>>> APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.
ANYWAY. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
. TODAY IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 3rd
THE TIME IS 9:43. AS YOU CAN SE
I'M ON INDIAN TIME. JUST A JOKE
THERE. I'M DEBORA JUAREZ AND
THIS IS MY COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE ARE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SA
THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
EXCUSED, BUT HE'S HERE. SO THAN
YOU FOR JOINING US,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FROM
WHEREVER YOU ARE. SO LET'S MOVE
ON TO THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO
ORGANIZATION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR SEEING
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
CHAIR'S REPORT. SO WE HAVE TWO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. OF
COURSE ITEM ONE IS AN ORDINANCE
REGARDING FIFA. FIFA 2026, WORL
CUP, AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE GUESTS
HERE TODAY. SECOND, WE WILL
RETURN TO OUR CONSIDER -- WE
WILL RETURN TO OUR CONSIDERATIO
OF THE COUNCIL RULES WHICH WE
HAD IN COMMITTEE A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO AS PART OF OUR BIANNUAL
REVIEW. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS
EXPECTED TO JOIN US TO SPEAK TO
HER TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AN
AS A COURTESY, I WILL BE
INTRODUCING THEM FOR HER. IN
TOTAL, WE WILL CONSIDER FOUR
AMENDMENTS TO THE UNDERLYING
RESOLUTION. SO WITH THAT, WE
WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY FOLKS DO
WE HAVE IN CHAMBERS, AND HOW
MANY DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP
REMOTELY?
>> WE HAVE NONE IN CHAMBERS AND
TWO REMOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S START WITH
OUR FOLKS IN REMOTE. LET ME JUS
SAY THIS QUICKLY. I THINK YOU
ALL KNOW THE RULES. WE JUST ASK
THAT YOU SPEAK TO THE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA, AND WE ASK THAT YOU
BE RESPECTFUL AND ALWAYS TRY TO
BE KIND. AND EACH PERSON WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. SO, MADAM
CLERK, GO AHEAD AND BRING UP OU
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> ADAM NARDEN, PLEASE HIT STAR
6.
>> I DON'T SEE HIS TILE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ADENARDON. I'M CALLING ABOUT
RESOLUTION 32096. PLEASE
SUPPORT AMENDMENT ONE, TWO AND
FOUR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
NELSON. IT'S TIME TO RECONNECT
WITH THE CITIZENS YOU WERE
ELECTED TO SERVE. I CAN'T REALL
COMMENT ABOUT AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE. THE INTENT IS NOT CLEAR T
ME. WE'LL BE LISTENING TO THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
THANK YOU.
>>> JOE KUNZLER.
>> JOE?
>> HI, MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN YOU
HEAR ME?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT. I AM REALL
EXCITED ABOUT THESE NEW RULE
UPGRADES. THEY'RE REALLY AWESOM
SOFTWARE THAT WILL OPENFULLY
SHINE THE LIGHT FOR REST OF OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE BEST
STATE IN THE UNION TO HANDLE TH
MEETING AND FILL THE VOID THAT
THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR
MULTIPLE REASONS DOESN'T WANT T
FILL. WITH THAT INTRODUCTORY
REMARK, I ENDORSE ALL FOUR OF
THE AMENDMENTS, ONE, TWO, FOUR
AND FIVE. [ INAUDIBLE ] OH,
WELL. ONE THING I REALLY WANT T
CALL ATTENTION TO AND ASK THAT
YOU SUPPORT IS WHEN YOU'RE ON
THESE FEDERATED BOARDS LIKE
SOUND TRANSIT, PSRC OR SUCH IS,
YOU KNOW, TAKE THE RULES ABOUT
CIVILITY AND SUCH DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT AND ASK THAT THOSE
FEDERATED BOARDS ADOPT THOSE
RULES AND ENFORCE THEM BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, AS YOU PROBABLY
REALIZE, I'VE HAD SOME
EXPERIENCE TESTIFYING AT
FEDERATED BOARDS, AND IT'S VERY
HURTFUL WHEN PEOPLE ACT
INAPPROPRIATELY AND I WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME
STANDARDIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS
AS WELL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE
BEEN GOING TO ONE VENUE TO SPEA
ABOUT TRANSIT PROJECTS, I'VE
BEEN GOING TO ANOTHER VENUE TO
SPEAK ON BOARD RULES AND HAVING
STANDARD RULES IS REALLY
HELPFUL. AND I THINK THESE
LEGALLY REVIEWED RULES SHOULD B
A TEMPLATE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
FINALLY, ON A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOME EFFORT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
SEE GENDER WHEN THEY TESTIFY.
RIGHT NOW I'M SPEAKING TO YOU
OVER A PHONE, AND, YOU KNOW, IT
WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A VISUAL.
AND I THINK THAT IS MY 30-SECON
CUE. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEAFAREE AND HOPING TO RIDE A
BUS ON A HEIDI WHEELS BUS LANE.
>> AND THAT WAS OUR LAST
COMMENTER.
>>
>> YOU WOULD THINK OF AFTER ALL
THIS TIME I WOULD KNOW HOW TO
UNMUTE. THANK YOU, JOE, THANK
YOU, OTHER CALLER, AS WELL. SO
LET'S CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
LET'S GO INTO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM ONE INT
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, AN ORDINANC
RELATING TO THE FIFA 2026 WORLD
CUP, AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL SOCCE
HOSTING LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE.
>> BEFORE WE BEGIN, I THINK WE
HAVE -- THERE'S DEPUTY MAYOR
WONG. HELLO, GREG. BEFORE WE
BEGIN, THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK,
FOR THIS -- MADAM CLERK PUT
TOGETHER ME FOR SOME NOTES AND
CHEAT SHEET THAT STARTS IN 1910
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, SARAH.
1910 TO 1920, THE ARMED REGIONA
CONFLICTS KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. SHE
LITERALLY STARTS AT 1910 TO
BRING US UP TO TODAY. SO I'M
GOING TO BRIEFLY -- NOT
EVERYTHING. SHE TALKED ABOUT --
AND THANK YOU, SARAH. SARAH
LOVES TO DO THIS TO ME BECAUSE
SHE KNOWS I LOVE HISTORY AND
CHRONOLOGIES. SEATTLE SOUNDERS
FIRST SEASON BREAKS MAJOR LEAGU
SOCCER ATTENDANCE. 2018, CITY O
SEATTLE ENTERS A HOST CITY
AGREEMENT WITH FIFA IN THE
UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION
2021 ORAIN SET A NATIONAL SOCCE
LEAGUE SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE
RECORD. JUNE 2022 FIFA ANNOUNCE
SEATTLE WILL BE ONE OF THE 16
HOST CITIES FOR THE 2026 FIFA
WORLD CUP. FEBRUARY 2023, FIFA,
THE CITY AND THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATION
COMEES EXECUTED A JOINDER
AGREEMENT, WHICH WE DID, MAKING
LOC A PARTY TO INJOINTLY AND
SEVERALLY LIABLE UNDER THE HOST
CITY AGREEMENT, AND TODAY THE
AND THE CITY AND THE LOC WHICH
SO ENTER INTO A AGREEMENT WHICH
WILL BE FULFILLED BY EACH SO
THERE IS A COORDINATED AND
SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE
WORLD CUP PLANNING ACTIVITIES.
YOU ALL CAN THANK SARAH MAYES
FOR THIS LOVELY SNARKY 1910
HISTORY OF SOCCER. THANK YOU,
SARAH. FROM A LIBRARIAN AT A LA
FIRM. SO WITH THAT, DEPUTY MAYO
WONG, MY FRIEND, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. INTRODUCE YOUR FRIENDS,
AND LET'S DO THIS PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD
MORNING. I JUST SHARED MY
SCREEN. CAN EVERYBODY SEE THAT
OKAY?
>> UH-HUH.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT. SO GOOD
MORNING TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. I LOV
THE HISTORY PART TWO, SO I
APPRECIATE SARAH'S RESEARCH ON
THAT. I HAVE A GREAT LOVE OF LA
FIRM LIBRARIANS AND THEIR VAST
KNOWLEDGE. AND AS EVERYONE JUST
HEARD, AND YOU LIKELY KNOW FROM
YOUR HISTORY WITH THIS, THE CIT
OF SEATTLE BACK IN 2018 PUT IN
BID TO BE ONE OF THE HOST CITIE
FOR THE 2026 MEN'S WORLD CUP.
AND THEN LAST YEAR, EVERYONE WA
VERY EXCITED TO LEARN THAT WE
WERE, IN FACT, NAMED AS ONE OF
THE HOST CITIES, ALONG WITH
OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND
CANADA. SO TODAY I'M HERE WITH
MEMBERS OF OUR LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON WHERE THINGS ARE WITH WORLD
CUP AND SEEK APPROVAL TO ENTER
INTO THE FORMAL AGREEMENT THAT
ESSENTIALLY PUTS MOST OF THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING THE
ORGANIZING AND THE HOSTING OF
THOSE WORLD CUP GAMES AND
ACTIVITIES WITH THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND
DELINEATES THE ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY AS W
MOVE FORWARD. YOU'RE GOING TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT THROUGHOUT
THE PRESENTATION. WITH ME TODAY
ARE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE THEM. MANY OF YOU
PROBABLY HAVE HEARD BEFORE FROM
MAYA MENDOZA EXSTROM WHO IS BOT
CO-CHAIR OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZIN
COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO HER
DAY JOB AS COO OF THE SEATTLE
SOUNDERS, SHE'S ACTUALLY SO KIN
TO JOIN US. SHE'S IN AUSTRALIA
FOR THE WOMAN'S WORLD CUP RIGHT
NOW, AND I THINK IT'S LIKE 2:00
OR 3:00 A.M. SO WE THANK YOU,
MAYA, FOR BEING WITH US. SHE
WILL BE PRIMARILY ON POINT FOR
THIS PRESENTATION. THE OTHER
PEOPLE ON THE LINE, WE HAVE
APRIL PUTNEY WHO MANY OF YOU MA
KNOW WITH HER ROLE IN KING
COUNTY, BUT SHE'S JOINED THE LO
AS VICE PRESIDENT IN AFFAIRS AN
TRANSPORTATION. AND WE HAVE BET
KNOX FROM SOUTH SPORTS
COMMISSION WHO'S ALSO ONE OF TH
COCHAIRS OF THE LOC. AND I DON'
KNOW -- AND THEN DYLAN ORDONEZ
WHO IS WORKING WITH LOC AS WELL
IS ON. I'M NOT SURE IF I MS.ED
ANYONE ONLINE FROM THE LOC. BUT
IF SO, I MIGHT FILL IN THE
BLANKS. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO MAYA TO RUN US THROUGH
SOME OF THE PRESENTATION FOR
TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M SO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU
WAIT.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> IF I KNEW YOU WERE ON ANOTHE
CONTINENT -- I SO APOLOGIZE.
>> IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. WE'RE
CALLING FROM ONE WORLD CUP INTO
THE FUTURE FOR ANOTHER WORLD
CUP. I'M AHEAD OF YOU IN THE
FUTURE ALREADY HERE. SO IT FEEL
RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU,
DEPUTY MAYOR, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, FOR FOSTERING
AND SHEPHERDING US THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. I AM GOING TO GO
QUICKLY THROUGH A NUMBER OF
SLIDES. I WILL HAND THE BATON T
BETH ON A COUPLE NOTES. APRIL
WILL JUMP IN IF SHE FITS ON I
THINK DAY WHATEVER TOO OF YOUR
JOURNEY NOW IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR WITH THE LOC, AND THEN
GREG WILL CLOSE US OUT HERE. SO
HAPPY TO TAKE AS MANY QUESTIONS
AS WE CAN AT THE END. AND I WAN
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COUNCIL AND
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN WITH US ON A VERY LON
PROCESS. AS GREG MENTIONED, THI
ACTUALLY STARTED WAY BACK IN
2017, AND WE'LL GET -- WE'LL
REVIEW SOME OF THAT AS WELL JUS
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS UP TO
SPEED. THE OBJECTIVE TODAY IS
MAYBE TO SCALE OUT A LITTLE BIT
AND PAINT THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE
KNOW FROM FIFA ON THE SIZE OF
THIS EVENT, NOW THAT WE HAVE
WE'RE GOING TO HOST THIS THING
AND TRY TO DRILL DOWN ON SOME O
THE LITTLIER DETAILS THAT
PERTAIN TO SORT OF WHERE WE'RE
GOING NEXT AND REALLY WHAT THE
ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
IS THAT NEXT STEP IN THE
PROCESS, TO SORT OF SAY, OKAY,
WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME THINKING
ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET
THIS THING, WE'VE GOT THIS
THING. NOW AS WE LOOK FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS OF TRYING TO
BRING THIS VISION THAT YOU SEE
ON THE SCREEN TO LIFE THAT WE'V
SORT OF BEEN LIVING IN TO
FRUITION THROUGH THIS EVENT AND
FOR SEATTLE, REALLY, TO PUT OUR
STAMP ON THIS EVENT IN A SEATTL
WAY. IT'S EXCITING, AND IT'S
ALSO A FAST THREE YEARS. GO
AHEAD, DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU
FOR BEING ABLE TO ADVANCE THE
SLIDES HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AS
WELL IS SEATTLE WILL BE WRITTEN
ALL OVER THIS EVENT. IT IS
SEATTLE. YOU SEE OUR MONIKER.
YOU'VE SEEN OUR BRANDING. THAT
IS WHAT WILL BE SEEN AROUND THE
WORLD, BUT IT REALLY IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE
BREADTH AND SCOPE AND VITALITY
OF THE LARGER REGION THAT WE
INHABIT, NOT ONLY IN THE METRO
PUGET SOUND REGION BUT ACROSS
WASHINGTON STATE AND REALLY A
PART OF OUR LARGER CASCADIA AND
OUR WEST COAST COMMUNITY. WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. AND IT
REALLY IS THE BIGGEST EVENT ON
THE PLANET. AND I THINK THERE'S
NO BETTER PICTURE -- GO AHEAD,
DEPUTY MAYOR -- THAN HOW 2022
ENDED. NOW THIS GENTLEMAN WHO'S
HOISTING THIS TROPHY PLAYS IN
MLS AND IS SCORING CRAZY GOALS
IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE, AND
THANK GOD WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAY
HIM ANYTIME SOON. BUT THIS IS
THE -- A MOMENT WHERE LITERALLY
THE EYES OF THE WORLD WILL BE O
NOT ONLY THIS EVENT AS THIS
TOURNAMENT IS THAT EVENT, IT'S
THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD, IT IS
THE BIGGEST MOMENT FOR THIS
TOURNAMENT. IT REALLY IS A
FUNCTION OF NUMBERS. GO AHEAD,
DEPUTY MAYOR. WHEN WE LOOK AT
WHAT QATAR WAS ABLE TO DO IN
HOSTING IN ONE CITY AND HAVING
DIVERSE CROSS SECTION OF PEOPLE
ALL IN ONE PLACE EN MASSE, IT
FOSTERED A DIFFERENT SORT OF
LEGACY FROM THIS EVENT. THIS IS
A PICTURE OF FAN FEST ON THE
WATERFRONT IN DOHA. THEY BUILT
NEW WATERFRONT IN DOHA
SPECIFICALLY FOR WORLD CUP, AND
IT WAS A LEGACY INVESTMENT, ONE
OF THE LEGACY INVESTMENTS, AND
IT WAS A CORONATION EVENT FOR
THAT WATERFRONT. AND WHEN THE
ENTIRE WORLD IS ONE CITY THIS,
IS THE SIZE OF A FAN FEST, THIS
IS NOT WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO
DO IN THE SEATTLE, AS ONE OF 16
HOST CITIES, BUT YOU GET A SENS
FOR SORT OF WHAT IT CAN LOOK
LIKE. , AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT -- YOU KNOW, YOU
STARTED WITH HISTORY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. GO AHEAD, DEPUTY
MAYOR, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. THIS IS A GLOBAL RITUAL,
AND I CAN ATTEST TO BEING HERE
LITERALLY UP THE ROAD FROM FAN
FEST AS THE GAMES -- I HOPE I'M
NOT RUINING THIS FOR ANYBODY,
BUT AS GERMANY WAS KNOCKED OUT
TONIGHT AND MOROCCO ADVANCED TH
FIRST ARAB, PREDOMINANTLY ARAB
WOMEN'S COUNTRY TO WIN THE
TOURNAMENT DEBUTON AS 72nd
RANKED IN THE WORLD AND BASED O
A GROUP BEATING OUT COLOMBIA
TONIGHT, AND TO HEAR FAN FEST
ERUPT AND TO HAVE IT SO FULL FO
THE WOMEN'S EVENT FOR ME
PERSONALLY IS VERY GRATIFYING.
JUST SHOWS YOU WHERE THIS GAME
IS GOING, AND IT'S GOING TO BE
-- WE'RE GOING TO PLAY HOME TO
THE BIGGEST VERSION OF THIS
EVENT IN 2026. GO AHEAD, DEPUTY
MAYOR.
>> I GUESS I WON'T WATCH THE
GERMANY GAME.
>> YOU CAN WATCH THEM. THEY'RE
GREAT. I AM SO SORRY. I AM SO
SORRY.
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT. I ONLY PAY
ATTENTION TO THE WOMEN, I'LL BE
HONEST.
>> OKAY. THE GAMES ARE FABULOUS
SO, PLEASE, GET THEM ON YOUR
DVR. THEY'RE WORTH IT,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU SEE ANY OF
THEM ROCKIN' PLAYERS THAT THEY
WERE WAITING -- OH, BROKE MY
HEART. THEY WERE CRYING, IT WAS
SO AMAZING. THIS IS OUR
CATHEDRAL FOR FOOTBALL, FOR
PROPER FOOTBALL, FOR SOCCER IN
SEATTLE, AND WE KNOW THAT OUR
STADIUM CAN DO THIS. WE
REGULARLY PUT THIS MANY PEOPLE
IN FOR BIG, BIG EVENTS FOR THIS
VENUE. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
THIS VENUE, AND IT'S GOING TO
TAKE EVERYTHING WE HAVE BECAUSE
THIS IS THE LARGEST EVENT. GO
AHEAD, DEPUTY MAYOR, WE'LL ROLL
THROUGH THESE NEXT ONES PRETTY
QUICKLY HERE. NOT ONLY IS IT
THREE COUNTRIES, FIRST TIME EVE
FIFA HAS DONE THREE COUNTRY, NO
ONLY IS IT 16 HOST CITIES BUT 4
TEAMS, SO THE LAST TOURNAMENT
THAT ENDED IN QATAR, 32 TEAMS
THIS WILL BE 48. THIS WILL BE A
EXPANDED TOURNAMENT FROM THE
ASIAN FEDERATION, SO VERY LIKEL
HAVING KOREA, JAPAN, CHINA,
POTENTIALLY INDIA ALL PLAYING I
THIS TOURNAMENT THIS TIME
AROUND, AND IN EXPANDED
FOOTPRINT OPPORTUNITIES FROM
AFRICA AND FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
OBVIOUSLY THE THREE HOST
COUNTRIES ALL QUALIFY, SO THE
AMERICAN MEN DON'T ACTUALLY HAV
TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ONE THEY'RE
IN WHICH IS GOOD. BUT IT WILL
TAKE -- IT IS A MASSIVE EVENT.
AND WHAT WE LEARNED EARLIER THI
YEAR AS WELL, AND GO AHEAD,
DEPUTY MAYOR, TO THE NEXT SLIDE
IS THAT THE TOURNAMENT FORMAT I
GOING TO BE EXPANDED AS WELL.
