GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY
17th. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON
TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF JULY TENTH WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. GOING
TO THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATIONS. WE WILL HAVE
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
TODAY. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS IN
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH ARE
EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 65
MINUTES COLLECTIVELY. ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE MINUTES
AND PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS
WELL AS THE SEATTLE FILM
COMMISSION OUT OF COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON'S COMMITTEE AND SHE WILL
BE SPEAKING TO THAT I
UNDERSTAND. WE WILL TAKE ONE
VOTE AS USUAL ON ALL ITEMS OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS ANY
CONCILMEMBER REQUESTS THAT AN
ITEM BE REMOVED. IF SO, WE WILL
TAKE THAT UP AT THE END OF THE
AGENDA. THERE ARE SIX ITEMS
UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE
AGENDA TOMORROW. THE FIRST FIVE
OR COUNCIL BILL 120676869, 70
AND 71. AND THIS COMPOSES THE
LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME STRATEGY.
THE ORDINANCES UPDATE ZONING
AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO
ACCOMMODATE EMERGING TRENDS,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW
OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS NEW LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS, PROVIDE STRONGER
LAND-USE PROTECTIONS FOR LEGACY
INDUSTRIES AND CREATE HEALTHIER
TRANSITIONS BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL
AND NONINDUSTRIAL AREAS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE GEORGETOWN
AND BALLARD NEIGHBORHOODS. NO
DOUBT YOU HAVE ALL HEARD A LOT
ABOUT THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
WILL SPEAK TO EACH OF THOSE
ITEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TOMORROW.
>> THE SIXTH AND FINAL ITEM
IS COUNCIL BILL 12068. THAT IS
AN ORDINANCE CLARIFYING THE
ROLE, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATING
PROCEDUES OF THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION. AS YOU
KNOW, OUR CHAIR PUBLIC SAFETY,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
SPEAK TO THAT ITEM. INFORMATION
ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND AS
USUAL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
EVERYONE THAT AFTER TODAY'S
MEETING, THE NEXT COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL BE MONDAY, AUGUSTO
7th. WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATIONS THAT I'M AWARE
OF. SO WE WILL GO RIGHT OVER TO
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
COMMUNITY REPORTS. AS I SHARE,
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HELLO EVERYONE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THERE IS ONE
ITEM AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE. THAT IS THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION FOR
A TERM TO JULY 23, 2025. AND
THAT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS
THE FINAL APPOINTMENT TO THE
FILM COMMISSION. LAST WEEK'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
WE ALSO HAD THE SECOND
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH
MEMBERS OF, SEVERAL DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY'S BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND A
SYNOPSIS . A LOT IS GOING
REALLY WELL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND THERE
ARE A LOT OF CREATIVE WAYS THAT
THE BIA'S ARE PROMOTING NOT
JUST THEIR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
BUT ENHANCING THEIR COMMUNITIES
AS WELL. THEY DID GOING TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ONGOING
CHALLENGES. NO SURPRISE THAT
PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT THE TOP OF
THE LIST. THERE WERE SOME NEW
ISSUES BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
ONE IS A NEED FOR MORE
ATTENTION PAID TO ILLEGAL
DUMPING AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE
FREQUENT, GARBAGE PICKUP.
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF THE CITY
AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS
WHERE THERE IS A HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF RESTAURANTS
AND BARS BUT THE BUILDINGS ARE
SOMEWHAT OLDER SO THEY DON'T
HAVE SOME OF THE --
EVERYTHING GETS PILED UP IN THE
ALLEY AND IT ENDS OF NEEDING TO
GET DISPOSED OF MORE FREQUENTLY
IS BASICALLY WHAT I WILL SAY.
ANOTHER ISSUE THEY ALL
MENTIONED WAS HELP NAVIGATING
THE PERMITTING AND LICENSING
SYSTEMS AND ALSO SOMEONE WHO
COULD BE ON POINT TO HELP
NAVIGATE INTERDEPARTMENTAL RED
TAPE OR SNAFUS. AND I ASSURED
THEM THAT THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS FOCUSING ON,
BASICALLY FRONT DESK SUPPORT
FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GOING
FORWARD AND WE WILL HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT AS THE YEAR
PROGRESSES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE FUTURE OF THE SEATTLE
ECONOMY. FINALLY, ONE THING
THEY DID REMIND -- SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE HAVING A HARD
TIME FINDING AND MAINTAINING
THEIR INSURANCE POLICIES. AND
SO THEY FLOATED THIS IDEA LAST
YEAR FOR SOME KIND OF REPORT OR
ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN
THE INSURANCE MARKET IN
SEATTLE. AND I DIDN'T ADVANCE
THAT LAST YEAR BUT IT IS AN
ONGOING PROBLEM. SO I DO
BELIEVE I SHOULD BE TALKING TO
OIR TO FIND OUT IF THEIR NEEDS
TO BE SOME COMMUNICATION WITH
THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AT
THE STATE. SOME MORE ON THAT
LATER. BUT IT WAS A REALLY
GOOD DISCUSSION TO HAVE THOSE
FOLKS BACK IN AND HAVE THE
VOICE OF SMALL BUSINESS AT THE
TABLE. THE NEXT MEETING IS
GOING TO BE ON JULY 26TH AND WE
WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OED
ON THE COMMUNITY WEALTH
BUILDING PROGRAM, A
PRESENTATION BY OED FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE SEATTLE ECONOMY
AND INVESTMENT AGENDA
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION. A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE OED
FUTURE SEATTLE ECONOMY AGENDA.
AND THEN A PRESENTATION BY
ACCOUNTING AND CONSENSUS FROM
BAKER LILY ON THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
THAT IS IT FOR THE NEXT
MEETING. AND SO A REPORT FROM
THE COMMITTEE ON LAST WEEK'S
OUT AND ABOUT. LAST WEDNESDAY,
I SPOKE AT THE CONSTRUCTION
CELEBRATION OF 900 RAINIER
WHICH WILL BE THE LARGEST
PRIVATELY FUNDED PROJECT IN
SEATTLE WITH A RANGE OF MIXED
INCOME UNITS AND THEY ARE
EMPLOYING THE MIC THAT -- MFTE
AN ON-SITE PERFORMANCE TO
PROVIDE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE
UNITS AT AROUND 70%
AFFORDABILITY. SO THAT IS A
REALLY EXCITING PROJECT GOING
IN THERE AND OPPORTUNITIES HE
MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT ON THE
NEWS. AND I WAS JOINED BY KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW
CONSTANTINE, KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEPUTY MEMBER
WONG AND THE DIRECTOR. AND A
WHOLE BUNCH OF THE CONSTRUCTION
AND FINANCING TEAM. REALLY
INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH CONSTRUCTION
FINANCING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY. SO, MY STAFF AND I
WENT TO THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO
FOR THE SECOND VISIT. WE TOOK
A TOUR OF THE FACILITY WITH
CHRISTIAN SWARTS WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY. WE GOT
A GLIMPSE OF PLANS FOR A NEW
EXHIBIT THAT WILL BE THE
LOCATION OF THE DAY AND NIGHT
HOUSE THAT BURNED DOWN A FEW
YEARS AGO. AND ALSO WE HEARD
MORE ABOUT THEIR OVERALL MASTER
PLAN UPDATE PLANS AND THAT WILL
INCLUDE A REBUILT DRAFT
GIRAFFE BARN SO WE GET TO SEE
THE GIRAFFES AND THE HIPPOS.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK, WE HAVE
BRIEFINGS AND I WILL BE HEADING
OVER TO THE (INDISCERNIBLE)
THEATER TO BID FAREWELL TO
BERNIE WHO HAS BEEN THE FORCE
OF NATURE HIND THE THEATER FOR
SO MANY YEARS. GREAT TO BE ABLE
TO SAY GOODBYE TO HER BUT I'M
SURE SHE WILL STILL BE AROUND
AND IS EXTREMELY ACTIVE. AND
THEN I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN
A PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM SPONSORED
BY BELLTOWN UNITED AND THE WEST
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
TOMORROW NIGHT. THAT IS IT FOR
ME. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SAYING NONE, I WILL PASS
IT TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY'S
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING OF
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITY IS CURRENTLY ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW, TUESDAY,
JULY 18th AT 9:30 A.M. WE HAVE
SIX ITEMS ON THE COMMITTEE
AGENDA. FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR
A POSSIBLE VOTE. COUNSEL BILL
120-614 WILL AUTHORIZE SDOT TO
ACCEPT VARIOUS GRANTS. COUNSEL
NUMBER 120 -613 WILL AUTHORIZE
APPROVAL OF A PERMIT TO
CONTINUE THE SKY BRIDGE ABOVE
300 PINE STREET AS RECOMMENDED
BY SDOT. TO ASSIST THE
COMMITTEE WITH ROUTINE
APPROVAL, OUR STAFF ANALYSTS
WROTE A MEMO ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA. HOUSE BILL 120-600,
THAT FIRST COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU FOR ADOPTING COUNSEL BILL
160-599 WHICH EXTENDED EXISTING
AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE TRANSIT
ONLY LANES AND USING AUTOMATED
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT TO EXPAND
THE EFFORT OF USING TECHNOLOGY
TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
WITHOUT THE NEED FOR OFFICERS
IN THE FIELD. OUR COMMITTEE IS
VOTING ON THE ADDITIONAL
AUTOMATED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT TO DISCOURAGE
DANGEROUS DRAGRACING. COUNSEL
BILL 120-600 COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND ME.
