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A
A
D
A
F
You
mayor
and
happy
to
bring
this
forward
this
evening.
Thank
you.
So
many
of
you
who
showed
up
for
the
proclamation
this
evening,
so
it's
my
pleasure
to
read
it
now,
whereas
more
than
a
billion
people
in
many
countries
worldwide,
including
many
Bellevue
residents,
celebrate
and
recognize
the
Lunar
New
Year
and
whereas
the
Lunar
New
Year
starts
on
January
22nd
this
year
and
is
a
time
when
people
gather
together
to
celebrate
the
hope
of
the
coming
spring
season.
F
As
we
begin,
a
New
Year
together
now,
therefore
I
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bellevue
Washington,
on
behalf
of
its
city
council,
do
hereby
Proclaim
January,
22nd,
2023
and
the
week
thereafter,
as
Lunar
New
Year
week
in
Bellevue,
and
encourage
residents
to
seek
out
the
many
celebrations
being
held
in
our
area
in
the
days
leading
up
to
and
Beyond
the
start
of
the
year
of
the
rabbit
as
a
way
to
join
their
neighbors
in
the
annual
celebration.
While
wishing
Good,
Fortune
good
health
and
happiness
to
all
sign,
Lynn
Robinson.
A
Mr
Lee
Mr
Tim
Lee
is
here
tonight.
Would
you
like
to
speak
please
and
then
we'll
do
a
photo
after.
G
Honorable
mayor
and
Deputy
Mayor
and
Council
City
members,
and
also
the
city
managers
and
his
staff,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
including
the
Chinese
community
in
Bellevue
and
in
I,
have
been
as
residents
here
for
over
10
years
and
on
and
off
before.
Even
1983
I
was
here
in
Bellevue.
So
this
is
a
place
that
I
choose
to
retire
and
this
is
the
only
place
I
want
to
live,
and
so
because
of
just
Bellevue
is
the
Savers
and
also
most
Vice,
vibrant
City
and
also
inclusive
City.
G
That
will
bring
plus
prosperities
and
also
our
safeness
safeties,
and
also
a
very
sound
budget
in
this
in
in
in
compared
to
other
City
before
I
watched
some
from
San
Francisco
I.
Don't
want
to
talk
about
that,
but
but
this
is
the
city.
I
want
to
retire
in
and
so
and
also
my
community.
Much
appreciates
our
mayor,
Lynn
Robinson,
Deputy,
Mayor,
Jared
and
also
the
city
council
member
for
bringing
this
proclamation
to
us,
and
thank
you
very
much
again.
C
And
whereas
the
city
of
Bellevue
emphasizes
that
everyone
has
the
power
to
help,
make
a
difference
in
combating
all
forms
of
human
trafficking
by
gaining
knowledge
to
recognize
report
and
reject
these
crimes.
Now,
therefore,
I
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bellevue
Washington
and
on
behalf
of
the
city
council,
do
hereby
Proclaim
January
2023
as
human
trafficking
prevention
month
in
Bellevue
Washington,
and
urge
residents
to
explore
resources
available,
including
20
ways.
You
can
help
fight
human
trafficking
from
the
U.S
Department
of
State.
C
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Zan.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
agenda?
I
move
to
approve
the
agenda.
A
B
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
There
are
three
pre-registered
speakers
this
evening
for
oral
Communications
and
before
we
get
started,
I
just
want
to
remind
the
public
that
oral
Communications
is
for
a
period
of
no
more
than
30
minutes.
Each
speaker
will
be
allowed
three
minutes
to
speak
and
only
three
speakers
will
be
allowed
to
speak
to
any
one
side
of
a
particular
topic
and
with
that
I'll
call
our
first
Speaker,
who
is
Mr,
Kieran,
mccam
I,
believe
it's
here
in
person.
I
City
Council
of
Bellevue,
my
name
is
Karen
Malcolm
and
I'm,
a
fifth
grader
at
Somerset
Elementary
School
I
would
like
to
inform
you
that
recently
in
the
neighborhood
of
Somerset
Bellevue,
multiple
incidents
of
tree
fallings
have
taken
place.
Thankfully,
no
one
has
been
injured
that
I
am
aware
of,
but
for
the
safety
of
the
residents,
the
city
council
should
evaluate
the
safety
of
our
trees
and
help
residents,
ensure
their
homes,
parks
and
streets
are
safe.
I
I
If
you
can
see
the
handout,
you
can
see
the
pictures
of
some
of
the
trees
that
have
been
Fallen
that
have
fallen
fallen
down.
For
this
reason,
we,
as
your
residents,
do
not
feel
safe
and
the
job
of
city
council
is
to
make
sure
the
residents
are
always
feeling
safe.
Please
please
consider
this
and
take
responsibility.
I
We
would
we
we
would
want
our
city
to
address
knock
down.
Trees
then
have
them
removed
and
evaluate
those
that
are
still
standing.
I
am
not
the
only
one
who
has
this
concern
about
trees.
One
of
my
neighbors
down
the
street
shared
their
concerns
about
the
toddler
trees.
They
said
that
higher
winds
can
affect
the
tree
and
they
should
be
addressed.
I
They
think
that
the
city
council
should
have
someone
who
audits
the
trees
around
the
neighborhood
and,
if
the
and
if
there
is
a
tree
that
is
too
old
or
is
at
risk
of
falling,
then
it
should
be
cut
down.
These
dense
forests
in
our
neighborhood
may
not
just
affect
private
properties,
but
can
affect
public
spaces
too.
I
Trees
have
been
around
this
area
for
decades
and
planting
the
right
trees
can
help
us,
especially
trees
that
risk
withstand
stressors
like
extreme
weather,
but
view
has
experienced
heat
stroke
and
heavy
rainfall
much
more
than
ever
before.
It
is
highly
possible
that
when
these
trees
were
first
planted,
they
were
not
as
many
stressors
taking
place
as
there
are
today.
Trees
can
fall
because
of
root
damage,
which
is
caused
by
pollution,
competing
vegetation,
lack
of
root,
support
and
Rapid
construction
and
urban
development.
I
Further,
we
live
in
a
very
rainy
shitty,
one
renowned,
horticulturist
Mac
Farland
said
when
you
get
heavier
rains
all
at
once.
It
softens
the
soil
and
creates
extra
weight
on
the
crowns
of
the
tree,
so
it
makes
them
more
prone
to
being
uprooted
and
pulled
over
for
these
examples
and
reasons.
The
city
council
should
take
responsibility
for
this
and
help
Bellevue
residents
understand
the
safety
of
the
surrounding
trees
by
auditing
and
cutting
unsafe
trees,
regardless
of
whether
they
are
on
private
private
property
or
not.
I
H
A
J
My
name
Alex
Zimmerman
and
I-
can
do
that
for
Bellevue
consult
for
you.
Three
I
won't
speak
about
something.
What
is
very
important?
This
is
exactly
what
they
do.
The
last
time,
Chief
of
Police
have
a
very
important
point.
He
talked
about
this
when
sound
transistors
come
and
money
Waters,
you
spend
a
dozen
million
and
billion
dollars
for
this
BS
in
punches
him.
You
know
what
this
means
will
bring
to
many
criminals.
J
J
Right
now
and
speak
to
everybody
who
listen
to
me:
we
need
a
open
police
commission,
like
all
civilized
City,
doing
Lexi
you're
doing
for
many
years,
San
Francisco
Bell
of
you
more
Rich
City
in
the
nation.
You
know
what
this
means,
if
we
don't
have
a
police
committee
when
crime
go
to
the
roof
right
now
and
everybody
know
about
this
children
ever
since
is
dangerous.
Crime
is
dangerous,
the
first
dangerous
for
children.
J
It's
important,
so
I
demand
right
now,
so
you
open
Police
Commissioner
in
the
X
exact
level,
you'll
be
supported
by
Chief
of
Police
because
he's
very
smart.
He
told
glass
meeting.
You
know
what
this
mean.
Crime
will
be
to
the
roof
and
he
knows
it
he's
professional.
Are
you
not
too
because
I'm
a
criminal
for
many
times
so
situation?
Right
now,
very
simple?
We
need
to
stop
and
cry
because
it's
number
one
in
this
exactly
what
is
I
will
speak
in
my
agenda
for
election
for
23,
because
I
see
right.
J
I'm,
sorry:
okay,
no
problem!
Yes,
that's
number
one
in
number!
Two!
You
need
to
stop
in
this
limitation
of
10
people.
I
have
right
now.
I
go
right
now
to
every
commission.
Commission
is
more
than
10
commission
and
many
start
stopping
this.
You
know
what
this
means
start
same
like
well.
You
have
for
35
here.
What
is
I
know.
You
know
three
minutes
and
open
to
everybody,
this
absolutely
fascism
regime,
but
it's
behalf
because
then
people
10
people
for
30
minutes.
Who
are
you
doing
here
why
you
start
doing
these
rules
six
years
ago?
J
How
about
we
before
for
30
years?
Don't
have
this?
Why?
Just
because
you
are
a
fascist,
you
are
a
Nazi.
This
is
exactly
what
is.
I
will
speak
in
every
meeting
in
you
know
this
and
I
speak
around
1000
times
when
you
stop
and
because
Seattle
we
can
country
right
now
is
Epic
Center
of
fascism
stand
up.
America
is
a
free
country
for
everybody
stand
up.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
K
K
Thank
you,
mayor
Robinson
members
of
the
Bellevue
city
council,
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
comment,
I'm
Randy,
Banneker
I'm
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
the
7
000
members
of
the
Seattle
King
County
Realtors
in
support
of
the
next
right
work
elements
relating
to
missing
middle
housing.
We
strongly
encourage
the
council
to
give
sappho
to
go
ahead
to
accelerate
the
allowance
of
padus
adus
duplexes
trade
flexes
and
body
products
Flexes
in
the
city,
along
with
the
mechanism
for
separate
ownership.
K
These
meeting
these
missing
middle
housing
types
will
provide
important
housing
options
at
a
time
when
the
lack
of
housing
Supply
relative
to
demand
in
our
region
has
forced
home
prices
to
new
highs.
High
prices
have
blocked
many
people
out
of
the
housing
market
and
there
are
very
few
options:
affordable
to
prospective
first-time
buyers
in
Bellevue
important
that
people
have
the
opportunity
to
buy
and
start
building
equity
important
to
their
financial
well-being
and
also
important
to
the
Vibrance
stability
and
completeness
Bellevue.
K
B
Thank
you
and
that's
the
end
of
our
pre-registered
list
at
this
point.
I
would
ask
if
there's
anyone
else
here
in
council
chambers
who
would
like
to
make
comment
to
the
council.
Please
raise
your
hand.
Additionally,
if
there's
anyone
joining
us
online,
please
use
the
raise
hand
function
now.
Do
you
see
one
hand
online
Miss
Dean?
Can
you
hear
me
I?
Can
thanks
Charming?
Thank
you.
Your
time
begins
now.
L
Good
evening,
Council
Heidi
Dean
here
from
Newport
Hills
I,
was
glad
to
hear
Mr
Banneker
go
before
me.
I
wanted
to
address
the
next
right
work
on
your
agenda
item
tonight.
It's
interesting
to
see
who's
backing
this
because
it
always
ends
up
being
the
people
who
will
benefit
from
that,
which
is
the
Realtors,
the
builders
and
the
attorneys
who
represent
them
over
and
over
again
and
again,
it's
interesting
because
even
at
the
state
legislature,
they're
doing
the
same
thing.
L
You
know
if
these,
if
these
things
will
actually
yield
affordable,
housing
and
I've
heard
our
own
staff
members,
Brooke
Broad
and
Elizabeth
Erickson
tell
people
there
are
studies
that
will
that
show
that
these
things
will
yield
affordable
housing.
Why
don't
they
ever
produce
those
studies
so
that
people
can
see
them
I've
seen
I've
actually
seen
Sharon
Shoemake
at
the
state
legislature
say
the
same
thing,
but
never
produce
the
studies.
L
In
fact,
that's
actually
it's
the
opposite,
because
if
you
don't
address
the
underlying
issues
that
are
making
our
housing
unaffordable,
the
the
land
speculation
that's
happening,
especially
in
areas
like
Bellevue.
All
of
this
stuff
is
not
going
to
make
a
difference.
It
won't
so
if
there
are
these
studies,
please
produce
them
for
us
so
that
we
can
see
so
that
you
can
make
good
decisions.
L
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is,
is
you
probably
won't
even
get
to
make
these
decisions,
because
our
state
legislatures
legislators
are
going
to
make
them
for
you
right
now
up
there,
so
I'm,
sometimes
I
wonder
why
we're
even
bothering
to
go
forward
with
our
comp
plan
update,
because
anything
that
they
do
this
year
could
just
wipe
out
any
work
that
we're
doing
at
the
city
level.
