GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNSEL
BRIEFING.
JANUARY 14, WE HAVE A SHORT
AGENDA THIS MORNING AND THEN AT
10:30 AM WE WILL MOVE TO OUR
SELECT COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THE
COCHAIRS WILL CHAIR.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
NOW IT'S GOING TO SAY WHAT DID
IT SAY?
OKAY SO WE HAVE CLOSE CAPTION.
THAT IS NEW AND COOL.
LET ME MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT
BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 AT
THE SEATTLE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL CITY
OF SEATTLE UNITY DAY.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
SUCCESSFULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
LET ME REPEAT THAT.
THURSDAY THE RECEPTION IS AT 6
PM IN THE PROGRAM IS AT 7 PM IN
HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
WE ARE HAVING OUR UNITY DAY AND
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER THIS YEAR,
AND YOU MAY RECALL WE HAVE HAD
MANY OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS, IS
HILL HARPER.
MANY OF YOU KNOW HILL HARPER AS
AN ACTOR.
HE HAS BEEN ON THE GOOD DOCTOR.
CSI NEW YORK AND MANY MOVIES,
YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MAYBE HIS
FACE MORE THAN HIS NAME.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT
THIS HOLLYWOOD ACTOR.
HE ACTUALLY GRADUATED FROM
BROWN UNIVERSITY AND WAS
VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS
DEPARTMENT.
HE HOLDS A DOCTORATE DEGREE
FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL.
HE HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE WITH
HONORS FROM HARVARD'S KENNEDY
SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT.
WHAT I DO KNOW ABOUT HIM FROM
TALKING TO HIM IS HE BECAME
VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH
PRESIDENT OBAMA WHILE THEY WERE
I THINK A FRESHMAN OR JUST
STARTED AT HARVARD. AND AFTER
ALL OF THIS INCREDIBLE
EDUCATION CHOSE TO WRITE
SEVERAL BOOKS, AND BECOME AN
ACTOR WHICH IS A PASSION OF
HIS.
I WILL PASS THIS AROUND.
WE ARE ALL INVITED.
WE HAVE SEATS FOR YOU.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED FREE OF
CHARGE.
WE HAVE HAD GREAT TURNOUTS AND
WE HAVE TRIED TO ADVERTISE THIS
AND I THINK I'VE HEARD HIM
SPEAK BEFORE, HE IS AN
ASTOUNDING SPEAKER.
THAT IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. I
WILL PASS THIS, A LITTLE EASIER.
OKAY.
LET'S GO AROUND AND GO OVER
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL ACTIONS.
NOTHING FROM THE GOVERNANCE
EQUITY AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE.
WILL MOVE INTO THE HOUSING FOR
ABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS RIGHT
AFTER THIS MEETING.
>> MORNING EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT
MEETING BECAUSE WE WILL DISCUSS
WITH A GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS
WHO LIVE IN THE MANUFACTURED
HOMES IN NORTH SEATTLE. THIS
MOBILE HOME PARK HOUSES SENIORS
55 YEARS OR OLDER WHO ARE NOW
IN IMMINENT RISK OF EVICTION
WHICH WOULD BE TOTALLY
DEVASTATING FOR THEM.
WE KNOW IN ANY ORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN A RENTER IS
EVICTED OR PRICED OUT OF THEIR
TENANCY IN SEATTLE IT CAN BE
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO FIND
ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE.
AND MANY ARE PUSHED OUT OF THE
CITY OR WORSE, INTO
HOMELESSNESS.
BUT WHEN MOBILE HOME PARK
RESIDENTS ARE EVICTED, IT IS
MUCH WORSE.
THE RESIDENCE OWN THERE
MANUFACTURED HOMES WHICH
ACTUALLY WE FOUND OUT THROUGH
DISCUSSION WITH THEM, AFTER
MANY YEARS THE HOMES ARE NOT
ACTUALLY MOBILE DESPITE THE
WORD MOBILE IN THE PHRASE.
THEY END UP, WHEN THEY FACE
EVICTION THE END UP LOSING THE
HOME THEY OWN, OFTEN AND THIS
IS A BRUCETON -- THIS IS A
BRUTAL SYSTEM, OFTEN THEY HAVE
TO PAY TO HAVE IT DEMOLISHED.
SO THAT IS LIKE INSULT UPON
INJURY.
THESE SNIORS WOULD HAVE TO FIND
SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LIVE WITH
MONEY LEFT IN THEIR RETIREMENT
AND IN SEATTLE'S UNAFFORDABLE
HOUSING MARKET AFTER HAVING
JUST LOST EVERYTHING THEY OWN.
THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
MY OFFICE INTENDS TO DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO STOP
THEM FROM BEING EVICTED AND I
HOPE TO GET THIS SUPPORT OF THE
REST OF THE COUNCIL.
JUST TO GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION MY OFFICE HAS MET
WITH THE OWNERS SEVERAL TIMES
TO DISCUSS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS.
I BELIEVE STAFF MEMBERS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAVE ALSO
IDENTIFIED ONE OF THOSE
MEETINGS.
THE PROBLEM IS THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY I THINK WAS ALSO AN
ELDERLY RESIDENT AND PASSED
AWAY AND IT IS NOW HELD IN
TRUST BY THE U.S. BANK WE
BELIEVE.
