>>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY,
TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 15.
I'M NOW CALLING INTO ORDER. IT
IS 2:00. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG OUR
AGENDA --
>> MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE,
I'M HERE.
>> COUNCIL MORALES IS HERE.
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE AGENDA, I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR COVERING FOR ME
LAST WEEK. BIG THANK YOU FOR
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
ACTING AS PRO TEM IN MY
ABSENCE. I APPRECIATE WHEN WE
ALL STEP UP AND HELP EACH OTHER
OUT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK
YOU AND WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES. MOVING ON IN OUR
AGENDA, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS AND ONE
PERSON IN CHAMBERS, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY, LET'S START WITH OUR
IN PERSON AND OUR REMOTE AND
GIVE TWO INDIVIDUALS TWO
MINUTES. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO
THE RECORDING. BASICALLY SPEAK
TO THE AGENDA, BE KIND,
RESPECTFUL, AND WE'RE
INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SHARE TODAY.
>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS DAKOTA DONLEY.
>> THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO
SAY IS THIS IS FOR PURPOSE OF
MY FAITH, I GUESS, BUT A PUBLIC
PROFESSION OF FAITH. IN THE
NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON,
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, I BELIEVE
THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE
HOLY SPIRIT. I BELIEVE IN
MOTHER MARY AS CHRIST MOTHER. I
BELIEVE IN SAINT MICHAEL. AND
THAT IS DONE AND OVER WITH,
COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE
THIS IS A CONTRACT SIGNED IN
2015 BETWEEN ME AND MY CITY.
I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT OFF
TO YOU. I'M ALSO HERE TO
COLLECT THE DEBT THAT'S OWED.
THIS IS AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
ENTERED BETWEEN DAKOTA JOSEPH
DONLEY AND THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 8
OF 2019. IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
FOR THE START DATE THE
EMPLOYMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE
SHALL COMMENCE ON AUGUST 8,
2015. POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE
SHALL BE EMPLOYED AS AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR OF
TYRANNY IN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED
CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATING RELATED -- SORRY,
A LITTLE SIDETRACKED. I HAVE A
LOT ON MY MIND. RELATED TO
INSTANCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH
VARIOUS MEDIUMS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO REPORTS, SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND PUBLIC
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.
COLLABORATING WITH RELATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS,
AWARENESS, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE
PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION.
MODERNING AND ANALYZING THE
LEGISLATION POLICIES TO
IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL
INSTANCES. AND FOUNDATIONS OF
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS THAT CAN
BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS. WORKING
HOURS. THE EMPLOYEES SHALL WORK
FOR TEN YEARS WITH THE FLEXIBLE
SCHEDULE.
>> SIR, I BELIEVE YOUR TWO
MINUTES ARE UP. DID YOU WANT TO
FINISH YOUR SENTENCE?
>> IT WAS SIGNED IN 2015. I'M
HERE TO COLLECT MY DEBT. WHAT
IT SAYS I'M OWED IN THIS
CONTRACT IS $5 MILLION USD. AND
A FEW OTHER THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR TWO
REMOTE SPEAKERS NOW, THE FIRST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS SABRINA,
SABRINA.
>> I THINK SABRINA IS SUPPOSE
TO SPEAK FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES, HELLO, EVERYONE.
>> MY NAME IS SABRINA, AND I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COURT
OF SEATTLE.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO COME BACK,
SABRINA.
>> I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU UP
DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO
FIRST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
SPEAKER REMOTE WILL BE MICHELE
BIRKENFIELD.
>> MICHELE? IS MICHELE THERE? I
DON'T SEE HER TITLE. OKAY, THEN
IF SHE IS NOT. WELL, IT LOOKS
LIKE SHE'S ONLINE, BUT NEEDS TO
HIT STAR SIX POSSIBLY.
>> MICHELE, CAN YOU DO STAR SIX
FOR US, THEN WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY, HEY THERE, HI. GREAT.
OKAY, HI. I JUST WANTED TO, I
WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THE
DRAG ORDINANCE REAL QUICK. SO
DO I START?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. SO I LIVE IN A
MINORITY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE
I'M THE MINORITY. I HAVE WORKED
ON COHORTS WHERE I'M THE
MINORITY. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN INVOLUNTARY DETAINMENTS IN
MENTAL HEALTH AND A VARIETY OF
AND I'M SPEAKING TO THE ATIONS.-
ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REQUIRE
SELF-HARM TO OTHERS AS A REASON
TO, YOU KNOW, INTERVENTION FOR
OUR FENTANYL CRISIS AND CRISIS
IN ALL DRUGS AT THIS POINT.
