>>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. TODAY IS MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2023. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL NOW COME TO ORDER
THE TIME IS TO: 01. MOVING ON,
THERE IS OBJECTION TO THE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 26, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WAS I
SUPPOSED TO DO A ROLLCALL IN
HERE SOMEWHERE?
>> I AM READY.
>> IT IS IN THERE. I DON'T OH
MISS THAT. I GUESS I'M GETTING
TWO COMFORTABLE. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> DOESN'T.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> RESIDENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> DO I NEED TO GO BACK INTO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU. BACK ON TRACK.
IT'S BEEN A CRAZY MONDAY
MORNING. LET ME GO TO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WE WILL AGAIN WELCOME
GAEL TARLETON AND HER STAFF TO
PROVIDE A STATE LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE. THIS WILL BE THE SECON
IN A SERIES OF WEEKLY
PRESENTATIONS, AS I SHARED WITH
YOU LAST WEEK, IT WILL RUN FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AGAIN,
THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE
GETTING US THE MATERIAL HAVE
TIME. MOVING ON, WE HAVE ONE
PROCLAMATION TO SIGN TODAY, IN
RECOGNITION OF HER FRIEND,
RETIRING SEATTLE CENTER
DIRECTOR ROBERT. I BELIEVE
LATER ON COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
WILL SPEAK TO IT. AND THEN
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS BY EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER. TODAY WE START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
WILL DO THE ROLLCALL AND I'M
SURE YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
PLEASE NOTE TODAY WE HAVE SET
ASIDE 20 MINUTES FOR AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. IN THIS
EXECUTIVE SESSION, IT WAS ADDED
TO THE AGENDA ON FRIDAY. ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES AND THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS AS WELL AS FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED
BY THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND
THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND HE WILL SPEAK TO
THOSE TOMORROW. THERE ARE SIX
ITEMS UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS O
THE AGENDA TOMORROW. THE FIRST
IS AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO
OBTAIN FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH
FEMA FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
IT WAS REFERRED DIRECTLY TO FUL
COUNCIL AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS THE SPONSOR OF THAT
AND HE WILL BE SPEAKING TO THAT
AS WELL. THE SECOND IS A
RESOLUTION PROVIDING AN HONORAR
DESIGNATION OF UNION STREET
BETWEEN 21st AND 22nd STREETS
IT WAS ALSO SENT STRAIGHT FULL
COUNCIL AND DOES NOT HAVE A
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL
SPEAK ON THAT TOMORROW. PLEASE
CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. SHE DID MENTION THIS
A COUPLE TIMES IN COUNCIL
BRIEFING, WE KNEW THIS WAS
COMING IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO
HONOR SOMEONE WHO IS A BIG PAR
OF THE COMMUNITY. ITEMS THREE
AND SIX OUR RECOMMENDATIONS BY
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE. ITE
NUMBER THREE IS REGARDING
APPROVAL OF A PRIVATE
COMMUNICATION CONDUIT IN THE
LATONA NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMBER FOU
IS NAMING A STREET CREATED BY
THE WATERFRONT PROJECT ELLIOTT
WAY. NUMBER FIVE IS REGARDING
THE APPROVAL OF THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WAL
TO PROTECT THE OKAY WEATHER
STATION. AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN IS CHAIR OF THAT
COMMITTEE AND WILL SPEAK TO
THREE AND FIVE TOMORROW. ITEM
NUMBER SIX, IT'S A RESOLUTION
PROVIDING AN HONORARY
DESIGNATION OF ALASKAN WAY
BETWEEN DEARBORN AND PINE
STREETS AND ELLIOTT WAY BETWEE
PINE AND BELL STREETS AS --
I'M GOING TO LET COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, BECAUSE I KNOW HE HAS
BEEN PRACTICING, TO RENAME THA
STREET AND I AM PLEASED TO
SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. AM GUESSIN
THEY WILL BOTH BE SPEAKING TO
THAT ISSUE TOMORROW. I WILL KEE
PRACTICING. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT
INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE
ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE. YOU CAN FIND
IT ALL ONLINE. THERE IS NO
COUNCIL MEETING, NO COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON FEBRUARY 20 DUE TO
THE PRESIDENTS' DAY HOLIDAY. TH
NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL BE
2:00, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27.
WITH THAT, WITH MY PRESIDENT
REPORT DONE, LET'S MOVE TO THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. I'M
GOING TO LET DIRECTOR GAEL
TARLETON SPEAK, INTRODUCE STAFF
AND MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU AND
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. THIS IS GAEL TARLETON
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR
THE CITY. I HAVE HERE SAMIR
JUNEJO, ARE STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AND ANNA JOHNSON ARE
STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON, TO
PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE
RAPIDLY MOVING DEVELOPMENTS IN
OLYMPIA. WE ARE NOW INTO A KE
MOMENT WHERE MANY BILLS WILL
NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE HOUSE
OF ORIGIN CUT OFF AT THE END O
THIS WEEK. AND MANY BILLS WILL.
OUR TEAM HAS BEEN IN OLYMPIA
TRYING TO KEEP ON TOP OF A FUL
SLATE OF POLICY ISSUES THAT AR
BEING DEBATED AND HAVE
CONSIDERABLE IMPACT ON THE CIT
AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
HERE, AS WELL AS IN OUR WHOLE
REGION. I'M GOING TO TURN OVER
TO SAMIR. I WANTED TO MAKE SUR
YOU ALL DID RECEIVE THE COUNCIL
BULLETIN FROM ANNA AND SAMIR
IN THE TRACKERS OF THE KEY
BILLS. THANK YOU TO THE COUNCI
MEMBERS WHO RECOMMENDED SOME
NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES
FOR US SO IT'S A BIT MORE
DIGESTIBLE I HOPE AS THE
SESSION CONTINUES. I WILL TURN
OVER TO SAMIR FOR YOUR UPDATE.
>> TALKING ABOUT THE 10 PAGER.
>> TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. SAMIR
JUNEJO,
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. M
NAME IS ANNA JOHNSON, THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON FOR OIR.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A
BRIEF HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENE
LAST WEEK SINCE OUR LEGISLATIVE
ROOFING LAST MONDAY, AND A
COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS COMING IN.
STARTING WITH SENATE BILL
5109, THIS BILL CREATES AN
UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. THIS BIL
HAD EXECUTIVE ACTION TAKEN ON
FEBRUARY 7, HIS BILL HAS NOW
MOVED TO THE FISCAL COMMITTEE
WHICH IS WAYS AND MEANS. IT
CREATES A STATE PROGRAM THAT
GIVES UNEMPLOYED IT BENEFITS FO
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND THESE
WORKERS MAKE HUGE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO OUR ECONOMY AND PAIN TOWARD
TAXES AND WE ARE WORKING TO
CREATE AN UNEMPLOYED PROGRAM FO
THEM.
>> LAST WEEK I TOLD YOU ABOUT
NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RELATED TO
THE DECISION. I MENTIONED THERE
WAS A HEARING IN THE SENATE LAW
AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE THAT HEAR
FOUR DIFFERENT PROPOSALS RELATE
TO DRUG POSSESSION AND
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
ULTIMATELY LAST THURSDAY THEY
TOOK EXECUTIVE ACTION AND MOVED
JUST ONE OF THE BILLS OUT OF
COMMITTEE. THIS WAS 5536 FROM
SENATOR ROBINSON. THIS INCREASE
THE PENALTY FOR UNKNOWING
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE OR COUNTERFEIT
SUBSTANCE TO A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR, CREATES PRETRIAL
DIVERSION PROGRAMMING AND
PROVIDES VACATING PROCESSES FO
FOLKS WHO COMPLETE SUBSTANCE US
DISORDER TREATMENT. THE
BUILDING MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE
WAS A SUBSTITUTE VERSION. THER
WAS A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT
REMAINED IN THE COMMITTEE.
MOSTLY RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH
PROVISIONS AS WELL AS TREATMENT
FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. NOTABLY
DIRECTING THE HEALTHCARE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE FUNDING
AVAILABLE FOR SERVICES RELATED
TO RECOVERY IN ALL REGIONS
ACROSS THE STATE. IT ALSO AWARD
GRANTS AND A 23 HOUR CRISIS
RELIEF CENTER TO PROVIDERS IN
WESTERN AND EASTERN WASHINGTON.
>> STAYING ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
FOR A MOMENT, I TALKED A LITTLE
ABOUT A BILL LAMENTING THE 988
SYSTEM. HOUSE BILL 1134 . IT
DOES MANY THINGS TO ESTABLISH
AND IMPLEMENT THE 988 SYSTEM,
THE CRISIS HOTLINE INCLUDING
ESTABLISHING AN ENDORSEMENT FOR
MOBILE RAPID SPONSORED TEAMS AN
TRAINING CURRICULUMS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
AMENDMENTS WERE ADOPTED TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS BY
KING COUNTY AND OTHERS IF THE
TIMELINE IMPLEMENTATION WERE TO
AGGRESSIVE AND MAJOR PLAY
BETWEEN THE HEALTHCARE AUTHORIT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 988.
THEY ALSO AMENDED THE MOBILE
CRISIS RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS
WHICH ARE NOW IN THE BILL CALLE
988 TEAMS, TO REQUIRE LAW
ENFORCEMENT MAY NOT STAFF A 98
TEAM AND. COUNSELORS MUST BE
INCLUDED ON 980 TEAMS TO THE
EXTENT PRACTICAL. IT ALSO
REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
CREATE A CRISIS TRAINING AND
SECONDARY TRAUMA PROGRAM INSTEA
REQUIRES U-DUB SCHOOL SOCIAL
WORKER HAVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FO
-- TRAINING COLLABORATIVES THA
OFFER VOLUNTARY TRAINING TO
CRISIS WORKERS.
>> NEXT IS AN UPDATE ON THE TW
BILLS RELATED TO UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL MEALS. THIS IS HOUSE
BILL 1238. AND SENATE BILL
5339. EXECUTIVE ACTION WAS
TAKEN IN THE HOUSE ON FEBRUARY
7. THE SENATE BILL HAS ALSO
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AND IS
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS. BOT
OF THESE BILLS ARE MOVING ALONG
IN THE PROCESS. AS A REMINDER
THIS BILL IS REQUESTED BY
OSP-ITE SUPERINTENDENT AND
PROPOSES THAT STUDENTS
REGARDLESS OF FAMILY INCOME
WOULD RECEIVE FREE LUNCH THIS
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> NEXT AN UPDATE ON THE
COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCOUNT
BILL. THIS IS HOUSE BILL 1474.
AND SENATE BILL 5496.
REPRESENTATIVE TAYLOR AND
LUBBOCK. THESE RECEIVED A
HEARING AND THIS BILL CREATES A
COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCOUNT
AND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE
HISTORY OF THIS CLINICIAN DUE T
RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
IN WASHINGTON STATE. IT MOVED
OUT OF POLICY COMMITTEE ON
FEBRUARY 9 AND THE SENATE BILL
WAS HEARD FEBRUARY 8. THAT IS
THE UPDATE ON THAT BILL.
>> ON A LITTLE MORE GENERAL
HOUSING BILL UPDATE, A COUPLE
OF THINGS HAPPENED LAST WEEK,
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE HELD A
HEARING ON REPRESENTATIVE JULIA
REED'S WILL TO PROMOTE TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE ALSO VOTE
OUT OF COMMITTEE HP 1110 WHICH
IS SENT TO THE HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE . THAT
COMMITTEE ALSO AT THE SAME TIME
VOTED OUT TWO RENT STABILIZATIO
BILLS, 1388 AND 1389 , BOTH
ADDRESS THE NEED FOR RENT
STABILIZATION AFFECTING RENTER
FROM EXCESSIVE RENT HIKES.
