>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THNK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNTER
BRIEFING ON APRIL 15, 2019.
LET'S GO RIGHT TO OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATES.
I WILL COME BACK TO THAT
PRESIDENT'S REPORT BEFORE WE
GO THROUGH THE PREVIEW OF
TODAY
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
LET'S GET THE TEAM FORWARD HERE.
EVERYONE HAS THE APRIL BULLETIN
AND THE UPDATES.
THANKS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT.
LET'S STARTED.
>> GOOD MORNING I AM LILY
WILSON-CODEGA .
>> CARON CARGIL . CHRISTINA
POSTLEWAIT KAH STATE LOBBYIST.
>> WE ARE CONCLUDING THE
REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND
PAUL CHAMBERS ARE WORKING TO
RECONCILE THEIR CAPITAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET THAT THE
STAGE.
WE HAVE ALSO PASSED SOME
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES.
THE APRIL NIGHT FISCAL
COMMITTEE CUT OFF INCLUDING
THIS WAS A WE FACE OUR APRIL 17
IS WHEN THE PILLS ME TO MAKE IT
OFF THAT HOUSE OF THE OPPOSITE
CHAMBER OR BE DESIGNATED AS
NECESSAR IN THE BUDGET IF THEY
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
ON.
ANYTHING IS MOVING QUICKLY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL
BEING AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKENDS AND LATE INTO THE
EVENINGS PARTICULARLY AS IT
RELATES TO ISSUES AROUND TENANT
PROTECTIONS.; WILL MOVEMENT
THEIR WE WILL BE REPORTING ON.
WRONGFUL DEATH AND THE REPEAL
SPECIFICALLY THIS WEEK WHICH A
CONGRESSMAN WILL BE JOINING US
FOR.
THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN SIGNING
BILLS INTO LAW AND WE WILL
REACH OUT TO YOUR RESPECTIVE
OFFICES IF WE THINK YOU WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US.
IT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD AND
AS SOON AS WE, ALTHOUGH IT HAS
NOT MOVED OFF THE FLOOR AT THIS
POINT AS SOON AS HE DOES AND AS
SOON AS A GOVERNOR HAS
INDICATED THAT HE WILL SIGN IT.
WE WILL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW
WHEN THAT IS SCHEDULED AND WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE TO
PARTICIPATE.
BEFORE WE DIVE INTO INDIVIDUAL
PORTFOLIOS TODAY I WANT TO TURN
IT OVER TO CARON CARGIL CALL
OUR STATE DIRECTOR FOR
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE.
>> WE ARE ON DAY 92 OF THE
HUNDRED AND FIVE DAY SESSION.
IS A LITTLE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
BEFORE. I MENTIONED LAST WEEK
THAT THE RUMORS OF A SPECIAL
SESSION ARE CIRCLING IN OLYMPIA
AND THOSE RUMORS ARE STILL
ACTIVE.
UNTIL THEY HAVEN'T PASSED A BILL
THEN THEY LIKELY WILL REMAIN
RUMORS.
AS WE MENTIONED, NEGOTIATIONS
ARE GOING WITH THE PROJECT I
KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK
THAT THEY ARE SOME PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES.
WE HAVE A $6 MILLION DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO BUDGETS.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REVENUE,
WHAT THOSE DOLLARS WILL GO FOR
WE ARE MONITORING THAT VERY
CLOSELY AND ENGAGING IN THE
COMPOSITIONS TOOK A LOT OF WORK
STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IT WILL BE VERY BUSY UNTIL THE
VERY LAST DAY.
WE ALSO MENTIONED A CUT OFF ON
WEDNESDAY IT IS THE LAST DAY
FOR BILLS THAT HAVE TO BE OUT
OF THERE OPPOSITE CHAMBER.
BEEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF
SESSION THE FOCUS IS ON BILLS
RETURNING THAT REQUIRED
CONCURRENT CONFERENCE.
THAT IS WHAT THE MAJORITY FOCUS
IS AT THE BILLS THAT ARE DEEMED
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
BUDGET.
>> BUDGET RELATED QUESTION.
BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE BUDGETS ARE SO SIGNIFICANT
AND BECAUSE THIS COUNSEL HAS
SOME STRONG PREFERENCES AS IT
RELATES TO SOME OF THE PIECES OF
THE BUDGET PARTICULARLY ONE OF
THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN
MONITORING IS THE BOTH THE
CAPITAL AND THE OPERATING
INVESTMENTS RELATED TO DRUG
TREATMENT.
THE ABILITY TO BRING ON DRUG
TREATMENT BEDS AS WELL AS THE
FUNDING NECESSARY TO OPERATE
THOSE FACILITIES.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REALLY
HELPFUL IN HELPING ME TEASE
THROUGH WHAT IS NECESSARY TO
PUT INTO OPERATION. PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION UNDER PREVIOUS
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS INTO PLACE
HERE IN KING COUNTY AS IT
RELATES TO TREATMENT OF FOLKS
WHO HAVE DRUG ADDICTION
PROBLEMS.
SO WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR US,
AND I AM GETTING THAT AS ONE
EXAMPLE.
I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER
EXAMPLES WHERE THIS COUNSEL
MIGHT HAVE STRONG PREFERENCES
ON WHICH VERSION OF THE BUDGET
GETS THROUGH FOR PARTICULAR
ALLOCATIONS.
IS THERE A WAY LIKE WE DO
GENERALLY FOR OUR MUCH LATER
AGENDAS, IS THERE A WAY FOR US
TO DO THAT WITH THE BUDGET AS
WELL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
TYPICALLY WHEN THE BILLS ARE
INITIALLY INTRODUCED THERE'S A
VERY QUICK TURNAROUND.
TYPICALLY THAT BUDGET
LEGISLATION IS INTRODUCED AS A
TITLE ONLY AND THEN IT IS
SUBBED IN ON AN AFTERNOON AND
THAT FOLLOWING AFTERNOON THERE
ARE A COUPLE DONE ON THE SAME
DAY.
SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO BE
ABLE TO BUT TO ALL OF THE
HEALTH DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO
HAVE AN IMPACTFUL TESTIMONY OR
TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THE
PUBLIC SENSE.
A LOT DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND
DIFFERENT GROUPS LIKE TO
PREPARE LETTERS AND KIND OF
OUTLINE WHAT PREFERENCE THEY
HAVE SPECIFIC TO BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ITEMS.
THIS IS WHAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE
AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS IN
THE FINAL VERSION EXPECT SINCE
I AM SUGGESTING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE
DONE BEFORE, I WOULD COSTUMING
THE COUNSEL WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT
FOR THE DIFFERENT BUDGETS,
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT
YOU COULD HELP US WORK THERE?
>> WE ALREADY HAVE ONE IN THE
WORKS.
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND SHARE
WHAT WE HAVE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING TO SOME IN KING COUNTY
SPECIFICALLY AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE A LOT TO
GAIN FROM THIS BUDGET.
EVEN THOUGH THE BUDGETS ARE
UNDER THE PAGES WITH A LOT OF
THINGS BOTH BUDGETS HAVE PUT
SOME SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS IN.
I KNOW THERE IS LITTLE BIT OF
CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT ALL THOSE
PIECES ARE CAUGHT THEY ARE
CALLED DIFFERENT THINGS IN
DIFFERENT PLACES.
STILL WORKING THROUGH WHAT THAT
MEANS IS STILL AN ONGOING PART
OF THE FINAL BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS.
THAT WE HAVE A RELATIVELY GOOD
OUTLINE OF THE THINGS THAT THE
BROADER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
COMMUNITY WILL BE LOOKING FOR
AND ASKING FOR SO I AM HAPPY TO
CONNECT YOU WITH THAT AND WORK
ON THAT.
>> I JUST STATE THAT AS AN
EXAMPLE BUT LITTLE HELP IS THE
SAME THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM GOING TO START WITH
EDUCATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTION ON
EARLY EDUCATION AND RECAP LAST
WEEK.
I WANT TO START WITH THE SECOND
SUBSTITUTE HOW STILL 34 THAT WAS
INTRODUCED BY REEVES.
THIS WAS VOTED OUT IN THE
SENATE ON APRIL 12 WITH ABOUT
OF 25-20.
THERE WERE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE ADOPTED WHILE IT WAS IN
THE SENATE.
THAT WAS REQUIRED CONGRESS TO
WORK WITH FAMILIES IN ADDITION
TO DIRECTING THEM TO DEVELOP A
SURVEY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
THEIR CHALLENGES WITH CHILDCARE
THIS WILL REQUIRE THAT THE BILL
WOULD HEAD BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR
THE CHOICE OF CONCURRENCE OR IF
THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES THAT THEY
CAN SEND IT BACK.
IT WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL
THOUGH IN-HOUSE SO MOVES BACK
OVER THERE.
THE SECOND BILL I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS SENATE BILL 5089
ON PAGE 2 TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
THAT IS A BILL BEFORE BY
SENATOR WILMOT THIS WOULD ALLOW
THE ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO
TURNED THREE AT ANY TIME DURING
THE SCHOOL YEAR IF THE
CHILDREN'S FAMILY INCOME IS AT
OR BELOW 110% OF THE RURAL
POVERTY LEVEL AND THE CHILDREN
HAVE RECEIVED EARLY
INTERVENTION SERVICES OR IN THE
HEADSTART PROGRAM, THIS BILL
PASSED THE SENATE ON APRIL 12
WITH ABOUT 90 2-4. THERE WERE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PUT INTO
THIS BILL SO AGAIN WE'LL HAVE
TO RETURN TO THE CHAMBER OF
ORIGIN FOR CONCURRENCE.
THE LAST EARLY-MORNING BILL WAS
ON PAGE 3 PUT FORWARD BY
SENATOR WILSON.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE INCLUSION
OF CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILY INCOME
IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2%
200% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL.
THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS
ADOPTED IN THE HOUSE AND THAT
WAS ABOUT THE 130% OF THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL BUT LESS
THAN OR EQUAL TO THE 200%
POVERTY LEVEL, THE CHILDREN
HAVE TO MEET AT LEAST ONE RISK
FACTOR CRITERIA AS ADOPTED AS A
RULE BY THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND
FAMILIES.
THAT HOST TO GO BACK TO THE
CHANGER OF ORIGIN.
>> THE LAST TWO BILLS YOU
TALKED ABOUT, HOW DO THESE WORK
TOGETHER?
>> I THINK THERE IS GENERAL
EFFORT TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO
DISSIPATE SO THEY WORK ON A
DIFFERENT PIECE OF THAT AND
LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS.
I DON'T THINK THEY TAKE AWAY
FROM EACH OTHER BUT THEY KIND
OF GO TOGETHER PICS LIKE IT IS
MY AT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A
CONFLICT.
BUT I CAN CONFIRM THAT.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, WHICH ONE OF
THESE BILLS INCLUDED THE
REVISION AROUND ALLOWING THE
STUDENTS FULL-TIME GRADUATE
STUDENTS TO STILL NONETHELESS
QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE?
>> THAT IS A CHILDCARE HIGHER
BILL WHICH IS ON PAGE 1.
>> OF THE VERY FIRST ONE.
I SEE IT.
>> THAT ALSO PASSED OUT OF THE
SENATE ON APRIL 12.
>> I THINK THAT ONE HAS BEEN A
HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME AND I KNOW
THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER
SITUATIONS PARTICULARLY AS IT
RELATES TO THE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
HAVE TRIED TO APPLY FOR THE
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY
CANNOT QUALIFY FOR THAT AS A
SUBSIDY TO BE UP TO FULLY
PARTICIPATE IN THOSE CHILDCARE
SERVICES.
I THINK THIS WILL BE A HUGE
SHIFT IN HOW PARENTS WHO ARE
SEEKING TO AT THE SAME TIME
FURTHER THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
AND LONG-TERM IMPACT FOR THE
FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS.
KUDOS TO THE FOLKS IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
THERE IS MUSIC PLAYING FOR THE
AUDIENCE.
IT'S ALL FOR ME.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
BILL IN PARTICULAR AND WANT TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW TO MAKE SURE
IT GETS SIGNED PICS LIKE THAT
YOU ARE HIGHLIGHTED THAT BUT I
DON'T HAVE ANY NOTES ABOUT
WHETHER ANY AND MINUTES ARE PUT
ON IT I WILL CHECK THAT OUT AND
LET YOU KNOW IF IT WILL REQUIRE
ANY ADDITIONAL ACTION.
>> THANK YOU KAREN.
>> THE TWO ENVIRONMENTS, ON
PAGE 4, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
OUR FAVORITE ELECTRIFICATION
HESITATION BILL PASSED IN THE
SENATE LAST WEEK.
NOAH MINUTES WERE PUT ON THE
BILL SO IT IS PASS.
IT WILL GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK NOW.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ME
TALK ABOUT THIS ONE EVERY
SINGLE MEETING FOR THE NEXT 3
YEARS.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT
ENVIRONMENTAL WHEN THIS PAST
WEEK WAS A CLEAN ENERGY BILL ON
PAGE 6. THAT IS THE 100% CLEAN
ENERGY BILL AND THAT PASSED OUT
OF THE HOUSE. VOTED 56-42 THERE
WERE SOME AMENDMENTS FOR IT BUT
AGAIN, SIGNIFICANT ONE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY.
IT HEADS BACK TO THE SENATE FOR
A SPEEDBOAT BUT WE HAVE SEEN
SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS ON
THE STILL SPECS WHAT DO YOU
WANT US TO SEND THANK YOU NOTES
ON THINGS LIKE THIS?