AND SO IT'S 104 MATCHES INSIDE
OF 64, 16 HOST CITIES, ROUGH
MATH, THE GAMES HAVE TO BE
SPREAD OUT A LITTLE BIT. IT
MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR
MATCHES IN THE UNITED STATES FO
SURE. AND SO FOR UNITED STATES
HOST CITIES. AND IT MEANS A
TOURNAMENT FOOTPRINT THAT REALL
IS GOING TO BE PREDICATED ON
ALIGNMENT AROUND QUADRANTS SO
THAT WEST COAST QUADRANT THAT W
SAW IN THE PREVIOUS MAP OF
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OU
NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES O
THE WEST COAST WILL FUNCTION
TOGETHER, NOT ONLY AS A TIME
ZONE BUT AS A QUADRANT IN TERMS
OF HOW THIS TOURNAMENT PLAYS
OUT. AND SO YOU CAN SEE
POTENTIALLY -- THOSE ARE ALL
EASY TRANSIT ON THE WEST COAST,
FAN BASES TRAVELING IN SORT OF
ITENERATE FASHION UP AND DOWN
THE WEST COAST FOR THIS EVENT,
DEPENDING ON WHERE THEIR TEAMS
ARE BASED AND PLAY. GO AHEAD,
DEPUTY MAYOR. AND JUST A
REMINDER, AND MAYBE THIS POINT
HAS BEEN MADE AND MADE A LOT,
BUT THIS IS JUST BY SCALE. WHEN
WE SAY SEATTLE IS GOING TO BE
THE BRANDED REALITY, AND SEATTL
IS GOING TO BE ON THE MAP, IT I
POTENTIALLY A BIGGER AUDIENCE
THAN THE 4 BILLION VIEWERS
REACHED FOR THE FINALS. I THINK
THEY'VE ACTUALLY -- THAT NUMBER
HAS GONE UP SINCE THEY'VE DONE
LITTLE BIT MORE MATH FROM QATAR
AND I THINK THE OTHER THING
THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS
THAT EVEN THE LEAST WATCHED
MATCH IN A WORLD CUP GLOBALLY
GARNERS AN AUDIENCE OF BETWEEN
190 AND 225 MILLION. SO EVEN TH
LEAST WATCHED MATCH, EVEN IF
SEATTLE DREW THE 74th TEAM
VERSUS THE 32nd TEAM IN THE
WORLD, IT'S GOING TO BE LARGER
THAN A SUPER BOWL. AS OF RIGHT
NOW, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF
THOSE MATCHES WE'RE GOING TO
GET. WE HOPE THAT WE'RE GOING T
FIND OUT THE MATCH SCHEDULE
LATER THIS FALL. BUT WE DON'T
KNOW YET. AND SO WE'RE PLANNING
FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN STILL SORT
OF THREE AND EIGHT MATCHES IN
THE TIME WINDOW OF THIS EVENT.
AND IT ALSO MEANS THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE OTHER PLACES THAT
NEED TO BE ACTIVATED ACROSS
WASHINGTON STATE AND CERTAINLY
IN OUR REGION. SO NOT ONLY IS
LUMIN FIELD, THE CITY OF SEATTL
GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT EVENT
VENUE FOR US BUT HUSKY SOCCER
STADIU A POTENTIAL TRAINING
SITE FOR TEAMS, AS IS NOW
SEATTLE U. THEY'VE SIGNED A HOS
CITY -- OR A HOST TRAINING SITE
AGREEMENT. AND THE NEW SOUNDER'
PRACTICE FACILITY THAT WE ARE
BUILDING IN LONG ACRES WILL VER
LIKELY BE A TEAM BASE CAMP, SO
DOWN IN RENTON. AND THEN STAR
FIRE IN TUKWILA, AS WELL AS
SEATAC AIRPORT AND VERY LIKELY
THE LARGER TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK NOW USING PAINE FIELD
AND OBVIOUSLY KING COUNTY
AIRPORT WHERE MOST OF THE V.I.P
TEAMS WILL TRAVEL. SO THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF OTHER VENUES AND
LOCATIONS IN OTHER JURISDICTION
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THIS
EVENT. AND RIGHT NOW FIFA IS
EXPLORING DIRECTLY ADDITIONAL
POTENTIALLY TEAM-BASED CAMPS IN
BELLINGHAM, PORTLAND THAT WOULD
CONNECT US TO THE WIDER REGION.
GO AHEAD, DEPUTY MAYOR. AND
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
TRULY THE INTENT IS TO THROW A
MASSIVE PARTY AND TO COORDINATE
THE WATERFRONT. WE WERE
INTENTIONAL IN THE BID PHASE TO
PLACE THE WATERFRONT OR THE FIF
WATERFRONT MAYBE FOOLISH, BUT
MAYBE NOW IN HINDSIGHT IT MAY B
WORTH EVERY PENNY OF THAT
FOOLISHNESS IN 2017 AND 2018 TO
SAY THAT WE WANTED TO COREO NEA
THE WATERFRONT, AND THE
WATERFRONT WILL BE THE PLACE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER AND
CONVENE. AND SO FAN FEST FOR US
IS THE START HERE OF THE PARTY,
REALLY. FAN FEST, YOU KNOW, WIL
OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. I
THINK EVEN THOUGH THEIR MATCH
DAY IN SYDNEY WAS LAST NIGHT,
FRANCE BEAT PANAMA, TONIGHT FAN
FEST WAS SHOWING THOSE MATCHES,
AND IT WAS AN EXCITING ELECTRIC
ATMOSPHERE DOWN THERE, RIGHT ON
THE WATERFRONT HERE IN SYDNEY A
WELL. AND A JOYOUS CELEBRATION
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. AND THE
REALITY IS THAT -- GO AHEAD,
DEPUTY MAYOR. WE CAN GO TO THE
NEXT ONE. THE REALITY IS THAT
THAT -- BACK UP ONE THERE.
SORRY. THE REALITY THERE IS THA
THAT CONNECTIVITY OF THE
WATERFRONT TO DOWNTOWN AND TO
THE STADIUMS AND TO REALLY
ACTIVATE SORT OF THE PEDESTRIAN
CORRIDOR IS REALLY THE PLATFORM
THAT WE HAVE. I THINK WE ALL CA
IN OUR MIND -- IN OUR MIND'S EY
VISUALIZE WHAT THAT BEAUTIFUL
JUNE SUNNY DAY LOOKS LIKE. BUT
IT ALSO INCLUDES HOW PEOPLE WIL
MOVE BETWEEN THE FAN FEST, THE
STADIUMS AND DOWNTOWN AND REALL
WHAT WE CAN DO IN THIS PLATFORM
TO MAKE THIS ENTIRE EVENT A
CULTURALLY VIBRANT OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOWCASE EVERYTHING THAT IS
SEATTLE AND EVERYTHING THAT IS
WASHINGTON. AND AS WE'RE
STARTING TO GET OUR HEAD AROUND
SORT OF, YOU KNOW, PLANNING
ASSUMPTIONS, RIGHT, WE -- YOU
KNOW, I SAID ANYWHERE FROM THRE
TO EIGHT MATCHES A SECOND AGO.
WELL, WE'RE PLANNING SORT OF IN
THAT FOUR TO SIX RANGE. THAT'S
SORT OF WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR
BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY A
REALITY. INTERESTINGLY HERE, WE
EXPECT THAT WE COULD HAVE UP TO
750,000 UNIQUE VISITORS. AND TH
REALLY INTERESTING THING -- AND
WE SAW THAT FULL STADIUM FROM
MLS CUP FROM 2019 WAS 70,000
FANS THAT WERE ALL SOUNDERS FAN
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT SMAL
CONSTITUENT OF TORONTO FANS UP
IN THE CORNER. THE REALITY IS
ALL OF THOSE FANS ARE LOCALS,
AND THEY COME HERE REGULARLY,
AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEIR
WAY OF COMING INTO MARKET AND
THEIR WAY OF EXPERIENCING
SOCCER. THE REALITY IS WE EXPEC
UP TO 70% OF THOSE 750,000
UNIQUE VISITORS TO BE
INTERNATIONAL OR FIRST-TIME
VISITORS TO SEATTLE. AND IF
YOU'VE EVER HAD THE CHANCE OR
MAYBE SOME DAY HAVE A CHANCE TO
GO TO A WORLD CUP, I THINK ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT IS UNIQUE IS
THERE ARE THOSE "REMEMBER WHEN"
STORIES. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE
WHO WILL FONDLY REMEMBER THE
TIME THEY SAW MOROCCO ADVANCE I
SYDNEY HARBOR AND THINK FONDLY
OF SYDNEY AND TELL THEIR FRIEND
ABOUT HOW AMAZING SYDNEY WAS
BECAUSE OF FAN FEST. THAT IS
JUST THE NATURE OF HOW SOCCER
FANS TALK. AND SO IT'S ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SORT OF
THINK ABOUT THE EXTENSIONS OF
THROWING AN AMAZING PARTY FOR
PEOPLE THAT MAYBE NOT -- MAYBE
WOULD NEVER HAVE COME TO SEATTL
AND WILL TAKE THOSE STORIES OUT
INTO THE WORLD. AND THEN WE
REALLY DO EXPECT 100% OF HOTEL
NIGHTS BORDER TO BORDER. I MEAN
IT IS GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING
ON THAT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
I-5, ON OUR RAIL SYSTEM, USING
OUR EXTENDED REGIONAL NETWORK T
ACCESS SORT OF THE HOTELS
BETWEEN BELLINGHAM AND PORTLAND
AND THEN EAST ALONG I-90 AS
WELL. AND GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
AND I MENTIONED SOME OF THESE
OTHER SPOTS. BUT THE IDEA FOR U
IS REALLY TO USE THE CITY
STREETS AS THE TEMPLATE FOR
WHERE THINGS ARE LOCATED. I
THINK A DIFFERENCE FOR ME IN
EXPERIENCING PARIS, WOMEN'S
WORLD CUP FOUR YEARS AGO AND
HAVING A FAN FEST THAT WAS
LOCATED OUTSIDE OF WHERE PEOPLE
WANTED TO BE FOR OTHER
ACTIVITIES VERSUS THIS YEAR
WHERE THE FAN FEST IN SYDNEY,
WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND ARE RIGHT
DOWNTOWN ON THE WATER'S EDGE, O
THE WATERFRONT WHERE PEOPLE WAN
TO BE ANYWAY. IT MAKES THE
EXPERIENCE SO MUCH MORE
CONVENIENT, SO MUCH MORE
ENJOYABLE TO BE IN THE CITY. AN
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT W
COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WITH TH
OPENING OF WATERFRONT AND THE
WATERFRONT PARK. AND THEN WE
HAVE -- YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY
ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIL
PIER 62 WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF FANS. THAT'S NOT THE INTENT.
AND SO WE HAVE A CONCEPT THAT
WE'RE BUILDING AS WE GO HERE
WHICH IS TO TAKE SOME OTHER
LOCATIONS IN THE CITY AND HAVE
POPUP FAN FEST EVENTS AS WELL.
SO THERE WILL BE A COMPANION
EVENT. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHERE
THAT COULD PLACE WHERE -- PITCH
WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A
SECOND, WHETHER IT'S NEW HAWLEY
OBD SEATTLE CENTER, RIGHT, AND
USING SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES
IN THE CITY TO DRIVE FANS WHO
ARE COMING TO WANT TO BE PART O
THE FAN FEST BUT MAYBE DON'T
WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE
WATERFRONT EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR
THAT FAN FEST EXPERIENCE, AND
THEN WE CAN SHARE THE
OPPORTUNITY, SHARE THE
EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE CITY AND
ACROSS THE REGION. SO THOSE ARE
JUST SOME IDEAS AT THIS STAGE O
LOCATIONS WHERE FAN FEST MIGHT
POP UP FOR TWO OR THREE MATCHES
MATCH DAYS OUT OF THE FOOTPRINT
WE'LL CONTINUE TO NOODLE ON THA
IDEA. BUT THE IDEA IS TO SORT O
TAKE THAT EXCITEMENT AND TAKE I
OUT INTO THE CITY. AND THEN WE
REALLY THINK THAT HAVING A
CENTRALIZED LOCATION AND EVENT
AND ONE REALLY THAT IS ROOTED T
SORT OF TRANSIT MICROMOBILITY
AND PUBLIC TRANSIT PROVIDES FOR
NOT ONLY A PEDESTRIAN GROUND
FLOOR EXPERIENCE FOR FANS BUT
ALSO IT HELPS US MANAGE OUR
SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND
ENSURING THAT WE ARE KEEPING OU
FOOTPRINT AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS
POSSIBLE, AND THAT INCLUDES
ACCOUNTING, NOT ONLY FOR OUR
ACTIVITIES BUT FIFA IS WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH US ON THOSE
ACTIVITIES, AND SO HAVING FOLKS
BE CENTERED ON THE GROUND FLOOR
HELPS WITH THAT. AND THEN LIKEL
WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, THE
THREE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND LUMI
FIELD. ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
PARTICIPATE REGULARLY IN A
COMMUNITY MONTHLY FORUM ON A
MONTHLY BASES. ANN KAWASAKI WHO
IS SITTING NEXT TO APRIL WHO IS
NOT ON CAMERA, AND APRIL IS OUR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER HAVE
BEEN STARTING THAT WORK WITH
OUTREACH, ALONG WITH BETH KNOX
AND THE SEATTLE SPORTS
COMMISSION IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE THREE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT ARE DIRECTLY AROUND THE
STADIUMS, AS WELL AS THE
SOUNDERS AND RAIN ON A REGULAR
BASIS. ONE MORE HERE. THIS IS
JUST AN OVERVIEW OF JUST -- WE
ALL KNOW THIS, BUT OF THIS SORT
OF PEDESTRIAN THOROUGHFARES
RIGHT IN WHERE WE THINK JUST
FROM A MAP, AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF
HOW FANS MIGHT TRAVEL ON FOOT O
USING MICROMOBILITY IF WE WERE
GOING TO THINK ABOUT THE
PEDESTRIAN FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN
THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST
THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRIMARY ON
A MATCH DAY, RIGHT, OUT OF THE
DOWNTOWN CORE FROM WHERE THE
HOTELS ARE TO FAN FEST, ALONG
THE WATERFRONT AND THEN INTO
PIONEER SQUARE TO ACCESS MATCH
DAY. SO THIS WOULD BE A FLOW OF
TRAFFIC ON MATCH DAY OF FANS,
JUST TO SORT OF SEE HOW THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS COULD WORK
TOGETHER. AND LAST -- I GOT A
COUPLE MORE HERE. THIS SLIDE
SHOULD MAYBE BE FAMILIAR. THIS
HAS BEEN A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
FOR US SINCE INCEPTION OF THE
BIDDING PROCESS. WE WERE
REQUIRED TO MAKE SOME LEGACY
COMMITMENTS. AND WHAT THIS -- A
WE MOVE TOWARDS EXECUTION, WHAT
THIS REALLY MOVES TOWARDS IS AN
ALIGNMENT WITH SUSTAINABILITY
AND HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK THAT
FIFA WILL BE HELPING TO DELIVER
TO ALL OF THE HOST CITIES LATER
THIS FALL FOR WHICH SEATTLE AND
HOST CITIES AND SO SEATTLE, KIN
COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE WIL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND
TO AND SORT OF HOW WE ARE GOING
TO BRING THOSE COMMITMENTS TO
LIFE. THE REALITY IS FIFA
BROUGHT ALL 16 HOST CITIES TO
SEATTLE AS PART OF THE GREEN
SPORTS ALLIANCE SUMMIT EARLIER
THIS YEAR IN JUNE AND HAD A
CONVENING TO IMPLEMENT
ESSENTIALLY INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS ON SUSTAINABILITY,
ISO2012 ONE WHICH WAS THE
SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD THAT
CAME OUT OF THE LONDON OLYMPICS
AND THEY WILL BE DOING A SIMILA
FRAMEWORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS BASED
ON SOME PRELIMINARY OUTREACH AN
STAKEHOLDERRING THAT WAS DONE B
ALL OF THE HOST CITY CANDIDATES
AT THE END OF THE BIDDING PHASE
AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL WORK
THAT FIFA HAS BEEN DOING ON AN
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WITH SOME
CONSULTANTS TO SORT OF LOOK AT
THE THREE JURISDICTIONS OF
CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND
MEXICO AS ONE COMPLETE EVENT.
THAT'S ONE BUCKET OF HOW THE
LEGACY COMMITMENTS WILL COME
TOGETHER. THE OTHER ONE IS
REALLY ABOUT OUR CULTURE AND
ABOUT SHOWCASING OUR CULTURE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND SO
WHETHER THAT IS HOW WE BRING
SMALL BUSINESSES INTO THE FOLD,
NOT JUST THE GROUND-FLOOR SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT POPULATE AROUND
THE STADIUM AND THAT WE CAN
DRIVE FOOT TRAFFIC TO BUT HOW W
LOOK AT PROCUREMENT, HOW WE LOO
AT SERVICES, HOW WE LOOK AT WOR
FORCE DEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW,
REALLY, THIS IS A SPORTS AND
EVENT INDUSTRY THAT'S ON THE
RISE, AND IF WE CAN HOST THIS
EVENT AND DO IT REALLY WELL, IT
IS GOING TO TAKE SOME ADDITIONA
FOLKS, SOME BOOTS ON THE GROUND
AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U
TO DEVELOP NEW JOBS FOR FOLKS I
AN INDUSTRY THAT'S GROWING. AND
THEN THE LAST BIG BUCKET FOR US
IS REALLY THIS INVESTMENT IN
FREE PLAY. AND I KNOW MANY OF
YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THE 26 BY
2026 CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE SOUNDERS AND THE WRAY
FOUNDATION, BUT THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS
COMMITTED TO HELP DRIVE THE
COMMITMENT THROUGH 26 MINI
PITCHES AND SMALL FIELDS FOR
FREE PLAY AROUND WASHINGTON, AN
OUR SHOWCASE FIELDS, THE TURF
FIELDS THAT WE HAVE BUILT, SO
WE'VE BUILT FOOTBALL COURTS IN
YAKIMA, WE'RE BUILDING A COURT
IN SPOKANE. BUT THE SHOWCASE
FIELDS WE'VE BUILT ARE IN
SEATTLE, AND THAT'S YESLER
TERRACE, OUR FIRST VERY, VERY
SMALL FIELD AND THE NEW ONE THI
SUMMER AT NEW HAWLEY IN
CONNECTION WITH THE AUTHORITY.
