>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
A REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNSEL
BRIEFING.
A FEW REMARKS, WE WILL GO
AROUND AND DO A PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL ACTIONS,
AL STARTED OFF.
OF COURSE, AT 11:45, WE HAVE
THE MAYOR DURKIN STATE OF THE
CITY ADDRESS, I'LL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPECIFICS
ON THAT WHEN I GET THAT, AND
2nd, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE,
THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE SIX
VOTING ITEMS FROM THE
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, THE 1st
IS AN ORDINANCE THAT RELATES
TO THE MYRTLE RESERVOIR RADIO
TRANSMITTER FACILITY,
PHYSICALLY AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE FAS TO LEASE
WITH THE KINGS COUNTY, THIS IS
PURSUANT TO THE PUGET SOUND
EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK, WHICH
YOU MAY RECALL WAS THE IMPROVED
SYSTEM WAS A RESULT OF THE VOTE
APPROVED LEVY IN 2015 AND 2070
$3 MILLION UPGRADE, THE AGING
EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK, AND
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 3rd
AGREEMENT THAT KING COUNTY HAS
BEEN ENTERED INTO, PURSUANT TO
THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW
FACILITY.
WE HAVE THAT 1st, AND THEN WE
HAVE THREE POINTS TO THE, ONE
APPOINTMENT, THREE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE COMMUNITY OF
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP, AND
ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE ETHICS
AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
AS I SAID EARLIER, LET ME SAY
SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT THE STATE
OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
IT BEGINS AT 11:45, THE DOORS
WILL OPEN 11:15, IT SAID NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE, AND DEBRA WAR
AS IS DISTRICT, SHE'S PART OF
THE PROGRAM, SHE'S INTRODUCING
THE MAYOR OR SOMETHING ALONG
THOSE LINES, THE EVENT WILL BE
ON STAGE I, THE STATE ONE
THEATER OF THE LIBRARY
BUILDING, AT NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DISTRICT 5, AND SHE WALKS IN.
AND THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS
AFTER THE SPEECH AT A RECEPTION
WITH THE MAYOR.
SO DOORS OPEN 11:15, THE PUBLIC
IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
>> NOTHING.
NOTHING TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON,
AND NOTHING THIS WEDNESDAY.
>> A WEEK AGO, THANK YOU,
COUNSELOR.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND INTEREST-RATE
COMMITTEE, THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
TOMORROW EVENING, AT 6 PM,
HEARING COUNSEL CHANGERS, THIS
IS THE MEETING WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE LAST WEEK, BUT HAD TO BE
RESCHEDULED TO DO THE WEATHER.
JUST A REMINDER, WE WILL BE
TAKING UP THE RESOLUTION
REGARDING THE APARTMENT OF THE
PERMIT DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OUTLINES A
PROCEDURE FOR INVOLVING
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES
FOR THE APPOINTMENT SURGE AND
CONFIRMATION.
AT THE TABLE, WE WILL HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HSD
TEAM, THE SILENCE BREAKERS, THE
UNION THAT REPRESENT MANY OF THE
HSD WORKERS AND ALSO
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION, HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AND CLIENT OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, I REALLY
HOPE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS CAN BE
HERE TO LISTEN TO THE IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WORK SO
HARD TO MEET THE MEET NEEDS OF
THE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE, AND THEY
DO SO WITH PERPETUALLY
INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES.
SO, I'M HOPING THAT WILL BE A
GOOD DISCUSSION, AND THEN, THE
MEETING FOR THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS WILL
BE, IS ON SCHEDULE FOR FOREVER
20th, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN
AGENDA TO ANNOUNCE BECAUSE WE
ARE STILL WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FINALIZE
THAT.
I WILL LET THE COUNCIL KNOW AS
SOON AS I HAVE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
TRANSFER YOUR COUNCILMEMBER IS,
DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY?
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THE ONLY ITEM THAT I WANT TO
REPORT ON COMING UP TO FULL
COUNCIL IS AN ITEM THAT MOVED,
THE MISCLASSIFICATION RESOLUTION
31863, I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCILMEMBER FOR ALLOWING ME
TO ADDRESS WHAT, FOR ME, IS A
BIT OF A LEGACY ISSUE FROM MY
TENURE AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH OVERSIGHT ON
LABOR ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY THE
RESOLUTION ASKS OLS, THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS, TO PROPOSE
POLICY SOLUTIONS TO THE
COUNCIL, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUE OF MISCLASSIFICATION,
CALLING PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY
EMPLOYEES AND SHOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO OUR LABOR LAWS
CONTRACTORS.
