>> TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 8th.
THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME T
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:07. WILL
THE CLARK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS
OBJECTION TO AGENDA ITEM THREE,
THE SIGNING OF THE LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS WILL BE MOVED , W
WILL BASICALLY JUST SWITCH THEM
SO WE WOULD DO THE PREVIEW OF
THE CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS FIRST
AND THEN WE WOULD DO THE
PROCLAMATIONS AFTER THAT. WITH
THAT , HEARING NO OBJECTION,
AGENDA ITEM THREE IS MOVED TO B
HEARD AFTER AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
LET'S GO TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES. THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION , THE
MINUTES ARE OBJECT THAT.
HEARING THE PROCLAMATIONS LATER
IN THE AGENDA, AS I SHARED.
BEGINNING WITH HEARING
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TODAY.
WE WILL THEN CONSIDER TWO
PROCLAMATIONS. ONE BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND ONE
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
RECOGNIZING MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH. THIS
PROCLAMATION TO EVERYONE LAST
WEEK FOR YOUR REVIEW. AWESOME ,
AFTER THAT PROCLAMATION ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA --
AGAIN, YOU RECEIVE THOSE LAST
WEEK, AS WELL. NOTE THAT AFTER
TODAY'S MEETING, WE HAVE TWO
SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. EACH
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 50
MEMBERS. WE SHOULDN'T GO OVER
HALF AN HOUR, BUT WE WILL SEE.
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL CONCLUDE
THE MINUTES, PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS, AS WELL AS 12
APPOINTMENTS. THESE INCLUDE TW
TO THE FAMILIES EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND -- OVERSIGHT
BOARD, TWO TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, THREE TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION, AND FOUR TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. WANT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD. AGAIN, AS
USUAL, WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON
ALL ITEMS OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, UNLESS OF COURSE, A
COUNCILMEMBER WANTS TO REMOVE
THAT FOR DISCUSSION LATER IN TH
AGENDA. TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE
EIGHT ITEMS UNDER COMMITTEE
REPORTS. THE FIRST TWO ARE
COUNSEL BILL 120554, AND COUNSE
BILL 120555 RELATED TO THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF TWO
LANDMARKS, AND THE FACULTY CLUB
BUILDINGS. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL SPEAK TO THESE.
THE THIRD IS -- ON THE
WATERFRONT. THE FOURTH IS TO
COUNSEL BILL 120559 , RELATING
TO CURRENT TAXATION OF
PROPERTIES LOCATED AT BANGOR
AVENUE NORTHWEST AND 2317 SOUT
NORMAN STREET. BOTH ARE
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE BY THE
HOMELESS COMMITTEE AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THOSE TWO BILLS.
ITEM FIVE, COUNCIL BILL 120549
RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL COLD
AMENDING THE CRIME OF
OBSTRUCTING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL T
INCLUDE OBSTRUCTING
FIREFIGHTERS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL BE SPEAKING TO THA
ITEM. THEY INCLUDE COUNCIL BIL
120543 , WHICH WOULD PERMIT A
PIPELINE SYSTEM. COUNCIL BILL
120544, WHICH WOULD PERMIT A
UTILITY TUNNEL, AND CLICK FILE
-- REGARDING AN ALLEY
VACATION. INFORMATION ON ALL OF
THESE ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA, AS USUAL, AVAILABLE
ONLINE. BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
I'M GLAD TO REMIND YOU AGAIN OF
OUR SPRING SCHEDULE FOR COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS . INSTEAD OF HAVING A
WEEKLY BRIEFING, WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING MEETING EVERY OTHER
MONDAY, OR CHOICE OF MONTHS. W
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON MAY 8th
, AND IN JUNE, THEY WILL BE JUN
THE FIFTH AND JUNE 26. PLEASE
USE THIS REVISED CALENDAR TO
PROVIDE ACCORDINGLY FOR THOSE
YOU WOULD LIKE SIGNED BY THE
ENTIRE BODY OR FOR ANY COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. WEEKLY
MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
EVERY TUESDAY, OF COURSE. IF
THERE IS AN ITEM THAT IS
EXTREMELY TIME SENSITIVE AND YO
WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IT, PLEAS
COORDINATE WITH OUR OFFICE, AND
WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THE
CLERKS. THIS WEEK, WE WOULD NO
HAVE A STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
THE FINAL UPDATE ON OUR
LEGISLATIVE ADDENDA -- AGENDA
WILL BE ON MAY 22nd. INSTEAD O
GOING TO THE SIGNING OF LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS, WE WILL COME
BACK TO THAT. WE WILL GO RIGHT
TO THE PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS. THIS WEEK, WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
THEN COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PETE
SENT, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
HERBOLD, MOSQUEDA , THEN ME.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF , GIVING AN
OVERVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE TO
MEET A WEEK FROM WEDNESDAY.
FIRST, AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PREVIEWED IN HER REMARKS, THER
WILL BE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
FROM THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE. THE
FIRST RELATES TO THE ACQUISITIO
OF THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE -
BUILDING ON THE WATERFRONT FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND AUTHORIZING
ITS ACCEPTANCE IN ORDER TO ENTE
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIB
FOR THIS TO BE A CULTURAL AND
LEARNING CENTER FOR THE
COMMUNITY HERE OWNED BY THE
TRIBE . THIS IS AN AGREEMENT
THAT HAS BEEN LONG IN THE WORK
20 WATERFRONT AND THE CENTER.
IT WAS GREAT TO BE JOINED IN
CHAMBERS BY THE CHAIRMAN AND
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING.
THEY DID UNANIMOUSLY PASS
THROUGH WITH FOUR BOARDS -- IN
FAVOR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
MOVING THAT INTO A CULTURAL
SPACE ON OUR WATERFRONT. WE WIL
ALSO HEAR COUNCIL BILL 120559.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT IS
RELATED TO CURRENT USE TAXATION
FOR A PARCEL THAT IS LOCATED -
AND 2317 SOUTH NORMAN STREET
UNDER THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RATING
SYSTEM, WE HAVE MOVED A COUPLE
OF THESE PROPERTIES FOR MY
COMMITTEE OVER THE COURSE OF TH
LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE
GENERAL SUMMARY BEING THAT THES
ARE PROPERTIES SITUATED BASED O
THEIR YOUTH TO QUALIFY FOR IS
SOCIAL PREP TEXT EXEMPTION
UNDER THE RATING SYSTEM. THE
PRESENTATION WAS SUFFICIENT TO
WIN A UNANIMOUS CONFIRMATION
FROM THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE, AN
THE COMMITTEE DOES RECOMMEND A
PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE. THE
MAY 17th MEETING, WE ARE GOING
TO HEAR A SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRAR
LEVY REPORT THAT IS GOING TO
JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE OF WHERE
WE ARE, ESPECIALLY AS WE COME
OUT OF THE COVERT FOOTING THAT
THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN OPERATING
UNDER FOR MUCH OF THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS. WE ARE REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT
OF THE FROM HIM AND HIS SCENE.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATION TO
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD, AND WE WILL OVERSEE 10
APPOINTMENT TO THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. LOOKING FORWARD TO
REALLY GETTING THEIR BODIES
STAFFED UP AGAIN TO DO THE
IMPORTANT WORK AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER. WE WILL ALSO HEAR A
SEATTLE CENTER AND ALSO THE
WATERFRONT PRESENTATION ON THE
AGREEMENT. WE ARE NOT
ANTICIPATING, TO MY CURRENT
EXPECTATION -- ALTHOUGH, I WIL
BE PROVIDING AN OF DATE NEXT
WEEK. WE WILL BEGIN THE INITIA
PRESENTATION FROM SOME ACTIONS
THAT WERE FORESHADOWED A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE QUEUIN
UP SOME OF THESE AGREEMENTS OF
TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITIES
AND PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE
SEATTLE CENTER IN THE
WATERFRONT. THAT SHOULD BE A
GOOD DISCUSSION OF HOW THAT --
AND HOW IT WILL BE COMING
TOGETHER. FINALLY, WE ARE GOIN
TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON AN
APPOINTMENT TO BE GIVING
COUNCIL. THAT WILL BE A PACK
AGENDA. HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T GO
TOO LONG ON MAY 17th. EVERYONE
WILL BE PREPARED TO DIG INTO
THOSE ITEMS OF BUSINESS. UNLESS
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
LEAVE IT AT THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. YES, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS T
COMMITTEE AND GETTING THE VOTES
THE ONLY THING I WAS BRINGING
UP, THE PASSAGE -- I CAN'T
BELIEVE WHICH BILL IT WAS, BUT
THE WATERFRONT ONE. THAT WE HA
HAD THAT M.O. YOU IN PLACE
SINCE 2014, I THINK. THANK YOU
FOR GETTING THIS OVER THE FINIS
LINE, AT LEAST OUT OF COMMITTEE
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT
IS GREAT TO BE FINALLY MOVING O
THIS, AND YEAH, GETTING THAT
BUILDING INTO SOME GOOD HANDS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS IT
THROUGH TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> SHE IS NOT HERE. OKAY, IT
GOES TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THERE WE GO, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THERE IS
NOTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR THE
-- WE WILL BE MEETING THIS
WEDNESDAY, AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE
ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT IS A
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120556,
TRANSFERRING FUNDS INTO THE
STABILIZATION ACCOUNT TO
PREVENT A SURCHARGE ON THE CITY
REPAIRS. WE HAD AN PRESENTATIO
AN INITIAL DISCUSSION AT OUR
LAST MEETING ON APRIL 26, SO
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ONE.
