>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING FOR OCTOBER
28, 2019.
THIS SHOULD BE A BRIEF
BRIEFING.
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT
KILLED THE MEMBERS PACHECO,
BAGSHAW ARE PRESENT.
THE NOTES OF THE MEETING WILL
BE APPROVED.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, IT
IS APPROVED.
BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS, WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF LEGISLATION.
YOU WILL HAVE A PRETTY
SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET DELIBERATION
THIS WEEK.
LET'S GO AROUND THE TABLE AND
SEE IF WE HAVE ANYTHING WE
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.
NOTHING TO VOTE FOR FOR THE
GOVERNANCE EQUITY AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
EVERYONE AT 2:00.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, I WILL
TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU.
>> NOTHING FROM THE PLUS
COMMITTEE TODAY.
I WILL, FIRST, LET ME SAY THANK
YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP
LAST WEEK AT THE 150th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
WE CELEBRATED SEATTLE'S 150th
BIRTHDAY.
IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD
CELEBRATION.
D5, BEAT D4, IN THE TRIVIA.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S OFFICE
DID A SPECTACULAR JOB IN
KICKING MY REAR.
>> THEY PLAYED A ROLE IN
DEVELOPING QUESTIONS.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT?
>> JUST GETTING.
>> DID DJ HUSTLE ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT IS THAT.
I WANT TO GO AND SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
ON HER SPEAKING POINTS THIS
MORNING.
HER OFFICE IS THAT TO REPORT
THEY HAD ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN HIT
LAST WEEK.
ONE WAS AT A CROSSING AT 98 AND
AURORA.
SHE WAS HIT BY A TRUCK.
HER OFFICE IS WORKING WITH S.TO
GET MORE INFORMATION.
BOTH THE PERMITS ARE
INVESTIGATING THE COLLISION.
IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS, 10
PEDESTRIANS WERE STRUCK AND
KILLED BY VEHICLES IN SEATTLE.
SIX OF THE DEATHS OCCURRED AND
EVERY DEATH WAS PRESENTABLE.
WHILE WE HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVE
PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND CREATE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FUNDED
ARE PRIVATELY.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN
NATION WAS ELECTED LAST WEEK TO
SERVE AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
MERICAN INDIANS.
SHE WENT THIS OVERSIZED 1%
AGAINST THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
SHE IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ATTORNEY,
FORMER JUDGE AND INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER.
AMONG HER MOST NOTABLE A
COMMITMENTS, SHE LED THE INDIAN
NATION AS CO-PLAINTIFFS IN THE
LAWSUIT AGAINST THREE FORTUNE
500 COMPANIES THAT DISTRIBUTED
OPIOIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SHE IS A STARK ADVOCATE OF
PROTECTING OUR EARTH AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE.
SHE TESTIFIED AT A
CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION SPONSORED
BY DEREK HELMER.
IT WOULD ACT TO BETTER ASSIST
TRIBAL LEADERS AND MAKE THEIR
LAND MORE RESILIENT TO
FLOODING, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
INTO HIS EXCITED FOR RESIDENT
ELECT FONT SHARP AND SHE WILL
LEAD FOR 2 YEARS IN THIS ROLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> WE ARE DOING BUDGET NOW ALL
THE TIME.
AND OVER THE WEEKEND, I HAD MY
FIRST MEETING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE
FORM PLEASE.
I WAS HOPING THAT AMONG US WE
HAVE COME UP WITH 589 MILLION
HALF -- WORTH OF FORM PLEASE.
THAT IS MORE THAN A THIRD OF
THE ENTIRE GENERAL FUND.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE
WILL HAVE TO DO SOME REAL
FOCUSED APPROACH ON THE
PRINCIPLES OF WHAT IT IS AND
HOW WE WANT TO SPEND OUR MONEY.
AND THEN BEGIN TO DIVE INTO HOW
WE WILL SUPPORT THAT.
>> WHAT WAS THE TOTAL?
>> 589 MILLION, SEVEN $54,005.
WHICH IS OVER ONE THIRD OF OUR
TOTAL GENERAL FUND.