THE BANK HAS NO INTEREST IN THE
WELFARE IN SHOWING THE WELFARE
OF THE SENIORS WHO CALL IT
HOME.
AND THE BANK IS CURRENTLY
ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE PROPERTY
TO A DEVELOPER WHICH WOULD
INEVITABLY MEAN EVICTIONS.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN DISCUSSING
WITH STAFF AND HAS IDENTIFIED
STOP -- STEPS WE CAN USE ZONING
POWERS TO SAVE THESE HOMES AND
WE WILL DISCUSS THESE OPTIONS
AT THE COMMITTEE TABLE ON
FRIDAY.
I ENJOYED -- INVITE EVERYONE TO
JOIN US.
WE WILL USE WHAT WE LEARNED IN
THE MOVEMENT, AND IN THAT
INSTANCE WE WILL HAVE TO GET
THE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE BEFORE
ANY DEVELOPER IS ABLE TO INVEST
IN THE PROPERTY.
BEFORE FRIDAY HOWEVER THERE IS
AN INITIAL STEP WE CAN TAKE,
THE MOBILE HOME PARK IS
INCLUDED IN A REGION SLATED FOR
AN UP ZONE AS PART OF THE MHA
LEGISLATION.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD MAKE
SENSE TO UP SO THAT PROPERTY
ONLY TO IMMEDIATELY TRY TO DOWN
ZONED.
MY OFFICE IS RECOMMENDING WE
REMOVE THAT PROPERTY FROM THE
MHA PACKAGE.
IT IS OF COURSE LOCATED IN
DISTRICT 5 AND I INVITE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 'S OFFICE
TO WORK WITH THIS AND WE WERE
NOT ATTENDING -- ATTEMPTING TO
STEP IN ANY DISTRICT TOES BUT
THIS ISSUE HAS A VERY FAST
MOMENTUM AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO
MISS THE BOAT ON IT.
WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THAT
PROCESS UNDERWAY AND WE ARE
VERY HAPPY TO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 'S STAFF
CONTACT MY OFFICE IN ORDER TO
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS THE FIRST COMMITTEE
MEETING WE WILL HAVE THIS
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT IS GOING
TO COME UP IN MY COMMITTEE IS
THAT OF THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE
DIRECTOR OF THE NEW HST UNDER
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHICH IS THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE UP IN
OUR NEXT MEETING WHICH VERY
LIKELY WILL BE FEBRUARY 12 BUT
POSSIBLY IT WILL BE EARLIER
THAN THAT. I WILL MAKE SURE ALL
COUNCIL OFFICES ARE KEPT
INFORMED ABOUT IT.
THIS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR REASONS THAT
ARE UNKNOWN TO ME DID NOT
CONSULT THE HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS, CLIENTS OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT OR
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT
BEFORE MAKING THIS NOMINATION.
THERE WAS NO PROCESS THAT IS
USUALLY ENGAGED IN THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR,
ESPECIALLY OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT
DEPARTMENT.
WE BELIEVE THAT FAILING TO
INCLUDE WORKERS, PROVIDERS OR
CLIENTS IN THIS NOMINATION IS A
REAL PROBLEM.
MY OFFICE INTENDS TO INVOLVE
ALL THREE ENTITIES FULLY IN THE
COUNSEL DELIBERATION OVER THIS
NOMINATION.
MORE SPECIFICALLY LAST
WEDNESDAY I STAFF MET WITH A
PACKED ROOM OF 34 UNION MEMBERS
IN THE HST IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO ARE
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROCESS OR LACK THEREOF IN THE
NOMINATION OF JASON JOHNSON.
WE HAVE ALSO HEARD A NUMBER OF
CONCERNS FROM HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS ABOUT THE PROCESS.
AND THE WORKERS IN HSD WHO ARE
MEMBERS OF PROTECT 17 THE UNION
TO REPRESENT THEM, THEY HAVE
STARTED CIRCULATING A PETITION
IN GENERAL TERMS IS CALLING FOR
A FAIR PROCESS.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT LANGUAGE
WITH ME BUT I CAN CIRCULATE
THAT ONCE I HAVE THAT AT MY
DISPOSAL.
IN ANY CASE, THIS IS THE
BACKGROUND OF ALL OF THIS AND
THIS WILL BE COMING UP IN THE
SUBSEQUENT MEETING.
>> MASK YOU QUESTION ABOUT
THAT?
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO VOICED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS.
IS IT THE PROCESS AND MR.
JOHNSON?
OR PRIMARILY THE PROCESS?
I'M A LITTLE REMOVED.
>> IT IS BOTH.
BUT THE EMPLOYEES OF HSD, I'M
NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY WHAT THEY
FEEL ABOUT MR. JOHNSON, I WILL
LEAVE THAT TO THEM THAT IS WHY
WE ARE HAVING THE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
OFFICIALLY I THINK THE
PETITION, THE FIRST STEP IS WHY
DIDN'T WE HAVE A FAIR PROCESS?
IN THE FAIR PROCESS THOSE
POINTS WOULD'VE COME OUT ABOUT
WHATEVER SPECIFIC THE CONCERNS
ARE.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS OR EMPLOYEES.
>> MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE
FOR THIS, CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, MY ASSUMPTION IS THE
PROCESS IS USUALLY THE PROCESS
IS USUALLY WHERE THE PERSON IS
PROPOSED AND THEN THROUGH THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS THAT WE
CONTROL THERE IS OUTREACH AND
WE CAN DO AS MUCH OUTREACH AS
WE WOULD LIKE OR SOMETIMES
THERE IS LITTLE OUTREACH AND
IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT, THAT KIND
OF PROCESS.
I AM NOT AWARE OF BEFORE A
PROPOSAL THE LEVEL OF OUTREACH
PERHAPS THE OPPOSITION WANTS.
AGAIN, MAYBE THAT KIND OF
REAPPOINTMENT OUTREACH HAS BEEN
DONE.
BUT I DON'T K█NOW THAT.
DO ANY OF YOU --?
>> TO ANSWER IN GENERAL TERMS,
OBVIOUSLY YES, ONCE IT COMES TO
COUNSEL WE HAVE THE RIGHT, THEN
IT IS IN OUR DOCKET AND WE HAVE
THE RIGHT FOR WHATEVER OUTREACH
WE WANT TO.
YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT'S NOT A NORMAL PROCESS
TO JUST REAPPOINT THE DIRECTOR
OF AN IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU SEE THE PROCESS THAT IS
BEING USED FOR PREVIOUS
SITUATIONS, THERE IS QUITE A
BIT OF PROCESS IN TERMS OF
ACTUALLY PUTTING THE JOB
OPENING OUT THERE AND INVITING
APPLICATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE QUALIFIED
FOR THAT AND THEN GOING THROUGH
THAT PROCESS.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE INCUMBENT
HAS THE RIGHT TO PUT IN AN
APPLICATION.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A
NORMAL PROCESS.
AND CERTAINLY FOR SUCH A
CRITICAL DEPARTMENT AND GIVEN
THE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING
RAISED, I MEAN I WOULD HARDLY
THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS NOT
AWARE OF THESE CONCERNS.
IF I AM AWARE OF THEM CERTAINLY
THEY WOULD BE AWARE OF THEM.
TO ME IT'S CONCERNING THEY WENT
AHEAD WITH THIS WITHOUT
ACTUALLY ADDRESSING THOSE
CONCERNS WHEN THEY PRESUMABLY
WERE AWARE OF THEM.
SO I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL SHOULD
DO WHATEVER WE CAN KNOW THAT
THE NOMINATION HAS COME TO THE
COUNSEL, LET'S AT LEAST HAVE A
DISCUSSION.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS I BELIEVE IT
SHOULD'VE -- DISCUSSIONS
SHOULD'VE BEEN HEAD BEFORE
HAND.
JUST A FEW OTHER POINTS UNLESS
THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, WHEN
YOU ARE HAVING THIS FIRST
MEETING IN YOUR COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMEBER SAWANT, I WOULD
VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE IN
ATTENDANCE.
I THINK IT MAY BE IN CONTRAST
TO YOU, I HAVE WORKED WITH MR.
JOHNSON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
HERE AND I BECAME VERY
INTERESTED IN HIS QUALIFICATIONS
AND NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE
WERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND HE
WAS A SPEAKER THERE.
ABI FEEL MORE STRONGLY THAN YOU
THAT HIS QUALIFICATIONS ARE
SOUND, BUT RATHER THAN ASSUMING
ON THE FRONT END THAT SOMETHING
EVIL HAD HAPPENED OR THAT THE
MAYOR HAD NOT LOOKED AT
ALTERNATIVE CANDIDATES, I WOULD
HOPE WE WOULD ALL KEEP OUR
MINDS OPEN AND NOT TRY TO
ASSAULT HIS REPUTATION INTO
WE'VE HAD A TRUE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK WITH HIM.
>> I AGREE ABSOLUTELY WITH THE
SPIRIT OF OPENNESS.
I THINK THE SPIRIT OF OPENNESS
VERY MUCH INCLUDES THE OPINIONS
OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
AND I DON'T THINK THOSE WERE
TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AT
ALL.
I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH IN THE
SPIRIT OF OPENNESS WE ARE
TRYING TO CORRECT FOR THAT.
IF THE MAYOR HAS ENGAGED IN THAT
, I INVITE THEM TO CLARIFY
THAT.
SO FAR THEY HAVEN'T.
BUT I WELCOME THEM TO CLARIFY
THOSE THINGS.
>> MAYBE IF WE ASK FOR IT WE
WILL GET IT.
>> WELL, WE HAVE ASKED FOR IT
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS VERY
MUCH AWARE THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SET UP A
MEETING FOR TOMORROW BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOW FEELING A LITTLE
BIT OF PRESSURE.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT THE
SPIRIT OF OPENNESS HAS TO APPLY
ON EVERY END AND IF WE ARE
HEARING FROM A NUMBER OF WORKERS
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT THEY
ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE PROCESS
THAN I THINK IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS A COUNSEL TO
RESPOND TO THAT REGARDLESS OF
WHAT THE OUTCOME IS.
JUST A COUPLE MORE POINTS.
THIS WEEK THE EMTS WHO WORK FOR
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE
PROVIDING AMBULANCE SERVICE IN
SEATTLE WILL AGAIN BE VOTING ON
A TENTATIVE CONTRACT.
