>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
HAPPY MARCH.
WELCOME TO OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING.
TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 4, AND
THE TIME IS 9:31.
IN HIS ABSENCE, I WILL BE
SERVING AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL WILL
RETURN ON MONDAY.
DID I SAY THAT ALREADY?
MARCH 18.
AND SO BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR
ROUND TABLE, I'M GOING TO
INVITE THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
COME UP AND GIVE US OUR WEEKLY
STATE LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
AND YOU CAN, GOOD MORNING, YOU
CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE LIKE
ABOUT 150 BILLS IN FRONT OF US.
>> I THINK WE CUT IT DOWN TO 22
PAGES, I THINK.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
>> THANKS FOR GETTING IT OUT
EARLY.
>> I SAW THAT THERE WERE LIKE
150, AND NUMBER 1 BEING PUBLIC
SAFETY.
NUMBER 2 BEING HOMELESSNESS,
AND HOUSING AND NUMBER 3 BEING
THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE DO HAVE A LOT OF AREAS TO
COVER WITH YOU TODAY.
WE HAVE SURVIVED BOTH THE
POLICY COMMITTEE CUTOFFS AND
THE FISCAL COMMITTEE CUTOFFS,
AND THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, NOT
THIS WEDNESDAY, BUT THE
WEDNESDAY AFTER THAT, SO THINGS
ARE MOVING VERY FAST, AND WE
APPRECIATE MANY OF YOU BEING
WILLING TO ENGAGE IN OLYMPIA.
THE TIMING, GIVEN ALL THE FLOOR
ACTIVITY, WE'RE STILL LOOKING
AT DATES IN MARCH AROUND FOR
THE COUNCIL LOBBYING DAY, AND
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
KAREN.
>> LET'S GO THROUGH
INTRODUCTIONS FIRST.
>> CHERYL SWAB, OAR.
>> CHRISTINA POSTLEWAIT, STATE
OFFICE.
>> DAY 50 OF A 105 DAY SESSION.
WE ARE STILL.
>> COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS.
DAY 50.
>> ALMOST THERE.
STILL LOOKING AT THE 19th OR
THE 21st, OR THE 21st FOR THE
COUNCIL TO VISIT US IN OLYMPIA
TO LOBBY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY TIED FOR THE
DATE.
SO HANNA, IN OUR OFFICE IS
GOING TO BE DOING OUTREACH TO
THE COUNCILMEMBERS WE HAVEN'T
HEARD FROM, AND HOPEFULLY, WE
CAN SOLIDIFY A DATE.
>> DO WE ALL NEED TO GO AT
ONCE?
CAN WE DO A HALF AND HALF?
>> A UNIFIED BODY, BUT HAPPY TO
CHAT, IF THERE'S AN INTEREST
WITH THAT.
>> I'D RATHER HAVE EVERYTHING
SHOW UP IN THE SAME WEEK, AS
CONTRASTED TO HALF OF US NOT
BEING ABLE TO GO.
>> I THINK IN THE PAST, WE'VE
TRIED TO ORGANIZE SPEAKERS OR
THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS WELL,
WHICH GETS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT TO HAVE TO SPLIT THAT
UP, BUT IF THERE'S INTEREST IN
JUST COMING DOWN AND DOING SOME
MEETINGS, I THINK WE COULD
PROBABLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU.
LET'S JUST BE CLEAR ON THAT.
I KNOW THERE'S ONE OF THE DAYS
THAT I CAN'T GO, AND I'M
WILLING TO GO, IF EVERYBODY HAS
TO GO ON THURSDAY, AND I CAN
GO ON TUESDAY, I'D STILL RATHER
GO OR NOT.
>> LET US KNOW, AND WE CAN HELP
ORGANIZE MEETINGS WE THINK
WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> NOW THAT WE'VE GOT COUNCILOR
SCHEDULE OUT OF THE WAY, MAYBE
WE CAN GO.
>> THAT WAS FISCAL CUT OFF FROM
HOUSE OF ORIGIN.
BILLS THAT AREN'T DEEMED
NECESSARY.
THAT'S TRANSPORTATION WAYS AND
MEANS.
APPROPRIATION, FINANCE.
SOME HEARING DAYS WE'D HEAR 75
BILLS.
LOTS OF MOVEMENT.
SO WE'RE STILL CHUGGING ALONG,
AS LILY SAID, MARCH 13 WILL BE
THE HOUSEOF ORIGIN CUTOFF.
SO BILLS THAT NEED TO MOVE OUT
OF THEIR HOUSE OF ORIGIN TO
STILL BE MOVING.
SO THAT'S PROCESS.
WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
REFERENCE TO THE RULES IN
COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A
CONFUSING ONE.
WE HAVE A WRITE UP THAT
EXPLAINS WHAT THE PROCESS IS,
IT VARIES A LITTLE BETWEEN THE
CHAMBERS.
IF ANYONE WANTS THAT
INFORMATION, LET ME KNOW AND I
CAN SEND THAT OVER TO YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO DIVE RIGHT INTO
EDUCATION.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, I KNOW
YOU'VE HAD INTERESTED IN
CHILDCARE.
WE WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
CHILDCARE ACCESS GROUP, WHICH I
KNOW WAS A BIG, WE'RE
MONITORING ALL OF THAT.
THE SCHOOL LEVIES, STILL UP IN
THE AIR.
THE BILL WE ANTICIPATED MOVING
LAST WEEK DIDN'T END UP MOVING,
SO WE'RE STILL TOUCHING BASE
WITH SOME FOLKS TO SEE WHAT THE
NEXT LEGISLATION THAT WE WOULD
IS SEE.
WE ANTICIPATE SEEING SOMETHING
LIKE THAT IN THE BUDGET AS
WELL.
SO STILL LOOKING AT THAT.
CURRENTLY THE NUMBERS BEING
FLOATED ARE A LEVY CAP OF 3,000
TO 3500 PER STUDENT OR 20%.
THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT ARE
BEING TOSSED AROUND.
>> SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS
LOOKING AT 35%?
>> HISTORICALLY, THEY WERE AT
37%.
WE CAN CHECK WITH THEM IN ORDER
TO WHAT THEY NEED TO BE WHOLE.
GOOD?
ANOTHER ONE, I JUST WANTED TO
FLAG FOR YOU 0 ON PAGE 2.
SENATE BILL, 5056, THAT'S THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
THAT'S IN THE RULES RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT WOULD CHANGE THE
VOTING THRESHOLD FROM 60% TO A
SIMPLE MAJORITY.
SO 50%.
SO THAT'S STILL MOVING ALONG.
AND WE WERE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE
THAT OUR WASHINGTON STATE
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP, THE
LOCAL MATCH BILL DID NOT
ADVANCE.
THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, SO
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
THAT DURING THE INTERIM, A LOT
OF THE PARTNERS WE WORKED WITH
ARE ENCOURAGED BY THAT, AND
REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE HOW
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN PLAY A
ROLE IN THIS HIGHER EDUCATION,
AND HOW TO FUND THOSE FIRST TWO
YEARS.
SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO START THAT
CONVERSATION, AND WE'LL
CONTINUE WITH THAT OVER THE
INTERIM.
ENVIRONMENT.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION?
THANK YOU.
KAREN, MAYBE, I DON'T SEE IT ON
THIS LIST, AND I THOUGHT
SOMEONE WAS GOING TO BE WORKING
ON IT, BUT I MAY HAVE LOST
TRACK.
BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST
ON OUR BEHALF TO REALLY EXPLORE
SOME MODIFICATIONS TO, TO HOW
CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND
CENTERS ARE ABLE TO BE CITED
THROUGH A MUCH, YOU KNOW,
STRONGER URBAN LENS AS OPPOSED
TO WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS, WHICH
IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT IS REALLY
MUCH MORE ORIENTED TOWARDS
RURAL, AND SUBURBAN CITIES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING,
OR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY
EFFORTS RELATED TO SORT OF THE
NITTY GRITTY DETAILS AROUND
MODIFYING SOME OF THOSE
REGULATIONS?
>> I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION,
THERE'S SOME RULES HAPPENING ON
THAT AGENCY SIDE, BUT I'M HAPPY
TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.
>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ANY IF
THERE'S ANY REGULATION THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FACILITATE
THOSE RULE CHANGES.
I DON'T WANT US TO LOSE SIGHT
OF SOME OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE
RULE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO
BE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR THE
CITY TO ADVANCE A LOT OF OUR
INTERESTS IN MEETING THE
AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE NEEDS OF
OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY,
WHICH INCLUDES BEING ABLE TO
WORK WITH PROVIDERS WHO ARE
HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY
FIGURING OUT WHERE TO CITE
CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE
CITY UNDER THE CURRENT RULES
AND REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO
THEM.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
HAD FOLLOWED UP WITH SOME OF
THE PLACE REQUIREMENTS.
WE TALKED ABOUT DO WE NEED TO
MEET LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE TO
DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY, OR IN
URBAN AREAS GENERALLY, THEY'VE
ACTUALLY AGREED UPON SOME RULE
CHANGES, I BELIEVE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SCIU925 AROUND
ATTORNEYS, SUCH AS IF A
CHILDCARE PROVIDER CAN IDENTIFY
A SAFE ROUTE TO A PARK.
THERE'S OTHER PROVISIONS
INCLUDED, AND I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS BEEN
REVIEWING THOSE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
GREAT QUESTION, AND I HAVE THE
SAME QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT
WHETHER WE NEED THE
LEGISLATION, HAPPY TO HAVE OUR
OIR TEAM FOLLOWING THE RULE
MAKING CLOSELY.
IT DOES SOUND LIKE OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUT A FEW
OTHERS ARE PRETTY SATISFIED
WITH THE INTERNAL RULES, TO THE
EXTENT THAT WE CAN GET THAT
WRAPPED UP THIS YEAR.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE AT THE 102
PROCESS, AND 103 SHOULD BE
COMING SOON.
SO THAT MEANS WITHIN THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
EXACTLY, SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT
NEWS FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD
QUICKLY.
AND I'M EXCITED THAT OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE
BOARD HAVE BEEN FEELING PRETTY
POSITIVE.
I THINK IT'S ALSO INTERNAL
SQUARE FOOTAGE AMENDMENTS AS
WELL, THAT THEY'RE EXCITED
ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, ANDCOUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
MOVING THROUGH.
THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS.
I WILL NOT GO THROUGH ALL OF
THEM.
BUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS, THE 100%.
>> I WONDER WHY.
>> I CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE
INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
THE 100% THAT MOVED OUT OF THE
SENATE ON FRIDAY, THAT WE'RE
EXCITED TO SEE.
OUR TRANSPORTATION BILL, WHICH
WAS THE AUTHORITY FOR CITY
LIGHT TO OFFER SOME INCENTIVES
WAS MOVED TO THE RURALS
COMMITTE, WE'RE LOOKING AT
SOME OF THE PLASTIC STRAW
PLANS, AND SOME OF THE SINGLE
USE PLASTIC SERVING WEAR.
A LOT OF THOSE ARE CONTINUING
TO MOVE FORWARD.
A LOT OF STUFF ON RECYCLING AND
SOLAR.
I PUT IN A LOT OF STUFF ON THE
ORCAS.
I KNOW THERE WERE BILLS PUT
FORTH FROM THE TASK FORCE THIS
SUMMER, SO I'VE DROPPED THE
ONES THAT ARE IS STILL MOVING.
THAT'S REGARDING SALMON
PROTECTION, AND VESSELS, AND
THINGS OF THAT SORT.
>> WE SHOULD GO ON THE RECORD,
THAT THIS COUNCIL, WE'RE ALL
CLIMATE HAWKS, JUST FOR THE
RECORD.
CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT, WHAT IS
CHINOOK ABUNDANCE?
>> THERE'S FOR THE FOOD SUPPLY
FOR THE ORCAS.
>> I'M READING IT, BUT WHAT IS
THAT GOING TO DO?
>> THERE'S, I CAN GIVE YOU THE
SPECIFICS.
I CAN SEND THOSE TO YOU VIA
EMAIL.
BUT IT'S IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THE SUPPLY OF THAT.
OF THE CHINOOK SALMON.
>> YEA, I GOT THAT, I JUST
DON'T KNOW WHAT A TASK FORCE IS
GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THEY MADE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE
THEY'RE PLENTIFUL.
>> GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR I'D
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU ON
PAGE 6. THIS IS THE MUNICIPAL
BEING FORMULA, SUBSTITUTE HOUSE
BILL1403.
FAS WORKED OVER THE PAST TWO
YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE, ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES, AND
ASSOCIATE OF WASHINGTON
BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO PUT
FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS TO
SIMPLIFY THE FORMULA.
THEY ALL CAME TO AN AGREEMENT
THIS PAST OCTOBER.
