>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR DECEMBER 16th MEETING.
THIS WILL BE OUR LAST MEETING
OF THE YEAR.
THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE FULL
CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER
. 2:00 P.M.
WILL THE COUNCIL OF THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE INTRODUCTION OF A REFERRAL
CANDLE CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTION.
TODAY'S INSTRUCTION IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
I DO HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS I
WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE. BEAR
WITH ME AS I EXPLAINED THEM.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2, I'D LIKE
TO MOVE THAT IT BE HELD UNTIL
JANUARY 6, 2020.
OKAY.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
THAT IS A BUDGET ITEM THAT WE
WILL MOVE TILL NEXT YEAR, AND
IT'S JUST SORT OF A PRO FORMA
LEGISLATION, AND WE WILL JUST
DO THAT NEXT YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT
ON THAT ONE?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT
AMENDMENT, PLEASE NOTE. OPPOSED?
OKAY.
WE WILL ALSO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
AMENDED TO MOVE, AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 28, 11972 AFTER ITEM
NUMBER NUMBER 1. AND THE REPORT
OF THE NEW ITEMS 46 THROUGH 51,
THE MOVE AFTER AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 4.
RESOLUTION 31918, BY THE WAY.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS, AGAIN,
WE HAVE SOME CONFLICTS, AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET SOME
EARLIER AGENDA, SOME OF THE
LATTER AGENDA ITEMS UP EARLIER.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT?
OKAY.
SO I AM GOING TO MOVE THOSE
ATTENDANTS -- AMENDMENTS.
OKAY.
>> I WILL NOW MOVE THE AGENDA.
THE AYE HAVE IT.
I'M SURE I WILL NOT MAKE ANY
MISTAKES.
>> VERY GOOD.
PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE AN EXCITING PRESENTATION
. AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK OUR
CITY CLERK, MONICA MARTINEZ-
SIMMONS TO ADMINISTER THE OATH
OF OFFICE TO OUR VERY OWN
COUNCILMEMBER, DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> WHAT DO I DO?
>> YOU JUST STAND UP.
>> I'M GOING TO STAND BY YOU AS
WELL.
>> STAND ON THE SIDE.
OKAY.
>> YOU WANT TO COME ON THE
SIDE, SALLY?
>> I'M GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE.
>> IT IS MY HONEST ARE --
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT-HAND
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> YOU HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.
>> I, DEBORA JUAREZ, SWEAR OR
AFFIRM THAT I POSSESS ALL
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
THE SEATTLE SETTLED
CHARTER AND THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE POSITION
OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE THAT I WILL
SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, UNLIKE SOME
PEOPLE, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, AND THE CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONTACT ME ITSELF AS A SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
>> I WANT YOUR SHOES.
>> OKAY, WE GOT THAT OVER WITH.
>> OKAY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT
APPEAR ON OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY,
OUR WORK PROGRAM. WE ARE GOING
TO GO IN THE ORDER THAT YOU
SIGNED UP HERE.
EACH SPEAKER WOULD BE ASKED TO
SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES.
WE WILL START WITH MATTHEW
LAYING FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN HILL
.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW LANG.
I AM A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT
AND THE LEAD ORGANIZER OF THE
TRANSIT ORGANIZATION.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
COUNCIL RESOLUTION THREE NOT 1-
921.
INTENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND
THE ORDINANCE TO ANNEX THE
LABOR STANDARD OF REQUIRING
BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE A
SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT PASS FOR
THEIR EMPLOYERS, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS ORCA FOR ALL.
THROUGHOUT 2019, WE BEEN
CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO WORKERS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE, CONDUCTING
THE COMMUTE PROJECT, A SURVEY
OF NEARLY 1000 RESPONDENTS THAT
REVEALED INEQUITY ON HOW
TRANSIT BENEFITS ARE
DISTRIBUTED IN THE CITY.
IT WAS FOUND THAT 80% OF
WORKERS MAKING $100,000 OR MORE
RECEIVE A TRANSIT SUBSIDY FROM
THEIR EMPLOYER WHILE ONLY HALF
OF EARNERS MAKING $50000 OR LESS
ARE.
IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT THIS IS A
RACIAL EQUITY ISSUE.
WHEN CONSIDERING THAT IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES REPORT EARLIER
THIS YEAR THAT MEDIAN BLACK
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS LESS THAN
THAT $50000 MARK AND LATIN AND
NATIVE FAMILIES ARE ONLY
EARNING SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT.
RESOLUTION 31921 AND PAVE THE
WAY FOR.
I WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE ABOUT
THE ILA TODAY.
I'M A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED,
HONESTLY, THAT THE WORK WAS
RUSHED THROUGH AT THE END OF
THE YEAR AND THAT
THINGS MOVED SO FAST WITHOUT A
PROPER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS THAT HAVE LIVED
ARE CENTERED ON THIS WORK, THAT
IT HAS NOT BECOME POLITICIZED.
I HAVE SOME MISGIVINGS ABOUT
HOW THE NEW GOVERNING BOARD
LOOKS, AND I APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTACHMENT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK
CONTINUES AND THAT PEOPLE WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCES VOICES ARE
CENTERED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO JONATHAN WILL BE OUR NEXT
SPEAKER.
FOLLOWING JONATHAN WILL BE
CELIA GARCIA AND THEN ONE
NEEDED.
I CAN'T MAKE OUT YOUR LAST
NAME.
SORRY.
>> MY NAME IS JONATHAN.
I AM A SUPPORTER, A MEMBER OF
THE YOUTH ACTION BOARD AND A
MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE
BOARD. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY REGARDING THE
LEGISLATION SURROUNDING THE NEW
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT
IT WEAKENS THE VOICES OF PEOPLE
WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THAT
THE NEW PROPOSAL DID NOT GO
THROUGH THOSE WHO LIVED
EXPERIENCE PREVIOUSLY. KING
COUNTY AND SEATTLE THROUGH THE
NATIONAL INNOVATION SERVICE
WENT AROUND AND GATHERED INPUT
AND BLESSINGS
FROM THOSE WHO ARE MOST
IMPACTED THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
THIS PROPOSAL SIMPLY WEAKENS
THEIR VOICES AND LOOKS AS A
BAIT AND SWITCH. I'M SORRY.
IT UNDERMINES EVERYTHING THAT
THEY WENT THROUGH AND THEY
BELIEVED.
I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE AN
IMMORAL BETRAYAL OF YOUR
CONSTITUTE PUSHING FORWARD WITH
US ALTERNATIVE THE
PROPOSAL AND BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT YOU DID GO AROUND AND
GET THEIR VOICES AND CONCERNS.
THESE PEOPLE DESIRE AND DESERVE
THE SELF-DETERMINATION TO GET
THEMSELVES OUT OF THEIR
PREDICAMENT, AND THAT IS WHY
THEY PUSH SO HARD FOR THIS
PROPOSAL AND TO BE HAVING SEATS
ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THIS
NEW AUTHORITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI.
I HAVE BEEN A VOTING PERSON IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND ALSO
HAVE DONATED SOME FUNDS TO SOME
COUNSEL MEMBERS HERE.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS INVITED
A YEAR AGO AS A YOUTH ACTION
BOARD MEMBER TO SPEAK HERE AT
THIS TABLE TO PROVIDE SOLUTION
TO WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND
I SHARED SOME OF MY STORIES
HERE AS A YOUTH ACTION BOARD,
AND NOW I AM HERE AS A
COALITION MEMBER AND I WANT TO
SAY I SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL PLAN
PROVIDED BY NATIONAL INNOVATION
SCIENCE.
THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, NUMBERS,
LEADERSHIP, YOUTH ACTION BOARD
MEMBERS, CONSUMER ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS, IN ADDITION TO
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND LEADERSHIP,
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT THEIR
VOICES ARE MORE
HEARD IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
AND THAT IT HELPS PUT MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY TO PEOPLE WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCE OR WHO ARE AT
RISK EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO I WANT TO SAY THAT THERE IS
A LOT OF -- I WOULD SAY THAT
EITHER WAY YOU GUYS DECIDE TO
GO, I RESPECT YOUR
GUISES JUST IN GENERAL WHO YOU
ARE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE
AMAZING PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE YOU
HERE, WANITA?
IS THAT YOU?
I'M SORRY.
AND THEN DAVID HAYNES IS
FOLLOWING YOU.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME?
>> SPOTTED ELK.
>> I'VE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY
FOR MANY YEARS, AND I JUST WANT
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO
ADD TO THE OTHER VOICES AS A
COLLECTIVE, AND I APPRECIATE THE
WORK AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WITNESS JUST WHAT HAPPENED
EARLIER, THE SWEARING IN, AND I
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALL HERE AS
A WITNESS TO THIS NEW BEGINNING
, AND I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,
SO BEAR WITH ME.
I AM HERE AS A MOTHER AND FOR MY
CHILDREN. I AM INDIGENOUS TO
THIS LAND AND ALWAYS WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE. I KNOW THAT THIS
WORK IS SACRED, AND I WANT TO
SAY THAT AND RECOGNIZE THAT WORK
AND THE HONORING OF IT.
I WANT TO ALSO HELP CALLED TO
THIS SPACE THAT EVERYONE HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP IN THIS
WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS, AND
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE COALITION, AND I
COME FROM THAT COMMUNITY, FROM
BEING HOMELESS AND BECAUSE OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOW THE
CURRENT LEGISLATION DOES NOT
CREATE THAT WORK FOR OTHER
PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE, AND I
APPRECIATE THE HOME AND STAFF
THERE, THEIR HEART, THEIR
GENEROSITY AND THEIR COMPASSION
FOR THIS WORK THAT'S BEING DONE
NOW, AND IT'S GIVEN ME AN
OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S EMPOWERED ME IN A WAY TO
LEARN.
THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE NOT THOUGHT OF
BEFORE, BUT ANYWAY I JUST WANT
TO SAY, LISTEN.
DON'T LEAVE US OUT OF THAT TABLE
. WE ARE ALL HERE IN THIS LAND
AS EQUAL PEOPLE AND THAT WE
WANT TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DAVID HAYNES WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY MANDY WOLF.
