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RECAP: The digital design review emergency ordinance failed to get the required 7-vote supermajority after CM Morales joined skeptics Herbold & Pedersen. Morales asked to revise her vote, but procedurally can't until next week.

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The Urbanist

@UrbanistOrg

Apr 20, 2020

CM Herbold's Amendment 1 failed on a 4-5 vote with CMs Mosqeda, Gonzalez, Juarez, Sawant, and Morales opposed. Herbold's bill would have got ridden of design review exemption for affordable housing projects. Background here: theurbanist.org/2020/04/03/dig

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11:33 PM · Apr 20, 2020

Contact your councilmembers to let them digital design review is a must. We cannot let housing creation screech to a halt amidst the pandemic. This is urgent. Pass it ASAP. Find contact info here: seattle.gov/council/meet-t

SCC Insight

@SCC_Insight

Apr 20, 2020

to clarify: they couldn't today, but it doesn't have to wait until next week. They can schedule another meeting for later this week and do it then. The only constraint is the requirement to post notice of a meeting 24 hours in advance.

The Urbanist

@UrbanistOrg

Apr 20, 2020

Yes they could call an emergency meeting. Hopefully they will.

push the needle

@pushtheneedle

Apr 20, 2020

Yeah she showed herself today.