THAT'S IT. IT WILL BE A SHORT
ONE FINALLY. ALL RIGHT, SOME
SELECT HAPPENINGS IN THE COUPLE
WEEKS, YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THA
ON THURSDAY, MAY 4th, CITY
ATTORNEY DAVISON LEASE
LEGISLATION TO MAKE THE USE OF
ILLEGAL DRUGS IN PUBLIC SPACES
SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND I
JOINED HER AT THE EVENT HERE TO
ANNOUNCE THAT. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO A TIMELY AND ROBUST
DISCUSSION. HOW MANY OF YOU
KNEW THAT THERE IS A RECOVERY
SCHOOL IN SEATTLE? WILL I DID
NOT. WE WENT TO VISIT THE
STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE
INTERAGENCY RECOVERY SCHOOL
LAST WEEK, AND IT IS THE ONLY
SCHOOL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN RECOVERY IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. IT IS PART OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SERVED AS A
PLACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN
AN ENVIRONMENT WHILE THEY ARE
STILL IN ACTIVE RECOVERY, ARE
AFTER THEY GOT A THERE A
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR DRUG
AND OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION.
RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 35
STUDENTS. MANY COMPLETED
TREATMENT AT THE SUNDOWN RANCH,
WHICH IS THE ONLY RECOVERY
FACILITY IN WASHINGTON, I'M
TOLD, THAT ACCEPTS YOUTH.
ANYWAY, I LEARNED A LOT OF
THINGS. IT WAS A REALLY MOVING
MEETING. ONE OF THE THINGS I
DID LEARN, MANY OF THE
STUDENTS, THEY COME FROM ALL
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.
PRIMARILY LOCALLY, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY. I LEARNED MANY OF
THEM WENT INTO TREATMENT BECAUS
THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH DETOX
MANY TIMES. I BELIEVE THE
OPTIONS ARE VERY LIMITED, AS
WELL. THEY WENT IN MANY TIMES,
THEN GOT BACK INTO THEIR REGULA
SCHOOLS, THEIR PEER GROUPS, AN
STARTED USING AGAIN. WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS, THERE MUST BE A
MUCH STRONGER FOCUS IN MIDDLE
SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, WAY
BEYOND JUST TALKING ABOUT THE
DANGERS OF DRUGS AND ADDICTION,
ET CETERA. IT IS ALREADY
HAPPENING, ADDICTION IS.
TACKLING ISSUES EARLY IS A GREA
WAY TO AVOID -- WELL, RUINING
THEIR LIVES, OR DYING YOUNG IN
THE FUTURE. A LOT OF THEM
WANTED TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE T
HIS IN OTHER SCHOOLS. THAT IS
WHAT I BROUGHT UP WHEN I HAD TH
MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR LATER
IN THE DAY. THAT WAS A
PRESCHEDULED MEETING TO TALK
ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE
STUDENTS PILOT PROJECT. MORE T
COME. ANYWAY, THAT WAS PART OF
LAST WEEK. MY CHIEF OF STAFF AN
I ATTENDED THE FILMS COMMISSION
FIRST EVENT TO KICK OFF THE
MONTH IN SEATTLE WITH THE
COMMISSION , AND ABOUT 50 PLUS
FILMMAKERS AND OTHERS IN THE
INDUSTRY. SPECIAL THANKS TO ST
JOHN'S ON CAPITOL HILL. AS WEL
WILL BE ATTENDING THE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVA'S
OPENING NIGHT GALA AT THE
PARAMOUNT THEATER. I'VE GOT TO
SAY, THERE ARE SOME PERKS, LET
ME TELL YOU. I ATTENDED THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FALLEN
FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL ON FRIDAY
AND WAS JOINED BY THE MAYOR,
AND I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL TALK ABOUT THIS,
BUT I WILL SAY, SHE DID GIVE A
MARY -- VERY MOVING SPEECH.
ALSO JUST FOLKS THAT REALLY
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT. THIS
ALL HAPPENED. TEAM MEMBER IN
MICE HAVE WAS AT A CONFERENCE,
COMMUNICATION FOLKS FROM ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY LEARNING TO BE
MORE OF THE OF USING SOCIAL
MEDIA. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE
TRYING OUT SOME OF THOSE TRICKS
FINALLY, NOT LEAST, IN FACT, I
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. TO
THINK COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
AND LIR FOR PUTTING ON THE
SUMMIT LAST WEEK. I LEARNED A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. I'M WAITING
FOR THE WHOLE THING TO BE ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL, BECAUSE I WANT
TO SEE WHAT I MISSED. THAT WAS
HEAVY LIFT. SEEING THE LEADERS
OF SO MANY SOVEREIGN NATIONS IN
ONE ROOM, WILLING TO GIVE UP
THEIR TIME TO TALK TO US I
REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. LET'S
SEE, I RUSHED BACK TODAY FROM
THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
COMMUNITY OF CARING LUNCHEON.
I DID HAVE TIME TO GET TO THE
REST OF MY TALKING POINTS. THE
ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION,
THURSDAY IS THE KING COUNTY
2023 CONFERENCE ON SUBSTANCE US
DISORDER PRESENTED BY THE
COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEALTH, DHS,
AND THE COALITION. THIS IS AN
ALL DAY CONFERENCE HELD AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING ON A PANEL WITH
COUNCILMEMBER -- DAVIS, AND
KING COUNTY DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
FIRESIDE CHAT ON SUBSTANCE
ABUSE AND RECOVERY. I THINK TH
ORGANIZERS FOR INCLUDING ME.
THAT'S IT. I WILL NOW PASS IT
TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING. I WILL ADD MORE
LATER. I THINK THE WHOLE EVENT
IS ONLINE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU GO
TO NORTHSTAR AND SUBSCRIBE, IT
IS ALL THERE WITH PICTURES. AN
I BELIEVE WE SENT OUT FRIDAY TH
OVER 100 PICTURES THAT WERE
TAKEN AT THE EVENT. IT IS ONLIN
NOW. THE PICTURES, YOU SHOULD
HAVE GOTTEN. MET I LOOK FORWAR
TO WATCHING EVERYTHING.
>> OKAY, GOT -- GOOD TO SEE YO
READ THE NORTHSTAR.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE THREE
ITEMS ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TOMORROW AFTERNOON, ALL
OF WHICH WERE APPROVED UNANIMOU
BY OUR COMMITTEE. 10253 WOULD
RENEW A PIPELINE TURN PERMIT,
AND ENABLING THE PARTNERS TO
MAINTAIN THE PIPE SYSTEM , IN,
UNDER COME ALONG, AND ACROSS
BETWEEN 13th AVENUE SOUTHWEST
AND 16th AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
COUNCIL BILL 120544 WOULD RENE
A UTILITY TUNNEL PERMIT FOR
CORPORATION ACROSS SENECA
STREET, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT 7
CLICK FILE -- DO TO
CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, WOULD
EXTEND THE APPROVAL OF A
SUBTERRANEAN ALLEY VACATION WIT
IN THE BLOCK OF DISTRICT 7.
THAT WAS ACROSS IT ORIGINALLY A
PART OF DASH IN 2015. ALL
THREE ITEMS APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD AND CONSULT
WITH -- THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 16th AT 9:30
A.M. THE COMMITTEE AGENDA IS
STILL BEING FINALIZED. WE
SHOULD FINALLY HAVE COUNCIL BIL
120557 REGARDING SDOT'S HAZARD
PROGRAM , ACCEPTING VARIOUS --
IN DISTRICT 2 TO HELP PREVENT
EROSION. LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED
THE REGIONAL WATER CONTROL
COMMITTEE. AND FEDERAL FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTEWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE . AS YOU KNOW IT
THE TREATMENT EXPENSES COMPRISE
OF HALF OF EACH HOUSEHOLD BILL
FROM PUBLIC UTILITIES, EVEN
THOUGH THE CITY HAS NO POWER TO
SET THOSE RATES PASSED THROUGH
BY KING COUNTY. WHAT WE DO IS
TRY TO CONVEY AT THESE MEETINGS
OUR STRONG DESIRE TO MANAGE
COSTS AND KEEP UTILITY RATES
LOW. FORTUNATELY, IT IS
KEEPING ITS ORIGINAL PROMISE TO
INCREASE ONLY BY 5.75% IN 2024
RATHER THAN A HIGHER PERCENTAGE
THEY TEMPORARILY CONTEMPLATED .
