GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
LET'S SEE.
WITH GOT THE MORNING THING HERE.
THIS IS THE FEBRUARY 24, 2020
CITY COUNCIL MEETING PICK A
TIME IS 9:23.
I AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
AND WAS MAYOR OVER THE WEEKEND
BECAUSE THE MAYOR WAS OUT OF
TOWN.
AND I WAS MAYOR LAST WEEKEND,
TOO.
GOT A LOT DONE.
YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
I'VE DONE.
NEITHER DOES THE MAYOR.
>> I'M NOT SURE YOU WANT TO
TELL US.
>> I REMAINED A COUPLE OF
STREETS, GOT SOME STUFF DONE.
REV COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WOULD LIKE A MINUTE TO
GET US UPDATED ON THE EAST
REGIONAL WAY CORRIDOR PROJECT
FOR SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD
MORNING.
I AM GOING TO BE LEAVING THE
BRIEFING A LITTLE BIT EARLY FOR
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON POLICE
HIRING IN THE CHINATOWN I.D.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS LETTER.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN HAND, SO IT
MIGHT ARRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THIS MEETING.
I AM SURE FOLKS CAN CIRCULATE
IT WITHOUT MY PRESENCE HERE.
IF IT DOESN'T COME FOR SOME
REASON, DURING THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING'S, WE CAN CERTAINLY IT
AT 2:00 TODAY.
THIS IS A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF
A GRANT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THE EAST MARGINAL
WAY PROJECT.
ON FRIDAY, MY OFFICE EMAILED
BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF ABOUT
THIS PROJECT.
MY INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT IS
LONG-STANDING BECAUSE OF ITS
CRITICAL LINKAGE FOR BIKE
COMMUTERS FROM WEST SEATTLE, TO
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SEPARATED
FROM TRAFFIC.
THE 2020.2025 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN, ADOPTED ALONG
WITH THE BUDGET, NOTED SDOT
PLANNED OR ADOPTED THIS PROJECT
AND NOTED THAT US STILL PLANS
TO APPLY FOR $15 MILLION IN
FUNDING FROM THIS GRANT.
THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS FOR
$13 MILLION.
THE CIP, THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, NOTES THAT
SDOT ANTICIPATES ABOUT A $10
MILLION PORT CONTRIBUTION, AND
THE BENEFITS FOR THIS PROJECT
IS THAT IT WILL IMPROVE SAFETY
AND RELIABILITY WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS,
IN THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
AREA.
IT WILL SUPPORT FREIGHT LOADS
BY REBUILDING THE ROADWAY AND
PROMOTE EFFICIENCY THROUGH
SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS,
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS, AND APPARENTLY, TO MY
CONSTITUENTS IN WEST SEATTLE
WHO BIKE COMMUTE, AND IMPROVES
SAFETY BY SEPARATING
NONMOTORIZED MOVES FROM THE
FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
THE LETTER WE ARE GOING TO BE
SICKENING AT SOME POINT TODAY
IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS GRANT.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
OUR FRIENDS HERE.
DO YOU WANT TO COME UP?
THEY ARE GOING TO OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU SHOULD
HAVE GOTTEN A MEMO FROM OUR
FRIEND CHERYL ON FRIDAY,
ADDRESSING SEVEN TOPICS.
THE EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT,
GENERAL GOVERNMENT,
HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABILITY,
PUBLIC SAFETY, SIMILAR IT, AND
TRANSPORTATION.
WILLIE, YOU ASKED IF WE COULD
DISCUSS HOUSE BILL 2498, THE
PROGRESSIVE TAX AUTHORITY.
I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS, SO IF WE CAN GO
THROUGH YOUR INTRODUCTIONS AND
GO THROUGH YOUR AGENDA, WE WILL
DISCUSS HOUSE BILL 2948 LAST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ AND I AM LILY WILSON-
CODEGA, DIRECTOR OF THEM TOOK
UNTOLD RELATIONS.
>> ROBIN KOSKEY.
>> CHERYL SWAB, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
>> QUINN MAJESKY.
>> WE HAVE WITH OF THE SESSION.
WE HAVE THE SUN SUPPLEMENTAL
CAPITAL BUDGET RELEASED LAST
WEEK, AND OPERATION AND CAPITAL
BUDGET ROLLOUTS HAPPENING THIS
WEEK.
WE HAVE PASSED MANY MAJOR
MILESTONES AT THIS POINT
INCLUDING THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN
POLICY, AND FLOORCLOTHS, AND
ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING THE
HEALTH POLICY CUT OFF THIS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28.
HOUSE BILL 2948 IS THE NEW
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS EXCISE
TAX.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING
TIME TO REVIEW THE INITIAL
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS, WHICH
WE WILL TRY TO TAKE TOWARDS THE
END OF TODAY'S BRIEFING.
THERE IS NO PREEMPTION IN THE
CURRENT BILL.
JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS AT .25%,
AND A HEARING IS SCHEDULED IN
HOUSE FINANCE THIS COMING
THURSDAY.
FINALLY, QUINN WILL BRIEF YOU
ON BLOCK THE BOX IN HIS
TRANSPORTATION REPORT, BUT I
WANTED TO FIRST RECOGNIZE CHIEF
SCOGGINS AND CHIEF BEST FOR
SPENDING SEVERAL DAYS WITH US
IN OLYMPIA OVER THE PAST WEEKS,
ADVOCATING FOR THIS BILL FROM A
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.
IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THERE
WAS SOME SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT
IN THE SENATE THE DAY CHIEF
SCOGGINS WAS WITH US IN
OLYMPIA, SO A BIG THANK YOU TO
BOTH OF THEM FOR THEIR WORK.
WE WILL SEE CHIEF BEST LATER
TODAY.
I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
CHERYL, WHO WILL BEGIN WITH
EDUCATION.
>> I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO
REPORT EXCEPT I AM GOING TO
HIGHLIGHT THE THINGS ARE STILL
ALIVE.
>> YOUR REPORT, THOSE ARE ALL
BILLS THAT ARE STILL ALIVE?
>> YES, UNLESS WE MISSED SOME,
BUT YES, THAT WAS THE INTENTION
WE TOOK OFF THE THINGS WE KNEW
WERE NOT MOVING FORWARD.
>> I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO ASK FOR
THIS, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
HERE, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT
YOU KNOW WE ARE FOLLOWING
PARTICULAR THINGS THAT DIED,
CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY MENTION
THEM IN PASSING?
>> NO PROBLEM.
THE FIRST TWO, THE SEXUAL
HEALTH EDUCATION AND MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS BILLS ARE STILL MOVING.
THE FIRST ONE HAS A HEARING.
THE SECOND ONE HAS NOT YET BEEN
SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING, SO NOT
EXACTLY SURE IF THAT ONE WILL
CONTINUE, BUT FOR NOW IT IS
STILL ALIVE.
>> MOVING ON TO THE
ENVIRONMENT.
THE FIRST HIGHLIGHT IS TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT OFF LAST
WEEK THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING
AND WORKING ON.
THE FIRST IS THE BENEFICIAL
ELECTRIC VACATION LEGISLATION,
WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED
INCENTIVES TO CUSTOMERS WHO
CHOOSE TO ELECTRIFY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DID NOT
MAKE IT OUT OF EITHER CHAMBER.
SIMILARLY, THE LEGISLATION
DETERMINING THE AUTHORITY TO
REGULATE MOBILE OR INDIRECT
SOURCES OF EMISSIONS DID NOT
PASS.
MOVING ON TO LEGISLATION THAT
IS STILL ALIVE, THE LOW CARBON
FUEL STANDARD IS STILL IN PLAY.
I THINK I'VE MENTIONED
PREVIOUSLY, IT FACES RESISTANCE
IN THE SENATE, BUT IT IS
SCHEDULED AND ALREADY HAD A
HEARING.
IT IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION TOMORROW.
IT WILL THEN GO TO
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS THE
REAL HURDLE.
THE HOUSE VERSION OF
LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD
REGULATE THE EMISSIONS OF TNC'S
THAT PASS.
IT IS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING
TODAY IN SENATE'S
TRANSPORTATION.
I THINK THAT ONE DOES HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE OF MAKING IT ALL
THE WAY.
THE TNC COMPANIES HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN THAT
LEGISLATION.
>> CAN YOU REFER US TO WHICH
NUMBER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> OF COURSE.
THIS IS 2310, TRANSPORTATION
EMISSIONS.
AND BELOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
IS BILL 1110.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, A
ROMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PROVIDE THE UPDATE?
>> SURE.
SORRY.
I GOT MYSELF OUT OF ORDER.
HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE, E 2 SP
2045.
THAT GOT INTO A LITTLE BIT OF
TROUBLE IN THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE WITH SOME LEGAL
QUESTIONS THAT WERE QUICKLY
ADDRESSED.
THEY ADVANCED OUT OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND
NOW GOING TO HAVE A HEARING IN
THE ENVIRONMENT, OR IN THE
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE IN THE
SENATE TOMORROW, AND I
UNDERSTAND BARB GRAF WILL BE
THERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF
THE BILL, SO WE ARE REALLY
HOPING WE CAN GET THIS ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE.
WE WANT TO HONOR HER, FOR SURE.
>> THOSE ARE THE MAJOR UPDATES
ON ENVIRONMENT.
>> ONTO GENERAL GOVERNMENT,
CHERYL.
>> OKAY.
THE FIRST TWO, COTTAGE FOOD
INDUSTRY 2217 AND 2218, ARE
STILL MOVING.
ONE OF THESE MICRO-ENTERPRISE
BILLS, 2777, WHAT HAVE CREATED
A SPECIFICPERMITTING PROCESS
FOR THESE TYPES OF SMALLER
BUSINESSES.
IT DID NOT ADVANCE.
THAT ONE DID DIE.
62 152, THE CAMPAIGN-FINANCE
BILL, IS ALSO STILL MOVING.
>> CHERYL, COULD I ASK YOU A
QUICK QUESTION?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT IS COTTAGE FOOD?
