>>> ALL RIGHT U GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYBODY, TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY
18.
WILL THE MEETING PLEASE COME TO
ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:01.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
I SEE SHE'S UNMUTED, BUT I
CANNOT HEAR HER AT THIS TIME.
>> YEAH, I JUST SAW HER A MINUTE
AGO.
>> I'LL MOVE FORWARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER --
>>
PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HARRIS?
>> HERE.
>> THAT'S SIX PRESENT.
THANK YOU.
WE CAN LOOP BACK TO COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT WHEN SHE CLICKS ON
TO LET US KNOW WHEN THAT
HAPPENS.
OKAY GOING THROUGH THE AGENDA,
THERE ARE NO MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL TODAY.
GOING TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATIONS, LETTERS,
PRESENTATIONS, OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES AND THE PAYMENT OF BILLS
AS WELL AS FIVE APPOINTMENTS
INCLUDING TWO RECOMMENDED BY THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE AND TWO
RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS, AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE.
WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON ALL
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
UNLESS ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
REQUESTS TO BE REMOVED FOR
CONSIDERATIONS SEPARATELY.
IF SO THAT ITEM WILL BE TAKEN UP
AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.
FOLLOWING THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE
WILL HAVE SIX STRATEGIC PLANS
FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
RECOMMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE.
TWO ITEMS FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE INCLUDING THE
RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS
AN UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
FOUR ITEMS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE INCLUDING
THREE REGARDING HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND ONE REGARDING
SERVICE ANIMALS.
THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
AND FINALLY ONE ITEM FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE REGARDING
INVESTIGATIONS.
INFORMATION ON ALL THESE ITEMS
IS AVAILABLE ON THE ONLINE
AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO LETTERS GOING IN
OUR AGENDA TO SIGN THE LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS.
NO LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS FOR
SIGNATURE TODAY.
I SHOULD ADD COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD IS EXCUSED TODAY AS WELL
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
LEWIS.
GOING TO OUR PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES REPORTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AGAIN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ARE
ABSENT TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES WILL
BEGIN AND THE ORDER IS COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES, MOSQUEDA,
NELSON, PEDERSEN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
AND THEN MYSELF.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
HAPPY MONDAY.
LET'S SEE.
THERE ARE FIVE
ITEMS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S
EDUCATION AND RIGHTS COMMITTEE
ON THIS WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
FOR TOMORROW AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MENTIONED WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CITIZEN
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION.
OH DEAR, I DON'T HAVE THE BILL
NUMBER.
BUT A BILL DEFINING SERVICE
ANIMALS THAT CAME THROUGH MY
COMMITTEE AND THREE LANDMARK
DESIGNATIONS FOR THREE DIFFERENT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THOSE WILL ALL BE ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA.
I DO HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
COUNCIL BILL RELATED TO HUMAN
RIGHTS PROTECTING AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ACTUAL
POTENTIAL PERCEIVED OR ALLEGED
PREGNANCY OUTCOMES.
THE POINT OF THIS BILL IS TO ADD
AS A PROTECTED CLASS THOSE WHO
ARE SEEKING ABORTIONS.
THIS WILL BE IN MY COMMITTEE ON
FRIDAY FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
EXCUSE ME.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH THE
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED AND HER TEAM.
AND THE BIG THING SHE
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS DACA
RENEWALS.
SO YOU MAY NOTICE THIS PAST
APRIL THE CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION SERVICES ANNOUNCED
DACA RENEWALS COULD BE FILED
ONLINE NOW.
AND SO THERE'S CONFUSION, A
LITTLE BIT OF INTERPRETATION
ABOUT DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS
ONLINE.
SO SHE ASKED ME TO CONVEY THAT
THERE IS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
THROUGH THE RENEWAL PAGE.
AND A LOT OF NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE TO FOLKS WHO ARE
TRYING TO FILE THEIR RENEWAL
ONLINE.
YOU DO HAVE TO FIRST CREATE AN
ONLINE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO FILE
THE FORM.
IT'S QUICK AND PAINLESS AS FAR
AS TECHNOLOGY GOES THESE DAYS,
BUT IF FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS OR
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT
NEED SOME ASSISTANCE, PLEASE
REACH OUT TO THE OFFICE.
LET'S SEE.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE CHAIRING THE
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING ON
THURSDAY.
OUR AGENDA INCLUDES THE
PRESENTATION ON THE COUNTY'S
CLIMATE AND HEALTH EQUITY
INITIATIVE.
WE'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING THE
RESTRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF
BEING PRECIPITATED BY HOUSE BILL
1152 THAT PASSED LAST YEAR THAT
REQUIRES ALL LOCAL HEALTH BOARDS
TO INCLUDE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF
ELECTED AND NON-ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
AND SO AS A BOARD OF HEALTH
WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING
APPLICATIONS AND REVIEWING
APPLICATIONS, SO WE WILL BE
GETTING UPDATED ON THAT
PROCESS.
LAST WEEK I MET
WITH WORK IN WASHINGTON AND
OTHERS REPRESENTING DOMESTIC
WORKERS TO DISCUSS NEW
LEGISLATION FOR PORTABLE
BENEFITS.
ITS EARLY DAYS FOR THIS.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT
I'M EXCITED THAT THE RESEARCH
HAS BEGUN, THE POLICY DIVE HAS
BEGUN, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE WORK AS IT
CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD.
I ALSO WANT TO SHARE, I HAD TWO
TOURS LAST WEEK IN MY DISTRICT.
AND -- IT'S UNFORTUNATE TIMING,
GOOD TIMING.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
LAST WEDNESDAY I BELIEVE WE MET
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AT
INTERIM DIRECTOR SIMPSON AND
THEIR MISSION ZERO TEAM ATTENDED
THE DISTRICT WITH ME.
TWO DAYS LATER ON FRIDAY, TEN
PEOPLE WALKING OR BIKING WERE
HIT BY DRIVERS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
INCLUDING ONE PERSON WHO WAS
KILLED NEAR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
IN ONE DAY TEN PEOPLE WERE HIT
IN CAPITOL HILL, SOUTH LAKE
UNION, ON AURORA, A PREGNANT
PERSON WAS HIT IN HIGH POINT.
SOMEBODY WAS HIT IN COLUMBIA
CITY, BALLARD, ELLIOTT BAY NEAR
THE EXPEDIA OFFICES.
AND WHILE IT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE
THAT MY DISTRICT EXPERIENCES A
DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATE
OF CRASHES AND FATALITIES
THROUGH THE CITY, THE PROBLEM OF
UNSAFE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT
UNIQUE TO THE SOUTH END.
SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE BUDGET
CYCLE, I WILL CONTINUE TO REMIND
MY COLLEAGUES AND THE MAYOR OF
THE DESPERATE NEED TO INVEST IN
VISION ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY
TAKING THEIR LIVES INTO THEIR
OWN HANDS JUST FOR TRYING TO
NAVIGATE AROUND THE CITY WITHOUT
A CAR.
AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE DRIVING
IS NOT SIMPLY AN OPTION IF
YOU'RE BLIND OR DEAF BLIND OR
HAVE LOW VISION AS MANY PEOPLE
PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH END
WHO USE THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE
BLIND ARE.
AND EVERY SEATTLE LIGHT SHOULD
BE FREE TO GET AROUND THEIR CITY
SAFELY NO MATTER WHAT MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION THEY CHOOSE.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AGAIN AS CHAIR
OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AND THE SDOT TEAM, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WAS THERE AS WELL.
THEY JOINED ME, SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY, AND THE
BICYCLE CLUB ON OUR TOUR OF
DISTRICT TWO.
WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME AT
4th AND HOLGATE DOWN IN SOTO
TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE
THE ROADS THROUGH SOTO, SO
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS WHO USE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET AROUND
AND FREIGHT TRUCKS CAN MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERFRONT AND HAVE
CLEAR LINES OF VISION.
WE ALSO VISITED LIGHTHOUSE FOR
THE BLIND AND LEARNED ABOUT SOME
OF THE IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS
NEEDED TO HELP FOLKS NAVIGATE
THE TRANSIT STOPS AND THE WAZE
FINDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE
NEEDED DOWN THERE.
ALSO WENT TO HENDERSON TO SEE
THE CHALLENGES THAT STUDENTS ARE
FACING AS THEY'RE TRYING TO GET
TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
SO THAT WAS TOUR NUMBER ONE.
I ALSO TOOK A TOUR OF SOME
REALLY EXCITING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN DISTRICT TWO.
I WANT TO THANK OED DIRECTOR
MCINTIRE AND AURORA DIRECTOR
MOHAMMED, AND THEIR TEAMS FOR
JOINING US IN THE DISTRICT.
WE HAD AN AMAZING CONVERSATION
WITH YOUNG, WHICH IS A POC
ARCHITECTURE FIRM, WHICH IS
WORKING TO DO A BUILD OUT AND A
GROUND FLOOR OF A NEW APARTMENT
BUILDING.
THEY'RE WORKING
WITH BAJA BISTRO AND SHAY BUGS,
BOTH OF WHICH ARE BUSINESSES
WITH DEEP ROOTS IN BEACON HILL.
BOTH WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR
PREVIOUS FACILITIES.
SO THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEM BACK
AND MAKE SURE THEY STAY IN
BEACON HILL.
THEIR NEW SITE WILL BE HOUSED AT
THE WEST GALENA BUILDING.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING A REGRAND
OPENING NEXT YEAR, SO STAY TUNED
FOR THAT.
WE ALSO VISITED WITH THE SEW
SOMALI SERVICES AND THE MOSQUE
TO BUILD A SPACE DOWN ON MLK
THAT CAN SERVE AS A COMMUNITY
HEALTH HUB.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 21 MICRO
BUSINESSES IN THIS FOUR PLOT
AREA.
SO THOSE BUSINESSES ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS
LAND AND BEING ABLE TO CREATE A
REAL CULTURAL HOME, COMMUNITY
HOME FOR THE SOMALI COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THEM
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP
WITH THAT ACQUISITION.
AND JUST WRAPPING
UP A FEW THINGS.
THIS WEEK OUR OFFICE IS
ATTENDING THE 100th
ANNIVERSARY OF RAINIER ART
CENTER AND COMMUNITY MEETING AT
THE RAINIER COMMUNITY CENTER
REGARDING THE RAINIER BEACH
SKATE PARK, WHICH I'M EXCITED
ABOUT, ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE NOT
LEARNED HOW TO DO A KICK FLIP.
SKATE LIKE A GIRL IF YOU'RE
LISTENING.
I PROMISE I WILL CONNECT.
I'LL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN
SENATOR MONA DASA'S PRESS
CONFERENCE THIS WEEK ON
NAVIGATING ABORTION ACCESS IN
WASHINGTON.
ON THURSDAY I'LL BE HOSTING A
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND OTHER
ADVOCATES TO ENSURE PROTECTION
FOR ABORTION CARE AND GENDER
FIRMING HEALTHCARE.
AND I'LL BE ATTENDING KCRH
WORKSHOP LATER THIS WEEK.
AND THEN FINALLY I'LL BE HOSTING
THE FOURTH INSTALLATION OF MY
SEATTLE WITHIN REACH SPEAKER
SERIES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 22.
THIS MONTH'S THEME IS CENTERED
ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING.
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY
SPEAKERS FROM THE BROOKINGS
INSTITUTE AND PEOPLE'S ECONOMY
LAB.
WE WILL MAKE SURE
THAT THAT IS POSTED, SO SOMEBODY
THAT WANTS TO FOLLOW UP
AFTERWARDS, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW TO DO THAT.
THAT IS ALL I
HAVE.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENS, I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE THEM.
I DON'T SEE
ANY, SO I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM GOING TO
START WITH EXTENDING MY CON EDO
LENSES AS WELL OUT HERE IN WEST
SEATTLE JUST OVER THE LOWER
RIDGE.
THERE WAS A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT
AND A CYCLIST WAS KILLED AS
WELL.
AND I ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES' NEEDING CYCLING
NETWORKS AND SAFE PLACES FOR
FOLKS ACROSS OUR CITY.
AND ALSO TO LOOK AT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SEE WHERE IT
MAKES SENSE TO EXPAND IN
NETWORKS.
IF OUR PATHWAYS THAT WE'RE
SENDING FOLKS ON ARE NOT MOST
ACCESSIBLE AND THE MOST COHESIVE
FOR FOLKS, THEN WE NEED TO
REEVALUATE WHAT WILL BE WORKABLE
FOR EVERYBODY INCLUDING CYCLISTS
AND PEDESTRIANS ACROSS OUR
CITY.
SECOND I WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE
NOTE OF CONDEMNATION AGAINST THE
VIOLENCE THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE AS BOTH
ELECTIVES AND AS CANDIDATES.
PASTOR ANDERSON WHO IS
DOORBELLING FOR HIS LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT SEAT WAS HIT BY TWO BB
GUN BULLETS WHILE
OUTDOORBELLING.
AND THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A WEEK
OF OUR VERY OWN CONGRESSIONAL
MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE BEING
THREATENED AT HER HOME WITH A
GUN AND RACIST SLURS BEING
LEVIED AGAINST HER AND HER
FAMILY.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND
MESSAGES TO SUPPORT THE CALL FOR
ANY VIOLENCE TO BE CONDEMNED BY
NO MATTER WHO IT IS.
WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS HAD A CHANCE TO SEE OUR
UPDATED AGENDA FOR THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE, THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
WILL BE MEETING THIS WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
THAT'S JULY 20 AT 9:30.
THEN WE'LL NEED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT THE STRONG RELIGIOUS FROM ME
THE CHAIR IS TO PLEASE PROVIDE
REMOTE PRESENTATION.
