>>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND
I.T.. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. TODAY IS MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11th. THE BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE
TIME IS 2:00. MADAM CLERK, WE
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS?
>> PRESENT.
>> I WANT TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR ACTING
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN
MY ABSENCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
STEPPING UP. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS HERE. LET'S MOVE ON
TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF AUGUST 7th WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR SEEING
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. AS FAR AS THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, WE HAVE NO
LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS TO
SIGN. AS YOU ALL KNOW, TODAY WE
HAVE OUR INDIVIDUAL REPORTS. WE
WILL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON TODAY . AT THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING, WE WILL HAVE
ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH WE
ANTICIPATE WILL TAKE 45
MINUTES. IF IT INDEED TAKES
MORE, WE WILL GO BACK ON THE
RECORD AND EXTEND THE DURATION.
THE INCENSE CALENDAR WILL
INCLUDE AN TOMORROW, THERE IS
ONLY ONE ITEM UNDER COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON THE AGENDA, AND THAT
ITEM IS RESOLUTION 321010,
REQUEST THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TO
PASS AND SIGN LEGISLATION
CREATING A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. WE
PREPARED THIS RESOLUTION AND
SENT A COPY AS WELL AND A
SUMMARY AND A FISCAL NOTE AND A
FLOW CHART TO EACH OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS ON AUGUST 23rd.
I BELIEVE THEY INDICATED THAT
THIS RESOLUTION IS SIMILAR TO
ONE PASSED BY LIGHT WASHINGTON
STATE LEGISLATURE WHICH WAS
SUPPORTED BY SENATOR BOB
HASEGAWA. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE ALSO HAS A
LIST OF AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT
ENDORSED A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK AND WE WILL
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TOMORROW,
I AM SURE. OR FROM TODAY, TOO.
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE, AS USUAL. ALSO, I'D
LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT
AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, OUR NEXT
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18th. WE WILL MEET
THESE GET ENGAGED APPOINTEES TO
THE GET ENGAGED PROGRAM, A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA TO
ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE
INVOLVED IN CIVIC ISSUES IN
THEIR COMMUNITY. WE WILL MEET
HERE AND HERE FROM THE GET
ENGAGED NOMINEES. WE GET A LOT
OF PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP. THERE
ARE NO LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS
TO SIGN TODAY, AND AS WE GO
AROUND THE DAIS, THE ZOOM ROOM
AND THE DAIS, ON COUNCIL
BRIEFING, WE WILL START WITH
THE CALL FOR TODAY. IT WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, SAWANT,
HERBOLD, LEWIS, MOSQUEDA, AND
ME. WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THERE'S NO ITEMS
FROM OUR PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMITTEE AGENDA TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN VOTING FOR
ALL OUR COMMITTEE ITEMS AT THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WHO ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 5. OUR
COMMITTEE WAS REITERATING THE
KIND OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
THAT COULD BE FUNDED BY
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ AND A
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT JOIN ME
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IN AN
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT IS NECESSARY -- IS A
NECESSARY STEP BEFORE CITY HALL
CAN AUTHORIZE IMPACT HERE IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO
A RECENT SURVEY, SHOWING 75%
SUPPORT IN SEATTLE, AS WELL AS
FOR THIS AMENDMENT UPDATE WHICH
INCLUDES THE WRITERS UNION AND
THE DISABILITY WRITER
INITIATIVE. AS WE ALREADY KNOW,
WHICH MAKES SEATTLE AN OUTLIER
THAT PUTS THE COST BURDEN ON
THE PROPERTY TAXES INSTEAD. WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION WITH THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE THIS COMING WEDNESDAY
AT 2:00 P.M. WE ALSO NEED TO
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT
COUNCIL BILL . IF NOT THIS
WEDNESDAY, THEN BEFORE THAT
COUNCIL TALKS THE BUDGET BEFORE
NEXT NOVEMBER. OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPORTATION
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES IS
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY THE 19th. WE ARE
STILL PUTTING TOGETHER. WE
EXPECT TO HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN
ITEMS IN OUR COMMITTEE AGENDA,
SO I ASK COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
EXTEND, ALLOWING TO SUMMARIZE
THAT LEGISLATION HERE, AND
POTENTIALLY VOTE ON IT AS WELL.
SPU AND CENTRAL STAFF WILL JOIN
US FOR A SECOND DISCUSSION AND
HOPEFULLY A VOTE ON THE
PERIODIC UPDATE OF OUR WATER
RATES. AS A REMINDER, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY IS OPERATING
WITH A 6% PROJECTED RATES PASS.
WATER, WASTEWATER. WE TYPICALLY
SEE AN INCREASE IN THOSE RATES
EVERY YEAR TO UP WITH RISING
COSTS. THE RATE INCREASE SEEN
IN PUBLIC UTILITIES IS
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS UNEXPECTED
WHEN COMPARED TO THE CURRENT
RATE. AND IS WELL BELOW THE
RATE OF INFLATION. WE ARE PROUD
OF SPU FOR HEATING OUR CALLS TO
PRIORITIZE LOW RATES AND MANAGE
OUR COSTS. THE VOLUNTEER
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL IN THEIR
STEADFAST EFFORTS TO MONITOR
COSTS, WHICH BENEFIT ALL
750,000 AMERICANS VIGILANCE.
THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
ME TO PUT A GOOD PLUG IN FOR AN
AGGRESSIVE TAX ON DRINKING
WATER. WE WILL HEAR THAT
LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR AS
PART OF THE AGENDA. OUR
COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HAVE A
SECOND DISCUSSION AND IDEALLY
VOTE IN FAVOR OF A PROPOSAL
FROM OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO TEMPORARY
ELIMINATE FEES FOR FOOD TRUCKS,
VENDING CARDS, AND OR SIDEWALK
ACTIVITIES. WHILE THIS MEASURE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS
PART OF A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN, IT WOULD
ACTUALLY BE A CITYWIDE POLICY.
ACCORDING TO THE FISCAL NOTE,
THE CITY WOULD FORGO REVENUE OF
ONLY ABOUT $140,000 OR SO. AND
THE FEES WOULD RESUME ON
JANUARY 1, 2026. OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL ALSO IN 12608,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ, WHICH REQUIRES
SIDEWALKS TO BE FIXED OR
INSTALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
MAJOR STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT LED BY OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ
FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER SO WE
CAN SEE BENEFITS FROM BETTER
SIDEWALKS AS QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. I'VE
ALSO ASKED AS NOT TO COME TO
OUR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE A
PRESENTATION ON PENDING FOR THE
APPROVED SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE, WHICH GENERATES ABOUT
$15 MILLION EACH YEAR. OUR
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR HAS
SPONSOR THAT MEASURE AND THE
COUNCIL APPROVED AND THE VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED IN
NOVEMBER 2020. THE TRANSIT
MEASURE, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY
PAID FOR MAINLY BY REGRESSIVE
SET SEATTLE ONLY SALES TAX, IS
MEANT TO BOOST TRANSPORT HOURS
ON RELATED TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE
BEEN WAITING TO SEE THE
GRANULAR LINE ITEM DETAILS FOR
2023'S PENDING AND ANY KNOWN
DETAILS FOR 2024 SPENDING. THUS
FAR, WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED
HIGH-LEVEL BAR CHARTS SHOWING
APPROXIMATE ALLOCATIONS IN THE
VARIOUS CATEGORIES. BUT FOR
TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, THE PUBLIC
WOULD NEED TO SEE MORE DETAILS
FROM THAT SPENDING, ESPECIALLY
FOR THE BIG EMERGING NEEDS
CATEGORY, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY
MEANT TO DEAL WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE. THE
PUBLIC WILL WANT TO SEE HOW
THEIR SALES TAX REVENUE ARE
BEINGS MEANT. WE ALSO WANT TO
KNOW HOW MUCH IS SITTING UNUSED
IN THE RESERVES BECAUSE WE NOTE
IT HAS SHRUNK OR ALTERED SOME
SERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL ALSO
POSSIBLY VOTE ON 12661, WHICH
IS PROPOSED BY SIERRA PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO UPDATE THE CITY'S
LITTER CODE. IT CLARIFIES THE
FEES AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT TOOLS WHICH WILL
ENCOURAGE DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL
DUMPING. THEY MIGHT ALSO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THEIR ZERO
ACTION PLAN EFFORTS. THEIR
DIRECTOR HAS MADE SAFETY AND
PRIORITY AT S.AND A COMPLETE
TOP TO BOTTOM REVIEW OF THE
PROGRAM, WHICH IS COMMITTED TO
A VISION OF ELIMINATING TRAFFIC
FATALITIES AND SERVICE INJURIES
BY THE YEAR 2030. WE HOPE TO
RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE EARLY
ACTION INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS
ANY OTHER UPDATE THEY CAN
PROVIDE AS THEY FINALIZE THEIR
FULL ACTION PLAN. WE ALSO PLAN
TO HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY
BOARDS, INCLUDING A BIKE
ADVISORY BOARD, TRANSIT BOARD,
AND SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
MAY RECALL, AS STOCK RELEASED
ITS EAGERLY AWAITED SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND THAT
720 PAGE DOCUMENT IS LIKELY TO
SERVE AS A DOCUMENT FOR
TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING
IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. AND
FROM OUR IMMEDIATE ENDPOINT, IT
WILL SERVE AS THE TRANSFUSION
ELEMENT OF NEXT YEAR'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STP
SYNTHESIZES THE MODAL PLANS,
AND NEXT YEAR COULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE SOME OF
THE ADVISORY BOARDS, TOO, SINCE
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN
DISPARATE ADVISORY BOARDS. TO
SEE THEIR ADVISORY POWERPOINT,
YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 5. AND
THE DEADLINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT COMMENTS IS OCTOBER 18.
THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS ON
THE STB DRAFT ITSELF IS OCTOBER
6. I POSTED MY INITIAL COMMENTS
ON MY COUNCIL PITTMAN BLOG .
JUST BEFORE THIS BLOCK, A 50th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR THE
PEA PATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS
PROGRAM WAS HELD. THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA HELD
THEIR ANNUAL PARTY IN THE PARK,
AND THE COMMUNITY OF INVERNESS
HELD THEIR ANNUAL BARBECUE.
