>>> FIRST UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
GOOD MORNING.
>> MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
LAST WEEK WE FINALIZED THE
CONTRACT FOR THE PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING PROCESS, YOU WILL ALL
BE GLAD TO KNOW.
CERTAINLY GLAD TO KNOW.
THANKS TO CLAUDIA IN THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR HARD WORK
AT GETTING THIS DONE.
ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD WHO HELPED US
GET THE FINAL PIECES IN PLACE.
WE'LL BE CONTRACTING WITH
FREEDOM PROJECT WHOSE MISSION
IS TO SUPPORT HEALING,
CONNECTION AND RESTORATIVE
COMMUNITIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
OF PRISON THROUGH THE
STRATEGIES OF NONVIOLENT
COMMUNICATION, MINDFULNESS AND
ANTI-OPPRESSION.
THIS IS THE $3 MILLION THAT WE
APPROVED DURING THE SUMMER
REBALANCE PROCESS AND AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW MUCH OF THAT WORK
HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND WE ARE
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A
PRELIMINARY REPORT VERY SHORTLY
ALONG WITH SUBSEQUENT REPORTS
IN THE EARLY, IN THE FIRST
QUARTER.
FIRST QUARTER OF 2021.
LAST WEEK I WAS HONORED TO
SERVE AS THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR
THE STREET PEOPLE FUNDRAISER.
THEY SHARED IMPORTANT STORIES
ABOUT THE WORK SUPPORTING OUR
STAY HEALTHY STREETS, CAFE
STREETS, THE RAINIER AVENUE
IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE FUNDING AS
WELL AS WHOSE STREETS OUR
STREETS.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THAT
TEAM FOR A VERY FUN AND
SUCCESSFUL EVENING AND
CONGRATULATE THEM ON EXCEEDING
THEIR FUNDRAISING GOAL.
OVER THE WEEKEND I VOLUNTEERED
FOR THE SHARE THE BOUNTY FOOD
GIVE AWAY AT THE NEW HOLLY
COMMUNITY CENTER.
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS AT
HOMESITE, URBAN FAMILY,
UPSHARE, THE ODESSA BRAND
CHILDRENS CLINIC AND MANY
OTHERS.
THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS WE WERE
ABLE TO GIVE AWAY 300 BAGS OF
FOOD TO LOCAL FAMILIES.
THIS WEEK MY OFFICE WILL BE
CLOSED BEGINNING TOMORROW.
STAFF WILL BE TAKING SOME VERY
OVERDUE TIME OFF.
I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE JOINING
MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FOR
THANKSGIVING AS WE NORMALLY DO.
BETWEEN ALL OF OUR FAMILIES WE
ARE 22 PEOPLE SO AS MUCH AS WE
WILL MISS SPENDING TIME
TOGETHER, WE'VE DECIDED IT'S
NOT WORTH THE RISK FOR ONE OF
US, IF OF ONE OF US GETTING
CORONAVIRUS SO INSTEAD WE'LL BE
HAVING A ZOOM THANKSGIVING.
I HOPE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO STAY
HEALTHY AND SAFE OVER THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THAT IS MY
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, NEXT UP IS
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS WE ARE
GOING TO HEAD INTO, I SAID
10:30 A.M.
IT'S SLATED FOR 10:00 A.M.
AND SO FOR THOSE COLLEAGUES WHO
MIGHT HAVE COMMENTS RELATED TO
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE BUDGET CHAIR,
I WILL ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
RESERVE YOUR COMMENTS RELATED
TO BUDGET ITEMS FOR THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND LET'S TRY
TO KEEP THIS MORNING'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING AS TIGHTLY AS WE CAN
ON NONBUDGET-RELATED MATTERS.
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO
TALK ABOUT BUDGET-RELATED
MATTERS DURING BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I WANTED TO START BY NOTING
THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN A
PROCESS FIRST WITH COVID, THE
BRIDGE, THE ON GOING STAY HOME
AND STAY HEALTHY MANDATE AND I
WAS JUST LISTENING TO THE RADIO
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
CONFLUENCE OF STRESSORS.
