>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK.
MY NAME IS DEBORAH JUAREZ.
THIS IS THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 16th.
THE TIME IS 2:00.
BEFORE WE CALL ROLE, COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WILL NOT
BE JOINING US TODAY.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> PRESIDENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVING ALONG IN THE AGENDA, WE
WILL GO TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES OF MAY NINTH WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
I WILL GO TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR SERVING
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
AND I UNDERSTAND, MAYOR WHILE I
WAS GONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
STEPPING IN FOR ME.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S SEE, TOMORROW, I WANT TO
GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE OF
TOMORROW IN MY PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL
INCLUDE THE MINUTES AND THE
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS WELL AS
11 APPOINTMENTS WHICH WERE
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AS A REMINDER, WE WILL TAKE ONE
VOTE ON ALL ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS ANY
COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS THAT AN
ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT AGENDA.
WE WILL ALSO BE VOTING ON TWO
ORDINANCES RECOMMENDED BY THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS
A RESOLUTION REGARDING COUNCIL
RULES, RECOMMENDED BY THE
GOVERNANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
AND THAT WOULD BE ME.
I KNOW EVERYONE HAS QUESTIONS
ABOUT PUBLIC MEETING
REQUIREMENTS AND THE SALT --
PLAN FOR RETURNING TO CHAMBERS
GIVEN THE CHANGES EFFECTIVE
JUNE 1st.
I WILL BE REVIEWING THE PLANS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT WITH STAFF
WHICH WE DID THIS MORNING AND I
SHOULD ADD THAT WE HAVE BEEN
MEETING WITH LAW ON THE CLERK'S
OFFICE AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE
PARTNERS TO DISCUSS WHAT THE
RETURN TO WORK AND THE CHAMBERS
WILL LOOK LIKE, NOT ONLY FOR
COUNCIL MEETINGS BUT COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS.
AND IN THE OVERARCHING GOAL, IT
IS TO MAKE A PRIORITY PUBLIC
HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND
UPHOLDING OF COURSE THE VALUES
OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS
ACT.
OPMA.
WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO THE
SIGNING OF LETTERS OF
PROCLAMATIONS.
WE HAVE NO LETTERS OR
PROCLAMATIONS THIS WEEK.
SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
THAT IS A PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS GIVING US AN
UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
THE ROLL CALL ORDER WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS NOT
HERE TODAY.
SO THIS WILL BE THE LINEUP.
FIRST OF ALL, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THEN
MYSELF.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
. THERE YOU ARE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, IT IS GREAT TO SEE
YOU.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT SIX,
WOODLAND PARK UPDATE.
THEY OUTREACH PLAN ENDED LAST
WEEK IN PHASE 3. AFTER FOUR
MONTHS OF INTENSIVE OUTREACH,
WE MOVED 85 PEOPLE OUT OF THE
PARK AND INTO SHELTER,
TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THIS IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN CITY HISTORY
CONNECTED WITH SHELTER AND
SERVICES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL.
THIS IS BECAUSE JANUARY WE
CREATED A BINDING LIST.
IN FEBRUARY, WE FINISHED A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE FOLKS
AND BEGAN MOVING PEOPLE INSIDE
AND OUT OF WOODLAND PARK.
THE TIMELINE OF THE ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL WAS DICTATED BY SHELTER
THROUGHPUT AS WE DO NOT HAVE A
SHELTER EXPANSION DURING THIS
TIME.
THIS EXTENDED THE AMOUNT OF
TIME IT TOOK COMPARED TO IF WE
HAD RECEIVED SHELTER EXPANSION
DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
DURING THIS, MORE PEOPLE MOVED
INTO THE PARK NOT ON THE
ORIGINAL CENSUS.
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE
THE END OF PHASE 3, WE SEARCHED
EVERTS TO ACCOUNT FOR EVERYONE
IN THE PARK.
PHASE 3, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE
39 REFERRALS IN THE WEEK
LEADING UP TO AND ON THE DAY OF
REMOVAL INCLUDING 27 OF THE
FOLKS WHO ARE SHOULDERED ON THE
DAY OF THE REMOVAL BECAUSE WE
HAD SPENT THE TIME NEEDED TO
CREATE PLANS FOR THEM AND THAT
WEEK LEADING UP.
TOTALING 85 PEOPLE, SINCE
JANUARY, CONNECTED WITH SHELTER
OR HOUSING SERVICES.
A LESSON LEARNED IS ONE WE
ALREADY KNEW GOING IN WHICH WAS
THAT SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON
ADEQUATE SHELTER AVAILABILITY.
THE PANDEMIC ENDED THE USE OF A
CONGREGANT SHELTER WHICH IS AN
IMPORTANT AND POSITIVE STEP.
NOW THE BASE SHELTER OPTION IS
24/7 ENHANCED SHELTER WHERE YOU
CAN HAVE A PET IN YOUR
POSSESSION AND BE WITH YOUR
PARTNER.
THIS IS A BETTER MODEL THAN
WHAT WE RELIED ON PREVIOUSLY.
WE KNOW MOST PEOPLE DESIRE
PERSONAL SPACE.
A SHELTER OR HOUSING OPTION
THAT HAS FOUR WALLS AND A DOOR
THEY CAN LOCK.
CURRENTLY THE CITY DOES NOT
HAVE A SHELTER AND WE ARE DOING
NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
OUR SHELTER IS DEPENDENT ON
HOUSING RESOURCES WE FUND FROM
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE TO LOW
INCOME HOUSING.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE
MET AS A CITY, MEETING THE
TARGET OF $200 MILLION PER YEAR
FOR INVESTING IN HOUSING.
THAT WAS DUE TO THE JUMPSTART
TAX AND THE HOUSING LEVY AS
WELL AS FEDERAL COVID RELIEF
FUNDING.
WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF FUNDING
HOUSING NEEDS AND WE NEED TO
SCALE UP THE SHELTER CAPACITY
WHILE PERMANENT HOUSING IS
BEING BUILT.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE APPROACH
MODEL WE USED AT WOODLAND PARK
AND BALLARD COMMONS, WHICH
GIVES PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH
WORKERS THE TIME THEY NEED TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND ASSESS
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, CONTRIBUTED
TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
ACCEPTING SHELTER AND HOUSING.
I BELIEVE THE MODEL WILL STAND
THE TEST OF TIME AND BE USED AS
A MODEL FOR GETTING PEOPLE
INSIDE ACROSS THE CITY.
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL'S OFFICE
AND I WORKED COLLABORATIVELY
WITH AGENCIES AND NEIGHBORS FOR
MONTHS TO REACH THIS POSITIVE
RESOLUTION.
THE COLLABORATION ALLOWED FOR
UNIFIED TEAM OF GOVERNMENTAL
AND NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO
FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE
AND TO RETURN THE PARK TO ITS
USE IS DESIGNED.
WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SHELTER AND HOUSE 83 PEOPLE
WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION,
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND MAYOR
HARRELL'S W MAYOR TIFFANY
WASHINGTON'S LEADERSHIP.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
OUTREACH WORKERS, CLEAN CITIES
TEAM, HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
IT IS DIFFICULT, CHALLENGING
AND OFTEN TIMES THANKLESS.
AND OFTEN TIMES, THE WORK GOES
UNNOTICED BY SO MANY JUST IN
CASE THEY ARE LISTENING AND
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT, I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE YOU THE
PUBLIC RECOGNITION THAT YOU
DESERVE.
AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF INTENSIVE
OUTREACH, AND UNPRECEDENTED 85
INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN TENTS AND
RV'S AT WOODLAND PARK WERE
SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED TO SHELTER
AND HOUSING WITH THE SERVICES
THEY NEED AND THAT IS THANKS TO
THE TRAIN PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH
WORKERS FROM THE CITY'S HOPE
TEAM AND REACH.
AND THESE REFERRALS HELPED
PEOPLE SECURE SAFER AND MORE
STABLE LIVING CONDITIONS.
AND OTHER D 6NEWS, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE REIMAGINE
COALITION MEETING.
I HOLD A MEETING ABOUT
ACTIVATION IDEAS.
I MET WITH THE WOODLAND PARK
ZOO TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT
COUNCIL APPROVED LAST YEAR.
I HOSTED MY WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS
WITH RESIDENTS THURSDAY WHERE
HE MET WITH TWO RESIDENTS FROM
EAST BALLARD, ONE FROM BALLARD,
ONE FROM FREMONT, ONE FROM
PHINNEY RIDGE.
WE HAD A COUPLE LAST MINUTE
CANCELLATIONS AND ONE PERSON
CAE IN FROM DISTRICT THREE.
WE DISCUSSED PUBLIC SAFETY,
HOMELESSNESS, LAND USE AND THE
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR UPDATE.