THREE EVENTS FROM PACK WITH HER
CONSTITUENTS ENJOYING THE
WEEKEND. I SEE A COUPLE MORE
ITEMS. HEARING THE CALLS FOR
ACTION TO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND
THE MAGNIFICENT CEDAR TREE LUMA
FROM CHAINSAWS IN SEATTLE AND
TOOK TIME DURING THE COUNCIL'S
RESEARCH TO DRAFT SOMETHING IN
HOPES OF PREVENTING MORE
THREATS TO SUCH IMPORTANT
TREES. THE BRIEFING BILL, WHICH
I PRESENTED TO THE PARKS
COMMISSION LAST WEEK WOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY CONSULT WITH
THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF
ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION FOR TREES UNDER
RCW CHAPTER 27. LEARNING MORE
FROM THAT LUMA TREE IN THE
EVENT, IT WOULD ENCOURAGE
WHICH EVER METHODOLOGY -- THE
RADIUS FOR THE DRIP LINE --
WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND
PROTECTING THE TREE. THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS UNDER
REVIEW, AND FOUND NO ISSUES. IT
IS TMP FILE 902 YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER?
OKEY-DOKE YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLANA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA FROM MRS. INABILITY
MEETING. THE COMMITTEE MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR THIS 15th WILL BE
CANCELED BECAUSE MAYOR HARRELL
HAS OUTRAGEOUSLY REFUSED TO
RELEASE THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
HAS SPENT OVER A YEAR PREPARING
LEGISLATION TO REDUCE -- THAT
IF PASSED, WOULD REDUCE THE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
PRODUCED BY BY LARGE COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. IT WOULD
REQUIRE THESE BUILDINGS, WHICH
ARE AMONG THE LARGEST
MULTINATIONAL REALISTIC
CORPORATIONS IN THE WORLD, TO
TRANSITION AWAY FROM -- I'M
SORRY -- TO TRANSITION AWAY
FROM USING NATIONAL GAS AND
OTHER FUELS FOR THEIR CLIMATE
CONTROL. THIS IS SUBSTANTIAL
LEGISLATION, BECAUSE BUILDING
OMISSIONS ARE THE SECOND
LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE
EMISSIONS PRODUCED THE ATUL,
SECOND ONLY TO TRANSPORTATION.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE IMPACT
IF SUCH LEGISLATION WERE
PASSED, ESPECIALLY WITH VERY
URGENT TIMELINES WOULD HAVE A
VERY DECISIVE IMPACT ON
GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS IN THE
ATUL. IT IS TOTALLY
UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY HAVE
ALLOWED THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TO RELEASE THIS LEGISLATION FOR
DISCUSSION AND A VOTE, AND
AFTER IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN,
DISCUSSED WITH, WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL UNIONS AND FULLY
REVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND COMPLETED ITS
ANALYSIS, WHICH HAS PASSED
THROUGH ITS REVIEW BOARD. I CAN
ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS BEING HELD BACK
FOR THE WEALTHY OWNERS OF
SEATTLE SKYSCRAPERS AND OTHER
PLAYERS WHO ARE PRIORITIZING
THE REAL ESTATE PROFITS OVER
CLIMATE EMERGENCY. THIS IS
NOTHING NEW. THEY WOULD HOLD
LAVISH SUBNETS TO DISCUSS THE
CLIMATE ISSUES AND SET TARGETS
FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
YEAR AFTER YEAR, THOSE TARGETS
ARE A TOTAL FANTASY, BECAUSE
GIVEN THE PROFIT MACHINE OF
CAPITALISM THAT MAKES THEM
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PROFIT EVERY YEAR,
FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES, BIG
BANKS, AND WALL STREET HAVE NO
INCENTIVE WHATSOEVER TO ADDRESS
THIS. IN FACT, IT IS CLEAR THAT
THE CLIMATE CRISIS WILL NOT
BEGIN TO BE ADDRESSED, LET
ALONE SOLVED, ON THE BASIS OF
CAPITALISM. WHEN A FEW
INDIVIDUALS OWN AND CONTROL THE
WORLD'S RESOURCES AND ECOLOGY
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SEATTLE IS
HOW A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW EVEN
MINIMAL PROGRESS ON CLIMATE
CHANGE IS TORTURED BY THOSE WHO
ULTIMATELY SERVE THE BIG GUYS.
THERE'S A CONGRATULATORY PRESS
RELEASE ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE,
STANDARD LEGISLATION WHEN IT
WAS RELEASED. WHERE IS THE
PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THAT
THEY ARE REFUSING TO FOLLOW
THROUGH? I ASK ALL WORKING
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE TO HOLD THE
ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNTABLE AND
DEMAND THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
RELEASE THE SMALL BUT
SUBSTANTIAL PIECE OF CLIMATE
LEGISLATION. AND IF WE CAN TO
SUCCEED IN GETTING IT RELEASED,
THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IT VERY
CLOSELY. THIS LEGISLATION
SPECIFIES HOW MUCH TIME THE
COMMERCIAL BUILDING OWNERS WILL
HAVE TO SWITCH AWAY FROM
POLLUTING FOSSIL FUELS. I AM
CONCERNED THAT THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY INTENDS TO GIVE YEARS AND
YEARS BEFORE THIS BILL WOULD
ACTUALLY HAVE ANY EFFECT. YEARS
OF INCREASED GREENHOUSE GAS
COMMISSIONS, YEARS THAT THE
PLANET SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE IN
THE FACE OF CLIMATE CRISIS. I
MENTIONED BEFORE THE COUNCIL
RECESS THAT ACTIVISTS WERE
COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR
AMENDMENTS. FOR SURE,
AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION. THAT
ELECTRIC CONVERSIONS ON THE
TIMELINE AND THE URGENCY OF
ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING.
PERHAPS THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT BELIEVES THAT IT
CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER MY TERM IS
DONE, SO LEGISLATION CAN BE
PLACED IN THE CONTROL OF A
COMMITTEE CHAIR WILL BE
FRIENDLY TO CORPORATE
DEVELOPERS, BUILDING OWNERS,
AND BIG BANKS, AND VOTED ON BY
A CITY COUNCIL THAT VERY LIKELY
WILL HAVE MOVED CONSIDERABLY %
RIGHTWARD AND MUCH MORE PRO BIG
BUSINESS THAN IT IS TODAY.
ULTIMATELY, THIS LEGISLATION IS
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BOTH PARTIES
NOT SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
WE NEED MASS MOVEMENTS SO THAT
WE CAN WIN VICTORIES REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER OUR REPRESENTATIVES
ARE IN OFFICE OR NOT. AND
WORKING PEOPLE NEED TO FIGHT
FOR SOCIALISM SO THAT THESE
BUSINESSES WILL NOT HAVE TOTAL
CONTROL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
OF THE WORLD, AND THAT IT IS
UNDER THE CONTROL OF WORKING
PEOPLE WHO COULD DECIDE TO HAVE
SEEN POLICIES AND SAME
DECISIONS IN THE INTEREST OF
THE PLANET AND IN THE INTEREST
OF HUMAN AND OTHER LIFE. IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS REPORT, THAT I CAN TURN
THE FLOOR OVER TO -- ACTUALLY,
THERE ARE -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
SHARE MY DISAPPOINTMENT AS
WELL. I HAD REALLY HOPED TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT POLICY. I
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT VERY,
VERY CAREFULLY. I HAVE BEEN
SHARING IN MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
UPDATES AND RESPONDING TO
CONSTITUENTS WHO CONTACTED US
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS,
INFORMING US WHEN THE PROCESS
WAS STALLED EARLIER THIS YEAR
BECAUSE OF REQUESTS FROM LARGE
BUILDING OWNERS TO DO MORE
PROCESS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN
ACTIVE IN -- THERE'S A CLIMATE
GROUP IN DISTRICT ONE THAT IS
AN OFFSHOOT OF THE 34th
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS. I'VE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM ON
SOME OF THEIR AMENDMENTS.
COACHING THEM TO BE SURE TO NOT
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
REQUIRE ANOTHER REVIEW, BECAUSE
THAT DOESN'T NEED ANY OTHER
INTEREST IN PASSING SOMETHING
THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT SOON
AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ON IT THIS YEAR. SO,
REALLY, AGAIN, I SHARE YOUR
DISAPPOINTMENT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO
ENCOURAGE THE MAYOR TO
RECONSIDER THIS DECISION, OR IF
THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN
CONSIDER COUNCIL -- COUNCIL
INITIATED LEGISLATION BASED ON
THE BILL THAT HAS MADE IT
THROUGH REVIEW. BUT I WOULD
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO -- TO GET
THIS BILL REFERRED TO YOUR
COMMITTEE, AS I THINK SO MANY
OF US HAVE PLANNED FOR SO MANY
MONTHS NOW. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, GO
AHEAD AND THEN I WILL RESPOND.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS MANY
SIMILAR COMMENTS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON THE
LATER POINTS. ARE YOU
CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT WE
CAN SHOW TO THE COMMITTEE? IS
THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE PLANNING
TO DO?
>> YES, FIRST OF ALL, THINK
YOU, YES. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, FOR
YOUR COMMENT. IT IS EXTREMELY
HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU ALSO
SHARE THE CONCERNS I HAVE. I
-- I MEAN, AT THE VERY LEAST, I
THOUGHT WE SHOULD SEND A PUBLIC
LETTER TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ,
BEST FROM THE FULL COUNCIL, BUT
AT THE VERY LEAST, FOR ME, WITH
THESE CONCERNS. BUT I THINK
BETTER YET, THERE IS ONE I'VE
BEEN THINKING, ALSO THE BEST
THING WOULD BE IF WE COULD
INTRODUCE OUR LEGISLATION. MY
ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE -- AND
IF COUNCILMEMBERS SUPPORTED
THAT, ABSOLUTELY WE WANT TO
BRING THAT LEGISLATION FORWARD
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. ONE
QUESTION IS ABOUT TIMING. THERE
ARE, I THINK, ONLY TWO WEEKS
LEFT FOR THE BUDGET. I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO WEIGH IN
ON THAT.