L
You
know
all
of
the
resident
input
that
we're
Gathering
and
it's
not
supporting
these
things,
that
Mr
Banneker
and
every
everybody
else
is
coming
forward
with,
despite
what
the
urbanist
and
all
that
those
organizations
that
did
their
study
say.
Of
course,
they
didn't
talk
to
people
who
won't
support
these
things.
So
you
know
in
California,
in
Oregon,
in
Vancouver
BC
and
in
Minnesota.
These
things
did
not
increase,
affordable
housing,
they
just
increased
housing.
So
why?
Why
do
we
continue
to
go
down
this
path
following
places
and
and
processes
that
did
not
work?
L
Why
are
we
not
addressing
the
issues?
Why
do
we
not
have
an
inventory
showing
the
homes
that
are
not
occupied
at
this
point,
because
they're,
Investments
or
they're
being
used
for
Airbnb
and
that
sort
of
thing
I've
heard
a
lot
of
that?
Because
I've
been
following
the
legislative
agenda
and
and
committee
meetings?
Nobody
seems
to
know
you
know
what
our
actual
available
housing
stock
is
so
I'd
really
like
to
to
delve
into
that
before
we
start
using
the
neighborhoods.
H
A
A
Those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
okay.
So
we
have
three
study
session
items
tonight,
we'll
dive
in
and
see
how
far
we
go
before.
We
have
to
take
a
break.
If,
if
you
are
you
planning,
you
are
welcome
to
stay
for
the
whole
meeting,
but
if
you're
trying
to
be
polite
and
leave
at
a
break,
this
is
a
good
time
to
go,
but
we'll
we'd
love
you
to
stay.
I,
don't
want
you
love!
You
guys.
H
Mayor
the
first
study
session
topic
is
a
presentation
on
two
utilities:
Financial
policy
issues.
The
first
one
is
moving
from
bi-monthly
customer
billing
to
monthly
customer
bailing.
The
second
Financial
policy
is
just
credit
card
processing
Theory
recovery.
Both
these
topics
were
discussed
with
the
council
during
the
23-24
budget
budget
process,
consideration
and
staff
are
requesting
Direction
on
these
two
policy
issues
joining
us
this
evening
is
now
Otto.
The
utilities
director
and
accompanying
pair
is
the
chair
of
the
Environmental
Services
Commission
Vania
Vanya
nizepik.
M
Good
evening,
mayor
Robinson
and
deputy
mayor
of
noon
house
and
council
members,
we
are
here,
as
Mr
Miyaki
mentioned,
to
review
a
couple
of
policies,
issues,
policy,
issues
related
to
utility
billing
and
Vania.
The
chair
of
the
Environmental
Services
Commission
will
follow.
My
presentation.
Give
you
a
an
insight
into
the
deliberations
that
the
commission
had
on
these
two
topics
so
tonight
we're
seeking
direction
for
from
you
on
two
policy
issue.
One
is
transitioning
to
monthly
billing
and
the
other
is
to
recover
credit
card
costs
through
a
transaction
or
service
fee.
M
We
will
give
you
a
brief
background
on
these
topics,
followed
by
a
discussion
of
the
Alternatives
and
fiscal
impacts.
Next
steps
for
each
one
of
them
and
then
chair
knessavic,
will
provide
the
Environmental
Services
commission's
recommendation
on
these
policies.
M
And
both
of
these
issues
have
been
under
consideration
for
quite
some
time.
However,
we
were
constrained
until
now
by
the
high
cost
of
manual
meter
reading
and
the
system
limitations
of
our
current
Billing
System.
We
are
now
at
a
point
where
the
timing
of
these
and
other
initiatives
makes
it
possible
for
us
to
implement
these
two
policies.
The
Emi
implementation
underway
mitigates
one
of
the
major
costs
and
administrative
barriers
to
offering
monthly
billing
to
our
customers,
which
is
really
more
frequent
billing
reading
and
the
costs
associated
with
that.
M
The
new
building
system
also
makes
it
necessary,
technologically
for
us
to
change
our
billing
cycle
and
and
the
timing
of
this
new
system.
Implementation
underway
presents
an
opportunity
to
minimize
costs
and
the
impact
of
making
changes
now,
rather
than
waiting
till
later,
and
when
we
would
have
to
do
reconfiguration.
So
we
are
proposing
to
do
these
in
alignment
with
our
unbilling
system
implementation.
M
M
So
the
first
policy
is
transitioning
to
monthly
billing.
We
currently
bill
every
two
months.
We
are
now
considering
a
change
because
our
customers
are
requesting
this.
Additionally,
this
has
been
a
National
Industry
Trend
towards
monthly
billing
monthly
billing
is
now
a
standard
practice
for
utilities,
utilities
that
remain
on
longer
billing,
Cycles,
typically
site
technology
limitations,
as
the
major
block
for
adopting
this
practice.
With
the
new
two
initiatives
that
I
just
mentioned.
Well,
we
will
no
longer
have
this
as
an
obstacle.
M
M
The
utility
bill
is
the
primary
touch
point
that
we
have
with
our
customers
and
reducing
the
length
lag
between
water
usage
and
the
build
that
reflects
that
usage,
avoids
misunderstanding
and
confusion
for
the
customers,
and
it
also
helps
the
households
with
managing
their
budgets.
Most
household
bills
are
monthly
monthly
billing
aligns
and
with
a
typical
household
budget
and
is
less
challenging
to
manage,
rather
than
a
larger,
less
frequent
will,
which
can
cause
catch
customers
by
surprise.
This
is
particularly
important
considering
higher
summer
bills.
M
M
Should
they
miss
one
payment
and
it
also
promotes
water
conservation
larger
a
longer
billing
Cycles
make
promoting
conservation
challenging
because
there
can
be
as
a
lag
of
as
much
as
three
months
between
the
time
when
water
use
occurs
and
when
a
customer
receives
a
bill
with
Emi
and
monthly
billing,
a
customer
will
have
the
information
to
modify
their
behavior
in
a
timely
manner
and,
additionally,
a
more
frequent
billing
cycle
can
result
in
an
earlier
identification
of
leaks
and
or
other
meter
issues.
And
last
but
not
least,
it
also
improves
Revenue
stability
for
the
utility.
M
So,
while
there
are
a
number
of
benefits
that
I
just
mentioned,
there
are
costs
associated
with
moving
to
monthly
billing
that
those
costs
are
associated
with
producing
sending
and
processing
of
those
bills,
and
most
of
these
costs,
as
detailed
here,
will
double
as
they
are
directly
related
to
the
number
of
bills.
These
are
2024
cars
and
our
current
costs
for
full
year.
2024
are
209
000.
They
will
double
to
418
000
with
monthly
billing.
M
M
Now
as
part
of
The
Cost
Containment
efforts
that
we
will
undertake,
we
will
be
doing
customer
Outreach
to
encourage
customers
to
move
to
e-billing,
to
reduce
these
costs,
as
well
as
reduce
waste.
M
M
The
the
reason
for
these
costs
is
that
the
credit
card
processing
fees
have
both
a
pre
per
payment
charge,
as
well
as
a
percentage
fee,
and
since
we
will
be
doing
more
payments,
that's
the
reason
for
that
that,
for
these
additional
costs,
the
commission
unanimously
recommended
implementing
monthly
billing.
However,
they
disagreed
on
having
these
costs
included
in
the
budget
because
of
the
second
policies
that
we
will
be
talking
about,
and
that
is
they
felt
strongly
that
credit
card
costs
should
be
recovered
through
a
transaction
fee
and
that
that
I'm
going
to
discuss
next.
M
So,
currently,
utility
customers
have
a
number
of
ways
they
can
pay
their
utility
bill.
You'll
note
that,
on
the
most
expensive
ways
to
pay
is
in-person
payments
and
credit
card
payments,
while
in-person
payments
are
rarely
used
about
a
third
of
our
customers
pay
with
a
credit
card.
These
costs
have
increased
over
time
and
now
are
projected
to
exceed
1.1
million
dollars
per
year.
M
We
presented
three
options
to
recover
credit
card
costs
to
the
Environmental
Services
Commission
for
their
consideration
option.
One
was
to
make
no
change
to
the
existing
policy
option.
Two
was
to
recover
credit
card
fees
only
from
commercial
and
multi-family
credit
card
users
and
option.
Three
was
that
all
customers
using
credit
cards
pay
for
that
service
staff
and
the
commission
recommend
option
three.
M
I
M
Case
all
customers
are
paying
for
credit
card
costs,
regardless
of
whether
they
use
a
credit
card
or
not.
This
is
contrary
to
the
concept
that
we
call
break
peer
Equity,
where
we
want
the
optimize,
which
is
what
we
want
to
optimize
and
align
costs
and
fees
that
are
charged
and
paid
by
the
customers
in
this
particular
option.
M
The
repair
Equity
is
sub-optimal
since
everybody
is
paying
for
these
costs,
and-
and
in
this
case,
if
you
choose
to
go
with
option
one,
we
will
need
to
add
back
288
000
that
the
commission
had
taken
out
of
the
budget
because
of
credit,
and
they
it
was
contingent
on
us
implementing
that
transaction
fee.
M
M
Too
much
all
right
so
option
two
is
to
charge
credit
card
fees
to
Only,
commercial
and
multi
family
customers.
While
this
affects
only
500
customers,
it
also
only
recovers
less
than
half
of
the
actual
total
transaction
costs.
M
We
could
reduce
our
budget
by
166,
000
or
lower
rates
by
0.1
percent,
that
has
an
impact
of
22
cents
per
month
for
a
typical
residential
customer
option
through
three
is
the
most
Equitable,
but
it
also
affects
the
most
customers.
We
have
about
10
000
customers
that
use
credit
cards
across
all
customer
classes.
M
So
if
we
were
to
implement
this,
what
is
the
impact
to
the
single
family
customer?
If
they're
using
a
credit
card,
it
is
a
fee
of
2.65
for
credit
card
use
and
for
a
typical
single
family
that
would
be
additional
cost
of
5.87
cents
for
our
customers
that
participate
in
the
rate
relief
program
and
pay
with
the
credit
card.
That
would
be
an
additional
fee
of
1.76.
M
So
what
I
wanted
to
do?
These
are
two
separate
but
intertwined
policies
and
I
thought
what
I
would
do
is
go
through
each
one
separately,
even
though
they
are
tight
at
the
head
to
say
so.
First
is
monthly.
Billing
costs
just
going
across
number
one.
We
have
in
the
budget
the
customer
impact
of
32
cents.
M
The
other
one
would
need
to
be
added
if
we
were
to
implement
credit
card
cost
recovery,
which
is
not
in
the
budget
right
now
we
could
lower
the
rates
by
a
dollar
and
79
cents,
and
the
two
the
impact
of
the
two
combined
is
that
a
typical
bill
would
go
down
by
just
over
a
dollar
dollar
and
two
cents.
M
Our
next
steps
would
be
to
do
a
customer,
Outreach,
beginning
third
quarter
of
2023
to
notify
customers
of
monthly
billing
and
also
to
educate
customers
on
the
use
of
low-cost
payment
methods
and
encourage
them
to
switch
from
credit
card
to
other
methods
of
paying
their
bills.
M
Here's
a
summary
of
the
schedule
and
next
steps.
We
are
right
now
in
the
midst
of
Emi
implementation,
which
should
be
completed
by
mid-year
third
quarter
at
the
latest
of
this
year.
We
are
also
in
the
midst
of
replacing
our
Billing
System,
which
is
called
sibs,
and
that
should
be
done
by
the
end
of
this
year.
M
Concurrently,
we
will
be
doing
customer
Outreach
to
folks
to
both
inform
them
of
monthly
billing
all
and
also
to
switch
that
encourage
them
to
switch
to
lower
cost
payment
options
and
and
concurrently
we'll
be
doing
the
policy
implementation
on
both
of
these.
I
N
Key
responsibility
for
the
commission
is
to
advise
City
Council
on
utilities,
policies
and
rates.
In
this
role,
the
commission
represents
the
interest
of
the
utility
rate
payers
and
takes
the
responsibility
assigned
by
Council
very
seriously
as
part
of
the
2023
and
2024
budget
review.
The
commission
considered
both
these
billing
policies
over
three
meetings
between
June
and
September,
with
very
robust
deliberations
around
the
benefits
and
impacts
to
these
policies
to
Value
great
payers.
N
As
nav
mentioned,
credit
card
processing
costs
are
projected
to
reach
1.1
million
dollars
by
2024,
including
288
thousand
dollars
associated
with
transitioning
to
monthly
billing.
The
commission
requested
staff
develop
options
for
reducing
the
rate
impact
of
credit
card
processing
costs
based
on
the
goals
of
maximizing
rate
payer
equity
and
containing
costs
to
the
general
rate
payer.