IN DISTRICT 4 THIS PAST WEEKEND
I JOINED LEADERS TO CELEBRATE
THE OPENING OF THE PLAZA. THIS
COMMUNITY LED PROJECT FULFILLS
THE VISION OF CONNECT IN THE
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS FROM CAPITO
HILL UNDER I-5, DOWN THE HILL
TO THE LAKE WATER UNION FRONT.
THIS IS A TIMELY COMMUNITY
CONNECTION, BECAUSE IT IS
MOVING EAST LAKE FROM DISTRICT
4 TO DISTRICT 3. THIS PROJECT
WAS A LONG COLLABORATION THROUG
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WHICH PROVIDED INITIAL GRANT
FUNDING . THROUGH THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
PROVIDED VARIOUS APPROVALS.
ALSO, THE PRIVATE SECTOR THEIR
OWNERS. CITY COUNCIL HONORED
THE CALL TO ACTION TO MAKE THI
SMALL, BUT CELEBRATORY PROJECT
HAPPEN. RESOLUTION 31988
ADOPTED IN MARCH OF 2021. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVED TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS QUICK
OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. THE TRAVEL SUMMIT
LAST WEEK WAS INCREDIBLY
POWERFUL . IT WAS AMAZING TO BE
THERE WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR
ORGANIZING THAT AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY. FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
OTHER UPDATES, I WILL TELL
YOU, WE DID IT, WE PASSED THE
TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE OUT O
COMMITTEE. THERE WERE 50
AMENDMENTS. IT TOOK US SIX
HOURS. WE HAVE 50 AMENDMENTS,
IT'S IN SIX HOURS. THERE MAY B
A SUBSTITUTE BILL THAT HAS
TECHNICAL CLEANUPS, BUT I AM
REQUESTING THAT NO CHANGES ARE
MADE. THE TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE WILL COME TO FULL
COUNCIL ON MAY 23rd. WE HAVE
PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS OF
RECORD THAT THERE WILL BE A
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT
DAY. WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENTARY
LAST WEEK THAT HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THIS WITH -- SINCE 1999. I
KNOW FOR SOME, THEY DIDN'T GET
EVERYTHING THEY WANTED ON BOTH
ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM. THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION DID THIS PROTECT,
PRESERVE, AND EXPAND -- WHILE
MAKING THE ROOM THAT WE
DESPERATELY NEED. WE JUST GOT
FINISHED WITH A VERY INTENSE
POLICY MATTER. WE ARE
IMMEDIATELY TRANSITIONING INTO
ANOTHER LARGE PILE, WHICH IS
THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES.
I SEND YOU AN EMAIL ON FRIDAY.
I WILL RESEND IT RIGHT NOW WITH
ALL THE INFORMATION I'M ABOUT T
TELL YOU. ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL BE WELCOMED TO ATTEND THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE WHILE WE AR
TAKING UP THE INDUSTRIAL ZONIN
CHANGES, AND ALL COUNCILMEMBER
ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT AMENDMENT
DURING THE PROCESS. AGAIN, I AM
NOT WELCOMING AMENDMENTS AT
FULL COUNCIL. THIS SERVES AS A
INVITATION TO JOIN US AT THE
COMMITTEE. AGAIN, I EMAILED YOU
ON FRIDAY. I WILL RESEND THIS
EMAIL IN A MOMENT. IT CONTAINS
BRIEFING , IT CONTAINS THE
SCHEDULE, AS WELL AS LINKS BUT
I WILL GET TO RIGHT NOW. THIS
WAS TRANSMITTED TO US ON APRIL
12th OF 2023. I HAVE RAISED
THIS ISSUE HERE AT COUNCIL
BRIEFING A NUMBER OF TIMES. TH
FIRST DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK. W
HAVE SET THE DEADLINE FOR
SUBMITTING THEM BY NEXT WEEK,
MAY 17th 2013 THREE -- 2023.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I
DON'T NEED TO HAVE YOU HAVE YOU
AMENDMENT COMPLETELY FLUSHED
OUT. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE
FINALIZED. YOU DO NEED TO HAVE
YOUR IDEA IN BY MAY 17th. THAT
IS NEXT WEEK. THE ENTIRE
SCHEDULE FOR REVIEWING AND
PASSING IS ATTACHED TO THE EMAI
I SENT. I WILL REVIEW IT AT THE
END OF MY REMARKS. I AM
REQUESTING YOU AND YOUR STAFF
MEET WITH -- TO RECEIVE A
FORMAL BRIEFING OF THIS MATERIA
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS
REQUEST I HAVE MADE BEFORE. IT
IS IMPORTANT FOR ME THAT YOU
HAVE THIS ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFING.
THIS IS BECAUSE THIS POLICY IS
DENSE ENOUGH THAT YOU WOULD NEE
THIS AND A LITTLE WAS -- AND A
VISUALIZED TIME. I WILL TELL
YOU NOW, THE TIME WE HAVE IN
COMMITTEE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH
FOR EVERY COUNCILMEMBER TO ASK
EVERY QUESTION THEY MAY HAVE.
THIS IS JUST SIMPLY AN ISSUE OF
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY. THERE ARE
LOT OF DETAILS TO PROVIDE
ANSWERS TO EVERY QUESTION , IT
WILL LAST ALL DAY AND TAKE
MULTIPLE DAYS, WHICH IS WHY I'M
ASKING TO PLEASE HAVE AN
INDIVIDUAL MEETING. ANOTHER
RESOURCE THAT IS ON THE
WEBSITE, WE HAVE CREATED AN
INTEREST MET THAT ALLOWS YOU TO
GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ZONING CHANGES. THE PACKAGE
THAT IS COMING TO THE COMMITTEE
WILL INCLUDE FIVE BILLS. THER
IS A BILL REMOVING INDUSTRIAL
ZONING FROM CHAPTER 23.50.
THERE IS A BILL ADDING THREE NE
INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN CREATING -
CHAPTER 23.50 A , AND AMENDMENT
TO THE ZONING -- ZONING MAP.
THERE IS A LOT OF CLEANUP IN
THIS ZONING CHANGE. THAT WILL
MAKE THE ZONING CODE MUCH MORE
ACCESSIBLE. THIS IS AN
EMPLOYMENT BILL. WHAT WE HAVE
FOUND, THE STORAGE IS TAKING
THE PLACE SPACE THAT HAS BEEN
-- OR OTHER TYPES OF
EMPLOYMENT. I AM REALLY EXCITE
TO HAVE THIS POLICY COME TO OUR
COMMITTEE. THIS IS BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. I
JOINED THE WORKGROUP IN 2020.
THERE HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS T
GET US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THERE WERE INTERNAL GROUPS THAT
WERE HAPPENING BETWEEN 2015 AND
2019. IN 2019, THERE WAS A
FACILITATED GROUP WITH THEM
CONSULTING WITH GROUPS THAT
TYPICALLY DISAGREE. WE HAD 85%
AGREEMENT ON THE COMPROMISE
BEFORE US. 85% FROM STAKEHOLDE
S WHO TYPICALLY DISAGREE, THAT
IS A HUGE SUCCESS. SINCE THAT
TIME, WE HAVE WORKED TO ISSUE
-- WHICH IS LED US TO THE BILL
TODAY. YOU CAN FIND FULL
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ON
THE OPCD WEBSITE. THIS WOULD
EXPLAIN THE CHANGES . I REALLY
ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE
INTERACTIVE MAP ON THE WEBSITE
IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR M
TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE CHANGES.
YOU CAN ZOOM IN THE INDIVIDUAL
PARCELS AND ZOOM OUT TO THE CIT
AT LARGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS AT ANY TIMES, PLEASE
REACH OUT TO LEWIS, JIM
HOLMES, OR -- AT OPCD. I WIL
VERBALLY EXPLAIN THE CALENDAR.
