>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR A
REGULARLY SCHEDULED BRIEF BEING
ON MAY 13, 2019.
AS THE CLERK AND I DISCUSSED
THERE WILL BE A NEW PROCESS BY
WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING WE WILL
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST
BRIEFING. WE ARE DOING THIS
BECAUSE THE STATE AUDITOR AND
OUR CITY CLERK HAVE LOOKED AT
THE RULES, THE CONSISTENCY OF
HOW WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
AT OUR FULL COUNSEL.
YOU WILL SEE SOME SLIGHT
CHANGES IS HOW WE APPROVE
MINUTES FOR STANDING COMMITTEES
AND THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING IS A
FORMALITY . WE WILL PUBLISH THE
MINUTES AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC.
THERE WAS A COMPLAINT THAT THIS
DOCUMENT WAS NOT PRODUCED.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE SQUEAKY CLEAN.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE FIRST
MINUTES THAT SHOW THE
ATTENDANCE, MINUTES, START
TIME, ENDING TIME.
AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HAVING SAID THAT IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF THE
MAY 6, 2019 MEETING WILL BE
APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THOSE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED AND WILL
BE ONLINE AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
I WILL START OFF AS WE GO
AROUND THE ROOM AND DO A
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S A FULL
COUNSEL ACTION.
NOTHING FROM THE EQUITY AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.
I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT AFTER
THIS MEETING WE HAVE A SELECT
BUDGET MEETING THAT STARTS AT
10:30 AM.
AND FOR THE NEXT MONDAY ON MAY
20 THAT THERE WILL BE A
COMMITTEE ON CIVIC ARENAS, AND
ON TUESDAY, MAY 28 WILL HAVE A
SELECT COMMITTEE ON MHA. MY
NOTES ARE LITTLE CONFUSING.
NEXT MONDAY.
THE POINT BEING THAT AFTER OUR
BRIEFING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS WE HAVE SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS RIGHT AFTER.
OKAY, WHY DON'T WE GO AROUND
THE ROOM AND TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE?
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES, AND RENTERS
RIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW TUESDAY, MAY 14 AT
2 PM.
AT THAT MEETING WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF INSPECTION THEIR NEWLY
LAUNCHED RENTAL PORTAL.
AS I AM SURE YOU'VE HEARD THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND CAPITOL
HILL, AND SOUTH SEATTLE HAVE
BEEN HIT BY SEVERAL SHOOTINGS
IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.
INCLUDING LAST SATURDAY WHEN A
YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN WAS
TRAGICALLY SHOT AND KILLED.
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES GO TO
HIS MOTHER LAURA WALKER, HIS
FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE BLACK
COMMUNITY THAT IS WHEELING FROM
THIS TRAGIC LOSS. THERE WERE
ALSO SHOOTINGS ON THAT PREVIOUS
WEEK.
THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE.
THIS IS TROUBLING TO ALL OF US.
MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD WE COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THE ANXIETY AND
FEARS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ARE FEELING.
AND THAT THEY WANT TO IN THE
GUN VIOLENCE.
MY STAFF AND I WILL BE
DISCUSSING THIS HOPEFULLY IN MY
COMMITTEE TOMORROW AND GOING
FORWARD.
ALL OF LAST WEEK MY STAFF WERE
IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN THE
VICINITY WHERE THE SHOOTINGS
HAPPENED.
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY IMPORTANT
INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO LIVE ON A PARTICULAR BLOCK
OF THE 21st BETWEEN UNION AND
MARIAN.
A BLOCK WHERE APPROXIMATELY 35
CHILDREN LIVE.
IT IS A VERY CRUCIAL ISSUE FOR
THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO CONSIDER. THERE HAS
BEEN A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF GUN
VIOLENCE.
THIS SCHOOL YEAR THERE HAVE
BEEN THREE MAJOR SHOOTINGS ON
THAT BLOCK.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING SOME
SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WHAT THEY FEEL WOULD REDUCE THE
DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS.
I'M NOT AN EXPERT BUT THEY HAVE
CONCRETE IDEAS THAT WE WILL BE
LOOKING AT AND WE WILL BE
CORRELATING WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT
IS HAPPENING AND WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE ITEM.
>> DO YOU WANT TO FINISH UP THE
NEXT ITEM AND WE WILL COME BACK
TO IT?
>> THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE
FATALITY AND THE TRAGIC EVENTS
THAT TOOK PLACE.
AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING A
DISCUSSION THAT INVOLVES THE
COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
OTHER PEOPLE KEEP THE STRUCTURE
IS SO THAT WE ARE COORDINATING
IT AT THE BEST WAY.
LOOK SAFETY IS OVER HALF OF OUR
BUDGET.
AND IT'S TEMPTING TO PULL OFF
SOME, BUT MY ROLE IS TO
CENTRALIZE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WHILE THIS AFFECTS YOUR DISTRICT
CLEARLY IT AFFECTS EVERY
DISTRICT.
THE KINDS OF PREVENTATIVE WORK
THAT WE CAN LOOK UP.
I WANT THAT TO BE CENTRALIZED
AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS
IN NO WAY MEANT TO TAKE
ANYTHING OUT OF OTHER
COMMITTEES.
THESE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
NOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.
I AM HAPPY REGARDLESS OF WHAT
HAPPENS IN MY COMMITTEE OR
ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
THAT IS FINE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO COORDINATE.
THE MORSE IMPORTANT ISSUE IS
THAT THOSE QUESTIONS GET
ADDRESS.
>> LAST WEEK I HAD A BRIEFING
FROM HUMAN SERVICES THAT WAS
VERY GOOD.
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GET
THAT BRIEFING.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF
VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
I ENJOYED THE BRIEFING
THOROUGHLY AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
BRIEFING.
THEY ARE TRYING TO GATHER
FEEDBACK MOVING FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES.
>> IT CERTAINLY DIRECTLY
IMPACTS DISTRICT THREE.
I WOULD WELCOME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO COORDINATE WITH YOUR OFFICE.
TO MAKE SURE THOSE ISSUES STAY
CENTRALIZED, WE FOCUS A LOT OF
WORK ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND ROUTINELY HERE FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON STATISTICS
AND OTHER WORK THAT THEY ARE
DOING THAT ISN'T JUST AN
EMPHASIS.
BUT LOOKS AT THE STRATEGIES AND
OUTREACH THEY DO TO INTERRUPT
THE VIOLENCE.
A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT YOU
HIGHLIGHTED.
ARE AREAS WHERE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS COME IN AND TALK
TO US ABOUT THE HOLISTIC
APPROACH THAT THEY ARE TAKING
IN ORDER TO REDUCE THOSE OF GUN
VIOLENCE ISSUES.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT WHAT OTHER THINGS THEY
THINK SHOULD OCCUR IN YOUR
DISTRICT AS RELATED TO GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
AND WE WOULD WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE WITH
YOUR OFFICE AND HAVE TIME IN MY
COMMITTEE TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND
TIMELY AS WE HEAD INTO WARMER
MONTHS.
AND AS PRESIDENT HARRELL
MENTIONED IN CERTAIN
INCIDENCES IT IS ACUTE IN THAT
DISTRICT 3 BUT IT IS CITYWIDE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
PARTNERING WITH YOU TO FRAME
THAT CONVERSATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY I WAS HOPING WE
COULD HAVE SOMETHING SCHEDULED
IN YOUR COMMITTEE TO HAVE AN
INITIAL REPORT AS TO WHAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT THINKS IS
HAPPENING.
AND WORKING TOGETHER ON HOW TO
ACT ON CONCRETE PROPOSAL IDEAS.
WE NEED CITY STAFF TO COME IN
AND ADVISE US ON THAT.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY IN
THE SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN
PUTTING TOGETHER PUBLIC SAFETY
TASK FORCES THAT LOOK NOT JUST
AT CRIME AND DISORDER BUT
LIVABILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
ISSUES THAT COULD BE
PARTICULARLY HELPFUL TO INFORM
THOSE CONVERSATIONS FOR MEMBERS
AND THE COMMITTEE THAT HAVE
INITIAL IDEAS.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON
MAY 22.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT, I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT.
>> AND SOME OF THE PROPOSALS
THAT THEY HAVE IS NOTHING TO DO
WITH POLICING.
IT'S MORE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
LIGHTING, ROAD COORDINATION.
STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD REDUCE
IT WILL HAVE OTHER BENEFITS AS
WELL.
WHY NOT LOOK INTO IT.
