>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE JUNE 29th, 2020 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING, THE TIME IS
9:32 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> WAREZ,.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALE AS.
HERE.
>> PETERSON.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT .
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN ARE PRESENT.
>>> THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERK, NO OBJECTION THEN
THE MINUTES OF JUNE 29th, 2020
ARE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, JUST
QUICKLY, I WANT TO LET FOLKS
BOTH IN THE COUNCIL AND VIEWING
PUBLIC, IN OBSERVANCE OF THE
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY MY
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE
SECOND AND THE THIRD OF JULY
AND WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE
CHECKING EMAIL AND VOICEMAIL BUT
I WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT
THE OFFICE WILL BE TECHNICALLY
CLOSED JULY 2nd AND THIRD.
REALLY QUICKLY WANTED TO GIVE
FOLKS AN UPDATE APROPOS OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING UP, AS A
REMINDER THAT DUE TO THE
HOLIDAY AND THEN THE WORK WE,
ALL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
DEADLINES OCHER ONE DAY EARLIER.
AND WE ARE ASKING ALL OF YOU
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLEASE
STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE
DEADLINES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO APPROPRIATELY
WORK UP ANY LEGISLATION THAT IS
BEING REFERRED TO AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT OFFICE OR
AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED
TO EXISTING LEGISLATION WHICH I
KNOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT.
SO I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK
EXAMPLE, THE DEADLINE FOR MY
OFFICE, WITH INCLUSION ON NEXT
WEEK'S CALENDAR IS TOMORROW.
TUESDAY, AT 12:00 P.M.
NOON.
INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAY AT 12:00
P.M.
NOON.
AGAIN THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN MANAGE THE
WORKFLOW AND THAT WE ARE BEING
RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT
JULY 3rd IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
AND OUR STAFF FROM THE ENTIRE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
OFF.
SO IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE
POSSIBILITIES OF THEM ACTUALLY
GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF REST, I
ASKED FOR YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER
THE STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THAT
PARTICULAR DEADLINE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
WE ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ARE
WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEADLINE
AS IT RELATES TO BE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
FOR NEXT MONDAY.
OKAY THE NEXT ITEM, WE ARE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
THOSE ITEMS.
AND I WILL CALL THE MEMBERS IN
THE ESTABLISHED ROTATE OF
ROLLCALL.
WHICH WE JUST UTILIZED FOR
ATTENDANCE TAKING.
SO THAT WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBERS
STRAUSS , JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA,
PEDERSEN, SAWANT , AND I WILL
CONCLUDE WITH MY REPORT.
AND FOR YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES
BENEFIT, THERE IS A CONFLICT
THIS MORNING SO -- WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THE
BRIEFING PORTION BUT INTENDS TO
BE WITH US FOR THE NOTED
EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE AGENDA.
SO WE WILL NOT BE HEARING A
REPORT FROM HER.
SO, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS
THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DIG
INTO THE REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE STILL
PLANS TO MEET ON JULY 22nd AT
9:30 A.M., TO HOLD PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON THE CHILDCARE NEAR
YOU, THE OMNIBUS BILL, AND A
MEETING THIS WEEK, TO RECEIVE A
REPORT ABOUT TREE PROTECTIONS,
DIRECTORS RULE, AND HOW THE
TREE ORDINANCE IS MOVING ALONG.
SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AND
I WILL BE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH
THE PUBLIC WHAT WORK HAS BEEN
DONE.
AND THERE IS SOME EXCITING
UPDATES.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED.
LAST WEEK MY OFFICE AND MYSELF
WERE ENGAGING WITH SMALL IS AND
IS GROUPS IN DISTRICT 6,
REGARDING JUMPSTART SEATTLE
STIMULUS PLAN.
AND HOW TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING
OUR LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE BRINGING
SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE
JUMPSTART PLAN.
THAT INCLUDE STRENGTHENING THE
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LANGUAGE,
TO ENSURE THAT IF A HIGHER
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT PASSES A
SIMILAR TYPE OF STIMULUS PLAN,
THAT THERE WILL BE A
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF
REVENUE KEPT WITHIN THE CITY.
SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING WOULD
MODIFY THE 2020 SPENDING PLAN
TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT BY
ALLOCATING AN ADDITIONAL 9
MILLION FROM THE EMERGENCY
STABILIZATION FUNDS.
BROADENING THE SMALL BUSINESS
ELIGIBILITY TO ALLOW BUSINESSES,
RIGHT NOW THE SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION PROGRAM IS ONLY
ELIGIBLE FOR BUSINESSES WITH
FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.
I HAVE HEARD FROM SO MANY
BUSINESSES THAT THIS DOES NOT
INCORPORATE ENOUGH OF OUR
REALLY IMPORTANT SMALL
BUSINESSES.
SO WE WILL BRING IN AN
AMENDMENT TO BROADEN THIS TO 20
FTE, NY FTE IS IMPORTANT, --
AND Y FTE IS SO IMPORTANT, MANY
SMALL BUSINESSES REPLY ON THOSE
THAT WORK PART-TIME, SAID THE
AMENDMENT WILL BROADEN THE
ELIGIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN
SUPPORT MORE SMALL BUSINESSES
OUT THE CITY.
WE ALSO WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
RELIEF.
THIS WOULD ALSO SET ASIDE A
PORTION OF THE PLAN TO EXPAND
BNO TACTILELY.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT THE BNO TAXES
HERE IN THE CITY, THAT IS
WHERE THEY NEED THE MOST RELIEF.
THE SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION FUND, IS A GREAT
WAY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE
BUSINESSES, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS
THEM TO CHOOSE WHERE THE
DOLLARS GO AND WE HAVE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY, THROUGHOUT DISTRICT
6 AND SEATTLE, THAT THESE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO MEET
WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THE JUMPSTART
STIMULUS PLAN.
AND I WILL LET MY COLLEAGUES
KNOW IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENT.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO
DISTRICT 6 TOWN HALL ON JULY
7th.
WE CONTINUE TO HOLD CONSTITUENT
MEETINGS, RESIDENT MEETINGS,
EVERY WEEK.
NEWSLETTERS ARE GOING OUT.
WE HAVE A NEW BLOG POST UP AND
SO THE DISTRICT TOWN HALL WILL
BE ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE
WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE
DISTRICT.
THAT WILL BE JULY 7th, IN THE
EVENING.
LAST WEEK DURING RESIDENT
MEETINGS I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 6 ABOUT
GOLDEN GARDENS, AND THE STREET
CLOSURE THAT IS OCCURRING THERE.
I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW
THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH S.AND
PARKS, AND THERE WERE ALREADY
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE THIS
PAST WEEKEND TO ENSURE BETTER
NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON GOLDEN
GARDENS WAY.
AND THIS LAST WEEKEND WAS A
GOOD PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE HOW
GOOD THINGS WORK.
AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH PARKS AND SAWANT
OR THIS WORK WEEK SO WHAT
WORKED WELL IS KEPT AND THINGS
THAT DID NOT WORK WELL WE WILL
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
I ALSO WORKED TALKING TO
DISTRICT 6 ABOUT THE PROTESTS
OF SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND TALK
TO RESIDENTS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
DROUGHT THE DISTRICT.
AND HEALTHY STREETS, NOT AT
GOLDEN GARDENS BUT HEALTHY
STREETS OVER ON FIRST AVENUE.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND IT
IS ALWAYS GREAT TO TALK TO
RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 6. IF ANY
RESIDENTS ARE WATCHING OUT AND
WANT TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND I SPOKE ABOUT
MAKING THOSE FREE.
WE ARE NOW SEPARATELY TALKING
ABOUT STREET CAFES, WHERE YOU
CLOSE A PORTION, A STREET, FOR
CAFE PURPOSES.
AND WHILE I WISH THAT I COULD
HAVE OPENED SOME OF THOSE
STREETS THIS PAST WEEK, I AM
HEARTENED TO KNOW, THIS PROCESS
IS MOVING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
LAST WEEK FOR REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, I JOINED WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA WITH
THE WASHINGTON CITY BUSINESS
MEETING AND WE WERE HAPPY TO
FIND PETE BLOCKER, OF TACOMA,
TO FIND THE LARGE CITY SEAT.
DEPUTY MAYOR BLOCKER WAS VERY
HAPPY TO HOLD THIS POSITION AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I
WERE HAPPY TO SUPPORT HIM.
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL BE
JOINING METRO FOR THE ROUTE 40
UPDATE.
THIS IS AN ONLINE PUBLIC
MEETING AND IN ORDER TO UPDATE
RIDERS ABOUT THE SURVEY THAT
THEY RECENTLY CONDUCTED, ABOUT
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE
TO ROUTE 40, THERE WERE 1060
RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY,
LOOKING AT WHAT DRIVERS
EXPERIENCES ARE, FREIGHT,
EVERYONE WHO EITHER IS AROUND
ROUTE 40 ON THE STREET, OR ON
THE BUS THEMSELVES. I
WILL BE EXCITED TO JOIN THEM
FOR THAT.
ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
FOUR THE RECORD THAT THE
BALLARD WALKS HAS A MASTER PLAN
UPDATE OCHER RING.
THE GOALS OF THE MASTER PLAN
ARE FOR BEST PRACTICES TO
RESPOND TO REGIONAL NEEDS,
RESOURCE CAPABILITIES AND
EXPRESSED CAPABILITY OF
AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.
THIS MASTER PLAN UPDATE IS
RECEIVING YOUR INPUT UNTIL JULY
31st.
AND I ENCOURAGE ANYONE AND
EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU ARE ON
THE WATER OR ON THE LAND, TO
ADD YOUR VOICE TO THIS MASTER
PLAN UPDATE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL RESIDENT.
THAT IS MY UPDATE FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SORRY.
[ LAUGHTER ] NEXT UP IS GOING
TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
THE FLOORS YOURS.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT.
SO THE PUBLIC ASSET, THE
COMMUNITIES, THERE WAS ONE ITEM
IS TO FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR ON THIS
AFTERNOON OF COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS IS AGREED TO THE MONORAIL
AGENDA WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR
THE LAST YEAR.
WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE WEST
LAKE STATION, THE PLATFORM IS
ONE OF THE EFFORTS THAT THE
CITY IS TAKING TO MITIGATE
INCREASE TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEATTLE
ARENA AND -- AT CENTER.
THOSE OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THIS
NEXT YEAR OR SO WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON ALL THESE CONTRACTS
AND THEY WERE COMING OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS JUST
ADDING ON SOME OF THESE FURTHER
ISSUES THAT CAME UP AT OUR
NEGOTIATIONS AND CONTRACTUAL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MONORAIL
FOLKS.
SO, PATRONS WILL BE ENCOURAGED
TO USE THE MONORAIL AS AN
EFFECTIVE WAY TO ENTER OR TO
CONNECT TO SOUND TRANSIT AND
OTHER MASS TRANSIT AT WESTLAKE
CENTER.
OR TO PARK DOWNTOWN AND RIDE TO
SEATTLE CENTER.
LEGISLATION CONTINUES NECESSARY
EXPANSION OF THE PLATFORM AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATION.
