>> OKAY EVERYBODY, THE OCTOBER
19, 2020 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL IS COMING TO
ORDER.
IT IS 2:05.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WILL
BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ IS
EXCUSED.
TWO HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS.
TODAY THE PREFERENCE IN ORDER
TO BE RECOGNIZED, RAISE YOUR
HAND, I'M NOT GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT THE SCREEN OR MY
PHONE.
JUST DO THIS.
CAN YOU DO THIS?
GOOD.
WE HAVE 23 ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
AND 21 OF THOSE ARE
APPOINTMENTS.
SO WE WILL GET STARTED.
PRESENTATIONS, I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES?
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
INTRODUCTION OF THE REFERRAL
COUNTER.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> SORRY, I MOVED TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
BY INTRODUCING COUNCIL BILL
119942 ENTITLEMENT ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE 12600 WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2020 BUDGET
AMENDING ORDINANCE 126148
AMENDING A PROVISO AND
RATIFYING CONFIRMING CERTAIN
PRIOR ACTS AND REFERRING IT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, I WAS ACTUALLY, I
WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY THERE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE INTRODUCTION.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE TO QUEUED UP AND I
HAVE TO AMENDED.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE
BEEN TO THE AMENDING ELECTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU DID THAT.
IS ARE ANY OBJECTION?
WE HAD A SECOND?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , YOU
SECONDED IT?
CORRECT?
>> IT HAS BEEN SECONDED.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WE DO NEED
TO ALSO SUSPEND THE COUNCIL
RULE BEFORE WE CAN CONSIDER
THIS AMENDMENT AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO
DO.
I WILL GO BACK TO, I UNDERSTAND
YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT
INTRODUCTION TO THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR TO INTRODUCE A BILL
THAT WAS NOT DISTORTED BY 5 PM
ON FRIDAY.
BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT THE COUNCIL WILL
RELATING TO THE A COLLATION OF
BILLS WILL NEED TO BE SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, RELATING
TO THE CIRCULATION OF BILLS FOR
INTRODUCTION, NOT ON THE
PUBLISHED INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULE IS SUSPENDED . DO
WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO BE SAFE, I'M HAPPY TO.
I MOVED TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION CALENDAR BY
INTRODUCING COUNCIL BILL 119942
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126000 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2020 BUDGET AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126148 AMENDING A
PROVISO AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS
AND BY REFERRING IT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
BY INTRODUCING COUNCIL BILL
119-9942.
AND BY REFERRING IT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL, OTHER ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS AMENDED.
RATHER FOR THE COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
AMENDED INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THE 2020 WORK
PROGRAM.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THIS REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT SYSTEM.
IT REMAINS THE STRONGIT DOES
REMAIN THE STRONG INTENT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER, AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO END OR ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF
WE FIND IT BEING ABUSED OR IS
NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR MEETINGS
TO BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS PERIOD IS 20 MINUTES AND
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO YOU
CAN SIGN UP FOR THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S POSTED
AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE THE
SPEAKER'S CUE THAT IT'S THEIR
TURN TO PRESS STAR SIX BEFORE
SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO HIT START
SIX .AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC
COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, OR THE COUNCILS 2020
WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
THEY HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT OF
THEIR TWO MINUTES.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
THAT YOU WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENT AT THE END OF THE TWO
MINUTES, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL AUTOMATICALLY
BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED
ON THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER AGAIN TO PRESS
STAR SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
MADAME CLERK, DO YOU WANT TO
START CALLING OUR SPEAKERS?
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE IS
HOWARD.
>> YOU HAVE TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YEP.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS
IS HOWARD, QUEEN ANNE DISTRICT
7 SPEAKING ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
TODAY YOU WILL BE CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENTS OF 21 YOUNG
PEOPLE TO 21 DIFFERENT SEATTLE
CITY COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.
VIRTUALLY ALL OF THESE BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MOST HAVE SOME
MEETINGS IN THE EVENING.
CONTRAST THIS TO THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
THE CPC, THE ONLY POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY BODY SUPPOSED TO
REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANY OF
THESE YOUTH APPOINTMENT.
