A RESOLUTION identifying proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2018, and requesting that the Office of Planning and Community Development and the Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations about the proposed amendments.
Passenger please read agenda item number 15. Agenda item 15 Resolution 317 62 Identifying proposed comprehensive plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption 2018 and requesting that the Office of Planning, Community Development and the Seattle Planning Commission Review and make recommendations about the proposed Amendments Committee recommends resolution to be adopted as amended. Councilmember Johnson. Thanks. As I explained to my colleagues again this morning at a council briefing, but I'll just say again, for the benefit of members of the public, once a year, the Council adopts a resolution that identifies proposed amendments to our comprehensive plan. In that resolution, we ask the Planning Department to analyze particular ideas that come from members of the general public or from our Planning Commission for further study. This resolution today is that resolution. It's commonly called the darkening process. So we've got in front of us several ideas that have come from the commission, from members of the general public. We've got an amendment to discuss relating to items that we heard during public comment around Mawgan Junction. But before we get into that amendment, why don't I stop there and see if my colleagues have any questions about the darkening process? Any questions thus far? And I realize we have an amendment or two, so we'll hold off on that for a moment. So, Councilman Johnson, I'll follow your lead on sort of how you want to proceed with the amendments. As was discussed during council briefing. Council member Herbold and I were able to come to a consensus position on a proposed amendment that should be sitting at your table. And that proposed amendment effectively adds brief language that asks the executive to develop a plan for outreach to the Morgan Community Association in considering amendments to the Morgan Junction Neighborhood Plan. But I believe we have a late breaking amendment to that amendment from one of my colleagues. So because we have an amendment to the amendment, I'm going to have to suspend the rules. And so if there's no objection, Council Rule 386 relating to the presentation of full Council amendments 2 hours before the meeting, that rule will be suspended to consider Councilmember Backchannels Amendment. President Harrell Can we actually move the amendment that does not require the suspension of the rules first and then we can do that. We could do it either way. Is that your preference? I would like to start with the amendment that was distributed to council members in advance. Think you can go that way? That is very appropriate. So I can't recall. Was that formally moved yet? No, I think I discussed it, but I'm not sure that I can actually move forward. So I'm happy to move adoption of that proposed amendment. Okay. And why don't you second customer, Herbert. And then would you like to speak to it? Absolutely. The amendment as as drafted would clarify the Morgan Community Association's proposal to amend three three policies to the Morgan Junction Neighborhood Plan, policies to specify they should not be amended before a formal community planning process is undertaken. And it asks that the executive develop a plan for outreach to the Community Morgan Community Association. The original language that we had before us that that was not a part of the resolution that moved out of committee last week. And the language that Councilmember Johnson proposed this morning, central staff actually recommended against it because it represents sort of the current the current state of the environment as it relates to changes to these three proposals that are part of the Morgan Communities Neighborhood Plan. So the additive language that Councilmember Johnson and I agreed to would it would enhance the engagement. But again, voting in favor of this amendment is is not voting in favor of the comp plan amendment. It's only voting in favor of the darkening of the amendment for CDS study and analysis. Then to come back to us to recommend whether or not to move forward with the amendment itself. Very good. Any questions on that amendment? If not, it's been moved in second. Councilmember Herbert's amendment. All those in favor of that amendment. But I. I opposed the ayes have it for that particular amendment. Now, go ahead. So we're going to possibly a minute, but. Okay, that's that's fine. I, I think Councilmember Bagshaw shows amendment was a friendly amendment, so I thought maybe we would deal with that before voting on the amendment. But we can we can do it any way you want either. We have not suspended the rule, so I wanted to clean that up. Okay, now we'll suspend the rules and do it another way. So. Okay. Thank you. So having said that, if there's no objection, Council Rule 386 related to the presentation for council members 2 hours before the meeting will be suspended to consider council member back shows amendment saying No objection hearing no objection, the council is suspended and will now proceed with the consideration of the amendment. So can sperm back show you can speak to it. Thank you to my colleagues too for allowing this last minute amendment to come forward. The reason I'm bringing this forward is in response to a request from our Department of Neighborhoods, and I really respect the good work that Donna has been doing to reach out to the community in a broader way than maybe has been done in the past. So I support