SO, AS FAR AS PARKS, AS USUAL,
OUR OFFICE WILL SUBMIT OUR
WEEKLY PARKS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE.
PARKS AND REC IS PARTNERING
STILL WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO
EXPAND THE BASE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
BIKE ALONG GOLDEN GARDENS AS
PART OF THE S.D.O.T.
HEALTHY STREETS PROGRAM.
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IS
PROVIDING A FIVE DAY PILOT FROM
JUNE 26th UNTIL JUNE 30th, TO
SEE IF IT WOULD BE WORTH
EXTENDING THE CLOSURE INTO THE
SUMMER.
ON STAY HEALTHY STREETS,
THROUGH TRAFFIC IS DISCOURAGED
BUT LOCAL ACCESS DELIVERIES,
WASTE PICKUP AND EMERGENCY
ACCESS VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED.
THE SHELTER PROGRAM PASSES THE
90 DAY MARK AND WE HAVE PASSED
THE 90 DAY MARK OF CONTINUAL
OPERATIONS FOR THE SHELTERS FOR
PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPRESSING
HOMELESSNESS.
FROM JUNE 17, UNTIL JUNE 23rd
WE SHELTERED ON AN AVERAGE OF
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PEOPLE AT
GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER.
IN BETWEEN 44 AND 45 PEOPLE AT
MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER.
AN UPDATE ON THE INDOOR SHOWER
PROGRAM.
FROM JUNE 17th, UNTIL JUNE 23rd,
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC SERVED
ABOUT 560 USERS WITH A TOTAL
UNITIVE USERS OF ABOUT 6000
PEOPLE.
A GREEN LAKES SERVICE THE MOST
PEOPLE AT CLOSING SATURDAY.
AND THEN UP TO THE 90 DAY MARK,
THE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE PROGRAM
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE, THE
INITIAL CHILDCARE PROGRAM AT
FIVE COMMUNITY CENTERS UNDER
THE GOVERNOR'S RACE 1 SUPPORTED
ABOUT 1100, 1200 CHILDCARE
SLOTS.
STARTING THIS WEEK PARKS AND
REC EXPANDED CHILDCARE SERVICES
TO 21 LOCATIONS WITH A MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF 400 CHILDREN SLOTS
AVAILABLE PER WEEK.
FIVE OUT OF THE 20 COMMUNITY
CENTERS ARE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY
OR REGISTRATION.
LET'S SEE.
AND, VERY BRIEFLY I MET WITH
THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP
AND THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM PARTICULARLY ON THEIR GOAL
OF WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS IN DECIDING,
BASICALLY DISCUSSING WITH US
WHEN WE START TINY VILLAGES AND
HOW THEY CAN WORK WITH US AT
COMMUNITY.
WE VOTED TO APPROVE THE FINAL
RENTERIA LIST FOR SOUND TRANSIT
FOR FUTURE SOUND TRANSIT
PROJECT DECISION MAKING AS WE
MOVE THROUGH UNCERTAIN TIMES.
AND I ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, ON THURSDAY,
ATTENDED THE KING COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION POLICY MEETING.
BASICALLY KING COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEETING, IT WAS FOUR OUT OF THE
FOR KING COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
BOARD PEOPLE, ELECTED OUT OF
KING COUNTY.
SO THAT WOULD BE MYSELF,
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, THE
ALTERNATE.
WE BASICALLY VOTED OUT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE APPROVED THE PROJECT LIST
RECOMMENDATIONS TO GO TO THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
AND AS YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT YOU
ATTENDED THE ORIGINAL, THE LAST
MEETING.
WHERE THERE WAS ABOUT $53
MILLION IN GRANT MONEY AND
ABOUT $166 MILLION REQUESTED
FOR ABOUT 86 PROJECTS.
WE HAD A LIST OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE VOTED
YES ON THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD.
AND IN SEATTLE WILL BE RECEIVING
ABOUT $17 MILLION OUT OF THAT
$53 MILLION, FOR THE PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN THOSE ARE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND OF THE SEVEN PROJECTS, ONE
OF THEM I AM HOPING COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD IS LISTENING,
THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 4.9
SET ASIDE FOR DESIGN AND
REPLACEMENT OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
AND MY STAFF CAN GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION BUT RIGHT NOW THESE
ARE JUST RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE WHAT
WE WORK WITH, WITH OIR, AND
ALSO WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
ON THESE PROJECTS.
AND SUPPORTING THE OTHER
PROJECTS, NOT JUST WITHIN KING
COUNTY.
SO I THINK THAT IS ABOUT IT FOR
ME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THAT REPORT.
AND THANKS FOR ATTENDING THAT
REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
IN MY THANKS ULCER TO COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN FOR STEPPING
IN AS THE ALTERNATE.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A PRE-
EXISTING CONFLICT ON MY
CALENDAR THAT I COULD NOT
RESCHEDULE.
I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN STEPPING IN.
REALLY WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO THE FOLKS FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
COMMITTEE, WHO CONTINUE TO
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE THAT WEST
SEATTLE PLAYS IN TERMS OF A
REGIONAL CONNECTOR AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE COME TOGETHER AS
REGIONAL ENTITIES, TO CONTINUE
TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE FUNDING
TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE FOR THE
ISSUES AND THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS
THAT WILL RESULT AND CONTINUE
TO RESULT FROM THE CLOSURE OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
SO AGAIN I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE UPDATE COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
REPRESENTING THE CITY, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT UP ABOUT THE
WEST SEATTLE PIECE.
THE 4.9 FOR THE PLACEMENT
DESIGN, THAT IS IN ADDITION TO,
THERE IS ALREADY ANOTHER 2
MILLION SET ASIDE IN
CONTINGENCY FUNDS FROM THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD, AT THEIR
MEETING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN
MEETING AND THE STAFF IS
PHENOMENAL IN GETTING FORWARD
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND HOW THEY ARE GOING TO WAGE
GRANT.
SO YOU HAVE 4.9, +2, SO THAT IS
6.9, LOOKING AT WEST SEATTLE
REPLACEMENT DESIGN.
SO I HOPE PEOPLE IN WEST
SEATTLE KNOW WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION.
AND TRYING TO PULL THE FEDERAL
AND STATE DOLLARS FROM
EVERYWHERE, TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT LINK TO WEST SEATTLE AND
THAT COMMUNITY IS TAKING CARE
OF.
BECAUSE THEY DO PROVIDE A
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC ENGINE.
SO THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ALSO A CONDUIT FOR FOLKS FROM
VACH ON, COMING IN FROM INTO
THE CITY AS WELL.
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT.
OF THE REGION'S GOAL, FOR MOVING
PEOPLE AROUND.
AROUND THE CITY.
SO APPRECIATE THE REPORT.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ, AND HER REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE DOWN
THE ROSTER.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
OR THIS AFTERNOON ADDENDA FROM
THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS.
I AM HAVING A TOWNHALL TOMORROW
, TUESDAY, JUNE 30th, AT 2:00
P.M.
TO DISCUSS MY PROPOSAL THAT
WHERE THE BILL IS STILL COMING
TOGETHER ON A CAPITAL GAINS
TAX, TO MAKE LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS PURSUANT TO THE
REGIONAL PLAN PUT FORWARD BY
THE THIRD DOOR COALITION OF
BUSINESS OWNERS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
TO MAKE MEANINGFUL, LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS IN CHRONIC, IN
ENDING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
THROUGH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
OTHER INTERVENTIONS.
THAT TOWNHALL, AS I SAID WILL
BE TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M.
VERY PROUD TO HAVE ONE OF MY
FORMER LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS,
ROBERT RICE, JOINING ME TO TALK
ABOUT CAPITAL GAINS AS A
PROGRESSIVE SOURCE OF REVENUE,
THAT DIMINISHES INEQUALITY AND
EQUITY IN TAXED SYSTEMS.
GOING TO BE JOINED AS WELL BY
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, TALKING
ABOUT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
IN THE EFFICACY OF SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AS A LONG-TERM WAY TO
EXIT PEOPLE FROM CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS.
AND LET THE MOST VULNERABLE
FOLKS IN OUR DIVINITY LIVE WITH
THE COMMITTEE AND SERVICES THAT
ARE ESSENTIAL.
TO SURVIVE AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
GOING TO ALSO BE JOINED BY
SENATOR JOE WINN, A BIG
ADVOCATE OF TAXING CAPITAL
GAINS IN THE LEGISLATOR, TO
TALK ABOUT HIS EFFORTS THERE
AND TO TALK ABOUT HOW STATE AND
CITY EFFORTS ON TAXING CAPITAL
GAINS COULD BE SYNCED UP AND
HOW WE COULD WORK TOGETHER AS A
DELEGATION IN OLYMPIA, AS WELL
AS CITY COUNCIL IN LONG-TERM
TAX REFORM IN THE STATE.
AND THEN SARAH RANKIN, A
COCHAIR AND BALLARD MEMBER OF
THE THIRD DOOR VOLITION.
IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION.
I AM LOOKING FOR THAT TOMORROW.
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN
SIGN UP TO GET THE INFORMATION
FOR THE ZOOM TOWNHALL ON MY
WEBSITE.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
I DID, WHILE STILL ON THE TOPIC
OF TAX EQUITY, I WANT TO FLAG
MY SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS' COMMENTS, ON SEEKING A
WAY TO INSERT TAX RELIEF FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
HIT HARD BY THE IMPACT OF COVID-
19.
I THINK THAT IS A REALLY
CREATIVE SOLUTION AND SOMETHING
I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN
THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 CRISIS
AND HOW WE AS A CITY CAN BE
SUPPORTIVE TO SMALL BUSINESSES
WHO REALLY HAVE TAKEN A MASSIVE
HIT IN COVID-19.
AND REALLY ARE HAVING A HARD
TIME MAKING ENDS MEET, GIVEN THE
STRUGGLES AND THE MASSIVE
DOWNTURN IN BUSINESS.
GIVEN THE PROHIBITION ON DIRECT
GIFTS OF PUBLIC FUNDS, DIRECT
TAX RELIEF IS ONE OF THE ONLY
DIRECT TOOLS WE CAN USE WITH
LOCAL MONEY TO PROVIDE SOME
KIND OF ASSISTANCE.
I WANT TO FLAG MY INTERESTS NOW
ON COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
WORKING WITH YOU AND FOLLOWING
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
I DO THINK THAT IS A GREAT WAY
WE CAN EXPAND OUR IMPACTS ON
HELPING THE SMALL BUSINESSES,
WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES WHO HAVE TAKEN IT
THE HARDEST IN THIS DOWNTURN.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN, EVEN BEYOND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT MONEY WHICH HAS PROVIDED
SO MUCH IMPORTANT CRITICAL
RELIEF BUT ALSO A FINITE AND
LIMITED RESOURCE, DEPENDENT ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I THINK SOME LEVEL OF BNO TAX
RELIEF IS A CREATIVE WAY WE CAN
GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND GIVE
RELIEF TO BUSINESSES HIT
HARDEST.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT I CONTINUE
TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS IN THE
DISTRICT AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
ALL THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 7
WHO HAVE CONCERNS OVER CURRENT
MATTERS IN THE CITY AND
ESPECIALLY BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
RIGHT NOW FOR THE SUMMER, TO
CONTACT AND SET UP AN
APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE
CALENDAR ON MY WEBSITE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
MEETINGS EVERY WEEK AND IT HAS
BEEN GREAT TO TALK TO PEOPLE
FROM MAGNOLIA, TO SOUTH LAKE
UNION, ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES.
FOR THE BUDGET AND THEIR
PRIORITIES FOR OUR CITY GOING
FORWARD.
AS A LAST UPDATE I WANT TO FLAG
, WELL, TWO MORE UPDATES.
LAST WEEK I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF SITTING DOWN FOR AN
INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN CALLAHAN ON
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
THAT WAS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND I BELIEVE IT IS UP
SOMETIME THIS WEEK.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION ABOUT ONGOING
MATTERS OF THE BUDGET, PUBLIC
SAFETY, BEING OUT THERE FOR THE
PUBLIC TO SEE I THINK WAS A
GOOD DISCUSSION.
AND AS ALWAYS VERY PRESSING.
AND I THINK I WANT TO SEND
THANK YOU TO BRIAN CALLAHAN FOR
A GREAT INTERVIEW.
AND ALSO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
REPRESENTING THE CITY AT THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR IN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC, THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL IS BASICALLY A
UNITED NATIONS OF ALL THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN KITSAP,
SNOHOMISH, KING AND PIERCE
COUNTIES.
IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WE DID
REELECT PIERCE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
AS ANOTHER TERM FOR PRESIDENT.
OF THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL.
AND ALSO REELECTED THE VICE
CHAIR.
AND WE CONTINUE TO BE EXCITED
TO LOOK TOWARDS ENGAGING IN THE
PUGET SOUND COUNCIL ON MAKING
INVESTMENTS IN OUR REGION.
AND IT WAS GOOD TO BE PRESENT
FOR THAT DISCUSSION.
SO WITH THAT I HAVE NO FURTHER
UPDATES.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER
WEEK OF BUDGET TALKS AND THE
WORK OF THE COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS FOR THE REPORT AND
REPRESENTING US AT THE GENERAL
SIMPLY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ALONG
THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS DOWN TO MEMBER
MORALES.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE LAST
WEEK, I AM SURE YOU ALL HEARD
THERE WAS A FIRE AT SOUTH
DWELLER IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT THERE WAS SPECULATION
THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ARSON BUT
AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT, I WANTED TO
MAKE CLEAR THAT THE
INVESTIGATORS RULED THAT THE
FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
BUT, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING
TO INDICATE THE FIRE WAS SET.
SO, WE ARE HAVING FIRE
PREVENTION MATERIALS TRANSLATED
INTO VIETNAMESE AND TRADITIONAL
CHINESE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
THERE.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
WHAT IS HAPPENING AND JUST BE
IN TOUCH WITH THE FIRE
APARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE CLEAR ON THE RESULTS OF THE
INVESTIGATION.
I DO WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES
KNOW ABOUT TWO THINGS THAT WILL
BE COMING FROM MY OFFICE SOON.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CARE
WASHINGTON, WITH ONE AMERICA
AND THE RIGHT TO -- CAMPAIGN,
TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION IN
ADDRESSING FINANCIAL INCLUSION.
THERE HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING
ISSUE WITH MONEY TRANSFER
ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICULARLY
WITH OUR EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
BEING ABLE TO SEND REMITTANCE
BACK HOME.
SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT
REFORMS OUR SUPPORT OF THE EAST
AFRICAN COMMUNITY.
AND THE RIGHT OF MONEY TRANSFER
ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN
LAWFUL COMMERCE IN A SAFE
MANNER.
WE WILL HAVE THE RESOLUTION BY
TOMORROW.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ FOR THE REMEMBER.
IN ANTICIPATION OF BEING ABLE TO
INTRODUCE AND VOTE ON IT NEXT
WEEK.
I ALSO WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW
PRE-TRAN19 WE STARTED WORKING
ON AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
PROTECT PEOPLE AGED 17 AND
YOUNGER FROM BEING QUESTIONED
BY THE POLICE WITHOUT LEGAL
REPRESENTATION.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE KING
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENDERS,
SORRY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
DEFENSE, AND WITH ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND
COMMUNITY JUSTICE, TO CENTER
WORK AROUND SUPPORTING YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
INCARCERATED.
IN 2018, WE KNOW THAT OVER 73%
OF CHILDREN CHARGED IN THE KING
COUNTY JUVENILE COURT WERE
CHILDREN OF COLOR.
44% OF CHILDREN CHARGED WERE
BLACK, EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY
REPRESENT 9.7% IN THE
POPULATION.
AND SO THE ORDINANCE THAT WE
ARE WORKING ON AND WILL
INTRODUCE SOON IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP IN DETECTING THE
RIGHTS OF BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH.
AND EVENTUALLY THE ABOLISHMENT
OF JAILING YOUNG PEOPLE
ALTOGETHER.
MY HOPE IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE
TO ENGAGE IN THE BUZZ IT
DISCUSSION, AS WE TALK ABOUT
HOW TO SHIFT SPENDING AWAY FROM
SPD, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HOW
TO DIVEST FROM INSTITUTIONS
THAT FOCUS ON PUNISHING AND
INCARCERATING YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND INSTEAD, REDIRECT AND
REINVEST IN EDUCATION AND
SOCIAL SERVICES THAT REALLY GET
AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF SOME OF
THE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS THAT
ARE CREATING CHALLENGES FOR OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS
THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS
WORK AND SO I WELCOME
DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO COSPONSOR THIS.
WE ARE EAGER TO GET IT PASSED
SOON SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT AS
WE ENTER THE SUMMER, OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROTECTION.
AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PUT
THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD WHEN
THE TIME IS RIGHT, KNOWING THAT
RIGHT NOW OUR BUSINESS IS
REALLY FOCUSING ON THE BUDGET
AND BE 2020 BALANCE.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG
THAT FOR FOLKS AND LET YOU KNOW
THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT
SOON.
AND THEN MOVING ONTO THE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS, WE HAVE BEEN
HEARIN FOR WEEKS NOW THAT OUR
NEIGHBORS DO WANT A SIGNIFICANT
SHIFT AWAY FROM INVESTING IN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
INSTEAD PUTTING PUBLIC DOLLARS
INTO BLACK COMMUNITIES.
I AM COMMITTED, AS I KNOW MANY
OF YOU ARE, TO MAKING THESE
REALLY IMPORTANT BUDGET
DECISIONS.
AND TO INCREASE IMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP OF LAND.
BUT REDUCING THE POLICE BUDGET
IS ONLY ONE TOOL FOR INCREASING
THE INCREASES THAT WE WANT TO
SEE WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
I WANT TO FLAG FOR FOLKS THAT I
WAS ASKED RECENTLY, ON ONE OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RADIO
STATIONS, WHY THE BLACK
COMMUNITY SHOULD CARE ABOUT
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE.
SO I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO
REMIND FOLKS THAT THIS IS
DEFINITELY ABOUT INCREASING
RESOURCES THAT CAN GO TO
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BUT IT IS
CRITICAL TO FINDING A MORE
EQUITABLE WAY TO PAY FOR PUBLIC
SERVICES.
RIGHT NOW WE PAY FOR PUBLIC
SERVICES ON THE BACKS OF
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS.
EVERY TIME WE PASSED A HOUSING
OR PARKS LEVY, I HEAR ABOUT IN
MY COMMUNITY ABOUT HOMEOWNERS
THAT ARE REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH
THE A INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH
INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES.
BUT WE DO THAT BECAUSE
INCREASING PROPERTY OR SALES
TAX IS THE ONLY TOOL THE CITY
HAS TO PAY FOR THINGS WE NEED.
AND SO THIS IS IMPORTANT,
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IS
IMPORTANT.
AS MANY OF US SAID, IT FIXES
THE UPSIDE DOWN TAX CODE BY
SHIFTING SOME BURDEN FROM OUR
NEIGHBORS TO THE LARGEST
CRPORATIONS IN THE CITY.
AND SO I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE
HERE ON COUNCIL ARE TALKING
ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT.
PARTICULARLY WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE I
WILL HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS, ON
THE TAX SIDE, OF THE PACKAGE
THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING.
ONE IS TO INCREASE REVENUE TO
247 MILLION AND WE WOULD DO
THIS BY INSERTING A THIRD
CATEGORY IN THE TOTAL PAYROLL
BETWEEN 100 MILLION AND 1
BILLION DOLLARS OF TOTAL
PAYROLL.
SO WE WILL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE
SOON.
AND THEN THE OTHER, AS I
MENTIONED, IS ABOUT ALLOWING THE
SUNSET CLAUSE IF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION PASSES REVENUE
THAT WOULD KEEP SEATTLE WHOLE.
I ALSO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO ADD
WITH THE GREEN NEW DEAL BACK
INTO THIS PLAN.
AND I UNDERSTAND WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THAT SEPARATELY.
SO I WILL WAIT ON THAT
DISCUSSION.
AND I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR
THAT THE PRIORITIES COMING OUT
OF MY DISTRICT INCLUDE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE REVENUE, NO
SUNSET CLAUSE, AND THEN
COMMITMENTS TO FUND THE
EQUITABLE INITIATIVE DEAL.
THESE ARE REALLY REFLECTING THE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO HAVE
GREATER ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT
ABOUT THAT FROM THE KING COUNTY
EQUITY NOW COALITION AND OTHERS
THAT REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN
COMMUNITIES AND FIGHTING WAYS
TO PREVENT DISASTER
GENTRIFICATION.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS
MORNING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
>> OKAY, HEARING AND SEEING
NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ALONG DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT
AND GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I DO WANT TO START TO TO A
TODAY WITH A QUICK THANK YOU TO
THE FOLKS IN CENTRAL STAFF.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK AS WE HAVE BEEN
DELIBERATING VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUES TO ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGING TIMES IN FRONT OF
US.
ESPECIALLY RELATED TO REVENUE
SPEND PLAN AND BE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING
ABOUT THE SPD INQUEST AND
ONGOING LIBERATIONS AROUND THE
2020 REBALANCING PACKAGE.
SO IF YOU WILL JOIN ME
ADJUSTING THANK YOU TO THEM.
AND APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF THEM!
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAD A
GOOD WEEKEND.
LAST WEEK YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT
I SENT THE REVISED CALENDAR FOR
THE JULY BUDGET AND REBALANCING
PACKAGE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK
IN FEEDBACK AND STRATEGIES
AROUND POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
PER THE CALENDAR WE SENT OUT,
THIS WEDNESDAY WE PLAN ON
HEARING AMENDMENTS AND POSSIBLY
VOTE ON PROGRESSIVE BILL.
GIVEN THE POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS
TO THE REVENUE BILL ITSELF.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT COULD BE
RAISED MAY CHANGE.
SO CENTRAL STAFF IS PREPARING A
SUBSTITUTE VERSION OF THE
JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN.
AGAIN THAT IS COUNCIL BILL
11981.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A HIGH
LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE ROD
SPENDING CATEGORIES.
SO THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A
SUBSTITUTE VERSION ON THIS BEND
PLAN THAT REFLECTS BOTH CURRENT
DELIBERATIONS AND THE INITIAL
SPEND PLAN PRIORITIES.
AND ONCE THE REVENUE BILL IS
FINALIZED, FINGERS CROSSED, WE
WILL THEN BE ABLE TO GO BACK
THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND
REINTRODUCE THE TEXT OF THE
ORIGINAL SPEND PLAN AS A
RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS AND SPECIFIC
ALLOTMENTS FOR EACH CATEGORY IN
EACH YEAR.
THIS PROCESS, COLLECT, IS
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE
ENOUGH PAST.
FOR EXAMPLE ON THE FAMILY AND
EDUCATION LEVY WHERE WE
FOLLOWED UP WITH RESOLUTION
DETAILING, SPECIFYING
ALLOCATIONS.
THE RESOLUTION WILL BE
INTRODUCED ON JULY 13th.
AMENDMENTS CAN BE MADE TO THE
LANGUAGE AS INTRODUCED, AS YOU
ALL HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE
BASE FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS WILL
ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR
CENTRAL STAFF TO DRAFT POSSIBLE
SPEND TIME AMENDMENTS FOR
DELIBERATIONS ON JULY 15th.
AND ENSURE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO
TAKE A WELL-DESERVED THREE DAY
WEEKEND.
AGAIN I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR ONGOING PARTICIPATION
IN THIS PROCESS, YOUR
THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS YOU
ALREADY DISCUSSED SO FAR.
AND I WANTED ESPECIALLY TO
THINK AGAIN CENTRAL STAFF
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AS WE
SEEK TO FINALIZE THE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROPOSAL.
THE UPDATED CALENDAR WILL BE
SENT TO YOU IN A MOMENT.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
HEADS UP VERBALLY.
I WILL SEND IT TO YOU IN A
MOMENT WITH THE UPDATED DETAILS
IN THE CALENDAR AS AN
ATTACHMENT.
AND THE SUBSTITUTE JUMPSTART
PLAN WITH THE HIGH LEVEL
SPENDING CATEGORIES WILL BE
SENT TO YOU SHORTLY IN
PARTICIPATION OF OUR
CONVERSATION ON WEDNESDAY.
AS ALWAYS HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
AND HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS ONE-
ON-ONE AS WE JUGGLE CRITICAL
ISSUES IN FRONT OF OUR COUNCIL.
INCLUDING THE REVENUE PACKAGE
AND THE UPCOMING SPEND PLAN.
AS A REMINDER, THAT IS OUR
PROPOSED CONVERSATION FOR THIS
BUDGET COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATION
ON WEDNESDAY JULY 1st.
THE FIRST SESSION WILL START AT
10 A CLOCK A.M.
WHERE WE WILL FOCUS ON THE
REVENUE PUZZLES, AND WE WILL
HAVE COMMENTS AT THE VERY
BEGINNING.
I WILL NOTE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO DO AS MUCH PUBLIC COMMENT AS
POSSIBLE.
AGAIN, WE WILL KEEP IT AT ONE
MINUTE WITH 20 MINUTES OF
PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN DIVING
INTO THE DETAILS OF POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS.
AND A CONVERSATION AROUND THE
HIGH LEVEL SUPPLEMENTAL VERSION
OF THE JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN.
BUT THE REAL FOCUS WILL BE THIS
WEDNESDAY ON THE JUMPSTART
SEATTLE REVENUE PACKAGE.
SO THE SECOND SESSION ON
WEDNESDAY WILL START AT 2:00
P.M.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE 2020
REVISED BUDGET PRESENTATION BY
THE CBO, AND HAVE A DEBRIEFING.
LAST WEEK YOU ALL AT THE NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS AND WE EXPECT THE
CBO TO WORK VERY HARD BETWEEN
NOW AND WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL
COME BACK WITH YOU WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL RESPONSES TO
QUESTIONS AND HAVE ADDITIONAL
TIME FOR YOU ALL TO ASK
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SO THAT WE
CAN GET TO THEM MEAT AND
POTATOES OF THE PROPOSAL IN
FRONT OF US BEFORE WE GET TO THE
MEETINGS AND SUBSEQUENT WEEKS.
WE WILL NOT BE HEARING ON THE
911 CALLS.
I TALKED TO THE CHAIR PUBLIC
SAFETY, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
AND WE KNOW THAT BASED ON OUR
DISCUSSION LAST WEEK, THE
EXECUTIVE KNOWS THAT WE WANT
DETAILED INFORMATION.
THEY HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GO
BACK AND ADD MORE INFORMATION
INTO THE 911, THE 911 CALL
ANALYSIS.
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE
INFORMATION WHEN THEY
PRESENTED.
THAT WILL BE RESENTED ON JULY
8th, ALONG WITH A PANEL THAT
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
STRATEGIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
BUT FROM THE ACADEMICS
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT HAS WORKED
TO REALLOCATE FUNDING FROM
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST.
AND WHAT CURRENT STRATEGIES ARE
, THAT ARE BEING ANALYZED RIGHT
NOW, TO MOVE SOME FUNDS
UPSTREAM TO REALLY INVEST IN
OUR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES
AND A MORE COMMUNITY ORIENTED
PUBLIC SAFETY MODEL.
THAT WILL BE ON JULY 8th.
I THINK IT IS ACTUALLY A VERY
GOOD SIGN, THAT THE EXECUTIVE
HAS TAKEN A SECOND TO GO BACK
AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS
TO THE 911 ANALYSIS.
IS I THINK WE WILL ALL BE IN A
MUCH BETTER PLACE WHEN WE GET
THAT INFORMATION WITH THE
DETAILS THAT YOU ALL EXPECT.
ALSO WANTED TO NOTE FOR YOU
THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY,
TODAY ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER ONE,
WHICH IS ON CB 119814.
FOR HOUSING, COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS, A SUBSTANTIAL
DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN.
AND IT WILL BE AMENDMENTS TO
THE 2018-2022 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR HOUSING, AND AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS IN THE
DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES.
IT IS ALLOCATED THROUGH HUD AND
THE FUNDS WERE PREVIOUSLY
APPROPRIATED TO THE COUNCIL IT
THROUGH ORDINANCE 127064.
IT WAS PASSED IN MAY.
THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC ELEMENT TO PREVENT,
PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO
CORONAVIRUS.
THE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
GRANT PAYMENTS TO SMALL
BUSINESSES AND MEAL PROGRAMS
FOR PEOPLE EXPRESSING
HOMELESSNESS.
IN ORDER TO ENTER INTO THE
AGREEMENT WITH HUD, AMENDING
THE MOST CURRENT ACTION PLANS
TO A FUND -- OF THE CURRENT
ACTION PLAN.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
IT IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE
BROADER REBALANCING PACKAGE
HOWEVER IT IS SCHEDULED FOR A
VOTE IDEALLY ON MONDAY, JULY 6.
ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL PLAN IS
REQUIRED BEFORE THE FUNDS CAN
BE DISTRIBUTED.
THIS AFTERNOON IS THE PUBLIC
HEARING, JUST THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE
ACTION PLAN.
AND FINALLY ONTO'S INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR, WE HAVE THE
CBO'S 2020 WASHINGTON COMMERCE
BRAND ORDINANCE TRANSMITTED ON
JUNE 17.
THIS WAS COSPONSORED WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THIS IS THE GRANT THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT QUITE A BIT
THAT WAS APPROVED ON THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ON MARCH
27, AND WE HAVE BEEN EAGERLY
AWAITING FOR THIS.
WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING AND
WORKING FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS
WITH CBO TO TRY TO GET DOLLARS
OUT AND IT FINALLY CAME THROUGH
LAST WEEK SO WE WANT TO MOVE AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO GET THE
LONG-AWAITED FUNDS OUT OF THE
DOOR.
IS INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THINGS
LIKE PERMANENT SUPPORT HOUSING,
THAT WOULD HAVE COME THROUGH IN
REVENUES FROM THE SHORT-TERM
HOUSING TAX.
THAT IS NOW IMPACTED FROM THE
ECONOMIC SHUTDOWN.
IT INCLUDES FOOD DELIVERY FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING SITES,
FUNDING FOR SUBSTANTIAL AND
UNEXPECTED DELUSIONAL
UNEXPECTED ADDITIONAL NEEDS LIKE
HOUSING PROVIDERS, SHELTERS, FOR
SHELTER SERVICES AND FOOD AND
MEAL DELIVERY TO SENIORS.
THE CBO WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATION AT
OUR BUDGET MEETING ON WEDNESDAY
AND WE WILL HAVE A POSSIBLE
VOTE ON ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE
LEGISLATION IN THE MEETING AS
WELL.
IN OTHER UPDATES, WE WILL HAVE
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2020
REBALANCING SCHEDULE FOR JULY
8th AT 4:00 A.M.
THIS IS SO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
ABLE TO CALL INTO THE 10:00
A.M.
OR 2:00 P.M., YOU CAN ATTEND IN
THE EVENING.
YOUR ATTENDANCE IS NOT REQUIRED
BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
PEOPLE THERE TO HEAR WHAT YOU
ARE SAYING.
PEOPLE DO HAVE OTHER FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER
INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE UNDERSTAND THAT
AND WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
FOLKS HAVE WORK SCHEDULES THAT
DO NOT ALLOW FOR THEM TO CALL
INTO THE DAYTIME PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
SO AS A REMINDER TO THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT SIGN UP AT 2:00 P.M.
ON WEDNESDAY AND PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 P.M.
WE WILL GO UNTIL WE CAN, UNTIL
THE WEE HOURS IF WE CAN.
SO YOU ARE WELCOME TO SIGN UP
IF YOUR SHIFT ENDS UP ENDING AT
5:00 OR 6:00, THEN YOU CAN
STILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SPEAKING OF SHIFTS, I WANTED TO
THINK THE WORKERS AT TRADER
JOE'S WHO ABRUPTLY HAD THEIR
TRADER JOE'S SHUTDOWN ON
CAPITOL HILL WHEN THEY WORE
MASKS SAYING BLACK LIVES MATTER
AND TRADER JOE'S SHUT DOWN THE
STORE.
MANY OF THE WORKERS BEGAN
ORGANIZING TO CALL ATTENTION TO
THIS FORM OF RETALIATION. I
WANTED TO THANK -- THERE ON
BEHALF OF MY OFFICE AND A DOZEN
WORKERS SAID THAT THEY WILL BE
DISSIPATING IN THE PROTEST ON
JUNE 12th AND THEY DECIDED TO
CLOSE THE STORE.
THE STORE MANAGEMENT ASSURED
THAT WORKERS PARTICIPATING WOULD
BE CONSIDERED AN EXCUSED
ABSENCE AND WOULD NOT RESULT IN
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES BUT ON
THE MORNING OF JUNE 12 A
REPRESENTATIVE OF TRADER JOE'S
CORPORATE CALLED THE STORE TO
ASK ABOUT THE EARLY CLOSURE AND
UNSATISFIED WITH THE RATIONALE
FOR THE EARLY CLOSURE, CORPORATE
INFORMED MANAGEMENT THAT THE
STORE IS CLOSED INDEFINITELY,
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
SINCE THE WORKERS ORGANIZED THE
STORE, THE STORE PARTIALLY
OPENED BACK BUT THE MANAGEMENT
IS STILL REFUSING TO ENGAGE ON
THE DEMANDS.
THE DEMANDS INCLUDE TRADER
JOE'S MAKING A PUBLIC STATEMENT
EXQUISITELY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
BLACK LIVES MATTER, MAKING SURE
THERE IS NO RETALIATION FOR THE
CREWS THAT ARE AT STORE 130,
AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RETURN TO WORK.
THAT THE STORE AND -- THAT THE
STORE AND ALL PUBLIC SERVANT
SECURITY CONTRACTS AND INVEST BY
PROVIDING CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS
ABOUT SAFETY PROTOCOL TO THE
STORE.
I WANTED TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO
ARE ORGANIZING UP THERE AND
CALLING ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE SOLIDARITY
THAT THE WORKER SHOWED BY
SUPPORTING THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER PROTESTS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE WAYS TO SUPPORT THE
WORKERS YOU CAN VISIT MOSQUEDA
SEVEN.
FINALLY OUR OFFICE WILL
FINALLY BE CLOSED ON JULY 2nd.
AND JULY 3rd.
I WILL SEE YOU ALL WHEN I
TURNED ONE YEAR OLDER AFTER
THIS WEEK.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
YOU HAVE A COMMENT AND QUESTION
ON YOUR OWN REPORT?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT, I HAVE
HERBOLD'S QUESTIONS AS WELL, IF
THERE ARE NONE ON MINE.
>> OKAY.
AND ANY OTHER ON COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S REPORT?
IF NOT THEN WE WILL HEAD BACK
TO HER.
OKAY I AM HEARING NONE, SO I
WANTED TO WISH YOU AND EARLY
BIRTHDAY, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ALL OF AMERICA CELEBRATES YOUR
BIRTHDAY.
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
C.H.O.P.
SO HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY TEAM AND
I'M SURE THE ENTIRE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE WHOLE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
WE HOPE YOU CAN CELEBRATE WELL
WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT
BACK OVER TO YOU SO YOU CAN
GIVE US A REPORT FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THANKS FOR MOTIVATION TO
CLOSE THE OFFICE ON THE SECOND.
I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK AS YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER.
AND WORKING FROM HOME DOES NOT
MEAN OUR WORK IS LESS, IN FACT
I THINK IN SOME WAYS IT DEMANDS
MORE OF OUR TEAMS AND STAFF.
SO A GOOD IDEA AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR LETTING
ME BORROW THAT.
THAT APPROACH AS WELL.
SO, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, SHE WILL BE
INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION THIS
AFTERNOON.
THIS AFTERNOON THE COUNCIL WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON
THE CITY'S ARE CENTRAL
RESOLUTION, SPONSORED BY
HERBOLD WHO IS UNABLE TO MAKE
IT HERE THIS MORNING.
THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THE CENTRAL ROLE THAT CITIES
ARE PLAYING RIGHT NOW ON THE
FRONT LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
BECAUSE OF THAT WORK IT ASKS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
PROVIDE DIRECT FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE TO CITIES IN THE
NEXT ROUND OF EMERGENCY RELIEF.
THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS FACING A
SHORTFALL IN REVENUE OF UP TO
$300 MILLION IN 2020, WITH OVER
$50 MILLION IN EMPLOYEE TIME
REDIRECTED TO COVID-19 EFFORTS.
IT RECOGNIZES THE CITY'S EFFORT
TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY
WITH NEW EXPENDITURES FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, EXPANDED
SHELTER SERVICES, AND PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THE RESOLUTION WILL ADD
SEATTLE'S VOICE TO A NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN OF CITIES, TOWNS, AND
VILLAGES THAT ARE REQUESTING
FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR OUR FRONT-
LINE WORKERS AND FRONT-LINE
EFFORTS TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY
AND SAFE.
THE RESOLUTION WAS PREVIOUSLY
SITUATED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON
JUNE 18th, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THOSE
TWO THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
SHE WILL BE HERE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WE APPRECIATE HER
PUTTING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND DELIVERING THE
REPORT ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
OKAY.
SO WE WILL NOW, BEFORE WE DO
THAT, ACTUALLY ARE THERE
QUESTIONS ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S REPORT OR RESOLUTION?
OKAY, I AM NOT SEEING ANY SO WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE DOWN THE
LINE.
THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR DOING DOUBLE DUTY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
MORNING COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
REGARDING THE JUMPSTART TAX
PROPOSAL, AS I MENTIONED TO THE
BUDGET CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA EARLIER, I AM PLANNING
TO BRING FORWARD SOME
AMENDMENTS FOR EVERYONE'S
CONSIDERATION ON HER WELL-
CRAFTED JUMPSTART SEATTLE
PAYROLL TAX.
AND SPEND PLAN.
ONE OF MY AMENDMENTS FOR
CONSIDERATION WOULD EXEMPT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF
STRENGTHENING THE PROVISION
THAT WOULD BALANCETHE TAXES
IMPOSED ON SEATTLE EMPLOYERS,
IF OUR STATE OR COUNTY
GOVERNMENTS FINALLY CREATE MORE
PROGRESSIVE TAXES.
I AM GLAD TO HEAR OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS CONSIDERING A SIMILAR
AMENDMENT.
I AM ALSO INTERESTED TO SEE HOW
THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THE DEBATE
OF THE SUNSET PROVISION.
ANOTHER KEY AMENDMENT WOULD
ALLOW US TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON
THE IDEA PUT FORWARD BY OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE NOT SO
DISTANT PAST, TO PUT THIS
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT FOR
VOTERS TO CONSIDER THIS
NOVEMBER.
THE PROPOSAL WAS WELL-CRAFTED
BUT FOUR TIMES AS LARGE AS THE
HEAD TAX FROM 2018.
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED
SINCE THEN OF COURSE.
BUT WHEN THEY BECAME AWARE OF
THE HEAD TAX, THEY ENDED UP
REVERSING THAT ORDINANCE.
FOR THIS AMENDMENT IS JUST TO
PUT ON THE TABLE FOR OUR
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION,
THE IDEA OF PUTTING IT ON THE
BALLOT.
ANOTHER KEY AMENDMENT WOULD BE
IN THE CATEGORY ABOUT SPENDING
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, MY
AMENDMENT WOULD FOCUS THAT ON
PREVENTING ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT.
AND IT WOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS LED BY BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING
THOSE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH
THE OTHER AMENDMENTS.
AS IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO
DO ALREADY, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
IS EXPIRING THIS YEAR.
SO AT THE END OF THIS WEEK WE
ARE PLANNING TO RESENT THE
PROPOSAL TO RENEW THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT.
WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THE
MAIN POINT IS THAT IT IS
EXPIRING AND IN MY OPINION, AND
I KNOW MANY OTHERS, WE BELIEVE
IT SHOULD BE RENEWED.
AND SPECIFICALLY PUT ON THE
BALLOT IN NOVEMBER FOR VOTERS
TO CONSIDER THE RENEWAL.
AS WE KNOW TRANSIT REMAINS A
VITAL BACKBONE TO OUR SYSTEM,
EVEN TODAY, FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS.
AND IT WILL FOR ALL WORKERS AS
OUR ECONOMY REOPENS.
TRANSIT IS ALSO A KEY SOLUTION
FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
AND WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL NEEDS
WITH OUR CITY BRIDGES, INCLUDING
OF COURSE THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
REGARDING SIDEWALK CAFES, AS
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
MENTIONED, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
INTRODUCING LEGISLATION DURING
COVID-19 TO OBTAIN TEMPORARY
PERMITS FROM OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR RESTAURANTS AND OTHER
STORES TO MAKE BETTER USE OF
SIDEWALKS.
THIS WILL ENABLE MORE SEATTLE
RESIDENTS TO VISIT AND ENJOY
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS OUTSIDE.
THIS LEGISLATION IS SUPPORTED
BY THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA AND
OTHER DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I
WANT THE MILLIONS OF VIEWERS OF
COUNCIL BRIEFING TO KNOW THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS REALLY
DID THE BULK OF THE WORK ON
THIS LEGISLATION AND I AM
HONORED AS TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
TO COSPONSOR.
THAT IS ALL FOR MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IT IS
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A GENERAL OBSERVATION FOR
THOSE OF US THAT WERE AROUND
WHEN THIS HEAD TAX STARTED IN
THE FALL OF 2017 AND NOW WE ARE
IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.
WITHOUT GOING INTO ALL THE
DETAIL I WANT TO SAY TWO
THINGS.
FIRST I WANTED TO THINK COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS TAX
AND WHAT IT MEANS WITH THE
DUELING TAX PROPOSALS AND
SPENDING PLANS.
BUT I WANTED TO REITERATE IN
SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND WHAT HE JUST
SHARED IN THE ISSUE GOING TO
THE BALLOT.
I JUST FEEL THAT AT THIS POINT,
PARTICULARLY IN REGARDS TO
NONPROFIT AND TAXING, AND WHERE
WE ARE AT WITH THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC, THE RECESSION, NOW
POLITICAL UNREST, THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF THE ISSUES
GO TO THE VOTERS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M STILL
OPEN TO THE DISCUSSION, LIKE I
SAID I AM GLAD THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I HAVE
VERY ROBUST RESPECTFUL, CALM
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE
CHANGE THE INEQUITIES IN OUR
WORLD.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
SHOULD OUTLINE THAT REAL CHANGE
GOES BEYOND BUDGET OR TAX.
PROTESTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING, AMPLIFIED BY THE
PANDEMIC AND THE RECESSION, ARE
NOT JUST ABOUT INEQUITABLE
POLICING.
THESE PROTESTS GO TO AND HAVE
SHOWN US, PARTICULARLY WITH THE
PANDEMIC, THE CRACKS IN THE
SAFETY NET IN SOCIAL AND WORLD
ABOUT WHO GETS HURT MOST WHEN
SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
I KEEP TELLING MY STAFF AND
PEOPLE THAT WE ARE IN A
TRIFECTA, A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, A
RECESSION, AND THE POLITICAL
UNREST.
WE ARE ASKED TO DO ALL OF THESE
THINGS FROM HOME, THAT PUTS
IMMENSE PRESSURE ON OUR STAFF
AND CENTRAL STAFF IN
PARTICULAR, TO TURN THESE
THINGS OUT AND MAKE CHANGES.
AGAIN, MY FEELING IS THAT AGAIN
THESE PROTESTS ARE ABOUT
JUSTICE, HONESTY, RACISM, AND
THAT RACE IS A MAJOR PREDICTOR
OF SUCCESS.
AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
CAUSES BEFORE WE CAN DEAL WITH
THE EFFECTS.
AND THE CAUSES ARE POVERTY AND
RACISM.
AND A LOT TO WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA OR MORALE IS
SPOKE TO, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE
ON CITY COUNCIL TO KNOW THIS
BUT YOU NEED BLACK AND BROWN
OWNERSHIP, YOU NEED JOBS,
CAREERS, BRICK AND MORTAR.
AND I, IN GOOD CONSCIOUS CANNOT
MAKE GOOD, SOLID DECISIONS THAT
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT, JUST AS A
PERSON, THROUGH A POLITICAL OR
ELECTORAL LENS.
I THINK THAT WHEN YOU REIMAGINE
A NEW ECONOMY, IT IS NOT JUST
SITTING BACK AND SAYING, WHILE
I WILL TRY TO PUT THIS MONEY
úHERE OR TAX THIS HERE.
IS THAT YOU CANNOT TAX HER WAY
OUT OF A RECESSION.
AND YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY A
RECESSION IN RESPONSE TO A
PANDEMIC.
I THINK SOME BUSINESSES WE HAVE
SEEN ON CAPITOL HILL AND THE
CALLS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING,
SMALL BUSINESSES SHUTTING DOWN,
PEOPLE BEING LOOTED, PEOPLE
BEING AFRAID AND NOW THE RECENT
LAWSUIT, HAVE ALL CAUSED A LOT
OF CONCERN FOR THE CITY.
I AM TALKING ABOUT THE 800
POUND GORILLA IN THE ROOM THAT
EVERYBODY IS PRETENDING IS NOT
HAPPENING.
WELL, IT IS.
AND WE JUST HAD TWO MORE
SHOOTINGS ON CAPITOL HILL.
THAT BREAKS MY HEART.
SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, AND
AGAIN, I HAVE HAD THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I APPRECIATE HER ENTHUSIASM AND
EVEN THOUGH SHE IS GETTING A
YEAR OLDER, HER YOUTH, SHE RE-
SPIRES INSPIRES ME TO THINK
BIGGER.
BUT I'M STILL IN THE MIND THAT
AS COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN SHARED,
I WANT TO SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT
THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT.
I THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE ARE STUCK ON, WHETHER
OR NOT THERE IS A SUNSET
CLAUSE, WHAT IS THE NUMBER?
WHAT IS THE AMOUNT?
IS IT FOR-PROFIT OR NONPROFIT?
THAT CAN BE ANSWERED WHEN WE
HAVE A REAL AIRING OF PUBLIC
COMMENT WITH BUSINESS AT THE
TABLE AND EVERYBODY AT THE
TABLE, WHEN I SAY THIS.
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY VOTE TO
TAX OURSELVES AND THEN IT IS
DONE.
SO THE LAST TWO TAXES I WAS
INVOLVED IN WAS THE ONE ON THE
BULLETS AND THEN THE SUGAR TAX
THAT CAME FROM CITY COUNCIL AND
MORE UPHELD.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER TAXES WHERE
I BELIEVE, WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE
THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, ZOOM
MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY
MEETINGS.
I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE, LIKE
A LOT OF THINGS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT PUT FORWARD.
IF YOU ARE SWINGING WIDE THEN
SWING WIDE AND BIG.
BUT I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO BE
PRAGMATIC ABOUT HOW THE GOOD
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WANT TO TAX THEMSELVES.
AND I AM NOT SHARING ANYTHING
NEW.
YOU KNOW WHERE I HAVE STOOD ON
THIS.
AND I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA AGAIN FOR THE
THIRD TIME BECAUSE WE WILL BE
SUBMITTING QUESTIONS TO HER
ABOUT MY CONCERNS ABOUT TAXING
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS,
SERVICES, NONPROFITS, HOSPITALS,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, ALL
OF THESE GROUPS THAT ARE
FOCUSING ALL OF THEIR ENERGIES
ON TRYING TO CONTAIN THIS
PANDEMIC AND LOOK FOR A VIRUS.
THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS, THE
BIGGEST QUESTIONS I WILL BE
ASKING IN PUSHING AND I JUST
WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
AND ALSO I WANTED TO THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
WE WERE AROUND IN 2017, AND YOU
COCHAIRED THE MIDI.
WE ALL WORKED HARD ON THAT AND
IT DID NOT WORK OUT.
THE VOTERS WERE CLEAR WITH US.
AND NOW WE ARE BACK HERE AGAIN.
BUT YOU KNOW WE ARE BACK HERE
HOPEFULLY USING THE PAST AS AN
EXPERIENCE TO JUST DO IT BETTER
AND RIGHT.
AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE IT GO
DOWN THE TUBES AGAIN BECAUSE WE
HAVE ANOTHER FATAL FLAW THAT
PERHAPS IT SHOULD GO TO THE
VOTERS.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT AND
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME STATE
MY MIND TODAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN'S
REPORT?
OKAY.
I DO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
SOMETHING.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOU
MENTIONED IN YOUR REMARKS THAT
, SORT OF AS AN ARGUMENT IN
FAVOR OF SENDING THIS
POTENTIALLY, THIS AMENDMENT TO
SEND THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
TO THE BALLOT, YOU MENTIONED
PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD
TAX THEMSELVES.
I WANTED TO MAKE REALLY CLEAR
THAT THIS IS NOT A TAX ON
PEOPLE.
IT IS A TAX ON THE CITY'S
LARGEST AND MOST PROFITABLE
CORPORATIONS OR WEALTHIEST
CORPORATIONS.
SO IN THE SPIRIT OF MAKING SURE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT
CONFUSED ABOUT WHO THE TAX
LIABILITY WOULD BE CREATED FOR,
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLARIFY THAT JUMPSTART SEATTLE
DOES NOT CREATE TAX LIABILITY
FOR INDIVIDUAL VOTERS IN THE
CITY.
WHO MIGHT BE IN A POSITION TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS,
SHOULD COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S AMENDMENT PASSED.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
FOR THE RECORD, IN THE EVENT
THERE IS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT
WHO THE TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE
INCURRED BY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILPERSON FOR
THE CLEAR VACATION.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
JUMPSTART SEATTLE IS A TAX ON
CORPORATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> OKAY.
NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT . PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MORNING EVERYONE.
MY OFFICE THANKS ALL THE CITY
COUNCIL AND STAFF ARE WORKING
PACTICALLY AROUND THE CLOCK.
NOT ONLY IS INFLATION NOT ONLY
RESOLUTION ON THE AMAZON TAX
BUT ALSO FOR MANY OTHER TASKS
THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO AROUND
THE BUDGET.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE,
FOLLOWING OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS,
THAT MY OFFICE WILL ALSO BE
CLOSED ON THE SECOND AND THIRD.
I WANTED TO USE THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS IN MY
OFFICE, MY STAFF, WHO HAVE BEEN
ALSO WORKING NONSTOP ON
COUNTLESS EFFORTS.
INCLUDING THE AMAZON TAX
STRUGGLE.
SOLIDARITY WITH THE TRADER
JOE'S WORKERS, AND THE WHOLE
FOODS WORKERS, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR
THEIR COURAGE IN STANDING UP
FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
AND FOR THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS
AND CLEARLY THEY UNDERSTAND THE
FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND
ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION ARE
INTERLINKED.
AND AS WORKERS, WE HAVE TO
EXPLICITLY STAND, AS WORKERS,
IN A WORKPLACE, EXPLICITLY
STAND AGAINST RACISM AND OTHER
OPPRESSIONS.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS THE DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES FROM SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE, TO THE FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND FELLOW ACTIVISTS OF
THE COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WAS
KILLED IN THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
AT THE CAPITOL HILL ORGANIZED
PROTEST.
WHILE WE ARE STILL AWAITING THE
DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT, IT
AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY TO
ADDRESS THE ENDEMIC VIOLENCE IN
OUR SOCIETY UNDER CAPITALISM.
AND TO QUOTE KATRINA JOHNSON,
WHO SPOKE LAST NIGHT AT THE
PROTEST, WE DID IT OUTSIDE, I
THINK SOMEWHERE WHERE MAYOR
DURKAN LIVED, AND IT WAS A
PROTEST AGAINST MAYOR DURKAN
WITH DEMAND FOR HER TO RESIGN
FOR HER FAILURE TO ADDRESS
POLICE VIOLENCE.
AS WAS POINTED OUT, THE
VIOLENCE WAS HAPPENING ON
CAPITOL HILL AND OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY LONG BEFORE THE
C.H.O.P.
OCCUPATION WAS COMPLETED BY THE
MOVEMENT AND WE SHOULD COMPLETE
THE REJECT FALLS CLAIMS, THAT
THE C.H.O.P.
OCCUPATION AND MOVEMENT WAS THE
REASON FOR ANY OF THE
VIOLENCE.
AND AS PEOPLE POINTED OUT, THE
VIOLENCE HAS EXISTED IN OUR
SOCIETY.
THERE WERE KILLINGS AND OTHER
VIOLENCE, UNFORTUNATELY,
HAPPENING NEAR THE EAST
PRECINCT WHEN THE POLICE WERE
THERE FOR YEARS.
AND ALL IT DOES IS BASICALLY
SHOW THE URGENCY, TO FIGHT TO
WIN THE FUNDING SEATTLE POLICE
BY AT LEAST 50%.
>> DEFUNDING SEATTLE POLICE.
IT HAS BEEN IMPROVING THROUGH
STUDIES.
TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON
VIOLENCE, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND ALSO FOR WINNING OTHER
DEMANDS PUT FORWARD BY THE
MOVEMENT.
I WANTED TO COMMEND ALL OF THE
C.H.O.P.
ACTIVISTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE
YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND OTHER RACES WHO HAVE
SHOWN TREMENDOUS COURAGE FACING
DOWN BRUTAL VIOLENCE FROM THE
POLICE.
INCLUDING TEARGAS.
AND THAT ACTIVISM, SPECIFICALLY
ON 11th AND PINE, HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN ALLOWING OUR
MOVEMENT TO WIN SEATTLE'S
HISTORIC BAN ON THE USE AND
PURCHASE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
AND OTHER SO-CALLED CROWD
CONTROL WEAPONS.
THE SUPREME COURT TODAY HAS
STRUCK DOWN A LOUISIANA LAW
THAT COULD HAVE LEFT THE STATE
WITH A SINGLE ABORTION CLINIC.
THE VOTE WAS 5-4. AND EARLIER,
A FEW DAYS AGO IN A HISTORIC
DECISION THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT THE 1954 CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT PROTECTS , LESBIAN,
AND TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES FROM
DISCO NATION BASED ON SEX.
FROM DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
SEX.
THE EVERY THE RULING WAS 6-3.
WITH NEIL GORSUCH WRITING. THIS
IS NOT BECAUSE TRUMP IS
SECRETLY PROGRESSIVE OR HIS
APPOINTEES ARE SECRETLY
PROGRESSIVE.
THE APPOINTEES REFLECT HIS
POLITICS BUT THROUGH
PROGRESSIVE RULINGS AND INDEED
HISTORIC RULINGS, IN FAVOR OF
WOMEN AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY,
ARE CLEARLY SHOWING THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MOVEMENT
AROUND GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS.
AND EVEN IF THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
FOR THE UPRISING WAS POLICE
VIOLENCE AND RACISM, IT SHOWS
ONCE AGAIN LIKE WE SAW IN THE
70s, AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY,
THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A WAVE OF
MASS MOVEMENTS, IT PUTS
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THE
RULING CLASS AND THE CAPITALIST
STATE TO DELIVER CONCESSIONS ON
OTHER PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS AS
WELL.
IT SHOWS HOW MOVEMENTS CAN HELP
EACH OTHER BUILD.
IS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE
SHOULD HAVE SUPPORT AND
SOLIDARITY AMONG THE GRASSROOTS
MOVEMENTS.
AND AS I MENTIONED, IN MY
PUBLIC LETTER TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS LAST FRIDAY, I AM
REALLY PLEASED COUNCIL IS NOW
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING OFFERING
HISTORIC TAX ON AMAZON AND OTHER
TOP 3% BIG BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE.
SEVEN OUT OF THE NINE MEMBERS
NOW HAVING PUBLICLY PLEDGED OUR
SUPPORT.
MAKING IT A VETOPROOF MAJORITY.
THE FACT THAT THE COUNCIL MAY
BE MOVING OR MAY NOT BE MOVING
FORWARD TOGETHER ON THE AMAZON
TAX, AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD
AND HOPE THAT THE VOTE WILL
HAPPEN WEDNESDAY A COMMITTEE.
BUT THE FACT THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL AT THIS POINT IS
ENTIRELY AND EXCLUSIVELY, WITH
THE AMAZON TAX MOVEMENT,
INCLUDING BLACK AND BROWN
LEADERS, LGBTQ MEMBERS, AND THE
RANK-AND-FILE MEMBERS,
DEMOCRATIC RANK-AND-FILE
MEMBERS, AND FAITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
IT IS VERY MUCH FROM THE
SEATTLE BLM MOVEMENT, THAT THE
CITY MUST PAY THE FEE.
IN OTHER WORDS, FOR THE
REVERSAL OF DECADES OF
INJUSTICE TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES,
THESE ARE CONTINUING RAMPANTLY
IN OUR SOCIETY SO RAISING TAXES
ON BIG BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY IN
THE CITY WITH THE NATION'S MOST
PROGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM, IS
ACTUALLY A VIABLE AND PROVEN
WAY IN WHICH WE CAN BEGIN TO
ADDRESS RACIST GENTRIFICATION.
AND ALSO IT IS ALSO AN AVENUE
TO ADDRESS THE RECESSION.
IN FACT, BECAUSE THE
POSSIBILITY OF PASSING A ZERO
BUDGET CUTS BUDGET, IS A REAL
POSSIBILITY.
BUT ONLY IF WE RAISE TAXES ON
BIG IS THIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE RAVEN ERRORS --
REVENUES.
THAT IS NEARLY $300 MILLION
WORTH OF BUDGET DOLLARS, WHICH
COULD BE QUITE DEVASTATING FOR
THE COMMUNITY THAT RELIES ON IT
THE MOST.
NOT TO MENTION SACRIFICES THAT
WILL BE PUT ON THE SHOULDERS OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE EMPLOYERS,
AND NOT ONLY IS IT IMPORTANT
THAT WE VOTE ON THIS TAX ON
WEDNESDAY, BUT THAT WE SHOW
COMMITMENT AS A COUNCIL FOR
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE AMAZON
TAX.
AND I THINK THE TAX AS IT
STANDS NOW, IN THE PROPOSAL AS
IT STANDS NOW, THAT WOULD BE A
REAL SUBSTANTIAL STEP FORWARD.
IT SHOWS HOW SUCCESSFUL THE
MOVEMENT HAS BEEN IN THE
GRASSROOTS.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, MY OFFICE
IS READY TO WORK WITH ANY
COUNCIL MEMBER TO STRENGTHEN
THE LEGISLATION ON WEDNESDAY.
AND TO REMOVE SOME OF THE
CORPORATE LOOPHOLES THAT MIGHT
BE THERE IN THE LEGISLATION.
SO TO QUICKLY SUMMARIZE,
BRINGING FORWARD FOR MY OFFICE
TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE BY AT
LEAST $500 MILLION A YEAR, TO
HAVE REVENUES TO ADDRESS THE
UNPRECEDENTED SCALE OF HOUSING,
ON AFFORDABILITY, HOMELESSNESS
AND THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
TO COMPLETELY REJECT THE MAYOR'S
OBSCENITY PROGRAM, AND ALLOW
THE COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE TAX
BY AN ADDITIONAL $293 MILLION A
YEAR.
WHICH IS WHAT THE BUDGET CUTS
WILL BE.
SO ALSO BY INCREASING TAX OF
INSTRUCTION, AND ALSO WITH
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, REARRANGING,
EXISTING IN THE BASE
LEGISLATION, FOR AT LEAST 1000
NEW QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOMES IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT TO ALLOW
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS TO
RETURN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS A CORE DEMAND FROM MANY
OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH
LEADERS, THAT HAVE CALLED FOR
THIS EARLIER THIS MONTH.
AND I REALLY URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT
THIS DEMAND.
AND THEN, ALSO, ANOTHER
AMENDMENT TO BRING IN.
AN ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TO BE
USED FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL IN
INVESTMENTS.
WHICH MANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ADJUSTMENTS AND THE INDIGENOUS
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN CALLING
FOR, TO REDUCE SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE POLLUTION.
AND ANOTHER AMENDMENT, AND THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT TO
ELIMINATE THE OUTRAGEOUS ONSET
CLAUSE THAT BIG BUSINESS IS
DEMANDING.
WE NEED AGGRESSIVE TAXATION AND
PROGRESSIVE TAXES.
AND THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST
AMENDMENT, WHICH I AM BRINGING
FORWARD WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
LISA HERBOLD , IS TO ADVANCE
THE STOCKADE FOR THE TAX TO
AUGUST 1st, 2020, SO THAT THE
CITY CAN BRING IN AN ADDITIONAL
$74.5 MILLION FOR USE IN 2021.
AND AS I SAID AGAIN I HOPE THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN AFFORD AS
MANY OF THE AMENDMENT AS
POSSIBLE.
PLEASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR.
I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH ANY
OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT , FOR THAT
REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE REPORT?
>>, OKAY.
HEARING ON.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING SOME ISSUES AROUND
GUN VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR.
THAT WILL SEGUE NICELY INTO
WHAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS AS
PART OF MY REMARKS, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
REALITIES AROUND THE MORE RECENT
EPISODES OF GUN VIOLENCE
OCCURRING WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT.
AND YOU KNOW, REALLY WANT TO
REITERATE OUR CONDOLENCES,
OBVIOUSLY TO THE FAMILIES AND
TO THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO EXPERIENCED YET ANOTHER
LOSS OF A WIFE, AS A RESULT OF
GUN VIOLENCE. I
ALSO WANT TO JUST COMMENT
GENERALLY ON THIS ISSUE.
THERE IS A LOT OF REPORTING AND
INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THAT I THINK MRS. THE POINT.
AROUND WHAT WE ARE SEEING
MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN IN YOUR
DISTRICT, COUNCIL MEMBER TRENT
21, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF WHETHER
OR NOT DONE VIOLENCE IS INCITED
OR PERPETUATED BY THE CREATION
OF C.H.O.P.
AND PEACEFUL PROTESTS.
DEMANDING RACIAL JUSTICE.
AND FOR THE CITY AND ELECTED
OFFICIALS LIKE US TO TAKE
ACTION, THAT IS ACTUALLY
CONSISTENT WITH PRESERVING LIFE
AND SAFETY, PARTICULARLY OF
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
GUN VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
EPIDEMIC ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SEATTLE IS NOT AN EXCEPTION.
TO THE PLAGUE OF GUN VIOLENCE
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS NOT BEING CAUSED BY,
YOU KNOW A ZONE, A SPECIFIC
ZONE WITHIN OUR CITY.
THIS IS FRANKLY BEING CAUSED BY
UNSCRUPULOUS GUN DEALERS WHO
ALLOW FAR TOO EASY ACCESS TO
WEAPONS THAT ARE THEN UTILIZED
BY PEOPLE IN THIS WAY.
AND THAT IS, LET'S NOT LOSE
FOCUS OF THE REALITY OF HOW GUNS
MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR
COMMUNITIES.
IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE
LITERATURE, IN FACT I HAVE A
GREAT REPORT THAT WAS CREATED
BY THE BRADY CAMPAIGN IN FRONT
OF ME NOW.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING,
GUN VIOLENCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
MORE THAN FOUR YEAR REDUCTION OF
LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR BLACK MEN
IN AMERICA.
LET ME READ IT AGAIN.
GUN VIOLENCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
MORE THAN FOUR YEAR REDUCTION
OF LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR BLACK
MEN IN AMERICA.
WHILE GUN VIOLENCE TOUCHES
AMERICANS IN DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
HOMICIDES ARE LARGELY
CONCENTRATED IN URBAN AREAS
WITH HIGH MINORITY POPULATIONS.
THE MOST RECENT FIVE YEAR
AVERAGE OF THE CDC DATA ON GUN
DEATHS SHOW THAT APPROXIMATELY
80% OF THEM INCUR IN SUCH
AREAS.
NEARLY EVERY GUN RECOVERED IN A
CRIME STARTS AS A LEGAL SALE
FROM A LICENSED DEALER IN THE
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF DEALERS
RESPONSIBILITY OF GUN CRIMES,
NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SOCIAL, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC
INJUSTICES THAT CONTINUE TO
PLAGUE THIS COUNTRY.
SO AGAIN, MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT
GUNS HAVE AN INTENTIONAL WAY OF
WORKING THEIR WAY INTO HANDS,
INTO THE HANDS OF THE MOST
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES BY GUN
VIOLENCE.
AND THIS IS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN
PROBLEM.
BUT IT DOES NOT IMPACT ALL
AMERICANS EQUALLY.
AND WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH AND
DATA, THAT YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL
PROBABLY CITE AND RELY ON THAT
GUN HOMICIDE HAS A DESPERATE
IMPACT ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES.
THE SAME REPORT TALKS
NONVIOLENCE IN AMERICA LARGELY
A STORE OF RACE AND GEOGRAPHY.
NATIONALLY THE HOMICIDE RATE
FOR BLACK MEN IS 30.7, PER
100,000, AS COMPARED TO WHITE
MEN, WHERE YOU SEE THE
PROPORTIONAL HOMICIDE RATE AS
BEING 2.4% PER 100,000.
THIS DISPARITY OF COURSE IS
GREATER IN SOME AREAS THAN IN
OTHERS. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO CENTER OUR
CONVERSATIONS AROUND GUN
VIOLENCE IN AMERICA AND THE
ACTUAL REAL CAUSES OF GUN
VIOLENCE, AS OPPOSED TO TRYING
TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE THIS FALSE
NARRATIVE FRANKLY.
