>>> TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 13.
IT IS TO: 01. WE ARE GOING TO
GO THROUGH A COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING. CALLING OUR MEETING TO
ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CAL
THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
LET'S GO BACK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE. EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME,
IT'S KILLING ME. LET'S MOVE
ONTO THE AGENDA. APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES. IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS THE MINUTES OF MARCH
6 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTED THEY ARE ADOPTED. I
WILL GO INTO THE PRESIDENTS
REPORT. ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE
WILL WELCOME OIR DIRECTOR GAEL
TARLETON AND HER STAFF. FOR AN
UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN
OLYMPIA. ALSO KNOWN AS A
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. WE HAVE ONE
PROCLAMATION TO SIGN. MALIKA
DAVIS. HE SERVED WITH HONOR AN
GENEROSITY AS STAFF FOR
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WILL
SPEAK TO THE PROCLAMATION. YOU
SHOULD'VE RECEIVED A COPY LAST
WEEK. WE WILL HOLD OFF ON THAT
ONE AND I WILL LET
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN SPEAK
MORE TO IT. FOLLOWING THE
PROCLAMATION WE WILL HAVE
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS BY EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER. YOU SHOULD'VE
RECEIVED A COPY OF THE ROLLCALL
ARE GOING TO HAVE A SWITCH UP
TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO LET
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA GO FIRST
INSTEAD, YOU KIND OF KNOW WHAT
THE LINEUP IS. IT WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
, YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS. WE
HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE
THE MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS. AS YOU KNOW WE TAKE ONE
VOTE OF CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS
A COLLEAGUE WANTS TO REMOVE AN
ITEM FROM THE CALENDAR. AND IT
WILL BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY.
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS UNDER
COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW. FIRST IS COUNCIL BILL
12051. RELATING TO SEATTLE'S
CRIMINAL CODE AND SPECIFICALLY
PROPERTY DESTRUCTION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
SPEAK TO THIS. WAS REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW DUE TO TIM
SENSITIVITY. CENTRAL STAFF HAS
PROVIDED EACH COUNCIL MEMBER
WITH A MEMO. PLEASE FEEL FREE T
ASK JASMINE FOR ANY FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION REGARDING THE VOTE
TOMORROW. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS
RESOLUTION 32085 IN SUPPORT OF
THE KING COUNTY CRISIS CARE
CENTER LEVY. URGING VOTERS TO
VOTE YES ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS
LEVY. IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I'M
GUESSING TOMORROW THEY WILL EAC
BE SPEAKING THAT I AM SORRY,
THEY WILL BOTH BE SPEAKING TO
THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. ITEMS
NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR,
ORDINANCE 120523, AND 120524
ARE MO USE. MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING. REPRESENTED BY
CITY EMPLOYEES. SPECIFICALLY TH
COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY
EMPLOYEES LOCAL 77. KARINA ON
CENTRAL STAFF HAS REVIEWED THES
AND PROVIDED COUNCIL MEMBERS
WITH A MEMO ON EACH. PLEASE
CHECK WITH KARINA. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS PRIOR TO TOMORROW.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA IS COUNCIL BILL 120522.
RELATING TO THE DOWNTOWN TRANSI
TUNNEL. IS ALSO TIME SENSITIVE.
CALVIN CHOW HAS REVIEWED IT AN
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS A
SPONSOR OF THAT BILL AND I'M
GUESSING HE WILL BE SPEAKING TO
THAT AS WELL. THE FINAL ITEM O
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA IS
12051 DATE RELATING TO THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND
SPECIFICALLY THE
FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO ALSO KNOWN AS .
IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOG
COMMITTEE. I UNDERSTAND THERE'
GOING TO BE AN AMENDMENT AND I
ALSO WANT TO THANK LISA WHO WAS
IN OUR COMMITTEE LAST WEDNESDA
AND WROTE A DETAILED MEMO
EXPLAINING THE TECHNOLOGY AND
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT NEEDED
TO BE ADDRESSED. AGAIN THAT WAS
IN COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
AFTER THAT, THE NEXT COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL BE AT 2:00, AS
YOU KNOW, MONDAY, MARCH 20.
WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO TH
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE. I'M GOING TO LET
DIRECTOR GAEL TARLETON
INTRODUCE HERSELF AND HER STAFF
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED ON THE
BILLS THAT ARE LIVE AND THE
ONES THAT ARE DEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
I AM GAEL TARLETON, DIRECTOR OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
HERE WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE
NEXT PHASE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IN OLYMPIA. MY STATE
RELATIONS DIRECTOR, SAMIR
JUNEJO, AND STATE LIAISON ANNA
JOHNSON WILL FILL YOU IN ON WHA
IS STILL KICKING. AND, WHAT IS
GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE TO FIND
ANOTHER DAY, PERHAPS NEXT YEAR.
IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT MONTH
AHEAD OF US. THE BUDGET WRITER
PREPARE THEIR DRAFTS AND THEY
WILL BE WAITING FOR THE REVENU
FORECAST ON MARCH 20 FOR THE
STATE. BEFORE THEY REVEAL THEI
BUDGETS FROM THE SENATE AND
HOUSE SIDE. AND SO, OUR TEAM I
GOING TO BE WORKING ON BILLS,
POLICY BILLS, AS WELL AS BUDGET
ISSUES IN BOTH THE
APPROPRIATIONS , TRANSPORTATION
AND CAPITAL BUDGET ENVIRONMENT.
I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO ANNA
JOHNSON WHO WILL BEGIN TODAY'S
UPDATE FOR YOU. GO AHEAD, ANNA
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ANNA
JOHNSON, GAEL TOUCHED ON UP I
WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. TODAY
IS THE 64th DAY OF THE 105 DAY
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. LAST
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, WAS HOUSE
OF ORIGIN CUT OFF WHICH MEANS
BILLS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY T
PERMIT THE BUDGET, SO POLICY
BILLS, HAD TO MAKE IT THROUGH
THE ORIGINAL CHAMBER BY 5:00
LAST WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CUT OF
WE ARE LOOKING AT IS MARCH 29.
THIS IS THE OPPOSITE HOUSE
POLICY COMMITTEE CUT OFF. BILL
FROM THE HOUSE ARE HEADING TO
THE SENATE TO HAVE A HEARING AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE POLIC
COMMITTEE. THOSE BILLS WILL NEE
TO MOVE OUT OF THE COMMITTEE BY
MARCH 29. AS GAIL MENTIONED,
NEXT MONDAY IS THE RELEASE OF
THE STATE REVENUE FORECAST.
FOLLOWING THAT REVENUE FORECAST
WE WILL SEE EACH CHAMBER, SO
THE HOUSE AND SENATE WILL BOTH
RELEASE THEIR VERSIONS OF AN
OPERATING CAPITAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AND WE
EXPECT ALL SIX OF THE BUDGETS T
BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK AND THE
WEEK FOLLOWING. SO, I'M GOING
TO START BY GIVING AN UPDATE ON
A COUPLE OF BILLS IN THE CLIMAT
AND ENVIRONMENT SPACE. LAST
SATURDAY THE HOUSE WAS IN
SESSION AND THEY TOOK ACTION ON
RIGHT TO REPAIR WHICH IS HOUSE
BILL 1392. THERE WAS A NUMBER
OF AMENDMENTS DEFEATED ON THE
FLOOR, BUT THE BILL PASSED
58-38. WITH SOME BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. SENATE BILL 5144
WHICH IS EXTENDED USE AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BATTERIES
PAST 42-6. THIS IS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND IT SCHEDULED FOR
HEARING THIS TUESDAY. AT 4:00.
THE HOUSE PASSED HB 1589 ,
THIS BILL FOCUSES ON
TRANSITIONING PUGET SOUND ENERG
TO CLEAN, AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLE ENERGY. THIS BILL
PASSED ALONG PARTYLINE VOTE.
>> MY NAME IS SAMIR JUNEJO,
STATE RELATIONS DIRECTOR FOR
OIR. BEING ONTO THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT SECTION. A BILL I
MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS
BRIEFING, MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION
PAST OFF OF THE HOUSE FLOOR 96-
AND MOVED TO THE SENATE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. IT
MODIFIES EXISTING LAW ALLOWING
CITIES TO IMPOSE A SALES TAX OF
THE ANNEXED AREA, CREDIT AGAINS
THE STATE SALES TAX AND LOWERS
THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] FROM
$10,000-$2000. THE OTHER BILL I
HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RELATE
TO FUNDING FOR THE PIONEER
SQUARE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMEN
COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
HOUSE BILL 1510. IT DID NOT
MOVE UP FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
HOWEVER THERE IS CURRENTLY AN
AMENDMENT POSTED ON THE FLOOR
THAT WOULD CHANGE THE FUNDING
SOURCE FOR THE CPD EIGHT FROM
ONE DOLLAR ADMISSION FEE , THE
ORIGINAL BILL WOULD'VE CREATED
ONE DOLLAR FEE ON ADMISSION
TICKETS AT T-MOBILE PARK. IT
CHANGES THAT TO 2% OF THE STAT
SALES TAX ON ANY SALES AT THOS
TWO STADIUMS. IF ADOPTED THE
AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE THE BILL
NOT SUBJECT TO CUT OFF BECAUSE
BILLS SUBJECT TO STATE REVENUE
ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CUT OFF.
THAT BILL IS ALIVE AND MOVING.
MOVING ONTO HEALTHCARE AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. ONE BILL
HOUSE MOVED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
IS HOUSE BILL 1155. ALSO KNOW
AS MY HEALTH, MY DATA BILL. IT
PAST OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR 5739.
IT WAS -- IT WOULD BLOCK FROM
COLLECTING SENSITIVE HEALTH
DATA. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR
PEOPLE USING SEARCH ENGINES AND
WOULD THE SALE OF HEALTH DATA,
GEO FENCES ON INSTANT MESSAGES
TO HEALTH FACILITIES AND REQUIR
ANY COMPANY THAT COLLECTS
PERSONAL DATA TO CREATE,
MAINTAIN AND PUBLISH A PRIVACY
POLICY FOR HEALTH DATA. ANOTHER
BILL RELATED TO IS SENATE
BILL 5263, IT STARTED OUT AS
CREATING A NEW REGULATORY SYSTE
FOR LEGAL USE IN THE STATE, IT
HAS BEEN SCALED BACK CREATES A
BOARD AND WORKGROUP TO WORK ON
DEVELOPING A COMPRESSIVE
FRAMEWORK FOR REGULATED
PSILOCYBIN SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON
THAT PASSED 41-7. MOVING ONTO
HOUSING. THE HIGH-PROFILE BILL
THAT MANY FOLKS ARE AWARE OF IS
HOUSE BILL 1110, THAT PASSED
THE HOUSE FLOOR 75-21. STRONG
BIPARTISAN VOTE FOR 1110. THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS BILL AS IT
STANDS NOW HAVE CHANGED A LOT O
THE FLOOR. THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE BILL VARY ACROSS DIFFERENT
TYPES OF CITIES. NONE OF THE
BILL APPLIES TO CITIES WITH A
POPULATION OF LESS THAN 25,000.
FOR CITIES WITH A POPULATION
BETWEEN 25,070 5000, THEY MUST
ALLOW TWO UNITS PER LOT OR FOUR
UNITS IF ONE IS AFFORDABLE
WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF A MAJOR
TRANSIT STOP. FOR CITIES WITH A
POPULATION OF 75,000 AND ABOVE,
SO SEATTLE, THAT WOULD REQUIRE
FOUR UNITS PER LOT, SIX PER LOT
IF TWO ARE AFFORDABLE AND ALSO
SIX IF WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF
A TRANSIT STOP. THOSE
REQUIREMENTS ALSO APPLY TO
CITIES WITHIN A CONTIGUOUS URBA
GROWTH AREA WITHIN THE LARGEST
CITY , SO CITIES IN THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN AREA OR THE SPOKAN
METROPOLITAN AREA WOULD ALSO BE
SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS.