SO EVERYONE SEEMS, I THINK FOR
THE FIRST YEAR, IN A LONG TIME
THAT WE HAD SOMETHING SAILING
THROUGH.
BUT THAT WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL,
AND FAS DID A LOT OF REALLY
GOOD WORK ON THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT,
AND THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THE
STRONG WORK THEY WERE DOING.
COUNCILWOMAN BAGSHAW, THE
RESILIENCY LOANS 1796 ON PAGE 7
IS STILL MOVING.
THAT WAS REFERRED TO THE RULES
LAST WEEK, AND WE'RE SEEING A
LOT WITH THE BALLOTS.
THAT'S STILL MOVING ALONG TO
HAVE ALL THE BALLOTS PAID.
THE POSTAGE PAID FOR THE
BALLOTS ON PAGE 7363.
AND THE WASHINGTON PRIVACY ACT,
THIS IS A BIG BILL FROM SENATOR
CARLISLE.
HE'S DOING A LOT ON THIS, AND
THAT'S USER DATA, AND HOW
THAT'S BEING DISTRIBUTED, AND
THE CHOICE CONSUMERS CAN HAVE
WITH THEIR DATA.
THERE'S SOME COMPONENTS ON
FACIAL RECOGNITION THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT NOW.
BUT LOTS OF BILLS STILL GOING
THROUGH, AND IF THERE'S ANY OF
THEM IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU'D
ANT MORE INFORMATIO
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
>> QUICK QUESTION ON THE
SUBSTITUTE HOUSING BILL, 1796,
THAT'S THE ONE YOU JUST
MENTIONED ABOUT THE PACER
PROGRAM.
IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO
TO KEEP THAT MOVING?
YOU REMEMBER THAT
REPRESENTATIVE PETTIGREW AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING
SIMILAR FOR YEARS, AND IT JUST
SORT OF DIES ABOUT THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO
WITH REPRESENTATIVE DOLIO TO
BRING MORE ATTENTION TO IT, OR
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU SEE THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE?
>> ACTUALLY WORKING WITH
PETTIGREW, THAT DOLIO HAS TAKEN
A PRETTY STRONG LEAD ON THIS.
I'M PRETTY SURE PETTIGREW IS
ONE OF THE BIG SPONSORS ON THIS
BILL.
ASK HIM TO PULL THE BILL FOR
RULES IN ORDER TO MOVE IT TO
THE FLOOR.
>> WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?
>> I'M SAYING PETTIGREW HAS
RECOGNIZED THAT HE HAS PLAYED A
LARGER ROLE IN THIS.
I KNOW HE'S A SPONSOR ON THIS
BILL, BUT I THINK ASKING HIM TO
POTENTIALLY PULL THE BILL FROM
THE RULES COMMITTEE, ALLOWING
HIM TO ADVANCE IT TO THE FLOOR.
>> YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT WE DO
THAT?
THAT WE MAKE THAT REQUEST?
>> YES.
>> WOULD YOU WORK WITH ME SO
THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING AND
USE THE RIGHT WORDS TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.
>> UNDER HEALTHCARE, SO
STARTING ON PAGE 8, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS ON
PAGE 9, THE FOLLOWING PAGE.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTHCARE.
THIS IS THE TRUE BLOOD THE
GOVERNOR REQUESTED LEGISLATION
FOR THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
THIS, THE AGREEMENT WAS AGREED
TO BY PARTIES OF THE LAWSUIT.
THE HOSPITAL HAD A HEARING ON
FEBRUARY 26 AND WAS AMENDED AND
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON THE
28th.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 1513.
IT'S THE MIDDLE OF PAGE 9.
>> OKAY.
>> KIND OF TOP MIDDLE OF PAGE
9. THEN THE NEXT ONE BELOW,
1523, AND 5526, SORRY.
THAT'S THE PUBLIC OPTION BILL.
IT'S ANOTHER GOVERNOR REQUESTED
BILL, WHICH INCLUDES
ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC OPTION,
THEY CALL IT CASCADE CARE.
STANDARD PLAN DESIGN.
I APOLOGIZE, I HAVEN'T HAD
COFFEE YET.
STANDARD PLAN DESIGN.
>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE.
>> I THINK I HAD TOO MUCH
EARLIER, AND THEN I JUST KIND
OF WAFTED AWAY.
DESIGNED FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
PLANS SOLD ON THE EXCHANGE.
SO THE HOUSE HAD A HEARING ON
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS LAST WEEK,
AND WAS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
ON THE 28th.
IT'S IN HOUSE RULES RIGHT NOW
FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND
THE SENATE VERSION HAD A
HEARING IN THE SENATE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE AND IT WAS
PASSED ON THE 28th.
>> QUESTION ON YOUR SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1513 IS THERE MONEY
FOR US IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TO BE PROVIDING MORE BEDS AND
MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
COMING OUT OF THIS?
>> I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATED
VERSION OF THAT TOO.
I'D LIKE TO CHECK IN WITH ONE
OF OUR STATE CONTRACT
LOBBYISTS, AND GET YOU MORE IN-
DEPTH.
>> I THINK IF YOU CAN JUST SEND
THE SIGNALS, WHETHER IT'S TO
JENKINS OR WHOEVER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL
KNOW, WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT WE NEED IS MORE
BEDS.
WE'VE GOT A FEW NOW THAT ARE
OPENING UP ON BEACON HILL.
BEDS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO
PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
IF THERE'S MONEY COMING OUT OF
THAT PARTICULAR BILL, THAT
WOULD BE TERRIFIC, AND IT ALSO
TIES IN WELL WITH THE LOW
ACUTIE PROJECT THAT WE'RE
WORKING ON WITH OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM
EVERYBODY IS THEY NEED PLACES
TO TAKE THESE INDIVIDUALS OTHER
THAN HARBORVIEW HOSPITAL OR OUR
JAILS.
CLEARLY, WE NEED TO GET THEM
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
SO THIS IS GREAT SOME STATE
LEGISLATION, WE JUST NEED SOME
RESOURCES AND SOME HELP.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON
HEALTHCARE?
>> I HAVE A QUICK ONE ON THE
VACCINE PREVENTIBLE DISEASE,
FOR MEASLES AND MUMPS.
THAT'S ON THE HOUSE SIDE.
WHEN, WHAT WOULD BE THE
TRAJECTORY ON THIS ONE?
>> THEY'RE ALL IN RULES, I
BELIEVE.
A SECOND READING.
YEAH.
SO I KNOW THE BIG PUSH ON THE
HOUSE THIS SIDE THIS WEEK IS
GOING TO BE, THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS IS GOING TO BE HOUSING
RELATED BILLS.
I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHEN IT
WILL BE HEARD ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR, BUT WE CAN KEEP YOU
UPDATED WHEN IT HAPPENS.
WE CAN MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE
THAT ONCE WE HAVE IT.
>> THE SECOND READING, IT HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE RULES
COMMITTEE, SO IT'S ELIGIBLE NOW
TO GO TO THE FLOOR AT ANY
POINT.
>> OKAY, SO UNDER HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
SO I'M ON PAGE 10.
THAT'S THE LOCAL OPTION BOND
BILL THAT WE CONTINUE TO REALLY
WORK HARD ON.
THAT'S ONE OF, I THINK THE BIG
COALITION STRENGTHS THAT HAVE
BEEN PUT FORWARD THIS YEAR.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE
TABLE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN SINCE
WELL BEFORE A SESSION STARTED.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT MOVING
FORWARD QUICKLY.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THIS IS 1656, WHICH IS THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 10.
SO I WANTED TO, THIS JUST FOR
BACKGROUND FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS PUT FORWARD
REPRESENTATIVE MACKRY, AND NO
CAUSE EVICTIONS.
LANDLORDS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
REASONS FOR ENDING TENANCIES,
EXTEND THE THREE DAY PAYER, OR
VACATE NOTICE.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW, THE
LANGUAGE INCLUDED WILL BE PUT
IN THE STRIKER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
THE BILL ON PAGE 13.
IT IS ON, LET'S SEE.
TOP OF PAGE 13.
THAT'S THE BILL WE'RE WORKING
WITH SENATOR WINN ON THAT WOULD
ALLOW, IT WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO
PUT IN SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS
AND SHELTERS WITH BYPASSING THE
PROCESS STILL WITHIN REASON,
STILL BYPASSING THE PROCESS.
IT JUST GOT SOME GREAT NEWS
TRIBUNE, TALKING ABOUT CAMP
SECOND CHANCE, WHICH I KNOW
SOME OF YOU HAVE VISITED TO.
THE RESIDENTS TALKED ABOUT
THEIR CAMP FUNCTIONS, AND HOW
IT HELPS GET PEOPLE BACK ON
THEIR FEET, AND THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO, BEING ON
THE STREET, AND INTO PERMANENT
SUPPORT HOUSING, OR WHICH EVER
ONE THEY NEED TO GO.
>> WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
YOU WENT REALLY FAST.
>> IT'S THE NEXT BILL.
I'LL MONITOR MY CAFFEINE INTAKE
NEXT TIME BETTER.
>> SO HAVE YOU GUYS HAD A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE QUESTION
THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK ABOUT
PROPERTY TAXES EXEMPTION AND
HOW THE INCOME EL JEBILITY
THRESHOLD IS HANDLED?
>> ONLY ONE OF THEM IS
ADVANCING STILL.
IT IS 1181, I THINK.
>> ON WHAT PAGE?
>> PAGE 10.
AND SO THE WAY THEY ADJUSTED
IT, IT'S A PERCENTAGE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT
TIERS AND A PERCENTAGE OF THE
COUNTY MEDIUM.
I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THREE
DIFFERENT TIERS ESSENTIALLY.
IF THERE'S A CHOICE, HOW THAT
CHOICE IS MADE.
BUT THAT'S THE VERSION THAT IS
LOOKING LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> MY BUDDY DEBORA, OR
REPRESENTATIVE.
>> I'M GOING TO START IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION, UNLESS
THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSING
HOMELESSNESS AREA.
WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL PACKAGE
OF FIREARM BILLS, STILL MOVING
THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND I KNOW
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING
THOSE CLOSELY, THIS IS ON THE
TOP OF PAGE 13, SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1010 REPRESENTATIVE
SENSE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO
DESTROY LEGAL FIREARMS THAT
PASSED OUT OF HOUSE CIVIL
RIGHTS AND JUDICIARY ON
FEBRUARY 18, AND IS CURRENTLY
ON THE SECOND READING CALENDAR.
A BAN ON HIGH CAPACITY
MAGAZINES, WHICH I KNOW IS A
HIGH PRIVATE FOR THE COUNCIL.
ALSO IN RULES.
AND THEN, MOVING OVER TO PAGE
14.
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON
FEBRUARY 1, AND IS ON THE
SECOND READING CALENDAR, ALONG
WITH SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1739
AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 13.
WHICH IS A BAN, OR A PROPOSAL
TO BAN UN DETECTABLE 3D, OR
GHOST GUNS ALSO SPONSORED BY
OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE VALDEZ.
FINALLY IN THE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY SECTION, I'LL
JUST HIGHLIGHT SENATOR
POLUMBO'S PROPOSAL.
ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 16, THAT
WOULD PUT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
IN PLACE FOR A CONCEALED PISTOL
LICENSE, WHICH ALSO SURVIVED
POLICY, AND IS CURRENTLY IN
RULES.
>> ARE YOU ON PAGE 15?
>> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> MAYBE WE'RE OFF.
WHICH ONE, I'M SORRY, IS
POLUMBOS?
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR HARD WORK.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE PASSED A
PROCLAMATION, AND THEN WE'RE
BACK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
MEETING WITH SENATOR MURRAY,
AND SENATOR CANTWELL, BUT I'M
REALLY PROUD.
YOU HAVE THE SUBSTITUTE HOUSE
BILL, 1713 FOR NATIVE AMERICAN
WOMEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING
ON THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN ON THAT.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN
WORKING REALLY CLOSE WITH WITH
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HOUSE BOARD,
AND THE OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FOLKS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I'LL ACTUALLY SWITCH
SECTIONS AND MOVE A LITTLE BIT
AHEAD, SINCE THIS IS ONE WE
HAVE UNDER OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND
SAFETY NET PORTFOLIO.
>> I'M STILL STRUGGLING TO FIND
SENATOR POLUMBO'S BILL.
>> IT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
16.
>> CONCEALED PISTOL TRAINING.
>> GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THEN IN THE AREA OF
PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MIDDLE,
AND SORRY JUMPING BACK.
I'M DOING KIND OF SECTIONS
HERE, BUT I WILL ALWAYS LIST
THE PAGE NUMBERS SO YOU GUYS
CAN LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC BILL.