BECAUSE ENVIRONMENTALLY I THINK
THAT WILL HELP.
THESE ARE BLOCKS WHERE A LOT OF
CHILDREN LIVE.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE
USEFUL REGARDLESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE LOOK AT THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT TASK
FORCE, AND THE OTHER REPORTS.
IT IS PERHAPS NOT SO SURPRISING
TO SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAKE THE
ENVIRONMENT FEELS SAFER SO THAT
THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WALKING
AROUND ENGAGING IN POSITIVE
BEHAVIOR AND ACTIVITY.
LIGHTING, CLEANUP, GARBAGE
SERVICE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS TO
LOOK AT IN TERMS OF IMPROVING
PUBLIC SAFETY.
I'M HAPPY TO CORRELATE WITH
YOUR OFFICE ON THIS THING.
IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
>> I WILL IN
>>> MY STAFF TO WORK WITH YOUR
STAFF.
ONE LAST ITEM I AM PASSING A
PROCLAMATION IN THE HONOR OF
THE INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION ON MAY 25.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND I
WILL EMAIL THE PROCLAMATION TO
YOUR OFFICES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT SOME OF
US WERE HERE ON TIME.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU A HARD TIME
LISA.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA THAT IS RECOMMENDED. IN
THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY
CENTER, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
HAS REQUESTED MORE TIME TO
FOLLOW UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND THE COMMUNITY WHICH HAD
MORE QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO A
FINAL VOTE.
THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON JUNE 5.
LAST MONDAY I HOSTED A DISTRICT
FIVE TOWN HALL ON PUBLIC SAFETY
AND WAS JOINED BY MAYOR DURKAN
INCLUDING CHIEF FROM THE NORTH
PRECINCT.
100 RESIDENTS ATTENDED.
AND I APPRECIATED THE QUESTIONS
FROM THE AUDIENCE.
>> NOT BEING IN FIVE HOW GREAT
THAT WAS.
AND HOW THE RESPONSE WAS.
I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE
CHIEF.
I SAW HIM LATER IN THE WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT I
THINK BRINGING TOGETHER THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY HELPFUL.
YOU REALLY BEEN A CHAMPION FOR
THAT.
AND I HEARD ALL THE WAY HOW
GREAT WAS.
>> I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES
THAT CHECKED IN WITH ME.
I THINK THESE ARE THE COMMUNITY
EVENTS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE
ONE PEOPLE ARE REELING FROM
ISSUES IN THE NEWS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE DIFFICULT
ISSUES.
THE HEALTH ISSUE, PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUE WITH THE HOMELESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING
ON IN THE NORTH PRECINCT.
AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT PROPERTY
CRIME AND POLICE RESPONSE TIME.
WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE.
WE USED A COMPUTER DEVICE CALLED
PIDGIN SOMETHING.
AND WE SET THE TONE.
THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY
MEETING AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO
TALK AND SAY SAFE AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR
CONCERNS.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE GOING
TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK.
AND WE HAD A 2 1/2 HOUR MEETING
AND IT WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR MEETING
THIS MORNING WE WILL HAVE AN
UPDATE FROM BEN NOBLE ON THE
GENERAL FUND STATUS.
AS YOU RECALL LAST YEAR WE
PASSED A BIANNUAL BUDGET.
HE WILL COME IN AND TALK TO US
ABOUT THE 2020 PROJECTED REVENUE
AND TELL US WHAT A GOOD JOB HE
DID ON PINPOINTING HOW MUCH
MONEY HE CAN EXPECT THIS YEAR
HE'S GOING TO TELL US THAT WE
COLLECTIVELY HAVE A $5 MILLION
MORE THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE
SPENDING.
IF YOU'D DIVIDE THAT BY NINE
COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT'S NOT A
LOT OF MONEY.
I AM ACKNOWLEDGING NOW THAT
WITH THAT BUDGET WE HAVE A
SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO TWEAK FOR THIS
WHEN WE COME UP AND OCTOBER.
>> IT DIVIDE THAT BY SEVEN, THE
TWO AT-LARGE DON'T COUNT.
>> OH MY WORD.
I AM OFFENDED BY THE REMARK.
>> IT'S A STARTING ALREADY.
>> WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
FINANCIAL CONDITION REPORT FROM
DAVID JONES.