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY
IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
LAST FRIDAY, MY STAFF AND I
WALKED AND TALKED ABOUT GREEN
LAKE'S OUTER LOOP WITH THREE D6
RESIDENTS.
AS ALWAYS, I CONTINUE TO HOLD
MY WEEKLY OPERATIONS MEETINGS,
BOTH LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK
COORDINATING WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
MAKE MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT
SIX.
THIS COMING WEEK IN DISTRICT
SIX, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
ATTENDING THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL
IN BALLARD TUESDAY.
IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST PARADE
AND LARGEST PARADE OUTSIDE
NORWAY CELEBRATE NORWAY'S
CONSTITUTION DAY INCLUDING A
LUNCHEON AT THE NORDIC MUSEUM
AND A PARADE IN THE EVENING.
I WILL BE HOSTING MY D6 OFFICE
HOURS WITH RESIDENTS ON
THURSDAY FROM 2:30 P.M.
UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
AS WELL AS ON THURSDAY.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE NORDIC
SUMMIT WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF
ICELAND WILL BE PRESENTING.
AND MY STAFF AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ONE SEATTLE DAY
OF SERVICE THIS COMING
SATURDAY.
YOU CAN JOIN THE ONE SEATTLE
DAY OF SERVICE BY SIGNING UP AT
SEATTLEGOB -- SEATTLE.GOV/DAY
OF SERVICE.
THEN I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
BALLARD INAUGURAL GAME OF THE
INAUGURAL SEASON.
THE SOLD-OUT MATCH AGAINST
UNITED FC AND A SOCCER LEGEND
CEREMONY AT INTERBASE STADIUM.
IF YOU DID NOT GET TICKETS FOR
THIS ONE, THERE ARE MORE
MATCHES COMING UP AND IT WILL
BE AN EXCITING FIRST SEASON FOR
THE BALLARD FOOTBALL CLUB.
AS ALWAYS, I HOLD MY PUBLIC
SAFETY CONFERENCE MEETING WITH
KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR ATTORNEY
AND A SPEEDY TO DISCUSS PUBLIC
SAFETY IN DISTRICT SIX.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO FINE-TUNE THIS
MEETING.
LAST WEEK AT CITY HALL, I MET
WITH THE OPDC DIRECTOR TO
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ON THE
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
PROCESS.
I ALSO MET WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE WORKERS
UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE STADIUM DISTRICT.
I WAS ALSO HONORED TO JOIN THE
FAC LEADERSHIP FORUM.
THE STAFF IN THE CITY MAKE THE
CITY WORK.
I WATCHED FROM THE DISTRICT
OFFICE WINDOW ENTER MANY PARTS
OF THE AREA, HOW AMAZING THE
TEAM IS.
FROM OPERATING BUILDINGS TO
SERVICE COUNTERS TO OPERATING
THE LARGEST VACCINATION CENTER
IN THE COUNTRY DURING COVID,
THEY DO IT WELL AND THEY DO IT
ALL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR
TEAMS.
I MET WITH THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OR COCHAIR RICK
MUELLER AND WITH ONE OF HIS
STUDENTS, A GRADUATE STUDENT AT
UW TO DISCUSS A PROJECT
MAPPING, A PROJECT MAPPING THE
LEGACY DUPLEX TRIPLEX APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND STOREFRONTS THAT
EXIST IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS OF
DISTRICT SIX SO THAT I CAN
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT
NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS IN THE
DISTRICT.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND
SATELLITE COMMITTEE, I MIMICKED
THE SURVEILLANCE REPORT FROM
THE CAP PICO-BASED SYSTEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND I ATTENDED
THE SEATTLE MARITIME BREAKFAST
WITH THE BOARD OF SEATTLE.
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE GSBA
SCHOLARSHIP RANCHER WILL BEGIN
ON THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY CONTINUATION
OF CARE SUMMIT.
THIS COMING WEEK IN DISTRICT
SIX AND CITY HALL, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON'S FIRST INTERIM
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES MEETING.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH MARSHALL
FOSTER TO CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION OF SOUND TRANSIT
THREE AND THE WEST SEATTLE LINK
EXTENSION EIS PROCESS WERE D6
RESIDENTS.
MARSHALL FOSTER IS THE
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE FOR
SOUND TRANSIT.
FRIDAY, I WILL JOIN PARENTS AND
STUDENTS OF ALUM SEDIMENTARY TO
HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOOL.
FRIDAY, I WILL HAVE MY MEETING
WITH THE WIN FOR DIRECTOR
KIERSTEN SIMPSON TO DISCUSS
MANY OF THESE THINGS.
LASTLY, I WILL BE MEETING WITH
SDOT FRONTLINE STAFF TO DISCUSS
BALLARD AVENUE.
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, IT HAS
BEEN A COUPLE YEARS SINCE WE
HAD NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE MAY 25TH MEETING HAS BEEN
CANCELED SO THE NEXT MEETING
WILL BE JUNE 8th.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT
DEAR COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
LETS SCROLL UP HERE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS VOTED OUT
OF COMMITTEE AT LAST TUESDAY'S
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE BY A 4- ONE-
VOTE.
WE ARE NOT HEARING THEM AT THIS
WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING
BECAUSE OF THE COUNCIL RULES
THAT REQUIRE US TO DELAY FULL
COUNCIL ACTION ON BILLS THAT
ARE UNANIMOUSLY, OR NOT
UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IN
COMMITTEE.
SO THOSE TWO ITEMS WILL BE
HEARD AT FULL COUNCIL ON
TUESDAY, THE 24th.
AND FOR REFERENCE, COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON EXPRESSING
SUPPORT FOR FUTURE ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS FOR A SPEEDY OFFICER
HIRING AND RETENTION INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS AND COUNSEL BILL
120320 THAT I SPONSORED THAT
RELEASES FUNDING FOR A SPEEDY
OFFICER MOVING EXPENSES AT A
SPEEDY RECRUITMENT HIRE.
A REQUEST THAT SDH RURAL WOMAN
PERSONAL RULES TO ALLOW GREATER
FLEXIBILITY TO PAY MOVING
EXPENSES FOR NEW HIRES.
AND THE BILL MOVED OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH AN AMENDMENT
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON THAT SUPPORTED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR A
CONSULTANT TO ASSIST WITH THE
POLICE CHIEF SEARCH AS WELL AS
ADVERTISING TO SUPPORT
RECRUITMENT TO FULFILL THE
COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FOR SPD TO
HIRE 125 OFFICERS IN THE COURSE
OF 2022.
AND
THERE IS NO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK.
SOME OTHER UPDATES OUT OF THE
DEPARTMENT, JUST WANTED TO LET
FOLKS KNOW THAT I KNOW THERE IS
A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE
FUNDING THAT THE COUNCIL MADE
AVAILABLE TO INCREASE LICENSE
CAPACITY IN PRESCHOOL AND
CHILDCARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE
CITY.
BY FUNDING SOME PHYSICAL
FACILITY EXPANSION OR
MODIFICATIONS.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
IS MAKING THESE DOLLARS
AVAILABLE.
THEY WILL PROVIDE GRANTS OF UP
TO $2 MILLION FOR NONPROFIT
SECTOR-BASED PROVIDERS IN
PRESCHOOLS AND UP TO $75,000
FOR NONPROFIT HOME-BASED
AGENCIES AND THOSE FUNDS WILL
BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE
PERIOD OF AUGUST, 2022, THROUGH
DECEMBER, 2024.
THERE IS INFORMATION SESSION AS
IS FOR FOLKS INTERESTED IN
APPLYING IT THAT IS A WEEK FROM
TUESDAY, THE 24th AT 10:30 A.M.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ON THE
WEBSITE BY GOING TO
SEATTLE.GOV/SERVICES FOR THE
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
A COUPLE THINGS TO MENTION
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH.
STARTING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIME
OVER THE LAST WEEK, THE NATION
PASSED A TRAGIC MILESTONE.
1 MILLION AMERICANS DEAD FROM
COVID.
THAT IS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO HOW
MANY AMERICANS DIED IN THE
CIVIL WAR AND IN WORLD WAR II
COMBINED.
AND AMONG THE DEAD INCLUDE MORE
THAN 241,000 CHILDREN
WHO LOST A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.
THAT IS A HUGE BURDEN OF GRIEF
FOR A WHOLE GENERATION OF YOUNG
PEOPLE.
THE U.S. HAS HAD THE HIGHEST
REPORTED COVID DEATH TOLL OF
ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
PREDICTABLY, THE BURDEN OF LOSS
HAS NOT BEEN SHARED EQUALLY.
HREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR DEATHS
OR PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER.
BLACK, HISPANIC AND NATIVE
AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HIT
TWICE AS HARD AND THEY ARE
TWICE AS LIKELY FROM DYING FROM
COVID AS OPPOSED TO THEIR WHITE
COUNTERPARTS.