AS WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH OUR
DISCUSSIONS LAST YEAR THEY DO
LIFE-SAVING WORK AND DESERVE A
GREAT CONTRACT AND THEY HAVEN'T
GOT THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC
ON THE RECORD ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
FULL SUPPORT OF MY OFFICE.
IF THEY DECIDE TO VOTE DOWN
THIS CONTRACT AND GO TO STRIKE
AGAIN I WILL ABSOLUTELY BE WITH
THEM ON THE FRONT LINES. AND AS
YOU WILL RECALL THAT ALMOST
HAPPENED AT THE END OF DECEMBER
BEFORE AMR TRIED TO RETURN TO
THE BARGAINING TABLE.
I HOPE THAT THE EMTS WILL HAVE
THE SUPPORT OF ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE PROSPECT OF A STRIKE IS
ONLY BEEN RAISED BECAUSE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS IGNORED THE
COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION THAT WAS
PASSED LAST YEAR DEMANDING THE
CITY CONTRACT WITH AMR HAD TWO-
YEAR WAGE REQUIREMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS FAILED TO SUPPORT
THE WORKERS AND IF AS A RESULT
THERE FORCED TO GO ON STRIKE
AND WE SHOULD BE EXTENDING WITH
THEM.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY OFFICE
WILL BE ANNOUNCING SOON THE
SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
WE HAVE ONE TODAY OF COURSE.
NEXT ONE WILL BE CHAIRED BITE ME
AND WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE
DATE IN A DAY OR TWO.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA FROM PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES MEETING.
HOWEVER WE DO HAVE OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 16 AT 1:30 PM.
WE WILL HOLD A HEARING RELATED
TO AN EASEMENT FOLLOWED BY A
BRIEFING AND PRESENTATION.
AS YOU ALL KNOW OF THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT LID THE LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BY THE
OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT.
AS I'VE SAID BEFORE MANY TIMES
THESE ARE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION OR ORDINANCES THAT
ARE PACKAGES AND THEY ARE
FOUNDATIONAL BUT THE ONE THAT
IS MOST IMPORTANT WHICH I WOULD
CALL THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE AT
THE ACTUAL L.I.D.
FORMATION ORDINANCE WHICH
WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY AN
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
ORDINANCE AND THEN OF COURSE
THE PROTEST WAIVER AGREEMENT.
AS YOU KNOW THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT AND PLANNING FOR
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE
ABOUT 2009.
712 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
THE L.I.D.
ACCOUNTS FOR $160 MILLION OF IT
AND IT WILL OPEN UP ABOUT A
LITTLE OVER 20 ACRES OF NEW
PARKLAND FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO HOPEFULLY COME TO
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY.
IF YOU CAN'T COME WEDNESDAY WE
ARE HAVING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING GENERATE 24th AT 10 AM.
AGAIN, WITH THE WATERFRONT TO
DO A DEEPER DIVE AND IN BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN OF COURSE MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THE OFFICE OF
WATERFRONT AND MY STAFF HAVE
BEEN REACHING OUT TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND THEIR AIDES TO
BRING THEM UP TO SPEED ON WHERE
WE ARE AT ON THIS IMPORTANT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
OF COURSE I INVITE THE PUBLIC
TO VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
WATERFRONT SEATTLE.ORG.
HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING ELSE?
WE ALSO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON THIS TOPIC FOLLOWING
OUR JANUARY 22 COUNCIL MEETING.
AS YOU KNOW THE REASON WE ARE
INFECTED -- IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS BECAUSE PART OF THE
DISCUSSION IS JUDICIAL AND WE
NEED LEGAL COUNSEL TO REMIND US
WHY WE HIRED A HEARING EXAMINER
OVER THE SUMMER TO HOLD I
BELIEVE IT'S THREE OR FOUR
PUBLIC HEARINGS OF PEOPLE WHO
WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE L.I.D.
AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WOULD
BE IN THE HEARING EXAMINER'S
REPORT CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER
2018.
THE SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 24
AT 10 AM FOR POTENTIAL VOTE.
IT WILL GO TO FULL COUNSEL THAT
FOLLOWING MONDAY WHICH WOULD BE
MONDAY, JANUARY 28.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> WE HAVE ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNSEL AGENDA TO ARTS COUNCIL
REPUGNANCE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SINGLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION APPOINTMENT
AND THE COMMISSION ITSELF --
AUTHORITY FOR THAT PARTICULAR
VOTING ITEM TODAY.
WE HAVE NO CIVIL RIGHTS
UTILITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MEETING THIS WEEK BUT NEXT WEEK
WE WILL BE MEETING ON FRIDAY
DUE TO THE MLK HOLIDAY ON
MONDAY THE 21st.
I ALSO HAVE A REGIONAL TRANSIT
COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY
AND THE ONLY OTHER SIGNIFICANT
ITEM THIS WEEK, AS FAR AS WHAT
I WILL BE ATTENDING TO IS THERE
IS A SOUND TRANSIT THREE MEETING
IN DELRIDGE ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A MEETING
FOCUSED ON RESIDENTS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN HOMES
BETWEEN SOUTHWEST DAKOTA AND
SOUTHWEST GENESEE STREETS AS
WELL AS THE WEST SIDE OF
DELRIDGE.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT THE
PROPOSED OR LIKELY PROPOSED
ALIGNMENT HAS SOME IMPACT ON.
