>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
THE SEPTEMBER 3 COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
READY WILLING AND EAGER TO GET
BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS
SO WE WILL GO AROUND THE TABLE,
WE HAVE A LIGHT AGENDA, SO I
WILL SIMPLY SAY I WILL MAKE A
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT I AM PASSING
AROUND A PROCLAMATION MOST OF
YOU ARE AWARE OF MANY OF YOU
KNOW THAT THIS YEAR, THEY WILL
HAVE THEIR 47th ANNUAL GALA
WHICH IS THEIR BIGGEST
FUNDRAISER SUPPORTING THEIR
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HELD IN
WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION
CENTER OCTOBER 12.
SHOULD BE OVER 1000 PEOPLE AND
THEY WILL GET PROCLAMATIONS
FROM SENATORS AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVES AND KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY FROM THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL SO WE HAVE ONE
HERE FOR YOUR SIGNATURE.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
MORE PLEASE DO BUT HERE IT IS I
STARTED THE SIGNATURE PROCESS
AND WE WILL PASS THAT AROUND,
NOTHING FOR VOLTA THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE COMMITTEE SO
WE WILL GO AROUND THE TABLE AND
TALK ABOUT A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL OPTIONS.
TAKE IT FROM THERE.>> GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE, THERE ARE NO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR ITS
REGULAR TIME NEXT WEEK
SEPTEMBER 10 AT 2:00 P.M.
MY OFFICE HAS PREPARED
LEGISLATION TO EXPAND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN SEATTLE,
EARLIER THIS YEAR I CHAIRED A
MEETING IN WHICH WE HEARD FROM
MANY OF THE FRONT-LINE
ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE WHO
OPERATE AND RESIDE IN TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND WE HAVE
HEARD HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY HAVE
BEEN GETTING PEOPLE BACK UP ON
THEIR FEET, THE LEGISLATION
WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES TO
BUILD TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN
SEATTLE.
THE BILL HAS REQUIRED STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT REVIEW,
IN OUR UNDERSTANDING TO
DESCRIBE SOME OF THE
BACKGROUND, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
REFUSED TO ALLOW THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS TO DO THE REVIEW
JUST LIKE I BELIEVE THEY DID
WITH THE LEGISLATION SO I WANTED
TO SPECIFICALLY THANK FREEMAN
AND McCONNAUGHHAY, SIMS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WHO DID THAT HARD
WORK.
IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
THE DETERMINATION OF NON-
SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE REVIEW
THAT WE PUBLISHED AUGUST 8 WAS
APPEALED 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE
DEADLINE CLOSED AUGUST 29 BY
ELIZABETH CAMPBELL WHO WAS THE
SAME PERSON WHO APPEALED THE
FORT LOUDON REVIEW.
JUST LIKE IN FORT LOUDON THIS
WAS APPEALED AND DELAYED THE
COUNCIL ABILITY TO CONSIDER
LEGISLATION AND SINCE THEY
WAITED UNTIL THE LAST 30
MINUTES OF THE LEGAL APPEAL
WINDOW I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
IF THERE WERE FURTHER DELAYS,
THE APPEAL WILL GO TO THE
HEARING EXAMINER AND WHEN THE
REVIEW IS SETTLED THE COUNCIL
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSIDER THIS LEGISLATION AND
VOTE ON IT BUT I EXPECT IT WILL
TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS, IN THE
MEANTIME IF YOUR OFFICES OR
YOUR CONSTITUENTS WOULD LIKE TO
REVIEW THE LEGISLATION THAT IS
POSSIBLE AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON
THE COUNCIL ISSUES PAGE ONLINE
OR MY OFFICE IS HAPPY TO
PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH A COPY.
SUCK THANK YOU, LET ME READ A
SCRIPT HERE.
I CAN NOW.
THIS MORNING WE'RE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PACHECO,
BAGSHAW, MOSQUEDA, GONZALEZ,
JUAREZ, HERBOLD AND O'BRIEN.
I HAD TO REMEMBER ALL OF YOUR
NAMES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF AUGUST 5 AND THE
2019 MEETING WILL BE APPROVED
WITH NO OBJECTION THE MINISTER
APPROVED, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO, SORRY ABOUT THE
INTERRUPTION.
>> THERE ARE NO RELATED ITEMS
ON INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
TODAY WITH NO RELATED ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW DISCUSSING REFORM
CONTRACT TO REZONE AN ORDINANCE
TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT WEEK NEXT MONDAY
NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT
5:30 P.M.
HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
UPDATES TO THE CITY POLICIES
PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW IF
YOU PLAN TO ATTEND AND LASTLY I
WANT TO ENLIST A COUPLE
COMMUNITY EVENTS WE ARE HAVING.
WE HAVEA SALMON BAKE THURSDAY
AT 5:30 AT THE BUDGET TOWN HALL
12:00 AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.
PARTY IN THE PARK SUNDAY AT
2:00 P.M.
AND THAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR
THE WEEK.>> THANK YOU.
IS A MEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WE HAVE GOT A NUMBER OF, MOST,
MOSTLY SIMPLE ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE TODAY.
WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE RELATED
TO CITY EMPLOYMENT THAT ADOPTS
THE 2019 CITY POSITION LIST.
WE HAVE ORDINANCE RELATED TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTING THE
PAY ZONE FOR TITLES IN THIS
CITY POWER MARKETING
COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
PROPERTY TRANSFER, THIS WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE DISPOSITION OF
THE AVENUE SOUTH AND IRVING
STREET PROPERTY FOR DEVELOPMENT
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OWNERSHIP.
WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL FINANCE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
LUNCH AND LEARN TOMORROW
SEPTEMBER 4 AT NOON WITH ONE
ITEM ON IT ON AFFORDABILITY OF
LONG-TERM CARE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
IRENE STEWART AND OTHERS IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS AN EFFORT I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO FOCUS ON WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BEING AGE
FRIENDLY TO ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES AND THIS PARTICULAR
PROGRAM WILL LOOK AT HOW DO
PEOPLE PAY FOR LONG-TERM CARE
PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH LOW
INCOME AND WHAT THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE WITH THOSE
CHALLENGES AND WHERE WE CAN GO
FOR HELP.
TOMORROW AT NOON IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW OTHERWISE
WE WILL BE DOING A REPORT
AFTERWARD.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING
IS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 11 IN
ONE WEEK.
