GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
GOOD MORNING.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE TODAY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19.
IS A BIG DAY FOR US.
THIS IS THE DAY WE PUT OUR
BUDGET TOGETHER.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
I AM SALLY BAGSHAW.
I AM CHAIRING THIS BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND SAY
THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL,
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A BIG DAY BUT FIRST WE
ARE GOING TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
THEN I WILL EXPLAIN WHERE WE
ARE GOING.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED
AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE AN AGENDA AHEAD OF US,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADD
ANYTHING THOSE OF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD.
WE ARE NOT SPEAKING TO THE
ADDITIONS, BUT WE WILL GET THEM
ON THE RECORD AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK
EACH COUNCILMEMBER IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA,
STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> I HAVE NO ADDITIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SDIC,
SDOT, 9.14 .12 THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TENNIN?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A NEW
CBA SDCI AND CBA SEL.
>> OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> 901 TWO THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD CBA DD
8.1 AND SDIC B- ONE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCIL CEMTRAL STUFF, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA?
>> CHARA BUD SHAW, ALY
PENNUCCI.
I CAN READ THEM BACK TO YOU IN
THE ORDER THAT THEY WILL BE
DISCUSSED AFTER WE DISCUSSED THE
CONSENT PACKAGE, BUT WE CAN DO
THAT LATER.
>> WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT NOW SO
WE ARE ALL SOLID ON WHAT HAS
BEEN ADDED.
>> THERE WERE 11 ITEMS ADDED TO
THE AGENDA.
THEY WILL BE DISCUSSED AFTER
THE CONSENT PACKAGE IN
ALPHANUMERIC ORDER.
THAT'S STARTING WITH CJ AND 62
A1, 10 A1, 914 A1, 15 A1, SEL
900 A1, SDCI 3.1, SDCI 6B 1. 100
B 1, 901 A1, AND 915 A1.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> ON OED, I THINK THE NUMBER
THAT MS. ALY PENNUCCI READ WAS
15 A1.
I HAVE 15 A2.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
I JUST MISSPOKE.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THOSE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
LISTED BY COUNCIL CEMTRAL STAFF
WILL BE ADDED TO OUR AGENDA.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION,
OUR AGENDA IS AMENDED AND WE
ARE GOING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION
OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
AGENDA AS ITEM I, RAISE HER
HAND.
OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED AND THE ITEMS WILL BE
ADDED TO THE AGENDA, AND WILL
BE HEARD AFTER CONSIDERATION OF
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THE
PACKET, BUT I WANT TO GIVE
EVERYONE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
EXCITEMENT YOU ARE GOING TO
HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THERE IS FORTYSOMETHING PEOPLE
SIGNED UP.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT EACH OF
YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO ONE
MINUTE A PIECE.
THAT WAY WE CAN HEAR FROM AS
MANY OF YOU AS WE CAN GET
THROUGH TODAY.
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
ONCE WE GET THERE, WE ARE GOING
TO BE CONSIDERING THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
THOSE ARE AN ITEM OF ABOUT 182
ITEMS, MANY OF WHICH YOU HAVE
ALREADY HEARD.
MANY OF WHICH WE HAVE HEARD
ABOUT UP HERE.
THEN WE WILL LOOK AT THE
CONSENT PACKAGE.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE OURSELVES
OPPORTUNITIES TO REMOVE ITEMS.
CALLINGS, I'M GOING TO COME
BACK TO YOU AFTER PUBLIC
COMMENT.
YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND BEFORE
WE GO THROUGH THE CONSENT
PACKAGE, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR
HAND AND IDENTIFY THEM DURING
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
THOSE ALL WILL BE READ INTO THE
RECORD.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THEM AFTER
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
WE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING THE
ADDED ITEMS TO THE AGENDA.
THOSE THINGS WE WILL ACTUALLY
BE CONSIDERING BEFORE WE GET TO
THE REMOVED ITEMS.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LONG, BUT
THIS IS OUR FRIEND AMELIA, WHO
TELLS US THIS IS THE WAY WE'VE
GOT TO DO IT.
WE'VE GOT TO COMPLY WITH WHAT
OUR MASTER ADMINISTRATOR TELLS
US.
ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'VE GOT 20 MINUTES ON OUR
AGENDA.
SINCE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OF
YOU THAN 20, I AM GOING TO ASK
MY COUNCIL CALLINGS TO
CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 20
MINUTES.
WHY DON'T WE SAY, WE WILL GO
UNTIL 10:30.
THAT WILL GIVE PEOPLE 45
MINUTES TO TALK TO US.
AT 10:30, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
OUR BUSINESS.
IF I CAN ASK PEGGY HOLTZ,
PASTOR THATCHER, DAVID HAYNES,
AND IF ALL OF YOU WILL GET
PREPARED TO GET CLOSE TO A
MICROPHONE, THAT WILL REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF TRAVEL TIME.
HELLO, PEGGY.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I HAVE BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES
IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS, I
ALMOST DON'T THINK I NEED TO
GIVE MY NAME ANYMORE, BUT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR BUDGET
MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY, LEHI
AND A TRUSTEE INFORMED
NICKELSVILLE NORTHLAKE
RESIDENTS THEY WOULD BE
ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS
ON DECEMBER 9. LEHI CASE
MANAGERS HAVE BEEN HAMMERING
THE POINT HOME SINCE THEN.
IT'S FLAT-OUT IMMORAL TO SHUT
DOWN A WORKING TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE IN THE DEAD OF WINTER
IN A CITY WHERE THOUSANDS DON'T
EVEN HAVE BASIC SHELTER, LET
ALONE A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE, AND
NEARLY 100 HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE
DIED OUTSIDE OR BY VIOLENCE
THIS YEAR.
NORTHLAKE RESIDENTS ARE CLEAR.
THEIR VILLAGE ISN'T CLOSING
THIS YEAR.
PLEASE, AT A PROVISO PREVENTING
THE EXPENDITRE OF MONEY TO
CLOSE NORTHLAKE AND GEORGETOWN
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THANK YOU.
>> PASTOR THATCHER.
>> -- EXPERT DAVID HAYNES, ALEX
FINCH, ALICIA ROBERTS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THE
NORTHLAKE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
THE GIFT OF GRACE CONGREGATION
THINKS IT'S A WISE AND
COMPASSIONATE USE OF RESOURCES
TO KEEP A FUNCTIONING TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE GOING, ESPECIALLY
ONE LIKE NORTHLAKE, SO THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING THERE,
AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN
THEIR COMMUNITY ARE NOT CAST
OUT ON DECEMBER 9, AS LEHI IS
THREATENING TO DO.
OUR CONGREGATION IS EAGER TO
SPONSOR THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE,
USING THE RELIGIOUS ENCAMPMENT
ORDINANCE, AND I HAVE
COMMUNICATED THIS TO
COUNCILPERSON BAGSHAW AND
COUNCILPERSON HERBOLD.
THEY HAVE BOTH RECEIVED IT
POSITIVELY.
DEPUTY MAYOR MOSLEY HAS ALSO
SHOWN AN INTEREST AND IS
MEETING WITH ME TOMORROW ON THE
COUNCIL WOULD PLEASE BRING ITS
INFLUENCE TO BEAR ON THIS
MATTER.
THANK YOU.
>> DAVID HAYNES, ALEX FINCH,
ALICIA ROBERTS, BRUCE GOOD.
>> DAVID HAYNES, CITY COUNCIL.
WE NEED CONGESTION PRICING AT
THE COAL TRAIN TRACKS THAT GO
UNDERNEATH THE DRAVUS STREET
BRIDGE.
WE NEED CONGESTION PRICING
UNDER THE NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
AT I-5. SEATTLE IS CONDUCTING A
WAR ON THE HOMELESS,
CRIMINALIZING THEM WHILE THEY
ARE GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO
EXEMPT DRUG PUSHERS WHO CREATED
ALL OF THESE JUNKIE THIEVES,
WHO ARE EXEMPTED FROM JAIL.
WHILE EXPANDING CORRUPT CASE
MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WELFARE,
SPECIFICALLY FOR CRIMINALS,
WHILE SEATTLE CAN'T EVEN OFFER
A SHOWER AND LAUNDRY SERVICE ON
WEEKENDS FOR VETERANS AND
ANYBODY ELSE.
NOW, COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
MICHAEL CRUZ WAS HIRED AS A
PROPAGANDA POLICE TO FALSELY
REASSURE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
THEY ARE PERCEIVABLE HE SAFE.
I CAN'T GO INTO ALL OF THE
DETAILS, BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
TIME.
THIS IS NOT FAIR FOR A BUDGET
SLAM LIKE THIS.
>> ALEX FINCH.
ALICIA ROBERTS.
BRUCE GOOD.
>> YOU ARE GOOD, ALEX.
>> I HAVE A LETTER HERE FROM
NICKELSVILLE NORTHLAKE.
MY NAME IS ALEX FINCH.
I AM NOW THE ARBITRATOR THERE
INSTEAD OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
I WAS SWAPPED OVER LAST NIGHT
AT OUR MEETING, SO TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN, THE VILLAGES AT
NICKELSVILLE NORTHLAKE VOTED
LAST NIGHT AT OUR WEEKLY
VILLAGE MEETING TO UPHOLD THREE
TRUTHS.
THE VILLAGE WILL REMAIN OPEN
PAST DECEMBER 9. THE VILLAGE IS
NOT REFUSING TO LET PEOPLE MOVE
OUT TO WHAT THEY CHOOSE.
ALL DESERVE PERMANENT,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ANY OPEN HOUSES WILL BE FILLED
AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
SO MANY NEED THEM BUT HAVE
NOTHING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALICIA ROBERTS, BRUCE GOOD,
CATHERINE PARKER.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ALICIA ROBERTS.
I LIVE AT NICKELSVILLE
NORTHLAKE.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE REMAIN
OPEN PAST DECEMBER 9 AND
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO
THOSE IN NEED, IN THE DEAD OF
WINTER.
THIS IS LESS THAN BEST
PRACTICE, TO KICK PEOPLE OUT
IN THE FREEZING COLD.
PLEASE, ADD A PROVISO TO
PREVENT CLOSING NORTHLAKE AND
GEORGETOWN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> BRUCE, BEFORE YOU GET
STARTED, CATHERINE PARKER, AND
SHANNON MAYO HAVE BEEN ADDED.
SEAN BUTTERFIELD AND CHARITY
REACHER.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
ON DECEMBER 9, I ALONG WITH
OTHER NICKELODEON'S WILL BE
THERE TO SUPPORT NICKELSVILLE
NORTHLAKE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL
TO VISIT, DRINK SOME COFFEE AND
HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
WE CAN DISCUSS HOW SEATTLE CAN
CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADER IN
THE ENTIRE NATION TWINS'
HOMELESSNESS.
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WILL BE
NEW DESIGNS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY
VILLAGES, THE COST-
EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF MANAGED
VILLAGES, AND CREATING A SET OF
STANDARDS FOR HIRING
PROFESSIONAL CASE MANAGERS.
I'M SORRY.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO END THIS
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
PLEASE, BE AWARE THAT DURING
THIS TIME, LEHI WILL BE THERE,
ARRESTING ALL OF US, STOMPING
THEIR FEET, FLEXING THEIR
MONOPOLIZED MUSCLES.
IF WE IGNORE THEM, MAYBE THEY
WILL JUST GO AWAY AND ALLOW THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TWINS'
HOMELESSNESS DO JUST THAT.
IF NOT, I AM AN EXTRA-LARGE,
AND I PREFER MY JUMPSUIT TO BE
PINK.
>> IS CATHERINE PARKER HERE?
CATHERINE PARKER?
SEAN BUTTERFIELD, CHARITY
REACHER, AND QUEEN BEE.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> HOLD ON A SECOND, CATHERINE.
LET'S SEE.
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE GROUP.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE THREE MINUTES
HERE ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM SHANNON MAYO, AND THESE
ARE OUR FELLOW VOLUNTEERS WITH
MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR CONSENTS
IN AMERICA.
WE ARE ALSO HERE WITH DOMINIQUE
DAVIS, WITH COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS, AND USE CONSORTIUM.
THIS IS OUR THIRD VISIT TO
VISIT WITH YOU ALL, TO ADVOCATE
FOR FUNDING, FOR CHOOSE 180,
AND COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS.
OUR SEATTLE VOLUNTEERS HAVE
BEEN CONTACTING YOUR OFFICES.
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD FROM US
THE LAST FOUR WEEKS TO ASK YOU
FOR SUPPORT.
WHEN THESE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
HELP, WE UNDERSTAND THAT
$100,000 IN FUNDING FOR CHOOSE
180 SEEMS SECURE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS AND
STRONGLY ADVOCATE THAT IT
REMAINS IN THE FINAL BUDGET.
>> WE ARE PLEASED THE LATEST
BUDGET DRAFT INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL $300,000 FOR YOUTH
DIVERSION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE,
AND NOT ARREST CRIME REDUCTION
SAFETY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE
USE CONSORTIUM AND TWO OTHERS.
THIS IS A GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, WE URGE YOU TO
INCREASE THIS FUNDING PACKAGE
IN THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT AS
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT AND
BECAUSE THIS FUNDING WILL BE
SPLIT ACROSS A FEW
ORGANIZATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CHOOSE
180 AND IMMUNITY PATHWAYS.
WE KNOW THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE
HELPING MAKE OUR CITY A SAFER
PLACE, AND IMPROVING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SEAN BUTTERFIELD, CHARITY, AND
QUEEN BEE.
>> MY NAME IS SEAN BUTTERFIELD.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND EVERYONE WHO HAS
CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED THE
BUDGET MOVEMENT.
INDIVIDUAL RENTERS ARE
POWERLESS TO MEANINGFULLY
NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF THEIR
ACCESS TO THE PHYSICAL SPACE IN
WHICH THEY WILL LIVE THEIR
LIVES, RAISE THEIR FAMILIES,
STUDY FOR SCHOOL, ARREST AFTER
WORK, AND GATHER WITH FRIENDS
TO BUILD COMMUNITY.
THE POWER TO DICTATE THOSE
TERMS UNILATERALLY BELONGS BY
IN LARGE TO BIG, CORPORATE
DEVELOPERS AND REAL ESTATE
COMPANIES.
JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS REQUIRE A
BALANCE OF POWER.
IN THE ABSENCE OF ROBUST
PROTECTION SIGNATURE PEOPLE
HAVE A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE,
AND EVEN IF WE HAD THOSE, WE
SHOULD EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO
BARGAIN WITH LANDLORDS AND
FIGHT FOR THEIR OWN RIGHTS.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE
FUNDING TO PROVIDE RENTERS WITH
THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO
EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR
OWN NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, AS
WELL AS EVERY SINGLE ITEM ON
THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SEAN.
AFTER CHARITY AND QUEEN BEE, WE
WILL HAVE MELISSA PURCELL, AND
NATE.
THANK YOU, CHARITY FOR
COMMENTING.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU.
I KNOW IT CAN ONLY BE THAT MUCH
MORE DIFFICULT TO GET HERE.
QUEEN BEE?
>> GOOD MORNING, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING.
I AM QUEEN BEE RIOS, THE LEADER
OF WOMEN IN BLACK.
WOMEN IN BLACK STOOD FOR 99
OUTDOOR VIOLENT DEATHS ALREADY
IN 2019.
WE ARE SICK AND SADDENED WITH
GRIEF.
THESE ARE OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS.
WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE.
WE NEED A LOT MORE SHELTER NOW.
PLEASE, DON'T CLOSE ANY
SHELTER.
THE CITY'S PLAN TO CLOSE
NORTHLAKE VILLAGE ON DECEMBER 9
IS TERRIBLE.
PLEASE, EXPAND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, AND DON'T LET THE
CITY SHUT DOWN NORTHLAKE.
I AM ASKING YOU ALL AND GIVING
YOU A SPECIAL LEAFLET AT YOUR
OFFICE, TO JOIN US ON SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 21, AT THE TREE OF LIFE
IN VICTOR STEIN BROOK PARK AT
4:20 P.M.
WHEN WE HOLD OUR SILENCE VIGIL
HROUGH PIKE MARKET.
WE WILL STAND ONE HOUR AT
WESLEY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT FOR
FIGHTING FOR TINY HOMES AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
HELPING.
>> ALYSSA?
WE HAVE MELISSA PURCELL AND
MEET.
WHO ALL IS WITH YOU?
>> JUST THE TWO OF US ARE GOING
TO BE SPEAKING.
WE HAVE A GROUP OF
APPROXIMATELY 20 PEOPLE.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> AGAIN, MY NAME IS MELISSA
PURCELL.
I AM THE NORTHERN BUSINESS
AGENT FOR LOCAL 488.
I STAND HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT
LABOR UNIONS AND OUR COLLECTIVE
KNOWLEDGE IS HEARD, AND THE
REORGANIZATION OF OUR
REGULATORY OFFICE.
WE HAVE MET WITH DEPUTY MAYOR
FONG ABOUT THE ASKS YOU ARE
VOTING ON TODAY AND HAVE ASKED
OR HER SUPPORT.
LABOR HAS THE POLES ON THE
ISSUES OUR CREWS DEAL WITH
DAILY.
ABER SETS THE STANDARDS ON
SAFETY, TRAINING, AND
COMMUNICATING LABOR LAWS TO OUR
MEMBERS.
WE NEED THIS TO BE ABOUT
EQUITY, JOBS, GROWTH, AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
LABORS OF VOICE MUST BE PART OF
THIS ORGANIZATION TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
WE WELCOME CHANGE AND WE ARE
READY TO WORK TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT OUR INDUSTRIES.
WE WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT US TODAY.
>> MY NAME IS NATE.
I AM THE ORGANIZER FOR THE
MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION OF SEATTLE
AND I AM A COUNCIL APPOINTED
MUSIC COMMISSIONER, AND I AM A
CORNISH GRADUATE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES.
AS AN ORGANIZER, I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THE FINGER
ON THE POLES OF MY COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED OVER
úTHE LACK OF SUPPORT, AND MANY
OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN A GOOD
ECONOMY CONTEXT.
OUR ASK IN TERMS OF A FILM
CAUSATION, AND BOTH EXISTING IN
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN GIVING
THE TWO COMMISSIONS THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE THE
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A DIRECTOR
THAT WILL REPRESENT BOTH FILM
AND MUSIC WILL GO A LONG WAY TO
PRESERVING THE ADVOCACY PLATFORM
FOR WORKING ARTISTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
JAMIE.
ARE YOU BY YOURSELF?
AGNES GARY, AND GEORGETOWN
VILLAGE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS AGNES GARY.
I AM A VOTING TAXPAYER WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS
CONCERN.
AS A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR
THE PAST 13 YEARS, I AM SICK
AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND
TIRED.
THE TAXES HAVE INCREASED WHILE
SERVICES HAVE DECREASED.
I AM VERY APPALLED AT THE LACK
OF UNITY, AND SUPPORT FOR THE
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BUILT THIS CITY, WHO WORK IN
THIS CITY, WHO HAVE FAMILIES IN
THIS CITY, AND WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO GROW THIS CITY.
IT'S TIME WE START TAKING
WORKING PEOPLE SERIOUSLY.
IT'S TIME TO START LISTENING
AND COMING TOGETHER, AND
WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PEOPLE, NOT CORPORATIONS.
>> IS THERE A JAMIE OUT HERE?
I'VE CALLED IT A COUPLE OF
TIMES.
>> I'M SIGNED UP AS NUMBER 12,
JAMIE.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY A MIXUP
BETWEEN MYSELF AND MY FRIEND,
WHO I THOUGHT WANTED TO SPEAK.
YOU'VE SEEN ME AROUND AND I
DON'T NORMALLY SPEAK.
YOU CAN CALL ME JAMIE OR
WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE, FRANKLY.
I HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION FOR THE
PROGRESSIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS,
AND MY PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS IN
THIS ROOM.
I SUPPORT AND AGREE WITH YOU ON
MOST THINGS.
I SUPPORT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS.
I SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES TO THE
FAILED SYSTEM KNOWN AS
CAPITALISM.
I AM DISGUSTED TODAY BY THE
FALSE CHOICE BEING SOLD TO US
BETWEEN FREE MASS TRANSIT,
WHICH I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT, AND
A CONGESTION TAX ON DRIVING
DOWNTOW.
I BELIEVE WE NEED BOTH.
OUR POOR AND WORKING-CLASS
SISTERS AND BROTHERS AROUND THE
WORLD ARE SUFFERING, AND DYING
FROM THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, SUCH AS CROP FAILURES,
WHICH LEADS TO RISING FOOD
PRICES.
I KNOW PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO
WOULD LIKE TO MORE EASILY BE
ABLE TO AFFORD FOOD BUT THERE
ARE PEOPLE, MEANWHILE, DYING OF
STARVATION.
AS WELL AS THE HUNGRY PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE.
THERE ARE OTHER EFFECTS, SUCH
AS STORMS, FLOODS, TORNADOES,
HURRICANES, LEADING TO HOMES
LOST.
I HAVE KNOWN PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
WHO LOST THEIR HOMES TO
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA, AND
CAME UP THIS WAY HOMELESS.
>> JAMIE, THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO STOP.
>> IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE, YOU HAVE LOST
MY VOTE.
>> GEORGETOWN VILLAGE IS NEXT.
IMAGING WILLIAMS, AND THEN
LAUREN.
>> I JUST NEED THE ONE MINUTE.
>> VERY GOOD.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] HELLO.
I AM PATTY ROADS.
I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF OF GEORGETOWN VILLAGE, WHERE
I LIVE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR
VILLAGE.