AND MY OFFICE HAS REQUESTED
THAT SOUND TRANSIT BEGIN
MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS
THERE SO FOLKS CAN GET A SENSE
OF WHAT ALL THIS MEANS FOR
THEM.
AND THEN LASTLY I WANTED TO
MENTION THAT WE LEARNED FRIDAY
THAT THE SEATTLE TIMES HAS
FOUND SOME DOCUMENTS THAT
SUGGEST THAT THERE WERE SOME
EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TIMING TO COMPLETE THE DECISION-
MAKING AROUND AN OPIATE APPEAL,
NAMELY THE NATALIE SHEPHERD
CASE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN SOME EFFORTS DELAY THAT
APPEAL IN A BELIEF THAT OUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THAT APPEAL WOULD
IMPACT OUR VOTE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS INDEED
WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE
EMAILS IN THE CHAIN OF EVENTS.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH
THE COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM CERTAIN COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ WILL LOOK INTO THIS
UPON HER RETURN BUT I WANTED TO
STATE PUBLICLY THAT I REALLY
HOPE THIS COUNSEL GETS TO THE
BOTTOM AND DETERMINES WHETHER
OR NOT THERE WERE EFFORTS TO
DELAY THE TIMING OF THE
ANNOUNCEMENT AND IF SO, WHO WAS
INVOLVED WITH THAT.
THANKS.
>> I READ THE ARTICLE AS WELL.
IT WAS INTERESTING.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW .
>> FINANCE NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS AND EIGHT
REAPPOINTMENT, LINDLEY OUR
FINANCE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN
APPOINTED OR WILL BE WITH THE
MUSIC CENTER BOARD, JJ McCABE
MOST OF US KNOW HIM, TO THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
AND A REAPPOINTMENT OF MARY TO
THE HISTORIC SEATTLE GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO SDOT
AND WSDT, THE VIADUCT CLOSER
THIS WEEKEND WENT DARNED WELL.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING WAS HOW
MANY PEOPLE DECIDED TO HAVE
THEIR OWN EVENT AND PARTY ON
THE VIADUCT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. MY
CONDO IS DOWN THERE AND JUST
WATCHING HOW FOLKS DECIDED THAT
THEY WERE JUST GOING TO PARK ON
THE VIADUCT AND GET OUT AND
PARTY.
IT WAS FRANKLY, IT MIGHT'VE
BEEN A LITTLE HARD FOR SDOT AND
WSDOT BUT PEOPLE CERTAINLY HAD
A GOOD TIME.
ALSO THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, JUST A SHOUT
OUT.
THANK YOU FOR A REALLY GOOD
STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE
DISTRIBUTED LAST WEEK AND I
FORWARDED IT AS WELL ON MY
FACEBOOK, JUST ON WHAT PEOPLE
COULD ANTICIPATE IN EACH
NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE CLOSURE
AND WHAT OPTIONS THERE WERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
GOOD SPORT THEY DID WITH SDOT.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON .
>> WE HAVE A BUNCH OF THINGS
GOING ON SO GOING TO TAKE A
COUPLE MINUTES TO WALK FOLKS
THROUGH.
THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE TWO
ITEMS I AM SHEPHERDING ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE IDEALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST IS COUNSEL BILL
119318 WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT
HANGES TO DEVELOPERS STANDARDS
AS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WE ADOPTED
IN 2016.
THE BILL EFFECTIVELY CREATES
DIFFERENT ZONES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND REQUIRES DEVELOPERS TO
START PROVIDING BETTER TRANSIT
OPTIONS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO AND FROM
THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS THEY
LIVE IN.
BASED ON THE TRANSIT USAGE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, IT'S A NEW SET OF
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WILL PUT
ON DEVELOPERS. IN SUPPORT OF
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE
BALLOT IN FEBRUARY -- I BOUGHT
-- BROUGHT A COPY OF WHAT THEY
CALL THE BECKS LEVY WHICH IS THE
BUILDING EXCELLENCE LEVY AND
THE LONG LIST OF PROJECTS THEY
ARE FUNDING IF VOTERS APPROVE
THAT.
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ASKING
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
ENDORSEMENT OF THOSE TWO LEVIES.
THE BTA LEVY WHICH IS THE OTHER
ONE ON THE BALLOT THIS
FEBRUARY, TRADITIONALLY FUNDS
THE KINDS OF THINGS YOU WOULD
THINK WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH
THE STATE LIKE FUNDING FOR
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
LIKE FUNDING AN ADDITIONAL
STAFF MEMBERS INSIDE SCHOOLS TO
HELP WITH THINGS LIKE READING
AND MATH SKILLS.
A LOT OF THE OTHER NUTS AND
BOLTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
, WHETHER THAT IS NURSES,
COUNSELORS OR ADMIN STAFF.
THE BTA LEVY AND BECKS LEVY ARE
ON THE BALLOT IN FEBRUARY AND
THIS RESOLUTION WHICH IS
SPEARHEADED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ BUT I'M BRINGING
FORWARD IN HER ABSENCE I'M
GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
ON.
FOLLOWING THOSE FULL COUNSEL
ISSUES, THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE
A SELECT COMMITTEE AT THE
CONCLUSION OF FULL COUNSEL ON
THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM.