>> THESE ARE SMALL, HOME-BASED
FOOD BUSINESSES.
SO, THE FIRST TWO BILLS ARE
ALLOWING -- RIGHT NOW, THERE'S
A CAP OUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU
CAN EARN IF YOU HAVE ONE OF
THESE OUT OF YOUR HOME.
IT GOES FROM $25,000-$50,000.
IT INCREASES THE CAP.
THE OTHER ONE IS RELATED TO
PRODUCT LABELING.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY TRYING TO MAKE
IT EASIER FOR THESE HOME
BUSINESSES TO OPERATE.
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE
IMPACT IS ON THE PERMITTING
BILL NOT PASSING?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT MAKING
IT EASIER TO OPERATE.
>> WAS THAT PERMITTING THROUGH
THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT?
>> I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY
CREATING A WHOLE, SPECIFIC
PROCESS TO THAT TYPE OF
BUSINESS CALLED THE MICRO-
ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHENS.
I DON'T THINK IT MEANS THEY ARE
NOT PERMITTED ANYMORE.
THIS JUST WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM
THEIR OWN CATEGORY, BUT THAT
ONE DID NOT ADVANCE.
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME.
>> MOVING ONTO HEALTHCARE,
ROBIN.
>> SO, GOOD NEWS ON THE HEALTHY
MOMS AND HEALTHY BABIES BILL,
SENATE BILL 6128.
STILL WOULD EXTEND POSTPARTUM
APPLE HEALTH COVERAGE FROM 60
DAYS TO 12 MONTHS, WITH THE
SAME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AS
THE CURRENT PROGRAM.
THE SENATE BILL, 6128 WAS VOTED
OUT OF THE SENATE ON FEBRUARY
17 BY A 48-0 VOTE.
IT WAS AMENDED TO CAP
ENROLLMENT BASED ON AVAILABLE
FUNDS, SO PREGNANT AND
POSTPARTUM PERSONS WOULD NEED
TO ENROLL ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-
SERVED BASIS, BUT THE
HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY HAS ALSO
DIRECTED FEDERAL FUNDS AND ONCE
THE MATCH IS SCARED FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE PROGRAM
WILL EXPIRE, AND THE STATE
úWOULD EXTEND COVERAGE FROM 60
DAYS TO 12 MONTHS, TO ALL
PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM PERSONS
UP TO 193% OF THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LEVEL.
ADVOCATES HOPE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE FEDERAL
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE
A SUBSTANTIAL BUNCH TO STATES
THAT ADOPT THE POLICY, AND THE
PROGRAM WOULD BEGIN JANUARY 1,
2021, SO IT'S VERY GOOD NEWS.
IT'S NOW GOING TO BE HEARD IN
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
THE GOVERNOR'S VAPING BILL,
6234, WAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT
TO -- IT WAS A BAN ON FLAVORED
VAPING PRODUCTS, BUT IT HAS
BEEN CHANGED TO ONLY ALLOW SALE
AND RETAIL OUTLETS RESTRICTED TO
PEOPLE 21 AND OVER, AND
INCLUDES AN EXCISE TAX OF 31%.
IT'S ALIVE IN WAYS AND MEANS.
IT HAS BEEN DEEMED NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF
THE TAX INCLUDED IN THE BILL.
THE BILL WILL HAVE A HEARING IN
THE SENATE RACE -- OR IT JUST
HAD A HEARING IN THE SENATE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY.
I GUESS I CAN MOVE ON TO
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN THE BILL
NUMBER FOR THE JUST CAUSE
EVICTION BILLS, BUT THOSE
UNFORTUNATELY WILL NOT MOVE ON
THIS YEAR.
ADVOCATES FEEL PLEASED ABOUT
HOW THE CONVERSATION WENT, AND
FEEL LIKE THEY DID MAKE
PROGRESS, AND ARE READY TO
BRING IT BACK NEXT YEAR AND
HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION IN
THE INTERIM, AS WELL, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, IT WON'T BE
MOVING ON.
THAT SAID, THERE ARE STILL A
NUMBER OF HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS BILLS THAT ARE
STILL ALIVE.
ONE NOTABLE ONE IS ONE THAT
WOULD ALLOW AN EXEMPTION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT A SALE IF
A BUILDING WERE AFFORDABLE, IF
IT WERE TO BE SOLD TO A
NONPROFIT DEVELOPER OR HOUSING
AUTHORITY THAT PROMISED TO KEEP
THE BUILDING AFFORDABLE, THE
SELLER WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY
THE 3% FOR THE REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX.
THIS IS MEANT TO TRY TO
ENCOURAGE SELLERS TO SELL TO
NONPROFITS, AND KEEP HOUSING
AFFORDABLE.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS 2372,
THE LANDLORD MEDICATION FOR
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, UNLAWFUL
HARASSMENT, OR STALKING, IS
ALSO STILL ALIVE, I BELIEVE.
THAT STILL HAS A CHANCE TO PASS
THIS YEAR, WHICH I THINK IS
REALLY GREAT.
I THINK I WILL LEAVE IT THERE
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
HOUSING BILLS.
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, I'M
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP IF I DON'T
HAVE THE ANSWER IN MY HEAD
RIGHT NOW.
>> GREAT.
>> THIS PORTABLE SCREENING FOR
TENANTS, THAT WAS A BILL I KNOW
HAD BEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE IN
PAST YEARS.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS STILL
ALIVE?
IS THE CONVERSATION COMPLETE?
>> THERE WAS A BILL.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS INTRODUCED
THIS YEAR, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A
BILL AROUND THAT ISSUE, AND
THERE WAS A SMALL INROAD MADE,
WERE NOW EVERYBODY MUST STATE
ON THEIR RENTAL WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ACCEPT PORTABLE SCREENING
REPORTS.
I THINK IT WAS KIND OF A GRAND
COMPROMISE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THAT
THIS YEAR, BUT I CAN DOUBLE
CHECK FOR YOU, BUT I'M PRETTY
SURE IT DIDN'T COME FORWARD
THIS YEAR.
BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AS A RENTER, MOVING BETWEEN TWO
RENTAL UNITS, I WILL HAVE MORE
COMMENTS ON THIS LATER.
>> I UNDERSTAND IT IS QUITE AN
ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE REPLYING TO
MULTIPLE APARTMENTS, AND YOU
CAN RUN INTO QUITE A BIT OF
MONEY WERE WITH SEPARATE FEES.
>> QUESTION ON THE TENANT
INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
IS THAT STILL ALIVE?
>> IT IS STILL ALIVE.
THAT PASSED THE HOUSE, AND IS
COMING UP THIS WEEK FOR A
HEARING IN THE FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOP
IT, AND TRADE COMMITTEE ON THE
25th, TOMORROW.
THAT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 4,
THE FIRST BLUNDER HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS ON THAT REPORT.
>> WHAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST
YEAR WITH MAKING CHANGES TO THE
JUST CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW
RULES AROUND EVICTIONS THAT
PASSED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE?
WILL THERE HAVE TO BE A
HARMONIZING PROCESS?
>> WE MAY HAVE TO DO THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MAY BE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE BILL THAT
WOULD PLACE A LIMIT ON HOW MUCH
COULD BE CHARGED, DIFFERENT
FEES COULD BE CHARGED.
SOMETHING LIKE 25%, I
UNDERSTOOD FROM A PHONE CALL I
WAS ON, ON FRIDAY.
WE MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE, BUT I
THINK IT WOULD BE A HELPFUL
CHANGE TO OUR LOCAL LAW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BEGINNING ON THE MIDDLE OF
PAGE 6 UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY,
WHILE THE DUI FIREARM
RESTRICTION BILL, AND HIGH-
CAPACITY MAGAZINES FORMERLY
HOUSE BE 2240 DIDN'T MAKE IT
PAST LAST WEEK'S FLOOR CUT OFF,
HOUSE BILL 2947 PROHIBITING
DEVICES THAT CAN ACCEPT MORE
THAN 15 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION IS
ALIVE AND WELL, AND SCHEDULED
FOR A HEARING ON TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 25 AT 8:00 A.M.
ON THE OTHER GUN RESPONSIBILITY
PRIORITIES FOR COUNCIL, WE
CONTINUE TO SEE MOMENTUM ON
REPRESENTATIVE HANSEN'S
BACKGROUND CHECK BILL IN THE
MIDDLE OF PAGE 6, 2267.
HOUSE BILL, 2632 TOWARDS THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 6, THAT WOULD
STRENGTHEN PENALTIES FOR FALSE
REPORTING OF CRIMES THAT RESULT
IN DEATH OR BODILY HARM, AND
SENATOR TINKER'S PROPOSAL ON
THE TOP OF PAGE 7 TO ESTABLISH
THE OFFICE OF FIREARM
PREVENTION, 6288.
ON PAGE 7 UNDER SAFETY NET AND
CIVIL RIGHTS, DOMESTIC WORKER
PROTECTION, HOUSE BILL 2511,
PASSED THE HOUSE AND IS
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
INCENTIVE LABOR ON FEBRUARY 25.
THE COURTS FOR ALL BILL,
PROHIBITING CIVIL IMMIGRATION
ARRESTS, 2567, WERE SPONSORED
BY REPRESENTATIVE TY AND PASSED
53-43, AND IS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION FEBRUARY 27,
AND DEATH PENALTY ELIMINATION,
SENATE BILL 5339, TOWARDS THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 7, PASSED THE
SENATE 28-18, AND IS SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION IN-HOUSE
AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON FEBRUARY
27.
>> GOING BACK TO THE
HOUSE BILL 2657, AIMS TO
PROTECT ALL PEOPLE FROM
WARRANTLESS, CIVIL IMMIGRATION
ARRESTS AT COURTS, PROHIBIT
COURT STAFF AND PROSECUTORS
FROM USING STATE AND LOCAL
JUSTICE RESOURCES -- ARE WE --
ASSIST JUST LIMITED TO
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, AND --
>> IT WOULD JUST BE IN THE
COURT SYSTEM, SO IT'S AN ACCESS
TO JUSTICE ISSUE THAT'S A BIG
PRIORITY FOR IMMIGRATION
ADVOCATES, AND THE AMERICAN
CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, SO IT'S
JUST RESTRICTING ACCESS AND
DATA SHARING FOR I.C.E.
