SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31754

• Record No: Res 31754
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 7/31/2017
• Title: A RESOLUTION relating to the Chinatown/International District; identifying actions of the City and its partners that hold promise to enhance cultural identity and economic vitality, recognize history, and promote equitable development.
• Sponsors: Rob Johnson
• Supporting documents: 1. Proposed Substitute (added; 7/31/17), 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Presentation (07/18/17), 4. Signed Resn_31754, 5. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: CB 118959, Inf 871

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/2/2017	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/2/2017	3	Mayor	returned
8/2/2017	3	Mayor	Signed
8/1/2017	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
7/31/2017	2	City Council	adopted as amended	Pass
7/18/2017	2	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	discussed
6/6/2017	1	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	adopt as amended	Pass
5/30/2017	1	City Council	referred
5/24/2017	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/24/2017	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to the Chinatown/International District; identifying actions of the City and its partners that hold promise to enhance cultural identity and economic vitality, recognize history, and promote equitable development.
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WHEREAS, the area known as Chinatown/International District (C/ID) includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 102455, passed by the City Council ("Council") on August 13, 1973, established the International Special Review District in the C/ID to preserve the District's unique Asian-American character and to encourage rehabilitation of areas for housing and pedestrian-oriented businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Chinatown National Register Historic District, established in 1986, is located within the International Special Review District; and
WHEREAS, the City established the current boundaries of the C/ID in 1998 by Ordinance 119297, resulting from the collaboration by the people of the three distinct neighborhoods on the Chinatown/International District Strategic Plan submitted to the Council in December 1998; and
WHEREAS, the City has long benefited from the unique and significant contributions of the people, organizations, and businesses of the C/ID to our shared economic vitality and civic life; and
WHEREAS, the C/ID community has persevered despite the effects of racist and inequitable national and local laws and unfair housing practices since the early days of the City; and
WHEREAS, several major public projects have significantly impacted the physical development of the C/ID, including the construction of Interstate 5 through the C/ID, the construction and demolition of the Kingdome, and the construction of two new stadia; and
WHEREAS, the City and the community began the planning effort known as Livable South Downtown in 2003, leading to recommendations in 2009 for changes to zoning in South Downtown neighborhoods...