THAT WAS MEANT TO KICK OFF THE
2026 CAMPAIGN, AND THOSE TWO
WERE COMPLETED THIS YEAR. I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSER
TO 30. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT,
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. AN
SO THE IDEA NOW IS TO USE THIS
EVENT AND THE WORLD CUP AS A WA
TO DOUBLE THAT COMMITMENT IF WE
CAN. THAT'S THE NEW THINKING
BECAUSE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CATTLIZE NOT ONLY FREE PLACE
-- PLACES FOR FREE PLAY TO TAKE
PLACE BUT THE WORK THAT GETS
DONE IN BUILDING THOSE MINI
PITCHES IS REALLY ABOUT
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERRING WHERE
WE'VE BEEN IN A THREE-YEAR
PROCESS NOW WITH CONCORD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ARE NOW
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE AND IT
INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE WORK THAT
WE'RE GO DOING THAT SOCCER CAN
PROVIDE SPECIFICALLY AROUND
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR KIDS AND TH
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BUT THE WAY
IN WHICH SOCCER CAN BE IN OTHER
PROGRAMS IN EQUITY. AND THIS
WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE. THIS LOCA
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, ALL OF
THIS WORK THAT WE -- AND
BUILDING SORT OF PLANNED FOR US
IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT
PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY, FIFA HAS PROVIDED
CITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND
PARTNERS THAT ARE WILLING TO
STEP UP AND SUPPORT FINANCIALLY
CULTURALLY FROM A, JUST BEING A
MARKETING PERSPECTIVE THE WORK
THAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE WERE
REALLY PROUD THAT WE WERE -- WE
ARE ABLE TO SIGN A FIRST
SUPPORTER AGREEMENT WITH THE
TRIBE OF INDIANS, AND THEY HAVE
STEPPED UP TO BECOME OUR
OFFICIAL LEGACY PARTNER, SO THE
ARE AN OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THIS
EVENT. THEY GET TO ALIGN WITH
FIFA AND OUR HOSTING OF THIS
EVENT, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME
IN HISTORY HISTORY -- HAS SAID,
YOU KNOW, IN EVERY MEETING THAT
I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF, AND I
KNOW THAT OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW,
AND TEAM HAVE BEEN A PART OF
THAT IS REALLY IS THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THROUGH
THEIR OWN VOICE THEIR CULTURE
AND CULTURE FROM THIS PLACE AND
NOT JUST FROM THE PUYALLUP TRIB
BUT FROM THE ENTIRE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY HERE IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND A RECOGNITION THA
JUST AS THIS TOURNAMENT WILL
CROSS INTO THREE DIFFERENT
POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS IN
CANADA, UNITED STATES AND
MEXICO, THE REALITY OF THE
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY UP HERE IN
THE UPPER LEFT COAST OF THAT
NORTH AMERICA IS A SHARED
HISTORY. AND SO WANTING TO
INVITE THE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO BE A PART OF THIS
EVENT THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP
AND THEIR STORYTELLING. AND I
THINK THE LAST PIECE I HAVE
BEFORE I HAND IT OFF TO GREG IS
THE FUN SLIDE, BUT, BETH, I'M
GOING TO HAVE YOU JUMP IN HERE
TOO. WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS
SORT OF -- THIS IS A CHART
OBVIOUSLY. FIFA, THE LAST TIME
THEY HOSTED AN EVENT IN THE
UNITED STATES WORKED DIRECTLY
WITH U.S. SOCCER TO DO SO. THIS
-- FOR THIS EVENT THEY HAVE SET
UP THEIR OWN ENTITY, THEIR OWN
NONPROFIT. I KNOW IT SAYS INC.,
BUT IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT'S
ORGANIZED AND HAS OFFICES IN
MIAMI. THEY ARE THEN GOING TO
SET UP DIRECT SUBSIDIARY
ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH ONE OF TH
16 HOST STIS. SO FIFA INC., IF
YOU WILL OPERATE OUT OF MIAMI,
AND THEN FIFA INC.'S SEATTLE
WILL OPERATE IN SEATTLE, AND
THEN FIFA ASKED AFTER THE HOST
CITIES WERE LOCATED, FIFA
REQUIRED THAT ALL HOST CITIES
ESTABLISH THEIR OWN NONPROFIT
ENTITY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH
FIFA AS THE CONDUIT TO THE HOST
CITY. AND SO THAT IS WHERE THE
SEATTLE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE WAS STOOD UP, AND THE
IT'S THE SEATTLE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE'S JOB TO
WORK DIRECTLY WITH ALL OF THE
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND
PARTNERS, WHETHER THAT IS THE
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS,
WHETHER NA IS SOUND TRANSIT,
WHETHER THAT IS THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, WHETHER THAT IS THE CIT
OF SEATTLE, WHETHER THAT IS THE
SOUNDERS AS A PRIVATE ENTITY
OPERATING A TRAINING SITE. AND
SO THE SEATTLE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE PLAYS THAT ROLE. BUT
THOUGHT I MIGHT TURN IT OVER TO
BETH TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE -- HOW THE CITY RELATES TO
THIS THROUGH REGION READY AND
SOME OF THE WORK THERE.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYA. AND
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE
PLANS AND PREPARATION FOR AN
EVENT CERTAINLY OF ANY
LARGE-SCALE SPORTING EVENT, WE
UNDERSTAND VERY CLEARLY THAT WE
NEED COORDINATION AMONGST A
VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS. AND TH
SPORTS COMMISSION IN PARTNERSHI
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY CREATE
AN INFRASTRUCTURE CALLED REGION
READY. AND THAT IS A STRUCTURE
OF BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
STAKEHOLDERS SPECIFICALLY FOR
THESE LARGE-SCALE SPORTING
EVENTS. AND IT WAS TO ENSURE
THAT ALL KEY CONTACTS ARE
ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS. SO WE
ALONG WITH O.E.D. HOLD QUARTERL
MEETINGS FOR THESE CITY CONTACT
IN ADDITION TO MEETINGS WITH
ASSOCIATIONS LIKE THE CHAMBER O
THE DSA, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOO
GROUPS SUCH AS PIONEER SQUARE
ALLIANCE, CHINATOWN DISTRICT AN
FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT. NOW,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE
TARGETED MEETINGS, THE SPORTS
COMMISSION CONDUCTS A
REGION-READY SUMMIT TO OFFER
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR WEEK,
WE HELD A HALF DAY SUMMIT IN
APRIL FOR ALL OF THOSE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT I MENTIONED,
PLUS, PLUS, WHERE WE HAD
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL, FROM THE
MARINERS, VISIT SEATTLE AND FRO
OTHER ENTITIES WHO SHARED PLANS
FOR ALL-STAR WEEK. THEN WE COUL
ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT CAME
UP ALONG THE WAY. NOW, IN THIS
YEAR IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE
ALL-STAR WEEK WAS REALLY OUR
FIRST EVENT THAT SEATTLE HAS
HOSTED OF ANY MAGNITUDE IN 20
YEARS, WE WILL HOLD A FOLLOWUP
SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER TO SHARE
WHAT KEY LEARNINGS THAT WE
DERIVED FROM THE ALL-STAR GAME
IN THAT WEEK OF ACTIVITIES WHIL
ALSO PREPARING EVERYONE FOR THE
UPCOMING NHL WINTER CLASSIC ON
JANUARY 1st AS WELL AS, OF
COURSE, WORLD CUP IN 2026. NOW,
WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH FIFA
ON ALL OF THESE THINGS AND
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OTHER HOS
CITIES, ET CETERA, BUT
ULTIMATELY IT IS ABOUT THE LOCA
STAKEHOLDERS THAT PLAY SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT, THE PLANNING AND
ULTIMATELY THE OUTCOME OF
SUCCESS FOR THIS EVENT. MAYA, D
I TURN IT OVER TO YOU OR DEPUTY
MAYOR WONG? I'M NOT SURE WHO'S
NEXT.
>> THAT'S PERFECT. THE LAST
SLIDE IS THE CHRONOLOGY SLIDE
FROM ME, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT
OVER. THIS IS THE HISTORY SO FA
OF OUR WORK WITH THE CITY TO
DATE, AND, AGAIN, STARTING WAY
BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 WHEN
WE WERE FIRST ASKED TO SUBMIT
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THROUG
THE UNITED BIDDING PHASE WHEN
THE FIFA WAS STILL SELECTING
BETWEEN MOROCCO AND THE UNITED
BID WHICH INCLUDED THE SIGNING
OF ALL OF THE REQUIRED FIFA
AGREEMENTS. SO THAT'S WHERE THE
HOST CITY AGREEMENT, THE STADIU
HOSTING AGREEMENT, THE PORT OF
SEATTLE SIGNED AN AIRPORT
AGREEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, THE SOUNDERS,
STARFIRE ALL SIGNED AGREEMENTS
WITH FIFA IN JANUARY OF 2018
BEFORE THE UNITED BID WAS EVEN
SELECTED. AND THEN AS WE SHIFTE
INTO POST-UNITED BID AND THEN
HOST CITY SELECTION PHASE,
OBVIOUSLY COVID WAS INTERRUPTED
THERE. I THINK THE LAST TIME WE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFINGS WITH SOME
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WAS RIGHT
AS COVID WAS HITTING IN FEBRUAR
OF 2020. WE WORKED DIRECTLY WIT
VARIOUS AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENT
INSIDE OF NOT ONLY THE CITY BUT
THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AS WE
HOSTED FIFA FOR AN OFFICIAL SIT
VISIT IN 2021 AND THEN OBVIOUSL
WE WERE SELECTED IN 2022, AND
THEN THE LAST CENTRAL STAFF
BRIEFING WE DID WAS RIGHT AFTER
THAT, THE BID COMMITTEE MET ON
SEPTEMBER 15th OF LAST YEAR WIT
CENTRAL STAFF. AS WE WERE
PREPARING TO TRANSITION FROM TH
BID COMMITTEE NOW TO LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. AND SO
SAME FACES, BETH AND I ARE IN
THE GOVERNANCE ROLE ON THE BOAR
SIDE, APRIL AND LISA, AS I
MENTIONED, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY
PETER THOM IS OUR CEO ARE NOW O
THE EXECUTIVE STAFF SIDE DOING
THE WORK ON THE GROUND DAY TO
DAY IN -- UNDERNEATH THAT
UMBRELLA OF THAT LOCAL SEATTLE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. SO WE'VE
DONE THAT, WE'VE DONE ALL THAT
WORK. WE'VE GOTTEN STAFFED UP,
WE GOT THE ORGANIZATION
STRUCTURE IN PLACE. WE SIGNED
THE JOINDER AGREEMENT TO BE
JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE
WITH THE CITY UNDER THAT 2018
DOCUMENT, AND THAT IS
PROCEDURALLY I THINK WHERE WE
ARE TODAY. DEPUTY MAYOR, TO NOW
LOOK TO SORT OF THE NEXT STEP I
SORT OF THE PROCESS TO GET US
GOING AND MOVE TO EXECUTION.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MAYA. WE'LL WRAP UP THE
PRESENTATION WITH THE NEXT STEP
GOING FORWARD. WE'VE CERTAINLY
HEARD A LOT OF THE LENGTHY
HISTORY WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS
AMAZING HOW MUCH WORK ALREADY
HAS GONE INTO THIS, AND WE KNOW
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT MORE
WORK GOING FORWARD. SO TODAY
BEFORE YOU IS AN ORDINANCE TO
AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF ALL
RELEVANT POST-CITY OBLIGATIONS
TO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS
JUST DESCRIBED. YOU KNOW, IT'S
BIT OF A PROCEDURAL ODDITY WHY
WE'RE HERE. USUALLY THESE
EVENTS, LIKE IF YOU TAKE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME,
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY SORT
OF PLANNING ROLE OR
RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT ON THOSE
GAMES. WE TREAT THEM AS SPECIAL
EVENTS, WE CONTRACT WITH THEM T
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES
AND THAT'S THE NORMAL COURSE.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY FIFA
OPERATES, THEY REQUIRE THE CITY
ITSELF TO ENTER INTO THE HOST
CITY AGREEMENT BACK IN 2018. BU
WITH ANTICIPATION THAT THIS
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WOUL
BE SET UP AND THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, WE DO
THOSE THINGS LIKE PLANNING OUT
FAN FESTS, HOSTING GAMES,
CONTRACTING THROUGH WITH ALL TH
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
WHO MAY BE AT PLAY WHICH IS
REALLY A PROPER ROLE FOR THEM.
SO WHAT THIS DOES TODAY IS THE
VOTE WOULD BE ON AN AGREEMENT
THAT ALLOWS MOST OF THAT
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ASSUMED BY
THE LOC IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FIFA'S REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT
INCLUDES LEADING EFFORTS TO
RAISE FUNDS TO COVER THE COSTS
ON THAT. IT KIND OF RETURNS US
TO THE NORMAL ROLE AS THE CITY
OF BEING IN THE ROLE OF
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES BY
WAY OF CONTRACT WITH LOC. NOW,
AS DESCRIBED, THIS WORLD CUP IS
A SEVERAL TIMES LARGER SCALE
THAN ANYTHING WE'VE DONE BEFORE
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'L
BE DOING THROUGHOUT THE NEXT
THREE YEARS IS MAKING SURE WE'R
WORKING NOT JUST WITH LOC BUT
THROUGH THEM WITH ALL OF OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS AS, YOU KNOW,
THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THERE'S
GOING TO BE A WHOLE REGIONAL
EFFORT TO PUT THIS ON, AGAIN,
WHILE IT'S SEATTLE'S WORLD CUP
ON THE NAME, IT REALLY IS GOING
TO BE A REGIONAL EFFORT AND A
STATEWIDE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S SUCCESSFUL. AND SO WE'LL B
ONE, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT PIEC
OF THAT PUZZLE, CERTAINLY NOT
THE ONLY PIECE. AND MOVING
FORWARD, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO
COORDINATE WITH US, WITH ALL OF
THOSE PARTNERS, WITH FIFA AND
WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, TH
COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
LABOR SHALL, BUSINESS, ALL THE
OTHER CONSTITUENTS THAT WE HAVE
TO ENSURE THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL
EVENT, HONESTLY, FOR THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE
CHANCE TO SHOWCASE THE CITY AND
WELCOME PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND
THE WORLD AND A CELEBRATION OF
SPORT, BUT IT'S ALSO AN
INCREDIBLE CHANCE FOR THE PEOPL
OF SEATTLE AS WELL. SO THAT IS
WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY. AND
THAT'S THE END OF OUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR. SO
WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US --
MAYA, YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY
FOR SOMEONE WHO'S UP AT 3:00 OR
4:00 IN THE MORNING. WE HAVE TH
ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF US AND
ALSO THE EXHIBIT A, AND I WANT
TO THANK DAN EDER, IT LOOKS LIK
HE DID THE SUMMARY AND THE
FISCAL NOTE WE HAD A CHANCE TO
REVIEW. AND DEPUTY MAYOR WONG,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMO FROM
JULY 20th THAT WE HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT FOR THE LOC, THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND
THEN THE PRESENTATION. IN THE
ORDINANCE ITSELF, I THINK THE
ONLY -- WELL, EVERYTHING IS
IMPORTANT IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT
IT'S ALWAYS -- I ALWAYS GO TO
THE -- I ALWAYS SKIP TO THE
WHEREASES AND WHAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND THAT'S
WHAT WE SAID AT THE ONSET, THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD BE
VOTING TO EXECUTE A CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER LOCAL
HOSTING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
DELINEATING RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THE CITY AS AMENDED WILL BE
FULFILLED BY THE CITY. YOU'RE
RIGHT, GREG, THESE ARE A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT NORMALLY
WHEN WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS AND
BIG STUFF, WE LEARN THAT WITH
NHL AND OVG AND SEATTLE STORM,
WE'RE NOT USUALLY A PARTNER IN
THIS STUFF. YOU KNOW, WE DO THE
PERMITTING, THE PLANNING, THE
TRAFFIC, THE INGRESS, EGRESS,
THE CONTRACTUAL STUFF, THE
RELEASE. BUT THIS IS MORE OF A
PARTNERSHIP, AND I'M REALLY GLA
THAT WE'VE HAD THE PUYALLUP
TRIBE, BILL AND MAGGIE AND
SYLVIA AND ALL OF THEM, I WENT
TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALL THOSE
FOLKS. I GREW UP DOWN THERE, SO
I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THAT SCREEN
ANNETTE BEAN, ALL THOSE FLKS.
I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT. AN
NOT FOR LACK OF NOT ASKING,
TRIBES HAVE BEEN ASKING TO BE
PART OF THESE TYPE OF EVENTS FO
AT LEAST 30 YEARS. AND TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU, IT WASN'T UNTI
WE STARTED GETTING CASINOS AND
MONEY THAT PEOPLE ALL OF A
SUDDEN STARTED PAYING ATTENTION
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHE
DAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING SO INCLUSIVE, NOT ONLY FO
THE REGION, BUT FOR INDIGENOUS
AND TRIBL ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S
GOVERNMENT GAMING, SO THEIR
MONEY GOES TO EDUCATION AND
SPORTS, AND THIS COUNCIL HAS
BEEN REALLY RECEPTIVE TO WORKIN
WITH GROUPS LIKE RISE ABOVE AND
TRIBES AND OTHER INDIGENOUS
ORGANIZATIONS WITH SEATTLE STOR
AND WITH THE KRAKEN TO GET YOUN
FOLKS INTO SPORTS EARLY AND WIT
A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON YOUNG
WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN
COMMUNITIES THAT NORMALLY DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO AN ICE RINK OR A
BASKETBALL COURT OR A FIELD. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THA
ACTUALLY MEANS A LOT TO US AND
IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US.
I'LL END IT THERE, AND I'LL OPE
THE FLOOR TO SEE IF MY COLLEGUE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE BEFORE WE
MOVE TO A VOTE. THE FLOOR IS
OPEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, TODAY FOR
YOUR EFFORTS THAT ENABLED
SEATTLE TO BE CHOSEN AS ONE OF
THE 16 CITIES TO HOST THE 2026
WORLD CUP SOCCER GAMES. AS A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE AND A FORME
SOCCER PLAYER AND CURRENT FAN,
LET ME START WITH GRATITUDE FOR
SEIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TH
PREPARATION FOR THE BIG EVENTS.
OF COURSE, AS AN ELECTED CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M NOT ELECTED
AS A CHEERLEADER, BUT I DO HAVE
QUESTIONS. SO LET ME JUST WALK
THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS. JUST
LIKE ANY PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
I'M INTERESTED IN COST AND
SAFETY, EQUITY, SO I'LL WORK
THROUGH THESE QUESTIONS QUICKLY
HERE. JUST STARTING UP FRONT,
THOUGH, WHEN I LOOK AT EXHIBIT
TO THE COUNCIL BILL WHICH IS
CALLED MUTUAL SUPPORT AND
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT, IT
REFERENCES WHAT'S CALLED A HOST
CITY AGREEMENT WHICH I BELIEVE
IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS
EXECUTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND
I JUST FOR -- I GUESS FOR
TRANSPARENCY, WHEN THIS ITEM
MOVES ON TO THE FULL COUNCIL, I
THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
HAVE THE HOST CITY AGREEMENT
POSTED ON THE AGENDA AS WELL. S
I'M JUST MAKING THAT REQUEST.
THIS DOCUMENT THAT THE CITY
WOULD BE SIGNING, THIS MUTUAL
SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION
AGREEMENT, IT'S REALLY THE CITY
AND THE OTHER PARTY IS THIS
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
COULD WE ALSO GET A LIST OF THE
INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY ON THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEES,
JUST SO THERE'S THAT
TRANSPARENCY OF WHO ARE WE
SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WITH? I
THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL WE
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS STEPPING UP TO BE
A PART OF THIS. I JUST THINK FO
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT KNOWING WHO
THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY WOULD BE
HELPFUL. REGARDING COST, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THERE ARE -- YOU
KNOW, THE ECONOMICS OF THIS,
PEOPLE DEBATE WHETHER THESE
PRODUCE NET REVENUES OR NET
COSTS, AND SO JUST ALL WE CAN D
IS TRY TO MINIMIZE THE COST TO
THE SEATTLE TAXPAYERS AND
MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT. SO I SEE
THERE IS IN HERE IN THIS MUTUAL
SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION
AGREEMENT THERE IS A REFERENCE
TO REIMBURSABLE COSTS. AND SO I
ALSO DOES NOTE -- JUST WANT TO
LIFT THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC, IT
DOES STATE UNDER THE
REIMBURSABLE COST SECTION THAT
THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
STILL CAN COME TO THE CITY AND
ASK FOR MONEY. SO WE ARE TRYING
TO BE REIMBURSED, THE CITY IS
TRYING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR
EVERYTHING IT CAN BE, BUT DO
NOTE THAT THERE MAY BE A REQUES
LATER, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN AND
HOW MUCH, BUT THAT IS ALLOWED I
THIS AGREEMENT THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO COME AND ASK THE CITY.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE
WOULD WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS IS
WHAT DO WE THINK THEY MIGHT BE
ASKING US FOR. SO THE -- ONE O
THE ISSUES WITH SAFETY IS
WHETHER WE HAVE SUFFICIENT CITY
SUPPORT, FIRST RESPONDERS,
POLICE DEPARTMENT, ADEQUATE
STAFFING. I THINK WITH THE MAJO
LEAGUE BASEBALL THAT WAS
CENTERED AROUND ONE BIG DAY, BU
THIS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD
BE MULTIPLE WEEKS OF EVENTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND
YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO TRY TO
HOST THE WORLD CUP TODAY, I
THINK THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC
WITH THE STAFFING WE HAVE AND
THE PACE AT WHICH WE ARE
BRINGING ON OFFICERS VERSUS
THOSE LEAVING, I'M A LITTLE BIT
CONCERNED THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS
YOU KNOW, WILL WE STILL HAVE
ENOUGH -- WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH
STAFFING AT THAT POINT TO HANDL
WEEKS-LONG EVENTS HERE IN
SEATTLE. AND SO WHAT ARE THE
PLANS FOR MUTUAL AID SAFETY
AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS LIKE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND ARE
THOSE COSTS, WOULD THEY FALL
UNDER REIMBURSABLE COSTS? THAT'
AN ACTUAL QUESTION, NOT JUST --
>> OKAY. I CAN JUMP IN HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR
BOTH YOUR COMMENTS AND FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS. I THINK THEY'RE VERY
GOOD ONES AND CERTAINLY ONES
THAT ARE IMPORTANT. LET ME JUST
FIRST TOUCH ON KIND OF THE COST
BENEFIT CONCEPT HERE. ONE THING
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW
ABOUT OUR HOSTING OF THE WORLD
CUP THAT MA BE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE MAJO
EVENTS LIKE WHEN CITIES CHOOSE
TO HOST OLYMPICS OR EVEN THE
LAST MEN'S WORLD CUP IN QATAR I
THAT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY BUILDIN
MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC
WORKS, WE DON'T NEED TO BUILD
LIKE AN OLYMPIC STADIUM. WE
DON'T NEED TO BUILD A LIGHT RAI
LINE IN ORDER TO GET FANS FROM
ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. THOSE
THINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL
COSTS THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO DO
HERE, THAT WE'LL BE USING LUMIN
FIELD. LUMIN FIELD WILL HAVE
SOME ADJUSTMENTS IT HAS TO DO.
