>> FEELING LONELY DOWN THERE?
>> I FEEL JUST FINE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL BE
APPROVED FROM MAY 19th.
IF ANY OF YOU WANT HARD COPIES.
I HAVE THEM HERE.
I'LL ALWAYS TRY TO PASS THEM
DOWN.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE
A MEETING AFTER THIS ONE AND
MAYBE COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ
COULD SHARE MORE.
AND THAT WOULD START AT 10:30.
THIS AFTERNOON NOTHING FROM THE
GOVERNANCE, EQUITY GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE.
BUT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON CIVIC ARENAS, WE HAVE
RESOLUTION 3188 WHICH IS A
RESOLUTION THAT AMENDS 31857
THAT PROVIDES CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL OF A, A CONSTRUCTION
PERMANENT TENSION TIEBACKS ON
PORTIONS OF THOMAS STREET EAST
OF FIRST AVENUE NORTH AND WEST
OF SECOND AVENUE NORTH.
AND WE, OF COURSE MET AS A
SELECT COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED
WHETHER PERMANENT TENSION
TIEBACK.
AND IT PASSED OUT OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE AND WE'LL PRESENT
THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE ON
KeyARENA AND THE GREAT THINGS
HAPPENING OVER THERE.
AND THAT'S GOING AS WELL AS
COULD BE EXPECTED AND WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION.
AND FROM THE TECHNOLOGY, WE DO
HAVE ONE RESOLUTION 31886, A
RESOLUTION THAT REVISES RULES
AND PROCEDURES OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
ATTACHMENT ONE.
AND AS YOU MAY RECALL WE SHOULD
HAVE ADDRESSED IN OUR COUNCIL
DECORUM HERE, WORDS OF A
THREATENING NATURE.
AND OF ASSAULT LIKE WORDS,
THOSE KINDS OF BEHAVIORS THAT
WE CERTAINLY DON'T CONDONE
WHICH IS FAR DIFFERENT THAN
FREE SPEECH.
AND THAT'S IT FROM THIS SIDE.
AND WE'LL GO AROUND THE TABLE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT HARRELL.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES AND RENTERS
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE WAS SCHEDULED FOR
THIS FRIDAY BUT WE ARE PUTTING
IT OFF TO GIVE THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT MORE TIME
TO PREPARE THEIR PRESENTATION
ON THE SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM AND I'LL BE ANNOUNCING
THE DATE OF THE NEXT COMMITTEE
SOON.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER, BEEN YOU GO, I
WILL PASS DOWN COPIES OF THE
MINUTES YOU APPROVED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOTHING FOR THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
WE WILL HAVE ITEMS NEXT MONDAY
BECAUSE WE HAD A SPECIAL
MEETING ON LAST FRIDAY SO THERE
WASN'T ENOUGH TIME TO BRING
FORWARD WHAT WE HAD PASSED OUT
OF COMMITTEE.
THAT WILL BE A WEEK FROM TODAY.
WE HAVE BOBBY HUMES THE
PROPOSED SDHR NOMINEE.
BE COMING TO COMMITTEE ON JUNE
12th AND THE 26th.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OUR
NEW POTENTIAL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES.
>> HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> HUMAN RESOURCES, THANK YOU.
PLEASE GET YOUR QUESTIONS TO
ALLISON TODAY.
WE'VE GOT A START AND WE CAN
CIRCULATE THAT AND YOU CAN ADD
SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IF
YOU'D LIKE.
TOMORROW I'M GOING TO BE
MEETING WITH A GROUP AND IF ANY
OF YOU ARE INTERESTED AS WELL
WE'LL BE RIDING OUR BIKES
AROUND THE SOUTH END OF QUEEN
ANNE UPTOWN LOOKING AT THOMAS
STREET AND THE CONNECTIONS TO
THE SEATTLE ARENA.
WE'RE MEETING AT 8 A.M.
TOMORROW MORNING ON BIKES.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PARTICIPATE.
I ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE
THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
IT'S A PROCLAMATIONLY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL DECLARING JUNE
AS ORCA AWARENESS MONTH.
THIS IS SOMETHING IN SUPPORT OF
GOVERNOR INSLEE DID.
AND WHAT IS CAUSING THE DECLINE
OF THE NUMBERS AND HEALTH OF
THE ORCAS.
AND THE FACT THAT THE
ENDANGERED SALMON RUNS, WE'RE
NOT GETTING AS MANY CHINOOK AS
IN THE PAST, THEIR PRINCIPAL
SOURCE OF FOOD.