ALSO ASKS THAT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS WORK WITH THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS ON ISSUES MOST
APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED BY THE
STATE.
IT ALSO ASKS THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
WHICH IS A COMMITTEE BOTH OF
WORKER ADVOCATES, AS WELL AS
EMPLOYERS, TO DEVELOP A WORK
PLAN AND CONSIDER HOW THE
COMMITTEE CAN WORK WITH OLS TO
ENGAGE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
IT DIRECTS OLS TO DEVELOP
STRATEGIES, IF THE CITY SHOULD
CONSIDER BASED ON THE FINDINGS
OF A STUDY THAT'S BEING
CONDUCTED BY THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WITH AN
EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE OF JUNE
1, 2019.
FINALLY, IT ASKS THAT BOTH THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COUNCIL REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL AND SEMIANNUAL REPORT
STARTING IN THE 3rd QUARTER OF
2019, THE IDEA BEING THAT WILL
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY THAT
POINT.
AND KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THERE
IS ACTION THAT WOULD BE BEST
TAKEN HERE AT THE CITY LEVEL.
CALIFORNIA IS ALSO WORKING ON
THIS ISSUE BY ADDRESSING
MANDATORY ARBITRATION CAUSES,
THE IDEA IS THAT A WORKER CAN
BRING A REPRESENTATIVE ACTION
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
AGENCY, THE REASON WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT IS, MANY CONTRACT
EMPLOYEES SIGN IN THEIR
CONTRACTS, IT INCLUDES A CLAUSE
WHERE THEY AGREE TO NOT ENTER
INTO A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT
AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYERS, AND
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
SEEN IS, A LOT OF TIMES,
PROGRESSIVE POLICY COMES OUT OF
SUCCESSFUL CLASS ACTION SUITS.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER
ISSUES THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT TO WORK ON, THAT'S
RELATED TO MISS CLASS.
WE DON'T HAVE A CIVIL RIGHTS
UTILITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ART COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK,
OUR MEETING WAS CANCELED LAST
WEEK, AT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
BE EVERY 26.
WE'VE GOT OFFICE HOURS ON
FRIDAY AT THE SOUTH PARK
AMENITY CENTER BETWEEN TWO AND
SEVEN, AND WE JUST WANT TO FLAG
THAT I SPOKE AT THE WEST
SEATTLE CHAMBER, LAST WEEK, TO
SHARE WITH THEM THE COUNCILS
PROGRESS ON THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM,
IMPLEMENTATION AND PASSAGE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THINK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
LEGISLATION THAT SHE JUST
DESCRIBED IN FRONT OF COUNSEL
TODAY THEY CAME FROM THE
HOUSING HEALTH ELDER ENERGY AND
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AT FULL
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON, THERE
WILL BE FOUR APARTMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARD BOARD,
THIS IS THE 1st FOUR, WE ARE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE
INDIVIDUALS, ELIZA ANDERSON,
WHO HAS BEEN ORGANIZING WITH
SEATTLE AREA NANNIES, AND
DYLAN WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
HAVING US DRAFT THIS POLICY,
ANDRA KRANZ LEARNED FROM THE
FAIR WORKCENTER, WHO IS THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND ANNA
BARNETT, A MEMBER WITH HAND IN
HAND, A NICE REPRESENTATION OF
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND THOSE WHO
ARE WORKING AS HIRING ENTITIES
WHO WILL BE SITTING AT THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT, WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
THAT BOARD UP AND RUNNING.
THIS THURSDAY, WE WILL HAVE A
HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY AND
WORKERS NIGHT RIGHTS COMMITTEE
ON FEBRUARY 21 AT 9:30 AM,
THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING FROM
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT RATE
DESIGN, THIS WILL BE THEIR
INITIAL REPORT IF FOLKS
REMEMBER, WE ASK THEM TO REPORT
BACK TWICE THIS YEAR SO WE CAN
ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH LONG-
OVERDUE RATE DESIGN CHANGES, SO
THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE PAYING A MORE
EQUITABLE STRUCTURE IN THE RATE
DESIGN, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT INITIAL REPORT,
LATER THIS WEEK.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE SALE
OF THE NORTH PASSAGE PLOT AND
LAND THAT COMES FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AS WELL, AND WE WILL
GET MORE INFORMATION TO YOU ON
THAT MEETING.
