GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
WELCOME BACK FROM OUR SUMMER
RECESS AND ALSO FROM LAST WEEK
WHICH WE DID NOT CONVENE AS A
FULL COUNCIL DUE TO THE
OBSERVANCE.
WELCOME BACK TO COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF AUGUST 16, 2021 WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED.
I WILL DISPENSE WITH THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR THIS
MORNING.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT TO REPORT
OUT ON.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TODAY.
I DO EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS WILL BE SHORT IN
NATURE.
NONETHELESS WE DO WANT TO MAKE
ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO GET
THROUGH THAT.
SO LET'S GET BEGIN OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
AGAIN, THE ORDER OF THE REPORT
OUT TODAY WILL BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE ROLL CALL ROTATION FOR
THIS WEEK WHICH IS COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN FOLLOWED BY
SAWANT, STRAUSS, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, LEWIS, MORALES, MOSQUEDA
AND THEN I WILL CONCLUDE THIS
AGENDA DISCUSSION WITH MY OWN
REPORT.
SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
OUR CITY'S TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITY'S COMMITTEE HAS 11
ITEMS.
ALL 11 ITEMS WERE RECOMMENDED BY
OUR COMMITTEE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY CLOSED
AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE FIVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION
BOARDS, BIKE, TRANCE AND IT
FREIGHT.
BECAUSE THESE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS, MY COMMENTS AT
FULL DOWN SHRILL -- COUNCIL WILL
BE VERY BRIEF.
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MY
OFFICE OR TO CALVIN ON OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
OUR COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED
COUNCIL BILL 120138 TO PROVIDE
LIMITED CONDEMNATION AND
ACQUISITION AUTHORITY IN CASE IT
IS NEEDED TO SECURE PORTIONS OF
PROPERTY NECESSARY TO IM --MENT
PLAYMENT A GUY --
IMPLEMENT A QUIET ZONE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
A PSRC GRANT TO 15TH AVENUE
SOUTH 700,000 AND A PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY GRANT FOR AURORA AVENUE
NORTH.
THE $1.
5 MILLION STATE GRANT IS
VITAL.
THAT STATE HIGHWAY AS WE KNOW
HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS AREA THAT
WE MUST ADDRESS FOR THE CITY TO
MEET ITS VISION ZERO
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GOALS.
WE WILL ALSO VOTE ON THREE
UTILITY RATE ORDINANCES FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLAN AND RATE PATH ALREADY
ENDORSED BY THE CUSTOMER AND BY
THIS CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 10TH.
AS YOU MAY RECALL WE HAVE GOOD
NEWS WITH AVERAGE RATES COMING
IN LOWER THAN WHAT WAS PROMISED
DURING THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC
PLAN.
IF T UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON HAS ASKED US TO
APPROVE SHARE UPDATED
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR MAJOR EVENTS IN AND AROUND
HUSKY STADIUM.
THE COMMITTEE ADDED LANGUAGE TO
THE RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE
INCREASED USE OF TRANSIT TO
REDUCE TRAFFI CONGESTION AND TO
IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND ALSO TO ENSURE THE
UNIVERSITY COVERS THE FULL COST
OF THEIR IMPACTS INCLUDING
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
THEIR CRAFTING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN AS
WELL AS THE GENEROUS AND INSIGHT
OF THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM
THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
OUR TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE
FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF
THIS MONTH.
WE ARE PUBLISHING OUR AGENDA
ONLINE THIS MORNING.
HERE IS A PREVIEW OF THE EIGHT
ITEMS.
THE -- WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
AUGUST 18TH FOR AB INNOVATIVE
NEW PROGRAM THAT LEN COURAGE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL CLEAN
BE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
THIS WEDNESDAY WE WILL PLAN TO
VOTE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE.
IT IS CALLED A RENEWABLE PLUS
PROGRAM.
WE WILL CONSIDER COUNCIL
BILL 120170 TO AUTHORIZE CITY
LIGHT TO ADMINISTER A PROACTIVE
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM THAT
WILL FURTHER IMPROVE HABITATS IN
THE WATER SHED FOR ENDANGERED
SPECIES AND SALMON RECOVERY ALL
WHILE CONSULTING WITH TRIBES AND
OTHER AGENCIES.
WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER COUNCIL
BILL 120161 TO UPDATE WATER
REGULATIONS, SPECIFIC THREW
CLARIFY WHEN AND HOW TO USE
ESTIMATES FOR READING, WATER
METERS WHICH ARE OWNED BY
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE COUNCIL
BILL AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL
STORM WATER AND MANAGEMENT
PARTNERSHIPS AS ALLOWED BY STATE
LAW.
WE WILL CONSIDER APPROVING A
TUNNEL PERMIT FOR THE UNIVERSE
THEY OF WASHINGTON DOWNTOWN AT
6TH AVENUE NORTH OF UNIVERSITY
STREET.
WE WILL VOTE ON A RESOLUTION
FROM OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION THAT CONVEYS A
DESIGNATION OF LENNIE WILKINS
WAY ON THOMAS STREET BETWEEN 1ST
AVENUE NORTH AND 2ND AVENUE
NORTH IN ORDER TO CELEBRATION
THE BASKETBALL LEGEND.
WE WILL HEAR AN UPDATE ON THE
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY.
EVEN THOUGH SDOT HAS DECIDED TO
PHASE OUT AND REPLACE THAT
TRAFFIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LATER THIS YEAR I PROMISED WE
WOULD HEAR MORE ABOUT HIT THE
OUR COMMITTEE.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
IT.
LASTLY WE WILL HEAR SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS ON TWO TECH GUESS
USED BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT,
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CAMERAS AND
EMERGENCY SCENE CAMERAS.
THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
CONTROVERSIAL AND IMPROVING THEM
WILL COMPLETE BATCH 4A OF THE
LEGACY A RETROACTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES WE HAVE BEEN
REVIEWING AND IMPROVING DURING
THE PAST YEAR.
THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE 20TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACKS FROM
SEPTEMBER 11TH.
THIS IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING
SINCE THAT ANNIVERSARY.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED
AND TO THANK ALL THE FIRST
RESPONDERS WHO RISKED AND GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THIS ATTACK ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO THANK THE OFFICERS
WHO APPREHENDED A SUSPECT WHOSE
SPEEDING VEHICLE STRUCK AND
KILLED A PEDESTRIAN.
THE DETECTIVES AT SPD WILL
INVESTIGATE THIS HIT-AND-RUN
DRUNK DRIVING HOMICIDE CASE AS
BEST THEY CAN.
THIS IS -- WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE
STAFFING SHORTAGE AT SPD, WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE OP-ED PUBLISHED
WHICH RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HOW
THE -- OF POLICE OFFICERS IS
IMPACTING THE OPERATIONS OF OUR
CITY'S HARBOR PATROL TO ADDRESS
THE HIGH LEVELS THROUGHOUT
DEPARTMENT INCLUDING LOSS OF
DETECTIVES.
THIS PAST FRIDAY MY OFFICE AND
CENTRAL STAFF CIRCULATED AN
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL 120112
THE MIDYEAR BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL
WHICH PASSED ON AUGUST 17TH.
I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE AND CENTRAL STAFF AND
I NEEDED TO PASS AFTER OUR
RECESS TO CRAFT THIS AMENDMENT
AND GET IT APPROVED.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS.
OPTION A WOULD KEEP $3 MILLION
WITHIN SPD'S BUDGET FOR
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
OPTION B IS A MORE MODEST
VERSION THAT WILL TAKE AN
UNALLOCATED $1.1 MILLION AND
DEDICATE FOR IT RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION.
I ALSO CIRCULATED IT FRIDAY.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THAT
AUTHORIZE AND LEGISLATION ON TO
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR SO PER OUR
COUNCIL RULES MY OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES TO ASK THE
MAJORITY VIEW TO ADD IT TO THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR --
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I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET BILL.
THIS WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDS TO
RECRUIT AND RETAIN SPD PERSONNEL
BECAUSE WE HAVE LOST 300
OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES OVER THE
PAST 18 MONTHS.
WHILE WE HAVE HIRED 100 FOR A
NET LOSS OF 200, THE 200 FIGURE
IS STILL VERY HIGH.
NEWLY HIRED OFFICERS NEED
SUBSTANTIAL TIME FOR TRAINING.
IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT SIMPLY TO RETAIN CITY
GOVERNMENT FRONT LINE WORKERS WE
ALREADY HAVE.
THE MODEST AMOUNTS WOULD GO
BEYOND MERE WORDS TO DEMONSTRATE
WE RECOGNIZE THE STAFFING CRISIS
CAUSED BY THE TITLE WAVE AND
THAT WE WANT THE REMAINING
OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES TO
REMAIN THE SEATTLE.
WE CAN TAKE SWIFT ACTION THIS
WEEK TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
TIME SEATTLE RESIDENTS WAIT FOR
AN OFFICER AFTER CALLING 911.
I KNOW THERE IS LIKELY TO BE
DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THIS APPROACH
BUT I WANTED TO GET THESE
PROPOSALS ON TO THE TABLE SO WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
AND DECIDE THESE.
I WILL JUST A COUPLE OF
OVER ITEMS HERE.
THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT YET
CRITICAL OP-ED PUBLISHED IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES LAST FRIDAY
RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
ANT THE FUTURE OF THE RIVER
CLEAN UP.
I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY
LEADERS FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE.
THE ON GOING DECADES LONG CLEAN
UP OF THE RIVER INCLUDES COUNTY,
THE PORT, THE CITY, THE EPA AND
MANY OTHERS.
I UNDERSTAND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS BEEN IN
COMMUNICATION WITH THE WRITERS
OF THE OP-ED.
SPU LEADERSHIP HAS REAFFIRMED
THEY VALUE THIS INPUT, THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIVER CLEAN
UP COALITION TO REACH A COMMON
GOAL OF RIGHTING THIS HISTORICAL
WRONG.
