A RESOLUTION relating to the Equitable Development Implementation Plan and Equitable Development Financial Investment Strategy; voicing support for certain community-initiated projects contained in the Plan and identifying next steps for implementation of those projects.
Resolution 317 11 relating to the Equitable Development Implementation Plan and Equitable Development Financial Investment Strategy, voicing support for certain community initiative projects contained in the plan. Identify next steps for implementation of those projects. The committee recommends the resolution be adopted from Johnson. This is the resolution that was referred to several times during public comment today. And as most of you know, council last year passed a statement of legislative intent, asking the executive to prepare an equitable development of petition strategy, to demonstrate concrete, concrete steps the city could take to not just prepare for growth, but to use growth to become a more equitable city. As part of that work, the Office of Planning and Community Development convened a number of community groups and stakeholders. Together, they identified many strategies as well as specific community identified and led projects, which they felt would advance equity by empowering community and providing them with the resources that would help them thrive in the city of Seattle. These projects are more than just brick and mortar projects. These are the kinds of projects that will result in sort of the community fabric and retention of many communities that are feeling the gentrification and displacement so acutely in our city right now, including many projects like the Rayner Beach Innovation District, the Multicultural Community Center, the Southeast Economic Opportunity Center, the William Grove Center for Cultural Innovation, the Little Saigon Landmark Project, and many of others. The resolution expresses Council's ongoing support for these projects and our intent of our commitment to equity and social justice in the city by supporting these projects and the communities they will empower. I may add the late breaking his budget speech today. The mayor referenced this as a priority for him and outlined the potential of a new line item within the Office of Planning and Community Development Budget. Look forward to actually reading those details later on in the day and hopeful that my colleagues and I can continue to find permanent funding for this critically important implementation plan. Thank you, Councilman Johnson. Councilmember O'Brien. Great. Thank you. Councilmember Johnson, you said parents everything I wanted to say, including that I was excited to hear the mayor call that out in his budget. And I look forward to seeing those numbers. I think this is a great step forward. Obviously, there's a lot of work to continue to be done on the whole, a whole host of strategies to reduce the displacement that's happening. This is an excellent strategy and I look forward to engaging with this further as we get into the budget. Thank you very much, councilman bryan. Those in favor of adopting the resolution vote i. I. Those oppose vote no. The motion carries the resolution adopted. The chair will sign it. A report of the Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee. You can read the shorter version if you like.