IN THE AREA OF PROTECTIONS FOR
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, IN
THE MIDDLE OF PAGE 13, HOUSE
BILL 1016 SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE CALDIER WOULD
CONNECTION SURVIVORS OF ASSAULT
TO APPROPRIATE PROVIDERS AND
PUT PENALTIES IN PLACE FOR ANY
HOSPITAL THAT DOES NOT COMPLY
WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENT OF
CONNECTING VICTIMS OF A SEXUAL
ASSAULT AGENCY WITHIN TWO HOURS
OF BEING CONTACTED.
THIS BILL HAD AN AMAZING VOTE
IN THE HOUSE.
IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, AND
HAS SINCE BEEN MOVED TO SENATE
HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE.
ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 18.
THE PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD ISSUED
IN A PROSTITUTION, OR
TRAFFICKING CASE.
HOUSE BILL 1055 ALSO PASSED THE
HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY, AND WAS
HEARD IN SENATE LAW AND JUSTICE
ON FEBRUARY 25.
>> THE SECOND TO THE LAST BILL,
YOU SAID IS ON PAGE 13?
I'M MISSING IT.
>> YES, SORRY, ON PAGE 13.
>> NO CONTACT ORDERS?
>> THE WARRANTLESS ARREST BILL.
THAT IS, I BELIEVE ON 13.
>> THE THIRD ONE DOWN.
UNDER PUBLIC.
>> GOT IT, NO CONTACT ORDERS
ARREST.
1055.
THANK YOU.
>> SORRY TO JUMP AROUND A
LITTLE BIT.
BACK TO THE TOP OF PAGE14, A
BILL THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE
ASKED US TO WATCH CLOSELY, AND
ADVOCATE FOR.
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1166
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE
ORWELL PASSED HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS ON FEBRUARY 28,
AND WAS REFERRED TO RULES.
THEN DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF PAGE
14, REPRESENTATIVE GRIFFEY
NOTABLY A REPUBLICAN HAS A
BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WOULD
EXTEND THE STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS FOR RAPE IN THE
FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE,
AN ALSO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS FOR RAPE OR
CHILD MOLESTATION.
THAT BILL IS ALSO ON THE SECOND
READING CALENDAR.
LASTLY, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAD ASKED US TO WATCH
THIS CLOSELY.
THERE ARE TWO REPRESENTATIVE
PROPOSALS ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
14.
HOUSE BILL 1382, THAT WOULD
GRANT IMMUNITY FROM
PROSTITUTION CHARGES FOR THOSE
SEEKING EMERGENCY MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE, AND WOULD ALSO
CHANGE THE SECOND CONVICTION OF
PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE FROM A
MISDEMEANOR TO A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR, AND BOTH OF THOSE
BILLS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO
RULES.
FINALLY, AND I'LL GO THROUGH
THIS VERY QUICKLY.
I KNOW WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF
TIME.
UNDER CIVIL RIGHTS AND SAFETY
NET, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1713 ON
THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 15, THIS
WOULD REQUIRE THE WASHINGTON
STATE PATROL TO DEVELOP BEST
PRACTICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSE TO MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
THIS IS THE BILL I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS WORKED
HARD ON.
THAT BILL IS ALSO IN THE RULES
COMMITTEE.
SENATOR SALDANA'S PROPOSAL,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5164
WOULD MAKE VICTIMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING ELIGIBLE FOR
MEDICARE, FOOD CARE, AND CASH
STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IF
THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL
BENEFITS.
AND LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY,
THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE RIGHT
ALONG.
IT PASSED THE SENATE 28-19 ON
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW'S
BIRTHDAY, AND HAS BEEN REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
FINALLY THE KEEP WASHINGTON
WORKING ACT ON THE BOTTOM OF
PAGE 18.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ
HAS RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO
THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS TO THE
COUNCIL.
THAT WOULD PROHIBIT STATE
AGENCIES FROM USING RESOURCES
TO ASSIST FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT AND DATA SHARING
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS OR ANY
OTHER LAWS, RULES, OR POLICIES
TARGETING WASHINGTON RESIDENTS
BASED ON, ON THE BASIS OF RACE,
RELIGION, IMMIGRATION OR
CITIZENSHIP STATUS.
THAT IS ALSO, THAT IS CURRENTLY
IN RULES AS WELL.
>> WHICH ONE IS THAT AGAIN?
>> THAT IS THE KEEP WASHINGTON
WORKING ACT ON THE BOTTOM OF
PAGE 18.
>> GOT IT.
>> AND LASTLY, LEGISLATION THAT
I KNOW IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THAT
WOULD ESTABLISH THE WASHINGTON
LGBT COMMISSION, SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5336 IS IN THE
MIDDLE OF PAGE 19, AND PASSED
OUT OF WAYS AND MEANS ON MARCH
1. CURRENTLY IN SENATE RULES.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO CHERYL SWAB.
>> BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I HAVE A
QUESTION.
I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS LISTED ON
THE, ANYWHERE IN HERE, BUT
THERE IS THE STATEWIDE
INITIATIVE AROUND SECURE
SCHEDULING LEGISLATION, THAT IS
STATEWIDE.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT?
I HAVE SOME CONCERNS.
>> I KNOW IT WAS AMENDED
SIGNIFICANTLY IN COMMITTEE TO
EXEMPT MANY RURAL COUNTIES.
THERE WERE CONCERNS FROM
ADVOCATES BECAUSE OF THAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT MADE THE
FISCAL CUT OFF, I A BILL IS
NEVER COMPLETELY DEAD, I DON'T
SENSE THAT IS MOVING FORWARD
ANY LONGER THIS SESSION.
>> THAT'S TOO BAD.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> OKAY.
I'LL DO TRANSPORTATION REAL
QUICKLY.
IN THAT SAME VAIN AS SOUND
TRANSIT LITTLES.
AT THE MOMENT, THEY HAVE NOT
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE.
DOESN'T MEAN THEY WON'T BE
BACK.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, MS.
SWAB, IN HOUSE BILL 2023, IT
WOULD RESULT IN A $640 MILLION
HIT TO THE SOUND TRANSIT 3
BUDGET HAS BEEN LISTED AS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
BUDGET, AKA NTIB, IT IS NOT
MOVING OUT OF COMMITTEE, IT IS
STILL ON THE RADAR OF HOUSE
LEADERSHIP, WHICH OF COURSE IS
DISCONCERTING TO YOURS TRULY.
>> MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTERS, A
POPULAR SUBJECT.
>> OUR SCOOTERS ARE.
>> MOVED OUT OF BOTH
COMMITTEES.
IT WAS A STRONG STAKEHOLDER
GROUP EFFORT, AND WITH CITIES,
AND AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRY,
BUT A REALLY GOOD COOPERATION
WITH THE CITIES.
THERE ARE A FEW AMENDMENTS
BEING OFFERED, BUT AT THE
MOMENT, IT IS VERY MUCH WHAT WE
WERE HOPING IT WOULD BE.
SO FEELING GOOD ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS, AND I DID HAVE A
CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH FOLKS IN
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AS WELL,
AND I APPRECIATE THEIR INTEREST
IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD A
PATH FORWARD ON THE SCOOTER
BILL, AND WILL YOU JUST KEEP US
UPDATED?
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
UNDERSTAND, AS LEGISLATION
MOVES FORWARD, IT'S HARD TO
UNDO A POSITION, IF IT'S
ALREADY BEEN TAKEN, BUT I THINK
THAT ON THIS ONE, YOU ALL HAVE
CLEARLY COMMUNICATED TO OUR
STATE LEGISLATORS, OUR INTEREST
IN SEEING THIS MOVE FORWARD AS
A CITY.
SO IF WE NEED TO DO ANY
CLARIFICATION, OR TOUCH BASE
WITH ANY SPECIFIC LEGISLATORS,
LET US KNOW.
BUT I THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD
WAY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE ALTERNATIVE MODES
OF TRANSIT, AND THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO BE SAFE WHILE DOING
IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE ONE I WAS GOING TO
HIGHLIGHT WAS THE AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS.
>> LORD HAVE MERCY.
>> YES, WELL IT'S NOT DONE YET,
BUT WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW
THIS IS MOVING AND THE WAY IT'S
GOING SO FAR.
>> THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO
TICKET THOSE WHO ARE BLOCKING
THE BOX?
>> AND ALSO THE LANES.
>> BUS LANE ENFORCEMENT.
>> ALSO.
>> TO BE CLEAR, WE CURRENTLY
HAVE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO GIVE
TICKETS IN CERTAIN BLOCKING OF
THE BOX SITUATIONS.
>> NO.
>> NOT WITH A CAMERA.
NOT WITH A CAMERA.
>> THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASKED.
>> THE POLICE CAN GIVE A
TICKET, YES.
>> LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES
CURRENTLY HAVE LEGAL AUTHORITY
TO ISSUE TICKETS.
HOWEVER THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY
SEE IT, POSITION THEMSELVES
THERE, AND THEN ENGAGE IN THAT
ENFORCEMENT.
WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ALLOWS US
TO AUTOMATIC THAT ENFORCEMENT
CAPACITY, WHICH IS A MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT WAY FOR US TO ENFORCE
THIS TYPE OF TRAFFIC OFFENSE,
CORRECT?
>> AND THE SAME WITH BUS LANES.
YOU CAN DO IT NOW, BUT THERE
HAS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.
>> WHAT DO THEY DO WITH BUSES
WHO ARE BLOCKING THE BOX?
>> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION, I
DIDN'T HEAR IT.
>> WHAT DO THEY DO WITH BUSES
THAT ARE BLOCKING THE BOX.
>> SHOULD GET A TICKET AS WELL.
>> THAT WOULD BE CITY POLICY.
WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
USE CAMERA ENFORCEMENT.
WE CAN DECIDE.
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU THIS
MORNING ON YOUR COMMUTE IN?
>> ON MY BIKE?
NO, ALL WAS WELL.
>> DID YOU SEE A BUS BLOCKING
YOUR INTERSECTION?
>> JUST WHEN THEY BLOCK THE
BIKE LANES IT MAKES IT SO
EXCITING.
CAN I ASK ONE OR QUESTION?
REUBEN CARLISLE, SENATOR
CARLISLE AND I HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT
HE HAD PROPOSED EARLY IN THE
SESSION AROUND THE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S
RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO JOIN WITH
THE STATE.
THERE WERE A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS, I THINK IT WAS
TACOMA, SPOKANE, AND SEATTLE
THAT WOULD BE GIVEN THE
AUTHORITY.
I HAVEN'T HEARD A THING ABOUT
IT FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
>> I BELIEVE IT DID NOT GET OUT
OF COMMITTEE.
>> I THINK AT ONE POINT IT WAS
SHIFTED TO HAVING IT BE A STUDY
OF SOME SORT, BUT I DON'T
BELIEVE IT DID ADVANCE.
BUT I WILL CONFIRM THAT.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS
WELL.
>> FOR THE MANY CONVERSATIONS
WITH SENATOR CARLISLE ABOUT
THAT, I THINK HE'S VERY
INVESTED IN CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU ON WHAT OPPORTUNITIES
THERE MIGHT BE.
BUT I DO THINK SOME OF THE
RESEARCH THAT YOU SUGGESTED IS
A GOOD PATH FORWARD.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THERE'S SIGNIFICANT
RESISTENCE FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
FOLKS TO SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO
JOIN THE STATE.
SO WHAT I'D ASK FOR IS A
RIGOROUS STUDY ABOUT WHAT THE
PROS AND CONS AND BENEFITS
WOULD BE BOTH TO THE RETIREES,
AND TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES.
BUT THAT SAID, IF IT DIDN'T
PASS OUT OF THE COMMITTEE,
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MOMENTUM
TO EVEN DO THAT STUDY, BECAUSE
IF WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO DO IT, THE QUESTION IS,
SHOULD WE INVEST IN THE PRO AND
CON RESEARCH.
>> I WOULD SAY, AND MAYBE WE
CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THIS
OFFLINE.
BUT YOU KNOW SENATOR CARLISLE
HAS AN INTEREST IN WORKING ON
THAT, AND PERHAPS IN THE
INTERIM, IF YOU'RE STILL
INTERESTED IN THAT RESEARCH,
ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WE COULD
LOOK AT SOMETHING, SOME
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FOR THE NEXT
SESSION AS WELL.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT
AFTERWARD.
BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY CLEAR ON
WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IN
TERMS THEY WANT TO HAVE GOOD
RETURN, AND BE PROTECTED.
THE STATE'S PROGRAM OFFERS A
BROADER RANGE OF INVESTMENT
OPTIONS, AND IT'S SPREAD
FURTHER, SO THAT IT REDUCES THE
RISK TO INDIVIDUALS.
BUT THAT SAID, PEOPLE ON THE
BOARD FEEL STRONGLY THAT THEY
WANT TO HAVE A VOTE IN IT.
THAT THEY WANT TO BE PRESENT.
>> I CAN SEE SHE'S GETTING VERY
ANTSY.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO MOVE
THINGS ALONG.
>> SORRY MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE
BILL NUMBER, YOU MAY HAVE
ALREADY MENTIONED IT, SPECIFIC
TO LABOR, THERE WAS A FEW BILLS
THAT WERE GOING TO ALLOW FOR
OTHERS TO UNIONIZE.
ONE WAS RELATED TO THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT BILL ALSO
DIED IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK,
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.
WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN
TRACKING THE BILL THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR THE ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERALS TO UNIONIZE,
AND IS THAT ON OUR LIST
ALREADY?
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT
INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, BUT I
BELIEVE THE BILL IS STILL
MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
LET ME CHECK AND CONFIRM ON
THAT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE AS
MANY INDIVIDUALS AS POSSIBLE,
NO MATTER WHAT SECTOR THEY WORK
IN, OR DEGREES THEY HAVE, THAT
FOLKS FEEL THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO COLLECTIVELY
BARGAIN.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT THE L.A.
BILL DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD, IF
THE AAG GETS ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT, AND WE CAN LEND OUR
SUPPORT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
OKAY, BYE.
OKAY SO NOW THAT WE'RE DONE
WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE, LET'S GO TO OUR
BRIEFING.
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT MINE, I
HAVE A SCRIPT HERE TO READ FROM
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE REGULARY SCHEDULED
GOVERNANCE EQUITY, AND
TECHNOLOGY MEETING FOR TUESDAY
MARCH 5 AT 9:30 HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY, MARCH
7 AT 2:00.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
WE HAVE SHAD BASHIR, HE IS
GOING TO BE, I BELIEVE FOR THE
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, THE
DIRECTOR FOR THE SEATTLE
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT POINT.
THIS IS THE SECOND COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION, AND THE COMMITTEE
IS PLANNING TO VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENT.
AND SECOND, WE HAVE ONE ETHICS
AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION
COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE
OF APPOINTMENTS GOING ON.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE
ETHICS COMMISSION.
FROM D5, THE CIVIC, NOT JUST
D5, MY COMMITTEE.
THE CITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC
ASSETS COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE
THIS WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 AT 2, ON
THE AGENDA ARE FOUR
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SEATTLE
ADVISORY COMMISSION, WHICH IS
KEY, IN LIGHT OF THE GROWTH
WE'RE SEEING AT SEATTLE CENTER.
IN ADDITION TO A REAPPOINTMENT
OF MR. ROBERT NELLAMS FOR THE
SEATTLE DIRECTOR.
WE'LL ALSO HEAR FROM THE OFFICE
OF THE WATERFRONT WHICH WILL
PRESENT THEIR 2019 WORK PLAN,
AND THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION WILL PRESENT AN
OVERVIEW OF THEIR COMMUNITY
CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN,
INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION
UPDATES.
IN 2016, SPR COMPLETED A
COMMUNITY CENTER PLAN TO GUIDE
COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATIONS.
THE PLAN WAS INFORMED BY A
STUDY, BEST PRACTICES REVIEW IN
PUBLIC OUTREACH, SO WE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE WHAT SPR HAS
COME UP WITH, AND WHAT THE NEXT
STEPS ARE.
LASTLY WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES
UP TO DISCUSSION AND A VOTE.
ONE IS THE 2008 LEVEE INFLATION
CONTINGENCY USE, AND WE ALSO
WILL BE DISCUSSING THE
OCCIDENTAL PARK TINDER PAVILION
DONATION.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR MY
COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TODAY.
ITEM NUMBER 12 THIS AFTERNOON
IS LANDMARKS COMMISSION,
REGARDING THE BROAD STREET
SUBSTATION LANDMARKING
ORDINANCE THAT WILL COME
TOGETHER FOR THOSE WHO ARE
WONDERING WHERE IN THE WORLD
THIS IS, IT'S DOWN BY SEATTLE
CENTER, AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF
BUILDINGS THERE THAT WILL HAVE
LANDMARKS DESIGNATIONS AND
CONTINUE.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE WILL BE
VOTING ON TODAY IS A RESOLUTION
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
IT'S A CIP, A CAPITAL PROGRAM
WATCH LIST OF LARGE COMPLEX
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE ENHANCED
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF, THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT.
AND I BELIEVE YOU'RE BRINGING
AN AMENDMENT TODAY THAT WOULD
PUT IT BACK INTO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE QUARTERLY, SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THAT, AND HAPPY TO BE DOING IT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND
IT JUST PUTS A LITTLE MORE
JUICE INTO THE WORK THAT WE'RE
DOING.
AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO
MENTION THAT AT OUR COMMITTEE
ON WEDNESDAY, WE HAD AN
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, DAVID
JONES, OUR AUDITOR WAS
ACCOMPANIED BY THE PUBLIC
HEALTH RESEARCHERS AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
RESEARCHERS REPORTING ON ACCESS
TO HEALTHY FOOD, AND THE FOOD
BANK NETWORK IN SEATTLE, AND I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR AT
LEAST THE UMPTEENTH TIME THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WAS
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THERE ARE
FEWER FOOD BANKS AND LESS
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN D5
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR CITY,
AND THE WORK SHE'S DOWN IN OUR
BUDGET LAST YEAR, AND GOING
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE IN A FOOD
BANKS GET THE FOOD THAT THEY
NEED, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING
THE REALLY GREAT SERVICE THAT
FOOD BANKS PROVIDE.
IT'S NOT JUST FOOD, BUT IT'S
THINGS LIKE BEING ABLE TO GET
INFORMATION ABOUT UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS OR ORCA
CARDS, AND THIS IS TRUE ACROSS
THE CITY.
SO I DO WANT TO SAY THANKS BOTH
TO THE RESEARCHERS AT THE UW
AND THE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH RESEARCHERS.
THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE
REPORTS.
THE ONE THAT WE DID IN THE FALL
REALLY FOCUSED ON THE COST OF
BEVERAGES, AND TWO, I THINK
MANY ARE SURPRISED WE'RE
RAISING MORE THAN WAS
ANTICIPATED.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE'RE NOT
TAXING IS DIET BEVERAGES, AND
DIET BEVERAGES COSTS HAVE GONE
UP IN MOST STORES TO EQUAL THE
COSTS OF SUGARY BEVERAGES.
SO SOMEBODY IS MAKING SOME
MONEY THERE, AND IT'S NOT
GETTING TAXED.
I THINK IT'S COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK
TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE A THIRD REPORT
FROM THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT
ACTUAL CONSUMPTION.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS
THAT WE'RE RAISING MORE TAX
MONEY THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.
BUT CONSUMPTION AT THIS POINT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE GOING
DOWN, SO IT WILL BE ANOTHER
ISSUE FOR US TO DISCUSS FROM A
POLICY STANDPOINT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE ITEMS COMING FROM THE
RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE THREE APPOINTMENTS OF
GALVIN JONES, GINA OWENS,
MICHAEL OCOMPO TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S RENTERS COMMISSION,
AND THAT THE MAYOR CONDUCT A
TRANSPARENT CANDIDATE SEARCH
BEFORE GOING FORWARD WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.
I'M PASSING AROUND MEMOS THAT
WERE AVAILABLE TO YOU LAST
FRIDAY, LISTING COMMUNITY INPUT
INTO THE DIRECTOR NOMINATION SO
FAR.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
AND RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR A SPECIAL TIME ON
SATURDAY THE 16th AT 1:00 P.M.
ON 124, 21st AVENUE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
AT THIS MEETING WE WILL DISCUSS
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT CALLED
THE SHADOW APARTMENTS.
THIS BUILDING HAS21 UNITS,
INCLUDING 14 THAT ARE
CONTRACTED WITH HUD TO BE
SECTION 8 AFFORDABLE UNITS.
THE NAME OF THIS PROGRAM, THE
HOD PROGRAM IS PROJECT BASED,
SECOND 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE,
PAYMENT CONTRACT.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
THE SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE
WHICH WE ARE OFTEN TALKING
ABOUT WHERE RENTERS NEED TO
FIND A LANDLORD WHO WILL ACCEPT
IT.
IN THIS PROGRAM, THE SECTION 8
SUBSIDY IS ATTACHED TO THE
BUILDING.
AT THE END OF 2017, A REAL
ESTATE COMPANY NAMED CADENCE
PURCHASED THE BEING TO
DEMOLISH, AND REDEVELOP IT INTO
EFFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT
BUILDINGS WHICH ARE ONE ROOM,
OR STUDIO APARTMENTS.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
THE TENANTS IN THE BUILDING,
BUT ALSO DISCUSSING WITH CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND ALSO
CITY DEPARTMENTS INTO THE HOUSE
OF HOUSING AND DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS AND
THE BREMERTON HOUSING
AUTHORITY, WHICH HAPPENS TO
OVERSEE THIS PARTICULAR HUD
PROGRAM, AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE IF THE TENANTS ARE NOT
DISPLACED FROM THERE, THEY'RE
ABLE TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOMES
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MANY
OF THEM ARE PEOPLE IN THEIR 80s
AND 90s.
THEY LIVE NEAR THEIR
CAREGIVERS, MEDICAL SUPPORT
STRUCTURE, AND OTHER SUPPORT
STRUCTURE.
SOME OF THEM ARE BEING LOOKED
AFTER BY THEIR YOUNGER
GENERATION, AND SO ALL OF THAT
WILL BE DISRUPTED IF THEY ARE
PUSHED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IF COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
INTERESTED, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE
ALSO THE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION
FROM HUD, WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT
THE PROCESS CAN BE THAT THE
CITY CAN FOLLOW IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROJECT-
BASED VOUCHERS ARE TRANSFERRED
TO ANOTHER BUILDING, OR OTHER
HOUSING UNITS, APARTMENTS.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT
TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER
BUILDING?
>> THERE IS, THERE'S A PROCESS
THAT WE CAN USE, SO THAT'S WHAT
WE WANT TO DISCUSS.
>> GREAT, I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.
>> I HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE
LAST WEEK WITH MANY OF THE
TENANTS WHO SPOKE ELOQUENTLY
ABOUT THE ISSUES THEY FACE.
EXAMPLE, WITH TWO CHILDREN, AND
ANOTHER ONE WAS ON THE WAY, AND
I THINK THAT MUST HAVE HAPPENED
ALREADY.
THIS IS A FAMILY WHO HAS
EXPERIENCED A DEVASTATING BOUT
OF HOMELESSNESS.
THEY WERE IN THEIR CAR FOR
THREE YEARS.
THEY JUST MOVED INTO THIS UNIT
BE AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO
LOSE IT.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE TENANTS
AND DISCUSS HOW THEY CAN MAKE
SURE THEY DON'T LOSE ACCESS TO
THE HOUSING THAT THEY NEED.
LASTLY.
SORRY, YES.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
POINT THAT WAS MADE IN A
SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE LAST WEEK
ABOUT THIS STORY.
THIS IS A PROPOSED PROPOSAL
THAT WOULD BUILD AN ADDITIONAL,
OR BUILD NEW UNITS.
73 UNITS IN TOTAL, BUT IT WOULD
REMOVE 21 UNITS.
THESE 21 UNITS ARE CURRENTLY
AFFORDABLE.
OF THE 73 UNITS THAT WOULD BE
BUILT UNDER MHA, THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM
ONLY 5 WOULD HAVE TO BE
AFFORDABLE IF REPLACED ON SITE.
THE SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE MAKES
THE POINT THAT MY PROPOSED
HOUSING DISPLACEMENT MEDICATION
ORDINANCE WOULD NOT COVER THIS
PARTICULAR AREA.
AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THE FACT THAT AS PROPOSED, THE
HOUSING MITIGATION DISPLACEMENT
ORDINANCE FOCUSES ON AREAS THAT
ARE WITHIN HIGH DISPLACEMENT,
LOW ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
AREAS.
I THINK IT'S VERY WORTHY OF A
DISCUSSION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE
SHOULD EXPAND THAT TO INCLUDE
HIGH DISPLACEMENT.
HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS.
WHICH THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
AREAS.
SO IF THAT WOULD HELP ADDRESS
THE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WITH
THIS DEVELOPMENT.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THE OPCD HEAT MAP.
>> YES.
YOU GOT IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU
WANT TO FINISH UP?
>> YES, THE NEXT POINT I HAVE
IS THE NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY MARCH 12
AT 2:00 P.M.
THAT IS A TIME THAT IS USUALLY
RESERVED FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, BUT SINCE WE'RE
MOVING THAT COMMITTEE MEETING
TO SATURDAY THE 16, AS I
MENTIONED, THAT TIME SLOT HAS
NOW BECOME AVAILABLE.
