A RESOLUTION making a preliminary decision on the University of Washington 2018 Seattle Campus Master Plan.
The bill passed and the chair will sign it. Please read the next agenda item. Agenda item 25 Resolution 318 39 Making a preliminary decision on the University of Washington 2018. Seattle Campus Master Plans Committee recommends the resolution be adopted as amended. Katherine Johnson Okay, this one I've got a lot of words about. So the Resolution 31839 contains a preliminary decision on the University of Washington master plan. As a refresher, we are at a one spot in a lengthy timeline here for approval of the major institution master plan. It started with the University of Washington preparing a draft master plan, an environmental impact statement for community input. Then they submitted a final version of those two documents. The City University Advisory Committee then produces comments and a report associated with it. The FBI has the Department of Construction and Inspections issued its own recommendations. The hearings examiner then held a hearing and recommended approval with conditions. All of that happened before we then as a committee had a hearing from the that included the University of Washington, the Department of Construction and Inspections, the Community Advisory Committee, and the parties of record that appealed the decision of those hearings. Examiner. After all of that public hearing, we then took a look at different conditions. We adopted 13 amendments to the plan last Wednesday, as follows Those amendments require the University of Washington to provide 300 units of affordable housing 80% ami on top of the 150 units that are conditioned by the hearings. Examiner. The other opposes this condition and argues the city lacks the authority to require housing, but has voluntarily agreed to 150 units. We asked for a reduction of the service goal rate from 15% to 12% in 2028, with interim goals tied to the opening of light rail stations. We included parking associated with residence halls and a cap on parking spaces and removed minimum parking requirements from residence halls with lowered the parking cap from 12,300 spaces to 9000 spaces, which was a part of incredibly wonderful, esoteric conversation about how you can cap something in 9000 spaces when there are already exists more than 1000 spaces. We included showers and other park bike parking facilities as part of the the draft recommendations. Trail widening and pedestrians operations along the Gilman Trail as development occurs along the trail. We exempted child care space. On the gross floor area cap maintain the current zone height limit on W 22 supported the use of priority hire and contracting exempted space for small businesses from the gross gross floor area. Cap. Encourage the incorporation of diversity in retail ownership on campus. Encourage the use of best management practices for reducing stormwater runoff and ask the University of Washington to negotiate an updated City University agreement. Should my colleagues agree that this monumental amount of work is acceptable to them and we pass this resolution today? The resolution then goes to the parties of record for a 30 day comment period, followed by 14 days of replies. Those parties of record include the Department of Construction and Inspections, the University Board of Regents, as well as all of the individuals and organizations that appealed to parties of record in front of the hearings. Examiners. The those bodies all get to make comments on our resolution. And then in December, we will discuss any comments that we've received and discuss whether or not we would like to pass an ordinance that reflects any changes based on the comments that we've received. Likely sometime after the first of the year. Please remember that this is a quasi judicial matter. So the appearance of fairness rules apply and the council rules related to experts. The community location continue to apply even after we passed the resolution today. But just because we are here doesn't mean that we're at the end, that there's more work to come. And at this point, why don't I pause? Because that was a good five straight minutes of opening remarks. Thank you, Katherine Johnson. The floor is open for remarks on the resolution dealing with the master plan. Councilmember Herbold and looks like I would. Say make it really, really short. Specifically, as it relates to the recommendations from the University District Alliance for Equity and Livability, one of the parties of record on at least at least two of the elements that Chair Johnson reviewed, specifically the elements related to small businesses and the element related to the need to address child care within the context of the master plan. We made some proposals for a strategies that were really not there aligned in the goals but not aligned in the methods as was recommended by by the alliance and and cookout. So I'm really eager to get to this next stage of the process so we can actually hear in a way that's consistent with the quasi judicial process, whether or not those are good approaches to address those needs, because I really have no idea. Very good. Any other comments before we vote on the resolution or concern? Just good. Closes out comes from Brian. Just say briefly thanks, Councilmember Johnson for all your work on this. Obviously a lot of staff support. I really appreciate this western's help on that, too. There's still a few months of work to go here, but it's a good benchmark I think we're clearing here. Very complex and important stuff working through. And really, I'm pleased to support this resolution and hopefully some version similar in the ordinance in a few months. There between his work on the convention center and then straight from the convention center here and to the major institution master plan list. Woodson has been a busy dude the last couple months. I'd like to briefly say thanks to no on from my office who's helped shepherd a lot of this stuff across the finish line. And, you know, we've had a lot of incredible conversations about the university district over the last couple of years between implementation of the mandatory housing affordability program that neighborhood design guidelines will get next year. And then also just generally a lot of transportation dollars that are being invested in the neighborhoods. So a lot of really great things that are happening there, a changing neighborhood that's growing. And this is going to be a critical piece to that growth and looking forward to continuing those conversations once we hear back from the parties of record after the first of the year. Very good. Any further comments? Okay. Those in favor of adopting the resolution please vote i. I. Those oppose vote no. The motion carries. The resolution is adopted and chair will sign it. Okay. Please read items 26 and 27 together.