BUT WE HAVE THE BUDGET SO I
KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR AND
I TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU
ALL HAVE BEEN DOING TO GET US
TO THIS POINT.
WE DO HAVE OUR LAST MEETING
TODAY.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MEETING
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS HAS
BEEN A DELIBERATE ARE TY
PROCESS.
LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT IN
THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVES AND HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THIS
BUDGET I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
PROGRESSIVE AND ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN
RECENT HISTORY ABOUT WHERE OUR
DOLLARS SHOULD BE GOING AND HOW
WE CAN BE INVESTING THE PUBLIC
DOLLARS DIFFERENTLY.
WHILE WE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS
AGREE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ENCOURAGING
FOLKS TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION AND STILL BE RESPECTFUL
AND UNDERSTAND WHERE EACH ORE
IS COMING FROM.
THIS IS TRUE FROM THOSE WHO ARE
ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL.
I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE HAD
THEIR HOMES VISITED LATELY AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
WE CAN PUSH HARD, WE CAN MAKE
EACH OTHER UNCOMFORTABLE AND I
THINK WE DO THAT ON COUNCIL AS
WELL.
TO FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY AND
AT LARGE, EACH OF US ARE
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WITH
VARIOUS CONSTITUENTS AND WE'RE
TRYING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO EACH
OF THOSE CONSTITUENTS AND
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO SOME OF OUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS IS JUST NOT
OKAY.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS SAID
IT BEFORE, I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE AS WELL AND I HAVE
SAID IT BEFORE AS WELL AND I
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR AS WE
HEAD INTO THE END OF THIS YEAR
HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE
VARIOUS STRATEGIES THAT HAVE
TAKEN TO THE STREETS, I'VE
PARTICIPATED IN DIRECT ACTION
MANY TIMES MYSELF BEFORE AND WE
KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE VOICES ARE
RAISED AND THAT MESSAGES BREAK
THROUGH SOMETIMES AND THAT WE
HEAR FOLKS.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE SEEN
AT INDIVIDUAL HOMES, LIKE
CHILDREN BEING SCREAMED AT AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVING THEIR,
WOMEN HAVING MISOGYNISTIC
MESSAGES WRITTEN ON THEIR
STREETS IS NOT OKAY.
I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OF
THAT, ALL THE CONVERSATIONS
I'VE HAD WITH FOLKS WHO VISIT
ME MULTIPLE TIMES FROM
DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE ISSUES
HAVE BEEN VERY RESPECTFUL AND I
APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I RECOGNIZE THERE'S MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE DOING
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIONS OUT
THERE.
AND SO AS WE GO INTO HAVING
DELIBERATIONS THAT CAN BE
TOUGH, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN
CALLED TO DO IS DELIBERATE AND
MAKE DECISIONS ON TOUGH ISSUES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
DIVERSITY OF OPINION IS
SOMETHING THAT WE VALUE BECAUSE
IF WE START ATTACKING FOLKS WHO
HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME, WOMEN,
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SENDING
MISOGYNISTIC MESSAGES OR SPRAY
PAINTING THEIR STREETS, IT
COULD HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.
IT IS NOT PROMOTING DEMOCRACY.
I DON'T WANT FEWER PEOPLE TO
RUN FOR OFFICE OR STEP INTO
THESE ROLES BECAUSE THEY'RE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FAMILY OR
THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT AND WE HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH
DECISIONS.
THIS MOMENT IS CALLING ON US TO
MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS AND IN
WAYS THIS COUNCIL HAS STEPPED
UP TO DO THAT AND I THINK THE
BUDGET IS A STRONG REFLECTION
OF THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE
WORKING ON IT WHERE WE HAVE
FALLEN SHORT.
WE WILL.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS HEAR HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE CALL FOR TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, YES, BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING WE DON'T WANT TO
HAVE AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE
OF DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM
RUNNING AND BEING IN THESE
POSITIONS.
