Speaker 3: Agenda item three File 314459. Petition of Grand Street Commons LLC for the vacation of the Ali in BLOCK 14 Jesse Kinnear's addition to the City of Seattle being the block bounded by South Grand Street, 22nd Avenue, South South Holgate Street and 23rd Avenue South.
Speaker 0: Thanks so much. I moved to Grant Clark file 31445, nine. Is there a second?
Speaker 2: Second?
Speaker 0: It's been we've been second to Grant Clark file 314459. I Kazmir Peterson. I understand that you have an amendment to make and I'm going to hand it over to you to make that motion.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Council President colleagues, this is just a traditional extra step involved with accepting the conditions to the Clark File. These are the same conditions that we discussed on November eight, and we're attached to the central staff memo. So I'll make the motion to amend the Clark file to accept the conditions. I move to amend Clark's file 314459 by adding the counsel conditions to the Clark file.
Speaker 0: It's been moved and seconded to amend the court file by adding the counsel conditions. The Hand of Equity Council member Peterson to address the amendment.
Speaker 2: Thank you, counsel. President, colleagues, this clerk filed 314459 enables us to approve an allocation for the mixed use mixed income transit oriented development called Grand Street Commons, located in District three near the boundary with District two. A few months ago, the Transportation and Utilities Committee received a briefing on this project from START Seattle Design Commission and the Sleepers last week on November eight. The full council had a similar briefing in the morning and we held the required public hearing in that same afternoon. So today is the actual vote to approve it. I support the approval of this vacation. Nearly half of the new residential units will be affordable to low income families. The project is 11 blocks north of the existing Mount Baker light rail station and only four blocks south of the future Judkins Park Light Rail Station, scheduled to open as early as 2023. And again, the conditions are the same conditions attached to the central staff memo from November eight. There are two amendments for this proposed allocation.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much, Councilmember Peterson. Okay. So. Okay. Sorry. This is a little confusing. This little procedural dance we're doing is is going to be a little confusing. So give me just a minute to get oriented here. So we moved to grant the clerk while there's been a second consumer, Peterson made an amendment to that. And now I understand that rather than pulling that amendment to a vote, there are two amendments to the amendment. Is that is that correct?
Speaker 2: Yes. There are two amendments. Yes, there are two amendments to them. That is correct. And the first one, I think, Councilor Mosquito will be addressing.
Speaker 0: Right. And the second is yours. Madam Clerk, can you please clarify for me if I need a call for a vote on the underlying amendment? That information is not included in my script, but it seems like we have to it. Eventually.
Speaker 3: President Council President Gonzalez I believe we should take the amendments first. And after we vote on the amendments, then we will vote on adding the conditions as amended.
Speaker 0: Got it. All right. Just making sure I wasn't accidentally missing a step. So appreciate that, Madam Park. Really appreciate it. Okay. So I am going to go ahead and recognize Councilman Mesquita, who has Amendment One and councilmember skater, if you can make your motion and after it gets a second, we can have a you can address the amendment.
Speaker 3: Thank you very much, Madam President. Colleagues, I move to amend the conditions as presented on Amendment one on the agenda.
Speaker 2: Okay.
Speaker 0: It's been moved and seconded to amend the conditions as presented on Amendment one. Hillsborough Mosquito handed back over to you to address Amendment One.
Speaker 3: Thank you very much, Madam President. I thank you as well, Councilmember Peterson, for your joint work on this effort. Colleagues, I'm excited to bring forward this amendment that I am sponsoring today to this vacation that would waive the strict vacation fee for the Grant Street Commons affordable housing project, Amendment One to this individual street. I meant a street vacation is a precursor to legislation that my office has been working on with Lesch Watson from Central Staff. That legislation is on the introduction referral calendar as well for consideration after budget deliberations. The legislation that we are interested in bringing forward in the future would follow a similar model that we are providing for and the amendment today that adds an exemption for city funded affordable housing projects. I'm excited about the broader conversations that will happen in my committee in December, along with joint discussions in Councilmember Peterson's committee as it relates to transportation. The amendment that we are bringing forward today is in the similar vein. We are seeking to remove internal barriers to building affordable housing and allows and allow us to save precious affordable housing resources that could be used for building more homes. This amendment aligns with legislation that we also passed in 2008 to encourage the city to prioritize city owned properties, city owned surplus property, and use it for the public good. That like building affordable housing today through this amendment is specific to this property. I'm excited to be able to help remove the fees associated for areas that the city has right away. When we can help to create an opportunity to build affordable housing, which is all of our goals, creating more housing throughout the city and making sure that we're moving any and all barriers. I also believe that it's more efficient to remove the unnecessary administrative processes associated with transferring city funds right back to the city. City, state and federal agencies have already exempt from the requirements to compensate the city for the property value of city vacation. And as the Council, we have the authority to waive these fees for other appropriate projects under our current code. City funded affordable housing projects are required to pay. Street education fees are limited, public housing dollars are going right back to the city to pay those fees instead of affordable housing. I'm excited about this amendment in front of us making sure public housing dollars are able to be used to build housing. Now, this issue was brought to our attention by Pastor Willie Seales. I want to thank Pastor Seales, who's been working with Lee High on redevelopment for the Spirit and Affordable Housing Project on church on property in the Central District. The T.C. Spirit project requires street vacation, which would typically cost the appraised value of the site. Without street vacation, the T.C. Spirit Project would create 45 affordable units. With the street vacation, they will be able to build 68 affordable units. However, the street vacation with the Grant Street Commons project under a current code is expected to cost hundreds of thousands of housing dollars. Exempting affordable housing projects from these fees would reduce costs and barriers to affordable housing projects that are creating more homes for community and activating the public realm with art activity and pedestrian oriented uses. As displayed in the briefing last week, which I'm very excited about legislation making permanent exemption for city funded affordable housing projects. Again, on today's introduction and referral calendar and I very much look forward to working with all of you cast member Peterson in his committee and in my committee in the next few weeks after budget to really move forward on this concept that we're introducing here today via the amendment to this specific legislation. Thanks so much for your consideration, colleagues, and your ongoing partnership to build affordable housing as best as we can.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Councilmember Mosqueda, are there any additional comments on Amendment One? I see no additional hands raised while the court fees played a role on the adoption of Amendment One to the conditions.