WE WILL HAVE NO IN-PERSON
PRESENTERS AT THE TABLE AND ANY
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CHAMBES
ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR
THEIR MASKS AS WELL AS ANY
ATTENDEES.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT, OF COURSE, WE
WELCOME THAT, AND STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE
REMOTE OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
ON THE AGENDA WE DO HAVE SOME
UPDATES.
WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION BRIEFING
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS HAS INTRODUCED AND THAT
INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT WE
HAVE A SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT
POLICY, SO RESOLUTION 32060 IS
ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND WE'RE SEEKING
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS
WITHIN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND WE'LL
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY
WITH A POSSIBLE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS FROM THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS COLUMBIA CITY'S PROPERTY
OF THE DISPOSITION, SIMILAR TO
OTHER CITY DISPOSITION POLICIES,
TRYING TO KEEP THOSE IN PUBLIC
HANDS AND MUCH LIKE A STREET
VACATION.
SMALL PROPERTIES BEING
MAINTAINED IN CITY HANDS IS
ALMOST A GOOD THING.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS COUNCIL
BILL, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM HARVARD FOR
ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.
SO THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS ANTICIPATED
TO BE ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHERE WE
WILL CONSIDER POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS AND IF POSSIBLE WE
WILL TAKE A VOTE ON WEDNESDAY IF
NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL
DISCUSSION.
I'LL KEEP THE DOOR OPEN.
MY INTENT IS TO HAVE BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND VOTE BY
WEDNESDAY.
AMENDMENT 7 POSTED AND TO DATE
WE HAVE THREE AMENDMENTS, SO IT
LOOKS LIKE WE COULD POSSIBLY GET
THROUGH THAT ITEM.
THEN LAST I HAVE AN UPDATE FOR
YOU.
WE WILL HAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM
THE EXECUTIVE JOINING US DAN
EATER AS WELL AS BRIANNA
THOMPSON WILL BE COMING DOWN TO
PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON CANNABIS
EQUITY.
THERE'S THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT THEY ARE
CURRENTLY DRAFTING.
WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION IN OUR MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY TO PROVIDE AN EARLY
PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
FORTHCOMING IN AUGUST.
SO THE PRESENTATION THIS
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A POWER POINT
PRESENTATION TO WALK THROUGH
CONCEPTS AND WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ALONG WITH THE
LARGE COALITION AND STAKEHOLDERS
THAT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED
THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS,
FRANKLY THROUGH THE
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT
SERVICES AND UNDER THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND NOW WITH THIS
EXISTING MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION
THANKS TO MAYOR HARRELL AND
THEIR TEAM FOR CONTINUING TO
REACH OUT AND TALK TO FOLKS.
WE DO HAVE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
FORTHCOMING IN AUGUST AND AGAIN
EARLY PREVIEW OF CONCEPTS AT OUR
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THESE
DISCUSSIONS.
AS ALWAYS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE
RELATED TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AND YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER
OF THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK,
COMMENTS, AMENDMENTS, AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO BRING THOSE TO THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
AND INTRODUCE THOSE FOR YOU.
SO EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANKS SO
MUCH TO OUR FRIENDS WHO HAD
INVITED US TO ATTEND A SCREENING
OF THE FREE RENTEE DOCUMENTARY,
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO
SEE THE DOCUMENTARY.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PLUG
IN TO THE JUSTICE PROJECT OR THE
ACLU WHO HAVE BEEN FEATURING THE
MOVIE.
THIS DOCUMENTARY WAS SHOWN AT
TOWN HALL YESTERDAY.
AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO
BE ABLE TO JOIN FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN FIGHTING FOR WORK OR
JUSTICE, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND
RACIAL JUSTICE SPECIFICALLY THIS
CASE TALKS ABOUT HOW THE
FEATURED WOMAN IN THE
DOCUMENTARY, HER GREAT, GREAT,
GREAT GRANDPA WHO WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST INDIVIDUALS WHO WAS
ENSLAVED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND
HOW THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY USED
THAT PHOTO TO BASICALLY
PERPETUATE LIES ABOUT RACIST
LIES AND TO FURTHER OUR SLAVERY
AND HER CALL FOR JUSTICE IN THE
WAY IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION
STEPPED IN AND MADE SURE THAT
THERE WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
RECOGNITION OF THE WAY IN WHICH
THAT PHOTO WAS USED AND TO
REALLY SEEK CONTRIBUTIONS BACK
TO FOLKS TO MAKE SURE THAT PAST
HARMS WERE BEING COMPENSATED FOR
AND THE PHOTO WAS NEVER USED IN
THAT WAY AGAIN.
A REALLY GREAT DOCUMENTARY, IF
YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO
SEE IT.
WE WILL POST MORE ABOUT IT IN
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
THANKS FOR THE INVITATION TO
PARTICIPATE, AND IT WAS
WONDERFUL TO SEE REPRESENTATIVE
SANTOS AS WELL AT THE EVENT AS
WELL AS THE 100 PLUS ATTORNEYS
AND JUDGES WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR
JUSTICE.
ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, I THINK I
HAND IT TO YOU NEXT.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THANKS AS WELL
TO THE FOLKS AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER.
I HAD THE CHANCE TO GO AND TOUR
WHAT IS BEING CONTEMPLATED FOR
THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER'S SOUTH TRANSIT
SYSTEM.
AND WE REALLY WANTED TO THANK
THE FOLKS WHO WALKED US THROUGH
THE SEATTLE REP AND UPTOWN
COMMUNITY.
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST VALET,
THEIR PROJECT, AND WITH KRXP,
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PLEDGE
ARENA, AND THE SEATTLE CENTER
FOUNDATION FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY'RE DOING TO TRY TO REALLY
HIGHLIGHT HOW ESPECIALLY
PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO
SERVE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND
YOUTH SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO THE IMPACTS OF
CONSTRUCTION AND VIBRATIONS AND
HOW THAT COULD INTERRUPT CERTAIN
PARTS AND HEALING THERAPIES.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING
UP WITH COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE BEEN
TRACKING THAT AS WELL.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER SUAREZ IS
ALREADY ON THE RADAR AS A MEMBER
OF THE BOARD, BUT JUST WANTED TO
REACH OUT TO THEM TO SAY
THANKS.
>> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
JUST PITCH HITTING FOR MY FRIEND
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AS FORMER
STAFF DISTRICT 7.
WHEN I WALKED IN TO THAT SOUND
TRANSIT WALK WITH SEATTLE
CENTER, SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT
TO ME IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION
OF THE STATION ENTRANCE IS WHERE
PANDA PRINTING IS.
PANDA PRINTING IS THE BEST PLACE
TO GET YOUR FILM PROCESSED IN
THE CITY.
ONE OF THE LAST PROFESSIONAL
FILM DEVELOPERS.
I ASKED SEATTLE CENTER TO BRING
THEM IN AS A RESIDENT
ORGANIZATION.