SO I WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT
THIS WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
KIERSTEN HARRIS, DAN EDER,
ALLIE FOR NEW CHI, WE WERE ALL
HERE ON SATURDAY GOING THROUGH
THIS.
TRYING TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND
WITH THE NEW STEPS ARE.
YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO GO
THROUGH ALL OF THE FORM BEES.
AND FRIDAY WAS A HOLD.
JUST BEFORE I CAME IN HERE,
PATTY SAID THEY ARE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THE ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM.
SO IT WILL SLIDE TO WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL SHEET
COMING FROM LAST WEEK.
I FORGET THE TIMELINE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IF YOU
COULD PASS THAT DOWN?
IF YOU COULD IMAGINE ALL OF
THIS SLIDING DOWN TO WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING
HERE.
I ENCOURAGE US TO BE TALKING
WITH YOUR STAFF SO PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
PRIORITIES ARE.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE
DONE IN THE PAST?
IT IS TO GET SIGNATURES ONTO
THE GREEN SHEETS AND REASONS WE
ARE NOT DOING THAT IS THAT WE
WILL BE RAISING OUR HANDS AND
VOTING FOR EACH OTHER'S GREEN
SHEETS.
WE WILL REALLY HAVE TO BE
CIRCUMSPECT WITH 589 MILLION OF
THESE.
I AM GOING TO WANT TO PRAYER
TOWARDS AND THE ONES I KNOW WE
HAVE PRIORITIZED TO DATE
INCLUDE LEAD MORE HOUSING
OPTIONS, WHAT DO WE DO, LIKE
THE EFFORT TO KEEP PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOMES.
AND THEN THE HYGIENE CENTERS AS
WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT
APPEAR.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING NOTES.
THOSE ARE THE BIG AREAS THAT WE
ALL SEEM TO BE SUPPORTING.
THEN MANY OF OUR TASKS ARE IN
THE HUNDRED THOUSAND, MILLION
DOLLAR RANGE.
I WILL BE ASKING YOU MAKE IT
TOGETHER.
WE WILL HAVE ONE ON ONES THIS
WEEK TO TELL ME YOU'RE
PRIORITIES AND IF THINGS COULD
BE CUT, SHIFTED, ADDED MELDED
TO MAKE THINGS, TO MAKE THE
ASKS WORK.
BUT WE SIMPLY ARE GOING TO BE
HAVING TO TAKE OURSELVES
SERIOUSLY.
NOT BE HANDING THE $589 MILLION
PACKAGE AND THEN HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO BALANCE THAT.
SO THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I AM SORRY IT IS MOVING YOUR
SCHEDULES.
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T HAVE HUGE
PLANS FOR FRIDAY.
BUT THIS WAS JUST HANDED TO ME
FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I CAME IN
HERE.
WE WILL BE DOING WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY.
THAT MEANS TODAY IS WHATEVER IT
LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU.
TUESDAY IS NOW FREE ENTIRELY.
SO PUT THAT IN AIR QUOTES.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
THIS AFTERNOON, OBVIOUSLY
NOTHING ON THE FULL AGENDA FROM
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
THIS MORNING.
I WANTED TO JUST SAY REALLY
QUICKLY, THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, THE
CHAIR OF OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THE JOB IS CHALLENGING BUT I
THINK YOU ARE REALLY RISING TO
THE OCCASION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SHEPHERDING
THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THIS
PROCESS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE WORKED MOST OF
THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH SOME OF
YOUR STAFF AND COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR
ROLLING UP YOUR SLEEVES AND
DOING THE HARD WORK.
NOTHING FROM THE GENDER EQUITY
SAFE AND NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMNITIES COMMITTEE FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
NO REGULAR COMMITTEE HEADINGS,
HEARINGS IN LIGHT OF THE BUDGET
PROCESS THAT WE ARE HAVING.
I DID WANT TO REPORT THAT I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE PROGRAM.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR FROM A PANEL OF
STUDENTS OVER AT CLEVELAND HIGH
SCHOOL.
TALK TO US SPECIFICALLY FROM
THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE ABOUT
WHAT IT IS WORKING.
AND COULD WORK BETTER.
PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS.
THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
LISTEN AND LEARN ABOUT HOW ARE
INVESTMENTS ARE IN CREATING
IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE IN
DISTRICT 2. TO BE AT CLEVELAND
HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR.
I WANT TO THANK THAT PRINCIPAL
AND ALL OF THE FOLKS FOR
HOSTING THE ENTIRE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I ALSO WANT TO GET FOLKS A
QUICK UPDATE ON SOME
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE
HAPPENING WITH REGARD TO THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
I SIT ON THE OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE.
THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT
HAS BEEN DOING FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE
DISSIPATING THE BISHOP.
SHOULD THAT CHANGE OCCUR AND BE
RECOMMENDED TO THE EXECUTIVE
BOARD.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD BE
ENTITLED TO ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD
TAKING OUR COUNSEL MENTORSHIP
FROM 3 TO 4 MEMBERS ON THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
IT SOMETHING WE ARE STILL NOT
QUITE READY TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS BUT THERE WILL
BE ADDITIONAL STUDY.
I WANT TO THANK KELSEY FROM THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS FOR HELPING TO
REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IN THAT REGARD.
THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME NEXT
YEAR AS THE OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO DISCUSS
THE INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP
RELATIVE TO THE PROPORTION OF
POPULATION INCREASE FOR EACH OF
THE PARTICIPATING CITIES.
LASTLY, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE
ABLE TO KEYNOTE AN EVENT THIS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2. I AM
REALLY THRILLED TO BE JOINING
THE FOLKS OVER AT -- LADIN X A
LGBTQ ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES
ON PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
OTHER EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY.
THEY WILL BE HAVING A DAY OF
THE DEAD GALA EVENT AT THE
RENAISSANCE HOTEL STARTING AT I
BELIEVE 5:30 PM.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT JOINING THEM
AND SPEAKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP.
THAT IS IT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AFTER
COMMITTEE, ASSUMING IT GETS
OVER AT A REASONABLE HOUR, I
WILL BE JOINING THE
COMMISSIONERS OVER AT THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND WATCHING
COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT MY
PROPOSED BILL IN REGARDS TO
LIMITING INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES AND BRIBING SUPER
PACS AND REQUIRING ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY IN OUR ELECTIONS.
I AM IN THE MIDST OF PREPARING.
ALTHOUGH IT IS SIMPLE IN
CONCEPT, MY LEGISLATION, IT CAN
BE COMPLEX AND NUANCED IN TERMS
OF THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT THAT I
AM GOING TO BE PROPOSING FOR
THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
SO I AM PUTTING TOGETHER, WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF MY STAFF, A
CONFERENCE OF MEMO THAT WILL
HOPEFULLY EXPLAIN THE FRAMEWORK
FOR ALL OF YOU AND CERTAINLY
FOR THE COMMISSIONERS ON THE
SEATTLE ETHICS COMMISSION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING
THEM ON WEDNESDAY AT THE
CONCLUSION OF OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
HOPEFULLY AROUND FIVE TO BE
ABLE TO PRESENT A NEWLY
RELEASED VERSION OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE A
LIMITED ATTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME ENTITIES
WHO QUALIFY UNDER THE
DEFINITION TO MAKE
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE ABOVE
$5000 AS OPPOSED TO PROHIBITING
CATEGORICALLY EVERYBODY FROM
DONATING $5000 ON THE
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE
COMMITTEE.
MORE TO COME ON THAT BUT I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF A FLAVOR OF WHAT YOU CAN
EXPECT.
WE ARE WORKING ON A MEMO THAT
HOPEFULLY WE WILL LAY OUT THE
CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE
LEGISLATION AND WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS, WE WILL
HOPEFULLY PUT TOGETHER SOME
SORT OF INFO GRAPHIC TO HELP US
ALL KEEP TRACK.
I LOVE INFOGRAPHICS BECAUSE
THEY ARE EASILY DIGESTIBLE ON
COMPLEX POLICY ISSUES.
SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
BEING ABLE TO SHOW THAT WITH
ALL OF YOU AND HOPEFULLY EITHER
TODAY OR TOMORROW.
>> THANK YOU.
A QUICK COMMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, YOU
HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK . I HAVE
TO TELL YOU, I AM ABOUT AS
PLEASED YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS ON
IN THE CITIZENS UNITED,
FINESSING THAT.
ONE THING I HEARD OVER THE
WEEKEND, I LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN
SO FRUSTRATED BY WHAT I HAVE
SEEN WITH THE SUPER MONEY
COMING FROM THE SUPER PACS.
AND ONE OF OUR LOCAL
CORPORATIONS RECENTLY.
OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH TALKING
WITH FOLKS IN THE LAST WEEK,
WHAT I AM HEARING OVER AND OVER
AGAIN FROM PEOPLE THAT I
CONSIDER TO BE SORT OF NORMAL,
INVOLVED, NOT INTO POLITICS
EVERY DAY LIKE WE ARE PEOPLE.
THE ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR
WHOMEVER THE BIG A IS NOT
RECOMMENDING AND NOT PUTTING
MONEY AND JUST BECAUSE WE ARE
SO MAD.
WE WOULD RATHER VOTE AGAINST
THE CORPORATION THAN AGAINST AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT MAY BE
SUPPORTED BY THEM.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED BY
THAT.
BUT I AM HEARING IT A LOT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I
THINK IT IS SO FREEING AND FAIR
FOR THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR
OFFICE THIS TIME.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO
USE THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS AND
IF I COULD BE SO BOLD TO SAY
THAT DANNA STRAUSS IN MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN PLAYING BY EVERYWHERE.
HE TRULY IS THE BOY SCOUT WHO
JUST PLAYS EVERYTHING STRAIGHT.
HE HAS RAISED A AMOUNT OF
MONEY.
>> I WOULD CAUTION US THAT
DURING A PUBLIC SESSION EMMA
LET'S JUST STAY OFF OF
ELECTIONS.
THAT IS A DANGEROUS THING TO
TALK ABOUT ELECTIONS.
>> THERE IS A INDIVIDUAL
RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
WHAT STRIKES ME AS RIDICULOUSLY
UNFAIR IS THIS PARTICULAR
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RAISED A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY NOW
HAS HAS $800,000 DROPPED
AGAINST HIM IN THE LAST TWO
WEEKS.
I JUST THINK THAT PEOPLE NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE ARE
TRYING TO DO SOMETHING,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, THANK
YOU FOR TAKING THIS UP.
I FUN NOT ABOUT AS UNFAIR AS
ANY SITUATION AND THAT IS
HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD WITH
ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES.
I AM FRUSTRATED TO THE MAX.
I WILL GET OFF THAT SOAPBOX.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE
MORE THING THAT IS GOOD THAT
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
ELECTION.
THAT IS, I GOT A CHANCE TO GO
SEE THE WEST WING.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE WEST
WING YET, IT WAS OPENED BY KING
COUNTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF THE JAIL.
YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THAT YOU
ARE GOING IN THE JAIL BECAUSE
YOU ARE GOING ON THE FIRST
FLOOR.
NOT WHERE THERE ARE BARS OR
CARDS.
THIS IS DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
úSERVICES.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH KING
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
CONTRIBUTED A BUNCH.
IT IS AMAZING.
IT IS 24 SEVEN SHELTER.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE 40 MEN
THERE.
THEY ARE GOING TO ADD 60 MORE.
THEY NEED TO GET AN OUTSIDE
STAIRCASE.
24/7 BED IS.
AND THE GLORY ABOUT IT IS THAT
YOU CAN GO IN ANYTIME DAY OR
NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE AN ODD WORK
SCHEDULE OR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
WHATEVER YOUR WORK NEEDS ARE,
YOU CAN COME BACK INTO CAN NAP
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WHEN YOU ARE TIRED, YOU NEED TO
REST.
AND WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY, YOU
NEED TO EAT.
THIS PLACE IS PROVIDING THAT.
SO DANIEL MALONE FROM DESC GAVE
ME THE TOUR ON THURSDAY.
I WAS SO EXCITED I TOOK PEOPLE
BACK ON FRIDAY TO SEE IT.
IT IS REALLY WORTH GOING.
AND THEY WILL, IF YOU JUST GO
OVER THERE, THEY WILL GIVE YOU
A SHORT TOUR ANYTIME.
BUT I RECOMMEND WE SEE THIS.
AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE
NEED TO DO TO ADDRESS PEOPLE ON
THE STREET, THIS IS ONE VERY
DOABLE THING THAT IS MAKING A
BIG REFERENCE.
YES, IT IS EXPENSIVE BUT IT IS
MEETING THE NEEDS OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I AM OFF THE SOAPBOX.
>> THEN YOU WENT TO ADVOCATING
FOR PART OF THE 589 MILLION YOU
WERE PLANNING ABOUT.
THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
THAT IS OKAY.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR
EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR THE
CONCEPT OF MY LEGISLATION
RELATED TO REFORMING SOME OF
OUR ELECTION PROCESS.
YOU ARE SPOT ON IN TERMS OF
IDENTIFYING WE HAVE A VERY
UNIQUE SYSTEM IN SEATTLE.
WE PASSED ON ELECTIONS IN 2015.
OVERWHELMINGLY, I MIGHT ADD.
TO SET UP A FRAMEWORK THAT IS
PRIORITIZING DIRECT
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
CANDIDATES AND PEOPLE THEY WANT
TO REPRESENT THROUGH THE
DEMOCRACY VOUCHER PROGRAM.
THE WHOLE INTENT AND PURPOSE
WAS TO MINIMIZE TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE, BIG MONEY
BEING ABLE TO BUY OUR LOCAL
ELECTIONS.
THIS BECOMES EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF
DISTRICT BASED ELECTIONS AS
OPPOSED TO CITYWIDE ELECTIONS.
IS IMPORTANT A MATTER WHAT.
BUT THE IMPACT OF OVERSIZED
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
REALLY DOES TIP THE SCALES OF
DEMOCRACY IN A WAY THAT ARE
CONTRARY TO THE INTENT AND WHAT
IT WAS IN THE HONEST ELECTIONS,
DEMOCRACY, BILL FORM, THAT WAS
OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED IN FAVOR
OF BY THE VOTERS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SO IT IS HARD.
IT IS A FINE LINE FOR ME TO
WALK BETWEEN WHAT WE ARE SAYING
HAPPENING IN THE REAL WORLD AND
THE POLICY PROPOSALS THAT I AM
MAKING IN TERMS OF CONTINUED
REFORM OF OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM.
BUT I ALSO THINK AT THE SAME
TIME, IT IS INCREDIBLY
RELEVANT.
WE ARE SEEING REAL TIME
EXAMPLES OF WHY THIS
LEGISLATION IS REALLY CRITICAL
TO UPHOLDING THE INTENT AND THE
GOALS OF THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHER
PROGRAM.
AND REALLY, HOW DO WE SHEPHERD
THIS LEGISLATION THROUGH THAT
WILL ADDRESS THE ACTUAL
CORRUPTION OF THE ELECTORAL
SYSTEM AND THE APPEARANCE OF
CORRUPTION IN THE ELECTORAL
SYSTEM.
WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE A
SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE DON'T
TRUST THE OUTCOME OF THE
ELECTION SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE
MONEY HAS PLAYED A ROLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE ARE
SAYING HERE IS A REAL-LIFE
EXAMPLE OF DATA AND INFORMATION
WE WILL BE COMPILING AND
LOOKING AT, ANALYZING AND
UTILIZING TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT SOME OF THE POLICIES
THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION.
I AM EXCITED TO FINALIZE THE
MEMO AND GET IT TO YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE THIS BEFORE THE END
OF THE YEAR FOR, IF FOR NO
OTHER REASON, TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE CONTINUING TO DAYLIGHT THE
POLICY ISSUES IN A WAY THAT IS
TRANSPARENT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC
DEBATE.
OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE HAVE
BUDGET OVER ASIANS.
WE WILL NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE
HEARING ON THAT.
WE ARE AT FULLY POLICY
DISCUSSION AND HOPE TO BE ABLE
TO DO THAT IN SHORT ORDER AFTER
THE CONCLUSION OF THIS ELECTION
CYCLE AND BUDGET PROCESS.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
OBVIOUSLY, IT GOT NATIONAL
ATTENTION FROM THE RESIDENTIAL
RACES ON WHAT IS HAPPENING.
SO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, TAKE
US HOME.
>> I AM PROUD TO SERVE ON A
COUNCIL THAT CARES ABOUT
FAIRNESS.
LEVELING WHAT IS NOW AND AN
EVEN PLAYING FIELD.
MANY SAID WHEN WE PASSED ON
SELECTIONS, POWER AND MONEY
WOULD FIND A WAY TO CIRCUMVENT
THE LEGISLATION.
HERE WE ARE.
>> IT JUST SHOWS THAT IN PUBLIC
POLICY, OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS
REFORM ARE ALWAYS REITERATED.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO BE NIMBLE
TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR SEATTLE
AND THE NATION.
ONCE AGAIN, SEATTLE IS THE
NORTH STAR OF THE COUNTRY.
FOR PROGRESSIVE POLICY.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW FOR YOUR WORK ON THE
BUDGET.
WE GOT A BIG JOB AHEAD OF YOU.
I REALLY TRUST THAT YOU HAVE
THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC
AND ARE GOING TO AGAIN, IN THE
INTEREST OF MAKING SURE THAT
THERE IS FAIRNESS IN OUR
DELIBERATIONS, I AM PROUD TO
HAVE A CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON THIS.
I KNOW WE WILL DO GOOD THINGS
THIS BUDGET SESSION.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS RELATED TO
THE CIVIL RIGHTS UTILITIES,
ECONOMIC AND ARTS COMMITTEE
AGENDA COMING UP THIS MONDAY.
ON OUR FULL COUNCIL AGENDA, I
DO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF
ITEMS.
EVENTS THAT I HAVE ON MY
CALENDAR TO ATTEND.
ON FRIDAY, I ONLY MENTION THIS
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT DISTRICT ONE
RESIDENTS WHO ARE BEING HONORED
THIS WEEK.
THAT LEHIGH ANNUAL BALLOT AND
AUCTION WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE
WORK OF SOME DISTRICT 1
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY
IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING THE
VISION OF CAMP SECOND CHANCE.
WHICH I THINK HAS HELPED US AS
A CITY THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
LEVERAGE THE SUCCESSES OF TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES TO ASSIST US IN
OUR NEED TO CREATE A CONTINUUM
THAT MOVES PEOPLE OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS, OUT OF ON
SHELTERED HOMELESSNESS INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
THOMAS, MARK EMMA THEY WILL BE
HONORED ON FRIDAY FOR THE WORK
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AT THE
MYERS WAY CAMP SECOND CHANCE.
ALSO ON SATURDAY, A REALLY BIG
DEAL FOR THE DELRIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE, THEY HAVE A MANY YEAR
EFFORT STARTING BACK IN 2009
TWO DEVELOP AND OPEN A GROCERY
CO-OP IN THE DESERT.
>>
>> A GROCERY CO-OP?
>> YES.
THEY HAVE HAD A LONG-TERM
AGREEMENT WITH DOWNTOWN
EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER.
FOR THE COTTAGE GROVE
DEVELOPMENT THERE.
COTTAGE GROVE HAS BEEN OPEN AND
OPERATING FOR MANY YEARS NOW.
A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
COMPLEX AND BECAUSE FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY, WHEN THEY WERE
DEVELOPING COTTAGE GROVE WERE
INTERESTED IN USING SOME OF THE
GROUNDS FOR RETAIL SPACE, DSC
HAS GRACIOUSLY FOR 10 YEARS
NOW, HELD THE SPACE EMPTY.
TO ALLOW THE DELRIDGE CO-OP TO
DEVELOP ITS FISSION.
AND IT IS COMING TOGETHER.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A
GROUNDBREAKING THIS SATURDAY.
IT IS A BIG DEAL.
BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION
WITH THE ESC.
ALSO FULFILLING THE COMMITMENT
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ACTIVATE
THE SPACE AND HAVE GROUND-FLOOR
RETAIL.
BUT ALSO TO REALLY ADDRESS AN
IMPORTANT FOOD SECURITY NEED
FOR FOLKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THAT IS HAPPENING, THE
GROUNDBREAKING ON SATURDAY.
THAT IS A BIG STEP.
>>
>> SO WE WILL SEE EVERYONE AT
2:00.
>>