THIS PAST WEEK, WE HAD TWO
PEOPLE GO INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
>> Reporter: 60 MORE VULNERABLE
ADULTS HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH THE LEHIGH CASE
MANAGERS THEY TRUST.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
THEIR GUIDANCE.
WE SUPPORT DOING MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
WE KNOW THEY WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> IMOGENE WILLIAMS, ARE YOU
HERE?
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
DENA, THEN DEVON, THEN SEAN
SMITH.
MAY I ASK, THOSE WHOSE NAMES
I'VE CALLED, PLEASE GET UP AND
BE READY TO GO TO THE
MICROPHONE.
>> 43rd DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE
REPORT STATE SENATOR JAMIE
PETERSON, STATE REPRESENTATIVES
NICOLE MONCRIEF AND FRANK CHOP.
THE PEOPLE FIRST BUDGET.
IT'S CLEAR OUR REVENUE SYSTEM
IS UPSIDE DOWN.
WHEN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES PAY
MORE THAN 17% OF THEIR
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN TAXES WHILE
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRES AND
BILLIONAIRES PAY LESS THAN 3%
OF THEIR INCOME TAXES.
IT'S A QUESTION OF FAIRNESS.
WORKING FAMILIES PAY THEIR FAIR
SHARE.
WE THINK BIG OIL, BIG BANKS,
AND BIG TECH COMPANIES SHOULD,
TOO.
IS CORPORATIONS AT THE VERY TOP
OF OUR ECONOMY HAVE RECEIVED
STATE TAX INCENTIVES, AND LARGE
TAX CUTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THEY BENEFIT FROM AN EDUCATED
WORKFORCE AND STABLE
COMMUNITIES.
AND AN EXCELLENT QUALITY OF
LIFE.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SHELTER.
WE NEED LOTS OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
IT'S WINTER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUT IN DOORWAYS.
WE NEED LOTS OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
PLEASE, VOTE FOR LOTS OF TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, WE
HAVE DEVANZO VERNELL, SEAN
SMITH, AND THEN COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
>> I AM WITH THE TENANTS UNION
OF WASHINGTON STATE.
WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR TENANT
EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZING
SERVICES.
WE WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF
TENANTS EVERY YEAR TO EXPLAIN
THE RIGHTS, TO HELP THEM
ORGANIZE AND ENFORCE THEIR
RIGHTS AGAINST THEIR LANDLORDS,
AND TO HELP MAKE THEIR
CONDITION BETTER.
>> WE HAVE A HOTLINE THAT WE DO
THIS THROUGH.
WE HAVE OUR WALK-IN CLINIC, AND
WE ARE ALSO MEETING WITH
COMMUNITIES IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR
WORKSHOPS.
YESTERDAY ALONE AT THE CLINIC,
I MET WITH MOSTLY LOW-INCOME
TENANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.
I MET WITH A TENANT WITH
DISABILITIES, A TENANT WHO CAME
HERE AS A REFUGEE, A TENANT
EXPERIENCING SUICIDALITY AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
I MET WITH ELDERLY TENANTS.
THESE TENANTS ALL SOUGHT
SUPPORT AND TO GLEAN A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RIGHTS,
THE LAW, AND ADVICE ON SPECIFIC
SSUES, SUCH AS EVICTION,
HABITABLE LIVING CONDITIONS,
RETALIATION FROM THEIR
LANDLORDS.
THESE ARE TENANTS FROM
YESTERDAY'S CLINIC ALONE, BUT
THEY REPRESENT ALL OF THE
THOUSANDS OF TENANTS THAT THE
TENANTS UNION WORKS WITH ALL
YEAR LONG.
>> THANK YOU.
DEVON SEAN, COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS, AND THEN NIKITA
OLIVER.
>> WE ARE WITH B.C.
SEATTLE.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR BEING
SOMEBODY WHO IS TRUE TO WHAT
SHE SAYS, AND WHO HAS STOOD UP
FOR, AND HELPED, AND
REPRESENTED TENANTS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND MADE A GOOD ALLY.
I DID ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE THE
FOLKS HERE WITH US.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
TENANT SERVICES AND WHY WE NEED
IT.
IF YOU AGREE, CAN YOU RAISE
YOUR THUMB UP?
JUST TO SHOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
WANT THIS.
TRENDLINE, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
TENANT ORGANIZING TOGETHER.
BOTH OF YOU HAVE TOLD ME YOU
ARE TENANT ADVOCATES.
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BE A
TENANT ADVOCATE.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
A RENTER.
THAT'S IT.
PERIOD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I KNOW
YOU WANT TO HAVE TENANT
SERVICES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SUPPORT
THEM.
SUPPORTS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
AMENDMENT.
>> SEAN SMITH?
THEN COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND
NIKITA OLIVER.
>> MY NAME IS SEAN SMITH.
I AM A NICKELODEAN.
MANY OF YOU KNOW ME WELL.
99 DEATHS SINCE JANUARY 1. LET
THAT SINK IN FOR A MOMENT.
LAST NIGHT, 3000 PEOPLE SLEPT
IN OUR STREETS.
THEY HAD NO SHELTER OVER THEIR
HEAD.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING
DOWN TWO TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN
THE DEAD OF WINTER?
THAT'S INSANITY.
PLEASE, INCLUDE A PROVISO TO
KEEP GEORGETOWN AND NORTHLAKE
OPEN.
IT'S INSANE TO DO OTHERWISE.
THANK YOU.
>> DOMINIQUE DAVIS FROM
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
GIVING SOME SUPPORT TO THIS
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PACKAGE
THAT CAME OUT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S OFFICE.
I AM ASKING FOR THIS PACKAGE
TO BE FULLY FUNDED BECAUSE THE
WORK WE ARE DOING, TRYING TO
BUILD THIS COLLABORATION NEEDS
TO BE FULLY FUNDED.
WE'RE DOING RATE WORK IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS HAS PUT A
COLLABORATION TOGETHER TO GROW
OUR WORK IN SEATTLE AND THE
COMMUNITY TO HELP MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
WE NEED TO FULLY FUND IT TO
BUILD THEIR CAPACITY AND HIRE
MORE PEOPLE.
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS HAS
PARTNERED WITH THE L.E.A.D.
PROGRAM.
WE ARE DOING THAT IN THE BURIEN
AND SEATTLE AREA.
WE NEED THAT FULLY FUNDED, SO I
CAN HIRE MORE COMMUNITY
AMBASSADORS TO SPREAD MORE
WORK.
DIVERSION WORKS.
WE ARE KEEPING KIDS OUT OF THE
SYSTEM, AND BEING PREVENTIVE.
GOING TO THE COURTS, HELPING
THEM GET OUT OF THE FIRE IS
WORKING.
WE ARE GETTING THEM
OPPORTUNITIES, SERVICES, JOBS,
APARTMENTS, MOVING FORWARD IN
LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
>> NIKITA, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
THE NEXT NAMES.
IT LOOKS LIKE NIKKI,
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ALICE
LOCKHART, JOSH CASTLE, DAVE
KAVANAUGH.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I FEEL VERY
OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF
NEEDS IN THIS ROOM THAT ARE
STILL HAVING TO ADVOCATE FOR
WHAT THEY NEED, LIKE THE TINY
HOMES, THE ASSISTANCE FOR
RENTERS, THE RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE $409
MILLION BEING GIVEN TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY DON'T
HAVE TO WRITE GRANTS FOR THAT,
ADVOCATE FOR THAT.
IT'S ALMOST A GIVEN AND YET
THEY DO SO MUCH DESTRUCTION IN
OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT'S OUR JOB TO UNDO THAT HARM
AND THAT TRAUMA.
I AM ASKING YOU TO FULLY FUND
THIS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PACKAGE.
IT'S $532,000 IN THE FACE OF
THE $409 MILLION FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND THE MILLIONS
UPON MILLIONS IN THE COURT AND
PROSECUTION SYSTEM THAT IS
LITERALLY DISMANTLING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SENDING OUR
CHILDREN THROUGH THE SCHOOL-TO-
PRISON PIPELINE.
AT COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS,
CORNER GRATERS AND CREATIVE
JUSTICE, WE ARE DOING THE WORK
OF HEALING OUR COMMUNITIES AND
ENSURING OUR YOUNG ONES GET TO
HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE THAT THIS
COUNTRY CONTINUES TO PROMISE
THEM.
PLEASE, FULLY FUND OUR WORK.
>> MAY WE EACH HAVE A MINUTE?
MASK ALLISON, MYSELF AND
GORDON.
>> GORDON, YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP.
>> I'M LATER IN THE THING, BUT
WE CAN GO NOW, IF YOU WANT.
BUT GO AHEAD.
I'M SORRY.
JUST A SECOND, WHAT'S YOUR
NAME?
>> NIKKI.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY NIKKI AND THEN
THE TWO OF YOU.
GO AHEAD, NIKKI.
>> NIKITA IS DOING THE WORK.
SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE CREATIVE
JUSTICE BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY
THOSE PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SURVIVE AFTER FIGHTING AGAINST
SIMILAR IMPORTANT PROGRAMS FOR
THE SAME GRANT SAMPLING HAVE TO
WAIT FOR THE FUNDING.
HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAIT
FOR FUNDING LIKE THE BLACK AND
BROWN, AND UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS
LIKE RAINIER BEACH HAVE TO
WAIT.
IF OUR COMMUNITY DOESN'T FEEL
SAFE, YOU NEED TO RESTRUCTURE
WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T
NEED MORE FUNDING FOR A JOB
THEY ARE NOT DOING WELL.
THEY SPEND MORE TIME TRAINING
COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS WHEN
THEY NEED TO BETTER DE-
ESCALATE.
WE WOULDN'T EVEN NEED ALL OF
THAT FUNDING FOR THAT
DEPARTMENT IF THEY HAD BETTER
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR
COMMUNITY.
YOU DO THAT BY INVESTING IN US.
INVESTING IN CREATIVE JUSTICE,
CORNER GRATERS, AND COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
THAT'S HOW YOU CUT COSTS, HAVE
LESS CRIME, AND GET ZERO YOUTH
INCARCERATION.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T
NEED FUNDING, THE COMMUNITY
DOES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALICE AND GORDON, JOHN CASTLE,
DAVE KAVANAUGH.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
ON THE BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY
TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY IN
THE BUDGET, AND AS SUCH TO
THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING THE
MODEST FUNDING FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AGENDA.
HOWEVER, AS LONG AS SDOT USES
OUTDATED LEVELS OF SERVICE
ANALYSIS IN PLANNING PROJECTS,
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WILL NOT
BE REFLECTED IN HOW SDOT SPENDS
ITS BUDGET, AND SLI, SDOT 19
THE ONE FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.
IT LISTED AS THINGS THAT WOULD
HAVE CHANGED AT SDOT, AND HOW
IT PLANS ITS PROJECT, WITH
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION,
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION,
CENTERING SAFETY AND LIKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS AMONG OTHER
THINGS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GONE,
BUT PLEASE FIND A WAY TO HELP
SDOT REPLACE LEVEL OF SERVICE
WITH EQUITABLE PROJECT
PLANNING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GORDON?
>> I AM WITH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
EXTRA TRANSPORTATION
COORDINATOR.
RIGHT NOW, THIS MORNING, WE ARE
LEADING A WALK WITH A PRINCIPAL
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET KIDS
PAST GANGS AND DANGEROUS
STREETS TO SCHOOL.
THERE'S NO ONE AT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WHO IS ABLE TO HELP
BUT THIS POSITION WILL BE ABLE
TO HELP WITH THOSE SORT OF
POSITIONS.
THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
AGENDA, RACIAL EQUITY CANNOT BE
ADDRESSED AT THE SYSTEMIC LEVEL
WITHOUT SUPPORTING LARGE
INSTITUTIONS LIKE A STOP.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO
THAT WORK.
THE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON PROJECT
IS CRITICAL TO PROVIDE SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.
THE CROSSWALK REQUESTED BY THE
DUWAMISH TRIED TO GET PEOPLE
ACROSS A REALLY DANGEROUS
STREET IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THEM.
TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE DAYS,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR
EVENT IN THE NEW ARENA.
WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE THERE
SAFELY AND AFFORDABLY.
THE HOMES ON PILOT IS
INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> JOSH, DAVE, JESSICA.
PLEASE, GET READY TO SPEAK.
>> CAMP SECOND CHANCE IS JUST
BEFORE ME.
IS IT OKAY IF THEY SPEAK BEFORE
ME?
>> WHO IS THAT?
JUAN LOPEZ?
OKAY, GREAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR NAME WAS
CROSSED OUT.
>> MY NAME IS ERIC DAVIS.
I AM A RESIDENT MANAGER FOR
LEHIGH AND CAMP SECOND CHANCE.
WE WANTED TO COME HERE TO THANK
YOU FOR THE ADVOCACY YOU'VE
DONE SO FAR.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF IT,
THE EXPANSION YOU ARE ALLOWING
US TO HAVE.
WE HAVE A FEW RESIDENTS WHO
WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR THANK
YOU, AS WELL.
>> MY NAME IS ERIC PATTON, THE
COFOUNDER OF CAMP SECOND CHANCE,
AND VILLAGE ORGANIZER AT TRUE
HOME VILLAGE.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THESE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
TO TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE
GOT.
>> I AM A RESIDENT AT CAMP
SECOND CHANCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE
THERE, BUT ALSO, I WOULD LIKE
TO SAY THAT I THINK THE ONLY
WAY YOU CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND
THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS,
WHETHER ON THE STREETS OR THE
ENCAMPMENTS, IS IF YOU
CHALLENGE YOURSELF, AND PUT
YOURSELVES IN THE PLIGHT OF
PEOPLE THAT IT SEEMS
UNFATHOMABLE THAT THEY HAVE TO
LIVE LIKE THAT, AND I THINK IF
YOU DO THAT FOR EVEN A NIGHT,
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE
ASKING FOR THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND HELP FOR THE
HOMELESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BE
GRATEFUL FOR HAVING A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES OVER MY HEAD.
MY NAME IS CASSANDRA GASPAR.
I AM NOT ONLY EMPLOYED BY
LEHIGH, BUT I AM ALSO A
RESIDENT OF CAMP SECOND CHANCE.
I PRAY THAT THE DISPLACEMENT OF
THE OTHER VILLAGERS WILL BE A
QUICK TRANSITION, AND ALSO THAT
WE COULD BE ROLE MODEL FOR
WHAT'S TO COME IN THE FUTURE
FOR SEATTLE, AND THE HOMELESS.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD DAY, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS LORRAINE KATE.
I WORK WITH THE NATIONAL
COMMERCE FOR INJUSTICE.
I AM A RECENT EVICT THE AND
HAVE BECOME HOMELESS.
CAMP SECOND CHANCE HAS PROVIDED
ME WITH AN OVERNIGHT STAY AS
TENANTS ARE IN A PROCESS TO
BECOME OFFICIAL, PERMANENT
TENANTS IN TINY HOMES, AND I AM
GRATEFUL BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE
TO TAKE ME IN AND PROVIDE ME
WITH A THREE-DAY STAY DURING
THIS PROCESS.
TO GET APPROVED TO BE A MORE
PERMANENT MEMBER OF A TINY HOME.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET VOTE AND LET'S STAY
TOGETHER, AND GET THIS LOADED
IN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> JOSH, DAVID KAVANAUGH,
JESSICA, THEN STEVE RUBESTELL.
>> I HAVE A BUNCH OF THANK
YOUS, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET
THROUGH THEM QUICKLY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR FUNDING TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO FOR SAFE WORKING IN THE
ROOT SHELTER.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR MOBILE PITSTOPS AND
COUNCILMEMBERS GONZALEZ FOR
THE GOOD RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET, AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
L.E.A.D.
AND SO MUCH INDY 5. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS O'BRIEN AND
BRADSHAW FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THEM SO MUCH MORE.
WE WILL MISS YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOSH.
DAVID?
JESSICA, STEVE, NICOLE GRANT.
>> I AM DAN.
I AM A MEMBER OF SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE.
I AM HERE WITH THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD AN ELECTION
IN SEATTLE, WIDELY SEEN AS A
REFERENDUM ON CORPORATE POWER
IN THE CITY.
I THINK THE VOTERS REALLY SPOKE
AND SHOWED WE DON'T WANT BIG
BUSINESS CONTROLLING CITY HALL.
I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS
COUNCIL SHOULD SEE THAT AS A
MANDATE NOT TO PASS ANOTHER BIG
BUSINESS BUDGET THAT CRITICALLY
UNDER FUNDS THINGS WE NEED, BUT
TO ACTUALLY PASS A PEOPLE'S
BUDGET, AND INSTEAD OF SPENDING
A $.3 MILLION ON VIOLENT SWEEPS
OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS THAT
DON'T WORK, I THINK THIS
COUNCIL SHOULD FUND SOLUTIONS
THAT WORK.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW
THIS, BUT OUR PEOPLE'S BUDGET
MOVEMENT HAS ALREADY WON A FEW
VICTORIES INCLUDING TWO LAWYERS
TO HELP PEOPLE FACING EVICTIONS
AND $2 MILLION FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, AND THAT'S THE POWER
THAT WE HAVE AS A MOVEMENT, BUT
WE ALSO KNOW THAT'S NOT ENOUGH,
RIGHT?
THESE CORPORATE LANDLORDS, THEY
HAVE TEAMS OF LANDLORDS AND
LAWYERS.
WE CAN AFFORD FOUR LAWYERS AS
THE CITY TO HELP PEOPLE FACING
EVICTION.
IF WE CAN AFFORD $8.3 MILLION
FOR SWEEPS, WE CAN AFFORD
SPENDING THAT MONEY FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES, WHICH ACTUALLY
WORK AND HELP PEOPLE INSTEAD OF
HURTING PEOPLE.
WE HAVE ALREADY WON VICTORIES
HERE, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO
STOP FIGHTING BECAUSE WE ARE
READY TO FIGHT.
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
[ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> JESSICA?
JESSICA, STEVE, THEN NICOLE
GRANT.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JESSICA AND I AM
PRETTY MUCH SECONDING WHAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE SAID.
I AM IN HIGH SUPPORT OF A
PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY MONEY
GOING TO INHUMANE SWEEPS OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND I WANT TO
INSTEAD SEE IT'S GOING TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TINY
HOMES, AND THEN ALSO, AS FAR AS
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IS
CONCERNED, I DON'T REALLY THINK
WE NEED TO BE GIVING POLICE
BONUSES, AND I THINK THAT MONEY
NEEDS TO BE GOING TOWARD
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN
ABOUT BEFORE I CAME UP HERE.
AND THEN ALSO, I AM GLAD THAT
ALL OF THE MOMS WHO DEMAND
ACTION ARE HERE SPEAKING OUT
FOR ANY PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP
REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
I AM IN FAVOR OF THOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA.
STEVE, NICOLE, THEN KELSEY
ESHER.
>> I STILL DON'T SEE ANY TREE
HUGGERS UP HERE, BUT LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AT MHA.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE 50-50
IN THE NORTH END.
WE ARE FINDING THAT PEOPLE ARE
BUYING OUT.
THAT WOULD BE A LOT MORE MONEY
FOR HOUSING IF YOU WOULD SIMPLY
RAISE THOSE FEES TO SOMETHING
THAT IS COMMENSURATE, TO GET
THE 50-50 THAT THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, AND I BELIEVE THE
COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTING.
NOW, YOU HAVE A BIG HOLE IN
YOUR BUDGET ON TRANSIT RIGHT
NOW.
THOSE TAB FEES SITUATIONS, YOU
KNOW?
THE EVIL CAR DRIVERS, YOU KNOW?
THEY SEEM TO BE REBELLING.
HOW ABOUT TAKING A LOOK AT THE
CAUSES, AND THE NEED FOR
TRANSIT?
HOW ABOUT LOOKING WITH THE
STATE TO POSSIBLY TAKE
BUILDINGS OF THREE STORIES OR
MORE AND PUT ON SURTAX ON,
SOMETHING THAT WOULD RELATE TO
THE NEED FOR TRANSIT, AND THE
EXPANSION OF THESE BUILDINGS
WOULD ACTUALLY GO TOWARDS
MAKING IT WORK RATHER THAN
CARS, WHICH ARE DECLINING.
I DIDN'T GET THE EXTRA TIME
SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS DID.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NICOLE GRANT FROM MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. LABOR.
YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD
ON A BUDGET WITH SOME VERY
EXCITING PRIORITIES FOR WORKING-
CLASS PEOPLE IN SEATTLE.
I WANT TO SAY HOW IMPORTANT THE
FAIR SHARE CAMPAIGN FOR UBER
AND LYFT DRIVER'S CONTINUES TO
BE FOR THE LABOR MOVEMENT, AND
I WANT TO ALSO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR OTHER
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW SUPPORT
FOR THE OUTREACH FUNDING FOR
DOWNTOWN TOLLING.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET AWAY
FROM SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL FUNDING,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY,
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND ALL OF
THE ENTERTAINMENT ARTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO AND WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS TRENT 24.
I AM AN ACT OF R AND LYFT
DRIVER.
I AM HERE WITH OUR DRIVER
COMMUNITY.
IT'S DIVERSE.
WE REALLY THANK YOU, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING
OUR FAIR SHARE PLAN.
DRIVERS ARE UNITED AROUND THREE
PRIORITIES.
I WANT TO WELCOME ONE OF MY
BROTHERS TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THESE PRIORITIES.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE DAVID.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
FAIR SHARE LEGISLATION THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO PROCEED WITH.
EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY,
THERE IS AN ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATION, WHICH IS DRIVER
DEACTIVATION.
DRIVERS ARE LOSING THEIR
LIVELIHOODS TO TWO REASONS THEY
DON'T EVEN KNOW.
