>> THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:03. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ .
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
PRESENTATIONS, I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY.
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF
MINUTES.
THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED
AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED AND
ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES.
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION IT IS NOW
ADOPTED.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIM WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
AND THE COUNCIL'S 2020
PROGRAM.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE REMOTELY.
IT 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 PERIOD 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 BEFORE 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.
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.
IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL
YOUR COMMENTS AND YOU'D STILL
LIKE TO, YOU CAN EMAIL THE FULL
COUNCIL .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.
AGAIN, FOR OUR SPEAKERS, YOU
MUST FIRST PRESS STAR SIX AFTER
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF, YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
I WILL SAY YOUR NAME, THEN YOU
WILL HEAR THE PROMPT OF YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED, THEN YOU
NEED TO HIT STAR SIX IN ORDER
FOR US TO HEAR YOU.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE HAVE 20 MINUTES.
WE WILL GO UNTIL APPROXIMATELY
TWO DECK 20 7 PM.
OUR FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP AND
PRESENT IS HOWARD.
GO AHEAD, HOWARD.
>> HI.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS HOWARD FROM DISTRICT 7,
SPEAKING ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S PROPOSAL
IN ESTABLISHING IT'S POLICE
OVERSIGHT BOARD IS NOT BEEN
SUPPORTIVE AND OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE FOR
A SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE UNLIKE
WE CURRENTLY HAVE, A SYSTEM
THAT EXISTS IN OTHER U.S.
CITIES LIKE NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE AND NEW YORK, NEW
JERSEY.
IF THE COUNCIL BELIEVES IN THE
RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE MOMENT WE
ARE IN , JUSTICE FOR GEORGE
FLOYD, HOW CAN YOU NOT BELIEVE
JUSTICE FOR THE OTHERS.
ALL KILLED BY SEATTLE POLICE
JUST THE LAST THREE YEARS SINCE
THE COUNCIL APPROVED
LEGISLATION WE ARE CURRENTLY
OPERATING UNDER.
ALL OF THESE POLICE KILLINGS
WERE NEVER PROPERLY
INVESTIGATED.
I ASK AT LEAST THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO BE TRANSPARENT YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
PROPOSAL, PLEASE, AT LEAST
EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF
JUSTICE ARE EXISTING
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS
BROUGHT TO THE FAMILIES AND
LOVED ONES OF THOSE KILLED BY
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE ANDERSON FOLLOWED
BY STEPHANIE ANDERSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM THE CEO OF GREEN ROADS
FOUNDATION WITH GREAT NEWS FOR
YOU TODAY ON THE 23rd AVENUE
PHASE 2 STEP PROJECT.
GREEN ROADS IS A 501(C)(3)
NONPROFIT CORPORATION BASED
HERE IN SEATTLE THAT ADVANCES
SUSTAINABILITY, EDUCATION
INITIATIVES FOR TRANSPORTATION.
AS A DEVELOPER OF THE GREEN
ROADS RATING SYSTEM WE MANAGE
THE VOLUNTARY THIRD-PARTY
CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION IN
THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY.
RECOGNIZING HIGH-PERFORMING
PROJECTS FOR DOCUMENTED
EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY.
WE GOT OUR START RIGHT HERE AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THE INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE STAFF EARLY ON
IN 2010 AND BEYOND TODAY.
BECAUSE OF YOU, CURRENTLY WE
ARE PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH
MORE THAN 130 STREETS,
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, RAILS AND
TRAILS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WORD CERTIFICATION VALUE THAT
THREE $3 BILLION.
I AM HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE
THE 23rd AVENUE SOUTH PHASE 2
PROJECT WITH THE BRONZE RATING,
43 POINTS, AND CONGRATULATE YOU
ON THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
THIS PROJECT WAS CERTIFIED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN
SEPTEMBER SO WE CAME TO YOU
TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.
IT IS THE RESULT OF AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY CLAPBOARD OF
EFFORT FROM START AND THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM.
WHILE WE WISH WERE ABLE TO
PRESENT THIS AWARD TO YOU IN
PERSON, I DO HAVE A FEW OTHER
TEAM MEMBERS JOINING ME TODAY
TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE
PROJECT.
THIS IS THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
EIGHTH CERTIFIED PROJECT SINCE
2010 AND WE ARE PLEASED TO
SHARE THE SUCCESS STORY TODAY.
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP
UNSUSTAINABILITY AND
CONGRATULATION ON THE
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT.
I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH A FUN
FACT.
YOUR TIED FOR THE MOST NUMBER
OF PROJECTS IN WASHINGTON FOR
THE CITY OF TACOMA.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
TOGETHER TODAY, TOGETHER AGAIN
AS PART OF GREEN RECOVERY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT UP IS STEPHANIE ANDERSON
FOLLOWED BY JANICE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE
ANDERSON.
I'M A BALLARD RESIDENT, DISTRICT
SIX.
I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 24 YEARS.
I JUST PAID THE SECOND HALF OF
MY PROPERTY TAXES AND I'M HERE
TO ASK, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
THE PLAN TO DEAL WITH
HOMELESSNESS?
I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT
FORUM BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ANSWER ME.
YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME
AND THEN I'LL BE GONE.
BUT I LOOK AT THE PARKS BY THE
QFC AND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND IT'S
UNBELIEVABLE.
IT'S GOTTEN WORSE.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE LOTS OF
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SAYING
THE SAME THING.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
WHAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL DOING?