AT THAT DISCUSSION WHICH IS
SCHEDULED TO START AT 2:30 PM
OR THE CONCLUSION OF THE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING WE ARE GOING TO
WALK THROUGH A SERIES OF
AMENDMENT IN THREE DISTRICTS.
FOUR, SIX AND SEVEN.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AN
OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THE
PROPOSAL THAT THEN MAYOR
BURGESS SENT DOWN TO US IN
NOVEMBER 2017.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO
HEAR FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFFERS,
A LIST OF AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN PROPOSED BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE HEARD
ABOUT SINCE THE NOVEMBER 2017
DATE.
WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND OPEN HOUSES OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THESE AMENDMENTS WE WILL BE
HEARING ABOUT, NOT VOTING ON,
JUST HEARING ABOUT, ARE A SET
OF AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
FORWARDED TO US BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, NOT NECESSARILY
ENDORSED BY INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS BUT ISSUES WE
HAVE HEARD.
WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
WEDNESDAY MORNING TO GO OVER
THE REMAINING FOUR DISTRICTS
ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FIVE.
WILL WILL HAVE VERY MUCH THE
SAME PROCESS.
WE WILL PLAN TO HAVE AN
OVERVIEW OF WHAT WAS PROPOSED
IN THE KIND OF AMENDMENTS WE
HAVE BEEN HEARING UPLOADED BY
COMMUNITY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE
CONTINUATION OF OUR DISCUSSIONS
ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
WE HAVE OTHER MEETINGS
SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY BUT WE WILL BE
DISTRICT FOCUSED FOR THIS WEEK.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THERE
ARE ANY.
>> THING THEN WE WILL MOVE ON.
>> I HAVE ONE ITEM I'M BRINGING
FORWARD.
THE LABOR PROCLAMATION.
AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW WE HAVE
BEEN KNOWN IN THIS AREA THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THIS COUNSEL
AND COMMUNITY LED BY UNIONS AND
WORKERS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
INCLUDING PAID SICK LEAVE, PAID
SAFE LEAVE, $15 PER HOUR
MINIMUM WAGE.
DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.
WHILE WE HAVE APPLAUDED THESE
EFFORTS IN THE LAST DECADE WE
REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE THE
LAST CENTURY OF LABOR HISTORY
IN THIS REGION.
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEATTLE
GENERAL STRIKE. AS WE FACE
POTENTIAL ATTACKS ON LABOR,
UNIONS FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAND
UP AND RECOGNIZE AND
COMMEMORATE OUR STRUGGLES
THROUGHOUT THE LAST CENTURY.
OUR PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN
CIRCULATED.
I THINK IT IS MORE IMPORTANT
NOW THAN EVER.
WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOT
JUST TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF
THE BEGINNING OF THE GENERAL
STRIKE OF THE YEAR AS THERE
WILL BE ONGOING COMMEMORATIONS
THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR FROM OUR
LABOR PARTNERS, UNIONS, LABOR
ARCHIVES AND HISTORY EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
WE WILL BE SHARING MORE OF THAT.
WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON
FEBRUARY 17 ON HOUSING HELP --
TO TALK ABOUT LABOR HISTORY
THROUGHOUT THE LAST 100 YEARS
IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING
SIGNING ONTO THAT AND I WOULD
BE REMISS IF I WERE NOT TO SAY
MANY OF THOSE ISSUES THAT HAVE
BEEN WORKED ON BY CENTRAL STAFF
PATRICIA LEE AND SHE ANNOUNCED
SHE IS LEAVING AT THE END OF
THIS MONTH.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER
FOR HER INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO
THIS CITY AND FOR WORKING ON
BEHALF OF LABOR AND UNIONS.
WE HAVE THE HOUSING HEALTH AND
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE COMING
UP ON THURSDAY.
MOVING THE START TIME TO 10 AM
TO ACCOMMODATE THE SEATTLE
SQUEEZE.
YOU WILL HAVE CEO AND GENERAL
MANAGER DEBORAH COMING TO
REPORT ON HER FIRST FEW MONTHS
IN OFFICE INCLUDING THE
CUSTOMER ENERGY SOLUTIONS
INVESTIGATION REPORT ON SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION IN
THE WORKPLACE.
A REQUEST BROUGHT TO US BY THE
SEATTLE SILENCE BREAKERS.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN
UPDATE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS SONOMA COUNTY
SIDEWALK SALE.
AND CITY LIGHTS 18 IN DANGEROUS
SPECIES ACT.
LAND DEED ACCEPTANCE COUNSEL
BILL.
IN ADDITION TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING REPORTING OUT ON THE
$75 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING THEY
JUST AWARDED LAST MONTH.
AT 10:30 AM OR SO IS WEIRD AND
SPEAKING WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE
TO HAVE OUR SECOND SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE WILL MEET IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THIS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR WALKING IN AND
JOINING US.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A
PRESENTATION FROM MARC DONES
FROM FUTURE LABORATORIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND
UPCOMING PRESENTATION.
WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR
FROM CHRISTINE MARGIOTTA WHO'S
WITH SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNER
AND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, EXPERTS ON THE LOCAL
LEVEL WILL PROVIDED INPUT ON
THE REPORT AND WILL PROVIDE
IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD.
I'M ALSO CIRCULATING THE REPORT
THAT CAME FROM LOS ANGELES, THE
CONFERENCE OF ALMOST STRATEGY,
WE HAVE COPIES IN THE AUDIENCE.