ON FRIDAY, I WILL BE SPEAKING
ON A PANEL WITH CONGRESSWOMAN
PAUL ON THE MYSTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS, AND THIS WILL PROCEED
A VERY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
EVENT THAT I'M HOPING ALL OF
YOU MAY JOIN US AT, THIS IS
GOING TO BE RIGHT BEFORE THE
SCREENING OF ROMA, IF FOLKS
HAVEN'T SEEN THIS AWARD-WINNING
FILM, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL
TO POST IT AND SHARE WITH YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, AND FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN
WITH COSTA LATINA AND THE
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS
ALLIANCE, WHO ARE COHOSTING THE
EVENT, TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
DOMESTICALLY AND
INTERNATIONALLY.
IT WILL BE A GOOD DISCUSSION,
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE
MOVIE, IT'LL BE A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT.
THE MOVIE IS FREE TO ATTEND, IT
WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRAL
CINEMA REGISTRATION STARTS AT
5:30, AND WE WILL BEGIN OUR
PROGRAM AROUND SIX.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ALL MAKE IT,
AND LASTLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD, TODAY'S THE DAY, IT'S
POST-STORM DONATION DAY, AND
DOCTOR GARY MUSTER, WHO HAS PUT
TOGETHER THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR
FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE PURCHASED
EXTRA PERISHABLE ITEMS THAT
REALLY DO NEED TO BE CONSUMED
WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO, OF THEIR
PURCHASE FROM THE STORMS, GIVEN
THE LAST ONE WE KNOW WE SAW
PICTURE AFTER PICTURE OF PEOPLE
RUSHING TO THE STORE TO BUY
BROCCOLI, CELERY, AND AVOCADOS,
MANY OF THESE ITEMS WILL PERISH
IF THEY ARE NOT CONSUMED RIGHT
AWAY.
THERE WAS A RUSH ON AVOCADO AND
TOAST.
SO WE ARE HOPING THAT FOLKS DO
TAKE THE CHANCE TO DONATE,
WE'VE ALL BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE A WARM PLACE TO STAY,
INDOORS, WITH FOOD AND WARMTH,
IF YOU'RE IN THAT CATEGORY AND
YOU CAN GIVE BACK TODAY, PLEASE
CONSIDER DOING SO, THERE'S A
LINK ON OUR TWITTER, AT OUR
FACEBOOK ON WHERE TO DO THE
DONATIONS, AND WE ARE EXCITED
TO WORK FROM HOPE LINK AND
OTHERS TO GET THE WORD OUT.
THERE IS ANOTHER STORM COMING
THIS WEEK WITH VARIOUS SNOW
FLURRIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK,
BUT WE DO HOPE FOLKS TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE AND
PARTICIPATE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
OKAY.
I WAS LISTENING TO YOU.
NOTHING ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR
THE PUBLIC ASSET AND DATA
COMMUNITIES, HOWEVER, I WANT TO
REPORT THAT I HAD JUST RETURNED
FROM A VISIT TO OUR NATION'S
CAPITAL IN WASHINGTON DC, I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND,
AGAIN, THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALSO THE
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN'S
HONORING LUNCH, WHICH I'VE BEEN
DOING FOR ALMOST 24 YEARS.
WHEN MEETING WITH TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP AND LOCAL
LEADERSHIP, WE ADDRESSED THE
ISSUES OF THE OPIOID CRISIS,
HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, MISSING
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
SENATOR MURRAY AND DISCUSS THE
FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT,
AND HOW SIGNIFICANT IT HAS BEEN
FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR
INCREASING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
HOMELESS SERVICES.
SENATOR MURRAY'S OFFICE HAS
BEEN ADVOCATING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT FOR DEDICATED
FUNDING TO RETAIN LOW INCOME
HOUSING TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.