AND THERE'S DISTURBANCE FROM
SHIPS, BOATS, VEHICLES CHASING
THE ORCAS WHICH IMPACTS THEIR
ABILITY TO ECHO LOCATE AND
LASTLY TO BE AWARE OF THE TOXIC
POLLUTANTS WHICH ARE GOING INTO
THE SOUND WHICH CAUSE THE YOUNG
ORCAS PROBLEMS.
I'LL BE CIRCULATING THAT.
THANK YOU FOR SIGNING IT.
AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TELL
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD BEFORE
SHE INTRODUCES IT THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS ON
THE AGENDA.
I'LL BE PRESENTING A
PROCLAMATION FOR MAY AS BIKE
EVERYWHERE MONTH.
MY STAFF SENT THIS TO THE
COUNCIL ON FRIDAY AND I HOPE
YOU ALL WILL SIGN ON.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5th.
AND THURSDAY I'LL BE ATTENDING
THE PUGET SOUND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SORRY FOR BEING LATE.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS
TO THE BEST.
>> SO TWO THINGS, ACTUALLY
THREE BIG THINGS.
THE NEXT CIVIC DEVELOPMENT IS
JUNE 5th.
I'M DEDICATING THIS AGENDA TO
ONE ITEM, A BRIEFING AND
PRESENTATION ON, ABIGAIL WORKS
AT THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD AND WAS COMMISSIONED WELL
OVER A YEAR AGO TO WRITE THE 30
PAGE REPORT TO THE URBAN INDIAN
HEALTH INSTITUTE.
AND SOME OF US HAD A BRIEFING.
HE'S PAWNEE, A CHIEF RESEARCH
OFFICER AT THE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD AND DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN
INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE.
SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST STATE
AND CITY TO HAVE THIS
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ABOUT THE
DATA CRISIS NOT ONLY REGIONALLY
BUT NATIONALLY.
THE REPORT SHEDS LIGHT ON THE
FOLLOWING FACTS.
DECADES OF AN EPIDEMIC OF
VIOLENCE PERPETUATED AGAINST
NATIVE WOMEN.
SEATTLE HAS 45 MISSING,
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS, AND THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON RANKS SECOND IN
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
GAPING HOLES WHEN IT COMES TO
DATA COLLECTION, LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.
THIS COUNCIL PASSED LEGISLATION
AND IN THE BUDGET I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW WHO
JOINS ME IN THIS TO ADDRESS
THAT THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
REQUIRE THAT THEY BASICALLY
INTENSIFY THEIR EFFORTS AND ARE
REQUIRED NOW TO PROVIDE THE
CITY INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT
WITH DATA REGARDING NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN AND AGAIN, THIS
WOULD BE ADDRESSING THE DATA
CRISIS REGIONALLY AND
NATIONALLY.
I'M HONORED TO CHAIR THIS
MEETING.
ABIGAIL WILL BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY WHERE THE CITY LACKS
IN ACCOUNTABILITY.
HER ADVOCACY HAS GONE AS FAR AS
D.C. AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
LEGISLATURE.
IF YOU REMEMBER THIS LAST
SESSION WE HAD IMPROVEMENTS IN
OLYMPIA.
TWO REPRESENTATIVES SPONSORED
LEGISLATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS
REPORT.
HB 7313 A BILL THAT WE WORKED
ON.
THIS COUNCIL ESTABLISHES TWO L
AY, LIAISON POSITIONS.
IN RESPONSE TO MISSING PERSONS
AND REPORTS FOR INDIGENOUS
WOMEN.
AND GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
TRAINING AND THIS IS CRUCIAL.
THIS BILL WAS SIGN BIDDER,
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES AND
OTHERS INTERESTED FOR THIS
PRESENTATION.
JUNE5th AT 2:00 IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS AND MY STAFF WILL ALSO
BE PROVIDING YOU NOT ONLY WITH
A COPY OF THE BILL THAT WAS
PASSED BUT ALSO A COPY OF THE
REPORT.
THE REPORT CAME OUT LAST YEAR.
IT'S ABOUT 30 PAGES LONG.
IT'S INCREDIBLY, WELL, IT'S
CRITICAL BUT IT'S ALSO EYE-
OPENING AND ALSO VERY SAD.
NOT ONLY ARE WE ADDRESSING
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN BUT THE LGBT COMMUNITY
THE TWO SPIRIT COMMUNITY AND
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS TRACKING MISSING
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS AND HOW THE COMMUNITY HAS
RESPONDED.