ITHIN ONE MILE OF T
>> THIS IS THE BILL THAT WE
SENT THE LETTER ON LAST WEEK.
>> CORRECT.
BUT THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE.
I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU.
WE SEEN SOME RECENT -- I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHERE I READ IT.
IT WAS LAST WEEK.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE WERE
LOOKING AT THAT, WHERE I.C.E.
IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BOARD
BUSES, PRIVATE GREYHOUND BUSES,
ANY BUSES, AND ASK FOR PEOPLE'S
IDENTIFICATION, WHICH THEY'VE
BEEN DOING.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK
INTO?
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE SOME PRIORITY IN
GOVERNMENT AREAS, WHERE THE
GOVERNMENT CAN DO CERTAIN
THINGS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
PRIVATE BUSINESS AND WHETHER OR
NOT I.C.E.
AGENTS CAN BOARD PRIVATE BUSES,
JUST VEHICLES.
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
SO, PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE CARS,
WHO ARE USING THE BUS SYSTEMS,
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH CITY
JUST BANNED THAT OR IF IT'S
FEDERAL.
>> I CAN LOOK IT UP FOR YOU.
>> THE SESSION ENDS ON THE
14th.
>> THE 12th.
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE
QUICKLY TO AMEND OR EXPAND IT.
>> HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THAT AND
GET BACK TO YOU.
GOOD NEWS TODAY.
I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
QUINN, WHO WILL REVIEW OUR
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, STARTING WITH HOUSE BILL
1793, AND ITS COMPANION SENATE
BILL 5789, THESE ARE THE
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT FOR
BLOCKING THE BOX AND TRANSIT
LANES LEGISLATION.
THE SENATE, LAST TUESDAY, PAST
THEIR VERSION OUT OF THE FULL
SENATE PRIOR TO HOUSE OF
ORIGIN'.
THIS IS A REALLY POSITIVE STEP
FORWARD.
THE SENATE HAD A HANGUP LAST
YEAR.
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
VERSIONS ARE STILL ALIVE.
THE SENATE IS HEARING THE HOUSE
VERSION TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HOUSE IS HEARING THE SENATE
VERSION ON SATURDAY.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON KEEPING BOTH
BILLS ALIVE, IT'S REALLY TRYING
TO MOVE THE SENATE VERSION
FORWARD, SINCE IT'S IN A FORM
THAT'S ALREADY AGREED TO BY ALL
OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.
AS WE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,
CHIEF SCOGGINS, CHIEF BEST, AND
ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE
DONE TREMENDOUS WORK MOVING
THIS FORWARD, AND I THINK WE
ARE IN A GOOD POSITION ON THAT
LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY
PREVIOUSLY IN FRONT OF THE
SENATE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO JOIN YOU
AGAIN THIS SATURDAY.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
MOVING ONTO HOUSE BILL 2362 AND
A COMPANION 6652, THIS IS THE
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION REVENUE
OPTIONS.
THESE BILLS DID NOT PASS THE
RESPECTIVE HOUSES BEFORE CUT
OFF.
THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE.
AS I'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,
BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE CHAIRS
THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE OPTIONS AS PART OF A
BROADER CONVERSATION ON A
POTENTIAL STATEWIDE
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE.
THAT'S LIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD
NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WHILE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO START
THE CONVERSATION ON THESE
ISSUES THIS YEAR, I THINK WE
WILL BE DOING THE REAL WORK
NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON
THAT.
A FINAL UPDATE ON HOUSE BILL 66
-- ZARCO SENATE BILL 6606.
THIS IS THE REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITIES.
THIS IS THE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD CHANGE THE CARTEL
VALUATION SCHEDULE FOR SOUND
TRANSIT.
THE PRIMARY UPDATE IS, ALTHOUGH
THIS BILL DID NOT PASS BEFORE
HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF, IT'S
BEING CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET, AND IS
THEREFORE GOING TO BE IN PLAY
UNTIL THE END OF SESSION.
IT WOULD STILL REQUIRE A TWO
THIRDS VOTE, AND IT'S NOT CLEAR
IF THERE IS A PATH FORWARD, BUT
THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING.
>> IS THIS THE ONE WHERE IT WAS
JUST A SCRIVENER'S ERROR?
>> NO.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD SHIFT
SOUND TRANSIT'S CAR VALUATION
SCHEDULE FROM THE 96 TO 2006
SCHEDULE, AND IT WOULD ALSO
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT 1.1% RATE
THAT WAS REPEALED BY INITIATIVE
976, WHICH IS WHY IT WOULD
REQUIRE TWO THIRDS BECAUSE IT
IT MENDS WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THIS WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIVE
POLICY CHANGE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MOVING ON, I THINK WE WANTED
TO TAKE THE NEW PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE BILL TOWARDS THE END.
WE HAVE COMPILED MANY QUESTIONS
FROM YOU ALL.
I THINK ROBIN IS GOING TO GO
THROUGH THOSE.
WE HAVEN'T ANSWERED ALL OF THEM
AT THIS STAGE, SO THAT WORK IS
ONGOING.
WE WILL REVIEW WHAT WE KNOW NOW.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,BUT I CAN
GO THROUGH MY LIST IF THAT'S
OKAY WITH EVERYONE.
>> THE FIRST QUESTION IS, CAN
WE HAVE A BREAK DOWN OF THE
SPENDING PLAN IN ROUGH DOLLARS
AND PERCENTAGES DIVIDED OUT BY
DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORY
FUNDING?
AS I UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE BILL, THE IDEA
IS TO HAVE THE SPENDING PLANS
BE DONE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
THIS LEGISLATION DONE AT THE
STATE LEVEL IS VERY BROAD, AND
GIVES THE COUNTY THE AUTHORITY
TO LEVY THIS TAX.
WHAT, IF ANY, EXPLICIT OR
IMPLICIT LIMITATIONS EITHER ON
CITY REVENUE AUTHORITY, AND HOW
BROAD ARE ANY OF THOSE
LIMITATIONS?
AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO
LIMITS.
THERE IS NO PREEMPTION CLAUSE
IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE
BILL.
IN SECTION 8 OF THE BILL, .1
ADDED ON THE .2 AUTHORITY.
WHAT IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH
WHICH WE ARE COLLECTING THOSE
DOLLARS AND HOW WILL THEY BE
DISTRIBUTED?
MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE BILL, AND I
THINK THE LANGUAGE IS
CONFUSING, IS THAT IT'S A TOTAL
.25% WITH .1% GOING TO THE
LARGEST CITIES IN THE COUNTY,
INCLUDING SEATTLE.
THAT MONEY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
WOULD COME DIRECTLY TO SEATTLE,
AND THE SALE COUNCIL, AND MAYOR
WOULD HAVE DISCRETION OVER HOW
TO SPEND THAT MONEY WITHIN THE
BROAD CATEGORIES OF THE
AUTHORITY OF THIS BILL.
I GUESS THE COLLECTION METHOD
IS THROUGH THE EXISTING RECORD
TO COLLECT TAXES THAT THE
OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
OPERATES.
>> SO THAT WOULD BE COLLECTED
AT THE CITY LEVEL?
>> I AM ACTUALLY NOT SURE ABOUT
THAT.
I WOULD KIND OF LEAVE THAT TO
BENJAMIN NOBLE.
WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND GET YOU
MORE DETAILS ON THAT BECAUSE I
DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHANGES
WOULD NEED TO BE MADE TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IF
THERE WAS A CITY ALLOCATION AND
COUNTY ALLOCATION.
IT JUST COMPLEMENT THINGS.
>> THERE'S AN AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TAKES TO SET UP THE SYSTEM.
WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE WERE
DELIBERATING THE EMPLOYABLE
HOURS TAX, WHICH WAS PRIMED TO
PHASE INTO A PAYROLL TAX AFTER
CBO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET
UP A PAYROLL TAX RECOVERY
SYSTEM.
THE REASON WE HAD TO DO A
PHASE, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTED
THE EMPLOYEE HOURS, BUT THE
REASON WHY WE STARTED WITH
EMPLOYEE HOURS, IS BECAUSE IT
WAS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR
TO CREATE A SYSTEM FOR THE
PAYROLL TAX.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO KNOW.
WHO'S DOING IT, AND HOW MUCH
TIME THEY ANTICIPATE IT WILL
TAKE TO SET UP.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS FOR THE
COMP LOCATED BECAUSE PORTIONS
OF THE MONEY ARE ALLOCATED ON
THE POPULATION OF THE VARIOUS
JURISDICTIONS.
CERTAIN PARTS ARE BY HOW MUCH
OF THE TAX IS GENERATED IN THE
JURISDICTION.
CERTAINLY HAS TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS.
IT'S NOT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE
BOARD, ONE TALK ELATION.
>> CAN I ASK YOU TO GO BACK TO
THE FIRST QUESTION?
ON THE SPENDING ALLOCATION, CAN
YOU REPEAT WHAT THE ANSWER WAS,
WHETHER THERE WAS A DIRECTIVE
ON HOW MUCH SPENDING AND, WHICH
CATEGORIES, WHICH PERCENTAGES?
>> THE ONLY DIRECTIVE THAT IS
IN THE BELL BILL NOW IS HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT DOESN'T GET INTO THE NITTY-
GRITTY DETAILS OF EXACTLY HOW
THE MONEY MUST BE SPENT.
THERE IS DECEPTIVELY, WHICH
ABOUT SHELTER, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, THINGS LIKE
THAT.
IT WILL BE UP TO THE COUNTY AND
CITY TO DETERMINE THAT SPENDING
PLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEM THAT
HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THIS
CONVERSATION AFTER THE SOUND
CITY BECAME PART OF A PLAYER AT
THE NEGOTIATING TABLE.