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
US?
>> THANK YOU NOTES ARE ALWAYS
APPRECIATED IN A LENGTHY.
I NOTES A LOT OF THANKLESS WORK
SO ANY OPPORTUNITY, IF THERE IS
SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS OF
WHO TO SEND THANK YOU NOTES TO.
THOSE ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
FOR THIS BILL SENATOR CARLISLE
IS A PRESENT OF BUT CARLTON
FROM THE SEATTLE DELEGATION WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS
OFF OF THE HOUSE FLOOR.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A
SHOUT OUT THAT THEY DESERVE FOR
THAT.
IN GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ON PAGE
7, SENATE HOUSE BILL 403, THIS
IS THAT BILL THAT FAS WORKED
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON BUSINESSES TO
SIMPLIFY THE FORMULA FOR THE
TAX.
IT WAS CONSENSUS LANGUAGE THAT
WAS AGREED ON BY A WORK GROUP
AND HAS MOVED RELATIVELY
SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE PROCESS.
47-0 WITH NO AMENDMENT SO IT
HEADS TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
>> IS THIS THE SUNSHINE
COMMITTEE HOUSE BILL? IS AT THE
ONE THAT EVERYBODY DID NOT WANT
TO SHARE THEIR EMAILS?
>> NO CALL THIS ONE IS NOT.
THAT WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE IN
THE LEGISLATION.
IT DIED.
REPRESENTED PETERSON PUT
FORWARD THAT PROPOSAL AND THERE
IS A LAWSUIT SURROUNDING THAT.
>> I WAS WONDERING WHAT THIS
ONE WAS.
>> I'M NOT PREPARED TO SPEAK TO
THAT ONE BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH IT.
I KNOW IT IS NOT ABOUT ONE.
>> ON PAGE 9 I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THIS BILL, THE
WRONGFUL DEATH BILL.
THIS IS ON SECOND READING RIGHT
NOW.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DEBATE
GOING ON WITH AN AMENDMENT
BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS.
IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO STRIP THE
LIABILITY PROTECTION IN CASES
INVOLVING THE STATUTE WHICH
ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT IT'S
LIKE THE PARENT MAKING A CLAIM
FOR THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF AN
ADULT CHILD WHICH IS A
SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF THE
BILL.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE LEGISLATION
FEEL THAT PRETTY MUCH TAKES ANY
OF THE PUNCH OUT OF THIS BILL.
THERE'S A LOT OF FIGHTING GOING
ON ON THAT.
A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ON IT.
WE WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES FOR SENDING A LETTER
TO SEVERAL OF THE LEGISLATORS
WHO HAVE OR WERE UNDECIDED
ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT DOING
AN ADDITIONAL LETTER AND WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE COUNSEL
SUPPORT ON THAT.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
CONTINUING TO FIGHT THE GOOD
FIGHT ON THIS ONE.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL AND
IT IS VERY WONKY IN A LOT OF
úWAYS.
BUT IT IS FUN TO FUNDAMENTALLY
AND THE JUSTICE AND HOW WE
VALUE THE LOSS OF LIFE AND THE
HARM IN OUR SOCIETY.
THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES IN
WHICH I HAD TO TURN AWAY
CLIENTS WHEN I WAS A PRACTICING
PLAINTIFF LAWYER BECAUSE IT WAS
AN ADULT CHILD THAT WAS LOST IN
A REALLY CLEAR CASE IN SOME
CASES, VERY CLEAR CASES OF
NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND THIS IS ONE WAY THAT
FOLKS ARE KEPT OUT.
FOR MY EXPERIENCE, I HAVE ONLY
BEEN MARRIED A YEAR AND HALF.
IF I HAD PASSED AWAY PRIOR TO
BEING MARRIED, MY MOTHER WHO
DEPENDS ON ME FOR A LOT OF
THINGS IN LIFE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO HAVE BROUGHT A LEGALLY
VIABLE CLAIM AGAINST ME IF THE
REASON I DIED WAS BECAUSE OF
NEGLIGENT ACTS IN A CAR ACCIDENT
FOR EXAMPLE OR SOME OTHER TYPE
OF GOVERNMENT MISCONDUCT THAT
RESULTED IN CAUSING MY DEATH.
THOSE ARE REALLY CAUGHT REAL
LIFE IMPACTS FOR FAMILIES AND
THIS LOT JUST DOES NOT REALLY
RECOGNIZE MODERN-DAY FAMILIES
AND THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD AND
THE WAY THAT WE MOVE AROUND THE
WORLD I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS.
I ADVOCATED FOR IT WHEN I WAS A
MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON
ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE AND ON
THEIR BOARD AND CONTINUE TO
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT FIX TO A VERY ARCHAIC
SET OF LAWS AROUND HOW WE VALUE
PEOPLE'S LIFE AND DEATH AND HOW
WE VALUE PEOPLE'S FAMILIAL
RELATIONSHIPS IN MODERN DAY
SOCIETY.
SO I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
OER AND I KNOW WE WILL WORK ON
A LETTER FOR THE FULL COUNSEL
TO SIGN THAT I WILL BE BRINGING
TO YOU AT TODAY'S 2 PM FULL
COUNSEL MEETING FOR SIGNATURES
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE QUITE READY
FOR THIS MORNING.
I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH ANY OF
YOU WHO MIGHT HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE
LETTER IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S
FULL COUNSEL MEETING.
>> I THINK JUST GIVEN THE
TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE BILL,
CLARIFICATION FROM ALLIES HERE
FOR A LOT OF THE NEWER MEMBERS
IN THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE VERY
HELPFUL JUST UNDERSTANDING THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING
INTO THE WEEDS AND GETTING REAL
EXTRACTED AT THIS POINT SO I
THINK THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL
CLARIFICATION.
WE APPRECIATE THOSE INITIAL
EMAILS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST BILL I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IN THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT SECTION IS SENATOR
CARLISLE'S PRIVACY BILL. I KNOW
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE
COMPONENT IS THAT THE MAIN IDEA
OF THIS BILL WAS TO HAVE
CONSUMER PROTECTION ON THEIR
DATA AND THEIR RIGHTS AND WHAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO DO WITH THAT.
LAST WEEK RIGHT BEFORE CUT OFF
THE A PATIENT'S COMMITTEE IN AN
EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE BILL AND
GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD NEEDED
TO STRIP THE BILL OUT OF ITS
CONTENT.
RIGHT NOW THE BILL IS ACTUALLY
JUST A TITLE ONLY BILL.
THERE STILL WORKING THROUGH
SOME OF THE NUANCES.
THEY HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERNS
BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THE ACLU
AT THE BILL DID NOT GO FAR
ENOUGH OR THERE WASN'T THE
ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY
STOP SOME OF THE STUFF WITH THE
SHARING OF THEIR DATA. THINK
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES ARE STILL
BEING WORKED THROUGH JUST
BECAUSE THERE IS NO CONTENT IN
THE BILL AT THIS STAGE THAT BY
NO MEANS MEANS IT'S NOT MOVING
FORWARD AND THAT WOULD BE THE
FINAL FORM OF IT.
WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT OVER
TO CHRISTINA.
>> MOVING ON TO THE HEALTHCARE
SECTION, ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
10 I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 1394
CAUGHT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
FACILITIES BILL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THIS RELATES TO THAT BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS
NEEDED TO ENSURE A CONTINUUM OF
CARE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PATIENTS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE
WAYS AND MEANS THE. TWO
AMENDMENTS WERE ADOPTED BY THE
COMMITTEE.
ONE THAT CLARIFIES THAT
CERTIFIED. RESPITE CENTERS MUST
BE PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES WHICH
HAS MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD
REMOVE LANGUAGE EXPANDING THE
EXEMPTION TO CERTIFICATE OF
NEED REQUIREMENTS.
IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE IN KING
COUNTY TO MAKE A ONE-TIME
ADDITION OF 60 PSYCHIATRIC
BEDS.
THIS BILL IS NOW ON SECOND
READING IN THE SENATE RULES
COMMITTEE AND AWAITS FURTHER
ACTION.
THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES
TO THAT ONE.
I ALSO WANTED TO --
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
FUNDING THAT GOES WITH THIS?
THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT ALL
THAT'S A BEEN WORKING ON FOR
YEARS AND IF WE ARE GOING TO
EXPAND THE BEDS WHICH WE NEED,
WE ALSO NEED THE RESOURCES TO
DO IT.
>> YES.
THAT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION
AND WE KEEP HEARING AT OF BOTH
SETS OF BUDGET WRITERS, WE NEED
MORE PLACES TO HELP PEOPLE AND
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP
FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
PLACES THEY ARE AT AT THAT
MOMENT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS
NOT SPECIFICALLY IN THIS ONE,
BUT THERE IS SOME FUNDING AS IT
DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH WAYS AND
MEANS.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT WITH
THIS ONE A POINT THAT IS
IMPORTANT IS THAT IT WOULD ALSO
ALLOW AN ADVANCED RATE TO BE
PAID TO NURSING HOMES.
CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES, CREATING MORE
OPTIONS WITHIN EXISTING
FACILITIES, IT'S A GOOD BOOST
TO THAT NUMBER OF PLACES THAT
WE HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
>> MOVING ON TO PAGE 11, THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 11, 1870 COBB
THIS IS THAT PATIENT
PROTECTIONS UNDER THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
>> I'M SORRY, AND I ASKED ONE
QUESTION?
KAREN JUST PASSED ME A
SPREADSHEET THAT SHOWED
SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO $90 MILLION.
>> 60 MILLION.
>> WHAT'S THE ONE ATTACHED
BELOW?
THERE IS 69 AND THEN THERE IS
SOME ADDITIONAL OR SOMETHING
BILL?
>> THERE IS ONE ABOUT THAT THAT
HAD THE 17.8 THAT WAS FOR A
DIFFERENT ISSUE.
THAT WAS FOR MEDICAID INCREASE.
>> IS THAT $69 MILLION, DOES
THAT MEAN STATEWIDE?
WE CAN USE THAT $69 MILLION
MULTIPLE TIMES OVER JUST IN
SEATTLE.
>> YES.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS A
STATEWIDE.
BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT
IN ITS CURRENT FORM WE COULD
USE FUNDING THAT WOULD BE
ALLOCATED UNDER 1406 THE LOCAL
OPTION BOND BILL FOR A VARIETY
OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
POTENTIALLY MAINTENANCE TOO.
THOSE OF THE LOCAL FUNDS WE
WOULD KEEP WITHIN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY AFTER WE CLEARLY HAVE
DEMONSTRATED A DEDICATION
TOWARDS PROVIDING FUNDING FROM
OUR OWN LOCAL RESOURCES THROUGH
REPEATED SUPPORT OF THE HOUSING
LETTER.
THAT WOULD LET US OPT IN TO
USING 1406 IS FUNDS WHICH IS
BONDING AND STATE SALES TAX.
>> WITH THE COUNTY ADD THEIR
MONEY AS WELL? SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT HERE I WANT TO BEAT
THIS BUSH AS MUCH AS I HAVE TO
FOR THE STATE.
WE KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE TO GET THIS MEDICALLY
ASSISTED TREATMENT TO PEOPLE
BUT IT MEANS MORE PETS.
SINCE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE
THE STICKS AND THE CARROTS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR
STATEWIDE TO OTHER CITIES AND
OUR REGION TO SET FORWARD LIKE
WE HAD HOPED, THERE NEEDS TO BE
THAT CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE $69 MILLION
BUT IT IS A FRACTION OF WHAT WE
NEED TO REALLY BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.
>> THIS HAS BEEN THE FOREFRONT
OF MANY OF THE BUDGET WRITERS
CONCERNS TOO.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IN EVERY
COMMUNITY THERE IS A NEED FOR
INCREASED FUNDING.
IT IS THE FUNDING LEVEL THEY
ARE AT RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THIS IS THE
FINAL FUNDING LEVEL.
WE WILL SEE WHAT COMES OUT.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S A COMPONENT.
THERE IS A MUCH BROADER CUT
THAT WAS JUST ONE COMPONENT OF
THAT $69 MILLION.
I AM HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP WITH A
LIST OF THE THINGS WE ARE
LOOKING FOR.
LIKE WHAT OUR REFERENCES ARE
FROM ONE BUDGET TO THE OTHER
THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT OUR NEEDS
ARE.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE
BUT THE APPROACH THAT WE DID IN
THE 1990S AROUND THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT WHERE THERE WERE
CARROTS AND STICKS, THE STATE
WILL HELP BUT EVERY
JURISDICTION HAS TO PUT FORWARD
SOME GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.
IF YOU DON'T THEN YOU DON'T GET
THE FUNDING FOR THE OTHER
THINGS YOU WANT WHETHER IT'S
ASPORTATION OR WHATEVER THE
CITIES WERE LOOKING FOR.
FRANKLY I THINK THAT THIS HAS
RISEN TO BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN HEALTHCARE
ACROSS THE STATE.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE ARE
LEADING THE CONVERSATION ON
THIS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ONE
THING WHILE WE WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY
STAKEHOLDERS STATEWIDE AND HAVE
STATEWIDE FUNDING AND IT OFTEN
HELPS GET IMPORTANT PROPOSALS
AND HEALTH IS ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE, THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH COMMUNITY THIS YEAR AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATIN
CENTER.
THAT WOULD BE RIGHT IN OUR OWN
BACKYARD.