THIS IS THE SECTION OF THE LOS
ANGELES REPORT FOCUSED ON
CONSOLIDATING GOVERNANCE WHICH
WILL BE THE FOCUS OF OUR
CONVERSATION TODAY.
HOW WE CAN CONSOLIDATE AND
STREAMLINE.
WITH THAT I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE WEST SEATTLE DIA AND
NEWPORT WHO HOSTED US LAST
FRIDAY.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR
OFFICES EFFORT TO GET INTO
COMMUNITY.
WE WILL JOIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
SMALL BUSINESSES, UNIONS AND
NONPROFITS, ANYWHERE YOU LIKE
US TO GO PLEASE LET US KNOW.
EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.
THIS MONTH WE KICKED OFF AT
DISTRICT 1. WE WILL JOIN EACH
COUNSEL DISTRICT ACCORDING TO
THE MONTH.
NEXT MONTH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WE LOOK FORWARD TO
DISTRICT 2. WE WILL HAVE
OFFICE HOURS NEXT FRIDAY SO WE
LOOK FORWARD TO POSTING THAT
AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL AS WE
COME TO YOUR DISTRICTS.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE US TO DO PLEASE LET US
KNOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA I AM
RETURNING TO A FULLY EXECUTED
PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING THE
PROCLAMATION ON UNITY DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
SUSTAINABILITY IN COUNCIL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS
NOTHING ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
THE START TIME TOMORROW
AFTERNOON IS GOING TO BE 1:30
PM INSTEAD OF THE TYPICAL 2 PM.
WE ARE SHIFTING THAT A LITTLE
EARLIER.
FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR STAFF
WHO ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF
HERE BEFORE THE PRIME RUSH HOUR
WE TRIED TO GIVE FLEXIBILITY.
ONLY TWO ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA.
REPORT BACK FROM SDOT ON TWO
DIFFERENT ITEMS.
THE FIRST IS AN AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT FOR BLOCK THE BOX
AND TRANSIT LIEN VIOLATIONS.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS HAD ON OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR A COUPLE
OF YEARS TRYING TO GET STATE
AUTHORITY TO GET US TO ALLOW US
TO PILOT TECHNOLOGY TO CASES --
MANAGE CASES WHERE VEHICLES
ENTER AN INTERSECTION WHERE
THERE IS NOT ROOM ON THE OTHER
SIDE TO GET OUT AND END UP
CREATING ALL KINDS OF
CONGESTION AND OFTEN A SAFETY
HAZARD FOR FOLKS TRYING TO WALK
OR BIKE ACROSS THE STREET.
WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE
LEGAL AUTHORITY TO USE
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS TO MANAGE
THAT.
INSTEAD WE CAN SEND A POLICE
OFFICER OUT THERE. AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE IN A POLICE OFFICER
SHOWS UP ENFORCEMENT IS GREAT.
BUT IT'S RATHER EXPENSIVE AND
WE CAN'T HAVE A POLICE OFFICER
AND EVERY INTERSECTION ON EVERY
DAY SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE
FLEXIBILITY.
SIMILARLY WITH THE TRANSIT
LANES WE HAVE AN INCREASING
NUMBER OF TRANSIT ONLY LANES
DESIGNED TO HELP MOVE OUR BUSES
WHICH OFTEN ARE CARRYING 70-90
PEOPLE THROUGH OUR CITY AND
GIVE THEM PRIORITY.
AGAIN, OCCASIONALLY AND WHEN I
SAY OCCASIONALLY IT'S UP TO 100
TIMES PER DAY, WE SEE VEHICLES
ILLEGALLY USING THOSE.
WITHOUT ON-SITE ENFORCEMENT IT
CREATES A CHALLENGE GETTING
PEOPLE THROUGH THE CITY MORE
EFFECTIVELY.
SDOT HAS DONE RESEARCH IN THE
GOING TO REPORT BACK TO US.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK ON WITH
OLYMPIA TO GET AUTHORITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
COMING FORWARD , I THINK WAS
BROUGHT UP LAST SESSION AS WELL,
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I
HEARD FROM OIR DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS WHEN WE USED
FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN EARMARKED
UNDER AN ORDINANCE HERE IN
SEATTLE, 20% FOR PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS
THAT OUR DECISION TO USE THOSE
FUNDS FOR OTHER GENERAL FUND
PURPOSES MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY
TO GET LEGISLATION PASSED IN
OLYMPIA.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY THOUGHT
TO DO SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE
USEFUL TO REACH OUT TO THE
BILLS SPONSORS AND ASK WHETHER
OR NOT THEY WOULD CONSIDER
RESTRICTING THE FUNDS IN THE
AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION SO THAT
THOSE FUNDS COULD ONLY BE USED
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PEDESTRIAN
PURPOSES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I HAVE HEARD THAT CONCERN AS
WELL.
I WILL ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
WITH THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED
CAMERAS, THERE IS A STATE
REQUIREMENT THAT THAT MONEY HAS
TO GO TO STATE SCHOOL PROJECTS.