WE ARE GETTING A LONGER LIST OF
THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ON THE
COMMITTEE.
I AM HOPING WE WILL LOOK AT
SCHEDULING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
BEFORE BUDGET SO WE CAN DO ANY
KIND OF CLEANUP.
THERE ARE ITEMS AS MUCH AS I
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING IN
AT THE LAST MINUTE WITH GOOD
IDEAS I WILL TRY TO ENCOURAGE
PRIOR TO THE BUDGET SO WE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE DO NOT
HAVE SURPRISES THROUGH THE
BUDGET.
SO AGAIN SEPTEMBER 11 AT 2:00
AND THEN PROBABLY A SPECIAL
MEETING.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON AS YOU
KNOW THE MAYOR WILL BE
PRESENTING HER BUDGET THE LAST
MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER BUT IT DOES
GIVE US THE ADDITIONAL WEEK
PRIOR TO OUR NOVEMBER TIME TO
VOTE ON THE BUDGET.
WE WILL HAVE A LOT TO DO IN
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.>> THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I HAVE A FEW ITEMS AND FIRST I
WANTED THANK COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO
HEAR A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN HER
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE HOUSING
HEALTH AND WORKERS RIGHT
COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO PASS OFF
BECAUSE THEY WERE RELATED TO
SOME PRETTY ROUTINE BUDGET ITEMS
SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FROM THE
HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY AND
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE, ITEM
NUMBER SIX, COUNSEL BILL 115916
RELATED TO CITY LIGHT
AUTHORIZING THE LARGE SOLAR
PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS WITH
SOLAR SYSTEMS LARGER THAN 100
KILOWATTS AND NO GREATER THAN
TWO MEGAWATTS.
WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD
LEGISLATION AND THERE WILL BE A
SUBSTITUTE BILL LOOKING AT
AMENDMENTS INCLUDING CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE AS WE
PASS THIS LEGISLATION, WE ARE
MAKING IT MORE POSSIBLE FOR THE
MIDSIZED BUILDINGS TO HAVE
SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF TOPS.
IT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE
ONGOING CONVERSATION AROUND
CREATING MORE GREEN OPTIONS AND
GREEN ENERGY IN THE CITY.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS COUNSEL
BILL 119571 THE ORDINANCE
RELATED TO CITY LIGHT
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO
ENTER INTO THE WESTERN ENERGY
AND BALANCE MARKET INCLUDING
THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BALANCE
MARKET, THIS IS SOMETHING MANY
OF YOU HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN
OVER THE YEARS THAT WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD AUTHORIZING THE
ABILITY TO ENTER INTO THE
MARKET SO GREEN ENERGY CAN BE
OFFERED UP AND DOWN THE WEST
COAST AND HOPEFULLY HELP MOVE
MORE FOLKS OFF OF DIRTY OPTIONS.
THEN TRANSITIONING TO THE FIVE
BILLS COMING FROM COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW AND HER COMMITTEE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO TAKE ON FIVE CITY LIGHT
BILLS REPRESENTING REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS ISSUES, THEY ARE
NOT LARGE POLICY OR PROGRAMMATIC
OR LAND DISPOSITION BUT MORE
ROUTINE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
PIECES OF LEGISLATION NEEDED TO
GAIN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD SO
I WILL GO THROUGH THESE
BRIEFLY.
ITEM NUMBER 10 COUNSEL BILL
119591 SNOHOMISH COUNTY 35th
AVENUE SALES EASEMENT ALLOWING
FOR CITY LIGHT TO SELL A SMALL
PORTION OF PROPERTY ON EACH
SIDE OF 35th AVENUE IN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY RESERVING
EASEMENT FOR ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION LINE PURPOSES TO
ALLOW FOR THE CITY, TO ALLOW
FOR THE COUNTY FOR ROAD
WIDENING.
THE FAIR MARKET VALUE IS
$41,000.
ITEM NUMBER 15, COUNSEL BILL
115912 THE BOUNDARY HOUSING
PROJECT ALLOWING CITY LIGHT TO
NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE OR LEASE
OF UP TO TWO HOUSES IN REAL
COUNTY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY
HOUSING FOR CITY LIGHT
PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS
WORKING ON THE BOUNDARY FOR
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.
ITEM NUMBER 12.
COUNSEL BILL 119 4 98 THE 2019
BOUNDARY HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
HABITAT LAND DEED ACCEPTANCE
ALLOWING CITY LIGHT TO ACCEPT
THE DEEDS FOR TWO PROPERTIES IN
THE SAME COUNTY.
ITEM NUMBER 13.
COUNSEL BILL 119533.
THE PLOTTED EASEMENT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF 451 EASEMENTS FOR
OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL RIGHTS IN KING
COUNTY AND FINALLY ITEM NUMBER
14 COUNSEL BILL 119534
DISTRIBUTION EASEMENT
ACCEPTANCE ALLOWING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF 112 EASEMENTS FOR
OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL RIGHTS IN KING
COUNTY.
I WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY AT THE
COMMITTEE SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THE BILLS IN FULL BUT THANK YOU
TO THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR TAKING
THESE ITEMS ON.
THANK YOU.
TODAY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS HAD A FLYER OR
INFORMATION ON THE UPCOMING GIG
ECONOMY LUNCH AND LEARN,
EXPERTS IN THE NEW ECONOMY AND
WORKFORCE.
A BROWNBAG LUNCH AND LEARN
TODAY AT NOON AND WE HOPE YOU
CAN JOIN US TO FOCUS ON THE GIG
WORK, UPCOMING CHANGES IN THE
LOCAL ECONOMY THAT WE HAVE SEEN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
FOR EXAMPLE, INDIVIDUALS
WORKING ON APP BASED PLATFORMS
WILL BE JOINING US.
AS WELL AS ACADEMIC EXPERTS TO
TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE
GIG ECONOMY TODAY AT NOON,
LATER THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY I
WILL BE HAVING HOUSING HEALTH
ENERGY AND WORKERS RIGHT
COMMITTEE BEGINNING AT 9:00
A.M.
JUST AS A REMINDER WE WILL DO
CITY LIGT ITEMS IN THE MORNING
AND 10:00 WE BEGIN THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE HOTEL
WORKER LEGISLATION, TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THE INTENT IS TO HAVE
AMENDMENTS AND DISCUSSION ON
THREE BILLS, THE ONE BILL WE
ARE WORKING ON IS ON HEALTHCARE.