WE ALL HAVE CONSTITUENCIES TO
REPRESENT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO
PUSH FOR CHANGE IN VARIOUS
WAYS.
SO I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR
COLLEAGUES AND I DO WANT TO
CALL OUT THAT BAD BEHAVIOR THAT
FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AS WE
FIND SOLUTIONS.
THERE IS DIRECT ACTION IS VERY
IMPORTANT IN WAYS AND AS
IDENTIFY MENTIONED BEFORE, JOHN
LEWIS, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK HE
WAS 14 OR 15 WHEN HE FIRST
BEGAN HIS FORMS OF DIRECT
ACTION AND LOOK WHERE HE LED
AND SO MANY PEOPLE LOOK BACK ON
HIS CAREER.
WE HAVE TO DO THIS IN A WAY
THAT IS NOT DISCOURAGING PEOPLE
FROM EVER WANTING TO SPEAK
THEIR OPINION OR BE IN ELECTED
OFFICE AND I APPRECIATE THAT
FOLKS ARE TAKING TO THE
STREETS, MAKING TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN AND I
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW I DO NOT
SUPPORT THAT KIND OF
ENGAGEMENT.
TODAY IS THE LAST MEETING OF
THE 2021 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
AND WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN
FRONT OF US.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW TECHNICAL
SSUES THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO
BE IN FRONT OF US FOR THIS
MORNING'S MEETING AND WE WILL
HAVE A 20 MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AT THE VERY BEGINNING BUT WE
ARE GOING TO LIMIT IT TO 20
MINUTES BECAUSE WE ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
OF 20 MINUTES FOR EACH OF OUR
MEETINGS.
I KNOW EVERYONE IS TIRED.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT
YOU'VE PUT IN TO THIS YEAR AND
HELPING TO CREATE A BUDGET THAT
WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF PASSING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WITH
THAT I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE WE'LL HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, GOOD
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REMARKS
THIS MORNING.
AFTER THE 2021 BUDGET IS
ADOPTED OUR TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL RESUME
ITS MEETINGS STARTING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.
WE'LL PLAN ON HAVING A MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th AND
THEN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th.
THERE'S LOTS OF TRANSPORTATION
ITEMS TO DISCUSS.
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE HAS NO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S FULL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS REFERRING
LEGISLATION TO OUR COMMITTEE
FOR PROPERTY EASEMENTS AND
OTHER TECHNICAL UPDATES FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
REGARDING THE WEST SEATTLE
INDIVIDUAL, MAYOR DURKAN
ANNOUNCED HER DECISION TO
REPAIR THE BRIDGE.
THIS IS AFTER CONSIDERING THE
VARIOUS COSTS AND BENEFITS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TECHNICAL
EXPERTS, THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AND THE RESIDENTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IMPACTED DIRECTLY BY
THE BRIDGE CLOSURE.
I BELIEVE IMMEDIATE REPAIR OF
THE BRIDGE IS BEST CHOICE SO WE
CAN QUICKLY AND SAFELY RESTORE
MOBILITY TO OUR REGIONS BRIDGE
NETWORK
IMMEDIATELY REPAIRING THE
BRIDGE STILL KEEPS OPEN THE
PLAN TO FUND A REPLACEMENT IN
THE FUTURE AND TO COORDINATE
WITH INCREASED TRANSIT OPTIONS.
LAST WEEK I VENTURED INSIDE THE
WEST SEATTLE BRING TO VIEW THE
STABILIZATION WORK.
THAT WAS NEEDED WHETHER WE
REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE BRIDGE
AND IS A STRONG FOUNDATIONAL
START FOR THE FULL REPAIRS THAT
ARE COMING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
FREQUENT REPORTS FROM OUR
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND I WILL
PROBABLY ASK THEM TO COME TO
OUR COMMITTEE DECEMBER 16 OR
JANUARY 6th.
IN DISTRICT 4 THIS PAST WEEKEND
úI JOINED A TALENTED CREW TO
PICK UP LITTER AND REMOVE
ILLEGAL DUMPING FROM PARTS OF
OUR DISTRICT.