SO JUST AS YOU'RE MAKING THAT,
THOSE STATEMENTS ON THE RECORD,
I WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP SAYING
THEY REALLY SHOWED ME THE
IMPORTANCE OF THAT STATION
ENTRANCE BEING THERE AND THE
HOPE THAT SEATTLE CENTER WILL
TAKE PANDA PRINTING AS A
RESIDENT ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S ALL.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I WILL POST
THE LINK AND THE ENTIRE
DOCUMENTARY AND IT'S GREAT
CONTRIBUTION TO THE DIALOGUE
AROUND REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THERE'S
REPRESENTATION.
DEBORA JUAREZ IS TELLING ME -- I
THOUGHT YOU WERE GIVING ME A
THUMBS UP AT FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO, I'M
DONE.
NOW I JUST ADDED
TO MY TIME.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, THANKS
AGAIN.
I'LL PASS IT OFF TO YOU.
>> WELL THANK YOU EVERYBODY,
HELLO.
HAPPY MONDAY.
THERE IS ONE ITEM
FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
RESOLUTION 32056 WOULD ADOPT
CITY LIGHTS 2023, 2028 PLAN AND
ENDORSE THE SIX IS-YEAR RATE
PATH.
AND THIS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT
OF COMMITTEE LAST WEDNESDAY,
JULY 13.
ALSO IN OUR JULY 13 MEETING WE
HAD A PRESENTATION ON COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AND COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS' LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD MAKE THE 15% CAP ON FOOD
DELIVERY SERVICE FEES THE
COUNCIL IMPOSED DURING THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY PERMANENT AND THE
LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR
RESTAURANTS TO PAY HIGHER FEES
IN RETURN FOR ADDED BENEFITS.
AND THIS LEGISLATION IS
SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE OUT OF
COMMITTEE ON JULY 27.
ALL RIGHT, SO LAST WEEK I MET
WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
OWNTOWN ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS
AND LEARN ABOUT VANCOUVER'S
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND
RECOVERY PROGRAM AND TOOK LOTS
OF NOTES ON WHAT WE IN SEATTLE
COULD POSSIBLY DO.
VANCOUVER HAS INSTALLED
BEAUTIFUL ART, RESTORED STORE
FRONTS, AND IN ITS RUN PILOT
PROGRAM TO HELP INVIGORATE SMALL
BUSINESSES.
WHILE THERE ARE MAJOR
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO
CITIES AND WHAT LEGISLATIVE
WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO WITH
RESOURCES THAT COME FROM THE
STATE.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT THAT
WE COULD LEARN FROM OUR NEIGHBOR
TO THE SOUTH AND JUST ONE FINAL
OBSERVATION IS THAT ONE CAN DO A
LOT WITH LIGHTING.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THINKING
ABOUT THIS MORE WHEN I AND
COMMITTEE ALSO THINK ABOUT
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
REVITALIZATION.
OKAY, MY STAFF ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
MEETING ON JULY 12.
THIS WAS HEADLINED BY DEPUTY
FIRE CHIEF CHRIS LOMBARD FROM
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER WHO
PRESENTED ON THE 911 RESPONSE
SYSTEM.
AND HE RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS
AND CONCERNS FROM COMMUNITY
REGARDING THE MOVE OUT OF SPD
INTO A NEW DEPARTMENT WITHOUT,
LET'S SEE, PLANS FOR HOW THAT
WOULD PLAY OUT IN A RECONFIGURED
DEPARTMENT.
HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE
AND THE FACT THAT WHAT HAD BEEN
INSTILLED IS THE STAFFING
SHORTAGE THAT REALLY HIT HARD IN
2020 HAS BEEN DUE TO SOME
RECRUITING AND INCENTIVE
CHANGES.
SO THAT IS SOME GOOD NEWS ON
THAT FRONT AND THAT DEPARTMENT.
I PARTICIPATED IN A MEETING WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND THE
OWNER OR THE CEO OF IKE KIOSK,
BRIAN RAMEY AND YANG.
AND WE SPOKE AS A
GROUP TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF
DAMIR'S OFFICE AND SDOT
INCLUDING KRISTIN SIMPSON WHO IS
INTERIM DIRECTOR AND DAN EATER
TO NAME HIS NAME AGAIN.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS ALSO CENTRAL
STAFF.
AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS AND I -- I WAS THERE TO
CONVEY MY ENTHUSIASM FOR THESE
INTERACTIVE KIOSKS THAT HAVE
BEEN SORT OF IN CONVERSATION FOR
MANY YEARS.
AND THE MANY BENEFITS THAT THEY
COULD PROVIDE FOR DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT
REVITALIZATION INCLUDING WAY
FINDING, INFORMATION ON
NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL BUSINESSES,
TRANSIT ROUTES AS WELL AS PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND A
WHOLE OTHER PLETHORA OF THINGS.
SO IT WAS JUST A WAY FOR US TO
THINK ABOUT ALL RIGHT WHAT ARE
THE NEXT STEPS IN MAKING THIS
PROJECT OR THIS CONCEPT A
REALITY?
SO I THINK THEY HELP US FULFILL
SEVERAL POLICY GOALS AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT
EVOLVES.
AND THEN SO FINALLY I'LL JUST
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS
COMING WEEK.
THE BIG ITEM IS THAT I'LL BE
SPEAKING AT THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CEREMONY
THIS THURSDAY AT SIMPLY SOULFUL
RESTAURANT IN THE CD.
THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WILL GRANT SMALL BUSINESSES UP
TO $100,000 TO BUILD OUT
COMMERCIAL SPACES AND MAKE
COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS MORE
AFFORDABLE.
IN THE EVENT WE'LL ANNOUNCE THIS
PROJECT PILOT WILL BE EXPANDED
USING FEDERAL RECOVERY DOLLARS
AND ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES CAN APPLY.
THERE IS INFORMATION ON OEDs
WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AND I
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO NEED SOME
IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES SHOULD GO
THERE SOON BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE
THE DEADLINE IS COMING UP.
ANY WAY SIMPLY SOULFUL WAS A
PREVIOUS TENANT IMPROVEMENT
RECIPIENT IN THAT WAS AWARDED
FUNDING LAST YEAR.
SO THIS EVENT
WILL BE AT THEIR NEW LOCATION
THAT USE THIS FUNDING TO
COMPLETE THEIR REMODEL.
SO AGAIN PLEASE VISIT OEDs
WEBSITE AND LEARN ABOUT THIS
PROGRAM SMALL BUSINESSES NEEDING
IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES.
THAT'S IT FOR ME.
ANY QUESTIONS?
NOPE?
ALL RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES.
ON TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON TRANSPORTATION,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JULY 19
AT 9:30 A.M.
AS SHOWN ON OUR PUBLISHED
COMMITTEE AGENDA, WE HAVE FOUR
ITEMS.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE AN
UPDATE FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ON THE SHIP CANAL
WATER QUALITY PROJECT THAT WILL
IMPROVE OUR ENVIRONMENT WITH A
NEARLY THREE-MILE UNDERGROUND
SYSTEM TO STORE POLLUTED STORM
WATER UNTIL IT COULD BE
TREATED.
