>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
TODAY IS NOVEMBER 18th, AND THE
TIME IS 9:31.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
WITH A CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES .
>> HERE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> --
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> WE EXPECT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO BE JOINING US.
AS WE SEE HERBOLD JOIN US, WE
WILL NOTATE HER ATTENDANCE.
WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA.
IT SPANS TWO DAYS.
IF YOU SEE THE AGENDA IS
PROBABLY GOING TO BE RECESSED,
THEN WE WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
UNDERSTAND WE WILL DEFINITELY
HAVE THE ONE HOUR BREAK BETWEEN
1:00 AND 2:00 P.M., AND TODAY
WE WILL ADJOURN BY 5:00 P.M.
BECAUSE WE CAN CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION AS WELL TOMORROW.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADOPT THE
AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
FOLKS, TODAY'S AGENDA IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO MOVE TO AMEND ANY ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA THAT YOU SEE, A LONG
LIST OF ITEMS HERE.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO AMEND TODAY'S
AGENDA FOR ANY NEW, FOR ANY
SUBSTITUTE ITEMS.
TO FURTHER VERIFY, AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES, TO AN
ITEM ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, DO
NOT NEED TO BE ADDED AS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA.
THAT ITEM IS ALREADY THERE.
ONLY NEW BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT
ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND ARE
ADDED AT THIS POINT, WOULD BYU
WOULD AMEND THE AGENDA.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
WHILE THERE ARE PROPOSED
CHANGES TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
FOR SUBSTITUTE ITEMS, THESE ARE
NOT NEW ITEMS.
AND GIVEN THAT THEY ARE
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSALS FOR ITEMS
ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR
CONSIDERATION, I AM NOT AWARE
OF ANY ITEM THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA, AND
THEREFORE AMENDING OUR AGENDA
THIS MORNING.
IF THAT IS CORRECT AND THERE IS
NO ITEM TO BE ADDED TO OUR
AGENDA TODAY, I AM GOING TO ASK
THAT OUR AGENDA BE ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THANK YOU IS A MEMBER HERBOLD
FOR JOINING US.
WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED AND
I WANTED TO KNOW YOUR PRESENCE
FOR THE RECORD.
TO I VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING.
I WANT TO SAY FIRST, TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS CALLED IN,
WRITTEN US, TESTIFIED.
WE HAVE HAD ALMOST 13 HOURS OF
PUBLIC COMMENT JUST THIS FALL
ALONE.
WE SET OUT TO HAVE AN INCLUSIVE
PROCESS THAT CENTERS THIS
BUDGET, THE REVISED BUDGET ON
THE NEEDS OF SEATTLEITES.
WE HAVE UNPACKED THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET, ENGAGE WITH
CONSTITUENTS AND EXPERTS OF
VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING
WARDING OFF AUSTERITY BUDGETING
AND PREPARING OURSELVES FOR THE
WORST CASE SCENARIO DUE TO
COVID-19 ON THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN FRONT OF
US TRULY REFLECTS ALL OF THE
COUNCIL'S INPUT.
AND I HOPE THAT THAT REFLECTS
OUR VALUES AS WE WRAP UP OUR
DELIBERATIONS TODAY, TOMORROW,
AND MONDAY.
WE WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE
INCREDIBLE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM
WHO AS WE HAVE SAID HAS BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, OVER
THE WEEKENDS, THE COMMUNICATION
TEAM AS WELL WHO HAVE BEEN
BREAKING DOWN THE BUDGET FOLKS
CAN UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE A SENSE
OF WHERE WE ARE AT.
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE WORK
REMOTELY.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE I.T.
TEAM, THE FOLKS IN THE CLERK'S
OFFICE, SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND
EVERYBODY IN THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT WHO HAS MADE ALL THE
DELIBERATIONS POPSICLE.
-- POSSIBLE.
IN NEW YEAR IS DOING THE BUDGET
EASY BUT THIS YEAR WAS TOUGHER
THAN MOST.
WE HAD MULTIPLE COMPOUNDING
CRISES, THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN,
HOUSING CRISIS, HOMELESSNESS
STATE OF EMERGENCY, CIVIL RIGHTS
RECKONING AND PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS, ALL AT THE SAME TIME
DEALING WITH A NATIONAL FEDERAL
ELECTION.
AND THE CHAOS THAT WAS SOWN BY
MISINFORMATION COMING FROM THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
IN ADDITION TO VERY LITTLE
SUPPORT GIVEN THE DIVIDED
CONGRESS AND WE APPRECIATE ALL
OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS
THAT FOUGHT TO MAKE SURE THERE
WAS COVID-19 RELIEF.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THOSE FEDERAL PARTNERS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW
ADMINISTRATION.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU DID NOT SEE
THE COLUMN THIS MORNING, HE
REALLY APPLAUDED SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL FOR STEPPING UP AND
LEADING THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
úTHAT WE PAST THE JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX TO HELP
HUNDREDS OF WORKERS, SMALL
BUSINESSES, I SHOULD SAY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, OF SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND WORKERS,
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION,
ASSISTANCE, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
TO IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENSURE THAT
FOLKS STAY HOUSED AND THE
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS HAVE
SUPPORT.
WITHOUT THE JUMPSTART SEATTLE
PACKAGE, TO PUT IT MILDLY, HE
WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE IN A WORLD
OF HURT.
THANK GOODNESS THAT WE DID PASS
THAT BECAUSE THIS BUDGET, IN
PART, BALANCES BECAUSE WE HAVE
ROGRESSIVE REVENUE WE CAN RELY
ON.
WE HAD A SLIGHT UPTICK IN THE
REVENUE FORECAST, BUT THAT IS
NOT THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED
US.
ALL OF YOU HAVE TO PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS, DIRECTLY INTO THE
COMMUNITIES, WHILE WE ALSO
REBUILD THE RESERVE FROM $3
MILLION, IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, TO NOW, $40 MILLION.
JUST UNDER $40 MILLION.
THIS IS A HUGE NOTE OF I THINK
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
BUT ALSO NOT ENOUGH.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, TO MAKE
URE THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOW
HAVING TO SHATTER THEIR
BUSINESSES AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE
THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19, AND
WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY AND
SMALL BUSINESSES GET THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED, IN
ADDITION TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE, OUR SENIORS, AND
OUR FOLKS NOT ABLE TO WORK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
HAVE ASSISTANCE.
IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT OUR CITY
IS FACING COMPOUNDING CRISES AT
THE SAME TIME.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO
RESPOND TO THE CRISIS THROUGH
THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE STEPPED UP AND MADE
SURE THAT THIS IS AN ANTI-
AUSTERITY BUDGET.
WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US
INDICATES IN MASSIVE
INVESTMENTS IN HOMELESS
SUPPORT, COMMUNITY ORIENTED
SOLUTIONS, TO ALTERNATIVES TO
POLICING.
AND YES, I KNOW THERE IS MORE
TO DO, LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS IS
NOT AN AUSTERITY BUDGET.
IT IS CENTERED ON THE
PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE SET OUT
TO A COMPASS.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMY, MORE
SUPPORT FOR SEATTLEITES TO BE
HEALTHY, HOUSED, AND SAVED.
-- SAFE.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES OUR CITY RUN
AND WE WANT TO PROTECT THOSE
THAT HELP MAKE THESE SERVICES
POSSIBLE.
THIS BUDGET FOLLOWS THE DATA
THAT SHOWS WE CANNOT CUT OUR
WAY OUT OF A RECESSION.
WE CANNOT ELIMINATE POSITIONS
IN PROGRAMS BECAUSE THAT ONLY
PROLONGS ECONOMIC HURT.
AND WORSENS THE OUTCOME FOR
PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND OUR
RESIDENTS AS A WHOLE.
THIS BUDGET, IN CONCLUSION,
WITH THE INCLUSION OF ALL OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE
CONTINUE TO PROPOSE, AND THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WILL DISCUSS
TODAY, INVEST HEAVILY IN
STOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID-
19, WORKING TO ENSURE SMALL
BUSINESSES HAVE WHAT THEY CAN
TO SURVIVE AND HELPING WORKERS
BY MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO TRANSIT AND ENSURING
NEIGHBORS DO NOT FALL DEEPER
INTO HOUSING AND SECURITY ARE
HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE INVESTING IN COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE
MUCH MORE TO DO.
BUT WE ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT
THOSE INEQUITIES.
INEQUITIES THAT WE KNOW HAVE
ONLY BEEN EXACERBATED BY COVID-
19.
WE HAVE A LOT IN FRONT OF US
TODAY.
I SET THAT TONE TO SAY, I AM
REALLY PROUD OF THE COUNCIL AND
THE WAY THAT WE HAVE ALL COME
TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS.
IT IS MY ATTEMPT AFTER WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU, TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE REFLECT ALL OF THE
PRIORITIES.
AND THAT THE FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE KNOW THE
IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE, THE CHANGES THAT YOU
PROPOSED, THE SWATHS THAT YOU
ARE SUGGESTING AND IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE COME
TO TODAY, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE MUCH MORE TO DO WITH
THE CALL OF INVESTMENTS AND
DIVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND
THE CALL THAT LACK LIVES TRULY
MATTER.
IN OUR BUDGET DOCUMENTS AND
LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS TO COME
NEXT YEAR.
I HOPE THAT THIS BUDGET IS SEEN
AS A CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN
THE STRATEGIES THAT WE NEED FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT
HOUSING SUPPORT, ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
FOOD ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE
OPPORTUNITIES, AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
ADDRESSING A GREEN NEW DEAL,
MAKING SURE THERE ARE
INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN AND LIVING
BUILDINGS IN OUR CITY.
OR TREE SUPPORT AND THAT WE
PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO STANDUP
OUR GREEN NEW DEAL COMMITMENTS.
ALL OF YOU DESERVE A HUGE
AMOUNT OF KUDOS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF WORKING
REMOTELY.
I WANT TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY
WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN UP TO.
AND JOSEPH FROM THE MEDICATION
STAFF WILL BRIEFLY PROVIDE A
TUTORIAL FOR FOLKS BEFORE WE
GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT, TO
SHOW HOW YOU IN THE PUBLIC CAN
TRACK ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH HER
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE OFFERED
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
JOSEPH IS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND
THE MOVING GRAPHICS THAT YOU
WILL SEE THIS YEAR.
THE SMALL THAT HE IS AND HAVE
BEEN CREATED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
WAYS IN WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE LIFTING UP THE COMMUNITY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOSEPH
TO SHOW HOW MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN SEARCH FOR WHERE
THERE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE PUT
ITEMS FORWARD AND IN THE OVER
160 ITEMS WE HAVE BEEN
DELIBERATING, HOW WE CAN MAKE
IT AN EASY PROCESS FOR YOU ALL
TO UNDERSTAND.
JOSEPH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING AND PLEASE EXTEND
OUR APPRECIATION TO ALL IN THE
COMMUNICATION SHOP AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS
JOSEPH G, HEART OF THE COMEDIC
ASIAN STEAM.
AND I PUT TOGETHER A TOOL, THAT
-- COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
PUT THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE
DRAFT BUDGET AS IT STANDS NOW,
TO UNDERSTAND WHICH MEMBERS
SPONSORED WHICH ITEMS AND WHAT
CATEGORIES THEY FALL INTO AS
ALIGNED BY THE CHAIRS BALANCING
PRINCIPLES.
AND LASTLY, YOU CAN ALSO GROUP
AMENDMENTS BY THE PACKAGES THAT
THEY ARE BEING CONSIDERED, BOTH
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WITH THAT I WILL JUST SHARE MY
SCREEN AND SHOW YOU WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE.
SO, THIS IS A PAGE THAT IS LIVE
ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE.
IF YOU GO TO THE COUNCIL
HOMEPAGE THERE SHOULD BE A
LITTLE SLIDE THERE MOMENTARILY
THAT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT HERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A
LIST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE,
AS WELL AS THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
LIST OF THE CATEGORIES FOR
BUDGET PRINCIPLES, AND LASTLY,
THE VOTING GROUPS THAT WILL BE
CONSIDERED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.
SO THOSE CAN HELP PARSE OUT THE
AMENDMENTS.
SO JUST TO GIVE A QUICK EXAMPLE
OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE, IF
YOU WANTED TO SEE ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION, THAT ARE
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, JUST CLICK ON HERBOLD
RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN SEE EACH
OF THE AMENDMENTS HERE.
AS WELL AS A LINK TO THE PDF,
THE DETAILED DOCUMENTS COMPILED
BY CENTRAL STAFF.
AND A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF WHAT
THAT DOES.
SIMILARLY, IF YOU WANTED TO SEE
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
RELATED TO HOUSING, CLICK ON
HOUSING, THERE YOU GO.
AND THEN LAST, THE VOTING
GROUPS, SO THESE ARE THE
GROUPINGS THAT ARE BEING USED
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
IF YOU CLICK ON THESE, YOU MAY
FIND IT USEFUL TO FOLLOW ALONG
WITH THE AGENDA AS WE GO
THROUGH THINGS TODAY.
SO I HOPE THIS IS VALUABLE AND
UNDERSTANDING KIND OF THAT BIG
SWATH OF AMENDMENTS AND
BREAKING THEM OUT MAKES IT
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FOR
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JOSEPH, A HUGE ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
THAT IS A REALLY HELPFUL TOOL.
THANK YOU.
IC MEMBER SHOWING THEIR
APPRECIATION ON THE SCREEN
HERE.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE.
NOT ONLY FOR THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS BUT FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC AT LARGE.
VERY EXCITING TOOL TO HAVE AND
REALLY STATE-OF-THE-ART, GIVEN
THE OTHER WEBSITES WE HAVE SEEN
FOR GOVERNMENT AND HOW WE TRACK
AMENDMENTS.
YOU HAVE MADE THIS PROCESS EASY
TO UNDERSTAND.
SO WITH THAT WE SAY THANK YOU
AGAIN.
AND WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
COLLEAGUES TODAY, WE HAVE A
DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AT
LEAST ONE HOUR.
I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
SIGNING UP AND THE CONTINUED
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT IS
AVAILABL, ACCESSIBLE, AND THE
YOU ALL ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE
COMMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE
LEADING REMOTELY.
WE WILL AT THIS POINT ASK THAT
WE GET YOUR AGREEMENT TO AMEND
THE RULES, THE RULES ONLY ALLOW
FOR 20 MINUTES A PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE 60
MINUTES TO GET THROUGH ALL THE
FOLKS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO, I MOVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES SO THAT
THE COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD CAN BE MOVED UP TO 60
MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED IN
TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS UP TO 60 MINUTES.
WE WILL CALL MEMBERS IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPEAR ON
THE LIST.
AND EACH MEMBER WILL BE GIVEN
ONE MINUTE.
PLEASE DO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
END THE MICROPHONE OPPORTUNITY
AT THAT TIME TO MOVE TO THE
NEXT PERSON.
THE START BY STATING YOUR NAME
AND THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING
TO.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT YOU ARE ABLE
TO AT SEATTLE.GOV'S WEBSITE.
AGAIN YOU WILL HEAR THE
REMINDER THAT YOU NEED TO PUSH
START 6, AFTER YOU HEAR THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE IT.
THAT IS YOUR PROMPT TO PUSH STAR
6. WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIME YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS TO WRAP IT UP.
AND PLEASE END YOUR COMMENT BY
HANGING UP AND DIALING IN ON
THE LISTEN IN LINE OR WATCHING
ON SEATTLE CHANNEL AND THE OTHER
OPTIONS LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WITH THAT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BEGIN.
THE FIRST IS PETER S, GOOD
MORNING, PETER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PETER S, A SCIENTIST
LIVING IN DISTRICT 4 AND I USE
HE/HIM PRONOUNCE.
WE HAVE A DYSFUNCTIONAL PD
NEARING ONE DECADE UNDER A
FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE.
THE OBVIOUS ANSWER FOR ANY
PROBLEMATIC DEPARTMENT IS TO
SHIP THE FUNDING ELSEWHERE AND
DISSOLVED IT.
OR AT LEAST REDUCE IT BY SOME
MEANINGFUL AMOUNT SUCH AS 50%.
THIS SUMMER COUNCIL MEMBERS
SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS
WOULD WORK AND WHY IT WAS
NECESSARY.
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
IF YOU ARE ALREADY TALKING
ABOUT HIRING 114 NEW COPS IN
2021, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THOSE
WORDS AND YOUR PROMISES FROM
THIS SUMMER WERE MEANINGLESS.
NO NEW COPS, LET LACK
BRILLIANCE LEAD THE WAY.
DEFUND THE PD BY AN ADDITIONAL
9 MILLION, TO PREVENT IT FROM
HIRING IN 2021.
I SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MAIA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS MAIA G, I AM THE
SEATTLE TENANT ORGANIZER IN
DISTRICT 4. THANK YOU TWO
BUDGET CHAIR 1010 AND ALL THE
OTHERS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THE
AMENDMENT OF ADDITIONAL
$500,000, FOR THE EDUCATION
ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING.
SEATTLE IS A PROUD ENDORSER OF
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
PLEASE ENDORSE THE HIRING FREEZE
FOR COPS THROUGH 2021.
SEATTLE HAS EXPERIENCED A
HOMELESSNESS INTENSIFICATION
CRISIS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
WITHOUT ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL
WE WILL SEE GREATER
DISPLACEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS
OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
IN ADDITION TO THE HIRING
FREEZE THIS BUDGET CYCLE, I AM
CALLING TO ASK THE CYCLE -- THE
COUNCIL FOR TENANTS IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET.
IC LANDLORD USING INTIMIDATION
AND HARASSMENT TO TRY TO GET
AROUND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.
THIS AMENDMENT IS IMPERATIVE TO
FIGHT INFECTIONS AND FIGHT
DISPLACEMENT.
NO NEW COPS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAIA.
GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD G FROM DISTRICT 7. IN
THE SPRING OF 2017 -- WAS
MURDERED BY THE SPD AND CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAME WOKE.
BUT THEN THEY HIT THE SNOOZE
BUTTON AND GAVE THEMSELVES
PERMISSION TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THE 2017 AND 2018 POLICE UNION
CONTRACTS THAT ENSURED WE WOULD
SLEEP IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS
OF POLICE MURDERS AND ABUSE.
IN THE SPRING OF 2020, GEORGE
FLOYD WAS MURDERED IN THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS ONCE MORE CAME
WOKE HIM A IT ONLY WOKE ENOUGH
TO EXPRESS OUTRAGE AT A POLICE
MURDER 1400 MILES AWAY.
BUT NOT THE SPD MURDER OF
TERRY.
JUST TWO MILES FROM CITY HALL.
ONCE MORE THE COUNCIL APPEARS
READY TO HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON,
GIVING UP UNSUBSTANTIAL FUNDING
OF THE POLICE GIVING UP ON REAL
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
TODAY YOU WILL VOTE ON ITEM 143
FOR A DRAFT FOR COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT BOARD WITH POLICE.
WHEN YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON
AGAIN AND HIDE UNDER THE
COVERS?
IF YOU VOTE CAPITAL NO ON THE,
YOU CAN TELL US HOW YOU BROUGHT
JUSTICE FOR THE 25 OTHER PEOPLE
THAT WERE KILLED BY SPD THE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CASTILLO,
MAX, AND KATE.
GOOD MORNING CASTILLO.
>> WE DO NOT NEED MORE MONEY TO
THE POLICE THEY CAN BRUTALIZE
AND COMMIT WAR CRIMES AGAINST
US.
AMAZON TAX AND CUT PROGRAMS
THAT WORKING PEOPLE RELY ON,
INCLUDING BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES.
-- EMPTY PROMISES TO KEEP.
MY BROTHER WAS SNATCHED FROM A
MURDEROUS PD THAT YOU REFUSE TO
HOLD ACCOUNTABLE.
AND REFUSED TO RELEASE HIS
PUBLIC RECORD.
THAT I AM, LIKE MANY OTHERS
LIKE ME, -- EXPOSING YOU FOR
WHO YOU ARE ABOUT.
CLEARLY NOT YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
NO NEW COPS.
DEFUND THE POLICE BY 50%.
GET OUT OF THE WAY OF PEOPLE
TRYING TO ENACT REAL CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT IS MAX.
AND MORNING, MAX.
>> HELLO.
MY NAMES MAX, AND I AM A MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR, CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET ENERGY TO STAND BY YOUR
PLEDGE TO REDUCE SPD BUDGET BY
50%.
IS THE BUDGET STANDS NOW IT IS
NOT ONLY PITIFULLY FALL SHORT OF
THAT PROMISE BUT FROM THE
HIRING FREEZE OF 2021.
OUR CITY HAS TO MAKE SO MANY
SACRIFICES, IT IS HARD
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
FIND MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON
BRUTALIZATION A BLACK AND BROWN
NEIGHBORS AND THE EMOTIONAL
APPEASEMENT OF WEALTHY, WHITE
HOMEOWNERS.
EVERY COP WE PUT ON THE STREET
IS A FAIL, IT FAILS TO ADDRESS
THE ROOT CAUSE OF CRIME, MOST
OFTEN POVERTY.
IT FAILS TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT WHEN THE STATUS QUO
IS NOT WORKING AND FAILS TO BE
THE CITY THAT WE OFTEN CLAIM TO
BE.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT BLACK LIVES
MATTER AND AFFIRM THAT HERE
THIS WEEK WITH YOUR VOTES.
MET WITH A HASHTAG ON YOUR
INSTAGRAM OR A PIECE OF PAPER
THAT YOU BROUGHT TO A MARTONE
TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS KATE, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M KATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN
SEATTLE AND RENTER IN DISTRICT
2. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GERMAN
MOSQUEDA FOR THE -- CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA AND WITH THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET WE RECOGNIZE
RACIAL JUSTICE AND LOW INCOME
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY
TO BE MENTORS AND WITHOUT
SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR TENANT
SERVICES WE CAN EXPECT GREATER
DISPLACEMENT OF THESE
COMMUNITIES.
EVEN NOW WITH THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM IN PLACE, WE HAVE
BEEN SUPPORTING TENANTS WHOSE
LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
THEM ANYWAY.
ONCE THIS ENDS WE ARE
ANTICIPATING A TSUNAMI OF
EVICTIONS.
WITHOUT EDUCATION ADVERTISING
AND ADVOCACY, ANY RENTALS WILL
SELF OF THE TWO AVOID THE
HASSLE OF THE FORMAL EVICTION
PROCESS TO GO TO COURT.
WE NEED SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
FIGHT BACK.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COMPETE
WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
FOR FUNDING WHEN WE SHOULD BE
ATTACKING BIG BUSINESSES AND
DEFUND THE POLICE BY AT LEAST
50%.
THANK YOU.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
I CANNOT GET OFF OF THE MUTE
THERE.
GOOD MORNING.
KATIE WILSON IS NEXT, ROBERT K
AND ROBERT B. GOOD MORNING,
KATIE.
JUST DOUBLE CHECKING.
DO WE HAVE KATIE WILSON?
>> I THINK THAT WE LOST HER.
>> OKAY.
APOLOGIES.
KATIE, DIALBACK AND AND WE WILL
GET BACK TO YOU.
THERE YOU ARE.
SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY.
>> FIRST, ABOUT THE LAST
PROPOSAL, TO INCLUDE THE
LICENSE FEE, THE TRANSIT
BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION,
WITH THE CURRENT FUNDING, BUT
WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE CITY
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT
SHOULD BE REDIRECTED TO
BRIDGES.
WE DO NOT THINK THERE IS BEEN
ENOUGH TIME FOR FULL
DISCUSSION.
PLEASE SET UP A MORE ROBUST
DECISION AND HOW HE SHOULD BE
USED.
WE ALSO SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
PLEASE ADD FUNDS FOR SELF-
MANAGEMENT WAS COMMUNITIES.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES OR TEND
CITIES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A
SHOESTRING TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
THEY NEED CITY SUPPORT TO
CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AND
PLEASE INCLUDE THEM IN THE
BUDGET.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE
COMMITMENT IN COMMUNITY
VARIETIES, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED
IN THE SLOW PROGRESS FROM
POLICING.
PLEASE SHIFT 9 MILLION MORE
FROM SPD TO PREVENT HIRING OF
OFFICERS NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATIE.
ROBERT, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM ROBERT, A DISTRICT 6
RESIDENT.
I URGE YOU TO DEFUND SPD BY 50%
AND IMPLEMENT THE POLICE HIRING
FREEZE.
ON ANOTHER TOPIC, SIX YEARS AGO
THE COUNCIL AND VOTERS PLANNED
TO MASSIVELY IMPROVE TRANSPORT
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.
