Citizen Review Committee
Seattle Housing Authority 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
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 developed the Yesler Terrace Definitions and Guiding Principles. These were adopted by the Seattle Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners in December 2007.
In Phase II, the committee's work focused on reviewing several conceptual site alternatives for consistency with the adopted definitions and guiding principles. The result of this work was the Site Concept Framework which became the basis for some of the alternatives to be studied in the Environment Impact Statement.
In 2010, as the Environmental Review Process moves forward, the CRC will shift from meeting monthly to meeting quarterly. Sub-committes have been formed to explore housing options, social infrastructure, open space and streets. These sub-committees will meet monthly to capture ideas about these topics from both residents and stakeholders. Their work will be presented to the larger Citizen Review Committee at quartlely meetings.
The CRC is made up of diverse participants representing both the immediate neighborhood and stakeholders throughout the city. Membership categories on the committee include residents, affordable housing and smart growth/sustainability advocates, city agencies, and service providers.
CRC members
- Adrienne Quinn, Chair, Citizen Review Committee
- Brendan Connolly, City of Seattle Design Commission
- Joshua Curtis. Great City
- Mark Ellerbrook, City of Seattle Office of Housing
- Jim Erickson, First Hill Improvement Association
- Jill Fleming, Capitol Hill Housing
- John Fox, Seattle Displacement Coalition
- Patricia Garcia, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Birtukan Gerase, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Thomas Im, Inter*im Community Development Association
- Fadumo Isaq, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Ted Klainer, Harborview Medical Center
- Kent Koth, Seattle University
- Jeanne Krikawa, City of Seattle Planning Commission
- Yin Lau, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Abdikarim Mohamud, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Barbara Nabors Glass, Seattle Goodwill
- Radhika Nair, Seattle Planning Commission
- Quang Nguyen, WAVA, Chamber of Commerce
- Sara Nikolic, Futurewise
- Kristin O'Donnell, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House
- Osama Quotah, City of Seattle Design Commission
- Michael Ramos, Church Council of Greater Seattle
- Sue Sherbrooke, Young Women's Christian Association
- Elliott Smith, Squire Park Community Council
- George Staggers, Central Area Development Association
- Alison Van Gorp, Cascade Land Conservancy
- Julie West, Seattle & King County Public Health
- Maiko Winkler-Chin, Seattle Chiinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority
CRC meeting minutes
Minutes from the CRC's previous meetings are available in PDF format (download Adobe Reader).
- October 21, 2010
- September 6, 2010
- March 11, 2010
- January 14, 2010
- November 12, 2009
- June 6, 2009
- May 13, 2009
- May 2, 2009
- April 8, 2009
- March 11, 2009
- February 11, 2009
- January 15, 2009
- December 10, 2008
- October 11, 2008
- June 10, 2008
Future meetings
The next scheduled CRC meeting is:
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Citizen Review Committee Meeting
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Yesler Community Center
917 E Yesler Way
Interpretation in multiple languages and light refreshments will be provided at all meetings and workshops. Please contact Collette Frazier (206-615-3556) if you have questions about the meeting schedule or need more information.
