WEBVTT 00:00:00.667 --> 00:00:03.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:00:03.968 --> 00:00:06.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Hello. I'm your host, Brian Callanan. 00:00:06.334 --> 00:00:09.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Should the Seattle Park District double the city's investments 00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:11.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in our parks and public spaces? 00:00:11.167 --> 00:00:13.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How will the Seattle City Council's recommendations 00:00:13.667 --> 00:00:16.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for new light-rail routes impact your neighborhood? 00:00:16.801 --> 00:00:18.801 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% And what does the council think 00:00:18.801 --> 00:00:21.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% of Mayor Bruce Harold's new police hiring plan? 00:00:21.467 --> 00:00:24.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Councilmembers Andrew Lewis and Alex Pedersen join me 00:00:24.934 --> 00:00:26.133 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to answer these questions 00:00:26.133 --> 00:00:27.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and the ones you're sending in, too. 00:00:27.701 --> 00:00:29.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% Next, on "Council Edition." 00:00:29.400 --> 00:00:31.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Look, we need some clear metrics 00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:33.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on what the Parks Department is going to do 00:00:33.033 --> 00:00:34.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to realize this vision 00:00:34.501 --> 00:00:38.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of a clean and safe and open park district. 00:00:38.234 --> 00:00:41.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -There's been more data showing unacceptable increases 00:00:41.434 --> 00:00:43.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in 911 response times 00:00:43.234 --> 00:00:45.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and unacceptable increases in crime. 00:00:45.501 --> 00:00:47.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -All that and more coming up next 00:00:47.334 --> 00:00:49.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on "City Inside/Out: Council Edition." 00:00:49.734 --> 00:00:57.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:00:57.434 --> 00:01:05.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:01:05.434 --> 00:01:08.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:01:08.801 --> 00:01:09.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And here they are joining me. 00:01:09.968 --> 00:01:12.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I have with me Councilmember Alex Pedersen, 00:01:12.100 --> 00:01:14.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who represents District 4 in Northeast Seattle; 00:01:14.534 --> 00:01:16.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and also Councilmember Andrew Lewis, 00:01:16.067 --> 00:01:19.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% representing District 7, from Pioneer Square to Magnolia. 00:01:19.067 --> 00:01:20.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Thanks to you both for joining me. 00:01:20.267 --> 00:01:21.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'm going to launch right into this here 00:01:21.901 --> 00:01:24.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and talk about the SPD -- the other SPD, 00:01:24.634 --> 00:01:25.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the Seattle Park District. 00:01:25.767 --> 00:01:26.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, Councilmember Lewis, 00:01:26.934 --> 00:01:28.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you're hosting some meetings here in late July 00:01:28.767 --> 00:01:30.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and also later this summer 00:01:30.033 --> 00:01:31.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% regarding the Seattle Park District. 00:01:31.868 --> 00:01:33.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Quick background -- the district was approved 00:01:33.501 --> 00:01:36.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% by voters in 2014, folks, has its own taxing authority. 00:01:36.601 --> 00:01:39.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The City Council is the district's board of directors. 00:01:39.033 --> 00:01:40.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, Councilmember Lewis, you're serving 00:01:40.300 --> 00:01:42.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as president of that board and there's a lot 00:01:42.501 --> 00:01:44.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on the table here, including a discussion 00:01:44.367 --> 00:01:46.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about potentially doubling the tax rates 00:01:46.267 --> 00:01:48.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Seattleites would pay for the Park District. 00:01:48.901 --> 00:01:50.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I want to talk about that 00:01:50.067 --> 00:01:53.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and your overall approach to this process, please. 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:54.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Brian, it's great to be here 00:01:54.033 --> 00:01:55.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and thank you for the opportunity 00:01:55.567 --> 00:01:58.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to talk about the Metropolitan Park District. 00:01:58.267 --> 00:02:01.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The priority for the Park District commissioners 00:02:01.033 --> 00:02:03.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% has to be are our parks clean, 00:02:03.167 --> 00:02:05.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% are they safe, and are they open? 00:02:05.267 --> 00:02:07.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Those are the things the public expects 00:02:07.634 --> 00:02:10.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from our great and outstanding park system 00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:13.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that I would put next to any other city in the country, 00:02:13.067 --> 00:02:16.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but that hasn't always been well-maintained and -programmed, 00:02:16.734 --> 00:02:19.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% especially during these years of COVID. 00:02:19.167 --> 00:02:23.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The Park District offers us an opportunity to really come in 00:02:23.534 --> 00:02:25.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and make sure that our parks are well-resourced, 00:02:25.968 --> 00:02:27.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but to also make sure those resources 00:02:27.767 --> 00:02:29.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% are being used accountably. 00:02:29.734 --> 00:02:31.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We had a great meeting this morning 00:02:31.934 --> 00:02:34.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that Commissioner Pedersen was involved in. 00:02:34.601 --> 00:02:37.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We sit as commissioners, when we do this work, 00:02:37.200 --> 00:02:39.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and one of the themes that really came through, 00:02:39.234 --> 00:02:41.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from my colleagues and from myself was, 00:02:41.934 --> 00:02:44.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% look, we need some clear metrics on what the Parks Department 00:02:44.801 --> 00:02:46.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is going to do to realize this vision 00:02:46.934 --> 00:02:51.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of a clean and safe and open park district, 00:02:51.133 --> 00:02:52.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where you can dependably rely 00:02:52.767 --> 00:02:55.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on a bathroom being open and being clean. 00:02:55.334 --> 00:02:57.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You can depend on your community center 00:02:57.167 --> 00:02:59.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% being open and well-programmed. 00:02:59.167 --> 00:03:01.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% This is the kind of work that I'm interested in 00:03:01.167 --> 00:03:02.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and we need to put a plan 00:03:02.567 --> 00:03:04.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in front of any potential investment. 00:03:04.968 --> 00:03:07.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, that's going to be the work over the next couple months. 00:03:07.801 --> 00:03:09.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I definitely invite the public to participate. 00:03:09.801 --> 00:03:13.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'm hoping to have at least two additional opportunities 00:03:13.801 --> 00:03:16.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for public comment out in the neighborhoods 00:03:16.033 --> 00:03:18.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where we'll be going, to North and South Seattle, 00:03:18.801 --> 00:03:21.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to have, hopefully, some in-person events. 00:03:21.734 --> 00:03:24.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Definitely encourage people to reach out to my office 00:03:24.133 --> 00:03:26.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to learn more about the process and to comment 00:03:26.200 --> 00:03:28.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on their priorities for the Park District. 