AT THAT MEETING WHICH WILL
DISCUSS THE DECISION BY MAYOR
DURKAN TO THREATEN THE CLOSURE
OF THE SHARE WHEEL SHELTERS
AFTER JUNE, AND WE WILL DISCUSS
THE IMPACTS OF RENTS AND
IMPACTS ON HOMELESSNESS, AND MY
STAFF WILL BE SHARING A MORE
DETAILED AGENDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I HAVE
A QUICK QUESTION.
YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR MEETING
ON THE 16th ON SATURDAY.
WHAT TIME WAS THAT MEETING?
>> THAT'S AT 1:00 P.M.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I DO WANT TO, FOR THE
RECORD, I HEARD YOU REFERENCE A
PROPOSED CLOSING OF SHARE
SHELTERS IN JUNE.
I THINK WE ALL RECEIVED
INFORMATION FROM OUR CENTRAL
STAFF AS WELL AS DIRECTLY FROM
THE EXECUTIVE, AND I'VE ALSO
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS FROM
HSD.
THERE IS NO PLANNED CLOSURE OF
SHARE SHELTERS IN JUNE.
IT IS TRUE THAT THEY'VE BEEN
GIVEN ONLY A HALF YEAR
CONTRACT.
AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC
AREAS OF DESIRED IMPROVEMENT,
AND THAT IS INCREASING THE
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE.
HMIS, THEY HAVE A LARGE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT EXERCISE THEIR
LEGAL RIGHTS TO OPT-OUT, AND
HSD WANTS TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THEM ON THAT, AND THAT IS
WHAT I BELIEVE HAS BEEN A
SINCERE STATEMENT ON THE BEHALF
OF HSD, IS NOT THAT THEY'RE
INTENDING TO END PROVISION OF
THIS SERVICE IN JUNE, BUT
RATHER THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO
WORK MORE CLOSELY, AND I'M
GOING TO BE DOING SOME OF THAT
WORK ALSO, TRYING TO FACILITATE
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SHARE
WHEEL AND HSD ABOUT HOW TO
IMPROVE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE
HMIS SYSTEM.
>> GREAT.
SO JUST TO MAKE CLEAR THEN, THE
SHARE SHELTERS ARE NOT CLOSING
IN JUNE.
>> THERE IS NO PROPOSAL FOR THE
SHARE SHELTERS TO CLOSE IN
JUNE.
I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE
CONCERN TO HAVE THAT THE
CONTRACTS MAY BE NOT REVISITED.
BUT AGAIN, I BELIEVE THAT HSD
IS BEING SINCERE IN USING THE
CONTRACTING PROCESS AS A WAY TO
INCENTIVIZE CHANGE PRACTICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, YES, WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING THE ISSUES
AT THE COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE
PEOPLE WHO USE THE SHELTERS,
AND ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE
SHELTERS THERE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> WE HAVE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.
ONE IS A REAPPOINTMENT COMING
FROM THE MDA GOVERNING COUNCIL,
AND THE OTHER IS A
REAPPOINTMENT COMING FROM THE
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO BILLS FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT
WE WILL BE VOTING ON TODAY IN
FULL COUNCIL.
ONE IS SOMETHING REFERRED TO AS
THE SEATTLE DATUM POINT.
TO PROVIDE A KNOWN LOCATION FOR
MEASURING THE POSITION OR
HEIGHT OF AN OBJECT IN RELATION
TO THE DATUM POINT.
THE DATUM POINTS WERE LAST
UPDATED IN 2013, AND THE
LEGISLATION WOULD ELIMINATE THE
NEED FOR FUTURE CODE UPDATES
EACH TIME THE NATIONAL GEDETEK
SURVEY.
NOW IT'S BEING DONE NATIONALLY,
AND WE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO
CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THE DATUM
POINT, BECAUSE IT WILL
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE IN THE
FUTURE.
THE SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION
IS A CONTRACT WITH WASTE
MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES.
WASTE MANAGEMENT IS THE CURRENT
PROVIDER WITH SELECTED RFP AND
THE NEW CONTRACT IS FOR 6 TO 10
YEARS AND WILL BEGIN IN APRIL,
2019 IF APPROVED.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW
REFERENCED THE WATCH LIST
RESOLUTION THAT'S COMING
FORWARD.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE
NOW, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AND THE
EXECUTIVE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED
CRITERIA FOR THE TYPES OF
PROJECTS THAT WILL GO ON THE
WATCH LIST AND A PROCESS FOR
THE EXECUTIVE TO REPORT ON
PROJECTS ON THAT WATCH LIST,
AND THIS RESOLUTION ITSELF
CONTAINS THE 20 OR SO PROJECTS
THAT ARE ON THE WATCH LIST.
THEY'RE MOSTLY PROJECTS FROM
OUR LARGE CAPITAL DEPARTMENTS,
PARKS DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, SDOT, AND SPU.
FEEL FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
LIST.
IT IS INCLUDED IN THE
RESOLUTION ITSELF, AND WE HAD A
GREAT DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE
ABOUT HOW THE COUNCIL WILL IN
THE FUTURE RECEIVE THE
QUARTERLY REPORTS.
AND COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW
GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO HEAR THAT
IN HER COMMITTEE MOVING
FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
MEMORIALIZE THE COUNCILMEMBER'S
INTENT FOR HEARING THESE, SO
THIS DOESN'T JUST BECOME
ANOTHER REPORT ON THE SHELF.
AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW'S PLAN IS WHEN WE HAVE
THESE QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT
WE INVITE, IN THOSE CASES THAT
THEY'RE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, WE INVITE THE
CHAIRS TO HAVE WATCH LIST
PROJECTS TO PARTICIPATE AS
WELL.
>> CORRECT.
YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, I THINK IT
WAS EXCELLENT, IF IT WAS
TRANSPORTATION, WE'LL REACH OUT
TO COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, AND
IF IT'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC
DEALING WITH LAND USE, WE'LL AT
LEAST GIVE THE, GIVE EARLY
ENOUGH NOTICE SO INDIVIDUALS
CAN ATTEND IF THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN DOING SO.
>> AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC
RECORD, THE WAY WE'VE PUT
TOGETHER THE WATCH LIST,
ALTHOUGH WE EARLIER THIS
CREATED SOME CRITERIA, USING
THOSE CRITERIA, THE EXECUTIVE
MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
WATCH LIST PROJECTS AND CENTRAL
STAFF WORKED WITH ALL OF YOU TO
IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
YOU WANTED ON THE LIST.
SO THIS IS AGAIN, A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE
EXECUTIVE IN PARTICULAR THE
BUDGET OFFICE WHOM I THANK FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS.
THERE'S NO CIVIL RIGHTS
UTILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOP, AND
ARTS COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
WEEK.
AS FAR AS REGIONAL COMMITTEES
COMING UP, WE HAVE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY THIS WEEK, AS I
BELIEVE, LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
FOR, IN VERY SHORT NOTICE,
SIGNING ONTO THE SEATTLE
SYMPHONY'S OCTAVE 9
PROCLAMATION.
IT WAS REALLY A FANTASTIC OPEN
HOUSE THIS WEEKEND.
OCTAVE 9 IS THE NEW SPACE WHERE
SOUND STAGE USED TO BE.
IT'S MULTISENSORY, INTERACTIVE,
AND I'VE FRANKLY, I DON'T HAVE
THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT.
IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC, AND
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPEN
HOUSE IN APRIL.
SPECIFICALLY FAMILY ORIENTED, I
THINK IT'S APRIL 12, AND IT
WILL BE GREAT FOR FOLKS TO
CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S A REALLY NEAT NEW SPACE.
AND LASTLY, THURSDAY LAST WEEK
THERE WAS A MEETING ABOUT THE
LOAMEN BEACH COMMITTEE PROJECT.
THERE'S A SEA WALL REMOVAL
PROJECT THERE THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS BEEN ENGAGING
WITH NEIGHBORS ABOUT, AND IT'S
A REALLY HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT
FOR, FOR THE COMMITTEE, AND
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON SALMON
RESTORATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE
BIT PRIOR WHEN THE COUNCIL
RECEIVED SOME GRANT FUNDING
FROM THE FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE VOICE TO
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE
CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS WHO
LIVE ABUDDING THE SEA WALL
ABOUT THE NEED FOR REMOVAL, AND
MITIGATION, AND I'M REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT IN CONTINUING TO
MEET WITH THOSE RESIDENTS AND
WORKING THROUGH THOUGH ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU.
THE SUSTAINABILITY, AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING
FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON, FOR
ITEMS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ON
THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE
FOR THE PIKE PINE FOR CAPITAL
HOUSING, THAT HAS BEEN A PART
OF THAT PROCESS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GET AN
UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON THE ZERO
VISION PROGRESS REPORT.
THAT'S OUR UPDATE TO ELIMINATE
ALL FATAL, AND SERIOUS INJURY
INCIDENTS IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR ACROSS ALL
TRANSPORTATION MODES IN THE
CITY BY THE YEAR 2035.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO
ORDINANCES.
THE FIRST IS GOING TO BE WE'LL
CONSIDER TO GRANT UNIVERSITY OF
WAHINGTON PERMISSION TO
MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A
PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDER AND
ACROSS NORTHEAST PACIFIC STREET
NEAR THE HOSPITAL.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
DELRIDGE, EXCUSE ME, RELATING
TO LIFTING THE PROVISO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, CAN I
ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT
THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL?
I'M NOT GOOD WITH VISUALIZING
EXACTLY WHERE THAT'S AT.
>> YOU KNOW WHERE THE TRIANGLE
IS.
I BELIEVE IT'S BETWEEN THE
TRIANGLE, AND THE HOSPITAL
ACROSS PACIFIC AVENUE, SO IT'S
WEST OF MONTLAKE AVENUE,
CONNECTING, WHAT I BELIEVE IS A
PARKING GARAGE IN THERE.
BUT I DON'T HAVE ALL THE
DETAILS.
WE'LL GET THOSE IN COMMITTEE.
AND I'M HAPPY TO GET YOU THE
MATERIALS.
>> NO, I DON'T WANT THEM.
JUST WANT TO KNOW.
DON'T WANT THEM.
DON'T BOTHER ME WITH DETAILS.
>> THE OTHER THING, I'LL JUST
MENTION YESTERDAY THERE WAS THE
SECOND COMMUNITY MEETING IN
CROWNHILL FOR A COMMUNITY
PLANNING PROCESS THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH.
REALLY GREAT TURN OUT.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT SOME OF THE
THEMES THAT CONTINUE TO COME UP
IS A DESIRE FOR THAT COMMUNITY
TO HAVE WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS
KIND OF A MAIN STREET.
RIGHT NOW 15th AVENUE IS A
MAJOR FREIGHT AND VEHICLE
CORRIDOR.
AND RECONCILING THAT WITH A
TYPE OF PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT
THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WANT IS A
CHALLENGE.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A CHALLENGE WE
HAPPEN TO HAVE IN A LOT OF OUR
COMMUNITIES ARMED THE CITY.
CREATING A MAIN STREET JUST OFF
THE ARTERIAL, SIMILAR TO WHAT
FOLKS ARE TRYING, AND UP ON
AURORA, ON LYNDEN, JUST UP
THERE, THAT WOULD BE JUST WEST
OF AURORA.
SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.
THEY'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN A
LOT OF REDEVELOPMENT COMING TO
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT SEEING
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORM.
BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT THAT TRANSFORMATION LOOKS
LIKE, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE IT
LOOKS SAFE, AND IT'S A
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENT, AND THERE'S EASY
ACCESS TO THE TRANSIT, AND
MAKING TRANSFERS.
A LOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS, I
THINK WE HEAR IN A LOT OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AROUND THERE.
GREAT MEETING, GREAT TURN OUT.
THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE ON
FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER YEAR, BUT
THEY'RE WORKING ON A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON FOR IN MY
ABSENCE LAST WEEK, HELPING WITH
SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A BIG
STEP.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A FULL
COUNCILMEMBER VOTE COMING UP IN
A FEW WEEKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING TOMORROW ABOUT
THE PIKE PINE CORRIDOR AND THE
BIKE LANES, WOULD IT BE
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BRING UP
THE 4th, 5th, AND 6th
CONNECTIONS FOR NOW FOR 5th AND
6th AVENUE, BECAUSE I NOTICED
THAT 5th AVENUE AND 6th AVENUE
ARE GOING TO BE TURNED INTO
THESE BUS CORRIDORS.
WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT
HAVING THE NETWORK COMPLETED
FOR SAFETY REASONS FOR PEOPLE
WHO RIDE BICYCLES, AND MOTOR
SCOOTERS DOWN THERE.
SO JUST LIKE TO KNOW, ARE THEIR
PLANS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH
THAT?
>> SO I'M CLEAR, ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON
PROTECTED BIKE FACILITIES ALONG
4th, 5th, AND 6th?
>> EITHER PROTECTED BIKE LANES
OR JUST SOME DESIGNATED AREAS
THAT ARE BETTER THAN CHERYL'S.
WHAT I SAW YOU WAS THE BUSES
ARE GOING TO BE IN THE BIKE
LANES, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN
THERE'S MORE BUSES THAT MAY GET
A LITTLE DICEY.
>> I SHARE YOUR DESIRE FOR A
NORTH SOUTH CITY ACCESS.
I BELIEVE TOMORROW, WE'RE JUST
HEARING FROM THE INDIVIDUALS IN
THE WORK GROUP ON THE PIKE PINE
CORRIDOR.
SO OTHER THAN HOW PIKE PINE
INTERACTS WITH THE ACCESS, I
DON'T KNOW THAT THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE SOME
EXPERTISE, BUT WHAT I CAN DO,
IF THERE'S FOLKS FROM SDOT AT
THE TABLE, I CAN CERTAINLY FLAG
THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT, AND CAN
PLAN TO HAVE SOMEONE AT THE
TABLE IN A FUTURE MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT ALL THE PROTECTED BIKE
NETWORK, THAT WE PASSED A
RESOLUTION ON LAST SUMMER AND
THAT WORK IS SLATED TO BE
LARGELY COMPLETE BY THE END OF
THIS YEAR, AND GET AN UPDATE ON
THAT.
WE KNOW THAT RESOLUTION DID NOT
INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT FACILITIES
ON 4th, 5th, OR 6th, IN PART
BECAUSE OF CONCERNS AROUND THE
ONGOING SEATTLE SQUEEZE AND
WHAT THAT MEANS IN SOME OF
THESE CHANGES.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WE NEED THOSE
FACILITIES TOO, SO WE CAN HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT
TIMING.
>> I THINK IF WE CAN JUST GET
THEM TO COMMIT TO DOING IT,
EVEN IF IT'S A YEAR OUT, IT
WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, AND IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE 2nd
AVENUE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
>> THERE'S DIFFERENT DESIGNS
THAT MAY WORK BETTER.
I'M WITH YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
GETTING US THREW THIS MORNING'S
MORNING BRIEFLY.
THERE IS NO ITEM FROM THE
HOUSING ON THE AGENDA.
I'M HANDING OUT A COPY FOR
TRANSMITTAL TO THE FULL
COUNSEL.
I'LL NOT SUGGESTING THIS WOULD
BE A FULL VOTE TODAY.
THIS WOULD BE A WALK ON WITH
HOPE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK,
WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND TO
HAVE A VOTE ON THIS IN AT LEAST
TWO WEEKS ON THE 18th OF MARCH.
SO VERY BRIEFLY, MADAM
PRESIDENT, THIS RESOLUTION
HOPES TO ENSURE THAT OUR FULL
COUNCIL HAS A GOOD
UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS USED
BY THE EXECUTIVE TO PUT
FORWARD, AND TO CONSIDER
NOMINATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THIS
IS NOT IN COMPETITION, OR DOES
NOT CONFLICT WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S RESOLUTION FOR TODAY.
NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES AS
COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY, BUT FOR THE
FULL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AS
WELL.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN SOME
CASES THERE ARE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE RELATIVELY
SMALL IN SIZE.
MAYBE THERE WILL BE A PROCESS
THAT IS VERY MINIMAL.
MAYBE THERE WON'T BE A PROCESS
AT ALL, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO
DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE LARGE
SIZE SCOPES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
OUR COMMUNITY WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE IS A SELECTION
AND CONFIRMATION PROCESS THAT'S
TRANSPARENT, AND INCLUESIVE.
SO THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF
YOU BUILDS OFF OF COUNCILMEMBER
LOCATTA'S RESOLUTION, AND WHAT
FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT HAVE BEEN
HELD.
WHAT IT IS INTENTED TO OUTLINE
WHAT ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS ARE TO
BE SCHEDULED.
WHO HAD A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
I WANT TO BE SUPER CLEAR WITH
FOLKS THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENT
THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH
SOME FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
BUILD OFF OF COUNCILMEMBER
LOCATT A'S PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION, AND WE'RE
CONTINUING TO SEEK INPUT FROM
ALL OF YOU.
SO FAR THIS INCLUDES A LIST OF
ENGAGE.
AND INPUT SESSIONS INCLUDING
DATES AND GROUPS REPRESENTED.
A MEMO TO IDENTIFY STRONG
CANDIDATES.
THE RESOLUTION ALSO REQUESTS
THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER
EVALUATING THE PROCESS BY
LOOKING AT THE USE OF THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT AND THE
EFFORT TO HAVE
CONCONSTITUENTCIES RECOGNIZED
BY THE DEPARTMENT BE INCLUDED
IN REVIEWING POTENTIAL NEW
CANDIDATES.
THESE GROUPS WOULD INCLUDE
STAFF, COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT
WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, AND THE LABOR
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS
PARTNERS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, I BELIEVE
THAT THIS RESOLUTION HELPS US
IN OUR PROCESS TO ENSURE WE
HAVE INCLUSION AND
UNDERSTANDING AND THAT WE HAVE
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS WELL
ON THE DIVERSITY OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE BEEN PUTTING FORWARD
THE NOMINATIONS AND THAT WE
ENGAGE THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY
AFFECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S
POTENTIAL NEW DIRECTOR.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH
REALLY DIVERSE BODIES WHEN IT
CAME TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S
APPOINTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE.
I THINK IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
WE'D LIKE TO SEE, THOUGH I
WASN'T INVOLVED IN SDOT OR THE
I.T.
CONFIRMATION PROCESS, THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO SAT AROUND THAT
TABLE AS WELL, REALLY TALKED
ABOUT A ROBUST PROCESS.
WERE THERE TO DO THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS AND TO SEE A BROAD
ARRAY OF STAKEHOLDERS COME
FORWARD FROM BUSINESS MEMBERS
TO LABOR ADVOCATES TO COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
I THINK IT HELPS US GET A
BETTER SENSE OF HOW THOSE
CONVERSATIONS TRANSPAIRED.
IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY OF
YOU, THIS IS FORWARD LOOKING.
THIS IS FOR NEW DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS GOING FORWARD, AND IS
NOT INTENDED TO BE IN CONFLICT
WITH THE RESOLUTION CONSIDERED
TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU WORK WITH
LAW ON THIS?
>> YES, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
LAW ON THIS.
IT'S ACTUALLY HOT OFF THE
PRESS.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS IN HERE
THAT ARE NEW TO ME AS WELL.
ONE THING I WOULD SUGGEST IS IF
YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT IS
MISSING OR THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
VERIFY, WE'LL AIM TO GET THAT
FEEDBACK IN LAW BY THURSDAY,
THE 14th.
THAT WILL GIVE US AMPLE TIME
BETWEEN LAW HAVING A CHANCE TO
REVIEW ANY NEW CHANGES AND US
POTENTIALLY VOTING ON THE 18th.
>> AND SECONDLY, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR
COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK IT'S THE HEIGHT OF GOOD
GOVERNMENT TO GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS, GOD
FORBID WE TALK TO EACH OTHER,
AND TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING GOOD,
SOMETHING BETTER, AND IS ALSO
VERY CLEAR ABOUT OUR ROLE IN
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HARRELL AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS
OVER WHAT WOULD BE COMING OVER
THE TRANSAM AND I THANK YOU FOR
DOING THAT.
IT GIVES MY OFFICE AND ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT
YOU'VE DONE.
I LIKE IT THAT YOU PUT IN HERE,
I'M LOOKING MAINLY AT LINES 10
THROUGH 22, AT A MINIMUM,
FOLLOWING LINES PUT IN BY THE
EXECUTIVE.
SO TO CODIFY THAT, GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY, TALK TO LEGAL,
KNOW WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
ARE, HAVE A COLLABORATIVE
PROCESS, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT, AND
TODAY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO INITIATE THE
DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD.
IF YOU DO SEE AMENDMENT IDEAS,
OR YOU HAVE A QUESTION, LET US
KNOW BY THURSDAY, THE 7th OF
THIS WEEK, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE
TO GET IT TO LAW, AND GIVE YOU
A FINAL BY THURSDAY THE 14th.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AS
WELL.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO
WALK THIS ON TODAY FOR PURPOSES
OF AMENDING THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
WHERE WILL IT BE REFERRED TO?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION,
AND I DEFER TO YOU ALL IN TERMS
OF PROCESS.
I UNDERSTAND IN TALKING TO
CENTRAL STAFF WAS THAT I COULD
INTRODUCE IT TODAY, NOT HAVE US
VOTE ON IT, HOLD IT, AND HAVE
IT REFERRED TO FULL COUNCIL
STILL.
BUT NOT HAVE IT VOTED ON UNTIL
THE 18th IS MY DESIRE.
>> OKAY.
SO THIS WILL BE A RESOLUTION
THAT WILL BE TAKEN BACK UP IN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AS OPPOSED TO BEING REFERRED
TO A COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL
COMMITTEE WORK.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, WITH THE
GRACE OF THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S MY HOPE.
>> SO THE SECOND QUESTION I
HAVE IS THAT I NOTICE ON THIS
DRAFT OF A RESOLUTION THAT IT
DOES NOT HAVE THE CONCURRENCE
OF THE MAYOR YET.
HAVE YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE EXECUTIVE ABOUT A
RESOLUTION OF WHICH CONTENTS
WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE A LAYER ON
TOP OF WHAT HER EXECUTIVE
POWERS AND AUTHORITY UNDER THE
CHARTER?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE STILL IN
THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO THAT'S
PART OF OUR DESIRE TO CONTINUE
TO GET FEEDBACK AND AMENDMENTS.
THE HOPE WOULD BE THIS IS NOT
JUST SOMETHING THE COUNCIL
SENDS AND SITS ON THE SHELF.
THIS IS TRULY PRACTICE GOING
FORWARD.
THE DESIRE WOULD BE FOR THERE
TO BE CONCURRENCE AS WELL.
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH
THEM, AND ALL OF YOU TO MAKE
SURE A RESOLUTION CAN BE FOUND.
>> I JUST WANT TO SIGNAL THAT
MUCH OF WHAT IS INCLUDED IN
THIS RESOLUTION FOR THOSE OF US
WHO HAVE RUN OR BEEN PART OF
CONFIRMATION PROCESSES, OR
NOMINATION, OR SEARCH PROCESSES
FOR SOME OF THESE MAJOR
DEPARTMENTS, THE CONTENTS OF
WHAT THIS RESOLUTION LAYS OUT
IT NOT NEW.
IT IS, IT IS WHAT THOSE OF US
WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN THE WORK IN
THOSE SPACES HAVE ORDINARILY
REQUESTED, VERY EARLY ON FOR
THE EXECUTIVE TO PROVIDE TO US
AS PART OF THE MAYOR'S SEARCH
AND NOMINATION, AND ULTIMATELY
CONFIRMATION PROCESS.
SO MANY OF THESE THINGS ARE
THINGS THAT I THINK ARE PRETTY
RUN OF THE MILL ORDINARY PIECES
OF INFORMATION THAT ARE
TRADITIONALLY TRANSMITTED FROM
THE MAYOR TO WHOEVER THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS IS.
SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING EARTH SHATTERING IN
THIS RESOLUTION, SO I HOPE THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE
CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR GIVEN
THE FACT THAT I THINK THERE'S
NOT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEW
REQUIREMENTS HERE.
I THINK THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
HERE FOR PERHAPS SOME OF THE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS IS THE
UTILIZATION OF THE LEGAL EQUITY
KIT.
I WILL HOWEVER SAY IN THE CHIEF
OF POLICE SEARCH, BECAUSE THAT
HAS CHARTERIMPLICATIONS
RELATED TO IT, BUT EVEN IN THAT
CONTEXT, WE DID UTILIZE A
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT, AND WE
ALSO REQUIRED ALL OF THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO UNDERGO
RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING IN
ADVANCE OF EVEN BEGINNING TO
CONSIDER WHAT SOME OF THE
FACTORS AND CRITERIA WERE, AS
IT WOULD RELATE TO OUR OWN
OBLIGATIONS OF LOOKING AT
APPLICATIONS AND MAKING SURE WE
UNDERSTAND HOW BIAS CAN COME
INTO THOSE SUBJECTIVE PROCESSES
EVALUATING THE PROCESSES.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS PRETTY
STANDARD IN MY EXPERIENCE ON
BEING ON THE CITY COUNCIL SILL
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS IN
TERMS OF THESE PROCESSES.
THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I
WOULD SAY THE LAST THING THAT I
WOULD SAY IS THAT I'D LIKE TO
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS AS
IT RELATES TO THE OPA DIRECTOR
AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY.
THOSE ARE TWO POSITIONS THAT
ARE IN THE IG'S CASE APPOINTED,
THE SEARCH PROCESS IS RUN BY
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THAT
POSITION AND WE ALSO DO THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS, BECAUSE
THAT'S AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE.
THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS
IN OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE THAT LAY OVER THE
EMPLOYMENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF
WHO IS PART OF THE SEARCH AND
NOMINATION PROCESS, AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T
TRIP INTO THAT ARENA, AND THEN
SIMILARLY WITH REGARD TO THE
OPA DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTOR
WHO IS SEARCHED FOR, AND
NOMINATED BY THE EXECUTIVE,
THERE'S ALSO SOME LANGUAGE
WITHIN THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY LANGUAGE THAT
ALREADY DICTATES MINIMAL
EXPECTATIONS AROUND THE SEARCH
PROCESS, AND THE NOMINATION
PROCESS.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE ARE GOING TO REMAIN IN
TACT AND IN PLACE IN ADDITION
TO THE RESOLUTION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU CONGRESSWOMAN
GONZALEZ.
DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN.
I'M LOOKING BACK TO HEARING HOW
THIS COULD APPLY THERE.
ALSO, I WANTED TO REITERATE, WE
ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH VARIOUS
CONFIRMATION PROCESSES, AND
MANY PIECES OF THIS RESOLUTION
OUTLINE OUR EXPECTATIONS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN FULFILLED IN
MANY CASES.
I THINK WHEN THOSE EXPECTATIONS
AREN'T MET THERE ARE GLARING
OMISSIONS IN WHO IS AT THE
TABLE, OR WE'RE HEARING
CONCERNS FROM CERTAIN
CONSTITUENCIES, THIS WILL BE A
NICE DOCUMENT TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE TO FALL BACK ON.
AS WITH EVERY PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE CONSIDER
WHILE WE MAY HAVE EXPECTATIONS
FOR BEST PRACTICES, IT IS
ALWAYS NICE TO CODIFY IT IN
STATUTE, OR IN OUR RESOLUTION
AND MAKE SURE THIS IS A PROCESS
WHERE WE HAVE THIS ALL IN
UNDERSTANDING.
I'M ESPECIALLY COGNIZANT OF THE
FACT THAT IT'S NOT JUST FOR
THIS COUNCIL.
IT'S FOR FUTURE COUNCILS, AND
AGAIN, WE'RE BUILDING OFF OF
THE 2007 RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS
PASSED BEFORE, SO I THINK IT'S
A GOOD IDEA TO CONTINUE TO
ENHANCE, SO YOUR POINTS ARE
VERY WELL TAKEN.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I FORGET I HAVE MORE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT I
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ON THIS.
I THINK A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE
2007.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
COUNCILMEMBERS' EXPECTATIONS
FOR THESE PROCESSES, AND TO THE
EXTENT THAT THERE ARE UNIFORM
EXPECTATIONS HAVING A DOCUMENT
THAT IDENTIFIES THEM IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE
DRAFTED THIS IN SUCH A WAY THAT
THERE ISN'T A NEED FOR THE
COUNCIL AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE TO
HAVE TO REFER TO TWO DIFFERENT
RESOLUTIONS.
THE OLD ONES AND THE NEW ONES.
FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU
COLOR INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE
THAT I RECOMMENDED IN SECTION
1A.
I THINK THIS IS RELATED
SPECIFICALLY TO THE COUNSEL'S
EXPECTATION THAT THE MAYOR
SHOULD TELLS WHAT THEIR
INTENDED PROCESS IS ON THE
FRONT END SO THAT AGAIN, IT
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY, IF WE
HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN
MIND FROM WHAT IS BEING
PROPOSED, IT GIVES US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE
THINGS.
WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES TO
ENCOURAGE THE EXECUTIVE TO
ADDRESS THOSE PROCESS ISSUES ON
THE FRONT END, SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR INCLUDING THAT
LANGUAGE.
I THINK IT'S A BIG PART OF WHY
WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IS
BECAUSE THERE WERE EXPECTATIONS
FOR WHAT THE PROCESS SHOULD
LOOK LIKE FOR HSD, AND I THINK
THIS PROVIDES A LOT OF NEEDED
CLARITY MOVING FORWARD.
>> I THINK FOR A LOT OF US,
THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING, THE
PROBLEM IS WE DON'T NECESSARILY
MAKE IT PUBLIC AND THEN WHEN
THERE APPEARS TO BE A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IN TERMS
OF WHAT THAT INITIAL PROCESS
MIGHT BE, THAT'S I THINK WHERE
WE CREATE, UNFORTUNATELY, LACK
OF, LACK OF TRUST AND
TRANSPARENCY EVEN THOUGH IT MAY
HAVE BEENINADVERTENTLY CAUSED.
>> COUNCILWOMAN MOSQUEDA
CLARIFIED THIS RESOLUTION DOES
NOT COMMENT ON THE ONGOING
ISSUE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE
DIRECTOR FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
THE RESOLUTION THAT IS COMING
FROM MY COMMITTEE, SPECIFICALLY
REFERS TO THAT, AND I ALSO WANT
JUSTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT
RESOLUTION IS A DIRECT PRODUCT
OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING
SENT THEIR COMMUNICATION IN
SOME SHAPE OR FORMS.
EITHER SPEAKING TO DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES, OR HAVING PHONED
DIFFERENT OFFICES, OR HAVING
SENT EMAILS, AND THE GENESIS OF
IT WAS FROM THE UNION THAT
REPRESENTS MANY OF THE MEMBERS
OF MANY OF THE EMPLOYEES AT
HSD, HAVING INVITED MY STAFF IN
EARLY JANUARY TO HEAR THEIR
SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THE WAY
THE NOMINATION, THE CURRENT
NOMINATION WENT, I ALSO WANTED
TO CLARIFY THAT MY OFFICE HAD
BEEN MAKING INQUIRIES WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SINCE EARLY
LAST YEAR, AND THERE WAS
NOTHING THAT, THERE WAS NO
INFORMATION FORTHCOMING
WHATSOEVER UNTIL THE DECEMBER
19 ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE MAYOR
HAD NOMINATED AN INDIVIDUAL FOR
THE HSD DIRECTORSHIP.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT
CLEAR, THERE WAS NOTHING
UNUSUAL THAT WAS EXPECTED, AND
IT WAS NOT LIKE THE MAYOR WAS
CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.
THESE ARE REGULAR OCCURRENCES,
AS YOU ALREADY SAID THAT THESE
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.
I ALSO WANTED TO URGE THE
COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE FACT
THAT IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT RULES
THAT WE ARE SETTING UP FOR THE
FUTURE, IT'S ABOUT RULES THAT,
IT'S ABOUT PROCEDURES AND
POLICIES THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS AGREED TO AND THEN
DIDN'T FOLLOW IN CERTAIN CASES.
I MEAN THERE WAS A PROMISE MADE
TO JUST THE EMPLOYEES ALSO THAT
THEY WOULD BE INCLUDED, BUT
THEY WEREN'T, AND THEY WERE
TAKEN VERY OFF GUARD BY THE
APPOINTMENT THAT WAS THE
NOMINATION THAT WAS MADE.
THEY HAVE DISAGREEMENTS AND I'M
NOT CLAIMING THAT EVERY HSD
EMPLOYEE IS ON THE SAME PAGE,
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE HAVE
HEARD FROM SO MANY THAT IT WAS
INCUMBENT ON THE COMMITTEE AND
I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON THE
COUNCIL TO PAY HEED TO THEM.
>> DO YOU WANT TO FINISH UP?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SO I WANTED TO FLAG FOR FOLKS
THAT WE HAVE A MEETING COMING
UP FOR THE HOUSING FOLKS ON
MARCH 7, CONTINUING ON THE
THEME WE WILL TALK ABOUT TODAY
IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO QUALITY
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL.
PART OF WHAT THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN IS
A MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION
TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS THAT ARE
BEING UNDERTAKEN BY JEFF SOCUMA
AND SUSAN MCLOUGHLIN FROM
HEALTHIER HERE, WE'LL HAVE AN
UPDATE FROM THEM.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM
OUR SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
WHO HAS A EFFORT UNDERWAY TO
TRY TO REHAB AND PRESERVE AND
EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
MORE THAN 200 UNITS FOR
RESIDENTS, LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT DISCUSSION.
I WANT TO FLAG FOR FOLKS I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE FORT LAWTON
MEETING.
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING
TODAY AT KATHERINE BLAINE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTING AT
5:30.
THE ADDRESS IS 2550 34th AVENUE
WEST IN SEATTLE.
98199.
PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING, AS
WE TRY TO CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO HOUSE
OUR SENIORS, AS WELL AS THOSE
HOMELESS AND IN MIXED HOUSING.
ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE ON A
PANEL TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT
OF WOMEN IN KING COUNTY, OR
IMPACTFUL WOMEN IN KING COUNTY
AT THE ATLAS WORK BASE IN LOWER
QUEEN ANNE.
AND I WILL BE NOT HERE NEXT
WEEK, AS I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE,
BUT ALSO THEIR NATIONAL HOUSE
FORCE CONVENING.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING
YOU BACK MORE INFORMATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
>> ALMOST COUNCILMEMBER ROB.
YOU ALMOST GOT THAT.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST FINE.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
ONE I TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK
AND IT WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED
TO TODAY.
THAT REFERS TO THE PROPOSAL TO
ALLOW PORTABLES AT THE NORTH
SEATTLE POLICE PRECINCT.
IT WILL BE ON TODAY'S CALENDAR.
THE SECOND IS 914479 WHICH IS A
CHANGING DEFINITION OF A VESSEL
IN THE CITY'S SHORELINE MASTER
PROGRAM.
WE DO HAVE A, THERE'S NO PLAUS
RELATED ITEMS.
WE DECIDED TO DISCUSS IT TO
HOLD ONE BILL AND ONE BILL
ONLY.
WE WILL HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA
FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 9:30.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER
THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEK.
THERE'S A DEADLINE OF TOMORROW.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
BRINGING FORWARD ANY AMENDMENTS
TO THE COMPANION RESOLUTION TO
THE CITY WIDE IMAGE A BILL THAT
WE PASSED OUT OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE LAST MONTH.
WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AT
PREVIOUS MHA ZONE DISCUSSIONS.
COMPANION RESOLUTIONS HAVE
GENERALLY BEEN THE PLACE WE
WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS NON-LAND
USE RELATED ITEMS, WHETHER THEY
BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TRANSPORTATION, OR OTHER ISSUES
THAT HAVE COME UP IN THE COURSE
OF DISCUSSIONS.
WE'VE GOT A PRETTY ROBUST
RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW, BUT HAPPY
TO TAKE MORE AMENDMENTS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK
TO ALLIE OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
THE RESOLUTION IS PLANNING TO
GO LIVE LATER THIS WEEK, SO IF
YOU WANTED IT IN THERE IN THE
NEXT ROUND OF DRAFTS, PLEASE
SEE ALLIE BY TOMORROW.
JUST A COUPLE LAST MINUTE
THINGS.
I WANT TO SAY A BIG THANKS TO
MY COLLEAGUES FOR SITTING
THROUGH ALMOST FOUR AND A HALF
HOURS LAST MONDAY.
I CAME IN THIS MORNING AND
REALIZED THAT WAS ONLY A WEEK
AGO.
IT FELT LIKE A LONG TIME AGO.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE FURTHER
AMENDMENTS COMING FORWARD.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE DIDN'T
HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TO, THAT'S
COMING UP, WE WOULD STRONGLY
ASK YOU TO CONNECT WITH CENTRAL
STAFF THIS WEEK, SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE THOSE PUBLISHED BEFORE WE
TAKE UP THOSE THREE BILLS.
THE NORTHGATE BILL AND THE TWO
MHOA BILLS ON MONDAY THE 18th
OF MARCH.
TWO LAST SMALL ISSUES.
THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO TURNED
OUT LAST WEEK IN BALLARD, AND
WEST SEATTLE.
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE
BALLARD WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION.
THERE'S ONE MORE SCOPING
MEETING HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY
EVENING.
IF YOU MISSED THAT, FEEL FREE
TO COME DOWN.
LOTS OF WAYS TO COME DOWN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO A
MEETING.
YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION
ONLINE.
FOR MY FELLOW TRANSIT RIDER
COLLEAGUES, DON'T FORGET AT THE
END OF THE MONTH, THE 23rd,
SPECIFICALLY, BUSES ARE COMING
OUT OF THE TUNNEL.
YOU MAY NOT BE RIDING A BUS
THAT'S IN THE TUNNEL ANYMORE,
BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE KIND OF
A RIPPLE EFFECT ON WHERE BUSES
ARE GOING IN AND AROUND
DOWNTOWN.