I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH HER NEWLY ELECTED
NATIVE AMERICAN CONGRESSWOMEN
REPRESENTATIVE DEB HOLLAND
UNDER NEW MEXICO, AND CHARISSE
DAVIS OUT OF KANSAS, AND IT WAS
VERY EXCITING.
BESIDES MEETING WITH, SENATOR
MURRAY, I ALSO MET WITH SENATOR
CANTWELL, AND WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
WHICH WE'RE HOPING WOULD BE
REAUTHORIZED, IT WASN'T,
HOWEVER, IT WILL RETURN RETURN
TO THE SENATE FOR NEXT MONTH
WITH SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
AND CHANGES TO PROTECT MISSING
MURDERED AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE SAVANNAS
ACT, AND SAVANNAS ACT, IF YOU
DON'T KNOW, IS AIMED AT, BOTH
ACTS ARE AIMED AT REDUCING
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN BY
INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY
PROTOCOLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
SAVANNAS ACT IN PARTICULAR
WOULD HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE REQUIRE DATA COLLECTION
ON MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN, AS YOU MAY
RECALL, THE STUDY SHOWING LACK
OF DATA COLLECTION WAS DONE
HERE IN SEATTLE, BY OUR OWN
ABIGAIL ECHO HOT AT THE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD, AND HAS RECEIVED
NATIONAL ATTENTION.
THAT BEING SAID, IT WAS GREAT
TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR TWO STATE
SENATORS, AND ARE SOME OF OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND
THEIR STAFF, INCLUDING
CONGRESSWOMAN JOEL APPEL, AND I
THINK WE MET WITH DEREK STAFF
AS WELL.
IN ANY EVENT, IT'S GOOD BECAUSE
IT CONNECTS WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON DC WITH WHAT IS
HAPPENING NATIONALLY, WHICH IS
HAPPENING REGIONALLY, WHICH WE
ARE TRYING TO GRAPPLE WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
IT WAS GREAT TO MEET WITH
INDIAN COUNTRY AND THEIR
LEADERS, BECAUSE THEY, AS YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE 29 TRIBES IN THIS
STATE, AND SIX OF THOSE MAJOR
TRIBES ARE ALL IN THE PUGET
SOUND AREA, AND ARE DEALING
WITH THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE
ARE DEALING WITH, MAINLY THE
OPIOID CRISIS, HOUSING, AND
MEDICAL ISSUES AS WELL.
I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE
CHAIR OF SNOHOMISH, THE CHAIR OF
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP FROM
SNOQUALMIE, AND TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP FROM TO LEILA, A█ND
SO, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO MEET
WITH YOUR NATIVE GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT SOVEREIGN NATIONS,
BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN KING
COUNTY DEALING WITH THE SAME
ISSUES WE ARE DEALING WITH.
AND LOOKING AT THE SAME POTS OF
MONEY, IF YOU WILL, BUT ALSO,
THROUGHOUT NATIVE COMMUNITIES,
I'M TRYING TO STRENGTHEN HOW
SEATTLE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
PROPER, CAN TRULY HAVE A
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH TRIBES AND
USING THEIR SERVICES, NOT JUST
THE NATIVE URBAN COMMUNITY
SERVICES THAT WE RELY SO
HEAVILY UPON, WHICH WOULD BE
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
AND THOSE GROUPS, BECAUSE THEY
DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE SOME OF
THE FUNDING SERVICES THE TRIBES
HAVE.
WE ARE HOPING TO WORK MORE
CLOSELY WITH THEM.
THE NEXT CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE MARCH 6 AT
2:00, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON?
>> GOOD MORNING, I HAVE A
LITTLE BIT TO REPORT THIS
MORNING.
WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR FULL
COUNSEL, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER
THINGS THAT I WANT TO KEEP MY
COLLEAGUES APPRISED OF.
TODAY, ON INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL, IS CLERK FILE 314414,
AN APPLICATION OF BELLWETHER
HOUSING TO REZONE A 21,600
SQUARE FOOT SITE, LOCATED IN
1400 MADISON STREET FROM NC 3P
162 NC 3P 200.
THE APPLICATION IS NOW PENDING
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
COUNCILS QUASIJUDICIAL RULES,
AND COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD
THEREFORE AVOID COMMUNICATIONS
WITH EITHER PROPONENTS OR
OPPONENTS OF THE PROJECT ABOUT
THE MERITS OF THE APPLICATION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
COUNSEL QUASIJUDICIAL RULES,
PLEASE SEE OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS, THAT I
BELIEVE I'M IN CHARGE OF TODAY,
AT FULL COUNSEL.