WE ORIGINALLY HEARD IT IN THE
COMMITTEE ON JUNE 20TH. AND
WILL VOTE ON IT TOMORROW. BY
DESIGNATING THE CITY'S INITIAL
LIST OF DANGEROUS DRAGRACING
ZONES, COUNSEL BILL 120-600
WILL QUALIFY THE DANGER ZONES
FOR EVENTUAL INSTALLATION OF
TRAFFIC AND CAMERAS. WE HAVE
TWO AMENDMENTS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA. VERSUS A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT OF THE STAFF TO SINK
A VARIOUS LEGISLATE OF LANGUAGE
AND MEMO NUMBER TWO IS A LIST
OF THE ADDITIONAL ARTERIALS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS
DRAGRACING THAT COLLEAGUES
PROVIDED TO STAFF TO INCLUDE IN
THE LEGISLATION. SO THANK YOU
FOR THE INPUT FOR THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL. FOR THE ADDITIONAL
ARTERIALS CONTAINED IN
AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TO THE COMMITTEE. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT COUNSEL BILL
120-600, PLEASE CONFIRM WITH
COUNSEL BEFORE THE MEETING.
ITEM FOUR WILL BE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION ON THE ANNUAL
EQUITY REPORT. COUNSEL BILL
120-611 WILL AUTHORIZE A
PROPERTY TRANSFER FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT
RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED
BY THE CITY'S FINANCIAL
ADMINISTERED OF SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW IN THE
COMMITTEE ON THAT. IF THE
PUBLIC HEARING GOES WELL AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
COMFORTABLE, WE MAY LOOK TO
SUSPEND RULES FOR A VOTE ON THE
SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC HEARING SO
THAT WE CAN ADVANCE THAT AT THE
COMMITTEE TOMORROW. FINALLY, WE
HAVE COUNSEL 120-612 WHICH
WOULD AUTHORIZE APPROVAL OF A
CONTRACT FOR PROCESSING AND
COMPOSTING FOOD AND YARD WASTE
AND OTHER ORGANICS AS
RECOMMENDED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. TO ASSIST US WITH
THIS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD
CONTRACT APPROVAL, OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STUFF AND WAS,
BRIAN GOOD NIGHT, CIRCULATED
HIS MEMO WHICH IS ALSO ATTACHED
TO THE AGENDA. WE ARE LIKELY
TO HEAR THAT ITEM TWICE AND OUR
COMMITTEE. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES
OVERSIGHT ON SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, I ALSO SERVE ON THE
KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ON TUESDAY, JULY 11TH, THE
DISTRICT AWARDED 1.5 MILLION
FOR AN INTERIM FLOOD
PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PROGRAM TO INCREASE
PROTECTIONS AGAINST FLOODING
AND VULNERABLE PARTS OF SOUTH
PARK. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND
IT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN
GETTING THAT ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND
REALIZING YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THAT FURTHER. THAT IS MY
REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> WE JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
TIME FRIDAY, JULY 21st AT 9:30
A.M. AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THIS MEETING ON FRIDAY, I HOPE
MY OFFICE WILL HAVE ABOUT.
LAST WEDNESDAY, WE HELD A
SPECIAL EVENING SUSTAINABILITY
MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY AT
THE (INDISCERNIBLE) CHURCH AND
CAPITOL HILL TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING ON RENT CONTROL THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES,
NELSON AND HERBOLD AND COUNCIL
MEMBER TRANTWENTYTWO'S OFFICE.
I THOUGHT THE PUBLIC HEARING
WENT EXTREMELY WELL. THE ROOM
WAS PACKED. STANDING ROOM ONLY
WITH RENTERS TO EXPRESS A DEEP
EXHAUSTION AND OUTRAGE AT
RISING RENT. WORKING-CLASS
RENTERS TALKED ABOUT HOW HARD
THEY WORK ONLY TO HAVE INCOME
GO TO COST OF LAND. SOME
HOMEOWNERS ALSO SPOKE IN FAVOR
OF RENT CONTROL. PEOPLE WERE
EXCITED TO FIGHT FOR RENT
CONTROL AND TALKED ABOUT HOW IT
IS POPULAR AND FROM
STATISTICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE
POLLS STATEWIDE THAT SHOWED
THAT 71% OF WASHINGTONIANS
APPROVE RENT CONTROL. FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WERE NOT
ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING, I WOULD URGE YOU TO
WATCH THE VIDEO. AS I
MENTIONED, AND YOU LEGISLATION
AND AMENDMENTS FOR COMMITTEE
THIS FRIDAY. IF ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
IN AMENDMENT, WOULD URGE YOU TO
(INDISCERNIBLE) SO WE CAN HAVE
A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR
AMENDMENT AND SUPPORT ANY
POSITIVE AMENDMENTS AND IN
FAVOR OF MAKING IT STRONGER
AND AGAINST ANY LOOPHOLES.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FROM THE
COMMITTEE. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WHICH I
DON'T SEE SO FAR, SO I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COMP
COUNCILMEMBER. FROM THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE, THERE OUR ITEMS
COMING TO THE FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW, JULY 18th, 2023. THE
FIVE ITEMS ARE PART OF THE
PACKAGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME LEGISLATIVE ZONING
CHANGES. WE WILL HAVE ONE BILL
OUT OF THREE NEW INDUSTRIAL
ZONES CREATING SEATTLE MISSIVE
NO CIVIL CODE CHAPTER. WE HAVE
A COUNSEL BILL TO UPDATE THE
2023 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE
HAVE A COUNSEL BILL THAT
CREATES AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY
ZONING MAP. WE HAVE A COUNSEL
BILL THAT IS A BILL ADDING
THREE NEW -- WE ALREADY HAD
THAT ONE. A BILL FOR THE
ORDINANCE. THIS COMES AFTER
YEARS OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
AND PUBLIC OUTREACH AND FIVE
TOTAL HEARINGS IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. I'M HAPPY TO BRING
THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME ZONING
CHANGES TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
FINAL PACKAGE. WITH WE ARE
ABLE TO HEAR THESE BILLS
MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO
ENSURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE A
CHANCE TO RECEIVE A THOROUGH
UNDERSTANDING OF THESE BILLS.