WE'LL RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR
SEATTLE PUBLIC DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON THE SAFE
STARTS PROGRAM, WHICH EXTENDED
PERMITS FOR RESTAURANTS AND
STORES TO USE SIDEWALKS AND CURB
SPACE DURING THE ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN OF THE PANDEMIC.
WE'LL CONSIDER
COUNCIL MEMBER 120364 FROM
SDOT.
THAT WOULD ADD A NEW SECTION TO
THE TRAFFIC CODE ESTABLISHING
THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE
PARKING FOR TRUCK TRACTORS IN
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
AND AMENDING ANOTHER SECTION OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ALLOW FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THAT
DESIGNATED TRUCK PARKING.
THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE SAYS
THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO HELPING
MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF
OVERNIGHT PARKING AND THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY, SOTO, AND OTHER
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR COURT
FACILITIES.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL ALSO DISCUSS
A PETITION FROM SOUND TRANSIT
ASKING THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
VACATE A PORTION OF AN ALLEY AT
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT, WHICH
IS IN THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 4.
AS YOU MAY RECALL WE
SUCCESSFULLY ARRANGED TO HAVE
SOUND TRANSIT GENEROUSLY LEASE
THEIR LAND TO THE CITY FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS TO CREATE A
35-UNIT TINY HOME VILLAGE CALLED
ROSIE'S VILLAGE AT THE CORNER OF
ROOSEVELT WAY AND 54th
STREET.
AS ULTIMATELY THE GOAL FOR THAT
SITE, WE WANT TO BUILD LOTS OF
PERMANENT LOW AND INCOME
HOUSING.
MY HOPE IS WE WILL MAXIMIZE THE
NUMBER OF UNITS AT THE DEEPEST
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS IDEALLY ALL
THE FUTURE UNITS WILL ON AVERAGE
SERVE HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS
THAN 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME
WITH AT LEAST 35 OF THE UNITS
SET ASIDE FOR EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS.
MY PRELIMINARY VIEW IS THAT I
AGREE WITH SOUND TRANSIT THAT
VACATING A PORTION OF THAT ALLEY
COULD ENABLE THE NON-PROFIT
HOUSE TO BUILD MORE UNITS OF LOW
INCOME HOUSING THERE.
SO LET'S SEE.
TOMORROW IS JUST A PREVIEW OF
SOUND TRANSIT'S PETITION AND IT
WILL BE AT A LATER MEETING WHEN
WE WOULD IMPOSE OUR PUBLIC
BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS IN EXCHANGE
FOR POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE
ALLOCATION.
AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON FOR MAKING ROOM
LAST WEEK AT HER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS
THE BILL I'M CO-SPONSORING WITH
STRAUSS TO MAKE PERMANENT.
THE 15% CAP ON FEES THAT
DELIVERY CORPORATIONS CHARGE TO
SEATTLE RESTAURANTS.
AND THAT CAP ON DELIVERY FEES IS
DEMONSTRATING ITS IMPORTANCE TO
LOCAL RESTAURANTS AS PART OF THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDER FOR THE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
BUT THAT'S GOING TO END SOON
WHENEVER THE MAYOR ENDS THE
EMERGENCY UNLESS WE TAKE
ACTION.
SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON FOR SCHEDULING THAT VOTE
ON JULY 27.
KARINA BULL ON CENTRAL STAFF IS
WORKING WITH THAT BILL.
IN DISTRICT FOUR EARLIER TODAY I
JOINED THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, AND HISTORIC SEATTLE
TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETED
HISTORIC RENOVATION OF A
110-YEAR-OLD ICONIC BUILDING.
AND IN THE HEART OF THE
U-DISTRICT.
THIS NEWLY RENOVATED INTERIOR
SPACE WITH ITS EXTERIOR FACADE
BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED FOR THE
NEXT 100 YEARS IS GOING TO BE
OCCUPIED BY A NEW LOCATION OF
THE SEATTLE BOULDERING PROJECT.
THAT SMALL BUSINESS WITH ROCK
CLIMBING AND FITNESS CLASSES IS
GOING TO BRING A LOT OF FOOT
TRAFFIC AND ENERGIZE THAT HAS
BEEN PARTIALLY DORMANT.
MAKING SURE HISTORIC BUILDINGS
ARE INTERMINGLED WITH THE NEW
CONSTRUCTION IS IMPORTANT TO
GENERATE THE BUILDING DIVERSITY
THAT CREATES VITALITY AND A
SENSE OF PLACE IN THAT URBAN
CENTER.
THIS WEDNESDAY
EVENING I'M HOPING TO VISIT THE
WALLINGFORD FARMERS MARKET, THE
FARMERS' MARKET OPENS EVERY
WEDNESDAY 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, AND I'M
HOPING THEY HAVE HOMEMADE
POPSICLES AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HEAR
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
YES?
>> THAT'S ME COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SUAREZ,
PLEASE.
>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
SO THE TWO LOCATIONS YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, THE SOUND TRANSIT
PROPERTY ON THE CORNER YOU SAID
WE HAVE DRIVEN THERE MANY
TIMES.
HOW BIG IS THAT FOOTPRINT?
DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG IT IS?
>> THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF IT?
>> IS IT A WHOLE BLOCK, HALF A
BLOCK?
I CAN'T TELL FROM THE OUTSIDE
DRIVING IT.
>> IT'S LESS THAN HALF A BLOCK.
>> OKAY.
>> I MEAN IT GOES FROM ROOSEVELT
TO 11th, BUT IT DOES NOT GO
ALL THE WAY UP TO 47th
STREET.
>> OKAY.
BUT IT'S THAT WHOLE LOT THAT
SOUND TRANSIT HAS, THE WHOLE
PIECE THAT WE SAW A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO WHEN WE USED THE
PROPERTY?
>> YES, IT CURRENTLY HAS 35 TINY
HOMES ON IT.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THE OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY
OR THE HISTORICAL BUILDING, IS
THAT THE ONE NEXT TO THE CORNER
THAT USED TO BE A BANK?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER,
VISUALIZE WHERE ALL THAT IS.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN
DISTRICT FOUR.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
I THINK IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT'S TURN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YEP, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE
YOU NOW.
YOU DISAPPEARED FOR A BIT, BUT
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU
PRESIDENT SUAREZ AND COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.
LAST FRIDAY THE COMMITTEE
VOTED TO RECOMMEND THE
CONFIRMATION OF JUSTIN FARRELL
AS THE DIRECTOR OF
SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT.
AND FIND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
NEW OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THE ITEMS WILL APPEAR ON THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA NEXT
WEEK RATHER THAN TOMORROW.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS AUGUST 5.
ON TODAY'S INTRODUCTION THE FULL
CALENDAR IS LEGISLATION FROM MY
OFFICE TO MAKE SEATTLE A CENTURY
FOR WOMEN AND PREGNANT PEOPLE
AND THEIR DOCTORS AND THEIR CARE
PROVIDERS FACING PERSECUTION FOR
SEEKING AND PERFORMING
ABORTIONS.
