>>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. TODAY IS TUESDAY,
MARCH 14. I'M NOW GOING TO CALL
TO ORDER THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE WERE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE SEVEN?
>> I THINK THAT THE MICROPHONE
WASN'T PICKING UP.
>> GOOD. I CAN SEE THEM OUT
THERE. WE HAVE SEVEN PRESENT.
OKAY. LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WILL BE
EXCUSED. NOT SINGING
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
COUNCIL MEETING. THERE ARE NOT
ANY PRESENTATIONS TODAY. WE
WILL MOVE ONTO THE AGENDA.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC
COMMENTS TODAY. IF YOU LOOK AT
THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
RESOLUTION 32085 WHICH SUPPORTS
THE KING COUNTY CRISIS CARE
CENTER LEVY WHICH IS SCHEDULED
FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION APRIL
25, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THAT
RESOLUTION. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WILL INTRODUCE THE
RESOLUTION AND WE WILL MOVE
TO,. PEOPLE CAN VOICE THEIR
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT. WE WILL
ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAVE
CLOSING COMMENTS. SEE IF OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY. AFTER THAT WE WILL GO
TO A FULL VOTE. MOVING ALONG
THE AGENDA, MADAME CLERK, HOW
MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE
REMOTELY?
>> WE HAVE THREE REMOTE
SPEAKERS AND SEVEN IN PERSON.
>> LET'S DO A REMOTE SPEAKERS
FIRST. THEN WE WILL DO THE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND EACH
SPEAKER HAS TWO MINUTES. I WILL
HAND IT TO YOU TO START THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> PRESENT, PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> HELLO, [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE
SPEAKER MEETING ID IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE GENERAL LISTEN LINE
MEETING ID PROVIDED ON THE
AGENDA. ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME
IS CALLED, THE SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT
IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME YOU
MUST PRESS STAR SIX. YOU WILL
THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF, YOU ARE
UNMUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTED ON YOUR AND SO YOU WILL
BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER YOU
SHOULD BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. A CHIME WILL SOUND
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN
YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. IS A GENTLE
REMINDER, TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED. IN
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
HAVE COMPLETED PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US BY
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THE LISTING OPTION ON THE
AGENDA. THE COUNCIL RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC
COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED. OR IF THE PROCESS
IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS OR THAT IS NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN THE COUNCIL
RULES, MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER
BEING MUTED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD GAIL
WITH SEATTLE STOP THE COURT.
TODAY MARKS THE EIGHTH WEEK
SINCE WAS KILLED BY A SPEEDING
SPD OFFICER. HAVE WE FORGOTTEN
JAAHNAVI KANDULA AND THE
SERIOUS QUESTIONS UNANSWERED?
FOR EXAMPLE, DESPITE VARYING
CLAIMS BY CHIEF DIAZ ABOUT THE
REASON OR REQUIREMENT
SPEEDING TO THE SCENE OF A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY, IT WAS
REPORTED LAST WEEK'S EMERGENCY
INVOLVED IN THE SOMEONE A
PANIC OR ANXIETY ATTACK RATHER
THAN OPIOID OVERDOSE. THIS
INDICATES CHIEF DIAZ MISLED THE
PUBLIC AND THAT THERE WAS NO
REASON FOR THE OFFICER TO BE
SPEEDING TO THE SCENE. FOR
SEVEN WEEKS THEY HAVE FAILED TO
RELEASE ANY RADIO TRAFFIC,
NINE AUDIO CONCERNING THIS
INCIDENT. THE STANDS IN
CONTRAST TO THE SPD POLICY OVER
THE LAST 7+ YEARS TO RELEASE
THESE RECORDS WITHIN 72 HOURS
OF POLICE RELATED DEATHS. ONLY
RECENTLY DID OBTAIN THE AUDIO
OF THE 911 CALL, SOMETHING
STILL LET ME PUBLIC BY THE SPD.
FROM NEWS VIDEO TAKEN SHORTLY
AFTER THE INCIDENT, WHILE EMT
WERE TENDING TO JAAHNAVI
KANDULA, IT APPEARS HER BODY
WAS DISPLACED 150 FEET WHERE
SHE WAS SUGGESTING THE CAR WAS
TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF
SPEED FAILING TO BREAK AFTER
HIT HER AND DRAGON FOR HAVE A
BLOCK. WAS JAAHNAVI KANDULA A
VICTIM OF FAILED ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ALSO BECOME A VICTIM OF THE
SO CALLED POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM TO MOVING FORWARD AND
FORGETTING? WILL THIS COUNCIL'S
ALLEGIANCE TO THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM BE THE
MOTIVATION TO FORGET ? FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS LEAVING THIS
YEAR, IS THIS THE LEGACY YOU
WISH TO LEAVE BEHIND? AND FOR
THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS RUNNING
FOR REELECTION THIS YEAR, TRUST
THAT YOU WILL BE FACED WITH
THESE QUESTIONS AT EVERY PUBLIC
HEARING. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CYNTHIA
SPEEDS.
>> HI, AM CYNTHIA. MY
COMMENTS ARE ABOUT ITEM NUMBER
SIX. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR PROPOSING WHICH I
SUPPORT. THIS PROCESS FOR
UPDATING HAS RESULTED IN [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]
CONFUING, MISLEADING AND
INCOMPLETE. THE DETAILS ABOUT
HOW THE VIDEO RECORDINGS WERE
TRANSFERRED TO SPD. SPD
CLARIFIED THOSE DETAILS
VERBALLY HOWEVER [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. HOW THE DATA
WILL BE ACCESSED [
INDISCERNIBLE ] INSTEAD OF
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ANSWERS
NEEDED BY THE PUBLIC TO
UNDERSTAND THE RISK. THEREFORE
THE OVERVIEW SHOULD BE UPDATED
TO SAY THESE ARE RECORDED BY
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
TRANSFERRED FROM THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE TO SPD'S
EVIDENCE.COM . MULTIPLE PLACES
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] SPD USES
THE PHRASE [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHICH ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU
HAVE INSIDER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW
SPD OPERATES. EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW SHOULD UPDATE THIS
CONFUSING WORDING BY SAYING,
EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE MAPLE
LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD." GIVEN THAT
THE LINK IS SENDING A FEE TO
SPD BUILDING IN THE MAPLE LEAF
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ESSENTIALLY
MOVING THE RATION FROM KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HE SPD.
IF THERE WAS A VIDEO FEED
AVAILABLE TO OFFICERS THAT
SHOULD BE ADDED. ORDINANCE
126556 THAT WAS A GRANT
INCLUDES FIVE OTHER ITEMS THAT
MIGHT BE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY AND TWO OF THOSE
HAVE THEIR OWN SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS. ALL OTHER
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ASSIGNED APRIL
2022 WHICH MEANS SPD HAD ALMOST
AN ENTIRE YEAR TO ACHIEVE
COMPLIANCE OF THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE. INSTEAD THEY WAITED
TILL THE LAST MINUTE FOR
GETTING APPROVAL [
INDISCERNIBLE ] BYPASS THE
WORKING GROUP ON TOP OF THE
PROPOSAL TO SILENCE THE PUBLIC
BUT OVERLAPPING THE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PERIOD WITH THE
WORKING GROUP REVIEW. PLEASE
SEE MY EMAIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS SUSAN WILLIAMS WHO
IS SHOWING IS NOT PRESENT. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. THE FIRST PERSON IS
SKIP KNOCKS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ESPECIALLY
MY DEPARTING D5 COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE ARE GOING TO MISS
YOU.
>> WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU
TOO, SKIP.
>> I WANT TO COMMENT ON COUNCIL
BILL 120521. RELATING TO
CRIMINAL CODE. I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE
POINT IS THAT SOMETHING NEW IN
IT BUT I WOULD HOPE SOME
CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO ANKLE
BRACELETS FOR FIRST OFFENSE.
FOR A YEAR. THAT WOULD
CERTAINLY DAMPEN DOWN THE
ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND LIKE A
SPIDER ON SOME OF THAT STUFF. I
DON'T KNOW HOW THOSE GUYS GET
UP THERE, MAYBE THEY GET AN
AWARD FOR THE MOST CREATIVE
ASSENT. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO,
AND I ASSUME IT'S GUYS, THEY
SHOULD BE MADE TO ACCOUNT FOR
THEIR WORK AND MAYBE THAT WOULD
GET AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND
DAMP DOWN SOME OF THE OFFENSIVE
BEHAVIOR. GIVES PEOPLE THE
WRONG IMPRESSION WHO TRAVEL
THROUGH THIS AREA AND WHO LIVE
IN THIS AREA THAT WE DON'T
CARE. WE KNOW WE CARE BUT IT'S
A TOUGH ONE. IT'S A TOUGH ISSUE
TO GET AT. WITH SOME TRAPS
TRIGGERED BY GARAGE DOOR
OPENERS THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT SIGNAL THERE IS SOMEONE
THERE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CATCH THOSE GUYS. I'D BE HAPPY
TO HELP INVENT SOME OF THOSE
TRAPPING MECHANISMS. I
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS
ISSUE UP, LONG OVERDUE, I HOPE
WE CAN MAKE A DENT IN THE
EFFORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE NEXT IN
PERSON SPEAKER IS MARGUERITE
SHARD.
>>
>> HOWDY, EVERYBODY. MY FACE
IS NOT ON THE SPRING. I LOOK?
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. BUT IT'S TALKING
ABOUT SOME ORDINANCE IN REGARDS
TO TECHNOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE
AND IMPLEMENTATION. OKAY, SO I
GUESS IT'S A GOOD THING YOU ARE
NOT SHOWING OUR FACE BECAUSE
THAT IS WHAT SURVEILLANCE IS
ALL ABOUT. ISN'T IT, MR.
STRAUSS? WE GOT A SMILE OUT
OF HIM. JUST PUT ON A HAPPY
FACE. THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.
AND THEN YOU CAN GET WHATEVER
WE WANT. BECAUSE, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT YOU PUT IT ON
THE AGENDA, NOT ME, WE HAVE
TYRE NICHOLS TRIAL HAS NOT COME
UP. WE ALL SHOULD BE VERY
FRIGHTENED. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , YOU WERE OVER PUBLIC
SAFETY, BUT YOU'RE GOING
SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO BE NERVOUS RATTLED
WALKING DOWN THE STREET LOOKING
LIKE THE SCARECROW FROM THE
WIZARD OF OZ. THIS IS SERIOUS
BUSINESS. BECAUSE YOU ARE
DEALING WITH HUMAN NATURE. AND
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY IN FEAR OF
THEIR LIVES. AND YOU ASK US
ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
OF REPORTS , A REPORT THAT
MIGHT NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED
BECAUSE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL IS STILL A WORK IN
PROGRESS? WE STILL HAVE TO BE
WALKING LIKE WE ARE WALKING ON
BROKEN GLASS . OR EGG SHELLS.
OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S GOING
TO CAUSE A DISTURBANCE IN OUR
LIFE. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
WORTHY TO CAUSE A DISTURBANCE
IN PEOPLE'S LIVES? I DON'T
THINK SO. SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN SMITH.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ACTUALLY
ASIA SMITH. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW
YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT POLICE SURVEILLANCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT SURVEILLING THE
POLICE. UNDERSTAND THAT
EVERYBODY IS WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
THE CITY IS DOING, BUT LIKE MY
AUNT SAYS, THERE IS A TRIAL
GOING ON FOR TYRE NICHOLS AND
WHAT THEY SAY IS OFFICIAL
OPPRESSION. AND, WE ALWAYS
SEE BLACK FACES GETTING
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST OR
BEATEN, KILLED, SHOT, FOR
NOTHING. RIGHT? BUT, WE ARE
MAKING SURVEILLANCE , WE ARE
MAKING MORE SURVEILLANCE FOR US
PEOPLE, BUT YOU AREN'T
SURVEILLING , I GUESS, THE
BOARD MEMBERS . THE COUNCIL.
THE MAYOR. THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. YOUR ATTORNEYS.
EVEN YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE
USED TO BE SURVEILLANCE IN MY
OPINION. BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T
DO ANYTHING, NO ONE IS GETTING
THE JUSTICE THEY DESERVE. YOUR
GUISES HOMELESS ARE STILL
HOMELESS, BUT THEN THEY SAY
THEY ARE PAYING , I HEARD ONE
LADY ON HERE TALKING ABOUT
THEY PAY, THROUGH TAXES FOR THE
HOMELESS TO GET HOUSING, BUT I
DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO. SO
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
ONE STEP BY ANOTHER. AND I'M
GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT. I'M
GOING TO UNLOCK THE CODE. AND
GOD IS GOING TO GIVE ME I GUESS
WHAT I NEED. TO UNDERSTAND.
BECAUSE I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, WHAT
YOU ARE SURVEILLING AND
REPORTING. BUT THERE ARE NO
REPORTS BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY
REPORTS ANYTHING.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>> THE HEIL MY LOVELY
ESTOPPEL FROM ANIMAL FARM.
MAFIA SOLDIER. MY NAME IS
ALEX. MY MEMORY IS NOT SO
GOOD. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR A
SHIP TO THE MOON. IT'S VERY
INTERESTING AGENDA. I AM
TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
AGENDA , YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
CRIMINAL CODE WITH DEFENSE OF
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. BY THIS
CRIMINAL CODE YOU ARE ALL
SUPPOSED TO BE IN JAIL BECAUSE
YOU HAVE BROKEN THIS CODE. A
PROPERTY DESTRUCTION. YOU
DESTRUCT US EVERY MEETING FOR
MANY YEARS , FOR THE LAST 10
MONTHS YOU NEVER SURE FACES.
WHY? WHY SHOW EVERYBODY THE
FACES WHO WORK FOR GOVERNMENT
AND YOUR FACE IS ALWAYS HERE.
24/7. NO ONE SHOWS US FACES.