SPU STAFF HAS ASSURED ME THAT
EPA'S ANTICIPATED PROPOSAL FOR
THE EAST WATER WAY CLEAN UP
WHICH IS JUST THAT PORTION OF
THE RIVER EAST OF HARBOR ISLAND
WILL CLEAN THE EAST WATER WAY TO
THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT IS
TECHNICALLY AND SCIENTIFICALLY
FEASIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE.
THAT IS THE SAME LEVEL THAT IS
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE FOR OTHER
PORTIONS OF THE RIVER.
I'VE ASKED STAFF TO CONTINUE
THEIR OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION
WITH THE DRCC AND TO COME TO OUR
COMMITTEE DECEMBER 1ST TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE RIVER
CLEAN UP WHICH AGAIN INVOLVES
MULTIPLE PARTIES BUT SPU CAN
GIVE US AN OVER VIEW.
WE ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT
IS GOING ON AT THAT POINT.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE THIS PAST
WEEKEND I ATTENDED THE FIRST
PERFORMANCES OF THE SUMMER
OUTDOOR SERIES.
EVERYONE IS WELCOMED TO ATTEND
EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING IN
SEPTEMBER STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
IT IS IN THE HEART OF THE U
DISTRICT JUST BELOW 43RD STREET
WHICH IS WHERE ONE OF THE NEW
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS WILL BE
OPENING IN ONLY 19 DAYS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
WE WILL KEEP GOING DOWN LINE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAU.
GOOD MORNING.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS MAY
HAVE FROZEN.
COUNCIL STRAUSS ARE YOU READY TO
GO NOW WHILE WE GET COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT BACK?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THERE SHE IS.
ARE YOU BACK?
>> YES.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I GOT KICKED
OUT OF ZOOM.
>> WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS PITCH FOR IT YOU.
SINCE YOU ARE BACK IF YOU ARE
READY TO GO WE WILL HAND IT OVER
TO YOU.
>> THAT IS FINE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS ARE
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK
SEPTEMBER 21ST AND SEPTEMBER
23RD.
THOSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL
GIVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TON RENTER'S
RIGHTS LENG ISOLATION MY OFFICE
HAS DRAFTED.
ACCORDING TO THE APARTMENTLIST
APARTMENTLIST.COM RENT IN
SEATTLE HAS RISEN MORE THAN 25%
THIS YEAR LINE.
THOUSANDS WILL BECOME HOMELESS
WHILE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
OTHERS WILL REMAIN HOUSED BUT
VERY PRECARIOUSLY AND ONLY AT
THE COST FALLING DEEPER AND
DEEPER INTO DEBT TO THE FORE
PROFIT RENTAL HOUSING MARKET.
25% RENT INCREASES ARE
UNCONSCIOUSABLE IN ANY PERIOD
BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDST OF
THESE CRISIS AND CLEARLY SEATTLE
NEEDS RENT CONTROL WHICH IS WHY
MY OFFICE ALONG SIDE RENTER'S
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION HAS PREPARED
RENT CONTROL LEGISLATION THAT
I'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST
BRIEFINGS THAT IF PASSED WILL GO
INTO EFFECT THE MOMENT STATE
LEGISLATORS END THE UNJUST 40
YEAR BAN ON ANY REGULATION OF
RENT AND IF THIS CITY COUNCIL
DOES PASS RENT CONTROL THE
DEMOCRATS IN LIK WILL NO LONGER
BE ABLE TO IGNORE THEIR RENT
CONTROL BAN.
AND SUPPORT FOR RENT CONTROL IS
ENORMOUS.
IN FACT MY OFFICE AND MY
ORGANIZATION -- AND MANY
RENTER'S RIGHTS ADVOCATES HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT RENT CONTROL
FOR WELL OVER THREE YEARS NOW.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THE SUPPORT AS
HIGH AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
WHILE RENT CONTROL IS WHAT WE --
ULTIMATELY NEED, MY OFFICE HAS
ALSO PREPARED TWO OTHER BILLS TO
MITIGATE THE DAMAGE DONE TO
RENTERS BY SKYROCKETING RENTS.
WE HAVE THE BILL RECOMMENDED BY
THE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE SIX
MONTHS NOTICE FOR RENT INCREASES
ALLOWING TENANTS THE TIME THEY
NEED TO REARRANGE THEIR LIVES TO
FIND OTHER HOUSING IF A RENT
INCREASE IS SO MUCH THEY CANNOT
AFFORD IT AND ARE FORCED TO MOVE
BECAUSE OF THAT RENT INCREASE,
NOT BECAUSE OF OTHER REASONS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE BILL REQUIRING
LANDLORDS TO PAY RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE IF AN OUTRAGEOUSLY
LARGE RENT INCREASE FORCES
RENTERS TO MOVE WHICH IS ON
TODAY'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
BOTH OF THESE BILLS HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS AND I KNOW A COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE ENGAGED IN THAT
DISCUSSION AND I'VE ASKED VERY
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I
APPRECIATE CITY COUNCIL FOR
BEING THERE IN PROVIDING
RESPONSES.
SO I THINK WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ON BOTH THE BILLS AND
MY OFFICE INTENDS TO BRING THEM
FOR A VOTE IN THE COMMITTEE NEXT
WEEK.
IDEALLY WE WILL VOTE THEM OUT OF
COMMITTEE AT THE SEPTEMBER 21ST
COMMITTEE MEETING.
HOWEVER IF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
NOT PREPARED TO VOTE WE WILL
VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING ON THE
23RD INSTEAD.
EITHER WAY WE WILL VOTE ON THOSE
BILLS OUT OF COMMITTEE BEFORE
THE BUDGET BEGINS ON THE 27TH.
AS I ALSO MENTIONED IN THE PAST
THERE IS ANOTHER BILL THAT MY
OFFICE IS DEVELOPING WITH THE
HELP OF CITY COUNCIL STAFF AS
PART OF THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
RENTER RIGHT'S COMMITTEE WORK TO
SUPPORT THE STOP THE PIPELINE
MOVEMENT AND TO INSTEAD SUPPORT
THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
THIS BILL WILL GIVE THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVER SIGHT VOTE THE
POWER THE NEWLY FORMED OVER
SIGHT BOARD WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
THIS BILL WOULD GIVE THAT VOTE
THE POWER TO RATE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE
COMPANIES THAT THE CITY IS
CONSIDERING CONTRACTING BASED ON
WHETHER THOSE COMPANIES ARE
INVESTING IN OR ENSURING FOSSIL
FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND
WILL REQUIRE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER THOSE
RANKINGS WHEN SELECTING WHAT
COMPANYLESS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SHOULD DO BUSINESS WITH.
FINALLY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
HAVE SEEN AN AMENDMENT THAT MY
STAFF JUST SENT TO YOU ALL TO
THE BUDGET THAT MY OFFICE
INTENDS TO MOVE AT TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING TO CUT $2.41
MILLION IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND ADD THOSE $2.41
MILLION TO THE SUPPORTING SAVE
COMMUNITIES FUND IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
LAST NOVEMBER THE CITY COUNCIL
PLACED ON $7.5 MILLION IN THE
POLICE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IN
RESPONSE TO THE DEMANDS FROM THE
JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD
MOVEMENT TO REDUCE THE
ALREADY --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AND TO INSTEAD PUT THOSE FUNDS
IN BUILDING AND SUPPORTING
COMMUNITIES.
IT WAS FRANKLY THE LEAST THE
ESTABLISHMENT COULD HAVE DONE
GIVEN THE POWER OF THE MOVEMENT
AND THE FACT THESE WERE THE
FINES THE POLICE DID NOT EVEN
NEED IN ORDER TO FUND THEIR OWN
STAFFING PLANS.
UNFORTUNATELY BUT NOT
SURPRISINGLY NOW THAT THE
MOVEMENT IS IN THE STREETS HAS
WANED THE BULK OF THE CITY
COUNCIL IS -- THE ESTABLISHMENT
IS RAPIDLY MOVING TO WALK BACK
ALL THOSE COMMITMENTS MADE AT
THE MOVEMENT'S HEIGHT LAST YEAR.
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
REMOVES -- THEM FREEING UP AN
ADDITIONAL $7.5 MILLION IN THE
POLICE BUDGET AND ONLY
TRANSFERRING PART OF THOSE FUNDS
TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE
REQUEST FROM THE ACTIVISTS WITH
THE DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE TO
TRANSFER THE POLICE SALARY
SAVINGS INTO COMMUNITY FUNDS AS
COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMITTED TO DO
LAST NOVEMBER.
I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE I THINK WE WILL GO
DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND THEN AFTER COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS WILL BE COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS ON WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22ND STARTING AT 9:30
A.M.
WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING A SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 24TH STARTING AT 2:00
P.M.
ON SEPTEMBER 22 THND ARE FIVE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ON COUNCIL
BILL 120154.
COUNCIL BILL 120155 WILL MAKE
AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN INCLUDING
COUNCIL MEN BETTER MOSQUEDA'S
AND MY PROPOSAL THE CHANGE THE
NAME FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
NO POLICY CHANGES THERE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 120149 WHICH
EXPANDS THE MAXIMUM SIZE LIMIT
OF CERTAIN USES IN INDUSTRIAL
GENERAL TWO ZONES.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING ON
LEGISLATION TO ADOPT A
TRANSFERRABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
TDR FROM PROGRAM -- FROM PLACE
IN PIERCE AND SNOE COUNTY TO
HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE WILL HAVE ALSO A PUBLIC
HEARING AND VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
120153 WHICH ADOPTS PROVISIONS
FOR LOTS -- SMALL LOTS TO ALLOW
FOR MODULAR CONSTRUCTION.
THE LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE
MEETING -- HOLDING A SPECIAL
MEETING ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.
WHICH WE
WILL VOTE ON MANY OF THE ITEMS
DISCUSSED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND
BEFORE VOTES 10 WE CAN CONSIDER
THEM THIS TWO MEETINGS AND PASS
THEM OUT BEFORE BUDGET STARTS.
AS I REVIEW -- OF MY AND MY
TEAM'S WORK DURING LAST WEEK IN
COUNCIL RECESS, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITY'S LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES MEETING THAT VOTED ON
OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT WAS -- THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITY DECIDED TO
SCHEDULE THIS MEETING ON JEWISH
NEW YEAR SO I WAS UNABLE TO
ATTEND MYSELF.
HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T HAPPEN
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
MY STAFF AND TEAM ALSO ATTENDED
THE COUNCIL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS
WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH, GREEN
LAKE WATER CASUALTY HOMELESSNESS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONE NAME CHANGES.
I ALSO DURING COUNCIL RECESS
POSTED A HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
TO BETTER COORDINATE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE HERE IN
DISTRICT 6.
LASTLY I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE LAST
THURSDAY WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT
MARKET STREET BUSINESSES,
HOMELESSNESS AND THE STREET CAFE
PROGRAM.
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL BE
RECEIVING A BRIEFING, AN
EXTENDED BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT ABOUT THE
RE-LICENSING PROJECT.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
COMMITTEE.
AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW MORE SERVICE
IS COMING BACK ON ONLINE THIS
EARLY OCTOBER.
WHETHER OR NOT INTENTIONAL IT
WILL BE SYNCING UP WITH THE
EXPANSION.
FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PREVIOUSLY RELIED ON EXPRESS
ROUTES THAT WERE CANCELLED,
THOSE WILL BE COMING BACK IN
EARLY OCTOBER.
SO -- I WILL REPORT MORE NEXT
WEEK.
THEN THURSDAYLY BE OBSERVING AND
THEN FRIDAY WE WILL BE TALKING
TO RESIDENTS DURING OFFICE
HOURS.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 THE UPDATE ON
WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH AS
MANY RESIDENTS NOW SDOT HAS
RECOMMITTED TO OPENING THE
STREETS TO TWO WAY TRAFFIC.
THIS WORK TOOK MORE DESIGN THAN
ANTICIPATED.
SO I HAVE RECEIVED COMMITMENTS
THIS WILL HAPPEN IN OCTOBER.
OCTOBER IS A MONTH OF -- 31 DAYS
AND SO I AM PUSHING TO HAVE THAT
OCTOBER 1ST.
I WILL BE UPDATING RESIDENTS AND
COLLEAGUES MORE AS I RECEIVE
MORE INFORMATION.
I'M JUST GLAD THAT SDOT HAS BEEN
ABLE TO AGREE TO AND PLAN AND
DEAND CONSTRUCT TWO WAY
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TWO WAY BIKE
AND WALKING ALONG THERE.
DURING RECESS THERE WAS A LARGER
RV FIRE SET AT THE TRIANGLE ON
AUGUST 18TH, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE FIRE
WAS POTENTIALLY -- WAS
INTENTIONALLY SET ASK LUCKILY
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
DEEP GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU TO
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
QUICKLY MEETING FOR ME AFTER
THAT.
THERE HAS BEEN INCREASED
VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE IN -- LIVING
UNSHELTERED IN DISTRICT 6
SPECIFICALLY BALLARD COMMONS,
WOODLAND PARK, FREMONT
INDUSTRIAL AND THIS INCREASE HAS
OCCURRED IN THE LAST 60 DAYS OR
SO.
AS I DON'T MONITOR OUR DISTRICT,
WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS WE RECEIVED
MORE PEOPLE MOVED INTO OUR
COMMUNITY AFTER THE LAKE CITY
ENCAMPMENT WAS REMOVED AND THEN
I-90 ENCAMPMENTS WERE REMOVED.
I DID NOT SEE AS MANY PEOPLE
COME WHEN THE CITY HALL PARK
ENCAMPMENT WAS REMOVED.
SO TWO THINGS GOING ON HERE, ONE
IS THAT WHEN WE WERE MOVING
ENCAMPMENTS IT MEANS THEY GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IN THIS CASE THAT IS WHY WE ARE
SEEING AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE AND
VIOLENCE IN DISTRICT 6 RIGHT
NOW.
IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES WHY THE IS
MODEL WORKS WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO
BRING PEOPLE INTO STABILIZE
RATHER THAN PUSH THEM INTO TO
THE A DIFFERENT PART OF TOWN.
WE ARE BOTH ABLE TO USE OUR
PUBLIC SPACES AS DESIGNED AND UP
SURE THE PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING
WORSE.
WE DESPERATELY NEED JUST CARE
LIKE MODELS TO ENGAGE WITH
PEOPLE LIVING IN DISTRICT 6 IN
THE BALLARD COMMONS IN THE
FREMONT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
I CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STAKE
HOLDERS TO SEE WHAT SUCCESS WE
CAN BRING TO THIS AREA.
LAST WEEK DURING MY DISTRICT 6
RESIDENT MEETINGS I MET WITH
FOLKS FROM ROYAL HEIGHTS, EAST
BALLARD, DOWNTOWN BALLARD AND
FINNY.
WE DISCUSSED WEST GREEN LAKE WE
NORTH AND HOMELESSNESS
SEPARATELY.
TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
IT WAS ONE PERSON -- ONE
WITH THEIR ELECTEDER MEETING
REPRESENTATIVE.
I ALWAYS LOVE WHEN PEOPLE ARE
ABLE TO DIRECT HE ENGAGE WITH
THEIR ELECTED LEADERS.
I HOST THESE MEETINGS EVERY WEEK
AND CAN SIGN UP ON MY WEBSITE.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR THAT REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEE ANYTHING HANDS
RAISED.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GLAD TO BE WITH EVERYBODY TODAY
AFTER THE BREAK.
I HOPE EVERYBODY IS FEELING
RECHARGED.
SO ITEMS ON FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TODAY THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY BUT THERE
IS AN AMENDMENT THAT -- I AM
GOING TO BE PROPOSING TO
LEGISLATION THAT HAS ALREADY
GONE THROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S FINANCE AND BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
IT IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
IT BASICALLY MOVES THE AUTHORITY
WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET SUMMERY LEVELS.
THEY ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
LEGISLATION THAT COUNCIL ---ER
TO COMMITTEE VOTED ON WITHIN --
WITHIN ANOTHER AMENDMENT WITHIN
THE -- AMENDMENT FOUR THAT --
I'M SORRY THE AMENDMENT 8 THAT
WE ACTED ON IN COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK.
THE AMENDMENT LAST WEEK FUNDS A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
BOTH WITHIN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE OF IT AND
AGAIN AMENDMENT 1 IS JUST A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
AND THEN ADDITION TO THAT MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND I HAVE ANOTHER
POINT AMENDMENT SHIFTS $700,000
OF AUTHORITY FOR THE -- FOR THE
PROPOSED TRIAGE TEAM FROM THE
CENTER.
IMPOSES A RESTRICTING THE
EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS UNTIL
THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDES A REPORT
COUNCIL DETAILING HOW AND WHEN
THE EXECUTIVE WILL DO THE
RESPONSE PROTOCOL FOR THE TRY
ANGLE TEAM, THE RESPONSE
PROTOCOL IS ALSO FUNDED WITH
THIS LEGISLATION AND MUST
COME -- THE RESPONSE PROTOCOL
MUST BE ACQUIRED, PURCHASED
AND -- USED TO TRAIN DISPATCHERS
PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH
DEVELOPING HIRING IMPLEMENTING.
SO, THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT
THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF ON THAT MAY BE
READY IN TIME FOR FULL COUNCIL
TODAY.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO FLAG IT IN CASE
WE ARE ALREADY TO PULL TOGETHER.
I THINK FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT A
SHIFT OF OFFICERS DO A
DIFFERENT -- A DIFFERENT SHIFT
STRUCTURE FOR TEN HOUR SHIFTS
HAS BEEN LONG DESIRED BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED A AS PRIORITY
IN THE 2018 HIRING RETENTION
REPORT THAT THE S -- THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT PULLED
TOGETHER.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD IN THE PAST
THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE TO THAT
SHIFT STRUCTURE FOR TENS IT
MIGHT NECESSITATE AN ADDITIONAL
POLICE SHIFT AND THAT
POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE COST.
THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET
LEGISLATION MIGHT BE A WAY FOR
US TO SIGNAL THAT WE ARE
ENTRUSTED IN SHOWING SUPPORT BY
MAKING FUNDING AVAILABLE WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT -- A
CHANGE IN SHIFTS TO FOUR TENS
WOULD ABSOLUTELY NECESSITATE --
NECESSITATE BARGAINING WITH THE
UNION BUT I JUST WANT TO FLAG
THIS THAT THIS MIGHT BE
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE COMING
FORWARD WITH TODAY BECAUSE I DO
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO -- TO
ACT ON THE -- THE
RECOMMENDATIONS COMING OUT OF
THAT SEVERAL YEARS OLD NOW
HIRING AND RETENTION STUDY WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR
ABILITY TO ACT IS VERY LIMITED
BECAUSE THIS -- AS I MENTIONED
DOES REQUIRE BARGAINING AND WE
HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BARGAIN SINCE THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
I DO THINK THAT -- AIR MARKING
THESE DOLLARS PENDING
BARGAINING -- PENDING A
BARGAINING OUTCOME WOULD SEND A
REALLY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL
SIGNAL ABOUT OUR SUPPORT FOR
THIS EFFORT.
MOVING ON, I DO HAVE COMMITTEE
TODAY, TOMORROW AT 9:30.
THAT IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THE ITEMS WE ARE HAVING -- THAT
WE WILL HAVE ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW INCLUDE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
THEY WILL BE PRODUCING THE
RACIAL EQUITY FOOL KIT FOR OUR
SHARED INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE
PREFILING DIVERSION PROGRAM TO
ADULTS 25 AND OLDER.
AS BACKGROUND COUNCIL REQUESTED
THIS AS A LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE -- THE -- THE THEY WILL
BE JOINING US TO PROVIDE THOSE
RECK RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT WORK.
FURTHER, LEGISLATION WILL BE
HEARD IN COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
I WILL LIKELY HAVE AN AMENDMENT
TO THIS BILL TO -- MAKE SURE
THAT THE ORDINANCE IS
ENFORCEABLE BY MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR THE CITY TO VERIFY STATUS OF
CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS.
THE CURRENT DEFINITIONS DO NOT
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE -- THE
DEFINITIONS TO BE VERIFIED WHICH
THEN IN TURN WILL MAKE THE --
LEGISLATION UNENFORCEABLE BY
SPD.