THERE'S NO SAFE PUBLIC USE OF
ANY. AND IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ANY
BYSTANDERS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH
A SECURITY GUARD REGARDS AT
PIKE'S PLACE MARKET WHO WORK
AFTER HOURS WHO HAS BEEN
EXPOSED TO FENTANYL, VAPORS,
AND EVEN REQUIRES NARCAN. IF
THESE DRUGS CAN KILL ANY
PASSER-BY INCLUDING CHILDREN,
AND THERE IS NO WAY A VICTIM OF
THIS CAN EXTRICATE THEMSELVES,
THERE IS NO DIGNITY IN THESE
KILLER DRUGS, THESE VICTIMS ARE
PHYSICALLY INJURED, CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEMS, COMPLETE
PARALYSIS SOMETIMES, AND VERY
TRAUMATIZED. THEY NEED SERIOUS
AND MEDICAL ATTENTION TO SAVE
THEIR LIVES. CONTINUING TO TAKE
THE DRUG IS PURE HEALTH. AND
THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE WITHOUT
HELP. THE WASHINGTON STATE LAW
INCLUDING HARMS ITSELF HAS
CAUSED THE MANDATE DIVERSION TO
MEDICAL RESCUE OR JAIL MUST BE
RETAINED. AND I'M NOT IN FAVOR
OF INCARCERATION OBVIOUSLY. IN
FAVOR OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION,
SERIOUS MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO
HELP THESE PEOPLE. WE NEED TO
PUT THIS ON HOLD NOW TO VOTE
AND TAKE THE TIME TO ADD THAT
LANGUAGE. IT IS THE ONLY WAY
FOR THE OFFICERS, THE MEDICAL
--
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO WE ARE, I'M
UNDERSTANDING THOSE ARE OUR
LAST SPEAKERS FOR REMOTE AND IN
PERSON REGARDING THE AGENDA,
NOT AGENDA ITEM ONE, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, WE
ARE GOING TO, NOT SEEING
ANYMORE, WE'RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S MOVE ON IN
OUR AGENDA, AND THEN WE'LL GET
DOWN TO THE SIX ITEMS THAT ARE
FROM OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
ADOPTION OF THE IRC. THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR SEEING
AN OBJECTION.
>> COUNCIL MADAM PRESIDENT?
>> YES?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, I MOVE
THAT THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR BE AMENDED TO
CHANGE COMMITTEE REFERRAL OF
COUNCIL BILL 120465 FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHO SECOND IT? I
DIDN'T HEAR IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT. GO
AHEAD AND AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION. WITH THAT, ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE HAVE THE
CLERK -- DO WE TAKE A VOTE ON
THAT?
>> YOU CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THAT
OR IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
YOU CAN MOVE TO ADOPT THE IRC
AS AMENDED.
>> OBJECTION.
>> I WOULD BE OBJECTING AS
WELL. SO MADAM CLERK, TELL ME
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. AND CAN
WE GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL?
>> YES, WE WILL CALL THE ROLL
ON THE AMENDMENT AND THEN SPEAK
TO THE IRC OR MOVE FORWARD AND
VOTE ON THE IRC HOWEVER IT ENDS
UP.
>> POINT OF INFORMATION. IS
THIS A NON-DEBATABLE MOTION,
MADAM CLERK?
>> NO, WELL, IT COULD BE
DEBATED IF YOU WANT. IT'S A
MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE NEED
A VOTE TO DECIDE IF IT WILL BE
REFERRED TO DIFFERENT
COMMITTEE.
>> I MEAN IF SO, I WOULD BE
WILLING TO SPEAK TO THE MOTION.
BUT UNDERSTAND THAT'S AT
DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> NO, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO
IT.
>> I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF
THIS MOTION TO REFER THE
LEGISLATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL
AND THE LEGISLATION BEING THE
PROPOSAL SENT FORWARD BY MAYOR
HARRELL THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS
INCORPORATES THE BLAKE FIX INTO
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 120645 TO
SEND THIS LEGISLATION TO FULL
COUNCIL AND PRESUMABLY FINAL
ACTION ON SEPTEMBER 5, OUR NEXT
FULL COUNCIL MEETING, AND THE
EARLIEST POINT THE COUNCIL CAN
TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THIS
MEASURE. THE MEASURE WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US IS NOT JUST A
STATUTE, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INFORMED
BY THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE THAT
HAS BEEN SENT FORWARD FOR THE
CONSIDERATION. UNLIKE THE
PROPOSAL CONSIDERED IN JUNE,
THIS MEASURE HAS BEEN PROPOSED
BY MAYOR HARRELL. IT'S
SUPPORTED BY MAYOR HARRELL, THE
CHIEF OF POLICE, PUBLIC
DEFENDER SITUATION, AND EVEN
THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER'S
GUILD. AN IDEOLOGICAL
COMMITMENT TO USE DIVERSION AND
PUBLIC HEALTH AS THE PRIMARY
RESPONSE WHEN DEALING WITH THE
USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PUBLIC
AND RESERVING THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM AND INTERVENTION
FOR USE WHEN NECESSARY. WE DID
RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE PUBLIC
DEFENDERS PROVIDING EVEN
FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR THEIR
