>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, THIS
IS THE JULY 1, 2019 COUNSEL
BRIEFING MEETING AT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, TIME IS
9:33 AM.
I AM JOINED BY THE MEMBERS
JUAREZ, BACK SHOT, MOSQUITO,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IN THE ABSENCE OF HARRELL, I'LL
BE SERVING TODAY, IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE COUNSEL
BRIEFING MINUTES OF JUNE 24
WILL BE APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
TODAY WE HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS, AND THESE COMBINED
SESSIONS ARE ALLOTTED FOR ABOUT
TWO HOURS, AND IT IS LIKELY WE
WILL AT LEAST ONE OF THEM IF
NOT BOTH WILL NOT GO A LITTLE
BIT LONGER.
BEFORE THAT, WE HAVE A PREVIEW
OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNSEL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, WHICH WE HOPEFULLY
CAN COMPLETE, EFFICIENTLY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR ITS
REGULAR TIME NEXT WEEK, JULY 9
AT 2 PM.
WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, DISCUSSING WHAT MEGIDDO
ARGO AND HER FELLOW TENANTS AT
BRYN MAWR APARTMENT BUILDING IN
SKY RATE, WHICH WAS FACING
EVICTION NOTICES FROM THEIR
LANDLORD, FOR NO CAUSE.
AND SHE AND HER FELLOW TENANTS
IN HER COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
SPOKE UP ABOUT THIS, SPOKE UP
ABOUT THE LANDLORD TERMINATING
THEIR TENANCY AND WANTING TO
TERMINATE WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE,
WITH NO CAUSE VACCINATION.
ORGANIZING, RE-DEMANDED THE
LANDLORD FOR TRUCK BUT WE
CONSIDERED AN IMMORAL DECISION,
AND I URGED THEM TO PASS
PROTECTION, SO PEOPLE LIVING IN
UNINCORPORATED COUNTY REGIONS
COULD BE PROTECTED FROM THESE
INJUSTICES.
I'M DELIGHTED TO REPORT AS A
RESULT OF THE SURRENDER
ORGANIZING, THE LANDLORD HAS
REJECTED THE EVICTION NOTICES,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE TO
PROMOTE JUST CAUSE EVICTION
PROTECTIONS BEYOND SEATTLE,
INCLUDING THE CITIES IN KING
COUNTY, WHICH WILL HAVE TO PASS
THEIR OWN LEGISLATION.
AND ALSO, AS INFORMED PRESLEY
SCUM MY OFFICE WILL BE
SUBMITTING ADULATION TO CLOSE
SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES WE HAVE
IN SEATTLE'S JUST CAUSE
PROTECTIONS BUT THAT IS ALL I
HAVE, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL
BE READING FOR COUNCILMAN BULL
WHO WILL BE MISSING FOR THE
MEETING?
I THINK YOU, GOOD MORNING
ANYBODY.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS A
WONDERFUL FOURTH OF JULY PLANS,
EVENTS LINED UP.
ISSUES, PLANS, WHATEVER.
I MISS SELLING FIREWORKS,
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF HERE, I
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
STUFF AND OTHER STUFF WE WILL
DO TOGETHER.
SO, WE HAVE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC ASSETS AND ON JULY 17 AT
2 PM, ON FRIDAY, MY DISTRICT
OFICE, MY DISTRICT OFFICE, WE
MET WITH FIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY
CENTER RECREATION LEADERS,
MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS 117.
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROGRAMS,
UPCOMING NEEDS FOR COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND PARKS BUDGET.
THAT'S THE BUDGET AS YOU WILL
KNOW, I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE
TO HEAR THE CONCERNS AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE WORK THEY DO TO
SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE MET LAST
WEEK WITH THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED
THE REPORT OF THEIR 2018
ACTIVITY.
THEIR FINANCIAL REPORT, THINK
YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO
ATTENDED.
SET UP ARTS DISTRICT NPD WILL
BE TRANSMITTING THEIR SIX-YEAR
PLAN, I BELIEVE SUMMER OF 2020.
NEXT, FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I HAVE TWO ITEMS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE CIVIL
RIGHTS UTILITIES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ARTS COMMUNITY HAS
ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S FULL
AGENDA.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BYRON'S
AND ZONE, AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE LGBT Q COMMISSION.