>> DID YOU SEE THE NEWS ARTICLE
ABOUT ALL HOME.COM, THE SO-
CALLED HOMELESS INDUSTRY
EXPERTS WHO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT
TELLS THE HOMELESS TO CALL 211.
THE DIRECTOR IS ONLY THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG. THE DEVIANT,
RACIST, PERVERTED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AGENDA TO
UPEND THE CHOICES BASED ON
RACISM AND PERVERSION.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO
BREAK ALL HOME.COM, ENCOURAGE
ALL HOME.COM FROM ANY AND ALL
REGIONAL AUTHORITY.
WE NEED BETTER HOMELESS LIVED
EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF MORE WORK
AND THE PAY PLAN WITH A RACIST
AGENDA.
FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF,
THEY'VE INSPIRED TO TRICK CITY
COUNCIL BY PAYING NEW YORK CITY
CONSULTANTS WITH A RACIST
AGENDA TO REORGANIZE ANOTHER
LAYER OF HOMELESS AUTHORITY
WITH THE SAME RACISTS AT THE
TOP OF THE AUTHORITY,
MISLEADING ABOUT SOLVING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS AND GOING OFF
ON DECOLONIZATION IDEAS OF
GENDER ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO
GET THEIR CHEAP THRILLS AT THE
EXPENSE OF INNOCENT HOMELESS
FACED WITH ANOTHER COLD WINTER.
WHERE IS THE CITY COUNCIL
LEADERSHIP TO SUPERSEDE THE RED
TAPE AND FIRE AND REHIRE ONLY
THE QUALIFIED
EMPLOYEES?
DON'T THINK THE DIRECTOR AT ALL
HOME IS THE ONLY PROBLEM.
SHE IS RESPONDING TO THE
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGLY
HIRED TO PERMEATE THE EFFORTS
WORKING THE PAY PLAN.
MAYBE CITY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF
DOING ANOTHER SQUANDERED EFFORT
OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM SHOULD
LIKE RECONSIDER. I MESSED THIS
UP.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME.
IF CITY COUNCIL IGNORES THE
PROBLEMS AND VOTES FOR THE VERY
AUTHORITY THAT ALL HOME PAID TO
BE PART OF, YOU ONLY PROVE THAT
YOUR DECISIONS COST YOU, YOUR
HOPES FOR REELECTION AND THAT
YOU STILL DO YOUR COLLEAGUES A
FAVOR FINANCING A CORRUPT
POLITICS. IT'S NOT FAIR THIS IS
THE END OF THIS.
YOU GUYS SHOULD END THIS AND
HAVE AN INVESTIGATION OF ALL
HOME --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MANDY WOLF IS NEXT.
MANDY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY.
>> GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY
.
MY NAME IS MANDY WOLF. I
AM A MEMBER OF THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE COALITION AND A
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE KING
COUNTY YOUTH ACTION BOARD.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE FORMING OF
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
HOWEVER, THE AMENDMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT TELL US
THAT THOSE OF US WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN THE
SAME WEIGHT AS SOME CITIES WHO
HAS NOT GIVEN A SINGLE TIME TO
HELP OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE
SAME VOTING POWER AS US WHO
ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE
PROBLEMS, WHO ARE HERE TODAY TO
TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE SOME
SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR SYSTEM
. NO, THEY DO NOT DESERVE THAT.
WHAT IS DESERVED IS THAT AFTER
THE LAST 10 YEARS OF ME DOING
THIS EXACT WORK BEING IN THIS
EXACT ROOM WITH MANY OF THE SAME
PEOPLE, 10 YEARS IS ENOUGH. IT
HAS BEEN TOO LONG, AND YOU ALL
NEED TO START LISTENING TO
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN IN
THIS, WHO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS
IN OUR SYSTEM ARE BECAUSE WE
HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THOSE
CRACKS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAROLD AND THEN MARANDA
HUNTER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
SIX MONTHS AGO I RETURNED BACK
TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, A
PLACE WHERE I GREW UP TO SERVE
AS AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF BUILDING CHANGES.
AS OUR ORGANIZATION'S NAME
SUGGESTS, WE SEEK CHANGE WITHIN
OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM TO
ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES CREATED
THROUGH OUR ACTIONS AS A
COMMUNITY. CHANGE IS GOOD.
IT IS NEEDED.
EVERY DAY THAT WE DELAY A
CONFERENCE OF SOLUTION TO
ENDING HOMELESSNESS IS ANOTHER
DAY PEOPLE GO UNDERSERVED.
IT IS OUR CIVIC AND MORAL
OBLIGATION AS NEIGHBORS TO
BRING THAT SOLUTION TO LIGHT.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE
NATIONAL INNOVATION SERVICE,
THE GROUP THAT CREATED THE
ORIGINAL PLAN TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL IN EARLY SEPTEMBER,
WORKED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE IN
THE REGION TO CRAFT A SOLUTION
THAT GETS US CLOSER TO OUR
SHARED GOAL.
THEY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
CURRENTLY OR FORMALLY
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. THEY FACILITATED
WORKGROUPS AND MEETINGS,
CIRCULATED IDEAS AND DRAFTS.
THE FINAL AGREEMENTS CENTER
PERSONAL VOICE AND EXPERIENCE.
IT HAS GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
IT HAS OVERSIGHT.
THAT IS THE ONE BUILDING CHANGE
. IT PROVIDED FOR REAL POWER-
SHARING BETWEEN ELECTED, THOSE
WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND
PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERTISE FROM
WORKING IN THIS FIELD.
IT PROVIDED FOR A NEW REGIONAL
AUTHORITY THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO
OPERATE OUTSIDE OF POLITICS SO
THAT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
LIVING AND SOME WERE DYING ON
THE STREETS GET URGENT SOLUTIONS
. OUR RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS
SHOULD NOT BE POLITICAL, IT
SHOULD BE GROUNDED IN AN EFFORT
TO SERVE WITH URGENCY. THUS, I
ASK THAT THIS COUNCIL TRULY
CONSIDER IT A COMMUNITY DRIVEN
SOLUTION OF THE ILA.
OUR NEIGHBORS ARE COUNTING ON
IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO FOLLOWING HAROLD WILL BE
MARANDA HUNTER.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
YOU WERE AT THE LAST KING
COUNTY REGIONAL BOARD. YOU LOOK
UPSET.
YOU HAVE VOCALIZED YOUR
DISAPPROVING WITH THIS AMENDMENT
.
VOCALIZED IT TO THE REST OF YOUR
COUNSEL.
>> BRUCE.
>> OKAY.
I KNOW WHAT KIND OF MAN YOU ARE
BECAUSE I SEE WHAT KIND OF MAN
HE IS. I
EXPECT THAT YOU TO RISE UP TO
THIS. RISE UP.
RISE UP.
AND I WILL JUST READ ONE THING
FOR YOU.
YOU MAY SHOOT ME WITH YOUR
WORDS, CUT ME WITH YOUR EYES.
YOU MAY KILL ME WITH YOUR
HATEFULNESS, BUT STILL LIKE AIR
I RISE.
OUT OF THE HUTS OF HISTORY
SHAME I RISE, UP FROM THE PAST
ROOTS OF PAIN I RISE. I'M A
BLACK OCEAN, BEEPING AND WIDE,
WILLING, SWELLING, I BEAR IN THE
TIDE.
LEAVING BEHIND NIGHTS OF TERROR
AND FEAR I RISE, INTO DEBRIS,
INTO THE WONDER LIST CLEAR I
RISE.
BRING THE GIFTS OF MY ANCESTORS
. I AM THE DREAM OF THE SLAVE.
I RISE, I RISE, I RISE.
IT IS EMPOWERING.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THE
REQUIRED READING.
IT'S A STRUGGLE THAT WE OVERCOME
. IT'S A FACE OF PREJUDICE AND
INJUSTICE THAT WE OVERCOME.
HOMELESS SUFFER FROM DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, CHILDREN GOING FROM
COUCH TO COUCH, PREDATOR TO
PREDATOR, SEXUAL
VIOLENCE. IT'S EMPOWERING FOR
THE MISCONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT AND
POLICE BUT STILL WE RISE. WE
USE IT AS AN ANTHEM.
I SEE MY TIME IS GONE, BUT STILL
TO LET YOU KNOW WE RISE.
I'M WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.
WE SHOULD BE AT THAT TABLE RIGHT
THERE GIVING TESTIMONY.
TWO MINUTES IS NOT ENOUGH TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ODOM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWING IS MARANDA AND
ANGELA STOWELL.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS MARANDA HUNTER.
I'M PART OF THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE COALITION, AND I'M
ALSO A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH
ACTION BOARD.
I HAVE COME TODAY BECAUSE WE
NEED TO FINALIZE THE PROPOSAL
THAT WE NEED TO VOTE ON, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD
WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING NOW,
BUT WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT
NEED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS
AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT
BACK TO US.
ESSENTIALLY, THE SEATS THAT WE
HAVE FOR THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY, WE APPRECIATE THAT
YOU ADDED 12, BUT IN
CORRELATION TO NUMBERS, WEEDING
NEED AN 80% MAJORITY IN REGARDS
TO HOLD THE AUTHORITY THAT WE
ARE GIVING EVERYONE.
AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT WE NEED
TO BE MINDFUL OF DUPLICATING
THE SEATS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT
ROOM OR AS
STAKEHOLDERS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE EXPERIENCE
OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE
THROUGH THESE THINGS THAT YOU
USE AS RESOURCES AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE A CONSISTENT
CHANGE AND WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM THE HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR THE CAMPION
ADVOCACY FUND AND A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT SIX.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR YEARS
OF SERVICE TO THE LEVEL OF
COMMUNITY IN BALLARD.
AS ONE OF THE PHILANTHROPIC
PARTNERS WORKING WITH THE CITY
AND COUNTY, I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
AUTHORITY.