WE WILL HOLD THAT FOR ANOTHER
WEEK SO WE ARE ABLE TO GET MORE
FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF YOU AND
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS BUT THE
INTENT WILL BE TO MOVE THOSE
ITEMS OUT WITH YOUR GREAT
IDEAS, EDITS AND AMENDMENTS
THAT WE HAVE SENT IN.
WE WILL WORK THAT, A HUGE THANK
YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE SPENT
VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE BREAK
WORKING ON VARIOUS AMENDMENTS
SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT READY
LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW SO YOU
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE AMENDMENTS.
LEADER TODAY IS THE GOAL AND
THEN ONE MORE COMMITTEE HEARING
WITH HEALTHCARE NEXT THURSDAY
WITH THE GOAL OF MOVING
EVERYTHING OUT, ON THE 16th.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ WE WILL BE SENDING
THAT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW
LATER TODAY.
I THINK THAT IS IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SOUNDS GREAT THANK YOU FOR
SHARING ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> MY REPORT WILL BE VERY
SHORT, GOOD MORNING.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THE
AFTERNOON AGENDA FROM MY
COMMITTEE.
WANTED TO JUST MENTION REALLY
QUICKLY THE FACT THAT I WAS IN
DENMARK FOR A WEEK ON AN URBAN
LIVABILITY MASTER CLASS AND
BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF COOL
INFORMATION INCLUDING HOW TO BE
MORE INTENTIONAL WITH LIMITED
OPEN-SPACE OPPORTUNITIES AND
MAKING SURE THEY ARE DESIGNED
TO DEAL WITH STORMWATER AND
RAIN EVENTS.
AS DENMARK HAS EXPERIENCED IN
COPENHAGEN IN PARTICULAR THEY
HAD WHAT REFERRED TO IS A
CLOUDBURST, BASICALLY FLASH
FLOODING.
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2008, THAT
CAUSED THE CITY ABOUT $1 BILLION
WORTH OF DAMAGES TO THE CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF A
LACK OF GREEN STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THEY HAVE
GONE TO THE MODEL OF USING
URBAN PARKS AND GATHERING
SPACES AND CAPITALIZING ON
WHATEVER POSSIBLE GREEN SPACE
THEY HAVE.
ASSUMING 100 YEAR STORM AS
OPPOSED TO A 10 YEAR STORM OR 20
YEAR STORM THAT COULD HAPPEN
FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
TO MODEL HOW THEY DESIGN URBAN
SPACES.
I HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK AT SOME OF THE STUDENT
HOUSING OPTIONS, BUILT ON
CAMPUS SITES AND OFF-CAMPUS.
ALSO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK AT HOW THEY DO DIFFERENT
SCALING OF HOUSING WITHIN
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT.
AND HOW THEY HAVE REALLY
PRIORITIZED PARTNERING WITH
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, HAVING
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOUSING IN GENERAL
THROUGHOUT THEIR CITY.
OF COURSE LAST BUT NOT LEAST A
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUTE
BY BICYCLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY
OF COPENHAGEN FOR AN ENTIRE
WEEK.
WHICH IS PROBABLY ORDINARILY
EASY BUT IS MORE CHALLENGING
WHEN YOU ARE ROLLING AROUND THE
CITY WITH 20 PEOPLE.
SO, THERE INFRASTRUCTURE IS
REALLY SOMETHING, SOMETHING
THAT LEFT ME IN ALL, THE
BICYCLE LANES ARE FOUR METERS
WIDE, THE WIDTH OF AN ENTIRE
CAR LANE WITHIN THE U.S. THERE
ARE LANES WITHIN THE BIKE LANES
FOR PASSING AND ADAPTIVE
BICYCLES AND YOU SAW PEOPLE OF
ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND
GENDERS AND THEY WERE UTILIZING
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT WAS
REMARKABLE TO ME HOW SAFE AND
HOW CONFIDENT I FELT RIDING
AROUND THE CITY.
LITERALLY ALL WEEK, THERE WAS
RAIN, SUNSHINE, WIND, BEING
ABLE TO DO ALL THE WEATHER WAS
AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS
REMARKABLE TO ME WAS WHEN THEY
HAVE SNOWSTORMS 75% OF
COPENHAGEN IS RIDE THE BICYCLE
TO AND FROM WORK AND AROUND THE
CITY EVEN IN THE EVENT OF A
SERIOUS STORM, IN LARGE PART
BECAUSE THE BICYCLE NETWORK IS
CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE
CITY OF COPENHAGEN SO THEREFORE
THE STREETS ARE PLOWED TWICE BY
SNOWPLOWS BEFORE THEY GET TO
SURFACE STREETS TO CONTINUE THE
PROMOTION OF PEOPLE UTILIZING
THE BIKE LANES OVER CARS BUT
THEN AGAIN THEY HAVE 60% OF THE
TOTAL POPULATION THAT RELIES ON
BICYCLES TO GET AROUND THE CITY.
SO IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING, THEY
SHOWED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED
AND PEDESTRIAN ONLY STREETS.
MANY OF US HAVE BEEN GETTING
INQUIRIES FROM FOLKS IN
DISTRICT 7 ON IF THAT IS AN
EFFORT WE CAN PURSUE IN PIKE
PLACE MARKET IN PARTICULAR.
SO REALLY, WE WALKED AWAY WITH
LESSONS AROUND HOW THEY
APPROACHED MERCHANTS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS AND DELIVERY
TRUCK DRIVERS TO MAKE THAT
FEASIBLE.
THEY DID THAT IN 1963 I THINK
SO WE ARE A LITTLE BEHIND BUT I
THINK IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY AND EXPERIENCE TO
LEARN BEST STANDARDS AND
PRACTICES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO
ARE LEADING CREATING SPACE FOR
PEOPLE FIRST AND THEN THINKING
ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE SPACE
LIVABLE, FUNCTIONAL AND
SUSTAINABLE FOR OTHERS THROUGH
TIME.
SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE, I BROUGHT BACK SOME
BROCHURES IF ANYBODY IS
INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM.
THEY HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY
GOAL, THEY WANT TO REACH ZERO
CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2025.
WHICH IS PRETTY AMBITIOUS AND
AMAZING BUT KEY TO THE STRATEGY
WOULD BE UNDERSTANDING WHY
DENSITY IS A CLIMATE CHANGE
STRATEGY AND WHY BUILDING
BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS
ABSOLUTELY KEY TO THEIR STRATEGY
TO REACHING CARBON ZERO
ADMISSIONS BY 2025.
