>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TODAY IS FEBRUARY 3rd, 2020.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING OF SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:32.
I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA, PRO TEM
PRESIDENT FOR TODAY.
I AM JOINED BY MY COUNCIL
CALLINGS, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, ONE AND HER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I HAVE NOT YET BEEN HERE FOR
COUNCIL BRIEFING SO I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO RATTLE THAT OFF
THE TONGUE BUT IT'S GREAT TO
SEE YOU ALL.
THIS IS MY FIRST DAY AFTER
MATERNITY LEAVE OR PARENTAL
LEAVE.
I WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU
TO MY STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN
HOLDING DOWN THE FORT, AND
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE
2020 SESSION OF THE PREVIOUS
COUNCIL AND WEIGHT OF THE
BUDGET AND TRANSACTIONS PRIOR
TO BUDGET.
A HUGE AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION
FOR THEM.
WELCOME TO 2020, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF
YOU GUYS.
I AM SORRY I WASN'T ABLE TO BE
AT MANY OF YOU GETTING SWEARING
IN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I WILL
REMEMBER THIS FROM NOW ON.
I AM ON THE HOOK.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH
UPDATES FROM EACH OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, WE HAVE THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND GIVE
US AN UPDATE FOR THE COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR THE 2020 SESSION.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WE HAVE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE.
>> GREAT.
THE METS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
LET'S HAVE YOU INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND DO AN OVERVIEW OF
THE 2020 SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
LILY WILSON-CODEGA, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
>> ROBIN KOSKEY, OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> QUINN MAJESKI, GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AT SDOT, --
>> AND CHERYL SWAB, DIRECTOR OF
OIR.
>> WE ARE HEADING INTO THE
FOURTH WEEK OF THE SHORT 60 DAY
LEGISLATED SESSION SCHEDULED TO
AN PROMOTIONAL.
WE ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING THE
HOUSE OF POLICY ORIGIN CUT OFF
ON FEBRUARY 7. I KNOW MANY OF
YOU ARE AWARE OF ACTIVITY
AROUND PROGRESSIVE REVENUE WITH
THE INTRODUCTION OF McRAE'S
PROPOSAL HOSPITAL 2907.
ALLOWING KING COUNTY TO IMPOSE
AN EXCISE TAX ON LARGE
EMPLOYERS TO FUND HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO
GENERATE AROUND $121 MILLION A
YEAR AND WILL BE HEARD IN-HOUSE
FINANCES TUESDAY AT 8:00 A.M.
WE SAW THE DEATH PENALTY BILL
PASSED THE SENATE 28-18.
AND AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
PASSED THE HOUSE 50-40 ON THE
30th, WHICH QUINN WILL COVER IN
MORE DETAIL.
WE WILL REVIEW THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTION LATER ON
TODAY.
I WILL TURN IT TO CHERYL,
BEGINNING WITH THE EDUCATION
SECTION ON THE TOP OF PAGE 1.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE BILLS I TALKED
ABOUT LAST WEEK, AND AT A
COUPLE OF THINGS TO THAT.
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE CONSENSUAL
BALL, THE HOUSE IS SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION, AND THE
BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE SCHOOLS
TO PROVIDE FREE MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS FOR STUENTS, HAS NOT
YET BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE ACTION.
>> QUICKLY, I WANTED TO MENTION
TWO EARLY LEARNING BILLS.
THE FAIR START FOR CONTRACT, IN
THE EARLY CARE FOR EDUCATION
ACT.
BOTH HAVE BEEN PASSED OUT OF
RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES.
BOTH BILLS PROPOSE LARGE-SCALE
EXPANSIONS TO CHILDCARE,
PRESCHOOL, FAMILY SUPPORT
SYSTEMS, DUAL LANGUAGE
LEARNING, AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS THE VEHICLE FOR
LEGISLATION THIS SESSION WHILE
THE SENATE BILL IS INTENDED AS
A ROADMAP FOR LONG-TERM EARLY
LEARNING INVESTMENTS.
NEITHER BILL IDENTIFIES A
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THESE
EXPANSIONS YET, BUT A PROPOSED
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE HOSPITAL
IS ANTICIPATED LATER IN THE
SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
QUINN?
>> A FEW UPDATES IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ARENA.
FIRST, LOW CARBON FUEL
STANDARD, WHICH REQUIRES
TRANSPORTATION FUELS TO REDUCE
THE CARBON INTENSITY BY 20% BY
2022 AND 20% BY 2025, PASSED
THE HOUSE 52-44. %
THAT WAS ON JANUARY 30.
THERE WERE NO AMENDMENTS.
IT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SOME
CHALLENGE IN THE SENATE, BUT
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PRESS
FORWARD ON THAT.
ONE NEW BILL THAT I DO WANT TO
FLAG, THE TITLE IS JUST
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
BUT IT'S KNOWN AS THE AUTHORITY
BUILD OUT ON OLYMPIA.
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
UNFOLDS TO THE JANUARY 16
WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
DECISION, WHICH RULED THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
OVERSTEPPED ITS REGULATORY
AUTHORITY IN REGULATING
INDIRECT, OR MOBILE SOURCES OF
EMISSIONS.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
ESSENTIALLY RESTORE THAT
STATUTORY AUTHORITY, SO THEY
CAN CONTINUE THOSE REGULATIONS
FOLLOWING THAT RULING.
THIS IS AN EMERGING PRIORITY
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY, AND ONE THAT WE
EXPECT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
MOMENTUM, SO CONTINUING TO WORK
CLOSELY ON THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO
FLAG THE HEATING OIL INSURANCE.
WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
THAT.
ON THE HOUSE SIDE, IT DID
INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE WE WERE
LOOKING FOR AROUND PROVIDING
THE DEPARTMENT OF ARE THE
POLLUTION LIABILITY AGENCY WITH
THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT LOW
INCOME HOMEOWNERS.
THE SENATE DIDN'T, SO WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON
THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THING
WHICH IS INCLUDED.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVING TO GENERAL GOVERNMENT ON
THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 2.
>> THE DIGITAL EQUITY BILL, HAD
EXECUTIVE ACTION TAKEN IN THE
HOUSE ON JANUARY 31.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE
MOVING.
THE FACIAL RECOGNITION BILL WAS
INTRODUCED ON JANUARY 27.
WE HAD A HEARING ON JANUARY 31.
IT'S SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
ACTION ON FEBRUARY 4.
ANTICIPATED PRIVACY DATE OF
LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO SEE
MOVEMENT THIS SESSION, PASSED
OUT OF ITS POLICY COMMITTEE AND
IS MY PHYSICAL COMMITTEE WITH A
JANUARY 30 PUBLIC HEARING FOR
WAYS AND MEANS, NOT SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION.
THE COMPANION BILL IS SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ON
FEBRUARY 5.
>> MOVING ON TO HEALTHCARE,
ROBIN?
>> THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST FOR
LEGISLATION AROUND VAPING IS
MOVING FORWARD.
THIS BILL EXPANDS ON INCREASING
NEEDS TO PURCHASE OF VAPING
PRODUCTS TO 21.
IT BANDS FLAVORED VAPING
PRODUCTS, AND ONES WITH VITAMIN
E ACETATE IN THEM.
IT LIMITS NICOTINE, AND REQUIRES
MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
TO
LIST THEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH.
THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:30.
I DON'T THINK THE HOSPITAL HAS
BEEN SCHEDULED FOR ANY
EXECUTIVE ACTION YET.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
A COUPLE OTHER BILLS THAT ARE
NOT ON YOUR SHEET, THAT OUR
CONTRACT LOBBYIST IN OLYMPIA
POINTED OUT TO US.
ONE IS BY REPRESENTATIVE
McCREARY, HOSPITAL 1967
OFFERING EXTENDED HEALTH
COVERAGE FROM UNDOCUMENTED
YOUNG ADULTS.
IT IS MEANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE WITH -- VARIABLE TO
ACCESS INSURANCE BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 19 AND 26 IF THEY HAVE
UNDOCUMENTED STATUS, SO THEY
úWOULD STILL BE ABLE TO GET
MEDICAL COVERAGE.
>> PAUSE REAL QUICK ON THAT ONE.
IT'S ALWAYS SAD WHEN WE HEAR
ABOUT BILLS WE WORKED ON 10
YEARS AGO STILL IN THE MIX.
THIS IS ONE I WORKED ON ABOUT
FIVE YEARS AGO, SO YOU'VE
MENTIONED IT'S NOT ON OUR LIST.
I ASSUME IT IS NOW.
>> IT IS NOW, YES.
IT'S JUST NOT -- I MEAN, WE ARE
TRACKING IT.
IT'S JUST NOT PART OF THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
>> BUT YOU SIGNED PRO FOR OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE'S ALSO A BILL ON
DENTAL THERAPY, WHICH IS HEALTH
BILL 1370 AUTHORIZING A DENTAL
THERAPIST TO PRACTICE
STATEWIDE.
IT WOULD BASICALLY JUST EXPAND
COVERAGE AROUND THE STATE.
THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A MULTIYEAR
EFFORT, SO WE ARE HOPING IT
DOES GET SOME TRACTION THIS
YEAR, AND ACTUALLY PASS.
>> IF I MAY, THERE IS ONE MORE
BILL ON HEALTH CARE.
I AM TRYING TO FIND THE NUMBER
FOR YOU.
IT RELATES TO MAKING SURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE AFTER THEY DELIVER A
CHILD.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A TWO-MONTH
WINDOW WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE
ALLOWED TO KEEP THEIR HEALTH
COVERAGE, AND IF THEY THEN DO
NOT HAVE HEALTHCARE, THEY ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO KEEP IT.
I AM TRYING TO FIND IT.
