>>> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR
BEING HERE ON THIS GREAT
MORNING, NOVEMBER 18.
WE ARE HERE FOR OUR REGULAR
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING.
I'LL START OFF BY SAYING WE ARE
JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
BAGSHAW, JUAREZ, HERBOLD, AND
O'BRIEN.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS TO THE
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER -- AND
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THE
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12,
2019 MEETING WILL BE APPROVED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS.
THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
AFTER A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL ACTIONS.
LET ME START OFF BY SAYING FROM
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA, I'LL
SPEAK TO TWO ITEMS THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2:00.
WE DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH ARE
THE LEGISLATION RELATIVE TO THE
WATERFRONT LID.
SO COUNCIL BILL 119697 WILL
AMEND THE CODE AND THAT WILL
GOVERN THE PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING THE FINAL
ASSESSMENTS.
WHAT WE CALL THE FINAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL HEARING.
AND IT WILL PROVIDE THE
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE FINAL ASSESSMENT
FOR THE WATERFRONT L.I.D.
WE HAD A LITTLE CONFUSION AS TO
WHAT KIND OF TESTIMONY.
THIS IS A JUDICIAL MATTER.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE TESTIMONY
AT 2:00 ON THE DISCLOSURES THAT
WERE MADE OR ANY OF THE PROCESS
ISSUES, BUT WE ARE PROHIBIED
FROM TAKING TESTIMONY ON THE
FINAL ASSESSMENTS.
SO IF A PERSON COMES IN TO TALK
ABOUT THE ASSESSMENTS, BUT
THERE COULD BE PROCEDURAL
ISSUES RATHER THAN ISSUES THAT
ARE FAIR TO TALK ABOUT OR
APPROPRIATE TO TALK ABOUT.
I'LL ASK ALL OF YOU TO SPEAK TO
IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE DURING OUR
COMMENTS UNDER THE LEGISLATION
AS WE DO OTHER PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
BUT JUST SORT OF KNOW THAT ALL
THAT BECOMES A PART OF THE
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE
LEGISLATION.
OKAY.
SO WE WILL DO THAT THIS
AFTERNOON 2:00.
OKAY, I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT AND GONZALEZ ARE EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S BRIEFING AND
MEETING.
LET'S GO AROUND THE TABLE AND
TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT
YOU HAVE DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO TOMORROW IS OUR BIG DAY ON
BUDGET ITEMS.
AND WE WILL BE VOTING ON A
CONSENT PACKAGE.
I ALSO WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
THERE IS A BUDGET STAFF MEETING
AT 1:00 TODAY AT 370.
FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR
STAFF IF YOU WILL REMIND THEM
TO GO TODAY BECAUSE THEY WILL
GET THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES.
THERE WILL BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU TO TALK TODAY IF THERE
IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED
ME TO KNOW AND ANY ITEMS YOU
INTEND TO ADD.
TOMORROW JUST SO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE SITTING
AT THIS TABLE AND THEY'RE GOING
TO GO THROUGH ALL 172 ITEMS.
YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PULL SOME OF THESE ITEMS TO
REMOVE THEM AHEAD OF TIME IF
YOU WANT FURTHER CONVERSATION.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF
BUDGET DISCUSSIONS BEFORE
MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT, I
RECOMMEND IF YOU DON'T NEED TO
REMOVE THE ITEM AND YOU WANT TO
PROCEED WITH IT ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA, WE CAN MOVE THROUGH
EVERYTHING PRETTY QUICKLY.
BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
IF I HAVE FORGOTTEN ANYTHING,
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
WANT TO SPEAK TO, THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TODAY AND
TOMORROW TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS
THOSE.
BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE
A CONSENT AGENDA TOMORROW THAT
WE CAN MOVE THROUGH AND VOTE
ON, THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL
PACKAGE THAT WE WILL HAVE A
FORMAL VOTE ON A WEEK FROM
TODAY.
SO AGAIN THANKS TO ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING SO GENEROUS AND
THOUGHTFUL IS AND WORKING WITH
ME TO COME UP WITH THE PACKAGE
THAT ACTUALLY BALANCES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, FIRST OF ALL
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE TALKING AND VOTING
ON THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M JUST GOING TO ADD TO A FEW.
AND SO WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE ACTION ON TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
WATERFRONT LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS.
THOSE WOULD BE ITEMS THREE AND
FOUR OF THE AGENDA.
AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT STATED
RESOLUTION 31915 WOULD
ESTABLISH FEBRUARY 4, 2020 AS
THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLE.
COUNCIL BILL 119697 WOULD
PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE
CITY CLERK AND THE HEARING
EXAMINER TO FULFILL THOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES DEALING WITH
THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR
THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AGAIN COUNCIL MEMBER, PRESIDENT
HARRELL AND COUNCIL STAFF ERIC
MCCONAUGHEY, THANK YOU FOR
ACCOMMODATING US.