THIS IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR
THAT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS
IN PLAY AROUND THE BUDGET BUT
THAT IS REFERENCED IN THE HOUSE
AT $34 MILLION WITH SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS
THOSE NEEDS AS WELL.
THOSE WOULD BE CENTERED HERE IN
SEATTLE TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS
OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> 34 IN ADDITION TO THAT 69,
IT'S NOT ADDED?
>> THAT'S ON THE CAPITAL SIDE
FOR THE MANAGEMENT AT THE
FACILITY AND FUNDED IN-HOUSE
BUDGET.
>> THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS
TO WORK OUT THEIR BUT A
SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY THAT WOULD
BE VERY HELPFUL TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE NEEDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST RETURNING BRIEFLY TO
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
PROJECTIONS, I WANTED TO LET
YOU KNOW THAT THIS PAST OUT OF
LEGISLATURE AND IS SCHEDULED TO
BE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ENSLEY
FRIDAY AT 2:30.
THIS IS A GREAT HURDLE TO GET
THIS THROUGH.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR IT TO
BE SIGNED INTO LAW.
>> I WANTED TO ALSO JUST
BRIEFLY TOUCH ON OPIOIDS.
ON PAGE 12, IF WE LOOK AT 5380,
THIS AGAIN IS THAT GOVERNOR
REQUESTED OPIOID BILL FOCUSED
ON TREATMENT AND RECOVERY,
PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN,
OPIOID OVERDOSE AND PEOPLE WITH
OPIOID USE DISORDER WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THIS PAST OUT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON APRIL 8. THERE WERE TWO
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
THE FIRST REQUIRES THAT
MEDICAID AND OTHER PLANTS
PROVIDE COVERAGE WITHOUT PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION.
AT LEAST ONE PRESCRIPTION DRUG
WITHIN THE DRUG CLASS OF
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER
TREATMENT. THE SECOND AMENDMENT
WOULD MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE
TERMS OF USE AND THE BILL. WE
ARE STILL GETTING OUR
TERMINOLOGY RIGHT AS WE
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTANCE
ABUSE DISORDER.
THOSE WERE CHANGED IN ADELE.
RIGHT NOW THE BILL AS IT'S
PLACED ON SECOND READING AND
WAITING FOR FURTHER ACTION.
WE ARE VERY CLOSELY MONITORING
THIS ONE.
>> IS THIS PRIMARILY ACCESS TO
TREATMENT BILL?
>> YES.
I THINK ALSO ESPECIALLY THE
INCLUSION OF PREGNANT AND
PARENTING WOMEN AND AS WELL AS
THOSE INVOLVED IN THE TERMINAL
JUSTICE SSTEM, IT WAS A GREAT
BROADENING TOO.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE
SECTION I CAN ANSWER?
OKAY.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO HOUSING.
WE HAVE A COUPLE ON PAGE 13.
THERE REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
AND RATE PROPOSAL WE DISCUSSED,
THIS WOULD ALLOW CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO GET FUNDING TO
CONTINUE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. THIS
PUSHES ASIDE THE ISSUE THAT WE
DISCUSSED MAYBE THREE WEEKS
AGO.
THIS PAST OUT OF THE SENATE
FLOOR ON APRIL 10 WITH ABOUT
COUNT OF 34-13.
THE BILL WAS NOT CHANGED BY THE
SENATE SO IT WILL NOW GO TO THE
GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE.
THAT WAS GREAT MOVEMENT ON THAT
BILL.
>> ON THAT ONE, THERE WAS A
SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ORIGINAL UNDERLINED LANGUAGE OF
JUNE 30, 2018.
WHAT WAS THE WORD AT THE
LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO
COTTON CITY PERMANENT USE NOW?
OR IS IT JUST AN EXTENSION.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
SUNSET IS AN EXTENSION.
IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT.
>> WE HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THAT.
THIS WAS A CRITICAL BILL TO
MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR AS THE
SUNSET WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING
FOR THESE FUNDS TO BE USED.
>> THE SUNSET IS UNTIL JUNE?
>> IT GOES TO THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR 2026.
>> NOT ELIMINATED CAJUSTE
EXTENDED.
>> YES.
BUT IT WAS A CRITICAL EXTENSION
AS IT WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A BIG HIT TO
A LOT OF CITIES.
>> SO WHAT IS THE WORK PLAN
MOVING FORWARD ON THAT IN ORDER
TO NOT BE IN THE SAME SITUATION
WE WERE IN THIS TIME WHERE THE
SUNSET WAS UPON US?
>> THE PROCESS THAT WENT INTO
THIS BILL BEING PASSED, IT
GENERATED A LOT OF
COMMUNICATION WITHIN DIFFERENT
CITIES.
AWC WAS VERY HELPFUL EXPLAINING
WHY THIS IS A CRITICAL NEED TO
MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND
EXTEND THAT TIMELINE AND ALSO
ADD ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITY FOR
THESE FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS.
THAT CONVERSAION IS NOT GOING
WAY.
THIS REALLY PUSHED EVERYONE TO
LOOK BACK AND SAY WE REALLY
NEED TO KEEP THIS GOING AND
MAKE IT EASIER TO ACCESS
ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
THAT MOMENTUM HAS TAKEN PLACE
AND THAT'S HOW THIS PAST THIS
YEAR. I HAVE TO IMAGINE THAT
MINIMUM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
I THINK THE DEADLINE WAS
POTENTIALLY PEOPLE CATCHING
PEOPLE OFFGUARD.
NOW WE KNOW THE DEADLINE WE
HAVE FIRM TITLE ON IT THAT WE
NEED TO GO ABOUT EXTENDING THIS
OR GET A PERMANENT EXTENSION
THAT WILL BE UP FOR OTHERS TO
DECIDE.
THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE THAT
WILL NOT SOON FADE FROM MEMORY.
>> I AM NOT SEEING THE OTHER
BILL IN THIS SECTION.
IS THAT DAD?
THE ONE WITH THE PROGRESSIVE?
>> NOTHING IS OFFICIALLY DEAD.
IT COULD ALWAYS COME BACK BUT
YES, WE ARE NOT SEEING IT EXPECT
THE PROGRESSIVE REAL ESTATE AS
PART OF THE BUDGET
CONVERSATION.
BOTH BUDGETS, HOUSE, AND THE
SENATE HAVE PART OF THAT SO IT
IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
BUDGET AND IT IS VERY MUCH PART
OF THE CONVERSATION.
THEY ARE UTILIZING SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT WAYS AND SO THEY ARE
STILL TRYING TO YOUR OUT WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT IT
WILL BE USED TO FUND AND WHAT
THOSE DIFFERENT TEARS WILL BE
AT THIS STAGE.
IT'S VERY MUCH ALIVE STILL.
>> JUST SO I'M FOLLOWING THE
CONVERSATION CAUGHT IS THE
OTHER THING FROM GOVERNOR
GONZALES, THE ONE WE TALKED
ABOUT?
>> THIS IS ANOTHER SENATORS
PROPOSAL.
ORIGINALLY HE HAD PROPOSED IT
BUT HE HAD TWO VERY SPECIFIC
ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE STATE
BUDGET THAT FAILED TO MOVE
FORWARD.
SO THE OTHER SENATOR UP TO THE
BILL AND HE HAS BEEN
CHAMPIONING THAT THROUGH THE
SENATE RIGHT NOW.
IT IS WELL KNOWN HE HAS A
BLESSING OF ANOTHER SENATOR ON
THIS SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON IT.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC POTS OF
MONEY.
WE CAN GET YOU THAT LIST TOO.
IT'S QUITE A LENGTHY LIST.
IT WOULD SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY
OF PROJECTS NOT JUST RELATED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> THIS ONE WAS JUST FOR
HOUSING, CORRECT?
>> THE INITIAL PROPOSAL, THERE
WERE MULTIPLE PROPOSALS.
THE ONE THIS IS REPLACING IS
THE ONE THAT SENATOR OFFICE HAD
PUT FORWARD.
THAT WAS NOT JUST ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE MONEY TO
DIFFERENT POTS AROUND THE STATE
BUDGET.
THERE WAS ONE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT WAS PUT FORWARD, I
THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONVERSATION AROUND THIS YEAR
WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THAT
MEANS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT
IN SESSIONS MOVING FORWARD.
BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE PROPOSAL THAT THE
REPLACEMENT FOR THE OTHER IS
STILL GOING. CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG. I THINK THAT ONE IS
STILL MOVING.
>> WHEN YOU SAY IT CAN FIND
NUMEROUS POTS OF MONEY,
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REVENUE SOURCES?
>> I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND
CHECK.
THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE POTS.
RIGHT NOW IT IS TRYING TO STICK
TO THE TRADITIONAL WAY THAT
THIS IS CARRIED OF OUT FUNDING
LIFE.
IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL
COMMUNITIES, THAT KIND OF
THING.
IT'S ALSO NOT PROPORTIONAL TOO
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE WERE A
LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED TO SEE
THIS YEAR.
WE WERE EAGER TO HAVE A
PROPORTIONAL AS SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY WOULD HAVE
GENERATED THE BULK OF THOSE
FUNDS WE WOULD LIKE TO RETAIN
THOSE.
THAT CONVERSATION WE WISH
PUSHED QUITE HARD. WE'LL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. BUT THE MAYOR
WAS VERY HELPFUL IN THE CENTER
AS WELL.
>> AGAIN, OUR FAVORITE ADELE,
ONE OF OUR FAVORITES, 1406, THE
LOCAL OPTION BONDS BILL
CONTINUES TO MOVE.
IT HAS BEEN DECLARED NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET.
WE ARE DOING ALMOST DAILY VOTES
COUNT CALLS WITH THE COALITION
OF FOLKS WHO HAVE CRAFTED THIS
INTO THE PROPOSAL THAT IT IS
TODAY. THIS IS VERY MUCH A
PRIORITY FOR THE SHIP.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON IT
AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE
NEED HELP WITH DIFFERENT
MEMBERS WE WOULD LIKE TO
CONNECT WITH SOME OF YOU TO
HELP MAKE SOME OF THOSE AND
TOUCH THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
STATEWIDE AND ALSO WITHIN OUR
DELEGATION IN KING COUNTY.
>> WE WILL.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
HELP YOU HAVE LENT TO THESE
ISSUES.
I WANTED TO ALSO PASS ALONG THAT
1923, THE MINIMUM DENSITY BILL,
IT HAS PASSED OFF OF THE FLOOR.
WE IMAGINE THERE MIGHT BE SOME
THINGS THAT NEED TO TAKE CLASS
BUT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE
NEXT TWO DAYS.
IT DID PASS OFF THE FLOOR AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
WERE AWARE OF THAT.
5012 WHICH IS THAT EDU BELL, IS
STILL MOVING THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
THERE WAS SOME GREAT WORK DONE
ON IT COMING OUT OF THE
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
TWO REPRESENTATIVES WERE VERY
WONDERFUL ON THOSE
CONVERSATIONS SO WE CONTINUE TO
TRACK THE DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE HEARING THAT THE SPONSOR
IS STARTING TO SAY THAT HE IS
NOT SURE IF IT WILL MOVE
FORWARD THIS YEAR.
BUT I THINK THE PROCESS THAT
WENT INTO THIS -- THAT EDU
BELL, THAT'S THE A 12.
THAT IS THE BILL THAT WAS PUT
FORWARD BY SENATOR PALOMBO.
THERE IS MIXED MESSAGING GOING
ON RIGHT NOW BUT THE POLICY
DISCUSSION THAT WENT INTO THIS
IS SO HELPFUL. IT REALLY SHOWED
HOW WE CAN INCREASE CAPACITY
AND HOW WE CAN ALSO WORK WITHIN
COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM GET
THERE AND HELP THEM, NOT EVERY
COMMUNITY HAS-4 FLOORS OF
PLANNERS. SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO HELP THOSE SMALLER
COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR LOAN
PLANNING.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
POLICY LEVEL DISCUSSION WE HAD
ON HERE.
IT IS FRANKLY ONE OF THE MOST
REWARDING POLICY DISCUSSIONS WE
HAVE HAD BECAUSE IT WASN'T
SCIENCE.
IT'S JUST HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE
THIS TOGETHER.
THIS OTHER BILL WHICH YOU
BROUGHT UP, THANK YOU, THAT IS
ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 15.
THIS IS THE EXEMPTION FOR CITY
SHELTERS.
IT IS RIGHT NOW IN RULES.
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET
OUT OF RULES AND ONTO THE
FLOOR.
THERE WERE SOME GREAT
COMMITMENTS THAT CAME OUT ON
THE HOUSE SIDE.
WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE SENATE
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BUBBLE
MEDIC AMENDMENTS.
ONE WAS LIMITING THE USE OF
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN THESE.
THESE ARE MEANT TO BE USED
DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
WHEN WE HAVE INCREMENT WEATHER
LIKE WE DID THIS PAST YEAR,
THAT AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE
PROHIBITED US FROM ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO COME INTO SAFETY AND
TO BECAUSE THEY WERE ACTIVE
USERS.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEVER WANT
TO DO.
WE WANT TO PROTECTS PEOPLE. THE
ENTIRE BASIS OF THIS BILL IS TO
SAVE LIFE AND THAT WAS RUNNING
COUNTER TO THAT BILL SO WE
STRIPPED IT OUT OF THERE.
IT WOULD HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED
LOCATIONS WHERE WE COULD CITE
THESE AS WELL BY TYING IT TO
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS IS A VERY BROAD TERM.
YOUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOL CAUGHT
YOUR EARLY LEARNING FACILITY, A
NEIGHBORHOOD DAYCARE, IT WOULD
HAVE REMAINED 1000 FEET AWAY
FROM THAT AND WE STRIPPED THAT
THAT QUITE A BIT.
WE DO HAVE MORE AREAS WE CAN
PUT THESE.
BEAR IN MIND SEATTLE DOES A
REALLY GREAT JOB OF DOING A
COMMUNITY AGREEMENT I BELIEVE.
WHEN WE PUT THESE IN WE TALKED
TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
WE DO REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT WE WANT OTHERS TO
UNDERSTAND THAT'S A GREAT
PROCESS TO DO WITHIN THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES AS WELL WHEN THEY
CITE THESE.
THE LIKE I SAID, IT IS IN RULES
AND WE ARE PUSHING VERY HARD.
THE SENDER CAN USED TO BE A
WONDERFUL CHAMPION ON THIS
BILL.
HE IS READY TO SEE IT MOVE AS
ARE WE.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT
ONE.
KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED
PLEASE.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN HOUSING
SECTION?
I WILL ALREADY START WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY TALKING ABOUT
PAGE 60.
WE CONTINUE TO SEEK WHILE THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
AROUND THE DIFFERENT CHAMBERS
RUN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE SEEING CONSISTENT
STRONG BIPARTISAN AND OFTEN
UNANIMOUS VOTES ON MANY OF THE
COUNCILS PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIORITIES.
I AM GOING TO START ON THE TOP
OF PAGE 16 WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
NOTICE.
THE BILL SPONSORED BY THE
REPRESENTATIVE THAT WOULD
PROTECT VICTIMS WITH PROVIDERS.
THIS IS A POINT OF FRUSTRATION
FOR THE COUNSEL.
I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO
WORK ON THIS SPACE AND THAT
ADVOCATES ARE HERALDING THIS AS
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE FOR
SURVIVORS.
THAT PASS THE HOUSE
UNANIMOUSLY.
IT HAS SURVIVED ALL CUTOFFS TO
DATE AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE
SECOND READING CALENDAR ON THE
SECOND.
ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 16 I WILL
HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE MOST
AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS I THINK
FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
THIS SESSION.
HOSPITAL 1166 SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE ORWELL.
THIS IS THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
FUND THE BACKLOG OF UNTESTED
SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT IN
WASHINGTON STATE WHICH PASSED
THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY ON MARCH 6
AND OFF THE SENATE FLOOR WITH
ANOTHER UNANIMOUS VOTE THIS PAST
APRIL 11.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MANY OF YOU
WHO HAVE DONE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF WORK ON THIS POLICY.
I WILL THEN MOVE --
>> DO, IN MY CONVERSATION WITH
SENATOR ORWELL, WE HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHAT
SEATTLE HAS TO DO IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS OUR BACKLOG.
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
BACK AND FORTH IN TERMS OF DO
WE NEED TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO
OUR MUNICIPAL CODE TO BE PART
OF THIS OR DO WE NOT?
I THINK I AM STILL A LITTLE
CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
THE BILL THAT PASSED REQUIRES
THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE SOME
LEGISLATIVE ACTION AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL IN ORDER TO PART OF THE
OVERALL PACKAGE.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THESE RESOURCES WOULD BE MADE
TO ALL COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE.
I AM HAPPY TO CHECK ON HOW THAT
INTERSECTS WITH OUR LOCAL
MUNICIPAL CODE AS WELL AND LET
YOU KNOW.
MY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT
WOULD ADDRESS THE STATE WIDE
BACKLOG.
>> I THINK THE ISSUE IS THAT
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE
COLLECT DATA NOT COLLECTED
THROUGH THE WASHINGTON STATE
CRIME LAB THAT ARE ALSO PART OF
THE BACKLOG.
>> IF THOSE ARE NOT UNTESTED
SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS THERE'S
PROBABLY STILL SOME WORK THAT
WILL NEED TO BE DONE AROUND
THAT EVIDENCE COLLECTION.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT KIT TEXTING IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO THE CITY AS WELL.
>> I THINK KAREN-TRYING TO JUMP
IN.
>> I WANT TO SAY I DO BELIEVE
THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR
ORDNANCE ADJUSTMENTS ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> JUST ON MIKE COLLEAGUES, I
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE STATE
TO TAKE SOME LEVEL OF ACTION IN
THIS SPACE BEFORE TAKING ANY
ACTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL SO I
ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE
ADDRESSING SOME OF THE FIXES
THAT NEED TO OCCUR TO OUR LOCAL
ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE
TESTING OF OUR SPECIFICALLY
COLLECTED SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS
AND OTHER TYPES OF DNA KITS
THAT WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE STATE LAW.
>> THERE WAS AN AG OUT PUT OUT
SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS.
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION
THAT DOESN'T SPECIFY THERE IS
SOME LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT
NEED TO BE MADE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO GET THAT FOR
YOU.
>> I READ THAT.
IT WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR TO ME
BUT NONETHELESS I THINK IT'S AN
IMPORTANT THING TO BE IN THE
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I THINK
IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO AMEND OUR
CITY CODE TO BRING INTO
COMPLIANCE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD
QUALIFY FOR SOME OF THESE
DOLLARS IN A VERY CLEAR WAY.
>> JOHN HAS SENT A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF WORK WORK ON THAT AS
WELL SO WE CAN HAVE THIS.
>> YOU ARE IN CONTACT WITH THEM
AND I HAVE A TON OF MATERIAL
FOR THEM SO I WANT TO LET MY
COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ON THE
DOCKET FOR MY COMMITTEE IN THE
COMING MONTHS.
>> GREAT.
MOVING ONTO THE MIDDLE OF PAGE
17 I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW
ENFORCEMENT BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS TO CARRY MY ARMS WHEN
RESPONDING TO THE MYSTIC
VIOLENCE CALLS TOOK THAT PAST
THE HOUSE 60-38 AND OFF THE
SENATE FLOOR THIS PAST
THURSDAY, APRIL 11.
I WILL THEN MOVE TO NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN ON THE BOTTOM OF
PAGE 18 WE HAVE SOME EXCITING
NEWS HERE ON HOUSE BILL 1713
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE
MUSBURGER THAT WOULD CREATE
TRAINING AND LESSON POSITION
RELATED TO MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENT WOMEN.
THAT HAS MOVED FORWARD SINCE
OUR LAST ROOFING AS IT PASSED
THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY ON MARCH
5 AND SINCE WE PREVIEW LAST IT
HAS ALSO PASSED I'M SORRY
CAUGHT THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS
THAT BILL SIGNING IS SCHEDULED
AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE
YOU DOWN IN OLYMPIA FOR THAT AS
WELL.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF
YOU HAVE SIGNING DATE YET.
>> WE DON'T THAT WE WILL BE
MONITORING THEN LET YOU KNOW.
SITE IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY
QUICK FOR BILLS TO PASS FOR
SIGNING.
NOT THE CEREMONY, THE LENGTH OF
TIME. WHEN IT PASSES OUT OF THE
LEGISLATURE BEFORE THE GOVERNOR
HAS TO SIGN IT FOR BILLS THAT
PASSED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF
THE SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FINALLY FISHING IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SESSION, I WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
20.
THIS BILL WOULD ELIMINATE THE
DEATH PENALTY IN STATUTE THE
BILL PASSED THE SENATE 28-19 ON
FEBRUARY 15.
WHILE IT HAS NOT MOVED FROM
RULES SINCE OUR LAST BRIEFING,
THE GOVERNOR HAS ANNOUNCED
PUBLICLY HE WILL SIGN IT.
WE DO ANTICIPATE FORWARD
MOVEMENT AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT AS
WELL.
MOVING TO SAFETY AND CIVIL
RIGHTS TOWARDS THE UPPER MIDDLE
PART OF PAGE 21, I WILL
HIGHLIGHT CERTIFICATES OF
DISCHARGE.
THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN'S
NEW HOPE AT.
IT WOULD ADDRESS BARRIERS TO
EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND OTHER
OBSTACLES. THAT HAS ALSO
SURVIVED ALL CUT UPDATES HAVING
PASSED THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY ON
MARCH 1 IN THE SENATE ON APRIL
3. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF
THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THAT EXPECT HAVE WE TALKED
ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WHO ARE
RETURNING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES,
HOW THEY CAN ACCESS HOUSING? I
KNOW THAT IS PART OF WHAT THE
CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE ARE
DOING.
I KNOW WE HAD SOMETHING THAT,
IT WAS A DIFFERENT ACRONYM BUT
IT WAS LIKE A CERTIFICATE OF
RESTORATION.
CROP, THANK YOU.
PART OF THE PROBLEM WE HAD WAS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CASE
MANAGERS COULD TAKE PEOPLE BY
THE HAND AND HELP THEM MOVE
THROUGH LANDLORDS.
PART OF OUR LANDLORD LIAISON
PROGRAM THAT WE SET UP WAS
DESIGNED TO DO THAT BUT I DON'T
KNOW IF WE'VE GOT, WHAT I AM
HEARING IS LITTLE PIECES AND WE
REALLY NEED TO GET OUR ARMS
AROUND HIS WHOLE PROJECTS WE
CAN GET PEOPLE INTO HOUSING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK THE CORONATION AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, GIVEN HOW
SIGNIFICANT THIS WILL BE IN
TERMS OF ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND
REENTRY, THIS IS SOMETHING WE
CAN CERTAINLY WORK ON THE BACK
AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONNECTED AROUND WHAT RESOURCES
WE CAN PROVIDE LOCALLY TO
ADDRESS ACCESS HERE.
>> I KNOW WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HER BOLD, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO TO GET THIS THROUGH.
>> FINALLY I WILL HIGHLIGHT
TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 22 A
WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION
HOUSE BILL 1696 SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE DOLAN. IT WOULD
EXPAND ON THE EQUAL PAY SUCCESS
LAST YEAR BY PROHIBITING
EMPLOYEES FROM ASKING ABOUT PAY
HISTORY.
THAT PASSED THE HOUSE 56-40 AND
OFF THE SENATE FLOOR 37-10 THIS
PAST DATE APRIL 12.
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP
THEM FORWARD THERE AROUND PAY
EQUITY.
FINALLY I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE
LGBTQ COMMISSION ON THE BOTTOM
OF PAGE 23, TOP OF PAGE 24 THAT
IS STILL ADVANCING QUICKLY.
HAVING PASSED THE SENATE 34-14
ON MARCH 6 AND OFF THE HOUSE
FLOOR WITH ABOUT A 67-28 THIS
PAST FRIDAY, APRIL 12.
WE WILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY
AND HE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED
ABOUT WHEN THAT IS SCHEDULED.
>> ON THE WAGE EQUITY BILL,
DOES THIS BILL OR WAS THERE
ANOTHER BILL, THAT ALSO DEALT
WITH THE PAY TRANSPARENCY ISSUE
THAT ENSURES THAT EMPLOYERS
DON'T TAKE ANY SORT OF
RETALIATORY ACTS IT ACTION
AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS
SHARING INFORMATION WITH OTHER
EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR WAGES OR
THE LEVEL OF THEIR COMPENSATION
.
>> IN THE INITIAL EQUAL PAY
OPPORTUNITY ACT THE, ANY
RETALIATION IS PROHIBITED
EXPLICITLY IN THAT LEGISLATION.
I THINK THIS IS JUST BUILDING
ON THAT PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS
FROM TRACKING GIVEN A LOT OF
FOLKS ARE CHOPPED INTO LOWER
WAGES AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE
GAUGING HOW MUCH TO PAY SOMEONE
MOVING INTO A NEW CAREER FOR
WHAT THEY HAD EARNED
PREVIOUSLY, THAT IS ANOTHER
PART OF THE EQUITY CHALLENGE
THAT A LOT OF EMPLOYERS FACE BY
DETERMINING PEOPLE'S SALARY
RANGE ON WHAT THEY EARNED
PREVIOUSLY.
BUT THAT RETALIATION IS
PROHIBITED.
>> I WILL QUICKLY DO
TRANSPORTATION.
>> CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION?
THIS WAS REPRESENTATIVE WORK ON
PACER FINANCING.
DID THAT GET THROUGH?
>> IT DID NOT GO THROUGH.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN UPDATE
ON IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE
WERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR IF IT
WAS ADDED TO ANOTHER BILL BUT
THE ORIGINAL BILL DID NOT
ADVANCE.
LET ME FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>> I HAD SOME INTERESTING COMES
AGENTS WITH SOME FOLKS WHO ARE
LOOKING AT WORK IN OUR
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AS WELL
AS PIONEER SQUARE AND THE PACER
FINANCING CAN BE A BIG ASSET.
IF YOU CAN FIND OUT ANYTHING
LET ME KNOW.
>> I WILL.
>> QUICKLY FOR TRANSPORTATION,
MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ON PAGE 24
PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE ON
FRIDAY THE 12th WITH ABOUT A 35-
7. THE SENATE AS A WHOLE OPTED
TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE PUT ON THE BILL AND THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE
INSURANCE INDUSTRY AMENDMENTS.
BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE IT HAS
TO GO OVER TO THE HOUSE FOR
CONCURRENCE AND THERE ARE MANY
PARTIES THAT ARE EAGER TO SEE
THIS THROUGH SO WE DON'T
ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES.
>> DO YOU DISSIPATE THAT THE
FOLKS WHO ARE ORIGINALLY IN
SUPPORTIVE OF IT WILL STILL BE
SUPPORTIVE OF IT WITH THESE
AMENDMENTS?