AT THIS POINT, CHECKER, BE UBER
PACKING COMPANY, PRETTY MUCH
HAS THEIR OWN RULES.
DRIVERS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS
DUE TO THINGS THAT ARE NOT EVEN
RELATED TO THE JOB, TO THE
DRIVING.
IT'S SOMETHIG THAT POPPED UP
SOMEHOW OR OTHER IN THE
ALGORITHMS, AND THEY ARE
DEACTIVATED.
THIS LEGISLATION THAT YOU FOLKS
ARE GOING TO PROCEED WITH WILL
BRING ON AND WENT TO THAT, AND
IT'S GOING TO BE A MESSAGE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON DRIVER PAY.
THESE JOBS WERE ONE-TIME MIDDLE-
CLASS JOBS.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS
THE POWER TO MAKE THOSE JOBS
MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS ONCE AGAIN.
I HOPE YOU PROCEED WITH THIS
WITH THE BOLDNESS THAT THE
VOTERS TWO WEEKS AGO HAD IN OUR
ELECTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS,
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN HONOR TO
WORK WITH YOU.
>> MY NAME IS LORRAINE ADAM.
I'VE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF
TIMES.
WE'VE COMPLAINED.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE
SUPPORT THE OTHER PACKAGE OR
THE INITIATIVE THAT IS GOING ON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND HAVING
THIS KIND OF INITIATIVE.
HOW UNFAIR THE DEACTIVATION
PROCESS IS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> INDISCERNIBLE MAC SALLY
BAGSHAW, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WILL MISS YOU DEEPLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
1 BILLION CONGRATULATIONS TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
THANK YOU.
WELL DONE.
>> YOU GUYS HEARD ENOUGH WHY WE
ARE HERE.
IT'S JUST THE DEACTIVATION IS A
BIG PROBLEM HERE IN THIS
INDUSTRY.
I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY, MY
OWN EXPERIENCE, IN LESS THAN
FOUR HOURS, I HAVE GOT HIT
TWICE, HARD.
WE ARE ALL HUMAN.
WE DO MAKE MISTAKES.
IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE ALWAYS
RIGHT, BUT PLEASE TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION, WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE HELP AND THINK
YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY.
>> BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, WE
HAVE KELSEY, TRAVIS, JOHNSON,
ALLEN, EURY, MEGAN.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I SAID I
WAS GOING TO CUT THIS OFF AT
10:30.
WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN LEFT AND I'D
LIKE TO GET THROUGH ALL SEVEN.
OKAY.
KELSEY, PLEASE PROCEED.
>> KELSEY ESHER HERE FOR
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
COALITION.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE FAIR SHARE
COALITION.
OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS CAME
TOGETHER AROUND THIS PACKAGE.
I KNOW YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED
SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE
SPENDING.
I WANT TO ASK THAT YOU REALLY
CONSIDER HOW SEATTLE CAN
CONTINUE TO SHOW UNITY AND
SUPPORT FOR THE STREETCAR
PROJECT BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A
$75 MILLION FTA GRANT THAT WE
WANT TO QUALIFY FOR AND REALLY
MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING THAT
HERE.
IN ADDITION, I WANT TO EXPRESS
STRONG SUPPORT FOR RETAINING
THE ENGAGEMENT FUNDS FOR
CONGESTION PRICING.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ONLY
SUBSIDIZE ROADS AND STRIVING.
IT'S VERY INEQUITABLE.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE A POLICY THAT COULD
ACTUALLY BE QUITE PROGRESSIVE.
WE COULD HAVE A PROGRESSIVE
RATE STRUCTURE.
WE COULD REINVEST THE MONEY
INTO TRANSIT, WALKING, AND
BIKING, HELP WITH CLEANER AIR,
BUT WE NEED TO DO THE ENGAGEMENT
AND BUT IMPACTED PEOPLE AT THE
CENTER.
THAT REQUIRES RESOURCES, SO
PLEASE RETAIN THAT FUNDING.
>> TRAVIS AND THEN ALAN ABOUT
TINY HOUSES.
I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME.
URY, WANG, MEGAN MURPHY.
>> I AM A RESIDENT OF THE
GEORGETOWN TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK
THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY FOR
HAVING ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY
THANK MIKE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
LISTENING TO ME TODAY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PERSONALLY
THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
HER -- HOW DO I SAY THIS IN THE
NICEST? FOR HER HELP WITH THE
LITTLE MAN BECAUSE US LITTLE
PEOPLE LOVE HER SPIRIT THAT SHE
GIVES US.
SHE GIVES US A COMPLETE FAITH
IN TRYING AND GETTING.
SHE TOOK ON AMAZON AND WON.
I WAS JUST HAPPY WHEN I SAW IT
PICKS BUT THANK YOU, TRAVIS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
SUPPORT FOR THE GEORGETOWN TINY
HOME VILLAGE.
I LIKE TO THANK ONLY HIGH,
ESPECIALLY JOSH CASTLE IN THE
STANDS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.
I AM JUST A LITTLE GUY.
TRAVIS OUT.
>> THANK YOU, TRAVIS.
>> ALLEN, URY .
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MANY TIMES, YOU'VE HEARD OUR
VOICES CALLING FOR DOWNTOWN
TINY HOME VILLAGES AND THE
PERMISSION TO RUN OUR OWN
LIVES, BUT HST ARE TAKING IT
AWAY FROM US.
WE ARE HOPING TO BUILD OUR OWN
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE, NOT TO SHUT
DOWN THE ONES YOU'RE
CONSIDERING CLOSING IN
DECEMBER, JUST BEFORE THE
HOLIDAYS.
WE HOPE YOU ALL TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
URY, MEGAN, THEN GEORGE
PARRISH.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF EXPANDING TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NINE
VILLAGES.
I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED
EXPANSION FOR 40 VILLAGES.
MAYOR DURKAN'S TEAM IS NOT
WORKING.
IT'S INHUMANE AND A WASTE OF
MONEY TO SWEEP ENCAMPMENTS
WITHOUT HAVING A PLACE FOR THE
HOMELESS TO GO.
TINY HOMES ARE THE BEST WAY TO
GET THE HOMELESS OUT OF THE
STREETS AND TRANSITIONING TO
PERMANENT HOMES.
>> MEGAN.
MISTER PARRISH.
THEN SOME FOLKS ARE TALKING
ABOUT USE CONSORTIUM AGAIN.
AIDEN CAROL.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY NO TO
BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND YES TO
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
PLEASE, EXPAND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE FUNDING AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
SUGGESTING.
I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO
HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE IS A
HOUSING CRISIS, BECAUSE OF THE
REAL ESTATE STATE, AND WHEN THE
REAL ESTATE IS IN CONTROL,
POLICING IS REALLY BRUTAL.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE
COMMUNITY FABRIC KNITTED
TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY
POLICING.
THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT NIKITA
OLIVER'S IDEAS ABOUT
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
I THINK LOCKING PEOPLE UP IN
TINY CELLS IS REALLY INHUMANE,
AND WRONG.
ALSO, FUND LAWYERS FOR ALL
RENTERS FACING EVICTIONS.
I THINK TRANSIT SHOULD BE FREE
FOR ALL.
I AM WORKING WITH THE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION.
THE TAGS, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY
TO OVERRIDE THAT.
AND HAVE FREE TRANSPORT FOR ALL
BECAUSE THERE IS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU.
MISTER PARRISH.
AND SPEAKERS ABOUT THE USE
CONSORTIUM, AND THEN AIDEN CAROL
IS OUR LAST SPEAKER.
>> MY NAME IS JOSH PARRISH.
MY APOLOGIES FOR THE
HANDWRITING.
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
REPORTING ON CITY POLITICS FOR
DECADES, BUT I HAVE NEVER
TESTIFIED BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
BEFORE.
LOOKING AT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
THIS YEAR, I FOUND IT'S
CONTINUING TO BE DEEPLY
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO TRYING TO
SOLVE THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN THE CITY.
I AM ALSO THE BOARD PRESIDENT
FOR ROOT.
INC.
YOU FOR CONSIDERING FUNDING FOR
ROOT, AN ESSENTIAL YOUTH
HOMELESS SHELTER.
AND A TINY HOME EVICTION CENTER
MONEY THAT THE MAYOR WANTED TO
SPEND, OVER $1 MILLION, HAS BEEN
MITIGATED SOMEWHAT, BUT IT
NEEDS TO BE EXCISED ENTIRELY.
IT'S INSANE TO BE PUTTING
PEOPLE OUT IN THE STREET IN THE
MIDDLE OF WINTER WHEN PEOPLE
ARE DYING IN RECORD NUMBERS ON
THE STREET.
I CAN'T POSSIBLY ADDRESS ALL OF
THE RELEVANT AMENDMENTS, BUT WE
DESPERATELY NEED MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES AND LESS
POLICING SWEEPS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A SPEAKER FOR USE
CONSORTIUM, AIDEN CAROL, AND
THAT WILL WRAP UP OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I AM ALSO KNOWN AS TERREL
DAVIS. I
CAME UP HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO ON
BEHALF OF THE ACTION COALITION,
AS WELL AS CREATIVE JUSTICE AND
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO
FULLY FUND THAT PROJECT, AND I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY.
LAST TIME I CAME, I RATTLED OFF
A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE DOING THE WORK IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, THAT ARE ACTUALLY
úLOOKING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT O
CRIMINALIZATION THAT HAPPENS TO
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
I RATTLED OFF A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THE EFFICACY.
IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT FULLY
FUNDED, YOU ARE REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF EFFICACY THAT CAN
COME OUT OF IT.
WE ARE REDUCING THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE WORK
BEING DONE.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE PART
OF CREATIVE JUSTICE.
I MYSELF HAVE BEEN A TEACHING
ARTIST.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
I'VE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS AS WELL.
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MAKING A
LOT OF CHANGES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
BY NOT FULLY FUNDING IT, YOU
ARE SAYING YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE
POLICE BEING FULLY FUNDED AND
THESE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE
TRAUMA EFFECT ON OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS FROM POLICE, YOU
ARE SAYING YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE
POLICE BEING FULLY FUNDED AND
THERE WERE NEIGHBORHOODS NOT.
THAT IS INEQUITABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
AIDEN CAROL.
>> I HAVE TOURETTE'S SYNDROME.
PLEASE, PROTECT NICKELODEON'S.
WHATEVER THE REALITY OF
REPEATED CORRUPTING ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST SCOTT MORROW AND
LEHIGH, TRYING TO BE ALL HIGH
AND MIGHTY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE TAINTED
BY LET ALONE TURNED OUT ON THE
STREET.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, RESIDENTS
WERE FORCED TO MOVE BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPACE.
THE CITY SHOULD BE WORKING TO
MAKE SURE THEY ALWAYS HAVE A
SPACE.
WHAT'S THE LACK OF PROCESS?
WHAT'S THE PROCESS BEFORE
EVICTING OR SWEEPING SOMEONE?
I WANT TO FUND RIGHTS
TRAININGS.
THE ANSWER TO SWEEPS, THERE IS
A MINIMUM BASELINE IN FEDERAL
COURT BUT MAYOR DURKAN HAS
GOTTEN VERY GOOD ABOUT GOING
AROUND THAT.
ACTUAL COMPLAINTS MEANS MUCH
MORE FUNDING.
IT WILL MOVE TO CONSENSUAL
HOUSING.
EVEN IF THE SUITES SHOULD AND
WITH OUTREACH, SO WE DON'T HAVE
TO DRIVE TO SHORELINE AND PAY
FOR IT.
THIS IS SO COMPLICATED.
LIMITED TIME.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THAT BRINGS US THROUGH ALL OF
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
RUNDOWN OF WHERE WE ARE GOING.
I'VE GOT A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT
WHAT'S IN OUR REVISED PACKAGE.
I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT
INITIATIVE 976.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
OUR CONSENT PACKAGE, AND I'M
GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF
YOU WANT TO REMOVE ITEMS BEFORE
WE GET INTO THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
FINALLY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT ITEMS THAT WE WANT
TO ADD.
WE WILL BE DOING THOSE AFTER
THE CONSENT PACKAGE AND THEN
THE ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING
HERE.
I'VE GOT EIGHT OF US.
I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS NOT CALLING IN, BUT
WE WISH HER WELL AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING HER BACK.
TODAY, IN THE REVISED PACKAGE,
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
THIS.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING
ABOUT MY BUDGET PACKAGE, I
FOCUSED ON HOUSING.
I WANTED TO FOCUS ON MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS HAD THE SERVICES THEY
NEED.
WE FOCUSED ON L.E.A.D.
AND GETTING THE SERVICES THAT
PEOPLE NEED, SO WE REALLY
FOCUSED ON PUBLIC HEALTH, AS
WELL.
I KNOW THAT WAS DIFFICULT BASED
UPON ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS
THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND WHAT
WAS HAPPENING IN THE
TRANSPORTATION WORLD, BUT THIS
COUNCIL IS REALLY COMMITTED TO
TAKING THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE TO US IN THE GENERAL
FUND, AND BEING ABLE TO INVEST
FOR PEOPLE, OFTENTIMES
STRUGGLING AT THE LOW-END OF
THE ECONOMIC INCOME GAP, WHICH
WE ALL CAUGHT UP HERE,
RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLES, AND
THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTIONS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK IN THE
SPIN CYCLE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
WE WANT TO BE LOOKING AT HOW WE
CAN MAKE SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS
THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING
ABOUT NOW FOR MONTHS.
IN THIS REVISED PACKAGE, WE ARE
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
EXPAND THE NUMBER OF TINY HOME
VILLAGES AND 24/7 ENHANCED
SHELTERS.
COLLEAGUES, THERE IS ONE ITEM
THAT WE WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON
TODAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 24
SEVEN SHELTERS ARE AVAILABLE TO
US.
THAT WE ARE NOT MEETING OUR
INVESTMENTS TO TINY HOMES.
I AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF TINY
HOMES AND HAVE BEEN FOR A
DECADE NOW, BUT HAVING 24/7
PERMANENT SHELTERS FOR PEOPLE
TO GO IN, WHERE THEY CAN STAY
AND SLEEP, ANY TIME DURING THE
NIGHT OR DAY, TO GET THE FOOD,
SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGERS
THEY NEED ARE EQUALLY AS
IMPORTANT, NOT COMPETING WITH
OUR TINY HOMES.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN OUR
REVISED BUDGET PACKAGE JUST
SINCE WE HAD FORM C, WE VETTED
$180,000 TO CREATE A PILOT
PROGRAM FOR MOBILE PUMPOUT
SERVICES FOR RVS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE
WERE LOOKING OUT FOR MOBILE
TOILET, WHICH IS ALREADY IN THE
TOILET.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD.
IT AND COOK ANOTHER $115,000 FOR
SDCI TO CONTRACT TWO ATTORNEYS
TO PROVIDE LEGAL DEFENSE
ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS
FACING EVICTION.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
IT'S NOT AS MANY AS YOU WANTED,
BUT IT IS TWO, 20 AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN
THIS PACKAGE.
ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAROLD, THIS
INCLUDES $30,000 FOR DIVERSION
PROGRAMS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO
YOUTH INCARCERATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GOOD
WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
I RECOGNIZE THAT MORE IS GOING
TO BE INVESTED AS WE ARE
LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEMIC CHANGES.
OTHER REVISIONS IN THIS PACKAGE
TODAY THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM
WHAT WE SAW A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO, COUNCILMEMBER, YOU ARE
ADDING $300,000 TO SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AGENDA.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A LITTLE
MORE MONEY COMING OUT OF
CONGESTION PRICING FOR ANOTHER
AD YOU HAVE TODAY, BUT THE
$300,000 IS ATTACHED.
WE ARE ALSO ADDING $760,000 TO
EXISTING FUNDS FOR OUR OFFICE
OF HOUSING LOW INCOME HOMEBUYER
COUNSELING.
AND MANY OF US ARE SUPPORTING
THE $170,000 TO THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS FOR THE CRIMINAL
SYSTEM OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
AT THE REQUEST OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, TO
REPORT ON A STRATEGY TO DEVELOP
COMMUNITY LED VIOLENCE
PREVENTION.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY FOR YOUR DISTRICT.
I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT
MY 76.
976, WHEN IT PASSED WAS OR HAD
A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
AS WE KNOW, IT IMPROVED BY A
STATEWIDE VOTE.
AS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED, THE
CITY BELIEVES THIS PARTICULAR
INITIATIVE, ANOTHER OF TIM
EYMAN'S 13 OR 14 INITIATIVES.
WE BELIEVE IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WE ARE SEEKING AN INJUNCTION TO
I-976 FOR THE CRITICAL SERVICES
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL
BUS SERVICES THAT OUR VOTERS
HAVE VOTED FOR.
I-976 WOULD LIMIT THE AUTHORITY
TO COLLECT VEHICLE LICENSE FEES.
THIS WOULD CUT ABOUT $24
MILLION FOR TRANSIT FUNDING.
FUNDING THAT OUR VOTERS VOTED
FOR.
THAT WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
RANSIT SERVICES, THE NUMBER OF
BUS HOURS THAT WE PURCHASE FROM
KING COUNTY BY ONE THIRD
BEGINNING IN 2020.
IT WOULD ALSO ERASE ABOUT $8
MILLION FOR BASIC MAINTENANCE,
SUCH AS REPAIRING POTHOLES.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US IN THIS
ROOM THINK THAT CUTTING THESE
ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES IS APPROPRIATE.
PARTICULARLY WHILE WE ARE
FIGHTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY
OF I-976.
I BELIEVE THESE CUTS WOULD
CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR
CITY, TO THE TRANSIT PROGRAMS,
TO OUR ABILITY JUST TO GET
AROUND, AND MOST SPECIFICALLY,
THAT IT HAS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
THE USERS, THE RESIDENTS,
PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING JUST
TO GET AROUND WITH MOBILITY
ISSUES, AND I AM A STRONG
BELIEVER THAT TAKING THIS
MATTER TO COURT IS CRITICAL.
THEREFORE, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT OUR LAWYERS HAVE REQUESTED,
AN INJUNCTION, I BELIEVE HAS
BEEN FILED NOW.
OUR BUDGET IS NOT GOING TO TRY
TO ADDRESS THE TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES, SO WE ARE FOCUSED ON
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND
PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM EFFORTS, LIKE
L.E.A.D.
I WANT TO HAVE US CONTINUE EVEN
THOUGH I WILL NOT BE HERE WITH
YOU NEXT YEAR, TO CONTINUE ON
THESE SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO MY
COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF, ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING AMAZING HOURS TO HELP
US, THAT WE COULDN'T BE DOING
THIS WITHOUT OUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
I AM MORE APPRECIATIVE THAN
OTHER ABOUT WHAT YOU DO TO HELP
US WRITE, REWRITE, AMEND, AND
DO IT AGAIN, SO PLEASE KNOW
THAT I APPRECIATE YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC THAT
HAS COME TO COMMENT TO US, TO
LET US KNOW HOW STRONGLY YOU
FEEL ABOUT THINGS.
YOUR VOICES MATTER.
YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
MOVING ON, FOR TODAY'S DECISION,
THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS, AND
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM. I
THINK 182 AS OF LAST NIGHT, AND
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A THREE-
PART PROCESS, AND A 300 STEP
PROCESS TO FINALIZE OUR 2020
BUDGET PACKAGE.
WE STARTED WITH THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION
OF THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
AT WHICH TIME, MEMBERS CAN PULL
THINGS OUT FOR ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATION, DISCUSSION, OR
AMENDMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO FIRST VOTE ON
THE CONSENT PACKAGE WITH THE
ITEMS REMOVED, AND THEN AFTER
WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE WILL
LOOK AT THE ADDED ITEMS AND
DISCUSSED THE REMOVED ITEMS.
YOU KNOW HOW TO VOTE.
WHEN WE ARE READY TO VOTE, WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE EACH ITEM.
WE WILL REQUEST A VOICE VOTE ON
EACH ITEM, AND THEN COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR CLERK
WILL BE TALLYING THIS.
WHEN WE VOTE, HOLD YOUR HANDS
UP HIGH AND HOLD THEM UNTIL THE
VOTE IS DONE.
AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, OUR EVER TOUGH
AMELIA TELLS ME THAT ONCE I
HAVE ANNOUNCED THE RESULT OF
THE VOTE, THAT WE CAN'T GO BACK
AND REVOTE, SO IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW BEFORE I
CALL FOR THE BOAT.
IF I HAVEN'T BEEN CLEAR, WE
WILL GET TO COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF FOR HELP.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
CONSENT PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES
ALL OF THE COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTIONS AND STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WE HAVE
DISCUSSED ALREADY AND INCLUDED
IN OUR REVISED BUDGET.
AGAIN, I AM GOING TO START
MOVING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO
ASK THOSE WHO WANT TO REMOVE
SOMETHING FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE THAT WE DO THAT, AND
THEN WE ARE GOING TO RUN
THROUGH BY TITLE, EVERY ITEM OF
THE CONSENT PACKAGE THAT HAS
NOT BEEN REMOVED.
I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS GOING
TO ENJOY APPROXIMATELY 170 ITEMS
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO READ TO
US ONE BY ONE.
THE ITEMS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE WILL BE
CONSIDERED IN ORDER OF THEIR
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION NUMBER,
AND WE WILL TURN TO ALY
PENNUCCI WHEN WE GET TO THAT
POINT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
CONSENT PACKAGE.
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH
COUNCILMEMBER IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE ITEMS.
I'M STARTING OFF FIRST BY
REQUESTING TO REMOVE ITEM 33,
WHICH IS THE CBA HST 100 A-1.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DESCRIBE THEM
NOW.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THOSE.