ONE, IS COUNSEL BILL 119362,
WHICH IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THE 2nd COUNSEL BILL 119439 ,
SIMILARLY RELATED
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES,
BOTH OF THOSE HAVE BEEN YEARS
LONG IN THE MAKING, AND WE ARE
EXCITED TO GET THEM FINALLY
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
I BELIEVE I'M ALSO SHEPHERDING
THROUGH FOR COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN TODAY, AN ISSUE COUNSEL
BILL 119457 RELATED TO
CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTES
PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT
PERMIT.
TO GET THEM SOME PRIVATE
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A COUPLE
OF THEIR BUILDINGS.
THOSE THREE ISSUES ARE AT THE
BACK END OF THE AGENDA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A
CLOSED COMMITTEE MEETING
BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF ISSUES
WE ARE DEALING WITH ON THE
CITYWIDE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY MEETING, THAT
MEETING IS CANCELED.
THURSDAY EVENING, HERE AT CITY
HALL, AT 5:30, WE WILL HOLD OUR
6th AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
SEMI CITYWIDE MNJ, WE ARE
STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS OF
ANY OF THE STAFF ARE WILLING TO
STAY LATE, WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, FEEL FREE TO
HAVE THEM CHECK IN WITH NOAH IN
MY OFFICE.
AND I'M GRATEFUL TO COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALES FOR RUNNING
THAT MEETING IN MY ABSENCE, ON
THURSDAY NIGHT.
WE WILL BE BACK AROUND, MONDAY,
THE 25th, AFTER OUR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR OUR FINAL
CITYWIDE VOTE ON THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AMENDMENT
THAT WE DISCUSSED A WEEK AGO,
FRIDAY.
AS A REMINDER, WE ARE WRAPPING
THE NONCONTROVERSIAL AMENDMENTS
INTO A LARGER CONSENT AGENDA
PACKAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
MEETING, ANY SINGLE
COUNCILMEMBER CAN PULL ON THE
ITEM FROM THAT AGENDA, AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE DISCUSSION
SHOULD THEY LIKE, AND WE WILL
ALSO BE COMBINING SOME OF THOSE
SIMILAR AMENDMENTS WITH AN
URBAN VILLAGES TOGETHER, FOR
EXAMPLE, COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
HAS 10 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN
CROWN HILL, RATHER THAN DO 10
INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS ON CROWN
HILL WE WILL PACKAGE THEM
TOGETHER TO ONE CROWN HILL
FOCUSED AMENDMENT AND DISCUSS
THOSE.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT AGENDA
ON THE 25th, HOWEVER, WE'VE GOT
A BACKUP PLAN IN THE EVENT OF
THERE IS STILL NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS, WE WILL
HOLD THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE MORNING
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, AS A
BACKUP PLAN, IN CASE WE CAN'T
DO AMENDMENTS ON THE 25th.
WE WILL ASK FOR FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE 25th, FOR
THOSE OF YOU FOR REGULARLY
CLOSED COMMITTEE ATTENDEES, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THE TOWN ON
YOUR CALENDAR BUT ON THE OFF
CHANCE WE CAN'T RIVETING ON THE
25th, THE MORNING OF MARCH 6
WILL BE OUR DOUBLE SECRET
BACKUP, NOT SO SECRET ANYMORE.
>> NOT SO SECRET, NO.
>> LAST WEEK, ON VALENTINE'S
DAY, THE WASHINGTON BOARD OF
REGENTS GIVE US A VALENTINE'S
DAY PRESENT BY APPROVING OUR
MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN
PROCESS, WHICH WE VOTED
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO A
DECEMBER.
THAT WAS ALSO ABOUT THREE YEARS
IN THE MAKING, EXCITED TO SEE
THAT THEM TO FRUITION, AND
INCLUDING ALL THE
TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS OR
HOUSING PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN
THAT PLAN.
BEFORE YOU RENTED TO GIVE A
HIGH-FIVE TO OUR COLLEAGUE,
SALLY CLARK OR OTHERS, IT
APPEALS UNTIL THE WINDOW CLOSES
ON MARCH 20.