The
commission
voted
in
support
of
applying
a
fee
for
credit
card
use
on
all
customer
classes.
I
M
You
so
today
we
are
looking
for
direction
from
you
so
that
we
can
bring
back
a
resolution
at
a
later
time.
A
M
A
Okay,
just
checking,
let's
start
with
the
motion,
Deputy
Mayor,
certainly
mayor.
F
A
And
we'll
open
that
for
discussion,
councilmember
Lee
here
the
liaison
for
the
Environmental
Services
Commission.
Would
you
like
to
start
us
off
sure.
D
Thank
you,
madam
Mia.
Thank
you.
Your
heart.
Your
last
name
is
certificate
to
pronounce
so
I.
Just
call
you
by
first
name.
D
Name
just
like
Madonna
and
poor
share
I
want
to
thank
you
and
the
commission
for
your
good
work
and
very
deliberate.
You
know
kind
of
a
decision
and
discussion
on
this
topic.
As
you
can
see,
it's
not
that
easy.
It's
got
options
and
it's
really
complicated
and
for
them
I
want
to
make
another
Point
you're
already
starting.
That's
your
daughter
there
right
so
introduction
to
Arya.
There's
the
console
Hi.
How
are
you
you're
getting
a
starter
early.
D
I
want
to
thank
the
environmental
service
commission
for
their
hard
work
and
diligence
in
reviewing
these
spelling
policies.
The
commission
had
very
robust
deliberations
and
appreciate
the
commission
thoroughly
considering
the
customer
impacts
of
each
policy
options.
D
I've
worked
closely
with
the
commission
to
make
sure
these
policies
are
Equitable
for
all
customers,
so
I
support
moving
to
monthly
billing
with
the
Mi
coming.
You
know
it's
appropriate
and
it's
timely.
It
makes
it
easier
for
utility
customers
to
manage
household
budgets
and
encourages
water
conservation.
D
It
also
supports
applying
a
fee
to
all
customers
using
credit
cards
to
pay
the
utility
bill.
This
ensures
the
customers
driving
the
costs
are
paying
for
their
fair
share.
This
change
also
will
lower
the
overall
utility
costs
by
almost
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
yearly
and
lower
utility
rates
for
all
customers.
O
For
the
presentation,
just
to
I,
guess
one
a
couple
clarifying
questions,
so
you
said
that
if
the
you
said,
the
proposed
approach
would
decrease
the
cause
for
all
rate
payers.
Yes,
okay,
and
where
would
those
savings
go
especially
given
the
it
would
be
I
assume
it
would
be
a
net
increase,
though,
from
the
current
for
to
lower
our
lower
income
earners
in
the
community.
So
would
that
be
accurate.
M
Yes,
so
and
again,
we
would
actively
encourage
most
of
our
customers
to
our
goal
is
to
reduce
the
these
costs
and
eliminate
them
as
much
as
possible.
Not
just
have
them
be
shifting
to
other
customers,
so
are
the
for
a
typical
customer
and
the
cost
is
5.87,
but
then
it
goes
down.
M
Everybody's
trades
will
go
down
by
1.34,
so
it
would
be
the
net
of
those
two
or
four
dollars
and
53
cents
for
a
typical
customer
for
the
rate
relief
that
the
net
impact
I
think
is
1.36
yeah
after
that
accounting
and
change.
But.
O
Okay,
I
I
guess
I
was
thinking
that
would
be
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
budget
that
we
could
use
to
help
pay
for
the
fees,
because
what
I
was
thinking
was
have
we
considered
a
threshold
in
the
two
classes,
so
in
a
residential
and
the
business
class
right?
So
we
have
the
mama
pop
shops
in
the
in
the
business
class
we
have
the
lower
income
earners
in
the
in
the
single
family
class
right.
O
M
Okay,
so
we
there
are
challenges
to
that
approach.
M
Policies
and
that
say
that
we
will
charge
all
customers
in
a
particular
customer
class,
the
same
rates,
so
we
couldn't
say
this
customer
will
be
treated
differently
in
a
multi-family
or
commercial
than
this
customer,
that
is,
our
Consular
adopted
policies
and
on
the
lower
income.
I
think
the
way
we
would
if
the
council
wanted
to
give
the
lower
income
folks
an
opportunity
not
to
have
this
cost.
M
It
would
be
actually,
as
a
part
of
our
rate
relief
program
that
we
would
say,
okay
as
a
part
of
the
rate
relief
program,
those
customers
don't
have
to
pay
this
cost
and
and
then
obviously
the
savings
would
not
to
be
lower
by
800
000.
They
would
be
somewhat
less,
but
that
is
certainly
something
that
I
think
we
could
do
because
that's
for
a
select
program,
a
rate
relief
program
is
a
separate
program,
and
thus
we
could
do
that
as
a
as
a
service
for
those
those
customers.
O
I
appreciate
that
I,
guess
and
I'll
finish
with
this
I
think
as
I
understand
it
right
pairs
would
have
to
apply
for
that
relief
program.
Right.
Yes,
if
we're
looking
at
this
as
at
a
holistic
level,
I
mean
I.
Think
now
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
consider
out
I.
Think
the
relief
program
is
a
you
know:
here's
the
system
and
then
here's
not
here's
who's
not
covered
by
the
system
and
the
relief
program
you
know,
is
an
opportunity
to
use
that,
but
I
don't
know
that
I
would
rely
on.
O
You
know
requiring
people
to
take
the
time
out
to
because
the
people
who
need
it,
probably
don't
have
the
most
time
to
begin
with
so
I
was
just
I,
would
just
say,
I'm
curious
about
what
my
other
colleagues
feel
like.
It
sounds
like
there's
opportunity
for
us
as
a
council
to
take
action
on
the
commercial
class
as
well.
So.
M
M
In
total,
as
a
class
in
total,
not
for
any
select
customers
yeah,
so
you
can
implement
this
fee
or
not
to
the
entire
customer
class,
whether
it's
residential
or
commercial,
not
not
selectly,
some
commercial
customers
or.
F
F
Yeah
so
great
presentation,
first
of
all,
thank
you
so
much
director,
hotel
and
chair
kasinovic
and
being
a
great
example
for
our
city,
seeing
that
you
can
be
chair
of
one
of
the
most
important
commissions
and
still
have
a
little
one
with
you.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
her
along
today,
yeah
since
I
was
liaison
on
the
Environmental
Services
Commission.
This
is
something
that
a
residents
have
been
asking
for
for
some
time.
I
still
remember:
Dominic
votero
came
here
in
August
of
last
year.
F
Strenuously
actually
had
a
great
presentation
about
the
importance
of
this
as
well,
and
really
talking
a
lot
about
a
lot
of
the
benefits
here
right.
The
the
the
the
customer
service
piece,
the
the
household
budgeting,
the
delinquency
issues
and
also
just
finding
out,
if
there's
a
leak
somewhere,
you're
going
to
find
out
a
lot
quicker
if
it's
monthly
building
billing
versus
bi-monthly.
So
that's
also
a
benefit
here
or
so,
and
then
improving
that
Revenue
stability,
I
think
is
also.
F
You
know
a
key
Point
here,
that's
going
to
improve
so
I
appreciate,
councilmember,
barksdale's,
a
point
and
maybe
there's
a
way
for
and
I'd
love
to
know.
Just
a
little
bit
more
about
the
Outreach,
because
I
think
that's
important
here
to
make
sure
people
understand
we're
moving
to
monthly
billing,
but
also
the
exact
same
time
remind
them
that
if
this
is
going
to
be
an
undue
hardship
that
there
is
that
rate
relief
program
and
here's
how
you
take
advantage
of
that.
F
If
you
meet
the
qualifications
whatever
they,
they
may
be
so
I'm
sure
Bill
inserts
as
part
of
that
program,
I'd
love
to
know
how
else
in
terms
of
the
amount
of
time
are
we
going
to
start
doing
that
right
now
before
launching
this
I
believe
what
in
2024
then
at
the
beginning
of
the
year?
F
We'll
start
so
I'd
love
to
see
a
consistent,
ongoing
campaign
to
really
make
sure
that
we're
educating
residents
about
this
change
and
the
benefits
of
it,
but
as
well
as
how
to
take
advantage
of
the
rate
relief
program
which
I
know
you.
Now
you
do
a
such
a
great
job
of
that
already,
but
maybe
we
can
even
set
that
up
just
a
little
bit
more
in
case
that
additional
four
to
five
dollars
a
month
is
really
going
to
be
burdensome
to
some
folks,
so
I'll
turn
over.
That
was
my
comments.
H
M
M
Your
meter
has
been
running
around
the
clock
for
three
days
and
that's
possible
that
somebody
is
using
it
around
the
clock,
but
ultimately
the
responsibilities,
the
customers,
but
we
will
have
the
tools
to
offer
them
and
they
will
have
the
tools
in
their
hands
to
detect
those
leaks.
But
the
the
value
of
monthly
billing
is
that
most
people
don't
pay
attention
till
the
bill
comes
like
you
and
and
there's
a
sort
of
a
especially
with
tiered
rates
and
summer
usage.
We
hear
a
lot
from
our
customers.
M
If
only
I
had
known
that's
how
much
it
was
going
to
cost
me.
Maybe
I
wouldn't
have
watered
my
lawn.
You
know
three
times
a
week,
so
that
is
the
real
value
of
that.
The
timely
message
associated
with
that
bill
and
as
far
as
the
we
will
definitely
be
doing
a
lot
of
Outreach
to
help
customers
understand
and
actually
change
their
behavior.
That's
what
we
want
to
do
in
both
of
these.
We
want
to
reduce
the
cost
for
sending
twice
as
many
bills.
M
By
saying,
can
we
sign
you
up
for
e-statements
and
that
will
reduce
some
of
the
costs
and
then
the
the
biggest
campaign
is
going
to
be,
whether
it's
low
income
or
regular
customers
using
credit
cards
to
help
them
understand
that
they
have
control
over
eliminating
this
cost
because
they
don't
have
to
pay
for
a
payment
of
their
utility
bill
if
they
just
do
a
bank
bank
to
bank
transfer
or
ACH.
So
that's
that's
the
campaign
that
we
will
focus
on,
because
our
goal
is
to
actually
reduce
those
costs.
P
Yeah
I
I
appreciate
this
very
much.
Actually,
the
conversation
on
this
was
something
we
had
in
2012
and
I
was
a
liaison
and
it's
it's
been
a
long,
a
long
conversation,
but
it's
it's.
Sometimes
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
do
that.
I
appreciate
that
I
think
you've
gotten
to
one
of
the
real
issues
that
people
have,
and
that
is
having
not
knowing
exactly
what
the
payment
is
and
when
the
big
Bill
comes
is
350
dollars,
and
they
just
said
we
just
used
a
little
bit
of
water.
P
That
was
going
to
cost
us
more
and
it
there's
there's
some
it's
not
really
clear
as
to
what
the
real
impact
is
of.
This
is
going
to
be
in
terms
of
the
cost,
and
it
looks
like
utilities
will
actually
gain
from
this
change,
as
opposed
to
putting
more
money
on
to
the
ratepayers,
which
is
good
or
not,
I
mean
that's.
The
part
I
think
is
kind
of
confusing
about.
This
is
what
is
the
the
total
goal?
The
real
goal?
P
You
have
two
two
things:
one
to
change
to
a
better
system
in
the
monthly
system
is
great,
and
if
you
get
more
people
paying
it
away,
that's
not
as
costly,
that's
good.
The
other
factors
are
don't
seem
to
be
very
clear
in
terms
of
the
cost
back
and
forth
between
the
way.
P
So
it's
I
think
it's
kind
of
hard
to
put
that
whole
piece
together
in
this
short
time
period
and
I
think
the
overall
goal
is
very
good,
and
it
was
one
other
point
here
and
I
do
think.
Councilmember
barksdale's
pieces
is
something
that
there's
nothing
written
in
stone
that
we
have
to
charge
everybody
the
same
rate.
We
do
this
in
looking
at
people
with
low
income
in
all
other
sorts
of
ways
in
in
both
the
city,
the
county.
P
You
know
in
in
the
system,
in
helping
and
I
think
it'd
be
very
easy
to
do
that,
and
it
wouldn't
be
it's
a
different
policy,
but
that's
something
you
probably
haven't
been
discussed
enough
to
come
to
a
decision
on
that.
But
I
think
that
is
something
that
is
very
important
if
we
really
we're
looking
at
all
these
other
issues
in
terms
of
Housing
and
other
things,
and
there
are
people
who
are
just
struggling
to
pay
their
utility
bills
and
they
need
that
and
I
think
we
should
take
a
look
at.
