Emily Alvarado — The chair acknowledges Vice Chair Emily Alvarado as participating virtually and asks her to keep her video on during the meeting.
Emily Alvarado — Senator Emily Alvarado was called on for questions and then immediately began her remarks, thanking the chair and the presenter before asking about reassessment frequency, market-rate comparisons, and the duration of the tax exemption.
Emily Alvarado — Vice Chair Emily Alvarado asked how realistic TIF revenue-growth estimates have been and requested follow-up information on the matter.
Emily Alvarado — Vice Chair Emily Alvarado is recognized and then thanks the chair and Dave for the presentation, beginning her remarks in the same exchange.
Emily Alvarado — Senator Emily Alvarado is introduced as having a question and then asks whether back-and-forth between city staff and developers is contributing to longer permit timelines.
Hanukkah von Dersen — Introduced as a presenter from the City of Chattanooga on inclusionary zoning.
Hanukkah Venderson — Hanukkah Venderson, Director of Housing Finance for the City of Chattanooga, introduces herself and begins her presentation on the city’s affordable housing pilot. She explains that the program is a PILOT, meaning payment in lieu of taxes.
Hanukkah Venderson — Senator Alvarado thanked the presenter for the presentation.
Jesse Salomon — Senator Jesse Salomon is identified as the next speaker, then thanked after his question, and the chair responds to his quick follow-up, all within the same brief exchange.
Jesse Salomon — Asked whether fee-loss impacts have taken effect for jurisdictions missing bill timelines.
Keith Goehner — The chair thanked Senator Gaynor; this appears to be a transcription error for Senator Goehner.
Tina Orwall — Asked whether school and local government property taxes are excluded and whether the facility will be audited.
Tina Orwall — Asked about parking, transit access in South King County, and whether Auburn's changes are attracting nonprofit developers.
Tina Orwall — Asked whether the developer determines rent and screens tenants for both units, and raised concerns about future property value and negative equity.
Tina Orwall — Senator Tina Orwall thanked the presenters and asked follow-up questions about equity-building in land trust homeownership models, specifically how much equity families typically accumulate and what percentage of equity they end up having. The topic was then referenced again in the discussion as a point to follow up on.
Nate Dom — Named as one of the Shoreline presenters who will explain the program.
Bethany Wolbrecht — Bethany Wolbrecht is introduced as one of the Shoreline presenters and then briefly introduces herself alongside Nate Dom, indicating they will present on MFTE and inclusionary zoning.
Bethany Wolbrecht — Bethany is referenced as having mentioned the upcoming housing study and possible MFTE changes.
Nathan Dom — Identified himself as the economic development program manager and one of the presenters.
HB1491 — Referenced as the state law that will add additional inclusionary housing by June 2029.
HB1491 — HB 1491 is discussed as an inclusionary affordable housing bill, with the speaker noting that MFTE will likely be important to its implementation and explaining that the bill would expand the relevant zoning well beyond and around the Aurora corridor.
Jessica Bateman — Jessica Bateman is referenced and then speaks in the context of a housing-policy discussion: the council is described as asking what more can be done and having previously tasked staff with policy work, and Bateman then thanks the presenters for their brevity and proactive efforts to address Washington's housing shortage.
Jessica Bateman — Jessica Bateman is addressed as Madam Chair in two brief, repeated acknowledgments during the same segment.
Jessica Bateman — Jessica Bateman is addressed in a brief sequence of remarks that begins with greetings to the chair and committee and then transitions into appreciation for the committee’s work on Senate Bill 529, creating a single coherent exchange in the meeting.
Jessica Bateman — Referred to as Madam Chair.
Eric Lowell — Eric Lowell introduces himself as a finance consultant at MRSC and begins the presentation on tax increment financing.
Dave Anderson — Dave Anderson is introduced as a panelist, then called to testify, and begins his remarks as managing director of the Growth Management Program, stating that he is there to discuss proportional impact fees.
Dave Anderson — Dave Anderson introduces the permit timelines report and explains the 2023 Local Project Review Act changes.
unnamed TIF presenter — Responded that there is not yet strong data on TIF revenue growth because collections are still recent.
Yasmin Trudeau — Senator Trudeau follows up on CHIP funding limits and asks for responses about the allocation amount.
Jason Crum — Introduced as a representative of the city of Auburn.
Devin Cannon — Introduced as a representative of the city of Auburn.
Jake Hassel — Introduced as a representative of the city of Bellevue.
Gessor — Name appears in the Bellevue panel introduction; spelling is uncertain.
PJ Rodriguez — Introduced as a representative of the city of Bellevue.
Chris Gildon — Senator Chris Gildon asks about performance differences among jurisdictions, including whether Commerce has identified outliers in the bell curve of results. He then follows up by asking which permit reforms are being implemented, which ones are most effective, and how much flexibility exists to shorten timelines. Subsequent remarks reference his earlier questions about permit timelines and city performance, note that the discussion is related to his question, and mention that he worked on the 2023 bill tied to these timelines.
Chris Gildon — Chris Gildon questioned how often architects’ or engineers’ stamped plans fail to comply with code, asking whether such cases are common or uncommon, and then followed up by asking whether three review cycles would be adequate for the permit review process.
Chris Gildon — Chris Gildon asked a series of related questions about the proposed housing arrangement, including what management fee the partner would charge, who would be liable in the event of default on the construction loan, and what happens if the homeowner sells before the 10-year period ends.
Devin — Devin, representing Auburn, introduces the city’s perspective on permitting and then explains Auburn’s stock plan program, describing how builders can submit plans for pre-approval before site-specific applications are filed.
Jason — Addressed by Devin in the introduction; likely the colleague handing off the presentation.
Dave — Dave is referenced in connection with the discussion of 529 implementation timeline requirements and the need to track timelines as the process moves between the city and the other party.
Jake Kessel Gessor — Jake Kessel Gessor, Business Services Director for the City of Bellevue, introduced himself and continued testimony on Bellevue’s AI permitting pilot, including noting that he was joined by P.J. Rodriguez from the IT Department.
P.J. Rodriguez — Identified as Bellevue's Chief Operating Officer in the IT Department and co-presenter.
P.J. Rodriguez — Took over to discuss the partnership goals and reducing permitting friction.
Rico Quirondongo — Named as one of the presenters for the Seattle ADU development pilot.
Rico Quirondongo — The chair interrupts and asks Rico to summarize because time is running short.
Nick Welsh — Nick Welsh is introduced as a presenter for the Seattle ADU development pilot and is later credited with naming the concept 'PAD,' together highlighting his involvement in the pilot and the terminology used for it.
HB1110 — HB 1110 is discussed as a housing law that is in the process of permanent implementation, with its practical effect described as allowing four units on formerly single-family lots.
HB1337 — Cited as a state law that unlocks new opportunities for homeowners to leverage property and build wealth.
HB1096 — Referenced as allowing homeowners to split and sell part of their lot.