THE WORK WAS FUN AND TANGIBLE
AND WE ALL FELT BETTER AFTER
MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD A
LITTLE CLEANER AND SAFER.
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND CREWS AND
CONTRACTORS WHO PICK UP THE
LITTER AND I'M VERY GLAD THE
CITY BUDGET WILL BE ABLE TO
INCREASE FUNDING TO ADDRESS
LITTER AND ILLEGAL DUMPING.
THANK YOU.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WAS STRUGGLING TO TOGGLE
BETWEEN MY SCREENS AGAIN.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR THAT REPORT.
CERTAINLY AS A MEMBER OF YOUR
COMMITTEE LOOK FORWARD TO
DIGGING INTO A LOT OF THE WORK
YOU JUST MENTIONED AND
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS RELATED
TO THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AS
WELL.
OKAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
HEARING NONE, NEXT UP IS
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT FOLLOWED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
>> SORRY.
I WAS MUTED.
NOW I'M UNMUTED.
>> THAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US.
GO FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY
AND RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
WE'RE CANCELING TOMORROW'S
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE SEVERAL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO
ATTEND UNDERSTANDABLY BECAUSE
IT'S THANKSGIVING WEEK AND THE
AGENDA ITEMS ARE NOT TIME
SENSITIVE SO WE WILL FIND A
TIME AFTER THANKSGIVING TO
RESCHEDULE.
THAT'S IT FOR MY OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH FOR THAT
REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
GO DOWN THE LINE TO COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOLLOWED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
ON TODAY'S INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
WHICH IS AN APPLICATION FOR A
SUBDIVISION OF 901 NORTHEAST
57th STREET INTO 14 UNIT LOTS.
AND THIS IS A PROCEDURAL ASPECT
COMING OUT OF THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR LAND USE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE VOTE ON CB 119907 WHICH
EXTENDS A MORATORIUM WILL BE
NEXT WEEK SO AS NOT TO OVERLAP
WITH TODAY'S BUDGET VOTE SINCE
WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON.
TONIGHT MY STAFF WILL BE AT THE
FREEMONT NEIGHBORHOOD'S COUNCIL
TO UPDATE THEM ABOUT THE BUDGET
PROCESS AND DISCUSS PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS IN
DISTRICT 6. AND OTHER THINGS
GOING ON HERE, I WANT TO THANK
ALL THE NEIGHBORS OF BALLARD,
EAST BALLARD, SUNSET HILL AND
FREEMONT FOR SPEAKING WITH ME
LAST WEEK.
WE DISCUSSED PERMANENT SUPPORT
I HAVE HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY,
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING,
TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND
ROUTE 44.
SINCE THIS IS A SHORT WEEK I
WILL RESUME MY D 6 RESIDENT
MEETINGS NEXT WEEK AND IF IT
YOD LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR A
MEETING WITH ME, DO SO ON MY
WEBSITE.
WE'RE SCHEDULING ABOUT THREE
WEEKS OUT WHICH MIGHT BE
PUSHING US CLOSE TO COUNCIL
RECESS AT THE END OF DECEMBER.
I'LL SAVE MY BUDGET COMMENTS
FOR LATER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES.
THAT IS MY REPORT FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
HEAR NEXT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST STARTING OFF HERE WITH THE
WEEKLY SHOUTOUT TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
COVID-19 TEST ADMINISTERED IS
398,000 TESTS BETWEEN JUNE AND
NOVEMBER 22ND.
WE HEARD LAST WEEK THAT THE
MAYOR HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER TO EXPAND COVID-19
TESTING.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ASKED
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO PURSUE
NEW STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY FIVE
TO TEN NEW ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
FOR TESTING.
QUICK UPDATE FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE AGE FRIENDLY SEATTLE
DIVISION IS PRESENTING THE NEXT
EVENT IN ITS CLOSE TO HOME
SERIES ON DECEMBER 3rd.