>> I DO.
>> I RECEIVED A HANDFUL OF
MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE DONE IN
OLYMPIA WHO ARE TRYING TO MOVE
THIS SCOOTER BILL THROUGH AND
THEY WANT TO UNDERSCORE THEIR
APPRECIATION FOR OUR
WILLINGNESS TO WORK ON
AMENDMENTS THROUGH ALL OF YOU
TO GET THIS THROUGH.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE LAST BILL I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS OUR AUTOMATIC
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS.
>> THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT KEEPS
ON GOING.
>> IT WAS OFFICIALLY
RESURRECTED AND PULLED FROM THE
RULES COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
WE ARE HOPEFUL IT WILL RUN
EARLY THIS WEEK. THE AMENDMENTS
ARE BEING PUT ON THE BAR RIGHT
NOW.
WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH
THOSE AND SEEING WHAT WORKS AND
WHAT DOESN'T.
WE HAVE A PATHWAY AT THIS POINT
AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
ON THAT.
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
WE REALLY WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR ALL THEIR WORK AND
THE QUICK ATTENTION ON THIS.
WORKING WITH THE LARGE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP HAS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT EFFORT.
STABILITY RATES HAVE BEEN
EXTRAORDINARY PARTNERS ON THIS.
SO MANY COUNTS MEMBERS HAVE
GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN
HELPING US.
THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE TEAM
EFFORT SO THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO TAKE MY HAT OFF TO
YOU ON THIS ONE.
WHEN WE WERE DOWN THERE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO YOU THOUGHT
THIS THING IS DEAD.
WE KEPT SAYING WE ARE NOT
GETTING OFF THIS HORSE UNTIL HE
GET SOME LIFE BACK INTO IT BUT
REALLY, THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
ROOTED IN RIGHT OUT THERE.
I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THAT
ONE MINUTE VIDEO THEY DID.
IF ANYTHING, PEOPLE'S ATTENTION
IT WAS THAT.
WELL DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL
THEIR WORK.
I THINK THAT'S IT.
>> IF THERE AREN'T ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE ARE
ALL FINISHED.
>> OKAY.
GO OUT THERE AND DO WHAT YOU DO
WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>>> LET'S KEEP GOING DOWN THE
AGENDA.
LET ME SAY A FEW THINGS AND
THEN WE WILL GO AROUND THE
ROOM.
WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
RIGHT AFTER.
FROM THAT GOVERNANCE AND EQUITY
TECHNOLOGY, MADE IT NOBODY IS
TAKING PAYING ATTENTION TO TO
BECAUSE NOBODY CAN HEAR ME. BUT
WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR
HEARING EXAMINER, THE FINAL
EVALUATION AND HE HAS RESPONDED
VERY WELL IN MY OPINION TO THE
QUESTIONS WE HAD OF HIM.
WE EXPECT THAT TO BE VOTED OUT
OF COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
ACTUALLY TOMORROW MORNING AT
9:30.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER
APPOINTMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING FEEDBACK
ON THE HEARING EXAMINER AND
AGAIN, WE ACTUALLY DID SURVEYS
AND QUESTIONNAIRES TO EMPLOYEES
IN THE OFFICE AND CONSTITUENTS
AND TRYING TO DO OUR DUE
DILIGENCE AND THAT LOOKS VERY
FAVORABLE.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PUBLIC FORUM THIS
EVENING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW ON THAT
APPLICANT WE HAD 13.
WE HAVE HAD ONE WITHDRAWS THAT
WE ANTICIPATE TONIGHT FROM 5:30-
8:30, 12 APPLICANTS FOR THE
FORUM THIS EVENING.
A LITTLE BIT OF DESCRIPTION ON
THE PROCESS WE USED, WE REACHED
OUT WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND
OUR STAFF TO ABOUT 35-40
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
WE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
15 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
SUBMITTED QUESTIONS AND 14
ORGANIZATIONS CONFIRMED THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT FORUM.
THERE WERE OVER 50 QUESTIONS
THAT WERE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT
CAME FORWARD, WE POSTED ALL OF
THE QUESTION.
WE MADE IT CLEAR TO THE
CANDIDATES THAT THEY CAN ANSWER
ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO.
AND TO THE EXTENT THEY WANT TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WE WILL
POST THEIR RESPONSES ONLINE.
DEPARTMENT TONIGHT, ABOUT 5:00
THE DOORS WILL OPEN.
THE APPLICANTS IN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASKED TO
ARRIVE AROUND CYCLE 15 OR SO
AND THEN THE MODERATOR, BRETT
CALLAHAN WILL START AROUND
5:30.
IT WILL START WITH AN
REDUCTION, 92nd DIRECTION OF
THE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.
THE MODERATOR WILL ASK THREE
QUESTIONS COMPRISED FROM THE
COMMUNITY GROUPS.
THAN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE IN THE
ROOM AT DIFFERENT TABLES.
THEN BRIAN WILL TAKE QUESTIONS
FROM THE AUDIENCE AND FROM THE
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT HEARING WILL
LAST UNTIL AROUND 8:30 AND AT
THE END EACH OF THE AFRICANS
CAN GET A CLOSING REMARK.
THAT IS THE FORMAT FOR THIS
EVENING.
IT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BRUCE HARRELL ,
I MAY HAVE MISSED YOUR SUMMARY
OF HOW MANY OF THE APPLICANTS
HAVE COMMITTED TO ATTENDING.
>> SO, 12.
BUT I MUST SAY THAT ONE OF THEM
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET
INFORMATION ON.
SO 11 BUT MAYBE 12.
WE ARE JUST HAVING SOME CAUGHT
THE ONE PERSON WE ARE IN
CONTACT WITH THAT AND THEY MAY
WITHDRAW OR THEY MAY MOVE
FORWARD.
WE ARE JUST WORKING ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST 11
CONFIRMED COME MAYBE 12.
ONE THING ABOUT, AGAIN,
PUBLICLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
ON WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, WE DO HAVE
A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL.
WEDNESDAY WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF
THESE APPLICANTS.
AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBER CONSULT
THIS POINT, THE FORMAT THAT I
AM PROPOSING IS THAT WE HAVE
THEM ALL HERE AND THAT WE GIVE
THEM EACH THREE MINUTES TO
DESCRIBE WHY THEY THINK THEY
SHOULD BE SELECTED BY US.
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN TOLD THEY
HAD THREE MINUTES TO DO THAT.
AND WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL ASK QUESTIONS.
ASSUMING THERE ARE 12, IF WE
SPENT FIVE MINUTES WITH EACH
APPLICANT, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM
EIGHT MINUTES TOTAL.
THAT WOULD BE ONE HOUR 36
MINUTES.
IF WE ALLOW THEM SEVEN MINUTES
OF QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE TWO
HOURS SO I WAS LEANING TOWARDS
OPTION TWO HAS I AM DENIGRATING
DIAGRAMMING THIS AS A TWO HOUR
MEETING.
THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE PARITY
IN HOW WE ASK THEM ALL
QUESTIONS.
UNLESS I HEAR A STRONG
OBJECTION WE WILL DO THREE
MINUTES AND THEN SEVEN MINUTES
QUESTIONING EACH ONE.
THAT WE WILL TIME THAT SO WE
HAVE SOME PARITY.
>> ON THE PARITY FRONT, WITH 8
OF US ALL VERY INTRIGUED ABOUT
WHO THE FUTURE CALLING WILL BE.
WE MIGHT CALL ALL SEVEN MINUTES
ASKING QUESTIONS.
HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT?
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WILL
DO THAT.
>> JUST SO I AM UNDERSTANDING
YOUR CONCERN, DO YOU MEAN OUR
QUESTIONS MAY TAKE TOO LONG AS
OPPOSED TO THE RESPONSE?
WE WON'T COUNT OUR QUESTION AS
PART OF THEIR RESPONSE.
IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER THAN TWO
HOURS.
ALLOW ME TO CLARIFY THAT.
BUT RESPONSE TIME WILL BE SEVEN
MINUTES.
NOT OUR QUESTIONING OF THEM.
>> I AM WONDERING IF, I CAN
IMAGINE A REALLY GOOD QUESTION
THAT I WOULD THINK UP AND I
DON'T WANT TO ASK ALL 12 PEOPLE
THAT QUESTION.
I IMAGINE EACH OF US MIGHT WANT
TO DO THAT.
THAT WOULD START TO GET PRETTY
LONG.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A
WAY WE CAN COME UP WITH MAYBE
HALF A DOZEN THINGS WE CAN ASK
THEM TO TOUCH ON IN THEIR
REMARKS AND WE COULD DO MORE
ALL UP THINGS?
>> THAT IS A GOOD SUGGESTION.
WE WILL DRAFT UP AND I WILL
GIVE IT TO THEM HAD A TIME,
GIVE ME THE FEEDBACK ON WHAT
YOU WANT THEM TO TOUCH ON.
MOST OF THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR
QUALIFICATIONS AND THEIR
COMMITMENT BUT IF YOU HAVE IDEAS
, MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE BULLET
POINTS YOU WANT THE MULTITOUCH
ON, WE WILL LET THEM KNOW THAT
BEFORE WEDNESDAY. HOPEFULLY
THAT WILL COVER THAT.
YOU RAISE ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION
ON THE PARITY ISSUE WHICH WILL
BE A LITTLE TOUGH TO CHALLENGE.
WE CHECKED WITH LAW AND ETHICS
ANDTHERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT
EVERYONE GETS THE EXACT SAME
QUESTION.
THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT THEY
ALL GET AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO
DISPLAY THEIR ABILITIES.
I DO ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE
DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. THEY COULD
JUST BE DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
YOU HAVE ON THIS ONE OR THAT
ONE.
HE WILL NOT BE STRICT ON
EVERYONE HAVING TO ANSWER THE
SAME QUESTION AND FREE FLOW
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
TO THE OTHER POINT, IT WILL BE
SEVEN MINUTES FOR JUST A
RESPONSE TO OUR QUESTIONS.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THERE A
CERTAIN DATE YOU WOULD LIKE
QUESTIONS FROM US BY THAT YOU
WILL BE SENDING TO THE
CANDIDATES SO THEY HAVE
SOMETHING IN WRITING?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
CANDIDLY, I WAS GOING TO LET
THAT FLOW ORGANICALLY ON YOUR
QUESTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES.
PART OF MY THINKING IS, THAT IS
SORT OF WHAT WE DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH QUESTIONS
YOU WILL ASK ME. SO I WANT TO
SEE HOW THEY RESPOND TO REAL-
TIME INQUIRIES.
>> I THINK WHAT CONTENT RAISE
IS A VERY GOOD POINT.
IF WE COULD HAVE 4-5 AREAS THAT
WE WOULD LIKE EACH CANDIDATE TO
ADDRESS DURING THEIR TWO MINUTE
CONVERSATION TO US, THAT WILL
GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS
ON WHAT IT IS THAT'S MOST
IMPORTANT TO US.
WE GIVE THEM THOSE HINTS AHEAD
OF TIME AND THAT WE WILL STILL
HAVE HOWEVER MANY MINUTES TO
ASK TO PICK. IF WE CAN GET
THOSE QUESTION TO YOU BY THIS
AFTERNOON SO THAT YOU CAN GET
IT OUT TO THEM AND GIVE THEM 36
HOURS TO PREPARE, THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL.
>> I WILL DO THAT.
I WILL GET THAT AND GIVE IT.
THE OTHER THING I FORGOT TO
MENTION IS THAT AFTER ALL THAT
WE WERE GOING TO GET THEM
CAUGHT LOOKING OUT ONE MINUTE
TO DO A CLOSING STATEMENT.
THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT
THOUGHT ABOUT AFTER.
TO AFTER OUR Q&A OF 7 MINUTES,
LOOPBACK AND ALL 12 OF THEM
WOULD HAVE ONE MINUTE TO CLOSE.
>> WE HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED
SORT OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
THE IN WRITING, THAT CANDIDATES
TO RESPOND TO OUR INTEREST IN
THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. WITH THAT
DESCRIBED IN WRITING IN
ADVANCE, I SEE THE STAGE AS
BEING MUCH LIKE A JOB
INTERVIEW.
BUT WE DON'T USUALLY GIVE THE
CANDIDATES THE QUESTIONS IN
ADVANCE.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE RETHINK
THAT PART.
>> LET ME BE CLEAR WHAT I AM
HEARING. I
WAS NOT PLANNING ON GIVING THEM
THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE.
WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THE
INTRODUCTORY THREE MINUTES
THERE COULD BE SOME COMMON
THINGS YOU WANT THEM TO SAY.
NOT SO MUCH QUESTIONS ARE JUST
MAKE SURE YOU COVER THIS IN
YOUR OPENING STATEMENTS.
I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT FEEDBACK
. ON THE QUESTIONS I AGREE WITH
YOU.
I WAS GOING TO LET THAT FLOAT
ORGANICALLY AND LET THEM HAVE
AT IT WITH WHO YOU WANT TO ASK
QUESTIONS.
>> I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
WE WANT TO COACH THE CANDIDATES
IN THEIR OPENING STATEMENT.
I JUST THINK THAT IS PART OF
THIS PROCESS IS THE INDIVIDUAL
TELLING THEIR STORY AND MAKING
A CASE OF WHY THEY SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED.
>> THAT'S WHY WE ARE HAVING
THIS DISCUSSION.
WHAT I AM HEARING YOU SAY IS WE
ARE GIVING THEM THREE MINUTES
AND YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT LET
THEM USE THEIR DISCRETION OF
WHAT THEY THINK IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO HEAR.