THE BILL DOES HAVE LANGUAGE
THAT ALLOWS CITIES WITH AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE
PROGRAM , THE BILL DOES NOT
PRECLUDE THEM FROM EXPANDING
THEIR REQUIREMENTS. THE BILL A
A PATH OF THE HOUSE FLOOR ALSO
INCLUDED INTUITIVE DENSITY
REQUIREMENT WHICH IS IN GENERAL
CITIES MAY CHOOSE TO ADOPT THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILL TO 75%
OF LOTS PRIMARILY DEDICATED TO
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. SO THE
25% THAT THE DENSITY
REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO
INCLUDE AREAS AT HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT. HOUSE BILL 1167
IS A BILL SPONSORED BY PRESENTE
STEWART AND HAS A NUMBER OF
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING REGULATIONS
ONE OF THEM RELATES TO DESIGN
REVIEW. THE BILL STATES THAT
CITIES BE ONLY REQUIRED
ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW TO
DETERMINE WHETHER HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION IS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN
STANDARDS. THIS WAS IN HOUSE
BILL 1026 BEFORE. THAT BILL DID
NOT PASS BUT WAS PUT INTO
HOSPITAL 67. IN ADDITION TO
THAT, 1167 IMPOSING REGULATIONS
ON [ INDISCERNIBLE ] MORE
RESTRICTIVE THAN DETACHED SINGL
HOUSING AND DIRECTS THE STATE
BUILDING CODE TO CONVENE
WORKGROUP TO RECOMMEND WAYS THE
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
CAN ADOPT CERTAIN PROVISIONS
RELATED TO MULTIPLEX HOUSING I
THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
IT ALSO REQUIRES THE STATE
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO
RECOMMEND MODIFICATIONS TO ALLO
SINGLE ACCESS STAIRWAYS TO
SERVE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES UP TO SIX STORIES.
THE HOUSE ALSO PASSED A BILL
RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS REQUIRING CITIES TO ALLO
ADUS ON ANY LOT IN PRIVATE
CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON ADUS.
THAT PASSED 81-15. MOVING ONTO
BILLS WITH REGULATED
SUBSTANCES, 5448 REMOVES THE
EXPIRATION DATE FOR LIQUOR
LICENSE RELATED TO ALCOHOL
DELIVERY AND REQUIRES LCD TO
CREATE AN LCD ALCOHOL
ENDORSEMENT. THAT PASSED 38-10.
TWO BILLS RELATED TO CANNABIS
ALSO PASSED THE SENATE. ONE
RESTRICTS LCD AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE RETAIL SIGNS AND
BILLBOARD ADVERTISING IN PLACES
THAT REGULATION UNDER AUTHORITY
OF REGULAR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
ANOTHER TO REGULATE
NON-CANNABIS PRODUCTS ALSO
CONTAINING THC, BOTH OF THOSE
PAST 48-0 OF THE SENATE FLOOR.
>> SWITCHING OVER TO PUBLIC
SAFETY. STARTING WITH THREE
PRIORITY BILLS FOR GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION, SENATE BILL 5078
ESTABLISHES DUTIES FOR THE
FIREARM INDUSTRY . SPECIFICALLY
IT REQUIRES FIREARM INDUSTRY
MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH AND
IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE REASONABL
CONTROLS REGARDING THE
MANUFACTURE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION
IMPORT USE AND MARKETING OF THE
FIREARM INDUSTRY FIREARMS AND
RELATED PRODUCTS. IT ALSO
AUTHORIZES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED
VIOLATIONS OF FIREARM INDUSTRY
MEMBERS , THE DUTIES AND FORCES
ACTIONS AGAINST THE MEMBERS.
HOUSE BILL 1143 IS KNOWN AS TH
TRAINING AND WAITING PERIOD. I
ENHANCES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
PURCHASE OR TRANSFER OF A
FIREARM BY REQUIRING FIREARM
SAFETY TRAINING AND ESTABLISHIN
A 10 DAY WAITING PERIOD. IT ALS
PROHIBITS FIREARM TRANSFERS
PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF A
BACKGROUND CHECK. HOUSE BILL
1240 IS THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
THIS BILL WAS THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BILL LAST
WEDNESDAY, TYPICALLY EACH BILL
RESERVES A CONTROVERSIAL BILL O
BIPARTISAN BILL TO INTRODUCE AT
5:00 TO CONCLUDE THE CUT OFF.
ALL THREE OF THOSE GUN VIOLENC
PREVENTION BILLS PASSED ON
PARTYLINE VOTE. LAST FRIDAY TH
SENATE TOOK ACTION ON SENATE
BILL 5536. THIS IS RELATED TO
THE BLAKE DECISION AT NATIONAL
SUBSTANCES. THIS BILL PASSED
28-21. HOWEVER, 15 DEMOCRATS
VOTED NO. THE BILL THAT PASSED
OUT OF THE SENATE INCREASE THE
PENALTY FOR KNOWING POSSESSION
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR
COUNTERFEIT SUBSTANCE TO A GROS
MISDEMEANOR. IT CREATED A
PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR
INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH
POSSESSION, IT REQUIRES THE
COURTS TO IMPOSE MINIMAL JAIL O
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED. OF
POSSESSION, WHO REFUSE TREATMEN
OR WILLFULLY ABANDON SUBSTANCE
USE TREATMENT OR CONSISTENTLY
FAIL TO COMPLY WITH TREATMENT.
IT ALSO REQUIRES THE COURTS TO
VACATE CONVICTIONS OF POSSESSIO
FOR DEFENDANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETE THEIR TREATMENT. NEXT
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
VEHICULAR PURSUITS. BUT I'M
GOING TO -- IT REQUIRES BACK
STORY. A FEW HOUSE BILLS DID
MAKE IT THROUGH THE 5:00 CUT
OFF. THOSE INCLUDED THE HOUSE
BILL 1363 , THIS IS RELATED TO
VEHICULAR PURSUITS. AS WELL AS
HOUSE BILL 1513 AND THIS IS
RELATED TO TRAFFIC STOPS. LATE
ON TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK, THE
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ATTEMPTED A
MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO MOVE
HOUSE BILL 1363 OUT OF THE RULE
COMMITTEE. THIS FOREST THE
ENTIRE CHAMBER TO TAKE A VOTE
ON WHETHER TO ALLOW THAT BILL T
MOVE OUT OF THE RULES COMMITTEE
THIS MOTION FAILED ON PARTY
LINES. SO, FOLLOWING THAT, THER
WAS AN ATTEMPT TO ADD AMENDMENT
TO THE BILL ON TRAFFIC STOPS,
1513, TO INCORPORATE PIECES OF
THE PURSUIT BILL . BUT, THE
BILL WAS STILL STUCK IN RULES.
IN THAT TIME PERIOD THE
REPUBLICANS ADDED AN ADDITIONAL
23 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL SO TH
BILL OF IT COMING TO THE FLOOR
IN THE HOUSE THE CHANCES SLIM
GIVEN IT WOULD REQUIRE A LOT OF
TIME. SO ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, A PROCEDURAL MOVE
WAS TAKEN BY THE SENATE TO TAK
UP SENATE BILL 5352 . THIS IS
ANOTHER BILL RELATED TO
VEHICULAR PURSUIT THAT HAD NOT
RECEIVED A PUBLIC HEARING IN
THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND WAS NO
UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE
SENATE. BUT A PROCEDURAL MOTION
WAS MADE ON THE FLOOR TO TAKE U
THAT BILL. THERE WAS A LENGTHY
DEBATE AND A LOT OF
CONTROVERSY. THE BILL ENDED UP
RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM SOME
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WHO
SUGGESTED THE BILL WAS BETTER
THAN NO ACTION AT ALL. IT ENDED
UP PASSING 26-23 AND MOST OF
THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE DEMOCRATS
OR REPUBLICANS WHO FELT LIKE TH
BILL DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE. OF VEHICULAR
PURSUITS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO SOM
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO BILLS
RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY. ONE
YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF, THIS IS
HOUSE BILL 38 REGARDING
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL MEALS. THI
PAST 93-3. YOU MAY REMEMBER IN
OUR LAST BRIEFING THE BILL WAS
SCALED BACK TO IMPLEMENT THE
BILL FOR K-12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
30% OF STUDENTS WHO WOULD
QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED
LUNCH. THIS BILL IMPLEMENTED IN
A 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND
WOULD AFFECT ABOUT 58 STUDENTS
STATEWIDE. ANOTHER BILL RELATED
TO FOOD INSECURITY IS HOUSE
BILL 1784. THIS BILL PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
IT ADDRESSES AN ISSUE THAT IS
GOING TO START IN MARCH WHERE
WASHINGTON WILL FACE WHAT THEY
ARE CALLING A HUNGER CLIFF
BECAUSE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
S.N.A.P. ALLOTMENTS WILL BE
ENDING. THE EMERGENCY
ALLOTMENTS WERE GRANTED DURING
PANDEMIC AND THIS BILL IS A
STOPGAP MEASURE TO APPROPRIATE
$20 MILLION FOR ASSISTANCE TO
THE REST. I THINK THAT IS THE
END OF OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING. I
THERE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE
HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.
>> THANK YOU, ANNA. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS HER
HAND THE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
ARE TWO BILLS STILL MOVING
FORWARD I AM EXCITED ABOUT ,
WHICH I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
CITY SUPPORT. THE FIRST IS
SENATE BILL 5199 REQUESTED BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL FERGUSON WHIC
WOULD PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FOR
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS TO ENSURE
WE STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
QUALITY JOURNALISM. I HAD SPOKE
WITH YOU ABOUT THAT ONE IN THE
PAST. THE SECOND ONE IS SENATE
BILL 5259 WHICH WOULD HELP
RETAILERS TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT
THEFT . IT WOULD GIVE RETAILERS
TAX EXEMPTION OF UP TO $3000 TO
MATCH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO
INVEST IN PHYSICAL SECURITY
IMPROVEMENTS TO PREVENT THEFT I
THEIR STORES. THOSE INCLUDE
THINGS THAT ARE COURT METERS
RECOMMEND LIKE SECURITY CAMERAS
MERCHANDISE SECURITY EQUIPMENT
BARRIERS IN SOME CASES, THE BIL
WOULD ALSO GIVE A SIMILAR TAX
EXEMPTION TO CANNABIS RETAILERS
CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THOSE TWO?
>> YES, THOSE TWO BILLS ARE
STILL ALIVE. OF THEM ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO THE CUTOFFS OF LAST
WEEK. BOTH ARE STILL MOVING.
THE NEWSPAPER BILL IS READY FOR
A FLOOR VOTE. EXPECT IT WON'T
BE UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGETS COME
OUT. ALSO WITH RESPECT TO THE 5
TO 59, IT WAS IN WAYS AND
MEANS LATE LAST WEEK. WE WILL
KEEP TRACK TO SEE IF IT WILL
GET SCHEDULED OUT OF WAYS AND
MEANS. WE PLAN TO SUPPORT BOTH
BILLS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WAS A NUMBER ON THE NEWSPAPE
BILL?
>> I SAID IT WAS 5199.
>> WHAT IS THAT UNDER?
GOVERNMENT?
>> BUDGET .
>> OKAY.
>> THANKS.
>> I SEE IT NOW. GOT IT. OKAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS TO OUR TEAM? THANK
YOU, DIRECTOR GAEL TARLETON
FOR GETTING BACK TO ME ON HOUSE
BILL 1150. I KNOW THERE WAS A
DIFFERENT ACCOUNT AND A BUNCH O
AMENDMENTS. I ASKED YOU SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND I WAS
CONFUSED ON THE FOR PLEX AND SI
PLEX . AND WHERE SEATTLE STOOD
ALL THAT. I KNOW SOME OF THE
BANNER HEADLINES THAT SEEM
SENSATIONAL TO ME THAT
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING WOULD BE
OUTLAWED. I DON'T THINK THAT I
QUITE THE BANNER HEADLINE. CAN
YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE O
THAT? THE REAL SKINNY, AND
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
>> YES, I WILL PREFACE IT FIRST
AND THEN HAVE SAMIR SHARE WITH
YOU SOME OF THE DEEPER INSIGHT
THAT WE ARE GETTING. JUST FOR
ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCI
PRESIDENT WAS CONCERT ALL
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES WERE BEING ABANDONED.
AFTER CUT OFF. IN FACT, THEY AR
NOT. THERE IS A SENATE BILL 546
ENTITLED TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS LOOKING AT
THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMEN
ASPECTS OF LAND USE AND ZONING
AND HOUSING ASSOCIATED WITH
THOSE AREAS. THAT 5466 IS
MOVING BACK INTO THE HOUSE NOW
AS WELL AS 1110 MOVING FORWARD
IN THE SENATE. SAMIR AND ANNA
HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE
AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED ON HOUSE
BILL 1110 REGARDING THE DENSIT
OPTIONS THAT WOULD BE STILL
AVAILABLE TO ALL CITIES AS WEL
AS THE CITIES THAT SAMIR
DESCRIBED. 25,000 TO 75,000 AND
THEN ABOVE 75,000 POPULATION.