>> NO, I WAS HOPING WE COULD
WRAP THE SUBJECT UP, BUT DID
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAVE
SOME CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> I JUST THINK THAT IT'S
ALWAYS AN OPTION FOR US TO
INTRODUCE ITEMS. AND WITH HOW
MANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE HAVE
FOR BUDGET COMMS, I KNOW WE
HAVE TWO THAT ARE STILL COMING
UP.
>> OKAY.
>> OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I'M NOT
SURE. I THINK 13 COUNCIL
MEETING. BUT I DON'T HAVE A
RUNNING COUNT. I'M TRYING TO
KEEP THE CALENDAR OPEN ON THE
BUDGET.
>> OKAY. THIS WAS HELPFUL. I
WILL CIRCLE BACK WITH MY STAFF,
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE UPDATES
TO THE COUNCIL TO SHARE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING IS
THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th,
2023 AT 2:00 P.M.. WE WILL THEN
HAVE A SPECIAL LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, MONDAY SEPTEMBER
18th AT 9:30 A.M.. FOR THIS
WEEK'S MEETING, WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF ITEMS. WE WILL BE
HEARING NUMBER 12601, THE WELL
TOWN ZONING AMENDMENT OR
LODGING USE FLEXIBILITY. THIS
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD
INCREASE THE FLEXIBILITY FOR
DOWNTOWN MIXED RESIDENTIAL
AREAS IN WELL TOWN. RESIDENTIAL
USES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE
CHARGEABLE LIMITS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL KEEP LODGING
USES THE SAME WAY AS
RESIDENTIAL -- IS THE SAME WAY
RESIDENTIAL IS REGULATED BY
EXEMPTING LODGING FROM
CHARGEABLE AREAS. ALL OTHER
STANDARDS INCLUDING THE
DEVELOPMENT IN THAT ZONE REMAIN
UNCHANGED. THIS IS A TEXT
AMENDMENT, AND NO CHANGES TO
THE ZONING MAPS ARE REQUIRED.
THE ZONING AREA IS DEFINED BY
WALL STREET NORTH, ALLEYS
BETWEEN THIRD AND SECOND TO THE
EAST, AND FIRST AND SECOND TO
THE WEST. THE ZONING TO THE
NORTH AND EAST SUPPORT HIGHER
INTENSE MIXED RESIDENTIAL USES.
ZONING TO THE SOUTH AND WEST
SUPPORTS MIXED COMMERCIAL USES.
THIS IS PART OF THE MAYOR'S
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN AND
WILL ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. IT
COMPRISES A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL,
COMMERCIAL, GROUND RETAIL, AND
HOSPITALITY USE DURING THE
DOWNTOWN MIXED RESIDENTIAL USE.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
GENERAL INTENT OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
WHICH DESCRIBES THE ZONE AS A
PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL AREA
WITH MIXED RESIDENTIAL USES. WE
WILL BE EXPANDING THE ZONE, AND
THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN
ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY
AND INCREASED DEVELOPMENT IN
BELLTOWN. IT'S A SMALL CHANGE
IN A SMALL AREA THAT WILL HAVE
A BIG IMPACT. UP NEXT, WE WILL
HAVE 1202, A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. THIS
IS ABOUT 11 PARCELS GENERALLY
LOCATED BETWEEN MERRILL AND
STEWART WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA, AND CHANGE IT TO THE
DOWNTOWN MIXED COMMERCIAL ZONE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO
INCREASE THE VITALITY OF THE
BLOCKS THAT ARE LOCATED IN
MIDTOWN WITH INCREASED
RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN
CENTRAL DOWNTOWN TO DRAW MORE
TENANTS AND ACTIVATE THE
STREET-LEVEL RETAIL AND BRING
MORE PLAY ENVIRONMENTS TO THE
CITY. THIS WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE
NEW INVESTMENT. I'M GOING TO BE
BRINGING A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
IN THE SMC TO REFLECT THE
CHANGES TO THE DRC. WE ARE
BRINGING AMENDMENT TO UPDATE
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
REFLECT CHANGES TO THE DOWNTOWN
RETAIL BOUNDARIES. JUST TO
SPELL OUT THE ACRONYMS INCLUDED
IN THIS BOOK. THE LEGISLATION
AS I SAID THIS PART OF THE
DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATION PLAN TO
ORGANIZE DEVELOPMENT AND
VITALITY DOWNTOWN. UP NEXT, WE
WILL HAVE 120622, VACANT
BUILDING MONITORING PROGRAM. WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION
AND A HEARING. THIS LEGISLATION
IS SOMETHING THAT I STARTED
WORKING ON ON MY OWN AND WHEN I
REACHED OUT ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION, THEY HAD ALREADY
BEEN WORKING ON IT. THOUGH TO
BE HONEST WITH YOU, THEY
COVERED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP, AND
I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS
LEGISLATION. IT WILL INCREASE
-- THIS LEGISLATION IS RESPONSE
TO AN INCREASE IN A RISE OF --
BY RAISING STANDARDS AND
IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
MAKING BUILDING MONITORING. THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD
STRENGTHEN THE STANDARDS FOR
SECURITY IN VACANT BUILDINGS
WITH SOLID CORE DOORS, AND IN
SOME CASES, POLYCARBONATE
SHEETS RATHER THAN PLYWOOD. IT
WOULD REQUIRE ANY BUILDING
THERE WERE SEES A VIOLATION TO
ENTER THE VACANT BUILDING,
RATHER THAN JUST -- BY THE
COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. THIS WILL
SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS TO REFER
-- TO PUT REFERRALS INTO THE
VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM AND
AUTHORIZE FEES AND ABATEMENT
COSTS, RATHER THAN JUST ASKING
NICELY. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD
BALL AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE IT
IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE
COMMUNITY RESOLUTION 32907.
WHICH IS THE INDUSTRIAL
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION. WE
HAD A SHORT DELAY FROM
RECEIVING SOME FINAL FEEDBACK
FROM THE CITY PARTNERS, SO THE
AGENDA WAS JUST UPDATED TODAY
WITH A SUBSTITUTE BILL. IF WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH THIS,
WE WILL DELAY THE FINAL VOTE ON
THIS TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION
TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE, AND
IF EVERYONE -- THIS IS BEEN A
LONG WORKSHOP RESOLUTION, SO IF
WE ARE READY, WE WILL VOTE ON
AT THIS MEETING. THIS
RESOLUTION CALLS FOR ANALYZING
TRANSPORTATION PLANS, PROJECT
CHANGES TO EVALUATE, AND
IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT ADVOCATE
FOR BALLARD LINK EXTENSIONS IN
CERTAIN PLACES. PARTS OF
NONINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS, AND CENTERS
OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ISSUES
DURING REVIEW. BETWEEN COURT
FACILITIES AND HIGHWAYS, AND
SUPPORTS VISION ZERO PROJECTS
UNIQUE INDUSTRIAL AREA
APPLICATIONS. THE LONG AND
SHORT OF THIS IS THAT OUR
INDUSTRIAL AREAS ARE
SPECIFICALLY ZONED TO BE
LOUDER. THE WORK CAN BE
NOISIER, DIRTIER, AND IT IS SO
CRITICAL TO OUR CITY'S ECONOMY,
BECAUSE THE ECONOMY THAT OCCURS
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY DOES NOT
FLUCTUATE WITH THE WIDER
ECONOMIC SWINGS THAT WE HAVE.
TO GET WORK DONE IN THE
INDUSTRIAL ZONES IS DEPENDENT
UPON THE ABILITY TO GET GOODS
TO AND FROM THOSE LOCATIONS.
THIS TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION
LOOKS TO COMPLEMENT THE ZONING
CHANGES THAT WE MAY JUST THIS
LAST SUMMER IN A WAY THAT WE
CAN COMPLAIN THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT OUR
INDUSTRIAL AREAS THRIVE.
FINALLY, IN COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK, WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL
12305 . A BRIEFING DISCUSSION
WITH TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES. THEY
WILL STILL BE HEARD ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th. THE
OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
COUNSELED, BUT PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED. 30 DAY
PUBLIC NOTICE IS REQUIRED IN
SCHEDULING HEARINGS. I
ANTICIPATED THAT THE EXAMINER
WOULD HAVE REACHED A FINAL
DECISION BY THIS TIME. AS A ARE
STILL DECIDING ON THE ISSUE, I
MADE THE DECISION TO POST ON
THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING
UNTIL AFTER THE HEARING
EXAMINER'S FINAL DETERMINATION.
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WILL
STILL BE BRIEFED ON
TRANSPORTATION WILL IMPACT
FEES, JUST AS WE DO THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY. THE PUBLIC CAN STILL
MAKE PUBLIC ISSUE COMMENT, AND
WHEN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC
COMMENT HEARING IS REISSUED, WE
WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST 30 DAYS
NOTICE. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU AT THIS REVIEW,
THERE ARE A LOT OF IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS. LASTLY, THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE BEFORE THE BUDGET
PROCESS BEGINS WILL BE THE
SPECIAL LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 9:30
A.M.. FINALLY, ALTHOUGH I KNOW
IT IS NOT IN THE PURVIEW OF MY
COMMITTEE, BUT TODAY BEING THE
23rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SEPTEMBER 11th ATTACKS, WE
WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO AGAIN
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ON
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001, AND THE
IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO FOR OUR
CITY EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES THE
SAME CALL, TIME AND TIME AGAIN,
AND WE DEPEND ON OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS SO MUCH. TAKING THIS
MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS 22 YEARS AGO
AND TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE ONE. I JUST WANT TO
GO BACK TO THE BILL ENDING AT
625, THE COUNCILMAN PEDERSON
SPOKE TO THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD IS A SPONSOR ON. I DID
NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE WAITING
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
LAW, THE JUDGE -- FOR HEARING
EXAMINER, I'M SORRY, ON THE
RULING. PLEASE CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG, ALL THREE OF YOU --
ON THE 30 DAY NOTICE, OCTOBER
19th IS THE DROP DEAD DATE THAT
YOU HAVE TO GET THIS DONE. FOR
30 DAY NOTICE.
>> SAY THAT AGAIN?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD CAN
SAY IT BETTER.
>> OCTOBER 19th IS THE DROP
STOP DATE BEFORE THE BUDGET IS
PASSED.