I AM JUST KIND OF CURIOUS HOW
BROAD THE PUBLIC SAFETY
DEFINITION IS.
AND WHETHER MONEY RAISED FROM
THIS TAXING AUTHORITY COULD
POTENTIALLY, IN SOME
JURISDICTIONS WERE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE BE SPENT ON POLICE
AND FIRE, OR IF IT HAS TO BE
MORE NARROWLY TAILORED.
>> IT IS MORE NARROWLY TAILORED
AND DIRECTED TOWARDS SERVICES
THAT PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES AND EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS COME INTO CONTACT
WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM MAY NEED TO KEEP THEM
FROM INTERACTING WITH THAT
SYSTEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S QUITE
IMPORTANT TO ONE OF THE PRIME
SPONSORS OF THE BILL.
TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERACTING WITH THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
>> WOULD IT BE MORE ACCURATE TO
DESCRIBE THAT AS A DIVERSION
FUNDING PRONG? I THINK THAT'S
BEEN CONFUSING TO A LOT OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO THINK THIS MIGHT BE
A SECRET CLAUSE TO FUND LAW AND
ORDER TYPE PROGRAMS.
>> I THINK A DIVERSION IS AN
EXCELLENT WAY TO THINK ABOUT
THAT PROPOSAL.
>> IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US
TO HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF WHERE
THOSE DOLLARS WOULD GO.
FOR EXAMPLE, FACILITIES, PUBLIC
SAFETY SERVICES, HOW THIS WILL
BE ECHOED ABLY DISTRIBUTED
ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY, SO
PEOPLE DON'T EVEN MAKE AN
ASSUMPTION THAT IT WILL GO INTO
ADDITIONAL POLICING, OR THAT IT
WILL BE MORE DIRECTIVE THAT
THIS IS FOR SERVICES IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY REALM, VERSUS THE
LATTER.
ALSO, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY
HELPFUL IF WE HAD A BETTER SENSE
OF HOW OUR PRIORITIES
POTENTIALLY WILL BE REPRESENTED
IN THE FINAL BILL AS IT COMES
TO SPENDING ALLOCATION.
AS IT RELATES TO SPENDING
ALLOCATION IN THE SECOND, THE
COUNCIL WAS REALLY SPECIFIC
ABOUT A DESIRE TO SEE A LARGE
PORTION, AT LEAST HALF OF THE
DOLLARS GOING INTO HOUSING WITH
THE MAJORITY GOING INTO THE 0%
TO 30% REGIONAL HOUSING.
AS IT RELATES TO ENHANCED
SHELTERS SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY
EVIDENCED BASED SERVICES.
HAPPY TO CHAT MORE IF AND WHEN
THOSE DETAILS ARE FORTHCOMING,
BUT MY DESIRE, AND I THINK THE
STRONG MESSAGE FROM COUNCIL WAS
AS THE BILL IS FINALIZED, WE
WOULD LIKE HER TO BE THAT
DIRECTIVE IN STATUTE, SO IT'S
VERY CLEAR TO THE COUNTY AND
THE INCORPORATED CITY'S THAT
THIS IS TRULY ABOUT HOUSING,
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR
HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES, AND TO LYNN LEWIS'S
POINT, HOUSING SERVICES.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THAT.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA JUST
SAID.
ONE OF THE CRITICISMS AND
CONCERNS I'VE HAD IS THAT 80%
WAS GOING TOWARDS SHELTER AND
20% WAS STILL UNCERTAIN, IN MY
OPINION.
MY POSITION HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THAT, IF WE ARE GOING TO TAX
AND MOVE FORWARD TO SHELTER THE
UNSHELTERED AND LOOK AT
HOMELESSNESS, AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES, THAT A MAJORITY
THAT ARE CLEARING THE CALL HERE
IS THAT IT GOES TO SHELTERING
THE UNSHELTERED, AND THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, NOT TO
PUBLIC SAFETY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A BIG
PUSH FOR INTERVENTION PROGRAMS,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT
AGAIN, IT TOOK US A LOT OF
TIME, EFFORT, AND POLITICAL
WILL, AND CAPITAL TO GET IT
FROM THE REGIONAL POLICY
COUNCIL ACROSS THE STREET OVER
HERE TO GET IT PASSED.
THE LONG HISTORY IT TOOK.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE CLEAR ON OUR NORTHSTAR,
THAT THE REASON WE ARE DEALING
WITH A SOUND CITY PEOPLE, WHICH
IS FINE, BUT TO ENSURE TWO
THINGS THAT WE KEPT PUSHING.
WE DID THIS WITH THE OPIOID
ISSUE, AS WELL.
NOT ALL OF THE DIFFICULT THINGS
THAT GO ON IN OUR COUNTY ARE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THAT
HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES COME
FROM EVERYWHERE.
THE REGIONAL APPROACH IS WHAT
HAS BEEN OUR RALLYING POINT TO
GET THESE OTHER CITIES ON BOARD
TO HAVE THIS REGIONAL RESPONSE.
I AM HOPING WHEN I'M DONE WITH
THIS JOB, AFTER THIS, WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE A REGIONAL
RESPONSE TO THESE KIND OF
ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC
HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING,
THAT WE ARE NOT HELD BY THE
TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY, WHEN
WE START SEEING THOSE
ORDINANCES PASSED ABOUT, WE
DON'T WANT SAFE INJECTION
SITES.
YOU DON'T GET TO DO THAT.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MAKES THOSE
DECISIONS BECAUSE IT'S A COUNTY
ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US.
I AM ON A SOAPBOX HERE, BUT
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID.
WE WANT TO BE TRUE TO OUR WORD,
NOT ONLY TO CONSTITUENTS AND
RESIDENTS, BUT ALL OF KING
COUNTY.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT SHELTERING
THE UNSHELTERED AND HAVING
THESE HOMES, AND ALL OF THESE
PROGRAMS BUILT, SO WE CAN DO
THAT.
>> DID YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP?
>> IF I MAY.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE
FOR THE SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES,
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE, THIS BILL HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH SAFE
CONSUMPTION SITES.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT HOUSING AND
SHELTER SERVICES, SO JUST
BEFORE ANYBODY THINKS THAT'S
THE CASE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I KNOW THERE IS CONFUSION FROM
SOME IN THE OTHER CHAMBER.
>> THAT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE I
USED THE SAME EXAMPLE AGAIN.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> VERY QUICKLY, I THINK A
GOOD, SPECIFIC REQUEST TO THE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM'S POINT ABOUT
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION IS
SECTION NINE BE SUBSECTION 2,
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A
DEFINITION OF WHAT EQUITABLY
CITED MEANS.
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOURCES
ACROSS THE REGION, IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE THE
CLARIFICATION OF LEGISLATIVE
ATTEMPT INTENT.
>> YOU WANT THE DEFINITION OF
WHAT COULD BE EQUITABLY CITED?
>> YES.
UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY, LOCAL
AREAS CAN SPEND MONEY ON
FACILITIES AS LONG AS THEY ARE
EQUITABLY CITED, SO THAT'S WHAT
GETS BACK TO THE QUESTION
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ASKED.
>> JUAN MORALES.
>> I WANT TO ASK MORE TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S
ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING THAT FREIGHT
BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS
WOULD RAISE A FRACTION OF WHAT
WE ACTUALLY NEED TO BEGIN TO
ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IF WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THIS BILL BEING A
HOMELESSNESS TOOL FOR
ADDRESSING OUR HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS, AND HOUSING ISSUE.
MY READ OF THE LATEST VERSION
IS IT RAISES A LITTLE BIT MORE.
IT'S INTENDED TO RAISE MORE
THAN THE FIRST VERSION, BUT
THAT OUR ALLOCATION WOULD STILL
BE A FRACTION OF WHAT WE NEED,
MAYBE $50 MILLION.
THAT'S ONE QUESTION.
THE OTHER THING IS I DON'T HAVE
A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THEIR CONVERSATIONS AT THE
COUNTY ARE LIKE.
IF THE COUNTY IS PREPARED TO
ACCEPT THIS AUTHORITY, IF
THERE'S ANY CONVERSATION AT THE
COUNTY COUNCIL LEVEL ABOUT HOW
THEY WOULD PLAN TO IMPLEMENT
THIS.
MAYBE, YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT, AS
WELL.
>> SURE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE
ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS ONGOING
ABOUT RAISING THE RATES TO A
HIGHER LEVEL, AND TRYING TO
COME TO A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION
ON THAT.
IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE ARE ACTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBERS HAPPENING, AND
THE LOBBYIST IS ENGAGED IN THE
CONVERSATIONS IN OLYMPIA, AND
IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M DOING,
PROVIDING INFORMATION BACK AND
FORTH BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO ENACT THE TAX AT
THE COUNTY LEVEL.
HAVING THEM ON BOARD IS
IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU.
WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I THINK
TO ALL OF US, IS IN READING THE
BILL, YOU REALLY NEED TO
TRANSFER EVERYTHING TO A
SPREADSHEET TO UNDERSTAND HOW
MUCH MONEY WE ARE GETTING, SO
CAN WE GET A SPREADSHEET THAT
TRANSLATES HOW MUCH IS
STARTING?
>> BUDGET HAS STARTED ON
SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
>> WHAT'S THE PAYROLL TAX
NUMBER WE ARE MULTIPLYING THESE
NUMBERS TO?
THIS PARTICULAR BILL IS MORE
COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT HAS THE
POINT 10, AND THE .25, SO MY
ROUGH CALCULATIONS, THERE'S
MORE LIKE $75 MILLION, BUT I
THINK WE NEED A SPREADSHEET, SO
I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME
PAGE.
FINANCE CAN PLAN AND DETERMINE
HOW MUCH THIS IS TO SEATTLE.
>> CERTAINLY.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S A MOVING
TARGET WITH DIFFERENT VERSIONS
OF THE BILL.
20% OF THIS, 30% OF THAT.
IT'S CONFUSING AND I KNOW THE
BUDGET OFFICE HAS STARTED THAT
AT OUR REQUEST, SO WE WILL BE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
CLARIFYING CALL WITH THE BUDGET
OFFICE LATER TODAY.
WE SHOULD HAVE MORE SOON.
>> I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT WE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THE QUESTION THAT THIS TABLE.
THAT MIX ME WONDER WHETHER IT
HAS GOTTEN INTO THIS VERSION OF
THE BILL, THAT THERE WOULD BE A
PERCENTAGE THAT COULD ONLY BE
USED FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
IS THAT MARTIN THE BILL?
>> I BELIEVE THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE BILL, AND I WILL
DOUBLE CHECK THIS FOR YOU, SAYS
50% OF THE MONEY, OF THE 60%
THAT GOES TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OF WHICH SEATTLE GETS
45%, BUT 50% OF THAT ENTIRE
BUCKET, JUST CIALIS PLUS
PORTION, SHOULD BE USED FOR
PEOPLE EARNING UNDER 30% OF
AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
>> OKAY, BUT THERE IS ALSO --
MAYBE I DIDN'T ASK THE RIGHT
WAY.
YOU VERY HOPEFULLY ANSWERED THE
QUESTION I ASKED, WHICH IS
ABOUT PERMANENT HOUSING.
THAT'S 30% AND UNDER.
WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT USED FOR HOUSING?
>> 60% DIRECTLY TO HOUSING.
>> AND HALF OF THAT FOR UNDER
30% AMI?
>> CORRECT.
EXACTLY.
IT'S A VERY CONFUSING WAY TO
GET THERE.
>> THE WAY YOU JUST SAID IT IS
BETTER.
>> I GUESS I COULD GO BACK TO
MY QUESTIONS.
>> WE ARE SCHEDULED UNTIL 10
DECK 15.
>> OKAY.
TERRIFIC.
I THINK I JUST ANSWERED THIS
QUESTION, BUT THERE IS A
QUESTION ON WHAT SUBREGION IS
SEATTLE AND BECAUSE THE BILL
TALKS ABOUT SUBREGIONS.
SEATTLE IS A PHONE, AND THEN
THERE IS TWO OTHER SUBREGIONS
THAT WOULD BE THE NORTH AND
EAST, AND ON THE SOUTH AREA OF
THE COUNTY.
WE ARE OUR OWN REGION ALL ON
OUR OWN FROM THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE BILL THAT I
UNDERSTAND.
WHAT INTERSECTIONS IS THIS BILL
INTENDED TO HAVE WITH OF THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, SPECIFICALLY HOW
WILL THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WORK TO COORDINATE?
I THINK TO SOME EXTENT, THAT
WOULD BE DECIDED, AGAIN, AT A
SPENDING PLAN AT THE COUNTY
LEVEL, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND
THERE IS SOME INTENT.
THE CITY HAS AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, SO THAT
WE COULD, OBVIOUSLY PUT SOME OF
THE MONEY TOWARD THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
I THINK THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A
CONVERSATION AROUND RETAINING
SOME AUTHORITY FOR US AT THE
CITY, IN CASE WE WANTED TO USE
FUNDS AROUND HOMELESSNESS FOR A
SPECIFIC USE, SO I DO THINK
THAT IS ALL THINGS THAT WOULD
BE DECIDED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,
AND BUT DON'T GO INTO THE
DETAIL OF THE STATE
LEGISLATION, AT THIS TIME.
WHAT IS THE INTENTION BEHIND
THE ABILITY TO SUPPLANT FUNDS?
I UNDERSTAND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN
PARTICULAR, IN SOME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT THIS NOT BE
USED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
EXISTING PROGRAMS, BUT THAT
IT'S USED TO BUILD NEW HOUSING,
CREATE NEW SHELTER, AND CREATE
NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
FACILITIES, AND SERVICES, SO
THAT WE ARE NOT BACKFILLING
CURRENT BUDGET.
THAT'S WHY THE LANGUAGE IS IN
THE BILL.
SHOULD THIS EXEMPTION BE
EXPANDED?
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE 50
EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD MIGHT BE TOO
LOW, AND THE $3 MILLION
THRESHOLD IS TOO LOW BECAUSE
IT'S GROSS REVENUES INSTEAD OF
NET.
I UNDERSTAND THIS PART OF THE
BILL IS STILL UNDER DISCUSSION.
I THINK THAT IS A POLICY
DECISION FOR INTERACTION WITH
THE STATE LEGISLATORS.
I DO KNOW THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
LEGISLATORS, SO I DO UNDERSTAND
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
SECTION 3. WHY ARE THERE
EXCEPTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
AND FUEL, AND LIQUOR?
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS OUR
EXISTING STATE LAWS THAT MAKE
IT A REQUIREMENT THAT, THAT
HAPPENED.
WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE YOU
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
THAT, AND WHAT CW IT IS, AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THE WAY
IT HAS TO BE UNDER EXISTING
STATE LAW.
THE BILL DEFINES AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS ONLY INCOME
RESTRICTED.
THIS IS A LONG QUESTION.
I AM GOING TO SUMMARIZE IT.
ESSENTIALLY, IT IS TRYING TO
GET AT WHY ARE WE ONLY SAYING
IT NEEDS TO SOAR BELOW 80% OF
AMI?
WOULDN'T WE WANT TO RENT
RESTRICT, SO PEOPLE MIGHT BE
COST BURDENED BY PAYING THEIR
RENT?
I THINK THAT'S THE OVERALL
INTENT JUSTLIKE OTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH INCOME
AND FRENCH RESTRICTION.
I THINK IN ALL LIKELIHOOD IN
SEATTLE, THE FUNDS WOULD BE
BLENDED WITH OUR OTHER SOURCES
OF FUNDING, LIKE MANDATORY
HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY COST WHICH
IS RESTRICTED TO 60% OF MEDIAN
INCOME, SO THERE'S
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
POTENTIALLY AT 80%, ALTHOUGH I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT MONEY WOULD
BE HERE, BUT THE FUNDING WE
NORMALLY DO WOULD NECESSARILY
INCOME RESTRICT THE FUNDS AT A
LOWER LEVEL.
I THINK THE NEXT QUESTION IS
ABOUT THE EXACT ALLOCATION OF
FUNDS, AND RATHER THAN DO SOME
QUICK MATH ON THE BACK OF A
NAPKIN I WILL GET THAT TO YOU.
CAN THE REFERENCE TO SHELTERS
BE CHANGED TO ENHANCE SHELTERS?
WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPANDING MATH
ON THE FLOOR MODEL WITHOUT CASE
MANAGEMENT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
HAVE HIGHNESS SUCCESS OUTCOMES.
I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY
ADVANCE THAT AS A PRIORITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM THE CITY, THE
OTHER CITIES, THE SUBURBAN
CITIES, AS THEY FEEL LIKE THEY
NEED LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY, AND
THEIR NEEDS ARE VERY DIFFERENT
FROM SEATTLE NEEDS, SO I THINK
ALL OF THESE POLICY DECISIONS
IN THIS BILL ARE TRYING TO WALK
A LINE WHERE WE ARE MAKING SURE
WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL
OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, SO I THINK
THAT'S PROBABLY A CONVERSATION
AROUND BACK.
CERTAINLY, IT WOULD BEHOOVE US
TO ADD ENHANCED SHELTERS TO THE
LIST OF THINGS.
BUT MAY I CLARIFY?
NOT ONLY IS IT A COST SAVINGS
TO DO THAT, WE KNOW IT ALSO
HELPS THE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING
WHEN THEY HAVE ENHANCED SHELTER
úAT A RATE OF FOUR OR FIVE TIME
OF THAT OF FOLKS ON THE FLOOR,
SO IF THIS IS A FINANCE BILL,
IT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE FOR US
TO REALLY ENSURE THAT THESE
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO ENHANCE
SHELTER.
WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES.
I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
REGIONAL AUTHORITY, AND OUR
DESIRE TO SEE EVIDENCE-BASED
STRATEGIES IN THE CREATION OF
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT LANGUAGE
WASN'T INCLUDED, SO I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
EMPHASIZE THE EVIDENCE-BASED
STRATEGIES AND MODELS BECAUSE
WE DON'T WANT FOLKS THROWING
MONEY AT THE WALL WHEN WE KNOW
WHAT WORKS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
FOLKS ARE DYING WITHOUT THESE
SERVICES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT BACK.
I WANT TO CONFIRM AT THIS
POINT, DOES THE BILL SAY
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES STILL
IN IT, OR IS IT SILENT?
>> I'M NOT SURE, BUT I WILL
CHECK ON THAT.
I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD KNOW THAT,
EVEN THOUGH I'VE READ IT A FEW
TIMES.
I WILL DOUBLE CHECK AND GET
BACK TO YOU.
I WILL ALSO BRING FORWARD THE
POINT THAT YOU FEEL STRONGLY
THAT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES
SHOULD BE INCLUDED, AND WE
SHOULD MAKE SURE WE ARE
FOCUSING ON ENHANCED SHELTER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY
QUESTION I'VE ALREADY ANSWERED
WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
QUESTIONS.
HOW IS THE .1% TO SEATTLE
CONSTRAINED?
IT APPEARS TO BE CONSTRAINED TO
60% FOR HOUSING, 25% FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND 15% FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
I BELIEVE, AS IT IS, IT WOULD
BE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSING REALM
AT THAT .1%, THAT I NEED TO
DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I DO THINK
THE WAY THE BILL IS WRITTEN,
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.
I THINK WITH ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT PERCENTAGES AND
MOVING PIECES, CERTAIN THINGS
HAVE GOTTEN TAKEN FROM ONE
VERSION OF THE BILL AND PUT
INTO ANOTHER.
WHEN YOU CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE,
IT DOESN'T WORK AS WELL, SO
IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT THERE
IS SOME CONFUSION AROUND THAT.
I WILL GET THAT FROM BENJAMIN
NOBLE, HOW THAT WORKS EXACTLY,
AND OTHERS OF THE BUDGET
OFFICE, SO YOU ALL CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT.
THE SAME THING.
THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT, IS
THERE A REDUNDANT, OR COPY
PASTE TYPO.
I THINK THAT MAY BE THE CASE
WITH SOME LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
IS A TECHNICAL QUESTION IMPOSED
ON ORDINANCE FOR ONE OR MORE
SUBSEQUENT PERIODS.
MAYBE, REIMPOSED BY COUNTY
ORDINANCE FOR ONE OR MORE
SUBSEQUENT PERIODS TO MAKE SURE
THE GOVERNING BODY IS CLEAR IN
THE LANGUAGE.
AS LILY SAID, I THINK OUR
BUDGET OFFICE IS HAVING A PHONE
CALL WITH STAFF, YOU KNOW?
STAFF IN OLYMPIA, MOVING AT AN
INCREDIBLY FAST PACE, AND BEING
ASKED TO CHANGE THINGS.
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY BUILD ON
THE, DESPITE HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS.
THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE.
BUDGET STAFF DID HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT TECHNICAL ISSUES, ABOUT
HOW THINGS WOULD OPERATE, ABOUT
LANGUAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE
INCLUDED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
FUNCTIONALITY TO MAKE THIS
POLICY COME TO FRUITION AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, SO WE ARE
CONVENING THAT CALL TODAY, TO
START THE CONVERSATION AND MAKE
SURE THE BILL IS TECHNICALLY
CORRECT.
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE
EXEMPTION DUE TO EXTREME
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR AN
EMPLOYER.
I THINK THERE WILL BE AN EFFORT
TO FURTHER DEFINE EXTREME
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
I THINK THAT IS JUST MEANT IN
THE CASE OF A BUSINESS THAT MAY
BE EXPERIENCING ANY TYPE OF
ISSUES.
BANKRUPTCY, OR SOMETHING ELSE,
THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET AN
EXEMPTION FOR THE TAXES FOR A
LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, IF IT
WAS GOING TO BE, SOMEHOW, MAKE
THEIR BUSINESS WORSE OFF.
I THINK IT IS MEANT TO BE QUITE
A TIGHT DEFINITION.
>> WITH THAT, I THINK -- IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS
WANT TO ADD?
>> I DON'T THINK SO UNLESS
THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU.
I KNOW FOLKS AT THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
OFFICE RECEIVED ABOUT SIX
QUESTIONS INITIALLY.
WE NOW HAVE ABOUT 16 QUESTIONS,
SO THANKFUL FOR WALKING THROUGH
THOSE.
WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE
FULL LIST OF THOSE QUESTIONS IF
ROBIN WAS RESPONDING TO.
THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW MANY
OF THESE QUESTIONS, THE ANSWERS
HAVE VARIED DEPENDING ON THE
DRAFTS THAT YOU LOOKED AT.
HAPPY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AS YOU EXPECTED. I
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
FIELDING THOSE QUESTIONS, AND
DOING SO THIS MORNING BECAUSE
WE KNOW IT IS ALL BEING THROWN
AT YOU VERY FAST, BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR REPRESENTATION
OF WHERE THE COUNCIL IS AT,
ESPECIALLY AROUND PREEMPTION IN
OLYMPIA.
WE KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR PREEMPTION IN THE
SPILL, AND I THINK THAT, TO
COUNCILMEMBER MARIAH ELLIS'
POINT, THIS IS A DOWN PAYMENT
TO AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING
SITUATION, A CRISIS, A STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR THE LAST THREE
YEARS, SO EVERY DOLLAR WE CAN
BRING IN WILL BE APPRECIATED.
I SAW REPRESENTATIVE MacRI AT
HER TOWN HALL, ALONG WITH HER
COLLEAGUES, IN 43rd, AND I
APPLAUD HER FOR HER STEADFAST
LEADERSHIP IN THIS.
IT'S TRULY IS BECAUSE OUR
FRIENDS ARE THERE SAYING WE
úNEED TO HAVE THE FLOOR RAISED,
BUT ALSO DON'T WANT TO LIMIT
THE ABILITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE
FUTURE.
IT'S JUST GOOD GOVERNANCE.
I REALLY APPLAUD HER FOR HER
STEADFAST LEADERSHIP, AND YOU
GUYS FOR HELPING SHEPPARD OUR
COUNCIL PRIORITIES IN OLYMPIA,
AND FOR ANSWERING THOSE
QUESTIONS QUICKLY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THINK YOU.
WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY.
WITH THAT, NOW THAT WE ARE DONE
WITH OUR OLYMPIA REPORT, LET'S
GO INTO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
LET'S SEE.
FOR MY COMMITTEE, THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ASSET AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT
2:00 WITH THREE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
NUMBER ONE, THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF KAREN McCAFFREY TO THE PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
NUMBER TWO, A BILL WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT, TO THE
AMENDED RESTATED CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH MAGNUSON PARK.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
BRIEFED ON THIS ITEM, AND SO WE
WILL GO THROUGH WHAT KIND OF
PUBLIC BENEFITS OF THIS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, AND WHAT
THAT MEANS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
IN COMMITTEE.
ALSO WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
YOU FOLKS, SINCE WE ARE PART OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT,
THERE WILL BE A PRESENTTION
ON THE SIX OF SPENDING PLAN.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR THE
PARKS DISTRICT.
AND ACTUALLY IS VERY CRITICAL
BECAUSE WHEN THE VOTERS PASSED
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
2014, THERE WAS A SIX-YEAR
PLAN, AND IT WAS VERY CLEAR
LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE SIX-YEAR
PLAN, WHAT WE WERE GOING TO
SPEND ON OPERATION COMING IN,
AND PROGRAMMING, SO NOW IT'S
COMING UP, SO THERE IS A LOT OF
MONEY THERE FOR DIFFERENT
PROJECTS, AND I'M LOOKING AT IT
WITH AN EYE TOWARD THE DISTRICT
AND ACROSS THE CITY.
ONE OF THE AREAS I AM FOCUSED
ON OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS.
PARKS, FIELDS, POOLS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT -- I AM
LOOKING AT, AND STILL IN
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE BRICK AND
MORTAR PROJECTS THAT NEED TO
COME ONLINE, AND HOW WE START
PLANNING FOR THAT, AND HOW WE
LOOK AT COUNTING NOT JUST FOR
DISTRICT'S SAKE, BUT SEEING
WHAT THE NEEDS AREN'T
PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
SEEING HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
HAVE CHANGED SINCE THESE
PROGRAMS HAVE BEGUN.
WITH THE SIX-YEAR PROGRAM
COMING UP, THIS IS A GOOD TIME
FOR US TO START HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
PROGRAMMING SHOULD LOOK LIKE,
AND MAKE SURE I AM TRANSMITTING
MET, AND WORKING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ON THAT.
THAT WILL BE IN THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I DO SIT ON SOUND TRANSIT THIS
WEEK.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
FINAL VOTE ON THE 130 LIGHT-
RAIL STATION.
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN
EARLIER THAN 2031.
WE WANT TO SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY
AND NOT MOVE DIRT TWICE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 60,000
RIDERS IN THE NORTH END IF WE
HAVE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE
DISRUPTION, SO I WILL BE AT THE
BOARD MEETING.
THE MEETING WILL BE AT UNION
STATION THIS THURSDAY.
1:30 P.M.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
APPEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR LIGHT
RAIL AND OUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM FROM PIERCE COUNTY TO
KING COUNTY, AND SNOHOMISH
COUNTY.
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
AT 2:00 P.M.
ON THURSDAY.
WE WILL BE GETTING AN UPDATE ON
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORK
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS TO MAKE, AND WE
WILL BE VOTING TO ACCEPT FUNDS
FOR THE A.I.D.S.
MEMORIAL PATHWAY.
I TALKED ABOUT THAT, I BELIEVE,
LAST WEEK, IN CAL ANDERSON PARK.
LET'S SEE.
THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD A BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
LEWIS, AND I HAD OUR
PRESENTATION FROM SEVERAL
YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE NEED TO
IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS IF
WE WANT TO ADDRESS GANG
VIOLENCE, AND SUPPORT OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, SO I FELT VINDICATED
BECAUSE MANY OF THE THINGS THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT ARE THINGS
WE SAID WE REALLY NEED TO INVEST
IN OUR NEIGHBORS, IN OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO
TURN THINGS AROUND, IT MEANS
REALLY COMMITTING TO IMPROVING
COMMUNITY CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE.
THIS WEEK, WE HAVE BEGUN
OUTREACH THROUGHOUT OUR
DISTRICT, SO WE ARE HAVING A
MEETING WITH FOLKS IN THE CID
THIS WEEK, TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, AND
MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW THAT WE
ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM,
WHETHER IT'S AROUND TRANSIT,
HOUSING, OR ANY OF THE OTHER
KINDS OF ISSUES THAT ARE
HAPPENING.
I ALSO HAD DINNER IN THE CID
LAST NIGHT, TO CELEBRATE MY
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT
ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE A
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
INTERNATIONALLY, WE HAVE NO
CONFIRMED CASES IN SEATTLE, SO
PLEASE GO TO THE CID.
THEY NEED YOUR BUSINESS.
YOU NEED TO HAVE DINNER THERE.
BUY SOMETHING.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
PLEASE, GO TO THE CID.
>> CAN I ASK YOU, DID YOU VOTE
ON THE RESIDENT BOARD OF
HEALTH?
>> WE DID.
COUNCILMEMBER McDERMOTT IS THE
NEW CHAIR.
WHAT ELSE?
SO, WE ARE DOING DISTRICT HOURS
EVERY FRIDAY THIS WEEK.
WE WILL BE IN COLUMBIA CITY.
IF YOU WANT A ONE-ON-ONE WITH
ME, YOU CAN GO TO OUR COUNCIL
WEBSITE AT THE TAPROOT CAFC.