WE WILL ALSO BE HEARING A
PRESENTATION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICE DEPARTMENT LEAD AND
REACH AND RESPONSE ANOTHER
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
HIS EXAMINES THE EXPECTED LEVEL
OF PRIORITY REFERRALS TO
PREARREST DIVERSION SERVICES AND
COST ESTIMATES OF THOSE
ACCEPTING REFERRALS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
AND THEN FINALLY WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE PAY UP
MINIMUM COMPENSATION PROPOSAL
FOR -- FOR CONTRACT WORKERS.
A DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT
UNINTRODUCED LEGISLATION.
THIS IS JUST A CHECK IN OF WHERE
WE ARE AT ON THE -- STAKE HOLDER
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW
ON -- ON DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF
THIS LEGISLATION AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF DISCUSS
WHERE WE ARE AT GIVEN I THINK WE
PROBABLY HAD TEN MEETINGS OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE.
I WANT TO SHIFT NOW AWAY FROM
THE COMMITTEE UPDATES TO JUST
GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOME
OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN MY
COMMITTEE PORTFOLIO FROM HSD.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUMMER
FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM ENDED ON
AUGUST 2ND.
THERE WERE MORE THAN 81,000
MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH
ACROSS THE CITY AT 35 DIFFERENT
MEAL SITES THIS SUMMER.
PARTNERS INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUT
ALSO PARKS AND REC, SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS T UNITED WAY OF
KICK COUNTY AND SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND MERCY HOUSING.
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF -- THE
WORK AND NUTRITION PROVIDED BY
THIS PROGRAM.
ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 2:00 P.M.
AGE FRIENDLY SEATTLE WILL BE
CELEBRATING -- IT WAS YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY WAS GRANDPARENT'S DAY.
JUST -- HAPPY GRANDPARENTS
EVERYBODY.
THE PROGRAM WAS FOCUSED ON THE
LOVE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF
GRANDPARENTS INCLUDING HSD'S AGE
FRIENDLY PROGRAM AND THE COUNCIL
ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN ELDERS,
AARP, THE NORTHWEST AMERICAN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM, NEW
BLACK ARTS WEST THEATER, THE
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPLIFTING
OF THE HARD WORK THAT MANY
GRANDPARENTS DO RAISING
CHILDREN.
WANT TO ALSO THANK THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FINDING
IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT AN
EFFORT BY COMMUNITY PASSAGE WAYS
TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE THIS
SUMMER.
COMMUNITY PASSAGE WAYS UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF COACH DOM HAS
MOVED QUICKLY AND CREATE ILY TO
PROPOSE A MONTH OF INTENSIVE
PROGRAMMING FOR A GROUP OF YOUNG
PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED AND MOST
LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN GUN
VIOLENCE.
THIS WORK IS BASED ON ADVANCED
PIECE, A GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
PROGRAM THAT IS CONSISTENTLY
SHOWN RESULTS IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
IT LITERALLY INTERRUPTS CYCLES
OF VIOLENCE BY BRINGING YOUNG
PEOPLE OUT OF COMMUNITIES AND
INTO SPACES THEY CAN BE SAFE.
THE GOAL OF THE EFFORT IS TO NOT
JUST DECREASE GUN VIOLENCE IN
SOUTH KING COUNTY BUT ALSO
ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE THE MOST -- INCREASE
THEIR OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE
AND TOOLS THAT OFFER THEM A
DIFFERENT PATH FORWARD AND HOPE
FOR THEIR FUTURE.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK THE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN WE
WERE STILL IN DELIBERATIONS I
SUGGESTED WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK
AT FUNDING FOR THIS EFFORT VIA
THAT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL BUT WAS
GLAD TO LEARN THE WAS NOT
NECESSARILY BECAUSE THEY HAD
MOVED QUICKLY TO FUND PROJECT.
SO MANY THANKS TO BOTH AND GONE
COACH DOM AND COMMUNITY PASSAGE
WAYS FOR MOVING QUICKLY TO --
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I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY
ABOUT THIS IN HER PRESENTATION.
WANT TO GO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S RECOGNITION OF THE
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AND
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO
THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS,
NATIONALLY AND IN NEW YORK CITY
THAT PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S
WAY THAT DAY.
THE UPWARDS OF 400 FIRST
RESPONDERS THAT LOST THEIR LIVES
AND IN, MANY MORE WHO STRUGGLE
TODAY WITH THE HEALTH IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR HEROIC
RESPONSE 20 YEARS AGO.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN FOR SCHEDULING A
BRIEFING IN HIS COMMITTEE COMING
UP IN DECEMBER WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ABOUT THE WATER
WAY CLEAN UP.
I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH
ADVOCATES FOR THE WATER CLEAN UP
FOR -- MONTHS SINCE THE EPA
RECOMMENDATION CAME OUT.
I DID SEND A COMMENT LETTER TO
THE EPA BACK IN APRIL EXPRESSING
MY -- MY REAL CONCERN WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION.
AT THAT POINT ONLY ONE
ROUNDTABLEAL -- ROUNDTABLE HAD
TAKEN PLACE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE WERE IN THE THICK OF COVID
RESPONSE.
AND THE COMMUNITY WANTED ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH EPA.
IT HAS FORMED A TECHNICAL
ADVISORY GROUP CONSISTING OF TEN
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL AND
VIABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THIS
ISSUE.
I AM REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN
FIND SOME WAY IN THE COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN IN HIS COMMITTEE
TO FIND SOME WAY TO INCLUDE
THE -- THE STAKE HOLDERS WHO
HAVE SEG KNIFE CAN'T LONG TERM
EXPERTISE ON THIS ISSUE.
QUICK UPDATE ON A REALLY -- I
FEEL IT IS REALLY BIG NEWS ABOUT
A HOUSING PROJECT ALTHOUGH
HOUSING IS OF COURSE CARELY IN
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
COMMITTEE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT -- I
WORKED ON BACK IN 2016 ACROSS
EVERY CENSUS DAY VIG SEN -- DAY
--
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UNLIKE MOST LARGE CITIES WE
ARE RUNNING BEHIND ON DEVELOPING
HOUSE FOR LGBTQ SENIORS AND HAVE
NOT THANKS TO THE WORK OF
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING AN GROUPS
LIKE GENERATIONS WITH PRIDE,
THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
PRIDE PLACED SENIOR HOUSING IS
ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND.
JUST TO AGAIN CENTER THAT
FANTASTIC NEWS IN SOME
BACKGROUND ON THE CITY'S
INVOLVEMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL'S
INVOLVEMENT SPECIFICALLY BACK IN
2016.
THE COUNCIL PLACED LEGISLATION
THAT PUT THE 2017 HOUSING LEVY
ON THE NOVEMBER 2016 BALLOT.
IN THAT LEGISLATION WE -- THE
COUNCIL, AMENDED THE HOUSING
LEVY TO SAY THAT WE FELT THAT
INCREASED HOUSING OPTION FOR
LGBT SENIORS NEEDED TO BE A
PRIORITY OF THAT LEVY.
THAT LEGISLATION REQUIRED THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING CONSIDER
PRIORITIZING SPE IFKS OF
POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNDER SERVED
OR HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HOUSING
AND WE NAME LGBTQ SENIORS AS A
PRIORITY.
WANT TO JUST -- NOT SURE IF --
IT IS THE RIGHT TIME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO LOOK AT COLLECTING
SIGNATURES ON THE -- THAT WAS
CIRCULATED LAST WEEK.
I THINK THIS IS -- THAT IS THE
LAST ITEM ON MY -- IN MY NOTES
FOR THIS MORNING BUT HAPPY TO DO
THAT NOW OR LATER.
>> UM, I DO NOT HAVE NOTES IN MY
SCRIPT ABOUT COLLECTING
SIGNATURES FOR A PROCLAMATION.
IS THIS SOMETHING YOU INTEND TO
PRESENT AT FULL COUNCIL?
>> IS IT -- THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING REQUIRING A
PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
CAN I -- I WILL ASK THAT THE
CLERK SEND ME LANGUAGE RELATED
TO THAT PROCLAMATION AND I WILL
GO AHEAD AND CIRCLE BACK TO THE
PROCLAMATION SIGNATURE GATHERING
BEFORE WE ADJOURN TODAY.
DON'T LET ME FORGET TO DO IT
THOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> IF I APPEAR TO BE MOVING ON,
REMIND ME SIGNATURES NEED BE
COLLECTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE PROCLAMATION?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION.
IT IS POSE BELIEVE THE CLERKS
MOVE SO FAST THAT ME MIGHT HAVE
JUST -- PLOP THIS INTO MY
SCRIPT.
I'M NOT SEEING IT YET.
IS THAT THE END OF YOUR REPORT.
OKAY, GREAT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
AISLE NOT HEARING ANY.
WE WILL GO DOWN LINE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS NEXT
AND THEN AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LETS SEE HERE, WELCOME BACK
EVERYBODY.
UM, I HAVE FOUR MATTERS TO SPEAK
TO THIS MORNING AND I WILL BE
BRIEF STARTING WITH THE
COMMITTEE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OR AFTERNOON AGENDA.
LAST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH WE
HELD A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
TO ACCOMMODATE MONDAY'S HOLIDAY.
WE CONSIDERED FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
WE HAD TWO REAPPOINTMENTS.
THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL COME
BEFORE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER
20TH.
WE REVIEWED ONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT PASSED THAT
WOULD DECEMBER --
DESIGNATION PORTION --
DESIGNATE PORTIONS AS PARK
BOULEVARDS AS ALONG THE CENTRAL
WATER FRONT.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL COME
BEFORE COUNCIL ON MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 20TH.
THE FOURTH ITEM WAS A
PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE PROPOSED OPERATIONS
AGREEMENT -- AND THE WOODLAND
PARK ZOO SOCIETY.
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WILL
EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY 2022.
THE PUBLIC PROCESS HAS BEGUN TO
REVIEW THE CURRENT PROPOSAL
APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT ARE
DUE NOVEMBER 30TH.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO SOCIETY WILL
REVIEW AMENDMENTS AS THEY BOTH
MUST AGREE TO ANY CHANGES MADE
TO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE TO RUN
THAT THROUGH LEGAL AS WELL.