P
P
But
the
overall
piece
of
changing
to
the
monthly
and
changing
the
rates
and
getting
people
to
do
it
on
you
know
online
instead
of
having
to
send
a
check-
or
whatever
is
a
great
thing
to
do
so.
I
appreciate
that
very
much
and
it
it's
one
of
these
things
that
took
a
long
time,
but
we're
there
and
be
really
glad
when
we
get
the
the
automatic
system
set
up
too,
because
that's
going
to
be
a
real
saver
all
around
so
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
C
Sun,
thank
you.
Nav
and
Banya
I
thought
it
was
very
helpful
to
have
this
come
before
us
now.
You
know
to
Leverage
The,
Ami
implementation
and
work
on
this
timing,
because
I
I
do
remember
when
I
first
started
getting
bills
almost
30
years
ago.
The
idea
that
you
pay
every
other
month-
and
so
sometimes
you
think
you
have
more
money
and
then
you
realize
well
actually,
no
now
I'm
paying
two
months
worth
of
bills.
C
So
having
that
predictability
and
is
very
helpful,
I
think
in
terms
of
helping
our
customers
better
manage
their
their
finances
as
well
as
decision
making
and
choices.
I
agree
with
my
colleagues
about
helping
to
educate
on
choices.
C
I
didn't
realize
that
when
I
look
at
the
the
slide
that
talks
about
the
fact
that
in-person
payments
cost
the
city,
nineteen
dollars
and
credit
card
payments
potentially
go
upwards
of
fourteen
hundred
dollars
and
so
being
able
to
educate
about
the
different
choices
so
that
it's
a
win-win
for
both
the
city
and
for
the
rate
payers,
I
think,
is
a
is
a
win-win
and,
frankly,
a
cost
recovery
of
over
a
million
dollars.
That's
significant!
That's
real
money!
So
I
am
very
glad
to
see
this
I
fully
support
both
of
these
items.
C
I
agree
with
my
colleague
about
the
the
rate
relief
program,
I
guess
so
that
we
are
able
to
help
them
without
having
to
jump
through
one
more
hoop
to
be
eligible
for
this
particular
item
for
reimbursement,
I
mean
I
can
imagine,
maybe
the
single
family,
with
it
only
being
five
dollars,
but
those
small,
Mom
and
Pops
is
probably
not
a
five
dollar
fee
for
their
water
usage
and
so
to
the
degree
that
those
rent
rate
relief
programs
are
available
to
those
I.
Guess
that
would
be.
C
M
We
have
three
different
programs:
we
have
a
utility
rate
relief
which
is
for
senior
low-income,
seniors
and
low-income
and
low
income
disabled
residents,
and
that
is
up
to
70
percent
discount
on
their
basic
utility
bill,
and
then
we
have
a
one
for
rentals,
multifamily
and,
and
that
is
a
refund,
so
they
give
us
the
information
and
we
actually
send
them
a
check
for
for
again
70
refund
and
Bellevue
is
one
of
the
very
few
that
actually
offers
one
that
level
of
discount
and
also
two
multi-family,
because
multi-family
customers
don't
receive
a
bill
from
us.
M
You
know
their
bill
is
through
the
management
company,
but
we
we,
we
have
I,
think
it's
about
half
and
half
to
be
honest,
single
family
and
half
multi-family.
So
we
have
a
program
for
multi-family
as
well,
then
we
have
a
tax
rebate
program
and
that
is
for
again
folks
can
apply
to
for
it's
up
to
I
think
120
that
range
that
the
general
fund
pays
and
sends
a
check
to
customers.
M
The
issue
is
that
we
cannot
selectively,
say
these.
Customers
will
get
something,
and
these
will
not.
There
is
a.
There
are
guidelines
for
the
our
rebate
and
rate
relief
program
and
they
are
they're
sort
of
directed
by
state
law.
So
it
is
not
a
discretionary
kind
of
thing
that
there
are
income
levels
that
are
qualifiers
and
we
may
go
to
a
lot
of
effort
to
make
sure
that
it
is
very
user
friendly,
and
we
have
done
a
number
of
process,
improvements
to
sort
of
say.
M
Okay,
you
don't
need
to
do
an
application
every
year
to
give
us
a
affidavit.
We
will
give
you
if
you
were
a
customer
last.
If
you
qualified
last
year,
we
and
so
two
years
they
don't
have
to
apply
every
year.
I
I
do
believe
that
we
can
do
a
lot
more
as
far
as
advertising
the
program,
because
I
don't
think
that
we
are
reaching
everybody
out
there.
M
That
needs
that
help
and-
and
we
have
the
resources
at
the
part
of
the
budget
process
you
asked
me,
should
we
do
you
need
more
money
for
the
rate
relief
program
and
I
said
to
you?
No,
we
don't
need
more
money
at
this
time.
We
need
to
do
more
to
reach
the
clients
that
might
need
this
help.
So
I
think
there
are
a
number
of
tools
that
we
haven't
fully
optimized
or
leveraged
yet
and
I
think
that's
that's
what
our
plan
is
and
again
I
will
tell
you
that
I
think,
but
for
the
education.
M
Many
people
may
not
realize
that
using
a
credit
card
has
minimal
benefit
to
them,
but
a
huge
cost
and
I
think
relating
the
cost,
with
the
uses
of
that
card
will
help
raise
awareness,
because
it's
not
like
that's
the
only
option
we
can
guide
them.
We
can
automate
the
process
us
so
that
it
is
easy
for
them
to
use
other
other
ways
of
paying
their
utility
bill.
N
N
This
was
the
most
robust
conversation
at
the
commission.
No
doubt-
and
this
is
my
sixth
or
seventh
year-
I'm-
proud
of
the
work
that
we
did
and
I
was
just
looking
on
my
phone
to
see
if
I'm,
paying
Puget
Sound
Energy
with
my
credit
card
and
I'm,
not
so
that
probably
means
there's
a
fee,
I'm,
not
100,
sure
I'm,
assuming
because
otherwise
I
would
use
a
credit
card.
N
So
when
it
comes
to
rate
payers,
we
always
hear
how
we
keep
increasing
rates,
and
this
is
1.1
million
dollars
that
helps
not
increase
our
rates,
that
much
more
and
it's
not
a
necessity
to
have
to
pay
your
utilities
bill
with
the
credit
card.
When
we
have
other
options,
we
pay
for
rent,
not
with
the
credit
card
most
of
the
living
expenses.
N
We
don't
pay
by
credit
card,
most
don't
accept
it
or
there
is
a
fee,
so
I
feel
like
we've
talked
about
low
income
and
again
we
feel
confident,
because
we
have
other
options
that
credit
card
is
not
a
necessity
for
most
payers.
Thank.
A
You
you're
welcome
okay,
I'll,
take
a
turn
here,
Cheroke
and
izovic.
Thank
you
for
being
here
absolutely
thank
you
nav
to
me
the
two
issues:
should
it
be
monthly
or
bi-monthly
I
think
that's
kind
of
a
no-brainer.
That
mentally
is
something
we've
heard
about
for
a
long
time
that
rate
payers
would
like,
and
the
thing
that
I
like
about
it
is
that
the
Studies
have
shown
that
the
first
indicator
that
somebody
is
becoming
unstably
housed
is
your
inability
to
pay
their
utilities.
A
If
we
can
flag
that
and
in
a
way
that's
respectful
and
compassionate,
if
we
can
contact
people
to
see
if
they're
doing,
okay
I
think,
maybe
if
we
work
with
our
our
group
that
that
deals
with
stable
housing
that
that
might
be
something
helpful,
so
I
guess
my
question:
I
agree
with
you
chair
that
it's
optional
to
pay
credit
card,
but
if
we're
saving
any
money
that
we
budgeted
I
want
it
to
go
back
to
the
rate
pairs.
A
I
M
I
M
Than
a
dollar
per
month
right,
so
they
will
benefit
everybody
benefits
and,
and
then
those
who
use
a
credit
card,
they
have
a
fee
right
and
those
the
folks.
We
will
Target
and
say:
do
you
really
want
to
pay
this
fee
when
we
can
give
you
an
option
to
choose
a
different
method
of
paying
that
doesn't
give
you
and
charge
you
any
fee
right,
so
I
think
it
is
that's.
The
benefit
of
this
is
that
everybody
gets
a
a
lower
bill.
So.
A
M
We
not
so
far
other
than
you
know.
Commission
meetings,
budget
deliberations
happened,
nine
months
of
budget
deliberations
and-
and
this
was
one
of
the
policy
issues
that
was
considered
over
three
meetings,
so
that
is
our
Outreach
and
then
the
the
commission
held
a
public
hearing.
So
those
those
are
our
opportunities
to
reach
out
to
folks
have.
A
A
A
M
We
don't
have
any
feedback,
but
what
I
will
tell
you
is
that
half
of
the
1.1
million
or
450
000
is
large
commercial
customers.
The
other
600
000
is
single
family,
and
very
few
of
them
are
actually
the
low-income
group.
A
O
N
No
I
I
apologize
Naval
explained,
but
the
whole
purpose
of
this
is
that
we're
saving
and
our
rate
increase
by
not
having
eight.
M
N
A
drool,
a
dollar,
fifty
dollar.
N
If
we
proceed
with
credit
card
fees,
where
we
all
don't
pay
for
those
who
use
credit
card
fees
because
currently
not
all
all
the
rate
payers
use
credit
card,
there's
a
certain
percentage
that
uses
and
then
there's
a
certain
percentage
of
higher
bills
that
definitely
use
credit
cards
which
drives
our
costs
collectively
and
by
us
Shifting.
The
responsibility
from
all
taxpayers
paid
for
credit
card
fees
and
those
who
use
credit
cards.
They
pay
the
fees
we
save
for
everyone.
Yeah
thank.
O
You
clarification
so
couple
things
one
so
that
the
ACH
fees
or
the
options
that
we
were
talking
about
before.
As
we
know,
I
mean
the
difference
there
is
that
it
pulls
from
your
account
like
assuming
you
have
the
funds
in
your
account
versus
a
credit
card
which
gives
you
a
little
bit
of
room.
O
So
I
do
think
there
is
a
an
embedded
challenge
word
and
plus
the
challenge
there
for
for
our
low-income
Community
because
they
may
not
have,
especially
if
I
and
I
wholly
support
going
month
to
month
and
I
have
another
follow-up
on
this.
But
if
they
don't
know
what's
going
to
come,
that's
that
variability
coming
out
of
your
directly
out
of
your
account
does
impact
them
more
than
say
from
the
credit
card
which
gives
you
more
cushion
right
for
our
low-income
community
members.
O
The
second
piece
is:
do
we
do
we
have
what
I've
seen
if
we're
going
to
try
to
push
our
folks
to
ACH
or,
like
directly
out
of
their
bank,
account
where
they
can
pay
a
fixed
fee
every
month
through
the
end
of
the
year
and
then
true
up
at
the
end
of
the
year?
O
That
way
it's
come,
they
know
how
much
is
coming
out
and
in
terms
of
them,
knowing
what
their
usage
is,
we
can
still
show
what
their
usage
is
for
that
month
and
show
what
the
Gap
is
between
what
they're
paying
and
what
they
would
owe
at
the
end
of
the
year.
So
they
know
like
what,
at
the
end
of
the
year,
I'm
going
to
have
to
pay
this,
and
so
it's
still
another
way,
but
it
gives
them
a
fixed
fee.
Each
month.
M
And
that's
called
budget
billing,
and
so
what
it
is
is
generally
it's
your
annual
bill.
They
average
it
from
last
year
and
then
and
some
some
months,
especially
when
you
have
monthly
billing
some
month,
you're
going
to
pay
a
little
bit
more
than
your
actual
bill,
some
months
you're
going
to
pay
less,
and
that
is
some
one
of
the
functionalities
that
we
will
definitely
be
looking
at
with
our
new
building
system.
Right
now,
we
can't
do
that.
We
can't
offer
budget
billing.
I
O
Got
it
and
and
building
on
the
mayor's
point
about
the
trigger?
If
someone
is
late
on
a
series
of
payments,
I
guess
what
I'd
be
interested
in
is
if,
if
we
can't
charge
them
less
because
of
the
state
law,
can't
we
not
just
automatically
refund,
we
already
have
sort
of
a
refund
and
a
rebate
program.
Can
we
not
just
say
maybe
this
is:
can
we
not
sort
of
kick
off
an
auto
rebate
or
an
auto
refund
for
that
person?
That,
by
this
indicator,
is
potentially
a
lower
income
resident.
M
M
In
it
at
that
point
about
three
years
ago,
we
implemented
the
emergency
assistance
program.
That
is
precisely
for
that
purpose.
It
is
when
somebody's
going
through
job
loss,
and
we
have
a
program
that
actually
forgives
four
bills,
four
months
worth
of
usage
utility
bills.