THAT SOMEHOW THESE PROTESTS ARE
LEADING TO INCREASED, SUDDENLY,
NEVER EXPECT TO SEE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE GUN VIOLENCE.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.
IN FACT THAT IS WHY MEMBERS OF
THIS COUNCIL VOTED YEARS AGO TO
PASS AN AMMUNITION TAX, TO HELP
US FIGURE OUT HOW TO AND THE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS
PARTICULARLY ON BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES THROUGH SEATTLE.
GUN VIOLENCE IS NOT A NEW ISSUE,
IT IS HORRIFYING FOR ALL OF US
TO WAKE UP AND HERE THERE IS
ANOTHER LIFE LOST TO
NONVIOLENCE.
LET'S STAY FOCUSED TO WHAT THE
ACTUAL REASON IS AND BECAUSE IS
FOR HOW GUNS IT INTO OUR
COMMUNITIES.
AND WHY THEY MAKE THEIR WAY
INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO I JUST THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO
CHAMPION, YOU KNOW, THE GUN
SAFETY LAWS, THE FIREARM SAFETY
LAWS, AND AGAIN TO DO WHAT WE
CAN IN OUR CONTROL,
UNFORTUNATELY NOT BANNING GUNS
FROM OUR STREETS, BUT FINDING
AND IDENTIFYING REVENUE SOURCES
AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES
THAT WILL HELP THEM OVERCOME
THE TRAUMA THAT THEY HAVE
GENERALLY SILLY EXPERIENCED
EIGHT GENERATIONALLY EXPERIENCED
AT THE HANDS OF THESE FIELDED
IN THE INTEREST OF SELLING GUNS
TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN MAKE THEIR WAY INTO
OUR COMMUNITIES AND ARE USED TO
PERPETUATE THOSE, THAT TRAUMA.
SO I JUST REALLY THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY
FOCUSED ON THAT PARTICULAR, ON
THAT PARTICULAR CAUSATION ON
THESE ISSUES AND HOPE THAT WE
CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AS A CITY
COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE
THE NEED TO HAVE A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO STOPPING AND
PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE.
INTO FRANKLY, SUPPORTING WHAT
THE TRAUMA INFORMED MODEL,
SUPPORTING THOSE VICTIMS AND
SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE.
AND, OBVIOUSLY THAT REQUIRES
RESOURCES AND IT REQUIRES US
COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
WRAPPING OUR ARMS AROUND THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING, ONCE
AGAIN, IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE
IN OUR CITY.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS
HAS HAPPENED HERE, AND I THINK,
YOU KNOW WE HAVE TAKEN SOME
ACTIONS ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO
HAVE STRONG AND FIRM POSITIONS
ON SAFETY LAWS, RELATED TO GUNS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE PARTNERSHIP AND
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND THE
NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR.
AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF WORK
THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO
AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL
TO GET THEM TO FINALLY SEE THAT
ACTION IS WHAT, WHAT
COMMUNITIES ARE DEMANDING.
THE STATUS QUO IS NO LONGER
ACCEPTABLE AS IT RELATES TO
ISSUES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HOW
GUNS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR
COMMUNITY.
AND THE SYSTEMIC REASONS WHY
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES FEEL
THAT THEY NEED TO RESORT TO
HAVING A GUN TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
ISSUE.
IT IS AN ISSUE I FEEL VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT, AS YOU CAN
TELL.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND I WILL
GO ON WITH THE REST OF MY
REPORT, UNLESS FOLKS WANT TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
THAT PARTICULAR COMPONENT, AS
PART OF OUR CONVERSATION THIS
MORNING.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
REFRAMING BE DISCUSSION AND RE-
CENTERING US ON WHAT WE HAVE
DONE AS A COUNCIL.
AND FOR PUTTING INTO FOCUS THE
MACRO ISSUES THAT ARE AT PLAY
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.
AND I REALLY DON'T THINK THOSE
ISSUES HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED
ENOUGH.
IN THE WAY THAT YOU FRAMED IT
ALL, THAT WAS ELOQUENT AND
COMPREHENSIVE.
AND IT NEEDED TO BE SAID.
I HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION ACROSS THE CITY.
THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR SUMMARY
OF THOSE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH ANY
RESEARCH THAT I HAVE, IF OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED
IN GETTING A BETTER SENSE OF
SORT OF HOW THIS ISSUE, HOW WE
SHOULD REALLY BE TALKING ABOUT
THE ISSUE, AND THE MACRO ISSUES,
AS YOU ARTICULATED, REALLY ARE.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THAT COMPONENT?
I AM HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I
WILL COMPLETE MY REPORT.
NO LEGISLATION ON TODAY'S FULL
AGENDA, AND TODAY WE DO NOT
HAVE ANYTHING ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
EITHER.
WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF JULY.
UPDATES, REALLY QUICKLY, I HAVE
TWO THINGS TO SHARE THAT ARE
UNRELATED TO MY COMMUNITY'S
WORK.
ALMOST 2 WEEKS AGO KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBER AND SPOKANE
COUNCIL MEMBER AND I LAUNCHED A
PLEDGE TO SIGN ON TO, A HUGE
THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS THAT
PROVIDED US WITH TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ON CRAFTING THE
STATEWIDE PLEDGE.
AND THE GOAL OF THE PLEDGE IS
FOR A SHARED FRAMEWORK OF
ELECTIVES ACROSS THE STATE,
WHETHER THEY ARE AT THE PORT,
SCHOOL BOARD, OR OTHER CITY
COUNCIL TO USE OUR POSITIONS OF
POWER AS POLICY MAKERS AND
BUDGET MAKERS AND MANY
INSTANCES FOR ANTIRACIST
BUDGETING.
THE PLEDGE ALSO GIVES US A
SHARED LANGUAGE AND VALUES TO
THE LEGISLATING OR DIRECTING
INVESTMENTS FOR BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES, TO THRIVE.
I WANTED TO THINK COUNCIL
MEMBERS MOSQUEDA, LEWIS, AND
PETE HOLMES AND MEMBERS OF
THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR SIGNING
ONTO THE PLEDGE.
SO FAR WE ALSO HAVE OTHER
ELECTIVES FROM SHORELINE,
REDMOND, OR ANGELES, MERCER
ISLAND AND AUBURN WHO ALSO
JOINED THE PLEDGE.
FOR ANY OF YOU COLLEAGUES THAT
WISH TO SIGN ON BUT MAY HAVE
LOST TRACK OF THE EMAIL AND
VERY BUSY WITH YOUR INBOX, FEEL
FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME AND WE
WILL RESEND THE PLEDGE TO YOU
IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL JOIN
THIS STATEWIDE EFFORT.
I HAVE A FAMILIES AND EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY
OVERSIGHT MEETING TO ATTEND
THIS WEDNESDAY.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING
AS MUCH OF THE MEETING AS I CAN
AS IT CURRENTLY OVERLAPS A
LITTLE BIT WITH OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR
THE SAME DAY.
BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING
THOSE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY WHO
SIT ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
FOR THAT IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.
AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A LETTER
THAT WE CIRCULATED TO EACH OF
YOU COLLEAGUES, RELATED TO THE
CARE ZACH 2.0, AS WE REFER TO
IT.
THE SENATE BEGINS WORKING ON
THE NEXT RELIEF PACKAGE KNOWN
AS THE CARES ACT.
OIR HAS AN UPDATED LETTER, IN
ORDER FOR US TO SEND IT TO
SENATORS MURRAY AND CANTWELL.
IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE
LETTER THAT WE ALL AGREED TO
SIGN AND SEND TO CONGRESSMAN
APRIL, AND IT INCLUDES A FEW
CHANGES.
TO THE NUMBERS, TO BETTER
REFLECT THE HE ROSE ACT AND
OTHER UPDATED NEEDS.
I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND WINN -- MORALES,
THAT WE DRAFTED WITH THE LETTER.
IT WAS CIRCLET AT ABOUT 9:20
A.M.
THIS MORNING.
THE EDITED VERSION WAS
CIRCULATED AT 9:20 THIS MORNING
BUT THE ORIGINAL WAS RELATED AT
THE END OF LAST WEEK.
I WANTED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND DO
THE ROLLCALL THIS MORNING
DURING COUNCIL RETHINKS, SO WE
CAN SIGN ON THE LETTER AND THEN
GET IT OVER TO OIR FOR SHIPMENT
TO OUR SENATORS.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OR HEAR ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT
LETTER OR ANY OTHER ASPECT THAT
IT MIGHT BEFORE WE CALL ROLE ON
THE LETTER.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T.
BUT I WANTED TO ADD ONE THING
IN MY REPORT.
IF YOU COULD COME BACK TO ME AT
SOME POINT.
>> SURE.
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
I AM HEARING NO QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS.
I WILL ASK THAT THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
LETTER RELATED TO ADVOCACY FOR
IMMUNITIES 2.0.
>> STRAUSS.
>>
>> AYE
>> JUAREZ .
>> AYE
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE
>> PEDERSEN
>> AYE
>> SAWANT
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WE WILL
TAKE CARE OF THE PROCESS TO
MAKE SURE GETS OVER TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
SENATORS. OKAY.
ANY OTHER.
SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER TRENT 21 YOU
FLAGGED THAT YOU MISSED
SOMETHING ON YOUR REPORT.
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
MENTIONED EARLIER AND I
MENTIONED EARLIER, MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT PUBLIC DEFENSE AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR USE
RIGHT ORDINANCES TO PREVENT
POLICE FROM INTERROGATING
CHILDREN WITHOUT HAVING THEM
THE RIGHT TO FIRST TALK WITH A
LAWYER.
PEOPLE RIGHT, HAVE THE RIGHT TO
REMAIN SILENT AND NOT
INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES, HOWEVER
TOO OFTEN PEOPLE ARE
INTIMIDATED.
THAT IS A REAL LIFE SITUATION.
TOO OFTEN ARE INTIMIDATED AND
EVEN WHEN WE ARE ADULTS, BUT
FOR CHILDREN IT IS TOTALLY
UNREASONABLE FOR THEM TO EXPECT
THEY COULD GET UP TO A POLICE
OFFICER THAT IS AN ADULT AND
INTIMIDATING SITUATION.
IS IS HISTORICALLY RELEVANT TO
CHILDREN OF COLOR.
TO DEMAND RIGHTS.
THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE AT
LEAST A PHONE CALL TO AN
ATTORNEY, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC DEFENSE, BEFORE ANY
INTERROGATION MIGHT TAKE PLACE.
IT WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT THAT
WE INCLUDE STRONG ENFORCEMENT
IN THIS LEGISLATION.
AND I HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
SUPPORT THE EFFORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
TRENT 21.
FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
-- SAWANT OR COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU ALSO MUCH.
WITH ONE LAST AGENDA ITEM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PERSONNEL.
AS PUBLISHED ON OUR AGENDA.
SO I WILL CALL THE SESSION TO
ORDER.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
>> I EXPECT THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO END IN APPROXIMATELY
120 MINUTES, SO THAT IS -- IT
MEANS NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM.
IF IT WILL EXTEND THE AND THAT
TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION BEYOND THAT DURATION.