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE HAVE A 10
TIMES GREATER RISK OF DYING
FROM COVID THAN THE FULLY
VACCINATED.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO LIFT UP A THOUGHT FROM THE
CDC'S STATEMENT ON THIS
PARTICULAR MILESTONE.
EVERY LIFE LOST TO COVID IS A
TRAGEDY AND SHOULD BE A
REMINDER TO CONTINUE TAKING
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER
SERIOUS ILLNESS AND DEATH.
MOVING ON TO PUBLIC SAFETY,
LAST WEEK, I MET WITH CAPTAIN
RIVERA OF THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT.
AND THIS MORNING, I MET WITH
THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND LATER
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING
WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF AND THE
CPC AND THE INTERIM DIRECTOR.
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR THE
OPA.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH THE
MONITOR LATER THIS WEEK TO GO
OVER THE COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT FILED ON FRIDAY WITH
THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT.
THE CONFERENCE OF ASSESSMENT IS
AVAILABLE AT THE
MONITOR'S WEBSITE.
AT SEATTLEPOLICEMONITOR.ORG.
A HIGH-PROFILE INSTANCE OF A
HOOTING IN DISTRICT ONE IS ONE
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
TALK ABOUT.
THIS WAS A SHOOTING ON
SOUTHWEST ANDOVER STREET.
THE SECOND RECENT SHOOTING AT
THIS LOCATION.
FOLKS MIGHT BE AWARE THAT THIS
LOCATION IS A PLACE WHERE
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF RVS
PARKED WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN
THEM FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW.
THIS IS A LOCATION THAT I HAVE
ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED
SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO DO
THINGS LIKE RV REMEDIATION AND
THE PURPLE BAG PROJECT WITH
LITTER PICKUP AND ADDRESSING
THE NEEDS OF FOLKS LIVING IN
THE RVS FOR RV PUMPOUT SPIRIT
MAKING SURE THE WASTE IS NOT
GOING INTO THE STREAM.
AND THE FACT THAT THE EXECUTIVE
IS BEGINNING TO START
ENFORCEMENT OF THE 72 HOUR
NOTICE.
THE 72 HOUR PARKING ORDINANCE.
I HAVE BEGUN TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH EXECUTIVES
ABOUT HOW THEY INTEND TO
PRIORITIZE LOCATIONS.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I
HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
THE EXECUTIVE BUT IT IS THE
FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD
INTERACTION ABOUT THIS
LOCATION, SINCE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO BEGIN TO IDENTIFY
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
FOR PRIORITIZATION FOR
ENFORCEMENT.
I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AREA WITH
THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN
NEARLY EVERY TIME I MEET WITH
HIM OR HIS PREDECESSOR.
I APPRECIATE CAPTAIN RIVERA
RECENTLY PROVIDING A BREAKDOWN
OF POLICE RESPONSES TO CALLS
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AT
THIS LOCATION.
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTICE THAT THE COUNCIL DID
APPROVE FUNDING FOR A SAFE LOTS
PROGRAM LAST YEAR.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTERED AND DID NOT INFORM
AT THE COUNCIL'S FUNDING.
I'M SO AT THAT TIME, THE FUNDS
MOVED FROM THE CITY OVER TO THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
IT IS ABOUT $2 MILLION WHEN YOU
ADD IN THE COUNTY MONEY AND RHA
HAS ISSUED AN RFP FOR THE FUNDS
AND HAS ALSO CONVENED A VEHICLE
RESIDENCY WORK GROUP WORKING ON
POLLUTION FOR VEHICLE RESIDENTS
ACROSS A LOT OF SPECIFIC SUB
PLANS.
AS IT RELATES TO THE PARTICULAR
LOCATION, A SUSPECT WAS
ARRESTED FOR THE FIRST SHOOTING
AND IS IN JAIL.
AND REALLY WANT TO URGE THE
EXECUTIVES TO CONTINUE THE WORK
IN DEVELOPING
OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR HOW TO
PRIORITIZE THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THE 72 HOUR ORDINANCE IN A WAY
THAT RECOGNIZES THE IMPACTS OF
ONGOING RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY IN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND AROUND
BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD NOT BE AN
APPROACH.
I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THE
SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE.
BUT THE CRITERIA SHOULD REALLY
FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF
RESIDENTIAL RVS LIVING IN THESE
AREAS.
AND AS PART OF THAT, THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT OBJECTIVE
CRITERIA, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
THE CITY ALSO CONSIDER THE
HISTORY OF CRIME IN THAT AREA
AS WELL.
IT IS A DIFFICULT ENDEAVOR
INDEED.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT
THERE IS AN ESTIMATE OF 400 RVS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT FOLKS
ARE LIVING IN.
I WANT TO ALSO CLOSE OUT MY
REMARKS WITH RECOGNITION THAT,
AS WE READ THE NEWS THIS
WEEKEND ABOUT THE HORRIBLE
RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTACKS AND
MURDERS IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, I
REALLY URGE US TO ALSO SPEND
TIME THINKING ABOUT EXTREMISM
AND RACIAL HATE IN OUR OWN
COMMUNITY AND IN OUR WORKFORCE
AS RECORDED IN MID-FEBRUARY.
AND WE KNOW THERE WAS A NEWS
FOUND IN FIRE STATION 24.
THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE FOUND
IN THE RECENT YEARS.
WE ALL RECEIVED A LETTER LAST
WEEK FROM THE CITY'S RSJI
NETWORK STATING THEIR CONCERNS
AND ASKING ABOUT ACTIONS BEING
TAKEN ABOUT THIS TERROR
INDUCING ACTIVITY.
A QUICK EXIT FROM THE LETTER.
BOTH FIRE STATION 17 AND 24
HAVE BLACK OFFICERS AND
LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE
ORGANIZATION.
THE THREAT FOR BLACK EMPLOYEES
TO KNOW YOUR PLACE HAS DEEP
HISTORICAL ROOTS IN AMERICA
TRACING BACK TO SLAVERY.
THIS TARGETED ATTACK WAS
ATTEMPTED TO MAKE OUR BLACK
COLLEAGUES FEAR FOR THEIR
SAFETY, SECURITY AND LIFE.
AS WE ARE SURE YOU AGREE, WE
KNOW THIS BEHAVIOR IS BEYOND
UNACCEPTABLE AND IS A VIOLATION
OF THE WORKPLACE EQUITY OF
EQUITY, INCLUSION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND FALLS UNDER
THE DEFINITION OF
MALICIOUS HARASSMENT AT THE
WORKPLACE.
I DID EXPRESS MY CONCERNS WITH
CHIEF SCOGGINS BACK IN FEBRUARY
WHEN THE NEWS WAS INITIALLY
FOUND.
I HAVE FOLOWED UP SINCE
RECEIVING THE LETTER TO INQUIRE
ABOUT WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN
TAKEN.
TODAY, WITH CHIEF SCOGGINS, I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH SDHR
DIRECTOR, DR. KHAN, TO SUPPORT
HER EFFORTS TO DEVELOP ANTI-
EXTREMISM CURRICULUM FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT, DON'T HESITATE TO GET IN
TOUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
COUNCIL BUILD SOME ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS
COMING OUT OF SDHR.
AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING UP,
THIS COMING WEEK, I JUST WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS WEEK, WE
HAVE A BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
ON THURSDAY WHERE WE WILL BE
CONTINUING A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE STATE-MANDATED RESTRUCTURE
OF THE BOARD.
AND MY MEETING WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH DIRECTORS LAST WEEK, WE
DID DISCUSS WAYS THAT THE
COUNTY AND THE CITY MIGHT
ENSURE ACCESS TO ABORTION FOR
RESIDENTS, OR ANYONE SEEKING
ABORTION CARE IN SEATTLE.
THE DIRECTORS ALSO INFORMED ME
OF THE TROUBLING INCREASE IN
CONGENITAL SYPHILIS STATEWIDE.
CONGENITAL SYPHILIS IS
INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR BABIES
BUT IT IS ENTIRELY TREATABLE IF
IT IS FOUND IN TIME.
I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL
I AM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR THE
CLOSE MONITORING OF THE DATA
AND THE RESPONSE TO PROVIDE
TREATMENT DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS
IN THE FIELD UNDER A STANDING
ORDER.
ALSO COMING UP THIS WEEK, THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SEARCH COMMITTEE IS MEETING
AGAIN.
WE WILL BEGIN INTERVIEWING
CANDIDATES COMING UP PRETTY
SOON HERE.
