>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER
18th. THIS IS THE MEETING
SEATTLE'S CITY COUNCIL. THE
TIME IS TO: 01.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> TELLS ME STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> EVERYBODY IS HERE THAT'S
GREAT. OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE YEAR. MOVING
ONTO PRESENTATIONS. I'M NOT
AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATIONS
TODAY. MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA.
WE WILL BE GOING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD CLERK, JUST FOR
OUR KNOWLEDGE, CAN YOU TELL ME
HOW MANY REMOTES BECAUSE WE
HAVE AND HOW MANY WE HAVE IN
CHAMBERS?
>> WE HAVE 10 REMOTE SPEAKERS
AND ONE SPEAKER IN CHAMBER.
>> OKAY. WE WILL GIVE EACH
PERSON TWO MINUTES. WHY DON'T
WE DO THE IN PERSON FIRST ?
THAT WE CAN START IN THE REMOTE
CALLER. I'M GOING TO HAND IT
OVER TO YOU, MADAM CLERK, TO DO
OUR RECORDING TO WELCOME PEOPLE
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS TO SPEAK TO
THE MATTERS ON THE AGENDA.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY. THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE PEOPLE. THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO
HEAR FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR
CITY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT YOU MAY REGISTER
TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING
VIA THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS ARE
CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY HAVE REGISTERED ON
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH
SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM THE
PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USED THE
MEETING I.D. AND PAST CODE
THAT WAS EMAIL UPON
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID NOT
RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK
MAIL FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE READING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNNEEDED AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL SAY, THE HOST WOULD
LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE. THAT IS YOUR QUEUE
THAT IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME YOU MUST PRESS
STAR AND SIX. YOU WILL THEN
HEAR A PROMPT, YOU ARE
UNNEEDED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMETERED ON YOUR END SO THAT
YOU WILL BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER
YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU
ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME WILL
SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS IS LEFT
ON YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. THAT IS
A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THE
END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED AND
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
HAVE COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL BROADCAST OR BY THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM
IS BEING ABUSED. OR IF THE
PROCESS IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S
ABILITY TO CONDUCT ITS
BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO
THESE PROCEEDINGS, OR IS NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES,
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
AND SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT. THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS JAMES CLARK. IT LOOKS LIKE
WE WILL POSSIBLY HAVE TWO
SPEAKERS. JAMES CLARK IS FIRST.
>> OKAY.
>> MY WIFE WOULD PROBABLY WISH
TO HEAR ME. I WILL BE QUICK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY. I'M A RESIDENT . I
RODE FOR THE HUSKIES 100 YEARS
AGO. I TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY
FOR 20 YEARS. AS A RESIDENT
NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH AN
ISSUE THAT IS PERTINENT TO YOU.
IT IS AN ISSUE OF CONVENIENCE
VERSUS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
ACCESSIBILITY. I HAVE TRIED TO
BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR . I NOTICED
THAT WHEN I WOULD HAVE ICE-T
IN MY BACKYARD, AS YOU MIGHT
DO, THAT I WOULD GET DUST ON MY
GLASSES AND I WORRIED I WOULD
GET DUST IN MY CUP. SINCE THAT
TIME 350 TRUCK FOALS A DAY
PAST OUR STREET. NOBODY IS
DOING RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF THE POTENTIAL
SILICATE DUST ISSUES . NOW
PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND USE THE
PENINSULA AND NOT GIVE ANYBODY
ACCESS FOR UP TO 10 MORE YEARS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ALWAYS
SUPPOSED TO BE A PART. THAT'S
WHAT I REMEMBER AS A KID. SO IT
REALLY COMES DOWN TO
CONVENIENCE VERSUS HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND ACCESSIBILITY.
WHAT TROUBLES ME THE MOST, AND
THE REASON WHY I CAME TODAY, IS
THAT NO MEASUREMENT, NO
MITIGATION IS BEING DONE OF
WHAT WE REGARD AS A SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH ISSUE . AND IT'S NOT
GOING AWAY. FROM MY STANDPOINT
CALLING EXCESSIVE ATTENTION
TO SOMETHING ISN'T A PROBLEM.
IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED
BEFORE THE CITY GIVES ANY
APPROVAL TO PURCHASE OF
PROPERTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKER LINED UP IS
MARGARET.
>> WHO IS THAT?
>> SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO GET
HIS ATTENTION.
>> THAT'S OKAY. ANYWAY, I WILL
SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
EQUITABLE ADVISORY BOARD. I
SAID TO MYSELF, I THINK EQUITY
NEEDS TO BE REDEFINED. BECAUSE
WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY.
SOMETHING IS REAL SINISTER
ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS
BECAUSE THIS IS 2022. PEOPLE
ARE STILL CAUSING US ILL WILL
AS INDIGENOUS BLACK PEOPLE. I
JUST STEPPED OVER THERE AND THE
WOMAN MENTIONED ROSA PARKS.
THEY WERE ACKNOWLEDGING THE
IRANIAN WOMEN. HOW THEY ARE
ABUSED TOO. I SAID, WE HOLD TO
THAT ALL THE TIME. IS IT
EQUITY SUPPOSED TO BE SO THAT
WE ARE NOT TRAUMATIZED ANYMORE?
I WAS TRAUMATIZED RIGHT DOWN
THERE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF
CITY HALL. AND ROSA PARKS
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPY ABOUT
IF SHE WAS STILL LIVING. I TOLD
HER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. A
FRIEND OF MINE INTERVIEWED HER
WHEN SHE CAME TO SEATTLE. ALL
OF THE OTHER BIG WIGS WERE IN
THE ROOM. SHE POINTED TO MY
FRIEND. SHE SAID, I WANT HER TO
INTERVIEW ME. I'M GOING TO SAY
IT AGAIN. AS A MATTER OF LAW
YOU KILLED MY FRIEND. HE WOULD
COME DOWN HERE AND YOU WOULD
QUOTE THOSE 25 CFR'S. AND YOU
WOULD QUOTE THE RCW'S. EVEN
WITH YOU KNOWING THAT MUCH
ABOUT THE LAW YOU STILL KILLED
HIM. I'M GOING ON THE RECORD
WITH THIS. AND THE EQUITY IN
IT. LET THE RECORD REFLECT
WHAT HAPPENED TO US DOWNSTAIRS
ON THE FIRST FLOOR. DOES THAT
FIT YOUR BILL AND YOUR AGENDA
ON TODAY? SITTING UP HERE,
MAKING --
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL MOVE
INTO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS. OUR
FIRST REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT OR
IS BRADY NORDSTROM. BRADY, YOU
WILL NEED TO HIT STAR AND SIX.
>> HI THERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> YES WE CAN.
>> GREAT. AWESOME. I'M
SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF
SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE -- I'M
HERE AGAIN TO THANK THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WHO HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, CREATION, AND
ACCESS. COUNSEL BILL 120464.
WE KNOW FROM THE PANDEMIC WHEN
THIS IS A DESIGN REVIEW
EXEMPTION FOR PORTABLE HOUSING.
WE KNOW FROM THE PANDEMIC THAT
THIS CAN REDUCE COSTS DURING
THIS ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS,
WHICH IS ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENT
THAT THIS PROGRAM CAN BE A
BARRIER TO HOUSING. WE NOW
HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD ON WHAT
WE HAVE LEARNED DURING THE
PANDEMIC AS WE MOVE TOWARD
COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS IN 2023.
TO COMMENT ON THAT SECOND
PIECE , THAT OF COURSE FITS THE
BILL. WE THINK IT IS AN
EXCITING AND POSITIVE STEP . WE
DO NOT THINK IT ADDRESSES
DEEPER PROGRAM WIDE ISSUES
AROUND EFFICIENCY, CONSISTENCY,
AND INCLUSION. WE BELIEVE THAT
MORE WILL BE NEEDED. THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, STRAUSS,
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE , FOR
CONCURRENTLY CONSIDERING A WORK
PLAN FOR LEGISLATION. WE ASK
AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPEDITE
THE TIMELINE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
FOR THIS. IN CONCLUSION, THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE COUNSEL BILL. WE URGE YOU
TO PASS THIS. AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR
BROADER AND BOLDER REFORMS IN
2023. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS STEVE HOOPER.
