>>> THANKS SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
OCTOBER 18th, 2021 COUNCIL
MEETING WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. MORALE IS.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSON.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> PEREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECT, THE
MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED FROM
OCTOBER 2nd, 2021.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE DATA.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT. REALLY
QUICKLY, THAT VERY LIGHT AGENDA
FOR THE UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, I THINK AT THIS
JUNCTURE WE MIGHT ONLY HAVE
APPROVAL OF THE BILLS.
I AM WANTING TO PROPOSE THAT WE
ACTUALLY CANCEL NEXT WEEK'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY,
OCTOBER 25th IN ORDER TO MAKE
CAPACITY ON ALL OF OUR
CALENDARS TO FOCUS ON THE VERY
BUSY WEEK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE.
REALLY RELATED TO SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS.
MY OFFICE AND THE DEPUTY CITY
CLERKS HAVE WORKED TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS NO LEGISLATION THAT
WILL BE SUBSTANTIVELY IMPACTED
BY COUNSELING CANCELING THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER
25th.
I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
IF FOR ANY REASON YOU PREFER
THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
, SORRY, I THINK I SAID OCTOBER
25th.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
OCTOBER 25th.
IF YOU WOULD PREFER THAT IT
MIGHT BE CANCELED OR NOT I
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW BY THE
END OF THE DAY TODAY IF YOU
OBJECT TO CANCELING MONDAY,
OCTOBER 25TH'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING I WOULD REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
BARRING ANY OBJECTIONS WE WILL
PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE
CANCELLATION TOMORROW MORNING.
AGAIN, IF YOU CAN LET ME KNOW
BY 5 P.M.
TODAY IF YOU OBJECT TO THE IDEA
OF CANCELING THE OCTOBER 25th
MEETING I WOULD GREATLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
IF I DON'T HEAR FROM ANYONE WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THE
CANCELLATION
>> ALL RIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRECEDENTS
REPORT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION
ON THE PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBERS
OF THE STEPS BY THE ROLL CALL.
THIS WEEK'S ROLL CALL
ROTATIONAL BE CHANGED TO
ACCOMMODATE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ALSO NEEDS TO DEPART EARLY.
THIS WEEK'S ROLL CALL FOR
COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOLLOWED
BY LEWIS, MORALE IS, MOSQUEDA,
PEDERSON, SWAN, HERBOLD, WORDS,
AND THEN AGENDA DISCUSSION.
HANDING IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
GOOD MORNING.
TODAY I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE
JOINING THE FOOD BANK AT THE
GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW
LOCATION.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 LAST WEEK
DUE TO THE THREE DAYS OF BUDGET
MEETINGS AND THE PUBLIC, I WAS
NOT ABLE TO HOLD OFFICIAL
OFFICE HOURS, SO I WILL BE
EXTENDING THIS WEEK'S OFFICE
HOURS, WHICH WILL BE SCHEDULED
FOR THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
I WAS STILL ABLE TO SPEAK TO A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE
DISTRICT.
IF YOU FOLKS, TWO SEPARATE
MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE WHO SPOKE
ABOUT MARITIME ISSUES, PUBLIC
SAFETY, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, AND A FEW OTHER ISSUES.
IN OTHER MEETINGS IN DISTRICT 6
I CONTINUE TO HOLD OPERATIONAL
COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND
NONGOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO MAKE
A MEANINGFUL INTERVENTION AND
IMPACTS ON THE HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES HERE IN
DISTRICT 6. LAST WEEK I ALSO
MET WITH THE FREMONT CHAMBER,
NORTH INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND
WATER SAFETY.
LAST WEEK I WAS, MY STAFF WAS
ABLE TO MEET WITH THE AFFINITY
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION I HOPE
THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOCUS
ON THE POWER OF COMMUNITY WAS A
HUGE SUCCESS.
THIS COMING WEEKEND DISTRICT 6,
THIS EVENING MY STAFF WILL BE
MEETING AND ATTENDING AN
INFORMATIONAL MEETING ABOUT THE
WOODLAND HOUSING PROJECT WHICH
WILL BRING ABOUT 95 UNITS OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO
DISTRICT 6. ON TUESDAY I'LL BE
MEETING WITH THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE TO DISCUSS THE INTERIM
DESIGN CHANGE PLANS FOR CAFC
STREET ON BALLARD AVENUE.
AND ON THURSDAY I'LL BE HEADING
TO THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO TO
ATTEND A GATHERING.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT
THAT AFTER THE GATHERING.
LAST WEEK I WAS ALSO ABLE TO
JOIN THE MAYOR FOR THE SIGN-UP
COUNT OF 120149 THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE STORM TO BUILD THEIR
OWN PRACTICE FACILITY HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. FOR
MANY THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW, THE
STORM CURRENTLY PRACTICES AT
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
THEY LITERALLY, THEIR COURT TIME
IS DEPENDENT UPON THE COLLEGE'S
SCHEDULE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY
BIG DEAL AND REALLY IMPORTANT
STEP FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR
MOST WINNINGEST TEAM, THE
SEATTLE STORM.
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL BE
MEETING WITH YOUTH INTERIM CEO
COLLEEN ECHO . I'M SCHEDULED
TO TAKE INSIDE EDITION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER GOULD ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNELS BRIAN
CALLAHAN.
CHECK AND SCHEDULE WITH DIRECTOR
BEN NOBLE.
AS PART OF MY DUTIES AS A BOARD
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO MEETING WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND STERN, KEN KIEL,
AND MAYOR MOODY.
I WILL ALSO TO THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
FRIDAY I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORPS TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT THEIR IMPORTANT
WORK.
I WILL END MY WEEK WITH A
MEETING ABOUT THE PROPOSED 200
UNIT COMMUNITY LONGHOUSE AT THE
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE CAMPUS.
IN THE LAND USE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE THERE
ARE TWO ITEMS FROM THE LAND USE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
TODAY'S INTRODUCTION CALENDAR.
COUNCILMEMBER -- COUNSEL BILL
1206 WHICH ESTABLISHES A MOBILE
HOME PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT AND
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAR
IS AND MYSELF WELLS OF COUNSEL
BILL 120207 WHICH ESTABLISHES A
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR
TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON AND ALSO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON FOR
LETTING ME JOIN YOU AS A
SPONSOR ON THIS BILL.
THE LAND-USE NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO HOLD TWO
VERY BRIEF MEETINGS DURING
BUDGET IN ORDER TO CONSIDER
QUASIJUDICIAL CONTRACT REASONS
REZONE APPLICATION.
IN THE STATE-MANDATED
TIMELINES.
SO, THOSE MEETINGS WILL OCCUR
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 25th. AND
NOVEMBER 1st.
BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED
FOR 10:30 A.M.
OR AFTER COUNCIL BRIEFING.
