GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
HER BOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
PRESENTATIONS, I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS, SO WE'LL MOVE
TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF JUNE 29, 2020 HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED.
I'D ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
PROPOSED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CAM DAR AND THE
COUNCIL'S 2020 WORK PROGRAM.
THERE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 119814,
WHICH IS THE 2019 AN YUM ACTION
PLAN AMENDMENT WHICH WILL BEGIN
SHORTLY AFTER THIS GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I ASK THAT EVERYONE CONTINUE TO
BE PATIENT WITH US AS WE OPERATE
THIS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
SYSTEM IN REALTIME AND NAVIGATE
THROUGH ITS USAGE AND
IMPROVEMENT.
WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO FINE TUNE THE ABILITY
FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC TO PROVIDE US WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT REMOTELY, AND WE ARE
LOOK TO ADD NEW FEATURES THAT
ADD MEANS OF PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION IN OUR REMOTE
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
IT DOES REMAIN THE STRONG INTENT
OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON OUR MEETING AGENDAS,
HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL
CONTINUES TO RESERVE THE RIGHT
TO END OR ELIMINATE THESE
PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IS
NO LONGER SUITABLE TO CONDUCT
OUR MEETINGS EFFICIENTLY.
I'LL MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING WAY.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS 20 MINUTES, AND
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'LL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BUT ARE
INTERESTED, YOU CAN DO SO UNTIL
THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO OUR
WEB PAGE.
THAT'S AT SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
AND LOOK FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
SIGN UP TAB IN ORDER TO SIGN UP.
OR YOU CAN ALWAYS SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO US VIA EMAIL AT
COUNCILSEATTLE.GOV.
ONCE YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR COMMENT,
I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE HANG UP
AND CHOOSE TO LISTEN IN ON ONE
OF OUR LISTEN LIVE NUMBERS,
WHICH IS LISTED ON OUR PUBLISHED
AGENDA.
OR YOU CAN WATCH ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL, CHANNEL 21.
OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS WATCH
IT LIVESTREAMED ON
SEATTLECHANNEL.ORG AS WELL.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR 20
MINUTES TODAY IN THE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT AREA.
AND THEN WE ASK THAT YOU REMIND
US OF YOUR NAME WHEN YOU BEGIN
SPEAKING, TELL US WHAT YOU ARE
CALLING ABOUT.
AND THEN PROVIDE US WITH YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME AT ABOUT
TEN SECONDS.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU'VE GOT TEN
SECONDS TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT FINISH WRAPPING UP
YOUR COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED
TIME OF TWO MINUTES, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
MUTED.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CALLED IN
TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU WILL
HEAR A PROMPT THAT IT SAYS YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THAT'S YOUR CUE TO GO AHEAD AND
START PROVIDING US WITH YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
LET'S GET STARTED.
WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
UNTIL ABOUT 2:30 P.M., AND OUR
FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IS ROMNEY
FOLLOWED BY JOSH CASTLE.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SUJAPA.
I'M CALLING TODAY WITH REGARD TO
GOVERNOR INSLEE'S STATEWIDE
MANDATE TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC.
THE ORDER HAS BEEN IN EFFECT
SINCE FRIDAY, HOWEVER, MAJORITY
OF PEOPLE ON THE STREETS OF
SEATTLE AND ITS SUBURBS DO NOT
WEAR MASKS.
THE MAYO CLINIC AND THE CDC HAVE
BOTH WRITTEN ABOUT THE ROLE OF
MASKS IN SLOWING DOWN THE SPREAD
OF THE VIRUS.
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN
FRANCISCO ARE GOING TO BE SAYING
EVEN 80% OF PEOPLE WEARING MASKS
IS AS EFFECTIVE AS A STRICT
LOCKDOWN.
I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
ACTIVELY HELP THE PUBLIC ADOPT
THIS AND ENSURE THIS BECOMES A
HABIT, INCLUDING ACTIONS LIKE
SETTING UP KIOSKS AT POPULAR
PLACES, OUTSIDE GROCERY STORES,
ET CETERA, AND HANDING OUT FREE
MASKS TO PEOPLE WHO AREN'T
WEARING ONE.