STORIES OF HEALTH, TECH AND
RESILIENCE IS A SERIES OF
ONLINE EVENTS PRESENTED BY AGE
FRIENDLY SEATTLE.
FEATURING INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES FOR OLDER PEOPLE,
CARE GIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THE PRESENTATION STARTS AT
10:30 A.M.
ON THURSDAY THE 3rd AND YOU CAN
LEARN HOW TO SPOT
MISINFORMATION AND SCAMS, WHERE
TO GO FOR THE FACTS BEYOND THE
CLAIMS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
BETTER NAVIGATE TODAY'S
INFORMATION OVERLOAD.
IT WILL INCLUDE SPEAKERS FROM
IT AARP WASHINGTON AND THE UW
CENTER FOR AN INFORMED PUBLIC.
THERE'LL BE LIVE AND RECORDED
CAPTIONS PROVIDED IN ENGLISH,
ARABIC, CHINESE, KOREAN,
SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE AND
IT'LL BE STREAMED LIVE ON
MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ARCHIVED.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AT
AGINGKINGCOUNTY.GOV/VIRTUAL-
EVEN TS.
AND THANK YOU TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
PROVIDING THIS IMPORTANT ON
GOING SERIES FOR AGE FRIENDLY
SEATTLE.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE, WE
KNOW HERE IN SEATTLE AND ACROSS
THE STATE COVID-19 INFECTIONS
AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE
SURGING.
WE'RE SEEING OUTBREAKS NOW AT
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES,
INCLUDING ONE HERE IN WEST
SEATTLE THIS WEEK WHERE 24
RESIDENTS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
TWO RESIDENTS SADLY HAVE DIED.
IN THE LAST WEEK,
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED
BY 70%.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
POINT IN THE PANDEMIC.
OUR ACTIONS WILL SHAPE OUR
ABILITY TO RETURN TO A MORE
NORMAL LIFE IN THE MONTHS TO
COME.
THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY SEASON WILL
BE HARD, WE CAN'T GATHER WITH
OUR LOVED ONES BUT CELEBRATING
AT A DISTANCE IS HOW WE KEEP
EVERYONE SAFE.
TESTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AFTER SYMPTOMS APPEAR IS
IMPORTANT TO PREVENT COVID-19
FROM SPREADING TO FAMILY AND
THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN ALWAYS SIGN UP FOR A
FREE COVID-19 TEST AT
KINGCOUNTY/COVIDTESTING.
IT'S UP TO US ALL TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19, PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY OUR
MOST VULNERABLE.
WE DID IT LAST SPRING.
WE CAN DO IT AGAIN.
I KNOW IT'S PARTICULARLY A
CHALLENGE AGAIN FOR THE HOLIDAY
SEASON.
THIS IS THE TIME WE ARE USED TO
SPENDING WITH OUR FAMILIES AND
LOVED ONES.
ONE THING THAT I'M DOING WITH
MY FAMILY AND FAMILY OF CHOICE
IS FOLKS ARE BRINGING DISHES TO
MY BACKYARD AND WE HAVE A BIG
TABLE SET OUT AND FOLKS ARE
MAKING TO GO DISHES OF OUR
NORMAL TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING
OFFERINGS.
SO NOT GATHERING BUT COMING BY,
PICKING UP A DISH AND THEN
TAKING IT HOME TO EAT IN OUR
OWN INDIVIDUAL HOMES WITH A
ZOOM CALL WHILE WE EAT.
FOLKS WE KNOW ARE TRYING TO GET
CREATIVE AND STILL TRY TO DO
WHAT WE CAN TO REPLICATE THE
PARTS OF OUR TRADITIONS THAT
ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
WANT TO JUST MENTION COMING UP
ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN MADE
ABOUT THE BRIDGE ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM THE MAYOR.
AS WE KNOW THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED
THE CITY WILL PROCEED WITH
REPAIR FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
I PARTICIPATED IN THE PRESS
CONFERENCE LAST WEEK ALONG WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN TO
ANNOUNCE THIS DECISION.
