>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING THIS SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING, THIS SELECT
BUDGET MEETING. TODAY IS
NOVEMBER 20th, 2023, THE TIME
IS 9:05 A.M., I AM TERESA
MOSQUEDA. MADAME CLERK, CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
A FULL COURT TODAY. THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS
JOINED US HERE TODAY. I WANT TO
SAY HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM OF
ALL OF YOUR WORK. TODAY'S
BUDGET IS GOING TO CONSIST OF
FOUR -- OR TODAY'S BUDGET
COMMITTEE AGENDA CONSISTS OF
FOUR ITEMS. THE 120693, THE
ORDINANCE COMMONLY KNOW AS THE
LONG PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE ,
IMPOSING THE CITY'S PROPERTY
TAX FOR 2024, TO PAY THE CITY
GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
INTEREST IN REDEMPTION BILL.
THE SECOND BILL IS COUNCIL
BILL 120695, THIS IS AN
ORDINANCE COMMONLY KNOW AS THE
SHORT PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE,
REFLECTING THE CHANGES IN THE
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES IN
TERMS OF DOLLARS AND
PERCENTAGES. IT IS A
COMPILATION, SORRY. THIS IS A
COMPANION TO THE ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE LEVEES
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE LONG
PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE. THE
NEXT ITEM IS COUNCIL BILL
120708, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
2024 BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE
2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, CIP, AND POSITION
MODIFICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2024. FINALLY, IT INCLUDES
CLERK FILE 314529 . THE CITY
COUNCIL CHANGES TO THE 2024
PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE
2024-2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM . IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. MOVING RIGHT ALONG,
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU JUST
READ, I WILL DOUBLE CHECK WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, BUT I THINK IT
WOULD BE FIND TO READ ALL OF
THEM INTO THE RECORD SO WE CAN
RUN INTO THIS , IS THAT OKAY ?
ALLIE IS NODDING.
>> AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE LEVY PROPERTY TAXES, AGENDA
ITEM TWO . COUNCIL BILL
120695. AND AUTHORIZE
ORDINANCE THE LEVY OF REGULAR
PROPERTY TAXES BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR QUESTION IN 2024.
COUNCIL BILL 120708, AND
ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET,
INCLUDING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. AGENDA ITEM FOUR,
CLERK FILE 314529, CITY COUNCIL
CHANGES TO THE 2024 PROPOSED
BUDGET AND THE 2024-2029 CIP.
THESE ARE ALL FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAME
CLERK, AND I WILL ALSO NOTE
THAT IT IS STARTING RIGHT AWAY.
IF WE COULD JUST JUMP RIGHT IN
, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE DO
NOT HAVE PUBLIC, THIS MORNING,
AS THIS IS MOSTLY A TECHNICAL
WRAP-UP DISCUSSION. A FINAL
VOTE TO GET IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
FOR THE COUNCIL VOTE TOMORROW.
I AM JUST GOING TO PAUSE AND
SAY FOR ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING
WHO WANTS TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU ARE
WELCOME TO DO SO AT COUNCIL,
AT SEATTLE.GOV, AND WE WILL
RECEIVE THAT DIRECTLY. TO THE
I.T. TEAM FIRST, -- THAT'S IN
THE QUEUE HERE. OKAY, THANK
YOU, COLLEEN. THAT OTHER SCREEN
IS NOT WORKING FOR ME. OKAY.
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THEN
TODAY'S AGENDA HAS ALREADY BEEN
ADOPTED AND THANK YOU, MADAME
CLERK FOR READING ALL OF THE
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. I WANT
TO THINK OUR TEAM FOR THEIR
WORK. I THINK IT WILL SAVE SOME
COMMENTS FOR THE END, AS WE
MOVE INTO ADOPTING ALL OF THE
FINAL LEGISLATION. I WOULD JUST
FLAG FOR FOLKS THAT THE BEST
PLACE TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS ON
THE OVERALL .24 BUDGET
INVESTMENTS IS WHEN WE GET TO
ITEM NUMBER THREE, AND ITEM
NUMBER THREE IS COUNCIL BILL
120708. WELCOME AGAIN TO DEPUTY
DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI. THANK
YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH THE
WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM
HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST
10 WEEKS OR SO, AND I KNOW THIS
IS A -- WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
ALWAYS REPRESENTING THE
COUNCILMEMBERS QUESTIONS WELL
AND GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE
QUESTIONS SO THAT WE CAN
ANALYZE, DISCUSS, DELIBERATE ON
THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND
THEN TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE
CAN ENHANCE AND ADVANCE OTHER
PRIORITIES FROM THE COUNCIL.
BECAUSE OF CENTRAL STAFF WERE,
WE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP AND
PASS AMENDMENTS, 121 AMENDMENTS
TO THE 2024 MID BIANNUAL
BUDGET. AGAIN, OVER THE LAST
NINE WEEKS, WE HAVE TWO EVENING
HEARINGS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR
LEGISLATIVE TEAM HAVE BEEN
WORKING LITERALLY AROUND THE
CLOCK IN MANY CASES ON SOME OF
THESE AMENDMENTS AND WE WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO ENHANCE
THE 2024 BUDGET. WE WILL VOTE
ON PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
HAVE BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD.
AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THEM ALL
BEING READ INTO TOGETHER, EVERY
SINGLE COMPONENT IS NECESSARY
FOR THE FINAL COMPILATION OF
LEGISLATION AND BUDGET ITEMS
THAT NEED TO PASS FOR 2024
SPECIFICALLY. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE ROLLED OUT AS MANY PIECES
OF LEGISLATION AS POSSIBLE INTO
AS MANY AS WE CAN SO THAT THERE
CAN BE CONSENTS VOTES WHEREVER
POSSIBLE. IN TOTAL, THE 2024
BUDGET INCLUDES 30 PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. WITH THAT, I AM
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. IF YOU
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OR SUMMARIZE
ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE
IN FRONT OF US TODAY, WE WILL
THEN GET RIGHT INTO IT WITH THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR PENNUCCI.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
AND CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO ALL OF YOU FOR ALL OF THE
WORK OF GETTING TO THIS POINT
AND THE FINAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING TODAY AND JUST ON A
PERSONAL NOTE , IN THIS
COUNCIL, THIS IS WHERE I PUT MY
TEETH AS BUDGET MANAGER AS THIS
IS THE LAST MEETING OF THIS
BUDGET COMMITTEE, I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING
DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU'VE ALL
BEEN PATIENT AND I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A
PLEASURE WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU
CREATING THE BUDGETS OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS. SO THANK YOU,
AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO THE
ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM FOR
HELPING US GET HERE TODAY AND
ALL THE FOLKS IN THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AND IN THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS FOR
PROVIDING SUPPORT SO, THANK
YOU. WITH THAT, DO YOU WANT ME
TO JUST DESCRIBE THE FIRST
ITEM, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO
DESCRIBE ALL THE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> JUST THE FIRST ITEM.
