>>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE DECEMBER 13, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 9:30 1 AM
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6, 2021
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, NOTHING
TOO SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT.
THIS IS MY LAST COUNCIL
BRIEFING WITH CITY COUNCIL.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH
ALL OF YOU THIS MORNING.
WE DO HAVE A RATHER FULL AGENDA
THIS AFTERNOON WITH
APPROXIMATELY 45 ITEMS TO
DISCUSS INCLUDING SOME
SUBSTANTIVE LABOR BILLS AND
TRANSPARENCY BILLS THAT I'M
SURE MANY OF US WILL DISCUSS
DURING OUR REPORTS WHICH WILL
BE DURING AGENDA ITEM 4. FOR
NOW, WE WILL MOVE OVER TO
AGENDA ITEM 3 ON THE WHICH IS
OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
WE ARE JOINED THIS MORNING BY
SIERRA HOWLETT BROWNE OF THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AND LESLIE POLLNER ,
OUR FEDERAL LOBBYIST FROM
HOLLAND & KNIGHT.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO SIERRA
AND LESLIE FOR INTRODUCTIONS
AND THEIR VISITATION.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR FINAL COUNCIL MEETING
BRIEFING . SIERRA HOWLETT
BROWNE, GOOD TO BE BACK WITH
ALL OF YOU.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL
AFFAIRS FOR THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS .
>> LESLIE POLLNER, HOLLAND &
KNIGHT . ECHOING SIERRA'S
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU,
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SIERRA, WANT TO KICK US OFF?
>> YEAH.
PLEASE JUMP IN WITH ANY
QUESTIONS.
I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ HAD A QUESTION.
WE WILL ADDRESS THAT DURING THE
PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING.
LESLIE POLLNER, OUR LOBBYIST,
IS HERE . SHE WILL BE
DISCUSSING THE INFRASTRUCTURE
PACKAGE THAT HAS RECENTLY
PASSED CONGRESS AND SOME OF THE
KEY PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE
IMPACTFUL OR BENEFICIAL TO THE
CITY. THEN, GETTING INTO THE
BUILD BACK BETTER PACKAGE AND
RECONCILIATION AND SEEING HOW
THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTFUL AND
WHAT THINGS WE ARE EXPECTING
OUT OF THAT, KNOWING IT IS
STILL BEING DEBATED IN CONGRESS.
I AM GOING TO START THE
PRESENTATION, DO A QUICK INTRO
AND THEN LESLIE WILL JUMP IN AND
TAKE OVER.
LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN REALLY
QUICK HERE.
>> ARE WE GOOD?
>> IT IS WORKING.
>> LIKE I SAID, WE WILL DO A
QUICK INTRODUCTION HERE.
LESLIE, DO YOU WANT TO GET THIS
GOING?
>> SURE THING.
THANK YOU, SIERRA.
WE WILL TRY TO STAY PRETTY HIGH-
LEVEL TODAY BUT HAPPY TO DO ANY
FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION IF THERE
ARE QUESTIONS OR IF PEOPLE WANT
TO GO DEEPER.
AS WELL AS, SIERRA, LATER ON
WILL BE SENDING AROUND A MORE
DETAILED PRESENTATION AND
BREAKDOWN OF THE BILL. THESE
ARE REALLY THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THIS
PRESENTATION BUT WE HAVE A MUCH
MORE DETAILED SYNOPSIS AS WELL.
LET'S START WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
. VERY EXCITING.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNED IT INTO
LAW ON NOVEMBER 15.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT BILL
IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL
DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT HAD BEEN WORKED ON OVER
PREVIOUS YEARS INCLUDING THE
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
REAUTHORIZATION ACT AS WELL AS
THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT, WHICH
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WAS
CHAMPIONED BY SENATOR MURRAY.
IT WAS HER BABY.
$1.2 TRILLION IN TOTAL SPENDING
OVER FIVE YEARS INCLUDING $550
BILLION IN NEW SPENDING.
VERY, VERY HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS.
LET ME SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS
AT THE OUTSET.
I WORK WITH A NUMBER OF THESE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I WANT A LEVEL SET ON THIS.
THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE GOTTEN
A NUMBER OF TIMES IS, HOW MUCH
MONEY IS MY CITY GETTING?
I WANT TO SAY FROM THE OUTSET
THAT THIS BILL IS QUITE
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN
IN CORONAVIRUS LEGISLATION, THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR THE
CARES ACT.
THIS WILL NOT PROVIDE
SIGNIFICANT, DIRECT FUNDING TO
THE CITY. RATHER, THERE ARE
SEVERAL DIFFERENT POTS OF
MONEY.
SOME OF IT WILL FLOW BY FORMULA
TO THE STATE AND THEN THROUGH
TO PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
THE OTHER BIG CHALLENGE WILL BE
THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES.
I WILL LET SIERRA TALK AT THE
END BUT THE WORK THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY DOING IS WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO GET EVERYONE
READY AND IN POSITION TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS FUNDING, AS
WELL AS WORKING WITH FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO HELP SHAPE THEIR
NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
THAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
RELEASE NEXT YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
HISTORIC LEVELS OF INVESTMENT
ACROSS THE BOARD, ROADS AND
BRIDGES, ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE
, TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE
RESILIENCY, AND WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> JUST A QUICK TIMELINE HERE
AROUND IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW.
THEY HAVE A BACKDATE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO OCTOBER 1
. RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING ACROSS AGENCIES IS THAT
THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO GET
READY AND GET ORGANIZED.
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, FOR EXAMPLE, IT
IS LITERALLY ALMOST QUADRUPLING
THE LEVEL OF FUNDING THEY HAVE
HAD IN THE PAST. EVEN FOR SOME
AGENCIES, THEY ARE SEEING 10
FOLD INCREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THAT THEY WILL GET.
A LOT OF THIS IS REALLY GETTING
THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR IDEAS
ORGANIZED BECAUSE THERE IS A
LOT OF NEW PROGRAMS THAT THEY
NEED TO SET UP HERE.
ONE THING THAT IS COMP LOCATING
THIS, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN,
CONGRESS HAD TO PASS A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION INTO
FEBRUARY TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
FUNDED.
SOME, NOT ALL, OF THE FUNDING
FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IS
TIED UP IN THAT MEASURE AS
WELL.
THAT IS ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF
A LAYER OF COMPLEXITY AS D.O.T.
GETS READY TO UNVEIL THESE
GRANTS.
JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
UNFORTUNATE. THEY ARE TRYING TO
WORK THROUGH IT BUT IT MAY
DELAY A LITTLE BIT SOME OF THE
PROGRAMS AND THEIR ABILITIES TO
RELEASE THEM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME HIGH
LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS HERE OF
PROGRAMS THAT ARE OF INTEREST,
THESE ARE LARGELY GOING TO BE
COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT
THE CITY WILL BE WELL
POSITIONED TO COMPETE FOR AND
THAT INCLUDES RAISE GRANTS
WHICH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE
JUST SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED $20
MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS THANKS TO SEND A
CADWELL, SENATOR MURRAY AND ALL
OF THEIR WORK.
RAISE HAS BEEN A GREAT PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THERE WILL BE $7.5 BILLION OVER
FIVE YEARS AVAILABLE FOR THAT
PROGRAM.
WE HAVE VISION ZERO
IMPLEMENTATION DOLLARS.
TO DATE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN
FUNDING AROUND VISION ZERO TO
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT IT. THERE
HAS ONLY BEEN PLANNING DOLLARS.
THIS IS ALSO FAIRLY HISTORIC.
THERE IS ALSO A NEW SMART GRANT
PROGRAM.
MANY OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT
PRESIDENT OBAMA IN HIS FINAL
YEARS STARTED THE SMART CITY
CHALLENGE.
THAT FUNDING WENT TO ONE CITY
IN THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS NOW FUNDING TO TRY TO
IMPLEMENT INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS,
CONNECTED VEHICLES TO IMPROVE
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND
SAFETY USING TECHNOLOGY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THERE IS ALSO A NEW
COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM AS
WELL AS FORMULA FUNDING FOR
BRIDGES. THERE IS A NEW
RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION
COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.
THERE IS A NEW ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM FOR TRAILS, BIKE PATHS.
THERE IS ALSO A NEW COLBERT
REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT AND
RESTORATION PROGRAM AS WELL,
WHICH I KNOW IS OF GREAT
INTEREST TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THERE IS QUITE A BIT IN THE
ENVIRONMENT AND RESILIENCY
PLAN.
THERE IS A NEW HEALTHY STREETS
PROGRAM WHERE GRANTS DEPLOY
PAVEMENTS TO INCREASE THE URBAN
TREE CANOPY COVER.
THERE IS SIGNIFICANT FUNDING
FOR EV CHARGING, FORMULA
FUNDING THAT WILL GO TO THE
STATE AS WELL AS COMPETITIVE
GRANT FUNDING.
ONE OF THE DIRECT FUNDING
SOURCES THAT WILL BE COMING TO
THE CITY IS THE ENERGY,
EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION
BLOCK GRANT FUNDING AND THAT IS
FUNDING BY FORMULA, VERY
FLEXIBLE.
IT IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS
CREATED IN 2009. THAT HAS COME
BACK AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THEN THERE IS FUNDING TO
PROTECT THE ELECTRIC GRID. THE
GRID RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM,
UPGRADING ELECTRIC GRID RIGHT
ABILITY AND A SMART GRID
INVESTING GRANT PROGRAM.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN ALL
OVER THIS, PUTTING THEMSELVES
IN POSITION TO GET SOME OF
THESE DOLLARS AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOURCES
OF FUNDING IS AROUND WATER AND
CLEAN WATER.
THERE IS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
FOR THE STATE REVOLVING ROAD
FUNDS. THERE IS A NEW CLEAN
WATER STRUCTURE AND
SUSTAINABILITY GRANT PROGRAM AND
THERE IS A NEW WASTEWATER
EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PROGRAM
AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THEN, THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL DOES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR
CYBER. THERE IS A BRAND-NEW
STATE AND LOCAL CYBER SECURITY
GRANT PROGRAM AND ALSO THERE IS
FUNDING FOR THE CURRENTLY
EXISTING BRIC PROGRAM . NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THEN THERE IS FUNDING FOR
BROADBAND.
THE BIGGEST PORTION OF FUNDING
FOR BROADBAND GOES THROUGH THE
STATE B FORMULA AND THE
LEGISLATION SETS OUT PARAMETERS
THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO FOLLOW
AS THEY ARE CREATING THE
FUNDING PLANS AND THE
PRIORITIES.
ONCE THEY HAVE CHECKED THE
BOXES IN TERMS OF DEMONSTRATING
THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY SERVED
UNSERVED COMMUNITIES, IT THEN
GIVES THE STATE MORE
FLEXIBILITY.
THEN THERE IS A NEW COMPETITIVE
GRANT PROGRAM MODELED AFTER
SENATOR MURRAY'S LEGISLATION,
THE DIGITAL EQUITY COMPETITIVE
GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS TO
INCREASE DIGITAL EQUITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> MOVING ON FOR A MOMENT TO
RECONCILIATION.
OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSE PASSED
BUILD BACK BETTER. OBVIOUSLY
THERE WAS A REAL LEADERSHIP
ROLE THERE. NOW IT MOVES ON TO
THE SENATE. THIS WEEK, THE
SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN IS
GIVING THE BILL WHAT IS KNOWN
AS THE BIRDBATH WHERE SHE IS
GOING THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE BILL COMPORTS WITH ALL OF
THE RECONCILIATION PROCEDURES.
WE EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE
CHANGES MADE TO THE BILL AS A
RESULT OF THE BIRDBATH. LEADER
SCHUMER HAS SAID HE WANTS TO
HAVE A VOTE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE SEEING
SENATOR JOE MANCHIN HAVING
CONCERNS ABOUT DEFLATION,
HAVING CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF
THE PIECES IN THE BILL.
WE EXPECT NEGOTIATIONS TO BE
ONGOING.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE WILL
SEE THE SAME DANCE THAT WE SAW
IN THE HOUSE WHERE LEADER
SCHUMER WILL PUT THE BILL ON
THE FLOOR AND AN EFFORT TO
FORCE THE SENATORS TO SAY WHAT
THEY WANT.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PRESS,
JOE MANCHIN IS A TOP
NEGOTIATING PARTNER AND IT IS
HARD TO NAIL HIM DOWN BUT MOST
PEOPLE ANTICIPATE THAT FINAL
ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE IN EARLY
Q1 NEXT YEAR. ONCE THE SENATE
TAKES ACTION, THE BILL WILL GO
TO THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE AT THAT POINT WON'T
BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES UNLESS
THEY WANT TO DELAY THE PROCESS
EVEN FURTHER.