MAJOR STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH WAS
CONDUCTED IN THE PACKAGE WE
HAVE BEFORE US TODAY. THE
PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION
REPRESENTS A MULTIYEAR PROCESS
OF NEGOTIATION AND COMPROMISE,
INCLUDING A FACILITATED
CONVERSATION BETWEEN 2019 AND
2021. THOSE FACILITATED
MEETINGS CONCLUDED WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH 85%
APPROVAL FROM STAKEHOLDERS WHO
TYPICALLY DISAGREE. FOR
REFERENCE, THE LAST TIME WE HAD
INDUSTRIAL LANDS REZONING WAS
2007 AND THE PROCESS WAS
CONTROVERSIAL. I AM BRINGING
TWO AMENDMENTS TO COUNSEL
TOMORROW. THE TWO AMENDMENTS
ARE TECHNICAL CLEANUP
AMENDMENTS IN NATURE. ONE OF
THEM IS STRICTLY COMPLETE
TECHNICAL CLEANUP. THE OTHER
IS RETAINING THE CURRENT ZONING
FOR INDUSTRIAL USE THAT WAS
REZONED TO OUTSIDE INDUSTRIAL
USE. SEVERE KEEPING IT IN THE
HEART OF THE ZONING CHANGES. I
HAVE CHECKED AND IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT NO OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE REQUESTED
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE
WRITTEN. AT ANY TIME LEADING UP
TO THE FINAL COMMITTEE VOTE OR
SINCE THEN. AS I HAVE SEVEN, I
INVITED ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO
JOIN THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND
PUT FORWARD AMENDMENTS . WHICH
IS WHY I HAVE STATED ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS ARE NOT WELCOME AT
FULL COUNCIL. WE ALL KNOW THAT
I CAN MAKE THIS REQUEST BUT
THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO STOP YOU FROM
BRINGING IN (INDISCERNIBLE)
TOMORROW. I DO HAVE AN
NOT SEEM TO HAVE SUPPORT AND I
WILL NOT BE BRINGING IT UNLESS
THERE IS CONSENSUS AMONG
STAKEHOLDERS. ADDITIONALLY,
OUTSIDE OF THESE FIVE BILLS, WE
WILL TAKE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON
RESOLUTION 32097, THE
INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION WHICH
ADVOCATES FOR ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROCESS.
THEY ALSO AGREED UPON
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE
FACILITATED CONVERSATION. THE
BILLS WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY
ARE LAND-USE BILLS AND THERE IS
NOT A SPACE FOR TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE
ALSO PASSING THE RESOLUTION.
ORIGINALLY, THE RESOLUTION WILL
COME TO FULL COUNCIL WITH THE
REST OF THE PACKAGE BUT MORE
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK IS NEEDED
SO YOU PUSH THAT OUT TO
SEPTEMBER. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A
DRAFT ATTACHED TO THE DRAFT IN
THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE WELCOMING
ADDITIONS AND FEEDBACK. THE
DEADLINE FOR ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK IS AUGUST 1st. WE
WENT TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION
FOR US IN SEPTEMBER.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE REPORT
FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
AT THIS TIME?
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, -- COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN .
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND GETTING THIS
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANY
AMENDMENTS. ARE YOU ABLE TO
LET US KNOW THE SUBJECT MATTER
OF THE AMENDMENT YOU MIGHT BE
BRINGING FORWARD OR THAT YOU
ARE TRYING TO GET CONSENSUS ON?
>> YES. THAT ONE IS
REGARDING THE STADIUM DISTRICT.
THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS AMONG IT
IN THE OUTLINE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
, I WILL NOW PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR THE HANDOFF . SLOW ON THE
UPTAKE. SO ON FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW, WE HAVE ONE ITEM FROM
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THAT IS COUNSEL BILL
120608. THAT IS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA ENDED AMENDS THE
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
TO ADDRESS SOME ADMINISTRATIVE
OPERATION ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY
(INDISCERNIBLE) MY NEWSLETTER
ON FRIDAY INCLUDED INFORMATION
ABOUT QUESTIONS WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
AND ALSO AVAILABLE ON MY BLOG
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CHECK IT
OUT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HELD A
SPECIAL MEETING EARLIER TODAY.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR JOINING US. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE JULY 25TH. AS FAR AS MY
REGULAR UPDATES, LAST WEEK, I
MET WITH THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT, RIVERA. AND THIS
WEEK I AM MEETING WITH THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE CPC
LEADERSHIP LATER THIS WEEK.
YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A
HORRIFIC COLLISION ON THE
1300TH BLOCK OF ALEI AVENUE
SOUTHWEST WITH ONE CAR BEING
SENT INTO THE WATER AND ANOTHER
WAS SPEEDING AT SPEEDS THAT
HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY
CONSTITUENTS TO BE 75 AND UP TO
100 MILES AN HOUR. I WANT TO
PUBLICLY THANK THE BYSTANDERS
WHO REACTED QUICKLY TO HELP GET
THE VICTIM OUT OF THE CAR THAT
WAS IN THE WATER. AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
MENTIONED EARLIER, TOMORROW IS
THE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
SAFETY UTILITIES COMMITTEE WHO
WILL HEAR THE DECISION TO
ESTABLISH RACING ZONES TO MAKE
CERTAIN STREETS ELIGIBLE FOR
FUTURE CAMERA SPEED
ENDORSEMENT. ONE OF THOSE
AREAS IS IN FACT,
(INDISCERNIBLE) SOUTHWEST. I
ALSO WANT TO FLAG THE ISSUE
THAT I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
READ ABOUT. THE DISTURBING
IMAGES CAUGHT ON BODY WORN
VIDEO AT THE PRECINCT. THESE
DISPLAYS ARE COMPLETELY AND
ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR ANY
WORKPLACE, ESPECIALLY A CITY
WORKPLACE AND ESPECIALLY THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT . I
UNDERSTAND CHIEF DIAZ HAS
PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT TO THE OPA
INVESTIGATION. I REALLY HOPE
THAT THEY MET THE RESULTS OF
THE INVESTIGATION, POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES AND REVIEW THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
UNDERTAKING WILL ENSURE CLEARLY
COMMUNICATED GUIDELINES FOR
THE FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE.
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORLD, SEATTLE FIRE HAS
RESPONDED TO 133 PARK AND
BRUSH RELATED FIRES SINCE JULY
1st OF THIS YEAR ALONE. THEY
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS
TO REMOVE DEAD PLANTS OR BUSHES
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND CLEAR
THE ROOF AND GUTTERS OF PINE
NEEDLES AND LEAVES. PLEASE
CHECK THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE FOR MORE
DETAILS ABOUT HOW TO KEEP YOUR
HOMES SAFE FROM BARK AND BRUSH
RELATED FIRES.