00:03:28.434 --> 00:03:31.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But again, it's critical that our open spaces be clean, 00:03:31.167 --> 00:03:33.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% they be safe, and they be open. 00:03:33.033 --> 00:03:34.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. Councilmember Pedersen, 00:03:34.300 --> 00:03:35.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% maybe I can go to you on this one, 00:03:35.634 --> 00:03:37.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because I know you've raised some concerns 00:03:37.367 --> 00:03:40.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about this proposal to increase the tax rate for parks. 00:03:40.267 --> 00:03:41.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What are your concerns? 00:03:41.334 --> 00:03:42.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Let's talk about it. 00:03:42.868 --> 00:03:46.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, first of all, thank you for having us on the show. 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:51.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, yes, I, first, support what Councilmember Lewis was saying 00:03:51.601 --> 00:03:53.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about the overall principles 00:03:53.133 --> 00:03:56.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of having our parks and community centers 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:58.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that are clean, safe, open. 00:03:58.701 --> 00:04:01.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I think we can manage our costs, 00:04:01.367 --> 00:04:04.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as a city government, to achieve that goal. 00:04:04.067 --> 00:04:07.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I am concerned that the initial proposal 00:04:07.667 --> 00:04:11.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that was coming forward would be doubling 00:04:11.133 --> 00:04:12.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that portion of our property tax 00:04:12.901 --> 00:04:15.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that goes toward the Parks District. 00:04:15.667 --> 00:04:18.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I think we need to be careful about that 00:04:18.367 --> 00:04:23.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because we have lots of people in Seattle on fixed incomes. 00:04:23.434 --> 00:04:26.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Landlords can pass these property taxes on 00:04:26.701 --> 00:04:31.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to their tenants, both residential renters 00:04:31.834 --> 00:04:35.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and small businesses who are on triple net leases. 00:04:35.167 --> 00:04:37.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so we want to make sure that the Parks Department 00:04:37.734 --> 00:04:39.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is managing the costs well, 00:04:39.901 --> 00:04:44.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so that we don't have to have such a sharp increase. 00:04:44.501 --> 00:04:47.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I think we also have to be mindful 00:04:47.334 --> 00:04:51.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of other property tax measures that are coming our way soon, 00:04:51.567 --> 00:04:55.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% such as on affordable housing and transportation. 00:04:55.200 --> 00:04:58.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But I'm hopeful that getting public feedback, 00:04:58.968 --> 00:05:02.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% hearing from all the councilmembers 00:05:02.200 --> 00:05:05.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% under the leadership of Councilmember Lewis here, 00:05:05.267 --> 00:05:07.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% perhaps we can come up with a proposal 00:05:07.234 --> 00:05:12.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that boosts investment, but also is reasonable in cost. 00:05:12.901 --> 00:05:14.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. And, Councilmember Lewis, 00:05:14.033 --> 00:05:15.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know you've heard this back-and-forth 00:05:15.367 --> 00:05:16.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from Councilmember Pedersen before. 00:05:16.901 --> 00:05:19.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Is there anything you wanted to respond to there, briefly? 00:05:19.634 --> 00:05:21.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, I think what's really important, Brian, is looking 00:05:21.567 --> 00:05:23.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at what the metrics are that we get from the department 00:05:23.901 --> 00:05:26.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because I totally appreciate the lens 00:05:26.901 --> 00:05:30.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that Councilmember Pedersen is bringing to this discussion. 00:05:30.400 --> 00:05:31.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% For example, this morning, 00:05:31.734 --> 00:05:34.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we were having a discussion about bathrooms. 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:35.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The Parks Department has come to us 00:05:35.434 --> 00:05:39.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and proposed a line item in the Cycle 2 investments 00:05:39.100 --> 00:05:41.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for 12,000 additional hours of cleaning. 00:05:41.767 --> 00:05:43.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I don't really have a great amount of insight 00:05:43.667 --> 00:05:46.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% into what, exactly, that gets us, 00:05:46.067 --> 00:05:47.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% if it's not hitched up or attached 00:05:47.901 --> 00:05:50.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to some kind of business plan, you know. 00:05:50.033 --> 00:05:52.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Does this investment make our bathrooms and parks 00:05:52.601 --> 00:05:54.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% clean, safe, and open? 00:05:54.734 --> 00:05:57.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Is that more than 12,000 hours 00:05:57.067 --> 00:05:59.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that's required to do that, you know? 00:05:59.200 --> 00:06:00.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How does that investment interface 00:06:00.868 --> 00:06:03.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with the other plug-ins and funding 00:06:03.200 --> 00:06:05.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we give the department? 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:08.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, I really want us to have a very metrics-driven 00:06:08.501 --> 00:06:10.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% conversation with the Parks Department 00:06:10.634 --> 00:06:13.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that precedes any kind of investment. 00:06:13.567 --> 00:06:15.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And that is the discussion that we're really trying 00:06:15.467 --> 00:06:17.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to work through, as a park district. 00:06:17.300 --> 00:06:19.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Board members have been very, very patient, 00:06:19.234 --> 00:06:21.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% having several meetings 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as a board of park commissioners. 00:06:23.367 --> 00:06:26.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But look, I think that the level of value we put on parks 00:06:26.901 --> 00:06:30.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the level of work we need to do with parks 00:06:30.467 --> 00:06:32.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is certainly worth the amount of time we're putting into it, 00:06:32.934 --> 00:06:34.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but I think it comes down to not just 00:06:34.501 --> 00:06:35.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what investments are we making, 00:06:35.968 --> 00:06:39.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but how do our investments drive culture within the organization 00:06:39.467 --> 00:06:42.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to get the delivery that the people of Seattle expect? 00:06:42.601 --> 00:06:44.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Sounds good. I want to move on here, if I could. 00:06:44.167 --> 00:06:46.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, Councilmember Pedersen, I'm going to go to you next 00:06:46.267 --> 00:06:47.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to talk about your work as chair 00:06:47.968 --> 00:06:49.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the Transportation Committee for the council 00:06:49.934 --> 00:06:52.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the council's recent recommendations 00:06:52.234 --> 00:06:54.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for Sound Transit light-rail expansion. 00:06:54.434 --> 00:06:56.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Specifically, I want to know why 00:06:56.267 --> 00:06:57.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you did not make a recommendation 00:06:57.667 --> 00:07:00.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the location of the Chinatown ID station 00:07:00.267 --> 00:07:02.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% or the Delridge neighborhood station, in West Seattle. 