SAMIR, MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE
SOME PERSPECTIVES ON HOW WE ARE
TRYING TO ANALYZE THE REAL
IMPACT OF SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS ON SEATTLE'S CURREN
POLICIES AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR
PLANNING AND THINKING.
>> YEAH, I THINK ONE OF THE
MAJOR CHANGES THAT HAPPENED ON
THE HOUSE FLOOR WAS THE
ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENT WHERE
YOU CAN APPLY THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE BILL TO 75% OF
SINGLE-FAMILY AREAS IN YOUR
CITY. THEY ALSO PUT, A NUMBER O
STRINGS ATTACHED TO THAT IN
WHERE THAT CAN AND CANNOT BE. W
ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF
TALKING WITH OPCD AND ALSO OUR
ATTORNEYS. AS TO HOW THAT WOUL
IMPACT THE CITY, ESPECIALLY TH
AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIE
AS HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. W
ARE ANALYZING THAT AND HOPEFULL
WE WILL GET A MAP OF WHERE
EXACTLY THIS WOULD IMPACT US
AND WHERE IT WOULD NOT IMPACT
US.
>> A MAP WOULD BE GREAT.
WHENEVER YOU GET IT TOGETHER.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE
MAPPING FOR SEATTLE IS
PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL RIGHT NOW.
NOT A LOT OF CITIES HAVE OUR -
WENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING. W
WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ADOPT
THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AN
DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS. WE ARE TRYING TO DO
MAPPING THAT INTEGRATES BOTH
THE HOUSING OPTIONS AND LAND-US
OPTION IN HOUSE BILL 1110,
OVERLAID ON THE TRANSIT ORIENTE
DEVELOPMENT , VERY SPECIFIC
CONDITIONS OF WHAT AREAS
CONSTITUTE ORIENTED FILAMENT
REQUIREMENTS. THESE MAPS ARE
ESSENTIAL AND ARE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT NEED TO HELP GUIDE
US. SAMIR, I KNOW IT MAY HAVE
HAPPENED BETWEEN LAST FRIDAY AN
TODAY, WERE EITHER HOUSE BILL
1110 OR 5466 SCHEDULED FOR
HEARINGS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
COMMITTEES YET?
>> YES, 5466, SCHEDULED FOR
THURSDAY IN HOUSE. HOUSE BILL
1110 IS SCHEDULED FOR HEARING
IN THE SENATE ON FRIDAY.
>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK KIND
OF A DUMB, CONVOLUTED QUESTION.
THANK YOU, GAEL FOR GETTING
BACK TO ME AND EXPLAINING SOME
ISSUES. I GUESS, AS A GENERAL
POLICY, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS
THAT, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
FOR ZONING AND PLANNING
DECISIONS, AREN'T ALWAYS BEST
HANDLED LOCALLY. I THINK , THI
IS JUST MY OPINION, SOME OF THE
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING ISSUES ARE
RELICS AND ARE TIED TO
REDLINING. SO MY CONCERN WAS
THIS, AND I'M NOT POINTING A
FINGER AT ANYONE, I'M JUST
SAYING GOING FORWARD, WE LEARN
FROM HISTORY IS, I DON'T WANT T
SEE WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNIT
TO HAVE PEOPLE GET TO LIVE OTHE
PLACES IN MORE DENSITY AND THAT
IT ISN'T ALWAYS JUST TETHERED T
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A BUS
STOP OR LIGHT RAIL STATION
THERE. THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN.
BECAUSE AND WE'RE BACK TO THE
DENSITY IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE
ALREADY DENSE. THAT IS MY
CONCERN. I AM NOT SAYING
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING ISN'T
IMPORTANT. I GET THAT. I
UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THAT IS
WHAT I WANTED TO KIND OF PARSE
OUT WITH YOU GUYS AND SEE, AT
SOME POINT, IF WE COULD HAVE
THAT MAP OVERLAY SO WE COULD SE
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK BOT
CAN BE TRUE. I THINK YOU CAN
HAVE DENSITY OTHER PLACES AND
THEY CAN ALSO BE TIED TO
TRANSIT. YOU CAN DO BOTH. IT'S
NOT EITHER/OR. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS HER
HAND A.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT ANOTHER
RELATED ISSUE ON THIS BILL. TH
WE DON'T HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONING IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ANYMORE, BUT AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO SOME OF THE WOR
OIR HAS DONE ON THIS BILL, I
HAVE BEEN THINKING OF
MENTIONING IT IN PAST UPDATES
BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT
TIME TO DO SO. I WANT TO THANK
OIR FOR WORKING ON THE
MANDATORY LANGUAGE INCLUDING
THE BILL THAT CLARIFIES VERY
IMPORTANT THAT CITIES THAT HAV
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS LIKE SEATTLE ,
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAMS, THAT WE, EVEN WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS BILL,
WE CAN STILL IMPOSE OUR OWN
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WOR
GETTING THAT LANGUAGE ADDED. IT
SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY THING ABOU
THIS BILL THAT THE SEATTLE TIME
EDITORIAL BOARD DOES LIKE.
>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR, I KNOW
THAT IS TRUE ABOUT SINGLE-FAMIL
ZONING, IT MAY NOT BE TRUE IN
PAPER, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
PRACTICE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
CODEWORDS OF CHARACTER. I'M JUS
GOING TO SAY IT. THAT IS WHAT
CONCERNS ME. THERE'S A LOT OF
THINGS WE DON'T HAVE A PAPER BU
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE THE
POLICY DISCUSSION, BEING CANDID
AND HONEST. THAT'S WHAT I WAS
GETTING AT.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT SAMIR AND ANNA AND I SPENT
A LOT OF TIME DISCUSSING THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION , OVER TH
LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, WITH OUR COLLEAGUES I
THE OTHER CITIES AS WELL AS WIT
LEGISLATORS IN OTHER , AND OTHE
STAKEHOLDERS, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS UNUSUAL, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IN THAT WE HAVE SO
MUCH TRANSIT, BUSES, SOUND
TRANSIT, AND OBVIOUSLY RAPID
TRANSIT OPTIONS WITH KING
COUNTY. THAT, SO MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ACTUALLY
SERVED WITHIN THE DEFINITION O
TRANSIT STOP AS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN. OKAY, THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT CAVEAT. IS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN IN SENATE BILL 5466.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE TRYING TO DO
THE MAPS. NOT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE EQUAL AS YOU CAN WELL
IMAGINE. BUT THE KING COUNTY
METRO ROOTS AND WITH EXPANDED
METRO THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PURCHASES FROM KING COUNTY
METRO, IT CHANGES OUR ANALYSIS
OF HOW FREQUENTLY OUR
RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO
TRANSIT WITHIN A CERTAIN
DISTRICT. DISTANCE. BUT SAMIR
AND ANNA, 5466 ALSO HAS SOME
POTENTIALLY CONCERNING LANGUAGE
ABOUT THE DISTANCE TO OR THE
DEFINITION OF A MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP. COULD YOU ELABORATE ON
SOME OF THAT FOR THE MEMBERS O
THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC?
THIS IS THE DETAIL. IT IS TRUL
THE DEVIL IN THE DETAIL WE HAVE
TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
>> 5466 HAS LANGUAGE THAT I
THINK, IT'S STILL IN THE MIDST
OF CHANGING. THE DEFINITION OF
WHAT TRANSIT STOP IS I THINK I
VERY FLUID. ESPECIALLY ,
EVERYONE AGREES ABOUT LIGHT
RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT, BUT
WHAT TYPES OF BUS ROUTES ARE
INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION IS
SOMETHING STILL FLUID. A NUMBER
OF CITIES HAVE BROUGHT UP
CONCERNS, THEY WILL CONTINUALL
WORK ON IT. ALSO THE STATION
OFFER FOR THE AREA, THAT THE
CIRCLE AROUND THOSE STOPS, HOW
FAR DOES THAT GO ? IT FEELS AS
THOUGH THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE
FROM A TRANSIT STOP AND HALF A
MILE FROM A POST STOP. IF WE
HAVE A MAP YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
SEE THAT IT COVERS A PRETTY
LARGE PORTION.
>> OH, GOOD. THAT IS GOOD TO
HEAR. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
>> WE HAVE TAKEN UP A LOT OF
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL OF THE TIME YOU HAVE
GIVEN US TODAY. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE SOME TIME
CONSTRAINTS ON THE MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THA
SINCE THE BUDGET REVENUE
FORECAST COMES OUT NEXT MONDAY
ALSO, USUALLY IT'S IN THE
MORNING, BUT WE WON'T TAKE UP
AS MUCH OF YOUR TIME NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS OFF-LINE, AND
ALSO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY OR SEND IN EMAILS PLEAS
CONTACT SAMIR AND ANNA AND WE
WILL KEEP YOU AS APPRISED AS W
CAN ON WHEN MEETING ARE
SCHEDULED, BILLS ARE SCHEDULED
FOR HEARINGS. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
ENGAGEMENT AS WE HEAD INTO THES
FINAL WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GAEL
TARLETON. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT
WEEK. SO, THANK YOU, GUYS, FO
ALL CHIMING IN AS WELL. LET'S
MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA ON THE
SIGNING OF THE PROCLAMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
DECEMBER 2 AS MALIKA DAVIS
THEY . I'M GOING TO LET
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN SPEAK TO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I
CIRCULATED THIS PROCLAMATION
WEDNESDAY DECLARING DECEMBER 2
DAVE STAY IN SEATTLE. NOW WE
MAY CONFIRM AN OPEN SESSION AND
FIX OUR SIGNATURES. LEAK WORKED
HARD IN MY COUNCIL OFFICE SINCE
2020 AND WE MISS HIM TERRIBLY.
WHILE HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE
WILL BE MARCH 26, AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SHALL
HOUSE AT 2:00, HIS FAMILY
REQUESTED WE HONOR DECEMBER 2
ON THE PROCLAMATION BECAUSE THA
IS HIS BIRTHDAY. THE
PROCLAMATION WAS APPROVED BY TH
FAMILY AND THE MAYOR HAS
CONFIRMED HE WILL SIGN IT WITH
US. SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT I
AM REFERRING TO I WILL READ A
FEW EXCERPTS FROM THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE FULL TEXT I
POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF MY
COUNCIL BLOG AND I CIRCULATED
IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, THURSDAY
AND RECENTLY. IS THAT OKAY?
SHOULD I DO A FEW EXCERPTS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THOUGHT THAT'
WHAT YOU DO FOR A FRIEND.
>> GREAT. WHEREAS MALEIC MADE
HIS HOMETOWN SEATTLE A BETTER
PLACE FOR ALL, SERVING THE CITY
WITH DISTINCTION, ENERGY AND
LOVE, WHEREAS HE WAS FIRST AND
FOREMOST A FAMILY MAN, A
DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, BROTHE
AND SON. WHEREAS HE WAS BORN I
SEATTLE DECEMBER 2, 1970 AND
ATTENDED GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND WHEREAS HE EARNED EIGHT
MASTER PUBLIC POLICY FROM THE
NEW YORK , FROM THE NEW SCHOOL
IN NEW YORK, AND WHEREAS HE
RAISED HIS DAUGHTERS TO BE
COMPASSIONATE, KIND AND CURIOUS
LEADERS WITH A FIERCE SENSE OF
RIGHT AND WRONG THAT WILL GUIDE
THEM AS THEY DEVELOP THE
COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITIES.
WHEREAS HE COULD BE HEARD NEAR
AND FAR CHEERING LOUD AND PROU
TO SUPPORT HIS LOCAL SPORTS
TEAMS INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS, GARFIELD BULLDOGS AND
BELOVED HUSKIES, AND WHEREAS HE
BEGAN HIS LEGENDARY WORK FOR TH
SEATTLE CITY GOVERNMENT WITH
PUBLIC UTILITIES IN 1998 BEFOR
SERVING AS A LEGISLATIVE AIDE
FOR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
STARTING IN 2001. WHEREAS HE
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO EXPAND
RESOURCES AND LOCAL NETWORKS OF
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND TH
NONPROFIT MARY'S PLACE FOR
WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS, AND WHEREAS HIS
LARGER-THAN-LIFE SPIRIT LIVES O
IN HIS FAMILY AS WELL AS HIS
NEIGHBORS , COLLEAGUES AND
FRIENDS WHO ALWAYS REMEMBER AND
PASS ALONG HIS EMPATHY,
ENTHUSIASM , THEREFORE THE MAYO
OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 2 T
BE MALEIC DAVE STAY IN SEATTLE.