STANCE AND JUST TO BRIEFLY
QUOTE FROM THAT E-MAIL. THIS
E-MAIL FROM LISA DUGARD STATES
THE PROPOSED APPROACH REFLECTS
A LONG SOUGHT BEST PRACTICE TO
DIVERT THE FRAMEWORK AND
SETTING THAT FRAMEWORK IS
STRONGER AND CLEARER THAN
SENATE BILL 5536, THE
UNDERLINING LEGISLATION
CREATING THE BLAKE FIX, WHICH
IT IMPLEMENTS. AT THE SAME
TIME, IT DOES NOT TIE THE HANDS
OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTS SPD ON
THE CLEAR GUIDANCE TO IMPLEMENT
THE POLICY FRAMEWORK. IT GOES
ON LATER IN THE E-MAIL TO STATE
MAYOR HARRELL'S ORDINANCE
CLEARLY SETS OUT A FRAMEWORK AT
ODDS WITH THE WAR ON DRUGS,
USHERING ONE OF THE MOST DIRECT
POLICY FRAMEWORK NOT JUST IN
THE UNITED STATES AND GLOBALLY
TO COMMEND THIS AS A GLOBAL OF
POLICY. NOW MAYOR HARRELL'S
ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN MADE
CLEAR YESTERDAY IN THE
STATEMENTS, THE DIRECTOR
PROVIDED TO COMMITTEE IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT
THESE ON-THE-GROUND EXECUTIVE
ACTIONS THAT THE MAYOR IS
PROPOSING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS
ONLY POSSIBLE ONCE THEY APPROVE
AND VALIDATE THIS PLAN BY
PASSING THIS ORDINANCE. THIS
PLAN HAS NOW BEEN VETTED BY THE
DELIBERATIONS OF MAYOR
HARRELL'S TASK FORCE AND THE
PRODUCTIVE HEARING YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON ABOUT THE BILL AND
THE INTRODUCED STATE. THE AREA
AND SCOPE FOR THE POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
BY THE CONVERSATION AND THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL REFLECTING A
NUMBER OF THOSE POSSIBLE
CHANGES IS NEARING COMPLETION
AND CAN HOPEFULLY BE SHORTLY
DISTRIBUTED. I KNOW THERE ARE
CONCERNS ABOUT TIMELY DRAFTING
OF AMENDMENTS. BUT MY OFFICE
HAS NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE
CONCEPTS THAT COULD NOT BE
SUBMITTED FOR CENTRAL STAFF
CONSIDERATION IN FAIRLY SHORT
ORDER FOLLOWING YESTERDAYEST A
PRODUCTIVE WORK SESSION IN
COMMITTEE NOR DO THE AREAS
COLLEAGUES HAVE FLAGGED FOR
AMENDMENTS APPEAR TO BE
COMPLEXED. BY PASSING THIS PLAN
AND GIVING CLARITY TO OUR
APPROVAL FOR MAYOR HARRELL'S
PLAN, WE CAN SPEND THE RUN UP
TO BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER JOINTLY
EMPHASIZING THE INVESTMENTS
NECESSARY TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT
WE WERE BRIEFED ON IN
YESTERDAY'S PANEL DISCUSSION
AND FURTHER EMPHASIZED IN THIS
COMMUNICATION EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON. THE AGENDA FOR THE
SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE
FULL COUNCIL IS FAIRLY SCANT.
IT WOULD BE AN IDEAL USE OF OUR
TIME AND BANDWIDTH TO TAKE UP
THE MATTER AT THAT TIME. FOR
THAT REASON, I'M MAKING THE
MOTION IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE
COUNCIL AS AN OPTION FOR OUR
PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION ON
TAKING THE FINAL ACTION ON THIS
BILL. WITH THAT I YIELD BACK TO
THE CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
YOU'RE ASKING THE IRC TO BE
AMENDED FOR THE BILL TO GO TO
FULL COUNCIL ON THE 5th,
CORRECT?
>> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.
AND FIRST OF ALL MY DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WHO I
DEFERRED TO THE CHAIR WHO WOULD
LIKE THIS IN HER COMMITTEE.
THEY'RE ANTICIPATING
AMENDMENTS. ALSO ON THE FIFTH,
THERE WILL ONLY BE FIVE COUNCIL
MEMBERS THERE. FOUR WILL BE
GONE. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WELL NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BUT
JUST AS IMPORTANT. WE ALL
RECEIVED AN E-MAIL INFORMATION
FROM DIRECTOR HANDY AT 11:17,
MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY
CANNOT, IN FACT, BE SUPPORTIVE
OR EQUIPPED TO ADVISE US WITH
AMENDMENTS AND HAVE THE
TURNAROUND TIME AND BE PREPARED
BY SEPTEMBER 5. THEY WILL NOT
HAVE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE POLICY
ANALYSIS ON THE DRUG POSSESSION
AND PUBLIC SAFE. THE REASON I
SAY THIS, I UNDERSTAND FROM THE
CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
WANTS THIS IN HER COMMITTEE.
THIS GIVES CENTRAL STAFF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER,
AND THEY ANTICIPATE AMENDMENTS.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM, BUT IT'S
MY DIRECTION WITH DIRECTOR
HANDY AT 11:16789 WE
ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WOULD
HAPPEN AS SOMEBODY WOULD TRY TO
MAKE A MOTION TO PUT IT ON THE
CALENDAR ON THE 5th, IN WHICH
WE ARE NOT PREPARED. AND FOR
THAT REASON AND THAT REASON
ONLY, JUST BECAUSE WE NEED THE
TIME AND I DON'T WANT TO GO
BACK TO THE WHOLE ARGUING AND
THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE MERITS
OF THIS LAW. THERE IS A LOT
THERE. WE STILL HAVE NOT
RECEIVED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO COME WITH
THIS LAW. STILL WAITING FOR
THAT. WE DID HAVE THIS IN FRONT
OF US JUNE 6 AND IT FAILED 5-4.