THESE THREE VISIONS DON'T
ALWAYS ADD UP.
WE SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE MUCH
MORE MISSING, MURDERED,
INDIGENOUS WOMEN NOT ONLY IN
SEATTLE BUT NATIONALLY.
AND I WAS BLESSED AND LUCKY TO
BE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO MEET
WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION AND TALK ABOUT THE
MONEY SET ASIDE TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE AND ALSO THE FOLLOW-UP
ABOUT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN ACT WHICH WAS CRUCIAL.
I INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE ON
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
ON JUNE 6th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE'LL HAVE A REGULAR MEETING.
ON THE AGENDA THERE ARE FIVE
ITEMS.
FIRST, THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL APPOINTMENT.
THE APPOINTMENT AND
REAPPOINTMENT, THE NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SELL LEGISLATION,
BRIEFING, AND DISCUSSION,
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE REZONE AND
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON EXTENDING THE RENT, BY
ANOTHER YEAR.
WE HAD A GOOD MEETING LAST
WEEK.
ATTITUDES AFTERNOON, THANKS
ALSO TO COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO'S
STAFF FOR BEING THERE.
WE HAD ABOUT 35 PEOPLE SIGN UP.
OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE IN
SUPPORT.
THERE WAS A FEW PEOPLE WHO
ASKED FOR SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WE HAD ALREADY DRAFTED UP AND
HEARD ABOUT TURNING A PORTION
OF THE PARKING LOT INTO GREEN
SPACE FOR BLUE HERON.
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO
CAME OUT TO TESTIFY.
THOSE WHO HAVE COME OUT MANY
TIMES BEFORE.
THIS IS THE 15th YEAR THAT
WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS
PROCESS.
AND THIS IS THE FOURTH MEETING.
NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE 5th
MEETING.
THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN FOR
BEING THERE.
I WANT TO NOTE FOR FOLKS WHO
ARE COMING TO THE JUNE 6th
MEETING, WE'LL BE EXTENDING
THAT UNTIL NOON JUST BECAUSE OF
ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
AND AT 1:30 THAT DAY, NEXT
THURSDAY, JUNE 6th.
WE'LL HAVE A WORK SESSION TO
HOST A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING ON THE HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDERS, COST OF LIVING,
ISSUES AROUND THE INFLATIONARY
COST TO OPERATE IN THE CITY AND
TO LIVE IN THE CITY.
FOLKS REMEMBER AND THANKS AGAIN
TO COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW FOR
HER WORK TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE
BUDGET.
MY BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE WERE
WORKING ON WAS TRYING TO GET AN
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT IN FOR
ALL HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTED
PROVIDERS, RECOGNIZING THAT
MANY OF THEM HADN'T HAD AN
INCREASE IN ABOUT 10 YEARS.
THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR BROADLY ON THIS.
TO MAKE SURE THAT HUMAN
SERVICES PROVIDERS HAVE A
MEANINGFUL COMPENSATION AND
THAT WE RESPECT THE FACT THAT
THEY HAVE A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE
SUPPORT TO ALL RESIDENTS,
ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT LAST
YEAR WE HEARD FROM HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WERE
WORKING 100 HOURS A WEEK,
LIVING IN THEIR CARS,
QUALIFYING FOR THE SAME
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT
THEIR CLIENTS WERE QUALIFYING
FOR.
IF WE WANT TO HAVE STABILITY IN
THE SYSTEM TO HELP SERVE THE
HOMELESS OR THOSE ON THE VERGE
OF BECOMING HOMELESS, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES
ARE STABLE.
THAT'S 1:30 ON THURSDAY.
THIS FRIDAY WE HAVE OFF HOURS
IN DISTRICT 5 AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE FOLKS
OUT THERE.
WE WILL BE AT A COFFEE SHOP ALL
MORNING.
LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE GOING TO BE AT COFFEE
CLATCH.
I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
FROM 10 A.M.
TO 12:30 ON FRIDAY.
AND THEN THIS WEEKEND IS GOING
TO BE BUSY.
I'M GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING
IN THE SEATTLE EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE ON
SATURDAY MORNING SPEAKING AT
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FESTIVAL AT
THE CHICANO AND LATINO MUSEUM.
AND ATTENDING THE TOWN HALL
GALA HOSTED BY TOWN HALL
SEATTLE AND THE NEW PEOPLE'S
HALL.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOUR COMMENTED
ON THIS
THIS WEEKEND FAMILIES WERE SHOT
DOING WHAT ALL OF US SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO, ENJOYING TIME IN A
PARK.
IT CONTINUES TO UNDERSCORE OUR
NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON GUN
VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND RESTRICT
THE NUMBER OF GUNS OUT THERE.
AND THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN
OUR CONTINUED EFFORT TO TRY TO
ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE AND THE
WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE WANT TO
SETS AND UTILIZE OUR PARKS.
I THINK IT'S TRULY A PUBLIC
HEALTH ISSUE AND ONE TO
UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF US
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AND NOT JUST
SENDING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
BUT A RENEWED CALL FOR OUR
ACTION IS WHAT YOU'LL HEAR FROM
THIS COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM AND
SO ARE OUR ACTIONS AND WE'LL BE
WORKING ON IT I'M SURE GOING
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
NOTHING ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
IN TERMS OF AT LEAST ON THE
REGULAR INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR, I WILL HAVE TWO
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FULL
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION THAT I
CIRCULATED AND MY OFFICE
CIRCULATED LAST WEEK BEFORE THE
REQUISITE DEADLINE.
I'M GOING TO HAND OUT COPIES OF
THOSE AND SPEAK TO THEM REALLY
BRIEFLY SO THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE
THAT THEY'RE COMING.
THE FIRST IS A RESOLUTION IN
SUPPORT OF ACCESS TO SAFE AND
LEGAL ABORTION AND AFFIRMING
THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S TO, IN
SUPPORT OF THOSE RIGHTS.
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO A LOT OF
THE RECENT LEGISLATION THAT WE
HAVE SEEN COMING OUT OF OTHER
STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
ENDEAVOR TO DIRECTLY CHALLENGE
THE ROE V. WADE SUPREME COURT
CASE THAT ESTABLISHED CLARITY
AROUND A WOMAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE
INCLUDING SAFE AND LEGAL
ABORTIONS.
MANY OF US WHO ARE AT THE TABLE
THIS MORNING JOINED WOMEN'S
HEALTHCARE GROUPS LAST TUESDAY
IN SOLIDARITY TO SPEAK OUT
AGAINST THESE LAWS THAT
EFFECTIVELY BAN ABORTIONS AND
THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO
CONTINUE TO AFFIRM OUR COMMIT
TO THAT.
WE PARTICIPATE IN THE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE FUND
ARE CONTRACTED RELATED TO
WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND
REALLY NEED TO I THINK SEND A
CLEAR MESSAGE TO FOLKS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS OUR
REGION THAT HERE IN SEATTLE WE
REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING
THAT THERE IS FULL AND
UNFETTERED ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
INCLUDING SAFE AND LEGAL
ABORTIONS FOR WOMEN WHO LIVE
AND RECEIVE HEALTHCARE FROM OUR
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH.
SO THIS RESOLUTION ENDEAVORS TO
SOLIDIFY THOSE COMMITMENTS AND
EXCITED ABOUT PRESENTING THAT
AT 2:00.
WE ARE EXPECTING THAT FOLKS
FROM THE COMMUNITY WILL JOIN US
AT FULL COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SECOND RESOLUTION IS A
RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE
ADVANCING IN CONJUNCTION WITH
MAYOR DURINGEN AND
CONGRESSWOMAN, THE NEWS LAST
WEEK LAID OUT THE FACT THAT
GAVE US THE GOOD NEWS THAT THE
FIRST STEP WAS TAKEN IN PASSING
THE DREAM AND PROMISE ACT.
THIS IS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
THAT WILL CREATE A LEGAL
PATHWAY FOR DREAMERS AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR
DEFERRED STATUS.
WE'RE DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THE
RESOLUTION AND THE CONTENT OF
THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
BUT WE HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY
STRONG SET OF POLICIES AROUND
BEING A WELCOMING CITY AND THAT
INCLUDES FIRST AND FOREMOST
ENSURING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING
SANCTUARY TO OUR IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES REGARDLESS OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS AND THIS IS
A BODY OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION
THAT IF ADOPTED IN THE SENATE
WOULD FINALLY PROVIDE A PATHWAY
FOR MILLIONS OF YOUTH IN OUR
CITY TO FINALLY BECOME THEIR
FULL AMERICAN SELVES IN THE
LEGAL SENSE.
SO EXCITED ABOUT ADVANCING THIS
RESOLUTION AND HOPE TO HAVE
YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT REGARD.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ FOR DO I
THINK THIS RESOLUTION SPEAKING
ON A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AS
WELL.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD CHILDREN
OR ARE GOING TO HAVE CHILDREN.
NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE
ELSE.
I'M JUST SAYING IT WAS
WONDERFUL.
ALL CHOICES ARE THAT WOMAN'S
CHOICE.
AND I KIND OF GOT A LITTLE BIT
PASSIONATE BECAUSE AS AN OLDER
WOMAN WHO HAS HAD A COUPLE
CHILDREN AND TWO DAUGHTERS WHO
ARE 28 AND 25 AND THIS ISSUE
HAS BEEN GOING ON, I'LL BE 60
IN JULY.
AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING
ON MY WHOLE LIFE.
AND A LOT OF IT WAS MORE ANGER
AND FRUSTRATION IN CALLING OUT
THESE STATES AND US GETTING
TIRED OF AND GOES TO THE ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
FIGHT FOR THE BASIC RIGHT OF A
WOMAN TO CHOOSE.
AND I'M HOPING THAT MY
DAUGHTERS WON'T BE DOING THIS
AT 59.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER GONE SALDZ.
>> AND A LOT OF THE CREDIT GOES
TO THE ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS
IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN
REALLY HARNESSING THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
BUILD MOMENTUM TO ENSURE THAT
WE AREN'T GOING BACKWARDS IN
TERMS OF OUR RIGHT TO ACCESS
HEALTHCARE.
SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO SPONSOR THAT RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT WITH THOSE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
NEXT I WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY
TOUCH ON THE FACT THAT LATER
THIS MORNING STARTING AT 10:30
ASSUMING THAT WE, LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO END
THIS EARLY.
WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT 10:30
A.M.
I WILL BE CHAIRING A SPECIAL
MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR
THE COMMITTEE ON HMA.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO AND I
WILL BE COCHAIRS OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON MHA AND I HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF CHAIRING THE NEXT
SELECT AT 10:30 A.M.
WE WILL HAVE TWO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
THE FIRST IS ONLY A BRIEFING.
IT WILL BE AN UPDATE ON MHA
IMPLEMENTATION IN PARTS OF THE
U DISTRICT.
WE'LL BE JOINED BY, FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND THAT
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO GET AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE
POLICY ISSUES THAT WE DEFERRED
MAKING DECISIONS ON UNTIL THERE
WAS ADDITIONAL WORK COMPLETED.
AND WE'LL HEAR AN UPDATE ABOUT
THAT WORK.
AND ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR
THE REST OF THE YEAR.
ITEM TWO IS A TECHNICAL CLEANUP
THAT WILL AMEND ORDINANCE
125791 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
THE CITYWIDE MHA LEGISLATION.
IT WILL CORRECT MAP ERRORS.
AND THEN MAP A FOR TO A THE
ORDINANCE I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THESE ARE TRULY TECHNICAL
CLEANUP OPPORTUNITIES.
THE OVERARCHING ISSUE IS THAT
WENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
ATTACHMENTS, THE MAPS, AND THE
LANGUAGE IN THE CODE ARE
CONSISTENT WITH POLICY
DECISIONS THAT WE MADE WHEN WE
PASSED THE ORDINANCE.
THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RE-LITIGATE MERELY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS
COUNCIL'S POLICY DECISIONS THAT
WERE MADE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO
ARE CONSISTENTLY AND ACCURATELY
REFLECTED IN ORDINANCE 125791.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
CONSIDERING THE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
NONETHELESS WE ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE
THESE ARE LAND USE ISSUES.
AND WE'LL GO THROUGH PROCESSES
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MET
THOSE STANDARDS.
SO WE WILL HEAR, WE'LL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING AND GET A
BRIEFING FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF ON THE TECHNICAL CHANGES
AND I WILL THEN SUSPEND THE
RULES AND ALLOW THE FULL
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THOSE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND REFER
THEM ACCORDINGLY TO FULL
COUNCIL FOR ACTION.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> AND LASTLY I JUST WANTED TO
SAY COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF I MAY
I ALSO WANTED TO TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE
RECENT EPISODE OF GUN VIOLENCE
THAT WE JUST SAW IN SOUTH
SEATTLE AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA MENTIONED.
THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY, AT
ABOUT 7 P.M.
AT PRITCHARD ISLAND BEACH.
REGRETTABLY THIS WAS A
SITUATION WHERE IT APPEARS THAT
TWO INDIVIDUALS BEGAN TO ARGUE
IN A PARKING LOT AND THEN
EXCHANGED GUNFIRE.
PEOPLE WHO WERE INJURED APPEAR
TO BE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS WHO
JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE PARK
ENJOYING THEIR MEMORIAL DAY
CELEBRATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT INCLUDES
CHILDREN, A 27-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
AND TWO BOYS WERE VICTIMS IN
THIS MOST RECENT EPISODE OF GUN
VIOLENCE.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN WAS 8 YEARS
OLD.
AND THE OTHER IS JUST UNDER THE
AGE OF TWO AND THERE WAS ALSO A
YOUNG GIRL WHO WAS 10 YEARS OLD
WHO WAS ALSO HIT BY GUNFIRE.
SO WE OBVIOUSLY TAKE GUN
VIOLENCE SERIOUSLY WITHOUT
REGARD TO WHO THE VICTIM IS.
BUT IT BECOMES PARTICULARLY
CONCERNS WHENS THE CHILDREN WHO
ARE AS YOUNG AS TWO IN OUR OWN
CITY FALLING VICTIM TO GUN
VIOLENCE.
AND SO I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL
EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
IMPACT HERE AND HAVE RECEIVED
ASSURANCES FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT THEY
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN EMPHASIS
PATROLS TO TRY TO ENGAGE IN AS
MUCH PROACTIVE POLICING AS THEY
CAN IN THESE AREAS TO DETER
THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR FROM
OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE.
BUT ULTIMATELY, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT
WE NEED IS MUCH MORE COMMON
SENSE AND SWIFT GUN REFORM
LEGISLATION THAT REALLY TAKES A
LOT OF THESE DANGEROUS GUNS OFF
OF THE STREETS AND WE HAVE NO
REASON TO BELIEVE THESE ARE
SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLES OF ANY
SORT.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT KIND
OF WEAPONS WERE USED.
BUT FROM THE REPORTING IT
APPEARS THEY WERE JUST
HANDGUNS.
SO I THINK IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE
AND OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
REALLY CHALLENGE THE PEOPLE WHO
CONTROL THESE LAWS TO REALLY
TAKE SOME SWIFT ACTION TO
ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES CAN
STAY SAFE AND I JUST, I SEND A
LOT OF THOUGHTS AND OBVIOUSLY,
WE WANT TO SEE ACTION COME OUT
OF THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS AND
MY HOPE IS THAT WE'LL WITH ABLE
TO CONNECT WITH SOME OF OUR
FEDERAL LEGISLATORS FOR EXAMPLE
TO GIVE THEM THESE STORIES AS A
TOOL FOR THEM TO HOPEFULLY BE
ABLE TO CATALYZE SOME CHANGE AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS A
NUMBER OF ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
WE WILL BE THE FIRST ITEM IS
APPROVAL OF AN EXTENSION OF A
PERMIT FOR A SKY BRIDGE OVER AN
ALLEY IN SOUTH LAKE UNION.
AND THEN WE HAVE SIX SEPARATE
ORDINANCES, EACH ACCEPTING A
SERIES OF DEEDS AND EASEMENTS.
EACH OF THE ORDINANCES HAD 20
DEED ACCEPTANCE OR EASEMENTS.
SO A TOTAL OF 120 OF THEM.
JUST AS A REMINDER FOR PUBLIC,
OFTENTIMES AS NEW DEVELOPMENT
HAPPENS, THERE'S SMALL PARCELS,
AND OFTENTIMES JUST A COUPLE
SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY THE
CITY WILL NEED TO ACQUIRE IN
RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
MAYBE IT'S TO MAKE SURE THE
SIDEWALK IS THE APPROPRIATE
WIDTH OR TO ACCESS UTILITIES OR
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT
THOSE COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL
FOR APPROVAL.
WE LET THEM ACCUMULATE UNTIL
THERE'S 20 OF THEM.
AT THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT, WE
OFTEN GET THEM IN BUNDLES.
WE'LL BE ACCEPTING A TOTAL OF
120 DIFFERENT PARCELS OR
EASEMENTS AGAINST PARCELS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FINAL
APPROVAL OF VACATION FOR THE
BLOCK WHERE THE AMAZON SPHERES
ARE.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE DID
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL ON THAT
BLOCK AND TWO OTHER BLOCKS FOUR
OR FIVE YEARS AGO NOW.
AND 1 BLOCK HAS COME THROUGH
FINAL APPROVAL.
THIS IS THE SECOND.
AND THEN THE FINAL PROJECT IS
GOING TO BE DONE SOMETIME THIS
SUMMER AND I IMAGINE WE'LL SEE
THAT LAST ONE BY THE END OF THE
YEAR AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS.
ONE TO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD AND ONE TO THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE ADVISORY
BOARD AND THAT IS ALL FOR THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
THE FINAL THING I WANT TO
MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE A
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M.
THIS IS THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BUT
IT'S A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM TO
DISCUSS LEGISLATION AROUND
BACKYARD COTTAGES AND INLAW
RESIDENCES.
WE WENT THROUGH AN APPEAL AND
ANOTHER APPEAL.
THE HEARING EXAMINER RULED A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT, HAD
MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND
WERE FREE TO PROCEED.
THE DISCUSSION TOMORROW IS
LARGELY HIGHLIGHTING THE
CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED IN
THE DRAFT LEGISLATION OVER WHAT
CURRENT LAW IS FOR BACKYARD
COTTAGES.
A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES ARE
EXPANDING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE
FROM 800 TO A THOUSAND SQUARE
FEET INSTEAD OF ALLOWING EITHER
A MOTHER-IN-LAW OR A BACKYARD
COTTAGE IT WOULD ALLOW TWO
DWELLING UNITS.
ALLOWS 1 TO 2 FEET EXTRA HEIGHT
FOR A BACKYARD COTTAGE
STRUCTURE.
ELIMINATING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENT.
ELIMINATING THE OWNER OCCUPANCY
REQUIREMENT.
AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE
CHANGES AND HIGHLIGHTING A
VARIETY OF OPTIONS THAT WE MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER OR TO OFFER
ALL OF YOU DIFFERENT WAYS WE
MAY WANT TO CONSIDER CHANGES,
INCLUDING NOT MAKING SOME OF
THE CHANGES I'M PROPOSING.
>> WOULD THERE BE SOME
DISCUSSION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS
OR EIGHT YEARS WHERE WE PILOTED
CERTAIN AREAS FOR HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENTS, EITHER PROS OR
CONS WE'VE SEEN SINCE WE HAVE
DATA TO SHOW.
>> YEAH, SO WE CAN ABSOLUTELY
HIGHLIGHT, CERTAINLY THE NUMBER
OF UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT,
THE PROS AND CONS PROBABLY GETS
INTO MORE SUBJECTIVE AND
PROBABLY WON'T PRESENT TOO MUCH
ON THAT.
WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION.
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE
NUMBERS AND A LITTLE BIT OF HOW
THAT PACE HAS CHANGED AND ALSO
PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OF
REFERENCE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN PLACES LIKE PORTLAND OR
VANCOUVER WHERE REGULATIONS ARE
A LITTLE LOOSER AND WE COULD
TALK ABOUT THE EEIS AND THE
MODELING PROJECTS WOULD BE
BUILT IN SEATTLE AND WHAT THE
MODELING SHOWS KIND OF WHAT THE
VIABILITY, FINANCIAL VIABILITY
OF CERTAIN MODELS FOR THESE
TWO.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> AND I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THIS
ONE.
WE WILL ALSO IN ADDITION TO
THE MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WE WILL BE BACK IN COMMITTEE
HERE IN CHAMBERS ON THE EVENING
OF JUNE 11th FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THAT.
I IMAGINE WE'LL HAVE PRETTY
GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT.
AND BACK IN COMMITTEE ON JUNE
18th AND IF THE COUNCIL IS
READY TO APPROVE LEGISLATION
OUT OF COMMITTEE WE WOULD DO
THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> 2 POINTS, THE FIRST IS I
WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE
WHEN?
>> WE STARTED DISCUSSING IT A
LITTLE OVER 3 1/2 YEARS AGO.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S A LONG TIME.
>> WE MIGHT GET 400 UNITS A
YEAR OUT OF THIS DEAL.
>> I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR
WORK IN THIS SPACE FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR STICKING WITH IT AND
GUIDING OUR CONVERSATION
FORWARD ON THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT ISSUE WHICH I SEE AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF
SOME FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO AGE IN
PLACE FOR EXAMPLE.
AND ALSO OPEN UP OUR SINGLE
FAMILY HOME ZONES TO OTHER
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HISTORICALLY
OR OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO
LIVING IN THIS PART OF OUR
CITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THAT.
SECONDLY, I ALSO WANTED TO JUST
TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
THE FOLKS OVER AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS WHO
HAVE BEEN DOING ROUND TABLE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN
ONE OF THE ROUND TABLES IN WEST
SEATTLE LAST WEEK AND THE
JUNCTION ACROSS THE STREET FROM
WHERE I LIVE AND HAD A REALLY
GREAT TIME LISTENING TO AND
HEARING FROM INTERESTED
NEIGHBORS AROUND WHY THEY
FRANKLY BELIEVE IN THIS POLICY
AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
REASONS THAT I JUST DESCRIBED
PREVIOUSLY.
AND SO I HOPE THAT THERE WILL
BE AN OPPORTUNITY EITHER DURING
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
OR IN THE FUTURE TO HEAR A
REPORT BACK FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN TERMS OF
OUTREACH AND WHAT THEY ARE
HEARING.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE
WHO WOULD WILL IMPACTED OR WHO
COULD BENEFIT FROM THE
LEGISLATION.
AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THEY HAVE
BEEN RECEIVING FROM OUR
NEIGHBORS.
I'M EXCITED TO GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT ON THOSE
GRANULAR DETAILS AND FEEDBACK.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, I WAS
ABLE TO ATTEND ONE AND SIMILAR
FEEDBACK WAS VERY POSITIVE.
AND FRANKLY, I'VE BEEN HEARING
A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR
3 1/2 YEARS.
THE TWO FLAVORS OF THE NEGATIVE
IS FAIRLY VOCAL FROM THE, AND
WHY CAN'T YOU DO THIS QUICKER.
I'M WAITING TO DO THIS QUICKER
SO MY FILL IN THE BLANK, MY
MOTHER, MY SIBLING, MY
CHILDREN, MYSELF CAN MOVE INTO
ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT I AM
WAITING TO BUILD.
WE WILL CERTAINLY HEAR FROM
BOTH SIDES, THERE'S A VOCAL
GROUP THAT'S WELL RESOURCED TO
CHALLENGE THAT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING OUR ANXIOUS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PREVIEW OF
THE DISCUSSION.
BEFORE WE BREAK I WANTED TO
GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO AN EVENT AT
FISHER PAVILION.
THIS IS A PHENOMENAL GROUP THAT
THE CITY HAS FUNDED IN RECENT
YEARS.
BUT IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR THE 20
YEARS.
AND THEY ARE IN DISTRICT 2. AND
THEY ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT
REALLY WORKS FEVERISHLY ON
PARTICULARLY FATHERS WHO HAVE
HAD, EITHER THEY'VE BEEN IN
CUSTODY OR HAVE HAD LEGAL
CHALLENGES, THEY'VE HAD
CHALLENGES REUNITING WITH THEIR
CHILDREN.
AND THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
FATHERS, PARTICULARLY IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BACK IN
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THEIR CHILDREN.
AND IT STARTS AT 6:00 AT FISHER
PAVILION.
AND WE HAVE TICKETS FOR EITHER
STAFF OR COUNCILMEMBERS OR
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ATTEND.
IT WILL BE WELL ATTENDED THIS
SATURDAY AT 6:00.
THERE'LL BE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
THERE.
BUT IT'S A PHENOMENAL
ORGANIZATION, ONE THAT'S NEAR
AND DEAR TO ME.
6:00 THIS SATURDAY AND ALL OF
YOU ARE INVITED.
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> I MISSED TWO ITEMS ON MY
NOTES.
REALLY QUICKLY.
WE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING
GANT ORDINANCE, THIS IS A
SERIES OF GRANTS THAT SDOT HAS
WON FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
STATE AND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
AND A PROSPECTIVE GRANT.
A PROJECT ON EAST MARGINAL WAY
NEXT ON THE LIST TO BE AWARDED
A GRANT.
AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE THERE'S A
CHANCE WE MIGHT GET THAT MONEY.
SO IN ADDITION TO ACCEPTING
GRANTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY WON,
THERE WILL BE A CONDITIONAL
ACCEPTANCE IF WE WIN THAT ONE
TOO.
AND A CLERK FILE AROUND A
STREET VACATION PROPOSED ALONG
THE TRAIL, UNIVERSITY VILLAGE.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO VACATE A
DEAD END STREET AND REPLACE IT
WITH A REALLY NICE FACILITY, A
BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
TO CONNECT THE TRAIL ALL THE
WAY TO 24th WITH A NEW CROSSING
ON 24th TO UNIVERSITY VILLAGE.
INCLUDING A BIKE REPAIR STATION
AND SOME WATER AND A PULLOUT
AREA JUST ADJACENT TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
YOU'LL SEE MORE ITEMS.
SORRY I MESSED THOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANNOUNCING
THOSE.
>> WE'LL MEET AT 10:30 ON OUR
SELECT COMMITTEE AND SEE YOU
THEN AT 10:30.
WE STAND ADJOURNED.