BUT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT
-- SORRY, PUBLIC INVESTMENT OF
DOLLARS IN ORDER TO PUT ON THE
GAMES, THOSE ARE MUCH REDUCED
AND MORE MINIMAL THAN KIND OF
THE NORMAL CALCULUS OF STUDIES
OF COST BENEFIT ECONOMICS. SO
JUST ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND.
ON SAFETY, AND I'LL LET OUR
FRIENDS AT THE LOC TALK A LITTL
BIT ABOUT THIS TOO, I THINK THE
THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS WE
DEFINITELY WILL BE RELYING ON
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND ON KIND
OF THAT COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
TO ADDRESSING THIS AS A REGIONA
BENEFIT IN A REGIONAL GAME, EVE
THOUGH IT'S BEING PHYSICALLY
TAKING PLACE, THE GAMES AT
LEAST, IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND SO I THINK THROUGH THOSE
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIP
THAT THE LOC IS BUILDING,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO
ADEQUATELY STAFF. THIS WON'T
FALL ENTIRELY ON SPD AND SPD
RESOURCES. IT'LL CERTAINLY,
AGAIN, BE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
SIMILAR TO HOW WE DO IN CURRENT
SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE THERE IS
SPD PRESENCE AS REQUIRED, AND
SOMETIMES THERE'S OTHER
RESOURCES TOO. SO THOSE WILL AL
BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. I DON'T
KNOW, BETH, IF EITHER OF YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
>> I CAN SPEAK TO A BIT OF THAT
WE DID CONSIDER MUTUAL AID FOR
THE MLB ALL STAR, HOWEVER, IT
WAS NOT NEEDED BEYOND THE
MOTORCYCLE ESCORTS AND OTHER
VEHICLE ESCORTS FOR THE PLAYERS
THROUGHOUT THAT TIME PERIOD.
KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WA
PREPARED TO SUPPORT AS NEEDED.
IT JUST WASN'T REQUIRED FOR ALL
STAR. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT
MUTUAL AID WILL BE INVOLVED FOR
AN EVENT THE SIZE OF WORLD CUP,
AND THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A
MUTUAL -- OR A REIMBURSABLE COS
THAT WOULD BE PAID.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL. IN TERMS -- GO AHEAD.
SORRY.
>> I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO
ALSO ADD THAT WE HAVE THE FORME
SPD CHIEF, JOHN DIAS, IS OUR
VICE PRESIDENT OF SECURITY, SO
HE IS WORKING ON COORDINATING
WITH THE OTHER POLICE AGENCIES
AND SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR
ALL THINGS STAFFING AND THE
ISSUE BROUGHT UP DIRECTLY IS
CERTAINLY HIGH ON OUR MINDS AS
WELL, AND THAT IS WHY ALL OF
THIS WORK IS BEGINNING, YOU
KNOW, PRIOR TO THREE YEARS
BEFORE THE EVENT ITSELF IS
HAPPENING. AND WE ARE ALSO
COORDINATING WITH THE OTHER HOS
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH
ASK RELATING TO THE WHITE HOUSE
AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL
BECAUSE SECURITY WILL BE A BIG
THING ACROSS ALL OF THE 16
CITIES.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL. LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT
EQUITY. WE HEARD DURING THE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR
GAME SOME COMPLAINTS FROM THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIC
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY
ABLE TO CAPTURE BENEFITS FROM
THESE BIG EVENTS WHEN IT'S SO
CLOSE TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, SO
JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY THOUGHT
HAD GONE INTO THAT YET OR THAT'
SOMETHING THAT WILL COME LATER?
>> YEAH. I'LL START, BETH, AND
PASS IT OFF.
>> SURE.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY TOO IN
REGARDS TO SPECIFICALLY THAT
EXAMPLE OF THE ALL-STAR GAME,
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED AS WELL. WE
ACTUALLY HAD WORKED WITH THE
COMMUNITY IN ADVANCE
SPECIFICALLY TO TRY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW DO WE DRIVE TRAFFIC TO
THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES, WE HAD
SOME STRATEGIES IN PLACE, WE HA
SOME EVENTS WITH THEM, SOME
PLANNING, AND IT DID NOT PROVID
THE BENEFIT THAT WE ALL THOUGHT
IT WOULD WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
FOLLOWING UP WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT WORK
AND JUST, HONESTLY, SOME OF IT
IS UNDERSTANDING HOW DO THESE
LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS FLOW,
RIGHT? JUST BECAUSE WE ADVERTIS
BUSINESSES AND WHAT WE LEARN, I
DOESN'T MEAN THAT FANS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SO THERE'S A
LOT MORE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE
TO TRY TO UNWRAP THAT AND FIGUR
OUT HOW WE SOLVE IT IN GENERAL
MOVING FORWARD, NOT JUST FOR TH
ALL-STAR GAME OR FIFA WORLD CUP
I KNOW BETH IS GOING TO BE A
PARTNER IN THAT. I'LL PASS IT
OVER TO YOU TOO BECAUSE I KNOW
EQUITY IS GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPORTANT AND THE INVOLVEMENT I
GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
THE LOC HERE.
>> YES, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
ALL LARGE-SCALE SPORTING EVENTS
THAT THE SPORTS COMMISSION IS
INVOLVED IN. AND THE ONLY THING
I'LL ADD IS THAT THE NEXT COUPL
OF MONTHS, TWO TO THREE MONTHS
WILL BE FOCUSED ON MEETING WITH
ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
WERE IMPACTED OR NOT, AS THE
CASE MAY BE, TO LEARN ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTAND
HOW WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, HO
WE CAN GET CREATIVE WITH OUR
STRATEGIES GOING FORWARD. AND
THEN IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT W
COLLECT ACTUAL DATA THAT WE PAI
WITH THE NARRATIVES FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WHEN -- AND
NOW THAT JULY IS BEHIND US,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO COLLECT DATA O
SALES, REVENUE, TRAFFIC,
TRANSPORTATION, RIDERSHIP
NUMBERS, ALL OF THAT WILL PLAY
INTO OUR EVALUATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF HOW WE CAN IMPROV
UPON THAT GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE
ARE MY QUESTIONS. APPRECIATE IT
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT
YOUR CALCULATOR, AS YOU ALWAYS
DO. SO I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT
THAT UP, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO
MENTION IT, BUT I'M GLAD
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN BROUGHT
IT TO THE FOREFRONT. I HAD READ
THE CONTRACT AND WAS LOOKING AT
THAT, SO I KNEW THERE WERE NO
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND NO BUILDIN
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I'M GUESSIN
FROM FIFA WHEN THEY CHOSE THIS
CITY THAT THEY ALREADY HAD IN
MIND KIND OF WHAT THE SCORING
WOULD BE AND WHY YOU WOULD
SELECT A CITY THAT ALREADY HAS
THE INFRASTRUCTURE,
TRANSPORTATION. BUT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN DID BRIN
UP AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE
LEARNED A LOT FROM THE ALL-STAR
GAME AND THE TAYLOR SWIFT
CONCERT. SO, AGAIN, THREE YEARS
LESSONS LEARNED, NOW WE KNOW, W
KNOW THAT WAS A
GREAT PARTNER, HAVING EVERYONE
RIDE FOR FREE. THAT WAS GREAT.
FOR ONCE WE GOT NICE LETTERS TO
SOUND TRANSIT ABOUT GOOD JOB.
AND WE ALSO KNEW THAT WITH KING
COUNTY, AND I'M GUESSING THAT'S
WHY APRIL'S HERE WITH THE
SEATTLE -- OR WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND PUBLIC SECURITY
ISSUES THAT IT'S A REGIONAL --
IT'S A REGIONAL EVENT. SO ALL O
THOSE, THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THES
KIND OF AGREEMENTS TO SAY, HEY,
IT'S REGIONAL, EVERYONE IS
INVOLVED. BUT IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO DELINEATE WHAT
WE'RE LIABLE FOR AND WHAT WE'RE
NOT, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
CONTRACTS, AND THAT'S WHY WE
HAVE THREE YEARS TO LAY ALL THI
OUT, SO IT'S DONE RIGHT, AND WE
MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE ALL OF
THESE COMMUNITIES, AND EVERYONE
GETS THE BENEFIT OF SUCH A HUGE
PLATFORM AND HUGE VISIBILITY,
NOT JUST FOR THE CITY BUT WHAT
IT'S GOING TO DO FOR OUR
DOWNTOWN, C. ID, THE ID, AND
BRINGING IN ALL THESE FOLKS. AN
I'M GUESSING, AGAIN, WE STILL
WANT TO KEEP BUILDING THE SOCCE
-- I CAN'T SAY SOCCER, FOOTBALL
FAN BASE SO WE CAN START REALLY
FILLING UP THE STADIUMS WITH
WOMEN'S SOCCER AS WELL. SO WITH
THAT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS HAS HIS HAND UP.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR YOUR REALLY GOOD
QUESTIONS, BETH, DEPUTY MAYOR
WONG, APRIL, FOR YOUR GREAT
PRESENTATION. I CAN SAY IT IS A
UNDERSTATEMENT OF HOW EXCITED W
ARE FOR THE WORLD CUP SOCCER
FOOTBALL HERE IN THE CITY. YOU
KNOW, WE ARE GAINING MORE
MOMENTUM, AN AMAZING TEAM. I
WOULD LOVE TO FIND THEM A PLACE
INSIDE THE CITY TO PLAY. AND I'
BE REMISS TO NOT SHARE THAT WE
ARE JUST THIS WEEK BALLARD FC,
U.S. 2 TEAM, SO WAY BELOW, YOU
KNOW, MLS AND WORLD CUP BUT
STILL A SEMI PRO TEAM IS HEADED
TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN
THEIR SECOND SEASON. AND SO OUT
OF 120 TEAMS NATIONWIDE, OUR
BALLARD FC IS GOING TO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP. AND WE'RE HOSTING
AND SO WE'RE HOSTING, AGAIN, AT
STARFIRE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY
BECAUSE IT'S THE SOCCER FACILIT
THAT -- IT'S REALLY THE ONLY
SOCCER FACILITY, FOOTBALL
FACILITY THAT HOLDS THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO HOLD
FOR SUCH AN EVENT. IT'S JUST
REALLY FRONT OF MIND FOR ME THA
WE NEED A PLACE INSIDE THE CITY
THAT'S NOT MEMORIAL STADIUM
NECESSARILY, IT'S NOT SEAHAWKS
STADIUM, IT'S NOT -- YOU KNOW,
WE NEED A PLACE HERE IN OUR
CITY. AND SO REALLY LOOKING AT
THAT AND JUST VERY EXCITED AND
CONGRATULATE EVERYONE FROM THE
BALLARD FC TEAM AND U.S. ALL TW
LEAGUE FOR CREATING SUCH AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE
TO ENJOY SOCCER. I MEAN, I LOOK
AT BALLARD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD
BALLARD YOUTH SOCCER STARTED IN
THE 1970s, AND WE NOW HAVE FIVE
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE PLAYING
SOCCER IN BALLARD, AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT'S CONTRIBUTED TO TH
LOCAL SUCCESS WHERE EVERY SINGL
GAME HAS BEEN SOLD OUT. I WILL
GET OFF MY SOAPBOX ABOUT BALLAR
FC. I JUST WANTED TO
CONGRATULATE EVERYONE. AND IF
ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN, STARFIRE,
7:00 P.M. THIS SATURDAY,
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT BALLARD
PLUG, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IS
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THERE
YOU GO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
VERY EXCITED THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO DIAL IN, MAYA, AND PLEASE
ROOT FOR US DOWN THERE. ALSO
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EARLY
HEADS UP AND THE TRANSPARENT
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
úPARTNERSHIP AND THE STRATEGIES
THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE ARE
CONNECTED BOTH FOR HOUSING
PEOPLE AND MOVING PEOPLE AND
WELCOMING PEOPLE, AND, OF
COURSE, MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE
SAFE, BUT SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES AS WELL. I WANTED TO
SAY THANKS FOR LIFTING UP THE
COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT HAPPEN
OUTSIDE OF THE FIELD TOO. I HAD
THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE WORLD
CUP IN BRAZIL. WE WENT TO TWO
GAMES AND THEN AGAIN -- OH, MY
GOSH, I'M FORGETTING THE NAME O
THE OTHER. IT WAS GREAT. AND
PART OF THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT
JUST GOING INTO THE STADIUM, WE
WERE ABLE TO GO TO TWO GAMES,
BUT, REALLY, THE EXPERIENCE
OUTSIDE. CAN'T GO TO ALL THE
GAMES. AND BEING PART OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT'S WATCHING ON TH
BIG SCREEN WAS JUST AS
MEMORABLE. SO I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING HOW
THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ACCESSIBL
OPTION FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT NOT
BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAME,
WHETHER THEY LIVE HERE OR COMIN
TO TRAVEL HERE. I THINK THAT'S
REALLY GREAT EQUALIZER, AND IN
TERMS OF EXPERIENCE, IT WAS VER
MUCH PART OF THE EXPERIENCE OF
GOING TO THE WORLD CUP JUST TO
BE WITH THE CROWDS AND BE WITH
THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO
CELEBRATE THE BEAUTIFUL GAME AN
ALSO BE WITH FOLKS WHO ARE SO
EXCITED ABOUT THEIR TEAM OR THE
TEAM THEY'RE ROOTING FOR. SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT WHERE THOSE, LIKE,
CELEBRATION PLACES WILL BE. I
WISH WE HAD A PLACE THAT LOOKED
JUST LIKE THE IMAGES SHARED WIT
THE BIG SCREEN DOWN OT
WATERFRONT. I'M SURE WE WILL BE
UTILIZING OUR BRAND NEW
WATERFRONT AS WELL. BUT THANK
YOU FOR BOTH MAKING SURE OUR
STADIUM IS ACCESSIBLE AND
TRANSIT IS RUNNING AND WE'RE
COORDINATED AND ALSO CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS WHO
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GO INSIDE
OF THE STADIUM. AND JUST WANTED
TO SAY HOW EXCITING IT'S BEEN T
BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CREW
HERE IN SUPPORTING ACCESS TO
PLAY SOCCER ON FREE FIELDS. MAY
MENTIONED THAT. THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE SOUNDERS AND THE WRAY
FOUNDATION TO CREATE NEW FUTURE
GENERATIONS OF SOCCER PLAYERS B
NOT HAVING TO HAVE SCHEDULED
PLAY TIME ON THESE OPEN FIELDS,
AND ESPECIALLY COUPLE THAT WITH
LIKE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
WHO IS CREATING PLAY FIELDS NEX
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MIXED
INCOME HOUSING ACROSS OUR CITY.
I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY HOW WE
CREATE COMMUNITY AND JUST WANTE
TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO APRIL
PUTNEY IN HER NEW ROLE AND ALL
THE EXPERTISE YOU BRING AS
EXECUTIVE AND YOUR FORMAL WORK
AS CHIEF OF STAFF, AND WE ARE S
LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AT THE HELM
WITH THIS ORGANIZATION HELPING
TO THINK THROUGH THE VISION OF
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN A FEW
YEARS. SO COUNT ME IN AS AN
AMBASSADOR, SOMEBODY TO GO TO,
WHO'S BEEN ABLE TO BE ABLE TO B
AT THE GAMES BUT ALSO AT THE
OUTSIDE EVENTS AND THE BENEFITS
IT BRINGS TO COMMUNITIES AND
SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUED
IS BEING MODEST. SHE WAS ALSO A
SOCCER PLAYER.
>> YOU KEEP HYPING ME UP, AND
ONE DAY PEOPLE WILL SEE ME, AND
I WILL LET PEOPLE DOWN ON THAT
ONE. DYLAN, WE PLAYED IN THE
PAST.
>> WE HAVE, YEAH.
>> SECOND OF ALL, WE'RE HOPING
-- DEPUTY MAYOR WONG KNOWS THIS
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MEMORIAL
STADIUM DONE. HOW MANY SEATS DO
WE HAVE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM?
13,000, 12,000? I CAN'T REMEMBE
NOW. WE'RE DOING THAT TOO. SO
HOPEFULLY WHEN THAT GETS DONE,
WE WILL HAVE A HOME FOR ALSO OU
O.L. RATING. SO THAT'S MY HOPE.
ALL RIGHT. DO I SEE ANY MORE
HANDS BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE. I
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO
ADD, DEPUTY MAYOR BEFORE WE
CLOSE OUT AND GO TO A VOTE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
GOOD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, WE
APPRECIATE IT:
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING T
MOVE TO A VOTE. LY MOVE THIS
NOW. I MOVE TO RECOMMEND PASSAG
OF COUNCIL BILL 120623. IS THER
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED:
THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE COMIE WILL RECOMMEND TO
FULL CITY COUNCIL THE PASSAGE O
COUNCIL BILL 120623. IT WILL BE
IN FRONT OF FULL COUNCIL AT OUR
NEXT MEETING WHICH IS NEXT
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8th. THANK YOU
ALL OF YOU, MAYA, APRIL, BETH,
KNOW YOU GUYS. I SEE YOU ALL TH
TIME, GREG, SO I'M NOT GOING TO
SAY THANK YOU TO YOU. THANK YOU
TRACI. I SEE YOUR TILE UP THERE
AND YOU SHOWED UP. YOU'RE ALWAY
THERE. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER TWO. MADAM CLERK,
CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2 TWO, A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL
RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SUPERCEDIN
RESOLUTIONS 32029 AND 32051.
>> THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE WITH U
TODAY EVIDENTER HANDY FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, AND SHE
WILL BE WALKING US THROUGH THE
FOUR AMENDMENTS. SO WITH THAT,
EVIDENTER, I'M JUST GOING TO
HAND IT OVER TO YOU. AND I WILL
JUST NOTE AGAIN THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS NOT A
PART OF THIS COMMITTEE, I WILL
BE MOVING FORWARD HER AMENDMENT
WHICH I BELIEVE ARE THE FIRST
TWO. SO WITH THAT, ESTHER HANDY
IT'S ALL YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ESTHER HANDY
DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY CENTRAL
STAFF. HAPPY TO BE BACK IN FRON
OF THIS COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNCIL RULES WORK GROUP TO
DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
RESOLUTION 32906 THAT UPDATES
THE COUNCIL RULES. AS A BRIEF
REMINDER ON PROCESS, THE CURREN
RULES CALL FOR A BIANNUAL REVIE
OF THE RULES. THAT PROCESS WAS
LED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
THIS SPRING AND REVIEWED
RECOMMENDATIONS BOTH FROM THE
PUBLIC AND FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
AND MEMBERS OF THE WORK GROUP.
THE WORKING GROUP COLLECTIVELY
RECOMMENDED 24 CHANGES THAT ARE
IN RESOLUTION 32906, AND WE
WALKED THIS COMMITTEE THROUGH
THOSE CHANGES AT YOUR JULY 20th
MEETING. TODAY WE HAVE FOUR
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DISCUSS.
MY PLAN IS TO TAKE THEM ONE AT
TIME. I WILL PULL THEM UP ON
SCREEN, AND WE CAN WALK THROUGH
THEM. ANY QUESTIONS ON PROCESS
BEFORE I BEGIN DISCUSSING THE
AMENDMENTS? CAN YOU SEE THIS AL
RIGHT, COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
>> UH-HUH.
>> GREAT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DESCRIBE
THE AMENDMENT AND THEN HAVE YOU
MOVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY MOVE IT,
OR WOULD YOU LIKE IT MOVED AN
THEN DESCRIBED?
>> WHY DON'T I -- WHY DON'T I
HAVE YOU -- WELL, MADAM CLERK,
YOU TELL ME. DO WE JUST -- CAN
ALLOW ESTHER TO JUST TALK ABOUT
IT AND THEN MOVE IT, OR SHOULD
MOVE IT NOW AND THEN OPEN THE
FLOOR?