WE HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU, THAT
EACH OF THESE MEETINGS WILL
TAKE UNDER AN HOUR.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THE CENTRAL STAFF ARE WORKING
TO COORDINATE THESE MEETINGS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLINS,
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANKS AGAIN.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HEAD DOWN
THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL
BE COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER
LOUIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
A PRETTY BRIEF REMARK THIS
MORNING.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS ONTO
SATURDAY'S AGENDA.
NEURON INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
EITHER FROM MY OFFICE OR THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS LATER
THIS MORNING FORTH THE RIBBON-
CUTTING OF THE BALLARD FOOD BANK
. SIMILARLY, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU
LAST WEEK AT THE BILL SIGNING
FOR THE NEW NEW LEGISLATION IN
INTRADAY.
THERE'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH
GOING ON GIVEN IT IS THE
OMNIPRESENT THING.
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER
APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEK.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH IS GOING TO
BE MEETING THIS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
REGARDING THE BOARD OF HEALTH'S
HELMET LAW AS WELL AS THE
REGIONAL UPDATES THAT WE
RECEIVED IN THAT FOR HIM
REGARDING THE COUNTY'S ONGOING
EFFORTS AT COMBATING COVID-19.
I'M GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE
OPENING OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, TOMORROW
EVENING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
GREAT DISTRICT 7 ASSET COMING
ONLINE.
OTHERWISE, I THINK IT'S MOSTLY
JUST BUDGET PREPARATION AND
ANTICIPATION OF OUR FUTURE
DELIBERATIONS.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
SHARE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE WE WILL HEAR NEXT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AFTER MEMBER MORALES WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS INDICATED,
WE HAVE NO COMMITTEES
HAPPENING, SO THERE IS NOTHING
ON THE COMMITTEE ECONOMIC, FROM
THE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON
PUMPS AGENDA.
I DO HAVE BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING ON THURSDAY AT COUNCIL
MEMBER LOUIS SAID IN ADDITION
TO THE ITEMS HE MENTIONED.
WE WILL BE RECEIVING A BRIEFING
ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE AT THAT MEETING.
WE WILL REPORT BACK NEXT WEEK.
LAST WEEK I TOURED THE
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES
FACILITY. YOU ALL KNOW THAT IS
ON-AIR.
WAY IN THE DeSOTO NEIGHBORHOOD.
REALLY, CLOSER TO GEORGETOWN.
THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE
NEIGHBORING BUILDING AND ARE
BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF
IMAGINING WHAT THEY MIGHT BE
ABLE TO DO THERE IN TERMS OF
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TREATMENT
AND REALLY PROVIDING THAT KIND
OF DRUG TREATMENT THE SERVICES
THEY OFFER ON A LARGER SCALE.
SO, THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT WORK
AND A REALLY PREDEVELOPMENT
THERE. AND WE WILL CERTAINLY BE
TALKING ABOUT THEIR FUNDRAISING
FUNDRAISING STRATEGY AND HOW
THE CITY MIGHT BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT SOME OF THAT IN THE
VERY NEAR FUTURE.
WE ALSO MET WITH SEATTLE
GREENWAYS TO DISCUSS THEIR
VISION FOR STREETS THAT MEET
ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. HERE
IN DISTRICT 2, AS I HAVE SAID
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, PUBLIC
SAFETY REALLY ALSO NEEDS TO
INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND
SAFETY FOR FOLKS WHO WALK AND
ROLL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, WE DISCUSSED -- WHOOPS,
SOMETHING WEIRD JUST HAPPENED
TO MY COMPUTER.
WE DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MLK
AN EXISTING BIKE CORRIDOR IS AS
WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND
INVITING STREET FOR FOLKS WHO
WALK AND ROLL.
MY OFFICE MET WITH FOLKS FROM
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE
WHO, AS WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK,
WERE SURPRISED AND CONCERNED
NOT TO SEE THEIR PROJECT
INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
SO, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
GOING TO BE WORKING ON AN
AMENDMENT FOR THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THAT WORK.
WE ALSO MET WITH THAT GRANT
STREET COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM.
THIS IS A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING AT ORGANIZING
AND PLANNING AND HELPING DESIGN
WHAT THE GRAHAM STREET STATION
WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THIS GROUP
OF FOLKS HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK
TOGETHER AND TO ORGANIZE
TOGETHER ABOUT ALL KINDS OF
OTHER ISSUES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE
SUPPORT, MORE COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY AGAIN
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
VISION FOR HOW TO PRESERVE
CULTURAL SPACE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, HOW TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE SPACES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LIVING NEAR
WHAT WILL SOON BE THE GRAND
STREET POLLING STATION.
SATURDAY EVENING I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF JOINING NEIGHBORS
AT THE COLUMBIA CITY PATIO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS, AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
MENTIONED, THE CAFC STREET
PROJECT THAT CAME UP DURING
COVID FOLKS ARE VERY INTERESTED
IN MAKING THAT PERMANENT.
AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME
DESIGNERS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WORKING
WITH SURROUNDING BUSINESSES TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS
THE ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
PROJECT LOOK LIKE.
THERE IS A REQUEST COMING FOR
SOME SUPPORT FROM FDOT FOR, AT
THE CORNER OF FERDINAND AND
RANIER, SO SOME SUPPORT FOR
CHANGING THE LIGHTING, SIGNAL
TIMING, POSSIBLY SOME STREET
STRIPING.
HOPING TO INCLUDE SOME OF THIS
WORK IN A CONTINUED EFFORT TO
MAKE CAFC STREETS PERMANENT.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH THEM.
THEY INVITED ME TO GIVE AWAY
THE RAFFLE PRIZES AT THE EVENT,
SO IT WAS FUN JUST TO SPEND THE
EVENING WITH SOME NEIGHBORS.
THIS WEEK I AM PARTICIPATING IN
A WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING THAT IS
HOSTED BY DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON.
I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE
SAME IF YOU CAN.
FOR NEIGHBORS WHO CAN'T DRIVE
MOST OF OUR STREETS ARE UNSAFE
AND UNWELCOMING.
THIS IS ONE SMALL WAY FOR US TO
SHOW SOLIDARITY AND TO
EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND WHAT THE
DAILY HURDLES ARE THAT ARE
FACED BY FOLKS WHO DON'T DRIVE
AND CAN'T DRIVE.
GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B.
I WILL BE RIDING MY BIKE
TOMORROW TO JOIN THE MAYOR AT
RANIER HEALTH AND FITNESS AS WE
CELEBRATE THE NEXT ROUND OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS STABILIZATION
RISK.
THIS THURSDAY FROM 10:00 UNTIL
NOON I WILL HOLD VIRTUAL OFFICE
HOURS.
ANY CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE
INTERESTED CAN SIGN UP FOR A
MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK WE
HAVE BEEN DOING TOGETHER ON THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING.