FOR DISABLED IMMIGRANT,
REFUGEE, YOU NEVER SHOW US
FACES. WHY YOU DON'T SHOW US
FACES? WHY NOT? YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS MEANS. SO YOU ARE A
CRIMINAL. IT IS NOT IN THE
CRIMINAL CODE FOR DESTRUCTION.
DESTRUCTION , PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION. I'M SORRY. I GO
AND SPEAK A DOZEN TIMES, I
DON'T KNOW SOMEONE IN AMERICA
WHO HAS THIS IDIOTIC SITUATION
SO YOU DON'T SHOW US THE FACES.
CHECK ALL THE COUNTIES IN
AMERICA, EVERYBODY SHOWS THE
FACES. EVERYBODY SHOWS FACES.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? ARE YOU
CRIMINAL? MAYBE YOU ARE
MENTALLY SICK. IT IS A PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KIM BUCKLAND.
>> GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF.
AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR CB 120522
WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
COUNCIL TO AFFIRM WHAT HAS
ALREADY HAPPENED BEFORE OUR
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY IN THE
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD AND THAT IS
THE TRANSFER OF FOUR STATIONS
THAT CONSTITUTE THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE TUNNEL. IT PROVIDED
WONDERFUL TOOL ACCESS FOR BUS
AND RAIL UP UNTIL 2019. AND IT
IS IN THIS ACT THAT THIS WILL
HELP US GO TO THE RECORDER'S
OFFICE REFORMING. WHAT IT DOES
IN FACT IS TAKE THESE FOUR
STATIONS AND THE 2400 ASSETS
WITHIN THESE , THIS TUNNEL
SECTION AND CONVEY IT OVER TO
SOUND TRANSIT AT NO COST. THE
PUBLIC HAS PAID FOR THIS
TUNNEL. THIS TUNNEL, IN FACT
ARE THE STATIONS FOR WHICH
LIGHT RAIL WILL BE DRAMATICALLY
EXPANDED THROUGHOUT A REGION.
IT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF WORK TO
GET HERE AND THE BEAUTY OF THIS
IS A HELPS US STREAMLINE THE
WORK IN ORDER TO MANAGE AND
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THAT
SYSTEM VERY WELL. I JUST WANT
TO THANK, PARTICULARLY OUR
FRIENDS AT SOUND TRANSIT, THEY
HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING PARTNERS.
AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WHO HAS WORKED TO
IMPROVE THE ESCALATORS AND
ESCALATORS THAT SERVE THE
STATIONS. IT IS A LEGACY
PROPHECY. WE HAVE SEEN
IMPROVEMENTS SINCE THE CONTRACT
WAS TAKEN OVER FROM SOUND
TRANSIT. I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL
BE RECEIVING A REPORT THAT IS
TIMELY TO PROVIDE YOUR
CITIZENS, THE INFORMATION. I
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY AND YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ABEL
PACHECO.
>> MR. PACHECO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ABEL,
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SOUND
TRANSIT TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
ON THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING
COUNTY AND THE SOUND TRANSIT.
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD MOVED
THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT AND YOUR
ACTIONS WILL ALLOW FOR A SMOOTH
CONTINUATION BETWEEN BOTH
ORGANIZATIONS. SOUND TRANSIT
HAS COMMITTED TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN TO COME BEFORE HIS
COMMITTEE TO SHARE OUR PLANS
FOR MAKING AND MODERNIZING AND
APPROVING THE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL
AS WE PREPARE FOR THE
EXPANSION. I LIKE TO EXTEND MY
APPRECIATION TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ , SDOT STAFF AND CENTRAL
STAFF FOR COLLABORATION AND
SHEPHERDING THIS AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE COUNCIL PROCESS.
AND OF COURSE THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU DO ON BEHALF
OF THE SEATTLE RESIDENTS.-.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS IT FOR
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MR.
CHEKA AND SOUND TRANSIT AND ALL
THE OTHER FOLKS WERE COMING IN
AND GIVING US PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN IS BACK ON THE SCREEN.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE. WITH THAT
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OVER. WILL MOVE ON THE
AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTION. THE
IRC IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING ANY
OBJECTIONS TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ONTO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. I DON'T
THINK WE HAVE A LOT ON HERE.
ITEMS INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF
MARCH 7, 2023. AND COUNCIL BILL
120526 . I'M GUESSING NO ONE
WANTS TO REMOVE ANYONE FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? NOT SEEING
ANYONE. HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>>>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. MOVING
ONTO COMMITTEE REPORTS. TODAY
WE HAVE SIX. ITEM NUMBER ONE ,
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120521.
RELATING TO CITIES CRIMINAL
CODE, AMENDING ELEMENTS AND
DEFENSES OF PROPERTY
DESTRUCTION, AND AMENDING
SECTION 12A.08.020 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120521. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> TO BE MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> AS DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS
IS A RISK MANAGEMENT BILL
PROPOSED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO MITIGATE POSSIBLE RISK WITH
HER CURRENT CODE THAT HAS COME
TO LIGHT IN THE COURSE OF THE
CURRENT LAWSUIT. THE
LEGISLATION BRINGS THE CODE
MORE IN LINE WITH STATE LAW BY
ADDING A PROVISION TAKEN FROM
THE SECTION OF STATE LAWS
REGARDING GRAFFITI.
SPECIFICALLY THE LEGISLATION
REMOVES THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
THAT APPLIES TO GRAFFITI IN
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN STATE LAW.
CENTRAL STAFF SENT A FOLLOW-UP
TO LAST WEEK'S EMAIL ABOUT
THIS. AND AS I HAVE SHARED
WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY
OBJECTIVE IS A SPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION WAS TO ADDRESS ONLY
THE RISK EXPOSURE. OTHERWISE, I
BELIEVE IF WE WERE DEALING WITH
POLICY ISSUES THE BILL SHOULD
BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE TO HAVE
THOSE DELIBERATIONS. SO VERY
NARROWLY LIMITED TO ADDRESS
THE RISK MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OTHER COMMENTS
FOR MY COLLEAGUES REGARDING
THIS ITEM?
>> NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I'M
GUESSING YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU GOOD?
>> I AM GOOD.
>> OKAY GOOD. THANK YOU. MADAME
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> YES. ILMEMBER STRAUSS. -
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF TO THE
LEGISLATION. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER TWO. LET ME MAKE A
FEW COMMENTS BEFORE I HAVE YOU
READ IT INTO THE RECORD. AS
PROVIDED FOR UNDER RCW 4217 A
.555 THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32085. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF COUNCILMEMBER
COMMENTS COMMENTS FROM THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
TO SPEAK TO THE RESOLUTION
WHICH SUPPORTS KING COUNTY'S
CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY,
PROPOSITION ONE , KNOWN AS
PROP ONE ON APRIL 25, 2023
SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT. AND
APPROXIMATE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. PLEASE
READ THAT ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO,
RESOLUTION 32085 SUPPORTING
KING COUNTY'S CRISIS CARE
CENTERS LEVY AND URGING SEATTLE
VOTERS TO VOTE "YES" ON THE
PASSAGE OF THIS LEVY ON THE
APRIL 25, 2023, SPECIAL
ELECTION BALLOT.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32085. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. I KNOW THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, BOTH OF
YOU CAN BE RECOGNIZED INTRODUCE
THIS ITEM. I CAN HEAR FROM YOU
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THIS.