WHAT IS THE MAYOR DOING?
WHAT IS THE PLAN?
I KNOW FROM READING ABOUT OTHER
STUDIES ON HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING IS THE START.
I ATTENDED COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S TOWN HALL, HE SAID WE
NEED MONEY.
I HAVEN'T HEARD A PLAN.
I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE IS TALKING
ABOUT IT IN THE CITY AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, I HAVEN'T HEARD
ANYTHING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
OR THE MAYOR ABOUT WHAT YOU
INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT.
LIKE I SAID, THIS MAY NOT BE
THE RIGHT FORM BECAUSE YOU
DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ME.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR AS TO
WHAT IS THE PLAN.
YOU HAVE THIS PROPERTY THAT IS
NOW ON THE BALLOT, BUT WHAT YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
THE PARK, THE LIBRARY, THE AREA
BY THE SAFEWAY, IT'S AWFUL.
THESE PEOPLE NEED HOUSING.
I AM FLOORED THAT THERE IS
ABSOLUTE SILENCE FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL. I WOULD LOVE FOR
SOMEONE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME
AND TELL ME WHAT IS THE PLAN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
STEPHANIE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU ENGAGING.
IF YOU WANT TO GET A HOLD OF US
AND YOU'RE STILL LISTENING, YOU
CAN SEND US A QUICK EMAIL
CANCEL SEATTLE.GOP, IF YOU'RE
INCLINED TO WATCH THE REST OF
CITY COUNCIL YOU WILL HEAR THE
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER A BILL ON
THE AGENDA FOR TODAY THAT
ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY THE
OUTREACH ISSUES FOR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES BEING
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, NEXT UP
IS JANICE FOLLOWED BY JESSE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS JANICE AND I AM A
RESIDENT AND VOTER IN BALLARD
AND PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE
GREEN ROADS FOUNDATION.
GREEN ROADS PROJECT LIKE 23rd
AVENUE MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER,
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND CREATE NEW
JOBS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A LONGTIME
MEMBER AND SUPPORTER OF HER
PROGRAM.
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC IT'S
BECOME MORE CLEAR HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO
SAFE, WALKABLE STREETS.
SO WE CAN GET OUTSIDE AND STAY
HEALTHY SO THAT EVERYONE IS
ABLE TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO
GO.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WE
BUILD IN OUR CITY ARE BUILT
WITH AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS SO THAT
ROADS BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES
AND DON'T CAUSE HARM.
GREEN ROADS IS A GREAT WEIGHT
TO ENSURE THAT WHILE CREATING
GREEN JOBS, SAVING TAXPAYER
MONEY AND BENEFITING THE
ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO
FAR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS JESSE THOMPSON.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JESSE
THOMPSON.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE
LEAD ENGINEER FOR THE 23rd
AVENUE PHASE 1 PROJECTS.
AM ALSO A RESIDENT AND VOTER IN
SEATTLE SIX DISTRICT.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SUPPORT
SDOT IN THEIR SECOND
CERTIFICATION FOR THE HIGH-
PRIORITY CORRIDOR THAT INCLUDES
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE SDOT
STAFF INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
THE PROJECT MANAGER, THE DESIGN
LEAD IN THE CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT PHASE.
I DID ALSO WANT TO MENTION A
FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM
PROJECT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE.
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR TO
CREATE A MORE PLEASANT AND SAFE
PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING
IMPROVED STOPS TO ACCOMMODATE
FREQUENT MORE TRANSIT THROUGH
THE CORRIDOR.
WE ALSO REPLACED A ONE-YEAR-OLD
-- 100-YEAR-OLD WATER MAIN
WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO HELP
PEOPLE WITH DRINKING WATER.
NO NEW ADDITIONAL AREAS AND A
40 YEAR DESIGN LIFE WHICH WE
SEE REDUCES MAINTENANCE COSTS
FOR THE CITY BY 80% OVER THE
LIFE OF THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME AND FOR SUPPORTING GREEN
ROADS AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
IN SEATTLE.
I HOPE THAT TREND CONTINUES.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, THAT WAS THE LAST
PERSON SIGNED UP TO PROVIDE US
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HAVE REFRESHED MY LIST
SEVERAL TIMES AND DON'T SEE
ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS
PREREGISTERED AND IS PRESENT.
WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE OUT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND BEGIN ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>>
>> I AM MOVED TO PASS THE
COUNCIL BILL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
LET THE BILL PASSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> HEARING NO COMMENTS WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO
THE NEXT ITEM, YOU MIND CLOSING
OUT THAT ITEM?
>> YES.
I WILL COMPLY WITH THAT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, I'M STILL
GETTING BACK INTO THE SWING OF
THINGS.
THE BILL PASSES WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF, WILL CLERK READ ITEM 1?
>> 119942.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
126000, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2020
BUDGET; AMENDING ORDINANCE
126148; AMENDING A PROVISO; AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> I MOVED TO PASS IT.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU , MADAM PRESIDENT.
JUST ONE MOMENT.
I AM SORRY.
IS THIS THE TIME WHERE I AM
SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO AMEND OR
ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I SEE
THAT YOU DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO ASK THE
COUNCIL CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE YOU ADDRESS THE
UNDERLYING BILL.
OR YOU COULD ADDRESS THE
UNDERLYING BILL FIRST AND THEN
HAVE US CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO IN WHATEVER ORDER
YOU THINK WOULD MAKE MOST SENSE
THAT WOULD HELP THE COUNCIL
HAVE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BILL
THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE BEFORE
US.
IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT FIRST, COMPLETELY
HAPPY TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN
FIRST.
>> I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT FIRST.
IT'S TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
119942 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE WHICH WAS
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
>> EXCELLENT.
WE NEED A SECOND ON THAT
AMENDMENT.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO ADDRESS AMENDMENT ONE.
>> THANK YOU.
AS I MENTIONED IN BRIEFING THIS
MORNING, IT IS TECHNICAL IN
NATURE IN THAT THE OPINION OF
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS
WELL.
AS WELL AS CENTRAL STAFF.
THE DISTRIBUTION LASTLY
CLARIFIES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
IT JUST THE IS BEING GIVEN AND
HOW THAT CAN BE SPENT AND A
NECESSARY CHANGE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS LEGISLATION, THE
CHANGES, THE PROVISO FROM THE
SUMMER SESSION CAN GO FORWARD
AS WE INTENDED.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE VOTE ON
THIS AND THEN MOVE ON TO
DISCUSSING THE LEGISLATION MORE
HOLISTICALLY.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
HEARING NONE, I WILL ASK THAT
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS I WILL
HANDED BACK OVER TO YOU TO
ADDRESS THE BILL AS AMENDED.
BEFORE WE HEAR OTHER COMMENTS
FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES.
AND AS IS REQUIRED BY THE
RULES, YOU WILL HAVE THE LAST
WORD TO CLOSEOUT DEBATE ONCE WE
HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT IT WAS
DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AT 201.
WE DID GET THE UPDATED FRAMEWORK
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE
AND PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE TO GO
THROUGH AND GO FORWARD ON THIS
CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN
CONVENED, TO REALLY MAKE SURE
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A
COUNCIL AS THE BROADER
COMMUNITY AND MAYOR, TO START
MAKING MATERIAL PROGRESS ON
GETTING OUTREACH AND SERVICES
TO FOLKS WHO REALLY, REALLY
NEED IT RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY
NOW THAT WE ARE VERY CLEARLY ON
THE DOORSTEP OF WINTER.
THIS FRAMEWORK AND CONVERSATION
AROUND IT HAS BEEN VERY
PRODUCTIVE FOR ALL OF US TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING AND
WORKING THROUGH ENDING 2020
WITH ACTION AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE GETTING THESE OUT INTO THE
FIELD FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM.
RESOURCES AROUND HYGIENE AND
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH AND
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED IN THIS BILL.
AND WHERE THERE IS AN AGREEMENT
AND A FRAMEWORK TO EXPAND THESE
RESOURCES AND GET THEM OUT TO
THE FOLKS WHO NEED THEM.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT
THIS LEGISLATION DOESN'T DO.
IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY
COMMITMENTS IN TERMS OF WHAT
THE CITY SIDE OF THINGS ON
MANAGING OUTREACH IS GOING TO
BE FOR 2021.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PROPOSALS
THAT HAVE COME FORWARD.
EXECUTIVE SENT DOWN A PROPOSAL
FOR THE TEAM THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE AN HST SIMILAR TO
THE PROPOSAL THAT IS IN THIS
LEGISLATION TO HAVE A
COORDINATING TEAM THAT IS NOT
OUT IN THE FIELD, TO HAVE AN
ENGAGEMENT POLICY THAT IS
CENTERED ON PROVIDER OUTREACH
FOR FOLKS WITH EXPERTISE AND
CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO
BE THE FACE AND IMPLEMENT HER'S
OF OUR OUTREACH POLICY.
AND FOR THE CITY TO BE IN A
COORDINATING AND SERVICE
PROVIDING ROLE THAT IS
ENHANCING THE MISSION OF THOSE
PROVIDERS.
THIS IS A GOOD START TO FINISH
OUT 2020.
IT IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO CONVENE A CONVERSATION
WHERE WE ARE MOVING UP CLOSER
TO A CONSENSUS IN THIS AREA.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THE MODEL FOR 2021
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE
THROUGHOUT THE FALL BUDGET
SESSION.
WHAT WE CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER,
BASED ON THE URGENCY AND NEED
TO REALLY START DEPLOYING THESE
RESOURCES, THAT IS EVIDENT IN
ALL THE DISTRICTS OF THE CITY,
THAT SENSE OF URGENCY.
WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THIS ISN'T THE END, THIS IS THE
BEGINNING.
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO STILL.
BUT IT'S A GOOD START.
EVERYONE HAS BEEN WORKING IN
GOOD FAITH.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO READ
THE FRAMEWORK THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED.
I HAD BRIEFLY GLANCED AT IT BUT
DEFINITELY WANT TO SPEND MORE
TIMEWITH THAT DOCUMENT.
THIS REALLY DOES REPRESENT
MATERIAL STEP FORWARD ON A NEW
MODEL OF OUTREACH THAT IS NO
LONGER GOING TO OVEREMPHASIZE
THE ROLE OF POLICE. NO LONGER
GOING TO OVEREMPHASIZE OR
RATHER, I SHOULD SAY, UNDER
EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR OUR
SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO BE
IN THE BASE OF THESE EFFORTS
AND ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE
SERVE.
WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE THAT WE
-- I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER
CONVERSATION -- BUT WE WILL
CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE AND HOPE
THAT YOU WILL FORWARD WITH THIS
TODAY AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO
BUILD ON THIS IN THE 2021
BUDGET.
AND MAKE SURE THE RESOURCES WE
HAVE APPROPRIATED 2022 GET OUT
THERE IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY IN
SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
OTHER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THE BILL FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I INTEND TO VOTE NO ON THIS
BILL BECAUSE WHAT ACTUALLY DOES
IS SHRINK THE SCALE OF THE
PROVISO PASSED BY THE COUNCIL
TO STOP THE ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS
OR AS HOMELESS ACTIVISTS HAVE
SAID, STOP THE SWEEPS.
ONE THIRD SHRINKS THE SCALE BY
ALMOST A THIRD, TO $2 MILLION.
THE PROVISO BASICALLY SAID THE
MAYOR COULD ONLY USE THE FUNDS
ALLOCATED TO THE SO-CALLED
NAVIGATION TEAM WHICH DOES THE
SWEEPS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, THAT
COULD USE THOSE FUNDS TO DO
GENUINE OUTREACH OF HOMELESS
SERVICES INSTEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS SAYS
EVERYONE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
GOOD FAITH.
I THINK THAT IS TRUE OF THE
WORKERS AT REACH AND THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE
OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHICH IS
ACTUALLY BEEN AN OBSTACLE TO
GETTING ANY KIND OF CHANGE AWAY
FROM REMOVALS OF HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS AND HOMELESS HUMAN
BEINGS.
EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED AS PART OF THIS BILL
SUGGEST PRINCIPLES AND AGREED
FRAMEWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.
ALL OF WHICH OF COURSE IS
MOVING IN A GOOD DIRECTION BUT
COULD'VE HAPPENED ANYWAY AND DO
NOT REQUIRE THIS LEGISLATION.
THIS IS PRECISELY FOR SHRINKING
THE SCALE OF THE PROVISO.
WHAT THE COUNCIL IS REALLY
VOTING ON IS WHETHER OR NOT TO
SHRINK THE SWEEPS. THE ONLY
REASON IT'S BEING DISCUSSED IS
BECAUSE MAYOR DURKAN REFUSED TO
FOLLOW THE PROVISO. AS OF LAST
FRIDAY MY OFFICE CHECKED WITH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND IT IS
STILL NOT BEING ACTED ON.
THE PROVISO IS NOT BEING ACTED
ON.
IT IS TRUE BECAUSE THE MAYOR
VETOED THE BUDGET IT DID NOT
LEGALLY TAKE EFFECT UNTIL LAST
THURSDAY.
BUT THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING
THE MAYOR FROM VOLUNTARILY
FOLLOWING THE PROVISO EARLIER.
SO I DON'T ACTUALLY TAKE THESE
CLAIMS ABOUT A SENSE OF URGENCY
AT FACE VALUE.
THE ONLY REASON MAYOR DURKAN
CHOSE NOT TO FOLLOW THE PROVISO
IS BECAUSE SHE WAS CONFIDENT
THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD GIVE HER
RETROACTIVE PERMISSION TO DO SO
IN THIS BILL WILL DO JUST THAT.
I WILL SAY ALSO I AM REALLY
TAKEN ABACK THAT THIS
RETROACTIVE PERMISSION IS BEING
CONSIDERED BEFORE THE MAYOR
TAKES ANY MATERIAL STEPS TO
FOLLOW THE PROVISO.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT
IF IT WERE DECEMBER AND THE
MAYOR HAD DUTIFULLY FOLLOWED
THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND WAS
THEN AFTER THAT ASKING FOR
RETROACTIVE PERMISSION FOR HER
SLOW START.
THIS BILL GIVES HER PERMISSION
FOR BEING LATE BEFORE SHE EVEN
BEINS.
WHAT IS TO PREVENT HER FROM
DELAYING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND
THEN BRINGING ANOTHER BILL
TRYING TO GET PERMISSION FOR
THE NEXT DELAY?
DON'T KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THE SWEEPS OF HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS ARE CRUEL, INHUMANE
AND INEFFECTIVE.
PEOPLE ARE REMOVED AGAIN AND
AGAIN AND AGAIN SOMETIMES FROM
THE SAME LOCATION BUT THERE IS
NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO.
THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES.
THERE HAVE BEEN WELL OVER 1000
SWEEPS AND THEY ARE CLEARLY NOT
WORKING AND THEY ARE WASTING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, FORCING
PEOPLE TO MOVE, LOSING THEIR
BELONGINGS AND BECOMING MORE
AND MORE DESPERATE. THE MAYOR
SHOULD'VE STOPPED SWEEPING
PEOPLE YEARS AGO.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR MY
OFFICE TO SUPPORT A BILL TO
RETROACTIVELY GIVE THE MAYOR
PERMISSION FOR DEALING AFTER
THE PROVISO HAS BEEN PASSED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR
THE SPONSOR.
BEFORE AND WANT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW
THE TEAM DESCRIBES YOUR
AMENDMENT AS MATERIALLY
DIFFERENT FROM THE IT JUST BE
THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS PROPOSED
IN THE 2021 BUDGET.
>> YES, I CAN ANSWER THAT
QUESTION.
THIS PROVISO CHANGE OH IS NOT
DESCRIPTIVE IN TERMS OF
DIVISION OF LABOR AS TO WHAT
THESE FTES CAN AND CANNOT DO.
IT REPRESENTS A FOUR EMPLOYEE
REDUCTION FROM THE NUMBER OF
HST EMPLOYEES ON THE OLD
NAVIGATION TEAMS.
SO IT'S A SMALLER TEAM.
THE TEAM WE GOT A PRESENTATION
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO IS ALSO
EIGHT FTES.
SO THEY COULD USE THOSE ANYWAY
THEY SEE FIT THAT IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE
PROVISO.
WHICH EXPLICITLY SAYS THEY
CANNOT BE DOING DIRECT OUTREACH.
THEY ESSENTIALLY CAN BE DOING
THINGS OTHER THAN DIRECT
OUTREACH.
COORDINATING THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS DIVIDE ASSISTANCE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE
$245,000 WHICH IS THE ONLY
AMOUNT OF MONEY RELEASED, LESS
THAN A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
IS RELEASED FOR THE LAST TWO
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
FOR THE HSD TEAM.
THAT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.
THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT
HSD WILL HAVE THE EIGHT FTES
ANY LONGER THAN DECEMBER 31.
THAT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT OUR
CONVERSATIONS ARE.
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WANT THE
LONG-TERM TEAM, WHATEVER IT IS,
TO LOOK LIKE BEYOND THAT.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD ADD
THAT THE COMMUNITY ARE DOING TO
GO BACK AND FORTH ON THIS IS
ALSO HEAVILY DISCUSSING WHAT
WILL BE THE MAKEUP OF THE TEAM
AND WHAT WILL THE ROLES BE?
>> SORRY, I GUESS WHAT I'M
TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND, MAYBE
THIS IS A QUESTION FOR JEFF, IS
JEFF ON?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES JEFF
IS AVAILABLE . THAT WAS THE
TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS.
>> SO, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT I UNDERSTAND THE 2021
PROPOSAL CALLS FOR 18 MEMBERS.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE ROLES ARE
TEAM MANAGER, OUTREACH MANAGER,
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, FIELD
COORDINATOR, DATA ANALYST,
DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR, TWO
ASSISTANCE NAVIGATORS.
RIGHT?
>> THAT IS MY MEMORY FROM
PRESENTATION.
RIGHT, SO THOSE ARE ROLES THAT
EXISTED AT THE PREVIOUS TEAM
AND ARE CONTINUING.
I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IS ASIDE FROM THE
INTENT TO COORDINATE OUTREACH
WORK, WE KNOW HOW THIS TEAM
WOULD BE FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
>> RIGHT, SO, ON THE OLD
NAVIGATION TEAM THERE ARE A
RESULT SIDEBOARDS IN THE PROVISO
THE LIMIT WHAT THEY CAN BE
DOING.
THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY SINCE THEY
DON'T WANT A TEAM THAT IS GOING
TO BE OUT THERE COMPETING WITH
ON THE GROUND OUTREACH EFFORTS
WITH A MONOPOLY OF RESOURCES
THAT OTHER PROVIDERS DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
UNDER THIS, IF THE TEAM WERE TO
HAVE THAT MISSION, THEY WOULD
NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS
MONEY FOR THOSE FTES.
I MEAN, THAT IS A MATERIAL
DIFFERENCE.
THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE CITY
EMPLOYEES BE AGENTS OF OUTREACH.
AND CERTAINLY WON'T HAVE POLICE
BE INTEGRATED AS PART OF THE
TEAM EFFORT, PER VISA REMAINS
FULLY TRIED IN THE 2020
PACKAGE.
>> I'M SORRY, ONE MORE POINT I
GUESS AND I WILL WRAP UP.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS PROPOSAL
AMENDS THE PROVISO THAT WE
PASSED THIS SUMMER BY SHIFTING
AWAY FROM THE NAVIGATION TEAM
TO SERVICE PROVIDERS.
YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT, I
UNDERSTAND.
WHAT I DON'T SEE IS HOW THIS
AMENDMENT ITSELF, DOES ANYTHING
MORE THAN BRING THE 2021
PROPOSED NAVIGATION TEAM ON TIME
ONLINE A FEW MONTHS EARLIER
THAN PROPOSED.
IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND
DISHEARTENING THAT THIS
LEGISLATIVE BODY VOTED TO PASS
A BUDGET, UNEQUIVOCALLY STATED
OUR INTENT TO SHIFT AWAY FROM A
NAVIGATION TEAM MODEL AND
PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO
PROVIDERS.
WE VOTED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. I
WANT TO THANK THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO I KNOW HAVE BEEN
HAVING LONG AND FREQUENT
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN AT THE
TABLE TO HAMMER OUT A DEAL FOR
THESE DOLLARS TO FINALLY GET
OUT THE DOOR.
I WANT TO THANK THE PROVIDERS
FOR WORKING ON THE SPRING WORK
WHICH IS TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM
THIS LEGISLATION. I'M EXCITED
TO SEE THAT.
AND I KNOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS
NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE
THE LAST UNRESOLVED ISSUES ARE
MET.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS A
COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVE AND PROVIDERS IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THESE
RESOURCES GET PUT TO THE
INTENDED USE.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY, I BELIEVE
THIS LEGISLATION WHICH IN MY
MIND DISREGARDS THE INCREDIBLE
ONGOING WORK THAT HAS LED TO
THIS FRAMEWORK. REALLY THE ONLY
PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BRING
BACK SOME VERSION OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
WITH THE EXECUTIVE IT WOULD
ADDRESS SERIOUS CONCERNS
SEVERAL PROVIDERS HAVE. BUT A
DEAL TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES IS
CONTINGENT UPON PASSING THIS
AMENDMENT.