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
I BROUGHT BACK MATERIALS FOR
EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT.
OBVIOUSLY WE CANNOT COPY AND
PASTE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE AWAY
KEY LESSONS AND THE LAST THING
I WILL SAY, I PUSHED THEM ON
HELPING ME UNDERSTAND AND THE
COHORT WHICH WAS MADE UP OF
PEOPLE FROM ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT, STATE, COUNTY, CITY
BUT ALSO FOLKS FROM THE PRIVATE
SECTOR WHO DO ARCHITECTURAL WORK
, DESIGN WORK AND CLIMATE
SUSTAINABILITY WORK THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, STATE AND REGION.
YOU KNOW WE REALLY SORT OF
PUSHED FOLKS TO TALK TO US ABOUT
HOW THEY ADDRESSED THE USE OF
PUBLIC SPACE POSITIVELY VERSUS
A NEGATIVE WAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MOST
REMARKABLE TO ME IN THE CONTEXT
OF ME ASKING THE QUESTION ON
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T
RESORT TO HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE
TO PREVENT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS FROM USING PUBLIC
SPACES, I FEEL THAT IS THE
DIRECTION WE HAVE BEEN HAD IT.
USING HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE IN
OPEN PUBLIC SPACES AS OPPOSED
TO THINKING CREATIVELY ON HOW
DO WE MAKE THE SPACE INVITING?
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOTABLE TO
ME IS THE ARCHITECTS AND THE
URBAN DESIGN PLANNERS IN
COPENHAGEN REALLY EMPHASIZED IT
IS IMPORTANT TO CREATE MORE
INVITATIONS IN PUBLIC SPACES TO
ALLOW FOR MORE TYPES OF USE AND
DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES BY ALL
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT ACCESS THE
SPACE.
CENTERING PEOPLE FIRST AND HOW
WE DESIGN SPACES IS REALLY
IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
THEY ARE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
THAT WILL HAVE A FOOTPRINT IN
THAT SPACE MANY YEARS TO COME.
SO WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND
MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE AND
CAME BACK THOROUGHLY EXHAUSTED
FROM THAT INTENSELY PROGRAMMED
WEEK IN COPENHAGEN BUT REALLY
HAPPY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT AND REPRESENT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AS PART OF THE
DELEGATION, AND THERE WILL
PROBABLY BE AT LEAST ONE BUDGET
RELATED REQUEST THAT IS
SPECIFIC TO CAPITOL HILL AND
THE ECO-DISTICT.
I WALKED AWAY WITH THIS AS A
RESULT OF A CONVERSATION IN MY
LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN
COPENHAGEN.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
THAT CONVERSATION ON THAT
PARTICULAR PROPOSAL AND I
ANTICIPATE BRINGING THAT FORWARD
INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WILL START QUICKLY JUST
BEFORE I GET INTO THE AGENDA ON
MATTERS WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA
TODAY WITH DISTRICT 5 UPDATES.
TWO THINGS.
I AM EXCITED AND I AM HAPPY
ABOUT THIS.
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE LOCATED
IN DISTRICT 5 UNDERGOING A
HISTORIC MILESTONE.
IRONWORKER LOCAL 88.
ALL OF YOU WORKED ON THIS.
WORKERS 86 HAVE OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCED THE ONE YEAR
APPRENTICESHIP PILOT PROGRAM
DURING THE 2019 AND 2020
ACADEMIC YEAR THEY WILL RUN
EIGHT COHORTS WITH UP TO 14
WORKERS FOR TRAINING
INSTRUCTION AND HANDS-ON LAB
WORK THIS PROGRAM IS HAPPENING
WITH THE FUNDING FROM THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO DO THE
ONE YOUR PROGRAM WHICH WE VOTED
ON DURING BUDGET AND IT CAME TO
FRUITION.
THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST UNION
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM LOCATED
NORTH OF THE SHIP CANAL WHICH
IS EXCITING.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR THE
MONEY AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY
AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR
VOTING TO APPROVE THE BUDGET
AND IT IS HAPPENING.
A BIG THANK YOU TO CHRIS McLEAN
AND DR. WARREN BROWN FROM NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE.
WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM AND
IT FINALLY GOT DONE WITH THE
LEADERSHIP AND VISION FOR
SUPPORTING YOUTH BY PAVING
PATHWAYS FOR GOOD PAYING JOBS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
FOR THREE YEARS AND WE GOT IT
IN THE BUDGET AND IT IS
HAPPENING.
NOT ALL CHILDREN OR I SAY KIDS
YOU WILL SOON FIND OUT WHEN
THEY ARE 28 YOU WILL SAY
CHILDREN.
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO GO TO
COLLEGE.
SOME PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN HOW
TO MAKE THINGS WITH THEIR HANDS
AND I THINK IT'S TIME WE GIVE
THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE
YOUNG FOLKS COMING OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE THROUGH THE PROMISE
PROGRAM.
SECOND THING AS YOU KNOW, WE
WERE RAINED OUT AND ENDED UP IN
2 BUT WE ARE RESCHEDULING AND
THE PETTING ZOO IS ON ITS WAY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
TENTATIVELY SEPTEMBER 28,
EVERYTHING WILL BE THE SAME AND
HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE
ON SOMETHING MORE SECURE.
FOR THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, THIS WEDNESDAY
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
NUMBER ONE THE VICTOR STEINBERG
PARK RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE
DESIGN THROUGH THE 2008 PARKS
AND SPACE LEVY.
SECOND ITEM SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION IS ACQUIRING PROPERTY
IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF
THORNTON CREEK FOR OPEN SPACE
FOR RECREATION.
THORNTON CREEK HAS A NORTH
BRANCH AND A SOUTH BRANCH SO
THIS IS ON THE SOUTH FORK.
IN D 5 ALL THE WATERSHED COMES
OUT OF THE CREEK GOING INTO
THORTON SO WE HAVE A TON OF
TRIBUTARIES TO THE NORTH SO
THIS IS PART OF THE PARK PLAN
MOVING FORWARD KEEPING THE
GREEN SPACE ALONG BOTH CREEKS.
SO THIS IS MOVING ALONG NICELY.
THIRD, A LONG TIME IN THE
MAKING I WANTED THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
GONZALEZ.