WHILE THIS HAS SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES FROM THE 1 BY THE MAYOR
AND EXECUTIVE, IT INCLUDES
SIGNIFICANT STEPS FORWARD THAT
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF,
INCLUDING CENTERING THE
EXPERTISE OF PEOPLE WITH
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS
WITH REAL POWER ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND GOVERNING
BOARD. CLEAR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CENTER RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FROM A
PANEL OF EXPERTS WITH CROSS
SECTOR EXPERIENCE, AND A TRUE
REGIONAL APPROACH ON AN ISSUE
THAT DOES NOT START OR STOP AT
CITY LINES.
WE SHARE SIMILAR CONCERNS THAT
THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
HAVE VOICED BUT WE BELIEVE
THESE CONCERNS CAN BE MONITORED
AND AMENDED IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS. THE PHILANTHROPIC AND
BUSINESS COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE
THAT WE NEED A NEW APPROACH AND
WE STAND READY TO ASSIST IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION SO THAT WE CAN BE
SURE THE NEW SYSTEM LIVES UP TO
EVERYONE'S EXPECTATIONS.
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP.
IF OUR COMMUNITY IS SERIOUS
ABOUT ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS,
WE NEED TO ACT NOW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THE WORK IN THE YEAR AHEAD.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
WE KNOW THAT CHANGE IS HARD AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COUNTY
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS
PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR LAST SPEAKERS I HAVE ARE
ANGELA AND MARTY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ANGELA STOWELL.
I'M THE CEO OF FARESTART. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY
TO TESTIFY.
I AM HERE TO OFFER MY VOICE OF
SUPPORT FOR THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. AT
FARESTART, WE PROVIDE LIFE
SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING TO
ADULTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE
BIGGEST BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
AND A STABLE LIFE.
ISSUES LIKE ADDICTION, MENTAL
HEALTH, INCARCERATION, AND
HOMELESSNESS. OUR ABILITY TO DO
THIS WORK RELIES HEAVILY ON
COLLABORATION WITH PROVIDER
PARTNERS WITH WHOM WE CONTRACT
FOR HOUSING AND WRAPAROUND
SERVICES.
THESE PARTNERS AREN'T LEADERSHIP
-- THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE
PERFECT.
THEY REQUIRE PARTNERSHIPS ON
ALL SIDES, WORKING IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THOSE WE SERVE,
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE
URGENCY OF GETTING PEOPLE OFF
THE STREETS AND INTO STABLE
HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT.
THIS IS NOT PERFECT.
I AGREE WITH MANY OF THOSE WHO
SPOKE EARLIER THAT THE ORIGINAL
PLAN WAS WELL THOUGHT, WELL-
WRITTEN, WELL RESEARCHED, AND
INCLUDED THOSE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE. BUT I DO THINK THE
TIME IS NOW TO START MOVING
FORWARD AND POINTING US IN A
DIRECTION OF SOLUTIONS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR URGENCY IN
MOVING THIS THROUGH COUNCIL AND
BRINGING IT TO A VOTE SO
QUICKLY, AND I HOPE YOU WILL
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO
CAST YOUR VOTE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LAST SPEAKER I HAVE SIGNED
UP HIS MARTY. FINAL WORD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MARY'S PLACE
. AT MARY'S PLACE, WE BELIEVE
THAT KNOW ONE'S CHILD SHOULD
HAVE TO SLEEP OUTSIDE, AND WHEN
FAMILIES LOSE THEIR ADDRESS,
THEY SHOULDN'T LOSE THEIR
COMMUNITY TOO. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR CARING ABOUT YOUR
NEIGHBORS THAT ARE SLEEPING
OUTSIDE.
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION IS
COMPLICATED.
WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK TO
MOVE FORWARD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOUR
SUPPORT TO CREATE A NEW
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN
LEANING TO THIS COMMUNITY
CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS.
CHANGE IS HARD.
THIS PLAN IS NOT PERFECT, BUT
IT'S A FIRST STEP. WE HOPE THAT
THIS REGIONAL AUTHORITY WILL
BRING ALL RESOURCES TOGETHER TO
IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND
EFFICIENCY. WE REMAIN COMMITTED
AND HOPEFUL THAT PEOPLE WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCE WILL HAVE
MEANINGFUL SEATS IN OUR
LEADERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT AND
HOPE THAT UNSHELTERED FAMILIES
WILL BE A PRIORITY.
WE NEED TO STOP THE CYCLE OF
TRAUMA THAT IS CREATED WHEN
CHILDREN LIVE OUTSIDE AND
UNSHELTERED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARTY. THAT WILL
CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BEFORE HE MOVED TO THE.
>> OF THE BILLS, I DO WANT TO
MAKE ONE MORE AMENDMENT TO OUR
AGENDA THAT I DIDN'T HAVE, AND
THAT IS IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE FURTHER AMENDED TO MOVE
ITEM 29, WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL
119- 119-76 AFTER THE NEW ITEM.
BEFORE IT IS SECOND, I NEED SIX
COUNCILMEMBERS HERE FOR THAT
PARTICULAR VOTE JUST BY OUR
RULES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I
HAVE SIX FOR THAT.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE THAT AFTER THE
NEW ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE AYE.
I HAVE A LOT OF AMENDMENTS.
I MAY NEED A LITTLE HELP THERE.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 11977.
>> 119727.
MOVED AND SECOND.
ANY COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY.
PLEASE READ THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM.
>> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, COUNCIL BILL 119721,
ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FROM NON-
CITY SOURCES.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE AND OUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THAT THIS ITEM BE
MOVED THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE LESS THERE IS ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, I AM GOING
TO RECOMMEND WE PASS.
>> OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY.
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSED, AND SIGN
IT.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> AGENDA ITEM 28.
>> THAT'S COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
IS THAT 28?
WE GO ALL THE WAY TO 28.
>> HOLD ON JUST ONE MOMENT
PLEASE.
OKAY.
SO THIS IS AUTHORIZING THE
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OF
PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN SEATTLE,
AND IT IS A SMALL PARCEL OF
PROPERTY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION IS TRANSFERRING
THIS TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WILL
DESIGNATE THESE PARCELS FOR
STREET PURPOSES. THEY ARE
MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH.
I THINK CLOSE TO SOUTH PARK,
AND THEY WOULD BE ITEMS FOR
PARCELS THAT WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED THAT WILL ALLOW
ADDITIONAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASS.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE IS ONE I THAT IMPACTS
DISTRICT FOR, AND I KNOW THAT
AS-D.O.T.
WAS TRYING TO BALANCE DIFFERENT
THINGS AND I HAD GOTTEN SOME
FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS OF EAST
FREMONT, AND ENCOURAGING D.O.T.
TO WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES.
IT INVOLVES IF THEY DO MAKE
CHANGES TO THE STREET, IT
INVOLVES MITIGATING AND THEN
ACCESS AND TRAFFIC FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE EAST FREMONT.
I WAS HOPING D.O.T.
WOULD TRY TO RESOLVE THOSE
SOONER. I WILL PROBABLY BE
VOTING NO ON THIS ORDINANCE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I SEE IT WILL
PROBABLY PASS, WHICH IS FINE AS
THERE ARE OTHER GOOD THINGS IN
THE ORDINANCE, BUT FOR
DISTRICTS FOUR, THERE WAS
SOMETHING LEFT UNRESOLVED.
IT ACTUALLY BRINGS UP A GOOD
POINT IN TERMS OF MAYBE THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS MIGHT
WANT TO SPLIT UP THESE INTO
PIECES IN THE FUTURE JUST SO
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AREN'T SORT
OF LUMPED TOGETHER WHEN THERE
ARE ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED BY 1
BUT NOT THE OTHER.
JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S A GOOD COMMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I JUST HOPE IF YOU ARE
LISTENING, IT'S THE
JURISDICTION OF THE PROPERTY AT
MIDVALE AVENUE NORTH, THAT'S
WHEN YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
MAKE SURE THAT S DOT GET BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
HIS OFFICE. IN THE MEANTIME,
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS BOAT.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, YOUR
POINTS ARE DULY NOTED.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO
PROCEED WITH THE VOTE.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FIVE IN FAVOR,
ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 29.
FOURTH QUARTER 2019 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE
BILL PASSED.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR FLEX
ABILITY.
I KNOW WE ARE BUMPING YOU
AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
KIND OF OUT OF ORDER HERE.
SO YOU ARE ON NUMBER 29.
>> ONE MOMENT PLEASE.
OKAY.
THIS IS OUR FOURTH QUARTER
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR
COLLEAGUES, BOBBY AND SARAH WHO
CAME AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON
THIS.
THIS WAS ADDITION WOULD HAVE
EIGHT AS EXEMPT AND RETURNING
ONE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM.
THERE ARE NO ISSUES AROUND
LABOR OR ANY NEGOTIATIONS AND
THE EIGHT POSITIONS WILL BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE EXEMPTION
CRITERIA STRATEGIC ADVISORY
THREE, ONE, A MANAGER ONE AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL AND A STRATEGIC
ADVISOR. ANOTHER IS RETURNING
POSITION TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM IN THE LAST ONE WILL
CREATE A NEW JOB TITLE
CORRESPONDING WEEKS OF PAY.
THE OVERALL COST TO THE CITY
WOULD BE 134,000, AND IT WILL
BE FUNDED THROUGH 2019 ADOPTED
BUDGET.
WE RECOMMEND PASSAGE.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119724 RELATING
TO SERVICES OF PEOPLE RELATED
TO HOMELESSNESS.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KING
COUNTY HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSES AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M NOT
SURE HE'S PRESENTING THAT
MATTER.
>> ARE WE ALREADY BACK ON ITEM
NUMBER 4?
>> WE ARE BACK ON ITEM NUMBER
3.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
WORKED SO HARD ON THIS.
WE HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION
THIS PAST THURSDAY ABOUT IT,
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
VISION, THE OBJECTIVE THAT ALL
OF US HAVE SHARED, WHICH IS TO
GET MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON OUR
STREETS INTO HOUSING TO USE A
HOUSING
FIRST MODEL TO USE BEST
PRACTICES IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED
MODEL TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE AND
MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO THEY
HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD BUT
THEY ARE GETTING HELP FOR THEIR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, MENTAL
HEALTH
NEEDS, WHETHER IT'S PHYSICAL
HEALTH AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT IN OUR CITY WE ARE
ALL BETTER OFF.