IT WORKED SO WELL THAT SEATTLE
LED THE COUNTRY IN TRANSIT
GROWTH, ATTACKING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS.
AT NO TIME DID ANYONE THINK
>> THE STAKEHOLDERS LAID OUT
THE AMENDMENT AND TRYING TO LAY
OUT EXACTLY HOW THAT HAPPENED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THAT
ONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ HAS
THAT AMENDED.
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THERE.
LAURA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> FOLLOWED BY AIR IN AND --.
GOOD MORNING.
SORRY FOR THAT DELAY.
>> MY NAME IS LAURA BLACK AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND I WORK
IN THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM
FOR FAMILIES.
I'M CALLING TO PROMOTE THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE WITH RAPID REHOUSING
PROGRAMS TO KEEP FAMILIES
HOUSED.
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL
OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE
OCTOBER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THEY SHARE THEIR FAMILY DRAMATIC
EXPERIENCE WITH HOMELESSNESS
AND JOURNEY TO A HOME WITH
RAPID REHOUSING.
WE WERE HONORED THAT THESE BUSY
MOTHERS TO TIME TO SHARE THEIR
STORY AND HOPE COUNCIL THAT
HONORS THEIR EXPERIENCE BY
INCREASING FUNDS WITH THESE
LIFE-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS.
RAPID REHOUSING IS A CRITICAL
STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS.
IT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE
HOMELESSNESS -- BY THE PANDEMIC.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY
SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE TO
CONTINUE TO SEE VULNERABLE
FAMILIES HOUSED IN AVOID THE
HARMS OF FACING HOMELESSNESS
AGAIN.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND OTHERS FOR
YOUR SUPPORT IN THE STRATEGY TO
END HOMELESSNESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND ANNA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS ANNA FROM THE
DISABILITY AND MOBILITY
INITIATIVE.
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON.
FIRST OF ALL WE SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
BUT ALSO I WANT TO SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ADDITION
OF THE $20.00 VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE.
WE SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE THERE
ARE SO MANY UNDERFUNDED
MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
NEEDS IN OUR CITY.
BUT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE
FUNDING GOES TOWARDS ADVANCING
EQUITY ACCESSIBILITY, AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
THEREFORE WE SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THE
CITY TO HAVE A DEEPER
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE THE
REVENUE SHOULD BE INVESTED.
THANKS.
>> EXCELLENT.
TO I VERY MUCH.
AND PRESIDENT T, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS NANETTE T, I AM THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED.
I WANT TO THANK THE EIGHT
COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SUPPORTED
US A FEW WEEKS AGO AND CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA THAT INCLUDED IT IN
THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
TAKE TO THE STREETS TO PROTEST
INJUSTICE.
THEY DEMANDED A NEW AND
REIMAGINED WAY OF POLICING.
WE SAW THE WAY TO ANSWER THE
CALL BY ESTABLISHING A NEW
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER.
OUR DIVERSE UNIT IS READY TO
TAKE ON NEW EXPANDED ROLES, ONE
THAT WILL REESTABLISH TRUST AND
BE BUILT ON A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
PEOPLE ARE NOT ANGRY BECAUSE
THEY DON'T HAVE MORE EFFICIENT
PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
THEY ARE ANGRY BECAUSE NOTHING
HAS CHANGED.
OUR UNIT WANTS TO BE PART OF
THE CHANGE.
AND WE FULLY SUPPORT THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION CENTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BARBARA, GOOD MORNING.
>> BARBARA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
ALICE L, HELEN W, AND KAREN G.
DO WE HAVE BARBARA WITH US?
OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING YOU BARBARA.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
WE WILL COME BACK IF YOU ARE
STILL THERE.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO
TOGGLE THROUGH SO APOLOGIES FOR
THAT.
OKAY.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ALICE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
I AM ALICE L. WITH 50 SEATTLE.
WE CONTINUE TO STAND WITH THE
CAUSE OF SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
DEFUNDING SPD.
TODAY I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES.
FOR 50 SEATTLE, THEY HAVE
ALWAYS STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE
LICENSE FEES AND THE USED TO
FUND TRANSIT.
BUT WITH CLIMATE AND COVID-19
EMERGENCIES RAGING IN SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE EMISSIONS INCREASING,
WE ARE MYSTIFIED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN'S PROPOSAL, TO
SHIFT MONEY THAT PEOPLE NEED
RIGHT NOW AND USE FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE WHICH IS A LOG TERM
INVESTMENT IN CARS.
IF THERE WERE A CLIMATE NOTED
ATTACHED TO THIS, IT WOULD
READ, ARE YOU KIDDING?
WE SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES THAT
WOULD SUPPORT THE EQUITABLE
PROCESS, LIKE STAKEHOLDERS
ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY BOARD GROUP TO DETERMINE
HOW OUR TABS WOULD BE SPENT.
AND WE ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN TO WORK TOWARDS LONG-
TERM, STABLE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HELEN W, WE SEE YOU LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
WE WILL COME BACK IF YOU DIAL
IN.
AND WE WILL GO TO KAREN AND
BACK TO BARBARA.
KAREN, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS KAREN.
I AM A RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 7
AND SENIOR WHO LIVES IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
I OBJECT TO AMENDMENT NUMBER
116, THAT WOULD FURTHER
ADVOCATE 93 POLICE OFFICER
POSITIONS AND SPD.
FURTHER ALTERNATIVES HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENT IT AND
PUTTING OUR SAFETY AT RISK.
ALSO SLASHING OVERTIME THERE
WILL BE NO RECOURSE TO RESPOND
TO VIOLENT CRIMES, WHICH IS
INCREASING IN THE CITY.
WE ARTY HAVE A LOW RATIO OF
SWORN OFFICERS PER 10,000
RESIDENTS, COMPARED TO THE
OTHER TOP 50 CITIES IN THE U.S.
DOWNTOWN AND MANY OTHER DENSE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BECOMING
UNSAFE.
OUR ECONOMY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
RECOVER AFTER COVID-19 IF THE
CITY CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE
LAWLESS, REPELLING TOURISTS,
WORKERS, AND RESIDENTS FROM THE
ONCE GREAT CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE WILL GO BACK TO BARBARA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS BARBARA F,
DISTRICT 5 MEMBER.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT IN
SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT.
SEATTLE NEEDS MORE THAN FOUR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE, MAY 4th,
TITLED "SEATTLE OFFICIALS CLEAR
NEW BALLARD CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE
HOMELESS CAN GO DURING COVID-19
PANDEMIC."
THERE WAS A PICTURE OF CYNTHIA
CANTRELL PICKING UP LEAVES
AFTER BEING SWEPT.
AND A FEW WEEKS AGO CYNTHIA WAS
STRUCK AND KILLED BY A VEHICLE
WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AURORA
AVENUE NORTH AT NORTH 1/37.
HER DEATH SHOULD GIVE US PAUSE.
WE DO NOT HAVE 10 CITIES IN
DISTRICT 5, NOT ONE.
WE HAVE MANY ON HOUSED
NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING CHILDREN.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES PROVIDE
SHELTER AND LIFE SAVING FOR
PEOPLE FORCED TO LIVE ON THE
STREETS.
VOTE TO SUPPORT COUNCIL
MEMBER'S SAWANT TO DEFUNDING
SPD BY 50%.
THANK YOU.
>> UI BARBARA.
>> THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SUSAN Y, YOU VANN N, AND PEGGY
H. GOOD MORNING SUSAN.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS SUSAN.
I AM THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
EDUCATION CENTER.
TODAY I AM REPRESENTING THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN
DISTRICT 2 AND 3. I URGE THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE REVISED
BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES $175,000,
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND TO WORK IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT SAFE TO
WORK.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO
CREATE A COMMUNITY WITH
INCREASED NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS
THAT REFLECT OUR RICH HISTORY
AND DIVERSE MISS WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY.
SOME MEMBERS INCLUDE CISD,
LITTLE SAIGON, JAPAN TOWN, --
MUSEUM, AND OTHER FAMILY
DESTINATIONS.
OVER THE LAST YEAR THE FAMILY
HAS BEEN WORKING TO DEVELOP A
FULL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR THE
CID HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE 1967.
DUE TO THE COMMUNITY CRISIS AND
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS WHICH HAS
HIT THE CITY HARD, WE URGE YOU
TO INVEST $175,000 IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND SUSAN, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SEND IN THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS.
YVONNE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS YVONNE AND I WORK
FOR REACH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU TO THE
CANCEL FOR ADDING NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH.
WHICH WAS NEEDED.
I ADDRESSED CONCERNS BETWEEN
23rd AND JACKSON AND THE
CENTRAL AREA TO RAYNOR BEACH.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MIDST
OF DOING THAT IS IT CREATES
TRUST AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS,
NOT ONLY WITH THE ON HOUSED
POPULATION, BUT ALSO WITH THE
COMMUNITY. WE GET MANY CALLS
FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE
GO OUT AND ADDRESS CONCERNS,
SUCH AS HYGIENE, WE HAVE GOTTEN
PEOPLE THE COVID-19 TESTING.
HERE IS, JUST RECENTLY
LYTLE, HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS UP
IN ARMS AND THAT PART.
WE WERE ABLE TO OUT AND
COLLABORATE WITH THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND GET ALL BUT THREE
PEOPLE OUT OF THAT PART.
WE ARE STILL ADDRESSING THE
CONCERNS.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, AND
ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT US WITH DOING OUTREACH
EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
NT BY TO EVERYBODY -- AND TY TO
EVERYBODY OUTREACH AS WELL.
PEGGY, GOOD MORNING.
>> THE MORNING.
MY NAME IS PEGGY AND I AM A
FOUNDER AND VOLUNTEER AND I
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
$800,000 BUDGET AMENDMENT
PURCELL MANAGED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES OPERATED BY NICHOLS
BILL AND CHAIR WHEEL.
AND SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
DIVERSITY AND SHELTER OPTIONS IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
THAT SEEM SELF-EVIDENT TO MANY
PEOPLE.
ONE MODEL DOES NOT SUIT
EVERYONE.
I WANT TO THANK IN PARTICULAR,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES , IN
YOUR SERIOUS WORK TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT
FORGOTTEN.
AND THANKS TO ALL MEMBERS AND
STAFF ARE WORKING SO HARD ON
THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
TO I.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
RIDER, KELSEY, AND JAKE.
GOOD MORNING RIDER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS
RIDER HOFFMAN AND I AM HERE
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM
120.
I AM A FORMER PEO THAT WORKED
FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS FROM 2005 TO
2020, DURING THAT TIME I WILL
ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE RICHLY
DIVERSE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE.
THE DIVERSITY HAS PROVEN TIME
AND TIME AGAIN TO BATTLE ASSIST
IN PROBLEM SOLVING, ADAPTATION
TO SITUATIONS A BROADER
PERSPECTIVE TO ANY ISSUE AT
HAND.
PEO'S ARE CAPABLE AND A
PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
FAITHFULLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY
FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
I FEEL WE HAD A RARE
OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE HOW
PARKING ENFORCEMENT CAN
CONTINUE TO BETTER SERVE THE
COMMUNITY IN THESE TRYING TIMES.
SEATTLE CAN TAKE A BOLD STEP
FORWARD AND CHOOSE TO BE A
MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY AND REIMAGINE BETTER
WAYS TO SERVE THIS DIVERSE
CITY.
I SUPPORT MOVING PARKING
ENFORCEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS --
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
KELSEY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THIS IS KELSEY FROM
TRANSPORTATION COALITION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON
THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
I AM COMMENTING ON OUR SUPPORT
FOR USING THE BLS, THAT IS WHY
MANY OF US HAVE FOUGHT FOR IT
VERY HARD.
BUT WE DO WANT TO EXPRESS
CONCERNS ABOUT DEDICATING
SOURCE FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
DESPITE THE PANDEMIC THERE IS
STILL A LOT OF TRANSIT NEED OUT
THERE.
JUST LAST WEEK AT COUNTY
COUNCIL BUDGET DISCUSSION,
THERE WAS A ROBUST
AUTHORIZATION ABOUT THE
ALLOCATION OF 47,000 SERVICE
HOURS.
AND SEATTLE PROP 1, DESPITE
INCREDIBLE VOTER SUPPORT WILL
NOT BE FUNDING THE SAME LEVEL
THAT BUS SEATTLE HAS BEEN
ENJOYING.
THE $20.00 INCREASE COULD
PROVIDE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
HOURS OF CRITICAL ACCESS FOR
PEOPLE DURING THIS TIME.
WE ALSO WANTED TO EXPRESS
CONCERN THAT THIS WAS
INTRODUCED PRETTY LATE IN THE
PROCESS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN
A GREAT DEAL OF TIME OR
DISCUSSION.
SO, AGAIN, WE SUPPORT USING THE
BLS, TO IMPROVE THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, BUT URGE
YOU TO LOOK AT TRANSIT.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, KELSEY.
JAKE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JAKE.
AND I AM A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER WITH THE CITY.
I WANTED TO USE MY TIME TO
PERSONALLY THANK EACH MEMBER OF
THE COUNCIL FOR NOT JUST THEIR
INITIAL SUPPORT BUT THE
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MOVING OUR
UNIT TO THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
PRIOR TO BECOMING A PEO, I
WORKED AS AN EMT FOR SEVEN
YEARS RESPONDING TO 911 CALLS
IN THE CITY AND HAVE BEEN AROUND
PUBLIC SAFETY MY ENTIRE LIFE.
OVER THE COURSE OF MY LIFE IN
PUBLIC SERVICE, I HAVE LEARNED
IT IS THE BIGGER -- LITTLE
THINGS THAT LEARN TO THE BIGGER
THINGS.
CROSS RESPECT, MOVING OUR NEW
DEPARTMENT IS A LITTLE THING, A
SMALL STEP TO SHOW THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY THAT THEY ARE BEING
HEARD.
THAT THE CITY WANTS TO RESTORE
THE MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT
THAT SHOULD EXIST BETWEEN THE
PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SERVANTS.
THERE IS MORE TO BE SAID ABOUT
THIS THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP IN
ONE MINUTE BUT HOWEVER KNOW
THAT THIS MOVE IS THE RIGHT
MOVE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO AND
EMPOWER US AS WE WORK TOGETHER
TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE NEEDS
OF THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
JACKSON P, REBECCA G, AND AMY T.
MORNING, JACKSON.
>> MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JACKSON PEACH, LIKE
THE FRUIT.
I AM A RENTER IN DISTRICT 4. I
MOVED HERE THIS YEAR AND I AM
CALLING TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO
SHIFT $9 MILLION AWAY FROM THE
SPD HIRING BUDGET AND AIMED NOT
TO PROVIDE ANY NEW POLICE
POSITIONS WHEN WE HAVE MUCH MORE
URGENT PRIORITIES GOING ON THIS
YEAR.
WE NEED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE
OF THE OFFICER RESIGNATIONS, AS
I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL IS
DOING.
BUT TRANSITION AWAY FROM
INVESTING IN POLICING.
AS TO NOT LEAVE A VACUUM,
INVEST IN SCALING UP
ALTERNATIVES TO 911.
AND IN PARTICULAR, I URGE
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RESTORE
FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK PROJECT IN
BEACON HILL.
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HOME
WEATHERIZATION BECAUSE WE
DESPERATELY NEED A SEATTLE
GREEN NEW DEAL, SUPPORT TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES BECAUSE WE
DESPERATELY NEED NEW AND MORE
VARIED HOUSING STOCK FOR
HELPLESS FOLKS.
-- HOMELESS FOLKS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD DAY AS WELL.
REBECCA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ADDING NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AT WHICH
WORKERS, AS THE OUTREACH
WORKERS PARTICULARLY ASSIGNED
TO SOTO, THESE ADDITIONAL
WORKERS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH
WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED BACKUP
AND NEEDED SUPPORT ACROSS ALL
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
DOING OUTREACH IN A SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOOD MEANS WE ARE ABLE
TO BUILD LONG-TERM TRUST WITH
THE FOLKS IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.
YES, THERE IS A MOVEMENT ACROSS
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT I
CONSISTENTLY ENCOUNTERED THE
SAME PEOPLE AND THEY CONSIDER
SOTO HOME.
I KNOW WHO I AM SEEING WHEN I
WALKED DOWN THE STREET AND MORE
IMPORTANT THEY KNOW ME.
THEY KNOW HOW I AM AVAILABLE TO
HELP THEM WHEN THEY NEED IT AND
HOW THEY NEED TO.
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH IS ABLE
TO SOURCE PEOPLE INTO HOUSING
THAT WILL BE A GOOD FIT BECAUSE
WE KNOW THEM ACROSS TIME, ENOUGH
TO RECOGNIZE THE LEVEL OF
SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
RATHER THAN USING A ONE-SIZE-
FITS-ALL APPROACH THAT MAY
RESULT IN EVICTION AND MORE,.
WE KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND
WHERE THEY ARE LIKELY ARE, SO
WE HAVE VITAL APPOINTMENTS THAT
WE CAN GET THEM TO ON TIME.
WE CAN OBSERVE PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL CHANGES OVER TIME WITH
INFORMATION TO BETTER CONNECT
NEIGHBORS TO THE RIGHT
RESOURCES AT THE RIGHT TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A MORNING, AMY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS AMY T AND I AM A
COUNSELOR AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER WITH THE TENANT UNIT
OF WASHINGTON.
I'M ALSO A RENTER IN DISTRICT
4. WE SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
DISTRICT BUDGET AND HAVE FOR
MANY MONTHS AND CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT IT.
WE URGE YOU TO PUT THE $9
MILLION THAT IS CURRENTLY
ALLOCATED FOR NEW COPS TOWARDS
TRUE COMMUNITY SAFETY, LIKE SO
MANY CALLERS BEFORE US HAVE
BEEN SAYING, YOU KNOW, 911
ALTERNATIVES.
GREEN NEW DEAL.
SELF OPERATED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
FOR WORKING ON THE CRISIS THAT
IS, THE HOUSING CRISIS IN OUR
CITY.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS THAT INCLUDES
$500,000 FOR TENANT OUTREACH
AND EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING.
AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS
THREATENING TO WEAKEN THE
MORATORIUM THAT EXTENDS UNTIL
DECEMBER 31st.
DUE TO LANDLORD PRESSURE AND
LANDLORD LOBBYISTS.
WE KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO
SCALE THE EFFORTS AS TIME GOES
ON AND AS THIS PANDEMIC
CONTINUES.
TO REALLY TRULY WORK TOWARDS
PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH INCLUDES
GOOD, AFFORDABLE CLEAN HOUSING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT THREE ARE BRITNEY T,
TIA AND PEGGY, WE ALREADY HEARD
FROM YOU.
AIDAN C. GOOD MORNING, PRETTY.
EIGHT BRITNEY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BRITTANY K, I AM
ALSO A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING OUR PROPOSAL.
I HAVE BEEN IN PARKING
ENFORCEMENT FOR THE LAST THREE
YEARS AND I AM A BLACK WOMAN.
I GREW UP IN SOUTHWEST ANGELES,
A AN AREA THAT WAS KNOWN FOR
CRIME AND GANG ACTIVITY IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS FULL OF CRIME
BUT THERE WERE HARD-WORKING
FAMILIES.
MY INTERACTION WITH THE POLICE
HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN A POSITIVE
ONE.
I FELT THAT THEY DID NOT
UNDERSTAND MY COMMUNITY OR SEE
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
FEARED US.
THE PEO DEPARTMENT HAS A UNIQUE
AND DIVERSE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES,
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
BECUSE AS PEOPLE ARE CALLING
FOR ENFORCEMENT FROM PEOPLE,
FROM THEIR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE
THAT LOOK LIKE THEM AND
UNDERSTAND THEM.
THIS IS WHY I FEEL THAT THE PEO
CAN BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WITH SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION
CENTER BEING THE BEST FIT FOR
US, THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TIA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING TO THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS TIA, I'M A SHELTERED
NEED FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND
A STRONG, SINGLE BLACK MOTHER
OF FOUR CHILDREN.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER
ACADEMY PROGRAM.
IT ALLOWED ME TO GO TO SCHOOL
FULL-TIME AND HAVE A FULL-TIME
JOB WITHOUT THE EXHAUSTION OR
WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO GO THEN
FIND THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR IT.
IT HAS BEEN MY DESIRE TO
FURTHER MY EDUCATION, TO MATCH
MY LIFE EXPERIENCES AS I
CONTINUE TO GROW MY CAREER IN
THE HUMAN SERVICES FIELD.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE SS PA
CLASSES ARE 2 TO 3 DAYS A WEEK
AND I WORK OVERNIGHT SO THE
TIMEFRAME IS PERFECT FOR ME.
I HAVE LEARNED MUCH ABOUT
MYSELF AND THE INSTRUCTORS ARE
GREAT.
PLEASE, HELP TO SUPPORT SS PA
PROGRAM, THE STAFF AND THE
INSTRUCTORS, THEY ACTUALLY CARE
ABOUT US AS INDIVIDUALS.
MY GOAL IS TO BECOME A SOCIAL
WORKER AND IT IS IRONIC THAT ME
AND MY CHILDREN ARE DOING
CLASSES AND HOMEWORK TOGETHER,
I LOVE THAT WE ARE STUDENTS
TOGETHER AND I AM SETTING AN
EXAMPLE.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE PROGRAM SO
FRONT-LINE WORKERS LIKE MYSELF
CAN REACH OUR DREAMS.
THANK YOU.
DOING THE WORK THAT WE LOVE TO
DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AIDAN, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I THINK THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO EMPHASIZE ABOUT THE
BUDGET IS THAT SINCE WE ARE IN
THE RECESSION, THE ECONOMIC
SHOWS THAT WE NEED A STIMULUS
WHERE WE INCREASE SPENDING OVER
PREVIOUS YEARS, AND IF POSSIBLE
CUT REGRESSIVE TAXES.
HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT
CONSTITUTIONALLY ALLOWED TO DO
THAT AT THE CITY LEVEL.
I THINK WE NEED TO CUT AS
LITTLE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE
DON'T END UP WITH WHAT HAPPENS
IN 2009, 10, WHEN MOST FEDERAL
STIFFNESS WAS WIPED OUT BY THE
CUTS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
WE CAN INCREASE PROGRESSIVE
TAXES, CAN FUND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, AND OTHER IMMEDIATE
SOLUTIONS TO ENCAMPMENTS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL
BACKLASH FROM HOME OWNERS,
AGAINST ENCAMPMENTS.
AND THERE ARE SERIOUS HUMAN
NEEDS THERE.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE DOING,
AND PLEASE, SHIFT AS MUCH
FUNDING FROM POLICE
ALTERNATIVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AIDAN.
THE NEXT GROUP OF PEOPLE, CHLOE
G, WILLIAM, AND AVA T. A
MORNING, CHLOE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS CHLOE AND I AM
CODIRECTOR WITH THE REACH
PROGRAM.
I AM CALLING TODAY TO ASK FOR
$100,000 TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL
SERVICE PROVIDER ACADEMY FOR
OUR FRONT-LINE STAFF TO ACCESS
EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
REACH CURRENTLY EMPLOYS OVER
100 STAFF DOING STREET OUTREACH
WORK FOR OUR MOST DISABLED
HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
MANY OF OUR STAFF REPRESENT OR
COME FROM THE POPULATION THAT
WESER.
AND ARE INCREDIBLY SKILLED
STAFF, THEY KNOW HOW TO BUILD
TRUST, AND NAVIGATE THEM
THROUGH BARRIERS INTO HOUSING
INSTABILITY.
BUT BECAUSE OF STRUCTURAL
RACISM AND DISSEMINATION, MANY
STAFF HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION.
THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE
CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE
PROVIDER ACADEMY, THEY PROVIDE
A PATH TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL
GOALS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR
EXPERTISE AND TALENT.
IT SUPPORTS THEM THROUGH THE
EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT AND
GROW OUR FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE MAJORITY BY POCK, AND
TO BECOME SERVICE LEADERS.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU CHLOE.
WILLIAM?
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS WILLIAM AND I LIVE,
I AM A RENTER IN SEATTLE
DISTRICT 7. I AM CALLING TO
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
AND RIGHT NOW, AFTER
DELIBERATION IT SEEMS LIKE THE,
LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO, I AM
INTERESTED IN THE SEATTLE PD
HIRING BUDGET BEING CUT AND I
URGE THAT THE POLICE HIRING
FREEZE TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2021.
SO THEN THE MONEY CAN BE MUCH
BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE, IN
DEALING WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES
PLAGUING US, INCLUDING CLIMATE
CHANGE AND COVID-19 AND
HOMELESSNESS AS A RESULT.
AND, I SUPPORT THE GREEN NEW
DEAL, OF COURSE.
AND THE COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING
SIDEWALK PROJECTS.
SO TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR
EVERYONE.
AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I WAS
GOING TO SAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
>> AVA, GOOD MORNING.
HELLO AVA.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS AVA P. I AM A
STUDENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THIS
TIME.
GROWING UP IN NORTH SEATTLE I
WITNESSED A DRASTIC INCREASE IN
HOMELESS POPULATION OVER THE
PAST YEARS.
THEY ARE NOT OFFERED EASY
ACCESS TO FOOD OR SHELTER.
I ASKED THAT IT MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO --.
FOUR ADDITIONAL TEAMS TO SPD,
LEADING THE POLICE TO --
TRAINED FOR.
THIS WILL HELP WITH THE DECLINE
OF HOMELESSNESS.
RATHER THAN DISPLACEMENT AND
PROVIDING THEM WITH TEMPORARY
FIXES WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE
CURRENTLY DOING.
-- SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SPD
IS UNABLE TO DO ON THEIR OWN.
THE ONGOING DEMANDS TO DEFUND
THE POLICE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ADD MORE FUNDING TO THE HEALTH
FUND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> SONYA B LULLABY CHRISTINE S
AND MYLES J. MILES, IT SAYS
THAT YOU ARE NOT PRESENT SO
FEEL FREE TO CALL IN.
SONYA, GOOD MORNING.
>> A MORNING.
IS A WORKING MOM OF TWO, I AM
CALLING ON COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
COUNCIL MEMBER'S SAWANT
AMENDMENT, TO INVEST THE MONEY
IN COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND
MAKE IT ON YOUR PLEDGE TO DEFUND
THAT YOU MADE IN JUNE BY
TURNING THE SUPPORT INTO
CONCRETE ACTION INSTEAD OF
FREDERICK.
THAT WOULD TRULY MAKE THIS AN
ANTI--- BUDGET.
POLICE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
TO THE COMMUNITY.
SOME CALL TO ABOLISH THE
POLICE, WHICH SOUNDS GREAT.
BUT THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER
THE SYSTEM.
WE NEED POLICING.
ESPECIALLY IN BLACK, ROUND, AND
WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES THAT
DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE WHERE THEY
LIVE.
WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITIES ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY WORSE AND
KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD BE
TREATED THE SAME AS RICH
SUBURBS.
WE DEMAND COMMUNITY CONTROL IN
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET HAS PUT
FORWARD A BUDGET TO PUT ON THE
CITY TO ELECT THE COMMUNITY
BOARD WITH FULL POWERS OVER
LISA COWNIE VALLEY.
INCLUDING THE POWER TO
INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF
EXCESSIVE FORCE.
THE OPPOSITE OF THE POLICE
BESTING THEMSELVES.
IT WILL TAKE TIME AND REQUIRE
VOTER APPROVAL.
WE SHOULD GET STARTED AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHRISTINE N, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER WITH THE CITY OF
ENFORCEMENT OF SEATTLE.
I AM ALSO PART OF THE GUILD AND
I AM ADDRESSING AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 120.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
IN SUPPORT OF OUR PROPOSAL.
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BUDGET
CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA FOR INCLUDING
THE PROPOSAL IN THE BALANCING
BUDGET.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IS A DIVERSE
WORKFORCE.
WE BRING A VARIETY OF
BACKGROUND, AND KNOWLEDGE TO
THE TABLE.
12 DIFFERENT LINKAGES ARE
SPOKEN WITHIN THE UNIT.
WHERE WELL-TRAINED, ADAPTIVE,
CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED AND
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN NEW WAYS.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL
TO MOVE PARKING ENFORCEMENT TO
THE NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
MILES, I STILL SEE YOU LISTED
IS NOT PRESENT.
THAT IS ALSO TRUE OF ANTHONY D.
AND MARGARET D. SO IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO CALL IN, PLEASE FEEL
FREE.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
TONYA CAPITAL L, BERNARD B, AND
--.
GOOD MORNING TONYA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M TONYA, I PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
AS A BLACK WOMAN WHO WAS BORN
AND RAISED IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, DISTRICT 3, AND
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RESIDE NEARLY UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON AS WELL AS REGNIER
BEACH, STRONGLY PROPOSE THAT
OUR UNIT BE ABLE TO TRANSITION
AND ASSIMILATE INTO THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY
AND MEDIATION CENTER.
IS MY HONEST BELIEF THAT THE
CHANGE WILL PROVIDE THE UNIT
WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL AS
THE WAY TO REIMAGINE THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND HAVE A SAFE
THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY.
>> YOU AS WELL.
BERNARD, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD GOOD MORNING, I AM A
OCCUPATIONAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF
THE BOARD WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO HAVE SPACE TO
SPEAK ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.
I AM A PASTOR AND HAVE A CHURCH
AND GREW UP TRUSTING AND HAVING
CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE.
I RECALL BACK TO MY EARLY YEARS,
AN OFFICER WOULD COME TO THE
CLASSROOM AND ENCOURAGE US TO
GET GOOD GRADES AND OBEY THE
LAW.
AND THINGS HAVE NOW CHANGED.
THERE IS A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE
OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK MOVING TO COMMUNITY
SAFETY WILL NOT ONLY HELP US
BRIDGE A GAP AND ALSO BE A
CATALYST BRING CHANGE INTO THE
COMMUNITY, SO I SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITY SAFETY MOVEMENT AND
THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
CAMILLE, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS CAMILLE AND I AM A
CONSTITUENT OF SEATTLE DISTRICT
5, A MOTHER OF TWO, A
HEALTHCARE WORKER AND MEMBER OF
THE ACLU PEOPLE POWER GRID.
FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FOLLOW THE MOST LARGE-SCALE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT SINCE THE
1960S, AND ACHIEVE SYSTEMIC
CHANGE AND GREATER PUBLIC
SAFETY.
SPD AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET ARE GOOD
FOR STEPS BUT WE CAN DO MORE.
I AM URGING THE CITY COUNCIL TO
CUT AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION
FROM SPD, AND CONTINUE THE
HIRING FREEZE IN 2021.
THE $30 MILLION ALLOCATED TO
THE TASK FORCE SHOULD BE
REDIRECTED TO THE COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET MEETING. I
URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
PRIORITIES OUTLINED BY THE
BUDGET COMMISSION, SUCH AS THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, SELF-INDUCED
MANAGEMENT, TINY HOUSE VILLAGES,
AND LITIGATION PROJECT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS CAROL J,
FOLLOWED BY EMILY D, AND STARR
W. GOOD MORNING, CAROL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM CAROL.
I AM A HEALTHCARE WORKER
DOWNTOWN AND MEMBER OF YES TO
SES COALITION.
CITY COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY
BEEN A CHAMPION OF SUPERVISED
SPACES.
AND I AM HERE TO THANK EACH
MEMBER WHO HAS SHOWN LEADERSHIP
BASED INTERVENTIONS TO LOCAL
POLICY.
WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT NOW.
WITH VISIBLE IMPACTS OF THE
DRUG USER HEALTH CRISIS, AND
MANY OF OUR VULNERABLE
NEIGHBORS, WHOSE DRUG USE IS
WITHOUT SAFETY AND HEALTH,
COUNCIL SHOULD CONTINUE SUPPORT
FOR MOVING THIS FUNDING
FORWARD.
SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SPACES
AND SERVICES ARE A KEY PART TO
THE COMMUNITYWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY
PLAN.
IN OUR REALITY BASED AND
RESEARCH PROVEN INTERVENTION.
I AM TESTIFYING TODAY FOR
COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE
LEADERSHIP . THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, EMILY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
GOOD TO HEAR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
EMILY D, MEMBER OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS STANDARD BOARD.
I WANTED TO TALK TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARD TO
CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT
THEY ARE DOING AROUND THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
ALLOCATING FUNDS TO THE OLS AND
ALSO LET YOU KNOW IT IS NOT
ENOUGH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA, WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF
THIS ISSUE AND CHAIR SAWANT FOR
YOUR RECENT SUPPORT.
DOMESTIC WORKERS ARE OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS INVISIBLE BUT
THEY ARE NOT ANYMORE.
THERE ON THE FRONT LINES.
MANY OF THEM DO NOT EVEN KNOW
THAT THEY HAVE PROTECTIONS AND
THE DATA REFLECTS THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS REACHED ONLY 3%
OF THE LOCAL POPULATION OF
WORKERS.
THE WORK IS THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS IS JUST BEGINNING AND
I HOPE WE DO NOT STOP OMENTUM
NOW.
BASIC DETECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS ARE A GREAT STEP
FORWARD BUT IF THE WORKFORCE
DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT PROTECTIONS
THAN WHAT GOOD IS THE
ORDINANCE?
THAT IS WHY THE FUNDING IS
CRITICAL.
I WANTED TO TALK TODAY --
>> EMILY, IF YOU WANT TO SEND
THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CALLING IN
AND SUPPORT OF THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS GOING FORWARD.
THE NEXT PERSON IS STARR, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HELLO ALSO MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS STARR W, I AM A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 7, AND A FOR
LEWD -- FURLOUGHED STARBUCKS
EMPLOYEE.
I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
PLEASE INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX
ON BIG BUSINESSES THAT HAVE A
PROFITING TO THE PANDEMIC WHILE
WORKING PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING
TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES AND OWN
BASIC NEEDS.
AND RESTORE FUNDING FOR ALL THE
BUDGET CUTS.
WHAT DOES EVERYTHING THE
WORKING PEOPLE, A MINUSCULE
AMOUNT FOR BIG BUSINESS IS.
AND THE PROSPERITY BUDGET
PROTECTS BUSINESS IN THE
SEATTLE PD WHILE CUTTING BASIC
SERVICES FOR WORKING PEOPLE.
DON'T CUT EMERGENCY COVID-19
VOUCHERS.
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND RELATABLE SERVICES.
COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES,
OR THE BUS HOURS.
WE HAVE TO DEFEND OUR PLANET
AND STOP RELYING ON FOSSIL
FUELS.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND FUND
PROJECTS FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE DEFUND THE PD
--
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS ALEXIS D. IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF
YOU ARE PRESENT YOU CAN CALL IN.
>> GOOD MORNING JOSIE.
>> JUST CHECKING.
DO WE HAVE JOSIE J?
>> HELLO?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JOSIE AND I AM A
SOPHOMORE AT GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL.
I AM CALLING ON YOU ALL TO
LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
AND DEFUND THE POLICE BY THE
FULL 50%, AND INVEST IN A
SYSTEM THAT VALUES HUMAN LIFE.
OUR CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT.
THIS YEAR ALONE WE HAVE LOST 119
HOUSES BECAUSE OUR CITY DOES
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ROOT
PROBLEM OF THE ISSUES.
THEY RESPOND TO THEM AND
CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE BY BEING
HOMELESS AND DO HOMELESS SWEEPS.
ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES, HOTEL ROOMS,
AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND
INVEST TO EXPAND THE GREEN NEW
YOUTH IN THE CITY CAN HAVE A
FUTURE.
AND INVEST WITH COVID-19
RELIEF.
STAND WITH THE FAMILIES OF
SEATTLE AND THOSE THAT HAVE
LOST LOVED ONES WITH POLICE
KILLINGS IN THE CITY.
DEFUND THE POLICE BY 50%.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
DON, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
AND YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING
SEVEN NEW POSITIONS TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD REACH TEAM. I
WORK FOR REACH IN GEORGETOWN,
HOLDING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS
WITH FOLKS.
PEOPLE TRUST THEY CAN COUNT ON
ME AND HELP THEM PROBLEM SOLVE
WHEN THERE IS A CRISIS.
TO GIVE THEM A VOICE TO TELL
THEIR OWN STORY TO CITY
COUNCIL.
OUTREACH HELPS FOLKS WITH
HEALTHCARE, TRASH REMOVAL, HARM
REDUCTION SUPPLIES AND OTHER
ENTITLEMENTS.
NONE OF THESE ARE QUICK AND
EASY.
AND THERE IS AN AND LISTENING.
SIMPLY MORE OUTREACH MEANS MORE
HELP.
I RAN INTO A CLIENT YESTERDAY
MOVING INTO A NEW APARTMENT IN
TWO WEEKS.
SHE CRIED AND THANKED ME FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT REACHED IN
AND HELPING HER TO ACCESS TO A
MOTEL FOR HER HUSBAND FOR
CANCER CARE, FOSTER WARRANTS
ARE SHE WAS CONNECTED TO
SERVICES WHO MOVED HER INTO THE
BRIDGE AND FOUND HOUSING FOR
HER.
SHE STARTS SCHOOL IN JANUARY
AND TOLD ME SHE WAS OFFERED A
JOB AT THE BRIDGE SHELTER.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
LEAH, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS LEAH AND I AM A
DISTRICT 3 RENTER AND WHITE
WOMAN.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE
DAY THAT DEBATED MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE DO NOT SEE COPS OFTEN BUT
THERE WAS A SMALL GROUP OF 20
OR 30 PEOPLE, PROTESTERS BEING
HARASSED BY A LARGE GROUP OF 30
OR 40 COPS MAKING A NUISANCE
WITH THEIR VAN LOUDSPEAKERS.
I GO OUTSIDE MY HOUSE, FIND A
ROW OF COPS ON BICYCLES RUSHING
PAST MY DOOR.
THEY SHOVED ME AND ORDERED ME
AGAINST A FENCE AND THREATENED
ME.
FOR WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
SO LISTEN, WHEN WE HAVE AN
ENORMOUS -- IN VIOLENCE, THEY
WILL USE THE VIOLENCE.
THIS UNFORTUNATELY AGAINST
FOLKS THAT OPPOSE POLICE AND
AGAINST BIP OC FOLKS.
DEFUND SPD BY OVER 50% AND FULL
POWER TO --.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TRANSIT.
FUND SERVICES --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOLKS, WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES
LEFT AND WE HAVE 20 PEOPLE TO
SPEAK.
I WILL ASK FOR FOLKS TO SPEAK
IN A 45 SECOND ALLOTMENT SO WE
CAN HEAR FROM EVERYBODY WHO IS
PRESENT.
THE NEXT THREE ARE ANGELA H,
KYLA J, AND GORDON WHO IS NOT
PRESENT SO ANTHONY B. ANGELA,
GOOD MORNING.
>> ANGELA, ARE YOU WITH US
STILL?
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO KYLA J.
>> HELLO KYLA.
>> HELLO.
HI.
MY NAME IS KYLA JACKSON AND I'M
A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5. AND
PROGRAM MANAGER AT --.
I AM CALLING TO URGE YOU TO
SHIP $9 MILLION AWAY FROM THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HIRING BUDGET.
AND USE IT TO SCALE UP
ALTERNATIVES TO 911.
JUST CITY BUDGET THAT CANNOT
INCLUDE MORE POLICE ON THE
STREET AND ASK PLEASE QUIT OR
RETIRE WE DON'T NEED MORE
INVESTMENTS TO REPLACE THEM.
PLEASE DON'T CREATE PUBLIC
SAFETY, THE BEST WAY TO
GUARANTEE PUBLIC SAFETY IS TO
MEET PEOPLE'S BASIC NEEDS AND
BUILD OUT OTHER WAYS OF
RESPONDING TO HARMON THE
COMMUNITY.
THE COUNCIL PROPOSED BUDGET
TAKE SOME STEPS FROM POLICING
AND INVESTING IN AMENITIES, BUT
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.
AND YOUR CRITICAL VOTES ON THIS
BUDGET, PLEASE HELP US MOVE TO
THE INVENTION OF INCLUSIVE
SEATTLE AND NOT AWAY FROM IT.
I GENERALLY AM SUPPORTING --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GORDON, WE STILL SEE YOU LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
WE WILL GO BACK TO ANGELA
REALLY QUICK.
OKAY.
SORRY.
ANGELA, WE WILL COME BACK TO
YOU IF YOU ARE STILL PRESENT.
THE NEXT THREE ARE ANTHONY R,
KOLEA, AND BRIDGET O. GOOD
MORNING, ANTHONY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANTHONY R, I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3, A FOUNDING MEMBER
OF THE LOCAL WASHINGTON ANY
PERSON WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.
CITY COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY
AND COLLECTIVELY BEEN A
CHAMPION OF SAFE CONSUMPTION
SPACES.
I AM HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THE COUNCIL SUPPORT, AND THE
LEADERSHIP FOR EVIDENCE-BASED
INTERVENTION, TO ADAPT LOCAL
DRUG POLICY.
I ESPECIALLY WOULD LIKE TO
THANK CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA
LEADERSHIP IN INCLUDING AND
ADVANCING SES FUNDING.
WE NEED YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT,
ESPECIALLY NOW.
THE VISIBLE IMPACT OF DRUG USER
HEALTH, AND VULNERABLE MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH OTHER
SAFETY NETS, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHOULD CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR
MOVING THIS FUNDING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU AS
WELL.
KOLEA, GOOD MORNING.
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALREADY HEARD
FROM KOLEA.
ACTUALLY.
LET'S MOVE TO BRIDGET O. GOOD
MORNING BRIDGET.
UNLESS WE HAVE TWO KOLEA.
SEARCHING, SEARCHING.
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO BRIDGET.
AND MORNING.
>> WE WILL GET FOLKS --
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU BRIDGET, THANK YOU
FOR THE FOLKS AT I.T.
KEEPING UP WITH US.
THANKS BRIDGET.
>> HELLO.
YOU CAN HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> HELLO?
HI.
SORRY.
[ LAUGHTER ] I AM HAVING
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
MY NAME IS BRIDGET O, A RENTER
IN DISTRICT 3. AND I AM CALLING
TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE
BUDGET PUT FORWARD BY MY
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
AND THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AS
WELL.
I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE AGENDA
ITEM REGARDING OUT OF ORDER
LAYOFFS, FOR SPD.
I THINK IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE
GET RID OF OFFICERS WITH A
HISTORY OF MISCONDUCT AND
BRUTALITY.
AND THAT SHOULD JUST BE A NO-
BRAINER FOR EVERYBODY.
I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF --
>> THANKS BRIDGET, PLEASE SEND
IN YOUR SECOND ITEM FOR US, IN
WRITING.
JONAS D, FOLLOWED BY DOUG T,
AND PATRICK B. GOOD MORNING,
JONAS.
>> MY NAME IS JONAS AND I AM A
SENIOR AT THE -- SCHOOL AND
DISTRICT 4. I HAVE LIVED THERE
FOR ALL 17 YEARS OF MY LIFE AND
WITNESS THE MISTREATMENT OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS A SEATTLEITE ISSUE.
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE I'VE ONLY
SEEN THE PROBLEM GET WORSE AND
THE ONLY ACTION I'VE SEEN TAKEN
IS PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT OR
WRITING THINK PIECES.
IN THE MEANTIME THE NUMBER OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE WENT FROM 7980
AND 2002, THE YEAR I WAS BORN,
TO OVER 11,000 AND 2020.
THE GROWTH IS UNACCEPTABLE AND
THE COUNCIL SHOWS IT DOES NOT
CARE ABOUT THE HOMELESS PEOPLE
BY CONTINUING TO --
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
NOT ADVOCATING FOR RENT CONTROL
AND NOT CREATING TRULY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IGNORING
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE
FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.
THESE ARE A FEW THINGS.
I BEG YOU TO DO AT LEAST ONE
THING BECAUSE YOU ARE FAILING
THESE VULNERABLE PEOPLE ON A
DAILY BASIS.
--
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS DOUG T.
THANK YOU JONAS, FOR CALLING
IN.
DOUG, GOOD MORNING.
>> SUPPORTING THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET, AND SUPPORT THE VEHICLE
LICENSE FEES FOR BUDGET AND
TRANSIT ACCESS.
WE OPPOSE CHAIR MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S PROPOSAL.
HOW MUCH WILL BE LEFT IF WE
DIVERT OUR BUS FUNDING TO
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE?
UNDER THE GUISE THAT BUSES USE
BRIDGES TOO.
WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ 'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD DELAY
DECISIONS UNTIL THEY CAN ENGAGE
KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
$7.2 MILLION IS A BAND-AID FOR
BRIDGE PAYMENTS THAT CAN DO A
LOT FOR A BUS NETWORK.
THE BUS RESTRUCTURE ENDED UP
BEING MOSTLY CUTS.
METRO'S 61 COULD BE BROUGHT
BACK AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF
OTHER IDEAS WITH THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD THAT THEY COULD
BRING UP.
SO PLEASE, SUPPORT
>> AYE.'S AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PATRICK, GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM PATRICK, THE FINANCIAL
SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE
TRANSIT UNION.
I AM HERE TO ECHO THE PREVIOUS
COMMENT ABOUT WIDER BUS FUNDING
AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS BY THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION COALITION.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK MORE
BROADLY ABOUT FUNDING EXPANDING
BUS SERVICE, AS WELL AS CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BRITNEY, GOOD MORNING.
FOLLOWED BY TERESA H AND THEN
MALIKA L. WILL GO BACK TO KOLEA
AFTER THAT.
BRITNEY, HELLO.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS BRITNEY AND I AM A
-- IN THE SEATTLE GROUP.
SIGNIFICANT DOFFING FOR POLICE
FUNDING AND STAFFING AND WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT MANY ITEMS.
INCLUDING THE GREEN NEW DEAL,
ADVISORY POSITIONS, OTHER STAFF
POSITIONS, CAPITOL HILL PUBLIC
LIFE STUDY, THE GEORGETOWN
SOUTH PARK AND OTHER UNITS.
WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S
DEDICATION TO CLIMATE FUNDING
WITH THE BUDGET CYCLE.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO EXPRESS WE
DO NOT SUPPORT THE SHIFTING OF
THE CAR TAB FUNDS AWAY FROM
FUNDING TRANSIT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST USE,
FOR MAKING TRANSIT SERVICES,
OVER 80% OF SEATTLE VOTERS AGREE
THAT WE FIND BETTER FOR BRIDGE
FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND KOLEA, ARE YOU STILL WITH
US?
WE HAVE TERESA H, AND MALIKA L,
AS WELL.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS TERESA AND I AM THE
PROGRAM MANAGER OF THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM AND
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
TWO WEEKS AGO I ACCOMPANIED
MELANIE AND YVONNE FROM
OUTREACH, WHO WERE DOING
OUTREACH AT JHANSI LITTLE PARK.
STANDING IN THE COLD RAIN IT
FELT GOOD TO OFFER PEOPLE THERE
CAMPING A TINY HOUSE.
ULTIMATELY 10 PEOPLE WERE
SLEEPING IN A WARM AND COZY
HOUSE THAT EVENING.
THERE WERE ABOUT FIVE LESS
TENSE WHEN WE LEFT.
SO WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT MORE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN 2021,
AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND MALIKA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO KOLEA.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> MORNING CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS LEAH DAVIS, A CENTER
SCHOOL STUDENT.
I WILL BE TALKING TO YOU TODAY
ABOUT DEFUNDING THE POLICE AND
REGULATING THE FUNDS TO THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I
FEEL THAT WE NEED A SAFER
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF
COLOR, AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH
GEORGE FLOYD.
THE POLICE HAVE BEEN GETTING
AWAY WITH HARASSING INNOCENT
BLACK PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED.
AS A BLACK WOMAN, I FEEL THAT
WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE
COMMUNITY OVER POLICING.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SCHOOLS AND
THEY ARE FILLED WITH STUDENTS OF
COLOR, ESPECIALLY BLACK
STUDENTS, IN THESE SCHOOLS,
THEY ARE UNDERFUNDED.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE SOUTH END OF
SEATTLE, YOU SEE THE POLICE
EVERYWHERE.
BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE NORTH
WHERE ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE
LIVE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANTLY
LESS --
>> THANK YOU KOLEA, IF YOU
COULD SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS.
THE NEXT PERSON IS MALIKA.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS MALIKA L, THE
DIRECTOR OF LOCAL WASHINGTON-
BASED IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
WANT TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR
THE PEOPLE IN SOLIDARITY BUDGET,
AND WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF SES
FUNDING.
AND ALSO, TO VOICE OR ASK FOR
CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE HAVE
MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT ARE UNABLE TO SAFELY ACCESS
HOUSING OR SAFE SUPPLIES, OR
TREATMENT SERVICES, IN ORDER TO
BE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM WITH
THEIR SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT THREE, NAOMI C, ELLA
K, AND NANCY R. NAOMI, GOOD
MORNING.
>> HELLO.
FIRST OFF.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK.
I WANT TO ADDRESS TWO THINGS.
FIRST, THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO
USE HOTEL JUST YOU SO AN
EFFICIENT.