FURTHER, THE FEDERAL COURT
RANDOM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH
OVERSEES POLICE REFORM IN
SEATTLE AND CREATED THE SEATTLE
PD POLICE COMMISSION REQUIRES A
MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE
MEMBERSHIP IS REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE MANY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE INCLUDING MEMBERS FROM
EACH PRECINCT OF THE CITY.
WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE ON THE
POLICE COMMISSION.
POLICE PERSONNEL FAITH
COMMUNITIES, ETHNIC AND OTHER
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
STUDENT OR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS THERE
HAS NOT BEEN STUDENT OR YOUTH
PARTICIPATION ON THE TRINITY
POLICE COMMISSION.
FURTHER, THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION HAS PREVENTED PUBLIC
COMMENT, IT ONLY HOLDS ITS
MEETINGS DURING THE DAY AND
HASN'T HELD MANDATED PUBLIC
FORMS FOR SIX YEARS.
MANDATED THROUGH THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING AND IN THE
2017 CITY LEGISLATION.
ONCE MORE I CALL UPON THE
COUNCIL, PLEASE, YOU CAN'T JUST
DEFUND THE POLICE.
YOU MUST DEFUND OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WHICH HAS
BEEN ENTIRELY DIVORCED FROM THE
COMMUNITY AND INSTEAD FUND A
REAL ALTERNATIVE BASE IN THE
COMMUNITY FOR LEASE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
MADAME CLERK.
>> THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS.
>> GREAT.
ARE WE DONE WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, WITH THAT I WILL
FORMALLY CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
LET'S GO TO PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> AND ORDINANCE UPPER PRINTING
MONEY TO PAY CERTAIN AUDITED
CLAIMS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER
5, 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 9, 2020
AND ORDERING THE PAYMENT
THEREOF.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE FOR THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF?
LET'S GO TO OUR AGENDA, ITEM 1.
PLEASE READ ITEM WANTED TO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119875
RELATING TO THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119875.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL I WILL
ADDRESS IT FIRST AND THEN OPEN
THE FLOOR TO MORE COMMENTS FOR
MY COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS
AMENDMENT FOR A FEW MONTHS.
ON APRIL 28, 2014 THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ORDINANCE
124468 WHICH AUTHORIZED AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF PARK AND
RECREATION SERVICES,
INFRASTRUCTURE IN SEATTLE.
PRE-COVID, THE ORIGINAL
SCHEDULE WOULD'VE BEEN TO USE
THIS YEAR, 2020, TO PLAN THE
NEXT SIX YEAR CYCLE OF
METROPOLITAN PARK USED DISTRICT
SPENDING PLAN.
WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 2021
THROUGH 2026.
HOWEVER, COVID HAS SHIFTED OUR
TIMELINES AND WE MUST ADJUST
COUNCIL BILL 119875, WE MUST
ADJUST COUNCIL BILL 119875 IS
AN AMENDMENT, TO A LOCAL
AGREEMENT WHICH AUTHORIZES THE
DELAY IN THE EVENT OF AN
EMERGENCY LIKE COVID-19.
THE MPD BOARD WILL CONSIDER
RESOLUTION 36 AND 37 LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH CONCURRENTLY
WILL COMPLETE THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT AMENDED BUT ON THE
WHAT WE CALL THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT SIGN.
I RECOMMEND COUNCIL ADOPT THIS
BILL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
SEVEN IN FAVOR.
>> WE WILL GO FORWARD WITHOUT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> CORRECT.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
>> I COULD NOT GET OFF MUTE.
YES.
>> I'M GLAD TO SEE I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE THAT DOES THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THE
APPOINTMENTS, 21, THE ONES WE
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WALKED
US THROUGH THIS MORNING.
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH
>> [ NAMES BEING READ ] ALL
APPOINTMENTS FOR A TERM OF
AUGUST 20 HE'S BEEN COME AUGUST
31, 2021.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND MEET
A NUMBER OF THE 2021 APPOINTEES
DURING THIS MORNING'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION WE WILL CONSIDER THE
21 APPOINTMENTS IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE FIRST TWO
APPOINTMENTS INDIVIDUALLY TO
ALLOW THE SPONSORS TO AMEND
THOSE APPOINTMENTS AND THEN WE
WILL OPEN THE FLOOR ON THE
REMAINING 19 APPOINTMENTS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COMMENT ON
THE RESPECTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
ONCE COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS
HAVE CONCLUDED, WE WILL TAKE
ONE VOTE ON THE 19
APPOINTMENTS.