THUS VIOLATING BASIC AND
CRIMINALIZING REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE AND FUNDAMENTALLY
JUST.
OUR MOVEMENT CANNOT ALLOW
SEATTLE TO BE COMPLICIT.
JASMINE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF HAS DRAFTED
LEGISLATION FOR MY OFFICE TO
PREVENT SEATTLE POLICE FROM
ARRESTING PEOPLE EITHER PATIENTS
OR DOCTORS FOR OUTSTANDING
WARRANTS OR OTHERWISE AIDING IN
AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO
ANTI-ABORTION LAW AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
IF YOU WANT THIS BILL AS BEING
SUPPORTED BY OVER 6,000 PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SIGNED THE PUBLIC
PETITION THAT ANYONE THREATENED
BY ANTI-ABORTION LAWS CAN COME
TO SEATTLE WITHOUT FEAR OF
PROSECUTION, AND I APPRECIATE
JASMINE'S WORK ON THIS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY STATE LAWS
SUCH AS HOUSE BILL 1851 IS AND
LEGAL OPINIONS TO PROTECT PEOPLE
WHO PERFORM OR HAVE AN ABORTION
IN SEATTLE INCLUDING IF A
PREGNANT PERSON LIVES IN ANOTHER
STATE AND COMES TO SEATTLE TO
HAVE AN ABORTION BECAUSE THEIR
STATE BANS THEM.
HOWEVER, THERE'S LAWS DO NOTHING
TO PREVENT PEOPLE WHO PERFORM OR
HAVE AN ABORTION IN A STATE
WHERE THEY ARE BANNED, MAKING
THOSE UNJUST LAWS.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE
LEGISLATION FROM MY OFFICE WILL
ADDRESS.
IF PEOPLE DO THE ADJUSTED
ANTI-ABORTION LAWS IN THEIR
STATE, THEN THEY CAN COME TO
SEATTLE TO SAVE OFF
PROSECUTION.
AS I CAUTION AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE WHEN I ANNOUNCED THIS
LEGISLATION, THIS WILL
UNFORTUNATELY NOT MAKE THE
ARREST WARRANT GO AWAY.
IT WILL REQUIRE THE WOMEN'S
RIGHTS AND LGBTQ RIGHTS MOVEMENT
TO BRING BACK THE RIGHT TO THE
RIGHT.
AND THAT WILL TAKE AN
ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE MOVEMENT.
BUT IT WILL MEAN PEOPLE WITH
UNJUST WARRANTS CAN LIVE IN
SEATTLE WITHOUT THOSE WARRANTS
BEING PROSECUTED.
AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE,
MAYOR HARRELL AND GOVERNOR
INSLEE ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TO TEMPORARILY INSTRUCT STATE
AND CITY POLICE NOT TO AID IN
THOSE OUT-OF-STATE ABORTION
RELATED PROSECUTIONS.
HOWEVER, THERE CAN BE NO
SUBSTITUTE FOR ACTUALLY
CODIFYING THOSE PROTECTIONS INTO
LAW, WHICH OUR LEGISLATION WILL
DO.
THE OVERTURNING OF ROE SHOWS
DRAMATICALLY AND HISTORICALLY
SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF
CODIFYING HUMAN RIGHTS INTO LAW
AND NOW WE KNOW HOW MANY WOMEN
AND PREGNANT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
DEMOCRATICS HAVING FAILED TO DO
THIS OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS.
THIS BILL IS BEING INTRODUCED
TOMORROW FOR A VOTE AT THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK.
IT IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY
TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST
UNCONSCIOUSABLE ATTACKS ON
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS, AND I
URGE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE
YES.
AND AGAIN THANKS TO JASMINE,
THANKS TO THE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED THE
PETITION, AND THANK YOU TO
BRENDA AND ALSO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
LEGISLATION.
>> AND ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR
INSLEE?
YES.
>> OKAY, I HADN'T LOOKED AT THE
DETAILED LANGUAGE ON THAT.
AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND THANK YOU TO YOU FOR
GETTING THIS STUFF TO BRING IT
TO FULL COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT GOING
TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE
LEGISLATION.
AND IS THIS IN
ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATION THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES NOTED?
SHE'S HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ON
IT?
>> YES, IT IS ASIDE FROM THAT
BILL.
I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT BILL.
AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE
GETTING OR PERFORMING ABORTIONS
IN SEATTLE FROM HARASSMENT AND
IT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE FROM THE
BILL FROM MY OFFICE, WHICH
PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY WHERE THEIR HOME STATES
HAVE WARRANTS ON THEM BECAUSE OF
THE ANTI-ABORTION LAWS IN THEIR
STATE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AGAIN SORRY I'M NOT
ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT EXPRESSING
MY SUPPORT FOR THAT.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE,
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
GREAT TO SEE COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SET MY TIMER BECAUSE I'M A
LITTLE WORRIED I'M GOING TO GO
OVER.
>> HI, TICK TOCK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> DON'T WANT TO GET THE
BUZZER.
ALL RIGHT, HERE
WE GO.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
THIS WEEK AN UPCOMING IN
DISTRICT SIX.
I'M ANNOUNCING LAST WEEK THAT WE
WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST
IN-PERSON TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY,
JULY 28 AT 5:30.
WE'LL BE HOSTING THE GREEN LAKE
AQUA THEATER.
I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM MANY OF
THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO
CONNECT IN PERSON.
I WOULD AS WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
MEETING PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
AND DOING SO IN A SAFEWAY.
SO IT WILL BE HELD OUTDOORS.
THE GREEN LAKE PARK
AMPHITHEATER.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY CENTER EVENT
WHERE D6 RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE
MICROPHONE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND
HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY
ME.
AND JUST SO EVERYONE IS
AWARE DUE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, IF I OR A MEMBER OF MY
TEAM TEST POSITIVE IN THE DAYS
PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE TOWN
HALL WILL BECOME VIRTUAL OR WILL
BE CANCELED.
SO RSVP ON MY WEBSITE TO RECEIVE
UPDATES AHEAD OF THE TOWN HALL
AND IN CASE THERE'S CHANGES OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THE EVENT.
THIS LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6
STAFF AND I ATTENDED THE GREEN
LAKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL WHERE WE
DISCUSSED THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE SMALL CRAFT CENTER DOCKSIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENTS,
AND THE LATEST ON THE GREEN LAKE
OUTER LOOP.
THIS LAST WEEKEND I WAS
VERY BUSY IN DISTRICT 6.
I HAVE A GREAT TIME AT BALLARD
SEAFOOD FEST HELPING THE FOLKS
COOK THE SALMON ON SATURDAY AND
WORKING AS A JUDGE AT THE EATING
CONTEST.
I PERSONALLY LIKE TO TAKE
MY TIME AND SAVOR RATHER THAN
EATING IT QUICKLY.