YOUR LEADERSHIP WILL HELP THE
SUBURBS IN THE GREATER SEATTLE
AREA FOLLOW SUIT.
DO THIS NOW AND SAVE LIVES.
I YIELD MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS JOSH CASTLE AND THEN
WE WILL HEAR FROM ELENA PEREZ.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JOSH CASTLE
WITH LEHIGH.
WE ARE CALLING ON COUNCIL TO
REJECT POSTERITY WITH THE
POLITICAL WILL WE CAN IN FACT
FULLY FUND THE THINGS WE NEED TO
TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INSIDE
PROSHGS TECT PEOPLE FROM COVID
AND REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF
HOMELESS SWEEPS, DISMRAMENT AND
JENRRIFICATION.
TAX AMAZON AND BIG BUSINESS,
SUPPORT THE CALL OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS
IN THE LETTER YOU RECEIVED TO
FUND 1,000 NEW HOMES FOR
RESIDENTS DISPLACED DO TO
JEBTRIFICATION.
REALLOCATING $200 MILLION BY
INVESTING IN BLACK AND
COMMUNITIES USING FEDERAL CARES
ACT AND THE SHELTER GRANT, FUND
20 NEW TINY HOUSE VILLAGES TO
GET AS MANY AS 2,000 PEOPLE
INSIDE, INCLUDING TEN VILLAGES
N THIS BUDGET AND TEN IN THE
2021/2022 BUDGET.
WE URGE YOU TO ADD $156,000 TO
THE BUCKET TO PROVIDE MORE FOOD
FOR VILLAGES FOR 200 RESIDENTS
IN FOUR VILLAGES THAT DON'T HAVE
THIS FUNDED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS ELENA FOLLOWED BY
AMANDA ALLEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M ELENA PEREZ WITH PUGET SOUND
STAGE.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS MORNING'S
SESSION, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
WE ABSOLUTELY CAN AND SHOULD TAX
OUR WAY OUT OF A $300 MILLION
BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMS BLACK,
úBROWN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND
LOW WAGE WORKERS BY TAXING
MULTIPLE DOLLAR CORPORATIONS.
WE URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO PASS
JUMP START THIS WEEK WITH
INCREASED REVENUES AND PERMANENT
FUNDING FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES,
GREEN NEW DEAL PRIORITIES AND
10% DEDICATED TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, ANY
AMENDMENT TAKING THIS TO A
PUBLIC VOTE SHOULD INCLUDE A
REPORT DETAILING WHO WILL END UP
FILLING THE BUDGET SHORTFALL IF
BILLIONAIRE CORPORATIONS DO NOT
ALONG WITH A RACIAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS.
VOTERS DESERVE TO KNOW WHICH LOW
WAGE WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES
AND HOMEOWNERS WILL BEAR THAT
BURDEN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ELENA FOR CALLING
IN TODAY.
NEXT UP IS AMANDA ALLEN FOLLOWED
BY TERESA.
>> HI, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS,
THIS IS AMANDA ALLEN.
I'M A RESIDENT OF BALLARD AND I
WANTED TO SHOW MY SUPPORT OR
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE
DEFUND SPD BY 50% CALL THAT'S
BEEN MADE.
I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE SEEN
THROUGH DATA, IN MY WORDS, OF
THE EXCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY
THAT OUR CITY HAS HAD A HISTORY
IN.
I'VE ALSO SEEN THE IMPACTS OF
RACIST POLICING, BIASSED
POLICING, ALL OF THESE THINGS
HAVE LED TO DISPARITIES IN
OVERALL SUCCESS, WELL BEING OF
OUR BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
PICK ANY FACTOR OUT THERE, ANY
STATISTIC AND YOU WILL SEE HOW
BIPOC COMMUNITIES SUFFER.
WE NEED GUIDED AND THOUGHTFUL
INVESTMENT IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
I REALLY WANT THE COUNCIL TO
LOOK AT NOT JUST WAYS TO
GENERATE NEW REVENUE BUT REALLY
TO LOOK AT WAYS TO DEFUND SPD SO
THAT WE'RE FUNDAMENTALLY
CHANGING HOW WE INTERACT, SERVE
AND SUPPORT ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
COPS ARE EXPENSIVE.
WE CAN REALLOCATE SOME OF THE
WORK THAT THEY DO TO LOWER PAID
FOLKS.
LIKE THE FOLKS -- THE COPS THAT
ARE NOW CURRENTLY TAKING
REPORTS, DIRECTING TRAFFIC,
DOING SOME CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION, THAT COULD BE
GIVEN TO CIVILIAN WORKERS, BUT
MOST OF ALL, I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN PEOPLE,
COUNSELORS, PEOPLE WITH CRISIS
INTERVENTION EXPERIENCE, MENTAL
HEALTH INTERVENTION EXPERIENCE
TO BE THE ONES AS OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS IN PARTICULAR CASES.
AGAIN, JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR DEFUNDING SPD BY 50%
IN THE 2021 BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS
AFTERNOON.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS TERESA HOMAN FOLLOWED
BY ANDREW CON STAN TINO.
>> HI, MY NAME IS TERESA HOMAN
AND I AM WITH THE LOW-INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
ASK THAT YOU ADD 20 NEW TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES SO THAT WE CAN
SHELTER ANOTHER 1,500 TO 2,000
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND HELP THEM
FIND HOUSING.
WE ASK THAT TEN VILLAGES COME
FROM THIS YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AND TEN FROM THE CITY'S
2021/2022 BUDGET THROUGH THE
FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING.
AS YOU KNOW, TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
ARE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS AND WE CAN BUILD
THEM QUICKLY AND RELATIVELY
INEXPENSIVELY.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE
CALL BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
FAITH LEADERS TO FUND 1,000 NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR RESIDENTS
DISPLACED DUE TO GENTRIFICATION
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU DEFUND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BY $2 MILLION
AND FUND FOOD FOR THE VILLAGES
THAT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS ANDREW.
>> HELLO, I AM ANDREW
CONSTANTINO, COORDINATOR AT
GEORGETOWN TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A FOOD
DESERT.
NO GROCERY STORES WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE OF THE VILLAGE.
WE ARE LUNG I CAN TO BE ABLE TO
GO TO THE GAS STATION AND GET A
FEW THINGS, BUT IT ISN'T
HEALTHY.
WE STARTED RECEIVING ONE MEAL A
DAY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS THANKS TO OPERATION SACK
LUNCH.
THIS MEAL ALLOWED THE MOST
VULNERABLE VILLAGERS TO STAY
CLOSE AND SELF-ISOLATE.
I'M ASKING YOU, THE CITY
COUNCIL, TO FUND OPERATION SACK
LUNCH TO CONTINUE GIVING US AND
OTHER VILLAGES THIS NEEDED MEAL
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS
AFTERNOON.
ANDREW IS THE LAST PERSON WHO IS
PREREGISTERED AND SHOWING UP AS
PRESENT ON MY SIGN-UP SHEET, SO
THAT CONCLUDES OUR GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
BEGIN ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
OUR AGENDA.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 119813.
-- FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 15, 2020
THROUGH JUNE 19, 2020 AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119813, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT THE BILL PASS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY, HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
JUAREZ?
LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
MOSQUEDA?
PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> LINDA, CAN YOU CALL
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ONE MORE
TIME.
>> SURE, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMITTEE
REPORTS WILL NOT BE PRESENTED
TODAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEGISLATION ON
TODAY'S AGENDA FROM COMMITTEES.
WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND
A RESOLUTION.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND NOW SHIFT
INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH
IS THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM ON
TODAY'S ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
I WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA I TIME ONE, COUNCIL
BILL 119814.
RELATING TO FUNDING FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; ADOPTING
A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE 2019 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE
2018-2022 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZING ITS
SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CLERK.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WHO IS
THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL TO
PROVIDE US WITH INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, AS
WE MADE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS
MORNING, TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON ITEM NUMBER ONE, COUNCIL BILL
119814.
AS YOU HEARD THE CLERK DESCRIBE
THE TITLE, THIS LEGISLATION
ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S
2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
TO DETAIL HOW THE CITY WILL
SPEND APPROXIMATELY $8.9 MILLION
OF FEDERAL FUND ALLOCATED TO THE
CITY THROUGH THE HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR
COVID RESPONSE.
THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS,
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT
DOLLARS AND HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSON WITH
AIDS GRANT.
THESE WERE APPROPRIATED THROUGH
ORDINANCE 126074 AND ORDINANCE
126084 PASSED IN MAY.
FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PREVENT,
PREPARING AND RESPOND TO
CORONAVIRUS.
THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
GRANT PAYMENTS TO SMALL
BUSINESSES AND MEAL PROGRAMS FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND IN ORDER TO ENTER INTO THE
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT AND RECEIVE THE FUNDS
OF THE CITY, JURISDICTIONS HAVE
BEEN DIRECTED TO AMEND THE MOST
CURRENT ANNUAL ACTION PLANS TO
REFLECT THESE APPROPRIATIONS.
YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE APPROVED
THE 2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IN
MAY.
HOWEVER, SINCE THE GRANT
AGREEMENT FOR THE 2020 ACTION
PLANS HAVE NOT YET BEEN EXECUTED
BY HUD, THE 2019 ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN IS STILL OUR CURRENT PLAN.
THEREFORE, WE MUST AMEND THAT
PLAN TO RERECEIVE THESE HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COVID
EMERGENCY FUNDS.
THE LEGISLATION IS CONSIDERED
PART OF THE BUDGET REBALANCING
PACKAGE, HOWEVER, IT IS
SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE ON MONDAY,
JULY 6th BECAUSE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDED AAP OR ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN IS REQUIRED BEFORE THESE
FUNDS CAN BE DISTRIBUTED.
THUS THIS AFTERNOON'S PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE
PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
OPENING HE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 119814 RELATING TO
THE 2019 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
AMENDMENT.
THE ONLINE REGISTRATION TO SIGN
UP TO SPEAK AT THIS HEARING
OPENED AT 12:00 P.M.
NOON TODAY,
AND I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN
THE ORDER OF PREREGISTRATION.
THE ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION
OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THE RULES APPLIED TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ALSO APPLY TO
THIS HEARING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND A
TEN-SECOND WARNING TO WRAP UP
THEIR COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE
MUTED AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME OF TWO
MINUTES.
PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO
COUNCIL BILL 119814 IS ONLY
BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN BY
STATING THEIR NAME, AND I WILL
GO AHEAD AND CALL NOW ON THE
FIRST SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING WHO
IS HATTIE RHODES.
>> HELLO, I AM HATTIE RHODES,
FORMERLY OF THE GEORGETOWN TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE.
I HAVE SEEN THAT NOT ONLY DO
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES PROVIDE A
SAFE AND DIGNIFIED PLACE, BUT
IT'S BEEN AN INVALUABLE PROGRAM
DURING THIS COVID-19 PANDEMI.
THE VILLAGERS WHO STILL HAD
ACCESS TO RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS
AND LAUNDRY AND CASE MANAGEMENT
STILL AVAILABLE AND SO WE WANT
TO FUND AT LEAST TEN MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES USING THESE
AVAILABLE FEDERAL FUNDS SO THAT
WHEN WE LOOK BACK ON THIS TIME
WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW FOR
ALL OF OUR EFFORTS IN THE
SPENDING.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE
ADAPTABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
MODELS, AND THEY'LL HELP US
WEATHER MANY OTHER STORMS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING
IN TODAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
PREREGISTERED FOLKS WHO ARE ALSO
PRESENT ON THE LINE ON MY SPREAD
SHEET, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
SO AGAIN, AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT
HAVE ANYONE REMOTELY PRESENT --
ANYONE ELSE REMOTELY PRESENT TO
SPEAK ON COUNCIL BILL 119814.
AND JUST BEFORE I CLOSE THIS OUT
WOULD ASK STAFF TO PLEASE
CONFIRM THERE IS NOT A MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC THERE BEFORE ENDING
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CONFIRMING.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
BEING THAT THERE IS NOT A MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC REMOTELY PRESENT
FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING ANYMORE
ON COUNCIL BILL 119814, THIS
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
THE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE
AT THE JULY 6, 2020 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AND THE COUNCIL IS STILL
ACCEPTING COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
AGAIN, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ALONG NOW TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
SO ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS.
I'D ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
RESOLUTION 31949 IN SUPPORT OF
FAIR FEDERAL EMERGENCY SUPPORT
TO RE-OPEN AND REBUILD LOCAL
AMERICAN ECONOMIES AND STATING
THAT A FULLY FUNDED SEATTLE IS
ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31949.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31949.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THIS RESOLUTION,
SO I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU IN ORDER
>> THANK YOU, MADAME PRESIDENT,-
AND THANK YOU AS WELL TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
SHARING MY REPORT ON THIS CITY'S
ARE ESSENTIAL RESOLUTION AT THE
MEETING THIS MORNING IN MY
ABSENCE.
THIS RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THE CENTRAL ROLE THAT CITIES ARE
PLAYING RIGHT NOW ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY AND TO PROVIDE
DIRECT, FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO CITIES.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY HAS
HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THOSE MANY,
MANY IMPACTS.
THE VIEWING PUBLIC IT'S WORTH
LISTING SOME OF THOSE INCLUDED
IN THE RESOLUTION AS FAR AS
IMPACTS TO CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS FACING A
$300 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL
FROM THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY DUE
TO THE CITY'S EXPECTED REVENUE
LOSS.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
INCREASED EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, GROCERY
VOUCHERS, SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION GRANTS, EXPANDED
SHELTER SERVICES AND PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THE CITY DEPARTMENT -- THE CITY
HAS REDEPLOYED DEPARTMENTAL
STAFF TO THE EMERGENCY RESPOND
AT A COST OF ALMOST $46 MILLION
WITH ADDITIONAL OVERTIME OF $8.5
MILLION.
AGAIN, THAT'S REDEPLOYING PEOPLE
FROM THE WORK THAT THEY NORMALLY
DO AS CITY EMPLOYEES TO REALLY
FOCUSSING THAT WORK ON THE FRONT
LINES ASSISTING THE STAFFING
NEEDS OF A LOT OF OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
HELPING FOLKS.
THIS CRISIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPACTING SEATTLE'S MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING UNDOCUMENTED
RESIDENTS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED.
MANY OF US ON COUNCIL HAVE
VOICED OUR SUPPORT OF MOVING
FORWARD IN A WAY THAT INVESTS IN
THE COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY
THE CORONAVIRUS IN ORDER TO
SPEED OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND
HELP HOUSEHOLDS REGAIN THEIR
FOOTING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT MEANS REJECTING AN AUS
TERT MINDSET AND REACT TO CUTS
TO PROGRAMS CURRENTLY PROVIDING
A LIFELINE FOR SO MANY
RESIDENTS.
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, DIRECT TO
THE CITY AND WITH ENOUGH
FLEXIBILITY TO MEET OUR UNIQUE
NEEDS, WOULD HELP US MAKE THOSE
INVESTMENTS THAT WILL SPEED OUR
RECOVERY.
THIS RESOLUTION IS PART OF A
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN BY THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TO
REQUEST $500 BILLION IN DIRECT
FINANCIAL AID AND ECONOMIC
RELIEF FROM THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
AN AMENDMENT CIRCULATED THIS
MORNING ADDS THE MAYOR'S
COCURRENCE.
IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, I WOULD
LIKE TO NOW MOVE TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 31949 AS PRESENTED
WITH AMENDMENT ONE THAT WAS
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS
DESCRIBED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D
LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS VERY
SIMPLE AMENDMENT?
>> JUST HAPPY TO LEARN ON FRIDAY
THE MAYOR WOULD CONCUR ON THE
RESOLUTION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT ONE?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT ONE, I WOULD ASK
THAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT ONE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CLERK.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS
RESOLUTION.
I THINK IT ALSO COMPLEMENTS THE
CARES ACT 2.0 LETTER THAT OIR
ASKED US TO SIGN THIS MORNING IN
COUNCIL BRIEFING, SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE
RESOLUTION AS WELL.
OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON
THE RESOLUTION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED?
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT.
I'D ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
OTHER BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE,
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 AT
2:00 P.M.
THAT IS IT FOR US HERE.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANKS, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.