THE COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO VOTE
ON THIS ITEM ON DECEMBER 7TH
FOLLOWED BY A FULL COUNCIL VOTE
ON DECEMBER 13TH.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT
TO OUR OFFICE OR TO BRIAN IN
CENTRAL STAFF.
>>> NUMBER TWO, PARKS.
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1ST AND
SEPTEMBER 7TH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT PROGRAM HAS SERVED
OVER 285 USERS AT SIX COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
CAREER LABS T PARKS DEPARTMENT
VIRTUAL 40 HOUR CAREER READINESS
YOUTH BOOT CAMP HAS WRAPPED UP
WITH 142 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETING
THE PROGRAM.
TEN YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY
REACHED OUT TO STAFF ABOUT
LANDING THE JOB AFTER THE
PROGRAM'S COMPETITION.
COMPLETION, I'M SORRY.
I GOT THAT WORD WRONG.
CLEAN CITIES CREW CONTINUES TO
KEEP WORKING ON THE CITY AND
TRYING TO KEEP IT CLEAN FROM
AUGUST 23RD TO AUGUST 27TH.
CREW MEMBERS CLEANED UP 66,000
POUNDS OF TRASH AND 650 NEEDLES
FROM ABOUT 33 ENCAMPMENT
LOCATIONS.
THEY ARE FOCUSED ON TWO PARKS
FOR DEEP CLEANING.
THAT IS GOLDEN GARDENS AND
LINCOLN PARK.
JUST THIS YEAR THE PARK'S
OPERATION HAS CLEANED UP 2.8
MILLION POUNDS OF TRASH AND OVER
67,000 NEEDLES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THIRD, SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY CONTINUES WITH ITS
ROAD TO REOPENING PLAN AND
EXPANSION OF OURS.
THANKS TO THE CITY'S SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN FUNDING LAST
WEDNESDAY THE LIBRARY EXPANDED
OPEN DOORS -- OPENED HOURS, I'M
SORRY, AT SEVERAL BRANCHS WITH
MANY NOW OPENED SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK.
IT REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AND
THE LIBRARY IS REPORTING A
STEADY CLIMB IN PATRONS AS THE
COMMUNITY RETURNS.
THIS WEEK THE LIBRARY PLANS TO
REOPEN THE BRANCH ON SEPTEMBER
13TH AND THE GOLD MARK BRANCH ON
SEPTEMBER 15TH.
BRIEF SUMMERY FROM LAST WEEK,
LETS SEE.
I HAD A GREAT TIME JOINING MAYOR
DURKAN AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION
DIRECTOR DWAYNE AND -- AT THE
REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE IN LAKE
CITY.
THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER TO
CELEBRATE THE FIRST WEEK OF THE
PRESCHOOL.
WE WERE ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THE
TEACHERS AND STAFF AND PARENTS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW IT WAS START
MARYLAND 1985.
I ALSO ATTENDED AN EVENT TO
CELEBRATE THE OPENING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ?
HEARING NONE, COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
NOT TOO MUCH TO REPORT THIS
MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
I DO HAVE A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL 120112
WHICH WOULD MOVE MONEY THAT HAS
BEEN PUT INTO BILL FOR
INVESTMENTS IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SUPPORT FUNDS
FOR THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB FROM
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
OPCD.
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT.
THE REASON FOR THAT DECISION IS
THERE IS AN EXISTING CONTRACT IN
OPCD FOR THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB
AND IT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT
TO TAKE THE MONEY WE WANT TO
GIVE TO CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND
PUT IT THROUGH THAT EXISTING
CONTRACT RATHER THAN HAVE HSD
CREATE AN TEND TO SOME SEPARATE
CONTRACT.
SO IT IS SEMIPLAY A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE DELIVERY
MECHANISM BASED ON EXISTING
ARRANGEMENTS THE CITY HAS WITH
THIS PARTICULAR NON-PROFIT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT.
THAT IS THE ONLY AMENDMENT THAT
I AM SPONSORING THIS AFTERNOON.
DURING LAST WEEK I WAS REALLY
HAPPY TO BE JOINED BY A NUMBER
OF COMMUNITY STAKE HOLDERS TO
HOLD A SYMPOSIUM ON PSYCHEDELICS
AS THE COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE WE
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH OUR
FRIENDS AT DECRIMINALIZE NATURE
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS
POSSIBLE PUBLIC POLICY ACTIONS
RELATED TO THE LEGAL FUTURE OF
PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES AND HOW
THAT INTERSECTS WITH CITY, STATE
AND COUNTY POLICIES.
UM, ON THIS PANEL WE HEARD FROM
A NUMBER OF SPECIALISTS IN THE
MEDICAL COMMUNITY, AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS WELL
AS FROM PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE WHO HAVE HAD LIFE
CHANGING -- A LIFE CHANGING
INTERACTION WITH SOME OF THESE
SUBSTANCES IN TERMS OF PERSONAL
CHALLENGES.
WE HEARD FROM NATIONAL POLICY
EXPERTS DISCUSSING HOW EFFORTS
IN OTHER CITIES AND STATES HAVE
BEEN BUILDING TO A FUNDAMENTALLY
CHANGE HOW GOVERNMENTS INTERACT
WITH POLICIES AROUND
PSYCHEDELICS.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEN INTERESTED
IN THE TOPIC GO AND WATCH THE
SYMPOSIUM.
IT HAS BEEN RECORDED AND IS
BEING SHARED ON MY COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND AVAIL
OURSELVES.
THEY TALKED ABOUT THE MEDICAL
SCIENCE BEHIND THIS AND SOME OF
ITS POTENTIA.
REALLY APPRECIATED THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
ON FRIDAY I PARTICIPATED IN A
MEETING WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, HUD.
I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT THE
CHANGE IN POLICY, ATTITUDE AND
ENGAGEMENT FROM OFFICIALS AT HUD
UNDER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
SECRETARY FUDGE.
IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION THAT
ALSO INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES
FROM A NUMBER OF CIVIC
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE
CEO.
WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT
FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT HAVE COME
ONLINE AND SOME FEDERAL
RESOURCES YET TO COME TO
INCREASE THE ABILITY OF LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO LEVERAGE
FEDERAL SUPPORT TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING.
AND THAT THIS FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN LACKING
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS UNDER
THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IS
SEEING RENEWED FOCUS, ATTENTION
AND SUPPORT FROM OFFICIALS AT
HUD AND REALLY APPRECIATE CEO ON
SETTING UP THIS MEETING AND
APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP
IN -- PUTTING IN THIS CONNECTION
WITH OUR FRIENDS AT HUD TO
AMPLIFY OUR LOCAL ACTIONS ON
EXPANDING HOUSING.
I WILL BE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET
THIS THURSDAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE FOR A
POP UP OFFICE HOURS.
JUST AS A REMINDER PEOPLE CAN
SIGN UP ANYTIME FOR VIRTUAL
OFFICE HOURS ON MY WEBSITE AND
ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBING
MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR THOSE KINDS
OF OPPORTUNITIES.
WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS ON THAT
REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE WE WILL KEEP ON
GOING DOWN THE LINE.
WE DO HAVE THE LANGUAGE NOW FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD'S
PROCLAMATION.
IF YOU DON'T MIND I WILL TAKE A
QUICK LITTLE BREAK HERE.
I ALWAYS ASKED FOLKS IF THEY HAD
ANY QUESTIONS.
DID NOT HEAR ANY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
TROLL DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION HONORING THE
EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> I.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> I.
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
HOPE EVERYBODY GOT A BREAK.
THERE ARE NO AGENDA ITEMS ON
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE DID HAVE A MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 8TH WHERE WE HELD A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION
OF A NEW BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA ON 15TH AVENUE EAST.
PROPONENTS DID SUBMIT BY TISES
FROM 73% OF BUSINESSES IN THE
AREA AND THERE WERE NO PETITION
REFUSALS.
WE KID HEAR FROM A FEW
BUSINESSES WHO WERE -- WHO
RAISED SOME CONCERNS.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BIA
AGAIN IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 21ST.
AT THAT TIME I DO PLAN TO BRING
AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE A FOCUS
ON REPRESENTATION FROM TENANTS
TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BOARD.
THAT SECOND HEARING WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 21ST.
I WAS INTERESTED TO LEARN THAT
THE MAYOR HAS DECIDED TO APPOINT
A SECOND INTERIM DIRECTOR,
DIFFERENT INTERIM DIRECTOR TO
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURES.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS NO ONE ON
THE ARTS COMMISSION OR WITHIN
THE ARTS COMMUNITY WAS CONSULTED
OR -- INCLUDED IN THAT
DISCUSSION.
I WILL SAY I UNDERSTAND THAT IT
IS THE MAYOR'S PREROGATIVE TO
MAKE SUCH AN APPOINTMENT BUT I
HAVE BEEN TAXED BY MANY OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE VERY
FRUSTRATED BY THE LACK OF
INCLUSION IN THE PROCESS.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE AS WE WORK
TOWARDS RECOVERY AND -- DEALING
WITH THE FUNDING THAT IS COMING
TRYING TO PUT THAT MONEY OUT THE
DOOR WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT WE
MAINTAIN THE VERY GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE
ARTS COMMUNITY AND THE ARTS
SECTOR AND MAKE SURE THOSE FOLKS
ARE -- THAT WE ARE INCLUDING
THOSE WHO ARE MOST DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY THE WORK OF THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO I -- HOPE THAT THAT WILL
CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY BUILDING
DONE.
WE JUST RECENTLY PASSED THE
CULTURAL SPACE PDA AND THERE WAS
A LOT OF WORK ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE
IMPLEMENTED STILL.
THAT ALL WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF
THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITIES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE WELL
MAINTAINED.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH THE BEACON
HILL COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND HEAR
FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND
ANTI-GENTRIFICATION STRATEGIES
THEY HAVE AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO
UPDATING THE PLAN.