MORE INFORMATION ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I SAY A
FEW WORDS AND WE MOVE ON?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SO, I GUESS NOW IS THE TIME
WHEN WE SAY A COUPLE WORDS ABOU
MALIK. I'M SIGNING THIS BECAUSE
HE TOOK ME UNDER HIS WING ON MY
FIRST DAY ON THE JOB FOR
COUNCILMEMBER RICHARD IN JANUAR
200. HE INTRODUCED ME TO PEOPLE
AND SHOULD BE AROUND AND TOLD M
WHAT IS WHAT IN A WAY THAT ONL
HE CAN DO. AND THIS WAS IN THE
OLD DAYS WHEN CITY HALL WAS
ACROSS THE STREET WHERE THE
WHOLE IS RIGHT NOW AND THE FRON
AREA DIDN'T HAVE ANY WALLS OR
DOORS WHICH MEANS THAT YOU COUL
HEAR MALIK ALL THE WAY DOWN TH
HALL, HE WAS LAUGHING AND
RAZZING PEOPLE, I JUST WANTED
TO DANCE AND JUST STAY THAT
WAY. A MENTOR TO ME THROUGHOUT
WORKING TOGETHER AND HELPING
OUT MY LAS IN THE OFFICE AND
CALLING ME OUT. HE HAD THE
CAPABILITY OF BEING GENEROUS AN
KIND. AS WELL AS BEING BRUTALL
HONEST. TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS
CALLING PEOPLE OUT ON THEIR BS.
THE REASON IS BECAUSE HE CARED
SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY AND
ABOUT PEOPLE. I MISS HIM VERY
MUCH. I AM HAPPY TO SIGN THIS
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> JUST TAKING ONTO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SAID. I
ALREADY MISS BEING RAZZED BY
MALIK. HE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WH
TOLD YOU EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS
THINKING AND IT WAS INCREDIBLY
MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT IS WHY I MISS HIM AND,
AMEN TO EVERYTHING YOU SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. IT'S A
LOSS FOR OUR CITY, AND LOSS FOR
CITY HALL, A LOSS FOR HIS
FAMILY. I JUST WANT TO HONOR HI
LIFE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD .
>> JUST PILING ON WHAT AN
AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANT MALIK
WAS. WE BOTH CAME TO WORK FROM
THE CITY THE SAME YEAR. ME HERE
AND MALIKA SPU. HE WASN'T LONG
THERE BEFORE HE CAME OVER HERE
TO THE LEGISLATURE DEPARTMENT.
WE WERE BOTH TOGETHER IN THE
EARLY DAYS, LIKE EVERYBODY SAID
YOU CAN COUNT ON HIM TO ADVOCAT
FOR HIS COMMUNITY, FOR CITY
RESIDENTS. HE WOULD SAY WHAT H
FELT AND WHAT HE FELT NEEDED
DOING WHEN STUFF WASN'T GETTIN
DONE. JUST REALLY, AGAIN, A
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, PUBLIC
SERVANT. HE WILL BE MISSED BY
MANY HERE AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH
HE WILL BE MISSED BY HIS FAMILY
THANK YOU FOR READING THIS
FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
I WANTED TO BRIEFLY SHARE MY
DEEP SADNESS AT LOSING A FAMILY
MEMBER ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN
MALIK DAVIS. HE WAS AN
INCREDIBLY CONSUMMATE COLLEAGU
IN OUR OFFICE ON THE PROJECTS
WE INTERFACED , A CONSUMMATE
PROFESSIONAL. AND TOWARD THE
END, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE
LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH
MALIK DAVIS, ADVICE AS A NEW
FATHER ON SWADDLING. THE GUY
WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIENDLY
COLLEAGUE AND THAT PASSED OVER
THE THRESHOLD TO BEING A MENTOR
AND FRIEND. I JUST CANNOT
FATHOM THE SECOND FLOOR WITHOUT
HIS PRESENCE. I'M GOING TO
REALLY MISS HIM DEARLY. AND
THANK HIM FOR THE TIME I DID GE
TO SPEND WITH HIM . I'M GOING T
DEARLY MISS HIM. SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'M VERY
PLEASED TO FIX MY NAME LATER IN
THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
I HAVE A QUESTION. I LIKE THE
RESOLUTION YOU DRAFTED, OR THE
PROCLAMATION, I'M SORRY, AND I
THINK WHAT KIND OF MADE ME ,
WHEN I WAS READING IT, TOWARDS
THE END WHERE YOU HAVE IS
FAVORITE PIE FLAVORS WERE SWEE
POTATO AND KEY LIME, I'M GLAD
YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE HE HAD
MENTIONED THAT TO ME ONCE ABOUT
POTATO PIE. AND YOU PUT IT IN
THERE. I CAN'T SAY MUCH MORE
EXCEPT, HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING
THIS. HOPEFULLY DECEMBER 2, WE
WILL HAVE SWEET POTATO PIE OR
KEY LIME PIE. IN RECOGNITION OF
THE LEAGUE DAVE STAY DECEMBER
2, 2023. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD
BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE VOTE?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. WITH MATT WITH THAT
PLEASE CALL ROLE FOR THOSE WOUL
LIKE TO FIX THEIR SIGNATURE TO
THE PROCLAMATION PRESENTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 2 AS
MALIK DAVIS DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ .
>> AYE.
>> NINE COUNCILMEMBER SIGNATURE
WILL BE AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THAN
YOU COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
ALL OF YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR FRIEND,
MALIK, WHO WILL BE MISSED HERE
AT CITY HALL. AND CERTAINLY IN
THIS WORLD. ALL RIGHT. LET'S
MOVE ON ON THE AGENDA. WE'RE
GOING TO GO AROUND, AS WE DO
EVERY MONDAY, WE WILL REVIEW TH
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. AND AS I
SHARED EARLIER, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WILL GO FIRST. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
ALLOWING COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO GO AHEAD OF YOU AS
SHE HAS A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT. AND
THEN IT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, , WITH
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AS WELL FOR ALLOWING M
TO GO FIRST. COLLEAGUES, I JUS
HAVE A FEW UPDATES. REGARDING
THE FINANCE AND HAS A COMMITTEE
MEETING, THEY WILL BE ONE ON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. WE HAVE
FOUR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
THIS INCLUDES SICK LEAVE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. WE
WILL HOLD A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING NEXT
WEEK. THIS IS PAID SICK LEAVE
FOR GIG WORKERS WE ARE
EXTENDING , GIVEN THE COVID
DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY IS
COMING TO A CLOSE AND BEFORE TH
END OF THE MONTH WE WANT TO MAK
SURE TO ENSURE THESE PROTECTION
CONTINUE FOR ARE VULNERABLE
FRONT-LINE WORKERS WHO WILL HAV
THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION. IT'S
LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE VOTE. I AM
AWARE THERE MAY BE ONE
AMENDMENT. IF THERE IS A NEEDED
TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE AMENDMENT WE ARE HAPPY
TO DO THAT THIS WEEKEND TO THE
VOTE NEXT WEEK ON OUR MAY 20
MEETING. WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING FROM CVO, BUDGET
OFFICE AND RESCUE PLAN WHICH
WILL PROVIDE A YEAR-END REPORT.
THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT
. FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE, ANY
OTHER UPDATES I WILL MAKE SURE
TO NOTE THAT FOR YOU. BUT,
THOSE WILL BE THE TOTAL. THE
FINANCE ADMINISTERED OF
SERVICES, I THINK I MENTIONED
THIS BEFORE, WE HAVE AN UPDATE
ON THE STRUCTURE OF FAS
DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO
WALK US THROUGH THAT AS WELL.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MONDAY
MARCH 20 AND 9:30 AM. A
SPECIALLY SCHEDULED MEETING
BECAUSE I WAS OUT THE FIRST WEE
OF MARCH. DUE TO SICK LEAVE. W
WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET THESE
TWO ITEMS OUT OF COMMITTEE
BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. WE
HAVE ADDED MARCH 20. THIS WILL
ENSURE WE CAN USE A PROGRAM IN
PLACE AND AVOID ANY IMPACTS OF
EXPIRING UNITS AND MORE, TO
UPDATE THE PROGRAM IN 2024 AS
REQUEST OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, WE HAVE INCLUDED
EXTENSION LEGISLATION FOR 2023
TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSIO
IN 2024. IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD
FROM TRACY WOULD LIKE TO
FOLLOW-UP FOR AN OFFER FOR
BRIEFING PLEASE REACH OUT . AS
NOTED, WE WILL HAVE THE FINAL
BRIEFING FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON SICK LEAVE
LEGISLATION I MENTIONED BEFORE.
ON THE 20th. 9:30 AM. OUR
INTENT IS TO VOTE OUT GIVEN THE
EXPIRATION IS AT THE END OF THI
MONTH. AT THE END OF THE
UPCOMING MONTH. IS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NOTED, TOMORROW WE
TAKE A VOTE AND FULL COUNCIL ON
RESOLUTION 32085, THIS
RESOLUTION IS LISTED ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND IS POSTED
FOR TOMORROW'S CONSIDERATION.
THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTS KING
COUNTY'S CRISIS CARE CENTER LEV
AND URGES SEATTLE VOTERS TO
VOTE YES ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS
LEVY BY THE APRIL 25, 2023,
SPECIAL ELECTIONS BALLOT. AGAIN
APRIL 25, THE UPCOMING MONTH,
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ON THIS KING COUNTY LEVY.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WHO HAS A BEEN A LONGTIME
CHAMPION FOR EVERYTHING PUBLIC
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. SHE'
A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS AND
MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WAS OF
SIMILAR MIND AND BRINGING
FORWARD A RESOLUTION ON THIS
LEVY. I HAVE WORKED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH HIS OFFICE ON
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
COLLEAGUES, IT WAS MY HONOR T
BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE I
THE EARLY STAGES OF THE
CONTEMPLATION OF SUCH A LEVY A
WE LOOKED ACROSS THE COUNTY IN
TERMS OF THE NEED FOR ADDITIONA
HEALTH SERVICES FOR ARE
VULNERABLE TO ENTITIES AND
ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT
FOR THE WORKERS WHO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO THESE VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WANT TO
THANK EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE, I
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER
WHO LED IT AT THE COUNTY AND
ALL THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO HELPED TO PUT THIS
LEVY ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS T
CONSIDER ON APRIL 25 NEXT MONTH
BRIEFLY, THE MEASURE WOULD
CREATE FIVE CRISIS CARE CENTERS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INCLUDING
ONE DEDICATED JUST FOR CHILDREN
CURRENTLY THERE ONLY 46 BEDS.
ONLY 146 BEDS CENTER IN THE
ENTIRE COUNTY AND IT WOULD
RESTORE THE LOSS TREATMENT BEDS
IN THE COUNTY . IN 2018, FOR
EXAMPLE, WE HAD 355 BEDS. TODAY
WE ARE DOWN TO 244 BEDS. PEOPL
ACROSS THIS COUNTY WAIT ON
AVERAGE 44 DAYS FOR MENTAL
HEALTH RESIDENTIAL BED. THIS
LEVY WILL ALSO DO A TREMENDOUS
EFFORT IN INCREASING AND
GROWING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WORKFORCE BY CREATING PATHWAYS
INTO THIS SECTOR, BY INCREASIN
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WHILE
INVESTING IN A COUPLE WAGES FOR
THE WORKFORCE. THAT IS A LITTLE
BIT OF THE WHAT. HERE IS THE
WHY. ADDICTION IS NOT UNIQUE T
WORKING-CLASS FOLKS, BUT IT IS
PROBLEM THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY
FACES MANY WORKERS WHO ARE
WORKERS OF ALL TYPES, ALL AGES.
AND ALL INCOMES. IT IS FOR THI
REASON THAT I ASK FOR PERMISSIO
FROM THE MLK LABOR AND
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY WHO SHARED
THIS STORY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN
THE LABOR MOVEMENT AS SHE SHARE
THIS STORY AT THE MLK LABOR
DELEGATES MEETING LAST MONTH.
KATIE SHARED A STORY SIMILAR TO
WHAT MANY OF US HAVE EXPERIENCE
PERSONALLY AND MANY OF US KNOW
INDIVIDUALS IN THIS AREA WHO
HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED FAMIL
MEMBERS WHO NEED ASSISTIVE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL
HEALTH TREATMENT. KATIE'S FATHE
HAS BEEN TO REHAB THREE TIMES.
SHE SHARED THIS STORY IN HER OW
WORDS. MY DAD, LIKE SO MANY MEN
WORKED MANUAL LABOR FOR 35
YEARS. HAD BOTH KNEES AND
SHOULDERS REPLACED AND GOT
HOOKED ON PAIN MEDICATION. OVER
THE COURSE OF HIS ACTIVE
ADDICTION, HE LOST HIS HOME,
SPENT HIS ENTIRE 401(K), FILED
FOR BANKRUPTCY, SURVIVED A LIFE
THREATENING STENT IN THE ICU
AND WAS LIVING IN HIS CAR BY TH
TIME HE WAS READY TO GET HELP.
HE NEVER LEARNED HOW TO COPE
WITH HIS FEELINGS.'S DIVORCE,
SEPARATION FROM HIS LONGTIME
PARTNER AFTER HER MOM LED TO
THE DEATH -- HE SUFFERED
DEEPLY WITHOUT THE TOOLS TO
SURVIVE. KATIE CONTINUES. HE HA
SIX YEARS NOW CLEAN. AND WE HAV
THE KIND OF HEALED AND CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS
UNFORTUNATELY RARE AND DEEPLY
CHERISHED AMONG FAMILY WHERE
ADDICTION OCCURS. BUT THERE WA
A LOT OF PAIN AND TRAUMA TO GET
HERE FOR ALL OF US. KATIE
CONTINUES. THE FIRST TIME HE
WENT TO TREATMENT IT WAS
$30,000. HE HAD UNION INSURANCE
AT THE TIME. SO HIS SHIRT WAS
ONLY $500. THAT WAS 15 YEARS
AGO. THE WAIT TIME TO GET A BED
FOR HIM WAS ONE DAY. LET ME TEL
YOU, IT WAS AN ARDUOUS AND
PAINFUL DAY. FOR MY DAD, THE
WITHDRAWALS BEGAN AS HE TRIED T
BOLT OUT OF THERE HE BEGAN DETO
A HOME WHICH WE NOW KNOW WAS
VERY DANGEROUS TO DO WITHOUT
MEDICAL SUPERVISION. THE
DESPERATION I FELT THAT THEY
TURNED TO CRUSHING HOPELESSNESS
IF MY DAD HAD TO WAIT 44 DAYS.
TREATMENT GAVE HIM A SECOND
CHANCE AT LIFE. THEY GAVE US A
COLOR WHEEL AND THOUGHTS ON HOW
TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT OUR
FEELINGS. HE WENT TO THERAPY FO
THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE. MY
DAD IS NOW ENROLLED IN TREATMEN
PROGRAM, SUBOXONE AND METHADONE
HE LIVES WITH MY BROTHER, A
COUPLE OF ACRES WHERE HE FEEDS
THE DOG AND PUSHES MY
THREE-YEAR-OLD NIECE ON HER
SWING THAT HE BUILT. WE TALK
REGULARLY ABOUT HIS ONLINE
DATING PURSUITS AND EVEN THOUGH
HE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE IN NA HE
PURSUES GROUP THERAPY MONTHLY.
AS KATIE SAID, IT'S NOT LOST O
HER THAT HER DAD DID NOT HAVE T
WAIT 44 DAYS FOR A BED. NOR DID
HE SPEND ANY TIME IN JAIL. THAT
IS BECAUSE HE HAD A UNION JOB
AND BECAUSE HE WAS WHITE. WE AL
DESERVE TO RECOVER. WE ALL
DESERVE TO LIVE FULL LIVES AND
DO BETTER BY HER CHILDREN THAT
OUR PARENTS WERE ABLE TO DO FOR
US. THIS IS NOT A WEAKNESS, IT
IS PROGRESS. IN APRIL, WHEN THI
SHOWS UP ON THE BALLOT, I HOPE
ALL OF SEATTLE DO OUR PART TO
DESTIGMATIZE ADDICTION AND
RECOVERY AND FIND HEALTHY COPIN
MECHANISMS IN OUR OWN LIVES. I
HOPE TODAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
YOU WILL JOIN US IN CONSIDERING
VOTING FOR SEATTLE, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S EFFORTS HERE FOR THI
RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE THE KING
COUNTY BEHAVIOR HEALTH LEVY AND
VOTE YES ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. IN DOING SO WE
WILL JOIN MLK LABOR, THE 36
DOWN, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
MICROSOFT, ASIAN COUNSELING AN
REFERRAL SERVICES, THE SOUTH
KING COUNTY PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 27, VALLEY
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS,
VASHON ISLAND PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND MANY MORE
INCLUDING THE GUN ALLIANCE,
NANNY, RECOVERY CAF÷ ALONG
WITH THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER.
PLEASE FIND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AT VOTE YES ON
PROPOSITION ONE WEBSITE AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIO
TOMORROW. I DO NOT HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS READY
TO GO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO JUMP IN EARLY. I WILL BE
WITH YOU TOMORROW IN CELEBRATIN
OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS LEVY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING
ONTO MY REPORT, LET'S SEE,
THERE IS AN ITEM, NOT FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICE
COMMITTEE, BUT IT IS AN ITEM I'
SPONSORING ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TOMORROW. COUNCIL BILL
120521 , THIS DID NOT GET A
HEARING, A COMMITTEE HEARING. I
IS GOING DIRECTLY TO FULL
COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS IS A RISK
MANAGEMENT BILL POSED BY THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO MITIGATE A
POSSIBLE RISK WITH OUR CURRENT
CODE THAT HAS COME TO LIGHT. IN
THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT
LAWSUIT. THE LEGISLATION BRINGS
SEATTLE CITY CODE MORE IN LINE
WITH STATE LAW, WITH RCW 9848
090. IT DOES SO BY ADDING A
PROVISION TAKEN FROM THAT
SECTION OF STATE LAWS REGARDING
PROCEEDINGS. AND, YOU ALL HAVE
RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL TO
LAST WEEK'S EMAIL FROM CENTRAL
STAFF ABOUT THIS. AND, JUST
MAKING IT HOPEFULLY CRYSTAL
CLEAR THAT MY OBJECTIVE IS
SPONSOR OF THE LEGISLATION WAS
TO ADDRESS ONLY THE RISK
EXPOSURE THAT THE LAW
DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED . BECAUSE
OTHERWISE IT'S DEALING WITH
SOME OF THE POLICY ISSUES AROUN
GRAFFITI OFFENSES, THE BILL ,
WOULD WANT THE BILL HEARD TO
DISCUSS THOSE POLICY ISSUES.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE BILL ITSELF
ONLY MAKES THE CHANGES NECESSAR
TO ADDRESS RISK EXPOSURE. SO
THAT IS FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW.
WE DO HAVE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK
TWO ITEMS ON OUR COMMITTEE
AGENDA. ALSO TOMORROW. AT 9:30
AM. THE FIRST WE ARE HEARING
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
ON THEIR FOURTH QUARTER 2022
REPORT. SECONDLY, WE WILL BE
HEARING THE WAGE EQUITY FOR
NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES WORKER
IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. WE
WILL HAVE RESEARCHERS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION, AND RECTOR
KIM FROM HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, TO JOIN US FOR THIS
PRESENTATION IN COMMITTEE. I DI
HAVE SOMETHING I COULD'VE SAID
ABOUT SOMETHING ON TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA RELATED TO
AN AMENDMENT TO ANOTHER BILL
NOT COMING OUT OF MY COMMITTEE,
BUT I THINK I WILL HOLD THAT
UNTIL COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
GIVES HER REPORT BECAUSE IT'S
RELATED TO HER BILL. OTHER
ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
FRONT, LAST WEEK I HAD MY
MONTHLY MEETING WITH CHIEF DIAZ
WHERE WE DISCUSSED A NUMBER O
TOPICS, ONE BEING THE NEED TO
GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
IS DRIVING THE 260% INCREASE O
BIASED CRIMES WITH PEOPLE LIVIN
HOMELESS AS THE TARGET OF THOSE
CRIMES. ALL OTHER PROTECTIVE
CLASSES, CRIMES, GOING DOWN.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BIASED
CRIMES THAT TARGET HOMELESS. W
ALSO DISCUSSED THE NET MEETING
WITH CHIEF DIAZ LAST WEEK, THE
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEWS
POLICY. IT WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR
AGO LAST MONTH, MAYBE ACTUALLY
IN JANUARY, WHERE I AND THE
MAYOR AND CHIEF DIAZ SPOKE
ABOUT OUR INTENTIONS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A NEW
POLICY. I AM EAGER TO CONTINU
O GET STATUS UPDATES FROM THE
CHIEF ON THAT. ALSO, HAD MY
MONTHLY MEETING WITH SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT CAPTAIN WHERE WE
DISCUSSED SEVERAL OF THE
DISTRICT SPECIFIC PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES INCLUDING THE WORK THAT
THE DEPARTMENT HAS TO DO IN
SOUTH PARK AS WELL AS THE
SPECIFIC BIASED CRIMES
INVESTGATION OF THREATS AGAINST
RV DWELLERS IN DISTRICT 1. I
MET WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
JUDGE THIS MORNING. I WILL BE
MEETING WITH FIRE CHIEF SCOGGIN
LATER THIS WEEK. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF SAFETY
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE REMINDING
PEOPLE, IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER
TO CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARM
BATTERIES. THE DEPARTMENT IS
ALSO HONORING STROBE SMOKE
SMOKE ALARMS FOR DIFFERENT
STUDENTS IN SEATTLE . THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WILL INSTALL THE
ALARMS AT NO COST. IF YOU WANT
INFORMATION YOU CAN EMAIL FIRE
INFO AT SEATTLE.GOV. ALSO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD THEIR
FIRST SOUTHWEST PRECINCT BEFOR
THE BADGE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIO
GIVING RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNIT
TO MEET DO POLICE RECRUITS.
HELPING RECRUITS LEARN ABOUT
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. SHARE PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS, AND LEARN
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN
ABOUT THE GREAT RECRUITS THAT
SOON WILL BE PATROLLING IN OU
NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE
CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO BE
HAPPENING THREAT THE CITY.
THROUGH MAY 8. YOU CAN FIND OU
MORE BY GOING TO PUBLIC SAFETY
SURVEY.ORG FORD/INDEX. LASTLY
ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, I
WANT TO THANK BOTH PUBLIC
SAFETY DEPARTMENTS, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WORK ON
INCREASING WOMEN IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, TO
BUILD MORE EQUITABLE AND DIVERS
WORKFORCES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNICATION CENTER JOINED
AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTY TO
HOLD A PUBLIC SAFETY CAREER
FAIR AT THE GARFIELD COMMUNITY
CENTER THIS LAST WEEKEND. RIGH
NOW WE KNOW THAT ONLY 12% OF
SWORN OFFICERS ACROSS THE AREA
ARE WOMEN. WE REALLY APPRECIAT
THE DEPARTMENTS EFFORTS AS
WELL AS ART 911 CALL CENTER IN
ADDRESSING THE LACK OF
DIVERSITY. OTHER ITEMS ON THE
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FRONT. THE
LEAD POLICY CORONARY GROUP THIS
WEEK FOR A REMINDER , THE GROU
HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SEVERAL CITY OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL.
HE REPRESENTS THE CITY COUNCIL
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS
WELL AS KING COUNTY ELECTED
OFFICIALS THAT THE KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR, KING COUNTY COUNCI
MEMBERS, KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S,
REPRESENTED. IT'S REALLY AN
IMPORTANT GROUP THAT WORKS ON
IDENTIFYING THE EMPHASIS FOR
OUR SHARED INVESTMENTS IN THIS
PUBLIC SAFETY FRAMEWORK. THE
PDA IS PUTTING OUT A REQUEST FO
ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO JOI
THE MODEL. AND WE GOT A
PRESENTATION FROM KING COUNTY
ON THEIR EFFORTS TO PUT OUT A
COMPETITIVE RFP FOR LEAD
SERVICES. WE BRIEFLY TALKED
ABOUT THE FACT THAT LEAD ISN'T
PROGRAM THAT CAN BE JUST RFP,
SO HOW WERE GOING TO WORK ON
DOING THAT WITH KING COUNTY TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THE PDA IS MORE
OF A PROJECT MANAGER AND LEAD
IS A COLLECTION OF AGENCIES THA
PROVIDE THE SERVICES. WE WILL
WORK MORE ON THAT TO ENSURE THE
COUNTY UNDERSTANDS ALL ELEMENTS
OF THE MODEL AND TO ENSURE THER
ARE 1000 PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY
SERVE THESE DOLLARS. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THEY CAN BE WELL
SERVED. LATER ON THIS WEEK THE
KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH'S
MEETING THURSDAY. WILL BE
GETTING BRIEFINGS ON CANNABIS.
THC ACCESS. WE WILL ALSO GET
SOME PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING AND
HEARING ABOUT THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION FROM THE
HEALTH SIDE OF THINGS. AS FAR
AS EVENTS COMING UP, THIS
MORNING, I STARTED THE WEEK
WITH THE WEEK OF THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY HOUSING
COMMAND CENTER. IT'S GREAT TO
OBSERVE THIS ALL HANDS
CORONATION MEETING THAT TAKES
PLACE EVERY DAY TO ENSURE
CONTINUED PROGRESS AS IT WORKS
TO A SHELTER HOMELESSNESS .
THE CURRENT COUNT IS 977 FOLKS
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE MODEL THEY
ARE USING HAS BEEN LONG
RECOMMENDED BY OUR CITY AUDITOR
WE ARE JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT
THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVING ONGOING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPOR
FROM HUD. LASTLY, I JUST WANTE
TO FLAG THE AFTER THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING A COUPLE WEEK
AGO, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
RECONVENING OUR 91 ALTERNATIV
RESPONSE GROUP TO MAINTAIN AND
EXPEDITE PROGRESS ON OUR DUAL
PILOT. TOMORROW I WILL BE
MEETING WITH COUNCIL CENTER
STAFF. LEWIS WILL JOYOUS JOIN
US. THE COMMUNICATION CENTER,
MAYOR'S OFFICE, POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OTHER OFFICES TO
REVIEW OUR TIMELINE AND BUILD
TOWARD LAUNCHING THAT PROGRAM
SHARE. THAT IS ALL HAVE GOT.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LOOKING. SEEING
NONE. I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , GREAT TO HEAR YOU HA
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO THE
COMMAND CENTER FOR THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED TO COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU'VE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT, JEFF SIMS, OUR OLD
ALUMNUS FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO BE THE
CONDUIT TO GET YOU IN THERE.
DEFINITELY , I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE THAT. AND AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD SAID. MY OWN BRIEFING
ITEMS, TOMORROW WE TAKE UP
RESOLUTION 32085 AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
INDICATED. IN SUPPORT OF KING
COUNTY'S CRISIS CARE CENTER
LEVY. URGING VOTERS TO VOTE YES
ON THE PASSAGE DURING THE
UPCOMING APRIL 25 SPECIAL
ELECTION. THIS CRITICAL LEVY
WILL CONNECT OUR BEHAVIOR HEALT
SYSTEM AND CREATE A NETWORK OF
CRISIS CARE CENTERS. I WON'T
BELABOR DESCRIPTION SINCE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA INDICATE
IT FAIRLY THOROUGHLY IN HER OWN
BRIEFING. AND I DO THANK HER
OFFICE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON
THIS AND BRINGING IT FORWARD AN
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD 'S PARTNERSHIP ALONG
WITH MYSELF AND REGIONAL POLIC
AMITY MOVING THIS FORWARD A
COUPLE MONTHS AGO TO THIS NEXT
STAGE. LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTIN
IN APRIL IN SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE. AND MAKING SURE WE AS
A COUNCIL GO ON RECORD URGING
OUR NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT THIS
CRITICAL INVESTMENT AT A
CRITICAL TIME. IN COMMITTEE
THIS WEDNESDAY, FOR THE
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WE
WELCOME THE HUMAN SERVICES
APARTMENT AND KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
FOR THE RESPONSES ON
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN 202
AND FINDINGS FROM 2022 AS A
WHOLE. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL
CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
LOCAL PARK AND SIOUX BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. FINALLY, THIS WEEK I
WILL ATTEND THE DOWNTOWN SEATTL
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL STATE OF
DOWNTOWN EVENT AND KEYNOTE
SPEECHES. I AM REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT GATHERING
TOMORROW EVENING . AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK ON
SOME OF THE DETAILS FROM THE
STATE OF DOWNTOWN. THERE IS
ALWAYS A GOOD RUNDOWN OF
CURRENT AND ONGOING INITIATIVES
AND SOME PROGRESS THAT IS BEING
MADE IN RESTORING AN ACTIVE AN
EXCITING DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
FINALLY, CLEAN CITY DATA. FOR
FEBRUARY 27th , TO MARCH 3,
APPROXIMATELY 442 NEEDLES WERE
RECOVERED AND 61,440 POUNDS OF
GARBAGE FROM 119 PARK PICKUP
LOCATIONS WERE RECOVERED. WITH
THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD
IF THERE ARE NOT ANY COMMENTS ,
I DON'T SEE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I
APOLOGIZE, I SIMILARLY HAVE A
COMMITMENT I NEED TO GET TO AND
WILL BE LEAVING BRIEFING A
LITTLE EARLY. BUT I WILL HANDS
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I APPRECIATE THE
CHECK-IN THIS MONDAY.
APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. LET'S
SEE, LAST WEEK THE NEIGHBORHOO
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MET, WE HA
A FEW DIFFERENT BRIEFINGS, ONE
ON THE TIMELINE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIAL
HOUSING BOARD. WE HAD A BRIEFIN
ON THE ORDINANCE VOTED ON IN
COMMITTEE AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING. AND, WE HAD A BRIEFIN
ON THE CREATION OF A DEVELOPMEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE U-DU
MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN.
THAT WAS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE
AND WILL BE ON MARCH 21 FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. EXCUSE ME. MY
SEVENTH GRADER BROUGHT HOME A
HEAD COLD AND NOW IT'S MY TURN
TO HAVE IT. THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE MARCH 24 AT 9:3
AM. LAST WEEK I MET WITH OUR
HST DIRECTOR, TO ADVANCE DATED
THE SEGREGATION QUESTIONS I
HAD. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HER
TEAM AND SHE GIVES A BRIEFING
ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING. WE ALSO DID HAVE THE
FIRST MEETING OF THE SOCIAL
HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK
FORCE , PHYSICALLY REVIEWED THE
CITY OBLIGATIONS AND THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OTHER
BOARD APPOINTING ENTITIES. IS
THOSE ENTITIES FINALIZE THEIR
OWN APPLICATION PROCESSES, I
WILL SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU
VIA THE BRIEFINGS AND JUST SO M
COLLEAGUES KNOW, THE SOCIAL
HOUSING BOARD IS A 13 MEMBER
BOARD BUT ONLY TWO OF THOSE
APPOINTMENTS ARE AFFIRMED ,
CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE OTHERS , WE WILL BRING
THOSE TO COUNCIL TO SEAT THE
BOARD, BUT WE ONLY APPROVE THE
TWO COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. AND
WILL MAKE SURE DURING BRIEFING
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS TO
MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING UPDATE
ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT.
THIS WEEK , AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MENTIONED, I HAVE A
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. I WILL
ALSO BE ATTENDING A PRESS
CONFERENCE LATER THIS WEEK WIT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WITH
DEAL, AT A PRESCHOOL IN DISTRIC
2. MY OWN DAUGHTER ATTENDED AS
A PRESCHOOLER. WE WILL BE
MEETING WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE
TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE
EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM APPLICATION
PROCESS. IN DISTRICT LAST WEEK
I HAD IN DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS
AT CAF÷ RED AT THE FELLOW
STATION NEIGHBORHOOD. WE MET
WITH NEIGHBORS WHO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. WE
ALSO MET WITH SEVERAL HOMEOWNER
WHO LIVE IN NEWHOLLY WHO ARE
HAVING SOME CHALLENGES WITH
THEIR HOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES .
WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH
THEM TO SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE
SOME ASSISTANCE IN THERE. I
ALSO ATTENDED THE BEACON HILL
COMMUNITY COUNCIL WHERE WE WERE
BRIEFED BY JEREMY WALKER FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
THE PACIFIC HOSPITAL PDA . THEY
WERE THERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT
THE CAPITAL AND OPERATIONS
REPORT ON THE PACIFIC TOWERS
BUILDINGS. THERE ARE SEVERAL
BUILDINGS ON FORMERLY THE PACK
MID-CAMPUS , SEVERAL LIVING
QUARTERS THAT THEY'VE BEEN
INTERESTED IN TURNING INTO
YOUTH HOUSING, PARTICULARLY FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS, IT COULD BE MENTA
HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND JOB
TRAINING. WE ARE JUST BEGINNING
THE CONVERSATION OF WHAT IT IS
I'M PROCESS FOR THOSE PROJECTS
MIGHT LOOK LIKE. I ALSO MET WIT
NEIGHBORS AT THE BEACON HEALTH
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING ,
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
TURNING THE JEFFERSON GOLF
COURSE, RENAMING THE JEFFERSON
GOLF COURSE TO HONOR THE FIRST
BLACK GA GOLF CHAMPION. THEY
ARE INTERESTED IN RENAMING IT T
THE BILL WRIGHT . THEY ARE
GOING TO THE PARKS BOARD IN
APRIL. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. SHE
ATTENDED THAT AS WELL. I WANT T
THANK HER FOR ATTENDING AND
SHOWING HER PRIORITIES FOR
SMALL-BUSINESS SUPPORT AND
INCREASING DENSITY ACROSS THE
CITY. LAST WEEK MY STAFF
ATTENDED BOTH THE JAZZ ED AND
ON MY BEHALF. I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR ATTENDING . I WAS
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
ATTENDING THOSE, BUT WAS CALLED
AWAY. WE HAD AN EMERGENCY LAST
WEEK. I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF
ARE GOING. IT LOOKED LIKE THE
WING LOOP GALA WAS A FANTASTIC
AUCTION EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS
TO BOTH OF THEM. THIS WEEK I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE SOUTH
SEATTLE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE AT
THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR'
OFFICE. IT'S GOING TO BE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE DUWAMIS
VALLEY RESIDENTS , WE WILL HEAR
FROM THEM ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS
RELATED TO AIR AND NOISE
POLLUTION AND OTHER
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES,
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE
KING COUNTY COURT OPERATIONS
GOING ON THERE. LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT CONVERSATION. MY STAFF
WILL BE ATTENDING THE AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TOWN HALL A
RANIER ART CENTER TOMORROW
NIGHT. AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEASTO
SEATTLE EDUCATION COALITION
MONTHLY MEETING ON THURSDAY.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE. IF THERE
ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAK
THOSE. NOT SEEING ANY. I WILL
HAND OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
ECONOMIC ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND
CITY LIKE COMMITTEE MET LAST
WEDNESDAY AND RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120518
IT IS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
THIS BILL WOULD APPROVE AN
UPDATED SURVEILLANCE IMPACT FO
FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO OR FLIR. IT
ALLOWS PROCUREMENT FOR A
DOWNLINK TOOL THAT WOULD ALLOW
OFFICERS ON THE GROUND TO VIEW
THE LIVE STREAM FROM INFRARED
VIDEO CAMERA THAT IS ON THE
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
HELICOPTERS. THIS UPDATE IS
NECESSARY BECAUSE IT IS A
MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE USE OF
THE FLIR THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE
IN 2021. CURRENTLY OFFICERS
RELY ON THE HELICOPTER PILOTS
VOICE NARRATION OF THE
LIVESTREAM AND THE ABILITY TO
VIEW EVENTS THEMSELVES. IT WIL
IMPROVE THE SPEED OF SPD'S
RESPONSE IN THE CASE OF NATURAL
DISASTER, OR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
OR OTHER EMERGENCY. THE
EXECUTIVE REQUESTED THAT
TOWNSELL BEST COUNCIL UPDATE
THIS OR RISK LOSING THE FEDERA
GRANT TO PAY FOR THIS
TECHNOLOGY. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S
MEETING I URGE YOU TO REACH OUT
TO LISA AT CENTRAL STAFF.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS NOW OR
WAIT UNTIL I AM DONE?
>> WHICHEVER IS YOUR PREFERENCE
>> WHAT YOU GO AHEAD RIGHT NOW?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO,
THERE IS ONE VERY, I THINK,
SIMPLE AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL
BILL TOLD 05 18. REQUESTS TH
POLICE DEPARTMENT REMAIN RETAI
A LIST OF EDIFICATION NUMBERS
HELICOPTERS BEING USED TO DEPLO
THE FLIR TECHNOLOGY. THE
AMENDMENT IS IN RESPONSE TO
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. SPD HAS
REVIEWED THE AMENDMENT AND GIVE
HELPFUL INPUT ON AN EARLIER
DRAFT. THAT WE HAVE
INCORPORATED IN THE AMENDMENT W
HAVE BEFORE US. THE AMENDMENT
CONCEPT WAS DISCUSSED IN
COMMITTEE , BUT, WE DID NOT HAV
THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE AT THE TIME
I RECOGNIZE IT IS BEING
PREFERRED PROCEDURE OF THE
COUNCIL THAT AMENDMENTS BE
RESOLVED IN COMMITTEE INSTEAD
OF FULL COUNCIL. BUT WE DO HAVE
A PRESSING DEADLINE OF MARCH 1
FOR THE FULL COUNCIL ACTION.
AND, CONSEQUENTLY , WITH
WORKING LEGISLATION , I
APPRECIATE THAT --
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE WORK
IN 2022 AND PRIORITIES FOR THIS
YEAR. WE HAD A REALLY
INTERESTING PRESENTATION FROM
CITY LIGHT ON THEIR PLANS AND
THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE GUIDING
THE ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. WHEN I
SAY TRANSPORTATION, I AM LEANIN
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, NOT JUST
PASSENGER CARS, THIS ALSO
INCLUDES GARBAGE TRUCKS AND
DRAINAGE TRUCKS AND BUSES, ET
CETERA. IF YOU MISS THAT, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL. ALL RIGHT, LAS
WEEK , GETTING HERE, IT WAS
APPROVED TO MEET THE PRESIDENT
OF FINLAND , AND HEAR HIS
PERSPECTIVE ON THE WAR IN
UKRAINE AND ALSO WHAT FINLAND
ENTRY, POTENTIAL ENTRY INTO NAT
WILL MEAN FOR THE ALLIANCE. HE
CAME WITH A DELEGATION OF
BUSINESS LEADERS, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NOKIA OF
WHICH T-MOBILE IS A MAJOR
CLIENT. AND ALSO THE PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF WHICH MAKES JET FUE
FROM RECYCLED COOKING OIL. THA
WAS REALLY INTERESTING. BUT I
ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THAT WA
THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUMS
FIRST HEAD OF STATE VISIT WHICH
IS TESTIMONY TO THE STATURE OF
THIS ASSET IN SEATTLE. IT'S ALS
OF STATE TOO. LAST WEEK I ALSO
WAS A GUEST AT THE BEACON HILL
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND GREENLEE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. AND, ON
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY I MET UP WIT
OED CHRIS IN FRONT OF THE
ICONIC APARTMENT BUILDING
FEATURED IN THE MOVIE SINGLES
FOR AN INTERVIW WITH CHRIS
DANIELS FOR A STORY THAT HE WAS
DOING IN ADVANCE OF OSCAR NIGHT
LAST NIGHT ON SEATTLE FILM. OF
COURSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE FILM
COMMISSION. ON SUNDAY MY POLICY
DIRECTOR AND I ATTENDED THE
ANNUAL DINNER AND AUCTION
CELEBRATING HOMETOWN HEROES. IT
WAS GREAT TO HEAR THOSE STORIES
OF PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
MEETINGS I HAVE THIS COMING
WEEK, ON TUESDAY I WILL JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AT DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION 18th ANNUAL
STATE OF DOWNTOWN AT THE
BRAND-NEW SEATTLE CONVENTION
CENTER SUMMIT BUILDING. AND SO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WENT THROUG
A BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT EVENT IS
ABOUT . I WILL ADD THAT THE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN B
ECONOMIST AND URBANIST ED
GLAESER WHO IS A PROFESSOR OF
ECONOMICS AND CHAIR OF THE
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT AT HARVARD
HE HAS AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS
INCLUDING SURVIVAL OF THE CITY
AND THE OF THE CITY. AND IS A
HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO NATIONAL
PUBLICATIONS. ON THURSDAY, I
CANNOT ATTEND SO MY STAFF WILL
ATTEND THE PANEL DISCUSSION WIT
LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL LEADERS
HOSTED BY INSPIRE WASHINGTON.
AMONG THE DISCUSSION TOPICS WIL
BE THE IMPACTS AND EFFECTS OF
THE PANDEMIC ON OUR ARTS AND
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
ACCORDING TO INSPIRE
WASHINGTON, SEATTLE HAS ONE OF
THE, IF NOT THE LOWEST,
AUDIENCE RETURN TO VENUE RATE O
ANY OTHER CITY ON THE WEST
COAST. I BELIEVE HE SAID
AUDIENCES ARE 35% DOWN FROM
PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS. SO,
THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRES
, FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR
VENUES, AND ALSO SUPPORT THE
ARTISTS AND CREATIVE'S REDUCING
THE CULTURE THAT WE ACTUALLY
DEPEND ON IN THE CITY AND THE
AS TO VIBRANCY AS A CITY. THAT
IS ALL I HAVE. IF THERE ARE NO
MORE QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> BEFORE WE GO ON I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR WORKING TOGETHER O
THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. YOU
KNOW I DO NOT LIKE TO HAVE MANY
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AT FULL
COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR TALKING
ABOUT THAT OFF-LINE. I
APPRECIATE THAT. THAT TYPE OF
COOPERATION MAKES IT A LOT
EASIER, SO THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
WHILE THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORRO
AFTERNOON, THERE IS ONE
TRANSPORTATION RELATED ITEM. AS
WE KNOW, SOUND TRANSIT AND KING
COUNTY HAVE SHARED THE
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT TUNNEL
WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL TRANSIT
STATIONS . AT LONG LAST WE WILL
SEE UNIFIED RESPONSIBILITY UNDE
SOUND TRANSIT FOR THE SAFETY AN
CLEANLINESS AND OPERATION OF TH
DOWNTOWN TUNNEL STATIONS AS A
PARTY TO THE INTERCONNECTED
20+-YEAR-OLD AGREEMENTS THAT
GOVERN THE USE AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE
DOWNTOWN STATIONS. THE CITY MUS
STILL EXECUTE A TRANSFER OF
CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT WHICH IS
WHAT IS BEING AUTHORIZED BY
COUNCIL BILL 120522 . IN THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO CIRCULATED
LAST WEEK ABOUT THAT
LEGISLATION, CENTRAL STAFF
IDENTIFIED NO CONCERNS WITH TH
LEGISLATION. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT 120522, YOU MA
DIRECT THOSE TWO CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. OUR NEXT MEETIN
OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL BE TUESDAY, MARC
21 AT 9:30 AM. WE WILL HAVE
THREE ITEMS, A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRESS SDO
HAS MADE IMPLEMENTING THE 10
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
SEPTEMBER 2020 AUDIT OF
CITY-OWNED BRIDGES. AS YOU MAY
RECALL, WE ORDERED THIS AUDIT
CITY-OWNED BRIDGES AFTER THE
SUDDEN CRACKING AND CLOSURE OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IN EARL
2020. THE CITY AUDIT FOUND
SEVERAL BRIDGES AT SUBOPTIMAL
PHYSICAL CONDITION. ONE OF THE
KEY FINDINGS IS REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE OF OUR BRIDGES HAS
BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED.
OTHER THEMES OF THE AUDIT
INCLUDED THE NEED TO IMPROVE
OVERALL ASSET MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES. IN
2015 THE LEVY TAX PROMISED
INVESTMENTS IN THE BRIDGES BUT
DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS THE
COUNCIL HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIV
TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR BRIDGES
MANY OF US ARE EAGER TO HEAR
FROM SDOT HOW THEY WILL BE
INVESTING THOSE FUNDS. WE WILL
ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING FROM SDOT
TO DISCUSS THE REACTION TO THE
RECENTLY COMPLETED FEDERAL AUDI
THAT MENTIONS SEVERAL SDOT
PROJECTS. AS YOU MAY RECALL THE
SEATTLE TIMES POSTED AN ARTICLE
LAST MONTH DESCRIBING PARTS OF
THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT.
THE AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AN
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE
DIRECTED AT VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATORS IN THAT FEDERAL
DEPARTMENT. BUT THE REPORT HAS
POTENTIAL FUNDING APPLICATIONS
FOR SEATTLE. I HAVE ASKED OUR
CITY AUDITOR TO JOIN US AT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE IN CASE THEY
CAN LEND ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE
REGARDING THIS FEDERAL AUDIT. I
SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE U.S.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE AFTER
THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED AND
THEY CONFIRMED THE U.S. D.O.T.
MUST RESOLVE A CONCERN AND
ADVISE THE AUDIT BY DECEMBER 3
OF THIS YEAR. OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT
COULD BE BUILT IF WE MOVE AHEA
WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE USED IN
70 OTHER WASHINGTON STATE CITIE
AND ACROSS THE NATION. THESE AR
OF COURSE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES. IN ADDITION TO AN OVERVIE
REMINDER OF WHAT IMPACT FEES
ARE, AND HOW THEY WORK,
ELSEWHERE, WE WILL HIGHLIGHT TH
MANY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS I
EVERY DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH FUNDING. THI
IS FOLLOWING THROUGH ON A
COMMITMENT THE COUNCIL MADE AND
REPEATED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2017
TO KEEP THE FUNDING OPTION
VIABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION
YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE, SEATTLE.GOV, IF YOU
ARE A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS
BEEN EAGER TO SEE SEATTLE TO FI
FROM ONE OR MORE TRANSIT
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, BIKE SAFETY
OR FREIGHT MOBILITY PROJECT BU
HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MIGHT NOT BE
FUNDING INTERCURRENT BUDGETS,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND THIS
MEETING. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> THE NEXT REGULARLY-SCHEDULE
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IS THI
FRIDAY, MARCH 17th AT 9: 30 A.M
THAT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS AND
VOTE ON APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION AND
WILL DISCUSS LEGISLATION TO CAP
FEES FOR RENTERS AT $10.00,
WHICH MY OFFICE IS BRINGING
FORWARD. THERE ARE CURRENTLY N
LIMITS TO THE FEES THAT SEATTLE
LANDLORDS CAN CHARGE RENTERS.
SOME RENTERS HAVE TOLD US THAT
THEY ARE CHARGED UPWARDS OF $45
AS SOON AS RENT IS OVERDUE, AND
MANY LEASES HAVE CLAUSES WHERE
LANDLORDS CAN CHARGE AN
ADDITIONAL 40 OR $50 EVERY DAY
THE RENT IS LATE. OTHER RENTERS
HAVE ALSO FACED LATE FEES, WHIC
IS AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF GETTING A LATE FEE,
OR FOR WORKING-CLASS RENTERS
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PUNCH IN TH
GUT FOR BEING A COUPLE OF DAYS
LATE ON RENT. FOR PEOPLE WHO AR
TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO PAY RENT,
THE LATE FEES CAN SPIRAL OUT OF
CONTROL. THE RENTERS DO NOT GET
PAID LATE FEES WHEN THE
LANDLORDS ARE LATE FIXING
MAINTENANCE ISSUES, GET THEY GE
CHARGED FEES IF THEY ARE LATE
PAYING THE RENT. LANDLORDS SAY
THEY NEED LATE FEES TO MOTIVATE
TENANTS TO PAY RENT ON TIME, BU
THIS HAS NO BASIS IN
STATISTICAL EVIDENCE. ANYONE WH
HAS EVER STRUGGLED TO PAY RENT
KNOWS THAT THIS IS ABSURDLY
UNTRUE. WORKING-CLASS RENTERS D
EVERYTHING TO PAY RENT ON TIME
BECAUSE THERE ARE FEW THINGS AS
TERRIFYING AS HAVING OVERDUE
RENT AND MAKING YOUR SITUATION
EVEN MORE PRECARIOUS. ANYTHING
CLOSE TO EVICTION IS COMPLETELY
FRIGHTENING. WE HAD ALREADY
CAPPED LATE FEES AT $10 PER
MONTH, AND RENTERS CONTINUE TO
PAY THEIR RENTS IN THOSE CITIES
THE LATE FEES BUILT WAS
DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING O
THE COMMITTEE, NOW IT IS ON
TOMORROW'S INTRODUCTION. I
INTEND TO LIST IT ON THE FRIDAY
AGENDA, BUT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC NEED MORE TIME TO WEIGH
IN. I AM HAPPY TO CONSIDER
GIVING IT ANOTHER MEETING BEFOR
VOTING. THAT IS THE REPORT FRO
MY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE I END THE
REPORT?