AND THEN, I WANT TO NOTE THAT
MY TEAM IS JOINING THE MAYOR'S
ONE DAY OF SERVICE ON SATURDAY
AND WILL BE HELPING OUT THE
WEST SEATTLE FOOD BANK WITH
CLEANING AND RESTOCKING AND
SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT THE WEST
SEATTLE FOOD BANK DOES TO SERVE
CLIENTS HERE IN DISTRICT ONE.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I WANTED TO SIMPLY THANK YOU
FOR ELEVATING THE TERRIBLE
MILESTONE THAT WE JUST PASSED
IN OUR COUNTRY WITH DEATHS FROM
COVID AND ALSO FOR YOUR REMARKS
ON THE SHOOTING AND REMINDERS
ABOUT THEY NEED TO BE VIGILANT
HERE IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING SO.
I APPRECIATE IT.
ANY OTHERS?
>> NOT SEEING ANY OTHERS, I
WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
JUMPING RIGHT INTO IT, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WE DO HAVE A
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th.
IT SHOULD BE A FAIRLY SHORT
CMMITTEE MEETING.
THE ONLY AGENDA ITEM THAT WE
WILL BE HEARING IS THE RSJI
PRESENTATION FOR THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND IT WAS GREAT TWO WEEKS AGO
TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM
PARKS AND RECREATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
SIMILAR PRESENTATION FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE
PROGRESS IN THE SAME AREA OF
THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVES.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THIS
WEDNESDAY.
BETWEEN MAY 2nd AND
MAY 6th, THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE RECOVERED 602
NEEDLES, 67100 POUNDS OF TRASH
FROM 10 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
THIS LAST WEEK, BOTH STREET
PARK IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT
SEVEN, GOT A FOCUSED CLEANUP
TREATMENT FROM THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE.
WE APPRECIATE GETTING THOSE
UPDATES.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE UPDATE FOR
APRIL OF 2022.
JUST LAST MONTH.
IN THAT MONTH, THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE RECOVERED 5036
NEEDLES FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND CLEANUP
LOCATIONS.
3,269,195 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM
131 DIFFERENT PICKUP LOCATIONS.
THIS INCLUDED EMPHASIS CLEAN
THAT LITTLE WORK PARK,
LONGFELLOW PARK, STEWARD PARK,
DISCOVERY PARK, MILLER
COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE
GENESEE HEADQUARTERS GROUNDS,
ALL RECEIVING FOCUSED
TREATMENT.
MOVING ON TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, STARTING IN MAY, ON
MAY 23rd, THE LIBRARY WILL BE
RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC
POLICIES AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS
RECENTLY REPORTED IN THE NEWS.
THIS IS A REALLY ENCOURAGING
MILESTONE AS WE CONTINUE TO
BRING CITY SERVICES BACK TO PRE-
PANDEMIC EXPECTATIONS.
A MAXIMUM TIME BOOKS, CDS, DVDS
AND OTHER PHYSICAL ITEMS CAN BE
PLACED ON HOLD AND THAT WILL
CHANGE FROM 14 DAYS, TO SEVEN
DAYS AND THEN THE COUNCIL WILL
BE SUSPENDED FOR OVERDUE ITEMS
AFTER 14 DAYS INSTEAD OF 31.
THE LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE TO
AUTOMATICALLY RENEW ITEMS OF TO
THREE TIMES IF ANOTHER PERSON
IS NOT WAITING FOR THEM.
THIS IS A REVERSION AGAIN TO
THE PRE-COVID POLICIES OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON
BORROWING.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
TAKING EFFECT.
I WILL ALSO BE JOINING OUR NEW
CHIEF LIBRARIAN, FAY, ON
THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK AT THE
SEATTLE MAGNOLIA BRANCH OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
INTRODUCING OUR NEW CHIEF
LIBRARIAN TO THE COMMUNITY AND
THE MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOME
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE
OF THE LIBRARY AND THE
PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY AS
WE COME OUT OF PANDEMIC ERA
RESTRICTIONS.
LAST WEEK, I HAD A GREAT TOUR
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON OF YOUTH
CARE AT THE ORION CENTER IN
DISTRICT SEVEN IN THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO AND VISIT THE ORION
CENTER AND SEE A VARIETY OF
OFFERINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOUSING SECURITY
OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH BARRIERS
TO ACCESSING HOUSING SECURITY.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO MEET
WITH OUTREACH WORKERS, HELPING
TO CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH
MEDICAID ASSISTED TREATMENT AND
TO MEET WITH CLINICIANS ON SITE
WHO OFFER HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE ENROLLED IN SERVICES
WITH YOUTH CARE AT THE ORION
CENTER.
AND JUST TO HEAR ABOUT
PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
AND YOUNG ADULTS PUT ON BY
YOUTH CARE TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL
ACTIVITY AND HOOKED PEOPLE UP
WITH RESOURCES AND EVERYTHING
ELSE.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE JOSIE FRIEDMAN
WITH YOUTH CARE FOR REACHING
OUT TO MY OFFICE FOR SETTING UP
THE TOUR.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
DIFFERENCE THEY ARE MAKING IN
DISTRICT SEVEN AND BEYOND IN
THE CITY AND IN THE REGION.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU LAST
FRIDAY.
THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE
MET LAST WEDNESDAY WHERE WE HAD
VERY ROBUST CONVERSATIONS FROM
BOTH KING COUNTY OFFICIALS
ABOUT THE STATE OF CARE AND THE
ANNUAL REPORT OVER THE MENTAL
HEALTH LEVY AND RESOURCES KING
COUNTY HAS AND THE STRAINS AND
THE DEMANDS ON MENTAL HEALTH
SYSTEMS IN THE REGION AS WELL
AS A MEETING FROM THE KING
COUNTY DISTRICT COURT WHERE,
IRONICALLY, SIMILARLY, EXPANDED
INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT AN
ACCURACY OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE
AND THE BURDEN ON THE DISTRICT
COURT OF DEFICIENCIES IN THE
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM.
IT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING
CONVERSATION AND I APPRECIATED
AS ALWAYS, OUR ROLE AS A CITY
OF SEATTLE BEING AT THE TABLE
FOR THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THESE
ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL OF US.
AND REALLY PUT FRONT AND CENTER
SUCH A BIG COMPONENT, ONE OF
THE OTHER BOARDS THAT I SIT ON,
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE IS VERY MUCH RELATED
TO THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM
THAT FEED INTO AND CONTRIBUTE
HOUSING, SECURITY AND CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP AND ACTION
WITH PRESENTERS IN THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE TO SEE HOW
THAT MIGHT INFORM SOME
DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD IN
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESS
COMMITTEE ON HOW WE CAN BE A
GOOD REGIONAL PARTNER IN
RESOURCING AND EXPANDING THE
ABILITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
SIMILARLY, TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I WILL BE ATTENDING A
ONE SEATTLE DAY OF SERVICE THIS
COMING WEEKEND AT THE PIONEER
SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKING
WITH THE ALLIANCE OR PIONEER
SQUARE AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS AT OCCIDENTAL
PARK.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
DOING THAT AND I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
COME JOIN US ON THE ONE SEATTLE
DAY OF SERVICE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WILL
ALSO BE JOINING YOU AT THE
BALLARD FC GAME.
I LOVE THAT BALLARD FC PLAYS IN
DISTRICT SEVEN AND THEY HAVE A
D6 NAME AND THEY WILL PLAY IN
DISTRICT SEVEN AT AND OBEY.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
ATTENDING THE INAUGURAL GAME AS
I KNOW YOU ARE AND INVITING
THIS NEW SPORTS TEAM, NEW
SPORTS TRADITION INTO THE INNER
BAY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WITH THAT, MADAM, PRESIDENT AND
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I DON'T
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO
REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT
UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE, CAN WE GET THE APRIL
REPORT?
>> YES.
I'M HAPPY TO GET THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A
PHYSICAL PDF OF IT BUT I
DEFINITELY HAVE ALL THE STATS
AND WHERE THE STUFF HAPPENED.
I WILL DISSEMINATE THAT TO THE
COUNCIL FOR SURE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> AS IT RELATES TO YOUR
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETING,
PERHAPS YOU CAN GIVE US AN
UPDATE ON YOUR INTENT MENTIONED
AT THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
TO HAVE A FUTURE DISCUSSION ON
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM.
>> YES.
WE ARE STILL SEEKING A GOOD
TIME FOR THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM
TO PRESENT TO COMMITTEE.
THE NOTICE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT
TO PRODUCE A PRESENTATION FOR
THIS WEDNESDAY TO PUT MY HOPE
IS THAT TWO WEEKS FROM
WEDNESDAY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
HAVE A PRESENATION FROM THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I'M JUST
AS EAGER TO HEAR FROM THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM AS YOU ARE
AND I THINK YOU KNOW THAT.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING THAT AGENDA ITEM FOR
SOME MUCH-NEEDED QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE ACTIVITY OF THE TEAM AND
HOW WE AS COUNCILMEMBERS CAN
ENGAGE WITH THEM IN TERMS OF
PRIORITIES AND PROJECTS AND OUR
DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON MY
PRESENTATION OR QUESTIONS?