WE ARE IN SELECT BUDGET RIGHT
NOW.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS FROM
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE OR THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S WILL
CANCEL AGENDA.
LAST WEEK WE DID HAVE THE
CHANCE TO HAVE OUR FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING.
FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO
JOIN THE PUBLIC HEARING I WANT
TO MAKE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN
US ON NOVEMBER 10th AT 5:30
P.M.
THERE WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER
PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:30 A.M.
ON NOVEMBER 18th.
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE
CONTINUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE FIRST
30 MINUTES OF EACH OF THE
BUDGET MEETINGS INCLUDING AT 10
A.M.
LAST WEEK THE COMMITTEE HAD
DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION LED BY CENTRAL
STAFF.
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTED ITEMS
THAT THEY WERE IDENTIFYING FOR
POTENTIAL BUDGET ISSUES, POLICY
OPTIONS, ASSOCIATE WITH THOSE
BUDGET ISSUES FOR THE COUNCILS
DELIBERATION AND CONSIDERATION.
AMONG THE MANY OTHER OPTIONS
THAT YOUR OFFICES MAY BE
CONSIDERING.
THE PURPOSES OF THE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION DISCUSSIONS WERE
SO THE COUNCIL MEMBER, REVIEW,
DISCUSS, AND ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT PROPOSED BUDGET AND
PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF ON
ISSUES AND AMENDMENTS THEY'RE
CURRENTLY CONSIDERING.
AS A REMINDER, THOSE POSSIBLE
CONSIDERATIONS ARE DUE TODAY AT
NOON.
NOON IS THE DEADLINE FOR
CENTRAL STAFF TO BE ABLE TO
RECEIVE YOUR CONCEPTS FOR
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS. JUST A
REMINDER, AS WE NOTED ON FRIDAY
AND I WILL SEND AROUND AGAIN
OUR MONDAY MEMOS THAT OUTLINE
WHAT TO EXPECT EACH WEEK DURING
BUDGET, THIS WEEK'S MEMO WILL
INCLUDE A REMINDER THAT FOR ANY
BUDGET ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED
IN THE PACKAGE IT IS JUST A
CONCEPT AND A FUNDER LOCAL
REQUESTED THE NEEDS TO BE
PROVIDED IN THIS CVA, CITY
BUDGET ARMAMENT DOCUMENT.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO CEMENT
THOSE BUDGET CONCEPTS.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE WORKING
WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO
FINALIZE THE SENTIMENTS.
YOU WILL THEN HAVE THE CHANCE
TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE
WITH CENTRAL STAFF BEFORE THEY
ARE PUBLISHED FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION ON THE COMMITTEE
AGENDA NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, A
REMINDER THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING MEETS OCTOBER
26th, 27th, AND 28th.
THOSE WILL BE ALL DAY MEETINGS
AGAIN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A ONE-HOUR RECESS, SO THAT
EVERYONE CAN TAKE A CHANCE TO
GRAB LUNCH, RELAX, AND COME
RIGHT BACK AT IT.
PLAN FOR A FULL DAY ON THE TONY
SIXTH, 27, AND 28th.
THE CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE
ANALYZING THE DRAFT BUDGET
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE SENT.
THE FOLLOWING, THIS FOLLOWING
WEEK YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
REALLY WORK WITH THEM TO
FINALIZE THOSE AMENDMENTS.
THE CENTRAL STAFF WILL WORK
WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
RECEIVED THE NECESSARY FACTUAL
AND DESCRIPTVE INFORMATION FOR
THE CITY BUDGET ACTION
DOCUMENT.
THOSE ARE A REMINDER, THESE ARE
CITY CENTRAL STAFF DOCUMENTS.
AS MUCH AS WE MAY WANT TO HAVE
THE RATIONALE FOR WHY INCLUDED
IN THESE DOCUMENTS THIS IS MORE
OF THE FACTS BUT YOU WILL HAVE
THE CHANCE TO WALK THROUGH THE
RATIONALE AND WHY YOU ARE
PROPOSING THE AMENDMENT THAT
YOU ARE CONSIDERING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU
ALL OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
WE ARE HEADED INTO, I BELIEVE,
WEEK FOUR OF EIGHT.
WE ARE HALFWAY THERE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE DELIBERATIONS TO
COME LATER THIS MONTH IN
ANTICIPATION OF OUR COUNSEL
PROPOSED DRAFT BUDGET IN THE
EARLY PART OF NOVEMBER.
THIS WEEK I HAVE BACK TO BACK
MEETINGS, AS I KNOW MANY OF YOU
DO, TO TALK WITH VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY
GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS PROVIDERS, LABOR,
AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTITIES TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
I ALSO AM GOING TO BE JOINING
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATION TO COME ON BOTH
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE
HELMET LAWS AND OUR COMMITMENT
TO BOTH PROTECT HEALTH AND
SAFETY WHILE MAKING SURE WE
LOOK AT THE DISPROPORTIONAL
IMPACT OF ENFORCEMENT OF HELMET
LAWS.
THIS FRIDAY I'M GOING HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY
LEARNING AND EDUCATION ON THE
PANDEMIC RECOVERY.
HOW DECIDING TO INVEST OUR STATE
AND CITY AND FEDERAL DOLLARS
PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
TO REBUILD BACK AND REBUILD
BACK BETTER AS HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED IN D.C. I'M GOING TO
BE PARTICIPATING ON THE NASCENT
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WEBINAR
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING
ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE HAVE
DONE AS A COUNSEL TO SUPPORT
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND WORKING
TO CONTINUALLY INVEST IN BRICK-
AND-MORTAR TO OPEN ADDITIONAL
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
I WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE NOW MAKING SURE WE
ARE OPENING CHILDCARE ACROSS
THE CITY AS AN INCENTIVE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS TO
BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT THEIR KIDS
ARE IN SAFE PLACES FOR CARE,
INCLUDING WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS AT
SCIU 925, SO THERE IS MORE
REPRESENTATION AND GREATER
OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE PROVIDERS
AS WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESSES
AND ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE
SPEAKING TO TO NOT ONLY STAY
úOPEN, BUT POTENTIALLY OPEN MOR
FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
REALM OF 0 TO 3. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN
OUR DELIBERATIONS AS WE GET THE
CHANCE TO TOUCH BASE ON THE
POSSIBLE MINUTES YOU ARE
SUBMITTING.
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU AND
YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE TO
ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE FOLKS IN MY
OFFICE.