>> THAT IS MY PREFERENCE.
>> SO WHAT I AM HEARING YOU SAY
IS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
SOMETHING IS COVERED OR A
COMMON THEME IS COVERED IN ALL.
>> I APPRECIATE CHAD 5.2.
I AM THINKING FOR INSTANCE,
MAYBE THEY ARE ALL WATCHING
RIGHT NOW.
BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR
WHAT YOUR LAND USE EXPERIENCE
IS GIVEN THE LIKELY NATURE YOU
WOULD BE CHAIRING THAT
COMMITTEE.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF IN THE
APPLICATION TOO SO THAT'S VERY
OBVIOUS.
BUT WE ARE CURIOUS TO HEAR
ABOUT YOUR LAND USE EXPERIENCE,
A COUPLE OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I AM NOT COMPETING TO ASK
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AT ALL OF
YOU IN THAT TIME PERIOD.
>> WE CAN STILL COME UP WITH
THAT QUESTION.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE TWO PROVIDED
IN ADVANCE.
>> EXCEPT WE JUST IT.
>> I GUESS MY THINKING IS, WHEN
WE GET TO THE Q&A PERIOD, I AM
ASSUMING THAT ONE OR 2 OF US
MIGHT GET TO ASK A QUESTION PER
CANDIDATE.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I THINK
WE ALL AGREE ON THAT WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO TELL THEM, HERE ARE
FIVE POINTS YOU MIGHT WANT TO
COVER IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS.
IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL THEY PROBABLY NEED
TO BE READING BETWEEN THE LINES
ANYWAY AND WITH THE APPARITION
IT MAY BE PRETTY OBVIOUS.
>> WE WANTED THE HEARING PUBLIC
TO WATCH AND TO KNOW THAT WE
HAVE THIS DISCUSSION PUBLICLY
TO COMPLY WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS, THAT'S WHY WE ARE
TRYING TO MAKE THESE MINISTRY
DECISIONS NOW.
DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION WE
WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
CANDIDATES WE WERE CORRECTLY
ADVISED AS PROCEDURAL ISSUES AS
A FORMAT THAT IS BEST RESERVED
FOR AN OPEN SESSION.
SO TO SOME EXTENT I TRIED TO DO
THIS ONE ON ONE OR MAKE
DISCRETIONARY CALLS BUT THIS
PROCEDURE IS IMPORTANT SO WE
NEED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
PUBLICLY EXPECT I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER BRIAN.
I THINK IT'S NO SECRET WHAT
ISSUES ARE PRESSING ON OUR CITY
RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S NOT A BIG SURPRISE.
HOMELESSNESS OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN
LIST AT THE UMAR.
I THINK TO CONTENTS POINT WE
DON'T WANT TO BE TRYING TO
RAISE OUR HAD ABOUT THE MOST
OBVIOUS ISSUES.
I THINK THEY SHOULD BE
ADDRESSING THOSE IF THEY ARE
GOING TO BE A COUNCILMEMBER FOR
THE NEXT SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS
IN WHICH WE HAD THE SUMMER TO
GET TO AND THAT A BUDGET TO DO.
THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AS WELL.
IT ISN'T ANYTHING NEW OR
SURPRISING THAT THIS CANDIDATE
OR THESE CANDIDATES WOULD NOT
ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THEY ARE NOT
READING THE NEWS AND THEY LIVE
HERE AND THEY WANT THIS JOB.
SO I THINK IT'S SMART THAT IF
IT IS THREE OR FOUR QUESTIONS
THAT WE SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BUT THESE ARE FOR ISSUES OR FOR
QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN TOUCH ON
OR NOT BUT THIS BODY IS
INTERESTED IN HOW YOU WOULD
WORK WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND
THE CITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
MOST PRESSING ISSUES.
>> THIS ISSUE IS NOT SO
INSURMOUNTABLE THAT I THINK I
HAVE A MIDDLE GROUND.
BUT I WILL LIKELY DO IS SEND
THEM SOME SUGGESTIONS AND THEY
DON'T HAVE TO COVER THEM ALL
BUT THESE ARE THE SORT OF
THINGS WE ARE INTERESTED IN.
I WILL SEND AN EMAIL TO ALL OF
THEM.
BUT THEY MAY GO OFF SCRIPT AND
WE WILL GET THEM THE LATITUDE
TO GO OFF.
THEY MAY SAY I'M NOT ANSWERING
THAT I WILL JUST TELL THEM WHY
I'M THE BEST.
SO WE CAN COME UP WITH ALL
KINDS OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY
MAY WANT TO CONSIDER IN THEIR
THREE MINUTES.
THE LARGER QUESTION I HAD CAR
JUST FOLLOW MY MATH FOR ME IF
YOU WILL.
IF THEY HAVE THEIR THREE-MINUTE
INTRODUCTION, ASSUMING THERE IS
12, AND WE JUST SPENT SEVEN
MINUTES WITH THESE PEOPLE AGAIN
AND WE ALLOW THEM A MINUTE OF
CLOSING, THAT STILL TAKES US TO
ABOUT TWO HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.
MY CONCERN IS THAT SEVEN
MINUTES OF Q&A WITH THE
CANDIDATE MAY GO QUICKLY
BECAUSE WE HAVE 8 OF US AND
THAT IS MY DISCRETION.
I CAN SAY 10 MINUTES PER
APPLICANT ALL I CAN SAY EIGHT
MINUTES BUT I ACTUALLY LOOKED
DOWN AT FIVE MINUTES WHICH IS
AN HOUR AND 30 MINUTES.
BUT DOES SEVEN MINUTES SOUND
ABOUT RIGHT TO YOU ALL?
I DON'T WANT TO SHORTCHANGE
YOUR ABILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.
WE CAN GO THREE HOURS 15
MINUTES IF YOU WANT.
I DO SAY BEFORE YOU RESPOND
THAT WE HAVE ALL THE WRITTEN
MATERIALS HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
FORMS TONIGHT THAT WILL BE
TELEVISED AND I'M SURE WE WILL
ALL WATCH AND THERE'S NOTHING
PROHIBITING US FROM TALKING TO
THEM OFF-LINE.
WITH THE PARAMETERS WE ARE
TRYING TO TREAT EVERYONE THE
SAME BUT IF YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
THEM ALL IF YOU WANT.
SO DOES SEVEN MINUTES SOUND
LIKE A GOOD BALANCE THERE?
OR DO YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE
Q&A?
>> I FEEL LIKE SEVEN MINUTES IS
NOT MEANINGFUL. I FEEL LIKE WE
ARE GOING IN CIRCLES HERE
BECAUSE EVEN THREE MINUTES, TO
ADDRESS FIVE QUESTIONS ARE
CATEGORIES IS UNREALISTIC FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RUN FOR
REELECTION RECENTLY AND YOU GET
ASKED THE QUESTION OF TELL ME
HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS, I APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
HERE. I AM GOING TO MANAGE MY
OWN EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT I
WILL GET OUT OF THAT HEARING IN
A SPAN OF 7-10 MINUTES.
>> SO SEVEN MINUTES IS
ACCEPTABLE? I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND.
I DID NOT THINK WE WERE GOING
IN CIRCLES BECAUSE I'VE TRIED
TO GET SOME FEEDBACK OF WHETHER
SEVEN MINUTES IS ENOUGH TIME OR
NOT.
IT WILL BE CONDENSED.
BUT I'M NOT HEARING ANYONE SAY
ANY GO ANY LONGER.
>> WE ARE FREE TO CONTACT THEM
AND THEM US.
>> IN THE EVENT THAT, I IMAGINE
SOME OF YOU JUST LIKE I HAVE
BEEN GETTING CONTACTED BY THE
APPLICANT'S, I JUST WANT TO BE
CLEAR THERE IS NO PROHIBITION
TO US TALKING TO APPLICANTS, IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
WE ARE FREE TO TALK TO THEM.
>> IF WE SPEAK TO SOME ARE WE
REQUIRED TO SPEAK TO ALL?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
JUST AS THERE ARE RACES GOING
ON AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK
TO EVERY CANDIDATE, YOU CAN WE
CAN CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT TO TALK
TO.
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT
YOU MEET WITH THEM ALL.
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AND
STEALING.
>> I GUESS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
IS THAT MY COMMENTS WERE NOT
INTENDED TO, I HOPE YOU ARE NOT
OFFENDED BY MY COMMENTS ABOUT
THAT 7-10 MINUTE WINDOW.
BUT FOR ME I JUST REALLY FEEL
LIKE I PUBLICLY NEED TO SPEND A
LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AND BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING
OF WHERE THESE FOLKS ARE COMING
FROM.
I NOT SURE WE GET THAT FROM 10
MINUTES BUT KNOWING THAT IS
SOMETHING WE CAN LAYER ON TOP
OF THE OVERALL PROCESS IS
HELPFUL.
>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU
SAID.
IT'S A TOUGH PROCESS BUT I AM
TRYING TO MANAGE IT AND WE
DON'T WANT TO DO IT FOR 6
HOURS.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO GET
INFORMATION.
PLESSIS WANT TO BRING THE
PUBLIC IN TO THE PEOPLE WE ARE
EVALUATING.
IT IS A JOB INTERVIEW.
I AM NOT HEARING A STRONG
OBJECTION TO SEVEN MINUTES.
>> SO ON THE CALENDAR IT IS
ALREADY SAVED FOR THREE HOURS
30 MINUTES.
I'M NOT SURE AT WHOSE DIRECTION
BUT IT IS ON OUR CALENDAR FOR
MUCH LONGER THAN THIS.
>> THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE
A. WE AIRED ON THE SIDE OF LONG
QUESTIONS.
BASED ON HISTORICAL PRACTICE.
>> I AM THROWING THIS OUTBOARD
INQUIRY, NOT NECESSARILY AS A
POSITION WE ALL WANT TO LEAP
ON.
BUT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US
TO RESENT QUESTIONS TO YOU?
HAVE YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS AND
THEN IF THERE SOMEBODY THAT HAS
A BURNING FOLLOW-UP TO DO THAT?
>> I WILL DECLINE ON THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> PUT OUR WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH?
>> TO ALICE'S POINT, WE ARE
WELL WITHIN OUR RIGHTS THAT IF
SEVEN MINUTES FEELS TOO
COMPRESSED, THAT IF WE EXTEND
IT TO NINE OR 10 ON A REAL-TIME
BASIS WE JUST DO IT FOR EVERYONE
. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE
QUESTIONS WILL BE. SO WE
BLOCKED OFF SOME TIME FOR IT BUT
IF EVERYTHING IS EXECUTED
PERFECTLY IT WILL BE LESS THAN
2 1/2 HOURS THAT WE WILL SEE.
>> IS A PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS
MEETING?
>> GOOD QUESTION THERE IS PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THAT IS AT THE END.
I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT.
>> SO WE SHOULD DEFINITELY
FACTOR THAT IN AS WELL.
>> YES, THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT
AT THE END.
THIS BEGINS AT 5:30 ON A
WEDNESDAY.
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 5:30.
YES, THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE AN IRONCLAD PLAN AND
THINGS WILL GO PERFECTLY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT?
THINGS FOR THE FEEDBACK.
THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL.
I WANT TO THANK THE CLERK'S
OFFICE AND EVERYONE WHO PUT
THIS TOGETHER FOR US, THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES
MAKING SURE WE MAKE THE RIGHT
CHOICE.
>> THINGS TO YOU AS WELL.
I KNOW YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS
WITH SOME DISCUSSION SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE WITH US
ON IT.
>> THIS WILL BE A FUN PROCESS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> WHAT I HAVE ON THIS
COUNSEL'S FULL AGENDA, I'M SORRY
THE AGENDA TODAY, IS A BILL
RELATED TO CLOSED CAPTIONING IN
RACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
THAT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE ON
THE NINTH.
IT WAS INTRODUCED AND THERE
WERE AMENDMENTS PASSED TO EXEMPT
ARE CRAMMING FOR CLOSED
CAPTIONING FOR IT HAS BEEN
WAIVED FROM STATE AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS.
THERE'S ALSO WENT LIMITING
CLOSE CAPTIONING IN TV SHOWROOMS
. SO THAT AT LEAST ONE
TELEVISION OF EVERY MODEL WOULD
HAVE CLOSE CAPTIONING TURNED ON
BUT NOT REQUIRING ALL
TELEVISIONS TO HAVE CLOSE
CAPTIONING TURNED ON.
>> THERE WILL BE AN AMENDMENT,
AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT YOU'LL
BE RECEIVING BEFORE NOON TODAY
RELATED TO THE RECREATIONAL
EQUITY IMPACT AND AGAIN, YOU
WILL BE RECEIVING IT IN YOUR
EMAIL BY NOON TODAY WITH THAT
WORKING RIGHT ON IT.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
NO CIVIL RIGHTS, UTILITIES,
CIVIL RIGHTS, UTILITIES,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTS
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK.
DO WANT TO THANK TED 10. ONE IS
A RESOLUTION ON THE ACTION PLAN.
THAT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THE
WORK OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPED
TO PRODUCE THE ACTION PLAN.
THE ACTION PLAN WAS ACTUALLY
FINALIZED LAST AUGUST BUT THE
COMMUNITY REALLY WANTED THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS ACTION
RECOGNIZING IT.
THEN FINALLY WE HAVE AN UPDATE
ON THAT VACANT BUILDING
MODERATING LEGISLATION WE
PASSED AS PART OF OUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS PICK IDENTIFIED
THAT THE BILL WOULD GO INTO
EFFECT IN JUNE AND WE
IDENTIFIED SOME SPECIFIC
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WANTED TO
ADDRESS. SOME OF THEM
PRIORITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ITS CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDMENTS.
WE WERE HERE THAT BILL FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK ON THE 17th.
AS FAR AS EVENTS GOING ON THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE DISSING WITH A
CLASS AT ROCKS HILL ELEMENTARY.
WILL BE DOING ON FRIDAY A TOUR
REGARDING THE VACANT BUILDINGS.
WE ARE WORKING TO SET UP A TOUR
WITH THE EAST JUNCTION
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP REGARDING
SOUND TRANSIT.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW
WENT ON A SIMILAR TOUR OVER
THE WEEKEND.
ALSO AS RELATED TO SOUND
TRANSIT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE FACT THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO I REQUESTED THAT SOUND
TRANSIT PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS
RELATED TO THE SCULPTING PERIOD
TO THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY
GROUP AND THE ELECTED
LEADERSHIP GROUP AT LEAST A
WEEK BEFORE THE STAKEHOLDER
ADVISORY GROUP MEETING WHICH IS
THIS WEDNESDAY THE 17th.
ORIGINALLY SOUND TRANSIT HAD
PROVIDED THOSE COMMENTS JUST
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING AND
I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK
SOUND TRANSIT FOR RESPONDING IN
A SUPPORTIVE AND FAVORABLE WAY.
THEY ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE COMMENTS BOWL WEEK
IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING
COMING UP ON THE 15th OF 1600
PAGES OF COMMENTS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL
WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE YOU
MIGHT GET IT.
A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY
ADVOCATES WHO HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS
CAREFULLY HAVE THEIR INBOXES
FULL OF COMMENTS TO REVIEW
BEFORE THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY
GROUP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC
ASSET AND NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMITTEES WILL MEET THIS
WEDNESDAY.
WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE
KING COUNTY FUTURES LEVY
PROCESS UP FOR RACING. THE
ORDINANCE WILL STREAMLINE THE
CONSERVATION LEVY.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
THE STREETLIGHT OFFICE WILL
HAVE A FASTER REIMBURSEMENT FOR
PROJECTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED FUNDING
BY THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL.
BASICALLY THIS IS JUST, IT WILL
MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO
RECEIVE THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO REGARDING THIS COMMITTEE ON
THE LIBRARY THE CALL LAST
THURSDAY THE SELECT COMMITTEE
MET TO HOLD ANOTHER ROUND OF
DISCUSSIONS FOR POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS.
THE CENTRAL STAFF PROVIDED US
WITH A CHARGE TO COMPARE
AMENDMENTS ON THE RESIDENCE AS
WELL AS THE PROPOSED LEVY.
THE AMENDMENT AND PROPOSAL IN
FULL WILL BE UP FOR A COMMITTEE
VOTE THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:30.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE DOING
THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
FILLING THE SEAT OF THE
COUNCILMEMBER.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE
QUICKLY ON THAT.
THEN THE FINAL VOTE FOR FULL
COUNSEL ON THE LIBRARY LEVY BE
APRIL 22 AT 2:00.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW .
>> I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LIBRARY WORK AND ALL THE FOLKS
THAT CAME OUT FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
IT WAS JUST A LOVELY CIVILIZED
APPROACH TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ORGANIZATION ON THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY FROM THE
FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE.
THAT IS TO CLEAN UP, IT REGARDS
OUR WATERFRONT LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
THIS WILL AUTHORIZE AND
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM
AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES REGARDING
PROVISIO OF ELECTORAL SERVICE
AT THE DOCK.
IT WILL ACCEPT NON-CITY FUNDING
FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES.
IT WILL ALSO AUTHORIZE THE
ACCEPTANCE OF NON-CITY FUNDING
FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE
CONVENTION CENTER.
THAT IS FOR THE EXTENSION ALONG
PIKE PLACE MARKET FROM THE
MARKET UP TO ESSENTIALLY, I
BELIEVE WE ARE GOING ALL THE
WAY UP TO MELROSE AND THE PIKE
PLACE CORRIDOR.
IT WILL AMEND OUR ADOPTED
BUDGET ACCORDINGLY TO ACCEPT
THESE FUNDS AND TO AMEND OUR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
ERIC, THANK YOU.
HE WROTE AN EXCELLENT STAFF
MEMO ON THIS LAST WEEK.
THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU
WANT TO.
THAT IS WHAT IS ON TODAY FOR
OUR POSITIVE VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR.
PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNSEL AGENDA ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR YOU PROBABLY ALREADY
SAW THAT THERE IS A
CONFIRMATION OF SOMEONE FOR THE
NEW OFFICE OF EMPLOYEES. WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED TO BE HIM TO
BRING THIS TO OUR COMMITTEE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT THE CALENDAR WILL BE.
YOU ALSO GET A PACKET FROM US,
MANY BINDER WHICH INCLUDES THIS
TIMELINE IF ANYBODY IS
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN
THE CONFIRMATION PROCESS.
WE PLAN TO HAVE THE CONFIRMATION
ON MAY 2. PLEASE SEND YOUR
QUESTIONS FOR THIS APPOINTMENT
TO OUR OFFICE BY 9 AM THIS
FRIDAY.
PLEASE SEND THEM TO US AND WE
WILL SEND YOU A REMINDER EMAIL
SO YOU CAN RESPOND TO THAT AS
WELL.
ALL OF THE WRITTEN ANSWERS WILL
BE SHARED WITH YOU ALL BY
FRIDAY, 26.
THAT WILL GIVE US HOPEFULLY
ENOUGH TIME, ALMOST A WEEK, TO
HAVE YOU REVIEW THE QUESTIONS
OR SORRY THE ANSWERS TO OUR
QUESTIONS, THEN WE WILL HAVE
BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
MAY SECOND WITH THE HOPE TO
HAVE THE NEW ON BUT APPROVED IN
FULL COUNSEL ON MAY 6. THANKS
AGAIN FOR THAT INTERDEPARTMENTAL
STAFF FORCE WHO WORKED ON THE
HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT AND CAME
UP WITH THE FRAMEWORK FOR THIS.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT SHE
RECEIVED A LOT OF POSITIVE
NOTES FROM THOSE PARTICIPATING
IN THE PROCESS.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSING
HEALTH AND URBAN RIGHTS
COMMITTEE WILL BE THURSDAY,
APRIL 18 AT 9 AM.
THAT IS THIS THURSDAY.
WE HAVE THE 1st OF A SERIES OF
MEETINGS ON OUR REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN.
AS YOU ALL MAY HAVE RECEIVED
ALREADY, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T
WE'LL GET THAT YOU SHORTLY, A
BINDER.
THIS WILL BE A SERIES OF
MEETINGS THAT WILL ALSO BE
COMING UP.
THERE IS UPDATED CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO THAT WILL BE SENDING
AROUND LATER TODAY WITH THAT
MATERIALS SO YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF WHAT IS ON THE DOCKET FOR
US.
HOPEFULLY CLOSING THE LOOP THAT
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON FOR 10 YEARS. SO WE ARE
HOPING TO HAVE, 12 YEARS CAUGHT
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
WE HOPE TO GET YOU THAT
UPDATED MEMO LATER TODAY.
WE WANT TO PUT ON YOUR COLOR
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING
IN THE EVENING TO TALK ABOUT
THAT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ON MAY
21 AT 5:30 P.M.
IT WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS IN THE
NIGHT ROOM DOWNSTAIRS.
PLEASE PLAN TO COME AND
PARTICIPATE. TO ALL OF OUR
VIEWING PUBLIC WE HOPE YOU CAN
ATTEND AS WELL.
THE SECOND THING ON OUR AGENDA
WILL BE THE ANNUAL OFFICE OF
HOUSING REPORT.
THAT RESPONSE TO THESE PROGRAMS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN . WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND DISCUSS
AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON THE
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE A SOLUTION
THAT IS PERTINENT TO THE LUNCH
THE BRANCH AND OUR FRIENDS IN
OUR DEPARTMENT HERE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
FEEDBACK.
WE HAD OVERWHELMING FEEDBACK
AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE
AMENDMENT.
ALL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE
UPDATED DRAFT AND IT WAS A
REALLY INCLUSIVE PROCESS.
THANKS FOR GETTING YOUR
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FOR THAT
WERE GROUP WILL BE CREATING.
LASTLY WE WILL HAVE A PAID SICK
AND SAFE BOAT WHICH WE WILL
TALK ABOUT LATER TODAY.
I WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS WHO
DID HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM
THE FOLKS AT THE LOCAL 609 AND
A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
CAME TO OUR LAST MEETING TO
TEACH UP SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING IN
THIS LEGISLATION.
I WAY OF REMINDER I AM ALSO
SENDING AROUND A LETTER THAT WE
RECEIVED EARLIER OVER THE
WEEKEND REGARDING WHAT THIS
LEGISLATION DOES.
REALLY JUST AS A REMINDER OF
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE CITY
WHICH IS ALREADY CODIFIED IN
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT FOR THE UNION TO
REPRESENT FOLKS LIKE THE LUNCH
FOLKS WHO ARE SERVING LUNCH AT
SCHOOLS, THE FOLKS WHO ARE
CLEANING THE GROUNDS OF THESE
ARE BOTH WHAT THEY CALL PINK
COLOR AND BLUE COLOR WORKERS ON
OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS RICK MUCH OF
WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN TERMS
OF SICK LEAVE IS ALREADY
CODIFIED THERE.
ONE THING THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
IS TO EXTEND THE PROTECTIONS WE
CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR SICK AND
SAFE LEAVE RULE TERMS OF OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS TO HELP OUT
WITH ENFORCEMENT AND MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY
HAVE PROTECTION OF THE LAW AND
NOT JUST THE LETTER OF THE LAW
ON PAPER.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAD A COPY OF THAT LETTER
AS WELL.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON
THAT?
>> I AM FINISHED.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP
GOING?
I DO HAVE SOME MORE THINGS.
OUTSIDE OF THAT HEARING COMING
UP ON THURSDAY WHICH I AM VERY
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
DISCUSSION COMING UP, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR
FRIENDS IN DISTRICT FOR.
I DID SEE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON
WALKING AROUND IN THE STREETS
AND I TOLD HIM I WAS RESENTING
HIS DISTRICT STILL ALTHOUGH WE
ARE LOOKING TO FILL A VACANCY.
IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION IN
DISTRICT FOR.
WE MET WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE
RIGHT THERE IN THEIR AROUND
BUILDING WHO PROVIDE NOT JUST
FOOD BANKS BUT MULTILINGUAL
PLAY DATES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILIES, THESE ARE BOTH
FAMILIES THAT ARE HOUSED AND
NOT HOUSED.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE TOGETHER AND HAVE A
CHILDCARE LIKE SETTING.
THEY HAVE DROPPING OFF THIS SO
PEOPLE CAN USE THE COMPUTER.
THEY HAVE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
THEY PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT THE AREA, NOT JUST
THEIR.
A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
WORK THEY'RE DOING WITH FOLKS
WHO ARE NOT ONLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS BUT THE WORK
THEY'RE DOING TO PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS WE ARE HOPING TO
SCALE IT UP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
REALLY I HAD A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THE
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS BUILDING.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT OLD
BUILDING CAUGHT THE SCHOOL IN
THE U DISTRICT? EITHER DOLLED
UP THE DANCE PROGRAMS,
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, MUSIC
PROGRAMS AND THEIR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HOUSED
OUT OF THAT OLD BUILDING PICKED
IT IS BEAUTIFUL BUT NEEDS SOME
RENOVATIONS.
I WILL BE HOPEFULLY WORKING
WITH YOU ON SOME CAPITAL BUDGET
IDEAS.
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS IS NOT THAT EARTH
SHATTERING BUT I NEED TO SAY.
I FORGOT TO SAY THIS BECAUSE
410-11 YEARS I HAVE BEEN
WRITING FOR THIS JOB AND I
FINALLY GOT IT.
HERE IT IS.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
THEY YOU DUB HAS SALMON BINGO
EVERY YEAR.
I HAVE BEEN GOING FOR 10-11
YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED
TO BE THE BINGO CALLER.
I HAVE LITTLE BACKGROUND AND
THEY DENIED ME EVERY YEAR.
OTHER PEOPLE ALWAYS WIN AND I
ALWAYS THINK IT'S RIGGED SO I
GO ANYWAY.
BUT THIS YEAR I ACTUALLY GET TO
BE THE DINGO COLLAR.
I AM EXCITED.
IT IS, IT IS THIS FRIDAY, APRIL
19 I'LL GET YOU THE
INFORMATION.
IT STARTS AT 6:00 AND HAVE BEEN
DOING IT FOR 12 YEARS.
IT RAISES A LOT OF MONEY.
IT STARTED OUT WITH 14 PEOPLE
AND NOW IT IS PACKED.
BUT SINCE I AM NOW THE
ATTRACTION BINGO CALLER AND I
WILL NEED AN ASSISTANT SO I AM
HOPING ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
WILL BE A LOVELY ASSISTANT TO
HELP ME CALL OUT THESE NAMES.
MAYBE AN EX-HUSKY FOOTBALL
PLAYER WILL BE BY MY SIDE.
