CRC

Yesler Terrace Planning

Citizen Review Committee begins Phase II, review of conceptual site alternatives

Seattle Housing is working to make sure that whatever the future holds for Yesler Terrace, it will honor both its past and its potential. To help accomplish this goal and to assist in framing the discussion about Yesler Terrace, a broad-based Citizen Review Committee (CRC) has been formed.

About the CRC
CRC Members
CRC Meeting Minutes
CRC Meeting Calendar

About the CRC

The purpose of the CRC is to make recommendations to the SHA Board of Commissioners regarding Yesler Terrace redevelopment efforts. This work is being accomplished in consultation with residents and other stakeholders. During the first phase of planning for redevelopment, the committee met ten times between October 2006 and October 2007. With participation from a wide variety of community stakeholders, the CRC developed the Yesler Terrace Definitions and Guiding Principles. These were the subject of a total of 19 community and CRC meetings and open houses and were adopted by both the CRC and the SHA Board of Commissioners.

In Phase II, the committee’s work will focus on reviewing several conceptual site alternatives for consistency with the adopted definitions and guiding principles. Before beginning its review, residents and other stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide input on these alternatives through a series of community meetings and workshops conducted by SHA staff and the planning/design consultants. The CRC will forward its review to the Board of Commissioners. The committee’s goal is to ensure accountability to the residents of Yesler Terrace and to the larger community. The CRC will continue to be involved throughout the redevelopment process.

The CRC is made up of diverse participants representing both the immediate neighborhood and stakeholders throughout the city. Many of the committee members who served in Phase I are continuing their service into Phase II. Membership categories on the committee include residents, affordable housing and smart growth/sustainability advocates, city agencies, and service providers. During Phase II, the CRC will be chaired by former director of the city’s Office for Civil Rights Germaine Covington, replacing Norm Rice who chaired the committee during Phase I.

CRC Members

Germaine Covington, Chair, Citizen Review Committee
Ruqiyo Abdi, Yesler Terrace Resident
Elise Chayet, Harborview Medical Center
Brendan Connolly, City of Seattle Design Commission
Jim Erickson, First Hill Improvement Association
John Fox, Seattle Displacement Coalition
Patricia Garcia, Yesler Terrace Resident
Shurkri Guleith, Yesler Terrace Resident
Fen Hsiao, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation & Development Association
Faduma Isaq, Yesler Terrace Resident
Kent Koth, Seattle University
Yin Lau, Yesler Terrace Resident
M. Michelle Mattox, City of Seattle Planning Commission
Mary McCumber, Futurewise
Quang Nguyen, Vietnamese American Economic Development Association
Kristin O’Donnell, Yesler Terrace Resident
Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House
Adrienne Quinn, City of Seattle Office of Housing
Michael Ramos, Church Council of Greater Seattle
Sue Sherbrooke, Young Women’s Christian Association
George Staggers, Central Area Development Association
Linda Taylor, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Julie West, Seattle & King County Public Health
Donya Williamson, Squire Park Community Council

CRC Meeting Minutes

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Meeting Calendar

The CRC completed Phase I of its work in Fall 2007. The first committee meeting in Phase II will be held on Tuesday, June 10 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Yesler Community Center, 917 E. Yesler Way. Prior to the official meeting, there will be an informal “Meet and Greet” session beginning at 4:30 p.m. Interpretation in multiple languages and light refreshments will be provided at all meetings and workshops.

Subsequent CRC and community meetings and workshops will be announced as soon as they are scheduled. It is anticipated that several community meetings and workshops will be held over the summer and that the CRC will meet next during the second week of September 2008.