Speaker 1: Peterson Yes. Student Yes.
Speaker 2: Strauss Yes.
Speaker 1: For bold. Lewis Yes. Morales Yes. I council. President Gonzalez I vote in favor and then oppose.
Speaker 0: The motion carries. Amendment one is adopted and the amended conditions are before the council. I'm going to hand it back over to Councilmember Peterson, who has a motion to make an amendment to.
Speaker 2: As a council president, I move to amend the conditions as presented on Amendment two on the agenda.
Speaker 0: Second, he's been moved and seconded to amend the conditions as presented on Amendment two. I'll hand it back over to Councilmember Peterson to address the amendment.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Council President colleagues. As I mentioned during council briefing this morning, amendment number two was requested last week by the nonprofit Mt. Baker Housing Association. And I support this amendment as well as described well by central staff at the bottom of this amendment that we published on line condition of vacating the alley to facilitate the development of this affordable housing project was to provide 1500 square feet of space free to the cultural space agency for cultural activities. The proposed conditions imply that the space would be a condominium. However, Mount Baker Housing and the Cultural Space Agency are discussing the best way to transfer that space and so discussing that. So in addition to creating a condominium as a possibility, they're also exploring using a structure like a 99 year lease that would ensure the space is available for the life of the building. So Mount Baker Housing, the nonprofit, asked for this amendment to provide flexibility to them to create the most appropriate structure. So that's the purpose of this amendment to the conditions. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Councilmember Peterson, are there any additional comments or questions on Amendment two? So, you know, hands raised will look great. Please call the role on the adoption of Amendment two to the conditions.
Speaker 1: PETERSON Yes, Sergeant. Yes. Strauss Yes. HERBOLD Yes. LEWIS Yes. MORALES Yes. I was going to.
Speaker 3: Yes.
Speaker 1: Council President Gonzales. I Adan in favor and oppose.
Speaker 0: The motion carries an amendment to is adopted. Are there any additional comments on the amended conditions. Seeing no hands raised. Please call the role on the adoption of the amended conditions for inclusion in the corporal.
Speaker 1: Your son? Yes. Silent. Yes. Strauss Yes. Herbold Yes. Lewis Yes. Morales As for Skinner, I council President Gonzalez, I aid in favor and oppose.
Speaker 0: The motion carries and the amended conditions are included in the amended FERC file. Are there any further comments on granting as condition the amended file? Consumer data, please.
Speaker 3: I just want to say thank you again. This is exciting. I know that we often don't do policy conversations during budget and this is directly related to items that are very appropriate to go to a full council because we didn't get a chance to talk about it in council. I just want to say thank you to our central staff, which was then again Councilmember Paterson's office and art house in my office for the work on this and future work to come. In all three partners.
Speaker 0: Any any additional comments? Hearing them. Will the court roll on granting as condition the amended profile?
Speaker 1: Peterson. Yes. So. Yes. Strauss. Yes. Herbold. Lewis. Yes. Morales. That's. Mosquito. I. Council President Gonzales was eight eight in favor and opposed.
Speaker 0: The motion carries the amended quick file is granted as condition and the chair will sign the counsel conditions will fix my signature to the council conditions on my behalf. Will the Court please read Agenda Item four into the record?
Speaker 3: And the item for Council Bill 120218 an ordinance relating to property at some point authorizing the Director of Housing to execute an easement agreement for a sanitary sewer main line with the University of Washington. Authorizing related agreements and actions to support the development of cottages for people experiencing homelessness on a parcel owned by the city and leased
Petition of Grand Street Commons LLC, for the vacation of the alley in Block 14, Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle, being the block bounded by South Grand Street, 22rd Avenue South, South Holgate Street and 23rd Avenue South.