BILL 1628 RELATED TO A
STATEWIDE WAS ALSO VOTED OUT O
COMMITTEE. IT CREATES A NEW 4%
STATEWIDE ON SALES OVER $4
MILLION. IT ALSO GIVES AUTHORIT
FOR 2.5% AND THIS WAS AMENDED T
ALLOW THIS NEW LOCAL RATE TO B
ADOPTED INSTEAD OF APPROVAL.
>> THAT ONE IS UNDER BUDGET
AND REVENUE, CORRECT?
>> RIGHT?
>> RIGHT, 1628? IS AT THE
RIGHT ONE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> CAN YOU JUST -- AND ON
TRYING TO CATCH UP, CAN YOU TEL
ME WHAT CATEGORY IT IS IN? I
KNOW YOU'RE RATTLING THESE OFF
I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW WITH YOU.
BUDGET AND REVENUE, HB 173, I
ALSO HAVE THAT CIRCLED. 1628.
SO I CAN FOLLOW ALONG AND MAKE
NOTES. IT'S EASIER THAN
FLIPPING THROUGH TRYING TO FIND
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UNDER THE CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENT SECTION, IT'S OUR
NEXT UPDATE. STARTING WITH THE
RIGHT TO REPAIR, THE FAIR REPAI
ACT, HOUSE BILL 1392. THIS BILL
WAS VOTED OUT OF THE HOUSE
CONSUMER PROTECTION AND BUSINES
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY. EXTENDE
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR
BATTERIES , SENATE BILL 5144
WAS AMENDED AND VOTED OUT OF TH
ENERGY ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY WITH A
BIPARTISAN VOTE. TOXICS IN
COSMETIC PRODUCTS IS ANOTHER
PRIORITY IN A VERY MENTAL ROUND
HOUSE BILL AND 47. THIS BILL
HAD A HEARING AND PASSED OUT OF
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK. FINALLY, THE WASHINGTON
RECYCLING AND PACKAGING ACT,
THIS IS SENATE BILL 5154 AND A
HOUSE BILL 1131 . THESE WILL
BOTH BE HEARD IN THE FISCAL
COMMITTEES THIS WEEK. FINALLY,
THIS IS UNDER THE TOPIC OF ,
NOT FINALLY, UNDER THE TOPIC OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, A COUPLE OF
UPDATES IN THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ROUND. EXECUTIVE
ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE HOUSE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND JUSTICE AN
REENTRY COMMITTEE. THEY MOVED
HOUSE BILL 1579 , THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES A MECHANISM FOR
INDEPENDENT PROSECUTIONS WITHIN
THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL FOR CRIMINAL CONDUCT
ARISING FROM POLICE USE OF
FORCE. AS WELL AS THEY ALSO
MOVED HOUSE BILL 1513 REGARDING
TRAFFIC STOPS BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT. EXECUTIVE ACTION
WAS ALSO TAKEN IN THE HOUSE
CIVIL-RIGHTS AND JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. THEY MOVED HOUSE BIL
1445 WHICH CONCERNS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL CORRECTIO
AGENCY MISCONDUCT THROUGH
INVESTIGATIONS AND LEGAL ACTION
BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS
BILL IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR PUBLI
HEARING AND APPROPRIATION. AND
HOUSE BILL 1025 WAS ALSO MOVED
OUT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND
JUDICIARY. THIS IS CREATING
EIGHT RIGHT OF ACTION FOR HARM
CAUSED BY VIOLATIONS OF THE
STATE CONSTITUTIONS OR STATE LA
BY POLICE OFFICERS.
>> GOING DOWN TO A COUPLE OF
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS, ONE IS TH
GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTION,
SENATE BILL 5378. SENATE STATE
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTED THIS
BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE AND
REQUESTED BY THE OFFICE RELATED
TO VOTER EDUCATION. SECRETES
EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATIO
REQUIREMENTS BY A VOTING
JURISDICTION WHEN THEY CHANGE
THEIR VOTING METHOD. IT ALSO
INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT THE
ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHOD REVER
BACK IF ANY OF THE OUTREACH IS
NOT FOLLOWED. THE BILL PASSED
THE COMMITTEE WITH AN AMENDMENT
THAT MAKES IT APPLY ONLY TO
VOTING JURISDICTIONS THAT CHANG
THEIR VOTING METHOD STARTING IN
2023. IT WOULD NO LONGER APPLY
TO SEATTLE'S RECENT ADOPTION OF
RANKED CHOICE VOTING. GOING TO
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
HEARD A BILL OF LADING TO
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. SENATE
BILL 5594. ALLOWING FOR
PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOU
VEHICLES. AMONG OTHER THINGS
THE BILL INCLUDES A PREEMPTION
OF CITIES FROM RELATING
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH
PREEMPTING THE CITIES TESTING
PERMITS. WE FLAG OUR CONCERNS
WITH THAT BILL AS WELL. AND
THEN, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
WEEK, FEBRUARY 17 IS THE CUT
OFF HER BILLS BEING VOTED OUT O
THE COMMITTEE AND HOUSE VERSION
A BUNCH OF TIME THIS WEEK WILL
BE VOTED TO EXECUTIVE ACTION
RATHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE
WILL UPDATE YOU AFTER FEBRUARY
17th. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER ANY
QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO OUR OIR
TEAM AND DIRECTOR GAEL
TARLETON, BESIDES A BIG THANK
YOU? COUNCILMAN NELSON.
>> A BIG THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WAS THERE AND MF TE
FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS, I
THINK IT WAS WHILE IN WORKING O
THAT, ARE YOU TRACKING THAT?
>> YES. SO THERE WAS AN MFT
BILL FOR CONVERSION,
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO
AFFORDABLE, OR CONVERTING TO
AFFORDABLE UNITS. THAT IS THE
BILL WE ARE TRACKING AS WELL. I
BELIEVE IT IS HOUSE BILL 1350.
IF THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU. KEEP ME APPRAISE
OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION,
UNDER BUDGET AND REVENUE, HOUSE
BILL 1473 AND SENATE BILL 5486
REGARDING WEALTH OF PROPERTY
TAX, COULD YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT AND
HOW YOU THINK THAT IS GOING TO
GO FORWARD? IF IT'S PREMATURE
I APOLOGIZE.
>> SAMIR AND ANNA, I DON'T KNO
IF YOU'VE WATCHED ANY OF THE
HEARINGS , THIS IS A NEW BILL ,
A NEW REVENUE BILL INTRODUCED
THIS YEAR. I DON'T REMEMBER
SEEING A PROPERTY TAX BILL
LIKE THIS , THE OTHER WEALTH
BILLS HAVE BEEN ON INDIVIDUAL
WEALTH OR ENTITY WEALTH. SO, I
HAVEN'T WATCHED THE HEARINGS ON
IT . I DO REMEMBER AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SESSION THAT
THE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR HAD
SAID THAT SHE DID NOT EXPECT AN
NEW TAX , NEW TAXES TO BE
CREATED THE SESSION. BUT, I
HAVEN'T HEARD HOW THE HEARINGS
HAVE GONE.
>> OKAY. BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN
THIS BEFORE AND I WAS WONDERING
WHERE IT WAS GOING. I AM
GUESSING YOU WILL HAVE MORE FOR
US NEXT WEEK.
>> YEAH, THIS WEEK THE ESTATE
TAX AND WEALTH TAX HAVE PUBLIC
HEARING. THESE BILLS ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO THE SAME CUT OFF OF
THE POLICY BILLS ARE SUBJECT TO
SO THEY CAN TAKE A LITTLE LONGE
IN THEIR PROCESS. BUT WE WILL
WATCH THE HEARINGS THIS WEEKEND
AND KEEP YOU UPDATED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTION
TO OUR OIR TEAM FROM
COLLEAGUES? OKAY. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THAT ME PUT MY BUDGET NOTEBOOK
AWAY. I KEEP MARKING IT UP.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
ORGANIZING IT THAT WAY, SO MUCH
EASIER TO FOLLOW AND ASK
RUSSIANS. IS ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO END WITH?
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, I
KNOW THERE ARE MANY THINGS THA
ARE OF INTEREST TO EACH ONE OF
YOU, AS WELL AS TO THE CITY AS
WHOLE. THIS WEEK, A NUMBER OF
POLICIES THAT WE ARE REALLY
SERIOUSLY TRACKING WILL START
TO CONVERGE AND THERE WILL BE
PACKAGES, BILLS MOVING OUT OF
THE HOUSE AND SENATE THAT WILL
BECOME MUCH CLEARER , WHICH
BILLS ARE IN MOTION. WHICH ONES
ARE GOING TO BE WORKED BY TEAM
OF LEGISLATORS AND STAFF. AND
SO, I AM HOPING THAT THERE WIL
BE MORE CLARITY BY FEBRUARY 27
ON HOW THINGS, LIKE THE HOUSIN
BILLS, ARE COMING TOGETHER OR
FALLING APART. HOW DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTAL BILLS GOING TO BE
HAPPENING, IT'S HAPPENING IN
THE TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL
BUDGETS, IT WILL BECOME MUCH
MORE CENTRAL TO THE HOUSING
AND CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEES
AND ALL THE COMMITTEES. SO BY
FEBRUARY 27, THERE WILL BE A
SMALLER SLATE OF BILLS STILL IN
PLAY AND, NOT TO SAY THAT THE
ONES STILL IN PLAY ARE NOT GOIN
TO BE THAT MUCH MORE
SIGNIFICANT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE AND
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK US
QUESTIONS IN THE MEANTIME.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, I DON'T
WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IF
YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT,
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH CLEANUPS ALONG I-
WITH WSDOT AND THEY HAVE
CONTRACTED WITH THE KING COUNT
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY. I
REMEMBER WHEN WE DID A PRESS
CONFERENCE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN
THE GOVERNOR ROLLED OUT HOW MUC
MONEY THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE T
LOCALITIES TO CLEAN UP WSDOT
PROPERTY AND HELP OUR
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS FIND
SHELTER, THAT CAME OUT OF THE
EXECUTIVE SIDE. IS A GOING TO B
MORE ON THAT? OR ARE WE JUST
SITTING TIGHT ON THE MONEY SIDE
>> I THINK THE GOVERNORS BUDGET
DID HAVE SOME MONEY FOR THE
RIGHTS-OF-WAY CLEANUP . SO THE
BUDGET COMMITTEES WILL BE TAKIN
UP THAT DISCUSSION AS SOON AS
THEY GET PAST FEBRUARY 17.
>> OKAY. SO AFTER THE 17th, SOM
OF OUR COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO
BE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT HO
THEY CAN SUPPORT THE GOVERNORS
INITIATIVE AND THE MANY
DEDICATED PROSECCO FIVE
CLEANUP.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> NOT JUST I-5. ALL OF THOSE.
>> ALL OF THOSE ITEMS IN THE
PROVISOS AND BUDGET PRIORITIES,
I DON'T THINK THE BUDGET CHAIRS
WILL LOCK THEIR BUDGETS UNTIL
SOMETIME IN MARCH. BUT
NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING TO HAPPE
EXTENSIVELY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 17
AND THE TIME OF THE BUDGET
ROLLOUT. IS THE BUDGET ROLLOUT
IN ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK OF
MARCH, SAMIR AND ANNA? I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE DATE.
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE THIR
WEEK OF MARCH.
>> IT'S USUALLY AFTER THE
REVENUE FORECAST.
