>>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE FOR OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING ON
DECEMBER 16, 2019.
JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
BAGSHAW, JUAREZ, IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF THE
DECEMBER 9, 2019 MEETING WILL
BE APPROVED.
THOSE MINUTES ARE BEING
APPROVED.
WE SHOULD HAVE A SHORT COUNCIL
BRIEFING THIS MORNING.
THERE'S ONE ITEM UP FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
I'LL SPEAK TO RESOLUTION 31918,
WHICH IS OUR 2020 STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU IN
OUR TEAM INNER GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR WORKING SO
COMPREHENSIVELY ON THAT
DOCUMENT.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD
TEMPLATE FOR US TO LOBBY AND
ADVOCATE AND SHOW SOME TOWARD
OUR AGENDA.
WE'LL GO AROUND THE TABLE AND
SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> FIRST ON OUR AFTERNOON
AGENDA, WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION THAT WE
ALL VOTED ON LAST THURSDAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION AND REALLY
DIGGING DEEP INTO THAT.
I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU.
I'M LOOKING SO FORWARD TO
GETTING THAT OUT OF COMMITTEE
TODAY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR
A YEAR AND A HALF.
THANKS TO ALL AND I RESPECT THE
FACT YOU GUYS, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN DIVING IN AND LEARNING
ABOUT IT.
I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
SO, AS WE SAID LAST THURSDAY,
THERE'S STILL SOME ISSUES
AROUND OUR INTENTIONS.
WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE SPECIFIC
ISSUES AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ ASKED FOR A LETTER TO
BE SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR AND THE
EXECUTIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S COMING, BUT I
HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
BUT ALSO, MONICA IS SITTING OUT
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR ALL YOUR WORK FOR MAKING
THIS COUNCIL A BETTER PLACE,
BUT ALSO TO THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THURSDAY
NIGHT'S EVENT.
THAT WAS OUR GOING AWAY EVENT
FOR THE FOUR OF US.
I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE
PROUD AND HUMBLED BY WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE GROUP OF FRIENDS WE
HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND I
KNOW THAT JODY AND AMELIA AND
OTHERS WERE, AND LINDA OVER
THERE, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT WAS DELIGHTFUL AND I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU AGAIN.
I FELT GREAT.
MY FAMILY WAS THERE.
MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WHO IS ABOUT
AS WONDERFUL AS SHE COULD BE
WITH THE LITTLE GIRLS.
IT WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, TOO.
APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS TODAY AND WE HAVE
SOME ITEMS REGARDING THE FOURTH
QUARTER BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA FOR THE PUBLIC ASSETS
COMMUNITIES.
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EVENT
SAYING GOOD-BYE TO COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HARRELL, BAGSHAW.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU GUYS A
LOT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU'VE BEEN
A WONDERFUL LEADER AND IT'S
BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WISDOM AND
EXPERIENCE.
YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND AS
WELL.
WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING,
BUT WE AGREE ON A LOT OF
THINGS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME COME IN YOUR OFFICE AND ASK
QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMAN O'BRIEN, I
APPRECIATE, YOU DID SEE MY
BIKE.
>> THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE.
>> ALWAYS HOPE.
I WANT TO TRULY FROM MY HEART,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING
WITH YOU, ALL THREE OF YOU.
I'M GOING TO MISS ALL OF YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> I'M FORTUNATE TO START THIS
POSITION EARLY SO I COULD SIT
BRIEFLY AT THE TABLE WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL AND
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN.
I'M HUMBLED TO HAVE THIS SHORT
EXPERIENCE HERE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE
TO OUR CITY.
IT'S A LOT TO LIVE UP TO.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
PLANNING LAND USE AND ZONING
COMMITTEE.
THIS WEDNESDAY, THE COMMITTEE
WILL MEET DECEMBER 18, 9:30 IN
THE MORNING HERE IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRIEFING
TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE EFFORTS
TO CRAFT AN ORDINANCE NEXT YEAR
TO PROTECT AND INCREASE TREES
HERE IN OUR EMERALD CITY.
AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER
SALLY BAGSHAW AND COUNCIL
MEMBER DAN STRAUS TO MOVE THE
ITEM FORWARD.
WE'LL GET A BRIEF UPDATE FROM
THE EXECUTIVE ON THAT.
AND HEAR FROM SOME FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERTS ON
TREES.
THE BENEFITS OF EXPANDING OUR
URBAN FOREST, WHICH INCLUDES
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE,
IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
IT WAS A COMPONENT OF THE GREEN
NEW DEAL.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST PLACES
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR.
EVENTS IN DISTRICT 4. LAST WEEK
I MET WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS
AT BRIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE WERE JOINED BY SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS AND STATE LEGISLATURES
AND I HEARD FROM THE PTSA
THERE, THEY LOOK FORWARD TO
EVEN GREATER COORDINATION
BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
CITY HALL.
ESPECIALLY ON ISSUES OF GROWTH,
ZONING, PLANNING, ETCETERA.
AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING ADDITIONAL CAPITAL
FUNDING FROM THE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY
LEADER, SAMANTHA FOG, FOR
LEADING THAT GROUP.
THIS WEEK, I'LL BE SITTING DOWN
WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO
TALK ABOUT CHALLENGES OF
RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS, HOW
THEY CAN WORK WITH THE CITY
GOVERNMENT BETTER.
SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT IN DISTRICT 4
AND A LOT OF THE OTHER
DISTRICTS.
LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
THEM.
THAT'S IT FROM ME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE STAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS
TWO ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS A RESOLUTION ABOUT
THE COMMUTER BENEFITS ORDINANCE
AND THE CITY WILL WORK ON
EXPANDING THAT.
WE DISCUSSED THIS AND VOTED
LAST WEEK.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND I
DID.
THERE WAS ONE AMENDMENT THAT WE
DISCUSSED, BUT DIDN'T ACTUALLY
TAKE ACTION ON, BECAUSE WE
WANTED TO WORK ON THE LANGUAGE.
I'M GORE GOING TO SHARE
REVISED LANGUAGES THAT OUR
OFFICES WORKED ON.
I'LL BE PROPOSING THAT
AMENDMENT THIS AFTERNOON TO
THAT RESOLUTION.
THE SECOND IS AN APPOINTMENT, I
SHOULDN'T SAY JUST.
THE SECOND IS AN APPOINTMENT TO
THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX.
I'M ALSO WILL BE SPEAKING TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
I HOPE TO SHOW A LOT OF
LEADERSHIP.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAS 26
ITEMS, I BELIEVE, 22 ITEMS ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE
QUICKLY.
THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS RELATED
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ONE IS RELINQUISHMENT.
EASEMENT EXCEPTION, AND WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS.
ONE TO THE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.
THE ARTS COMMISSION.
FOUR TO THE LBGTQ COMMISSION.
ONE TO THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
ONE TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
ONE TO THE COMMISSION WITH
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH A LOT
OF APPOINTMENTS.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
WE WISH HER WELL.
THAT SHOULD DO IT AND WE'LL SEE
EVERYONE AT 2:00 THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.