ERIC WROTE A GREAT MEMO DATING
NOVEMBER 8 THAT ADDRESSES THE
RESOLUTION AND THE COUNCIL
BILL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, HE
ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT STATES WHAT THE RESOLUTION
AND THE ORDINANCE WOULD DO.
SO FOR THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD ONCE THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING CONCLUDES THIS
AFTERNOON, I'LL CONVENE OUR
ANNUAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD
MEETING.
THE BOARD CONVENES EVERY
NOVEMBER TO ESTABLISH THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET.
TODAY'S AGENDA INCLUDES A
PRESENTATION ON A 2019 DISTRICT
ACTIVITIES AND FINANCIAL BY
SUPERINTENDENT AND TRACEY
RADCLIFFE, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF STAFF.
THEN WE WILL OPEN UP A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THE REVENUE SOURCES
2020 OPEATIONS BUDGET ON THE
CAPITAL BUDGET AND A POTENTIAL
TAX LEVY INCREASE IN 2020.
OUR NEXT PARK DISTRICT BOARD
MEETING IS NEXT MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 25, BUT WE WILL VOTE
ON THE BUDGET AND RELATED
PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
AS YOU KNOW WE DO THIS EVERY
YEAR.
THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW
IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR COUNCIL
MEETING, THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 4. THAT
MEETING IS AT 2:00.
OUR AGENDA INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS.
A BRIEFING FROM DIRECTOR
NELLUMS ON THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED MONORAIL, PASSED IN
SEPTEMBER.
PROVIDE AN UPDATED REPORT ON
THE ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT SIGNED
BETWEEN THE SEATTLE MONORAIL
AND THE CITY.
SECOND WE WILL CONSIDER PARKS
LEGISLATION THAT WILL AUTHORIZE
THE ACQUISITION OF RURAL
PROPERTY TO PARK ON LAKE UNION
FOR OPEN SPACE, PARK, AND
RECREATION PURPOSES.
FOR ALL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
THIRD WE'LL CONSIDER WATERFRONT
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A
FUNDING AGREEMENT AND A FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM SOCIETY FOR A NEW
AQUARIUM FACILITY CALLED THE
OCEAN PAVILION.
LASTLY WE WILL CONSIDER SEVERAL
PARKS RELATED APPOINTMENTS AND
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO OUR NEW
CENTRAL WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE 19 MEMBERS TOTAL, 14
OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ENSURE
THERE'S CLEAR PLANNING,
COORDINATION, AND DELIVERY OF
OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE,
SECURITY SERVICES ALONG THE
WATERFRONT.
THE CANDIDATES WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THEIR
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT PACKETS ON
THE NOVEMBER 25, IRC AGENDA.
THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING ON
DECEMBER 18.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
SO THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
CIVIL RIGHTS UTILITY ECONOMIC
ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
NO COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
I JUST WANT TO LET THE VIEWING
PUBLIC KNOW THAT THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC IS CONTINUING
ITS ONGOING ENGAGEMENT.
AROUND ITS EFFORTS FOR AN
INCLUSIVE CREATIVE ECONOMY.
THEY'RE HOSTING A SEATTLE FILM
INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY EVENT ON
FRIDAY EVENING AT EL CENTRO.
I'LL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
I ENCOURAGE FOLKS WITH INTEREST
IN THE WORK OF THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ARTS OFFICE.
I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO JOIN IN.
AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO, WHILE WE'RE ALL HERE
TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY CELEBRATE
THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME
COURT WIN LAST WEEK.
THIS IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT
DECISION FOR THIS COUNCIL AS IT
RELATES TO PASSAGE OF THE FIRST
AND TIME LEGISLATION, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY THE IMPACT OF THIS
CASE HAS ON HOW OUR LOCAL
COURTS DO A TAKINGS ANALYSIS,
AND IT WILL HAVE THE DIRECTION
OF THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT TO
THE LOWER COURTS TO FOLLOW THE
FEDERAL RULE AND THAT ANALYSIS
IS GOING TO HAVE I THINK REALLY
IMPORTANT POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR
POLICYMAKING IN SEATTLE AND THE
REST OF WASHINGTON STATE.
IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, WE
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW THE
STATE'S SUPREME COURT'S
DIRECTION TO THE LOWER COURTS
AS IT RELATES TO FIRST CHANCE
HOUSING.
ANOTHER BILL THAT THIS COUNCIL
WORKED HARD TO PASS, HOW THAT
DIRECTION TO THE LOWER COURTS
TO USE INSTEAD OF THE LOCAL
ANALYSIS ON WHAT CONSTITUTES A
TAKING.
IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO USE A
FEDERAL RULE ANALYSIS.
AND SO WE ARE REALLY HOPEFUL
THAT THAT'S GOING TO RESULT IN
A POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR OUR FAIR
CHANCE HOUSING LEGISLATION.
SPECIFICALLY FOR FIRST TIME.
THIS IS A LAW THAT THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS HAD BEGUN TO
ENFORCE.
THEN WHEN THE LAWSUIT OCCURRED,
THEY HAD SUSPENDED ENFORCEMENT.
BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AND
FREQUENTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS.
I'M PUTTING THAT INFORMATION
BACK UP ON THEIR WEBSITE, SO
THAT TENANTS AND LANDLORDS HAVE
GOOD USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW TO OPERATE AND OCCUPY
RENTAL HOUSING UNDER THIS LAW.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
TO TALK MORE ABOUT OTHER AREAS
OF POLICYMAKING THAT THIS STATE
SUPREME COURT DECISION OPENS UP
NOW FOR THIS COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THAT AS
WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THANK YOU.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE A MEETING THIS WEEK.
WE ARE MEETING, LET ME FIND OUT
WHEN WE'RE MEETING.
SOME TIME LATER THIS WEEK.
I THINK IT'S THE 21st?
WEDNESDAY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER PACHECO.
WE ARE MEETING AT 9:30 A.M.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON
THAT AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THE 21st IS THE THURSDAY.
YOU SAID 21st AND WEDNESDAY.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS THE 21st,
BUT THEN COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO
CORRECTED ME.
WE'LL BE ON THE 20th, WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.
>> GOT IT.
>> A NUMBER OF ITEMS, THE
REASON WE'RE DOING THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING THERE IS A
STREET VACATION THAT WE WANT TO
CONSIDER THE APPLICANT FOR THE
STREET VACATION.
IT'S THE WILLOW STREET
VACATION.
IT'S A PROJECT THAT CAME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE A NUMBER OF
MONTHS AGO.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME
INFORMATION TO GET THE FEEDBACK
ON THE PROJECT.
IT'S A FOR PROFIT DEVELOPER
THAT'S DOING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THERE AND THEY HAVE A DEADLINE
TO GET THE FINAL PAPERWORK IN
TO THE STATE FOR SOME STATE
FUNDING BY THE END OF THE
CALENDAR YEAR.
SO WE WILL BE TAKING UP THAT
WILLOW STREET VACATION.
WE ALSO WILL BE TAKING UP THE
STREETCAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
THIS IS FOR THE EXISTING
SEGMENTS OF THE STREETCAR.
THIS IS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND KING COUNTY ON
OPERATING OF THOSE TWO
EXISTING, TWO EXISTING SEGMENTS
AND KING COUNTY IS CURRENTLY
TAKING UP THEIR VERSION OF THAT
LEGISLATION.
FNALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
SLATING OF APPOINTMENTS.
THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR STREET
COMMISSIONS, THE LEVY TO MOVE
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE SEATTLE BIKE ADVISORY BOARD
AND THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
314326 A FULL LOT UNIT LOT
SUBDIVISION APPLICATION FOR
4809 SOUTH WILLOW STREET AND
COUNCIL MEMBER BILL 119695 THE
ASSOCIATED ORDINANCE FOR THAT
SUBDIVISION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO.
BEFORE WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION, I WANT TO GIVE, I
GUESS A PLUG, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD WHEN SHE MENTIONED FILM
AND MUSIC REMINDED ME OF
SOMETHING THIS WEDNESDAY AT
GARFIELD IN THE QUINCY JONES
CENTER.
THERE'S A FILM CALLED "ON THE
BRINK," THAT WE PLAYED AT 5:30.
I ACTUALLY PURCHASED WITH NON-
CITY FUNDS FOR AN ORGANIZATION,
A BLOCK OF 40 TICKETS FOR ONE
GROUP THAT'S GOING TO GO.
"ON THE BRINK" IS A DOCUMENTARY
DONE BY PROFESSOR JEFF SHULMAN
ON THE CHANGES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT PRIMARILY AND
PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
JUST ALL THE CHANGES, GETTING
UP TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND A
LOT OF THE HISTORICAL
INSTITUTIONS.
IT'S NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED, THIS
IS SUPPOSE TO BE A REALLY GOOD
PIECE OF WORK.
SO THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION
AND A TALK BACK AFTER.
I THINK THE DOORS OPEN AT 5:30,
THE FILM STARTS AROUND 6:00 SOX
THERE SHOULD BE A FEW HUNDRED
PEOPLE THRE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I'LL ATTEND THAT.
A REALLY GOOD PIECE OF WORK.
I BECAME AWARE OF THAT THROUGH
OUR CITY CLERK MONICA'S EFFORTS
ON THE ARCHIVING REPORT.
HE WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND
DID A GREAT PRESENTATION, SO WE
SORT OF PARLAYED THAT INTO
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY
AT GARFIELD.
OKAY HAVING SAID THAT WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I'M
ANNOUNCING THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL NOW CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
HOWEVER LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE
CITY'S ATTORNEY OFFICE IS
PRESENT TO ENSURE WE RESERVE
QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY IN
OUR OPEN PUBLIC SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THIS TO LAST FOR 30
MINUTES.
THAT'LL BE UNTIL, OH GEEZ,
THAT'LL BE 30 MINUTES FROM NOW.
CLOSE TO 10:30 WITH THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION SHOULD BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME I'LL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECT THE DURATION.
LET'S SECURE THE ROOM.