>> THAT WILL BE FINE.
>> WHICH ONE?
>> THAT WILL BE FINE TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE DESCRIPTION.
>> OKAY. SO GO AHEAD, ESTHER. G
AHEAD AND EXPLAIN IT, AND THEN
I'LL MOVE IT.
>> GREAT. SO AMENDMENT 1 IS
AUTHORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, AND IT ADDRESSES
IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THE RULES CURRENTLY
STATE THAT THE COUNCIL PREFERS
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS IN
PERSON WHILE OPERABLE CAL, AND
THEN IS NOT VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT
WHAT THAT MEANS. AND SO THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ADD SPES FISTY
TO SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBERS SHAL
ATTEND REGULAR AND SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETINGS IN PERSON. THI
ALSO APPLIES LATER IN THE
AMENDMENT TO COMMITTEES, SO
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS EXCEPT FOR THE
SIX EXCEPTIONS LISTED HERE IN A
THROUGH F, TRAVELING FOR
WORK-RELATED BUSINESS, WORKING
OFF SITE TO ATTEND TO THE NEEDS
OF A FAMILY OR FRIEND, STAYING
HOME TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASE, IF A MEETIN
IS BEING HELD OFF SITE, IF IT'S
BEING HELD OUTSIDE OF NORMAL
BUSINESS HOURS OR IF A
COUNCILMEMBER OR SOMEONE IN
THEIR HOUSEHOLD IS
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED. WHEN
ATTENDING MEETINGS REMOTELY,
THIS AMENDMENT ALSO REQUIRES
COUNCILMEMBERS TO HAVE THEIR
VIDEO ON FOR ROLL CALL AND
VOTES. AND THAT IS A DESCRIPTIO
OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE IT, THEN
I'M GOING TO ALLOW THE PERSON -
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO ADDRESS
IT AND OPEN THE FLOOR. I MOVE T
AMEND RESULOUS LEUTION 32096 AS
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON THE
AGENDA AND AUTHORED BY
COUNCILNELL NELSON.
>> SECOND.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. COUNCILNELL MEMBER
NELSON, THE FLOOR IS YOURS ON
NUMBER ONE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN JUAREZ,
FOR MOVING MY AMENDMENT AND
HAVING ME HERE TO PRESENT IT. S
WHEN I SPOKE TO THIS PROPOSAL A
THE JULY 20th MEETING, I ARGUED
THAT ATTENDING MEETINGS IN
PERSON PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA BETTER
ACCESS TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
AND I'M SPEAKING ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMING IN PERSON TO
CHAMBERS. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SEE THE
CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE IN PERSON
AND THIS IS MORE CLOSELY TO THE
SPIRIT OF THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT. AND I ALSO
MENTIONED THAT REDUCING RELIANC
ON ZOOM WILL REDUCE THE
TIME-CONSUMING AND DISRUPTIVE
IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY
DIFFICULTIES. SO THAT'S THE
ARGUMENTS THAT I MADE LAST TIME
AND I HEARD WHAT WAS SAID IN
RESPONSE TO MY PROPOSAL. AND I
WENT AHEAD AND BROUGHT THIS
FORWARD AS AN AMENDMENT
NEVERTHELESS BECAUSE I'M
REPRESENTING FEEDBACK THAT I'VE
RECEIVED FROM CONSTITUENTS IN
INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS AND AT
PUBLIC MEETINGS LIKE THE JULY
18th -- I THINK IT WAS 18th
MEETING IN BELLTOWN THAT WAS PU
ON BY BELLTOWN UP TO DATE AND
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. THAT WAS
JUST THE LAST TIME THAT I CAN
REMEMBER. BUT BASICALLY I DON'T
KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO SAY THIS
ARTICULATELY, BUT PEOPLE THINK
IT'S WEIRD THAT WE'RE NOT
PRESENT IN CHAMBERS OR VISIBLE
ON VIDEO. AND IT MAKES THEM --
IT MAKES THEM WONDER IF WE'RE
TAKING OUR JOBS SERIOUSLY OR IF
WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION, AND THE
WANT TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THA
WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE
DETAILS ON THE LAWS THAT WE PAS
THAT WILL IMPACT THEIR DAILY
LIVES. AND THEY ALSO SAY THAT W
AS ELECTED SHOULD BE LEADING BY
EXAMPLE TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY WHICH DEPENDS ON
WORKERS RETURNING TO THE OFFICE
TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES
DOWNTOWN. AND THEN FINALLY, AS
ELECTEDS, WE ARE WORKERS, WE'RE
FRONTLINE WORKERS IN OUR
DEMOCRACY, AND WE SHOULD BE HEL
TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF OTHER
FRONTLINE WORKERS AND BASICALLY
BE PRESENT BECAUSE WE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, AND I ALWAY
SAY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BEST
CONDUCTED IN PUBLIC. BUT ANYWAY
THIS AMENDMENT HAS THREE CHANGE
FROM THE ONE THAT I PRESENTED
BEFORE, AND ESTHER JUST
MENTIONED ONE WHICH IT ADDS THE
-- IT ADDS PEOPLE WHO ARE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AS AN
EXCEPTION, AND I DID THAT
FOLLOWING YOUR COMMENTS, CHAIR
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT
OF THAT IN THE BEGINNING. AND I
ALSO REMOVES THE NOTIFICATION
FOR REMOTE ATTENDANCE
REQUIREMENT THAT I HAD BEFORE,
AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT THAT
PRESENTERS SHOULD BE PRESENT IN
CHAMBERS WHENEVER PRACTICABLE.
SO IT IS A BIT SOFTER, AND I'M
PRI BRINGING IT FORWARD FOR YOU
CONSIDERATION YET AGAIN. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING
ME OUT.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE -- I
WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE
RIGHT ONE IN FRONT OF ME. I
THINK MY -- YOU TOOK OUT THE
SECTION REGARDING HAVING THE
CAMERAS ON?
>> NO. THAT'S THE NEXT
AMENDMENT.
>> THERE'S --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF I
MIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRES
COUNCILMEMBERS TO HAVE THEIR
VIDEO ON DURING ROLL CALL AND
VOTING, AMENDMENT TWO REGARDS
WHETHER SEATTLE CHANNEL WILL
BROADCAST MENTIONS OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> RIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE SPECIFIC IN MY COMMENTS.
YEAH. I WAS REFERRING TO
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE REGARDING
THAT CITY -- WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
ATTEND CITY COUNCIL OR COMMITTE
MEETINGS REMOTELY,
COUNCILMEMBERS MUST HAVE THEIR
VIDEO ON DURING ROLL CALL AND
VOTING, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
THAT'S STILL IN THERE, RIGHT?
>> YES. I'M WILLING TO TAKE THA
OUT. THAT IS SECONDARY. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS WHAT
OTHER JURISDICTIONS ALSO DO
PRIMARILY FOR -- JUST TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE ARE WHO THEY ARE,
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO AT THE
STATE.
>> OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN
THE FLOOR, BUT I'M GOING TO STA
WHERE I'M AT ON THIS. BUT I'M
STILL INCLINED TO HEAR MORE FRO
MY COLLEGUES. BUT WHERE I LANDE
ON THIS AND WHERE I'VE BEEN
CONSISTENT ABOUT THIS, EVEN THE
REQUIREMENT ABOUT WHETHER OR NO
COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD HAVE THEI
VIDEO ON DURING ROLL CALL IS
THAT I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING
THIS. AND I DID SHARE SOME OF M
ISSUES. AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU
WANT THIS, WE ALL GET IT. BUT I
THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO KNOW AND
BE COGNIZANT OF THIS IS 2023,
AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT PLACE
AND TIME WITH WHAT WE'VE DEALT
WITH, NOT JUST HEALTH BUT SAFET
AND OTHER ISSUES AS WELL. THIS
IS A PART WHERE AS AN ELECTED,
WANT TO DEFER TO THE DISCRETION
THE JUDGMENT AND THE INTEGRITY
OF MY COLLEGUES AND OTHER
ELECTED OFFICIALS OF BEING THER
PHYSICALLY OR VIA REMOTE OR HOW
WE HANDLE OUR COMMITTEES. I WAN
TO HEAR MORE COMMENTS. WE HAVE
HAD DISCUSSIONS AND ANECDOTALLY
AS WELL AND LOOKING AT SOME OF
THE OTHER INFORMATION, I BELIEV
THAT WE ARE STILL PRODUCTIVE,
AND IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE
SHOULD ALL BE PHYSICALLY OUT
THERE EVERYDAY FOR LIKE WHAT IT
WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF
THAT. UNLIKE THE PRIVATE SECTOR
WE CANNOT DEMAND THAT PEOPLE
PHYSICALLY SHOW UP EVERY DAY FO
FIVE DAYS . WE HAVE LEARNED ABO
BESIDES THE ELECTEDS . WE HAVE
TO BALANCE THAT WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ,
YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY IT AND
HAVING REMOTE AND HAVING A PIT
TO HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS .
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS CALLIN
IN TO DISCUSS AND THIS IS THE
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME. IT IS
NOT COMFORTABLE , IT COULD BE
BETTER, BUT GOVERNMENT COULD
ALWAYS WORK BETTER. I WILL LEAV
IT THERE . I WILL OPEN THE FLOO
TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THER
ARE COMMENTS OR CONCERNS AND W
WILL MOVE ON TO A VOTE. I WILL
LET YOU CLOSE US OUT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CAME UP
FIRST AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. THIS IS THE FIRST
MEETING I HAVE ATTENDED REMOTEL
IN A YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE. I
AM CONSISTENTLY ON THE DAIS, O
AT MY DISTRICT 6 OFFICE . I
WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY , EVEN THOUGH I
SUPPORT THE INTENT AND THE
UNDERLYING SENTIMENT OF IT. TH
REASON I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENC
OF CODIFYING THESE RULES RATHE
THAN SUPPORTING OUR COLLEAGUES
TO MEET THE INTENT OF WHAT IS
BEING ASKED FOR AND GOING
THROUGH CULTURE CHANGE. WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT
COUNSEL NEXT YEAR WITH OR
WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT AND I
THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US
TO SHARE AT THAT JUNCTURE THAT
THESE ARE THE STANDARDS WE WAN
TO SEE MET. BY CODIFYING THES
RULES, IT MAKES IT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO OUR JOBS
BECAUSE I AM TAKING THIS
MEETING REMOTELY, AND IT FALLS
WITHIN ONE OF -- WITHIN THE
REASONS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
HAS PUT FORWARD AS A REASON TO
TAKE A REMOTE MEETING. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CODIFYING
THESE CHANGES VERSUS MAKING
THESE CULTURAL CHANGES WITHIN
OUR BODY , OR MAKING THESE AS
KNOWN EXPECTATIONS TO MEET, I
IS A BIT TOO FAR. THESE WILL B
THE SAME SENTIMENTS I SHARE
WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS. YOU ALL
MAY NOTICE THAT I HAVE PULLED
THE ONE AMENDMENT I WAS TALKING
ABOUT BRINGING. THAT IS BECAUSE
IT IS BEING -- IT IS MY DESIRE
TO HAVE PEOPLE ONLY SPEAK FOR 1
MINUTES TOTAL, IT IS ONEROUS
TO PUT IT INTO THESE COUNCIL
RULES TO SAY THAT, AND THAT IS
WHY I PULLED MY AMENDMENT BACK.
WE CAN LOOK AT THE INTENT OF
ALL THESE AMENDMENTS WITHOUT
CODIFYING THEM. I THINK IT IS
OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON , FIRST
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY. THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF WHY THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'
MAKE SENSE. I ECHO WHAT YOU
SAID TODAY AND THE PRESENTATION
I WATCHED LAST TIME THE
COMMITTEE MET. YOU KNOW, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE , A
THE SPONSOR SAID , BUT WE CAN B
AN EXAMPLE IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE TO
IMPROVING LABOR STANDARDS AND
BEING FLEXIBLE ABOUT HOW WE MEE
OVER THE LAST 10+ YEARS AND I
HAVE BEEN PROUD TO BE ONE OF TH
SPONSORS OF MANY OF THE PIECES
OF LEGISLATION THAT HAS ELEVATE
WHAT NEW AND IMPROVED LABOR
STANDARDS AND WORKPLACE
STANDARDS SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
FRONT-LINE WORKERS , THEY HAVE
HAD TO BE EXPOSED TO MANY FORMS
OF DISEASES AND INFECTIONS ON
THE FRONT LINES . UNFORTUNATELY
, IT TOOK THIS PANDEMIC FOR US
TO REALIZE WHO IS MOST IMPACTED
BY THAT TYPE OF DISPARITY THAT
WE HAVE WITHIN OUR ECONOMY,
MOSTLY WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLO
IN FRONT-LINE POSITIONS,
EXPOSING THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILY TO HIGHER RATES OF
DISEASE, NOT JUST OF COVID BU
OF NUMEROUS DISEASES . I AM
THANKFUL THAT I DO NOT HAVE A
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM.
UNLIKE SO MANY OTHERS , MY
SISTER HAS A COMPROMISED IMMUN
SYSTEM AND IF I GET SICK AND GO
SEE HER, I AM PUTTING HER LIFE
AND HER FAMILY'S HEALTH AND
SUSTAINABILITY IN JEOPARDY. WE
HAVE TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL
DECISIONS. AS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT . AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS NOTED, TO ALLOW PEOPLE
TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS . I HOP
WE CONTINUE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE
BY OFFERING FLEXIBILITY, NOT
JUST FOR COUNCILMEMBERS, BUT FO
THE STAFF THAT OUR CITY WANTS
TO SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
CAN CONTINUE TO DO THEIR JOB. I
CLOSING, TO UNDERSCORE
SOMETHING THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
SAID , THIS BODY HAS BEEN
EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT IN CONTINUING TO
RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEED
AMID THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND
THE SHADOW PANDEMIC. IN 2020,
WE PASSED FOUR SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS ,
WE EXTENDED FUNDING FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS , WE
DEPLOYED MONEY TO THE DEGREE W
GOT NATIONAL AWARDS FOR HOW
QUICKLY WE GOT THOSE DOLLARS OU
THE DOOR AND INTO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING THE CRISIS OF THE
PANDEMIC. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO
BE EFFECTIVE IN MOVING FORWARD,
MONUMENTAL LEGISLATION IN THE
LAST THREE YEARS , BEING REMOTE
AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CARE FOR
THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILY,
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THEIR
STAFF , THAT IS A GOOD THING FO
US TO DO AND ANOTHER OPPORTUNIT
FOR THE CITY TO LEAD. I AM
APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND WILL NO
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HANDY?
>> THE EFFECT STATEMENT SAYS
THAT THE SUPPLIES TO BOTH CITY
COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
WHICH IS THE INTENT . I HAVE A
DRAFTING ERROR AS I WAS MAKING
EDITS TO THE LAST VERSION, I
STRUCK THE INCORPORATION WITH
REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE AND IF
THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, WE WILL
ADD THAT INCORPORATION BACK TO
SHORE THE FULL LANGUAGE REFLECT
THE STATEMENT.
>> OKAY, GOOD, I THOUGHT THAT
WAS ME HAVING A MOMENT. I WILL
LET COUNCILMEMBER NELSON CLOSE
US OUT. BEFORE I DO ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THANK YOU
FOR BEING OPEN . WE HAVE HAD
OFF-LINE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS
. I THINK IT IS GREAT YOU AND I
CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE AND THING
ARE OKAY , WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
AND KEEP GOVERNMENT GOING. YOU
HAVE BEEN COMING TO WORK,
PHYSICALLY , AND I APPRECIATE
THAT. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN COMIN
SINCE I HAVE BEEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, FOUR DAYS PER WEEK .
THE FLEXIBILITY TIME WHEN I
COULD NOT MAKE IT. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND ALSO FO
HR , KAREN, PEOPLE WE HAVE
SPOKEN WITH AND WORKED WITH, AN
THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WHO CAME
FORWARD AND SAID , THIS IS WHA
WE LEARNED UNDER COVID AND
EVERYTHING ELSE, THIS IS WHAT W
THINK WORKS. WHAT YOU ARE
SHARING WITH US TODAY HAD TO BE
HIGHLIGHTED AND THE PUBLIC
DESERVES A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT
AND DECIDE WHY WE WILL DO WHAT
WE DO. I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP
THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
BECAUSE OUR INTENT IS TO DO OU
JOB AND THE INTENT IS TO SHOW
UP ON CAMERA OR IN OUR COMMITTE
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DOING THA
. I WILL LEAVE IT THERE. I WILL
LET YOU CLOSE US OUT ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HANDY,
THIS MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING
YOU MAY HAVE TO CHANGE IT IF IT
DOES PASS. I HEAR WHAT
EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING. I AM
DOING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT
THE PUBLIC EXPECTS AND I HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT A
PRACTICE. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THA
LEAVING IT UP TO THE JUDGMENT
AND DISCRETION OF INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS IS ALSO FAIR.
RESPECT THAT AS WELL. WE WILL
SEE WHAT PEOPLE DO. I HEAR ALL
OF THIS. ONE LAST NOTE, I WAN
TO SAY THANK YOU TO PEOPLE WHO
DO SHOW UP TO CHAMBERS BECAUSE
SOMETIMES , WHEN I'M WALKING IN
, THAT IS WHEN I FIGURE OUT A
NUANCED OF A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
DISCUSSED. IT HELPS ME IN
DECISION-MAKING AND BILTMORE
COLLEGIALITY. ALL THAT SAID , I
APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION. I
WILL BE OKAY WITH WHATEVER
HAPPENS . I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT TO BRING IT FORWARD
FORMALLY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON . WE WILL GO TO A VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT OR AS?
>> NO.
>> CAN I ASK IF ANYONE WANTED
TO CHANGE HIS OR HER VOTE?
>> YES. I THINK WE ARE OKAY.
IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THE VOTE
? DOES THAT CHANGE ANYONE'S
VOTE ? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY'S
HANDS UP. SAY IT AGAIN. WE
HAVE FIRE IT IS GOING.
>> TWO IN FAVOR , THREE OPPOSED
>> THE AMENDMENT FAILS. LET'S
DO THE SAME FOR WITH AMENDMENT
NUMBER 2. I WILL LET ESTHER
YOU EXPLAIN IT AND I WILL MOVE
IT AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AMENDMENT 2 IS ALSO AUTHORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON , THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIRS AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL TO
BROADCAST THE VIDEO IMAGES IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT DURING
THEIR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THIS
IS ABOUT WHEN THE PUBLIC IS
COMMENTING AT A COMMITTEE
MEETING . THE CURRENT PRACTICE
RIGHT NOW IS -- WE HAVE BLUE
ANGELS FLYING ALL OVER MY HEAD.
LET ME CATCH MY BREATH.
