>
>> WITH THAT, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY,
OCTOBER 3rd. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:01 AND I AM
DEBORA JUAREZ. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? COUNCIR
NELSON? COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SUWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? NIE
NELSON? NINE PRESENT.
>> PRESENT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF NO
OBJECTIONS, MINUTES OF COUNCILG
COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26th WILL BE ADOPTEDT
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING ANY
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED.
>
>> I WILL GO TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT. ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE
HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS. ONE IS
PROCLAIMING OCTOBER DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THE
SECOND PROCLAMATION IS OFFERED
BY ME, PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 10th
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY. YOU
WILL FIND COPIES OF THE
PROCLAMATIONS LAST WEEK WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. THERE
WILL BE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAYE
TODAY. WE WILL HAVE A 20 MINUTE
EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF
THIS MEETING BUT EVERYONE STAY
ON THE LINE UNTIL WE TAKE ROLLE
ROLL. WE DO NOT TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT AT COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
BUT WE WELCOME THE PUBLIC TO
COUNCIL CHAMBERS EVERY DAY OR
TO WATCH ONLINE. PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE ACCEPTED TOMORROW IN PN
IN PERSON AND ONLINE. ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, WE WILL
BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION OF
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH PROCLAMATION. AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAG
CALENDAR INCLUDING THE MINUTES
AND PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS
WELL AS 15 APPOINTMENTS,
INCLUDING 11 APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE.R
COMMITTEE. FOUR APPOINTED
REMENTED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. E
COMMITTEE. WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE
ON ALL ITEMS WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR UNLESS ANY ONE IS
REQUESTED TO BE REMOVED TO BE
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FOLLOWIG
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FOLLOWING
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE WILL
CONSIDER FIVE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THE FIRST ONE IS AN
ORDINANCE SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN RELATED
TO WASTE WATER SERVICES WITH
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. ,
UTILITIES. SPECIFICALLY, IT IS A
CODE ADJUSTMENT WHICH WOULD
ALLOW AUTOMATIC PASS THROUGH
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY EXTERNAL WASTE WATER
PROVIDERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT BRIAN GOODNIGHT ON
STAFF. THERE IS AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO SOLID WASTE AND THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED FULL COUNTY
SUPPORT. ITEM 3 IS REGARDING
DRAINAGE RATES AND WAS
RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. PEDERSEN
WILL SPEAK TO ITEMS 2 ASK 3
TOMORROW. ITEM 4 IS TO CONFORM
THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH WITH
CHANGES IN STATE LAW AS IT
RELITS TO CRIME AND PUNISHMENTT
PUNISHMENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED
BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. FINALLY,
ITEM 5 ALLOWS SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT TO ACCEPT A GRANT. COUNCR
GRANT. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE AND
WILL SPEAK TO ITEMS 4 AND 5
TOMORROW. INFORMATION ON ALL OF
THE ITEMS IS AVAILABLE ON THE
ONLINE AGENDA.
>
>> AS A FINAL NOTE, WE WILL BE
SUSPENDING COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
DURING OUR REVIEW OF THE 2023
BUDGET. TODAY WILL BE THE LAST
COUNCIL BRIEFING UNTIL WE
RESUME ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER
28th. IF THERE IS BUSINESS SUCH
AS PROCLAMATIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS THAT NEED THE
ATTENTION OF THE FULL COUNCIL
DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE
CONTACT MY OFFICE AND WE WILL
INCLUDE THEM IN OUR REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
>
>> MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA TO
THE SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. WE WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHO
HAS A PROCLAMATION FOR
SIGNATURE TODAY FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. COUNR
MONTH. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS
AFTERNOON I'M ASKING FOR YOUR
SIGNATURES ON A PROCLAMATION
DECLARING OCTOBER TO BE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH. THE MAYOR IS CONCURRING
WITH THE PROCLAMATION. IT WAS
CIRCULATED TO ALL OFFICES ON
MONDAY. IT NOTES THAT INTIMATE
PARTNER VIOLENCE ACCOUNTS FOR
15% OF ALL VIOLENT CRIME. WOMEN
OF COLOR ARE AT AN ELEVATED
RISK AND EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO
FINDING HELP. IT ENCOURAGES ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE
THE SIGNS OF ABUSE AND COURGZ.E
COURGZ. THE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION WILL JOIN US TO
ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND
SHARE THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEED
TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND HOW TO FIND HELP.E
HELP. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS? I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER. OTHERWISE, BACK TO YOUM
YOU MADAM PRESIDENT TO COLLECT
SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE I ASK FOR
SIGNATURES? ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING ANY AND NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR NAMES AFFIXED
TO THE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU. THE SECOND
PROCLAMATION IS ONE I WOULD
LIKE TO BRING FORWARD,
RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 10th AS INS
AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY. I
WILL LEAD THE DISCUSSION BEFORE
WE REQUEST SIGNATURES. A LITTLE
BACKGROUND HISTORY, THE CONCEPT
OF AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
IS NOT A NEW ONE. IT WAS FIRST
PROPOSED IN THE 1970s BY A DELN
A DELEGATION OF NALTIVE PEOPLES
TO THE U.N. IN A CONFERENCE
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. YOURS
TRULY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
STUDY HUMAN RIGHTS AND
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND NATIVE
AMERICAN FOLKS IN GENEVA
SWITZERLAND WHEN I WAS IN LAW
SCHOOL. IN 2017, THE SEATTLE
COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTION 31538
CREATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S
DAY IN OUR CITY, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. AND
COUNCILMEMBER THEN BRUCE
HARRELL WHO IS NOW OUR MAYOR. T
MAYOR. LAST MARCH, BY PASSING AN
ORDINANCE, WE MADE EVERY SECOND
MONDAY IN OCTOBER INDIGENOUS PS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY, AN
OFFICIAL CITY HOLIDAY. CITIES
AND STATES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY NOW RECOGNIZE THIS DAYT
BIDEN WAS THE FIRST UNITED
STATES PRESIDENT TO RECOGNIZE
IT ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL THROUGH
AN EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATION IN
2021. THE PRESIDENT SAID TODAY
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAINFUL
HISTORY OF WRONGS AND
ATROCITIES THAT MANY EUROPEAN
EXPLORERS INFLICTED ON TRIBAL
NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES. IT IS A MEASURE OF
OUR GREATNESS THAT WE DO NOT
SEEK TO BURY THE SHAMEFUL
EPISODES OF THE PAST, THAT WE
FACE THEM HONESTLY AND BRING
THEM TO LIGHT AND DO ALL WE CAN
TO ADDRESS THEM. THE
PROCLAMATION WE HAVE BEFORE YOU
IS OUR ANNUAL RECOGNITION OF IS
OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY THAT
WILL BE PRESENTED AS PART OF
THE CEREMONIES WHICH WILL TAKE
PLACE MONDAY, OCTOBER 10th. THE
10th. THERE ARE THREE PLANNED
EVENTS ON MONDAY WHICH EVERYONE
IS WELCOMED TO JOIN. THE FIRST
ONE IS THE MARCH FROM 9:30 TO
11:30, MEETING AT WEST LAKE
PARK. THE SECOND IS A GATHERING
AT CITY HALL FROM 11:30 TO
1:30. AND AN EVENING
CELEBRATION AT DAYBREAK STAR
FROM 50 TO 9:00 WITH OUR CEO AD
CEO AND PARTNER DR. MIKE TOOLY.T
TOOLY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD
LIKE TO RECOMMEND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT TO SAY A NEW WORDS SINCE
SHE HAS WORKED WITH TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES TO HELP BRING
FORWARD INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. COUNCIR
SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, I REALLY APPRECITE
YOUR NOTING THE HISTORY OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY AND THE
TREMENDOUS WORK THAT HAS BEEN
DONE BY INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS
AND BY THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
IN RECOGNIZING THE TRAUMAS OF
COLONIZATION AND IMPERALISM AND
THE ROLE THAT IS BEING PLAYED
BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THIS
DAY. IT WAS A REAL MATTER OF
HONOR FOR MY SOCIALIST COUNCIL
OFFICE AND SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVES TO HAVE WORKED
ALONG SIDE INDIGENOUS MEMBERS
IN 2014 TO BRING FORTH THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S RESOLUTIONE
RESOLUTION. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE
GONE FORWARD TO ALSO PASS A
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE
INCREDIBLY HARMFUL EXPERIENCES
THAT INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WERE
SUBJECTED TO THROUGH THE
BOARDING SCHOOL PRACTICE WHICH
WE KNOW HOW HORRENDOUS THEY ARE
AND THE TRAUMAS ARE STILL BEING
LIVED BY THOSE GENERATIONS AND
THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. THAT IS
WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT THY
THE COMMUNITY ACROSS SEATTLE AND
VANCOUVER IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST HAS BEEN MARKING THE
SOMBER MOMENT. AND WE ALSO
WORKED TOGETHER ON THE NO
DAPPLE RESOLUTION, MARKING OUR
SOLIDARITY WITH THE COURAGEOUS,
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COURAGEOUS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS WHO
BRAVED POLICE VIOLENCE AT
STANDING ROCK FOR THEIR
OPPOSITION AGAINST THE PIPE
LINE. SO YOU KNOW, THERE IS BOH
HISTORY AND ALSO CURRENT
ACTIVISM WE WANT TO CELEBRATE.D
CELEBRATE. AND ALSO RECOGNIZE
THE HARMS DONE AND CONNECT THIS
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
DIGNIFIED RIGHTS FOR SO MANY OF
OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND
OTHER RACES WHO ARE FACING
POVERTY, INEQUALITY, A LACK OF
FUNDING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND
ALSO STUDENT DEBT. I THINK
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY IS SORT
OF A REMINDER FOR US THAT OUR
SOCIETY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO
DELIVER FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND
US.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS AND I HAVE A FEW
OTHER WORDS BEFORE WE ASK FOR
SIGNATURES FROM OUR COLLEAGUES.