OTHER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
PROPOSAL?
GOOD.
OKAY, AFTER HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS WE WILL PROCEED WITH
THE FIRST TWO APPOINTMENTS WITH
AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, I MOVED
TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENT 1657, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO MOVE THE
APPOINTMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS THE
SPONSOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS IT AND MOVE YOUR
OPINION.
>>, THANK YOU.
JOHN RODEZNO HAS A MASTERS OF
UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
ARCHITECTURE AND RECENTLY
RETURNED TO THE CITY TO FOCUS
ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
I'VE BEEN INFORMED THIS IS ONE
OF THE NEEDS OF THE AMENDMENT
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AND
AMEND APPOINTMENT 1657, BY
SUBSTITUTING THE UNEXECUTED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT, EXECUTED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AS
PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO SUBSTITUTE THE NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT WITH AN EXECUTED
VERSION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
SUBSTITUTE?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
SUBSTITUTE IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE AMENDED APPOINTMENT?
GREAT.
SO NOW WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE AMENDED
APPOINTMENT?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> YES.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
APARTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WE WILL NOW MOVED TO CONSIDER
ITEM NUMBER THREE, JESSICA WU.
I MOVE TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENT
160.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT, AS SPONSOR OF THE
ITEM I WILL ADDRESS IT AND MOVE
IT AS AN AMENDMENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND APPOINTMENT 160
BY CORRECTING THE RECORD THE
LEADING VU AND ADDING JESSICA
WU.
SINCE THIS IS ONE OF THE
APPOINTMENT WE ARE MOVING, LET
ME SAY THE WORDS.
FOR JESSICA WU FOR THE BOARD OF
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT FOR
THE GET ENGAGED PROGRAM,
JESSICA HAS A COMMITMENT TO
RACIAL EQUITY WHICH IS IMPORTANT
WHERE YOU MUST IDENTIFY LAND-
USE PRIORITIES FOR THE
COMMUNITY RELATED TO OPEN SPACE
AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, WE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE HER BE APPOINTED
TO THE WORD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS.
I RECOMMEND COUNCIL APPROVE
THIS.
SO, AFTER THAT, I SAY I MOVED
TO AMEND THE APPOINTMENT 160 BY
CORRECTING THE RECORD -- I DID
THAT ALREADY.
DID I GET THE SECOND?
I DID.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO MOVE THE RECORD TO CORRECTLY
REFLECT JESSICA WU'S LASTING.
ANY COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDED AS ADOPTED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED APPOINTMENT?
I DID THE ROLLCALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
REMAINING 19 APPOINTMENTS, ITEMS
OVER 4-22.
I MOVED TO CONFIRM 1640 THROUGH
1656 AND APPOINTMENTS 1658 AND
1659. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS.
I WILL NOW CALL AND EACH
SPONSORING COMES MEMBER IN
ORDER OF THE ROLLCALL.
I WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS YOUR APPOINTMENT.
>> SORRY, I DON'T THINK THERE
ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR ME.
>> I THINK THIS ONE IS MINE.
>> IT SAYS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I AM SPEAKING FOR GONZALEZ.
>> YOU CAN GO.
>> THANK YOU.
LET ME GET TO MY PLACE, NOW
I'VE LOST MY PLACE, ALL RIGHT,
SO, THIS IS FOR ELROHI SHUGE.
CURRENTLY STUDYING WITH AN
ASPIRATION IN LAW WITH AN
AFRICAN IMMIGRANT FROM ETHIOPIA,
HE HAS DEMONSTRATED INTERNAL
DRIVE AND COMMITMENT TO
CHALLENGE INSTITUTIONALIZED
RACISM AND CREATE POSITIVE
SYSTEMIC CHANGE BY EXPANDING
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SERVING IN
THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER JOIN
THE SEATTLE IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU.
SECOND WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, RECOGNIZED IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS YOUR APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
I CAN JUST GO THROUGH AND SPEAK
TO ALL OF THEM AT THIS TIME?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
THE APPOINTMENT OF ALAYNA, SHE
IS URBAN TO WILD COORDINATOR.
AT THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY WHERE
SHE SUPPORTS AN ECHO ACCESS TO
PARKS, GREEN SPACES IN THE
COUNTY INCLUDING SHE AUTHORED A
STUDY ON TRANSIT ACCESS TO
PARKS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER.
THE APPOINTMENT OF KEN BAKER TO
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION,
KIM SPOKE TO US THIS MORNING
AND HAS A MASTERS IN PUBLIC
HEALTH AND A CERTIFICATE IN
COMMUNITY CENTERED ENGINEERING
AS WELL AS A BACKGROUND
EXPERIENCE AS AN EDUCATOR,
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL HEALTH.
THE APPOINTMENT OF SAM DAWSON
TO THE PIONEER SQUARE
PRESERVATION BOARD, HE HAS A PA
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY AND
CURRENTLY WORKS AS THE
DEVELOPMENT ORDINATOR AND HAS
PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN PANAMA.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MARGARET
HONIG TO THE DESIGN BOARD,
MARGARET SPOKE TO US THIS
MORNING, SHE HAS A MASTERS IN
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING.
AND IS CURRENTLY A DESIGN
ENGINEER, WHERE SHE IS, SHE
WORKS ON SITE UTILITY AND
STORMWATER DESIGN AND STRATEGIC
WATER PLANTS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE MARGARET
HONIG TO THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
WE ALSO HAVE ROBIN KIM TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
ROBIN HAS A PA IN MUSIC
PERFORMANCE AND SHE HAS WORKED
IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
MANAGING BARS AND SERVICE FOR
WOULD LEAD -- BEFORE COVID LED
TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION.
SHE MENTIONED TO US THIS
MORNING SHE IS INTERESTED IN
ACCOMPLISHING CHANGE FOR
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WILL
FUNDING COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
ALSO THE APPOINTMENT OF CONNOR
STEIN TO THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTERS
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
RECENTLY INTERNED WHERE HE
WORKED TO REIMAGINE A NONPROFIT
SAILING ORGANIZATION IN EAST
SEATTLE.
FINALLY, THE APPOINTMENT OF
KELABE TEWOLDE.
A COUNSELOR FOR RANIER SCHOLARS
AND HAS WORKED IN THE SENATOR'S
OFFICE HELPING CONSTITUENTS AND
RESIDENTS NAVIGATE THE FEDERAL
BUREAUCRACY.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS YOUR
APPOINTMENT IF YOU SO WISH.
>>
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
SO WE DID HEAR FROM, I HAVE
FIVE, ONE OF WHOM WAS NOT ABLE
TO ATTEND THIS MORNING.
I WILL START WITH HER, YASMINE
ACEVES IS A PROUD LATINX WOMAN
WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN
ELEVATED LEADERSHIP BUILDING
STRONG TEAMS AND LIVING TO THE
VALUES OF DIVERSITY INCLUSION.
SHE HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN
HER CHOSEN CAREER AND APPLIES
HER KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION TO
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION.
SHE HAS STRONG TIES TO THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND SEEKS TO
DEMYSTIFY THE INNER WORKINGS OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH HER
TERM IN THE GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM.
ADDITIONALLY SHE HOPES TO
PARTNER WITH THE COMMISSION TO
PROVIDE CONTINUED FOCUS ON JOB
TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEMBERS OF THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
TO CLOSE THE GAP FOR HOUSING
AND FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS.
AND THEN, QUICKLY, YASMINE
ACEVES IS A GET ENGAGED
APPOINTEE TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION.
RACQUEL WEST , THAT PROBABLY
HAPPENS A LOT.
RACQUEL WEST IS AN APPOINTEE TO
THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION.
SHE RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WITH A
DUAL DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY AND
HISTORY AND A MINOR IN AMERICAN
INDIAN STUDIES.
SHE STUDIES THE PHYSICALITY OF
REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN TRIBAL
MUSEUMS.