FINAL PASSAGE WOULD BE EXPECTED
THERE. I WILL SAY THIS.
MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING
THIS PROCESS STILL THINK THAT
SOME VERSION OF BUILD BACK AT
HER WILL GET APPROVED EARLY
NEXT YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF
THIS BILL.
A HUGE POT OF MONEY FOR A
NUMBER OF PIECES THAT WERE NOT
TOUCHED IN INFRASTRUCTURE,
THINGS LIKE $400 BILLION FOR
UNIVERSAL PRE-K AND AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE.
THAT MONEY IS PREDOMINANTLY
GOING TO THE STATE FOR
DISTRIBUTION. FUNDING FOR
HOUSING TO THE TUNE OF $150
BILLION.
POTS OF MONEY THERE WOULD GO
DIRECTLY TO THE CITY INCLUDING
$3 BILLION FOR HOMES.
THERE IS ALSO FUNDING AROUND
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY ALTHOUGH
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S COLLEGE PLAN.
THEY ARE TRYING TO INCREASE
PELL GRANTS AND OTHER MEANS TO
MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE.
THEN, FUNDING AS WELL AROUND
HEALTHCARE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> AGAIN, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS
, THERE IS A RANGE OF
TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE, AND
EQUITY PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING
INCLUDED HERE. YOU ARE HEARING
NOW THAT SENATOR KYRSTEN SINEMA
AND SENATOR JOE MANCHIN ARE
GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT CERTAIN
PARTS OF THESE PROGRAMS IN
PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY
PERCEIVE IT TO BE DOUBLE
FIBBING.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT PRESIDENT
BIDEN HAD MADE A PLEDGE THAT HE
WOULD NOT FUND THINGS THAT HAD
BEEN FUNDED IN INFRASTRUCTURE
AGAIN IN RECONCILIATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE HEARING
TODAY THAT SENATOR KYRSTEN
SINEMA HAS CONCERNS. LOTS OF
WORK WILL BE DONE TO PUSH BACK
ON THIS BUT PUTTING THAT OUT
THERE BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE TRYING
TO DEAL WITH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THEN, HOUSING FINALLY GETTING
INTO THIS BILL.
VERY EXCITING, HUGE INVESTMENT.
AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,
FUNDING FOR HOMES, FUNDING FOR
A NEW PROGRAM THAT WOULD
PROVIDE GRANTS TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO LOOK AT THEIR
ZONING AND TO TRY TO THINK
CONSTRUCTIVELY ABOUT HOW TO
CHANGE THEM IN LAWS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE ALSO WAS PUBLIC
SAFETY. THERE IS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING HERE FOR FIREFIGHTER
GRANTS, FOR NEXT GEN 911
SYSTEMS AS WELL AS FOR FEMA.
THERE ARE COMMUNITY PREVENTION
GRANTS. THIS IS LARGELY AROUND
MENTAL HEALTH AND ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE FOR COMMUNITIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> I AM GOING TO TURN THIS OVER
TO SIERRA TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
CITY TO GET READY FOR ALL OF
THIS. I THINK PRIMARILY THE
GUIDANCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN
GIVING TO FOLKS IS TO GET READY
NOW, TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS
MULTIYEAR FUNDING. YOU DON'T
NEED TO APPLY FOR EVERYTHING
THIS YEAR.
THAT SAID, WE ARE IN A UNIQUE
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS VERY DYNAMIC. AT THE
MOMENT, IT IS A FRIENDLIER
ENVIRONMENT TO SEATTLE THAN THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IN 2024.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE
ABREAST IN THESE EARLY YEARS.
THE OTHER PIECE, OF COURSE, IS
HOW IMPORTANT THE COORDINATION
WILL BE IN THE REGION, WHETHER
THAT IS WITH THE COUNTY OR
OTHER CITIES SO THAT NOT
EVERYBODY IS GOING FOR THE SAME
POT OF MONEY ALL AT ONCE.
SIERRA, DO YOU WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROCESS?
>> YEAH, JUST BRIEFLY.
THANK YOU.
I AM WORKING WITH A SMALLER
SUBSET OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
I DO CHAIR A CLIMATE AND
RESILIENCY GROUP THAT HAS BEEN
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS AND ISSUES PRETTY
CONSISTENTLY.
WE HAVE TAKEN A SMALLER SUBSET
OF DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDES
OUR UTILITIES, OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND
REALLY HAVING THEM HONE IN ON
WHAT KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
THEY MIGHT WANT TO PUT FORWARD
TO ACCESS SOME OF THIS FUNDING.
AS LESLIE DID A GREAT JOB
HIGHLIGHTING, IT IS AN
UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
AS SHE HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL, IT
WILL NOT COME DIRECTLY TO THE
CITY.
IT IS THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND
THE COORDINATION WITH COUNTY
AND STATE THAT WILL BE CRUCIAL
IN MAKING SURE THAT THE
PRIORITIES OF THE CITY ARE
REPRESENTED REGIONWIDE,
STATEWIDE.
WORKING WITH OUR DELEGATION ON
THIS WHOLE PROCESS AS WELL,
KEEPING THEM IN THE LOOP. WHAT
WE ARE DOING IS INITIALLY
HAVING OUR DEPARTMENT DO A
SWEEP OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
AND THEN ANSWERING ANY
QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE. DO
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY AND
STAFFING TO APPLY FOR SOME OF
THESE?
WHERE IS IT IN THE LIST OF
PRIORITIZATION?
THEN WE WILL HAVE A LARGER
CITYWIDE CONVERSATION ON
PRIORITIZATION AND WORKING WITH
OUR PARTNERS.
AS LESLIE POINTED OUT, MANY
LAYERS TO THIS. NOT ONLY
IDENTIFYING WHAT OUR PRIORITIES
ARE BUT HOW WE ARE COORDINATING
THAT WITH OUR PARTNERS AND HOW
WE ARE COORDINATING THAT WITHIN
THE TIMING OF THIS LEGISLATION
AND THE CURRENT POLITICAL
CLIMATE.
WE DO ANTICIPATE A GREAT AMOUNT
OF FUNDING COMING TO OUR AREA.
WHERE THE CITY OF SEATTLE PLUGS
IN AND IS ABLE TO ACCESS, THAT
IS TO BE DETERMINED BUT WE ARE
WORKING HARD ON GETTING THOSE
INITIAL LAYERS AND ON THE
GROUND CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH OUR
REGIONAL AND STATE PARTNERS BUT
MORE TO COME ON THAT.
ANYTHING I AM LEAVING OUT,
LESLIE?
>> I THINK THAT IS GREAT.
>> WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH
MORE OF A CONCRETE PLAN.
WITH THE NEW MAYORAL
ADMINISTRATION AS WELL, WE ARE
HOPING TO HAVE SOMEONE IN PLACE
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO HELP
WITH THE COORDINATION OF THIS
EFFORT AS WELL SO WE CAN DO IT
CITYWIDE.
WE DO ANTICIPATE AND HOPE TO
COME BACK TO YOU ALL AND WALK
THROUGH SOME OF THE
PROGRAMMING.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ ALREADY HAD A QUESTION
ON ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WAS
AVAILABLE . I ANTICIPATE A LOT
OF THOSE QUESTIONS COMING UP
AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RIGHT
CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED
AND THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH
OUR PARTNERS TO APPLY FOR SOME
OF THOSE FUNDS.
>> WE WILL BE CIRCULATING A
MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION
LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON.
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU OR
ANY OF YOUR STAFF AS QUESTIONS
ARISE.
>> I WOULD REITERATE TOO, IN
OUR CONVERSATION WITH OUR
PARTNERS, EVERYONE IS REALLY AT
THE STARTING GATE HERE.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS
NECESSARILY TOO FAR AHEAD AND
READY TO GO ON THIS.
I THINK THESE QUESTIONS ARE
STILL GETTING FORMULATED. THE
PROCESS IS STILL BEING
FORMULATED.
THE CITY IS WELL-POSITIONED
RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE, IN THE
WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE
PREPARATION WE ARE DOING.
OUR LOBBYING TEAM AT HOLLAND &
KNIGHT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TO
GUIDE US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I THINK THAT THEY ALSO
ANTICIPATE AND HOPE THAT CITY
LEADERS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS
ARE GETTING IN EARLY WITH SOME
OF THE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE AND HELP FORMULATE
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL.
THAT IS A PART OF OUR PLAN.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROCESS?
>> GREAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT
THINGS ARE STILL IN THE WORKS.
JUST SUBSTANTIVELY, CAN WE GO
BACK TO SLIDE 16?
>> YES.
HERE WE GO.
>> ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
INVESTMENTS, ARE THESE ALSO
GOING TO GET TO MUNICIPALITIES
LIKE THE CITY OF SEATTLE VIA
THE STATE?
I SEE IN THE CYBERSECURITY IS
SAYS GRANTS FOR ESTATE/LOCALS.
JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER
SENSE OF HOW CITIES -- HOW THE
GRANT IS BEING PLANNED FOR BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THIS
POINT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, ON A CYBER
OR PUBLIC SAFETY GENERALLY?
>> GENERALLY.
>> A LOT OF THIS WILL BE
COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
THAT THE CITY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY FOR, PARTICULARLY IN
THE CYBER REALM AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION
GRANT. THOSE ARE ALL
ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPETITIVE.
>> OKAY.
IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR ANSWER
CORRECTLY, IN THIS DOCKET,
CITIES LIKE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
COULD APPLY FOR GRANTS DIRECTLY
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE WILL BE NO PASS-THROUGH?
>> EXACTLY.
>> OKAY.
AND THEN ON THE GENERAL
ENGAGEMENT OF CITIES AND
REGIONAL PARTNERS, HOW IS OIR
PLANNING TO ENGAGE THE CITY
COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD IN
DEFINING THOSE PROCESSES AND
IDENTIFYING WAYS FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO EXPRESS THEIR
PRIORITIES AND INTERESTS ON
BEHALF OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE STILL FORMULATING THAT
BUT INITIALLY, WE ARE DOING THE
SCOPE OF THIS INFORMATION
GATHERING AND IDENTIFICATION OF
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENTWIDE.
WE WILL SUMMARIZE THAT AND PUT
IT TOGETHER IN SOME BRIEFING
DOCUMENTS THAT I HOPE TO SHARE
WITH COUNCIL FOR SOME FEEDBACK
. IF THERE ARE PROGRAMS OR
THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE
IDENTIFIED, TO REALLY BRING
THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
I HOPE TO SCHEDULE FUTURE
BRIEFINGS WITH YOU ALL SO WE
CAN WALK THROUGH SOME OF IT BUT
I THINK IT WILL PRIMARILY
HAPPEN OFF-LINE WHERE WE SHARE
SOME OF THE PRIORITIZATION LISTS
AND HAVE SOME FEEDBACK AND BACK
AND FORTH ON THOSE.
DEFINITELY OPEN TO FEEDBACK OR
ANY SORT OF INPUT YOU ALL HAVE
IN THE PROCESS AS WELL.
>> YEAH.
I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE OIR TO
ENGAGE THE COUNCIL EARLY ON,
AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. AS THE
APPROPRIATION ARM OF THE
COUNCIL, WE ALSO HAVE LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE GRANTS AS WELL.
THE DEPARTMENTS ARE SIGNALING
INTEREST IN APPLYING FOR GRANTS
, INCLUDING IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AREA.
IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF THE AGENCY AND THE
CITY AS A WHOLE TO SOCIALIZE
THOSE POTENTIAL GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES OR GRANT
APPLICATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMITTEE
OVERSIGHT OF THAT DEPARTMENT
AND ALSO WITH WHOMEVER IS GOING
TO BE THE NEXT BUDGET CHAIR. I
WOULD REALLY SUGGEST
COORDINATING THAT PROCESS WITH
THE NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THE NEXT BUDGET CHAIR. IN THE
PAST, WE HAVE RUN INTO
SITUATIONS WHERE IT HAS BEEN
LARGELY LED BY THE EXECUTIVE
AND COUNCIL HAS BEEN BRIEFED
ONLY AFTER THE INK HAS DRIED.
WE HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION
WHERE WE DID NOT AGREE WITH A
PARTICULAR GRANT BECAUSE IT
INDICATED A POLICY DIRECTION.
THOSE ISSUES CAN BE NEGOTIATED
THROUGH EARLY ON, NOT FOR
PURPOSES OF ADDING ADDITIONAL
RED TAPE BUT FOR CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES OF CONSENSUS AND
COOPERATION.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY AND HOPEFULLY LEND TO
A BETTER, MORE PRODUCTIVE,
EFFICIENT PROCESS OVERALL ONCE
WE GET TO THE END OF THIS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT INPUT,
THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR FOCUSING ON
THOSE REALLY IMPORTANT PROCESS
ISSUES.
I REALLY CONCUR WITH YOUR
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN,
THROUGH THAT EARLY ENGAGEMENT,
STRIVE FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT PROCESS WITH THE
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT MORE
ALIGNED. I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SAYING SO.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE CONTENT OF SOME OF
THE PROGRAMS HERE.
THE BRIDGE GRANT PROGRAM, I
REMEMBER SOMETHING COMING UP IN
THE DISCUSSION AROUND BRIDGE
BONDING ACTIONS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
SPONSORED SUCCESSFULLY.
THIS QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT
PROJECTS NEED TO BE SHOVEL
READY OR AT A PARTICULAR
THRESHOLD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? IF NOT
NOW, GET BACK TO US?
IS IT SO THAT PROJECTS NEED TO
BE AT A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF
DESIGN TO BE CONSIDERED
ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMPETITIVE
GRANT PROCESS?
IF SO, OVER HOW MANY YEARS WILL
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS BE
AVAILABLE IF YOU CAN HELP US
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT?
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US IN
THE PLANNING MOVING FORWARD.
ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE RELATES
TO SLIDE 15 AROUND THE FUNDS
SET ASIDE FOR HOUSING CHOICE
VOUCHERS. IS ANY OF THAT
FUNDING GEARED -- IS ANY OF THE
FUNDING UNDER THAT KEY HOUSING
PROVISIONS IN THE SLIDE 15, IS
ANY OF IT GEARED TOWARD
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS -- I
SHOULD SAY ASIDE FROM THE FUNDS
FOR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET SOME MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE $3
BILLION TO ESTABLISH THE
COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND
REINVESTMENT FUND AT HUD?
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS?
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. LET ME START ON THE
BRIDGE FUNDING. WE CAN TAKE A
QUICK LOOK AT EXACTLY WHERE THE
LEVEL OF PROJECT READINESS IS.
LET ME SAY IS A GENERAL THEME,
IN TERMS OF THE CONVERSATIONS
WE HAVE HAD SO FAR WITH D.O.T.
, I THINK PEOPLE ARE VERY MUCH
LEARNING THE LESSON OF ARRA
AND THIS IDEA OF SHOVEL READY
-- THAT WAS POSSIBLY NOT THE
BEST METRIC FOR EVALUATING
PROJECTS. THAT TERM THAT WE
KEEP HEARING, FOR BETTER OR
WORSE, IS THE PROJECT SHOVEL
WORTHY?
I THINK WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
SHOVEL READY, NOT THAT THERE IS
ANYTHING WRONG WITH FILLING HOT
BOWLS BUT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO
MAKE A LONGER TERM INVESTMENT,
SHOVEL READY IS NOT THE
GREATEST CRITERIA.
I DO THINK THAT THERE IS A REAL
EFFORT ON D.O.T.'S PART TO
THINK ABOUT HOW YOU GET THESE
LONG-TERM IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS
IN.
IN TERMS OF THE EXACT
SPECIFICITY, SIERRA AND I CAN
CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
THAT FUNDING IS A COMBINATION
OF FORMULA FUNDING AND
COMPETITIVE GRANTS OVER FIVE
YEARS. ON HOMELESSNESS, I CAN
CERTAINLY CIRCLE BACK WITH MORE
ON THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
FUND.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAD CAMPAIGNED
ON.
IT WAS A PROGRAM WITH DOING
SOMEPLACE BASED INVESTMENT LET
US GET TO YOU WITH SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS ON THAT.
IN TERMS OF HOMELESSNESS, THE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THERE. SOME OF
THE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC
HOUSING ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED TO
INCREASE THE FIGHT ON
HOMELESSNESS AS WELL.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION. I JUST
NOTICED I FORGOT TO ASK. ON THE
TRANSIT FUNDING THAT IS LISTED
BY THREE, IS THAT A PASS-
THROUGH BASED ON A FEDERAL
FORMULA OR IS IT ALSO
COMPETITIVE?
>> THE TRANSIT FUNDING IS
LARGELY THROUGH THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM WHICH
IS A COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE INCREASED THE
THRESHOLD FOR SMALL START FROM
$300 MILLION-$400 MILLION BUT
THAT IS FUNDING FOR THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT GRANT PROJECT WHICH
IS GREAT NEWS GIVEN THAT WE HAVE
THE PIPELINE.
IT SHOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS FOR LESLIE AND
SIERRA?
>> LAST OPPORTUNITY.
ALL RIGHT.
NO ONE HAS RAISED THEIR HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA . I WAS
WONDERING WHERE YOU WERE.
I ALMOST CLOSED IT OUT.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE NOSE TO
KNOW THAT I LOVE TO WEIGH IN ON
THESE CONVERSATIONS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL
TO LESLIE AND SIERRA AND YOUR
ENTIRE TEAM.
WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS WHO
HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS.
SENATOR CANTWELL AND SENATOR
MURRAY, THEIR ENTIRE TEAMS HAVE
BEEN GREAT WITH TRYING TO KEEP
US INFORMED.
MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS HOW CAN
WE HELP? REALLY IMPORTANTLY, AS
WE FOUND OUT WITH
IMPLEMENTATION, HOW CAN WE HAVE
MORE OF A ROLE IN THE FEDERAL
IMPLANTATION WORK, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THAT
HAS ALREADY PASSED AND THE WORK
WE HOPE TO DO WITH BUILD BACK
BETTER?
ARE THE THOUGHTS YOU HAVE ABOUT
STRATEGY FOR GETTING INVOLVED
IN IMPLEMENTATION AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
PART OF THE PROCESS THAT SIERRA
IS DOING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS
RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF
UNDERSTANDING PRIORITY
PROJECTS, UNDERSTANDING THEN
HOW WE WOULD WANT THE NOTICE OF
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE
FEDERAL AGENCIES WILL BE
RELEASING. WHAT WE WANT TO DO
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IS
INFLUENCE THOSE NOTICES OF
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEY
ARE RELEASED.
ONCE WE HAVE OUR PROJECT
PRIORITY LIST WHICH WE WILL
WORK WITH YOU ON, WE WANT TO
GET IN FRONT OF FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO TELL THEM WHAT WE
ARE THINKING ABOUT.
SEATTLE IS SEEN AS AN EXPERT ON
SO MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES FROM
CLIMATE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE WANT TO SHARE THAT EXPERTISE
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL SO THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP
PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT US.
PART OF THAT IS SHARING THE
PROJECT EARLY AND MEETING WITH
THEM SO WE HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY ARE
THINKING AS WELL BUT DOING ALL
OF THAT IN QUARTER ONE OF NEXT
YEAR.
>> I APPRECIATE ALL OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT
OF FUNDING AND NEW FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING
OUT, THIS GIVES US A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO RESET A LITTLE
BIT WITH COUNCIL AS FAR AS OIR .
IT HAS SET THE PACE TO REALLY
KEEP EVERYBODY IN THE LOOP AND
HAVE SOME REGULAR COMMUNICATION
BEYOND OUR SPORADIC BRIEFINGS.
WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE THROUGH
EMAIL AND PHONE BUT I WANTED TO
GET IN FRONT OF YOU ALL A
LITTLE MORE REGULARLY AND STAY
MORE IN STEP AND ENGAGED IN
THIS PROCESS.
ONE THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP
WAS POTENTIALLY TO DO WITH SOME
REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE
BRIEFINGS AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THIS PROCESS.
HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS AND
ANY OTHER INPUT YOU HAVE.
DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SOME
SCHEDULED APPEARANCES AND
COORDINATIONS.
>> OKAY.
IF I COULD JUST FOLLOW UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES
AND BEING INVOLVED EARLY WOULD
BE VERY HELPFUL.
I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE
NATIONAL TIES, WHETHER IT IS TO
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES,
WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING
THINGS TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE
EARLY AND GIVEN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME OF OUR
EARLY COVID RELIEF EFFORTS AND
TO SEE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS
COME TO OUR CITY AND WANT TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE PARAMETERS THAT
COME WITH, THAT WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL.
PLEASE LET US KNOW. THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE DOES MEET THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
DOES NOT BUT PERHAPS FOR 2022
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WOULD BE
A GOOD VEHICLE FOR THAT.
PROACTIVELY, REACH OUT TO US
AND LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE
MEETINGS YOU WANT US TO JUMP
INTO.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BE THERE.
>> PERFECT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THAT PROCESS POINT IS IMPORTANT
. SIERRA, I APPRECIATE YOU
OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO RESET
HOW WE ENGAGE IN THE FEDERAL
WORK. MOST OF US HAVE NOT
NECESSARILY HAD TO DO THAT
BECAUSE THE LAST ADMINISTRATION
WAS SO HOSTILE THAT THERE WAS
NOT PRODUCTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO ENGAGE.
I THINK NOW THAT THERE IS A
REAL PALPABLE DIFFERENCE AND
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS TO
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR
DISTRICT'S. I THINK HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MODEL HOW WE
ENGAGE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
MORE SIMILARLY TO HOW WE ENGAGE
AT THE STATE LEVEL DURING OUR
LEGISLATIVE SESSION COULD YIELD
A LOT OF GOOD RESULTS.
PRE-COVID AND RIGHT BEFORE I
BECAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAD
HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OIR
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF
ORGANIZING FEDERAL LOBBYING
DAYS FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
UNFORTUNATELY, COVID HAPPENED
AND WE HAD TO SHELVE THOSE
PLANS AND ENGAGE MORE ACTIVELY
AT THE STATE LEVEL BUT I DO
THINK AND HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL
WILL CONSIDER INSTITUTING
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO AT THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL, AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MORE
FORMALLY AND IN A MORE FOCUSED
FASHION ENGAGE WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF
OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE WILL
LEAVE THAT AS A SUGGESTION FOR
OIR AND LEADERSHIP ON THE
COUNCIL SIDE TO CONSIDER IN THE
FUTURE YEARS HERE. I DO THINK
THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH
THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT DID
NOT EXIST BEFORE.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
THANK YOU, LESLIE.
THANK YOU, SIERRA FOR SPENDING
SO MUCH TIME WITH US THIS
MORNING AND FOR THE INITIAL
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE
DEEPER DIVE BRIEFING FROM ALL
OF YOU.
I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HEARING
INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU ON ALL
OF THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT LAYS
AHEAD.
>> YOU AS WELL.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THE
NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS ON THE
AGENDA.
I DID WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD THAT I DID RECEIVE A
NOTE LATE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S OFFICE THAT SHE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US THIS
MORNING.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT CATCHING
THAT AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA.
SHE IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
AGENDA ITEM 4 WHICH IS A
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS . AS A
REMINDER, THE ROLL CALL
ROTATION ORDER WILL BEGIN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND THEN
WE WILL HEAD OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THEN
MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN, STRAUSS,
HERBOLD , JUAREZ AND THEN I
WILL CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF
THE AGENDA DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING MADAM PRESIDENT.
APPRECIATE BEING HERE FOR OUR
FINAL MEETING OF 2021.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
ARE ON THE AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON SO I WILL RUN THROUGH
THOSE REALLY QUICKLY.
THE EASY ONE FIRST.
COUNCIL BILL 120239 COMING OUT
OF THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND MYSELF.
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO SEATTLE
'S CONSTRUCTION CODES, FILLING
A GAP THAT WAS LEFT FROM
LEGISLATION IN THE SPRING,
EXPANDING THE INCLUSION OF
ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS IN NEW
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION,
SOMETHING THAT HAS NEEDED A
LITTLE BIT MORE WORK AND A
LITTLE BIT MORE STEAK BOULDERING
PRIOR TO MAKING OFFICIAL.
I WILL RESERVE MORE OF MY
COMMENTS ON THAT FOR FINAL
PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
I APPRECIATE THE EXTENSIVE
PROCESS THIS MONTH THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COMMITTED
TO IN COMMITTEE INCLUDING A
FULL BRIEFING AS WELL AS A
SUBSEQUENT COMMITTEE HEARING
LAST WEEK FOR FINAL PASSAGE IN
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS.
ONE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE WAS MADE
. WE DID INCLUDE A DATE CERTAIN
FOR WHEN THIS WILL GO INTO
EFFECT WHICH WILL BE APRIL 1 OF
2022.
REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON THIS
AND APPRECIATE THE SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE TOWARD
REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS. ONE OF
THE BIGGEST POINT SOURCES,
LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR YOUR COLLABORATION ON THIS
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FINAL
PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
I DO ALSO HAVE COUNCIL BILL
120247 , COSPONSORED ALONG WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
THIS FAIRLY INNOCUOUS GOOD
GOVERNMENT BILL PROVIDES
CERTAIN NOTICE AND TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS IN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE ON THE REPORTING
OF SIMPLE BASELINE DATA TO
ASSIST THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IN LONG-
TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING ON HOW
TO ADDRESS REFERRALS TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I AM VERY
PROUD TO BRING THIS LEGISLATION
FORWARD.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN
EDITORIAL IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
OVER THE WEEKEND, PRESUMABLY AN
EDITORIAL RELATING TO EARLIER
IDEAS THAT HAD BEEN RAISED
AROUND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
ORDINANCE THAT WOULD HAVE
CREATED CERTAIN MANDATES IN THE
SEATTLE CITY CODE, REQUIRING
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO
ENGAGE IN CERTAIN DIVERSION
PRACTICES.
OUR OFFICE, IN CLOSE
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CORRECTLY
DETERMINED THAT SUCH AN
ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE VIOLATED
THE CHARTER AND UNDULY TIED THE
HANDS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE IN THEIR FULL DISCRETION
AND PROSECUTORIAL DUTIES TO
MANAGE THE FULL LITIGATION OF
THE CITY.
AS SOMEBODY WHO USED TO WORK IN
THE SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, I HAVE IMMENSE RESPECT
FOR THAT FOUNDATIONAL CHARTER
OBLIGATION AND DUTY, AS DOES
THIS COUNCIL, AS DOES COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
INSTEAD, WE HAVE BROUGHT IN
COORDINATES THAT WILL SIMPLY
CREATE A BASELINE OF DATA AND
CERTAIN COMMON SENSE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS SO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL CAN EFFECTIVELY
MAINTAIN OUR CHARTER OBLIGATION
OF OVERSIGHT AND STEWARDING THE
RESOURCES OF THE CITY THROUGH
THE BUDGET PROCESS WHICH ARE
THINGS ASSIGNED TO US UNDER OUR
CHARTER OBLIGATIONS.
THE SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL
THIS WEEK SEEMED TO APPLY THAT
SOMEHOW PROVIDING BASIC DATA TO
THE PUBLIC WAS AN UNDUE BURDEN
ON THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE IF IT
WAS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE BUT AS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED, THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AND OUR LATEST
BUDGET PROCESS DID GIVE FOUR
POSITIONS THAT THE CURRENT CITY
ATTORNEY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
AS IT HAD NOT YET BEEN CREATED.
THE CITY ATTORNEY ELECT DAVISON
WILL PROVIDE OVER THE LARGEST
BUDGET THIS COUNCIL IS EVER
GIVEN TO A CITY ATTORNEY, $38.5
MILLION INCLUDING NEW
RESOURCES TO FACILITATE THE
COLLECTION, AGGREGATION AND
DISSEMINATION OF DATA.
I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING
THAT THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF A
PAPER OF RECORD WOULD OPPOSE
MAKING MORE DATA AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC SO I AM GOING TO
CHARITABLY ASSUME THAT THE
EDITORIAL BOARD MUST HAVE BEEN
THINKING OF A BILL THAT WAS
ULTIMATELY NOT INTRODUCED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THOSE DISCUSSIONS IF THAT IS
THE CASE.
IF NOT, I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE
TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHETHER A NEWSPAPER
BELIEVES THE PUBLIC HAVE A
RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR
GOVERNMENT IS DOING.
I WOULD IMAGINE THEY DO BUT I
WILL RESERVE THAT FOR FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS.
I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE
OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME
UP IN THE HEARING LAST WEEK,
CONCERNS THAT WERE VALID AREAS
FOR POLICY DISCUSSION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
REGARDING WHETHER USING THE S
AND C IS AN APPROPRIATE METHOD.
AS EVERYONE IS AWARE, THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DOES HAVE
VARIOUS DIFFERENT MECHANISMS
THAT OUR DISPOSAL IN ORDER TO
COLLECT INFORMATION AND DATA
FROM CERTAIN EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS. INDEED, USING THE
SMC IS NOT OUR PRIMARY WAY OF
DOING THIS BUT WE DO DO IT ON A
PRETTY FREQUENT BASIS.
THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS SMC 5.24020
WHICH REQUIRES ADVANCED NOTICE
OF SETTLEMENTS IN CIVIL CASES
WHEN THEY ARE ABOVE A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION OF THIS COUNCIL.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ENGAGE
IN QUITE FREQUENTLY.
WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION IN
THOSE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TO
REQUEST THAT THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OR TO ORDER
THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO
RESOLVE THOSE CASES.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
RETAINS THE FULL DISCRETION AND
SUPERVISION OVER LEGISLATION
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE
BODY THAT CONTROLS THE BUDGET
FOR THE CITY RECEIVE ADVANCED
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENTS THAT CAN
HAVE A POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE
OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION OF
THE CITY. SIMILARLY, WE ARE
ESTABLISHING NOTICE AND DATA
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS HERE
THAT ARE IN THAT SAME VEIN. IT
IS APPROPRIATE TO DO THAT
THROUGH THE SMC AS A VEHICLE.
THERE ARE OTHER REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS ON EXECUTIVE
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THIS IS BY NO WAY AN EXPANSIVE
COLLECTION OF SMC BUT WE DO
REQUEST REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
AND EXECUTIVE REQUIREMENTS
UNDER SMCS , SMC 11.11220, SMC
21.53025, SMC 14.12380, SMC 5.7
3.130, SMC 20.6 2.6. I COULD GO
ON AND ON BUT I WON'T.
THAT WOULD BE A HORRIBLE USE OF
THE BRIEFING BUT THE POINT
STANDING THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF
CODIFIED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
I DO WANT TO CITE MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF
CITY ATTORNEY ELECT DAVIS AND
THIS LEGISLATION.
IN SEPTEMBER 2021, SHE SUBMITTED
A QUESTIONNAIRE.
QUESTION THREE READS, WILL YOU
COMMIT TO TRACKING AND
REPORTING QUARTERLY ON A PUBLIC
FACING WEBSITE DEMOGRAPHICS
REGARDING RACE, ETHNICITY,
DISABILITIES, AGE AND OTHER
PROTECTIVE CLASS DEMOGRAPHICS
FOR DECISIONS MADE BY THE
OFFICE INCLUDING CHARGING
DECISIONS, DIVERSION PROGRAM
PROGRAMS AND SENTENCING
RECOMMENDATIONS CATEGORIZED BY
GUILTY PLEAS AND CONVICTION
AFTER TRIAL?
TO THIS CANDID DAVISON
INDICATED YES IN THE BOX NEXT
TO THAT REQUEST. QUESTION FOUR
THEN READS, WILL YOU COMMIT TO
TRACKING AND REPORTING
QUARTERLY ON A PUBLIC FACING
WEBSITE AGGREGATED NUMBERS OF
REFERRALS BY SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT PRECINCT CATEGORIZED
BY OFFENSE AND CAPABLE OF CROSS-
REFERENCING TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA?
AGAIN, CITY ATTORNEY CANDIDATE
DAVISON INDICATED YES IN
RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS CHANGED
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT HOW WE CAN FACILITATE
GETTING THAT INFORMATION.
THIS BILL SEEMS TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN PAIRED
WITH THE NEW RESOURCES THIS
COUNCIL HAS GIVEN TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO
SEND THIS DATA TO US.
WITH THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, I DO
HOPE THAT WE CAN PASS THIS
LEGISLATION THIS AFTERNOON.
I HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES ANY MEMBERS
WANT TO MAKE THOUGH I WILL
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON TO
ACCEPT PROPOSALS TO DO SO AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
STAKEHOLDERS BOTH INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL TO THAT EFFECT.
OTHERWISE, I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONSIDERING THAT LEGISLATION
AND HOPE FULLY PASSING IT THIS
AFTERNOON.
I DO HOPE THAT THE COLLECTION
OF DATA CAN BE DONE IN A WAY
WHERE WE ARE NOT UNDULY
POLITICIZING TRANSPARENCY IN
CITY GOVERNMENT. OTHERWISE, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY
ON THIS LEGISLATION.
THIS WEEK, I DO HAVE ONE THING
I WANT TO SHARE THAT I AM
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.
ON THURSDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING
A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AT THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE IN INTERBAY
WHICH WAS RECENTLY EXPANDED AS
PART OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
PORT OF SEATTLE.
I WILL BE JOINED THERE BY PORT
OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER
STEPHANIE BOWMAN WHO WORKED
EXTENSIVELY WITH ME TO DOUBLE
THE SIZE OF THIS VILLAGE THAT
EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT
THIS LOCATION.
IT WAS A VERY LARGE PORT OF
SEATTLE OWNED PROPERTY AND
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN WAS
INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND ENERGETIC
IN MAKING THAT SPACE AVAILABLE
SO THAT THE CITY COULD EXPAND
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE AND
EXCEPT A COUPLE DOZEN
ADDITIONAL REFERRALS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE
ABILITY TO MOVE FOLKS FROM THE
BALLARD COMMONS WAS IMMINENTLY
RELATED TO THIS EXPANSION AND I
DO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ,
THAT THIS DISTRICT 7 EXPANSION
WAS HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE THAT
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAD A
SAFE AND SECURE PLACE THAT THEY
COULD LIVE.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE
KIND OF COLLABORATIONS WE CAN
HAVE ACROSS THE CITY AS WE
INVEST AND EXPAND OUR TINY HOUSE
SYSTEM.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT HOLIDAY
CELEBRATION, CELEBRATING THIS
NEW AND EXPANDED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE AND REALLY SHOWING HOW
THESE INTERAGENCY
COLLABORATIONS, BE AT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND SOUND
TRANSIT, OR BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
IN INTERBAY CAN REALLY LEAD TO
MOVING FORWARD ON THIS ISSUE
THAT BY FAR IS THE BIGGEST
ISSUE FACING THE CITY, WHICH IS
THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT REPORT. I WAS
ALSO GOING TO MAKE COMMENTS ON
THAT CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A GOOD
GOVERNMENTS TRANSPARENCY BILL.
YOU HAVE COVERED ALL OF THE
THINGS I WAS GOING TO SAY.
HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO COSPONSOR
THAT BILL WITH YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
SUPPORT IT IN FULL COUNCIL THIS
AFTERNOON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS BASED
ON HIS REPORT?
SCANNING THE ROOM HERE.
I SEE NO HANDS RAISED. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
AFTER THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
COMMITTEE MET LAST FRIDAY AND
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM
THAT COMMITTEE MEETING
INCLUDING 10 COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
THAT WERE APPROVED TO MOVE TO
THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING. WE
ALSO APPROVED COUNCIL BILL
120241 RELATING TO PROTECTIONS
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
I ALSO HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120184
, ESTABLISHING JUNETEENTH AS A
HOLIDAY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S CALENDAR. I
JUST HAVE TWO THINGS THAT I
WANTED TO ADDRESS.
LAST WEEK, I MET WITH SEVERAL
OF OUR CITY COUNCIL
COUNTERPARTS IN OUR SISTER'S
CITY. THEY ARE DEALING WITH
MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WE HAVE
IN SEATTLE.
DISPLACEMENT, HOMELESSNESS,
LACK OF GREEN SPACE AND LOTS OF
BROWNFIELDS AS WELL.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
ABOUT THEIR EQUIVALENT OF OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH
INCLUDES PLANS FOR MOBILITY,
HOUSING, ENERGY AND CLIMATE, AS
WELL AS EMPLOYMENT.
I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH SEVERAL
OF THEIR DEPUTY MAYORS.
IF I AM UNDERSTANDING IT RIGHT,
EACH COUNCILMEMBER IS A DEPUTY
MAYOR OF AN ISSUE TO DISCUSS
THE PRINCIPLES GUIDING THEIR
PLANS TO BECOME A 15 MINUTE
CITY.
THEIR NEW COMMUNITY AND LAND
TRUST TO BUILD MORE SOCIAL
HOUSING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. THEY HAVE A NEW
PROGRAM CALLED THE FIVE BRIDGES
PROGRAM WHICH IS A ONE STOP
SHOP THAT OFFERS DAY AND NIGHT
SHELTER FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THEY ALSO OFFER TRANSITIONAL
STUDIO APARTMENTS WITH
WRAPAROUND SERVICES AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE,
TREATMENT ROOMS. THERE IS A
ROOFTOP GARDEN THAT THEY'RE
GETTING STARTED AND JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.
IT REALLY IS A JOURNEY -- IT IS
INTENDED TO BE A JOURNEY.
THE FIVE POINTS REFLECT THE
FIVE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED IN
ORDER TO HELP SOMEBODY MOVE OUT
OF HOMELESSNESS.
IT IS A NEW PROJECT BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A REALLY
BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
BE.
I ALSO HAD A VERY INTERESTING
MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EQUALITY TO HEAR THEIR PLANS
FOR ADDRESSING GENDER
DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THEY ARE BEGINNING WITH
DEPARTMENT'S. I WAS ESPECIALLY
INTERESTED TO HEAR IN THEIR
CITY PLANNING WORK, IN THEIR
EFFORTS TO DESIGN A NONSEXIST
CITY. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP
WITH SOME OF THE STAFF IN THAT
DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO
HEAR THAT THINGS THEY ARE
DOING.
I DO WANT TO THANK OUR
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
AND CHRISTINE REYNARD WHO WAS
OUR FRENCH CONTACT WITH THE
NANTES SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION
FOR COORDINATING A REALLY
AMAZING PROGRAM.
WE MET ALL DAY LONG.
WE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOURS
AND IT WAS A REALLY RICH
PROGRAM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY
INTERPRETER AND OFFERED AMAZING
SUPPORT FOR THIS GREAT NON-
FRENCH SPEAKER, AND HELPING ME
NAVIGATE AROUND THE CITY.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK THE
STAFF FROM NANTES METROPOLE
WHICH IS THEIR COUNTY LEVEL
ENTITY.
THE CITY OF NANTES IN THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEPUTY
MAYORS.
I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF ROM
THE VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT MET
WITH ME AS WELL INCLUDING
CITADEL, WHICH IS A WOMEN'S
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. THE
MENTIONED, I MET WITH THE
BICYCLE RENTAL PROGRAM WHICH
OFFERS SUBSCRIPTIONS WHERE YOU
CAN RENT ON A MONTHLY OR EVEN A
YEARLY BASELESS. GLAD TO HEAR
FROM OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS DEPARTMENT THAT THERE
IS A $5 BILLION INVESTMENT FOR
VISION ZERO IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
I AM HOPING WE CAN GET ACCESS
TO SOME OF THAT.
FINALLY, I HAD A SHORT TOUR OF
THE NANTES ART MUSEUM WHICH IS
VERY EAGER TO SHARE AN EXCHANGE
WITH THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM.
I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP AND
TRYING TO CONNECT THEM.
OVERALL, A REALLY PRODUCTIVE,
VERY INTENSE WEEK BUT I WAS
THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING
SOME OF THOSE IDEAS TO THE
CITY.
THIS WEEK, MY OFFICE WILL BE
MEETING WITH YOUTH CARE TO HEAR
ABOUT THEIR WORK AND TO TALK
WITH THEIR NEW INTERIM DIRECTOR
WHO WE ALL KNOW FROM THE
PREVIOUS GIG. I AM EXCITED TO
HEAR ABOUT THE WORK SHE IS DOING
THERE AND SOME OF THE
DIRECTIONS THAT THEY WILL BE
HEADING.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH
MOUNT BAKER RESIDENTS FOR OUR
BIWEEKLY MEETING TO DISCUSS
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE AREA.
I WILL BE HAVING OFFICE HOURS
ON THURSDAY MORNING.
FINALLY, THE LAST THING I
WANTED TO DO WAS ADDRESS THE
ISSUE OF LITTLE SAIGON.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF NEWS LATELY,
PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE 12th AND
JACKSON INTERSECTION AND ABOUT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN GENERAL.
MY STAFF AND I DID VISIT THERE
WITH BUSINESS OWNERS BEFORE I
LEFT. WE MET WITH BUSINESS
OWNERS, NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS, TWO CRIME
PREVENTION COORDINATORS. AFTER
OUR VISIT, WE DID TALK WITH SPU
AND ASKED THEM TO ADD THE AREA
TO THEIR EMPHASIS CLEANUP ROUTES
. THERE IS A LOT OF TRASH ON
THE STREETS IN THAT
INTERSECTION IN PARTICULAR AND
ALSO CONNECT TO THE NEIGHBORS
WITH LEAD AND THE BUSINESS
OWNERS SO THAT THEY HAVE A
POINT OF CONTACT IF STREET
OUTREACH IS SOMETHING THAT THEY
THINK IS NEEDED.
WE ALSO WORKED WITH CITY LIGHT
TO REPAIR THREE LIGHTS THAT
WERE OUT AT THE INTERSECTION
AND ASKED THEM TO CONTINUE
WORKING ON LIGHTING
IMPROVEMENT, PARTICULARLY UNDER
I-5 AND THE KING STREET AREA.
AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE CRIME
PREVENTION COORDINATORS, WE
ALSO REACHED OUT TO SDOT AND SPD
TO TALK ABOUT VENDING
PERMITTING TO TRY TO ACTIVATE
THE SPACE AND GET MORE OF THE
KIND OF BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT
TO SEE IN THE AREA AND LESS OF
THE KIND OF BUSINESS THAT MIGHT
BE EXISTING THERE. THESE ARE
SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS.
IF WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE AND THE
COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE, WE NEED
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
INVESTIGATE THE APPARENT DRUG
TRAFFICKING AND OPEN AIR
MARKETS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE
AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR
STREET OUTREACH WORKERS IN
DOING THEIR PART TO PROVIDE
REFERRALS TO THE SERVICES NEEDED
BY THE FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING ON
THE STREETS.
MY OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ENGAGED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I KNOW THAT KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBERS MET WITH THEM BECAUSE
SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED WERE
AROUND THE BUS STOPS IN KING
COUNTY METRO'S RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TRASH PICKUP AND REALLY JUST
FOR PROVIDING SOME KIND OF
SECURITY WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF
CONVERSATION HAPPENING IN THE
AREA.
I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH HIM
AS WELL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
STAY ENGAGED. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR THAT REPORT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND AFTER THAT IS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR LAST
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE YEAR.
IT WAS A PACKED AGENDA.
WE WERE ABLE TO VOTE OUT THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS I WILL BE ON
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FOR
A FINAL VOTE. THIS INCLUDES THE
APPOINTMENT OF SALLY CLARK,
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
APPOINTMENTS OF STEFANO RAMIREZ
TO THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BOARD
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF EDNA SHIM
TO THE BURKE GILMAN PDA, THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF OTHERS AS
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
HOUSING PVA.
WE ALSO PASSED OUT THE AMENDMENT
2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RELATED
TO OFFICE OF HOUSING PLANNING
AND WE ALSO PASSED THE AMENDED
STREET VACATION LEGISLATION
WHICH IS CB 120-2227. ALL OF
THESE ITEMS PASSED OUT OF THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY ENCOURAGED FOLKS TO
VOTE YESTERDAY.
IN OTHER UPDATES, LAST WEEK, I
ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF DEAL
INCLUDING DIRECTOR CHAPELLE AND
COMMITTEE PARTNER WHO PROVIDE
TRAVEL CARE THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ANNOUNCE THE CHILDCARE
RECOGNITION PAYMENTS.
THESE ARE PAYMENTS THAT ARE
GOING TO OVER 3500 CHILDCARE
WORKERS IN THE CITY WHO HAVE
BEEN PROVIDING CHILDCARE TO
FAMILIES IN THIS MOMENT OF
COVID OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS,
PROVIDING CARE TO OVER 20,000
KIDS IN THE SEATTLE.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING AWARD
. AS I NOTED DURING THE PRESS
CONFERENCE, WE HAVE RECEIVED
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM
BROOKINGS INSTITUTE FOR THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THESE DOLLARS TO
CHILDCARE WORKERS DIRECTLY.
THEY NOTED IT WAS AN INNOVATIVE
USE OF THE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO TO MAKE SURE
THAT NEARLY $3 MILLION THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY ASSOCIATED -- THERE
IS SOME MONEY INCLUDED FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BUT THOSE
DOLLARS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR
WORKERS REALLY ARE FOR OUR LOW-
PAID CHILDCARE WORKERS WHO ARE
PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN, WOMEN OF
COLOR AND A LARGE NUMBER OF
FOLKS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES.
AS WE LOOK TO GET THESE DOLLARS
OUT THE DOOR, I AM VERY, VERY
THANKFUL FOR THEIR WORK AND I
THINK THAT THESE APPRECIATION
PAYMENTS HELP TO WORK TOWARD
GREATER GENDER AND RACIAL
EQUITY AS WE CREATE A MORE
ECONOMIC THE RESILIENT ECONOMY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND EMBERS OF DEAL
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY
DID TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
I WAS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A
SPONSOR OF THE CHILDCARE
ALLOTMENT AND KNOW THAT THESE
ALLOTMENTS ARE GOING OUT IN
THIS MOMENT, BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR.
IT MAKES ME INCREDIBLY PROUD.
LASTLY, I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO MEMBERS ON THE
STRIKE LINE. FOLKS MIGHT KNOW
THAT TEAMSTERS 174 THROUGHOUT
OUR REGION STARTING IN LATE
NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER
HAVE GONE ON STRIKE TO STRIKE
THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES THAT
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING FROM A
NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS WHO WORK IN
THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY.
THESE CONCRETE WORKERS ARE
FIGHTING FOR BETTER WAGES AND
BENEFITS AND WANT TO RESOLVE
THEIR CONTRACTS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
THIS IS A GROUP OF OVER 300 30
TEAMSTER MEMBERS WHO TRANSPORT
SAND AND GRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
CONCRETE FOR SIX DIFFERENT
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
THEY REMAIN ON STRIKE.
YOU HEARD ME MENTION LAST WEEK
THAT SOME OF THESE EMPLOYERS
HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND I AM HOPEFUL THAT
OUR CITY IS HONORING THIS
STRIKE.
THE MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS 174
WERE JOINED BY NATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING
SECRETARY-TREASURER WHO JOINED
TEAMSTERS AND WASHINGTON STATE
AND LABEL COUNSELOR PRESIDENT
ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE KING
COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL INCLUDING
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEWLY
APPOINTED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.
THESE WORKERS HAVE BEEN ON THE
STRIKE LINE 24 SEVEN.
I WENT TO VISIT THEM THE DAY
AFTER THE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND
TREMENDOUS WIND THAT HIT OUR
REGION ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE
LOCATION I WENT TO, THE
TEAMSTERS WHO WERE ON THE NIGHT
SHIFT WERE LITERALLY HOLDING
DOWN THE TENT OVER THEIR
BELONGINGS BECAUSE THE WIND WAS
PICKING UP AND THROWING AWAY
THE TENT SO FEROCIOUSLY.
THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN
THE WEEKS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR WORK IS
RESPECTED AND THAT THEY GET PAID
. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
OF TEAMSTERS 174.
THIS UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE
STRIKE AS A RESULT OF THE
FAILURE TO BARGAIN IN GOOD
FAITH FOR A NEW CONTRACT.
TEAMSTERS 174 REPORTED THAT
LEAD MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATORS
SUBMITTED THEIR LAST OFFER WAS
ONLY PENNIES OVER THE PREVIOUS
OFFER, SHOWING IT WAS NOT MADE
IN GOOD FAITH.
AS WE REPORTED LAST WEEK, THIS
LED TO THE TEAMSTERS
RESOUNDINGLY REJECTING THESE
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES AND
DECIDING TO GO ON STRIKE TO
DEMAND THAT EMPLOYERS NEGOTIATE
IN GOOD FAITH. TEAMSTERS 174
ANNOUNCED LAST TUESDAY THAT
THEY HAD REACHED A TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT WITH ONE OF THE
EMPLOYER'S.
THIS WAS WITH HOSS BROTHERS.
THIS IS THE ONLY CONSTRUCTION
EMPLOYER WHO HAD NOT FINALIZE
THE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNION.
THE AGREEMENT WAS CONSIDERED
LAST WEEK.
THIS DOES NOT AFFECT 341
WORKERS STILL ON STRIKE.
WE SEND A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY
TO THE TEAMSTER 174 MEMBERS WHO
ARE OUT THERE DAY AND NIGHT.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO STOP
BY AT THE DOZENS OF LOCATIONS.
I KNOW IT WILL BE WELL-
RECEIVED.
YOU CAN FIND THE LOCATIONS OF
THE STRIKES ONLINE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I SEE THE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAS HIS HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS ABLE TO BRING OUT A
TRUCKLOAD OF WOOD FOR THEM
BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE BURN
BARRELS AT THEIR LOCATIONS.
IF ANYONE IS LISTENING AND
WANTS TO COME OUT AND BRING
SOME WOOD, I KNOW THAT HELPS
KEEP FOLKS WARM DURING THE COLD
DAYS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL KEEP
GOING DOWN THE LINE HERE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
AFTER THAT WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS DIRECTLY
FROM OUR TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. WE ALREADY
ADOPTED THOSE ITEMS AT THE
DECEMBER 6 COUNCIL MEETING. OUR
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE FIRST
AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF EACH
MONTH.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT
9:30 AM. THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL
COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE YEAR.
WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA WHICH IS ALREADY
PUBLISHED ONLINE.
REGARDING RESOLUTION 32029 THAT
WILL UPDATE OUR CITY COUNCIL
RULES AND PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURES, THE GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE INDICATED ITS
INTEREST IN ALLOWING THE OPTION
AT FULL COUNCIL OF EXTENSIONS
ON SOME TYPES OF RESOLUTIONS.
THEY ARE CONSISTENCE WITH THE
RULES OF ORDER AND ARE ALLOWED
IN OTHER CITIES OF WASHINGTON
STATE.
CENTRAL STAFF HAD BEEN WORK
SHOPPING A REVISED VERSION FOR
OUR CONSIDERATION. I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF
PROPOSED WAGE INCREASE BILLS ON
OUR AGENDA TODAY, 120242,
120243 AND 120244, I BELIEVE.
THESE BILLS REITERATE, IN MY
OPINION, THE ONGOING CHALLENGE
CITY HALL HAS IN ALIGNING THE
TIMING OF QUANTIFYING OUR
GROWING PERSONNEL COSTS, WHICH
COMPRISE THE BULK OF CITY
GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSES
WITH OUR FALL BUDGET REVIEW
PROCESS.
WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED OUR
FALL BUDGET AND NOW WE ARE
BEING ASKED TO APPROVE OVER $30
MILLION OF HIGHER COSTS FOR
EXISTING PERSONNEL.
APPARENTLY THESE FUNDS WERE SET
ASIDE IN A RESERVES ACCOUNT BUT
NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. INFLATION IS
INCREASING RAPIDLY WITH THE
INCREASING COSTS OF GOODS AND
SERVICES IMPACTING ALL 700,000
RESIDENTS IN SEATTLE,
ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE
WITH LOW OR NO INCOME.
I AGREE, AN INCREASE COST OF
LIVING FOR 12,000 GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES TO TRY TO KEEP PACE
WITH INFLATION WOULD BE IDEAL,
WHENEVER OUR CITY BUDGET CAN
AFFORD IT.
I WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR
FURTHER QUANTIFYING THE COST OF
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
APPARENTLY IT IS CLOSER TO $37
MILLION THEN THE $2 MILLION AS
ORIGINALLY NOTED.
THIS INCLUDES $13 MILLION
INCREASED FOR NON-REPRESENTED
CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. THIS
4% WAGE INCREASE IS COMING
DIRECTLY ON THE HEELS OF A 2.9%
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FROM
LAST YEAR. MY ISSUE IS NOT WITH
THE MERITS OF THESE BILLS OR
THE HARD-WORKING CITY
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BUT RATHER
WITH DISJOINTED TIMING OF THIS
FUNDING REQUEST FROM THE
EXECUTIVE COMING AFTER WE HAVE
ALREADY APPROVED THE CITY
BUDGET.
A FEW WEEKS AGO WE WERE TOLD
THERE WAS NO MORE MONEY FOR
MANY NEEDS WE HAVE SUCH AS THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
HAVING REQUESTS FOR SHELTER BEDS
. I AM HOPING THAT AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, WE CAN HAVE THIS
INFORMATION, IDEALLY AROUND THE
SAME TIME, AND MAKE ALL OF
THESE DECISIONS A HOLISTIC
MATTER SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW
WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR
PRIORITIES TOGETHER.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR HER SEPARATE
LEGISLATION, SETTING UP THE
INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF REVENUE
FORECASING.
THAT WE VERY IMPORTANT TO GET
AN INDEPENDENT VIEW OF REVENUES
BECAUSE THAT IS A KEY PIECE OF
INFORMATION. I AM HOPING THE
HAROLD ADMINISTRATION IS ABLE
TO DO MORE FOR REGIONAL
AUTHORITY FOR 2022.
THIS PAST WEEK, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE MAGNUSON PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MONTHLY
MEETING WHICH IS COMPRISED OF
COMMUNITY LEADERS, NONPROFITS
AND CITY EMPLOYEES WHO CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT MAGNUSON PARK AS A
REGIONAL ASSET AND HOME TO 850
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY, I DID NOT QUITE
CATCH THE BEGINNING OF YOUR
CONCERNS BUT I WILL LET YOU
KNOW THAT THE COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS ARE SOMETHING THAT
IS CONTEMPLATED ALREADY IN THE
BUDGET. THIS IS A LINE ITEM
THAT IS SENT DOWN FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ANTICIPATING
WHAT THE COST-OF-LIVING
INCREASE WILL BE BASED ON AWI
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN CONSIDERED IN THE BUDGET
IN FRONT OF US. I APOLOGIZE
THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE
TO CHECK IN ON THIS ITEM.
I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS AN AREA
OF CONCERN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , I AM
HAPPY TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CIRCULATE A SUMMARY TO THE
FLOOR BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
HAS ALREADY BEEN CONTEMPLATED,
FULLY BALANCED IN OUR BUDGET
FOR 2022.
GENERAL PRACTICE IS PART OF THE
TRANSPARENT CONVERSATION WE
HAVE HAD, VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE PUT ON
OTHER ITEMS IN THE BUDGET.
HAPPY TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION
CIRCULATED TO THE FLOOR AS WELL
JUST TO ALLEVIATE ANY CONCERNS
THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL
REFERENCED BY YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON. OUR
BUDGETS EVERY YEAR DUE TO PLAN
AND INCLUDE AND INCORPORATE FOR
PROJECTIONS RELATED TO OUR LABOR
RELATIONS OBLIGATIONS. I THINK
THAT THE INFERENCE THAT WE DID
NOT PLAN FOR IT WAR WERE NOT
AWARE OF IT, PERHAPS OVERLOOKS
THE PROCESS THAT DOES REQUIRE
HEAVY COORDINATION BETWEEN FIVE
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXECUTIVE
INCLUDING THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE DIRECTOR WHO IS A MEMBER
OF THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE CLOSELY
THE FISCAL IMPACTS AS
ANTICIPATED BASED ON THE BACK
AND FORTH NATURE OF LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS.
THOSE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS OFTEN
TIMES GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
ARE HARD TO COORDINATE WITH OUR
BUDGET PROCESS. LABOR CONTRACTS
ARE NOT TIED SPECIFICALLY TO
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
APPROPRIATION PROCESSES.
THEY ARE MUCH MORE OF A GIVE-
AND-TAKE FLOW THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. AS THOSE CONTRACTS ARE
APPROVED BASED ON OUR GOOD-
FAITH ENGAGEMENT AS HIGHROAD
EMPLOYERS AND THE MANAGEMENT
SIDE ON THOSE LABOR RELATIONS,
WE CONSIDER THOSE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AS THEY
COME OUT OF THAT VERY THOROUGH,
SOMETIMES EXTRAORDINARILY LONG
NEGOTIATION PROCESSES BUT IN
EVERY EVENT, WE DO WORK VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT THERE
WILL NOT BE A SHORTFALL, THAT
THERE WILL NOT BE A DEFICIT AND
THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH DOLLARS
WITHIN THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE
APPROVED CONSISTENTLY EVERY YEAR
THAT WILL COVER THE COST OF
THOSE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS.
IF THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THIS
HAS RESULTED IN A DEFICIT, THAT
IS NEWS TO ME AND WE WILL BE
FOLLOWING UP WITH THE BUDGET
CHAIR AND WITH OUR CANCEL
CENTRAL STAFF TO GET ASSURANCES
THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN 'S
REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON DOWN
THE LINE HERE. NEXT UP I
BELIEVE IS COUNCILMEMBER TRAN
20.
AFTER THAT IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
LAST WEEK, THE BALLARD COMMONS
PARK WAS CLOSED AFTER MONTHS OF
INTENSIFIED OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO GET
RESIDENTS OF THE PARK INSIDE.
SINCE THE SUMMER, I HAVE WORKED
TO BRING TOGETHER A COALITION
OF EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES
WHICH BALLARD ALLIANCE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY DEFERMENTS
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
COORDINATE A ROBUST RESPONSE TO
ENSURE THE THREE ESSENTIAL
PIECES OF SUCCESSFUL ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL THAT TOOK TWO AND HALF
MONTHS, RATHER THAN TWO AND
HALF DAYS.
THESE SUCCESSFUL ELEMENTS ARE
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
OUTREACH WORKERS AND PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE PARK. THE TIME TO
GET PEOPLE INSIDE AND THE
RESOURCES THAT MATCH THESE
PEOPLE'S NEEDS.
IN AUGUST, WE CREATED A CENSUS
OF EVERYONE LIVING IN THE PARK
IN SEPTEMBER WE CREATED A NEEDS
ASSESSMENT TO MATCH PEOPLE WITH
THEM. ELTER THAT WAS RIGHT FOR
IN OCTOBER, WE BEGAN MOVING
PEOPLE INSIDE AND CONTINUED
MOVING PEOPLE INSIDE IN
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
THIS IS HOW WE CAN REMOVE AN
ENCAMPMENT WITHOUT PUSHING
PEOPLE DOWN THE STREET OR
SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WANT TO TAKE A SPECIAL NOTE
TO THANK OUR CITY FRONT-LINE
WORKERS AND TO JAMES FROM REACH
WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN DIFFICULT
SITUATIONS AND WHO MADE THIS
SUCCESS POSSIBLE.
THE PARK WILL BE CLOSED FOR SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR FOR
REMEDIATION AND INSTALLATION OF
THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
CLOSED IN 2019 THE CITY COUNCIL
FUNDED THIS YEAR. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT ON PAUSE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE ST. LUKE'S CHURCH
WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM
THE BALLARD'S COMMON PARK.
THEY RECEIVED $9.7 MILLION FROM
THE OFFCE OF HOUSING TO BUILD
FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT
WILL BE PAIRED WITH MARKET RATE
HOUSING, A NEW SANCTUARY. THEY
WILL CONTINUE TO FEED THE
HUNGRY THROUGH THE EDIBLE HOPE
KITCHEN AND AT A NEW, YET TO BE
DETERMINED LOCATION. THIS IS
THE MIDPOINT OF A FOUR YEAR
PLAN I BEGAN WORKING ON WHEN I
CAME TO OFFICE AND WILL BE
COMPLETED IN ABOUT TWO YEARS
FROM NOW.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE CITY
PARTNERS, BALLARD ALLIANCE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION AND ALL OF THE
FRONT-LINE WORKERS WHO MADE
THIS POSSIBLE.
MY OFFICE HAS ALREADY BEGUN
WORKING TO BRING A SIMILAR
OUTCOME TO WOODLAND PARK IN
GREEN LAKE AND THE SUCCESS WILL
BE DEPENDENT ON THE THREE
CRITICAL THINGS. RELATIONSHIPS,
TIME, AND SHELTER AVAILABLE AND
THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT I KNOW WE
ALREADY HAVE.
I WILL BE CLEAR RIGHT HERE
WHICH IS THAT SHELTER IS NOT
THE ANSWER TO THIS HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS.
IT WILL DETERMINE OUR SUCCESS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAVE MET
OUR BENCHMARK THANKS TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF BUDGET CHAIR
MOSQUEDA TO FUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THIS IS A BENCHMARK SET IN
2017.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
MET IT.
WE DO NEED TO BRING THE ADEQUATE
SHELTER ONLINE SO WE CAN MEET
THE CRISIS BEFORE US. JUST
BUILDING NEW SHELTER WON'T
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WE DO NEED TO HAVE MORE
THROUGHPUT. I AM JUST
SUMMARIZING WHAT HAS OCCURRED
THIS LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE
INVESTMENTS CITY COUNCIL HAS
MADE.
I DO CONTINUE TO HOLD
OPERATIONAL COORDINATION
MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS
AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
MAKE IMPORTANT IMPACTS TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT 6.
THESE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS THROUGH
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY STARTING THIS NEXT
MONTH.
IN OTHER NEWS, MY STAFF JOINED
THE PENNEY RIDGE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL THANKS TO THE SDOT TEAM
FOR ENGAGING WITH LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS ON GREEN LAKE
OUTER LOOP PROJECT. THE STAFF
ATTENDED THE KING COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEGISLATIVE
FORUM AND I WAS EXCITED TO JOIN
THE LAUNCH OF THE NEWEST SOCCER
TEAM IN THE SEATTLE, THE
BALLARD FC.
BALLARD FC IS A PART OF THE
REGION'S FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD-
BASED SEMI PROFESSIONAL TEAM.
BALLARD FC WAS STARTED BY TWO
ALLARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADS AND
THE FORMER SEATTLE SOUNDER,
LaMARR NAGEL. THE SEASON BEGINS
SUMMER OF 22 AND THEY WILL PLAY
AT INTERBAY STADIUM. BACK IN MY
DAY WHEN I PLAYED BALLARD YOUTH
SOCCER, INTERBAY WAS A MUD PIT
SO I AM GLAD WE HAVE A MUCH
NICER PITCH OUT THERE TODAY.
TRYOUTS DO START IN MARCH 2022
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
I GOT MY SEASON TICKETS AND I
HOPE TO SEE OTHER FOLKS OUT
THERE.
THIS WILL BRING THE FAN
EXPERIENCE THAT WE USED TO HAVE
WITH THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS UNTIL
THEY GRADUATED TO BEING SUCH
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS.
I AM EXCITED TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY WHERE FANS CAN
INTERACT WITH THE PLAYERS AND
BE PART OF THE GAME.
OTHER NEWS IN DISTRICT 6, I
ALTERED OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK
BECAUSE I JOINED NEIGHBORS IN A
GREEN LAKE WALK TO LOOK AT
INTERSECTIONS AND THE NEED TO
ADJUST CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE
MADE.
I DID MEET WITH TWO RESIDENTS
REGARDING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT
THE INTERSECTIONS AND I
ATTENDED A MEETING WITH THE
WHITTIER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY
COUNCIL IN PERSON AND ATTENDED
THE BALLARD DISTRICT COUNCIL
VIA ZOOM WHERE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY CEO
PRESENTED. THIS COMING WEEK, MY
STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION AS PART OF OUR
REGULAR MEETINGS.
I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT --
LAST WEEK, A FIREFIGHTER DIED
WEDNESDAY MORNING PREPARING FOR
HIS SHIFT ON ENGINE 25. I WANT
TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE HIS LIFE. HE ALWAYS
SHOWED UP EARLY TO RUN IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HE SERVED AND IT
WAS HIS ENGINE WHO RESPONDED TO
THE CALL TO ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS
LIFE. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO SHARE MY CONDOLENCES
TO HIS BLOOD FAMILY, HIS
FIREFIGHTING FAMILY, AND TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS.
STATION 25 HAS HAD A COMMANDING
TWO YEARS AND RESPONDING TO ONE
OF YOUR OWN IS ALL PART OF YOUR
DUTY, IT IS BEYOND WHAT WE WANT
TO ASK OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
WORDS ARE TOO BLUNT A TOOL TO
EXPRESS MY SORROW AND GRATITUDE
TO STATION 25 ON THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT FAMILY.
MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT THOSE WHO
KNEW MATT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
INSPIRED BY HIM AND RUN THE
EXTRA MILE IN HIS HONOR,
KNOWING IT IS WHAT HE WOULD DO
TOO. AGAIN, MY CONDOLENCES TO
THE SEATTLE FIREFIGHTING FAMILY.
THIS WEEK IN LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, LAST
WEEK WE HELD THE FINAL MEETING
OF THE LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR,
RESOLUTION 32035 WHICH
RECOGNIZES THE COMMUNITY EFFORT
LED TO THE CROWNE HILL
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN WHICH WAS
FINALIZED ON FRIDAY AFTER YEARS
OF WORK GETTING IN 2018.
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE, RESOLUTION 32035,
THE CROWNE HILL COMMUNITY
ACTION PLAN RESOLUTION, COUNCIL
BILL 120215 WHICH ALLOWS FOR
CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
TO BE WAIVED FOR THE WEST POINT
TREATMENT FACILITY, COUNCIL THE
120329 WHICH AMENDS THE ENERGY
CODE TO EXTEND WATER HEATING
REQUIREMENTS TO NEW COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS, COUNCIL BILL 120206
WHICH ESTABLISHES A MOBILE HOME
PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT TO
PROVIDE LONG-TERM PROTECTIONS
FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES,
COUNCIL BILL 120214 WHICH
ENACTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT WE ADOPTED IN
SEPTEMBER BY AMENDING THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
CHANGE THE NAME SINGLE-FAMILY
TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
NO CHANGES TO THE ZONING, JUST
TO THE NAME.
FINALLY, COUNCIL BILL 120235
WHICH IMPOSES LANDMARK CONTROLS
ON 802 16th AVENUE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ACTUALLY, ONE LAST THING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE
RIGHT TIME OR FULL COUNCIL BUT
SINCE I'M ALREADY TALKING, I
WILL TAKE THIS MOMENT.
WHEN I LOOK BACK TO WHERE OUR
CITY WAS IN 2015 AND HOW WE
OPERATED AND WHO WE WERE, IT IS
CLEAR THAT WE ARE SO DIFFERENT
NOW AND FOR THE BETTER.
I SEE YOU IN THIS CHANGE.
I SEE YOUR WORK IN THIS CHANGE
IN OUR CITY IS FOREVER
DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE WORK
AND YOUR TEAM.
YOU WERE ELECTED TO THIS BODY
AND YOU HAVE FOREVER CHANGED
WHO SEES THEMSELVES IN SERVING
ON THIS BODY.
I KNOW YOUR CIVIC WORK WILL
CONTINUE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING HOW YOU SHAPE OUR
SOCIETY NEXT.
IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PLEASURE
TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU.
I SEE YOU ARE CHANGE THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND IT HAS MADE OUR
CITY A BETTER PLACE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
VERY KIND AND GENEROUS OF YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT
AND YOUR SUMMARY OF THE BILLS
THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA EXEMPLIFY
EXACTLY HOW BUSY WE WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND THEN I WILL CONCLUDE
THIS PORTION OF OUR DISCUSSION
THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE SOME ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AGENDA TODAY AT 2:00.
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT AND
THOROUGH DISCUSSION AROUND ONE
OF THOSE ITEMS ALREADY SO I
DON'T NEED TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM
, THE BILL SPONSORED BY
YOURSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
COUNCIL BILL 1202 47. IN
ADDITION TO THAT BILL, THERE
ARE TWO OTHER PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
ONE BILL IS COUNCIL BILL 120248
, CREATING A COMPENSATION
PROGRAM TO THE POSITION OF FIRE
CHIEF. THE OTHER ITEM ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS
RESOLUTION 32033 WHICH PROVIDES
GUIDANCE TO CITY DEPARTMENTS IN
THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF A PHASED
MANDATORY RETROFIT PROGRAM FOR
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS.
ITEMS COMING UP THIS WEEK
INCLUDE A FINAL COMMITTEE
MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 9:30,
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW
INCLUDE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
CPC, THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
PACIFIC HOSPITAL PDA, ONE OF
WHICH IS A REAPPOINTMENT. THEN,
ALSO COUNCIL BILL 12 0245, A
PERMIT AND SERVICES CLEANUP
BILL FOR THE SEATTLE FIRE CODE.
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM, AS OF
DECEMBER 5, 2021. THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED
INTO THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM THROUGH THE COVID-19
ONLINE SELF CERTIFICATION FORM
IS 18,433 HOUSEHOLDS. THAT
INCLUDES 8550 NEW HOUSEHOLDS
AND RECERTIFIED 8099 HOUSEHOLDS
FROM JANUARY TO NOVEMBER OF
2021.
THE DISCOUNT HELPS HOUSEHOLDS
SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $1200 A YEAR
ON THEIR CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY BILLS.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
APPLYING, YOU SHOULD GO TO
SEATTLE.GOV AND CLICK ON APPLY
FOR UTILITY DISCOUNTS. REALLY
HAPPY TO SEE THE EFFORTS OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALONG
WITH THE UTILITIES AND
INCREASING NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
THAT ARE RECEIVING THE BENEFIT.
WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS KNOWN
THAT THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE
HOUSEHOLDS GREATLY EXCEEDS THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY RECEIVING THE BENEFIT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK.
LAST WEEK HELD OFFICE HOURS ON
FRIDAY, HAD LOTS OF GOOD
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSTITUENTS
. LAST WEEK I PARTICIPATED IN
THE KING COUNTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH LEGISLATIVE FORUM. I
ALSO REPRESENTED THE CITY
COUNCIL ON THE QUARTERLY MEETING
OF LEAD POLICY COORDINATING
GROUP. I TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE 2022
FUNDING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS
ALLOCATED FOR THE PROGRAM AND
WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS WILL BE
FOR THE MODEST EXPANSION THAT
THE COUNCIL FUNDED. I WANT TO
ALSO NOTE THAT LAST WEEK, WE HAD
A STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH THAT
NORMALLY WOULD NOT BE NEWS TO
SHARE.
I DID WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT IT
WAS IN COUNCILMEMBER MORALES '
DISTRICT IN LITTLE SAIGON. WE
WERE INSPIRED BY THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE THAT THEY DO REGULARLY
AT THE LOCATION. EVERY SUNDAY
THEY SPONSOR AND HOST, PREPARE
A MEAL FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, SERVE ABOUT 150
MEALS EVERY SUNDAY AND REALLY
GIVEN THE CHALLENGES THAT THE
COMMUNITY IS FACING RIGHT NOW,
REALLY APPRECIATE AND JUST
FOUND REALLY INSPIRING THEIR
APPROACH TO DEALING WITH THOSE
CHALLENGES. IT IS ONE OF MUTUAL
AID AND GENEROSITY AND OPENING
UP THEIR HOME TO THE FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY IN NEED. I WANT
TO FLAG THAT FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEK, I WILL BE CHAIRING THE
COUNCIL MEETING. THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE COUNCIL, I SHOULD SAY.
ON WEDNESDAY, I AM GOING TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN A REWIRE
POLICY CONFERENCE IN OLYMPIA
AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO THE
2022 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
COMING UP. SPECIFICALLY,
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
AROUND POLICY REFORMS IN THE
NEXT SESSION, SPECIFICALLY
AROUND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND
REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL THERE
WITH OUR COLLEAGUES FROM THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE I NEED TO
MENTION.
I THINK THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT
TODAY.
IT IS.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
>> I WILL HOLD MY REMARKS OF
APPRECIATION FOR 2:00.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON HER
REPORT?
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
E WILL KEEP GOING DOWN THE
LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
AFTER THAT, I WILL GIVE MY
COMMENTS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
I WILL BE BRIEF. I HAVE FOUR
ISSUES TO SPEAK TO REGARDING
THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE THREE
ITEMS OF THE PUBLIC ASSET AND
NATIVE COMMUNITY. THE FIRST IS
COUNCIL BILL 120164 WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL
SOCIETY FOR THE OPERATION AND
MANAGEMENT OF THE WITH IN PARK
ZOO. THIS BILL WENT THROUGH THE
DECEMBER 7 PUBLIC ASSET AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
MEETING AND CONCLUDED WITH
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS THAT I WILL
PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN,
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES ON THE
COMMITTEE.
WE MET ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND YOU
ALL MET THE DEADLINE ON THE
AMENDMENTS AND WE PASSED IT OUT
OF COMMITTEE ON THE SEVENTH.
I BELIEVE WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE
15 AMENDMENTS SO THANK YOU.
THE SECOND ITEM IS RESOLUTION
32034 REGARDING THE RECREATION
AND CONSERVATION OFFICES GRANT
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT.
AS YOU KNOW, IT IS A PERENNIAL
MATTER THAT WE TAKE UP IN PARKS
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THIS
MONEY FROM THE STATE.
THIRD ITEM IS COUNCIL BILL
120188 WHICH WILL CREATE THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL WHO
WILL ADVISE THE MAYOR, THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENTS ON POLICIES OF
IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY TRIBES
AND NATIVE FOLKS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR ALMOST 2
YEARS.
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
MENTIONED, I AM COSPONSORING
COUNCIL BILL 120206 TO PROTECT
THE LAST TWO MOBILE HOME PARKS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE FROM
REDEVELOPMENT.
I WILL SPEAK MORE TO THIS ITEM
THIS AFTERNOON.
IN REGARDS TO PARKS, LET'S SEE.
MANY ELEMENTS OF THE LAKERIDGE
PLAYGROUND RENOVATION ARE
COMPLETE AND OPEN. LAKERIDGE
PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AND FEATURES
A PLAY AREA WITH SLIDES, SWINGS
AND UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES WITH
TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS.
THE PLAYFIELD AND COMFORT
STATION WILL OPEN IN SPRING
2022 AND A COMMUNITY
CELEBRATION IS BEING PLANNED
FOR THE SUMMER OF 2022.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES. AS
YOU HAVE KNOWN, I SHARED LAST
WEEK AGAIN, THE SYSTEMWIDE
LIBRARIES ARE ALMOST BACK TO
OPERATING AT PRE-PANDEMIC
LEVELS.
SIX BRANCHES PLUS THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY DID NOT EXPAND HOURS
THIS WEEK DUE TO STAFFING.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
CONTINUES TO HIRE TO FILL
POSITIONS.
THERE IS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
THERE. IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY,
THE SEATTLE ROOM IS NOW
AVAILABLE BY RESERVATION ONLY.
THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO FOLLOW
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES AND
MASKING IS REQUIRED IN THE
MEETING ROOMS.
FINALLY, SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
IS NOW A FULLY VACCINATED
WORKFORCE. THE LIBRARY'S HR
TEAM DID A GREAT WORK AND
PARTNER CLOSELY WITH OUR
EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT ALL
ARE VACCINATED BY THE DECEMBER
3 DEADLINE.
IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES, I AM
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THE SEATTLE
HOCKEY CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES NIGHT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIVE
PROGRAMS CALLED HOCKEY IS FOR
EVERYONE, GAMES WHERE THE TEAM
IS WORKING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS
TO CREATE WARM-UP JERSEYS AND A
LINE OF MERCHANDISE TO BENEFIT
THE KRAKEN AND THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA'S FOUNDATION WHICH
IS THE NONPROFIT SPINOFF.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES NIGHT WAS
DESIGNED BY A TRADITIONAL
BASKETRY AND PATTERNS.
THE KRAKEN WILL PARTNER WITH
LOCAL ARTISTS TO BRING FOUR
ADDITIONAL NIGHTS.
THAT IS HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE
NIGHTS.
FEBRUARY 24 WILL BE BLACK
HISTORY NIGHT.
MARCH 19 WILL BE ONE OF HOCKEY.
APRIL 9 THIS PRIDE AT NIGHT AND
APRIL 20 IS GREEN NIGHT. NOT
SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO ON GREEN
NIGHT.
THAT WILL BE INTERESTING.
ANYWAY, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT
AND I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON BUT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I KNOW WE HAVE NOT
ALWAYS SEEN EYE TO EYE BUT I
HAVE ALWAYS HAD AND DISRESPECT
FOR YOU.
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID,
YOU DEFINITELY CHANGED THIS
CITY AND YOU HAVE DEFINITELY
CHANGED THIS COUNCIL AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP IS APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND HER
REPORT?
I WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN MY
NOTES HERE FOR MY FINAL COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING . I HAVE
NOTHINGON THIS AFTERNOONS
CALENDAR BUT I DO HAVE SEVERAL
BILLS ON THE AGENDA THAT I AM
SPONSORING.
ONE OF THEM WAS THE GOOD
GOVERNMENTS ORDINANCE RELATED
TO INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AT
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHICH IS A FOLLOW-UP ILL
RELATED TO OUR BUDGET ACTIONS
FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THAT THE WAS ADDRESSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS SO I WILL
RELY ON HIS COMMENTS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HIS THOROUGH BRIEF
AND SUMMARY DURING THIS COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
I HAVE SEVERAL PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA.
ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE ON
THE AGENDA ARE COUNCIL BILLS
120242 , 120243 AND 120444
WHICH ALL STEM FROM THE LABOR
RELATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE AND
RELATE TO 2022 WAGES FOR
REPRESENTED AND NON-REPRESENTED
CITY EMPLOYEES.
COUNCIL BILL 120242 WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
CERTAIN THE CITY UNIONS
INCLUDING THE COALITION OF CITY
UNIONS RELATED TO A 2022
ADJUSTED WAGE INCREASE OF 4% FOR
ELIGIBLE REPRESENTED WORKERS.
COUNCIL BILL 120243 WOULD
AUTHORIZE AN ADJUSTED WAGE FOR
MOST NON-REPRESENTED JOB TITLES
PHIL BILL 120244 WOULD ADJUST
THE PAY BANDS OF DISCRETIONARY
PAID JOB TITLES WHICH WOULD
MAKE WAGE INCREASES POSSIBLE
FOR EMPLOYEES IN THOSE
POSITIONS.
ALL OF THESE COUNCIL BILLS WERE
VETTED AND DISCUSSED AND
APPROVED AND SUBJECTED TO OUR
LABOR RELATIONS ORDINANCE AND
POLICIES. AGAIN, THROUGH THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE.
YOU WILL NOTE ON TODAY'S AGENDA
THAT THERE ARE STAFF MEMOS
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE
BILLS THAT ARE VERY THOROUGH. I
WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF FOR
COMPILING THOSE FOR EACH OF THE
BILLS.
AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILLS, I
URGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO
ARENABOWL ON COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF IMMEDIATELY TO GET ANY
INFORMATION YOU NEED IN ADVANCE
OF OUR 2:00 MEETING.
KARINA WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT
THE MEETING SO IF YOU HAVE ANY
LINGERING QUESTIONS, PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE THOSE
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE 2:00
P.M.
MY OFFICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE OR ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS
YOU MAY HAVE.
MY STAFF WILL ALSO RECIRCULATE
EACH OF THOSE MEMOS SO YOU HAVE
THEM FOR EASE OF REFERENCE WITH
THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT WE
DISCUSSED DURING COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S REPORT.
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ADOPT A
2022 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON
A PROPOSED MEDITATIVE AGENDA
DURING THE COUNCIL BRIEFING ON
THE 29th AND HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INPUT AND FEEDBACK
TO THE OFFICE OF INTER-
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS BOTH
BEFORE AND AFTER THAT LOOK
BRIEFING THAT OCCURRED ON
NOVEMBER 29.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY
AMENDMENTS RELATED TO
RESOLUTION 32032 RELATED TO THE
CITY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING
CONCERNS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO
TALK TO MY OFFICE ABOUT THOSE
CONCERNS SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR
THIS AFTERNOONS FULL COUNCIL
MEETING.
ITEM 17 IS RESOLUTION 320329.
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ADOPT
CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL GENERAL
RULES AND PROCEDURES.
THIS WAS DISCUSSED FOR ALMOST
4 HOURS DURING THE GOVERNANCE
AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING
ON DECEMBER 8 AND WAS INITIALLY
BRIEFED ON DECEMBER 1. ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN BOTH THE
DECEMBER 1 AND DECEMBER 8
MEETINGS.
IN ADDITION, ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
WERE OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFING WITH
THE STAFF WORK GROUP. THAT
INCLUDED THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MY
OFFICE AS WELL.
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS WERE
ADOPTED DURING THE DECEMBER 8
MEETING AND THERE WILL BE A
SMALL NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE IS ONE
AMENDMENT REPRESENTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN THAT I
WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD IN
COSPONSORSHIP. THAT WAS
CIRCULATED MOMENTS AGO. THIS
AMENDMENT IS AMENDMENT 82.
IT WAS CIRCULATED AT 10:50 8 AM
THIS MORNING.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR INBOXES FOR
THAT.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY AN
AMENDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN THAT WAS ADOPTED
DURING THE DECEMBER 8 COMMITTEE
MEETING AND IS INCORPORATED
INTO THE BASE RESOLUTION.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY THE
OPTION INCLUDED IN THE BASE
RESOLUTION RELATED TO ABSTENTION
ON RESOLUTIONS.
IF ADOPTED, AMENDMENT 82 WOULD
MODIFY THE BASE RESOLUTION TO
CREATE AN OPTION FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ABSTAIN FROM
VOTING ON CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS
AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
WE ARE REFERRING TO THIS
AMENDMENT, I SUPPOSE, AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCRETION
AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
THAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MAKE
A DETERMINATION THAT A
RESOLUTION IS NOT MATERIALLY
RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS,
THEREFORE ALLOWING A
COUNCILMEMBER TO EXERCISE THE
OPTION TO ABSTAIN FROM A
RESOLUTION LISTED ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
AND SLATED FOR ACTION BY THE
FULL COUNCIL AT A CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
AGAIN, THE AMENDMENTS ON THIS
PORTION OF THE RULES DOES NOT
PREVENT A RESOLUTION THAT MAY
NOT BE MATERIALLY RELATED TO
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS TO APPEAR
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
IT SIMPLY ALLOWS A
COUNCILMEMBER TO HAVE THE
DISCRETION TO ABSTAIN IF HE,
SHE, OR THEY WISH TO DO SO.
OKAY.
THAT ARE ALL OF MY BILLS FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
I WILL MOVE REALLY QUICKLY TO
REPORT ON THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
LAST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 WAS
MY FINAL GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING.
AS A RESULT, THIS COMMITTEE
WILL NOW BE RETIRED PENDING A
RESTRUCTURE OF COMMITTEES BY
FUTURE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THE FUTURE COUNCIL.
I DO HAVE ONE ITEM RELATED TO
MY ROLE AS THE CURRENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
REPORT OUT ON.
THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECASTING COUNCIL CONTINUES
ITS PROCESS TO HIRE THE
DIRECTOR OF THE NEW OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC FORECASTING COUNCIL.
THEY HELD AN INTERVIEW OF A
FINALIST ON NOVEMBER 30 AND
WILL CONDUCT ANOTHER INTERVIEW
FOR A SECOND FINALIST TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14.
FORECASTING COUNCIL , WHICH
INCLUDES TWO REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, A
DESIGNEE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
, AND AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOES REMAIN
ON TRACK TO SELECT A FINALIST
AND EXTEND AN OFFERED TO THE
CANDIDATE BEFORE THE END OF
THIS YEAR.
I DO CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
COMPLETE THIS PROCESS AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE SO THE NEW DIRECTOR
CAN BEGIN TO STAND UP AND
OFFICE AND BEGIN HIRING THEIR
STAFF TO BE IN A POSITION TO BE
READY TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY'S
UPCOMING 2023 BUDGET PROCESS AND
ANY RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGETS THAT COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
GOOD NEWS THERE AS WE ARE ON
TRACK TO HAVE A FINALIST TO
EXTEND AN OFFER TO BUY THE END-
OF-THE-YEAR.
I HAVE NO REGIONAL COMMITTEES
REMAINING THIS WEEK, NOR DO I
HAVE ANY I COULD ATTEND LAST
WEEK DUE TO SEVERAL SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AND MY OBLIGATIONS TO ATTEND
THOSE.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT A
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COMMITTEE
WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 13 AT
11:30 AM. THIS COMMITTEE
MEETING WAS SCHEDULED TO
FORMALLY APPROVE AND ADOPT THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY'S 2022 BUDGET. I WILL
NO LONGER BE A COUNCILMEMBER OR
A GOVERNING COMMITTEE MEMBER IN
JANUARY SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU COLLEAGUES ARE
TRACKING THIS MEETING AND THAT
WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, SHOULD HE
REMAIN AS A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ARE
ALTERNATES. I DID NOT WANT US
TO LOSE TRACK OF THAT UPCOMING
IMPORTANT MEETING ON JANUARY 13
AT 11:30.
LASTLY, LAST WEEK I JOINED DEAL
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE
A CHILD CARE WORKER BONUS
AWARDS.
THE EVENT WAS A JOYOUS OCCASION
ABOUT THE RECOGNITION OVER THE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT OUR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING PRE-PANDEMIC AND I
WAS HONORED TO JOIN AND
HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE
WHEN WE WORK VERY CLOSELY
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WHO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON A MARKET
THAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THROUGH
APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL
COMPENSATION THE WORK THAT THEY
DO TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND
I WAS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT JOYOUS
OCCASION.
OKAY.
THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT, AS
IT RELATES TO THE RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING COUNCIL RULES.
YOU HIGHLIGHTED AN AMENDMENT. I
WANTED TO ALSO -- THIS
AMENDMENT IS JUST NOW BEING
CIRCULATED, TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT IT FOR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
IT WAS DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE
SO IT IS NOT NEW, WE JUST
NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
LANGUAGE WAS GOING TO BE TO
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND
APPRECIATE THE WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ON THE
LANGUAGE OF THE AMENDMENT
ITSELF.
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO
THE UPDATED COUNCIL RULES.
AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SUCH AN
IMPORTANT QUESTION, THE
QUESTION OF HOW WE WILL RETURN
TO CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC
BUSINESS AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S
EMERGENCY ORDER IS LIFTED AND WE
RETURN TO CITY HALL.
MY GOAL IS THAT WE RETURN TO
HAVING PUBLIC MEETINGS IN OUR
CIVIC BUILDING WHEN WE ARE ABLE
AND THAT WE ALSO ALLOW E
PARTICIPATION FOR ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WHO REQUIRES IT
FOR ANY REASON PROVIDED THAT
I.T.
AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE ARE ABLE
TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH A REQUEST.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONSIDERING
THE AMENDMENT WITH YOU ALL THIS
EVENING.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO
CONTACT MY OFFICE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO NOTE THAT THAT WAS
CIRCULATED AT 11:14 A.M.
SO THAT IS THE TIMESTAMP YOU
SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR
INBOX.
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON MY REPORT INCLUDING THE
RESOLUTION?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NOTHING ELSE,
COLLEAGUES, THAT DOES CONCLUDE
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON THIS
MORNING'S AGENDA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND YOUR THOROUGH REPORTS
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU AT 2:00 P.M.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.