>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
APOLOGIES TO THE AUDIENCE FOR
THE SLIGHT DELAY IN DABBLING
IN THIS AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ANDREW LEWIS, I AM -- IN
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ. IT
IS TO: 04 P.M. WILL -- ROLL
BE CALLED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> AND THE RATING COLLEAGUES
WERE PREVIOUSLY EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S MEETING.
PRESENTATIONS. THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. I WANT TO SAY AT THE
TOP OF PUBLIC COMMENT WE ARE
JOINED TODAY BY A DELEGATION OF
CITY OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF
CARNATION AS IS THE PROTOCOL OF
THE COUNCIL. THESE ELECTED
OFFICIALS FROM CARNATION WILL
BE PRIORITIZED TO SPEAK FIRST
TODAY. TWO ITEMS ON THE
COUNCIL AGENDA OR THE WORK PLAN
AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO THE COMMITTEE CLERK TO
PRESIDE OVER THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. THE TIME LIMIT WILL BE
SET OVER TWO MINUTES. WE DON'T
NEED TO PLAY THE VIDEO. I WILL
HANDED OVER TO YOU, MADAM
CLERK.
>> TODAY WE WILL START WITH
PUBLIC COMMENTERS IN PERSON AND
THE FIRST IS MAYOR JIM -- FROM
THE CITY OF CARNATION.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK EVERYONE AND SERVING THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. WE ARE
HERE BECAUSE THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL COULD NOT PROVIDE AN
IMMEDIATE DATE -- THE URGENCY
OF THE SITUATION. THE CITY OF
CARNATION STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARATION ON AUGUST 30th
2023. THE DECLARATION WAS
ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY --
SEATTLE'S -- ON SOUTH FORK OF
THE TOTAL RIVER. CARNATION IS
ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF HERE. WE
HAVE A POPULATION OF 2300. WE
ARE SITUATED ON STATE ROUTE 203
BETWEEN DIVORCE CITY. LIKE
LAHAINA, WE HAVE ONE ROAD IN
AND OUT TO OUR CITY. WE ARE AT
THE CONFLUENCE OF -- 16 MILES
BELOW THE TOTAL RIVER RESERVOIR
WHICH PROVIDES ONE THIRD OF
SEATTLE'S WATER FOR 30 MILLION
GALLONS A DAY OR MORE
GENERATING $30 MILLION -- IN
THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE OF
SEATTLE'S DM, FLOODING MODELS
INDICATE THAT THE 2300
RESIDENTS OF CARNATION WILL
HAVE LESS THAN ONE HOURS TO
EVACUATE TO HIGH GROUND. BEFORE
OUR CITY IS SWEPT AWAY WITH A
30 FOOT WALL OF WATER AND
DEBRIS COMING DOWN, CARNATION
WAS -- IN 1912. SEATTLE BUILT
THIS DAM IN 1964. IT PUTS ALL
OF OUR LIVES AND PROPERTIES IN
RISK. WE GET NO BENEFIT FROM
THIS. WE GET THE WATER FROM IT,
WE GET NO REVENUE FROM IT YET
WE HAVE 100% OF THE RISK. AS
REQUIRED BY REGULATION,
SEATTLE'S DAM HAS A WARNING
SYSTEM, YET THAT SYSTEM HAS
FAILED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST
THREE YEARS. I WILL REPEAT, SIX
TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
WAS EACH FAILURE, IT BECOMES
MORE AND MORE. THAT SEATTLE HAS
NOT ADDRESSED THE NUMBER OF
FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES AND IT
SIMPLY CANNOT COMPREHEND THE
HARM IT IS INFLICTING.
INSTALLING HARDWARE IS ONLY
PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THIS
PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS GARNISHING CARNATION
COUNCILWOMAN -- HAWKINS.
>> HELLO, I'M COUNCIL --
MOTHER OF FOUR SMALL BOYS. THE
EMOTIONAL STATE OF MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY WAS SUMMARILY
IMPACTED BY THE FALSE ALARM
EVENT IN 2020. SEATTLE
INFLICTED EMOTIONAL PAIN ON
SEPTEMBER NINTH, 2020, JANUARY
13th, 2021, MAY 10th, 2023,
JUNE 19th, 2023, AND AUGUST
22nd OF 2023. IN THESE EVENTS,
-- OR THE SIREN SOUNDED WHEN
IT SHOULDN'T HAVE. CARNATION'S
RESIDENCE DO NOT TRUST THE
RELIABILITY OF SEATTLE'S
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
LET ME HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TRAUMA THAT CARNATION RESIDENTS
HAVE LIVED THROUGH DUE TO
SEATTLE'S DAM. ON 2020, IT
WENT OFF JUST BEFORE LUNCH ON
TUESDAY. THE SIRENS BEGAN
WAILING AND AN OMINOUS MESSAGE
UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER HEARD
BEFORE STARTED OF LAST ACROSS
THE VALLEY. THE DAM HAS FAILED
EVACUATE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY.
THAT MESSAGE CONTINUE BLASTING
FOR 45 MINUTES. OVER 2000
PEOPLE, SIMULTANEOUSLY, TRIED
EVACUATING, AS CARS FLED
THROUGH OUR ONE ROAD, GRIDLOCK
ON THE STREETS STOPPED ALL
MOVEMENT. PEOPLE ABANDONED
THEIR CARS AND WALKED UP TO
HIGH GROUND. SOME OLDER
RESIDENTS AND DISABLED
RESIDENTS WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT
TO THE EVACUATION SITE SIMPLY
WAITED TO DIE. OTHERS WERE
INJURED IN THEIR ATTEMPTS TO
GET TO HIGH GROUND. IN THE
CHAOS, PETS AND LIVESTOCK WERE
LOST. THANK YOU. OH, SHERIFF
AND FIRES SCRAMBLED TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO RESPOND AND FOUND
THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS
EITHER DID NOT EXIST OR WERE SO
OLD -- USELESS. KING COUNTY
DID NOT HAVE A PLAN, AS -- AND
DID NOT HAVE A PLAN. OUR CITY
STAFF OF 13 WERE DESPERATELY
TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS
HAPPENING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME
TRYING TO FIND THEMSELVES AND
OTHER RESIDENTS GETTING TO
SAFETY AND WHILE KNOWING THAT
THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND
PROPERTY WERE IN DANGER. 30
MINUTES AFTER TH SIREN
SOUNDED, THE FIRE -- LET
SPEAKERS TO TELL FLEEING
CITIZENS IT WAS A FALSE ALARM.
WHILE SEATTLE'S SIREN KEPT
INSISTING THE DAM HAS FAILED ,
EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS COUNCILMAN RYAN BURRELL.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS RYAN
BURRELL, IMA COUNCILPERSON AND
A FATHER OF TWO. IMPOSSIBLE TO
SAY THE DAMAGE THIS INFLICTED
UPON OUR RESIDENTS. WHILE
SEATTLE'S -- APOLOGIZED AND
PROMISED TO FIX ALL
COMMUNICATION AND PLANNING
PROBLEMS WE STILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE ISSUES. ON SEPTEMBER 9th,
2020, JANUARY 13th, 2021, MAY
10th, 2023 , THE SIREN FAILED
TO FOUNDERING THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED TEST. EACH OF THESE
RESULTS IN A FLURRY OF CONCERN
MESSAGES FROM CITIZENS TO CITY
HALL AND OUR COUNCILMEMBERS. ON
JUNE 19, 23, A SIREN AT THE
NEARBY GIRL SCOUT CAMP
TRIGGERED IN EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION FROM FIRE RESCUE.
PANIC CITIZENS FLOODED OUR
PHONE LINES. THIS AGAIN
INDICATES THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS NOT ADEQUATELY COORDINATING
WITH ITS PARTNERS IN THIS
VALLEY. ON AUGUST 22nd, AT
1:17 P.M., SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES SIRENS SOUNDED AGAIN,
-- UNCOORDINATED RESPONSE.
WHAT CARNATION CITIZENS HAVE
CONCLUDED IS THAT SEATTLE'S
ALARM SYSTEMS ARE UNRELIABLE.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
GENERALLY FAILED TO EMPATHIZE
WITH CARNATION'S RESIDENCE,
INDICATING THAT THE ALARM HAD
ONLY GONE OFF FOR ONLY TWO
SECONDS IN THIS MOST RECENT
FALSE ALARM. IT'S CLEAR THAT
SEATTLE'S UNAWARE OR UNABLE TO
UNDERSTAND OR UNWILLING TO
RECOGNIZE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL'S
IMAGE THIS HAD ON CARNATION
RESIDENTS. CALLED SEATTLE ON
AUGUST 22nd, NOT THE OTHER WAY
ROUND. NOTIFICATIONS WENT OUT
-- IT WAS NOT UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
THAT EVENING, FIVE HOURS AFTER
THE EVENT THAT SEATTLE
OFFICIALLY INFORMED THE
CARNATION COMMUNITY THAT IT WAS
A FALSE ALARM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CARNATION SPEAKER DUSTING
GREEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DESPITE THE LESSONS THAT
SHOULD'VE BEEN LEARNED FROM THE
JULY 2020 EVENT, THERE IS NO
WAY TO COMMUNICATE A FALSE
ALARM ALL CLEAR. THE
PERSPECTIVE SEEMS TO BE THAT
SOMEHOW OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SEATTLE HAS
FAILED TO FIX ITS EMERGENCY
ALARM SYSTEMS. SEATTLE HAS
FAILED TO IMPROVE -- SEATTLE
HAS FAILED TO CREATE A --
ORGANIZATIONS. KING COUNTY, AND
THE CITY OF CARNATION. SEATTLE
HAS FAILED BY MINIMIZING AND --
THE AND THE RESIDENCE OF
CARNATION. NOW, IN ADDITION TO
THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
WE ARE DEALING WITH, WE NOW
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
CITIZENS IGNORING THE ALARM.
AUGUST 27th, 2023, INSTEAD OF
EVACUATING THE CITY, PEOPLE
BEGAN CALLING CITY HALL,
CALLING THEIR COUNCILMEMBERS,
CHECKING SOCIAL MEDIA, CALLING
911, EVERYTHING BUT WHAT THEY
SHOULD'VE BEEN DOING. WHICH IS
EVACUATING. -- THEY WERE HE
WAS HAVING -- IS UNDERWAY AND
THE CITY OF CARNATION IS AN
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT WE WANT TO
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY
NOT ONLY TO PRODUCE WATER FOR
SALE, BUT TO PROTECT THE MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
CARNATION'S RESIDENCE. THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS -- AND ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE
COMMUNITIES AND IMPACTS AS
OPERATOR. THE FAILURES WE
OUTLINED ARE NOT OURS TO SOLVE.
THEY ARE NOT KING COUNTY'S
DISSOLVE. THEY ARE NOT NINE
WHEN ONCE TO SOLVE. PUTTING
RESPONSIBILITY ON ALL THESE
AGENCIES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
APOLOGIES THAT ARE NOT BACKED
UP BY ACTION ARE MEANINGLESS.
WE HAVE ORGANIZED THE COMMUNITY
FORUM TO OUTLINE -- THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ARE ALL
INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT ON
SEPTEMBER 30th, 2020 -- AT
10:00 A.M. IN THE CITY OF
CARNATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CARNATION DEPUTY MAYOR, TIM
HARRIS.
>> THANK YOU. I AM DEPUTY MAYOR
TIM HARRISON, I WILL BE CLOSING
OUT THE COMMENTS FOR THE CITY
OF CARNATION. IN THE PACKETS WE
PRESENTED TO EACH MEMBER, WE
INCLUDE A FORMAL INVITATION TO
THE PUBLIC FORUM AND OUR ANNUAL
EVACUATION DRILL. THIS ANNUAL
DRILL WAS CREATED BY AND FUNDED
BY THE CITY OF CARNATION
FOLLOWING THE 2020 FALSE ALARM.
ONCE A YEAR, WE BRING THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO LEARN
ABOUT EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AGENCIES, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
EVACUATION, AND WHERE TO REACH
HIGH GROUND. WE CALL THIS EVENT
BE DAM READY. WE PREDICT THAT
THIS FORM WILL LEAD TO SPECIFIC
NEW ELEMENTS AND THIS MAY
INCLUDE BUT AREN'T LIMITED TO
FINES TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR ANY FAILURE OR ITS RELATED
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, THE
CREATION OF AN INSURANCE
INSTRUMENT FOR THE CITY OF
CARNATION AND'S RESIDENCE TO
MITIGATE THE FACT THAT NEITHER
EARTHQUAKE OR FLOOD INSURANCE
WILL COVER THE DAM FAILURE.
THE SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
AROUND CARNATION TO IDENTIFY
ITS ABILITY TO ENSURE TIMELY
EVACUATION OF ALL THE
RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN
EMERGENCY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE MISTAKE. AN ANNUAL
FRANCHISE FEE TO OPERATE THE
DAM TO OFFSET THE COSTS,
MEDICATIONS, EMERGENCY SUPPLY
COSTS, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
TO OUR TRAIL SYSTEM AND WHAT
NOT TO ENABLE OUR CITIZENS TO
BE ABLE TO EVACUATE. AN ANNUAL
MITIGATION FEE TO FUND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR PARTICIPATION WITH
CARNATION'S RESIDENCE. WE ARE
ALSO INVITING THE FEDERAL
ENERGY REGULATORY COMMUNITY
COMMISSION , OUR CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION, OUR STATE
LEGISLATURES, AND MEMBERS OF
THE PRESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE
IT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT IN
PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE ELI
JOHNSON.
>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. I AM REPRESENTING A
MARKETPLACE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT CALLED
G.L.A.S.S. I JUST CAME ON --
SIX SAFETY SUPPLIES. SO I JUST
WANTED TALK TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AND SAY THAT WE ARE
HERE TO HAVE A BIGGER PRESENCE
SO HOPEFULLY -- PROCUREMENT
YOUR COMMITTEES AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS IN SEATTLE HAS SO
BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE IS A
MARKET PLACE, WEBSITE WHERE YOU
CAN SEARCH FOR ANYTHING THAT
YOU NEED, PAPERCLIPS TO
SATELLITE PHONES AND IF YOU
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU WANT, I
THINK WHAT MAKES US REALLY
STAND OUT IS OUR VENDOR TEAM,
WHICH IS EXEMPLARY SO IF YOU
NEED A CERTAIN BUDGET OR YOU
WANT SOMETHING THAT IS MINORITY
OWNED, SOMETHING THAT'S LOCAL,
SOMETHING AT A CERTAIN TIME,
THEY WILL GET EVERYTHING TO YOU
AS FAST AS ANYONE CAN DO.
SINCE WE ARE GROWING VERY FAST,
WE ARE STARTUP IN SILICON
VALLEY, WE JUST WANT TO SPARK
THE AREA. I HAVE FLYERS WITH
MY INFORMATION JUST ABOUT THE
WEBSITE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH
ME SO IF YOU DO WANT TO
STREAMLINE YOUR PROCUREMENT,
PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AS I
WILL BE YOUR CONTACT FOR THAT.
EXCEL SHEETS OR SEARCH WITH
YOUR OWN TIME, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE ANY CONTRACTS, LET US KNOW
AND WE WILL DO ALL THAT WORK
FOR YOU ANYTIME . I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND I WOULD
APPRECIATE IF YOU JUST SEND
THAT INFORMATION TO THE
DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES THAT
YOU REPRESENT AND WITH THAT, I
WILL BE FINISHED AND I THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
>> YOUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE
-- .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KATIE, I WORK WITH -- IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. I'M
WORKING IN SUPPORT WITH
RESOLUTION 32100, SUPPORTING
THE DEVELOP OF HIGHWAY -- AND
CLARK FILE 314496 TO SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUND TRANSIT
PARCEL. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS
BEFORE COUNCIL HAVE IMPORTANT
IMPACTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE U
DISTRICT, HIGHWAY LIDS ARE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PRODUCTS THAT WILL ALLOW
DOWNTOWN AND THE U DISTRICT TO
RECLAIM PUBLIC SPACE. FOR
EXAMPLE, A L.I.D. EFFORT
BETWEEN NORTHWEST 35th AND
50th STREET COULD RESULT IN 14
NEW ACRES OF LAND THAT COULD BE
USED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
OPEN SPACE, RETAIL AND SAFE --
AND CYCLISTS. IN THE FUTURE
USE OF SOUND TRANSIT SURPLUS
PARCEL IN THE U DISTRICT
REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE SIMILAR BENEFITS FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING -- IN
THE U DISTRICT. THE ALLEY
VACATION IS IMPORTANT STEP IN
MAKING THAT DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THE ALLEY
VACATION AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP WITH
A L.I.D. BILL AND WE LOOK FOR
TO THE BENEFITS BOTH OF THESE
COUNCIL ITEMS WILL CREATE FOR
SEATTLE AND ITS RESIDENTS AND I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THEM. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT IN
PERSON SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN AND
THEN WE WILL MOVE TO --
>> I'M A LIFELONG SEATTLEITE
CURRENTLY A BALLARD RESIDENT.
SEATTLE IS A CITY OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND LITTLE SAIGON
IS ONE OF THEM. IT'S ON THE
PRECIPICE OF DISAPPEARING.
DANNY WAS NEED OF THE SEATTLE
TIMES RECENTLY WROTE LITTLE
SAIGON SUCH EIGHT UNIQUE SLICE
OF SEATTLE ORIGINALLY POPULATED
BY WAR REFUGEES. IT'S HARD TO
SEE. WHAT'S RUDER THAN THE WAY
THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING IT WITH
VAINGLORIOUS YET ON NEGLECT.
WHY ARE SOME MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ALLOWING A
TYRANNICAL MINORITY OF PEOPLE
CONSISTING OF ADDICTS AND THE
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO DESTROY
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD'S UNIQUE
CULTURE AND ITS SMALL
BUSINESSES. WHAT IS YOUR
MOTIVATION OTHER THAN TOTAL
DESTRUCTION OF THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD? I JUST DON'T GET
IT? WILL YOU PLEASE, AFTER
EVERYONE RETURNS FROM VACATION
TRY AGAIN TO MAKE OPEN DRUG
USE IN SEATTLE A CRIME, PLACE
THE ADDICTS IN A SECURE
FACILITY AND GET THEM THE
RECOVERY SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED. ARREST AND JAIL THE DRUG
SELLERS. PLEASE SAVE A LITTLE
SAIGON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE MICHAEL RUBY .
IS MICHAEL RUBY ON THE PHONE?
>> MICHAEL RUBY, IF YOU ARE
TRYING TO TALK, YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO HIT STAR SIX .
>> IN THE MEANTIME, I WILL MOVE
ON TO COLLEEN McALEER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY
COUNCIL, AND THANKS FOR BEING
HERE. COLLEEN McALEER --
LEVERAGE COUNCIL TODAY TO GRANT
-- 314496 , PETITION TO
VACATE PART OF THE ALLEY AT
NORTHEAST 45th STREET AND
ROOSEVELT AVENUE. RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S NO DEVELOPMENT PLAN BUT
WITH TOWN TRANSIT WRAPPING UP,
THIS PETITION IS USED FOR AN
RFP TO BUILD 200 UNITS OF
TOTALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
ALL INCOME LEVELS IN THAT
CATEGORY. IT'S A GREAT PUBLIC
BENEFIT TO OFFSET A VERY SMALL
PIECE OF THE PUBLIC SPACE AND
INCLUDES FAMILY SIZING THAT'S
FOR SENIORS AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES, AS WELL. THE
PROJECT IS A STELLAR EXAMPLE OF
A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY SOUND
TRANSIT, TO ENSURE THAT 200
RESIDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT WILL
HAVE A PERMANENT HOME NEAR THE
LIGHT RAIL, ALSO, ACCESS TO
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN
THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. YOUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
YOUR STAFF FOR THINKING OUT OF
THE BOX ON THIS ONE FOR A
ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BEING BUILT
PERMANENTLY. ALSO, VOTE YES ON
RESOLUTION 32100 --
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS BUILDING
THE LIDS ACROSS I-FIVE . AND
VOTE YES ON COUNCIL BUILD
120625 -- THIS SAVES LIVES,
ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS JUST DON'T
HAVE THE NUMBERS TO GO OUT AND
DO WHAT THEY USED TO DO. ASSIST
IN IDENTIFYING THE OFFENDERS
AND -- THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK.
>> THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE
MICHAEL RUBY MAY BE ABLE TO
SPEAK .
>> YES.
>> YES, THIS IS MIKE RUBY. I
LIVE IN THE WALLINGFORD
NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T REMEMBER
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO REMEMBER
THE -- TO STOP THE DIVISION --
BY THE PROPOSED INTERSTATE 5.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT I-5 DID TO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WERE TOLD BY
THE ELDERS OF THE ZION AMERICAN
LUTHERAN CHURCH THAT I-5
DISPLAYS MANY OTHER
GERMAN-AMERICAN CONGREGATION IN
WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE --
NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT SEPARATED
WALLINGFORD FROM THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 30 TO 100, LIDS FOR
I-5 ON THE PLANNING AGENDA FOR
THE CITY. LIDS OVER FREEWAYS
HAVE ADMIN BUILT FOR MERCER
ISLAND, THE EASTSIDE AND
MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S
PAST TIME FOR -- -- THE
IMPORTANCE OF RECONNECTING AND
FUNDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR
LOCAL ACTION. THE STATE IS
FUNDING PRIOR LIDS THROUGH THE
TRANSPORTATION -- APPLYING FOR
FEDERAL FUNDS AND LOBBYING THE
LEGISLATURE TO INCLUDE THESE
PROJECTS. LONG-OVERDUE
REPARATIONS AND WILL RESTORE
NEEDED CONNECTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY. I SAY GLORY TO THE
JACKSON STREET COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. SUPPORT 30 TO 100.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE STEPHEN AND STEPHEN
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN FEE
IT. GO AHEAD, STEPHEN
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A
RESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT, AS A VOLUNTEER MEMBER
VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE EVER
COMING FORWARD AFTER SEVERAL
YEARS OF WORK WITH SOUND
TRANSIT TO MAKE POSSIBLE --
WE HAVE HAD THE LARGEST SHARE
OF NHA CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
CITY , BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY
HAD ANY DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE
MOST IN NEED. MAKING THIS
PARCEL AVAILABLE , MAKING IT
APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SURE THE
RESULTS SERVE THOSE IN NEED. I
ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT -- 00, THE
I-5 L.I.D. OPPORTUNITY IS
TREMENDOUS AND MUCH LESS
COMPLEX THAN THE OTHER
SITUATIONS IN THE CITY, IT
MAKES ANOTHER IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECLAIM
URBAN SPACE AND TO ADDRESS OUR
CRITICAL HOUSING NEEDS .
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN, AND AFTER THAT, WILL
BE SCOTT. GO AHEAD, JOHN.
>> HEY, MY NAME IS JOHN. I AM
WITH THE -- COMMITTEE AND I
SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF
RESOLUTION 32 100. -- AND
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND HAVE BEEN
TOLD THAT CITY COUNCIL -- I-5.
YOUR SUPPORT SHOWS --
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND IT. AND
THAT YOU, TOO, ARE WILLING TO
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES WE
HAVE MET WITH OVER THE YEARS IN
ACHIEVING THAT GOAL. WHETHER BY
EARTHQUAKE AS WE DIVIDE THAT
WATERFRONT OR FOR ACTIVE
LEGISLATION ACTION, I-5 WILL
MOST CERTAINLY NEED ACTIVE WORK
IN THE FOR STEERABLE FUTURE.
THIS IMPORTANT ACTION THAT THE
CITY WILL BE A LEADER IN
DETERMINING THE OUTCOME OF THAT
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SCOTT. SCOTT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JIM. GO AHEAD,
SCOTT.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
SCOTT AND I AM WITH THE --
GROUP, PUBLIC SPACE FOR PEOPLE
IN TRANSITION TO A MORE
CONNECTED AND SUSTAINABLE CITY.
WE SUPPORT PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 32100 WITH SUPPORT
FOR THE -- I-5 IS A CRITICAL
STEP IN DEVELOP AND POLICY.
FOR THE 2020 FEASIBILITY STUDY
THAT FOUND A LITTLE MORE WORK
ON HIGH -- IN OUR URBAN
NEIGHBORHOODS. BY INNER URBAN
CONCRETE CANYON. A CLEAR
SIGNAL TO THE -- THAT'S
ALREADY BEEN STUDIED
ACKNOWLEDGES THE SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL
THREE DEPARTMENTS, APPLYING
FOR A FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION
AND -- FOOTING THE PROJECT IN
THE 2024 TRANSPORTATION . THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JIM, AND FOLLOWING JIM WILL
BE JOHN GRANT. AND YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JIM AND
EIGHT YEARS AGO, 7 TO 8 YEARS
AGO, WE STARTED -- CAMPAIGN AND
AS JOHN AND SCOTT POINTED OUT,
IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY , WE
STARTED WITH PEOPLE JUST
ROLLING THEIR EYES AT US, AND
NOW WE'VE COME TO THIS DAY, THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU ALL, AND
I HOPE IT'S A POSITIVE FORCE.
WE DOCUMENTED STEPPING STONES
ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT
ONE IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO
MENTION IS THE FEASIBILITY
STUDY, THE CITY ALLOWED US
$1.5 MILLION AND I WANTED TO
POINT OUT, ONE OF THE FIRST
TIMES IN THE CITY THAT ALLOWED
MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
PACKAGE TO SUPPORT THE STUDY .
NOT REALLY A PHYSICAL OUTCOME
FOR THAT MONEY. SIMPLY A
STUDY. THE CITY BELIEVED ENOUGH
THEN AND I HOPE YOU ALL BELIEVE
IN US NOW. THE LID WOULD BE
PART OF A TRILOGY. A
WATERFRONT PROJECT. MANY ACRES
OF LAND, CONNECTING THE CITY,
AND IT WOULD REALLY HELP IN
MANY WAYS. SO I HOPE THE DAY
THAT YOU ALL -- CONTINUE THIS
CAMPAIGN TOWARDS STATE FUNDING
, WHATEVER IT TAKES , THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOHN GRANT, AND JOHN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY ABLE., GO AHEAD,
JOHN.
>> HELLO, AND I AM JUSTIFYING
INTO DAY OF THE -- AT THE
SITE. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND ALSO FOR
PARTNERS AT SOUND TRANSIT THAT
ALLOWED OUR ORGANIZATION TO
ESTABLISH -- ON THE SITE TO
SERVE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. OVER
100 PEOPLE SINCE ITS OPENING
AND CONNECTED CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AND HOUSING. OUR
VILLAGERS NEED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE -- IS AN
IMPORTANT -- TO EXPAND THE
AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO MAXIMIZE THE
AFFORDABLE ABILITY OPTIONS FOR
-- ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE
-- IMMEDIATE INCOME. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO A SOUND TRANSIT AND
THE CITY TO OFFER NEW -- ON
PUBLIC LAND. PLEASE SUPPORT
THIS PROPOSAL AND WHICH WILL
BRING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
TODAY IS ABEL. ABEL, ARE YOU
PRESENT ? YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MY
NAME IS ABEL -- SOUND
TRANSIT. -- KIRK FILE. IN
RECOMMENDING SUBSEQUENT
APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL THIS
AFTERNOON. AND THE COURT TO
THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEAR OUR DISTRICT
STATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO
COMMENTED, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
WITH THE CLERK. WE HAVE ANY
MORE.
>> THAT'S ALL OUR SPEAKERS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE WILL MOVE ON WITH THE
COUNCIL AGENDA. ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
INTRODUCTION OF THE REFERRAL
COUNTER HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE REFERRAL COUNTER WILL BE
ADOPTED. ADOPTION OF AGENDA.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED FOR
TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL BEGIN OUR
AGENDA WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND JUST AS A
REMINDER, TO COUNCIL CALLINGS,
THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES
MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF BILLS ,
ALONG WITH COUNCIL BILL
120646, 120647, 120649 . IF
THERE'S ANY OBJECTION TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR OR ANY MEMBER WISHES
TO REMOVE AN ITEM -- SEEING
NONE , WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE
REPORT. WE BEGIN WITH CHAIR BY
MYSELF , WITH AN CLERK PLEASE
READ INTO THE RECORD ITEM ONE
FROM THE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM ONE,
RESOLUTION 32100, A RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LIDS ACROSS INTERSTATE 5, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
COUNCIL ADOPT AS REMANDED THE
RESOLUTION.
>> IS SO MUCH, MADAME CLERK.
THE -- AND THANK YOU TO THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED
TODAY REGARDING THE RESOLUTION
, JUST TO CATCH PEOPLE UP,
THIS IS WAITING -- THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. WE HAD TO COMMITTEE
SESSIONS ON THIS LEGISLATION .
THE RESOLUTION IS MEANT TO
INFORM THE PLANNING PROCESS
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS WE
GO INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND THE RELATED PLANS WITH IN
IT FOR HOUSING AND
TRANSPORTATION. CONSIDERATIONS
BE MADE AROUND THE POTENTIAL
FOR EXPANDING LIDS OVER
DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF
INTERSTATE 5 ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CITY AND WE HEARD TESTIMONY
TODAY FROM PEOPLE REGARDING
POTENTIAL OF LADING AND THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT, AS WELL AS
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE. THIS IS REALLY
EXCITING AND I THINK AS WE WRAP
UP THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DOING ON THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT, THE POTENTIAL FOR
ONE OF OUR NEXT BIG CHALLENGES
AS A CITY COULD BE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF A NEW PARTNERSHIP
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND A
FEDERAL INVESTMENT THAT'S BEEN
MADE AVAILABLE TO EXPAND
LADING IN THE EYE FIVE
QUARTER. NEW EXPANSION --
CONVENTION CENTER. THE USE OF
THE SPACE ABOVE INTERSTATE 5 AS
WELL AS AN AREA TO EXPAND THE
CAPACITY OF OUR PUBLIC ASSETS
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. WE HAVE
NEW INITIATIVES TO REUNITE
COMMITTEES THE PRACTICE OF
LADING OVER -- AND THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION THAT OPENS THESE
PARTNERSHIPS OVER OPPORTUNITIES
AND TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF
THAT THROUGH OUR PLANNING IS
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE
DOING AS A CITY. THE PROCESS
REALLY SHOULD BE DONE IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING THROUGH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE
CONSIDERING NEXT YEAR AND IN
THAT SPIRIT, WE ARE MOVING OUR
FIRST OF WHAT WILL LIKELY BE
BE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS TO GUIDE
THAT WORK AND WORK IN SEVERAL
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DEPARTMENT
CALLINGS TO ADVANCE THIS POLICY
SO I SEE THIS IS THE FIRST IN
A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS SIMILAR
TO HOW THIS COUNCIL WORKED WITH
PREVIOUS EXECUTIVES AND MAYORS
TO STRUCTURE OUR WORK AROUND
THE SEATTLE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
. WITH THAT , I JUST WANT TO
THINK A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO
MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION
TO THIS . LYLE AND THE OFFICES
OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,
WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH US AS
THE KEY GROUP PLANNER AND I'M
BRINGING IT ALONG. I'M
OBVIOUSLY, SCOTT WHO TESTIFIED
EARLIER IN THIS HEARING, WHO
HAS BEEN AN INEXHAUTIBLE
ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCING THIS
WORK FORWARD AND DOING A LOT OF
THE ELBOW GREASE TOWARD
GETTING FEASIBILITY STUDIES
AND OTHER CRITICAL PIECES OF
PLANNING IN PLACE TO GET US TO
A PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE CITY
CAN TAKE THIS ON AS A REAL AND
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT THAT
WE CAN ASPIRE TO IN OUR
PLANNING PROCESS I AM GOING TO
REST WITH THAT, AS THE
INTRODUCTORY RESORT MARKS, I DO
KNOW THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS
FROM ADVOCATES IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
LITTLE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE COULD
NOT BE ADDED TO THIS RESOLUTION
. I WOULD JUST REFER BACK TO
SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT
I RAISED IN MY REMARKS THIS
AFTERNOON THAT I ANTICIPATE
THIS BEING THE FIRST OF SEVERAL
RESOLUTIONS AS WE GO DOWN THE
PATH OF NARROWING IN ON HOW
THIS WORK IS GOING TO BE
MANAGED AND WE CAN FILL IN MORE
OF THE CONSIDERATIONS ATTACHED
TO THOSE AMENDMENTS AT THAT
TIME THROUGH SUBSEQUENT
LEGISLATION AND IN THE BROADER
WORKPLAN OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
BUT THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD,
THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS THE
FIRST FORMAL COUNCIL ACTION,
RECOGNIZING AN INTEREST IN
ADVANCING EXPANDING OUR LID
ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS
PARTNERSHIP AND WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN SINKING UPDATES
PLANNING PROCESSES TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES. WITH THAT, I
WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION AND
I WILL RESERVE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS THAT I HAVE UNTIL THE
END OF OUR DISCUSSION ON THIS
AGENDA ITEM. ANY COUNCILMEMBERS
LOOKING TO BE RECOGNIZED.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. I AM VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY
BECAUSE IT IS THE NEXT STEP IN
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT. THIS HAS
RIPPLING IMPACTS ACROSS OUR
CITY, RECONNECTING
NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATING NEW
WORK SPACE, AND CREATING
POTENTIALLY NEW BUILDINGS. AS
KITTY MENTIONED, POTENTIALLY
14 ACRES JUST BETWEEN 50th AND
45th STREET BETWEEN DISTRICT 4
AND FIVE OR FOUR AND SIX, I
SHOULD SAY, AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, WE HAVE WORKED AS
HARD AS WE CAN WITH S. THEY
HAVE TOLD US TO KICK R.O.T.
ROCKS PRETTY CLEARLY. IT MIGHT
BE TIME TO CHECK OUT 50th.
SOMETHING I NOTICED WHEN I WALK
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT
THOSE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SO
CLOSE AND SO EASILY CONNECTED ,
IF THERE WAS A LID THERE AND
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN
HAVE 14 ACRES OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE LAND, IT WOULD BE
AMAZING. I KNOW IN THE
COMMITTEE PRESENTATION THERE
WAS A PHOTO FROM THE PROJECT IN
DALLAS THAT IS JUST A PARK THAT
WAS PUBLICLY FUNDED . IF YOU
LOOK AT WASHINGTON, D.C., THE
CAPITAL PROCESSING PROJECT,
THEY WERE ABLE TO ADD SEVEN
ACRES IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON,
D.C. I BELIEVE IT WAS
COMPLETELY PRIVATELY FUNDED AND
WHAT THIS DID WAS IT
RECONNECTED THE GRID AND
CREATED NEW BUILDINGS. THEY
WERE ALL LEED CERTIFIED , LET
ME LOOK AT THIS FROM THE
FEDERAL HIGHWAYS. THE AMOUNT OF
-- JUST THESE SEVEN ACRES IN
D.C. ARE ESTIMATED TO GENERATE
$40 MILLION IN ANNUAL PROPERTY
TAX REVENUE. SO IT'S NOT JUST
A NICE THING TO HAVE WHEN WE
ARE ABLE TO PRIVATELY FUND
THESE PROJECTS, WE ARE ALSO
ABLE TO REAP THE BENEFITS WHILE
RECONNECTING OUR CITY. I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES HIGHLIGHTED FOR
DOWNTOWN AND WHAT THE REPORT
STATED IS THAT THIS IS
POSSIBLE, WE JUST HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT WHICH OF THESE
VARIABLES WE NEED TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION SO THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING WHERE WE NEED TO DUMP
A LOT OF PUBLIC MONEY INTO
BECAUSE THERE IS A PRIVATE
MARKET TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AS
WAS SEEN IN D.C. AND I THINK
THESE TWO PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN
HIGHLIGHTED SHOULD SPEW THE
START. I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO
SEE A LID UP AT 1/30 STATION,
AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLYING RESOLUTION
>> SEEING NONE , I JUST WANT
TO, AGAIN .
>> SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
YES. SORRY. SO, I REALLY
APPRECIATE LEARNING MORE FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALSO, FROM
YOUR WORDS TODAY. I'M GOING TO
BE ABSTAINING BECAUSE I HAVE
ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE THEORY OF
LIDDING I FIVE AND I NEED TO
KNOW MORE, FRANKLY. I SEE THE
BENEFITS AND I ALSO READ THE
STUDY FINDINGS, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING SAY ON AND OFF RAMPS
ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING,
THIS WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE .
YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE
CHALLENGING. IT WOULD BE
EXPENSIVE. ET CETERA. SO I
THINK BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE
FIRST STEP IN A SERIES OF
RESOLUTIONS, I'M GOING TO TAKE
THE TIME TO BRING MYSELF UP TO
SPEED ABOUT WHERE OUR
POTENTIAL FUNDING PARTNERS ARE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHEN I HEAR
THAT THEY ARE TELLING US TO --
OVER, YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'S
>> SDOT.
>> OH, ON SOME OF THOSE PLANS
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ALL IN LINE WITH WHAT
OUR FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO
DO, WHAT ARE POTENTIAL
PARTNERSHIPS ARE, ET CETERA.
THIS IS NOT A NO AGAINST THE
PROJECT, I JUST FEEL LIKE I
NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE
BIT MORE. SO I WILL BE
ABSTAINING.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, JUST
TO CLARIFY, WHEN I WAS TALKING
ABOUT -- WHAT WHAT WE WERE
WORKING ON WAS MAKING SURE THAT
THERE'S A PROTECTED BIKE LANE
ON 45th STREET CROSSING. THAT
IS WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD US TO
KICK ROCKS ABOUT BECAUSE
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE. SO
-- MAKE THIS WOULD CREATE THE
SPACE.
>> A LID WOULD SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.
>> GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. I DO WANT TO STATE THAT
IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM FOR
CONSULTING WITH THE CLERKS THAT
A RESOLUTION NEED ONLY SHOW A
MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT
SORTS WANT TO CLARIFY TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS GIVEN THAT
THERE ARE ONLY FIVE
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT AN
ABSTENTION IS NOT -- AN
ABSTENTION, JUST TAKING A
MOMENT TO OUTLINE THAT A
COLLEAGUE ABSTAINING IS NOT
GOING TO MATERIAL IMPACT THE
PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> I MADE SURE TO FIND THAT OUT
BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT
TO BE A BARRIER TO THIS. THIS
IS TO REFLECT MY DESIRE TO KNOW
MORE.
>> YES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND
WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION, I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO NEXT STEPS AND HOW
THIS WILL INFORM OUR PLANNING
IN NEXT YEAR'S COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING PROCESS. WITH THAT, I
WILL CALL THE QUESTION ON THE
UNDERLYING RESOLUTION . WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED AND THEY WILL -- SIGN
ON MY BEHALF. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO ITEM TWO. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE,
AGENDA ITEM TWO, COUNCIL BILL
120625 , AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING -- SAFETY CAMERAS
TO INCREASE SAFETY AND AMENDING
SECTIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES AS
AMENDED.
>> PEDERSEN, AS CHAIR IS THE
COMMITTEE YOUR RECOGNIZE IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. COLLIES, AS YOU
MAY RECALL, WE ALREADY
DESIGNATED ILLEGAL DRAGRACING
ZONES WITH COUNCIL BILL 120
600 BACK ON JULY 25. THIS
COUNCIL BILL 120625, BEFORE US
TODAY AND RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL
INCORPORATE INTO OUR MUNICIPAL
CODE ADDITIONAL CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FROM
WASHINGTON STATE LAW . IN
ADDITION, THIS BILL PROVIDES A
WARNING FOR THE FIRST
INFRACTION FOR THESE NEW
CAMERAS , ISSUING A WARNING FOR
THE FIRST INFRACTION WILL
ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN
DRIVING BEHAVIOR WHILE
PROVIDING AN INITIAL REPRIEVE
FOR LOW INCOME DRIVERS. THIS IS
FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE
COMMUNITY. THIS WAS APPROVED BY
OUR TRANSPORTATION SEES ON
AUGUST 15th AND WE RECOMMEND
THIS ADOPTION TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. ANY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES WANTING TO SPEAK ON
THIS AGENDA ITEM?
>> SEEING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL
REMARKS AS THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE ?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
. JUST A NOTE THAT THE NEXT
BILL WILL BE THE ONE WHERE WE
WILL BE RETAINING THE FUNDS
HERE IN SEATTLE FOR TRAFFIC
SAFETY , VISION ZERO
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
IN THE NEXT BILL. THANK YOU
FOR GETTING US READY FOR THAT
ITEM. LET'S GET A LOW CLOSER TO
IT.
>> WILL -- GET A LITTLE
CLOSER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> COUNCILMEMBER --
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
IT -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, COUNCIL
BILL 120638, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO FINANCIAL POLICIES
FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA REVENUE. AMENDING
SECTIONS 5.82.010 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
REPEALING CHAPTER 5.8 ONE OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
CITY COUNCIL PASSED THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU. PEDERSEN, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOUR
RECOGNIZE TO ADDRESS THIS
RELATED ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM LEWIS. COLLIES, AS REQUIRED
BY THE 2022 STATE LAW, HALF OF
ALL NEW REVENUE FROM THE
ADDITIONAL AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERA AUTHORITY
IT'S SET ASIDE FOR THE STATES
COOPER JONES BICYCLE SAFETY
AWARENESS PROGRAM. BUT IN
RESPONSE REQUEST, WE HEARD
DURING COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS
FOR THE REMAINING CAMERA
REVENUE TO FUND LOCAL , WE WANT
THAT TO FUND LOCAL TRAFFIC
SAFETY PROJECTS AND THAT IS
WHAT THIS BILL, COUNCIL BILL
120638 DOES. IT DIRECTS NET
REVENUE FROM THE NEW SPEED ZONE
CAMERAS TOWARDS VISION ZERO
SAFETY EFFORTS THROUGH SEATTLE,
INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
INCREASES PROTECTIONS FOR
PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, AND
EVERYONE USING OUR STREET. OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
APPROVES THIS COUNCIL BILL ON
AUGUST 15th AND RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WANTING TO
COMMENT ON THE BILL? SEEING
NONE, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS
ON THE LEGISLATION?
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO
THANK CITY COUNCIL CALVIN FOR
HELPING US IDENTIFY THE
SOLUTION SO WE COULD DIRECT
THESE FUNDS TO DIVISION ZERO
PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN
THE PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES PEERS
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM LEWIS
?
>> YES.
>> AFFIX MIGHT SEEM DEBORA
JUAREZ LEGISLATION.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNCIL
BILL 120639. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FROM NON-CITY SOURCES.
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ACCEPT SPECIFIED
LOANS TO PARTIALLY FINANCE
COSTS RELATED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH
THORNTON NATURAL DRAINAGE
SYSTEM PROJECT AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CLERK. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FROM YOUR
COMMITTEE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. COLLIES,
CUSTOMERS, AUTHORIZES PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ACCEPT TWO LOANS
FROM THE -- FOR THE THORNTON
NATURAL DRAINAGE -- THE FIRST
LOAN HAS A BELOW-MARKET --
1.6% AND THE SECOND IS A
FORGIVABLE LOAN. THE CITY IS
EXPECTED TO SAVE $5.7 MILLION
BY ACCEPTING THESE LOANS
RELATIVE TO TRADITIONAL BOND
FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE BEEN USED. THIS
PROJECT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT
FIVE AND SO -- WHICH IS
COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD ON
THIS LEGISLATION. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK BRIAN GOOD NIGHT FROM
OUR CENTRAL STAFF FOR HIS
REVIEW FOR CONFIRMING NO
CONCERNS. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
INITIATIVE OF THE STAFF IN
APPLYING FOR THIS FINANCING TO
MANAGE THE COST TO BENEFIT OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND RIGHT
PLAYERS. COLLEAGUES ON OUR
COMMITTEE APPROVED THIS BILL
ON AUGUST 15th AND RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. ANY COLLEAGUES WHO
WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS
AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, DO YOU
HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS BEFORE
WE VOTE?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCIL -- COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> YES PEERS
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE A POSTER
>> THINK YOU MADAME CLERK. THE
COUNCIL BILL WILL PASS AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CHAIR PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE?
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, 314496,
PETITION OF THE CENTRAL PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITY FOR THE VACATION OF A
PORTION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK
BOUNDED BY NORTH EAST 45th
STREET, ROOSEVELT WAY
NORTHEAST, NORTH EAST 47th
STREET, AND 11th AVENUE
NORTHEAST, AT 1000 NORTHEAST
45th STREET. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL
GRANT AS CONDITION THE CLERK
FILE PEERS
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
THIS ITEM ALSO COMING FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
COMMITTEE. I RECOMMEND YOU TO
SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL FILE PEERS
>> THIS WAS APPROVED BY OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON
AUGUST 15 FOR THIS CLERK FILE
IS JUST THE INITIAL
AUTHORIZATION TO VACATE A
PORTION OF THE ALLEY . THIS IS
LOCATED AT NORTHEAST 45th
STREET BETWEEN ROOSEVELT WAY
AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THAT ALLEY WILL ACTUALLY BE
RELOCATED, RECONFIGURED, RATHER
THAN ELIMINATED. THE
RECONFIGURATION OF THE ALLEY
WILL ENABLE A NONPROFIT TO BE
SELECTED BY SOUND TRANSIT IN
THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF LOW
INCOME HOUSING UNITS TO BE
BUILT IN THE HEART OF THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT NEAR THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION. AS STATED
IN THE SIX PAGE APPROVAL OF
SOUND TRANSIT PETITION FOR THE
VACATION, WE EXPECT TO SEE A
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF EXTREMELY
LOW INCOME UNITS TO OFFSET THE
35 TINY HOMES TEMPORARILY BEING
PROVIDED ON THAT LOT BY ROSIE'S
VILLAGE. THIS SPECIFIC APPROVAL
LANGUAGE STATES THAT THERE WILL
BE, QUOTE, AT LEAST 50% OF
UNITS AFFORDABLE TWO HOUSES
EARNING -- AND THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND SOUND TRANSIT WILL
-- FOR INCLUDING UP TO 30% OF
HOUSING UNITS AFFORDABLE TO --
30 0 TO 30%. THE PROCESS FOR
THIS VACATION WAS AN EXCEPTION
TO THE RULE, GRANTED , BECAUSE
THE REQUEST WAS SOUND TRANSIT
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
CITY'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
FACILITATE A LOW INCOME HOUSING
PROJECT BY A NONPROFIT ON THIS
LAND, WHICH IS CURRENTLY OWNED
BY SOUND TRANSIT, THE REGULAR
PROCEDURES FOR THE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS SHOULD BE FOR THE CITY
PROVIDES HIS INITIAL -- WE
APPRECIATE CENTRAL STAFF
SOUND TRANSIT SO THAT WE CAN
SEQUENCE THIS PROCESS IN A WAY
THAT ASSIST OUR -- TO
FACILITATE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
LOW INCOME HOUSING UNITS. I
BELIEVE IT'S A SHARED GOAL OF
CREATING AS MANY -- A PERMANENT
úLOW INCOME HOUSING AS POSSIBLE
SO THAT MORE PEOPLE IN NEED
HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME
, INCLUDING MANY WHO HAVE BEEN
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS. BY
CREATIVELY OPTIMIZING OUR
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND
RECONFIGURING, WE ARE ENABLING
-- MANY MORE UNITS, AFFORDABLE
TO EXTREMELY LOW INCOME PEOPLE
AT THIS CENTRALLY LOCATED
INTERSECTION, WHERE FUTURE
RESIDENTS CAN WALK TO JOBS,
EDUCATION, AND OF COURSE,
PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT, INCLUDING
SOUND TRANSIT'S TO DISTRICT
STATION. PROXIMALLY 35
RESIDENTS IN A TINY HOME
VILLAGE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, IT
SHOULD SERVE AS A PERMANENT
HOME FOR DOZENS OF ADDITIONAL
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, INCLUDING
HOUSING READY INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.
MANY THANKS FOR THE HARM WORK
AND CREATIVE WORK OF SDOT, THE
DESIGN COMMISSION, -- CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, AND FOR
MY LEGISLATIVE -- FOR ENABLING
THIS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO HAVE -- IN
OUR CITY TO UNDERSTAND IT'S
IMPERATIVE TO CREATE AS MUCH
HOUSING AS POSSIBLE FOR
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSING
FEES FOR EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN FINALLY
MOVE BEYOND THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE
CITY FOR EVERYONE. AS I
MENTIONED, THIS IS A CLERK FILE
THAT WAS APPROVED BY -- AUGUST
15th. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU
ADOPT IT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR THAT BACKGROUND ON
THE CLERK FILE. CAN I --
ACTUALLY, ASK YOU A QUESTION
REGARDING THIS SOUND TRANSIT
EXCEPTION FOR THE VACATION
PROCESS? IS THAT AN EXCEPTION
CREATED BY A CITY POLICY OR A
STATE LAW?
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEY CITY POLICY.
>> INTERESTING. I THINK , VERY
WARRANTED, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A
VERY STRONG INTEREST IN
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO
CREATE MORE PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE TRANSIT
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. I KNOW
THERE ARE OTHER PARTNERS WHO
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
PROSPECTIVELY SEEKING STREET
VACATIONS. TO UNITE PARCELS TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT
THAT TYPICALLY, THEY ARE STILL
SUBJECTED TO THE MORE STRENUOUS
STREET VACATION PROCESS. SO I
WOULD BE CURIOUS TO LEARN HOW
THIS CITY MIGHT BE ABLE TO
EXPAND THE CRIERIA TO CREATE
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS . SINCE,
HISTORICALLY, AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, JUST CREATING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS NOT ALWAYS A
SUFFICIENT PUBLIC BENEFIT.
THAT IS CONFERRED TO THE CITY,
GIVEN OUR COMPOUNDING AND
SEVERE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN
OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
PERSONALLY, I THINK BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ITSELF IS
A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT
BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT
NECESSARILY THE CASE IN CURRENT
POLICIES SO IN ANY EVENT, I
THINK THAT THIS CLERK FILE IS A
GREAT STEP FORWARD. I WOULD
ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HER LEADERSHIP
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IN
HELPING TO REALLY ORGANIZE AND
PUSH FOR THE SIGNING OF THE
HOUSE BILL THAT'S BEEN ON THIS
SITE WHILE THIS DEAL AND POLICY
HAS BEEN PENDING THAT'S MADE A
BIG DIFFERENCE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE ON OUR EFFORTS TO
RESPOND TO HOMELESSNESS. SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THAT . THIS PARCEL COULD HAD TO
SET COMPLETELY VACANT WITH NO
UTILITY BUT INSTEAD, FOR
SEVERAL YEARS, IT'S HOSTED A
TIMELY HOUSE VILLAGE THAT HAS
MADE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE . I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND I KNOW THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS HOUSE
IS VERY MUCH DUE, AS WELL. NOW,
WE ARE READY TO GO TO THE NEXT
STEP. BUILD PERMANENT HOUSING
AT THIS SITE. WITH THAT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
REMARKS. WANT TO OPEN IT UP TOP
CALLINGS. IF THERE ARE
COLLEAGUES THAT WANT TO SPEAK
TO THE CLERK FILE , SEEING
NONE, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
ANY CLOSING REMARKS BEFORE WE
GRANT VOTE ON GRANTING THE
CLERK FILE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COMMENTS , PRESIDENT PRO
TEM LEWIS. I HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
GRANTING THE CLERK FILE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I PEERS
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM
LEWIS, ?
>> WILL THEY PLEASE FIX MY --
TO THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL ON
MY BEHALF. OKAY. ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDARS. OUR
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, NEW
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
THERE ARE NO RESOLUTIONS FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF
TODAY'S MEETING. SO WE WILL
MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS. DO
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL? SEEING AND
HEARING THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BE
EXCUSED , WHICH IS TYPICALLY
WHAT WE DO UNDER THIS AGENDA
ITEM, I WILL MOVE ON TO OUR
FINAL ITEM , ADJOURNMENT. SO
CALLINGS, THIS DOES CONCLUDE
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
PAYDAYS AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 12 OF 2023. IT IS
3:02 P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.