I UNDERSTAND WE WILL HAVE A
DIFFERENT MODALITY IN
APPROACHING THIS LAW AS WE
SHOULD. SO WITH THAT REASON,
I'M GOING TO OPPOSE THIS. AND
WITH THAT, I WANT TO SEE IF
THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE HAVE A
VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO AMEND
THE IRC TO PUT THIS BILL,
COUNCIL BILL 120645 FOR A VOTE
IN FRONT OF FULL COUNCIL ON
SEPTEMBER 5. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE FROM MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE
WE GO TO A VOTE? ALL RIGHT, I'M
NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, ANYTHING
THAT YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> NO, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M
READY TO VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM CLERK?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> NO.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED.
>> IT FAILS.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. IN THE FUTURE, IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES WHO WOULD SHARE
WITH ME WHAT WE WOULD HAVE
WANTED TO DO WOULD HAVE SHARED
WITH ME. AND ANY WAY THE MOTION
FAILS AND THE INTRODUCTION WILL
NOT BE AMENDED AND THIS BILL
WILL NOT BE IN FRONT OF FULL
COUNCIL WITH FIVE COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 5. AND
WITH THAT, MADAM CLERK, CAN I
MOVE ON?
>> WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THE
IRC AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND WE MOVE
FORWARD THEN IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTION THEN? THE IRC WILL BE
ADOPTED, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. ANY OBJECTION? I DO
NOT HEAR OR SEE AN OBJECTION TO
THE IRC BEING ADOPTED, SO WITH
THAT, IT, RC IS INDEED ADOPTED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CALENDAR
TO THE AGENDA. THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING OR HEARING
AN OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS
INDEED ADOPTED. LET'S GO TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. AND LET'S
SEE. THIS IS WHAT'S ON TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR, FOLKS. WE
HAVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 8.
WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT FOR
JOSH SATTLER, RECOMMENDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS ANY COUNCIL
MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
FROM TODAY'S CALENDAR OR
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE,
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SIX
ITEMS FROM COMMITTEE REPORTS.
I'M GOING TO LET THE CLERK READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ONE, THE REPORT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL BILL
120615, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO FLOODPLAINS, FIFTH EXTENSION
OF INTERIM REGULATIONS
ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE
126113, FOR ADDITIONAL SIX
MONTHS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO
RELY ON UPDATED NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE RATE MAPS TO OBTAIN
FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY'S FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. BEFORE I
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS
ITEM IT, I'LL ALLOW
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO IS
THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL TO TEE
IT UP FOR US. THEN WE'LL GO TO
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IN JULY OF 2020, WE
ADOPTED THE INTERIM FLOODPLAIN
TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH
FEMA. WE HAVE EXTENDED THOSE
INTERIM REGULATIONS A NUMBER OF
TIMES TO ALLOW SDCI TO CREATE
PERMIT REGULATIONS. THESE
REGULATIONS HAVE NOW BEEN
DRAFTED, BUT CURRENTLY BEING
CHALLENGED WITH THE APPEAL FROM
THE PORT OF SEATTLE. SDCI
CONTINUES TO MEET REGULARLY
WITH THE PORT AND EXPECTS TO
ISSUE THE OTHER DECISION IN
OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. IF THERE
ARE NO APPEALS TO THAT
DECISION, WE'LL NEED ONE MORE
EXTENSION IN FEBRUARY OF 2024
WITH THE EXPECTATION OF THE
PERMANENT FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS TO BE MOVING
THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE
ADOPTION OF LEGISLATION BY THE
SECOND QUARTER OF 2024. IT THIS
LEGISLATION WILL EXTEND THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW
US TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM WHILE THE PORTS OF
APPEAL IS RESOLVED. IT ALSO
MAKES ONE TECHNICAL CORRECTION
TO ADOPT THE PREVIOUS INTERIM
REGULATIONS, WHILE HAVING A
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY AS
REQUIRED. BECAUSE IF WE WAIT,
THE REGULATIONS WILL LAPSE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SPEAK TO
STARTING THE PUBLIC HEARING OR
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PASS IT
BACK TO YOU?
>> THAT IS MY JOB, BUDDY.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO GO WITH THE SCRIPTURE. I'VE
GOT ONE JOB TO DO AND I'M GOING
TO DO IT. AS PRESIDING OFFICER,
I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON FLOODPLAINS AND THE
FIFTH EXTENSION OF INTERIM
REGULATIONS, AND I BELIEVE WE
DO HAVE ONE CALLER IN.
>> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENTER
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, A
REMOTE CALLER, SABRINA.
>> TWO MINUTES. SABRINA?
>> SHE MAY NEED TO HIT STAR
SIX.
>> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SABRINA,
AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
AS RELATED TO 126615 TO EXTEND
SIX MONTHS TO ESTABLISH THE
FEMA FLOODPLAIN REGULATION.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AND THE PORT HAS
BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
CITY, WITH FEMA, WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS TO IDENTIFY
CLEAR PATH FORWARD. WE ARE NOT
SEEING A FURTHER APPEAL. WE ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO IDENTIFYING A
SOLUTION. IT IS IMPORTANT WE
PROTECT OUR PEERS AND THE
WORKING WATERFRONT AND SEA
LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING TOGETHER
HERE AND WE'RE REALLY CLOSE.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE,
MADAM CLERK?
>> THERE IS NOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THEN THAT WAS OUR
FIRST AND LAST SPEAKER. PUBLIC
HEARING IS NOW ON BILL 120615
IS NOW CLOSED. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANT TO SAY BEFORE I MAKE A
MOTION TO MOVE IT?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST HOPING WE CAN RESOLVE THE
DIFFERENCES RAPIDLY, PLEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120615. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA. WE
HAVE ITEMS 2, 3, 4 FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON. AND COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON, I UNDERSTAND
BEFORE WE HAVE THE CLERK READ
THEM INTO THE RECORD THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO ALL
THREE. I'LL HAVE THE CLERK READ
ITEMS 2-4 INTO THE RECORD AND
THEN MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU'LL
SPEAK ON THOSE THREE?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, MADAM CLERK, GO AHEAD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 2-4, RESOLUTION
32101, A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE
A NEW BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
TO BE KNOWN AS THE BALLARD
IMPROVEMENT AREA. AGENDA ITEM
3, 32102, A RESOLUTION TO --
WITH THE INTENTION TO ESTABLISH
A NEW BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
TO BE KNOWN AS THE BALLARD
IMPROVEMENT AREA AND FIX A DATE
IN PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
THEREON. AND RESOLUTION 32103,
RESOLUTION OF THE INTENTION TO
DEESTABLISH THE 2017 BALLARD
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE
KNOWN AS A BALLARD IMPROVING
AREA AND FUNCTIONING THE
HEARING THEREON.
>> GREAT, THOSE ARE ALL THREE
ITEMS. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
THESE ALL THREE ARE YOURS
REGARDING THE BALLARD
IMPROVEMENT AREA. SO I'M GOING
TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR TO SPEAK
TO ALL THREE OF THEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL OF
THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE A PART OF
A LEGISLATION PACKAGE TO
IMPROVE THE AREA SET TO SUNSET
ON DECEMBER 31 OF THIS YEAR.
INCLUDING AN ORDINANCE, COUNCIL
BILL AND THESE THREE
RESOLUTIONS. THEY INITIATE A
NEW BIA AND ESTABLISH THE NEW
BIA, AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING
AND DISESTABLISH THE OLD BIA
AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING. THE
ORDINANCE REESTABLISHES THE BIA
AND SLIGHTLY EXPANDS THE
BOUNDARIES IN THE ECONOMIC
BOUNDARY TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HAD
A BRIEFING ON THIS LAST AUGUST
9. IT'S ON THEIR SEPTEMBER
MEETING, WHICH WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, JUST
THE THREE RESOLUTIONS. BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE CAN VOTE ON THE
ACTUAL ORDINANCE, WE HAVE TO
HAVE PUBLIC HEARING. SO THESE
RESOLUTIONS BEFORE COUNCIL
TODAY ARE ALL PROCEDURAL AND
NECESSARY TO SET PUBLIC
HEARINGS, SO THE COMMITTEE CAN
EVENTUALLY ACT. SO JUST WANTING
TO BE SURE THESE RESOLUTIONS
DON'T CERTIFY POLICY, AND THEN
TO VOTE AT THE SECTION
SIGNATURE. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE
GOT TO SAY ABOUT THE
RESOLUTIONS ALTOGETHER.
>> I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU
REGARDING THREE AND FOUR. WHAT
IS THE DIFFERENCE? YOU HAVE
FIXING A DATE IN PLACE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING THERE ON FOR
PUBLIC FOUR AND THREE AND FOUR.
IS IT GOING TO BE THE SAME
TIME?
>> YES. SO AND THE OTHER TWO,
WE'LL HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE
DISESTABLISHMENT AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> OKAY, GOT IT. AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OKAY, SO THOSE ARE
ITEMS TWO, THREE, FOUR. ANY
COMMENTS ON ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
REGARDING TWO, THREE, FOUR THAT
CAME OUT OF COUNCIL MEMBER
BALLARD? I SEE STRAUSS HAS
STOOD UP?
>> AND I WILL BE BRIEF. I HAD A
ROBUST SET OF COMMENTS AT
COMMITTEE REGARDING THE BALLARD
BIA IN SHORT AND IN SUMMARY. IT
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE STRONGEST
PARTNERS IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT
FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, NEIGHBORS,
AND COMMUNITIES. THEY HAVE DONE
AN AMAZING JOB HELPING BALLARD
GROW INTO THE MORE DENSE NATURE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WHAT
REALLY WORKS, EVERYTHING FROM
THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TO THE
PROBLEM SOLVING, TO THE SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT AND TO
NEIGHBORHOOD VIBRANCIES. FOR
THE LARGE PART OF THE BIA'S
INITIAL LIFE CYCLE, THEY'VE
BEEN A SMALL AND MIGHTY TEAM OF
THREE AND A HALF STAFF. THEY'VE
BEEN NIMBLE AND ADAPTIVE. AND
IF I GAVE YOU EVERY EXAMPLE OF
OUR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MY
OFFICE AND THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL
WEEK. JUST ONE EXAMPLE IS WHEN
WE OPENED UP, THEY PARKED OVER
35 BUSINESSES TO HELP IN THAT
EXAMPLE THAT THEY DO WORK AND
IT RIPPLES INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY AS WELL. I'M AN
ENORMOUS CHAMPION OF THE
RENEWAL AND ITS GEOGRAPHIC
EXPANSION. I LOOK FORWARD TO
PARTNERING WITH BALLARD FOR
YEARS TO COME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
SIR, ANYONE ELSE? I DON'T SEE
ANYONE ELSE. OKAY. SO WITH
THAT, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO,
WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH ITEM AND
DO THE VOTE. ITEM NUMBER TWO.
AND WE WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32101.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CAN YOU
MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT IT?
>> I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT I DID.
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32101. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MOVED AND
SECONDED. ANYTHING ELSE THAT
YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE GO TO
THE VOTE ON ALL THREE MATTERS.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY
THAT THE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
BIRX A. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
THE PLANS, AND WE'RE CONTINUE
THE RESOLUTIONS TODAY. SO WITH
THAT, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF 32101?
>> I BELIEVE WE'RE ON 32101.
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. I JUST
CAUGHT THAT. RESOLUTION 32101.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. SO WE WILL GO TO
ITEM NUMBER THREE. I MOVE TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32102. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF. SO IF WE MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 4. I MOVE TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32103. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> NO.
>> GREAT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32103?
>> 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 RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION. I'M SORRY,
ON MY BEHALF. IF WE GO ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 5. PLEASE READ ITEM
5 INTO THE RECORD. 120636
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING A
15-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WHATCOM
COUNTY PROVIDING FOR PAYMENTS
FOR GENERAL AND EMERGENCY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDED
BY WHATCOM COUNTY TO THE CITY'S
SKAGIT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
GENERATION FACILITIES AND
RESIDENTS OF NEWHALEM AND
DIABLO, AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT OPERATES THE SKAGIT
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
GENERATION FACILITIES. AND
PAYING FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY
THE SHERIFF TO PROTECT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL IN
THE PROJECTS OF NEWHALEM AND
DIABLO, INCLUDING GENERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY,
TERRORISM, AND DISASTER
RESPONSE SERVICES AND OTHER
SERVICES. WE CURRENTLY HAD A
15-YEAR AGREEMENT, BUT SET TO
EXPIRE IN BILL THIS YEAR.
THANKFULLY THE FACILITIES IS
NOT A RESULT OF THE SOURDOUGH
FIRE, BUT THAT PLUS THE
INCREASE IN RECENT INCIDENTS,
TARGETING ELECTRICAL
SUBSTATIONS IN WASHINGTON AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ILLUSTRATES
THE NEED OF THIS TYPE OF
AGREEMENT. THIS PASSED THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
CLOSING REMARKS, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> NO.
>> WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THIS LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. WE MOVE ON TO
ITEM 6, WHICH IS ALSO COUNCIL
NELSON.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, 120637, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING
THE DEPARTMENT TO LEASE REAL
PROPERTY TO AND FROM PRIVATE
PARTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INSTALLING AND OPERATING
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS AND SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
ARE 27,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLES
WITH SOME 75% OF THOSE IN
SEATTLE. GROWTH RATES ARE
STAGGERING ALREADY IN SEATTLE,
ELECTRIC VEHICLES REPRESENT
22.9% OF NEW VEHICLE SALES.
THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD
IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED VEHICLE
CHARGING STATIONS, INHIBITING
THE WIDER ADOPTION. TO LEASE
DEPARTMENT OWNED PROPERTY TO
THIRD PARTIES, SO THE THIRD
PARTIES COULD INSTALL ELECTRIC
CHARGING STATIONS AND AUTHORIZE
THIRD PARTY ITS, SO CITY LIGHTS
CAN INSTALL THE ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. CITY
LIGHT EXPECTS TO INSTALL SOME
10 TO 20 PROJECTS IN THE NEXT
TWO YEARS WITH MORE TO FOLLOW.
THIS ISN'T GOING TO INVOLVE
CITY LIGHT PROPERTY THAT COULD
OTHERWISE BE USED TO DEVELOP
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR OBVIOUSLY
TRANSMIT ELECTRICITY. AND
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
OUR COLLEAGUES? AND I'M
GUESSING HERE YOU'RE DONE WITH
YOUR CLOSING REMARKS AS WELL?
>> I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT
THESE ARE THE LAST TWO COUNCIL
BILLS THAT WERE INITIATED UNDER
DEBORA SMITH'S LEADERSHIP AS
CEO AND GENERAL MANAGER OF CITY
LIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK HER
SO MUCH OF THE LEADERSHIP. BUT
I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE HER
LEADERSHIP AND WORKING WITH HER
ON THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
AND ONE FOLLOWING BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. BUT THESE ARE THE
LAST TWO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO DEBORA SMITH
AND SHE HAD DONE A LOT OF WORK.
I ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER. SO
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THOSE
COMMENTS, AND THANKING HER FOR
HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE RATE PAYERS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANKS
TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON FOR
INITIATING THIS LINE OF
APPRECIATION FOR DEBORA. I
REALLY THINK THAT DEBORA CAME
IN TO CITY COUNCIL UNDER SOME
TOUGH TIMES. CITY LIGHT UNDER
TOUGH TIMES AND REALLY
APPRECIATE HER STEWARDSHIP WITH
THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AND THE
WHOLE TEAM OVER THERE JUST
DESERVES A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION FOR INCREASING
ACCESS TO THE ISSUES. SOME
WALKED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THAT.
AND OUR HOPE THAT SHE HEARS
THIS MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH HER IN THE NEXT
CAPACITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> SECONDING ALL THESE POINTS
ABOUT GENERAL MANAGER SMITH. IT
WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE PLEASURE
TO GET TO WORK WITH HER. SHE
HELPED NAVIGATE US THROUGH SOME
POTENTIALLY TURBULENT TIMES,
AND IT WAS SMOOTH SAILING
BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
COUNCIL BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL BILL
PASSES, AND I WILL SIGN IT OR
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAM
CLERK, AGAIN, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON IN OUR
AGENDA, IT'S COME TO MY
ATTENTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD NEEDS TO BE EXCUSED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S
MEETING. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION
TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD BEING
EXCUSED? ALL RIGHT. AND NOT
SEEING OR HEARING AN OBJECTION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS INDEED
EXCUSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY'S MEETING. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO TO ITEMS REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NONE WERE
REMOVED. ITEM NUMBER 7. MADAM
CLERK, WE'RE GOING TO READ
ITEMS 7 THROUGH 9 INTO THE
RECORD AND ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON TO SPEAK TO THOSE.
>> OKAY, ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTION. AGENDA --
RESOLUTIONS, AGENDA ITEM 7-9.
RESOLUTION 32 IT 104, A
RESOLUTION TO INITIATE A NEW
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE
KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA. RESOLUTION
32105, A RESOLUTION OF
INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A NEW
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE
KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA AND A FIX DATE
AND PLACE FOR A HEARING
THEREON. AND RESOLUTION 32106,
A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO
DEESTABLISH THE EXISTING
SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA AND FIXING A DATE AND
PLACE FOR A HEARING THEREON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK
AS THE CLERK SAID TO ITEM 7, 8,
9 REGARDING THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA. I'M GUESSING
IN YOUR COMMENTS, YOU'LL LET US
KNOW KIND OF WHERE THAT AREA
IS? SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO
HAND THE FLOOR, GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ALL
THREE AND WE WILL VOTE ON EACH
OF THEM SEPARATELY. WITH THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THESE
RESOLUTIONS ARE DUPLICATES OF
THE THREE THAT COUNCIL VOTED ON
EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, EXCEPT
THEY APPLY TO THE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA. ENCOMPASSING
THE DOWNTOWN, A PORTION OF
DOWNTOWN AND ITS HOTELS. THEY
PAY AN ASSESSMENT ON THE PER
NIGHT, PER PERSON STAYING IN
THOSE HOTELS AND THAT MONEY
GOES TO PROMOTE NOT JUST
DOWNTOWN, BUT THE CITY AS A
WHOLE. AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE
BEING MADE THAT YOU MIGHT
THINK, DIDN'T WE JUST DO THIS?
AND THESE ARE CHANGES PROPOSED
THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN
DEPTH. AND TO ALLOW FOR CHANGES
TO HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT AND
TO HELP WE THE CONVENTION
CENTER. I DON'T WANT TO GET
INTO THAT DETAIL BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT WHAT OTHER BUSINESS IS FOR.
AND SO LET ME JUST SAY THAT
THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE A PART OF
THE PACKAGE THAT'S MAKING
CHANGES, THAT WILL INCLUDE THE
ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BILL 120641,
AND SITTING INTENT TO ESTABLISH
AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND DISESTABLISHING AND SETTING
UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE
ORDINANCE REESTABLISHES WITH
SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW FUNDS
ARE COLLECTED AND HOW THEY WILL
BE SPENT. THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE PLANS TO
ADDRESS THE POLICIES IN THE
ORDINANCE DURING THE TWO
COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE
BRIEFING AND COMMISSION MEETING
AT THE BRIEF COMMITTEE MEETING
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT
9:30. THAT WILL BE THE ONLY
ITEM. AND THEN A PUBLIC HEARING
AND THE POSSIBLE VOTE AT THE
COMMITTEE'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
MEETING. JUST LIKE THE
RESOLUTIONS THAT WE JUST VOTED
ON EARLIER, THESE ARE
PROCEDURAL AND NOT NECESSARY TO
SET THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
>> AND CAN I ASK YOU A
QUESTION?
>> YES?
>> ITEM NUMBER 9 WHEN WE'RE
FIXING THAT PLACE FOR THE
HEARING. THAT'S GOING TO BE
YOUR REGULAR COMMITTEE HEARING?
>> ON THE 13th.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
FOR THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA. ITEM 7, 8, 9.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SPOKE TO
ALL THREE OF THOSE. AND ARE
THERE ANY THAT WOULD LIKE TO
ADDRESS SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE? AND
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A
WHILE FOR THE TOURISM PIECE AND
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT KIND OF
FOLLOWS THE SAME FLOW AND SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYTHING
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
BECAUSE THIS WAS LATE BREAKING
LEGISLATION AND THAT YOU REALLY
HELPED GET US ON THE CALENDAR
TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE THE END
OF THE YEAR AND BEFORE BUDGET I
DISCUSSING AND THIS REALLY
HELPS IN MANY RESPECTS. SO I
REALLY THINK THAT THINGS GO TO
YOU FOR WORKING WITH US AND TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> AND YOU'RE VERY PERSUASIVE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. ALL
RIGHT, WE GOT IT DONE, SO
THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. WITH
THAT, I'LL MOVE THE FIRST ONE.
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32104. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WE HAD COMMENTS. I DO
NOT SEE MORE COMMENTS. WITH
THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO
CALL THE ROLE ON ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM
8. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32105. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED FOR THIS
RESOLUTION. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF 32105.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
AND MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. REGARDING ITEM 9,
LET ME MOVE THAT. I MOVE TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32106, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. WE'VE ALREADY HAD
COMMENTS. SO WITH THAT, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT, AND THE CLERK, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION. SO THAT CONCLUDES
OUR RESOLUTIONS UNDER THE
SECOND PART. LET'S MOVE ON TO
OTHER BUSINESS. THIS IS THE
CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL. SO
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONSIDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEAL TO AN EXCLUSION ISSUED
TO MR. AVRUM ALEX TSIMERMAN ON
JULY 25, 2023. THE QUESTION IS
SHALL THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE
THIS MEMBER TO EXCLUDE COUNCIL
MEETINGS THROUGH OCTOBER 21 BE
SUSTAINED? ARE IT THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE I GIVE ANYMORE
DIRECTIONS? ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY, SO I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND SHARE. DURING THE
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
EITHER VOTE AYE OR YES TO
SUSTAIN THE EXCLUSION THROUGH
OCTOBER 21, 2023 OR VOTE NO TO
GRANT AN APPEAL AND REMOVE THE
EXCLUSION. AND WITH THAT, IT
LOOKS LIKE WE ONLY NEED A
SIMPLE MAJORITY. SO WITH THAT,
I'M GOING TO ASK THE CLERK TO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
DECISION TO EXCLUDE THIS
INDIVIDUAL FROM ATTENDING
COUNCIL AND STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS THROUGH OCTOBER 21,
2023. SHOULD THAT BE SUSTAINED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE EXCLUSION
REMAINS IN ESCIENCEFECT.
EFFECT. LET'S MOVE ON TO OTHER
BUSINESS. FIRST I'M ASKING IF
THERE IS ANY OBJECTION THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO EXCUSE MYSELF
FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 5. IS THERE ANY
OBJECTION OR ANY? OH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NOT AN OBJECTION, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WAS ABOUT TO
FOLLOW YOUR LEAD.
>> OH, OKAY, SO YOU'RE NEXT.
LET ME GO WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, GO AHEAD. YOU WANT TO
BE EXCUSED AS WELL?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE EXCUSED
ON MONDAY -- I'M GETTING THIS
WRONG. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
NOT A REQUEST FOR BEING
EXCUSED. I GUESS I WOULD POINT
OUT THERE MAY BE QUORUM
CHALLENGES ON THE 5th GIVEN
THAT NUMBER OF ABSENCES. IF
THAT'S THE CASE, WE JUST WANT
TO CHECK IN WITH THE CLERK ON
WHETHER THERE IS BUSINESS THAT
WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED TO THE
MEETING ON THE 12th IF THERE IS
NOT A QUORUM TO MEET ON THE
5th. JUST A POINT OF
INFORMATION REGARDING THESE
ABSENCE REQUESTS.
>> YEAH, I'M AWARE OF THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WERE
AWARE. WE JUST WEREN'T SURE WHO
WAS GOING TO ASK TO BE EXCUSED
BECAUSE YOU'RE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM ON THAT DAY.
ALL RIGHT. AND THERE IS MORE
WE'LL ADD TO THAT. OKAY, BEFORE
WE ADJOURN AND, AGAIN, WE WILL
LET PEOPLE KNOW. WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THE RECESSES. WE'RE
BEGINNING RECESS ON MONDAY,
AUGUST 21. WE WILL RETURN LABOR
DAY, FOLLOWING LABOR DAY. SO
THAT MEANS WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE
BACK ON SEPTEMBER 5. RIGHT NOW
IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH A QUORUM ON THE
5th. IF WE DO, THAT WILL BE
SENT OUT IMMEDIATELY THAT WE
WILL BE CANCELING THE 5th. BUT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR
ON THOSE DATES BECAUSE I MAY
CHANGE MY TIMING AS WELL. AND
SO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, IF INDEED WE HAVE A
QUORUM, WILL BE SEPTEMBER 5. IF
INDEED IT HAS TO BE CANCELED,
PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT AHEAD OF
TIME. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
SEE YOUR HAND IS UP.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M
STICKING VERY CLOSE TO YOU. IF
THERE ARE QUORUM CHALLENGES
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS
LEGISLATION, I'M HAPPY TO BE
PRESENT. I JUST UNDERSTAND IT'S
THE FIRST DAY BACK AFTER
RECESS, AND IT'S TIME THAT I
TRADITIONALLY TAKE TIME WITH MY
TEAM TO PREP FOR THE REST OF
THE MONTH. IF NEEDED, HAPPY TO
BE HERE. BUT I ALSO THINK IT IS
BETTER TO PASS LEGISLATION AS
MANY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
YOUR JOB. AND SO WITH THAT, WE
STAND ADJOURNED. HAVE A GREAT
AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU.