>>> COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND START THE MEETING.
SO GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS THE NOVEMBER 2, 2020
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
IT WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M.
PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> DEBORA JUAREZ , ANDREW J.
LEWIS , TAMMY J. MORALES
>> HERE.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA
>> I AM SORRY.
>> ALEX PEDERSEN
>> HERE.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT
>> HERE
>> DAN STRAUSS
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZCEZ.
>> LISA HERBOLD
>> HERE
>> DEBORA JUAREZ
>> HERE.
>> ARE YOU PRESENT?
>> NO, I AM NOT.
>> IS THERE EIGHT OR NINE?
>> THERE IS NINE PRESENT.
>> WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR
THIS MORNING.
AND SAFE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND. UL
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 26, 2020
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE A LONG COUNCIL
BRIEFING TODAY.
I WILL KEEP MY PRESIDENT'S
REPORT SHORT. FIRST, WE HAVE A
VERY LONG AGENDA.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND 33 OTHER
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
MOST OF THOSE ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL AGENDA OUR
APPOINTMENT FOR THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
WE COULD MOVE THROUGH THEM
RATHER EFFICIENTLY.
WE WILL ALSO ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
PUBLIC AGENDA.
THIS WILL BE NO MORE THAN 20
MINUTES THIS AFTERNOON.
SECOND, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING HERE IN
SEATTLE, TOMORROW TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2020 IS THE LAST
DAY TO VOTE IN OUR LOCAL AND
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE REMEMBER
TO VOTE BY NO LATER THAN 8:00
P.M.
TOMORROW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
2020.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT BALLOTS
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR DEPOSITED
IN AN OFFICIAL ELECTION'S
OFFICE DROP BOXES BY 8:00 P.M.
THIS TUESDAY.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE LIKE SO
MANY OTHERS HAS A HISTORIC
NUMBER OF PEOPLE TURNING OUT TO
VOTE AND OFFICIALS PREDICT THAT
IN WASHINGTON STATE, WE WILL
SEE A 90% VOTER TURNOUT RATE.
THIS IS ASTONISHING, IMPRESSIVE
AND INSPIRING.
I KNOW MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS
ARE NERVOUS ON THE OUTCOME OF
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN
PARTICULAR.
MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
REACTION THAT OUR FELLOW
NEIGHBORS WILL HAVE TO ELECTION
NIGHT RESULTS EITHER TOMORROW
NIGHT OR IN THE ENSUING DAYS.
IT IS CRITICAL FOR OUR
CONSTITUENTS TO KNOW THAT THE
CITY IS PREPARED AND AS ALWAYS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE NO MATTER THE
OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION.
LAST WEEK MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL RECEIVED COMMUNICATION
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT
WAS DATED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30,
2020 AT 10:30 A.M.
IN NET, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT QUOTE AS OF
THIS WRITING, THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DO NOT
HAVE ANY INTELLIGENCE TO
INDICATE THAT THERE ARE ANY
THREATS FOR ELECTION DAY OR THE
DAYS FOLLOWING.
ARC PARTNERS HAVE NOT REPORTED
ANY THREATS OR SECURITY ISSUES
THAT ANY BALLOT BOXES.
AS SUCH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER
AGENCIES HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR
CONTINGENCY PURPOSES ONLY IN
ORDER TO BE PREPARED FOR A WIDE
RANGE OF SCENARIOS.
AGAIN, WE ALL RECEIVED THAT
SAME COMMUNICATION ON FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 30.
THIS WAS IN THE MORNING AT
10:30 A.M.
WE REALLY DO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
COMMUNICATION IF YOU HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
I KNOW THAT WE WERE ALL IN THE
THROES OF SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY.
WE HAVE MISSED THAT PARTICULAR
EMAIL.
AGAIN, FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS
KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS TOMORROW, HERE IN
SEATTLE, WE REMAIN READY AND
PREPARED TO SERVE ALL OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER
IN COMMUNITY.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE IN
CELEBRATION OF A STRONG
DEMOCRATIC SHOWING FOR
TOMORROW'S ELECTION DAY.
AGAIN, JUST REMEMBER, PLEASE
VOTE.
PLEASE DO SO SAFELY.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE DROP
BOXES, PRACTICE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND WEAR A MASK.
AGAIN, THOSE BALLOTS THAT HAVE
TO BE IN BY 8:00 P.M.
TOMORROW IN AN OFFICIAL DROPBOX
OR AT AN ELECTION OFFICE ARE
IMPORTANT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT
CONCLUDES THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
I AM HAPPY TO MOVE INTO THE
FIRST BRIEFING ITEM.
THIS IS UNLESS ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OPENING
REMARKS TO MAKE.
HEARING NONE, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND DIG INTO THE FIRST
PRESENTATION FOR THIS MORNING.
THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
THIS MORNING, WE ARE JOINED BY
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
WE WILL DISCUSS THE CITY OF
SADDLE'S 2021 STATE LOBBYING
AGENDA.
THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE THE
FIRST OF TWO BRIEFING
PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGENDA.
TODAY, THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
WILL BEGIN, EXCUSE ME, THEY
WILL GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROCESS TO DEVELOP THE AGENDA.
WE WILL BEGIN DISCUSSING THE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THE
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
ADVANCED BY THE OFFICE STATE
LOBBYING TEAM.
THEY WILL BE JOINING US THIS
MORNING.
FOLLOWING TODAY'S DISCUSSION,
WE WILL HAVE A SECOND BRIEFING
IN ONE MONTH TO REVIEW THE
DRAFT AGENDA.
WE WILL TAKE FINAL ACTION AT A
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN
DECEMBER.
THAT IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF THE GENERAL PROCESS.
OIR WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE
PARTICULARS.
THIS INCLUDES HOW WE CAN ENGAGE
WITH OIR.
THEY ARE HARD AT WORK.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH A
QUICK ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS
FROM OUR STATE LOBBYING TEAM.
THEN I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
DIRECTOR WILSON TO BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM --
>> STATE RELATION'S DIRECTOR.
>> I AM THE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
>> I WANTED TO JUST START WITH
A QUICK APOLOGY.
THERE IS MAINTENANCE HAPPENING
IN MY BUILDING.
ANY LOUD NOISES, I APOLOGIZE
FOR THAT IN ADVANCE.
WE ARE BEFORE YOU WITH AN
UPDATE ON THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS WE WORK
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING
YOUR 2021 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MANY OF
YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET
WITH US INDIVIDUALLY TO REVIEW
YOUR SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING
SESSION AND FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM US
YET, WE WILL WORK TO GET
SOMETHING ON THE CALENDAR VERY
SOON.
WE WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
THE IN-DEPTH TIMELINE.
ONCE WE HAVE INCORPORATED
FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL FROM
TODAY AND OUR INDIVIDUAL
MEETINGS, WE WILL BE BEFORE YOU
AGAIN WITH A DRAFT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
THE GOAL IS TO ADOPT THAT
AGENDA BEFORE THE HOLIDAY
RECESS.
THIS UPCOMING SESSION WILL BE
UNLIKE ANY SESSION IN THE
HISTORY OF THIS STATE.
THE CHALLENGES POSED BY COVID-
19 ARE ENORMOUS GIVEN THE
VOLUME OF LEGISLATORS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE ALL FIGURED OUT
MEETINGS AT THE CITY LEVEL.
THE LEGISLATOR IS STILL WORKING
THROUGH SOME PROFOUND
CHALLENGES LOGISTICALLY AS IT
RELATES TO THIS UPCOMING
SESSION.
ROBIN WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
TO THAT IN HER REPORT.
THIS IS IN TERMS OF HOW THAT
WILL IMPACT LOGISTICS, HOW YOU
ALL ENGAGE AND THE VOLUME OF
BILLS THAT THEY WILL MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS YEAR.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE
TO START.
WE HAVE A NEW STATE LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCACY TEAM.
I WANTED TO START WITH AN
INTRODUCTION STARTING WITH
ROBIN.
MANY OF YOU KNOW HER FROM HER
TIME AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
SHE BECAME THE RELATION'S
DIRECTOR LAST YEAR.
MANY THANKS TO ROBIN AND EMILY
ALVARADO AT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORK
WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL THE
ROLE IN A SHORT TIME.
NOW ROBIN HAS MOVED INTO OUR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROLE GIVEN
CHERYL SCHWAB'S DEPARTURE.
QUINN HAS EXPERIENCE IN THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATOR AND
FORMALLY AS THE STATE LOBBYIST.
THEY HAVE MOVED INTO THE STATE
RELATION DIRECTOR ROLE.
THEY ARE A STATE ADVOCATE. A
BIG WELCOME TO QUINN.
THANK YOU TO QUINN AND DR.
ZIMBABWE.
WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE QUINN
HEADING UP THE STATE PROGRAM AT
OIR.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MANY OF YOU
HAVE WORKED WITH HANNAH SMITH
MANAGING OUR FEDERAL RELATIONS
PORTFOLIO AS THE ACTING FEDERAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR.
NOW HANNAH HAS GRACIOUSLY
SLIPPED IT OVER TO JOIN THE
STATE LOBBY TEAM AS THE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM
MANAGER.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES.
THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN EMAIL
ANY OF US AND WE WILL MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE MANAGING THE RIGHT
PORTFOLIO.
LASTLY I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY AND THE
COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO CENTER
OUR WORK IN RACIAL JUSTICE.
WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME
THAT MEMBERS AND LEGISLATIVE
LEADERS IN THE BLACK CAUCUS AND
MEMBERS OF THE OTHER CAUCUS AS
WELL AS THE SENATOR AND
REPRESENTATIVE HAVE TAKEN A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME THIS
INTERIM TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES
IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND
POLICE REFORM PORTFOLIO.
ROBIN WILL REVIEW THIS NEXT.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
FIRST, I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
GENERAL OVERVIEW AS LILY SAID.
I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A
VERY DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE
SESSION THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN
BEFORE.
HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL MAKE IT
EASIER FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
TO ENGAGE.
IT WILL NOT BE MET NECESSARY TO
GO DOWN TO OLYMPIA TO TESTIFY
OR MEET WITH LEGISLATORS.
I AM HOPING THAT WE CAN HELP
YOU FACILITATE MEETINGS MUCH
MORE EASILY DURING THIS
SESSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE
ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT WE
REALLY WANT TO SEE HAPPEN THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN SIGNALING
THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE VERY
FOCUSED.
THERE WILL BE A FEW ISSUES IN
THIS SESSION THAT WILL BE
ALMOST ENTIRELY VIRTUAL.
THOSE THREE AREAS OF FOCUS ARE
THE BUDGET OF COURSE.
IT IS RELATED TO COVID-19.
THIS HAS CAUSE HAVOC ON THE
STATE BUDGET.
YOU ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE
IMPACTS OF THAT ON THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
THE STATE HAS A SIMILAR
SITUATION.
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF WILL BE
ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS.
OF COURSE, AS LILY MENTIONED,
THERE IS POLICE REFORM.
THOSE THREE ISSUES WILL BE THE
THINGS THAT WILL RECEIVE THE
MOST AIRTIME.
THEY WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY TO
BE ABLE TO ADVANCE THIS YEAR.
AS FAR AS THE BUDGET IS
CONCERNED, THE REVENUE FORECAST
THAT CAME IN A FEW WEEKS AGO
WAS BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND
BETTER THAN WHAT WAS FORECASTED
IN JUNE.
THERE WAS NEARLY A $9 BILLION
SHORTFALL PROJECTED THROUGH
2023.
NOW THAT HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF
TO ONLY 4.2 BILLION.
WHILE THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT, OF COURSE MANY
THINGS ARE QUITE TENUOUS WITH
THESE BUDGET FORECASTS.
NOBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH DEALING
WITH COVID-19 AND A PANDEMIC
AFFECTING THE ECONOMY.
IT IS MORE OPTIMISTIC BUT THERE
ARE QUITE A FEW PRESSURES ON
THE BUDGET.
THE OUTCOMES OF THE FEDERAL
ELECTIONS WILL INFLUENCE THE
POTENTIAL STIMULUS FUNDS
RECEIVED BY THE STATE.
IT WILL IMPACT THE STATE
BUDGET.
QUINN WILL ADDRESS PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE LATER THIS MORNING.
WE DO KNOW THAT LAWMAKERS HAVE
SAID IN TERMS OF REVENUE,
NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT A RANGE OF
OPTIONS TO RAISE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE FOR THE STATE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS FAR AS
THE VIRTUAL SESSION GOES, THE
HOUSE WILL BE FULLY REMOTE.
THE SENATE WILL BE A HYBRID
GOVERNMENT AND IN PERSON BUT
MOSTLY REMOTE.
THIS SLOWS THE PROCESS DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY.
TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES
REALLY PRESENT SOME ISSUES.
ALSO, STAFFING, OBVIOUSLY, MANY
LEGISLATIVE STAFF CAN BE IN A
ROOM TOGETHER OR DOWN AT THE
CAPITAL.
THAT HAS SOME IMPACT.
DURING COMMITTEE DAYS IN LATE
SEPTEMBER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE
HEARING HELD AT A TIME.
OF COURSE, THIS SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCES THE NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT CAN HAPPEN DURING A NORMAL
SESSION.
THERE IS OFTEN FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
78 THINGS GOING ON AT THE SAME
TIME.
I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE
ENTIRELY SURE HOW EVERYTHING IS
GOING TO GO.
I THINK WE CAN JUST ASSUME THAT
THE VOLUME OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IS GOING TO BE MUCH LESS THAN
IT WOULD BE IN A NORMAL YEAR.
WE ARE ALSO BEING TOLD THAT
EACH LEGISLATIVE, EACH LAWMAKER
WILL ONLY, THEY ARE NOT
ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT YOU
CAN'T ONLY INTRODUCE A NUMBER
OF BILLS BUT THEY ARE SAYING
THAT YOU SHOULD REALLY FOCUS ON
TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT
PROPOSALS THAT YOU WANT TO SEE
ADVANCE RATHER THAN THE MANY
MANY THAT LAWMAKERS OFTEN
INTRODUCED IN A REGULAR LONG
SESSION.
WE ARE ALSO HEARING THAT IN
ORDER TO PROCEED, UNLESS IT IS
IN ONE THESE TAB THREE AREAS OF
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF, BUDGET, AND
POLICE REFORM; THERE WILL BE
SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT ON
PROPOSALS FOR THEM TO MOVE
FORWARD.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO
WASTE A LOT OF TIME ON THE
HOUSE OR SENATE FLOOR TO ENGAGE
IN CONTROVERSIAL CONVERSATIONS
IN ORDER TO JUST GET THE NORMAL
BUSINESS OF THE LEGISLATOR
DONE.
SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD UP
TO YOU KNOW, I THINK US AS A
CITY, WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON
WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE SO THAT
WE CAN HOPE TO GET THINGS
ADVANCED THIS LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
SO IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY
ISSUES, I WILL PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PROCEDURE AND LAY OF THE LAND,
PLEASE SPEAK.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NOT ANY
ROBIN, PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I AM GOING TO MOVE NOW TO
DISCUSSING POLICE REFORM.
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW, IN THE
PROCESS OF THE SETTING OF THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WE ASK ALL
OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
TO SUBMIT THEIR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES TO US.
THAT PROCESS HAS HAPPENED.
WE HAVE INCORPORATED ALL OF
THEIR FEEDBACK INTO OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL, AND THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ITEMS
INCORPORATED INTO OUR POLICE
REFORM PROPOSAL.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT AT THE STATE
LEVEL THERE ARE OVER 60 BILLS
ON POLICE REFORM THAT HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
IS AN EFFORT TO COLLECT THINGS
INTO OMNIBUS BILLS TO MOVE
THINGS FORWARD MORE EASILY AND
JUST HAVE LESS PROPOSALS ON THE
FLOOR.
THERE IS A FOCUS ON A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT ISSUE AREAS.
WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THESE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
MANY OF THESE THINGS, WE HAVE
ALREADY ADOPTED.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE
PROBABLY LOOKING INTO SOME
OTHER AREAS.
THE ISSUE AREAS THAT THEY ARE
FOCUSING ON OUR TACTICS WHICH
IS THINGS LIKE PROHIBITING NO
KNOCK WARRANTS, BADGE COVERING,
BANNING THE USE OF MILITARY
EQUIPMENT OR THE PURCHASE OF
MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND LIMITING
LESS LETHAL TACTICS OF
POLICING.
TRAINING IS ANOTHER AREA OF
FOCUS.
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE DE-
ESCALATION AND IMPLICIT BIAS.
IT INCLUDES TECHNOLOGY SO
OFFICERS CAN ACCESS TRAINING
FROM THEIR CELL PHONES ON A
DAILY BASIS.
INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
OF COURSE, IT IS EMERGING AS
SOMETHING WITH INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATIONS, ESTABLISHING AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
AGENCY.
WE COULD CREATE A SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND PERFORM
POST INVESTIGATION AUDITS.
THE POLICE FUNDING ASPECT OF
THINGS AT THE STATE LEVEL IS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN IT IS
AT A LOCAL LEVEL.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT ADDING
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO
POLICING.
THAT IS DIFFICULT IN A BUDGET
YEAR WHEN PEOPLE ARE JUST
TRYING TO KEEP EXISTING
SERVICES THAT THE STATE OFFERS.
THERE ARE AN EXPLANATION OF
THINGS LIKE LEAD AND THE
SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL AS
WELL AS EXPANDING FUNDING FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LOOKING
AT 911 DISPATCHERS.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK ON
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY, DECERTIFICATION.
THIS INCLUDES AND ALSO AN
OBLIGATION TO INTERVENE,
REPORT, DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR
LYING ON THE STAND OR IN A
POLICE REPORT, AND ALSO
MANDATING COMMUNITY
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC DATABASE ON
POLICE REFORM.
AS I SAID, AS WE ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF ALL OF THESE EFFORTS AT THE
STATE LEVEL, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT MANY OF YOU ARE VERY
FOCUSED ON ARBITRATION REFORMS
AS IS THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND THE
OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS IS AS WELL AS ADVOCATES IN
THE COMMUNITY.
WE PLAN TO WORK IN COALITION
WITH OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE
SURE THAT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT
POINT OF CONVERSATION IN
OLYMPIA.
JUST TO KIND OF CLOSEOUT POLICE
REFORM, I WOULD SAY THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE
DECERTIFICATION PROPOSAL THAT
IS BEING LED BY SENATOR JAMIE
PETERSON AND REPRESENTATIVE
GOODMAN IN THE HOUSE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AREA OF FOCUS FOR
LEGISLATORS.
IT IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION.
IT IS 41 PAGES LONG.
IT GOES THROUGH ALL SORTS OF
THINGS ON THE DECERTIFICATION
PROCESS FROM CHANGING THE
MISSION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TRAINING COMMISSION TO
EXPANDING MANDATORY AND
DISCRETIONARY REVOCATION
CRITERIA AND EVEN IT CHANGES
THE PROOF ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION
TO PREPONDERANCE OF THE
EVIDENCE.
SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE
BEING LOOKED AT THERE FOR SURE.
WE ARE ALSO HEARING THAT
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY,
ESTABLISHING A STATE CLASS OF
ACTION BEING LED BY
REPRESENTATIVE TY IS A
SIGNIFICANT POINT OF
CONVERSATION.
SO IS INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATIONS; WE ARE WAITING
TO SEE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL BE.
WE ARE NEARING TO A CLOSE OF
THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THERE ARE TWO MEETINGS THIS
WEEK.
WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME PROPOSALS
THERE.
AND I AM ALSO GOING TO SHIFT TO
HOUSING.
I WILL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF
ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON
POLICE REFORMS SINCE IT IS SUCH
A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR US THIS
YEAR.
>> THANK YOU ROBIN FOR THAT
HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT YOU ARE
HEARING COMING OUT OF OUR STATE
LEGISLATOR.
I APPRECIATE IT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR ROBIN AS IT
RELATES TO THE POLICE REFORM
ASPECTS OF THE REPORT?
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
PLEASE.
>> AS IT RELATES TO REFORM OF
THE ARBITRATION PROCESS, YOU
MENTIONED THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH OTHER WASHINGTON
CITIES TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO
ADVANCE THAT CONVERSATION.
DO YOU SEE THAT AS BEING ON A
DIFFERENT TIMELINE OR A
DIFFERENT TRACK FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA?
I RECALL THAT I HAD HEARD THAT
IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT ITEMS THAT
HAD AN INTERSECTION WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS WERE LIKELY TO BE
CLOSED DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
>> I THINK THAT I AM HEARING
FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES AND OTHER
COLLEAGUES IN OTHER LARGER
WASHINGTON CITIES THAT THERE IS
DEFINITELY SOME MOVEMENT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DISCUSS
ARBITRATION DURING THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AS I SAID, I THINK MANY OF THE
REFORMS THAT ARE BEING
DISCUSSED HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ADOPTED IN SEATTLE.
IF YOU GO DOWN THAT LIST, I DO
NOT KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE
WOULD BE.
I THINK IT IS QUITE HIGH.
I AM HEARING APPLICANTS IN
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYORS
AROUND THE STATE THAT SOME
CHANGES TO ARBITRATION WOULD BE
EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO MAKING
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OUR
POLICING.
I DO THINK THAT EFFORTS WILL BE
MADE TO PURSUE THAT DURING THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS ON THE POLICE
REFORM ASPECTS?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, ROBIN I
KNOW THAT YOU ARE HAVING
COMMUNICATIONS WITH MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES AS YOU ALL ARE
WORKING ON THINGS TOGETHER.
YOUR STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING
AGENDA, I THINK MANY ISSUES YOU
HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AREA OF
POLICE REFORM AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE STATE
LEVEL ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
AS YOU MENTIONED, SEATTLE HAS
ALREADY IMPLEMENTED MANY OF
THOSE PROPOSALS AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
AND SO I DO WANT TO SIGNAL A
STRONG SUPPORT AND I HOPE THAT
THOSE WILL BECOME STATEWIDE
STANDARDS.
THIS IS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY ARE NOT PERFECT
MECHANISMS.
THERE COULD BE SOME
MODIFICATION EVEN AT THE STATE
LEVEL FROM THE STANDARDS THAT
WE HAVE ADOPTED.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A WISE
EXERCISE TO DO TO SORT OF HAVE
A LESSON'S LEARNED APPROACH.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE WISE.
AND THEN, SECONDLY, AS IT
RELATES TO ARBITRATION, I
SIGNALED, I COMMUNICATED THIS
TO YOU ALL IN OUR MEETING.
THAT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME
AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING IN THE AREA OF POLICE
REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
WELL OVER 15 YEARS.
I DID THIS FIRST AS A CIVIL
RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND NOW AS A
COUNCILMEMBER.
THE ISSUES RELATED TO
ARBITRATION AND WHETHER IT IS
BINDING OR NOT BINDING AND
WHETHER IT IS OPEN OR CLOSED TO
THE PUBLIC, AND HOW MUCH VALUE
IS PLACED ON PRECEDENT VERSUS
REVIEW OF ISSUES; THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR
CIVILIAN LED ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
ARBITRATION HAS SYSTEMATICALLY
I BELIEVE UNDERMINED, IN THE
CONTEXT OF POLICE UNIONS, IT
HAS CONSISTENTLY UNDERMINED THE
PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE.
THIS IS IN ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEMS.
IT DEALS WITH ACTUALLY HOLDING
OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE.
THIS IS FOR BEHAVING IN A WAY
THAT IS OUT OF POLICY.
THAT TO ME IS TRAGIC,
PROBLEMATIC, AND IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE, IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ONE THE CAUSES
AS TO WHY THE PUBLIC HAS LOST
CONFIDENCE IN OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS.
I THINK IT IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ON THE
SAME PAGE AS IT RELATES TO WHAT
WE WANT TO SEE REFORMED IN THE
ARBITRATION PROCESS.
THIS RELATES TO POLICE UNIONS
AND WHY.
I AM WILLING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALL ON MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE AS ALIGNED AS
WE CAN BE AS A CITY.
CERTAINLY, FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
THOSE OF US WHO SIT ON THE
LABOR RELATION'S POLICY
COMMITTEE HAVE THOUGHTS AND
IDEAS IN THIS SPACE.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE
THAT IN THAT CONFIDENTIAL
SETTING.
WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE IN
ORDER TO MAKE THIS A
SIGNIFICANT AND TOP PRIORITY.
THIS IS FOR THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I DO THINK THAT WE WILL BE
CALLING YOU POSSIBLY MORE THAN
USUAL FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO MOVE
THE ARBITRATION REGARDING
POLICE REFORM FORWARD IN
OLYMPIA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT ROBIN, HOUSING?
DO WE WANT TO DIG INTO HOUSING?
>> HOUSING, THIS WILL BE FAIRLY
QUICK.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A STRONG
HOUSING ADVOCATE HERE.
[ LAUGHTER ] AFTER MANY YEARS
AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS. I
THINK WE WILL BE CALLED ON TO
WORK TO PROTECT SOME FUNDING IN
HOUSING AREAS.
THIS IS GIVEN THE BUDGET AND
WHAT IS HAPPENING.
THERE WILL BE A PUSH. THIS IS
INCLUDED ON THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA.
THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE THE DOCUMENT REPORTING
FEE THAT PROVIDES VITAL
RESOURCES FOR HOMELESSNESS.
THERE WILL BE AN INVESTMENT OF
$250 MILLIONIN THE HOUSING
TRUST FUND.
THERE WILL BE RENTAL ASSISTANCE
TO PREVENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY COVID-19 FROM
LOSING THEIR HOMES.
ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT WILL
MEMORIALIZE SOME OF THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM PROVISIONS
TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DO NOT
LOSE THEIR HOMES. THEN OF
COURSE, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAS EMBARKED ON AN AMBITIOUS
PROPOSAL TO CREATE 600 UNITS OF
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO THE STATE
TO PROVIDE SOME OUR INFORMATION
AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THAT.
ALSO, THERE ARE EFFORTS TO DO
MORE IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS A GOOD CAUSE EVICTION
PROPOSAL.
THIS WILL BE ON THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA TO ALSO SUPPORT THE
STATEWIDE INACTION OF THAT.
WE ALREADY HAVE LOCALLY ISSUES
THAT WILL CLOSE LOOPHOLES THAT
EXIST IN THE LOCAL LEGISLATION.
FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND OF
COURSE THE HOUSING JUSTICE ACT,
IT BANS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
CRIMINAL RECORDS.
WE ARE SUPPORTING THAT SO THAT
CAN BE STATEWIDE.
AND THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW,
THERE IS THE OVERALL BUDGET
PRODUCTION AS I MENTIONED.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON
HOUSING, WE WILL GO TO OUR
STATE RELATION'S DIRECTOR.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON HOUSING?
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA
SAWANT.
IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS QUESTIONS,
PLEASE .
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THE EVICTION'S PROTECTIONS
AT THE STATE LEVEL ARE VERY
CRUCIAL.
I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS RELATED TO HOUSING.
ONE IS THERE HAS BEEN A REAL
CALL FROM RENTERS AND ALSO NOW
WORKING-CLASS AND MIDDLE-CLASS
HOMEOWNERS WHO MAY HAVE HAD
LONG-TERM INCOME LOSS OR EVEN
JOB LOSSES.
THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THEIR FATE IS GOING TO BE ONCE
THE MORATORIUMS ON THE
EVICTION'S EXPIRE.
SO WHAT CONVERSATIONS HAVE
THERE BEEN AT THE STATE LEVEL
AMONG THE ELECTED OFFICIALS
ABOUT CANCELING RENT, MORTGAGE,
AND UTILITY PAYMENTS FOR ALL OF
THIS YEAR?
THIS WOULD PREVENT WHAT
ANALYSTS NATIONWIDE HAVE SAID.
IF WE DO NOT DO THAT, THEN
THERE WILL BE A MASSIVE WAVE OF
EVICTIONS WHEN THE MORATORIUMS
EXPIRE.
IT IS NOT JUST SEATTLE OR
WASHINGTON.
THAT IS ONE QUESTION.
LET ME GO AHEAD AND ASK SOME OF
MY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO
HOUSING.
THE OTHER IS THE STATE INVESTED
WHAT I THINK IS A PITIFUL $175
MILLION IN HOUSING.
THIS IS OVER TWO YEARS.
AND SO, WHAT IS THE
CONVERSATION THERE ABOUT ANY
POTENTIAL INCREASES IN FUNDING
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
I WANTED TO TIE THIS TO ANOTHER
THING THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MENTION.
YOU HAVE NOT MENTIONED IT
UNFORTUNATELY.
I THINK THIS IS THE MAIN ISSUE
THAT IS LOOMING OVER THE
HORIZON.
I FEEL LIKE THE STATE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD BASICALLY
START WITH THAT.
THIS IS THE $4.2 BILLION BY
ANNUAL SHORTFALL IN THE STATE
BUDGET.
SO PRIMARILY, WHAT IS THE
CONVERSATION?
THIS IS A LARGER QUESTION
BEYOND HOUSING.
WHAT IS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
PREVENTING THESE CUTS, THIS
SHORTFALL FROM LANDING ON
ORDINARY PEOPLE IN THE FORM OF
BUDGET CUTS?
THIS WOULD BE TO SERVICES AND
HOUSING THAT ARE ALREADY
CHRONICALLY UNDERFUNDED.
SPECIFICALLY, ON HOUSING, WHAT
IS THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE THIS
WHEN WE ARE FACING SUCH A
MASSIVE SHORTFALL IN THE
BUDGET?
WE NEED TO PREVENT CUTS TO
EXISTING FUNDS ON HOUSING.
HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE TIED TO
WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED WHICH
IS INCREASING THE FUNDS FOR
HOUSING?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER.
I THINK I WILL ANSWER THOSE
QUESTIONS IN THE ORDER THAT YOU
ASKED THEM.
THE GOVERNOR HAS CONVENED A
WORK GROUP OF BOTH PROPERTY
OWNERS AND TENANTS AND
ADVOCATES.
THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO TO
ADDRESS THE EVICTION MORATORIUM
ENDING.
I THINK THAT IT IS WIDELY
RECOGNIZED THAT THIS IS A VERY
LARGE PROBLEM.
I DO NOT THINK ANYBODY HAS THE
ANSWERS QUITE YET.
I ALSO THINK THAT A LOT OF THIS
ALSO DEPENDS ON AS I SAID, YOU
KNOW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
YOU KNOW, WE DID THINK THAT
THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER STIMULUS
PACKAGE COMING THROUGH THIS
FALL.
WITH THE ELECTION TOMORROW,
THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
I THINK THAT YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY IS KIND OF WAITING TO
SEE THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION
IN ORDER TO SEE HOW MANY
RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE.
I THINK UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS LIKELY
TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL STIMULUS
FUNDS.
DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME, THERE
IS ALSO WILDLY DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
I THINK THAT LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE LEVEL ARE WAITING TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS THERE BEFORE THEY
MAKE ADDITIONAL DECISIONS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS CERTAINLY
ON THE MINDS OF MANY IN OLYMPIA
AND IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE
OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS FALLS
UNDER THE COVID-19 RELIEF
UMBRELLA.
IF I DID NOT GIVE THAT ENOUGH
AIRTIME, I APOLOGIZE.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT
IS CONSIDERED VERY IMPORTANT.
AS FAR AS THE INVESTMENT IN
HOUSING, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATES AT
THE HOUSING ALLIANCE WHO WE
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR
SUGGESTING AND THEY ARE
SIGNALING AT THIS MOMENT THAT
THERE ASK WILL BE $250 MILLION
FOR THE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN
THE 175 MILLION.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE THE
HIGHER INVESTMENTS IN THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND AND THE
STATE LEVEL.
I WILL SAY THAT ALTHOUGH OF
COURSE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
MORE AND MORE INVESTMENT IN
HOUSING AT THE STATE LEVEL,
WHEN THE GOVERNOR MADE CUTS TO
THE VARIOUS LINE ITEMS ON THE
BUDGET IN ORDER TO TRY AND
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS THAT COVID-
19 WAS HAVING ON STATE REVENUE,
HE DID NOT CUT ANY HOUSING OR
PROMISES PROGRAMS.
ALMOST NO OTHER AREA OF THE
BUDGET CAME OUT UNSCATHED.
THAT WAS A SIGNAL OF HOW
IMPORTANT HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS IS CONSIDERED BY
STATE LAWMAKERS, FOR SURE.
AND THEN, FINALLY YOUR LAST
QUESTION, QUINN IS GOING TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE ON OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, LAWMAKERS
HAVE NOT REALLY COME OUT WITH
WHAT THEIR PLAN IS.
WE HAVE TALKED WITH LEADERSHIP
ON ALL OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE'S AND APPROPRIATION'S
COMMITTEES.
THEY HAVE ALL ASSURED US THAT
THERE IS NO PROPOSAL THAT IS
OFF THE TABLE AT THE MOMENT.
THEY ARE DISCUSSING YOU KNOW,
ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS.
THEY HAVE NOT SHARED EXACTLY
WHAT THEIR PLAN MOVING FORWARD
WOULD BE.
WHEN WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT
A LITTLE BIT MORE AS PART OF
HIS PRESENTATION COMING UP
RIGHT NOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT,
ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK I DO BUT I THINK IT
WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR QUINN AND
OTHERS TO SPEAK AND MAYBE
LATER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU ROBIN FOR
THOSE RESPONSES.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL HEAD
OVER TO QUINN NOW.
YOUR NAME HAS BEEN EVOKED A FEW
TIMES ALREADY.
WELCOME, THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US.
SO I AM GOING TO COVER MOST OF
THE REMAINING TOPICS ON THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA JUST TO GIVE
SORT OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT.
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS OUR
GUIDING DOCUMENT DOWN IN
OLYMPIA.
IT PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR US
BOTH AS THE VALUES THAT WE
REPRESENT AS A CITY BUT ALSO
THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE ALLOWED
TO LOBBY ON.
AS SUCH, IT IS A BROAD DOCUMENT
THAT INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF
ISSUES.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO TOUCH ON
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE BROAD
ISSUES AND A COUPLE SPECIFICS.
FROM THE OUTSIDE, I WILL JUST
NOTE THAT AS WE HAVE BEEN
BUILDING THIS YEAR'S
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WE HAVE
USED LAST YEAR'S AS A BASE.
IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT YOU
ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND YOU
FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT, IT WAS IN
LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
AND IT IS IN THIS YEAR PAWS.
THE ONLY REASON IT WOULD NOT BE
IS IF IT IS NO LONGER RELEVANT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE REMOVED
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT AFTER THE
BILL PASSED LAST YEAR.
WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
JUMP IN.
I WILL TRY TO JUST HIT ALL OF
THESE HIGHLIGHTS AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
WE CAN TAKE WHAT I AM SURE WILL
BE A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS.
ROBIN COVERED A FEW ELEMENTS OF
COVID-19 RECOVERY.
WE HAVE ADDED A NEW SECTION
OBVIOUSLY AS THE CITY AND
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND THE WORLD GRAPPLE WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS
COVID-19.
THE CITY SUPPORTS RENTAL AND
HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE
THAT FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HARDSHIP ARE NOT THROWN OUT OF
THEIR HOMES.
THE CITY SUPPORTS UTILITY
ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE
THAT HEAT AND WATER ACCESS DO
NOT DRIVE FOLKS INTO POVERTY.
THE CITY SUPPORTS ASSISTANCE
FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
MOST FEDERAL PROGRAMS DO NOT
COVER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
UNFORTUNATELY.
THE STATE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
RELIEF FUNDS AND MORE CAN BE
DONE AND SHOULD BE DONE.
FINALLY, IN THIS CATEGORY, THE
CITY SUPPORTS ENSURING THAT
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE
COVERS COVID-19.
POSSIBLY THE NOSE SIGNIFICANT
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION THAT
BUSINESS HAS EVER EXPERIENCED,
APPARENTLY THERE ARE SOME
INSURANCE PLANS THAT DO NOT.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE
SURE THOSE ARE COVERED.
MOVING ON TO PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE, THE CITY SUPPORTS
PROGRESSIVE STATE SOLUTIONS
THAT PRESERVE CRITICAL PROGRAMS
WELL INFORMING THE UPSIDE DOWN
TAX STRUCTURE.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF FOR MANY YEARS.
I THINK IT IS MORE ACUTELY FELT
NOW THAN EVER WITH COVID-19.
BOTH THE NEED FOR MORE
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION AND TO
REDUCE ALLIANCE ON REGRESSIVE
TAX IS IMPORTANT.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT FUNDING
FOR PROGRAMS THAT SERVE OUR
MOST NEEDY POPULATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED THE MOST
SUPPORT ARE PRESERVED AND
EXPANDED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
THE CITY ALSO SUPPORTS
MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING LOCAL
OPTIONS FOR MORE PROGRESSIVE
TAXATION AS WELL AS CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR LIFTING THE 1% CAP
ON GROWTH AND PROPERTY TAX
RECEIPTS THAT ARTIFICIALLY
CURTAIL THE CITY'S BUDGET. THIS
ALLOWS US TO MORE ADEQUATELY
RESPOND TO THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
IN EDUCATION AND EARLY
LEARNING, THE CITY SUPPORTS
FULL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
úEDUCATION.
THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM
PRE-K TO PROTECTING AND
EXPANDING ON K-12.
THIS INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO
HIGHER EDUCATION, FREE
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL
COLLEGE.
THE CITY SUPPORTS EXPANDING
ACCESS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF
CHILDCARE AS WELL AS INCREASING
REIMBURSEMENT RATES WITH
PROVIDERS.
MANY OF THESE ARE STRUGGLING
DURING THE CRISIS AS ARE MANY
PARENTS WHO NEED CHILDCARE NOW
OR WILL NEED IT WHEN WE
EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO WORK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS REMAIN
OPEN AFTER THIS CRISIS.
THE NEXT CATEGORY IS BROADLY
ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND WORKER
PROTECTIONS.
THE CITY SUPPORTS SECURE
SCHEDULING STATEWIDE.
THERE IS A MISCLASSIFICATION OF
WORKERS AND PORTABLE BENEFITS
THAT MOVE WITH WORKERS BETWEEN
JOBS.
THE CITY SUPPORTS EXTENDING
IMPORTANT WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS
THROUGH A DOMESTIC WORKER'S
BILL OF RIGHTS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE HELP FOR
IMMIGRANTS REGARDLESS OF
DOCUMENTATION STATUS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT ADDRESSES REGULATORY
HURDLES.
MANY OF THESE ARE IMMIGRANTS
AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES
IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THE CITY
SUPPORTS EASING THE TRANSITION
FOR PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUALS AND EXPANDING
DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO DIRECT
OFFENDERS AWAY FROM THE
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
THE CITY SUPPORTS REFORMS TO
DWL S 3. THIS IS A TECHNICAL
TERM.
THIS DEALS WITH LICENSE
SUSPENSIONS FROM NON-PAYMENTS
OF TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
THIS FORMS AN OFFICIAL CYCLE
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN POVERTY.
THEY BECOME TRAPPED IN POVERTY.
THE CITY SUPPORTS INCREASING
PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE VICTIMS, FULL FUNDING
TO PROCESS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
KIT BACKLOG. WE WANT
PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE
WORKING IN SEX WORK. WE WANT
CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE
PROFITING FROM EXPLOITATION.
THE CITY REPORTS THAT THEY WANT
TO EASE THE BARRIERS OF ENTRY
FOR MARIJUANA DELIVERY.
WE WANT TO INCREASE THE
LICENSES AVAILABLE TO BLACK-
OWNED BUSINESSES AND INCREASING
THE OWNERSHIP OF THOSE
BUSINESSES.
WE WANT TO REDISTRIBUTE
CANNABIS REVENUES TO ADDRESS
THE HISTORICAL INEQUITIES
CAUSED BY OVER POLICING
MARIJUANA OFFENSES IN CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES.
IN CLIMATE ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, THE CITY
SUPPORTS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
THAT REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS BROADLY.
THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING
AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS THAT
ENSURE CLEAN WATER, STORMWATER,
MANAGEMENT, TALK TO CLEAN UP
AND REGULATION AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCY, ESPECIALLY FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO HAVE
BORNE THE BRUNT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
THE CITY'S SUPPORTS THE
EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF
GREEN SPACE.
WE WANT VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION
TO MEET CLIMATE GOALS.
IN TRANSPORTATION, THERE IS A
NEW LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
THERE IS A NEW SECTION THAT
INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR STATE
FUNDING FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
HIGH BRIDGE, REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT.
THIS WILL RECONNECT WEST
SEATTLE TO SEATTLE AND THE
REGION.
IT WILL RECONNECT THE COURT AND
THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL AREAS
TO BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES
ACROSS THE STATE.
THE CITY ALSO SUPPORTS STATE
FUNDING PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDE
MAJOR PROPOSALS FOR ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION AND GREEN
TRANSPORTATION.
WE WANT TO EXPAND LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE OPTIONS,
IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR
VULNERABLE USERS, AND EXPANDING
THE USE OF NONUNIFORM OFFICERS
FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
I WILL PAUSE THERE FOR
QUESTIONS.
I TO WANT TO HAVE HANNAH COVER
HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES.
I WILL STOP THERE AND I WILL
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
ON THE WIDE RANGING GAMUT OF
ISSUES THAT WE ARE EXPECTING
FOR THE LEGISLATOR.
>> THANK YOU QUINN.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
PLEASE.
>> COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS RELATED
OPTIONS MIGHT BE FOR ADDRESSING
THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE?
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT WITHIN
THE CONTEXT OF NOT JUST TO THE
NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF WEST
SEATTLE AND THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALSO WITHIN A
LARGER UMBRELLA OF REGIONAL
NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR
ECONOMIC ISSUES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT IS A GOOD POINT.
I KNOW THAT IS A MESSAGE THAT
IS IMPORTANT.
IT IS NOT JUST AN ASSET FOR THE
CITY BUT IT IS AN ASSET FOR THE
REGION AND THE STATE.
JUST TO CLARIFY, DID YOU WANT
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS OR THE OPTIONS THAT THE
STATE IS CONSIDERING FOR A
STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE?
>> ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OF COURSE.
>> SO, LAST YEAR, SEVERAL
MEMBERS IN TRANSPORTATION
CONSIDERED VARIOUS FORMS OF A
STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE PACKAGE.
SENATOR HOBBS WHO IS THE CHAIR
OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE PUT OUT A PROPOSAL
THAT WOULD HAVE FUNDED A WIDE
VARIETY OF PROJECTS.
HIS PROPOSAL WAS PREDOMINANTLY
FUNDED BY A CARBON PRICING
SYSTEM.
I THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF
INTEREST IN THAT AS A REVENUE
OPTION.
THIS IS AT LEAST AS THE
PREDOMINANT OPTION IN ADDITION
TO YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE MORE
TRADITIONAL VEHICLE WEIGHT FEES.
AND IT DEALS WITH SUPPLEMENTARY
OPTIONS.
THERE WAS ALSO IN THAT PROPOSAL
A STATEWIDE COMMERCIAL IMPACT
FEE.
THIS IS AS WELL AS A STATEWIDE
TMCP.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALWAYS
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR AND AWARE OF.
REPRESENTATIVE JAKE WHO IS THE
CHAIR OF THE HOUSE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS
BEEN HOLDING A WIDE RANGE OF
LISTENING SESSIONS THIS INTERIM.
THIS IS TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL
THAT HE IS PUTTING TOGETHER.
THIS HAS INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH
A WHOLE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
PARTICIPATED IN TWO OF THOSE.
THEY COVER THE RANGE FROM LABOR
TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS TO
TRANSIT ACTIVISTS, TO
BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS
COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE REALLY WORKING TO HEAR
FROM EVERYBODY AS THEY ASSEMBLE
THEIR PACKAGE.
AND THEN, I KNOW A HANDFUL OF
OTHER LEGISLATORS ARE
CONSIDERING VARIOUS FORMS.
OR THEY ARE PRIORITIZING
PROJECTS.
OBVIOUSLY, LAST YEAR, THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE WAS NOT YET THE
ISSUE THAT WE KNEW IT TO BE.
SO, THE PROPOSALS FROM LAST
YEAR DO NOT INCLUDE IT.
WE ARE ENGAGING WITH
LEGISLATORS TO ENSURE THAT THAT
DOES WIND UP IN THE PROPOSALS
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
INCLUDED.
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, I THINK
THAT MOST MOMENTUM DOES SEEM TO
BE AROUND EXPANDING OPTIONS
THAT HAVE ALREADY EXISTED AT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH THE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
EXPANDING THE TALES PACKS AS
WELL AS PROVIDING UTILITY TAX
AUTHORITY, THE ONE PROPOSAL
THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SOME MOMENTUM
WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR.
IT SEEMS LIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD
IF A BROADER PACKAGE MOVES
FORWARD.
HIS IS A LOCAL OPTION G
WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT
TRYING TO PUSH FOR SOME MORE
PROGRESSIVE OPTIONS.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
SORT OF MOST IN PLAY AMONG
LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR QUINN?
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU OIR TEAM, I
APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATIVE
MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO MEET WITH US ALREADY.
REGARDING STATE TAXES, STATE
TAX LAWS, I UNDERSTOOD THAT IF
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, ADDITIONAL
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE WERE
INTRODUCED AND WE WANTED TO
LOCALLY REDUCE THE SALES TAX,
THERE WOULD BE SOME LIMITATION
TO DOING THAT.
OR IF WE REDUCE IT AT THE CITY
LEVEL, ACCOUNTING CAN JUST
SCOOP UP THE REVENUE FROM THAT
SO THAT THE CONSUMER IS STILL
PAYING THE SAME SALES TAX.
IF WE REALLY WANTED TO REDUCE
THE SALES TAX FOR THE END
CONSUMER AND USER OF THAT,
THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A CHANGE
TO STATE LAW.
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT?
>> I CAN TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
THAT.
IT IS AN ISSUE AND
COUNCILMEMBER, I APPRECIATE
YOUR OFFICE LIKING THIS FOR US.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS A
LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
IT DOES APPEAR THAT THERE WOULD
BE NEED TO BE A CHANGE IN STATE
LAW.
CURRENTLY, CITIZEN COUNTY HAS
ALMOST A RECIPROCAL SALES TAX
AUTHORITY.
IF WE REDUCED OUR SALES TAX, IT
WOULD IN EFFECT BE ABSORBED BY
KING COUNTY BY DEFAULT.
SO WE WOULD NEED TO PROCEED
WITH A CHANGE IN STATE LAW TO
ALLOW US TO REDUCE OUR SALES
TAX WITHOUT IT AUTOMATICALLY
BEING ABSORBED BY THE COUNTY.
I KNOW THAT IS OF INTEREST TO
YOU AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
DIGGING INTO MORE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
YOU ON IT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE STATE
ENACT ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE SO THAT WE HAVE A NET
GAIN IN REVENUE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR OUR PRIORITIES.
IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO REDUCE
SOME OF THE REGRESSIVE TAXES IF
WE COULD.
AGAIN, WE WILL STILL END UP
WITH A NET GAIN IN REVENUE.
WE WILL SOFTEN THE PAIN OF THE
REGRESSIVE SALES TAX.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZCEZ.
I AM SORRY IF I MISSED IF YOU
MENTIONED THIS QUINN.
THE QUESTION I HAD WAS IS THERE
ACTUAL MOMENTUM FOR A
SIGNIFICANT TAX OR ANY TAX ON
BIG BUSINESS?
I KNOW YOU SAID A FEW THINGS.
I DID NOT QUITE CATCH IF THERE
WAS ANYTHING CONCRETE HAPPENING
AT THE STATE LEVEL II EITHER
INCREASE TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS
OR TO HAVE A CLOSING OF THE
EXISTING CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES
OR TAXES ON WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS TALK ABOUT
IT BUT THERE IS TALK ABOUT IT
EVERY YEAR.
THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE MORE
MOMENTUM THIS YEAR GIVEN THAT
THERE IS AN EVEN MORE AMOUNT OF
SUFFERING FOR WORKING PEOPLE
AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
WITH BOTH JOBLESSNESS AND EVEN
WITH JOBLESSNESS, WE HAVE
COVERED THIS REGARDING INCOME
LOSSES AND CONFRONTING THE
REALITIES OF THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS ONE QUESTION.
RELATED TO THAT IS THE MOMENTUM
FOR SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL GAINS
TAX OR YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER KIND
OF PROGRESSIVE TAXES.
RELATED TO THAT IS WHAT ARE WE
HEARING MORE RECENTLY ON ANY
POTENTIAL PREEMPTION OF
INVISIBLE BIG BUSINESS TAXES?
WE KNOW THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR
WHEN WE WERE PUSHING FOR THE
TAX YEAR, THE BIG BUSINESS TAX
HERE, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS
CONVERSATION THERE.
THE MOVEMENT ACTUALLY WENT
THERE AND CONFRONTED
LEGISLATORS FACE TO FACE SAYING
YOU CANNOT DO THIS.
THIS IS JUST UNCONSCIONABLE.
THAT WAS DEFEATED BECAUSE
ORDINARY PEOPLE FOUGHT BACK.
NOW WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE
CENTRAL BUDGET OFFICE HERE IN
THE CITY.
THIS IS WHEN THEY PRESENTED THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
THERE MIGHT BE A DANGER THAT
STATE LAWMAKERS WOULD AGAIN
TALK ABOUT PREEMPTING A TAX
THAT WAS PASSED IN THE CITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
APOLOGIES, I GOT WRAPPED UP IN
DISCUSSING THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA.
I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU. TO APOLOGIZE AT ALL,
>> YES, I WOULD SAY THAT THERE
IS MORE MOMENTUM THIS YEAR FOR
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION THAN THE
PREVIOUS YEARS.
TO BE FRANK, I THINK THAT THERE
IS PERHAPS LESS MOMENTUM THAN
THERE WAS IN THE SUMMER WHEN
THE BUDGET WAS BIGGER.
OVER THE SUMMER, THE REVENUE
FORECAST FOR THE BUDGET OUTLOOK
WAS FOR ALMOST $10 MILLION.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS LESS NOW.
WHILE I BELIEVE 4.6 BILLION IS
NO SMALL GAP, I WILL SAY THAT
THERE IS PERHAPS SLIGHTLY LESS
CONCERN FOR THIS.
THAT SAID, I DO THINK THAT
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AT THE
STATE LEVEL THIS YEAR.
THIS IS NOT JUST FROM ADVOCATES
BUT HEARING FROM LEGISLATORS
AND FROM LEADERS IN THE BUDGET
COMMITTEES, THEY HAVE MADE
CLEAR THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE ON
THE TABLE.
WE SAY THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING
LIKE A CAPITAL GAINS TAX OR A
TAX ON EXCESS COMPENSATION, I
DO THINK THAT THESE ARE
POSSIBILITIES.
IT IS A DIFFICULT THING TO TRY
TO PROGNOSTICATE ESPECIALLY
BEFORE WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THAT IS SORT OF MY BEST GUESS
AND SENSE FROM THE CONVERSATION
THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH CITIZEN
STAKEHOLDERS.
WITH REGARDS TO PREEMPTION,
AGAIN AS ROBIN SAID, I THINK
THAT WITH REGARDS TO
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, YOU KNOW,
WHILE ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE
TABLE, I DO THINK THAT BUDGET
LEADERS ARE IN SOME SENSE,
HOLDING THEIR CARDS CLOSE TO
THEIR CHEST.
I THINK THAT PREEMPTION IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS NEED
TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR.
THIS IS NOT JUST ON REVENUE BUT
ON REGULATORY ELEMENTS IN THE
CITY.
IT IS AGAIN, I KNOW THAT THIS
IS NOT THE BEST ANSWER BUT IT
IS THE MOST TRUTHFUL ANSWER.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HAD
PARTNERS ABOUT.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ABOUT ANY
SORT OF DEFINITIVE MOVEMENT.
WHILE WE REMAIN VIGILANT ON
PREEMPTION, I DO NOT KNOW THAT
WE CAN SAY DEFINITIVELY THERE
IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO DEAL
WITH THE CITY'S PROGRESSIVE
RESOURCES.
>> YES, PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON
THAT.
I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IN THE
COUNCIL WILL BE INTERESTED IN
HEARING ABOUT THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT AND THANK YOU
QUINN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR QUINN?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, LET'S KEEP
GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
HERE.
WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT EIGHT
MINUTES FOR THIS.
WE GOT STARTED A LITTLE LATER
ON THIS PRESENTATION.
I AM JUST DOING A TIME CHECK
FOR PURPOSES OF THE REST OF THE
PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS.
FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES
PORTFOLIO THIS SESSION, WE ARE
GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON
PRESERVING PROGRAMS AND TRYING
NOT TO LOSE ANY GROUND.
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON
PROGRESSING THE SOCIAL SAFETY
NET.
WITH SUCH A BIG BUDGET CAP AND
SO LITTLE OF THE STATE BUDGET
BEING FLEXIBLE, WE ARE HEARING
THAT HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS
ARE AN AREA FOR POTENTIAL CUTS.
SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT
PASSED LAST SESSION,
IMPLEMENTATION WAS DELAYED IN
THE FIRST ROUND OF BUDGET
VETOES EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC.
WE WILL BE FIGHTING TO GET THIS
IMPLEMENTED AS WELL THIS YEAR.
AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE
EXTENSION OF MEDICAID TO
INDIVIDUALS POSTPARTUM.
THIS IS SOMETHING
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE INTERESTED
IN LAST SESSION.
THAT WILL BE BACK AND WE WILL
BE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
SOME GOOD NEWS WITH THE
PANDEMIC WAS THAT THERE IS
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR SOME
PROGRAMS.
THIS IS LIKE TELEHEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICE ADVOCATES WILL BE
LOOKING TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE
CHANGES OF FLEXIBILITY MORE
PERMANENT THROUGH LEGISLATION.
ONE AREA WE ARE WATCHING
CLOSELY THAT IS A HIGH PRIORITY
FOR HSD IS LONG-TERM CARE
SERVICES.
AGAIN, THERE IS SOME THREAT TO
BUDGET CUTS THERE.
AS A PAYMENT CONTINUES, WE KNOW
THAT PROVIDING CARE TO THE
ELDERLY AND OTHERS IN HOME
VERSUS A NURSING HOME IS EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT.
WE WILL BE WORKING TO PROTECT
FUNDING FOR THAT.
HOMELESSNESS FUNDING AND SUPPORT
WILL BE AS ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COVID-19
SAFE SHELTER AND DATE AND
HYGIENE CENTERS.
IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THERE HAS
BEEN A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE BY
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY
SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION TASK
FORCE.
THAT GROUP INCLUDES LEGISLATORS
AND STAFF.
THEY JUST COMPLETED AND
PRESENTED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO.
THIS IS FOR CONSIDERATION IN
2021.
WE WILL BE WATCHING THOSE TO
SEE WHAT REALLY SHAKES OUT IN
LEGISLATION.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE
SOME STATE OVERSIGHT AND
COORDINATION, WORKFORCE
ENHANCEMENTS TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO ENTER THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FIELD, DEVELOPING
ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT THERE
ARE OPTIONS FOR MORE CARE
SETTINGS AND MANY OTHER ITEMS.
SO, WE KNOW THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES SAFETY NET IS ONE THAT
PEOPLE ALWAYS RELY ON.
THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE NOW
WITH INCREASED ECONOMIC
STRUGGLES AND OTHER ISSUES.
THAT IS WHERE WE WILL BE
WATCHING.
NOTE THAT OUR CONVERSATIONS
WITH SOME OF YOU SO FAR, FOOD
AND OTHER PROGRAMS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE
PROTECTING AND ALSO MAKING SURE
THAT THEY CAN BE ACCESSED BY
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS MY QUICK OVERVIEW OF
WHAT WE EXPECT ON THE HUMAN
SERVICES PORTFOLIO.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, PLEASE
ASK THEM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR HANNAH?
OKAY, I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
BEING RAISED.
IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT CLEARLY.
I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
EMPHASIZING THAT LAST POINT
AROUND EQUAL ACCESS TO HUMAN
SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRANTS
AND REFUGEES.
THIS IS REGARDLESS OF
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE AN
EMPHASIS ON THAT.
WE APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR'S
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT AROUND A
FUND SPECIFICALLY FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS WHO
ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND THEY WANT
TO CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD
PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON MAKING
SURE THAT THOSE, THAT LIMITED
DOLLARS AT THE STATE ARE NOT
EXCLUDING SOME OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
OF COURSE, THESE ARE THE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT
POPULATIONS.
THEY HAVE ZERO ACCESS TO ANY
OTHER TYPE OF FEDERAL RELIEF IN
A COVID-19 RECOVERY PACKAGE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR ONGOING
COOPERATION IN THAT SPACE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> GO AHEAD HANNAH.
>> WITH THAT, I WAS JUST GOING
TO CLOSE OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF NEXT STEPS FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE READY FOR
THAT.
>> GREAT.
AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED, WE WILL BE BACK IN
FRONT OF YOU ON NOVEMBER 30.
THIS WILL BE BETWEEN NOW AND
THEN WHEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO
GET INPUT FROM ALL OF YOU.
IT IS FROM THOSE OF YOU WE HAVE
NOT MET.
WE WILL HAVE A DRAFT TO YOU
SHORTLY SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE
ACTUAL LANGUAGE AND GIVE US
SOME FEEDBACK.
AND THEN, WE WILL BE HERE ON
NOVEMBER 30 FOR PASSAGE AND
THIS WILL BE IN EARLY DECEMBER.
A SESSION STARTS ON JANUARY 11.
THIS IS ALREADY FEELING VERY
SOON FOR US.
AND THEN, HEADING INTO SESSION,
WHERE THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
UNKNOWNS, WE REALLY HOPE THAT
WITHOUT TRIPS TO OLYMPIA WE CAN
PULL YOU INTO SOME ADVOCACY
EASIER THAN NORMAL.
WE WILL DEFINITELY BE ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN
MANY OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS.
>> THANK YOU HANNAH, LILY,
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE
REPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRIEFING YOU
AGAIN.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET A
DRAFT AGENDA OUT AS SOON AS WE
MEET WITH YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY.
WE HAVE A FEW MEETINGS TO
SCHEDULE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
MEETING WITH THE REST OF YOU
AND SENDING YOU A DOCUMENT
REVIEW.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I HOPE YOU WILL
JOIN ME IN THANKING THE STATE
LOBBYING TEAM.
THIS IS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
DIRECTOR WILSON.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOUR EFFORT IN BRINGING US THIS
PRESENTATION THIS MORNING AND
IN DOING THE RESEARCH WORK IN
ORDER TO CREATE A BROAD SET OF
PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY AS WE
HEAD INTO THIS VERY UNIQUE,
HISTORIC, UNLIKE ANY OTHER
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND WE REALLY DO RECOGNIZE THAT
IT IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE
EXTRAORDINARY WORK AND REQUIRE
EVEN MORE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT
THAN USUAL.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH YOU
ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL'S PRIORITY IS BAKED
INTO THE STATE LOBBYING AGENDA.
MANY OF US STAND AT THE READY TO
MAKE THOSE CALLS AND HAVE THOSE
MEETINGS WITH OUR STATE
LEGISLATORS IN ORDER TO BE
HELPFUL AND ACCESSIBLE AS WE
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CASE FOR
WHY CERTAIN STATEWIDE
LEGISLATIVE FIXES ARE
IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO SEATTLE
BUT TO THE ENTIRE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
ONGOING WORK.
COLLEAGUES, THIS WORK WILL BE
HAPPENING DURING OUR BUDGET
SESSION.
WE WILL TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE
DRAFT LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING
AGENDA IN DECEMBER.
MUCH OF THE BACKGROUND
DEVELOPMENT WORK WILL BE
OCCURRING DURING OUR BUDGET
SESSION.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF
THE FACT THAT THAT WORK IS
GOING TO BE HAPPENING.
IT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL TO
THE STATE LOBBYING TEAM FOR YOU
ALL TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
THOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND TO
CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN
YOUR SCHEDULE AND IN THE
SCHEDULE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS
TO REVIEW THE LOBBYING AGENDA
AND TO PROVIDE OUR STATE
LOBBYING TEAM WITH SOME
FEEDBACK IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE LOBBYING AGENDA DOES
REFLECT OUR PRIORITIES AND THAT
IS WHAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING IN
DECEMBER.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WILL
NOT MAKE CHANGES OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE
LOBBYING AGENDA.
THIS IS WHEN WE CONSIDER IT IN
AGENDA.
WE LIKE TO HAVE AS CLOSE TO
FINAL FORM BY THE TIME THAT WE
GET TO THAT JUNCTURE OF
CONSIDERING THE FINAL AGENDA.
PLEASE DO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
COMMUNICATION FROM FOLKS WHO
ARE WITH US THIS MORNING.
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING
RESPONSIVE TO THEIR REQUESTS.
I KNOW THAT IS HARD BECAUSE WE
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
BUDGET.
I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING
AN EXTRA STEP TO ADJUST YOUR
INBOXES ACCORDINGLY.
THANK YOU TO OUR STATE LOBBYING
TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU
IN DECEMBER.
UNTIL THEN, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
INTO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE
AGENDA.
THIS IS A DISCUSSION ON THE
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBERS
AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLL CALL THIS MORNING.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER . I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF THE
AGENDA BEFORE WE HEAD INTO OUR
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
AS A REMINDER ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, WE DO HAVE TWO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS SCHEDULED.
I DO EXPECT THAT WE WILL GO
UNTIL ABOUT CLOSE TO NOON TODAY.
KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE ARE ALL
GIVING OUR REPORTS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND DIG INTO THE
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS.
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD AND
THEN WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL
MEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM JUST FOLLOWING UP ON SOME
OF THE REMARKS THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT LORENA GONZCEZ MADE
RELATED TO PLANNING RELATED
ACTIVITIES.
THIS IS BY SPD AND OTHER CITY
AGENCIES REGARDING THE ELECTION.
I DID SPEAK WITH INTERIM CHIEF
DIAZ LAST WEEK.
HE HAS INDICATED THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ENGAGED
IN A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANNING
REGARDING ACTIVITIES AFTER THE
ELECTION.
AS THE MOST RECENT UPDATE FROM
COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED SAID
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN
COORDINATING WITH AGENCIES
ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE TO
ENSURE THAT ELECTION DAY AND
THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING
PROCEEDS AS SMOOTHLY AS
POSSIBLE.
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND THE STATE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON STANDBY
SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.
THEY ARE PREPARED FOR REAL-TIME
COORDINATION OF ANY RESPONSE
WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OF
THE ELECTION AND BEYOND AS
NEEDED.
THE EXECUTIVE NOTES THAT THEY
WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME UPDATES
ON ELECTION NIGHT AND BEYOND
SHOULD THEY BECOME NECESSARY.
MY WEEKLY UPDATE ON THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S INNOVATIVE
COVID-19 TESTING SHOWS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION OF TESTING AT
THEIR FOUR SITES IS NOW NEARLY
310,000 TESTS DELIVERED BETWEEN
JUNE 5 AND OCTOBER 31.
NEW CASE REPORTS FOR THE LAST
WEEK ARE AS HIGH AS THEY HAVE
BEEN SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC.
COUNTYWIDE, THERE HAVE BEEN
1150 NEW REPORTED CASES IN THE
LAST FOUR DAYS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE
PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
MASK WEARING.
JUST AS FAR AS ADDING A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT ACTIVITIES
COMING UP THIS WEEK, ON
WEDNESDAY, I HAVE A REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK
FORCE MEETING.
AT THAT MEETING, MEMBERS
PROVIDED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE MAYOR.
THE MAYOR WAS WITH US AT THE
MEETING.
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH
THE MAYOR AFTER REVIEW OF THE
FINAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ABOUT WHETHER TO PREPARE OR
REPLACE THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
THIS FALLS IN THE MAYOR'S
COURT.
I BELIEVE THAT S.IS SCHEDULED
FOR THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING COMING UP ON MONDAY.
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM SDOT.
I BELIEVE WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM
THE COUNCIL'S INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT ON THIS PROJECT.
AND, I THINK THAT IS ALL I
HAVE.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE IS NO COMMITTEE MEETING
COMING UP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD?
HEARING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER
ANDREW J. LEWIS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> DO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ?
I THINK SHE IS ON MUTE.
>> AND I FINALLY OFF MUTE?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS TALKING AWAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS REGARDING
THE PUBLIC ASSETS NATIVE
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNSEL AGENDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN
UPDATE ON THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT, PIER 58.
THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT
REPORTS A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
TO REMOVE THE CENTER CONNECTION
OF THE PIER TO ISOLATE THE
SOUTH HALF AND THE NORTH HALF.
THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED ON
OCTOBER 28.
IN THE NEXT WEEK, THE OFFICE OF
THE WATERFRONT ANTICIPATES THAT
THE TIMBER DECK AND THE PIER
ADJACENT TO PIER 57 WILL BE
REMOVED.
ADDITIONAL CONCRETE ELEMENTS
ADJACENT TO THE SEAWALL WILL BE
REMOVED.
THE CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN
OFFLOADING A FULL BARGE OF
REMOVED MATERIALS AT ITS BASE
IN TACOMA.
AND THE WEEK AHEAD, BESIDES
TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 4, I HAVE A
SOUND TRANSIT RIDER EXPERIENCE
OPERATION'S COMMITTEE MEETING.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
LAST WEEK, I PARTICIPATED IN AN
EVENT HOSTED BY TOWNHALL
SEATTLE.
THIS WAS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY.
IT WAS MODERATED BY JONI WALTER
AND JERRY HUBBELL.
THIS WAS WITH THE FORMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRUCE HAROLD.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE
SERIES AND IT FOCUSES ON
CURRENT ISSUES FACED BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS SUCH AS SEATTLE.
AND THE EVENT WAS INTERESTINGLY
TITLED IS SEATTLE BECOMING
UNGOVERNABLE.
AFTER THAT, I HAVE NOTHING
ELSE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND HEAR NOW FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS.
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
I SIMILARLY DO NOT HAVE A WHOLE
LOT TO REPORT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS SPONSORED BY
ME OR FROM THE HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS
COMMITTEE.
THIS IS ON THE FULL COUNSEL
AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON.
I WILL JUST BE FLACKING FOR
CONSTITUENTS THAT I WILL HAVE A
TOWN HALL MEETING THIS FRIDAY.
THIS WILL BE VIA ZOOM, YOUTUBE,
ALL OF THE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS.
THAT IS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
AT 3:30 P.M.
THAT TOWNHALL WILL BE RECORDED
FOR FOLKS WHO CANNOT MAKE IT.
IT WILL BE POSTED ON MY WEBSITE
PER PAST TOWNHALL THAT MY
OFFICE HAS CONDUCTED.
IT WILL BE MY SECOND TOWNHALL
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT
THE PRIORITIES THAT FOLKS IN
THE DISTRICT HAVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET FEEDBACK IN
THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET
PROCESS.
I DID JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO AN EMAIL ALL OF US
RECEIVED FROM OUR CO-LEAD
REGARDING A COLLABORATION ON
THE CHINATOWN ID DISTRICT. IT
IS CALLED JUST CARE.
I THINK THIS IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF
THE APPROACH. THIS DEALS WITH
THIS COUNSEL, THE PROVIDERS,
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THEY
HAVE BEEN MOVING TOWARD THIS OF
HAVING A PROVIDER CENTERED
OUTREACH STRATEGY THAT CENTERS
PROBLEM-SOLVING RATHER THAN A
PRESUMPTION OF REMOVAL.
THIS IS WITHOUT COLLABORATIVE
WORKING TO ADDRESS PEOPLE'S
NEEDS.
THAT PROJECT IN THE PIONEER
SQUARE IN THE U DISTRICT JUST
CARE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
REACH, CO-LEAD, THE COUNTY, THE
CITY, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER
PROVIDERS INCLUDING THE ASIAN
COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES
, THE TEAM SEATTLE CLUB, AND A
LOT OF OTHER GREAT PROVIDERS IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE DOING IMPACTFUL WORK.
THE JUST CARE HAD A
PARTICULARLY GOOD OUTREACH
SESSION WITH A PARTICULARLY
PROBLEMATIC ENCAMPMENT THAT HAD
BEEN UNDERNEATH INTERSTATE 5
AND HAD BEEN FLAGGED BY THE
PRECINCT AS AN ISSUE AS FAR AS
BEING A HUB OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
AND PROPERTY CRIME.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO BEING A
CONCERN THAT IT WOULD HURT
BUSINESS.
THERE WAS A COLOSSAL AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE LIVING IN IT.
INSTEAD OF DOING WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST IN
TERMS OF SIGNALING THE AREA FOR
A SWEEP, JUST CARE WAS ABLE TO
DO INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR
68 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE
ENCAMPMENT.
PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO BE ASSISTED
WITH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE,
HOTELS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER
WRAPAROUND SERVICES THROUGH THE
MARRIOTT COLLABORATING BUYERS.
THIS OFFERS A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS NEW SYSTEM
OF DOING OUTREACH THAT IS BEING
UPHELD BY THE CITY CAN WORK AND
BE AN EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT.
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING,
AS THIS BECOMES A CITYWIDE
STRATEGY RATHER THAN A UNIQUE
COLLABORATION IN THE CHINATOWN
ID, THROUGH JUST CARE, I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE SCALABILITY OF
AN APPROACH LIKE JUST CARE.
WITH THAT MADAM PRESIDENT I DO
NOT HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS
FOR THAT REPORT AND EXAMPLE
THAT YOU PROVIDED.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY
J. MORALES FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I DO NOT HAVE A LOT THIS
MORNING.
I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND
THANK CONSTITUENTS IN THE 37th
DISTRICT WHO ARE TURNING OUT IN
RECORD NUMBERS FOR THIS
ELECTION, OVER 78% AS OF
YESTERDAY.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS AGAIN TO
GO TO YOUR LOCAL BALLOT BOX OR
VOTING CENTER IF YOU HAVE NOT
ALREADY VOTED.
IT IS TOO LATE TO MAIL OR FIND
A DROPBOX AND GET IT DONE.
ON FRIDAY, I WILL BE COHOSTING
FINALLY OUR FIRST FRONT YARD
FOR HIM.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE RAIN
OR VIEW AREA.
AS FOLKS WILL RECALL, THE IDEA
IS TO HAVE SMALL-SCALE OUTDOOR
DISTANT MEETINGS WHERE
CONSTITUENTS AND DISTRICTS CAN
TALK DIRECTLY WITH US.
THIS WILL BE ON ISSUES THAT
THEY ARE HAVING.
IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED ON
HOSTING, YOU CAN CONTACT MY
AIDE KEVIN SILVER NOW.
OR, YOU CAN SIGN UP BY THE
NEWSLETTER.
LAST WEEK, I DID MEET WITH
CONSTITUENTS IN NEW HOLLY TO
DISCUSS AND ENCAMPMENT AT THE
SENIOR PARK.
>> THERE WE GO, WE LOST YOU FOR
A MOMENT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE
GOT YOU BACK.
WE LOST YOU AT JOHN C PARK.
>> OKAY.
I AM TRYING AGAIN.
YES.
I AM GOING TO TURN OFF MY
VIDEO.
LET ME SEE IF THAT HELPS.
OKAY.
THE ENCAMPMENT AT THE PARK, WE
WANTED TO SPEAK WITH FOLKS WHO
WERE LIVING THERE.
WE WANTED TO BEGIN TO SEE HOW
WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS COMING FROM THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WILL BE GOING OUT WITH TWO
OUTREACH WORKERS FROM REACH.
THIS WEEK, I ALSO PLAN TO MEET
WITH SEVERAL MERCHANTS IN
GEORGETOWN TO DISCUSS PROACTIVE
WAYS TO DO AND ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH
CONSTITUENTS FROM SEATTLE TO
DISCUSS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
ISSUES ON RAYNER AVENUE.
AND, THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE
THIS MORNING, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MOSQUEDA AND THEN WE
WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
ON TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS AFTERNOON IN FULL COUNCIL,
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT ON A PROCLAMATION THAT
WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD.
THE PROCLAMATION RETROACTIVELY
RECOGNIZES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHICH WAS OCTOBER 12 THROUGH
16th.
WE CELEBRATED AND PARTICIPATED
IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT
WEEK.
AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST
YEARS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS A PROCLAMATION TO
RECOGNIZE THE GOOD WORK OF
HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS AND
ADVOCATES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT
THEY ARE DOING AND WHAT THEY
ARE CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR FOR
DEEP POLICY CHANGES TO MAKE
THEM MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE,
AND AFFORDABLE.
RECOGNIZING THIS GOOD WORK, WE
ARE INTERESTED IN PUTTING
FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION FOR
HISTORICAL PURPOSES.
FOLKS MAY KNOW THAT WE NEED TO
SCALE UP OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO MEET
THIS NEED.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE.
THE ESTIMATE 156,000 MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND UNITS FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE FOLKS IN
THIS CITY AND IN THIS REGION
WILL BE ADDED BY THE YEAR 2040.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT NO LATE
INCOME FAMILY OR WORKING
HOUSEHOLDS ARE COST BURDENS IN
OUR REGION.
I ALSO PARTICIPATED AS YOU MAY
REMEMBER IN THE KICKOFF EVENT
FOR THAT WEEK WITH RICHARD
ROSS, THE AUTHOR OF THE COLOR
OF LAW.
THIS WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK.
I ALSO PARTICIPATED WITH A
COUNCILMEMBER AND OTHERS.
IT WAS A GREAT PANEL RECORDED ON
TOWNHALL.
THANK YOU TO THEM AND THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
WHO PUT TOGETHER THE FORUM TO
FOCUS ON THE LEGACY OF
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING POLICIES
AND PRACTICES INCLUDING RACIST
REDLINE, RESTRICTIVE RACE
COVENANTS AND EXCLUSIVE ZONING
THAT CONTINUES UNTIL TODAY.
HOW DOES SEGREGATION CREATE
DISPARITIES IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE
BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR COMMUNITIES ARE THERE
TODAY?
WE WANTED TO LIFT UP THIS WORK
THROUGH A PROCLAMATION THIS
YEAR.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF
THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND THE
CALLS TO STAY HOME IN ORDER TO
BE HEALTHY.
WE KNOW THAT THE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE LIVING HOUSING UNSTABLE
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND THOSE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE
WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO BOTH
CONTRACT AND DIE FROM COVID-19.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT THESE
COMPOUNDING DISPARITIES AS WE
ADDRESS OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE
CITY FOR HOUSING, PUBLIC
HEALTH, AND OTHER POLICIES THAT
SUPPORT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
OF HEALTH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AS WE LIFT UP THE GOOD
WORK, NOT JUST THE HOUSING
ADVOCATES BUT IT DEALS WITH
WHAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
IT IS CORE TO BEING HEALTHY AND
IT IS A CORE PUBLIC HEALTH
COMPONENT IN ADDRESSING THE
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
I BELIEVE MY STAFF CIRCULATED
THE PROCLAMATION LATE LAST
WEEK.
WE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN
EMAIL FROM AARON.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE MAYOR HAS
SIGNED ON TO THIS PROCLAMATION.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LOVE
TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
COLLECTING SIGNATURES.
>> I AM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT.
COLLEAGUES, AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER HAS INDICATED, IT
WILL BE PRESENTED AT THIS
AFTERNOON'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
SIGNATURES WILL NEED TO BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION IN
ADVANCE OF THE PRESENTATION AT
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I ASKED THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL IN ORDER TO CONFIRM WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER SIGNATURES MAY BE
AFFIXED TO IT.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO DO A ROLL
CALL HERE.
WE WANT YOUR NAME AND SIGNATURE
ADDED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROCLAMATION.
YOU WILL VOTE YES.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR
SIGNATURE ADDED, YOU WILL VOTE
NO.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
I REQUEST THE ROLLCALL?
HEARING NO QUESTIONS, WILL BE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURE
AFFIXED TO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SEATTLE PROCLAMATION AS
DECIDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA.
>> DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> ANDREW J. LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> TAMMY J. MORALES?
>> YES.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA
>> YES
>> ALEX PEDERSEN
>> YES
>> KSHAMA SAWANT
>> YES
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZCEZ?
>> YES.
>> THIS WILL BE PREPARED WITH
THE COUNCILMEMBERS ADDED TO THE
PROCLAMATION AND IN TIME FOR
THE MEETING.
ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT?
>> YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
PROCLAMATION.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM TO
RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE AS WE HEAD INTO THIS
WEEK AROUND THE BUDGET
DELIBERATION.
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT LAST
WEEK WE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING
ON A SELECT BUDGET.
WE HAD OVER 200 CONSTITUENTS
PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON
PUBLIC SAFETY, SERVICES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE, AND THOSE WHO
ARE HOUSING INSECURE.
THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE
SPEAKING UP IN SUPPORT OF
WORKER'S RIGHT, ECONOMIC
RELIEF, AND THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND OTHER ISSUES.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
PROVIDES PUBLIC COMMENT IN
PERSON QUESTIONS AND I SHOULD
NOT FORGET TREES, THERE WAS
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON TREES.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO
WEIGHED IN ON ALL OF THESE
ISSUES.
WE ALSO HAD OVER 120 TO COUNSEL
BUDGET ACTION AND STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WE
WALKED THROUGH.
THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF FOR
WALKING THROUGH THOSE DURING
THE THREE DAY SESSION.
WE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
AS YOU ALL IDENTIFIED YOUR
PRIORITIES, WE WERE FURIOUSLY
TAKING NOTES ALONG WITH CENTRAL
STAFF.
THIS WEEK, WE WILL FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THOSE PRIORITIES AND
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF.
WE WILL USE THIS WEEK TO DRAFT
THE COUNCIL'S DRAFT BUDGETING
PACKAGE.
THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND
PRESENTED ON NOVEMBER 10 AT
9:30 A.M.
IF THERE ARE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
WANT TO AMEND THE PROPOSED
BALANCING PACKAGE, ONCE YOU SEE
THAT NEXT WEEK, THERE ARE
CHANCES TO DO THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
GET THE CHANCE TO GET THOSE
FORMS READY.
THOSE ARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
BALANCING PACKAGE.
AGAIN, THE DEADLINE FOR FORM C
IS TO CHANGE THE BALANCING
PACKAGE, THIS IS 10:00 A.M.
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12.
ANY PROPOSAL THAT INCREASES
APPROPRIATIONS AT THAT TIME
MUST BE SELF BALANCING.
AT THIS PHASE, EITHER THROUGH A
REDUCTION IN OTHER
APPROPRIATIONS OR BY MAIL
INCREASE REVENUES, THOSE ARE
THE OPTIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE
TO TAKE A LOOK AT AS YOU SEE
THE PROPOSED PACKAGES COME TO
YOU.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE
PROPOSED REVENUE INCREASE
REQUIRES LEGISLATION, THE
LEGISLATION WILL NEED TO BE
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE BY NOVEMBER
16.
THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON THE
PROPOSED BALANCING PACKAGE AND
AMENDMENTS ON NOVEMBER 18 AND
19th.
THESE WILL BE IN FULL DAY
SESSIONS.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WISH TO MOVE
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTIONS OR
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT ARE NOT PUBLISHED
ON THE NOVEMBER 18 OR 19th
AGENDAS, THE AGENDAS MUST BE
AMENDED AND AFFIRMED BY A VOTE
OF THE COUNCIL EITHER WITH A
MAJORITY VOTE IF THE
INFORMATION HAS BEEN CIRCULATED
THE NIGHT BEFORE; OR BY
AMENDING THE AGENDA WITH A
SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE AS WE HAVE
DONE.
THANK YOU AS WELL FOR ALL OF
THAT PROCESS THAT YOU ENGAGED
IN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, LAST
WEEK, THAT WAS HELPFUL.
WE WILL SEND A REMINDER MEMO
AROUND SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE
DATES AND THE PROCESS IN FRONT
OF YOU.
I HOPE THAT YOU FOUND THOSE
WEEKLY MEMOS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL
FOR YOUR TEAMS AS YOU ARE
LOOKING AT INTERNAL DEADLINES,
WHAT IS COMING UP WITH THE
BUDGET AND ANY MESSAGES OR
PUBLIC MEDIA THAT WE ARE
SENDING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE
PROCESS AS WELL.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT
IS IT FOR ME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE DOWN THE LINE HERE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN AND FOLLOWING WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE HAS NO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITY
COMMITTEE WILL RESUME ITS
MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
2. THIS WILL BE AFTER THE CALL
BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL HERE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT AND
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE NO MEETINGS UNTIL THE
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS CONCLUDE.
MY OFFICE WILL BE PREPARING
SOME FORM C IS WE WILL PREPARE
IN TWO WEEKS.
DEPENDING ON WHAT IS INCLUDED
IN THE PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE, I WANTED TO THANK ALL
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
FROM MY OFFICE AND THE PEOPLE'S
MOVANT.
LIKEWISE, I AM HAPPY TO BE
SUPPORTING THE PROGRESSIVE
AMENDMENTS FROM CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MOST
IMPORTANT BUDGET AMENDMENTS
SUCH AS STOPPING ALL OF THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET CUTS BY
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX, IF
DEFUNDING THE POLICE BY 50% TO
FIND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND
OTHER SERVICES, AND ALSO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXPANSION IS
OCCLUDED. WE ARE TAKING THE
FIRST STEPS TOWARD COMMUNITY
CONTROL OVER POLICE BY CREATING
AN ELECTED COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT
BOARD WITH FULL POWERS OVER THE
POLICE.
WE DID NOT DISCUSS THESE LAST
WEEK.
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN
UNWILLING TO COSPONSOR THEM.
I INTEND TO PROPOSE IS A MS.
FOR FINAL VOTES SO
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THOSE
COMMUNITY COMMANDS.
I WOULD REALLY URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THOSE
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR THAT REPORT.
WE WILL MOVE OVER NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS.
I WILL CONCLUDE THIS SECTION OF
TODAY'S AGENDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S CALENDAR
FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE PIPE
PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION
AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL AND ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT COUNSEL
ARE INCLUDED.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED,
THERE ARE 32 ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE 19 APPOINTMENTS TO
THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND 13
APPOINTMENTS TO THE
CONSTRUCTION CODE ADVISORY
BOARD.
I WILL BE SPEAKING QUITE A BIT
THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME.
REGARDING THE BUDGET LAST WEEK,
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY
WHO SUPPORTED THE FORM B's I
PUT FORWARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO A FEW OF THE FORMS
I SUBMITTED TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING INCLUDING
EXPANDING THE CITY'S CRISIS
RESPONSE UNIT AND MOVING IT TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE WILL INCREASE FUNDING TO
EXPAND THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS
AND INCREASE FUNDING TO ALLOW
MORE RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE FRESH
BOX BENEFITS.
SINCE LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY, I
ATTENDED THE GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY FOR HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY'S NEW PROJECT.
WE WILL BRING AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNER OPPORTUNITIES TO
SEVEN FAMILIES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE NEED MORE OF THESE PROJECTS
IN DISTRICT 6 AND ACROSS
SEATTLE.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE THIS ONE.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6, I PASSED
OUT I VOTED STICKERS AT THE
BALLOT BOX.
I WAS HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH
RESIDENTS WHO STOPPED IN
DISCUSSING THE ISSUES FACING
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK RIR AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR ALLOWING
OUR BUSINESSES ON CAFC STREETS
TO EXPAND AND UNDERSTAND THE
GUIDELINES SO THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO PURCHASE THE
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE AND
HEATING ELEMENTS SO THAT CAFC
STREETS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL THIS
WINTER.
AS ALWAYS, I HOST RESIDENT
MEETINGS EVERY WEEK. DURING MY
MEETINGS LAST WEEK, WE CONTINUE
TO DISCUSS PUBLIC SAFETY
HOMELESSNESS, AND MANY OTHER
ISSUES.
I SPOKE TO FOLKS FROM WOODLAND
PARK, TAYLOR TOWN, LOWERED
INDUSTRIAL AREA, GREENWOOD, AND
FREMONT.
ONE COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT ALL
OF THE DISCUSSIONS WAS
DISCUSSING HOW WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO CREATE AND
IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN
IMPLEMENT AND WORK TOGETHER ON
TODAY.
SO RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 6,
WE HOPE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE NS
MEETING RESUME IN DECEMBER.
NOTHING ON TODAY'S INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL COUNTY.
GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND LIKEWISE ON
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA NO
ITEMS FROM THAT COMMITTEE.
LAST THURSDAY I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUGET
SOUND WHERE WE TOOK ACTION TO
ADOPT A MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
REGION GROWTH PLAN KNOWN AS
REGION 2050 AND PROUD TO MAKE IT
TO ALL OF CITY OF SEATTLE'S
VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE REVISED
AND UPDATED REGIONAL GROWTH PLAN
, VISION 2050.
THAT'S IT FROM MY TEAM AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR HEAR
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NOTHING WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
COLLEAGUES, AS A REMINDER WE
HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
THIS AFTERNOON.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER EYES
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL NOW CAN BE
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND
PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TO DISCUSS ACTUAL
LITIGATION EXECUTIVE SESSION
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
PRESENT TO ENSURE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSION.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TO END BY
NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM TODAY. IF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
úEXTENDED BEYOND 1:00 PM TODAY,
I WILL RETURN TO OPEN FORUM AND
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECTED DURATION.
SO COLLEAGUES, HANG TIGHT WHILE
WE TRANSITION OVER.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, ONCE I GET THE
CONFIRMATION FROM I.T.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
ROLL FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE STILL
RECORDING.