PLEASE, NO EX PARTE
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY
APPELLANT OR OPPONENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON AND LEFT
THAT MARCH 20 DATE.
AND FINALLY, SOUND TRANSIT BEGAN
FOR THE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION,
THOSE OPEN HOUSES WILL COVER
THE PROPOSED LEVEL III ANALYSIS
THAT THEY HAVE DONE, AS WELL AS
TO COMMENCE ON THE FEDERAL
SCOPING PROCESS, THREE OF THOSE
MEETINGS WERE SCHEDULED OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, WEST
SEATTLE MEETING FEBRUARY 27 AT
ALKI MASONIC TEMPLE, WHEN ON
FAIRBURY 28 IN BALLARD AT
BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL, AND
FINALLY, ON MARCH 7 AND UNION
STATION, AS WE GET CLOSE, AS AN
ELECTED LEADERSHIP GROUP OF
WRAPPING UP OUR SERIES OF
úRECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL
EXTENT OF TRANSIT BOARD IN
APRIL, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINAL
WAYS WE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CAN COME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE END AND ALTERNATIVES THAT
ARE BEING DISCUSSED AND PROVIDE
INPUT BEFORE THE FEDERAL
SCOPING PERIOD CLOSES.
THE SCHEDULE IS TO HAVE OUR
ELECTED LEADERSHIP GROUP MEET
AT THE END OF MARCH TO DO A
DEEP DIVE ON THE ISSUES RELATED
TO THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT STATION, HAVE A SET OF
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON IN
APRIL, AND HAVE THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD APPROVED THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAY.
WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
THERE, AND AFTER A YEAR AND A
HALF OF DEBATE, HAVE ONLY A FEW
ISSUES LEFT TO DISCUSS, WHICH I
THINK IS A TESTAMENT FOR ALL
THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF AND
SOUND TRANSIT STAFF.
THAT CONCLUDES MY LENGTHY
REPORT THIS MORNING.
THINK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT ,
ALIGNMENT OPTIONS, IF YOU CAN'T
ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE, THERE'S
A LOT OF OTHER WAYS YOU CAN
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT, INCLUDIN
SENDING AN EMAIL TO W SBS COP
ING COMMENTS AT SOUND
TRANSIT.ORG, YOU CAN ALSO LEAVE
A VOICEMAIL AT 83397226 66 AND
YOU CAN EVEN SEND A LETTER IN
THE MAIL TO WEST SEATTLE AND
POWERLINK EXTENSIONS CARE OF
LAUREN SWIFT SOUND TRANSIT, 401
S. JACKSON STREET, SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, 98104.
THAT'S FOR THE FOLKS WHO MIGHT
NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND ONE OF
THE OPEN HOUSES BUT STILL WANTS
TO SUBMIT A COMMENT ABOUT THE
PROPOSED PREFERRED ALIGNMENTS
IN THE EIS.
MANY UPDATES FOR ME, I HAVE ONE
ITEM ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR, HIS
AFTERNOON, IT IS COUNSEL BILL
119461, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
AUTHORIZE A $1500 SIGNING BONUS
FOR EXPERIENCED LATERAL HIRE
OFFICERS, TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD A COMMITTEE, I'M SORRY,
I TOOK ONE TOO MANY.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO, AS THE TITLE OF
THE BILL, OFFER A $15,000
SIGNING BONUS FOR LATERAL
HIRES, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAINED,
AND ARE READY TO BEGIN
PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY
SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT
AWAY, WITHOUT GOING TO THE
TRAINING ACADEMY, I AM PASSING
OUT A THOROUGH BRIEF BY GREG
DOSS FROM CENTRAL STAFF, THANKS
TO HIM FOR PULLING THIS
TOGETHER, BUT REALLY LAYS OUT
THE HISTORICAL WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE THAT ALSO BREAKS DOWN
THE BILL ITSELF, AND ALSO
BEGINS THE PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ISSUES
FOR AMENDMENT THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, AND THAT
WE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE
ISSUES IN MY COMMITTEE.
