>>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE FOR OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED BRIEFING.
WE HAVE SEVERAL EXCUSED
ABSENCES THIS MORNING, SO WE
SHOULD HAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT
AGENDA FOR OUR BRIEFING, BUT WE
DO HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
A THAT WE WILL GO INTO.
I'LL JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT I'M
JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
BAGSHAW, PACHECO, AND GONZALEZ.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THE
MINUTES OF THE JUNE 10, 2019
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
BE APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THOSE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
>>> WE HAVE NO ITEMS FOR VOTE
THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.
WE DO HAVE OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING TOMORROW AT
9:30.
WE HAVE SOME APPOINTMENTS TO
SEVERAL COMMISSIONS.
WE MAY TALK THROUGH SOME
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES.
WE MAY OR MAY NOT.
WE'RE SORT OF DECIDING THAT
NOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
SO WE HAVE ONE ITEM THIS
AFTERNOON ON THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBOR'S COMMITTEE.
IT'S AN ORDINANCE FROM OUR FAS
DEPARTMENT REGARDING SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES WORTH BUILDING
LEASE.
NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT IT,
ROUTINE, AND WE EXPECT TO BRING
IT FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY PASS
TODAY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE -- NEXT WEEK
IS GOING TO BE A BIG MEETING
FOR THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
WE'LL HAVE THE SEATTLE CITY
RETIREMENT SYSTEM REPORT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
WORKING ON AS YOU KNOW BY
VIRTUE OF THE FACT I'M CHAIR OF
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WE ARE ASKING THE HEAD OF THE
DEPARTMNT, JEFF DAVIS AND
JASON MALLINOWSKI, WHO LEADS
OUR INVESTMENT TEAM TO COME AND
TALK TO US ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
AND THE FACT WE'VE HAD A CLEAN
AUDIT ON THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
AND ALSO IN RESPONSE TO
LEGISLATION THAT SENATOR RUBEN
CARLISLE HAD OFFERED FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS WOULD GIVE THE
CITY THE OPTION TO JOIN THE
STATE SYSTEM AFTER AN
INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS AND REVIEW
THAT I HAD ASKED FOR CAME BACK
AND SAID THEY WOULDN'T OBJECT
TO HAVING THE OPTION, BUT THERE
WAS NO MOVEMENT OR DESIRE TO
TAKE THE SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
INTO THE STATE.
SO THEY WILL TELL US MORE ABOUT
THAT.
I'VE GOT TWO PROCLAMATIONS
TODAY THAT I'LL BE CIRCULATING.
ONE IS FOR RECOGNITION OF THE
DESIGN COMMISSION AND THEIR
50th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT.
THIS COMES AT THE REQUEST OF
OUR FRIEND, MICHAEL JENKINS.
AND ALSO WE RECEIVED A
PROCLAMATION, WHICH IS
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR
COMMUNITIES TO DEAL WITH AND
GET PREPARED FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE
THE LAST COUPLE OF AUGUSTS, ALL
OF YOU REMEMBER WE COULD HARDLY
BREATHE AROUND HERE AND THIS IS
A PROCLAMATION THAT STARTED IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, PROCLAIMING
JUNE 19 RECOGNITION OF WILDFIRE
SEASONAL AIR QUALITY RESPONSE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
DAY.
SO I'LL CIRCULATE THOSE FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THAT'S
IT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> JUST THERE, ARE NO ITEMS ON
THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
THERE WILL BE THREE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA, A DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
THE COUNCIL LAND USED ACTION TO
APPROVE THE TEMPORARY EXPANSION
OF THE NORTH PRECINCT TO ADD
PORTABLES AND PARKING AND
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 119471, CLARIFYING
THE DEFINITION OF A VESSEL.
I WANT TO SEND A QUICK SHOUT
OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR
THEIR WORK ON THAT AS WELL.
AND ANY BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
ON 119546, WHICH IS THE UPDATE
TO THE ART RIO.
AND SO I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS AROUND THIS
WEEK.
THERE'S GOING TO BE OPENING OF
MY DISTRICT OFFICE, GRAND
OPENING I WOULD SAY, AN OPEN
HOUSE OUTSIDE THE NEW DISTRICT
OFFICE.
IT'LL BE AT THE UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS CENTER IN THE SOUTH
PARKING LOT, BASKETBALL COURT
AREA, SURROUNDING THE U
DISTRICT FARMERS' MARKET.
WE'LL BE ADDING LIME SCOOTERS.
IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE ON
SATURDAY, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
JOIN ME AND MY TEAM.
THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE THE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
COALITION AT U HEIGHTS CENTER
ON THURSDAY.
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE REALLY
QUICKLY VOLUNTEERS FROM RAVENNA
WHO DO A NEIGHBORHOOD POP-UP TO
HELP FEED THE HOMELESS.
I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
YESTERDAY AS A PART OF FATHER'S
DAY, ONE OF THE THINGS MY DAD
ALWAYS TAUGHT ME TO COUNT MY
BLESSINGS.
>> YES, SIR.
>> SO I MADE SURE I WAS, WELL I
WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH HIM,
BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE
LESSONS HE INSTILLED IN ME, SO
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
LET'S DO A LITTLE REWIND HERE.
LET'S GET SETTLED.
WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN AND HERBOLD TO GET A
LITTLE SETTLED.
>> NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU TOO
LONG, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON 2:00
P.M.
THREE ITEMS ON THAT AGENDA.
THE FIRST ITEM UP WILL BE
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THAT'S THE PLAN AT LEAST FOR
THE BACKYARD COTTAGE
LEGISLATION.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK WITH
ME ON THIS.
THERE'S A CENTRAL STAFF MEMO
POSTED WITH THE AGENDA THAT
LISTS OVER HALF A DOZEN
AMENDMENTS, POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS
WE'LL BE CONSIDERING.
SO IF FOLKS ARE PLANNING TO BE
AT THAT MEETING, TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT TO GET A SENSE OF THE
TYPES OF THINGS WE'LL BE
DISCUSSING.
THE GOAL AGAIN WILL BE TO
CONSIDER ANY AMENDMENTS PEOPLE
WANT TO BRING FORWARD AND THEN
HAVE A VOTE OUT OF COMMITTEE AS
A REMINDER, ASSUMING WE DECIDE
TO BRING THAT OUT OF COMMITTEE,
WE WOULD GO TO FULL COUNCIL,
BUT IT WON'T BE A WEEK FROM
TODAY.
IT'LL BE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY
AT THE EARLIEST BECAUSE OF
OTHER LAND USE NOTICES WE'LL
LIKELY HAVE TO DO.
THE OTHER TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA WERE AN APPOINTMENT TO
THE LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A
BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIKE
MASTER PLAN.
THEY HAD KIND OF A DRAFT
IMPLEMENTATION THAT CAME IN AND
OUT MARTHA A LOT OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAD CONCERNS WITH.
THEY RELEASED A NEW VERSION OF
THAT LAST WEEK, SO WE'LL BE
HAVING A DISCUSSION OF THAT.
IN ADDITION AS PART OF THAT
DISCUSSION, THE OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AND MYSELF SENT A LETTER TO
SDOT TWO WEEKS AGO ASKING THEM
TO RESPOND TO SOME CONCERNS WE
HAD ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
COMPLETE STREETS ON 35th AVENUE
NORTHEAST ORIGINALLY FOR THE
LONG TIME, THERE'S A PROPOSAL
TO HAVE A PROTECTED BIKE LANE
UP THERE, BUT AT THE LAST
MINUTE THAT WAS SCUTTLED.
CONVENING A COUPLE OF MONTHS
SINCE THAT HAS ROLLED OUT.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF
COLLISIONS WITH SERIOUS
INJURIES, ONE TO SOMEONE ON A
BICYCLE, ONE TO SOMEONE ON A
BICYCLE.
AND THERE'S OTHER VIDEO FOOTAGE
INDICATING IT SEEMS TO NOT BE A
VERY SAFE ALIGNMENT, SO WE'RE
ASKING THEM TO RESPOND TO SOME
CONCERNS WE HAD ABOUT THE
SAFETY UP THERE.
IF, IN FACT, WE MADE SOME
DESIGN ERRORS, LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO
FIX THEM.
IF THEY WEREN'T DESIGN ERRORS,
LET'S EXPLAIN HOW TO MAKE IT
SAFER BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY
DOESN'T LOOK OR FEEL SAFE
WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN FOR BRINGING THIS BACK
UP AGAIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, THANK
YOU BOTH FOR PARTICIPATING
YESTERDAY IN THE EVENT THAT
STARTED AT CITY HALL AND WENT
TO WEST LAKE.
I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
UP THERE.
I'VE NOT RIDDEN MY BIKE UP IN
NORTHEAST 35th, BUT I SAW SOME
VIDEO YESTERDAY THAT WAS REALLY
SCARY.
AND WHAT WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY
DONE, WE RESPOND TO THE PEOPLE
THAT WANTED TO CONTINUE TO
DRIVE OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR IN
THEIR CARS ON 35th NORTHEAST,
WHICH REALLY RENDERED IT MORE
UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE RIDING THEIR
BIKES.
WHAT I SAW YESTERDAY WAS A
GROUP OF PEOPLE RIDING
NORTHBOUND AND THEN CARS
PASSING THEM IN THE CENTER
LANE.
AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE TO DO
THAT.
>> ILLEGALLY, OF COURSE, TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> AS THEY ARE LEGAL PASSES.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK AS
WE TALK WITH SDOT TO SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO TO REVISIT THAT.
IF WE JUST HAVE TO SAY LOOK, IT
WAS, YOU KNOW, WELL INTENDED,
BUT IT'S NOT WORKING, THEN
LET'S FIGURE OUT SOMETHING WE
CAN ACCELERATE.
YOU MENTIONED YESTERDAY, AND I
REALLY CONCUR ON THIS, THERE
ARE SOME THINGS WE WANT TO DO
IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
I WOULD LOVE TO PRIORITIZE SOME
OF THESE SAFE BIKE LANES
WHETHER THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, TAKE
NORTH, SOUTH, AND FOURTH
AVENUES AS AN EXAMPLE.
BUT TO GET THESE NETWORKS,
PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE SAFELY.
WHEN I SAW THAT 35th NORTHEAST,
I THOUGHT WE DON'T HAVE THIS
RIGHT YET.
SO THANK YOU, AND I'D LOVE TO
WORK WITH YOU.
>> GREAT, VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW.
>> THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING
TO MENTION WAS THE EVENT
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW TOUCHED
ON.
THERE WAS A STREET SAFETY EVENT
YESTERDAY.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ORGANIZED,
TALKING ABOUT PEDESTRIAN AND
CYCLIST SAFETY INCLUDING FOLKS
IN THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT HOW TO
BETTER PRIORITIZE OUR SIDEWALKS
TO ENSURE OUR MOST NOTABLE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM USERS
FEEL SAFE.
THERE'S A REAL GREAT EVENT.
I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS, BUT
IT WAS A PACKED CITY HALL PLAZA
WITH THE HELP OF THE POLICE
THEY SHUT DOWN FOURTH AVENUE
FOR, YOU KNOW, A PARADE RIDE,
WALK, MARCH, UP TO WEST LAKE
PLAZA AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE
SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE
INCLUDING A NUMBER OF YOUNG
KIDDOS WITH THEIR DADS OUT
THERE PARADING AROUND, SO IT
WAS A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
THERE'S NO CIVIL RIGHTS
UTILITIES ECONOMIC ARTS
DEVELOPMENT MEETING THIS WEEK.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM MY
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
I HAVE TWO MEETINGS COMING UP
THIS WEEK, AS WELL AS THE FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT.
AND THEN AS FAR AS EVENTS THAT
ARE COMING UP THIS WEEK, ON
WEDNESDAY I'LL BE SPEAKING ON A
PANEL AT THE WOMEN'S CENTER.
EILEEN MORRIS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE.
ON THURSDAY I'LL BE VISITING
WITH ECOLOGY, WITH SPU,
DIRECTOR, AND WE'LL BE SEEING
THE NEW ELECTRIC TRUCK THAT'S
IN OUR NEW FLEET.
FIRST OF THE NATION, CLASS 8
ELECTRIC GARBAGE TRUCK.
AND THEN SATURDAY I'LL BE
SPEAKING AT THE SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW'S
EVENT, HOW REAL ESTATE RESPONDS
TO DISRUPTIVE CHANGE.
AND THEN JUST AS A TBD, I WANT
TO LET FOLKS KNOW LOOKING TO
HOST A LUNCH AND LEARN.
WE HAVEN'T NAILED DOWN THE DATE
YET, BUT WE'RE GETTING WITH THE
FOLKS AT THE LEGACY MEMORIAL,
LOOK TO DO SORT OF AN UPDATE ON
THE PROJECT.
JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF A
BACKGROUND IN 2015 THE COUNCIL
ALLOCATED FUNDS TO THE OFFICE
CULTURE TO DO INITIAL PLANNING,
TO BUILD A MEMORIAL, AND IN
HONOR OF LIVES LOST DURING
HIV/AIDS CRISIS.
IN 2017 THE COUNCIL PASSED A
RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ, TO WORK TO PULL
TOGETHER IDT OF
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM OF THE
DEPARTMENTS LED BY THE ARTS
OFFICE TO LOOK AT HOW TO BRING
THIS PROJECT FORWARD.
I WENT TO ONE OF THEIR EVENTS
THAT THEY HELD LAST WEEK.
I THOUGHT WITH THE ORGANIZERS
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO
CHECK IN ON THE WORK OF THE
IDT.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
REPRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM WORKING WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ ON IDENTIFYING A
DATE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA FROM THE GENDER
EQUITY SAFE NEW AMERICANS AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
THAT IS 119539.
REALLY INTO THE COUNTY WIDE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LEVY
THAT IS UP FOR RENEWAL ON THE
BALLOT FOR KING COUNTY VOTERS
AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION,
WHICH IS NOVEMBER 5, 2019.
BUT THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY AS DESCRIBED IN THE
BILL, AND WOULD ADVANCE THE
EFFORT OF THE COUNTY LOOKING AT
PLACING THIS LEVY RENEWAL ON
THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL
ELECTION.
SO IF APPROVED BY KING COUNTY
VOTERS, A NEW LEVY WOULD
PROVIDE$346 MILLION FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
SO THAT BILL WILL BE ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON.
IT IS A PRODUCT OF ABOUT A YEAR
TO A YEAR AND A HALF'S WORTH OF
REGIONAL TASK FORCE WORK THAT
HAS RESULTED IN THIS SORT OF
AGREED UPON PACKAGE AS A
REGION.
SO 75% OF THE CITIES IN KING
COUNTY HAVE TO AGREE TO THE
STRUCTURE AS PROPOSED BY THE
TASK FORCE.
SO THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ONE OF THOSE 75% OF THE
CITIES IN KING COUNTY TO SIGNAL
OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE TASK
FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS VIA THIS
BILL.
AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
MAKE SURE KING COUNTY IS AWARE
THAT WE HAVE AGREED, AND WE'LL
BE OFF TO THE RACES LITERALLY.
OKAY.
THIS WEEK THE COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR A SPECIAL MEETING
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, AT 6:00
P.M.
THE LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC
MEETING WILL BE AT SEATTLE
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE AT 401.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AN
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MY OFFICE
LAST WEEK THAT WE WERE PLANNING
A SPECIAL MEETING TO ADDRESS
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND
GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
WE HAD TO CHANGE THE LOCATION
FROM WASHINGTON HALL TO SEATTLE
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE IN ROOM
401 IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE FACT THAT THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN ADVISORY COUNCIL,
WHIWORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS
ALSO HAVING THEIR MEETING ON
THE SAME DAY, SAME TIME, SO WE
WILL COMBINE EFFORTS AND HAVE A
COORDINATED MEETING WITH THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN ADVISORY
COUNCIL TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION AROUND SOME OF THE
GUN VIOLENCE ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE BEEN SEEING IN THE CENTRAL
I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT WILL BE IN
ATTENDANCE.
IT IS HER DISTRICT, AND I WANT
TO APPRECIATE HER OFFICE AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT FOR HER
COOPERATION AS WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH THE
LOGISTICS OF THIS POTENTIAL
EVENT.
ALL OF YOU ARE, OF COURSE,
WELCOME TO ATTEND IF YOU'RE
ABLE TO ATTEND.
I THINK IT'LL BE A REAL
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
HEAR NOT ONLY DIRECTLY FROM
COMMUNITY AS WE'LL BE HAVING
PUBLIC COMMENT TOWARDS THE END
OF THE MEETING.
BUT AS PART OF OUR COMMITTEE
AGENDA, WE'LL ALSO HAVE VARIOUS
CITY DEPARTMENTS GIVE A
PRESENTATION ON STRATEGIES TO
ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THOSE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS, DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD, CITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO REALLY WANT TO SIGNAL MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND HER ADMINISTRATION
FOR THEIR ONGOING COOPERATION
AND PARTNERSHIP WITH US TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE GETTING TIMELY
RELEVANT INFORMATION OUT INTO
COMMUNITY THAT HOPEFULLY WILL
BE RESPONSIVE TO SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY'S REQUEST AS IT
RELATES TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT,
UPSTREAM INTERVENTIONS THAT
WILL DISRUPT THE VIOLENCE AND,
OF COURSE, THAN JUST THE BASIC
LAW ENFORCEMENT THINGS THAT
FEED TO OCCUR IN ORDER TO
PREVENT AND HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY DO ENGAGE
IN THIS BEHAVIOR.
SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
BEING IN COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A COMMITMENT THAT I
MADE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO
WERE ASKING FOR THE CITY TO
HAVE A RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THEIR CONCERNS AND TO REALLY
PRESENT A PLAN ON HOW WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO REALLY
DISRUPT THESE INCIDENTS OF GUN
VIOLENCE IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
AND OF COURSE WE ALL WOKE UP TO
AN ARTICLE IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
THIS MORNING, TALKING ABOUT HOW
THERE WERE ADDITIONAL GUN SHOTS
FIRED IN THE COMMUNITY AREA.
AND IN FACT THE LAST REPORT
THAT I HEARD SAID THERE WAS
ABOUT 50 GUNSHOTS.
SOME OF THOSE GUNSHOTS DID, IN
FACT, HIT ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT
AGAIN THIS IS YET ANOTHER
INCIDENT THAT I FEEL LIKE WE
KEEP HAVING TO BRING UP HERE IN
THIS CHAMBERS.
I THINK THERE'S A REALLY GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY, BOTH
NEW AND LEGACY RESIDENTS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT TO REALLY TAKE
A SERIOUS LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND
INVEST MORE DEEPLY IN THIS
COMMUNITY TO PREVENT THESE
KINDS OF INCIDENTS FROM
OCCURRING.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE
SEATTLE -- MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC.
WE HEARD BACK THIS MORNING FROM
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS WHO, OF
COURSE, IS NOW THE DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT FOR SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION.
HE INDICATED THAT TODAY THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE FULLY
STAFFED AND OPERATED.
HE ALSO PLANS TO REACH OUT TO
THE SOUTH PRECINCT THIS MORNING
TO COORDINATE WITH THEM,
STRATEGIES FOR MAKING SURE THE
AREA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE
SAFE, SO THAT FOLKS WHO WANT TO
TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMMING
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN DO SO SAFELY
TODAY PARTICULARLY IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THIS REPORT.
PARKS AND RECREATION WILL
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR
SUMMER OF SAFETY PROGRAMMING,
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T
KNOW ABOUT THE SUMMER SAFETY
PROGRAMMING, IT IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AT COMMUNITY CENTERS
INCLUDING THAT WILL CREATE SAFE
SPACE AND STRUCTURED
PROGRAMMINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
IN PARTICULAR INCLUDING AND
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON
DIVERSE AND LOW INCOME
POPULATIONS.
SO AGAIN VAN ESSELTS IS ONE OF
THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT IS
RECEIVING THAT SUMMER OF SAFETY
PROGRAMMING, AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THIS AND GET AS MUCH
INFORMATION OUT TO COMMUNITY
AND TO EACH OF YOU THAT MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IF SHARING THE
INFORMATION WITH YOUR NETWORKS
AS WELL.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THAT
ISSUE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THEM ON
THAT OTHERWISE I'LL FINISH MY
REPORT.
OKAY, GOOD.
THIS WEEK JUST WANTED TO LET
FOLKS KNOW ABOUT A COUPLE OF
OTHER EXCITING THINGS THAT I'LL
BE PARTICIPATING ON.
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, I'LL BE CO-
HOSTING A SCREENING OF KNOCK
THE HOUSE DOWN WITH MY GOOD
FRIEND AND SENATOR, SENATOR
JOHN WYNN AS WELL AS SENATOR
MONA DOSS.
AFTER THE MOVIE WE WILL
PARTICIPATE ON A PANEL
DISCUSSION TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
IT MEANS TO RUN FOR OFFICE
PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A
UNIQUE SET OF LIVED
EXPERIENCES.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC.
THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU
RSVP BECAUSE SPACE IS LIMITED.
AND THAT RSVP LINK IS POSTED
BOTH ON MY TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
ACCOUNTS.
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 21 AT 11:00
A.M., I'LL BE JOINING THE
WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
AT PERKINS TO TALK ABOUT
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN AN
ELECTED OFFICE.
ESPECIALLY AS WE SERVE OVER
STAKEHOLDERS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS
IN OUR CITY.
FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T AWARE, THE
WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM CREATED TO RECRUIT,
TRAIN, AND DEVELOPMENT
TRADITION FALLLY UNDER
REPRESENTED ATTORNEYS FOR
FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN
THE WASHINGTON STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION AND THE LEGAL
COMMUNITY IN GENERAL, SO I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO GO AND SPEND
SOME TIME WITH THESE YOUNG
LAWYERS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT
HOW TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP
SKILLS, SO THAT IS ALL FROM ME.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, YOU HAD
SOME WORDS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
OUT OF THE OFFICE, SO I'M GOING
TO BE CHAIRING HER COMMITTEE
THIS WEDNESDAY, AND IT'S GOING
TO START A LITTLE EARLIER THAN
USUAL.
IT'S POSTED STARTING AT 1:30
P.M.
RATHER THAN 2:00.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
BOTH THE RSJI REPORT, ONE FROM
SEATTLE CENTER AND ONE FROM
SEATTLE PARKS, SO AGAIN THAT IS
THIS WEDNESDAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ'S
COMMITTEE.
DOW WANT TO SAY SPECIAL THANKS
TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR
HER LAST COMMITTEE WHERE SHE
WAS FOCUSING ON INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND THOSE WHO ARE MISSING
AND MURDERED.
IT WAS REALLY QUITE A STUNNING
FULL HOUSE, AND VERY MOVING,
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE OTHERS WHO WERE HERE TO
PRESENT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FORMER
COLLEAGUE, TIM BURGESS, HE
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE THIS
PAST WEEKEND, AND HE WAS
ACTUALLY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.
HE SAID TO THE FACULTIES THAT
WERE BEHIND HIM THAT HE
APOLOGIZED BECAUSE THEY TRIED
TO HAVE GRADUATION RATES AT
LEAST BY FIVE YEARS AND IT TOOK
HIM 50.
BUT WE'RE PROUD OF HIM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I WILL MENTION SPEAKING OF
GRADUATIONS, THERE WERE MANY
GRADUATIONS WITHIN THE LAST
WEEK OR SO.
I KNOW OUR CHIEF BEST DELIVERED
THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
I DELIVERED THE COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS FOR UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AT T-MOBILE PARK
SATURDAY.
AND THAT WAS A WELL-ATTENDED
EVENT, PARTICIPATED IN THE
CEREMONY GRADUATION CEREMONY AT
MINI HALL THURSDAY EVENING, SO
THAT WAS JUST SOME GREAT TIMES
FOR A LOT, PARTICULARLY A LOT
OF FIRST-TIME GRADUATES FROM
COLLEGE, BUT EVEN THOSE -- BUT
A LOT OF GRADUATIONS, SO IT WAS
A GOOD WEEKEND.
I WANT TO MENTION THIS THURSDAY
COMING UP FROM 11:30 TO 2:00 AT
THE LANDESS ROOM, WE HAVE THE
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION EVENT.
SO ALL ARE WELCOMED AND IT
SHOULD BE A GOOD CELEBRATION.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THE STORY
BEHIND JUNETEENTH, SO I WON'T
BORE YOU WITH THAT.
>> WHAT TIME?
>> IT STARTS AT 11:30 AND WILL
GO UNTIL 2:00.
HAVING SAID THAT, THANKS FOR
ALL THOSE REPORTS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL CAN CONVENE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS,
RELATIVE TO EITHER PENDING,
POTENTIAL, ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS THESE MATTERS WITH OUR
CITY ATTORNEY AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
WE ALWAYS HAVE A MONITOR FROM
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO
MAKE SURE WE RESERVE QUESTIONS
OF POLICY IN OUR PUBLIC OPEN
SESSIONS.
EXPECT THIS SESSION TO LAST FOR
ABOUT 60 MINUTES, SO WE'LL SAY,
LET'S SEE, WE'LL SAY 11:00, A
LITTLE OVER 60 MINUTES.
AND IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT
PERIOD, I'LL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND ITS EXPECTED
DURATION.
THAT WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.