IS A YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> I WILL JUMP IN.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND
MADAM PRESIDENT TO INCLUDE
THIS ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THE
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. AND IN
SUPPORT OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY
IS ALSO SHOWING FOR BROUGHT
SPORT. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE
ABLE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE KING COUNTY PARTNERS
AS WELL AS OUR COLLEAGUES
INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AS
NOTED IN THE RESOLUTION, 32085,
IT SUPPORTS KING COUNTY'S
CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY WHICH
URGES VOTERS, WHICH WE ARE
URGING VOTERS TO VOTE YES ON
THE PASSAGE OF THIS LEVY IN THE
UPCOMING SPECIAL ELECTION. THE
DEADLINE FOR THE ELECTION IS
APRIL 25, 2023. AGAIN, A
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED FOR BY
KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
THE PASSAGE OF PUTTING THIS
LEVY ON THE BALLOT. I'M VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE
AND HIS TEAM. AND ALSO THE
GOOD WORK OF HIS CHIEF OF
STAFF. THIS MEASURE IS TRULY
ROOTED IN WHAT OUR COMMUNITY
HS BEEN CALLING FOR OVER THE
YEARS. BUT ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
INCREASED CRISIS AND
COMPOUNDING NEEDS TO BID. THE
MEASURE THAT WILL BE IN FRONT
OF VOTERS WOULD CREATE FIVE
NEW CRISIS CARE CENTERS
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY
INCLUDING ONE CARE CENTER
DEDICATED JUST FOR CHILDREN.
CURRENTLY THERE IS ONLY ONE
UNIT WHICH PROVIDES 46 BEDS
FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SO,
THIS LEVY IN FRONT OF US WILL
RESTORE THE LOST TREATMENT BEDS
IN THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY
EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST A FEW
YEARS UNDER COVID, AND, IT WILL
HELP US ADDRESS THE LONG WAIT
TIME OF PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY
NEED MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT. CURRENTLY IN OUR
COUNTY PEOPLE ON AVERAGE WEIGHT
44 DAYS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
RESIDENTIAL BID. IT WILL ALSO
HELP GROW THE WORKFORCE BY
CREATING PATHWAYS THROUGH
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
PROGRAMS WILL INVESTING IN
EQUITABLE WAGES FOR THE
WORKFORCE. AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WHO CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT
SUCH AN INITIATIVE INCLUDING
SAU 1199 HELPS TO SUPPORT THE
WORKFORCE NECESSARY IN THIS
SECTOR WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS LEVY AS WELL. BRIEFLY,
COLLEAGUES, I WILL SAVE SOME
COMMENTS FOR THE END, RIGHT NOW
WE NEED MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
RESOURCES AND NOT LESS. WHAT IS
IN PLACE IN OUR COUNTY RIGHT
NOW , WITH WHAT'S IN THE
COUNTY RIGHT NOW WE LACK THE
CAPACITY FOR IMMEDIATE CRISIS
RESPONSE AND LONG-TERM MENTAL
HEALTH IN A REGION. KING COUNTY
HAS AN URGENT CARE FACILITY,
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2.3 MILLION
PEOPLE AND THEY ALREADY
MENTIONED WE ONLY HAVE 46
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS BEDS
AVAILABLE AT ANY ONE TIME. THE
REGIONS ONE VOLUNTARY CRISIS
STABILIZATION UNIT WHICH IS IN
SEATTLE , WE ABSOLUTELY
APPRECIATE THEM AND ADORE THE
WORK THEY DO. BUT GETTING AND
ALSO REQUIRES A LAW ENFORCEMENT
REFERRAL AND WE KNOW THERE ARE
SO MANY MORE PEOPLE ACROSS OUR
REGION WHO NEED ACCESS TO CARE.
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT BEDS HAVE
SEEN A CITY DECLINE IN RECENT
YEARS. FROM BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC IN 2018, 155 BEDS FOR
MENTAL HEALTH RESIDENTIAL CARE
, TODAY THERE 244 RESIDENTIAL
MENTAL HEALTH BEDS. IN TERMS
OF WORKFORCE, THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AGENCIES CONTINUE TO SEE
DECLINES IN THE NUMBER OF
AVAILABLE WORKERS IN THIS
SECTOR. STAFF ARE UNDER
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE AND WE
MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN RIGHT
NOW AS WE PASS THE LEVY TO
ENSURE DOLLARS ARE GOING
TOWARD INVESTING IN THE WORKERS
WERE CARING FOR FOLKS IN THESE
MOMENTS OF CRISIS. THIS LEVY
RIGHTFULLY INVESTS IN THE
PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINE, THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ENSURING
COMPASSIONATE CARE WHEN SOMEONE
IS IN CRISIS. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT, I WILL SAVE CLOSING
COMMENTS FOR THE END.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, OTHER
ANY WORD YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD
BEFORE I OPEN THE FLOOR TO
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WON'T GIVE THE
OVERVIEW OF THE LEVY,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA GIVEN
GREAT BRIEF. IT WAS A
PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE TO
HELP ADVANCES. TO THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
US TAKING CONSIDERATION TODAY
TO OFFICIALLY COME OUT IN FAVOR
OF THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
MEASURE TO RESPOND TO ONE OF
THE MOST INTENSE CRISES THAT
WE FACE IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW
AROUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WITH
THAT, I WILL YIELD IT BACK TO
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD I SEE
YOU HAVE YOUR HAND A.
>> THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
PROPOSING THE RESOLTION. AS WE
KNOW INCREASING THE SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS WHO NEED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT OR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS HAS
BEEN A PRIORITY OF THIS COUNCIL
SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE
PANDEMIC. I HAVE HEARD FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE SEEN
NEIGHBORS AND LOVED ONES PUSHED
TO THE EDGE BY THE SHADOW
PANDEMIC, THE YEARS OF FEAR,
GRIEF, ISOLATION AND ECONOMIC
INSTABILITY THAT ARE IMPACTING
US ALL. IN 2021 I SPONSORED
RESOLUTION 32026, ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY. THAT
RECOGNIZED THE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT AND IN THE RESOLUTION
WE CALLED ON ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT TO STEP UP AND MEET
THE NEED. DESPITE THE FACT THAT
PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES IS
PRIMARILY IN RESPONSE ABILITY
OF COUNTY AND STATE GOVERNMENT,
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS REPEATEDLY
REACTED TO THIS SIGNIFICANT
NEED AND STEPPED IN TO PROVIDE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INCREASED FUNDING OVER AND
OVER AGAIN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN. TO BOTH EXPAND ACCESS
TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR
SEATTLE RESIDENTS, AND TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES
FOR FOLKS EXPERIENCING A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE
CITY CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT DO
THIS WORK ON BEHALF OF CITY
RESIDENTS ON THEIR OWN. AND
THE RESOLUTION REQUESTED THAT
THE COUNTY SUBSTANTIALLY
INCREASE MOBILE CRISIS
RESPONSE. CRISIS FOLLOW TEAMS.
CRISIS STABILIZATION FACILITIES
AND OTHER TREATMENT PROGRAMS.
AND THE RESOLUTION FURTHER
AFFIRMED THAT THE SHARED ROLE
THAT ALL OF GOVERNMENT HAS IN
CREATING AND MAINTAINING A
STRONG BEHAVIOAL HEALTH
SYSTEM. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THE PROPOSED LEVY ANSWERS
THIS CALL. BY SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPANDING THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE AND IT ALSO INCLUDES
REVISIONS TO STABILIZE THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE ,
AN URGENT NEED, AS WE KNOW,
THAT HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS
ARE CRISIS LEVELS. JUST THIS
MORNING MY PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARD
A PRESENTATION ON LANDMARK
RESEARCH BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON SHOWING THAT HUMAN
SERVICES PROVIDERS ARE
UNDERPAID BY 37%. SOLVING THE
PAY PENALTY CRISIS WILL REQUIRE
ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER. I
AM REALLY, REALLY PLEASED THAT
ADDRESSING PAY IS INCORPORATED
IN THIS LEVY AND AGAIN, I AM
REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY FOR
ANSWERING THE CALL AND FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING
FORWARD THIS CRITICAL LEVY
PACKAGE. IF ANYONE IS ON THE
EDGE OF THEIR SEATS WONDERING
I'M GOING TO VOTE, I WILL BE
PROUD TO VOTE YES ON THIS
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS RESOLUTION, THE CITY
COUNCIL RESOLUTION DOES A GOOD
JOB HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFITS
OF SUPPORTING KING COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THIS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PURITY,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE
HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY . THE
PROGRAM IS NOT FREE THOUGH, AND
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S
MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION
ITSELF BUT IT IS IN THE FISCAL
NOTE, IT ACCOMPANIES THE
RESOLUTION, ANTICIPATED COST TO
THE OWNER OF A MEDIAN VALUE
HOME IS APPROXIMATELY $121 AND
2024. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT IS A NEW PROPERTY TAX COST
FOR KING COUNTY AS A WHOLE,
BUT FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS IT'S
ACTUALLY AN INCREASE OF $132 .
ALSO LANDLORDS CAN PASS THIS
COST ON TO RENTERS. THAT SAID,
THIS IS A PRIORITY. A GUESS ON
THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. IT'S NOT
CLEAR HOW THE COUNTY WILL FUND
OPERATIONS , SO IT'S MY HOPE
THE CRISIS CARE CENTERS
AGGRESSIVELY APPLY FOR FEDERAL
DOLLARS, NOT ONLY FOR
OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT
ALSO TO CONNECT CLIENTS TO
FEDERAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS
MEDICAID, AND SSI. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS
TO MAKE. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. IN MY FIRST TWO
WEEKS AND COUNCIL LAST YEAR I
VOTED IN FAVOR OF LEGISLATION
PROMOTING A BALLOT INITIATIVE.
BUT AS I REFLECTED ON MY ROLE
HERE SINCE THEN AND DECIDED A
BETTER POLICY FOR MYSELF IS TO
ALLOW VOTERS TO MAKE UP THEIR
OWN MINDS. THIS IS IN NO WAY A
REFLECTION ON THE MERITS OF THE
BALLOT MEASURE BEFORE US. BUT I
WILL BE ABSTAINING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, I WANT TO START
OUT WITH A BIG THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
SERVING ON THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY. I
KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN EASY. I
ALSO WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK
YOU TO HER BUDGET CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WHO
ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE IN OUR
BUDGET. WE TALKED ABOUT
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS AND, A
LOT OF THESE PEOPLE IN THE
CARING PROFESSIONS ARE NOT
ADEQUATELY PAID. AND WE KNOW
THAT. SO, IT IS NOT AN EASY
SUBJECT, IT'S A DIFFICULT
SUBJECT. BUT FOR ME, IT COMES
DOWN TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. THAT
IS PART OF LIVING IN A
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, THAT YOU
GIVE BACK, FOR ALL THE OTHER
GOOD THINGS YOU GET, WHETHER
IT'S A PARK OR COMMUNITY CENTER
OR LIBRARY OR LIGHT RAIL. I
THINK YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE THIS
SERVICE, WHICH REALLY SPEAKS TO
OUR HUMANITY. SO I WILL BE
OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING THIS
RESOLUTION.
>> I LEAVE IT AT THAT. I AM
GUESSING THERE ARE NO MORE
COMMENTS. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO
DO THEN IS, I'M GOING TO OPEN
IT UP TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN
WE WILL LET THE SPONSORS HAVE
CLOSING REMARKS. SO, MADAME
CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYONE
EITHER REMOTE OR IN CHAMBERS
HERE TO ADDRESS RESOLUTION
32085?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THERE IS
NO ONE SIGNED UP REMOTELY AND
WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS IN
CHAMBER.
>> THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO DO
IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS
GOING TO SHAKE OUT AS FAR AS
WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO SAY, I
WANT TO START WITH THOSE IN
OPPOSITION. AND THEN THOSE IN
SUPPORT SECOND. SINCE WE'VE
ALREADY HEARD FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS, WE WILL START WITH THE
OPPOSITION FIRST. I DON'T KNOW
WHO OF THE THREE ARE OPPOSING
OR SUPPORTING. LET'S START
THERE.
>> THEY ARE ALL OPPOSED. THE
FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>>
>> WE ARE SHUTTING IT DOWN. WE
ARE NOT GOING TO BE INTO
NAME-CALLING. YOU ARE NOW NOT
ALLOWED TO SPEAK. WE ARE NOT
DOING THAT TODAY. THAT WILL GO
ON THE RECORD AGAIN AS YOU
ATTACKING THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
BASED ON HER RACE. LET'S MOVE
ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
SECURITY, MAKE SURE MR.
ALEXANDER VINDMAN IS ESCORTED
OUT. WE ARE NOT DOING THAT
TODAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
MARGUERITE RICHARD.
>> I BROUGHT MY MIRROR AGAIN.