>> ON THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
FRONT, ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
GOVERNING MEETING. THE AGENDA
INCLUDES TWO RESOLUTIONS
RELATED TO THE SEARCH FOR A NEW
CEO FOR THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND
AN UPDATE ON THE AGENCY'S SUB
REGIONAL PLANS. ALSO ON
THURSDAY IS THE KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH WHO WILL BE
RECEIVING BRIEFINGS ON THE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET AND
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERSHIP
AND WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON A
RULE RELATED TO HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT. ALSO AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
MENTIONED, LAST WEEK, THE KING
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
APPROVED OF WORDS OF $1.5
MILLION FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO CREATE A
SOUTH PARK INTERIM FLOOD
PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES
ABOUT 1.3 MILLION FOR
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
A TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIER,
INCLUDING UPWARDS OF $500,000
FOR HOMES AND $110,000 FOR AN
OPERATIONS STAGING TRAILER AND
$640,000 FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AND OVERSIGHT. IN ADDITION,
THERE IS FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
EDUCATION OUTREACH , AS WELL AS
COMMUNICATION MATERIALS. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE MEMBERS
OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ON THE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF THE FUNDING. SOME
UPDATES ON EVENTS COMING UP
THIS WEEK. TOMORROW EVENING, WE
WILL JOIN RESIDENTS OF
ARROWHEAD GARDENS AT A
COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING
PLANS TO RESOLVE THE ENCAMPMENT
AT MYERS WAY. THIS ENCAMPMENT
IS ON BOTH CITY AND STATE
D.O.T. PROPERTY. THIS, I THINK
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU HAVE JOINT
OVER SHIP, THE RESOLUTION CAN
BE MORE COMPLEX THAN USUAL. I
HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THE STATE
AND THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TO
RESOLVE THE ENCAMPMENT UNDER
THEIR STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY
PROGRAM WHICH BRINGS
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AND
TEMPORARY HOUSING RESOURCES.
THEY AGREED TO DO SO BECAUSE
THE ENCAMPMENT IS LARGE. IT
DOES TAKE TIME TO ASSESS THE
LOCATION AND SECURE SUFFICIENT
BEDS INSIDE FOR EVERYONE. I
WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK WSDOT
FOR THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL AS
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AND
THEIR RESPONSIVENESS TO MY
REQUEST INCLUDING LEADING THIS
WEEK'S COMMUNITY MEETING TO
KEEP NEIGHBORS AT ARROWHEAD
GARDENS UP TO DATE AS WELL AS
TO HEAR THEIR ONGOING CONCERNS.
ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE JOINING
THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION WAGE FUNDING
ROUNDTABLE. THIS IS A REGULAR
MEETING OF HUMAN SERVICES
FUNDERS, BOTH PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC WHO HAVE BEEN MEETING
TO FIND A PATH FORWARD TO
ADDRESS WAGE EQUITY ISSUES,
JUST LIKE THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY,
@THE BOMBER GROUP, THE UNITED
WAY OF KING COUNTY, THE SEATTLE
FOUNDATION AND OTHERS. THIS IS
A REMINDER THAT COUNSEL'S
REQUEST AND RESOLUTIONS 32094.
IN THE RESOLUTION, COUNSEL
REQUESTED THE FUNDING
ROUNDTABLE AND ALSO DISCUSSED
HOW THEY CAN COMMIT TO
ADDRESSING WAGE EQUITY GOALS TO
ASSIST THE COUNSEL'S
CONSIDERATION OF CITY FUNDING
CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE 2024
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING FOR
REPORT TO THE CITY IN TIME FOR
CONSIDERATION. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE, FOLKS. DOES ANYONE HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? SEEING
AND HEARING NONE, THANK YOU. I
WILL PELLET PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. GOOD TO BE HERE THIS
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. A
COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST,
CLEAN CITY UPDATE. FOR JULY 3rd
THROUGH JULY 7th ON 113 NEEDLES
WERE RECOVERED BY THE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE AT 126
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AS WELL AS
26,780 POUNDS OF GARBAGE.
PIVOTING NOW TO OUR UPDATES
FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE
KIDS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS
OF OUR CITY CAN HEAD TO THE
SEATTLE BEAUTIFUL MAGNOLIA
NEIGHBORHOOD TO WANDER AND FIVE
DIFFERENT STORY WALKS THAT
FUTURE PICTURE BOOKS BY
INDIGENOUS AUTHORS. THE STORY
WALKS ARE LOCATED AT DAYBREAK
STAR INDIAN CULTURAL CENTER AT
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY CENTER AND
MAGNOLIA FARMER'S MARKET AS
WELL AS THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
WEBER MAGNOLIA BRANCH IN THE
PLAYGROUND NEAR THE DISCOVERY
PARK VISITOR CENTER. THEY ARE
AVAILABLE DAILY FROM 9:00 A.M.
UNTIL 5:00 P.M. THROUGH AUGUST
31st. THE STORY WALKS FEATURE
ROTATING COLLECTION OF PICTURE
BOOKS BY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS AND
THES INCLUDE FERRY SONG BY
MICHAELA. FINDING MY DANCE BY
RIA THUNDERCLOUD . THE WOLF PUP
WITH MOONLIGHT IN HER EYES BY
SONDRA TO DOUGAL AND MY
POWERFUL CARE BY CAROL
LINDSTROM. AND MOLLY OF DENALI
BY SOVEREIGN BILLS. EACH WEEK
ON THE STORY WILL MOVE TO A
DIFFERENT STORY WALK LOCATION.
THE BOOKS WERE CHOSEN BY
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE
COMMUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT
ADDITIONAL STORIES TOLD BY
(INDISCERNIBLE) NEXT ON THE
LIBRARY DOCKET, THE LABOR HAS
OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE NEW
AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING
SYSTEM OR ABBREVIATED TO AMHS.
THIS WILL UPDATE THE
TECHNOLOGY USED TO STORE AND
PROCESS BOOKS RETURNED
THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
IT IS A HUGE TRANSITION THAT
WILL MAKE LIBRARY FOR MORE
EFFICIENT BUT WILL TAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF GETTING USED TO
FOR THE INSTITUTION. THANKFULLY
, THE UPDATE IS ALL BACK END
WORK. SO THE USERS AND PATRONS
OF LIBRARY SHOULD NOT NOTICE
CHANGES. GOOD TO GET THAT
UPDATE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE
LIBRARY. MOVING ON TO A
CANADIAN ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE
WILL BE AN APPOINTMENT
CONSIDERATION FORWARD SHOULDERS
TO THE CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
COUNSEL . SHE IS A VP AND A
FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
WHERE SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
EMBEDDING THE RATION SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE INTO THE
BROAD ARTS COMMUNITY AND INTO
THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. WE
WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING
LEGISLATION AGAIN FOR THE
SANDPOINT SALE AGREEMENT THAT
WE DISCUSSED TWO WEEKS AGO AT
OUR COMMUNITY MEETING. THERE
WERE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS.
TRACY RAZ WHAT HAS SHOWN
RESPONSE FROM THE PERMIT FOR
THE CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. IF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE UPDATE
FROM TRACY, PLEASE LET MY
OFFICE KNOW AND WE ARE HAPPY TO
DISTRIBUTE IT SO PEOPLE CAN BE
PREPARED GOING INTO WEDNESDAY.
I'M EXPECTING THE COMMITTEE TO
MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
CONCESSION AGREEMENT AT THE
PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETING WE
WILL HAVE WEDNESDAY. SO
APPRECIATE THE WORK SESSION WE
HAD ON THAT IN THE LAST
COMMITTEE AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH AND WITH
THIS NEW INFORMATION TO MAKE A
FINAL CALL. WE ALSO WILL BE
CONSIDERING SOME LEGISLATION
REGARDING A RECONFIGURATION OF
THE AQUARIUM FINANCING FOR THE
OVERLOOK WALK AT THE OCEAN
PAVILION. COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
MAY RECALL LAST YEAR THAT THE
COUNCIL APPROVED A LOAN OF $20
MILLION TO THE AQUARIUM IN
ORDER TO HELP BRIDGE THE
FUNDING TO HAVE THAT PROJECT BE
COMPLETED ON TIME AND ON
BUDGET. THE AQUARIUM IN THE
INTERVENING YEAR HAS NEGOTIATED
A SOURCE OF PRIVATE ACTION.