AND THEN WE ARE DOING A
DISTRICT TOUR IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND ON FRIDAY, I AM HONORED TO
BE INTRODUCING AT THE UNITY DAY
EVENT, TOWNHALL 6:00.
I WILL BE INTRODUCING [
INDISCERNIBLE ] A VERY
FANTASTIC AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND
CONSTITUENT OF MINE.
IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED,
PLEASE JOIN US FRIDAY NIGHT AT
6:00.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
LAST WEEK, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND
THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
WITH MANY COLLEAGUES.
I APPRECIATE MAYOR DURKAN
SUMMARIZING HER INITIATIVES.
I THINK I HEARD A LOT OF COMMON
GROUND ON HIGH-LEVEL
PRINCIPLES, LIKE REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS, IMPROVING SAFETY,
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE ON THE AGENDA
TODAY, THE WATCHLIST.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT,
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND
OTHERS, WHO PUT THAT CONCEPT
TOGETHER.
THEIR LARGE TRANSPORTATION,
UTILITY, AND PROJECTS ON THE,
SO I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION
TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
HAS THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
THE FIRST, SDOT WOULD BE ABLE
TO ACCEPT EASEMENTS FOR
RETAINING WALLS.
ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS WERE
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
COMMITTEE.
THE SECOND ORDINANCE APPROVES A
SPENDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SDOT
AND SOUND TRANSIT RELATED TO
THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
THAT WILL SPAN I-5 TO CONNECT
TO THE NORTHGATE SOUND TRANSIT
STATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR BEING A CHAMPION OF THAT.
THAT STATION OPENS IN THE FALL
OF 2021, ALONG WITH ROOSEVELT
AND BROOKLYN AVENUE.
THE THIRD ORDINANCE ENABLES
SDOT TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM
SOUND TRANSIT, AS ALREADY
APPROVED BY THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS WILL IMPROVE
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE MT.
BAKER STATION AND FUTURE PARK
STATION.
CENTRAL STAFF AND I ARE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE THREE ORDINANCES.
THE NEXT TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETS ON
MARCH 4 AT 9:30.
LAST WEEK, IN DISTRICT 4, IT
WAS A BIG-TIME PERFORMER
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WAS INTERVIEWED BY FORMER
COUNCILMEMBERS JEAN GOODMAN,
AND JOHN DONALDSON AT 3.1 FM IN
MAGNUSON PARK.
THEY HAVE A RADIO STATION
CALLED THE BRIDGE.
ALSO, FORMER COUNCILMEMBER ABEL
PACHECO, GAVE ME A TOUR OF THE
SOUND TRANSIT STATION AT
ROOSEVELT, WHICH OPENED IN THE
FALL OF 2021.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING
WITH OFFICERS IN THE WEST
PRECINCT BECAUSE THAT ACTUALLY
IS CONNECTED TO EAST LAKE.
A PATROL EAST LAKE IN DISTRICT
4. SO, A BIG PUBLIC SAFETY
WEEK.
ALSO, I WILL BE MEETING WITH
THE HEAD OF THE NORTH PRECINCT,
AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
POLICE ABOUT ISSUES GOING ON IN
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
>> WHO ARE YOU READING WITH AT
THE NORTH PRECINCT?
CAPTAIN SONO?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE ZERO ITEMS ON THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THERE'S CB 11950, AN ORDINANCE
-- THIS IS THE ORDINANCE PART
OF THE CONTRACT FOR 4600 UNION
BAY PLACE, WHICH WE HEARD ABOUT
IN COMMITTEE.
119748, WHICH IS DESIGNATING AN
ORDINANCE FOR THE SUNSET AND
TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE BUILDING.
THERE'S A LANDMARK DESIGNATING
FOR THE UW EAGLESON HOME AND
TWO APPOINTMENTS FROM THE WIN
PRESERVATION BOARD.
OUR NEXT LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE IS THIS
WEDNESDAY, WERE 26.
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS.
THERE WILL BE A VOTE ON THE 3.1
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SBC I. TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD, AND TWO FOR
DESIGNATED ORDINANCES FOR
EAGLESON HALL AND SUNSET
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPHIC
EXCHANGE.
I HAD A REALLY GREAT WEEK LAST
WEEK.
ON TUESDAY, WE HAD THE REGIONAL
TRANSIT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL
BE LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR METRO THIS YEAR, AND
HOW WE ROLL OUT SERVICES
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
ON THURSDAY, I SPENT THE ENTIRE
DAY IN THE DISTRICT, SO THAT'S
PRIMARILY WHY IT WAS SUCH A
GREAT DAY.
D 6 OVER THERE, IN THE MORNING,
WE SPENT THE ENTIRE MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON IN THE GREEN
LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD, VISITING
WITH NEARLY A DOZEN BUSINESSES,
STOPPING IN AT THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WE
SHOULD ALL BE DISCUSSING.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN
UPDATED SINCE THE OLMSTED
DESIGN.
>> THAT AND LAKE CITY WERE SET
FOR A LIST OF TWO AT GREEN LAKE.
I WAS JUST AT GREEN LAKE
SATURDAY.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE POOL,
WALKING AROUND IN THAT AREA.
I AM HOPING WE HAVE GOOD
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GREEN LAKE.
>> I HAVE SOME COMMENTS LEFT
OFF THE PODIUM.
SOME THINGS THAT I NOTICED
ALSO, IS SPUDS EFFICIENT CHIPS.
IT HAS HAD ITS NOTICE FOR
DEVELOPMENT, AND I WAS, YOU
KNOW, A LITTLE BIT HEARTBROKEN
ABOUT IT.
>> ARE THEY GOING AWAY?
>> I WENT IN.
WE HAD A NICE MEETING WITH
THEM.
WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THEIR
STORY IS THEY ARE REDEVELOPING
THE PROPERTY.
THEY ARE GOING TO TECHNICALLY
LEASING IT AT A VERY BENEFICIAL
RATE, IN THE FRONT SPACE.
THEY WILL BE KEEPING THE SPUDS
FISH AND CHIPS SIGN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE BUILDING.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE STAYING IN
PLACE TO DO ALL COMPOSTABLE'S.
THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRASH.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT STORY OF
SOMEBODY WHO BEGAN WORKING
THERE AS AN EMPLOYEE, TOOK OVER
THE BUSINESS, AND IS NOW
STEWARDING THE BUSINESS INTO
HOW SEATTLE IS CHANGING.
THIS IS A WAY FOR SEATTLE TO
KEEP THE THINGS UNIQUE TO ITS
CHARACTER.
SPUDS FISH AND CHIPS.
WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE THE
DENSITY WE NEED TO WELCOME OUR
NEW NEIGHBORS, AND TO KEEP THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE NEED TO
KEEP PEOPLE IN PLACE, IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO DIDN'T JUST STOP AT
SPUDS.
WE HAD LUNCH AT BONGOS, WHICH
IF KNOWN HAS BEEN THERE, YOU
ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GO.
OTHER UPDATES FOR THIS COMING
-- FOR THE AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY, I SPENT THE AFTERNOON
IN DISTRICT, HAVING DISTRICT
CONSTITUENT MEETINGS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO
HAVE MEETING AVAILABILITY AFTER
5:00 P.M., SO THAT FOLKS WHO
HAVE 9:00 TO 5:00 JOBS ARE ABLE
TO BE IN DISTRICT.
ANOTHER UPDATE FOR THIS WEEK IS
THE 40 AND THE 18 BUS ROUTES
THROUGH BALLOT WILL BE BACK TO
THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED STOP.
THEY HAD BEEN REROUTED AFTER A
FIRE IN BALLARD.
I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
MEETING THIS WEEK, AND AGAIN,
THURSDAY, WE WILL BE HOLDING
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS, AS
NOTED, DURING THE OIR
PRESENTATION.
I AM A RENTER.
I AM MOVING.
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING BUT I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT.
I AM MOVING FROM A 1960s
BUILDING WHICH DOES NOT HAVE
SECURED ACCESS TO A 1980s
BUILDING BUT HAS LAUNDRY, IN
THE UNIT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
WE WILL MEET YOU AT SPUDS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I WAS ALSO GOING TO GIVE
AN UPDATE AGO SPUDS, BUT I HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS WILL MEET THIS
WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26th.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING AN
UPDATE FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, SO DEFINITELY, I
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME FOR
THAT DISCUSSION.
IT SHOULD BE A GOOD
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.
WE HAVE SOME ONGOING
CHALLENGES, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN DO FOR
THAT INTERVENTION.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS,
FIRST, I'M GOING TO DO THE
>> COMMISSION.
THERE IS A GREAT COMMUNITY
ACTIVIST IN MY DISTRICT,
BELLTOWN.
JANE HOWARD MAY BE KNOWN TO
SOME FOLKS HERE ON THE COUNCIL.
SHE IS THE FORMER CHAIR OF
PARKS AND ART.
SHE'S RETIRING, AND MOVING OUT
OF THE STATE, UNFORTUNATELY, I
THINK AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,
EARLY MARCH.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A FAREWELL
CELEBRATION FOR HER AND HER
WORK ON MARCH 1. A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE REQUESTED A
PROCLAMATION.
I AM HAPPY TO SPONSOR THE
PROCLAMATION.
IT WAS CIRCULATED BEFORE
COUNCIL BRIEFING, BUT I
UNDERSTAND THAT'S A TIGHT
TURNAROUND, SO I THINK I'M GOING
TO CIRCULATE IT AT FULL COUNCIL
THIS AFTERNOON UNLESS PEOPLE
ARE WILLING TO SIGN IT NOW.
I CAN PASS IT AROUND.
IF FOLKS WANT TO TAKE THEIR
TIME, I CAN CIRCULATE IT AGAIN
AT FULL COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE
THIS AFTERNOON?
>> JANE IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE
IN PERSON THIS AFTERNOON, BUT
THE TIMING IS TO ALLOW US TO
PRESENT IT TO HER IN PERSON AT
HER FAREWELL PARTY ON MARCH 1.