NOT SEEING ANY, I JUST WANT TO
THANK THIS CITY COUNCIL AND
PRIOR CITY COUNCILS AND SOME OF
YOU COUNCILMEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY
THAT WORKED WITH US ON THE
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPE LINE,
MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS, ON THE BOARDING SCHOOLS,
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ISSUESI
ISSUES. I THINK WE EARE THE
FIRST COUNCIL TO GO FORWARD TO
HAVE A COUNCIL FOR INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. SELECTED
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS AD
ORGANIZATIONS AND IN PARTICULAR,
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA BEING
THE BUDGET CHAIR AND
RECOGNIZING THAT WHEN WE FUND
THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND GIVE
THEM THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER
SERVICES, THAT IS THE REAL
CHANGE THAT MAKES THINGS
HAPPEN. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS AND
KIND AND YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING
UP WITH ME FOR A FEW YEARS. I
APPRECIATE THAT. SO WITH THAT,
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLUINATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>
>> WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. SO HERE'S THE ROLL
CALL BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HERE.E
HERE. WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THEN
PEDERSEN, SAWANT, STRAUSS,
HERBOLD, LEWIS, MORALES,
MOSQUEDA, AND MYSELF. WITH
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> WELL, HELLO, EVERYONE. STARTG
EVERYONE. STARTING WITH MEETINGS
LAST WEEK, I MET WITH SPD NORTH
PRECINCT CAPTAIN GROSSMAN AND
ATTENDED THE THIRD WATCH ROLL
CALLS. CAPTAIN GROSSMAN SAID
THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S HIGH
UTILIZER LIST HAS BEEN A GAME
CHANGER FOR THE NORTH PRECINCT
IN REDUCING THE RATE OF
INCREASED CRIME IN THE
PRECINCT. SO THAT IS GOOD NEWSD
NEWS. AND SOMETHING THAT OTHER
OFFICERS SAID DURING ROLL CALL
WAS THAT OTHER PEOPLE COMMITTIG
CRIMES, THEY NOTE THAT IT IS FOR
MISDEMEANOR, UI AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASES AND THAT WAS ALSO
MENTIONED IN THE SEATTLE TIMESY
TIMES. MY CHIEF OF STAFF
ATTENDED THE QUARTERLY SEATTLE
BOARD MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY OF
VISIT SEATTLE. JUST WANT TO
REPORT THAT THE EXPANDED
CONVENTION CENTER IS OPENING IN
DECEMBER. WHILE THEY WILL BE
DOWN IN REVENUE THE NEXT FEW
YEARS COMPARED TO PREPANDEMIC,
THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL
SEE A STRONG RETURN IN REVENUEM
REVENUE FROM THE LARGER
CONVENTIONS THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE IN THE
YEARS TO COME. THEY ASK THAT WE
CONVEY AGAIN, THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORT OF THE N
THE LEGISLATION WHICH INCREASED
THEIR RESOURCES TO BE USED TO
PROMOTE SEATTLE AS A TOURIST
DESTINATION. IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED AT ALL IN HOW THEY
SPENT THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE,
I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE A REPORT
ON THAT. MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND
I ATTENDED THE MAR KEY GALA,
THE FIRST ONE IN THREE YEARS,
LAST THURSDAY AT SEATTLE
CENTER. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD
TIME. WE GOT TO MEET THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOM LORRA
IN PERSON FINALLY. I HAD TO SAY
THANK YOU TO DO ALL THEY CAN TO
SUSTAIN DURING THE PREVIOUS
YEARS. IF ANYONE HAS A CHANCE
TO ATTEND, THEY HAVE SOME
PRETTY GOOD DANCING AT THE END
OF THESE EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.E
FUTURE. NOTE TO SELF ON THAT
ONE. MY POLICY DIRECTOR MET
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF
BUSINESSES ALONG MADISON STREET
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
STREET AND SIDEWALK CLOSURES
RELATED TO THE BUS RAPID
TRANSIT LINE CONSTRUCTION. YOU
HAVE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING FROM
THE BUSINESSES AS WELL. I
CONTINUE TO GROPE FOR SOLUTIONS
TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
ARE SHOULDERING THE BURDEN OF
REALLY IMPORTANT ROAD PROJECTS
AND NOT JUST ROAD PRODUCTS BUT
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
IN GENERAL. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN
COME TO IDEAS ON THAT ONE. LAST
FRIDAY, OUR STAFF MET WITH
SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF SCIU TO
TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET
AND IMPACT ON SOCIAL SERVICES.O
JUST A NOTE ON SOMETHING I WILL
BE DOING TOMORROW, JOINING THE
MAYOR AND OEB DIRECTOR McENTIRE
ON AN EVENT THAT WILL ANNOUNCE
A NEW PROGRAM THAT PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO SMALL
BUSINESSES. I CAN'T SAY MORE
THAN THAT BUT STAY TUNED FOR TT
EXCITING NEWS. FINALLY ON
WEDNESDAY, I GET TO ATTEND THE
FIRST IN PERSON PUGET SOUND
MEETING. AND I'M HEADS DOWN IN
BUDGET AS I'M SURE EVERYONE
ELSE IS. BEFORE I CEDE THE MIC,
ú I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR THE
STATEMENT HE PUT OUT IN
RESPONSE TO THE THREE SEPARATE
INCIDENTS OF SHOOTINGS IN THE T
U DISTRICT OVER THE WEEKEND
BECAUSE I THINK IT CAPTURES
WELL THE GRAVITY OF THE
PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING WHEN IT
COMES TO GUN VIOLENCE AND NOT
JUST IN THE U DISTRICT BUT
ACROSS OUR CITY. THE QUESTION
THAT I BRING TO MY BUDGET
DECISIONS AND IN THESE
DELIBERATIONS IS HOW CAN WE
BEST MOST EFFECTIVELY SPEND
PUBLIC RESOURCES TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. TT
IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE
MIND OF UW PRESIDENT ANNA MARY
CASA WHO SAID IN HER OWN
STATEMENT, QUOTE, NO ONE SHOULD
HAVE TO FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY
AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY
LIVES. SO NOW I PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IF THERE
ARE NOT ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING
NONE, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. K
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. ON
TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC UTILITIESE
UTILITIES. WE RECOMMENDED 120410
WHICH IS A MODEST UPDATE TO THE
PLAN SOLID WASTE RATES. WHEN
SOLID WASTE RATES ARE COMBINED
WITH THE OTHER LINES OF
BUSINESS, WE EXPECT TO SEE
OVERALL RATES FOR CUSTOMERS
INCREASE AT A LOWER PERCENTAGE
THAN WHAT WAS RECENTLY
PROMISED. THAT IS GOOD NEWS
OVERALL FOR PUBLIC UTILITY
RATES. I APPRECIATE SBU DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP
RATE INCREASES TO A MINIMUM AND
KEEPING THEIR PROMISES ON THE
RATE PAT THAT WAS APPROVED BY
THE COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, POLICE
ASK BRIAN GOODNIGHT OR CONSULT
HIS MEMO WHICH IS ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA ITEM. TOMORROW WE
ARE VOTING ON TWO RELATED
PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THEY WILL
ENABLE THE CITY TO STREAM LINE
HOW WE MEMORIALIZE THE PASS
THROUGH RATES WE ARE REQUIRED
TO USE FROM KING COUNTY,
RELATING TO DRAINAGE AND WASTE
WATER SERVICES. UNLIKE OUR
CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE AND
DRINKING WATER, WE HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THE DRAINAGE RATES
WHICH ARE PASSED THROUGH TO
EACH CUSTOMER TO FILL. BOTH
PIECES OF LEGISLATION CREATE
CERTAINTY AND REMOVE THE
REDUNDANCY. IT MAKES CLEAR TO
THE CONSTITUENTS THAT NEED TO
CONTACT KING COUNTY OFFICIALS.S
OFFICIALS. THIS LEGISLATION WILL
MAKE THE PROCESS SIMILAR TO THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PROCESS
WHERE FEES FROM THE BOUNTIVAL
ARE PASSED THROUGH BECAUSE WE
CAN'T CHANGE THOSE FEES EITHERE
EITHER. WHILE THE COMMITTEE
APPROVED 1304 FOR DRAINAGE, A
DRAFTING CHANGE ON THE OTHER
WASTE WATER REQUIRED US TO HEAR
THAT IN OUR COMMITTEE AS AN
INFORMATIONAL DRAFT. TOMORROW
BOTH BILLS ARRIVE AT THE FULL
COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME FOR
OUR CONSIDERATION. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE, ALSO
CONTACT CENTRAL STAFF OR BRIAN
GOODNIGHT OR CONSULT HIS
MEMOES. MY OFFICE ENJOYED THE
EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE
NONPROFIT TRANSPORTATION
COALITION WHICH HONORED SEVERAL
TRANSPORTATION CHAMPIONS. THIS
PAST FRIDAY I MET WITH
CONSTITUENTS ON IN PERSON AFTER
HOURS IN THE HEART OF DISTRICT
4. CONSTITUENTS BROUGHT CONCERS
BROUGHT CONCERNS ABOUT ABANDONED
PROPERTIES THAT ARE MAGNETS FOL
FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND FIRE
HAZARDS AS WELL. YOU CAN SIGN
UP FOR THE OFFICE HOURS THROUGH
MY CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. I
JOINED STUDENTS AND NEIGHBORS
ATTENDING THE U DISTRICT FOOD
WALK AND STREET PARTY WHICH
ACTIVATED THE AVENUE IN DISTRIT
IN DISTRICT 4 THIS WEEKEND SNVET
WEEKEND SNVENLT I WILL TURN TO
THE MORE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ALLUDED
TO. I VISITED THE SITES OF EACH
OF THE SHOOTINGS THAT RECENTLY
SHOOK THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD THREE DAYS IN A
ROW OF VIOLENCE. I MET WITH THE
