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Committee considers OSE planning funds for Georgetown resilience hub and market/farmers‑market support in food‑desert neighborhoods
Summary
OSE sought $75,000 to plan a Georgetown climate resilience/neighborhood center, $200,000 to support farmers markets in identified food‑desert neighborhoods and a study of replacing curbside parking with trees as part of tree canopy equity planning.
The Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) presented a set of relatively small, district‑focused requests to support climate resilience and food access.
Councilmember Saka sponsored OSE 1a, a $75,000 one‑time request to support planning work for a neighborhood climate resilience center in Georgetown. Sponsors said Georgetown and the Duwamish Valley experience concentrated environmental burdens and would benefit from a center that could double as an emergency management hub during severe weather events.
OSE 2a, sponsored by Councilmember Osaka, would add $200,000 one‑time (with a proviso) to support farmers markets and neighborhoods in food‑desert areas — including Georgetown, Delridge, Beacon Hill, Highland Park, South Park, Sand Point and Rainier Beach. Sponsors emphasized recent federal SNAP cuts and growing demand at food banks, noting farmers markets can improve access to fresh, healthy food.
OSE 3 SA1 would ask OSE to include evaluation of replacing on‑street parking with trees in the tree canopy equity and resilience plan, including cost estimates, tradeoffs for vehicle movement and parking capacity, and candidate locations.
Committee cosponsored multiple OSE items and asked for alignment with other city efforts around food security and tree canopy goals.