I ALSO MET WITH STAFF TO HEARNE
ABOUT PLANS THEY HAD TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS A MITIGATION
STRATEGIES IN THE EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN THE
SOUTH END AND TO LEARN ABOUT
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT WORK THEY ARE
DOING.
I WAS BRIEFED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
IT CAUSED SOME -- TROUBLING
ODORS IN THE AREA FOR NEIGHBORS
IN GEORGETOWN.
EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL.
THE SITUATION HAS LED ME TO
QUESTION HOW WE CAN BETTER
COMMUNICATE WITH THE COUNTY ON
THESE SORTS OF ISSUES.
COUNTY ACTUALLY ISSUES THE
PERMITS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ENFORCEMENT SO WE WANT TO MAKE
úSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BETTER
KEEP TRACK OF BUSINESSES AND
PEOPLE WHO VIOLATE OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS
AND WHAT PENALTIES WE CAN
DELIVER THOSE WHO HAVE VIOLATED
THESE PROTECTIONS.
AS SAID EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
RESTORED AND THERE WASN'T ANY
IMMINENT DANGER BUT IT IS STILL
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE IN CLOSER
COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY
WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS WEEKLY BE BACK AT THE
FARMER'S MARKET.
I WILL NOT BE HOLDING VIRTUAL
OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY CAUSE I
WILL BE OUT.
THIS FRIDAY I WILL BE JOINED BY
THE MAYOR.
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE HOSTING A TOUR.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ISSUES
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A LONG
TIME NOW.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LIVES OF
NEIGHBORS LIVING UNHOUSED IN THE
IMMEDIATE AREA.
THIS IS THIRD OR FOURTH TOUR
I'VE BEEN ON IN THE PAST YEAR.
PREVIOUSLY WE WENT OUT WITH
HOMELESSNESS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
DRZ
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SO IN OUR ON GOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH OFFICE OF
HOUSING OUT PARTICULARLY AT
MOUNT BAKER WE WERE ABLE TO
AMPLIFY THE COMMUNITY'S WISH TO
TURN A VACANT PARKING LOT ON THE
FARMER SITE.
IT HAS BEEN USED FOR SOME DRUG
RELATED ACTIVITY.
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH
NEIGHBORS AND WITH SOUND TRANCE
IT TO GET SOME COMMITMENTS FOR
BETTER LIGHTING UNDER THE
STATION PLATFORM.
WE HAVEN'T GOT VERY FAR IN THAT
PARTICULAR REQUEST YET BUT THAT
CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY AND I
THINK WILL BE AN IMPORTANT SHIFT
FOR SOUND TRANSIT TO CONSIDER AS
WE KNOW OTHER STATIONS MIGHT BE
GOING OUT WITH AN ELEVATED --
ELEVATED FORM OVER STREET LEVEL.
AND HONESTLY WHO OF US WHO RIDES
A LIGHT RAIL WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
GET A COFFEE?
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TOUR
WITH THE MAYOR THAT WILL BE THIS
FRIDAY.
I HOPE TO SEE EVEN MORE PROGRESS
COME FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS ALL THAT I
HAVE FOR THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I SEE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
HAS HIS HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT --
THE PARTICULAR USE OF THE VACANT
PARKING LOT AT MOUNT BAKER YOU
GUYS ARE -- I'M JUST CURIOUS AND
INTERESTED IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE MORE TO THAT.
>> SO THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AND
WORK IN THE UNIT PARK FAR AWAY
AND PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE SOME OF
THEM WORK LATE AT NIGHT AND
BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF ACTIVITY
THAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THERE,
THAT BUILDING ITSELF DOESN'T
HAVE DESIGNATED PARKING SO THEY
ARE HOPING TO PARK CLOSER TO
THEIR DOOR.
IT IS A TEMPORARY PARKING, NOT
THE ENTIRE LOT.
I THINK THE CONVERSATION WE ARE
HAVING IS TO RESERVE MAYBE TEN
SPOTS SO FOLKS HAVE A PLACE THAT
IS CLOSER WHEN THEY ARE GETTING
HOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT.
I -- REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INNOVATION IN MAKING THAT
REQUEST.
I HAD SOME PRELIMINARY
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A LOT OF
POTENTIAL INTERIM USES TO ASSIST
WITH MITIGATING THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WITH
THE MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION JUST
GIVEN THAT IT IS A COLOSSAL
AMOUNT OF SPACE.
IT IS NOT BEING UTILIZED WITHIN
A QUARTER MILE OF THAT SITE.
WE HAVE DOZENS OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
JUST MAKING A SLIGHT DEPARTURE,
I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP BRIEFING
SO I WON'T GO TOO FAR INTO THIS.
WHEN I WAS DOWN -- I WENT DOWN
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAW THAT THEY HAD
A MITIGATION PLAN WHERE THERE
WERE SANCTION ENCAMPSITES ON
SURPLUS PROPERTIES.
PEOPLE COULD PITCH A TENT ON A
PALETTE AND IT WAS SECURE, THERE
WAS PRIVACY, IT WAS FENCED IN.
THERE WERE SERVICES THERE.
I AM NOT ENDORSING NECESSARILY
SANCTIONED CAMPING SITES.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT IS GOOD.
I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THOSE.
I GUESS WHAT I AM SAYING IS --
NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF LESS
DESIRABLE ALTERNATIVES BECAUSE
WE DON'T WANT TO CONDONE
SOMETHING THAT ISN'T AS GREAT
AS -- THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME KIND
OF PROBLEM WITH IT IS ENDORSING
A STRATEGY WHERE WE CONTINUE TO
TOLERATE AND EXPECT OUR
NEIGHBORS TO TOLERATE HOUSED AND
UNHOUSED -- A PRIMARILY --
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I DO THINK WE NEED A LITTLE
BIT OF -- IN SCRAMBLING TO MAKE
THIS CYST UP MORE MANAGEABLE AND
THAT INVOLVES USING SITES IN
CREATIVE WAYS LIKE WHAT YOU JUST
PROPOSED.
A SITE THAT IS BEING USED FOR
NOTHING THAT IS HUGE THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF ADAPT
ABILITY ABOUT USING CAUSE
OTHERWISE WE ARE JUST SAYING GO
CAMP IN A NON-SANCTIONED
LOCATION AND WE WILL IGNORE IT
AND ACT LIKE AS A RESULT -- THAT
THAT IS BETTER THAN THE
POTENTIAL ON CERTAINTIES WITH
SOME OF THESE OTHER MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.
SO I WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP.
I APPRECIATE THAT INNOVATION.
I STAND READY TO ASSIST IN
ANYWAY I CAN MAKE IT A REALITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THAT REPORT INCLUDING THAT
CONVERSATION?
OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
WE WILL KEEP GOING DOWN LINE.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS PORTION BEFORE WE
HEAD INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I WILL PICK UP ON THAT LAST
CONVERSATION BRIEFLY CAUSE THAT
WAS THE END OF MY COMMENTS.
I WANT TO UNDER SCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES HAVE BROUGHT TO THE
TABLE YET AGAIN.
I THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS
REPEATEDLY NOT ONLY TALKED ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING AND
INVESTING IN MULTIPLE HOUSING
STRATEGIES BUT WE HAVE PASSED
LEGISLATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE MAYOR.
IT HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW.
AS WE THINK ABOUT NEW AND
CREATIVE MORE LONG TERM
SOLUTIONS TO GETTING FOLKS BOTH
INTO SHELTERS AND INTO HOUSING
WE DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE TIME.
WE NEED TO ACT NOW TO IMPLEMENT
THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY PUT INTO LAW THAT
CREATES TINY HOUSES, THAT
CREATES RV SAFE LOTS, THAT
CREATES THESE IMMEDIATE SHELTER
OPTIONS AS WE WORK TO BUILD
ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND SHELTER
MODEL THAT WE KNOW ARE
IMPORTANT.
THIS WAS UNDER SCORED FOR ME AS
WELL.
I WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT LAST
WEEK COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
I HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT WITH
BUSINESS OWNERS AND HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGH LEAD
AND REACH.
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH
MARIA JOSE WITH BOB WITH CASCADE
COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTION, WITH MY
OLD FRIEND BETSEY FROM THE
SEATTLE IRON AND METALS
CORPORATION ALONG WITH LEAD AND
REACH OUT -- OUTREACH PROVIDERS.
THERE WAS FIVE OF THEM THERE
THAT DAY AND OUR FRIEND VICTORIA
WHO IS A FRIEND OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE
NEED FOR FOLKS IN THE STORAGE
DOWN AND INDUSTRIAL AREA TO BE
ABLE TO ACCESS TINY HOUSES AND
RVs.
WE HEARD FROM SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT DAY THAT THEY WANT
THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE 2021 FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN
ALLOCATED SO MORE PEOPLE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO GET INSIDE
WHETHER IT IS TEENY HOUSES,
PALETTE SHELTERS, THE TEENY
HOMES MODEL FROM THE -- GROUP
THAT WORKS OH TO REFURBISH THE
OLD TRAILERS THAT GO ON TRUCKS.
THAT MODEL -- IF YOU VISITED, IT
IS A GREAT MODEL AS WELL.
WE HAVE PUT FUNDING FORWARD WITH
THESE AUTHORITY TERM SOLUTIONS
AND FROM THE EXPERIENCED HOUSING
COALITION WHO WANTS THERE TO BE
A TINY HOMES, SMALL HOMES MODEL
TO ALL OF THE WORK WE KNOW THEY
HAVE DONE.
THERE IS MULTIPLE STRATEGIES
THAT COLD BE USED WITH THIS
SHORT TERM FUNDING THAT HAS ALSO
BEEN FILTERED THROUGH US, TO US
BY THE STATE LEGISLATOR AND WE
HAVE PUT IT INTO OUR SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN BILL AND IT HAS BEEN
SIGNED INTO LAW.
LET'S ACT NOW DEPLOY THE DOLLARS
WE HAVE.
WE CANNOT EXPECT REJECT DOLLARS
ON THE TABLES WHEN WE HAVE BEDS.
I WILL GIVE YOU THAT NEW TITLE,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT.