>> YES. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
LEGAL 30 DAY NOTICE THEY NEED
TO HAVE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING,
NOT ON THE COMMENT, ON THE --
THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
THERE IS EVEN A WEEK AND A HALF
OF INTERNAL WORK THAT HAS TO
OCCUR BEFORE THAT DATE SO THAT
WE CAN GET IT PUBLISHED IN THE
RECORD HERE IN THE CITY.
>> IS THERE CONFIRMATION THAT
WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE BILL ENDING IN 635 TWO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 30
DAY NOTICE, AND WE CAN GET THAT
DONE BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE DAY
OF THE BUDGET? THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE ONE?
>> I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU
AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO MOVE IT INTO THE
BUDGET SEASON WHERE WE MIGHT
HAVE TO EITHER HAVE A SPECIAL
LAND-USE COMMITTEE OR BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> AND I'M INCLINED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE SCHEDULE,
OBVIOUSLY UNTIL WE SEE MORE.
BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO
THE PROCEDURAL AND LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS OF A PUBLIC
HEARING, AND I OBVIOUSLY DID
NOT KNOW THAT THE HEARING
EXAMINER, YOU ARE WAITING ON
THAT. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY. IS
IT STILL UP, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON? YES?
>> WELL, THE MAIN REQUIREMENT
IS THAT THE COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE
FINAL ACTION, BUT WE COULD HAVE
PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT'S JUST A
JUDGMENT CALL ON THAT. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR
INDICATING YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
KEEP TO THAT TIMELINE THAT WE
DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
AMEND THE PLAN, WHICH IS JUST
THAT PROCEDURALS THAT THAT WE
NEED. BUT WE NEED 30 DAY
NOTICE, SO OCTOBER 19 WOULD BE
ABOUT 30 DAYS BEFORE NOVEMBER
19th, WHICH IS RIGHT BEFORE .
WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US ON
TASK HERE.
>> HE'S THE ONE WHO INFORMED
ME THIS MORNING, BECAUSE I SAW
SOME OF THE EMAIL EXCHANGES,
OFF-LINE AND COUNCILMAN
PEDERSON, WE TALKED OFF-LINE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HIT THOSE TIMELINES AND WE
ARE INFORMED, SELECT THE LAST
MINUTE, IT'S NOT LIKE, WE
BELIEVE THE 30 DAY DEADLINE. I
JUST DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
IF I CAN, CAN I CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT? SURE.
>> THE REASON WE SET THIS
PUBLIC HEARING UP IN THIS WAY
IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THAT 30
DAYS NOTICE FROM LAST MONTH,
AND I FELT LIKE WE WOULD BE A
LITTLE FURTHER ALONG WITH THE
HEARINGS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
I WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER'S
PEDERSON READING ALONG WITH MY
STATEMENT AT LAST WEEK'S
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. AS I
SAID IN THAT STATEMENT, AND AS
I SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, THE
DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT HAS
YEAR AFTER YEAR USE THIS TO
PREVENT DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES.
IMPACT FEES FROM GETTING THE
BOAT. FOR YEARS, NOW THAT THE
REVIEW IS COMPLETE, AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
COUNSELED THE LEGALLY REQUIRED
PUBLIC HEARING. HE SAID IT WAS
CANCELED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN
APPEAL TO THE EXAMINER, WHICH
WAS TRUE, BUT IT'S
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
INDICATED, THERE'S NOTHING THAT
REQUIRES IT TO BE COUNSELED.
THAT'S BASED ON WHICH INTEREST
YOU ARE SERVING. WHEN MY OFFICE
PREPARED THE LEGISLATION IN
SEATTLE, WHEN WE COMPLETED THE
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THAT
APPEAL WAS RESOLVED ANYWAY, SO
THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO DELAY
THE VOTE AFTER THE HEARING
EXAMINER ASSURED US. WHICH IS
WHAT WE DID. THE HEARING MUST
BE COMPLETED BEFORE COME
SEPTEMBER AGAIN. AND THE
COUNCIL CAN ONLY VOTE WHEN THE
BUDGET IS VOTED ON AT THE END
OF NOEMBER, SO THESE DELAYS DO
HAVE THE POWER TO PREVENT THE
VOTE, WHICH IS, NO DOUBT, THE
INTENTION. I ALSO URGE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO
IMMEDIATELY SEND THE NOTICE FOR
A NEW PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT IT
CAN BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE
BUDGET VOTE. I NOTICED IN THIS
DISCUSSION HE AVOIDED THE
QUESTION ABOUT HAVING IT IN
TIME. I, WHICH IS WILLING TO
GIVE A BETTER PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL KEEP WORKING WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
PEDERSON TO GET ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
YOU TOO, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE ANY ILL INTENT IN OUR
DISCUSSION. WE WILL LEAVE IT AT
THAT.
>> WHAT ASPECT IS THAT WE
REGULARLY HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS
AHEAD OF FINAL DECISIONS BEING
MADE. WE DID THAT RECENTLY, AND
IT WAS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST
FOR SEATTLE RESIDENCE. AND SO
WE ARE JUST RE-EXAMINING THE
PRACTICE.
>> I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO THE
CHAIR, I LIKE TO DEFER TO THE
JUDGMENT OF THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE BECAUSE I ASSUME THEY
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. ALL
RIGHT.
>> DID I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA RAISE HER HAND?
>> DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP?
>> I'M HAPPY TO COMMENT ON THIS
AS WELL WHEN I DO MY COMMENTS
ABOUT WHAT TO ASK ACT IN THE
UPCOMING BUDGET SESSION, WHICH
STARTS HERE JUST TWO WEEKS. BUT
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE
STAFF AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE
HAD A BRIEFING TODAY AND THEY
REITERATED AGAIN THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVING
THE CAPACITY TO FOCUS ON THE
BUDGET. THIS IS TWO PIECES OF
SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATION THAT IS
REQUIRED TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT
OF THE FEES. SO I HAVE A NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAPACITY
OF THE COUNCIL AND THE
CORRESPONDING TIMELINE FOR
BUDGET ANALYSIS FOR THOSE
DECISIONS. THIS IS A
SIGNIFICANT POLICY CONVERSATION
FOR THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT WE CANNOT FOCUS ON BUDGET.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT'S
WHY I DID NOT COUNCIL CANCELED
A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM,
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
SPEND TIME BRIEFING ON THIS
TOPIC. IF I WAS TO BE PLAYING
GAMES, AS SOMEONE JUST SAID
THAT I WAS, I WOULD'VE JUST
CANCELED THE ENTIRE BRIEFING,
RIGHT?
>> LET'S NOT TURN THIS INTO
WHAT I THINK IT WILL. CAN I
HAVE YOUR COMMENTS, AND THE
FLOOR IS YOURS?
>> THANK YOU. A NICE GRACEFUL
WAY TO MOVE INTO MY COMMENTS. I
JUST WANT TO CLARIFY -- THIS IS
NOT A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE COMP PLAN THAT
IS SIMPLY A PROCEDURAL
AMENDMENT THAT ADDS A LIST OF
PROJECTS THAT COULD BE IN THE
FUTURE ELIGIBLE FOR IMPACT FEES
IF THERE WAS AN IMPACT FEE
PROGRAM. THAT'S ALL THE
LEGISLATION DOES. IT ALSO ADDS
AN ATTACHMENT, WHICH IS A FEE
STUDY, WHICH SHOWS THE SCOPE
AND WHAT TYPE OF FEE -- IT
DOESN'T COMMIT US TO CHARGING A
FEE, IT DOESN'T COMMIT US TO
ANY REGULAR SIZE OF FEE. IT
ATTACHES A STUDY THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED ON
OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. IT PUTS IT
AS AN ATTACHMENT TO A VERY,
VERY SHORT ORDINANCE AND
BASICALLY IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO
THE COMP PLAN WHICH BASICALLY
HAS TWO THINGS ATTACHED. 1, A
LIST OF PROJECT, AND THE OTHER,
A COUNCIL FUNDED STUDY. IT IS,
AGAIN, PURELY A PROCEDURAL ACT.
THERE IS NO DELIBERATION AROUND
THAT PROCEDURAL ACT, BUT IT
ALLOWS US LIPS THIS IT PAVES
THE WAY TO HAVE WHAT -- SHOULD
THE AMENDMENT PASS, TO HAVE A
FUTURE POLICY DISCUSSION AROUND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPACT
FEES. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE
ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
TO ADDRESS. WE ARE ASKING ONLY
FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AS
REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW US TO
CONSIDER ONLY THE COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT, NOT THE IMPACT FEE
PROGRAM.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> MOORE THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00
P.M..
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GO AHEAD. LET'S HEAR WHAT
YOUR WEEK IS ALL ABOUT, THIS
WEEK AND NEXT WEEK AND
WHATEVER.
>> AS WE DO.
>> THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETS
TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 12th.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. BILL 120645, SESSION
AND PUBLIC USE OF CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES, A BILL SPONSORED BY
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AND IT IS LISTED FOR QUESTIONS.
AS FAR AS MY AREA UPDATES,
FLAGGING AND MET WITH HIS
BUDGET GENERAL LAST WEEK, I
WILL ALSO NOTE THAT I
APPRECIATE THAT EACH HAVE ALL
SEPARATELY SUBMITTED THEIR
WRITTEN COMMENTS TO COUNCIL
AND MAYOR IN ADVANCE. SEATTLE
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
NEGOTIATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAW, AND HAVING A PUBLIC
HEARING AT THE SPECIAL POINT
MEETING OF THE LABOR COMMITTEE.
AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT WE HELD
LAST MONTH. I WILL BE HAVING MY
REGULAR MEETING WITH CHIEF DIAZ
THIS WEEK, AS WELL, YOU WILL
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES TO
ADDRESS A REALLY UPSETTING
REPORT OF HOME INVASIONS
TARGETING API ELDERS, LARGELY
IN BEACON HILL. I KNOW MANY OF
US ARE FEELING A STRONG SENSE
OF URGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF
OUR ELDERS. AND THEN LASTLY, ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, AS WAS
ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK, JEFF
HOBART RULED ON THE NEXT STEPS
FOR THE CITY AND SPD FOR THE
CONSENT DECREE. ONE OF THOSE
ELEMENTS THAT I WANTED TO,
AGAIN, HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE
IS POLICIES THAT THE CITY HAS
TO SUBMIT ACCORDING TO THE
ORDER FROM THE JUDGE, AND THOSE
POLICIES MUCH ALSO INCLUDE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ORDINANCE
126422, PASSED IN 2021. FOLKS
WILL REMEMBER THAT THOSE
POLICIES ARE THE LESS LETHAL
WEAPONS REGULATION POLICIES,
AND THERE IS STILL NO POLICE
POLICIES IMPLEMENTING THEM YET.