ALONG WITH LORI, OUR INTERN,
WHO IS UP AND TRACK ALL OF THOSE
IDEAS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
NOT TO SING AND HANDS RAISED,
SO WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
IT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THE MORNING COLLEAGUES.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
HAS NO ITEMS ON THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE NEED ON THE FIRST AND THIRD
WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH, BUT
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON O
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1st.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
AND DISTRICT 4 MY OFFICE HOSTED
A VIRTUAL BUDGET TOWN HALL FOR
OUR CONSTITUENTS THIS PAST
THURSDAY EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MOLLY
DAVIS FOR MY OFFICE AND THE
REST OF THE TEAM AS WELL AS
JOSEPH PIAF FROM COUNSELED
MEDICATIONS FOR KEEPING US
ORGANIZED FOR THE TOWN HALL.
I ALSO LIKE TO THINK BUDGET
DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE FOR HIS
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ON THE
BUDGET PROCESS WITH HIGHLIGHTS
OF MAYOR DURKAN'S POST $7
BILLION BUDGET.
WE STARTED OUR TOWN HALL BY
ADDRESSING THE TOP CONCERN OF
MANY CONSTITUENTS,
HOMELESSNESS.
WE WERE JOINED BY THE CEO OF
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY WHO PROVIDED AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR NEW REGIONAL
STRATEGY TO BRING PEOPLE INSIDE.
DR. NOBLE AND I THEN ANSWERED A
WIDE ARRAY OF BUDGET QUESTIONS
ASKED BY CONSTITUENTS WHO
PARTICIPATED.
THE EVENT WAS RECORDED AND WILL
BE POSTED ONLINE TO MY BLOG FOR
THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO
JOIN.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
ALREADY CARING NONE UP NEXT IS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO START TODAY BY
THANKING ALL THE WORKING PEOPLE
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE
ORGANIZED WITH THE ANNUAL
PEOPLE'S BUDGET CAMPAIGN FOR 7
CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND ARE NOW
DOING IT FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR
RUNNING.
ALSO TO THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING
UP IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO
HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO
COSPONSOR SEVERAL OF THE
AMENDMENTS FROM MY OFFICE.
I'M HAPPY TO DO LIKEWISE. I
KNOW MY STAFF ARE HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR OFFICES
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, MY
OFFICE HAS SIGNED A NUMBER OF
POST BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THESE LIMITS FROM THE OFFICE
INCLUDE THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
DEMAND AND THE MOST PERMANENT
ONES.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE
RELEVANT TO INCREASING THE
FUNDS IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY,
INCREASING SIGNIFICANT FUNDS
FOR OUR AFFORDABLE SOCIAL
HOUSING AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
PROGRAMS.
WE DON'T YET HAVE COSPONSORS
FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS.
I REALLY URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT THOSE.
THOSE ARE THE PARAMOUNT ONES
THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A CITY
COUNCIL FOR ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
THE 2018 SEATTLE REPORT FROM
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT SHOW THAT
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MUST
BE REDUCED TO 50% BY 2030 AND
REACH CARBONATE CHILD BY 2050.
THIS REQUIRES A REDUCTION RATE
17 TIMES LARGER THAN OUR
CURRENT RATE.
THAT IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS
PROBLEM WE HAVE.
IN FACT, AS SOME OF YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD ME MENTION IN ONE OF
THIS YEARS MEETINGS OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHT COMMITTEE THAT MY OFFICE
SHARES, PRESENTED THE 2018
COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS INVENTORY.
IN THE STUDY, SINCE THE LAST
REPORT IN 2018 SEATTLE'S
OVERALL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS HAVE INCREASED 1.1%.
IT'S AN INCREASE OF 1.1%. WHILE
OVERALL EMISSIONS SINCE 2008
HAVE GONE DOWN BY 4.1% RIGHT
NOW THE REDUCTION IS GROSSLY
INADEQUATE AND THE EMOTIONS
FROM THE BUILDING SECTOR HAVE
INCREASED BY 8.3% SINCE THE
2015 REPORT, LARGELY AS A
RESULT OF FOSSIL FUEL GAS USE
FOR COOKING, SPACE, AND WATER
HEATING, AND BUILDING.
WE HAVE A SERIOUS TASK IF WE
ARE TO BRING SEATTLE TO THAT
KIND OF GOAL THAT WE HAVE 40
EMISSIONS.
WE ARE STILL NOT ON TRACK.
I REALLY URGE BUDGET PUZZLES AS
A SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO US.
I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS.
THEY ARE URGENT.
FUNDING THE MANDATE OF THESE
LIMITS REQUIRES INCREASING THE
BIG BUSINESS TAX RATES THIS
YEAR.
I URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ALSO
SUPPORT THAT.
ON TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
OF THE PROCLAMATIONS OF 3-
POINTERS TO THE SEATTLE
RENTERS' COMMISSION.
TYPICALLY, THOSE APARTMENTS
WOULD FIRST BE CONSIDERED BY
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHT COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE THERE ON HOLD DURING
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS WE ARE
REFERRING IS DIRECTED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL.
THE NEW MEMBERS FOR THE RENTERS
COMMISSION CAN BE IN PLACE IN
TIME TO ATTEND THE NOVEMBER 1st
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS
COMMISSION.
MY OFFICE HAS CHAIRED THE
COMMITTEE. ALSO THE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] OFFICE WERE
CONTACTED BY THE RENTERS
COMMISSION, BECAUSE HAVE A
CHELATED SEVERAL VACANCIES.
MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMISSION REALLY WORK HARD.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONS
THAT ARE SETTING THE STANDARD
FOR WHAT THE COMMISSIONS SHOULD
BE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE.
WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE.
BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE
AUTHORITY TRY TO REACH A
QUORUM.
ALL THE COUNCIL APPOINTED
COMMISSIONS WERE KILLED OVER
THE SUMMER.
THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE POSITIONS
THAT THE MAYOR IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR POINTING THAT HAS BEEN
VACANT FOR AN UNUSUALLY LONG
TIME.
IN ADDITION THERE'S A COUNCIL
APPOINTED COMMISSION THAT WAS
NEWLY VACATED OVER THE SUMMER
IN ADDITION TO 2 RECENTLY
VACATED COMMISSION APPOINTED
POSITIONS.
THE RENTERS COMMISSION HAS
TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO HELP
THE VACANT POSITIONS.
THEY ADVERTISED THE OPENINGS.
WE RECEIVED MANY APPLICATIONS
AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS AND
MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FILLING ALL EIGHT VACANT
POSITIONS.
AS CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABILITY
AND RENTERS RIGHT COMMITTEE I
MOVE THE APPOINTMENT OF HALEY
FREEDLUND, THE COMMISSIONS
RECOMMENDATION AND THE
APPOINTMENTS OF MARIANA LORI ON
AN RACHEL SANCHEZ. THE TWO
COMMISSION APPOINTED POSITIONS.
THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT ON
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR
A VOTE. UNFORTUNATE, EVEN THE
COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED
CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYOR
APPOINTED POSITIONS. WE
CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR THE MAYOR
TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS,
WHICH HONESTLY LITERALLY JUST
MEANS SIGNING HER NAME TO THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS THAT THE
PERP COMMISSION HAS PREPARED
FOR HER.
AND HOPE THAT SHE DOES THAT.
AS I MENTIONED DURING THE LAST
WEEK I URGE THE MAYOR TO DO
THAT.
THE RENTERS COMMISSION HAS
PLAYED A TREMENDOUS ROLE IN
FIGHTING FOR RENTERS RIGHTS IN
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MOST
RECENTLY THE BILL THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED INCREASING THE
NOTICE THE LANDLORD MUST GIVE
RENTERS FOR RENT INCREASES TO 6
MONTHS CAME AT THE RECOGNITION
OF THE COMMISSION.
THEY HAVE DONE EXACTLY WORK ON
MANY OTHER BILLS IN THE PAST
THIS YEAR.
THE BILLS COMING FROM MY OFFICE
. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE
MOMENTUM HAD THE RENTERS
COMMISSION AND OTHER RENTERS
RIGHTS ADVOCATES LIKE THE
TENANT UNIT AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING LABOR
UNIONS NOT ADVOCATED FOR IT.
WITH THE FIVE VACANCIES IT
LEAVES VERY SMALL MARGINS FOR
KORMA.
ON A 15 PERSON COMMISSION IS A
VOLUNTEER BOARD.
IF ONLY THREE PEOPLE ARE NOT IN
A MEETING SUDDENLY THEY DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM.
I HOPE THE MAYOR MAKES THAT
COMMISSION THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO SUPPORT
THOSE COMMISSIONS, SO THAT THE
COMMISSION CAN BE FULLY STAFFED
AGAIN FOR THEIR NOVEMBER
MEETING.
ALSO AT TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING I INTEND TO MAKE A
MOTION TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION OF REFERRAL
CALENDAR TO INTRODUCE THE
LEGISLATION REQUIRING
CONTRACTORS TO PAY THE PARKING
EXPENSES OF THE CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS WORKING ON THEIR
PROJECTS IN SEATTLE.
MY OFFICE IS IN THE COPY OF
THIS LEGISLATION TO ALL THEIR
OFFICES AND SHARED WITH THE
PUBLIC LAST WEEK.
I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
KNOW IT IS BEING DRAFTED BY
CENTRAL STAFF IN MY COUNSEL
BRIEFING REMARKS FOR THE PAST
SEVERAL WEEKS.
AT LEAST 315 WORKING PEOPLE
HAVE EMAILED OUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS
URGING THEY SUPPORT THIS PAID
PARKING LEGISLATION.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ALSO
CIRCULATED A COMMUNITY PETITION
WHICH HAS GARNERED 1147
SIGNATURES. 366 OF WHOM ARE
FROM CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
INSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE OFTEN
REQUIRED TO DRIVE TO WORK,
BECAUSE THEY ARE TRANSPORTING
HEAVY TOOLS. THEY COMMUTE LONG
DISTANCES AND START WORK
EXTREMELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
OFTEN BEFORE MANY TRANSIT LINES
HAVE BEGUN OPERATING.
THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF
WHETHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
DRIVE TO WORK, IT'S A QUESTION
OF WHO WILL PAY FOR IT WHEN THE
JOB REQUIRES THEM TO DRIVE TO
WORK.
MY OFFICE HEARD FROM MANY
CARPENTERS AND UNION LEADERS ON
THE PICKET LINES ON THE RECENT
CARPENTERS STRIKE. IT'S A
MAJOR ISSUE FOR CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS.
IT'S AN ISSUE FACED BY
CARPENTERS, BUT ALSO BY
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND OTHER
BUILDING TRADES.
THE LEGISLATION FROM MY OFFICE
PROTECTS ALL CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE NOT
YET PROTECTED BY A UNION.
SIMILAR TO THE APPROACH TAKEN
BY PREVAILING WAGE LEGISLATION.
MY INTENTION IS TO MOVE TO
INTRODUCE THE LEGISLATION TODAY
AND REFER DIRECTLY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON NOVEMBER
1st, IN TWO WEEKS.
DURING BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THAT ARE ON HOLD.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT STOPS
COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM SUPPORTING
WORKERS RIGHTS BY PUTTING THAT
LEGISLATION DIRECTLY TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DURING THE BUDGET.
I AM HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS COUNCIL
MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT
TO MY STAFF.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND
DISCUSS THE LEGISLATION.
IS NOTHING LIKE OBLIGATED ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION, BUT WE ARE
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS.
IN FACT, IT'S PRECISELY WHAT WE
ARE DOING ABOUT THE RENTERS
COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS,
TAKING THEM GREATLY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL WELL ORDINARILY WE
WOULD NOT DO THAT.
WHILE THIS LEGISLATION IS
IMPORTANT AND IT WILL HAVE A
BIG IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN SEATTLE
, AS I MENTIONED JUST NOW, IT
IS ACTUALLY VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
AS THE LEGISLATION LANGUAGE
ITSELF GOES.
THERE ARE NO COMPLICATED
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT WOULD
REQUIRE AN EXTENSIVE COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION AND AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
EITHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THINK
THE CONSTRUCTION BOSSES SHOULD
PAY PARKING COSTS INCURRED BY
WORKERS EACH DAY AND SUPPORT
THIS LEGISLATION OR THEY THINK
WORKERS TO CONTINUE TO PAY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR
APIECE AND SUPPORT THE STATUS
QUO.
IT'S REALLY AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
THIS LEGISLATION IN MY VIEW
SHOULD BE PASSED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, BECAUSE COUNSEL
SHOULD NOT HAVE A LACKADAISICAL
ATTITUDE TOWARD PROTECTING
WORKERS RIGHTS, PARKING COSTS
HAVE BEEN A BIG ISSUE IN EVERY
SINGLE CONSTRUCTION WORKER'S
CONTRACT IN RECENT YEARS.
FROM ELECTRICIANS TO OPERATING
ENGINEERS TO MOST RECENTLY THE
CARPENTERS.
BECAUSE WORKERS HAVE BEEN
DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR YEARS
THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR MY OFFICE
. EVERYDAY THE CITY COUNCIL
DELAYS IS ANOTHER DAY WORKERS
ARE FORCED TO PAY A SHOCKINGLY
LARGE PORTION OF THEIR PAYCHECK
FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO
WORK EVERY DAY IN THE FORM OF
PARKING COSTS.
ONLY TO MAKE ENORMOUS PROFITS
FOR THEIR BOSSES.
BEYOND THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR
ALTERNATIVE TO SENDING THIS
LEGISLATION DIRECTLY TO THE
CITY COUNCIL.
MY STAFF MAY TALK TO THE OFFICE
OF COUNCILMEMBER SQ.
THERE'S ALSO THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE OVERSEEING THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS ISSUE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THEY ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO SHARE THE BILL IN
THE DECEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WOULD BE
ACCEPTABLE IN MY VIEW TO DELAY
THE POSSIBLE BILL.
I MEAN WORKERS WOULD LOSE THE
MOMENTUM THEY HAVE BUILT WITH
THE COURAGEOUS STRIKE ACTION BY
UNION CARPENTERS.
AND BY THE ORGANIZATION THEY
HAVE DONE WITH THIS COMMUNITY
PETITION AND WRITING EMAIL TO
THE CITY COUNCIL. AND LET'S
ALL REMEMBER COME JANUARY THERE
WILL BE NEW COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
ANY LEGISLATION THAT HAS NOT
BEEN ACTED ON THIS YEAR WILL
HAVE TO BE RE-REFERRED AT THE
BEGINNING OF 2022.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE MIGHT HAVE
TO START AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THE
CURRENT MOMENTUM OF THE WORKING
PEOPLE WILL BE LOST AND THAT IS
JUST NOT OKAY.
IT WILL BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE
FAMOUS MLK QUOTE THAT SAYS
JUSTICE TO LONG-DELAYED IS JUST
JUST DENIED.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF KARINA
PULLED FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEYS
OFFICE STAFF.
PROFICIENTLY DRAFTING AND
REVIEWING THE BILL, SO IT IS
READY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO
TAKE ACTION ON.
ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE
ACTIVISM OF THE HUNDREDS OF
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS IN THE LABOR
MOVEMENT WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO
THE CITY COUNCIL TO DEMAND THAT
THIS LEGISLATION BE PASSED.
OUR CARD AND HAVE DONE THEIR
JOBS.
NOW IT IS OUR TURN TO
COUNCILMEMBER'S TURN TO DO OUR
JOB.
I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
AGREE TO FACE THIS LEGISLATION
ON THE REFERRAL CALENDAR TODAY
AND VOTED INTO LAW ON NOVEMBER
1st.
IF, HOWEVER, COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE NOT PREPARED TO VOTE ON
NOVEMBER 1st I PREPARED TO MAKE
ROOM IN THE NOVEMBER 30th
MEETING OF MY COMMITTEE TO
ENSURE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
WHATEVER DISCUSSION YOU WANT TO
HAVE WITH ANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT
TO RUN BY OUR OFFICE, ANY
DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT WILL
GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO PASS THE
BILL THIS YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO CONCLUDE BY
SAYING TWO THINGS ON BEHALF OF
THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL.
ONE, TO NOTE THAT I BELIEVE ALL
OF YOU RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A
COMMUNITY MEMBER.
THAT LETTER I JUST WANT TO READ
OUT.
IT REALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH
SUPPORT THERE IS FOR THIS
LEGISLATION AND WHY PEOPLE ARE
SUPPORTING IT.
THE SECOND POINT IS TO NOTE
THAT WE GOT A LETTER FROM A
RANK-AND-FILE APPRENTICE WHO IS
A MEMBER OF IBB W-2 46.
A WOMAN ELECTRICIAN, APPRENTICE
WHO HAS WRITTEN TO MY OFFICE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT LETTER
WITH YOU ALL.
I WILL SEND A LETTER ON EMAIL
TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY EXCELLENT
EXAMPLE OF HOW A CONSTRUCTION
WORKER, YOUNG PERSON WHO IS A
SINGLE PARENT AND WHO IS
STRUGGLING TO GET BY, WHO IS
REALLY STRUGGLING TO EXCEL IN
THEIR JOB AND WHY THEY FEEL
THIS IS A NECESSITY AND WHAT
THEY HAVE HEARD FROM THEIR
COWORKERS AS WELL.
AS I SAID, I JUST WANT TO
QUICKLY READ THE LETTER FROM
CAROLINE STREET, WHO IS A
DISTRICT RESIDENT AND A MEMBER
OF THE 36 LEGISLATOR OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHO WROTE ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS WEEK.
SAYING, QUOTE, WHILE THE CARPET
IS JUST ONE A MINIMAL PARKING
INCREASE IN THEIR CONTRACT MY
CONSTRUCTION WORKER FRIENDS
TELL STORIES OF SITES,
ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND
SEATTLE, WHERE THE ONLY PUBLIC
SLOTS AVAILABLE COST JUST OVER
A FULL HOUR OF THEIR WAGES IN
EACH DAY.
OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK THAT
AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN HALF A DAY
OF WORK JUST TO PAY FOR
PARKING.
THAT IS CLEARLY ABSURD.
CONTRACTORS SHOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED TO FORCE EMPLOYEES TO
SHOULDER THE HIGHER COST OF
DOING BUSINESS IN A DENSE URBAN
AREA, CAN YOU IMAGINE IF A PLAY
WAS FORCED TO PAY A HALF OF DAY
OF WAGES TO PARK EACH WEEK?
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF YOU WERE?
THE ALTERNATIVES PUBLIC STREET
PARKING AND MASS TRANSIT ARE
EQUALLY ATTAINABLE.
MASS TRANSIT DOES NOT WORK FOR
FOLKS WHO HAVE TO CARRY HEAVY
TOOLS AND PROTECTIVE GEAR THEY
NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS.
PUBLIC STREET PARKING IN THE
TEN-HOUR ZONES NECESSARY TO
BLOOD PARKING TICKETS FILLED UP
BY 5:30 A.M.
IN ORDER TO SNAG A SPOT FOLKS
WHO LIVE IN OUR AREA OUTSIDE
THE CITY, SINCE THEY CAN NO
LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY, MUST DRIVE IN EARLY AND
SLEEP IN THEIR CARS UNTIL THEIR
SHIFT DARTS.
I GO TO A GYM IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION AND EVERY MORNING I WATCH
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS STRUGGLING
TO FIND STREET PARKING OR
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS AFTER
DOING SO.
AGAIN, THAT IS COMPLETELY
UNREASONABLE.
I UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS ARE GOING ON RIGHT
NOW.
THIS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND VITAL
LEGISLATOR TO SHINE IN SUPPORT
OF INSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD
BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY.
EVERY WEEK THAT PASSES WITHOUT
THIS LEGISLATION IS A WEEK IN
WHICH WE ARE ALLOWING WEALTHY
BIG CONTRACTORS TO PUSH THE
COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS DOWN TO
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THESE FOLKS HAVE FAMILIES AND
LIVES IN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS WHO DON'T
WORK IN THE CITY DOES NOT MEAN
THAT WE SHOULD STAND BY AND
ALLOW THIS DISTRACTION OF TIME.
NOR SHOULD WE PRETEND A DELAY
ON OUR PART DOES NOT HAVE A
SUBSTANTIAL MATERIAL IMPACT ON
THEIR WELL-BEING AND WELL-BEING
OF THEIR FAMILIES.