>> AND THE SENATE WILL RELEASE
THEIR BUDGET FIRST.
>> FIRST? OKAY.
>> GREAT. WE WILL KEEP OUR EYE
ON IT PERK .. .
>> GOODBYE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S
MOVE ALONG ON OUR AGENDA. BEIN
ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A
PROCLAMATION FOR US TO
RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY 14 AS ROBER
DAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MOST OF U
UP UNTIL THIS TIME PROBABLY
ASSOCIATED THE 14th WITH
VALENTINE'S DAY. BUT I'M EXCITE
WE HAVE A NEW MILESTONE TO
HONOR AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW W
ARE UNFORTUNATELY LOSING THE
DIRECTOR TO RETIREMENT BUT WE
APPRECIATE HIS LONG AND
ESTABLISHED SERVICE TO OUR CIT
AND THE SEATTLE CENTER
DEPARTMENT WHERE HE HAS LED US
DIRECTOR SINCE 2006 AND AS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR BETWEEN 1996
AND 2006. THIS IS MY FIRST TIM
REALLY PRESENTING PROCLAMATION,
SO I WILL GIVE A BASIC
OVERVIEW, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO
READ THE WHOLE THING INTO THE
RECORD, MADAM PRESIDENT? IT'S
NOT VERY LONG.
>> I READ IT AND I HAVE MY
NOTES. HOW ABOUT WE DO THIS, AR
WE GOING TO DISCUSS IT, WILL BE
ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW? WHEN
YOU GO AHEAD AND READ IT, AND G
TO EMBARRASSING, I KNOW THAT
ROBERT NELLAMS IS WATCHING. I
MARKED A PLUCKER NATION THAT
SAYS DON'T GO. WHEN YOU GO AHEA
AND READ IT. I THINK IT WILL BE
GREAT.
>> I AM HAPPY TO READ IT AND
MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT AT THE END
GIVE A CHANCE. THE PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS ROBERT NELLAMS HAS
SERVED AT THE SEATTLE CENTER
SINCE 1996 SERVING SINCE HIS
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT IN 2006, AN
WHEREAS HE CAME TO WORK AT
SEATTLE CENTER IN PART BECAUSE
OF ITS EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY AND
RESPECT, KNOWN AS EMPLOYEE
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WHICH ALIGNS WITH HIS PERSONAL
VALUES, AND WHEREAS DURING HIS
TIME AS DIRECTOR ROBERT NELLAMS
HAS NEGOTIATED HOMES AT SEATTLE
CENTER FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY T
THE OF ABILITY AND ECONOMY OF
THE REGION THROUGH THE
PERFORMING ARTS, FAMILY
ACTIVITIES, FREE PUBLIC
PROGRAMMING AND WHEREAS,
DIRECTOR ROBERT NELLAMS PLAYED
KEY ROLE IN WELCOMING THE WNBA
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FROM
VESTAL, AND PRIDE FEST, ALL TO
THE SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS, AND
WHEREAS UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP
SEATTLE CENTER PROVIDED A HOME
TO SEATTLE KING COUNTY CLINIC
CRITICAL SERVICE FOR MANY
LOW-INCOME SATELLITES THAT
PROVIDED FREE DENTAL, VISION
AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO NEARLY
20,000 PATIENTS DURING ITS
FIRST FIVE YEARS. AND WHEREAS
HE SERVED HIS COMMUNITY IN MANY
WAYS INCLUDING AS A MEMBER OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN
MUSEUM, AS A MEMBER OF THE BOAR
OF TRUSTEES FOR CENTRAL
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND WITH
THE BREAKFAST GROUP, A
SEATTLE-BASED NONPROFIT SERVICE
ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO
MENTORING BLACK ANOTHER LOW
INCOME AND AT RISK MEN OF COLOR
AND THEREFORE THE MAYOR OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE STALLED
CANCEL CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM
LIBERTY 14th 2023 TO BE ROBERT
NELLAMS DAY IN SEATTLE. AT THI
POINT I WILL ASK COLLEAGUES IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIX THEIR
SIGNATURE. I WOULD REMIND THE
CLERKS THAT IN OPEN SESSION LAS
WEEK, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
INDICATED SHE WANTED TO SIGN
THIS PROCLAMATION . MAKE SURE
HER NAME IS INCLUDED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. I WILL HAND IT BACK T
YOU TO PRESIDE OVER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AND SOLICIT
SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO D
IS LET ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES
SPEAK, AND SAY GREAT THINGS,
THEN I WILL CALL THE ROLL ON TH
SIGNATURES. HOUSE THAT?
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUS
WITH HIS HAND A.
>> THANK YOU, JUST DOUBLE
CHECKING, ROBERT NELLAMS WILL
NOT BE WITH US TOMORROW? THIS
IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT? I WOULD
SAY, IF I WAS TO START LISTING
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS I WOULD BE
HERE FOR 30 YEARS AND I WOULD
STILL MISS SOME THINGS. ROBERT
IF YOU ARE WATCHING, WE ARE A
CHANGED CITY BECAUSE OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP. IT IS SUCH A HUMBL
HONOR TO GET TO WORK NEAR YOU
AND WATCH ALL OF YOUR EXPERIENC
AND EXPERTISE TURNED SEATTLE
CENTER INTO SUCH AN AMAZING GEM
, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN AMAZING
PLACE, AND IT'S SO MUCH BETTER
BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR HARD
WORK. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR DOING THIS. VALENTINE'S
DAY IS A PERFECT DAY FOR ROBERT
NELLAMS DAY BECAUSE HE WILL
FOREVER BE IN SEATTLE'S HEART.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TOP
THAT. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, AND
READING IT TO THE RECORD. AGAIN
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID
WE WOULD BE HERE LONG TIME. I
LOOK , TOOK THE COMMISSION
WROTE ALL OVER IT AND SAID I
SENT THIS TO HIM AND SAID PLEAS
DON'T GO. HE IS ALSO A DEAR
FRIEND OF MINE, WE WORKED
TOGETHER ON A LOT OF PROJECTS
BEFORE I WAS AN ELECTED AND AS
AN ELECTED. I CANNOT SAY THE
LEADERSHIP HE BROUGHT , AND AL
THE INTEREST GROUPS HE HAS
WORKED WITH, NEGOTIATED WITH,
THEY WERE IN THE BUDGET, WORKIN
REALLY WELL WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, WE ARE REALLY GOING TO
MISS HIM. I KNOW MARSHALL'S
GOING TO DO GREAT AS WELL, BUT
THIS IS SOMEONE WHO IS BEEN
AROUND FOR LONG TIME WITH A LOT
OF WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS
AND OBVIOUSLY HE IS NOT LEAVING
SEATTLE, AND HE IS A DEAR FRIEN
AND I WILL MISS HIM, I WILL
STILL SEE HIM, SO WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD BEFOR
WE GO TO THE FIXATION OF THE
SIGNATURES?
>> I WILL BRIEFLY SAY, IT HAS
BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH DIRECTOR ROBERT NELLAMS A
THE CHAIR OVERSEEING THE SEATTL
CENTER DEPARTMENT. LAKE REALL
REFLECTING BACK ON THE CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE
CAMPUS DURING HIS TENURE, AS
DIRECTOR, IT REALLY HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIONA
PERIODS OF TIME IN THE HISTORY
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER WITH THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE, ALL THE
INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE FOUND
PERMANENT HOMES. THE
RESTORATION OF THE ARMORY
DURING HIS TENURE , YOU KNOW,
I'M EXCITED THAT WE CAN ALSO ,
IN THE WANING DAYS IN THE LAST
BUDGET OF HIS DIRECTORSHIP, NAI
DOWN A PLAN FOR MEMORIAL
STADIUM, WHICH I KNOW HAS BEEN
LOT OF FOCUS AND A FOCAL POINT
OF HIS LEADERSHIP DURING HIS
TENURE TO SECURE THAT PLAN
BEFORE HE RETIRES. AND REALLY,
I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF HIS WISDOM IN HIS
RETIREMENT TO THE EXTENT HE IS
STILL WILLING TO OFFER IT AND
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
NEXT STEPS IN HIS LIFE AFTER
HIS LEADERSHIP THE HE IS GIVEN
TO THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SEATTLE
CENTER A TRULY SPECIAL PLACE AN
YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AS
A WHOLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DO NOT SEE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION. WITH THAT,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. WHICH
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURES TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
FEBRUARY 14 AS ROBERT NELLAMS
DAY IN SEATTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. MOVING ON TO THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
TODAY, THE LINEUP, WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, THEN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND AND
MYSELF.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE, GOOD
AFTERNOON, THERE ARE NO ITEMS O
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOG
AND CITY LIKE COMMITTEE. THE
NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON THE
22nd, I BELIEVE, YES, OF
FEBRUARY AND WE WILL CONTINUE
OUR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOT
ON THE SIX SIR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
I BELIEVE NINE APPOINTMENTS,
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD. THA
MIGHT BE A LONG MEETING. ALL
RIGHT, THIS LAST THURSDAY I HA
A MEETING WITH DIRECTOR FARREL
AND OSE TO DISCUSS THE
BUILDING EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE
STANDARD POLICY UNDER
DEVELOPMENT. LAST FRIDAY I
COME ON MY BIRTHDAY, SATURDAY
NIGHT, EXCUSE ME, I JOINED 400
OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AT THE
GATHERING TO CELEBRATE
NORTHWEST STATION WEEKLIES
FOUNDERS FOR 40 YEARS OF
TREMENDOUS SERVICE TO THE CITY
TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE REGION
THE PLATFORM DELIVERED ITS LAS
PRINT EDITION, BUT WILL
CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE ONLINE.
THAT WAS A FUN CELEBRATION
EVENT. SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAYS, I
WANT TO WISH MY STAFF A VERY
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY. TODAY
HAD A BRIEFING WITH DSA TO GO
OVER THE UPCOMING
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MID. AS
YOU KNOW THE MID-IS UP FOR
REAUTHORIZATION EVERY 10 YEARS.
SO WE ARE DEVELOPING THE
LEGISLATION, THE WORK PLAN FOR
THAT, THAT IS LIKELY COMING IN
MARCH. WHEN BRIEFING CONCLUDES
TODAY I WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY. TOMORROW I WILL
GET A BRIEFING FROM SDOT TO
DISCUSS REVISION OF US STOPS
ALONG ROUTE 40 IN FREMONT. MY
CHIEF OF STAFF WILL BE ATTENDIN
THE VISIT SEATTLE 1st QUARTER
BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK AS
WELL. AND THURSDAY IS A PRETTY
PACKED DAY, I WILL ATTEND AS AN
ALTERNATE TO THE KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AND I A
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE
2023 WORKPLAN VOTE . I JOINED
KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER AND
KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
DAVID BAKER ON THE LETTER TO
THE CHAIR URGING ELEVATION OF
SUBSTANCE USE AND RECOVERY,
SPECIFICALLY INVOLVING FENTANYL
AND MISINFORMING. I'M HAPPY TO
SEE THERE IS A LINE ITEM FOR
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, RECOVER
AND HARM REDUCTION ON THE
WORKPLAN. SO THAT IS POSITIVE.
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WILL. ALSO
ON THURSDAY I WILL MEET WITH
PSA, DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS PROGRESS
ON THE PROJECT TO INSTALL
WAYFINDING KIOSKS DOWNTOWN. I
WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS A BIG THEME OF
MEETINGS THIS WEEK. AND THEN
FINALLY, MY STAFF AND I HAD A
TOUR OF CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIAS
NEW BUILDING. CASCADE PUBLIC
MEDIA IS THE PARENT
ORGANIZATION OF CROSS CUT AND
I SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER WIT
THE ORGANIZATION RIGHT UP UNTIL
I STARTED RUNNING FOR CITY
COUNCIL WHEN I STEPPED DOWN.