>> HEY, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I
HAD A QUESTION.
>> YES?
>> THANK YOU. MAYBE THESE BILLS
DIED. I CAN'T REMEMBER. BUT I
THINK YOU AND I HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW YOUR LAT
FEE FITS IN WITH SOME OF THE
STATE LATE FEE STUFF, IF THERE
IS SOME DOVETAILING GOING ON
THERE, OR DUPLICATION? DO WE
KNOW ANYTHING?
>> I AM GLAD YOU ARE ASKING,
ACTUALLY, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY
SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT THE BRIEFIN
I BELIEVE LAST WEEK. HOUSE BIL
1124 IS THE ONE YOU ARE
REFERRING TO. IT NEVER CAME TO
VOTE, UNFORTUNATELY. IT WAS NOT
AS STRONG AS THE BILL, BUT IT
HAS ALSO NOT GONE FORWARD.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO
DOVETAILING.
>> SO THAT DIED THEN. IT IS ON
THE DEAD LIST. WOULD THAT GO
TOWARDS DETERMINING JUNK FES?
>> I BELIEVE SO, BUT I AM NOT
SURE, ACTUALLY.
>> OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING. THAT I
IMPORTANT TO NOTE. IN MY OFFICE
WE WERE TRACKING WHAT WAS
HAPPENING THROUGH THE STATE
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE,
YOU KNOW, WE WANT THINGS TO BE
THE SAME AT THE STATE LEVEL
BECAUSE IT WILL HELP RENTERS
STATEWIDE. WE WISH IT WOULD HAV
GONE FORWARD, BUT IT HASN'T. AN
I WILL MAKE SURE.
>> THE TWO CITIES YOU TALKED
ABOUT. SO I HAVE TO FIND IT
SOMEWHERE. SO HOPEFULLY THEY AR
LISTENING.
>> YES! THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, I WILL COUNSEL IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU! GOOD TO SEE YOU
THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE REOPENE
THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PARK THI
WEEKEND WITH A GRAND REOPENING
CELEBRATION. OVERALL IT WAS AN
AMAZING CELEBRATION, AND I WANT
TO THANK THE ARCS DEPARTMENT AN
SPECIFICALLY MIKE STEWART DOWN
IN REYNOLDS, KATE HOFFMAN, AND
ALL OF THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT MADE THIS A
SUCCESS. ACTIVATION OF THE PARK
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THANKSGIVING . IF YOUR
ORGANIZATION WANTS TO HOLD AN
EVENT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME
AND MY TEAM, AND WE WILL HELP T
GET YOU ON THE CALENDAR.
LAND-USE COMMITTEE ITEMS, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
REGARDING POLICY FALLING UNDER
OTHER COMMITTEES, I HAVE ONE
ITEM REGARDING THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. LAST
FRIDAY WE REQUESTED OUTREACH IN
DESIGN OF THE MISSING LINK TO B
COMPLETED ALONG MARKET STREET,
LEARY AVENUE AND 17th AVENUE.
THE MOST BASIC WAY TO SEE WHAT
AM PROPOSING IS TO WALK ALONG
THE CONSTRUCTED ROUTE, THE
CONSTRUCTED TRAIL BETWEEN 24th
AVENUE AND THE BLOCKS ALONG
MARKET STREET. I HAVE INCLUDED
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF
MARKET STREET ON MY NEWSLETTER
AND BLOG TO SHOW THE BENEFITS
THAT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
PROVIDES OUR COMMUNITY. FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FOLLOWED
THIS CONVERSATION FOR FIVE OR 3
YEARS, YOU CAN KNOW THAT I
REMAIN CONNECTED TO THIS
POSITION, AND THAT IT HAS
CHANGED. IN 1994 WE SAW THAT TH
AVENUE WAS THE BEST CHOICE FOR
THE TRAIL, AND IN THE PAST
DECADE IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO M
THAT MARKET STREET, LEARY AVENU
AND 17th AVENUE PROVIDE US WITH
AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE
LINK AND CONNECT THE TRAIL TO
THE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL CORE
OF BALLARD. THE REQUEST THAT I
MADE THIS PAST WEEK REFLECTED
COMMUNITY INPUT. I HELD TALKS
WITH COMMITTEE STAKEHOLDERS AN
INDUSTRIAL STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL
AS BICYCLE STAKEHOLDERS. EACH
CONTAIN THE SAME INFORMATION
ABOUT MY PROPOSAL. MY PURPOSE O
THE MEETING WAS TO GAIN SPECIFI
FEEDBACK AHEAD OF MY ASK FOR TH
DIRECTOR. THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY
FROM THESE MEETINGS WAS VERY
CLEAR. IT IS THAT PEOPLE WANT
THE MISSING LINK COMPLETED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE PAST
DECADE, TWO VARIABLES CHANGED.
FIRST, BALLARD HAS BECOME
DENSER. IN 1994, INDUSTRIAL
BUSINESSES WERE LOCATED
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ALONG LEARY AVENUE AND BALLARD
AVENUE. TODAY THESE BUSINESSES
ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY LOCATED
ALONG SOCIAL AVENUE, WHILE
BALLARD AVENUE AND LEARY AVENUE
HAVE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. THE
SECOND VARIABLE THAT CHANGED MY
THINKING WAS THE PLANNING AND
BUILDING OF THE MISSING LINK
BETWEEN BALLARD AND 24th AVENU
ALONG MARKET STREET. BY BUILDIN
THE TRAIL ON MARKET STREET WE
HAVE SEEN THE POSITIVE
CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED TO
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. PRIOR T
BUILDING THIS IMPROVEMENT, THE
STREET WAS HARD TO ACCESS FOR
EVERYONE, WHICH MEANT THE
BUSINESSES EXPERIENCED MIXED
SUCCESS. NOW WITH THE TRAIL
BUILT ALONG MARKET STREET, IT I
A BUSTLING COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR
USED BY FAMILIES, PEOPLE
LEARNING TO RIDE, AND
LONG-DISTANCE RIDERS, PEOPLE AR
USING THE STRETCH OF ROADWAY
MORE THAN EVER. SO MY REQUEST I
TO HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF DESIG
COMPLETED ALONG THIS ROUTE AS
IT IS CURRENTLY COMPLETED ON TH
SOCIAL AVENUE ALTERNATIVE. IT I
IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
HAVE A DIRECT APPLES TO APPLES
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO
ALTERNATIVES TO PROVIDE EDUCATE
FEEDBACK AND INPUT REGARDING TH
TRAIL PLACEMENT BETWEEN THE
DENSEST COMMUNITY THAT THE TRAL
SERVES. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS
PROCESS, I AM ASKING AL STOTT T
COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY
WITH 30% DESIGN AT A MINIMUM ,
AND I HAVE INCLUDED BASE
GUIDELINES REGARDING WIDTH,
PLACEMENT, INTERSECTION DESIGN,
AND PLACE-BASED CONSIDERATIONS
THAT I BELIEVE NEED TO BE
INCLUDED FOR THIS PROPOSAL TO B
SUCCESSFUL. I AM ASKING FOR THI
DESIGN AND OUTREACH TO BE
CONDUCTED IN THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS. THE MAP AND
CROSS-SECTIONS ARE ON MY
WEBSITE, ON MY BLOG, AND ON MY
NEWSLETTER. THE MOST BASIC WAY
TO SEE WHAT I AM PROPOSING IS T
WALK ALONG THE TRAIL BETWEEN
24th AVENUE ALONG MARKET STREET
BY BUILDING THE TRAIL ON MARKE
STREET AND BETWEEN THE BALLARD
BLOCKS AND 24th, WE HAVE SEEN
THIS POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION THAT
THE TRAIL PROVIDES OUR
COMMUNITY. AND MOST OF THIS, I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DESIGN AT
THE SAME LEVEL , WITH 30% DESIG
COMPLETED IN THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS. I AM MORE THAN WILLING
TO USE MY TIME, MY RELATIONSHIP
AND MY RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN
THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND
DESIGN WORK. FOR PEOPLE WISHING
TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY WILL BE TO SHARE
YOUR PERSPECTIVE WHEN THEY
COMPLETE THIS OUTREACH.
LITIGATION ASIDE, WE ARE AT A
TURNING POINT WITH BALLARD. WE
HAVE INCREASED DENSITY,
INCREASED USE OF ELECTRIC BIKES
AND SCOOTERS, AND A BUSTLING
COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT
THE TRAIL TO OUR COMMERCIAL AN
RESIDENTIAL CORE. LASTLY, AS
ALWAYS, I WANT TO SEE THIS
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL GIVES US
THE PATHWAY FORWARD TO QUICKLY
COMPLETE THE MISSING LINK. IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO
NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME
COUNSEL PRESIDENT, THAT MIGHT'V
PUT ME OVER THE MARK, BUT LET M
TRY TO FINISH UP MY REPORT! THE
NEXT COMMITTEE IS AT 2:00 P.M.
WE ANTICIPATE HEARING THE TREE
CANOPY REPORT FROM THE OFFICE O
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE OVERALL BILL, AND WE WILL
HAVE A CONTRACT REZONING FILE.
WITH THAT, WE WILL HAVE MORE OF
DATES AT NEXT WEEK'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING REGARDING THE CONTENT
OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON
MARCH 22nd. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNO
ABOUT THE MISSING LINK.
EVERYTHING WE EVER WANT TO KNOW
BUT WE WERE AFRAID TO ASK, IT
HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A
DECADE. SO THANK YOU FOR
TACKLING THAT. GOOD LUCK!
>> THANK YOU! I THINK WE ARE
ALMOST AT THREE DECADES.
>> YEAH. YOU ARE RIGHT. YEAH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, REPRESENTING THE MIGHT
D6 ! ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL BE
BRIEF. THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTE
ON TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
OUR COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN
CANCELED. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO
HAVE IT ON THE 16th, BUT WE WIL
BE CANCELING THAT MEETING. LAST
WEEK WE MET WITH MAYOR AND STAF
REGARDING THE WEST
SEATTLE-BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
PROPOSAL FOR THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD. WE DISCUSSED IMPACTS ON
CHINATOWN AND SOUTH LAKE UNION.
WE MET REGARDING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ENCAMPMENTS, AND
THEIR UPCOMING FIRST QUARTER
EVENT ON OUTREACH. WE MET WITH
SOUND TRANSIT CEO AND STAFF AS
PART OF THE NORTH KING COUNTY
SUBAREA GROUP, AND WE ALSO MET
WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM PUGET
SOUND REGARDING THE LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION, SPECIFICALLY IMPACTS
TO CHINATOWN AND THE AREA. I
DID ATTEND THE SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION COMMITTEE, THOUGH I A
NOT A MEMBER, BUT THE MAYOR IS.
I CAN ATTEND THE MEETING AS A
BOARD MEMBER. THEY VOTED ON THE
WEST SEATTLE BALLARD -- I CAN
NEVER SAY THE WHOLE THING. LIGH
RAIL EXTENSION! SO THE FULL
BOARD VOTE WILL BE ON MARCH
23rd. THE ISSUE WITH THE I.D.
AND DANNY WEST LAKE OR DANNY
TERRY WILL NOT BE ON THE 23rd.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY SET ASIDE FOR
A MOMENT FOR SOME ADDITIONAL
DISCUSSIONS. MOVING FORWARD, WE
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC AND
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR THAT MEETING
AND I THINK THIS IS A 10-YEAR
CONTRACT, AND IT IS UP. THERE
ARE SOME EXPANSIONS AND SOME
ADDITIONAL ISSUES THAT THEY ARE
TO BE REQUESTING. I AM GUESSING
THAT THEY WILL BE RELYING ON
EVERY COUNCILMEMBER TO BRIEF YO
ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THEY HAVE
COMING UP. COMING UP THIS WEEK
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET WITH
MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCY GROUPS
REGARDING THE LIGHT RAIL ISSUES
THAT IS, OF COURSE, THE CID AND
THE I.D. AND WEST LAKE. LET'S
SEE. I THINK THAT'S IT! YEAH!
THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. DO
I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I SAY GOODBYE
NO? JUST COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IS HAPPY TO BE HERE, I SEE! WIT
THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN, AND I
WILL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW AT
2:00! HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.