WHICH IS USEFUL IN HER CURRENT
JOB AS A COLLECTIONS ORDINATOR
FOR THE NORTHWEST NATIVE ARTS
AT THE MUSEUM.
PAULA ORREGO IS GET ENGAGED
FOR THE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
PAULA GRADUATED FROM PALO ALTO
WITH A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND
SOCIAL ACTION AND HAS BEEN AN
ANTI-BULLYING ACTIVE IT AND
POLITICAL ACTIVIST FOR 10
YEARS.
SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
DISABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
THE WORLD OF SITTING POLICY AND
IS CURRENTLY CONTINUING A
DEGREE AND HEARING SCIENCES.
AN APPOINTEE TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, CHELISE JACOBSON,
SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHE LED A
TELEMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM TO
HELP ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES
CAUSED BY TRADITIONAL HEALTH
CLINICS SHE COMMUNICATED WITH
PATIENTS TO GATHER FEEDBACK
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.
SHE IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED
IN FOCUSING ON HOW TO SUPPORT
WOMEN THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE ROBEL B.
MULUGETA.
HE HAS LIVED IN SEATTLE HIS
ENTIRE LIFE AND RECENTLY
GRADUATED FROM YALE HE STUDY
ECONOMICS WITH A FOCUS ON
POLICY AND EQUALITY.
AND IS EXCITED TO SERVE ON THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION BECAUSE
HE SEES AN AMAZING WAY TO
AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE
SEATTLE UNDERPRIVILEGED
COMMUNITIES.
HE WANTS TO ADVOCATE FOR
HOUSING EQUITY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM AND HE IS A
DISTRICT TWO CONSTITUENT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WITH FOUR'S .
>> THANK YOU.
BIG PICTURE ON ALL OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS, IT IS AMAZING,
THIS GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG
LEADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO AND
WILLING TO SERVE AT THIS TIME,
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
REALLY, MY HAT GOES OFF TO THE
YMCA FOR THE RECRUITING PROCESS,
I WAS REALLY IN AWE OF ALL THE
CANDIDATES BEFORE US THIS
MORNING PRESENTED TO US AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING , IF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE ALL
OF THOSE FOLKS WHO WERE
PRESENTING THIS MORNING, LOOK
AT THE COUNCIL BRIEFING FROM
THIS MORNING.
FOUR APPOINTMENTS RELEVANT TO
MY COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION,
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE FIRST APPOINTMENT WHICH IS
ITEM 11, 01647 IS ORI BRIAN.
TO THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD.
IT ADVISES THE EXECUTIVE AND
COUNCIL ON POLICIES AND
PROJECTS RELATED TO OUR
PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT WITH THE
FOLKS ON SAFETY AND ACCESS.
ORI BRIAN GETS ENGAGED IN
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WERE EVER
POSSIBLE.
HE HAS DEMONSTRATED A HISTORY
OF HELPING OTHERS INCLUDING HIS
VOLUNTEER CRISIS COUNSELOR IN
TUTORING ADULTS AT SEATTLE
PARKS LIBRARY ON CIVICS, MATH
AND JOB READINESS SKILLS.
THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS DAVID
KIRICHENKO TO THE COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD .
THAT BOARD IS GOING TO BE MORE
IMPORTANT AS WE DISCUSSED
INTERNET FOR ALL WORK IN FACT,
DAVID DID MENTION HIS COMMITMENT
TO INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO TECHNOLOGY AND BROADBAND
INTERNET THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
DAVID IS A FELLOW AT THE
COMPUTER SECURITY GROUP.
AND, HAS EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL
EXPERIENCE TO BRING TO THE
TABLE.
I FULLY SUPPORT THAT
APPOINTMENT.
THEN JOSE RIVERA.
IS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT LYFT,
HE IS AN AVID USER OF SEATTLE'S
GROWING BICYCLE NETWORK AND
WILL ADVOCATE FOR ITS CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT.
FINALLY, ANDREW PARKER TO THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD.
AND TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD IS
VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY AS WE
LOOK TO THE FUTURE AS WE GET
OUT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE
TRY TO EXPAND TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
AGAIN.
SEATTLE WAS A NATIONAL LEADER
IN THAT.
ANDREW IS AN AVID USER OF
SEATTLE TRANSIT.
WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP.
AND HAS A CAREER IN MARKETING
AND SEATTLE AND WILL SERVE US
WELL ON THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE NEXT
APPOINTMENT, MARY CLAIRE
SOKOLOWSKI, I NEED TO PAUSE
AND GO BACK TO JESSICA WU.
>> AT THIS POINT WE WILL HOLD
ALL 19 APPOINTMENTS SO WE DO
ONE MORE ROLLCALL VOTE TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF
JESSICA WU 1660 WHICH WAS
AMENDED.
>> OKAY.
WHAT DO I DO?
>> WE WILL CALL THE ROLE.
>> OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT
ONE OF OUR, THE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT, THAT IS MARY
CLAIRE SOKOLOWSKI.
AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT THAT DESCRIBES
VARIOUS PASSIONS IN THE ARTS,
CONNECTED TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER.
SHE IS PART OF THE GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM AND IS EXCITED TO HAVE
A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF
SEATTLE'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING MORE
ABOUT MARY CLAIRE SOKOLOWSKI,
LET ME JUST ADD THIS, THIS
MORNING WHEN WE WENT THROUGH,
KIND OF FOLLOWING WHERE YOU
WERE AT COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE
APPOINTMENTS, WE ARE LOOKING
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE
APPOINTED AND VOLUNTEER ON THE
LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD,
BOARD OF OUR COMMISSIONERS,
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE, VISOR
COMMISSION, THE SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION, WOMEN'S COMMISSION,
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION, HISTORY AND
ADVISORY BOARD, THE TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD. SEATTLE BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD.
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD.
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD.
THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
AND THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION.
THESE ARE INCREDIBLE WE HAVE 21
APPOINTMENTS OVER 11 DIFFERENT
COMMISSIONS.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SURE
THAT THIS MORNING.
I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY OF
COMMISSIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL THESE
FOLKS WANT TO STEP UP AND DO
THEIR PART.
OKAY, NOW THAT I HAVE DONE
THAT, LET'S SEE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE APPOINTMENTS?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND ALL OF
THEM ARE CONFIRMED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW
APPOINTEES TO THESE PHENOMENAL
COMMISSIONS.
OKAY, WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT
ITEM, ITEM 23.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE SHORT
TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 23 RESOLUTION
31974.
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE TIME
AND PLACE FOR A HEARING ON THE
APPEAL OF ROBERT WEXLER,
HEARING EXAMINER CASE NUMBER
CWF-0149,
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31974.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
COUNCILMEMBER, THAT IS ME, AS A
SPONSOR I WILL ADDRESS THE ITEM.
THIS BILL SETS THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR A HEARING ON ONE
APPEAL TO THE HUMAN EXAMINERS
FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION
REPORT OF THE WATERFRONT LED
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NUMBER 6751.
THE RESOLUTION SETS THE HEARING
OF THE APPEAL FOR JANUARY 5,
2021 AND THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED PUBLIC ASPECTS. TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
QUASIJUDICIAL RULES, COUNCIL
MUST TAKE ACTION THIS WEEK VIA
THIS RESOLUTION AND THIS IS A
MANDATORY RESIDUAL MATTER AND
VOTED ON IN THE PAST.
I RECOMMEND COUNCIL CONFIRM
RESOLUTION 31974.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
SO, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED IN
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE FIX
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
I HEAR YOU OVER THERE MAKING
COMMENTS.
I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT.
OTHER BUSINESS?
IS THERE FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
WELL, I HAVE SOME.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION I WILL
BE EXCUSED FROM THE OCTOBER 26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, I AM
EXCUSED FROM THE OCTOBER 26
COUNCIL MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY,
OCTOBER 26 2:00.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO, BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, WE WILL RETURN IT 5:30
PM FOR METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT 4 MEETING FOR WHICH
YOU ARE ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
A PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC
HEARING, WE WILL REVIEW TWO
RESOLUTIONS AND HAVE A
PRESENTATION BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND WITH THAT WE
ARE NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.