>> OKAY, GREAT. 120693, IS THE
LONG PROPERTY -- THE PROPERTY
TAX LEVY, INCLUDING ALL
COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSED
VALUE CHANGES UNDERLYING THE
LEVY, SUCH AS -- IN THE VALUE
OF STATE ASSESSED PROPERTIES
SO IT'S JUST PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE HELD THIS
BILL AND THE NEXT FOUR PROPERTY
TAX BILL TO BE SURE THAT THE
HOUSING WOULD BE PASSED PRIOR
TO COUNCIL TAKING ACTION. THAT
IS ITEM ONE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES ON ITEM ONE ? I WILL
TEED UP FOR US SO THAT WE HAVE
IT IN FRONT OF US. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
ONE IN FRONT OF US THAT HAS
BEEN SUMMARIZED BY CENTRAL
STAFF. I'M GOING TO GET THIS
ITEM IN FRONT OF US. I MOVE TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120693. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE
CHAIR. IT HAS MOVED AND
SECONDED. TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE,
IT HAS BEEN SUMMARIZED BY
CENTRAL STAFF ALREADY, IS THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT
FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ON
THIS ITEM BEFORE WE ADVANCE ?
AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THAT THESE
ARE ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS TO
ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE 2024 BUDGET. NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THANK
YOU AGAIN, ALY, AND I WILL SAY
MY THINK IS , I WILL SAVE THAT
FOR THE END OF THE DAY BUT I'M
THRILLED THAT YOU OPENED UP
WITH A SUMMARY OF YOUR WORK. I
THINK YOUR TIME AS A BUDGET
COMMITTEE LEAD MIGHT CORRESPOND
WITH MINE SO IT'S BEEN AN HONOR
TO WORK WITH YOU AND I THINK
THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROCESS
HAS JUST BEEN FANTASTIC AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT HOPEFULLY
IN OUR NEXT COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR TEEING THIS UP
AND GETTING US STARTED HERE
TODAY. I DON'T SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON ITEM
NUMBER ONE. AGAIN, COUNCIL BILL
120693. RELATED TO PROPERTY
TAXES, FIXING RATES AND
AMOUNTS, LIVING THE SAME UPON
ALL -- BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL
AND IT GOES ON, THAT'S THE
SHORT TITLE. HEARING NO
QUESTIONS, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120693 ? I
WILL BE VOTING YES.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120693 WILL BE SENT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL
VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER
TWO HAS BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD. THIS IS COUNCIL BILL
120695, AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF REGULAR
PROPERTY TAXES BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR COLLECTION IN 2024,
REPRESENTING AN INCREASE ABOVE
THE REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES
LEVIED FOR COLLECTION IN 2023
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THIS ITEM?
>> HAPPY TO. IT'S WHAT IS
KNOWN AS THE SHORT TARP --
PROPERTY TAX BILL AND IT'S THE
COMPANION PIECE TO THE PREVIOUS
BILL. THE SHORT PROPERTY TAX
BILL IS RESPONDING TO THE
REQUIREMENTS IN REFERENDUM 47
WHICH WAS PASSED IN 1997 AND IT
DESCRIBES THE DOLLAR AND
PERCENT CHANGES IN THE LEVY
ABSENT THE CHANGES IN ASSESSED
VALUE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE
LONG PROPERTY TAX.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM
GOING TO GET THIS ITEM IN FRONT
OF US COLLEAGUES. I MOVED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL -- IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. IT
HAS BEEN SUMMARIZED BY CENTRAL
STAFF. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
TO THE BUDGET TEAM IN GENERAL
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE
AND ED AND TOM AND ALY AND
ESTHER CONSTANTLY WORKING ON
LOOKING AT ALL THINGS TAX AND
REVENUE RELATED , THE ENTIRE
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM PLAYS A BIG
PART IN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU AGAIN.
MADAME CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
-- EXCUSE ME, THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF COUNCIL BILL
120695?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS. COUNCIL
BILL 120695 WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR A FULL
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND FINAL
VOTE. ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS
BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD. THIS
IS COUNCIL BILL 120708, AN
ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET
INCLUDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AND POSITION
MODIFICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR
2024 AND -- CIVIL SERVICE BY
THE CITY COUNCIL. COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS THE BIG ONE THIS IS
THE AREA WHERE WHAT IS IN FRONT
OF US, I WILL ASK FOLKS IF THEY
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS
ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE 2024
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET. SO JUST
GET YOURSELF PREPARED IF YOU
LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE
OVERARCHING BUDGET CHANGES,
INVESTMENTS, COMMITMENTS,
VISION THAT YOU'VE INCLUDED,
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO BECAUSE
THIS IS THE HEART OF MOST OF
THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN
FOCUSED ON OVER THE LAST NINE
MONTHS. ALY, I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND GET THIS IN FRONT OF
US TO START WITH AND THEN I
WILL TURN IT TO YOU TO MAYBE DO
AN OVER YOU . OVERVIEW. I MOVE,
SO, I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL, EXCUSE ME. DO I MOVE TO
AMEND IT ALREADY? OKAY. NO,
YOU MOVED TO ADOPT.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S NOT IN HERE BUT I KNOW
HOW TO DO THIS. COLLEAGUES, I
MOVED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120708. IS THERE
A SECOND ?
>> SECOND. .