PRIVATE FINANCING, MY
APOLOGIES. I'M STILL IN
DEACTIVATION WORLD. THE
AQUARIUM NEGOTIATED A POTENTIAL
PRIVATE FINANCING DEAL THAT
WOULD INVOLVE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAVING A 20
MILLION-DOLLAR LOAN PAID BACK
WITH INTEREST AND AFTER JUST
YOUR GIVING THE LOAN, WE WOULD
HAVE THE CITY GUARANTEE THE
PRIVATE FINANCING AND THAT IS
ALL I WANT TO SAY NOW IN
BRIEFING. I WOULD ENCOURAGE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE
COMMITTEE TO GET A BRIEFING IN
ADVANCE FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND
FROM THE AQUARIUM TO GO OVER
THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THIS
WITH THEM WITH MORE TIME IN A
BROADER SESSION. I'M NOT
INTENDING TO VOTE ON THE
LEGISLATION IN THE COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY. THE
SISTER CLIFFORD TAKING AS MUCH
TIME AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANT
TO TO REALLY GO OVER IN DETAIL
THE LEGISLATION AND HEAR FROM
THE EXECUTIVE OF THE AQUARIUM
IN OPEN SESSION FOR THE PUBLIC
TO BE FULLY BRIEFED ON THIS
BEFORE VOTING AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WITH A
HOPEFUL SCHEDULE OF PASSING
LEGISLATION FOR COUNSEL .
PLEASE COME PREPARED WITH
QUESTIONS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE OF
THE AQUARIUM TO DISCUSS THE
LEGISLATION. MY OFFICE OF
COURSE IS HAPPY TO MAKE
THEMSELVES AVAILABLE IF
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS AS WELL. FINALLY,
WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
LEGISLATION THAT I'M BRINGING
FORWARD TO REPEAL THE AMUSEMENT
(INDISCERNIBLE) FEE. THIS IDEA
CAME TO MY ATTENTION THROUGH
TALKING TO A NUMBER OF DOWNTOWN
STAKEHOLDERS , PARTICULARLY THE
GAME WORKS WHICH RETURNED TO
DOWNTOWN AFTER SHUTTING DOWN
DURING THE PANDEMIC. ONE OF THE
INTERESTING PIECES OF
INFORMATION I GLEANED FROM
TALKING TO THEM, AS I DO AND
BUSINESSES RETURN OR COME
DOWNTOWN, I ALWAYS WANT TO ASK
OF THE CITY CAN BE A HELPFUL
PARTNER OR WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A HURDLE CONSIDERING TO COME
BACK. THE FOLKS AT GAME WORKS
INDICATED THIS THING CALLED THE
AMUSEMENT LICENSE FEE IS A REAL
-- HAS A REAL CHILLING EFFECT
ON ENTERTAINMENT RELATED
BUSINESSES COMING BACK TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THEY ALSO
INDICATED THAT A NUMBER OF
CITIES IN THE REGION AND THE
STATE, INCLUDING I BELIEVE
SPOKANE, HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED
TO REPEAL A SIMILAR FEE. IT IS
NOT A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR THE CITY. IT
BRINGS IN ONLY ABOUT $100,000 A
YEAR, OR $1.6 MILLION GENERAL
FUND. AND I THINK -- CANDIDLY,
A COMPELLING ARGUMENT COULD BE
MADE THAT REPEALING THE FEE
WOULD MAKE THE CITY MORE
ATTRACTIVE TO ENTERTAINMENT
RELATED BUSINESSES WILL
PROBABLY IN THE END GENERATE
MORE SALES THEN KEEPING THIS
AMUSEMENT LICENSE FEE WOULD
CANDIDLY. US WE WILL HAVE AN
INITIAL DISCUSSION ON THAT
POLICY. OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF HAS PREPARED A VERY GOOD
AND HELPFUL MEMO THAT PROVIDES
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSAL AND
THE APPLICATIONS OF IT AND THE
IMPACT IT HAS ON THE BUDGET AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION AND I MUCH
APPRECIATE THE STAKEHOLDERS
DOWNTOWN WHO BROUGHT THIS TO MY
ATTENTION. IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF HOW PROBING THROUGH OUR
MISCIBLE CODE FOR WEIRD SMALL
LITTLE THINGS CAN SOMETIMES
HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON OUR
EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
FINALLY, I WANT TO CLOSE BY
SAYING THAT I HAD AN ABSOLUTELY
WONDERFUL TIME LAST WEEK GOING
TO THE CITY OF KIRKLAND TO
LEARN ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH
PROGRAM , REGIONAL CRISIS
RESPONSE, RCR. THIS OF COURSE
IS THE DUAL DISPATCH PROGRAM
THAT THE CITY OF KIRKLAND HAS
AND IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND I
HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF
BEING ABLE TO GO ON A RIDE
ALONG WITH. I WANT TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO ROB, THE MENTAL
HEALTH COMMISSION WHO DROVE US
AROUND KIRKLAND AND LET S ASK
ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAD IN THE
WORLD TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS
JOB AND HOW IT HAS BEEN GOING
IN KIRKLAND AND THE MODEL GOING
TO SEATTLE. IT WAS ALSO
REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO SPEND
TIME WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS OF
THE PROGRAM , TO REALLY LEARN
ABOUT HOW TO STRUCTURE A DUAL
DISPATCH ALTERNATIVE POLICE
RESPONSE BASED ON PUBLIC HEALTH
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, IN
TERMS OF HOW THEY HAVE IT
ORGANIZED. AND TO JUST TALK TO
ALL OF THE KIRKLAND POLICE
OFFICERS THAT MADE THEMSELVES
AVAILABLE AS PART OF OUR DAY.
REALLY A FULL MORNING AND MOST
OF THE AFTERNOON LEARNING ABOUT
THE PROGRAM AND TALKING BROADLY
TO FIRST RESPONDERS IN
KIRKLAND. THE KIRKLAND POLICE
OFFICERS WE TALKED TO UNIFORMLY
WERE INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF
THE PROGRAM AND HAD NOTHING BUT
POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
THEIR COLLEAGUES, THE MENTAL
HEALTH CLINICIANS THAT RUN THE
DUAL AND YOUR PERSONAL FOR THE
DUAL DISPATCH. THE AMOUNT OF
DEFERENCE THAT THE OFFICERS
GIVE TO THE CLINICIANS AND
CALLS WERE THOSE RESPONSES ARE
WARRANTED. AND PROBABLY MOST
IMPORTANT, THAT SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN
KIRKLAND, THERE HAS BEEN A 67%
REDUCTION IN CALLS OF THIS TYPE
RESULTING IN A REFERRAL TO
GEO. SO REALLY, A PHENOMENAL
EFFORT. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP,
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND HOW
WE CAN MODEL THE DUAL DISPATCH
AFTER A LOT OF THE PRACTICES
THAT KIRKLAND IS SHOWING OR
WORKING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT
TO INTERESTED COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES TO GO OUT AND MAKE
THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO DO A
SIMILAR RIDE ALONG. AND I DO
WANT TO THANK KIRKLAND CITY
COUNCILMEMBER NEIL BLACK WHO
MADE ME AWARE OF THIS PROGRAM
THAT I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE
OF AND IN RESPONSE TO CURRENT
POLICY EFFORTS AND IS HOPEFULLY
GOING TO LEAD TO SOME GREAT NEW
INITIATIVES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. SO A LONGER REPORT
THAN USUAL, COLLEAGUES. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I LOOK
FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE WEEK
AND I APPRECIATE IT. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON MY
PRESENTATION BEFORE I HAND IT
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> SEEING NONE,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES. I WILL START WITH
MY COMMITTEE. LAST WEEK, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS AND RIGHTS
COMMITTEE MET AND APPROVED 21
APPOINTMENTS TO OUR
COMMISSIONS. THOSE WILL COME
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL ON THE 25TH
AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED
FOR JULY 28TH AT 9:30. THIS
AFTERNOON, OR THIS MORNING, I
MET WITH, FOR MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS COME BUT WITH
DIRECTOR JENNIFER CHOW AND WAS
ABLE TO SAY MY GOODBYES TO SARA
BELLES WHO IS LEAVING THE CITY
AFTER ALMOST 16 YEARS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
SARA HAS BEEN HUGELY SUPPORTIVE
AND HELPFUL TO ME AND MY OFFICE
AS WE LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF
DOM THE LAST FEW YEARS. I WANT
TO THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE TO
THE CITY AND SEND HER A FOND
FAREWELL AND BEST WISHES.
SPEAKING OF DON, LAST WEEK I
TOOK A COHORT OF ABOUT A DOZEN
PEOPLE FROM PACE, THE PEOPLE'S
ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, ON A TOUR AROUND
CITY HALL AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND HOW
THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US, THEIR
ELECTED LEADERS, AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM
THEM ABOUT THE ISSUES THEY ARE
HAVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. I
WANT TO THANK AND GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO ACRS WHO HELPED ORGANIZE
THIS PARTICULAR COHORT AND HELP
THEM -- THANK THEM FOR THEIR
WORK IN BUILDING COMMUNITY
LEADERS. MY OFFICE HAD A CHECK
IN WITH REACH AT THE NEW OFFICE
IN HELMAND CITY ON RAINIER.
THIS WAS THE SAME DAY THAT AN
ENCAMPMENT OF ABOUT 35 PEOPLE
AT THE PREVIOUS BASKIN-ROBBINS,
7-ELEVEN LOCATION WAS SWEPT
WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOTICE.
MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT WERE
THERE JUST MOVED UP THE STREET
AND DO NOT RECEIVE SERVICES.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THIS
ACHIEVED. NEVERTHELESS, THEY
WERE MOVED FROM ONE BLOCK TO
THE NEXT. OUR OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE WORKING WITH REACH AND
OTHER PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE
ENCAMPMENTS GET ACCESS TO THE
SERVICES THEY NEED FOR
LONG-TERM CARE AND STABILITY.
MY TEAM IS ALSO ATTENDING THE
ONGOING RAINIER BEACH SAFETY
MEETING HOSTED BY SEVERAL
NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS IN THE
RAINIER BEACH AREA AS WELL AS
THE SOUTH PRECINCT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE
INFORMATION AND HEAR BACK FROM
NEIGHBORS ABOUT INCIDENTS OF
GUN VIOLENCE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOLUTIONS THAT
EACH OF US ARE WORKING ON. THIS
WEEK, I'M ATTENDING THE MONTHLY
COUNCIL MEETING. MY TEAM IS
MEETING WITH THE NEW
COORDINATOR OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER TO DISCUSS ONGOING
PROGRAMMING NEEDS FOR FOLKS IN
THE NEW HOLLY AND OTHELLO
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WILL BE IN
ATTENDANCE AT OF THE RAINIER
BEACH COMMUNITY MEETINGS THIS
WEEK. FINALLY, ON FRIDAY, I
WILL BE HOSTING MY MONTHLY AND
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT THE
(INDISCERNIBLE) CENTER OF
GREATER SEATTLE ON RAINIER.
I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE
CONNECTING WITH NEIGHBORS IN
PERSON AND REALLY EXCITED FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
FOLKS PARTICULARLY IN THE
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN
REACHING OUT TO OUR OFFICE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOME DRIVER
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THEY ARE
HAVING FINDING PARKING. THESE
ARE TRUCK DRIVERS THAT ARE
HAVING TROUBLE FINDING PLACES
TO LEAVE THEIR CARS AS THEY ARE
GETTING ON TO THEIR SHIPS. WE
ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO
RESOLVE THAT AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE IN COMMUNITY WITH THEM.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS ALL I HAVE
THIS WEEK. IT IS A QUICK
REPORT. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS , THEN I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND HELLO
COLLEAGUES. THIS WEEK IN THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM
HOUSING AND FINANCE FOR THIS
WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA. I
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR EXCUSING ME THIS
WEEK AS I COULD NOT BE WITH YOU
LAST TUESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE OF A
MINOR EMERGENCY THAT CAME UP
THAT DAY. THIS WEEK, WE DO
HAVE THE HOUSING AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, JULY 19th AT 9:30
A.M. IN THE MORNING. WE WILL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. NUMBER ONE, UPDATE ON
THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AT
THE DISPOSAL OF EXCESS CITY
OWNED PROPERTIES, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE LAND COMMISSION
POLICIES. OTHER ITEMS ARE
RELATED. THIS IS THE CBO AND
CENTRAL STUFF WORKGROUP
RESPONSE. WE REQUESTED LAST
YEAR WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR BUDGET.
THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND STAFF IN
MY OFFICE WHO HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO
ENHANCE OUR BUDGETS ALSO. AND
ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA
IS TIED TO THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WE WILL
HAVE A FISCAL ENHANCEMENT AND
BUDGET TRANSPARENCY BILL AT THE
PREVIEW AND CONCEPT THAT WE
WILL DISCUSS BRIEFLY ON
WEDNESDAY TO LOOK FOR FURTHER
ACTION AND AUDIT. FINALLY, WE
WILL HAVE OUR FIRST BRIEFING ON
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL AND
GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE PICK
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO HEAR AN INITIAL BRIEFING
FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF ON THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL
UPDATES AND LEGISLATION. AND
THEN WE WILL TAKE THIS UP AGAIN
AT THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR
YOU ON THE LAND POLICIES. I
WANTED TO PREVIEW, FOR THOSE
WHO ARE NOT ON THE HOUSING AND
FINANCING COMMITTEE, WHY THIS
IS SUCH EXCITING LEGISLATION .
AND TO PUBLICLY KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A LAND DISPOSITION POLICY
THAT IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO
MY HEART. IN 2019, SPONSOR AN
UPDATE TO THE CITY PAY FOR
SURPLUS LAND POLICY WHICH
STATED THAT WHEN THE CITY HAS
DECLARED A PROPERTY'S SURPLUS,
WE FIRST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE PRIORITIZING THE ABILITY TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE
LAND AND THAT WHEREVER POSSIBLE
WHEN IT IS FEASIBLE, WE BUILD
HOUSING ON THE LAND AND HOLD ON
TO PUBLIC LAND FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD AND TRANSFER THE LAND AT
LOW COST TO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDER SO THEY CAN
CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON
SITE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BARRIERS WE KNOW ABOUT IN TERMS
OF BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS SECURING ACCESS TO LAND,
GIVEN HOW LIMITED LAND IS IN
THE AREA AND THE WATER THAT
SURROUNDS US. AS WE TRY TO
INCREASE THE ABILITY FOR MORE
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN
THE ITY AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO BUILD IN SEATTLE,
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS HE CAN
DO IS MAKE THIS SURPLUS LAND
AVAILABLE TO THEM BECAUSE THE
CITY NO LONGER NEEDS IT AND WE
KNOW LAND IS EXPENSIVE AND HARD
TO COME BY IN SEATTLE. AND
WITH THE ABILITY TO BUILD ON
SUBSIDIZED LAND OR CITY-OWNED
LAND, WE CAN DRAW IT ON THE
HOUSE BUILDING BY 15% AND
PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FOLKS TO LIVE IN OUR CITY. THIS
POLICY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. SO
FAR, WE HAVE FIVE SITES THAT
HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH MORE IN
THE PIPELINE. I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING UNDER THE
PLAN POLICY FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS AND WE PUT INTO THE
STATUTE THE REQUIREMENT TO DO A
REFRESHER IN FOUR YEARS. NOW
WE ARE LOOKING TO REAFFIRM THE
COMMITMENT AND CODIFY ANY
ADDITIONAL POLICIES TO HELP
STRENGTHEN THE EFFORT. THAT IS
WHY WE WILL BE MAKING SOME
UPDATES TO THE POLICY FOR
STRENGTHENING IT AND IMPROVING
IT. NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE
INITIATIVE 135 PAST, WE WILL BE
INCLUDING AND REFERENCING THE
SOCIAL HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IN CRAFTING THE LINKAGE
TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS MOVING
FORWARD WITH ITS REQUIREMENTS
TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES
ON POTENTIAL LAND FOR THE
ABILITY TO BUILD HOUSING ON ANY
CITY SURPLUS LAND. I'M ALSO
VERY EXCITED ABOUT A NEW POLICY
THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FIRST
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON
SURPLUS LAND . WE HAVE HEARD
THE CALL ACROSS THE NATION AND
LOCALLY AND WITHIN OUR
JURISDICTION AS WELL. THANK
YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN RAISING
THE ISSUE FOR US. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE TRIBES TO FIND
A WAY TO RETURN TO THE LAND
BACK TO THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TO TRY WHO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON LAND
THAT THE CITY NO LONGER NEEDS.