So
we
have
that
as
a
program
that
folks
just
need
to
say
here's,
my
information,
here's
what
happened
and
and
so
and
and
then
we
would
say:
okay,
you
qualify
for
this
program.
M
We
will
forgive
up
to
four
months
worth
of
utility
bills
and
then
the
final,
so
we
have,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
several
programs
to
help
our
customers
in
need
and
then
the
final
one
is
we
work
very
closely
with
the
social
service
agencies
like
hopelink,
to
direct
folks
to
other
means.
When
then,
when
the
city
cannot
help.
C
Question
now,
because,
as
I'm
listening
really
there's
there's
a
difference
between
the
person,
who's
struggling
has
to
pay
first,
and
then
they
get
refunded
or
reimbursement
versus
an
ability,
especially
since
we
have
a
new
Billing
System
coming
that,
if
there's
a
way
to
tie
the
multiple
systems,
so
the
people
that
are
eligible
for
the
I
think
you
said
up
to
70
percent
of
their
utility
bills
to
be
paid
as
part
of
the
rate
relief
program
if
that
could
be
removed
from
their
bills,
so
that
they're
only
paying
the
30
percent
versus
having
to
pay
just
to
request
a
reimbursement,
because
if
someone's
struggling
asking
to
pay
first
means
that
they're
always
paying
more
than
they
can
just
to
get
some
money
back
so
I.
M
M
The
discounts,
the
relief
there's
a
formula
in
the
billing
system
that
actually
just
sends
them
a
bill
for
30
of
their
charges,
so.
I
Q
H
P
Okay,
I
I
think
what
we're
being
asked
to
do
is
is
a
great
thing
is
to
to
agree
to
have
monthly
bills
and
have
it
collected
this
way
in
this
way
in
in
that
the
second
part
of
this
is
you're
asking
us
for.
Can
we
continue
to
see
what
works
and
what
doesn't
and
how
much
it's
going
to
be.
We
don't
really
know
you
can't
really
say
it's
going
to
be
X
number
of
dollars
next
year
that
we
have
or
not.
It
depends
on
several
factors.
P
It
depends
on
how
many
people
go
with
the
a
credit
card
thing
or
not,
and
how
do
you
get
people
to
understand
that
and
do
it,
and
how
do
we
charge
more
I'm
saying
it
cost
us
more
to
do
this
and
end
up
making
a
lot
more
money
than
this
current
system
and
where's
that
money
coming
from
and
going
to
it's
I
mean
I,
think
you're
going
to
really
work
on
something,
that's
really
good,
but
it
just
doesn't
sound.
P
It's
just
hard
to
explain
it
to
anybody
and
see
how
these
dollars
would
shift
depending
on
what
we,
what
factor
we
have
in
here
or
another
one
here
as
to
how
much
is
into
that
and
I
mean
I
just
have
a
hard
time
voting.
Yes,
on
the
whole
piece,
when
what
you're
really
asking
the
important
piece
right
now
is
changing
to
monthly
rates.
P
A
It's
you
know,
it's
I
believe
we've
budgeted
to
cover
all
the
credit
card
fees
and
now,
if
we
voted
tonight
that
people
paid
their
own
fees,
we
have
that
money
left
that
we
didn't
we're
not
actually
going
to
spend.
M
A
P
A
Does
not
require
permission
from
anybody,
but
that's
what's
on
the
table.
Tonight
is
going
from
getting
a
bill
every
two
months
to
getting
a
bill
every
one
month
and
people
who
choose
to
use
their
credit
card
covering
their
own
fees.
Yeah.
P
P
A
Let's
stick
with
what
we're
voting
on
tonight.
We
have
a
motion
on
the
table.
Do
you
want
to
hear
it
again
or
are
we
okay
to
vote.
P
P
A
A
H
A
H
I
I
will
just
Tee
It
Up
and
turn
it
over
to
to
nav.
Here
it
is
related
to
the
Assumption
of
the
King
County
Water
District
number
one,
which
is,
as
you
mentioned,
it's
administrative
in
nature,
since
there
was
an
inner
local
agreement
that
that
the
city
entered
into
quite
a
while
ago
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
knobs,
because
you
can
find
you
the
details
in
order
for
you
to
take
action
tonight,.
M
M
Completing
the
the
assumption
is
the
final
step
of
actions
that
were
contemplated
as
part
of
that
Ila
back
in
2004
and
tonight.
I'll
walk
you
through
the
background,
the
policy
and
fiscal
considerations
and
a
summary
of
the
next
steps.
M
So
water
district
one.
It
is
a
very,
very
small
area
at
the
tip
of
yellow
point
and
it
serves
about
210
customers,
so
very,
very
small
district
and
in
2003
the
district
approached
us
and
said.
Would
you
take
consider
taking
over
our
providing
service
to
our
customers
and
and
we
we
said?
Okay,
there
are
conditions
related
to
how
we
assume
a
district
and-
and
we
will
work
on
an
interlocal
agreement,
and
so
an
interlocal
agreement
was
assigned
back
in
2004
and
that
interlocal
agreement
has
two
parts
there
is.
M
The
district
is
required
to
do
certain
things,
and-
and
some
of
them
were
pretty
basic,
which
is
what
the
the
I
guess.
The
overarching
goal
when
we
assume
new
customers
is
that
our
existing
customers
should
not
be
how
armed
in
any
way
as
far
as
financially
or
otherwise.
So
we
look
at
okay,
you
will
buy
into
our
system
because
our
existing
customers
are
paid
for
in
the
system,
so
it
was
that
they
needed
to
upgrade
their
system
to
City
standards.
M
They
needed
to
isolate
all
of
the
wells
transmission
lines
so
that
there
wasn't
any
cross-contamination
we
would
we
would.
We
would
be
providing
water
from
that
point
on
they
needed
to
install
meters.
M
They
had
never
had
meters
installed,
so
they
were
paying
a
flat
fee
and
and
then
they
needed
to
play,
pay
all
the
applicable
charges,
whether
it
was
connection
charges
crcs
and
they
needed
to
adopt
our
city
programs
such
as
conservation
program
and
and
and
they
they
needed
to
continue
as
a
corporation
until
they
had
kind
of
finished
their
obligations
as
a
district,
and
one
of
the
big
ones
was
that
they
had
some
money
that
they
what
they
wanted
as
to
do
at
that
time
was
use
that
money's
specifically
for
their
customers,
give
our
customers
a
refund
or
a
rebate
on
the
utilities,
and
we
said
no,
we
all
of
our
customers
have
paid
exactly
the
same
rates.
M
M
So
then
the
city
in
this
interlocal
agreement.
The
city's
portion
was
that
we
would
provide
water
supply
and
that
we
would-
and
we
started
doing-
that
back
in
20045
time
frame.
2005.
and
and
that
we
would
maintain,
operate
and
renew
the
system
as
if
it
was
our
own
system,
because
we
had
already
had
them
by
in
like
pay
for
upgrades
that
needed
to
be
done
and
to
pay
into
our
RNR.
M
So
since
2005
these
customers
have
been
treated
the
same
as
our
own
customers,
they
pay
the
same
rates.
They
have
the
same
customer
care.
The
system
is
also
maintained
by
us
and
and
in
the
paid
rates
based
on
the
city's
rate
structure
and
and
and
the
the
basic
part
of
this
Ila
was
that
eventually
we
would
assume
the
district.
That
was
the
commitment
that
the
city
made.
M
So
state
law
allows
us,
gives
us
the
authority
to
assume
the
district
and,
and
our
own
water
system
plan
has
been.
That
includes
this
service
area
and,
like
I,
said
we
as
a
part
of
the
interlocal
agreement
back
in
2004.
We
agreed
that
this
would
go
through
so
now
this
there
aren't
any
further
fiscal
considerations.
All
of
that
happened
back
back
in
the
2004
time
frame.
So
there
is
no
fiscal
impact.
The
district
has
paid
the
requisite
fees
and
charges
and
and
really
we've
operated
the
system.
M
As
part
of
the
Assumption
process,
there's
an
agreement
and
that
needs
to
be
drafted
between
the
city
and
the
district,
and
that's
why
state
law
and
this
agreement
addresses
the
rights,
the
powers,
the
duties
and
the
obligations
of
the
parties
regarding
ownership
of
property,
not
Provisions
or
Services
maintenance
of
facilities.
M
So
let
me
go
to
the
next
one,
so
the
next
steps
are
that
the
district
adopts
a
resolution,
a
proving
assumption
and
dissolution
of
their
District.
They
did
that
on
January
11th,
that
the
city
also
needs
to
adopt
an
ordinance
and
approve
the
Assumption,
and
so
this
conversation
we're.
M
Having
is
to
give
you
the
background
so
that
when
this
item
comes
back
in
front
of
you
in
February
it'll
be
it
can
be
a
consent
and-
and
you
you
now
have
the
opportunity
to
ask
me
any
questions
and
then
it's
just
an
administrative
kind
of
a
act
and
then
30
days
after
the
adoption
of
the
ordinance,
the
city
and
the
district
will
file
a
joint
petition
to
the
King
County
Superior
Court
to
formally
dissolve
the
district,
so
that
those
are
the
next
steps
that
need
to
happen.
M
A
Great,
thank
you
so
before
we
do
a
motion,
you
did
mention
that
if
we
want
to,
we
can
bring
this
back
on
consent,
and
so
maybe
we
could
make
a
motion,
including
that
in.
I
A
A
Second,
so
any
comments
or
questions.
R
C
Support
this,
my
question
is:
are
there
other
is
like
this
kind
of
in
the
wings
where
we
are
also
looking
at
taking
on
those
District
areas,
or
is
this.
M
The
only
one
so
we've
already
kind
of
we've
got
our
service
area.
This
is
one
of
the
last
ones
back
then,
in
2003
to
2004
there
are
there's
Bozard
I
think
they
they
have
not
approached
us.
We
have
not
offered.
So
there
are
no,
inter
to
answer
your
question.
There
are
no
ilas
that
say
we
make
a
commitment,
but
there
also
are
not
very
many
districts
left
that
are
would
be
looking
for
support
from
us.
Okay,.
D
I
was
under
a
concert
in
2004,
so
I
thought
maybe
I'll
say
a
while
too
I
can
support
this
I
do
because
at
that
time
the
council,
you
know
granted
the
IIA
ioa
with
the
event
with
the
intention
that
eventually
assumed
the
district.
So
that
was
that,
and
now
it
seems
to
me
with
your
presentation
in
all
the
requirements
in
the
IRA
has
been
met,
and
you
have
a
show
that
you
know
the
payments
and
everything
we're
being
operating
for
them
for
since
2005,
so
I'm
completely
happy
that
we
are.
A
L
H
I
H
By
way
background
at
the
July
5th
meeting
earlier
this
year,
staff
presented
Council
within
analysis
and
a
prioritized
list
of
next
right
work,
affordable
housing
actions
that
would
increase
housing,
production
and
again,
affordable
housing
opportunities
in
the
city.
At
the
July
5th
meeting,
Council
request
to
staff
to
perform
a
Capacity
Analysis
to
determine
how
the
city
could
accelerate
the
additional
next
right
work
projects
into
scope
to
an
additional
next
right
work
actions.
H
Tonight's
presentation
will
provide
the
the
findings
of
the
Capacity,
Analysis
and
staff
are
tonight,
are
seeking
Council
direction
to
deployment
added
resources
and
efficiencies
and
to
accelerate
selected
components
of
the
two
next
right
work:
actions
in
coordination
with
other
ongoing
City
projects,
so
joining
us
this
evening
is
Liz
dad
as
well
as
Nick
Whipple
planning
manager
of
development
services
and
Emil
King
with
Community
Development.
With
that
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
Elizabeth
presentation.
Q
Q
It
feels
like
it's
something
of
a
treadmill,
but
it's
it's
a
good
treadmill,
there's
a
there's
a
great
prize
at
the
end,
so
we
continue
to
return
so
tonight
a
meal
and
Nick
I'd
get
a
give
you
a
presentation
and
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
findings
that
we
found
when
we
did
a
Capacity
Analysis
and
some
of
the
items
that
you
were
interested
in
us
looking
at
pursuing
alongside
the
other
next
right
work
items
we've
already
initiated.
So
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
all
of
those
this
evening.
Q
Tonight
we
will
be
asking
some
Direction
so
we'll
be
asking
that
Council
provide
staff,
some
direction
on
the
two
following
items:
one
would
be
to
deploy
added
resources
and
utilize
efficiencies
to
enhance
capacity
and
Nick
and
Emil
will
be
providing
you
more
in-depth
information.
So
I
I'm
going
to
warn
you
now
there's
a
lot
of
information
coming
your
way
this
evening,
so
lots
going
on
here
will
be
available
for
questions
and
secondarily
we're
also
asking
that
Council
advance
to
additional
next
right
work
items
and
we
will
go
through
those
in
this
presentation.
Q
As
you
all
recall,
we've
been
working
on
next
right
work
for
a
while,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
and
all
of
this
has
been
built
really
on
the
affordable
housing
strategy
that
the
council
adopted
many
years
ago.
So,
specifically,
the
work
items
that
we've
been
talking
about
lately
in
next
right
work
are
those
that
we
were
going
to
be
implementing
in
the
next
12
to
18
months
and
those
are
actually
meant
to
supplement
already
ongoing
housing
work.
Q
So
some
of
the
projects
that
that's
actually
supplementing
is
the
comprehensive
Plan
update,
the
Wilburton
comp
plan,
Amendment
and
subsequent
land
use
code,
amendments,
Bel,
Red,
look
forward
comp
plan,
Amendment
and
then
also
subsequent
land
use
code.
Amendments
C1
Phase
2,
which
I
think
was
a
couple
weeks
ago
here:
CPA
and
Luca
the
housing
stability
program
and
also
our
multi-family
tax
exemption
program.
So
all
of
that
is
ongoing
work
and
what
we're
talking
about
tonight
is
additional
to
that
existing
work.
It's
not
taking
the
place
of
any
of
that
good
work,
July
5th.
Q
We
did
get
direction
from
Council
and
at
that
time
the
council
decided
that
we
should
work
on
three
different
next
right
work,
actions
and
that
was
out
of
a
list
of
I
believe
it
was
16
items
at
that
point.
You
directed
us
to
continue
to
work
on
removing
barriers
to
micro
Apartments,
which
we
were
back
here
and
initiated
October
10th,
also
to
allow
higher
far
for
residential
developments,
which
we
initiated,
December
12th,
and
to
reduce
permit
fees
for
affordable
housing,
which
also
initiated
on
December
12th.
Q
We
are
looking
again
for
our
additional
Council
direction
as
we
look
as
we
give
you
the
results
from
our
Capacity
Analysis,
and
we
scope
that,
and
you
asked
us
to
scope
two
additional
items.
One
was
to
encourage
middle
housing.
Those
are
the
adu's
accessory
dwelling
units
detached
accessory
dwelling
units,
duplexes
Triplex
and
quad
plexus,
and
that
is
what
the
terms
that
we
use
when
we
talked
about
middle
housing
refers
to
those.
Q
R
Thanks
Liz
and
good
evening,
Council
I
have
the
pleasure
of
presenting
the
results
from
our
Capacity
Analysis.
So
last
July
council
did
give
us
Direction
on
going
back
and
really
thinking
from
a
cross-departmental
standpoint.
How
can
we
do
more,
affordable
housing
actions?
So
we
had
a
series
of
work
sessions
at
the
staff
level
included,
Community
Development
development
services,
city
attorney's
office
and
the
city
manager's
office,
and
we
really
rolled
up
our
sleeves
and
tried
to
look
at.
R
R
R
For
the
community
and
the
city
council,
we
looked
at
Staffing
levels
and
resources
that
we
had
and
some
of
the
things
that
were
coming
along
in
the
city
managers
proposed
budget
and
actually
what
the
council
had
adopted
so
I'll
be
going
into
a
little
bit
of
detail
on
that.
R
So
all
the
other
ongoing
work
on
Bel,
Red
Wolverton
comp
plan
update
Still
Remains,
as
is,
and
we
also
are
not
affecting
the
three
items
that
were
launched
already
by
Council.
So
we
have
three
next
right:
work
actions
that
are
underway
as
well.
R
This
is
a
good
summary
slide
that
shows
the
three
solutions
that
we're
bringing
forward
to
council.
The
first
one
is
about
Staffing
and
resources.
Council
did
include
an
additional
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year
in
the
two-year
budget
to
focus
on
affordable
housing.
R
We
also
were
looking
at
how
to
use
Consultants.
You
know
when
we
have
a
need
for
additional
hours
to
be
worked
on
something
or
the
expertise
that
might
come
in
Outreach
or
some
new
ideas
or
economic
analysis.
We
think
that
there's
a
good
path
to
actually
use
consultant
resources
in
the
near
term
to
supplement
things
as
well,
and
the
solution
set
number
two
about
process
changes.
This
was
about
being
most
efficient,
most
effective,
looking
at
at
Synergy,
so
trying
to
align
our
actions
with
other
ongoing
projects.
R
If
you
can
do
something
for
one
project,
that's
going
to
benefit
other
projects.
Why
not
do
that?
So
we
really
looked
at
how
we
could
be
most
effective
with
that.
We
also
have
this
idea
of
using
reasonable
but
pretty
aggressive
timeline,
so
we're
wanting
to
have
a
timeline
that
we
can
use
when
we
launch
something.
Have
everybody
agree
to
it
and
stick
stick
to
that
timeline.
R
These
admittedly
complex
subjects
about
affordable
housing
and
then
the
last
set
was
about
innovation
in
our
effort,
so
you'll
be
hearing
tonight
about
piloting
things
or
doing
some
near-term
work
and
then
phasing
it
out
over
time.
So
we
think
there
is
a
a
benefit
to
actually
doing
it
that
way
to
get
the
work
done
in
a
timely
manner.
R
I
do
want
to
say
this
is
predicated
a
bit
on
ability
to
hire
and
retain
staff.
I
think
it
continues
to
be
a
somewhat
challenging
environment
out
there
for
planners,
affordable
housing
planners.
So
we
are
doing
our
best
to
hire
good
staff
doing
our
best
to
retain
staff,
but
that
is
one
of
the
the
things
that
this
is
predicated
on.
R
The
three
of
us
at
the
table
and
others
also
are
heavily
involved
in
the
the
State
Legislative
process
and
review
of
the
bills,
so
we're
monitoring
that
everything
is
moving
along
pretty
quickly
even
nine
days
into
the
legislative
session.
But
there
are
things
that
might
come
up
in
that
legislative
session
that
we
want
to
reserve
the
right
to
report
back
to
council
how
that
might
affect
things
that
we're
working
on
in
this
next
drive
work.
E
Great
and
good
evening,
Council
so
in
terms
of
the
solutions
and
what
they
would,
what
they
would
get
us
for
outcomes,
that's
two
additional
items
that
we
would
be
able
to
move
forward
alongside
the
three
already
initiated
next
right,
work
actions,
so
the
first
being
the
middle
scale,
housing
as
Liz
mentioned.
We're
defining
that
here,
as
accessory
dwelling
units
detached
accessory
dwelling
units
and
then
the
plexus
so
up
to
a
four
Plex,
including
a
mechanism
for
separate
ownership.
E
So
the
council
Direction,
provided
on
July
5th,
was
to
encourage
middle-scale
housing
and
allow
for
that
separate
ownership
mechanism.
So
middle
housing
types
as
I
mentioned,
include
the
adus
ddus
and
the
plexus
and
the
anticipated
outcomes
with
this
next
right.
Work
action
is
to
align
a
lot
of
the
work
with
the
comprehensive
Plan
update,
adopt
some
Lucas
in
the
near
term.
Some
land
use
code,
amendments
and
really
increase
and
diversify
the
city's
housing
stock.
E
So
some
of
the
important
contexts,
the
update
of
the
comprehensive
plan,
was
launched
in
February
of
2022.
It's
going
to
be
ongoing
through
2024.
throughout
the
process.
There's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
opportunity
for
the
community
to
provide
input
around
the
comprehensive
plan
and
really
shape
the
comprehensive
plan,
so
we'll
want
to
be
able
to
leverage
some
of
that
robust
public
engagement,
that's
happening
through
that
process.
E
There
is
also
based
on
the
scale
of
anticipated
land
use
changes
going
to
be
environmental
review
under
the
State
Environmental
Policy
Act,
so
the
environmental
analysis
or
the
Eis
process
is
also
looking
at
different
Alternatives
of
where
middle
housing
or
middle-scale
housing
could
be
appropriate
in
the
city.
So
we'll
want
to
be
able
to
leverage
some
of
that
feedback
that
we're
learning
through
that
Eis
process
as
well,
and
some
of
the
housing
types
that
are
contemplated
through
the
middle
scale,
housing
next
right
work
action
would
require
a
comprehensive
plan
Amendment.
E
So
when
we're
talking
about
implementing
items
within
the
next
12
to
18
months,
we
are
trying
to
look
at
things
that
wouldn't
necessarily
require
an
early
Amendment
to
the
comprehensive
plan.
So
there
are
certain
types
like
detached
accessory
dwelling
units
duplexes
and
triplexes.
That
would
require
a
little
more
effort
in
changing
the
comprehensive
plan
to
be
able
to
get
a
land
use
code
in
place
to
respond
to
that
change.
E
In
just
another
piece
of
context
system
you'll
noted
the
23
legislative
session.
There
is
some
discussion
around
a
middle
housing
bill
that
we
are
watching
where
legislators
are
discussing
ways
to
address
housing
shortages
Statewide.
So
that
is
something
we're
tracking
there's
also
a
couple
of
bills,
discussing
adus
accessory
dwelling
units.
So
that
is
another
piece
that
we're
tracking
we'll
go
into
the
scope
of
the
accessory
dwelling
unit
reform
that
we're
planning.
E
We
think
it's
aligning
a
little
bit
with
what
we're
hearing
or
seeing
preliminarily
with
the
state,
but
it's
really
we're
keeping
an
eye
on
that
as
well,
so
to
launch
us
into
the
proposed
scope
for
the
middle
scale,
housing
piece.
So
we've
broken
this
up
into
two
phases.
Essentially
so
phase
one
would
be
the
accessory
dwelling
unit
reform
land
use
code
Amendment,
the
2017,
affordable
housing
strategy
did
call
for
updates
to
our
accessory
dwelling
unit
codes.
E
A
couple
of
years
ago,
you
may
recall
we
brought
forward
an
amendment
to
that
section
of
the
code
that
would
allow
for
accessory
dwelling
units
to
be
built
in
new
construction.
Previously
there
was
a
Prohibition
on
adus
being
located
within
a
brand
new
home.
We
had
a
three-year
rule
is
what
it
was
referred
to,
as
so.
This
Council
removed
that
three-year
rule
to
help
spur
some
of
the
Adu
development.
We've
also
identified
a
few
other
barriers
that
we
intend
to
address
as
part
of
phase
one.
The
Adu
reform
Luca.
E
Some
of
those
include
requirements
for
owner
occupancy
off
Street
part
parking
requirements.
There
is
a
Prohibition
on
condominium
having
a
condo
on
the
accessory
Dome
unit.
That's
a
hard
word
to
say
so,
being
responsive
to
the
next
right.
Work.
Action
to
allow
for
a
separate
ownership
mechanism
would
be
allowing
a
condo
to
occur
on
these
units
potentially
and
there's
also
some
design
controls
in
the
land
use
code
related
to
Door
placement
or
how
you
might
use
square
footage
within
the
home
to
go
towards
the
accessory
dwelling
unit,
so
we'll
want
to
have
the
Planning
Commission.
E
Also,
take
a
look
at
that
to
identify
whether
that's
a
barrier.
I
should
note.
This
is
how
we're
scoping
items
for
the
Planning
Commission
to
study
and
determine
you
know
which
are
barriers
and
which
should
be
addressed
as
part
of
that
effort.
The
phase
one
effort
would
not
require
a
comprehensive
plan.
Amendment.
E
There
is
good
policy
language
that
supports
the
development
of
accessory
dwelling
units
in
the
city
attached
accessory
dwelling
units
to
be
clear,
and
then
we
also
propose
that
phase
one
be
processed
by
the
Planning
Commission,
using
our
standard
process
for
adopting
land
use
code
amendments
and
then
for
Phase
2.
A
this
relates
to
the
middle
housing
or
middle
scale,
housing,
Luca,
prep,
the
land
use
code,
Amendment
prep
work,
so
as
the
Eis,
the
environmental
impact
statement
process
is
underway
and
as
we're
collecting
engagement
or
feedback
from
the
community
Through.
E
So
for
the
anticipated
timeline,
we
are
at
that
box
there,
with
this
update
to
council
and
seeking
Direction
we've
laid
this
out
in
the
timeline
where
the
Adu
reform
Luca
would
be
the
first
out
the
gate.
So
we'd
begin
working
with
the
Planning
Commission
during
q1
and
Q2
of
this
year
to
put
together
that
Adu
reform
Luca
back
to
council
for
eventual
adoption.
E
And
so
with
the
last
piece,
simplifying
the
permitting
process.
Council
also
asked
us
on
July
5th,
to
scope.