THAT SAID THE FINAL TWO
CONTESTANTS ATE ACCUMULATIVE OF
TWO POUNDS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIRD PLACE
SCOTT BRYCE AND SECOND PLACE
ROMAN LUCY, AND FIRST PLACE
ALLAN JOHNSON WHO CAME IN THIRD
PLACE LAST YEAR.
GREAT WORK IN THIS LAST YEAR.
AND ALSO THIS
WEEKEND I ATTENDED TWO BALLARD
FCs GAMES.
THEY WON BOTH OF THEM.
THEY'RE HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS
THIS FRIDAY.
HOPEFULLY SUNDAY.
AND BALLARD IS
HOSTING THE LEAGUE WIDE PLAYOFF
GAMES.
TICKETS WENT ON SALE THIS
MORNING.
$15 A TICKET.
VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO COLLEAGUES IF YOU'D LIKE TO
JOIN ME, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
IT'S FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M.
OR
SUNDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
THIS LAST WEEKEND I ALSO
ATTENDED THE UNITED INDIANS OF
ALL TRIBES POW WOW.
I CAN TELL YOU THEIR SALMON WAS
AMAZING.
THE DANCING WAS POWERFUL AND THE
COMMUNITY WAS INCREDIBLE.
JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ
AND THE UNITED INDIAN BOARD
BEATED THE CROWN AGAIN THIS YEAR
AND IT WAS STUNNING.
AND AS I WALK BACK TO
BALLARD, I COULD SEE UNCLE BOB
SANTOS AND FOR WORKING TOGETHER
TO LIFT EACH OTHER UP TO MAKE
DAYBREAK STAR CENTER A REALITY.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF I
REMEMBER CORRECTLY, YOUR PARENTS
SAID YOU'RE GOING ON A PICNIC IN
A PARK?
AND YOU ENDED UP AT THE SIT IN?
>> WELL I WAS 12.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING ROLLER
SKATING, ME AND CLAUDIA, AND WE
WERE A PART OF THE TAKEOVER.
NOT A PICNIC.
>> ROLLER SKATING.
THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU TOO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YOU KNOW THE
IMPORTANCE IS I WAS WALKING BACK
TO BALLARD WHERE THERE WAS A
VILLAGE AND A TIME FOR A
MEMORIAL, A GATHERING ON WHAT
HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND AT THE POW
WOW HAS BEEN HAPPENING.
AND BALLARD WAS DEVELOPED
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS FARM DALE,
THE FIRST PEOPLE WERE GIVEN WHAT
WAS NOW DISCOVERY PARK AS THEIR
NEW HOME UNTIL WE BUILT THE
LOCKS AND THE ARMY DECIDED THEY
NEEDED AN ARMY BASE.
AND AS THE ARMY
BASE WAS CLOSING, BERNIE
WHITEBEAR AND FRIENDS REMINDED
THE WORLD OF THE PROMISE THE
LAND WOULD BE GIVEN TO
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO ON AND TELL
MORE OF THE STORY BECAUSE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CAN TELL MORE
SINCE SHE WAS THERE ROLLER
SKATING.
JUST TO SAY THE CONNECTION POINT
BETWEEN THE LAKES AND RIVERS AND
THE PUGET SOUND WHERE DAYBREAK
IS AND THE POW WOW OR THAT
SIMILAR GATHERING HAVE OCCURRED
THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF
TIME.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO BREAKS IN
THAT TIME IN THE 1860s AND THE
1970s AND AGAIN DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
AND WHAT I SAW WAS A COMMUNITY
STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT THAN
EVER BEFORE.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE AN
ANONYMOUS GUEST AT THE
GATHERINGS.
MY ONLY COMPLAINT WAS THAT I
COULDN'T HEAR THE DRUMS FROM
BALLARD LIKE I COULD WHEN I WAS
GROWING UP, SO WE'LL HAVE TO
FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.
MORE FROM LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT
6 I BROUGHT TOGETHER
RECREATIONAL VOTING AND MARINE
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS
COMMUNITY CONCERNS ON WATER WAY
SAFETY TO HELP INFORM OUR WATER
WAY SAFETY SURVEY AND STUDY THAT
I SPONSORED IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET.
I HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH
SOUND TRANSIT AND STAFF ABOUT
THE EXTENSION.
THANKS FOR THE TIME SPENT WITH
ME DISCUSSING SOUND TRANSIT
ALIGNMENT AND LOCATING A STATION
ENTRANCE ON 15th OR AT LEAST
HAVING AN ENTRANCE WEST OF
15th.
WHILE WE WERE
HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AT THE
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS MEETING
TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
GREEN LAKE OUTER LOOP FROM SDOT
AS WELL AS THE BRIEFING ON THE
PROPOSED NEW TREE POLICY.
I ALSO CO-HOSTED DISTRICT 6
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE WORKSHOP.
WE HAD COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THERE TO EVALUATE RHA
SERVICE AND LANDSCAPE AND
INITIAL FINDINGS AND HIGHLIGHT
GAPS AND UPLIFT ASSETS RELATED
TO OUR DISTRICT'S HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE.
WITH THAT I
CONTINUE TO HOST MY REGULAR
OPERATIONAL MEETINGS WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MOVE ACTION
PLANS FORWARD AT THE TRIANGLE TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN THE
BALLARD INDUSTRIAL AREAS
SPECIFICALLY AT 47th AND 8th
TO IMPLEMENT THE 22nd AVENUE
PLAN AND DOWNTOWN BALLARD.
AND THE BALLARD CASE
CONFERENCING MEETING WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY DIRECTOR.
WE DID HAVE TO
CHANGE THE WAY TO RESCHEDULE
OFFICE HOURS BECAUSE OF THE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
THURSDAY.
AND THIS COMING THURSDAY I'LL
HOLD MY REGULAR OFFICE HOURS
WITH THE RESIDENTS AND BE
EXTENDED AND RESCHEDULE PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK AS WELL.
THIS WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 I'LL BE
HAVING A PROJECT CHECKING IN
WITH SDOT REGARDING BALLARD
AVENUE.
I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ABOUT
REVITALIZING THE CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER.
AND I'LL BE MEETING WITH A
RESIDENT WHO IS LEADING OUR
PLACE MAKING WORK IN THE BREWERY
DISTRICT.
PLACE MAKING IS A COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT TO USE PAINT, PLANT, AND
SIGNAGE TO BUILD UPON THE
ENTREPRENEURIAL WORK OF THE
COALITION.
THE LONG VISION OF THIS IS TO
HAVE SAFE PLACES TO ROCK 'N'
ROLL AND REDUCE TRAFFIC
COLLISION AND INCREASE THE
VIBRANCY OF THE SPACE AND
CONNECT FREMONT WITH SAFE
ROUTES.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD AS
THIS WORK CONTINUES.
I'LL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE
BALLARD FC PLAYOFF GAMES.
SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME, $15,
YOU CAN COME WITH ME.