PICK THIS IS A POLICY THAT
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
SEATTLE TO RESPOND TO THE
ABILITY TO TRANSFER LAND BACK
TO THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES FOR
GREATER SELF-DETERMINATION, TO
ALLOW FOR THE FURTHERING OF
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SPACE
FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ASSETS ON
THESE PUBLIC LANDS. WE WILL BE
INCORPORATING COME IN THE LAND
DISPOSITION POLICIES, THE
ABILITY TO (INDISCERNIBLE) FOR
LANFORD FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES AND THE LOCAL AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. AND WE
ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WEDNESDAY
WITH COMING BACK AND HAVING A
DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SO GREAT TO
SHARE WITH US RELATED NEWS AND
I WANT TO LIST ONE OF THOSE.
FOR TRIBAL BUSINESS NEWS, THEY
RECENTLY ISSUED A REPORT ON
HOUSING IN INDIAN COUNTRY SLICK
AND THAT IS THE ESTIMATE IT
WOULD TAKE. ANYWHERE BETWEEN
30-$60 BILLION TO SOLVE THE
AMERICAN INDIAN HOUSING CRISIS
AND PART OF THE ANSWER TO
BRINGING THE COST DOWN IS
ALLOWING FOR BUILDING ON PUBLIC
LAND THAT IS NO LONGER NEEDED
IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. I'M
EXCITED THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
WAYS WE CAN HELP ADVANCE
STABILITY AND LONG-TERM
RESILIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LOCAL AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. AT THE
SAME TIME, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL THEN BE
CONSIDERED FOR ACCESS TO
SURPLUS PROPERTIES AND THOSE
FOR THE HIGHEST RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT. REMEMBER WE
INCLUDED SIMILAR WAYS TO REMOVE
BARRIERS FOR ACCESS OF FUNDING.
NOT JUST LAND BUT ACCESS TO
FUNDING FIRST FOR COMMUNITIES.
THIS LANGUAGE IS INCORPORATED
IN THE JUMPSTART PROGRESSIVE
PAYROLL TAX. WE HAVE THAT
DIRECTLY INCLUDED IN THE
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND CREATED
BY JUMPSTART AND WE CREATED
LANGUAGE AROUND SURVEYING FOLKS
TO HAVE HIGHEST RATES OF
DISPLACEMENT IN OUR HOUSING
POLICY THAT IS UP FOR VOTER
CONSIDERATION THIS FALL AS
WELL. SO THE EFFORT HERE ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE NEW
POLICY ON LAND DISPOSITION
GOING HAND-IN-HAND WITH THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO
ENSURE GREATER (INDISCERNIBLE)
WITH THE HIGH DISPLACEMENT
SPECIFICALLY TRIBAL PARTNERS.
ON WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE JOINED
BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IN
ADDITION TO THAT, THE PUBLIC
RELATIONS DIRECTOR AT GILBERT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
OFFICE. MEMBERS OF THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
INCLUDING THE VICE CHAIR FROM
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE AND
COUNCILMEMBER DAVE MILLS FROM
THIS WOMAN'S TRIBE. IN
ADDITION TO THAT , WE WILL HAVE
AN INITIAL BRIEFING AS I
MENTIONED IN LAST MONDAY'S
COUNSEL BRIEFING ON THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. AS I NOTED AT
THAT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE OUR
SECOND MEETING ON AUGUST 2nd
WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENTS AND
POSSIBLY VOTE ON LEGISLATION.
IF THERE IS A MIDYEAR BUDGET
MEMO YOU ARE CONSIDERING AT
THIS POINT IN THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STUFF MEMO ON THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS
CIRCULATED TODAY, PLEASE DO
TAKE A LOOK AT THE DETAILED
MEMO. IT IS A FEW PAGES LONG.
PLEASE READ IT BEFORE
WEDNESDAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
AMENDMENTS YOU WOULD WANT TO
INCLUDE ON THE BUDGET, THOSE
ARE DUE ON MONDAY. SO PLEASE
DO MAKE SURE TO SEND YOUR
AMENDMENT REQUESTS TO ADAM,
ALIE AND TOM ON CENTRAL STAFF
AND THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU ON
THE OPPORTUNITY TO START AN
AMENDMENT. AND FOR FOLKS NOT
PART OF THE REGULAR HOUSING AND
FINANCE AS WELL, YOU ARE
ENCOURAGED TO TALK TO CENTRAL
STAFF AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT
PART OF THAT COMMITTEE, I'M
HAPPY TO INCLUDE THOSE
AMENDMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF.
>> IN TERMS OF UPDATED ITEMS
FOR THE WEEK, WEDNESDAY, I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE PATHWAY TO AN
EARLY LEARNING REGIONAL MEETING
HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUCCESS TEAM AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE LEARNING PROGRAMS TO
LOOK AT PROGRESS ACROSS THE
REGION ON ADDRESSING CHILDCARE
NEEDS AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE ACROSS OUR REGION.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD MEETING.
THIS WILL BE HELD IN THE AREA
OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON WEAR GOOD
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES WILL OVERSEE
THE MEETING AND THAT IS
PRESIDENT VICTORIA WOODWARD WHO
ALSO SERVED AS THE MAYOR OF
TACOMA. ON FRIDAY, I WILL JOIN
THE LOCAL PROGRESS STEERING
COMMITTEE MEETING AND FINALLY,
A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE FOLKS
AT THE DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION WHO
WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
TOGETHER, THEY HAD AN OPEN
HOUSE ON 23rd AVENUE THIS YEAR
ON DELRIDGE TO SHOWCASE THE
DELRIDGE WETLAND PARK THEY WILL
BE OPENING SOON FOR THE GREAT
CITY AND THE NONPROFIT
PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS HELPING TO
PRESERVE LOCAL ACCESS TO
WETLANDS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND
OUR FURRY CREATURES. SO MORE TO
COME. IN THE PARK WILL BE
OPENING IN THE NEXT YEAR. ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> WOW . YOU GOT IT ALL IN
THEIR COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> GOOD NOW.
>> OKAY. THAT IS JUST A
PRIVATE JOKE BETWEEN US BECAUSE
WE BOTH WATCH (INDISCERNIBLE)
DOGS. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH ME. THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM MY COMMITTEE TOMORROW ON
THE COUNCILMEMBER AGENDA.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A MEETING
THIS THURSDAY AT 9:30 A.M. AND
WE HAVE EIGHT ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA. END OF THE EIGHT, SIX
OF THEM ARE APPOINTMENTS. THIS
WILL BE EXCITING APPOINTMENTS.