HE IS THE INTERNAL AUDITOR TO
DISCUSS HOW WELL WE ARE DOING.
AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW AS A
SPOILER THAT THIS IS 2017 IS
THE LAST FULL DATA THAT WE
HAVE.
THE NEWS IS DARN GOOD.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
COUNCIL ON AGING AND
DISABILITIES.
THEY HAD A SEMI ANNUAL MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING THAT
PROCLAMATION THAT WE SIGNED
LAST MONDAY.
THAT RECOGNIZED THEM AND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND ALSO TO KATHY NIGHT AND
JASON JOHNSON FOR PUTTING THAT
TOGETHER.
ALSO ANOTHER PLUG FOR SEATTLE.
SOMETHING WE HAVE SIGNED ONTO.
AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CONNECTION
SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES WAS JUST TALKING
ABOUT.
FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO WALK
AROUND THEY WANT TO FEEL SAFE,
THEY WANT BENCHES TO SIT ON,
THEY WANT THEIR BUSHES CUT BACK
AND NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY CAN SEE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD WORK.
AND TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL,
AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE
THEIR TIME THERE.
A HUGE THANKS TO THE CHIEF AND
THE LIEUTENANT.
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE LOW
ACUITY PROBLEMS THAT
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN
CHALLENGED WITH OVER THE LAST
NUMBER OF YEARS.
WE HOPE THAT THAT WILL GO IN
THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
AND I'VE ASKED CHIEF IF I COULD
BE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO
RIDE AROUND THE VAN.
NOT THAT HE'S PICKING UP.
BUT I WANT TO BE IN THE VAN
WORKING WITH THAT.
AND THANK YOU TO RANDY WHO
BROUGHT THIS PASS BY LAST WEEK.
AND LOOK IT WAS REALLY LATE?
CAN WE JUST ACKNOWLEDGE?
>> THANKS FOR THE SHOUT OUT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> EVERYONE'S HAD A SPECIAL
SHOUT OUT AS A WALKED THROUGH
THE DOOR.
>> JUST THOSE THAT WERE LATE.
>> SORRY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS
IMPLIED.
>> BEFORE I START WITH MY
REPORT I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE
TO GO OVER SOME OF THE ITEMS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
ASKED ME TO SHARE IN HER
ABSENCE.
IT WILL NOT COME AS ANY
SURPRISE TO YOU THAT THESE TWO
ITEMS ARE ITEMS THAT WE LIFTED
UP IN ANTICIPATION.
THE FIRST BEING THAT TODAY IS A
DESIGNATED AS BEATRICE ALDER.
AND DESIGNATING TODAY MAY 13 AS
BE ALDERS DAY.
HER PARENTS RACHEL AND ERIN
WERE DEVASTATED.
RACHEL WORKS AT THE CITY HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS IN
RECOVERY AFTER LOSING HER
CHILD.
AND SHE LEARNED THAT DUE TO
INADEQUATE BEREAVEMENT POLICY
SHE WOULD NOT GET THE TIME SHE
NEEDED TO GRIEVE.
DUE TO A GAP IN THE PAID AND
FAMILY LEAVE POLICY SHE CANNOT
TAKE TIME FOR HER PHYSICAL
RECOVERY EITHER.
WALL RECOVERING RACHEL AND ERIN
HAD TO DEAL WITH PROCEDURAL GAPS
, OTHERS DONATED THEIR TIME.
WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE, IDENTIFY
AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO FIX THE
ISSUES THAT FACE WOMEN.
HOW WOMEN OF COLOR ARE MORE
LIKELY TO DIE DURING CHILDBIRTH
AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE NEED TIME TO GRIEVE THE
LOSS OF A CHILD.
DUE TO THEIR TIRELESS ADVOCACY
AND SPECIFICALLY ADVOCACY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
MAYOR DURKAN SAID SHE WILL
TRANSMIT LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR TIME OFF AFTER
THE LOSS OF A CHILD.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
WOULD NOT OF HAPPENED WITHOUT
RACHEL, ERIN, AND THE LEGACY OF
BEA.
THIS IS GRASS ROOT POLICY
CHANGE.
SO THAT NO OTHER FAMILY GOES
THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE
THAT THEY DID.