A CITY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE
IS A CITY THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE WHO IS PART OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT MAKES THE CITY
WORK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS WHO BUILD OUR CITY ARE
PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SPEND
MOST OF THEIR WAKING HOURS IN
OUR CITY AND THEY'RE MAKING
DAILY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY. EVEN IF
THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE
AMONG US.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION AND TO PASS IT
WITHOUT DELAY.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO SHARE.
THIS IS A CONSTITUENT WHO IS
NOT A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
THEMSELVES, BUT WHO CLEARLY HAS
OBSERVED THROUGH THEIR
EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
REALLY NEED THIS.
AS I SAY, JUST TO REITERATE MY
OFFER TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHATEVER YOU NEED.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN PASS THIS
LEGISLATION IN NOVEMBER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN THE LINE TO
COUNCILMEMBER HER WORLD.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
KNOW IS VERY PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK.
A COUPLE OF UPDATES. FIRST,
PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED UPDATE.
JUST A REMINDER THAT BEGINNING
A WEEK FROM TODAY, ON AUGUST,,
OCTOBER 25th PEOPLE AGES 12 AND
OLDER WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW
PROOF OF FULL COVID-19
VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE TEST
IN ORDER TO ENTER MANY INDOOR
AND OUTDOOR EVENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN KING COUNTY.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL HELP TO
PROTECT CUSTOMERS AND WORKERS,
PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM,
AND WORKERS, PREVENT BUSINESS
CLOSURES AS THE DELTA VARIANT
CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN KING
COUNTY.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT YOU CAN USE AS PROOF OF
YOUR VACCINATION YOU CAN GO TO
KANE COUNTY.GOV/VERIFY.
IT HAS A REALLY HELPFUL LIST OF
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
IF YOU ARE NOT COVID VACCINATED
YET NOW IS THE TIME TO GET
STARTED.
ANYONE 12 OR OLDER CAN GET
VACCINATED.
IT IS ALWAYS FREE REGARDLESS OF
CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION
STATUS.
AT MANY PLACES NOW YOU DON'T
EVEN NEED AN APPOINTMENT
VACCINE LOCATIONS CAN BE FOUND
AT KINGMAN COUNTY.GOV/VACCINE.
ALONG THOSE LINES, TODAY IS THE
DEADLINE FOR VACCINATIONS FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES.
I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH BOTH
TPS AND CHIEF SCOGGINS ABOUT
THIS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
THE EXECUTIVE WILL BE SHARING
THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS LATER
TODAY.
AS OF LAST THURSDAY MORNING SPD
HAD UNDER 15% OF SWORN STAFF
STILL NOT SUBMITTING PROOF OF
VACCINATION.
LAST WEEK IN A MEETING I SHARE
WITH ALL OF YOU SOME DETAIL
ABOUT SPD'S CONTINGENCY PLAN.
SPECIFICALLY, THAT SPD IS
PREPARED TO MOVE TO STAGE III
OPERATIONS WHERE EVERY SWORN
MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
BE IN THEIR CLASS AB UNIFORMS
FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
SHIFT.
THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NON-
PATROL UNITS SHALL BE PREPARED
TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO ONE OF
THE FIVE PRECINCTS 4911 CALL
RESPONSE.
THIS WEEK I WANT TO SPEND A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT'S CONTINGENCY
PLANNING.
CHIEF SCOGGINS BRIEF TO ME ON
THURSDAY ABOUT THE STAFFING
PLANS IF A LARGE NUMBER OF
FIREFIGHTERS DO NOT GET
VACCINATED.
AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS THAT I JUST
, THAT I'M REPORTING TODAY ARE
THURSDAY'S NUMBERS.
THEY WILL BE UPDATED.
WE WILL SEE A CHANGE IN THE
DASHBOARD THAT IS UPDATED AT 10
A.M.
TODAY.
AS OF THURSDAY THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS AT 92% FULLY
VACCINATED DEPARTMENTWIDE.
TOP LINE IS THAT THERE ARE NO
IMPACTS ON THE ABILITY OF
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CALL
911 FOR LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL
FIRE AND RESCUE EMERGENCIES.
FIREFIGHTERS, EMTS, AND
FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS FOR
CRITICAL INCIDENTS WILL STILL
RESPOND. NO FIREFIGHTER, FIRE
STATION WILL CLOSE ALL OF THE
CITY'S 33 FIRE STATIONS WILL BE
STAFFED WITH A LEAST ONE
RESPONSE UNIT.
THE OUTCOME OF THE EXPECTED
DEPARTURES OF SOME UNIFORMED
PERSNNEL AND EXISTING
VACANCIES MEANS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS IMPLEMENTING A
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR OPERATING
BELOW STANDARD STAFFING LEVELS.
BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 19th AT
7:30 A.M.
BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 19th AT
7:30 A.M.
THE PLAN IS BUILT AROUND
TRANSITIONING TO A DAILY
STAFFING LEVEL THAT FOCUSES ON
SOME SPECIFIC HIGH LEVEL AREAS.
THEY MAY MOVE SOME UNIFORMED
MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING AT ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCIES IN THE FIELD.
TEMPORARY POSITION OF THE UPPER
PERSONNEL WHO NORMALLY WORK ON
HEALTH TO OTHER APPARATUS, SO
THEY CAN RESPOND TO ALL
EMERGENCIES INCLUDING FIRES IS
ANOTHER STRATEGY.
THERE WILL BE MANDATORY
OVERTIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S
SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNITS.
THAT IS RESCUE ONE, VAULT
RESPONSE TEAM, THE MARINE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, FIRE
BOATS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
UNIT, AND A DECONTAMINATION
UNIT.
THEY WILL BE ADJUSTING THE
RESPONSE MODEL BY REDUCING THE
NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WILL
INITIALLY RESPOND TO CERTAIN
INCIDENT TYPES IN ORDER TO
OFFER INCREASED RESPONSE
AVAILABILITY.
WILL PRIORITIZE KEEPING FIRE
DEPARTMENT CARS IN SERVICE AS A
HOSTILE TRANSPORT OPTION DUE TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF DECREASED
AMBULANCES FOR BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT TRANSPORT.
THEY WILL BE MONITORING REAL-
TIME RESPONSE TIMES WITH THE
ACTIVATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS'S
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER.
THEY WILL RESTORE STAFFING
LEVELS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER
OF FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS HIRED
FROM 40 TO 60 FOR THE NEXT
ACADEMY, WHICH IS SET TO BEGIN
ON FEBRUARY 2nd 2022.
JUST AS A REMINDER, COUNSEL,
LAST YEAR DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS WE ADDED FUNDING TO
ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
HIRE FOR A NEW ADDITIONAL
RECRUIT CLASS.
WE MAY BE LOOKING AT DOING SO
AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO
CONTINUE THIS RESPONSE MODEL IF
NECESSARY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS CONTINUED
CITYWIDE COVERAGE TO 911 CALLS
FOR SIRE FIRE SUPPRESSION,
RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES.
WE WILL BE HEARING MORE FROM
THE EXECUTIVE. I BELIEVE THERE
IS A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER
THIS MORNING.
A COUPLE OF OTHER TOPICS I
WANTED TO COVER TODAY IS THAT
THIS AFTERNOON I WILL BE
BRINGING FORWARD A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING THIS COMING THURSDAY
AS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
PROVIDERS RECOGNITION DAY.
THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT WITH THE
CITY'S MULTI BRANCH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR IS CONCURRING.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE WILL BE JOINING US
THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION AND TO TALK ABOUT
THEIR MEMBERS LIFE SUPPORTING
WORK WITH SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WHEN, AS WE KNOW, THEY HAVE
SEEN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
MY OFFICE CIRCULATED THE
PROCLAMATION TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBER OFFICES ON
THURSDAY EVENING.
I BELIEVE WITH MATT THE
PRESIDENT'S CONCURRENCE I WILL
HANDED OVER TO YOU TO WALK US
THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS OF
SECURING SIGNATURES ON
PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER, HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DOES HAVE
A PROCLAMATION THAT WE WILL
CALL THE ROLL CALL ON.
I WANT TO GIVE FOLKS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY
BEFORE I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL
A ROLE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
WE WILL QUICKLY CALL THE WORLD
TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION REGARDING SEND
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROVIDER'S
PROCLAMATION DAY.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>>MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PETER ZAMPA
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> WERE AS>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BACK OVER TO, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THAT IS THE END OF MY
REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING ON.
WE WILL HEAR NOW FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER WERE AS AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF THIS
MORNING'S COUNSEL BRIEFING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
LET'S SEE.
I HAVE A FEW ISSUES TO SPEAK
TO.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS TODAY FROM
THE PUBLIC ASSET COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
MOVING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, AS YOU ALL KNOW ALL
BRANCHES OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY ARE NOW OPEN.
YAY.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR LIBRARY
EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED SO HARD TO
GET THE LIBRARIES READY AND
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIRD, THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT IN WHICH YOU ARE ALL
MEMBERS OF, THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE MPD GOVERNING BOARD IS THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER FULL COUNSEL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK WILL GO
LIVE AT 3:30.
IF FOLKS WISH TO SPEAK ON THE
REVENUE PROPOSAL THEY SHOULD
SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
PORTION OF THIS MEETING.
. AT THIS MEETING SEATTLE PARK
SUPERINTENDENT JESUS GARY WILL
PRESENT THE 2022 PROPOSED MPD
BUDGET.
THIS IS A SPENDING PLAN FOR ONE
YEAR. AS 10, BECAUSE THE
COVID.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO INTO
OUR SIX YEAR PLANNING.
THE SECOND HALF OF THE MEETING
WILL BE DEDICATED TO OUR PUBLIC
HEARING.
LAST FRIDAY OUR OFFICE EMAIL
THE AGENDA AND A SUMMARY OF THE
LEGISLATION FOR YOUR INFORMATION
. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER VOTING
THAT GIVES YOU ALL ABOUT FIVE
WEEKS TO GO THROUGH THE FOUR
RESOLUTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE --
LET ME GRAB MY NOTES HERE --
RESOLUTION 44. THAT WOULD
HOPEFULLY BE A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE 2022 BUDGET.
RESOLUTION 45. RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF REGULAR
PROPERTY TAXES BY THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT FOR COLLECTION IN
2022.
REPRESENTING AN INCREASE ABOVE
THE RIGHT REGULAR PROPERTY
TAXES LEVIED FOR COLLECTION IN
2021.
RESOLUTION 46, A RESOLUTION
RELATING TO THE LEVY OF
PROPERTY TAXES FIXING THE RATES
AND/OR AMOUNTS OF TAXES TO BE
LEVIED.
AND RESOLUTION 47, WHICH IS
JUST A RESOLUTION SETTING WHEN
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE
FOR JUNE 2022.
THE ONES TO PAY ATTENTION TO
OUR RESOLUTIONS 44, 45, AND 46.
AGAIN, YOU ALL HAVE ABOUT FIVE
WEEKS TO GO TO THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE AVAILABLE.
TRACY RADCLIFFE HAS BEEN
AMAZING AND HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH US AS WELL AS PARKS.
LET'S SEE.
BRIEFLY RIGHT NOW DURING THE
WEEK OFOCTOBER 4th ARE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE CREW PICKED UP
55,000 POUNDS OF TRASH AND 5000
NEEDLES FROM 50 ENCAMPMENTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING INTENSE
CLEANING.
THE CREW IS FOCUSED MORE ON
DEEP CLEANING AT CAL ANDERSON
AND RULE HURST PLAYFIELD.
AS OF TODAY'S DAY, NOTABLY THE
PARKS ARM OF THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE HAS CLEANED UP 3
MILLION POUNDS OF TRASH AND
90,000 NEEDLES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK, THIS IS
GOING TO BE FUN, THE LETTER D5
TEAM WILL BE JOINING THE
PRESCHOOLERS AT THE REFUGEE
WOMEN'S ALLIANCE EARLY LEARNING
CENTER IN LAKE CITY.
I THINK I SHARED THIS WITH SO
MANY LAST WEEK. FOR SOME FUN
WITH THE KRAKEN AT THE CRACK IN
COMMUNITY ICE PLEX.
THE TEAM, THE KRAKEN, HAVE
INVITED THE CHILDREN OR THE
TYKES FOR FREE SKATING LESSONS
THIS WEEK AND EVERY WEDNESDAY
FROM NOW ON UNTIL JUNE.
MY STAFF WILL BE RIDING THE BUS
WITH THE KIDS AND HELPING THEM
LACE UP THEIR SKATES FOR THE
FIRST TIME ON THE ICE WE ARE
ALL VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS
NEXT GENERATION TAKE TO THE
ICE.
OF COURSE, MY D5 TEAM WILL BE
FORMING A TEAM AND WILL BE
CHALLENGING COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON'S DISTRICT TO A GAME.
THAT'S WHERE WE START.
OKAY.
GOOD.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU,
PRESIDENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ARE THE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE I WILL GO AHEAD
AND CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF
THIS MORNING'S COUNSEL
BRIEFING.
MINE IS GOING TO BE
EXTRAORDINARILY SHORT.
I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON IS INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR NOR DO I HAVE
ANYTHING ON THIS AFTERNOONS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
I DO HAVE A KING COUNTY
ORIGINAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COMMITTEE MEETING
THIS THURSDAY AT 10 A.M.
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS THURSDAY AT 10
A.M.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
AS I GET BATTERED ABOUT THE
HEAD BY MY TODDER.
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE BUT FOLKS, THAT
DOES CONCLUDE OUR AGENDA FOR
THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL SEE YOU AT 2:00.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.