ONE OF COURSE -- OKAY, THEY
ARE ALL EXCITING. THERE IS A
FEW I'M A LITTLE MORE EXCITED
ABOUT. BUT ANYWAY, WE WILL
LOOK AT A CONFIRMATION OF THE
OFFICE OF THE HEARING EXAMINER.
AND A REAPPOINTMENT OF IRIS
READY TO THE SEATTLE INDIAN
SERVICE COMMISSION AND WE HAVE
FOUR APPOINTMENTS BACK TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
FIRST IS THE NEW APPOINTMENT
WELCOMING HOPEFULLY FOR
POSITION NUMBER FOUR, OUR
INDIGENOUS YOUTH, AGE 18-29,
MEGAN CASTILLE, WHO IS
CURRENTLY A PROGRAM MANAGER AT
COYOTE CENTRAL. THE OTHER THREE
ARE REAPPOINTMENTS. THAT WOULD
BE BEGINNING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SPEAKING TO SOME OF
THIS. FIRST OF ALL TO THE
REAPPOINTMENT AND POSITION OF
NUMBER ONE TO COUNCILMEMBER
DONNIE STEPHENSON FROM
MUCKLESHOOT TRIBAL COUNCIL AND
THE REAPPOINTMENT TO POSITION
NUMBER SIX WOULD BE ESTHER
(INDISCERNIBLE) , THE CEO OF
THE SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD IN THE
REAPPOINTMENT TO POSITION
NUMBER EIGHT, ASIA TAIL, THE
URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION
NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. AND ASIA COMES TO
US AND IS A REAPPOINTMENT. SHE
CURRENTLY IS AT THE SEATTLE
FOUNDATION. SHE IS A PROGRAM
OFFICER. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO
OTHER ITEMS WHICH WILL BE
GREAT. FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL WILL UNVEIL THE
STRATEGIC PLAN THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON. SINCE THE COUNCIL
NOT ONLY CREATED BUT FUNED THE
POSITION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS, A BIG SHOUT
OUT TO FRANCESCA WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TIM AND
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OIR WHO
HAS BEEN WORKING AND ALSO WORK
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ON
THE LEGISLATION AND LANGUAGE.
SO THANK YOU. THIS IS EXACTLY
WHY WE CREATED THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO THERE IS
AN ARENA, A PLACE TO GO FOR THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK
FOR SOME DIRECTION ON NOT ONLY
JUST INDIGENOUS ISSUES BUT
URBAN INDIAN ISSUES AND TRIBAL
ISSUES AND OF COURSE, THE
TRIBAL FOLKS, THIS IS THERE
INDIGENOUS LAND IN WHIC WE ALL
STILL DO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
LASTLY , YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN
US TODAY AROUND 1:00. WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEFING AND A
DISCUSSION ON THE BIENNIAL
COUNCIL RULES REVIEW. SO THOSE
OF YOU WHO ARE MAY BE A LITTLE
CONCERNED, IT IS OKAY. EVERY
TWO YEARS, COUNSEL REVISITS THE
RULES ON WHAT IS WORKING AND
WHAT ISN'T WORKING AND WHAT WE
NEED TO REDEFINE. AS YOU KNOW,
2020 CHANGED A LOT OF THE RULES
FOR IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AND
FOR COMMITTEES AND ATTENDANCE
AND ALL THOSE OTHER ISSUES AND
WE WANTED TO UPDATE ALL OF
THOSE. THE MEMO IS DATED JULY
8th. IT IS FROM ESTHER HANDY.
IT REGARDS RESOLUTION 32096.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL GOTTEN IT
TODAY. IT GIVES YOU PLENTY OF
TIME TO LOOK AT IT AND POSSIBLY
COME TO COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ESTHER
AND ALIE. SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD
ON THAT. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT
VOTING ON IT THURSDAY. WE WANT
EVERYONE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.
AND I THINK BRIEFLY, THERE ARE
24 PROPOSED CHANGES. THERE TWO
ADDITIONAL POLICY OPTIONS AND
THAT IS FOR CONSIDERATION FROM
COUNSEL. AND THERE ARE THREE
PROPOSED RULES CHANGES THAT THE
CENTRAL STAFF IS NOT
RECOMMENDING, OR THE WORKING
GROUP IS NOT RECOMMENDING. THE
WORKING GROUP, WE CAN PUT THE
LIST TOGETHER. EVERYONE ON THE
WORKING GROUP, TO PUT TOGETHER
THE RULES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO WITH THAT, LET ME SEE HERE.
LET ME GO ON TO WHAT WE DID
LAST WEEK. ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT NORTH KING SUBAREA
MEETING WERE STAFF UPDATED
BOARD MEMBERS ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE
EXAMINING THAT AND WAITING FOR
ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO MAKE
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION ABOUT
THE EXPANSION AND DISTINCTION
AND ALSO THE LOCATION OF OTHER
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS..
>> THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT
5 DISTRICT DIRECTOR WHO
ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S PUBLIC
HEARING COMMITTEE ON RENT
CONTROL ORDINANCE ON THE
CHURCH. I BELIEVE IT WAS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12th. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
PUTTING THAT OUT THERE FOR
DISCUSSION AND THANK YOU,
LAYLA. I UNDERSTAND IT WENT ON
UNTIL 9:00 AT NIGHT. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. COMING UP THIS WEEK,
WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM REGARDING THE
IMPACT OF ENCAMPMENTS IN
DISTRICT 5. AND WHAT SERVICES
WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR
VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE OR ON HOUSE. BUT WE ARE
ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSIONS AND COMMITTEE INPUT
REGARDING THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR
LAKE CITY WAY. A GREAT SHOT
TO LEHIGH AND JOSH AND STAFF
ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND
ANSWERING QUESTIONS. AND WE
WILL CONTINUE THAT AN UPDATE
CONSTITUENTS LIKE CITYWIDE AND
ON HOW THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
IS PROGRESSING. I WILL BE
MEETING WITH STAFF AND ON SOUND
TRANSIT ISSUES TO GET READY FOR
A VOTE COMING UP THIS MONTH.
LET'S SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING
ELSE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
(INDISCERNIBLE) IN THE OFFICE
TOMORROW IF YOU WANT TO COME
BY. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES
MY REPORT. BEFORE ANY OF YOU
LEAVE, WE WILL GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
ANYBODY?
>> ARE THE MAPLE BARS FROM
MAPLE BAR?
>> NO. THEY ARE FROM DISTRICT
5. SO THEY WILL EITHER BE FROM
A NET IS OR KRISPY KREME. BUT
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
>> THERE WILL BE COFFEE TOO
AND FRIED BREAD. JUST KIDDING.
IT WILL BE COFFEE AND MAPLE
BARS.
>> MAY BE FRIED BREAD AND A
POWWOW NEXT WEEKEND.
>> WE WILL STILL BE
CELEBRATING COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HAVING IT.
>> WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE I MAKE
AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> I DO NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYONE
HAVING ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
SO WE WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS.
THOSE THREE ITEMS, WE BELIEVE
WILL TAKE ABOUT 65 MINUTES. LET
ME GO AHEAD AND READ INTO THE
RECORD AS WE OFFICIALLY MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. IS PROVIDING THE CITY
OFFICER, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNSEL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS AND A CITY ATTORNEY AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW, WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
THE LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OR POLICIES
FOR OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO LAST 65 MINUTES AND OUR
CLERK WILL NOTIFY US OF THE
EXACT TIME ON THAT. I'M
GUESSING THAT WILL BE 4:05.
>> 4:08. I STAND CORRECTED.
>> IF THE EXECUTIVE SURESH
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED
BEYOND THAT TIME, I WILL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AND THEN THIS COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURNED. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING IS ON MONDAY, AUGUST
7th AT 2:00. WITH THAT, COUNSEL
IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.