ALSO COUNCILEMBER BAGSHAW AND
HERBOLD , FOR PARTICIPATING IN
MY COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO
AND SAWANT WERE THERE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING OR I HAVE
BEEN WORKING BEFORE I GOT
ELECTED BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT
I HAVE DONE IT IS ABOUT THE
MOVEMENT OF MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
WE NOW HAVE A RESOLUTION
HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE AND HE
DIVES INTO WHAT IS OR WHAT ARE
THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO WITH
THIS LEGISLATION IN AREAS OF
REFORM.
THIS RESOLUTION 31900 REGARDING
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US ON THIS
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION SO WE
COULD GET A FULL COUNCIL VOTE
ON A FUND RESOLUTION FOR THESE
GIRLS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
BRIEFLY SEATTLE, AS YOU KNOW
MAY BE THE FIRST MAJOR CITY TO
DEDICATE SUCH RESOURCES AND
STAFF TO ADDRESS THIS LONG-
STANDING CRISIS IN THE CITY AND
IN ANY COUNTRY.
I WANT TO THANK THOSE FROM THE
HEALTH BOARD, IT WAS A GREAT
JOB WITH THE MEDIA RESEARCH AND
COORDINATION WITH CENTRAL STAFF
DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB DRAFTING
THIS.
WE LOOKED AT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LAW AND EVEN THOUGH TWO
PIECES OF FEDERAL DID NOT PASS
WE BORROWED HEAVILY FROM THAT
BUT MAINLY WE BORROWED FROM THE
STATE LAW WHICH I AM PROUD OUR
STATE PASSED LEGISLATION
FOCUSING ON HIRING TWO LIAISON
WORKERS IN THE WASHINGTON STATE
PATROL AND I WILL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ON EXACTLY WHAT THE
RESOLUTION IS BUT WE FINALLY
GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE
DONE TALKING AND NOW WE WANT TO
SAY WHAT ARE WE PHYSICALLY
DOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE?
WHAT RESOURCES?
SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH
IS GREAT, WE WILL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH HST AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WE ALSO HAVE
BEEN IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE TRIBES AND THE STATE
FOLKS BUT MAINLY IT WILL BE ON
TRAINING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HAVING THE LIAISON, DATA
COLLECTION, AND I CANNOT SAY
HOW PROUD I AM OF MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE CITY THAT WE HAVE MOVED
THIS FAR FORWARD QUICKLY AND
PLAN TO DO MORE.
I WANTED THANK SPD AND THE CHIEF
AND PETE HOLMES, THEY HAVE BEEN
GREAT WORKING WITH US SO WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY NEXT
MONDAY WE ARE THE FIRST CITY TO
PUT SOME TEETH INTO LEGISLATION
TO HIRING ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUBJECT
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN
TRAUMA RELATED, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, AND GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT WITH LOCAL TRIBES,
AND FUNDING SOURCES TO CONTINUE
THIS, SO IT ISN'T JUST A ONE-
LINE BUDGET ITEM.
THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THIS
WITHIN OUR INSTITUTION THAT
THESE LIVES NOT ONLY MATTER BUT
ARE NO LONGER INVISIBLE.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO
HELPED ME GET THERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
DURING YOUR COMMITTEE TOMORROW,
A NUMBER OF US HAVE A CONFLICT
WITH OUR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR
TIMING IS ON THIS, OR WHAT
ORDER YOU ARE PLANNING TO TAKE
THE VARIOUS PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, SO THAT I CAN GET
BACK TO THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR?
>> IT'S THE LAST ITEM.
THE BIG TURNOUT WE HELPFUL BE
TOMORROW.
IT WILL BE MONDAY.
THAT'S WHEN WE WILL HAVE TRIBAL
LEADERS, ELDERS, AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS.
IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE THE THIRD
ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> MORNING AND WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
FOR FULL COUNCIL TODAY FROM THE
CIVIL RIGHTS UTILITIES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS COMMITTEE,
WE ONLY HAVE ONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, COUNCIL BILL 194.
THAT COMPLETES THE LOSING HOME
REPORT THAT THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND
THE SUBSEQUENT PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 31 861 LAST YEAR.
THIS BILL DOES SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE, IT EXTENDS THE THREE-DAY
PAY OR VACATE NOTICE FOR
NONPAYMENT OF RENT TO A 14-DES
PERES VACATE NOTICE.
IT DEFINES RENT AS RECURRING AND
PERIODIC CHARGES IDENTIFIED IN
A RENTAL AGREEMENT.
SOMETIMES, WHEN PEOPLE FALL
BEHIND IN RENT, BUT ARE ALSO
BEHIND IN LATE CHARGES, A
LANDLORD WILL APPLY MONEY
TOWARDS THE LATE CHARGES, AND
THEN SHOW THEY ARE STILL BEHIND
IN RENT, AND PROCEED WITH
EVICTION.
THIS ALLOWS ALL RENT TO BE
APPLIED BEFORE OTHER COSTS,
LIKE LATE PAYMENTS, LEGAL COSTS,
AND OTHER FEES.
THIS BILL ALSO EXTENDS THE
MINIMUM NOTICE TO 60 DAYS IN
ADVANCE FOR ALL RENT INCREASES.
SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE IN
SEATTLE AND SEATTLE ONLY, WE
HAVE A 60 DAY NOTICE OF RENT
INCREASE FOR INCREASES ABOVE
10%.
NOW, THE LAW WILL BE 60 DAYS
ADVANCE NOTICE FOR ALL RENT
INCREASES REGARDLESS OF THE
SIZE.
JUST AGAIN, ON THE BACKGROUND,
LAST YEAR, WE HEARD THE LOSING
HOME REPORT FROM THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
AND THE KING COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION.
WE PASSED RESOLUTION 31861
ENDORSING THE REFLECTION OF
WHAT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WERE
WITHOUT ACTUALLY IDENTIFYING
WHAT ALL THE SOLUTIONS
NECESSARILY WORK.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE THEN HAD
AN AMAZING SESSION FOR TENANTS
RIGHTS LAST YEAR.
AND ACTUALLY MOVED ON SEVERAL
OF THE REMEDIES NECESSARY TO
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS
IDENTIFIED IN THE LOSING HOME
REPORT.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL, WHAT WE
CALL, HARMONIZE THE ORNAMENTS
WITH THE NEW STATE LAW.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT ALSO
IMPORTANT ARE SOME OF THE
REMAINING LOSING HOME
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK
ON THOSE HERE IN SEATTLE AND
THROUGH MY COMMITTEE.
IN OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
ON SEPTEMBER 10, WE ACTUALLY
ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING SOME
OF THOSE OTHER BILLS.
ONE OF THEM IS A BILL RELATED
TO PROTECTNG DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS FROM BEING HELD LIABLE
FOR RENTAL UNIT DAMAGES CAUSED
BY THEIR PERPETRATOR.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND
DISCUSSION ON THAT PARTICULAR
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
WE ALSO HAVE A BILL RELATED TO
THE RIGHTS OF ROOMMATES AND
FAMILY MEMBERS FROM CATEGORICAL
DENIALS AND EVICTIONS IN RENTAL
UNITS WITHIN THE LEGAL
OCCUPANCY LIMIT. A
BILL THAT ALLOWS PRIMARY
LEASEHOLDERS TO HAVE FAMILY
MEMBERS ON THE LEASE OR MEETS
ON THE LEASE, BUT AGAIN, IT IS
SUBJECT TO LIMITS THAT EXIST
UNDER THE HOUSING CODE HERE IN
SEATTLE.
FINALLY, WE WILL BE HAVING A
FIRST ROUND OF DISCUSSION ON
SOME BILLS TO SUPPORT RENTERS.
ONE WILL STRENGTHEN COMPLIANCE
UNDER RENTAL REGULATION AND
INSPECTION ORDINANCE.
ANOTHER ADDRESSES THE NEEDS FOR
ENFORCEMENT, AND FOR
NONELECTRONIC PAYMENT OPTIONS
OF RENT.
A LOT OF TIMES, WE ARE SEEING
SOME LANDLORDS ARE REQUIRING
RENT PAYMENT IN CERTAIN FORMATS
THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE
TO ALL RENTERS.
FINALLY, THE THIRD BILL IS ABOUT
THE PROMOTION OF INFORMATION
ABOUT CITY RESOURCES ON VARIOUS
NOTICES THAT TENANTS GET.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS COMING UP
ON NEXT WEEK'S COMMITTEE AGENDA.
AS FAR AS EVENTS THAT ARE GOING
ON IN THE COMMUNITY, TOMORROW,
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
MY ANNUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE
BE THERE RALLY, WHICH WELCOMES
YOUNG PEOPLE BACK TO SCHOOL AT
WEST SEATTLE ELEMENTARY.
IT IS A FANTASTIC EVENT.
WE ROLL OUT THE RED CARPETS FOR
THE KIDS.
EDUCATORS, PEOPLE, PARENTS,
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, COME
AND GIVE EVERYBODY A HIGH-FIVE
BEFORE THEY COME TO SCHOOL.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT
HAPPENED EVERY DAY.
YOU GET TO HEAR SOME MUSIC AND
IT'S A FUN TIME.
ALSO ON THURSDAY, AFTER THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE, AND ALSO BECAUSE
SEPTEMBER IS FOOD ACTION MONTH,
I WILL BE REPRESENTING DISTRICT
1 AT THE FOOD LIFELINE HACKING
CHILDHOOD HANG HER
HUNGER FACILITY.
THE THEATER IN WEST SEATTLE IS
GOING TO BE HOSTING A VIEWING
OF THE DOCUMENTARY" ON THE
BRAIN" BY JEFF SHULMAN AND
STEPHEN FALLING.
THIS IS GETTING SOME ATTENTION
FOCUSED ON GENTRIFICATION.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
THE FIRST ONE IS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AROUND THE MERCER
MEGA BLOCK.
THIS IS JUST A MINOR ADJUSTMENT
TO SHIFT SOME OF THE PARCEL
BACK INTO RIGHT-OF-WAY BEFORE WE
PARCEL IT.
THERE ARE AREAS THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY, SO THIS WILL FIX THAT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT
RIGHT-OF-WAY ALIGNMENT ON EACH
SIDE OF THAT BLOCK.
WE WILL HAVE SOME LEGISLATION
IN OUR COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY.
WE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING AN
ORDINANCE AROUND COMPLETE
STREETS.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT WHEN
THE CITY IS DOING A MAJOR
REPAVING PROJECT, SO, A PROJECT
OVER $1 MILLION, THERE IS A
DESIGNATED BIKE FACILITY FROM
THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.
THAT THERE IS NOW A REQUIREMENT
THAT THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETES
THAT BIKE FACILITY WHILE THEY
ARE DOING REPAVING.
THAT DOES ALLOW -- OBVIOUSLY,
THERE IS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
WHERE DOES THE ALIGNMENT GO?
WHICH SIDE OF THE STREET?
IS IT A ONE-WAY, A TWO WAY?
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINE
THE DESIGN TO THE COMMUNITY,
BUT NOT SHOULD WE BUILD THIS OR
NOT.
UNDERSTANDING IS THIS HAS BEEN
DECIDED THIS FACILITY SHOULD
GET BUILT, SO WHEN YOU ARE
REPAVING IT, THAT IS THE MOST
COST-EFFECTIVE TIME TO DO IT,
SO LET'S DO THAT.
IT DOES ALLOW THAT, IF THE
DEPARTMENT COMES BACK AND SAYS
NO, WE THINK THERE WAS A
MISTAKE MADE, AND CONDITIONS
HAVE CHANGED, OR WHATEVER IT
IS, THAT A PROCESS BY WHICH
THEY WOULD SAY WE THINK THE
BIKE MASTER PLAN IS WRONG, AND
WE WANT TO REDO THAT FOR THAT
INDIVIDUAL INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT
THE DEFAULT IS THESE PROJECTS
GET BUILT.
I ALSO HAVE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO HAS BEEN
LEADING ON THIS, WORKING ON ON
STREET BIKE AND SCOOTER
PARKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
SPEAK TO THAT.
>> SURE.
IT'S JUST GETTING SDOT TO GIVE
US A PLAN FOR DOUBLING THE BIKE
AND SCOOTER PARKING IN OUR CITY
BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE SEEING A LOT
MORE BIKES.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT
SOMEDAY, WE MAY HAVE A LOT OF
SCOOTERS SITTING AROUND OUR
CITY.
IT'S GREAT FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE
TO HAVE ACCESS TO MOBILITY, BUT
IF THEY ARE PARKED INCORRECTLY,
WHICH IS TOO OFTEN THE CASE,
THEY HINDER OTHER PEOPLE'S
MOBILITY, WHICH IS NOT HOW WE
WANT TO PROCEED.