What
excuse
me,
what
simplifying
the
permitting
process
and
Expediting
permitting
for
affordable
housing
projects
would
look
like,
so
the
direction
was
to
simplify
that
process,
the
development
review
process
and
expedite
that
process
for
affordable
housing
projects.
E
The
anticipated
outcomes
here
are
providing
efficient,
predictable
review
process
for
our
customers
and
having
a
faster
review
for
affordable
housing
projects.
That
is
a
very
important
piece
for
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
projects,
particularly
those
that
are
pulling
from
different
funding
sources,
to
be
able
to
have
that
reliability
as
they
move
a
project
through
a
process,
and
then
we
are
also
anticipating
again
that
we
could
pilot
this
on
affordable
housing
projects,
some
of
these
ideas,
but
we
might
be
able
to
scale
this
pilot
to
other
projects
that
development
services
reviews.
E
So
some
relevant
context
here,
we've
broken
these
up
into
internal
process
improvements
that
we
might
be
able
to
move
a
little
quicker
on
and
then
some
that
are
going
to
require
some
code
amendments.
So
some
of
the
improvements
can
be
implemented
administratively,
just
through
updates
in
our
department
processes,
updating
some
of
our
public
information
documents
as
an
example
to
ensure
there's
just
better
Clarity
around
our
codes
and
our
processes.
E
So
in
terms
of
the
proposed
scope
for
simplifying
and
Expediting
the
internal
process,
Improvement
Pilots
that
we
are
proposing
is
to
have
an
assigned
project
manager
in
development
services
for
affordable
housing
projects.
This
individual
would
be
tasked
with
the
review
of
or
with
managing
the
reviewers
on,
an
affordable
housing
project
and
keeping
those
timelines
in
order
and
making
sure
that
there's
that
assist
for
the
developer
and
also
the
coordination
that
needs
to
happen
amongst
the
reviewers.
E
We
would
also
be
looking
at
Expediting
permit
review
as
part
of
the
internal
process,
Improvement
pilot,
so
in
the
land
use
division
in
particular,
there
is
a
subset
of
planners
that
might
have
a
focus
on
affordable
housing
project
review
as
an
example
of
how
we
might
be
able
to
accomplish
this
expedited
permit
review,
and
then
we
also
would
provide
for
a
Consolidated
land
use
and
building
permit
review.
So
we
already
development
services
does
provide
a
lot
of
permit
reviews
to
be
Consolidated.
E
So
you
have
your
land
use
entitlement
process
that
might
overlap
your
your
building
review
process
we'd
be
looking
at
ways
to
further
allow
that
overlap
to
happen
in
order
to
move
permits
along
our
review
process
more
quickly
and
then
the
other
set
of
the
scope
here
is
the
code
amendments.
So
one
of
that
would
include
city
code
updates
to
align
with
previous
Council
actions.
E
So
an
example
of
this
I
think
it
was
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
the
city
council
adopted
a
unit
lot
subdivision
ordinance
that
were
the
zero
lot
line
ordinance.
This
was
to
encourage
Town
Home
Development
as
a
fee,
simple
ownership
model
versus
a
condo
ownership
model,
and
we've
learned
through
that
process
and
through
the
implementation
of
that
ordinance,
that
there
are
some
challenges
around
some
of
the
transportation
requirements
and
that
those
might
vary
based
on
the
ownership
structure.
E
So,
with
the
super
categorical
exemptions,
the
state
does
provide
flexible
thresholds
that
would,
for
part
of
the
sepa
review,
the
review
under
the
State
Environmental
Policy
Act.
So
when
development
regulations
are
robust,
it's
good
practice
just
to
evaluate
the
thresholds
and
determine
what's
the
appropriate
threshold
for
for
the
city's
context.
So
this
code
update
would
be
focusing
on
the
exemption
thresholds
for
housing
and
infill
projects
and
in
an
effort
to
simplify,
simplify
the
the
review
process.
E
And
for
the
anticipated
timeline,
we
are
looking
at
implementing
some
of
the
city
code
alignment
around
q1
to
Q3
of
2023.
At
about
that
same
time
we
would
be
implementing
some
of
our
process
improvements,
including
using
the
assigned
project
manager
for
affordable
housing
projects.
We'd
also
be
looking
at
following
that
up
with
more
process
improvements,
around
Expediting,
permit
review
and
then
we'll
be
expanding
or
bringing
some
code
amendments
forward
to
expand
our
cipa
categorical
exemptions
and
then
we'll
be
looking
at
how
we
could
improve
our
process.
E
A
I'll,
just
save
that
last
last
week,
I
and
12
other
Mayors
from
all
Washington
cities
all
went
to
Olympia
to
speak
to
the
governor
about
the
need
for
affordable
housing
and
I'll.
Tell
you.
There
was
a
consensus
amongst
all
those
Mayors
in
their
cities
for
the
need
for
affordable
housing.
So
this
is
really
nice.
Timed
I'd
love
to
be
moving
on
this
and
show
that
we
can
do
it
and
not
have
to
have
the
state
do
it
for
us,
I'd
like
to
be
a
good
example
of
what
cities
can
do.
A
C
C
I
was
actually
really
thankful
that
in
November
I
had
a
chance
to
talk
about
what
he
was
already
doing
at
the
National
League
of
cities
around
some
land
use,
changes
and
I.
Think
if
we
were
asked
to
come
back
next
time,
we'll
have
a
lot
more
examples
to
be
able
to
share
about
these.
This
work
we're
doing
what
I
especially
appreciate,
is
a
couple
things.
C
So
I
appreciate
the
focus
on
that
also
appreciate
the
the
level
of
effort
that
we're
putting
in
to
streamline
our
permitting
and
review
process,
and
especially
what
you
said
about
the
fact
that
it's
not
just
the
this
housing
type
here,
but
it's
also
that
that
those
Lessons
Learned
From,
streamlining
and
leveraging
Technology
can
be
used
for
many
other
things.
I
still
remember,
Mike,
Brennan
coming
and
talking
about
well,
just
the
number
of
permits
that
we
have
to
process
in
a
year.
C
C
My
my
one
comment
would
be
you
talk
about
a
mid-year,
Council
check-in
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
check-in
with
the
community
as
well,
so
it
isn't
just
for
us
and
whether
there's
already
a
dashboard
of
some
kind
that
helps
put
some
of
this
information,
because
there's
so
much
information
now
about
everything.
We're
doing.
C
Is
there
a
way
to
to
superimpose
this
timeline
map
with
the
other
items
so
that
for
the
community
that
are
that
want
to
engage,
they
don't
have
to
go
to
so
many
different
documents
to
get
a
dashboard
landscape
of
the
efforts
that
we
have
and
then
the
places
where
they
can
plug
in
to
give
feedback.
So
that
would
be
one
of
my
thoughts
on
that.
But
super
excited
about
this
happy
to
support
it.
Thank.
A
P
Yeah
I'm
very
very
excited
about
this.
You
know
2017
was
not
that
long
ago,
but
it's
a
long
time
ago
and
I
think
a
lot
of
work
has
been
done
in
in
in
that
time
period
and
we're
realizing
just
things
that
were
hopes
and
thoughts
and
maybes
and
we're
putting
it
into
reality
and
I
appreciate
very
much
the
staff's
work
on
this.
P
It's
some
of
the
best
staff
work
I've,
seen
in
planning
ever
and
I've,
seen
a
lot
of
it
and
I
think
really
appreciate
that
we
all
do
we're
on
the
threshold
of
actually
putting
this
stuff
in
place
that
we
talk
about.
It's
easy
to
talk
about.
It's
easy
to
argue
about
it.
You've
presented
us
something:
that's
not
a
a
piece
to
take
apart
in
peace
and
go
it's
things.
We've
actually
talked
about.
We
want
to
do
these
things
and
you
put
them
into
a
plan.
P
So
it's
the
exciting
thing
of
going
from
the
policy
which
we
really
basically
said
and
saying:
how
do
we
Implement
that
policy
and
how
do
we
do
an
irrational,
Manner
and
I
again?
Think
that's
what
you've
done
in
this
whole
piece
and
I
I
would
support
all
the
things
you're
asking
asking
for
on
this
and
I
think
you
know
again.
You've
come
forward
from
the
things
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
and
presented
okay.
P
I
do
I,
don't
think
we're
going
to
get
bogged
down
in
a
you
know,
rebattle
of
or
or
re-look
at
what
have
we
decided
before
or
thought
about
before,
and
the
good
thing
is
the
community
I
think
by
and
large
residents
and
businesses,
people
who
are
really
interested
in
the
community
in
Bellevue
and
housing,
and
if
we
can't
tackle
housing
now
and
do
something
great
with
it,
then
we're
not
worth
you
know
our
assault
on
this.
P
F
You
mayor
comprehensive
presentation
as
as
always
so.
Thank
you
for
that.
Also,
thank
you
for
tracking
some
of
those
legislative
bills
that
you
mentioned
on
the
top
another
one
to
add
to
your
list:
you're,
probably
tracking
already
but
I'll
mention
any
ways
is
Senate
Bill
5118,
because
that
could
impact
our
mfte
program,
which
has
been
so
successful
to
date.
So
I'll
be
interesting
to
see
how
we
might
adjust
if
needed,
depending
on
where
that
goes.
F
But
thank
you
for
tracking
that
and
I
guess
at
some
point
providing
analysis
on
what
that
means
for,
for,
for
us,
yeah
deploying
the
capacity
Solutions
all
in
on
that
in
terms
of
what
you
need
for
Staffing
and
resources
and
the
process
I
think
the
city
of
Bellevue,
rightly
so,
has
a
reputation
for
Innovative
thinking
and
and
processes.
F
So
all
in
on
that
the
the
middle
skill,
housing
I
think
this
will
be
interesting,
especially
with
the
with
the
adus
and
dadus,
and
then
some
of
the
larger,
like
quad
plexes,
for
example,
which
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
more
tricky
for
what
I've
heard
from
residents.
Time
and
again
is
yes:
we
want
increased
density
in
our
city,
but
not
at
the
expense
of
somehow
impacting
the
unique
character
of
their
neighborhood.
F
However,
they
might
Define
that
so
it's
it's
a
balance
thing
for
for
for
a
lot
of
them,
so
just
something
to
keep
in
mind
as
we
go
through
this
process
and
I
appreciate
councilman
talking
about
the
checking
with
the
community.
That's
hugely
important
for
me
as
well
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we
are
truly
hearing
from
as
cancer
Stoke
said
that
you
know
residents,
our
business
is
here
which
obviously
have
a
strong
interest
in
making
sure
that
their
employees
can
both
live
and
work
in
our
city.
F
On
the
other
hand,
I
don't
want
that
being
overshadowed
by
advocacy
group.
So
one
to
see
us
do
something
that
might
not
be
right
for
Bellevue.
So
again,
it's
a
balance
here
is
is
what
I
want
to
communicate,
but
and
I
would
love
to
know
how
we're
going
to
go
forward
with
that
or
when
you
come
back
to
us
about
about
what
that
Outreach
looks
like,
but
this
is
very
exciting
work
and
also
I.
Think
the
the
advance
simplifying
the
permitting
again
I
think
we're
all
in.
F
On
that
anything,
we
do
to
speed
things
up,
especially
if
it's
affordable
housing,
whatever
we
need
to
do
there
I
think,
would
be
well
received
and
important
work
for
the
city
to
continue
to
move
forward
on,
as
well
as
aligning
the
the
codes
of
the
previous
Council
actions
because
yeah
it
does
seem
like
2017
was
a
while
ago,
but
it's
here
so
this
is
so.
This
is
great
work.
So
again,
thank
you
for
all
your
your
hard
work
and
look
forward
to
Future
updates.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
well,
I
have
to
say
this
is
Christmas
for
me.
I
am
so
happy
to
be
addressing
this
tonight.
I'm
just
tickled
I
was
going
to
say
tickled
pink,
but
I'm
wearing
pinks
I
didn't
want.
I
A
That
I,
absolutely
all
for
number
one
deploying
the
capacity
solutions
that
sounds
great
and
reasonable.
I
have
some
questions
on
number
two
advancing
the
middle
scale.
Housing
I
too
appreciate
that
click
of
that
description.
A
First
of
all,
we
hear
from
our
residents
who
want
to
ensure
that
the
owner
is
present
on
the
property
and
I'd
like
to
kind
of
know
the
pros
and
cons
of
mandating
something
like
that
in
these
policies
also
I
know:
council,
member
Barksdale,
you
brought
this
up
originally
I'm,
very
interested
in
making
sure
that
certain
neighborhoods
don't
have
HOAs
that
supersede
the
these
codes.
A
So
I
I
would
kind
of
like
to
understand
what
it
is
kind
of
what
you
said.
What
is
it
that
maintains
a
neighborhood
character
in
talking
to
Residents?
It
seems
like
it's,
the
greenery
has
a
big
part
of
that,
and
so,
if
we're
looking
at
quad
plexes-
and
we
have
a
lot
of
yard
between
or
the
front
doors
and
things
like
that
in
a
nice
visual
I
just
like
to
know
the
pros
and
cons
of
that
and
how
we
describe
neighborhood
character
and
how
we
maintain
it
and
then,
on
the
number.
A
Three
Advanced
simplify
permitting
I
like
to
see
a
definition
of
what
we're
gonna
call,
how
we're
going
to
Define
what
affordable
housing
is
and
can
we
add,
mfte
projects
to
the
expedited
list
to
get
permitted
and
somebody
a
developer
said.
Can't
we
just
expedite
all
permits
and
I
said
no
I
want
it
to
be
an
incentive
for
affordable
housing.
A
I
want
it
to
be
a
special,
fast
track
for
affordable
housing,
so
I
definitely
want
to
really
focus
on
Expediting,
making
it
speedier
for
affordable
housing
to
be
permitted
and
then
I'm
curious
about
as
we
look
forward
what
you
think
that
what
what
you
think
you'll
be
bringing
back
to
us
next
after
we
complete
these
projects
that
we've
already
given
to
you.
I,
don't
know
if
you
can
answer
that
yet,
but.
M
Q
Some
will
be
coming
out
through.
You
know,
further
work
that
we're
doing
you
asked
about
with
the
owners
present
on
the
property
and
pros
and
cons
of
this.
That
will
be
a
conversation
that
we
will
need
to
have
when
we
start
to
look
at
what
the
regulations
are
for
these
at
detached
adus,
and
you
know
duplexes
triplexes,
even
the
adus
inside
I
think
that's
a
good
question
and
something
that
I
suspect
will
be
a
big
conversation,
the
Planning
Commission
and
also
at
Council.
As
we
move
forward,
there's
certainly
pros
and
cons
of
both.
Q
You
know
there
are
that
from
one
Camp
it
might
be
seen
as
limiter,
something
that
is
limiting
people's
ability
to
use
two
sections
of
a
house
and
from
a
neighbor
who
lives
next
door.
They
may
like
to
have
the
comfort
of
knowing
one
of
the
people
who
lives
there.
So
I
think
that
is
something
to
be
determined
as
we
go
through
these
policy
conversations
as
we
approach
the
code,
I
would
say
in
terms
of
the
HOAs,
the
city
attorney's
office.
Q
I
did
speak
with
them
today
about
that,
in
fact,
and
some
of
the
information
that
they
are
looking
at
is
that
intersection
between
local
government
policies
and
HOA
covenants.
It
is
a
legal
question
that
they
will
be
looking
at
as
we
move
through
this
process.
So
there
was
no
simple
answer,
I
kind
of
hoped
there
was,
but
there
really
isn't,
but
that
is
on
the
radar
and
city
attorney's
office
will
be
looking
into
that
as
we
move
forward
on
these
projects
regarding
the
adopting
across
the
city,
I
fully
concur
I
think,
that's
absolutely.
Q
Q
The
character
question
is
always
a
hard
one
right.
How
do
you
define
character
but
I?
Some
of
the
things
you
mentioned
around
Landscaping
landscape
buffers
make
a
really
big
difference
if
you
have
two
uses
next
to
each
other.
The
other
things
that
the
code
often
regulates
are
the
size
of
the
project
as
well.
So
what
is
the
bulk?
Q
You
know,
I
think
everybody
benefits
from
some
green
landscaping
around
their
homes.
I
think
the
last
thing
I
had
specifically
was
what
is
the
definition
of
affordable
housing?
What
would
qualify
so
land
use
code
actually
defines
affordable
housing
as
those
units
that
are
80
percent
Ami,
so
we
would
propose
using
that
same
designation.
So
we
have
consistency
across
our
regulations
as
we
move
forward,
and
we
start
to
think
about
what
would
qualify
for
the
permitting
path,
the
expedited
permitting
path.
Q
We
can
certainly
look
at
that
and
provide
that
provide
more
information
back
I
think
the
mft
is
a
fabulous
program,
but
it
is
time
limited
so
depending
on
how
we
look
at
that,
but
we'll
certainly
bring
back
some
options
of
you
know
when
we
get
to
a
little
further
down
the
road
of
what
we
would
recommend
being
eligible
for
expedited,
permitting.
Okay.
A
I
was
going
to
comment
on
a
deputy,
mayor's
question
about
the
Senate
Bill
5118.
When
I
was
down
there,
I
think
Senator
Cooter,
maybe
one
of
the
sponsors
of
that
they
said
that
they
do
recognize
the
cities
that
have
an
mfte
program
and
they
would
not
touch
that
this
is
for
cities
that
do
not
have
one,
but
that's
no
guarantee
on
that.
Yet
it's
not
been
voted,
so
we
need
to
keep
advocating
for
that.
Okay,
Emil
did
you
have
something
you
wanted
to
add.
R
D
You
well
good
work,
lots
of
work
and
I
think
you
developed
a
framework
for
a
good
process
and
I.
You
know
appreciate
and
I
want
to
compliment
you
on
doing
the
things
like
streamlining
and
you
know
doing
simplifying
permitting
process
and
then
all
the
rest
of
it.
But
it's
a
it's
a
big
thing.
It's
a
very
last
information.
D
D
Sometimes
you
ask
the
question
and
so
that's
why
Community
engagement
is
very
important
and
I'm
glad
that
you
included
that
you
know
as
a
robust
public
engagement
and
I
bet
you
that
you
know
I
know
out
there
in
the
public,
I
would
say:
80,
90
people
I,
don't
agree,
don't
understand
on
the
same
us
to
see
what
the
support
of
housing
you
know
it
came
about.
D
I
mean
I
said
before
we
have
affordable
housing
since
four
years
ago,
but
now
it's
changed,
the
dimension,
the
scales
changed
and
the
the
impact
has
changed,
and
so
you
know
so.
We
need
to
make
sure
people
understand
that
my
people
have
lived
here
and
they
have
different
assumptions.
So
I
appreciate
all
the
things
you
do.
You
know
it's
applicable
for
us,
I
think
we
do.
D
You
know,
as
you
know,
Expediting
simplifying
and
looking
at
you
know,
providing
the
proper
resources
it's
good,
but
at
the
same
time,
because
I
always
said
that
myself
believe
again,
devil
is
in
the
detail.
We
we
think
that
we're
moving
the
right
direction,
we're
all
learning
right.
The
problem
we
are
facing
now
it's
very
important
everybody
and
their
their
body
is
trying
to
get
into
it
Federal
government's
getting
into
the
state
government's
getting
into
it
kind
of
government.
We
are
getting
into
it
and
we
have
our
own
perceptions.
D
We
all
have
our
programs,
we
have
our
own
realities.
I
think
I
appreciate
what
that
W
Miller
said.
The
neighborhood
characters
is
important,
so
they
tend
to
read
into
what's
what
the
whatever
affordable,
housing
or
whatever
housing
is
to
them.
How
does
affect
their
own
perception
and
their
own
well-being
and
they
respond
differently?
So
I
think
we
really
need
to
understand
to
be
very
specific,
and
the
mayor
said
that
you
know
the
state
is
trying
to
do
something
and
we
are
doing
something
I
believe
much
better
and
much
more
responsive.
D
D
It
might
not
be
quite
what
the
naval
characteristic
is
like
we're
already
hearing
some
comments
from
people,
you
know.
Oh,
we
don't
like.
We
don't
like
this,
but
do
we
really
know
what
we're
talking
about
while
we're
on
the
same
page
I
don't
know
so
my
sense
is
that
Outreach
Community
engagement
is
very
important.
That
means
defining
people
understand
what
housing?
What
are
we
talking
about?
You
know
we're
talking
about
Adu
that
do
okay,
try,
passports,
how
does
it
impact
us?
We
don't
know
until
we
get
there
and,
of
course,
I.
D
Don't
think
we
should
stop
anything.
We
should
move.
You
know,
because,
in
order
to
see
whether
the
thing
is
appropriate
is
what
people
are
looking
for,
we're
gonna
do
something
but
which
I
just
want
to
be
sure.
We
don't
just
fly
jump
just
because
well
we
got
something
you
see
efficient,
effective.
The
efficiency
doesn't
necessarily
mean
it's.
The
right
thing
to
do.
Okay,
so
I
want
to
be
sure
we
are
capable
of
understanding
what
damage
is
saying.
I
have
to
balance
I
understand
what
the
public
once
public
knows.
They
are
doing.
D
You
know
it's
them,
they
were
serving
and
I
think
that's
important,
so
I
think
if
we
can
do
that
and
I
know
that
the
city
staff
is
working
very
hard
at
knowledge.
Every
time
we
meet,
we
talk
about.
What's
our
Outreach
okay,
so
I
I
like
to
I'm
still
quite
skeptical,
you
know
because
people
are
out
there,
I,
don't
you
know
we
don't
we
don't
want
to
preach
the
choir?
We
don't
want
a
special
interest
group.
D
We
want
to
get
me
a
set
that
says
we
want
this,
no
we're
going
to
hear
from
the
public.
Thank
you
and
then
what
other
thing
is?
Let's
see
information
yeah!
You
also
I
also
mentioned
one
thing:
what
is
foreign.
D
D
It's
not
efficient,
so
character,
all
that
stuff
important
okay
other
than
that
I
think
you're,
doing
good
you're,
making
sure
that
we
got
the
things
that
we
think
we
need
to
do.
Do
it
in
the
right
way,
so
that
importantly
people
can
see
what
it
is.
Okay
understand
what
it
is,
starting
with
that
information,
then
we
can
have
a
good
conversation
discussion.
We
know
exactly
what
we
need
to
do.
Thank
you.
O
There
all
right
so
in
terms
of
the
summary
table,
I
agree
with
proceeding
with
all
three
and
I
really
appreciate
you,
you
coming
up
with
some
creative
ways
of
being
able
to
fit
in
these
two
programs
and
within
in
the
additional
capacity
that
you've
laid
out
on
item
two
I
will
I
will
just
start
out
by
saying
you
know
we
have
a
diverse
Community
with
diverse
needs
and
those
diverse
needs
include
housing
needs
and
housing
choices,
whether
we're
talking
about
cultures,
who
value
strongly
intergenerational
families-
or
you
know,
even
within
the
states,
wanting
to
take
care
of
an
aging
parent
or
wanting
to
be
able
to
provide
a
place
for
your
child.
O
That's
an
adult,
but
maybe
isn't
ready
to
leave
the
nest.
If
you
will
I
think
there
are
a
number
of
choices
that
currently
are
limited
for
our
community
and
I.
Think
given
the
diversity
of
our
community
and
given
that
we're
a
welcoming
Community,
there
are
people
who
who
serve
our
community.
Let's
say
in
our
retail
sector
and
another
capacities
who
can't
afford
to
live
here
today,
and
so
when
we
think
about
who
we're
engaging,
we
should
absolutely
engage
our
residents.
O
We
should
also
engage
people
who
maybe
want
to
live
in
Bellevue,
but
can't
afford
to
live
in
Bellevue
and
if
that's
through
organizations
that
are
maybe
considered
advocacy
groups
I
think
that's
fine
as
long
as
they're
representing
the
voice
of
people
that
we're
trying
to
serve,
and
so
when
it
comes
back
in
terms
of
owner
occupancy,
I
think
I
appreciate
that
comment.
I
guess
I
wanted
to
also
compare
the
pros
and
cons
to
if
someone
rented
out
a
single
family
home.
O
So
you
know
how
that
how
those
trade-offs,
compare
and
I'll
just
end
on
one
one.
Last
point:
you
know
when
it
comes
to
neighborhood
character
and
I
I
appreciate
it
Mr
banneker's
reference
of
Aesthetics
as
opposed
to
character,
because
I
mean
I,
think
it
more
accurately
defines,
especially
even
as
we
were
talking
about
the
greenery
and
Landscaping
and
scale
I.
Think
it
better
captures
what
we're
talking
about
here,
but
just
acknowledging
that
there
is
the
potential
for
positive
impact
and
not
just
negative
impact.
O
So
I
just
want
to
encourage
my
colleagues
to
also
consider
that
impact
may
be
positive
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
F
Mayor,
thank
you.
I
moved
to
direct
staff
to
deploy
proposed
added
resources
and
efficiencies
and
to
accelerate
select
components
of
the
next
next
right
work
actions,
one
to
encourage
dadus,
adus
and
duplex
Triplex
quadplex
quad
plexes,
including
mechanisms
for
separate
ownership
and
two
to
simplify
the
permitting
process
and
expedite
permitting
for
an
affordable
housing
projects
in
coordination
with
other
ongoing
City
projects.