Land Use and Sustainability Committee 4/1/2026

OKAY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THE APRIL 1st LAND USE AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT'S 9:37 A.M.
I'M EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE
LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
VICE CHAIR STRAUSS: VICE CHAIR STRAUSS.
HERE: HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER: COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
HERE: HERE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK: COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
PRESENT.
CHAIR LIN: CHAIR LIN.
PRESENT. CHAIR, THERE ARE
FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS
WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING TO
DISCUSS LAND USE. THANK YOU TO
OUR CITY CLERK, CENTRAL COUNSEL
STAFF AND DSI OFFICE TO PLEEP
FOR THIS MEETING. JUST TO GIVE
YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOW
WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED THIS
MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
SO WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A
MOMENT. THEN WE WILL PROCEED
WITH SOME APPOINTMENTS, AND THEN
-- WHICH WE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A
VOTE ON FOR APPOINTMENTS. THEN
WE WILL PROCEED TO A PUBLIC
HEARING ON A DIFFERENT MATTER
RELATED TO THE STADIUM REZONE,
POTENTIAL REPEAL ORDINANCE.
THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE ON THAT
TODAY. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WILL
WRAP IT UP WITH THE PRESENTATION
ON SHELTERS. SO JUST WANT TO
GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF THE ORDER
OF BUSINESS. AND SO WITH THAT,
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
PLEASE HOLD COMMENTS REGARDING
ITEM 6 WHICH IS THE POTENTIAL
REPEAL LEGISLATION CB121171
UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING WHICH
WILL BE HELD AFTER THE DESIGN
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 36
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP,
AND THERE ARE THREE REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
WONDERFUL. VERY EXCITING TO
HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COME HERE
TODAY TO COME SPEAK WITH US.
BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 30
SPEAKERS, UNDER OUR STANDARD
PROCEDURES, THAT DOES MEAN THAT
TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE
MINUTE. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
AND SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE
INSTRUCTION?
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED FIRST, AFTER
WHICH WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT ON THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN, AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
OUR LIST. CORRECTION. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS GOING TO BE
FOR 60 MINUTES. 6-0 MINUTES
TODAY. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH AMY KING, PLEASE,
FOLLOWED BY DENNIS SILLS.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS AMY
KING. IM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF
PALLET. WE ARE A LOCAL COMPANY
BASED IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON,
THAT MAKES SHELTER COMMUNITIES.
WOO HAVE OVER 150 SHELTER
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
CURRENTLY IN 133 U.S. CITIES AND
29 STATES. WE'RE ALSO IN
CANADA. I WANTED TO COME TODAY
AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE LAST
AGENDA ITEM, PUSHING FOR LARGER
SITES. PALLET HAS SITES OVER 200
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL. YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM ONE OF OUR
MOST SUCCESSFUL SERVICE
PROVIDERS LATER TODAY, MAGGIE,
FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN
FLORIDA. OUR SITES HAVE GREATER
THAN 60% PLACEMENT RATE INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THIS IS A RAPID
COST-EFFICIENT WAY FOR US TO GET
SHELTER INCREASED IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND GET PEOPLE
CONNECTED WITH MEANINGFUL
SERVICES. THE KEY TO LARGE SITES
IS REALLY GOOD SERVICE PROVISION
WITH INTEGRATED CARE. I AM A
SEATTLE RESIDENT. I HAVE LIVED
HERE FOR DECADES. I KNOW THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS HERE. I KNOW
THE CLINICAL CARE AVAILABLE, AND
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP AND
WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION HERE AS WELL. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU: THANK YOU.
NEXT UP DENNIS SILLS,
FOLLOWED BY JULIA BOBO.
CHAIRMAN LIN AND COUNCIL: CHAIRMAN LIN AND COUNCIL
MEMBER. MY NAME IS DENNIS SILS,
I WORK AT THE DSA. WE SUPPORT
THE MAYOR'S EFFORT TO EXPAND
SHELTER CAPACITY. WE SUPPORT
PROVEN MODELS AND PROVIDERS LIKE
THE PDA REACH, AS WELL AS
LEHIGH. THANK YOU TO THE
PRESENTERS TODAY FOR SHARING
THIS VISION. THESE PARTNERS
DELIVER RESULTS AND SHOULD BE
EMPOWERED TO SCALE. THESE NEW
SHELTER UNITS ARE NOT ENOUGH. WE
ALSO NEED OUTREACH SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS THAT HELP PEOPLE MOVE
INTO HOUSING AND STAY HOUSED.
WITHOUT THESE INVESTMENTS, THE
SYSTEM WILL NOT DELIVER LASTING
OUTCOMES. WE URGE COUNCIL TO
MAKE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE LIKE THE $11.1
MILLION FOR SHELTER EXPANSION
THAT HAS BEEN PAUSED TO BRING
THESE EFFORTS TO

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