AND LASTLY, THIS IS EXCITING,
THIS IS A LEARN FOR THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY PROMO, IF YOU
REMEMBER A WHILE AGO, WE WORK
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RASMUSSEN ON
THIS AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE IT
COME TO FRUITION.
EXCITING NEWS, I WILL BE
CAUSING A LUNCH AND LEARN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IN THE
DOUBLE RIGHTS TO ENSHRINE
HISTORICAL AND CURRENT EFFORTS
OF ADVOCATES, FIGHTING TO END
HIV-AIDS DETERMINATION.
THIS IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
AIDS MEMORIAL PATHWAY.
WHICH WILL BE HELD NEXT
TUESDAY, JULY 9, FROM NOON TO
1:30 PM.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MEMBERS
OF THE DEPARTMENTAL TEAM WILL
BE PRESENTING, IT'D BE GREAT
AND IMPORTANT TO HAVE AS MANY
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT TO
PARTICIPATE.
THERE WOULD BE AN EMAIL INVITE
OR DIMENSIONALLY AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD OFFICE, THOSE
WILL BE DIRECTED TO HIM I WILL
PASS OUT THE INFORMATION FOR
THE LUNCHEON.
THAT IS IT FOR ME, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER BACK SHOT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HAPPY TO
BE HERE WITH EVERYBODY ON THIS
SHORT FOURTH OF JULY WEEK, WE
GOT TWO THINGS ON THE AGENDA
THIS AFTERNOON, FIRST IS THE
LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR THE
AINSWORTH AND DUNN WAREHOUSE,
WHICH OF THE OLD SPAGHETTI
FACTORY, FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T
CLEAR OF WHERE IT IS.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE VOTING
ON AN ORDINANCE THAT IS A LIFT
ON THE ESLER CRESCENT
IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS AT THE COMMITTEE THE
OTHER DAY, I WILL SPEAK MORE
ABOUT IT AT 2 PM.
I AM VERY PLEASE WITH ALL THE
WORK THAT'S GONE ON WITH CITY
HALL PARK, WITH PREFONTAINE
FOUNTAIN AREA, ALL WITH FORTS
AND SQUARE, SO THOSE ARE WHAT
WE ARE VOTING ON TODAY.
BOBBY HUGHES, WHO IS OUR
DESIGNATED HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR, HIS NOMINATION WAS
ALSO VOTED OUT LAST WEEK,
UNANIMOUSLY BUT HE IS NOT GOING
TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
SO, HIS DESIGNATED APPOINTMENT
WILL COME TO FULL COUNCIL ON
JULY 15, THAT IS TWO WEEKS AWAY.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE
EXPECTATIONS FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD, PLEASE LET ALLISON IN
MY OFFICE KNOW, WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT IS ON HIS
EXPECTATIONS LETTER.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT BUDGET AND
FINANCE ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE
COMING UP, ON JULY 10, THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY 10 DAYS AWAY FROM
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON THE SCENE BEVERAGE TAX
AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX
ORDINANCES, COUNCILMEMBER
WARREN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.
SO, THERE ARE ISSUES,
AMENDMENTS, ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO DISCUSS, PLEASE MAKE SURE WE
GET THEM THIS WEEK, THERE ARE
SEVERAL THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE
RIGHT NOW, AND COUNCILMEMBER I
WILL BE BACK IN TALKING WITH
YOU ABOUT IT, SO YOU GOT AN
ALERT THIS WEEK NOW, ALSO BACK
TO EXCITING BUDGET ORDINANCES
AND BUDGET UPDATES.
WE'VE GOT ON THE NEXT SEVERAL,
LIKE THE NEXT SIX WEEKS
ACTUALLY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
HAVING BUDGET ORIENTED ITEMS,
THE 2018 EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE,
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN
THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF DECEMBER,
WE WILL ALSO HAVE 2019
CARRYFORWARD ORDINANCE, WE WILL
HAVE 2Q 2nd QUARTER SUBMENTAL,
WE WILL HAVE A 2nd QUARTER
GRANT ACCEPTANCE, AND A 2019
CAPITAL ABANDONMENT, THOSE ARE
OBJECTS THAT ARE DONE THAT ARE
IN THE BUDGET, THAT WILL BE
TRANSMITTED TO US THIS WEEK, SO
WE WILL PROBABLY BE HAVING
SPECIAL MEETINGS ON JULY 31.
MY OFFICE HAS ALERTED YOUR
OFFICE AS WELL TO GET ON YOUR
CALENDAR, TO HOLD AUGUST 9, AND
AUGUST 14.
WE HOPE THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO
HAVE ALL THOSE MEETINGS, BUT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
HELD, SO THAT WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK IN FULL
COUNCIL, AND HAVE THEM VOTED ON
AND PRIOR TO OUR RECESS.
SO, ALLISON McLEAN IN MY OFFICE
IS THE PERSON TO HAVE YOUR
STAFF TALK TO, IF YOU'VE GOT
ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JACOB.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
AGENDA TODAY, NEXT MEETING ON
JULY 3 HAS BEEN CANCELED, AND
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
JULY 17.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO GO DOWN TO
THE 80 LEGISLATION THIS
AFTERNOON, AS A HEADS-UP, AND
PROMOTING FULL COUNCIL TODAY,
IT WOULD INCENTIVIZE PIKE BIKE
PARKING UP TO 35 SQUARE FEET OF
BIKE PARKING TO BE EXEMPTED
FROM THE SQUARE BUT HIS LIMITS,
SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS.
IT WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT AS
D.O.T.
LOOKING TO EXPAND PUBLIC BIKE
PARKING IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES
WAS DISTRIBUTED LAST WEEK, FEEL
FREE TO TOUCH BASE WITH ME OR
IN MY OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
AND, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR
TODAY.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING, THERE ARE NO
ITEMS FROM THE HOUSING HEALTH
ENERGY AND WORKERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA, THE HOUSING
HEALTH ENERGY AND WORKERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON FOUR PIECES
OF LEGISLATION TOMORROW EVENING
, THAT IS THE FOUR PIECES OF
THE HOTEL, WORKERS LEGISLATION
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND I
ARE COCHAIRING, AND MANY OF YOU
SHUT UP TO HEAR THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING, COUNCILMEMBER TRENT
21, COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO,
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WERE
THERE.
A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION AND WE
RECOGNIZE THERE IS PUBLIC
HEARING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY
BE HAD OF FOLKS WERE WORKING
FULL-TIME, SO WE ARE HAVING A
HEARING TOMORROW EVENING.
I WANT TO CLARIFY, IT IS AT 5
PM.
5 PM TOMORROW NIGHT, SO IF YOU
NEED CHILDCARE, THERE WILL BE
FREE CHILDCARE PROVIDED.
FEEL FREE TO EMAIL MY OFFICE OR
DIRECTLY TO ASHLEY.HARRISON AT
SEATTLE.GOV.
IF YOU DO SHOP, WE WILL MAKE
ACCOMMODATIONS.
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
NEITHER BUT HE CAN USE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, IF YOU DO NEED
TO DRIVE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
SUBSIDIZED PARKING AT THE CITY
PARK GARAGE LOCATED BETWEEN
CHARITY AND JAMES STREET ON
FIFTH AND SIXTH AVENUES.
AND, IT IS GOING TO BE
DISCOUNTED FOR A RATE OF FIVE
DOLLARS, THAT BEGINS AT 4:30
PM.
AND, THE GARAGE WILL CALL ITS
AT 10 PM, WE WILL TRY TO GET
FOLKS OUT OF THERE BEFORE 10.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING WAS GOING TO BE JULY 4,
THIS THURSDAY AND FOR OBVIOUS
REASONS, THAT HAS BEEN
CANCELED.
WE WILL BE MEETING NEXT
THURSDAY, JULY 11 AT 9:30 AM.
I WANT TO NOTE, FOR FOLKS THAT
THERE IS A LONG LIST OF ITEMS
THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING,
INCLUDING THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
BOARD APPOINTMENT, OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS, RAISING SOCIAL
JUSTICE PRESENTATION, POSSIBLE
THE PROVIDER WAGE INFLATION,
INDUSTRY STANDARDS DISCUSSION,
AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL,
SO FOR OUR REGULARLY ATTENDING
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING
TO BE CHECKING IN WITH YOUR
OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE'S A
POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THAT A
LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THURSDAY,
JULY 11.
AND ALSO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO
ATTEND AS WELL.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY IS
THE FIRST DAY OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.
AND, WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING
OFF AROUND JUST BEFORE NOON, TO
GO CELEBRATE THAT WITH A
HANDFUL OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
THEMSELVES.
JUST AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS,
MNIMUM WAGE, STIMULATE, A
RIGHT TO TAKE A BREAK TAKE OFF
IF YOU ARE WORKING CONSECUTIVE
DAYS IN THE WEEK, PROTECTION
FROM RETALIATION, HARASSMENT AND
PROTECTION FROM HAVING YOUR
DOCUMENTS WITHHELD BEGINS
TODAY.
SO, OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
IS GOING TO BE DOING THAT
ENFORCEMENT AND WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT INFORMATION GETS OUT
TO BOTH WORKERS AND HIRING
ENTITIES, SO THEY KNOW THEIR
RIGHTS AND RESPONSE ABILITIES
UNDER THIS NEW LAW.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER, WE ARE GOING
TO BE WORKING OVER THE NEXT
WEEK OR TWO WITH OUR FRIEND,
CINDY DOMINGO, WHICH MANY OF
YOU HAVE ORGANIZED WITH HER IN
THE PAST.
SHE IS THE LEADER OF THE EFFORT
TO BRING DELEGATIONS TO CUBA,
EVERY YEAR.
MY PARENTS JUST WENT ON ONE
THIS YEAR, GOOD FRIENDS HAVE
GONE PAST YEARS, I KNOW MANY OF
YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
THAT MAYBE HAVE GONE YOURSELF
WITH CINDY DOMINGO OR OTHER
DELEGATIONS TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE CHANCE TO
LEARN DIRECTLY FROM CUBANS
THERE ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND
EDUCATION AND WORKERS RIGHTS
AND THE REVOLUTION.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION
WITHIN THE AND OTHERS.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, MANY CITIES STANDING
UP TO SUPPORT THE CUBAN PEOPLE,
AND ALSO TO CALL FOR REDUCING
THE EMBARGO, AND THE OPPRESSION
OF BEING IMPOSED.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT IS BRINGING
FORWARD A RESOLUTION THIS MONTH
THAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT
ST. PAUL HAS DONE, WHAT DETROIT
HAS DONE, WHAT'S BEING CALLED
FOR IN THE CAPITAL OF
MINNESOTA.
IT'S TO SUPPORT THE FOLKS IN
CUBA, SO WILL BE BRINGING THAT
FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ON
THAT.
MY OFFICE IS GOING TO BE CLOSE
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, I
ASSUME MANY OF YOURS AS WELL.
AND, QUICK NOTE TO SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO MICHAEL MADDOX, HE
ALSO HAS A BIRTHDAY ON FRIDAY,
JULY 5, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
MATTER PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE.
EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA HAVING
A BIRTHDAY ON JULY 4. THAT IS
THE REAL REASON FOR FIREWORKS,
BY THE WAY, HER BIRTHDAY.
>> BAKLEY, EVERY TIME.
>> WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM
THE GENDER EQUITY SAFE
COMMUNITIES AND AMERICANS
EDUCATION, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN.
WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICER PROGRAM, SO THIS
PARTICULAR ORDINANCE WILL LIFT
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PLACED ON
THE 2019 BUDGET, IN ORDER TO
ALLOW SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO ENGAGE IN SOME COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, TO BETTER DEFINE
THE PROGRAM, AND TO ALSO TAKE
THAT WORK AND CREATE JOB
DESCRIPTIONS, JOB POSTINGS, AND
GIVE US A BETTER SENSE OF HOW
THAT PROGRAM WOULD BE REINVENTED
IN THE NEW ITERATION OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS
PROGRAM.
SO THIS AFTERNOON'S ACTION ON
FULL COUNCIL WILL LIFT THE
PROVISO AND WILL ALLOW SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH HIRING COMMUNITY
SERVICE OFFICERS, FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO ATTENDED THE COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK, YOU HEARD THAT IN
ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED 300
APPLICATIONS FOR 12 POSITIONS,
AND I JUST GOT WORD LATE LAST
WEEK THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE
AARTMENT DECIDED TO REOPEN
APPLICATIONS, NOT FOR LACK OF
APPLICATIONS OR QUALITY OF
APPLICATIONS, BUT BECAUSE THEY
FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE
TO TAKE APPLICATIONS ON A
ROLLING BASIS, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST
QUALIFIED POOL OF CANDIDATES,
FOR ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION, I WILL
BRING A COPY OF THAT TO THIS
AFTERNOON'S FULL COUNCIL, THEY
ARE PRIORITIZING FOLKS WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK FOR
EXAMPLE.
AND IN SORT OF OTHER SOFT
SKILLS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THIS
POSITION IS REALLY GOING TO
FOCUS ON ADDRESSING A LOT OF
THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION ISSUES
THAT SOMETIMES COME UP THAT
DON'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE A LAW
ENFORCEMENT APPROACH.
SO, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT TAKING
THIS FINAL ACTION AND THAT IS
ALL FROM MY COMMITTEE.>> THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU.
LESSEE, TODAY, CITY BUILDING OF
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DOES
HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM, WE'VE BEEN
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS AGENDA
ITEM FOR I DON'T KNOW, FOUR
YEARS OR SOMETHING SO, THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA WE HAVE
LEGISLATION AROUND THE BACKYARD
AND ATTACHED BILLING
LEGISLATION, THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF YOUR ENGAGEMENTS OVER THE
YEARS, PARTICULARLY THE LAST
COUPLE MONTHS AS WE GOT INTO
THE LEGISLATIVE WORK ON THE
FINAL DRAFTING.
THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS THAT
I'M AWARE OF, IT IS SIMPLY A
CLEANUP AMENDMENT, WE WILL
INTRODUCE AND SUBSTITUTE THAT
CLEANED UP THE LANGUAGE, IF
THERE'S ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE
IN THE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO
MENTIONED AS AMENDMENT WHICH I
SUPPORT, WHICH AS HE MENTIONED
WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
SPACE FOR BICYCLES, WHICH I
THINK IS A GREAT THING, I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
THE VERSIONING COMMITTEE,
DIDN'T QUITE GET UP, I THINK
WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO, I
HAD KIND OF GIVEN UP AND I
APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM
FINDING A PATH THAT ACTUALLY
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, SO I
THINK THAT'S A GREAT AMENDMENT.
AND THEN FINALLY, I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT THAT JUST HAS
LANGUAGE THAT ASKS THE CITY TO,
IT BUILDS ON WHAT'S ALREADY IN
THERE ABOUT ASKING THE CITY TO
LOOK AT HOW THESE ACCESSORY
UNITS ARE BEING USED,
SPECIFICALLY TO OUR TERM
RENTALS VERSUS LONG-TERM
RENTALS AND STATING THAT IF IT
TURNS OUT THE SIGNIFICANT
PORTION IS FOR SHORT-TERM
RENTALS GOING FORWARD, THE CITY
COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER
MODIFYING REGULATIONS TO SHIFT
THAT, I'M HOPING WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE MOSTLY USED FOR LONGER
TERM RENTALS, I BELIEVE THAT IT
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, TENDS TO
BE WHAT HAPPENS WITH MARKETING,
BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT.
SO IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY OTHER
AMENDMENTS, I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR ABOUT THAT, I'M NOT AWARE
OF ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT.
THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ALSO MEETS TOMORROW,
ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE LET'S
SEE IF I CAN PULL THIS THING
BACK UP, WE HAVE A COUPLE
APPOINTMENTS.
ONE TO THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX, COMMITTEE ADVISORY BOARD,
ONE TO THE URBAN MISSION, WE
ALSO HAVE A COUPLE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCES, ONE
SPECIFICALLY FOR DELL RIDGE,
THE RAPID H LINE PROJECT, AND A
SERIES OF PROJECTS I BELIEVE.
THEN WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON COMMUTER
BENEFITS, AS FOLKS MAY RECALL,
ASK LEGISLATION, I THINK IT WAS
LAST YEAR, REQUIRING EMPLOYERS
TO SEATTLE OVER A CERTAIN SIZE
TO PROVIDE TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR
BUS PASSES OR TRANSIT PASSES
FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND WE
WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OTHER
OPTIONS ARE THERE, SO WE'LL GET
EVERYTHING ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
CONGESTION PRICING, AND THE
BUDGET A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,
WE SET SOME MONEY ASIDE TO STUDY
HOW THE CONGESTION PRICING
WOULD IMPACT FOLKS, IT WAS
FINALLY RELEASED IN THE LAST
MONTH AND THIS IS A CHANCE FOR
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO
COME PRESENT, BUT WHAT'S IN
THAT STUDY, AND IT'S THE FIRST
IN WHAT WILL CERTAINLY BE MANY
AS WE GO DOWN THIS PATH, BUT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE GO ALONG
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
THE LAST THING I WILL MENTION
IN COMMITTEE, WE TALK ABOUT
35th AVENUE NORTHEAST, SAW
ANOTHER VIDEO, IT APPEARS S
D.O.T.
HAS GONE OUT AND PUT LET ME
BACK UP A SECOND, WE WATCHED A
HELMET CAM VIDEO IN COMMITTEE
ABOUT A MONTH AGO AFTER THEY
HAD DONE THE REDESIGN IT
ESSENTIALLY ILLUMINATED TATTED
TRAFFIC TRAVELING, SO THERE'S
NOW THREE LANES, THE VIDEO
SHOWED WAS A LOT OF HIGH-SPEED
ILLEGAL PASSES THAT PEOPLE WERE
MAKING IN A CENTER TURN LANE.
I SAW A VIDEO THAT WAS PUT UP
OVER THE WEEKEND, I THINK IT
MAY BE THE SAME WRITER WITH A
HELMET CAM, IT APPEARS S D.O.T.
HAS GONE AND PUT SOME BARRIERS
BETWEEN THE CENTER TURN LANE
AND THE TRAVELING.
TO PREVENT THAT, THIS ONE
PARTICULAR VIDEO SHOWED SOMEONE
PASSING AT HIGH SPEED THROUGH
THE INTERSECTION, AND THEN
COMING BACK BEFORE THEY HIT THE
BOWLERS TO GET BACK IN THE
LANE, SO THE REALLY TIGHT PASS.
AND IT'S JUST, UNFORTUNATELY AT
LEAST ON THAT VIDEO, IT MAKES
IT LOOK LIKE THE SOLUTION HAS
MADE IT LESS SAFE, SO WE WERE
TAKING A COUPLE OF STEPS ON THIS
, WHAT WAS A GREAT STREET OF
ICON TO BEGIN WITH, NOW WE HAVE
MADE TWO SETS OF INVESTMENTS TO
MAKE IT WORSE EACH TIME.
SO, I'M GOING TO IN MY CHAIR'S
REPORT, WE WILL SHOW THAT VIDEO
AND DOES HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THAT BRIEFLY.
THERE IS NO PARTICULAR ACTION
ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S REALLY
DISCONCERTING, AND WE HAVE SUCH
A GREAT TRACK RECORD OF DOING
SOME REALLY GOOD SAFETY WORK IN
THE CITY, AND I JUST THINK WE
ARE GETTING IT WRONG ON THIS
ONE AND WE SEEM TO BE DOUBLING
DOWN ON THE INVESTMENTS.
>> LET ME ASK A QUICK QUESTION
ON THAT.
HAVE NOT GONE OUT AND LOOKED AT
IT SINCE THE BOLLARDS WENT UP,
CAN YOU TELL ME, HAVE WE LOOKED
AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY
EXPANSION?
I KNOW THERE WAS EXPANSION ON
39, BUT THAT IS FOUR BLOCKS
AWAY, DOWN MORE IN THE VALLEY
THERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON
RIGHT NOW WITH THE UPHILL
STREETS YOU MARK I THINK 34th
MAYBE, DO WE KNOW IF THERE IS
DISCUSSION HAVING A GREENWAY
THEY'RE OFF 35th, AND WHETHER
THAT IS EVEN AVAILABLE?
>> YEAH, THAT IS GREAT
QUESTION, I DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWERS.
I DON'T BELIEVE A LOT HAS BEEN
DONE ON 39, I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE
SAID THAT THERE IS A
GREENWATER, BUT THERE HAVEN'T
BEEN REALLY ANY IMPROVEMENTS AS
PART OF THIS PACKAGE.
THERE IS THE ONGOING QUESTION
OF YOU KNOW, MY BELIEF AND THEY
BELIEVE IT IS THE POLICY, THAT
WE MAKE ARTERIAL SAFER FOR FOLKS
AND WE GIVE THEM ALTERNATIVE,
IT'S NEITHER OR, WITH BOTH AND.
THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT 34th,
I WISH I COULD ASK TO THE TABLE
TO ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> TAKE A FIELD TRIP OUT AND
TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS.
OKAY, GREAT THANKS.
>> THANKS.>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR FURTHER COMMENTS, WE
WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
THERE IS TIME FOR US TO
EXECUTE, STARTING THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, WHICH I WILL READ NOW,
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PURPOSE
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS POTENTIAL PENDING OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION, THE SESSIONS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS, AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
ILLEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT, TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO END BY 11:40 AM, IF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
BE EXPECTED TO DURATION.
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