00:07:02.868 --> 00:07:04.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Really want to know what's going to happen in those neighborhoods. 00:07:04.868 --> 00:07:06.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Will this delay the West Seattle, 00:07:06.334 --> 00:07:07.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the Ballard Link Extension project? 00:07:07.868 --> 00:07:09.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What can you tell us? 00:07:09.534 --> 00:07:10.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thank you for that question. 00:07:10.567 --> 00:07:12.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You know, Seattle's arguably 00:07:12.501 --> 00:07:14.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the biggest supporter of Sound Transit 00:07:14.367 --> 00:07:17.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and we're the crucial linchpin for the entire regional system. 00:07:17.434 --> 00:07:21.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, doing right by Seattle will speed implementation. 00:07:21.234 --> 00:07:24.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% With all the construction permitting that needs to occur, 00:07:24.300 --> 00:07:26.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it's going to help the entire regional transportation system 00:07:26.534 --> 00:07:28.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% come online faster. 00:07:28.067 --> 00:07:31.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, rather than sitting back and letting a dozen policymakers 00:07:31.434 --> 00:07:35.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from outside of Seattle decide what's best for Seattle, 00:07:35.400 --> 00:07:38.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we put forward a resolution talking 00:07:38.534 --> 00:07:41.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about the West Seattle/ Ballard Link Extensions 00:07:41.400 --> 00:07:44.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and what our preferences were, as a city. 00:07:44.634 --> 00:07:47.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, on a couple of items, 00:07:47.567 --> 00:07:49.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we thought that Sound Transit needed to do more work, 00:07:49.901 --> 00:07:51.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% needed to go back out to the community 00:07:51.634 --> 00:07:53.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and Chinatown International District 00:07:53.801 --> 00:07:57.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is one of those communities that has been historically subjected 00:07:57.701 --> 00:08:00.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to many disruptive construction projects, 00:08:00.701 --> 00:08:02.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so, we want to make sure Sound Transit 00:08:02.801 --> 00:08:05.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% gets additional buy-in from the community 00:08:05.334 --> 00:08:09.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and prevents displacement of businesses and residents. 00:08:09.100 --> 00:08:10.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I was really encouraged 00:08:10.701 --> 00:08:13.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that Sound Transit's Expansion Committee seemed 00:08:13.100 --> 00:08:16.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to take our City Council resolution to heart. 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:19.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We worked on that with Mayor Harrell as well 00:08:19.033 --> 00:08:22.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and we hope that, on the 28th of July, 00:08:22.267 --> 00:08:24.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% they incorporate most of it. 00:08:24.067 --> 00:08:25.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, we'll see what happens there. 00:08:25.434 --> 00:08:26.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know there's been some back-and-forth 00:08:26.667 --> 00:08:28.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about potentially delaying that meeting, 00:08:28.567 --> 00:08:30.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we'll see what happens with Sound Transit there. 00:08:30.200 --> 00:08:32.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But, Councilmember Lewis, maybe your thoughts here 00:08:32.067 --> 00:08:34.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on what the council's recommendations are for light-rail? 00:08:34.667 --> 00:08:36.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know you heard a lot of feedback from KEXP, 00:08:36.801 --> 00:08:39.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% other organizations at Seattle Center about this. 00:08:39.534 --> 00:08:41.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Did the council get it right? 00:08:41.434 --> 00:08:43.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, I really want to 00:08:43.133 --> 00:08:45.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% lift up the leadership of Councilmember Petersen 00:08:45.267 --> 00:08:47.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for running a very inclusive process. 00:08:47.601 --> 00:08:50.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% A lot of the stations and alignment 00:08:50.167 --> 00:08:53.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for Sound Transit 3 run through District 7, 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% forcing a lot of very difficult decisions 00:08:55.100 --> 00:08:56.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in a lot of those segments -- 00:08:56.634 --> 00:08:59.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Interbay, Uptown, downtown. -Mm-hmm. 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:00.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -As you just mentioned, Brian, in particular, 00:09:00.934 --> 00:09:02.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the uptown neighborhood, 00:09:02.434 --> 00:09:04.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we have to be very, very careful 00:09:04.501 --> 00:09:07.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about the alignment that we choose for Sound Transit 3 00:09:07.501 --> 00:09:08.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because it brings great opportunities 00:09:08.834 --> 00:09:10.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the Seattle Center campus. 00:09:10.501 --> 00:09:13.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It also brings the potential for massive disruption 00:09:13.534 --> 00:09:16.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for our arts community, which, as you're well aware, 00:09:16.367 --> 00:09:19.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a lot of our arts institutions were the first things to close 00:09:19.133 --> 00:09:22.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the last things to reopen and I really hate for them 00:09:22.400 --> 00:09:25.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to come out of the frying pan and go into the fire, 00:09:25.367 --> 00:09:26.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% having to deal with the mitigation 00:09:26.868 --> 00:09:28.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through Sound Transit 3. 00:09:28.801 --> 00:09:31.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% A lot of those impacts are avoidable, 00:09:31.100 --> 00:09:33.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% if we can move the alignment from what has been 00:09:33.167 --> 00:09:37.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% initially proposed on Republican to the alignment on Mercer. 00:09:37.434 --> 00:09:38.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Really appreciate 00:09:38.834 --> 00:09:40.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Pedersen's leadership 00:09:40.367 --> 00:09:43.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in supporting us going on the record for that. 00:09:43.133 --> 00:09:44.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Really appreciate Marshall Foster 00:09:44.868 --> 00:09:46.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the leadership team at SDOT, 00:09:46.667 --> 00:09:48.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who have been stalwart advocates 00:09:48.901 --> 00:09:50.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for that change of alignment. 00:09:50.534 --> 00:09:52.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That's going to go a long way 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:53.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I'm hoping the Sound Transit Board 00:09:53.501 --> 00:09:55.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% will follow the leadership of the city 00:09:55.300 --> 00:09:57.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the leadership of our arts community 00:09:57.534 --> 00:09:59.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in making that simple shift of a block, 00:09:59.834 --> 00:10:03.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which makes a very significant difference to that impact 00:10:03.133 --> 00:10:06.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to our arts community cluster in Uptown neighborhood. 00:10:06.767 --> 00:10:08.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, yeah, thank you for that. 00:10:08.200 --> 00:10:09.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Lewis, I'm going to head back to you here 00:10:09.701 --> 00:10:11.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and ask a question about public safety. 00:10:11.467 --> 00:10:13.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You're the vice chair of that committee on the City Council. 00:10:13.634 --> 00:10:15.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There's a lot of focus on police right now. 00:10:15.634 --> 00:10:18.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Seattle starts up a series of public meetings here 00:10:18.167 --> 00:10:20.