>> YOU MAKE ONE PERSON HAPPY
AND YOU TICK OFF A BUNCH OF
OTHER PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ONE OTHER THING THAT IS
HAPPENING TOMORROW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I
WILL BE TOURING OUR CITY HALL
BUILDING AND ACROSS THE STREET
AT SMU FOR A POTENTIAL
CHILDCARE CENTER.
WE PUT THIS MONEY IN THE BUDGET
AND WE HAD THAT QUACKING ABOUT
THAT FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HAS BEEN
WAITING IN ON THIS WITH THIS.
TOMORROW WE HAVE SOME EXPERT
WHO WILL WALK AROUND WITH US.
ONE OF THE THINGS I AM
ADVOCATING FOR IS IF WE CAN'T
IN 2019 HAVE A FULL-FLEDGED
CHILDCARE CENTER, THAT WE START
WITH AN INFANT CARE CENTER IN
2020. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE
MAYOR AS WELL.
I THINK WE HAVE HER SUPPORT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK
IS REALLY CRITICAL. THE INFANT
CARE CENTER AS WE ALL KNOW IS
THE MOST DIFFICULT BOTH TO GET
INTO DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S A DIRE NEED FOR INFANT
CARE.
WE THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT
RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL ACROSS THE
STREET.
TOMORROW WE ARE HAVING A TOUR
AND WE HOPE YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN JOINING US IN THE AFTERNOON.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN .
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ DO
YOU WANT TO GO BEFORE ME?
>> YES.
I'VE GOT TO GO.
NOTHING ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA FROM THAT GENDER EQUITY
SAFETY COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE
HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING THIS
THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AT 2 PM THE
COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER SEVEN
APPOINTMENTS FOR CPC CUT THE
CITY POLICE COMMISSION. FOR
THOSE WILL BE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT.
ONE WILL BE A MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT AND THEN WE WILL
HAVE ONE REAPPOINTMENT FROM THE
CBC AND ONE NEW CPC APPOINTMENT
AND THAT IS FOR THE
REPRESENTATIVES.
ALL 7 OF THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE
ON THIS AFTERNOONS TO OBJECTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND IN
ADDITION MY COMMITTEE WILL
CONSIDER SEVERAL OTHER CPC
APPOINTMENT AND WE APPOINTMENTS
. MY NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
HEARING ON APRIL 24. ALSO
DURING THIS SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING ON THURSDAY THE 18th WE
WILL HEAR AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILIES
EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVEE IMPLEMENTATION
AND EVALUATION PLAN.
THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY AND CONSIDER PART
SHIP AGREEMENTS THAT WILL HELP
MAKE THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
OPERATIONAL.
AMENDMENTS FOR THE LEVY WILL BE
PRESENTED AS A CONSENSUS
PACKAGE UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER
WOULD LIKE TO PULL A TOPIC OUT
FOR DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE NINE AMENDMENTS.
MOST OF THE AMENDMENTS BRING
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DRAFTED
CLOSER ALIGNMENT TO WHAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED LAST YEAR.
SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE
LANGUAGE INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT
FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE
APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
IT REVISES THE SCALPERS WILL
PROMISED TUITION SCALES OF THEM
IS OUR PAYING A SET PERCENTAGE
OF THEIR INCOME TO THE COST OF
A PRESCHOOL SLOT.
WE ALSO ADDED MORE STEPS IN THAT
INCOME SLIDING-SCALE. THIS
AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO MOVE
FROM ONE SCALE TO THE NEXT.
INSTEAD OF HAVING 25 SCALES WE
WILL EXPAND THAT A LITTLE BIT
UP TO 32 MAKE THAT TRANSITION A
LITTLE EASIER ANOTHER ISSUE WE
ARE LOOKING INTO THE AMENDMENT
FOR THIS PLAN WOULD CREATE MORE
SPACE FOR SEATTLE PROMISED
STUDENTS TO ATTEND CAUGHT THAT
ARE ATTENDING IN HIS PART-TIME
STATUS.
DURING OUR DELIBERATION PROCESS
WE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF GRADUATES
FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO
ENROLLED PART-TIME AT COLLEGES.
IF I REMEMBER THAT NUMBER
CORRECTLY, IT IS WELL OVER 40%
OF STUDENTS WHO GO INTO A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO ARE ACTUALLY
ATTENDING PART-TIME.
THE CURRENT PLAN DOES NOT
ACCOUNT FOR PART-TIME
ATTENDANCE.
IN THE SEATTLE PROMISED
PROGRAM.
SO IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS
THERE.
THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE FOR TOPICS
TO BE INCLUDED WITH THAT RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT. SUCH AS
STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ENROLL
EXCLUSIVELY ON A PART-TIME BASIS
AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF
WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
REQUIREMENTS WHEN THE LEVY
ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED LAST
YEAR WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE TO
ENSURE THAT PRIORITIZED
STUDENTS WAS ALSO INCLUDED
REFUGEES AND LGBT STUDENTS, AND
WE HAVE MODIFIED THE ENGLISH
THROUGH AN AMENDMENT THAT MAKES
THE LANGUAGE CONSISTENT
THROUGHOUT THE PLANT. WE ALSO
HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO ENSURE
THERE IS LANGUAGE CONSISTENCY
ON K-12 AREA GOES.
THERE'LL BE AN AMENDMENT FOR
THURSDAY'S COMMITTEE TO ENSURE
K-12 ARE ALSO CENTERED ON
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES LIKE
INCREASED INSTRUCTIONAL TIME,
EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS BUILDING
AS OPPOSED TO BEING SOLELY AND
SQUARELY FOCUSED ONLY ON
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
WHICH IS WHAT THE CURRENT PLAN
PROVIDES. SO WE WILL THEN BE
JOINED BY SEATTLE COLLEGES,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THERE'S A A
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
THOSE ARE THE AGREEMENTS THAT
MARGINALIZES THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I THINK THAT IS IT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU RECALL
THAT WE SHARED A MEMO FROM
BRIAN AND ALLIE AND THAT MEMO IS
DATED MARCH 27 AND THAT
PROVIDES ALL THE ACCOUNT
INFORMATION AS I HAVE JUST
DESCRIBED.
WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE A VERY
DENSE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
THURSDAY.
MY HOPE IS WE WILL ABOUT IT OUT
OF COMMITTEE AND WE WILL BE UP
TO CONSIDER IT AT FULL COUNCIL
ON APRIL 22 WHICH I KNOW IS A
VERY FULL COUNCIL DATE ALREADY.
BUT I'M EXCITED TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS OUT OF
COUNSEL SO THAT THOSE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS CAN
BECOME FUNCTIONAL. THE LAST
THING I WILL REPORT ON,
ACTUALLY I HAVE TO MY THINGS.
I HAVE A COMMISSION THAT I WILL
PASS AROUND.
I'M SORRY I AM TALKING SO FAST
BUT I HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE AT
11:30 AND I HAVE SO MUCH
INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU
GUYS.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION I WILL
PASS AND THERE'LL BE 13 MEMBERS
FROM THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY
THAT WILL JOIN US AT FULL
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE THAT
WE DRAFTED TOGETHER WITH THAT
COMMUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
GENOCIDE OF CAMBODIAN PEOPLE IN
CAMBODIA DURING THE REGIME. WE
DO THIS ABOUT EVERY SINGLE YEAR
SO THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND STAND WITH
REFUGEES FROM THE CAMBODIAN
COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF THAT
ATROCIOUS HISTORIC EVENT.
LASTLY I WILL SAY THAT THIS
WEEK I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
FOLLOWING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. I
AM GOING TO STAND WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOR AND
COMMUNITY AT A TAX FRAUD DAY OF
ACTION.
THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR US ON
TAX DAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
TAX FRAUD THAT OCCURS WITHIN
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
I WILL BE JOINING THE MAYOR OF
BURIEN, MONTY ANDERSON FROM THE
INSTRUCTION COUNSEL, AND LARRY
BROWN WHO IS THE NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE WASHINGTON STATE LABOR
COUNCIL AT 11:30 TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN SERVE WORKERS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BETTER
INCLUDING HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 AT 2 PM I AM
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT
AND DO A TOUR OF THAT VITAMIN
IS BUDGET ORGANIZATION AND
SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL.
FRIDAY APRIL 19 I'LL BE TAKING
A TOUR OF THE NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT JUST
OPENED UP IN DISTRICT 3 AT
LIBERTY BANK.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE
WELCOMED THERE AND HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE HOW
WE CAN DO MORE OF THESE
PROJECTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING AND
TAKING A TOUR OF URBAN LEAGUE
ALSO IN DISTRICT 3. SATURDAY,
APRIL 20, THERE'LL BE A
WASHINGTON CEASE-FIRE, MEMORIAL
VALLEY RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL
IT STARTS AT 10 AM. IT'S HARD
TO BELIEVE THAT THE COLUMBINE
SCHOOL SHOOTING WAS 20 YEARS
AGO.
I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO JOIN
CEASE-FIRE TO COMMEMORATE THE
DAY AND ALSO CONTINUE THE
MOVEMENT AND MOBILITY TOWARDS
MORE GUN REFORM AND SENSIBLE
LAWS IN THAT SPACE.
LASTLY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20 AT
5:30 P.M.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE API
GALA THAT EVENING. THAT IS FOR
YOU WHO ARE UNAWARE IS AN
ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES
SPECIFICALLY ON ADDRESSING AND
ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
WITHIN THE SOUTH ASIAN
COMMUNITY AND API COMMUNITY AS
WELL. I AM EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME JUMP THE LINE.
>> I AM GOING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY
TO THAT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
. FIRST I'LL START WITH THE
AFTERNOON AGENDA.
THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME ON
EITHER OF THOSE COMMITTEES FOR
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
MY COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA.
WE WILL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD AND THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION. WE WILL
ALSO GIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM
THE FORESTRY COMMISSION. AND AN
ANNUAL REPORT FROM THAT SCHOOL
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A NEW PROPOSAL THAT
WOULD FACILITATE AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT ON SOUTH WILLOW
STREET STREET.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND A POSSIBLE NOTE ON
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD UPDATE
OUR LAND-USE CODE TO REQUIRE
NEW CONSTRUCTION TO THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE READY IN
PARKING SPOTS.
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
REQUIRE, I PUT SOME
REQUIREMENTS IN ABOUT
ELECTRICITY BEING AVAILABLE FOR
CHARGING STATIONS FOR ALL NEW
CONSTRUCTION WHERE THERE IS
PARKING PROVIDED.
ONE OTHER THING I WILL MENTION
ON THE TRANSPORTATION FRONT
CAUGHT THIS AFTERNOONS CALENDAR
WILL HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT
WILL COME BACK TO FULL COUNCIL
THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
THAT IS A RESOLUTION PROVIDING
AN HONORARY DESIGNATION OF 22nd
AVENUE NORTHWEST BETWEEN
NORTHWEST 56 AND NORTHWEST 57th.
SO THE BALLARD LIBRARY AND
COMMON SPARK TO DESIGNATE THAT
AS ROB MATSON WAY.
FOR THAT ZONING COMMITTEE WE
WILL BE MEETING WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MENTIONED
2 OF THOSE ALREADY.
CLEANUP POLICIES AS WELL AS THE
RESOLUTION, WHAT'S THE RIGHT
WORD?
RECOGNIZING THE ACTION PLAN.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE, TAKING A
PIECE OF LAND USE THAT CAME TO
THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR. THIS
RELATES TO THE PROJECTS LOCATED
AT 7009 GREEN AVENUE NORTH.
THERE IS A CONTRACT REZONE THE
CAME THROUGH THE COUNCIL TO GO
FROM -- THIS WAS REMANDED TO US
FOR A PIECE OF LEGISLATION FROM
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
WE WILL BE TAKING THE COURT'S
DIRECTION ON THAT.
THERE WILL BE, AS THIS IS A
QUASIJUDICIAL PROCEEDING, WE
HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW TESTIMONY
FROM BOTH THE APPLICANTS AND
THE APPELLATE. I BELIEVE THEY
WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH TO
ADDRESS WHAT THE COURT DECIDED.
THAT HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE
MAKING A DECISION BASED ON THE
COURTS DIRECTION AND WHAT WE
HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
ONE LAST NOTE ON THE PUBLIC
FORUM TONIGHT.
I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MANY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COME
OUT TO HELP COORDINATE THE
COMMUNITY EVENT TONIGHT.
I WANT TO CALL THEM OUT BY
NAME.
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION CUT
TRANSPARENT SEATTLE, YOU
DISTRICT PARTNERS, WELCOMING,
VISITED STUDENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, THEY
YOU DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL,
SMALL BUSINESS, THE NORTHEAST
SEATTLE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EQUITY COUNSEL, THE NAACP,
COMMUNITY COUNSEL, STRONGER
TOGETHER, AND THE BRENT
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
OUR ARMS REACHED OUT TO MANY
ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY OF THEM
WILL NOTE AND STILL PARTICIPATE
BUT WE HAVE CONFIRMED
ATTENDANCE FOR THESE THIS
EVENING SO WE WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR BEING PART OF THAT
PROCESS.
UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE
WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
AS RESIDING OFFICER I AM NOTHING
THAT WE WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS ANY
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LEGAL
MATTERS. WE WILL RESERVE
QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OUR
PUBLIC OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE SESSION TO LAST 30
MINUTES OR LESS.
IT WILL CONCLUDE AT 11:45.
IT GOES BEYOND THAT DURATION I
WILL ANNOUNCE IN PUBLIC SESSION
IT'S EXTENSION AND EXPECTED
DURATION WITH THAT LET'S MOVE
TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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