THEY HAVE BEEN LOCATED ON THE
SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS NEAR
MEMORIAL STADIUM SINCE THEIR
INCEPTION. THEY ARE NOW , AND
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A PLA
TO RELOCATE FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS. THEY WILL BE LUCKY TO
SEE , MY STAFF AND I,
INNOVATIONS THAT ARE PLANNED FO
THEIR NEW SITE AT 316 BROADWAY
AND, TALK ABOUT THE NEW WAYS
THEY HAVE BEEN ENVISIONING THE
USE OF THE NEW SPACE COMING UP.
I'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO THEM FOR
ALL THEY DO TO SUPPORT LOCAL
JOURNALISM. AND THEN, I BELIEV
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM OF NOTE
I WILL MENTION. ANY QUESTIONS?
I DON'T SEE ANY, SO I WILL , I
IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, PASS I
ON TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW. THERE ARE TWO TERM
PERMITS, ONE IN DISTRICT 4, AN
ONE IN DISTRICT 1. ALONG WITH
TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR
THE NAMING OF STREETS ALONG THE
CENTRAL WATERFRONT IN DISTRICT
7. THE FIRST ITEM FROM OUR
COMMITTEE IS 120506 WHICH WILL
GRANT FINAL APPROVAL TO THE
CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF A PRIVATE
COMMUNICATION CONDUIT ACROSS
LATONA AVENUE NORTHEAST USING A
15 YEAR TERM PERMIT.'S IS
LOCATED UNDERGROUND. LAST YEAR
COUNCIL RAN A CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL RESOLUTION 32053, THA
RESOLUTION GRANTED SDOT TO
DRAFT THE ORDINANCE THE GRANTS
FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE TERM
PERMIT. THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND CENTRAL
STAFF DETERMINED DONE LUMBER HA
MET THE CONDITIONS FROM THEIR
INITIAL APPROVAL. THE TERM
PERMIT WAS RECOMMENDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT. YOU
CAN DIRECT QUESTIONS TO CENTRAL
STAFF. 120507 WOULD DESIGNATE
THE NAME OF A NEW STREET CREATE
AS PART OF THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT. QUESTIONS ON THAT
LEGISLATION CAN BE DIRECTED TO
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST ERIC.
RESOLUTION 32079 IS THE FIRST
STAGE OF ANOTHER TERM PERMIT,
THIS WOULD PROVIDE KING COUNTY
WITH THE CITY'S CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE AN ELECTRICAL
TRANSFORMER AND RETAINING WALL
AT 63rd AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
INTERSECTING BEACH DRIVE TO
SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE
WET WEATHER TREATMENT STATION
FACILITY IN THE 63rd AVENUE
PUMP STATION FACILITY IN WEST
SEATTLE. YOU CAN DIRECT
QUESTIONS TO THE CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST WHO DRAFTED THE MEMO T
DESCRIBE THIS. AFTER THE COUNCI
GRANTS INITIAL APPROVAL IT
WILL NEGOTIATE FINAL APPROVAL
FOR A TERM PERMIT. THEN WE WOUL
SEE THEM BACK IN COMMITTEE FOR
FINAL APPROVAL LATER. OUR
COMMITTEE, INCLUDING DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER RECOMMEND
APPROVAL. RESOLUTION 32080
WOULD DESIGNATE AN HONORARY
STREET NAME NEAR SEATTLE CENTRA
WATERFRONT AS ALREADY
DISCUSSED, THIS IS A PRIMARY
STRETCH OF ALASKAN WAY
DESIGNATED DZIDZILALICH WHICH
MEANS CROSSOVER PLACE. THAT
LEGISLATION IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . CENTRAL
STAFF OR ERIC CAN ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. ALL FOUR
PIECES OF LESSONS LEGISLATION
WERE COMMITTED BY THE
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING BE
FEBRUARY 21 AT 9:30 AM. IT
WILL BE A LATE AGENDA BECAUSE W
HAVE THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE
CITY SPEECH LATER THAT DAY,
FEBRUARY 21. AN IMPORTANT
FUTURE ITEM IN OUR COMMITTEE
WILL BE SDOT'S REPORT ON VISIO
ZERO TRAFFIC SAFETY, WHICH WE
WILL HEAR AS SOON AS THE
EXECUTIVE FINALIZES THE REPORT
WE MADE ROOM ON OUR FEBRUARY 21
COMMITTEE, BUT IT IS DIRECTLY
BEFORE THE MAYOR'S CITY ADDRES
WHICH WILL ALSO HAVE , LIKELY
HAVE VISION ZERO TRANSPORTATIO
ELEMENTS IN IT. WE HAVE ALSO
RESERVED MARCH 7 AS A BACKUP
DATE TO GIVE IT AS MUCH TIME AS
POSSIBLE . FEDERAL AUDIT. I HAV
INVITED SDOT TO AN UPCOMING
COMMITTEE TO GET THEIR VIEWS O
THE RECENTLY COMPLETED FEDERAL
AUDIT THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL SDO
PROJECTS. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN
THIS IN THE SEATTLE TIMES POSTE
LAST WEEK DESCRIBING PARTS OF
THE AUDIT , IT HAD A WEBSITE
LINK TO THE REPORT. THAT AUDIT
WAS CONDUCTED BY THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AN
ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE
DIRECTED AT VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN THAT
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT. BUT THE
REPORT DOES HAVE POTENTIAL
IMPLICATIONS FOR SEATTLE. I HAV
ASKED OUR OWN CITY AUDITOR TO
JOIN US AT THE COMMITTEE MEETIN
IN CASE THEY CAN LEND ADDITIONA
EXPERTISE. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE FORWARD TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> WELL DONE WITH THE
DZIDZILALICH. GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FROM THE RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE HAS
BEGUN DISCUSSING LEGISLATION
FROM THE OFFICE. I EXPECT
LEGISLATION WILL BE READY FOR
VOTE IN THE COMMITTEE SOMETIME
IN MARCH. THERE IS ONE ITEM ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR FOR MY OFFICE, THE
ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON A
PERSON'S CAST. WITH THE
ORDINANCE DOES IS ACTUALLY VERY
SIMPLE, IT ADDS CAST TO A LIST
OF WHAT ARE CALLED PROTECTED
CLASSES. THIS IS A LIST OF
THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE USED FOR
DISCRIMINATION, FACTORS THAT MA
NOT BE USED FOR DISCRIMINATION
UNDER SEATTLE'S CURRENT LAW. SO
CURRENTLY SEATTLE'S PROTECTED
CATEGORIES ARE AGE, ANCESTRY,
BREAST-FEEDING IN A PUBLIC
PLACE, CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATIO
STATUS, PARENTAL STATUS,
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, RACE,
RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
USE OF A SERVICE ANIMAL AND
MILITARY SERVICE AND MORE. THE
ORDINANCE PUT FORWARD ADDS
CAST TO THAT LIST. THAT LIST
APPEARS IN MANY PLACES
THROUGHOUT THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT BECAUSE THERE
ARE MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
WHERE DISCRIMINATION IS BAD
SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING,
CONTRACTING AND ACCESS TO PUBLI
SPACES. EVEN READING THE EXACT
ORDINANCE, YOU MIGHT BE
SURPRISED AT HOW LONG IT IS, BU
THAT IS BECAUSE IT ADDS THE WOR
CAST INTO SO MANY DIFFERENT
PLACES IN THE SEATTLE
>> CODE. ITS LENGTH DOES NOT
MEAN THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL
IS COMPLICATED. IS A VERY
SIMPLE QUESTION. SHOULD
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON CAST B
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE IN SEATTLE?
OR, INSTEAD, SHOULD IT BE
BANNED? COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT
BE TEMPTED TO THINK THAT CAST I
NOT RELEVANT TO SEATTLE THE
UNITED STATES BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT AFFECT EVERYBODY, BUT IT
AFFECTS CERTAIN POPULATIONS,
ESPECIALLY IN IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY'S. YOU MIGHT EVEN FEE
YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CAST,
THAT IS WHY MY OFFICE HAS
PREPARED A FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS DOCUMENT WE WILL SHAR
WITH YOU LATER TODAY AND IF YOU
HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE
REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE. JUST I
SHORT, CAST IS A SYSTEM OF
OPPRESSION THAT DIVIDES PEOPLE
INTO RIGID HIERARCHY GROUPS
BASED ON BIRTH WITH THE LOWER
GROUPS FACING SERIOUS
DISCRIMINATION, OPPRESSION AND
IF YOU TAKE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
SOUTH ASIA, EVEN VIOLENCE. IT
ORIGINATES FROM ABOUT 2000
YEARS AGO IN SOUTH ASIA REMAINS
PERVASIVE TODAY UNDER
CAPITALISM. TO BE CLEAR, WHIL
THE CAST OF THIS COMBINATION
DOES NOT SHOW UP IN SEATTLE AN
THE UNITED STATES IN EVERY FORM
IT SHOWS UP IN SOUTH ASIA, THE
DISCRIMINATION IS VERY REAL OUT
HERE. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
WEEKS WE HAVE HAD DOZENS OF
PEOPLE SPEAKING IN PUBLIC
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE,
PRECISELY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
REALLY FACING CASTE
DISCRIMINATION. HAVE ALSO HEARD
GUTWRENCHING STORIES OF A
OPPRESSED PEOPLE WHO WERE
WORRIED ABOUT REVEALING THEIR
CAST SO AS NOT TO HAVE IT
EXPOSED AND PROTECT THE
CHILDREN. THIS IS REMINISCENT O
LGBTQ PEOPLE BEING FORCED TO
BE CLOSETED OUT OF FEAR BEING
TARGETED. IF THIS WERE NOT TRUE
CASTE DISCRIMINATION BY
DOMINANT CASTE PEOPLE IN POWER,
AGAIN TO PRESS CASTE PEOPLE, I
IT WAS NOT HAPPENING, NO ONE
WOULD BE MOTIVATED TO IN IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS
ORDINANCE. I JUST WANTED TO
QUICKLY GIVE A GLIMPSE OF WHAT
WE HAVE DOCUMENTED IN THE
FIGURE IN THE ASKED QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT. IN TERMS OF THE DATA
TO SHOW WHAT THE DESCRIPTION
LOOKS LIKE AND HOW MUCH THERE I
OF IT, PREVALENT THROUGHOUT TH
U.S. . WE CAN SEE THAT ACTUALLY
THERE IS A LOT OF EVIDENCE
FROM THE TECH SECTOR ABOUT HOW
WORKERS IN THE TECH SECTOR AND
WHO ORIGINATE FROM OPPRESSED
CASTE COMMUNITIES FACE SERIOUS
DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
DATA FROM AN ORGANIZATION
SHOWS THAT ONE IN FOUR CAST
OPPRESSED PEOPLE FACE PHYSICAL
AND VERBAL ASSAULT. ONE IN THRE
FACED EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION
AND TWO AND THREE , THAT'S WHER
WE FIND MOST OF EXAMPLES FACED
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION. IN A
PUBLIC LETTER PUBLISHED
ANONYMOUSLY , THIS WAS PUBLISHE
IN THE WASHINGTON POST , ALL OF
THESE LINKS ARE AVAILABLE AND
YOUR STAFF CAN LOOK AT IT, IN A
PUBLIC LETTER PUBLISHED
ANONYMOUSLY IN THE WASHINGTON
POST, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS IN TH
U.S. THEIR EXPERIENCE AND
INSULTS AND DEMEANING COMMENTS
THE WORKERS DESCRIBED AS THIS
COMBINATION AND SEXISM, THEY
FACED BOTH, THEY SAID IT WAS
ONE OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTS
THEY HAD BEEN IN AND THEY CALLE
IT THE DOMINANT CASTE LOCKER
ROOM CULTURE AT ITS WORST. THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT, HA
CULTURAL RULING TO PROCEED
WITH A LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT A
MAN WAS TARGETED BY HIS
DOMINANT CASTE MANAGERS AND
DENIED OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS
ARRAYS AND PROMOTIONS BECAUSE O
HIS BACKGROUND. AS A CALM LIST
IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]
AMERICAN LAWS DO NOT RECOGNIZE
CASTE DISCRIMINATION AS A VALID
FORM OF EXCLUSION ALLOWING
COMPANIES TO OPERATE WILLFUL
IGNORANCE OF THE REALITIES OF
CAST. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THIS
RDINANCE IS BEING PUT FORWARD.
AFTER THAT LAWSUIT WAS
INITIATED , NEARLY 260 TECH
WORKERS TALKED PUBLICLY
INCLUDING IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COMPANY'S LIKE
FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, IBM, AND
AMAZON. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE
WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THIS
IS IN SUPPORT OF AN
OVERWHELMING COALITION OF OVER
50 ORGANIZATIONS CONSTITUTING
MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE
COALITION INCLUDES HUMAN RIGHTS
AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
INCLUDING THE U HAVE ALL
RECEIVED FROM AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL. IT INCLUDES TEC
WORKERS, OPPRESSED CASTE
COMMUNITY'S, MEMBERS FROM THE
HINDU, MUSLIM UNITIES. UNION
MEMBERS AND SOCIALISTS. THIS
COALITION IS CONTINUING TO GROW
BECAUSE THEIR ACTIVISTS ON THE
GROUND WERE CONTINUING TO REACH
OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS SAYING WE
NEED YOUR SUPPORT, SO PLEASE
SPEAK UP ABOUT THIS. AND, WE
HAVE HEARD, AS I SAID,
TESTIMONY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN
MORE THAN 900 EMAILS SENT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF
THIS ORDINANCE. THE PETITION FO
MY OFFICE URGING THE CITY
COUNCIL TO VOTE YES, IT HAS
GARNERED 1300 SIGNATURES. I
HOPE YOU WILL READ THE LETTER
FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND
THE WORKER WHO IS A MEMBER OF
THE WORKERS UNION WHICH IS THE
UNION REPRESENTS GOOGLE
WORKERS. WE HAVE ALSO HEARD FRO
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HINDUS FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS WHERE THE PERSON
WHO WROTE SAYS, AM A PROUD HIND
AND BOARD MEMBER. INDUCE FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS. I'M SUPPORTING
THIS BECAUSE IT WOULD ENSURE
EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS TREATED
EQUALLY UNDER THE LAW REGARDLES
OF THEIR CASTE . WE ALSO GOT A
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FROM A
RENOWNED LINGUIST WHO SAID IT'
INSPIRING TO SEE THE STRUGGLE
AGAINST CASTE THIS COMBINATION
I SEATTLE. WE WISH YOU GREAT
SUCCESS ON THIS. WE ALSO HAVE
HEARD OPPOSITION. BUT, HAVING
THE RIGHT WING OPPOSED TO
OPPRESSIVE LAW THAT WILL HELP
ADDRESS PROGRESSION IS NOTHING
NEW. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
BANNING DISCRIMINATION HAD TO
OVERCOME RIGHT WING OPPOSITION
LAWSUITS AND EVEN VIOLENCE.
LGBTQ RIGHTS CONTINUE TO FACE
LAWSUIT AFTER LAWSUIT. THE FACT
THAT THE BILL FOR MY OFFICE
WOULD MAKE SEATTLE THE FIRST
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY IN THE U.S
TO BAN CASTE THIS COMBINATION
MAKES IT MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT WILL BE A BEACON TO CITIES
AND STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
AS FAR AS WE KNOW IT WILL BE
THE FIRST SUCH ORDINANCE INSIDE
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE
SOUTH ASIA. IT WILL BE THE
FIRST IS A CITY, IN FACT COLB
COLLEGE RECENTLY ADOPTED A
POLICY OF BANNING CASTE THIS
COMBINATION ON CAMPUSES AND A
SIMILAR POLICY WAS ADOPTED LAST
YEAR BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOR ALL 23
CAMPUSES. THIS IS PARTICULAR A
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE CAL STATE I
THE NATIONS LARGEST FOUR YEAR
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. I
WILL STOP THERE, BUT I WILL
HAPPILY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
I'M HAPPY TO EXPLAIN ABOUT ANY
OF THOSE. THANK YOU.
>> RIGHT UNDER THE 10 MINUTE
LINE. ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR
COLLEAGUE BEFORE SHE HANDS IT
OFF? I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS HER HAND UP.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD. A
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
SUMMARY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. YES, WE
HAVE RECEIVED NEARLY 800 EMAIL
IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE.
I'M JUST WONDERING, I'M NOT
ASKING THIS EARLY FOR REBUTTAL,
BUT WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED 1200
EUROS AGAINST IT. I JUST
UNDERSTAND SORT OF, WHAT THE
THINKING IS ON THESE EMAILS
THAT ARE CLAIMING THAT AN
ORDINANCE LIKE THIS WOULD
MAINSTREAM HATE OUR CITY . THEY
REFERENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE
QUALITY SURVEY. AND AGAIN, I
DON'T NEED A POINT BY POINT
REBUTTAL, BUT JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHERE ALL OF THIS OPPOSITION IS
COMING FROM, THAT'S ONE
QUESTION. MY SECOND QUESTION
IS, IC THAT THE INTRODUCTION
IN REFERRAL CALENDAR IF THIS
LEADS THE FULL COUNCIL RATHER
THAN GOING TO COMMITTEE, I
BELIEVE , I HAVE THE TEXT FROM
HER COUNCIL RULES , BECAUSE OF
PROBLEMS WITH SENDING BILLS
STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL RATHER
THAN COMMITTEE, THE RULE THAT
WE PASSED WAS THAT IT'S A
PRIMARY SPONSOR OF LEGISLATION,
REQUEST IT BE PUT ONTO THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WITH
SUBJECT MATTER DOING SO, THEN
THAT WILL ONLY HAPPEN AFTER TH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH
THE CHAIR [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW
VOLUME ]. JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM THAT THAT HAPPENED.
>> LET ME STEP IN. WE DISCUSSE
IT WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WAS
FINE , SHE WILL BE PRO TEM THAT
DAY, WE GOT ALL THAT DONE.
CHECKED ALL THOSE BOXES.
>> JUST CHECKING BECAUSE IT WA
VERY COMPLEX. AND, THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE SYSTEM AND
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
ABOUT THIS BILL GOING DIRECTLY.
>> THAT'S WHY I CHECKED WITH TH
CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS FINE AND SO IS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. THERE IS
MORE DISCUSSION WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE OFF-LINE THAT I CAN'T SHAR
NOW. PERHAPS WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THAT A LITTLE LATER .
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, DID YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> I LIKE TO RESPOND TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S OTHER
QUESTION. BUT THIS THERE ARE
OTHER QUESTIONS COMING UP MAYBE
I SHOULD TAKE THEM NOW AND
ANSWER ALL OF THEM AT ONCE.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT
BECAUSE IT WILL TURN INTO A
COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT IS MY
CONCERN. IT DID NOT GO THROUGH
COMMITTEE. I KNOW IT'S GOOD TO
GO TO FULL COUNCIL. I WOULD
LIKE TO NOT DO THAT RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GOING THROUG
COUNCIL BRIEFING. WHICH IS
GOING THROUGH PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS. HOWEVER,
>> LET ME QUICKLY
>> IF WE CAN LIMIT IT, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. WOULD YOU
ENTERTAIN THAT IF THERE ARE A
FEW QUESTIONS AND WE CAN BE VER
LIMITED AND BRIEF? I THINK YOU
KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING ALSO THI
AFTERNOON.
>> YES, THAT WON'T BE A POLICY
DISCUSSION. I'M HAPPY TO BE
BRIEF. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF
THERE ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE
ARE I WILL HEAR THEM AND RESPON
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S
QUESTION AND ANY OTHER. I WILL
JUST WAIT FOR SECOND. I DON'T
SEE ANY.
>> THAT'S FINE. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , THANK YOU FOR ASKING
THAT QUESTION, IT'S A VERY
RELEVANT QUESTION. BEFORE I
RESPOND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT,
AS I SAID BEFORE, JUST TO
REITERATE, I HONESTLY DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANYTHING COMPLEX.
THE COMPLEXITY, I UNDERSTAND
FROM YOUR STANDPOINT IT COMES
FROM THE UNFAMILIARITY WHICH I
TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE, THAT I
WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. BUT
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NOTHIN
COMPLICATED ABOUT IT. IF WE
WOULD SAY THAT ADDRESSING IT'S
COMPLICATED WE WOULD ALSO BE
SAYING THAT BANNING THIS
COMBINATION BASED ON OTHER
CATEGORIES WOULD ALSO BECOME
LOCATED. THERE'S NOTHING
COMPLICATED ABOUT THAT. WE ARE
DIVERSITY AND THAT IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD. BUT, IN
REALITY, IT'S BECOME AN ISSUE
BECAUSE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
SECTION OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, PEOPLE WHO VOTE IN OU
DISTRICTS, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO
VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS,
THESE PEOPLE'S VOICES SHOULD B
COUNTED AND IT'S A GROWING
POPULATION AND IT'S A GROWING
ISSUE, SO IT'S BECOME A MORE
SERIOUS ISSUE TODAY THAT
MIGHT'VE BEEN 10 YEARS AGO AND
THAT IS WHY THE TIMING , THAT
EXPLAINS WHY WE ARE DOING IT NO
AS OPPOSED TO EARLIER ON. IT IS
MORE AND MORE EVIDENT. IN TERM
OF YOUR QUESTION, WHY IS THERE
WHY ISN'T EVERYONE SUPPORTING
THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THE
MOST PART, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
WRITING SAYING THAT THEY ARE
POSING THIS, THEY ARE REPEATIN
THE RIGHT-WING TALKING POINTS,
PARTICULARLY FROM TWO
ORGANIZATIONS CALLED HINDU
AMERICAN FOUNDATION , IF YOU
LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE, THE
AGENDA, BOTH OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS , THEY ARE
EXTREMELY RIGHT-WING AND THEIR
AGENDAS LOOK ALIGNED WITH THE
FAR RIGHT REGIME POWER IN
INDIA, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
THE MODERN REGIME HAS FOUND A
LOT OF COMMON GROUND WITH THE
TRUMP AGENDA AND AMERICAN
RIGHT-WING. BOTH OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE STRONGLY
SUPPORTED THE HORRIFIC
ANTI-MUSLIM AND ANTI-OPPRESSED
LAWS. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
REMEMBER, YOU WERE THERE AT THE
TIME THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THE
THEN SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL VOTE
UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF A
RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THOSE LAW
AND URGING U.S. CONGRESS TO
SIMILARLY TAKE A POSITION
CONDEMNING THOSE LAWS. THAT IS
THE BACKGROUND OF WHERE THESE
OBJECTIONS ARE COMING FROM. IN
OTHER WORDS, THEY HAVE A POINT
OF VIEW, BUT IT'S A RIGHT-WING
POINT OF VIEW AND FOR THE
COUNCIL IT'S A QUESTION OF,
WHICH SIDE WE WANT TO STAND ON
BASED ON THE WANT TO STAND ON
THE SIDE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
FACING CASTE THIS COMBINATION
AND ENDING THAT , OR STAND WIT
THE RIGHT-WING. AS FAR AS THEM
SAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE
SOMEHOW OVERALL IT'S GOING TO B
BAD FOR INDIANS OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT, I THINK WE HAVE TO B
VERY CLEAR, THAT IS AKIN TO
SAYING IF WE TOOK STEPS TO END
RACISM IT WOULD AFFECT WHITE
PEOPLE IN A NEGATIVE WAY. THAT
IS NOT TRUE, BUT THAT IS A
RIGHT-WING TALKING POINT. THEY
HAVE REPEATED THAT NONSTOP. WE
ARE SEEING A SIMILAR PROCESS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS THE
MOST FAMILIAR THING, BECAUSE
-- THESE ARE OVERALL QUESTIONS
OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WHAT IS
PROGRESSIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S MOVE ON. WEIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE
POLITICS OF THIS ISSUE, BUT IS
THE BASH A WEIGHT -- EIGHT
RIGHT WING GROUP ? I THINK
SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT
WROTE WOULD PROBABLY NOT
IDENTIFY WITH THAT
CHARACTERIZATION. BUT WHO IS
THIS GROUP?
>> THAT GROUP, AGAIN, IT'S
SOMETHING, IT'S HARD TO FIND OU
ABOUT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THEY ARE AN EXAMPLE OF OF
PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THEY ARE AN
OPPRESSED CASTE BUT THEY ARE
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL BECAUSE
THEY THINK IT IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT AFFECTS , THE CASTE
OPPRESSION DOES NOT ACTUALLY
AFFECT THEM AND THAT IT'S
ACTUALLY A BAD THING. THIS IS
DEEPLY UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING, EVEN PUBLIC COMMENT
WE HAVE HEARD ONE OR TWO PEOPLE
CLAIMING TO BE OPPRESSED CASTE
PEOPLE OPPOSING THE LEGISLATION
THIS IS DEEPLY UNFORTUNATE BUT
NOTHING NEW AND SHOULD NOT
CONFUSE ANY POLITICIANS WHO
GENERALLY WANT TO TAKE
PROGRESSIVE ACTION. BECAUSE
UNFORTUNATELY SYSTEMS THAT ARE
EXPLOITIVE REQUIRE PEOPLE FROM
AMONG THE OPPRESSED . WE OFTEN
HEAR WORKERS, NOT THE MAJORITY
BUT SOMETIMES THEY WILL SPEAK I
FAVOR OF THE BOSSES. WE SEE
BLACK PUBLIC FIGURES WHO HAVE
REACTIONARY AND RIGHT-WING VIEW
AND PUBLICLY OPPOSE THE BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT. I WOULD
URGE YOU TO [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
I WOULD URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
OPPRESSED CASTE PEOPLE WHO ARE
FIGHTING TO GET THIS ORDINANCE
IN FACT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LO
OF SUPPORT COME, MUCH MORE
SUPPORT COME . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YOU ARE
A.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE FIVE
ITEMS FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. WE HAVE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION. WE HAVE SOM
BIG HITTERS, JILL WAS
INSTRUMENTAL ALONGSIDE ROBERT
NELLAMS WHO WE SPOKE A LOT
ABOUT. KEVIN SPENT A LOT OF TIM
AT SDOT WORKING ON
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, THIS
MIXING WITH THE DESIGN
COMMISSION IS REALLY PERFECT.
ALL OF HIS APPOINTMENTS WERE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR
CONFIRMATION BY THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. THERE IS A SIXTH
BILL THAT WILL COME STRAIGHT TO
FULL COUNCIL DID NOT GO TO
COMMITTEE, IT IS THE FOURTH
FLOODPLAIN EXTENSION OF THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS. IT'S GOING
STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSU
THAT HAS BEEN BEFORE US BEFORE
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, FEDERAL
REGULATIONS REQUIRE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO UPDATE LOCAL
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS WITHIN
SIX MONTHS OF THE FEMA UPDATE
TO ENSURE ONGOING PARTICIPATION
IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM. PARTICIPATION IN THIS
PROGRAM , I LOST MY SPOT,
PARTICIPATION ALLOWS OWNERS OF
PROPERTY IN FEMA MAP FLOOD
ZONES TO PURCHASE REALLY BACKE
FLOOD INSURANCE REQUIRED FOR
FEDERAL LOANS. THE INTERIM
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN EXTENDED SEVERAL
TIMES, SEATTLE, WHO OWNS A LOT
OF LAND RIGHT NEAR AREAS THAT
MAY OR MAY NOT BE FLOOD PRONE ,
AND THE CITY WHICH CREATES THES
REGULATIONS TO BE IN LINE WITH
FEMA ARE STILL WORKING TO REACH
AN AGREEMENTABOUT HOW SOME OF
THE REGULATIONS MAY BE APPLIED.
COUNCIL BUILT 120487 WHICH IS
BEFORE US TOMORROW WILL EXTEND
INTERIM FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS FOR ANOTHER SIX
MONTHS. I HAVE ASKED VERY KINDL
IF ALL PARTIES, THAT THIS BE TH
FINAL, FINAL EXTENSION.
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S BETTER
TO COME TO AGREEMENT THAN TO
GET INTO LEGAL FIGHTS. SO, AS
TCI DOES ANTICIPATE
TRANSMITTING THE SUMMER. I
WOULD URGE A AYE VOTE FOR MY
COLLEAGUES FOR TOMORROW. IN THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS
NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAR
22 AT 2:00. THERE IS NO COUNCIL
BRIEFING NEXT WEEK AND THIS
SERVES AS NOTICE FOR NEXT WEEK'
MEETING. ANTICIPATE HEARING TWO
ITEMS, ONE IS THE LEGISLATION
THE SECOND TIME WE ARE FORMALL
HEARING IT, I BELIEVE IT'S THE
THIRD TIME WE'RE HEARING IT, WE
INVITED ARBORISTS TO SPEAK ON
THE LEGISLATION AS WELL IS THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION. BOTH
ENTITIES HAD SOME SUGGESTED
CHANGES AND WE ARE WORKING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF TO BRING THESE O
FEBRUARY 22. AGAIN, AS I
MENTIONED LAST WEEK, THE BASE
LEGISLATION DOES INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING, CHANGING REQUIREMENT
TO ONLINE, REQUIRING VEHICLES T
HAVE ARBORIST TSP NUMBER AND
CITY ISSUED REGISTRATION NUMBER
SINGEING THE WORDING OF TO
PORTABLE WORK BUT NOT THE
THRESHOLDS. AND ADDING VERY
MENTALLY CRITICAL BARRIERS TO
THE BILL. THERE WERE MANY
POTENTIAL MINUTES DISCUSSED IN
COMMITTEE, IT WAS A VERY ROBUS
DISCUSSION, THIS IS JUST A KIN
REMINDER TO ALL LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IF YOU WANT
TO BRING AMENDMENT'S, PLEASE
LET US KNOW BY TODAY, IT CAN BE
SAFELY THE WERE JUST DIGGING OF
A CERTAIN TOPIC. THE SECOND
ITEM IN LAND-USE COMMITTEE NEXT
WEEK IS AN INFORMATIONAL
PRESENTATION ABOUT NONCONFORMIN
USES IN SEATTLE. LAST YEAR U-DU
GRADUATE STUDENT STUDIED AND
MAPPED NONCONFORMING USES IN
SEATTLE AND , HE STUDIED THEM
AND COULD NOT MAP THEM FOR THE
WHOLE CITY, THAT WOULD BE AN
ENTIRE YEAR OF WORK, AND DID MA
THE NONCONFORMING USES IN MY
DISTRICT. THIS IS AN
INFORMATIONAL ITEM AS THIS WAS
HIS PERSONAL WORK COMPLETED IS
A MASTER PLANNING AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. HE
MAPPED THE LOCATIONS AND TYPES
OF BUILDINGS THAT PREVIOUS TO
1980 WERE ALLOWED SINGLE-FAMIL
IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES ACROSS TH
CITY. THESE BUILDING TYPES
INCLUDE DUPLEXES, TRIPLEX'S,
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, APARTMENT
BUILDINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BUILT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND
ARE NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED TO BE
BUILT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
AFTER ZONING LAWS PASSED AS
RECENTLY AS THE 1980S. I WILL
ADMIT, BEFORE READING THIS
WORK, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY
DUPLEX ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
MOSTLY BECAUSE A LOT OF -- I
JUST DIDN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE I
THOUGHT THEY WERE BUILT FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY. THIS INFORMATION
HE MAPPED HAS ALREADY SURPRISED
ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND HOW MANY
NONCONFORMING USES ALREADY BUIL
INNER-CITY. I KNOW EVERYONE AND
ANYONE WILL FIND THIS
INFORMATION VERY INTERESTING.
CAVEAT, EVERYONE AND ANYONE WHO
LIKES TO GEEK OUT ON LAND-USE.
THANK YOU, MARCUS, FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO DO THIS RESEARCH.
AGAIN THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING IS NEXT
WEDNESDAY, AT 2:00. JUST AS A
GENTLE REMINDER, AMENDMENT
NOTIFICATION TO WANDA IS DUE
TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. ANY
QUESTIONS? SEEING THEN,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO ITEMS
ON FULL COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY,
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA
ON FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW. NOTHING ON THE FULL
COUNCIL TOMORROW. BUT, WE DO
HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 AM.
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW
MORNING INCLUDE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ON THE REPORT
DISTRIBUTED PUBLICLY LAST WEEK.
WE WILL ALSO BE HEARING FROM
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
GIVING US A PRESENTATION ON THE
MANY NOTICES FOR FUNDING
RELEASED THROUGHOUT 2023. SOM
OF THOSE THINGS FOR ITEMS WER
COUNCIL PRIORITIES IN PRAYER
YOUR BUDGETS. SOME OF THOSE
ITEMS BEING REGULAR HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AREAS OF
BUSINESS WITH FUNDING
AVAILABLE. AS FAR AS PUBLIC
SAFETY UPDATES, IN CASE ANY O
YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC LIKE TO USE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
TWEETS, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THA
THE SEATTLE WATER TWITTER
ACCOUNT, IT ACTUALLY SENDS A
NOTIFICATION OF 911 RESPONSES
WITHIN DIFFERENT SECTORS AND
IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL. LAST
WEEK THEY HAD ANNOUNCED THEY
WERE GOING TO BE SENDING THEIR
TWEETS BY BEETS ACCOUNT, THEN W
HEARD LATER LAST WEEK, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE CONTINUING IT. SO,
WANTING FOLKS TO KNOW, SHOULD
THEY USE THAT SERVICE, IT IS
GOING TO BE CONTINUING AND,
WHATEVER POLICY WAS RELATED TO
THEIR CONSIDERATION OF REMOVIN
IT THEY HAVE REVISITED. OTHER
ITEMS I MENTIONED IN MY LAST
WEEK'S REPORT, I MET WITH CHIEF
DIAZ AND TALK TO GENERAL JUDGE
THIS WEEK I WILL HAVE MY REGULA
MEETINGS WITH THE POLICE
COMMISSION. EARLIER TODAY I ME
WITH REBECCA GONZALEZ, THE
MAYOR'S APPOINTEE TO LEAD THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND INDICATION
CENTER. THE COUNCILS PROCESS
FOR CONFIRMATION AND ALSO
DISCUSSED HER EXCITEMENT IN
WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL AND
EXECUTIVES TO STAND UP AN
ALTERNATE 911 RESPONSE. AS FAR
AS REGIONAL COMMITTEES COMING U
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING
REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL ALONG
WITH A COUPLE OF MY COLLEAGUES
ON THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH . THURSDAY WE ARE MEETIN
TO PROVE OUR 2023 WORKPLAN. WE
WILL ALSO BE HEARING A BRIEFING
FROM KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
ON INFANT TOTALITY PREVENTION
AND ALSO ON THURSDAY, THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COMMITTEE
MEETING ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF
MY COLLEAGUES REPRESENT THE
CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. OTHER
EVENTS LAST WEEK, I TESTIFIED
BEFORE THE SOUND TRANSIT SYSTEM
EXPANSION COMMITTEE TO THANK
SOUND TRANSIT AND MEMBERS OF TH
BOARD FOR WORK IN THE WEST
SEATTLE SEGMENT. I SPOKE TO
THEIR CONSIDERATION OF AN
ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENT TO REDUCE
THE IMPACT TO THE TRANSITIONAL
RESOURCES MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. THE BUILDING THERE.
EXAMINING REFINEMENTS FOR
ELDRIDGE STATION. AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACTION FOR HIGH POINT
RESIDENTS. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ONLY FOR
HER WORK ON THE BOARD BUT
UPLIFTING THE OPPORTUNITY OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ADDRESS
SOUND TRANSIT LAST WEEK. AND
THEN, LASTLY, LAST THURSDAY I
TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE
AND LAW JUSTICE COMMITTEE IN
SUPPORT OF 3232, REQUIREMENTS
TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER
FIREARMS. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
GOT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
THEN, I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . AND
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR
SIGNING THE PROCLAMATION EARLIE
IN TODAY'S BRIEFING PROGRAM. I
LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THAT
PROCLAMATION TO DIRECTOR ROBER
NELLAMS AND WISHING HIM WELL IN
HIS RETIREMENT. CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE, BETWEEN JANUARY 3
AND FEBRUARY 3, THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE RECOVERED 2766
NEEDLES AND 85,560 POUNDS OF
TRASH FROM 77 DIFFERENT PARK
LOCATIONS. . AS FOLKS KNOW WE
OFFER ACCESS TO MANY SOCIAL
SERVICES THROUGH THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES. AND FOR THIS
WEEK'S BRIEFING, LIBRARIES HAV
SENT ALONG A QUICK RUNDOWN OF
SOME OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND
WAYS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLI
CAN FIND THEM. YOU CAN FIND
THESE PROGRAMS AT THE PACIFIC
AND SOCIAL SERVICES CALENDAR
LOCATED ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY ORG AND SPL.ORG. FIRST,
ASSURANCE MOBILE AT SEATTLE
CENTRAL LIBRARY , THEIR HOLDING
EVENTS TO OFFER FREE SMART
PHONES AND SERVICE ENROLLMENT
AND $11 TABLETS ON THE SECOND
AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY
MONTH AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY
BRANCH. THE FIRST AND THIRD
THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH CAPITA
BRANCH AND THE FIRST AND THIRD
TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH THE
RAINIER BEACH BRANCH. THAT IS
FROM ASSURANCE MOBILE AND I
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
CHECK OUT THAT SERVICE. LOW
INCOME FAIR ENROLLMENT , THESE
EVENTS ARE HELD MONTHLY AT
SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY. WE WIL
ADD ROTATING, WE MEANING THE
LIBRARIES, WILL ADD ROTATING
BRANCHES MONTHLY. THAT NEWS IS
THE, AND I WILL MAKE SURE PEOPL
ARE UPDATED BRIEFING ON THE
AVAILABILITY TO ACCESS THE
ANNUAL PASS PROGRAM. CURRENTLY
ONLY AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL
LIBRARY BRANCH. EMERGENCIES
SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION. AT THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY , WE CURRENTLY
HAVE EMERGENCY SUPPLY
DISTRIBUTION SERVICE. IT IS
AVAILABLE IN SOME OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCHES, WE
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD
WRENCHES TO CONFIRM WHETHER
THEIR PARTICULAR BRANCH HAS THE
SERVICE. THE LIBRARY HAS
STARTED DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES IN LATE NOVEMBER ON AN
AS-NEEDED BASIS. AND THROUGH TH
END OF JANUARY, LARRY STAFF HAV
DISTRIBUTED SUPPLIES AT LEAST
HUNDRED 75 OCCASIONS. THE
LIBRARY IS NOT COMPLETELY IN A
POSITION ON KNOWING WHAT
RESOURCES FOR 2023 ARE GOING T
LOOK LIKE FOR THE PROGRAM, THE
WANT TO PRIORITIZE HAVING
SUPPLIES FOR THE WINTER MONTHS
IN PARTICULAR WHICH WE ARE STIL
IN THE MIDDLE OF, WHEN PEOPLE
ARE AT MOST RISK OF SUBSTANTIAL
HARM FROM THE COLD AND ELEMENTS
DEFINITELY FEEL FREE TO REACH
OUT TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC
LIBRARY BRANCH TO INQUIRE
ABOUT EMERGENCY SUPPLY
DISTRIBUTION AND AVAILABILITY.
FINALLY, UNITED WAY OF KING
COUNTY RENT ASSISTANCE, THIS I
BEEN , ESPECIALLY DURING COVID
FROM THE LIBRARY , TO HAVE THI
POP UP SERVICE FROM UNITED WAY
OF KING COUNTY, THE RANIER
BEACH BRANCH IS GOING TO BE
HOSTING THE SERVICE FEBRUARY 1.
OR DID HOST, RATHER, ON
FEBRUARY 1, 96 PEOPLE WERE
ADDED TO THE WAITLIST FOR RENT
ASSISTANCE AND WERE GIVEN THE
OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PROCESS
WORKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
UNITED WAY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING THIS
POP UP AT THE LAKE CITY BRANCH
NEXT MONTH. AND IS IN
DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING THIS BE
A MORE CONSISTENT AND ONGOING
SERVICE AT ADDITIONAL BRANCHES.
WITH THAT, EVERYBODY, I'M
GOING TO PASS IT ALONG TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES UNLESS
THERE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST A
REMINDER, WE DO HAVE COMMITTEE
THIS WEEK, AS I FORECASTED,
LASTLY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
CONSIDERING A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS AND DO HAVE ONE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR
CONSIDERATION. THAT MEETING IS
STILL GOING TO HAPPEN IT'S NOT
ENVISIONED TO BE CANCELED OR
RESCHEDULED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE YOU
GIVE THE CLEAN CITY STATS EVER
WEEK. IT OCCURRED TO ME TO ASK
WHETHER OR NOT THEY TRACK THE
NUMBER OF NEEDLES DECLINING OR
INCREASING OVER TIME . I ASKED
THAT JUST BECAUSE WE HEAR FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH THAT FENTANYL IS
BECOMING A LARGER PROBLEM IN
TERMS OF THE OVERDOSE NUMBERS,
COULD THAT MEAN THAT NEEDLES
ARE GOING DOWN? IS THERE A
SHIFT BEING NOTICED IN THE
REMNANTS OF DRUG USE?
>> THAT IS A REALLY GREAT
QUESTION , THE ANSWER IS
DEFINITELY YES. AND I AM SURE,
GOSH, JUST MY OFFICE COULD GO
BACK AND DO THE ANALYSIS FROM
AGGREGATING THIS INFORMATION
OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO
DEMONSTRATE THE DOWNWARD TREND.
IN NEEDLES BEING COLLECTED AS
FENTANYL HAS BECOME MORE
PREVALENT. IN THE MORE COMMON
METHOD OF CONSUMING TO BE
SMOKING THE FENTANYL IN FOIL.
SO, I AM HAPPY TO GO AND
CONFIRM THAT. BUT I WOULD SAY
ANECDOTALLY FROM READING STATS
EVERY WEEK NOW, DURING MY TIME
CHAIRING THE RELEVANT COMMITTEE
IT IS DEFINITELY , THE NEEDLES
HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN TRENDING
DOWNWARD BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWE
NEEDLES BY VIRTUE OF PEOPLE
CHANGING THEIR HABITS ON HOW
THEY CONSUME THE NARCOTICS .
AND THAT THE PEOPLE ARE BUYING
IN THE STREET. SO YES, WE CAN
GET THE ACTUAL NUMBERS, BUT I
CAN ANECDOTALLY CONFIRM IT HAS
BEEN GOING DOWN.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY, WITH NO
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I WILL GO
AHEAD AND PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE. WE DID SEND, WE MET
LAST FRIDAY AND SENT SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS T
FULL COUNCIL , THOSE WILL BE ON
NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR. WE ALSO
IN COMMITTEE, HEARD FROM A
COMMUNITY PANEL COMPRISED OF
URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING
PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS SMALL
BUSINESS ADVOCATES, TO DISCUSS
THE ROAD SAFETY CRISIS WE ARE
HAVING IN THE CITY. AND HAD SOM
INTERESTING , LEARNED SOME
INTERESTING THINGS DURING THE
DISCUSSION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HA
DISCUSSION ABOUT FOLKS WHO WERE
LIVING IN, AND WORKING IN THE
RAINIER VALLEY HAVING A SENSE O
ISOLATION , BEING CUT OFF,
INTEGRALLY FOLKS IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY CUT OFF FROM TH
CITY BY URBAN HIGHWAYS,
DANGEROUS ARTERIALS AND LAND-US
PATTERNS THAT ISOLATE THEIR
HOMES FOR THE PLACES WHERE THEY
WORK, FROM ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. THERE IS NO GROCERY
STORE IN SOUTHPARK FOR EXAMPLE.
IN DELRIDGE THERE HAS
HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN A STORE
AVAILABLE. THERE IS REALLY THE
SENSE OF ISOLATION THAT WE HAVE
CREATED AND HAS ALSO BEEN
CONTRIBUTING TO MOBILITY NEEDS
INTO SOME OF THE DANGEROUS ROA
CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT. . FOLKS TALKED
LOT ABOUT THE FACT WE HAVE A LO
OF PLANS IN THE CITY. WE DO A
LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BU
COMMUNITIES FEELING FRUSTRATED
THAT THOSE PLANS DON'T GET
IMPLEMENTED, THAT WE MAY DESIGN
SOMETHING BUT WE DON'T BUILD IT
OUT. AND REALLY, THE POINT WAS
THAT THAT LEADS TO AN EROSION O
TRUST IN COMMUNITY WHEN IT COME
TO THE NEXT TIME WE ARE ASKING
FOLKS TO ENGAGE IN A COMMUNITY
PROCESS. SO, THERE WAS A REAL
INTEREST AND A LOT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT BEFORE WE START PLANNING
SOMETHING ELSE WE START TO
IMPLEMENT THE THINGS WE HAVE
ALREADY ASKED PEOPLE TO SHARE
THEIR EXPERTISE WITH AND
EXPERIENCE ON. AND THEN, WE
READ YESTERDAY IN THE PAPER ,
MAYBE IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE,
THAT THE WAY WE DESIGN OUR
STREETS IS LEADING TO UNSAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO, ALL OVER
TOWN, WE KNOW DRIVERS ARE
RUNNING INTO HOMES, THEIR
RUNNING INTO SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND THIS REALLY IS NOT SAFE FO
PEOPLE SITTING IN THE LIVING
ROOM, OR JUST WALKING INTO
BUSINESS, WALKED ON THE STREET
TO ENJOY SOME OF THE AMENITIES
I THINK WE ARE LEARNING, AND AS
A CITY WE ARE HAVING THE
CONVERSATION THAT IT'S TIME TO
RETHINK OUR PRIORITIES FOR
DESIGN. AND ALSO, TIME TO
ACTUALLY BUILD OUT THE THINGS W
KNOW WORK, THAT CAN HELP
CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY COHESIO
IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. TH
NEXT MEETING OF MY COMMITTEE
WILL BE FRIDAY THE 24th. WE
WILL VOTE TO RECOMMEND ANOTHER
13 APPOINTMENT STORE VARIOUS
COMMISSIONS. THIS MORNING I ME
WITH OUR OFFICE OF REFUGEE
AFFAIRS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR NE
IMMIGRANT SAFETY ACCESS NETWORK
PROGRAM. WHICH SUPPORTS
INTERVENTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
THAT REALLY HELP YOUNG PEOPLE
AND THEIR FAMILIES KNOW THEIR
RIGHTS, NAVIGATE VICTIM SUPPOR
SERVICES, AND REALLY UNDERSTAN
LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. WE HAV
A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE
IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES WHO DON'
NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND HOW TO
ACCESS MEDICAL CARE, HOW TO
ACCESS LAW-ENFORCEMENT WHEN
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN THEIR
FAMILY OR COMMUNITY. AND SO,
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT MAKING SUR
THAT THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE
ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION THEY
NEED ABOUT OUR CRIMINAL AND
LEGAL PROCESSES IN THE LANGUAGE
THEY UNDERSTAND. THE PROGRAM
WILL BE AWARDING ABOUT $200,000
IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP
PROVIDE NEEDED RESPONSE TO
YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE AND THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. THE
ANNOUNCEMENT IS OUT ALREADY, WE
WILL BE PUTTING OUT A LINK TO
THE APPLICATION PROCESS ON OUR
NEWSLETTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
BUT IF FOLKS HAVE AN INTEREST O
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, YOU CAN FIN
INFORMATION AT THE WEBSITE. I
WILL ALSO BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AT THE
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING ON
THURSDAY. LAST WEEK, I HAD IN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT THE
RAINIER BEACH LIBRARY. WE HEAR
FROM OVER A DOZEN CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT
THEY ARE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT,
RANGING FROM NOISE HAPPENING A
ANDREWS BAY WHICH OUR OFFICE
HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS.
TO INCREASING ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY AT COMMUNITY
CENTERS. IT WAS GREAT TO
CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS IN
PERSON TO HAVE SOME REALLY
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS.
OFFICE AND STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP
ON THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED
IN THE QUESTIONS THEY HAVE
ABOUT DEPARTMENT RESPONSE . OUR
NEXT IN DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS
WILL BE AT THE A FELLOW
NEIGHBORHOOD CAF÷ READ. MARCH 9
I DO WANT TO INDICATE AS WELL,
WE ARE STARTING TO HAVE MEETIN
REQUESTS AND STARTING TO HEAR
FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE CID ABOUT ANOTHER
ALTERNATIVE TO STATION LOCATIO
, WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM SOUND
TRANSIT IS A PROPOSAL FOR 4th
AVENUE OR 5th AVENUE, A COUPLE
OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF EACH O
THOSE, BUT THE COMMUNITY IS NOW
ASKING FOR ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE
TO BE CONSIDERED WHICH IS NORTH
OF THE CID OR SOUTH OF THE CID
STATION, OR PERHAPS BOTH. SO
THAT THE COMMUNITY ITSELF IS NO
DISRUPTED BY WHAT IS PROJECTED
TO BE NINE TO 11 YEARS OF ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PLUS REROUTING,
ROADS BEING CLOSED, IS THIS IS
AN RESIDENCE BEING DISPLACED.
SO, THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST
IN CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO FIND
ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE NOT GOIN
TO BE SO DISRUPTIVE FOR SO LONG
TO THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOUND
TRANSIT ARE SUPPORTED AND LOOK
FORWARD TO SHARING MORE WITH AL
OF YOU AS THOSE DISCUSSIONS
CONTINUE. THIS WEEK I WILL BE
VISITING THE RANIER BEACH URBAN
FORM AND WETLAND TO MEET WITH
SOME EAST AFRICAN SENIORS WHO D
GARDENING PROGRAMS THERE, THEY
ALSO HAVE THEIR SENIOR MEAL
PROGRAM THERE AND HAVE BEEN
ACTIVE THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS
IN PROVIDING A SOCIALIZING
SPACE AND WAY FOR SENIORS TO
COME TOGETHER AND GATHER AND T
GROW AND EAT GOOD FOOD.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE
SPEAKING AT THE BASE GRADUATIO
CEREMONY. BASE STANDS FOR
HOLDING ART SPACE EQUITY . THEY
LAUNCHED IN 2018 TO SUPPORT A
COHORT OF EXPERTS IN DIFFERENT
FIELDS RELATED TO CREATING AND
MAINTAINING CULTURAL SPACES.
IT IS MADE UP ENTIRELY OF PEOPL
OF COLOR WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE AND
MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS ACCES
TO AFFORDABLE PRODUCTION SPACE
, REHEARSAL SPACE , FOR THE
ARTISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO,
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CEREMONY. THURSDAY I WILL BE A
THE RAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK TO
GET A TOUR OF THEIR EXPANSION.
AND FINALLY NEXT WEEK I WILL BE
HOSTING THE FIRST SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH PADDLE FOR 2023.
THIS WILL BE CENTERED ON THE
CLIMATE JUSTICE AS IT RELATES
AND INTERSECTS WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. LOOKING FO
TO THAT DISCUSSION. THAT IS AL
I HAVE TODAY.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS S
I WILL HAND IT TO YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I'M GOING TO GO THROUG
MY CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
SO, STARTING WITH MY COMMITTEE
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE
GOVERNANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITY'S
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON
TOUR'S AGENDA. THE NEXT MEETING
IS THURSDAY THE 16th. THE AGEND
WILL INCLUDE REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION, AND THE SEATTLE
ETHICS ELECTION COMMISSION. AS
FAR AS NATIVE COMMUNITY'S, SOME
GOOD NEWS THERE, CONGRATULATION
TO THE CHAIR ON THE OPENING OF
A NEW TINY HOUSE VILLAGE FOR
TRIBAL MEMBERS WHO LACK HOUSING
AS YOU KNOW IN THE PAST THE
TRIBE HAS HELPED BUILD TINY
HOUSES. THE NEW FACILITY CAN
PROVIDE AND PRAY SHELTER FOR U
TO 30 PEOPLE AND ALSO PROVIDE
ACCESS TO DRUG TREATMENT AND
SERVICES AS NEEDED. IF ANY OF
YOU PAY ATTENTION TO SOME OF MY
COMMENTS OR WHAT WE PUT IN THE
CLIPS, THE INDIAN HEALTH
SERVICES AND TRIBES RECEIVED
WONDERFUL BUDGET THIS YEAR
FEDERALLY FOR THOSE TYPE OF
SERVICES. AS YOU KNOW, THE CIT
COUNCIL FUNDED CINDY THE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD FOR INPATIENT
TREATMENT AS WELL AS THE AUROR
COMMENTS. IT ACTUALLY GETS TO
THOSE WHO NEED IT AND WE ALL
WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE SURE
THEY GET PROTECTION AND
TREATMENT. LAST WEEK WE MET
WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE IMPACT
THE ENCAMPMENT SITES AND RVS IN
DISTRICT 5. WE MET WITH SPD,
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND
FENTANYL USE. WE ALSO MET WITH
A GROUP, AND I'M SURE SOME OF
YOU HAVE AS WELL, WE ARE
SEATTLE, TO DISCUSS BUILDING A
BLUEPRINT FOR SEATTLE'S FUTURE.
THEY PUT TOGETHER A REPORT THAT
WE WENT THROUGH AND THAT WAS
WITH A FORMAL COUNCILMEMBER AN
OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE
ATTENDED THE NORTH KING COUNTY
SUBAREA BRIEFING TO HEAR AN
UPDATE ON PERMITTING AND SAFET
ISSUES
WE MET WITH CITY STAFF ON THE
SOUND TRANSIT WEST SEATTLE
BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL. AS YOU
KNOW, THE EXECUTIVE GROUP MET
THURSDAY. WE HAVE TWO BIG VOTES
COMING UP. I CANNOT REMEMBER
THOSE DATES. MARCH 23rd. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR
BRINGING UP THE ISSUES ABOUT
LIGHT RAIL DISRUPTION AND SOME
OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE
AFFORDED TO GROUPS AND SOUND
TRANSIT MEMBERS, THAT A LOT OF
GROUPS, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES NO
ONLY GET INTERRUPTED BY THESE
HUGE CAPITALPROJECTS, BUT MANY
GROUPS DISAPPEAR. ONE OF THEM
IS, OF COURSE, THE ASIAN
COMMUNITY AND THEIR CONCERNS
ABOUT LIGHT RAIL AND WHAT THAT
WOULD DO TO THEIR HOMES AND
BUSINESSES. SO WITH THAT, SOME
MORE TO COME, MORE TO DO, AND I
WILL MAKE SURE TO HAVE A DEEPER
AND MORE DETAILED RESPONSE OR
UNDERSTANDING. COMING UP NEXT
WEEK WE WILL BE MEETING WITH
SOUND GENERATIONS AND ELDER
CONSTITUENTS AT THE NORTHGATE
COMMUNITY CENTER. SOUND
GENERATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, HAS
BEEN FUNDED BY THE SEATTLE CIT
COUNCIL AND THEY PROVIDE FOOD T
ELDERLY PEOPLE. WE RECENTLY
PARTNERED WITH THEM AND AMAZON
TO PURCHASE A VAN TO TRANSPORT
ELDERS TO AND FROM ACTIVITIES
FOR THE MEAL PROGRAMS. SO WE
WORK WITH THEM AND SECURE THE
MONEY, AND THEY BOUGHT A NEW
VAN, AND WE ARE REALLY HAPPY
BECAUSE THEY WERE USING PEOPLE'
CARS. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AND
SEE THE VAN AND MEET WITH THE
ELDERS, AND ALSO A BIG SHOUT OU
TO MY FORMER STAFFER DEAN, WHO
IS NOW AT AMAZON, AND WORKED
WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
SOUND GENERATIONS FOLKS COULD
PURCHASE THE NEW VAN. THEY
PROVIDE A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR
THOSE, PARTICULARLY DURING
COVID, WHO COULDN'T OTHERWISE
COME TO HAVE LUNCH AND DINNER U
IN D5. THIS IS GREAT. THEY WERE
DELIVERING FOOD IN PEOPLE'S
CARS. THIS IS WONDERFUL. WE WIL
BE MEETING WITH CITY STAFF
REGARDING UPCOMING SOUND TRANSI
ISSUES, INCLUDING THE
ANTICIPATED MARCH 23rd VOTE ON
THE WEST SEATTLE-BALLARD LIGHT
RAIL LINK. I INVITED
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO COME
WITH US. TODAY I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION TO THANK HIM FOR 30
YEARS WORKING FOR OUR CITY
CENTER. AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, FOR
BRINGING THE RESOLUTION. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT, NOW I WILL
MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO LET ME DO THE MAGIC WORDS T
LEGALLY MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR BUSINESS
WE WILL MOVE TO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, AND AS PRESIDING
OFFICER I AM ANNOUNCING THAT TH
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
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