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED OVER TWO YEARS
AGO, AND THE TIMELINE FOR THOSE
POLICIES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
COURT IS 90 DAYS FROM LAST
WEEK. BUT THIS VERY LIKELY
MEANS THAT DESPITE THE FACT
THAT THE POLICIES, I BELIEVE,
ARE READY TO BE SUBMITTED, THE
FACT THAT THERE IS A 90 DAY
TIMELINE MEANS THAT THESE
POLICIES MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED
UNTIL DECEMBER. AS MENTIONED,
SPD WAS PREPARED TO SUBMIT
SOONER ON A PROPOSED AGREEMENT.
THE CITY INFORMED THE COURT
THAT SPD WOULD BE PREPARED TO
SUBMIT THE POLICIES WITHIN 60
DAYS OF APPROVAL OF THE MARCH
SUBMITTAL. SO I JUST WANT TO
FLAG THAT. AFTER THE COURT
CONSIDERS THE POLICIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LESS LETHAL
WEAPONS REGULATION, THERE MAY
BE SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE PORT.
ON THOSE -- ON THOSE POLICIES
AS INFORMED BY THE COUNCIL
ORDINANCE. AND SO THAT WILL
MEAN THAT FUTURE ELECTED
LEADERS WILL NEED TO CONSIDER
THOSE AREAS OF THE BACK AND
CONCERNED THAT THE COURT MAY
HAVE ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, AND
WILL NEED TO CAN SITTER WHETHER
TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO
ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES THAT WE
EXPECT TO BE HIGHLIGHTED LATE
THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR. ON THE
HUMAN SERVICES FRONT, ARE
GREAT SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM, THIS IS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE, 16-24, TO LEARN AND
EARN WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS
FOR WORK. APPLICATIONS TO
PARTICIPATE ARE DUE SEPTEMBER
20th, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE
AT -- THE PUBLIC HEALTH FRONT,
AUGUST 31st WAS OVERDOSE
AWARENESS DAY. WE KNOW THAT WE
ARE LOSING MORE PRECIOUS HUMAN
LIVES THAN EVER THIS YEAR. WE
WOULD BE LOSING EVEN MORE IF IT
WEREN'T FOR THE HEROIC EFFORT
TO DISTRIBUTE AND ADMINISTER
THE LOCK SEWN BY PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES AT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. AND AGENCIES LIKE
THE EDUCATIONPROJECT,
EVERGREEN COMMITMENT SERVICES,
AND THE ALLIANCE THAT THE
COUNCILS PROVIDED FUNDING OR.
WE HAVE DATA FROM THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AVERAGING 11
OVERDOSE REVERSALS IN PUBLIC
SPACES EACH DAY THIS YEAR
THROUGH JULY. 11 OVERDOSE
REVERSALS IN PUBLIC SPACES
EVERY DAY. 40% IS REVERSALS.
THEY WERE ADMINISTERED NOT BY
FIRSTERS MONITORS, BUT BY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT SO MANY
OF OUR CARING MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE WORKING TO HELP
PREVENT AND REVERSE OVERDOSE BY
CARRYING THE LOCK SEWN AND
LEARNING HOW TO USE IT. BY
CARRYING THE LOCK SEWN EVERY
DAY, YOU CAN, TOO. IT IS FREE
TO EVERYONE IN WASHINGTON
STATE. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT
STOP OVERDOSE.ORG. ON THE
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FRONT, I
WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE
LEE POLICY COORDINATOR GROUP ON
THURSDAY. AND THEN ANOTHER
EVENT COMING UP, I HAD THE
PLEASURE AND HONOR WELCOMING
THE LESS SEATTLE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL SCHOLARS BACK TO SCHOOL
ON WEDNESDAY. WE WERE JOINED BY
SUPERINTENDENT JONES AND SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER LESLIE HARRIS. AND
OF COURSE, WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO WELCOME
EVERYONE BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT ON
THE NEW BUILDING REHAB. I ALSO
HAVE THE SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS
THAT ARE REPRESENTING THE LGBTQ
IA SPIRIT FOLKS WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESSNESS. A
WELCOMING RESOLUTION THAT I'M
SPONSORING IN THE REGIONAL
OFFICE AUTHORITY AND PROVIDERS.
IN THE TWO SESSIONS WE'VE HAD,
WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF PEOPLE
SHARING THEIR INSIGHT OR
INCORPORATING THEIR IDEAS INTO
THE RESOLUTION NOW. WE EXPECT
THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
HEARING THE RESOLUTION. AND
THEN COMING UP THIS WEEK,
HAVING MY REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES
AND THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE
HEPATITIS EDUCATION PROJECT
TODAY. HE SHARED DURING THEIR
WEEKLY VISIT -- AND THE FOLKS
WHO ACCEPTED IT WITH ABOUT A
90% ACCEPTANCE RATE. SORRY, FOR
THE FOLKS THAT ACCEPTED ABOUT
90% SAID THAT THEY HAVE USED IT
TO SAVE A LIFE IN THE LAST
THREE MONTHS. THAT IS ALL I'VE
GOT TODAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY. ON
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
APPRECIATE HEARING THOSE
UPDATES. JUMPING RIGHT INTO
IT, I APOLOGIZE TO COLLEAGUES
AT LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE
MEETING WAS CANCELED. THE
COMMITTEE WAS UNABLE TO STICK
YOUR A QUORUM OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SO THOSE MEASURES THAT
WERE GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF
THE COUNCIL FOR AN ITERATION
ARE GOING TO BE MOVED TO OUR
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE ON THE
20th OF SEPTEMBER. AND
SPECIFICALLY AT THAT COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION
PROPAGATED FROM THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING AN
ORDINANCE FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF PROPERTY AT 6109 SOUTH
FOUNTAIN STREET WE WANT TO GET
OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE BUDGET,
AND ARE EXPECTED TO FULLY
CONSIDER AND VOTE ON THAT
LEGISLATION AT THAT TIME, AS
WELL AS AN ORDINANCE -- ANOTHER
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 9200
18th AVENUE SOUTHWEST. AS WELL
AS AN ORDINANCE OFFERING --
ENTERING INTO AN AGREED CONSENT
DECREE WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY FOR
THE PARK SITE, WHICH IS AN
EXCITING PIECE OF WORK THAT WE
HAVE BEEN MONITORING WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN PARKS. IN ADDITION
TO CARRYING OVER THOSE MEASURES
FROM THE REVIEW COUNTS MEETING,
WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING
THE APPOINTMENT OF MARSHALL
FOSTER AS DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON QUESTIONS
FOR THE NOMINATION OF MARSHALL
FOSTER. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT BEING A PRODUCTIVE
HEARING, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN A POSITION TO FULLY CAN
ENTER THE NOMINATION SO THAT
THE FULL BODY OF THE COUNCIL
CAN CONSIDER INTERIM DIRECTOR
FOSTERS NOMINATION FOR THE
PERMANENT POSITION BEFORE WE
ENTER INTO BUDGET. A COUPLE OF
ADDITIONAL UPDATES FROM THE
SEATTLE BOOK LIBRARY. TOMORROW,
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12th, ALL
LOCATIONS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY WILL OPEN AT 3:00 P.M.
TO ALLOW FOR ALL STAFF TO
PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEMWIDE
MEETING ABOUT THE FUTURE
STRATEGIC PLAN. SO PATRONS OF
THE LIBRARY TAKE NOTE. THE
LIBRARY WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL
3:00 P.M. TOMORROW DUE TO A
SYSTEMWIDE MEETING. THE LIBRARY
RELEASED ITS 2022 IMPACT
REPORTS. YOU CAN FIND THEIR
FULL REPORT ON THEIR WEBSITE AT
SPL.ORG. A COUPLE OF
INTERESTING INSIGHTS FROM THE
REPORT ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE
LIBRARY HAS CREATED AN IN-HOUSE
SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM, INCLUDING
A SOCIAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN, A
SENIOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH
SPECIALIST, AND A COMMUNITY
RESOURCE SPECIALIST WHO WILL BE
EXPERT ON-SITE SERVICE
PROVIDERS FOR YOUTH UP TO AGE
26. THE LIBRARY HAS ALSO
RESTARTED THE FREE AND PERSON
HOMEWORK HEALTH PROGRAM AT SIX
LOCATIONS, GIVEN THAT WE ARE
BACK SCHOOL. FOCUSING ON
BRANCHES IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
STUDENTS FURTHEST FROM
EDUCATION -- OTHER EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING. OVER 290 STUDENTS
ATTENDED HOMEWORK HELP SESSIONS
IN THE FALL OF 2022, AND THE
LIBRARY HAS EXPANDED TO EIGHT
RANCHES STARTING IN JANUARY OF
2023. NEXT UP, STUDENTS
PARTICIPATED IN OVER 3200
VIRTUAL TUTORING SESSIONS IN
2022 AND MORE THAN 2000 NEW
ACCOUNTS WERE CREATED 96% OF
STUDENTS REPORTED TUTOR.COM
MADE THEM MORE CONFIDENT IN
THEIR SCHOOL WORK. FINALLY, AN
INITIAL EVALUATION IS INCLUDED
IN THIS IMPACTOR WORKED, AND I
DO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
TO REDIRECT WORDS IF YOU HAVE
NOT ALREADY. PARTICULARLY FOR
THIS FINDING. THIS INITIAL
EVALUATION OF THE FINE FREE
POLICY THAT WAS INCORPORATED
INTO THE LAST RENEWAL OF THE
LIBRARY'S VOTER APPROVED LEVY.
AFTER TWO YEARS OF ELIMINATING
OVERDUE FINES, RETURN RATES
HAVE NOT CHANGED, AND 18,000
PATRON ACCOUNTS WERE RESTORED
WHEN FINES WERE ELIMINATED IN
THAT BARRIER TO ACCESS TO THE
COLLECTION WAS REMOVED. SO
DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET
INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT IN THE
REPORT. REALLY GREAT SUCCESS
STORIES OUT OF OUR PARTNERS AT
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND
WITH THAT, I HAVE NO OTHER
UPDATES THIS WEEK, AND WILL
HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU ARE HERE IN THE
BEGINNING, BUT I WANT YOU THANK
YOU FOR BEING PRO-TEMP WHILE I
WAS GONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS --
IT WENT SWIMMING WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE CLERICS, AND
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS
RECOGNIZING THE SESSION IS
PRO-TEMP. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> AND ALSO, THANK YOU FOR
GIVING US AN UPDATE OF WHAT WE
LIBERATED LIBRARY FUNDS TWO
YEARS AGO. WESTERN CIVILIZATION
DID NOT COLLAPSE, AS WAS
PREDICTED. THANK YOU FOR THAT
UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ?
>> THAT AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
HAPPY MONDAY. LET'S SEE. WE
WILL START WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION ARTS
CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. THE
NEXT MEETING IS FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23rd AND 9:30, SO NOT
THIS WEEK, BUT NEXT. THE AGENDA
WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS ON
GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING,
INTRODUCTION TO OUR CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES LEGISLATION, AND A
COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE ARE
TRYING TO FINALIZE. WE WILL
MAKE SURE TO GET ALL OF THAT
POSTED. WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
GET THAT POSTED AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. NEXT WEEK, I
WILL BE INTRODUCING LEGISLATION
TO REQUIRE THAT WHEN I START
UNDERTAKES A MAJOR PAVING
PROJECT, THE PROJECT MUST
INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF A
SIDEWALK ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE
OF THE STREET IF THERE ARE NO
SIDEWALKS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I SHARED A LACK OF
SIDEWALKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION. IT WOULD ALSO
WIRE AND EVALUATION OF WHAT
CONDITIONS AND CORRECT ANY
DEFICIENCIES THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED. ALL IN THE EFFORT
TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER AND
ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF VISION
ZERO. THIS PAST WEEKEND, ICE
OAK AT A HOUSING RIGHTS FOR
HIM, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE
LGBTQ ALLY SHIP. IT WAS SO
GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE OUT
TABLING, INCLUDING THE LAVENDER
RIGHTS PROJECT AND THE GEN
PRIDE TENANT CENTER, Q LAW
FOUNDATION, AND MANY MORE. IT
WAS A REALLY ROBUST
CONVERSATION, HEARING FOR FOLKS
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE
WITH THEIR LANDLORDS, FRANKLY,
KEEPING THEIR UNITS SAFE,
KEEPING THEIR UNITS CLEAN, AND
REALLY JUST REMINDING US THAT
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE --
AND PARTICULARLY SENIORS --
HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A
HOUSING THAT THEY NEED. SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ADJUSTING SOME
OF THESE GAPS. TOMORROW, I WILL
BE HAVING MY MONTHLY MEETING
WITH CAPTAIN BROWN. WE WILL BE
ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE RECENT
STRING OF ATTACKS ON ELDERS IN
OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST HAD LUNCH
WITH SOME COMMUNITY LEADERS AND
LITTLE SAIGON, AND FOLKS REALLY
WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS
TAKEN TWO WEEKS FOR DETECTIVES
TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE
VICTIMS. SO WE WILL BE HAVING
THAT CONVERSATION TO TRY AND
UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS HAPPENING,
AND HOW WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS
THE RESPONSIVENESS THERE. THIS
WEEK, AM ALSO COHOSTING A
COMMUNITY MEETING, A COMMUNITY
SAFETY GATHERING WITH ELDERS,
PARTICULARLY IN BEACON HILL AND
IN THE NEW HOLLY COMMUNITY,
ALONGSIDE PRECINCT CAPTAIN
BROWN. SO WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT THE RECENT INVASIONS THAT
HAVE OCCURRED, AS WELL AS
TRYING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR
FOLKS. OUR ELDERS ARE SCARED,
AND THEY REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD AND
WHAT THE PROCESS IS. HOW TO
ADDRESS THE LANGUAGE BARRIERS
THAT MAY BE COMING UP FOR THEM
TO GET THE SERVICE THAT THEY
NEED. SO I PLAN TO CONTINUE
ATTENDING AND REALLY CONNECTING
WITH THESE FAMILIES SO WE CAN
GET UPDATES FOR THEM, AND THEY
CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO RESPOND
IN THE FUTURE. I WILL BE
ATTENDING OUR COLUMBUS CITY
FARMERS MARKET THIS WEEK FOR
SOME IN DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS.
AND WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE EDUCATION
COALITIONS NEW OFFICE GROUND
OPENING ALONG WITH THE API
COMMUNITY MIXER THIS WEEKEND.
AND I DO WANT TO NOTE WITH DEEP
APOLOGIES TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, NEXT WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING
MEETINGS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON DITTIES. BUT I WILL
DO MY BEST TO STAY UPDATED ON
THE LEGISLATION YOU ARE
BRINGING IN AND FOLLOW-UP
AFTERWARD. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
AND SO I WILL -- UNLESS THERE
ARE QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T SEE
ANY, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN YOU
HEAR ME OKAY? THERE MIGHT BE
SOME MEERA THE DETECTIVE IN THE
BACKGROUND. THANKS TO THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR FLAGGING
THAT THERE IS AN ITEM FROM OUR
OFFICE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. THIS IS A
RESOLUTION AS THE PRESIDENT
NOTED TO SUPPORT THE CALL FOR A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
WE DID EMAIL AROUND THE
RESOLUTION AND THE SUMMARY
PHYSICAL NOTE THAT WE CREATED,
ALONG WITH THE FLOWCHART FOR
REVIEW. WE CIRCULATED THAT
PRIOR TO BREAK, AND AGAIN THIS
WARNING. WE WANTED TO
ESPECIALLY THANK SENATOR
HASEGAWA, WHO HAS SENT A LETTER
IN SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION
AS WELL. HE IS A SPONSOR OF THE
ALMOST IDENTICAL RESOLUTION ON
THIS TOPIC THAT PASSED THE
STATE LEGISLATURE EARLIER THIS
YEAR. WE DID THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COALITION
THAT IS WORKING ACROSS THE
NATION TO CALL FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE THANKS TO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK COALITION
AND WASHINGTONIANS FOR BANKING
WHO ADVOCATED FOR THIS
RESOLUTION IN SEATTLE TO
SUPPORT THE STATE CALL AND
OTHER JURISDICTIONAL CALLS FOR
A FEDERAL LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE TOMORROW, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO LET ME KNOW. I WILL
HAVE DETAILS AND STATS FOR
TOMORROW'S DISCUSSION. ON
TODAY'S REFERRAL CALENDAR, YOU
WILL FIND ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
MANY OF THESE ARE AFRICANS
ITERATION OF THURSDAY'S
COMMITTEE MEETING. THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY PROCESS
LEGISLATION IS LEGISLATION FROM
SHA THAT AUTHORIZES SHA'S VIEW
OF EXCESS REVENUES FROM THE
OTHER DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
IN THE DEVELOPMENT AREA THAT
ARE IN EXCESS OF WHAT IS NEEDED
TO FUND REDEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES AND SYSTEM SERVICES
THAT BENEFIT RESIDENTS OF THE
COMMUNITY. THIS LEGISLATION
WILL BE HEARD THIS WEEK. WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING DISCUSSION
AND PLAN TO HAVE A VOTE ON THE
18th AND THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING. WE
ALSO HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE
RELATED. THIS IS THE TMC FOR
HIGHER LEGISLATION. THESE ARE
INTENDED TO UPDATE AND
MODERNIZE THE CITY OF NETTLES
REGULATION FOR FULL HIGHER
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THIS
COVERS VEHICLES, AND COSTS
ASSOCIATED. YOU VERY MUCH TO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
EXTENSIVE WORK THAT THEY'VE
DONE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
INCLUDING THE TEAMSTERS FOR
THEIR PARTNERSHIP ON DRAFTING
THE LEGISLATION. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS A FEW YEARS IN
PROCESS, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO
PUT THIS UP FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
WE WILL HAVE THIS LEGISLATION
UP FOR BRIEFING A DISCUSSION
THIS WEEK AND THEN PLAN TO HAVE
A VOTE ON THESE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON THE 20th IF WE
DO HAVE AMENDMENTS. PLEASE BE
SURE TO NOTE THIS FOR CENTRAL
STAFF BY THIS FRIDAY, AND OF
COURSE, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO
BRING FORWARD THE AMENDMENTS
FOR DISCUSSION ON THE 14th AS
WELL. THE FINAL TOPIC ON OUR
AGENDA THIS WEEK FOR THE 13th
AS A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
WHAT I AM CALLING THE STAGGERED
ELECTIONS BILL. THIS
LEGISLATION DID NOT MAKE IT ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND WERE RURAL
CALENDAR, BUT WE DO PLAN TO
HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION AND
COMMITTEE ANTICIPATING
INTRODUCTION PRIOR TO THE WRAP
UP OF OUR POLICY CONVERSATION
THIS YEAR. FOR BACKGROUND,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
LEGISLATION SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THIS YEAR. YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ME COMMENTS ABOUT THIS
WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, OR
WITH OUR COLLEAGUES HERE.
SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CAN I
JUST SWITCH ROOMS REALLY QUICK
?
>> THAT'S FINE. WE CAN HEAR YOU
THOUGH, IT'S OKAY.
>> I'M NOT HEARING ANY
BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL.
>> YOU ARE FINE. WE CAN HEAR
YOU NO PROBLEM. KEEP GOING.
DON'T STOP.