>> I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE RESTAURANT ALLIANCE. ON
BEHALF OF THE 2700 MEMBERS I
WANT TO EXPRESS OUR FULL
SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL 120429
TO MAKE -- MORE PERMANENT. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR THE LEADERSHIP ON
THIS AND THE COMMITTEE FOR
LAST WEEK. -- ACCESSIBLE FOR
ALL. -- OPERATORS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COALITIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND THANK YOU TO THE SEATTLE
DOT FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MEGAN. SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY HOWARD GILL. MEGAN?
>> HI. I AM SPEAKING ON CB
1462. IT HAS AMENDMENTS TO THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS.
EARLIER VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
INCLUDED A RECOMMENDATION --
DROPPED FROM THIS FINAL
VERSION. THE QUESTION IS, WHY?
A NEW STUDY SHOWS TRUCKS IN
THE CITY BETTER CIRCLE UP TO
18 EXTRA MINUTES FOR PLACES TO
UNLOAD. ANOTHER IS RANKED 15th
AND ANNUAL TRUCK DELAYS AND
13th IN EXCESS CO2 FROM TRUCK
CONGESTION. THE PROBLEM IS NOT
GOING AWAY. SEATTLE PLEDGED TO
HAVE ADDRESSED CLIMATE CHANGE.
-- CRUISE CITY BLOCKS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. -- PEDESTRIANS.
YES, THERE ARE WAYS TO
MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS. BUT
THEY WILL HAPPEN WITH THE
DOCUMENT BEING APPROVED TODAY.
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF KICKING
THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD WE ARE
TURNING OUR BACK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
COMMENTATING ON OUR LAST
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. IN THIS
FINAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR 2022
YOU SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED FOR
CREATING THIS YEAR, THE
BEGINNINGS OF THE PROGRAM TO
SERVE WITH THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
HARMED. THE ONLY POTENTIAL
ADVANCE WITH POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SINCE 2020.
HOWEVER IT WOULD BE BETTER IF
SUCH A PROGRAM WERE NOT NEEDED
AT ALL, IF THIS COUNSEL DID NOT
TURN A BLIND EYE TO A CULTURE
OF SEATTLE POLICING THAT HAS
KILLED 18 PEOPLE SUFFERING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE
LAST 18 YEARS. ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE WITH AN EDGED WEAPON OR
NO WEAPON AT ALL. -- KILLED ON
BEACON HILL IN JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR. LIKE TERRY, KILLED SIX
DAYS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD. LIKE
RYAN SMITH AND DANNY RODRIGUEZ,
BOTH KILLED THE YEAR BEFORE
THAT. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME
TEACHER AID IN THE FACE OF
THESE GROSS AND AVOIDABLE
INJUSTICES. HOPEFULLY THIS
WILL CREATE THE EMPATHY AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL PUSH
SEATTLE TO BUILD A POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
PREVENTS US FROM CONTINUING TO
KILL PEOPLE IN CRISIS . THAT
PROVIDES FULL CIVILIAN
COMMUNITY CONTROL OVER POLICE
POLICY, POLICE MISCONDUCT,
POLICE INVESTIGATIONS, AND
POLICE DISCIPLINE AS THE
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK, NASHVILLE,
SAN DIEGO, SAN FRANCISCO,
OAKLAND, LOS ANGELES, SAN JOSE,
PHOENIX, AND SO MANY OTHER
CITIES HAVE DONE. NEXT MONTH,
WHEN THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION ONCE MORE TAKES UP
THE CAUSE TO SPEAK FOR ALL OF
THESE VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE , WHO ARE WITHOUT
VOICE AND WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION, HOPEFULLY
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM 2023 WILL
NOT STAND BY IN SILENCE. OR
WORSE, ACTUALLY ATTEMPT TO
PREVENT THE COMMISSION FROM
TAKING UP THE CAUSES THEY DID
THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICK
JEKYLL. YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY
KATE SMITH. GO AHEAD, NATE.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBER. I
LIVE IN THE MIDDLEBROOKS
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MY WIFE AND
TWO YOUNG KIDS. I'M VOICING MY
SUPPORT FOR -- IN A VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR THE ONGOING PUSH
FOR THAT PROJECT. --
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION FOR THIS
IMPORTANT ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATE
SMITH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL
BE DEB BARKER.
>> A GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KATE
SMITH. I'M A PRINCIPAL AND I
SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THE LIPS FOR PASSING COUNSEL
BILL 120-4264 LAST WEEK SO THAT
IT COULD BE ON THE AGENDA HERE
TODAY. AND SPECIFICALLY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. THIS
IS AN URGENT STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO TAKE. IT HAS BEEN
PROVEN -- IMPACTS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS MOST
SIGNIFICANTLY. AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED
BY A SYSTEM THAT IS CLEARLY
HINDERING ITS PRODUCTION BY
DELAYING THE PROCESS AND
ADDING SIGNIFICANT COST. BY THE
TIME AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
GO TO THE PERMIT PROCESS THE
DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDING HAVE
ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED. THERE
IS LITTLE ROOM FOR DELAYS AND
COST INCREASES THROUGH THE
PERMITTING PROCESS. THE LAST
CHALLENGE THESE HOUSING
PROJECTS SHOULD FACE IS A
COSTLY INEQUITABLE , AND
UNCOORDINATED PROCESS. HOUSING
IS A HUMAN RIGHT. PLEASE PASS
COUNSEL BILL . THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEB
BARKER. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU. I'M A
WEST SEATTLE RESIDENT. I
SUPPORT COUNSEL BILL 120464 ,
THE EXEMPTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS FROM THE
REQUIREMENTS. I TRUST THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
AND THE AGENCIES THAT THEY MUST
ANSWER TO , ALONG WITH THEIR
MANY PARTNERS TO DO THE RIGHT
THING IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITH AUTHENTIC DESIGN
THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE
PROJECT. I PERSONALLY WAS A
MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWEST DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD FROM 2004 TO 2009.
I HAVE COMMENTED QUITE
FREQUENTLY ON PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I WAS
PLEASED TO WORK ON A RECENT
DESIGN . HOWEVER, I OBJECT TO
THE REMOVAL OF THE DESIGN
REVIEW PROGRAM FROM THE CITY'S
ROLL UNTIL SUCH TIME
DEVELOPERS STOP SUBMITTING 65%
DESIGNED PLANS FOR PRELIMINARY
REVIEW. DESIGN REVIEW WAS NOT
THE PROBLEM THE DEVELOPERS
MAKE IT OUT TO BE. AGAIN, I DO
SUPPORT CB 120464 EXEMPTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
FROM DESIGN REVIEW. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALICIA. FOLLOWING HER WE
HAVE WILL SIGNED UP BUT NOT
PRESENT. IF HE IS NOT SIGNED
AND WE WILL GO TO LAURA.
ALICIA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL. I AM THE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR
THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
. I'M TESTIFYING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY 3000 LOCAL
MEMBERS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
COUNSEL BILL 120464. WE ARE
ALL WELL AWARE THAT OUR REGION
IS IN A DIRE HOUSING CRISIS AND
WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN
TO IMPROVE HOUSING PRODUCTION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO DO
THIS. TODAY LET'S FOCUS ON THE
LOW HANGING FRUIT. -- PROVEN
TO ADD YEARS TO PROJECTS,
COSTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THESE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
ARE MAKING OUR GOALS FOR
HOUSING HARDER TO REACH.
EXTENDING THE COVID ERA DESIGN
REVIEW EXEMPTION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING JUST MAKES SENSE AND
IT'S THE FIRST STEP. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE
MOMENTUM THAT THE EXEMPTION HAS
CREATED FOR AFFORDABLE
DEVELOPMENT. WE APPLAUD CITY
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR COMMITTING TO MAKE THIS
EXEMPTION PERMANENT IN FUTURE
LEGISLATION. IN THE MEANTIME WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO EXAMINE THE
REVIEW PROGRAM AS A WHOLE AND
ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BOTH
AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE
DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY MUST
IDENTIFY WHAT IS BROKEN AND
COMMIT TO MAKE CHANGES THAT
WIL SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF
DESPERATELY NEEDED HOUSING. IN
CLOSING, PLEASE VOTE YES ON
COUNSEL BILL 120464. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
LAURA.
>> HELLO. HI, LAURA.
>> HELLO . THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'M CALLING TO SPEAK ON THREE
THINGS. CB 120464 IN SUPPORT.