AND ATTENDED TWO MEETINGS OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
COMMUNITY TASK FORCE THAT DAY.
JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE
THINGS ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE
ANNOUNCING THE DECISION THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANEL
COCHAIR NOTED THAT PROCEEDING
WITH REPAIR HAD THE UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT OF THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY PANEL.
SDOT PLANS TO HAVE A FINAL
REPAIR COST ESTIMATE IN EARLY
2021.
THE FIGURE USED IN THE COST
BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS $47
MILLION.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FIGURE AS
ALWAYS AS WE GET CLOSER TO 100%
DESIGN THAT FIGURE WILL FIRM
UP.
THEY'LL BE STUDYING AND
DISCUSSING HOW THE BRIDGE
RESPONDS TO THE STABILIZATION
WORK THAT THEY ARE REACHING
COMPLETION ON NOW.
AND HOW THE BRIDGE RESPONDS TO
COLDER WEATHER.
THIS WILL INFORM DESIGN WORK ON
THE REPAIR.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN
THE DECISION I'M GLAD THE MAYOR
HIGHLIGHTED IS THE FUTURE OF
TERMINAL 5 AND THE MARITIME
ECONOMY WHICH PROVIDES
THOUSANDS OF JOBS, HELPS
MAINTAIN OUR DIVERSE ECONOMY.
TERMINAL 5 IS BEING MODERNIZED
IN TWO PHASES WITH THE FIRST
BEING COMPLETED IN THE SPRING
AND THE OTHER IN THIS 2023.
THE COCHAIRS OF THE NORTHWEST
SEAPORT AND APE LICENSE PORT OF
SEATTLE COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT
AND PORT OF TACOMA COMMISSION
PRESIDENT JOHN McCARTY ISSUED A
STATEMENT SAYING THE SAFE AND
RAPID RESTORATION OF VEHICLE
CAPACITY AND TRAFFIC MOBILITY
TO THE HIGH BRIDGE IS THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR US.
LASTLY WANT TO MENTION LAST
WEEK I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
PARTICIPATING IN A 34th
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT TOWN HALL
WITH STATE SENATORS AS WELL AS
KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER JOE
MCDERMOTT.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO AFTER
PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET RESUMING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THE FIRST WILL BE DECEMBER
8th.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
HEAR NOW FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> HI.
>> SURPRISE, HUH?
>> IT'S A PLEASANT ONE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
YES.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT
9:30.
YOU TOO HAVE THIS TO LOOK
FORWARD TO AT 61.
ANY WAY.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS.
THIS MORNING MY OFFICE WILL
SEND OUT, I GO THE THIS WRONG.
APOLOGIZE.
WRONG SCRIPT.
WRONG PAPER HERE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE IS A MEETING OF THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES ON DECEMBER 1st,
HOWEVER, AT 2:00.
THIS IS THE FINAL MEETING OF
THE YEAR.
THERE ARE APPOINTMENTS AND TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT NEED
TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END
OF THE YEAR.
AND MOST HAVE BEEN PENDING DUE
TO COVID-19 AND THE BUDGET.
SO THE DRAFT AGENDA IS STILL
BEING CONFIRMED.
MORE TO COME ON THAT.
IN REGARDS TO TODAY'S
METROPOLITAN PARK MEETING, WE
HAVE THAT MEETING TODAY WHICH
WILL OCCUR AFTER THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNS.
THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE BREAK
AND THEN A DIFFERENT SET OF
CALL IN HAD INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE THE ZOOM
DETAILS.
WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE METRO
POLL CAN PARK DISTRICT BUDGET
CONCURRENT WITH THE CITY
BUDGETN'T AS WE DO EVERY YEAR.
AT THE START OF THE MEETING WE
WILL RECEIVE A PRESENTATION OF
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS.
WE HAVE FIVE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION TO VOTE ON AND TO
CONCLUDE THE 2020 BUDGET.
AND ALSO TO FINISH THE 2021
BUDGET FOR THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT.
I SHOULD ADD THE LEGISLATION,
ALL OF IT, NOTHING IS NEW.
IT'S STUFF WE'VE BE TALKING
ABOUT FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS
IN LIGHT OF COVID AND THE
CHANGES WE'VE HAD TO MAKE TO
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
BUDGET FOR REBALANCING AND
2021.
IN REGARDS TO PARKS, THIS
MORNING MY OFFICE WILL SEND OUT
A PARKS WEEKLY COVID UPDATES.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE NEW
STATEWIDE COVID RESTRICTIONS
GIVEN GOVERNOR INSLEE'S NEW
STATEWIDE RESTRICTIONS IN
RESPONSE TO THE SURGE OF COVID-
19, THERE'S SOME CHANGES TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
OPERATIONS.
THE ABE TENNIS CENTER IS
TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
THE OPENING OF THE EVERS POOL
HAS BEEN DELAYED.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ATHLETIC
PLAY ON SPR SPORTS FIELDS.
PARKS WILL BE REFRESHING PARK
SIGNAGE TO REMIND PARK USERS
ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
THAT HELPS KEEP PARKS OPEN AND
SAFE FOR EVERYBODY.
THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE WATER
FRONT PIER 58.
WORK ON THE PIER 58 REMOVAL
LAST WEEK FOCUSED ON REMOVING
CREOSOTE PILES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARK.
THE CONTRACTOR IS TARGETING TO
COMPLETE THE PILE BY PULLING IT
OUT THIS WEEK.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS WORK THE
CONTRACTOR WILL MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO REMOVE
ADDITIONAL TIMBER DECKING AND
WILL BEIN PREPARATIONS FOR
REMOVING THE SOUTHERN TERRACE.
WHICH IS TENTATIVELY
ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR THE FIRST
WEEK IN DECEMBER.
FINALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
ALL KNOW THIS BUT THIS IS
NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH
APPARENTLY, AGAIN.
YEAH.
NOVEMBER 20 AND 21st WE
CELEBRATED THE 50th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD WITH AN ONLINE VIRTUAL
EVENT TITLED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
FESTIVAL.
I WAS HONORED TO BE INTERVIEWED
IN THIS YEAR'S EVENT ALONG WITH
ESTHER LASERO, COLLEEN ECHO
HAWK AND ROBIN LITTLE WING.
YOU CAN VISIT MY TWITTER TO
REVIEW THE INTERVIEW.
I SHOULD ADD THAT THE SEATTLE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD HAS BEEN
AROUND FOREVER.
SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
USED TO BE IN THE OLD VA
BUILDING.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S ONLY HAD
THREE CEOs IN ALL ITS HISTORY.
BEGINNING WITH JO ANN KAUFMAN.
THEY HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM
A SMALL BUDGET TO NOW, I DON'T
EVEN KNOW HOW MANY IN THE
MILLIONS THEY'RE UP TO AND HOW
MANY EMPLOYEES AND A FULL
FLEDGED CLINIC, HOSPITAL,
HOUSING, EVERYTHING YOU CAN
IMAGINE.
SO THAT IS A TESTAMENT WHEN YOU
HAND OVER COMMUNITY SERVICES TO
A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS
THEIR CLIENT BASE AND THEIR
PEOPLE.
ANY WAY, MORE ON THAT LATER.
SO IN THE VIDEO, THE VIDEO THAT
WE POSTED THAT WE WORKED WITH
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND
OTHER GROUPS, THE VIDEO DIVES
INTO THE 1970 PROTEST AND ITS
IMPACT ON NATIVE COMMUNITIES
TODAY.
YOURS TRULY WAS THERE.
I THINK I WAS 12.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING ROLLER
SKATING BUT WE WERE TAKING OVER
A BUILDING.
AS WE CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING
THIS WEEK, LET US DO SO IN
HONOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH AND CELEBRATE
THE NATIVE ACTIVISTS WHEN PAVED
THE WAY FOR MANY TODAY,
INCLUDING THE LAND WE STAND ON.
WEEK AHEAD, THE OFFICE IS
CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THANK
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE REPORT WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WILL HAVE
AT LEAST ONE COMMITTEE MEETING
BEFORE WINTER RECESS.
THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET YET
BUT SOME TIME IN MID DECEMBER,
I WOULD ANTICIPATE SO FOLKS CAN
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
LAST WEEK, RELATED TO THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE, I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF APPEARING AS PART
OF A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE
THIRD DOOR COALITION TO PRESENT
TO QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ABOUT RECUSE OF HOUSING FIRST
APPROACH TO SOLVING
HOMELESSNESS AND NECESSITY OF
SIGNIFICANTLY SCALING UP SUPPLY
OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
TO MEET THE INTENSE DEMAND THAT
WE SEE VISIBLY EVERY DAY ON THE
STREETS OF SEATTLE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THAT WAS A GOOD PRODUCTIVE
MEETING WHERE I THINK A LOT OF
MINDS WERE ACTUALLY SWAYED BY
THE EVIDENCE AND COALITION
BROUGHT TOGETHER TO RAISE
AWARENESS TO FOLKS ABOUT THAT
NEED.
OTHERWISE I HAVE NOTHING ELSE
TO REPORT THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBE
LEWIS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE REPORT?
HEARING NONE, COLLEAGUES AS I
MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE
HALF HOUR I HAVE NOTHING ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
T WILL BE HAVING ITS REGULAR
MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8,
STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.
WE WILL BE CONSIDERING A COUPLE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, ONE
RELATED TO DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
AND LEVI IN PARTICULAR TO BE
SURE THERE IS ONGOING
LEGISLATION IN THE NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR FOR DEAL FUNDING GIVEN THE
ONGOING COVID PANDEMIC AND
REALITIES OF THE IMPACT TO
EARLY EDUCATION AND K THROUGH 5
SYSTEM.
YOU MAY HAVE ALL SEEN THE
COVERAGE RELATED TO THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM IN THE PAPERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE'VE HAD A HUGE NUMBER OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM.
THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DIG
INTO RSGI DATA TO BE SURE WE
ARE STILL MEETING THE CORE
VALUE AND FUNCTION OF MAKING
SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS
ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO ARE
FURTHEST FROM EDUCATIONAL
JUSTICE.
VERY EXCITING NEWS TO SEE HOW
POPULAR SEATTLE PROMISE IS AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
FLEXIBILITY ORDINANCE ON
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th.
LASTLY WE'LL BE HAVING A
CONVERSATION AROUND LEGISLATION
BEING PROPOSED BY SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION
RELATED TO LOBBYING AND OTHER
ELECTION ISSUES.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
BRINGING FORTH THAT
LEGISLATION.
MORE COMING ON THOSE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS OR HEAR
ANY COMMENTS.
HEARING NONE, COLLEAGUES THAT
DOES CONCLUDE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON THIS MORNING'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING AGENDA.
IT IS 10:03 WHICH MEANS THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE CAN
OFFICIALLY CONVENE AS A BODY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL BE
USING THE SAME ZOOM
CREDENTIALS.
SO YOU DON'T NEED TO LOG OFF
AND LOG BACK IN.
I WILL LOOK TO OUR BUDGET CHAIR
TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT
TO TAKE HERE BEFORE WE JUMP
INTO BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
IF IT PLEASE PRESIDENT AND
COUNCIL, WE CAN GET STARTED.
WE WILL HAVE 20 MINUTES OF
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH THAT,
LET'S ROLL ON IN.
>> I THINK I AM PROBABLY FINE
WITH IT BUT I THINK SEATTLE
CHANNEL PROBABLY NEEDS A LITTLE
BIT TIME TO TRANSITION.
CAN SOMEONE FROM TECH LET ME
KNOW WHETHER SEATTLE CHANNEL
NEEDS MORE TIME TO TRANSITION?
>> SEATTLE CHANNEL JUST NEEDS
ABOUT A MINUTE.