THIS WOULD ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO
KEEP THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE FOR
AT LEAST UP TO A YEAR
POSTPARTUM.
>> I BELIEVE OUR CONTRACT
LOBBYISTS ARE TRACKING THAT
ONE.
I WILL MAKE SURE WE PUT THIS ON
THE LIST, AS WELL.
I WILL MOVE ON TO HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
TODAY IS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS ADVOCACY DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES IS WEARING
A PIN.
I'M SURE IT'S USUALLY 600 TO
700 PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP IN
OLYMPIA TO ADVOCATE FOR BILLS
THAT SUPPORT HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
I WILL BE HEADING DOWN THERE.
I KNOW THERE IS ALSO OFFICE OF
HOUSING STAFF ADVOCATING FOR
OLYMPIA, AND PEOPLE GENERALLY
FROM AROUND THE STATE WILL BE
THERE, SO IT'S VERY EXCITING.
THE GOVERNOR HAD A SIGNIFICANT
PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE AGED,
BLIND, AND DISABLED PROGRAM.
THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE RAINY
DAY FUND, WHICH I THINK
EVERYONE IS SORT OF AN
AGREEMENT THAT THERE WON'T BE
THE MOMENTUM TO GET THE VOTES,
TO USE THE MONEY FROM THE RAINY
DAY FUND, BUT THE WASHINGTON
HOUSING ALLIANCE ALSO HAS A
BUDGET PROPOSAL AROUND TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A LITTLE
BIT OF EXPANSION TO THOSE TWO
PROGRAMS, AND I THINK THERE'S A
POSSIBILITY THERE MAY BE ACTION
ON THAT.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WE
ARE WATCHING THAT AS A BUDGET
ITEM.
THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS, SO
MANY HOUSING BILLS IT'S SORT OF
UNBELIEVABLE.
IT CERTAINLY POINTS TO WHAT A
PRIORITY THIS IS FOR
LEGISLATORS BECAUSE EVEN IN THE
SHORT SESSION, YOU SEE THIS
SPENDS ALMOST 3 PAGES IN YOUR
UPDATE.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE BILL
WHITE BILL.
WE WILL CERTAINLY OFFER TO
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ON PARTICULAR BELLS,
BUT THERE ARE THREE BILLS THAT
I THINK WE HAVE MOST OF THE
AUTHORITY TO DO IN SEATTLE,
WHICH ARE JUST CAUSE EVICTION,
AND THEN THE HOUSE AND JUSTICE
ACT BILL THAT WOULD PROHIBIT
LANDLORDS FROM USING CRIMINAL
RECORDS THAT SENATOR DANIEL IS
SUPPORTING IN THE SENATE,
SENATE BILL 6490.
THERE'S ALSO AN INSTALLMENT
PAYMENT BILL, THE FIRST BILL ON
YOUR LIST, HOSPITAL 1694.
THOSE ARE ALL MOVING FORWARD,
AND STILL VERY ACTIVE IN
OLYMPIA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
I AM NOT SURE IF I MISSED YOU
TALKING ABOUT 2907.
IF I MIGHT ASK YOU SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
>> SURE.
>> CAN YOU GO OVER THE OUTLINES
OF THIS BILL VERY QUICKLY?
I KNOW IT AUTHORIZES COUNTIES
WITH POPULATIONS OVER 2,000,002
PAST TAXES, BUT SPECIFICALLY,
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM
YOU RIGHT NOW IS, WHAT WAS THE
CONVERSATION LIKE WHEN THIS WAS
PUT FORWARD?
I WASN'T HERE LAST MONDAY
BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, BUT
IF YOU DID DO A BRIEFING OR DID
OIR DO A BRIEF?
WAS THIS MENTIONED AT THAT TIME
OR NOT?
AS FAR AS MY OFFICE IS
CONCERNED, WE ONLY HEARD IT IN
THE PRESS.
I AM REALLY CONCERNED IF THIS
IS NOT BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL
IN THE BRIEFINGS, THE FIRST
CHANCE THAT YOU GOT, SO IF YOU
COULD EXPLAIN THAT.
ALSO, IN TERMS OF THE OUTLINES
OF THIS, AND WHAT'S BEEN
ANNOUNCED BY THE COUNTY, THIS
BILL DOES NOT MAKE THE TAXES
HAPPEN.
IT JUST GIVES THE AUTHORITY TO
THE COUNTY TO DO THE TAX.
IF THE COUNTY WERE TO PASS THE
TAX, FROM WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD,
IF THIS STATE THOUGH PASSES THE
COUNTY WOULD EFFECTIVELY ERASE
$40 MILLION FOR SEATTLE, WHICH
I THINK IS PITIFUL GIVEN THE
SCALE OF THE CRISIS.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TALK ABOUT
THE DISCUSSION FROM ELECTED
OFFICIALS AT THE COUNTY AND
STATE LEVEL, AND ALSO WITH THE
MAYOR THINGS.
JUST TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR,
THIS IS EVEN LESS THAN THE BILL
THAT WAS PASSED, AND REPEALED
BY THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL
IN 2018.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I
VOTED AGAINST THE BILL.
TO ME, THAT'S EXTREMELY
CONCERNING WHEN EVEN THE
McKINSEY REPORT, WHICH IS NOT A
SOCIALIST REPORT.
IT'S A REPORT FROM THE CHAMBER,
AND BIG BUSINESSES.
EVEN THEY ARE VERY FRANKLY
SAYING, THE CRISIS IS SO BAD,
THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE RAISING
ANYWHERE FROM $400 MILLION-$1
BILLION EVERY YEAR.
THAT'S HOW BAD THE CRISIS IS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS TOM DEAF
TO THE CRISIS.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS,
WHAT'S THE CONVERSATION ON ANY
STATE BAN?
I IMAGINE BIG BUSINESSES ARE
ONLY INCLUDING THAT.
>> I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
START.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS PART OF A
BROAD CONVERSATION, AND IN THE
BEGINNING, THE LEGISLATION HAD
NOT BEEN INTRODUCED SINCE OUR
LAST BRIEFING.
IT HAS SOMETHING BEEN
INTRODUCED, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE
BRIEFING YOU ON IT TODAY.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS
THINGS DEVELOP.
AT THIS STAGE, THERE IS NO
PREEMPTION IN THE LEGISLATION.
THAT'S SOMETHING, GIVEN THE
COUNCILS PRIORITIZATION OF
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, A
CONVERSATION WE DEFINITELY WANT
TO BE AT THE STABLE TABLE FOR
CARM STAY ENGAGED IN, THE
AMOUNT THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD
RAISE IS $120 MILLION AS THE
ESTIMATE CURRENTLY.
I WILL HAVE ROBIN FILL IN THE
PERIMETERS, BUT WE HEAR YOUR
CONCERNS AND UNDERSTAND THAT
VERY CLEARLY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
EVERYONE UPDATED AS THIS
PROPOSAL MOVES FORWARD THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IT'S A
PAYROLL TAX ON EARNERS THAT
ABOUT $150,000 PER YEAR, AND
THE FOCUS OF WHAT THE REVENUE
WOULD BE USED FOR IS HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, AND PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT
THE PUBLIC SAFETY PORTION ISN'T
MEANT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S FROM THE SERVICES, SO
PEOPLE ENGAGED WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SYSTEM COULD HAVE ACCESS
TO SERVICES.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN.
I AM ALSO SORRY I WAS NOT ABLE
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION PRIOR TO
THIS BILL BEING INTRODUCED, AS
WELL, BUT I DO HAVE A LOT OF
TRUST IN REPRESENTATIVE
McCREARY.
I KNOW SHE'S HEARD CONCERNS LOT
UNCLEAR FOAM PUCKS CALLING FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSING, AND I KNOW
SHE IS WELL AWARE THAT $100
MILLION OR $120 MILLION IS NOT
SUFFICIENT.
$40 MILLION COMING TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WOULD BE A DROP IN
THE BUCKET.
WE WERE LOOKING AT $48 MILLION
WITH THE SCALED DOWN VERSION OF
THE HOURS TAX, SO I APPRECIATE
THE SKILL COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
HAS OAKLAND, AND I I STARTED
TO UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO LOOK
AT PARTNERSHIP WITH ARE COUNTY
CITIES WITH GOVERNANCE AND KING
COUNTY.
IN DOING SO, WE WOULD WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN LAYER ANY
ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE WOULD
NEED, AND THAT WE ALSO ARE NOT
ONLY LOOKING AT SHELTER
SERVICES.
I THINK EVERYONE HAS TALKED
ABOUT REQUIRING AN INVESTMENT
IN HOUSING LONG-TERM.
I THINK I APPRECIATE OTHER ITEM
AGENDAS LOOKING AT TENANT
PROTECTION AND SCALING UP
HOUSING.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT
AROUND PREEMPTION.
HAVING ANY BILLS THAT TAKES
AWAY TOOLS ON THE CUSP OF A
RECESSION WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
AS THE NOW CHAIR OF FINANCE AND
BUDGET, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
SERIOUS CONVERSATION WE NEED TO
UPHOLD ABOUT HOW WE CAN ALLOW
FOR CITIES TO HAVE TOOLS IN
THEIR TOOLKIT.
WE MAY NEED DOLLARS AT SOME
POINT TO RAISE FOR
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS OR
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, OR SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT.
WHEN WE HAVE TOOLS IN OUR
TOOLKIT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY
ARE UP FOR GRABS WHEN THERE'S
ANOTHER PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE.
WE DO APPRECIATE COUNTY FOLKS
WANTING TO POTENTIALLY STEP IN,
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNKNOWN
MANNER.
AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR
CONVERSATION IN OLYMPIA, THANK
YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT THE
CITY, IN MY PERSPECTIVE, I WILL
SPEAK FOR MYSELF, THAT CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS AS THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, THIS IS A
LEGISLATIVE TOOL WE HAVE THAT
WE WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE
UPDATED ABOUT IN THE
CONVERSATION BECAUSE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT FOR MOVING
THIS TOOL SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR A VERY COMPLEX
BUDGET WITH A POTENTIAL
RECESSION ON THE HORIZON.
THE CONCEPT OF GIVING AWAY A
TOOL AT THE CITY LEVEL IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE FOUGHT YEAR
AFTER YEAR.
OUR FRIENDS AT THE AWC FIGHT
PREEMPTION ALL THE TIME.
HAVING A CONVERSATION AT A
SYLLABLE TOOL REQUIRES A CITY
COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE YOUR
POINTS.
I THINK THEY ARE WELL TAKEN AND
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
DIALOGUE IN OLYMPIA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SORT OF
JOINING IN THAT POINT ABOUT HOW
WE WANT COUNTY TAX AND CITY
TOOLS.
IT SHOULD BE A STATEMENT THAT
THAT'S HOW SEATTLE GOT INTO
THIS.
SEATTLE HAS THE MOST REGRESSIVE
TAX MISSION BECAUSE THE STATE
HAS TRANSLATED OUR ABILITY TO
RAISE PROGRESSIVE REVENUES, AND
SO ANY TALK TOWARDS A STATE BAN
OR PASSING BIG BUSINESS TAXES,
PREEMPTION, THE REASON I'M
SAYING STATE THAT, PREEMPTION
IS NOT CLEAR TO A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT ENGAGED DEEPLY INTO
CITY AND STATE POLITICS.
I THINK THAT WOULD GO IN THE
WRONG DIRECTION.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS IF YOU CAN
REPORT ANY PUBLIC STATEMENTS
MADE BY PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
ABOUT HOLDING THE LINE ON THE
STATE THAT.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE
THAT THE REASON THIS IS
HAPPENING HAS TO DO WITH HOW
MUCH MOMENTUM THERE IS AMONG
THE PUBLIC TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS
THIS PROBLEM.
I AGREE THAT THE BALANCE OF
SOLUTIONS HAS TO BE TOWARD
PROVIDING HOUSING AND
STRENGTHENING TENANT RIGHTS
BECAUSE PREVENTION IS THE BEST
SOLUTION REALLY TO END
HOMELESSNESS.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO RESPOND, IN TERMS OF
THE PRESS FROM ELECTED
OFFICIALS, WE ARE HAPPY TO
AGGREGATE ANY OF THE NEWS THAT
WE HAVE ACCESS TO, AND SEND OUT
YOUR WAY.
I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT
OF GENERALITIES AT THIS POINT,
IN TERMS OF LEGISLATORS SAYING,
WE ARE BEGINNING THIS
CONVERSATION.
BUT JUST TO UNDERSCORE WHY I'M
FOCUSING ON THIS, IS THAT
INSTINCTIVELY, YOU WOULD BE
NACE AND POLITICS DO NOT KNOW
THAT THIS IS THE REAL PRICE AND
BIG BUSINESS WANTS OUT OF THIS.
THEY HAVE FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL
ANY TAXES ON THEM, AND THE ONLY
REASON THEY WOULD AGREE TO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS IF THEY
CAN GET THE REAL PRICE, WHICH
IS A BAN ON CITIES DOING IT.
BASICALLY, SEATTLE DOING THIS.
THE REASON I'M FOCUSING ON THIS
IS BECAUSE PUBLICLY, THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
HAS ALREADY ISSUED A LETTER IN
WHICH THEY ARE MAKING IT REALLY
CLEAR WHAT THEY WANT FROM THIS,
IS EXACTLY THIS.
CITIES LIKE SEATTLE NOT BEING
ABLE TO PASS THEIR OWN TAXES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE EXEMPTIONS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES YOU MENTIONED.
>> I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE SOME
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AT THE
HEARING ON TUESDAY SOMETHING
BUSINESSES UNDER 50 EMPLOYEES,
AND I BELIEVE IS EMBRACED BY
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
BUT I SHOULD RETRACT THAT UNTIL
I GET CONFIRMATION.
OTHERS ON MY TEAM HAVE MORE
INFORMATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THIS IS MORE OF A PROCEDURAL
QUESTION ABOUT POTENTIAL
ADVOCACY FOR THE BILL OR WHAT
THE CITY'S OFFICIAL POSITION IS
AT THIS POINT.
SPEAKING PURELY FOR MYSELF AT
THIS POINT, THE BILL IN ITS
CURRENT FORM IS SOMETHING I
VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT.
IT'S A PROGRESSIVE TAX ASSESSED
ON A COUNTYWIDE BASIS.
IT CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE A
PREEMPTION.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE
CAN BUILD ON.
IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE ENACTED AND IMPLEMENTED.
MY POSITION AND OPINION ON THIS
BILL COULD CERTAINLY EVOLVE
THROUGHOUT THE GIVE AND TAKE OF
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHETHER
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A POSITION
WHERE THE CITY'S POSTURE IS
ADVOCATE TO MAINTAIN THE BILL
IN ITS CURRENT FORM, AND HOW
THE OFFICE WILL WORK TO
REPRESENT THE COUNCIL AND THE
EXECUTIVE TO CONVEY POTENTIAL
DIFFERING OPINIONS.
BASED ON HOW IT DOES EVOLVE IN
OLYMPIA, JUST FLAGGING THAT NOW.
SINCE THIS IS A SHORT SESSION,
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT MANY
ADDITIONAL BRIEFINGS BETWEEN
NOW AND SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT ON
THIS BILL.
I HAVEN'T REALLY CANVASSED MY
COLLEAGUES TO SEE WHAT ALL OF
US ARE GENERALLY THINKING, BUT
THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION, MORE
PROCEDURAL.
>> I THINK WE ARE STRONGEST IN
OLYMPIA PRIORITIES ABOUT
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND OTHER
PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNCIL WHEN
WE HAVE A UNIFIED POSITION AT
THE CITY LEVEL.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL WORK
VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE ON COUNCIL, EVERYONE'S
CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED.
THIS IS SOMETHING MOVING VERY
QUICKLY RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU
UPDATED INDIVIDUALLY AS WE HEAR
CONCERNS BACK FROM YOU.
AT THIS STAGE, I HAVE NOT HEARD
FROM ANYONE THAT THEY DO NOT
SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL IN THE
CURRENT FORM.
OUR PLAN IS TO SIGN PRO ON
TUESDAY.
IF THINGS CHANGE IN THE
MEANTIME, WE ARE IN CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION WITH YOU ALL
AROUND THOSE CHANGES, AND WHAT
THE CITY'S POSITION WILL BE.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO KEEP
EVERYONE ENGAGED AS THE PROCESS
MOVES FORWARD.
>> LET ME EXTRAPOLATE A LITTLE
BIT.
THE POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
úIT DOES SEEM LIKE YOU ARE
ARTICULATING OR EXPRESSING TO
LEGISLATORS THAT THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.
FOR A BAN.
THAT RELATES TO INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS.
IS THAT FAIR?
>> I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ALSO ECHOED THOSE
CONCERNS IN OLYMPIA LAST WEEK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RALLIS?
>> I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS BILL,
I THINK DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
AS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT SAID,
WE KNOW WE HAVE HUGE NEEDS.
HOW WE CAN LAYER ON TOP OF WHAT
CHEMISTS GENERATE, $48 MILLION,
AS A FRACTION TO ADDRESS OUR
CRISIS IN THE CITY.
I WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR
THAT I AM A HARD PASS ON
EXEMPTION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT, AS A CITY, WE HAVE EVERY
TOOL AVAILABLE TO US TO ADDRESS
THE NEEDS IN THE CITY,
PARTICULARLY FOR THE FOLKS WERE
MOST HONORABLE AND AT RISK OF
GETTING PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY.
THAT MEANS WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO RAISE THE REVENUE IN A
PROGRESSIVE WAY TO FUND MANY,
MANY NEEDS WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
WE WILL BE IN CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION FOR SURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HEARING THESE
CONCERNS, AND QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> I HAVE ONE ABOUT A DIFFERENT
BILL, 5946.
SENATOR NGUYEN'S BILL ON
SHELTERS, AND ENCAMPMENTS.
JUST WONDERING KIND OF WHAT THE
PROSPECT FOR THAT BILL IS
LOOKING LIKE NOW THAT WE ARE IN
THE CENTER OF THE SESSION.
I KNOW IT GOT FAIRLY CLOSE.
LAST SESSION.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
IN OUR CONVERSATIONS,
INTERNALLY ABOUT THE TRANSITION
ORDINANCE WE ARE CURRENTLY
CONSIDERING AS A COUNCIL.
IT HAS SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR
THAT.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE
MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE ON HOW
THAT BILL IS LOOKING, AND
MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE
PROCESS THIS YEAR, IF THERE'S
ANY UPDATE ON IT.
>> IT DID PASS THE SENATE,
WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.
I KNOW IT CONTINUES TO BE A
PRIORITY FOR SENATOR NGUYEN,
AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS.
IT IS IN THE HOUSE AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RIGHT
NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN
SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING.
I'M GUESSING IT MIGHT TAKE A
LITTLE WHILE SINCE IT HAS
ALREADY PASSED ONE HOUSE, SO
IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THE CUTOFFS
RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY
KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE
PROGRESS OF THAT BILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR WILSON.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF THERE
WERE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I
WOULD MOVE ON TO PUBLIC SAFETY,
BUT THERE ARE STILL FURTHER
QUESTIONS.
>> I OPENED THE QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE TWO MORE HANDS.
DO YOU MIND?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> JUST GENERAL COMMENTS.