SEEING ON, I WILL PANTS PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
LAST WEEK, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EDUCATION ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMITTEE VOTED TO ADVANCE
THREE APPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE
TWO, FOR THE PIKE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND ONE
FOR THE PIKE MARKET PDA.
THOSE WILL BE ADVANCED TO
COUNSEL, I BELIEVE FOR NEXT
WEEK.
THEY ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR
TOMORROW.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE HAD THE FIRST DISCUSSION
WITH (INDISCERNIBLE) MOHAMMED
WHO IS THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT
TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR FOR THE
OFFICE OF AFFAIRS.
IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.
WE WILL HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION
AT MY NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING ON
MAY 27th.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO SEND THEM
MY WAY.
ANTICIPATE VOTING ON THAT
APPOINTMENT AT MY MAY 27th
MEETING.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED A RETREAT
FOR THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON
WHICH I SIT.
WE DID A DEEP DIVE INTO THE
DATA FROM THE 2022 ANNUAL
REPORT WITH DOCTOR FERNANDO
FROM DIELE WITH THE SUCCESSES
WE HAD ON THE LEVY INVESTMENTS
AND WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY COVID
AND THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS
WERE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR A YEAR
AND A HALF.
WE ALSO DID HEAR FROM THE CVO
FROM THE CITY'S FINANCIAL
CONTEXT AND BEGIN DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THE CONSTRAINTS THE
COMMITTEE MIGHT NEED TO
CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH OUR CURRENT SITUATION.
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE ATTENDING
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. I
WILL ALSO BE TOURING THE
SEATTLE CENTER TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL
IMPACT OF THE LIGHT RAIL
EXPANSION AND THE NEED FOR
MITIGATION PLANS FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS IN AGRICULTURAL
SPACES THAT ARE THERE.
THIS WEEK, I DO HAVE MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND WITH THE ARTS
AND CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
ON FRIDAY, I WAS HONORED TO
SPEAK AT AN ABORTION-RIGHTS
RALLY ORGANIZED BY THE CITY'S
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE HAD ABOUT 100 PEOPLE OUT AT
WESTLAKE.
SO WE WANT TO THANK THE YOUNG
PEOPLE FOR BEING ENGAGED AND
ACTIVE ON ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO THEM.
THEN ON FRIDAY, I ANNOUNCED
THAT OUR OFFICE HAD SECURED $1
MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUSTAIN
THE SEATTLE MARITIME ACADEMY'S
OPERATIONS FOR THE 2022-2023
SCHOOL YEAR.
THE MILLION DOLLARS COMES FROM
THIS GROUP OF FUNDING.
THE MILLION 70,000 WILL PROVIDE
GET FUNDING FOR SEATTLE
COLLEGES TO OPERATE THE
MARITIME ACADEMY FOR THE NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR.
THE REMAINING $250,000 WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WHERE THE MARITIME
VESSEL OPERATIONS PROGRAM WILL
BE.
THAT IS PART OF THE SEATTLE
SKILLS CENTER AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT FUNDING.
I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE CONTINUED
OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR
SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,
PARTICULARLY STUDENTS OF COLOR
TO LEARN ABOUT MARITIME CAREERS
WHICH CAN OFFER SOME REALLY
WELL-PAYING JOBS AND FINANCIAL
STABILITY AND SECURITY FOR
THEIR FAMILIES.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE OED
MARITIME LEAD, GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE'S MARITIME LEAD,
STEPHANIE BOWMAN, MAYOR HARRELL
AND STEPHANIE YAMAGUCHI WHO WAS
PART OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE
THURSDAY.
AND I WANT TO THANK.
ERICKSON WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR
OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR
THE SAILORS UNION OF THE
PACIFIC FOR SPEAKING AT THE
CONFERENCE.
AND DAN (INDISCERNIBLE) WHO IS
THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL OF
SEATTLE SKILLS CENTER.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK FOREST
REEVES WHO IS A CURRENT STUDENT
AT THE SEATTLE MARITIME
ACADEMY.
FORREST CAME OUT FRIDAY MORNING
AND JOINED US AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT WHY
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM TO HIM.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT
COLLABORATION AMONG DIFFERENT
JURISDICTIONS THAT HELPED MAKE
THIS HAPPEN AND I'M EXCITED FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY.
LAST WEEK, I TOOK A WALKING
TOUR OF LITTLE SAIGON WITH
CONGRESSMAN ED SMITH, DIRECTOR
MCINTYRE AND OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE
CITY.
WE HAD A GREAT TALK WITH MANY
OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THEIR
CONCERNS AND THE THINGS THAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
FROM THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN
GETTING MORE SUPPORT FOR HOW TO
NAVIGATE LEASE AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN OUR SMALL BUSINESSES,
LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS FROM
WHOM THEY RENT.
ALSO, A LOT OF INTEREST IN
INCREASED LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR
CITY PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY WITH
FUNDING.
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
LATER IN THE WEEK, I ALSO HAD
THE BIWEEKLY MEETING THAT I
HAVE WITH LITTLE SAIGON
STAKEHOLDERS WHERE WE HEARD
ABOUT A PROPOSAL FOR THE
BEGINNINGS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY MODEL FROM THE FRONT OF
LITTLE SAIGON.
THERE IS A LOT OF COMMUNITY
INTEREST IN CREATING SOMETHING
LIKE THIS AND SO WE ARE USING
THESE MEETINGS TO START TALKING
THROUGH WOULD NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY MODEL MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
MY STAFF
WILL BE WORKING WITH FRIENDS OF
SAIGON IN THE COMING WEEKS.
MY STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE
MARY'S PLAY CELEBRATION AND THE
DAY OF ACTION, DREAM BIG, AT
SEATTLE CENTER.
I WANT TO THANK MARY'S PLACE
FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO
PROVIDING SHELTER AND SERVICES
TO MEN, WILL WOMEN, CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES IN SEATTLE.
THE STAFF ATTENDED THE
CELEBRATION FOR, KEY TO CHANGE,
WHICH IS A ARTS NONPROFIT WHICH
PROVIDES VIOLIN AND VIOLA
LISTENS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH KING
COUNTY.
THEY JUST MARKED THE FIVE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM AND
THANK THEM FOR ALL THEY DO TO
BUILD ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND FINALLY, COLLEAGUES, I AM
VERY SORRY TO REPORT WHAT YOU
PROBABLY ALREADY HEARD WHICH IS
THAT LAST WEDNESDAY MORNING, A
PERSON DRIVING A JEEP STRUCK
AND KILLED SOMEONE PICKETING IN
SODO.
I HAVE NOT LEARNED THE NAME OF
THE PERSON KILLED BUT I WANT TO
EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THEIR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES
THAT IN JANUARY, ANTONIO
(INDISCERNIBLE) WAS KILLED AS
HE BIKED ACROSS COLGATE AT
THIRD AVENUE.
JANUARY OF 2020, NICHOLAS MAY
WHO WAS KILLED AS HE WAS
WALKING ACROSS COLGATE EIGHTH
AVENUE.
THERE IS NO MARKED CROSSWALK.
DESPITE BEING VERY WIDE LANES.
OCTOBER 2020, ANOTHER
PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED
AT CREST AND COLGATE.
AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE I THINK
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SAFETY OF
THE SEATTLE LIGHTS IS AT RISK
IF WE DON'T INVEST THE WAY WE
HAVE SAID FOR THE LAST DECADE
THAT WE ARE GOING TO INVEST IN
THE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
OUR NEIGHBORS.
AS I SAID LAST WEEK, THERE ARE
OVER 4000 MILES OF ROAD IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
LESS THAN 1% OF IT IS PROTECTED
BY INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIDEWALKS
THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
HANDICAPPED RAMPS AND ADA
COMPLIANCE WE NEED TO IMPROVE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THESE FATALITIES ARE COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE
COMPLETELY AVOIDABLE.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT
INCREASING THE SAFETY OF OUR
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
NO EXCUSE.
NONE.
AND IN PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE
INDUSTRY THRIVES.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT
OR CHOOSE NOT TO DRIVE IN THE
CITY.
THEY DESERVE TO BE SAFE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR WHO I HAVE
ALREADY TOUCHED BASE WITH ABOUT
THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
THAT WE SCHEDULE A VISION ZERO
BRIEFING IN COMMITTEE AND I'M
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN AN
UPDATE ON WHAT IS BEING DONE TO
BUILD SAFETY MEASURES THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DESIGNED AND HAVE
ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE
CITY'S PRIOR VISION ZERO PLAN.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING
ABOUT ANYMORE STUDIES.