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. IS
BEEN SECONDED. THE 2024 BUDGET
IS IN FRONT OF US. BEFORE WE
MOVE ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS,
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TURN IT
OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF TO
SUMMARIZE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF
US. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF
US ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
THEY ARE IDENTIFYING ITEMS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FROM OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING A WEEK AGO ON
TUESDAY AND ANY AMENDMENTS ARE
VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT IT
HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED ON THE
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS SO THIS IS
OUR FINAL VOTE , JUST TO ENSURE
THAT ALL OF THE T'S ARE CROSSED
IN THE EYES ARE DOTTED AND ALL
THE NUMBERS LINE UP SO THAT WE
CAN ENSURE THE 2024 BUDGET --
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF TO SUMMARIZE WHAT IS IN
FRONT OF US TODAY, SPECIFIC TO
THIS ITEM AND THEN WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS
A FINAL ACT ON THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU . AS YOU
DESCRIBED, THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL OF THE
SPENDING THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING AND DEBATING AND
VOTING ON OVER THE LAST EIGHT
WEEKS IS TECHNICALLY AUTHORIZED
IN ALL THE OTHER BILLS
SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION OF
THAT SPENDING, AS WELL AS THE
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT AND THAT YOU HAVE
PROVIDED AND ADOPTED. THIS IS
WHAT PEOPLE WILL REFER TO AS
THE 2024 ADOPTED BUDGET BILL
AND, IF I MIGHT, I MIGHT JUST
TAKE A MOMENT TO SHOW, AFTER
ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
ALL DONE ON THE BUDGET, I
WANTED TO RETURN TO WHERE WE
WERE A YEAR AGO IN TERMS OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GENERAL
FUND, AND JUST QUICKLY UPDATE
THE COUNCIL ON WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE AFTER ALL OF THE ACTIONS
TAKEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT
WEEKS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR,
THE COUNCIL WAS LOOKING AT
ENDORSING A BUDGET FOR 2024
THAT SHOWED A PROJECTED ONGOING
DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OF
EXCUSING, $212 MILLION . THAT
WAS SHOWING THE ANTICIPATED
EXPENDITURES FROM THE GENERAL
FUND IN 2025 AND BEYOND WERE
ABOVE THE ANTICIPATED REVENUES
BY ABOUT $212 MILLION. IF YOU
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WHEN THE
BUDGET WAS TRANSMITTED AT THE
END OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR FROM
THE MAYOR, THE PROJECTED
DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL FUND WAS
247 MILLION SO THAT THE RESULT
OF CHANGES IN THE FORECAST, AS
WELL AS PROPOSED BENDING BY THE
MAYOR AND CHANGES , THE COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR MADE THROUGHOUT
THIS YEAR THAT SHOWED THAT
DEFICIT WAS EXPANDING TO 247
MILLION. AND THEN THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE . ULTIMATELY,
APOLOGIES. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
BLURRY BUT WE WERE DOING FAST
WORK. ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS
THAT YOU HAVE DONE COMBINED
WITH THE FORECAST UPDATE THAT
THE COUNCIL RECEIVED IN OCTOBER
THAT SHOWED AN IMPROVEMENT, A
SMALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE
ONGOING GENERAL FUND FORECAST,
THEY COMBINATION OF THE
SPENDING THAT WAS PROPOSED THAT
PRIMARILY , WHERE THERE WAS
ONGOING SPENDING, IT WAS
PRIMARILY WITHIN THE NEW
ONGOING REVENUE , THE UPDATE
THAT WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER,
AND SO NOW, AT THE END OF THE
DAY, THE BUDGET THAT THEY WILL
ACT ON IS PROJECTING $218
MILLION -- SO WE ARE VERY CLOSE
TO WHERE YOU THOUGHT WE WERE
ABOUT A YEAR AGO . THAT WILL
SORT OF BE THE TARGET THAT WE
WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ON NEXT YEAR TO
IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO REVERSE
THAT DEFICIT IN 2025. SO THAT
IS JUST AN UPDATE OF WHERE
THINGS STAND IN TERMS OF
SUSTAINABILITY. AND THAT IS --
>> ASKING ALY. THE SLIDES YOU
JUST SHARED. OF THOSE ALREADY
BEEN POSTED TO THE AGENDA ?
>> THEY HAVE NOT BEEN POSTED TO
THE AGENDA. I JUST PUT THEM
TOGETHER BUT WE WILL ADD THEM
TO THE RECORD.
>> OKAY. DO YOU MIND SHARING
THOSE AROUND WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AS WELL? I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF
FOLKS WE CAN DO THAT AFTER YOUR
PRESENTATION OR SOMETHING.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL GET
THOSE DISTRIBUTED SO THAT IS
THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE
CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE ALL
DISCUSSED, OVER 120 AMENDMENTS
TO THE 2024 BUDGET ADOPTION
BILL, AS WELL AS THE ADOPTIONS
TO OTHER BUDGET LEGISLATION HAS
RESULTED IN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE
IN TERMS OF --
>> OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
SUMMARIZING THAT. I KNOW THAT
WE ARE ALL LOOKING AT WAYS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS GREATER
SUSTAINABILITY AND YIELDS
GREATER EQUITY FOR INVESTMENTS
IN OUT YEARS, SO THANK YOU FOR
SUMMARIZING THAT. THAT'S GOOD
NEWS. I DO WANT THAT TO BE A
TAKE AWAY. THE OTHER TAKE AWAY
IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL
REVENUE, EVEN THOUGH THE GAP IS
SMALLER THAN IT WAS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT WILL BE A
CONVERSATION THAT WE DID
DISCUSS ON THE NOVEMBER 3rd
MEETING AND THE DECEMBER 5th
FINAL MEETING, AS WELL. BUT
IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS WILL BE A
CONVERSATION THAT WILL BE
ONGOING IN 2024, AS FOLKS
PREPARE FOR THE IMPACT IN 2025
BUT IT THAT IS RELATIVELY GOOD
NEWS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALY.
OKAY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE
AMENDMENT, ALY, I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU TO SUMMARIZE THE
AMENDMENT SO WE KNOW WHY THERE
IS AN AMENDMENT AT THIS
JUNCTURE WHAT IT DOES .
>> HAPPY TO. SO AMENDMENT ONE
IS A COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION FG
905 A. THIS REALLY IS JUST A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION. WE FOUND
SOME ERRORS THAT CENTRAL STAFF
MADE IN THE BUDGET ACTIONS,
RELATED TO THE CHANGES IN THE
2024 CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S
RETIREMENT FUND, AS WELL AS ONE
ITEM THAT WE HAD CODED TO THE
WRONG FUND THAT MIXED UP SOME
OF THE BOUNCING ANALYSIS. SO
THIS AMENDMENT REPLACES $80,000
OF REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX FUNDS
THAT WERE ADDED IN CBA S.101 A,
MAJOR MAINTENANCE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND
INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE
CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
SYSTEM IN 2024 TO BALANCE THE
COUNCIL'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO
THE GENERAL FUND SPENDING. I
JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT
THIS DOES NOT CHANGE HOW MUCH
MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON ANY OF
THE ACTIONS THAT YOU ALL VOTED
ON LAST WEEK. IT'S JUST
UPDATING TRANSACTIONS AND
TAGGING SPENDING TO THE CORRECT
FUND IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN
BALANCE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR
ALY? OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THIS AGAIN IN
FRONT OF US. I MOVED TO AMEND
THE COUNCIL BILL 120778 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE FG
8905 A1. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE 2024
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET ORDINANCE
AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IS A
HUGE NOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR
THE TEAM. AGAIN, I KNOW THAT
TALK ABOUT WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THOSE
AMENDMENTS ON TUESDAY WITH THE
ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM TO
ENSURE THAT EVERY SINGLE ITEM
WAS TRIPLE CHECKED SO THANK YOU
FOR THIS AND HAPPY TO ADVANCE
THIS AMENDMENT HERE TODAY. I
DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON NUMBER ONE SO LET'S
GO AHEAD AND AMEND THE BASE
LEGISLATION AND WE CAN TAKE
COMMENTS. MADAME CLERK? COULD
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES, SORRY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ? COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> -- COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? AND
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE, I MEAN YES. SORRY.
>> THANK YOU. NINE IN FAVOR,
NOT OPPOSE.
>> EXCELLENT. AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE IS NOW ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS THE CHANCE FOR FOLKS TO
MAKE GENERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT
THE UNDERLYING BILL. I AM ALSO
HAPPY TO READ SOME OF THE
ITEMS THAT MANY OF YOU HELP TO
MAKE POSSIBLE SO IF YOU WOULD
LIKE ME TO TEE IT UP, I'M HAPPY
TO DO THAT BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU,
AS WELL, TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS
ABOUT ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE
WORKED SO HARD TO INCLUDE IN
THE BUDGET. NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS, I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT
IN AND MAYBE THAT WILL MOTIVATE
YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS BUDGET
CHAIR AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
MY TEAM, THANKS TO AARON HOUSE,
CHIEF OF STAFF , MELANIE CRAIG,
ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE TEAM IN
CENTRAL STAFF AND YOU IN YOUR
OFFICES, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON
EQUITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND
SUSTAINABILITY IN THIS BUDGET.
WE'VE DONE THAT BY MAINTAINING
A FOCUS ON INVESTING IN OUR
MOST VULNERABLE AND REJECTING
AUSTERITY AND ENSURING THAT WE
ARE MAKING GOOD ON OUR
COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE
TO THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY IN OUR
PREVIOUS BUDGET CYCLE IN
2023-2024. THIS IS OUR CHANCE
TO LOOK AT 2024 AND IDENTIFY
ANY POSSIBLE PROGRAMS THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND
ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE
SUSTAINABILITY SO THAT WE CAN
INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
AND THE FRAGILITY OF OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY AS WE SEEK TO CONTINUE
TO RECOVER FROM THE IMPACTS OF
THE COVID PANDEMIC. COLLEAGUES,
I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER TO CREATE AND SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS THAT REFLECT THOSE
VALUES. A SUSTAINABILITY,
TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY, AND THIS
PACKAGE MAINTAINS THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE BUILT
INTO THE 2024 BUDGET AND
PRIORITIZES OUR COMMITMENTS TO
KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CARE FOR
AND HOUSE, CONNECTED AND
RESILIENT, HEALTHY, AND SAFE. I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE
AMENDMENTS AND EXPECT THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL PROBABLY
SPEAK TO THESE, AS WELL, BUT I
AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO INVEST IN A PROPOSED
BUDGET THAT ALIGNS OUR
INVESTMENTS ALONG COMMUNITY
HELP AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
INVESTMENTS IN EARLY
INTERVENTION AND UPSTREAM
SOLUTIONS TO CREATE BETTER SELF
DETERMINATION AND ECONOMIC
SUSTAINABILITY. ALL OF THESE
INVESTMENTS HELP THE RISING
TRAUMA AND STRESS THAT ARE FELT
BOTH PHYSICALLY AND WITH
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, IT
AFFECTS OUR MENTAL HEALTH AS
WELL AS OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. WE
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MANY THINGS
IN THIS BUDGET THAT ENSURES
THAT ARE 2024 BUDGET ALIGNS
WITH OUR VALUES AND PRIORITIES
AN ALLIANCE WITH THE CODIFIED
CATEGORIES OF GEMSTAR,
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
GREEN NEW DEAL INVESTMENTS.
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, AND
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. HERE
ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF
WHERE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
REALLY PRIORITIZE KEEPING FOLKS
HOUSE AND CARED FOR, SAFE,
HEALTHY, IN INVESTING IN MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY AS WE SEEK TO
RECOVER. INVESTMENTS FROM
CANADA MEMBER -- COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE IS AND HOW WE --
WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO ESPECIALLY ARE
LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING
THROUGH INVESTMENTS, FOR
EXAMPLE , INVESTMENTS IN
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT
SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVE
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE NEEDING
ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS TO
SERVICES AND CARE THROUGH, FOR
EXAMPLE, AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER
PROGRAMMING, THANKS AGAIN TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALE US AND
MYSELF -- WE ARE LOOKING AT
ONGOING FUNDING AND SUPPORTING
PROGRAMMING. TAILORED TO NATIVE
YOUTH THANKS TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT -- THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
AMENDMENT . THANKS TO HER
BOLD -- AND KIDDOS IN
SCHOOLS IS HISTORIC INVESTMENT
IN THIS AREA . WE HAVE INVESTED
IN PREFILING DIVERSION
PROGRAMMING IN LEWIS IS
INVESTMENT, BEDSIDE GUN
VIOLENCE AND RUSSIAN
STRATEGIES, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. A DIRECTIVE TO FOCUS
ON THIS INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE
WORKED ON JUST SINCE THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSED COUNCIL . BALANCE
BUDGET ON OCTOBER 20th. SINCE
THEN, OVER THE LAST MONTH, WE
HAVE WORKED WITH YOU TO
IDENTIFY AND BECAUSE OF YOUR
VOTES, WE HAVE NOW ADVANCED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO RESTORE
FOOD PROGRAMMING AND AMENDMENTS
TO SUPPORT SENIOR MEALS. WE'VE
INCLUDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
EMERGENCY FOOD AND FOOD BANKS
THINGS TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND MORALE US. WE'VE INVESTED
IN MEAL PROVIDER FUNDING SO
THAT THERE IS GREATER
SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR --
THANKS TO -- COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WE FULLY EXPANDED THEM
TO BE EXPANDED AND CONTINUE AS
THE IMPACTS OF COVID CONTINUE
TO RESULT IN INCREASED COST OF
FOOD AND AN INCREASE OF
INFLATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY
THROUGH THE COMPILATION OF
THESE AMENDMENTS DIRECTLY
RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY. I'M
VERY PROUD OF THE WAY THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS WORKED TO EXPAND
THIS FOOD SERVICE INVESTMENT .
WE ARE BOOSTING AND SUPPORTING
TREES, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO
SUPPORT THE TREE CANOPY AND
EQUITY RESILIENCE PLAN AND IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
CITYWIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
STRATEGY TO SUPPORT OUR URBAN
FORCE PROGRAMMING .
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
STRAUSS ALSO PUT FORWARD AN
AMENDMENT TO BOOST MONITORING
AND REPORTING FOR THE UPDATED
TREE PROTECTION POLICIES. WE
HAVE INVESTED IN PUBLIC SPACE
ACTIVATION TO INCLUDE ADDING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO EXPAND
PUBLIC SPACE BEYOND DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN, SUCH AS
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE CAPITOL HILL
AND REGNIER BEACH AND MOUNT
BAKER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IN OUR
OFFICE FOR WORKING ON THAT.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES WE
ENVISIONED WHEN WE PASSED
GEMSTAR BECAUSE WE WANTED
FUNDING TO GO DIRECTLY INTO
ECONOMIC RECOVERY BUT ALSO
ACTIVATION TO CREATE HEALTHY,
SAFE AND VIBRANT -- AND
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SOCIAL COHESION, RECREATION,
ENJOYMENT, AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE
OUT AND WALKING ABOUT, IT
ACTUALLY INCREASES PATRONAGE AT
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.
COLLEAGUES, I'M EXCITED THAT WE
HAVE ADVANCED FUNDING FOR OUR
LOCAL BLACK INDIGENOUS AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR ART
PROGRAMMING, OUR WAYFINDING
STRATEGIES AND BIPOC ,
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND
THANKS TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ FOR INCLUDING THE BY
POC -- PROGRAM. AGAIN, AS WE
HEARD IN THE OCTOBER PROGRAM,
THERE'S NEARLY A DOWNTURN, BUT
THIS PACKAGE, IN OUR BOUNCING
PACKAGE THAT WE PROPOSE IN
OCTOBER, WE MADE SURE TO CLOSE
THAT GAP COMPLETELY. WE AVOIDED
BROAD CUTS TO THE STREET AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND
PREVENTED PITTING PEDESTRIAN
INVESTMENTS AGAINST BRIDGE
INVESTMENTS. WE'VE DONE THAT IN
THIS BUDGET. WE HAVE INCLUDED
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SERVICE PROGRAMS AND
PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WITH INVESTMENTS THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED FROM THE -- AND WE
INCLUDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MOBILE
COMMUNITY SURVIVOR SUPPORTS
BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSE
SUPPORT GROUP THINGS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLD.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS INCLUDED
IN CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER
OPERATIONAL COSTS AT TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S -- IS
NOW INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET AS
A PILOT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING, IT'S THE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS OF THE COUNCIL HAS
NOW PASSED WITH NEW REVENUE,
EXPANSION OF GEMSTAR, NOMINAL,
SMALL INCREASE WILL HELP
SUPPORT COUNSELORS AND MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER TO CLOSE THE GAP FOR
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTORS.
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS,
PROVIDING PAY INCREASES, THAT
WAS ONE OF MY TOP GOALS,
INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . WE CAN
NOW SAY THAT WE HAVE FUNDED THE
CONTRACTS THAT WERE
INADVERTENTLY LEFT OUT.
BECAUSE OF TIMING, OF TRANSFER
CONTRACTS, AND THE COST OF
THESE CONTRACTS, IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE INVESTING IN OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WE DO
THAT BY ENSURING THAT THERE IS
CARE AND CARE IS PROVIDED BY
PEOPLE. WE ARE INVESTING IN THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE THE FRONT-LINE
WORKERS AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL
THAT THIS BUDGET HAS INCLUDED
THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO CLOSE
THAT GAP. THANKS AGAIN TO MY
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD, AS WELL, FOR IDENTIFYING
LEGISLATION TO T THIS
LEGISLATION UP AND TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE
TO PUZZLE PIECE THESE
INVESTMENTS TOGETHER AGAIN IN
FUTURE YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO
DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE MEMO THAT
WE ATTACHED INTO OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING TUESDAY THAT INCLUDES
A CONCRETE WAY TO HAVE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR OUR
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. MUCH
MORE WORK TO BE DONE THERE SO
IT'S NOT JUST A ROLLER COASTER
YEAR AFTER YEAR. TO CLOSE, I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION ON THE 2024
BUDGET. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL
THE STAFF THAT HAVE MADE THESE
BUDGET AMENDMENTS POSSIBLE AND
TO THE EXECUTIVE FOR SENDING
DOWN A BUDGET THAT INCLUDED
MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WE WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO SEE INVESTMENTS
IN HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS,
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE
STABLE WORKFORCE. FULLY
ADVANCING OUR COMMITMENTS TO
HOUSING . ADDITIONALLY, THAT
WAS SUPPORTED BY AN INCREASE IN
THE JUMPSTART REVENUE FORECAST,
WHICH WE WERE THEN ABLE TO
CLOSE THAT GAP. THERE ARE SOME
ITEMS IN HERE THAT I HAVE BEEN
CLEAR ABOUT THAT I WAS NOT
WANTING TO SEE IN THE FINAL
PASSAGE OF THAT, INCLUDING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THINGS
LIKE PILOT PROGRAMMING THAT
HAS QUESTIONABLE DATA WHICH
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT AND ,
WELL, WE DID NOT GET THAT
REMOVED, I APPRECIATE THE
DESERT A -- OF THE COMMUNITY
AND FUTURE COUNCIL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT IN THE
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING ALL
INFLUENCE AND INFORM A FUTURE
ORDINANCE, WHICH MUST BE PASSED
PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
UPDATE. I'M ALSO THANKFUL
THOUGH, AS I MENTIONED, THAT
THERE'S MANY UPSTREAM
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
INCLUDE THAT REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE, THAT REDUCE
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, THAT
ADDRESS YOUTH VIOLENCE, THAT
ENSURE THAT THERE IS GUN
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION
STRATEGIES, AND YOU,
COLLEAGUES, YOU HOW TO --
INCLUDING DIVERSION AND MENTAL
HEALTH. ON BALANCE. I'M VERY
PROUD OF THIS BUDGET IN FRONT
OF US AND I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR COLLABORATION AND -- AND
TRY TO STAY FOCUSED ON HOW TO
SERVE OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
INVEST IN A MORE EQUITABLE AND
JUST ECONOMY IN THE FUTURE. OUR
CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE AND
I HOPE FOR ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL
REVENUE -- AT THIS JUNCTURE,
THE 2024 BUDGET IS SOMETHING I
AM PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING AND
PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH ALL
OF YOU AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
ADVANCE THIS YEAR. AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK YOU AND MEMBERS
OF THE EXECUTIVE, WHO WORKED
WITH US TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT
COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED HIM WITH
THIS, I THINK WE HAVE A
STRONGER 2024 BUDGET TO SERVE
OUR COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE. I
WOULD LIKE TO -- OR FRAME UP
ANY CONVERSATION THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE FOR THE VOTE ON
THE AMENDED 2024 CALENDAR YEAR
BUDGET. MID BIENNIAL BUDGET.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE , OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE 2024
BUDGET , THEY FELL SHORT OF THE
WORKING PEOPLE AND POOR PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE AND I WILL BE VOTING
NO . THE ANNUAL PEOPLE'S BUDGET
CAMPAIGN, WHICH MY OFFICE
INAUGURATED IN 20 1214 AND IS
BUILT EVERY YEAR ALONGSIDE
WORKING PEOPLE, COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS , AND YOUNG PEOPLE,
HAS -- EVERY YEAR IN THE LAST
DECADE, INCLUDING THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR, LOOK SCHOOL STUDENTS
AND COUNSELORS AND SEATTLE
EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION UNION
RANK-AND-FILE WORKING WITH
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND MY OFFICE
ORGANIZED AND FUNDING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND
SOCIAL WORKERS PAID FOR WITH A
$20 MILLION ANNUAL INCREASE IN
THE AMAZON TAX. THIS VICTORY
ALSO DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
PROJECTED SHORTFALLS ARE BASED
ON THE MANUFACTURER'S SCARCITY
MYTHOLOGY BY POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT THAT REFUSES TO
MAKE BIG BUSINESS PAY ANYTHING
CLOSE TO THEIR FAIR SHARE FOR
THE COMMUNITY. I WILL RESERVE
THE REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR
WHEN THIS COMES FOR A FINAL
VOTE . THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ?
YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCIL
PRESENT.
>> THERE WILL BE VERY MANY, BUT
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. THIS IS YOUR
SECOND TOUR OF DUTY AS BUDGET
CHAIR AND WORKING WITH ALY AND
ESTHER AND THE TEAM AND
STREAMLINING THE BUDGET, THANK
YOU TO JOSEPH FOR, SO WE ALSO
POSTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER AND
COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE COULD
FOLLOW THE BUDGET PROCESS AND
UNDERSTAND IT AND MAKE IT MORE
TRANSPARENT AND THAT MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN HOW WE RELATED TO
OUR CONSTITUENTS COMING UP. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
KNOW THAT, I THINK THIS IS, WE
ALSO DID A BUDGET SESSION
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 ,
WHEN WE WERE DEALING WITH WHEN
THE FEDERAL MONEY COMING IN. WE
BASICALLY HAD DONE 10 BUDGETS
TOGETHER BUT YOU TOOK US
THROUGH THAT, YOU AND OUR
PRESIDENT GONZALES. IT WASN'T
EASY. IT MONEY WAS COMING
IN , POLICE REFORM AND ALL
THESE ISSUES. ALY AND ESTHER
AND THAT WHOLE CENTRAL STAFF
STEPPED UP AND DID IT AND I
WISH THE PUBLIC COULD SEE HOW
DIFFICULT THAT WAS. THIS IS
WHEN WE WERE STILL LEARNING
ABOUT ZOOM AND WEBEX AND HOW TO
GET THESE DOCUMENTS AND
DELIVERY PAPERS TO PEOPLE'S
HOUSES AND GETTING STUFF DONE .
I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU. THIS IS MY LAST BUDGET AND
IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR
WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND
LEADERSHIP AND BUDGET AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WITH ALL
YOUR EXPERTISE , ANSWERING MY
QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU BEEN HERE
THE LONGEST. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND
AGAIN, EVERY BUDGET SEASON HAS
GOTTEN EASIER AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS
MADE IT MORE STREAMLINED, MORE
OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE AND I ALSO APPRECIATE
THAT YOU SET THE TONE THAT WE
CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE WITHOUT
ALL HELL BREAKING OUT AND
THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE. I
KNOW YOU WILL NOT BE HERE NEXT
YEAR, ANOTHER WILL . SO THANK
YOU. AND THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. TOMORROW,
COLLEAGUES, I PROBABLY WON'T
SAY AS MUCH ACTUALLY, I
ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO BE A
LONG DAY AND REALLY JUST WANT
TO CELEBRATE TODAY ON THE
BUDGET SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMENTS HERE
TODAY. IF THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO DO IF YOU THINK
USE AND MAYBE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, NOW IS A GOOD TIME
TO DO THOSE? I HAVE A LOT. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
EVERYBODY. I WILL DO THAT TODAY
AND REFRAIN FROM DOING IT
TOMORROW IN THE FULL COUNCIL
BUT I HOPE THAT THIS IS A GOOD
WAY TO DO PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF ALL OF OUR APPRECIATION.
THIS IS APPRECIATION OF THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUST NOTED.
THE ENHANCED PROCESS WE
DEVELOPED -- THE LAST FOUR
YEARS WITH THE EXECUTIVE. I
WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE
OBVIOUSLY. BUT ALSO, WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AS WE RECEIVE THE BUDGET ASKING
A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS SO THANKS
TO THE EXECUTIVE IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS , HAS BEEN VERY
INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
NAVIGATING THE VARIOUS PROCESS
QUESTIONS AND AMENDMENT
STRATEGIES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
KNOW YOU, AS PREVIOUS CHAIR,
PRIOR TO ME , I WILL ALSO BRING
THAT -- SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND HELPING TO WORK WITH US,
ESPECIALLY AS WE BEEN
RESPONDING TO THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS OF THE
PANDEMIC, AS YOU MENTIONED, 10
BUDGETS, BUT HAVING YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS
ADJUSTMENT AND ENSURING THAT WE
HAD ACCESS TO THE PEOPLE IN THE
TIME THAT WE NEEDED TO REALLY
GET THROUGH THIS HAS BEEN VERY
INSTRUMENTAL. THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM,
AS WELL. WE KNOW IT'S A GROUP
EFFORT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
AND TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES AGAIN,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE
DONE. I APPRECIATE THE WAY BEEN
ABLE TO ADAPT TO THIS YEAR. I
LIKE THAT WE HAD OF PROCESS A
-- ENHANCE THE BUDGET AND
ENSURE IT'S A STREAMLINED
PROCESS. YOU'VE ALL BEEN VERY
GRACIOUS WITH YOUR TIME AND THE
CREATIVE IDEAS FOR AMENDMENTS,
-- IN A CREATIVE AND
THOUGHTFUL WAY THAT WORKS WITH
LIMITED RESOURCES AND GROWING
NEEDS. SO THANK YOU ALL. WE
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT
AGAIN WITHOUT THE WORK OF
CENTRAL STAFF, WHO, EVERY YEAR,
I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THEIR
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES
TO FUND AND INVEST IN SOME OF
THESE CRITICAL SERVICES. IT'S
NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING
AN ITEM ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND
THESE ARE DIRECT INVESTMENTS
THAT HAVE REAL, MEANINGFUL
IMPACT. EVERY TIME ZONE TALKS
TO ME ABOUT THE ROLL OF CITY
COUNCIL, I SAY THAT THERE IS NO
GREATER PLACE IN PUBLIC SERVICE
YOU ARE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY
SEE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF
DECISIONS THAT YOU ARE MAKING.
WE SEE THAT IN INTERMEDIATE WAY
WITH THE BUDGET THAT IS PASSED
AND POLICIES THAT YOU'VE ALL
ADVANCED. IT'S NOT JUST A VALUE
ESTHER EXCISE -- EXERCISE. IT
HAS THE ABILITY TO TURN AROUND
INVESTMENTS AND CREATE GREATER
EQUITY , STABILITY, AND
MEANINGFUL, TRULY MEANINGFUL
IMPACT. WE ARE GOING TO DO A
LITTLE SUMMARY TOUR AT THE END
OF DECEMBER TO TRY TO DO WHAT
WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
BUDGET PROCESS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL STORIES, TO SHOW
WHERE -- THE IMPACT OF IT. WE
DID TELL THAT STORY WELL ENOUGH
AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH
THIS BUDGET AND THE FOURTH YEAR
NOW OF US TRYING TO ADJUST FOR
AND RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC IS
TRULY IMPACTFUL. MORE TO COME
ON THAT. REGARDING MY THANK
YOU'S, SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO
THANK OUR TEAM. THANK YOU TO
CHIEF OF STAFF, IN MY HOUSE,
MELANIE CRAY, ANTHONY AND THE
ENTIRE TEAM, TERESA, OVER THE
LAST SIX YEARS THAT HAVE MADE
THIS INVESTMENTS AND POLICY
PROCESSES POSSIBLE. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR TEAM,
ESPECIALLY FOR GETTING US
THROUGH THIS BUDGET CYCLE WITH
LIMITED STAFF AND IMMENSE NEED.
THANK YOU TO AARON HOUSE,
MELANIE CRAY, AND --. I WANT TO
THANK THE MADAM CLERK, CITY
CLERK, ALONG WITH TRACY ,
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AND HER
DEPUTY CLERKS. AMELIA SANCHEZ,
JODI SCHWINN, LINDA BARON.
THANKS AS WELL TO OUR ADMIN
SPECIALIST, CHRIS AND ALY .
I'M SO SORRY, CHRIS AND ALY, IF
I DIDN'T SAY YOUR LAST NAMES
CORRECTLY, BUT YOU HAVE ALL
BEEN SO -- AND RESPONDING TO
ALL THINGS, AS WELL. THANK YOU
TO THE ENTIRE CLERK TEAM. YOU
HEARD THEM. HOURS ON AND BEING
ABLE TO FACILITATE THOSE PUBLIC
HEARINGS. OUR I.T. SYSTEM HAS
BEEN ON THE BACKGROUND AND
SOMETIMES ON THE SCREEN. THANK
YOU TOO -- AND G FOR ALWAYS
BEING AVAILABLE TO HELP US GET
THESE MEETINGS OUT A VIRTUAL
WAY THAT ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE. OUR COMMISSIONS
TEAM, THANKS TO JESSE FRANCE
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAVE
MAKING THE INFORMATION FOR
BUDGET TRANSFERRED --
TRANSPARENT AND ALSO TO OUR
OFFICES AND THE IMMEDIATE TEAM,
WE JUST THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND TO
EVERYBODY FROM SECURITY, WE SEE
YOU, THOSE LONG HOURS THAT YOU
ARE STANDING THERE, PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL
SECURITY FOR THE COMMUNITY .
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU, AS WELL, AND TO CENTRAL
STAFF, ALY, AT THE RISK OF NOT
GETTING EVERYONE, I JUST WANT
TO SUMMARIZE EVERYTHING THAT I
HAVE AND ADD IF THERE'S ANYONE
THAT I MISS, BUT I WANT TO ADD
TO WHAT DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PENNUCCI HAS SAID. THIS IS BEEN
A COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND WE KNOW
THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY TIRED.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, ALONG FOUR
YEARS WORKING WILL -- WORKING
ON ALL THESE BUDGETS AND THIS
WORK LITERALLY COULD NOT BE
POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR CREATIVE
THINKING SO THANK YOU TO
ESTHER, TO PATTY, TO LAUREN,
TO ALY, TOM, GREG DOBBS, AND
LAUREN. JENNIFER , BRIAN GOOD
NIGHT, CALVIN CHOW, ERIC,
YOLANDA HOPE, -- AND LIVES .
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT I
DID NOT INCLUDE, I'M GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALY LETS ME KNOW
BUT WE WANTED TO JUST SAY THANK
YOU PUBLICLY FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK. ALY, ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD ADD TO THE THANK YOU'S?
>> NO, I JUST WANT TO SECOND
ALL OF WHAT YOU SAID. I WAS NOT
ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE LICKS.
I THINK YOU SAID EVERY ONE
ELSE'S NAME.
>> YES.
>> YES. I THINK YOU GOT
EVERYONE WE KNOW WHO WE ARE.
WE THANK THEM ALL.
>> WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN., SO,
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE DO KNOW THAT
WE HAVE UPDATED THE SUMMARY
DOCUMENT. AS YOU REMEMBER, THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, THERE'S A
SIMPLE THREE PAGE, HELLO, THANK
YOU, THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD
IT UP. THERE IS A THREE PAGE,
YES, SUMMER FOR DOCUMENT THAT
WOULD HAS ALL OF THE
INVESTMENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL
BALANCING PACKAGE. WE'VE
UPDATED THAT AND IT WILL
INCLUDE ALL THE -- IT'S A GOOD
TOOL TO HAVE IN HAND IF YOU'D
LIKE TO LINK INTO YOUR
NEWSLETTER. IT'S A SHORT WAY TO
SEE VARIOUS INVESTMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ADDED OR ADJUSTED FOR
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND WE
WILL CONTINUE WITH COLLEAGUES
WITH THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE TO
WORK ON GREATER WAYS TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS AN EASY WAY TO
ACCESS OUR BUDGET DOCK, AS WE
CLOSE OUT OUR FEAR, WE ARE NOT
ACCOMPLISHING IT IN THE
LEGISLATIVE TRANSPARENCY COME
NEXT WEEK WITH THE ULTIMATE
GOAL WOULD TO HAVE A BUDGET
BILL. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LINE
ITEMS. YOU CAN SCAN THROUGH
THOSE CHANGES BUT FOR THAT, WE
HAVE CREATED A SIMPLE FOUR PAGE
SUMMARY NOW THAT WILL HAVE
BULLETED SUMMARIES OF ALL THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE.
THIS IS BUILDING ON THE BASE
INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE
YEAR-OVER-YEAR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MADAM CLERK, I THINK I
AM DONE WITH MY MANTRA.
COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM YOU?
OKAY. NOT HEARING ANY. AGAIN,
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE THE
STATEMENTS AGAIN TOMORROW BUT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK. WHERE WE ADHERE?
FINAL PASSAGE OF ITEM THREE?
OKAY. YOU VERY MUCH THEN.
SCAN DIRECTLY TO THE THANK
YOU'S BUT WE ARE ON THE FINAL
PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE. WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED
ITEM NUMBER ONE. IF THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE 2024
MIDYEAR BY ANNUAL BUDGET WOULD
YOU PLEASE, MADAM CLERK, READ
THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120708 AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> TRENT 24.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA .
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSE.
>> THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE
FULL COUNCIL FOR A FINAL VOTE
TOMORROW. OKAY. ONE MORE ITEM
ON THE AGENDA. MADAM CLERK AS
ALREADY READ IT INTO A GIANT
HIM -- 314529, THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL CHANGES TO THE 24
PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE
2024-2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM ALY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SUMMARIZE THIS ITEM, AS WELL?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR . THIS IS
REFERENCE IN THE 2024 BUDGET
ADOPTION ORDINANCE IS WORK ALL
OF THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
STATEMENTS THE BOUNCING SHEET,
THE VOTING RECORDS, ALL OF THAT
IS CONTAINED IN THE LEGISLATIVE
RECORD, AND PROVIDES ALL THE
DETAILS TO THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS ABOUT WHEN THE
COUNCIL'S INTENT WAS IN THOSE
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THIS CLERK
FILE WILL BE POPULATED WITH ALL
OF THOSE OPTIONS, EXCUSE ME,
WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION PRIOR
TO THE COUNCIL TAKING FINAL
ACTION TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AGAIN, IT'S REFERENCE IN THE
ADOPTION ORDINANCE WHERE WE
HOUSE ALL THE DETAILS OF ALL
THE ACTIONS YOU'VE ALL TAKEN
OVER THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE
WEEKS
>> EXCELLENT. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS? LET'S GET IN FRONT
OF US. I RECOMMEND 315 -- IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING ON, MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ?
>> AYE .
>> AYE.
>> YES.
>> AND THAT WAS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, CORRECT?
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA .
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES , IT
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FULL
COUNCIL'S FINAL CONSIDERATION
AND VOTE. OKAY , WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
I DO NEED TO MAKE A MOTION HERE
TO MOVE THE ITEMS TO
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. . IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW
AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR
VOTED ON TODAY TO BE SENT TO
THE NOVEMBER 21st, 21st CITY
COUNCIL MIDI FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION . HEARING NO
OBJECTION , THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED AND THE COMMITTEE
WILL SEND THESE ITEMS TO THE
NOVEMBER 21st SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. THAT IS
TOMORROW, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
21st AT 2:00 P.M. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COLLEAGUES. THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE SELECTED BUDGET
COMMITTEES WORK ON THE 2024
BUDGET, BUT ARE WORKING
COMMITTEE IS NOT DONE.
FOLLOWING THIS WEEK ON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th , THAT
IS AT 9:00 -- 9:30 A.M., WE
WILL CONSIDER THE DISCUSSION
LAST WEDNESDAY. THESE ARE ALL
ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE TRACK TO
COMPONENT OF OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE. THIS IS LEGISLATION
RELATED TO BUDGET PROCESSES,
BUT NOT RELATED TO THE 2024
BUDGET IS NO PHYSICAL IMPACT
ON 2024. THIS INCLUDES REVENUE
AND FEE LEGISLATION IN ADDITION
TO THE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION THAT
I AM ADVANCING REGARDING OUR
BUDGET PROCESS. AGAIN, WE HAD
REQUESTED ANY AMENDMENTS THAT
WE HAD TO ITEMS THAT WERE
BRIEFED ON TO BE PRESENTED TO
CENTRAL STAFF BY THE END OF THE
DAY THURSDAY LAST WEEK. IF
YOU'RE WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF ON AMENDMENTS, WE THANK
YOU, WE WILL TEND -- THAT GOT
BRIEFED ON IN OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING ON NOVEMBER 30th AND
ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE INTERESTED
IN BRINGING FORWARD. THE IDEAL,
THE IDEA IS TO MOVE OUT ANY
ITEMS THAT REMAIN ON OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE AGENDA ON THURSDAY
AND THEN THOSE WILL BE SENT TO
THE FULL COUNCIL ON DECEMBER
5th FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION AND
THAT WILL BENEFICIALLY WRAP UP
OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE PROCESS.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER TODAY? OKAY FOLKS, MORE
COFFEE THIS MORNING, ALTHOUGH
MONDAY, 9 A.M. MEETING WAS A
GOOD WAY TO EXPEDITE OUR
DISCUSSIONS. I WANT TO THANK
YOU AGAIN, FOLKS, FOR ALL THE
WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND WITH
THAT, IT IS 10:01, WE WILL GET
YOU OUT WITHIN AN HOUR.
APPRECIATE