WHEN WE ARE ALL BETTER OFF,
THIS IS ONE STEP FORWARD.
MARTY, YOU WERE THE PAT LAST
PERSON TO SPEAK, BUT I WANT TO
SAY THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES FOR ALL YOU HAVE
DONE.
IT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS TO SEE
THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE
MOVED FORWARD RECOGNIZING THAT
WE OWE IT TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO
PUT OUR ARMS AROUND THEM AND TO
GET PEOPLE AND PARTICULARLY
WOMEN WITH THEIR CHILDREN INSIDE
, THE VETERANS, PEOPLE THAT
HAVE NOT HAVE HAD HOMELESS IN
SOMETIMES DECADES THAT WE CAN
DO A LOT TO GET THEM INSIDE.
WHAT YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE,
ONCE AGAIN COME OVER TO MY LEFT,
JEFF SIMS AND TRACY, THANK YOU.
EMILY FROM MY OFFICE, THE THREE
OF YOU HAVE BEEN SO
EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT HELPING
KEEP THIS ON COURSE AND TO
TALK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT
KING COUNTY AND THEN AS I AM
TALKING ABOUT KING COUNTY,
THANK YOU TO JEANNIE
COLE-WELLS.
YOU HAVE BEEN THE GLUE THAT HAS
HELPED US DO THIS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
CONCERNED AND MAKING SURE THAT
OUR OTHER CITIES HAVE HAD THEIR
VOICES HEARD AS WELL.
TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE
ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE CRITICAL THAT WE DO
THIS DIFFERENTLY, THAT WE HAVE
PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE GONE
THROUGH TRAUMAS IN THEIR LIFE
THAT CAN STEP FORWARD AND HELP
US MAKE THE FINAL DECISIONS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE INDICATED
OUR INTENTION AS THE CITY
COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS BASED UPON OUR VOTE ON
THURSDAY, AND I DO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES RAISED, IS THAT IT IS
OUR INTENTION THAT WE HAVE 12
MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE THAT ARE
DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO
MOVING FORWARD.
YES, WE WILL HAVE SIX ELECTED
OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY AND THREE ELECTED
OFFICIALS FROM OTHER CITIES.
WE NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE ATTEND
THESE MEETINGS AND VOTE ON
THESE MEETINGS AND IF THEY ARE
GOING TO BE VOTING ON ANYTHING
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT OUR
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD RECOMMENDS
THAT WE HAVE A FULL COMMITMENT
OF 12 MEMBERS THERE TOVOTE IS
MY GOAL AND IT IS THE INTENTION
OF THIS COMMITTEE.
SO I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU, AGAIN, AND ALSO AS WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHOEVER IT
IS, HE OR SHE, I AM HOPING WILL
HAVE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY
AND TO BE AN ADVOCATE BETWEEN
TH IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND
THE GOVERNING BOARD.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED THAT
INDIVIDUAL TO REALLY HELP US
UNDERSTAND AND FOCUS ON WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO NEED.
YES, REALLY SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HAVE COME UP IS WE WILL BE
ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL RACISM AND
SEXISM THROUGH THIS.
YES, WE WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGING
THE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES THAT
OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LGBTQ
NEIGHBORS THAT THEY
FACE, AND YET WE WANT TO BE
VERY REASONABLE AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THE FACT THAT WHAT WE ARE
COORDINATING IS INCREASING
HOUSING, THOUSANDS OF UNITS
ACROSS OUR COUNTY ARE GOING TO
BE NEEDED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON
OUR STREETS NOW, THAT WE CAN
GET PEOPLE INSIDE, WHETHER IT'S
A TINY HOME OR WHETHER IT'S THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING OR ANY OF THE
OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE
UP AND ON WITH THEIR LIVES.
ULTIMATELY, WE ARE GOING TO
NEED TO HAVE A MULTICOUNTY
APPROACH TO THIS BUT RIGHT NOW
GETTING 39 CITIES
TOGETHER AND ONE COUNTY IS OUR
FIRST STEP.
I'M DELIGHTED THAT WE ARE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND
MOVING FORWARD GETTING PEOPLE
HOUSED, AS I SAID, HOUSING
FIRST MODEL IS WORKING.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES WE HAVE
ARTICULATED SAYS THOSE ARE
OVERARCHING FOR US. GETTING
PEOPLE INSIDE AND GETTING THE
HELP THEY NEED.
AS SEVERAL PEOPLE MENTIONED
TODAY, THIS IS NOT A PERFECT
PLAN.
NOBODY THINKS WE HAVE GOTTEN
THIS 100% RIGHT, BUT WE DO HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE BYLAWS,
WITHIN OUR MASTER AGREEMENT
GOING FORWARD WITHIN THE GOOD
SMART PEOPLE WHO ARE FOLLOWING
AFTER US TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
MODIFICATIONS. I'M ASKING MY
COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME VOTING
YESTERDAY, AND I'M SUGGESTING
THAT WE DON'T DELAY FURTHER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WORDS, COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, FOR THOSE ROCKS AND
FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN THIS
SPACE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
TIRELESSLY, NOT JUST MORE
RECENTLY BUT OVER YOUR ENTIRE
TENURE ON THESE ISSUES. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE
EFFORT THAT YOU HAVE MADE AND
FOR YOUR ONGOING WILLINGNESS TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ME FROM
A PLACE OF GOOD FAITH AND
UNDERSTANDING AND I HAVE REALLY
APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO HAVE
JUST HONEST CONVERSATIONS WITH
YOU ABOUT MY MOTIVATIONS AND
INTENTIONS. I
INTENDED TO VOTE NO ON THIS
PARTICULAR BILL, AND IN DOING
SO I WANT TO REITERATE THAT MY
VOTE TODAY ON THIS COUNCIL BILL
IS NOT A SIGNAL THAT I AM NOT
SUPPORTIVE OF A REGIONAL
AUTHORITY, AND TO STAKE THAT
POSITIVELY, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
CREATION OF A REGIONAL AUTHORITY
THAT ADDRESSES THE REGIONAL
ISSUE THAT IS PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY.
UNFORTUNATELY, I AM IN A PLACE
WHERE I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS
VERSION OF THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT. WHILE I AGREE THAT
THE ILA INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS
THAT I DO SUPPORT, SUCH AS
INCLUDING REPRESENTATION OF
FOLKS WHO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE
BOTH ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD AND ON THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD INCLUDES
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND THAT
WE ARE FINALLY ESTABLISHING A
COHESIVE SET OF GUIDING
PRINCIPLES ARE ALL ON ARGUABLY
IMPROVEMENTS TO HOW WE ARE
APPROACHING THIS ISSUE, AND I
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE SEEING
THOSE IMPROVEMENTS REFLECTED
AND MEMORIALIZED IN THIS
VERSION OF THE ILA.
AGAIN, OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST
WIN OUT OF ALL OF THIS IS,
ULTIMATELY, THAT WE ARE
DECIDING TO FORM A REGIONAL
AGENCY TO ADVANCE OUR EFFORTS
TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE OF A
SYSTEM THAT IS NOT MEETING THE
SCALE OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT FLAWS IN THIS
VERSION OF THE ILA BUT HAVE NOT
BEEN ADDRESSED OR THAT I HAVE A
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE WILL BE
MEANINGFULLY ADDRESSED IN THE
FUTURE ONCE THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS WORK BEGINS.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I WILL CONTINUE
TO TO, UNFORTUNATELY, BE IN A
POSITION WHERE I CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS VERSION OF THE BILL BUT I
AM STILL, NONETHELESS,
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE IN
THE REGION, INCLUDING THE
COUNTY, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE A PATHWAY TO ADDRESS WHAT I
SEE IS SIGNIFICANT FLAWS IN THE
ILA.
I AM JUST GOING TO LAY OUT
REALLY QUICKLY FOR THE RECORD
WHAT I BELIEVE THOSE
SIGNIFICANT FLAWS ARE.
FIRST, THE ILA IN THE STRUCTURE
FORECLOSES ANY CONVERSATION OF
IDENTIFYING NEW REGIONAL REVENUE
RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE SCALE
OF THE NEED OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
SECOND, THIS VERSION MAKES IT
FAR TOO EASY FOR POLITICIANS TO
OVERTURN THE BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN PLAN, AND THE
REMOVAL OF THE CEO AS
RECOMMENDED OR MAY BE
RECOMMENDED BY THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD. I THINK
THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
REMEMBER THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD ORIGINALLY
WAS DESIGNED TO BE -- TO
CONSIST OF ALL OF THE SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS WHO REALLY DO
FUNDAMENTALLY AND DEEPLY
PROFOUNDLY UNDERSTAND
HOW TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND HOW TO DEVISE
AND CREATE SYSTEMS THAT WILL
HELP US MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE
WHO ARE SUFFERING THE MOST ON
OUR STREETS.
THE THIRD FAILURE AS I SEE IT
IS THE FAILURE TO REQUIRE OR
MANDATE A COMMITMENT BY THOSE
WHO COULD RECEIVE
FUNDING IN THE ILA STRUCTURE TO
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SO THAT
OUR MONEY IS BEING USED TO FUND
PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT WE
KNOW WILL WORK OR HAVE WORKED
OR SHOW THE PROMISE OF WORKING
FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS OF SPECIFIC
COMMUNITIES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD
THAT THESE FLAWS CAN BE
ADDRESSED IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS,
THROUGH DISCUSSION AROUND THE
BYLAWS , WHICH COULD BE
STRICTER THAN THE ILA BUT
CERTAINLY NOT WEAKER THAN THE
ILA WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY AND
ALSO
THE DOCUMENT REFERRED TO AS THE
MASTER AGREEMENT.