WE HAVE THIS COMING WEBSITE, MA
10th AT 2:00 P.M., OPCD WILL
PROVIDE A BRIEFING AND
COMMITTEE. ON MONDAY MAY 15th
NEXT MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M.,
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE PLANNING
COMMISSION WILL PRESENT THEIR
INFORMATION REGARDING THESE
CHANGES. THE FOLLOWING
WEDNESDAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY MAY
17th, AMENDMENTS ARE DUE TO
CENTRAL STAFF. THE FOLLOWING
MONDAY, THEY WILL BE PUBLISHED
SO THE PUBLIC IS TIME TO REVIEW
THEM. ON WEDNESDAY -- THIS IS
BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE RECORDS ,
AND THIS IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC
HEARING ON THIS MATERIAL. ON
WEDNESDAY JUNE 7th, WE WILL VOT
ON AMENDMENTS AND ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED. THIS WILL BRING US
TO TUESDAY, JUNE 13th, WHERE W
WILL VOTE ON THIS BILL OUT OF
FULL COUNCIL. WE HAVE RESERVED
JUNE 14th, WHICH WOULD LEAD US
TO A JUNE 20th FINAL PASSAGE.
THE ISSUE THAT I WILL BRING UP
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE IS COMPLETELY FULL. I
HAVE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE
REQUEST TO HAVE POLICIES IN TH
COMMITTEE. WE WOULD DO OUR BEST
TO MAKE TIME FOR THOSE ISSUES T
BE ATTENDED TO IN THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. THAT IS ONLY POSSIBL
IF WE STAY ON THE SCHEDULE FO
THE ZONING CHANGES. TO STAY ON
TRACK, IT DOES REQUIRE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS MEET WITH OPCD
SO THAT YOUR QUESTIONS DO NOT
HAVE TO BE ANSWERED AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETING. EVERYONE
ASKS ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS, W
WOULD NEVER GET OUT. WITH THAT
THAT IS MY REPORT. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DID
GET MY BRIEFING. THANK YOU.
USUALLY, WE ALSO GET INSIGHT
FROM CENTRAL STAFF. ARE THEY
ALSO GIVING BRIEFINGS IN
ADVANCE? I KNOW WE TELL THEM
OUR IDEA FOR POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS, BUT ARE THEY
AVAILABLE? WHO DO I ASK?
>> LET ME FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SUR
I HAVE THE RIGHT STAFF. MY MIN
IS STILL IN THE TREES. WE WILL
GET YOU THE CORRECT STAFFERS.
>> THANKS. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD? ARE YOU JUST GETTING
READY? ALSO, THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING THE AMENDMENT TO THE
TREE ORDINANCE. I APPRECIATE
THAT. SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
TOMORROW, THERE IS ONE BILL FRO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICE COMMITTEE, THAT IS
COUNCIL BILL 12 0549. WHEN
DEFINING THE CRIME OF
OBSTRUCTING A PUBLIC OFFICER,
INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, ALONG TH
ALREADY COVERED CITY EMPLOYEES
IN THE COLD, INCLUDING BUILDIN
INSPECTORS, THE FIRE MARSHAL,
AND POLICE OFFICERS. THE BILL
IS COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. THERE ARE THREE FRIENDL
AMENDMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT
TO SEE TOMORROW. WANT TO ENSUR
THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN BE CHARGE
FOR IN OBSTRUCTING THEIR OWN
MEDICAL CARE. REINFORCING
EXPECTATIONS THAT POLICE
CONSULT WITH FIRE BEFORE COMING
ON SITE, OR ENGAGING WITH PEOPL
AT A FIRE RESPONSE SEEN. THE
THIRD ADDRESSES THE ANALYSIS AN
OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICE COMMITTEE IS MEETING
TOMORROW MORNING. OUR ONGOING
EFFORT TO GET THAT COMMISSION
FULLY FULL. SECONDLY, WE WILL
BE HEARING AN ORDINANCE THAT
WILL RELEASE THE BUDGET PROVISO
. FOR SAFE, HEALTHY , AND
POWERED CLINIC. WILL ALSO BE
HEARING A BRIEFING FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR
PURPOSE OF DIGNITY ACTION,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PDA FOR
THEIR LEAD AND CO-LEAD UPDATE.
LASTLY, WE WILL BE HEARING A
PRESENTATION ON A DRAFT OF THE
WORKERS THE ACT PATIENT
ORDINANCE. THIS IS A
PRE-INTRODUCTION DRAFT
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.
COUPLE OF ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ARENA UPDATE . THIS
WEDNESDAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE CONDUCTING LIVE FIRE
TRAINING EXERCISES AT VACANT
HOMES IN CAPITOL HILL. THIS
ALLOWS FOR NEW AND VETERAN
FIREFIGHTERS TO FACE REAL LIFE
FIRE IN A CONTROLLED SETTING.
THIS WILL BE CLOSED, AND
RESIDENTS WILL SEE SMOKE DURING
THESE CONTROLLED BURNS. FOLKS
ARE WELCOME TO WATCH THE LIVE
FIRE TRAININGS WHICH WILL BE
FROM AROUND 7:00 A.M. TO 3:00
P.M. WITH THE EVOLUTIONS
BEGINNING AT 9:00 A.M. YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
ALSO, THE OFFICE WILL HAVE
ANOTHER DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
TRAINING ONLINE ON THURSDAY, MA
18th. IT WILL GO OVER HOW TO
DEVELOP A DISASTER PLAN, A KIT
AND HOW TO ORGANIZE WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORS TO BECOME BETTER
PREPARED. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH
VERY LIGHTLY ON THE LEGISLATION
MENTIONED EARLIER BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I WILL
NOT GET INTO A POLICY
DISCUSSION, BUT JUST BEING
ALIGNED WITH THE REQUEST THAT
WE DON'T COMMIT COMMITTEE
DISCUSSIONS IN BRIEFINGS. JUST
TO CLARIFY THE STATEMENT THAT I
RELEASED EARLIER IS NOT
INTENDED TO SUGGEST ANY
OPPOSITION TO HEARING THE BILL.
IT IS INTENDED TO SAY THAT I
BELIEVE THAT THE BILL NEEDS TO
BE HEARD EITHER AFTER THE STAT
LEGISLATURE ASK, OR IF WE KNOW
THAT IT IS NOT ACT IN, WE DO
KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR IS
INTENDING TO CALL A SPECIAL
SESSION ON MAY 16th. IT NEEDS
TO BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF WHAT COMES OUT OF
THAT SESSION, OR DOESN'T COME
OUT OF THAT SESSION. THE OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
NOTICES THAT ANY BAD -- AND A
BILL PASSED COULD BE ADOPTED
LOCALLY. I DON'T WANT THE
COUNCIL TO BE CONSIDERING
SEVERAL BILLS ON A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON THE SAME
BROAD TOPIC, OR HAVING TO AMEND
A RECENTLY ADOPTED BILL. I
THINK IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE TO
CONSIDER IT IN THE COMMITTEE,
ALONG WITH ANY OTHER PROPOSALS
THAT COULD RESULT FROM THE
SPECIFIED SESSION. MOVING ON TO
THE PUBLIC HEALTH REALM, MAY I
PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
I WILL BE REQUESTING YOUR
SIGNATURES ON A PROCLAMATION IN
JUST A MOMENT. I WANT TO TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND THE
INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT 988,
FREE HOTLINE FOR ANYONE
EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH
DISTRESS OR CONCERN ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS. PEOPLE US
THIS LINE TO TALK ABOUT A LOT O
THINGS. SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
ECONOMIC WORRIES,
RELATIONSHIPS, SEXUAL IDENTITY,
ILLNESS, GETTING OVER ABUSE,
DEPRESSION, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
ILLNESS, AND LONELINESS.
RESPONDERS ARE TRAINED SPECIAL
CALL SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE
STOPPED OVER 90% OF SUICIDE
ATTEMPTS OR IDEATION AMONG
COLLARS. YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT
988 , OR CHECK 988
LIFELINE.ORG. SUPPORT IS
AVAILABLE 24 SEVEN. AS FAR AS
EVENTS COMING UP , THURSDAY
WILL BE THE WATERSHED
ECOSYSTEM FORM . REPRESENTING
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR THE
NUMBER NINE WATERSHED AS
CO-CHAIR OF THE FORM. AND
EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEK, I
WILL GET TO IT IN JUST A SECOND
I JUST WANT TO MENTION A COUPL
THINGS LAST WEEK THAT I DIDN'T
HAVE A CHANCE TO MENTION. OVER
THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON A
PANEL AT THE JUSTICE TOUR IN
SOUTH PARK. I SPOKE ABOUT THE
CITIES EQUITY AND EVENT
AGENDA. SOMETHING I'M JUST
LEARNING ABOUT IT THAT IS REALL
EXCITING, IT IS AN EFFORT MADE
POSSIBLE BY THE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS ALLOCATED , AND AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER BY PRESIDENT
BIDEN THAT REQUIRES 40% OF THE
OVERALL BENEFITS OF CERTAIN
FEDERAL INVESTMENTS TO FLOW TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE MARGINALIZED UNDERSERVED,
AND OVERBURDENED BY POLLUTION.
THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING WITH
THEM AND THE EPA TO IDENTIFY
ITSELF AS AN EJ, AN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT OF SOME OF THESE FUNDS.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, LAST
FRIDAY, I WAS VERY HONORED TO
SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL FIREFIGHTE
MEMORIAL IN THE PARK. THIS IS
AN ANNUAL EVENT , AND MY
OPPORTUNITY AND MY ROLE IN
COMMEMORATING THE SACRIFICES
THAT FIREFIGHTRS MAKE
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IT IS A
SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITY THAT I
TAKE EACH YEAR. I JUST WANT TO
SAY HOW MUCH I KNOW WE ALL
REALLY VALUE THE FACT THAT
THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS RUN INTO
THE LINE OF FIRE TO SAVE OTHERS
NOT ONLY ARE THEY HARMED IN TH
LINE OF DUTY, BUT ALSO SEVER
HEALTH ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED
WITH DOING THIS WORK. HIGHER
INSTANCES OF CANCER AND HEART
DISEASE. I WANT TO JUST SAY
THEIR NAMES, MATT AND MICHELLE
WILLIAMS ARE THE TWO
FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE LOST IN TH
LAST YEAR. ADDING THEIR NAMES
TO THE MEMORIAL THIS YEAR.
COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY
I AM HOPING TO STOP BY THE
2023 KING COUNTY CONFERENCE ON
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS DECIDE
TO HEAR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
PARTICIPATION ON THE CHANNEL,
AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THE OTHER
OFFERINGS OF THE CONFERENCE.
SEPARATELY FROM THAT CONFERENCE
I WILL BE TOURING THE PEOPLE'S
HARM REDUCTION ALLIANCE ON
WEDNESDAY. THEY RECEIVED A
GRANT AWARD FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
USING CITY DOLLARS THAT THE
CITY PUT ASIDE TO INCREASE
OVERDOSE REDUCTION SERVICES
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE 1 OF 3
SERVICES RECEIVING A PORTION O
THIS $1.5 MILLION THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL MADE AVAILABLE. PUBLIC
HEALTH WILL BE COMING TO PRESEN
ON THIS FUNDED PROGRAM AT THE
MAY 23rd PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMA
SERVICES COMMITTEE. WE WILL
LEARN MORE AT THAT MEETING ABOU
THE FUNDING PROVIDED, AND HOW
IT HAS BEEN USED TO ADDRESS TH
NEEDS OF FOLKS WHO ARE -- WH
HAVE HAD SUBSTANCE USE
CHALLENGES AND SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSING ON OVERDOSE PREVENTION
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
EVENT YOU JUST MENTIONED ON
WEDNESDAY. WHAT TIME AND WHERE
IS THAT QUICK
>> IT IS NOT AN EVENT, THERE
ARE THREE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
RECEIVED THE FUNDING THAT I HAD
MENTIONED. I HAVE JUST BEEN
DOING SITE VISITS. I HAVE ARE
REALLY DONE THE TWO SITE
VISITS, THIS IS ONE MORE THAT I
HAD LEFT. IT IS NOT AN EVENT,
IT IS JUST A PERSONAL VISIT.
>> GUIDED. I JUST WANTED TO
KNOW, WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOU
WITH THE PROCESS FOR THE BILL
THAT I MENTIONED, MAYBE I GUESS
THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOU
THE PROCESS THAT KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR , LISA, SHE SENT US
STATEMENT SAYING THAT EVEN IF
THE LEGISLATURE SUCCESSFULLY
ADOPTS THE FIX, LOCAL
ORDINANCES WILL STILL BE
NECESSARY TO GET APPROPRIATE
JURISDICTION TO INVISIBLE
PROSECUTORS.
>> YEAH, THERE IS NO
DISAGREEMENT. I AGREE WITH THAT
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE STATE
DOES IN ORDER TO CONTEMPLATE
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. THE COUNT
PROSECUTOR STATEMENT IS THE
REASON WHY I AM TAKING THIS
POSITION. EVEN IF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE ASK, THE CITY MAY
NEED TO ACT. WE NEED TO KNOW
HOW THE LEGISLATURE IS ACT.
>> IT ALSO IMPLIES THAT IF THEY
DON'T ACT, WE MIGHT NEED TO DO
THINGS, TOO.
>> THAT IS TRUE, BUT WE NEED TO
KNOW WHAT THE CONTEXT IS THAT W
ARE OPERATING UNDER.
>> YEAH, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
I THINK YOU STILL HAVE THE
FLOOR. TO THAT REMARK, TOO, I
HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE
PROSECUTOR, BUT I DID GET THE
COMMUNICATION. I DO ALSO AGREE
WITH HER CONCLUSION. IT INVITE
CERTAIN FACTORS, LIKE THE
LEGISLATURE MIGHT PREEMPT
OTHER POLICY IN THIS AREA. THE
ACTION BEFORE US MIGHT BE
ADOPTION OF THE RCW , FOR
EXAMPLE. THE LEGISLATURE ,
RELATED TO COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD POINT . WE MIGHT NEED
TO MOVE WITH THE BILL BEFORE TH
SECTION, OR WITH THE ACTIONS
OTHERS ARE TAKING, AND MIGHT
END UP GETTING, IN INCIDENTS -
ESSENCE, WRAPPED UP WITH
WHATEVER SHE DOES. I THINK THE
COMMENTS ARE TOTALLY ON POINT.
WE JUST DON'T EXACTLY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THE NATURE OF WHAT
THE LEGISLATURE WOULD DO. THEY
COULD PROPOSE SOME KIND OF FIX
THAT SETS A FLOOR, AND THEN
LET'S CITIES HANK ALL SORTS OF
ADDITIONAL THINGS ON TOP OF IT.
RIGHT? OR IT MIGHT BE THAT THE
ONLY ACTION IN FRONT OF US IS
JUST TO TAKE ACTION ON
BASICALLY JUST WORD FOR WORD,
INCORPORATING IT INTO THE MC.
TOTALLY RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS
BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW THE
NATURE. OR THEY COULD FAIL TO D
ANYTHING. YOU KNOW? SO WE DON'
KNOW.
>> LET'S NOT TURN THIS INTO A
COMMITTEE MEETING. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THAT WE
HAD A DISCUSSION. IT WILL BE I
YOUR COMMITTEE. WE ANSWERED
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S CONCERN.
ALL THE YEARS THAT I HAVE
WORKED FOR YOU, YOU HAVE NEVER
BEEN ONE NOT TO HAVE IT IN, TO
HAVE FULL-FLEDGED DISCUSSION.
WE WOULD DO THAT. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND UPDATE
OUR COLLEAGUES. YOU KNOW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA -- I'M
SORRY, OKAY, SHE'S BACK.
COUNCILMEMBER LOUIS CUMMINGS TO
HAVE YOUR HAND UP. ARE YOU OKAY
ALL RIGHT, THE HAND WENT DOWN.
THERE IS SOMEONE BEHIND HER, I
DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, HELLO.
I'M HANDING IT OFF TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS
TECH SUPPORT IN OUR HOUSE,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I THINK I
MIGHT TAKE YOU ON THE OFFER , I
WILL TRY TO GET ON THE INTERNET
INSTEAD OF A HOTSPOT.
>> OKAY, DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?
>> IF THAT IS OKAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND DO MY
REPORT WHILE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA GETS CAUGHT UP ONLINE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITY AND
TRAVEL COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
GOVERNANCE AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL BE
MONDAY, IT IS A SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 15th AT 9:30. THIS WILL BE
A VERY SPECIAL MEETING TO
DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON A
RESOLUTION REGARDING MEMORIAL
STADIUM. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME
BACKGROUND, AND WE WILL BE
SENDING OUT MORE INFORMATION.
THIS SPECIAL MEETING ON THE
GOVERNANCE, AS I SAID, WILL BE
MONDAY, MAY 15th AT 9:30, THI
MEETING WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE BRIEF, DISCUSS A POSSIBL
VOTE ON A PROCESS, WHICH IS THE
RESOLUTION FOR THE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. THE WORK
RELATED TO THE STADIUM GOES
BACK ALMOST 30 YEARS. HOWEVER,
AT LEAST SINCE I GOT HERE,
SINCE 2016, WE HAVE MADE A LOT
OF MOVEMENT SINCE 2016,
INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF RECENT
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AN
IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SEATTL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. IN 2017, WE DID A
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT IN 2021,
LETTER OF INTENT, THE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT. AS YO
KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT NOTED
HERE. I APOLOGIZE. WHEN WE
PASSED THE LEGISLATION , THE
LEVY THAT WAS PASSED FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALSO PUT IN
MONEY IN MEMORIAL STADIUM. I
APOLOGIZE, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEE
IN MY LIST. WE WILL HAVE ALL
THAT INFORMATION. FINALLY, WE
PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
THAT WAS ISSUED A LITTLE OVER
MONTH AGO. THE DEADLINE TO
RESPONDING WITH PROPOSALS FOR
THE PROJECT WAS MAY 2nd. AS IT
HAS BEEN REPORTED PUBLICLY, TWO
PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED.
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT
INCLUDES OUR BUDDY IN CENTRAL
STAFF, BRIAN. GOOD NIGHT,
SORRY, BRIAN. I DID THAT. THE
GOAL OF THE RESOLUTION IS THE
-- WHERE WE WILL GET TO THE
END. THE GOAL IS TO SELECT A
WINNING PROPOSAL BY MONDAY, MAY
22nd. I SHOULD NOTE THAT ELECTE
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ON THE
EVALUATION TEAM. AND I SHOULD
NOTE THAT BRIAN HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS IN MY OFFICE,
AS WELL. THIS COMMITTEE MEETIN
WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT MORE
BROADLY, INCLUDING SOME
BACKGROUND, THE FUNDING, THE
LEVY, WHAT WOULD PUT IN THE
BUDGET. THANK YOU TO HOLDING O
TO DO THAT DURING BUDGET. LATE
THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE SENDING
OUT ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ON THE RESOLUTION
THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN
COMMITTEE. WE WILL ALSO BE
RESENDING, BECAUSE WE SET THIS
BEFORE, A LINK TO WHAT YOU ALL
HAVE WHICH IS KNOWN AS A
ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK. IT
CONTAINS MATERIALS . THOSE OF
YOU THAT WERE HERE FOR THE
PLEDGE, YOU ACTUALLY HAD BIG
PAPER NOTEBOOK. THAT JUST GOT
CRAZY. THANK YOU, BRIAN. GREAT
IDEA. ALSO TO ESTHER TO HAVE
THE ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK. YOU
CAN GO RIGHT THERE, THE RFP AN
ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT
ARE THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTAC
BRIAN ABOUT THE RESOLUTION
PRIOR TO MONDAY'S MEETING. HOLD
ON A MINUTE HERE. I DROPPED
SOMETHING. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT -- AND
THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME. I
REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO LOOK
AT YOUR ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK.
I'M JUST GLAD WE KEPT THE MONEY
IN THE BUDGET. COUNCILMEMBER
LOUIS KEPT THE MONEY IN THE
BUDGET. NOW WE CAN FINALLY GO
FORWARD EVERY DEVELOPING
MEMORIAL STADIUM IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND THE PEOPLE ON THE
BOARD. I THINK WE HAVE TWO
MEMBERS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE ON THE
BOARD WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
ON THE -- AS WELL. EVERYBODY
WILL BE HEARD. HOPEFULLY WE WIL
HAVE A BRAND-NEW MEMORIAL
STADIUM IN WHICH WE CAN STILL
SCHEDULE ALL THE SCHOOL EVENTS,
WHICH HAVE PRIORITY OVER
EVERYTHING ELSE, AND ALSO
PROVIDING A REVENUE STREAM.
OKAY. THE REGULAR MEETING ON
THURSDAY MAY 18th WILL BE
COUNSELED. LASTLY, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE
FIRST INAUGURAL TRIBAL NATION
SUMMIT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
IN OVER 150 YEARS THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS WELCOMED
LEADERSHIP FROM 11-12 FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED NATIONS TO THE
SCARES -- DISCUSS SHARED
PRINCIPLES. THANKS TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF SEATTLE TRAN --
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL , WE HAVE
THE SUPPORT OF AT LEAST EIGHT
DISTRICTS, INCLUDING -- MR.
FILE CHIEF , THE FIRE CHIEF
FROM OPCD, OSE, SDOT, AND I
COULD GO ON WITH THE ALPHABET
SOUP . I WILL FORGET HER NAME,
AND I FEEL BAD. THE KING COUNT
PROSECUTOR WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH ABIGAIL, I AM MISSING --
THAT WAS ACTUALLY VERY
REFRESHING TO SEE THE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE WORKING WIT
OUR GROUP AND THE CITY OF
ATTORNEY , AS WELL. WE WELCOME
TO OUR CITY TABLE, LEADERSHIP
FROM -- ISLAND . AS WELL AS
MEMBERS FROM THE CITY'S
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. W
DISCUSSED ISSUES REGARDING
HOMELESSNESS . THEY NARROWED IT
DOWN TO THREE ISSUES.
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING,
NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES,
AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS TIME,
THEY JUST FOCUSED ON THREE
ISSUES. I REALLY WANT TO GIVE
BIG THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSO
FOR ATTENDING THE SUMMIT. ALSO
FOR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS BEING
A GOOD SPORT , WHO I PUT A
LITTLE BIT ON THE SPOT TO TALK
ABOUT INDIGENOUS LAND
ORGANIZATIONS AND TO MEET WITH
THE TOP TWO FROM UNITED INDIAN
REGARDING -- AND THE GROUP HOME
IN HIS DISTRICT. THAT GOT RAVE
REVIEWS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. IT RESULTED IN
A LIST OF COMMITMENTS TO PROMOT
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT --
TRAINING, AND ALSO THE
TRADITIONAL GALLERIES. WE WILL
HOPEFULLY MAKE THIS A YEARLY
EVENT. I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE
GOTTEN THE PHOTOS AND THE VIDEO
FROM THE CHANNEL, BECAUSE THEY
WERE THERE. I ALSO WANT TO
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
FOR STEPPING UP. THAT WAY, OUR
STAFF COULD ATTEND THE SUMMIT
FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. THANK YOU.
FINALLY, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL
EVALUATIONS, SHE WILL BE
RECOGNIZED FOR ORGANIZING THE
GATHERING, AND A HUGE THANK YO
TO HER, AS WELL, AND OF COURS
-- FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT WAS A
WONDERFUL EVENT. A LOT OF
INFORMATION CAME OUT OF IT. WE
WILL ACTUALLY GET SOME OF THE
STUFF DONE. MOVING ON, I WAS
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LAST WEEK,
AND WELCOME BACK TO OUR OFFICE,
LAYLA. SHE WAS AN INTERN IN
OUR OFFICE, IF YOU REMEMBER. WE
HAVE HOLLERED HER -- HIRED HER
WHEN SHE WAS A SENIOR. NOW SHE
IS BACK IN OUR OFFICE AS A
DIRECTOR. PLEASE WELCOME HER
BACK. SHE WOULD LIKE THE WORLD
TO KNOW THAT SHE IS ALSO A
TAURUS. THIS IS REGARDING THE
NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING THE FIRE A
THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE ARE
SHIFTING OVER A LOT OF THOSE
PROGRAMS, THE FEEDING PROGRAM
TO THE CHURCH NEARBY, WE ARE
STILL WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY. SOME OF THOSE OTHER
PROGRAMS, WE WILL PUSH FORWARD
ON THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER WIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , WHICH WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR 4
YEARS, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER
THAT. FINALLY, IT WILL HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. WE ALSO MET WITH
KING COUNTY AND -- REGARDING
THE HOUSING, THAT IS THE HOUSIN
ON PLUMMET PLACE. ON WEDNESDAY,
LAYLA ATTENDED THE PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WITH
THE TOPIC OF PROSTITUTION'S
IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS OWNERS
OF AURORA WAS DISCUSSED. IT IS
NOT THE FIRST TIME, PROBABLY
WON'T BE THE LAST. MEETING WIT
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT
ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE NOW GROWIN
ALONG HOMESTEAD PARK. LAST TIM
WE CHECKED, THERE WAS A COUPLE
OF TENTS. FROM GOING UP THERE
MYSELF, I THINK WE ARE UP TO 16
OR 17. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ALL
DEAL WITH IN OUR DISTRICT. THA
IS NOTHING NEW. HOPEFULLY
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WE WILL HANDLE THAT THE BEST WE
CAN. ON THURSDAY, WE ATTENDED
THE WRITER EXPERIENCE AND
RECEIVE THE REPORT ON A TESTING
OF THE NEW PASSENGER INFORMATIO
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BETWEEN
STADIUM, WHICH IS IN TACOMA,
AND THE ANGEL LIKE STATIONS.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I GRADUATED
FROM THAT HIGH SCHOOL. MOVING
ON. SO, BIG DAY ON FRIDAY, MAY
5th, IT WAS A DAY DEDICATED TO
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE. AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE
ONE OF THE FIRST CITY COUNCILS
TO NOT ONLY PASS THE ORDINANCE,
BUT FUND THE POSITION TO WORK
WITH THE INDIGENOUS LED
ORGANIZATIONS. I'M VERY PROUD
OF THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL FO
NOT ONLY PASSING THE RESOLUTION
BUT ALSO FUNDING THE -- AND
ORDINANCE. PROVIDING MORE DATA
ON THE MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PERSON INFORMATION,
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH KING
COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE,
CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE, AND SPD.