THIS LAST WEEK AT CITY HALL
I WAS HONORED TO CO-SPONSOR
LEGISLATION TO MAKE PERMANENT
15% CAP ON FEES THAT DELIVERY
COMPANIES CAN CHARGE SEATTLE
RESTAURANTS AND CO-SPONSORING
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
I WAS A PANELIST ALONGSIDE
MOSQUEDA AND HERBOLD AT THE
CONSORTIUM, SEATTLE KING
COUNTY'S FORUM ON THE HOUSING
LEVY.
I MET WITH THE BALLARD FOOD BANK
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING
SERVICES COALITION TO HEAR THEIR
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 BUDGET.
I ATTENDED THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY
BOARD REGARDING THE URBAN
FREIGHT CORRIDORS.
I MET WITH MAYOR TIFFANY
WASHINGTON FOR A REGULAR CHECK
IN ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN AND
AROUND SEATTLE IN DISTRICT SIX.
I TOURED THE CEDAR RIVER WATER
SHED WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WATER SYSTEM IN
THE NATION NOT REQUIRED TO
FILTER WATER AND THAT'S US
BECAUSE WE OWN THE ENTIRE WATER
SHED.
WE DO USE UV PURIFICATION AND
ESSENTIALLY WE OWN FROM MAPLE
VALLEY TO THE LAKE PAST THIS
SUMMIT AT SNOQUALMIE.
I'LL SAY SEPARATELY IN A
SIDE THIS IS MY THIRD MEETING
WITH TIM, OUR TRAVEL LIAISON.
I CAN'T EL IT YOU HOW MUCH
EXPERTISE HE BRINGS TO THESE
MEETINGS.
I'M SCRATCHING MY HEAD ON WHAT
WE DID WITHOUT HIM.
AND IF YOU EVER
GET A CHANCE GO UP TO CHESTER
MORRIS WATER SHED, FIFTH GRADE
TOURS GO EVERY YEAR.
MOVING ON THIS WEEK AND CITY
HALL AND AROUND THE CITY I'LL BE
MEETING WITH SENIOR DEPUTY
HARRELL REGARDING MY 2023, 2024
BUDGET PRIORITIES.
I'LL BE ATTENDING THE
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITY
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY MEETING.
I'LL BE RECEIVING A RATE
ORDINANCE BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
I ATTENDED THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT THIS MONDAY MORNING.
I'LL BE DOING SO AGAIN NEXT
MONDAY.
AND I WILL BE AT
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE LATER
THIS WEEK.
FOR LAND USE COMMITTEE WE HAD A
GREAT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK
DISCUSSING THE SCOPING OF THE
MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BY 30
DAYS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMMENT ON
WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE BY WATCHING
LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE OR GOING
TO SEATTLE.GOV.
THIS IS CURRENTLY
IN THE HANDS OF OPCD NOT THE
COUNCIL, AND I AGAIN APPRECIATE
OPCD HONORING MY REQUEST TO
EXTEND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
BY A MONTH.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS.
ALLOWING ADDITION OF SOME
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE
CONSIDERED A MINOR AMENDMENT TO
A MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLAN.
RESOLUTION 32059 COSPONSORED BY
MOSQUEDA AND MYSELF THAT STATES
THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE AS PART OF OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND APPOINTMENT 02244
APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
EMPLOYMENT 2274 REAPPOINTMENT OF
CAESAR GARCIA.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD.
THERE'S ONE ITEM ON THE LAND USE
RELATED TO LAND USE THIS WEEK ON
THE IRC.
CLERK FILE 314449
COUNCIL WAIVER OR MODIFICATION
OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
TO ALLOW REDEVELOPMENT OF A
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND
TO ALLOW FIVE LIGHT POLES FOR
ATHLETIC FIELDS.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE WILL BE NEXT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS CURRENTLY ON
THE AGENDA.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKETING
AND APPOINTMENTS TO FILL A
DESIGNER REVIEW BOARD SEAT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES.
THAT'S MY REPORT.
TEN MINUTES, FIVE
SECONDS.
SORRY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WAS
OVER.
ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD WHO IS NOT HERE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IT'S BACK TO
YOU.
>> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITY AND
TRAVEL COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL AGENDA.
OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JULY
21.
AND THAT HAS, I'M
SORRY, REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING FOR THIS THURSDAY, JULY
21 HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
AS FAR AS NATIVE
COMMUNITIES MY OFFICE MET AGAIN
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS WHO
WAS JUST SHARING THIS WITH TIM,
OUR TRAVEL LIAISON AND THE
EXECUTIVE FROM OIR AND
FRANCHISES COO MERMAN FROM DON
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS OUR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR WITH
THEIR ROAD TO HEALING LISTENING
TOUR.
THAT'S WITH THE SECRETARY DEB
HOLLAND.
AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE
IMPACTS OF INDIAN BOARDING
SCHOOLS ON SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
ORIGINALLY THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WAS NOT ON THE ORIGINAL TOUR,
BUT WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE
TRIBES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE FIRST
ROUND OF THIS TOUR AND IN THE
NEW YEAR.
IN THE COMING WEEKS I'LL BE
MEETING WITH LOCAL URBAN TRIBAL
LEADERS TO SET THE STAGE FOR A
TOUR STOP IN OUR REGION WHERE
INDIGENOUS ELDERS AND THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE ABLE
TO BARE WITNESS TO THEIR
EXPERIENCE AND SPEAK TO THE
MULTI-GENERATIONAL AND LIFELONG
IMPACTS OF STATE SPONSORED
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
OUR OFFICE WILL
PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AS THEY
BECOME AVAILABLE.
SOUND TRANSIT I ATTENDED A SOUND
TRANSIT NORTH KING SUB AREA
MEETING WHERE WE RECEIVED AN
UPDATE FROM THE INTERIM CEO
BROOK BELLMAN.
A STAFF UPDATE ON BUS RAPID
TRANSIT AND AN UPDATE ON PLANS
FOR THE DEIS FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION.
ON THURSDAY THE EXPANSION
COMMITTEE PASSED A
RECOMMENDATION ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION, WHICH THE FULL BOARD
IS EXPECTED TO HEAR ON JULY 28.
COMING UP THIS
WEEK I INVITE YOU TO WELCOME LIZ
AT LYNNSON TO HER NEW POSITION
AS THE INTERIM CITY CLERK.
NOW THAT MONICA SIMMONS HAS
RETIRED.
LIZ WILL BE MAKING THE ROUNDS TO
CHECK IN WITH YOU ALL IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS FOR SERVING AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM LAST WEEK AND
SHARING THE COUNCIL BRIEFING AND
THE COUNCIL ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
I HEAR YOU DID AN EXCELLENT
JOB.
AND OH I DID NOT
SEE THIS IN MY NOTES.
ON FRIDAY I'LL BE CELEBRATING MY
29th BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU,
STAFF.
AND THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
WE'LL CLOSE OUT
THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I MOVE TO
ADJOURN?
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
ANYTHING YOU GOT?
YOU GOOD?
GOOD.
COLLEAGUES, THIS
CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JULY 25 AT
2:00, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.