the work that Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Herbal have done and am requesting that we add this language in that's read in front of you, and the whole paragraph would read the application to amend the policies 13, 14 and 19 to require formal community planning engagement as a prerequisite for further amendments to these policies . The Council requested the Executive and here's my amendment in conjunction with the Department of Neighborhoods, develop a plan for outreach to the Morgan Community Association in consideration of this amendment to the Morgan Junction Neighborhood Plan. So again, the purpose of this is to support what the Department of Neighborhoods is already doing and recognize, frankly, their capacity needs . They are working hard. I think OPD is recognized oftentimes as being the department that is helping with the policy. But Department of Neighborhoods also is the department that is doing the work on the ground, boots on the ground. So they were asking and I support the notion that we just acknowledge the work that the Department of Neighborhoods will be doing in this very good. Any further comments on that point, Councilman, here about. The that the friendly amendment to my amendment with a request that we not include the language or other make in as part of this. What what this amendment is about is about a planning process for amendments that are not yet known. They're anticipated, but not yet known. And I'm concerned that the language or other Amaechi related amendments puts bookends around these potential amendments to these three policies that may not be MSA related. So I believe. What are you asking that or other Amaechi related language? Stay in. Is it? Yes. Okay. Okay. Good. I will certainly recognize that. Thank you. So the only language that would be added then is in conjunction with the Department of Neighborhoods. Brendan. Okay. Okay. So I've just a question for the clerk. This document I have is not consistent with the motion that we are about to consider. Can I still proceed with it? Okay. So I'm going to move to amend the amendment and. The two hour rule. And the motion specifically is saying to reinsert the words or other image related to reinsert that, and which basically ignores the fact that it is read and stricken. Is there a second? Second. Okay. So now Councilmember Back has proposed. Amendment reads, as I just described it, all those in favor. First of all, let me back up. Is there any further discussion about councilmember member? Let me back up again. I'm going to kind of keep back and I'm checking this right. We're going to first just vote on my amendment. Okay. Which is a reinserted. Any questions on my amendment? All those in favor of the amendment to reinstate that language. Please vote. I suppose the ayes have it. So now we have council member back shows, proposed amendment. The rules are still suspended. Is there any further discussion on that amendment, Councilmember or any other calls? No, but thank you. Councilmember Johnson. I'm going to read for the benefit of the members of the public the language that I believe we're about to vote on. Application to amend passes, MJ, P13, MJ P14 and MJ P19 to require formal community planning engagement as a prerequisite for further amendments to these policies. The Council requests that the Executive, in conjunction with the Department of Neighborhoods, parentheses d0n develop a plan for outreach to the Morgan Community Association in considering this or other MJ related amendments to the Morgan Junction Neighborhood Plan. Very good. Any questions or concerns? Okay. Has been moved in second accounts here, back shows proposed, minutes removed and second and all those in favor of the amendment. Please vote I. I oppose. The ayes have it. It has been amended. And are there any closing comments on the amended resolution before we vote on it. If I may. Please, Councilman Johnson. I just want to lift up. The darkening process has been especially complicated this year, and I want to say thank you to Councilmember Herbold for her engagement with me on this topic. This is not one that generally gets a whole lot of time and attention, but it has taken extra time and attention this year. So I want to say thank you to my colleagues for doing that. And also, this has been one that has had several members of the public show up and advocate for amendments to the comprehensive plan that will be started this year. That takes a lot of time and energy in itself. The darkening process is one complicated process. It requires generally some sort of consensus between three different departments the planning commission, our own council, central staff, and the Office of Planning and Community Development. That is a very complicated process, which is a high level way to just get through, to get the planning department to study your language. So it's it's been a good one this year. And now at this point, I guess I'm filibustering to make sure that less Whitson, who has emerged from the shadows of our council central staff , has all the information that he needs before we actually take a final vote on this one. And it looks like he's walking away now. With his face. Smile, Amelia. Did we do? Okay, okay. We're good. All right, so with that, I conclude my remarks. Mr. President, we. Will filibuster. Johnson. Okay. Those in favor of adopting the resolution 31762 as amended. Please vote. I oppose the ayes have it. The motion carries, a resolution is adopted and the chair will sign it. Okay. Is there any further business coming for the council? If not everyone, have a great day and we are adjourned. You well done. Thank you, everybody.