A RESOLUTION recognizing the University District Urban Design Framework and identifying next steps in implementing a common vision of an eclectic, affordable, and diverse University District.
Agenda item number three, Resolution 317 32 Recognizing the University District Urban Design Framework and identifying next steps in implementing a common vision of an eclectic, affordable and diverse university district. Councilmember Johnson. Thank you. During the course of our discussions around the University District zoning change, we heard from several members of the community about a real interest in lifting up a lot of the infrastructure concurrence that we need in order to make the zoning changes successful. These things include issues like how do we work with our small businesses to help promote economic development in the neighborhood, including a Buy Your Own Build building program, including issues like the low interest loans that the city has been working on as part of the commercial affordability framework, including like the public open space that Councilmember Bagshaw talked about earlier, including things like the University District, Urban Design Framework, childcare issues, public transportation issues. I believe that we're working really closely with sound transit and King County Metro to change the bus route out of the 44 when the light rail station opens to be able to create that pedestrian only zone that we've been working on so hard on 43rd between Brooklyn, so that the busses can stay running on 45th and not have to run down 43rd. It's issues like this that we can't work into the land use code that we wanted to lift up through this corresponding resolution. So this resolution in front of us articulates many of those values and lifts up many of those projects that are not part of the zoning code, but are really necessary in order to make sure that we have a continue to have a vibrant community in the university district. We have a substitute resolution in front of us. That substitute resolution has two changes. The first addresses childcare. The district is one of our largest employment centers. And as somebody who thinks every day about childcare with two six year olds and a three and a half year old, I know how critical the childcare needs in our city are and how unaffordable they've become. We're asking the city departments to work with area employers to identify strategies to support childcare options and bring that work back to us by January of next year. We are also changing historical resources review and the substitute resolution. Our original resolution language results in something from the Department of Neighborhoods that they thought would require $100,000 as part of the analysis. That price tag was larger than what they had included in their budget this year, so the proposed revision would direct the city to review the district as a whole to understand historical resources as opposed to doing a parcel level analysis. So I would like to move substitute version four of Resolution 31732 for version C three and encourage my colleagues to support. Second. Has been moved. There is a second. We're just going to vote on the amendment right now. So we've had an amendment made by Councilman Johnson to substitute version four for version three. Are there any further comments? Are those in favor of the amendment? Vote I. I oppose vote no. So the amendment has passed. Are there any further comments about the resolution in general? Any further comments on the resolution in general? Okay. Those in favor of adopting the resolution. I'm sorry. Let me let me move it first. I move to adopt the amended resolution 317332. Are there any further comments? They're second those in favor in favor of adopting the resolution as amended. I. I those oppose vote no. The motion carries and the resolution is adopted as amended and the chair will sign it. Please read the next agenda item. It should be. Agenda item number four.