MAYOR IN DISTRICT 4 THIS
MORNING. I CONFIRMED WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF,
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AND
THE NONPROFIT THAT OVER SEES
THE IMPROVEMENT AREA. WE ARE
UNIFIED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO
THE SAFETY OF ALL COMMITTEES IN
SEATTLE INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES,
STRICT SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF
WILL BE MEETING THIS WEEK. I
LOOK FORWARD TO ACTION PLANS,
TO THE PARENTS, DEEPLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN
ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHO REACHED OUT TO
MY OFFICE. PLEASE KNOW AS A
FELLOW PARENT, MY COMMITMENT TO
SHARE SAFETY IS PERSONAL. THAT
IS THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD IN
WHICH MY WIFE AND I ARE RAISING
OUR CHILDREN. THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT IS AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT
WITH THE OPENING OF THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION, RETURN OF TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TO THE
WORLD CLASS CAMPUS AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
INCREASING VITALITY. WE CAN
SOLIDIFY A RENAISSANCE FOR THE
ENTIRE COMMITTEE. I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
RESPONDING AS QUICKLY AS THEY
DID. FOR THE VICTIMS, I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE THE TRAINED
DETECTIVES TO BRING TO JUSTICE
THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GUN
VIOLENCE. EVERYONE DESERVES TO
FEEL SAFE HERE IN SEATTLE. SAFY
IN SEATTLE. SAFETY MUST BE A
PRIORITY IN THE CITY AND I
SUPPORT OUR MAYOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE AMPLE
RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY
COLLEAGUES FOR RESULTS. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO
COUNCILMEMBER SASWANT? THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S AGEND A FROM THE
INTEREST RATES COMMITTEE. LIKE
OTHER COMMITTEES, THERE ARE NO
MEETINGS SCHEDULED UNTIL AFTER
THE END OF BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS. BEFORE I GO ON
TO THE NEXT POINT, I WANTED TO
APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILMEMBERS AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR NOT
BEING ABLE TO BE ON CAMERA
PAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY REASONS. I
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
SOLIDARITY WITH THE IRANIAN
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE AND THE
MASS MOVEMENT OF WOMEN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRAN WHO ARE
FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR MASHA
AMINA AND TO OVER THROW THE FAR
RIGHT REGIME. O OVER THE
WEEKEND, SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE
AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FROM
MY OFFICE JOINED HUNDREDS OF
PROTESTERS ORGANIZING
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH
THE STRUGGLE IN IRAN. MASHA
AMINA WAS BEATEN BY THE
MORALITY POLICE, THE AGENTS OF
THE IRANIAN REGIME AND DIED
AFTER BEING IN A COMA FOR THREE
DAYS. WOMEN IN IRAN ARE
ARRESTED AND BEATEN ON A DAILY
BASIS FOR THE WAY THEY DRESSEDT
DRESSED. IT IS DEEP SEEDED
MISOGYNY. THIS IS WHY THE FIRST
PART OF MANY WAS THIS COULD
HAVE BEEN ME OR MY DAUGHTER OR
SISTER OR FRIEND. THIS IS NOT
THE FIRST TIME WOMEN HAVE BEEN
KILLED IN DETENTION OR UNDER
TORTURE. THROUGHOUT THE
HISTORY, THE REGIME HAS BILLED
THESE MURDERS AS HEART ATTACKS
AND SUICIDES. THIS TIME,
HOWEVER, IT HAS LED TO
WIDESPREAD PROTESTS IN VARIOUS
FORMS FROM SIT INS TO STRIKE
ACTION FROM DEMONSTRATORS,
DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE
UNIVERSITIES TO ACTIONS IN
FRONT OF THE POLICE OFFICERS. Y
OFFICERS. THEY ARE SEEKING NOW
TO BREAK THE MOVEMENT AND THE
ONGOING STRIKE ACTION. IN THE
KURDISH REGIONS, THEY ARE
RESORTED TO KILLINGS OF THE
DEMONSTRATIONS. BUT ANGER CAME
OUT AT THIS POINT. ZEENA'S LIVE
WAS TAKEN IN WHICH THE REGIME
IS IN MULTIPLE CRISIS. POVERTY
AND SKY ROCKETING PRICES AFFECT
WOMEN EVEN HARDER. THEY ARE IN
A DEEP CRISIS RISKING THEIR
RULE IN EVERY STEP WITH GROWING
PROTEST WAVES AND STRIKE
ACTIONS FROM TEACHERS, OIL
WORKERS, NURSES, TO BUS
DRIVERS. THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD
ENOUGH. THE WOMEN AND YOUTH ARE
AT THE FOREFRONT OF STRUGGLE TO
END THE RULE OF THE FAR RIGHT
KILLERS. OF COURSE, IT SHOULD
BE SAID THAT THE SUCCESSES OF
THESE MOVEMENTS WILL DEPEND
ENTIRELY ON THE POLITICAL
COURSE THEY TAKE AND THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE MOVEMENTS. TE
MOVEMENTS. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST
DRESS CODES IN IRAN IS WITH THE
STRUGGLE OF THE ENTIRE REGIME
AND CAPITAL SYSTEM IN IRAN AND
INTERNATIONALLY. IT IS THE SAME
AS THE COURAGEOUS STRUGGLE OF
MUSLIM WOMEN IN INDIA WHO ARE
FIGHTING ON CAMPUS TO WEAR
HIJAB IF THEY WISH BUT THEY ARE
BEING ATTACKED. IT IS ABOUT THE
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HOW YOU DRESS
WHICH IS ANTTHETICAL TO THE
RIGHT WING RELIGIOUS REGIMES
WHICH USE PERSONAL OPPRESSION
TO RETAIN GRIP ON POWER. THE
RULERS NEED TO CONTROL WOMEN'S
BODIES AND LIVES EVEN MORE. THE
IRANIAN REGIME NEEDS THE
OPPRESSION OF WOMEN THROUGH
RELIGIOUS LAWS TO MAINTAIN
GENDER ROLES AND THE MASS
EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN IN THE H.
WHILE WESTERN POLITICIANS
SUGGEST THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION ARE TRYING TO
INSTRUMENTALIZE THE DEATH FOR
THEIR OWN AGENDA, IT IS CLEAR
THAT THESE FORCES CANNOT BE
TRUSTED. WHERE IS THEIR OUTRAGE
AT THE ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL
RELIGIOUS DEITATORSHIP IN SAUDI
ARABIA WHO TREATMENT OF WOMEN
IS EQUALLY ABOMENABLE? THIS IS
WHY IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE
POWER OF REGULAR WOMEN,
WORKERS, ALL OPPRESSED AND POOR
IN IRAN, ORGANIZED
INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE FALSE
IMPERALISM AND BIG BUSINESS
THAT THE FAR RIGHT REGIMES CAN
BE OVERTHROWN. THIS IS WHY IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT WORKING PEOPE
WORKING PEOPLE AND YOUNG PEOPLE
IN THE WEST HAVE PROTEST
ACTIONS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
MOVEMENT IN IRAN. UNLESS
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON MY REPORT, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT IF YOU
DON'T MIND, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> YES? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS -- PEOPLEI
KIND OF -- WHAT IS GOING ON IN
IRAN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE
CONCERNED. I KNOW OF IRANIAN
WOMEN WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THEIR FAMILIES BACK HOME. BECAE
HOME. BECAUSE THE NERD THAT I
AM, IF THOSE OF YOU HAVEN'T
WATCHED, THERE IS A FOUR PART
SPECIAL SERIES ON HBO,
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THAT YOU
SHOULD WATCH GOING BACK FROM
1953 TO 1979 TO 2022. SO THOSE
OF US WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND LONG
ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THE 1979 AND
PRESIDENT CARTER AND THE
HOSTAGE SITUATION AND THERE ISE
TO IT THAN THAT. THE HISTORICAL,
POLITICAL, SOCIAL, WHAT LED UP
TO 2022, I THINK WHAT I WALK
AWAY WITH STILL IS THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO GET HURT THE MOST
ARE WOMEN, CHILDREN. THE
REFORMS ALWAYS COME AT THE COST
OF FEMALES AND WOMEN AND
WOMEN'S LIVES. SO THIS ISN'T
THAT REMOVED FROM THIS COUNTRY
AND WHAT WE SEE. I COULD GO ON
AND ON BUT I WON'T. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UPE
UP. THOSE TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL
ISSUES ARE NOT JUST ABOUT BEING
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY OR DIFFERENT
BORDER. THE EFFECT OF THE
POLITICS, THE GLOBAL POLITICAL
POLITICS AND HOW WE VIEW
OURSELVES AS WOMEN OF THE WORLD
AND NOT JUST OUR OWN COUNTRY. O
COUNTRY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THAT CELEBRITY SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
PRESIDENT JUAREZ. AND YOU ARE
RIGHT IN WHAT YOU SAID. THESE
ARE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES. AND
THE PROBLEMS IN OUR SOCIETY DO
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN. WESY THAT THROUGH
THE COMMON SUFFERING ACROSS NAL
ACROSS NATIONAL BORDERS. THIS
RELATES TO WHAT WE WERE SAYING
EARLIER ABOUT THE MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, THE
VIOLENCE FACED BY WOMEN IN SO
MANY COMMUNITIES, ALL OF THIS
IS INTERLINKED. THAT'S WHY THE
PROTEST MOVEMENT IN IRAN IS
INSPIRING PEOPLE ACROSS THE
WORLD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. I
WANT TO WISH EVERYONE AN EARLY
MEANINGFUL YOM KIPPUR. IT IS
THE HOLIEST DAY OF THE JEWISH
YEAR. IT WILL BE TAKING
WEDNESDAY AS A DAY TO REFLECT
AND ATTEND SERVICES. LAST WEEK
IN DISTRICT SIX, MY STAFF AND I
CONTINUE TO HOST REGULAR
OPERATION PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETINGS. COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO RESTART
BECAUSE I'M LIKING THIS TIMER
HERE.
>> DON'T WORRY, I GOT A TIMER ON
TOO, BUDDY. I ALREADY GOT YOU
CLOCKED. GO AHEAD. WE WILL
START YOUR TIME OVER.
>> THANK YOU WE ARE CONTINUING
TO HOST REGULAR OPERATION AND
PUBLIC STAFT MEETINGS WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS, SOCIAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS, CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND MANY
OTHERS TO MOVE ACTION FORWARD
AT THE LEARY TRIANGLE,
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN THE
BALLARD AREA, IMPLEMENTING THE
TOWN FOR DOWNTOWN BALLARD AND
CONFERENCE MEETING. THERE IS A
LOT GOING ON SO WE WILL WORK TO
BREAK IT OUT. INDUSTRIAL AREA
HOMELESSNESS, THESE ARE
OPERATIONAL MEETINGS IN NATUREE
NATURE. WE ARE WORKING TO
COORDINATE THE VEHICLE OUT
REACH TEAM AND FOOD BANK TO
COORDINATE EFFORTS ON 8th
AVENUE, SPECIFICALLY STARTING
AT 47th AND 8th WITH MANY OTHER
PLACES ALONG 8th AVENUE AND A
COUPLE OF OTHER PLACES ALONG
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. EVERY
WEEK WE WORK TO BRING SHORT AND
LONGTERM SOLUTIONS IN AND
AROUND THE BALLARD AREA ON A
CASE BY CASE BASIS. THESE ARE
FOLKS WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST
NEEDS IN THE AREA. WITHIN THE
LEARY TRIANGLE, WE ARE WORKING
TO RECEDE THE GRASS AT THE
TRIANGLE. WE ARE SETTING UP A
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE IN
THE SHORT-TERM AS WE CREATE
THELONGTERM CHANGES THAT MAY
INCLUDE CLOSING 9th AVENUE
THERE. AS PART OF THE 22nd
AVENUE WORK GROUP, WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE TO BRING ACTIVITY TO
SEE THE FRONT PORCH OF THE
LIBRARY. THESE ARE THE UPDATES
FROM THIS WEEK. WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 5th, 1:00 TO 2:00, WE
HAVE BOXING CLUB AND WORKOUT
CLASS. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
FROM 12:00 TO 2:00, I BELIEVE
WE WILL HAVE PUPPETS. ON
BALLARD AVENUE, SDOT IS
IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN, THE
FIRST OF WHICH IS TO HOST A
FOLLOW UP MEETING AND FINALIZE
THE REDESIGN OF 20th AVENUE AND
BALLARD. EACH TEAM IS TASKED
EACH WEEK ON DELIVERING NEXT
STEPS ON DELIVERING PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SPACES IN SDRIKT 6.F
6. IF ANYONE LISTENING HAS
ISSUES YOU WANT TO ADDRESS, LET
MY DIRECTOR KNOW. YOU CAN EMAIL
HER DIRECTLY AND HER ADDRESS IS
ON MY WEB PAGE. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE NATIONAL
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION IN GREEN
LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER MEETINGS. I HAD A
MEETING WITH THE LEADERSHIP
ABOUT EXPANDING CAPACITY AND
HELPING TO MOVE MORE YOUTH FROM
HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING. I CALLED TOGETHER MANY
DEPARTMENTS IN JURISDICTIONS TO
ASSIST RESIDENTS AT AN
APARTMENT BUILDING IN GREEN
WOOD. SPD'S CRIME PREVENTION
COORDINATORS ATTENDED TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SPECIFIC ISSUES OF THE
BUILDING. I DID BRING TOGETHER
CITY ATTORNEYS, KING COUNTY
PROSECUTORS AND HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH WORKERS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO CREATE SOLUTIONS. N
SOLUTIONS. ON FRIDAY, I ATTENDED
THE ANNIVERSARY EVENT TO HONOR
100 YEARS OF MIKE'S CHILI
PARLOR IN BALLARD. THE ORIGINAL
LOCATION IS WHERE THE BALLARD E
BALLARD BRIDGE IS NOW. IT HAS
BEEN IN THE CURRENT LOCATION SE
THE 1920s0S. THEY ARE GOING TO E
IT. IT WAS A FUN EVENT. IF YOU
WANT YOU CAN SEE A SHORT
SEGMENT ON THE WEBSITE. THIS
COMES WEEK, MY TEAM WILL ATTEND
THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL. WE WILL MEET WITH THE
BALLARD FOOD BANK EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. ON THURSDAY, I WILL
HOST REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FROM
2:00 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M. THE CITY
HALL SAFE STARTS PROGRAM, THIS
IS OUTDOOR DINING ENTERING THE
FINAL STEP TOWARDS PERMANENCE.E
PERMANENCE. THE PUBLIC SPACE AND
BUSINESS ACTIVATION BILL WILL
BE INTRODUCED TOMORROW AT THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OUTDOOR
DINING BECAME A FIXTURE SINCE
THE PANDEMIC AND I SPOKE OF THE
NEED TO BE A PERMANENT FIXTURE
OF THE CITY. THIS CONTAINS THE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS TO BE
DEVELOPED FOR THE CITY. BY
INTRODUCING THIS BILL TOMORROW,
WE ARE INTRODUCING THE LAST
STEP IN THE PATHWAY
FOOPERMANENCE. THIS WILL
AUTHORIZE PERMANENT CHANGES TO
THE TEMPORARY BUSINESS RECOVERY
PERMIT PROGRAM THAT OCTERIZED
VENDING SALES, OUTDOOR CAFES
AND STREET CLOSURES IN THE
CITY. WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE
CITY, A HIGH DESIRE FOR THE
PROGRAMS. MANY BUSINESSES ARE
INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS A
PERMANENT FIXTURE. WE WILL HAVE
FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER FOR
AMENDMENTS. I'M FOCUSING ON MY
BUDGET PREPARATIONS AND THE
DESIGN AND PERMITTING PROCESS.I
PROCESS. I WILL ATTEND THE HOUSG
THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS GROUP. LAT
WEEK IN AROUND CITY HALL, I WILL
ABLE TO MEET WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS, DOUGLAS SMITH,
PRESIDING JUDGE EISENBERG,
BRIEFED ON THE MARITIME DESIGN
STANDARDS. I WAS BRIEFED ON THE
TREE CAMPING REPORT WHICH WAS
QUITE INTERESTING. THERE WAS A
LOT OF DIFFERENT ROOTS THERE. I
WAS BRIEFED ON THE TREE CANOPY
LIGHT STUDY. I WAS ABLE TO MEET
WITH PRUNT LINE WORKERS
REGARDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CRISIS MANY PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING. ON FRIDAY, I HAD
A WALK IN MEETING ON BALLARD
WITH THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
CITY PRESIDENT AND ATTENDED
ANOTHER AWC HOUSING SOLUTIONS
WORK GROUP. THANK YOU PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY
REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS THERE. I CUT IT DOWN
TO HALF OF MY LAST WEEK'S
REPORT. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD? THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO ITEMS
ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW INCLUDE TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. THE COUNCIL AGENDA
ALSO INCLUDES A BILL 42020
WHICH UPDATES THE CRIMINAL CODE
TO HARMINIZE WITH STATE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. AND
COUNCILMEMBER BILL 120424 WHICH
ALLOWS MUNICIPAL PARKS TO
ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS, ONE
TIME FOR THERAPY FOR COURT
COORDINATOR AND COMMUNITY,
COUNSELOR, FUNDED THROUGH A
WITH ONE TIME GRANT THROUGH THE
THAT THE MUNICIPAL COURT INTENDS
TO USE. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS
COMING UP FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. AND NO PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETINGS UNTIL
DECEMBER. I WANT TO OFFER A FEW
DEPARTMENTAL RELATED NOTES. IN
THE AREA OF SAFETY, I DO WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
FOR HIS STATEMENT THIS WEEKEND
AMPLIFYING INSTANCES OF GUN
VIOLENCE. I SUPPORT HIS CALL
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INTERVENTION
IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA AS WELL
AS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. VERY
ENCOURAGED THAT
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
USING BOTH TRADITIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND DEVERSION
PROGRAMS ARE BEGINNING TO PAY
OFF IN AREAS. WE ARE HEARING
FROM RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN THAT
THEY SEE A DIFFERENCE AND THEY
FEEL WE ARE STARTING TO TURN A
CORNER. BUT WE KNOW WE NEED
MODELS IN OTHER AREAS AND
EVERYONE WHO HAS A STAKE IN
COMMUNITY SAFETY. AS A
REMINDER, NOT NECESSARY FOR THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
BUT OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, WE
HERE THINK THE SUMMER ABOUT
INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
EFFORTS, TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS
BACK TO BACK, ONE WAS REALLY
LED BY KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH. THE SECOND ONE WE
BROUGHT IN THE PROVIDERS WHO
ARE DOING THE WORK INCLUDING
THE LEADERSHIP INTERVENTION AND
CHANGE, COMMUNITY MASSAGEWAYS,
WE HEARD FROM THE MEDICAL
CENTER, HOSPITAL BASED
PREVENTION STAFF. WE ALSO HEARD
FROM THE REGIONAL DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE FIREARM REINFORCEMENT
UNIT AND WE WERE JOINED TINA
DRISO AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
LEADING CONVIOLENCE PREVENTION
EFFORTS. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES $4.3
MILLION FOR THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSION. TE
COMMISSION. THESE ARE
GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUSED
INTERVENTIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES
1.5 MILLION FOR YOUTH AND
FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE AT KING COUNTY'S
HOSPITAL AT HARBOR VIEW MEDICAL
CENTER. IN JULY AT THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE LEARNED
THAT THE PROGRAM HAS
TRADITIONALLY FOCUSED ON YOUNG
PEOPLE. WE HAVE SEEN GOOD
OUTCOMES FROM THE WORK THE
PROGRAM HAS DONE, PROVIDING
WRAP AROUND SERVICES FOR
VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE, THEIR
FAMILIES AND THE FAMILIES OF
SUSPECTED PERPETRATORS OF GUN
VIOLENCE AND THE REASON WHY
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE
VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE OFTEN
BECOME PERPETRATORS OF GUN
VIOLENCE. SO THIS INTERVENTION
HAS POSITIVE OUTCOMES. WHAT WE
ARE SEEING IS WE REALLY NEED TO
EXPAND THE AGE RANGE TO SERVE
AGES 25 TO 40 WHERE WE ARE
SEEING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF
VIOLENCE. I COULD IDENTIFY WHEN
WE SHARE OUR PRIORITIES,
COUNCILMEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY,
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE PRIOR
TO BEING AN ANNOUNCEMENT, I DID
IDENTIFY THIS EXPANSION AS A
PRIORITY OF MINE IN THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET. IF WE FIND OUT THROUGH
OUR EFFORTS, DELVING THROUGH
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET THAT IT IS
NOT INCLUDED, EXPANSION TO THE
OLDER COHORT, I WILL BE SEEKING
SUCH AN EXPANSION IN THE 2023
BUDGET. OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO
PUBLIC SAFETY, JUST WANT TO
SHARE THAT THERE ARE TWO
COUNCIL APPOINTED VACANCIES. MY
OFFICE WILL BE SENDING OUT AN
ADVISORY SOON SEEKING MEMBERS.I
MEMBERS. I ENCOURAGE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO CIRCULATE THE
ADVISORY AND LET US KNOW OF ANY
INTERESTED PERSONS. JUST BASIC
REQUIREMENTS, COMMISSIONERS ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND TWICE
MONTHLY MEETINGS, CURRENTLY
SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST AND
THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF EVERY MONTH
BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND NOON. COS
NOON. COMMISSIONERS MUST BE ABLE
TO DEDICATE AT LEAST 10 HOURS
PER MONTH TO THE WORK WHICH
INCLUDES PARTICIPATING IN
COMMITTEES OR AD HOC WORK
GROUP, ATTENDING COMMUNITY
MEETINGS AND FORUM AND ENGAGING
THE COMMUNITY. THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE
WILL ALSO HAVE A COUNCIL
APPOINTED AT THE END OF 2022
AND I WILL BE WORKING ON
CIRCULATING INFORMATION ON THE
APPOINTMENT LATER IN THE FALL.N
FALL. ON THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT SIDE OF THINGS, AS
MENTIONED, IT IS DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS HOSTING A
COMMUNITY IMPEACHMENT EVENT. WE
ARE HERE IN CITY HALL BETWEEN
NOON SDW 40. THE THEME IS
SHATTERING STIGMA THROUGH
KNOWLEDGE. HOPING TO SHATTER
THE STIGMA OF ASSAULT AND MAKE
RESOURCES MORE AVAILABLE TO
VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ON REGIONAL
COMMITTEES LAST WEEK, THERE WAS
A FERRY TERMINAL UPDATE
PROJECT. THE WASHINGTON FAIRIES
WILL BE REPLACING THE DOCK AT
FONT LEROY NEIGHBORHOODS. I
SUVED ON THE ELECTED ADVISORY
GROUP. THE FONTLEROY IS ONE OF
A FEW IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. TY
AREA. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE
PHASES OF REVIEW BEFORE
PROCEEDING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW. WE RECEIVED A
SIGNIFICANT UPDATE AT A MEETING
OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP
RECENTLY. THEY ELIMINATED FROM
CONSIDERATION A PROPOSAL THAT
WOULD HAVE EXPANDED THE DOCK TO
THE NORTH INTO THE COVE AREA. E
AREA. THERE ARE TWO REMAINING,
ONE EXPANDING THE TERMINAL
OUTWARD AND THE OTHER IS TO
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SIZE,
POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION OF THE
SYSTEM THAT WE ALREADY USE ON
HIGHWAYS WITH TOLLS. SO THERE
WOUL BE ADVANCED TICKETING. LAT
TICKETING. LAST WEEK I DID HAVE
OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY AT THE
SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER. AND
THEN I WAS IN COMMUNITY A LOT
LAST WEEK WITH PASSAGEWAYS,
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES,
FUNDRAISING EVENTS ON THURSDAY
AND ALSO ON THURSDAY, THE
SCIU775 LEADERSHIP BOARD
CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY MORNING,
ATTENDED AND HAD THE HONOR TO
SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL FIREFIGHTER
MEMORIAL RECOGNITION EVENT. I
ATTENDED PIER SEATTLE EARLY
LEARNING FACILITY IN SOUTHWESTD
SOUTHWEST. AND SUNDAY I ATTENDED
THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT GALA. E
GALA. THE COMING WEEK, I TOURED
THE SALVATION ARMY AND SHELTER
IN DESOTO WHICH HOUSES 270
PEOPLE. I WAS JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, KING
COUNTY MEMBER McDERMOT AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE KING
COUNTY HOMELESS AUTHORITY. ON
FRIDAY I WILL JOIN THE AUDUBON
SOCIETY FOR A BIRD OUTING IN DT
IN DISTRICT 1. ON SATURDAY, I
KNOW I WILL BE JOINING MANY OF
YOU TO ATTEND EL CENTRO'S
RALLY. THAT'S ALL I GOT FOLKS.E
GOT FOLKS. ANYONE HAVE COMMENTST
COMMENTS? NOT SEEING ANY, I WILL
PASS IT ON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. AND I GUESS THIS WOULD
BE A GOOD TRANSITION TO ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS GREAT
TO SEE YOU AT THE EVERGREEN
TREATMENT SERVICES EVENT IN
BELL TOWN AS WELL AS THE EVENT
DOWNTOWN IN DISTRICT 7 LAST
WEEK. SIMILARLY, GREAT TO JOIN
BOTH OF NOSE CRITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEDICATE SO
MUCH TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH. THANK YOU TO THE
SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS.
>
>> SO LAST WEEK WAS PARK WEEK TO
SAY THE LEAST. I'M HAPPY TO
GIVE AN OVER VIEW ON A LOT OF
DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION AND THE COUNCIL
IN RELATION TO OUR PARKS AND
OPEN SPACES. I FIRST WANT TO
OFFER MY GRATITUDE AND THANKS
TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR
THEIR WORK AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
ME IN OUR CAPACITY AS
METROPOLITAN PARKS BOARD
DIRECTORS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL MONTHS IN
PUTTING TOGETHER A NEW CYCLE OF
INVESTMENTS FOR THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT. I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
PASSION THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
BROUGHT TO THE PROCESS, AND
PUTTING FORWARD CRITICAL
PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES AND
CHANNELLING THE NEEDS OF
CONSTITUENTS AND THE PACKAGE WE
APPROVED LAST TUESDAY . THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THAT BODY
OF WORK DONE IN TIME FOR THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND IN TIME TO
GIVE OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF
PARKS TIME TO RAMP UP AND
DELIVER ON THE PACKAGE OF
INVESTMENTS. I WAS VERY PLEASED
TO JOIN MAYOR HARRELL LAST WEEK
TO ANNOUNCE HIS NOMINATION OF
AMY DIAZ, CURRENTLY SERVING AS
THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY PARKS
SYSTEM TO BE THE NEW
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS. A.P.
COMES TO THIS ROLE WITH A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
EXPERIENCE AS A DEPUTY CITY
ATTORNEY IN LOS ANGELES AND
SEVERAL DIFFERENT POSITIONS
WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES PARKS
DEPARTMENT. IT WAS A REAL
PRIVILEGE TO GET TO KNOW A.P.
IN A MEETING IN MY OFFICE LAST
WEEK IN ADDITION TO BEING ABLE
TO TAKE HIM AROUND COMMUNITY
AND INTRODUCE HIM TO STAKE
HOLDERS IN SOME OF THE VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS OF DISTRICT 7 AS
WELL AS CRITICAL BOOSTER OF
SUPPORT. I DO LOOK FORWARD POST
BUDGET TO CONSIDERING HIS
NOMINATION IN OUR COMMITTEE. I
DO HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL
CONFIRMATION PROCESS. IT WAS
GREAT TO JOIN ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, MY NEIGHBORS IN THE
MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD AND
BEYOND TO CELEBRATE THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOVERY PARK.T
PARK. IT WAS A GREAT HONOR TO
SPEAK ON OO -- AS PART OF A
PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED MAYOR
HARRELL AS WELL AS EXCITED FOR
THE SECOND MIKE TOOLY REFERENCE
IN BRIEFING TODAY, TO SPEAK
WITH MIKE TOOLY, UNITED ALL
TRIBES AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF
OTHER SPEAKERS TO COMMEMORATE
THIS MONUMENTAL MILESTONE FOR
DISCOVERY PARK AND TO REALLY
MEET WITH FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT
MAKES DISCOVERY PARK IMPORTANT
TO THEM AND WHAT THEY HOPE TO
SEE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS THAT
WOULD BE COMMEMORATED IN 2072.I
2072. I HOPE TO BE THERE BUT WE
WILL SEE HOW IT GOES. IT WAS
REALLY GOOD TO BE THERE FOR
THAT GATHERING OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO GET THAT MILESTONE
OVER THE TOP. I WANT TO THANK
FRIENDS OF DISCOVERY PARK FOR
THEIR ROLE AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO PASS A
RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE
50th ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS WELL
RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY. IT
WAS A GOOD COMMUNITY EVENT. MOG
EVENT. MOVING ON TO THE CLEAN
CITY UPDATE, FOR THE SEPTEMBER
19th THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23rd
CLEAN CITY DATA COLLECTION,
THEY ARE REPORTING 2800
COLLECTED NEEDLES AS WELL AS
48, 108 POUNDS OF TRASH
COLLECTED FROM 73 PARK PICK UP
LOCATIONS. THERE WAS NO FOCUS
PARK DURING THAT PERIOD BUT AS
THEY STATED, 73 SEPARATE
CONCENTRATION AREAS THAT WERE
IN PARKS OR AJASON T TO PARKS.S
PARKS. AS ALWAYS, APPRECIATE
THAT UPDATE FROM THE
HARDWORKING TEAM AT CLEAN CITYH
CITY. WITH THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE. I'M
HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP FOR
COMMENTS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. NOT
SEEING ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. I HAVE NO COMMITTEE
REPORT. WE DON'T HAVE A
COMMITTEE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CULTURAL REPORTS UNTIL DECEMBER
9th. WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. LETS
THEN. LET'S SEE, LAST WEEK AND
JOINED TRANSIT ADVOCATES AT
TRANSPORT AGSZ CHOICES
COALITIONS TEXAS AND TRAINS
EVENTS. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN
TALKING TO FOLKS. WE SAW
DIRECTOR STOTTS AGAIN. I THINK
HE IS FOLLOWING ME. I WANT TO
CONGRATULATION ALL OF THE FOLKS
WHO ENTERED THE TRANSIT HALL OF
FAME AT THIS YEAR'S EVENT
INCLUDING THE FOLKS WHO
ADVOCATED FOR REVEALING THE
BICYCLE HELMET LAWS WITH THE KG
THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
ON WHICH I SIT ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NOT MORALES,
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . I ALMOST DID IT TO
MYSELF. LAST WEEK -- AND I WILL
ALSO BE WATCHING THE LIVE
STREAM OF ELCENTRO'S EVENT THIS
SATURDAY. I LOVE GOING TO THAT
EVENT BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT THIS
YEAR IN PERSON. I WILL BE
WATCHING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING WITH THEM. LAST
WEEK, MY STAFF ATTENDED A
MEDIATED CONVERSATION WITH
OPPOSITE HOUSING, RESIDENTS OF
THE ART SPACE BUILDING IN MOUNT
BAKER. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING
ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, ALONG WITH
BUILDING OWNERS AND PROPERTY
MANAGERS. ART SPACE IS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT THAT
THE CITY FUNDED AS AN
INTENTIONAL SPACE FOR ARTISTS.E
ARTISTS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH RESIDENTS THERE TO REALLY
TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY CONCERNS. I'M
HOPEFUL FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY
HOPEFUL THAT THE TENANTS GET
THE RELIEF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
COMPANY. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING
UP ON THAT. MY STAFF ALSO
ATTENDED A COMMUNITY SAFETY
WORK SHOP PUT ON BY THE C.I.D.
COALITION AND OTHERS. THIS
WEEKEND, I ATTENDED THE BIKE
TRAIL GRAND OPENING FOR THE
SOUTH LOOP. I PUT FUNDING IN
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET SO THAT THEY
COULD COMPLETE THE SOUTH LOOP
AND CONTINUE THE WORK ON THE
NORTH LOOP WHICH I'M THANKFUL
TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
SUPPORTING. THIS IS GOING TO BE
A REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACCESS
THIS GREAT GREEN SPACE THAT WE
HAVE IN BEACON HILL THAT BEFORE
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOURS WERE
PUT IN BY COMMUNITY WAS REALLY
COVERED IN BLACK BERRIES AND
BRAMBLE. I WANT TO THANK THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF
THE CLEANUP OF INVASIVES ANDNG
THE REPLANTING OF THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF NATIVE PLANTS AND
ALSO IN HELPING WITH THE DESIGN
AND IMPLEMENTATION AND BUILDING
OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EVERY
GREEN BIKE ALLIANCE WHICH
REALLY HELPED TO SUPPORT SOME
OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF HOW
TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS A SAFE
PLACE GIVEN THE WETLANDS AND
THE STEEP SLOPE IN THE AREA. AN
EXCITING PROJECT AND A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF HOW COMMUNITY'S
VISION CAN LEAD TO SOME VERY
IMPORTANT PUBLIC ASSETS WITH
THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THE REST OF THE CITY. IF
YOU HAVE A MOUNTAIN BIKE, GO
CHECK IT OUT. THIS WEEK, I WILL
BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL HOSTEDED
BY FUTURE WISE. THE PANEL IS ON
THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND LAND
USE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND
SHARING A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHY
AS A CITY WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. JUST A
TANGENT FOR A MOMENT. I WANT TO
TAKE A MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
ABOUT THE ISSUE SHE RAISED
ABOUT THIS IRANIAN WOMAN AND
WOMEN ACROSS THE GLOBE. I WILL
SAY AS SOMEONE FROM TEXAS, I
PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO WHAT
IS HAPPENING ON THE BORDER. I
KNOW THAT MIGRANT WOMEN ON THE
TEXAS BORDER REGULARLY GO
MISSING, EXPERIENCE SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.D
TRAFFICKING. AND VERY OFTEN THER
OFTEN THEIR BODIES ARE FOUND
DISCARDED IN THE DESERT. AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAS SAYING,
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR
ALL WOMEN EVERYWHERE. THE FACT
THAT WE ARE HERE TALKING ABOUT
ABORTION RIGHTS IS ONE PIECE OF
A LARGER CONVERSATION. WE
REALLY WANT TO THANK COLLEAGUES
FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU ARE
DOING TO MAKE SURE WOMEN ARE
PROTECTED. MY OFFICE WILL ALSO
BE PARTICIPATING IN A
DISCUSSION WITH SEATTLE
REPERTORY THEATER. THEY ARE
HOSTING AN ABORTION RIGHTS AND
HEALTHCARE PANEL DISCUSSION
WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AND
ADVOCATES. THE PANEL WILL
DECONSTRUCT THE THEMES FROM
PLAY BRIGHT HEIDI SCHREK'S
PLAY, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION
MEANS TO ME AND DISCUSSING THE
ROLE OF STORY TELLING AND
ACTIVISM. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
MAKE IT. THIS IS ON TUESDAY
EVENING. I WILL BE OBSERVING
YOM KIPPUR. BUT HEIDI WILL BE
THERE AS PART OF THE PANEL AS
WELL AS CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL.D
JAYAPAL. AND MAYOR SANCHEZ, THE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT
CEDAR RIDGE CLINICS AND OUR OWS
OWN ALEXIS TIRLA WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PANEL. I
WANT TO THANK ALEXIS FOR BEING
THERE. SHE WILL BE A FANTASTIC
PARTICIPANT IN THAT PANEL. FIN,
PANEL. FINALLY, THIS MORNING, AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID, I
TOURED THE SOTO SHELTER WITH
KING COUNTY STAFF AS WELL AS
CITY COLLEAGUES TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED
EXPANSION OF THAT SITE. I WANT
TO SAY I SHARE THE CONCERNS
ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT HAS BEEN
COMMUNICATED. I DIDN'T FIND OUT
ABOUT IT MYSELF, THE SCALE OF
EXPANSION UNTIL LATE THIS
SUMMER AND AGREED WITH THE C.I.
THE C.I.D. COMMUNITY THAT THEY
HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE IN
THESE DISCUSSIONS. THERE IS NO
DOUBT THAT WE NEED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES. WE NEED MANY
MORE HOUSING OPTIONS,PLERLY FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. AND THE PROPOSED
PROJECT SITING HAS CREATED A
LOT OF FEAR AND EXTREME
FRUSTRATION FOR MANY FOLKS IN
THE C.I.D. DUE TO THE INITIAL
LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND
TRANSPARENCY AND CANDIDLY THE
HISTORIC CONDITIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO YOU KNOW, I
WAS AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN
2017 BEFORE I WAS ELECTED WHEN
THE CITY TOLD COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT THEY WERE PUTTING THE NAVN
CENTER IN LITTLE SAIGON. PEOPLE
WERE VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT
THAT. I ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THEY
ARE ASKING AND WHAT THEY ASKED
FOR WHICH IS THAT WE DON'T
ALLOW ANOTHER PLANNING PROCESS
TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT THEM THAT
COULD PERPETUATE STRUCTURAL
RACISM AND ADD TO THE BURDENS
OF THE HARM ALREADY DONE AND
THAT THEY ACT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE COUNCIL'S GOALS AND
VALUES AND SORT OF TAKE A STEP
BACK AND MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING
INCLUSIVE IN THIS PROCESS AND
REALLY LISTENING TO FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO STAY
INVOLVED. I WILL CONTINUE TO
STAY ENGAGED WITH HOW WE CAN
BUILD BRIDGES WITH THE C.I.D.
COMMUNITY AND HOPE WE CAN
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIONS IN
GOOD FAITH. I HAVE SEEN A LOT
OF COVERAGE IN THE LAST SEVERAL
WEEKS THAT REALLY HITS OUR
UNHOUSED COMMUNITY AND THE
C.I.D. COMMUNITY AGAINST EACH
OTHER WHICH IS DIVISIVE AND
HARMFUL AND DANGEROUS. WE KNOW
THAT UNHOUSED PEOPLE ARE ALSO
PART OF THE C.I.D. COMMUNITY. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PRIORITIZE
SAFETY WITH EVERYONE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE WE NEED TO BE BOLD
IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND
MAKE SURE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND
WORK IN THE COMMUNITY ARE
INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSIONS WE
ARE HAVING. THAT IS ALL I HAVEM
HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY. SO
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. COLLEAG,
MORALES. COLLEAGUES, AS WE
KNOW,ALIST WEEK WAS WEEK ONE OF
BUDGET. THE MAYOR SUBMITTED HIS
PROPOSAL ON THE BUDGET ON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th TO THE
CITY COUNCIL. WE THANK HIM AND
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL
COMING TO PRESENT THE BUDGET TO
OUR MEETING LAST WEEK. THE
FOLLOWING DAY ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28th, WE HAD ON
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE
LOADERS OF CENTRAL STAFF,
DIRECTOR HANDY AND DEPUTY
DIRECTOR PEN UCHY PAOLOED BY A
PRESENTATION BY THE CITY
OFFICE. THEY PROVIDED AN
OVERVIEW AND AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE PROCESS. THEY GAVE US A
HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF SOME OF
THE 2023-2024 PROPOSED BUDGET
ITEMS. DURING WEEK THREE, WE
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SIT WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND
MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO
GO INTO MORE DETAILS AND THERE
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT STAFFING
CHANGES, ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS
IN OUR DELIBERATIONS THAT BEGIN
NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th. WE
WILL HAVE OCTOBER 11th, 12th,
13th, 14th. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY TO GET INTO
DETAILS. AT THE UPCOMING WEEK
THREE DELIBERATIONS, STARTING
ON THE 11th, WE WILL HAVE 9:30
A.M. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL
SEEK TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE WHO
DIALS IN AND HAS GIVEN AMPLE
TIME TO THE DELIBERATIONS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT AT LEAST AN HOUR
AND A HALF WHICH MAY EXTEND IF
THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE . AND
THEN AFTER WE DO PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE WILL BEGIN OUR OVER
VIEW STARTING WITH THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HOW THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL BUDGET HAS LOOKED AT
THE DEFICIT OF $141 MILLION AND
HAS TRIED TO REALIGN SOME
REVENUE STREAMS AND MAKE SOME
CHANGES TO DEPARTMENT
INVESTMENTS. WE WILL HAVE THAT
OVERVIEW AS DAY ONE. WE WILL
MAKE SURE TO HAVE A RECESS FROM
1:00 TO 2:00 I BELIEVE THERE IS
NOT A FULL KUNL MEETING NEXT
TUESDAY. IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
ITEMS TO COVER AT 2:00 P.M., WE
WILL GO FROM 2:00 TO 4:00. IF
WE HAVE AN AFTERNOON SESSION,
WE WILL HAVE AN HOUR BREAK
AGAIN FROM 4:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
AND REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
DIAL IN REMOTELY, PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT IF YOU ARE
ABLE TO DO THAT REMOTELY, WE WL
WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN
THE EVENING ON OCTOBER 11th,
STARTING AT 5:00 P.M. SO TWO
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT AS THE CITY COUNCIL
BEGINS THE KICKOFF OF ANALYZING
THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL DETAILS IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET STARTING AT
9:30 A.M. FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT
THE COMMITTEE MEETING 9:30 A.M.
ON OCTOBER 11th AND THAT
EVENING AT 5:00 P.M. FOR A FULL
EVENING DEDICATED TO JUST
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE DOING
THIS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN HEAR FROM EVERYONE FOR
THEIR SCHEDULE. IF YOU ARE ABLE
TO DIAL IN IN THE MORNING,
FANTASTIC. IF NOT, YOU CAN DIAL
IN IN THE EVENING. YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO DO BOTH BUT WE WANTED
TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO.
ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY,
WE WILL HAVE FULL DAYS, SELECT
DEPARTMENTS WILL BE AT THE
TABLE TO PROVIDE AN OVER VIEW
AS THE FIRST PANEL. THEN WE
WILL HAVE A CENTRAL STAFF PANEL
TO GO THROUGH ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION. THIS WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HIGHLIGT
TO HIGHLIGHT ANY AREA OF
INTEREST TO YOU, AND QUESTIONS
ON IF ITEMS WERE TO SHIFT OR BE
REARRANGED AND TO FLAG SOME OF
THOSE FOR CENTRAL STAFF'S FURTR
STAFF'S FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS
THEY WILL BE COMPILING AN ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION LIST. IT WILL BE
A GOOD STARTING PLACE FOR US AS
WE COME UP WITH POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS DUE THE FOLLOWING
MONDAY ON THE 17th OF OCTOBER.Y
OCTOBER. EVERY DAY, WE WILL HAVE
A BREAK FROM 1:00 TO 2:00 FOR
LUNCH AND SEEK TO END BY 5:00
P.M. EACH EVENING. OKAY? THANKS
TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
CLERK'S TEAM, CENTRAL STAFF,
I.T. AND EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR
CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
HAVE THESE REMOTE MEETINGS AND
ALSO WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IF THEY WANT TO COME. WE
ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME
MASKED. WE LOVE TO HAVE THE
COMMENT VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LAST WEEK WE SAW DOZENS
OF WOOD WORKERS, MEMBERS OF
MACHINISTS IAM DISTRICT 2W4 WHO
WORK AT WAREHOUSER IN SOUTHWEST
OREGON COME TO SEATTLE. SEATTLS
SEATTLE. SEATTLE IS HOME TO THE
HEADQUARTERS OF WAREHOUSER AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
RALLIED FOR A FAIR CONTRACT
WITH THE WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN
ON STRIKE SINCE SEPTEMBER 13thR
13th. WAREHOUSER REPORTED RECORD
PROFITS LAST YEAR BUT IT
PROPOSING TAKE AWAYS FOR THE
100,000 MEMBERS. THE WORKERS
ARE ON STRIKE TO MAINTAIN
HEALTH COVERAGE, VACATION
POLICIES AND IMPROVEMENT TO
RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS. SENDING
A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY AND
ECHOING THE LABOR LEADER, WAST
STATE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY APRIL SIMMS AND
MEMBERS OF THE TEAMSTERS,
SHAWNEE WHEELER SPOKE THERE
AMONG OTHER LEADER MEMBERS. LAT
MEMBERS. LAST WEEK AS WELL ON
FRIDAY, WE ALL HEARD THE
FIREWORKS. IF YOU WEREN'T AT
THE GAME, YOU DID GET A CHANCE
TO HEAR THE FIREWORKS THAT
REBOUNDED ACROSS OUR CITY. I
KNOW I HEARD THEM. AS THE
MARINERS WON AND ENDED THE
DROUGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
MARINERS. AND THE SAME WEEKEND,
MY FAMILY AND I HAD A CHANCE TO
GO TO THE O.L. RAIN GAME. THE
WOMEN PLAYED THE LAST AT HOME
GAME OF THEIR FIRST SEASON IN
THE NEW STADIUM. CONGRATULATION
TO SEE THE WOMEN OF RAIN AND
REPRESENTING OUR LOVE IN
SEATTLE FOR SOCCER AND WOMEN
SOCCER PLAYERS. VERY EXCITED TT
EXCITED THAT THEY MADE THE
PLAYOFFS AS WELL LAST WEEK. A
HUGE NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS. T
CONGRATULATIONS. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE AWC LARGE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AND THE LEAGUE OF
CITY'S BOARD. I'M ON THE BOARD
OF BOTH OF THOSE AND
PARTICIPATED IN THE QUARTERLY
MEETINGS FOR NLC NATIONAL
DISCUSSION AND OUR SECOND
MEETING FOR THE YEAR FOR THE
LARGE CITY MEETING. I ATTENDED
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
AND PARKS. I HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET WITH THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY AND LEARN ABOUT
INVESTMENTS IN URBAN PARKS
THROUGH THE OUTDOOR RECREATION
PROGRAM. WE WERE JOINED AT THE
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK WITH
MEMBERS OF SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SENATOR SOLDANYA WAS
THERE. SO MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS CONTINUE TO CALL FOR
INVESTMENTS IN THE BLOCK SINCE
2005 AND BEFORE. WE HAD A
CHANCE FOR A SIT DOWN, ROUND
TABLE DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT
THE BARRIERS, GETTING THE
FUNDING NEEDED OVER THE YEARS
AND THE WAY THEY ARE BRINGING
TOGETHER FUNDING NOT JUST FOR
OUTDOOR RECREATION BUT FUSING
ARTS AND CULTURE AND MAKING
THIS A TRUE COMMUNITY PROJECT.K
PROJECT. THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF
THIS COUNCIL WHO CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN THE SUPER BLOCK. BECE
BLOCK. BECAUSE OF THE
INVESTMENTS, WE WERE ABLE TO
PAIR OUR FUNDING WITH $2 MILLIN
$2 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO BE USED FOR
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SITE. MUCH
MORE TO COME. I THINK $4
MILLION IS THE PERCEIVED GAP IN
FUNDING. THIS WILL BE A
PRIORITY AS WE WANT TO SEE
INVESTMENTS CARRIED FORWARD. TS
FORWARD. THANKS TO ERIN HOUSE
WHO MANY FOLKS COMPLIMENTED AT
THE SITE AS WELL FOR ALL OF THE
WORK SHE HAS DONE WITH THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THE WORK IS FRONT AND CENTER
FOR THE OFFICE AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I HAD
A CHANCE TO WORK ON AN
AMENDMENT FOR THE PARKS LEVY
LAST WEEK WHICH THEY GREATLY
APPRECIATED TO MAKE SURE THEY
WERE CALLED OUT BY NAME. WE
WILL BE POSTING MORE
INFORMATION ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE. THANKS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FOR
CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THE
SUPER BLOCK. THIS WEEK I WILL
ATTEND A NUMBER OF MEETINGS. I
WILL CHAT WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PROGRESS BOARD AND MEMBERS OF
THE MASTER BUILDER BOARD IN
ADDITION TO A SERIES OF ROUND
TABLE DISCUSSIONS TO HEAR ABOUT
INPUT FROM THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET INCLUDING FOLKS WHO WORK
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOLKS
WHO ARE SEEKING TO INVEST IN
HUMAN SERVICES. POLICE CONTINUE
TO SEND YOUR PRIORITIES YOUR
WAY AND ALSO TO MY OFFICE AT
THERESA.MOSQUEDA.GOV. THANK YOU
ALL. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS. I
WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> LET ME CHECK THE TIMER ON THT
ONE. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. AND THANK YOU FOR
MENTIONING THE MARINERS. FOR
THE LOVE OF GOD, SINCE 95 AND
2001. CAN EVERYONE STOP
WHINING. THEY ARE GOING TO THE
THINGY. CONGRATULATIONS. I WAS
HEARING ABOUT IT ALL WEEKEND. M
WEEKEND. I'M SURE I WILL GET
HATE MAIL ABOUT THE BIG MITT
INSTEAD OF WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO
CALL IT. THE WORLD SERIES. THAK
SERIES. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE
WHAT WE GOT HERE. GOVERNANCE
TRIBAL COMMITTEES, WE HAVE NO
ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA. LES
AGENDA. LET'S SEE, LAST WEEK BY
INVITATION, WE AND I ALONG WITH
OUR COMES DIRECTOR WENT TO
JOHNNY BOLTER'S CLASS AT
SEATTLE U REGARDING THE PUBLIC
SECTOR AND THE MEDIA. THAT WAS
FUN. MY OFFICE ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN THE BIMONTHLY
SOUND TRANSIT NORTH KING
SUBAREA MEETING WITH THE NORTH
SOUND TRANSIT DIRECTOR CEO
JULIE KIM. COMING UP, WE WILL
ATTEND AN EVENT AT SEATTLE
CENTER, HONORING SONICS COACH
WILKINS. HE LED THE SEATTLE
SONICS TO A CHAMPIONSHIP IN
1979 AND WILL FOREVER BE
REMEMBERED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
THEN AND NOW FOR ALL OF THE
CHARITIABLE WORK HE HAS DONE
WITH HIS CHARITY. AND COACH
WILKINS IS ALSO AN AMAZING
PERSON. HE HAS WORKED WITH OUR
FRIENDS AT RISE ABOVE AND WITH
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE YOUTH
PROGRAMS AND NATIVE CHILDREN
AND DEVERSION PROGRAMS. HE HAS
BEEN DOING THAT FOR WELL OVER A
DECADE. HE IS MORE THAN JUST
COACH WILKINS OF THE SONICS. HE
IS A KIND HUMAN BEING WHO LIVES
HERE AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE
HIM. THIS WEEKEND, MY OFFICE
WILL MEET WITH O.I.R. REGARDING
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDEDAE
AGENDEDA. WE MET WITH OUR
FEDERAL LOBBYISTS, LESLEY
POLDER LAST WEEK REGARDING THE
FEDERAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT OTHER COS
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS MET WITH
LES LEWHEN SHE WAS HERE
REGARDING POTENTIAL FEDERAL
MONEY FOR BRIDGES AND ROADS AND
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. MY STAFF WILL
ALSO BE MEETING WITH THE CITY
STAFF REGARDING THE SOUND
TRANSIT WEST SEATTLE BALLARD
LINK PROJECT. THAT IS STILL
GOING ON. WE ARE BEGINNING DECS
BEGINNING DECISIONS ON WAYS --
THIS IS A DIFFERENT TOPIC. WE
ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO HONOR
SUE BIRD FOR HER CAREER WITH TE
WITH THE STORM WHICH IS THE ONLY
TEAM THAT COMES FROM SEATTLE
THAT HAS WON FOUR TITLES. WITH
THAT, I DON'T THINK I HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE. IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT?
>> YES?
>> IT WAS REALLY EXCITING ON
SATURDAY, I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS
HAD THE CHANCE TO WATCH. BUT
SUE BIRD HAD THE CHANCE TO
STAND THERE WITH MEGAN RAPINOE
AND RECEIVE THE JERSEY THEY HAD
FRAMED FOR THEM AND TO KICKOFF
THE GAME. IT WAS A SWEET MOMENT
FOR SEATTLE AS A WHOLE. REALLY
EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR CITY
AND ALSO WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN
SPORTS. THANK YOU FOR
CONTINUING TO BRING UP THE WAY
IN WHICH SPORTS, WOMEN'S SPORTS
HAVE SHAPED THE CULTURE AND
GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS AND
YOUNG WOMEN, FEMALE IDENTIFYING
KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> WE WOULD NOT HAVE A COUNCIL
BRIEFING COMPLETE IF YOU DIDN'T
SAY KIDDOS.
>> DID I MENTION I BROUGHT MY
KIDDO TO THE GAME?
>> WHEN I WENT TO THE SEAHAWKS
GAMES, THEY ALSO HONORED SUE
BIRD WHICH WAS REALLY COOL. SHE
WAS UP THERE IN THE STADIUM. I
GET THEM MIXED UP. WHICH EVER
ONE THE SEAHAWKS PLAY IN. IS IT
LUMIN? THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE STAND UP AND SEE SUE
BIRD AND PEOPLE GO CRAZY. AND
AS YOU HAVE SEEN, THERE HAS
BEEN A RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ALL KINDS
OF THINGS IN THE WOMEN'S SOCCER
LEAGUE WHICH WILL BE ONGOING
BUT THE FACT THAT MEGAN RAPINOE
AND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, WOMEN,
STRONG WOMEN WENT FORWARD IN
THEIR LAWSUIT AND WON AND
SETTLED FOR THE KIND OF PARODY
FOR PAY, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO STILL
NOTE THAT BRITTNEY GRINER IS
STILL IN PRISON IN RUSSIA. I
DON'T WANT TO GET ON MY GENDER
POLITICS SOAP BOX BUT I CAN'T
HELP BUT BELIEVE IF IT WAS AN
NBA PLAYER IN RUSSIA IN A
PRISON CELL, THAT PEOPLE WOULD
NOT BE DOING MORE. SO I HOPE WE
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THAT. I'M
GUESSING FROM THE MEDIA AND THE
NEWS WE GET THAT THERE ARE
BEHIND THE SCENES NEGOTIATIONS
GOING ON. IF OUR WOMEN ATHLETES
DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OVERSEAS, IF
THEY WERE PAID WHAT THEY ARE
OWED IN THIS COUNTRY, PERHAPS
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO
OVERSEAS AND RISK THEIR LIVES
IN IMPRISONMENT BECAUSE THEY
CAN REACH NOWHERE NEAR WHAT
MALE ATHLETES MEET.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. GO AHEAD,
I KNOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE TO
SAY.
>> YOU MENTIONED LUMIN FIELD SO
I WANT TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR
O.L. RAIN WHO WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE BACK THERE. H
THERE. WITH A WIN ON SATURDAY,
THE NUMBER ONE SEED WITH THEIR
WIN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THIS EMRD
WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THIS EMRIPSED
THE PORTLAND THORNS ON THE LAST
DAY TO WIN THE SHIELD, THE BEST
REGULAR SEASON RECORD. THEY
SKIP QUARTERS AND GO DIRECTLY
TO SEMI FINALS WHICH THEY HOST
ON OCTOBER 23rd. MAYBE WE CAN
MAKE A COUNCIL FIELD TRIP FOR
IT.
>> MAYBE ALL OF THE COUNCIL
WOMEN CAN GO. YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT SOCCER. I DON'T THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW YOU PLAYED
SOCCER?
>> YOU MEAN CAPTAIN OF MY HIGH
SCHOOL GAMES?
>> JUNIOR MY GYMNASTICS, JUST
GOING TO SAY.
>> YEAH, VERY EXCITING TO SEE
HOW FAR THIS SPORT HAS COME IN
THE TIME THAT I PLAYED AND ALSO
TO SEE HOW MANY FANS WERE THER.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> MAYBE EVERY COUNCIL MEETING,
WE COULD HAVE A SPORTS UPDATE
FROM THE FIELD. IT SHOULD BE
EXCITING.
>> YOU STOLE MY HEART.
>> NOW THAT I HAVE TWO KIDDOS ON
MY BINGO CARD, I THINK I WON
TODAY. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO
READ MY SCRIPT ABOUT EXECUTIVE.
SO JUST HOLD UP BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE BUT
THE VIEWING PUBLIC NEEDS TO
KNOW WHY WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. NOW IT SAYS
PAUSE. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS PRESIDING
OFFICER I'M ANNOUNCING THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE PURPOSE IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL, OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL
MONITOR IS ALWAYS PRESENT TO
ENSURE THE COUNCIL RESERVES
QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN
SESSIONS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY IS
20 MINUTES. MADAM CLERK WILL
LET ME KNOW SO IT WILL PROBABLY
BE AT 3:40. CORRECT? 20
MINUTES. IT IS 3:20 NOW. THANK.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO E
TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME,
I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION
AND THE EXPECTED DOURATION AT
THE DONECLUSION OF THIS
SESSION. THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE
AJOURNED. THE NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 28th,
2022 AT 2:00 WHICH IS SCHEDULED
AFTER THE COUNCIL ANTICIPATES
TO ADOPT THE BUDGET HOPEFULLY.L
HOPEFULLY. COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXE
SESSION. COLLEAGUES DON'T GO AN.