LAST WEEK WAS ACTUALLY A BIG
DEAL. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
ISSUED A PROCLAMATION, THE FIRS
TIME RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF
MISSING MURDERED AND -- HAS HA
ON OUR NATION. I WILL TAKE A
LITTLE POINT OF PRIDE HERE TO
SAY THIS STARTED AS A
CONVERSATION BACK IN 2016. WE
HAVE COME A LONG WAY. I WOULD
ALMOST SAY WE WERE PROGRESSIVE.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
SOUTH TRANSIT SUBAREA BRIEFING
WITH THE CEO . AND WITH THAT,
THINK I AM DONE. BEFORE I
HANDED OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU
GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
EVERYONE IS GOOD? GREAT. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. APOLOGIES FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY GLITCH ON MY END. I
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU SHARED.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS W
HAVE HAD SO FAR, THE SELECT
HOUSING COMMITTEE FOCUSING ON
THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY. WE HAVE
NOW HAD THREE FULL MEETINGS.
THE NEXT MEETING WE WILL HAVE O
THE HOUSING LEVY WILL BE MAY
31st AT 9:30 A.M. WE WILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM
FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
PROVIDING ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL
HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS. ALSO ,
IMPORTANTLY, YOU ALL GET THE
CHANCE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS T
BE MEETING WITH CENTRAL STAFF I
YOU HAVE ANY AMENITY WOULD LIKE
TO SEE. WE WOULD OF COURSE LIKE
TO INCLUDE ANY AMENDMENTS
PRE-INTRODUCTION AS WE SEEK TO
TRY TO STREAMLINE OUR
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING
2023 HOUSING LEVY . THE
POSSIBILITY FOR US TO INCLUDE A
MINUTES WILL REALLY BE
DETERMINED BY HOW MANY OF THESE
ARE IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING
POLICY, HOW MANY ARE IN LINE
WITH WHAT THE PROPOSALS ARE AS
WELL. TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE AR
IN READING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
INTO THE INTRODUCTION
LEGISLATION IS MY GOAL. THANK
YOU FOR WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF. FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT
TO ME IN MY OFFICE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION
ABOUT ANY POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO
CONSIDER THAT COMBINED
INTRODUCTORY LEGISLATION, ALONG
WITH ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
SEE. THIS IS REALLY THE TIME
BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT WEEK TO
WORK ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. WE
WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON
JUNE 7th WILL HAVE A FINAL VOTE
ON ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITS. WE
WILL GET THAT PUPPY OUT SO
EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO VOTE
ON IT IN FULL COUNCIL IN
MID-JUNE IS OUR GOAL. IF WE
NEED TO, WE WILL ALSO RESERVE
SOME ADDITIONAL TIME IN YOUR
CALENDAR. SO FAR, SO GOOD. YOU
ALL HAVE BEEN VERY EXCELLENT
WITH WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
THEY HAVE EXPRESSED DEEP
APPRECIATION FOR SHARING
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS ALREADY. WE
ARE WELL UNDERWAY TO BE SURE
THAT WE MEET OUR TIMELINE.
EXCUSE ME, THAT NEXT HOUSE HE
LEVY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
ON MAY 31st AT 9:30 IN THE
MORNING. AGAIN, THERE IS A
PUBLIC HEARING THAT AFTERNOON A
4:30 P.M. WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER
INFOGRAPHICS SO YOU CAN SEND
THEM OUT TO SOCIAL MEDIA, PUT
THEM IN THE NEWSLETTER SO THEY
CAN JOIN IN ON THE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE 31st, AS WELL.
OUR FINANCE AND -- COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE
MEANTIME. COLLEAGUES, YOU ARE
ALL INVITED TO ATTEND JUST LIKE
WE DO QUARTERLY WITH OUR
REVENUE FORECAST DISCUSSIONS.
WE WILL INCLUDE THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY BUDGET, THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST, AND
IMPORTANTLY, OUR OWN ANALYSTS
WHO ARE FOCUSED ON BUDGET. THIS
INCLUDES TOM, ALLIE, AND ESTHER
WHO PROVIDE US WITH AN OVERVIE
OF THEIR ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOU
STREAMS, AND IMPORTANTLY, THE
FISCAL PLAN AND THE REVIEW OF
THE SIX YOUR OUTLOOK. WE WILL
ALSO CONSIDER THE CARRIER
FORWARD LEGISLATION FOR THE
VOTING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE
GOOD CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES , THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THANKS
FOR THE COMMENTS I WAS ABLE TO
HEAR BEFORE THE INTERNET WENT
OUT ON ME ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT
TO MAKING SURE WE LOOK AT THE
ROBUST DISCUSSION THAT THE STAT
LEGISLATURE IS ABOUT TO HAVE.
EVERYBODY WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS A FIX. THEY ARE JUST
ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON IT FOR WE
HAVE A PIECE APPROACH THAT
TRIES TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT
THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS POISE
TO FIX. THAT CONVERSATION AND
ANALYSIS, HOPEFULLY A
LEGISLATION CAN COME FORWARD.
THAT IS THE GOAL, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING THE STATE IN
ON THIS AS WELL. IN ADDITION T
THAT, WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD I BELIEVE I SHARED WITH
YOU IS THE PROPOSAL TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THE OBSTRUCTION BILL
KNOWING THAT THE INTEREST IS
THERE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
TOMORROW, AND THAT IT IS STILL
ON THE DOCKET. I DO HAVE THREE
MINUTES FOR POSSIBLE
CONSIDERATION. I WILL JUST
SUMMARIZE THEM AGAIN VERY
QUICKLY. WE DID SEND THOSE OUT
SO YOU HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES
TO READ THROUGH THOSE
AMENDMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
BOTH GREG AND ANNE , ALSO
LAUREN FROM CENTRAL STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO TRY TO
FIND ADDITIONAL WAYS TO HEAR
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT ARE
COMING UP BOTH FROM
FIREFIGHTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
LESS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OR
CONFUSION AROUND THE ORDINANCE.
AMENDMENT A WILL ADD AN ELEMEN
TO SPECIFY THAT NO ONE SHOULD B
CHARGED ARE CONVICTED FOR --
THEIR OWN MEDICAL CARE. WE
BELIEVE IT SHOULD ALREADY BE
UNDERSTOOD, BUT TO MAKE SURE W
ARE RESPONDING TO THE CONCERNS
IF THEY ARE ACTING ERRATICALLY
OR FLINGING THEIR ARMS. WE
DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY
MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR
MISINTERPRETATION FROM SPD THA
THAT IS SOMEHOW INTERRUPTING A
FIREFIGHTERS ABILITY TO PROVIDE
CARE, OR OBSTRUCTING THE DUTY.
TO ENSURE THIS IS VERY CLEAR,
IT WOULD REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO
THE POLICY MANUAL SO NO ONE
OBSTRUCTS THEIR OWN MEDICAL
CARE. SPD WILL UPDATE THEIR
MANUAL ACCORDINGLY. APPRECIATE
THAT. THIS IS CREATING A JOINT
POLICY WHERE SPD WILL REMAIN
OFF-SITE AND ON STANDBY STATUS
UNLESS THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
IS REQUESTING THEIR ASSISTANCE
TO TO ANY OBSTRUCTION. ONLY
THEN WILL SPD COME ON-SITE.
THEY WOULD THEN HAVE THE
DIRECTIVE TO CONSULT WITH THE
FIRE PERSONNEL BEFORE ENGAGING
ON THE SITE TO MAKE SURE THE
FIRE IS ABLE TO REALLY PROVIDE
CONTEXT, SO WHAT TYPE OF
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE BEING OF
ASSISTANCE IN THE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE SCENE, INSTEAD OF
ASSUMING WHAT LEVEL OF
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. THIS IS
IN CONSULTATION WITH SFD AND --
I BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY IN
LINE WITH SOME OF THEIR OTHER
GOALS, AS WELL, TO ENSURE THAT
IT IS TRULY TREATED
DIFFERENTLY, OR SEEN DIFFERENTL
BY THOSE WHO NEED HELP IN
MEDICAL ATTENTION, WANTED TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE
CAN TO LEFT UP WHAT IS MORE OR
LESS AN INFORMAL AND EXISTING
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE
SHOULD BE CONSULTED AS ANYONE
ELSE ARRIVES ON THE SCENE. IN
TERMS OF AMENDMENT C, THIS WAS
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EMAIL I
SENT AROUND. THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT WE MADE MOVING FORWAR
TO REQUEST SPD AND SF D .
