September 11th, 2003
After nearly a year the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), working with the Seattle Senior Housing Program (SSHP) Advisory Committee, will adopt new policies aimed at cutting program costs and moving to a tiered rent structure in an effort to guarantee future access to the SSHP for low-income seniors. This is a victory for the seniors who live in this SHA program since 75% of them are at 30% or below of median income.
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Posted: September 11th, 2003 under
Housing,
Human Services and Health,
Planning and Land Use,
Transportation,
UP.
Tags:
DEIS,
low-income housing,
monorail,
Neighborhoods Arts and Civil Rights,
Seattle Housing Authority,
Seattle Senior Housing Program Advisory Committee,
UP
August 3rd, 2003
On July 22, the Neighborhoods, Arts & Civil Rights Committee of the Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 114629 an ordinance designating only the Alweg cars for landmarks protection. The ordinance, which I sponsored, does not grant landmarks protections (called “controls”) to the monorail guide ways and columns.
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July 6th, 2003
The Department of Design, Construction and Land Use (DCLU) has proposed amendments to the Seattle Municipal Code to establish the permit approval process for monorail transit facilities that will be necessary to support the establishment and operation of a monorail transit system. The proposal allows heights of monorail stations to be up to 65 feet.
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June 8th, 2003
On Tuesday, June 10, the City Neighborhood Council and I will co-host a “brown bag” on monorail station areas.
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June 6th, 2003
The Landmarks Preservation Board voted on Wednesday, June 4, to approve an agreement designating the current 1962 monorail as a historic landmark. With this vote, the issue now moves to the City Council for final consideration.
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Posted: June 6th, 2003 under
Planning and Land Use,
Transportation,
UP.
Tags:
Alaskan Way Viaduct,
ETC Seattle Popular Monorail Plan,
landmark,
Landmark Preservation Board,
monorail,
Neighborhoods Arts and Civil Rights,
Seattle Municipal Code,
UP
March 27th, 2003
At my Neighborhood, Arts & Civil Rights Committee, my proposed Resolution 30587 establishing a Monorail Technical Advisory Panel (MTAP) was passed and will now be voted on by the Full Council this Monday.
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December 8th, 2002
On Tuesday, December 10 in my Neighborhood, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee I will be introducing legislation that codifies for the City of Seattle the historical relationship between city officials, namely law enforcement and social service providers, and the federal Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). This is a long-standing relationship that although it isn’t codified in federal law is well established in legal precedent.
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July 17th, 2002
The resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck, lists the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Project as a high priority, and lays out a set of principles to guide City actions on the project, such as addressing safety risks, phasing of construction, to funding and design. The resolution prioritizes an underground tunnel “to the maximum extent practicable and feasible,” for the portion along the waterfront, and to a portal north of Roy Street in lower Queen Anne.
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Posted: July 17th, 2002 under
Budget and Economic Development,
Neighborhoods,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Safety,
Transportation,
UP.
Tags:
Alaskan Way Viaduct,
City Neighborhood Council,
Mercer Street,
Neighborhoods Arts and Civil Rights,
Seawall,
Sound Transit Rail System,
South Lake Union,
UP,
WSDOT
February 26th, 2002
On Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, I will be convening the first of a tri-yearly Neighborhoods Advisory Gathering. The first one will be held at the Garfield Community Center (2323 East Cherry), so please mark your calendars.
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