I CAN WAIT UNTIL THE END.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> IT WAS JUST TO SAY, I HAD A
GOOD TIME IN OLYMPIA LAST WEEK.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOUR STAFF
ON YOUR SPEAKING POINTS FOR THE
RED LIGHT, DON'T BLOCK BOX
BILL.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT
EXPERIENCE BEING AT THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY
BOARD.
WE MISSED YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I'M SURE WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.
IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE
CONVERSATIONS AT AWC, LOCAL
CONTROL WAS EMPHASIZED.
THAT WAS JUST A RINGING TALKING
POINT IN MY MIND ALL DAY, SO
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT IN
OLYMPIA.
I FELT VERY WELL SUPPORTED IN
YOUR EXPERTISE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING DOWN
THERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, AND THEN
WE WILL TURN IT OVER.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF UNDER THE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE
SENATOR NGUYEN'S BILL 6280 ON
FACIAL RECOGNITION SERVICES.
IF YOU COULD GIVE A QUICK
SUMMARY ON WHAT THE BILL IS
CONSIDERING, AND WHAT
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WOULD BE
UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THIS BILL.
>> I WILL TAKE A STAB AT THAT.
THE BILL ACTUALLY APPLIES TO
BUSINESSES RATHER THAN
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
IT'S ANY BUSINESS LOCATED IN
WASHINGTON ARE TARGETING
WASHINGTON CONSUMERS.
I AM DOING THIS RIGHT, AREN'T I?
YOU JUST LOOK WORRIED.
THE CONTROLS OR PROCESSES
PERSONAL DATA OF 100 OR MORE AS
WELL AS MORE THAN 25,000
CONSUMERS, OR DERIVE MORE THAN
50% OF REVENUES FROM THE SALE
OF PERSONAL DATA.
SO, A SIMILAR MEASURE PASSED
THE SENATE LAST YEAR BEFORE
DYING IN THE HOUSE.
THE BILL SEEKS TO PROVIDE
REGULATION, OF FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY THROUGH
JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT,
TRANSPARENCY MEASURES, AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE BILLS ARE SUPPORTED BY
MICROSOFT, ACLU, AND LEGAL
COMMUNITIES HAVE CONCERNS.
>> JUST VERY QUICKLY, WONDERING
IF OIR COULD GIVE --
>> THE ACLU AND LEGAL
COMMUNITIES HAVE CONCERNS.
I DID NOT MEAN TO SAY THEY ARE
SUPPORTING.
>> IN RELATION TO THAT, IF OIR
COULD, AT SOME POINT, GIVE US A
SUMMARY OF THOSE CONCERNS, AND
ALSO, IT'S QUITE STUNNING TO
HEAR THAT THERE ARE ACTUALLY
ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES MAKING
MONEY OFF OF SELLING IT.
WE KIND OF KNOW THAT'S GOING
ON, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO
KNOW WHAT CORPORATIONS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
LIKE, IF YOU CAN GIVE SOME
EXAMPLES BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY,
THAT IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND
THIS BILL.
>> WE CAN HAPPILY COMPILE THAT,
AND SEND THAT TO YOUR OFFICE.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER
SECTION?
>> I WILL BE BRIEF.
I KNOW TIME IS SHORT.
JUST HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SECTION.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE MOMENTUM
AROUND GUN RESPONSIBILITIES,
AND INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR AND
ATTORNEYS REQUEST TO BAN
ASSAULT WEAPONS, HIGH-CAPACITY
MAGAZINES, AND EFFORT RESULTING
FROM LAST YEAR'S STUDY BILL TO
CENTRALIZE WASHINGTON'S
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM, THE
JOHANSEN PROPOSAL, AS WELL AS
AN EFFORT TO REPEAL THE STATUTE
PREEMPTING LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FROM REGULAR EATING FIREARMS.
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED AN UPDATE
ON THE FELONY DUI FIREARM
RESTRICTION BILL, AND SENATE
BILL 6163 TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF
PAGE 6, WHICH PASSED THE SENATE
LAW LAST WEEK.
AND ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO
ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF FIREARM
PREVENTION, WHICH I KNOW IS
IMPORTANT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORE RALLIS.
ALSO PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
AND HAS BEEN REFERRED TO WAYS
AND MEANS.
UNDER SAFETY NET ON PAGE 7,
MODELED ON COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S BILL OF RIGHTS.
HOSPITAL 2511 IS SCHEDULED FOR
HOUSE LABOR ON TUESDAY.
SENATE BILL 6313 THE TOP OF
EIGHT WOULD ALLOW 17-YEAR-OLDS
THE ABILITY TO VOTE IN THE
PRIMARY IF THEY WILL TURN 18 BY
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> AND ONE WE HAVE NOT LISTED
IN YOUR REPORT TODAY, BUT WE
WILL INCLUDE NEXT WEEK, THAT WE
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, SENATE
BILL 6228.
IT WOULD RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS
TO THOSE WITH FELONY
CONICTIONS SERVING OUT THEIR
COMMUNITY CUSTODY, AND UNLESS
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO QUINN, WHO WILL
COVER TRANSPORTATION ON PAGE 8.
>> I HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL.
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSCORING THIS
BILL IN OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
I WANT TO REITERATE WHY IT IS
SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS
AT THE STATE LEVEL BEYOND THE
IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS FOR
DOMESTIC WORKERS, LIKE MINIMUM
WAGE, REST BREAKS, PROTECTION
FROM RETALIATION, WHICH WE DID
WITH THE CITY.
MANY PEOPLE TOLD US, THEY
NEEDED WORKERS COMPENSATION,
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE,
HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT
ASSISTANCE.
THESE ARE THINGS VERY HARD TO
DO AT THE CITY LEVEL, SO WE
TALK ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL.
YOU WOULD NEVER REALLY WANT A
CITY BASED WORKER'S COMP
SYSTEM, OR INSURANCE POOL,
RIGHT?
THOSE BENEFIT FROM A MUCH
LARGER, STATEWIDE APPROACH, SO
AS IT RELATES TO SICK LEAVE,
AND WORKER'S COMP, AND
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, AND
HEALTHCARE FOR THESE WORKERS,
WE REALLY DID HAVE TO DEFER
THOSE PRIORITIES TO A STATE-
LEVEL CONVERSATION, SO I AM
VERY HOPEFUL THIS WILL CONTINUE
TO GET LEGS THIS SESSION
BECAUSE THIS IS THE MISSING
ELEMENT TO REALLY FULFILLING
THE REQUEST OF MANY DOMESTIC
WORKERS WHO WORKED HAND IN
GLOVE WITH US, AND THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, WHO CAME FORWARD AND
SUPPORTED HAVING MORE
PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
WHEN I THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
SEATTLE NANNY NETWORK, AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK
DIRECTLY WITH DOMESTIC WORKERS
BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS IS MANY
TIMES A GRAY MARKET BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T BRING FOLKS OUT OF
THE FOLD AND PEOPLE WANT BETTER
STANDARDS FOR THESE WORKERS,
THE PEOPLE WILL STOP
UNDERCUTTING LEGITIMATE
BUSINESSES.
WE APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO WORKED
WITH US LAST YEAR, BUT TO
FULFILL WHAT THOSE WORKERS WERE
ASKING FOR, A STATEWIDE
SOLUTION WAS REALLY NEEDED.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW THAT
FIT THAT THE CITY LEVEL, AND
WHERE WE COULDN'T DO EVERYTHING
WE WANTED TO DO.
THE STATE CAN REALLY STEP IN
AND HELP HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ONTO QUINN MAJESKI ON AUTO
ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION.
>> WE DID HAVE A POSITIVE WEEK
LAST WEEK ON THE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT OF BLOCKING TRANSIT
LANES.
ON TUESDAY, THERE WAS A HEARING
IN THE SENATE.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR COMING DOWN TO
TESTIFY ON THAT.
WE ALSO HAD CHIEF SCOGGINS FROM
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
CAPTAIN O'DONNELL FROM SPD.
THEY PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL
PANEL, AND WE WERE JOINED BY A
NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS,
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
COALITION, AND OTHERS.
OVERALL, A VERY POSITIVE
HEARING.
THE NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS HAVE
COMMENTED THAT SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
HAVE BEEN ASSUAGED, SO THAT WAS
GOOD.
AND THEN ON THURSDAY, THE HOUSE
VERSION PASSED OUT OF THE
HOUSE, 56-40.
WE ARE HEARING THAT THE HOUSE
VERSION, SINCE IT HAS PASSED,
IS GOING TO BE THAT VEHICLE.
WE SO EXPECT THAT SENATE ACTION
WILL RESUME AFTER THAT HEARING
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, ONCE
HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUTOFFS HAVE
PASSED.
AND THEN ONE OTHER PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TO FLAG THAT WAS
JUST INTRODUCED AFTER LAST
WEEK'S COUNCIL BRIEFING.
SENATOR LEE'S INTRODUCED CAR
TABS.
IT WOULD TRANSITION FROM THE
CURRENT 1996, EVALUATION
SCHEDULED TO THE 2006 SCHEDULE,
AND SOUND TRANSIT HAS STATED,
PUBLICLY, THIS WOULD REDUCE
THEIR EXPECTED REVENUE BY $1
BILLION, IF THEY BONDED TO
ADDRESS THE SHORT-TERM
IMPLICATIONS OF LOSING THAT
REVENUE.
THE OVERALL COST OVER THERE,
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, WOULD BE ABOUT $2.93
BILLION.
THE LEGISLATION ALSO ADDRESSES A
PORTION OF 976, SPECIFICALLY 976
REPEALED SOUND TRANSIT'S 1.1%
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX.
AND DROPPED THAT TO THE .3%
RATE.
THIS WOULD RESTORE THE .1%.
IT WOULD REQUIRE A TWO THIRDS
VOTE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
IT'S AN AMENDING INITIATIVE
THAT PASSED WITHIN TWO YEARS.
