>>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.
TODAY IS FEBRUARY 14.
2022.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:03.
MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT . COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S GO TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 7, 2022
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES ARE NOW ADOPTED.
LET'S GO TO THE PRESIDENTS
REPORT.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE WILL HEAR
FROM OUR OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
WHY ARE FOCUSED ON THE PROPOSED
STATE TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
PROPOSE A PROCLAMATION .
SURROUNDING THE UNREINFORCED
MASONRY.
AS A REMINDER, TOMORROW, THE
MAYOR WILL BE AT OUR COUNCIL
MEETING TO DELIVER THE STATE OF
THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE COUNCIL
AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
WE ANTICIPATE THE STATE OF THE
CITY ADDRESS WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES.
AND WILL BE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM OUR NEW MAYOR AND HIS
PERSPECTIVE AND PRIORITIES OF
HIS NEW ADMINISTRATION.
WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER THREE
AND THAT IS THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE,
OIR.
I WILL HANDED OVER TO GAEL
TARLETON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO NOT ONLY
CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY, BUT
TO CELEBRATE THE IMPENDING
FISCAL CUT OFF IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE TOMORROW AT 5:00 P.M.
OUR STATE RELATIONS DIRECTOR,
QUINN MAJESKI AND ARE STATE
LOBBYISTS, ELSA BRWON WILL GIVE
YOU AN UPDATE ON MAJOR PIECES
OF ACTIVITY THE LAST FEW DAYS
AND TODAY.
IN THE COUNCIL BRIEFING WAS
SENT TO YOU LAST NIGHT AND
COUNCIL RECEIVED FROM QUINN
MAJESKI A SUMMARY OF THE MOVE
AHEAD WASHINGTON, WHICH WE WILL
GO INTO SHORTLY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL AND HAPPY TO BE HERE
TODAY.
WE ARE COMING UP TOMORROW AT
5:00 P.M.
ON THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF.
AS A REMINDER, THAT IS THE
DEADLINE THAT BILLS HAVE TO
MOVE OUT OF THE CHAMBER FROM
WHICH THEY ORIGINATED.
HOUSE BILLS HAVE TO BE PASSED
OUT THE HOUSE FOR AN SENATE HAS
TO BE PASSED OFF THE SENATE
FLOOR.
WE ARE CLOSELY TRACKING A
NUMBER OF BILLS THAT ARE OF
INTEREST TO YOU AND TO THE CITY
AND WE WILL GO INTO THOSE IN A
LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A COUPLE OF
HIGH-LEVEL UPDATES BEFORE WE DO
THAT. FIRST THE REVENUE
FORECAST, THE STATES REVENUE
FORECAST WILL BE COMING OUT
WITH AN UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 16th.
THAT IS GOING TO CORSAGE THE
RELEASE ARE UPDATE OF THE
PROPOSALS FOR THE OPERATING
CAPITAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BUDGETS AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO
SEE THOSE EITHER LATER THIS WEEK
, OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THOSE WILL COME OUT AND WILL BE
MONITORED CLOSELY AND WE LOOK
FOR ITEMS OF INTEREST AND ITEMS
OF IMPACT TO THE CITY.
AND ALSO, SOMETHING WE HAVE YOU
HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING,
LAST TUESDAY, JUST AFTER
COUNCIL BRIEFING THE HOUSE AND
SENATE TRANSPORTATION SHARES
RELEASED A NEW TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE PACKAGE PROPOSAL.
I WILL GO OVER SOME OF THOSE
DETAILS NOW.
I WILL START BY SAYING, WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND THE
LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS
NOW.
SOME CHANGES IN LEGISLATIVE
DYNAMICS OCCURRED DURING THE
INTERIM, MOST NOTABLY CHANGING
THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION SHARE.
SENATOR HOBBS GOT PROMOTED TO
BE THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE.
AND SENATOR LEAH HAS STEPPED
INTO HIS ROLE AS TRANSPORTATION
SHARE.
I THINK THAT COMBINED WITH
OTHER DYNAMICS ALLOW FOR THE
HOUSE AND SENATE TO ALIGN MORE
CLOSELY ON THE PROPOSALS. YOU
MAY RECALL IN PREVIOUS YEARS
THE HOUSE HAD THEIR PROPOSAL
AND THE SENATE HAD THEIR
VERSION.
THIS YEAR THEY HAVE JOINTLY
COME TOGETHER TO RELEASE A
PROPOSAL WHICH I THINK SPEAKS TO
SOME REAL MOVEMENT AND A BETTER
CHANCE OF SOMETHING GETTING
DONE THIS YEAR.
THE PROPOSAL HAS CHANGED
SOMEWHAT.
FROM ONE WE HAVE REVIEWED
PREVIOUSLY.
IT IS SMALLER IN SCOPE AND WE
ARE LOOKING AT $16.8 BILLION
PACKAGE, WHICH SOUNDS LARGE BUT
THE PROPOSALS LAST YEAR OR 18
TO 28.
úTHIS IS SCALE DOWN.
MOST NOTABLY THE SCALING DOWN
HAS COME BY REMOVING ANY NEW
INCREASE TO THE GAS TAX.
THAT WAS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF
PREVIOUS PROPOSALS AND THAT HAS
BEEN REMOVED.
INSTEAD, LEGISLATORS ARE
RELYING PRIMARILY ON REVENUES
DERIVED FROM THE CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACTIVE THAT WAS
PASSED LAST YEAR AND THAT IS
THE STATES NEW CAP AN INVEST
PROGRAM.
PREDOMINANTLY RELYING ON THOSE
REVENUES, $5.4 BILLION. THEY
ARE ALSO ASSUMING $3.4 BILLION
IN FUNDING FROM THE
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SERVICE
TRANSPORTATION ACT AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO
INSTITUTE A NEW TAX ON EXPORTED
FUELS.
FEELS EXPORTED OUT OF THE STATE
AND THAT WOULD BRING US TO
BILLION DOLLARS.
THERE IS A ONE-TIME TRANSFER
FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET TO THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET OF $2
BILLION AND THERE IS A
SMORGASBORD OF INCREASES TO
VARIOUS FEES, RAISING JUST
NORTH OF $1 MILLION.
THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF THE
REVENUE SIDE.
ON THE SPENDING SIDE THERE HAS
BEEN SOME CHIPS AND CHANGES,
MOST NOTABLY THE PROPOSAL THAT
WAS PUT FORWARD HAS MORE MONEY
THAN PREVIOUS PROPOSALS. AND
MORE MONEY THAN ANY REVENUE
PACKAGE WE HAVE SEEN IN THE
STATES HISTORY, PUT TOWARD
FINDING.
TRANSIT, BIKE, GREEN
TRANSPORTATION AND
ELECTRIFICATION.
THAT IS ALL FUNDING BOOKED FROM
THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT IN
THAT IS ABOUT $5.4 BILLION IN
TOTAL.
NEW INCREASED, STATE GRANTS
THAT THE CITY WOULD BE
COMPETITIVE FOR.
THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE,
IN THE PAST I HAVE DESCRIBED IT
AS HIGHWAY SPENDING BUT WHAT IT
REALLY IS IS THE 18th AMENDMENT
RESTRICTED WHICH MEANS IT HAS
TO BE SPENT ON CERTAIN SOURCES.
I MAKE THAT DISTINCTION NOW
BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY
DEDICATED TO HIGHWAYS IN THE
WAY WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE
IN THE PAST AND SEEN IT TO BE
IN THE PAST.
THERE IS ABOUT $3 BILLION IN
MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION
WHICH IS A SIZABLE INVESTMENT
FROM THE STATES PART.
THERE IS $2.4 BILLION FOR FISH
PASSAGE BARRIERS AND THE STATES
COVID OBLIGATION.
AND THERE IS SOME FUNDING FOR
NEW PROJECTS WITHIN THE 18th
AMENDMENT RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
AND THERE IS SOME SPENDING I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WOULD
IMPACT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THROUGH THE WASHINGTON D.O.T.
PROGRAMS OR DIRECTLY ON SEATTLE
PROJECTS. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL,
A LOT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
REVENUES HAVE BEEN DECLINING
SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WEARS OF
THE REVENUES HAVE BOUNCED BACK.
AND NUMBER OF PROJECTS FROM THE
CONNECTING WASHINGTON 2015
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING
SHORTFALLS.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BACKFILL A
LOT OF THOSE SHORTFALLS
INCLUDING THE STATE ROUTE 520
WEST AND PROJECT.
WHICH IS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT WOULD RECEIVE $406 MILLION
IN BACKFILL. IN TERMS OF NEW
PROJECTS, THERE IS $50 MILLION
BOOKMARK FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS.
$25 MILLION FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS.
AND 500,000 BOOKED FOR THE
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS IN
WHITE CENTER.
I WILL PAUSE AND SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS I WANT TO
SAVE TIME FOR UPDATES WITH
REGARDS TO THE BILLS WE ARE
TRACKING FOR YOU.
