JULY 20TH, 2020, COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEET WILLING COME TO
ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:34 A.M..
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF JULY 13TH, 2020, WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, JUST QUICKLY
THIS MORNING, THERE WILL BE A
MEMO ACTUALLY, IT ALREADY CAME
OUT AT 9:01 A.M., A MEMO TO
SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS OF
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
MEMO AND MEETING TIMES IT
CREATES DO NOT DEPART FROM THE
SCHEDULES COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
GAVE TO YOU AND PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED LAST WEEK.
IT SIMPLY LOWS THEM TO BE LISTED
AS REGULAR RATHER THAN SPECIAL
MEETING GIVEN THE CENTRAL STARK
ADDITIONAL TIME AND FLEXIBILITY
TO PUBLISHED MATERIALS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF US AND THE PUBLIC AS
THEY WORK TO MEET OUR
LEGISLATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY
DEADLINES.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE
ARE TESTING OUT A NEW APPROACH
TO PUBLIC COMMENT THIS AFTERNOON
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU MAY HEAR ME SAY A LOT OF
TIMES DURING THE INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE THE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SO THIS
WILL BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE HOPE WILL HELP TO IMPROVE AND
STREAM LINE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT DURING FULL CITY
COUNCIL, SO ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IT
LISTS TWO SEPARATE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS.
THE FIRST COMMENT PERIOD IS FOR
THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ITEMS THAT
MIGHT APPEAR ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR OR ON THE
COUNCIL'S 2020 WORK PROGRAM.
ESSENTIALLY, IT IS A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD THAT IS
DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL COMMENT
FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SLATED
FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION ON
TODAY'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR COMMENTS
ON ITEMS THAT ARE SLATED FOR
FINAL ACTION ON THE AGENDA.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE
DIVIDING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THIS FASHION AT THESE
MEETINGS AND THE MOTIVATION,
AGAIN, BEHIND THE TWO PUBLIC
COMMENT OPTION SEAS TO CARVE OUT
SPACE FOR ITEMS ON ITEMS UP FOR
FINAL ACTION WHILE MAKING ROOM
FOR COMMENTS ABOUT LEGISLATION
AND POLICIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE
DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL AT
FUTURE MEETINGS.
THIS COULD INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE,
COMMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC
SAFETY, POLICE REFORM, ANY OTHER
ISSUES RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS
THAT, AGAIN, MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY
TIED WITH A SPECIFIC PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO
TAKE FINAL ACTION ON.
MY HOPE IS THAT DOING THIS
DIVISION WILL ALLOW PEOPLE WHO
ARE CALLING IN ON SPECIFIC BILLS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT WAIT,
HAVE TO WAIT AS LONG TO GIVE
THEIR PUBLIC TESTIMONY ABOUT
BILLS SUBJECT TO FINAL ACTION
WHILE THE GENERAL COMMENT WILL
SORT OF STILL FULFILL THE NEED
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
GIVING US COMMENTS ABOUT GENERAL
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN STILL
SIGN UP FOR EITHER PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD DURING THE USUAL
REGISTRATION PERIOD AT
12:00 P.M.
TODAY AND I'LL
DISCUSS THE MODIFIED PROTOCOLS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN MORE
DETAIL AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
AFTERNOON'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
AS USUAL, WE ARE PILOTING THIS
APPROACH AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK
QUITE AS PLANNED, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MODIFY IT OR GO BACK
TO THE WAY THAT WE WERE DOING IT
BEFORE.
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENT AS WE
SORT OF TEST OUT THIS NEW WAY OF
DOING REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
HAPPY TO HEAR ANY OF YOUR FEED
BACK IN TERMS OF HOW YOU THINK
THIS AFTERNOON GOES AFTER WE
PILOT IT AND ALWAYS HAPPY TO
HEAR FROM MEMBERS THE PUBLIC
ABOUT THE EASE OF USE, ET
CETERA.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT PRESIDENT'S REPORT,
OTHERWISE, FEEL FREE TO TALK TO
ME OFFLINE.
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NO COMMENTS
ON THAT.
WE'LL GET INTO AGENDA ITEM THREE
WHICH IS A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL ACTION, COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE WEEK'S ROLL
CALL ROTATION.
THIS WEEK THAT ROLL CALL
ROTATION BEGINS WITH LEWIS AND
THEN MORALES, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN, STRAUSS,
HERBOLD, AND JUAREZ, AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT DID NOTIFY
MY OFFICE THIS MORNING THAT
UNFORTUNATELY SHE WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO JOIN US FOR COUNCIL
BRIEFING THIS MORNING BUT DOES
INTEND TO BE AT FULL COUNCIL
THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:00.
IT WILL JUST BE EIGHT REPORTS
TODAY.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S
GET STARTED.
FIRST UP IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
NOT A LOT TO REPORT HERE AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY AODA
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
OR ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA
FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
I DO HAVE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT I PERSONALLY AM SPONSORING
THE ORDINANCE SUSPENDING
PERSONAL GUARANTEE CLAUSES AND
COMMERCIAL LEASES CB 119829.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY AND GET RID
OF A SOURCE OF GREAT STRESS FOR
A LOT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS ACROSS THE CITY RIGHT NOW
WHO ARE FACING POTENTIAL ACTION
AGAINST THE PERSONAL GUARANTEE
HOLDERS ON THEIR LEASES AND IN
SOME CASES, BEING THEM
THEMSELVES OF POSSIBLY LOSING
THEIR HOMES OR THEIR SAVINGS FOR
BEING IN ARREARS ON COMMERCIAL
RENT.
IT IS MY PERSONAL POSITION THAT
I WISH THAT THE LANDLORDS WOULD
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF A LOT OF
THEIR PEERS AND SEEK PAYMENT
PLANS OR SOME ALTERNATE METHOD
OF GETTING AN ARRANGEMENT RATHER
THAN SEEKING TO INVOKE THE
PERSONAL GUARANTEES, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE SOME
FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE NOT
DOING THAT AND SO I THINK THAT
THIS LEGISLATION MODELS SIMILAR
APPROACH THAT'S ARE HAPPENING IN
CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK TO GET
TO THE CRUX OF THE SAME PROBLEM
AND THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS.
ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS BEING
PROVIDED BY ME, MYSELF, WHICH IS
CERTAINLY A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF
PERMANENTLY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
AND NON-PROFITS WHO HAVE
SUBSEQUENTLY DISSOLVED OR GONE
OUT OF BUSINESS DURING COVID SO
IN THEIR CASES IT WOULDN'T BE A
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE
CLAUSE SINCE THEY HAVE GONE OUT
OF BUSINESS.
IT WOULD PERMANENTLY PREVENT
USING THAT PERSONAL GUARANTEE
CLAUSE IN THE LEASE.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT TODAY IS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, EXTENDING
THE EFFECT OF THE BAN SIX MONTHS
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE
MAYOR'S EMERGENCY ORDER, SIMILAR
TO THE OTHER EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION WE HAVE PASSED WHERE
THERE IS ALSO A BUFFER PERIOD
BETWEEN THE END OF THE EMERGENCY
ORDER AND THE EXPIRATION OF THE
LEGISLATION, SO JUST WANTED TO
FLAG THOSE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
DISCUSSING THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY, LAST WEEK, I HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ WHERE
WE DOVE INTO THE HEAVY AND
IMPORTANT WORK, ARGUABLY THE
MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE
COMMITTEE OF THE BODY WHICH IS
THE SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL OF
MEMBERS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND I
DULY VOTED TO CONFIRM THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD SO IT IS
GOING FORWARD.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM
EVERYBODY, FROM OUR COLLEAGUES,
FROM THE EASTSIDE FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES FROM KING COUNTY, ON
THE FOLKS, NOT EXCLUSIVELY
WITHOUT ISSUE BUT MOSTLY WITHOUT
ISSUE THAT FOLKS HAD PUT FORWARD
TO SERVE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD TO BE INSPIRED BY THE
BIOS, THE BACKGROUNDS AND REALLY
SEEING THAT ON THE WHOLE, WE ARE
GOING TO BE IN THE POSITION TO
HAVE A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL BOARD
OF PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT THE
CO-ASSEMBLING OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF KING
COUNTY AND SEATTLE AND HOPEFULLY
BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION TO MAKE
LASTING AND LARGE SCALE REGIONAL
PROGRESS ON THE CRISIS OF
HOMELESSNESS.
