>>> GOOD MORNING, THE SEPTEMBER
IS, 2020 COUNSEL BRIEFING WILL
COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 5 AM.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> LISA HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> ANDREW LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> TAMMY MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> ALEX PEDERSON.
>> HERE.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> DAN STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> LORENA GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> 9%.
>> THERE IS ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION AT COUNSEL
BRIEFING MEETINGS IN ORDER TO
CONTINUE PARTICIPATING
REMOTELY, I WILL MOVE TO
SUSPEND THE RULES THROUGH
OCTOBER 1 OF 2022 ALLOW THIS
MEETING TO OCCUR WHILE
PARTICIPATING THROUGH
ELECTRONIC MEANS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
ROADS WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW FOR DISSIPATION THROUGH
OCTOBER 1 OF 2020.
HEARING OBJECTION, COUNSEL
BRIEFINGS WILL BE HELD WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS PARTICIPATING
ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH OCTOBER
1 OF 2020.
THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 17th OF
2020 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED.
RESIDENCE REPORTS, I WILL BE AS
BRIEF AS I CAN.
I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE BACK
FROM OUR SUMMER RECESS.
I HOPE EACH OF YOU HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY, YOU AND YOUR STAFF
AND ALL OF THE STAFF TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF A TWO-WEEK RECESS.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN
AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING
BACK TO WORK ON ALL THE
PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE AT THE
CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND THE
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
I WANT TO PROVIDE QUICKLY AND
UPDATE REGARDING THE THREE
COUNCIL BILLS THAT THE MAYOR
VETOED AND RETURNED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST
RIGHT BEFORE THE SUMMER RECESS.
THOSE ARE COUNCIL BILLS 119,
825-862 AND 863.
WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE IN
TERMS OF CONSIDERING OR
RECONSIDERING VETOED BILLS AND
AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY CHARTER
ESTABLISHES THAT THE COUNCIL
SHALL TAKE ACTION ON ANY BILLS
THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
VETOED AND WE MUST RECONSIDER
ANY VETOED BILLS SO THAT MEANS
WE HAVE TO RECONSIDER THE THREE
BILLS THAT WERE VETOED BY THE
MAYOR AND HAVE TO DO SO WITHIN
30 DAYS OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICES
WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THIS
INSTANCE ON AUGUST 25 OF 2020.
I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THE
COUNCIL WILL TAKE ACTION ON
THESE THREE BILLS BEFORE THE
RALLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCILMAN
ON SEPTEMBER 21.
AGAIN, I THINK THE SOONEST WE
WILL TAKE ACTION IS MONDAY OF
STRATTERA 21st AND I UNDERSTAND
FROM THE MATH AND MY STAFF CAN
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT I
BELIEVE THAT THE OUTSIDE DATE
OF WHEN WE CAN LAST TAKE ACTION
IS SEPTEMBER 24.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU ALL UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE
CHARTER REQUIRES OF US AND WHAT
YOU CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF WHEN
WE WOULD RECONSIDER THOSE
VETOED BILLS.
MY OFFICE HAD FREQUENT
MEDICATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO TRY TO FIND AREAS OF
AGREEMENT ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
RELATED POLICIES AND PRIORITIES
AT THE COUNCIL PUT FORWARD IN
THE THREE VETOED BILLS.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE AGREEMENT
BUT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING
FREQUENT COMMUNICATIONS AND MY
STAFF AND I WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN THE
COMING DAYS TO TRY TO SEE IF
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BRIDGE THE OBVIOUS GAPS IN
POLICY PRIORITIES THAT EXIST
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR'S VISION ON HOW TO
REDEFINE AND REPRIORITIZE THE
SERVICES AND INVESTMENTS AS
REFLECTED IN THE VARIOUS
COUNCIL BILLS.
I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS OR HEAR ANY COMMENTS
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PREVIEW
OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
ALL RIGHT, HEARING ON, I'M SIR
FOLKS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY LATER.
OH, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WILL SAVE IT FOR THE
UPDATES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL COUNCIL NUMBERS FOR THE
MEETINGS WITH JUST DOESN'T IT
ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME
WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALWAYS
COUNTED LAST.
THIS ROTATION BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND THEN
DEBORA JUAREZ, LEWIS,
MOSQUEDA, ALEX PEDERSON, DAN
STRAUSS AND THEN I WILL GO.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YOU ARE FIRST.
>> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOUR
FACES.
NOW THAT I AM BEGINNING TO
SPEAK, MY CAT IS ALSO BEGINNING
TO SPEAK SO BEAR WITH ME.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
THERE IS AN ITEM THAT I AM A
COSPONSOR FOR AND I AM CERTAIN
THAT COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
WILL SPEAK MORE TRIP WITH THIS
IS GOING TO FUND THE
STABILIZATION WORK ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE AS WELL AS
FUNDING FOR A LOT OF THE
TRAFFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE PART
OF RECONNECT WEST SEATTLE.
THIS LEGISLATION IS ALONE TO
FUND THESE ELEMENTS AND IT USES
$50,000 FROM THE INSPECTIONS
FUND AND $50 MILLION FROM THE
CONTRACTIONS INSPECTIONS FUND
AND 20 MILLION FROM THE CAPITAL
PROJECT FUND.
OTHER ITEMS COMING UP FOR ME
THIS WEEK, I DO HAVE A PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK ON
FRIDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE A
POSSIBLE PRESENTATION FROM THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ON THE EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE SERVICE AND THIS IS A
PROJECT THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON
FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS AN
IMPORTANT BENCHMARK.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE HEARING
FROM EACH OF THE POLICE
COMMISSION AND OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND POLICE
THEIR REPORTS AND CONDITIONS TO
REGARDING THE USE OF CROWD
CONTROL WEAPONS.
THESE REPORTS RESULTED FROM A
REQUEST FROM THIS COUNCIL IN
THE CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS THE
DECISION THAT WE PASSED AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
FEEDBACK ON THIS LEGISLATION.
ON 19 AUGUST, YOU MAY RECALL I
SENT AN EMAIL INVITING
COUNCILMEMBERS TO LET ME AND
GREG DOSS OF CENTRAL STAFF KNOW
OF ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
CONDITIONS OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY BODIES AND MY
STAFF WILL SEND OUT A REMINDER
SO PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS BY
NOON ON WEDNESDAY.
THERE WILL BE OBVIOUSLY AN
INTEREST IN HEARING FROM THE
CPC AND OPA IN RESPONSE TO THE
COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS IN TIME
FOR THE FRIDAY COMMITTEE
MEETING SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON
THAT.
I WANTED TO VERY BRIEFLY SPEAK
TO AN ARTICLE IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES REGARDING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT I KNOW WE ALL
READ DURING THE BREAK AND I
HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH BOTH
WITH THE CITY AUDITOR AND CHIEF
DIAZ ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THE CHIEF HAS INDICATED THAT HE
HAS INITIATED MORE INTENSIVE
OVERSIGHT OF DAILY OVERTIME USE
AND I APPRECIATE HIS INTENTION
TO THIS SO SOON AFTER BECOMING
ACTIVE CHIEF AND WANT TO
UNDERSTAND MORE DETAIL ABOUT
WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE MORE
INTENSIVE OVERSIGHT OF DAILY
OVERTIME USE GIVEN WHAT WE
LEARNED IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
ABOUT THE EXTREME DELAY IN
ACTING ON RECOMMEDATIONS FROM
THE AUDITOR REPORT ON OVERTIME
FOR 2016 WITH 30
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEVERAL OF
WHICH WERE IMPLEMENT TO QUICKLY
BUT ARE STILL LISTED AS
PENDING.
WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE IN
DECEMBER AND IT WAS A STATUS
UPDATE AS OF DECEMBER 2019 AND
WE RECEIVED AT LEAST IN APRIL.
IT NOTES FOR ALL THE WORK OF
THE CITY AUDITOR DIES, IT GOES
úTHROUGH AND IDENTIFIES WHICH
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVEN'T ACTED
UPON AND WHICH ONES ARE EITHER
IN PROGRESS WERE PENDING.
THE STATUS UPDATE THAT WE
RECEIVED IN THE SPRING NOTES
THAT THE CITY AUDITOR REPORT
HAS SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
ARE LISTED AS PENDING AND MANY
OF THOSE WERE CONDITIONED TO
RELATE TO WORK WITH THE SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT TO APPLY ANY WORK
AND TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM.
THE STATUS REPORT NOTES THAT
THE NEW SOLUTION WILL CONTAIN
AUTOMATED CONTROLS FOR
DETECTING PAYROLL ERRORS AND
NONCOMPLIANCE.
THE CITY AUDITOR SHARED IN ITS
STATUS REPORT IN THE SPRING
THAT SEATTLE I.T.
REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A
COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS
FOR TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN
SEPTEMBER 2018 AND HAS
FINALIZED THE CONTRACT WITH THE
VENDOR.
THAT WORK HAS STARTED IN
JANUARY 2019 AT THAT POINT THE
EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE OF THE
PROJECT COMPLETION HAD SLIPPED
DUE TO COMPLICATIONS WITH THE
PROJECT AND THE CITY AUDITOR
REPORTED THAT THE NEW
COMPLETION DATE IS EXPECTED TO
COME IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS.
CHIEF DIAZ RECENTLY NOTED THAT
THE I.T.
PROJECT INTENDED TO HELP THE
MANAGEMENT ISSUES HAS BEEN
DELAYED CONSISTENT WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR'S UPDATE TO US AND
THE DATE THAT CHIEF DIAZ IS
GIVING FOR DEPLOYMENT WHICH IS
QUARTER ONE OF 2021.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AUDIT
THAT DON'T ACTUALLY RELY ON
THIS NEW SYSTEM.
ONE OF THEM IS RELATED TO
TRACKING OFF-DUTY WORK HOURS
AND THERE IS A POLICY THAT
STATES THAT PERSONNEL IS
REQUIRED TO LOG IN AND OUT BY
RADIO WHEN WORKING OFF-DUTY.
THE CITY AUDITOR SUGGESTED THIS
WOULD BE AN OPTION FOR TRACKING
OFF-DUTY TIME AND AN OPTION
THAT IS DISTINCT FROM THE
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION AND SO, I
AM ALSO INTERESTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT THIS POLICY IS
BEING ADHERED TO AND WHETHER OR
NOT WE ARE ENSURING THAT
OFFICERS ARE LOGGING IN AND OUT
BY RADIO WHEN WORKING ON DUTY
AND IN THIS OFF-DUTY PIECE
WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE OFF-
DUTY PIECE, THEY WERE TOGETHER
BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITS TO THE
NUMBER OF HOURS INCLUDING
OVERTIME AND OFF-DUTY WORK.
I'M REALLY TRUSTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT ANY WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT AND THEN
FINALLY, I BELIEVE IN THE END
OF 2017, THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
FROM THE MAYOR RELATED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN AND
TIMELINE FOR MANAGEMENT OF OFF-
DUTY POLICE OFFICERS AND WE
RECEIVED, THE COUNCIL RECEIVED
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2018 AND I
THINK IT WAS REQUESTED IN 2018
AND RECEIVED IN 2019 BUT I'M
NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THOSE
DATES.
WE RECEIVED A REPORT IN
RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON WHAT THE
PROCESS WAS FOR DEVELOPING THIS
OFF-DUTY TIME MANAGEMENT
APPROACH AND IT APPEARS THAT WE
ARE ALSO BEHIND THE INTENDED
BENCHMARKS FOR DEVELOPING
NETWORK AS WELL.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT TO DO
HERE AND I AM REALLY PLEASED
THAT CHIEF DIAZ IS ADDRESSING
THAT.
ALSO, I AM INTERESTED TO
UNDERSTAND MORE HOW THE
REDEPLOYMENT OF OFFICERS FROM
OTHER UNITS TO PATROL MIGHT
ALSO HELP ADDRESS THESE
OVERTIME CHALLENGES AND TO WHAT
EXTENT WE CAN EXPECT A
REDUCTION FROM THE
REDEPLOYMENT.
ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
MENTION REGARDING THE
REDEPLOYMENT IS THAT I ANDERSON
THE MAJORITY OF THE PHYSICIANS
FROM THE CHIEFS REDEPLOYMENT
AND THAT COMES FROM OTHER
PATROL LIKE FUNCTIONS EITHER
FUNCTIONS WITHIN PATROL LIKE
THE CBT TEAM OR TRAFFIC WHICH
IS OUTSIDE OF PATROL.
THERE ARE SPECIALIZED UNITS
THAT REPORTEDLY WILL BE
REDEPLOYED TO CONTROL AND SO I
AM REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT.
IT IS WITHIN THE CHIEFS
DISCRETION TO DO THESE TYPES OF
REDEPLOYMENTS BUT I DO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT SPECIALIZED
UNITS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON
NORMAL POPULATIONS THAT WE ARE
NOT LOOKING TO REDEPLOYED THOSE
OFFICERS TO PATROL BECAUSE OF
THIS COUNCIL'S CONCERN AS
EXPRESSED IN THE RESOLUTION
THAT WE PASSED WITH OUR BUDGET
ACTION.
TRYING TO EMPHASIZE POLICE
RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF FOLKS
WHO ARE PART OF VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS AND SPECIFICALLY
THE ELDERLY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THOSE KINDS OF CASES.
THAT WILL BE SOMETHING I'M
HOPING TO GET MORE INFORMATION
FROM THE CHIEF ON BEFORE THOSE
CHANGES TAKE EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER
, I BELIEVE THE 16th IS THE
DATE THEY ARE ESTIMATED.
OTHER ITEMS THAT I HAVE COMING
UP ON MY WEEK THIS WEEK, I DO
HAVE ON WEDNESDAY THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AND ON
THURSDAY THE LEAD POLICY
COURTING GROUP QUARTERLY
MEETING AND THEN I HAVE VIRTUAL
OFFICE HOURS OVER RECESS ON
AUGUST 28, MY NEXT OFFICE HOURS
WILL BE ON FRIDAY, THE TIMBER
25th.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
THE PUBLIC ASPECT AND THE
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE HAS NO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S REFERRAL CALENDAR
AND I WILL BRIEFLY ADDRESS
THEM.
COUNCIL BILL 119875 WHICH IS
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
RECREATION WHICH AUTHORIZES
AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARKS
DISTRICT ALLOWING FOR DELAY IN
THE SIX YEAR PLANNING CYCLE OF
THE BUDGET PROCESS DUE TO
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND
BASICALLY THE CORONAVIRUS.
WE WILL HAVE MORE TO COME AND
THIS IS BACK IN 2014 WHERE WE
DO THE PLANNING AND COMPUTER
CYCLES AND NOT ABLE TO DO THIS
THROUGH THE AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR A
DELAY.
TO ALLOW PLANNING DUE TO THE
NATURAL DISASTER AND OTHER
EMERGENCIES AND THAT WOULD BE
THE PANDEMIC THAT WE ARE UNDER
WITH HER INABILITY TO HAVE THE
TYPE OF COMMUNITY MEETING THAT
WE NEED.
THE SECOND ITEM IS RESOLUTION
THE 1967 AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
ABOUT THIS.
THIS RESOLUTION IS PROVIDING AN
INVESTIGATION OF 28 AVENUE
NORTHEAST.
THIS PIECE IS A SPECIAL
COMMUNITY DRIVEN BILL AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO ADDRESSING IT
NEXT MONDAY.
THE HONORARY STREET IS TO
RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO EDUCATE
THOSE ON THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS DURING WORLD WAR II.
THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS
OR MAYBE LONGER AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SPEAKING MORE ON
THIS NEXT MONDAY AT THE
BRIEFING AND I WANTED TO THANK
CHRIS AND A BUNCH OF THE FOLKS
THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR CONDITION AND HONOR FOR
THIS FAMILY.
IN REGARDS TO THE WARD, THERE
WERE MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON WHICH HAS BEEN
CANCELED AND TYPICALL THE
BOARD MEETING OCCURS ABOUT TWO
TIMES A YEAR TO LOOK AT THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IN JUNE AND THEN
WE APPROVE IT IN A BUDGET THAT
CORRESPONDS WITH THE CITY
BUDGET IN NOVEMBER AND ONE OF
THE PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO BE
CONSIDERED WILL BE TO MAKE
CHANGES TO THE 2020 DISTRICT
FUNDING THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED
IN THE BALANCING LEGISLATION
WHICH WAS VETOED BY THE MAYOR
AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT
ACTION.
TO STREAMLINE THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS, WE WILL POSTPONE
TODAY'S CANCELED MEETING TO A
LATER DATE.
THE GOAL IS TO CONSIDER ALL
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT WANTS AND I DIDN'T WANT TO
HAVE A MEETING TODAY ON SOME
PIECES BUT NOT ALL OF IT AND
QUITE FRANKLY I WASN'T SURE IF
WICKED GO ON A COUPLE OF THOSE.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION AT ONCE
AFTER THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS
THAT 2020 BUDGET HEARING
MATTERS AND AS USUAL, WE ARE
MISSING THE PARTS FOLKS AND
SUPERINTENDENT AND MY OFFICE
WILL RESUME SENDING OUT A
WEEKLY UPDATE WHICH I THINK WE
HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE MAY.
OTHER THAN THAT -- WHAT SEE,
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THAT REPORT?
DURING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING MADAM
PRESIDENT.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK WITH
EVERYBODY.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
FIRST, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM
THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS.
I DO JUST WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY
ABOUT SOME OF THE REPORTING WE
SAW OVER THE WEEKEND FROM THE
CITY GROUNDS RELATING TO THE
CITY SHELTER EFFORTS.
AS WE ARE WELL AWARE AND NOW
THAT PEOPLE OF SEATTLE ARE WELL
AWARE FROM THE REPORTING THAT
THE TEMPORARY COMMUNITY CENTER
SHELTERS THAT WERE SET UP BACK
IN MARCH TO TAKE CARE OF
OVERFLOW DUE TO THE
INTENSIFICATION EFFORTS AT
SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE CLOSING
DOWN AND FOLKS ARE BEING SENT
BACK TO SHELTERS THAT HAVE
ADAPTED TO THE COVID-19
SITUATION BY INCREASING PRIVACY
AND SPACE AND CHANGING A LOT
OF THE SHELTER STOCK AND I
THINK CINDY'S REPORTING WAS
GOOD AT ILLUSTRATING THIS AND
THE WAY THAT WE ARE SEEING A
TRANSFORMATION TO EMPHASIZE
LONGER STAYS AND PRIVACY AND
THINGS ALL OF US TAKE FOR
GRANTED AND ARE EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT IN HAVING A
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO
PROVIDE SHELTER AND RELIEF TO
SO MANY OF HER NEIGHBORS
EXTRINSIC HOMELESSNESS.
THE UNFORTUNATE DOWNSIDE OF
THIS AS COVERED IN CINDY'S
REPORTING IS THAT ONLY 14 FOLKS
MOVED ON FROM THOSE COMMUNITY
CENTER SHELTERS TO SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING BETWEEN MARCH AND THE
SUMMER.
NOT VERY MANY GIVEN THAT THERE
WERE HUNDREDS OF FOLKS THAT
MOVED THROUGH THOSE COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND SHELTERS AND REALLY
EMPHASIZE THAT WE CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE AS A CITY WHERE COVID-
19 HAS NOT ONLY RESULTED IN A
LOSS OF SHELTER SPACE BUT
SYDNEY GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE
COMPANY SHELTER WHICH SHE USES
AS AN LUSTRATION FOR A LOT OF
HER REPORTING IS ACTUALLY GOING
TO LOSE 13 SPACES AS A RESULT
OF THE THE INTENSIFICATION
WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED
WITH THE STOCK OF THEIR
OFFERINGS BUT HAS REDUCED THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHELTER SPACES.
THAT IS A TREND THAT IS BEING
REPEATED IN A LOT OF OUR STOCKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND IT IS
NO WONDER THAT WE ARE FACING SO
MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE
KEENLY AWARE AND I'M SURE
EVERYONE IS GETTING THE SAME
EMAILS I'M GETTING THAT WE ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THE MASSIVE
INFLUX OF SENTIENT THAT ARE
ALMOST CERTAINLY CORRESPONDING
WITH THE FACT THAT THE SHELTERS
ARE THE INTENSIFYING AND
SHRINKING IN SIZE AND WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO SCALE UP NON-
CONGREGATE SHELTER ADEQUATE TO
REPLACE THE LOSS IN SHELTER
STOCK.
I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE SUMMER
BOUNCING SECTION SOON ENOUGH,
WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE FALL
BUDGET SESSION TO DO WITH THE
2021 BUDGET AND IT HAS BEEN AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
INTENSIFIED NON-CONGREGATE
SHELTER EXPANSION THAT WILL BE
A BIG PRIORITY FOR ME.
IT IS BY FAR THE ONLY WAY THAT
WE AS A CITY CAN START TO GET
AHEAD ON REMOVING AND REDUCING
NONSENTIENT TO GIVE PEOPLE AN
OPTION TO GET INSIDE AND MOST
PEOPLE OFFERED A TINY HOUSE OR
SOME KIND OF NONCOVERED GET
SETTING WILL TAKE IT AND THAT
IS A UNIVERSALLY HELD OPINION
ACROSS THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY
AND ACROSS THE NAVIGATION TEAM
AND WHEN YOU TALK TO AT ANY
LEVEL OF PROVIDING SERVICES
WILL CONFIRM THAT AND THIS MYTH
THAT IS CONSTANTLY IN EMAILS
FROM FOLKS THAT ARE FRUSTRATED
ABOUT ABOUT THE ENCAMPMENTS
ALLEGING THAT FOLKS WANT TO BE
IN THOSE ENCAMPMENTS AND WON'T
GO IF OFFER SOME KIND OF
ALTERNATIVE ARE FALSE AND NOT
ANY OF THE REALITY OF WHAT IS
SEEN ON THE GROUND.
WE CAN START IN ASSESSING THE
VETOED SUMMER BOUNCING BUDGET
BILL MAINTAINING THE FEW
MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE DID PUT
IN FOR THE INTENSIFICATION
EFFORTS IN MAKING SURE THAT
REMAINS ANY PART OF ARRANGEMENT
BE OVERRIDE OF THE BILLS WERE A
DEAL WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO MOVE
FORWARD ON IT BUT THAT STAYS IN
AND THEN GOING INTO THE FALL,
MAKING SURE WE ARE ADJUSTING TO
THE NEW REALITY OF COVID-19
WHERE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
ANYMORE AND NOT THAT IT EVER
TRULY DID FOR LOTS OF REASONS
RELATED TO DIGNITY BEST HEALTH
PRACTICES AND TREATING OUR
NEIGHBORS LIKE HUMAN BEINGS TO
RELY ON MATS ON THE FLOOR AND
TEMPORARY SHELTER STAYS AND
OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE RESULTED
IN BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER
BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19
SITUATION AND THE COMPLETE
LACK OF VITALITY ANYMORE FOR
CONGREGATE SHELTERS AS A VIABLE
WAY TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE.
SO, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO
REPORT ON AND I WANT TO THANK
JIMMY FOR HER REPORTING.
I THINK SHE DID AN EXCELLENT
JOB OF SUMMARIZING THE PROBLEM
THAT WE ARE FACING AS A CITY
AD I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT
ISSUE.
I HAVE A REGIONAL POLICY MEANING
ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND I DO WANT TO
REMIND FOLKS THAT IN ADDITION
TO BEING ABLE TO SIGN-UP FOR
THE OFFICE HOURS THAT I TRY TO
MAINTAIN, I AM CONTINUING TO TO
THE FARM MARKET EVERY AFTERNOON
FROM EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FROM 3 UNTIL 7 PM ON THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10 AND THIS COMING
THURSDAY I WILL BE THERE SO
FOLKS THAT WANT TO COME BY, I
LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU
IN PERSON WITH THE BOOTH WE
HAVE THERE.
I DON'T JUST GO THERE TO LOAD
UP ON COMPUTER FOR THE WEEK.
I GO TO MAKE SURE I HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ONE-ON-ONE
AND THOSE INTERACTIONS WITH
PROPERLY SOCIAL DISTANCING IN A
HELPFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE
TO GET OUT THERE AND TALK TO
THE COMMUNITY IN A NONVIRTUAL
WAY.
I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO DROP BY IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO DISCUSS AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING FOLKS THERE.
WITH THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE
TO REPORT.
>> I SEE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS A QUESTION OR
COMMENT AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, RAISE
YOUR HAND OR LET ME KNOW BY
SENDING ME A MESSAGE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUMMARY AS CHAIR OF
OUR EFFORTS REGARDING
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING.
CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT
MORE?
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ
THAT CL TIMES PIECE BUT WHEN
YOU TALK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE
ADOPTED OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE
OR ADOPTED OUR SHELTERS TO
RESPOND TO COVID-19 AND TO HAVE
PRIVACY SPACE AND LONGER STAYS,
I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE THAT
WITH THE NEWEST INFORMATION
THAT WE KNOW THAT COVID-19
LINGERS IN THE AIR AGAIN,
CALLING FOR US TO INVEST BUT
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE
SAYING ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE
ADAPTED THE SPACE FOR INDOOR
SHELTERS WHEN COVID-19 LINGERS
IN THE AIR AND ONGOING BEST
PRACTICE IS TO GET PEOPLE
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS.
CAN YOU ELABORATE FOR THAT?
>> SPEAKING ON THE REPORTING
IN THE SEATTLE TIMES, IT SPEAKS
MORE TO THE EFFORTS OF
PROVIDERS ARE DOING.
IN THE RENT SHELTERS, CINDY'S
REPORTING COVERS COMMUNITY
SERVICES AND COMPASS AND YOUTH
CARE IN PARTICULAR AND TALKS
ABOUT SOME OF THE EFFORTS TO
ADAPT TO THE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES SITUATION TO PROVIDE
MORE PRIVACY AND IT INCLUDES
TESTIMONIALS FROM FOLKS IN THE
SHELTERS ATTESTING TO THE
IMPROVEMENT IN THE SITUATION.
THE UNDERLYING TAKE AWAY THAT I
TOOK FROM THE ARTICLE IS THOSE
THE INTENSIFICATION EFFORTS
COME WITH A NET REDUCTION IN
THE AMOUNT OF PLACEMENTS WE CAN
HAVE SO THAT THE QUALITY OF THE
SHELTERS IS PROVING BUT WE ARE
LOSING SPACES.
I THINK THIS IS CRITICAL AND I
DON'T THINK IT IS COMPLETELY IN
RESPONSE YOUR QUESTION BUT I
WILL SAY FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING
FOR SOME KIND OF RATIONALE TO
EXPLAIN WHY THERE IS THIS
MASSIVE INCREASE IN CAMPING, IT
SURE SEEMS THAT IT IS LOGICAL
TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS THE
INTENSIFICATION AND SMELTER
SPACE IS A BIG PART OF THIS AND
WE NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON IT.
AS YOU KNOW, I CONTINUE TO BE
AN ADVOCATE PRIMARILY OF TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND HER TELLING
FOR THE KIND OF MODULAR SHELTER
SYSTEMS THAT THEY HAVE THAT THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB IS RUNNING.
I THINK THESE PARTICULAR
SHELTER SPACES THE CITY WAS
COVERING ARE MORE OF A D
INTENSIFIED SEMI CONGREGATE AND
THERE ARE SOME PICTURES IN THE
REPORTING BUT I THINK THE
IMPORTANT TAKE AWAY IS ANY WAY
THAT YOU SLICE IT, WE ARE
LOSING SHELTER PLACEMENTS AND
NEED TO BE DOING MORE AS A
CITY.
I KNOW THIS COUNCIL HAS
APPROPRIATED FORWARD TO
APPROPRIATE CONSIDERABLE NEWS
RESOURCES AND WE NEED TO WORK
OUT A WAY AS A CITY TO GET
THOSE UP AND RUNNING AND GET
FOLKS OFF THE STREET SO THEY
CAN LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY
ARE SAFE AND NOT JUST FROM
COVID-19 BUT ESPECIALLY AS IT
WILL GET DARKER , THERE SHOULD
BE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO THIS
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, YOU ARE UP.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY FROM THE COMMUNITY
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE DO HAVE A SCHEDULING FOR
NEXT WEEK, THE AFTERNOON OF
SATURDAY 15th AND WE WILL HAVE
SEVERAL COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT
THE MAYOR WILL TRANSMIT
LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A
PERMANENT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD AND
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WILL
BE TRANSMITTED THIS WEEK SO WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT IN
COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY VOTING
ON THAT SO WE CAN HAVE IT
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
AS WE COME BACK FROM RECESS, I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE
BIT AND I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR
AND I'M SURE EVERYONE FROM
THEIR CONSTITUENTS OVER RECESS
THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY
LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE
CITY.
LEADERSHIP THAT IS EXCELLENT
FOR FIVE IN ACTION AND NOT JUST
RHETORIC.
I THINK IT IS THE WORK THAT WE
ALL HAVE AHEAD OF US AND THE
MAYOR HAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT
HAVING A PLAN AND I WANT TO SAY
THIS COUNCIL PRESENTED A PLAN
TO THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO
REBALANCE THE BUDGET AND WE
SPENT TWO MONTHS DISCUSSING IT.
WE PASSED A REBALANCE BUDGET
THAT ADDRESS THE & IMPACTS OF
COVID-19 BUT ALSO THE CRITICAL
EQUITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN
DISCUSSING OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
OUR DEMOCRACY IS BASED ON
COLLABORATION.
IT IS ALSO BASED ON COMPROMISE
AND I KNOW THAT IS NOT A WORD
THAT MAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAPPY BUT I WILL SAY THE
COUNCIL HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE
TOOK THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
REBALANCE BUDGET AND
COLLABORATED WITH PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND DISTRICTS AND
SOUGHT COMPROMISE AMONGST THE
NINE OF US.
THIS WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT AND
ROBUST EFFORT AND WAS GUIDED BY
THE BEST POLICY AND ECONOMIC
PRACTICE FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY AND GUIDED BY LISTENING
TO HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF
COMMUNITY INPUT BETWEEN PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND HEARING FROM HER
OWN CONSTITUENTS IN OUR
DISTRICTS AND WORKING WITH
ORGANIZATIONS, IT WAS NOT
SIMPLY A VETO OF THIS COUNCIL
BUT A VETO OF THE COLLABORATION
THAT WE WERE ENGAGED IN AND
FRANKLY OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT I HEAR FROM MY
CONSTITUENTS AS THEY FELT LIKE
THIS WAS A REJECTION OF THEIR
VOICES.
THE EMAILS AND CALLS AND
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD.
WE KNOW SPECIFICALLY AS IT
RELATES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS
DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE AND WE
HAVE THE REBALANCE TO CONSIDER
THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS BUT ALSO
THE WORK AHEAD OF US FOR THE 21
BUDGET AND MY COMMITMENT IS TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE RESOURCES THAT
OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS INTERRUPT
VIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
BUT ALSO TO BUILD HEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
VIOLENCE IS ROOTED IN CULTURAL
AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS.
THIS IS AN ABOUT BAD PEOPLE BUT
SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT HAS
CREATED COMMUNITY CONDITIONS
THAT DON'T SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS
WELL.
EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY TO
REDUCE THAT VIOLENCE AND
BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS NOT JUST THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ISSUE AND FOCUSING RESOURCES
ONLY ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE HAVE TO THINK BEYOND THAT
AND COMMIT TO INVESTING IN
HOLISTIC CHANGES TO SEE THE
KIND OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WE
WANT TO SEE.
I WILL SAY IT IS CONCERNING TO
ME THAT THE MAYOR IS USING THE
VETO SO LIVERY.
THE POWER OF THE VETO IN MY
MIND IS TO BE USED SPARINGLY SO
IT RESPECTS COMMUNITY AND
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.
MY MIND IS FREQUENT USE THAT IT
PLAYS AN INSIDIOUS PATTERN THAT
THE WINNER TAKES ALL IN A
DEMOCRACY OR THE POWER CAN ONLY
BE EXHIBITED WITH FORCE.
UNILATERAL POLICYMAKING IS
ACCEPTABLE.
I THINK THIS COUNCIL REJECTS
THAT NOTION SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
, I REJECT THAT.
THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
OF CITY GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE
LOOKING TO MAKE POLICY AND
BUDGETARY DECISIONS FOR THE
CITY.
THAT IS OUR JOB.
WITH THAT SAID, I DO HOPE WE
CAN FIND A WAY TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE MAYOR.
PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON ME TO
DELIVER THE RESOURCES THEY NEED
FOR HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS AND
THAT WILL HAPPEN BEST AND WILL
WORK BEST IF WE CAN WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
I DO THINK THE PROPOSALS WE
TOWED WERE INITIAL STEPS TO TRY
TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY
CONCERNS AND AS I HAVE SAID
BEFORE, OUR NEIGHBORS DON'T
WANT TO HEAR WE CAN'T.
THEY WANT US TO GET TO WORK AND
SAYING NO IS NOT LEADERSHIP.
VETOING THINGS IS NOT THE PLAN.
WE HAVE IMPORTANT WORK TO DO
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND
OUR NEIGHBORS WANT A RESPONSIVE
GOVERNMENT.
THEY WANT INVESTMENT IN
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS AND YOUNG
PEOPLE AND THEY WANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD
COMMUNITY WEALTH THROUGH LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THEY WANT A CITY GOVERNMENT
THAT REIGNS OVER TIME COST AND
HOLD CITY EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTABLE
FOR EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR.
THEY ALSO WANT TO THE SAFETY TO
PROTECT ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY
AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT LIVE IN
AREAS OF CONCENTRATED WEALTH.
MY COMMITMENT TO MY COMMUNITY
AND THE CITY IS TO CONTINUE
WORKING TO TRY TO FIND COMMON
GROUND SO WE CAN FOCUS ON
OUTCOMES WE WANT TO SEE TO
SERVER NEIGHBORS BEST AND WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SO WE CAN GET
THAT SITTING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE WILL
HEAR NETS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, THERE ARE NO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA FROM
THE BUDGET OR PLAN AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE OR FROM THE HOUSING
AND THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 15 AT 9:30 AM WHERE
WE WILL BE GETTING A BRIEFING
AND UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATION
FOR BASICALLY DRIVERS TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE GETTING ADEQUATE
PAY AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND
WHAT OTHER ADVOCATES AND TO
WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
AND I WISH WE HAD THAT LAST
FALL BUT THERE IS MORE ACTIVITY
TO COME THIS FALL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO PASSING THAT
WITH YOUR HELP.
AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET, WE
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND
UPCOMING STEPS OUTLINED.
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE
POINTS THAT WERE MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
I KNOW AS IT RELATES TO THE
BUDGET OR EVEN POLICIES THAT
COME OUT OF THIS BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT, NOT EVERYONE AGREES
WITH US AND THAT IS ISSUES
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND ERROR
RECOVERY EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE
WE SHORTEN THE RECESSION.
ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE COMPLEX
AND ALL ARE BEING DONE AND
TRYING TO BE ADDRESSED DURING A
GLOBAL THAN THE PANDEMIC AND
THERE ARE NO EASY PATHS FORWARD
ON THESE ISSUES.
ANY OF US THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THESE POLICIES OVER
THE YEARS HAVE SAID IF IT WERE
EASY TO DO THAT I WOULD'VE
ALREADY BEEN DONE SO WE ARE
HERE TRYING TO TAKE VERY
IMPORTANT STEPS TO ADDRESS THE
COMPOUNDING PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS IN FRONT OF US AND THAT
INCLUDES SYSTEMIC RACISM.
THAT INCLUDES A LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT GOOD ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
THAT PLAGUES OUR CITY AND
ESPECIALLY BLACK AND BROWN
FOLKS AND OBVIOUSLY INCLUDES
COVID-19 RESPONSE AS WELL WHICH
IS HAVING A DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ON BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
AS WE ENGAGE IN THE NEXT STEPS
ON THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT
REMEMBER THAT THE COUNCIL IS
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT.
PERSON'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT AS THE COUNCIL,
WE ARE DELIBERATING IN PUBLIC
AND INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND
HAVE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO GUIDE
US AS WE WORK ON TOUGH ISSUES.
AS IT RELATES TO COLLABORATION,
LET'S REMEMBER THAT AS THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WE ARE
ALREADY COLLABORATIVE BY ITS
VERY NATURE.
WE WORK TO GET NOT JUST THE
MAJORITY OF COUNCIL VOTES BUT A
SUPER MAJORITY AS IT RELATES TO
THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY THAT
REQUIRES US TO HAVE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH DIVERSITY OF
OPINIONS AND IDEAS REFLECTED IN
THE VERY NATURE OF HER
POLICYMAKING APPROPRIATION
REQUIRED DELIBERATIONS WITH
PUBLIC INPUT AND COLLABORATION
NOT JUST AMONGST US FOR MAKING
SURE WE ARE PULLING IN THOSE
VOICES FROM THE PUBLIC.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THIS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS
THE ONLY BODY THAT DOES OUR
DELIBERATIONS IN PUBLIC AND
THAT WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO
HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND
IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE COMMITTED
TO BRINGING IN FOLKS THAT HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
VOICES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT
OF THE CONVERSATION.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCE AND INVITE THEM TO
THE TABLE TO MAKE SURE THE
POLICY AND BUDGET IS INFORMED
BY THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THIS LAST FALL WERE SUMMER
PROCESS WHERE WE INVITED PEOPLE
TO THE TABLE WASN'T JUST A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WERE A DOZEN
OR A FEW DOZEN AND NOT EVEN
100.
IT WAS HUNDREDS OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE CONSULTED
WITH AS WE WORKED WITH
COALITIONS THAT REPRESENTED
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND FOLKS THAT
HAVEN'T LIVED EXPERIENCES AND
HOW WE RESPOND TO THE BUDGET
THAT REVEALED WORD DOLLARS WERE
GOING AND WHERE WE WANTED THEM
TO GO.
THIS SUMMER WITH THAT
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS IN MIND,
THE COUNCIL YOU SLEEP PASSED A
BUDGET WITH PUBLIC INPUT AND
ACTING WITH URGENCY GIVEN THE
COMPOUNDING PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISES WITH THE PANDEMIC AND
POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS AND THE HOMELESS
CRISIS.
IT IS DISHEARTENING THAT THESE
BILLS WERE DISCARDED WHEN THE
MAYOR HAS EXECUTIVE
IMPLANTATION AND SPENDING
AUTHORITY AND HAS OFFERED NO
PLAN EVEN GOING AS FAR AS TO
THE SPIRIT THE GOOD WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK AND THE WELL RESEARCHED
WORK WITH COMPREHENSIVE IDEAS
THAT YOU ALL BROUGHT FORWARD.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT EFFORT
THAT WENT INTO BRINGING A
SUMMER REBALANCING BUDGET THAT
HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN RECENT
HISTORY DURING THE TYPE OF
COMPOUNDING CRISIS WE'VE HAD.
AS I STATED BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DO ITS
WORK, WE WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY
OUT DELIBERATIONS IN PUBLIC
WITH A PROCESS THAT WILL BE
GUIDED BUT THOSE THAT HAVE
LIVED EXPERIENCES AND WE WILL
ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND DO THE
HARD WORK IN THE UPCOMING MONTH
AND MAKE SURE WE RESPOND TO THE
CRISIS WITH URGENCY.
INCLUDING BY THE WAY RESPONDING
TO THE GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS
WHICH WAS REFERENCED IN THE
VETO MESSAGE.
BUT YOU MEMBER THE $4 MILLION
TO RESPOND TO THE VIOLENCE IN
THE BUDGET THAT WAS RECENTLY
VETOED.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT AT RISK
FOR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AS WE
TRY TO RESPOND WITH URGENCY AND
WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE
MANY CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THAT ARE ACTING WITH THE SAME
LEVEL OF URGENCY AND NOT LOSING
PRECIOUS TIME.
NEW YORK CITY, AUSTIN CITY, LOS
ANGELES CITY, SAN FRANCISCO AND
MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE ALREADY
ACTED WERE ARE ACTING WITH
URGENCY.
I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
THIS PROCESS IS NOT JUST ABOUT
TINKERING AROUND THE EDGES BUT
THIS IS A DRAMATIC IMPACT --
SORRY, LACK OF ACTION HAS A
DRAMATIC IMPACT THAT WE MUST
WORK TO ADDRESS QUICKLY AND I'M
ALWAYS OPEN TO COLLABORATION.
IF ANYONE THAT HAS WORKED WITH
THE PRIOR TO COUNCIL, YOU KNOW
THE WAY THAT I ENGAGE WITH HER
POLICYMAKING IS BY BEING
AGGRESSIVELY COLLABORATIVE.
I WANT YOUR INPUT AND I WANTED
EARLY AND I WANT TO KEEP
WORKING TO GET AS MANY VOICES
INCLUDED.
THERE IS A LOT TO FIX HERE AND
A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE AND I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
POINTING FINGERS OR WORKING
WITH FOLKS THAT WANT TO TAKE
THINGS HOME.
WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND IT
IS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR CITY
TO WORK TOGETHER BUT WE HAVE TO
DO IT WITH URGENCY AND WITH
FOLKS I HAVE LIVED THESE
EXPENSES.
WE WILL DO IN A TRANSPARENT WAY
WITH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND HAVING THE
MY WAY OR HIGHWAY APPROACHES
NOT COLLABORATION.
INVESTING IN TRUE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AND BRINGING SEATTLEITES TO THE
TABLE IS NOT EASY.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT
RUBBERSTAMPING ANY PROCESS BUT
ABOUT MAKING FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE
THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR MANY
DECADES.
CHANGE IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND IF
WE THROW AWAY DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLES OF INCLUDING VARIOUS
VOICES OF THE TABLE AND TRYING
TO SHAKE UP THE STATUS QUO, WE
RUN THE RISK OF THOSE
INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE HARMED
SO MANY FOR SO LONG REMAINING
IN PLACE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH URGENCY.
THAT IS WHAT WE DID THIS
SUMMER.
WE LEGISLATED TO LESSEN THE
HARM IN OUR APPROACH TO
ENGAGING WITH THOSE IN SHELTER
AND PUSHED FOR MORE PUBLIC
SAFETY ORIENTED MODELS AND
DEVELOP THE PLAN TO CENTER
THOSE WITH GOOD EXPENSE FROM
DIVERSE VOICES TO FINALIZE A
PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN.
THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT WERE
INCLUDED FOR A COLLABORATIVE
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT WOULD
ENSURE THAT THE BUDGET THAT
COMES THIS FALL IS LED BY
VARIOUS VOICES FROM ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THESE
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS WERE VETOED
AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE
ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEED
TO NOW ACT WITH URGENCY TO MAKE
SURE THESE ISSUES WILL BE
ADDRESSED AND EIGEN WILL BE
PREPARED TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES
AND WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND ALL
THE OFFICES AND OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR FINGER-
POINTING OR POLITICAL GAMES.
WE KNOW THERE IS A HISTORY OF
PRECEDENT BEING REQUIRED OF US
AS ELECTED OFFICIALS NOT JUST
IN THE CITY BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND MORE IS BEING ASKED
OF US.
WE ACT WITH URGENCY AND IT IS
OUR TIME TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES
AND MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT A
DELAY.
COLLABORATION NEEDS MORE.
WE MUST MAKE SURE WE ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO CENTER
PROGRESSIVE VALUES IN ANY
FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
BUDGET BUT AS THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH, IT'S OUR DUTY TO PUT
FORWARD A BUDGET PROCESS.
IT IS THE EXECUTIVE OPTION TO
CHOOSE HOW TO IMPLEMENT THOSE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE
ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
WHAT A TABLE LOOKS LIKE FOR A
TASK FORCE THAT WE DON'T TRY TO
REWRITE HISTORY.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE CITY
IN THE PAST SPECIFICALLY TO
MINIMUM WAGE WAS A MAYOR WHO
INVITED ALL PEOPLE AND EVEN
THOSE THAT HE DISAGREED WITH TO
THE TABLE TO IDENTIFY AWAY TO
GET TO FOR EXAMPLE, $15 AN
HOUR.
SAYING THIS TO AND EVERYONE
COMING TO THE TABLE OF
PRIESTHOOD AND WALKING OUT OF
THAT TABLE, EVERYONE WOULD
SUPPORT THE OUTCOME.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
PROCESS MOVING FORWARD AND NOT
ONLY ALLOWS FOR US TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH RESPONDING TO THE
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OF
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING AND
COVID-19 ARE ALSO TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS OF RACISM AND
UNARMED BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS
BEING KILLED.
THAT REQUIRES URGENCY AND
REQUIRES US TO GET TO A TABLE
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME
SHARED OUTCOME BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO HAVE A URGENCY GETTING TO
THAT PROCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL CENTER
THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES
AND PRINCIPLES AND MAKING SURE
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
URGENCY AND LET'S REMEMBER THAT
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT.
EVERY ARTICLE I HAVE HEARD WAS
TALKING ABOUT MORE PEOPLE
LOSING THEIR HOMES OR JOBS OR
GONE WITHOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE OR LOSING CHILDCARE
AND MORE BLACK AND BROWN FOLKS
LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN
FIXED IN THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY.
LET'S LEAD WE HAVE DONE BEFORE
AND LET'S DO IT WITH URGENCY
THAT IS COMMITTED OF US.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE NEXT
STEPS AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK.
I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE WORKED DAY
AND NIGHT FOR MANY MONTHS AND A
LOT OF WORK IS STILL TO BE DONE
IN FRONT OF US.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT
REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND GO DOWN THE ROLL CALL
LINE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, YOU ARE
NEXT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO, COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT PASS
OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
ITEM 18 IS AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
PERMISSION TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE FIVE EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AND ITEM 19
IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
STREET AND SIDEWALK USE AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS DONE
A LOT OF WORK ON THAT COUNCIL
BILL SO HE MAY WANT TO SPEAK
úABOUT THAT IN GREATER DETAIL
LATER.
COUNCIL BILL 11985 IS ITEM 21
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ALREADY
SPOKE TO THAT RELATED TO THE
FINANCING OF WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
SHORING UP ISSUES AND ITEM 23
ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS AN
ORDINANCE FROM THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THEM TO
ACCEPT DONATIONS TO HELP LOW
INCOME CUSTOMERS AND WE ALSO
HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD.
WE HEARD FROM THOSE THREE FOLKS
AT OUR TRANSPORTATION UTILITY
MEETING WHILE LOOKING IN THE
ADVISORY BOARD AND WE ALSO HAVE
A CLERK FILE ITEM 8. DUE TO
VARIOUS DELAYS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT IS FILING A SIX-
MONTH EXTENSION FOR VARIOUS
IMPACT REPORTS AND WE WILL
RECEIVE THOSE NO LATER THAN
MARCH.
WE HAVE THREE REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
THOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE GOING
DIRECTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL
BECAUSE THERE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS WITH NUMBERS 9,
10 AND 11 ON THE AGENDA.
I WILL ASSUME THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL
SPEAK TO THOSE COUNCIL BILLS
THAT PASSED OUT AT COMMITTEE.
CONNECTIONS ROTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY ALSO THE 16th AT
9:30 AM.
ONSET NUMBER 16, WE WILL
RECEIVE TWO IMPORTANT REPORTS
IN THE FIRST WILL BE ABOUT
BRIDGES SPECIFICALLY THE REPORT
FROM THE CITY AUDITOR OF BRIDGE
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
THE SECOND REPORT WILL BE ABOUT
INTERNET WITH RESOLUTION
COSPONSORED WITH GONZALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
WE WILL HAVE THE INITIAL GAP
ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM FROM THE
INFORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY WITH
EXPANDING ACCESS AND ADOPTION.
THAT WE ONSET NUMBER 16th ALONG
WITH SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS.
DUE TO THE LARGE ITEM, WE ARE
PLANNING TO SCHEDULE AN
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL MEETING AND
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT
IS AS SOON AS WE DECIDE AND
PROBABLY CENTER 17th OR 25.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON THAT.
JUST A HEADS UP, THERE IS -- I
WILL POTENTIALLY BE
REINTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT THAT
TIED AT THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
AND THE AMENDMENT IS ABOUT THE
LANDMARKS AND THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
STC I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
AUTHORITY OVER LANDMARK SITES
AND I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT.
I MAY REDUCE THE MEMBER TODAY
TO GIVE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS A
CHANCE TO DECIDE ON THAT IN THE
COMMITTEE AND WE WILL STILL
CIRCULATE THAT BEFORE NOON
TODAY JUST SO YOU HAVE IT PRIOR
TO THE NEW DEADLINE FOR
AMENDMENTS BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
YOU ALL PROBABLY NOTICED THE
HARMFUL WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
RETURN TO OUR CITY TODAY
REDUCING AIR QUALITY AND WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
SOME LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON
CLIMATE CHANGE LATER THIS WEEK
WITH RESOLUTION 31933 WHICH I
BELIEVE WILL BE HEARD AT THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY
AT 2. THE SPONSOR OF THIS, WHAT
IT IS DOING IS UPDATING THE KEY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS CLIMATE
QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
WHETHER CARBON EMISSIONS WILL
BE INCREASED BY LEGISLATION OR
MOTHER THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO
CLIMATE CHANGE OR RESILIENCY TO
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE
INCREASED OR DECREASED BY
LEGISLATION SO IT PUTS A
COMMENT ON LEGISLATION AND THAT
WAS AN IDEA THAT CAME FROM DR.
KATHY TOTAL THAT IS A
CONSTITUENT OF MINE AND RAN A
VERY STRONG CAMPAIGN.
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS WHICH IS A
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION
IN THE STATE, THEY SAID THAT
SEATTLE MUST ACT WITH URGENCY
TO CUT THE POLLUTION AND EXCEL
THE ENERGY WE NEED.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT FUTURE
POLICIES THE CITY ADOPTS CUT
CLIMATE POLLUTION AND ADDING
CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS IS A
GOOD FIRST STEP TO BETTER
UNDERSTANDING HOW CITY POLICIES
IMPACT THE CLIMATE AND
THEREFORE OUR HEALTH AND
FINANCES AND SAFETY.
THAT RESOLUTION IS GOING TO
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON FOR THAT REPORT.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT TO
COUNCILWOMAN 9835 WITH ONE OF
THE LEGISLATIVE AIDES CIRCLING
THAT TO COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME TO
HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THOSE THAT WERE
IN FAVOR OF IT AND AGAINST IT
AND TO HEAR THE RATIONALE FOR
BOTH OF THOSE PERSPECTIVES
DURING BRIEFING.
>> SURE, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS
THOSE THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE AMENDMENT BEING PROPOSED.
I CAN GO FIRST OR LAST.
>> SINCE YOU ARE POTENTIALLY
BRINGING FORTH THE AMENDMENT
AGAIN WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING
WOULD IN READING IT, IT APPEARS
THE AMENDMENT WOULD REMOVE
LANGUAGE FROM COUNCIL BILL
119835 THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE
OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS FOR
CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS TO
ALLOW USES ON LANDMARK SITES
THAT ARE LOCATED IN SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONES THAT WOULD NOT
OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED.
IF I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENTS
AND THE BASE BILL ALLOWS AS CCI
THROUGH THE USE OF A PERMIT TO
ALLOW FOR USES AT PARTICULAR
SITES INCLUDING THOSE LOCATED
WITHIN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES THAT
ARE CURRENTLY NOT OTHERWISE
PERMITTED AND IF I UNDERSTAND
THE PERMIT THAT YOU ARE
POTENTIALLY INTRODUCING IS THAT
THE AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE
THAT THE BOARD CONTINUE TO HAVE
AUTHORITY FOR DETERMINING
WHETHER OR NOT THOSE
CONDITIONAL USES WOULD BE
ALLOWABLE AS OPPOSED TO
ALLOWING STI TO EXERCISE
DISCRETION ON THOSE PARTICULAR
USES.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING YOUR
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT
APPROPRIATELY?
>> YES.
THE CURRENT LAW IS LANDMARK
AND THE BOARD HAS THAT
AUTHORITY.
THE MINISTRY SHE WANTS TO TAKE
THAT AUTHORITY AND PUT IT OVER
TO STC I WHICH I'M NOT IN FAVOR
OF.
>> OKAY, WHEN YOU SAY THAT,
YOU MEAN THE COUNCIL BILL THAT
IS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL THIS
AFTERNOON REFLECTS THE DURKIN
DEMONSTRATION AND THE DESIRE TO
HAVE THAT AUTHORITY IN THE SDCI
AND NOT THE BOARD, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> I OFFICIALLY GOT ADDITIONAL
CLARITY AND I WOULD LIKE TO
HEAR FROM YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, WHY YOU ARE
CONSIDERING BRINGING BACK THIS
AMENDMENT THAT FAILED IN
COMMITTEE?
>> THANK YOU.
SO, I DON'T THINK SDCI MADE A
GOOD CASE AS TO WHY THEY SHOULD
TAKE AUTHORITY AWAY FROM THE
BOARD.
IT IS THE EXISTING LAW THAT
THEY HAVE THIS AUTHORITY AND
THEY DID NOT MAKE IT THE CASE.
I THINK IT FAVORS REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPERS THAT MAY WANT TO
REMOVE URBAN FOREST AND PUT A
NEW SUBURBAN TYPE DEVELOPMENTS.
IT'S A BIG CHANGE AND I THINK
IT WARRANTS ADDITIONAL
DISCUSSION.
THIS BILL WAS ORIGINALLY PUT
FORWARD AS A CHANCE TO CLEAN UP
LAND-USE LEGISLATION AND I
THINK THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE
GOES TOO FAR TO BE THROWN ON
THE BUS BILL AND SHOULD COME
SEPARATELY FOR MORE DISCUSSION
HEARING FROM THE LANDMARKS
BOARD AND MEMBERS, SDCI DID
SAY THEY TALK TO LANDMARK STAFF
BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM THE
BOARD AND WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED
THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT
AWARE OF THIS CHANGE UNTIL IT
WAS PUT FORWARD SO JUST TO PULL
OUT THE PROPOSAL AND GIVE IT
MORE TIME IF THEY WANT TO
PURSUE THIS, THEY CAN COME BACK
IN A SEPARATE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DID
YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO
SAY?
>> I HEARD YOU REQUEST THAT
YOU WANTED US TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MERITS OF
THIS AMENDED HERE AND NOW.
IS NOT THE CASE?
>> IT IS THE CASE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
AND I THINK THIS IS AN
APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO HAVE BASELINE CONVERSATION
AROUND AN AMENDMENT THAT
POTENTIALLY MIGHT COME BACK
2:00 THAT FAILED SO I THINK IT
WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR THE REST
OF US THAT ARE NOT MEMBERS TO
UNDERSTAND THE PROPONENT SIDE
AS WELL AS THE OPPONENT SIDE TO
THIS POTENTIAL AMENDMENT.
IN THAT SPIRIT, I INVITE
MEMBERS OF THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THOSE OF US
THAT ARE NOT STANDING MEMBERS
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BEFORE WE HEAD INTO OUR 2:00
FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON FOR
ALERTING ME THAT YOU BRING THIS
BACK.
WITH OUR CONVERSATION TAKING
PLACE A MINUTE BEFORE THE
BRIEFING STARTED, I DID NOT
HAVE A CHANCE TO GO BACK AND
REVIEW THE LAST PRESENTATION
WHERE WE HAD A ROBUST
DISCUSSION BUT WHAT I CAN TELL
YOU IS THAT MOST LANDMARK
STRUCTURES ARE DESIGNATED AS
SITES AS WELL WITH THE CHANGE
OF USE ADDS AND SITES WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING OF BUILDINGS AS
WELL.
THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE BEEN
HEARING OVER EMAIL DO NOT
ADDRESS THE CONTENTS OF THE
BILL AND I WILL NEED TO GO BACK
AND REVIEW THE COMMITTEE
HEARING TO HAVE A ROBUST
DISCUSSION BECAUSE I LEARNED
ABOUT THIS JUST A MINUTE BEFORE
THE BRIEFING STARTED SO I WILL
BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE AT LENGTH
ABOUT THIS THIS AFTERNOON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, YOU
MENTIONED THAT THE LANDMARK
BOARD HAD ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED
OF THIS PROPOSAL.
I'M WONDERING HAD THEY TAKEN A
POSITION ON THE PROPOSAL SINCE
LEARNING OF IT?
ALSO, AS IT RELATES TO THE
GROUPS THAT WORK ON THEN
MARKING PROPERTIES AND THE
PRESERVATION OF PROPERTIES THAT
HAVE BEEN LANDMARKS, HAD WE
HEARD ABOUT THIS INCLUSION IN
THE BILL?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
BECAUSE THE LANDMARK BOARD HAD
NOT HEARD ABOUT IT IN TIME THAT
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ADD IT TO
THE AGENDA TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL
OPINION AS THE LANDMARKS BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE HEARD
FROM HISTORIC SEATTLE AND THAT
IS A GOOD QUESTION BUT I CAN
SEARCH EMAILS FOR THAT.
AUGUST IS SORT OF A SLEEPY TIME
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEY
ARE AWAY AND IT'S ANOTHER
REASON WHY WE MIGHT WANT TO
PULL THIS OUT AND DEAL WITH
THAT SPECIFIC ITEM LATER.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF
THIS BILL WHICH IS USUALLY
CONSIDERED CLEANUP WITH A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT TECHNICAL ISSUES
THAT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY MEET
THE INPUT OR CONSIDERATION OF
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE A BOARD, A CITY CREATED
STAKEHOLDER TO THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
FROM THEM ON THEIR POSITION ON
INCLUSION OF THIS AND IF THERE
IS NOT TIME TO DO SO, I THINK
IT MIGHT BE A BASIS FOR ASKING
SDCI TO BRING THIS BACK
SEPARATELY IN A WAY THAT WOULD
BE A GREATER INPUT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK ABOUT THIS.
I DID SPEAK AGAINST THE AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING AND I
WILL DO SO AGAIN NOW.
LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THAT THIS
WAS ALMOST 4 WEEKS AGO THAT WE
HAVE THIS DISCUSSION SO THERE
HAS BEEN AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME
THIS PAST WEEK PRIOR GOING INTO
RECESS.
IT WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE
MONDAY AGENDA PRIOR TO RECESS
AND NOW HERE WE ARE POTENTIALLY
THINKING ABOUT DELAYING AGAIN
AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS A
GOOD IDEA.
ME GIVE YOU A FEW EXAMPLES OF
WHY I THINK THIS IS NOT A
NECESSARY AMENDMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
STOWAWAYS AND IF THERE'S A
CHANGE TO A LANDMARK SITE AND
THIS IS JUST ALLOWING
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE USES WHICH
IS SQUARELY WITHIN SDCI'S WORLD
WITH THE WORK THAT THEY
CURRENTLY DO AND THEY MAKE
DETERMINATIONS TYPICAL OF THE
ROLE AND IT COULD COME UP ON A
LARGE SITE.
THE REASON I THINK THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT USE OF FLEXIBILITY IS
THAT THERE IS THE ABILITY TO
POTENTIALLY USE THOSE SITES FOR
HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE PUBLIC ASSETS AND GOODS
THAT WE WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE
ON VARIOUS SITES.
IF THERE IS NO FLEXIBILITY ON
USES, A LEAVE IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE HOUSING
ON THE TABLE OR OTHER ASPECTS
THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE MOVED
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS JUST A
CONDITIONAL USE.
IT IS STILL A CONDITIONAL USE
DECISION AND NOT A FREE-FOR-
ALL.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WAYS IN IF THERE IS A CHANGE
AND IF THEY WOULD BE A SUBURBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THAT MEANS BUT WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT HERE IS VERY MUCH
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE
COUNCIL AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS
HAVE WANTED THE FLEXIBILITY TO
INCLUDE PUBLIC ASSETS ON SITES
THAT COULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
HOUSING AND IT IS NOT A FREE-
FOR-ALL.
THIS IS A THOUGHTFUL AND
CAREFUL SITE-SPECIFIC REVIEW
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS
CONDITIONAL USE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR THAT DESCRIPTION
ON THE OPPONENT SIDE.
I APPRECIATE HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME HEARING THE
PROPONENT SIDE AND OPPONENT
SIDE DURING THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT OR ANY
OTHER PORTIONS OF COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON'S REPORT?
>> I JUST I WOULD GIVE ONE
EXAMPLE OF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE.
>> THINK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT
WORK THAT WE ALWAYS APPLAUD
WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND WE
HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO
BRING IN FOLKS WITH VARIOUS
MIXED INCOMES INTO CREDIBLE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WITH
TRANSIT AND CHILDCARE
OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVING THE
ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
FLEXIBILITY ON LANDMARK OR
HISTORIC SITES HAS ALLOWED FOR
US TO ACT WITH URGENCY WHEN
THERE IS ABILITY TO HAVE
HOUSING.
I DON'T WANT US TO MISS AN
OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT I THINK
THIS IS A CONDITIONAL REVIEW SO
THERE WOULD STILL BE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN SO IT'S
NOT MISS ANY OPPORTUNITIES.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, PLEASE.
>> MY DISTRICT WAS REFERENCED
AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO
THAT.
IT WAS APPROVED BY THE LANDMARK
BOARD UNDER EXISTING LAW AND
THERE IS A LACK OF CHILDCARE
AND TRANSIT IN THE AREA SO I
JUST THINK THAT THE WAY THE LAW
IS NOW IS WORKING AND THIS IS A
BIG CHANGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
CONSIDERATION TO HAVE THAT A
DIFFERENT DATE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
PLEASE.
>> MOST BUILDINGS THAT ARE
LANDMARKED ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE
SITE AND THE FACT THAT THE SITE
WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LAND
USE CODE WAS A MISTAKE AND
BECAUSE OF THE INTENT OF THE
CODE SECTION, THESE FOUR
LANDMARKS TO BE USED UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHICH
REQUIRE THE PROCESS, THE CODE
NEVER CONSIDERED THAT THEY ARE
NOT JUST STRUCTURES BUT ARE
INCLUDED INSIGHTS WHICH IS THE
TECHNICAL NATURE OF THIS CHANGE
AND FINDING AS MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE STATED WITH THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE AND THERE IS A
PROCESS FOR THE DECISIONS TO BE
SEEN AND HEARD AND IT IS NOT AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR REPORT?
OKAY, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS IN
COUNCIL BRIEFING AND IN
ANTICIPATION OF COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON POTENTIALLY BRINGING
FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT THAT
FAILED DURING COMMITTEE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU BEFORE 2:00 IF YOU DO
INTEND TO BRING IT FORWARD.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW
THAT PILOTS 1:00 TODAY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD THIS
AFTERNOON.
I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT HEADS
UP IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE THIS REQUEST.
I AM SENIOR HAD NOT SO I WILL
TAKE THAT AS A COMMITMENT TO
LET ME KNOW BY 1 PM IF YOU WILL
BRING THAT MEMO FORWARD.
OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO
DOWN THE ROLL CALL.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A
COUNCIL GOOD RECESS.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IS TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22.
IN RELATION TO THE MAYOR'S VETO
OF THE SUMMER BUDGET VOTE, I
WANTED TO CLARIFY TO SEVERAL
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE
WRITTEN TO MY OFFICE DURING THE
BREAK TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT
MY OFFICE HAS ALWAYS VOTED
AGAINST THE BUDGET BECAUSE
EVERY BUDGET THAT I HAVE
ENCOUNTERED HAS BEEN IN OTHER
WAYS FAILING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF ORDINARY PEOPLE.
WE HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND AS I ALWAYS
SAID, IF POLITICIANS WERE
WILLING TO JOIN ME IN PUSHING
FOR A BUDGET THAT ACTUALLY
FIGHTS FOR THE NEEDS OF THE
POOR AND THE WORKING CLASS AND
HOMELESS AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSIONS
OF OTHER IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF
THOSE CURRENTLY HOMELESS, WE
WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH OTHERS ON THE
COUNCIL AND THAT COMMITMENT
CONTINUES TO THE BUDGET WE WILL
BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR.
AS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID, MY
LOYALTY AND THE LOYALTY OF MY
OFFICE AND STAFF IS WITH THE
VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE LEFT BEHIND YEAR AFTER YEAR
IN THE BUDGET.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY FURTHER
THAT MAYOR DURKIN VETOED THE
BILL BECAUSE SHE IS NOT HAPPY
WITH HOW LITTLE THERE WAS IN
THE BUDGET AND WANTS TO DO
GREATER.
SHE HAS PROPOSED ANY CUTS AND
EVEN MINOR CUTS TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OPPOSED TO MINOR
PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ON THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND HER VETO OF THE
COUNCIL'S BUDGET IS DOUBLING
DOWN IN THE INTEREST OF BIG
BUSINESS AND THE ENTITIES AND
ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN A NICE
WAY TO POST ANY AND ALL
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE LAST SIX YEARS
WHETHER IT WAS THE MINIMUM WAGE
OR RECENT HISTORY AND FACTS AND
WHETHER IT WAS IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE TINY HOUSE WHICH HAVE
PROVEN THEMSELVES AS A REAL
TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR HOMELESS
PEOPLE OR RENTERS RIGHTS LIKE
THE PAYMENT PLAN.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT EACH OF EVERY
SINGLE AGGRESSIVE POLICY PAST
BY THE MAJORITY WERE UNANIMOUS
VOTE IN THE COUNCIL OF THE LAST
SIX YEARS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE
THERE HAVE BEEN MOVEMENTS OF
ORDINARY PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND RENTERS RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND HOMELESS
ACTIVIST THEMSELVES FIGHTING
AROUND THOSE DEMANDS.
WE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT
PART OF THE DOUBLING DOWN FOR
THE INTERESTS OF BIG BUSINESS
IS ALSO REPRESENTED THROUGH
DEFENDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN THE EGREGIOUS AND VIOLENT
APPROACH WHICH CONTINUES TO
THIS DAY, LAST NIGHT THROUGH
LIVE VIDEO, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE
HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
REACTED TOWARDS PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS WITH EVERYDAY MARCH
WHO ARE THE ACTIVIST OR AMONG
THE ACTIVISTS THAT HAVE FOUGHT
FOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE AND
ARE AMONG THE REASON THE
COUNCIL HAS SHOWN WILLINGNESS
TO DO ANYTHING AROUND
ACCOUNTABILITY SO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT THOSE OF US THAT
OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
THAT ARE WANTING TO TAKE A
POSITION OTHER THAN WHAT THEY
HAVE TAKEN IN SOLIDARITY AND
HAVE HAD VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT
THEM FROM THE POLICE.
THIS HAS BEEN A PATTERN AND IT
IS VERY CLEAR WHICH SITES SHE
IS ON WHICH IS NOT ON THE SIDE
OF ORDINARY PEOPLE THAT ARE
FIGHTING FOR A BETTER SOCIETY.
SHE VETOED THE BUDGET AND DID
NOT SIGN THE CROWD CONTROL
WEAPONS BAN THAT WAS ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES
WHICH WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS
FOUGHT FOR BY MY OFFICE AND NOT
ONLY DID SHE NOT SIGN IT BUT
SHE TRIED TO GET A JUDGE TO
PREVENT THE BAND BEING ENFORCED
AND DID NOT VETO THE TEXT
ITSELF BUT RETURNED THE
LEGISLATION UNSIGNED AND HAS IN
EVERY WAY POSSIBLE ADAMANTLY
OPPOSED ANY TAXES ON BIG
BUSINESS TO MAKE FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR THE URGENT NEEDS
OF THE SOCIETY INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE VETO SHE HAS ENACTED WILL
NOT STOP BUT IT WILL TURN THEM
INTO EXECUTIVE DECISIONS AND
FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL TO STAND AGAINST THE
VETO AND WHILE SOCIALIST
CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THE BUDGET
THAT WAS PASSED IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE, IT MAKES VERY MINOR
CHANGES AND FAILS TO FULFILL
THE PROMISE OF DEFUNDING THE
POLICE BY AT LEAST 50%.
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALL THE
PRE-EXISTING NEEDS OF SOCIETY
BUT THE VETO MAKES EVERYTHING
WORSE, NOT BETTER.
WE HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT
THAT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT'S HONEST
THAT THE MAYOR IS UNFAMILIAR
WITH COMPROMISE.
WHAT SHE IS DOING IS MOVING TO
THE RIGHT AND FIGHTING TO
EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENT BIG
BUSINESS WHICH IS A REMINDER
THAT IT IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR
ORDINARY PEOPLE AND WORKING
PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO DOUBLE
DOWN IN BUILDING ORGANIZED
RESISTANCE AND UNITED MOVEMENTS
TO WIN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO MAKE
SEATTLE A CITY THAT IS GOOD FOR
ALL AND BUILDING A UNITED
MOVEMENT MEANS COLLABORATING
AND REACHING AGREEMENT ON THE
THINGS WE AGREE ON WHILE WE
CONTINUE HONEST DEBATE ON
THINGS WE DON'T AGREE ON.
THAT IS COLLABORATION AND
FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THE PEOPLE
IMPACTED BY THE INJUSTICE AND
WANT TO FIGHT FOR A DIFFERENT
KIND OF SOCIETY.
I ABSOLUTELY OPPOSE THE VETO OF
THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING ON, WE WILL GO AHEAD IN
HERE NOW FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
PLEASE, GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND-
USE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE
CALENDAR WHICH IS COUNCIL THE
19877 WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTIONS AND DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS ABILITY TO HOST
VIRTUAL DESIGN DURING THE
TRENTO EMERGENCY.
THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE
BILL PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR
AND AS AN UPDATE, THEY HAVE
HIRED ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HOST
MEANS VIRTUALLY BEGINNING THE
PROCESS WHICH WE DISCUSSED
ABOUT AND PASSED THE BILL
EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THERE ARE
STILL SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT
ARE NEEDED TO HAVE AN EXTENSION
OF THIS PROCESS.
THE COUNCIL BILL IS AN
EXTENSION OF THAT VIRTUAL
DESIGN REVIEW DURING THE TRENTO
EMERGENCY.
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS FROM THAT
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA AND FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION AND
COUNCILWOMAN 9835 WHICH IS THE
ANNUAL LAND-USE BILL.
THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT
WHICH MAKES MINOR TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS AND CAN
BE FOUND ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THIS IS SEPARATE FROM
PETERSON'S AMENDMENT WHICH I
WILL BRING MORE INFORMATION TO
YOU AND OUR COLLEAGUES LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE IS
TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
9 AND THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA AND A BRIEFING A
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCILWOMAN
9838 WHICH IS THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENTS AND A BRIEFING
AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE DOCKET
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THERE IS ALSO A VOTE ON
COUNCILWOMAN 9827 WHICH REZONED
LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
A BRIEFING ON COUNCIL BILL
119877 WHICH I JUST MENTIONED
EXTENDS VIRTUAL DESIGN AND
LANDMARKS.
THERE IS ALSO A REQUIRED POST
ADOPTION PUBLIC HEARING WHICH
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED IN JULY TO
IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS FOR
FLOODPLAINS AS REQUIRED BY
FEMA.
AS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
MENTIONED, I TOOK THE LEAD
SPONSORING THE SCOOTERS
LEGISLATION AND WHILE I STILL
HAVE SOME CONCERNS, I THINK WE
NEED TO MOVE ON THIS NOW.
WE HAVE ENGAGED IN AN ACADEMIC
CONVERSATION FOR 18 MONTHS OR
LONGER ABOUT HOW SCOOTERS CAN
WORK IN SEATTLE AND WHILE I
HAVE MANY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY
PARKING AND EQUITY AND OTHER
ISSUES, WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE
THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE GONE ON
LONG ENOUGH AND THE PILOT
PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO LEARN WHEN IT IS NOT
RAINY AND DARK AND GIVE THEM A
CHANCE TO HAVE A SAFE MANNER
AND AT THAT TIME, IF WE REALIZE
THAT SCOOTERS ARE NOT WELL
SUITED FOR OUR CITY, WE CAN END
THE PILOT AND WE DO NEED TO
MOVE FORWARD AT THIS TIME
BECAUSE AS I HAVE SAID, WE ARE
AT THE POINT WHERE THE
CONVERSATION HAS GONE ON LONG
ENOUGH AND IF WE DON'T TRY
THIS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
CIRCLE AROUND THE SAME
QUESTIONS I CAN ONLY BE
ANSWERED IF WE TRY IT IN THE
REAL WORLD.
IN DISTRICT 6, I WILL BE
JOINING THE MONTHLY MEETING AND
I DID TAKE TIME OVER RECESS TO
SPEAK WITH RESIDENTS OF
DISTRICT 6 ABOUT ISSUES ACROSS
OUR DISTRICT AND WE WILL
CONTINUE OUR DISTRICT 6 MEETING
THIS WEEK.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE SEATTLE CHANNEL WAS
NAMED AMONG THE BEST MISCIBLE
TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE
NATION YESTERDAY WHEN HE
RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS
OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMING AT THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH
MEDICATIONS OFFICERS AND
ADVISORS AND VIRTUAL AWARD
CEREMONIES.
LASTLY, JUST A BIG
CONGRATULATIONS AND KUDOS TO
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR DESIRE
TO ACT ON THE SCOOTER PERMIT
LEGISLATION INSUFFICIENT TIME
TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN TO
USE SCOOTERS WHILE THE WEATHER
IS STILL NICE AND IT IS A
LEGITIMATE REASON THAT WE MOVE
QUICKLY AND I'M REQUESTING THAT
WE HOLD IN JUST ONE WEEK OVER
THE RECESS AND THERE WAS A NEW
LAWSUIT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
AFTER THE COMMITTEE VOTE ON
BEHALF OF PEOPLE INJURED ACROSS
THE COUNTRY REGARDING SCOOTERS
AND HOW D.O.T.
PROPOSES WITHIN THE SHARE PILOT
REQUIREMENTS TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT I KNOW WE SHARE
CONCERNS ABOUT RELATED TO
SAFETY.
THERE IS ALSO -- I JUST LEARNED
THAT THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT
FOR INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND
PARTICULARLY ELDERLY
PEDESTRIANS FOR WRITING ON
SIDEWALKS AND I KNOW THERE IS A
LOT OF GOOD WORK AROUND
ENFORCEMENT INTENTIONS AROUND
THE USE OF SCOOTERS ON
SIDEWALKS AND THERE IS THIS
ISSUE OF COURSE OF ALLOWING
SCOOTER USE ON TRAILS WHERE
THERE IS NO SIDEWALK AND THAT
IS ANOTHER ISSUE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE ONE MORE
WEEK AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE
OPEN TO A ONE WEEK DELAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
WOULD JUST SAY I APPRECIATE YOU
LIFTING UP THOSE PARTICULAR
LEGAL CASES THAT EXIST OUTSIDE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND
I WOULD JUST SAY IN MY REVIEW
OF THE LEGISLATION WHEN WE WERE
DISCUSSING THIS AT LENGTH AND
COMMITTEE IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WAS IMPORTANT AND WAS
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE LEGISLATION
AND THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL
BILL THAT WE WILL BE
CONSIDEING TODAY WHICH ALLOWS
FOR THE USE TO MOVE FORWARD AND
WE ARE NOT LEGISLATING THE
PERMIT USE DOCUMENT WHICH IS A
MUCH LONGER DOCUMENT THAT HAS
BEEN NEGOTIATED AND THE
COMPANIES WHO ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICE WILL NEED
TO AGREE TO IN ORDER TO DEPLOY
DEVICES IN THE CITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS
IMPORTANT THAT CAME OUT OF THAT
CONVERSATION IS THAT WE HAVE
THE STRONGEST INDEMNIFICATION
CLAUSE OF ALL OF THOSE WE ARE
AWARE OF IN THE COUNTRY AND
THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE
INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE IS A
PROTECTION TO THE TAXPAYERS OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SO IT WON'T
PREVENT GROUPS LIKE THE ONES
YOU HAVE JUST IDENTIFIED AND
DISCUSSED FROM SUING THE
CORPORATIONS DIRECTLY.
THE OBLIGATION ON THE CITY
COUNCIL IS MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE HOLDING THESE CORPORATIONS
ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT IS IN THE SAFEST WAY
POSSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE CITY AND I ALSO SEE A
SECONDARY OBLIGATION FOR US TO
MAKE SURE THAT IN THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THESE DEVICES
WILL WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME
ONGOING SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE
WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
COMPLETELY ZERO OUT THAT WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT
THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FROM MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR LAWSUITS THAT COULD BE
FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF
SEATTLE DIRECTLY.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE IT
THROUGH THE INDEMNIFICATION
CLAUSE THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND
HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE
PRESENTATION BY D.O.T.
AND I FILL COMFORTABLE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATION
TODAY AND DON'T THINK THAT AN
ADDITIONAL WEEK WILL IMPROVE ON
THE REALITIES OF THOSE
INDEMNIFICATION ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED AND WORKED
ON EXTENSIVELY BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVE D.O.T.
AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IN
THE PROGRAM WITH OTHERS.
AGAIN, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN
DO TO GUARANTEE THAT THERE
WON'T BE OR THAT THERE WILL BE
ZERO INJURIES.
IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE
SOME INJURIES THAT THE
CORPORATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE
CORPORATIONS WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE AND I
THINK BASED ON MY SUPERFICIAL
UNDERSTANDING OF THESE LAWSUITS
THAT ARE HAPPENING OTHER PLACES
THAT IT IS IN FACT WHAT IS
UNDERLYING IN THOSE ISSUES.
I JUST WANTED TO STATE MY
POSITION ON THE RECORD AS IT
RELATES TO THE LEGAL ISSUES AND
I'M HAPPY TO CLEAR OR HERE THAT
SPONSOR AS WELL.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION, I
APPRECIATE THE PROTECTION
PROVIDED THROUGH THE
INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE AND
SHARING HIS STRENGTH.
MY CONCERNS ARE REALLY FOCUSED
WITH FULL UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE LEGISLATION IS ONLY
ESTABLISHING A PERMIT AND NOT
ITSELF ESTABLISHING THE
REQUIREMENTS BUT WE HAVE THOSE
REQUIREMENTS AND IN THOSE
REQUIREMENTS WITH SEPARATE FROM
THE LEGISLATION, REVIEWING THEM
IN LIGHT OF THESE LAWSUITS THAT
HAVE BEEN FILED SINCE THE
COMMITTEE ACTION TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
ADEQUATELY ADDRESS NOT ZEROING
OUT ALL ACCIDENTS BUT
MITIGATING TO THE BEST OF OUR
ABILITY TO MY SATISFACTION, THE
LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE NUMBERS OF
INJURIES.
NOT PURELY FOR PROTECTING THE
CITY'S POCKETBOOK BUT FOR
PROTECTING FOLKS WHO RIDE THE
SCOOTERS AND ARE ABLE TO RIDE
THE SCOOTERS BECAUSE THE CITY
HAS PERMITTED THEM.
>> I THINK THE POINT THAT I WAS
TRYING TO ALSO MAKE ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION BEFORE
US TODAY IS ONLY ABOUT SETTING
THE FEES FOR THOSE PERMITS,
THERE IS NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES
US FROM A COUNCIL CONSIDERING
OR CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AS IT RELATES TO
THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS THAT
AGAIN ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THIS
AFTERNOON'S LEGISLATIVE ACTION
BY THE COUNCIL AND MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THEY WON'T BE.
WE WON'T BE SEEING A BILL THAT
PUTS FORWARD A NEED FOR THE
COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS.
SETTING ASIDE THE ISSUE OF THE
FEES, I BELIEVE THE WORK YOU
ARE DESCRIBING CAN AND SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH DIRECT
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION ON THOSE
PARTICULAR SUBJECTIVE ISSUES
RELATED TO ONGOING SAFETY
CONCERNS BY COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WILL USE MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE
AND INTEND TO SUPPORT THE BILL
THIS AFTERNOON AND WOULD
SUPPORT IT MOVING FORWARD THIS
AFTERNOON BECAUSE IT SETS THE
FEES BUT I HAVE ALREADY HAD TOP
ENGAGEMENT WITH ISSUES OF
CONCERN I HAD ABOUT THE
REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT WITH A
MINIMUM OF DEPLOYMENT UNITS AND
RACIALLY DIVERSE ZIP CODES AS
WELL AS ISSUES RELATED TO
PARKING CORRALS THAT WILL HELP
TO PROMOTE PARKING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE PUT INTO PLACE THAT
ARE SAFE AND NOT OBSTRUCTING
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OTHER
APPROPRIATE USES FOR SIDEWALKS
SO I AM USING MYSELF AS AN
EXAMPLE OF FEELING COMFORTABLE
THROUGH THE CONVERSATION WHICH
IS ABOUT THE FEES THAT WE WANT
CHARGED IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO DEPLOY THESE AND
I STILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS AND I BELIEVE
THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN ON A
PARALLEL PATH WITHOUT CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DELAY ON THE
LEGISLATION THAT WAS VOTED OUT
OF COMMITTEE BEFORE RECESS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> IF YOU WANTS TO GO FIRST, I
CAN WRAP UP AT THE END.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT
YOU HAVE TO SAY AND I WANTED TO
TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO MAKE
SURE I DID NOT MISS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
CORRECT AND EDUCATE THE VIEWING
PUBLIC ABOUT SCOOTERS.
THERE WAS A ROBUST CONVERSATION
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT
THIS LEGISLATION IS MOVING
FORWARD AS A FIRST STEP.
AS WE ENGAGE IN THE
CONVERSATION, THE MOST
IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS I REMEMBER
FROM THE CONVERSATION WAS AN
ANALYSIS OF THE AUSTIN STUDY AT
THE TIME THAT WAS LOOKING AT
INJURIES AND DEATHS RELATED TO
SCOOTERS AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE DATA.
THERE MAY BE PEOPLE THAT FILE
LAWSUITS ON A NUMBER OF ITEMS
BUT FOR 913,000 TRIPS THAT WERE
DONE, THERE WERE 29 INJURIES
WHICH WERE ALSO MINOR IN
RELATION TO OTHERS AND ZERO
DEATHS.
I JUST THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE TYPE OF
STATISTIC IS NOT THE CASE OF
CARS FOR EXAMPLE WHERE PEOPLE
DIE ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE
TYPE OF INJURIES THAT WE HAVE
SEEN AND WE DON'T STOP ALL
TRAFFIC IN THE CITY ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE SOME THAT WOULD LIKE
US TO.
WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE
CARDS AND ROADS SAFER PLACES
AND I THINK MAKING SURE THAT
MORE PEOPLE CAN GET OUT OF
THEIR CARS AND INTO A MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION IS NOT ONLY
GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO
THINK ABOUT BUT THE SAFETY OF
OUR PLANET GIVEN THAT MANY OF
US CANNOT EVEN BREATHE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
RECOGNIZING THAT CURRENTLY THE
SCOOTERS ACCORDING TO THE DATA
THAT WE FOUND, ZERO DEATHS FOR
930,000 TRIPS TAKEN AND MINOR
INJURIES THAN OTHER TYPES OF
TRANSPORTATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING ON
THIS LEGISLATION AND I ALSO
WILL NOTE SIMILAR TO THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I ASSUME
THIS IS A FIRST STEP AND I HAVE
A LOT OF QUESTIONS BUT MINOR
MORE SPECIFIC TO HOW TO
IMPLEMENT A REQUIREMENTS LIKE
THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS USED TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE CARRIERS AND
REQUIRING EMPLOYEES INSTEAD OF
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ASPECTS THAT
I KNOW WILL BE UNDER DISCUSSION
MOVING FORWARD AND THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUE IS SOMETHING I
WANTED TO OFFER MY TAKE AN
RECOLLECTION OF WHAT THE SAFETY
STUDY SHOWED US.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON AND
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IF HE
WANTS TO WRAP UP THE DEBATE
UNLESS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO END THE
CONCERNS RAISED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WHEN WE HAD OUR COMMITTEE
HEARING ON THIS, WE DID LOOK AT
A LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM DR.
FRED WHERE HE HAD CITED SIX
STUDIES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT
INJURIES AND WITH THE CITY
HAVING THE OFFICIAL POLICY AND
SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS WITH THE
LEGISLATION IS THERE ARE TWO
COUNCIL BILLS AND WHAT IS THE
FEES AND WHAT IS THE LOOSENING
OF WHERE THE SCOOTERS CAN GO OR
CLARIFYING OF WHERE THEY WILL
BE ALLOWED.
MY CONCERN IS LEGISLATION LACKS
THE SPECIFICS ON PILOT PROGRAM
AND IT IS SCANT LEGISLATION AND
THERE IS THIS PERMIT
REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT WHICH IS
HELPFUL AND THOUGHTFUL BUT THAT
IS NOT PART OF THE LEGISLATION
SO THAT IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS
THAT WE ARE EXCEEDING OUR
AUTHORITY ON THIS AND AS THE
CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE SINCE THERE WILL BE
THIS NEW MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
INTRODUCED ONTO OUR STREETS AND
IN SOME CASES SIDEWALKS WHEN
STREETS ARE NOT AN OPTION, I
WILL SEND A LETTER TO THE
DIRECTOR ENCOURAGING THEM TO
KEEP TRACK OF CERTAIN METRICS
SO THAT THEY CAN REPORT BACK TO
US IN SIX MONTHS AND 12 MONTHS
ON HOW THAT IS GOING WITH THE
PILOT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO
ADD?
>> YEAH, I HOPE THIS IS
RECEIVED IN THE SPIRIT IT IS
OFFERED BUT WITH COLLABORATION,
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT MY
REQUEST FOR A ONE WEEK DELAY
HAS TURNED INTO THIS ARE YOU
FOR IT OR AGAINST IT
DISCUSSION.
IT HAS LONG BEEN THE CULTURE OF
THIS COUNCIL TO OBSERVE THAT
COURTESY WHEN A COLLEAGUE
REQUESTS A ONE WEEK DELAY.
MY REQUEST IS NOT AN INDICATION
THAT I'M OPPOSING THE
LEGISLATION AND I THINK THERE
IS A LOT OF GOOD WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE ON THE LEGISLATION
SINCE WE HAD BEGUN SPEAKING
ABOUT IT AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AS THE INTELLECTUAL
EXERCISE AROUND THAT.
I JUST WANT TO GET TO A PLACE
WHERE I FEEL GOOD ABOUT VOTING
ON THIS LEGISLATION.
I'M ALMOST THERE AND AGAIN, I'M
DISAPPOINTED THAT WHAT IS A
REQUEST FOR A COURTESY DELAY IS
RECEIVED IN A WAY WHERE WE ARE
NOW DEBATING THE MERITS OF THE
BILL AND THAT WAS NOT MY
INTENT.
THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR REMARKS I
THINK ULTIMATELY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AS THE SPONSOR OF THE
BILL CAN TELL US WHETHER HE IS
FIND WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE
WEEK DELAY AND I HOPE YOU
DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF MY COMMENTS
AS CALLING INTO QUESTION OR
STAKING OUT A SPECTRUM OF FOR
OR AGAINST.
I THOUGHT I WAS RESPONDING TO
YOUR PARTICULAR CONCERN WITH
WHETHER OR NOT THE LAWSUITS AND
OTHER JURISDICTIONS TRIGGER
PARTICULAR LEGAL CONCERNS AS IT
RELATES TO THE LEGISLATION AS
PROPOSED AND IN MY ESTIMATION
BECAUSE OF THE INDEMNIFICATION
CLAUSE, I FEEL AS THOUGH THE
CONCERNS YOU ARE EXPRESSING
HAVE BEEN IN MY MIND FOR ME
ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY AND I FEEL
COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD
TODAY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN
ADDITIONAL WEEK.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE MADE
REQUESTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK
AND HAVE STATED ON THE RECORD
YOUR MOTIVATION FOR WHY YOU
THINK ANOTHER WEEK WOULD BE
NECESSARY AND SO I AM HAPPY TO
HANDED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AS A SPONSOR OF THE
BILL TO HEAR FROM HIM HIS
THOUGHTS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN
GO FROM HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THESE CONCERNS AND IN THE
SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, TREVOR
GAVE ME A CALL AND EVEN IF IT
WAS JUST A MINUTE BEFORE THE
BRIEFING BEGAN ABOUT HIS
AMENDMENT, HEARING THIS REQUEST
FOR A WEEK DELAY ON SOMEWHAT
TIME SENSITIVE LEGISLATION IN
MY OPINION AND HEARING FOR THE
FIRST TIME THAT THE BRIEFING,
IT DOES NOT GIVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE OR HAVE
A THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION WITH
YOU ABOUT THE NEEDS OR THE
MERITS OR DESIRES YOU HAVE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOU AFTER THE
BRIEFING BUT AT THIS TIME I
DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE HOLDING
IT FOR A WEEK SIMPLY BECAUSE
THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE AT
THIS TIME IS THAT THE NEED TO
GET THIS PROGRAM RUNNING IN
GOOD WEATHER IS ONE WEEK AT
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WITH A
GREAT AMOUNT OF IMPACT.
THE ISSUES YOU DID RAISE ARE
IMPORTANT AND THE
INDEMNIFICATION ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN WELL IRONED OUT IN
THIS PROPOSAL AND I ALSO HAVE A
LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL.
I'M NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM YOU
IN THE FACT THAT I HAVE
CONCERNS AND WHAT HAS MADE ME
COMFORTABLE WITH PASSING THE
LEGISLATION TODAY IS D.O.T.'S
PLEDGE TO ME OF BEING ABLE TO
WORK THROUGH THE PERMANENT
REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING CHANGES
AS NEEDED SO THAT WE HAVE THE
GREATEST PROGRAM POSSIBLE.
THE EXAMPLE I PROVIDE FROM THE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND I'M NOT
SURE IF IT WAS BEFORE OR AFTER
YOU HAVE LEFT FOR THE MEETING
WHICH WAS THE FIRST RIGHT ON
SCOOTERS RESTRICTED TO EIGHT
MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS A PACE
THAT SOME PEOPLE, NOT MYSELF,
CAN RUN.
IT'S QUICK BUT NOT THAT FAST
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I
RAISED IS IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING
TROUBLE LEARNING TO RIDE THE
SCOOTERS, COULD WE EXTEND THAT
REQUIREMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL
RIDE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT
THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD
CHANGE IN REAL TIME.
I ABSOLUTELY HEAR AND
UNDERSTAND YOUR REQUEST FOR A
WEEK DELAY AND IF WE WERE IN
JUNE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD HAVE NO
PROBLEM AT ALL SAYING YES AND
LET'S MAKE SURE THIS QUESTION
IS ANSWERED BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD.
MY LARGEST ISSUE IS THAT WE
HAVE DELAYED THIS FOR 18 MONTHS
OR LONGER AND THE BENEFIT OF
THAT DELAY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
MOST ROBUST PROGRAMS IN THE
COUNTRY.
IN OTHER CITIES MOVED QUICKLY,
THERE WERE TECHNICAL GLITCHES
WITH SCOOTERS AND ISSUES ABOUT
SIDEWALK PARKING AND D.O.T.
HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF
MONITORING WHAT OTHER CITIES
HAVE DONE AND CREATING A
PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND
SIMILARLY ENOUGH, PROVIDERS AND
COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
EARN OUT WRINKLES THAT THEY
WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE HAD AND WE
MOVED ON IN THIS PROCESS.
BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THE 18
MONTH DELAY IN BECAUSE THE
WEATHER IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, I
KNOW IT WILL BE A SEVEN THIS
WEEK BUT WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE
MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE RAIN AND
DARKNESS COMES AND WE ARE
ALREADY AT SUNSET RIGHT NOW AT
7:30 SO I WOULD BE HESITANT TO
DELAY THIS ANOTHER WEEK AND
WITH THAT, I WILL, CONVERSATION
I BRIEFING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
CLOSING A DEBATE ON THE ISSUE.
COLLEAGUES, I THINK GIVEN THE
REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK
TO CONSIDER THIS LEGISLATION, I
HAVE TAKEN THE STEP OF REACHING
OUT DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR TO
GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS
WITH EXTENSIONS OF THE PILOT
PROGRAM AND I HAVE ALSO ASKED
THEM TO PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH
THE RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS
REGARDING THE IMPLICATION OR
IMPLEMENTATION IF HE IS ABLE TO
DO SO BEFORE 2:00 TODAY.
I WILL WAIT TO HEAR HIS
RESPONSE AND I WILL STAY IN
CLOSED MEDICATION AS IT RELATES
STRICTLY TO THE PROCEDURAL
úREQUESTS FOR A ONE-WEEK
EXTENSION WITH THE POLICY ISSUES
FOR DISCUSSION IN OPEN SESSION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
CONVERSATION.
I THINK WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WILL
ULTIMATELY DO WITH THAT
LEGISLATION THIS AFTERNOON.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS ON COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S REPORT?
HEARING ON, I WILL CONCLUDE
COUNCIL BRIEFING WITH MY REPORT
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THIS AFTERNOON, I WILL BE
MOVING TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
ALLOW FOR ANY LIMIT TO THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR TO REFER POSITION TO A
NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND LOCAL 79 AT THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
AEROSPACE WORKERS.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS TRANSMITTED
TO THE COUNCIL AND I'LL MOVE TO
REFER IT SO WE TAKE ACTION ON
IT AS SOON AS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
14.
SECONDLY, WE WILL BE VOTING ON
THE RECONFIRMATION OF DIRECTOR
DWAYNE CHAPELLE AS THE ONGOING
LEADER OF OUR DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION IN EARLY LEARNING.
HE WILL JOIN US AT THE TOP OF
TODAY'S AGENDA DURING THE FULL
COUNCIL TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS
ASSUMING THAT HE IS INDEED
RECONFIRMED AND MY COMMITTEE
HAS FIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
CONSIDERATION SO THESE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS ARE A MIXTURE OF
COUNCIL WITH THE PROMISE OF
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER ONE
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION ALL ON THIS
AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE HOLDING A
MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE AT 2:00
P.M.
AND WE WILL HAVE A FIRST
HEARING OF THE RESOLUTION
DESCRIBED BY PETERSON RELATED
TO THE CHANGE FOR THE NOTES AND
SECONDLY WE WILL BE HEARING A
REPORT FOCUSING ON THE
CHILDCARE WORK AND APPOINTMENT
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING DURING THE
COVID-19 PERIOD AND I AM
FORGETTING WHAT THE THIRD ITEM
IS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BUT LOOK
FORWARD TO HOSTING MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY AT
2:00 VIA ZOOM.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR HEAR COMMENTS ON
MY REPORT.
OKAY, SEEING NO QUESTIONS AND
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
DURING OUR BRIEFING SO THAT IS
WHY I DID NOT INCLUDE IN MY
REPORT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT OFFICE, YOUR
COUNCIL HAS APPROVED MY
WALKING ON OF THE LEGISLATION I
MENTIONED THAT WE WILL BE
HEARING IN COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY
AND I KNEW WE WOULD HEAR THE
LEGISLATION BUT DID NOT KNOW IT
HAD NOT YET BEEN REFERRED SO MY
STAFF HAS WORKED WITH YOURS TO
ENSURE THAT IT IS READY TO BE
WALKED ON AT FULL COUNCIL TODAY
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE KNEW I WOULD BE
WALKING IN ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, FAST
WORK BY OUR TEAMS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE BY THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE US IN COUNCIL
BRIEFING, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
ALL AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AT
2:00.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WELCOME
BACK, EVERYONE.