>> FANTASTIC. WE COULD NOT HEAR
YOUR DOGS EARLIER, IN CASE YOU
WERE WONDERING. SO I WILL KEEP
GOING. THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE
EARLIER THIS YEAR. AS FOLKS
KNOW, AND THE HONEST ELECTIONS
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED BY
THE VOTE OF THE PUBLIC IN 2015,
THE LEGISLATION, OR THE
INITIATIVE, CREATED SEVEN
DISTRICT SEATS. WITH SEVEN
DISTRICT SEATS UP FOR
RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR BECAUSE
OF THE MEDIA AND COMMUNITY HAVE
NOTED, THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER
OF SEATS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY
GOING TO BE UP FOR ELECTION,
AND CREATE TURNOVER ON THE
COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY AS
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE DECIDED NOT
TO RUN. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD
OFFER THE VOTERS US BATTLE A
MEASURE FOR GHERKINS ITERATION
NEXT NOVEMBER TO ALIGN CITY
COUNCIL SEAT TO BE STAGGERED
AND TO BE EVENLY SPLIT ON THE
COUNCIL SEATS. PLACING COUNCIL
SEATS ONE, THREE, FIVE, SEVEN,
AND NINE ON ONE BALLOT, AND
THE NEXT WOULD INCLUDE TWO,
FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, AND THE
COUNCIL MAYOR'S OFFICE. THERE
ARE NUMBER UP FOR ELECTION THIS
YEAR, AND THE VOTE IS TAKING
PLACE OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
NEXT NOVEMBER. THERE'S
OBVIOUSLY A LONG ON-RAMP FOR
THESE CHANGES TO OCCUR, AND SO
NONE OF THESE TERMS -- NONE OF
THESE STAGGERED ELECTIONS SEATS
WOULD TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY,
BUT THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE
VOTERS ABOUT HOW TO CREATE
GREATER INSTITUTIONAL RETENTION
AND KNOWLEDGE AND LESS TURNOVER
AMONGST THE COUNCILMEMBERS AS
WE MOVE FORWARD. LIKE ANY PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, WE ALWAYS LOOK
FORWARD TO OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENHANCE POLICY AS POLICY IS
IMPLEMENTED, AND THIS IS JUST
ONE MORE LESSON LEARNED THAT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY
THE COALITION THAT WORKED ON
THE HONEST ELECTIONS INITIATIVE
IN 2000 15 TO SEE HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND ADAPT
THE INTENT OF THE INITIATIVE AT
THE TIME. WE HAVE MENTIONED TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TO OUR
COLLEAGUES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO HAVE A STAGGERED
ELECTIONS PROCESS, WHICH WOULD
AGAIN RETAIN FOUR YEAR TERMS
ONCE THOSE SEATS WERE STAGGERED
AND IN LINE. IN CONVERSATION
WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE
STARTED TO IDENTIFY WHETHER OR
NOT THIS BILL WAS PRIMED TO GO
TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE,
AND WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS,
WE FINALIZED DRAFTING A
LEGISLATION IN LATE SPRING,
EARLY SUMMER. WE SENT THIS TO
REVIEW IN JULY AND HAD OUR
FINAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT
THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURES WOULD
LOOK LIKE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE LATE SUMMER AND FALL. WE
IDENTIFIED THAT THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE WOULD BE
PREPARED TO RECEIVE THIS
LEGISLATION IN OUR COMMITTEE IN
SEPTEMBER IF NEEDED. CENTRAL
STAFF SAID IT WAS GOOD TO GO,
AND WE ALSO FEEL THAT SOME
QUESTIONS FROM THE OFFICE AS
WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE
RESPONSIVE TO SOME OF THOSE
ITEMS THAT WERE RAISED. ON
AUGUST 9th, WE HEARD FROM
CENTRAL DEATH THAT THE BILL
COULD BE ON THERE AS LATE AS
SEPTEMBER 12th, SO WE DID NOT
NEED TO RUSH IT TO TRY TO
ENSURE THAT IT GOT ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
BUT A PICKUP HAS OCCURRED.
APPARENTLY, LAW HAD REQUESTED
THAT THEY HOLD AN ADDITIONAL
REVIEW OF THE BALLOT TITLE TO
BE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY HERSELF. INSTEAD OF
HAVING A GO THROUGH THE NORMAL
PROCESS AND HAVE TWO WEEKS --
AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO GET ON
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR, WE FOUND OUT JUST
LAST TUESDAY THAT THEY HAD
RECEIVED A FINAL REVIEW, EVEN
THOUGH NO CHANGES AT ALL AT
OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF
AUGUST. I APPRECIATE THAT THERE
IS STRONG INTEREST FROM THE LAW
DEPARTMENT, AND LOOKING AT THE
LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS BEEN
THAT HAS NOW BEEN REVIEWED.
THERE WAS NO CHANGES FROM
AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER FROM THE
LAW DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE NOT
HEARD ANY CONCERNS, INCLUDING
THE REVIEW OF THE BALLOT TITLE.
WE DO STILL PLAN TO HAVE THIS
UP FOR DISCUSSION ON THE
COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR THURSDAY
THIS WEEK, AND WE DO HOPE THAT
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
THIS A CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED
BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR
OUR BOAT ON SEPTEMBER 20th. I
AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL STILL
BE ABLE TO GET THIS OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE THE UPCOMING
BUDGET SESSION. THAT IS A FULL
YEAR OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
SO MEMBERS COULD DECIDE WHAT
THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT. WITH
THE INTENT TO PRODUCE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF INSTITUTIONAL
TURNOVER. THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE DOES ALSO
HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK ON
SEPTEMBER 20th AND 9:30 A.M..
WE WILL HAVE A VOTE ON THE FOR
HIGHER LEGISLATION. WE WILL
VOTE ON THE STAGGERED ELECTIONS
LEGISLATION IN THAT COMMITTEE,
AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION RELATED TO PROPERTY
TRANSFER. THOSE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ARE ALSO ON TODAY'S
LEGISLATION CALENDAR. THAT
INCLUDES THE TRANSIT PROPERTIES
PROPERTY TRANSFER. THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOLLOW-UP
ON PREVIOUS ACTIONS THE COUNCIL
HAS TAKEN TO MAKE THIS LAND
AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING, AND WE
ARE VERY ASKED I DID ABOUT WHAT
WILL BE BUILT HERE. WE ARE
EXCITED TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION ON SEPTEMBER 20th.
BEFORE I CONTINUE, CAN YOU
STILL HEAR ME OKAY? OKAY. AND I
HAVE JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP
ITEM, AND THAT IS A HEADS UP ON
THE UPCOMING BUDGET SESSION. I
WANT TO THANK FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN ANTICIPATING OUR FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DONE
THIS YEAR, WE ONLY HAVE TWO
MORE MEETINGS AND THAT WE WILL
TRANSITION THE BUDGET. I WAS
EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK, AND
FOR THOSE WERE NOT YET FAMILIAR
WITH THE PROGRESS, IT IS WEST
COAST NEXT YEAR, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO MORE COUNCILMEMBERS
PARTICIPATING. THIS IS A
NON-ELECTORAL WORK, AND IT IS
REALLY A GREAT WAY TO PREPARE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS FOR
COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IN HEARING THEM
SPEAK THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK.
WE MOVE ON TO BUDGET, AND I
WANT TO FLAG FOR FOLKS, ALONG
WITH OUR DIRECTOR SYLVESTER
HANDY. THEY HAVE SENT OUT A
MEMO SUMMARIZING THE UPCOMING
AGENDA FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. OUR EXPECTATION
IS THAT THE MID BIENNIUM REVIEW
ALIGNS WITH THE PRACTICE AND
POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
REALLY TREAT 2024 LIKE A
BIENNIAL BUDGET YEAR.
DEPARTMENTS WERE ASKED TO
BALANCE NEEDS WITH NEW
INTRODUCED TOTALS AND THE
COUNSELOR SIMILARLY BEING ASKED
TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL AGAINST
THE 2024 ENDORSED BUDGET
THROUGH A MODIFIED BUDGET
DELIBERATION PROCESS , AGAIN,
TREATING 2024 AS IF IT IS A
BIENNIAL PROCESS. THANKS TO
COMMS, THE COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT, JOSEPH AND JESSE,
FOR ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE
TO CREATE INFOGRAPHICS FOR YOU
ALL. WE WILL BE SENDING THAT
OUT IN OUR REGUAR NEWSLETTER
NEXT WEEK. IT INCLUDES THE
INFOGRAPHICS SO THAT YOU CAN
SEE THE FOLLOWING THINGS.
SEPTEMBER 26, THE CITY COUNCIL
RECEIVES THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET. SEPTEMBER 27th, CENTRAL
STAFF WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
OF THE COUNCILS FALL 2023
MIDYEAR BIENNIAL BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS. THIS WILL BE THE
FIRST MEETING OF OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE WILL THEN
MEET AGAIN OCTOBER 11th, 12th,
13th, AND OCTOBER 19th. WE WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT, AND WE WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO WEIGH THAT AGAINST
THE OCTOBER ECONOMIC REVENUE
WERE CAST OUT EIGHT. WE ALSO
HAVE PLACED A HOLD ON YOUR
CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 16th AND
THE 18th WITH PROPOSED
ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE MORE
SIGNIFICANT, AND WE ANTICIPATE
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
THOUGH WE MAY NEED TO KEEP
THESE ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
AS SOON AS WE CAN IF WE ARE
GOING TO CANCEL THOSE DATES. I
DO WANT TO FLAG OCTOBER 19th AS
THE ECONOMIC UPDATE, WHICH WILL
BE VERY FORMATIVE FOR FINAL
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS IN THE
UPCOMING MONTH. COUNCILS THAT
ALANCE AMENDMENTS ARE DUE
OCTOBER 23rd, 27th, AND
NOVEMBER 8, AND WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS YOUR MID
BIENNIAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS
CONCEPT ON OCTOBER 27th. WE
WILL BE WRAPPING UP THIS
UPCOMING FALL BUDGET PROCESS
WITH BUDGET AMENDMENT VOTES
NOVEMBER 14th, 15th AND 16th.
WE EXPECT A FINAL BUDGET
COMMITTEE VOTE ON NOVEMBER
20th. WE DO HOPE THAT THAT
GIVES US SUFFICIENT TIME TO GET
IT OR ANY CHANGES TO THE 2024
BUDGET, AND PER USUAL, WE WILL
START EVERY MEETING WITH A
SHORT PUBLIC COMMENT
OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE HAVE TWO
FULL COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
TIMES DEDICATED TO JUST HEARING
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN
THE EVENING. FOR THOSE WHO WANT
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN AFTER THE TRADITIONAL
HOURS OCTOBER 18th AND NOVEMBER
13th, OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS OR
5:00 P.M. THOSE EVENINGS.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVE
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. WE WILL
BE HAVING ALL PRESENTERS REMOTE
AND BE ENCOURAGING REMOTE
PARTICIPATION AND HYBRID OPTION
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU'RE SO
INCLINED. CASES OF THE FLU
CONTINUE TO GO UP. GET YOUR
VACCINES AND BOOSTERS, AND SEE
YOU EITHER BY VIRTUAL
PARTICIPATION OR IN PERSON.
AND I WILL TURN IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.
THIS MORNING, THE ECONOMIC
ELEMENT TO THE LAKE COMMITTEE
HELD A SPECIAL MEETING WE HAD A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL
BILL 120641 RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA. WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THE
BILL AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, AND I
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE IN A
MOMENT. THE COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY, WILL BE OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED
BEFORE DECEMBER, SO THERE IS AN
AGENDA. FIRST, WE WILL BEGIN
WITH OUR WEDNESDAY MEETING BY
CONSIDERING TWO APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON RESOLUTION
32108, DOCUMENTING CITY LIGHTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY
HELICES ACT AS AMENDED IN 2021
LAST YEAR BY THE FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TEAM
JOBS ACT. WE WILL ALSO ON
WEDNESDAY, THE COMMITTEE WILL
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
12604, RENEWING THE BALLARD
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. AS
WE HEARD, THE COMMITTEE HAD A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON THE
BILL ON AUGUST 9th. I COULD BE
WRONG. NEARLY 65% OF THE
RATEPAYERS HAVE APPROVED THIS
RENEWAL, WHICH KEEPS THE
ASSESSMENT FORMULA OF THE PAIN,
THE BIA BOUNDARIES, INCLUDING
ADDING ADDITIONAL PARCELS THAT
ARE PART OF BALLARD'S PRIMARY
MIXED-USE, ADDING A SECONDARY
SERVICE AREA COMPRISED OF THE
FIVE BALLARD BLOCKS, PARCELS
LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF PRIMARY
BIA SERVICE AREA WITH LIMITED
SERVICES ADDED ASSESSED AND
REDUCED RATE. THE COMMITTEE
WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON
OUR ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH THE
NEW BIA AND DISESTABLISH THE
CURRENT BIA FOR PROCEEDING
HOPEFULLY TO A VOTE. AND THEN
FINALLY, ON WEDNESDAY, THE
COMMITTEE WILL AGAIN ADDRESS
THE STEAM BILL. FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T KNOW, IT'S A BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA ON UNDER STATE
LAW TO ESTABLISH A NEW LEISURE
TOURISM MARKETING FUND FOR
SEATTLE THAT ENABLES OURS TO
THESE HOTELS TO COMPETE IN
THEIR MARKET SHARE. THIS
PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN
MET WITH PROPOSED SUPPORT FROM
RATEPAYERS. IT MAKES CHANGES TO
THE WAY IT CALCULATES
ASSESSMENTS FROM FOUR DOLLARS
PER NIGHT PER ROOM FEE -- WE
DID THAT LAST YEAR -- TO A
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PER
NIGHT RATE FOR A PARTICULAR
ROOM. THE ORDINANCE ALSO ALLOWS
US TO USE THESE FUNDS TO
ATTRACT TRAVELERS FOR MEETINGS
AND CONVENTIONS, INSTEAD OF
JUST FOR LEISURE TOURISM, WHICH
IS ALL THAT IS CURRENTLY
ALLOWED. THE ORDINANCE DOESN'T
MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE CURRENT
AREA. AS MY COLLEAGUES MAY
RECALL, COUNCIL APPROVED THREE
RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THIS
ORDINANCE ON AUGUST 15th, WHICH
CALLED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING,
AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE BALLARD
BIA LEGISLATION, TO ESTABLISH A
NEW BIA AND DISESTABLISH THE
CURRENT ONE. THERE WILL BE A
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY BEFORE
PROCEEDING HOPEFULLY TO A VOTE.
SO THAT IS THE -- THAT'S THE
MEETING COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY
9:30. THE LAST ONE UNTIL
DECEMBER, AND IF YOU MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOUR IMAGE WILL
BE BROADCAST ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL. LAST WEEK, I
REPRESENTED THE CITY AT THE
PUGET SOUND ECONOMIC DISTRICT
4, WHERE WE MADE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 2024
WASHINGTON DATE LEGISLATURE. MY
STAFF AND I MET WITH RIGHT
MICROSOFT REPRESENTATIVES TO
DISCUSS THE GOAL AND ROLE A
SOFT DISPLAYING IN THE ROLE OF
GENERATIVE AI. MY STAFF MET
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
SEATTLE HUMANS SERVICES
COALITION TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
PRIORITIES AS WE HEADED TO
BUDGET SEASON. MY CHIEF OF
STAFF ATTENDED THE 2023 SEATTLE
PHONE SUMMIT MIXER AND SUMMIT
CELEBRATING THE SEATTLE FILM
COMMISSION. SO THEY HAD A GOOD
TIME MEETING THE WHITER FILM
COMMITTEE, AND WERE PLOTTED FOR
THE EXISTENCE OF THE FILM
COMMISSION. OVER THE WEEKEND, I
JOINED THE PARKS FOUNDATION AND
AMAZON FOR THEIR AMAZON PARKS
CLEANUP EVENT OVER AT GENESEE
PARK DISTRICT 2. I WAS JOINED
BY AMAZONS VICE PRESIDENT AND
ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNCIL, AND
ALSO MANY, MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO
GAVE UP TIME FROM THERE
SATURDAY MORNING TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE CLEANUP OF THE PARK AND
TAKE PART IN THIS COMMUNITY
EVENT. FINALLY, MEETINGS THAT I
HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEK, ON
TUESDAY, I WILL ATTEND THE
RENTS THAT CENTER ANNUAL
DINNER. ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN --
>> I'M SORRY, SARAH. I
APOLOGIZE. I WAS GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING, BUT I REALIZED I WAS
STILL ON MIKE. GO AHEAD.
>> THURSDAY, I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE CEO
EXECUTIVE SEARCH. DEBORAH SMITH
LEAVES VERY LARGE SHOES TO
FILL, BUT I'M EXCITED TO ENGAGE
IN ROBUST DISCUSSION WITH
CANDIDATES ON THE SHORTLIST AND
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER
ALL-STAR CEO AND GENERAL
MANAGER TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT
MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN LATER
THAT EVENING, ON THURSDAY ALSO,
I WILL ATTEND THE PUGET SOUND
BUSINESS JOURNAL'S DIRECTOR OF
THE YEAR EVENT, WHICH HONORS
DIRECTORS OF NONPROFITS. AND ON
FRIDAY, I WILL GO ON A LEARNING
SESSION BIKE RIDE WITH PASSKEY
BIKE CLUB TO DISCUSS THE J
ROUTE PROPOSAL. AND THEN
FINALLY, THIS COMING SUNDAY, I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE LEXI
HARRIS MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT
KICKOFF, WHERE WE CELEBRATE
LEXI'S BIRTH DAY AND ANNOUNCE
THE DETAILS OF THE LEXI HARRIS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
AT THE SEATTLE COLLEGES. THAT'S
ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE
FOR THAT. I WAS GOING TO TAKE A
QUESTION AND THEN YOU ANSWERED
IT. OKAY. SO LET ME GET IN
FRONT OF THIS, AND THEN WE WILL
GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNANCE COMMUNITIES AND
TRAFFIC GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA. THE
NEXT GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE
WILL MEET THURSDAY SEPTEMBER
21st AT 9:30. LET'S SEE. LAST
WEEK, WE ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT WRITER EXPERIENCE
COMMITTEE WHERE WE RECEIVED A
REPORT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, WHICH FOUND
FENTANYL RESIDUE IN MORE THAN A
QUARTER OF SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL
TRANSIT VEHICLES. HOWEVER, AS
THE BUDDY STATED, THE AMOUNTS
WERE TOO LOW TO POSE A RISK TO
DRIVERS. IN RESPONSE, TRANSIT
SUGGESTED AND SAID THEY WILL BE
IMPROVING THE LIGHT RAIL
VEHICLES AND ENHANCING THEIR
CLEANING PROTOCOLS. I'M SURE
THERE IS A LOT MORE TO COME ON
THAT. THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM AS WE DO ALWAYS ON
WEDNESDAY. THE IMPACT OF
ENCAMPMENTS, NOT ONLY CITYWIDE,
BUT ALSO A DISTRICT ONE. WE
WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH THE
SUB DISTRICT AREA AND EIGHT
BRIEFING BY THE SOUND TRANSIT
CEO. SHE PRETTY MUCH BRINGS US
UP TO SPEED ON SOME OF THE
ISSUES NOT JUST AFFECTING THE
NORTH KINGS SUB AREA, BUT WHAT
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT IN OUR
NEXT TRANSIT MEETING REGARDING
LIGHT RAIL. AND WITH THAT, THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. SO LET'S
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ME
GO AHEAD AND READ WHAT I NEED
TO READ INTO THE RECORD, AND I
WILL HAVE THE CLERK WAS THE
TIME. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, AND I DON'T SEE ANY,
WE WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. MY SCRIPT SAYS PAUSE.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
WILL NOW MOVE INTO AN NEGATIVE
SESSION . AS PRESIDING OFFICER,
I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL
OR ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT
THE COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS
A POLICY FOR OPEN SESSION. OUR
JOB IS TO JUST ASK OUR LAWYERS
QUESTIONED. I EXPECT THE TIME
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END
BY -- AND MADAME CLERK, I
BELIEVE THAT A CITY ATTORNEY
RESPONDED AND I BELIEVE THE
REQUESTERS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON -- 45 MINUTES? IF IT
IS 45 MINUTES -- WE WILL FIND
OUT WHAT TIME THAT ACTUALLY
COMES TO AN END AFTER THIS. THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE
STATION, THIS COUNCIL MEETING
WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE
ADJOURNED. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
ON SEPTEMBER 18th AT 2:00.
MADAME CLERK, WE WILL BE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION 45 MINUTES
FROM NOW. COUNCIL WILL NOW MOVE
TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.