TODAY WE HONOR ERIN, RACHEL,
AND THE LIFE OF BEA WHO HAD AN
IMPACT BEYOND THE LIFE OF HER
36 HOURS.
THE OTHER ITEM IS THE
PROCLAMATION THAT WE PASSED
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IN RECOGNITION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
IT DESIGNATES THIS WEEK MAY 13
THROUGH MAY 17 AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND IS ORGANIZED BY
KING COUNTY, IT'S WORKING
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE CAN LIVE WITH DIGNITY
AND SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES.
THIS WILL BE A WEEK FULL OF
EVENTS, CELEBRATIONS, AND
ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO AN
AFFORDABLE HOME.
WE KNOW THAT COUNTYWIDE WE NEED
156, I STILL HAVE A HARD TIME
WITH THIS NUMBER.
HUNDRED AND 56,000 AFFORDABLE
HOMES TO MEET THE CURRENT NEED.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK IS A
TESTAMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE
NATURE THAT IS NEEDED TO MEET
THE SCALE OF THE NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THROUGH EVENTS AND ADVOCACY
OPPORTUNITIES CATERED TO EACH A
CITY IN THE COUNTY.
IT SHOWS THAT EVERY CITY HAS A
WORK TO BE DONE TO GET TO THE
SCHOOL AND WE WILL DO THIS WORK
TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR AND YOU
CAN LEARN ABOUT THESE EVENTS AND
HOW TO PARTICIPATE, WITH TOURS
AND OPEN HOUSES.
AND DISCUSSIONS WITH ISSUES
LIKE MENTAL HEALTH,
IMMIGRATION, HUNGER, AND MORE.
NOW ONTO MY ITEMS.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA. ONE OF
THE ITEMS THAT I BELIEVE IS ON
FULL COUNCIL TODAY COMING OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S
COMMITTEE RELATES TO THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SEATTLE
ART ACADEMY AND SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER PARTNERSHIP.
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
ORDINANCE REQUESTING THAT THEY
SUBMIT THEIR FINAL AGREEMENT
FOR REVIEW BEFORE SIGNING.
THERE'S ALSO LANGUAGE THAT HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ TO
PROVIDE MORE CLARITY ON THE
FIELD USE, ACCESSING THE DEMAND
OF THE FIELD.
IN MY COMMITTEE TOMORROW, THE
CITY AUDITOR WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING, FINDING AN INCREASE
IN HATE CRIMES IN SEATTLE FROM
2012 TWO 2018 OF NEARLY 400%.
ASSAULTS WITH A HATE ELEMENT
WERE UP 524%.
AN INCIDENT WITH THE RACIAL BIAS
INCREASED BY 427%.
THAT'S FROM 2012 TO 2018.
THE REPORT NOTES THAT INCREASED
REPORTING DOESN'T NECESSARILY
MEAN THAT THE NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS HAVE INCREASED BUT IT
DOES REFLECT INCREASED LAW-
ENFORCEMENT ATTENTION.
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
PLAYED THEIR PART IN INCREASING
THEIR ATTENTION TO HATE CRIMES.
FBI DATA NOTICED FROM A STUDY
AT CAL STATE THAT SHOWED
NATIONWIDE INCREASES OF HATE
CRIMES DURING THE LAST FOUR
SO GIVEN THAT INCREASED
EMPHASIS AND ATTENTION BY
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE
IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING GOING ON
HERE IN SEATTLE THAT GOES
BEYOND THAT. WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING A COUNCIL BILL THAT
I WORKING WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY ON FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WILL ALLOW
FOR EASIER PROSECUTIONS OF HATE
CRIMES.
CURRENTLY LIMITED TO THE
PROTECTED CLASSES, AGE, PARENT
STATUS, AND HOMELESSNESS.
THE ONLY CITY SPECIFIC PROTECTED
CLASSES THAT WE CAN USE.
THE PROTECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
OF MALICIOUS HARASSMENT TO
ADDRESS.
ONLY 23 CASES WERE PROSECUTED
FROM 2012 TO 2017.
THIS WOULD ALLOW NEW
PROSECUTIONS, BASED ON GENDER,
GENDER EXPRESSION, IDENTITY,
MENTAL DISABILITY, PHYSICAL
DISABILITY AND SENSORY
DISABILITY.
A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO ISSUE AN ANNUAL
REPORT ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS
ABOUT THE VICTIMS WHICH 100%
WERE MEMBERS OF PROTECTIVE
CLASSES AND THAT DEMOGRAPHICS
OF THE DEFENDANTS.
THE PURPOSE TO TRACK HOW THE
LEGISLATION IS BEING USED TO
TRACK HATE CRIMES.
IN KEEPING IN MIND CONCERNS
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT DISPARITY
WITH THE PROSECUTION.
WHERE IT'S A DISPROPORTIONATELY
LIKELY TO BE PROSECUTED FOR
VIOLATIONS SUCH AS ASSAULT.
THAT IS ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT
JUST FOR HATE CRIMES.
BUT BECAUSE THEIRS IS
UNDERLINING DISPROPORTIONATE
LINE WE WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON
HOW IT RELATES TO THE HATE
CRIMES LEGISLATION.
AND FINALLY THE AUDIT NOTES
THAT 85% OF OFFENDERS ARE MEN,
AND 77% ARE WHITE.
19% ARE BLACK.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE HEARING
A PRESENTATION TO RELEASE THE
SPENDING PROVISO ON THE CANAL
WATER PROJECT.
WHICH IS PART OF THE CITY'S
CONTROL PROGRAM WHICH IS
MEETING STATE AND FEDERAL
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. IT'S
REQUIRED TO BRING US INTO
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
CLEAN WATER ACT.
TO REDUCE COMBINED SEWER
OVERFLOW EVENTS.
IT ADDRESSES WASTEWATER STORAGE
, 70% OF THE STUDIES CLEAN
WATER STORAGE WILL BE STORED IN
THE DEEP WATER TUNNEL.
THE PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON
LIFTING COUNSEL BUDGET
PROPOSAL, SPECIFICALLY ON THE
TUNNEL PORTION.
GETTING US THROUGH THE DESIGN
PHASE SO THAT WE CAN LIFTED
BEFORE GETTING INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE WITH THE
TIMELINE AND BUDGET.
AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO
CONSTRUCTION THERE IS GREATER
CERTAINTY ABOUT THE BUDGET.
I THINK FOLKS ATTENDING
TOMORROW WILL BE PLACED.
THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST
PRESENTATION DISCUSSION OF
ROBERT LEE.
AND WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ON THE LEGACY
BUSINESS PROGRAM THAT I WORKING
ON FOR THREE YEARS.
>> THAT IS A LOT OF TIME.
>> AB STEPS.
A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS.
SARIN TAKING SO MUCH TIME I'M
REPORTING FOR TWO PEOPLE.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE
WILL BE CIRCULATING A
PROCLAMATION THIS WEEK
HOPEFULLY FOR A COUPLE OF
MEMORIALS COMING UP LATER THIS
WEEK FOR SHARON JONES. I THINK
WE ALL KNOW SHARON.
SHE'S A REAL CHANGE BENDER WHO
GRACED OUR PRESENCE WITH HER
TIME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON
ADVOCACY RELATED TO HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS. HER PASSION FOR
THESE ISSUES MOVED US.
SHE'S BEEN A FANTASTIC ADVOCATE
FOR REAL CHANGE AS WELL AS
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND FOLKS WHO
ARE VULNERABLE HE HOUSED ACROSS
THE STATE.
SHE PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 28
FROM LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.
SHE IS NOT THE FIRST VENDOR TO
HAVE PASSED AWAY.
WE KNOW THAT THIS YEAR HAS SEEN
A LARGE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE.
AND AN INCREASE OF HOMELESS
PEOPLE WHO DIED DUE TO
VIOLENCE.
AND I THINK HONORING SHARON IN
THIS WAY IS IMPORTANT
RECOGNITION AS WELL AS A LARGER
IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
AND AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING UP
THIS WEEK.
ON TUESDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ THE
PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM THAT WILL
BE FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE
FINDINGS AND THE PROLIFIC
OFFENDERS REPORT.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE SEATTLE
FIREFIGHTERS AWARDS LUNCHEON.
AND THURSDAY IS OPENING NIGHT.
AND THE NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS
RIGHTS PROJECT WILL HAVE THEIR
35th ANNIVERSARY GALA.
AND SAM STEIN, WILL BE SPEAKING
AT TOWNHALL ON LIBERAL SEATTLE,
I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ATTEND.
AND I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ATTEND
ONE OF THE ONGOING FORMS CALLED
MASTERING THE HUSTLE.
ENGAGING WITH FOLKS IN THE
MUSIC COMMUNITY ON HOW TO
BETTER PROMOTE THEIR CRAFT AND
BE ABLE TO EARN A LIVING IN
THIS HIGH COST CITY.
AND THE SPECIFIC TOPIC IS CAN
THE SEATTLE MUSIC INDUSTRY
SURVIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO?
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE 22 ITEMS ON
INTRODUCTION.
19 APPOINTMENTS TO THE REVIEW
BOARD.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 15.
THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE A
BRIEFING ON COUNSEL BILL 119489.
AMENDING THE LAND USE CODE.
THE COUNCIL PASSED TO ALLOW FOR
A MASTER PLAN APPLICATION FROM
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE
TO SEND MY GRATITUDE AND
APPRECIATION TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN FOR THE LUNCH AND LEARN
WITH THE SCOOTERS.
I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
AS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID
THE SCOOTING IS THE FUTURE.
AND LAST WEEK I MET WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA , THAT
WAS A LOT OF FUN.
THAT'S UP TO TRASH CLEANUPS
THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO.
I WANT TO THANK MY APPRECIATION
TO THE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT
ORGANIZE IT.
I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN
LISTENING SESSIONS AT THE
LAUREL HURST COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
I WILL BE GOING TO BACK TO SOME
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS
THIS WEEK TO LISTEN ABOUT WHAT
I CAN BEST DO FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE STORM.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THE SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING IN
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS
EIGHT ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
SIX ARE REAPPOINTMENTS, AND TO
OUR APPOINTMENT AND
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LEVY TO
MOVE THE SEATTLE OVERSIGHT TO
MANY.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DOES NOT MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK,
BUT WILL HAVE A MEETING AGAIN
NEXT TUESDAY.
THAT IS IT FOR ME.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> GOOD MORNING.
THAT GENDER EQUITY COMMITTEE
HAS ONE ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
IT IS A COUNSEL BILL 1195 059.
IT'S A BUDGET ACTION ITEM THAT
AUTHORIZES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO ESTABLISH THE MOBILE HEALTH
UNIT PILOT PROGRAM.
REFERRED TO AS HEALTH ONE.
IT WAS AMENDED AND RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE BY MY COMMITTEE
LAST WEDNESDAY.
IT WOULD LIFT THE PROPOSAL AND
APPROPRIATES THE FUNDS TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF OPERATIONALIZING THE
MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH UNIT
BY THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS
YEAR.
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AND GREEN
SHEET WERE SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW DURING
BUDGET LIBERATIONS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HER
COMMITMENT AND TENACITY MAKING
SURE THAT THE FUNDING WAS THERE
AS THE BUDGET CHAIR.
SHE HAD A LOT OF DISCRETION TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS BAKED
INTO THE BUDGET.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW HAS BEEN
YELLING TO THE SKIES FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
I'M GLAD WE ARE AT A PLACE
WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF
COMPETENCE IN THE PILOT
PROPOSED.
GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL UNION,
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE MODEL FOR
THE PILOT PROGRAM.
WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT FROM
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP.
THAT THEY WILL BE DOING AN IN-
DEPTH STUDY TO ENSURE THE PILOT
PROGRAM IS MEETING THAT OLD
SCALE OF NEEDS FOR THOSE FOLKS
WHO WILL RELY ON THAT MOBILE
UNIT.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING NOT
IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
THIS AFTERNOON. REALLY QUICKLY
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE AND PRIDE FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AS A
WHOLE.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
CONGRATULATE JOSEPH FROM
COUNCIL STAFF.
HE WAS HONORED WITH A AWARD
THAT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY THE
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR FOR HIS
WORK ON MAKING VOTING
ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF JOSEPH
AND THE WORK THAT HE DOES IN
AND OUT OF CITY HALL.
WITH HIS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING
THAT PROGRAMS LIKE A READY,
SET, VOTE MAKE RESEARCH EASY,
AND NONPARTISAN, AND HIGHLIGHT.
I HOPE IF YOU SEE HIM YOU WILL
PERSONALLY EXTEND YOUR
CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND GIVE
HIM A HIGH FIVE FOR HIS OWN
VOLUNTEER WORK OUTSIDE OF CITY
HALL. CONGRATULATIONS TO
JOSEPH.
A QUICK REMINDER THAT THIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 I WILL BE DOWN
AT THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT
HOUSE.
WE HAVE A STATUS CONFERENCE ON
MAY 15 AT 11 AM. THE JUDGE
WILL WALK US THROUGH HIS
OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ON
WHETHER OR NOT THE GUILD IS
WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT.
IT'S A PIVOTAL HEARING FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AS IT RELATES
TO OUR ONGOING WORK WITH THE
DISSENT DEGREE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING
BACK THE NEXT WEEK WHAT WE HEARD
. I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT
IT IN THE NEWS BEFORE I GET TO
YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHEN I WILL BE BACK IN THE
OFFICE, ASSUMING THAT THE
HEARING GOES EFFICIENTLY.
I SHOULD BE BACK IN THE OFFICE
BY 1 PM.
AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO ANY OF
YOU WHO WANT TO HEAR HOT OFF
THE PRESS WHAT OCCURRED DURING
THAT PARTICULAR HEARING.
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I
WILL BE AT THE CITY FORM HOSTED
BY THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
I WILL BE JOINING ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES FROM THE NORTHWEST
AREA FOUNDATION REPRESENTING
THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE
COUNTRY, FOCUSING ON
PHILANTHROPIC WORK AND REDUCING
POVERTY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST
REGION OF THE COUNTRY WITH A
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON GRANTING 40%
OF GRANTS TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
AND FIRST NATIONS FOR PURPOSES
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
POVERTY REDUCTION.
I'M VERY EXCITED, THEY ARE
HAVING THEIR ANNUAL BOARD
MEETING HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'M HAPPY THEY HAVE CHOSEN
SEATTLE AS A PLACE TO COME AND
LEARN AND BE PRESENT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING
WITH THEM WEDNESDAY FOR DINNER
AND THURSDAY A CONVERSATION
ABOUT RACE AND PHILANTHROPIC
WORK.
I WILL BE AT THE NORTHWEST
RIGHTS PROJECT GALA AND
RECEPTION. AND ON SATURDAY FOR
THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED.
I WAS ASKED BY VOTE, RUN, LEAD.
THAT ENCOURAGES WOMEN TO RUN
FOR OFFICE TO SPEAK AT THEIR
CANDIDATE TRAINING ON SATURDAY,
MAY 18 AT WE WORK.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT JOINING THAT
NON-PARTISAN GROUP. MAKING
SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT
IT MEANS TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
AND ENCOURAGE MORE WOMEN TO BE
PART OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
>> EXCELLENT.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DID YOU
HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED
TO SAY?
>> I THOUGHT YOU ARE SIGNALING
TO ME.
>> CONGRATULATION ON YOUR
APPOINTMENT.
BEFORE HE MOVED TO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WILL YOU PASS THESE OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN . AT THE
BEGINNING OF EVERY BRIEFING,
BASED ON WORK THAT THE STATE
AUDITOR AND OUR CITY CLERK.
MONICA ALLEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK.
THERE IS A PROCESS BY WHICH WE
WILL APPROVE MINUTES OF OUR
BRIEFINGS.
I WOULD NEED A QUORUM HERE TO
DO THAT OFFICIALLY.
THAT IS A SAMPLE OF LAST WEEK'S
MINUTES THAT WE DID APPROVE
THIS MORNING.
WE WILL DO THAT EVERY TIME.
YOU CAN SEE WE WILL TRY TO
START ON TIME AND HAVE THAT AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE AGENDA.
THIS WAS BASED ON A PUBLIC
COMPLAINT THAT WE WERE NOT
MAKING THIS AVAILABLE.
WE DO KEEP MINUTES AND WE'VE
ALWAYS KEPT MINUTES.
THEY WERE NOT PUBLISHED AS WE
WILL DO NOW.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT
THAT IS THE PROCESS MOVING
FORWARD.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONVENE FOR THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS
PENDING LITIGATION.
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR ATTORNEYS.
A LEGAL MONITOR IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
RESERVE QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR
OPEN PUBLIC SESSION.
I EXPECT IT TO LAST ABOUT 15
MINUTES.
IT WILL GO BACK TO ABOUT 10:36
PM 10:36 AM.
WITHOUT LET'S MOVE INTO AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.