IT WILL BE DONE IN TIME TO DO
THAT, BUT THE VOLUNTEERS AND
PHILANTHROPISTS THAT SPEND
THEIR TIME VOLUNTEERING ON
THESE PROJECTS, SERVING ON OUR
COUNCILS, ARE THE FOLKS WHO
SERVE THE CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY
HERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
JANE HAS DONE, AND PEOPLE LIKE
JANE.
I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT, ON
OCCASION, WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SACRIFICE.
I AM HAPPY TO BRING THE
PROCLAMATION FORWARD.
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS, LAST
WEEK, WERE REALLY REWARDING,
JUST GETTING OUT AT DISTRICT 7,
AND GOING TO MORE COMMUNITY
COUNCILS, INCLUDING ONES THAT
ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED, HAS BEEN
A REALLY REWARDING PART OF THIS
JOB FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, LAST
WEDNESDAY, I WENT TO THE
CASCADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL,
WHICH IS A SUB COUNCIL OF THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY
COUNCIL.
THEY HAD NEVER HAD A
COUNCILMEMBER VISIT THEM, EVER,
FOR THEIR MEETING.
THEY WERE PRETTY STRUCK BY
SOMEONE COMING TO TALK TO THEM
ABOUT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING
IN THAT SLIVER BETWEEN
FAIRVIEW, AND I-5.
WHERE THEY ARE WORKING ON A LOT
OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
BUILDINGS.
I WAS STRUCK THAT A MAJORITY OF
THE CASCADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
ARE FOLKS FROM A NUMBER OF THE
LEHIGH BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN
THE CASCADE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S A VERY HIGH DENSITY OF
LEHIGH BUILDINGS.
I DO REMEMBER, DURING THE
CAMPAIGN, I WENT AND SPOKE TO
THE BARD HARVEY, WHICH IS ONE
OF THEM.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FROM THE FOLKS
THAT ARE IN THOSE BUILDINGS,
THE COMMUNITY BUILDING THEY ARE
DOING AROUND CASCADE PARK, AND
PLANNING FOR THE ARTWORK,
PLANNING A POTENTIAL ENTER
LEHIGH BUILDING, KICKBALL
LEAGUE.
IT'S JUST GREAT TO GET OUT
THERE AND SEE EVERYTHING FOLKS
ARE DOING ALL OVER DISTRICT 7
TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES,
AND REALLY ENHANCE OUR CIVIC
LIFE.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE CONDUCTING
OFFICE HOURS AT THE UPTOWN
COFFEE IN MAGNOLIA ON FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 28.
I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THOSE
WATCHING AT HOME TO GO ONLINE
AND GRAB AN APPOINTMENT.
I THINK THERE IS QUITE A FEW
AVAILABLE.
OF COURSE, I AM ALWAYS DOWN TO
MEET WITH FOLKS IF THERE AREN'T
ENOUGH APPOINTMENTS.
ECHOING COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
COMMENTS, I DO, SIMILARLY, TRY
TO HAVE HOURS AT GO AFTER 5:00
P.M.
I THINK THAT'S BEST PRACTICE.
IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN ONE FOR
ME, SO FAR.
THE LAST THING I AM GOING TO
DISTRIBUTE IS, I DID HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY DURING MY LAST
OFFICE HOURS UP SOUTH LAKE UNION
LAST WEEK, TO MEET WITH A
DELEGATION OF FOLKS FROM THE
HIGH.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL
THEM IT'S NOT IN MY DISTRICT.
IT'S IN COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S,
BUT THEY CAME TO MY OFFICE
HOURS.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO
BREAK THAT TO THEM, BUT THEY
DID TELL ME ABOUT THE DEMOCRACY
PROJECT, WHICH IS COMING APRIL
THROUGH AUGUST 2020.
THEY WANT TO ENGAGE US AS AN
INSTITUTION TO BE ACTIVE
PARTICIPANTS.
THEY TOLD ME THAT, AS PART OF
THE PROGRAMMING FOR THIS, THEY
ARE GOING TO HAVE LIVE, ORAL
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE STATE
SUPREME COURT.
ON MATTERS THAT ARE ON THE
COURT SPRING DOCKET.
I TOLD THEM, I AM HAPPY TO
SCHEDULE MY COMMITTEE AS A
WHOLE FOR APRIL OR MAY IF
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD FIT
WITH THEIR PROGRAMMING, WHICH
THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROSPECT OF.
I AM GOING TO DISTRIBUTE THE
FLYER NOW THAT THEY PROVIDED ME
WITH THE DETAILS ABOUT THE
DEMOCRACY PROJECT, WHICH IS AN
YOU KNOW, ABOUT DEMOCRACY, THE
CHALLENGE IS TO DEMOCRACY, THE
PARTICIPATORY NATURE OF
DEMOCRACY.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING
THAT WILL BE QUITE THE GREAT
EXHIBIT.
IT WILL REALLY BE A GREAT BOON
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WHEN IT
COMES ONLINE IN THE SPRING AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE CAN
PARTNER WITH THAT PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY
TEAM AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR
COLLECTING ALL OF THE QUESTIONS
WE HAD ON 2948, THE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE BILL.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FAST
TURNAROUND.
I APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE TO
THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT WE ARE
REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO ALL OF
THE OFFICES FOR ENGAGING WITH
US AS WE TRY TO GET THROUGH THE
DETAILS AND IDENTIFY HOW
SPENDING WILL COME TO THE CITY.
AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS
GOING TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE
SERVICES THAT WE KNOW.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THE EARLIER
COMMENT AROUND THE BUSINESSES
WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS MONEY IS
NOT GOING TO SUPPLANT.
THAT'S OUR INTENT, AS WELL.
WE KNOW WE NEED ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, AND IN NO WAY INTENDED
TO SUPPLANT ANY FUNDING, GIVEN
THE DIRE NEED FOR HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, BUT A HUGE THANK
YOU FOR GRABBING ALL OF THOSE
QUESTIONS, AND CIRCULATING
THOSE AS WE SEE A NEW LANGUAGE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR QUICK WORK TO
GET THOSE SENT TO LAR, AND
OTHER COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'VE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS
HOMELESS HOUSING STUFF SINCE
THE DAY YOU GOT ELECTED.
YOU'VE BEEN SO KIND AND GOOD
ABOUT DIALOGUE, CONVERSATION,
WHAT WE AGREE ON, WHAT WE DON'T
AGREE ON, HOW WE CRAFT THIS
ORDINANCE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT
YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
IT TAKES A TEAM.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.
OUR TEAM IN OUR OFFICE HAD A
REALLY GREAT IDEA.
WE KNOW FEBRUARY IS BLACK
HISTORY MONTH, AND WE RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN
52 YEARS, WE HAVEN'T HAD AN
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE BLACK
COMMUNITY ON THE COUNCIL, SO WE
INTRODUCED A PROCLAMATION THAT
REALLY RECOGNIZES FEBRUARY AS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
WE ARE EXCITED.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOUR
PEOPLE JOINING US TODAY.
I SAW THE PROCLAMATION WAS
MAKING ITS WAY AROUND THE
TABLE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER LARRY GOSSETT.
AND BRUCE HARRELL, AND
COMMUNITY LEADER MARY FLOWERS,
AND REVEREND HARRIET WALLER,
WHO YOU KNOW FROM HER VARIOUS
WORK, BUT INCLUDING THE CPC.
THEY WILL BE HERE TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION TODAY.
I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THE SPARKLE MISSION THAT
RECOGNIZES THE LEGACY OF
RESILIENCE AND ADVOCACY IN
SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY, THE
FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, HOUSING
JUSTICE, WORKERS' RIGHTS, AND
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RACE SET
UP, AND CELEBRATE IT OFFICIALLY
AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT THIS
AFTERNOON, AND THERE WILL BE
ONE OTHER ITEM ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
THE CAPITAL PROJECT WASH LIST
RESOLUTION.
I WANT TO THANK MY COMMUNITY
FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
I THINK THAT MADE IT STRONGER.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON WORKED ON
PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE.
EXCITED TO SEE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ON THIS PROJECTS.
THERE IS NO FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
PRO TEM AGAIN NEXT MONTH FOR A
SERIES OF DAYS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR FOLKS,
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM THE DIRECTOR
OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON
CORONAVIRUS, BOTH TO DISPEL
MYTHS OUT THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES MADE A
GOOD POINT.
WE DON'T WANT THE URGENCY OF
TRACKING CORONAVIRUS TO GET
CAUGHT UP IN ANY RACIST, OR
XENOPHOBIC CONCEPTS AROUND WHO
POTENTIALLY HAS THE VIRUS.
THERE IS CLEAR INTEREST IN
MAKING SURE THE INFORMATION IS
CLARIFIED, AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT
CORONAVIRUS IS, HOW IT'S
TRANSMITTED, AND WHERE THE
THREAT IS.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THAT, I WANT
TO REMIND MORE PEOPLE IN THE
CITY, AND IN THE STATE, ARE
DYING FROM THE FLU, SO CONTINUE
TO WASH YOUR HANDS, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, GET THAT VACCINE
IF YOU HAVEN'T YET.
WE WILL HAVE UPDATES IN MARCH
FROM OUR FRIENDS FROM KING
COUNTY, IDEALLY.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE
WATCHLIST.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON DID START
THAT.
WE START THIS CAPITAL PROJECTS,
AND THEY GO AWAY.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER WE GET THE MONEY INTO THE
BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF
THAT.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, THERE IS TWO
THINGS I FORGOT TO DO FOR THE
RECORD.
I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR
LETTING ME KNOW.
NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO NOTE THAT
COMES MEMBER AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA DID ARRIVE, AND NUMBER
TWO, I WAS SUPPOSED TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES, SO I AM GOING TO
MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
RIGHT NOW.
THE MINUTES ARE NOW PAST.
ANYTHING ELSE?
WE STAND ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.