MY NAME IS MARGUERITE AND I'M
OPPOSED BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT WE ARE AT A CRISIS MODE
AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE ABLE
TO WORK HERE. I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU COME UP WITH, IT
DOESN'T WORK HERE. AND I AM
FROM HERE. THAT IS INTERESTING,
I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE
ANYMORE. OKAY? SO PUT ME ON
THE LIST FOR WONDERING WHY
DISABLED PERSONS AND PEOPLE
THAT SHOULD HAVE A FACILITY
THAT THEY CAN WALK INTO, WE'VE
GOT HOMELESS PEOPLE, I GUESS
THEY ARE IN CRISES, THE
GOVERNOR SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND
SERVICES UNDER A TENT OR
SOMETHING, HE SAID SOMETHING
LIKE THAT IF YOU ZOOM IN TO
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT PEOPLE IN
CRISES. SO, I DON'T AGREE WITH
YOUR PLAN, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE
SHOULD ALL BE FREE. IF WE HAVE
TO COME DOWN HERE AND COMPLAIN
ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT HOW IN THE
WORLD SOMEBODY CAN BE
SUFFERING ANYTHING AND SAY GET
OUT, THAT IS STILL THERE FREE
SPEECH. WHY DO YOU TORMENT
PEOPLE LIKE THAT ? I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT. I'M GETTING
THERE. OKAY, I'M GETTING
THERE, SLOWLY BUT SURELY. BUT
I'M NOT GOING TO I AM
REJECTING IT BECAUSE WE COME
DOWN HERE AND GET REJECTED ALL
THE TIME. OKAY? I WAS
DOWNSTAIRS , DO YOU THINK WE
WERE IN CRISIS MODE WHEN A
FOREIGNER CAME UP TO US AND
SAID, YOU CAN'T SIT THERE. YOU
NEED TO GET UP? FOR WHAT?
WAS AT OUR COLOR? WAS AT THE
WAY WE WERE LOOKING? WHAT WAS
IT? SOMEBODY TELL ME?
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS CORTEZ ONDREA JONES.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. I'M HERE
TO KIND OF SPEAK ON
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE . I DIDN'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR NOTHING
LIKE THAT BUT I HAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY, ON DECLINING RATES
WITH CASE TYPES FROM PAGE 10.
FOR THE WAS ATTORNEYS THAT
WERE HERE, THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT HOW THEY WERE DECLINING
RATES BASED ON CASE TYPES.
I'M JUST NOT WITH THE --
BASED ON WHAT THEY CAN PROVE,
JUST NOT THE WAY THEY ACTUALLY
EXPLAIN THEM BECAUSE IT
BASICALLY PROVES DISCRIMINATION
IN A WAY. I HAVE A QUESTION
HERE BE A COMMENT, WHY ARE SO
MANY BLACK MEN THE BELIEVING
GOD AND STUFF LIKE THAT ALWAYS
BEING PROSECUTED AGAINST?
BECAUSE WE SEE THE RATES INSIDE
THE JAIL. WE'VE ASKED PEOPLE
LIKE INMATES AND STUFF LIKE
THAT, THEY ARE ALWAYS
PROSECUTED. BUT THEN WE ASK, DO
YOU BELIEVE IN GOD? AND A LOT
OF THEM DO. A LOT OF THEM ARE
NOT DEMONIC OR NOTHING LIKE
THAT, THE END UP TURNING OVER
TO GOD. I JUST FEEL LIKE
DECLINING CRIMINAL RATES AND
STUFF LIKE THAT, BASICALLY
STUFF WE SHOULD BE PROSECUTING
HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH DRUGS AND
STUFF LIKE THAT. PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS DOING DRUGS. I FEEL
LIKE WE WOULDN'T HAVE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE IF WE DECREASED THE
DRUG RATE , THAT'S JUST THE WAY
IT IS. WHEN IT COMES TO
PROSECUTORS AROUND THE WORLD,
I'M NOT REALLY LIKE HAVING
ANYTHING AGAINST THEM. I JUST
FEEL LIKE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ATTORNEYS FOCUS ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
THAT'S REALLY COOL AND ALL BUT
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] PEOPLE DOING
A LOT OF DRUGS IT WOULD BE
BEAUTIFUL FOR US TO SEE A
DECREASE IN THAT. YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. MADAME CLERK I
UNDERSTAND WE ARE DONE?
>> YES WE ARE.
>> THERE ARE NO MORE PEOPLE IN
CHAMBERS ARE ON THE LINE?
>> GREAT.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS
MATTER HAS EXPIRED. NOW I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD BACK OVER TO
EITHER COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
OR COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
WHOEVER WANTS TO CLOSE US OUT.
>> I AM HAPPY TO DEFER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANKS TO OUR
COLLEAGUES AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
AT KING COUNTY AS WELL. I WILL
JUST SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE
COMMENTS I MADE YESTERDAY
COUNCIL BRIEFING AND WILL NOT
SHARE THE FULL STORY. IN SHORT
WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ALL
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THAT THE
IMPACT OF THE SHORTAGES IN
TERMS OF LIMITED ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN KING COUNTY
RIGHT NOW IS PLAYING OUT AND
AFFECTING ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. IT'S AFFECTING OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS, OUR NEIGHBORS,
WE ARE SEEING IT MANIFEST WITH
INCREASED CRISES IN TERMS OF
THOSE WHO ARE EXPENSING HOUSING
INSTABILITY. FOLKS WERE GETTING
PULLED INTO THE CRIMINAL AND
LEGAL SYSTEM. IT'S IMPACTING
OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AS WELL.
THE REALITY IS THAT IT TOOK US
DECADES TO GET TO THIS POINT.
IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO
REVERSE COURSE. I AM THANKFUL
FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT WE ARE
SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM
ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND
ELECTED BODIES TO PRIORITIZE
THE TYPE OF CARE OUTLINED IN
PROPOSITION ONE. IN ORDER FOR
US TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING AND
CONNECTED SYSTEM, WE MUST CHART
A NEW PATH FORWARD THAT
ADDRESSES BEHAVIOR HEALTH NEEDS
AND MAKES SURE WE ARE
CONNECTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH TOGETHER AND MEETING
PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY WHERE THEY
ARE AT. THE STATUS QUO IS JUST
NOT WORKING. AND ANYONE HERE
TODAY WOULD TELL YOU THAT THEY
HAVE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. THIS
IS GOING TO BE A BIG
UNDERTAKING AND WITH YOUR
SUPPORT FROM VOTERS ACROSS KING
COUNTY, I THINK WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS SET OUT IN
THIS LEVY TOGETHER. I HAVE
FAITH WE WILL BE ABLE TO
TRANSFORM THE SYSTEM AND
PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS ACROSS THIS REGION. I
SHARED AN EXAMPLE FOR MY
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY YESTERDAY
IN OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING. AND
JUST BRAVE VERY BRIEFLY, I
WANT TO READ FROM A LETTER SHE
IS OFFERED TO SHARE WITH OTHERS
OF THE PUBLIC OF AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW MENTAL HEALTH AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EFFECTS
WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR
REGION. SHE SHARED THIS EXAMPLE
TO UNDERSCORE THAT ADDICTION
AND THE ACCESS TO TREATMENT IS
NOT A UNIQUE ISSUE THAT WE
SHOULD SHY AWAY FROM. BUT
INSTEAD, IS AN ISSUE WE SHOULD
CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SO PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THE DISPROPORTIONATE
BURDEN AND CRISES OF MANY
WORKING FAMILIES. KATIE SHARED
WITH US, EXHIBIT, EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY-TREASURER SHARED
THAT HER FATHER HAD BEEN TO
REHAB THREE TIMES. AND SHE SAYS
HER DAD, LIKE SO MANY OTHER
MEN, WORKED MANUAL LABOR FOR 35
YEARS AND BOTH HIS KNEES AND
SHOULDERS WERE REPLACED AND
BECAUSE OF THE SURGERIES WAS
HOOKED ON PAIN MEDICATIONS. THE
COURSE OF HIS ACTIVE ADDICTION
HE LOST HIS HOME, HE SPENT HIS
401(K), FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY,
SURVIVED I SEE YOU AND WAS
LIVING IN HIS CAR FOR THE TIME
HE WAS READY TO GET HELP.
KATIE SHARES WITH US THAT THE
WAIT TIME FOR HIM TO GET A BED
WAS ONE DAY. AND IT WAS A
PAINFUL, ALONG ONE DAY. BUT HE
HAD ACCESS TO TREATMENT BECAUSE
HE HAD GOOD MULTI-HEALTH
INSURANCE THROUGH HIS UNION AND
THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO. BUT SHE
RECOGNIZES THAT THE PAIN AND
TRAUMA TO GET HIM INTO
TREATMENT ULTIMATELY WAS VERY
PAINFUL FOR HIM AND HIS
PHYSICAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HER
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. HE HAS
NOW BEEN SIX YEARS CLEAN AND
THEY HAVE A HEALED AND CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP AND SHE RECOGNIZES
THAT THAT HEALED RELATIONSHIP
IS RARE AND CHERISHED AMONGST
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE
ADDICTION. TREATMENT GAVE HIM
A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. AND
KATIE SAYS IT'S NOT LOST ON HER
THAT HER DAD DID NOT HAVE TO
WAIT 44 DAYS FOR A BED NOR DID
HE SPEND ANY TIME IN JAIL. SHE
CREDITS THAT TO THE FACT THAT
HE HAD A GOOD UNION JOB WITH
BENEFITS AND BECAUSE HE WAS
WHITE. SHE NOTES, WE ALL
DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOVER. WE ALL DESERVE TO LIVE
FULL LIVES AND DO BETTER BY HER
CHILDREN. TO DO BETTER , OUR
CHILDREN DESERVE TO DO BETTER
THAN THEIR PARENTS AND THAT WE
NEED TO KEEP IMPROVING THE
SYSTEM. ADDICTION IS NOT A
WEAKNESS, AND THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE RESOURCES SO
PEOPLE CAN HEAL AND GET ACCESS
TO THE CARE THEY NEED. IN APRIL
WHEN THIS ISSUE SHOWS UP ON
YOUR BALLOT, WHEN YOU RECEIVE
IT IN THE MAIL, I HOPE YOU WILL
HELP US DESTIGMATIZE ADDICTION
AND SUPPORT RECOVERY AND HELP
PASS PROPOSITION ONE TO CREATE
HEALTHY COPING MECHANISMS FOR
EVERYONE WE KNOW PERSONALLY AND
ARE COMMUNITY AND POPULATION
HEALTH. IN DOING SO IN
SUPPORTING THIS, WE WILL BE
JOINING SO MANY STAKEHOLDERS
AND SO MANY MORE , I APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT
TO VOTERS TO VOTE YES ON THEIR
APRIL BALLOT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> THANK YOU. I AM READY TO
CALL THE QUESTION ON
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE,
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> CB 120523 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF
COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES;
AMENDING ORDINANCE 126725,
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2023 BUDGET;
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS, AND FROM
VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE BUDGET;
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS; ALL BY A
3/4 VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> MADAME CLERK, IS THAT THE
SHORT TITLE?
>> IT WAS THE FULL TITLE.
>> IN THE FUTURE, I FORGET TO
SAY, IF YOU NEED TO DO THE
SHORT TITLE, SOMETIMES I FORGET
TO DO THAT. CORRECT ME IF THAT
IS AN ISSUE. I KNEW WE NEEDED A
THREE QUARTERS A VOTE FOR THIS
ONE. SINCE THIS IS MINE, I
MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120523.
>> SECOND.
>> IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL . AS SPONSOR
OF THE BILL LET ME ADDRESS IT.
THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE WASHINGTON STATE COUNCIL OF
COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES FOR
LOCAL 21 PA, ASSISTED CITY
PROSECUTORS BARGAINING UNIT.
THE CITY AND LOCAL 21 PA
ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS AFTER
THE CITY IDENTIFIED A NEED TO
INCREASE PAY TO ADDRESS
RECRUITING AND RETENTION
CHALLENGES FOR STAFFING AT THE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. INCREASED
LABOR COST WILL BE INCLUDED IN
THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE BASE
BUDGET IN FUTURE YEARS. FUNDS
SUPPORTING THE APPROPRIATION
INCREASE WERE HELD IN THE
CITIES UNBUDGETED LABOR
PLANNING RESERVES. WITH THAT,
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> THANKS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO
THE TIMELINESS OF THIS
LEGISLATION. WE HAD, FOURTH
QUARTER 2022 REPORT FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE THIS
MORNING, IN THE QUARTERLY
REPORT, THEY DID UPLIFT THE
FACT THAT FOR PROSECUTORS IN
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
WHILE STARTING SALARIES AND
STEPS FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS
ARE SIMILAR TO OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, FOR YEARS
BEYOND THAT SALARIES ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER , AS MUCH
AS 20% LOWER THAN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. I JUST HEARD
ABOUT THAT. IN COMMITTEE AND I
WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, I WANTED TO
BRIEFLY STATE, AS SOMEONE WHO
WORKED IN THIS BARGAINING UNIT
IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
I APPRECIATE OUR CONSIDERATION
OF FINALLY BRINGING OUR PAY
MORE IN LINE WITH SIMILAR
UNITS DOING SIMILAR WORK IN
KING COUNTY. SIMILARLY
SITUATED ATTORNEYS ARE GETTING
PAID MORE FOR DOING THE SAME
BODY OF WORK. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE LIFTING THIS UP AND
RECOGNIZING THE WORK THIS DOES
AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE
COMPENSATED IN LINE WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS IN KING COUNTY.
IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND
AREA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WITH THAT, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
FOUR. PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> I WILL BE READING THE SHORT
TITLE. RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT, EXCUSE ME, AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL BILL
120524. RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZIN THE
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IN THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 77,
AMENDING ORDINANCE 126725.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120524. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. AS A SPONSOR OF THE
BILL I WILL ADDRESS IT. THIS
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,
MOU, BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS LOCAL 77 WHICH WE REFER
TO AS LOCAL 77. THE CITY AND
LOCAL 77 ENTERED INTO
NEGOTIATIONS AFTER THE CITY
IDENTIFIED A NEED TO SCALE UP
ITS WORKFORCE TO INSTALL OVER
24,000 ELECTRICAL METERS. THE
MOU PROVIDES FOR CHANGES TO
CERTAIN WORKING CONDITIONS TO
ALLOW FOR TRAINING AND
INSTALLATION OF THOSE METERS.
ADDITIONALLY MEMBERS IN THE
ELECTRICIAN CLASSIFICATION
SERIES WILL RECEIVE A WAGE
INCREASE. THIS MODIFIED
APPROACH TO THE WORK WILL
IMPROVE THE ACCURACY AND
TIMELINESS OF BILLS TO
CUSTOMERS, ALLOW FOR THE
COLLECTIONS , ENABLE
RECONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION
OF METERS REMOTELY AND SUPPORT
CITY LIGHTS MISSION OF CUSTOMER
SERVICE WORKFORCE AGILITY AND
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. THE
INCREASED LABOR COST WILL BE
INCLUDED IN CITY LIGHTS BASED
BUDGET IN FUTURE YEARS. JUST
LIKE THE LAST ONE. FUNDS
SUPPORTING THIS PRORATION WERE
HELD, JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE,
IN THE CITIES UNBUDGETED LABOR
PLANNING RESERVES. WITH THAT,
OTHER ANY COMMENTS FROM A
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, IS THAT AN OLD HAND OR A
NEW HAND?
>> AN OLD HAND.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE
ELSE? NOT SEEING ANY. I DO
NOT HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES,
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. NOW
WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S GIG.
PLEASE READ NUMBER FIVE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120522. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT
TUNNEL; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF A DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT
TUNNEL TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WITH THE CENTRAL
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITY AND KING COUNTY; AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120522. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, IT IS ALL YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I
MENTIONED THIS IN COUNCIL
BRIEFING YESTERDAY. AS WE KNOW,
SOUND TRANSIT AND KING COUNTY
HAVE SHARED THE RESPONSIBILITIE
S FOR THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
TRANSIT TUNNEL WHICH INCLUDES
SEVERAL TRANSIT STATIONS. WE
WILL UNIFY ALL RESPONSIBILITY
UNDER SOUND TRANSIT FOR THE
SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND
OPERATION OF THE DOWNTOWN
TUNNEL STATIONS . AS A PARTY TO
THE INTERCONNECTED 20+-YEAR-OLD
AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE GOVERNED
THE USE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
DOWNTOWN STATIONS, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE MUST ALSO EXECUTE A
TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE
AGREEMENT. WHICH IS AUTHORIZED
BY THIS LEGISLATION. COUNCIL
BILL 120522. IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO CIRCULATED LAST WEEK
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION, CENTRAL
STAFF IDENTIFIED NO CONCERNS.
SOUND TRANSIT IS ASKING FOR TO
BE APPROVED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS
POSSIBLE, I APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL OF HER BEING HERE TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR AS WELL. THANK
YOU.
>> THAT'S IT. WE ARE GOOD?
>> SHORT AND SWEET.
>> OTHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR
MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE MOVED
TO A ROLLCALL? ANYTHING ELSE
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE ,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND
MADAME CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER SIX, IT LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE AN ITEM FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND
CITY LIKE COMMITTEE. PLEASE
READ ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120 518.
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION;
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE 2023 UPDATED
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2023 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE
OF FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED
REAL-TIME VIDEO. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
PASS AS AMENED THE COUNCIL
BILL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US IS AN UPDATED
SIR THAT WOULD ALLOW SPD TO GO
INTO PROCUREMENT FOR A TOOL
THAT WOULD ALLOW OFFICERS ON
THE GROUND TO VIEW THE
LIVESTREAM FROM THE INFRARED
VIDEO CAMERA ON THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
HELICOPTER. JUST TO CLARIFY
COMMENTS MADE EARLIER, THE
MAPLE LEAF REFERENCE IS THE
BRAND OF THE DOWNLINK TOOL OR
EQUIPMENT, NOT A REFERENCE TO
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS
NECESSARY BECAUSE IT IS A
MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE USE
AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL IN 2021.
CURRENTLY OFFICERS RELY ON THE
HELICOPTER PILOT NARRATION TO
VIEW THE EVENTS THEMSELVES. IT
WILL IMPROVE THE RESPONSE AND
RESPONSE OF A AND C PERSONNEL.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS REQUESTED
THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THIS
UPDATE BECAUSE THERE IS A
FEDERAL GRANT AT PLAY AND WE
RISK LOSING THIS RESOURCE IF
WE DELAY TOO LONG. THIS WILL
GO TO PROCUREMENT SOON.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS AN
AMENDMENT FOR US.
>> INDEED. THANK YOU. I MOVE
AMENDMENT LETTER A TO COUNCIL
BILL 120 518.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL. AS
PRESENTED, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , WALK US THROUGH
THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON FOR ALLOWING ME TO
BRING FORWARD WHAT HAS BEEN
CHARACTERIZED AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT. AND RECOGNIZING IN
THE PREFERENCES TO DO SO IN
COMMITTEE, BUT WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO TRY TO MEET THE
TIMING NEEDS OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT . THE
AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED IS
BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BASED
ON STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK FROM
PRIVACY EXPERTS AND IT SIMPLY
REQUESTS THAT SPD KEEP A LIST
OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TAIL
NUMBERS, OF HELICOPTERS USING
THE TECHNOLOGY DESCRIBED IN
THE SAR AND THAT THEY
ADMINISTRATIVELY UPDATE THE
2023 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT TO REFERENCE THE
LOCATION OF THAT PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE LIST OF
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I KNOW WE
WENT THROUGH THIS IN COMMITTEE
LAST WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I
UNDERSTANDING YOU HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET COMMENTS
FROM SPD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> I DID HAVE ONE OTHER THING,
I WANTED TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE
IT CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THE HELPFUL
CLARIFICATION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I DID
WANT TO STATE PUBLICLY, I
APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE HEARD
CONCERNS THAT THE MATERIAL
UPDATE PROCESS RECOMMENDATION
THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN CREATED
BY ITD WAS NOT USED FOR THIS
UPDATE. BUT, THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE ITSELF DOES NOT
PROMULGATE A PROCESS FOR
MATERIAL CHANGES TO SAR THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY
COUNCIL. AND, THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ONLY
CREATED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
FOR THESE MATERIAL UPDATES ,
AGAIN, NOT REQUIRED BY THE
ORDINANCE, BUT THEY THEMSELVES
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD
PUBLIC POLICY TO HAVE A PROCESS
AND THEY CREATED THAT PROCESS
IN DECEMBER 2022. WE RAISED
THIS ISSUE DURING THE
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION WITH THE
EXECUIVE DEPARTMENT AND THEY
PROVIDED ASSURANCES THAT IN THE
FUTURE THIS PROCESS WILL BE
USED , AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE ITSELF
DOES NOT CREATE A PROCESS FOR
MATERIAL UPDATES TO ALREADY
PASSED SARS.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S GO FORWARD
ON THIS ONE FIRST. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A .
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES THE
AMENDED BILL IS NOW BEFORE
COUNCIL. OTHER ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED BILL?
DOES THE SPONSOR HAVE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS BEFORE WE GO TO
A VOTE?
>> I DO NOT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AS AMENDED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT AND PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. MOVING ON IN OUR
AGENDA, IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING ANY, COLLEAGUES, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
INC. YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OUR
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING WILL BE HELD NEXT
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
>> FOR STAVES SPRING. FIRST
DAY OF SPRING.