SO, ESSENTIALLY, THIS HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A STRATEGY BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO
BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE
SPACE OF LATERAL HIRES, FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALL OF THE
REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS IN THE
PUGET SOUND, OFFER SOME FORM OF
HIRING BONUS, WE ARE THE
OUTLIERS IN THIS PARTICULAR
AREA.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
INDICATED IN THE FISCAL NOTE
REFLECTS THAT THIS IS A REVENUE
NEUTRAL PROPOSAL AS PROPOSED BY
THE MAYORS, SO, BECAUSE THERE
ARE ONGOING BASIC VACANCY RATES
WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
THERE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THE
SALARY SAVINGS DUE TO THE
VACANCIES FOR THE SIGNING BONUS.
SO, THERE'S A FEW ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED, ONE IS
MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS
EITHER A SUNSET DATE, OR
TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
PROPOSED INCENTIVE PROGRAM
INCLUDED IN THE BILL, SO THAT
IT'S NOT EXISTING IN
PERPETUITY, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS TOOL IS ONLY
BEING USED WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY
NEEDED AS OPPOSED TO ONGOING
COMMITMENTS THROUGH OUR
FINANCES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SECONDLY, THE POLICY QUESTION
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS
HIRING SHOULD APPLY TO NEW
RECRUITS AS WELL AS LATERAL
HIRES, THAT IS VERY STRONGLY
RELATED TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A
SHIFT IN THE HIRING AND
RECRUITMENT SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO FOCUS ON
RECRUITING FROM DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT RECRUITMENT IS
GENERALLY DONE IN THE NEW HIRE
SPACE.
LATERAL HIRES ARE GOING TO BE
OLDER FOLKS, WHO HAVE GONE
THROUGH TRAINING ALREADY, WHO
HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IT MAY NOT
FULFILL OUR DIVERSITY
AMENDMENTS, BOTH IN OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE, BUT
ALSO IN POLICY AND PRACTICE AT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CONSIDERING WHETHER ADDING A
TYPE OF BONUS TO THE NEW
RECRUITS, AS WELL AS TO THE
LATERAL HIRES, IS ANOTHER
STRATEGY THAT I AM EXPLORING
THE CURRENTLY, WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, AND OF COURSE WE ARE
TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO ANY
POTENTIAL REVENUE IMPACT, TO
THE BUDGET AS A RESULT OF
EXPANDING THIS POTENTIAL PROGRAM
TO NEW RECRUITS, SO WE WILL
HAVE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION
ABOUT THAT.
THE 3rd IS MAKING SURE THAT WE
GET A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT FROM
OFFICERS WHO WE ARE OFFERING
THE HIRING BONUS TO, WE DON'T
WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE
WE OFFER THE HIRING BONUS, AND
IN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS LATER
THE PERSON GETS THE SAME HIRING
BONUS FROM A DIFFERENT POLICE
DEPARTMENT, IN THE REGION, AND
THEN WE LOSE THAT PERSONNEL.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE
POLICY CONVERSATION THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO UNFOLD IN THE
COMMITTEE.
I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON
FAIRBURY 27th WHERE WE WILL
HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT SOME OF THESE POLICY
ISSUES AND CONSIDER POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS.
THE AMENDMENTS IF ADOPTED, WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN A BILL TITLE
CHANGE, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO
REINTRODUCE THE BILL AND WILL
WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CLERK'S
OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENTS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN COORDINATE A
REINTRODUCTION OF THE BILL
SHOULD THESE AMENDMENTS COME TO
FRUITION, AND ADVANCE OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TALK TO ME,
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO GO TO
GREG DOSS, AND CODY RIDER IN MY
OFFICE IS THE LEAD LEGISLATIVE
AIDE ON THIS PARTICULAR POLICY
ISSUE.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THE
MANNER WITH WHICH YOU'VE DONE
THIS IS REALLY EFFECTIVE, AND
THAT IS EVEN BEFORE THE
DISCUSSION YOU IDENTIFIED
SEVERAL ISSUES BEFORE THE
DISCUSSION HAS BEGUN, I FOUND
THAT MOST EFFECTIVE, AND I
SUGGEST ALL OF US DO THE SAME.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL, THANKS FOR
THAT LEADERSHIP.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE
GREG DOSS'S WORK IN QUEUING UP
THE CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE
THIS POLICY DISCUSSION.