IF YOU'RE A REGULAR TRANSIT
RIDER, JUST KEEP AN EYE ON
THAT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
FOLKS OUT STREAMING OVER THE
NEXT WEEKS, BUT YOUR PATH MAY
CHANGE.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
HOW THOSE CHANGES CONTINUE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> ALL RIGHTY.
HELLO, GOOD MORNING, PARTY
PEOPLE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SO REALLY QUICKLY THIS WEEK
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE KING
COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
RESOURCE CENTERS 30F ANNUAL
BREAKFAST.
THAT'S TUESDAY BRIGHT AND EARLY
AT 7:00 A.M.
ON MARCH 5. I WILL THEN ON THAT
SAME DAY AT 5:00 P.M.
JOIN MY COLLEAGUE OVER HERE TO
THE LEFT, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON
TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELEVANT TO
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
STUDENTS.
AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 6,
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL'S PUBLIC
INTEREST LAW FOUNDATION GALLA
AND DINNER, REALLY, A DESIGNER
DESIGNED TO FUND PRO BONO LEGAL
SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY.
ON FULL COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON,
I HAVE TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS RESOLUTION 31867,
WHICH IS A RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD HAVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT OF THE
MEDICARE FOR ALL ACT OF 2019.
AGAIN, THIS RESOLUTION APPEARS
ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND ON TODAY'S AGENDA
FOR CONSIDERATION BY THIS FULL
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
AS MANY OF YOU AREPROBABLY
ALREADY AWARE, THE MEDICARE FOR
ALL ACT WAS INTRODUCED BY OUR
VERY OWN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES SPONSOR PRAMILA
JAYAPAL.
REALLY EXCITED THAT
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL HAS MADE
TIME ON HER BUSY SCHEDULE TO
CALL INTO THIS COUNCIL MEETING
AT 2:00.
WE HAVE ACCOMMODATED WITH FOLKS
IN OUR I.T.
COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
ACCOMMODATE HER SMOOTH CALL IN.
SO WE'LL KICK OFF PUBLIC
TESTIMONY WITH PROVIDING
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE US
DIRECTLY SOME TESTIMONY ON THIS
RESOLUTION AND WHY IT'S
RELEVANT TO NOT JUST SEATTLE
RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
SO REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
WELCOME HER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
ONLY TELEPHONICALLY.
THE CURRENT VERSION IN
LEDGESTAR DOES NOT INCLUDE FROM
MAYOR DURKAN.
I WILL BE PROPOSING A FULL
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD INSERT A
LINE FOR THE MAYOR TO CONCUR ON
THE RESOLUTION.
THEN JUST REALLY QUICKLY FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE
GETTING QUESTIONS FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, I WANTED TO SHARE
SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL
ABOUT NOT JUST THE NITTY GRITTY
POLICY PIECES OF THE MADE CARE
FOR ALL ACT, BUT I WANTED TO
HAND OUT A RECENTLY RELEASED
REPORT THAT IS A COMMUNITY
HEALTH ASSESSMENT, THAT LOOKS
AT 2018, AND 2019.
SO THE FIRSTHAND OUT IS A
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FACT
SHEET THAT BREAKS DOWN
REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL'S BILL.
ON THE FRONT SIDE IT REALLY
TALKS ABOUT HOW OUR CURRENT
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS
INEFFECTIVE, INEFFICIENT, AND
INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE FOR ALL
AMERICANS, INCLUDING THOSE IN
SEATTLE.
AND ON THE BACK SIDE, THE NITTY
GRITTY OF WHAT HER BILL WOULD
DO, AND HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT
THAN THE MEDICARE FOR ALL
EFFORT IN 2008, I BELIEVE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD
THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR
YOU.
IT COMES WITH 13 FOOTNOTES WITH
LOTS OF DIFFERENT CITATIONS TO
LITERATURE.
THE NEXT THING I'M GOING TO
PASS OUT IS AGAIN THIS KING
COUNTY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
REPORT.
I JUST TOOK OUT AN EXCERPT THAT
REALLY TALKS ABOUT A COUPLE OF
ISSUES.
ONE, IT FOCUSES IN ON KING
COUNTY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND LAYS OUT WITH DATA
WHAT SOME OF THE ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE ISSUES ARE IN OUR
COUNTY, AND IN OUR CITY.
IF FOCUSES PARTICULARLY ON
UNINSURED ADULTS.
WHO ARE THESE UNINSURED ADULTS,
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN KING COUNTY
FROM 2008, 2016, THERE'S A
GRAPH ON THE SECOND PAGE OF
THIS HANDOUT THAT TALKS ABOUT
HOW ADULTS AGED 18 TO 67, IT
LAYS OUT HOW MANY OF THOSE
FOLKS BETWEEN AGING 18 AND 67
HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE.
WHILE WE KNOW THAT AFTER
THEPASSAGE OF THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT, WE SAW A HUGE
ADOPTION OF PEOPLE SIGNING UP
FOR HEALTHCARE, WE STILL HAVE A
DISPARATE NUMBER OF,
PARTICULARLY THOSE MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY OF COLOR WHO HAVE
NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
INSURANCE, AND MEDICARE FOR ALL
WILL PROVIDE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE MET.
AND THE KING COUNTY REPORT ALSO
TAKES ABOUT WHAT THE UNMET
MEDICAL NEEDS ARE WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY AS WELL, AND AGAIN,
PROVIDING YOU ALL THIS
INFORMATION TO ALLOW YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS DATA
WITH ANY CONSTITUENTS WHO MIGHT
BE CALLING YOUR OFFICE,
EMAILING YOUR OFFICE, ASKING
FOR ADDITIONAL REQUESTS ABOUT
THIS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
WORKING WITH CONGRESS MEMBER
JAYAPAL.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD BE
THE FIRST CITY TO PASS A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT.
I THINK THAT IS ONLY FITTING
GIVEN THAT THE SPONSOR OF THE
BILL IS CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL
WHO REPRESENTS THIS DISTRICT
THAT WE SIT IN, AND REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
LEND OUR COLLECTIVE SUPPORT,
HOPEFULLY TO HER EFFORT TO BE
ABLE TO BUILD THE CASE
NATIONALLY FOR SERIOUS
CONSIDERATION OF THIS
LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
WHAT'S THAT?
>> MANY MORE CITIES TO FOLLOW.
>> YES.
>> CONGRESS MEMBER JAYAPAL IS
ACTUALLY MY CONGRESSWOMAN, BUT
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM HER AT
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT
CLARIFICATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE RESOLUTION,
OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO MOVE
ONTO THE SECOND ITEM.
I ALSO HAVE COUNCIL BILL NUMBER
119468 ON THIS AGENDA.
THIS IS A BILL THAT WOULD
CREATE ANINCENTIVE FOR HIRING
OF NEW POLICE OFFICERS.
MY COMMITTEE HAS HAD TWO
HEARINGS ON THIS BILL.
MY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WATCHING
THE HIRING, AND SEPARATIONS
DATA COMING OUT OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE THE
MIDDLE OF 2018 WHEN IT BECAME
APPARENT TO US THE DEPARTMENT
WAS LAGGING FAR BEHIND THEIR
HIRING FORECAST.
A REFLECTION OF A VERY
CHALLENGING LANDSCAPE
NATIONALLY WHERE POLICE
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT
OFFICERS.
SO THIS LEGISLATION AS PROPOSED
BY THE MAYOR WOULD HAVE
PROVIDED LATERAL HIRES FROM
OTHER DEPARTMENTS, A SIGNING
BONUS OF $15,000.
I HAVE PROPOSED SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL THAT
WERE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK THAT WOULD
EXPAND THE HIRING BONUS TO NOT
JUST LATERAL HIRES, BUT ALSO TO
NEW HIRES AT 50% OF THE RATE.
SO I THINK IT'S 7,500 FOR NEW
HIRES AND IT ALSO INCLUDES
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS AROUND
ACCOUNTABILITY, SO THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GET DATA
RELATED TO HOW THIS HIRING
INCENTIVE BONUS IS WORKING, AND
WHETHER IT'S WORKING TO ALLOW
US TO COURSE CORRECT IF NEEDED
MUCH SOONER.
THE OTHER THING THAT THIS BILL
WILL DO, INCLUDING NOT JUST THE
EXPANSION TO NEW RECRUITS AND
DATA COLLECTION, BUT IT ALSO
INCLUDES AFFECTIVELY, A SUNSET
DATE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE
COUNSEL TO RENEW THE PROGRAM.
THAT IS TIED VERY CLOSELY WITH
OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE WANT TO
SEE DATA AND EVIDENCE THAT THIS
HIRING BONUS IS ACTUALLY
ACCOMPLISHING THE STATED GOAL
OF ADDRESSING THE HIRING GAPS
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR
US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
MONITORING THA DATA TO
IDENTIFY WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS
WORKING.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS THAT
THERE WILL BE A CLAUSE IN THIS
VERSE OF THE ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD REQUIRE A IN HIRE, OR A
LATERAL HIRE WHO RECEIVES THE
BONUS TO PAY BACK THE BONUS IF
THEY LEAVE BEFORE A SET PERIOD
OF TIME.
SO THIS HAS ALL BEEN REVIEWED
BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT, ALL
THESE AMENDMENTS, AND FEEL VERY
CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITY TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS VERSION
OF THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> SORRY, ONE LAST THING.
I FORGOT TO.
THE LAST THING I HAVE IS AN
APPOINTMENT.
IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
SEATTLE IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
COMMISSION.
AND IT WILL BE A REAPPOINTMENT
OF ARPAYA.
>> THE ORGANIZATION WE HAVE IN
OUR PACKET FOR TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA 2, THAT IS WHAT
WE WILL BE VOTING ON, THERE'S
NO AMENDMENTS BESIDES THAT THE
MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO CONCUR ON
THE RESOLUTION?
>> CORRECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> IN THE ORDINANCE, OR THE
COUNCIL BILL RELATED TO SPD
HIRES, YOU MENTIONED THERE WILL
NOW BE AN OBLIGATION TO PAY IT
BACK IF THEY DON'T STAY FOR A
SET PERIOD OF TIME.
WHAT IS THAT SET PERIOD OF
TIME?
IS IT DIFFERENT FOR A RECRUIT
VS.
A LATERAL HIRE OR THE SAME?
>> I THINK IT IS THE SAME
PROVISIONS APPLY TO BOTH.
AND I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL
BILL LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF ME,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T BRING MY iPAD,
BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU.
THERE'S BOTH A STAGGERING
REQUIREMENT, THAT YOU GET PAID
50% ON YOUR HIRE, AND THE REST,
AND I BELIEVE IT'S WITHIN THREE
YEARS IF YOU SEPARATE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT YOU HAVE TO PAY 100%
OF THE BONUS BACK.
>> OKAY.
>> SO IT WOULD APPLY EQUALLY TO
BOTH THE LATERAL HIRES AND THE
NEW HIRES.
THERE'S NO DISTINCTION IN THE
POLICY WHETHER YOU'RE A NEW OR
A LATERAL.
THOUGH THE INVESTMENT THAT THE
CITY IS MAKING IN LATERAL HIRES
IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN NEW
HIRES IS THAT RIGHT?
>> NOT NECESSARILY, BECAUSE NEW
HIRES REQUIRE A WHOLE HOST OF
INVESTMENTS BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF GETTING
THEM TO BE ADMITTED INTO THE
TRAINING ACADEMY.
THAT ALL REQUIRES SOME LEVEL OF
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, AND
CERTAINLY TIME INVESTMENT TO
GET A NEW RECRUIT UP TO SPEED.
THAT PROCESS TAKES ABOUT 12
MONTHS FOR THAT TO OCCUR AS
OPPOSED TO A LATERAL HIRE WHO
IS ALREADY TRAINED, JUST HAS TO
CONVERT THEIR LICENSE TO ONE
WHERE THEY CAN BE A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
AND THAT'S PRETTY QUICK TURN
AROUND.
IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF THE
BONUS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING,
YES, THE LATERAL HIRE DOLLAR
FIGURE IS LARGER.
AND LASTLY, I SHOULD NOTE THAT
IN YOUR REVIEW OF THE FISCAL
NOTE, YOU WILL NOTICE THIS IS A
REVENUE NEUTRAL PROPOSAL, EVEN
WITH MY PROPOSED EXPANSION TO
APPLY IT TO NEW HIRES, AND THE
REASON IT IS REVENUE NEUTRAL IS
BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL
NOT HITTING ITS HIRING
FORECASTED NUMBERS, AND SO
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT SALARY
SAVINGS THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED
FOR FUNDING OF THIS INCENTIVE
HIRING PROGRAM.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
OKAY.
I THINK WE'RE DONE FOR THE
MORNING.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WE'RE ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.