IT DOES SEEM THAT THE SENATE
REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE,
AND SO IT'S UNCLEAR, AT THIS
POINT, IF IT WILL HAVE THE
MOMENTUM TO GAIN A TWO THIRDS
VOTE, BUT WE ARE, NONETHELESS,
MONITORING IT CLOSELY GIVEN THE
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SOUND
TRANSIT, AND LIGHT-RAIL
EXPANSION WITHIN THE CITY.
>> YOU?
>> WHEN THE HOUSE BILL COMES
DOWN TO THE SENATE, I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO COME DOWN AND TESTIFY
AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW SOMETIMES, SCHEDULING
OCCURS AT THE LAST MINUTE
BECAUSE THE PACE IS FAST IN
OLYMPIA.
FEEL FREE TO KEEP MY OFFICE
UPDATED.
>> MUCH APPRECIATED.
>> I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.
THIS GOES BACK TO THE LOW
CARBON FUEL STANDARD BOAT, 52-
44.
I WONDER, SO THAT MEMBER
IMPLIES TO ME THAT SOME
DEMOCRATS IN THE LEGISLATION
VOTED AGAINST IT.
I WONDER IF -- WELL, FIRST OFF,
HOW MANY DEMOCRATS CROSSED THE
LINE, AND IF ANY REPUBLICANS
VOTED FOR IT, AND IF THERE WAS
A GEOGRAPHIC KIND OF BREAK DOWN
OF WHERE THE DEMOCRATS THAT
DIDN'T SUPPORT IT REPRESENT,
AND WHAT LESSONS THAT MIGHT
INDICATE FOR THE CHANCES IN THE
SENATE.
>> SURE.
THE CURRENT MAKEUP OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES IS 57-40,
WHICH MEANS FIVE DEMOCRATS
SWITCHED OVER, AND VOTED NO
WITH THE MAJORITY OF
REPUBLICANS, OR I SHOULD SAY
THE UNANIMOUS BACKING FOR
REPUBLICANS.
I DON'T KNOW THE GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.
I BELIEVE THEY REPRESENT MORE
RURAL AREAS, BUT I CAN FIND
THOSE WHO VOTED THAT WAY, AND
PROVIDE THAT REPORT TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE
TEAM?
OKAY.
CLOSING COMMENTS?
WE KNOW YOU ARE HEADED DOWN
THERE TODAY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HEARING US
OUT ON THESE VARIOUS BILLS.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
POINT IS WELL RECEIVED.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO
KEEP US UPDATED BECAUSE THE
SLIGHTEST WORD CHANGE OR THE
AUDITION OF ONE WORD CAN CHANGE
OUR POSITION DRAMATICALLY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING TO
KEEP US ENGAGED, AND INC.
YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK DOWN
THERE.
I KNOW IT'S A FAST-PACED WORK
SESSION.
GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>>> OKAY, WE ARE FIVE MINUTES
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE ON
WITH A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE FROM ALL
OF YOU.
THE PREVIEW OF TODAY'S COUNCIL
IS THAT WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA.
RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING SEATTLE
AS A WELCOMING CITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY,
PROHIBITING EVICTIONS FOR
TENDENCIES PREVENTING EVICTIONS
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE CODE ADVISORY
BOARD.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT OUR FIRST FINANCING AND
HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMITTEE IS
THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6. WE
HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATIONS, AND
ALSO, A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
EMPLOYEE TRANSIT, AND BENEFITS
DISTRICT.
WE MAY ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
THE FUTURE OF WORK.
MORE INFORMATION COMING, ABOUT
THAT.
>>> LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK
FOLKS WHO REALLY DID HELP OUR
OFFICE OUT.
I MENTIONED OUR INCREDIBLE
TEAM, WHO, OVER THE LAST THREE
AND HALF MONTHS HAVE REALLY
HELD DOWN THE FORT.
I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU,
AND YOUR OFFICES, FOR WORKING
WITH OUR TEAM.
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, THE
CLERK'S TEAM, CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU TO FOLKS IN THE
EXECUTIVE WHO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH OUR OFFICE, AS WELL.
IT WAS AN AMAZING TIME TO BE
WITH MY NEWBORN, AND I WAS IN
COMMUNICATION WITH HER DAD.
THIS IS HER FIRST DAY OUT THERE
JUST THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER.
I WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK ON
HIS PATERNITY LEAVE, AS WELL.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING
IT POSSIBLE.
LASTLY, I DID HAVE A CHANCE
WITH OUR DAUGHTER, CAMILLA, TO
GO TO TWO RALLIES LAST WEEK.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEND OUR
NOTES OF SOLIDARITY TO THE
WORKERS AT 11 MY NINE
HEALTHCARE WEST, WHO ARE
CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN
NEGOTIATION, AND DEMAND THAT
THE BARGAIN BE MET WITH FOLKS
AT SWEDISH, AND PROVIDENCE, AND
UNFORTUNATELY, AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW, WERE TURNED AWAY WHEN
THEY WENT BACK LAST WEEK.
SO, WE ARE SENDING A MESSAGE OF
SOLIDARITY TODAY AS THEY WRAP
UP THEIR NEGOTIATIONS,
HOPEFULLY, AND THEY HEAR THE
CITY, AS WE STOOD IN SOLIDARITY
WITH THEM DOWNTOWN LAST WEEK.
ALSO, I HAVE A CHANCE TO JOIN
U.S. 21, WHO WORK AT THE MACY'S
RETAIL STORE DOWNTOWN.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, IT'S
CLOSING ITS DOORS DOWNTOWN.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FOLKS WHO
ARE DOWNTOWN ARE GETTING
OFFERED A DIFFERENT SEVERANCE
PACKAGE THAN THOSE ON THE NORTH
END ON THE SOUTH END.
LESS SEVERANCE BENEFITS, AND
LESS OVERALL COMPENSATION, AND,
YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING WE
REPRESENT ONE OF THE MOST
EXPENSIVE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE
STATE, AND THE HARDEST PLACES
TO FIND HOUSING, HOPING THAT
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE,
AND ENDED UP IN A GOOD PLACE.
REALLY HOPING THAT OUR FRIENDS
STEP UP, AND SHOW WHAT IT
MEANS.
WE KNOW BUSINESSES CLOSE THEIR
DOORS.
PEOPLE OPEN THEIR DOORS OFF AND
ON, HOPING THIS IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE FOR OTHER RETAIL
BUSINESSES WHEN TRANSITION
HAPPENS.
SO, THANK YOU TO THOSE UNIONS,
WORKERS, AND THE SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO STOOD WITH THOSE
WORKERS, AS WELL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU.
THAT'S MY UPDATE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
MOSQUEDA.
WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANTED TO ECHO YOUR POINT
ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT
1199, WHO ARE CONDUCTING A
VALIANT STRUGGLE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH
COMMUNITY SUPPORT THERE WAS FOR
THEM.
IN SOME CASES, THEY ACTUALLY
HAD 1000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED AT
ONE PICKETT.
IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY
STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE
SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE, WHO WERE
THERE, AT THE PICKET LINES, AND
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
MACY'S WORKER CONCERNS, AS
WELL.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTER
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THAT'S THE ORDINANCE YOU
MENTIONED ON BANNING WINTER
EVICTIONS.
THE WINTER EVICTIONS
LEGISLATION PREVENTS RENTERS,
TENANTS, FROM BEING TURNOUT
DURING THE COLD, WINTER MONTHS.
THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT
PREVENT ALL EVICTIONS, BUT IT
DOESN'T STOP PEOPLE WHO ARE
BEHIND ON THEIR RENT FROM BEING
FORCED ONTO THE STREETS DURING
THE COLD AND WHAT PART OF THE
YEAR.
WE SAW THE STUDY, SPONSORED BY
THE WAY MAN'S COMMISSION,
LOSING HOMES SHOWED
PREDOMINATELY COLIC
OVERWHELMINGLY, THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT
FALL SHORT BY VERY SMALL
AMOUNTS, AND THEY ARE
OVERWHELMINGLY BLACK WOMEN LET
HOUSEHOLD, AND VERY LOW INCOME
PEOPLE.
THIS IS CLEARLY IN LINE WITH
EVERY ASPECT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
WE MIGHT THINK OF AS FAR AS
HOUSING IS CONCERNED.
LAST NOVEMBER, THE SEATTLE
RENTERS COMMISSION ASKED A
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY
COUNCIL TO PUT FORWARD THIS
LEGISLATION.
IT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND IN THE U.S., ALTHOUGH SOME
KINDS OF PROTECTIONS IN THE
WINTER MONTHS ARE IN PLACE IN
SOME OTHER CITIES AND STATES,
BUT THIS PROPOSAL THAT WAS
BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE RENTER'S
COMMISSION IS MODELED AFTER
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN
EXISTENCE FOR SEVEN DECADES IN
FRANCE, SO IT WILL BE QUITE AN
INNOVATIVE THING THAT WE WOULD
BE DOING.
MY OFFICE INTRODUCED THE FIRST
VERSION OF THAT LEGISLATION
LAST DECEMBER, AND THEN ON
JANUARY 23 AT THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTER'S
RIGHTS COMMITTEE, WE HAD A VERY
ENGAGED DISCUSSION ON AN
AMENDED VERSION OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT I PUT FORWARD
IN DECEMBER.
THE AMENDED VERSION
INCORPORATES A LOT OF THE
FEEDBACK WE HEARD FROM TENANT
RIGHTS ADVOCATES, AND SMALL
LANDLORDS.
AT THAT MEETING, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS INDICATED HE WOULD LIKE
TO LOOK INTO MEDICATION FUNDING
TO POSSIBLY PREPARE AN
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING IN TOUCH
WITH JONATHAN ROSENBLUM FROM MY
OFFICE ABOUT THAT.
I UNDERSTAND, IT'S READY FOR
TODAY, BUT I WILL LET YOU SAY
MORE ABOUT THAT.
THERE WERE ALSO QUESTIONS
RAISED ABOUT HOW THE JUST CAUSE
EVICTIONS ORDINANCE, AND
THEREFORE THIS WINTER EVICTIONS
BAN ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT'S SORT
OF MODELED AFTER THE JUST
CAUSE, WOULD IMPACT PEOPLE ON
FIXED TERM LEASES.
THE QUESTION HAS NOW BEEN
ANSWERED FOR ALL COUNCIL
OFFICES.
IN SHORT, THERE'S A LOOPHOLE AT
THE END OF FIXED TERM LEASES.
THERE IS A LOOPHOLE IN THE JUST
CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE.
WE ARE AWARE OF IT.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MORE THAN
A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, WANTING
TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE, BUT
THEY'VE HAD SOME CONCERNS, SO
WE HAVE DEFERRED TO THAT, BUT I
THINK IT IS NOW TIME TO ADDRESS
THAT.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN DO SEPARATELY FROM A JUST
CAUSE, TO SORT OF BRING FORWARD
A FULL-FLEDGED JUST CAUSE
EVICTION NOTICE THAT WE DO PLAN
TO DO FROM MY OFFICE, BUT THAT
WOULD BE A SEPARATE ORDINANCE.
OTHER THAN THAT, ALL RENTERS
ARE COVERED BY JUST CAUSE, AND
THEREFORE ALL RENTERS WOULD BE
COVERED BY THIS BILL, AS WELL
BECAUSE IT'S MODELED AFTER JUST
CAUSE.
THERE'S ALSO A QUESTION ABOUT
WHAT MEDICATION FUNDING EXISTS
FOR TENANTS AND LANDLORDS.
MY PERSONAL VIEW IS THAT
LANDLORDS SHOULD NOT HAVE
MEDICATION FUNDING BECAUSE,
REALLY, IF YOU PROVIDE
MEDICATION FUNDING TO THE
LANDLORD, AND THE TENANT, THEN
THE LANDLORD GETS PAID AND THE
TENANT GETS TO MAINTAIN THE
HOUSING, SO JUST BEING
MOTIVATED FROM THE TENANTS, THE
LANDLORDS.
HOWEVER, THAT QUESTION HAS ALSO
BEEN ANSWERED, AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND FROM WASHINGTON
COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK,
EMAILING THE COUNCIL LAST WEEK
WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE
STATE MEDICATION FUNDS ALREADY
IN EXISTENCE FOR LANDLORDS, AND
ABOUT THE MITIGATION FUNDS FOR
TENANTS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH
THE HOME-BASED PROGRAM.
I WOULD SUPPORT INCREASED
FUNDING FOR THE HOME-BASED
PROGRAM, AND ALSO, LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO HELP MORE TENANTS KNOW
THIS IS AN OPTION.
I THINK THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT
BARRIER TO TENANTS WHO DON'T
KNOW.
WHEN THEY FIND OUT, IT'S TOO
LATE AND EVICTION PROCEEDINGS
ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY.
THAT'S ONE PLACE FOR THE
COUNCIL CAN HAVE A LOT OF
IMPACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT,
REALLY DOING MUCH BETTER
OUTREACH FOR THE TENANTS,
LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS
EXISTS. AS FOR MY OFFICE, AT
THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOW SEEN,
AND ADDRESSED EVERY QUESTION,
AN AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT FORWARD, TO OUR
KNOWLEDGE.
AND BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
WAS WORKING ON AN AMENDMENT, WE
DELAYED THE BILL, SO IT IS NOW
ON TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA,
RATHER THAN LAST WEEK IS PUFF,
BUT I UNDERSTAND SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD STILL LIKE
MORE TIME, AND I APPRECIATE
THAT, SO I HAVE AGREED TO
SUPPORT HOLDING THE BILL FOR
ANOTHER WEEK THROUGH FEBRUARY,
BUT I WOULD URGE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE ANY
FURTHER CONCERNS ASIDE FROM THE
ONES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
OR HAVE IDEAS FOR AMENDMENTS, IF
YOU COULD PLEASE REACH OUT TO
MY OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
SO WE CAN GET THIS UNDERWAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, THE
BILL THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
POTENTIALLY MOVE TO NEXT WEEK,
CAN YOU REPEAT THE BILL?
>> YES.
THAT'S THE SECOND ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
119726.
>> JUST FOR THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT TRANSPARENCY.
I KNOW FOLKS ARE STILL WORKING
ON AMENDMENTS.
IF YOU DO WANT TO COMMENT ON
ANY AMENDMENTS YOU ARE WORKING
ON, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
OTHERWISE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
OFFICE IS PUFF OPENNESS TO
WORKING WITH OTHERS ON
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
DISCUSSION.
>> I HAD ONE MORE ITEM
UNRELATED TO THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WAIT?
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THAT BILL SOUNDS LIKE THERE HAS
BEEN GREAT DIALOGUE, AND FOLKS
WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
>> I CAN GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE
WHEN I GET MY OVERALL.
>> GREAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU.
ALSO ON TODAY'S AGENDA,WHICH
IS THE FIRST ITEM ON RESOLUTION
31926, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION
MY OFFICE HAS PRODUCED OPPOSING
WHAT IS CALLED THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF CITIZENS, AND THE
CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT IN
INDIA.
IN COMBINATION, THESE TWO
POLICIES ARE EXTREMELY
DISCRIMINATORY, AND QUITE
DANGEROUS.
THEY THREATENED TO STRIP,
LITERALLY, NOT ONLY THE 200
MILLION MUSLIMS, WHO LIVE IN
INDIA, BUT ALSO HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF OTHER MARGINALIZED
PEOPLE, INCLUDIN LGBTQ PEOPLE,
AND ESPECIALLY TRANS PEOPLE WHO
ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO THIS.
WOMEN ARE MEMORABLE TO THIS.
OPPRESSED CASTES ARE ELIGIBLE
AND VULNERABLE.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL BE
STRIPPED OF CITIZENSHIP, AND
THEDEMOCRATIC RIGHTS SYSTEM
ALONGSIDE BEING A CITIZEN, SO
THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING,
AND THEY ARE VERY REMINISCENT
OF THE EARLY NUREMBERG LAWS OF
THE 1930S, THE THIRD REICH
GERMANY.
IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THE GLOBAL
COMMUNITY THAT IS FIGHTING
AGAINST THE RIGHT-WING, TAKE A
STAND ON THIS.
I'M SURE MY STAFF HAVE INFORMED
YOU ALL THAT THERE ARE ALSO
RESOLUTIONS IN THE EUROPEAN
UNION BEING CONSIDERED, SO WE
ARE IN GOOD COMPANY ALONGSIDE
THE UNITED NATIONS, AND AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL, WHO HAVE BOTH
BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THESE LAWS
ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY
DETRIMENTAL TO DEMOCRATIC
RIGHTS.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST DEMOCRACY
IN THE WORLD, SO WE SHOULD BE
TAKING A POSITION AGAINST THIS.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING REMOVED FROM
SEATTLE AND THE UNITED STATES.
SEATTLE HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR
ABOUT ITS POSITION AGAINST
TRUMP'S ISLAMOPHOBIA, ATTACKS
ON IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY
THE HORRENDOUS INTERNMENT CAMPS
OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.
I BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION IS
VERY MUCH CONSISTENT WITH OUR
POSITION AGAINST THE TRUMP
AGENDA, AND CONVERSELY, IF WE
DIDN'T PASS THIS RESOLUTION, IT
WOULD REALLY BRING UP THE
QUESTION OF HOW EXACTLY WE ARE
AGAINST TRUMP BECAUSE, IF WE
ARE AGAINST THE RIGHT-WING, WE
HAVE TO BE AGAINST THE RIGHT-
WING EVERYWHERE.
JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU, THE
RECONSTRUCTIONIST JEWISH
COMMUNITY, AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSIONER, AND
THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE ISSUED FORMAL STATEMENTS,
IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION.
I AM HAPPY TO GIVE MORE
INFORMATION, BUT I WILL RESERVE
FOR THE COMMENTS FOR CITY
COUNCIL.
BROKE INTO.
I APOLOGIZE.
I THINK I MISREAD NOTES FROM
LAST WEEK AND MISSED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE WALK
FROM CITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
PRO TEM.
MY COMMENTS ARE FAIRLY BRIEF.
FIRST, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE.
JUST AS A REMINDER, SPEAKING OF
THAT COMMITTEE, WE WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10.
THAT'S AFTER FULL COUNCIL, YOU
WEEK FROM TODAY, TO CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS, AND HAVE A VOTE ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
ORDINANCE.
SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST ASK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
CENTRAL STAFF TO GET ANY
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS ON THAT
ORDINANCE TO THEM EARLY THIS
WEEK TO GIVE THEM THE TIME TO
PREPARE EVERYTHING, SO WE ARE
READY TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT
CONVERSATION ON THAT ENCAMPMENT
ORDINANCE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, DO YOU
HAVE A HARD DEADLINE FOR FOLKS?
END OF THE DAY TOMORROW?
>> I WOULD APPRECIATE
WEDNESDAY, PROBABLY.
>> WEDNESDAY AT 10:30?
STRUCTURE.
FROM MY CONVERSATION WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, FOLKS HAVE BEEN
VERY EFFICIENT IN GETTING THINGS
TO FRAME, AND START WORKING ON,
SO IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MY
CONSTANT REMINDERS HAVE BEEN
EFFECTIVE IN THAT RESPECT.
BUT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD
CONVERSATION ON THAT ORDINANCE
DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING
LAST MONTH, SO I DO ANTICIPATE
THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE FULLY
PREPARED ON FEBRUARY 10 AFTER
FULL COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT THAT
ORDINANCE.
IT'S THE ONLY THING ON THE
AGENDA FOR THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING.
ECHOING COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S COMMENTS AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
COMMENTS, I DID HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO WALK IN
SOLIDARITY WITH 1199 LAST WEEK.
IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL TO SEE
THE TURNOUT THERE.
I DO HOPE THAT ACTION WILL HELP
THE BARGAINING POSITION,
ALTHOUGH I WOULD BE SIMILARLY
DISHEARTENED TO SEE SOME OF THE
RESPONSES WHEN FOLKS WERE
TRYING TO RETURN TO WORK.
AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP WITH A
MOM WHO WAS A WORKING NURSE AT
HARBORVIEW, IT'S ALWAYS VERY
POWERFUL TO SEE 1199 IN ACTION.
WHAT HAS BEEN CONSTRICTIVE TO
MY SUCCESS IS THE BENEFITS MY
MOM HAD FROM HER WORK, SO I AM
REALLY APPRECIATING WATCHING
ALL THAT SACRIFICE LAST WEEK.
I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THEM.
I HOPE THEY ARE ULTIMATELY
SUCCESSFUL.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WALK WITH THE NEW COMMUNITY
SERVICES OFFICERS LAST WEEK.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO TALK TO
THEM, HEAR ABOUT THEIR
BACKGROUNDS FROM MARY'S PLACE,
D.SC., PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE
WORKED WITH FOLKS, WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND
TRANSITIONING OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE AN
EXCELLENT ADDITION AND
EXCELLENT RESOURCE TO OUR
MISSION AROUND HAVING MORE
PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MORE
COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE,
MAKING SURE OUR OFFICERS HAVE
ACCESS TO FOLKS WITH THAT KIND
OF TRAINING AND EXPERTISE.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THEM
LATER THIS MONTH WHEN THEY ARE
ACTIVELY ON THE STREETS,
HELPING FOLKS OUT.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THEM
IN ACTION LAST FRIDAY, AS SORT
OF A TRIAL RUN, ALL READY TO GO.
THIS WEEK, THE ONLY OTHER BIG
THING ON THE AGENDA FOR ME IS
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST
OFFICE HOURS IN THE DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 7. I SENT OUT AN
ITINERARY, AN AGENDA OF ALL OF
THE OFFICE HOURS FOR FEBRUARY
AND MARCH THAT MY OFFICE IS
GOING TO BE HOLDING.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
WEBSITE.
I ENCOURAGE ANYONE IN DISTRICT
7 WATCHING AT HOME ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO GO TO MY WEBSITE.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO SIGN UP FOR
AN OFFICE HOURS SLOT.
IT'S STARTING THIS WEEK ON
FEBRUARY 8, BUT THERE IS PLENTY
OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT
FEBRUARY AND MARCH, AND ALL OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH
DISTRICT 7, QUEEN ANNE,
MAGNOLIA, PIONEER SQUARE.
WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE WERE MAKING OURSELVES
AVAILABLE WHERE FOLKS ARE,
INSTEAD OF FORCING FOLKS TO
COME TO US.
REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT
STARTED, AND REALLY HOPE TO SEE
FOLKS EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE CAN
BE A MORE EFFECTIVE PARTNER IN
GOVERNMENT FOR ALL OF DISTRICT
7. SORRY.
WAIT.
MITIGATION FUND AMENDMENT.
I APOLOGIZE.
JUST ECHOING COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S COMMENTS, IT'S BEEN
GREAT WORKING WITH JONATHAN IN
YOUR OFFICE, AS WELL AS
CUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, AND
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE
GOTTEN FROM OTHER COUNCIL
OFFICES, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO
CREATE A NEW FUND THAT WOULD BE
IN ADDITION TO EXISTING RENTAL
ASSISTANCE RESOURCES, NOT IN
PLACE OF MOVING THINGS AROUND.
SORT OF BY DESIGN, BASED ON HOW
THE WINTER EVICTION ORDINANCE
HAS BEEN WRITTEN AS A DEFENSE
OF EVICTION PROCEEDINGS, IF
MORE TRADITIONAL MEDICATION
FUNDS HAD BEEN OBTAINED, THE
EVICTION PROCEEDING PROBABLY
WOULDN'T BE RECEIVING IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
UNDER THE JUST CAUSES THAT WERE
ALLOWED, IT'S SORT OF WRITTEN
IN ANY WAY THAT IT WILL BE
SUPPLEMENTAL TO EXISTING
SOURCES OF SUPPORT, BUT WE MADE
THAT MORE EXPLICIT JUST TO MAKE
IT CLEAR.
THAT'S HOW IT WOULD BE
ADMINISTERED.
IT'S NOT, AT THIS TIME, CLEAR
HOW MUCH EVEN AN ESTIMATE OF
HOW MUCH A PROGRAM LIKE THAT
MIGHT COST, OR WHAT THE
ANTICIPATED DEMAND MIGHT BE.
I AM TRYING TO GET ANSWERS THIS
WEEK, SO WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE
THAT BEFORE US, WHEN WE FINALLY
CONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE.
BUT THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE
ON KIND OF HOW THAT MITIGATION
FUND WOULD WORK.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOLKS HAVE
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IF THEY
WANT TO COME BY, AND TALK ABOUT
THE AMENDMENT, BUT THAT IS MY
UPDATE ON THE MITIGATION FUND,
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
TO SHOW THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>> VERY QUICKLY.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
MENTIONING THE COMMITTEE
MEETING THAT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY
SCHEDULED, SO WE CAN FINISH THE
WORK ON THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
BILL, AND I APPRECIATE
PRESIDENT MOSQUEDA URGING A
SPECIFIC DEADLINE FOR THE
AMENDMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO CENTRAL STAFF
HAVE IN TIME TO WORK, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO THAT THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE ADVOCATES
WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
BILL ALSO GET THE CHANCE TO SEE
THE AMENDMENTS WELL IN ADVANCE,
SO THAT WE CAN COME TO THE
DISCUSSION ON FEBRUARY 10 FULLY
PREPARED.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO AND WELCOME.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
THIS WEEK, I AM CHAIRING THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE AS SCHEDULED THIS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 9:30
A.M.
IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
IN A PREVIOUS COMMITTEE, WE
HEARD OVERVIEWS FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THIS WEEK, WE WILL HEAR FROM
THE FOURTH DEPARTMENT IN THAT
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE.
REGARDING THE MOVE, SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION LET ME, WE HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT TO THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS A
PRESENTATION ON MOVE SEATTLE.
FINALLY, WE WILL HEAR FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ABOUT THEIR
CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN.
IN DISTRICT 4 LAST WEEK, I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH
THE DEAN OF THE EVANS SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I ALSO MET WITH SMALL
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES TO HEAR
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT DIFFERENT
REGULATIONS, DIFFERENT POLICIES.
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY
AFLOAT.
IN DISTRICT 4 THIS WEEK, I WILL
JOIN SOME OF THE NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MAYBE, ALL OF US KNEW
COUNCILMEMBERS TO BE
INTERVIEWED ON THE SHOW CIVIC
COCKTAIL.
I THINK THE EPISODE WILL BE
AIRING THURSDAY NIGHT.
OFFICE HOURS IN THE DISTRICT
SPENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN
DISTRICT 4 MEETING WITH
CONSTITUENTS FOR WHAT WE CALL
FRIDAY'S AT 4:00.
SIGN UP ON MY WEBSITE FOR THOSE
OFFICE HOURS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
BUT GOOD TO SEE YOU.
O.R.C.A.
I DO WANT TO ECHO MY PREVIOUS
COMMENTS FOR SEIU.
OUR STUFF WAS OUT THERE ON
TUESDAY, AND WE WERE GLAD TO
SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT STANDING
UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS.
I HAVE TO SAY THIS WEEKEND, AS
I WAS HAVING COFFEE WITH A
FRIEND, I LEARNED ABOUT SOME
NURSES BEING PHYSICALLY
ESCORTED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AS
THEY TRIED TO RETURN TO WORK ON
FRIDAY.
WE KNOW RETALIATION EXISTS, AND
WE SHOULDN'T BE TOLERATING IT.
REGARDING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, I WANT TO REMIND
FOLKS THAT WE HAD OUR FIRST
MEETING LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS
AGO, AND TALKED ABOUT THE TONE
WE WANT TO SET FOR THE
COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
BUILD COMMUNITY WELL.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
BETTER, MAKE SURE THEY DON'T
GET PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY, AND
HOW WE CAN INCREASE COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP OF LAND.
WHETHER HOMEOWNERS CAN HAVE
BETTER TOOLS TO HELP THEM STAY
IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THIS
WEEK THURSDAY FROM 5:00 TO 7:00.
AT OUR FIRST MEETING, WE HEARD
FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE
COMMITTEE.
THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE HEARING
FROM ARTISTS, SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, AND FOLKS WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, OR WHO
HAVE TRIED TO IMPROVE THEIR
OPPORTUNITY FOR TREATING
OWNERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING,
AND WHAT THE CITY MIGHT DO
DIFFERENTLY TO GET OUT OF THEIR
WAY IN HELPING BUILD COMMUNITY
WEALTH, SO THAT'S THURSDAY FROM
5:00 TO 7:00.
WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST OFFICE
HOURS ON FRIDAY.
ON BEACON HILL HOW WE MET WITH
NINE CONSTITUENTS, WHO SIGNED
UP VIA WEBSITE TO COME SPEAK
WITH US.
THEN WE WALKED AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND GOT TO MEET
SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES ON
BEACON HILL, ABOUT WHAT'S
WORKING AND NOT WORKING.
OUR NEXT HOURS WILL BE THIS
FRIDAY FROM 10:00 TO 12:00 AT
CAFC RED AT THE A FELLOW LIGHT-
RAIL STATION.
PLEASE, SIGN-UP IF ANYONE IS
INTERESTED.
WE WILL ALSO BE DOING A TOUR OF
BUSINESSES IN HELMAND CITY.
ON FRIDAY EVENING WE HAD TO
MOVE THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
MEETING.
IT WAS ORGANIZED BY RESIDENTS
OF NEW HOLLY, AND RAINIER VISTA
IN MY DISTRICT.
I THINK WE HAD AT LEAST 250
PEOPLE TURNED UP AT THE'S
COMMUNITY MEETING TO NOT HEAR
FROM ELECTED LEADERS, BUT TO
HAVE US LISTEN TO THEIR NEEDS
IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, IT WAS MYSELF AND COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER ZAHALAI, AND
SEVERAL OTHERS.
I THINK FOR ME, THE BIG TAKE
AWAY WAS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE NEED
HELP, RESOURCES.
THEY NEED MORE AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING, EXTENDED COMMUNITY
CENTER HOURS, PARK PROGRAMMING,
YOU KNOW AFTER SCHOOL, SUMMER
TIME.
THEY NEED LATE-NIGHT
OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THINGS TO
DO.
AND OUR YOUNG ADULTS NEED
BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND
PAID APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS,
úSO WE PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO, AND
FOR THEIR YOUNG FAMILIES TO
GUIDE THEM TOWARD.
THE OTHER THING WE DID LOUD AND
CLEAR WAS THERE WAS A NEED FOR
MORE COORDINATION OF THE
INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE, AND A
NEED FOR OR AN INTEREST INTO
RESTORING JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AS
WE THINK OF OUR RESPONSE TO
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
MY STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE
SEATTLE GREENWAYS CELEBRATION
FOR THEIR VOLUNTEERS, AND THE
MESSAGE FROM THAT COMMUNITY IS
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
SAFE SIDEWALKS, AND SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL, AND SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOLKS.
WHETHER THEY WALK, ROLL, OR BIKE
TO WORK, TO SCHOOL, THE THINGS
THEY NEED TO DO, THIS IS ABOUT
SAFETY FOR EVERYONE, AND MAKING
SURE WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
IN PLACE FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T
STRIVE FOR WHATEVER REASON.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE CREATING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED FOR
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES BECAUSE WE KNOW
50% TO 60% OF OUR GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS IN THE CITY COME
FROM PASSENGER VEHICLES, AND WE
ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM UNLESS WE HAVE GOOD
CHOICES, ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND.
I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THAT
BECAUSE I WAS AT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY MEETING, BUT MY STAFF
DID GO AND WANTED TO SHARE THAT
MESSAGE.
AND I BELIEVE, THAT IS ALL I
HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU.
THERE ARE ZERO ITEMS ON THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE AGENDA
OR INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THE NEXT LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL
MEET ON FEBRUARY 12.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS. A
PRESENTATION FROM SDCI IN
RESPONSE TO LASTER'S TREE
RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS DUE TO
COUNCIL LAST FRIDAY.
I HAVE BEEN REASSURED WE WILL
BE RECEIVING IT TODAY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A CLERK
FILE, 31 3434, WHICH IS A
CONTRACT REZONE OF 4600 UNION
BAY PLACE, AND THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. NATHAN
TORGENSON.
MY STAFF HAS DISTRIBUTED
QUESTIONS AND'S FOR HIS
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION.
PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO ADD TO
THAT.
UPCOMING EVENTS.
TONIGHT, I AM JOINING THE 43rd
DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS.
ON WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE JOINING
WITH CIVIC COCKTAILS.
THURSDAY, THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICY BOARD, AND LIKELY A
PHINNEY RIDGE WALKING TOUR THIS
WEEK.
LAST WEEK, MY STAFF ATTENDED
THE GROUNDSWELL NORTHWEST
MEETING.
WE WILL LIKELY ATTEND THE
PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING,
EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN CONFLICT
WITH ANOTHER.
THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH TO DO.
LAST WEEK, WE ALSO SAW THE
BALLARD INTERBAY REGIONAL
CORRIDOR WEEK GROUP
PRESENTATION IN BALLARD.
WHILE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR
STATE FUNDS BECAUSE OF THE
THIRD MOST USED NORTH-SOUTH
CORRIDOR BEHIND I-5 AND S I-95,
THIS WEEKEND, WE FOUND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE CORRIDOR WHEN
THE FREMONT BRIDGE WAS STUCK
OPEN FOR SOME TIME.
I KNOW RECENTLY, THE BALLARD
BRIDGE HAS BEEN STUCK OPEN.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING IN A CITY
WITH SO MANY BRIDGES, WE DON'T
HAVE A DEDICATED BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FUND
HERE IN OUR CITY, SO THESE ARE
THINGS WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION
TO, AND CONTINUE TO STUDY, AND
WHY NOT ONLY IS THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPORTANT FROM
TOP DOWN, FROM THE STATE DOWN
TO THE CITY, BUT IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT FOR THE LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS UP TO THE CITY.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE BALLARD
LANDMARK COMMUNITY LAST WEEK,
AND HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.
LAST WEEK, I WAS DOWN IN OLYMPIA
FOR WASHINGTON CITY'S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A
RIDE ALONG WITH THE SEATTLE
OLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICER
GARCIA.
I ATTENDED ROLL CALL AND SPOKE
WITH THE LIEUTENANT, THE
CAPTAIN, AND ALL OF THE
OFFICERS AT WILL CALL.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT
OFFICERS WORKING THAT BEAT.
I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WORKING
WITH BRIAN, GARTH, DANE, AND
OFFICER GARCIA.
IT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY MY
ENTIRE LIFE.
I WALKED THESE NEIGHBORHOODS,
PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY,
IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
WHEN YOU ARE WALKING WITH A
UNIFORMED OFFICER.
THERE IS A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT REQUEST,
DIFFERENT EXPECTATION.
WHAT I NOTICED IS THE MAJORITY
OF THE CALLS WE RESPONDED TO
WERE SOCIAL SERVICES, OR SOCIAL
WORK RELATED.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE TRAFFIC
COLLISION THAT WE ATTENDED THAT
WAS NOT SOMEHOW ENVELOPED IN
HOW OUR CITY RESPONDS TO THE
SOCIAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT I ALSO NOTICED WAS, WE
DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR
THESE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED WAY
OR CENTRALIZED WAY OF
RESPONDING.
THAT PUTS OFFICERS IN A REALLY
AWKWARD PLACE, AND IT'S NOT
THEIR FAULT.
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROVIDE THE SOCIAL AND
BEHAVIORAL SERVICES THAT OUR
COMMUNITY NEEDS.
MOVING ON, WE HAD GREAT
CONSTITUENT MEETINGS IN THE
DISTRICT, AS WELL, MEETING WITH
THE BALLARD PEA PATCH, LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS, EXPERTS ON
TREE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE
WINTER EVICTIONS TO ANOTHER
DATE.
I WILL ALSO BE BRINGING SOME
AMENDMENTS TO YOUR OFFICE, TO
WORK WITH YOU THERE.
WE COULD HAVE HAD A SIGNED
CONTRACT.
AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE
REMAINED OPEN.
I ALSO HAD THE ABILITY AND THE
HONOR TO STAND WITH DEBORAH AND
JED LAST WEEK AND HONOR OF
THEIR SON, GABE, WHO PASSED
AWAY THIS LAST SEPTEMBER WITH
THE MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
THERE WILL BE MORE EDUCATION
AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AWARENESS.
AND RESOURCES BEING USED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS I
CONTINUE MY CONVERSATION
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 6. I WILL
BE SHARING THE MESSAGE OF GABE'S
LIFE, AND WHAT WE CAN BE DOING
TO TURN THAT TRAGEDY INTO A
TRIUMPH.
FINALLY, I WILL BE BRINGING A
SHOE UP TO COUNCIL.
FEBRUARY CREPT UP ON ME.
THIS FRIDAY IS INTERNATIONAL
CLASH DAY.
IN PARTICULAR THIS YEAR, WE ARE
FOCUSING ON CLIMATE CRISIS.
I WILL BE BRINGING A
PROCLAMATION SUPPORT OF
INTERNATIONAL CLASH DAY, BY OUR
LOCAL 1029.
I HAVE MORE, BUT I WILL SAVE IT
FOR ANOTHER TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
BUT TOMORROW EVENING,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE JEWISH
CLIMATE ACTION FESTIVAL, ALONG
WITH AN ACTIVIST HERE IN THE
CITY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING YOUR
THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE
JEWISH ARBOR DAY IS THIS WEEK.
IT'S A CELEBRATION WHERE WE
PLANNED TREES.
THE WHOLE IDEA IS ABOUT THE
REGENERATIVE NATURE OF MEETING
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECTING
THE EARTH.
>> JUST DOUBLE CHECKING ON
PROCESS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE
PROCLAMATION , WILL THAT BE
CIRCULATED?
DO WE NEED TO SIGN THAT?
>> I WILL BE CIRCULATING IT AT
FULL COUNCIL.
BECAUSE TODAY IS NOT
INTERNATIONAL CLASH DAY, I DO
NOT BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, IT'S REALLY GREAT
TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
GIVEN THE NEW COMMITTEE MAKEUP,
I WILL BE SEEING A LOT OF YOU.
TODAY IS WILL COUNCIL AGENDA
WILL START AT TWO :00 P.M.
WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNING
ONE MINUTE EARLY.
I WILL SEE YOU ALL AT 2:00 P.M.
TODAY'S COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.