IT GIVES FUNDS TO PRIVATE HOTEL
MARKETS WHOSE OWNERS
OVERCHARGED MAINTAIN FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS AND MAKING PREVENTS.
THE HOTEL ROOMS ARE ONLY
AVAILABLE FOR 10 MONTHS.
YOU HAVE BEEN BROUGHT A
PROPOSAL WHERE FOR THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU COULD PUT
DOWN A DOWN PAYMENT THAT
PURCHASES THE HOTEL, FOR THE
LONG-TERM USE AND OPERATE IT
FOR 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
WHILE WE UNDERSTAND LEGAL
CONSTRAINTS, PLEASE WORK TO
MAKE THIS IMPORTANT INVESTMENT
THAT MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE
FINANCIALLY FOR SERVING THESE
INDIVIDUALS.
THE OTHER THING IS, THERE ARE
MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE
PROPERTIES FROM THE SUPPRESSED
MARKET.
PLEASE INCREASE THE BRIDGE LOAN
AUTHORITY TO CAPITALIZE ON
THOSE.
THANK YOU.
>>" FOR YOUR TIME.
ELLA, GOOD MORNING.
>> A MORNING.
MY NAME IS ELLA K AND I AM A
MEMBER OF THE COALITION,
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
PEER EDUCATION CHAIR OF THE
STUDENT RESPONSIBLE DRUG POLICY.
A STUDENT ORGANIZATION WORKING
TO DISMANTLE DRUG POLICIES THAT
HISTORICALLY AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT
MINORITY AND POOR PEOPLE.
CITY COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY
AND COLLECTIVELY BEEN A
CHAMPION OF YES TO SES.
I AM HERE TO GIVE THANKS TO
COUNCIL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP
FOR EVIDENCE-BASED
INTERVENTIONS TO ADVANCE LOCAL
DRUG POLICIES.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERY LOCAL
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR A STEADFAST
IN HITTING US THROUGH THE
FUNDING.
THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF
OFFICIAL VOTES IN PUBLIC
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> EXCELLENT.
TO BUY FOR YOUR TIME.
COLLEAGUES, WE REACHED THE END
OF THE HOUR ALLOTMENT AND I
HAVE 10 MORE PEOPLE SIGNED UP
HERE.
WITH YOUR DOCUMENT I WOULD LIKE
TO EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 10
MORE MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
EXTENDED FOR 10 MINUTES AND WE
WILL KEEP IT AT 45 SECONDS TO
GET EVERYONE.
NANCY, GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR BEING READY.
>> A MORNING.
MY NAME IS NANCY R, A 30 YEAR
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 7. I CALL
IN SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET, SPECIFICALLY TO
INCREASE PAYROLL TAX FOR BIG
BUSINESS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT MANY LOCAL
BUSINESSES HAVE PROFITED
HANDSOMELY FROM THE PANDEMIC.
AMAZON HAS SEEN THEIR STOCK
DOUBLE SINCE LAST MARCH.
WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.
THROUGHOUT THE CITY THE
CITIZENS VOTED LAST YEAR FOR
MORE EQUITABLE POLICIES.
FIVE OF THE SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS
WON OVER THERE MORE MODERATE
CHALLENGER.
AGGRESSIVE POLICY SHOULD INCLUDE
INCREASING THE PAYROLL TAX SO
THAT THE CORPORATIONS SHARE
THEIR WITH THE CITY.
AND WE CAN STOP CUTTING PUBLIC
HOUSING, LIBRARY AND
TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DANIEL, GOOD MORNING.
DANIEL C AND THEN JESSE R AND
THEN AUDREY S.
>> A MORNING COUNCIL.
ULTIMATELY THIS IS NOT ABOUT
THE MONEY BUT CHARACTER OF THE
COUNCIL.
THIS IS A DAY OF OPPORTUNITY.
NO NEW COPS IS AN AFFIRMATION
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS DEDICATED
TO JUSTICE AND MORAL CHARACTER.
I HAVE HEARD STORIES OF POLICE
IN SEATTLE THROWING PEOPLE OFF
OF BRIDGES, GENERATIONAL
BEATINGS OF BOTH FATHER AND SON
WITH FALSE CHARGES, KING COUNTY
JAIL IS IMPROPERLY STRIP
SEARCHING PROTESTERS AND
PUNISHMENT AND SOLIDARITY WITH
SPD.
THIS IS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE.
ELDERS TALK OF DYING IN A
RCIST WORLD WHERE BLACK LIVES
MATTER IS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG
AND A BLIND EYE IS TURNED TO
ONGOING MURDERS.
THERE IS GOOD REASON A GROWING
LEGAL EVIDENCE TO QUESTION THE
CHARACTER OF SPD.
THE NEXT ELECTION, ONLY 25,000
SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED FOR
INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT AND WE
ARE PLANNING IT.
THE RIGHT DECISION AND AMEND
THE BUDGET FOR NO NEW COPS.
TO I.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, JESSE.
>> WE HAVE JESSE R, AUDRA S,
AND THEN HARPER AND KATIE,
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
DO WE HAVE JESSE WITH US?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> HEY JESSE.
GOOD TO HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JESSE R, A PUBLIC
POLICY MANAGER AT THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION.
I WANTED TO ECHO THE MANY CALLS
TODAY OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY THAT
WERE SHOWING STRONG SUPPORT FOR
COUNCIL'S CONTINUED LEADERSHIP
FOR SAFE SUPERVISED SERVICES.
THIS COUNCIL HAS A STRONG TRACK
RECORD OF SUPPORTING SES AND WE
NEED THAT SUPPORT TO CONTINUE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
LEADERSHIP AND, QUITE FRANKLY,
THE POLITICAL CAPITAL STANCE IN
SUPPORTING SES.
SO, TODAY'S ACTION WILL GET US
TO ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING
SES A SUCCESS.
ALSO, I WANT TO STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE FLEXIBLE SPENDING
BEING ADDED TO THE HOPE PACKAGE
THAT WAS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES , WITH SUPPORT
FROM IS A MEMBER HERBOLD AND
BUDGET SUPPORT BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANKS JESSE.
IF YOU COULD SEND THE REST OF
YOUR COMMENTS, WE WOULD
APPRECIATE IT.
AUDREY, MORNING.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES WE CAN.
THANKS.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS AUDREY S AND I AM A
STUDENT WITH THE CENTER SCHOOL.
I SUBMIT THAT I AM CONFUSED ON
WHY THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS ONLY GOING TO BE
CUT BY 17% AND THE PROPOSED
2021 BUDGET.
I KNOW THAT CHANGE DOES NOT
HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND THAT THERE
NEEDS TO BE ALTERNATIVES.
BUT ONLY CUTTING THE BUDGET BY
17% MAKES IT SEEM AS IF THE
ISSUE IS NOT BEING TREATED AS
THE CRISIS THAT IT IS.
POLICE IN THE U.S. HAVE
MURDERED AT LEAST ONE BLACK
PERSON EVERY WEEK IN 2020.
THIS IS A CRISIS AND IT HAS
BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN
PLANS TO CUT THE SPD FURTHER
AND FUTURE BUT WHY NOT NOW?
EVERY WEEK, EVERY DAY COUNTS.
INVEST FURTHER IN COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE BEING MOST AFFECTED BY
THE MURDERS.
PUT MONEY INTO THE HUMAN --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS ILLICIT.
GOOD MORNING.
-- ALYSSA.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ALYSSA K AND I AM
THE PROJECT MANAGER AT TINY
HOUSE IN BALLARD.
I AM ASKING TO SUPPORT MORE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES THE 21
BUDGET TO HELP SAVE LIVES AND
PROVIDE STABILITY FOR THOSE
THAT ARE HOMELESS.
I AM ASKING ALSO THAT YOU
PLEASE SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF
OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS REACH,
WHO WE WORK WITH CLOSELY AND DO
AMAZING WORK WITH.
I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REACH TEAM
OUT IN THE FIELD.
LASTLY, PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING
THE PURPLE BIG PROGRAM.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
KT, KT -- KATIE N. FOLLOWED BY
JOCELYN G. HEY JENNIFER.
I SEE YOU ARE FIRST.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA.
I AM A MEMBER OF DISTRICT 6 AND
I AM CALLING AGAIN IN SUPPORT
OF AGENDA 183.
THE BODIES ALREADY IN EXISTENCE
HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES
INEFFECTUAL.
WE THINK OF ONE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE THAT AND HE HAS MADE TO
SPD PRACTICE OR ACCOUNTABILITY
ACTION.
YOU CANNOT THINK OF IT.
IT DOES NOT EXIST.
THUS ELECTED ALL CIVILIAN BOARD
WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO
ACTUALLY HOLD SPD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR BRUTALITY, MISCONDUCT, CO-
OPTION AND CRIMES COMMITTED
AGAINST THE PUBLIC.
THINK BACK AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THEN WE HAVE I THINK KT, IF
KATIE IS AVAILABLE.
♪ ♪
>> HI.
CAN WE HEAR YOU.
>> OH YES.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS KATIE N. I AM A
SMALL VISITED -- BUSINESS OWNER
CURRENTLY MARCHING AS WE DO
EVERY DAY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WAY TO
HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
I WAS CALLING IN TODAY TO
REMIND YOU THAT WE NEED TO BE
INVESTING IN THE YOUTH, BECAUSE
THE YOUTH RIGHT NOW ARE THE
FUTURE AND IF WE DON'T INVEST
IN THEM TODAY WE WILL END UP
WITH THE INFLATED PROBLEMS WE
ARE SUFFERING FROM IN THE
FUTURE.
FOR EXAMPLE, HOMELESSNESS,
POVERTY, ADDICTION AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
IF WE DO NOT GIVE STUDENTS AN
KIDS RESOURCES, THEY WILL END
UP IN THE SAME BOAT.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE ON TOP OF IT.
INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.
WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW.
WE ARE SCRAMBLING.
I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU
THAT LAST YEAR THEY SPENT ONE
POINT --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
AS YOU MARCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
IF YOU COULD SEND IN THE REST
OF YOUR COMMENTS THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
THE LAST FOUR SPEAKERS, NICK,
CANDACE, TRACY AND LEAH.
GOOD MORNING NICK.
>> GOOD MORNING.
DUE TO COVID-19 ALLIANCE ON
SALES TAX FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS PROJECTED HAVE THE
BUDGET DECREASED TO $1.3
BILLION.
DESPITE THIS, OUR EXPENDITURES
OF INCREASING TO $1.5 BILLION.
LEAVING US WITH A DEFICIT OF
$200 MILLION, EVEN AFTER THE
EMERGENCY FUNDS HAVE ALL BEEN
BUT EXHAUSTED.
TO OFFSET THE DEFICITS, PAYROLL
TAX HAS BEEN PROTECTED TO GIVE
THE CITY ENOUGH FUNDING TO MAKE
UP FOR THIS.
WITH ALMOST NO MONEY TO SPARE.
OUR EMERGENCY FUNDS ARE
PRACTICALLY NONEXISTENT.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC THAT IS ONLY WORSENING.
AND WE ARE BANKING OUR BUDGET
ON THE PROJECTED EARNINGS FROM
A TAX-FREE ONLY INSTITUTE.
IF THE TAX FAILS TO MEET THE
PRODUCTIONS OR EMERGENCY FUNDS
NEEDING INCREASE, WE WILL BE
FORCED TO MAKE CUTS.
WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT CITY
COUNCIL MAKE PLANS FOR BUDGET
CUTS.
SO THAT IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR
PROJECTED GOALS WE WILL BE
REQUIRED TO MAKE NECESSARY
ADJUSTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN CANDACE WILL SPEAK
NEXT, AND FOR THE RECORD I SEE
ISHMAEL, G, ABBY, AND CHRIS,
AND HARRIET LISTED AS WANTING
TO SPEAK BUT NOT PRESENT.
SO WITH THAT WE WILL GO TO
CANDACE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THAT IS ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS CANDACE AND I AM A
HOUSECLEANER AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER.
I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO PAY
RENT IN THE CITY BUT BEING
SHELTERED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN DISTRICT 5. I AM CALLING
TODAY TO ASK YOU TO TAKE ACTION
TO SUPPORT THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
ORDINANCE, TO THE
GROUNDBREAKING ORDINANCE PASSED
BY THE COUNCIL.
TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF
DOMESTIC LABORERS WHO UPHOLD
THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF
FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY.
IN SPITE OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS
ORDINANCE IS, THERE HAS BEEN
LITTLE IMPACT IF ANY ON MATERIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE MORE THAN
3500 WORKERS IN OUR CITY.
LIKELY MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS
ARE STILL FORCED TO WORK FOR
THE LOW MINIMUM WAGE, WITHOUT
ACCESS TO THE SAME BASIC RATE
AS OTHER WORKERS.
AND IT IS ESPECIALLY HARD
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THIS WILL NOT CHANGE UNLESS WE
MAKE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS
WITH DEMONSTRATE OF --
>> CANDACE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU COULD SEND IN THE REST
OF YOUR COMMENTS AND WE WILL
FOLLOW IN WITH YOU AS WELL.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WAS
$1.8 MILLION AT OLS AND I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT $50,000
IS BEING ADDED TO THAT.
WE WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ON
THAT ONE.
YOU KNOW, NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART.
TRACY R AND THEN THE LAST
PERSON IS LEAH L. GOOD MORNING,
TRACY.
>> AFTER TRACY WE WILL HAVE BE
A. DO WE HAVE TRACY?
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO LEAH AND THEN COME
BACK TO TRACY IF SHE IS STILL
WITH US.
IF THEY ARE STILL WITH US.
ALL RIGHT FOLKS, HELLO LEAH.
I SEE YOU ARE PRESENT.
IF YOU PRESS STAR 6 ONE MORE
TIME.
THERE YOU GO.
HELLO.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
COUNCIL FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON
THIS BUDGET AND ALLOWING SO
MUCH TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I AM LEAH, A GRADUATE STUDENT
AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
I AM CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET, PARTICULARLY
TO SHIFT 9 MILLION TO 10
MILLION MORE TO THE PD TO
PREVENT THE HIRING OF OFFICERS
NEXT YEAR AND SCALE UP 911
INSTEAD.
I KNOW FROM A MENTAL HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE AND WORKING IN
MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY THAT MORE
POLICE DO NOT MAKE FEEL SAFE
FOR MANY PEOPLE.
SO WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE
PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE SOLUTION.
PLEASE, ALSO RESTORE FUNDING
FOR SIDEWALK PROJECT IN BEACON
HILL.
THE SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL.
AND MANAGE TINY HOUSE DEALS --
VILLAGES.
>> EXCELLENT.
YOU GOT IT ALL IN.
TRACY, THE LAST SPEAKER TODAY.
TRACY?
TRACY ROBERTS.
OKAY.
FOLKS, I AM NOT SEEING TRACY.
I WILL GIVE IT ONE MORE SECOND.
I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
CALLING IN.
TRACY, HELLO.
I SEE YOU.
STAR 6 ON YOUR END.
THERE WE GO.
HELLO THERE.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING.
>> NO WORRIES.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM TRACY AND I AM A MEMBER OF
THE COALITION.
I WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT
AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR
INCLUDING THIS PRETTY FUNDING.
DURING COVID-19 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN MORE EVIDENCE IN DRUG USE,
PROVEN INTERVENTION AND DRUG
USE.
DESPITE OVERDOSES AND OVERDOSE
SCARES, THERE IS SUCH A PUBLIC
HEALTH ISSUE THAN THERE EVER
WAS.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DEATH
FROM AN OVER DOSE IN ANY SPS
AROUND THE WORLD.
TO PROTECT EVERYONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
PLEASE CONTINUE THE SUPPORT OF
SES AND MAKE THE SPACE A
REALITY.
MAKE HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST
OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
WAITING.
THAT IS THE LAST SPEAKER
PRESENT TODAY.
WE GOT THROUGH EVERY PERSON
THAT SIGNED UP.
THERE WERE 80 PEOPLE THAT
SIGNED UP AND THANKS TO
EVERYBODY WHO PROVIDED
TESTIMONY.
YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TOMORROW.
THE LINK GOES LIVE AT 7:30 IN
THE MORNING.
WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH ONE HOUR
AND 50 MINUTES A PUBLIC
TESTIMONY NOW.
IT IS NOW TIME TO GET INTO
ITEMS OF HIS AND HIS.
LET ME SEE, -- ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK
NOTIFICATION TO FAMILY AND
FRIENDS OF TONY LEE.
A LONGTIME ADVOCATE AND
ACTIVIST, A FRIEND OF MINE AS
WELL.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED LOBBYING
FOR THE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, IF
YOU HAVE READ "THE SEATTLE
TIMES" ARTICLE OUT THIS
MORNING, I THINK EVERYBODY CAN
RELATE.
IF TONY LEE IS COMING THE
PEOPLE HEARD HIM BEFORE THE
THEY SAW HIM.
THE ACTIVIST'S LAUGH ECHOED
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE CITY HALL
AND ALL ACROSS THE WASHINGTON
CAMPUS IN OLYMPIA.
THAT IS SO TRUE.
I KNOW ALL OF US ARE THINKING
OF HIS LAUGH RIGHT NOW AND
PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF HIS
LONGTIME ADVOCACY AND SEEING
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK
RIGHT NOW, AS PEOPLE STRUGGLE
TO PAY RENT AND PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE.
HIS LEGACY AND ALL THAT WE HAVE
LEARNED FROM HIM AND ALL
POLICIES THAT HE PUT INTO
STATUTE, JUST A FEW EXAMPLES
INCLUDING EXPANSION, FIGHTING
AUDITORY LANDING, FIGHTING FOR
MORTGAGE MEDIATION, EARNED
INCOME TAX CREDIT, ASSET
BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES
ESPECIALLY OF COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
HE FOUGHT FOR REFUGEE
ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES AND WORKED TO FIGHT
THE THREE STRIKES LANGUAGE.
AND FIGHT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
HE HELPED TO STOP REDLINING IN
INSURANCE.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT
TONY LEE'S LEGACY LIVES IN
STATUTE AND OUR MEMORIES AND
OUR FIGHT TO STAND UP AND FIGHT
FOR WORKING FAMILIES,
ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
GENERATIONAL HARBERT HE.
I CHATTED WITH MARCY BARRIS
THIS MORNING AND WE WILL BE
FOLLOWING THE STATE LEGISLATURES
AND THE ADVOCATES IN OLYMPIA'S
LEAD.
AND ALSO INTRODUCE A
PROCLAMATION TO HONOR TONY'S
LIFE AND LEGACY IN CITY HALL
WITH A PROCLAMATION THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD IN
DECEMBER WITH THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
AND WITH THAT WE HONOR TONY'S
LIFE AND SAY, JUST HOW MUCH WE
ARE GOING TO MISS HIM.
IT IS A HUGE LOSS FOR US, NOT
ONLY THE CITY, THE STATE, BUT
THE ENTIRE NATION BECAUSE HE
TAUGHT MANY PEOPLE HOW TO DO
ADVOCACY.
BE IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
AND NEVER LOSE YOUR MORAL
COMPASS.
AND THE WAY IN WHICH HIS
POLICIES HAVE REPLICATED ACROSS
THE COUNTRY CANNOT BE
UNDERSTATED.
SO TONY, WE LOVE YOU AND
CONTINUE TO HONOR YOU AND
REMEMBER YOU IN OUR WORK EVERY
DAY.
ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT
THE BUDGET.
OKAY.
NOW LET'S GO, MADAME CLERK, DO
YOU MIND READING INTO THE
RECORD ITEMS INTO TODAY'S
AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, INTRODUCTION
AND VOTING PROCESS OVERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAME CLARK.
FOLKS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
ITEMS UP FOR DISCUSSION TODAY.
AS YOU SAW FROM THE AGENDA, AND
YOU WILL SEE IN THE
PRESENTATION.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WALK-
THROUGH OF WHAT TO EXPECT, THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL
PROCEED WITH VOTING ON GROUPS
A, WHICH IS THE AGENDA CONSENT
PACKAGE.
ITEMS 1-125.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU WILL HEAR
FROM ALY PENNUCCI, BUT IF YOU
WANT TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE, WHICH IN
LARGE PART WHICH WE REVIEWED
LAST TUESDAY, YOU MAY DO SO AS
WE WALKED TO THE PACKAGE.
AS A REMINDER, YOU DO NOT NEED
A SECOND, A VOTE TO SECOND THE
ACTION TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
AS WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT GROUP
A RIGHT NOW.
THE PACKAGE IS LARGELY SORT OF
BEEN UNDERSTOOD IN DETAIL IN
LAST TUESDAY'S PRESENTATION.
THE ALY PENNUCCI WILL HELP US
REMIND US WHAT THE ITEMS ARE,
JUST FOR THE RECORD.
AND, I AM GOING TO ASK FOLKS,
IF YOU HAVE ITEMS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT
PACKAGE, AGAIN GROUP A AT THIS
POINT, LET'S WAIT UNTIL ALY
PENNUCCI GETS FULL THROUGH THE
FULL LIST OF THE ITEMS AND THAT
I WILL ASK IF FOLKS WANT TO
IDENTIFY AN ITEM.
WE CAN PULL IT OUT AT THAT
POINT SO WE HAVE THE WHOLE
PICTURE OF THE ITEM IN FRONT OF
US.
ALY PENNUCCI, I THINK I WILL
GO AHEAD AND TURN IT TO YOU, TO
WALK US THROUGH THE GROUP A
ITEMS HERE, WHICH IS THE
ORIGINAL CONSENT PACKAGE.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE
DONE, TO CREATE THIS FOUNDATION
WILL GET US TO GROUP B LATER IN
THE GROUP C. THANK YOU ALY
PENNUCCI.
ALY PENNUCCI, IT IS HARD TO
HEAR YOU.
>> LET ME SEE IF I CAN CHANGE
MY MICROPHONE.
>> OKAY.
>> IS A BETTER?
OKAY.
BEFORE WE MOVE INTO ACTUALLY
TALKING ABOUT THE ITEMS IN
GROUP A, I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY
WALK THROUGH THE AGENDA FOR
TODAY AND HOW THE VOTING
PROCESS WILL WORK.
SO, TODAY WE ARE ON STEP FIVE.
NEXT LIKE, PLEASE.
IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHERE
THE COMMITTEE WILL GO ON THE
BALANCING PACKAGE AND THE
AMENDMENT PACKAGE.
THERE ARE THREE VOTING GROUPS
TODAY, VOTING GROUP A, THIS
INCLUDES ITEMS THAT WERE
PRESENTED ON NOVEMBER 10th,
THAT ARE NOT AFFECTED BY FORM C
PROPOSALS.
THIS IS ITEMS 2 THROUGH 125 IN
THE AGENDA THAT WILL BE VOTED
ON AS A CONSENT PACKAGE,
EXCLUDING ANY ITEMS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS REMOVE FOR VOTE.
VOTING GROUP B, INCLUDES FORM
C, TO BALANCE IN WHAT WE ARE
DESCRIBING IN THE BALANCED
AMENDMENT PACKAGE.
THIS GROUP COMBINED WITH GROUP A
ARE A COMPLETE BALANCED PACKAGE.
THE AMENDMENTS IN GROUP B
INCLUDE ITEM 126-160, IN THE
AGENDA.
AND LIKE GROUP A, THE GROUP
WILL BE VOTED ON AS A CONSENT
PACKAGE UNLESS ITEMS ARE
REMOVED FROM THE GROUP.
AND FINALLY, VOTING GROUP 3,
INCLUDING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN
FORM C, THAT ARE NOT IN THE
BALANCED AMENDMENT PACKAGE.
THESE ARE STAND-ALONE ITEMS
THAT ARE SELF BALANCED OR DO
NOT SPEND MONEY.
THEY INCLUDE ITEMS 162-169 ON
THE AGENDA.
NEXT SLIDE.
AFTER THE VOTES TODAY AND
TOMORROW WE WILL BE ON THE
FINAL STEP IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
ON MONDAY MORNING THE COMMITTEE
WILL RECONVENE.
THERE WILL BE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY
TO RECONCILE ALL OF THE ACTIONS
TAKEN TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AND FINAL VOTES ON THE REMAINING
PIECES OF BUDGET LEGISLATION.
AGAIN THIS WILL HELP IN HAPPEN
IN COMMITTEE ON MONDAY AND THEN
THAT AFTERNOON AT FULL COUNCIL,
THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON ALL OF
LEGISLATION AND ADOPT THE CITY'S
2021 BUDGET.
BEFORE MOVING TO THE VOTING
GROUPS, I WILL BRIEFLY WALK
THROUGH SOME PROCEDURAL ITEMS.
THE NEXT TWO SLIDES OUTLINED
THE MOTIONS NECESSARY TO ADD
THE ITEM TO THE AGENDA.
WITH THE AGENDA ALREADY ADOPTED
I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT
OF TIME WALKING THROUGH THESE
IN DETAIL.
BUT IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS
TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA
LATER IN THE MEETING TODAY OR
TOMORROW, WE CAN RETURN TO THE
SIDES.
PATTY, IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE
VOTING GROUP PROCESS SLIDE.
THANK YOU.
SO HOW TODAY WILL GO, WHEN WE
GET TO A VOTING GROUP, THE
CHAIR WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ALL
ITEMS IN THE GROUP AND THEN WE
WILL READ ITEMS IN THE GROUP
INTO THE RECORD.
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMOVE
A CPA, COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION OR
BUDGET ATTENT, FOR INDIVIDUAL
CONSIDERATION.
THIS INCLUDES REMOVING AN ITEM
FROM THE GROUP, SO THAT A
SUBSTITUTION CAN BE MADE WHEN
WE RETURN TO THE INDIVIDUAL
ITEMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AFTER READING ALL ITEMS FROM
THE GROUP AND NOTING ANY ITEMS
THAT WERE REMOVED, THE
COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON THE
GROUP AS AMENDED IN ONE VOTE.
THE COMMITTEE WILL THEN TAKE UP
THE ITEMS THAT WERE REMOVED FOR
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND
THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN
ALPHANUMERIC ORDER DEPARTMENT.
NEXT LIKE, PLEASE.
THE CHAIR ALREADY DESCRIBE THE
PROCESS, IF YOU WANT TO
SUBSTITUTE A DIFFERENT ITEM ON
THE AGENDA, YOU WANT TO REMOVE
THE ITEM.
AND AT THE CHAIR'S REQUEST,
PLEASE MAKE THE MOTIONS TO
REMOVE ITEMS AT THE, AFTER WE
HAVE READ THE ITEMS IN THE
PACKAGE TO THE RECORD.
NEXT LIKE, PLEASE.
THIS SLIDE DEMONSTRATES THE
MOTION NECESSARY TO REMOVE AN
ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND
AND DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE.
YOU SIMPLY NEED TO MAKE THE
MOTION TO REMOVE THE ITEM OR A
GROUP OF ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT
GROUP.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
LET ME SEE HERE.
WHEN WE RETURN TO THE ITEMS
THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE
PACKAGE, AND AFTER THE SPONSOR
MOVES THE ITEM, FOR
CONSIDERATION, BY THE
COMMITTEE, A COUNCIL MEMBER CAN
THEN MAKE A MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE A DIFFERENT OPTION.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE MOTIONS
NEEDED TO SUBSTITUTE ONE OPTION
FOR THE OTHER.
SO AS AN EXAMPLE, A COUNCIL
MEMBER MAY HAVE PROPOSE TO
SPEND $100,000 TO PAY FOR A NEW
STAFF POSITION AND ANOTHER
COUNCIL MEMBER TO MAKE A
SUBSTITUTE TO MODIFY THE
POSITION TITLE OR SPEND THAT
MONEY IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
'S MOTION REQUIRES A SECOND.
AND AFTER A SECOND WE WILL
DESCRIBE THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE AND HOW IT DIFFERS
FROM THE ORIGINAL ITEM THAT WAS
POSTED TO THE AGENDA.
THE SPONSOR MAY SPEAK TO THAT
PROPOSAL.
AFTER THE DISCUSSION THEN THE
CHAIR WILL CALL THE BOAT ON A
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE.
THIS REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IF THE MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE IS
ADOPTED, THE ORIGINAL CBA OR SLI
IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
SO A YES VOTE ON THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE IS ESSENTIALLY A NO
VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL ITEM.
AND WE WILL REPEAT THIS SEVERAL
TIMES WE GET TO ITEMS THAT WILL
BE SUBSTITUTED.
THAT AT A RELATIVELY PLAST --
FAST CLIP PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW
ON HOW THE COMMITTEE WILL
ORGANIZE ITSELF TODAY.
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS WE
CAN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM ON
THE AGENDA.
>> NOT SEEN QUESTIONS, THANKS
SO MUCH, ALY PENNUCCI.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO FOLKS, I JUST WANT TO
REMIND PEOPLE THAT AS WE HEAR
ABOUT EACH ITEM IN GROUP A, AS
YOU THINK ABOUT IF THERE IS ANY
ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE,
JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO REMOVE AN ITEM JUST TO
SPEAK TO IT.
BEFORE WE DO THE FINAL VOTE ON
GROUP A, WE WILL OPEN UP FOR
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
AND THAT IS A CHANCE TO REALLY
LIFT UP PIECES THAT YOU HAVE
CHAMPIONED, THAT HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN GROUP A. AND IF YOU
WANT FOLKS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THAT ITEM AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE BURIED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MOVE IT BUT WILL GIVE YOU A
CHANCE TO SPEAK TO IT.
MOVING THE ITEMS GIVES US A
CHANCE FOR DEBATE AND
DISCUSSION.
IT IS JUST TO LIFT UP HER
CLARITY AND HIGHLIGHT, WE WILL
LET YOU DO THAT AND KEEP IT IN
GROUP A AND ALLOW THE, TO
HAPPEN.
OKAY.
ALY PENNUCCI.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, ITEM 2 ON THE AGENDA IS
GROUP A. AND SO I WILL READ THE
TITLES, AGAIN, THE ITEMS HAVE
BEEN ADDRESSED IN PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
I WILL JUST READ THE SPONSOR
AND THE TITLE.
ITEMS 2 THROUGH I THINK 28, ARE
ALL BUDGET LEGISLATION
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, SO I WILL NOT READ
THE SPONSOR EACH TIME FOR THE
ITEMS.
ITEM 2 PASS CB 119909, THE 2020
3rd QUARTER GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF $12,692,344 OF
FUNDING FROM NON-CITY SOURCES .
ITEM 3, WOULD FILE MAYOR'S 2021
PROPOSED BUDGET TO CF 314462
ITEM 4, FILE MAYOR'S 2021
PROPOSED BUDGET TO CF 314462 --
FILE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2021-2026
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
(CIP) TO CF 314463 ITEM NUMBER
FIVE, PASS CB 119912,THE 2021
RECURRING GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE.
ITEM 6, WOULD PASS CB 119913 -
SDCI FEE ORDINANCE . ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN, WOULD PASS CB 119914 -
PARKS FEE ORDINANCE . ITEM 8,
ADOPTS THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT
EXCEPTION RESOLUTION.
ITEM 9, WOULD PASS COUNCIL WILL
PUBLIC UTILITIES RATE TRANSFER
ORDINANCE.
ITEM 10, PASSES PASS CB 119916
- SPU WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATE
PASSTHROUGH.
ITEM 11, PASS CB 119917 -
SEATTLE CENTER 2021-2022
FACILITY FEES AND . ITEM 12,
PASS CB 119918 - SEATTLE CENTER
OPERATING INTERFUND LOAN . ITEM
13, AMEND AND PASS AS AMENDED
CB 119919 - FAS MULTIPURPOSE .
2021 ORDINANCE.
ITEM 14, PASS CB 119920 -
OMNIBUS SCL LIGHT BOND
DEFEASANCE . ITEM NUMBER 15,
PASS CB 119921 - SCL 2021 CITY
LIGHT BOND ORDINANCE FOR 2021.
>> COUNCIL BILL PASS CB 119922
- SPU 2021 DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
ITEM NUMBER 17, PASS CB 119923
- SPU DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER
OMNIBUS BOND ITEM 18, PASS CB
119924 - SPU SOLID WASTE
OMNIBUS BOND DEFEASANCE ITEM
19, PASS CB 119925 - SPU 2021
WATER SYSTEM BOND ORDINANCE
ITEM NUMBER 21.
PASSING COUNCIL BILL 11 NINE
147, THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION INTERFUND LOAN
ORDINANCE.
LET ME SEE.
ITEM 22, PASSES COUNCIL BILL
ONE ONE 9928.
THE CBO LEGISLATION TO DEPOSIT
ADMISSION TAX PROCEEDS DIRECTLY
INTO THE ARTS AND CULTURE FUND.
ITEM 23, ADOPTS RESOLUTION, THE
ARTS AND CULTURE FUND
RESOLUTION.
ITEM 24, POUNCES 119929,
SEATTLE CENTER 2021-22 PARKING
RATES ORDINANCE.
ITEM 25, PASSES 119930, THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MOVE SEATTLE CATEGORICAL,
ORDINANCE.
ITEM 26, PASSES CB T AND C TAX
THRESHOLD AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
ITEM 27, ADOPTING RESOLUTION
31977, RETIREMENT 2021 CREDIT
INTEREST RATES RESOLUTION.
ITEM 28, ADOPTS RESOLUTION 3197
EIGHT, VALUATION AND ACTION
RARELY REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION
FOR 2021.
AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 29, IT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, AMEND AND PASS AS
AMENDED CB 1199 33, WHICH WOULD
CREATE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
AND THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS ARE ALL
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
ITEM 30, PASSES CB 1199 36,
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT.
ITEM 31, PASSES CB 11 9937, THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
EXEMPTION ORDINANCE.
ITEM 32, PASSES CB 119939, THE
LONG PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE.
ITEM 32 -- 33, PASSES CB
119940, THE SHORT POVERTY TAX
ORDINANCE.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE
BUDGET REGISTRATION ITEMS.
SO WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE
ITEMS THAT WERE MORE SPECIFIC
PROPOSALS, AND IN MOST CASES
SPONSORED BY THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
ITEM 34, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN WOULD REQUEST A
NEW INTERNET FOR ALL SECTION
IN THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET BOOK.
ITEM 34, IS THE ERRATA
CORRECTIONS TO PROPOSE BUDGET
AND CIP.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION WAS NOT PRESENTED
PREVIOUSLY IN THE NOVEMBER 10th
BALLOTING BUDGET AND THESE ARE
CORRECTIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE
BUDGET OFFICE AND CENTRAL
STAFF, THAT MAKE TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, AS TRANSMITTED AND ARE
NOT SUBSTANTIVE.
ITEM 36, DEEL A1 THREE, ADDING
55 -- $550,000 TO STUDY FOR
BLACK GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND
BLACK QUEER AND TRANS YOUTH,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
ITEM 37, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES , CUTTING
$550,000 FROM GS AND ADDS IT
TO A DEEL FOR RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PROGRAM.
ITEM NUMBER 38, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ , ADDING
$130,000 TO DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO STAFF AND
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
ITEM 39, D.O.
AND 303, ADDING $75,000 TO
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
SOUTH PARK SAFETY COORDINATOR.
ITEM 40, REQUESTING THAT FAS
DEPARTMENT REPORTS ALL
POTENTIAL SPACE FOR A FOOD BANK
IN BELLTOWN, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
ITEM 41, FAS REQUESTING THAT
FAS PROVIDE A REPORT ON SMALL
BUSINESS OCCUPATION, BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATION TAX RELIEF
OPTIONS.
ALSO SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
ITEM NUMBER 42, AT $150,000 TO
FINANCE GENERAL TO CREATE AN
INDEPENDENT ECONOMICS AND
FORECASTING OFFICE AND IMPOSE
TWO PROVISOS, SPONSORED BY
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
AND ITEM NUMBER 43, CUT $30
MILLION FROM FINANCE GENERAL
FOR THE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE AND ADD $30 MILLION
BACK TO FINANCE GENERAL FOR THE
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND TO
RESTORE FUNDING FOR THAT BOND.
AND ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT AND
PROVIDE PROVISOS, CAN'T --
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
ITEM NUMBER 44 CUTTING $18
MILLION FROM FINANCE GENERAL
FOR THE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE AND ADDS THAT TO
FINANCE GENERAL FOR A
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS
AND IMPOSE A PROVISO SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES .
ITEM 45, RECOGNIZE THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE'S NOVEMBER 2020
FORECAST UPDATE.
THAT IS SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
ITEM 46, ADD $1 MILLION TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR MOBILE
CRISIS TEAMS.
AND THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
ITEM 47, THIS ADDS $2.8 MILLION
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO EXPAND TINY HOME VILLAGES
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
ITEM 48, ADDING $1.4 MILLION TO
HSD, FOR TEMPORARY TINY HOME
VILLAGE, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
ITEM NUMBER 49, ADDING $655,000
TO HSD, TO SUPPORT 24 HOUR
OPERATIONS AT ASIC SHELTERS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
NUMBER 50, ADDING 750,000
FUNDING IN ONE-TIME FUNDING TO
INCREASE FUNDING TO MAINTAIN
RAPID REHOUSING CASELOADS AND
IMPOSE A PROVISO SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
ITEM 51, IMPOSING A PROVISO TO
RESTRICT $400,000 IN ONE-TIME
FUNDS IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR HOMELESS
PREVENTION SERVICES, FOR
FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGE
CHILDREN AND IMPOSE A PROVISO,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
IMPOSING A PROVISO, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN SIX.
ADDING $1.7 MILLION, IN FUNDING
TO INCREASE SERVICES, AT
AGENCIES THAT ARE SPECIALIZING
IN NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN
POPULATIONS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ . ITEM 54, ADDS $109,000
AND ONE TERM LIMITED POSITION
IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, FOR GRANTS AND
CONTRACTED ADMINISTRATION AND
IMPOSE ITS A PROVISO, SPONSORED
BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 55, HSD ADDING $60,000 TO
HSD FOR AGE FRIENDLY SEATTLE,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 56, REQUESTING THAT HSD
CARRYFORWARD UNSPENT FUNDING
FOR SENIOR CONGREGANT MEAL
PROGRAMS THROUGH 2021.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
ITEM 57, HSD 4 A3, ADDING 40
600,000 TO HSD TO PROVIDE SAFE
SERVICES AT A CULTURAL CENTER,
WITH THE NEIGHBORING AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, ADDED BY
COUNCIL LEWIS.
ITEM 59, HSD, REQUESTING THAT
HSD PROVIDE A REPORT ON DEMAND
AND COST FOR CITYWIDE A VERSION
PROGRAMS BY AUGUST 2nd, 2021.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 60, ADDING $80,000, FOR
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EQUITATION
SERVICES, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
AND ITEM 61, HSD, CUTTING TECH
MILLION DOLLARS FROM FINANCE
GENERAL, FROM THE EQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE, AND
ADDING $10 MILLION TO HSD FOR
COMMUNITY LED PUBLIC SAFETY
INVESTMENTS AND IMPOSE A
PROVISO.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ON THIS ITEM I WILL JUST NOTE
THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
ITEM WAS MODIFIED SLIGHTLY
SINCE ONCE WAS PROVIDED ON THE
10th.
TO REFLECT A STRONGER
CONNECTION TO THE INTERCEPT
MODEL THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION PAPER AT THE
COMMITTEE.
ITEM 62, ADDING $1.1 MILLION TO
HSD FOR DRUG USER HEALTH
SERVICES AND IMPOSE A PROVISO,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
63, ADDING $250,000 TO HSD TO
INCREASE HARM REDUCTION
PROGRAMS AND IMPOSE A PROVISO,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 64, CUTS $2 MILLION FROM
HSD FOR THE JOINT COMMUNITY
SAFETY INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
ITEM 65, AND $60,000 TO THE
LEDGE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPLEMENT
A KING COUNTY SURVEY ON
COUNTYWIDE HUMAN SERVICE WAGE
INEQUALITIES.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES .
>> ADDS THAT TO CIVIL RIGHTS
BROIDING ALTERNATIVE.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD.
REQUEST FOR A WORK GROUP FOR
THE TOOLKIT REPORT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ITEM 70.
REQUEST O.A.D.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUS.
ITEM 71, O.E.D.4A3.
DEVELOPS CONSTRUCTION IMPACT
PROGRAM.
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBERPEDERSEN.
ITEM 72.
OH1B2.
IN THE OFFICE HOUSING TO FUND
THE HOME AND HOPE PROGRAM.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
ITEM 73, OH2A3, AT $1.7 MILLION
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR
PROPERTY FOR THE AURORA COMMONS
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ITEM 74.
AT $200,000 OF GENERAL FUND FOR
THE HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ.
AND I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THIS
ONE IS ALSO IN GROUP B BECAUSE
WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE FUND
SOURCE.
SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE
REMOVE THIS ITEM FROM GROUP A.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED, USING
FUND BALANCE IN O.H.
AND WE JUST HAD TO SWAP IT FOR
GENERAL FUNDS.
SO I BELIEVE IT -- IT MAY BE
LISTED TWICE.
I'LL CONFIRM AND ADVISE.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THE NUMBER?
>> YEAH.
IT'S OH3A3.
AND I'LL JUST CONFIRM WITH MY
TEAM.
IF IT'S ALSO LISTED IN GROUP B,
WE SHOULD ONLY VOTE ON IT, YOU
SHOULD PROBABLY ONLY VOTE ON IT
ONCE.
>> OKAY.
>> IT IS NOT MODIFIED IN TERMS
OF WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR.
WE'RE JUST FUNDING IT WITH
GENERAL FUND.
BECAUSE WE LEARNED AFTER THE
DISCUSSION ON THE 10th THAT THE
FUND BALANCE AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING WASN'T AVAILABLE.
>> NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH4A2.
WOULD ADD $100,000 TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR
PREDEVELOPMENT COST FOR
PROPERTY IN THE CENTRAL AREAS,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ITEM 76OIG1A2, ADD $65,000 TO
O.I.G.
PER SENTINEL EVENT REVIEW.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
ITEM 771A3.
IT WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO ON
$30,000 ON OPCDs.
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 79, OPCD2A3.
WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO AND
$100,000 IN OPCD FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE ENGAGEMENT,
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 80, OPCD3A1 WOULD CUT $1.6
MILLION OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL
TAX FUNDS FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND ADDS $1.6
MILLION FOR GENERAL FUND BACK
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AND THIS IS BACK FILLING THE
FUNDING, BASED ON THE REVENUE
UPDATE, FOR THE SHORT-TERM
RENTAL TAX PROCEEDS.
ITEM 81, OSC2A3 WOULD ADD
$130,000 TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GREEN NEW
DEAL ADVISER POSITIONS,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ITEM 82.
OSCA3A3.
ADDS $150,000.
AND SENIOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
POSITION FOR BENCHMARKING AND
PROGRAM SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
ITEM 83OSE4A3 ADDS $140,000 TO
OSE TO RESTORE THE CLIMATE
POLICY ADVISER APPROXIMATION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUS.
ITEM 84, R.E.T.1B2 REQUESTS
THAT THE PROVIDER ON SOURCES
AND USES OF RETIREMENT FUNDS OF
THE SIRS 2 PLAN.
SPONSORED BY COUNSEL I MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
SD CI ADDS $95,000 AND A
POSITION HOUSING AND ZONING TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE TENANT
OUTREACH AND PROPERTY GROUP.
AND ASSISTANT STAFFING.
AND THAT'S SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ITEM 86 SD CI3A3.
REQUESTS A REPORT BY SD CI ON
PERMIT PROCESSING TIMES.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ITEM 87 AT SD CI4A3.
ADD $500,000 TO SD CI FOR
TENANT OUTREACH AND OTHER
SERVICES SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ITEM 86.
SDCI3A3 REPORT.
I THINK I WAS -- WAS I IN ITEM
87.
ITEM 88.
SORRY.
EQUIPMENT 88.
SD CI5A3.
REQUEST ON TRANSFERABLE RENTAL
HISTORY.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANTD.
ITEM 89.
SDCI6A3 REQUEST A REPORT BY SD
CI ON STANDARD LEASE
RESIDENTIAL TERMS, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANTD.
ITEM 90.
SDCI-007-B-002 ADDS $460,000 TO
SDCI FOR EVICTION LEGAL
DEFENSE.
ITEM 91.
SDCI REQUESTS REPORT ON THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING ON THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAM PRODUCTION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ITEM 92 ADDS TO CAPITOL HILL,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
ITEM 93.
S.3B2.
ADD $777,000 TO S DOT FOR THE
THOMAS STREET REDESIGN.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
ITEM 94.
S DOT FOUR B3 TWO.
TO SDOT FOR THE ROUTE 444
TRANSIT PLUS MULTIMODAL PROJECT
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ITEM NUMBER 95.
SDOT 5B2 ADDS $5.2 MILLION OF
REET 1 TO GEORGETOWN.
CIP PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ITEM NUMBER 96.
SDOT 6B2 ADDS $943,000 OF REET
1 TO SDOT.
FOR THE MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR
PROJECT, CI PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ITEM 97.
ADDS $400,000 OF GENERAL FUND
FOR PROTECTED BIKE LANE, CIP
PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ITEM 98.
SDOT 9B2 REQUESTS THAT SDOT
PROVIDE MONTHLY REPORTING ON
THE BRIDGE, IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
PROGRAM, CONSISTENT WITH THE
JULY 16th, PROCLAMATION OF
CIVIL EMERGENCY.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD.
ITEM 99.
SDOT 900A2.
ADDS GENERAL FUND TO BACKFILL
THE REDUCED 2021 COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX REVENUE SPONSORED
BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE A QUICK
SECOND?
THERE'S A HUNDRED EMBEDS.
IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A GLASS OF
WATER OR ANYTHING.
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WE
ARE READING THESE ITEMS INTO
THE RECORD.
SO FOLKS ARE OFFICIALLY AWARE
OF NOT JUST THE ITEMS THAT WE
ARE AMENDING IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET.
BUT AS YOU HEARD, THE FIRST 30
OR 40 ITEMS REALLY RELATED TO
LEGISLATION THAT CORRESPONDED
TO THIS.
JUST A FEW MORE TO GO.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO CORRECT FOR
THE RECORD.
I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING ITEM, BEINGDUPLICATED
INTO PACKAGES.
THAT CAN STAY IN.
BUT I WILL NOTE THAT IT IS
STILL FUNDED AS ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED.
>> THAT WAS OH003A.
WE ARE GOING TO STRIKE THAT
FROM MY LIST.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANKS TO THE TEAM FOR
FIGURING THAT OUT FOR ME WHILE
I'M READING THESE ITEMS IN.
>> OKAY.
ITEM 100.
SDOT 901A2.
TRANSFERS $9 MILLION TO THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE SCHOOL
SAFETY TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT FUND TO BACKFILL
THE REDUCED 2021 SCHOOL ZONE
CAMERA REVENUE FORECAST
SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE.
ITEM 101 ADDS $254,000 TO THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND $223 NEWS
IN STAFF TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH ONE
EXPANSION AND EXEMPTS THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FROM PLANNED FLEET
REDUCTION.
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 102 ADDS $383,000 TO THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ADD
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
DEFIBRILLATORS, LUCAS DEVICES
AND BALLISTICS SETS, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLD.
NUMBER 103.
ADDS $1.6 MILLION TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO RESTORE RECRUIT
CLASS AND TESTING CUTS,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD.
ITEM 104SFD4A3.
ADADS $143,000 TO FUND A PILOT
PROGRAM FOR CONSULTING NURSE.
SPONSORED BY CHAPESSES
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
ADAD -- ADDS TO FUND A CRISIS
COUNSELOR.
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 106.
SPD1A3 REQUEST THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT PROVIDE REPORTS, THE
REPORTS REQUESTED IN ORDINANCE
126148 ANDRESOLUTION 31962
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL IN 2020,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 107, SPD2B3 REQUEST SPD
PROVIDE REPORTS IN OVERTIME
USE, SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 108, REQUESTS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES
MONTHLY REPORTS ON POLICE
STAFFING, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ITEM 109.
SPD4B2, REQUESTS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO REPORT.
>> ITEM 111.
SBD6A3.
REPORT 911 CALL TIMES.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
REQUEST LAYOFFS OF 35SPD
OFFICERS.
ITEM 113, SPD9A3, WOULD CUT
$6.1 MILLION FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, FROM VACANCY
SAVINGS, ADD THAT MONEY TO
GENERAL FINANCE RESERVES AND
IMPOSES A PROVISO, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
ITEM 114.
SPD10A3.
CUTS $FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO OVERTIME SAVINGS,
ADDS THAT TO GENERAL FINANCE
AND IMPOSES A PROVISO SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ITEM 115, SB11B2.
IMPOSES A PROVISO OF $5 MILLION
FOR POTENTIAL SALARY SAVINGS,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
AND I SHOULD SAY, THIS ITEM,
115, AS WELL AS THE PROVISO
JUST DESCRIBED IN 112, IF THOSE
SAME THINGS ARE ACHIEVED, THAT
WOULD INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS.
ITEM 116, SBD12B2.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
CUTS $175,000 FROM SPD FROM
THEIR TRAVEL AND TRAINING
BUDGET.
ADD THAT MONEY TO FINANCE
GENERAL FOR PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING AND IMPOSES TWO
PROVISOS, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ITEM 118, SPD14A3.
CUTS $300,000 FROM SPD FOR
DISCRETIONARY PURCHASES.
ADADS THAT MONEY TO FINANCE
GENERAL FOR PARTICIPATORY
FUNDING AND IMPOSES A PROVISO,
SPONSORED BY COUNSELIM
IL MEMBER HERBOLD.
ITEM 118, IMPOSES A PROVISO OF
$200,000 IN SPD IN 2020 RECRUIT
SIGNING BONUSES.
SPONSORED BY CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
ITEM 120.
TO ESTABLISH A NEW COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION
CENTER.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
AND THIS ITEM HAS BEEN UPDATED
TO REFLECT WHAT ALL THE
TRANSFERS AND COSTS NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT THAT LEGISLATION.
ITEM 121SPD503A3 WOULD REQUEST
A REPORT ON POTENTIAL ECONOMIES
OF SCALE FOR 911 DISPATCH.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ITEM 122, SPR5A3, REQUESTS THAT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DESIGN AND
PLACE SIGNAGE AT LICTON
SPRINGS, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
ITEM 123, SPU1A3.
WOULD REQUEST THAT SPU PREPARE
A SCOPE OF WORK TO ANALYZE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ITEM 124.
SP U2 A3, REQUESTS THAT EXPLORE
AN EXPANSION OF TREE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM.
BY STRAUS.
AND FINAL ITEM, 125, SPU3A3
WOULD ADD $286,000 TO SPU TO
EXPAND THE ENCAMPMENT TRASH
PROGRAM TO 13 ADDITIONAL SITES.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALLIE.
I DO HOPE YOU HAVE A GLASS OF
WATER HANDY.
I APPRECIATE YOU READING THOSE
ALL IN FOR THE RECORD.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS.
WE ARE ON ITEMS IN GROUP A.
THIS IS THE CONSENT PACKAGE
THAT WE LARGELY REVIEWED IN
DETAIL ON TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE AN
ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
FROM THIS CONSENT PACKAGE, YOU
MAY DO SO NOW.
AS A REMINDER, THIS REQUEST
DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND, NOR
DOES IT REQUIRE A VOTE TO
REMOVE AN ITEM.
LARGELY, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT
HAVE IDEALLY IF DOLLAR IS AN
ITEM THAT YOU THINK IS
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND INDICATE
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS KNOW THAT THESE ITEMS AM
AGAIN BE ADDED TO THE END OF
GROUP A.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN
ALPHA NUMERIC ORDER.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER.
WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK
TO THAT ITEM DURING THE
COMMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE ITEMS THAT WILL
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
OR DEBATE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
PROCESS?
OKAY.
I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK
IF THERE IS A COUNCILMEMBER WHO
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND I
WILL CALL ON THE HANDS IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH I RECEIVE THEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANTD.
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WHICH
ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
REMOVED FROM GROUP A'S CONSENT
PACKAGE?
>> I MOVE THAT CBABLG982 BE
REMOVED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
I WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT WE
MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE END OF
VOTING GROUP C BECAUSE IT IS
IMPACTED BY A BUDGET AMENDMENT
THAT WILL COME UP FOR A VOTE AT
THAT TIME.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS ITEM
DOES NOT CHANGE THE ITEM IN ANY
WAY, ONLY THE CITY CUTS THE
PARK BUDGET BELOW MINIUM.
BECAUSE THE BUDGET CONTAINS
DRACONIAN CUTS TO PARKS,
LIBRARIES AND HOUSING, THE
PARKS BUDGET DEPARTMENT HAS
FALLEN BELOW ITS LEGAL MINIMUM.
LATER IN THE MEETING.
ITEM 162 ON THE AGENDA
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FROM MY OFFICE TO
RESTORE ALL THE 187.2 MILLION
THAT IS OTHERWISE BEING CUT
FROM ALL OF THESE
AFOREMENTIONED DEPARTMENTS, BY
INCREASING THE TAXES ON BIG
BUSINESS INSTEAD.
AND IF THAT AMENDMENT PASSES,
THEN THIS LEGISLATION,
AUTHORIZING A BUDGET, BELOW THE
LEGAL MINIMUM FOR PARKS, WILL
NO LONGER BE REQUIRED.
SO I AM REQUESTING THAT WE VOTE
ON THIS ITEM SOMETIME AFTER
ITEM 162 IN VOTING GROUP C.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
ITEM NUMBER 8. BLG, 010A002,
WHICH IS THE -- DO I HAVE THE
RIGHT NUMBER?
GREAT.
WHICH RELATES TO --
>> I'M SORRY.
WAS IT BLG009?
OR BLG010?
>> I BELIEVE IT IS BLG9A2, ITEM
8 ON THE AGENDA.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
>> MADAM CHAIR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> YEAH.
JUST A QUICK POINT OF ORDER AND
INFORMATION HERE.
JUST TO SORT OF -- BECAUSE
WE'VE DONE IT.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE AND WE'RE
GETTING A LITTLE LOST AS TO
WHAT THE RULES ARE HERE.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IS IT THE CHAIRS REQUEST THAT
WE CITE THE BLG NUMBER?
OR TO THE ITEM NUMBER?
OR BOTH?
QUESTION NUMBER 1.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME TRACKING
WHEN IT'S JUST THE BLG NUMBER.
SO I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS SAY THE ITEM NUMBER IN
ADDITION TO THE BLG NUMBER IN
THE GROUP.
AND JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY
FROM THE CHAIR IF THAT IS
DOABLE.
AND THEN SECOND, ARE YOU ASKING
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE
ARGUMENTS TO JUSTIFY THE
REQUEST TO REMOVE THINGS AT
THIS JUNCTURE?
OR NOT?
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU
JUST WANT US TO SAY THE ITEM
NUMBER, THE BLG NUMBER, AND
MOVE ALONG.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> BUT I'M HEARING ON THIS
FIRST ONE, ARGUMENTS BEING MADE
OR RATIONALE BEING STATED.
AND I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL OF
THAT.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE --
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE
PROCEDURE IS HERE IN TERMS OF
HOW YOU WANT US TO REMOVE THESE
ITEMS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT
WAY.
BECAUSE I KNOW WE WILL BE
DEBATING THESE ITEMS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PULLING THEM.
>> YES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AS ALWAYS,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR PROCESS
ALIGNMENT HERE.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE DO STATE THE
ITEM NUMBER ON THE AGENDA AND
THE CBA OR SLY NUMBER AS WELL.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR
DOCUMENTS DO NOT HAVE THE ITEM
NUMBER ON THE ACTUAL SHEET.
THEY HAVE THE SLI OR THE CBA
NUMBER.
AND WE CAN CORRESPOND THAT WITH
THE AGENDA.
BUT FOR EASE, USE THE ITEM
NUMBER.
AND IF IT'S A SLI OR CBA
NUMBER, PLEASE INDICATE THAT
NUMBER AS INDICATED ON THIS
LINE.
IT WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER 8BLG009-
A-002.
SECOND.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DEBATE
THE MERITS.
I THINK SO THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DO
THAT.
WE DON'T NEED IT TO BE MOVED
AND WE DON'T NEED IT TO BE
SECONDED.
SO JUST ITEM R IDENTIFY THE
NUMBER YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER, SOME OF YOUR
QUESTIONS WERE RELATED TO WHY
YOU WANTED IT IN GROUP C. FOR
CLARIFICATION, WE ARE GOING TO
PUT THIS AT THE END OF GROUP A.
WHEN WE TO THAT ITEM IN GROUP
A, YOU CAN THEN MOVE TO HOLD IT
UNTIL AFTER CONSIDERATION OF
ITEM 162 IN GROUP C. SO JUST
FOR THE PROCESS MAKING SURE WE
SEE WHERE ALL OF THE YMSZ ARE
GOING.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE YOU
MAKE THAT MOTION.
ONCE WE GET TO THOSE ITEMS THAT
HAVE PULLED OUT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
IS THERE AN ITEM OR MORE THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE?
>> YES, CHAIRWOMAN MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR INDIVIDUAL
VOTE, ITEM 62, WHICH IS CBA, H
SD 009B002.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
ITEM NUMBER 62.
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
RELATED TO HEALTH SERVICES AND
PROVISO.
WAS THERE ANOTHER ITEM,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE -- THREE
MORE.
>> OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> ITEM 113.
WHICH IS CBASPD009A-003.
>> OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
ITEM NUMBER 13, SPD VERY
09A003, WHICH RELATES TO THE
VACANCY SAVINGS ITEM.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NEXT ITEM.
>> 116116.
THAT'S CBA012B002.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE ITEM 116, SPD.
FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
GRANTING THE 93 POSITIONS.
NEXT?
>> LAST ONE IS ITEM 141.
WHICH IS CBA-HOM-021-A-001.
>> OKAY.
LET'S JUST WAIT ONE SECOND.
WE'RE GOING TO SCROLL THERE.
ITEM --
>> I'M SORRY.
ITEM 141 IS IN VOTING GROUP B,
THIS IS GROUP A.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
REMINDER.
SO THIS SECTION GOES TO ITEMS 1
THROUGH 125, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROACTIVE HEADS OCCUPY THAT
ONE.
WE WILL HOLD THAT UNTIL THE
NEXT DISCUSSION ON GROUP B.
PATTY, THANK YOU FOR THE
REMINDER.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS.
JUST TO SUMMARIZE AND ALLIE,
YOU CAN HELP ME CONFIRM.
I SEE ITEMS NUMBER 8. NUMBER
62.
NUMBER 116.
AND 113.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, MADAM CHAIR.
>> OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER REQUESTS
FOR SEPARATE VOTE ON AN ITEM IN
THIS CONSENT PACKAGE?
>> I'M SEEING NONE.
HEARING NO FURTHER REQUESTS TO
PULL ANY ITEMS, ALLIE, PLEASE,
FOR THE RECORD, I THINK WE HAVE
ALREADY SUMMARIZED THOSE THREE.
YOU SEE THEM ON THE CHART THERE
NOW.
DO YOU NEED TO SUMMARIZE THEM
AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
>> NO.
I THINK YOU HAVE COVERED IT AND
WE WILL WALK THROUGH THEM ONE
BY ONE AFTER THE VOTE ON THE
PACKAGE.
>> SLBTSZ.
-- EXCELLENT.
WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE ITEMS
LISTED BY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
THERE, AND SUMMARIZED BY ME,
NUMBERS 8, 62, 113 AND 116.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CONSIDER THE REST.
CONSENT PACKAGE.
THE CONSENT PACKAGE HAS BEEN
AMENDED.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
CONSENT PACKAGE AS AMENDED.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE
CONSENT PACKAGE AS AMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON GROUP A HERE?
THE BASIS OF OUR BUDGET?
SEEING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE RULE ON THE APPROVAL
OF THE AMENDED CONSENT PACKAGE.
LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANTD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> I'M JUST GIVING PATTY SOME
TIME TO CATCH UP.
HI.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS A VERY GREAT TOOL THAT
YOU HAVE THERE, PATTY.
THANK YOU FOR CAPTURING THIS
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AS WELL.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND THE CONSENT PACKAGE IS
APPROVED.
WE GOT THROUGH OUR FIRST ITEM.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
LET'S GO ON TO THE FOUR ITEMS
THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE, IN GROUP A
HERE.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
DISCUSSION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE IN
ALPHA NUMERIC ORDER AS IT SAYS
ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST ITEM IS 8. LGA-002.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
OU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR MOTION AT
THIS MOMENT?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
I DON'T WANT IT NODES A VOTE.
I WANT TO CHECK WITH THE CLERK.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE REACH
THIS, WHEN WE REACH THIS ITEM,
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT COULD
MOVE TO HOLD IT UNTIL AFTER
CONSIDERATION OF ITEM 162.
CAN I JUST CONFIRM DOES THIS
NEED A VOTE OR DOES THE COUNCIL
MEMBER JUST NEED TO STATE THAT
FOR THE RECORD?
>> BECAUSE THE FACT THE
COMMITTEE HAS AGREED TO A
PROCESS SET FORTH AS ALY
DESCRIBED, WHERE ALL ITEMS
WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE
PACKAGE AND CONSIDERED
IMMEDIATELY.
THEIR REQUEST IS TO CHANGE
THAT.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE
TO HOLD IT UNTIL AFTER
CONSIDERATION OF ITEM 162.
>> ELECTRIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS
AND MAKE THE MOTION?
>> YES.
I BELIEVE I SHOULD, JUST BASED
ON THE PROCEDURE.
I SAY I MOVE THAT CBABLG9A2 BE
MOVED TO THE END OF VOTING
GROUP C BECAUSE IT IS IMPACTED
BY A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WILL
COME UP FOR A VOTE AT THAT
TIME.
AND SINCE I HAVE MADE MY POINTS
EARLIER, I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT
THEM AGAIN, UNLESS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE ME TO
CLARIFY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
I WILL SECOND THIS FOR
APROCEDURAL MOTION.
AND WE WILL TAKE IT UP IN GROUP
C WITH THE ADDITIONAL
COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE RECORD ON MOVING ITEM
NUMBER 8 INTO GROUP C, AFTER
ITEM 162?
>> LEWISS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING THE ROLL.
I ERRONEOUSLY SAID RECORD.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE ROLL
ON THAT.
THE ITEM WILL BE MOVED TO THE
END OF GROUP C.
GOING BACK TO GROUP A. THE NEXT
ITEM IN ALPHA NUMERIC IS ITEM
62.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
ITEM 62.
H SD 9B2 THAT WOULD ADD $9.1
MILLION FOR HEALTH USE SERVICES
AND IMPOSES A PROVISO.
AND IF I MIGHT, CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDO, I WANT TO NOTE HERE
AS WE'RE RECORDING THE VOTES
AND WHAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN
THE FINAL CLERK FILE, THAT
INCLUDES THE CHANGES THAT THE
COUNCIL MADE TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGET.
BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA HAVE THE
SAME INITIALS IN THE VOTING
BLOC BOX, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WILL SHOW UP AS BC AS
BUDGET CHAIR SO YOU CAN
DISTINGUISH WHAT ITEMS THEY
VOTED FOR.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANOTHER REMINDER.
AS WE CONSIDER THESE ITEMS THAT
HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM GROUP A,
FROM OUR CONSENT PACKAGE.
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE CLERK
WILL BE REMINDING US THAT THE
STAFF TO SUBSTITUTE ANY ITEM,
IF THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
IF THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE AFTER
A MOTION IS SECONDED.
WE'LL THEN RECOGNIZE THE
CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK US
THROUGH BOTH ON AN ITEM AND ON
THE AGENDA TO BE SUBSTITUTED.
MANY OF THESE ITEMS HERE DO NOT
HAVE A SUBSTITUTE THAT I'M
AWARE OF.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
PURPOSES TODAY.
AT THIS POINT, ALY, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SUMMARIZE EACH ITEM?
I'LL THEN TURN IT TO THE PERSON
WHO HAS MADE THE MOTION TO
REMOVE IT, AND THEN TO THE
SPONSOR OF THE ITEM TO INITIATE
THE DISCUSSION.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, WERE YOU
LOOKING FOR A NEW DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE TITLE?
>> JUST READ THE TITLE IF
THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
>> ITEM 62, H SD 9B2 WOULD ADD
$1.1 BILLION TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR DRUG
USE, AND IMPOSES A PROVISO.
AND I'LL JUST ADD A LITTLE HERE
THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY FUNDING
THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE
COUNCIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THIS IS BEING CUT INTO THIRD
QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL, TO BE
ADDED BACK TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IN 2021, ON THIS PROPOSAL, AS
WELL AS TWO OTHER PROPOSALS
THAT ARE RELATED TO SERVICES IN
THE 2021 BUDGET.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
BELIEVE YOU MOVED THIS ITEM.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO
YOUR MOVE TO REMOVE IT.
THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND I KNOW THIS PROPOSAL HAS A
LOT OF SUPPORT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE RATIONALE
BEHIND THAT SUPPORT.
I WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL
COUNCIL THAT HAD APPROVED THE
MONEY ORIGINALLY.
SO I JUST WANT TO BE
CONSISTENT.
I AM, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT
SETTING ASIDE A SPECIFIC SAFE
INJECTION SITE, IT'S FUNDING
SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAVE
-- WHICH STILL RESULT IN THE
SAME CONCERNS THAT I'VE HAD AND
THAT I'VE HEARD FROM OTHERS.
I VISITED THE -- I HAD A FORMAL
TOUR OF THE INSIGHT INJECTION
FACILITY IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, AND CANADA.
AND THE OUTCOMES FOR THAT
PROGRAM, IN TERMS OF GETTING
PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT WERE NOT
STRONG.
THERE WAS A REPORT DONE BY THE
OPIOID COORDINATION COUNCIL
BACK IN 2018 THAT QUESTION THE
EFFICACY OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS.
SO I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PULL IT
OUT OF THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
I CAN VOTE FOR THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
AND I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I'M SURE THE SPONSOR WOULD LIKE
TO HELP TO CHANGE YOUR MIND ON
THIS.
SO LET'S GIVE THE SPONSOR A
CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS
ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS ALY MENTIONED, THE COUNCIL
HAS VOTED ON THIS IN 2018,
AGAIN IN 2019.
AND THE COUNCIL ALSO VOTED ON
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WAS
INADVERTENTLY REMOVED IN 2020.
THE BUDGET ACTION MOVES ALREADY
APPROPRIATED FUNDING OF $1.12
MILLION TO H SD FOR SIMILAR
SERVICES AS OPROVED BY PREVIOUS
BUDGET ACTION.
BUT FOR NEW APPROACHES TO
PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
IT DIRECTS H SD TO DIRECT
CONTRACT PUBLIC HEALTH FOR
THESE SERVICES.
MANY THANKS TO MY COSPONSORS.
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES, SAWANT,
STRAUSS, LEWIS, AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN A HIGH COUNCIL PRIORITY
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, IN
SPENDING.
THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STALLED
FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
JUST AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND.
COUNCIL APPROPRIATED THE $1.3
MILLION FOR WHAT AT THE TIME
WERE REFERRED TO AS COMMUNITY
HEALTH ENGAGEMENT LOCATIONS,
KNOWN AS CHELS.
AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL
$100,000 IN 2019.
BOTH OF WHICH CARRIED FORWARD
TO 2020.
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, AS PART OF
THE 2020 REBALANCING PACKAGE,
COUNCIL TOOK THIS UNANIMOUS
VOTE TO RESTORE AN ADDITIONAL
$100,000 WHICH HAD BEEN
ERRANTLY ADMITTED TO THE CARRY-
FORWARD ORDINANCE.
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
IN WASHINGTON HAVE DEVELOPED A
NEW APPROACH TO SUPERVISED
CONSUMPTION THAT DOES NOT RELY
ON ESTABLISHING A SPECIFIC NEW
LOCATION TO PROVIDE SUPERVISED
CONSUMPTION SITES.
INSTEAD, IT FOCUSES ON
PROVIDING SERVICES IN LOCATIONS
THAT ARE ALREADY SERVING THESE
FOLKS.
MY SEPTEMBER 22nd PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
INCLUDED A PRESENTATION ON THIS
APPROACH.
IT INCLUDED A REPRESENTATION
FROM KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH,
WHO KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCURRED THAT THIS NEW
APPROACH WAS CONSISTENT WITH
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE KING
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH RECEIVED
IN 2018.
I'VE SHARED THIS NEW APPROACH
WITH H SD DIRECTOR JOHNSON AND
ASKED FOR FEEDBACK.
DIRECTOR JOHNSON SHARED IT WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
INDICATED THEY WERE LEADING ON
THIS.
THE SEATTLE TIMES HAS REPORTED
THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAID
THE MAYOR WAS INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS, HOW
THIS NEW PROPOSAL COULD WORK.
AND WOULD SEEK LEGAL COUNCIL,
REGARDING THE RISKS, GIVEN
UPCOMING CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COUNSEL
AFTER THE BUDGET IS PASSED, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, LATER THIS YEAR, ABOUT
THE APPROACH.
FOR NOW, THIS ACTION ALLOWS
COUNCIL TO PROTECT THESE HARD-
FOUGHT DOLLARS AND ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN 2021.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN SPOKE TO
TREATMENT OUTCOMES.
I THINK THERE ARE DEFINITELY
DIFFERENT STUDIES ABOUT THE
EFFICACY IN TREATMENT OUTCOMES.
AND I HAVE SEEN SOME STUDIES
THAT ARE MORE -- MORE POSITIVE.
BUT WE CAN HOLD THAT FOR
ANOTHER DAY.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT OUTCOME OF SAFE
CONSUMPTION SIZE IS THE SAVING
OF LIVES.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO DRUG
OVERDOSE AT ANY SAFE
CONSUMPTION SITES ANYWHERE IN
THE WORLD.
AND IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT
YOU CARE ABOUT AND LOVE, WHO IS
AN ADDICT, WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT
MOST FIRST IS THAT THEY DO NOT
DIE IN THE THROES OF THEIR
ADDICTION.
AND THEN YOU HOPE THAT THEY
SEEK TREATMENT.
BUT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS IS
REALLY TO FOCUS ON THE LIFE-
SAVING SERVICES THAT THESE --
THAT SAFE CONSUMPTION SERVICES
CAN PROVIDE.
WE KNOW THAT OVERDOSE DEATHS
AND HARMS FROM DRUG OVERDOSE,
HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE IN KING
COUNTY, SINCE 2011.
AND IT'S DEFINITELY TIME FOR US
TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO
SAVE LIVES.
I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE PEOPLE
THAT WE LOVE AND CARE ABOUT,
WHO HAVE THESE CHALLENGES.
AND THERE ARE, AGAIN, A LOT OF
DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT IS
THE BEST EFFICACY TOWARDS
LEADING PEOPLE TO TREATMENT
OPTIONS.
BUT PEOPLE WILL NOT RECEIVE
TREATMENT IF THEY DIE.
SO THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON
THE HARM REDEMPTION PRINCIPALS
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF
HELPING PEOPLE RECEIVE
TREATMENT.
REALLY WANTED TO SAY AGAIN, I
APPRECIATE THE NEW IDEAS THAT
HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BY
THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION AND THE ACLU.
JUST ACCESS TO HEALTH.
YES TO SCS AND OTHERS.
AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN FINALLY
MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE ON
THESE DOLLAR IN 2021.
I THINK MANY OF YOU SAW THE E-
MAIL THAT WE ALL RECEIVED FROM
THE ACLU OF WASHINGTON THIS
MORNING.
THE E-MAIL NOTES ARE STRONG
EVIDENCE THAT THESE SERVICES
WORK.
OVER 100 SAFE CONSUMPTION
SERVICES PROGRAMS OPERATE
ACROSS THE WORLD.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF AN
OVERDOSE DEATH AT ANY OF THESE
SITES.
EVEN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION HAS CALLED FOR
THESE PROGRAMS TO BE OPENED.
IT'S ALSO ALIGNED WITH
SEATTLE'S LONG HISTORY OF BEING
A LEADER FOR PROGRESSIVE DRUG
REFORM, INCLUDING BEING ONE OF
THE FIRST JURISDICTIONS TO
ADOPT NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS,
THE WAR ON DRUGS, AND ITS
RACIALLY BASED ENFORCEMENT HAVE
FAILED.
FINALLY, A NOVEMBER 2020 BY TWO
NURSES WHO WORK WITH THOSE
WITH SUBSTANTIVE DISORDERS.
SPEAKING OF SAFETY.
CS ARE NOT LIKELY TO LEAD TO
MORE CRIME.
AND THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO
SEEK HELP FOR SUBSTANCE
DISORDER.
IN A STUDY OF OVER 1,000
INJECTION DRUG USERS IN CANADA,
REFERRAL TO TREATMENT INCREASED
BY 30% IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER
AN SCS OPENED IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTOSS THIS ITEM?
I'M SEEING NONE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
FOR THE DATA YOU PROVIDED.
I WILL ENCOURAGE FOLKS GOING
FORWARD TO BE BRIEF IN YOUR
COMMENTS SO WE CAN GET THROUGH
THESE ITEMS.
AND I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE A LONG DAY, BUT
REALLY INFORMATIVE FOR THE
PUBLIC.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT
DATA-DRIVEN ANSWER.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL HANDS ON
THIS ITEM, MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
LET ME TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THIS
ITEM.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF CB SD 9BOO2
AS INCLUDED IN VOTING GROUP A
CONSENT PACKAGE.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT.
>> HEARING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER
62?
>> LEWISS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CLERK.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND ITEM
NUMBER 62, H SD 009B002 IS
ADOPTED INTO OUR CONSENT
PACKAGE.
ALY, LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT
ITEM PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ITEM THAT WAS REMOVED
FROM THE PACKAGE WAS ITEM 113
ON THE AGENDA.
THAT IS SPD9A3.
THIS WOULD CUT $6.18 MILLION
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM
VACANCY SAVINGS.
ADD TO THAT GENERAL RESERVES
FOR PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
IMPOSES A PROVISO.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
CONCERNS OR COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
SO I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN DIVING
DEEP INTO HOW TO REIMAGINE
PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE
DONE.
WE CANNOT GO BACK TO THE WAY IT
WAS THERE WERE ACTUALLY
PROTESTORS AT MY HOUSE MOMENTS
AGO.
I'M AT CITY HALL.
BUT THEY WERE THERE AT MY HOME.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT JUST SPEAKS TO
THE DESIRE TO SEE CHANGE.
AND WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF
CHANGES IN THIS BUDGET.
I BELIEVE THE KEY, THOUGH, IS
WHEN I TALK TO CONSTITUENTS, I
GET A VARIETY OF VIEWS ON
PUBLIC SAFETY, ON POLICING.
AND THE ISSUE IS THAT PEOPLE
WANT POSITIVE CHANGE.
THEY ALSO WANT TO HAVE THAT
PLAN IN PLACE.
THEY WANT TO SEE REINVESTMENTS.
BUT THEY WANT TO HAVE A
COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE SCALED UP
FIRST IN MOST CASES.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL BUDGET
ACTIONS TODAY THAT WOULD REDUCE
FUNDING TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, WITH
THE AIM OF REINVESTING.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS
THAT I PULLED OUT.
BECAUSE I JUST PERSONALLY HAD
CONCERNS ABOUT THEM.
AND WILL BE VOTING NO ON BOTH
OF THEM.
ONE IS TO THE FIRST ITEM IS THE
$6.1 MILLION VACANCY SAVINGS.
THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE, IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL BEFORE WE TAKE THAT
MONEY AWAY, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE RATE OF ATTRITION IS, GOING
FORWARD, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE THE FORCE REDUCED
BELOW THE NUMBER THAT WE HAD
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
ATTRITION IS ALREADY HAPPENING
AT A FASTER RATE THAN WE HAD
ANTICIPATED.
SO THIS MONEY IS AVAILABLE TO
HELP STAFF 911 RESPONSE.
THE MEMO, THE BUDGET ACTION
SAYS, SHOULD ADDITIONAL
CURRENTLY UNANTICIPATED
VACANCIES, AFFECT SPD'S 911
RESPONDER FORCE, THE DEPARTMENT
WOULD NEED TO ANSWER FEWER 911
CALLS OR RESPOND MORE SLOWLY TO
911 CALLS.
OR BACKFILL 911 OFFICERS
VACANCY THROUGH THE TRANSFER
FROM INVESTIGATIVE OR SPECIALTY
UNITS.
I AM JUST EXPRESSING CONCERN
WITH THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS
AND THE COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES
THAT COME OUT OF THAT TO
PREVENT CRIME TO INCREASE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
WELLNESS.
I SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT I WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT WAS --
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE DO IT
ONE AT A TIME BECAUSE WE NEED
TO TAKE THE VOTES ONE AT A
TIME?
>> SURE.
>> DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR
PRESENTATION?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM THAT YOU HAVE SPONSORED?
>> YES.
SORRY.
TOOK ME A MINUTE.
I WASSING TOOLING -- I WAS
TOGGLING BETWEEN SCREENS.
THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS ITEM
OUT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
OF COURSE WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM QUITE A BIT IN
COMMITTEE.
SO I WON'T BELABOR THE POINTS.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN
CONTINUES TO MISUNDERSTAND OR
NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
THIS BUDGET ACTION ACTUALLY IS
DOING IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR
FULL BUDGET.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY
EXPLAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PUBLIC AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S CLEAR WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE.
SO THAT THERE ISN'T ANY
CONFUSION OR MISINFORMATION
ABOUT THE EFFECT OF THIS
PARTICULAR COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION.
SO THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
DOES CUT $6.1 MILLION FROM
SPD'S BUDGET.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE ARE CUTTING
HERE ARE LITERALLY DOLLARS THAT
SPD HAS SAID, THEY WILL NOT USE
FOR PURPOSES OF HIRING
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.
SO THE $6.1 MILLION REPRESENTS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DOLLARS
THAT WE CAN EXPECT IN SALARY
SAVINGS, FOR SWORN OFFICER
POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RA
CANT AND WILL REMAIN VACANT IN
2021.
ACCORDING TO SPD'S OWN STAFFING
MODEL, WHICH INCLUDES IN THAT
FORMULA.
HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY EXPECT TO
HIRE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY EXPECT TO
LOSE.
THIS IS HOW MANY BODIES THEY
EXPECT TO HAVE IN 2021.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE,
THROUGH THE BENEFIT OF THE
ANALYSIS OF COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
AND DATA RECEIVED FROM SPD
STAFFING MODEL IS TO REALLY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPDsPROPOSED
BUDGET IN THIS AREA IS -- WAS
PROPOSED TOO LARGE.
AND THIS IS A CORRECTION OF
THAT LINE ITEM TO ACCURATELY
REFLECT WHAT SPD'S OWN DATA
SAYS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IN
2021.
SO THIS IS SORT OF, AS I'VE
THOUGHT ABOUT IT IN MY HEAD.
IT'S LIKE WHEN I GO TO THE
GROCERY STORE.
AND I BUY MORE THAN WHAT I
NEED.
AND SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE MY
EYES ARE HUNGRIER THAN MY
STOMACH MOMENT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE IN THIS
INSTANCE.
SO WE ARE NOT FURTHER REDUCING
PERSONNEL AT SPD.
WE ARE NOT UNNECESSARILY
CUTTING INTO THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR SPD TO BACKFILL IN
ATTRITION, THAT THEY
EXPERIENCED.
THAT THEY DIDN'T EXPECT.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE
SAYING THAT THIS IS -- THAT
THEY HAVE BUDGETED TOO MUCH FOR
THIS.
AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE
THESE DOLLARS.
THEY'RE LITERALLY GOING TO BE
JUST SITTING THERE.
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF NEEDING
DOLLARS IN THIS TREMENDOUS
RECESSION, FOR OTHER COUNCIL
BUDGET PRIORITIES, IT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR US TO ENGAGE --
TO MOVE THIS CORRECTION
FORWARD, TO CAPTURE THE $6.1
MILLION THAT SPD HAS SAID THEY
WILL HAVE NO USE FOR.
BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
REALISTICALLY HIRE WHAT THEY
SAID.
OR THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO
HIRE WHEN THE BUDGET WAS
TRANSMITTED.
AND TO REAPPROPRIATE THOSE TO
COMMUNITY-BASED NEEDS THAT WE
HAVE IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR
BUDGET PROCESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION DOES.
ASK IT SHOULD NOT BE READ AS
THOUGH THIS IS CUTTING INTO --
CUTTING INTO EXISTING POSITIONS
AT SPD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS UPON THIS ITEM, NUMBER
113?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE
THAT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS,
THE COUNCIL REGULARLY ADJUSTS
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET
IN LINE WITH THE STAFFING PLAN.
I BELIEVE THIS IS DONE IN PRIOR
YEARS.
INCLUDING UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, WHEN SHE
WAS CHAIR OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO -- I JUST
WANT TO AGAIN, UNDERSCORE THAT
IT IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
STAFFING PLAN ITSELF, THAT
SHOWS THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO HIRE NEW RECRUITS
IN THE NUMBER OF FULLY-TRAINED
OFFICERS WILL BE -- WILL
CORRESPOND TO THE NUMBER OF
OFFICERS THAT THIS BUDGET
ACTION MAINTAINS IN THE CITY
BUDGET.
THIS ANALYSIS HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED BY OUR OWN CENTRAL
STAFF.
AND THE OTHER IMPORTANT POINT
TO MAKE IS THAT IF WE DID NOT
DO THIS, AND THESE FUNDS WERE
LEFT OVER, AS WE'RE
ANTICIPATING.
AND UNABLE TO BE USED TO HIRE
MORE OFFICERS, THE RESULT WOULD
BE THAT THE EXECUTIVE WOULD
DECIDE HOW TO SPEND THOSE
FUNDS.
AND WE ARE DIRECTING THESE
FUNDS TO BE USED AS PART OF THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE TO CONSIDER THIS ITEM BACK
AS PART OF THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
>> I'M HAPPY TO.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT ITEM
NUMBER --
>> I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED AS TO
THE PROCEDURE.
I THOUGHT ONCE IT WAS PULLED.
WE JUST DO AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE?
>> OKAY.
THUMBS UP.
SO I HAVE ON HERE, ON MY
SCRIPT, MOVE APPROVAL OF
COUNCIL BILL SPD009A003 AS
INCLUDED IN VOTING GROUP A IN
THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
THEN WE DO AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
DOES THAT WORK?
>> YES.
>> IS THERE A SECOND SOME.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENT.
>> SEEING NONE, MADAM WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM
113.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> GIVING PATTY AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CATCH UP HERE.
WE'RE GOING PRETTY FAST.
AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> I WILL NOT BE GIVING PATTY
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH UP.
AYE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> I CAN DO IT.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PLOSION CARRIES ON ITEM 113
IS ADDED BACK TO THE CONSENT
PACKAGE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
YOU ARE ON YOUR LEFT ITEM THAT
YOU HAVE PULLED HERE.
AND PATTY, DO YOU MIND DOING A
QUICK FAVOR?
CAN YOU TOGGLE OVER SO WE CAN
SEE THE CDA NUMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU THIS IS THE ITEM
THAT WOULD ABROIGATE 93.
AND SIMILAR TO THE CONCERNS I
RAISED EARLIER, I FEEL THAT WE
WANT TO HAVE THE FULL PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN.
WE WANT TO HAVE THE
ALTERNATIVES SKETCHED OUT MORE
FULLY, IN TERMS OF INCREASING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
WELLNESS.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THAT PROCESS UNFOLD.
AND THE ABIGATING OF POSITIONS,
YOU KNOW, WHILE THERE IS A GO
RATIONALE FOR DEEP FUNDING.
THIS REDUCES THE POSITION.
AND THAT UNNECESSARILY REDUCES
THE FLEXIBILITY.
FOR WHAT THE CHIEF AND THE
MAYOR HAVE INTENDED.
I BELIEVE THEY ABIGATED 47 OF
THE POSITIONS.
BUT THIS IS GOING TO ABROGATE
MORE OF THEM.
AND I BELIEVE WE WANT TO HAVE
THAT FLEXIBILITY OF HAVING
THOSE POSITIONS STILL ON THE
BOOKS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT
FUNDED IN CASE THEY'RE NEEDED
AGAIN.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING ATTRITION
OCCUR AT A FASTER RATE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
AS THE SPONSOR, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION?
>> AGAIN.
THIS IS ONE THAT WE'VE
DISCUSSED QUITE A BIT, DURING
OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE PROCESSES.
AND I JUST -- I GUESS I
DISAGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S CHARACTERIZATION OF
THE EFFECT OF THIS PARTICULAR
BUDGET ACTION ITEM.
AND ON THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE
ON THE DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD
ELIMINATE THE POSITION POCKETS
FOR ALL SWORN OFFICER POSITIONS
AT SPD THAT ARE CURRENTLY
VACANT.
AND UNFUNDED.
SO THESE ARE POSITIONS THAT ARE
JUST SITTING THERE, ON THE
SHELF, AND HAVE NO MONEY.
SO EVEN IF SPD SAID WE HAVE ALL
OF THIS ATTRITION.
AND WE NEED TO REHIRE PEOPLE,
THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
REHIRE THEM INTO THESE
PARTICULAR ABROGATED POSITIONS.
BECAUSE THERE IS NO SALARY
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE
POSITIONS.
SO IF THE SCENARIO THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
DESCRIBES COMES TO FRUITION.
SPD.
EVEN IF WE DIDN'T ABROIGATE
THESE POSITIONS, WOULD NEED TO
COME TO COUNCIL TO REQUEST
FUNDING FOR EACH OF THOSE EXTRA
POSITIONS BEFORE THEY COULD
HIRE INTO THOSE SLOTS.
SO THIS BUDGET ACTION DOES NOT
HAVE ANY IMPACT ON EXISTING
POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS.
IT ALSO DOES NOT IMPACT SPD'S
CURRENT STAFFING OR HIRING PLAN
FOR 2021 AS THEY'VE PROPOSED.
THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD
RESTRICT SPD FROM HIRING ABOVE
AND BEYOND THEIR CURRENT
PROJECTED STAFFING AND HIRING
PLAN.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT PREVENTS
THE DEPARTMENT FROM GROWING THE
FORCE IN THE FUTURE IN A WAY
THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR
OWN CURRENT STAFFING AND HIRING
PLAN.
IF SPD DOES TRY TO INCREASE THE
SIZE OF THE SWORN OFFICER FORCE
IN THE FUTURE, THEY WOULD NEED
THIS COUNCIL OR A FUTURE
COUNCIL TO TAKE LEGISLATIVE AND
BUDGETARY ACTION TO AUTHORIZE
ANY ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
AND SPD HAS INDICATED THAT THE
ABROIGATION OF THESE POSITIONS
IN PARTICULAR, THE 93
POSITIONS, DOES NOT AFFECT
THEIR STAFFING PLAN FOR 2021.
AND AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THEIR
STAFFING PLAN TAKES INTO
CONSIDRATION THEIR PROJECTION
EVER HOW MANY OFFICERS IT CAN
HIRE.
HOW MANY THEY BELIEVE THEY WILL
LOSE TO ATTRITION, INCLUDING
RETIREMENT.
AND WHAT THE NET RESULT OF THAT
WILL BE.
AND SO BASED ON THEIR OWN
EVALUATION, THESE POSITIONS
WILL NOT AFFECT THEIR STAFFING
PLAN FOR 2021.
AND SO I THINK IT IS A
RESPONSIBLE MOVE, AT THIS
POINT, TO ELIMINATE THESE 93
OFFICER POSITIONS.
PORTION OF THE 93 THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN HERE WERE ALREADY
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO BE ELIMINATED.
AND IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS
A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS
AFTER THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE
RELATED TO FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
IS COMPLETED, WHICH AGAIN
COUNCIL HAS A SEAT AT THAT
TABLE.
AFTER THAT IS COMPLETED.
IF THERE IS A NEED TO FURTHER
ADJUST WHAT POCKETS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR POLICE OFFICER
POSITIONS AND SPD, THEN I
BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE
APPROPRIATE TIME TO CONSIDER
REINSTITUTING OR REINSTATING
THESE POSITIONS.
I SUSPECT THAT THAT WILL NOT BE
WHAT AN OUTCOME OF THAT
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS WOULD BE
TELLING US.
BUT I THINK FOR RIGHT NOW, THIS
IS KIND OF A NO HARM, NO FOUL
PROPOSAL HERE AND WOULD REQUEST
THAT MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT ITEM
NUMBER 116, SPD0B VERY 02.
I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION.
OR I'LL DEFER TO THE CHAIR TO
MAKE THE MOTION.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT.
OR COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST REALIZED I CUT OFF
THE BAIT UNINTENTIONALLY.
>> I DIDN'T SEE A HAND I DO SEE
ONE NOW.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO CONCUR WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
AGAIN, THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
APPRECIATE HER LEADING ON THIS.
AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY.
I THINK A GOOD PRACTICE, NOT
JUSTAS IT RELATES.
A GOOD BUDGETING PRACTICE AND A
GOOD POLICY OVERSIGHT ROLE FOR
THE COUNCIL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT
DEPARTMENT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
THIS ALIGNS THE STAFFING PLAN.
AND THE FTEs WITH POSITIONS BY
REMOVING POSITIONS THAT AREN'T
FILLED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE FILLED.
WE DO THIS IN OTHER DIDN'TS IN
OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE AS WELL.
A RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING
PRACTICE IS TO HAVE STAFFING
ALIGNED WITH THE FTEs LISTED IN
THE BUDGET.
IT ALLOWS FOR CLEAR PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING.
LACK OF ALIGNMENT FOR THESE
NUMBERS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.
AGAIN, IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE
NOT JUST FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUT FOR MANY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS WHERE THERE'S AN
EXECUTIVE PRACTICE OF HAVING
UNFILLED POSITIONS.
AND THAT THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THE
COUNCIL TO EXERCISE ITS
OVERSIGHT ROLE IN DETERMINING
THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, DID YOU
WANT TO MOVE THIS ITEM?
>> I WILL, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF SPD012,
B002, ITEM 116, AS INCLUDED IN
VOTING GROUP A CONSENT PACKAGE.
>> SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND ITEM SPD12B002 IS INCLUDED
IN OUR CONSENT PACKAGE.
FROM GROUP A.
I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS
THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED.
THAT DOES OFFICIALLY GET US
THROUGH GROUP A. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COLLEAGUES, FOR THE
DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE ABOUT A HALF HOUR LEFT
OF THIS MORNING'S SESSION.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE
MOVE INTO REVIEWING GROUP B.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
HERE TODAY.
I'M GOING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS
VERY SHORT.
REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS
AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR STAFF, WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK.
ALY, MIKE, PATTY WARGON FOR THE
WORK OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, MAKING A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF REQUESTS
FIT INTO A POSSIBLE AMENDED
CONSENT PACKAGE FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AS WE LOOK AT
GROUP B.
THERE IS REALLY MAGIC WORK
HAPPENING HERE TO MAKE SURE
THAT VARIOUS PRIORITIES THAT
SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE.
SENIORS, THOSE LIVING
HOUSELESS.
WORKING FAMILIES.
SMALL BUSINESSES GOT ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT HERE.
WE HAVE INCORPORATED AS YOU
KNOW, MANY OF THE ITEMS.
WE LEFT APPROXIMATELY $2
MILLION IN RESERVE.
SO THAT WE CAN DIG INTO GETTING
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
AND WITH THE GOAL OF TRYING TO
KEEP THOSE RESERVES AS HIGH AS
POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THOSE
AT APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION.
JUST UNDER $40 MILLION.
I MENTIONED THIS MORNING, THE
IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING BACK
THAT RESERVE THAT WAS NEAR
ZERO.
ABOUT $3 MILLION IN RESERVE.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE,
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND THE ECONOMIC RECESSION.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE
IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE EFFORT TO
TRY TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL
PRIORITIES TO COMPLIMENT THE
FORM 8 ITEMS WE JUST TALKED
ABOUT.
AND WE HAVE CONTINUED TO
MAINTAIN THAT COMMITMENT AND
THAT INVESTMENT IN THE
RESERVES.
WE HAD A LOT OF FORM Cs.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE CHALLENGE
OF TRYING TO GET OVER 50 FORM
Cs, INTO APPROXIMATELY A $6
MILLION NEW SPEND SLOT.
BUT AS WE'LL BE DISCUSSING
TODAY, OUR ATTEMPTS TO DO THIS
HAVE, I THINK, CAREFULLY
BALANCED OUT.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHERE FUNDING
IS AVAILABLE.
AND WE CONTINUE TO, I THINK,
STRIKE A HEALTHY BALANCE IN
TERMS OF COMMITMENTS TO
RESERVES AND KEY INVESTMENTS
FOR COMMUNITIES.
SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALY TO
TURN IT OVER TO GROUP B ITEMS
HERE.
THIS TIME, COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH
EACH ITEM.
SINCE MANY OF THESE ITEMS HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSED AND SOME OF THEM
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC.
BUT SOME OF THEM HAVEN'T.
THEY'RE SOMEWHAT NEW PROPOSALS.
I'M GOING TO PAUSE AT THE END
OF EACH ONE FOR A DISCUSSION OR
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE IT.
AND YOU CAN IDENTIFY ONE BY ONE
IF YOU NEED TO PULL IT.
BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
TRY TO SEE THE WHOLE PACKAGE
BEFORE PULLING.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO --
ACTUALLY.
LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU WAIT
UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE WHOLE
LIST OF ITEMS.
AND THEN IF THERE'S AN ITEM
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL AT
THE END.
LET'S PULL IT AFTER A FULL
DISCUSSION.
AGAIN, WE'LL PAUSE FOR
QUESTIONS.
CONVERSATION ABOUT EACH ITEM.
THIS IS NOT A DEBATE
NECESSARILY.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, IF YOU
THINK IT WARRANTS A DEBATE.
OR IF THERE IS ANY CONCERN
ABOUT INCLUDING IT IN A CONSENT
PACKAGE.
AFTER THE ITEMS, YOU CAN THEN
PULL IT AT THE END.
OKAY?
NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS.
GREAT.
ALY.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU FOR
WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
GROUP B INCLUDES ITEMS 126
THROUGH 160 ON THE AGENDA.
AS THE CHAIR NOTED, THESE ITEMS
ARE EITHER BRAND NEW PROPOSALS
OR ARE MODIFIED OPTIONS OF
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER
10th.
>> BECAUSE THEY ARE NEWER
REVISED ITEMS, I'M GOING TO ASK
THE LEAD ANALYST.
BEYOND JUST READING IN THE
TITLE THE FIRST ITEMS ARE
PRESENTED BY CALVIN CHOW.
AND THEY RELATE TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
BEFORE MOVING INTO THESE ITEMS,
CHAIR, I'D JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD A FEW
ITEMS MIGHT BE REMOVED.
WOULD YOU LIKE A MORE
DETAILEDPRESENTATION OF ITEMS
126 AND 127 NOW AT THIS POINT
IN THE AGENDA.
OR --
>> I THINK THAT IT IS FINE TO
READ THEM INTO THE RECORD.
GIVE US A QUICK SUMMARY.
BUT EARLY PREVIEW.
AND I THINK PROBABLY NO
SURPRISE THAT THE SPONSOR,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT DOES SOUND LIKE THOSE ARE
GOING TO BE REMOVED.
AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM
FOR THE RECORD.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM
IDENTIFIED FOR REMOVAL
AFTERNOON WE GET THROUGH THE
FULL LIST HERE.
BUT LET'S HOLD THE LONGER
PRESENTATION, CAL, FOR THE
DISCUSSION AFTER THE CONSENT
PACKAGE ON GROUP B.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> TURN IT OVER TO CAL.
THANKS.
>> CALVIN CHOW, CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 126, THIS CH IS
SDOT 500-B-1. WHICH IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
THIS ITEM IS ADD $AGAIN.8
MILLION OF STBD FUND TO SDOT
AND ALSO ADDS A NEW CTI PROJECT
TO THE C.I.P.
TO ALLOW FOR SPENDING ON
CAPITAL THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY
VOTERS.
THIS PROPOSAL IS A CHANGE FROM
WHAT WAS IN THE CHAIR'S
BUDGETING PACKAGE.
IT ADDS $5 MILLION FOR CAPITAL.
AGAIN, AS APPROVED BY THE VOTE.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
SHORT COMMENT.
YOU WERE WELCOME TO MAKE A
SHORT COMMENT.
>> I THINK CALVIN SUMMARIZED IT
VERY WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
ITEM 127?
>> ITEM 127 IS BLG042001.
THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT WOULD PASS LEGISLATION THAT
HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO
IMPLEMENT A $20 VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE INCREASE.
AND IT WOULD ADD $3.6 MILLION
OF THOSE FUNDS FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IN SDOT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE ALREADY NOTED THAT THERE
IS A FEW FORMS ON THIS ONE.
SO WE ARE GETTING THE PREVIEW
THAT THIS ITEM WILL BE PULLED.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO POINT OUT, THAT IS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT OFFICIAL SPONSOR, BUT WE
KNOW THERE WAS A PRESS RELEASE
ON THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I THINK ON THE COUNCIL BILL
THERE.
OKAY.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
>> NO PROBLEM.
NO PROBLEM.
>> ITEM NUMBER 128 IS SDOT 008-
D-1. THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT'S A REVISION TO AN ITEM IN
THE BUDGET PACKAGE.
IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY
BUT ESTABLISHES A NEW C.I.P.
PROJECT FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
FOR THE $1.56 MILLION OF
CAPITAL FUND.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, ANY
ADDITIONAL CLAIREIFICATION, YOU
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER HERE?
>> THIS IS ITEM 128?
>> YES.
>> YES, KAFERLIN IS CORRECT.
THAT THIS IS FROM SDOT TO SET
UP THE LINE ITEMS IN A CERTAIN
WAY.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 129.
>> ITEM 129 IS SDOT 010-A-1.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
TRANSFERS $2.8 MILLION FROM THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE PROJECT TO THE WEST
MARGINAL WAY SAFETY PROJECT.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING AND IMPROVEMENTS NEAR
THE HOUSE.
>> EXCELLENT.
CHAPESSESIL MEMBER HERBOLD, ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT HERE?
>> JUST ADD THAT SDOT HAS
INFORMED ADVOCATES, AS WELL AS
THE MEMBERS OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE ADVISORY TASK FORCE THAT
AS PART OF THE RECONNECT WEST
SEATTLE EFFORT, THAT THIS
PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED.
AND THIS JUST ENSURES THAT
THOSE DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 130.
>> ITEM 130 IS SDOT 011A1.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IT ADDS $550,000 FROM THE
IMPROVE FUND TO FUND PROJECTS.
A LOW-COST SIDEWALK PROJECT IN
SOUTH BEACON HILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THERE.
>> SORRY, EVERYONE.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
SO THERE IS PROJECT AS CALVIN
SAID, IN SOUTH BEACON HILL.
WHERE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS.
AND IT IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD FOR
KIDS WHO ARE TRYING TO WALK TO
SCHOOL.
SORT OF A BLIND HILL AND CURVE
SITUATION.
SO I AM HOPING FOR MY
COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT IN
INCLUDING THAT IN THE PACKAGE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL
FOR YOUR WORK WITH OUR OFFICE
TO IDENTIFY A REVENUE SOURCE
OUTSIDE OF GENERAL FUND.
AND THE ABILITY TO USE THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA, I THINK IS
A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO MAKING
SURE THIS PROJECT GET
COMPLETED.
>> ITEM 131.
>> ITEM 131 IS SDOT 03A1.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ADDS TO GENERAL FUND.
FOR THE -- GOES TO THE BICYCLE
MASTER PLAN PROJECT IN THE
C.I.P.
AND IT WOULD BE TARGETED BY
PROVISO, FOR PEDESTRIAN AND
BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS
NORTHEAST 45th STREET, ACROSS I-
45.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE LAST
MILE SOLUTION AND SAFETY OF
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS WHO
WERE GOING IN BETWEEN
WALLINGFORD AND THE UDISTRICT.
AS THE UDISTRICT'S UPZONE TAKES
EFFECT.
WE'VE GOT THE LIGHT RAIL
OPENING UP.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE I MET
WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM BOTH
NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS
CYCLING ADVOCATES.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ADVOCATES AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS.
IT'S ALSO SUPPLEMENTS WELL, THE
ROUTE 44 PROJECT.
SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND
WORKING WITH FOLKS THAT I
USUALLY DON'T GET TO WORK WITH.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE
OF THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
AND I'LL ECHO MY APPRECIATION
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT
COMPLEMENT TO THE ROUTE 44.
THE OTHER SIDEWALK AND
PEDESTRIAN AND BUS STRATEGIES
THAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN THE
BUDGET THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES JUST SPOKE ABOUT AND
FURTHER ENHANCES
SAFETYIMPROVEMENTS ALONG THAT
BUSY CORRIDOR.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS?
OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 132,
BLG3B1.
AND THIS WOULD AMEND AND
RECOMMEND PASSAGE AS AMENDED OF
COUNCIL BILL 119, 911.
THE REVISED JUMP START
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
I'LL JUST NOTE THE ORIGINAL
COUNCIL BUDGET OUTLET WAS
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
THE AMENDMENT I'M ABOUT TO
DESCRIBE IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
THIS LEGISLATION AS TRANSMITTED
WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD
REPEAL ORDINANCE.
THE AUTHORIZED SPENDING, $57
MILLION FOR THE CITY'S COVID
RELIEF FUND.
AND REPLACES IT WITH THIS BILL.
THAT ADDRESSES THE FUNDING
AGREED TO.
IT WOULD SPEND A TOTAL OF $45
MILLION FROM THE EMERGENCY FUND
IN 2020 AND 2021 FOR COVID
RELIEF EFFORTS.
THE AMENDMENT INCLUDED IN THIS
BUDGET ACTION WOULD AMEND THE
PROVISO, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE REFUGEE
AFFAIRS THIS.
IS IN SECTION 2E OF THE COUNCIL
BILL.
AND THE AMENDMENT REMOVES ANY
SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS FOR
LANGUAGE ACCESS AND ALLOWS LIRA
TO SPEND THE $9 MILLION ON
DIRECT FINANCIAL RECIPIENTS AND
LANGUAGE ACCESS AS NEEDED.
SO IT PROVIDES A BIT MORE
FLEXIBILITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD THERE.
NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS.
GREAT.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE
PRESENTED BY KARINA BULL.
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> HI.
>> THE NEXT BUDGET ACTION IS
CW001-A-004.
AND THIS BUDGET ACTION IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
IT WOULD ADD $2.8 MILLION
BEYOND GENERAL FUNDS FOR
PROPOSED BUDGETARY LAYOFFS IN
FIVE DEPARTMENTS.
THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT THAT ACTION WOULD ALSO
IMPOSE PROVISOS TO RESTRICT
SPENDING OF THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT
OF FUNDS NEEDED TO RETAINING
THE POSITIONS TO SOLELY BEING
SPENT TO KEEP THOSE POSITIONS.
SO THE AMENDMENT IN THIS
PARTICULAR BUDGET ACTION SOLELY
CHANGES A PROVISO.
THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING STAYS THE
SAME.
THE PROVISO IS FOR THE
SUFFICIENT ADVISER 3 POSITION.
AT OPCD.
AND THE PROVISO IS INCREASED BY
24,000.
FROM 172,000 TO ABOUT 196,000,
TO REFLECT THE FULL COST OF THE
POSITION AT OPCD.
SO THE AMENDMENT WOULD RESTRICT
SPENDING OF ABOUT 196,000.
AND RESTRICT IT SOLELY TO
RETAINING THAT POSITION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT THIS IS A
CONTINUATION OF WHAT YOU SAW IN
GROUP A. WHERE WE WERE TRYING
TO IDENTIFY BUDGETARY CUTS OF
CONCERNS.
AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE CORE
GOVERNMENT SURFACES COULD BE
MAINTAINED.
THIS IS HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WILL HAVE THE SERVICES
THAT THEY NEED.
GREAT.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> LES SWITSEN.
ITEM IS DON4A1.
THIS ADDS $175,000 TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
SUPPORT THE CHINATOWN AIR
VISIONING PROCESS.
THE PHASE 2 OF THAT PROCESS.
THE COUNCIL PREVIOUS FUNDED
PHASE 1 IN 2019.
THIS MONEY WOULD GO OUT TO
COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE CHINA
TOWN DISTRICT TO ADDRESS KEY
ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND
MITIGATING IMPACTS OF MAJOR
PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
SPONSORED THIS ITEM.
>> NEW ADDITIONAL CONTEXT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> JUST REALLY QUICKLY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND LISH FOR THAT DESCRIPTION.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO SEE THIS ADDED AS A FORM C
IN THIS PARTICULAR GROUP.
THIS ITEM WILL SUPPORT ONGOING
CITY-FUNDED EFFORTS IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
ENVISION
VISIONING PROJECT.
AS MENTIONED, THIS IS PHASE 2
OF THAT WORK.
THE WORK THUS FAR HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN BRIDGING
NEIGHBORHOOD DYNAMICS TO BRING
RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES,
ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER FOR A COMMUNITY DRIVEN
PROCESS, THAT IS
MULTIGENERATIONAL, AND
MULTILINGUAL.
AND SUPPORTING THIS COMMUNITY-
DRIVEN WORK IS IMPORTANT.
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE
INSTRUMENTAL TO HELPING THE
C.I.D.
RESPOND TO THE MANY ONGOING AND
COMPLEX CHALLENGES THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTINUES TO
GRAPPLE WITH, INCLUDING PUBLIC
SAFETY, ENCAMPMENTS.
THE IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
NEIGHBORS AND THE RESIDENTS OF
THE C.I.D.
TO CONTINUE DOING THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING THAT IS
GOING TO BE CRITICAL TO MAKE IT
THROUGHSUCCESSFULLY IN A POST-
COVID REALITY.
SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR
INCLUDING IT.
AND ALSO WANT TO APPRECIATE VI
NGUYEN IN OUR MY OFFICE FOR
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS FOR IDENTIFYING
THIS AS A NEED.
AND HELPING MY OFFICE PUT IT
FORWARD FOR COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GREAT, LET'S MOVE ON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 135 IS D.O.N., 901B1 FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THIS REPLACES AN ITEM THAT WAS
IN THE CHAIRS PACKAGE, THE %
PROPOSE TO CUT FUNDING FOR A
POSITION THAT IS DUE TO SUNSET
AT THE END OF 2020.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET INCLUDE
FUNDING TO EXTEND THAT POSITION
PERMANENTLY.
THIS VERSION OR OPTION WOULD
INSTEAD PROVISO THE FUNDS IN
D.O.N.
TO BE EXPLICIT ABOUT COUNCIL'S
INTENT FOR THIS POSITION.
BUT IT MAINTAINS FUNDING.
AND THE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE
AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE THE
POSITION AND ITS WORK.
>> GREAT.
LET'S SEE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IT'S SO MUCH APPRECIATED THAT
YOU PUT THIS PRD
FORWARD.
CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THIS?
>> YES.
THIS PROVISO ENSURES THAT THEY
MAINTAIN THE SENSE OF OUTREACH
POSITION.
WHICH WILL BE WORKING TO
CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT BEGAN WITH
THE CENSUS HERE ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT ONLY
ENGAGE ON THE FRONT END.
WE ALSO FOLLOW BACK UP WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ENGAGING
CENSUS PARTNERS MEANS THAT
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT ARE CURRENTLY MERGED
WITHIN CHANGING DISTRICTS,
INCLUDING DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND
3, WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GIVE MORE VOICE TO THEIR
COMMUNITY AROUND ISSUES SUCH AS
TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOL
RESOURCES, DELIVERY OF CITY
SERVICES AND OTHER IMPORTANT
ISSUES.
THIS POSITION WILL ALSO WORK
WITH CITY AND COUNTY
DEMOGRAPHERS TO ANALYZE CENSUS
DATA.
ENSURING THE CITY GET THE MOST
ACCURATE INFORMATION.
AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT DATA
WITH STAKEHOLDERS.
THIS ALSO RUNS THE SPECIFIC
ACADEMY OR P.A.C.E.
AND THEY WILL DESIGN
NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP.
AND CREATE SPECIFIC COHORT-
BASED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
WITH CENSUS PARTNERS.
THIS WAS SET TO THE BUDGET.
AND WHEN THEY CLARIFIED THE
INTENT FOR THIS FUNDING, IT
DEMONSTRATED TO ME THAT THIS
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED.
THIS ENSURES THAT THE FUNDS ARE
SET FOR THE POSITION THIS IS
INTENDED TO CARRY OUT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
>> ITEM NUMBER 1.
ALSO, CENTRAL STAFF.
ITEM 136 IS FG-003-B-001.
SPONSORED BY THE ENGAGE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AND IT WOULD PROVISO FOR THE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE.
THERE IS TWO PROVISOS.
THE FIRST IS ON $29.9 MILLION
TO GO TO TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THE REMAINING $400,000
WOULD BE FOR FACILITATION OF
THE TASK FORCES PROCESS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
AS FOLKS KNOW, WE HAVE TWO
INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING
DIRECTLY INTO RECOMMENDATIONS.
APPROXIMATELY $35 MILLION GOING
TO THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGET
PROCESS.
THERE'S ABOUT $30 MILLION GOING
INTO THE TASK FORCE.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE
SURE THAT EACH ENTITY IS USING
THE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN
APPROPRIATED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
COSTS FOR MANAGING THE WORK AND
ANY HIRING THAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN, ANY CONSULTANTS.
AND THAT IS OUR EXPECTATION OF
THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROCESS AS WELL.
WE HAD CLARIFIED THAT IN THEIR
WORK.
AND THIS IS SIMPLY THAT DOING
WHAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAD
REQUESTED, FRONT-LOADING SOME
OF THOSE DRZ
DOLLARS TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE.
RELEASING ABOUT HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THE ABILITY TO HIRE
FOLKS AND GET THE PROCESS OFF
THE GROUND.
SO THERE WAS A FACILITATOR.
HAPPY TO HONOR THAT REQUEST.
AND WE HAVE PUT IT FORWARD HERE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS
REFLECTIVE OF THE CONSERVATIONS
WE'VE HAD WITH THE EXECUTIVE.
GREAT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> OH, HEY, TOM.
YOU GOTTA SPEAK UP A LITTLE
BIT.
SOMEHOW WE ALWAYS END UP WITH A
LITTLE AUDIO ISSUE.
I APOLOGIZE, TOM.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
JUST GO AHEAD AND SHOUT.
>> SO TOM MIKE CENTRAL STAFF.
SG6.
WHICH ONE ARE WE ON?
FG-6-A-2. SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
WOULD CUT $10.4 MILLION GENERAL
FUND FROM FINANCE GENERAL FOR
THE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
COMMISSION.
AND $33.7 MILLION FROM THE
FUND.
FOR FINANCE TRANSFER TO THE
CITY'S EMERGENCY FUND.
BY WAY OF A LITTLE BACKGROUND
AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR $19.8
MILLION OF SPENDING FOR
EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR COVID
RELIEF EFFORTS IN 2020.
THE 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD
DEPLETE THE EMERGENCY FUND TO
NEARLY ZERO BALANCE, ABOUT
$60,000 IN 2021.
THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD THEN
REPLENISH THE EMERGENCY FUND
BALANCE TO $33.8 MILLION.
WHICH CAN AFFECT -- REPLENISHES
THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS THAT
WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE
JOINT COVID PROGRAM IN 2019 AND
2021.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOM.
AND JUST TO ADD ONE COMMENT AS
WE INVEST IN THE RESERVES.
THIS IS HOW WE INVEST IN
PROJECTING THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES, BOTH FROM THE
ATTACKS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS OF COVID.
AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES THAT
ARE BEING WORSENED BECAUSE OF
THAT.
AND I SEE THIS AS AN IMPORTANT
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT
ONLY HAVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF OUR RESIDENTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST IN OUR MIND
OF THE BUDGET.
BUT ALSO BE THINKING ABOUT THE
WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO
FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
IN THE UPCOMING YEAR AS WE SEE
THINGS CONTINUE TO WORSEN.
SO REALLY PROUD OF THIS PIECE.
I FEEL LIKE THE INVESTMENTS
THAT OUR RESERVES FOLKS ARE NOT
GETTING A TON OF ATTENTION.
AND WANT TO LIFT THAT UP.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ATTENTION TO THIS ITEM.
YOU'RE CORRECT.
IT'S THE REPLENISHMENT OF THESE
FUNDS IS NOT GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION.
WHAT DID GET A LOT OF ATTENTION
IS OVER THE SUMMER, WHEN WE
DREW DOWN THESE FUNDS.
AND BECAUSE OF OUR COMMITMENT
TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
FISCAL OVERSIGHT IN PREPARING
FOR OUR FUTURE, THIS COUNCIL
MADE THE COMMITMENT DURING THE
DISCUSSION AROUND THE JUMP
START SPENDING PLAN TO
REPLENISH THESE FUNDS IN THE
2021 BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT
THE COUNCIL FULFILLED THIS
COMMITMENT.
AGAIN, WE TOOK A LOT OF FLAK
OVER THE SUMMER.
AND I JUST THINK THAT THAT IS
TERRIFIC THAT YOU ARE LEADING
US IN THIS EFFORT TO MAINTAIN
OUR RESERVES IN A WAY THAT WE
CAN PREPARE FOR OUR FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU QUICKLY.
I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS IN
THE REMARKS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THERE THE COUNCIL DID THIS WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE
COULD BE OTHER SHOES THAT DROP
AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
THE REALITIES OF COVID-19.
A THIRD SPIKE HERE IN SEATTLE,
KING COUNTY, AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE
HAVE NOW JUST IN THIS SORT OF
WAIT HOUR OF OUR OWN BUDGET
PROCESS, HAVE SEEN YET ANOTHER
SET OF RESTRICTIONS,
REINSTITUTED BY GOVERNOR
INSLEE, THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE
A REALLY DRASTIC NEGATIVE
EFFECT ON MANY OF OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND ON THE WORKERS
THAT THEY EMPLOYED
PARTICULARLY, WITHIN THE
RESTAURANT AND BAR INDUSTRY.
AND SO I THINK IT WAS WITH GOOD
WISDOM THAT WE ARE RESERVING
THESE.
AND I ALSO THINK THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE A, IN THE NEAR
FUTURE NEED TO DEPLOY THESE
DOLLARS, GIVEN THE LATE
BREAKING NEWS AROUND THE
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE
EMERGENCY FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
THE EMERGENCIES THAT CONTINUE
TO BE POPPED ON US IN THE LAST
MINUTE.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THESE FUNDS
TO MEET THE EMERGING NEEDS OF
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
HERE.
>> NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 138.
YOU COULD STROLL
SCROLL UP PLEASE.
ITEM 138 IS H.O.M.4C1.
IT ADDS $1.28 MILLION GENERAL
FUNDS TO INCREASE HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH SERVICES.
AND THIS IS AN ABROIGATION OF
STUDIOS THAT WERE ALL SPONSORED
SEPARATELY BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD, STRAUSS AND JUAREZ.
AND HERE IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT?
>> NOT REALLY.
AS JEFF SAID, THIS IS A
COMPILATION OF SEVERAL
COUNCILMEMBERS' INTEREST.
I THINK WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS
THAT WE WILL SEE NEW OUTREACH
WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY.
I BELIEVE FOUR UP NORTH AND
THREE IN THE SOUTH END OF
SEATTLE, WHO WILL REALLY
PROVIDE A MORE ROBUST NETWORK
OF EXPERTS TO HELP US MOVE
TOWARD THE KIND OF HOMELESS
INNOCENCENESS OUTREACH THAT
REALLY CENTERS THE EXPERTS WHO
BE
KNOW HOW TO DO THIS REQUEST.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, HONORS
THE HUMANITY AND RESPECTS THE
DIGNITY OF OUR HOMELESS
NEIGHBORS WHILE THEY DO THAT.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MY
COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> YES, PLEASE, MADAM CHAIR?
>> YES, PLEASE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND THANK HER.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE
SOCIAL SERVICE NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FAITH-
BASED GROUPS ALL THANK THIS
COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
ON THE GROUND RESOURCES,
REFERRAL SERVICES FOR OUR
UNSHELTERED CLIENTS WHICH IS A
LONG TIME COMING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HOPE WE HAVE MORE ACTIONS
LIKE THIS WHERE WE COMBINE
RESOURCES AND RECOGNIZE, THOSE
OF US THAT REPRESENT DISTRICTS,
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE
REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
ALL OF IT.
BUT WE TRY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
OUR DISTRICT.
AND IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE WHEN
I AM PROUD TO REACH OUT TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND THERE IS A
BUDGET NEEDOTH IN OUR
DISTRICTS.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
MOVING FORWARD.
TO THE NEXT ONE PLEASE.
>> ITEM NUMBER 139.
IS H.O.M.5E1. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND PROVIDE AN ECOSYSTEM IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ADDS $2.1 MILLION.
AND MAKES A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE $2.1 MILLION WOULD SUPPORT
CONTINUED CAPACITY TO OPERATE
SHELTERS IN HOTELS AND STATE OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS REGARDING
THE USE OF $23 MILLION IN THE
BUDGET OF EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS
GRANT COVID FUNDS.
THAT ALSO WOULD BE UTILIZED OR
PROPOSE TO BE UTILIZED ON HOTEL
SHELTERING IN 2021.
THIS IS PUT FORWARD BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
I SAW THIS PIECE AS
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ITEM WE
JUST SPOKE ABOUT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THIS.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND RECESS FOR LUNCH.
>> SURE.
I'LL BE QUICK.
AND WE'VE SPOKEN A LOT ALREADY
ABOUT THE HOPE PROGRAM AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO MOVE TOWARD
A MORE PROVIDER-CENTERED
APPROACH.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND
WHAT WE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED
IS THAT -- AND WE DID ADD, AS
JEFF SAID, $2.1 MILLION FOR THE
NONCONGREGATE SHELTER, AS WE
HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO THE
OUTREACH.
BUT THE NEXT STEP IS MAKING
SURE THERE ARE PLACES FOR
PEOPLE TO GO.
AND SO THIS SORT OF CLOSES THE
LOOP ON THAT EFFORT BY PUTTING
MONEY IN SO THAT WE CAN BOTH
MOVE PEOPLE INTO HOTELS AND
MAINTAIN WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE
CDC IS RECOMMENDING, WHICH IS
THAT AS WE MOVE PEOPLE OFF THE
STREET, INTO MORE STABLE
SHELTER, THAT WE DO IT IN A WAY
THAT ENSURES THE NONCONGREGATE
SETTING.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO
THIS.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY DEEP
APPRECIATION FOR EVERYBODY WHO
HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN HAPPENING.
TO SHAPE THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
BUT ALSO TO REALLY SHAPE NOT
THE BUDGET PROCESS.
BUT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO RESHAPE
THE ENCAMPMENT MANAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH TO PEOPLE LIVING
OUTDOORS AND IN ENCAMPMENTS.
AND ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF
THE HOUSE COMMUNITY THAT -- AND
BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT ARE
NEARBY.
MY THANKS GO TO PROVIDERS AND
ADVOCATES, SPECIFICALLY REACH
D.E.S.C., PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION.
AND SEATTLE KING COUNTY
COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS.
AND DEPUTY MAYOR SIXSKILL IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
LEADING THIS BUDGET ACTION.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO
UNDERSCORE THAT THIS IS A
PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH TO
REPLACE THE NAVIGATION TEAM TO
PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES.
AND ACTUALLY NOT JUST
INFORMATION TO ENCAMPMENT
RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORS.
BUT CONNECTING PEOPLE TO LIFE-
SAVING SERVICES AS WELL.
WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS OUTREACH
THAT WORKS TO SECURE VOLUNTARY
COMPLIANCE, TO MITIGATE HAZARDS
AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
AND MINIMIZING THE PUBLIC
HEALTH RISK AND INVOLUNTARY
RESOLUTIONS OR REMOVALS.
THIS IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD.
IT'S A STEP WE'RE TAKING
TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY.
PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE
MAYOR'S COUNCIL.
AND THIS BUDGET ACTION
MEMORIALIZE THESE CHANGES AND
THE PRINCIPALS ALL AGREED UPON
SO FAR AND PROVIDES THE
NECESSARY INCREASED FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE APPROACH.
IT IS NOT THE END OF THE WORK.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP, ALONG
THE LONGER PATH OF REIMAGINING
ENCAMPMENT MANAGEMENT.
DRIVEN BY THE URGENCY OF
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
WELL, I JUST KNOW FOLKS WANT TO
TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
IT'S BEEN A LONG MORNING
ALREADY.
THESE TWO ITEMS I WANTED TO GET
IN BEFORE LUNCH.
BECAUSE THEY DO GO TOGETHER.
AND WELL, WE COULD POTENTIALLY
HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING
THE DISCUSSION DISCUSSION
PERIOD WHEN CONSIDERING THE
CONSENT PACKAGE.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE MY
APPRECIATION ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON IT.
AND IN ADDITION TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
HERBOLD.
I KNOW YOU SPENT A LOT OF TIME
IN CALLS WITH PROVIDERS AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
REVISIONED APPROACH TO NOT ONLY
DOING OUTREACH TO FOLKS WHO
ARE HOMELESS, BUT GETTING THEM
INTO HOTELS FINALLY.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
BATTLING AND PUSHING FOR, FOR
8, 9 MONTHS.
SO THANK YOU.
AND ON A PREVIOUS ITEM.
THIS WAS A COMBINATION AS
YOU'LL REMEMBER, BETWEEN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
JUAREZ, HERBOLD'S REQUEST.
THEN WE ADDED TO IT.
NOT ONLY ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
BUT ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING
REQUEST.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THESE PIECES.
AND IF THEY STAY IN, JUST
WANTED TO GET THAT IMLENT IN
THERE.
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A BIG PIECE
BURIED IN A LARGE PACKAGE HERE
OF ITEMS.
AND REALLY WORTH PAUSING FOR.
WITH THAT, SPEAKING OF PAUSING.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A
RECESS.
CHAPESSESIL COLLEAGUES.
WE WILL PICK UP WHERE WE HAVE
LEFT OFF HERE.
AND THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL
REJOIN AT 2:00 P.M.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO
TODAY'S MEETING, WE'LL STAND IN
RECESS UNTIL 2:00 P.M.
WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
ITEMS OF BUSINESS IN GROUP B.
>> EXCELLENT.
ENJOY YOUR LUNCH.
THE MEETING IS IN RECESS.
THANKS, ALL.