CONSISTENT WITH THAT
REPRESENTATION, I ASKED THE
MAYOR FOR A LETTER FROM HER
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY
COUNCIL TO GIVE ME A SENSE OF
ASSURANCE IN WRITING THAT THESE
FLAWS WOULD BE MEANINGFULLY
ADDRESSED DURING THE
CONVERSATION IN THE INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION MEETINGS OF THE
GOVERNING
COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND
THE EXECUTIVES FOR SIGNING ONTO
SUCH LETTER AND FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION WITH ME ABOUT
HOW TO MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT I CONTINUE TO HAVE
. I WANT TO THANK TUSK COLBY
WHO WAS COMMUNICATING ALL
THROUGH LAST WEEK AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE
ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN
SIGNATURES FROM ANY COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THAT IS
VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME.
THAT IS NOT A REFLECTION ON THE
WORK THAT YOU DID IN THIS OR
THAT THE MAYOR AND THE
EXECUTIVE HAVE EXPRESSED BY
SIGNING THE LETTER, BUT I AM,
NONETHELESS, DISAPPOINTED THAT
NO ONE, NOT A SINGLE PERSON
FROM THE COUNTY
COUNCIL, WAS WILLING TO SIGN A
LETTER AFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO
ADDRESSING WHAT I SEE AS
OUTSTANDING ISSUES RELATED TO
THE NUMBER OF VOTES REQUIRED TO
OVERTURN THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD AND A FAILURE TO COMMIT
TO EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES.
THIS IS, OF COURSE, COUPLED
WITH LAST WEEK'S ACTION BY
COUNTY COUNSEL WHO PUNTED ON A
MOTION COMMITTING TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH US ON OTHER ISSUES
INCLUDING THESE ISSUES AND ON
IMPLEMENTATION IN GENERAL.
SO, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT PUTS ME
IN A SITUATION, AGAIN, TO NOT
HAVE THE LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
THAT I FEEL THAT I
NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THIS ILA, AND THE
ULTIMATE RESULT, UNFORTUNATELY
TO ME, IS THAT POLITICS HAVE
ALREADY TAKEN A HOLD IN THE
STRUCTURE, AND THAT IS REALLY
SADDENING TO ME, BECAUSE I AM
HOPEFUL
THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
I THINK IT'S OUR HIGHEST
CALLING AND DUTY TO ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE, BUT I AM CONCERNED
THAT THE LACK OF COMMITMENT TO
SIGN ON TO A SIMPLE LETTER
SAYING WE WILL WORK ON THESE
ISSUES TOGETHER IS A SIGNAL OF
WHAT'S TO COME, AND SO BECAUSE
OF THAT I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS
VERSION OF THE ILA, BUT I AM
HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS IN THE NEW YEAR SHOULD
DISTILL PASS AT A CITY COUNCIL
TODAY AND THAT WE CAN DO THAT
WITH AN OPEN MIND AND OPEN
HEARTS TO REALLY ADDRESS AND
TACKLE SOME OF THESE UNDERLYING
ISSUES THAT I HAVE JUST OUTLINED
AND THAT I HAVE CONSISTENTLY
OUTLINED SINCE WE BECOME THIS
CONVERSATION ON THE SIDE OF THE
STREET. I AM COMMITTED TO THAT
CONVERSATION, AND I AM COMMITTED
TO ULTIMATELY FULFILLING THE
PURPOSE OF WHAT I BELIEVE A
REGIONAL AUTHORITY CAN DO IN
THIS SPACE. NOT FOR US
POLITICIANS BUT FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRULY SUFFERING
THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SO CLEARLY GIVING
US THE RATIONALE BEHIND YOUR
DECISION AND FOR CLARIFYING THE
RECORD.
I'M SURE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
MAY HAVE AN ORDER. YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR, SIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
IN YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO
THIS WORK.
I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU ON ALL
THE CHALLENGES YOU'VE IDENTIFIED
. MY PLAN IS TO VOTE YES ON
THIS, BUT I WANT TO WALK
THROUGH HOW I SEE THOSE
CHALLENGES, AND I THINK OUR
DIFFERENCES IS PROBABLY LESS
ABOUT THE POLICY BUT MORE ABOUT
THE STRATEGIC DECISION. I THINK
THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
THAT -- AND I ALSO WANT TO STOP
FOR A SECOND.
I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD TODAY IN
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING PHONE
CALLS AND E-MAILS RECEIVED.
WHAT I HAVE HEARD IS A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE
SPACE, DIRECTLY INTERACTING
WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, BOTH SAYING THAT
WE NEED TO CREATE A REGIONAL
STRUCTURE AND THEY ARE ANXIOUS
TO GET MOVING ON THAT, WHICH I
REALLY APPRECIATE, AND ALSO
HEARING FROM FOLKS SAYING IT'S
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE
VOICES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED
BY THIS CRISIS, ESPECIALLY
FOLKS WITH THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE, NEED TO HAVE REAL
SIGNIFICANT POWER IN THIS AND
CAN'T BE MERELY TOKENIZED FOR
THE WHIMS OF OTHER POLITICAL
EXPEDIENCY
EXPEDIENCY.
WHILE SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE
EXPRESSED VARIOUS VERSIONS OF
THOSE HAVE REQUESTED US TAKE
DIFFERENT ACTIONS ON
THIS, I DON'T SEE THAT THOSE
TWO OPINIONS ARE ACTUALLY
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO BOTH. I
THINK SPECIFICALLY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES ABOUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THIS
CRISIS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES RESOURCES.
THOSE RESOURCES COULD COME FROM
A NUMBER OF PLACES. I BELIEVE
THE CITY IS ALREADY CONTRIBUTING
TO THOSE RESOURCES.
THEY CAN COME FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. NOT TERRIBLY
OPTIMISTIC IN THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS ON THAT ONE, BUT AT SOME
POINT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WILL NEED TO STEP UP AND
ADDRESS WHAT IS A NATIONAL
CRISIS, NOT JUST A LOCAL CRISIS
. PHILANTHROPY CAN CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THEIR INVESTMENTS,
WHETHER IT'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS OR THE
STATE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS
FOR THAT TO PLAY OUT, BUT TO
PRETEND THAT SOMEHOW A NEW
ENTITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WILL TURN A CRISIS INTO
A SOLUTION, IT MAY HAVE SOME
MARGINAL BENEFITS FOR SURE, BUT
WITHOUT THAT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE
DO THAT.
THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
I ALSO FULLY AGREE THAT THE
SOLUTIONS WE INVEST IN NEED TO
BE THE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED AROUND THE
WORLD AND, FRANKLY, RIGHT HERE
IN SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY TRYING NEW
SOLUTIONS HAVE PROVEN TO WORK,
AND THE REASON WE FACE A CRISIS
TODAY IS NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T
HVE GOOD
SOLUTIONS BUT RATHER WE DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE SOLUTIONS AT
SCALE.
THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD PIVOT
SOMEHOW TO STRATEGIES IN THE
PAST THAT WE KNOW DON'T WORK
BECAUSE OF THE POLITICS IN THE
REGION IS SOMETHING THAT I
BELIEVE I AM COMMITTED TO. I
THINK I HEAR A LOT OF OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS SAYING WE ARE
NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT BECAUSE
WE NEED TO KEEP INVESTING IN
THIS.
DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T EVOLVE,
BUT WE NEED TO KEEP MAKING
THOSE INVESTMENTS.
THE REASON I AM VOTING
YESTERDAY TO MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT STEP IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE,
AND I WILL ARTICULATE THIS,
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO
INFLUENCE HOW THIS WORK MOVES
FORWARD.
APPROVING THE ILA AS DRAFTED IS
JUST ONE STEP IN A MULTISTEP
PROCESS, AND THERE ARE REALLY
SIGNIFICANT STEPS
THAT WILL NEED TO HAPPEN AFTER
THIS IS APPROVED MOVING FORWARD.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT
WE NEED TO PAUSE ON UNTIL WE
GET IT RIGHT, AND I WON'T SPEND
TIME ARGUING, BUT I DO BELIEVE
IF WE MOVE FORWARD THAT WE WILL
úHAVE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES ASA
CITY TO CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE
IT, STARTING WITH THE
AMENDMENTS WE MADE LAST WEEK
THAT LAID OUT IN THE ORDINANCE
OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR MOVING
FORWARD.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE
WHILE WE ARE AGREEING TO ALLOW
THE MAYOR -- IF WE AGREE AT
THIS
MOMENT, WE WILL ALLOW THE MAYOR
TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT AND I
BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS DONE
SOME AND THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE WILL SIGN IT.
THAT AGREEMENT DOESN'T LOCK US
IN TWO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A
CITY.
WE WILL GET FUNDING REQUESTS
FROM THIS NEW ENTITY IF THOSE
ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE
VALUES THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT OR
THE VALUE OF THE FUTURE
COUNCIL, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED
TO MAKE THOSE FUNDING DECISIONS
AND CAN CHOOSE TO NOT FUND IT AT
ALL, TO ONLY FUND CERTAIN
ASPECTS, TO ONLY FUND CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
THAT BUDGET DECISION WHICH WILL
HAPPEN NEXT FALL DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THE ONLY PLACE TO
INTERVENE EITHER.
WE HAVE LAID OUT A NUMBER OF
STANDARDS, AND I APPRECIATE AS
THE COUNCILMEMBER SAID THAT THE
MAYOR AND COUNTY
EXECUTIVE SIGNED A LETTER
SAYING THEY AGREED TO THOSE
PRINCIPLES AND WILL WORK TO
THEM.
I ALSO AGREE THAT IT'S
DISAPPOINTING THAT THE COUNTY
COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE
PERSON SIGN ON TO THAT. I
AM GOING TO CHALK THAT UP FOR
ONGOING KIND OF POLITICAL
CHALLENGES AT THAT BODY WITH
SOME TURMOIL THAT HAS HAPPENED
IN RECENT DAYS AND HOPE THAT
THAT CAN GET WORKED OUT. BUT IF
IT DOESN'T, I HOPE THAT EVERYONE
WORKING ON THAT REALIZES THAT
THIS WORK CANNOT MOVE FORWARD
WITHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BEING ON BOARD. THERE WILL BE A
NUMBER OF WAYS FOR US TO
INDICATE, YES, WE TECHNICALLY
MAY BE ON AN ILA.
WE CAN TELL THE NEXT MONTH THAT
IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO THESE
TERMS, YOU NEED TO KNOW WE WILL
NOT APPROVE
BUDGETS AND YOU ARE WASTING OUR
TIME AT THIS POINT GOING
FORWARD.
AND SO WHEN WE HAVE TECHNICALLY
WITHDRAWN FROM THE ILA, WE WILL
MAKE IT A MEANINGLESS EFFORT IF
THOSE CONDITIONS AREN'T MET.
THERE WILL BE PROCESSES AND
THOSE CONDITIONS MIGHT SHIFT A
BIT IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, AND
THAT'S FINE.
I WILL NOT BE A COUNCILMEMBER
AT THAT POINT, BUT I HAVE THE
FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE 2020
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE
CONSTANTLY MONITORING THAT AND
ENSURING THAT NOT JUST THE
VALUES IN THE VALUES OF THE
REGION BUT THE VALUES OF THE
CITY ARE GOING TO BE UPHELD AS
WE MOVE FORWARD.
I WANT TO THINK SO MANY FOLKS
WHO HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD,
NOT GOING TO NAME THEM ALL, BUT
I APPRECIATE THE FOLKS THAT
HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS TO
DATE, AND I WILL SAY THAT
DESPITE THE HARD WORK WE HAVE
PUT IN, I THINK THE ACTUAL
HARDEST WORK IS YET TO COME.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN. I WILL
PAUSE FOR A MOMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, YOU WERE
THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER.
ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS?
>> I'M ANXIOUS TO VOTE AND
APPRECIATE HEARING FROM MARK
JONES. THANK YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR
WORK ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND ALL WHO HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED.
I'M READY TO VOTE.
>> OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FIVE IN FAVOR,
ONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES. PLEASE READ THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOR.
SETTING FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
2020 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
>> WE MADE SOME SLIGHT CHANGES,
FAIRLY MINOR, AND SO BECAUSE OF
THAT AND BASED ON DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE HAVE HAD, I NEED TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION BY EXHIBIT
ONE, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER
SUBSTITUTED VERSION.
WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTS OUR
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AND
JUST BY WAY OF THE, AS I LOST
MY AUDIENCE, BY THE WAY, JUST
BY WAY OF THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
WE AS A COUNCIL WORK WITH MANY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS
OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES HAVE COME UP WITH A
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT
WE THINK ADVANCES THE INTERESTS
OF OUR RESIDENTS AND
INHABITANTS AND PEOPLE THAT
LIVE AND WORK IN OUR CITY.
WE WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO
DEVELOP THIS AGENDA.
IT'S COMPREHENSIVE.
IT'S ABOUT NINE PAGES, BECAUSE
YOU CANNOT STAY IN ONE PAGE OR
SO REALLY THE LEVEL OF DETAIL
THAT SORT OF SHAPES OUR STATE
LAWS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
LAWS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
KINDS OF LAWS THAT WE PASS.
AT LEAST THEY ARE IN LINE WITH
IT.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK
THAT ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS
PUT INTO THIS, AND THROUGH THAT
WE
DEVELOPED, AGAIN, A NINE PAGE
DOCUMENT THAT WAS SORT OF
DESCRIBED IN FOUR BUCKETS OF
INFORMATION, IF YOU WILL.
I WOULD JUST DESCRIBE THOSE
FOUR BUCKETS. I
WON'T GO INTO DETAIL, BUT THE
AGENDA IS ONLINE, AND I WOULD
ASK THAT YOU READ IT AND LOOK
AT THE POLICY POSITIONS THAT WE
ADVANCED IN THAT DOCUMENT.
THE FIRST BUCKET IS A SAFE
CITY.
BY THAT WE DESCRIBE A CITY THAT
ENSURES THAT ALL RESIDENTS CAN
LIVE SAFELY AND SECURELY. THE
SECOND ONE IS A VIBRANT CITY,
ONE THAT SUPPORTS INNOVATION
AND EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE THIRD ONE IS AN
INTERCONNECTED CITY THAT IS ONE
SUPPORTED BY A COHESIVE AND
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK. LAST, AND AFFORDABLE
CITY.
WE ARE HOUSING AND SERVICES AND
HUMAN SERVICES REMAIN
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYONE.
BASED ON THAT STRUCTURE, WE
DESCRIBE OUR VERY COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION?
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE READ OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> THE REPORT OF THE GENDER
EQUITY, APARTMENTS -- EXCUSE ME,
APPOINTMENTS 1503 AND 1513
THROUGH 1515.
APPOINTMENT OF DENISE HARVEY
FOR COMMISSION THROUGH JULY
31st.
>> I WILL REMIND YOU ABOUT SOME
VERBAL COMMITMENTS MADE DURING
BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED.
>> I KNEW I WAS GOING TO
VIOLATE MY COMMITMENT ONE TIME,
BUT I WILL NOT DO IT A SECOND
TIME.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THESE ARE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMISSION AS
DESCRIBED VERY CLEARLY IN THE
TITLE OF EACH OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS.
ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS
APPEARED IN MY COMMITTEE.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THEM AND ASKED
THEM THROUGH QUESTIONS, AND I
BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ALL
BEFORE US WITH WIDE SUPPORT,
NOT JUST FOR MY COMMITTEE BUT
FROM THE STAFF AND OTHER
COMMISSIONERS ON THE IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRM ALL OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> VERY GOOD.
SHE MADE GOOD ON A COMMITMENT.
SO WE WILL TAKE THESE
COLLECTIVELY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE VOTE
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED OPPOSED.
APPOINTMENT'S ARE CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> THE REPORT OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS UTILITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN WILL
FILL IN FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THIS IS A FAIRLY PIECE --
FAIRLY SIMPLE PIECE.
THIS OFFER REQUIRES
RELINQUISHMENT -- OR EASEMENTS
AND OCCASIONALLY AS THOSE MOVE
WE REALLY CLOSE THOSE TO NEW
ONES.
THAT'S WHAT THIS DOCUMENT DOES.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS BILL?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NOT OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
6.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119710.
EXCEPTING EASEMENTS GRANTED TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR
INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF HYDRANTS, WATER
MAINS, DOMESTIC METER BALL,
FIRE SERVICE METERS, AND
APPARATUSES NECESSARY FOR WATER
UTILITY PURPOSES.
RECOMMENDS THE VOTE PASS.
>> SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE.
RETUNE ROUTINE WORK TO ENSURE
THEY HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO
THEIR FACILITIES ON PRIVATE
PROPERTIES.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSED. PLEASE READ THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM SEVEN,
APPOINTMENT 1391.
APPOINTMENT FOR BROADER CAP
ROBERT KAPLAN.
>> THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT
COMES FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
ART MUSEUM.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TURNOVER
ON THIS, BUT ROBERT HAS BEEN A
BOARD MEMBER SINCE 2004 TO THE
PRESENT AND WILL BE A GOOD
ADDITION.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, THOSE IN FAVOR
CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT,
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH
16.
>> AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH
16.
1488 THROUGH 1482.
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION FOR TERM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> SOME OF THESE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS AND SOME ARE NEW
APPOINTMENTS.GREAT SLATE OF
FOLKS.
I A GOING TO FOLLOW
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND SAY
THAT THERE WAS EXCELLENT
CONVERSATION AS A COMMITTEE AND
I'M EXCITED TO APPOINT THEM
ALL.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE
BAGSHAW 14.
-- PLEASE VOTE AYE.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> AGENDA ITEM 17 THROUGH 20.
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION FOR
TERM TO OCTOBER 31st.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THESE
APPOINTMENTS BE AFFIRMED.
>> THIS WAS TO REAPPOINTMENTS
AND TO NEW APPOINTMENTS.
ALL WILL BE OUTSTANDING. TWO
ADDITIONS AND TO CONTINUATIONS
ON THIS COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEMS.
>> 21.
APPOINTMENT 1516.
OF TERM TO JULY 1, 2020.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU.
WHITNEY HAS BEEN INVOLVED MOST
OF HER CAREER WORKING WITH
STUDENTS OF COLOR AND LOW
INCOME FAMILIES.
SHE WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
>> DID YOU READ THEM BOTH?
>> JUST 21.
>> I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ HIM ITEMS 22 THROUGH
24.
>> I'M ONLY GOING TO READ ITEM
NUMBER 22 FOR RIGHT NOW.
AGENDA ITEM 22.
APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
FOR TERM TO JULY 22nd, 2022.
>> COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE VOTE
ON THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO
AMENDED TO REMOVE WHAT APPEARS
AS THE LAST NAME.
I ASSUME THIS IS AT THE REQUEST
OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
IF WE COULD AMEND THAT TO
REMOVE THAT PART OF THE NAME.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THE APPOINTMENT IS AMENDED.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY JILLIAN IS
AN ATTORNEY WITH THE KING
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE AYE
.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 23 AND 24.
MEMBERS OF THE HUMANS RIGHTS
COMMISSION FOR TERM TO JANUARY
22nd.
TH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> WHITNEY IS A CERTIFIED
MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
LIZ IS A DATA MANAGER.
A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON HUMAN
RIGHTS AND TRAINING AND WRITING
ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, GENDER, AND
RACE EQUITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> APPOINTMENT 1525.
REAPPOINTMENT OF JASON MORRIS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> JASON HAS BEEN A GREAT
ADVOCATE FROM A COMMUNITY. HE
ALSO HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH
HOMELESSNESS. CURRENTLY,
SERVING ON THE COMMISSION AS A
REAPPOINTMENT AND JASON IS AN
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL WHO
WORKS REALLY HARD TO MAKE THE
CITY A BETTER PLACE FOR THE
FOLKS OF SEATTLE, AND I'M
THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON
HIS REAPPOINTMENT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 26.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> HE IS A COFOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HE IS ALSO
A SINGER-SONGWRITER, PRODUCER,
AND TEACHING ARTISTS.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE.
>> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE. 119711.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> THIS AUTHORIZES THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
NEGOTIATE A REAL PROPERTY LEASE
AGREEMENT FOR GEORGETOWN LLC AT
508.
WE HAVE BEEN LEASING THIS 53000
SQUARE FEET OF SPACE SINCE
2006, THE CURRENT LEASE EXPIRES
IN FEBRUARY OF
2020, AND IT'S AUTHORIZED TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT THAT
PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL 5-YEAR
EXTENSION, TWO OF THEM, SO THE
SITE SEARCH IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY FOR PERMANENT
MATERIALS, YARDS, LOCATION, BUT
AS WE GET THAT, WE HAVEN'T
FOUND ONE IN THE SOUTH AND.
WE RECOMMEND YOU PASS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> AGENDA ITEM 30.
THE EMPLOYMENT CREATING A
COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE
BILL PASSED.
>> FELT COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> THIS IS A TRANSFER OF
PROPERTY --
>> WE ARE ON 30.
DID WE ALREADY DO --
>> WE DID 28.
ARE WE SKIPPING 29?
WE ARE ON THE COMPENSATION
PROGRAM.
>> ON 30.
119725.
>> SO WE TAKEN CARE OF 28.
WE TAKEN CARE OF 29.
SO WE ARE ON 30.
COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.
THANK YOU.
THIS WOULD CREATE A NEW
COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR OUR
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. THE
DEPARTMENT CAME AND ARGUED.
I THOUGHT PERSUASIVELY AS
SOMETIMES COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ SAYS THAT I WAS
PERSUADED FROM THE HIGH POINT
OF THE EXECUTIVE FOR BAN IN
2019 IS APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING
THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS HAVE
IN THE CITY IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR. WE HAD QUITE A
CONVERSATION.
HE'S BEEN SERVING AS OUR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS SINCE
MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND WHAT
INTRIGUED ME WAS THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP TO
TESTIFY ON HIS BEHALF AND
RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD WORK OF
THE IMPROVED CAMARADERIE IN
THAT DEPARTMENT, SO WE RECOMMEND
THAT IN ORDER TO RETAIN HIS
TALENTED THAT WE PROCEED TO
GIVE HIM THIS NEW COMPENSATION
AMOUNT.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT?
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE
RECORD, BECAUSE I HEARD THE
COUNCILMEMBER SAY THIS IS
SPECIFIC TO THE CURRENT CTO AND
THE PRESENTATION THAT WE
RECEIVED IN COMMITTEE, I
RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM THE
DEPUTY MAYOR AND OTHERS THAT
THIS WAS NOT ABOUT A SINGLE
PERSON BUT ABOUT THE POSITION
AS A WHOLE AND BASED ON THAT
REPRESENTATION, I WAS
COMFORTABLE VOTING THIS COUNCIL
BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE INTO FULL
COUNCIL, SO I JUST WANT TO
REITERATE THAT
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
WE ARE NOT GIVING A SPECIFIC
PERSON OR RAISE WITHOUT SORT OF
PROCESS AND FURTHER
CONSIDERATION.
IS MY UNDERSTANDING STILL
ACCURATE? I HEARD YOU SAY
SOMETHING DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.
>> SO THIS WOULD IMPACT THIS
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. IT
WOULD ALSO RAISE THE BAR FOR
ANYONE IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE
HOPE THAT THIS PARTICULAR ONE
STAYS IN THIS
POSITION AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 31 THROUGH 37.
EXCUSE ME.
YES.
REAPPOINTMENTS OF MICHAEL E
HAMMOND HAMMOND, MEMBERS OF
PIKE PLACE MARKET FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 1st 2020.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THESE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> MAYBE YOU SAID IT AND I
DIDN'T HEAR IT.
ITEM 33.
ALL OF THESE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS ARE TO THE PIKE
PLACE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
YOU HAVE READ THEM OFF.
PRINCIPLE OF EQUINOX DEVELOPMENT
UNITED.
MICHAEL HAMMOND IS RESIDENT OF
PIKE PLACE MARKET AND DESIGNER
OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET URBAN
GARDEN.
THE APPOINTMENT, THIS IS ITEM
33, SHE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH
REGULATION AS EMPLOYEE WITH THE
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AND IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A REAPPOINTMENT OF
RACHEL. SHE IS AN ASSOCIATE
WITH JONES AND JONES ARCHITECT.
THE APPOINTMENT OF LISA MARTIN
WHO IS A THIRD-GENERATION
PROPERTY ONLY OWNER IN THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF LAUREN REW DAC,
WHO IS THE OWNER OF UGLY BABY
IN LARUE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER
BEEN THERE, BUT I ABSOLUTELY
LOVE THE NAME OF HER STORE.
WE RECOMMEND THESE APPOINTMENTS
.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, YOU DID
COVER ITEM NUMBER 37, WHICH IS
AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE NAME.
>> CORRECT.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THESE FIRST
AND THEN HAVE ME AMEND 37?
>> WE CAN JUST MAKE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ONE ITEM AND
THEN TAKE THEM COLLECTIVE,
BECAUSE YOU DID DESCRIBE THAT
ONE.
THAT WAS READ INTO THE RECORD.
WHY DON'T WE JUST AMEND THAT.
>> THIS IS ITEM 37, AND ITS
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF
THE APPOINTEE.
WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE
APPOINTEE.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND 1415,
THE TITLE, BY DELETING AND
ADDING MOHAMMED AND BY
SUBSTITUTING THE RESUME IN THE
APPOINTMENT PACKET.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU HAD ME WORRIED FOR A MOMENT
. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT TO THE APPOINTMENT
1415, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THAT ONE IS AMENDED.
NOW WE CAN TAKE THEM ALL.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> JUST THAT THE OWNER OF THE
SEATTLE PIZZA AND PASTA COMPANY
IN THE MARKET.
>> VERY GOOD.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 38.
>> THIS APPOINTEE IS A SECOND-
GENERATION OWNER OWNER OF THE
LIONHEART BOOKSTORE AND RECORDS
ON THE MARKET FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS AND HE HAS SERVED ON THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA COUNCIL
SINCE 2005.
WE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
HIS APPOINTMENT.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.%
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION PASSES, AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
>> 39 THROUGH 44.
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF HARRIET WASSERMAN.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THESE APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED.
>> VERY GOOD.
QUICKLY, THE APPOINTMENT OF
HARRIET WASSERMAN, SHE HAS OVER
40 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE IN IT AND CONSULTING.
MR. KIEL IS A PRINCIPAL.
SHE OPERATES HER OWN FIRM IN
OLUMBIA CITY.
MATT IS A LICENSED ARCHITECT
WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE AND HE IS PRINCIPAL
AT THE ARCHITECTS.
RUSSELL KONY HAS MORE THAN 20
YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A CPA AND A
REAL ESTATE AGENT. KRISTIN
JOHNSON IS A LOCAL ARCHITECT
WITH THE BACKGROUND IN
RESTORATION AND THE ADAPTIVE
REUSE OF LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, AND WE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF ALL OF THESE
APPOINTEES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 45.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> HE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT
FOR MOST OF HIS CAREER.
HE SERVED AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SENT FROM 1985 TO 1999.
WE THINK HE WILL BE A TERRIFIC
ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT. I UNDERSTAND HE IS
A FRIEND OF YOURS, AND WE
ENJOYED HAVING HIM.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
.
>> SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, ITEM
NUMBER 52.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, I
BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT.
>> THAT IS ACCURATE.
THANK YOU.
I WILL SPEAK TO THIS BRIEFLY
AND BRING UP THE AMENDMENT.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT LAYS
OUT THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO
CONSIDER LEGISLATION IN 2020
THAT WOULD EXPAND THE COMMUTER
BENEFITS ORDINANCE FOR THE
PUBLIC'S BENEFIT.
FOR THE THOUSANDS AT HOME
WATCHING, WE PASSED AN
ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRED
EMPLOYERS OVER A CERTAIN SIZE
TO PROVIDE A PRETAX DEDUCTION
OPTION.
IT PROVIDES BOTH THE TAX BREAK
TO THE INDIVIDUALS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES ALMOST A 10%
SAVINGS TO EMPLOYERS WHO
IMPLEMENT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T
NOT TO PAY THEIR PORTION OF
PAYROLL TAXES ON IT.
THAT LAW WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN
A COUPLE WEEKS ON JANUARY 1,
2020.
THE CITY HAS BEEN COMBINING
COORDINATING WITH COMMUTE
SEATTLE TO DO A BUNCH OF
OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES, NOT JUST
THE TRADITIONAL BUSINESSES IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
THEY ARE ALREADY PART OF THE
PRODUCTION PROGRAM, BUT HUNDREDS
AND PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF OTHER
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY
WHO ARE OFTEN SMALLER THAN
THOSE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE
PART OF THE PRODUCTION PLAN BUT
COULD POSSIBLY BENEFIT FROM THIS
. WHILE THE ORDINANCE WILL TAKE
EFFECT, THE ONE WE ALREADY
PASSED, AND ENFORCEMENT WILL
NOT START HAPPENING FOR ANOTHER
YEAR WHICH WILL ALLOW
ADDITIONAL YEARS OF CONTINUED
WORK AND OUTREACH WITH THOSE
BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE IS IN COMPLIANCE
BEFORE WE START ENFORCING WITH
THIS RESOLUTION TODAY
ANTICIPATING ONGOING WORK TO
FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN
EXTEND BEYOND JUST THE PRETAX
DEDUCTION BUT PERHAPS REQUIRING
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE TRANSIT
PASSES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
IT BUILDS ON THE WORK OF A
BUNCH OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
PART OF A CORRELATION LED BY
THE TRANSIT WRITERS
UNION. TO THEIR RESEARCH, THEY
HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHAT OFTEN
HAPPENS IS THAT HIGHER PAID
EMPLOYEES TEND TO WORK IN
POSITIONS OR FOR EMPLOYERS
WHERE THEY GET FREE TRANSIT
PASSES AND LOWER PAID EMPLOYEES
FOR WHOM TRANSIT IS A REAL
FINANCIAL BARRIER ARE MORE
LIKELY TO NOT BENEFIT FROM
TRANSIT PASSES.
SO SOME OF THAT IS SIMPLY THE
TYPES OF BUSINESSES, SO LAW
FIRMS AND BANKS DOWNTOWN TEND
TO PROVIDE THOSE BUT
FAST FOOD OUTLETS AND SMALL
RETAIL TEND NOT TO PROVIDE
TRANSIT BENEFITS. IN FACT, ONE
EXAMPLE FROM SOMEONE WHO
TESTIFIED WHO WORKS FOR
STARBUCKS.
THEY WORKED AT THE HEADQUARTERS
, GOT A TRANSIT BENEFIT.
WHEN THEY TRANSFERRED TO A CAFE
LOCATION, THEY LOST THAT
ABILITY BECAUSE STARBUCKS PAYS
FOR THOSE TRANSIT PASSES FOR
FOLKS IS IN THE HEADQUARTERS
BUT NOT IN THE RETAIL LOCATIONS
. WE ALSO KNOW THAT CERTAIN
STRUCTURES OF BUSINESSES
SOMETIMES THE SALARIED
EMPLOYEES WHO OFTEN MAKE MORE
MONEY
ARE ACTUAL EMPLOYEES AND THEY
GET A TRANSIT BENEFIT BUT FOLKS
WILL OUTSOURCE THINGS LIKE
SECURITY OR MAINTENANCE WORK
AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL WORK FOR
SUBCONTRACTORS THAT DON'T
PROVIDE IT. THIS RESOLUTION
LAYS OUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE TO BE CONSIDERED.
WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION IN
COMMITTEE.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON BEING PART OF THAT
DISCUSSION.
WE HAD OVER TWO DOZEN PEOPLE CAN
TESTIFY LAST WEEK. WE HAVE MADE
A FEW AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE
THAT BOTH WE BROUGHT IN AS ONE
AMENDMENT THAT I WANTED TO GET
MORE FEEDBACK FROM YOU, SO THAT
IS THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US TODAY
.
THIS WOULD ADD SOME LANGUAGE TO
SECTION ONE OF IT IN SAYING THAT
, BASICALLY, FACTORS THAT
INCLUDE THE PERSONAL RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO ADMINISTER THE
TRANSIT SUBSIDIES TO DISPLACE
RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS
INDICATING OR IMPACTING THE
FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE
EMPLOYER'S ORGANIZATION OR
BUSINESS, THOSE WOULD BE THE
THINGS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED
AS THE COUNCIL WORKS ON THIS
WORK IN THE COMING YEAR. I
WOULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> SECOND.
JUST A PROCEDURAL ISSUE.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES WOULD
LIKE TO EXCLUDES HER FROM THE
REST OF THE BALANCE OF THIS
MEETING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING?
>> I HAVE A DOCTORS
APPOINTMENT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR LEAVING EARLY.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES IS
EXCUSED.
CONGRATULATIONS WORKING WITH
YOU ON EVERYTHING AND GOOD
HEALTH TO YOU AND THE BABY.
>> YOUR AWESOME.
I AM SO SORRY I CAN'T STAY FOR
THE REMARKS.
I LOVE YOU GUYS, I WILL MISS
YOU GUYS, AND I KNOW YOU WILL
BE AROUND.
I'VE APPRECIATED WORKING WITH
EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU AND WISH YOU MUCH LUCK IN
THE FUTURE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING YOU SAY THINGS IN MY EAR
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE
RIGHT THING NEXT YEAR.
>> WHEN IT IS LEGAL BY
CATHOLICS AND ELECTIONS.
>> ONCE YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES.
I APOLOGIZE AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON.
>> IT'S OKAY.
I WISH YOU HAD MORE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK OUT HAND SIGNALS. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COLLABORATE WITH O'BRIEN ON
THIS TO EXPAND TRANSIT
SUBSIDIES TO WORKERS.
WE ARE FLESHING OUT THIS
RESOLUTION, JUST DEMONSTRATING
AWARENESS OF FACTORS THAT COULD
IMPACT EMPLOYERS, AND I ALSO
NOTED THAT THE FISCAL NOTE THAT
TALKS ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION, IT
LOOKS VERY NARROWLY ON THE
RESOLUTION ITSELF, HAVING NO
FINANCIAL IMPACT, BUT JUST TO
RAISE AWARENESS THAT, IF THE
COUNCIL DOES FOLLOW THROUGH
WITH THE ORDINANCE, THAT IT
COULD HAVE AN IMPACT TO THE
GENERAL FUND IF WE CHOOSE TO
BEEF UP FUNDING TO NONPROFITS
SO THEY CAN IN TURN PROVIDE
THOSE TRANSIT SUBSIDIES TO
THEIR WORKERS.
SO JUST WANTED TO GET ALL THAT
ON THE RECORD AND THAT WE WE
CAN PROCEED WITH OPEN EYES ON
THIS, WHICH HAS VERY STRONG
UPSIDE. SO THANK YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW UNLESS
THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT PLEASE VOTE AYE.
OPPOSED?
THE AYE HAS A. WAS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED LEGISLATION?
>> NO.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY
OTHER MEMBERS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
AS AMENDED?
OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED TO VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED IS
ADOPTED.
POLICE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 53, APPOINTMENT OF ADRIAN
LOPEZ-ROMERO OF MEN SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TEXT MINI ADVISORY
BOARD FOR TERM TO AUGUST 31 23.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> MY 10 YEARS OF WORK IS
CULMINATING IN THIS
APPOINTMENT.
JOKING ASIDE, OUTSTANDING
APPOINTMENT.
THIS IS FOR THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD AS MENTIONED.
THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD, TWO OF WHICH ARE
DESIGNATED TO REPRESENT EARLY
LEARNING, THIS WILL BE FILLING
THE SPOT FOR THE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT.
ADRIENNE IS THE DIRECTOR,
PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT DENISE
LOUISE PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN
PART OF THE EDUCATION CENTER
SINCE 2014. WILL BE OUTSTANDING
TO HAVE HIS VOICE TO BRING HIS
EXPERTISE.
I AM THRILLED HE IS WILLING TO
SERVE?
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRYANT LESS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA.
IS HER ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
I DO HAVE ONE MATTER I WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESS.
AND I WILL ASK IF THERE ANY
OTHER MATTERS.
SO ONE ISSUE THAT IS COME UP IS
THAT THE NEXT COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE IN JANUARY SIX AND WE
WANT TO PUT IN PLACE A COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM ROTATION FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
THIS TYPICALLY IS A ROTATION
BASED ON THE SENIORITY OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IF THERE IS
A TIE, THE ALPHABETICAL ORDER
OF THE LAST NAME OF THE
COUNCILMEMBER.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND I
WILL DO IT THROUGH THE FORM OF
A MOTION, IS TO PUT A TEMPORARY
PRO TEM IN PLACE SINCE I WON'T
BE HERE TO BE CURRENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND IT IS CONSISTENT
WITH HISTORICAL PRACTICES.
I WILL PASS THAT DOWN TOO.
I WILL READ IT.
BASICALLY WHAT THIS MOTION WILL
DO WILL APPOINT A LIST OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN
THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION, WAS
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT BECOMES VACANT ON
MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 31, 2019.
I WILL BE WAITING AT MIDNIGHT
AND REALIZE MY POSITION IS OVER.
AND THIS OFFICE WILL BE, THIS
PRO TEM SCHEDULE WILL BE IN
PLACE UNTIL THE FORMAL ADOPTION
OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
THE PERMANENT PRO TEM SCHEDULE
FOR 2020.
SO IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM
JANUARY 1 UNTIL THE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION HISTORICALLY
DONE DURING THE FIRST MOVIE
MEETING WHICH ESTABLISHES THE
ROTATION.
AT THIS POINT I WILL MOVE TO
POINT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM IN THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION
FROM JANUARY 1-20, 2020 THROUGH
THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHMENT 2021 PRO TEM
ROTATION.
I WOULD JUST READ THEM IN THE
ORDER FROM JANUARY THROUGH
SEPTEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, GONZALES,
HERBOLD, WARREN'S, MORALE IS,
PETERSON AND STRAUSS.
THAT IS THE ORDER.
AND I WERE ASKED FOR A SECOND
AND IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL ASKED FOR SECOND FIRST.
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS?
>> SHOULD PETERSON BE IN FRONT
OF MORALES AND STRAUSS?
HE STARTED A MONTH BEFORE.
I THINK HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
SENIORITY.
>> GOOD CATCH.
I THINK . HE IS RIGHT.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST WE AMEND IT
TO PUT PEDERSON IN JUNE, LEWIS
IN, JUNE AND JULY.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
>> COULD I VOTE ON THAT ONE
FIRST?
OKAY.
MOVED AND SECONDED TO CHANGE
THE SCHEDULE BY ADVANCING
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON UP
BEFORE THIS.
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MEMO
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
OPPOSED?
THE AYE HAS A. THANK YOU FOR
THAT CATCH COUNCILMEMBER BRIAN.
>> FEBRUARY WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES, IN THE
BY THE LOOKS OF HER, I THINK
PERHAPS SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE
WITH US.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IN A SITUATION
WHERE A COUNCIL PRO TEM IS NOT
ELIGIBLE, IT KEEPS GOING DOWN
THE ORDER.
>> SO ESSENTIALLY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD --
>> CORRECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
JUST AGAIN FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, THIS IS LIKELY TO BE IN
PLACE FROM THE FIRST THROUGH
THE SIXTH BECAUSE ON JANUARY 6
WE WILL LIKELY ELECT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND A
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE
ROTATION ORDER.
BUT THIS IS AGAIN IN PLACE FOR
THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
IT WAS SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
RESOLUTION PLEASE VOTE AYE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION, AS AMENDED, PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
IN THE PRO TEM SCHEDULE IS IN
PLACE.
OKAY.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
>> LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU
EVERYBODY, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU
THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED AND
HELPED US THROUGH THIS.
I THINK JODI AND AMELIA, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR
US.
I APPRECIATE IT, COLLEAGUES, IT
IS BEEN AN HONOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE REST OF THE
MEETINGS.
I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING IT IS
BEEN AN HONOR WORKING WITH MY
GOOD FRIENDS AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES.
THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME
POUNDED HIS GAVEL.
IT WITH US, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY
SEASON.