>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TODAY IS MARCH 2, 2020.
THE BRIEFING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE AMENDED TO
REMOVE ITEM 3, THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AS WE HAVE
NO MEMBERS OF THE OIR TEAM
HERE.
NO OBJECTION, GREAT.
THE AGENDA IS IN FRONT OF US,
IT IS 9:33 AND I AM TERESA
MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE FINANCE
AND BUDGET BUT TODAY I AM PRO
TEM DUE TO COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES'S LEAVE.
WE WISH HER WELL IN THE LAST
MONTH OF THE FAMILY LEAVE.
WE WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD I AM JOINED BY THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND WE WISH COUNCILMEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ TO FEEL BETTER.
WE THANK YOU FOR READING THE
ITEMS.
WE WILL HAVE A THE SHORT
COUNCIL MEETING TODAY, THIS
AFTERNOON.
A COUPLE COLLEAGUES I HOPE TO
HAVE FOLKS SOME SEATTLE KING
COUNTY JOINING US.
UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO ALL OF
THE BREAKING NEWS, THEY ARE IN
MULTIPLE PLACES THIS AFTERNOON
BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
COUNCIL BRIEFING, I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL IS
INTERESTED IN HOSTING A SPECIAL
MEETING IN HER COMMITTEE DUE TO
THE EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT SHE
OVERSEES.
WE WILL PLAN TO HAVE PUBLIC
HEALTH SEATTLE KING COUNTY NEXT
MONDAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM AT
FULL COUNCIL.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN TO
COME NEXT MONDAY DUE TO THE
RECENT NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE AN EARLY BRIEFING THIS
WEEK AND THEN ALSO TO HAVE AN
UPDATE NEXT WEEK.
I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND OUR
DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO DID PASS AWAY
THIS WEEKEND HERE IN OUR
REGION.
ALSO RECOGNIZE THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FEELING ILL
AND HAVE DONE WHAT PUBLIC
HEALTH ASKS TO NOTIFY THE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVANTS OF THEIR
CONDITION AND TO CALL THE
MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND LET THEM
KNOW THAT THEY ARE FEELING ILL.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO
RECOGNIZE, THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS AND PERHAPS FEELING A
LOT OF FEAR.
WE WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WILL
COME FORWARD FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
SEATTLE KING COUNTY, BUT IT'S
ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW A FEW
THINGS.
WE POSTED A LOT OF THIS ONLINE
AND WE WILL POST MORE THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE KNOW THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS GIVING INFORMATION OUT ALONG
WITH KING COUNTY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH.
I WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THIS
INFORMATION FROM THE CDC ON
COVID-19.
BASICALLY INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND WHAT TO
DO WITH THE INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I MENTIONED THAT YOU MAY HAVE A
BRIEFING IN YOUR COMMITTEE AS
WELL.
A FEW REMINDERS ABOUT
QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19, THERE
ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE
DON'T KNOW YET ABOUT THE VIRUS
BUT THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT
WE DO KNOW VERY WELL.
THAT IS THAT THIS IS JUST THE
BEST WAY TO PREVENT IT IS TO
CONTINUE TO WASH HER HANDS,
PRACTICE THE BEST HYGIENE THAT
YOU CAN. CONTINUE WASHING YOUR
HANDS FOR AT LEAST 20 TO 30
SECONDS.
I COUNTED 32 REMIND MYSELF THE
20 SECONDS CAN GO BY VERY FAST.
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
USING EFFECTIVE HANDWASHING
TECHNIQUES.
IF YOU DO FEEL SICK, PLEASE
STAY HOME.
THIS IS FOR OUR TEAM AND EVERY
WORKER IN THE REGION.
THE ENTIRE STATE HAS PUBLIC
HEALTH AT THE FOREFRONT OF
THEIR MIND RIGHT NOW.
WE WANT YOUR HEALTH TO BE
DETECTED.
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR
PLACE OF WORK, PLEASE NOTE THAT
THERE IS ANTI-RETALIATION
PROTECTIONS INCLUDED IN THE
PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE LAW
APPLYING TO ALL WORKERS IN THE
STATE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE USE THEIR PAID SICK
AND SAFE LEAVE AND THEY STAY
HOME IF YOU ARE GOING SICK.
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
RETALIATION OR MISSING DAYS WORK
, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, LET US
KNOW AND WE CAN DIRECT YOU TO
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
WHO CAN OFFER, WHO CAN ANSWER
SOME QUESTIONS.
WE WILL POST MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS SICK LEAVE.
CONTINUE TO WIPE DOWN SERVICES
THAT ARE COMMONLY USED IN OUR
CHAMBERS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WILL
WIPE DOWN THE DOORKNOBS, THE
TABLES WHERE PEOPLE COME FOR
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
PRACTICE THE SAME HYGIENE OF,
IN YOUR PLACE OF WORK AND AT
HOME.
WHAT I TRIED TO DO IS WIPE THE
BANISTERS AND DOORKNOBS AND
WASH OUR HANDS IMMEDIATELY WHEN
WE COME INTO THE HOUSE.
AND LASTLY AS YOU'VE SEEN,
PLEASE TRY TO REFRAIN FROM
TOUCHING YOUR FACE.
I KNOW IT IS VERY HARD.
PEOPLE WHO GIVE THAT ADVICE ARE
OFTEN IN THE SITUATION WHERE
YOU JUST BY HABIT REACH UP, BUT
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR HANDS
AWAY FROM YOUR EYES AND YOUR
MOUTH AND NOSE.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO
REMIND FOLKS ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING OUR HANDS
AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.
WE ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE
ABOUT MASKS AND GLOVES.
PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS FROM
THE CDC WITHOUT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH SEATTLE KING COUNTY HAVE
ASKED US NOT TO GO OUT AND RUSH
TO PURCHASE MASKS.
MASKS ARE IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY
SYMPTOMS.
IT HELPS CONFINE THE PARTICLES
WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MAYBE
SICK, BUT IT'S NOT A HELPFUL
TOOL FOR THOSE WHO ARE HEALTHY.
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
GETTING THE VIRUS, PLEASE LEAVE
THE MASKS TO THOSE WHO ARE
ALREADY EXPERIENCING SOME
SYMPTOMS AND THOSE THAT HAVE
THE NEED FOR GLOVES AND MASKS,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS
TEM.
WE WILL NOT ACCIDENTALLY USE
THEM FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
HEALTHY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ACTIVATED THE JOINT INFORMATION
CENTER AT 9 AM TO SUPPORT
OPERATIONS RELATED TO COVID-19
RESPONSE.
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS ARE
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY MEDIA
INQUIRIES.
THE NUMBER TO CALL FOR THOSE
INQUIRIES IS 206-233-5072, THAT
IS A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
THAT IS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SEATTLE JOINT INFORMATION
CENTER THAT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
RELATED TO COVID-19 AT 206-233-
5072.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO WORK
IN THE REGION TO SIGN UP FOR
SEATTLE ALERT.
THIS IS AVAILABLE AT ALERT
.SEATTLE.
GOB.
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP LAST
YEAR WHEN WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE REGION
AND PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE LATEST INFORMATION WAS FOR
SHELTERS TO STAY WARM. THIS IS
THE WEBSITE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR
AND GET ALERTS INTO THE FUTURE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING UPDATES, THAT IS
SEATTLE ALERT, IT IS
ALERT.SEATTLE.GOV.
YOU CAN GET CUSTOMIZED REAL-TIME
NOTIFICATIONS VIA TEXT AND
EMAIL AND VOICE MESSAGE AND
SOCIAL MEDIA DURING EMERGENCIES
LIKE THESE TO ENSURE THAT YOU
GET THE MOST RECENT PUBLIC
HEALTH UPDATES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING A MOMENT
TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT
INFORMATION OUT AND WE WILL
SHARE MORE INFORMATION TODAY AT
THE 2 PM FULL BRIEFING.
AND WE WILL PROVIDE THE MOST
RECENT UPDATES THAT WE CAN FROM
THE CDC THAT IS HERE FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY AND COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
>> I WANTED TO ADD FOR FOLKS
WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN,
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
CONFIRMED CASES IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOLS
ARE MONITORING HEALTH AND
ATTENDANCE OF STUDENTS AND
STAFF AND PREPARING FOR SCHOOL
OPERATIONS IN CASE OF
DISRUPTION.
MOSTLY I WANT TO REMIND PARENTS
THAT IF YOUR STUDENTS ARE
RUNNING A FEVER OR FEELING ILL,
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR
CHILDREN HOME AND CONTACT THEIR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
>> AND FOLKS, I DON'T WANT TO
RAISE ALARM BELLS
UNNECESSARILY.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS SIMILAR TO
THE FLU, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE
BEING DIAGNOSED AND WILL
SURVIVE, AND THAT, IT'S A HUGE
SURVIVAL RATE.
WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THE FOLKS THAT HAVE FALLEN ILL
AND HAVE GRAVER CONSEQUENCES
ARE THOSE THAT HAVE UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THOSE THAT HAVE HEALTHY IMMUNE
SYSTEMS TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO STAY HEALTHY AND NOT SPREAD
THE DISEASE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY
UNDERMINES THE IMPORTANCE OF
NOT SPREADING THE DISEASE
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THAT IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
FOR US TO REMAIN HEALTHY AND
PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE.
>>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THIS
MORNING.
JUST AFTER 9:00, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE RELEASED A MAYORAL
DIRECTIVE ON THE ISSUE AND WE
WILL GET THAT CIRCULATED.
THANK YOU TO OUR CHIEF CLERK
FOR CIRCULATING THAT AS WELL.
AS WE READ THROUGH, WE WILL
SHARE MORE INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE WE
SHARE MORE INFORMATION THIS
AFTERNOON, THE COVID-19 OR
CORONAVIRUS, WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
FULL AGENDA, A PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S AGENDA INCLUDING SOME
ITEMS FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THOSE FORWARD,
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS . IT
WILL BE EXCITING.
WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE
FOUR APPOINTMENTS FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY AND TO APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND LASTLY, WE WILL BE
CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION TO
ADOPT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
2020 WORK PROGRAM.
AND ANOTHER ONE ADOPTING THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
TO THE 2020 ADOPTIVE BUDGET AND
2020 TO 2015 APPROVAL BUDGET.
MIKE COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND
HOUSING WILL HAVE OUR NEXT
MEETING ON MARCH 3 AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL INCLUDE THE DOMESTIC
WORKER STANDARD BOARDS AND HAVE
A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS TO BE
CONSIDERED.
AND A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON RENT PENDING
LEGISLATION AND AN UPDATE ON
THAT GIVEN THE TWO-YEAR
MORATORIUM THAT WE'VE PUT INTO
PLACE.
AS FOLKS KNOW, THERE WAS AN
INITIAL ONE-YEAR PROHIBITION ON
THE USE OF RENT PENDING
PLATFORMS, THAT WAS PASSED IN
2018 IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS.
ACTUALLY DURING MY FIRST WEEK
HERE FROM THE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON THE
IMPACT THAT THE PLATFORMS WOULD
HAVE ON ACCESS TO RENTAL UNITS
IN THEIR AREA GIVEN THE FIRST
IN TIME LAW THAT THEY CAST,
THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO
APPRECIATE THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPING
PLATFORMS.
WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
POSSIBLE LEGISLATION TO
CONSIDER.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
WE WILL BOOK IN TIME FOR THAT.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO GIVE US
AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS ON YOUR
AGENDA THIS WEEK AND ANYTHING
THAT IS IN FRONT OF US FOR THE
FULL COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES?
>> THERE ARE NO AGENDA ITEMS,
NO ITEMS FROM THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
WE SPENT FRIDAY IN THE DISTRICT
AS WE ALWAYS DO LAST WEEK.
WE WERE IN COLUMBIA CITY
MEETING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES
AND WE HEARD LOTS OF ISSUES
ABOUT PERMITTING.
AND THE REQUEST TO TRY TO
STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
I ALSO HEARD A LOT FROM FOLKS
ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND
THE NEED FOR SMALLER SIZED
STOREFRONTS THAT ARE MORE
AFFORDABLE TO SOME OF OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
AS WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
THAT STUFF WE ALL KEEP IN MIND.
THIS WEEK WE WILL BE IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT ON FRIDAY.
HE WILL BE MEETING WITH FOLKS
AT WING LUKE AND TOURING THE
BUSINESSES.
FRIDAY EVENING, I HAD THE GREAT
PLEASURE OF ATTENDING UNITY DAY
AT TOWNHALL SEATTLE WHERE WE
AWARDED COUNCILMEMBER GOSSET AND
HAROLD AND CECILE HANSEN THE
SALUTE TO GREATNESS AWARDS AND
I HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF
INTRODUCING THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
SPEAKING ABOUT UNITY AND HER
CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL OF US TO
REMEMBER THAT OUR INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO UNITY IS TO
CALL OUT BIAS AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ACTIVE IN THE
DESIRE TO HAVE A MORE UNIFIED
COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT IS IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, IF YOU DON'T
MIND, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY
24, 2020 MEETING WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS,
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE
CORONAVIRUS.
AS I'VE SPOKEN TO MY FRIENDS
WHO ARE NURSES, I AM MORE THAN
I CAN COUNT ON BOTH HANDS,
FRIENDS THAT ARE NURSES, THEY
REMIND ME THE IMPORTANCE OF
USING SANITIZER, AND THAT IT
DOES NOT KILL, OFTEN TIMES AS
MANY GERMS AS WASHING YOUR
HANDS FOR 20 TO 30 SECONDS.
USING HAND SANITIZER AS A
BACKUP IS A GREAT WAY TO GO
ABOUT IT.
ALSO DON'T REPLACE WASHING YOUR
HANDS.
THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE ON THE AGENDA.
HALF THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE BEEN UP TO A LOT OF
WORK IN THE LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS TO MANY.
TWO LANDMARKS DESIGNATING
ORDINANCES IMPOSING CONTROLS ON
EAGLES AND HALL AND THE SUNSET
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
EXTREME.
TWO APPOINTMENT IN THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD,
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF NATHAN
CARLSON AS DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION.
THE CLERK FILE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COUNCIL BILL FOR CONTRACT
REZONE AT 46 UNION BAY PLACE,
REMINDER, THIS IS A
QUASIJUDICIAL ITEM.
COUNCIL NUMBERS SHOULD AVOID
MEDICATIONS ABOUT THE MERITS OF
THE REZONE APPLICATIONS WITH
PROPONENTS WHO ARE, OR
OPPONENTS.
IF YOU HAVE HAD COMMUNICATIONS
OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE
CONTACT OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
THERE ARE ZERO ITEMS IN THE
INTRODUCTION A REFERRAL.
THE NEXT LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL BE
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 AT A
SPECIAL START TIME OF 10:15
A.M.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE HIGH
BARRIERS WERE GREW FROM 9 AM TO
10 AM THAT MORNING.
WE ARE PUSHING THE MEETING BACK
BY 45 MINUTES.
THE DIRECT THERE'S REPORTS FROM
BOTH STC I AND OPC B WILL BE ON
MARCH 11.
THE JOINT PRESENTATION ON THE
ANNUAL RS JI WORKING WORK
PROGRESS AND THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION'S ANNUAL
REPORT AND OVERVIEW.
THERE WILL BE TWO APPOINTMENTS
TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I ALSO HAVE FOR THE COUNCIL
NUMBERS, I BELIEVE MY STAFF HAS
SPOKEN WITH YOUR STAFF ABOUT A
VALID P PATCH LETTER.
MY OFFICE SHARED THE LETTER IN
SUPPORT OF BALLARD P PATCH'S
APPLICATION FOR CONSERVATION
FUTURES TAX GRANT TO SUPPORT
THE EFFORTS TO PURCHASE AND
PRESERVE THEIR SITE.
THIS IS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR ME,
BECAUSE THE P PATCH IS AN
IMPORTANT RESOURCE IN
ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN
NORTH SEATTLE.
THIS P PATCH HAS 1200 SQUARE
FEET OF THE P PATCH DEDICATED
TO FOOD ACCESS.
IT IS NOT A WE HAVE EXTRA FOOD
AND THEREFORE WE WILL DONATE.
THEY HAVE SPECIFICALLY SET
ASIDE SOME OF THE BEST
PRODUCING PORTIONS OF THE P
PATCH.
THEY DONATE TO THE BALLARD FOOD
BANK AND THE FITTING
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HOT
MEALS PROGRAM.
THE STARTED WITH THE HOT MEALS
PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED
TOO MUCH FOOD TO THE FOOD BANK.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
THE 36th LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS GRANT
AS WELL AND I WILL PASS THIS
LETTER AROUND.
FOR SIGNING IN AN OPEN MEETING.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
MEETING AND I JOINED THE
OPENING CELEBRATION OR THE
PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE
MONORAILS UPDATE.
IT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE THE
MONORAIL RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE THE LAST
MILE CONNECTION BETWEEN LIKE
QUITE REAL AND SEATTLE CENTER.
SINCE THE MONORAIL HAS BEGUN
ACCEPTING ORCA CARDS, WE'VE
SEEN IT 20% JUMP IN RIDERSHIP
AND THIS WILL ALLOW BOTH TRAINS
TO BE USED, BETTER ELEVATORS,
THAT WILL BE GREAT.
ON WEDNESDAY, I ATTENDED MY
FIRST MEETING OF THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PLANNING COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, I HELD THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED DISTRICT HOURS AND WE
WERE THERE UNTIL ABOUT 7:15.
THIS LAST SATURDAY, I WENT TO
OLYMPIA TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERA AND
DON'T BLOCK THE BOX.
>> HOW DID THAT GO?
>> IT WENT VERY WELL.
THE CHIEF WAS AN AMAZING
PRESENTER AS USUAL.
THEY WERE ABLE TO FIELD A LOT
OF THE TOUGH QUESTIONS THAT HE
RECEIVED.
WE ARE HOPING THAT THIS WILL
PASS OUT OF OLYMPIA IN THESE
COMING WEEKS.
THIS WEEK I WILL ATTEND THE
WALLINGFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL
AND THURSDAY I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICY BOARD, HOLDING THE
WEEKLY MEETINGS IN DISTRICT AND
FRIDAY, I WILL BE IN FREMONT
DOING MY FOURTH SMALL BUSINESS
WALKING TOUR. THAT'S ALL I
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL NUMBERS
STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BORIS HAS
ASKED ME TO READ HER REMARKS
TODAY BECAUSE I AM VICE CHAIR
OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS COMMITTEE
AND WE HAVE THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES MEETING
TOMORROW MARCH 3 AT 2 PM IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE FINAL AGENDA FOR PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE WILL BE THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF KELLY
McCAFFREY TO THE PARK DISTRICT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND A
PRESENTATION FROM PARKS
DEPARTMENT ON THE SIX YEAR
SPENDING PLAN AND THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BUDGET
YEAR FOR THE PARKS DISTRICT.
IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MEETING
TO LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS AND
ASK QUESTIONS.
IF THE COMMUNITY IS INTERESTED
IN SHARING IDEAS AND LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE PARK'S STRATEGIC
PLAN, THERE ARE SEVERAL AVENUES
TO DO THIS, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED THREE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE FIRST ONE IS TONIGHT AT
DELL RIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER
FROM 6 PM TO 8 PM AND THEN
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 6 PM TO 8 PM
AT THE COMMITTEE CENTER AND
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 FROM 10 AM
AT, TO 12 NOON AT THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
IT WILL INCLUDE A SHORT
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
TIME, OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
QUESTIONS.
PLEASE CONNECT WITH DEBORA
JUAREZ'S OFFICE OR THE PARKS
TO PARTNER.
REGARDING THE NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUE, LAST THURSDAY MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
ATTENDED A CELEBRATION FOR THE
MAJOR MILESTONE FOR NHL
SEATTLE.
THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE ICE
CENTER, THE HOCKEY TRAINING
FACILITY AND HEADQUARTERS.
REGARDING SOUND TRANSIT, LAST
THURSDAY, COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
AND THEY HAD A MOMENTOUS VOTE.
THEY LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF
NEIGHBORS AND VOTED TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH A PROGRESSIVE
BUILD OF THE NORTHEAST 130th
STREET STATION.
IN EARLY 2021, THEY WILL
RECONVENE AS A BOARD FOR A
FINAL VOTE ON THE OPEN DATE.
IT WILL BE MUCH EARLIER THAN
ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED.
EARTH DAY, SO EARTH DAY IS
COMING UP, APRIL 22 AND
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ HAS
A LETTER SHE WOULD LIKE ME TO
CIRCLET.
HER STAFF CIRCULATED AND
EARLIER.
IF THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ORIGINAL EARTH DAY. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SET A STANDARD
AND SIGN A PLEDGE TO SUPPORT
POLICIES THAT ADVANCE
SUSTAINABILITY.
I'VE SIGNED A LETTER MYSELF.
AN ORGANIZATION CALLED EARTH
DAY NORTHWEST 2020 IS PREPARING
FOR THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF
EARTH DAY.
IT'S APRIL 22, 2020.
THE COCHAIRS INCLUDE ATTORNEY
GENERAL BOB FERGUSON,
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS
HILLARY FOR LANDS AND KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW
CONSTANTINE AND THE PRESIDENT
OF THE QUINAULT NATION SHARP.
AND THEY ASKED IF WE WOULD JOIN
WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS
ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE TO SIGN
THIS PLEDGE FOR THE PUBLIC'S
BENEFIT, SIX KEY POINTS ARE
SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE
SUSTAINABILITY, CREATE ADAPTIVE
GOVERNANCE MODELS TO ADVANCE
SUSTAINABILITY, ADOPT POLICIES
THAT REDUCE OUR RESPECTIVE
JURISDICTION'S CARBON FOOTPRINT
IN 5 YEARS CONSISTENT WITH
STATE LAW, PRIORITIZE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY THROUGH
TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE AND
OTHER POLICIES, ALIGN
PURCHASING PRIORITIES WITH
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND INFORM
AND ENGAGE RESIDENTS TO BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION.
WE ARE CIRCULATING THIS NOW.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THEN WE WILL SHIFT FROM
DISTRICT 52 DISTRICT 4.
>> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT
ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> MY FIRST COMMENT IS TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ FOR
CIRCLING THE EARTH DAY LETTER.
REGARDING CLIMATE, A LOT OF US
ARE WORKING ON DIFFERENT
THINGS.
WE HAVE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE
CHAIRED BY COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA
SAWANT.
I'VE GOT THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL
NOTE EXPANSION WHICH WILL TAKE
A LOOK AT TWO CLIMATE QUESTIONS
THAT WILL COME TO THE
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE IN APRIL, LOOKING AT
ALL LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT
CLIMATE LENDS BOTH CARBON
EMISSIONS AND ADAPTATION TO THE
CRISIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, THERE ARE NO ITEMS
ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TODAY.
WE MEET THE FIRST AND THIRD
WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH.
SO WE ARE MEETING THIS
WEDNESDAY AND THIS WEDNESDAY,
WE'VE GOT 11 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
. JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
PREVIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE,
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD.
SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE AS WELL,
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD, THEN WE HAVE A
BRIEFING ON STREET VACATIONS.
THERE IS AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PERMISSION TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE FIVE EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGES.
THERE IS AN ORDINANCE VACATING
PORTIONS OF ALLEYS IN WEST
SEATTLE.
AND THERE IS ALSO THE
RESOLUTION AGAIN ABOUT ENERGY
CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
IN DISTRICT 4, THERE WAS A BIG
PUBLIC SAFETY FOCUS.
I MET WITH CAPTAINS MAHAFFEY
AND ALLEN IN THE WEST.
THEY COVER THE WEST PRECINCT
BECAUSE THAT COVERS EAST LAKE
WHICH IS PART OF DISTRICT 4 AND
WE DISCUSSED HOW THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO
SERVE EASTLAKE COMMUNITY THEY
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY
RECEIVED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
THAT WAS TO HELP DOWNTOWN IN
THE WAKE OF THE THIRD AND PINE
SHOOTING.
LATER THAT DAY, I MET WITH THE
HEAD OF THE NORTH PRECINCT AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE MET IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT AT I THINK ONE OF
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S COFFEE
SHOPS, CAFC ALLEGRO.
>> INDEED.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT CONCERNS
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND MET
LATER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEMPLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
IT HOUSES SEVERAL SERVICES IN
THE U DISTRICT SOCIAL SERVICES
AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY AND SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE PAYING VERY
COSTLY PRIVATE SECURITY TO
SUPPLEMENT POLICE IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
SO SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES,
THAT'S HARD FOR THEM TO AFFORD
THE EXTRA SECURITY.
THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THE
COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS AND
THE BIKE PATROL COMING BACK TO
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FULL-
TIME.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT HIGH BARRIER INDIVIDUALS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT
HIGH BARRIER INDIVIDUALS
WORKING GROUP, THEIR PROGRESS
ON THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS.
>> NOT AS MUCH GOING ON THIS
WEEK FOR ME, FORTUNATELY.
LAST WEEK WAS QUITE BUSY.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEK
. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR COMING AND
ENGAGING IN A LIVELY DISCUSSION
ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS
WHERE WE TALKED EXTENSIVELY AND
GOT AN UPDATE FROM THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, AND I'M SURE
THERE WILL BE SOME ACTION ITEMS
FOLLOWING THAT CONVERSATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THAT WITH EVERYONE HERE AT THE
TABLE AND THE REST OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL.
THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA
THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY SAY THAT I
LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THE
LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF A
SUNSET TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
EXCHANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE MASONIC LODGE
AT 1608 FOURTH AVENUE WEST IN
MY DISTRICT.
IT IS A BUILDING I WALKED BY
AND IT ADDS ESSENTIAL CHARACTER
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK IT ALSO SETS A GOOD
PRECEDENT FOR WHAT I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE AS A BROADER STRATEGY IN
OUR HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS WHERE
WE PROTECT OLD BUILDINGS WITH A
LOT OF CHARACTER IN SINGLE-
FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS BUT CARVE
OUT SPACE FOR MULTIPLE HOUSING
UNITS WITHIN THEM TO NOT ONLY
PRESERVE CHARACTER, BUT AND
MUCH-NEEDED DENSITY AND HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR FOLKS.
IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE HOUSING
OPTIONS CAN SOMETIMES BE
LIMITED.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING ON
THAT IN FAVOR OF THAT THIS
AFTERNOON AND I APPRECIATED THE
PRESENTATION ON THE PLANS THAT
THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BROUGHT THAT
FORWARD HAVE FOR THE PROPERTY.
GOING FORWARD TO THE REST OF
THE WEEK OR ONE MORE THING THAT
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
OVER THE WEEKEND, I WAS PROUD
TO BE THE GUEST OF THE SEATTLE
DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB FOR A
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
WATCHING AT HOME AND MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL,
PLEASE CONTINUE TO GO OUT AND
PATRONIZE BUSINESSES IN THE
NATIONAL DISTRICT.
THEY ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME
WITH A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS
AROUND THE CORONAVIRUS AND A
LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHERE
IT COMES FROM AND WHO IT
IMPACTS.
IT ALMOST CERTAINLY THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IS SEEING
A DECREASE IN PATRONAGE.
THAT'S AWFUL.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO
THINK THAT GOING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
PATRONIZING SMALL BUSINESSES IS
GOING TO PUT YOU MORE AT RISK
OF CONTRACTING THE CORONAVIRUS.
SO IT WAS GOOD TO GO SPEND SOME
TIME WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB AND HANG
OUT AT THE DRAW A SEAFOOD
RESTAURANT FOR THE EVENT LAST
NIGHT.
LATER THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
SPEAKING AT THE WEST EDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ON
WEDNESDAY TO GIVE THEM UPDATES
ON ISSUES RELATED TO DOWNTOWN
AND MORE BROADLY, THE WORK OF
THE COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST FEW
MONTHS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT CONVERSATION ON THURSDAY
NIGHT, I WILL SPEAK AT A ROCK
THE VOTE EVENT AT U DUB AND I
ENCOURAGE FOLKS IN A
POLITICALLY NEUTRAL WAY JUST TO
TURN OUT AND VOTE IN THE
UPCOMING PRIMARY REGARDLESS OF
PRIMARY OR CANDIDATE PREFERENCE.
THAT WILL BE OCCURRING ON IN
WASHINGTON ON MARCH 10.
ON FRIDAY MORNING, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE KING COUNTY
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE
CENTER'S ANNUAL BE LOUD
BREAKFAST.
A GREAT EVENT FOR A REALLY
INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE LOCATED
JUST ACROSS THE STREET THAT
HELPS SO MANY FOLKS THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND
HAVE FOUND CASE ARE TO BE A
GREAT RESOURCE FOR FINDING
SUPPORT AND FINDING ASSISTANCE.
I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD
TO ATTENDING THAT EVENT.
AND DIRECTLY AFTER THAT, WE
HAVE OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY
MORNING IN QUEEN AND STARTING
AT 8:30 AM AT EL DIABLO COFFEE.
THESE SESSIONS, AND I THINK MY
OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
HOLDING OFFICE HOURS WOULD
AGREE WITH ME, IT'S BEEN ONE OF
MY FAVORITE PARTS OF HAVING
THIS POSITION AND THE ABILITY
TO HAVE THAT DIRECT CONNECTION
WITH CONSTITUENTS AND BRING
ISSUES BACK HERE TO THE TABLE.
IT HAS BEEN VERY REWARDING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT NEXT
SESSION IN QUEEN AND ON FRIDAY.
OTHERWISE, THOSE ARE MY UPDATES.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER
WEEK WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF
DISTRICT 7.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK
YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
IN THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING A
ROBUST CONVERSATION IN THE
SELECT COMMITTEE IN
HOMELESSNESS AND INVESTMENTS.
AND I THINK WE ARE IN A GOOD
POSITION WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP
TO CONTINUE TO GET THE DATA
THAT WE NEED AND HELP TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE USING THE PUBLIC
STOLLER WISELY TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE ADDRESSING THOSE WHO ARE ON
SHELTERED AND ON THE VERGE OF
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
TAKE YOU FOR ALLOWING FOR THAT
ROBUST DISCUSSION AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL.
, COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD .
>> WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, NAMELY
FOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
TWO OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE
FROM THE MAYOR AND TWO ARE FROM
THE COUNCIL.
I AM REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT
SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED IN GOOD
STANDING WITH THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION, SHE IS A
FANTASTIC LEADER.
SHE'S DONE AMAZING WORK AND THE
PLACE COMMISSION IS ONE OF
THOSE COMMISSIONS THAT THE
MAN'S A LOT OF PEOPLE'S TIME
AND ENERGY.
SHE HAS A ROBUST ATTENDANCE
RECORD AND AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, HER ABILITY TO
REPRESENT HER COMMUNITY IN
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AROUND
POLICE REFORM IS BEYOND
REPROACH.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, ONE REAPPOINTED BY
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY BOTH
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS, THOSE TWO
INDIVIDUALS BOTH ORIGINATE WITH
THE CPC.
I HAVE NO REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS WEEK.
I DO HAVE A REGULAR MEETING
NEXT WEEK ON THE 10th AT 9:30
AM.
WE ARE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE A
SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE EITHER
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
MY OFFICE HAS COORDINATED, IS
CORRELATING WITH THE EXECUTIVE.
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER
LOCAL AND STATE PARTNERS TO
ENSURE ALIGNMENT IN RESPONSE TO
THE CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19.
I APPRECIATE THE THOROUGH
BRIEFING.
PROVIDED BY COUNSEL PRO TEM
THIS MORNING. AND I JUST WANT
TO GIVE FOLKS THE OPPORTUNITY
PRIOR TO A FURTHER UPDATE FROM
THE DEPARTMENTS TO SEND
QUESTIONS THAT THEY THINK ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS TO
MY OFFICE. I WILL BE COLLECTING
THEM.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERENT AREAS OF FOCUS.
COUNSEL RESIDENT GONZALES HAS
IDENTIFIED HER INTEREST IN
GETTING SOME SPECIAL,
SPECIALIZED INFORMATION OUT
REGARDING HOW THE REGION IS
WORKING WITH OUR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION
THAT THEY NEED AS WELL AS SHE
HAS RAISED SOME, THE NEED TO
REALLY HAVE A UNIQUE FOCUS ON
THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
SO IF YOU HAVE OTHER SPECIFIC
AREAS OF FOCUS THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN A
BRIEFING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AS FAR AS ITEMS COMING UP, THIS
WEEK, TONIGHT, I WILL BE
ATTENDING A PARKS DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING IN DISTRICT 1
AT THE DEL RIDGE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
FRIDAY, I WILL BE AT THE KING
COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE
CENTER BREAKFAST, THE BE LOUD
BREAKFAST AND FRIDAY, FRIDAY IS
A BUSY DAY.
I HAVE A DEL RIDGE NEIGHBOR
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISER,
THE ASIAN-PACIFIC LABOR
ALLIANCE FUNDRAISER BOTH IN
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND
SATURDAY, WE HAVE MEDICAL ONE
50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER.
LAST WEEK, I HELD IN DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY AT THE
WEST SEATTLE SENIOR CENTER.
I WAS IN DISTRICT BETWEEN 12:00
AND 7:00 PM.
I ALSO ON TUESDAY EVENING LAST
WEEK ATTENDED A FOCUS GROUP
WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT
CALLS ITSELF THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COALITION.
THEY ARE CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS
TO REALLY STRATEGIZE ABOUT HOW
TO MOVE FORWARD ON THREE OF
THEIR MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS.
ONE BEING A FOCUS ON PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT BY ENSURING THAT
HOUSING IS PRESERVED IN SOUTH
PARK.
ANOTHER RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
THE BUILDING OF NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE THIRD RELATES TO
ENSURING THAT PROJECTS THAT ARE
COMING TO SOUTH PARK HAVE AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT.
ALSO, LAST WEEK, THURSDAY
MORNING, I ATTENDED THE
REGIONAL LAW OF SAFETY AND
JUSTICE COMMITTEE AND THAT WAS
A FOCUS AT THIS MEETING
SPECIFICALLY ON SCHOOL SAFETY
AND WE HEARD A PRESENTATION
FROM ACROSS THE REGION ON
EFFORTS THAT ARE REALLY FOCUSED
ON SCHOOL SAFETY BOTH AS IT
RELATES TO THE VULNERABILITIES
THAT STUDENTS FACE AS WELL AS
WAYS THAT SOME SCHOOLS HAVE
LOOKED AT IMPROVING THE PUBLIC
SAFETY IN AND AROUND SCHOOL
CAMPUSES.
AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I'VE
GOT FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
WHO ARE HERE OH, YOU HAVE ONE
MORE?
FOR FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU
ARE HERE FOR THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, I HOPE THEY CAN HEAR
ME OUTSIDE.
PLEASE DO COME IN AS WE WILL
TRANSITION TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
>> I KNEW I WAS FORGETTING
SOMETHING.
IN THE WAKE OF LAST WEEK'S
ANNOUNCEMENT AS IT RELATES TO
ACTING DIRECTOR JASON JOHNSON,
I WANTED TO SHARE WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS REMINDER TO
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
HERE WHAT IT MIGHT BE NEW
INFORMATION TO COUNCILMEMBERS
ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR
CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WAS
ADOPTED BY THIS COUNSEL BY
RESOLUTION 31866.
AND IT IDENTIFIES THE STEPS
THAT THE COUNCIL INTENDS TO BE
FOLLOWED BOTH BY THE EXECUTIVE
AND SELECTING AND INTERVIEWING,
BUT ALSO THE STANDARD BY WHICH
WE WILL HOLD OURSELVES FOR DOING
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH.
AROUND NEW APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH
FOLKS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING
TO YOU MORE ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS
AND YOUR PRIORITIES FOR FILLING
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT POSITION.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNSEL COLLIES, THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THE UPDATES ON THIS
WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AND ITEMS
THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
I DO ALSO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ON THE
CORONAVIRUS OR COVID-19 IN
TERMS OF UPDATES AND LATER THIS
WEEK, THE COUNCILMEMBER WILL
ANNOUNCE WHEN WE WILL HAVE THE
SPECIAL MEETING IN THE
COMMITTEE.
AS A REMINDER BEFORE WE WRAP UP
THIS PUBLIC SESSION COMPONENT,
IF YOU DO FEEL ANY FLULIKE
SYMPTOMS, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE
YOUR HOME IF POSSIBLE.
PLEASE STAY HOME AND PRACTICE
GOOD HYGIENE.
AND IF YOU FEEL ANY SYMPTOMS AT
ALL SUCH AS FEVERS AND CHILLS
AND COUGHS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
MEDICAL PROVIDER.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET THE
INFORMATION OUT OR, I'M SORRY,
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS AND
WANT TO KNOW MORE A WE ARE
GETTING INFORMATION OUT THROUGH
THE PUBLIC LINE THAT'S BEEN
PROVIDED FROM OUR PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICERS TO THE
MEDIA AT 206-233-5072 . FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANT
TO STAY AWARE OF ANY UP DATES,
AGAIN, THE ALERT SEATTLE SYSTEM
IS AT ALERT.SEATTLE.GOV AND YOU
WILL GET NOTIFICATIONS VIA TEXT
AND EMAIL AND VOICE MESSAGE OR
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE THE TRACK
THAT INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER, WE MENTIONED YOU
ARE COLLECTING IDEAS THAT FOLKS
ARE INTERESTED IN.
I WANT TO FLAG FOR THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES THAT WE'VE ALSO
INQUIRED ALREADY WITH SOME
CENTRAL STAFF FOLKS ABOUT WHAT
IT WOULD TAKE TO GET ADDITIONAL
HANDWASHING FACILITIES OUT INTO
THE COMMUNITY AS FOLKS
REMEMBER, THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE
THAT MYSELF AND, AND
COUNCILMEMBER BACKS I HAD
CONSCIOUSLY SAID IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, WE NEED MORE
ANDWASHING FACILITIES ACROSS
THE CITY.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
WHERE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DEPLOY THAT SOON.
WE WILL COORDINATE WITH YOU TO
SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION AS PART OF THE
ALERT.
LASTLY, WE WILL BE GOING INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE IN A
MOMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE
PURPOSE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
GOING TO BE DISCUSSED DURING
THAT TIME WE WILL HAVE ABOUT
ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES THAT WE
WILL HAVE FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
IT IS MY INTENT TO HAVE US WRAP
UP IN ONE HOUR AND A HALF AND
WE HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL THAT IS
PRESENT IN CASE WE NEED TO GO
OVER, WE WILL ANNOUNCE AT THAT
TIME.
AN HOUR AND 50 MINUTES, COLLIES
WOULD PUT US AT 11:28.
IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL TIME AT
THAT MOMENT, WE WILL COME OUT
OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE
WILL ANNOUNCE WHAT ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
AT THIS MOMENT, WE ARE GOING TO
BRING IN AN TO THE PUBLIC
MORNING BRIEFING AND GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF WE CAN HAVE THE ROOM CLEARED
OF ANYONE WHO IS NOT HERE FOR
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
OTHERWISE, THANK YOU FOR
STARTING US UP.
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