IDEALLY WITHIN THE 30 DAYS
BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TH
BILL GOES INTO EFFECT. I DO
BELIEVE THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH WHAT HER GOALS ARE, TO
ENSURE THAT ANALYSIS DOES HAPPE
TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES HERE.
AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE LOOKIN
AT ANY PERSONNEL WHO MADE ANY
INDIVIDUALS -- ANY THAT MAY BE
EXPERIENCING THE IMPACT OF THIS
LEGISLATION. WE ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT
THOSE WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALT
CRISES THEY ARE GOING THROUGH,
AND THAT WE ARE COUNTING FOR
THOSE, AS WELL. TWO CONCEPTS
FOLDED IN. WITH THAT, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY TO FOLKS, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE ON HOUSING THE
SESSION. I DID HAVE THE CHANCE
TO JOIN STATE LEGISLATIVE
MEMBERS TODAY, CELEBRATING A
WHOLE HOST OF LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES THAT WERE SIGNED INT
STATUTE. I REALLY WANT TO THIN
SPECIFICALLY ALL OF THE
LOBBYING EFFORTS THAT HAVE GONE
ON FOR YEARS TO TRY TO PUSH FOR
A MORE ROBUST HOUSING APPROACH.
EVERY YEAR, WE SEND THEM DOWN
TO OLYMPIA. WE ASK THEM TO BE
BOLD, TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE
BOX, TO HELP US CREATE A NEW
FLOOR, A NEW FOUNDATION. TO
HELP US WITH WHAT THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS CALLED FOR
ALLOWING FOR LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO HAVE AN EVEN
PLAYING FIELD, TYING IN THE
DEATH CITY -- DENSITY. REALLY
UNIFYING AND HARMONIZING THE
APPROACH, ALL BEING ON THE SAME
PAGE IN SOLVING THIS HOUSING
CRISIS. THE STATE SENATORS AN
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
DELIVERED. I AM THRILLED THAT
THE GOVERNOR JUST SIGNED INTO
LAW HOUSE BILL 1110 AND 71,
1293, SENATE BILL 5045, 5197,
5258, 5290, 5702, AND ALSO
SIGNED IN TO STATUTE THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP COVENANT BILL
1474. THESE ARE INCREDIBLE
EFFORTS TO MAKE STRIDES ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR
EXAMPLE, HOUSE BILL 1110 IS THE
MISSILE -- METAL HOUSING. IT
RECOGNIZES -- DETACHED HOUSIN
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. A HUGE,
HUGE STEP FORWARD. AND THE
COMPROMISES THAT THEY FOUND
THAT WOULD REALLY BE MEANINGFUL
HOUSE BILL 1474, THIS IS A
HOMEOWNERSHIP COVENANT BILL. IT
WOULD SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP FO
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED BY
GENERATIONS OF SYSTEMIC RACIS
-- THIS WAS PASSED WITH
LEADERSHIP WITH REPRESENTATIVE
-- TAYLOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO
ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND
SENATORS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS
YEAR THE HOUSING JUSTICE
LEGISLATION OF YEAR. IT IS TIME
. THIS WILL LEAD US TO OUR
PROCLAMATION HERE. WE WILL POS
ABOUT THOSE AND HOPE FOLKS CAN
GET OUT AND JOIN THE CALL FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSING ACROSS OUR
CITY, OUR REGION, OUR STATE. O
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE EVENTS HOSTED.
THIS INCLUDES THE -- WILL TALK
WITH FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT WHAT HOUSING NEEDS ARE
NEEDED . THAT INCLUDES FOR
WORKERS, RESIDENTS, SMALL
BUSINESSES. IT WILL GET HIS --
NOT JUST THE UNITS, BUT THE
HOMES, THE COMMUNITY'S, THE
FAMILIES THAT ARE SERVED BY THE
HOUSING LEVY, WHICH WILL BE A
COMPLEMENT TO ALL OF THE
CELEBRATION WE JUST HAD THIS
WEEK FOR THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN.
THAT IS IT, MADAME PRESIDENT. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK THAT IS IT. ALL
RIGHT. OKAY, SO WE WILL GO ON T
THE PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY A
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THE PROCLAMATION WITH
COUNCIL. LAST WEEK, I
CIRCULATED THIS PROCLAMATION IN
MAY TO BE MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY. THIS WA
DRAFTED IN CONSULTATION WITH TH
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL
HEALTH. I'M SORRY, THE NATIONA
ALIGNMENTS -- NATIONAL MENTAL
HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH HAS BEEN
OBSERVED IN THE UNITED STATES
SINCE 1949 TO FIGHT STIGMA,
PROVIDE SUPPORT , EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC, AND ADVOCATE FOR
POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE
WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. EXPANDING ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH CARE HAS LONG BEE
A PRIORITY OF MINE . THE NEED
FOR IT IS CONTINUING TO GROW.
YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT
THIS NEED REPEATEDLY THROUGHOU
THE PANDEMIC. WE WILL BE JOINE
TOMORROW BY A REPRESENTATIVE T
SHARE REMARKS ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF FINDING SUPPORT AND HELP FO
EVERYONE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL
HEALTH CONCERN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
TOMORROW, WE WOULD DO THE
PRESENTATION ON THE RECORD?
GREAT. OKAY, GREAT. HANK YOU.
WE WILL GET THOSE NAMES AHEAD O
TIME AS WELL. PERFECT.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZED IN MAY
AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
MONTH FOR SIGNATURE? OKAY. I D
NOT SEE ANY. MADAME CLERK, WIL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE TO
DETERMINE WHICH WOULD LIKE THEI
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
FIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH
THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
PROCLAMATION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS WEEK I
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK. EVERY
YEAR, WE DO A PROCLAMATION. WE
HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS
PROCLAMATION IS A POWERFUL
STATEMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN,
COLLEAGUES, FOR CONSIDERING THI
STATEMENT YET AGAIN TO RECOGNIZ
THAT EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS
TO A HOME TO BE HEALTHY. THAT
HOME SHOULD BE AFFORDABLE. WHE
WE CREATE AFFORDABLE,
ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND HEALTHY
HOUSING, IT IMPROVES OUR
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THIS
HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. IT
ALSO COMPLEMENTS THE WORK THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PROJECTS ARE INVESTING IN TO
ENSURE THAT BY THE YEAR 2044, W
MEET OUR GOALS OF HAVING OVER
200,000 NET NEW HOUSING UNITS
FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW THE
MEDIAN INCOME. IT ALSO NOTES
THAT THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 HAS
HAD A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT O
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. THEY HAVE FACED
EVEN GREATER FINANCIAL
RESTRAINTS. THE PROCLAMATION
EMPHASIZES THE BENEFITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES
AND EMPLOYERS. THIS IS GOOD FO
THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION AN
ECONOMY. THE CALL FOR ACTION
FOR ACTION FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO CONFIRM ALL MEMBERS
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SAME HEALTH
AND AFFORDABLE HOME. IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ROLE
THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAYS I
CREATING EQUITABLE AND HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES, EMPHASIZING THE
NEED FOR CONTINUED EFFORT. NOT
JUST THIS WEEK, BUT EVERY WEEK
OF THE YEAR UNTIL WE ADDRESS
THE BIGGEST CRISIS PRESSING ON
OUR REGION AND OUR NATION.
PLEASE JOIN ME AND TRENT --
MAYOR HARRELL. AS OUR HOUSING
LEAD AND CHIEF OF STAFF, THE
HOUSING DIRECTOR AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE,
THEY WILL BE WITH US VIRTUALLY
TOMORROW TO RECEIVE THIS. WE
WILL GET YOU THOSE NAMES IN
ADVANCE.
>> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THIS
AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK? I
DON'T THINK ANYONE WILL OBJECT
TO THAT. WITH THAT, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION. MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF WH
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
FIXED TO THE ACCLAMATION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> GREAT, WE WOULD DO THE
PRESENTATION TOMORROW. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR COUNCIL
BUSINESS. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL G
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. LET ME
READ THE CORRECT LANGUAGE TO
BRING US IN. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE
INTO OUR TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
HARRY NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
WOULD NOW MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS . I AM ANNOUNCING THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE I
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE
IS TO DISCUSS PENDING
POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. COUNCILS EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WIT
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A MONITOR I
ALWAYS PRESENT FROM THE
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DO NOT DISCUSS QUESTION
OF POLICY. THOSE ARE FOR OPEN
SESSION. WE HAVE TWO OF THEM.
EACH SHOULD TAKE 15 MINUTES.
MADAME CLERK, I UNDERSTAND THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 35
MINUTES FOR BOTH. YOU WOULD
ADVISE US ON THE TIME?
>> IF IT IS TO BE EXTENDED
BEYOND THAT --