WHETHER WE ARE BROADCASTING TH
IMAGES OF PEOPLE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN CHAMBERS
DURING A COMMITTEE MEETING, THE
RULES ARE SILENT ON THIS . THE
CURRENT PRACTICE OF THE COUNCIL
IS NOT TO . THERE WAS ORIGINALL
A PROPOSAL FROM THE PUBLIC, AN
ONE FROM COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
THAT WAS BROADER THAN THIS THAT
THE WORKGROUP DISCUSSED THAT
SAID THE RULES WOULD SAY THAT
COUNCIL ALWAYS SHOULD BROADCAS
THE IMAGE OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ,
THE WORKGROUP DID NOT ADVANCE
THAT PROPOSAL BUT INSTEAD
ADVANCED A CHANGE THAT SAYS
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY CLER
AND I.T. WILL DETERMINE HOW
THIS HAPPENS. OUT OF THAT
DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON HAS PROPOSED THIS REVISE
AMENDMENT THAT NARROWS THE
DISCRETION TO A COMMITTEE CHAI
FOR THEIR COMMITTEE. THE LAST
THING I WILL SAY IS, IT SAYS
THAT COMMITTEE CHAIRS WILL MAK
A DECISION FOR ONE YEAR AT A
TIME. THEY WILL SAY THIS IS HO
MY COMMITTEE INTENDS TO OPERATE
FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT
NOW. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR. I
MOVED TO AMEND 32096 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
ON THE AGENDA AND AUTHORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AN
SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
WILL YOU LEAD US ON THE
DISCUSSION IN YOUR AMENDMENT AN
WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR , THIS DOES
NOT INFRINGE UPON THE ABILITY O
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO SET
POLICY FOR BRIEFINGS IN CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS IS ABOUT
VISIBILITY SPECIFICALLY
APPLYING TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
PEOPLE COME TO CITY HALL TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS OF
GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE THEIR
VOICES HEARD. JUST AS A PUBLIC
HAS THE RIGHT TO SEE THE
REPRESENTATIVES , I BELIEVE WE
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE
THEM , WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT
POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAMERA
FACING CHAMBERS IS TURNED OFF
OR NOT BROADCASTING WHAT IS
HAPPENING BEHIND THE DAIS. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE CURRENT
POLICIES IS JUSTIFIED BY AN
EQUITY ARGUMENT BECAUSE WE DON'
HAVE THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TO
SHOW THE FACES OF REMOTE
PARTICIPANTS, SO WE SHOULD NOT
SHOW THE FACES OF IN PERSON
PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS ALSO ABOU
RESPECTING THE EFFORTS OF
PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH THE HASSL
OF GOING DOWNTOWN TO OUR
CHAMBERS BECAUSE AN ISSUE IS
IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO THEM TO
PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING IN
PERSON. IF THEY WANT TO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT OR SHOW STRENGTH
IN NUMBERS -- I WILL PAUSE.
THE BLUE ANGELS ARE GOING
OVERHEAD. IF THEY WANT TO MAK
PUBLIC COMMENT OR SHOW STRENGT
IN NUMBERS , THEY HAVE A RIGHT
TO BE SEEN BY THE PEOPLE WHO
CANNOT BE THERE AND ARE WATCHIN
AT HOME OR ON A DEVICE . IT IS
NOT JUST ABOUT COUNCILMEMBERS
SEEING PEOPLE WHO COMMENT BUT
SEEING PEOPLE WATCHING THE
MEETINGS THEMSELVES. THIS WILL
BENEFIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO
ARE JOINING VIA ZOOM BECAUSE
THEY CAN SEE THE PEOPLE MAKING
PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS SIMPL
PROVIDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS TH
DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHAT IS
BEST FOR THEIR COMMITTEE AND BE
CONSISTENT. THAT IS WHY IT IS
YEAR. I DID NOT SAY IT HAD TO
BE A YEAR, COULD BE TWO YEARS ,
BUT HAS TO BE APPLIED
CONSISTENTLY SO THE PUBLIC KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THEY COME T
A COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT IS
THE REASON I AM PUTTING THIS
FORWARD AND I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS. I WILL TELL YOU WHY.
THANK YOU STAFF AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WERE MAKIN
A MORE NARROW IN THE
CONSISTENCY PIECE. I BELIEVE
-- THE RULES SAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE THE PRESIDIN
OFFICERS OF THEIR COMMITTEE. I
ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE THEM BROAD
DISCRETION TO CHAIR THEIR
COMMITTEE AS THEY DEEM
APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING PUBLIC
COMMENT , HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP, A MINUTE , TWO
MINUTES, IT IS UP TO THE
DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDING
OFFICER. THAT IS THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS. I WANTED TO POINT OUT
THAT THERE IS AN EQUITY ISSUE
AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN IN
GENERAL. WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE
HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO
BE HEARD. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
GUARANTEED AND WE HAVE DONE
THAT. SOMETIMES TO A FAULT.
BUT , INDEED , WE ARE ALWAYS
TELLING PEOPLE TO SPEAK TO THE
AGENDA. TO BE RESPECTFUL.
STICK TO THE TIME LIMIT. PEOPL
DO HAVE A RIGHT TO SHOW UP. I
AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE PRESIDING
OFFICER , THE COMMITTEE CHAIR ,
IF THEY WANT THE CAMERA ON TH
SPEAKER THAT SHOWS UP. THERE
WILL BE SOME ISSUES, NOT FAIR ,
FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT MAKE IT.
THEY CANNOT BE ON TV. THAT IS
THE EQUITY PIECE I WAS CONCERNE
ABOUT. IF WE ARE GOING TO
NARROW IT TO THE COMMITTEE, I
DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT
AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR
AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDEN
, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NELSO
TO BRING THIS FORWARD AS IT
HIGHLIGHTS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE I
HAVE DESIRED TO SEE CHANGE. MY
QUESTION IS, I DON'T KNOW IF
DIRECTOR HANDY, OR THE DEPUTY
CITY CLERK, OR ANYONE ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL WAS TO CHIME IN
, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
CHANGE COUNCIL RULES TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN. THAT IS WHERE I A
HAVING ATTENTION. I DON'T
BELIEVE WE HAVE TO CODIFY THIS
TO TELL THE SEATTLE CHANNEL T
TURN ON THE CAMERAS WENT PEOPL
ARE PROVIDING IN-PERSON
COMMENT. AGAIN , I SUPPORT THE
INTENT OF THIS. IF WE CAN JUST
ASK SEATTLE CHANNEL TO TURN ON
THE CAMERAS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL START
DOING IMMEDIATELY. I JUST DON'
BELIEVE WE NEED TO CHANGE
COUNCIL RULES TO ENGAGE IN A
PRACTICE THAT HAS ALWAYS
HAPPENED. UNTIL THE PANDEMIC.
NOW , WE HAVE HAD THE PANDEMIC
REMOTE TESTIMONY, THERE IS THE
EQUITY ISSUE OF WHOSE FACES ARE
BEING SHOWN. I BELIEVE WE CAN
JUST TURN ON THE CAMERAS. DOES
SOMEBODY HAVE THE ANSWER TO THA
QUESTION?
>> CAN YOU HOLD ON AMENDMENT ?
>> I THINK THAT IS WHY THEY
PUNTED IT TO US DID NOT WANT T
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, THEY SAI
IT WAS A POLICY QUESTION. IF I
AM WRONG, ESTHER, CORRECT ME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , LET
ME TAKE A STAB AND I INVOKE
PEOPLE FROM THE WORKING GROUP
TO ADD IN OR CORRECT ME, THIS I
SOMETHING NOT REQUIRED TO BE I
THE RULES. HOW SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCASTS OR WHAT THEY DON'T
BROADCAST, A COMMITTEE MEETING
IS NOT AN ITEM FOR THE RULES.
ABSENT IT'S SAYING ANYTHING IN
THE RULES, THE COUNCIL PRESIDEN
, AS THE HEAD OF THE
DEPARTMENT, IS COORDINATING AN
MAKING THOSE DECISIONS WITH THE
INTERNAL DIVISIONS, LIKE THE
CITY CLERK OFFICE, SEATTLE
CHANNEL, I.T., ABOUT THOSE
OPERATIONAL ISSUES. IF
COUNCILMEMBERS AND COMMITTEE
CHAIRS WOULD LIKE TO GUARANTEE
THAT THEY HAVE THIS AUTHORITY
SEPARATE FROM THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO
PUT IN THE RULES . COULD IT
HAPPEN IF IT WAS NOT IN THE
RULES? PROBABLY.
>> DEPUTY CITY CLERK?
>> I WANT TO ADD ONE THING ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
YESTERDAY , IN THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP, IT IS HAVING IT THERE
THAT GIVES YOU THE DISCRETION.
IF YOU HAVE ONE YEAR AND YOU AR
THE COMMITTEE CHAIR , AND YOU
LET EVERYONE KNOW YOU PLAN ON
HAVING THE CAMERA ON DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT IS ALWAYS
SUBJECT -- IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS, YOU CAN CHANGE IT IF
YOU LET THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
KNOW AND THEY TELL THE CLERKS
-- YOU COULD NOTIFY PEOPLE YOU
WILL NOT BE ON CAMERA. I AM
THINKING YOU WANT TO CODIFY THI
SO , THERE IS NO EXPECTATION FO
ONE YEAR TO LET THE PRESIDING
OFFICER TO HAVE PEOPLE KNOW
THAT THEY WILL BE ON TV AND
THEY WILL BE SEEN AND NOT JUST
HEARD. I KIND OF SEE IT AS A,
NO HARM, NO FOUL. IT GIVES TH
COUNCILMEMBER DISCRETION TO D
WHAT THEY THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU , THAT IS HELPFUL
MY NEXT CONCERN, I MAY ABSTAIN
FROM THE VOTE RATHER THAN
HASHING OUT ALL OF THIS. TO SA
, IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, DOE
THAT TIE THE HANDS OF A FUTURE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN REGARDS TO
FULL COUNCIL AS COMPARED TO
COMMITTEE? IF THERE IS A QUICK
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, FEEL
FREE TO RESPOND. IF NOT , I
WILL ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE
TODAY.
>> I WILL RESPOND WHEN I THINK
AND ESTHER CAN SAY WHAT YOU
THINK. I DON'T THINK IT TIES
THE HANDS. THAT IS MY OPINION.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS STILL IN
CHARGE OF GENERAL COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND THIS NARROWS IT.
THE ORIGINAL ONE WANTED ALL OF
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO HAVE THE
CAMERA ON. I WAS AGAINST THAT.
>> THAT WAS NOT MINE.
>> I KNOW THAT. I WAS NOT FOR
THAT. I AM LOOKING TOWARDS THE
FUTURE AND HOW WE WILL GO WITH
NEW COUNCILMEMBERS. I THOUGHT
THIS WAS A GREAT COMPROMISE AND
GIVES THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, THE
PRESIDING OFFICER, THE
DISCRETION AND WHAT THEY NEED T
KNOW HOW THEIR COMMITTEES WILL
GO, INCLUDING WHEN THEY HAVE
GUESTS. I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD
NOT ABSTAIN , COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS . I WILL LET THAT GO.
DIRECTOR HANDY, ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO ADD BEFORE I GO BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO CLOS
US OUT?
>> THIS ONLY APPLIES TO
STANDING COMMITTEES AND DOES NO
RETAIN THE AUTHORITY FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE US
OUT BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY , THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDEN
FOR SUPPORTING THIS . I HAVE
NOTHING ELSE TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING IT.
>> I AM GLAD I CAN HEAR YOU
AFTER THE BLUE ANGELS. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED WITH
DISCUSSION, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 2.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN BACK
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ?
>> YES .
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND TWO
OPPOSED, EXCUSE ME, FOUR IN
FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> I HAVE AN EXCUSE NOT TO KNO
WHAT IS GOING ON, I AM OLD.
NUMBER THREE WAS PULLED, THANK
YOU , COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AMENDMENT 4. CAN YOU PLEASE
READ AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
PEDERSEN , CLARIFYING IN THE
RULES THAT THE -- DURING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS , MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC MAY COMMENT ON ITEM
ON THAT DAY'S AGENDA AND
MATTERS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE COMMITTEE. YOU MAY RECALL
THAT , AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING , WE HAD A DISCUSSION
ABOUT PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE
RULES , THE CURRENT RULES HAVE
AN "OR" IN SECTION 3 THAT
COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGEND
TODAY OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
COMMITTEE, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL
TO CLARIFY THAT IN A WAY THAT
NARROWED IT TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA FOR THAT DAY UNLESS THER
WAS AN ADVANCE NOTICE ABOUT
ITEMS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE. THIS AMENDMENT MAKES
THIS STANDING PRACTICE , THAT
ALL COMMITTEES WILL ACCEPT
COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THAT DAY'S
AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW
OF THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. EITHER
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN OR
SAWANT NEED TO MOVE IT .
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSE
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT 4 , VERSION 12
RESOLUTION 32096.
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AN
SECONDED. WE WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR AND ALLOW -- LET ME JUST
SAY WHAT I THINK. NO, I WILL
OPEN THE FLOOR.
>> COULD WE SPEAK --
>> I AM GETTING THERE. GETTING
READY TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE WITH US YOUR
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AGREED I WOULD GO FIRST
ON THIS ONE. I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
ADVANCING THIS APPOINTMENT . I
WE AGREE ON SOMETHING , YOU
PROBABLY SHOULD AS WELL. [
LAUGHTER ] ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT ROLES IS TO HEAR FROM
THE GENERAL PUBLIC. COMMITTEE
CHAIRS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET
THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A BIG
AMOUNT OF POWER AND CONTROL.
LIMITING THE FREE SPEECH TO WHA
IS ON THE AGENDA SHUT BY THE
CHAIR COULD BE VIEWED AS A
RESTRICTION OF SPEECH,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE CHAIRS HAVE
THE DISCRETION TO KEEP ITEMS
PERMANENTLY OFF THEIR COMMITTEE
AGENDA. THEREFORE , I BELIEVE
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC
TO RAISE ISSUES THAT THEY CARE
ABOUT, TO SAY , WE WOULD LIKE T
SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA WILL WE
DON'T SEE IT ON THE AGENDA BUT
WE KNOW IT IS ON THE PURVIEW OF
YOUR COMMITTEE AND WE WANT TO
SEE IT ON AN AGENDA IN THE
FUTURE. WE SHOULD HAVE FULL
PUBLIC COMMENT SO THEY CAN
EXPRESS THAT. I WANT TO THANK
CENTRAL STAFF OR HOW THEY --
DIRECTOR HANDY FOR EXPLAINING
THIS, THE CHANGES WE ARE SEEING
IS CHANGES TO THE PROPOSAL .
WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IS THI
AMENDMENT IS JUST KEEPING IT A
IT IS TODAY. OUR AMENDMENT, TH
ONE BY COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AN
I, IS MAINTAINING OR RESTORING
WHAT IS IN THE COUNCIL RULES
ALREADY. WE ARE NOT CODIFYING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IT IS WHA
IS ALREADY THERE. PUBLIC COMMEN
IS ALREADY WITHIN THE PURVIEW
OF THE COMMITTEE ACCORDING TO
COUNCIL RULE SECTION 11, C. I
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE
STRUGGLING, I URGE YOU TO
ABSTAIN RATHER THAN VOTING NO
BECAUSE VOTING NO COULD SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD
CHANGE SOMETHING FOR FREE
SPEECH. THANK YOU.
>> I DID NOT THINK YOU ARE
CHEERLEADER. DON'T ABSTAIN. I
ALREADY SET THE TONE FOR THAT
WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
AM SORRY , COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, I DID NOT KNOW YOU
WANTED TO SPEAK .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I AGREE
WITH YOUR COMMENTS . I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THE BASED DRAFT
COUNCIL RULES , PUBLIC COMMENT
ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM ONLY ,
THIS CHANGE WOULD GIVE THE
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT THE
LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO
HEAR ADVOCACY GROUPS SAY
SOMETHING LITTLE SUPPORT. THER
ARE ALSO MANY TIMES WHEN ,
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT EXPERIENCED
WITH PROCEDURE, THEY GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK FOR HELP
WITH SOMETHING WHEN IT MAY NOT
BE THE PRECISE MOMENT TO MAKE
THE REQUEST. BUT IT MAY BE
SOMEONE GENUINELY ATTEMPTING TO
CONTACT THE REPRESENTATIVE TH
BEST THEY CAN. WHEN PEOPLE HAV
COME ASKING FOR HELP WITH SOME
ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING WITH
THEIR LANDLORD OR APARTMENTS ,
AND STAFF FROM MY OFFICE HAVE
SPOKEN WITH THEM AND BEEN ABLE
TO HELP THEM AFTER THE COMMITTE
MEETING. WE CAN ACCEPT OR
REFUSE BROADER PUBLIC COMMENT.
PEOPLE GET ANGRY WHEN
COMMITTEE CHAIRS REFUSE
COMMENT. AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN SAID , WE COULD
PERMANENTLY REFUSE TO ALLOW
SOME TOPICS TO BE COVERED THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE ALL
COMMITTEES TO ACCEPT RELEVANT
SUBJECT MATTER. I KNOW THAT ,
WHEN THERE IS MASS STRUGGLE, N
COUNCIL RULES WILL PREVENT
DEMANDING PEOPLE FROM BEING
HURT. I DO NOT WANT TO SUPPORT
TO PROHIBIT GENUINE PUBLIC
COMMENT . I URGE THE COMMITTEE
TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT . DIRECTOR HANDY?
>> I WILL JUST DO ONE FINAL
CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHAT IS IN
THE RULES. THE EDIT IN RED IN
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF C,SECTIO
THAT IS RESTORING A SENTENCE
WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE RULES
THE LANGUAGE CURRENTLY IN
SECTION A, IT HAS AN OR ESSAYS
THEY SHALL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE AGENDA TODAY OR
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE. WHICH HAS BEEN
INTERPRETED TO ALLOW SOME
COMMITTEE CHAIRS THIS YEAR TO
NARROW THE SCOPE TO JUST ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA TODAY. SO , THE
ORIGINAL CLEANUP WAS TO MAKE
SURE THERE WAS NOT THAT MISMATC
, THE SENTENCE ABOVE THAT SAYS
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE AN
THE ONE BELOW WITH THE "OR."
THIS AMENDMENT CLARIFIES THAT
ALL AMENDMENTS -- COMMITTEES
WILL ACCEPT COMMENTS ON ITEMS
WITHIN THE PURVIEW.
>> THANK YOU. LET ME SHARE
WITH YOU MORE ON THIS . I HAVE
BEEN LOOKING AT THIS FOR SIX
MONTHS AND WORKING WITH A
STAKEHOLDER GROUP. I HAVE BEEN
ASKING YOU WHAT YOU THINK . I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND I
WILL TELL YOU WHY. BESIDES THE
FACT -- WE CHANGE IT TO
ESTABLISHES THE COMMITTEE SHALL
ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA AS WELL AS WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, IT GIVES DISCRETION TO
THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, THE
PRESIDING OFFICER, TO HEAR OTHE
ISSUES. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
RAISED THE BIG ISSUE , A MAJOR
ISSUE , SOMETIMES THIS IS
PEOPLE'S ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO
COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRIN
UP AN ISSUE THEY FEEL PASSIONAT
ABOUT. THAT GIVES THE COMMITTE
CHAIR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
THAT. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT T
STOP THE DISCOURSE ON THOSE
ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT MEE
WITH FULL COUNCIL BUT EITHER ,
EITHER THERE COUNCILMEMBER FROM
THE DISTRICT THAT HAS AN ISSUE,
THAT MAYBE NOT GERMANE TO THE
ACTUAL AGENDA. AS THERE
COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE, THEY MAY HAVE A
ISSUE THEY COULD BRING UP LOCA
ISSUES, WHETHER IT IS THE
CROSSWALK OR A BICYCLE LANE,
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT COME UP
WHICH REPRESENT DISTRICTS ,
PUBLIC SAFETY , THAT THEY ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT. OUR
COMMUNICATION COULD BE BETTER.
TRY TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS WE
CAN ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO CANNOT
NECESSARILY GET TO THE SECOND
FLOOR. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THI
AND WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT TO BRING THIS FORWARD .
I WILL BRING THIS THE FORWARD
FOR OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS BEFOR
WE GO TO VOTE, BEFORE THAT,
ALLOWING COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSE
AND SAWANT TO CLOSE US OUT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH
THIS BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY THE
PRACTICE AT CITY COUNCIL THAT
ALLOWS A CHAIR TO MAKE THE
DISCRETIONARY JUDGMENT OF
WHETHER TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT
ON JUST AGENDA ITEM OR ON ALL
ITEMS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THEI
COMMITTEE. AS WELL AS THE
DISCUSSION POINTS I HAVE
PROVIDED AT THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING REGARDING THE RULE OF
FULL COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT AS
COMPARED TO COMMITTEE WORK.
COMMITTEE WORK IS WHERE THE
TIME IS DEDICATED TO GOING TO
THE NUANCES OF THE POLICIES
BEFORE US. THAT IS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RETAIN PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR THE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA FOR THAT DAY , AS
COMPARED TO FULL COUNCIL, WHICH
ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AL
ISSUES UNDER THE PURVIEW OF TH
ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. THAT BRING
US , ALL COUNCILMEMBERS , TO TH
TABLE TO HEAR THOSE PUBLIC
COMMENTS. I HAVE TROUBLE WITH
THIS AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE BRINGING IT FORWARD.
IT IS THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF
OUR CITY COUNCIL TODAY.
>> JUST A QUICK RESPONSE AND
WILL LET THE SPONSORS RESPOND A
WELL I KIND OF VIEW IT AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE HOW WE
RUN CITY HALL IN GIVING THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR -- IF I AM A
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND SOME PEOPLE
BRING ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ON TH
AGENDA, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY
OKAY , I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE
PEOPLE, OR I WILL LEARN FROM
THE CLERKS THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO
OTHER THINGS AND LET THEM GO
FIRST IF WE CAN COVER IT. OR
FIND OUT WHO IS OUT THERE AND
WHAT THEIR ISSUES ARE. I JUST
THINK IT GIVES YOU MORE
FLEXIBILITY. MAYBE I AM LOOKING
AT IT DIFFERENTLY. THAT IS MY
READ OF IT AND WHY I AM
SUPPORTING IT. I WILL LEAVE IT
AT THAT. LET'S SEE IF DIRECTOR
HANDY HAS A COMMENT TO MAKE
BEFORE WE CLOSE IT OUT.
DIRECTOR?
>> THANK YOU I UNDERSTAND IN
THE DISCUSSION , PEOPLE ARE
SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING
FLEXIBILITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS .
I JUST WANT TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR
THAT THIS WOULD REQUIRE , AT A
COMMITTEE MEETING , THAT A
COMMITTEE CHAIR EXCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ALL ITEMS WITHIN TH
PURVIEW OF THEIR COMMITTEE.
>> OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELS
YOU WANT TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN OR COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT ?
>> NOTHING FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JUAREZ
. BASICALLY , REITERATING WHAT
ESTHER ALREADY SAID, THE
CURRENT COUNCIL RULES HAVE BEEN
INTERPRETED DIFFERENT WAYS BY
DIFFERENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS, SOM
CHAIRS READ IT TO MEAN THEY
CAN REFUSE TO HEAR ISSUES THAT
THEY DID NOT PLACE ON THE
AGENDA. KEEP IN MIND, IT STILL
SAYS IN THE PURVIEW OF THE
TOPICS COVERED BY THE COMMITTEE
IT IS ALREADY SAYING IT HAS TO
BE RELEVANT TO THE COMMITTEE.
BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN THE RENTING
COMMITTEE, IF YOU ARE A RENTER
AND FACING AN ISSUE YOU NEED
HELP WITH, MAYBE YOU NEED TO
CONTACT SDCI, FILE A
COMPLAINT, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW T
NAVIGATE THE CITY SYSTEM, YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME TO THE
COMMITTEE, EVEN IF IT IS NOT ON
THE AGENDA, AND WE SHOULD
RESPOND, AND MY STAFF HAS
RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO
THAT. THAT IS A CONCRETE
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WILL ENABLE
BY DOING THIS. IT IS NOT THAT
AM NOT ABLE TO DO IT. I ALREADY
DO IT AND I HAVE A NUMBER OF
TIMES OVER THE LAST 9.5 YEARS .
IT IS A QUESTION WHETHER PEOPL
IN THE CITY HAVE A RIGHT TO DO
THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR MAY PREFER.
CONSTITUENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE T
RELY ON THIS OR THAT, SPECIFIC
COUNCILMEMBERS THEY BELIEVE
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT, ALL
CONSTITUENTS SHOULD HAVE A
RIGHT TO ALL COMMITTEES. THAT I
WHY THIS AMENDMENT IS BEING
BROUGHT FORWARD. SO CHAIRS
CANNOT LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN
THAT WAY. I AGREE WITH
PRESIDENT JUAREZ , IT IS
UNDEMOCRATIC AND THIS AMENDMEN
WILL NOT ALLOW CHAIRS TO CENSOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. IT STILL HAS T
BE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
TOPICS .
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. I WAS PROMOTING THAT
YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE ACCESS AN
MORE VOICES IN CHAMBERS. YOU
ARE RIGHT . IT DOES SAY IN THE
PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU
STILL HAVE THAT DISCRETION. I
WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. IS THER
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE TO
A VOTE? I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
HANDS. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION .
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 4.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION, ZERO NOS.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 PASSES.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL
MOVE THIS FORWARD.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. IT CREATES A NEW
AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THAT SHE MAY REFER
BILLS IN BOTH TO A SUBJECT
MATTER COMMITTEE, AND TO THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE. THESE WOULD
BE BILLS WITH SIGNIFICANT
FISCAL IMPACT , THAT DECISION O
WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT FISCAL
IMPACT WOULD BE DECIDED ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS WITH A
GUIDELINE OF FISCAL IMPACT OVE
HALF $1 MILLION , TAX RELATED
AMENDMENTS , OR POLICY CHANGES
TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. THAT IS
THE PRESUMED INITIAL DEFINITION
OF SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACT.
THE CONDENSED WOULD BE, THE
EVENT WOULD GO TO A SUBJECT
MATTER COMMITTEE, THEY WOULD
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, AND THE
BILL WOULD GO TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION.
THE BILL HAS STOPPED AT BOTH
COMMITTEES GOES TO FULL COUNCIL
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOTH
>> I MOVE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, CAN YOU LEAD US IN
THIS DISCUSSION THANK YOU ,
COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU, MADA
PRESIDENT , FOR HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION. A LOT OF THINGS
WE WANT TO DO WITH THE RULE
CHANCES BUT I WANTED TO LIMIT
TODAY'S TOPICS TO DISCUSS
TRANSPARENCY AND GETTING A
BETTER SENSE OF HOW BUDGET --
FUTURE AND CURRENT BUDGETS WILL
BE IMPACTED BY POLICY THERE IS
A NUMBER OF REALLY IMPORTANT
POLICIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
PASS, LABOR STANDARDS AND
PROTECTIONS , AND I ALWAYS SAY
DURING THE MEETINGS, WE WILL
COME BACK AND MAKE SURE THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS HAS
THE FUNDING THEY NEED TO DO THE
LIMITATION, BUT IT IS UP TO THE
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS THAT THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH STARTS , THEY
SEND THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO TH
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINALIZES
THE BUDGET AND SEND IT BACK UP
HAVING A FISCAL NOTE ALONG THE
PROCESS COULD HELP FOR ENSURING
THAT THE REALLY IMPORTANT ,
THOUGHTFUL POLICIES WE PASSED
THAT COUNCIL , HAVE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THEY AR
SUCCESSFUL AND THAT THEY CAN GO
TO FRUITION. A NUMBER OF PEOPL
WHO HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE
HALLS OF THIS STATE LEGISLATIVE
BODY WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE
POLICY COMMITTEE AND , IF BUDGE
DOCUMENTS -- EXCUSE ME, IF A
POLICY PROPOSAL HAS A BUDGET
IMPACT OVER A CERTAIN LEVEL, IT
GOES TO THE FISCAL COMMITTEE
BEFORE HE GOES TO THE FULL FLOO
. IT IS A SIMILAR CONCEPT HERE
BUT I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE LIMITED
RESOURCES AND DO NOT HAVE A FUL
ABILITY TO HAVE EITHER A CENTRA
STAFF OR ALL OF US HAVING THE
CAPACITY TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGL
BILL THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT
FISCAL IMPACT ALL THE TIME . IT
PROVIDES DISCRETION TO THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TO DETERMINE
IF WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RIN
THIS AND DO ADDITIONAL ANALYSI
, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS
PART OF THE THOUGHTFUL PROCESS
THAT EACH LEGISLATION GOES
THROUGH . IT WILL HELP US AS
WELL WITH BOTH BILLS THAT COME
FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. THIS I
NOT WANTING TO SINGLE OUT ANY
SPECIFIC EFFORT . I VOTED FOR
NUMBER OF THINGS WE ALL KNOW WE
WOULD HAVE TO SWEAR WITH THE
BUDGET LEADER. THINGS COMING
FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND I AM
SURE OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, MAYB
YOUR FIRST ONE, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, WERE FROM PREVIOUS
DEMONSTRATIONS WHERE WE NEEDED
TO KNOW THE FISCAL IMPACT . WE
MAY HAVE AGREED WITH THE POLICY
BUT NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO
SCRUTINIZE IT THROUGH THAT LENS
úIS A BARRIER. I THINK THIS IS
GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICE AND
RECOGNIZE WE WOULD HAVE TO
CONTINUE BUILD THE CAPACITY TO
SET UP THE STRUCTURE TO DO THIS
IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO ASK
DIRECTOR HANDY, ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO TALK ABOUT REGARDING
DEFERENCE AND AUTHORITY?
>> YES . WE WROTE THIS IN THE
BROADEST SENSE OF IT CREATES TH
ABILITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DO
THIS BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT.
THE SECOND SET INCLUDES THAT
THE PRESIDENT , IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR
, AND INFORMED BY STAFF CAPACIT
AND AVAILABLE FISCAL
INFORMATION, IS A WAY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WILL BE
SOME CONSIDERABLE OPERATIONAL
PIECES TO SORT OUT SHOULD THIS
PAST , OF LOGISTICALLY HOW THIS
MOVES THE PROCESS . ALSO,
THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT
HOW TO SUPPORT A FINANCE
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION DISTINCT
FROM A SUBJECT MATTER COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION . DO WE NEED
ADDITIONAL DATA OR INFORMATION
FROM CVO, AND WHAT THAT MAY
LOOK LIKE AND DOES THE COUNCIL
HAVE THAT TODAY TO SUPPORT THE
CONVERSATION COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S SIGNALING WOULD BE
IMPORTANT HERE ? IT CREATES A
PATH THIS COULD HAPPEN BUT DOE
NOT REQUIRE BILLS TO MOVE ON
THIS PATH FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW
COMMENTS . I WANT TO HEAR FROM
OUR COLLEAGUES FIRST , BEFORE I
SHARE. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESENT
AND THANK YOU TO THE BUDGET
CHAIR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
I AM INTERESTED IN THIS -- I
LIKE ASPECTS OF THIS . I WANTED
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW IT
MIGHT WORK IN PRACTICE. THE
STATE LEGISLATURE OF THE U.S.
CONGRESS WILL DO SIMILAR THINGS
, YOU HAVE THE FISCAL COMMITTEE
LOOKING AT IT FOR THE TAX
COMMITTEE LOOKING AT IT, IN
ADDITION TO THE AUTHORIZING
SUBJECT MATTER COMMITTEE. I
GUESS , THIS MAY BE FOR CENTRAL
STAFF, SUBSECTION C2, THE
COMMITTEE WITH THE SUBJECT
MANAGER SHALL HAVE A PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY. BUT THEN IT SAY
, BUT IT COULD BE HEARD BY THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE. IS THAT
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN
SUBSECTION C1, OR IF C1 IS
TRIGGERED, C2 WHAT HAPPENED?
THE PUBLIC COULDN'T THINK THE
BILL IS MOVING ALONG IN THE
SUBJECT MATTER COMMITTEE AND
MAYBE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DOE
NOT LIKE IT AND THEY ARE LIKE,
WELL , NOW WE WANT TO HEAR IT
BECAUSE WE DID LIKE THE RESULT
OF WHAT HAPPENED. MAYBE HAVING
A MORE CLEAR, IT EITHER AND
OTHER -- DOES GO TO BOTH, I AM
CONFUSED HOW THE C2 WOULD WORK.
>> THE INTENT IS NOT TO TAKE
POLICY BILLS OR SUBJECT MATTER
BILLS IN THE FISCAL COMMITTEE I
LIEU OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS
WOULD BE ANOTHER ANALYSIS OF TH
FISCAL IMPACT. I THINK THAT I
IS IMPORTANT FOR THERE TO BE A
THRESHOLD THAT IS KNOWN, BUT
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT , GIVEN
CAPACITY , WE CANNOT MANDATE
THIS RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO WORK
TOWARDS THE SYSTEM AND HAVE A
THRESHOLD WHERE WE DRAW THE
LINE. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. W
CANNOT DETERMINE , BEFORE THE
BILL GOES TO A POLICY COMMITTEE
WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WILL BE
BECAUSE THERE MAY BE AMENDMENTS
IN THE COMMITTEE THAT CHANGE TH
FISCAL AMOUNT. WE WORK WITH TH
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND HOUSING AN
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO UPDATE
THOSE FISCAL NOTES SO THEY ARE
DYNAMIC AND IN REAL TIME. YOU
CAN SEE HOW AMENDMENTS DO
AFFECT THE FISCAL PROJECTION.
WOULD SUGGEST THAT , IF WE HIT
CERTAIN THRESHOLD, GIVEN THE
AMENDMENTS TAKING PLACE, THAT
IS WHEN THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MAKES THE DETERMINATION . I SEE
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, WE NEED TO
TAKE THE OBJECTIVITY OUT OF IT
, IF THERE IS ANY , AND MAKE
SURE THERE IS A CLEAR STANDARD
ACROSS THE BOARD. DID I CAPTUR
WHAT YOUR CONCERN WAS?
>> YES . MAY I ASK A FOLLOW-UP?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO, WITH THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE -- IN THAT CASE OF
C2 HAPPENING, WITH THE FINANC
COMMITTEE THE DELIBERATING ON I
SOLELY FOR FISCAL MATTERS? O
WOULD THEY BE TALKING ABOUT TH
POLICY ? THANK YOU FOR THE
REMINDER ABOUT THE FISCAL NOTE
IMPROVEMENTS. I GUESS MY
INITIAL THOUGHT IS , SEEING HOW
THAT GOES, AND VISITING THIS
IDEA LATER , IF WE CAN MAKE THE
FISCAL NOTE STRONGER , MORE
DETAILED, EVERYBODY CAN BE
LOOKING AT THAT FOR THE FISCAL
IMPACT. MAYBE THERE IS A WAY
OF INVITING THE BUDGET CHAIR T
THE SUBJECT MATTER COMMITTEES ,
WHEN THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
FISCAL IMPACTS NOT BEING FULLY
ADDRESSED, RATHER THAN HAVING
IT GO TO A FIVE-MEMBER COMMITTE
THAT COULD JUST TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING RELATED TO IT. NOT
WORRIED ABOUT DRAGGING THINGS
OUT. THANK YOU.
>> IF YOU WANT TO REJECT ME OR
FUTURE BUDGET CHAIR GOING TO A
COMMITTEE , NOT ABOUT CONCERTS
ON THE POLICY. BUT I UNDERSTAN
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE --
WE HAVE NINE MEMBERS AT THIS
JUNCTURE AND NOT THE CAPACITY T
SIT ON TOO MANY MORE COMMITTEE
BUT CLEAR POLICIES ARE BEING
PASSED AND WE DO NEED TO HAVE
BETTER LOOK AT THE ACTUAL
FISCAL NOTE . I WANT TO ALSO
REITERATE , THIS IS NOT ABOUT
COUNCIL DRIVEN BILLS ,
SPECIFICALLY , WE ALSO HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE A LOT OF TIMES
THE EXECUTIVE , NOT THIS
EXECUTIVE SPECIFICALLY, BUT THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH THROUGHOUT TH
SIX YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE, HAS
SENT BILLS DOWN BASICALLY
SAYING, DON'T WORRY , WE WILL
FIGURE OUT THE COST. IT COMES
DOWN , WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT TH
COST LATER AND WE ARE ALL
CRUNCHED AT THAT POINT. I
DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THIS TO B
, THE BUDGET CHAIR IS RAISING
CONCERN, THAT IS TOO MUCH POWE
IN ONE PERSON'S PURVIEW AND NOT
ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL CONCERN,
JUST ABOUT LOOKING AT THE FISCA
IMPACT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> THANK YOU , PRESIDENT JUARE
.
>> YOU ARE CUTTING OUT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT .
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES , JUST SPEAK LOUDER
>> I WAS SAYING I APPRECIATE
THE QUESTIONS. I AM NOT CLEAR
WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS
AMENDMENT IS. WHAT IS THE
PROBLEM WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS? TWO PROBLEMS IN MY
VIEW. THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT
POLITICALLY NEUTRAL, THEY ARE
EXTREMELY POLITICAL. WHAT THIS
BODY FUNDS AND DOES NOT IS A
POLITICAL QUESTION AND ONE OF
THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS
-- THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS
FUNDED AND WHAT IS NOT FUNDED.
IN THAT SENSE , I WOULD HAVE A
LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
AMENDMENT. UNLESS I AM
MISUNDERSTANDING IT. I HAVE
QUESTIONS. I WANT TO ASK THEM
AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE. THE
QUESTIONS ARE, IF A BILL IS
VOTED ON , AND IT IS FLAGGED I
THIS WAY, DOES IT NEED TO GO T
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT
GOES UP FOR A VOTE? DOES THE
BILL NEED A VOTE IN THE FINANC
COMMITTEE? I HEARD MAYBE IT
DOESN'T BUT THAT ANSWER WAS
INCOMPETENT. DOES IT NEED A
VOTE ? DOES IT REQUIRE A VOTE I
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE? WHAT IF
IT IS AMENDED IN FINANCE
COMMITTEE? I HEARD DIRECTOR
HANDY SAY THE SPECIFICS NEED T
BE WORKED OUT. I UNDERSTAND THA
. BUT THESE QUESTIONS FOR ME
ARE FUNDAMENTAL. WHAT IF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE NEVER CALLS
FOR A VOTE AND IT STAYS IN
LIMBO? AGAIN, CORRECT ME IF I'
WRONG, I WOULD BE CONCERNED
ABOUT CREATING A STRUCTURE LIKE
THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE
IS A PROBLEM IT IS TRYING TO
ADDRESS. THE PROBLEMS ARE
POLITICAL. IN TERMS OF WHAT
OFFICIALS EXACTLY START TO DO.
THEY ARE NOT PROCESS RELATED.
IN THE NAME OF TRYING TO ADDRES
A PROBLEM WHICH I DON'T
UNDERSTAND EXISTS, I THINK THI
COULD CREATE A STRUCTURE , THIS
AMENDMENT COULD CREATE A
STRUCTURE WHERE BILLS WOULD GE
MIRED IN LESS COMMITTEE MEETING
AND NEVER BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE
THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS
INFAMOUS FOR DOING THIS. SOME
PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATOR SPONSOR
A BILL THAT IS GENUINELY
IMPORTANT TO WORKING PEOPLE,
AND WE SEE THE DEMOCRATIC PART
DOING THIS ALL THE TIME, A LOT
OF CONGRATULATING , PEOPLE ARE
SUPPOSED TO THINK, THIS
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT BROUGHT A
BILL FORWARD, MAYBE THERE IS
PROGRESS HAPPENING. THE
LEGISLATURE , DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS , THEY HAVE A
PROCESS WHERE THE BILL SITS I
LIMBO , IT IS SENT TO ONE
COMMITTEE AFTER ANOTHER. UNTIL
THE SESSION EXPIRES WITH NO
VOTES HAPPENING . IF THIS
AMENDMENT WERE TO PASS , THERE
IS A DANGER OF THAT HAPPENING
IN THE CITY BECAUSE THE LANGUAG
OF THE AMENDMENT, AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND , IS NOT EXPLICIT
ABOUT SCENARIOS WHERE FINANCE
COMMITTEES INTENTIONALLY USING
-- SORRY, INTENTIONAL USED TO
HOLD THE BILL IMAGINE THE
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE
THAT WAS PASSED BY MY OFFICE
THROUGH THE RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE WHICH LEGALLY
REQUIRES LANDLORDS TO PAY THEI
TENANTS THREE MONTHS RENT IF TH
TENANT IS EVICTED DIRECTLY
BECAUSE OF A RENT INCREASE
GREATER THAN 10%. THIS HAD A
CLEAR FISCAL IMPACT BUT IT
REQUIRED THE ADMINISTRATION ,
THAT FISCAL IMPACT WAS CLEARLY
DISCUSSED IN THE FISCAL NOTE
AND AT THE COMMITTEE TABLE . IT
PASSED THE COMMITTEE AND WENT T
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR A
FINAL VOTE. IF IT HAD BEEN A
PART OF THE PROCEDURE WITH THIS
AMENDMENT BUT THE BILL WOULD
HAVE GONE TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE , PRIOR TO GOING TO
THE FULL COUNCIL FOR A FINAL
VOTE, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT
HAPPENED IF THE CHAIR OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE NEVER SCHEDUL
IT FOR A VOTE? WHAT ONE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE THE POWER
TO STOP THE BILL FROM ADVANCING
SIMPLY BY NEVER SCHEDULE YOU FO
A VOTE? I WOULD APPRECIATE
CLARIFICATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ? D
YOU WANT TO RESPOND , THEN I
WANT TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS.
>> I SEE DIRECTOR HANDY'S HAND
UP, TOO. I WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOOD
CONVERSATION . MAYBE FOR THE
FUTURE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT
SOME POINT . THIS IS GOOD
PRACTICE. I WOULD OFFER TWO
OTHER POLICIES THAT ARE CURRENT
AND HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I
THINK IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL
TO HAVE A COMMITTEE HAVE A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THE
NEW DRUG BILL BEING PROPOSED,
AND HOW IN THE WORLD THAT WILL
BE FINANCED WITH MULTIPLE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEING
PROJECTED AND AS HAVING
FUNDING QUESTIONS IN HAND ABOU
HOW WE WILL CLOSE A $240
MILLION GAP IN 2025, $207
MILLION GAP IN 2026, I WANT TO
KNOW THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF ANY
MAJOR POLICY CHANGE BEING
CONSIDERED BEFORE COUNCIL .
WHETHER IT IS EXECUTIVE OR NOT
TO DO ANALYSIS OF WHETHER THE
CITY CAN PAY FOR SOMETHING IN
THE FUTURE. IT FEELS LIKE AN
IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE RUN INTO
EXPENDITURE GAPS AND A REVENUE
GAP WITH A POPULATION GROWING
AND SERVICES BEING NEEDED.
WHEN WE ARE MAKING POLICY
CHOICES WITHOUT HAVING ENOUGH
CHANCE TO SEE WHERE THE DOLLARS
ARE COMING FROM IN THE FUTURE ,
IT FEELS LIKE AN IMPORTANT
POLICY QUESTION TO RAISE. OF
COURSE , WE HAVE OTHER POLICIES
THAT ARE BEING ANNOUNCED.
WEEKLY. VIA PRESS RELEASES .
IF THOSE POLICIES CONTINUE TO G
THROUGH, OUR EXISTING COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE , AND WE DON'T HAVE A
CHANCE TO SEE, COLLECTIVELY ,
HOW MUCH THOSE POLICIES WILL BE
IN THE OUT YEARS, WE COMPOUND
OUR EXISTING SITUATION WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL REVENUE. A GREAT
EXAMPLE IS , EVERYBODY WANTS TO
ACTIVATE DOWNTOWN, AT THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN, DO WE
HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT? WHAT
IS THE IMPACT GOING TO BE ON TH
NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM? THESE
ARE TWO EXAMPLES THAT ARE
EXECUTIVE LED , THERE MAY BE A
LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THEM, WE JUS
NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A
LONG-TERM CONVERSATION MOVING
FORWARD . IT IS NOT EXECUTIVE
SPECIFIC BUT ACROSS THE BOARD
DIRECTOR HANDY? I DON'T THINK
THIS IS GOING TO PASS. LET'S
KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW POLICY
CONVERSATIONS WITH A BUDGETARY
IMPACT ARE BETTER DAYLIGHTED,
INCLUDING FOR THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH SO THEY CAN BUILD IN
THOSE COSTS, INCLUDING
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT,
AND TO PROPOSE BUDGETS THE
COUNTY RECEIVES IN THE FUTURE
AND SO WE CAN HAVE A MORE
SUSTAINABLE BUDGET OVER WHAT
WILL HOPEFULLY BE THREE BIENNIA
BUDGETS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ABLE TO BE PLANNED FOR.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR HANDY,
THEN I WILL SHARE MY THOUGHTS .
>> I WANT TO PROVIDE INFORMATIO
ON A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM
THE LAST COUPLE OF
COUNCILMEMBERS. FIRST , IN THE
CURRENT CITY MODEL , IT IS
COMMITTEES PRACTICED TO DO BOT
THE POLICY AND FISCAL REVIEW OF
A BILL. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
TO ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS EARLIE
, ABOUT WHAT IS THE ADDITIONAL
DATA OR INFORMATION THE FINANC
COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT , OR AR
THEY LOOKING AT POLICY PIECES?
WE WOULD NEED TO DETERMINE WHA
ADDITIONAL DATA OR INFORMATION
SETS UP THE FINANCIAL
COMMITTEE , DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
THE POLICY COMMITTEE IS LOOKING
AT. A COUPLE MEMBERS SAID THAT
OTHER BODIES LIKE THE STATE
LEGISLATURE DO THIS. I WANT TO
SAY THAT IS DIFFERENT, THE
LEGISLATURE AND FEDERAL ALSO
ARE APPROPRIATION BILLS , AND
THE WAY OUR COUNCIL PROCESS
WORKS, LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
WORKS, YOU SEE POLICY BILLS
DURING WHAT I CALL THE POLICY
SEASON, AND THEN MOST OF THE
APPROPRIATION BILL COMES IN THE
FALL WITH THE BUDGET. WITH THE
EXCEPTION BEING THE
SUPPLEMENTAL AND OCCASIONAL
ONE-OFF. THE BILLS GOING FROM
POLICY COMMITTEE TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE ARE BILLS WITH
APPROPRIATIONS IN THEM.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT , TO YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE VOTE , IF A BILL IS
REFERRED TO BOTH COMMITTEES, I
THINK I HAVE TWO ANSWERS, ONE,
THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED HERE.
THERE IS A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
HERE. THE OPERATIONS WE HAVE
ENVISIONED AND TALKING ABOUT
THIS IS THAT A COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WOULD MAKE A DECISION
EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO REFER T
BOTH COMMITTEES AND UNDER THE
CURRENT PRACTICE, IF A BILL IS
REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE, IT MUS
TAKE ACTION ON IT FOR IT TO BE
ADVANCED TO FULL COUNCIL, SO ,
YES, BOTH COMMITTEES NEED TO
TAKE ACTION ON IT. THE RULES
ARE NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH AT THIS
POINT TO SPECIFY AS THEY ARE
WRITTEN WITH QUITE A BIT OF
FLEXIBILITY TO SORT OUT THE
OPERATIONAL PIECES. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I THINK THAT IS WHA
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU. MY INITIAL
REACTION WAS, IT IS THE SAME,
I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS
TODAY. LET ME SHARE WHY. NOT
THAT IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. I
ZEROED IN ON , OKAY, WE
BASICALLY WANT COUNCIL PRESIDEN
TO DO A DUAL ASSIGNMENT FOR TH
BUDGET CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR, I FEEL LIKE IT ADDS
ANOTHER LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY.
EVEN THIS DISCUSSION AND
EXEMPLIFIED THERE ARE MORE
QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. WE ARE
TRYING TO SEE WHAT -- I
UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICALITY OF
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
SAYING ON THESE ISSUES , I
DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE TRYING T
REMEDY. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT, MAYBE
WE NEED TO BE MORE ROBUST ON TH
FISCAL NOTE . I AM NOT
COMFORTABLE WITH HAVING THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN
CONSULTATION WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND INFORMED BY STAFF CAPACITY
, AND AVAILABLE FISCAL
INFORMATION, AND THEY MAY
ASSIGN, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY
TELL US AND DEFINED LOOSELY
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACT SHAL
BE DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CAS
BASIS. THERE ARE PROBLEMS .
SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, WHY DID
MINE GET ASSIGNED ? THERE'S
DIDN'T ?
>> OVER 500,000 OR A TAX RELATE
AMENDMENT, OR A POLICY CHANGE.
IF WE WANT TO REMEDY AN ISSUE,
LIKE LARRY , I CAN SEE IT . IN
PRACTICALITY AND HOW WE WOULD
APPLY IT, WE WOULD CREATE MORE
HEAT THAN LIGHT. I DON'T THINK
IT IS PURELY OBJECTIVE, THERE
ARE'S OBJECTIVES DECISIONS
THAT HAS TO GET THESE TO
COMMITTEE AND THE BUDGET CHAIR
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A BUDGET
CHAIR AND WE DO HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS OFF-LINE IN
COMMITTEE. WE CLEAR OUR
CALENDARS SO THE BUDGET CHAIR
HAS ALL THE ROOM THEY NEED TO
HAVE ALL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA , WE HAV
BEEN SPOILED BY YOU BECAUSE YO
ARE A GOOD BUDGET CHAIR AND VER
STREAMLINED , AND VERY
CONSISTENT. THIS IS ONE AREA
WHERE WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. THE
OTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS , AGAIN,
BESIDES THE ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT , THE DISCRETION
INVOLVED AND THE DETERMINATION
OF A SIGNIFICANT FISCAL IMPACT
BEYOND THE DEFINITION , I AM
NOT SURE WHAT PROBLEM WE ARE
FIXING . ALSO , I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT CAPACITY FOR COMMITTEE
CHAIRS . I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT , WE HAVE NEVER
DONE IT THAT WAY BEFORE, I DON'
WANT TO FIX SOMETHING IF I DO
NOT THINK IT IS BROKEN. I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUAL
REFERRAL , I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
THE CAPACITY, NOT ONLY TO THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR BUT ALSO CENTRA
STAFF, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
DUAL ASSIGNMENT AND THE
DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT
FISCAL IMPACT. I THINK WE NEED
MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS. BUT I
DO BELIEVE , THE POINT THAT YOU
MADE, WHEN WE ARE HAVING THIS
ONGOING CONVERSATION ,
PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST 7.5
YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE DO
GET STUFF FROM THE EXECUTIVE
THAT COMES DOWN AND THE PRICE
TAG IS NOT ON THERE. THEY SAY,
WE WILL WORRY ABOUT THAT LATER.
AS THE BUDGET CHAIR , YOU HAVE
TO COME TO US AND SAY, THE
EXECUTIVE OR ONE OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES IS ASKING FOR THIS
AND WE ARE NOT SURE. OR, IT IS
WELL OVER $500,000, I KNOW
INSTANCES WHERE COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE ASKED FOR $20 MILLION IN
THE BUDGET. THAT IS WHY WE HAV
A BUDGET CHAIR. WE RELY ON THEI
DISCRETION AND THEIR EXPERTISE
AND PROFESSIONALISM TO WORK
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
EXECUTIVE, THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT , WHOEVER WILL BE HER
NEXT YEAR TO DO THAT. THAT IS
MY CONCERN. I DON'T THINK IT IS
A BAD IDEA. I JUST IT NEEDS MOR
DISCUSSION AND RETOOLING. YOU
DID AS WELL , COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA , WHEN WE WENT THROUG
THE SUMMER OF 2020 AND HAD
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GET OUT
THE DOOR WITH THE ARPA MONEY.
PART IN THE WAY I SAY THIS,
SOMETIMES , WHEN PEOPLE THINK
THERE IS A POT OF MONEY AND TH
CITY TREASURY IS OPEN, IT IS A
FEEDING FRENZY, YOU HAVE TO PUL
PEOPLE ASIDE ON THEIR ISSUE OR
COMMITTEE AND SAY, THIS IS A
GREAT IDEA, HOW ARE YOU GOING T
FUND THIS? I UNDERSTAND THAT
CODIFYING IT? THE DEFINITION ?
I THINK IT IS MUCH MORE
SUBJECTIVE THAN OBJECTIVE.
THOSE ARE MY RED FLAGS AND I
CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
>> CAN I MAKE A FEW COMMENTS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WAS GOING TO
LET YOU CLOSE US OUT AND
RESPOND TO ALL ISSUES.
>> I WILL AGREE , THE
SUBJECTIVITY IS NOT SOMETHING
WAS IN OUR ORIGINAL DRAFT. I
THINK WE HAD A LINE THAT WAS
DRAWING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AT TH
SAME AMOUNT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE HAS . I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT IT IS OFFHAND.
>> YOU REMEMBER --
>> WE HAVE LESS CAPACITY THAN
THE STATE, THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT DEDICATED TO FISCAL
NOTE ANALYSIS AND AN OPPORTUNIT
TO STAFF A PHYSICAL COMMITTEE
WE DREW THE ONE HIGHER. THE
SUBJECTIVITY THAT YOU BROUGHT
UP IS SOMETHING THAT ABSOLUTELY
SHOULD NOT BE IN THERE. NO
MATTER WHO IS SITTING AS COUNCI
PRESIDENT, IT IS A QUESTION THA
GETS REFERRED TO. IF THERE IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW THE LINE
IN THE FUTURE AND HAVE THE
DOLLAR AMOUNT TRIGGER A BILL
GOING TO THE PHYSICAL COMMITTEE
I THINK IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE.
UNDERSTAND HOW FRUSTRATING THAT
IS TO HAVE YOUR BILL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH TWO COMMITTEES. I GET
THAT . I DON'T WANT IT TO BE IN
THE SUBJECTIVITY FOR WHO MAKES
THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR
NOT SOMETHING GOES. AGREE,
AGREE. HOWEVER, I AM REALLY
CONCERNED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE
WE DON'T HAVE A COMMON
UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THIS IS
NEEDED. WE HAVE A $214 MILLION
BUDGET GAP. THAT IS COMING IN
2025. BUT FOR JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX, WE
WOULD HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A
200+ MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL
THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. A
$207 MILLION GAP IN REVENUE IN
2026. EACH YEAR , OVER THE NEX
SIX YEARS, THE ONLY FORECAST WE
CAN SEE, IT CONTINUES TO BE AT
THE STAGGERING AMOUNT. OBVIOUSL
, THERE IS A WORKGROUP LOOKING
AT THE REVENUE STABILITY , THER
IS AN ONGOING CALL FOR
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE , THAT I
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AS WELL. AN
, I HAVE TO SAY, EVERYBODY IS
ASKING , HOW DID WE GET IN THE
SITUATION LIKE WE DID SO BY NOT
SEEING THE LONG-TERM BUDGETARY
IMPACTS OF POLICY THAT HAS
PASSED. WHETHER YOU AGREE OR
DISAGREE WITH THE POLICY , NOT
SOMETHING I AM ARGUING, I HAVE
VOTED FOR INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES I KNEW
WOULD HAVE A BUDGETARY EFFECT,
LET ON THOSE POLICIES AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, COLLEAGUE
. BUT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ASKING HOW WE ARE IN
THE SITUATION I AM BEING ASKED
WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE TRYING TO
SOLVE? GIVE US A BETTER
PICTURE OF THE BUDGET IMPACT,
NOT JUST FOR OUR CURRENT
CALENDAR YEAR, OR EVEN THE GOAL
OF A BIANNUAL YEAR BUDGET, BUT
SIX YEARS OUT, I WANT US TO
BETTER ANALYZE ANY PROPOSALS
THAT COME IN SO WE ARE NOT IN
THE SITUATION. I WISH PEOPLE TH
BEST OF LUCK IN FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS AND I
APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT UNDERSCORED SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IS NECESSARY. AS WE
GO INTO SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
AND NOVEMBER, I HOPE THAT WE CA
ACTUALLY ALL COME OUT OF THE
NEXT DISCUSSIONS OVER THE NEX
MONTH ABOUT THE REVENUE
SITUATION WITH A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM WE'RE
TRYING TO SOLVE. 200+ MILLION
DOLLAR GAP , 2025, 2026, 2027,
2028, 2029 , 2030. THAT IS THE
PROBLEM WE ARE FACING. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A
TRANSPARENT CONVERSATION INTO
THE BUDGET AND WE DON'T END UP
IN A SITUATION WHERE GOOD
POLICY IS PASSED WITHOUT GOOD
FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT IT OR GOOD
POLICY IS PASSED WITHOUT THE
ABILITY TO KEEP THAT SUSTAINABL
IN FUTURE YEARS. THANK YOU FO
CONSIDERING THIS.
>> I AM GLAD WHAT YOU SAID. W
SEE THIS AT THE FEDERAL AND THE
STATE LEVEL. UNFUNDED MANDATES.
EVERYBODY COMES IN AND WANTS A
POLICY . YOU'RE RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT BROUGHT U
A GOOD ISSUE, IT DOES THE
POLITICAL . IF IT IS CUT AND
DRY, OVER $500,000 , TAX RELATE
, THAT COULD BE A LOT TO
POLICY CHANGES TO THE BUDGET
PROCESS. THAT IS WHERE IT GETS
SQUISHY FOR ME . I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. CAN I ASK
YOU A QUESTION? YOU HAVE BEEN
OUR BUDGET CHAIR. WHAT HAS BEE
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE
UNDERSTANDING THE RULES FOR TH
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET? HOW WOULD
THIS HELP ?
>> THIS IS LESS ABOUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RULES ARE
MORE , ARE THE URGENT ISSUES
POPPING UP? ARE THINGS TIME
SENSITIVE WE CAN DEAL WITH?
THIS IS MORE LIKE, HOW DO WE
LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OR
PLANNING FOR THE NEXT BUDGET T
MAKE SURE THAT TRUE DOLLAR
AMOUNT NECESSARY IS INCLUDED IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET WE RECEIVED
FROM THE EXECUTIVE?
>> BUT THIS WOULDN'T STOP
SOMEBODY , PEOPLE DO IT ANYWAY
KNOWING THEY DID NOT SAY
SUPPLEMENTAL , TO STILL ACT LIK
IT IS A GENERAL BIG BUDGET AND
ASK FOR BIG-TICKET ITEMS?
>> YES . WE ARE WORKING ON
TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.
>> THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO SEE
LEGISLATION AND PEOPLE FOLLOW
THE RULES. THAT IS ANOTHER
DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA , ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO SAY? OR DIRECTOR HANDY
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY SO I WILL GO TO
THE VOTE . THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION. PLEASE CALL THE ROL
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 5.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO .
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ?
>> NO.
>> ONE VOTE IN FAVOR, THREE
OPPOSED. ONE ABSTENTION.
>> NOT HAPPY WITH THE
ABSTENTION BUT I WILL LET THAT
GO. THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 IS
NOT PASSED.
>> THAT IS OKAY , THANK YOU FOR
THE CONVERSATION.
>> I HAVE TO LOOK AT MY THING.
WE HAVE SOMETHING NOT MAKING
SENSE. WE DID THE AMENDMENT ,
THE AMENDMENT FAILED , SO NOW W
MOVE ON TO THE BIG VOTE . OF
THE ENTIRE RESOLUTION AS
AMENDED , CORRECT ?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> BEFORE WE GO TO THE BIG VOTE
ON THE AMENDED RESOLUTON, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOUL
LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE GO TO THE
AMENDED VOTE? I DO NOT SEE ANY
HANDS UP. DIRECTOR HANDY, YOU
ARE OKAY? MADAM CLERK, I
RECOMMEND TO ADOPT 32096 AS
AMENDED.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED . NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION. WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF
RESOLUTION ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32096 AS AMENDED .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA? AYE
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NON OPPOSED
>> IT PASSES AND WILL BE
BROUGHT FORWARD FOR FINAL
ACTION ON AUGUST 8th AT THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> BECAUSE OUR DISCUSSION HAS
GONE ON PAST 12:00 NOON , WE
WILL NEED TO MOVE TO SUSPEND
THE RULES ON STANDING COMMITTE
WILL H4, FOR IT TO BE
CONSIDERED ON THE AUGUST 8th
COUNCIL AGENDA.
>> DO I REALLY NEED TO DO THAT?
>> YES . WE MODIFIED THE COUNCI
RULES TO ACTUALLY EXTEND THE
TIME FROM 12:00 TO 1:00 P.M.
BECAUSE THERE ARE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS THAT HAVE LONGER
DISCUSSIONS. BUT THE COUNCIL
RULES WOULD NEED TO BE SUSPENDE
AND CAN DO THAT BY ANONYMOUS
CONSENT. SO THAT IT CAN BE SENT
TO THE AUGUST 8 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING .
>> ONE OF THE MAGIC WORDS I SAY
?
>> NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL
RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLO
RESOLUTION TO BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 8th CITY COUNCIL MEETING
.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
WHAT'S THE REST OF IT?
>> THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO SPEND --
>> THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW THE AMENDED --
>> TO GO TO THE AUGUST MEETING
>> TO BE SENT TO THE AUGUST 8
MEETING. IS THAT GOOD ? THANK
YOU. I THINK WE ARE DONE THERE
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT WAS A LITTLE ROCKY.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, THIS
INCLUDES ITEMS OF BUSINESS AND
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 21st. WITH THAT , I
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
AMENDMENTS AND ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK. THE TIME IS -- I CANNOT
SEE WHAT TIME IT IS --
>> 12:17.
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED.