
GOVERNANCE ABOUT PIKE PLACE
MARKET WITHOUT THE INPUT FROM
ITS CONSTITUENTS.
THE MARKET HAS SUSTAINED AND
DRIVE THROUGH MANY OUTSIDE
CHALLENGES, PRECISELY BECAUSE
ALL OF ITS PROPOSED CHANGES ARE
OPEN FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE
PUBLIC AND MORE SPECIFICALLY
FROM THE PEOPLE THAT THE CHANGE
MIGHT AFFECT.
I REALIZE THAT THIS MAY TAKE
MORE TIME AND EFFORT TO
COMPLETE THE PROCESS THIS WAY
BUT SOMETIMES EFFICIENCY IS NOT
THE BEST ANSWER.
I UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED
CHANGES INCLUDED IN THIS BILL
MAY SEEM MINOR, ANY CHANGE IN
ONE OF THE PROPOSED AREAS,
MECHANICAL, SEISMIC,
ACCESSIBILITY, FIRE SAFETY, AND
USUALLY AFFECT THE OVERALL
CHARACTER OF THE MARKET IF NOT
EXECUTED WITH CARE AND PUBLIC
REVIEW FROM THE PEOPLE, THE
VOICES OF THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT
AFFECT.
THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A TEDIOUS
PROCESS TO YOU AND WRINKLY IT
IS.
BUT THIS IS HOW THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET REMAINS THE SHINING
CROWN JEWEL OF SEATTLE, HOW WE
PROMISE TO STAY ACCOUNTABLE TO
EACH OTHER AND HOW WE SUSTAIN
THIS SPECIAL PLACE.
>> THANK YOU.
FRANK, FOLLOWED BY SHARON AND
GINA.
I WILL ASK THE AUDIENCE TO
RESTRAIN FROM APPLAUDING AFTER
EACH SPEAKER SO THAT WE CAN GET
THROUGH EVERYBODY IN THE TIME
WE HAVE.
PLEASE.
FRANK, FOLLOWED BY SHARON AND
GINA.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WROTE A TWO MINUTE SPEECH SO
I NEED TO CHERRY PICK OUT OF
HERE.
PREVIOUS OWNER OF A 15 YEARS IN
THE MARKET WITH A STORE AND
SERVED FOUR YEARS ON THE
HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
TWO YEARS AS CHAIRMAN.
ONCE I OPENED IT BECAME PART OF
THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT I VERY
QUICKLY UNDERSTOOD AND
RESPECTED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
EMBRACING THE CHARACTER OF THE
MARKET IS KEY TO THE MARKET
SUCCESS, NOW AND WELL INTO THE
FUTURE.
THE COMMISSION BOARD IS
COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS THAT
WORK, LIVE, AND DEDICATE
PERSONAL TIME TO ENSURE THE
CHARACTER OF THE MARKET IS WELL-
BALANCED AND ADHERES TO THE
GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN THE
1971 SAVE THE MARKET
INITIATIVE.
THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY MUST
BE GOVERNED IN THE PUBLIC SIDE
BY THE PIKE PLACE HISTORICAL
COMMISSION, NOT BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO PUBLIC
INPUT AND NO COMMISSION
OVERSIGHT.
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION HAS
GUIDED THE MARKET FOR 50 YEARS,
MAINTAINED ITS CHARACTER,
ONGOING VITALITY, DEEP-ROOTED
HISTORY AND IN VALUED MARKET
FOR SET SEATTLE AND TRAVELERS
ALIKE.
--
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ADJOURNED
>> SHARON AND THEN GINA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I HAVE THE WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE
OF BEING THE MOTHER OF THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY, I
HAVE A FEW, A HUGE ACTION IN.
I SPENT THE LAST MONTH TALKING
AND WALKING THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET AND LISTENING TO MY
COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE WAY
THAT THE MARKET IS WORKING NOW
IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT AT
TIMES.
BUT IT IS WHAT IS NECESSARY.
WE NEED THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
ANYTHING BASICALLY THAT
HAPPENED AT THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET.
WE DO UNDERSTAND THE LENGTH
THAT IT TAKES, AND WE DO
UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS.
BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO
THE JOB OURSELVES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GINA, FOLLOWED BY MAGGIE AND
KATE.
>> I WAS PART OF THE
SHAREHOLDERS COMMITTEE FOR THE
NEW DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET.
AND I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW
EVERYBODY REACHED OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY, TO FIND OUT WHAT WE
ALL NEEDED AND WHAT WE ALL
WANTED FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT
AND INSTEAD OF HAVING 11, 30
STORY CONDOS BUILT RIGHT UP IN
FRONT OF THE VIEW THAT IS
AMAZING FROM THE MARKET, WE
WERE ABLE TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
PAVILION AND ALL OF THESE
AMAZING VIEWS THAT PEOPLE ALONG
THE PATIO CAN COME OUT AND SEE.
WE REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING
SURE THE FLAVOR OF THE MARKET
WAS PRESERVED.
AND THAT EVERYBODY HAD A SAY.
IT WAS AN AMAZING PROCESS,
WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE WITH CITY
COUNCIL OVERSEEING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, IT IS ALMOST 10:00
AND WE STILL HAVE WELL, DEVON,
CAN YOU GRAB THAT?
WE PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER 20
PEOPLE.
I AM GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE
GO UNTIL 10:20.
IF COLLEAGUES DO NOT MIND.
IS THERE AN OBJECTION?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
MAGGIE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I AM MAGGIE FROM FRIENDS OF
THE MARKET.
AND I ECHO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
HAS SAID.
SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS'S AMENDMENT.
THE MARKET IS LIKE AN ORGANISM
THAT IS SUPPORTED BY DIFFERENT
LEGS AND ONE OF THOSE LEGS AS
THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.
WE NEED IT TO CONTINUE FOR THE
MARKET TO FUNCTION IN ALL OF
ITS PARTS.
AND REMOVING THE MARKET, I MEAN
REMOVING THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION COULD CHANGE THE
AUTHENTICITY OF THE MARKET
WHICH COULD HAVE A HUGE
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
BECAUSE IT BRINGS SO MANY
TOURISTS AND WASHINGTONIANS
DOWN THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S AMENDMENT
AND FULLY SUPPORTED.
AND THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE KATE FOLLOWED BY
BRUCE AND RICHARD.
>> HELLO.
I AM KATE.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE FRONT OF
THE MARKET.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK ANDREW
LEWIS, FOR INTRODUCING THIS
AMENDMENT TO CB 120456.
BY ADOPTING THIS AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE, OR CB, YOU WILL BE
RECOGNIZING THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF THE CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE THAT VOTED IN 1971 BY
PUBLIC INITIATIVE, TO PRESERVE
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET.
AND TO PRESERVE NOT JUST THE
BUILDINGS BUT THE CHARACTER OF
THE MARKET.
YOU WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE
CREATION OF THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORIC DISTRICT AND
THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.
THAT COMMISSION HAS BEEN MADE
UP FOR 50 YEARS OF THE FIRST
GROUP OF CITIZENS WHO ARE
DEVOTED TO THE MARKET.
SO, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION, NOT
JUST IN THE PAST BUT FOR THE
FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
BRUCE, FOLLOWED BY RICHARD, AND
ALEX.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MORALES.
I AM BRUCE AND I AM A BUSINESS
OWNER AND HAVE BEEN A BUSINESS
OWNER IN THE MARKET FOR THE
PAST NINE YEARS.
MY STORE IS IN THE DOWN UNDER,
THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE FAIRLEY
BUILDING.
I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE
THRIVING RIGHT NOW AND COMING
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC STRONGER
THAN EVER.
ONE OF THE REASONS IS THE
HYPERFOCUS OF THE HISTORICAL
COMMISSION WHO CARES ABOUT OUR
NEIGHBORS IN THE MIX AND THE
COLLABORATION ON THE FLOOR.
I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S AMENDMENT
AND KEEP THE MARKET ON A PATH
TO SUCCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
RICHARD, FOLLOWED BY ALEX, AND
--.
>> I AM SORRY.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR?
THANK YOU.
ALEX, --, AND GRACE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM A SEATTLE NATIVE, STREET
MUSICIAN, AND SALESPERSON AT
PIKE PLACE MARKET.
WITH ITS RICH HISTORY AND
ECLECTIC MIXTURE OF LOCAL
BUSINESSES, THE MARKET HAS
OFTEN BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE
SOUL OF THE CITY.
ONE OF THE REASONS IT HAS
MAINTAINED ITS CHARM IS THE
FACT THAT IT OPERATES AS A SELF-
CONTAINED UNIVERSE.
FENDING FOR AND MAKING
DECISIONS FOR IT SELF IN THE
MIDST OF A METROPOLIS THAT IS
DETERIORATING BEFORE OUR EYES.
I AM ASKING CITY COUNCIL ALLOW
US AND PIKE PLACE MARKET FAMILY
TO MAINTAIN OVERSIGHT OF OUR
CHERISHED CORNER OF SEATTLE.
OTHERWISE IF YOU BEGIN CALLING
SHOTS WITHOUT OUR ESSENTIAL
INPUT, I AND MANY OTHERS FEAR
THE MARKET WILL BEGIN TO LOSE
ITS UNIQUE CHARACTER THAT MAKES
IT A STAPLE OF OUR VIBRANT
COMMUNITY AND A TRAVEL
DESTINATION FOR VISITORS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS A PIKE PLACE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSIONER, I AM
ASKING COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBERS
TO EXCLUDE PIKE PLACE MARKET
FROM CB 120456 AS PROPOSED BY
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
PIKE PLACE MARKET, IF NOT ONLY
IS -- PLACES THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BIG CORPORATIONS SUCH
AS MACY'S AND NIKE LEFT SEATTLE.
THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE
CHARMING MARKET PARTNERED WITH
RESILIENT BUSINESS OWNERS --
VISIT EVERY YEAR.
PIKE PLACE MARKET HAS BEEN
PRESERVED BY -- FOR 50 YEARS,
PLEASE ALLOW US TO PRESERVE IT.
ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE AS A
COMMISSIONER THAT ANY --
MECHANICAL REPAIR THAT MIGHT
HAPPEN AT THE MARKET -- SET OF
SKILLS IS THERE TO HELP WITH
THE PROJECT.
AND ALWAYS VALUABLE, BY NO
MEANS -- ARE EVER DELAYED THE
PROCESS -- HELP THE PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> GRACE, FOLLOWED BY LEI LANI,
AND --.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS GRACE.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR YOUR AMENDMENT.
I AM AN ARCHITECT, A NEIGHBOR,
AND THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE
MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE POINT.
WHICH IS THE PROPOSAL OF THIS
BEING A STREAMLINED PROCESS OR
MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS, AND
OF THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE
NOT BEEN INUNDATED WITH
APPLICATIONS, WE HAVE HAD
MEETINGS CANCELED, AND WE HAVE
HAD MEETINGS WITH ONE OR TWO
APPLICATIONS.
SO THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
REALLY STRIVES TO MAKE THE
PROCESS AS ROBUST AS POSSIBLE.
TO INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN
AWAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> LEILANI.
>> HELLO.
I AM LEILANI A NEW TO THE
MARKET.
ONE OF THE NEWEST ARTISTS
THERE.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I DON'T KNOW
THAT MUCH [ LAUGHTER ] THAT I
KNOW IT IS WORKING.
I TALKED TO PEOPLE FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD THERE AND THEY
LOVE IT.
THEY LOVE IT BECAUSE IT FEELS
REAL.
IT DOES NOT FEEL CORPORATE.
IT FEELS LIKE IT IS DECISIONS
BEING MADE BY THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK THERE.
AND YOU CANNOT MESS WITH IT.
YOU JUST NEED TO LEAVE IT ALONE
AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL, ONE OF THE
LAST DUTIFUL THINGS IN THE CITY.
AND IT RINGS, AND IT BRINGS
PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO THE
BUSINESSES IN THE MARKET BUT
HOPEFULLY AS DOWNTOWN COMES
BACK, IT WILL BRING THEM OUT OF
THE MARKET AND INTO THE
SURROUNDING.
SO IT REALLY IS IN THE WHOLE
CITY'S BEST INTEREST TO KEEP IT
THE WAY IT IS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
-- FOLLOWED BY SKIP AND BROOKS.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS -- AND I HAVE BEEN
AN ARTIST AND BUSINESS OWNER AT
PIKE PLACE MARKET FOR 20 YEARS.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
AMENDMENT TO REMOVE PIKE PLACE
MARKET FROM CB 120456.
LET THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
CONTINUE TO DO ITS GOOD WORK.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON
TO MAKE A CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS SKIP.
I AM NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF
THIS TO YOU.
I WILL NOT ACTUALLY READ
ANYTHING AT ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ] RELIEF.
EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE
ORDINANCE.
BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO IMPLEMENT
THE ORDINANCE AND I AM SORRY TO
SAY IT CANNOT BE THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH.
ON THEIR BEHAVIOR TO QUOTE,
SUPPORT AS REQUESTED, AS THE
ORDINANCE READS, THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORIC COMMISSION.
WHEN THEY SENT OUT A SURVEY,
AND DON'T TELL THE MARKET
HISTORIC COMMISSION THEY ARE
GOING TO DO IT, THAT IS NOT
SUPPORTING, THAT IS
SUPPRESSING, WITHHOLDING
INFORMATION WHEN IT FINALLY
CAME BACK IN THE FORM OF A
REPORT, IS NOT SUPPORTING.
THE FIRST THING THE
COMMISSIONERS HEARD ABOUT THE
SURVEY WAS WHEN IT SHOWED UP AT
THE MEETING.
I WILL SIMPLY SAY THIS, THEY
HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO SUPPRESS AND SUFFOCATE AND
STALL WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH
SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
AND I HOPE THAT THE --
>> THANK YOU.
BROOKS, FOLLOWED BY ERNIE, AND
NICK.
SORRY IF I GOT THE NAME WRONG.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS BROOKS AND I AM WITH
THE SEATTLE ALLIED ARTS
FOUNDATION.
AS YOU MAY KNOW OUR PARENT
ORGANIZATION, ALLIED ARTS OF
SEATTLE WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT TO SAVE
THE MARKET.
IN 1971.
EVER SINCE WE WATCHED AS THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB RESERVING THE
MARKET, I WANT TO AGREE WITH
ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE SO FAR VERY
ELOQUENTLY BY OTHERS.
AND I SHARED THE CONCERN THAT
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET COULD
BECOME A MORE CORPORATE ENTITY
IF THE AMENDMENT IS NOT
APPROVED.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE
ORGANIZATION WE HEARTILY
RECOMMEND THE AMENDMENT BE
PASSED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ERNIE?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK.
I AM ERNIE AND PRESIDENT OF
FRIENDS OF THE MARKET.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT ONE, TWO
CB 120456.
WE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS'S AMENDMENT WHICH REMOVES
CHANGES TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION FROM THIS BILL.
THE COMMISSION REGULATES
CHANGES IN DESIGN AND USE IN
THE MARKET, IT DOES ITS WORK IN
PUBLIC AND ITS COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR
WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DEMONSTRATED SYMPATHY WITH
PURPOSES IN THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT.
THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPENSE OF
COMMISSION VOLUNTEERS HAVE
ENABLED THE COMMISSION TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN REGULATING
CHANGES DURING TWO LARGE-SCALE
RENOVATIONS IN THE MARKET.
FIRST IN THE 1970s AND 1980s,
AND THEN LATER IN 2008-2010.
THE MARKET HAS ADAPTED ITS
PUBLICLY OWNED STRUCTURES TO
MEET ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AS
WELL AS FIRE AND SAFETY AND
SEISMIC NATURE REQUIREMENTS.
THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER THE
REVELATORY GUIDANCE OF PIKE
PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION NEEDS CONTINUED
SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NICK, FOLLOWED BY EZRA, AND
THEN --.
>> I AM NICK AND A RESIDENT OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THROUGH
THE MARKET COMMUNITY I SIT ON
THE PDA CONSUL.
SEE WHY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
PROPOSING YOUR AMENDMENT TO CB
120456.
AT THIS POINT Y'ALL HAVE HEARD
FROM MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSIONERS, FROM THE MARKET
PDA, FROM FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET, FROM COUNTLESS MARKET
COMMUNITY COUNCILMEMBERS WHOSE
LIVES, MINDS, AND HEARTS ARE
INTERTWINED WITH THIS PLACE.
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE
FOUNDATION, YOU HAVE HEARD
THINGS FROM A CONTEMPORARY
LENS, A HISTORICAL LENS, LISTEN
TO THE MARKET COMMUNITY.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT.
THANK YOU.
>> EZRA.
FOLLOWED BY RYAN.
AND LESLIE.
>> THIS GENTLEMAN WANTS TO
WITHDRAWAL HIS.
>> OKAY.
AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME SIR?
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY LARRY.
>> HELLO.
I AM LESLIE ANY CURRENT MEMBER
OF THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.
AS YOU SEE HERE TODAY AND LAST
MONTH, THE PUBLIC HAS A LOT TO
SAY ABOUT PIKE PLACE MARKET.
SOMETIMES OUR COMMISSION
MEETINGS GO THREE HOURS LONG OR
LONGER BECAUSE WE ARE LISTENING
TO ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
WITH EVERYTHING THING THAT
COMES IN FRONT OF THE
HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
AND IF YOU PASS THIS BILL IN
ITS CURRENT STATE, YOU WILL BE
REMOVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ALL OF THESE
THINGS.
PLEASE PASS THE AMENDMENT AND
REMOVE PIKE PLACE MARKET, GIVE
THESE GUYS A VOICE ON
EVERYTHING THEY LIKE TO COMMENT
ON INCLUDING EVERY SHRUB, SIGN,
LIGHT FIXTURE.
ALL THESE THINGS.
TO HAVE AN OPINION.
LET'S LET THEM SHARE IT AND
PLEASE REMOVE PIKE PLACE
MARKET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
LARRY.
FOLLOWED BY BUSTER AND DUNCAN.
>> EVERYTHING THAT THE PEOPLE
HAVE SAID HERE DURING THESE
COMMENTS CAN BE CONDENSED TO
SIX WORDS.
IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE BUSTER, DUNCAN, JOHN,
AND THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE IS
BOB.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANDREW LEWIS FOR THE
AMENDMENT.
I AM BUSTER, I WAS A RESIDENT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE
MARKET FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND
ON THE COMMISSION IN THE EARLY
80s.
I LOVE THE COMMENT ABOUT THE
MARKET IS REAL.
I THINK IT ALL JUST BOILS DOWN
TO THAT.
YOU JUST DON'T GET IT THROUGH
PROCESSES THAT AREN'T
GRASSROOTS.
THE CITY HAS ON RECORD BOTH A
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF MORE
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE, CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A
LABORATORY WHERE IDEAS GET
DEVELOPED AND IMPROVED UPON, IT
IS DYNAMIC AND THAT IS WHAT YOU
NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> DUNCAN?
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DUNCAN AND
I AM PROUD TO BE A FRIEND OF
THE MARKET.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT AN
ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THANK YOU
FOR HEARING THE COMMUNITY AND
PROPOSING YOUR AMENDMENT.
TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL I
WOULD OFFER THE OBSERVATION
THAT WHENEVER ASKED, THE
CITIZENS OF THE CITY RISE UP
AND SUPPORT THE MARKET
RESOUNDINGLY.
JUST THE WAY IT IS.
I ASK YOU TO JOIN THE TRADITION
TODAY.
TODAY IS THE DAY WE NEED YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE MARKET.
JOIN THE TRADITION, JOIN THE
MARKET, RESTORE THE AUTHORITY
OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I LOOK TO THE UNANIMOUS
DECISION OF THIS COMMITTEE, IT
AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, JOHN AND BOB.
>> HELLO AND THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS JOHN AND I OPERATE A
TOUR, A GUIDE BUSINESS IN THE
MARKET.
ONE OF MY TOYS OF MY JOB IS TO
SHOW PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD HOW UNIQUE THE MARKET IS.
THEY ALWAYS LEAVE WITH A
DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THE COMMUNITY.
THEY FEEL THE MARKET FAMILY
OBVIOUSLY, IN THE HOUSE TODAY,
AND BEING REDUNDANT, BUT AGAIN
JUST YOU HAVE GOT TO THINK OF
IT AS AN ECO-SYSTEM.
A DELICATE ECOSYSTEM.
JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
ANYTHING WORTHWHILE, HUMAN
BEINGS, TAKES TIME, TAKES
ATTENTION.
THE MARKET IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
THANK YOU MR. LEWIS FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND LISTENING.
THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY.
I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEIGHBORHOODS, EDUCATION,
CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE SIX
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS ROBERT AND I AM
THE ACTING CHAIR OF THE MARKET
CONSTITUENCY.
THE MARKET CONSTITUENCY IS THE
ELECTED BODY THAT GOVERNS OR
MANAGES OR ASSISTS IN MANAGING,
MAYBE THE BETTER WAY TO SAY IT,
THE MARKET.
WE HAVE 400 CITIZENS THAT ARE
COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE
CONSTITUENCY.
NOT A SINGLE MEMBER HAS VOICED
SUPPORT FOR THIS TRANSFER OF
AUTHORITY TO THE TRAIN 26.
THE UNANIMOUS IN OUR THINKING
IS THAT ITEM B, OF THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL, WHICH WAS TO EXCLUDE
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET FROM THIS
LAW ENTIRELY SHOULD BE ADOPTED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT YOU
WILL SIMPLY EXCLUDE THE MARKET
FROM THIS TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY
FROM A WORKING MODEL OF CITIZENS
PARTICIPATION, TO ANOTHER
AUTHORITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
SPEAKERS.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST
SLATE OF ITEM.
DEVON, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> YES, ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
02441.
APPOINTMENT OF EZRA ALEM AS
MEMBER, SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, FOR A TERM TO JULY
22nd, 2023.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
I UNDERSTAND MR. EZRA ALEM IS
HERE.
GOOD MORNING.
PLEASE COME UP TO THE TABLE
HERE.
AND, WE HAVE MERITED STONE FROM
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
MEREDITH, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK
TO THE APPOINTMENT?
>> SURE, THANK YOU CHAIR
MORALES.
MY NAME IS MEREDITH STONE AND
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS ADVISORY
COMMISSIONS AND TO INTRODUCE
EZRA ALEM, NOMINATED TO JOIN
THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
EZRA BRINGS EXPERIENCES IN
FOSTER CARE, THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INVOLVEMENT
IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
HE HAS WORKED WITH LEGISLATORS
TO HELP CHANGE AND CREATE NEW
AND BETTER SYSTEMS FOR THOSE
INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM.
EZRA IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY AND EXPECTS
TO GRADUATE IN 2024.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I AM WELL.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN THE
COMMISSION AND MAYBE TELL US
ABOUT YOURSELF.
>> OF COURSE.
I THINK SHE PRACTICALLY SAID A
LOT OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO
SAY.
BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, I HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON BOTH
SIDES FROM PERSONAL, AND
EDUCATIONAL, ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO
FOSTER CARE, AND -- FOR A LONG
PEERED OF TIME I NEVER HAD A
CHANCE TO SPEAK UP FOR MYSELF.
OR DID NOT KNOW HOW TO.
OR HAD A MENTOR SHIP TO HELP ME
THROUGH HARDSHIPS, AND AFTER I
AGED OUT, I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.
I -- I GAVE UP ON A LOT OF
DREAMS AND GOALS BECAUSE MY
PAST CONSTANTLY COMES BACK TO
ME.
AND A LOT OF TIMES NOW, I MEAN
I HAVE TO MAKE ONE CORRECTION.
I DON'T GO TO SCHOOL ANYMORE
BECAUSE I GAVE UP ON MY DREAM.
BUT BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF
THE COMMISSION, TO SUPPORTING
THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH
WHO ARE STRUGGLING,
TRAUMATIZED, OR EMOTIONAL,
FOSTER CARE IS A VERY SENSITIVE
TOPIC FOR ME SINCE IT HAS
DESTROYED MY FUTURE.
MY FAMILY.
AND MY SENSE OF EXISTENCE, AND
BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS
COMMISSION WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE
THAT VOICE, THAT ONE PERSON WHO
WANTS TO BE HEARD AND
ACKNOWLEDGED AND UNDERSTOOD
THAT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM IS NOT FAIR, IN A SENSE
OF HOW FOSTER KIDS AND
UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH ARE TREATED.
IT HELPS ME TO BE ABLE TO KIND
OF BE THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN
FOSTER KIDS, VERSUS NORMAL
KIDS.
I DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES AND MOST KIDS IN
FOSTER CARE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONFINED TO
CERTAIN AREAS, AND SOMETIMES WE
HAVE A HARD TIME ADJUSTING TO
SOCIETY.
BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
WENT THROUGH.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T MAKE IT.
AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
COMMIT SUICIDE.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT I ATTACHED
TO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
SO IT DESENSITIZED ME
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
AND I COULD NOT CONTINUE ON
BEING A LAWYER, OR WANTING TO
PURSUE MY DEGREE IN LAW BECAUSE
IT IS JUST TOO PAINFUL.
SO THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO
KIND OF PUSHED MY EXPERIENCE
AND MY TRAUMA INTO A WAY TO
KIND OF VOICE A CHANGE AND THE
NEED OF CHANGE, AND KIND OF
FINDING A HOME FOR MY TRAUMAS
AND THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE
TO DO THAT WAS HELPING GOVERNOR
INSLEE TO DEVELOPING THE
DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH D.C. WHY F.
BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT THAT IS
EVEN DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE
THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT
PLACE AND I FEEL THAT I AM ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE AT
THE RIGHT PLACE AND AT THE
RIGHT TIME, IF I WAS GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING HERE, THANK YOU FOR
BEING VULNERABLE.
THAT IS A HARD STORY TO SHARE.
I SEE THE EMOTION THAT IT
BRINGS UP FOR YOU.
SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND FOR BEING WILLING TO BRING
THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE INTO THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT, IT WILL
BE AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION
POINT FOR YOU.
AND MY HOPE IS THAT AS PART OF
THE CITY FAMILY, WE WILL MAYBE
BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
HELP YOU CONTINUE YOUR DESIRE
TO FINISH YOUR EDUCATION AND
FIND SOME WAY FOR YOU TO
CONNECT IN THAT WAY AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THAT I
READ YOUR STORY.
AND HEARING YOU SPEAK ABOUT YOUR
, THE WISDOM THAT YOU WILL
BRING TO THIS COMMISSION, I
JUST HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO
GIVE YOUR TIME AND SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, EZRA, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR STRENGTH, THANK YOU
FOR SHARING WHAT YOU SAID
TODAY.
AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
ALREADY DONE IN OUR STATE, I
KNOW THAT IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE
THE DEPARTMENT AT DCYF IS NOT
DOING MUCH YET AND WITHOUT YOU
IT WOULD NOT BE THERE.
I THINK THAT FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY AND
COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVEN'T
INTERACT WITH FOSTER CARE,
THERE IS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.
WE TALKED ABOUT AGING OUT
WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING
SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU AND CREATE
THAT DIRECTION.
SOCIETY HAS REQUIRED YOU TO BE
A LARGER ADULT AT THE TIME THAT
YOU WERE STILL A KID.
AND THAT STRENGTH THAT YOU
HAVE, AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU HAVE, IS THE ONLY WAY THAT
WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE, SO WE
CAN MAKE A BETTER FUTURE, SO
THAT THESE PRACTICES STOP AND
WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE
INTERVENTIONS THAT SET PEOPLE UP
FOR SUCCESS, RATHER THAN SETTING
THEM UP TO EXPERIENCE TRAUMA
THAT YOU DESCRIBED EARLIER.
I WILL NOT TRY TO SUMMARIZE IT
IN ANY WAY.
I AM SORRY I AM NOT THERE WITH
YOU IN CHAMBERS RIGHT NOW, I'M
úWORKING OUT OF MY DISTRICT
OFFICE IN DISTRICT 6. I AM JUST
VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOU.
I AM HEARTENED TO HEAR THAT YOU
ARE CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE IN
OUR COMMUNITY, TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE SO THAT THE NEXT
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
THAT YOU DID.
I AM JUST INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED
AND I AM GRATEFUL, INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOU BEING WITH US
TODAY.
YOU SHARING TIME AND KNOWLEDGE
WITH OUR CITY.
KEEP IT UP.
DON'T STOP.
AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING EVER I
CAN DO, PLEASE CONNECT WITH ME.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR
SUPPORTER TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF
APPOINTMENT 02441.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
DEVON, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MORALES
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION TO CARRY THE
APPOINTMENT WILL BE AT THE
FEBRUARY 7th FULL COUNCIL
MEETING.
AS WERE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE
THERE BUT THESE WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA
SO I AM SURE IT WILL BE PASSED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 2. DEVON,
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2. CB 120456 .
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW
PROCEDURES, AMENDING AND MAKING
PERMANENT CERTAIN TEMPORARY
PROCEDURES, AMENDING SECTIONS
23.66.030, 25.12.320,
25.12.720, 25.16.100,
25.20.090, 25.21.110,
25.22.110, 25.24.070, AND
25.30.090 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE . FOR BREATHING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE BOAT.
>> AS WE ALL KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO
THE LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, ONCE WE
HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND
CENTRAL STAFF, THE FLOORS
YOURS.
OKAY, LISH WHITSON, I WILL ASK
YOU FIRST,-ISH LISH WHITSON
HERE?
YES.
IF YOU COULD REFRESH OUR MEMORY
ABOUT THE BILL AND THEN I WILL
ASK SARA AND SARAH SODT, IF
THERE'S ANYTHING THAT THEY
WANTED TO ADD.
>> SO, CB 120456 WOULD AMEND
OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROVISIONS FOR THE CITY
HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND
LANDMARKS.
PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
REVIEW PROJECTS,
ADMINISTRATIVE, RATHER THAN
BRINGING MINOR PROJECTS IN
FRONT OF THE VARIOUS
COMMISSIONS.
THAT ARE APPOINTED TO REVIEW
LANDMARKS.
YOU HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION IN
DECEMBER, SO I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO D ON TO ADD ANYTHING
MORE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
IS IS SARA BELZ FROM TRENT 26.
I DO NOTHING WE HAVE A LOT TO
ADD.
JUST, THIS LEGISLATION IS AN
OUTGROWTH OF TEMPORARY
ADMINISTERED OF REVIEW
PROCEDURES THAT WERE IN PLACE.
PUT INTO PLACE DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
AND FOLLOWING THE CITY'S
EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEMPORARY
RULES, AS WELL AS SOME OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT WE HAD
A CONSULTANT TO, THAT REVEALED
THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AND
29 THERE WAS GENERALLY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR MAKING THE
TEMPORARY RULES PERMANENT.
IN THE CITY'S OTHER HISTORIC
DISTRICTS AND ALSO FOR THE
LANDMARK HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOARD.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY
AND YES, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE THE AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE AMENDMENT ONE TWO CB
120456.
>> SECOND.
>>
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MORALES AND
TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT
TODAY, TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
AMENDMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I MEAN JUST TO TAKE A MOMENT, I
THINK IT WAS ALLUDED TO BY
BRUCE AND HIS TESTIMONY.
IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.
BUT THE MARKET IS ONE OF THE
PLACES WE DON'T TALK A LOT
ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY BECAUSE IT WAS DOING
QUITE WELL.
AS BRUCE TESTIFIED TO.
IN FACT, FOR THE BROADER
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IT HAS
REALLY BEEN GREAT TO SEE THAT
EVEN IN THOSE DARKEST DAYS OF
2020, THE MARKET COMMUNITY AND
PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THE
COMMUNITY NEVER FALTERED AND
REALLY ROSE TO THE OCCASION TO
BE THE GATHERING SPACE OF OUR
DOWNTOWN, THE BREADBASKET OF
OUR DOWNTOWN, TO BE THE PLACE
THAT GAVE US HOPE AND
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS CLOSING AND
RETURN TO THE OFFICE WAS
UNCERTAIN AND CHALLENGES WE
STILL GRAPPLE WITH.
I WANTED TO THANK TO EVERYBODY
IN THE ROOM FOR BEING PART OF
THAT BEFORE WE EXPAND ON THE
AMENDMENT.
I THINK IT REALLY IS, IT IS
AMAZING TO HAVE THIS ASSET IN
THE CENTER OF OUR DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE RECOVERY THAT WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE THE BEGINNING
OF IS DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO
THE WORK OF THE MARKET
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IN TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT FOR
THE LEGISLATION THAT IS IN
FRONT OF US, IT GOES WITHOUT
SAYING THAT PIKE PLACE MARKET,
I KNOW THERE WOULD BE NO
DISAGREEMENT FROM ANY MEMBER OF
THE COUNCIL OR CITY LEADERSHIP,
AS A CIVIC GEM IN THE CITY AND
ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRAWS THAT
MAKES US A UNIQUE PLACE.
AND WE KNOW THAT DURING THE
COVID ERA, THERE HAD TO BE
SOME ACCOMMODATION FOR THE
INABILITY TO HAVE CONGREGANT
MEETINGS, THERE HAD TO BE SOME
ACCOMMODATION FOR WAYS TO MAKE
SURE THE GOVERNMENT OF BUSINESS
COULD GO ON AND ADAPT TO A
COVID ERA FOOTING.
AND, WE ARE DEBATING A NUMBER
OF THOSE THINGS NOW AS A
COUNCIL WITH THE EMERGENCY
ORDER ENDING AND MAKING
DECISIONS ON WHAT SHOULD
PERMANENTLY BE PART OF OUR
BUSINESS, WHAT SHOULD MAYBE BE
REVISITED, WHAT SHOULD REVERT
BACK TO HOW IT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC.
AND THIS SQUARELY I THINK FALLS
INTO THAT CATEGORY.
AT LEAST SO FAR AS THE MARKET
HISTORIC COMMISSION, IS
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD REVERT
BACK TO ARRANGEMENTS THAT HAVE
EXISTED FOR DECADES, THE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WAS RATIFIED
BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, THE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WE AT THE CITY
COUNCIL HAVE REAFFIRMED TIME
AND TIME AGAIN, THAT THE MARKET
HISTORIC COMMISSION BE IN A
POSITION TO LOOK OVER AND
APPROVE THE MATTERS THAT ARE
UNDER CB 120456.
AS THE BODY THAT IS MAKING
THOSE DECISIONS.
THE MARKET COMMUNITY IS
STRONGLY IN FAVOR TO CARVING
OUT THE MARKET COMMISSION.
HAVING VARYING DEGREES OF THIS
BEING MORE PERMANENT.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE
BODIES OR CONSTITUENCIES IN THE
DISTRICT, EXPRESSING STRONG
OPPOSITION.
I HAVE NOT HEARD A SINGLE
PERSON SUGGEST THAT THE MARKET
HISTORIC MISSION COMMISSION
SHOULD HAVE THESE CHANGES MADE
PERMANENT.
WE HAVE SEEN STRONG
STABILIZATION HAPPENING TODAY
FROM PEOPLE IN THE GALLERY WHO
HAVE SPOKEN IN FAVOR OF THIS
CARVEOUT, AS WELL AS A LARGE
VOLUME OF COMMUNICATION,
EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, FROM
PEOPLE EXPRESSING THE SAME
OPINION AND FEEDBACK.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY, I FIRMLY
BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS, OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY IS SEEKING OUT
HOW TO BEST REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE AND NOT SEEK
ACCOMMODATION THAT MIGHT MAKE
IT EASIER FOR A DEPARTMENT OR
SOME OTHER INSTITUTION TO DO
SOME BUSINESS IN FRONT OF THE
CITY.
THE ULTIMATE ACCOUNT ABILITY
THAT WE HAVE IS TO WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR
A DEPARTMENT OR OTHER
INSTITUTIONS.
WE CONFIRMED IN OUR LAST
MEETING THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THE FLOW
OF WORK.
THE COMMISSION HAS NOT
REQUESTED THIS CHANGE, NOR IS
THERE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS IN A GIVEN YEAR.
I THINK IN 2022 THERE ARE ABOUT
FOUR THINGS THAT FALL WITHIN
THE CATEGORIES THAT WOULD
PERMANENTLY BE PUT UNDER
ADMINISTERED OF REVIEW.
I DON'T THINK THAT UNDULY IS A
WORK LOAD THAT IS GOING TO HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE
EFFICIENCY OF THE COMMISSION.
OR HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
THE ABILITY TO GET THIS WORK
DONE IN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE
WAY.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS I THINK
ANY ARGUMENT AROUND EFFICACY OR
EFFICIENCY IS SIGNIFICANTLY
OUTWEIGHED BY THE SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC FEEDBACK OPPOSING THIS
CHANGE.
AND FOR THOSE REASONS I AM
MOVING THIS COMMITMENT TODAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A
DISCUSSION THIS MORNING AND A
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING ON
THE REST OF THE COUNCIL BILL
WITHOUT IT, AS FAR AS I AM
CONCERNED, ANY OBJECTION TO IT.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
WITH THAT I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS TO THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> SO I WENT TO THE RIBBON
CUTTING OF THE SEATTLE
CONVENTION SUMMIT ADDITION THIS
PAST WEEK.
A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
AND IF YOU CLIMB OR DESCEND THAT
SPECTACULAR STAIRWAY, I KIND OF
HANGS OUT OVER THE SIDEWALK OF
PINE STREET.
WHAT YOU SEE AS YOU LOOK WEST
IS THE ICONIC MARKET SIGN.
AND SO THAT RESONATES, BECAUSE
OF WHAT THE MARKET REPRESENTS.
BECAUSE OF SEATTLE'S HISTORY.
AND THEN EVERYTHING THAT IT
STILL PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY
AND THE CITY TODAY.
THE REASON IT IS SO STRONG, I
HATE USING THIS WORD BUT THE
REASON THAT BRAND INDOOR SO
WELL IS BECAUSE OF YOU.
DON'T MESS WITH THE MARKET
BECAUSE THIS IS, THESE ARE THE
PEOPLE BEHIND ITS STEWARDSHIP.
AND SO GIVEN AT OUR LAST
MEETING, BASICALLY I SAID MY
SUPPORT FOR REMOVING THIS, THE
MARKET, FROM THE LEGISLATION
FOR THESE REASONS.
I BASICALLY SAID TO THE MAYOR,
TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
NOW IT IS OVER.
SECONDLY, [ LAUGHTER ] TO
REPEAT WHAT IS NOW A BUMPER
STICKER, IF IT AIN'T BROKE,
DON'T FIX IT.
AND ALSO WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS
ARE TELLING ME.
AND SO WHILE MISS -- WAS
GRACIOUS IN SAYING THAT NOTHING
IS UNANIMOUS, THIS IS GETTING
PRETTY CLOSE.
SO I WILL SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR COMING
FORWARD WITH THIS AND I WOULD
REQUEST TO BE A COSPONSOR AND I
WILL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
I AM SORRY.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR BRINGING THE
AMENDMENT AND THANKS TO ALL OF
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND
SHARING YOUR COMMENTS.
AND I WANTED TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THEY
ARE DOING.
TO TRY TO KEEP THE CHAINS
MOVING WITH THE WORK OF THE
CITY.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS I CALL FOR A VOTE TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S AMENDED.
DEVON, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MORALE IS?
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION PASSES IN THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND NOW WE HAVE THE AMENDED
BILL BEFORE US.
SO I MOVE THAT MANY RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF CB 120456.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ABOUT THIS BILL?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
DEVON, PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MORALES
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> GREAT.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECORDATION THAT THE COUNCIL
PASSES RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
PASSED TO THE FAIRBURY SEVENTH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
FOR FEBRUARY 10th, THANK YOU ALL
FOR ATTENDING.
IT IS 10:37 AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.