AND COMMENTS RELATED TO CB
14129. 412-0464 I THINK THAT
IT'S COMMON SENSE, LIKE STRAUSS
SAID THE OTHER DAY. EXEMPTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A WIN
FOR ADVOCATES. WE NEED DEEP
BOTTOM TO TOP OR FORM. WHY
DON'T WE WANT TO MAKE ALL
HOUSING LESS AFFORDABLE? MARKET
RATE HOUSING -- BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T TAX THE RICH YET. IT
DOESN'T DESERVE PUNISHMENT OF
THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESSES
EITHER. IN TERMS OF CB 120429
I WANT TO LOOK AT THE
ANALYSIS, GEOGRAPHICALLY,
RACIAL, GEOGRAPHIC
DISPARITIES, UP IN BALLARD
MOST OF THE BUSINESSES -- MOST
COULD NEVER AFFORD TO FREQUENT
THOSE BUSINESSES. OTHER PARTS
OF THE CITY -- ON ROADS THAT
ARE DANGEROUS. WE REALLY NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE IMPLEMENT THIS
FAIRLY. LAST IS HOW WE LOBBY
AT THE STATE LEVEL. I WANT TO
PRIORITIZE PEOPLE IN KING
COUNTY, WHICH ARE AT HISTORIC
HIGH LEVELS. -- LEGISLATURE
SHOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO THIS
CRISIS. WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE
INTO HOUSING IMMEDIATELY. THEY
DO NOT NEED SHELTER. THEY NEED
ACTUAL HOUSING, HOTELS, TINY
HOUSING, SOMETHING THAT LOCKS.
-- TERRIBLE BEHAVIOR BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND
THE BEHAVIOR BY PARKS AND
POLICE WHO MOCK PEOPLE WHILE
THEIR HOMES GET DESTROYED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE LATE
ARRIVAL FOR IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT
MR. ZIMMERMAN CAME LATE. IF WE
CAN START THE CLOCK FOR MR.
ZIMMERMAN.
>> YES. -- FOR MANY YEAR I
COME AND TALK 1000 TIMES TO
YOU. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A
VOICE. THEY ARE ALL SLAVES.
THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION.
WE HAVE A DOZEN COMMISSIONS
AND EVERYBODY IS ABSOLUTELY
IDENTICAL. WHEN WILL THIS
FREAKING IDIOT HAVE A DIFFERENT
OPINION AND HOW YOU CHOICE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT
OPINIONS? LOOK WHAT HAS
HAPPENED WITH THE CITY. 750,000
SLAVES SUPPORT YOU TOTALLY FOR
EVERYTHING. IT'S A NIGHTMARE
WHAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT NOW.
FOR EIGHT MONTHS YOU DON'T SHOW
US A PICTURE OF NOBODY IN
SEATTLE FROM 700,000 IDIOTS
AND SLAVES COME AND TALK TO
YOU. WHY? WHY IS THERE
750,000 SLAVES ACTING LIKE
THIS? THEY VOTE FOR DEMOCRAT?
WHAT IS THIS? HOW IS THIS
POSSIBLE? NOBODY IN AMERICA
HAS THE STATISTIC. ONLY
SEATTLE, THE ONE CITY, THE
TOTALLY FASCIST CITY THAT HAS
THE STATISTIC. I CALL SEATTLE
THE EPICENTER OF FASCISM.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU CONTROL EVERYBODY.
STAND UP, AMERICA. THIS IS
EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING
RIGHT NOW. AND I SPEAK RIGHT
NOW TO THE 750,000 SLAVES AND
IDIOTS. WAKE UP AND TALK TO
THIS COUNSEL. I HAVE COME HERE
FOR 20 YEARS. STAND UP,
AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS TODAY.
>> MADAM CLERK, THANK YOU FOR
DOING THE REMOTE AND IN PERSON.
WE HAVE HAD A LONG YEAR. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AND KINDNESS TO PEOPLE THAT
COME IN AND ACTUALLY SPEAK TO
THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT WE LISTEN TO.
THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE AHEAD
WITH THE AGENDA. FIRST WE GO TO
THE ADOPTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. I'M NOT SEEING OR
HEARING AND OBJECTION. MOVING
ONTO ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. I'M NOT
SEEING OR HEARING AND
OBJECTION. TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO THE
CALENDAR. TODAY WE HAVE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. LET ME SHARE
WITH YOU WHAT'S ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE THE MINUTES
OF DECEMBER 6th. WE HAVE
PAYROLL BILL, COUNSEL BILL
120482. WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS. I'M SORRY, THREE
APARTMENTS. ONE TO THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. TWO APPOINTMENTS TO
THE PUBLIC ASSET AND HOMELESS
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE REMOVED TO ADDRESS
LATER FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? I'M HEARING NONE. I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAR IS?
>> YES.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND THE LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? MOVING ALONG TO OUR
AGENDA UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WE HAVE 14 ITEMS , AGENDA
ITEMS. IT LOOKS LIKE A
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS
GOING TO BE VERY BUSY THIS
AFTERNOON. WITH THAT, MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 1.
THANK YOU. THIS IS MY ITEM.
YESTERDAY WE DISCUSSED OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS , THE 2023 STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHERE WE
DISCUSSED ALL THE TOPICS THAT
WERE PRESENTED TO US IN THIS
RESOLUTION. THE FOUR MAIN
TOPICS THAT WERE INCLUDED
THAT I SHARED YESTERDAY DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER ISSUES
THAT MAY COME UP BECAUSE WE
CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW WHAT BILLS
ARE GOING TO BE INTRODUCED DOWN
IN OLYMPIA. THERE ARE FOUR
AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS CALLED, A
SAFE CITY. ONE THAT ENSURES ALL
RESIDENTS CAN LIVE SAFELY AND
SECURELY. THE SECOND PRIORITY
IS A VIBRANTCITY. ONE THAT
SUPPORTS INNOVATION, EDUCATION,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND A
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. A THIRD
PRIORITY IS AN AFFORDABLE CITY.
ONE WAREHOUSING AND SERVICES
REMAIN AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. AND
LAST, AND INTERCONNECTED CITY.
ONCE SUPPORTED BY A COHESIVE
AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK. THOSE ARE THE FOUR
TOPICS THAT ARE IN OUR
RESOLUTION THAT WE DISCUSSED
YESTERDAY. NOW THAT I'VE KIND
OF GIVEN AN OVERVIEW AND THE
RESOLUTION ITSELF IS POSTED
ONLINE YESTERDAY. I BELIEVE MY
COLLEAGUES ALL HAVE A COPY OF
THE RESOLUTION AS WELL. WE WANT
TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND HER
STAFF WHO PRESENTED YESTERDAY.
AS WE WENT OVER THE
RESOLUTION. AND THE PLAN OF
WHAT WE HOPE TO SUPPORT , OR AT
LEAST SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN
IN OLYMPIA. BEFORE I OPEN FOR
DISCUSSION, WHICH IS LITTLE BIT
MORE, I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS HAS SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. DURING COUNSEL
BRIEFING I MENTIONED --
>>. I MADE A MISTAKE. FIRST I
HAVE TO MOVE TO ADOPT AND THEN
GO TO YOUR AMENDMENT. I'M
SORRY.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> SORRY. I GOT AHEAD OF
MYSELF. WITH THAT I MOVED TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32076. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. SO AT THIS POINT ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. AS I DESCRIBED
YESTERDAY. I HAVE TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 3206, EXHIBIT ONE.
IN THE INTERCONNECTED CITY
SECTION, BY ADDING THE
FOLLOWING LANGUAGE AT THE END
OF THE PARAGRAPH. THE LINKAGE
BEING, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
EXPANDING THE USE OF -- ACROSS
THE CITY, INCLUDING ON
INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTE
520 TO RECONNECT NEIGHBORHOODS
AND PROVIDE PUBLIC LAND WITH
AMENITIES SUCH AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OPEN SPACE, AND
PEDESTRIAN TRANSITS .
>> YOU HAVE MOVED IT. IT'S
BEEN MOVED. WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT A. DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ANY MORE TO YOUR COMMENTS
BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO THE
FLOOR AND ALLOW YOU TO HAVE
CLOSING COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I BRIEFED COLLEAGUES
AND EVERYONE YESTERDAY ON THIS
DURING COUNSEL BRIEFING.
REALLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING OUR HIGHWAYS AND
INTERSTATES RECONNECT
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE
SEPARATED WITH THESE FREEWAYS,
AS WELL AS CREATING NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC SPACE
, OPEN PUBLIC HOUSING, FOR
PROFIT DEVELOPMENTS. ALL OF
THE REST. IT'S A GREAT IDEA
AND I HOPE TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT
AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE TO
RESPOND OR HAVE COMMENTS ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT?
OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A AS
PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> IT CARRIES AND THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION? OKAY. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, TWO ABSTAIN.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION
HAS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE AMENDED RESOLUTION OR
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. WE
WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ON THAT. CAN YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNSEL BILL 12048 TWO.
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AS
NEEDED TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
A PROPERTY LEASE WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO PASS
COUNSEL BILL 120469. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
LEGISLATION IS FOR THE INTENT
OF THE COUNSEL IN APPROPRIATION
WITH $500,000 MADE DURING THE
MID-2021 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
OF SPACE AVAILABLE FOR
EVIDENCE STORAGE. YOU MAY
REMEMBER YESTERDAY. I MENTIONED
IN THE COUNSEL BRIEFING'S
THAT'S THIS PARTICULAR
INVESTMENT, AND OTHERS, WERE
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A
PREVIOUS YEARS COUNSEL BUDGET
PROVISO. SPD SALARY SAVINGS.
TOGETHER WITH INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS ,
ON THE NORTH END, TECHNOLOGY S
NEEDS, AND THE CITY'S
INVESTMENT IN THE REGIONAL
PEACEKEEPERS COLLABORATIVE.
AGAIN, SHOWING THE POWER AND
USEFULNESS TO THE COUNSEL OF A
PROVISO ON SALARY SAVINGS SO
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND
WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO
IDENTIFY SHARED PRIORITIES
THAT THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO
ELEVATE. IN THIS CASE THE BILL
HAS BEEN EXPEDITED DIRECTLY TO
FULL COUNSEL TO ALLOW FOR THE
MAYOR TO SIGN IT BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. THIS IS TIME
SENSITIVE. ON WEDNESDAY OF LAST
WEEK LISA OF THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF SENT A MEMO ABOUT
THIS LEGISLATION. THE BILL
INCLUDES A FIVE-YEAR LEASE
WITH TWO FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL
OPTIONS BEGINNING ON JANUARY,
2023. THE NOTES SAY THE SPD
DOES NOT LEASE ADDITIONAL SPACE
FOR STORAGE OF VEHICULAR
EVIDENCE. THE DEPARTMENT WILL
BE FORCED TO DIVERT VEHICLE
EVIDENCE FOR VIABLE CRIMINAL
CASES TO ALTERNATE , LESS
SECURE LOCATIONS. THE CURRENT
VEHICLE PROCESSING ROOM IS
REGULARLY AT CAPACITY AND
CANNOT ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL
VEHICLES. AGAIN, AS MENTIONED
AT THE BEGINNING, THIS IS A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE
FOR STORAGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
ALL RIGHT. I DO NOT SEE ANY.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. GOING DOWN OUR
AGENDA WE ARE NOW GOING TO LOOK
AT SOME LAND-USE COMMITTEE
ACTION HERE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> RELATING TO LAND USE AND
ZONING AMENDING THE SEATTLE
CONFERENCE A PLAN TO
INCORPORATE CHANGES PROPOSED AS
PART OF THE 2022 CUP RENTS OF
PLAN AND YOU WILL AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU. ACCOUNTABLE
STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SPOKEN
ABOUT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES.
THIS IS FOR THE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. NOT THE
MAJOR UPDATE THAT IS COMING
NEXT YEAR. COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THE
MAJORITY OF THE REQUESTS FOR
THIS ANNUAL PLAN , WE ASK FOR
YOUR AMENDMENTS TO BE HELD FOR
THE MAJOR UPDATE. THAT'S ABOUT
IT. THESE ARE THE ANNUAL
UPDATES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OR CLOSING REMARKS?
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
JUAREZ. I WILL BE VOTING NO ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS THIS YEAR. YET
AGAIN THE DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL
PARTY MEMBERS HAVE CHOSEN TO
LEAD -- IN SPITE OF YEARS AND
YEARS OF REPEATING PROMISES.
THE FEES THAT THE CITY COULD
CHARGE FOR PROFIT DEVELOPERS
TO RAISE TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
TO FUND PARKS AND PUBLIC
TRANSIT. IN FACT, OTHER CITIES
IN WASHINGTON STATE CHARGED
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES.
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES COULD
HAVE FUNDED $40 MILLION WORTH
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT EXPANSION .
-- JUST PASSED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL FROM THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET. IT CAN ONLY BE PASSED
INTO LAW AFTER THEY ARE PUT
INTO THE CITIES CONFERENCE OF
PLAN . AND THE CONTRACTOR'S
PLAN IS AMENDED. THE FACT THAT
THE FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS BILL MEANS THAT WE NEED TO
WAIT ANOTHER YEAR TO MAKE
DEVELOPERS PAY FOR THE IMPACTS
THEY HAVE ON OUR CITY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FOR THE
PROFITS THEY MAKE WITHOUT
PAYING EVEN THE MINIMUM OF
COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY'S
WORKING PEOPLE. THIS IS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF HOW THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY ESTABLISHMENT PUTS IT
ONTO THE BACKS OF WORKING
PEOPLE RATHER THAN
CORPORATIONS. WE SAW THAT
DURING THE BUDGET VOTES WHEN
THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNSEL --
USING THE PROGRESSIVE AMAZON
TAX, VOTING YES ON THE TAXES
AND FEES. THEY
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT AND
ADVERSELY AFFECT POOR AND
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU . COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, DO YOU WANT TO WRAP US
UP HERE WITH SOME CLOSING
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE?
>> I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN
COVERED AND WE HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MAJOR
UPDATE TO THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN COMING NEXT YEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S IN
YOUR COMMITTEE. CORRECT?
>> THAT IS.
>> ALL RIGHT. EXCITING. ALL
RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL AND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNSEL STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND ONE POST.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ON TO
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. IT LOOKS LIKE
MR. STRAUSS IS UP AGAIN. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL 120464 , RELATING TO
DESIGN REVIEW FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADOPTING TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
FROM DESIGN REVIEW, AMENDING
SECTION 23.4 1.004 OF THE
SEATTLE MEDICINAL CODE AND
ADOPTING A WORK PLAN.
>> THIS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
DESIGN PROCESS EXPEDIENTLY.
THESE CHANGES WERE FIRST PASSED
BY COUNSEL ON A ONE YEAR BASIS
IN APRIL OF 2020 AS A COVID ERA
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. THESE
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS WERE SET
TO EXPIRE JUST IN A FEW DAYS,
DECEMBER 30th, 2022, AFTER THE
EMERGENCE OF PROCLAMATION FOR
COVID ENDED. DURING THE LAST
FEW YEARS WE HAVE FOUND THIS
POLICY BEFORE US REDUCE COSTS
AND REDUCE TIME REQUIRED FOR
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR CITY. THE BILL BEFORE US
TODAY IS TEMPORARY LEGISLATION
FOR ONE YEAR, GIVING US THE
TIME TO CRAFT THE PERMANENT
LEGISLATION NEEDED. WE KNOW
THAT THE HOMELESS CRISIS IS
INTERLINKED . IN MY EXPERIENCE
OF ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN
DISTRICT 6 , THE SPEED AND OUR
ABILITY TO ADDRESS PLACES LIKE
THE COMMONS AND WOODLAND PARK
HAVE RELIED ON SHELTER
AVAILABILITY. UNLESS WE EXPAND
SHELTER OUR SHELTER CAPACITY
IS PRETTY MUCH AT FULL. WE ARE
ABLE TO BETTER USE OUR SHELTER
RESOURCES BY GRADUATING PEOPLE
OUT OF SHELTER INTO PERMANENT
SUPPORT AND PERMANENT HOUSING.
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT
DO NEED PERMANENCE HOUSING.
SOME OTHERS CAN SIMPLY RELY ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. GREG AND
CLAYTON FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON RECENTLY RELEASED A
STUDY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF I
MAY QUOTE FROM THEM, THEY SAY
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS THAT
INCREASE THE RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS .
WHETHER IT'S POVERTY, HEALTH
ISSUES, SUBSTANCE USE. WITH
THOSE FACTORS ALONE DON'T
EXPLAIN THE HUGE PROBLEM THAT
WE HAVE IN SEATTLE. IF WE
CONTINUE TO BLAME INDIVIDUALS
FOR PARTICULAR OUTCOMES WE ARE
GOING TO MISS THE FUNDAMENTAL
DRIVER OF THIS CRISIS, WHICH IS
THE HOUSING MARKET. WE HAVE A
GROSS UNDER SUPPLY OF HOUSING
ON ALL LEVELS, AND CERTAINLY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FAILING TO
ADDRESS THAT GAP WILL GUARANTEE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE
WITH THE CRISIS AND PERPETUITY.
THERE ARE BIG EIGHT CITIES FOR
HOMELESSNESS IN THE UNITED
STATES, INCLUDING SEATTLE. EACH
OF THESE CITIES HAVE REALLY
HIGH RANKS AND VERY LOW
VACANCIES. WHILE THERE ARE
PEOPLE WITH VULNERABILITIES IN
EVERY COMMUNITY AROUND THE
COUNTRY THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
VULNERABILITIES ARE FAR MORE
SEVERE IN A PLACE WHERE HOUSING
COSTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND
VACANCIES ARE LOW. FOR EXAMPLE,
THE MARGIN FOR ERROR IN
SEATTLE IS THIN. IF YOU GET
KICKED OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT OR
GET INTO A FIGHT WITH YOUR
ROOMMATE OR LOSE YOUR JOB THERE
ARE NO PLACES TO MOVE TO. IT
MIGHT COST $2000 A MONTH. NOW
THE MARGIN FOR ERROR IN
DETROIT, ONE OF THE MOST
IMPOVERISHED CITIES IN THE
COUNTRY, YOU COULD LOSE YOUR
JOB AND HAVE AN UNFORTUNATE
EVENT. BUT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO
FIND AN APARTMENT FOR $500 IN
DETROIT COMPARED TO 2000 IN
SEATTLE. ALSO IN DETROIT
VACANCY RATES ARE AT 10%. WE
HAVE FEWER PEOPLE WHO ARE
STRUGGLING IN SEATTLE THAN
DETROIT DOES ON A PER CAPITA
BASIS. BUT WE HAVE FAR GREATER
HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF THE
CONSEQUENCES IN SEATTLE ARE SO
MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT. I SHARE
THAT QUOTE FROM DR. COLBURN
WITH YOU. AS WE ADDRESS THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WE ARE
MAKING OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
MORE MANAGEABLE. IN THEIR
STUDY THEY SAID, DOES HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS?
NO, IT DOESN'T REDUCE THE
FIVEFOLD AS COMPARED FROM
SEATTLE TO CHICAGO? THE ANSWER
IS YES. WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS
THIS HOUSING CRISIS. WE ARE
ABLE TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS BY
FIVE FOLD AND MAKE IT MUCH MORE
MANAGEABLE. AS I STARTED THE
COVID-19 EMERGENCY LEGISLATION
THAT WE RELIED ON , REDUCED
COSTS. THAT IS THE BILL BEFORE
US TODAY. THIS LEGISLATION DOES
EXTEND THAT ORDINANCE ON THE
BASIS OF THE CIVIL EMERGENCY ON
HOMELESSNESS AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AS A THREAT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY . AS I
JUST DESCRIBED, WHEN WE ARE
ABLE TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE ARE ABLE TO GRADUATE
PEOPLE OUT OF SHELTER, WHICH
MEANS WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE
OFF THE STREETS AND INTO
SHELTER. SEPARATELY, WE WILL
CONTINUE FORMING THE DESIGN
REVIEW PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE
PROGRAM TO GIVE IT THE TEETH
IT NEEDS. AND WE MUST
STREAMLINE THE BUREAUCRATIC
FUNCTIONS THAT SLOW OUR ABILITY
TO BRING AFFORDABLE MARKET
RATE AND ALL TYPES OF HOUSING
ONLINE QUICKLY. SPECIFICALLY,
THIS BILL WILL ALLOW FOR
DEVELOPMENT WITH AT LEAST 40%
OF UNITS AFFORDABLE TO
HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME NO
GREATER THAN 60% OF THE INCOME
TOPPED OUT OF DESIGN REVIEW
SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO. AND
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF SALE
DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE OR MODIFY
CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR OPTING
OUT OF DESIGN REVIEW , SUCH AS
TYPE I, WHICH MEANS NOT
APPEALABLE DECISIONS. IF THE
WAIVER DOES NOT IMPACT THE
SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT AND
RESULTS OF MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS. WE WILL ALSO
APPROVE THE WORK PROGRAM FOR
CONSIDERATION OF PERMANENT
CHANGES IN THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR FOR HIS WORK ON THIS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS. WE HAVE HAD
SOME REALLY GREAT PARTNERS.
I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
THIS LEGISLATION PASSED TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE FLOOR
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAME OUT
OF YOUR COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA WAS A COAL
SPONSOR. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
THE COSPONSOR IF THAT'S
CORRECT. OKAY. I'M GOING TO
HAND IT OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AS COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS,
MADAM PRESIDENT AND CHAIR
STRAUSS. I'M VERY PLEASED TO
WORK WITH YOU AS A COSPONSOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS
WELL FOR INITIATING THE PROCESS
TO SEND DOWN THIS LEGISLATION
THAT WE HAVE BEEN LONG WANTING
TO PUT INTO STATUTE. THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
THAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. WITH THIS
LEGISLATION WE ARE CREATING A
PATH AND A PLAN TO MAKE DESIGN
REVIEW EXEMPTION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PERMANENT. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO HELPING TO EXPAND ON
THIS IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.
WITH THE ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS
IN THE DECLARED STATE OF
EMERGENCY ON ALL HOMELESSNESS I
THINK THIS LEGISLATION IS
PRUDENT. WE NEED TO REMOVE
EVERY BARRIER POSSIBLE TO BRING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ONLINE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ESPECIALLY
WHEN THOSE BARRIERS EXIST
WITHIN OUR OWN CITY CODE. WE
HAVE SEEN DURING THE COURSE OF
THE PANDEMIC THAT WE CAN CREATE
HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT MEETS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE
BURDEN SOME REVIEW PROCESS
CAUSING DELAYS AND CAUSING
UNCERTAINTY AND DRIVING UP
COSTS THAT IS CREATED BY THE
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUILD
HOUSING ACROSS OUR CITY THAT
OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS NEEDS
ADAPTABILITY, AND I'M EXCITED
THAT THIS IS BEING PAIRED WITH
THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE
MADE IN THE BUDGET. WE ARE
MAKING A HISTORIC INVESTMENT
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING . THE
NEXT TWO YEARS, WITH OVER HALF
$1 BILLION OVER THE UPCOMING --
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M
EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THE
MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE BUILT
WITHIN THE BUDGET AND
LEGISLATIVE POLICY ACTIONS IN
THE PAST. THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY IS BUILDING UPON IT TO
REWORK OUR CITY CODE, EXPEDITE
THE CURRENT PROCESS, AND TRULY
PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF THE
ADVOCATES WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIFE
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK, IN ADDITION
TO THE TEAM AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S OFFICE AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AARON HOUSE,
FROM OUR OFFICE, WHO HAS BEEN
PRIORITIZING THIS LEGISLATION
AND OUR LEAD ON EVERYTHING
HOUSING. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL OF
YOU AS WE CONTINUE THIS EFFORT
HERE IN THE UPCOMING YEARS TO
BUILD UPON THIS APPROACH AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING
ACROSS OUR CITIES , OUR CITY,
AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
BRINGING NEW HOMES ONLINE AS
FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. ANY COMMENTS THAT
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE? I'M
SORRY, BEFORE I HANDED OFF. ANY
CLOSING REMARKS? CUSTOMER
STRAUSS? GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. NO FURTHER REMARKS.
WE URGE A YES VOTE.
>> GREAT. LET'S HOPE THAT WE
HAVE ALL YES VOTES. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL OVERSTRESS?
>> YES. COUNCIL NUMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
THIS IS GOING TO COME OUT OF
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESS
COMMITTEE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
LOUIS. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FIVE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, COUNCIL BILL
120467. RELATING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION APPROVING THE
EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS PICK
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
LOUIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF AND
GIVING THE OVERVIEW OF THIS
LEGISLATION. I DO APPRECIATE,
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
FILLING IN AND PRESIDING OVER
THE HEARING AND PASSAGE IN
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
>> ANYTHING FOR VIVIENNE.
>> ANYTHING FOR VIVIAN. THERE
YOU GO. THIS LEGISLATION
TRANSFERS SEATTLE PARKS
PROPERTY SO THAT THE STATE CAN
COMPLETE THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE SR 25 COURT ORDER. IT
AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO
COMPLETE THE REAL PROPERTY
TRANSACTIONS. AS COMPENSATION
FOR THE LAND WE ARE GIVING OUT
TO FINISH THIS LEGISLATION
ACCEPTS MITIGATION IN BOTH A
FUTURE GRANT OF LAND NEARBY, AS
WELL AS MONEY TOWARD THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE NORTH ENTRY
PROJECT SPECIFICALLY. THIS
NEGOTIATION SETTLEMENT
PROVIDES THINGS AND
WASHINGTON DOT WILL PROVIDE --
FINALIZING THE MITIGATION
PAYMENT OF $22 MILLION TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THEY MUST
ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY INTEREST
BY DECEMBER 15th, 2022. IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT AS WE GATHER
HERE ON DECEMBER 13th, 2022,
THAT WE PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
AND WITH THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WILL TURN IT BACK
OVER TO YOU . UNLESS IT BE
APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME FOR ME
TO MOVE THE LEGISLATION.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO MOVE IT.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. BEING A
NEW DAD. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
CHAIRING THE MEETING WHILE HE
WAS BUSY. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM ANY OF OUR
COLLEAGUES? IT DID PASS OUT OF
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY BEFORE WE
MOVED ON TO A VOTE. IF
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO
TO A VOTE. I DON'T SEE ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS, DO YOU
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE?
>> I'M READY. THANK YOU.
>> RATE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> IS MARY NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. LET'S SEE. MOVING
ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. LOOKS
LIKE WE HAVE ITEMS SIX THROUGH
14. NINE ITEMS COMING ON THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE .
WHICH IS ALL COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON. WITH THAT, MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 6 INTO
THE RECORD. SHORT TITLE.
>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 6,
COUNCIL BILL 120429 RELATED
TO STREET AND SIDEWALK USE TO
MAKE PERMANENT PROGRAMMATIC
ELEMENTS OF THE TEMPORARY
BUSINESS RECOVERY PERMIT
PROGRAM THAT AUTHORIZED
VENDING, MERCHANDISING,
DISPLAY, OUTDOOR CAFES, AND
STREET CLOSURES IN THE CITY
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS
THE FIRST OF NINE ITEMS FROM
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
FROM LAST WEEK. THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINAL
VERSION OF ALL OF THESE BILLS.
THIS BILL, IT IS SEATTLE DOT
RELATED INFORMATION. IT WILL
MAKE PERMANENT A PROGRAM THAT
HELPS RESTAURANTS OPEN UP
SAFELY DURING COVID USING
PORTIONS OF PUBLIC STREETS,
SIDEWALKS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
DOES THE SPONSOR WANT TO SPEAK
TO THIS?
>> LET ME SHARE WHAT I HAVE IN
FRONT OF ME. I HAVE THAT
SPONSORS ARE STRAUSS AND
MORALES. YOU HAVE ADDRESSED
IT. AT THIS POINT I WILL OPEN
UP THE FLOOR. WHICH MEANS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IT'S
YOURS. WE WILL DO WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO AND THAT I WILL HELP
YOU OUT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. I WOULD LIKE TO
AMEND THIS LEGISLATION. I CAN
SPEAK TO IN JUST A MOMENT. I
MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120492 AS PRESENTED ON THE
AMENDMENT A ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> GREAT. WE HAVE A SECOND.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED. COUNCIL NUMBER
STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT FOR THE
REST OF US.
>> THANK YOU. WITHIN HISTORIC
DISTRICT'S THAT HAVE OUTDOOR
DINING WE ARE DEVELOPING
ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR THEM
TO MEET BOTH THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT STANDARDS AND THE
STRUCTURAL AND AESTHETIC
INTEGRITY REQUIRED. THIS
PLANNING IS TAKING A FEW MORE
MONTHS AND IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY WITH THE BALLARD
HISTORIC DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.
WHEN WE WERE AT THE BALLARD
HISTORIC DISTRICT MEETING THIS
LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR
OUTDOOR DINING . BUSINESSES WHO
HAVE OUTDOOR DINING IN THIS
DISTRICT HAD TO HAVE THEIR
PERMIT RENEWED BECAUSE THE
STANDARDS ARE QUITE READY YET.
WE RE-APPROVE IT PERMANENTLY
AT A DATE IN THE FUTURE. OR
WE COULD GET SIX MONTHS MORE
TIME FOR BUSINESSES IN
HISTORIC DISTRICTS. RATHER
THAN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
INDIVIDUALLY WITH ALL OF THESE
PERMIT HOLDERS I MADE THE
REQUEST FOR MYSELF TO BRING
FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT AND IT
WAS WELCOMED. WE ALSO DISCUSSED
THIS AMENDMENT AT THE BALLARD
HISTORIC DISTRICT MEETING. THIS
AMENDMENT DOES PUSHBACK THE
DEADLINES FOR PERMANENCE
WITHIN HISTORIC DISTRICTS BY
SIX MONTHS. MEANING PERMITS
WOULD BE DUE BY DECEMBER 31st,
2023 . THE REBUILD MUST BE
COMPLETED BY JUNE 30th OF
2024. THAT IS THE REPORT.
>> OKAY. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
DO NOW, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT A? BEFORE WE GO
FORWARD. OKAY. I DO NOT SEE
ANY COMMENTS . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. NOW THE AMENDED BILL
IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE AMENDMENT BILL? COUNCIL
NUMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ. I'M VERY EXCITED FOR
THIS BILL . THIS IS THE FINAL
STEP IN THE PATHWAY TO
PERMANENCY FOR OUTDOOR DINING.
MANY OF US KNOW THERE WAS A
PROGRAM BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
STARTED TO ALLOW FOR SIDEWALK
CAFES. IT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE.
IT WAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF
SPACE. THERE WERE OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT ALLOWED FOR
PARKLANDS. BUT THE SPARKLE IT'S
DID NOT NECESSARILY HAVE AN
OWNER. THERE WASN'T SOMEBODY
TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. WHAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US NOW ARE THE
REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR
OUTDOOR DINING TO BE A
PERMANENT FEATURE OF THE FABRIC
OF SEATTLE. THIS ALLOWS US TO
UPDATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
THERE IS AESTHETIC ASPECTS TO
IT AS WELL. IT REALLY FOCUSES
ON FOUR ISSUES. EQUITY, SAFETY,
ACCESS, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS PRIVATIZED PUBLIC
SPACE. FOR ME THE ANSWER IS,
NO. WE ARE RELYING ON SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THEIR
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TO MAKE
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MORE VIBRANT.
THE OTHER OPTION FOR SOME OF
THE STREETS, OUTDOOR DINING
SPACES, IS A PLACE FOR CARS TO
PARK. WHAT WE FOUND IN
BALLARD'S THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
HAVE PLACES FOR CARS TO PARK
AND THESE OUTDOOR DINING
OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE RELIED
ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEIR
EXPERTISE. THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT REALLY HELPS US MAKE OUR
ECONOMY STRONGER IN SOME A
DIFFERENT PLACES IN OUR CITY.
WE TOOK THE TIME TO GET THESE
REGULATIONS RIGHT SIZED WHILE
WE SAW OTHER JURISDICTION
NEARBY . WHETHER TO PUT THEM
UP IN THE FIRST PLACE OR TO
TAKE THEM DOWN. I REALLY WANT
TO THANK NELSON, DEDE, JOEL,
BILL, AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE
PUBLIC SPACE MANAGEMENT TEAM
FOR YOUR WORK TO GET IT OUT
THE DOOR DURING THE PANDEMIC TO
HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE. ONCE
WE WERE ABLE TO STABILIZE THAT
INFLOW OF REQUESTS TO GET
THESE REGULATIONS RIGHT SIZE
FOR OUR CITY. I'M REALLY
EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS
PROGRAM . AND FOR MANY OF THESE
TYPES OF PERMITS WE REDUCE THE
COST FROM ABOUT $3000 DOWN TO
ABOUT A $650 ANNUAL FEE.
GRANTED, IN COMMITTEE, THERE
WAS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
ADDITIONAL FEES, WHICH I'M NOT
EXCITED ABOUT YOUR COME LOOKING
FORWARD TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES
TO FINE TUNE THEM. WITH THAT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES,
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
SAY THAT OUTDOOR DINING IS
HERE TO STAY IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON, ARE THERE ANY CLOSING
REMARKS YOU WANT TO MAKE? IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANT TO SHARE?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE
WILL ALL HAVE OUTSIDE EATERIES.
WITH THAT WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IN QUEUE, META-CLICK. THE
BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. READ ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL 1204 71 RELATING
TO ACCEPTING EASEMENTS GRANTED
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, WE WILL
VOTE ON EACH BILL AND
EVENTUALLY COUNCIL BILLS 120470
312-0474. FIVE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON EASEMENTS FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. TWO
BILLS ACCEPT LAND-USE AND THREE
BILLS RELINQUISH LAND-USE.
WHILE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS AT THE COMMITTEE FOR
THE THREE RELINQUISHMENTS THERE
ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTERS. THESE
ITEMS ARE SHOWN AS ITEMS SEVEN
THROUGH 10 ON TODAY'S AGENDA ,
AS WELL AS ITEM 12. THIS FIRST
BILL , COUNCIL HILL 120471 ,
AUTHORIZES SPU TO ACCEPT
SEVERAL DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER
HE'S MISSED THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. THIS BILL AND THE OTHERS
WERE RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY
OUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> SO YOU ADDRESSED ITEMS
SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE.
>> YES. I WILL SPEAK IN ONE OR
TWO SENTENCES. I JUST WANTED TO
LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEY
ARE NOT IMAGINING THINGS. THERE
ARE FIVE BILLS RELATED TO
EASEMENTS.
>> OKAY. GOOD. I SEE THEM NOW.
I APOLOGIZE. GOT IT. SO WITH
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE HAND IT
BACK OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON TO SEE IF HE HAS ANY
CLOSING REMARKS BEFORE WE GO TO
A VOTE? I DO NOT SEE ANY. CAST
MEMBER PETERSON, IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED POINT
>> THE BILL PASSES , PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION OF MY BEHALF. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, COUNCIL HILL
120472. DECLARING CERTAIN
PROPERTY -- SEWER STORM DRAIN
EASEMENTS IN SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS AUTHORIZES
RELINQUISHMENTS OF EASEMENTS
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
RELATED TO DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER LOCATED THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. THE BILL WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> THINK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FOR
MY COLLEAGUES? I'M NOT SEEING
ANY. I'M GUESSING COUNCIL
MEMBER PETERSON HAS NOTHING TO
ADD
>> CORRECT.
>> WITH THAT, MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMAN NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNSELOR BY SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBALS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
LISA FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
NINE. WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER NINE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NINE. ACCEPTING
EASEMENTS GRANTED TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. DB 120473
AUTHORIZES SPU TO ADDRESS
SEVERAL WATER RELATED UTILITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS BILL
WAS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY
OUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES? I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
I'M GUESSING THAT YOU ARE GOOD
ON CLOSING COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRECHT.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HAS MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNSELOR BY SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> AS A MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THE
BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF. MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 10. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 10 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL
120474, RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES DECLARING THE
REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RELATING
TO A WATER UTILITY EASEMENT AS
BEING SURPLUS TO CITY UTILITY
NEEDS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL
120474 AUTHORIZES EASEMENTS OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES. LOCATED
IN THE CITY. THIS WAS
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY OUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> ANY ARE THE REMARKS?
COLLECTS? COUNSELOR PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HAS MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> THE BILL PASSES INTO THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
11. WHICH IS ALSO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. HE SEEMS TO BE ON A
ROLL TODAY. WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 11 INTO THE
RECOMMENDATION.
>> COUNCIL 120477 RELATING TO
COMPOST PROCUREMENT
ESTABLISHMENT . A COMPOST
PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> PRETTY CONTROVERSIAL. BUT GO
AHEAD.
>> WE WILL TAKE A LITTLE BREAK
FROM EASEMENTS HERE. COUNCIL
120477 IS ABOUT A COMPOST
PURCHASING AGREEMENT. THIS
LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED BY
STATE LAW AND ENCOURAGES THE
PURCHASE OF LOCALLY SOURCED
COMPOST AND REQUIRES THE CITY
TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH. THIS BILL WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON. ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES? I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
WITH THAT I'M GUESSING THE
SPONSOR IS OKAY TO GO FOR A
VOTE.
>> YES.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED PICK
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 12 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 12, COUNCIL BILL
120470 RELATED TO PUBLIC STILL
UTILITIES DECLARING CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RELATING
TO SEWER AND STORM DRAIN
EASEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY AS
BEING SURPLUS TO CITY UTILITY
NEEDS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS PICK
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU. AS MENTIONED
EARLIER, COUNCIL BILL 120470 AS
PART OF THE EASEMENT
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE FROM THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THIS
COUNSEL BILL AUTHORIZES THE
RELINQUISHMENT OF AN EASEMENT.
THIS DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER
EASEMENT LEGISLATION ACTUALLY
COVERS A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS IN
SEATTLE. AS WITH THE OTHER
EASEMENT BILLS. IT WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE REASON
WE GOT ALL OF THESE THINGS AT
THE END OF THE YEAR?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE MORE?
>> AS RIVETING AND EXCITING AS
IT IS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
IN CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLICK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. CLERK, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14.
AGAIN, MR. PEDERSEN. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 14 INTO
THE RECORD. I UNDERSTAND IT'S
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNSELOR BY HERBOLD. GO AHEAD.
>> JUST CONFIRMING WE ARE ON
ITEM NUMBER 13.
>> DID I JUMP AHEAD?
>> YES. I CAN READ ITEM 13 INTO
THE RECORD. RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
, CEO OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
EXECUTE AND ENTER AGENCY
AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU. THIS COUNSEL
BILL IS FOR THE HATCHERY
AGREEMENT. THIS AUTHORIZES
EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS OF THE
HATCHERY WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AND
WILDLIFE. THIS BILL WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM
OUR COLLEAGUES? I'M NOT SEEING
ANY. COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON
DOESN'T HAVE HIS HAND UP. I
THINK WE ARE OKAY. MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
CYPHER JUMPING THE GUN ON THAT
ONE. SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 14, WHERE SEE COUNCIL
NUMBER HERBOLD AND COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> COUNSEL BILL 120476 RELATED
TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING GENERAL MANAGER AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE DESIGNATED
TO EXECUTE AND INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY, THE
CITY, AND THE PORT OF SEATTLE
TO COST SHARE A DUWAMISH BASIN
STEWARD STAFF POSITION THAT
WILL PROVIDE ACE AND
STEWARDSHIP SERVICES IN A
DUWAMISH SERVICE AREA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN,
YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. I WILL DEFER TO YOU
FIRST AND THEN YOU CAN HAND IT
OFF.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. YES. HANDING IT OFF
TO HER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
YOU NOT ONLY MADE TIME AND YOUR
COMMITTEE ON YOUR AGENDA BUT
YOU SHEPHERDED THROUGH YOUR
COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS AND
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY. TO COST SHARE A NEW
POSITION FOR OUR WATERSHED
STEWARD FOR THE LOWER DUWAMISH
RIVER. IT WILL BE HOUSED AT
KING COUNTY . A DUWAMISH AND
RESILIENT TEAM THAT REQUIRES
PUBLIC SEATTLE UTILITIES WILL
BE FORMED TO DEVELOP THE WORK
PLAN FOR THE STEWARD AND
MANAGE THE BUDGET FOR THE
POSITION. THE DUWAMISH PATIENT
STEWARD WOULD DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT THE SALMON
RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE
LOWER 11 MILES OF THE CITIES
OF SEATTLE , BOEING, CENTRAL
PUGET SOUND, AND OTHER
NONPROFIT PARTNERS. UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT SEATTLE COVERS 38% OF
THE BASE COST SHARE FOR THE
POSITION . THAT WORKS OUT TO
$79,000 IN 2022. IF EXTERNAL
REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE THAT
SHARE SHOULD BE REDUCED. I
JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT
HELPED FIGHT FOR THIS POSITION.
FOLKS INCLUDING PAULINA LOPEZ,
JAMES, BJ, AND SHARON. WITH
THAT I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT
YOURS TRULY IS NOT ONLY A BIG
SUPPORTER OF INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENTS BUT WORKED ON THIS
LEGISLATION OVER 25 YEARS AGO
IN ANOTHER LIFE. IT'S SO NICE
TO SEE MUNICIPALITIES AND
CITIES COME TOGETHER TO PROTECT
WATER BASINS AND WATERSHEDS
IN THE HABITAT. AS MY UNCLE
BILLY'S TO SAY, IF THE RIVER
IS CLOUDED WE ALL GET SICK.
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CITY,
MUNICIPALITY, OR COUNTY YOU
LIVE IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON FOR
ALLOWING IT TO BE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE. DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING? NO? OKAY. DOES
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE? I'M
NOT SEEING ANY. MADAM CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THIS LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. MOVING ALONG ON
THE AGENDA. NO ITEMS WERE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE CAN MOVE ON FROM
THERE. WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL
ITEM ON THE ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 15 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 15, RESOLUTION
32077. ENDORSING THE 2023-2024
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT RACIAL
EQUITY WORK PLAN DEVELOPED BY
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE CHANGE TEAM TO
IMPROVE RACIAL EQUITY IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU ARE THE SPONSOR OF
THIS. CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE YOUR
COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HARD WORK.
>> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK THE
CHANGE TEAM OF THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT. AS YOU SAID, THEY
HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD
FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO TO
DEVELOP THIS WORK PLAN. THE
GOAL IS TO ASSESS HOW THE
DEPARTMENT IS WORKING AND HOW
THEY CAN IMPROVE RACIAL EQUITY
OUTCOMES. YOU MAY REMEMBER
THAT THE TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT
AT A COUNCIL BRIEFING IN
NOVEMBER OF 2021 TO SORT OF
KICKOFF THE PROCESS. THEY HAVE
SINCE BEEN WORKING WITH
EMPLOYEES AND DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
TO DEVELOP THIS PLAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENTABLE AND TO REALLY BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
>> CAN I STOP YOU? I'M SORRY. I
DID IT AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE. I
HAVE TO MOVE TO ADOPT IT .
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S MY FAULT. I
APOLOGIZE. LET ME GO AHEAD AND
GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. I
MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION
FOR 2077. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY. I REALLY AM
SORRY. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I WANTED TO EXPLAIN QUICKLY
TO THE CALLINGS THAT HAVE THE
WORK PLAN ITSELF SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED THAT. AS PART OF THE
AGENDA HERE. IT REALLY IS ABOUT
ENDORSING THE DEPARTMENTS
INITIAL TWO-YEAR RACIAL EQUITY
WORK PLAN . THE GOAL IS TO
DEMONSTRATE HOW THE DEPARTMENT
WILL COMMIT ITSELF TO DOING
THE WORK OF GRADUALLY UNDOING
ANY INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM
THAT WE HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT
. THE GOAL REALLY IS TO ACHIEVE
AN EQUITABLE INCLUSIVE
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT WHERE
OUR EMPLOYEES CAN THRIVE.
PARTICULARLY BLACK AND BROWN
EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK PLAN IDENTIFIES ACTION
IN THE MAJOR AREAS . THE
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT ,
IMPLEMENTING WORK USING A
RACIAL EQUITY LENS, AND THE
PROFESSIONAL LIFECYCLE OF
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. OVER THE
NEXT TWO YEARS THE CHANGE TEAM
WILL COLLABORATE WITH OUR
DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TO
IMPLEMENT THEIR WORK PLAN TO
ASSESS OR COURSE CORRECT WHERE
NEEDED. THE GOAL IS, AT THE
END OF THAT TO YOUR PROCESS, TO
TRY TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE
PIECES HERE, RECOGNIZING THAT
SOME THINGS WILL BE RELATIVELY
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SOME THINGS
MAY BE A LITTLE MORE
COMPLICATED. THIS IS THE
INAUGURAL WORK PLAN AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO MY
COLLEAGUES ENDORSING THIS
EFFORT , WHICH IS REALLY
COMMITTED ALL OF OUR CHANGE
TEAM. WE EACH HAVE STAFF
MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF THIS
GROUP . I'M EXCITED FOR THIS
WORK TO FINALLY BE BEFORE US.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER MORALES, FOR
THE PUBLIC, DO YOU WANT TO SAY
WHO YOU ARE WORKING WITH ? AND
THE REPORT WAS POSTED. RIGHT?
DID WE DO THAT?
>> IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE
AGENDA.
>> PART OF THE AGENDA. OKAY.
>> I JUST PRINTED IT OUT. I'M
PRETTY SURE I GOT THAT FROM OUR
AGENDA.
>> IT'S LIKE 15 PAGES.
>> YES. YES. THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK THAT IS INTENDED TO
REALLY HELP US FIGURE OUT HOW
WE MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE
IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT , THAT
THEY ARE DOING THE WORK THAT WE
AS A CITY HAVE IDENTIFIED AS A
PRIORITY IN TERMS OF RACIAL
EQUITY AND HOW THEIR INDIVIDUAL
WORK SUPPORTS THE GOAL OF
ACHIEVING THAT. NOT JUST IN
TERMS OF OUR CITY POLICIES BUT
IN TERMS OF OUR INTERNAL
OPERATIONS AS WELL. THAT IS
THE WORD THAT THEY HAVE LAID
OUT.
>> THEY STARTED THIS WORK
UNDER COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES, CORRECT? IS THAT NOT
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS?
>> YES. THE WORK REALLY BEGAN
IN 2021. THEY SORT OF KICKED
OFF THAT PROCESS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYTHING FROM THE CALLINGS THAT
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ABOUT THE
PLAN? COUNCIL NUMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
ECHO THE APPRECIATION OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. FOR OUR
PERSONAL STAFF AS WELL AS
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
OTHER DIVISION STAFF OF THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT
ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CHANGE
TEAM . THE WORK OF THE CHANGE
TEAM REQUIRES A COMMITMENT.
IN ORDER FOR THAT COMMITMENT TO
BE FULFILLED WE, AS MANAGERS,
AND THE OTHER DIVISION
MANAGERS, NEED TO ALLOW FOR
OUR STAFF TO HAVE TIME IN
THEIR DAY TO DO THIS WORK. IT
HAS BEEN A HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
KNOWING THAT PRIORITIZATION IS
SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
COUNCIL , AS WELL AS THE
DIVISION DIRECTORS. IT'S BEEN
POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET HERE
TODAY UNDER THE THREE SUBJECT
AREAS. THERE ARE ACTION ITEMS
. COLLECTIVELY THERE ARE ABOUT
A DOZEN ACTION ITEMS. THIS
WORK WILL CONTINUE TO MEET THE
COMMITMENT OF PRECIOUS TIME
TO DO THE WORK MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M
GUESSING YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
ANSWER IT. I KNOW THAT THE
CHANGE TEAM HAS BEEN AROUND
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. CORRECT?
>> THE CHANGE TEAM HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. I CAN'T
TELL YOU WHAT YEAR.
>> I HAVE HAD A STAFF MEMBER
ASSIGNED TO THE CHANGE TEAM.
BECAUSE I HAVE ASSIGNED TO THEM
BUT BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SOMEBODY
WILLING TO DO THIS WORK.
>> THAT'S THE FIRST TIME, LET
IT BE KNOWN, AND I ASKED
HERBOLD A QUESTION THAT SHE
DID NOT KNOW THE ABSOLUTE
ANSWER TO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD. I KNOW THAT
THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT NEAR
AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART. YOU
HAVE BEEN KEEPING US
UP-TO-DATE, AS WELL AS THE
CENTRAL STAFF FOLKS. IN ANY
EVENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO GO TO A VOTE. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED
PICK
>> GRADUATIONS. THE RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF . BEFORE WE CLOSE
OUT LET'S GO ON TO OTHER
BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL BEFORE I MOVED TO AN
ADJOURNMENT? ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. LET ME GO TO THE
ADJOURNMENT PIECE THAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO SAY. THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THIS IS ALSO
OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OF 2022. THE CITY COUNCIL
RECESS BEGINS ON MONDAY,
DECEMBER 19th. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
JANUARY THIRD 2023. I WANT TO
END WITH THANKING ALL OF YOU
FOR A GREAT YEAR. HAPPY
HOLIDAYS. ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES .
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
ALL IN 2023 . AND TO PARAPHRASE
MARK TWAIN, REPORTS OF MY
PASSING HAVE BEEN GREATLY
EXAGGERATED. SO WITH THAT WE
ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.