I DID WANT TO THANK THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS FOR THEIR TIME
AND THE OUTREACH WORKERS FOR
THEIR TIME AS WELL.
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THAT
OUTREACH TO BE DONE GOING DOOR
TO DOOR AT THOSE RVs.
THEY OFTEN SEE MORE THAN ONE
PERSON LIVE IN THE RVs.
THE ANSWER WAS YES AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD DID SOME
INCREDIBLE WORK WITH US AS WE
WORK TO CREATE A SAFE FLOAT MAKE
SURE FOLKS THAT HAD AN RV HAD A
PLACE FOR STORAGE IF THEY WERE
WILLING TO ACCEPT SHELTER
KNOWING THEIR RV WOULD NOT GET
TOWED.
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO PUT
FORWARD BOTH THE RV SAFE LOT AND
THE STORAGE FUNDING SO THAT A
CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE OR
SOLUTIONS COULD BE MET.
THAT FUNDING IS IN EFFECT.
WE HAVE THOSE DOLLARS OUT THERE.
WE JUST NEED IT SPENT NOW.
I HAVE ALSO SPENT THE LAST TWO
TO THREE WEEKS OVER THE BREAK
TALKING TO MULTIPLE BUSINESS
OWNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES.
SO I STARTED AT THE END OF MY
PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT
DISSXUGS LET YOU KNOW WE HAD
THAT TOUR AND CONVERSATION IN
THE GEORGE TOWN AREA AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THEIR TIME AND WE
WILL CONTINUE MAKE SURE THAT THE
PURPLE BAGS ARE BEING DEPLOYED
AND THAT ADDITIONAL OUTREACH BE
A AND LEAD CONTINUES TO GO OUT
THERE.
WE HAVE FUNDED THAT SO LET'S GET
IT IMPLEMENTED.
STARTING AT THE TOP OF MY
SCRIPT, COLLEAGUES WE HAVE ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA FROM THE HOUSING
AN FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF FRANK,
BARBARA AND DREW PORTER FOR THE
COMMUNION ROOTS HOUSING.
WE ALSO HAVE THE COUNCIL BILL
120111 WHICH WAS THE MIDYEAR
GRANT ACCEPTANCE LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120112
WHICH IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET.
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
WHAT I DIDN'T MENTION IS THE
HAZARD PAY LEGISLATION WHICH I
WILL BE MAKING A MOTION TO PUSH
OUT THAT AS WELL GIVEN THE ON
GOING CASES OF DELTA VARIANT AND
THE INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS
WE DON'T SEE IN THIS RIDGE JOHN
AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WE WILL BE LOOKING TO CONTINUE
TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE HAZARD
PAY.
I WILL MAKE MORE COMMENTS ABOUT
THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAD THIS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
THREE TIMES.
TWICE IN AUGUST AND ONCE IN
JULY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS
MITD YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL --
MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL.
WE DID GET WORD FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE THAT THERE WAS AN UNDER
SPEND OF $15 MILLION FROM SPD.
WE WANTED TO WORK TO ADDRESS
THAT UNDER SPENT WHERE IT WAS
MOST APPROPRIATE TO ADDRESS IT.
THAT IS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT AND STRAUSS FOR
YOUR AMENDMENTS THAT ARE MAKING
THIS PROJECT BE ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD AS THE GARFIELD SUPER
BLOCK COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS HAVE
BEEN CALLING FOR.
I AM ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE
200,000 THAT I'M INCLUDING FOR
BUILDING ADDITIONAL TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES IN -- IF MANY OF YOU
HAVEN'T YET VISITED OR EXCUSE ME
MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY VISITED
NORTHWEST WHICH IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE HAVE THESE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES BUILT.
IT RELIES ON A LOT OF DONATIONS
AND VOLUNTEER TIME.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THEM.
I AM EXCITED AS WELL ABOUT THE
FUNDING WE INCLUDED IN AN EARLY
COMMITTEE MEETING TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS ANOTHER MENTAL HEALTH
PROVIDER FOR OUR SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
AS YOU WILL RECALL WE ALREADY
ALLOCATED ONE FTE.
WITH THIS FUNDING WE ARE
ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER LOCATED
WITHIN THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE
TRUST, THE MEMBER, FRONT LINE
MEMBERS TRUST SO THERE IS EASY
ACCESS AND WE ARE BREAKING DOWN
ALL OF THE BARRIERS.
I'M ALSO EDGE SITED ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT INCLUDED THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD ELUDED TO THAT WE
HAVE BUILT TOGETHER AND THAT
THE -- FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE PASSED WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO IT.
THE POLICY GOALS OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND I WORKED ON WERE TO
ALLOCATE THE SP UNDER SPENT TO
PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENTS SOME
OF WHICH HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY
THE EXECUTIVE AND ALSO TO
MAINTAIN THE COUNCIL'S IMPORTANT
TANTS INVESTMENTS AND COMMITMENT
TO SCALING UP ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSES THROUGH DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS SUCH AS IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE INCLUDED $3 MILLION FOR THE
REQUEST OF COMMUNITY TO GO TO
THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS, TO EXPAND
THOSE FROM 18 MONTHS TO A FULL
TWO YEARS TO CREATE TRUE
STABILITY AND THE ABILITY FOR
THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
SCALE UP TO CAPACITY.
I THINK PACKAGE REPRESENTED AN
IMPORTANT BALANCE IN THAT AREA.
IF WE DO THINGS LIKE ADD TRIAGE
1 THERE ALSO MUST BE THE ABILITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITY
SAFETY CONTRACTS ARE IN PLACE TO
ENSURE THERE IS A LANDING ZONE
FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND CASE
MANAGERS TO BRING PEOPLE TO SO
PEOPLE HAVE SERVICES AND HOUSING
AND ADDITIONAL MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
INSTEAD OF HAVING A TRIAGE
ENTITY CALL AND THEN HAVE FIRE
AND POLICE CALLED ULTIMATELY.
THAT IS WHY I'M ALSO EXCITED
ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR WAS BUILT
AFTER HAVING MORE DISCUSSIONS
WITH CASE STAKE HOLDERS
INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS FROM
IFF27, LOCAL 27 IS SUPPORTIVE OF
CREATING A TRIAGE RESPONSE TEAM
BUT ALSO WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS A PRAISE FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO GO WHEN A TRIAGE
UNIT RESPONDS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A
LANDING ZONE.
WE KNOW TOO MANY TIMES FOLKS ARE
BEING CALLED FIRE AND POLICE ARE
BEING CALLED FOR A LACK OF CAN
PASS TOY BRING THESE PEOPLE
TO -- MORE OH LIS TICK SERVICES
LIKE HOUSING AN COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
THEY END UP GOING INTO HARBOR
VIEW OR SOMETIMES -- GETTING
MOVED ALONG WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
THAT DOESN'T HELP ANYTHING.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN
RESPONSE TO THE DIRECT ON THE
GROUND REQUEST FROM FIREFIGHTERS
WHO REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE PROTOCOL IS IN MACE
BEFORE WE STAND UP TRIAGE 1 THAT
WE HAVE A THOUGHT.
AND COMPLETE RESPONSE AND AT A
MINIMUM IDENTIFY CONFIRMED
PROVIDER SO THAT MENLTAL HEALTH
AND CASE MANAGER PRO GOINGALS
WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SHELTERS
AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE
STAFFING AND QUIPMENT IS FULLY
THOUGHT THROUGH.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK.
I HOPE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT
AMENDMENT 4 BEFORE THIS
AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR WE DO HAVE THE
ORDINANCE.
THIS IS TON DAY'S THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THIS BILL
ACCEPTS GRANTS MANY OF WHICH ARE
REIMBURSED FOR SP -- SPD WORK
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WE ARE BRINGING THIS
FORWARD NOW.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THE
GRANTS ARE FAIRLY ROUTINE, WE
ARE CONTINUING TODAY LIGHT THE
WORK OF SPD AS WE EXPECT COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
MAY HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE
DEPARTMENT WAS AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AS THEY
COME UP SO THIS WILL BE TON
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
FOR TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION ON
FRIDAY.
WE DID JUST LEARN ABOUT A PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED LATE LAST WEEK.
WE DID HAVE A BRIEFING IN OUR
COMMITTEE ON THIS LAST FRIDAY.
THIS RELATED TO THE MEGA BLOCK
SALE.
THIS IS THE STRATEGIC LIFT
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO
MAKING SURE WE FOLLOWED UP ON
LAST FRIDAY'S PRESENTATION WITH
THIS FRIDAY'S COMMITTEE MEETING
TO LIFT THEM TO MAKE SURE THE
$30 MILLION FOR THESE INVESTMENT
FUNDS WERE ABLE TO GET ALLOCATED
TO COMMUNITY.
THE LEGISLATION WAS TRANSMITTED
LATE ON FRIDAY.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD WITH YOUR
ACCEPTANCE TO BE ABLE TO WALK
THIS ITEM TON OUR INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CAL END FORTODAY TO
ALLOW FOR HOPEFULLY THE
CONSIDERATION OF THIS ON FRIDAY
AND TO ALLOW FOR THAT TO BE
CONSIDERED THIS MONTH.
THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE A --
EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SOME POINT
CAUSE THERE IS REAL ESTATE
PROTECTED INFORMATION THAT WE
DON'T WANT TO BE DISCUSSING AS A
WHOLE WITH THIS LEGISLATION IN
THE PUBLIC.
WE DON'T WANT TO INTERVENE IN
ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY BE OUT
THERE.
WE WILL HAVE A EXECUTIVE SESSION
AND BE ABLE TO CONSIDER IT
BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH
BEFORE WE GET INTO BUDGET.
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR LAST HOUSING
AN FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
FRIDAY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
GET IT INTRODUCED IN TIME.
WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT I
WILL JUST NOTE THAT WE HAVE OUR
NEXT GUY CHANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY THE
17TH AT 9:30.
WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE IS
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE MEETINGS.
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF
FINANCE AND HOUSING OF COURSE
FEEL FREE LET US KNOW YOU WOULD
LIKE SCOMBROIRN -- TO JOIN.
AS A REMINDER THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET DOES COME DOWN
LATER THIS MONTH ON SEPTEMBER
27TH.
WE WILL HAVE THE CITY DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATION REVIEW EACH OF THE
SECTIONS BEGINNING THAT SAME
WEEK SO WE WILL RECEIVE THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ON MONDAY THE
27TH AND THEN WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, FLAD WEEK STARTING ON
SEPTEMBER 29TH WE WILL HAVE
MEETINGS.
A FULL CAL ENDER IS AVAILABLE
FOR YOU.
AGAIN I'M HOPING WE WILL
HAVE A PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE READY BY NOVEMBER 12TH
THAT WILL GIVE ALL OF US AND THE
PUBLIC AMPLE TIME REVIEW AND
PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGE FRET COUNCIL AND THEN WE
CAN PASS OUR FINAL BUDGET BY
NOVEMBER 22ND.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE MY
REPORT.
IT IS A LITTLE LONGER THAN USUAL
E SO BEAR WITH ME HERE.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS WHICH I
WILL DISCUSS IN A MOMENT.
EACH OF THOSE ITEMS ASIDE FROM
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR ITEMS THERE IS NOTHING
MORE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S STILL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
TOMORROW TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14,
2021 THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE
AT 2:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM.
THE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AT
TOMORROW'S COMMITTEE MEETING
INCLUDE COUNCIL BILL 120102
WHICH IS THE THIRD QUARTER 2021
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
THIS IS ROUTINE LEGISLATION.
IT IS DESIGNED TO RETURN 13
POSITIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM AND IMMENSE
CLASSIFICATION TITLES TO REFLECT
THE TRANSFER OF POSITIONS.
THIS IS ROUTINE LEGISLATION.
THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM IS
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID JONES
AS OUR CITY AUDITOR.
MR. JONES WILL BE WITH US IN
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY CIRCULATED
HIS REAPPOINTMENT MATERIALS AND
HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS DURING TOMORROW'S
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE FULL COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER
HIS REAPPOINTMENT ON MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 20TH.
PLEASE DO NOT HE HAS TIME REACH
OUT TO MY OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT.
LASTLY WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON THE CITY
AUDITOR'S 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND
2021 WORK PLAN UPDATE DURING
THAT COMMITTEE HEARING.
LAST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH THE
REGIONAL COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION OPT PRELIMINARY
RESULTS OF THE NEW REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN BEING
DEVELOPED WITH A PLANNING
HORIZON THROUGH 2050.
THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON PSRC'S WORK
TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL EQUITY
STRATEGY THE BOARD MET IN SMALL
GROUPS TO DISCUSS THOUSAND
INCORPORATE EQUITY IN THE PLAN.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THE RESULTS.
LAST WEEK I WAS HONORED TO
ATTEND AND SPEAK AT THE GROUND
BREAKING OF THE LGBTQ SENIOR
HOUSING ON CAPITOL HILL.
IN 2016 THE COUNCIL SUPPORTED MY
BUDGET REQUEST ON BEHALF OF GEN
PRIDE TO FUND A $150,000
RESEARCH PROJECT.
THIS RESEARCH LED TO THE RAINBOW
REPORT WHICH WAS AUTHORED BY
KAREN AND THAT REPORT FORMED THE
FOUNDATION NECESSARY FOR PRIDE
PLACE.
THE CITY'S FIRST BUT HOPEFULLY
NOT LAST AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SENIOR CENTER FOR THE LGBT
SENIOR COMMUNITY TO BREAK GROUND
ON CAPITAL THRILL LAST FRIDAY.
AND IT IS THANKS TO THE VOTERS
OF SEATTLE WHO OVERWHELMINGLY
APPROVED THE HOUSING LEVY THAT
THIS $50 MILLION PROJECT HAS
GONE FROM A DREAM TO REALITY FOR
THIS PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IN 18 MONTHS I HOPE WE WILL
BE TOGETHER CELEBRATING THE
GRAND OPENING OF THIS COMMUNITY
BUILDING HOUSING PROJECT IN THE
CORE AND HEART OF CAPITOL HILL.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR OFFICE
OF HOUSING, KING COUNTY, THE
CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE
ADVOCATES WHO HELPED WITH THE
PLANNING EFFORTS AND FINANCING
FOR OUR CITY'S FIRST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
LGBTQ ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY
BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE.
ON ISSUES OF GUN VIOLENCE, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
DOMINIC DAVIS ON A CRITICAL
INITIATIVE TO DEESCALATE SOME OF
THE GUN VIOLENCE WE HAVE SEEN
UNFOLD WITHIN OUR CITY IN RECENT
WEEKS AND MONTHS.
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THE CITY HAS ALSO USED
REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF
AMMUNITION TO FUND RESEARCH AND
PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT GUN
VIOLENCE FROM OCCURRING IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
AND VOTERS AFFIRMED THE
ENACTMENT OF EXTREME RISK
PROTECTION, ORDER PROTECTIONS IN
2016 MAKING THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON ONLY THE FOURTH STATE
TO ENACT AN EXTREME RISK
PROTECTION LAW.
THIS LAW GIVES POLICE THE LEGAL
AUGHT TOY SECURE SOMEONE'S GUNS,
REQUIRES LICENSES AND NAMES ARE
ADDED TO THE NATIONAL NO SELL
LIST TO ENSURE THEY WON'T PASS A
BACKGROUND CHECK TO PURCHASE
FIREARM FROM A GUN DEALER FOR
THE SAME ONE YEAR PERIOD.
AS POLICY MAKERS I BELIEVE IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE AWAY FROM
A PUNITIVE APPROACH OF
ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE TO ONE
THAT IS BASED --
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WE CAN USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW TO
BUILD BACK COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT COMMUNITY CAN LOOK AT
THE ROOT CAUSES OF -- OF GUN
VIOLENCE AND FIGURING OUT
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THOSE ROOT
CAUSES TO PERMANENTLY PREVENT
GUN VIOLENCE FOR OCCURRING
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS -- OF COURSE MEANS A REAL
LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AND
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VICTIMS OF
GUN VIOLENCE AND SHOWING THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE VALUED
AND A WELCOMED PART OF OUR CITY.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE
MATTER TO US.
SO THE YOUNG MEN WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THIS 30 DAYS OF
PEACE EFFORT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GO FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING
AND THAT MEANS ACCESS TO QUALITY
JOBS, BEING ABLE TO MANEUVER
AROUND OUR CITY WITH ACCESSIBLE
AFFORDABLE TRANSIT, ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ADDRESS
HOUSING AN STABILITY ISSUES AND
EQUALITY EDUCATION OF COURSE.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE INVEST IN
ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES WE WILL
BE ABLE TO PRODUCE TRUE
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
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SO IN COLLEAGUES I WANT TO
ACT KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE
WORK OF DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON
AND FOLKS OVER AT HSD IN
IDENTIFYING FUNDS TO MAKE THIS
INVESTMENT ON A NEW AND
INNOVATIVE SOLUTION INTERRUPTING
THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THE RESULTS AND SEEING HOW ELSE
WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE
REALLY IMPORTANT EFFORTS.
THIS WEDNESDAY SHIFTING GEARS A
LITTLE BIT THIS WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 MARK THE
BEGINNING OF HISPANIC HERITAGE
MONTH.
I WAS ABLE TO SEND A QUICK
MESSAGE OVER TO THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL TO KICK OFF THE BEGINNING
OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WHICH
AGAIN STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY.
SO AS A PROUD LATINA I WANT TO
WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH FINALLY I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE DAY IS THE OFFICIAL
FIRST DAY OF OUR NEW CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR HANDY.
THE DECISION TO HIRE MISS
HANDY WAS A RESULT OF A VERY
ROBUST RECRUIT EXAMINE HIRING
PROCESS THAT INCORPORATED THE
INPUT OF MANY LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT, STAFF, COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKE HOLDERS
INCLUDING WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.
MISS HANDY IS RETURNING TO THE
CITY AND THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT WHERE SHE WORKED FROM
2010 TO 2013.
SHE WAS ALSO THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF PROGRESS ALLIANCE.
DIRECTOR HANDY WILL
CONTINUE TO ENSURE THEIR CENTRAL
STAFF IS THE HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL
INDEPENDENT DIVISION WE HAVE ALL
COME TO RELY ON AND RESPECT AS
INDIVIDUAL ELECT OFFICIALS AND I
WANT TO ALSO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTIONS OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR
DAN EATER.
HE OF COURSE SERVED AS THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST
YEAR UNDER INCREDIBLY
CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
DAN ALONG WITH ALLEY AND ALL OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS HAVE
GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
CONTRIBUTION IN LEADERSHIP IN
THE LAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING OUR NEW CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT TEAM.
I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO JOIN ME IN
THANKING DEPUTY DIRECTOR EATER
FOR HIS CRITICAL LEADERSHIP AND
DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
OR HEAR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE MOVE OVER TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
INFORMATION.
I WANT TO CORRECT ONE THING IN
MY REPORT.
APOLOGIES.
THEY DID SEND THE LEGISLATION
I'M ASKING FOR WALK ON AND
REFERRAL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEM
AND ALSO TO YOU ALL.
I WAS AFTER OUR NOON
DEADLINE BUT STILL HOPING WE CAN
WALK IT ON TODAY AND CONSIDER IT
ON FRIDAY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY KNEW
THAT WE HAD RECEIVED IT ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
APOLOGIES FOR ALL OF THE BACK
AND FORTH ON THIS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT
INTO THE INR.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I WILL WORK WITH THE CLERK'S
OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
THE SCRIPT AND THE LANGUAGE
NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ALLOW
THAT TO OCCUR.
OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO
ADDRESS IN OPEN SESSION?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED
OR ANYONE COMING OFF OF RADIO.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE US INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO TWO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
THEY --
ILLEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESS TENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR
OPEN SESSION.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SERB ONE AND EXECUTIVE
SESSION TWO TO END BY 12:00 P.M.
IF THEY ARE TO BE EXTENDED
BEYOND 12:00 P.M.
I WILL RETURN
AND ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
THE EXPECTED DURATION.