SO I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF
IT SOLELY TO HELP MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE ISSUES ARE
ADDRESSED, THOSE CONCERNS ARE
ADDRESSED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF
THE HAS BEEN DONE THUS FAR TO
GET US TO THIS POINT.
SO, FIRST OFF, MANY THANKS THE
OUTREACH PROVIDERS WHO WORKED
TIRELESSLY FOR THE LAST FEW
WEEKS ON COMING TO THE
AGREEMENT.
ABOUT A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR
OUTREACH AN ENCAMPMENT
MANAGEMENT.
I REMEMBER AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER I THINK IT WAS THE
TIMBER 30th WHEN WE RECEIVED A
LETTER FROM THE DEPUTY ABOUT
THE NEXT STEPS AFTER COUNCIL
ACTION TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S
VETO ON THREE ISSUES.
ONE OF THOSE ISSUES WAS THE END
OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
IN THAT LETTER WAS NO
DESCRIPTION ON HOW TO ACTIVATE
THE FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE
COUNCIL FOR OUTREACH.
I IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR
PROVIDER COMMUNITY WITH A
REQUEST THAT THEY ALLIES TO
HELP BUILD SOMETHING NEW WITH
THE FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE
COUNCIL.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU FOR
RESPONDING WITH URGENCY AND I
APPRECIATE THE MANY, MANY HOURS
YOU HAVE BEEN SPENDING WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVES ON THE
FRAMEWORK, RECOGNIZE THE
FRAMEWORK IS A BEGINNING PLACE,
ANOTHER THEN PLACE.
I WANT TO THANK ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR LEADING
THE DISCUSSION AND THE DEPUTY
MAYOR FOR BEING A WILLING
PARTNER IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
AND REALLY BEING OPEN AND
OPERATING IN A WAY THAT SHOWS I
THINK A LOT OF GOODWILL TOWARDS
SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL ,
EXECUTIVE AND PROVIDER
COMMUNITY CAN GET BEHIND
TOGETHER.
AS A UNIFIED FRONT.
I UNDERSTAND THE FRAMEWORK THAT
WAS SHARED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
AGAIN, IT'S A NEW EFFORT TO DO
THIS WORK DIFFERENTLY.
AND FOR US ALL TO WORK TOGETHER
TO BUILD THIS NEW APPROACH IN
ALIGNMENT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THE
FRAMEWORK ISN'T AT THE END OF
THE PROCESS, IT IS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE
OPERATION WISE AND FRAMEWORK
OER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS TO
ENSURE THE NEW APPROACH TRULY
SERVES THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE SHELTER.
GROUPS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN
ENCAMPMENTS.
AND THE NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORS
AND BUSINESSES.
THIS ACTION WILL REINFORCE
COUNCIL EFFORTS FROM SEPTEMBER
TO MAKE AVAILABLE FUNDS TO THE
EXECUTIVE SO OUTREACH CAN
CONTINUE IN 2020 . AGAIN, IT'S
A MARK OF GOOD FAITH IN WHICH
THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE RECEDED.
I WANT TO UPLIFT ONE PORTION
SHARED FRAMEWORK THAT I THINK
IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT.
IT SAYS THE CITY CONCURS THAT
REMOVAL WILL NOT BE THE FIRST
RESPONSE AND WILL COLLABORATE
WITH PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS
OBSTRUCTION AND BEHAVIOR.
FULL AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE IN
PROBLEM-SOLVING, ENGAGING
UNSHELTERED AND HOUSE RESIDENTS
ADDRESSING SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOODS NEEDS AND
PRIORITIES.
YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS
INCLUDE EVERYBODY TO BE PRESENT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FROM PEOPLE LIVING IN SHELTERS
TO HOUSED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO
WORK OR FREQUENT PARKS OR
BUSINESSES THERE.
I THINK THIS NEW FRAMEWORK
RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF EVERYONE
IN THIS NECESSARY PROBLEM-
SOLVING MODEL.
REALLY, THAT IS WHAT I SEE, A
SHIFT TOWARDS A PROBLEM-SOLVING
MODEL RATHER THAN A MODEL THAT
ASSUMES THAT WHEN OUTREACH IS
SENT OUT, THE PURPOSE OF THE
OUTREACH IS TO REMOVE THE
ENCAMPMENT.
THE AGREEMENT ALSO ADDRESSES
THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO
CONTINUE TO SUBMIT SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES NOT ONLY TO OUTREACH
BUT SHELTER, HOUSING, HYGIENE,
HEALTH PROMOTION AND HARM
REDUCTION.
PUTTING SHARPS AND CONTAINERS,
AND OUTREACH IN CORONATION WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH.
I AM REALLY GLAD THIS AGREEMENT
HAS BEEN REACHED IN TIME FOR
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHAT IT
MIGHT MEAN FOR THE 2021 BUDGET.
IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS WORKS
TODAY FROM A FOUNDATION OF
PRINCIPLE I THINK THIS WILL
HELP PROPEL US FOR THE ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS.
FROM THIS AGREED-UPON STARTING
POINT.
I HAVE BEEN IN ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUTREACH
PROVIDERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF
THIS WORK EVERY DAY.
I KNOW THEY HAVE INDICATED
THERE IS SUPPORT WAS THE
TRANSMISSION, WITH THE NEW -- I
AM WORKING MY COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION WITH
THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDERS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I DO KNOW
THAT YOU REFERENCED THE
RECEIPT OF THE 201 NEW
FRAMEWORK.
HAVE WE DONE WHAT WE NEED TO DO
TO INCLUDED AS A SUPPORTING
DOCUMENT IN THE OFFICIAL
RECORD?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A USEFUL
THING TO DO IS WELL.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , THAT
MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR THE
CLERK ON HOW WE PROCEDURALLY DO
THAT.
BUT I WOULD BE TOTALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
>> MADAM CLERK, I THINK THERE
WAS A QUESTION DEFERRED BY THE
BILLS SPONSOR TO YOU.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU HAVE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ TO
REPEAT THE QUESTIONS OF THE
CLERK MAY HAVE TUESDAY.
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> WE RECEIVED 2:01 PM AND
UPDATED FRAMEWORK THAT THE
PROVIDER CRAZY HAS SENT TO US.
AND JUST WONDERING WHETHER
THERE'S A WAY TO INCLUDED AS A
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT IN THE
OFFICIAL RECORD. IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY NEED TO BE AN
AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT.
I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER
DISCUSSION
ABOUT MEMORIALIZING THIS
FRAMEWORK THROUGH A RESOLUTION.
BUT IF WE COULD AT LEAST ENSURE
IT IS ATTACHED TO THE MATERIALS
FOR TODAY'S MEETING, I THINK
THAT WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL.
>> THANK YOU FOR REPEATING THE
QUESTION.
YES, IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO
ADD THE ACTUAL UPDATED VERSION
OF THE FRAMEWORK TO THE RECORD,
WE JUST NEED CONFIRMATION ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED
VIA EMAIL AND AFTER THE MEETING
WE CAN ADD THE UPDATED VERSION
TO THE RECORD SUPPORTING
DOCUMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS CAN YOU
CONFIRM FOR THE CLERK THAT THE
UPDATED FRAMEWORK YOU ARE
REFERENCING DURING THIS MEETING
HAS IN FACT BEEN CIRCULATED TO
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS?
>> YES YES, I CAN CONFIRM THE
DOCUMENT TITLE SHARED
PRINCIPLES AND AGREED FRAMEWORK
FOR RESPONSE TO PEOPLE LIVING
OUT OF SHELTER 2020, 2021, WAS
EMAILED BY ALLISON TO THE
ENTIRE COUNCIL AT 201 AND I
CAN SEE ALL OF OUR EMAILS ON IT.
I CAN CONFIRM THAT EVEN
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WHOSE
EXCUSE TO DATE RECEIVED IT AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERK, DOES NOT SUFFICE
FOR THE CONFIRMATION YOU NEED
IN ORDER TO ATTACH THIS TO THE
FINAL RECORD?
>> YES, THIS IS INFORMATION
NEEDED AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
INC.
VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IF
SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE WOULD BE
SO KIND AS TO FORWARD THE FINAL
DOCUMENT THAT WAS CIRCULATED TO
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE
CLERK, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN
ORDER TO UPDATE THE RECORD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
IT SOUNDS LIKE DEPUTY MAYOR
SKILL OR AND OTHERS WERE
INVOLVED HELPING TO CRACK THIS.
THANKS TO THEM.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SHRINKING OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT TEAM THAT HAS BEEN
INVOLVED WITH THIS EFFORT.
ESSENTIALLY IT IS GOING FROM I
BELIEVE 14 FTES DOWN TO EIGHT
FTES APPROXIMATELY.
MANY CONSTITUENTS HAVE
CONTACTED OUR OFFICE TO SHARE
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE RISE OF
VISIBLE UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS.
WE KNOW THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL GUIDELINES REGARDING
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SPACING
REQUIREMENTS INCONGRUENT
SHELTER MODELS PRESENTS A
PROBLEM.
THE CITY HAS ACTED TO STAND UP
SHELTERS AND PROVIDE HYGIENE
AND OUTREACH.
BUT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT ROLE, THAT STRONG ROLE OF
COORDINATING FROM THE CITY
GOVERNMENT.
CITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP ON
COORDINATING THE OUTREACH
EFFORTS.
I KNOW WE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
REMOVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS
A STANDARD PART OF THE TEAM.
I AM GLAD TO SEE THIS
INCORPORATED AND INCORPORATED
AS PART OF THIS FOR MY EYES.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN SPT WILL
NEED TO BE INVOLVED.
I KNOW FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING
TO ENCAMPMENT'S WHEN THEY ARE
FIRE HAZARDS.
THEY WANT TO HAVE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE IN CLAES
SOMETHING WERE TO ARISE.
MY CHIEF CONCERN THROUGHOUT
THIS DISCUSSION IS MAKING SURE
THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS A
STRONG COORDINATION ROLE.
BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THE CITY AND
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDRESSING THE
PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TAKING SHAPE SO WE
CAN COORDINATE OUR EFFORTS
REGIONALLY TO TACKLE THIS
PROBLEM.
EVEN THOUGH I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SHRINKING ROLE OF
CITY GOVERNMENT AND THEY WISH
YOU WERE A LARGER ROLE, WE CAN
VALUE OUR HSD EMPLOYEES AND THE
ROLE THE AND WHAT THEY BRING
TO THE TABLE AND SEE ABOUT
EXPANDING THEIR ROLE IN THE
FUTURE. TODAY I WILL SUPPORT
THE CURRENT RISE HOWEVER.
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO SPOKE
TODAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
ARTICULATED THE URGENCY FOR US
TO GET DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR
RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS THE REALITY OF THE
SITUATION WE ARE IN.
THE OUTREACH DOLLARS WE
ALLOCATED WERE NOT GIVEN TO
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP WITH
OUTREACH.
INSTEAD OF HOPING FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY MESSAGE IS COUNCIL
HAS NOT STEPPED IN TO PROVIDE
AN ALTERNATIVE.
THIS IS WHAT THE PROVIDERS
WANT, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SEEING
LACK OF DOLLARS BEING ALLOCATED
TO THE COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE GOING WITHOUT THE
OUTREACH SERVICES THEY NEED,
CONNECTIONS TO HOUSING, AND
ESSENTIAL SUPPORT LIKE A TRASH
CLEANUP AND MAKING SURE THAT
PEOPLE GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY
NEED TO HAVE FOOD AND IDEALLY
REFERRALS TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
IT'S IN THE SPIRIT THAT MANY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT UP
OF US NEEDING TO GET THE MONEY
OUT THE DOOR.
AND WANTING TO SEE THE GOOD
WORK THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
GET FUNDED.
I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
VOTING FOR THIS AND RECOGNIZING
IT WAS THE PRINCIPLES FROM HER
EARLIER ACTION AND MAKING SURE
THE OUTREACH IS NOT BEING LED
OR DONE IN CONDUCTION WITH
THOSE WHO ARE SWORN OFFICERS
AND THAT THERE IS AN
APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR AN
EXCELLENT CITY TEAM TO BE
COORDINATING BEHIND THE SCENES
TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE
REFERRALS THEY NEED AND INTO
HOPEFULLY CASE MANAGEMENT.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR
CITY TO CONTINUE TO DO BUT
MAKING SURE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WITH TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS ARE
OUT THERE DOING THE HARD WORK.
THANK YOU TO THEM FOR SENDING
THE FRAMEWORK AND TO ALL OF US,
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD
INDICATION OF HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THE
TRUSTED PARTNERS ARE GETTING
THE DOLLARS.
THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS FOLKS DEAL WITH COVID
AND THE FIVE YEAR CRISIS OF
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AFFORD
ABILITY ISSUES.
WITH THAT I WILL BE VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ANY
OTHER COMMENTS?
I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TO CLOSEOUT DEBATE WITH
ANY FINAL COMMENTS AND THEN WE
WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
I UNDERSTAND WERE FOLKS WHO
HAVE SOME SKEPTICISM ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION ARE COMING FROM
BASED ON THE HISTORY OF THE OLD
NAVIGATION TEAM. A LOT OF THE
ISSUES WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS AROUND
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY
AND PROVIDER COMMUNITY WHICH I
THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE HAS NOT
IN AND OF ITSELF BEEN ABLE TO
SOLVE OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
AND WE SEE EVERY DAY THOUSANDS
OF OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING WITHOUT
BASIC NECESSITIES, WITHOUT
BASIC HYGIENE FACILITIES AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS OFTEN SAYS,
IN THIS BILL IS NOT GOING TO
SOLVE ALL OF THAT NEATLY.
BUT IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO START THIS
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF
WORKING THROUGH THIS WITH ALL
OF THE PRINCIPAL OPERATOR IN
THIS AREA.
I WOULD NOTE THAT WHILE WE ARE
REVISING THE PRO VISA FROM THE
SUMMER, ONLY $245,000 IS GOING
BACK TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
$245,000, THE LAST TWO MONTHS
OF THE YEAR AND OVER $2 MILLION
IS GOING TO BE RELEASED TO
SERVICE PROVIDERS ALSO BASED ON
REVISIONS OF WHAT THAT MANY CAN
BE GOING TO BASED ON
COLLABORATION AND CONVERSATION
PROVIDERS AND WHAT THEY REALLY
NEED BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING NOW IN THE FIELD.
THAT INCLUDES MORE MONEY FOR
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES.
FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
CASE MANAGEMENT TO EXPAND
EXISTING CASE MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTS.
HOUSING NAVIGATION.
AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS SO, WHAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND
THIS ONE THING IS NOT GOING TO
SOLVE ALL OF IT, THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD AND A
CONTINUING TO COME TOGETHER TO
REALLY BRING ACTION AND RESPOND
TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE
CITY.
THERE WERE FOLKS IN PUBLIC
COMMENTS WHO WERE STAYING THERE
IN FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE CITY
HAVING BEEN BOGGED DOWN AND
REALLY IMPORTANT VISITORS ABOUT
THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF WHAT ARE
HOMELESS'S RESPONSE IS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE.
IS THE FIRST STEP TO ALL OF US
REALIZING OUR COMMON INTEREST
IN THIS AND MOVING FORWARD IN A
WAY THAT CAN HOPEFULLY FINALLY
BRIDGE THE DIVIDE AND GET PEOPLE
THE REALLY CRITICAL RESOURCES
THEY NEED AND THAT THIS COUNCIL
HAS APPROPRIATED MONEY TO
ADDRESS.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE VOTE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS
IN WORKING THROUGH THIS POLICY
AREA.
THROUGH THE 2020 BUDGET
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR THE CLOSING REMARKS
ABOUT THIS COUNCIL BILL.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ELSE
ON THE COUNCIL WHO ALSO MADE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL.
AND, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT AND THE
LONG TERM ONGOING EFFORTS
DEEMED NECESSARY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL
AS AMENDED.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED.
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
OTHER BUSINESS, IS THERE ANY
OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
NO OTHER BUSINESS.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA.
ANNEXED MEETING IS MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 2. AT 2:00 P.M.
THAT IS IT FOR TODAY.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.