>> BEFORE WE GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THIS
WAS ATTACHED TO THE MEMO WE GOT
FROM OIR, THE LAST TWO PAGES.
IT OUTLINES THE WHOLE $16.8
BILLION AND THANK YOU FOR GOING
THROUGH THOSE.
THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED WERE
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO
MENTION.
THE NORTH AURORA SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT.
I AM EXCITED THAT THE TRIBES,
THEY HAVE TRANSIT AND MOBILITY
GRANTS. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE
SEEN THAT BEFORE.
I WILL HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
HE HAS IT .
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
AND THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AND
THE BRIEFING AS WELL.
I KNOW A LOT OF US ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
TRANSPORTATIONPACKAGE AND THE
PROJECTS YOU MENTIONED LIKE 520
AND AURORA AND ET CETERA.
FOR CONTEXT, THE 16 BILLION
THAT IS SPREAD OUT OVER 16
YEARS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
IT IS A 16 YEAR PROPOSAL.
>> OF THE SOURCES OF FUNDS IN
THE TWO RESOURCES BILLS, HOUSE
BILL AND SENATE BILL, OF THAT
16 BILLION SPREAD OUT OVER 16
YEARS ARE THERE ANY SOURCES
THAT ARE MORE AT RISK THAN
OTHERS? AND IF THOSE SOURCES
DON'T COME THROUGH, DO WE KNOW
HOW THE STATE WOULD PRIORITIZE
THE $16 BILLION THEY ARE
SPENDING?
>> I THINK THEY HAVE
UNCERTAINTY ATTACHED TO THEM
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
THE EXPORTED FUELS TAX AND THE
ONE-TIME TRANSFER FROM THE
GENERAL FUND.
THAT IS OBVIOUSLY, NOT AN
INSUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THE
PACKAGE.
THEY ARE EACH $2 BILLION.
COMBINE WILL BE ABOUT $4
BILLION.
UNFORTUNATELY, COUNCILMEMBER,
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW
NECESSARILY WHAT THEY WOULD CUT
IT FOR SOME REASON THOSE DON'T
MAKE IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
WE ARE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY'S INTEREST AND I THINK
IF THOSE DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT
SUPPORT WITHIN THE LEGISLAURE,
WE WILL SEE A REVISED PROPOSAL
BEFORE SOMETHING IS PASSED.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE CHAIR IS
INCLUDING IT AND IT WOULD
INDICATE IT HAS AT LEAST SOME
SUPPORT AND ABILITY TO PASS.
IF SLIGHTLY SHAKIER THAN OTHER
ELEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE IS A POLICY CHANGE IN THE
LEGISLATION ALLOWING FOR
UTILITIES TO POTENTIALLY BE
INCREASED.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IN READING
THE LEGISLATION IT WOULD NOT
IMPACT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
IT WOULD NOT IMPACT SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THE PROPOSAL CONTEMPLATED
INCLUDES A HANDFUL OF NEW
REVENUE OPTIONS FOR CITIES.
THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT. ONE
WILL BE A .1% SALES TAX,
SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING
AUTHORITY.
THE OTHER WOULD BE A NEW 2% TAX
ON A SELECT UTILITIES.
I BELIEVE THIS IS, IN THE
DOCUMENT THAT WAS SENT THIS IS
LISTED AS, ALL UTILITIES,
EXCEPT ELECTRICITY.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY -- THEY HAVE
BEEN ROLLING OUT INFORMATION IN
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ON THESE BILLS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND WE HAVE
SOME ADDITIONAL CLARITY.
IT WOULD JUST BE THREE SPECIFIC
UTILITIES.
AND THAT WOULD BE NATURAL GAS,
STEAM AND TELEPHONE.
IT WOULD NOT IMPACT OUR
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AT THE CITY.
AND I WOULD NOTE, THAT 2% TAX,
IF THE PACKAGE WERE TO PASS,
THAT WOULD BE AN AUTHORITY THAT
THE CITY WOULD GAIN AND NEED TO
MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT TO IMPOSE.
IT WOULD NOT BE IMPOSED ON US.
>> THANK YOU.
LAST QUESTION, MY FAVORITE
TOPIC IS BRIDGES.
I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING A
COUPLE OF BRIDGE ITEMS.
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS STILL NOT
MUCH FOR BRIDGES AND I DON'T SEE
THE I-5 BRIDGE TO NORTH
SEATTLE.
I DON'T SEE THAT.
THAT HAS CONCRETE LIBERALLY
FALLING FROM THE BELLY OF THE
BRIDGE. ON A COUPLE OF PARKS.
HOW WOULD THAT BE FUNDED? FOR
WASHINGTON D.O.T.
TO FIX THAT.
I DON'T SEE THAT LISTED
SEPARATELY.
>> THERE IS NO SPECIFIC CALL
OUT FOR ANY SORT OF WORK ON I-5
IN THAT AREA YOU ARE
REFERENCING, COUNCILMEMBER.
I WILL SAY THAT THE $3 BILLION
IN MAINTENANCE AND
PRESERVATION, THAT FUNDING
COULD GO TOWARD THAT AND THAT
IS SOMETHING WE REPORT TO WORK
WITH WASHINGTON D.O.T.
ON THAT.
IF IT IS PASSED ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION ON WHERE THOSE
DOLLARS ARE GOING.
>> OTHER ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR
QUINN REGARDING THIS PIECE?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
GAEL, DO YOU WANT TO KEEP
WALKING US THROUGH THIS ?
>> THANK YOU.
YES, INDEED.
WE WILL HAVE ELSA GIVE YOU AS
MUCH UP-TO-DATE INPUT ON THE
MOVING TRAIN THAT IS HAPPENING
IN OLYMPIA VIRTUALLY AND
PHYSICALLY RIGHT NOW.
GO AHEAD, ELSA.
>> QUINN USUALLY COVERS
TRANSPORTATION BUT I WILL
MENTION A FEW BILLS WE HAVE
SEEN MOVE FORWARD ALREADY.
ONE IS 5707 WHICH WOULD EXTEND
OUR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT PILOT.
I THINK I AM ENCOURAGED WITH
THAT ONE.
WE HAVE ANOTHER BILL WE ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT WOULD CREATE
MORE EASE AND RENEWAL OF THE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
THERE IS A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER
OF TIMES THE CITY CAN RENEW
THAT AUTHORITY.
THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THAT
SUNSET.
WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEE BOTH
OF THOSE MOVE OUT OF THE SENATE
. ANOTHER BILL THAT A NUMBER OF
YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THAT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE
SOME TIME IS RELATED TO -- FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
AND CLARIFYING CITY AUTHORITY
AROUND THOSE EXEMPTIONS.
WE SAW THAT MOVE OUT OF THE
SENATE WHICH WAS VERY
ENCOURAGING AND WE WILL WORK
WITH HOUSE MEMBERS ON HOW TO
STRENGTHEN THAT POLICY IN THE
HOUSE. SOME OF THE BIG CITY
PRIORITIES HAVE ALREADY MOVED,
WHICH IS NICE TO HAVE THAT
HAPPEN.
IT USES YOUR MIND AS YOU
APPROACH CUT OFF.
A FEW OTHER BILLS IN THE
HOUSING SPACE THAT WE ARE
FOLLOWED FOR SOME TIME.
MAYBE THIS BILL HAS NOT BEEN
BRIEFED THIS YEAR BUT CAME UP
LAST YEAR WHICH IS 1099 WHICH
WOULD ADD CLIMATE CHANGE
RESPONSE TO THE STATES
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
FRAMEWORK.
THAT CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND
WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEE THE
BILL MOVE OUT.
ANOTHER BILL THAT MOVED OUT OF
THE HOUSING SPACE IS APPLE
HOMES FOR HOUSE WHICH WOULD
PROVIDE CONTINUITY FOR MEDICAID
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND WE ARE
ENCOURAGING SUPPORT OF THAT
BILL THIS YEAR.
SOME OF YOU HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH
OUR TEAM ON THAT ONE.
SOME BILLS WEARE AWAITING
ACTION ON.
SOMETHING I THINK MANY OF YOU
HAVE INDICATED THAT YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING IS 1782,
THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSING
PROPOSAL.
THAT BILL IS AWAITING A VOTE IN
THE HOUSE. IT HAS BEEN PULLED
TO THE FLOOR CALENDAR BUT WE
HAVE NOT SEEN IT ON THE RUN
LIST YET.
WE WILL FOLLOW THAT BILL
CLOSELY.
AND WATCH FOR A FLOOR VOTE ON
THAT BILL.
I THINK THE OTHER BILL THAT
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN TRACKING
CLOSELY IS 1904.
THE RENTAL NOTICE BILL REQUIRING
NOTICE TO RENTERS ABOUT
INCREASES AND THEIR RENT ABOVE
7%.
THAT BILL IS ON THE HOUSE
SECOND READING AND IT HAS NOT
RECEIVED A FLOOR VOTE. WE WILL
WATCH THAT AND PROVIDE YOU WITH
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE
NEXT WEEK ABOUT BILLS THAT HAVE
MADE IT THROUGH CUT OFF OR HAVE
NOT MADE IT. I THINK MAYBE THE
FINAL SECTION THAT I WOULD
TOUCH ON QUICKLY IS ON PUBLIC
SAFETY.
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
UPDATES TO USE OF FORCE
LEGISLATION.
THERE HAS BEEN MOVEMENT ON
THOSE BILLS. THE SENATE BILL,
5919, WHICH WOULD MODIFY THE
STANDARDS FOR USE OF FORCE IN A
NUMBER OF AREAS INCLUDING
ESTABLISHING THE DEFINITION OF
USE OF FORCE AND AUTHORIZING
SOME VEHICULAR PURSUITS, PASSED
OUT OF THE SENATE LAST WEEK.
FAN A HOUSE BILL, 2037, WHICH
HAS SOMEWHAT MORE LIMITED REACH
AND THE SENATE VERSION HAS ALSO
PASSED OFF THE FLOOR.
BOTH OF THOSE BILLS ARE
CONTINUING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND HAVE RECEIVED A FLOOR VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT
CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.
BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
AND COMMENTS AND ANY OTHER
CONCERNS.
>> I KNOW YOU SAID THIS IN THE
MEMO.
BUT CAN YOU BRIEFLY, FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, RATTLE OFF THE
DATES FOR WHEN THE CUTOFFS ARE
AND WHEN SESSION ENDS?
>> HAPPY TO DO THAT.
IT IS HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF
TOMORROW ON FEBRUARY 15.
THINGS MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY
AFTER THAT. ON FEBRUARY 24 WE
WILL HAVE THE HOUSE POLICY CUT
OFF.
THAT IS WHEN BILLS WHO MADE IT
OVER WILL HAVE TO MAKE IT OUT
OF THE SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE
OR STATIC POLICY COMMITTEE.
ON FEBRUARY 28 WE HAVE THE
FISCAL CUT OFF.
THOSE BILLS THAT MAKE IT OUT OF
POLICY COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO
MAKE IT OUT OF A FISCAL
COMMITTEE.
ON MARCH 4 WE HAVE THE HOUSE
CUT OFF WHERE BILLS HAVE TO
MAKE IT OFF THE OPPOSITE HOUSE
FLOOR.
THERE IS STILL TIME AFTER THAT
WHICH COULD BE MYSTERIOUS.
SOMETIMES WHEN A BILL MAKES IT
OVER IT IS AMENDED IN THE
OPPOSITE HOUSE.
A HOUSE BILL MADE IT THROUGH
THE COMMITTEE BUT IN THE SENATE
COMMITTEE THERE ARE FURTHER
CHANGES.
FROM MARCH 4 ON THERE IS A
PROCESS OF RECONCILING THE
DIFFERENCES. SEEING IF THERE IS
AGREEMENT ON BILLS THAT HAVE
PASSED FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE
ON WHAT WILL BECOME LAW OR IF
THERE IS NOT AGREEMENT, WILL
NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
>> MARCH 10.
>> THIS IS AN EVEN YEAR.
THAT MEANS THE HOUSE STARTS ON
THE HOUSE UNDER THE SENATE SIDE?
BILLS.
>> THEY ALWAYS START ON BOTH
SIDES.
CONFUSINGLY.
THEY WILL BOTH CROSS OVER AFTER
HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF.
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, GAEL OR
ELSA , BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE?
I THINK I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I DON'T SEE HER ANYMORE.
>> SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT I
DON'T HAVE MY VIRTUAL HANDOUT.
I HAD MY REAL HANDOUT.
I APOLOGIZE.
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE
QUESTION.
PERHAPS THE QUESTION WAS
WHETHER THE BUDGET IS
ORIGINATING FROM THE HOUSE OR
THE SENATE, DEPENDING ON THE
YEAR.
>> IN THE BIENNIUM YEAR IT
TRADES BACK AND FORTH.
WHOEVER INTRODUCED IT IN THE
BIENNIUM YEAR, I THINK IT WAS
THE SENATE IN 2021.
THE HOUSE WILL INTRODUCE IT IN
THE NEXT YEAR.
THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD THAT THE
HOUSE AND SENATE OPERATING
BUDGETS WILL COME OUT ABOUT THE
SAME TIME.
THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD.
IN 2023 IT WILL MATTER A LOT
AND I THINK THE HOUSE -- IF I
AM REMEMBERING FROM 2021 AND
QUINN CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG,
THEY FLIP BACK AND FORTH IN THE
BIENNIUM YEAR.
>> THAT IS WHAT I WAS GETTING
AT.
>> I THINK THE SUPPLEMENTALS
ARE SO CLOSELY ALIGNED AND THE
REVENUE FORECASTS AS ELSA
MENTIONED IS COMING OUT ON THE
16th.
THEY ARE READY TO MOVE, AS SOON
AS THE REVENUE FORECAST COMES
OUT.
THEY WILL BOTH WANT TO COME OUT
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH SIDES BILL
NUMBER WILL CARRY THE BUDGET.
I DON'T KNOW THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> THEY MAY KNOW THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
ALL THREE OF YOU.
FOR PROVIDING US AND BREAKING
DOWN EVERY WEEK, NOW WE ARE AT
NINE TOPIC ISSUES IN WHICH
BILLS HAVE HUNG ON A WHICH ARE
GONE NOW.
I'VE GONE FROM COMPARING WEEK
TO WEEK AND I CAN SEE WHERE
THINGS ARE FALLING OFF. THANK
YOU FOR THAT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FEDERAL
AFFAIRS FOR ALL OF YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND THERE
IS AN EFFORT TO ACTUALLY GET AN
APPROPRIATIONS BILL OUTS
SOMETIME IN MAY.
AN EXTRAORDINARY THING COULD
HAPPEN IN CONGRESS. WE MIGHT
ACTUALLY HAVE OFFICIALLY
APPROVED BUDGET AND NOT JUST A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO TODAY'S
REPORT FROM OUR FEDERAL
LOBBYIST NEXT WEEK, WE WILL SEE
WHAT HAPPENS.
>> YOU MEAN THE BUILD BACK
BETTER, BREAKING INTO PIECES?
>> IT IS IN NEGOTIATION AGAIN.
>> IN PIECES?
>> NOT NECESSARILY.
>> OKAY.
YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO.
>> AS OF TODAY.
TOMORROW IT COULD BE BACK IN
PIECES AGAIN.
>> GIVE ME A CALL.
CALL ME.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE AS
SOON AS WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT
VOTES THEY ARE TAKING.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES ARE THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE FOR
OUR TEAM?
NO.
I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
SAME TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOODBYE.
THAT WAS OUR GREAT OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
OIR.
LET'S MOVE ON INTO THE AGENDA
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
PROCLAMATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS FOR SIGNATURE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DO YOU
WANT TO TAKE US THROUGH YOUR
PROCLAMATION AND WE WILL HAVE
THE CLERK , WHO WILL AFFIX
THEIR NAME TO YOUR
PROCLAMATION.>> THANK YOU.
FOR A YEAR ON VALENTINE'S DAY,
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC
PROPERTY, I'M SORRY.
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION SPREADS LOVE FOR
HISTORIC PLACES THROUGH WHAT IS
CALLED A HEART BOMBING
CAMPAIGN.
HARD BOMBING IS THE ACT OF
SHOWERING AND OLDER OR HISTORIC
PLACE WITH TANGIBLE EXPRESSIONS
OF AFFECTION AND DEVOTION.
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES
THE SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS THAT ARE SOME
OF SEATTLE'S MOST BELOVED
COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES.
THESE ARE THE SWEETHEARTS AND
THE ICONS OF MANY NEIGHBORHOODS.
ON THIS VALENTINE'S DAY THAT
COUNCIL IS PLEDGING ITS
ADORATION FOR OUR ARCHITECTURAL
AND CULTURAL PAST WHILE
REIMAGINING THE FUTURE, WITH
SAFE, SEISMICALLY UPGRADED
MASONRY BUILDINGS.
THIS AFTERNOON MY OFFICE
FORWARDED ON SOMEONE PAGES FROM
HISTORIC SEATTLE ON TV,
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
FOR EACH DISTRICT.
AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE FOR THE
AT-LARGE COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND THE PROCLAMATION IT SELLS,
ALEX IN MY OFFICE B7 LAST WEEK.
AND TOMORROW YOU, HISTORIC
SEATTLE AND THE GROUP WILL JOIN
US FOR A PRESENTATION DIRECTLY
FOLLOWING THE MAYOR STATE OF
THE CITY SPEECH.
I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME IN
AFFIXING YOUR SIGNATURE.
>> THANK YOU HAD A CHANCE TO
LOOK AT THE PROCLAMATION AND I
RELLY APPRECIATE THE LANGUAGE
ON THE VALENTINE'S DAY.
HEART BOMBING IS THE ACT OF
SHOWERING AND OLDER OR HISTORIC
PLACE WITH TANGIBLE EXPRESSIONS
OF AFFECTION AND DEVOTION.
MAYBE I COULD TELL MY SPOUSE
THAT AND I WILL GET SOME
JEWELRY OUT OF THIS.
WITH THAT, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND THE PROCLAMATION WE
WILL VOTE ON TODAY AND SHE WILL
PRESENT TOMORROW?
NOT SEEING ANY.
MADAM CLERK, NOT SEEING ANY
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS OR HANDS
RAISED. WILL WORK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE OF WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURE.>>
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES . COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
YES.
NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
THIS WEEK THE LINEUP IS
STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND THEN IT WILL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IN THE
MYSELF . COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
WELCOME TO TODAY.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 I
CONTINUE TO HOLD OPERATIONAL
COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES TO MAKE INTERVENTIONS
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT 6.
THIS WORK CONTINUES AND IF
YOU'D LIKE TO MEET WITH ME
STATUS UPDATES, MORE
INFORMATION OR RECEIVE
ASSISTANCE DO SO DURING OFFICE
HOURS.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH COLLISION
ABOUT SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENTS
WE COULD MAKE TO THE BREWERY
DISTRICT. LAST SATURDAY I JOINED
THE MOTHER OF A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY
HIS BODY WAS PULLED FROM
SEATTLE'S GREEN LAKE LAST JULY.
SHE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CANVASSING THE PARK AND
NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE IF ANYONE
MAY HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED IN HIS LAST HOURS OF
LIFE.
THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS THAT
ARE LEFT UNANSWERED.
IF YOU THERE BETWEEN JULY 2 AND
14 OF 2021, THEY ARE ASKING FOR
YOU TO LOOK AT PHOTOS AND
VIDEOS TO SEE IF HE WAS IN THE
BACKGROUND OR IF THERE IS
INFORMATION THAT MAY BE HELPFUL
TO THE INVESTIGATION.
YOU CAN CONTACT HIS FAMILY
úDIRECTLY.
OR REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND
WE WILL PUT YOU IN TOUCH.
ON SUNDAY I JURY JOINED THE
LITTER PATROL. THE ORGANIZERS
MEET EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT
8:45 AT THE BATHHOUSE PARKING
LOT.
THEY HAVE VESTS AND BAGS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHOW UP.
I WANT TO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO HELPED MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL
EVENT AND TO THE ORGANIZERS FOR
MAKING IT HAPPEN EVERY WEEKEND.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 I HOSTED
OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY.
AND MET WITH FOUR PEOPLE FROM
EAST BALLARD AND SEVERAL
OTHERS.
I THINK ALMOST EVERY MEETING
DISCUSSED HOMELESSNESS, A
TRAFFIC CIRCLE REQUEST WAS ONLY
ONE MEETING.
PUBLIC SAFETY, LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD VIBRANCY AND
ZONING AT LARGE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE.
THIS WEEK OFFICE HOURS ON
THURSDAY FROM 2:00 UNTIL 6:00
P.M.
THIS WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 WE ARE
HOSTING A MEETING FOCUSING ON
WHERE THE INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL AREAS BORDER.
TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTION INTO SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT ARE OCCURRING.
THIS WEEK I WILL ATTEND THE
BOARD LEGISLATIVE STEERING
COMMITTEE MEETING AND I WILL BE
JOINING THE FREMONT CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ON WEDNESDAY AND
ATTEND A REGIONAL TRANSIT
COMMITTEE AFTERWARDS. LAST
WEEK, CITYWIDE, I MET WITH THE
MAYOR AND WE HAD A GREAT
DISCUSSION AND WE ARE
PARTNERING ON PROJECTS AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HIM AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM ON MANY
THINGS. I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
THE INTERIM BUDGET DIRECTOR. AS
MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD THROUGH
YOUR BRIEFINGS, WE RECEIVED THE
OVERVIEW BRIEFING REGARDING THE
CURRENT FISCAL SITUATION THAT
IS LOOMING.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
PATRICK, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF WELD SEATTLE.
THE PROGRAM IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
BY UTILIZING VACANT BUILDINGS
AND HOMES THAT ARE SET TO BE
DEMOLISHED. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
MORE NOVA VACANT BUILDING TO BE
USED, LOOK THEM UP.
I WAS ALSO ABLE TO MEET LAST
WEEK WITH PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD.
IT IS GREAT TO PARTNER WITH YOU
TO GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
MET LASTLY, I ATTENDED THE
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ IS
GOING THIS MY DIARY.
AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO
THIS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE THERE IS ONE ITEM
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
COUNCIL BILL WHICH EXTENDS FOR
úSIX MONTHS TEMPORARY FLOODPLAI
REGULATIONS.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE, LEGISLATION TO
EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF
TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT
TO PROGRAM ON FIRST HILL.
THE NEXT LAND-USE COMMITTEE
WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
23 AT 2:00 P.M.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO ITEMS
CONFIRMED FOR THE AGENDA.
A VOTE ON A QUASIJUDICIAL REZONE
OF THE PROPERTY OF ROOSEVELT
WAY NORTHEAST.
EVERYTHING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE FIRST HILL TDR LEGISLATION.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS BACK .
I AM EXCITED TO PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM BACK BUT I AM STILL OFF
CAMERA.
HOPEFULLY, I WILL CONTINUE WITH
MY HEALING.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WELL
WISHES I HAVE RECEIVED.
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR FILLING
IN FOR ME LAST WEEK AND
STEPPING UP TO CHAIR THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE.
THAT WAS VERY KIND AND NEEDED.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
TO PRESENT THE BASIC LAW -- I'M
SORRY.
THE PRE-BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING STARTING IN THE
SPRING.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTED THE TRAINING.
ONE PART ABOUT THIS TRAINING,
IT IS NOT JUST THE CONTENT AND
HOW IT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE
RECRUITS MEANINGFUL EXPOSURE TO
THE UNIQUE IMMUNITIES THEY WILL
BE SERVING IN THE
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF SPD
AND TO GIVE THEM THE FOUNDATION
BEFORE THEY ENTER THE
STANDARDIZED STATEWIDE TRAINING.
NORMALLY STUDENTS ARE ON THE
DEPARTMENT PAYROLL FOR MONTHS
BEFORE THEY BEGIN THEIR FORMAL
TRAINING AT THE STATE ACADEMY.
AND THIS TRAINING CURRICULUM
THAT THE CHIEF HAS DEVELOPED,
MAKE SURE THAT WHILE THEY ARE
ON THE CITY PAYROLL, WE ARE
WORKING TO GET THE MORE EXPOSURE
TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SEATTLE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THERE IS NO MEETING NEXT WEEK.
FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING, I JUST
WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT THE
YEAR AND CRIME REPORT WENT OUT
LAST WEEK. WE MISS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR IT IN OUR
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK THAT WE
HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PRESENT ON
THE YEAR END REPORT.
HAD BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
IN LAST WEEK'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND WORK
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I
HAVE BEEN DOING, WE INVITED SPD
TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE
EXISTING RETAIL THEFT PROGRAM.
SOME OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY ITEMS,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE LET ME KNOW
LAST WEEK THAT THEY WILL SHARE
THE PROPOSED POLICY ON THE
SECOND WEEK OF MARCH.
THERE IS A LOT OF PUBLIC
INTEREST IN THE NEW SPD POLICY
ON DISHONESTY AND THAT IS WHERE
THE POLICY IS HELD WITHIN THE
POLICY MANUAL.
IT IS THE DISHONESTY POLICY AND
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
DEPARTMENT ARE GIVING IT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT FINALIZED.
I SAW A LETTER WHICH INCLUDED
THE COUNCIL'S AMENDMENTS. CODE
SAYS THE COUNCIL SHALL ENDEAVOR
TO ACT.
THIS IS ON THE WORD ENDEAVOR ON
ANY MAYORAL EMERGENCY WITHIN 48
HOURS. THE COUNCIL, THEY MODIFY
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER SO WE COULD
LIMIT IT. IS NO FUNDING FOR
THIS PROGRAM. COUNCIL WAS IN
FULL AGREEMENT TO LOOK AT THE
NEEDS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR
HIRING BONUS PROGRAMS.
THE ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL DID
WAS TO AUTHORIZE SPENDING
DURING 2021.
AND MAKING AVAILABLE $500,000
IN BONUSES FOR 2021. YOU MAY
RECALL THERE WERE PROPOSALS FOR
PROVIDING FUNDING. ON DECEMBER
30 AT 6:00 P.M.
THE FORMER MAYOR SENT A LETTER.
SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE TO
ADHERE TO THE CHANGES TO THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
AND THE CHANGES ARE NOT
EFFECTIVE.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DID
NOT PROVIDE THIS ADVICE.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE QUICKLY
DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT -- I AM
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON ADDRESSING THE ISSUE RELATED
TO THE FACT THAT IN JANUARY --
JOINED THE BASH AND WERE
OFFERED BONUSES.
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A REQUEST
FOR A -- WITH THE REQUEST OF
THE DATE OF MARCH 1. I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR FOR THE
TRANSPARENCY AND COOPERATION.
ON THE HUMAN SERVICES, THE
RESULTS. THE RFP PROVIDED ABOUT
-- TO FIND REENTRY SERVICES.
[INDISCERNIBLE-AUDIO CUTTING
OUT]
WHERE WE WERE WELL REPRESENTED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
WE RECEIVED 26 PROPOSALS
TOTALING -- WAS COMPRISED OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF.
THERE WERE 10, I'M SORRY, THERE
WERE NINE PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED
FOR FUNDING.
AND RECEIVED FUNDING AND THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE SIERRA
CLUB, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, ARMS
AROUND YOU, EAST AFRICA
COMMITTEE SERVICES, AND THE
UNIVERSITY BEYOND BARS.
AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT AS FAR
AS -- I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING ON
THURSDAY WHERE WE WILL VOTE ON
A REPEAL OF THE -- EXPERIENCED
BY --. WE WILL BE CONNECTING A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HELMET
USE.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE IT LOOKS LIKE I AM
PASSING IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU THIS
AFTERNOON.
EVERYTHING WILL BE FAIRLY BRIEF.
IN KEEPING WITH WHAT WOULD BE
EXPECTED, I WOULD HOPE.
THE COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.
OF PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
WE WILL BE HEARING A
PRESENTATION FROM THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA TO GIVE US AN
UPDATE ON HOW THE PROGRAMMING
HAS BEEN GOING SO FAR AND
CLOSING THE LOOP ON THE
IMPRESSIVE PROCESS, ENGINEERING
AND EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO
CREATING THE REALLY CRITICAL
FACILITY COME HERE AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE
TEAM. WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
SEVERAL COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION.
ON THE MARCH 2 COUNCIL FOR
COMMITTEE MEETING FOR
HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMELESSNESS, I HOPE RIGHT
NOW IS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET AN
UPDATE FROM THE JUST CARE TEAM
WHICH HAS NOT PRESENTED TO THE
COUNCIL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
BUT WE TRY TO CHECK IN WITH
THEM ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
AT LEAST ON MY PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE OF HOMELESS
INVESTMENTS AND ASSETS.
HOPEFULLY ON MARCH 2, WE CAN
GET AN UPDATE FROM THE JUST
CARE TEAM ON THINGS HAVE BEEN
GOING.
AND THE OTHER AREAS THEY HAVE
BEEN WORKING IN INCLUDING
CHINATOWN AS WELL AS LITTLE
SAIGON. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WHAT THE HORIZON OF THAT
PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE AS IT IS
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED TO WIND
DOWN IN JUNE.
AND WHAT WAYS WE CAN PRESUME
YOUR OF AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY
OR BUY IT MORE TIME.
GIVEN WE ARE IN A TRANSITION
PERIOD.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO HEAR
WHAT LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED
AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO
, TO HELP OUT WITH THE LOOMING
DEADLINES AS IT RELATES TO JUST
CARE.
AND THEY GENEROUSLY AGREED TO
COME ON MARCH 2. I BELIEVE
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON WILL BE
AVAILABLE AS WELL TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE MIGHT MOVE FORWARD AS A
CITY FAMILY AND ADDRESS THOSE
ISSUES.
MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE PUBLIC
ASSETS COMMITTEE. I AM HAPPY TO
GIVE THE WEEKLY REPORT FROM
CLEAN CITIES.
BETWEEN JANUARY 31 AND FEBRUARY
5, THE QUEEN CITY INITIATIVE
REMOVED THE 3103 NEEDLES AND
COLLECTED 6000 POUNDS OF TRASH
FROM 35 ENCAMPMENT LOCATIONS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
QUEEN CITY INITIATIVE WHICH HAS
BEEN STEPPING UP ITS GAME
THROUGHOUT THE FIRST QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR AND TRANSMITTING
STATISTICS FOR BREATHING EVERY
WEEK SO WE CAN SHARE WITH
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
LIBRARY UPDATES.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SUBMITTED INFORMATION THAT THE
WINDOWS AT THE MADISON AND
SEATTLE CENTRAL LOCATIONS HAVE
BEEN VANDALIZED.
HAVE BEEN FIXED.
PATRONS CAN GO TO THOSE
LOCATIONS AND NO LONGER SEE
WINDOWS THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED
BY VANDALISM.
I APPRECIATE THE LIBRARY FOR
SENDING THAT UPDATE ALONG TO
INDICATE THE WORK ORDER WAS
COMPLETED.
WE KNOW THAT AT LEAST IN THE
CASE OF CENTRAL LIBRARY OF
VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN INTO THE
BUILDING.
IN MARCH 2021.
AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
AND THE TWO FINALISTS FOR CHIEF
LIBRARIAN WERE INTERVIEWED LAST
WEEK.
AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE FINAL
DECISIONS IN LATE FEBRUARY OR
EARLY MARCH, REGARDING WHO WILL
BE OUR NEW CHIEF LIBRARIAN.
I APPRECIATE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT ARE TUNING IN AND
WEIGHING IN ON THE CRITICAL
DECISION.
AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPLACING
THE LAST PERMANENT LIBRARY AND,
WHO MOVED ON TO NEW
OPPORTUNITIES.
FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY FROM
EXPEDIA. IN MY DISTRICT.
THAT EXPEDIA WILL BE REOPENING
STARTING OFFICIALLY ON APRIL 4.
ALONG WITH A SIMILAR
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MICROSOFT
WHICH WILL BE RETURNING TO A
HYBRID WORK ON THEIR CAMPUS IN
REDMOND.
IT IS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THAT
EXPEDIA, WHICH PUT SO MUCH TIME
AND RESOURCE COMING OVER FROM
THE EAST SIDE TO BUILD OUT THE
OLD CAMPUS AND REALLY DEVELOP
THAT INTO A BIG ROBUST AND
ACTIVATED CAMPUS. IT IS GOOD TO
HEAR THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE
DECISION TO COME BACK ON APRIL
4 AND GIVE A BIG VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE TO US IN THE CITY.
THAT CAMPUS EMPLOYS 3000 PEOPLE
WHO WILL COME BACK TO WORK.
EITHER FULL-TIME ON CAMPUS OR
IN A HYBRID POSTURE.
IT IS A GREAT VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE AS WE EXPECT TO HAVE
MORE FIRMS MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
THAT THEY WILL RETURN TO WORK.
I AM PLEASED TO SEE THIS GREAT
NEIGHBORHOOD RETURNING. AND
VALIDATING THE DECISION THAT
EXPEDIA MADE TO RELOCATE FROM
THE EAST SIDE TO SEATTLE AND
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW THEY JUST
FINISHED UP BEFORE COVID AND
THEY DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO
MOVE IN.
I HOPE NOW THEY CAN MAKE FULL
USE OF THAT LOCATION. I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THAT RETURN
TO WORK FROM EXPEDIA AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO OTHER
COMPANIES FOLLOWING THE
EXAMPLE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR WORK
AS A COUNCIL IN THE CITY
GOVERNMENT AND THE INVESTMENTS
AND THE STRATEGY NECESSARY TO
EASE AND SUPPORT THE DECISION
OF FIRMS TO RETURN TO WORK IN
THE COMING MONTHS.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER AND
I LANDED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES . AND WAS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS.
OTHERWISE, I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR MY
COMMITTEE.
LAST WEEK THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EDUCATION ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMITTEE MET.
WE HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE ARTS
DEPARTMENT ON THEIR CURRENT
GRANT PROGRAMS AND WE DID VOTE
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
TWO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
REPORT MINUTES.
I BELIEVE THOSE WILL BE COMING
NEXT WEEK.
TO FULL COUNCIL.
WE ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING ON THE
ROLLOUT OF THEIR YOUTH LED
SOCIAL GOT JUSTICE GRANT.
THERE WAS A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE
THAT RESULTED IN DOZENS OF
STUDENTS RECEIVING NOTIFICATION
THAT THEY HAD BEEN AWARDED
GRANTS WHEN THEY HAD NOT.
I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR
AND HIS TEAM FOR BEING
RESPONSIVE.
I HEARD ABOUT THIS FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE
CONFUSED AND UNSURE ABOUT THEIR
STATUS.
THE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED MY
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK THEM
FOR COMING.
ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE
HAVE IS TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF
OUR DEPARTMENTS AND HOW THEY
FUNCTION AND PROVIDE SERVICE.
IN ORDER TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT THESE MISTAKES, I INVITED
THE DEPARTMENT SO WE COULD HEAR
ABOUT IT AND HOW THEY PLAN TO
PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN.
THE DIRECTOR INDICATED THAT IN
ORDER TO REPAIR THE HARM DONE TO
THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SOUGHT TO
PARTICIPATE, THEY NOTIFIED ALL
THE APPLICANTS THAT THEIR
PROPOSALS WILL BE FUNDED.
I AM EXCITED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE GRANT PROGRAM.
WE HAD ORIGINALLY 17, THE
INTENT WAS TO FUND 17 AWARDS.
WE HAD 82 APPLICANTS IN MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL 82
WILL RECEIVE SOME FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THEIR PROJECTS.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 9:30.
MOVING ON.
LAST WEEK MY STAFF AND I VISITED
KINGS HALL.
PART OF THE LARGER FACILITY
PROJECT. WE WENT ALONG WITH
FOLKS FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, ARTS DEPARTMENT --
REALLY TO GET A SENSE OF HOW
THE SPACE COULD BE TEMPORARILY
ACTIVATED FOR COMMUNITY USE. AS
I HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR ALMOST 2
YEARS NOW, FOLKS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN FIGURING OUT HOW
TO ACTIVATE SPACE AROUND THE
FACILITY, THAT PARTICULAR
APARTMENT BUILDING AND THE
SPACES AROUND IT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE WHAT
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO.
I ALSO MET WITH FOLKS IN THE
CID, LITTLE SAIGON AREA.
WE HAD THE FIRST OF WHAT WILL
BECOME A REGULAR MEETINGS TO
HEAR FROM SMALL BUSINESSES IN
THE AREA AND FROM RESIDENTS. I
HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING WITH
MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATION.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AN ARTICLE IN
THE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER OVER
THE WEEKEND ABOUT THE EGG
ROLLS, THEY CALL THEMSELVES A
ROLES.
THEY ARE FINDING MEANINGFUL
WAYS TO SUPPORT FOLKS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING SUNDAY MEALS AND THEY
HAVE BEEN PROVIDING CLOTHING,
PPE AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO
FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING ON HOUSE
IN THE AREA.
AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR OUR HELP
IN FIGURING OUT HOW TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO SERVICES AND TO JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO MEET WITH
THEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL SUPPORT.
MY STAFF ALSO MET WITH CORD.
WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION
FOCUSED ON RAINIER BEACH, SOUTH
PARK AND THE BRIGHT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO
SEEK TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
CAPITAL.
PARTICULARLY FOR BLACK
DEVELOPERS SO THEY CAN MORE
EQUITABLY COMPETE FOR
PURCHASING AND DEVELOPING
PROPERTY. THIS IS A COALITION
THAT IS BEEN ORGANIZING FOR TWO
OR THREE YEARS AND I REALLY
COMING TOGETHER TO LOOK AT
DIFFERENT WAYS THEY CAN SUPPORT
BLACK DEVELOPERS AND PROJECT
MANAGERS TO LEAD AND DRIVE THE
KIND OF CHANGES THEY WANT TO
SEE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
STARTING ON WEDNESDAY THE 16th,
I WILL PARTICIPATE WITH REAL
CHANGE.
THEIR VENDOR WEEK START THIS
WEEK.
IT WILL BE VIRTUAL.
BUT NEVERTHELESS I AM EXCITED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE PERSON I AM PARTNERED WITH.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO
SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS.
FINALLY, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
ADDRESS THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.
THAT WE KNOW HAS BEEN A TOPIC
OF CONVERSATION FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS, REALLY FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS AS THE PANDEMIC
HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON OUR
NEIGHBORS.
WE KNOW THAT LOW INCOME RENTER
FAMILIES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY
HARD HIT.
AND ARE DEALING WITH HIGH
STRESS.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE FOLKS
WHO ARE DEEMED ESSENTIAL
WORKERS WHO HAVE HAD TO BE OUT
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES OR WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE HARDSHIP OF THE
PANDEMIC.
NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED.
AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT CHANGE BY
THE END OF FEBRUARY.
WE KNOW THAT OMICRON IS SHOWING
SIGNS OF SLOWING, BUT
NEVERTHELESS WE STILL HAVE OVER
300 CASES A DAY IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
WHICH IS HIGHER THAN WE HAD
PRIOR TO DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
IN MARCH, COVID WILL STILL BE
HERE AND PEOPLE WILL STILL OWE
RENT AND NEIGHBORS WILL BE
STILL MISSING WORK.
AND UNTIL RENTERS HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO CATCH UP ON THEIR
RENT DEBT, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECONSIDER
THIS DECISION.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT RENTERS
UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS.
WE HAVE A WINTER EVICTION BAN
THAT WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL
MARCH 31 AND IT WILL RETURN ON
DECEMBER 1. THAT PROVIDE SOME
LEVEL OF EVICTION PROTECTION.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR
EMERGENCY IN PLACE AND THAT
MEANS TWO THINGS.
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
THE 2020 ORDINANCE THAT
PROVIDES SIX MONTHS OF DEFENSE
FOLLOWING THE END OF THE
MORATORIUM, EVICTION
MORATORIUM.
BUT I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT
LAST YEAR MY OFFICE BROUGHT IN
THIS COUNCIL PASSED LEGISLATION
TO INSURE A DEFENSE TO EVICTION
FOR THOSE WITH AN INABILITY TO
PAY RENT DURING THIS CIVIL
EMERGENCY AND FOR THE FOLLOWING
SIX MONTHS.
I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT THIS
IS ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION
THAT DOES NOT END IN FEBRUARY.
AND IT REMAINS IN PLACE UNTIL
SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COVID
CIVIL EMERGENCY ENDS.
ADDITIONALLY, IN 2020 MY OFFICE
BROUGHT AND THIS COUNCIL PASSED
AN UPDATE TO THE FAIR CHANCE
HOUSING ORDINANCE TO INSURE
THAT IN MOST CASES, IF YOU ARE
SERVED AN EVICTION NOTICE, IF
YOU ARE TAKEN TO COURT FOR AN
EVICTION OR EVICTED DURING THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY, IT IS A
SEATTLE FAIR HOUSING VIOLATION,
IF A FUTURE LANDLORD TRIES TO
USE THAT TO DENY YOU HOUSING.
THESE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP ANY
TRAUMA. BUT I FOLKS TO
UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE
. THIS IS -- IF WE END THE
MORATORIUM AT THE END OF THE
MONTH THAT IS NOT GOING TO SLOW
THE POTENTIAL SURGE IN
DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS
THAT COULD RESULT. I WANT TO
URGE THE MAYOR TO RECONSIDER
THE EVICTION MORATORIUM TO
ALLOW IT TO EXTEND PAST THE END
OF FEBRUARY.
AND GIVE TENANTS A CHANCE TO
CATCH UP ON RENT, NOW THAT FOLKS
ARE AT LEAST SOMEWHAT ABLE TO
GO BACK TO WORK.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THIS WEEK WE DO HAVE A NEW
STAFF MEMBER JOINING US.
I AM IT VERY EXCITED THAT WE
WILL BE WELCOMING EVELYN WHO
WILL SERVE AS OUR COMMUNITY
OUTREACH ANCIENT INDICATIONS
MANAGER.
SHE WILL COME TO US FROM BASH
WHERE THEY HAVE SERVED AS THE
ECONOMIC JUSTICE MANAGER.
IF YOU SEE HER AROUND, SAY
HELLO.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO BE
EXCUSED FROM NOW LAST MONDAY'S
COUNCIL BRIEFING AT NEXT
TUESDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING,
FEBRUARY 21 AND 22nd.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> NEXT MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY.
THE 21st IS A HOLIDAY.
>> THIS IS JODY.
>> I SHOULD'VE SAVE THIS FOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
>> THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO
SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS.
I DO NOT SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
NO.
OKAY.
THAT IS ALL.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO SAY HAPPY VALENTINE'S
DAY TO EVERYONE AND ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SPREAD THE LOVE.
AND DONATE SOME BLOOD.
OUR LOCAL BLOOD SUPPLY IS
HITTING A RECORD LOW AND WE
REALLY WANT TO STAY IN A
PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE ENCOURAGING FOLKS ON
VALENTINE'S DAY TO SIGN UP TO
GIVE BLOOD. IT IS THE SAFEST
AND MOST SIMPLE AS PROCESS AND
DONATION HAS HELPED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE SAVING LIVES AND
MAKING SURE WE ARE THERE FOR
PEOPLE IN THIS TIME OF
EMERGENCIES.
THE NEXT MEETING IS THIS WEEK
ON FEBRUARY 16 AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL HAVE THE APPOINTMENT TO
THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
FROM THE COUNCIL.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CITY BUDGET'S OFFICE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS PROVIDED.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WOULD
LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET MY
OFFICE NOW.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF THING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN.
FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE A
COMMUNITY PANEL TALKING ABOUT
CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE.
CANNABIS WORKERS WILL TALK
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS ABOUT
THE IMPACTS NOT HAVING
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO
WORK IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE SEEN REPORTS ABOUT THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY FOR
THE WORKERS.
AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW
INVESTMENTS FROM THIS INDUSTRY
SHOULD GO BACK IN THROUGH BLACK
AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.
IN THE YEARS AFTER, WE CAN WORK
TOWARD THE EQUITY GOALS IN THIS
INDUSTRY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH AN UPDATE ON SOME ITEMS WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
LAST WEEK I HAD A CHANCE TO GO
ON A WALKING TOUR.
THIS WAS A WALKING TOUR WHERE
WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR
INVESTMENTS IN SMALL BUSINESSES.
MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS FEEL SAFE
. WHETHER THEY ARE WORKERS OR
FOLKS WHO ARE RESIDENTS AND
ENCOURAGE PATRONS TO COME TO
THE SMALLEST BUSINESSES IN THE
AREA.
I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE
SEND OUT ACTION STEPS FROM THE
CONVERSATIONS.
THIS MORNING HAS BEEN BUSY.
TWO THINGS WE DID THIS MORNING.
I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH
-- WE PUT TOGETHER TINY HOUSES.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK THE
MONEY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
TO THEM LAST YEAR AND WE
APPRECIATE THE NEW MAYOR'S
OFFICE ALONG WITH THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IS
WORKING TO EXPEDITE THE RFP
THAT WILL GO OUT FOR HELPING TO
STAND UP MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THIS MORNING, I JOINED ABOUT 50
MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS 174.
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ON THE STRIKE
LINE SINCE THANKSGIVING FROM
THANKSGIVING UNTIL VALENTINE'S
DAY, NUMBERS IN THE CONCRETE
DRIVER INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN
CALLING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT.
THE TEAMSTER MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
ON STRIKE AGAINST SIX MAJOR
CONCRETE SUPPLIERS.
IT HAS RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF
HOURS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BE
ON JOB SITES THAT ARE HELPING
TO REBUILD OUR CITY AND THE
WORKERS WANT TO BE THERE.
IN ORDER TO BE ON THE JOB SITE,
WHETHER THROUGH SOUND TRANSIT
JOBS OR BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OR HELPING TO SUPPLY
CONCRETE FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE, THE THING NEEDED IS A
FAIR CONTRACT AND THE EMPLOYERS
HAVE NOT BEEN COMING TO THE
TABLE AND BARGAINING IN GOOD
FAITH AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THIS MORNING CONGRESSMAN SMITH
WAS THERE AND HE SAID THIS
STANDSTILL COMES AT THE EXPENSE
OF PEOPLE AND HURTS FAMILIES.
THE ACTIONS BY THE EMPLOYER
SEEM TO INDICATE UNDERMINING
UNIONS THEN RATHER THAN
NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH.
BY ECHO THAT SENTIMENT AND I
SHARE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS
HEARD SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS FROM
WORKERS AND THEIR RIGHT TO BE
STRIKING AND WE ARE RALLYING
BEHIND THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY
GET A GOOD CONTRACT AND WE GET
TRAINED AND SKILLED UNION
MEMBERS DEPLOYING CONCRETE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE
UNION MEMBERS FROM TEAMSTERS 174
HAVE THEIR CONTRACTOR FILLED
AND WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
MET.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WE PUT INFORMATION OUT ABOUT
WHERE TO GO TO SUPPORT THE
TEAMSTERS STRIKE FUND.
FOLKS AND DONATE IF THEY ARE
INTERESTED.
IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY TO
SUPPORT THEM.
AND ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING. THEY MENTION SOME UNION
MEMBERS SLEEPING IN THE CAR
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO KEEP UP WITH SOME BILLS AND
THIS HELPS.
THIS WEEK I WILL DO A WEBINAR.
THIS IS A GROUP OF PROGRESSIVE
LOCAL ELECTIONS WHO TALK ABOUT
HOW TO LIFT UP WORKING FAMILIES
AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND AN CREDIBLE WAY.
HIGH WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WORKERS
CITY COUNCIL DID WITH THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS AND
THE WAY WE INVESTED DOLLARS.
ESPECIALLY TO INVEST DIRECTLY
INTO WORKERS LIKE CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES AND WORKING FAMILIES.
I WILL JOIN THE BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING. WE WILL CONSIDER
LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE THE
HELMET LAW.
ALL OF THOSE TEAMS HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF REMOVE
ME THE HELMET LAW, ENFORCEMENT
EQUIREMENTS AND CAME UP WIT
JOINT RECOMMENDATION AND THEY
RECOMMENDED REPEALING THE
HELMET LAW.
TO FOCUS ON ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS
TO INCREASE SAFETY. THEY SAID
SEATTLE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVELY
ADVANCING MANY GOALS.
NEXT IS TO TIE BACK TO WHAT
THEY HAVE EVALUATED AN
EDUCATION FOR COLLEAGUES.
EVEN IN CITIES THAT HAVE AN ALL
AGES HELMET LAW, SEATTLE IS ONE
OF THE VERY FEW AND TACOMA
REPEALED THEIR HELMET LAW IN
JULY 2020.
NOTABLY BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT
ON RACIAL EQUITY CONCERNS AND
THE BIAS THAT IS GOING INTO
ENFORCEMENT.
COURT RECORDS SHOW BLACK
CYCLISTS FROM A DECADE AGO WERE
TO BE TICKETED FOR NOT HAVING A
AND A DECADE LATER THE
DISPARITY WAS ABOUT FOUR TIMES.
THIS IS ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY AND
WE WILL ARE TO PASS A
RESOLUTION THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW
WE CAN DO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HAVE A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM.
WE KNOW THERE IS A HUGE NEED
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. IF THE
POLICY IS GOING TO BE
RECONSIDERED, THAT IS GREAT.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO GET FUNDING
OUT THE DOOR FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
OF THE MONEY ALLOCATED $34
MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT, THE
REMAINING AMOUNT TO GO OUT IS
ABOUT $25 MILLION.
THAT ANNOUNCEMENT CAME FROM THE
MAYOR THAT THIS IS FUNDING WE
NEED TO GET OUT ASAP TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS ARE GETTING RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS MONEY WE HAVE ALREADY
APPROVED. THERE IS A NEED TO
GET ADDITIONAL RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASK THROUGH
THE FUNDING REQUESTED AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY HAS
BEEN GETTING ASSISTANCE OUT AND
WE SEE THE LARGEST FUNDING IS
GOING INTO HOUSEHOLDS. WE KNOW
THAT 96% OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE
DOLLARS HAVE BEEN TO LANDLORDS.
I HOPE IT DISPELS THE
INFORMATION. I AM GRATEFUL WE
HAVE THE SIX-MONTH COVID
DEFENSE AND WE NEED TO EXPEDITE
GETTING THE DOLLARS THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS PASSED. SO WE CAN
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
I SEE TWO HANDS UP.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> COMMENTS ABOUT THE HELMET LAW
. I ALSO GAVE A REPORT AND I WAS
TALKING ABOUT THE THURSDAY
BOARD OF HEALTH ACTION.
IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FOR
THE CITY TO TAKE ACTION?
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
I'M SORRY I DID NOT NOTE IT WAS
IN ADDITION.
IT IS THE SAME MEETING.
I WAS CITING A REPORT FROM 2021.
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
WERE NOT WITH US NO HOW OUR
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CONSIDERING
SUCH A REPEAL. IN ADDITION TO
DOING ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
THAT WORKING GROUP WORKED
CLOSELY WITH THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL JUDGE THAT LED TO CHIEF
DIAZ THE END OF 2021 MAKING A
STATEMENT BEFORE THE BOARD OF
HEALTH ACTION THAT THEY INTEND
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE BOARD OF
HEALTH DOES HOPEFULLY WE WILL
VOTE TO REPEAL BUT THE CITY'S
POLICY IS TO DAN PRIORITIZE LAW-
ENFORCEMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS A REMINDER.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AND IS WANTED TO NOTE THAT,
THIS IS RELATIVE TO PUBLIC
PROJECTS WE HAVE SOUND TRANSIT
ANOTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
DELAYED.
IT IS EXTREMELY RELEVANT TO THE
CITY.
AND AS PART OF THE TAXING
JURISDICTION.
I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND THE
PROJECTS THAT SEATTLE IS LEAD
ALL BUT THOSE ARE BEING DELAYED
AND I SPOKE TO COMMUNITY ROUTES
HOUSING AND THEY MENTION THAT
THEY ARE ALREADY ABOUT $850,000
DELAYED AND THEY HAVE LOST
BECAUSE OF THE CONCRETE STRIKE.
TOTALS ABOUT $15,000 A DAY ON
THEIR TWO PUBLIC AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS THEY ARE
TRYING TO GET BUILT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
MAKING THOSE COMMENTS.
THIS IS IMPACTING THE THINGS WE
ARE TRYING TO GET DONE TO MEET
THE POLICY GOALS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD EMPHASIZE THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM WHO
SENDS LETTERS TO THE EMPLOYERS
EMPHASIZING THE EMPLOYER SIDE.
THE EMPLOYER NEEDS TO COME TO
THE TABLE.
IN SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS
TRYING TO GET THE EMPLOYERS TO
THE TABLE.
IT HINGES ON THE EMPLOYERS AND
COMPANIES NEGOTIATING IN GOOD
FAITH AS REQUIRED BY LABOR LAW.
FOR ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT
THESE THINGS, WE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF
THE EMPLOYERS.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I BELIEVE
YOU ARE NEXT.
>> THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THIS WEEK.
THAT MY MEETING LAST WEEK WE
HOSTED A PANEL OF THIS IS OWNERS
AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, INCLUDING -- TO
DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF RISING
CRIME ON THEIR BUSINESSES,
WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL AND ARE ALSO CLIPS ON
OUR WEBSITE.
I INSIST ON SAYING RISING CRIME
BOTH VIOLENT AND PROPERTY TO
COUNTER THE MISINFORMATION WE
ARE SEEING IN SOME BLOGS THAT
THIS CLIMB IS NOT IMPACTING OR
INCREASING OR IT IS ANECDOTAL.
ACCORDING TO SPD'S CRIME
DASHBOARD, PROPERTY CRIME
INCREASED 8% FROM 2020 UNTIL
2021.
AND THAT DOES NOT REALLY
REFLECT THE REALITY OF WHAT IS
GOING ON. AS WE HEARD, MANY
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS DO NOT
REPORT. THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO
WAIT FOR AN OFFICER TO COME IN
AND GIVE A STATEMENT OR THEY
DON'T PLAN ON SUBMITTING AN
INSURANCE CLAIM BECAUSE THEY
ARE AFRAID OF THE PREMIUMS
GOING UP.
THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND WANTED
TO SAY THAT ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS DID RECEIVE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PUT
FORWARD BY THE PARTICIPANTS.
AND THEY ARE POSTED ON MY
WEBSITE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
STEPS THEY ARE SUGGESTING THE
CITY COULD TAKE, THAT WOULD HELP
DOCUMENT AND MITIGATE AND REDUCE
CRIME.
BUT THINGS WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW
THAT WOULD SHOW SOME
COORDINATION AMONGST DEPARTMENTS
THAT WOULD HELP THEM.
THAT IS A RECAP OF MY MEETING
LAST WEEK.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WAS
SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 23 BUT
IT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED A
NOTICE ON THAT.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
BOARD WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT
WHAT THE MAJOR CARRIERS ARE
DOING TO ADVANCE DIGITAL EQUITY.
MOVING FORWARD, THIS MORNING I
MET TO LEARN ABOUT PRIORITIES
FOR INVIGORATING SEATTLE'S
MUSIC INDUSTRY.
THAT IS EXCITING TO LEARN ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN REBOOTING
THE OFFICE OF MUSIC.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
IN THIS COMING WEEK I AM
ATTENDING THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS AN
ALTERNATE ON WEDNESDAY.
THAT IS MY WEEK.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON
RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I HAVE
BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
CURTIS BROWN . AND THE LIST OF
PUZZLES THEY HAVE TO MEET THE
GOALS IS REALLY COMPELLING.
JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT UP. IF THERE
IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO SUPPORT
THOSE EFFORTS, LET ME KNOW.
ESPECIALLY WITH ACCESS TO
CAPITAL.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON THERE ARE NO
ITEMS RELATED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES THE NEXT
COMMITTEE IS TOMORROW, TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 15 AT 9:30 A.M.
MOST OF THE COMMITTEE TIME THIS
WEEK WILL BE SPENT WITH SOUND
TRANSIT. TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR THE NEXT BIG PHASE OF
IMPLEMENTING THE WEST SEATTLE
EXTENSION.
THE DRAFT IS ON THE WEBSITE AND
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE DUE BY
APRIL 28.
SEATTLE IS REPRESENTED ON THE
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD. IN
ADDITION TO THE MULTIPLE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUPS OUR
CANCELS TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE IS MAKING ITSELF
AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS AN
ADDITIONAL VENUE TO COMMUNICATE
AND RECEIVE INFORMATION ON THE
REGIONAL TRANSIT ISSUES.
THE DRAFT IS A MASSIVE
COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS
INCLUDING A COVER LETTER,
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOLLOWED BY
SIX CHAPTERS AND MANY MORE
TABLES AND FIGURES.
AT THE VIRTUAL TABLE WE WILL
HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS THE
CITY'S DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
EXECUTIVE.
CONSIDER THIS AS AN INVITATION
TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
ATTEND THE COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT .
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS AND
TOMORROW CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING IS FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 18. WE WILL DISCUSS
ABOUT THE DECISION TO END THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM.
I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE A
RESOLUTION.
TO EXTEND THE DURATION. IT
ADDRESSES THE URGENT NEED IN
RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF HOUSING
ADVOCATES AND OTHERS.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
JUSTIFIES THE END OF THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM.
IT COULD BE TO EVICTIONS AND
INCREASE HOMELESSNESS.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
WE NEED TO EXTEND THE PANDEMIC
MORATORIUM THROUGH THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY.
TOMORROW I WILL MEET WITH
LEADERS IN UNION MEMBERS AND
ACTIVISTS AND SOCIALISTS IN A
PROTEST AT STARBUCKS
HEADQUARTERS STARTING AT 8:00
A.M.
THE RALLY IS BEING ORGANIZED BY
SEATTLE STARBUCKS UNITED.
AND OTHERS.
AS I EXPLAINED LAST TUESDAY,
THE COMPANY RETALIATED AGAINST
WORKERS ORGANIZING FOR A UNION
AND FIRED ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
THE WRONG FIRED WORKERS
ANNOUNCED THE UNION CAMPAIGN ON
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY LAST
MONTH.
LOOKING FOR BETTER WORKING
CONDITIONS. STARBUCKS WORKERS
IN NEARLY 80 STORES ARE
UNDERTAKING A COURAGEOUS EFFORT
AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL CORPORATIONS IN THE
WORLD.
AMONG THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED STORES
THAT ARE UNIONIZING, IS ONE ON
CAPITOL HILL.
IF SUCCESSFUL, A STARBUCKS
UNION WOULD BE A MONUMENTAL STEP
FOR THE ENTIRE FAST FOOD
INDUSTRY AND WILL GIVE
CONFIDENCE TO WORK AND'S THAT
OTHER MEGACORPORATIONS WHO WANT
TO FIGHT BACK. HOURS AFTER THE
WORKERS WERE FIRED THEY
ORGANIZED A PICKET. THIS IS
KIND OF RESPONSE WE NEED WHEN
WE RUN INTO THIS KIND OF
TACTIC.
AND THIS RALLY TOMORROW MORNING
AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE ACTION
TO SPEAK UP IN SOLIDARITY AND
DEMAND THAT STARBUCKS STOP
UNIONBUSTING AND IMMEDIATELY
REINSTATE THE WORKERS WHO WERE
UNJUSTLY FIRED.
WE KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
ACTION STARBUCKS HAS TAKEN
AGAINST WORKERS.
IN MEMPHIS IN LATE JANUARY
STARBUCKS SHUT DOWN A STORE.
THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN IT TO THE
NEXT LEVEL. LABOR MOVEMENT
CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO GET AWAY
WITH THIS. WE CAN BE SURE THAT
STARBUCKS WILL FIRE AS MANY
WORKERS AS NECESSARY AND
CONTINUE THESE TACTICS TO STOP
THIS STRUGGLE.
THAT IS WHY THIS DAY OF ACTION
TO DEFEND THE JOBS AND GET THEM
REINSTATED IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO FOLLOW
THIS UP WITH MORE ESCALATED
ACTION.
WE KNOW STARBUCKS WILL ESCALATE
AS WELL.
URGENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
JOIN US TOMORROW. WE WILL NOT
BACK DOWN UNTIL THIS AND THIS.
THAT IS MY REPORT. DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY
HANDS RAISED.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, THAT WILL END THE
REPORT FOR MY OFFICE.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ,
I HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO SHARE
WITH YOU ALL AND I WILL BE
BRIEF . THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE GOVERNANCE NATIVE
COMMNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND
TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
ON MARCH 7 AT 9:30.
IN REGARDS TO SOUND TRANSIT, I
ATTENDED THE SOUND TRANSIT
EXPERIENCE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK.
DURING THE MEETING WE HEARD
FROM THE CEO WHO DETAILED THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRAIN
STALLING. HE ALSO EXPLAINED
WHAT OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
SOUND TRANSIT WILL MAKE TO
ENSURE THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES
NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
AS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
INVITE YOU TO GO TO TOMORROW
MORNING'S COUNCIL MEETING AND
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR.
THEY LOVE THEIR POWERPOINT.
GET READY.
THE NEXT SOUND TRANSIT MEETING
IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES STARTED
TO STATE, NEXT MONDAY IS A
HOLIDAY.
WE WILL NOT HAVE A COUNCIL
BRIEFING NEXT MONDAY ON THE
21st.
THE NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL
BE MONDAY AT 2:00 ON FEBRUARY 28
. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I JUST
SHARED? NO.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.