FINALLY, I DO WANT TO LET FOLKS
KNOW THAT I WILL BE JOINING MY
STAFF THE ONE SEATTLE DAY OF
SERVICE AT THE FOOD BANK AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING OUR
ASSISTANCE TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND
TO THANK THE STAFF AT THE
RAYNER VALLEY FOOD BANK FOR ALL
THE WORK BEING DONE.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT
FOR TODAY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION OR
COMMENT? I DON'T HAVE ANY.
I DON'T BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS HERE SO I THINK I'M
HANDING IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
SORRY.
I DO KNOW THE ALPHABET.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA FOR FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW FOR THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIKE COMMITTEE.
AND THEY ARE COUNSEL BILL 120-
307, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE
APPROVAL OF THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT OF THE SPD
CONTINUED USE OF AUDIO
RECORDING SYSTEMS.
AND COUNSEL BEAR 120-309 WOULD
BE THE SAME FOR THE SPD
CONTINUED USE OF IBM I2I I
COULD BASE WHICH IS AN THANKS
LINK ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
BOTH PIECES OF LEGISLATION WERE
ADMITTED IN THE COMMITTEE AND
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
AND THEY WILL BE VOTED ON
TOMORROW AS NOTED BY THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ALSO, LAST WEEK, AS NOTED,
RESOLUTION 320-50, AND SUPPORT
OF THE STAFFING INCENTIVES
PROGRAM TO HIRE MORE OFFICERS
MORE QUICKLY, WAS PASSED OUT OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
AND I DO WANT TO SIMPLY EXTEND
MY APPRECIATION TO CHAIR
HERBOLD FOR HEARING THIS INTO
THE COMMITTEE AND FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS PEDERSEN, LEWIS
AND HERBOLD FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
LAST WEEK, DID YOU KNOW THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
CONTRIBUTES ABOUT $38 BILLION
TO OUR REGIONAL AND STATE
ECONOMY?
THAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND
I DID NOT KNOW THAT EITHER.
I FOUND OUT WHEN I WAS
PREPARING TO GIVE REMARKS AT
THE ANNUAL MARITIME BREAKFAST
LAST FRIDAY, AND THIS WAS
HOSTED BY THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
PROPELLER CLUB WHICH REPRESENTS
MARITIME BUSINESSES AND ALSO
HOSTED BY THE PORT.
I HAVE TO SAY, NOT TO BELABOR A
BAD ANALOGY BUT THIS SECTOR
FLOATS OUR ECONOMY AND SO I
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
PARTICIPATE THERE.
THIS COMING WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY,
WILL BE MEETING WITH AMY
LILLARD WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON FILM
WORKS.
AND WASHINGTON FILM WORKS IS
THE NONPROFIT THAT MANAGES THE
MOTION PICTURE COMPETITIVE
PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE
DIVERSITY OF RESOURCES FOR THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
AND JUST FROM THEIR WEBSITE,
WASHINGTON FILM WORKS MISSION
IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY
BUILDING AND ENHANCING THE
COMPETITIVENESS PROFILE AND
SUSTAINABILITY OF WASHINGTON
STATE'S FILM INDUSTRY.
THESE ARE PEOPLE APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 19-14
WHICH ALLOCATED $12 MILLION TO
BE USED AS INCENTIVES TO
ATTRACT MORE FILM PRODUCTION IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND ALSO
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL AND STATE
WORKERS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
AND FILM ECONOMY.
MY INTEREST IN THE MEETING IS
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST
POSITION SEATTLE, TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW RESOURCES.
WE STRENGTHEN THE FILM ECONOMY
HERE.
ALSO, THIS COMING THURSDAY, I
WILL BE GOING TO THE CANDY
RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE A
TRAINING THAT THE CL FIRE
DEPARTMENT PUTS ON FOR NEW
RECRUITS.
AND TO PUT OUT HOUSE FIRES.
SO I DON'T KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE
KNOW OF THIS PROGRAM BUT
BASICALLY, WHEN PROPERTY
OWNERS, IN THIS CASE,
HOMEOWNERS, OR GETTING READY TO
DEMOLISH THEIR HOMES OR THEY
SELL IT AND IT WILL BE
DEMOLISHED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GETS FIRST DIBS AND THEY USE
THE STRUCTURE AS A TRAINING
GROUND FOR FOLKS TO HONE SKILLS
AND PUTTING OUT HOUSE FIRES.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THAT IN ACTION.
THAT IS THURSDAY.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING THIS
COMING WEEK WITH THE CID PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
LEADERSHIP TO TALK ABOUT THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT
REPRESENTS NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESSES.
AND I WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT
THEIR PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS
FOR WHAT IS COMING UP WITH
SOUND TRANSIT THREE.
AND THEN I TOO ON SATURDAY WILL
BE VOLUNTEERING FOR THE
ONE SEATTLE DAY OF SERVICE.
I WAS INVITED BY MAYOR HARRELL
TO JOIN HIM IN PIONEER SQUARE
FOR THE STREET BEAUTIFICATION
PROJECT.
AND APPARENTLY, WE WILL ALSO BE
JOINED BY SEAHAWKS HEAD COACH
PETE CARROLL AND ATHLETES FROM
THE SOUNDERS.
AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU
TOO CAN JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
A ONE TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT ENGAGED
A LOT OF CITY EMPLOYEES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF THEY
WANT TO VOLUNTEER, THEY CAN GO
TO THIS WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR
ONE OF THE MANY ACTIVITIES AND
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
THE WEBSITE IS SEATTLE.GOV/1-
SEATTLE-INITIATIVES SLASH
DAY-OF-SERVICE.
SEATTLE.GOV/ONESEATTLEINITIATIV/
SEATTLE.GOV/ONESEATTLEINITIATIV-
OF-SERVICE.
THAT DOES IT FOR MY REPORT.
I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS AND IF THERE ARE
NONE, I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
SEEING NONE, TAKE IT AWAY,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
ON TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S AGENDA,
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON OUR
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE ON SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IS TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MAY 17th AT 9:30 A.M.
THIS COMMITTEE TOMORROW, WE ARE
CONSIDERING SIX ITEMS WHICH
WILL INCLUDE THE RENEWAL OF
THREE TERM PERMITS, TWO FOR
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN TUNNELS
DOWNTOWN AND ONE FOR AN
EXISTING SKYBRIDGE AT CHERRY
HILL.
WE WILL VOTE ON A PERMIT FOR
THE INSTALLATION OF CONDUIT
PIPES FOR A CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT IN DISTRICT 4. WE ALSO
WILL HEAR THE RSGI REPORT FOR
SEATTLE UTILITIES.
AND WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH,
AS WE KNOW, IS A 1 BILLION-
DOLLAR ENTERPRISE WITH SEVERAL
LINES OF BUSINESS.
SOLID WASTE, DRINKING WATER,
WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE.
AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, SOUND
TRANSIT IS GIVING THEMSELVES
ANOTHER MONTH TO MAKE DECISIONS
ON THE LIST SEATTLE BALLARD
LINK EXTENSION ROUTES AND
STATIONS.
INSTEAD OF TOMORROW AND WE HOPE
TO DISCUSS A JOINT RESOLUTION
WITH THE EXECUTIVE REGARDING
SEATTLE'S PREFERENCES AT THE
JUNE 7th COMMITTEE.
AND THEN A SECOND COMMITTEE
MEETING JULY 5th OR JULY 19th.
GENTLY TO VOTE ON THE JOINT
RESOLUTION.
ALSO AT THE JUNE 7th COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE WILL VOTE ON MAYOR
HARRELL'S NOMINATION OF ANDREW
LEE TO BECOME THE CEO OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, THAT
INCLUDES
THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS
OUTLINE AND RESOLUTION 318-68.
WE CIRCULATED THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT PACKET ALREADY TO
YOU AND IT WAS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
EARLIER THIS MONTH AS WITH ALL
THE MAJOR'S APPOINTMENTS, THE
COUNCIL IS ASKING QUESTIONS FOR
THE NOMINEES TO ANSWER BEFORE
HAND ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AND
PRIORITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT
THAT THEY HOPE TO LEAD.
THEREFORE, WELL IN ADVANCE OF
THE JUNE 7 CONFIRMATION VOTE AT
THE COMMITTE MEETING, WE WILL
ALSO CIRCULATE THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR'S ANSWERS TO THOSE
QUESTIONS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
REFERENCES FROM COLLEAGUES
TODAY ON VARIOUS AREAS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, SAFETY FROM GUN
VIOLENCE, SAFETY FROM TRAFFIC
COLLISIONS AND SAFETY FROM
FIRES AND INCREASED SAFETY ON
ALL FRONTS AS A THEME OF THESE
FROM THE HARRELL ADMINISTRATION
IN GENERAL.
UTILITY BILLS. I CAN'T
REMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
DID YOU TALK ABOUT THE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD BE ON THE IRC?
>> I DID NOT.
>> I WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU.
>> I WILL ADDRESS THEM
QUICKLY.
SO THAT TOMORROW'S INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL HAVE
THREE BILLS FROM THE EXECUTIVE
TO HELP SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STILL
STRUGGLING WITH UTILITY BILLS.
THIS INCLUDES EXTENDING THE
WAIVER OF INTEREST FEES ON
UTILITY BILLS AND EXTENDING THE
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR THE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
BECAUSE THE BILLS IMPACT BOTH
CITY LIGHT AND SBU, I AM
COSPONSORING THEM WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
ALSO ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
COUNSEL 120-325.
I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE EXPERT ASSISTANCE OF OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WE SEEK
MORE DATA ON RENTAL RATES AND
VACANCY INFORMATION.
I AM GENTLY AMENDING THE RENTAL
HOUSING INSPECTION ORDINANCE,
RRIO, FOR SHORT.
THE BILL TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY COUNCIL THE 120-284.
THAT WAS HEARD FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THE RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE ON MARCH 18th.
SINCE THAT FIRST DISCUSSION, WE
MADE A FEW ROUNDS OF TECHNICAL
AND OF LIMITATION CHANGES BASED
ON THOSE CHANGES, WE WERE WERE
ADVISED TO UPDATE THE TITLE OF
THE BILL WHICH THEN REQUIRED US
TO REINTRODUCE IT.
THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL
IS COUNSEL BILL 120-325.
AGAIN, THAT IS THE VERSION THAT
WILL BE ON THE IRC THAT WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED TODAY AND VOTED ON
TOMORROW.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE BILL ON
THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
COUNSEL BILL 120-325 WILL BE
HEARD THIS FRIDAY, MAY 20TH AT
THE RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE BILL, YOU CAN CONTACT MY
OFFICE OR THE CENTRAL STAFF.
I WANT TO THANK CHAIR SAWANT
FOR ACCOMMODATING THAT
LEGISLATION.
>> SEPARATE FROM THE
COMMITTEE AGENDA, MY OFFICE IS
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON A PROCLAMATION FOR JUNE TO
BE PROCLAIMED RIDE TRANSIT
MONTH.
JUNE IS TRADITIONALLY RIDE
TRANSIT MONTH BUT WAS NOT
WIDELY CELEBRATED DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
I WILL CIRCULATE THE DRAFT
PARTICULARLY -- PROCLAMATION
LATER THIS WEEK.
THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO COLLECT
SIGNATURES AT THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON MONDAY BECAUSE WE
WILL NOT HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING
ON MONDAY, MAY 30TH WHICH IS
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.
WE ARE NOT PRESENTING THE
PRESENTATION TO ANYBODY BUT WE
DO WANT TO SIGN THAT ON MAY
23rd.
FINALLY IN DISTRICT 4, LAST
WEEK, I ATTENDED THE MONTHLY
MEETING OF THE MAGNUS PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WE DISCUSSED HOW THE ANIMAL
SHELTER INTERACTS WITH THE PARK
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AND
WILDLIFE CAN ENJOY THE CITY
PARKS FREE FROM RISKS THAT MAY
BE ASSOCIATED WITH DOGS THAT
ARE NOT ON A LEASH.
ESPECIALLY NEAR CHILDREN'S PLAY
AREAS.
THAT IT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TURN IT
BACK TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> MY TURN?
OKAY.
I DID NOT CATCH THEM.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
SINCE I WAS GONE, I HAVE A FEW
ITEMS I WANT TO CATCH UP ON.
A LOT OF YOU REPEATED WHAT I
WAS GOING TO SAY.
I WILL COME BACK TO THAT IN A
MINUTE.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
IT IS RESOLUTION 320-51, WHICH
WAS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY.
THE RESOLUTION AMENDS THE
COUNCIL RULES TO DO THE
FOLLOWING.
NUMBER ONE, MAKE TECHNICAL
CLARIFICATIONS.
NUMBER TWO, ADD GUIDANCE TO THE
USE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THE
CONSENT CALENDARTO INCLUDE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS WHERE
THERE IS NO DEBATE.
IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR ANY ITEM ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BE
REMOVED AND ADDED TO THE FULL
AGENDA VIA REQUEST OF A COUNCIL
MEMBER.
WE ARE ALSO CLARIFYING THE
RULES ON EXTENSIONS.
THIS WOULD RELIEVE THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FROM MAKING THE
DETERMINATION ON WHICH
RESOLUTIONS ALLOW FOR
ABSTENTIONS.
BASICALLY, WE WILL NOT BE
PUTTING ME OR THE NEXT COUNSEL
PRESIDENT IN THE POSITION OF
MAKING A UNILATERAL DESISTANCE
OBJECTIVELY ABOUT WHAT IS
MATERIAL OR DIRECTLY AFFECTING
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.
INDEED, THIS WILL BE UP TO THE
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBER TO
MAKE THAT DECISION, WHETHER OR
NOT THEY BELIEVE SOMETHING IS
MATERIAL OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS AND THEN
THEY CAN ABSTAIN OR VOTE
ACCORDINGLY.
AND SO, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
ELLIE FOR HELPING US GO THROUGH
THIS AND PROVIDE THE ANALYSIS.
AND I THINK SHE HAS A MEMO OUT
ALREADY THAT WE DISCUSSED A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS STILL
AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT AND WE DID
VOTE ON THAT.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS
THURSDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
AT THAT MEETING, THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE
AN UPDATE ON DATA COLLECTION
FROM MISSING, MURDERED AND
INDIGENOUS PERSONS.
THE CASE IS FROM THE
LEGISLATION AND THE BUDGET.
THE PERSON WE HIRED, FRANCESCA,
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND WORKING WITH
SPD ON MISSING, MURDERED OR
INDIGENOUS PERSONS.
THERE OR TWO APPOINTMENT TO THE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION AND AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION.
LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY, STAFF HAD
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
REGIONAL HOMES AUTHORITY
REGARDING PROGRESS TOWARD
HOUSING AND ENCAMPMENTS IN
DISTRICT 5. AND DISTRICT FIVE
STAFF ALSO MET SEPARATELY WITH
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
REGARDING ENCAMPMENTS IN
DISTRICT 5. MY STAFF
PARTICIPATED IN A MEETING OF
REGIONAL LEADERS REGARDING THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER HOSTED
BY KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER
(INDISCERNIBLE) THE
THUNDERBIRD HOUSE OPERATED BY
THE SEATTLE LEADING HEALTH
BOARD, HAS BEEN AROUND I THINK
FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY AND I DON'T
KNOW ALL THE NUMBERS YET
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF
THE PHONE WITH THE CEO BUT I
THINK WE HAVE GOOD NEWS COMING
ON THE FUNDING THEY WILL GET
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
TO UPDATE THE THUNDERBIRD HOUSE
WHICH HAS BEEN A WELL AMOUNT OF
HEALTH FOR ADDICTION AND OTHER
ISSUES WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH
THESE INDIGENOUS BROTHERS AND
SISTERS THAT LIVE IN THE
NORTHWEST.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
D5 STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE
SOUND TRANSIT MEETING REGARDING
THE WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINK
LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION THAT IS
MURPHY BUSH IN MY OFFICE AND MY
CHIEF OF STAFF BRENDA L SWIFT.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT NOT ONLY
BRIEFED ME BUT ATTEND THE
MEETINGS WHEN I CAN'T AND ALSO
WHEN I AM THERE BECAUSE AS YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
GET THROUGH AND THE DECISION ON
THE BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION AND WEST SEATTLE HAS
BEEN KICKED OVER TO JULY 28, I
BELIEVE, FOR THE VOTE.
THE STAFF ALSO INTERVIEWED
CANDIDATES FOR THE INDIGENOUS
-- INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
AND THAT IS SARA MAYS, THE LEAD
POLICY PERSON ON THAT AND SHE
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OIR AND
THE EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES AND
THEY ARE STILL GOING THROUGH
THE RESUMES AND THE INFORMATION
HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE STAFF
FOR THE IOC.
OR THE IAC.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
LAST WEEK, OUR OWN CITY
ARCHIVIST AND -- ANN FOR TELA,
WHO DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB ONE
MAY ASK HER TO DO STUFF FOR US,
WAS HONORED WITH THE RACISM,
EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY,
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
THE READ AWARD FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATORS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN
CONGRATULATING HER.
IT IS A VERY BIG DEAL, AS
MONICA SHARED WITH US.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK, I'M
SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD CEO SEARCH
COMMITTEE AND SOUND TRANSIT
WILL BE HOLDING A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS WORKSHOP ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION ON FRIDAY.
THIS IS MORE NEWS CLOSE TO
HOME.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THIS COUNCIL
PASSED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF THE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE
GOING ON IN THE BOARDING
SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES
AND IN THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
IN CANADA.
I WANT TO CALL TO EVERYONE'S
ATTENTION AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE
IT, I WILL FORWARD IT TO YOU,
THE RELEASE OF THE FEDERAL
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS
INITIATIVE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
THAT WAS RELEASED BY THE U.S.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
LAST WEEK PICK THE REPORT
PROVIDES A CRITICAL LOOK AT
PART OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY
AND HAS A GREAT SIGNIFICANCE
THAT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY
ACKNOWLEDGED.
I WANT TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU
ALL.
NORMALLY I DON'T DO THIS KIND
OF STUFF BE -- BUT I WANT TO
DO IT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT AND I WILL FORWARD
THE INFORMATION TO YOU.
IT IS REPORT I READ OVER THE
WEEKEND THAT IS OVER 100 PAGES
AND THEIR EIGHT
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST BEING THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE THE FULL
INVESTIGATION INTO THE BOARDING
SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS PART, I WOULD HAVE
PROBABLY PARAPHRASED BETTER BUT
I THINK IT IS BETTER IF YOU
READ STRICTL FROM THE LETTER
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR DATED APRIL 1st, 2022
FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR UNDER THE
HONORABLE DEB HOLLAND,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR.
THIS REPORT SHOWS FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THAT BETWEEN 1819, AND
1969, THE UNITED STATES
OPERATED OR SUPPORTED FOUR MAC
-- 408 BOARDING SCHOOLS ACROSS
37 STATES INCLUDING 21 SCHOOLS
IN ALASKA AND SEVEN SCHOOLS IN
HAWAII.
THIS REPORT IDENTIFIES EACH OF
THE SCHOOLS BY NAME AND
LOCATION.
SOME OF WHICH OPERATED AGAINST
MULTIPLE SITES.
THIS REPORT CONFIRMS THAT THE
UNITED STATES DIRECTLY TARGETED
AMERICAN NDN, ALASKA NATIVE AND
NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHILDREN AND
THE PURSUIT OF A POLICY AND
CULTURAL ASSIMILATION THAT
COINCIDED WITH INDIAN
TERRITORIAL DISPOSITION.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY TOOK OUR
CHILDREN SO THEY COULD TAKE OUR
LAND.
IT IDENTIFIES THE FEDERAL
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS THAT
WERE USED FOR A MEANS TO THE
ENDS ALONG WITH 53 BURIAL SITES
FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE SYSTEM
WITH MORE SITE DISCOVERIES AND
DATA EXPECTED AS WE CONTINUE
OUR RESEARCH.
THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF
THE CONDITIONS THESE CHILDREN
ENDURED AT THESE SCHOOLS AND
RAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-
TERM CONSEQUENCES OF FEDERAL
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL SYSTEMS
IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE
NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY.
AND THAT THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY NEWLAND IS
RECOMMENDING FURTHER
INVESTIGATION TO EXAMINE THE
CONSEQUENCES.
ONE OF THEM BEING THE
HISTORICAL TRAUMA THAT OUR
PEOPLE EXPENSE NOW.
THIS REPORT FACES THE FEDERAL
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL SYSTEM
AND A HISTORICAL CONTEXT WHICH
HAS NEVER BEEN DONE AND OVER
200 YEARS, EXPLAIN THAT THE
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED THIS
SYSTEM AS PART OF A MORE BROAD
OBJECTIVE TO DISPOSSESS INDIAN
TRIBES, ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES
AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES
OF THEIR TERRITORIES TO SUPPORT
THE EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES.
IN SHORT, IT WAS GENOCIDE SO
THE COUNTRY COULD BE THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, MY COUNTRY.
THE FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING
SCHOOL POLICY WAS INTENTIONALLY
TARGETED FOR A LET --
AMERICAN INDIANS, ALASKAN
NATIVE AND HAWAIIAN NATIVE
CHILDREN TO ASSIMILATE THEM AND
CONSEQUENTLY, TAKE THEIR
TERRITORIES AND THEIR LAND I
BELIEVE THAT THIS HISTORICAL
CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND THE
SCALE OF THE FEDERAL INDIAN
BOARDING SCHOOL SYSTEM AND
WHITE PERSISTED FOR OVER 150
YEARS.
SO THERE IS A LOT MORE THERE.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
THAT THIS IS NOT THE PAST.
WE HAVE BOARDING SCHOOLS THAT
ARE STILL HERE.
OPERATED NOT ONLY BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT BY
CHURCHES.
AND THE ATROCITIES THAT AT
LEAST I KNOW I HAD MY MOTHER,
MY GRANDMOTHER, AUNTS AND
UNCLES AND EVERY NATIVE PERSON
THAT COULD PROBABLY STEP UP AND
SPEAK, HAVE ENDURED, IT IS NOT
THE PAST.
IT IS STILL HERE.
AND SO I'M SO HONORED THAT
SECRETARY DEB HOLLAND REQUIRED
THIS REPORT AND WE PLAN ON
WORKING WITH OIR AND THE
INTERIOR TO HOPEFULLY DO SOME
OF THESE TESTIMONIALS IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WE CAN
POST THEM HERE IN SEATTE, THAT
WE USED TO DO WHEN SENATOR
CAMPBELL WAS IN THE SENATE.
WE WOULD HAVE THESE SATELLITE
SENATE HEARINGS THAT THEY WOULD
SET IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE CAN GO TO
WASHINGTON D.C. BUT WE CAN HAVE
THOSE FOLKS, NOT ONLY THAT WERE
IN BOARDING SCHOOLS, BUT HAD
THEIR PARENTS IN BOARDING
SCHOOLS THAT ALSO HAD TO DEAL
WITH THE HISTORIC TRAUMA OF
THEIR PARENTS BEING IN BOARDING
SCHOOLS.
I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC REALLY
KNOWS WHAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH,
THE CHURCH AND WITH THE
GOVERNMENT HAD DONE TO OUR
PEOPLE WHEN THEY TOOK THEIR
CHILDREN.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU CAN
IMAGINE IN 2022, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT COMING TO YOUR HOME
OR YOUR SCHOOL AND TAKING YOUR
THREE CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 2-9 AND SAYING, WE ARE
TAKING THEM.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED.
AND SO I DON'T WANT TO GO ON
AND ON ABOUT THAT.
I DO HAVE THE REPORT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH MY
COLLEAGUES.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU JOIN ME IN
THE AID RECOMMENDATIONS AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
AND HOST THESE SATELLITE
HEARINGS THAT I THINK NEED TO
HAPPEN IN THE NORTHWEST.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
WE HAVE DEB PARKER WHO WORKS AT
TULALIP AND IS A NATIONAL, NOW
EXPERT AND WORKING ON THIS.
AND A DEAR FRIEND OBVIOUSLY OF
OUR CITY.
AND IN THIS REGION.
AND WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CAUCUS,
SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WILL
BE ANOTHER EMOTIONAL, LONG ROAD
LIKE IT WAS FOR THE
(INDISCERNIBLE) AND FROM HIS
SAYING, MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND NOW WE ARE FINALLY
UNCOVERING WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS
KNOWN IS WHAT HAPPENED AT
BOARDING SCHOOLS AND UNCOVERING
ALL THESE BURIAL SITES BUT JUST
AS SADLY, THE EFFECTS AND THE
TRAUMA THAT IS
INTERGENERATIONAL THAT DOESN'T
GO AWAY AND STILL AFFECTS OUR
PEOPLE TO THIS DAY.
SO LET'S -- I HATE TO LEAVE
ON A NEGATIVE NOTE OR A SAD
NOTE.
I WANT TO THANK HOUSE MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING IT UP AS
WELL AS MY OTHER COLLEAGUES,
ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN NEW YORK,
IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
PEOPLE WERE TARGETED AND WORDS,
RHETORIC, SLOGANS AND HATE HAVE
CONSEQUENCES.
AND THEY TURN INTO PHYSICAL
ACTS OF VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THAT IN
OUR REGION AND IN OUR CITY.
MY ONLY HOPE AND PRAYER IS THAT
THAT IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WILL
HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE AND LOVE
EACH OTHER.
AND WITHOUT GETTING TOO SAPPY,
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I CLOSE THIS
OUT?
>> ALL RIGHT.
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER MATTERS
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER,
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES
TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND THE NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING
IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 23rd AT
2:00.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.