I THINK WE TEND TO FORGET BEING
UNDER FOUR STATES OF EMERGENCY
THAT OUR ORIGINAL STATE OF
EMERGENCY THIS YEAR WAS OUR
MASSIVE CRISIS OF SO MANY OF THE
NEIGHBORS LIVING UNSHELTERED.
WE TOOK A BIG STEP LAST WEEK IN
IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD.
THE NEXT STEP IS APPOINTING A
CEO.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WORK AND
IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT THE
REGIONAL EFFORT IS MOVING ALONG.
ALBEIT SLOWER DUE TO COVID BUT
IT IS MOVING ALONG.
FINALLY, I HAD THE GREAT
PRIVILEGE OF APPEARING AT THE
UPTOWN ALLIANCE MEETING HERE IN
MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD OF UPTOWN
LAST WEEK AND IT IS GOOD.
I WILL GENERALLY SAY, TO SEE
MORE AND MORE OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS BEGINNING
TO TRANSITION AGAIN TO TRY TO
HAVE MORE ONLINE MEETINGS, TO
HAVE THIS ONLINE MEETINGS HAVE
BROADER AND COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC
FACING PROGRAMMING RATHER THAN
JUST CONVENING BRIEFLY TO
ACCOMPLISH BUSINESS, I KNOW THAT
THERE IS GOING TO BE A MEETING
COMING UP OF THE WEST HEDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN MY
DISTRIBUTE AND I HAVE HAD HAD
THE HONOR OF APPEARING AT THE
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL I
THINK LAST MONTH, WHO IS
STEPPING UP THEIR VIRTUAL
MEETINGS AS WELL.
THEY JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND TALK TO
THE GROUPS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE AT THE COUNCIL.
I ALSO APPRECIATE SEEING THAT
THE CONTINUITY IS RETURNING TO
OUR CIVIC DISCOURSE HERE IN THE
CITY AND THAT WE ARE FIGURING
OUT WAYS TO ADAPT AND ADOPT
THESE NEW PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO AVAIL
OURSELVES TO THE BODIES ABILITY
TO CONVEY WHAT WE'RE DOING TO
THE MEMBERSHIPS AND MAINTAIN THE
COMMUNICATION IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER UPDATES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR THAT REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THAT REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THROUGH THE
ROLL CALL.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA
FROM THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
I DON'T HAVE A LONG REPORT.
I WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT I
WILL BE CO-HOSTING A COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION AND TOWN HALL THIS
THURSDAY WITH THE SOUTH SEATTLE
EMERALDS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT CONVERSATION THURSDAY
EVENING AT 6:30.
WE'LL DISCUSS THE BUDGET
REBALANCE AND THE PROCESS IN
GENERAL AND IT WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR
PRIORITIES, SO IF FOLKS ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING,
PLEASE E-MAIL OUR OFFICE TO RSVP
FOR THE EVENT.
WE PARTICIPATED IN A BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING LAST WEEK AS A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
PARTICIPATED LAST WEEK, ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
MOSQUEDA, AND IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT
WE ARE NOT MEETING OUR DAILY
TARGET FOR NEW CASES OF COVID-19
AND CORONAVIRUS IN KING COUNTY.
WE HAVE THREE TIMES MORE CASES
THAN WE ARE SHOOTING FOR.
IT IS STILL REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE TO REMEMBER ALL OF THE
BASICS, WASH YOUR HANDS, WEAR A
MASK, STAY SIX FEET AWAY FROM
PEOPLE.
IT IS SUMMER TIME, IT IS
BEAUTIFUL.
THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE
REALLY WARM THIS WEEK, SO I KNOW
FOLKS WILL BE OUT AT PARKS AND
ENJOYING THE WEATHER.
I'M STILL SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE
OUT NOT WEARING MASKS, SO WE
WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WEAR
THEIR MASKS AND TO TAKE THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SPREAD.
IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE
AND MORE CASES OF PEOPLE IN
THEIR 20s.
IF YOU HAVE YOUNG ADULTS IN YOUR
LIVES, REMIND THEM THEY'RE ALSO
AT RISK FOR INFECTION, BOTH FOR
THEMSELVES AND SPREADING IT
AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS.
I HAVE TEENAGERS.
THEY WANT TO BE OUT PLAYING
BASKETBALL AND RIDING BIKES AND
IT IS FORTUNATE REMIND THEM TO
DO THAT WEARING MASKS,
ESPECIALLY AMONG ALL OF THE
OTHER KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING
THAT HOME TO THEIR PARENTS OR
THEIR GRANDPARENTS OR THEIR
ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.
JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE TO BE
CAREFUL AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE
FOR THIS MORNING.
THNK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR FROM THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS TODAY ON
THE FULL COUNCIL, THOUGH, IT IS
AN EXCITING DAY.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH
IS COUNCIL BILL 119812 WHICH
PROVIDES RELIEF TO THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID, OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, OUR
FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS, SENIORS,
AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MOST
VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY NOW
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
TREMENDOUS RELIEF THANKS TO ALL
OF YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK TO
PASS THE COVID RELIEF BILL.
NUMBER TWO, ON THE AGENDA, IS
RESOLUTION 31957 WHICH PROVIDES
THE SPENDING PLAN DETAILS THAT
CORRESPOND WITH THE SEATTLE JUMP
START PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE LONG
CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD ON
WEDNESDAY AND FOR ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS.
EVERYTHING FROM IMPROVEMENTS TO
HOW WE GET DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR
FOR OUR SMALLEST BUSINESSES AND
MAKING IT MORE INTENT IS TO REAS
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY RED LINES AND
COVENANTS IN LENDING POLICIES.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE HAVE
INCREASED THE LANGUAGE AROUND
LABOR PROTECTIONS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
PROTECTIONS WHICH GO HAND IN
HAND IN THE SPEND BILL TO TRULY
CREATE A BLUE GREEN PROPOSAL AS
WE THINK ABOUT A MORE RESILIENT
ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RESOLUTION
AND SPENDING PLAN BILL RELATED
TO COVID PROVIDE HOPE AND
OPPORTUNITY AND I THINK OFFER
OUR RESIDENTS A DEEP BREATH AS
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT MUCH OF THE
FEDERAL SUPPORT THAT THEY WERE
RELYING ON IS RUNNING OUT OR THE
HOPE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
DURING COVID WOULD COME, IT IS
NOT COMING FAST ENOUGH FROM THE
FEDS.
IT IS CRITICAL FOR US TO GET
THIS SPEND PLAN BOTH OUT THE
DOOR AND INTO LAW AND THE COVID
RELIEF BILL SIGNED AND ALLOCATED
OUT.
WE ALSO HAVE COUNCIL BILL 119812
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE
AND BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY
COVID.
THIS IS I ALREADY MENTIONED THAT
BILL.
I WOULD NOTE THIS SPECIFIC BILL
IS RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY THAT
IS AND IF THERE WAS EVER AN
EMERGENCY, IT IS IN THE TIME OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND
ECONOMY CRISIS.
EXCITED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU
ON THAT.
THIS WEEK WE'LL HAVE TWO SELECT
COMMITTEE BUDGET MEETINGS.
ONE ON WEDNESDAY WHERE WE'LL
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE
AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED ON FRIDAY
FOR THE REBALANCING PACKAGE NOT
RELATED TO SPD RELATED ISSUES.
THOSE WILL COME NEXT WEEK ON THE
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A HEARING ON
THURSDAY AT 10:00 A.M.
WHERE
WE'LL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION
AND ANY POSSIBLE VOTES AND
AMENDMENTS ON THE 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE IF WE'RE
READY FOR THAT.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'LL HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT BOTH MEETINGS.
COMMENT SIGN UP TIME BEGINS AT
12:00 NOON AND ON THURSDAY,
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BEGIN, SIGN
UP WILL BEGIN AT 8:00 A.M.
FOR
10:00 A.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS
TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING
AND WE WOULD WELCOME FOLKS TO
COME AND PUBLICLY COMMENT AS WE
HAVE AT EVERY MEETING.
ON THURSDAY, IF THE AGENDA IS
RELATIVELY SHORT, WE'LL MAKE
SURE WE HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT NO MATTER WHAT.
ALSO WANT TO NOTE, THANKS TO
EVERYONE FOR THE ONGOING WORK AS
WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE RESPOND TO
THE CRISIS THAT IS
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND
EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO TO RESPOND TO THE CALL FROM
COMMUNITIES.
LAST WEEK, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE JOURNALIST ARRESTED AND THIS
WEEK I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE MY
SUPPORT FOR LOCAL TV JOURNALIST,
LOCAL RADIO AND NEWS OUTLETS IN
ADDITION TO NATIONAL NEWS AND
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS.
IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THESE NEWS OUTLETS TO BE ABLE TO
DO THEIR JOB AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO FOLLOW
THROUGH.
I'LL BE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS WE
THINK ABOUT FOLLOWING THROUGH IN
MAKING SURE JOURNALISTS, MEDIA
REPORTERS HAVE THE PROTECTIONS
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO DO THEIR
JOB.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE THE ABILITY FOR FOLKS TO BE
OUT THERE TO FEEL SAFE AND TO
REPORT ON A DAILY BASIS THE
CRITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN OUR STREETS AND
JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT AND
I'LL BE FOLLOWING UP AFTER WE
GET THROUGH COUNCIL BUDGET
PROCESS ON THOSE ACTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, LET'S
HEAR NOW FROM COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
PLEASE?
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES,
GOOD MORNING, ON TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, I HAVE WITHIN
ITEM RELATED TO THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
THIS IS COUNCIL BILL 119828.
I WANT TO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE, I WANT TO
GO INTO DETAILS HERE AT COUNCIL
BRIEFING SO YOU'RE AWARE OF
THIS.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'RE FORTUNATE
TO OWN AND OPERATE OUR OWN
UTILITY ENTERPRISES WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT DELIVERING
ELECTRICITY TO EVERYONE AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, NOT
ONLY HANDLING TRASH, RECYCLING,
YARD WASTE AND SEWAGE AND
PROTECTING CITY WATER.
MOST CITIES DO NOT OWN THEIR OWN
UTILITIES.
THIS OWNERSHIP COMES WITH
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND
LEGISLATION.
COUNCIL BILL 119828 WOULD
AUTHORIZE OUR CITY PUBLIC
UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER TO
PURCHASE FOUR INDUSTRIAL
PARCELLS TO CREATE AN IMPORTANT
HUB FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
MAINTENANCE MATERIALS, SBU CALLS
IT A SOUTH SPOILS YARD.
SPOILS ARE THE DIRT AND DEBRIS
AFTER COMPLETING VITAL UTILITY
REPAIR INSTALLATION WORK.
THEY'RE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA
NEAR AIRPORT WAY SOUTH AND SOUTH
SPOKANE STREET JUST SOUTHEAST OF
THE I-5 SPOKANE STREET
INTERCHANGE.
THE SPOILS YARD WOULD PROVIDE A
PLACE FOR CREWS TO STORE
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL NEEDED TO
INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND REPAIR.
PIPELINE RUPTURES ARE DISRUPTIVE
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING TO
PUBLIC STREETS RIGHT AWAY AND
SIDEWALKS, BACK FILL MATERIALS
TO RESTORE THE STREET OPENINGS
MUST BE AVAILABLE TO CREWS AT
ANY HOUR.
THIS PROPERTY ACQUISITION WOULD
REPLACE A YARD AT SOUTH MEADE
STREET AND FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
WHICH SPU HAS BEEN LEASING FOR
OVER 14 YEARS.
THERE IS A SIMILAR HUB IN NORTH
SEATTLE AS NOTED IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO.
UTILITY HAS EXTENT A
CONSIDERABLE TIME LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO BUY.
THE LOCATION OF THE PARCELS TO
BE ACQUIRED MINIMIZES ACTION TO
THE PUBLIC.
IS IT IS IN THE 2016-2021
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND
FUNDING IS ALREADY IN THE 2020
ADOPTED BUDGET.
THERE IS SOME URGENCY TO SECURE
APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATION
BECAUSE WE HAVE PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENTS FOR THE
PROPERTIES THAT EXPIRE AT THE
END OF THE MONTH.
THE PURCHASES ARE FROM WILLING
SELLERS.
PLEASE CONTACT ME OR CENTRAL
STAFF OR BRIAN GOODKNIGHT BEFORE
THE COUNCIL MEETING IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS.
LAST ITEM FOR ME.
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT ON THIS PAST FRIDAY,
OUR SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
DISTRICT FUNDING UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE, COUNCIL
BILL 119833 TO RENEW FUNDING FOR
THE IMPORTANT TRANSIT MEASURE.
WE VOTED ON ALL SEVEN OF THE
PUBLISHED AMENDMENTS.
A THEME OF THE AMENDMENTS WAS TO
EMPHASIZE TRANSIT SERVICE OVER
ROADWORK.
ANOTHER KEY AMENDMENT SHORTENED
THE LENGTH OF THE RENEWAL FROM
SIX YEARS TO FOUR YEARS.
THERE WAS A LENGTHY AND CORDIAL
DEBATE ON THE PROS AND CONS OF
SIX YEARS VERSUS FOUR YEARS.
I THINK IT SHOWED HOW THE CITY
COUNCIL CAN WORK TOGETHER ON
TOUGH DECISIONS WITH MUTUAL
RESPECT.
A FINAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD
HAVE IMPACTED THE AMENDMENT OF
THE TAX WAS WALKED ON AT THE
COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED AT
LENGTH, BUT WAS WITHDRAWN AT
THAT TIME.
OUR FILL CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE
ON THE IMPORTANT TRANSIT MEASURE
NEXT MONDAY, JULY 27TH.
THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 4TH, TO
PUT THAT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
FOR VOTERS TO CONSIDER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ON BOTH
THE TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
SIDE AND SHEPHERDING US THROUGH
THE SELECT COMMITTEE PROCESS.
OBVIOUSLY A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE
FOR SEATTLEITES ACROSS THE CITY
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
WORK THERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
THIS LAST WEEK AND SEEING WHAT
THE FINAL PACKAGE WILL BE ON THE
27th.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE, REGARDING LAND USE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE,
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR TODAY.
THERE ARE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THERE ARE RESIDENCE LAGSS 31958
AND 31959 WHICH APPROVE
MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE SEATTLE PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY AND SEATTLE CENTRAL
COLLEGE RESPECTIVELY.
THE STAND UP CITIZENRY
ADVISORIES FOR THE MASTER PLANS.
I INTEND TO BRING THESE
RESOLUTIONS TO FULL COUNCIL NEXT
WEEK, RATHER THAN THREE
COMMITTEE AS IS THE TYPICAL
PROCESS.
AS WELL, COUNCIL BILL 119835 IS
THE ANNUAL LAND USE ONMNIBUS.
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THIS LEGISLATION ON WEDNESDAY
IN COMMITTEE.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
IT IS COUNCIL BILL 119832.
THIS IS A FEMA REQUIRED PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT UPDATES THE
CITY'S FLOOD PLANE MAPS AND
ESTABLISHES IN TERM REGULATIONS
FOR DEVELOPMENT FLOOD PLAINS.
THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE
LEGISLATION, WHICH IS WHY WE
NEED TO BRING IT TO FULL COUNCIL
AND PASS IT OUT TODAY.
THERE IS ALSO A MEETING OF THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE THIS WEDNESDAY,
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M..
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, A PUBLIC HEARING AND
BRIEFING ON THE CHILD CARE NEAR
YOU LEGISLATION.
A PUBLIC HEARING AND BRIEFING ON
THE LAND USE OMNI BUS AS STATED
AND A QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM SDCI
AND OSE ON THEIR WORK TO UPDATE
THE TREE PROTECTIONS.
AGAIN, JULY 22nd IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT DAYS IN OUR CITY
AND IT IS ALSO THE CLOSEST DAY
THAT THE PASSING COMET WILL BE
TO EARTH, SO JUST WANT TO CALL
OUT AND CELEBRATE JULY 22nd FOR
OUR COLLEAGUES.
AS WELL FOR JUMP START SEATTLE,
THIS AFTERNOON, I'LL BE BRINGING
TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE JUMP START
SEATTLE COVID RELIEF SPENDING
PLAN.
FIRST WOULD INCREASE ELIGIBILITY
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WITH UP TO
25 FTEs AS I DISCUSSED LAST
WEEK.
THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM MEMBERS
OF THE RESTAURANT COMMUNITY
WHERE BUSINESSES TEND TO BE
LABOR INTENSIVE BUT ARE
ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID
CRISIS.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO ADD
LANGUAGE TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION
IS GIVEN TO GEOGRAPHIC
DESTRUCTION OF THE GRANTS AND
MANDATING BUSINESSES THAT
ALREADY RECEIVED PREVIOUS ROUND
OF FUNDING ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
ANOTHER ROUND.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD
INCREASE THE STABILIZATION FUND
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES BY
$4.7 MILLION, RECOGNIZING THE
CONCERNS I HEARD LAST WEEK IN
COMMITTEE.
THIS AMENDMENT SEEKS TO MOVE A
SMALL AMOUNT OF THE FUNDING FROM
THE REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND
TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
STABILIZATION FUNDS WOULD BE
REPLENISHED IN 2021.
I BRING FORWARD TO THE
$4.7 MILLION INCREASE BECAUSE
THAT WOULD BRING THE SMALL
BUSINESS AND CHILD CARE SUPPORT
FUNDING OF THE SPENDING PLAN TO
25% OF THE TOTAL 2020 SPENDING.
REGARDING THE BUDGET, MY OFFICE
HAS SUBMITTED BUDGET AMENDMENTS
REGARDING THE NONSPD ITEMS THIS
WEEK.
THE PROVISO ON THE BUDGET TO
ENSURE THE $13,000 FOR MATERIAL
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION
PROVIDES HSD'S BASIC SHELTER
FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT ENHANCE
SHELTER CAPACITY IS INCREASED, A
PROVISO TO ENTER NEW SHELTER IN
KING COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TO
MAKE SURE THE FUNDS ARE SPENT IN
I TIMELY MANNER AND THERE IS A
NEXT BEST USE QUICKLY IDENTIFIED
TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF OF THE
STREETS AND A PROVISO ON THE
$1 MILLION FROM THE PACIFIC
HOTEL TO USE ON NONCONGREGATE
SHELTER.
IDENTIFY WILL TAKE US TO
DISTRICT 6.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO WASH YOUR
HANDS AS COVID CASES ARE
SPIKING.
WE'LL HAVE THE MEETING TOMORROW
AT 5:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM TUESDAY
THE 21st FROM 5:00 TO 6:30.
SIGN UP ON MY WEBSITE.
WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING QUESTIONS
AND YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR
QUESTIONS THROUGH THE RSVP LINK
ON THE WEBSITE.
WE WILL BE HAVING MANY VOICES
JOINING US.
ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT
6 WHICH WE'LL BE HAVING A
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WHO IS AN
ORGANIZER FOR BLACK LIVES AND
WE'LL BE HAVING A REPORT OUT AND
RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMUNITY COUNCILS.
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, FREMONT
COMMUNITY COUNCIL, GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
ANOTHER UPDATE ABOUT CAFES,
STREETS AND SIDEWALK CAFES.
I WAS IMPRESSED TO SEE BALLARD
AVENUE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF THEIR
úBUSINESSES THAT THEY CAN USE AS
PART OF THE SIDEWALK CAFE
PERMITS.
THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT AS
WE WAIT FOR THE FULL CALF YAECHL
STREET PROPOSAL TO BE ROLLED
OUT.
WE DO SEE OTHER CITIES
IMPLEMENTING CAFE STREETS.
LEVIN WORTH, AND OTHERS.
I HOPE TO SEE OUR CAFE STREETS
OPEN SOON.
DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
DISTRICT 6 MEETINGS THIS WEEK, I
TALKED ABOUT JUMP START SEATTLE,
SPD, HOMELESSNESS, CAFE STREETS
AND ACTIVATING PUBLIC PLACES.
WE CONTINUE TO ASSIST SMALL
BUSINESSES.
WE HELPED AN ICE CREAM SHOP,
PROVIDING THEM THE INFORMATION
THAT THEY NEED TO REMAIN IN
PLACE AS THEIR LANDLORD IS
TRYING TO MOVE THEM OUT OF THEIR
SPACE.
WE PROVIDED THEM RESOURCE
REFERRAL AND CONNECTED THEM WITH
PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 ON
SUNDAY, THERE WAS ANOTHER RALLY
IN BALLARD ABOUT DEFUNDING THE
SPD AND I SPOKE WITH FOLKS
THERE.
I SPENT TIME WITH DAMIAN AND
ROMAN, STUDENTS WHO WERE
COUNTING THE HONKS AND WAVES AND
STOPPED COUNTING AT 208
RESPONSES, ALTHOUGH THE
RESPONSES WERE STILL CONTINUING.
ON TUESDAY, I MET WITH THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE REGARDING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLICING.
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND
HOMELESSNESS IN THE AREA.
ON WEDNESDAY, I JOINED PART OF
THE 36th DISTRICT DEMOCRATS TO
TALK ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING
AT COUNCIL AND ANSWER A FEW
QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
TOWN HALL TOMORROW AND SPEAKING
WITH RESIDENTS IN THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED D6 RESIDENT MEETINGS
THAT HAPPEN EVERY WEEK.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M -- AM I FROZEN?
I'M NOT HEARING ANYBODY.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A COUPLE OF THINGS NOT RELATED
TO COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS MENTIONHIS
LEGISLATION COMING ONTO THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY, THE
PERSONAL LIABILITY.
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO
THIS PARTICULAR BILL.
CENTRAL STAFF CIRCULATED THIS
AMENDMENT YESTERDAY.
THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENT IS
TO EXTEND PROTECTION FOR SIX
MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS THAT
ARE SUBJECT TO IN PERSON
OPERATION LIMITATIONS UNDER THE
GOVERNOR'S COVID PROCLAMATIONS.
THE INTENT IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS
NEED AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF
TIME AFTER THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY IS LIFTED TO REGAIN
THEIR FINANCIAL FOOTING AND THIS
AMENDMENT GIVES THEM A MODEST
GRACE PERIOD TO DO SO.
THIS IS ACTUALLY IN ALIGNMENT
WITH LEGISLATION THAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED IN APRIL,
SPONSORED BY MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO GIVE AN
EXTRA SIX MONTHS BEYOND THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SMALL,
COMMERCIAL TENANTS AND LANDLORDS
TO WORK OUT A PAYMENT PLAN FOR
ANY OWING, RENT, OR FEES.
JUST AS A REMINDER, COMMERCIAL
TENANTS AND LANDLORDS, THE
CITY'S ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE
THE NEGOTIATION AND CREATION OF
PAYMENT PLANS.
THIS IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS A RESULT
OF THE BILL I MENTIONED EARLIER.
SMALL BUSINESS TENANTS HAVE THE
LEGAL RIGHT TO INSIST ON BEING
ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A REASONABLE
PAYMENT PLAN.
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT
TENATS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
DIFFICULTY WORKING WITH THEIR
LANDLORDS CAN ACCESS FREE, LEGAL
SUPPORT THROUGH
COMMUNITIES-RISE.ORG.
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL LEASE TOOL
KIT AND MORE RESOURCES.
AS IT RELATES TO ITEMS COMING UP
IN BUDGET COMMITTEE, I MENTIONED
LAST WEEK THAT I WOULD BE
SPONSORING, ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AN
AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE GATE
KEEPING FUNCTION AS IT RELATES
TO REFERRALS FROM THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION
PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS L.
E. A. T..
I WANT TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS NEWS OF CHIEF BEST'S
E-MAIL TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CHIEF
TAKING THIS STEP TO MAKE CLEAR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S INTEREST
IN SUPPORT OF THE CHANGE AND IN
HER E-MAIL, CHIEF BEST SAID I'M
INTERESTED IN RECONSIERING THE
REQUIREMENT THAT POLICE OKAY
EVERY REFERRAL TO LEAD AND
CO-LEAD SERVICES.
THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED
THROUGHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AND
IT DOESN'T SEEM SENSIBLE TO
REQUIRE US TO APPROVE IT BEFORE
THE PEOPLE GET THE HELP THEY
NEED.
DUE TO STAFFING PRESSURES AND
COVID-19 HEALTH RESTRAINTS, WE
AREN'T LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO
PRIORITIZE THIS FOR THE
INDEFINITE FUTURE BUTTONED THAT,
THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK MOST
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE THINK THE
POLICE DON'T NEED TO TAKE THE
LEAD ON.
I WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING THIS
CHANGE.
AS FAR AS THE STATUS ON THE
PROVISO, THE LAW DEPARTMENT IS
REVIEWING THE FINAL LANGUAGE AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING IT
WITH YOU ALL SOON.
ITEMS THAT ARE ALSO WITHIN THE
VIEW OF THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
AND MY CHAIRSHIP OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH OVER SIGHT ON
HUMAN SERVICES, WE HAVE
DISCUSSED IN THE PAST THE WAYS
THAT COVID-19 UNIQUELY IMPACTS
SENIORS.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTH
THREATS, WHICH WE'RE ALL AWARE
OF, THE SAFETY MEASURES REQUIRED
ARE KEEPING SENIORS UNUSUALLY
ISOLATED WHICH IS A QUIETER BUT
JUST AS CONCERNING HEALTH
THREAT.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
HAS REACTED BY DEVELOPING NEW
PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO
COMBAT SENIOR ISOLATION, SOME OF
WHICH I HAVE MENTIONED IN THE
PAST AND AS IT RELATES TO THE
2020 BUDGET PROCESS, THE
REALIGNMENT PROCESS, I WANT TO
RAISE THE FACT THAT I'LL BE
BRINGING SOME AMENDMENTS TO HELP
HSD ADDRESS SENIOR ISOLATION FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
THESE ARE ITEMS I WOULD HAVE
LIKED TO INCLUDE IN THE JUMP
START COVID-192020 FUNDING
PACKAGE.
BASICALLY THE CLOCK RAN OUT ON
TIME TO ENABLE ME TO DO THAT, SO
INSTEAD I WILL BE BRINGING THESE
CONCEPTS FORWARD.
ONE IDEA IS TO WORK TO ALLOW HSD
TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
DEVELOP AND SUPPORT RECRUISEMENT
SO FUNDS COULD BE USED TO
PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTS WITH
HOUSING PARTNERS, UTILIZING
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND CONVENING
STAKE HOLDERS TO DEVELOP A
HOLISTIC PLAN FOR SENIOR CENTERS
TO BE DEPLOYED IN 20216789 ONE
OF THE ISSUES THAT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION IS THERE
IS NO SORT OF UNIFIED APPROACH
FOR REOPENING SENIOR CENTERS
GUIDED BY BOTH PUBLIC HEALTH
BEST PRACTICES AND THE UNIQUE
NEEDS OF SENIORS SUFFERING
QUIETLY IN SOCIAL ISOLATION SO
RATHER THAN HAVING ONE SENIOR
CENTER DOING THINGS ONE WAY AND
ANOTHER WAY, I AM PROPOSING THAT
HSD CONVENE SENIOR CENTERS AND
COME UP WITH A SET OF BEST
PRACTICES FOR REOPENING.
ANOTHER CONCEPT IS TO SUPPORT A
PROJECT THAT HAS BEGUN AS I
THINK A PILOT PROJECT BUT THERE
MAY BE FUNDING EXPIRING FOR IT
AND THIS IS FUNDING FOR DRIVE UP
WI-FI HOT SPOTS AT 30 SITES AT
SENIOR CENTERS AND SENIOR
HOUSING BUILDINGS USING THIS
MODEL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
DEPLOYED THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES.
LASTLY IS A PROGRAM TO EXPAND A
PILOT CALLED STAY CONNECTED WITH
FOUR SEATTLE-BASED SENIOR
CENTERS.
WEST SEATTLE SENIOR CENTER, THE
PIKE MARKET SENIOR CENTER, THE
GREENWOOD AND NORTH SEATTLE
SENIOR CENTERS AND GEN PRIDE.
THE PILOT PROGRAM IS SPONSORED
BY THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE AND IT INVOLVES PHONE
AND VIDEO CONFERENCING SESSIONS
WITH CLIENTS TO TO HELP RESOLVE
PROBLEMS FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION
AND LONELINESS AND PROVIDE
RESOURCES INCLUDING SELF
MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR STRESS AND
ANXIETY.
FUNDS MAY BE USED TO EXPAND,
STAY CONNECTED EITHER BY ADDING
AN ADDITIONAL SITE OR SERVING
MORE SENIORS THROUGH THE CURRENT
SITES OR BY EXPANDING THE MONTHS
OF SERVICE IN 2020.
SO, AGAIN, IN CLOSING, I'M
APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF OUR
EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON PARTICULAR
AREAS OF NEED FOR THE JUMP START
SPENDING PLAN FOR 2020, BUT I AM
FEELING LIKE THERE IS A GAP FOR
SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO TRYING TO WORK WITH
MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL TO
CLOSE THIS GAP.
IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THE WORK THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DOING.
I HAVE BEEN STARTING TO REPORT
ON THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 SITES
ADMINISTERED AT THE SOTO AURORA
SITES.
THESE ARE THE SITES THAT THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT MANAGES
AND PERFORMS TESTING AT THROUGH
JULY 18TH, I SHOULD SAY JUNE 5TH
THROUGH JULY 18TH, NEARLY 60,000
TESTS WERE DONE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TESTS
PERFORMED PER DAY FROM 1,000 A
DAY IN MID-JUNE TO OVER 2,000 A
DAY IN EARLY JULY AT SEATTLE'S
CITY WIDE FREE TESTING
LOCATIONS.
AT THE TWO SPOTS, WE HAVE SEEN A
POSITIVE TEST RESULT OVER ALL OF
ABOUT 2.4% OF RESULTS THROUGH
JULY 9TH.
JUST WANT TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC
THAT PROTESTS OR PARTICIPATION
IN A LARGE GATHERING IS ONE OF
THE REASONS THAT SOMEONE COULD
CHECK FOR THEIR VISIT TO GET
TESTED SINCE JUNE THERE HAVE
BEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN TESTED SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE REASON OF PARTICIPATING
IN A PROTEST OR LARGE GATHERING.
THE DATA SHOWS THAT ONLY .4% OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND I WANT
TO NOT ONLY THANK THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR THIS WORK THAT
THEY'RE DOING BUT THANK FOLKS
COMING FORWARD TO GET TESTED AND
PLEASE ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO GET
TESTED IF THEY FEEL THEY HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED OR ARE SHOWING
SYMPTOMS.
AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC HEALTH,
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
COVERED THIS A LITTLE BIT IN HER
CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS
REPORTED THE DAILY AVERAGE
NUMBER OF CASES HAS MORE THAN
DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS
FROM AN AVERAGE OF 40 DAILY
CASES IN MID-JUNE TO 87 DAILY
CASES THE WEEK OF JUNE 21st.
MOST OF THE INCREASES AMONG
YOUNGER PEOPLE, OVER HALF OF THE
NEW CASES ARE AMONG PEOPLE AGED
20 TO 39, APPROXIMATELY 40% OF
THOSE ARE SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
THE LAST FOUR DAYS THE NUMBER OF
NEW CASES REPORTED BY KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WITH THE
COUNTY ARE OVER 800 AND AN
AVERAGE OF 200 OR SO MORE CASES
A DAY WITH 174 OF THOSE BEING IN
SEATTLE.
TESTING CAPACITY IN KING COUNTY
HAS INCREASED.
IF YOU'RE WORRIED YOU MAY HAVE
SYMPTOMS OF COVID OR WERE
EXPOSED TO COVID, YOU CAN SEEK
TESTING RIGHT AWAY IN ADDITION
TO THE LOCATIONS THAT I
MENTIONED.
JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, TESTING IS
FREE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DOCTOR, YOU
CAN CALL THE KING COUNTY CALL
CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE.
THEY'RE OPEN FROM 8:00 TO 7:00
IF YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER, YOU
CAN SAY THE NAME OF YOUR
LANGUAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
CALL.
IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW WE
HAVE THESE RESOURCES OUT THERE
BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS
THAT WE KEEP UP OUR VIGILANCE
WHEN THE WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL.
BUSINESSES ARE REOPENING WITH
RESTRICTIONS AND WE WANT TO
SUPPORT THEM.
IT REALLY BUOYS MY HEART THAT
WHEN I GO OUT ALMOST EVERYTHING
I SEE IS WEARING A MASK.
IT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF YOUR
CARE AND CONCERN FOR THE PEOPLE
IN OUR CITY.
WRAPPING UP ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ELEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE, I
WANT TO SHARE HOW CONCERNED I AM
ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN
PORTLAND.
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH,
WHERE AS WE ALL KNOW, THE
PRESIDENT SENT FEDERAL AGENTS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND U.S.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.
THIS HAS, NO SURPRISE, INFLAMED
THE SITUATION THERE.
THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE LIMITED, IF
ANY TRAINING IN CROWD CONTROL.
PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
BEING DETAINED BY FEDERAL
OFFICERS.
PORTLAND'S MAYOR AND SENATORS IN
OREGON HAVE SHARPLY CONDEMNED
THIS.
MAYOR WHEELER SAID THE PRESENCE
HERE IS ACTUALLY LEADING TO MORE
VIOLENCE AND MORE VANDALISM.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO IS
PULLING THEM INTO THE VANS.
PEOPLE AREN'T IDENTIFYING
THEMSELVES AND THIS APPEARS TO
BE COMPLETELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE MAYOR HAS DEMANDED THEIR
REMOVAL.
THE SENATOR REFERENCED THE HS
SECRETARY CHAD WOLF.
NOW TRUMP AND CHAD WOLF ARE
WEAPONIZING THE DHS AS THEIR
OCCUPYING ARMY TO PROVOKE
VIOLENCE BECAUSE THEY THINK IT
WORKS WELL WITH THE RIGHT WING
MEDIA ELLEN ROSENBLOOM SAYS SHE
WILL TAKE THE FEDS TO COURT
ALLEGING LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS WORKING FOR SEVERAL
NATIONAL AGENCIES ARRESTED LOCAL
DEMONSTRATORS WITHOUT ANY
PROBABLE CAUSE.
THIS POLITICALIZATION OF
POLICING AGENCIES IS ABSOLUTELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH AND
PASSING COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'
RESOLUTION, DENYING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ADMISSION TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE
CLEAR THAT A RESOLUTION IS
UNLIKELY TO PREVENT THE
PRESIDENT FROM ACTING RASHLY AND
NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE, AS
ELECTED LEADERS NEED TO STAND
TOGETHER AND REBUFF THE ATTACKS.
YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A MESSAGE
FROM CHIEF BEST ABOUT THE AFTER
MATH OF THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS
HERE IN SEATTLE AND SHE WRITES,
A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION WAS
HELD THIS MORNING AROUND 10:30
A.M.
IN WEST LAKE PARK.
AS YOU KNOW, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FACILITATES DOZENS OF
PEACEFUL PROTESTS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR WITHOUT ANY ARRESTS.
AT SOME POINT THIS AFTERNOON, AT
NO CAUSE OF OUR OWN, THE PROTEST
TURNED VIOLENT WITH SOME 300
PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE
DEMONSTRATION.
THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE ARSON,
XCESSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO
PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND DAMAGE TO
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, INCLUDING
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
EAST AND WEST PRECINCTS, SPD
HEADQUARTERS, THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE, AND THE
WILLIAM KENZO UNITED STATES
COURT HOUSE BUILDING.
AT ONE POINT, THE PROTESTERS
WENT TO THE WEST PRECINCT AND
CONFRONTED OFFICERS OUTSIDE.
THE PROTESTERS LIT MORTAR TYPE
FIREWORKS AND THREW THEM AT
OFFICERS FROM A VERY CLOSE
RANGE.
THE PROTESTERS ASSAULTS ON
OFFICERS RESULTED IN 12 OFFICERS
BEING INJURED.
ONE OFFICER IS BEING TREATED AT
THE HOSPITAL AFTER FRAGMENTATION
FROM THE EXPLOSION HIT HIS NECK
AND THROAT AREA.
IN ADDITION TO THE FIREWORKS,
PROTESTERS THREW ROCKS AND
BOTTLES AT OFFICERS AND IN ORDER
TO STOP THE ASSAULTS, OFFICERS
DEPLOYED PEPPER SPRAY, NO TEAR
GAS AND LESS LETHAL AMMUNITIONS.
I WILL UPDATE YOU SEE AND MY
FOCUS REMAINS PROTECTING THOSE
IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE ALLOWING
THOSE PEACEFULLY PROTESTING TO
EXERCISE THE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM
THE CHIEF OF POLICE, CHIEF
CARMEN BEST AND HER SUMMARY OF
YESTERDAY'S EVENTS.
I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT THE
ACTIVITIES WERE ANYTHING LESS
THAN AS THEY ARE PRESENTED HERE
FROM CHIEF BEST, BUT I DO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE OFTEN
VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES THAT WE
ALWAYS NEED TO LISTEN TO.
I'M MENTIONING THIS AFTER
MENTIONING WHAT IS GOING ON IN
PORTLAND JUST TO SAY THAT, I
WOULD NEVER, EVER SUGGEST THAT
THE PUBLIC CURTAIL THE USE OF
THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF
FREE SPEECH AND PEACEFUL
PROTESTS , BUT THE RESULT OF
YESTERDAY'S DEMONSTRATIONS AS
REPORTED BY CHIEF BEST DID BRING
TO MIND MY CONCERN THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COULD USE
IT AS AN EXCUSE TO DO THE SAME
TO SEATTLE.
I PLEA WITH THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE
CONTINUE YOUR DEMONSTRATIONS.
WE NEED YOUR VOICES TO PROPEL
NECESSARY CHANGE IN POLICING,
BUT I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE
DO SO PEACEFULLY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, TO THAT REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE OVER NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
COUNCIL AGENDA.
MOVING TO PARKS, MY OFFICE,
AGAIN, AS WE DO EVERY WEEK, WILL
E-MAIL YOU THE WEEKLY PARKS
COVID UPDATE JUST A BRIEF OVER
VIEW OF A FEW THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT.
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
CONTRACTORS UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
DIVISION WILL BE INSTALLING NEW
FANS AND DUCT WORK ON THE ROOFS
OF THE MILLER AND GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THE
SOUTHWEST TEEN LIFE CENTER TO
REDUCE HEAT BUILD UP.
ALL THREE BUILDINGS ARE USED AS
SHELTERS AND INTEGRAL TO THE
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND A
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
LET'S SEE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I DROPPED THE PHONE.
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD WILL BE
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC THROUGH LABOR
DAY.
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC IS PART
FLERING WITH SDOT TO CLOSE LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TO
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM MOUNT
BAKER BEACH TO SEAWOOD PARK
BEGINNING IN LATE JULY AND
EXTENDING THROUGH LABOR DAY.
THE ROADWAY WILL BE OPEN FOR
PEOPLE TO WALK, RUN, AND BIKE.
VEHICLES CAN USE THE STREET FOR
LOCAL ACCESS.
THE BOULEVARD WAS CLOSED, IF YOU
REMEMBER, FROM JUNE 25TH TO THE
30th AS PART OF THE PILOT
PROJECT AND HEALTHY STREETS
PROGRAM.
THERE ARE STILL MANY STAY
HEALTHY STREET PROGRAMS
DISBURSED THROUGHOUT THE CITY
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL BE A
CONTINUATION FOR LAKE
WASHINGTON.
THE SHELTER PROGRAM, FROM
JULY 9TH THROUGH THE 14th,
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC SHELTER ON
AVERAGE BETWEEN 45 AND 47 PEOPLE
AT THE GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER
AND BETWEEN 44 AND 47 PEOPLE AT
THE MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE YOUTH SHELTER AT SOUTHWEST
TEEN LIFE CENTER COMMUNITY
SUPPORTED AN AVERAGE OF 14 TO 15
YOUTH.
THE INDOOR SHOWER PROGRAM FROM
JULY 8TH TO THE 14th, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECS SERVED WELL OVER
500 USERS.
THINK 544 USERS WITH A TOTAL
OF WELL OVER 7,000 USERS OVER
ALL.
IN REGARDS TO THE SUMMER CHILD
CARE PROGRAM, THE CHILD CARE
SITE AT THE GARFIELD LIFE CENTER
AND HIAWATHA COMMUNITY CENTER
ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE DUE TO AN
ARCH IN EMPLOYEES WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
HIAWATHA AND MEADOWBROOK ARE
ALMOST FULL AT THIS CAPACITY AND
WE HAVE CLEARED THE WAIT LIST
OR MANY SITES.
THAT IS CHILDREN SIGNED UP FOR
THE SUMMER CHILD CARE PROGRAM
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
UP IN DISTRICT FIVE, THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, OUR
D5TH DISTRICT DIRECTOR ALONG
WITH MEMBERS OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, HSD, AND NAVIGATION
TEAM VISITED THE ALBERT DAVIS
PARK LAST WEEK.
WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERN FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE PARK
THERE.
WE CALLED OUR OFFICE FOR HELP
AND WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND
WORKED WITH THE TEAM TO GO OUT
TO THE SITE TO CLEAN UP THE SITE
AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
RESPONDED QUICKLY.
WE HAVE THE NAVIGATION TEAM
LISTEN AND RESPOND TO THE
IMMEDIATE NEEDS TO THE PEOPLE IN
THE PARK EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
GETTING BACK UP TO NORTHGATE,
THIS HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING
SINCE 2014, '15, AND '16.
THE FINALLY, THE NORTHGATE TO
THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, CREWS
WILL BE INSTALLING THE FIRST SET
OF BRIDGE SPANS ON FIRST AVENUE
NORTHEAST.
THIS IS QUITE EXCITING.
THIS ISSUE WILL CONNECT
NORTHGATE MALL TO NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE IN OAKLAND, THAT IS EAST
TO WEST PASSAGE WHERE PEOPLE
FROM BOTH ENDS CAN SAFELY CROSS
TEN LANES OF HIGHWAY.
THAT WOULD BE I-5.
THE WORK HOURS ARE FROM
10:00 A.M.
TO 7:00 P.M.
AND THIS
WORK WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF
TRUCKS TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT
AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY
UP THERE, BUT HOPEFULLY WHEN IT
IS ALL DONE, WE'LL HAVE A NEW
BRIDGE AND WE'LL BE OPEN TO
LOOKING AT BRIDGE NAMES.
ONE OF THE NAMES THAT WE'RE
DISCUSSING IS, I'M HOPING THAT
MAYBE WE CAN RECOGNIZE
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS, WHO
WE LOST.
AS WE KNOW, HIS RECORD, ICON,
CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH IN 1965, IT
WOULD BE NICE TO SEE IF WE COULD
HONOR SOMEONE LIKE
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS AND
PERHAPS NAME OUR BRIDGE AFTER
SUCH A MAN THAT PRESENTED
LEADERSHIP, COMPASSION, AND
HUMANITY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW
WHO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS
IS, READ ABOUT THE BLOODY SUNDAY
IN MARCH OF 1965.
CERTAINLY HAS BEEN A HERO OF
MINE.
SO MOVING ON WITH THAT, LAST
WEEK, WE HAD A SOUND TRANSIT
MEETING AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT,
SHE HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR NINE
OR TEN MONTHS, WE HAVE SPOKEN
THIS IS A MORE FORMAL
INTRODUCTION WITH THE CEO OF
SOUND TRANSIT.
THE DIRECTOR IS DESIREE HAYES.
SHE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR THE AGENCY.
SHE DOES ALL OF THE WORK TO
REACH OUT THROUGH PIERCE COUNTY,
KING COUNTY, AND SNOHOMISH
COUNTY WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN
TRIBES, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
SHE HAS SO MUCH EXPERIENCE IN
THE TRANSPORTATION AREA.
SHE HAS BEEN WORKING IN THIS
AREA FOR 20 YEARS, INCLUDING HER
CONNECTIONS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
AND SO I REALLY AM EXCITED THAT
SOUND TRANSIT HIRED THEM.
THE YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER.
THE PROPOSED HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT
CENTER, WE INITIALLY MET BACK IN
MAY TO LEARN ABOUT THE
FUNDAMENTALS.
IT IS A YOUTH DIVISION PROGRAM
TO MATCH PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES
AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
WE GOT A WONDERFUL PACKET
OUTLINING THE COST.
THE CENTER WOULD NEED TO ACQUIRE
TWO SOUND TRANSIT PROPERTIES
NEAR THE COLUMBIA LIGHT RAIL
STATION AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M A
MEMBER OF THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD SO HE HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO PROVIDE
PROGRESS ON THE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.
WE WOULD NEED A VOTE FROM SOUND
TRANSIT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF
THE YEAR TO TRANSFER THE
PROPERTY AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH HSD AND
KING COUNTY AND SOUND TRANSIT.
IT IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING
PATH BECAUSE WE HAVE FEDERAL
REGULATIONS THAT MAY STAND IN
THE WAY BUT I'M THINKING WE CAN
WORK AROUND THEM SO WE CAN MOVE
THIS PROPERTY FORWARD
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE
CONVERSATION AS WELL.
THE WEEK AHEAD, APART FROM THE
CONTINUED BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, I
HAVE A SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
DIRECTOR'S MEETING SCHEDULED ON
THURSDAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
REALLY QUICKLY, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, I WANTED TO ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT, AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BROUGHT
THIS UP AROUND PARKS AND
CROWDING IN PARTICULAR.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD
DO AS YOUR COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT
PARKS EFFORTS TO REMIND PEOPLE
ABOUT PROTOCOLS AT THE PARKS
DURING COVID-19.
I DID SEE THEY WERE PUTTING SOME
MESSAGES OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BUT
WANTED TO JUST SORT OF
HIGHLIGHT, HAVE YOU HIGHLIGHT
FOR US IF THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING MORE
PROACTIVELY AS IT RELATES TO
HELPING TO GET THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT MESSAGE OUT ABOUT
PARK USAGE DURING THIS PERIOD OF
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
YEAH, IT HAS BEEN INTERESTING.
WE PUT OUT A VERY DETAILED
WEEKLY, WHAT WE CALL IT, NORTH
STAR GAZETTE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
PARKS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND
PARTICULARLY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
SUGGESTED AND YOU KNOW AS WELL,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FROM BOTH OF
US BEING ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH
BEFORE, IT IS JUST SO DIFFICULT
TRYING TO EMPHASIZE OVER AND
OVER ABOUT THE DISTANCING.
I WAS AT MEADOW BROOK AND I WAS
AT THE PARK DOWN BY MY HOUSE AND
THERE IS NOT ANY SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
THERE IS SOME.
NOT EVERYONE IS WEARING MASKS.
I THINK THAT PARKS HEAD AND I
HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT PUTTING UP
SIGNS.
I THINK ONE THING THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL IS IF WE CAN DO MORE
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT ON THE
RADIO.
AS FAR AS GETTING OUT THE WORD,
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN
AND THEN SOME.
CLOSING DOWN THE STREETS SO THAT
PEOPLE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO WALK IF
THEY CAN'T GET TO THE PARK, WE
CHECKED OUT, AND NOT TO PICK ON
ANY PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT
GOLDEN GARDENS AND IT WAS
PACKED.
PEOPLE PARKED ALL ALONG THE
STREET AND WALKED AROUND.
I UNDERSTAND THE NEED OF PEOPLE
TO GET OUT, OBVIOUSLY.
I GUESS WHAT MAYBE SOMETHING WE
CAN ALL TALK OFFLINE A BIT ABOUT
WHAT WE CAN DO MORE AS A COUNCIL
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW PARKS IS --
ALL OF THEIR RESOURCES ARE
DEDICATED TO THE COVID RESPONSE
AND THE SHELTERS AND THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS P WE HAVE HAD
THE SAME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
LIBRARY.
ALL OF THE STAFF IS EITHER
FURLOUGHED OR ELDERLY AND COULD
BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS.
ALL HANDS HAVE BEEN ON DECK TO
MEET ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS,
PROVIDING RESPITE AND CHILD
CARE.
I SUPPOSE BESIDES US EVERY
MONDAY, REMINDING PEOPLE OVER
AND OVER, YOU KNOW, WEAR A MASK.
DISTANCE, TRY TO GO AT TIMES
THAT ARE EARLIER WHEN THERE
AREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THAT IS PROBABLY WHERE WE'RE AT
RIGHT NOW.
I APOLOGIZE I CAN'T BE MORE
POSITIVE OR OFFER MORE.
AS YOU KNOW, I THINK OUR CASES
IN KING COUNTY WENT UP FIVE OR
600 MORE PEOPLE IN KING COUNTY
ALONE AND SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE
WORST OF THIS VIRUS YET AND I
GUESS IT AS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND YOU WERE SAYING IS
WE JUST CONTINUE TO WASH OUR
HANDS, SOCIAL DISTANCE, AND WEAR
A MASK.
SOMEONE WHO IS IMMUNE
COMPROMISED, AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SAID OR HERBOLD.
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
IT WAS GREAT.
I SAY IT ALL OF THE TIME.
WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WEARING A
MASK, I SILENTLY SAY A PRAYER
AND SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW THEY CARE ABOUT MY HEALTH
AND I CARE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH
AND WEARING THE MASK SHOULDN'T
BE A POLITICAL STATEMENT.
IT IS JUST A STATEMENT ABOUT
HUMANITY AND LIFE AND THAT WE
CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR
CITY AND IN OUR COUNTY AND IN
OUR COUNTRY, BUT IF YOU WANT,
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, I CAN FOLLOW
UP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
SEE WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE IN
THE BUDGET TO MAYBE DO MORE
PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR
PSAs, IF THAT IS HELPFUL.
I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO DO
THAT.
>> THANK, YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR THE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
I CERTAINLY WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE
OF FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN DO
SOME ADDITIONAL PSAs IN THAT
SPACE, YOU KNOW, MULTI-LINGUAL
WOULD BE HELPFUL I THINK AND
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I ALSO THINK, YOU KNOW, TAKING A
CLOSER LOOK AND PERHAPS A MORE
AGGRESSIVE LOOK AT HOW TO OPEN
UP MORE OF OUR THOROUGHFARES TO
ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO RECREATE AND
EXERCISE WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE HERE ON
MONDAYS REMINDING PEOPLE TO DO
THIS.
I KNOW I'M USING ALL OF MY
SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS TO REMIND
PEOPLE ABOUT THE CDC AND OUR
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE
IS ONLY SO MUCH THAT WE CAN SAY
AND WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE
TO INNOVATE ON HOW WE USE OUR
REALM AND PUBLIC SPACES, I WOULD
WELCOME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, IF I
COULD ADD ONE THING?
>> SURE.
>> JUST QUICKLY, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE BEEN DOING THE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM AND I THINK WE HAD 50,
60 VOLUNTEERS.
THESE ARE COMMUNITY PEOPLE THAT
PUT ON THE VESTS, ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES, ARE OUT THERE IN THE
PARKS THAT GENTLY COME UP TO
PEOPLE.
IT WOULD REALLY BE NICE IF
PEOPLE WHO WHEN ARE LISTENING
WOULD HELP VOLUNTEER FOR THE
AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS BECAUSE THE
EMPLOYEES CAN'T DO IT ALL AND
AGAIN, LAST TIME I CHECKED, WE
WERE AROUND 60ISH AMBASSADOR
EMPLOYEES WHO PUT ON THE VEST,
THEY GO TO PARKS AND STREET WAYS
AND REMIND PEOPLE.
IT IS A NICE WAY TO SAY, YOU
KNOW, PLEASE KEEP DISTANCED.
DON'T CLIMB ON THIS EQUIPMENT.
THIS BENCH IS CLOSED SO THAT IS
ONE WAY IS IF PEOPLE ARE
INTERESTED.
I KNOW THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT
AND THE STAFF WOULD WELCOME MORE
AMBASSADORS IN OUR PARKS TO HELP
REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT MASKS AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
RAISED YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT
GOLDEN GARDENS PARK.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY FULL PARK.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR
DESIRE TO USE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF
WAY AS RECREATIONAL SPACES LIKE
YOU AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAVE
SAID AND MY OFFICE WILL CIRCLE
UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO DISCUSS
WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES WE
HAVE TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO
HAVE SPACE IN OUR ALREADY
EXISTING PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
BECAUSE YOU'RE CORRECT,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, GOLDEN
GARDENS IS A VERY FULL PARK.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WILL
ROUND OUT THIS MORNING'S
PRESENTATIONS.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD OTHER
THAN TO SAY THAT MY OFFICE,
ALONG WITH ONE AMERICA AND THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
AFFAIRS AND MANY ON THE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO
ORGANIZE AN ACTION THAT WILL
TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY,
JULY 25TH, 2020, FROM 1:00 P.M.
TO 5:00 P.M.
AT THE TUKWILA
VILLAGE COMMITTEE ASSOCIATION.
IT IS A SOLIDARITY RALLY OF
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FOR
BLACK LIVES.
THE ORGANIZING EFFORTS ARE LED
BY ALLOW.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE
ORGANIZING EFFORTS.
THE EVENT IS FROM 1:00 P.M.
TO
5:00 P.M..
IT WILL INCLUDE A PEACEFUL
MARCH, A MULTILINGUAL EVENT AND
STREAMED ONLINE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
ORGANIZERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS
THAT I ANTICIPATE SHOWING UP FOR
THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF LIFTING
UP THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE, SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE PARTICULAR EVENT.
IT WILL BE CENTERED ON IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES COMING
TOGETHER TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH BLACK LIVES, SO HAPPY TO
GET YOU ALL ANY INFORMATION IF
úYOU'RE INTERESTED IN SHARING
THAT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
OUTLETS OR NEWSLETTERS BUT
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE
ORGANIZING EFFORTS.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER HERE?
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, SEEING NONE, THIS
CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR THIS
MORNING.
WE'LL CONVENE THIS AFTERNOON AT
FULL COUNCIL AT 2:00 P.M..
WE HAVE A SHORT AGENDA OF ONLY
FIVE ITEMS PLUS THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS, SO I EXPECT THAT OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL GO VERY
SMOOTHLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
IT DONE IN UNDER TWO HOURS SO
THAT WE CAN ALL TRY TO ENJOY A
LITTLE BIT OF THE SUNSHINE.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS
AND YOUR ONGOING WORK AND LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.