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in late July to get some input on the search 00:10:20.567 --> 00:10:22.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for a permanent chief of the SPD. 00:10:22.667 --> 00:10:24.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I wanted to look, though, at the mayor's recent 00:10:24.334 --> 00:10:26.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% $2 million proposal to recruit and retain 00:10:26.801 --> 00:10:29.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Seattle police officers with some hiring bonuses. 00:10:29.434 --> 00:10:31.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Two questions here. Do you support the mayor's plan? 00:10:31.801 --> 00:10:34.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, because I know you've been working on this issue so much, 00:10:34.701 --> 00:10:36.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% are you concerned this plan doesn't speak 00:10:36.234 --> 00:10:38.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to building an alternative response system 00:10:38.434 --> 00:10:42.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for calls that don't require an armed officer to respond? 00:10:42.167 --> 00:10:44.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Look, no one proposal has to accomplish all 00:10:44.400 --> 00:10:46.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of our policy objectives, Brian, 00:10:46.067 --> 00:10:49.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I do support the package that the mayor has put forward. 00:10:49.467 --> 00:10:51.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think it's really critical to look 00:10:51.100 --> 00:10:54.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at our comprehensive offering of hiring incentives. 00:10:54.934 --> 00:10:57.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And this particular package, I think, is necessary, 00:10:57.901 --> 00:10:59.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but it isn't sufficient. 00:10:59.367 --> 00:11:03.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need to be providing the basic baseline of incentives 00:11:03.334 --> 00:11:05.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that a lot of our peer departments are providing, 00:11:05.534 --> 00:11:08.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% just to be competitive for lateral applicants 00:11:08.501 --> 00:11:11.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and other people who are trying to navigate 00:11:11.767 --> 00:11:13.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what department to go to, 00:11:13.067 --> 00:11:15.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who are on a national market for this kind of work. 00:11:15.467 --> 00:11:17.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think Mayor Harrell's proposal gets us there, 00:11:17.868 --> 00:11:20.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but then it's what do we do on top of this? 00:11:20.067 --> 00:11:22.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How are we working on retention? 00:11:22.133 --> 00:11:25.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How are we working on making sure 00:11:25.667 --> 00:11:29.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we aren't losing more officers, 00:11:29.234 --> 00:11:31.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as we're recruiting new people in? 00:11:31.234 --> 00:11:33.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But I do think, as far as recruitment goes, 00:11:33.701 --> 00:11:36.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% this is a good package of investments 00:11:36.334 --> 00:11:38.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to get us up to parity 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:40.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with departments we're competing with 00:11:40.300 --> 00:11:42.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because we are in national competition, 00:11:42.300 --> 00:11:44.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% like every police department in the city is -- 00:11:44.801 --> 00:11:47.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% or, sorry, in the country 00:11:47.033 --> 00:11:48.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is experiencing these same pressures. 00:11:48.767 --> 00:11:51.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think this gets us to parity to be competitive 00:11:51.167 --> 00:11:52.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with those other departments, 00:11:52.567 --> 00:11:54.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but we have a lot more work to do. 00:11:54.701 --> 00:11:56.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% On the issue of alternative responses, 00:11:56.701 --> 00:11:58.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think it's a separate issue that we're working on. 00:11:58.968 --> 00:12:02.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Herbold and I moved some money 00:12:02.367 --> 00:12:05.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that was going to get absorbed 00:12:05.234 --> 00:12:06.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% sort of back into the general fund 00:12:06.634 --> 00:12:10.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to park it in finance general temporarily. 00:12:10.033 --> 00:12:11.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That's sort of a wonky answer, 00:12:11.300 --> 00:12:14.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but we have carved out about $1.2 million 00:12:14.234 --> 00:12:15.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we're working with the executive 00:12:15.934 --> 00:12:18.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to put an alternative response pilot together. 00:12:18.767 --> 00:12:21.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I see those as disconnected issues. 00:12:21.467 --> 00:12:25.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The executive has been a good partner on both of these things 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:27.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I think we're making progress on both of them, 00:12:27.501 --> 00:12:30.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but it's not a one or the other contention. 00:12:30.067 --> 00:12:33.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need to be doing everything to meet our obligation 00:12:33.033 --> 00:12:35.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% under the charter for public safety. 00:12:35.133 --> 00:12:36.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -That's fair. That's fair. I just wanted to make sure 00:12:36.767 --> 00:12:37.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I checked in with both of you on this. 00:12:37.901 --> 00:12:39.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, Councilmember Pedersen, 00:12:39.267 --> 00:12:41.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know you serve on the Public Safety Committee, too. 00:12:41.501 --> 00:12:44.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Your thoughts about the mayor's hiring proposal? 00:12:44.501 --> 00:12:47.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yes, I support the mayor's plan, and more. 00:12:47.767 --> 00:12:49.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Everybody deserves to feel safe 00:12:49.634 --> 00:12:52.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I appreciate we need a holistic approach 00:12:52.734 --> 00:12:55.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that includes not only the sufficient staffing 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:57.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of frontline public safety workers, 00:12:57.234 --> 00:12:59.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but also the alternative emergency responses 00:12:59.701 --> 00:13:01.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for mental health crises 00:13:01.534 --> 00:13:03.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that Councilmembers Lewis and Herbold 00:13:03.267 --> 00:13:05.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and others are working on. 00:13:05.367 --> 00:13:08.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We also need a police contract, a labor contract, 00:13:08.467 --> 00:13:12.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that expands and deepens the reforms that have been in place. 00:13:12.734 --> 00:13:15.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% On September 10th of last year, ten months ago, 00:13:15.367 --> 00:13:17.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I actually introduced two budget amendments 00:13:17.100 --> 00:13:19.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to fund between $1 million and $3 million 00:13:19.868 --> 00:13:21.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for SPD recruitment and retention, 00:13:21.667 --> 00:13:24.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but I couldn't get enough support at that time. 00:13:24.534 --> 00:13:26.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Since then, there's been more data showing 00:13:26.767 --> 00:13:29.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% unacceptable increases in 911 response times 00:13:29.968 --> 00:13:32.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and unacceptable increases in crime. 00:13:32.467 --> 00:13:34.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, I'm hopeful the mayor's recruitment incentives 00:13:34.801 --> 00:13:36.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% will pass next month 00:13:36.434 --> 00:13:40.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I'd also like to see more emphasis on retaining 00:13:40.067 --> 00:13:43.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the highly trained professionals already here in Seattle 00:13:43.100 --> 00:13:45.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because it takes so long 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:47.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to train and deploy new recruits. 00:13:47.334 --> 00:13:48.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. Yeah, big question. 00:13:48.801 --> 00:13:50.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Maybe I can ask the question just so many people 00:13:50.834 --> 00:13:52.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the public are looking at this week. 00:13:52.534 --> 00:13:55.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What are you looking for in a permanent police chief? 00:13:55.434 --> 00:13:57.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Lewis, can I ask you that, briefly? 00:13:58.601 --> 00:14:00.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, Brian, I want a really strong partner 00:14:00.601 --> 00:14:03.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who is going to engage in this work of rightsizing 00:14:03.434 --> 00:14:04.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what the role of police is 00:14:04.934 --> 00:14:06.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and focusing really, really hard 00:14:06.934 --> 00:14:10.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on building and expanding those core competencies. 00:14:10.033 --> 00:14:11.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need police to be responding 00:14:11.801 --> 00:14:14.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to the spate of commercial and residential burglaries 00:14:14.400 --> 00:14:16.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we're seeing in the city of Seattle. 00:14:16.400 --> 00:14:18.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need police to be a critical part 00:14:18.834 --> 00:14:25.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of business district-level presence, patrol, and outreach. 00:14:25.234 --> 00:14:29.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We don't need police to direct traffic at sporting events. 00:14:29.601 --> 00:14:31.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We don't need police to be 00:14:31.534 --> 00:14:33.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% mental health and disorder responders. 00:14:33.300 --> 00:14:34.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We have other people who can do that work 00:14:34.901 --> 00:14:36.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and should do that work. 00:14:36.601 --> 00:14:39.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And just a chief who could really use their platform 00:14:39.133 --> 00:14:42.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and their leadership to put in the proper context 00:14:42.934 --> 00:14:46.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% how a comprehensive public safety system comes together 00:14:46.267 --> 00:14:48.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and that, while the police are the nucleus 00:14:48.067 --> 00:14:51.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of a system like that, they aren't the only actors in it. 00:14:51.434 --> 00:14:54.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And changing some of the lines of business 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:56.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of what police have traditionally done 00:14:56.300 --> 00:14:58.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to really focus and lean into the things 00:14:58.334 --> 00:15:00.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% only the police can do, that we need the police to do, 00:15:00.834 --> 00:15:02.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and that we respect the police to do. 00:15:02.767 --> 00:15:04.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. Coun-- -And that's the kind 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:05.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Sorry. -of leadership I want to see. 00:15:05.434 --> 00:15:06.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Great. Councilmember Pedersen, some thoughts 00:15:06.934 --> 00:15:08.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about what you might be looking for 00:15:08.067 --> 00:15:11.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in a permanent police chief? 00:15:11.100 --> 00:15:12.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, you know, I know the mayor 00:15:12.667 --> 00:15:14.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is working really hard on this. 00:15:14.167 --> 00:15:16.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% This is one of the key things that he'll be doing, 00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:19.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is choosing the next permanent police chief 00:15:19.868 --> 00:15:24.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and will be consulting experts on this. 00:15:24.300 --> 00:15:27.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Obviously, we want somebody who is experienced, 00:15:27.033 --> 00:15:32.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% somebody who knows how to keep a growing urban population safe 00:15:32.300 --> 00:15:34.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in all neighborhoods 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:36.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and has integrity to be transparent 00:15:36.767 --> 00:15:39.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and hold all the officers accountable, 00:15:39.133 --> 00:15:42.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% inspire them to stay in the department, 00:15:42.067 --> 00:15:43.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to do good work, 00:15:43.434 --> 00:15:47.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and has an open mind to the holistic approach 00:15:47.033 --> 00:15:50.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we want to take for community safety. 00:15:50.601 --> 00:15:51.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Great. Thanks for breaking that down. 00:15:51.968 --> 00:15:54.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, Councilmember Pedersen, let me go back to you here 00:15:54.067 --> 00:15:55.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for a question about Vision Zero, 00:15:55.567 --> 00:15:57.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the city's plan to have zero traffic deaths 00:15:57.834 --> 00:16:00.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% or serious injuries by the year 2030. 00:16:00.133 --> 00:16:01.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You recently took a tour of District 2, 00:16:01.868 --> 00:16:02.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in Southeast Seattle, 00:16:02.868 --> 00:16:04.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with Councilmember Tammy Morales. 00:16:04.467 --> 00:16:07.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We have a few photos of your trip down there. 00:16:07.100 --> 00:16:09.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% D2, unfortunately, is where more than half 00:16:09.267 --> 00:16:11.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of Seattle's traffic fatalities happened last year 00:16:11.934 --> 00:16:14.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and, overall, the trend we're seeing across the city is 00:16:14.367 --> 00:16:16.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we're not getting closer to that Vision Zero goal. 00:16:16.434 --> 00:16:19.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're actually seeing a rise in these fatal crashes. 00:16:19.434 --> 00:16:20.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What did you learn on that tour? 00:16:20.701 --> 00:16:23.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What are you doing about this situation? 00:16:23.634 --> 00:16:26.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thank you. Yeah, safety has got to be 00:16:26.033 --> 00:16:28.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the priority for everybody using Seattle's roads 00:16:28.801 --> 00:16:30.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and, unfortunately, like you said, 00:16:30.968 --> 00:16:34.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the first part of 2022 continues the disturbing national trend 00:16:34.868 --> 00:16:37.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of unacceptably high numbers of traffic-related 00:16:37.634 --> 00:16:40.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% injuries and deaths, especially among pedestrians 00:16:40.734 --> 00:16:44.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and people experiencing homelessness in South Seattle. 00:16:44.100 --> 00:16:45.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, I joined Councilmember Morales 00:16:45.667 --> 00:16:47.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in her South Seattle district. 00:16:47.501 --> 00:16:49.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We brought SDOT and the Mayor's Office 00:16:49.734 --> 00:16:52.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we could see, firsthand, three locations 00:16:52.434 --> 00:16:55.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that were high-risk for traffic collisions, 00:16:55.367 --> 00:16:57.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% especially for vulnerable pedestrians. 00:16:57.834 --> 00:17:00.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, already, SDOT has proposed some changes 00:17:00.534 --> 00:17:02.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in one of those locations. 00:17:02.334 --> 00:17:03.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You know, we've lowered speed limits, 00:17:03.834 --> 00:17:07.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we've increased sidewalks. 00:17:07.067 --> 00:17:09.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We have a drop in enforcement, you know, 00:17:09.467 --> 00:17:11.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we don't have enough officers 00:17:11.133 --> 00:17:13.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to do traditional traffic enforcement, 00:17:13.033 --> 00:17:16.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but I'd like to see the increased use of speed cameras; 00:17:16.934 --> 00:17:21.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and fines, based on each individual's ability to pay; 00:17:21.701 --> 00:17:24.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we can reduce these traffic-related harms. 00:17:24.734 --> 00:17:26.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We also need to bring more people inside. 00:17:26.501 --> 00:17:27.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I mean, the number, 00:17:27.801 --> 00:17:29.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the percentage of people experiencing homelessness 00:17:29.734 --> 00:17:31.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who have been the victims of these collisions 00:17:31.701 --> 00:17:35.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% has increased, so it's just another call to action. 00:17:35.701 --> 00:17:37.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need to see this in the budget 00:17:37.667 --> 00:17:40.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that the mayor submits to us in the fall, 00:17:40.167 --> 00:17:43.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% an increase in investments in South Seattle, in particular. 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:46.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. Councilmember Lewis, plenty of feedback on this one 00:17:46.434 --> 00:17:48.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I'm sure I'm sure you've seen it on social media. 00:17:48.667 --> 00:17:49.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% One writer said this... 00:17:59.767 --> 00:18:01.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I wanted to throw that out there and also ask this -- 00:18:01.934 --> 00:18:03.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How frustrating is this for you? 00:18:03.234 --> 00:18:05.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Because you pushed to increase funding 00:18:05.267 --> 00:18:07.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for Vision Zero in last year's budget 00:18:07.100 --> 00:18:08.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and yet, here we are, 00:18:08.234 --> 00:18:10.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% seeing these traffic fatalities increase. 00:18:10.033 --> 00:18:12.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Some thoughts about this -- what needs to change? 00:18:12.901 --> 00:18:14.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, Brian, we don't spend nearly enough 00:18:14.667 --> 00:18:16.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to realize Vision Zero. 00:18:16.167 --> 00:18:18.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I mean, that's just flatly 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:21.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% something that we can confidently say. 00:18:21.200 --> 00:18:23.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I appreciate the framing of that caller 00:18:23.133 --> 00:18:26.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who who sent their comments in because it really does come 00:18:26.934 --> 00:18:28.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% down to the design of some of these places, 00:18:28.868 --> 00:18:30.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% like so much transportation planning. 00:18:30.968 --> 00:18:34.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% If you have grade-separated and protected bike lanes 00:18:34.334 --> 00:18:36.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and pedestrian spaces that are completely 00:18:36.934 --> 00:18:39.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% outside the lane of travel of traffic 00:18:39.567 --> 00:18:40.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and difficult for traffic 00:18:40.834 --> 00:18:44.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to accidentally go up on the curb of, 00:18:44.667 --> 00:18:46.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you're going to dramatically reduce 00:18:46.434 --> 00:18:48.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the amount of injury and fatality 00:18:48.167 --> 00:18:51.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that members of the community are experiencing. 00:18:51.400 --> 00:18:54.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I am very proud that I worked with my colleagues 00:18:54.100 --> 00:18:57.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on increasing Vision Zero funding, 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:59.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% creating the first ever dedicated source of funding, 00:18:59.501 --> 00:19:01.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and Councilmember Pedersen was a big champion of that 00:19:01.701 --> 00:19:05.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I appreciate his support for these initiatives. 00:19:05.901 --> 00:19:08.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That money just started being accumulated. 00:19:08.367 --> 00:19:10.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There is a six-month delay 00:19:10.567 --> 00:19:13.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in that commercial parking tax funding coming in 00:19:13.601 --> 00:19:15.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and that commercial parking tax increase 00:19:15.801 --> 00:19:17.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% became official as of July. 00:19:17.767 --> 00:19:21.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, that money, you know, is critical, 00:19:21.567 --> 00:19:24.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but we're probably not going to start seeing it manifested, 00:19:24.133 --> 00:19:25.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in terms of physical improvements, 00:19:25.567 --> 00:19:27.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for a little while 00:19:27.534 --> 00:19:30.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because it has to be accumulated by SDOT. 00:19:30.033 --> 00:19:33.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% They need to then go out and effectuate some plans 00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:36.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to build infrastructure in the community 00:19:36.634 --> 00:19:39.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that is conducive to making things safer. 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:40.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But look, it's important to note, 00:19:40.567 --> 00:19:42.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as Councilmember Pedersen points out, on a regular basis, 00:19:42.934 --> 00:19:47.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, SDOT has a several hundred million-dollar budget. 00:19:47.100 --> 00:19:48.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You know, we shouldn't just be looking 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:50.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at this commercial parking tax money. 00:19:50.234 --> 00:19:51.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We've got to be comprehensively looking 00:19:51.734 --> 00:19:54.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at how we can expect more from SDOT 00:19:54.100 --> 00:19:58.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and demand that SDOT prioritize traffic calming improvements, 00:19:58.467 --> 00:20:02.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, and other critical infrastructure, 00:20:02.067 --> 00:20:04.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to make sure everyone can walk and roll 00:20:04.300 --> 00:20:06.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through the city with confidence. 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:07.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. And, Councilmember Pedersen, 00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:09.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% sticking with the transportation topic, 00:20:09.067 --> 00:20:11.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we actually got an email in about driverless cars. 00:20:11.901 --> 00:20:14.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Here's the question that our viewer wanted to know. Says... 00:20:24.300 --> 00:20:25.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know there's a very specific question 00:20:25.634 --> 00:20:27.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about driverless cars, these automated cars, 00:20:27.467 --> 00:20:30.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but some thoughts on this, Councilmember Pedersen? 00:20:30.100 --> 00:20:34.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, so, as autonomous vehicle technology develops, 00:20:34.901 --> 00:20:38.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% cities around the country are trying to figure out 00:20:38.300 --> 00:20:43.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% how best to regulate that, the experimentation 00:20:43.167 --> 00:20:45.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -of those autonomous vehicles 00:20:45.100 --> 00:20:46.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on their streets. 00:20:46.033 --> 00:20:47.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I mean, these are public streets 00:20:47.767 --> 00:20:49.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and yet, we have for-profit companies 00:20:49.667 --> 00:20:51.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% basically experimenting on our streets. 00:20:51.767 --> 00:20:56.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, there needs to be some form of reasonable regulation, 00:20:56.234 --> 00:21:00.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% just so that there's transparency, accountability, 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:03.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and advance notice of what's happening. 00:21:03.868 --> 00:21:06.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, you know, that's something that we can handle 00:21:06.100 --> 00:21:09.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through our street permit process. 00:21:09.033 --> 00:21:12.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We do want to encourage this technology to develop, 00:21:12.734 --> 00:21:15.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but we also want to keep people safe 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:17.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% while these companies are experimenting 00:21:17.734 --> 00:21:19.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on our public streets. 00:21:19.434 --> 00:21:21.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -That's fair. Thank you for taking that one on. 00:21:21.634 --> 00:21:23.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Lewis, another question to you 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:26.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that came in from a viewer, sort of where transportation 00:21:26.067 --> 00:21:28.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and your work on homelessness intersect. 00:21:28.167 --> 00:21:29.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Christine asks this... 00:21:35.834 --> 00:21:37.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know the city's been discussing an idea 00:21:37.567 --> 00:21:39.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about building at least one safe lot for these RVs. 00:21:39.968 --> 00:21:42.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Anything you can tell us there? 00:21:42.434 --> 00:21:45.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, we have a safe lot pilot that the council funded, 00:21:45.734 --> 00:21:48.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% actually, I think two years ago. 00:21:48.267 --> 00:21:50.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Mm-hmm. -It did finally get effectuated 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:51.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% by the King County Regional Homelessness Authority 00:21:51.934 --> 00:21:54.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I'm very grateful for their partnership. 00:21:54.901 --> 00:21:57.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% A contractee was awarded 00:21:57.133 --> 00:21:59.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in response to a competitive bid. 00:21:59.400 --> 00:22:01.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I believe it's the Low Income Housing Institute. 00:22:01.968 --> 00:22:03.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right. -They're going to create 00:22:03.100 --> 00:22:09.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a 50-unit safe lot to pilot a new system 00:22:09.067 --> 00:22:11.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for providing that kind of service. 00:22:11.367 --> 00:22:13.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% As your viewers may be aware, Brian, 00:22:13.267 --> 00:22:15.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and remember, we have experimented before 00:22:15.901 --> 00:22:17.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with RV safe lots, during the -Yes. 00:22:17.300 --> 00:22:19.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Murray administration, before Councilmember Pedersen 00:22:19.634 --> 00:22:21.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I were here on the City Council. 00:22:21.801 --> 00:22:23.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Mm-hmm. -That project, 00:22:23.634 --> 00:22:25.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on the whole, was not effective. 00:22:25.634 --> 00:22:28.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We've learned a lot over the course of time 00:22:28.534 --> 00:22:30.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% between that and now. 00:22:30.434 --> 00:22:33.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The King County Regional Homelessness Authority 00:22:33.300 --> 00:22:37.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% has developed metrics and a plan 00:22:37.167 --> 00:22:41.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to assess how effective this provider pilot is going to be 00:22:41.567 --> 00:22:42.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the hope is there could be 00:22:42.767 --> 00:22:45.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% some scalability built into that, 00:22:45.300 --> 00:22:48.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% once we have a better sense of how to provide the service. 00:22:48.667 --> 00:22:52.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% People who camp and live in RVs tend to be 00:22:52.033 --> 00:22:54.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a tougher population of people experiencing homelessness 00:22:54.934 --> 00:22:57.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for us to provide services to. -Yeah. 00:22:57.334 --> 00:23:00.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -They tend to have a historic skepticism 00:23:00.834 --> 00:23:02.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the traditional housing and shelter system, 00:23:02.834 --> 00:23:04.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% hence why they are living in an RV. 00:23:04.834 --> 00:23:06.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right. -In a lot of cases, 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:09.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% they'll tend to own that asset and it's obviously 00:23:09.467 --> 00:23:11.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a very expensive and critical asset to them, 00:23:11.567 --> 00:23:13.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so they're reluctant to want to leave it 00:23:13.834 --> 00:23:16.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to accept an alternative offer of service. 00:23:16.434 --> 00:23:18.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, really trying to develop a program 00:23:18.601 --> 00:23:21.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that meets that population of people where they are, 00:23:21.868 --> 00:23:26.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that works with them to go to a designated place 00:23:26.067 --> 00:23:30.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and to accept case management and work on their own terms, 00:23:30.234 --> 00:23:32.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that is something we're trying with this pilot 00:23:32.334 --> 00:23:35.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and my hope is it'll be scalable and we can provide that relief. 00:23:35.934 --> 00:23:37.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know Councilmember Pedersen 00:23:37.367 --> 00:23:38.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% has large portions of his district 00:23:38.968 --> 00:23:41.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with a lot of folks living in RVs 00:23:41.067 --> 00:23:42.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the Interbay neighborhood. 00:23:42.801 --> 00:23:44.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I certainly do as well. 00:23:44.133 --> 00:23:45.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, this is work I'm very interested in, 00:23:45.801 --> 00:23:47.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we're following. 00:23:47.267 --> 00:23:48.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, again, that, you know, 00:23:48.467 --> 00:23:50.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% over two years ago, the council funded this 00:23:50.868 --> 00:23:53.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because we share a sense of urgency on it. 00:23:53.033 --> 00:23:55.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's great to see it finally acted on by the KCRHA 00:23:55.734 --> 00:23:57.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I'm very grateful for their partnership. 00:23:57.968 --> 00:23:59.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. Thanks for that. Councilmember Pedersen, 00:23:59.701 --> 00:24:01.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% did you want to touch on this issue? 00:24:01.033 --> 00:24:02.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know it's something that does affect 00:24:02.234 --> 00:24:04.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% all districts out there. 00:24:04.167 --> 00:24:07.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, I really think that we want to be supportive 00:24:07.734 --> 00:24:10.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. 00:24:10.100 --> 00:24:11.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You know, this is a regional problem 00:24:11.834 --> 00:24:13.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that requires a regional solution 00:24:13.901 --> 00:24:15.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Mm-hmm. -and I appreciate that they 00:24:15.834 --> 00:24:19.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% are doing it as a pilot project because, 00:24:19.834 --> 00:24:21.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as Councilmember Lewis pointed out, 00:24:21.267 --> 00:24:24.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it hasn't worked in the past, so it's very importants 00:24:24.234 --> 00:24:27.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where they decide to put the safe lots. 00:24:27.167 --> 00:24:31.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I think that we really need 00:24:31.634 --> 00:24:33.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the King County Regional Homelessness Authority 00:24:33.434 --> 00:24:35.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to be very proactive. 00:24:35.701 --> 00:24:40.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in talking to those individuals living in RVs, 00:24:40.067 --> 00:24:42.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% find out what their needs are, 00:24:42.767 --> 00:24:45.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because they really, you know, 00:24:45.000 --> 00:24:50.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we do have legitimate offers of housing and services, 00:24:50.834 --> 00:24:53.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we want to make sure they take those 00:24:53.334 --> 00:24:56.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and aren't just in an RV that's not working, 00:24:56.667 --> 00:24:58.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% sitting on the side of the street for weeks. 00:24:58.834 --> 00:25:00.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Fair, fair. Thank you. Councilmember Pedersen, 00:25:00.834 --> 00:25:02.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I want to make sure I go back to you for a discussion 00:25:02.634 --> 00:25:04.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about the measure you recently passed through the council, 00:25:04.834 --> 00:25:06.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% only to face a veto from the mayor. 00:25:06.801 --> 00:25:09.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So, this was that measure that would've required landlords 00:25:09.567 --> 00:25:12.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to give information about their rental rates to the city. 00:25:12.033 --> 00:25:14.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The city would've then used that information, 00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:17.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% have a local research institution analyze it 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:19.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and get some details that the city could, potentially, use 00:25:19.334 --> 00:25:21.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the debate on affordable housing. 00:25:21.100 --> 00:25:23.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We haven't had this information for several years, now. 00:25:23.667 --> 00:25:25.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The local business that used to generate a report on this 00:25:25.868 --> 00:25:27.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% isn't in operation anymore. 00:25:27.267 --> 00:25:28.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So what happens right now? 00:25:28.667 --> 00:25:31.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What impact is that veto going to have? 00:25:31.601 --> 00:25:34.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Sure. Well, big-picture, we need to do more 00:25:34.067 --> 00:25:36.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to prevent the economic displacement 00:25:36.234 --> 00:25:38.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of existing residents from Seattle 00:25:38.400 --> 00:25:41.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the most direct form of displacement we've seen is 00:25:41.300 --> 00:25:43.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% when a real estate developer 00:25:43.033 --> 00:25:46.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% may buy an older apartment building 00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:48.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and they'll actually tear it down 00:25:48.033 --> 00:25:50.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to make way for a larger building. 00:25:50.267 --> 00:25:52.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And where do those tenants go? 00:25:52.968 --> 00:25:56.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, in contrast, the economic spin we see 00:25:56.534 --> 00:25:58.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from some construction lobbyists, 00:25:58.367 --> 00:26:00.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and even some urban planners -- 00:26:00.267 --> 00:26:03.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% building new housing doesn't, by itself, prevent displacement. 00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:05.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We need to preserve the naturally occurring, 00:26:05.501 --> 00:26:08.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% affordable housing that we have and we need the data 00:26:08.467 --> 00:26:11.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to know where that is throughout the city. 00:26:11.100 --> 00:26:14.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And you're right, we haven't had it for years. 00:26:14.434 --> 00:26:16.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I really appreciate a majority of the City Council 00:26:16.968 --> 00:26:20.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% approving our reasonable plan to collect that data 00:26:20.467 --> 00:26:22.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on all affordable housing in the city 00:26:22.434 --> 00:26:25.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and appreciate Councilmember Lewis' support 00:26:25.167 --> 00:26:28.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on that, so that we know where the unsubsidized, 00:26:28.334 --> 00:26:30.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% affordable housing is, so we can do a better job, 00:26:30.767 --> 00:26:33.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% when we work on our comprehensive plan. 00:26:33.968 --> 00:26:35.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We do that only eight years 00:26:35.434 --> 00:26:38.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and so it's not clear to me how city departments 00:26:38.968 --> 00:26:41.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% are going to be able to comply with state law 00:26:41.534 --> 00:26:43.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and our own state government policies 00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:46.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to prevent displacement, if we don't have the data. 00:26:46.100 --> 00:26:48.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. Yeah. Councilmember Lewis, 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:49.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know you were supportive of this. 00:26:49.100 --> 00:26:50.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Your thoughts about what might happen next? 00:26:50.934 --> 00:26:52.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Got about a minute and change here, 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:53.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so, please, if you wouldn't mind. 00:26:54.667 --> 00:26:56.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Look, I just appreciate 00:26:56.067 --> 00:26:58.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Councilmember Pedersen leading on this issue 00:26:58.501 --> 00:27:01.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and I do think it's unfortunate, the way this turned out. 00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:03.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think that, especially given that we have 00:27:03.834 --> 00:27:06.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a history of collecting this information 00:27:06.033 --> 00:27:08.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and that we do have a lot of big decision points 00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:11.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% coming up in the future where that information will be useful, 00:27:11.501 --> 00:27:15.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I do look forward to working on some alternative ways 00:27:15.934 --> 00:27:18.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to get approximately the same information, 00:27:18.234 --> 00:27:19.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but I think Councilmember Pedersen 00:27:19.901 --> 00:27:22.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% brought forward a viable proposal to do that 00:27:22.801 --> 00:27:25.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and, you know, was proud to stand with him 00:27:25.934 --> 00:27:28.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through the veto override and everything else. 00:27:28.601 --> 00:27:30.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And, you know, just back to the drawing board 00:27:30.767 --> 00:27:33.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to find out how we can get that information, 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:37.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but, you know, them's the breaks. 00:27:37.267 --> 00:27:39.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. Yeah. Some interesting news there, certainly, 00:27:39.701 --> 00:27:41.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and we'll see what happens with the rest of this issue 00:27:41.934 --> 00:27:44.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as it continues here for the Seattle City Council. 00:27:44.434 --> 00:27:46.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That's all the time we have for now. 00:27:46.133 --> 00:27:47.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'm Brian Callanan. Thanks for joining us here. 00:27:47.968 --> 00:27:49.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We'll see you next time on "Council Edition." 00:27:49.767 --> 00:27:57.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:27:57.434 --> 00:28:07.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:28:07.434 --> 00:28:11.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