AT THIS POINT, EXCUSE ME.
>> OKAY.
CAN I JUST REPEAT THAT?
IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM YOU WANT
REMOVED AND SUBSTITUTED, THE
OPPORTUNITY IS NOW TO REMOVE IT
USING THE ORIGINAL BUDGET NUMBER
OR ACTION NUMBER.
SO, I HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED TO
REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 33, HST 100
A KEUCHEL 1. I'M GOING TO GO
DOWN THE ROAD.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> ITEM NUMBER 82 , CBO 2-B 1.
>> I WILL JUST LOOK TO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> I HAVE THREE ITEMS.
THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS
AGENDA ITEM 42.
THIS IS A SUBSTITUTION FOR THE
SECOND ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 56.
THIS WILL BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR
CBA CBA SDOT 912 A-1 AND THE
THIRD WILL BE AGENDA ITEM 159,
SUBSTITUTE FOR CBA LAW 900 A-1.
>> ALY?
>> I WOULD NOTE THAT THE ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA THAT WILL BE
REMOVED ARE CJ 21, A HAIFENG 2,
ITEM NUMBER 56 ON THE AGENDA,
AND ITEM NUMBER 159 SPD 18 B
HAIFENG 1. COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ READ IN THE OTHER
ITEMS.
>> DO I NOT NEED TO MAKE
SUBSTITUTES NOW?
SHOULD I MAKE THEM NOW?
>> IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU
WANT REMOVED THAT WILL BE
SUBSTITUTED, PLEASE MAKE IT
NOW.
>> I MADE THE MOTION FOR
REMOVAL.
I'M ASKING WHETHER I NEED TO
MAKE THE NOTION TO SUBSTITUTE.
>> NO.
JUST WAIT FOR THE PACKAGE.
>> THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE LINE
ITEM OF THE ORIGINAL ITEM YOU
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> DO I GET A SHOT?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY?
>> YOU JUST SKIPPED OVER THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> NO, I DO NOT BUT CAN YOU
REPEAT YOURS?
>> COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION HST 100
ITEM 33.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
WELL AS?
>> 82.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> I DO NOT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM
NUMBER THREE, CBA 3B3 BECAUSE I
INTEND TO PROPOSE A LANGUAGE
CHANGE TO THE PROVISO PACKAGE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD.
ALY , WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ
BACK TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT
THEM ALL?
>> THERE WILL BE SIX ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE AT THIS POINT.
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY IF AS TOM AND
LISA ARE READING THE ITEMS INTO
THE RECORD, THERE'S ANY OTHER
ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE OR AT
THE AND OF THE DISCUSSION OF
THE CONSENT PACKAGE, BUT WHAT
WE HAVE ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW
ARE SIX ITEMS, CJ 21, HON 2, HST
, SDOT 12.1, AND B-1.
>> I HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AND
APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK WE ARE READY.
WE ARE READY TO MOVE TO COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO READ BACK AND
PROCEED WITH READING THEM INTO
THE RECORD.
EACH ITEM OF THE CONSENT
PACKAGE AS YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT
OF YOU.
I KNOW EVERYBODY NEEDS A CUP OF
COFFEE OR A GLASS OF WATER.
IT BACK AND ENJOY.
BUT THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK, LISA K
AND MYSELF WILL BE READING
THROUGH THE ITEMS IN THE
CONSENT PACKAGE, SO WE WILL
KIND OF TRADE-OFF ABOUT A THIRD
OF THE WAY THROUGH OR SO.
ALSO, SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK, WE
ARE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH
THE LIST OF THE BUDGET
INVESTMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE
CHAIR'S BUDGET PRIORITIES AS
STATED, SO I WILL MAKE NOTE OF
WHEN WE TRANSITION FROM EACH
PRIORITY.
WITH THAT, I WILL START.
ITEM 1 IS HOM 1-A 3 WHICH ADDS
FUNDS TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH
OUTREACH WORKERS AND UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT INVALID.
IT ALSO IMPOSES A PROVISO.
AGENDA ITEM 2Z1 ADDS $142,000
IN ONE-TIME FUNDS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOO OPEN A
TINY HOME VILLAGE AND PROPOSES
A PROVISO.
ITEM NUMBER 3 HAS BEEN REMOVED
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ITEM 4 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, 4A2 FOR
SITES ON A TINY HOME VILLAGE.
ITEM 5, HOM 5B 2 ADDS ONE-TIME
FUNDING TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR BUILDING
LOCATION AND RENOVATIONS FOR A
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS SHELTER.
ITEM 6 HOM ADDS FUNDS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
HOMELESS OUTREACH IN NORTH
SEATTLE.
ITEM 7, HOM 7 B-1 AT $100,000
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
VEHICLE RESIDENT OUTREACH AND
PARKING DEFENSE MITIGATION.
ITEM 8, HOM, 8 B-2 ADDS ON A
ONE-TIME BASIS, TO OPERATE AN
OVERNIGHT ONLY SAFE PARKING LOT.
ITEM 9, 1015 10
B-2 ADDS $1 MILLION FOR ONE-
TIME FUNDING TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND
HOMELESS SERVICES AND IMPROVE
OUTCOMES FOR AMERICAN INDIAN
AND ALASKAN NATIVES HOMELESS
úINDIVIDUALS.
ITEM 10 HOM 11 A-THREE ADDS
SERVICES FOR HOMELESS SERVICES
AND A PROVISO.
ITEM 11, WHICH IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS HOM 12
C JAI COLE 1 AS A REPORT ON THE
HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT.
ITEM 12, HOM 13 B-1. $700,000
IN ONE-TIME FUNDS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CREATE
A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PILOT AND
PROPOSES A PROVISO.
ITEM 13, HOM 15 C-1 IMPOSES A
PROVISO ON NAVIGATION TEAM
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ITEM 14, HOM 19 B-1 ADDS
$159,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
ON A ONE-TIME BASIS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
HIRE A 1.0 TERM LIMITED SENIOR
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST POSITION.
ITEM 15, HOM 16 A-1 CUTS
SERVICES FROM A HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE THE SAFE
PILOT PARKING PROGRAM.
ITEM 16 HOM 61 A-1, $341,000
ON A ONE-TIME BASIS FROM THE
GENERAL FUND FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL
AUTHORITY START-UP COSTS AND
OPPOSES A PROVISO.
ITEM NUMBER 17, HOM 62 B-1
REDUCES FUNDING FOR TINY HOME
RELOCATION BY $1.62 MILLION
FROM THE GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-
TIME BASIS.
ITEM 18, HST 50 B-2 ADDS $1.8
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND
AND ONE-TIME FUNDS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
CONSTRUCTION A HEALTH CLINIC.
I WILL NOW MOVE TO INVESTMENTS
IN THE HOUSING PRIORITY AREA.
ITEM NUMBER 19, CBA 1 B-1 ADDS
$57,000 OF FUND BALANCE IN
2021 TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
IMPLEMENT AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
AND COMMUNITY PREFERENCE PLANS.
ITEM 20 B-1 ATLETI ONE-TIME
BASIS FOR THE OFFICE OF
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COSTS
FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT IN LITTLE SAIGON.
ITEM 21 AT $150,000 ON A ONE
TIME BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR PREDEVELOPMENT
COSTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
ITEM 22, ADDS 12.7 MILLION
DOLLARS ON A ONE-TIME BASIS TO
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, TO THE
RENTAL PRODUCTION, AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM TO MAKE
FINANCING COMMITMENTS FOR THE
2019 NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY.
ITEM 23, OH 7 B-2 AT $60,000
IN 2022 THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR HOMEBUYER COUNSELING.
ITEM 24, OH B-1 IMPOSES A
PROVISO ON $2.5 MILLION IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, DEDICATED
TRAGIC ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
LOAN PROGRAM.
ITEM 25, OH 9 A-1 CUTS $9.2
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND
ON A ONE-TIME BASIS AND
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS
SUPPORTED BY THE MERCER SALES
PROCEEDS, INCLUDING THE
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND,
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
ACQUISITION PROGRAM, AND
ATTACHED DWELLING UNIT LOAN
PROGRAM, AND DIRECTS THOSE
FUNDS TO OTHER COUNCIL
PRIORITIES.
ITEM 26, FG 1 A-2 IMPOSES A
VIZO.
I WILL HEAD TO INVESTMENTS AND
THE HYGIENE CATEGORY.
ITEM 27, HON 9C 1, $75,000 TO
THE GENERAL FUND, TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES PROGRAM FOR WOMEN'S
HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND DIAPERS AT
EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
ITEM 28, HOM 16 A-2 ADDS
$1,284,000 FROM THE GENERAL
FUND, $558,000 OF WHICH IS ONE
TIME, TO DEVELOP A MOBILE
BATHROOM FACILITY.
ITEM 29, HOM 50 A-2 ADDS
$115,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
EXPAND THE ENCAMPMENT TRASH
PROGRAM WITH A NONPROFIT
PROVIDER.
ITEM 30, SBR 1 B-1 ADDS
LEVELING FUNDING TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL SHOWER SERVICES FOR
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AT
SEVERAL COMMUNITY CENTERS AND
MENSA COMFORT STATION
RENOVATION CIP PROJECT.
ITEM 31, SPU 4 A-2 ADDS
$170,000 IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR A
PILOT PROGRAM OF MOBILE PUMPOUT
SERVICES TO RVS AND CUTS, AND
FUNDS THIS WITH A CUT OF
$107,000 FROM TWO SPU ACCOUNTS.
I WILL NOW DISCUSS THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT, ASSISTED DIVERSION
OR L.E.A.D.
CATEGORY.
ITEM 32, HSD C9 2, I'M GOING
TO CONTRACT WITH THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION
PROGRAM AND AT 1.0 UNFUNDED
CITY ATTORNEY AND OPPOSES THREE
PROVISOS. ITEM 33.
ACTUALLY, ITEM 33 HAS BEEN
REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
LATER.
ITEM 34.
LEDGE 70 1, AS A $100,000 ONE-
TIME BASIS, TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT TO FUND A CONTRACT
FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION PROGRAM.
I WILL NOW DISCUSS INVESTMENTS
IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
ITEM 35 IS THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPT.
THE CITY AUDITOR IS REQUESTED
TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL A PREPARATION
PROGRAM.
ITEM 36, IMPOSES A PROVISO ON
FINANCE GENERAL RESERVES FOR
LAWS STAFFING A CASE
CONFERENCING PILOT.
ITEM 37, CJ COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
A RAPID REENTRY PILOT AT THE
KING COUNTY JAIL.
ITEM 38, CJ 4 SEE ONE CUTS
$100,000 FROM FINANCE RESERVES
FOR HIGH BARRIER PROBATION AND
ADDS $170,000 OF THE GENERAL
FUND TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS FOR CRIMINAL ASSISTANCE
OUTREACH AND OPPOSES TWO
PROVISOS ON OCR, THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS, AND OPPOSES A
PROVISO ON FINANCE GENERAL
RESERVES.
I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS IS A
REPLACEMENT TO WHAT WAS IN THE
ORIGINAL BALANCING PACKAGE,
WHICH DIDN'T REFLECT THE
ORIGINAL INTENT.
THIS VERSION DOES REFLECT THE
SPONSOR'S INTENT.
ITEM 39.
CJ 5 A-2 PROPOSES A PROVISO IN
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO RESPOND TO HATE VIOLENCE.
ITEM 40, CJ 6 A HAIFENG 2,
ON COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACHES
TO INDIVIDUALS COMMITTING HATE
CRIMES.
ITEM 41, CJ 7A 2 REQUESTS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
THAT REQUESTS THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT BACK TO
COUNCIL ON HOW IT WOULD
IMPLEMENT HIGH BARRIER
PROBATION.
ITEM 42 HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ITEM 43, WHICH IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, CJ 24 A-
2 EXPANDS PREFILING DIVERSION
OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE OVER AGE
25.
ITEM 44.
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, CJ 26 A-2 REQUESTS THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT ACCURATELY CAPTURES
RACE DATA.
ITEM 45, CJ 61 B-1 ADDS
$120,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
FOR SEX INDUSTRY WORKERS
DIVERSION PROGRAM AND OPPOSES A
PROVISO.
ITEM 46, CJ 62 C FICA 1 ADDS
FUNDING FOR YOUTH DIVERSIN,
COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO
THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY AND
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO LISA.
BUT NICELY DONE.
>> ITEM 47 ON YOUR AGENDA IS
CBA SDOT THAT WOULD AT $150,000
OF SCHOOL SAFETY, TRAFFIC, AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
FOR SDOT TO PAY FOR AN ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ITEM 48 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SDOT TO SEE
2 TO REPORT ON BICYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
ITEM NUMBER 49 IS SDOT 3B 1
WHICH ADDS FUNDING FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
TASK AND SUPPORTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AGENDA.
IT CUTS $300,000 OUT OF THE
FINANCE GENERAL RESERVE TO PAY
FOR THAT.
ITEM 50 IS SDOT B1.
THIS WILL REDIRECT $2 MILLION
OF THE MERCER MEGA BLOCK
PROCEEDS TO THE BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN PROTECTED BY CLAIM CIP
PROJECT.
ITEM 51 IS SDOT 7B 1. THIS WILL
ADD $500,000 OF GENERAL FUND
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TAX AND ESTABLISH A CIP PROJECT
IN SDOT.
ITEM 52 IS THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
SDOT 8 B-1 REQUESTING THAT
CDOT PROVIDE A STREETCAR
CONNECTOR FINANCIAL PLAN.
ITEM 53 IS SDOT 9 B-2 FOR THE
RAPID RISE H LINE PROJECT.
ITEM 54 IS SDOT 10 B-2 ADDING
$400,000 OF GENERAL FUND MONEY
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TAX TO SDOT AND ESTABLISHES A
CIP PROJECT FOR BEE DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION.
ITEM 55 IS SDOT 11 B-1 WHICH
ADDS $6 MILLION OF GENERAL
FUND TAX REVENUE FOR SDOT'S
MARKET CIP PROJECT.
ITEM 56 WAS PULLED FOR FUTURE
DISCUSSION.
ITEM 57 IS SDOT 14 B-2. THIS
ADDS $150,000 OF GENERAL FUND
REVENUE TO THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY TAX TO SDOT FOR
A PUBLIC LIFE STUDY OF CAPITOL
HILL.
ITEM NUMBER 58, THIS WOULD PASS
FREE-FLOATING CAR SHARE PERMITS
THE ORDINANCE.
ITEM 59 IS SDOT 23 B-2 FOR
GENERAL FUND REVENUE FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TAX FOR
SDOT TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE HOME
ZONE PILOT.
ITEM 60 IS SDOT 24-TRAN19
ADDING $200,000 OF SCHOOL
SAFETY, TRAFFIC, AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT FUNDS.
FOR SDOT TO CONSTRUCT WALKWAY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG 132nd STREET.
ITEM 61 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
SDOT 25 A-2 REQUESTS THAT SDOT
AND THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
REPORT ON THE SCHEDULE AND
STATUS OF THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
DISCUSSIONS REGARDING HEALTH
SOUND TRANSIT'S BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION.
ITEM 62, SDOT 100 A-1. THIS
WOULD AMEND AND PASS AS AMENDED
, COUNCIL BILL 119670.
THE COMMERCIAL LOAN ZONE. ITEM
63 IS SDOT 101 A-1. THIS WOULD
PASS COUNCIL BILL 119679 THE
MERCER EST LOAD EXTENSION.
ITEM 64 IS SDOT 102 A-1. THIS
WILL PASS COUNCIL BILL 119680.
SOUTH LAKE UNION STREETCAR
OPERATING LOAD EXTENSION.
ITEM 65 IS SDOT 201 A-1. THIS
WILL REDUCE BY $3.05 MILLION
THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANY TAX REVENUE IN FINANCE
GENERAL RESERVES FOR
EXPENDITURES BY THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ITEM 66 IS SDOT 22 A-1. THIS
WOULD CUT 143,000, $150 OF
GENERAL FUND AND $115,000 OF
OTHER FUNDS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF
CITYWIDE MOBILITY.
SDOT ITEM 67, SDOT 400, THIS
WILL PASS COUNCIL BILL 119677
CENTRAL WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT
FUND EXTENSION BILL.
ITEM 68 IS SDOT 401 A-1. THIS
WILL PASS CB 119678, WATERFRONT
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
MOVING TO THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK, ITEM 69, THIS WILL
SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL BILL 109
VERSION D3 FOR VERSION D2.
ITEM 70 IS 101 A-1 TO
SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL BILL 11865
FOR VERSION THE ONE.
ITEM 71 103 A-1. THIS WILL
SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL BILL 191687
VERSION D2 FOR D1.
ITEM 72 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
TNC SPN 103 B-1 REQUESTS OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION REPORT ON THE
FEASIBILITY OF VENTURE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
ITEM 73 IS TNC SPN 104.
THIS IMPOSES TWO PROVISOS ON
GENERAL RESERVES RELATED TO A
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
ITEM 74 IS TNC SPN 106 D JAI
COLE 1 FOR VERSION BEFORE.
AND FINALLY, ITEM 75, TNC TA EX-
131 WOULD SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL
BILL 119684 VERSION D4 FOR
VERSION D2 E AND PASS.
ITEM 77 OUNCE ADMISSION TEXT TO
SUPPORT RACIAL EQUITY ALIGNMENT.
ITEM 78, 3B 1 ADDS $15 OF
ADMISSIONS TAX ARTS FOR ACCESS
TO ONLINE HISTORICAL RESOURCES.
ITEM 79, CUTS 300,000 IN
ADMISSIONS TAX FROM ARTS AND
DELAYS THE HIRING OF ONE NEW
POSITION BY THREE MONTHS.
ITEM 80, AUD 1 A-2 AT 61,000
$960,000 IN GENERAL FUND . 1544
DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER FUND,
$1508 OF WATER FUND, AND $538
SOLID WASTE FUND FOR SALARY
INCREASES FOR THE EXECUTIVE
MANAGER AND STRATEGIC ADVISOR
POSITIONS.
ITEM 81 IS CBO 1 A-1 IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
ITEM 82 HAS BEEN PULLED FOR
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
ITEM 83 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS IS CBO 3 A-1 REQUESTING
THAT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR A
COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR
BOARDS AND COMMISSION
VOLUNTEERS.
ITEM 84 IS THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE, SORRY,
CBO THIS REQUEST REPORT FROM
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ON THE
USE AND CONTRACTED COST OF BEDS
AT THE KING COUNTY JAIL AND
OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF
SERVICES INSIDE THE KING COUNTY
JAIL.
ITEM 85, CBO 20. THIS TRANSFERS
$2.4 MILLION FROM THE
UNRESTRICTED CUMULATIVE RESERVE
FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND.
ITEM 86 CBO RECOGNIZES THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE'S NOVEMBER 2019
FORECAST UPDATE.
CBO 22 ADDS $750,000 OF ONGOING
REVENUE FOR 2019 TECHNOLOGY
FUNDS.
ITEM 88 IS CBO 100.
THIS WILL PASS COUNCIL BILL
119681 . THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX FUND AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
ITEM 89, CBC. THIS ADDS $80,000
GENERAL FUND IN 2020 TWO THE
CPC TO ALLOW FOR CONTRACTING
WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNCIL AND
OPPOSE A PROVISO.
ITEM 90 IS CBC.
THIS ADDS $200,000 GENERAL FUND
IN 2022 THE CPC TO FUND WORK
ITEMS.
ITEM 91 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
DEEL REQUESTING STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT FOR EARLY LEARNING
AND LABOR HARDENING LANGUAGE
CONTRACTS.
ITEM 92 IS DEEL 3 A-2 WITH A
PROVISO ON THE CHILD CARE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EXPANSION
FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
INFANT CARE.
ITEM 93 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS IS DEEL 8 THIS REQUESTS
THAT THE FEASIBILITY OF
IMPLEMENTED THE WASHINGTON
STATE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM IN SEATTLE TAKES PLACE
AND REPORTS ON PROGRESS.
ITEM NUMBER 94 IS DEEL A-2
ADDING $20,000 TO SUPPORT THE
SEATTLE REPERTORY'S THEATER
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM.
ITEM 95 IS DEEL A-2 ADDING
MONEY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR A SOUTH PARK
SAFETY COORDINATOR.
ITEM NUMBER 96 IS DOM 3 E-2 FOR
THE IN THE BOX PROGRAM.
ITEM 97 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
DOM 4 A-2 ASKING ON LONG-TERM
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO
PRESERVE AND ENHANCE P PATCHES.
ITEM 98 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
DOM 5 B-2 ASKS FOR A COMMUNITY-
BASED PREVENTION INITIATIVE IN
WESTWOOD AND SOUTH DELRIDGE.
I WILL TURN IT BACK TO TOM.
>> THANK YOU.
ITEM 99, FAS 1 B-1 FOR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND ADDS
$500,000 FOR A TEMPORARY
REPLACEMENT FIRE STATION.
ITEM 100, WHICH IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, FAS 5 B-
1 REQUESTS ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO ADD QUESTIONS TO
TITLE VI BUSINESS APPLICATIONS.
ITEM 101, FAS 6 B-1 REDUCES
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FINANCE
DEPARTMENT FOR WATERFRONT LOCAL
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
BY $312,159.
ITEM 102, FAS 8 A-1 RECOMMENDS
PASS OF THE INCOME IN
DETERMINING BUSINESS LICENSE,
TAX LIABILITY TO CONFORM WITH
STATE LAW.
ITEM 103, FAS 101 A-1
RECOMMENDS AMENDMENT DOABLE
PAYMENTS AND BUSINESS LICENSE
TAX TO CONFORM WITH STATE LAW.
ITEM 104, WHICH IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, HSD 1 A-
2 REQUEST CONTRACTS WITH
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS BE
REPORTED BACK.
ITEM 105, AS $60,000 OF ONE-
TIME MONEY FOR STATEWIDE HUMAN
SERVICES LOBBYING AND HUMAN
ADVOCACY.
ITEM 106, WHICH IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, HSD 5 A-
2 REQUEST A REPORT ON
SUBSIDIZING TRANSIT PASSES FOR
EMPLOYEES OF HSD, CONTRACTED
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
ITEM 107 HSD 10 B-1 ADDS
$10,000 ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION AND
ACTIVITIES FOR LOW INCOME
SENIORS.
ITEM 108 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
A JUST A 20 B-1 ASKS FOR
ADJUSTMENTS IN THIS INTAKE
PROCESS.
ITEM 109, 50 A-2 AT $55,000
FROM THE GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-
TIME BASIS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TARGETED
TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA
ON HIV-AIDS AND CHRONIC
DISEASE.
ITEM 110, HSD 53 B-2 IMPOSES A
PROVISO FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
ITEM 111 HSD 54 B-1 ANTS ON A
ONE-TIME BASIS, THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR A HARM
REDUCTION PROGRAM FIR STREET
BASED SEX WORKERS AND DRUG
USERS.
ITEM 112, AND $23,000 FOR
HEARING EXAMINER IMPROVEMENTS.
ITEM 113, $113,077 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE LAW
DEPARTMENT FOR ONE FTE
PARALEGAL POSITION FOR AN
ADVOCATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
AND FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT.
ITEM 114, LAW 4 A-1 CUTS ONE
CITY ATTORNEY POSITION AND
$207,014 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR THE LAW
DEPARTMENT.
ITEM 115 L.E.D. 2
A-2 AND $270,000 TO THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO
RECLASSIFIED COMMUNICATION
POSITIONS.
ITEM 116 LEDGE 4 B-1 ANTS
$49,000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
IT CUTS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF ANALYST POSITION AND ADDS
ONE EXECUTIVE MANAGER
LEGISLATIVE POSITION.
ITEM 117 LEDGE 5 A-1 AS
$100,000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT TO CREATE AN INFANT-
PARENT ROOM.
ITEM 118, $15,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS TO FUND INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
ITEM 119 AT $15,000 TO THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.
ITEM 120, OCR AT $15,000 FOR
THE GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO FUND THE
CITY'S MISTER KING JUNIOR UNITY
DAY CELEBRATION.
ITEM 121 OCR ADDS $252,876 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR TWO FULL-
TIME FTE POSITIONS TO ADDRESS
CAPACITY ISSUES.
ITEM 122 5 A-1 CUTS $52,400
FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
BUDGET AND DELAYS THE HIRING
OF NEW POSITIONS BY THREE
MONTHS.
ITEM 123 OED AS $100,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME
BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AN
ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DEPENDENT ON FOSSIL
FUELS.
ITEM 124 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND REQUESTS
THAT OED CREATE STRATEGIES TO
CONNECT DEVELOPERS WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
ITEM 125 OED ADDS $75,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING
BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT HIGH
ROAD APPRENTICESHIPS.
ITEM 126 OED 8 B-1 ANTS $16,291
FROM THE ADMISSIONS TAX ON AN
ONGOING BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ONE
FTE FILM AND MUSIC POSITION.
ITEM 127 OED IMPOSES A PROVISO
ON FUNDING THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY POLICY ADVISOR
POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ITEM 128 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
CREATION.
ITEM 129, CUTS $65,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME
BASIS THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR A
CREATIVE INDUSTRY POLICY
ADVISOR POSITION.
ITEM 130 OED CUTS $100,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING
BASIS.
BUDGETED FOR BUSINESS
RECRUITMENT AND CONSULTATION
SERVICES IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ITEM 131, ADDS $200,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME
BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SEATTLE
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE.
ITEM 132 REDUCES THE OFFICE OF
EMPLOYEE OMBUD RELOCATION FUNDS
BY 135,000 GENERAL FUND ON A
ONE-TIME BASIS.
ITEM 133, AND $70,000 IN
GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING
BASIS TO CONSULT AND ALLOW FOR
CONTRACT ITEM WITH OUTSIDE
LEGAL COUNCIL AND OPPOSE A
PROVISO.
ITEM 134, AS ONE FTE TO CREATE
AN OPERATIONS MANAGER POSITION.
ITEM 135 AND $375,000 OF ONE-
TIME MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND
FOR A RAPID RESPONSE FUND.
ITEM 136 ADDS $50,000 ON A ONE-
TIME BASIS FROM THE GENERAL
FUND FOR DEFERRED ACTION FOR
CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS AND TEMPORARY
PROTECTED STATUS SCHOLARSHIP
FUNDING.
ITEM 137 AND $80,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING
BASIS TO THE OFFICE OF
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO
ALLOW FOR CONTRACTING WITH
OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNCIL.
ITEM 138 PROVIDES $150,000 FOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OUTREACH,
AND ENGAGEMENT.
ITEM 139 PROVISO $130,000 FOR
THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT.
ITEM 140 AND $35,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR A NATURAL
CAPITAL EVALUATION STUDY.
ITEM 141 RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 119676 . THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE LOAN EXTENSION.
ITEM 142 ADDS $136,291 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND AND 1.08 TO THE
ADVISOR, ONE TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TO SUPPORT THE GREEN NEW DEAL,
AND THE CLIMATE ACTION
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, AND IT
OPPOSES A PROVISO.
ITEM 143 AND $540,000 FROM THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX TO THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, AND $735,000 FROM
THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AT $300,000 FROM THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX TO THE SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION, AND ADDS
$375,000 FROM THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING,
AND CUTS $2.275 MILLION OF
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX MONIES
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND IMPOSES A
PROVISO.
ITEM NUMBER 44 IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
ESTABLISH A HIGH ROAD
CONTRACTING STANDARDS FOR
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS.
AT THIS POINT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO LISA.
>> I AM GOING TO TAKE YOU
THROUGH THE END COLLEGES TO
ITEM 182.
WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
ITEM 145 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS REQUESTS THAT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT REPORTS ON ITS STRATEGIC
PLANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION.
ITEM 146 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119674.
AUTHORIZING CITY LIGHT TO ISSUE
UP TO $250 MILLION IN REVENUE
BONDS TO SUPPORT ITS CAPITAL
PROGRAM.
ITEM 147 ADDS ONE FTE
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR WITH A
VEHICLE AND $111,535 TO ENFORCE
WASHINGTON STATE REGULATIONS
RELATED TO ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR LICENSING.
ITEM 148 ADDS $235,684 PLUS ONE
FTE FOR HOUSING AND ZONING
TECHNICIAN AND ONE FTE FOR A
CODE COMPLIANCE ANALYST FOR
TENANT OUTREACH AND PROPERTY
OWNER, AND TENANT ASSISTANT
GROUP STAFFING.
ITEM 149 IS SDCI. THIS ADDS
$237,000 A ONE-TIME FUNDING TO
SDCI TO PROVIDE LEGAL
REPRESENTATION FOR SEATTLE
RENTERS FACING EVICTION.
ITEM 150 IS TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119619.
ITEM 151 CUTS $149,412 FOR ONE
FTE STRATEGIC ADVISOR 1
POSITION IN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
FOR THE CITY LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY.
ITEM 152 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119688 ESTABLISHING AN
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM THAT
WOULD BE CONDUCTED BY A
DESIGNATED CAMPAIGN
ADMINISTRATOR.
ITEM 153 AND $600,000 IN 2020
TO THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO AUGMENT ONE RECRUIT CLASS.
ITEM 154 PASSES COUNCIL BILL
119675 AUTHORIZING A ONE-YEAR
INTERFUND LOAN FOR UP TO $2
MILLION FOR THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY FUND TO THE CABLE
BILL TELEVISION FRANCHISE FUND.
ITEM 155 REQUESTS THAT'S A
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS LEADS AN
EXAMINATION OF THE CHARGE BY
OFFICER PROGRAM.
ITEM 156 ADDS $48,000 GENERAL
FUND.
AUTHORITY FOR ONE FTE STRATEGIC
ADVISOR POSITION TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH
DATA SYSTEMS THAT RECORD
INTERACTIONS WITH INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE AND IMPOSES A PROVISO.
ITEM 157 IS ADDING $87,500 IN
2020 TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO CONTRACT WITH AN
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATION
THAT CAN ASSIST THE CITY WITH
ITS EFFORTS TO END THE MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN
AND GIRLS CRISIS, AND IMPOSES A
PROVISO.
ITEM 158 IMPOSES PROVISOS ON
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT ADDITIONAL
TRAINING PROVISOS.
ITEM 159 HAS BEEN PULLED FOR
CONSIDERATION LATER.
ITEM 160 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS REQUESTS THAT THE CITY OUT
FOLLOW POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORTS ON A ASSET APPROACH.
ITEM 161 IS ALSO A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON
COMPLIANCE WITH COPPER WIRE
LAWS.
ITEM 162 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, AND REQUESTS
THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REPORT ON THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
PROGRAM.
ITEM 163 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS REQUESTS THAT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON THE
HIRING AND RETENTION
INITIATIVES.
ITEM 164 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
ON SWORN STAFF HIRING.
ITEM 165 REDUCES FUNDING FOR
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN ORDER TO SUBSIDIZE RECRUIT
TESTING FEES BY $70,000 IN 2020.
ITEM 168 REDUCES SBD BUDGET FOR
STAFF REPORT OF ITS RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION INITIATIVES BY
$75,000 IN 2020.
ITEM 167, REDUCES SBD'S BUDGET
FOR ITS PROPOSED SERGEANT
TRAINING BY $240,000 IN 2020.
ITEM 168 IS APPROPRIATING
$150,000 OF FUND BALANCE IN
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
FUND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AN
AURORA-LICTON SPRINGS COMMUNITY
CENTER.
ITEM 169 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT REQUESTS A PROGRESS REPORT
FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION ON THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
ITEM 170 CUTS $500,000 IN
RECREATION FACILITIES PROGRAMS
FOR THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND BACKFILL SAT
WITH HALF $1 MILLION OF KING
COUNTY LEVY FUNDING CUT FROM
THE PLAY AREA RENOVATIONS.
ITEM 171 ADDS $150,000 TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE YOUTH THREE SPORTS.
ITEM 172 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119671, THE PARKS FEE
ORDINANCE.
ITEM 173 IS SPU. THIS ADDS
$30,000 TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO IMPROVE SHUTOFF
NOTIFICATIONS TO MULTIFAMILY
VISITING RESIDENTS AND PAYS FOR
THAT BY CUTTING $30,000 FROM A
RESERVE ACCOUNT.
ITEM 174 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 11967 TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES 2020 TO 2022 SOLID
WASTE RATES.
THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH THE
BUDGET LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
BE APPROVED BY THIS CONSENT
PACKAGE.
ITEM 175 WOULD PASS THE THE
CROOKS ON COUNCIL BILL 119 67.
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
$7 MILLION OF FUNDING KNOWN
CITY SOURCES.
ITEM 76 WOULD AMEND AND PASS AS
AMENDED CONSTABLE 119668.
THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE REVISING THE 2019
BUDGET.
ITEM 171 BASICALLY APPROVES
PUTTING INTO THE RECORD THE
MAYOR'S 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET,
WHICH IS CLERK FILE 314436.
ITEM 178 IS ALSO A CLERK FILE.
THIS WOULD APPROVE FILING CLERK
FILE 431137, WHICH IS THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2020 TO 2025
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
ITEM 178 PASSES COUNCIL BILL
119691.
118 PASSES COUNCIL BILL 119-
1692, KNOWN AS THE SHORT
PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE.
ITEM 181 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119673, AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $65.3 MILLION OF
LIMITED TAX GOVERNMENT
OBLIGATION BONDS.
ITEM 182 WOULD PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119690 WHICH REPEALS A
MISTING INTERFUND LOANS.
THAT'S IT.
>> WELL DONE.
THANK YOU BOTH.
AT THIS POINT, DO MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE?
SEEN NONE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD
TO ADOPT THIS CONSENT PACKAGE
AND I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY READ
ONCE WHAT'S BEEN REMOVED.
WE NEED TO REMOVE THEM AGAIN.
>> WE DO NOT.
I AM HAPPY TO.
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
THERE'S ONLY SIX.
I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
WE HAD THOSE ITEMS REMOVED.
WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER THE
CONSENT PACKAGE AS AMENDED.
I WOULD MOVE BUT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE
CONSENT PACKAGE AS AMENDED.
CAN I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR OF
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT PACKAGE
AS AMENDED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND.
ANY OPPOSED?
SEEING NONE, IT'S A UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED CONSENT PACKAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK ON THAT.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
GET A SENSE FROM YOU, THE NEXT
THING WE ARE DOING IS TURNING
TO THE ITEMS THAT WE DESCRIBED
THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE
ADOPTION OF THIS AGENDA.
THERE ARE 11 OF THEM, SO IT'S
NOT TOO LONG, BUT THEN WE ALSO
HAVE THE REMOVALS AS I SPILL MY
WATER.
NOT MUCH LEFT.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR TIMING.
WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE?
WOULD YOU PREFER TO GO THROUGH
THE ADDITIONS AND THEN TAKE A
BREAK BEFORE WE GET TO
REMOVALS?
OR DO YOU WANT TO POWER
THROUGH?
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO NEED A
BREAK BECAUSE I SUSPECT THERE
IS GOING TO BE SOME DISCUSSION,
BUT WE CAN EITHER DO IT NOW, OR
AFTER THE ADDITIONS.
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU HOW YOU
FEEL ABOUT IT.
>> I SUGGEST WE POWER THROUGH
AS MUCH AS WE CAN GO THROUGH.
>> AND THEN WE WILL TAKE
ANOTHER LOOK.
FAIR ENOUGH.
VERY GOOD.
SHALL WE JUST PROCEED?
THIS IS CLASSIC APPEAR.
GREAT.
THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO DO IT IS
ONE ITEM, THEN I WILL ASK FOR A
MOTION FROM THE SPONSOR, A
SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.
WE WILL DECIDE TO EITHER ADD OR
NOT.
BUT THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE ADS IN
THE ORDER THAT ALY LISTED THEM.
ITEM 1 IS SEATED $23,600 OF
ONGOING FUNDING TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT YOUTH
DIVERSION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
AND FUNDS THIS WITH A $222,600
CUT FOR RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION INITIATIVES FROM SPD.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE
THIS AND ANY INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS?
>> YES.
I AM JUST MAKING SURE I HAVE
THE RIGHT ONE.
>> SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
I THINK BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE
DISCUSSION, YOU NEED TO MAKE A
MOTION TO PUT THE ITEM BEFORE
YOU AND HAVE IT SECONDED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M JUST WAITING TO GET A
MOTION FROM THE SPONSOR TO DO
THAT.
>> I MOVE CBA C 9.
>> THE MOTION IS IN FRONT OF
US.
I THINK THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO
DO THIS IS WE WILL HAVE
COMMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE COMMENTS FIRST
FROM THE SPONSOR.
ANYONE ELSE.
THEN THE SPONSOR CAN HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO WRAP UP.
>> THIS IS A BUDGET ACTION THAT
FUNDS COMMUNITY-BASED
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO HEROIC
WORK HELPING CONNECTING PEOPLE
WITH POSITIVE, ENRICHING
ACTIVITIES LIKE THE EARTH,
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT, AND
EDUCATION.
IS ARE DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PREVENTING
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BEING FORCED
INTO ENTERING THE SPIRAL OF THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WHICH
IS IN OTHER WORDS, THE SCHOOL-
TO-PRISON PIPELINE.
WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT THE
IMPRESSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AND WE'VE
MENTIONED THEM MANY TIMES.
I WON'T MENTION THE DETAILS OF
THE PROGRAMS AGAIN, BUT WE KNOW
THAT EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON THIS
ORGANIZATION IS WELL SPENT, AND
AS I SAID, WHEN MY OFFICE
TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY LEADERS
OF ALL THESE PROGRAMS TOGETHER,
TOGETHER, THEY ADVOCATED FOR
522,600 BETWEEN THEM FOR THE
IMPORTANT WORK AND THANKS TO
THE ADVOCACY OF THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT, INCLUDING THE
ACTIVISTS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
FIGHT FOR AND WIN $300,000 IN
THE BUDGET ALREADY FOR THESE
PROGRAMS, SO I THINK THE
MOVEMENT SHOULD CELEBRATE
BECAUSE WE GOT THIS BECAUSE OF
OUR ADVOCACY, BUT THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD FUND THE
REMAINING $220,000.
IN THIS CASE, THE FUNDING SOURCE
IS REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
IN THE POLICE BUDGET SET ASIDE
FOR WHAT THE MAYOR IS CALLING
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
INITIATIVES.
ONE OF THOSE INITIATIVES IS TO
HAVE OVER A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TRAINING
FOR SERGEANTS.
KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS A POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT IS UNDER
CONSENT DECREE FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES.
APPARENTLY, THEY THINK
SERGEANTS NEED TO BE MORE
ENCOURAGING WHEN THEY SENT
OFFICERS OUT ON PATROL AND ARE
SPENDING A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
ON IT.
COMPARE THE SCRUTINY THAT'S PUT
ON THE TINY BUDGETS OF HUMAN
SERVICES AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO THE
CAVALIER WAY IN WHICH THE MAYOR
WANTS TO SPEND $410 MILLION ON
POLICING.
HOW CAN THERE BE MORE MONEY
AVAILABLE FOR MOTIVATIONAL
SPEAKER TRAINING FOR SERGEANTS
THAN FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP
OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR?
IT ALMOST SEEMS AS THOUGH THE
STANDARD FOR THEIR MONEY IS
WELL SPENT IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, IF IT'S FLUSHED
DOWN THE TOILET, IT WILL CLOG
THE PIPES.
IF IT'S NOT GOING TO CLOG THE
PIPES, IT'S A GOOD USE OF MONEY,
BUT WE KNOW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PROGRAMS WILL MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE, NOT MORE AND MORE
FUNDING OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
I AM QUITE CONVINCED THAT
SPENDING MORE TO THE TUNE OF
$220,600 WILL BE BETTER SPENT
ON THE COMMUNITY.
I REALLY HOPE THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL SUPPORT
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE
AMOUNTS AND PROSPECTIVE.
$410 MILLION VERSUS $500,000.
IT'S JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET
THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR.
>> OTHER COMMENTS?
>> JUST A QUESTION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR THAT GREAT DESCRIPTION OF
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE TRYING TO
SUPPORT, WHEN THE BUDGET WAS
PREPARED BY THE MAYOR, WE PUT
IN A NEW PACKAGE, $300,000
TOWARDS THIS.
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL $205,000.
BUT THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL
AMOUNT.
>> CHAIR?
I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT IN
ADDITION TO THE $300,000 THAT
THE CHAIR'S BUDGET INCLUDES,
FOR DIVERSION PROGRAMS, THIS
COUNCIL, THIS HAS BECOME A
TOPIC OF CONVERSATION IN PRIOR
MEETINGS, SO I WANTED TO GET
DETAILS FROM THE SEATTLE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
THIS COUNCIL IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS LAST YEAR CREATED, AS A
PRIORITY, FUNDING AT THE LEVEL
OF $1.08 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
PROGRAMS.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED WHY THAT
MONEY WASN'T ALLOCATED FOR 2019.
THE COUNCIL MADE THE DECISION
TO NOT ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS
FOR 2019.
WE EARMARKED THE FUNDING FOR
2020 BECAUSE WE WANTED TO USE
THE COLLABORATIVE GRANTMAKING
PROCESS, WHICH RELIES ON
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP THE THEORY
OF CHANGE, INVESTMENT OUTCOMES,
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AND
SELECT GRANT RECIPIENTS.
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS HAS
REPORTED THAT IT'S WORKING TO
GET THE GRANTS OUT TO
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EARLY PART
OF 2020.
ICR IS ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE PART
OF THE GRANT PROCESS, AND THE
TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE
PRIORITIZED REDUCE HARM, CAUSED
BY VIOLENCE AND MASS
INCARCERATION, BY BUILDING
EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED
HEALING RESPONSES, PROJECTS
THAT CREATE RESTORATIVE
PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS THAT INTERRUPT THE
SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE,
PROJECTS THAT CENTER HEALING
AND TRAUMA-INFORMED YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY
BUILDS COMMUNITY WITH YOUTH
MOST IMPACTED BY THE SCHOOL TO
PRISON COST TO DEPORTATION
PIPELINE.
PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT FOR BETTER POLICING
AND SAFE COMMUNITIES, AND
SUPPORT FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM
THE USE OF POLICE FORCE, AND
PROJECTS THAT BUILD IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO SECURE
ALTERNATIVES TO THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM TO AVOID
DISPROPORTIONATE IMMIGRATION
CONSEQUENCES AND ENSURE THAT
THESE BRING ABOUT COLLECTIVE
SOLUTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE $300,000
THAT THE CHAIR HAS INCLUDED, IN
HER BALANCED-BUDGET PACKAGE, WE
HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL $1.08
MILLION THAT SOC ARE WILL BE
DISTRIBUTING.
A LITTLE MORE GRANULARITY ON
THE PROCESS FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, THE SOC ARE WORKED TO
RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS IN THE
COLLABORATIVE GRANTMAKING
PROCESS DURING THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER.
THEY ARE LAUNCHING THE
COLLABORATIVE GRANTMAKING
PROCESS THIS MONTH.
THEY WILL BE HAVING CAPACITY
BUILDING MODULES IN NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER 2019.
GRANTMAKING PROCESS AND
TECHNICAL TRAINING WILL BE
HAPPENING IN DECEMBER.
THE RFP WILL GO OUT IN JANUARY
2020.
THEY WILL BE READING PROPOSALS
IN FEBRUARY 2020 WITH SITE
VISITS AND INTERVIEWS IN
FEBRUARY 2020, AND FUNDING
DECISIONS BEING MADE IN
FEBRUARY, AND MARCH 2020 WITH
DISBURSEMENTS ON MARCH 2020.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO CLARIFY THE POINT OF
THAT IS THE POINT THEN THAT
BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT SOC
ARE IS DOING, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S REQUEST ARE LIKELY TO
BE FUNDED TO THAT IN BECAUSE WE
HAVE MONIES THAT WERE NOT SPENT
LAST YEAR?
IS THAT SORT OF THE POINT?
>> THE POINT IS THAT WE HAVE,
LET'S SEE, A LITTLE BIT OVER
$1.1 MILLION IN THE 2020 BUDGET
TO FUND DIVERSION AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM PROGRAMS.
>> JUST AS WE ARE THINKING
ALOUD, I WAS LEANING TOWARD
SUPPORTING WHERE COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT IS HEADING WITH THIS
BECAUSE THIS KIND OF
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORK MAKES
ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.
I THINK WE CAN AGREE ON THAT.
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
CAN ASSURE THAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN, SO THESE ORGANIZATIONS
ARE FUNDED.
IF I VOTE NO AGAINST
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
PROPOSAL, JUST SORT OF
TRUSTING THAT THE CONFERENCE
WILL BE USED AND TO FUND IS
ORGANIZATIONS --
>> THIS IS A BUDGET DECISION WE
MADE LAST YEAR.
GRANULAR DETAIL I JUST READ
FROM I RECEIVED FROM SOC ARE
THIS MORNING.
>> YOU SAID THE RFP WOULD BE
ISSUED IN JANUARY?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
I AM VOTING NO ON THIS BECAUSE
OF THE $1 MILLION WE PUT IN
FROM LAST YEAR.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
YOU CAN CLOSE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, I AM QUITE
DISAPPOINTED THAT WE ARE
HEARING THE SAME ARGUMENTS THAT
WE HAD HEARD THE LAST TIME WE
DISCUSSED THIS.
I HAD RESPONDED TO THAT AND I'M
GOING TO RESPOND AGAIN.
I THINK IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE.
FIRST OF ALL, THE GRANT
OPPORTUNITY HASN'T OPENED UP
YET.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYBODY
CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT GIVEN THE
DEEP RACISM AND THE SYSTEMIC
PROBLEMS WE SEE WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW
ANY COUNCILMEMBER CAN MAKE THE
ARGUMENT THAT SOMEHOW, IF WE
FUND THESE PROGRAMS TO THE TUNE
OF $522,600, AND THESE PROGRAMS
ALSO GET $1 MILLION WORTH NEXT
YEAR, SOMEHOW THAT WILL BE TOO
MUCH.
I MADE THIS POINT THE LAST
TIME.
WE ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER OF
OVER FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
THAT IS NOT A DANGER WE FACE.
SERIOUSLY, THE SEATTLE PROCESS
IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE
DESPERATE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
IF THEY GET FUNDING FROM BOTH
SOURCES, THAT'S GREAT.
I DON'T SEE THAT THERE IS ANY
EXCUSE FOR NOT FUNDING THIS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MAKE THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLY FOR A
GRANT.
WHY ARE YOU MAKING THE
COMMUNITY APPLY FOR GRANTS?
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM
CJC 962 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
OKAY.
I AM GOING TO ASK FOR A REVOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
RAISE YOUR HAND.
THOSE OPPOSED?
RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO, IT FAILS WITH A 4-4 VOTE.
>> [ BOOING ]
>> OKAY, ON THE NEXT ONE, TOM,
WILL YOU READ -- BUT I WANT TO
SAY ONE THING.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR DESCRIPTION.
I'M SURE THESE GROUPS WILL BE
FUNDED TO THE TUNE OF WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS TRYING
TO DO.
THERE MAY BE A PRINCIPAL THAT
WE ARE PRESERVING ABOUT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I GET THAT ARGUMENT, BUT IF I
AM UNDERSTANDING YOUR
DESCRIPTION CORRECTLY, WE ARE
PRETTY MUCH DOUBLING DOWN ON
OUR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
BENEFITS, SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT
THAT EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED.
OKAY.
BUT TOM, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
>> 10 A-1 REQUESTING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION
COLLECT AND REPORT DATA ON
AGGREGATION AND USAGE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE THIS AS A
SPONSOR?
STRUCTURE.
CBA REQUESTS A REPORT ON DATA
COLLECTION AND USAGE.
>> VERY GOOD.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL
MIKE PRESIDENT HARRELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED WITH
COMMENTS?
STRUCTURE.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A SIGNAL OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
IT WILL FURTHER THE DEPARTMENT
AND THE COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVE TO
FOCUSING ON SERVICES MOST
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
ACIEVEMENT GAPS.
MIL LEVY CURRENTLY REFLECTS A
PRIORITY.
HOWEVER, MY OFFICE HAS RECEIVED
QUESTIONS ABOUT INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
FUNDED.
THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE MORE
CLARITY ON HOW DATA IS USED TO
CREATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES,
AND ENSURES THAT STUDENTS MOST
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS ARE
PRIORITIZED GIVEN HOW
COMPLICATED IT CAN BE FOR
ORGANIZATIONS TO TRACK CITY
FUNDING PRIORITIES AND
OUTCOMES.
IT IS WORTHWHILE TO PRESENT
MORE INFORMATION ON WHO IS
TRULY BEING SERVED.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S JUST MOVE ON TO A VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
>> IT'S VERY CONFUSING AS TO
WHEN WE CAN LOWER OUR HAND AND
WHEN WE SHOULD RAISE THEM
BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING ON STAFF
TO TAKE A TALLY, SO IF WE COULD
GET A VERY CLEAR, VERBAL SIGNAL
OF WHEN YOU ARE DONE COUNTING
OUR HANDS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO US AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> ALY, GIVE US A SIGNAL WHEN
YOU'VE GOT THE COUNT.
ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD.
THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING.
TOM, WOULD YOU READ IN ITEM
NUMBER THREE?
>> ITEM NUMBER THREE ADDS
$8,395,000 OF ONGOING MONEY
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
CREATE 14 TINY HOME VILLAGES.
THAT CUTS ONGOING MONEY FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ACROSS
MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO
DISCONTINUE THE NAVIGATION TEAM
AND AGGREGATES 30 FTE
POSITIONS, AND IMPOSES A
PROVISO.
>> GOOD.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT THE
MOTION IN FRONT OF US?
>> I MOVE ITEM 3
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, THE SALES.
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
>> I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHAT
HAPPENED.
WE DIDN'T EVEN GET A SECOND TO
DISCUSS IT.
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
PLEASE, TOM.
>> ITEM 4 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, OED 15.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORMED A
SEARCH COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIRING A
CREATIVE INDUSTRY DIRECTOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, DO YOU
WANT TO PUT THIS IN FRONT OF
US?
>> I MOVE.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
I WILL SECOND BASE.
>> THIS IS A STATEMENT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THAT
MEANS THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT
WHETHER WE SHOULD SPEND A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS
OR THAT.
IT'S A QUESTION OF POLITICAL
DIRECTION FOR THE DEPARTMENTS
THAT FUNCTION UNDER THE MAYOR'S
DIRECTION.
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK
WITH WORKERS AND THEIR UNIONS
IN THE FILM AND MUSIC INDUSTRY
WHEN SELECTING FOR THE CITY
DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF THE
INDUSTRY.
IT'S ABOUT GIVING WORKERS AND
THEIR LABOR UNIONS A SAY IN WHO
SHOULD BE APPOINTED AS A
DIRECTOR.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE
CONTROVERSIAL.
THIS SHOULD BE A VERY BASIC
REQUIREMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS ATTEMPTED TO PUNISH
THE WORKERS IN THE PUBLIC FOR
DARING TO PUBLICLY CRITICIZE
HER, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO
INTO THE DETAILS BECAUSE WE DID
THIS THE LAST TIME, BUT VERY
QUICKLY, THE WORKERS AND THE
COALITION OF WORKERS PUBLISHED
AN EDITORIAL FOR THEY OBJECTED
TO HOW THEY WERE BEING SHUT
OUT.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE MAYOR,
INSTEAD OF INCLUDING THEM WAS
TO FURTHER SIDELINE THEM AND
SEND THEM A LETTER SAYING
BECAUSE YOU DID THIS, BECAUSE
YOU PUBLICLY CRITICIZED US, NOT
GOING TO INVITE YOU TO SPEAK
WITH US.
THE UNIONS SHOULD SUPPORT THEIR
VERY, VERY REASONABLE DEMAND TO
HAVE A SAY IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY DIRECTOR.
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
ATTEND FIRSTLY MAKES THE
REQUEST TO WORK WITH THE UNIONS
BECAUSE HIRING THE DIRECTOR IS
UNDER THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY,
NOT UNDER THE COUNCIL'S
AUTHORITY.
IF THE MAYOR REFUSES TO ACCEPT
THIS, WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE
TO ORGANIZE IN THE NEW YEAR TO
ENSURE THAT THE WORKER'S VOICE
IS RESPECTED.
I HOPE THE COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
SUPPORT THIS.
>> FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
QUESTION FIRST AND THEN A
COMMENT.
THIS IS IDENTIFIED AS A NEW
ITEM BUT NOTES THAT A NUMBER OF
US SPONSORED IT.
I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT IT IN
THE LAST BUDGET MEETING.
IS THERE SOMETHING NEW IN IT
THAT WAS NOT IN THE EARLIER
VERSION?
>> THE NEW VERSION NUMBER
INDICATES THE COSPONSORS THAT
WERE ADDED DURING DISCUSSION OF
PLASTIC AS PART COMMITTEE
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ADDED TO
THE REVISED BALANCING PACKAGE,
SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD IT TO THE COUNCIL BUDGET.
>> THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU
ARE RIGHT.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH A
NUMBER OF COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
SUPPORTED IT.
>> SIX.
>> INDEED.
AS MENTIONED, I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS MEASURE.
FOR FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, WHO
MISSED IT, THE OTHER ITEMS
RELATED TO THE FILM INDUSTRY
WERE IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE, SO
THAT RELATES TO THE PROVISO ON
POLICY AND THE EXPECTATION THAT
THE DEPARTMENTS WORK WITH THE
FILM INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPING A
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THAT
POSITION AS WELL AS A REQUEST
FOR A REPORT BACK ON A FILM
COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF
PUBLIC RECORD.
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ABOUT THIS,
I ALSO RECEIVED THE
CONTROVERSIAL EMAIL FROM THE
ARTS OFFICE DIRECTOR.
I DID NOT READ IT AS A BLANKET
DIS-INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
IN DISCUSSIONS MOVING FORWARD.
THE DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS THE
COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS DISINVITED
FOLKS TO THE COMMISSION'S
RETREAT.
SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THAT MESSAGE,
THE DIRECTOR INDICATED THAT HE
INTENDED THEM TO BE INCLUDED IN
FUTURE REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
AND THE PUBLIC MEETING PROPOSED
FOR 11/22.
OUR ACTIONS TODAY BOTH AS IT
RELATES TO THE DIRECTOR
POSITION AS WELL AS THE POLICY
POSITION ENSURE YOUR ONGOING
COMMUNICATION AND PARTICIPATION.
WE WILL BE MONITORING THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILMEMBERS?
>> NO.
I HOPE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND
I THINK THAT THIS KIND OF
PRESSURE IS IMPORTANT BOTH FROM
THE UNIONS THAT HAVE ADVOCATED
FOR IT, LEADERS LIKE DOUG DUMA
WHO HAVE HELPED WITH THIS.
WE NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON
THIS AS A MINIMUM.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
THE ITEM, RAISE YOUR HAND AND
SAY AYE.
OKAY.
ANY OPPOSED?
THIS MEASURE PASSES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 5.
>> ITEM 5 IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SEL 900 A-1
REQUEST THAT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, SDOT AND OH YES HE
REPORT ON ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL
TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS IN
SEATTLE.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
WOULD THE SPONSOR LIKE TO PUT
THIS IN FRONT OF US?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE
LEGISLATION?
>> MOVED.
>> SECONDED.
>> COLLEAGUES, A BRIEF
REMINDER.
WE PASSED THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION IN AUGUST COMMITTING
US TO BE POLLUTION FREE BY 2030.
THE FIRST ISSUE IS OUR
BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TODAY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE ALL OF
OUR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TO
ELECTRIFIED, AND WE NEED TO
ALTER ALL NEW AND EXISTING
BUILDINGS.
THIS WOULD ASK SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WORKING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO DO SOME ANALYSIS
ON WHAT THAT WOULD TAKE.
I WORKED WITH THE HEADS AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
THEY SUGGESTED SOME REFINED
THING WHICH.
WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS
REFINING THE LANGUAGE SLIGHTLY
TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME CHANGES
THAT WERE REQUESTED FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER,
SECONDED BY ME.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
THIS ITEM -- ANY OPPOSED?
THE MEASURE PASSES.
>>> ANY COMMENTS.
>> COLLEAGUES, THE VARIOUS
GREEN BUILDING
STANDARDS IN NEED OF A
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND
UPDATE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE
THE CODE
DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO CARRY OUT
THE WORK OF REVIEWING
THESE PROGRAMS AND MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO REVIEW
THEM AND ASK THAT A SPECIFIC
PIECE OF THE REVIEW
MAKE LIQUIDATIONS FOR HOW THIS
CAN SEND ABOUT OF USE
OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, AN AREA
THAT THE UNITED STATES
HAS BEEN FAR BEHIND ON AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE CAN
BE A LEADER ON.
WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED LANGUAGE
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND
I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER.
>> I APPRECIATE ADDING THE
LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY
THAT SAYS IT IS ANTICIPATED
THAT THE UPDATES COULD
INCLUDE USING THE MATERIAL.
I THINK THE TIMBER
HOLDS A LOT OF PROMISE.
IT IS JUST IMPORTANT WHERE
RESOURCE THE TIMBER FROM IS
FROM A SUSTAINABLE
SOURCE AS OPPOSED TO POOR
FORESTRY PACKAGES.
WE
APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT.
>> IN HER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
ITEMS SIX, TWO B1 SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
IT IS APPROVED.
ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN.
>> ITEM NUMBER SEVEN REQUESTS
THAT THE OFFICE OF
DEVELOPMENT AND THE INSPECTIONS
PROPOSAL TO LIMIT
THE NEW FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION
AND STORAGE
FACILITIES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
THIS ITEM?
>> I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM.
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> COLLEAGUES, CONSISTENT WITH
OUR WORK ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL I MENTIONED A
MOMENT AGO, I BELIEVE
THAT SEATTLE NEEDS TO BE VERY
CLEAR THAT NEW FOSSIL
FUEL PROJECTS ARE NOT WELCOME
IN OUR CITY.
WE
PASSED, AS PART OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
LANGUAGE A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT
PROPOSALS WOULD COME
BACK NEXT YEAR FOR FUTURE
COUNSEL TO ADOPT THOSE.
THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
TO PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR HOW
THEY WOULD IMPLEMENT
SUCH A THING.
WE HAD HEARD SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT
CAPACITY TO DO THE WORK.
IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, WE BELIEVE THE
WORK COULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED UNDER EXISTING
WORK THAT IS ALREADY
FUNDED AND GOING ON INCLUDING
THE INDUSTRIAL LAND
WORK WHICH WOULD BE A LOGICAL
PLACE OR SHORELINE
WORK.
TWO BODIES OF WORK HAPPENING
NEXT YEAR.
DESPITE QUESTIONS FROM THE
EXECUTIVE, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE COUNCIL
ADOPT THIS AND INCLUDED
AND I THINK IT IS A REASONABLE
PATH TO DO THIS NEXT
YEAR.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENT?
WE MOVED TO VOTE.
THOSE IN
FAVOR OF APPROVING AS PCI 3A1,
RAISE YOUR HAND AND
SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND
THIS IS APPROVED.
NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
>> 6B1 WHICH AT $607,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON
AN ONGOING BASIS TO SDCI FOR
ORGANIZING AND OUTREACH
AND OFFSETS THAT ADDITION WITH
THE REDUCTION TO
FUNDING IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR OFFICER
HIRING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
LET'S PROCEED.
>> THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
FUND THE EXPANSION
OF CRUCIAL RENTER ORGANIZING
AND OUTREACH.
WE KNOW
THAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY THERE
IS A DEEP HOUSING
CRISIS AS REAL ESTATE SPECULAR
AGENT HAS DRIVEN UP
RENT AND OTHER HOUSING COST
WHICH HAS LED TO THE
ECONOMIC EVICTIONS OF RENTERS
OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND
COMMUNITIES ON THOSE THAT WOULD
REMAIN ONLY FACE
GREATER FINANCIALS STRAINS.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
RENTERS ARE BEGINNING TO FIGHT
BACK AND GETTING
ORGANIZED AGAINST EVICTIONS AND
FOR RENT CONTROL
INCLUDING IN SEATTLE.
RENTERS HAVE ORGANIZED
ASSOCIATIONS IN THE BUILDINGS
AND HAVE RECEIVED
RESULTS.
SOME ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN MY
OFFICE HAVE
COLLABORATED IS THE BUILDING AT
NORTH CAPITOL HILL,
THIS CHCEAU BUILDING IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
COMPOSED OF JUST ORDINARY
PEOPLE WHO DECIDED TO GET
ORGANIZED AS ATTENDANCE UNION
IN THEIR BUILDING AND
FIGHT AGAINST THE CORPORATE
DEVELOPER AND HAVE
MANAGED TO WIN VICTORIES WHICH
OTHERWISE WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS HAS
FUNDS THAT WERE THERE
TO FUND TENANT ORGANIZING AND
OUTREACH.
WHILE THE
FUND IS BEING USED IN A GOOD
WAY IS TOTALLY
INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE RENTERS WHO
MAKE HALF OF THE CITY'S
POPULATION.
THIS IS A DIRE
NEED.
THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTING
ORDINARY
PEOPLE, KEEP IN MIND HALF OF
THEM ARE RENTERS.
AND
SO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
ADD TO THOSE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF
WORK.
BE SEATTLE IS
AN ORGANIZATION ORGANIZING MANY
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
BOOT CAMPS FOR RENTERS WHICH WE
HAVE COLLABORATED
WITH ON AND HAVE TREMAIN
RECEIVED A TREMENDOUS
RESPONSE FROM TENANTS.
THE TENANTS UNION OF
WASHINGTON STATE WHICH A
PRISONS A CALL LINE FOR
RENTERS AND ALSO HELPS TENANT
ASSOCIATION SWARMING
IN THEIR BUILDINGS.
AND OFTEN LANDLORDS WILL ABUSE
ONE TENANT AND TO BE AS MANY.
A PRACTICE.
THEY
DON'T JUST ABUSE ONE TENANT
SOMEWHERE SOMETIME.
WHEN THOSE TENANTS GET
ORGANIZED, THEY CAN FIGHT FOR
THE RIGHTS.
THIS WOULD ALSO FUND LGBTQ
WHICH IS
SUPPORTING SENIORS WHO ARE
RENTERS AND THE
WASHINGTON COMMUNITY NETWORK
WHICH SUCCESSFULLY
ADVOCATED FOR REFORMS AND WHO
USE A LOT OF THE
RESOURCES ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET
TO HELP RENTERS
BECOME PART OF MOVEMENT TO
FIGHT FOR THEIR OWN
RIGHTS.
WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ACTION
NETWORK JUST
RAN A SUCCESSFUL BALLOT
INITIATIVE WHICH THEY WON
AND FEBRUARY PASSING JUST
BECAUSE.
THAT IS A
CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE
DONE WHEN YOU
ORGANIZE THE RENTERS.
ALL OF THIS IS IN THE CONTEXT
OF A GIANT POWER IMBALANCE
BETWEEN RENTERS.
YOU CAN
SHIFT THE IMBALANCE IN FAVOR OF
RENTERS PICK THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL CONTINUE
TO FUND THAT WORK AND
I HOPE COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
SUPPORT IT.
TO GENERATE
THE FUNDS, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
WOULD REDUCE FUNDING
THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR EXTRA
HIRING BONUSES FOR POLICE
OFFICERS.
THIS IS NOT
WAGES.
IT IS BONUSES AND INCENTIVES
FOR NEW HIRES
SUCH AS OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER
INTO THE CITY.
THE
REALITY IS THE HOUSING SECURITY
AND INSECURITY THAT
EXISTS RIGHT NOW THAT CAN BE
ADDRESSED BY CREATING
AND FUNDING MORE RENTER
ORGANIZING WOULD HAVE A MUCH
BIGGER IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND PUBLIC IMPACT AND
PUBLIC SAFETY.
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND A
BIGGER
IMPACT ON REDUCING CRIME AND
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN MORE
MONEY. THIS IS A
SIDE POINT BUT I WANT TO SAY
THAT THERE IS A REAL
SHORTAGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN
SEATTLE BECAUSE THE
WAGES ARE SO LOW AND THEY
BARELY MAKE IT.
AND SO
WHY IS THE CITY GOING TO GIVE
HIRING BONUSES TO
POLICE OFFICERS?
WHY NOT GIVE HIRING BONUSES TO
SOCIAL WORKERS IF YOU WANT TO
GIVE HIRING BONUSES TO
SOMEBODY?
>> FOR THEIR COMMENTS?
>> NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF
APPROVING NUMBER ITEM SDCI 6B1,
RAISE YOUR HAND AND
SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
>> THE MOTION FAILS AND THIS
COUNCIL ACTION SDCI
6B1 IS NOT APPROVED.
THE NEXT ITEM IS SDCI 900B1.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT?
>> ADDS $304,522 ONGOING FOR
THE GENERAL FUND TO
SDCI FOR EVICTION, LEGAL
DEFENSE AND REDUCES S
D.O.T.
CONGESTION BY A LIKE AMOUNT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
MOTION.
>> I MOVE 900B1.
DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> NOT HEARING A SECOND.
THE MOTION FAILS.
MOVING ON TO SDCI 901A1.
>> NUMBER 10 ADDS $60,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND ON
AN ONGOING BASIS TO SDCI FOR
RENTER ORGANIZING AND
OUTREACH, DELAYS HIRING OF
ADMINISTERED ASSISTANT
AND REDUCES CONGESTION PRICING
OUTREACH FUNDING BY A
LIKE AMOUNT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE
THIS ITEM.
I'M SORRY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I MOVE THE NEW CBA 901A1.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK
TO THIS?
>> THIS BUDGET ACTION PROVIDES
AN ADMITTEDLY MUCH
SMALLER AMOUNT THAN PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
BUT IT PROVIDES $60,000 AND
FUNDING TO SDCI TO
CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS FOR
RENTER OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND
ORGANIZING.
I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
FOR WORKING WITH ME
TO IDENTIFY AND IDENTIFY THE
APPROPRIATE SIZED CUT
FOR THE PRICING OF THE BUDGET
ITEM.
THIS IS A CUT
OF $25,000 THAT ALLOWS THE WORK
TO CONTINUE AND IT
IS A CUT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN WORKS WITH THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT TO
IDENTIFY.
THE OTHER CUT IS $35,000.
THIS IS TO
DELAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION
, ADMINISTERED
ASSISTANT POSITION IN SPD
RELATED TO THE RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION ITEM WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING AND OTHER
ITEMS.
IT JUST DELAYS THAT PERSON IN
SPD BY
1 QUARTER.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
ANY
ADDITIONAL?
>> I APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION ON THIS AND
APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENTS
HELPING TO FIND A LITTLE
WIGGLE ROOM.
I KNOW THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE FOR
THEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND I REALLY
WANT TO CREDIT THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT AND THE
RENTER ORGANIZING ACTIVISTS
THAT HAVE PUSHED FOR
THIS.
SOMETIMES YOU WILL NOT WIN.
EVERYTHING
WORKED WE WERE FIGHTING FOR.
WHATEVER WE WIN IS
BECAUSE WE GET ORGANIZED.
I REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND THE
FIGHT WILL GO ON.
>> COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> VERY GOOD.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
ITEM
SDCI 901A1.
SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THE MOTION
CARRIES.
APPROVED.
WE HAVE THE LAST ADD ITEM.
TOM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ
THAT IN.
>> ITEM 11 IS THE STATE OF
LEGENDS -- LEGISLATE
OF INTENT.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOP A
PLAN TO MAKE ALL PUBLIC
TRANSIT IN SEATTLE FREE TO
RIDE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, CAN I
HAVE A MOTION?
>> I MOVE SDOT 9115A1.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
COMMENTS.
>> ONE OF THE PROPOSALS AND
THE RESOLUTION THAT
WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
COUNCIL IS CALLING FOR
A MASSIVE EXPANSION OF PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND MAKING IT
FREE FOR ALL TO USE.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF CARS ON THE ROAD
AND THE TIME PEOPLE SPEND IN
CARS AND LESS INVEST ON
MAKING OTHER FORMS OF
TRANSPORTATION EFFECTIVE,
EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE.
WE NEED MORE STOPS AND
GREATER FREQUENCY AND GREATER
DENSITY OF ROUTES.
WE
ALSO NEED THE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO
BE FREE.
THAT IS
THE BARE MINIMUM WE NEED IF WE
ARE GOING TO FIGHT
CLIMATE CHANGE.
IF WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT, IN
TERMS
OF THE CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE
WILLINGNESS OF THE MASS
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, GETTING
PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY
FURTHER AWAY FROM THEIR JOBS,
THEY WANT TO MOVE TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT BUT THIS OR THAT
OR THE OTHER
OBSTACLE IS IN THEIR WAY.
MAKING IT FREE OBVIOUSLY
WILL BE A BIG STEP FORWARD.
SO THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS NOT ABOUT
PUTTING MONEY HERE
OR THERE.
IT IS SIMPLY ASKING THE
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HOW TO MAKE ALL TRANSIT IN
SEATTLE FREE FOR
EVERYBODY TO USE NO MATTER WHO
YOU ARE.
SO THE
OPTIONS INCLUDE REQUIRING
EMPLOYERS TO SUPPLY CARDS
TO EMPLOYEES AND BIG BUSINESS
TO FUND ORCA CARDS FOR
ALL.
AND TO MAKE SEATTLE A RIGHT
FREEZONE.
ALL OF
THESE SHOULD BE EXPLORED BY THE
STUDY.
THE REALITY
IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF
REVENUE, IT IS
ACCOUNTED FOR BY WRITER FAIRS.
MATHEMATICALLY, IT
SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSSIBLE TO
MAKE TRANSIT FREE FOR
ALL.
THIS IS A STUDY THAT I THINK
SHOULD HAPPEN
VERY QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING
ON THE PATH
TOWARDS FREE TRANSIT FOR
EVERYONE.
I WANT TO JUST
LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THURSTON
COUNTY RECENTLY
DECIDED TO MAKE THE TRANSIT
SYSTEM FREE STARTING
JANUARY 1st. THEY HAVE A
SMALLER TRANSIT SYSTEM
THEN KING COUNTY.
THEY DID THE ANALYSIS OF THE
COST
OF GRADE FOR THE COLLECTION
SYSTEM AND DECIDED TO
SPEND THAT MONEY TO COLLECT
FARES AND IT DIDN'T MAKE
SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD AND
SWITCH TO THE SYSTEM.
WE
HAVE A MORE COMPLEX SYSTEM AND
SEATTLE.
IT IS A
PIECE OF KING COUNTY METRO
WORK.
BUT I THINK
ABSOLUTELY THAT THIS IS THE
DIRECTION WE SHOULD BE
MOVING AND THAT OTHER CITIES
ARE MOVING AND I THINK
THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO START DOING
SOME RESEARCH AND PUTTING IDEAS
OUT THERE TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS CAN BE.
>> OTHER COMMENTS?
>> I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND O'BRIEN'S
COMMENTS.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A NO OR NO
FOUL.
NO
HARM NO FOUL.
THE LEGAL CHALLENGES ARE
PRESENT.
BUT NONETHELESS I THINK IT
PROVIDES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME LEGWORK
AROUND WHAT A TRANSIT
SYSTEM THAT IS FREE TO THE
PUBLIC CAN TRULY LOOK
LIKE IF IT EXISTED.
SO I THINK WE ALL SORT OF
RECOGNIZE THE LEVEL OF
PRAGMATISM AROUND THE
REALITIES OF 976 AND THE
DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT HAS
ON THE EXISTING TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AND IT IS DEEPLY
SUBSIDIZED.
NOT FREE.
I THINK VISIONING TOWARD A
LONG-TERM EFFORTS TOWARDS
ULTIMATELY HAVING FREE
TRANSIT IS A GOOD THING FOR THE
CITY AND THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE AND WORK IN OUR CITY.
DEFINITELY SUPPORT
THE SPIRIT OF THIS WITH THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE
WORK IN THIS SPACE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED
BASED ON OUR SUCCESS OR LACK
THEREOF.
>> I THINK IT IS A GREAT GOAL.
I THINK IT IS
UNLIKELY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE
THE TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM IS FUNDED BY ROUGHLY 25%
OF WHAT WE PAY BY
ORCA CARDS AND OTHERS PICKED I
DON'T SEE A PATH
FORWARD AT THIS POINT BUT WE
MIGHT AS WELL ASK.
AND
TO A REASONABLE STUDY.
MY CONCERN FRANKLY IS THAT
WE ARE REQUESTING THEM TO DO
SOMETHING LARGE WITHOUT
PROVIDING THEM ANY ASSISTANCE
FINANCIALLY TO DO
THIS.
AT THIS POINT, IF WE DON'T MAKE
THE ASK, WE
WON'T GET THE ANSWER SO I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.
.
>> ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF
APPROVING THE FINAL
ITEM, VOTE AYE.
RAISE YOUR HAND.
THOSE OPPOSED,
VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND CPA TRYING TO
SDOT 915 APPROVED.
I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK.
IT IS
12:24.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS LEFT.
IT SOUNDS UNANIMOUS
TO ME.
THE ITEMS ARE THAT WE WERE
MOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE ARE THE ONES WE
WILL CONSIDER.
THE
WAY IT WORKS.
IT IS COMPLICATE IT.
I WILL MAKE A
MOTION TO REQUEST A SECOND TO
APPROVE THE ORIGINAL
CBA.
THE ORIGINAL WILL BE IN FRONT
OF US.
I WANT
TO ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
SUBSTITUTION TO HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND SUBSTITUTED
AND THEN WE WILL
DISCUSS IT.
THEN WE HAVE TO UNWIND THE
WHOLE THING
IF IT PASSES.
I THINK WITH EVERYBODY'S HELP,
WE CAN
GET THROUGH THIS AND AMELIA
WILL BE PLEASED WITH ME.
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF,
WILL YOU READ THIS ONE?
>> CHAIR BAGSHAW, I WANT TO
NOTE THAT BECAUSE I
WILL BE READING AND KEEPING
TRACK OF THE PROCESS, MY
COLLEAGUE LISA WILL BE GIVING
YOU A THUMBS UP WHEN
THIS HAS BEEN RECORDED
PROPERLY.
THE FIRST ITEM
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE IS SLIDE SEE CBO TO
COLLECT HIGH EARNERS PRINCIPAL
INCOME TAX.
>> THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S BUT I WILL MOVE
APPROVAL 2B1 AS INCLUDED IN THE
CONSENT PACKAGE.
I
HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
IS THERE A MOTION?
AND A NEW COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION
ITEM FOR THIS.
I
WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I'M LOOKING FOR MY NOTES.
I CAN'T FIND THEM.
I'M GOING TO WING IT.
I MOVED TO SUBSTITUTE CBO
900-A-1.
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> GOOD.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
SO SUBSTITUTE CBO
900-A-1. AND IS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCIL, WILL YOU DESCRIBE THE
DIFFERENCE?
>> WHAT WE WILL DO AS WE MOVE
TO THE PROCESS IS
WHEN THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE
HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, I WILL BRIEFLY
DESCRIBE WHAT THE
SUBSTITUTE DOES OR HOW IT
DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL
ITEM BEFORE YOU.
JUST KNOW THAT IF YOU VOTE YES
ON
THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE, YOU
HAVE THAT ITEM BEFORE
YOU AND THE ORIGINAL ITEM IS NO
LONGER BEHIND YOU.
IF YOU VOTE YES, THE ORIGINAL
ITEM IS NO LONGER
BEFORE YOU AND THEN YOU VOTE ON
THE SUBSTITUTE
OPTION AFTER ANY DISCUSSION.
>> THE SUBSTITUTE CBO-900-A-1
REQUEST A SIMILAR
REPORT.
DIVERSION OR OPTION REMOVES
LANGUAGE ABOUT
PROVIDING THE REPORT WITHIN 30
DAYS OF THE RULING.
INSTEAD IT ASKS FOR THE REPORT
BY MARCH 31st,
2020.
IT CONTINUES TO INCLUDE
LANGUAGE ABOUT AN
ALTERNATIVE REPORT IF THE
RULING IS NOT IN OUR FAVOR
BUT ASKS FOR THE REPORT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD?
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE VOTE ONE
AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
ANY OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES
AND THE
NEW SLIDE IS BEFORE US.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS QUICK SEEING NONE,
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
OF ITEM NUMBER CBO
900-A-1, RAISE YOUR HAND AGAIN
AND VOTE AYE.
>> OPPOSED?
VERY GOOD THE MOTION PASSES.
ITEM
NUMBER CBO 900 HAVE CAP
APPROVED.
ONE DOWN FIVE TO
GO.
>> THE NEXT ITEM REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE
IS SLIDE CJ2182.
THIS REQUEST THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT REPORT ON REENTRY
RECORDATIONS IN
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER SLIDE.
CJ 2182 IS BEFORE US.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL
OF THIS.
IT HAS BEEN
MOVED.
SECOND?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER GONZCEZ.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE YOUR SUBSTITUTE?
>> YES.
I WILL MOVE TO SUBSTITUTE CBA,
FOR CBA
CJ-21-A-2.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
AND WOULD YOU
LIKE TO DESCRIBE THE
DIFFERENCES?
>> THE SUBSTITUTION IS SIMILAR
TO THE ORIGINAL BUT
CORRECTS A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR
BY ROUGHLY SAYING,
FORMERLY WITH FORMERLY -
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS
THIS AT LENGTH.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE VOTE
AYE.
>> ARE YOU GUYS VOTING?
>> ALL WE ARE DOING IS PUTTING
IT IN FRONT OF US.
OPPOSED ABOUT NO.
SO THAT MOTION PASSES.
THE NEW
SUBSTITUTE CJ 921-A-1 AS
CORRECTED IS BEFORE US.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO
VOTE AGAIN ON THIS SUBSTITUTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE
AYE AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
OPPOSED?
SO THE MOTION
PASSES.
AND WE ARE GOOD ON THIS ONE.
IT IS
APPROVED.
>> NEXT ITEM REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE IS
CBA HOM-3-B-3. ADDING 1.2
BILLING DOLLARS INCLUDING
$6000 OF GENERAL FUND AND ONE-
TIME FUNDING TO HST TO
EXPAND TINY HOME VILLAGES.
>> VERY GOOD.
I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE
INITIAL
HON-3-8-2. I HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS.
IS THERE A
MOTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE AND SECOND, THE
SUBSTITUTE OF NEW ACTION.
>> I THINK THE UNDERLYING WAS
HUM-3-B-3.
>> ONE WAS REMOVED HERE.
>> IT MODIFIES THE LANGUAGE.
>> WE HAVE TO MOVE IT FIRST.
>> I THINK WE ARE ON HOM-3-B-2
.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
>> I WILL SECOND THREE-B-3.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
IT IS NOW IN FRONT OF US.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND TO SUBSTITUTE?
>> I MOVED TO SUBSTITUTE CBA
HOM 903-B-1.
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> IS THERE ANOTHER AREA HERE?
I HAVE A DIFFERENT
SUBSTITUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
HAS A SLIGHTLY REVISED VERSION
OF THE SUBSTITUTE CBA
THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO YOU
THIS MORNING.
>> I BELIEVE THE CBA NUMBER ON
THAT PIECE OF PAPER
MAY STAY HOM-A BUT IT SHOULD
STAY AT 903-B-1.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.
>> IT DOES SAY THE SAME
NUMBER.
>> GENERATING A NEW VERSION OR
A NEW OPTION ON THE
FLY.
IT SHOULD READ HOM 903-B-1.
>> B AS IN BOY.
>> BRAVO ONE.
>> SOUNDS LIKE A PILOT TALKING
.
>> WHAT WE HAVE IS A NEW
SUBSTITUTE.
903-B-1
WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THIS?
>> THE ORIGINAL VERSION ADDED
ABOUT $1.2 MILLION
FOR TINY HOME VILLAGES AND
IMPOSED PROVIDES US ON
FUNDING.
A NEW OPTION MODIFIES THE
PROVISO BY
REMOVING THE LANGUAGE THAT
REFERRED TO PERMITTING IT
FOR TINY HOME SHELTERS AND
REMOVES THE LANGUAGE
PRIORITIZING THESE TINY HOME
SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS
REFERRED BY THE LEAD PROGRAMS,
BY THE TEAMS AND
OTHER DIVERSION TEAMS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
>> I THINK WE HAVE IT MOVED IN
FRONT OF US. WE
JUST HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE THIS VOTE.
THAT IS IN FRONT OF US.
>> MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE AND
SECOND SO YOU CAN HAVE
THE DISCUSSION PRIOR.
IF YOU VOTE YES ON THE MOTION
TO SUBSTITUTE, THE ORIGINAL
VERSION IS OFF THE TABLE
AND THE NEW VERSION WITH THE
NEW PROVISO LANGUAGE IS
WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER PROCESS
QUESTION IF I MAY.
>> PLEASE.
>> FOR THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE
VOTING TO SUBSTITUTE,
AT THE BEGINNING, WE ASKED TO
PULL THOSE, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> BUT WE VOTED IN FAVOR IN
THE CONSENT PACKAGE,
DID WE NOT?
>> YOU DID NOT.
THERE ARE TWO ACTIONS IN THE
CHAIRS THAT ADDED FUNDING FOR
TINY HOME VILLAGE.
ONE WAS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THAT
WAS IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
THAT WAS HOME TO C1, I
BELIEVE.
THIS IS THE SECOND ACTION
ADDING MONEY FOR
TINY HOME VILLAGE THAT WAS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
>> SO WE REMOVED IT.
AND THIS CHANGE REDUCES THE
FLEXIBILITY OF USING IT EITHER
FOR TINY HOME
VILLAGES OR SHELTER AND IT ALSO
ELIMINATES THE
LANGUAGE ABOUT PRIORITIZING THE
SPACES CREATED FOR
THE TEAM LEAD CLIENTS.
>> CORRECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK
TO THIS FIRST?
>> YES.
FOR COUNCILMEMBERS, THEY HAND
OUT FOR THE
NEW LANGUAGE, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS NO
CONFUSION.
AS FAR AS THE FUNDING, THERE IS
NO
CHANGE.
WE WANT ALL THE FUNDING.
IT IS ON THE FLIP
SIDE OF WHAT I HANDED OUT.
THE NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE
PROVISO AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY
CHANGES IN THE
LANGUAGE AND NOT THE FUNDING.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK
TO THAT.
SO IN TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC,
THIS HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS.
WE HAVE ONE JUST OVER
$2 MILLION WHICH IS FANTASTIC
TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
A TESTAMENT FOR THE MOVEMENT.
AND IT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WHO HAS SUPPORTED US
TO COME THIS FAR.
WE
HAD AN ORIGINAL BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT THE MONEY CAN
BE USED ONLY TO EXPAND TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND THE
TESTIMONY WE HAVE HEARD IN
COMMITTEE AFTER COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN ABOUT DINING HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THE FEEDBACK
WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM ON THE
GROUND SERVICE
PROVIDERS TELLS US OVER AND
OVER AGAIN THAT PEOPLE
WANT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
BECAUSE THEY GET PRIVACY
AND ARE ABLE TO STORE BELONGINGS
AND I DON'T WANT TO
PUT ENHANCE SHELTERS AGAINST
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
BECAUSE THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN
IMPORTANT SERVICE.
I
DON'T THINK THE FUNDING SHOULD
COME AT THE EXPENSE
OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES BECAUSE
WE HAVE SEEN SUCH A
DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES WHEN THEY ARE
HOMELESS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO
HAVE A TINY HOUSE.
UNFORTUNATELY IN THE LATEST
DRAFT OF THE --
PRESENTED THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN
CHANGED.
THE
LANGUAGE HAS BEEN CHANGED IN
THE MONEY FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND SHELTER.
IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR
SOME PEOPLE BUT NOT AT THE
EXPENSE OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THE REASON TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
HAS THE
BEST RESULTS IS BECAUSE,
INCLUDING THE TRANSITIONS
FOR PERMANENT HOUSING, THEY
PROVIDE PRIVACY AND I
DON'T THINK PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOUSED AND TAKE PRIVACY
FOR GRANTED SHOULD BE TELLING
PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE
PRIVACY.
AND GIVEN
OVERWHELMING TESTIMONY WE HAVE
HEARD, AND I CAN TELL
YOU COUNCILMEMBERS, NONE OF YOU
ARE THERE AND THE
MEETINGS I HELD WHERE WE HAD
OVER 100 PEOPLE
TESTIFY, INCLUDING PEOPLE
PROVIDING THE TINY HOUSE
SERVICES AND THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED THE
BENEFITS OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
AND TRANSITIONED TO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE OF THOSE
OVER HUNDRED PEOPLE SAY, I
COULD DO WITH JUST THE
TINY HOUSE.
IT WAS ALWAYS 100% TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CONFUSE
THE ISSUE BY PUTTING
THAT IN PLACE OF THE LANGUAGE.
THE NEW LANGUAGE,
MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IT IS
SOLELY TO ESTABLISH AND
OPERATE THE NEW MONIES, SOLELY
TO ESTABLISH AND
OPERATE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES SO
THAT THERE ARE TWO
PROVIDES US AND I'M JUST
PROVIDING A CHANGE IN ONE
OF THE PROVISOS.
>> I WILL VOTE AGAINST THIS
FOR ONE IMPORTANT
POINT AND THAT IS THAT I WANT
TO SUPPORT THE TINY
HOME VILLAGES AND I DON'T WANT
TO RESTRICT THINGS
THAT WE COULD DO QUICKLY IN THE
FIRST OR
2nd QUARTER.
I'M MORE INTERESTED RIGHT NOW
AND
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE
PLACES WHERE THEY CAN
GO WHERE THEY ARE WARM AND THEY
HAVE THE SERVICES
AND THE CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO CITE THESE TINY HOME
VILLAGES.
IT IS
SHAMEFUL.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO MORE
QUICKLY.
I
DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY OPTION
OUT.
IF I HAD MY
PREFERENCE AND ALL THINGS WERE
EQUAL I WOULD SAY,
LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE MANY
SPACES WHERE WE CAN PUT
THE VILLAGES AT ANY
NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
SO I'M VOTING NO SIMPLY FOR THE
REASON TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
HAVE A PLACE AND A
ROOF AND 24/7 WHERE THEY CAN
SLEEP.
>> FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> A VOTE NO IS NOT A VOTE
OPPOSING THE
$1.2 MILLION FOR EXPANDED TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN
ADDITION TO THE 600,000
COUNCILMEMBER TRANSIT LOOKED
-- MOSQUEDA ADDED.
THAT A VOTE NO IS NOT TO
OPPOSE FUNDING FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE, WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER IS VOTING IS
TO REPLACE THE ITEM.
SO WE ARE STILL VOTING ON THE
1.2 MILLION FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES WITH THE
FLEXIBILITY OF ALLOWING FOR
ENHANCED SHELTER.
AS IT
RELATES TO THE PROVISO, NOT
PRIORITIZING SPACES FOR
PEOPLE REFERRED BY THE NAV TEAM
OR LEAD.
THAT THE
CITY AUDITOR HAS REPEATEDLY
SAID THAT THE CITY NEEDS
TO BE PRIORITIZING THE
POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
BEING MOVED BY THE NAVIGATION
TEAM AND PRIORITIZING
LOCATIONS FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO
GO.
NOT ONLY
PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO GO BUT ALSO
INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
PEOPLE WILL COME
INSIDE.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE ONE OF
THE MOST
POPULAR LOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO
GO TO FROM OUTSIDE.
AND ENHANCED SHELTERS ARE ONE
OF THE MOST POPULAR
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO FROM
THE OUTSIDE.
LIKEWISE THE OUTCOMES TO
PERMANENT HOUSING ARE VERY
HIGH.
AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I TOO
WOULD LIKE TO
PRESERVE THE FLEXIBILITY IN THE
ORIGINAL MEASURE TO
ALLOW FOR THESE FUNDS AS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TO BE USED
FOR EITHER TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES OR ENHANCED
SHELTERS AND ALSO
INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE THAT WE
PRIORITIZE THE NEW
SPACES FOR PEOPLE COMING IN
FROM OUTSIDE FROM THE
LEAD PROGRAM AND THE NAVIGATION
TEAM CONSISTENT WITH
THE CITY AUDITOR'S. I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT IN HER RECOMMENDED
SUBSTITUTE OF THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL TO THINK ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THERE MIGHT BE,
IN RECOGNITION OF
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW'S POINT
THAT SOMETIMES THESE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES TAKE A LOT
OF TIME TO CITE AND
THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO AN ENHANCED
SHELTER AT A DATE CERTAIN WHERE
WE GET TO A POINT IN
2020 WHERE WE STILL DON'T HAVE
A DATE CERTAIN FOR
EXPANDED TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
PERHAPS WE CAN MEET
IN THE MIDDLE AND CREATE A
MIDYEAR MARK AS A GOAL
FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO PRIORITIZE
THE FUNDS FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND IF THAT IS
NOT SUCCESSFUL, IF
THEY HAVE A DAY FOR THE
EXPANSION OF THE ENHANCED
SHELTER SYSTEM, WE CAN USE THE
FUNDS FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> SOME OTHER POINTS THAT CAME
UP.
WE APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO WORK
WITH YOU IF WE CAN'T FIND A WAY
TO SUPPORT THIS NOW,
OF COURSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE KEEP WORKING
TOGETHER ON THESE THINGS BUT
JUST TO CLARIFY SOME OF
THE THINGS.
AS FAR AS THE PRIORITIZATION OF
LEAD,
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED
DIVERSION PROGRAM AND
THE NAV TEAM, JUST TO CLARIFY,
THE BUDGET ACTION
STILL INCLUDES THE
PRIORITIZATION LANGUAGE WHERE
ALL
I DID WAS REMOVE IT FROM THE
PROVISO AND I WILL
EXPLAIN WHY I DID THAT.
BUT TO CLARIFY, THE BUDGET
ACTION DESCRIPTION I HANDED
OUT, THE UPDATED ONE
WHICH WE WILL VOTE ON SAYS THE
TOTAL FUNDING IS
ESTIMATED TO SUPPORT A SINGLE
TINY HOME VILLAGE THAT
WILL PRIORITIZE FROM THE TEAM.
SO THAT IS NOT GOING
AWAY.
I'M JUST REMOVING THE ABSOLUTE
REQUIREMENT
WHICH THE PROVISO IS AND WE
WERE NOT ORIGINALLY
PLANNING TO DO THAT.
THE PROVISO LANGUAGE AS WAS
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW COULD
POTENTIALLY -- AND I'M NOT
THE EXPERT BUT I'M
RELATING WHAT WAS TOLD TO MY
OFFICE, COULD BE A REAL
PROBLEM IF IT FORCES PEOPLE WHO
HAVE ADDICTION
ISSUES SENT TO CLEAN AND SOBER
VILLAGES.
THE REAL
FLEXIBILITY WE WANT IS NOT
BETWEEN THE SHELTERS.
THE REAL FLEXIBILITY IS TO MAKE
SURE THE APPROPRIATE
MATCHES BETWEEN HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIFIC
CONDITIONS AND THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO RATHER THAN JUST
TRYING TO CONFUSE THE
WHOLE THING AND HAVE A CLEAN
AND SOBER VILLAGE AND
CONFRONT THE QUESTION ON
WHETHER THEY WILL FACE
ADDICTION ISSUES.
NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PEOPLE FACING THE OPIOID CRISIS
BUT THERE ARE
SPECIFIC SERVICES NEEDED FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT FACE
THOSE PROBLEMS AND THAT
PARTICULAR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE MIGHT NOT BE CLEAR WITH
THE NEW PROVISO HOW
IT WOULD BE INSURED.
THE SECOND THING IS, AS FAR AS
THE FLEXIBILITY YOU ALL ARE
TALKING ABOUT BETWEEN
THE SHELTERS AND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, I WILL BE
HONEST.
THE ONLY PEOPLE I HAVE HEARD
ADVOCATING ARE
ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD HOMELESS
PEOPLE, AND I'M NOT BEING
SARCASTIC BUT THIS IS THE
HONEST TRUTH.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS THEMSELVES SAY, I
WANT -- SHELTERS.
I
THINK THE BIG REASON IS THAT IT
DOESN'T WORK WHEN
YOU DON'T HAVE PRIVACY AND I
THINK THAT IS A BASIC
HUMAN RIGHT.
AS FAR AS A TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
TAKING
TIME, I'M HAPPY TO MEET YOU
MIDWAY NEXT YEAR.
I
THINK WE CAN SPEED UP THE
BUILDING OF THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING BILL
FROM MY
OFFICE ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR
TO EXPAND THE SITING
OF THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
I'M HAPPY TO BRING IT
FORWARD NOW.
IT WASN'T SUITABLE FOR THE
BUDGET
CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT
FORWARD VERY EARLY
NEXT YEAR AND SEE HOW FAST WE
CAN DO THIS.
BUT OF
COURSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE AS MUCH SHELTER
AS POSSIBLE.
>> AMEN.
THAT IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
TOO.
AS
MUCH SHELTER AS WE CAN POSSIBLY
GET OF ALL KINDS.
SO IF THERE IS NOT FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS POINT, I
WILL SEE IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT.
WAS IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE CBA HOM
903-B-1, FOR HOM THREE
B-3.
>> JUST REMIND THE COUNCIL IF
YOU VOTE NO ON THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE, THE
ORIGINAL ITEM WILL BE
BEFORE YOU SO YOU WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE
ON THAT.
>> ARE WE CLEAR?
>> I JUST WANT TO, IN ADDITION
TO WANTING TO FIND
MIDDLE GROUND, ON THE SHELTER
VERSUS THE TINY HOME
VILLAGES, I DO AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
POINT ABOUT THE PROVISO
POTENTIALLY BEING A BARRIER
THAT IS UNINTENDED AND
APPRECIATE HER POINTING OUT
THAT THE LANGUAGE IN THE
PRIORITIZATION IS IN THE
BUDGET ACTION DESCRIPTION.
I'M THINKING I'M GOING
TO VOTE NO ON THE SUBSTITUTE
BUT HOPE THAT THE
SPONSOR BRINGS IT BACK MONDAY
WITH THE PROVISO
LANGUAGE LIFTED BECAUSE I AGREE
.
>> HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
BACK TO THE SUBSTITUTE.
IF WE MOVE
THIS IN FAVOR, THEN WE WILL
PASS IT.
IF NOT, WE GO
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ITEM.
WHAT I'M HEARING FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BITE OF
THE APPLE MONDAY.
>> WE WILL TAKE UP THE MOTION
ON THE SUBSTITUTION
AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT
OPTIONS.
>> CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION.
IF WE ARE AT THE
POINT WHERE YOU BOTH AGREE ON
WHAT THE LANGUAGES,
WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR US TO
AMEND TODAY OR DO THE
LANGUAGE AND COME BACK?
>> WE PREFER NOT TO PROVISO
LANGUAGE ON THE FLY.
>> YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY, IF
THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE FAILS, THE ORIGINAL
ITEM IS BEFORE YOU,
YOU COULD HOLD THE ITEM FOR
CONSIDERATION ON MONDAY
AND YOU COULD ACT ON THE ITEM
AND IF YOU COME TO AN
AGREEMENT AND WANT TO BRING IT
BACK, IT WOULD BE AN
ACTION TO RESEND CBA AND ADOPT
DIFFERENT.
>> HOLDING THE ITEM MEANS NO
VOTES ON THE
SUBSTITUTE AND NOT ON ANYTHING.
>> THE TRADE-OFFS HERE ARE IF
YOU VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING ONE, THE NUMBER, YOU
COULD STILL TRY TO
RESEND AND ACT ON A REVISED
VERSION OF THAT MONDAY.
BUT IF THERE IS AN AGREEMENT
AND YOU DECIDE NOT TO
TAKE THAT ACTION AND YOU HOLD
THE ITEM AND YOU
FORGOT TO BRING IT BACK MONDAY,
THE $1.2 MILLION
WOULD NOT BE IN THE BUDGET.
SO EITHER WAY.
>> I DON'T THINK WE WILL
FORGET.
BUT ON BEHALF OF
CENTRAL STAFF, WE LIKE TO TIE
THINGS UP TODAY AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER WE WOULD WORK WITH YOU
TO
DO EITHER.
YOU COULD HOLD IT AND BRING IT
BACK
MONDAY OR YOU CAN ACT ON IT AND
IF THERE IS A
REVISED VERSION, WE WOULD
RESEND THAT ITEM.
>> IS IT EASIER, JUST SO I
UNDERSTAND, IS IT
EASIER FOR US NOW TO VOTE ON
THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION
AND IF IT FAILS, WE ARE BACK TO
THE ORIGINAL AND WE
CAN WORK WITH YOU ON THE
ORIGINAL BEFORE MONDAY?
IS
THAT WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY?
>> CALLING FOR THE VOTE I
THINK IS YOUR CHOICE AND
THE SPONSOR'S CHOICE.
BUT I WOULD SAY BEING A
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE WOULD BE
CLEANER AND YOU WOULD
KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT SUPPORT
TO SUBSTITUTE THE
VERSION BEFORE YOU NOW FOR THE
ORIGINAL VERSION.
>> THAT IS YES I NEEDED TO
HEAR.
ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS?
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS MOVE
ON TO THE SUBSTITUTE AND SEE IF
I HAVE THE NUMBERS
RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE SUBSTITUTING HOM 903-B-1
FOR HOM
3-B-3.
>> SO THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE
HOM 903-B-1 FOR HOM-3-B-3,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
AND SAY AYE.
>> TO APPROVE THE SUBSTITUTE.
>> THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED TO
THE SUBSTITUTE, RAISE
YOUR HAND AND VOTE NO.
>> THE SUBSTITUTE FAILS.
THE ORIGINAL IS BACK IN
FRONT OF US.
AND SHALL WE LEAVE THIS AT A
PAUSE FOR
THE ORIGINAL?
>> IF WE VOTE ON THIS, THE
FUNDING ITSELF WILL BE
IN PLACE.
>> BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY, WE
CAN SEE IF WE HAVE
REVISED LANGUAGE.
>> SO THAT MOTION FAILS BUT
THE ORIGINAL IS IN
FRONT OF US.
SO WE HAVE THE CBA HOM 903-B IN
FRONT
OF US NOW AND THOSE IN FAVOR OF
THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, THIS
HOM, RAISE YOUR HAND AND
SAY AYE.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> SO THIS MOTION PASSES.
IT IS APPROVED.
IT IS
IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE. VERY
GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
NOW WE ARE
ADOPTING HSE 100-1.
>> THAT WOULD ADOPT RESOLUTION
319-619, LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION.
>> THIS ACTUALLY IS MINE.
I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF
CBA 100 HST 100A-1. NO
COMMENT.
I WILL MOVE
DIRECTLY TO THE SUBSTITUTE
WHICH IS HST 969A1.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
DO YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE IT
BEFORE WE MOVED TO VOTE ON IT?
>> THIS IS A CHANGE TO THE
RESOLUTION TO NAME THE
MAMA GROUP AS THE NAME OF THE
PRIVATE ORGANIZATION
DONATING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM
.
>> VERY GOOD.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE.
AND WE HAVE THE NUMBERS
SUBSTITUTING
969A14, RAISE YOUR HAND AND
VOTE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
SO THAT MOTION PASSES.
IT IS IN FRONT OF US.
ALL
I'M SAYING IS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON WITH THIS FOR A LONG
TIME, LISA DO GUARD
HAS REACHED OUT TO A NUMBER OF
PRIVATE ENTITIES.
THE BALLMER FOUNDATION HAS
OFFERED A $1.5 MILLION
GRANT THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE
$3.5 MILLION THAT WE
HAVE INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT
PACKAGE AND I'M VERY
PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
INITIALLY THE GROUP WAS NOT
PREPARED TO PUT THEIR NAME
FORWARD AND THEY ARE NOW.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS
ONE? I AM NOW GOING
TO ASK AS TO VOTE ON THE
SUBSTITUTE WHICH IS HST
969A1.
THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE HER HAND
AND SAY AYE.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
SO THIS MOTION PASSES.
AND THIS
ITEM WILL BE APPROVED. VERY
GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE LEFT.
IMPRESSIVELY ENOUGH.
>> THE NEXT ITEM REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE
WAS S SDOT C-1 ADDING A GENERAL
FUND AND
ESTABLISHING A CIP LOGIC FOR
SDOT IMPLEMENT REDESIGN
OF THOMAS STREET.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZCEZ, YOUR
STAFF
AND I HAVE WORKED ON THIS.
AFTER I MOVE APPROVAL OF
THE CBA SDOT 12C1 AS INCLUDED
IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE
PACKAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A MOTION AND SECOND
TO SUBSTITUTE.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZCEZ.
>> DID YOU JUST MOVE AND
SECOND IT?
>> JUST PUTTING IT IN FRONT OF
US.
THAT'S ALL.
>> MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
GONZCEZ.
>> THE ORIGINAL ITEM HAS BEEN
MOVED ON SECONDED.
THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE NEEDS
TO BE MADE.
>> GOT IT.
SORRY.
I WASN'T TRACKING.
>> I MOVED TO SUBSTITUTE CBA
SDOT-912-8-1 FOR CBA
SDOT-12-C-1.
>> WELL DONE.
>> SECOND.
>> SO THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION
OF THIS BILL TAKES
WHAT WAS ORIGINALLYPROPOSED AS
A $1.8 MILLION AD TO
SUPPORT THE REDESIGN OF THOMAS
STREET AND REDUCES
THE AMOUNT TO 1.76 MILLION AND
ADDS $40,000 TO HST
FOR THE HOME FOR GOOD PILOT AND
PLACES A PROVISO ON
THE $40,000.
SO THERE WAS $700,000 ALREADY
INCLUDED
IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE FOR THIS
PROGRAM SO THIS
ACTUALLY WOULD INCREASE THE
FUNDING FOR HOME FOR
GOOD, TO $740,000.
>> IF YOU BEAR WITH ME, THE
NEXT ITEM IS THOSE IN
FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE RIDER 912-A-1.
RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY AYE.
AND OPPOSED.
OKAY
THAT PASSES AND IS IN FRONT OF
US.
COUNCILMEMBER
GONZCEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> NO.
I THOUGHT IT WAS DONE.
>> I JUST WANTED IT TO BE
OVER.
I WAS LIKE,
DIDN'T WE JUST VOTE FOR IT.
>> WE HAVE FOUR MORE STEPS.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
>> ONE MORE FOR THIS.
YOU CAN DISCUSS IT. THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PASSES.
NOW YOU CAN DISCUSS IT
FURTHER.
>> OKAY, GOT IT.
>> I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A
FEW TIMES.
REALLY
APPRECIATE CHAIR BAGSHAW'S
SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM
AND FOR WORKING WITH ME AND MY
OFFICE TO TAKE A
SMALL LITTLE SLICE OUT OF THE
SDOT CAPITAL PROJECT
DEDICATED TO THOMAS ROUTE WHICH
I ALSO SUPPORT TO
HOPEFULLY FUND THE HOME FOR
GOOD PILOT PROJECT.
I
THINK IT IS A GOOD USE OF
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND
AGAIN, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THIS WILL HAVE NO
IMPACT ON THE GOALS AROUND THE
THOMAS STREET CAPITAL
PROJECT.
SO APPRECIATE THE CREATIVE
BUDGETING THAT
WE WERE ABLE TO DO HERE TO
ACCOMPLISH BOTH GOALS.
THANK YOU.
>> WELL DONE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN
FAVOR, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS
ITEM AND THE CBA NUMBER SDOT
912A-1. RAISE YOUR
HAND ONE MORE TIME AND SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
VERY GOOD.
THIS MOTION PASSES.
AND THIS ITEM IS APPROVED.
VERY GOOD.
>> LAST ONE EVERYBODY.
>> THE FINAL ITEM REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE
IS SPD AT MAKE B1 ADDING
$127,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2020 ONGOING TO SPD FOR
REGIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
FIREARM ENFORCEMENT, AND IMPOSE
A PROVISO.
>> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF
SOME CAP B8-B-1. AND
I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER
GONZCEZ IF YOU HAVE
A MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE?
>> I DO.
I MOVED TO SUBSTITUTE CBA
LAW900-EPIC-1
FOR CBA SPV-8-B-1.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED AS
PRESENTED IN
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT
FOR US?
>> THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION
WOULD ADD, RATHER THAN
ADDING $127,000 TO SPD FOR A
REGIONAL DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE FIREARM ENFORCEMENT
DETECTIVE, IT WOULD ADD
$117,000 TO LAW FOR THE
REGIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FIREARM ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENT
SPECIALIST AND ADD
$10,000 TO HST TO MAKE THE
TOTAL AD FOR THE HOME FOR
GOOD PROGRAM $750,000.
>> VERY GOOD.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO GET IN
FRONT OF
US THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
TO SUBSTITUTE VOTE
AYE AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> IF YOU COULD HAVE SOME
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION
TO SUBSTITUTE PRIOR TO CALLING
FOR THE VOTE IF
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE.
>> YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.
YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.
>> WHO IS SPEAKING?
>> THIS ONE IS MINE.
NOTHING MORE TO ADD THEN
WHAT WAS ADDED AROUND WHAT THIS
ACTUALLY DOES.
THIS
IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO SHIFT THE DOLLARS
TOWARD THE LAW DEPARTMENT WHICH
IS TAKING A HUGE
LEAD AND IMPLEMENTATION HERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO
INDICATED TO US SOME HESITATION
AROUND HAVING A
DEDICATED DETECTIVE POSITION IN
THIS ROLE.
WE
DECIDED TO SHIFTAND
REPRIORITIZE OUR OWN PRIORITIES
IN MY OFFICE AND PROPOSE THAT WE
REDUCE THE $127,000
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR THE
BUDGET TO SHIFT 117 OF
THAT OVER AND THE REMAINDER TO
THE HOME FOR GOOD
PROGRAM TO BRING THE TOTAL
FUNDED AMOUNT FOR THE
HOME FOR GOOD RENTAL SUBSIDY
PILOT PROGRAM TO UP
TOTAL OF $750,000.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY FURTHER COMMENT?
I
STILL WANT TO GET SOME
CLARIFICATION FROM YOU.
WE
STILL NEED TO GET IT IN FRONT
OF US.
SO WE NEED TO
VOTE TO SUBSTITUTE.
>> THE NEXT STEP IS TO VOTE ON
THE SUBSTITUTE.
>> I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I
THOUGHT WE DID.
>> WE MADE THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE.
NOW YOU ARE
VOTING ON THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE FOLLOWING THAT,
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION.
>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO THIS.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF
THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE VOTE
AYE.
OPPOSED, NONE.
THAT PASSES.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.
SO THOSE IN
FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ITEM
NUMBER 900A1 RAISE YOUR HAND
AND SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSITION?
OF THE MOTION PASSES.
AND
THIS IS APPROVED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS
OUR LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS
EVERYBODY.
DO WE HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO CONCLUDE? I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE
GOTTEN THROUGH ALL OF THIS
AT 1:02 P.M.
THIS AFTERNOON.
LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME
I THINK WE TOOK UNTIL ABOUT
9:30.
SO WELL DONE.
IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
ANY OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS?
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
WELL DONE.