I WILL SAY THAT, THERE WAS ALSO
IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN
ONGOING INTEREST IN THE HIRING
AND RECRUITMENT DIFFICULT AS OF
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN THE
SPACE, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE
COMMITTEE HEARING, THERE'S ALSO
A PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN
TO US BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
THAT REALLY LAYS OUT THE
TRENDS, BOTH BACKWARDS BUT ALSO
FORECASTING IN 2019 2020, I
SHOULD NOTE THAT WE DID AND
2018 WITH A NET NEGATIVE OF 41
POLICE OFFICERS IN SPITE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL'S ONGOING ACTIONS
TO SUPPORT HIRING OF ADDITIONAL
OFFICERS FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
SO THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES
WITH RECRUITMENT, AND HIRING
AND RETENTION, AND THIS IS ONE
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOR A VERY
SMALL BUCKET OF THE TYPE OF
PEOPLE THAT GET HIRED AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S A VERY
TARGETED TOOL FOR SHORT-TERM
PERIOD OF TIME FOR PARTICULAR
TYPE OF POPULATION.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO
LOOK AT THAT, AND TO ALSO REVIEW
THE RESPONSE, THE 1st QUARTERLY
RESPONSE FROM THE MAYORS OFFICE
TO STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT WE PASS IN 2018
REQUIRING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO DISCLOSE TO CITY COUNCIL ON
A QUARTERLY BASIS WHAT IS
HIRING NUMBERS ARE RELATIVE TO
THE TARGETS.
AND ALSO, BREAKING THAT DOWN BY
PRECINCT.
SO, A REALLY RICH INFORMATION
THERE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, AND A GROUP THAT HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE
EXECUTIVE, AND MY OFFICE, THAT
WE WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE
OF MY OFFICE, AND ALSO A
CENTRAL STAFF, MAYORS OFFICE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO REALLY
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SOME LONG-
TERM BEST PRACTICES ARE IN THIS
SPACE, THAT COULD BE IN
FOMENTED.
IN 2019.
MORE TO COME ON THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY.
>> NO, EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AND THEN, LASTLY, JUST
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LEGAL
COMMUNITY JUST OFFERED A LOSS
OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THE
FAMILY HAS ASKED US TO RESPECT
THE PRIVACY, SO I WON'T SAY TOO
MUCH, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IN
NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE
WAS A LOSS TO THE CRIMINAL
DEFENSE BAR OVER THE WEEKEND,
DARREN MORRIS, WHO WAS 45 YEARS
OLD AND A LONGTIME KING COUNTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER, AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATE, PASSED
AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND, WE WANT
TO SEND OUR THOUGHTS TO THE
LEGAL COMMUNITY, WHO I KNOW IS
REALLY FEELING THIS LOSS, AND
OF COURSE, TO HIS FAMILY AND
HIS SURVIVORS, OUR THOUGHTS ARE
WITH THEM TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING
THAT, APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
BRIEFING, TRAINING DID YOU WANT
TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> A SHORT PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL, REGARDING
ANOTHER HOUSING TOPIC THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND I
ARE GOING TO BE CLOSELY
WATCHING AND HOPING TO ENGAGE
THIS COUNSEL WITH, IN THE
UPCOMING MONTHS, REGARDING FORT
LAWTON AS THIS COUNSEL HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN TRYING TO GET
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MIXED INCOME
HOUSING, MIXED-USE HOUSING OUT
THERE AT FORT LAWTON, WE
ORIGINALLY HAD A HEARING THAT
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING WAS
HOSTING IN THE COMMUNITY ON
FAIRBURY 11th, AND DUE TO
WEATHER THAT GOT CHANGED, WE
WERE HOPING TO SCHEDULE THAT
FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK, BUT
GIVEN ONGOING WEATHER, WE ARE
GOING TO NOW HAVE THIS MEETING
ON MONDAY, MARCH 4. IN THE
EVENING, AND THERE WILL BE
INFORMATION SENT OUT, BUT WE
ARE HOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE
DISCUSSION AS WELL, IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU TO GET THAT OVER THE
LAST HURDLE AS WELL.
AGAIN, MONDAY, MARCH 4 IS THE
RESCHEDULED DATE.
>> OKAY, WE WILL SEE EVERYONE AT
11:15, DOORS OPEN AT 11:45
SPEECH, WE STAND ADJOURNED,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.