ONE SOLUTION TO THAT IS
ENSURING THAT THERE IS LOTS OF
DESIGNATED PARKING FOR THESE
MOBILITY DEVICES.
BIKES, SCOOTERS, WHATEVER ELSE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
PRIORITIZING THAT AND GETTING
SDOT TO COME BACK ON THE PLAN
FOR THAT.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAD A COMMENT.
>> I DID.
IF WE COULD ROLL BACK TO TWO
BILLS AGO.
THE BILL RELATED TO THE BIKE
MASTER PLAN.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, I MET WITH THE MASS
COALITION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
AND WE NOTED THAT, ALTHOUGH
SOUTH PARK IS IDENTIFIED IN THE
RECITALS, THE GEORGETOWN SOUTH
PARK TRAIL IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE BILL.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT, BACK IN
THE 2018 BUDGET, UNDERCOUNTS
MIKE PRESIDENT HARRELL'S
LEADERSHIP, WE APPROVED
$600,000 FOR THE OUTREACH AND
EARLY DESIGN OF THE PROJECT,
AND I JUST TOOK A CRACK OR MY
STAFF TOOK A CRACK, I SHOULD
SAY, OF ADDING REFERENCE TO
THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
I REACHED OUT TO YOUR OFFICE IN
YOUR ABSENCE.
I'M SORRY WE HAVEN'T CONNECTED
ON THIS.
I HOPE THIS IS OKAY.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
REFERENCE IS YOUR RESOLUTION
REFERENCES WHAT SDOT HAS TO DO
IN THOSE CASES WHERE THEY
DECIDE NOT TO BUILD BIKE LANES.
AND HOW THEY HAVE TO EXPLAIN
THE REASONING TO THE COUNCIL.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY GREAT
OVERSIGHT, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT
BE USEFUL TO HAVE JUST A FEW
WORDS.
IF YOU AGREE, I WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH YOU BETWEEN NOW AND
NOON ABOUT WHAT WE DO EXPECT
FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING AROUND THE DELRIDGE
MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROJECT.
IT EXPRESSED WHAT OUR
EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
I THINK INCLUDING LANGUAGE LIKE
THE PACKAGE WILL REFLECT
CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
INPUT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT,
AND IT'S THE COUNCIL'S INTENT
TO REVIEW THE PROJECT TO MAKE
SURE THE FINAL SCOPE AND DESIGN
REFLECT CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT
AND INPUT IN THE PROJECT.
I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE STORY.
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART
OF WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE THE REASSURANCE THAT WE
ARE ALSO HOLDING SDOT
RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR
DOING THAT KIND OF WORK, AS
WELL.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU
BETWEEN NOW AND NOON TO GET
THAT DONE.
>> CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING?
>> YOU CERTAINLY MAY.
>> ITEM F ON 4th AVENUE.
I ASSUME YOU'RE TALKING
DOWNTOWN HERE?
>> ONLY H.
>> THIS ACTUALLY IS A
RESOLUTION I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO
YET.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> I WILL DO THAT.
IT'S OKAY.
>> SO EXCITED.
>> COME IN AND HOT.
>> THERE IS THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION RELATED TO BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE'S AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
REQUIRE THAT, WHEN YOU BUILD A
BIKE FACILITY, SORRY, WHEN YOU
DO A MAJOR REPAVING, YOU ALLOW
FOR BIKES.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO'S
LEGISLATION IS OUTSTANDING,
WHICH ASKED SDOT TO COME BACK
WITH A PLAN ON STREET PARKING.
THEN THERE IS A RESOLUTION
RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.
I WILL SPEAK TO THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL PULL IN
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I THINK MY COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IS THE FIRST ONE, BUT
THAT'S THE ONE YOU HAVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE -- HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE
HAD AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ALL OF
THE MODEL PLANS.
THE TRANSIT MASTER PLAN,
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN, BIKE
MASTER PLAN, ON WHAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE IS.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
TIMELINES ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
FILLING OUT THOSE PIECES OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THESE PLANS ARE MULTIYEAR PLANS.
BY SOME MEASURES, IT'S A 200
HIKE IN YOUR PLAN.
EACH YEAR, WE WANT TO COME BACK
AND GET CLARITY ABOUT WHAT IS
IN THE PIPELINE TO GET BUILT.
THE MAYOR AND THE DEPARTMENT
CAME BACK LAST SPRING WITH AN
IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE BIKE
MASTER PLAN THAT WAS SOMEWHAT
UNDERWHELMING.
THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY
PUSHBACK ON THAT.
THEY DID A GREAT OUTREACH
PROCESS OVER THE MONTHS LARGELY
AROUND APRIL WHERE THEY DID, I
THINK, FIVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS,
GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON IT,
AND CAME OUT WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN JUNE,
WHICH I THINK ADDRESSED SOME OF
THE CONCERNS, BUT IT STILL
DIDN'T ADDRESS THE FISCAL
REALITY THEY FACED, WHICH IS,
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES
TO THE SEATTLE LEVEE, THERE IS
JUST SOME PROJECTS ANTICIPATED
TO GET BUILT THAT AREN'T
GETTING BUILT IN THE BIKE
MASTER PLAN, UNFORTUNATELY.
WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES IS IT
SAYS WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
FISCAL REALITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS
FACILITIES THAT ARE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT THAT ARE CURRENTLY
NOT SLATED TO GET BUILT IN THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS OR BEFORE THE
SEATTLE LEVEE ENDS.
ONE AREA TO HIGHLIGHT BROADLY IS
THAT SOUTHEAST SEATTLE WILL HAVE
NO CONNECTIONS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO DOWNTOWN.
THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT
ARE NOT PLANNED, BUT THEY ARE
NOT SCHEDULED TO BE BUILT.
THERE IS ALSO DOWNTOWN
CONNECTION TO 4th AVENUE.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, YOU
MENTIONED THAT.
IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT WAS,
IN THEORY, GOING TO GET BUILT A
COUPLE YEARS AGO.
NOW, IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE PLAN
TO GET BUILT IN THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS.
WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES IS
SAYS IN ADDITION TO SAYING WE
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
WE ARE ALSO ASKING YOU TO FIND
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO FUND,
AND LIST A SERIES OF THINGS.
THERE IS THREE PROJECTS ON
BEACON AVENUE SOUTH, THE
GEORGETOWN TO DOWNTOWN
CONNECTION ON MARTIN WITH THE
KING WAY.
ALL IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, NOT
GEORGETOWN, BUT SOUTH SEATTLE.
I FULLY SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ADDITION TO THE
GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK TRAIL ON
THERE.
AND THEN TWO PROJECTS DOWNTOWN.
THE ALASKA AWAY, AND THE TWO-
PACK AWAY PROTECTED BIKE LANE
ON 4th AVENUE.
THESE ARE ALL CRITICAL THINGS
WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE DONE IN
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS WE
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND
WE JUST ASK THE MAYOR TO DO
THAT.
SPEAKING TO YOUR OTHER COMMENT
ON THE SECOND ITEM, THE
COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE,
LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO FIND
SOME COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SO WE
CAN GET SOMETHING OUT TO
EVERYONE IN THE NEXT HOUR.
ALL RIGHT.
THOSE ARE THE FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION I WILL BE SPEAKING
TO.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMMITTEE
MEETING ON FRIDAY.
TODAY WOULD BE OUR NORMAL
COMMITTEE MEETING.
BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, WE ARE
PUSHED TO FRIDAY.
WE WILL START AT 1:00 P.M.
ON FRIDAY BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE
A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS AND OUR
GOAL IS TO NOT GO BEYOND 5:00
YUM.
REALLY QUICKLY, WE WILL TAKE UP
LEGISLATION ON THE MERCER MEGA
BLOCK.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN
COMMITTEE LAST MONTH.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GIVE THE
EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO
ACTUALLY SELL THE MERCER MEGA
BLOCK.
WE HAD A GOOD BRIEFING IN
AUGUST.
THAT WAS ON WHAT THE TERMS OF
THAT AGREEMENT ARE, SO FOLKS IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
ABOUT THAT, JUST TO LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT THE PROPOSED BUYER
WOULD BE PAYING US IN CASH, AND
OTHER AMENITIES PROVIDED.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
COMMUNITY SPACE THEY WILL BE
PROVIDING.
THERE IS DISCUSSION AT
COMMITTEE ABOUT THE ABILITY TO
DAYCARE IN THE FACILITY.
WE ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO COME
BACK WITH MORE CLARITY ON HOW
THAT CAN PROCEED.
OTHER FOLKS ARE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THERE IS A COMMITMENT TO FUND
OR TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ON PART OF THE SITE.
THERE IS A COMMITMENT FOR $5
MILLION TOWARD HOMELESS
SERVICES.
THERE IS SOME ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION, BUILDING THE BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALONG THE
SOUTH FACING BLOCKS.
THOSE ARE ALL THE CONDITIONS
THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF
THIS THAT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND
ULTIMATELY, HOPEFULLY APPROVE
THE SALE OF.
THE SALE WILL GENERATE
SIGNIFICANT REVENUE. OVER $100
MILLION BEYOND ALL THE
AMENITIES I TALKED ABOUT AND
THE MAYOR HAS SOME PROPOSALS
SHE HAS DISCUSSED PUBLICLY ON
HOW SHE PLANS TO SPEND SOME OF
THAT MONEY.
SOME OF IT IS REPAYING GAS TAX
MONEY THAT WAS USED TO PURCHASE
PIECES OF THIS, SO THAT HAS TO
GO TOWARDS GAS TAX ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS, WHICH IS GENERALLY
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
THERE IS ABOUT $50 MILLION OF
THAT FLAVOR, AND ANOTHER $75
MILLION OR $85 MILLION THAT IS
MORE GENERAL FUND MONEY.
THE SPECIFICS WILL BE SOMETHING
WE WILL TAKE UP IN THE BUDGET.
THE MAYOR HAS TALKED AT A HIGH
LEVEL ABOUT THE THINGS SHE
WANTS TO DO.
WE WILL SEE SPECIFICS ABOUT
THAT WHEN SHE PROPOSES HER
BUDGET, AND WE WILL PUT OUR
STAMP ON THAT.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE
TRANSACTION, NOT ABOUT WHERE
THE MONEY IS GOING TO GO.
I AM CERTAIN WE WILL HAVE A LOT
OF TALK ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY
WILL GO, AND ONE OF THOSE
PLACES COULD BE TOWARD
COMPLETING THESE PROJECTS THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
AFTERNOON.
A FEW OTHER PIECES OF
LEGISLATION IN COMMITTEE ON
FRIDAY, WE PASSED THE GREEN NEW
DEAL RESOLUTION.
THAT WAS LAST MONTH, WHICH MADE
A NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS.
ACTUALLY, QUITE A LARGE NUMBER
OF COMMITMENTS ON HOW THE CITY
WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
ESTABLISH A GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THAT WAS DISCUSSED LAST MONTH
AND WILL BE BACK IN COMMITTEE
ON FRIDAY.
THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE NEXT
PIECES OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
WORK.
WE WILL AT OUR FIRST DISCUSSION
ON LEGISLATION.
WE ARE CALLING IT HEALTHY HOMES
HEALTHY BUILDINGS.
THIS IS WORK TO -- ALTHOUGH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION SAID
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING
ALL CLIMATE POLLUTION BY THE
YEAR 2030, THE BIGGEST SECTORS
OF CLIMATE PRODUCERS ARE
TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDINGS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEEDS TO
BE ALL ELECTRIC IN THE NEXT
DECADE AND OUR BUILDINGS NEED
TO BE ALL ELECTRIC IN THE NEXT
DECADE.
THE HEALTHY HOMES HEALTHY
BUILDINGS LEGISLATION WOULD SET
A DATE IN THE FUTURE THAT WOULD
SAY AS WE BUILD NEW BUILDINGS,
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HOOK THEM
UP TO NATURAL GAS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT
CURRENTLY USE NATURAL GAS, AND
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
TRANSITION THOSE.
LET'S NOT MAKE THAT PROBLEM
WORSE STARTING IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
THAT WILL BE THE FIRST
DISCUSSION ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE THAT COMMITTEE TWO
MORE TIMES AFTER FRIDAY THIS
MONTH, AND SO, MORE TO COME ON
THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FOR STREET
VACATIONS.
I THINK THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
FRIDAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING WITH
ME ON ALL THOSE THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY GOOD?
WE WILL ADJOURN AND SEE
EVERYONE AT 2:00.
EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD COUPLE
HOURS OF BREAK.
WE WILL SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON.