>>> IT'S GO TIME. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY'S MONDAY APRIL 24th. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS TO:
01. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> IS A MEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HORACE?
>> PRESENT.
>> GREAT. NOT HEARING HER
SING OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE INDEED ADOPTED. LET ME GO
INTO THE PRESIDENTS REPORT. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA WE HAVE ONE
PROCLAMATION TO CONSIDER TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBERT WILL BE
SPEAKING TO HOWEVER, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON MAY BE
SPEAKING TO IT. I APOLOGIZE.
IN ANY EVENT ALL OF YOU
SHOULD'VE RECEIVED THIS
PROCLAMATION IN YOUR INBOXES
LAST WEEK FOR YOUR REVIEW.
FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION WE
WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS,
AS USUAL, BY EACH
COUNCILMEMBER. TODAY WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER.
PLEASE KNOW, AFTER OUR MEETING
TODAY WE HAVE TWO SHORT
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. IT
SHOULDN'T BE MORE THAN 35, 40
MINUTES TOPS. ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA THE CONSENT CALENDAR
WILL INCLUDE THE MINUTES AND
PAYMENT OF BILLS ALONG WITH TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER BOARD. I
THINK I GOT THAT RIGHT,
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES. WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE
ON ALL ITEMS AND IF ONE
COUNCILMEMBER WANTS TO REMOVE
SOMETHING FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR THEY CAN DO THAT.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS UNDER THE
COMMITTEE REPORTS. THE FIRST
IS COUNSEL BILL 120547 AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO JACKSON
PARK AND A PORTION OF 1/45
FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
THE SECOND IS COUNSEL BILL
120546 AUTHORIZING SEATTLE TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE BASEBALL CLUB OF SEATTLE
FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO RAIN YOUR
PLAYFIELD BOTH WERE
RECOMMENDED BY PASSAGE -- FOR
PASSAGE BY THE PUBLIC ASSET
AND HOMELESS COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THOSE TWO BILLS
BECAUSE HE IS THE CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMING
COMMITTEE. INFORMATION ALL OF
THE OTTOMANS IS ALREADY
AVAILABLE ONLINE. BEFORE WE
GET STARTED TODAY I WOULD LIKE
TO REMIND YOU, AGAIN, OF OUR
SPRING SCHEDULE FOR COUNSEL
BRIEFINGS. FOR THE MONTHS OF
APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE, INSTEAD
OF A WEEKLY COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETINGS EVERY OTHER
MONDAY OR TWICE A MONTH.
AGAIN, IN MAY, WE WILL HAVE
COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MONDAY, MAY
8th AND MONDAY MAY 22nd IN
JUNE WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON MONDAY JUNE 5th.
AND MONDAY JUNE 26. LET'S SEE.
PLEASE USE THIS REVISED
CALENDAR TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY
FOR ANY PROCLAMATIONS OR
LETTERS YOU WOULD LIKE SIGNED
BY THE ENTIRE BODY OR FOR ANY
COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE. WE DID FULL COUNCIL
MEETINGS EVERY TUESDAY AT 2:00.
IF THERE IS AN ITEM THAT IS
EXTREMELY TIME SENSITIVE AND
YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IT ON
THE A COUNCIL AGENDA PLEASE
COORDINATE WITH MY OFFICE SO WE
CAN COORDINATE WITH THE CLERKS.
THIS WEEK WE WILL NOT HAVE A
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. THE
FINAL UPDATE BY THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON
OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MAY 22nd.
SO, I'M GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE
STEPPING UP FOR THE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBERT
REGARDING THE MONTH OF MAIN TO
BE THE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN
SEATTLE. IS THAT FOR YOU TO DO?
>> YES, HAPPY TO.
>> THE FLOORS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
STEPPING IN FOR COUNCILMEMBER
WHO SHARES THE COMMITTEE. THAT
INCLUDES THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. LAST WEDNESDAY,
THEY CIRCULATED A PROCLAMATION
DRAFTED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT DECLARING IT AS
MONTH IN SEATTLE. THE MAYOR IS
CONCURRING IT INCLUDES ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO TAKE TIME
THIS MONTH TO CONNECT WITH
OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS,
NEIGHBORS, AND COLLEAGUES,
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR VALUABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS PAST AND PRESENT.
THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE
PRESENTED AT THE MAY 12 THE
MEETING OF THE AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES ADVISORY
COUNCIL AND THE PROCLAMATION
OF ONE OF THE KEY RECITALS IS
WHERE IS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
THAT HELP OLDER ADULTS
EXPERIENCE HEALTH AND LIVE
INDEPENDENTLY , INCLUDING THOSE
OFFERED THROUGH THE SEATTLE OF
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGING
DEPARTMENT WHICH SERVES,
ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND
CAREGIVERS AS THE AREA AGENCY
ON AGING FOR SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY SINCE 1973. THEREFORE,
THE MAYOR AND THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL RECLAIM THE MONTH OF
MAY TO BE OLDER AMERICAN MONTH
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION ON
THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH WHICH IS ANYONE
OVER 50, I UNDERSTAND. I GET
THAT THAT IS OUR MONTH NEXT
MONTH. IS THERE ANY COLLEAGUES
THAT HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE HE
ASKED THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLE ON WHO WOULD LIKE THEIR
NAME AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION. IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. NO? ALL
RIGHT. WITH THAT , MADAME
CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
ROLE ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES TO
BE AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THAT'S SIX SIGNATURES. IT
WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
STEPPING IN. SO, WE ARE GOING
TO GO THROUGH OUR PREVIOUS
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNSEL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. LET'S
SEE. THE ROTATION THIS WEEK IS
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
TO STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, AND THEN MYSELF. WITH
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THAT
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THERE ARE
NO ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA MEANT FROM THE
RENTERS RIGHT COMMITTEE. THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
IS FRIDAY, MAY 5th AT 930 A.M.
LAST WEEK THE CITY COUNCIL
TEST MY OFFICE CAMPING LATE
RENT FEES AT $10.00 MONTH TO
CLARIFY THE TIMELINE FOR THE
LEGISLATION GOING INTO EFFECT
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION
IS 30 DAYS AFTER IT IS SIGNED
BY THE MAYOR OR RETURNED BY THE
MAYOR WITHOUT THE SIGNATURE 10
DAYS AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL
VOTE WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED
YET. WE DO NOT HAVE A PRECISE
AND DATE FOR THE LATE FEES YET
HOWEVER, IT WILL PRESUMABLY
BECOME EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF
MAY. HOWEVER THE COVID RELATED
LATE FEE REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL OCTOBER THE 31st OF THIS
YEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE
SHOULD BE NO LATE FEES. IN ANY
CASE IT SHOULD BE THE END OF
OCTOBER AS LONG AS THE
MORATORIUM REMAINS IN EFFECT
AND WHEN THE MORATORIUM ENDS
THE BILL WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
THAT IS ALL I HAD FROM MY END
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
AGENDA IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE WE ARE IN THE TREES
WITH TREE LEGISLATION. WE ARE
IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE
TREE LEGISLATION HEARINGS WITH
JUST THREE SCHEDULED REMAINING.
THIS MORNING WE HAD PUBLIC
HEARINGS . OVER 50 PEOPLE
ATTENDED AND PROVIDED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE
PUBLIC HEARING. JUST AS A
REMINDER, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES. THIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, OUR
POTENTIAL VOTE ON AMENDMENTS,
IF AMENDMENTS ARE NOT READY FOR
VOTING WE WILL SPEND MORE TIME
REVIEWING THE AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE WRITTEN. ON MAY 4th WE ARE
GOING TO HEAR AND VOTE ON
AMENDMENTS. IF ADDITIONAL TIME
IS NEEDED WE HAVE SCHEDULED THE
AFTERNOON AS WELL AND THIS WILL
BE FORMATTED MUCH LIKE A BUDGET
MEETING THAT WE HAVE SO YOU
WILL HAVE PACKAGES OF
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY. IF NEEDED, WE WILL USE
THE AFTERNOON MEETING TO VOTE
THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE. MAY
9th SHOULD BE FINAL PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED BY CITY
COUNCIL , IF WE VOTE THE BILL
OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON
MEETING OF MAY 4th WE WILL
EITHER NEED TO SUSPEND THE
RULES OR TO HAVE IT VOTED ON
THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY BECAUSE
IT IS AFTER THE THURSDAY
DEADLINE OR WE WILL HAVE FINAL
ACCIDENT ON MAY 16th. I WANT TO
THANK CENTRAL STAFF AGAIN FOR
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY HAVE READ
ESTHER'S EMAIL TODAY. YOU MAY
HAVE ADDITIONAL CENTRAL STAFF
MEMBERS REACHINGOUT TO YOU
ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENTS, YOLANDA
WILL STILL BE REVIEWING ALL OF
THEM AND WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AT
THIS TIME. OTHER ITEMS IN THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY IS THE CONTRACT FREE
ZONE OF 25 ZERO NORTH WEST
MARKET STREET. THIS IS A
STANDARD CONTRACT REZONE
APPLICATION THAT HAS GONE
THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR US AS
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND CITY
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. MEMBERS
SHOULD AVOID EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS. IF YOU HAVE HAD
EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS PLEASE
CONTACT TODAY OR TOMORROW AT
THE LATEST. THIS IS BRINGING
IT BACK FOR A FINAL VOTE. IT
WAS HEARD DURING THE MARCH 20
SECONDS LAND USE COMMITTEE FOR
A BRIEFING. KETIL FREEMAN WILL
BE PRESENT IN CASE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO REFRESH BEFORE WE VOTE.
OTHER ITEMS COMING UP IN THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE IS THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
STRATEGIES THIS IS COMING RIGHT
ON THE HEELS OF THE TREE
LEGISLATION. WE ARE WORKING TO
FINALIZE THE HUMAN SCHEDULE AND
SINGLE LAND USE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE FIVE
BILLS IN THIS PACKAGE. THIS
LEGISLATION WITH MAPS WAS
INTRODUCED 12 DAYS AGO ON APRIL
12th. WE WILL BE SETTING AN
AMENDMENT DEADLINE VERY EARLY
IN THE PROCESS TO AVOID THE
LAST-MINUTE REVIEW ISSUES WE
ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WITH
THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
I AM ASKING EACH OF YOU,
COLLIES, TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING
NOW, TODAY, FROM OB CD AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO BEGIN
THINKING ABOUT YOUR POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS AS THIS WILL GIVE
CENTRAL STAFF THE LAW
DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE EQUITY
COULD TIME TO REVIEW THE
CHANGES AND THIS DEADLINE WILL
BE SET EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND
THIS LEGISLATION HAS ALREADY
BEEN BEFORE YOU FOR 12 WEEKS,
12 DAYS, NEARLY TWO WEEKS. ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE INVITED
TO THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS REGARDING THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIOUS
STRATEGIES EVEN IF YOU DON'T
SIT ON THE COMMITTEE. IF YOU
HAVE AN AMENDMENT AND YOU DON'T
SIT ON THE COMMITTEE PLEASE LET
ME KNOW AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO HELP YOU GET MORE THOUGHTS
INTO THE PROCESS BECAUSE WITH
EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE THIS YEAR WE WILL
NEED TO MOVE FAST AND THIS IS
AN INCREDIBLY DENSE SUBJECT
MATTER FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND, THIS PROCESS
STARTED IN 2018. WE HAVE HAD
FIVE YEARS OF PUBLIC PROCESS ,
WE HAD BRIAN SCOTT CONSULTING,
WHAT WE WALKED TO THE THROUGH
THE PROCESS OF STAKEHOLDERS
THAT DON'T TYPICALLY AGREE THAT
FOR YOUR PROCESS REACHED 85%
CONSENSUS ON THE PACKAGE BEFORE
US. WHILE THIS MAY FEEL FAST
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME CITY
COUNCIL IS PARTICIPATING IN
THIS PROCESS. I HAVE SAT ON
THE STAKEHOLDER BOARDS SINCE
BEING ELECTED IN 2020 AND THERE
HAS BEEN JUST AN IMMENSE AMOUNT
OF EXTERNAL WORK TO GET THE
PRODUCT TO YOU TODAY. THAT IS
ALL FOR THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
TOMORROW I WILL BE REQUESTING
TO BE EXCUSED FROM MAY 2nd CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO
ATTEND THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD AND
STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OUR TRAVEL PARTNERS. THAT
IS ABOUT IT. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY REPORT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ,
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE I WILL NOW PASS TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO BE
SURE THAT I'M NOT MISSING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. SHE IS
-- OH, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE TWO
APPOINTMENTS ON TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION ARTS
AND RIGHTS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE
THE APPOINTMENTS OF JULIE
HOWELL AND ALEX LOU FOR THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BOARD. THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS THIS FRIDAY, APRIL
28th AT 9:30. THE AGENDA OF
INCLUDES 12 APPOINTMENTS TO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
INCLUDING THE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
ISR D, OVERSIGHT BOARD,
WOMEN'S COMMISSION, AND THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BOARD MEETING WITH ALL 13
APPOINTEES. THEY WILL DISCUSS
THE IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS FOR
THE PDA. WE WILL ALSO HAVE TWO
LANDMARK ORDINANCES ON FAIRFAX
CONDO AND ON THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON FACULTY CLUB. LAST
WEEK I HAD A BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING. WE WERE BRIEFED ON
THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN
FENTANYL OVERDOSES IN THE
COUNTY SO FAR THIS YEAR WE
HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE
IN OVERDOSES AND, SO, AS A
BOARD OF HEALTH, WE TALKED
ABOUT FOCUSING ON HARM
REDUCTION , COMMUNITY EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES,
INCREASING TREATMENT OPTIONS
AND CONTINUED TRAINING AND
SUPPORT FOR OUR LOCAL
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. WE WILL SAY
THERE IS A RECOGNITION THAT
EVERYONE, THIS IS FROM --
EVERYONE SHOULD BE CARING
NALOXONE AND BE PREPARED TO USE
IT. THAT'S HOW WE ARE GOING TO
SAVE LIVES IN THE CITY. THERE
IS ALSO AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT
THE NASAL SPRAY, WHICH IS THE
EASIEST THING TO USE, IS VERY
EXPENSIVE AND, SO, THERE IS
CONVERSATION HAPPENING ABOUT
HOW WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT OUR
RESOURCES ARE PROVIDING FOR
THAT. THIS WEEK I WILL BE AT A
RETREAT ON THURSDAY FOR THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND ON
FRIDAY AFTER MY OWN COMMITTEE
MEETING I WILL BE PARTICIPATING
IN THE MAYORS SELECTION
COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR
APPOINTING A NEW DIRECTOR TO
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH A
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
TO GET BRIEFED ON THE HOUSING
LEVY PROPOSAL. LAST WEEK, IN
DISTRICT, I HAD MY MONTHLY IN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AT FAMOUS CAFE. I
WANT TO THANK CO-OWNERS SHARE
AND ANTON FOR HOSTING ME AND
ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT
TO MEET WITH MY STAFF AND I. MY
OFFICE NEWSLETTER WILL BE
COMING OUT LATER THIS WEEK BUT
MY IN DISTRICT OFFICE OUR
LOCATIONS THROUGH JUNE WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING
ALL OF THAT. THE SAME DAY LAST
WEEK I ALSO JOINED GOVERNOR
AINSLIE AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
LEADERS IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT TO
DISCUSS THE STATUS OF A STUDY
THAT HAD BEEN DONE PRE-COVID
TO LOOK AT WAYS TO ACTIVATE
SPACE UNDER I-FIVE. THERE IS A
LOT OF INTEREST AMONG COMMUNITY
AND DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN
TRYING TO RETURN TO THE STUDY
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE MIGHT
NEED TO DO TO IMPLEMENT IT. WE
ALSO TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE
WORK OF CASEY, THE ISSUE OF
HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND THE
REAL QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE
ACCELERATE PRODUCTION SO THAT
ARE VERY LOW INCOME AND MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS HAVE A
PLACE TO GO. THIS WEEKEND I
JOINED MAYOR HAROLD AND PARKS
SUPERINTENDENTS DIAZ AT THE
RAYNER BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE MAYORS
SWIMS SEATTLE PROGRAM. THE AIM
HERE IS TO REDUCE DROWNINGS.
PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR BY PROVIDING FREE SWIM
LESSONS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE OUT
WITH ALL OF THE KIDS WE HANDED
OUT FREE LIFE JACKETS, I GOT
WHACKED WITH A COUPLE OF BEACH
BALLS BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT
TO SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMING
TOGETHER TO LAUNCH THIS
PROGRAM AND REALLY COMMIT NOW
TO TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP TO BE LIFEGUARDS THIS
SUMMER AND ALSO TO SEE THE
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE
YMCA AND MANY OTHERS REALLY
START TO THINK EARLY ABOUT HOW
WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SWIM
LESSONS. WE WANT THERE TO BE A
MUCH GREATER AWARENESS OF WATER
SAFETY. I WAS ALSO HONORED TO
ATTEND A BLESSING OF THE FAMILY
HOME THAT TRANSITIONS OWNERSHIP
TO THE MUSEUM, THE FAMILY
HOME IS ALAS SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
IN THE CID , FAMILY MEMBERS ARE
STILL THERE AND THEY REALLY
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
PROPERTY IS PRESERVED FOR ITS
HISTORY AND ALSO AS A LIVING
MUSEUM. THE PROPERTY WILL BE
TRANSITIONED . IT WILL BE
REMODELED AND RESTORED. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AT THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS
AN EDI PROJECT AND I THINK IT'S
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION OF HOW
VALUABLE THAT GROUP OF FOLKS IS
IN THIS CITY IN MAKING SURE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND
ANTI-GENTRIFICATION EFFORTS AND
IN CULTURAL AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, THE ROLE OF OUR EDI
STAFF IN FACILITATING THAT
PRESERVATION IS CRUCIAL AND I
REALLY AM HAPPY THAT THEY ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WORK. THIS
AFTERNOON I WILL BE MEETING
WITH STUDENTS AT RAINIER HIGH
SCHOOL TO PROVIDE THEM AN
UPDATE WHILE THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
THAT WERE COMMITTED TO
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN
THE LAST BUDGET PROCESS. AND
THEN, FINALLY, I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SHOUT OUT SOME GREAT
NEWS FOR DISTRICT TWO FROM THE
STATE BUDGET. WE SAW A NUMBER
OF INVESTMENTS ACROSS SOUTH
SEATTLE INCLUDING FUND MONEY
FOR THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION, THE COMMUNITY
CENTER EXPANSION, RAINIER
EARLY LEARNING CENTER, SOUTH
SEATTLE COMMUNITY FOOD HUB,
SEATTLE FOOD BOARD, CREATIVE
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT HUB, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SORRY, NEIGHBOR
CARE HEALTH DENTAL CAPACITY
GRANT, LOTS OF REALLY AMAZING
WORK HAPPENING IN THE SOUTH
END. I WANT TO THANK ALEXIS ON
MY STAFF WHO HAS BEEN REALLY
DILIGENT ABOUT HELPING THESE
ORGANIZATIONS CONNECT TO OUR
STATE PARTNERS TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF THE WORK THAT THEY
ARE DOING AND MUCH OF THAT HAS
RESULTED IN THIS FUNDING. AND
THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
SOCIAL HOUSING. LAST NIGHT WE
LEARNED THAT $200,000.00 WAS
INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET
FOR THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING.
I WANT TO THANK SPONSORS,
REPRESENTATIVE FRANK, AND
SENATOR REBECCA FOR WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO GET THIS
FUNDING IN OPERATING BUDGET.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
STARTED WORKING ON TOGETHER
BACK IN NOVEMBER IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE PASSAGE OF
INITIATIVE 135. SO, IT IS GREAT
TO SEE THAT SIX MONTHS OF WORK
COME TO FRUITION. I WANT TO
THANK DEVON, ON MY STAFF WHO
HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING
THAT HAPPEN. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE ,
HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL
IS REPRESENTATIVE JOE AND
REPRESENTATIVE JESSICA BATEMAN
FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
REPRESENTATIVE EMILY ALVARADO,
ALL OF THEM WERE SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS REQUEST AND SUPPORTED ON
THE HOUSE AND SENATE SIDE
GETTING THAT MONEY. I WANT TO
THANK THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
THE MAYORS OFFICE FOR THEIR
SUPPORT ON THIS FUNDING AS
WELL. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH THE SIX APPOINTING
ENTITIES FOR THE NEW PDA AND
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SO WE
ARE EXCITED TO SAY THAT ALL OF
THE APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
THIS WEEK FROM MLK LABOR THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD, SEATTLE
RENTERS COMMISSION, [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ], MAYORS OFFICE,
AND OUR TWO APPOINTMENTS. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
SEEDING OF THIS BOARD. IT HAS
BEEN A REAL HONOR TO
COLLABORATE WITH ALL OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSEMBLE THE
FIRST ABOARD FOR THE NATION'S
FIRST CITY LEVEL SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. I AM EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. EXCUSE ME THERE. LOTS
OF FEET IN MOUTH TODAY,
APPARENTLY. UNFORTUNATELY I
WILL NEED TO BE EXCUSED FROM
THE COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU I BELIEVE I'M
HANDING IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. HELLO, EVERYONE.
THERE IS NOTHING ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND CITY LIKE A
MEETING BUT WE DO HAVE OUR NEXT
MEETING THIS COMING WEDNESDAY
APRIL 26 AND THERE ARE FIVE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO CITY LIGHTS A
REVIEW PANEL. WE WILL HAVE OUR
SECOND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON COUNSEL BILL 120537,
REAUTHORIZING THE MADE FOR
ANOTHER 10 YEARS AND WE WILL
HAVING A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNSEL BILL
120556, TRANSFERRING FUNDS INTO
CITY LIGHTS RE-STABILIZATION
ACCOUNT TO PREVENT A SURCHARGE
ON CITY LIGHT RATEPAYERS.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GOT ON THE
DOCKET. WE WILL NOT BE VOTING
ON THAT LAST ITEM AND I BELIEVE
THAT PEOPLE HAD REACHED OUT. I
BELIEVE THAT CITY LIGHT HAS
REACHED OUT IN CASE YOU WOULD
LIKE ANY MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT. JUST REACH OUT TO ERIC
AND HE CAN SET YOU UP. OKAY.
LAST WEEK WAS A BUSY WEEK.
MEETINGS THAT I TOOK INCLUDE I
STOOD WITH MAYOR , OED DIRECTOR
McINTYRE AND THE OWNERS OF
RIVER WHO ARE SEATTLE RESTORED
PARTICIPANTS TO ANNOUNCE THE
MAYOR'S DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN AND I SPOKE SPECIFICALLY
IN SUPPORT OF HIS EXECUTIVE
ORDER ADDRESSING THE OPIOID AND
SYNTHETIC DRUG CRISIS WHICH IS
I MAYOR COMPONENT. ALSO LAST
WEEK I ATTENDED THE APRIL BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING AS AN
ALTERNATE AND WAS INTERESTED
IN HEARING THE OVERDOSE OF
TRENDS AND ANALYSIS
PRESENTATION. IT IS ALREADY
BEEN SPOKEN OF BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I CHATTED WITH THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
CONNECTOR LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS
THE HOUSING LEVY AND HOUSING
CONNECTOR. MY CHIEF OF STAFF
ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE BREAKFAST TO ACCEPT
THE UNIVERSAL DISTINCTION
CERTIFICATE AWARD ON MY
BEHALF. I CHATTED ON A PODCAST
AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D
BEEN EVER BEEN ON AND WE HAD A
RAMBUNCTIOUS CONVERSATION AND I
APPRECIATE COUNCILPERSON
JUAREZ FOR HOOKING ME UP WITH
THEM. AND THEN I WENT TO THE
SEATTLE KRAKEN'S PLAYOFFS GAME
ON SATURDAY AND THAT WAS MY
FIRST TIME SEEING A CRACKING
GAME AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK
FORWARD TO GOOD NEWS , PERHAPS
TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THIS WEEK,
I STOP BY THIS MORNING THE
FIRST SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION
MEETING WHERE WE HAD ALL 10
MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON AND
TOGETHER WITH MAYOR HARRELL
AND DIRECTOR McINTYRE WE
WELCOMED THE NEW COMMISSIONERS
AND SAID HOW GRATEFUL WE WERE
FOR THEIR SERVICE. THE
COMMISSION SELECTED A CHAIR,
VICE CHAIR, AND SET THEIR
PRIORITY COMMITTEES FOR THE
YEAR AND I'M LOOKING FOR THEIR
WORK MOVING FORWARD AND
ADVOCATING FOR ISSUES ON THE
COUNCIL. LATER TODAY I PLAN ON
ATTENDING THE OPEN CEREMONY OF
THE NEW ALEXA AND WEI ELLIOTT
WAY. LET'S SEE. TOMORROW OR
WEDNESDAY , I -- EXCUSE ME.
LATER THIS WEEK I WILL PROBABLY
HAVE LUNCH WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PDA. I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE CRESCENT
COLLABORATIVE PARTNER MEETING
TO LISTEN AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT
THE MEMBERS -- WHAT PROJECTS
THE MEMBERS ARE MOST FOCUSED
ON AND THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING SINCE I MET THEM LAST
YEAR. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
UPCOMING VISIT SEATTLE BOARD
MEETING AND THEN MEETING WITH
HDC DIRECTOR PATIENTS TO
DISCUSS THE HOUSING LEVY, AS
I'M SURE ALL MY COLLEAGUES ARE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'M
FINISHED IF THERE AREN'T ANY
QUESTIONS I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR OUR
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON THE
AGENDA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OUR
NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY,
MAY 2nd AT 9:30 A.M. OUR
COMMITTEE ON MAY 2nd IS LIKELY
TO HAVE FIVE ITEMS INCLUDING
FOR MINOR ITEMS FROM OUR
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND ONE STANDARD
ITEM FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES THAT STANDARD ITEM
REGARDING SPU IS THEIR ANNUAL
FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE
INDEPENDENT FIRM, MOSS ADAMS.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE ANNUAL
AUDIT IS CLEAN WHICH MEANS IT
COMPLIES WITH ACCOUNTING
PRACTICES AND THERE ARE NO
MATERIAL -- OUR COMMITTEE WILL
ALSO HEAR CLERK FILE WHICH IS
A REQUEST BY THE DEVELOPER FOR
THE CITY TO EXTEND A
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A
SUBTERRANEAN ALLEY VACATION
WITHIN A SO-CALLED BLOCK 89 IN
DISTRICT SEVEN WHICH WAS
REQUESTED ORIGINALLY AS PART OF
CLERK FILE 313894. CONSTABLE
120543 WOULD RENEW A PIPELINE
TERM PERMIT ENABLING MIDSTREAM
PARTNERS LLC TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A PIPELINE SYSTEM IN,
UNDER, LONG, AND ACROSS
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STREET
BETWEEN 13th AVENUE SOUTHWEST
AND 16th AVENUE SOUTHWEST ON
HARBOR ISLAND. COUNSEL BILL
WOULD RENEW A UTILITY TUNNEL
PERMIT FOR A TERM PERMIT FOR
QWEST CORPORATION ACROSS
SENECA STREET EAST OF THIRD
AVENUE ALSO IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
FINAL WILL WE HAVE A HAZARD
MITIGATION PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
VARIOUS EASEMENTS ALONG
RAINIER SELF TO HELP PREVENT
EROSION. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE
THERE TOMORROW SO IT DOESN'T
HAVE A COUNSEL BILL YET. IN
DISTRICT FOR I RECENTLY JOINED
OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN A ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP. SPECIAL
THANKS TO THE NEIGHBOR FROM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
FOR ORGANIZING THIS ANNUAL
EVENT. MIKE COMPLEMENTED THE
TEAM AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR PROVIDING TOOLS
AND LOGISTICS HE NEEDED FOR THE
ADOPT THE STREET PRENUP WHICH
WAS A FULL-SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD
CLEANUP WITH 15 VOLUNTEERS FROM
I-5 THE CALLAN PARK. IF YOU
WANT SPU TO HELP WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP JUST
CONTACT THE ADOPT A STREET TEAM
ANYTIME YOU'RE HERE. I'D LIKE
TO THANK THE UNIVERSITY WATCH
AND THE STUDENT LEADERS WHO
ORGANIZED A SAFETY WALK THIS
PAST WEEK. I WAS GRATEFUL TO
THE VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND
DEPARTMENTS THAT JOINED US IN
RESPONDING TO THE STUDENTS CALL
FOR ACTION. A SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WAS THERE FOR APPROVING
STREET LIGHTING, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR REMOVING ILLEGAL
DUMPING, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR CATCHING BAD
GUYS AND THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FIXING
DANGEROUS SIDEWALKS AND
REPLACING STREET SIGNS. WE
ALSO CONNECTED STUDENT LEADERS
TO OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS LIKE
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION TO
SITE OWNERS OF EMPTY BUILDINGS
THAT ARE TRACKING ILLEGAL
BEHAVIOR AND, OF COURSE, THE
FIND IT, FIX IT APP. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE OVER
TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU. SO, IF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS NOT
HERE I'M JUST GOING TO GO
AHEAD. I'M SEEING THAT SHE IS
NOT HERE SO SHE DOES POP BACK
UP THEN I WILL, OBVIOUSLY,
DEFER TO AND ALLOW HER AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. THERE ARE
NO ITEMS FROM THE GOVERNANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS TO MIDI ON
TORONTO'S COUNCIL AGENDA. THE
NEXT GOVERNMENTS DAY OF
MEETINGS WILL BE A SPECIAL
MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 15th
INSTEAD OF THE REGULAR
SCHEDULED MEETING PLEASE STAY
TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. SO,
YESTERDAY WAS A BIG DAY, AS YOU
ALL KNOW, WE ATTENDED THE ROAD
TO HEALING TOUR AT THE TRIBES
GATHERING HALL WHICH IS A
BEAUTIFUL, HUGE HALL . THEY
COULD PROBABLY SEE 300 PEOPLE.
SOME OF THE TREES WERE OVER
100 YEARS OLD THE BILL THE
HALL. U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY,
OUR FRIEND, AND ASSISTANT
SECRETARY BRIAN BOTH CAME TO
THE GATHERING WHICH WAS THE
FIRST IN WASHINGTON STATE.
JUST BRIEFLY LOOKING AT THE
AGENDA ON THE ROAD TO HEALING,
WE WERE THERE ALL DAY . IT
OPENED WITH -- I WANT TO BE
CLEAR, -- I'M TRYING TO GET
ALL THE INFORMATION OUT HERE.
BEFORE I BEGIN, THIS WAS A
LONG TIME COMING ON THE ROAD TO
HEALING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT NOT ONLY WERE WE
GUESTS AT THIS EVENT WE WERE
ALSO WITNESSES AND WITNESSES TO
HISTORY. AND I AM PROUD AND I
AM HONORED THAT WE WERE INVITED
TO MEET WITH SECRETARY HOLLAND
AND A SECRETARY BRIAN NEWLIN.
JUST AS IMPORTANT TO BE AMONG
SO MANY ELDERS, RELATIVES,
CHILDREN, FAMILY, WHO WERE ALSO
WITNESSES, GUESTS, AND GAVE
THEIR STORIES OF BOARDING
SCHOOL. A HUGE THANK YOU TO
FRANCESCA FROM DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO IS OUR
STAFFER FOR THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO WAS
THERE ALL DAY WITH US AS WELL
AS SARAH MAYS FROM MY OFFICE.
AND DANA FROM COMMUNICATIONS.
WE ARRIVED THERE A LITTLE BIT
BEFORE 9:00 AND I THINK WE LEFT
AROUND 6:00 IN THE EVENING. THE
TRIBE NOT ONLY WELCOMED
HUNDREDS OF FOLKS AND PEOPLE
AND DIGNITARIES BUT ALSO FED
US SALMON AND ELK AND AS WE
ALWAYS DO , WE FEED OUR GUESTS
AND WE ARE KIND TO OUR GUESTS
AND WE LET OUR GUESTS SPEAK AND
WE HAVE SPACE FOR GRACE FOR
EVERYBODY TO SHARE THEIR
STORIES AND THEIR FEELINGS
ABOUT SOMETHING HORRIFIC THAT
HAS HAPPENED TO OUR PEOPLE. IT
WAS A RESPECTFUL, PROFOUND
MOMENT AND, AGAIN, I AM HONORED
TO BE A PART OF HISTORY AND A
WITNESS. ALSO SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO REPRESENTATIVE LARSON WHO
STAYED THE WHOLE DAY. WE ALSO
HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SENATOR CANTWELL'S OFFICE. A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM MARILYN
STRICKLAND'S OFFICE AND ALSO
WE HAD GREENS THAT WERE
DELIVERED FROM OUR MAYOR TO THE
SECRETARY INTERIOR DEAF PAUL
AND THAT I WAS PROUD TO SHARE
WITH SECRETARY HOLLAND MYSELF.
THE ROAD TO AGENDA WAS
STARTED WITH A WELCOME SONG BY
THE NATION AND THEIR SINGERS
AND AN OPENING PAIR. OF COURSE,
AN INTRODUCTION OF SECRETARY OF
INTRODUCTION DEV HOLLAND. THE
DISCUSSIONS THAT HAPPENED ARE
THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO
THEIR FAMILIES. AT THE BREAK
AND AFTER LUNCH MEMBERS OF THE
MEDIA WERE ALLOWED TO STAY BUT
AFTER THE FIRST BREAK THE MEDIA
WAS ASKED TO LEAVE OR ESCORTED
OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY BECAUSE IT WAS INCREDIBLY
EMOTIONAL, PERSONAL, THERE
WERE A LOT OF STORIES OF
PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE,
CHILDREN BEING TAKEN, CHILDREN
BEING ABUSED, THEIR MOUTHS
BEING WATCHED I WAS SOAP AND
FOR SOME REASON THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH FELT THAT OUR
LANGUAGE WAS A WEAPON OF SOME
KIND TO HURT OUR CHILDREN AND
OUR PEOPLE. SO, TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP FELT THAT THESE
STORIES WERE VERY PERSONAL AND
VERY ELOQUENT AND VERY PROFOUND
AND DID NOT WANT MEDIA
REPORTING OR RECORDING THAT. I
WANT TO THANK THE PRESS FOR
HONORING THAT AND LEAVING AND
NOTE THAT A COURT REPORTER WAS
THERE TO TRANSCRIBE ALL OF THE
WORDS AND A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF
THE EVENT WILL BE RELEASED, IF
REQUESTED, UNDER THE PUBLIC
RECORDS REQUEST. WE HAVE THAT
INFORMATION IN OUR OFFICE IF
YOU WANT IT OR IF ANY MEDIA IS
LISTENING AND WANTS TO HEAR
WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SAID. IT WAS
A REALLY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR ME
SINCE MY PARENTS AND MY
GRANDPARENTS AND JUST ABOUT
WERE ALL SENT AND TAKEN AWAY.
TO BOARDING SCHOOLS. IT WASN'T
JUST HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
WE HEARD ABOUT THE ATROCITIES
AND BOARDING SCHOOLS IN OREGON,
CARLISLE, AND I COULD GO ON
AND ON. BEING A WITNESS TO
THIS TODAY AND HEARING THESE
STORIES BUT HEARING IT FROM
OTHER TRIBAL LEADERS AND PEOPLE
THAT I GREW UP WITH AND PEOPLE
ARE MY ELDERS AND PEOPLE WHO I
LISTEN TO, AND LEARN FROM, IT
WAS INCREDIBLY HEALING AND I
CANNOT TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANT
TO BE BACK IN INDIAN COUNTRY IN
A HUGE PUBLIC FORUM WITH
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND NOT
HEARING ANY OF THE THINGS THAT
SOMETIMES WE HERE IN THIS
PUBLIC SPACE. I TOOK PAGES AND
PAGES OF PERSONAL NOTES AND
THERE IS A REASON WHY I AM
SHARING THIS. BESIDES A SENSE
OF LOSS AND PAIN AND HORRIFIC
STORIES THAT NOT ONLY HAPPENED
TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE
IN THESE REGIONS BUT OTHER
FOLKS, OTHER NATIVE AMERICANS
WHO LIVED HERE FROM
GRANDPARENTS AND ELDERS,
HEARING THE STORIES OF CHILDREN
BEING PHYSICALLY ABUSED AND
SEXUALLY ABUSED ALSO HEARING
THE STORIES OF THE PAIN OF
SEPARATION, HEARING STORIES OF
PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THEIR
SIBLINGS BEING TAKEN AWAY ON A
BUS OR TRUCK OR THEMSELVES
BEING TAKEN AWAY ON A BUS OR
TRUCK, DENIED FOOD, THEIR
HAIRCUTS, THEIR MOUTH IS
WASHED OUT WITH SOAP, I COULD
GO ON AND ON WITH THE STORIES
AND THE REASON WHY I SHARE THIS
WITH YOU IS THAT IT WASN'T
UNTIL 1975 THAT THE TRIBES
FINALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE SOME CONTROL AND SOME SAY
IN BRING SOME OF THESE STORIES
FORWARD. IT TOOK AN ACT OF
CONGRESS IN 1978 TO HAVE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STOP TAKING
OUR CHILDREN AND OUR BABIES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES AND
A LOT OF FOLKS WE HAD ELDERS
BETWEEN 80 AND 99 YEARS OLD
TALKED ABOUT THEM BEING TAKEN,
THEIR CHILDREN BEING TAKEN,
GRAVES BEING FOUND, CHILDREN
BEING DENIED FOOD, CHILDREN
RUNNING AWAY AS YOUNG AS 7.
THIS IS OUR HISTORY. THIS IS
WHO WE ARE. AND TO SOME
EXTENT, THIS IS MAYBE WHO WE
STILL ARE. ALL I KNOW IS WHAT
I WALKED AWAY WITH, BESIDE A
SENSE OF RESILIENCY, HIS
UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE TO
GIVE SPACE FOR GRACE. YOU HAVE
TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAL. THE STORIES HAVE TO BE
TOLD. THIS ISN'T ABOUT
VICTIMIZATION ALL THE TIME,
IT'S ABOUT STRENGTH, IT'S ABOUT
WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE. SO, NOT
DO WE JUST WALK AWAY WITH
HEARING AND LEARNING WHAT WE
LEARNED, AND I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
BUT I KNOW THE PEOPLE CAME WITH
ME INCLUDING MY HUSBAND, THERE
IS A REAL SENSE OF HUMANITY IN
PEOPLE. AND KINDNESS. AND WE
WILL CONTINUE AS INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE
WILL LEARN AFTER I'M GONE THAT
THERE IS SOME STYLE OF
LEADERSHIP THAT ALLOWS US TO
DO GOOD THINGS IN A GOOD WAY
WITH GOOD MINDS WITHOUT BEING
DISRESPECTFUL , NAME-CALLING,
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
SEEN THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO
FORWARD AND PUT OUR MINDS
TOGETHER AND DO GOOD THINGS IN
A GOOD WAY. SO, I'M HOPING
THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY --
I HAVEN'T READ WHAT THE MEDIA
HAS WRITTEN , QUITE FRANKLY, I
DON'T CARE. I WAS THERE SO I
KNOW WHAT I SAW AND WHAT I
HEARD. AS I SHARED EVERYONE IN
MY FAMILY WENT TO BOARDING
SCHOOL, MY AUNTIES, MY MOM, MY
GRANDPARENTS. WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE
BUT APPARENTLY A LOT OF US
STILL LEARN FROM THEM THEIR
LANGUAGE. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK DEBBIE PARKER FROM THE
NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL
AND TERESA SHELTON, BOTH OF
THEM FORMER MEMBERS OF THE TO
LAYLA PREP COUNSEL. I COULDN'T
EVEN COUNT HOW MANY TRIBAL
LEADERS WERE THERE FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE MOUNTAIN, JUST
ABOUT EVERY COASTAL TRIBE WAS
THERE. LEADERSHIP WAS THERE.
SECRETARY HOLLAND WAS SO
GRACIOUS AND MEETING WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE AND TAKING
PICTURES. THE THING I LOVE
ABOUT INDIAN COUNTRY IS THAT
THERE IS STILL A SENSE OF LOVE
AND HUMOR AND TEASING AND
JOKING. WE DON'T ALL SIT
AROUND IN A CIRCLE AND CRY.
THAT IS NOT OUR WAY. WE ARE
STILL HERE AND I'M VERY
THANKFUL THAT DAN WAS THERE
WITH US TODAY. THEY WERE THERE
THE WHOLE TIME. LIKE I SAID,
SARAH MAYS MY OFFICE WAS THERE
WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME. I THINK
PEOPLE LEARNED A LOT. I THINK,
HOPEFULLY, I CAN SHARE WITH
YOU, AS MY COLLEAGUES, THAT
THAT IS THE WAY THAT I LEARNED
HOW TO BE A LEADER. BESIDES
WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER
FOLKS SAYING SPACE FOR GRACE
IT WAS A VERY HEALING TIME AND
WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE OF THAT.
OUR OFFICE WORKED CLOSELY WITH
THE NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING
SCHOOL FOLKS , THE DEPARTMENT
INTERIOR, AND ALL THE OTHER
TRIBAL LEADERS THAT WANTED THIS
TO HAPPEN. SO, I AM HOPING
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
COUPLE MORE. THEY ARE HOPING TO
HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN PORTLAND.
HOPEFULLY IN ALASKA BECAUSE WE
ALSO ARE CALLING ON THE
ARCHDIOCESE AND I AM HOPING
THAT AT SOME POINT WE CAN MEET
WITH RAG TO START RELEASING THE
NAMES OF ALL THE CHILDREN THAT
WERE SENT TO THESE SCHOOLS BY
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET THE
NAMES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL
OF THE NAMES AND THEY ARE NOT
RELEASING THEM. SO, I WILL
LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO, I WANT
TO THANK THOSE THAT CAME WITH
ME THAT DAY, INCLUDING MY
HUSBAND. ALL RIGHT, SO, I ALSO
WANT TO REMIND ALL OF YOU THAT
COMING UP NEXT WEEK WILL BE OUR
VERY FIRST INAUGURAL TRIBAL
NATION SUMMIT. THANK YOU, TIM ,
AND FOLKS, FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER. THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HAS NEVER DONE WITH THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON HAS DONE SINCE
THE '90s WITH THE CENTENNIAL
BOARD. TRIBAL LEADERSHIP WILL
BE HERE AT CITY HALL TUESDAY
MADE SECOND. I WILL BE
ATTENDING ALL DAY LONG AND I
CAN'T REMEMBER WHO IS
PRO-TIMING FOR ME THAT DAY.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
YOU CAN GET IT FROM OUR OFFICE.
PLEASE JOIN US. AGAIN, I DON'T
HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
BUT I THINK WE ARE FOCUSING ON
HOMELESSNESS, LAND-USE, AND
PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU. SO,
THAT SHOULD BE GREAT. I'M
HOPING THIS IS THE FIRST OF
MANY AND I'M HOPING THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, LONG AFTER I'M
GONE, EVERY YEAR WILL THEY HAVE
THIS TRIBAL LEADERSHIP MEETING
BECAUSE IT ALSO HELPS THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO
DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE
INDIGENOUS ISSUES AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS
BECAUSE AFTER I LEAVE I DON'T
KNOW WHO IS GOING TO DO THAT
STUFF. ALL RIGHT. LET ME TELL
YOU WHAT THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE
FROM LAST TWO WEEKS. WE MET
WITH THE STAFF AT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT REGARDING
THE IMPACTS RELATED TO NEW
ENCAMPMENTS IN LOCATIONS IN
DISTRICT 5. I MET WITH KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY REGARDING WORK
UNDERWAY ON BOTH SHORT AND
LONG-TERM PLANS FOR THOSE
CURRENTLY SHELTERED IN HOTELS
TO BE HOUSED OR SHELTERED IN
AURORA OR LAKE CITY AND OTHER
AREAS. WE ATTENDED THE SOUTH
NORTH KING SUB AREA AND OF
SEEDS UPDATES. HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET OFF-LINE ON OTHER
TRANSIT ISSUES. WE ALSO MET
WITH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
REGARDING THE TRIBAL SUMMIT AND
WHAT WILL BE THE RUN OF SHOW.
WE WILL ALL BE GETTING COPIES
OF THAT AS WELL AS THE MEMO AND
OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND SPEAKERS. TOMORROW, WE WILL
BE HOSTING A CITY HALL TOUR
FROM A CLASS FROM SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY. NOREEN ELBERT IS A
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
TEACHING LEADERSHIP COURSES.
SHE WILL BE HERE WITH 20
STUDENTS WHO WILL BE CHAMBERS
AS WELL AS USING THE SAM SMITH
ROOM FOR A CLASS. MURPHY FROM
OUR OFFICE, MURPHY BUSH, ON OUR
STAFF WILL BE LEADING THEM ON A
TOUR AS WELL. IF YOU SEE THOSE
FOLKS, SAY HELLO. THE SOUND
TRANSIT SUB AREA MEETING WILL
BE THIS WEDNESDAY WHICH I WILL
ATTEND AND A FULL SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
THIS THURSDAY THAT I ATTEND
EVERY OTHER WEEK. IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERY WEEK BUT THERE IS A LOT
OF THEM. ANYWAY, I WILL BE
DOING THAT. ON FRIDAY WE WILL
BE PARTICIPATING IN THE KING
COUNTY CIVETS CAMPUS WORKING
GROUP. THIS IS NEW. THIS
RELATES TO THE PROPOSAL TO CITE
A SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL
STATION AS PART OF THE FUTURE
KING COUNTY CAMPUS. THANK YOU,
COUNTY EXECUTIVES, FOR INVITING
MYSELF AND THE DE-FIVE TEAM
AND MYSELF TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS WORKING GROUP. ALL RIGHT.
SO, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES
MY PORTION. WE SLIDE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WAIT, DID I
FORGET -- O, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS HERE. I'M SORRY. TOO
BUSY LOOKING AT MY NOTES I
DIDN'T SEE HER FACE, YOUR
SMILING FACE. WITH THAT, I'M
NOT DONE. I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YOU SO MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S STEPPING IN FOR ME
AND COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR
OLDER AMERICAN MONTHS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AS AN
ALTERNATE, OUR MEETING TODAY
WHICH I WILL REPORT A LITTLE
BIT LATER ON THAT AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU THIS
AFTERNOON. SO, LET'S SEE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
BUT THE SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS TOMORROW.
THE AGENDA HAS TWO ITEMS ON IT.
THE FIRST IS AN ORDINANCE. IT
IS REGARDING INSTRUCTION OF
FIREFIGHTERS . COUNCIL BILLED
12 0549. DISCUSSION OF
POSSIBLE VOTE. THE EFFORTS AND
SUPPORT FROM MADAM PRESIDENT
EXPEDITING AND GETTING THIS
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE IN TIME
FOR TOMORROW'S COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION AND, AGAIN, THIS
LEGISLATION SIMPLY ADDS
FIREFIGHTERS AMONG THE OTHER
CLASSES OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
CURRENTLY IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE THAT CAN HAVE THEIR
ACTIVITIES AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PROTECTED BY OBSTRUCTION
CHARGES. IT IS AN ANOMALY THAT
FIREFIGHTERS AREN'T CURRENTLY
INCLUDED. SECONDLY, WE ARE
GOING TO BE HAVING A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON A DRAFT
RESOLUTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN
INTRODUCED ON WAGE EQUITY FOR
NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTORS. -- MATERIALS FOR
THIS ITEM -- THIS MORNING. WE
HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
BOTH ADVOCATES AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE CITY ABOUT THIS
RESOLUTION AND WE NEEDED A
LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL TIME
TO INCORPORATE THE SUGGESTIONS
THAT WE RECEIVED , IN
PARTICULAR FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION
WE WILL DISCUSS TOMORROW IS A
DRAFT. I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY
HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES
ITEMS ARE INTRODUCED FORMALLY
THROUGH THE PROCESS, I LIKE TO
SHOW MY WORK. AND ALLOWED THE
DISCUSSION AND COMMITTEE TO
HELP SHAPE AND REFINE THE
FINAL RESOLUTION BEFORE IT IS
INTRODUCED. I DID FORMALLY
REQUEST THAT MY NAME BE
AFFIXED TO MY PROCLAMATION FOR
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. IF YOU
ARE STILL LISTENING, PLEASE DO
AFFIX MY NAME. ALSO, I WANT TO
MENTION THURSDAY IS DENIM DAY.
I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES AND
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT WILL WEAR DENIM TO
CALL ATTENTION TO SEXUAL
ASSAULT ON APRIL 26, MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD
WILL WEAR DENIM JEANS WITH A
PURPOSE. THAT PURPOSE IS TO
SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND EDUCATE
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT
ALL FORMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
PEACE OVER VIOLENCE HAS RUN
ITS DENIM DAY CAMPAIGN FOR 24
YEARS ON A WEDNESDAY IN APRIL
IN HONOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH AND WHY DENIM?
THE DENIM DAY CAMPAIGN BEGAN
AFTER A RULING -- OVERTURNED
WITH THE JUSTICES THAT FELT
THAT SINCE THE VICTIM WAS
WEARING TIGHT JEANS IT MUST'VE
HELPED THE PERSON WHO HER
REMOVE HER JEANS THUS IMPLYING
CONSENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY
WOMEN CAME TO WORK WEARING
JEANS AND SOLITARY . THERE IS
NO EXCUSE AND NEVER AN
INVITATION FOR . A QUICK NOTE
ON WORK BEING DONE AROUND FAIR
CHANCE HOUSING. YOU MAY RECALL
THAT WE LEARNED RECENTLY ABOUT
A MONTH AGO THAT A PANEL OF
THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS ISSUED A RULING ON THE
FAIR CHANCE HOUSING THAT MAY
IMPACT A PORTION OF THE
ORDINANCE. THEY DECIDED THAT
THE PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE
PREVENTS LANDLORDS FROM ASKING
TENANTS AND APPLICANTS ABOUT
CRIMINAL HISTORY IS ON
CONSTITUTIONAL. FURTHER THE
COURT UPHELD THE PORTION OF THE
ORDINANCE THAT BANS LANDLORDS
FROM TAKING ADVERSE ACTIONS,
DENYING HOUSING BASED ON
CRIMINAL HISTORY. THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE --
FULL-COURT HEARING THE
DECISION OF THE PANEL. THE
TIMELINE IS UNKNOWN. UNTIL THE
APPEAL PROCESS CONCLUDES,
THERE'S A FAIR CHANCE THE
HOUSING ORDINANCE REMAINS VALID
AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS WILL
CONTINUE TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
QUICK -- ON HEALTH SIDE OF
THINGS. MEDICAL ABORTION HAS
BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY.
CONTRADICTORY COURT ORDERS
LEAVING MANY PEOPLE CONFUSED
WHETHER A MEDICAL ABORTION IS
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE
VERY CLEAR. MEDICAL ABORTION IS
SAFE, LEGAL, AND AVAILABLE HERE
IN SEATTLE AND THROUGHOUT
WASHINGTON STATE. ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SIDE OF MY UPDATE, LAST
WEEK I HAD MY REGULAR MEETINGS
WITH A DIRECTOR. THE CPC
LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS FIRE AND
NEWLY APPOINTED HST, HUMAN
SERVICES DIRECTOR -- FIRESIDE
OF THINGS I WANT TO PUT OUT
THE FACT THAT THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTING EAST
LAKE FIRE AND RESCUE AND THE
KING COUNTY FIRES CHIEF
ASSOCIATION DIVERSITY AND
RECRUITMENT WORKSHOP AND THAT
IS TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY,
MAY 6th . YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION ON FIRE
DEPARTMENTS WEBSITE OR THEIR
FACEBOOK PAGE. LAST FRIDAY WE
RECEIVED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
QUARTERLY STAFFING REPORT AS A
RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT PASSED BY
THIS COUNSEL IN THE 2022
BUDGET. WE WILL BE REVIEWING
THE DATA AND I'M HOPING TO SEE
EVENTS LIKE THE DIVERSITY
ENDING RECRUITMENT WORKSHOPS
MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE
RECRUITMENT STAFFING. ON THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS SIDE OF THINGS
THE -- IS ALSO RECRUITING AND
THEY WILL BE AT -- COLLEGES
NETWORKING AND COLLEGE FAIR .
THEY WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT A
CAREER IN 911 LOOKS LIKE.
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON FRIDAY,
SPD ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
RECOVERED 169 FIREARMS IN THE
MONTH OF MARCH. THAT IS THE
MOST GUNS RECOVERED IN ONE
CALENDAR OF MONTH SINCE 2020.
IN APRIL WE WORKED WITH
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS -- AN
ARREST OPERATION TO STOP THE
ILLEGAL TRANSFER AND UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION OF GUNS IN THE
SEATTLE AREA. IT REMOVED 23
FIREARMS, 100 FENNEL PILLS AND
THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS OF
AMMUNITION BEING ILLEGALLY SOLD
AND USED ACROSS THE PUGET
SOUND. THANK YOU TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING TO
ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE, LEGAL GUN
OWNERSHIP, FENTANYL CRISIS AND
PREVENTING THESE WEAPONS AND
DRUGS FROM REACHING THE MARKET.
AND THEN, LASTLY, I MY
PORTFOLIO SIDE OF THINGS, THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT -- ABOUT THEIR
ENGAGEMENT PLAN. I WANT TO
PUSH OUT SOMETHING WE LEARNED
IN THAT COMMITTEE AND THAT IS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE
TRAINING FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
NEXT THURSDAY ON APRIL 27th
THEY WILL BE HOSTING ONE OF THE
SESSIONS IN DISTRICT 1. THE
WORKSHOP WILL COVER FIRE
EXTINGUISHER USE, UTILITY
CONTROL WATER STORAGE AND
EMERGENCY SANITATION. YOU CAN
FIND OUT MORE ON THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK
PAGE. LAST WEEK AT THE
REGIONAL HOME THIS GOVERNING
BOARD WE REVIEWED THE APPROACH
TO REVISING THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
WE VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE
LEADERSHIP AND TRANSMIT THEIR
2024 CITY AND COUNTY AND JUST
TO CLARIFY, MUCH LIKE WE ARE
WORKING HARD TO STICK TO A
BUDGET PROCESS HERE AT THE CITY
COUNCIL SOWS THAT ARJ AND THE
BUDGET INCLUDES ONLY THE
FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL AMOUNTING TO UNDER $105
MILLION. THE BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING, QUICKLY, LAST
REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING I
WANT TO REPORT FROM LAST WEEK,
WE RECEIVED A BRIEFING FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE COUNTY'S
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INVENTORY
DIVISION ON OUR CONTINUING
CRISIS OF -- DEATHS BY
FENTANYL. -- USE THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP PREVIOUS
DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH PUBLIC
HEALTH DIRECTOR AND OUR
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT CAME ABOUT A BOARD
OF HEALTH RESOLUTION THAT WILL
ENDORSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
USE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY'S
CHAIR OPIOID SEDIMENTS OF
WHICH IT'S TURNING OUT THERE
ARE MULTIPLE SETTLEMENTS AND
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR
THE ONE SETTLEMENT THAT IS
ALREADY RESOLVED, THAT WILL BE
SEVEN -- I'M SORRY, 14 MILLION
OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. COMING
UP, NEXT WEEK, I ATTENDED THE
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE AS AN
ALTERNATE. WHERE I WAS DURING
THE BEGINNING COUNSEL
BRIEFINGS. WE DID CONSIDER
REVISIONS TO THE VETERAN
SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES
LEVY. THEY WERE MADE IN KING
COUNTY COUNCILS BUDGET
COMMITTEE. WE RAISE THE LEVY
FROM ZERO DOLLARS TENDED TO
$0.12. THEY EXPRESSED A
PREFERENCE FOR THE $.10
VERSION BUT ALSO SOME FOLKS
TALK ABOUT WANTING TO HEAR
ABOUT THE RESULTS BEFORE --
AND MOTION TO DELAY THE VOTE
UNTIL FRIDAY. IT WAS
SUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE MEMBERS
AT THAT MEETING ON FRIDAY.
IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. LAST
WEEK I SPOKE ON A PANEL ABOUT
-- AT WEST SEATTLE SENIOR
CENTER. PART OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT MONTHLY
COFFEE EVENT. I ALSO HELD MY
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WITH
HSD DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND
WE DISCUSSED VIOLENCE
PREVENTION EFFORTS SUPPORTED BY
THIS COUNSEL THAT WE ARE REALLY
HOPING TO EXPAND REALLY
IMPORTANT GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS THIS
QUARTER. AS WELL AS THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WORK ON
THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT -- AND
THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS. LUIS AND I MET WITH
STAKEHOLDERS ON OUR NEXT STEP
IN THE SUITE OF LEGISLATION,
SPECIFICALLY THE AB -BASED
WORKERS DEACTIVATION RIGHTS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH APP
BASED WORKERS AND BUSINESS
PARTNERS TOWARDS LEGISLATION
THAT WE HOPE TO CONSIDER NEXT
MONTH. THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
>> OKAY, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE HE -- ANY
FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? ALL
RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY , WE HAVE
TWO MATTERS. LET ME READ INTO
THE RECORD WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE
WILL MOVE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE
SESSION. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE 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 LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, A
LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL ANSWERS SESSIONS
OF POLICY FOR OCEAN SESSION.
MADAME CLERK, 80 35 MINUTES,
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT TIME THAT
WOULD BE?
>> 3:35, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> 3:35. IF YOU GIVE ME A 10
MINUTE WARNING, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. IF WE GO OVER THAT TIME,
I WILL COME BACK ON AND
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION OF THE
EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION THIS COUNSEL MEETING
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURNED
AND THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
MAY 8th AT 2:00. COUNSEL IS
NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.