I THINK SIMILARLY TRIED TO TIE
ANY MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM
WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE, THE
IDEAL HERE FRANKLY WOULD BE
THAT WE DON'T COLLECT A PENNY
BECAUSE EVERYONE WOULD OBEY THE
RULES AND THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE ON THE TRANSIT
LANES, THE ANY REVENUE
COLLECTED BE INVESTED BACK AND
TRANSIT SERVICE. I WOULD
CERTAINLY BE OPEN TO REQUIRING
100% OF THE INVESTMENTS ARE
DEDICATED TO THOSE GOALS OR
WHATEVER DOWN THE -- IT'S ABOUT
AUTHORITY SO WE CAN DO
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT
UP.
I KNOW WHAT CANNOT BUDGET LAST
YEAR, IT'S SOMETHING I'M VISIT
-- INTERESTED IN REVISITING TO
TRY TO RECONNECT TO HOW WE
DEDICATE THOSE FUNDS.
THE SECOND ITEM ON TOMORROW
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA IS A REPORT
BACK ON THE ANNUAL SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
IT IS THE THIRD YEAR THIS HAS
BEEN IN OPERATION.
FOR FOLKS IN THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE, THERE IS A VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE THAT VOTERS APPROVED
OF AN ADDITIONAL $60 ON TOP OF
THE $30 PREVIOUSLY.
THAT REVENUE OR THAT SOURCE
GENERATES CLOSE TO $50 MILLION
PER YEAR THAT IS DEDICATED
TOWARDS A SET OF TRANSIT
INVESTMENTS LARGELY BUYING
ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM KING
COUNTY METRO BUT ALSO HELPING
WITH LOW INCOME ACCESS THROUGH
REVIEWING SOME OF THE FUNDS FOR
THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE THAT
STUDENTS AT ALL SEATTLE HIGH
SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO FREE BUS
PASSES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT
REPORT.
I WANT TO JUST FLAG FOR FOLKS
THAT WHEN VOTERS APPROVE THAT,
IT WAS TIME-LIMITED.
THERE IS JUST LESS THAN TWO
YEARS LEFT ON THAT.
IF WE DO NOT FIND A NEW SOURCE
OR RENEW THAT, WE WILL SEE A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN OUR
ABILITY TO TRUST -- INVEST IN
TRANSIT.
TWO YEARS IS A WAYS AWAY BUT IN
TERMS OF GETTING A PLAN
TOGETHER IT'S JUST AROUND THE
CORNER.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FROM TIM
EYMAN'S, ANOTHER INITIATIVE
THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY
RESTRICT OUR ABILITY TO DO
THAT.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO
KEEP AN EYE ON AND HOW WE
MANAGE THAT.
CERTAINLY THIS WEEK I WANT TO
APPLAUD COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOT
JUST IN SEATTLE BUT THROUGHOUT
THE REGION, THE EARLY REPORTS
FROM CONGESTION IN THE REGION,
A LOT OF PEOPLE CHANGED THEIR
BEHAVIOR.
SOME FOLKS WORKING FROM HOME.
I HEAR A LOT OF FOLKS GOT UP
AND CAME IN EARLIER, THE BUSES
WERE PRETTY CROWDED I THINK AND
THE CROWDS STARTED -- EARLIER
THAN NORMAL BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO
SO MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE
FLEXIBILITY TO USE THAT TO MAKE
THE COMMUTE SEEM PRETTY
MANAGEABLE.
WE HAD GORGEOUS WEATHER TODAY
WHICH ALSO MAKES THINGS EASIER.
I SAW THE BIKE COUNTING NUMBERS
WERE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE WEATHER IS NOT GOING TO
HOLD FOR THREE WEEKS.
I THINK TYPICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE
A DAY LIKE TODAY PEOPLE BUILD
UP FOR THEY WON AND I IMAGINE
WE WILL SEE THE PENDULUM SHIFT
BACK IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE
DAYS I URGE FOLKS WHEN YOU HAVE
FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO USE
THAT.
I KNOW LONG-TERM WE NEED MORE
INVESTMENTS IN BUST -- BUS
SERVICE.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION ON
DAY 24 OF THE LONGEST FEDERAL
SHUTDOWN, WE DID POST
INFORMATION ONLINE THANKS TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, THEY
ATTENDED A FAIR AT THE SEATAC
AIRPORT WITH MANY OF THE
FEDERAL WORKERS THERE TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS KNOW THERE IS A
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND
THERE ARE OPTIONS.
IF FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE
ENDS MEET ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS
OR BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL
SHUTDOWN THERE IS INFORMATION
ON OUR TWITTER PAGE AND
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO REPOST IF
YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DOES HAVE
OPTION FOR FOLKS WILL WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION GETS
OUT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH FOR STRONG GOOD GOVERNANCE
AND GET OUR FEDERAL SYSTEM UP
AND RUNNING FROM THIS
WASHINGTON TO THE OTHER.
AND WE WILL CONVENE AT 10:45 AM
FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
>> 1045 A.M.
-- 10:45 AM.
AFTER THE 2 PM FULL COUNCIL
MEETING HAVE AGAIN THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CITYWIDE MANDATORY
HOUSING FOR ABILITY.
I'M SORRY I HAD TO SCHEDULE
THESE TODAY BUT LOOKING AT
EVERYONE'S SCHEDULES IT'S BEEN
TIGHT.
WE HAVE TO DO WE HAVE TO DO.
TAKE FIVE MINUTES.
WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED.