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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 MEETING
OF THE SITE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER AT 2:05:00 P.M.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
PRESENTATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
RECOMMENDING THE PRESENTATION
ON DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK
AND THEN AFTER YOU PRESENT YOUR
PROCLAMATION, I WILL NEED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW THE
GUESTS TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL,
AND IF YOU COULD HAVE A QUICK
CAUSE TO ADDRESS THE GUESTS,
APPRECIATE IT.
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
AS OF THE CHAIR ON THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I AM SUPER
PROUD TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL
PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY ALL NINE
COUNCILMEMBERS WITH THE MAYOR
CONCURRING DECLARING SEPTEMBER
21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27 TO BE
DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND THE
MAYOR IN THE SUPPORT OF THE
EFFORT.
IT'S A LACK OF EFFICIENT SUPPLY
OF DIAPERS TO KEEP THE BABY
CLEAN, DRY, AND WOULD HEALTHY.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS PART OF A
NATIONAL EFFORT TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THE HEALTH ISSUE
THAT AFFECTS ONE IN THREE
FAMILIES IN THE STATE.
WESTSIDE BABY ESTIMATES THAT A
HEALTHY SUPPLY OF DIAPERS FOR A
NEWBORN COSTS APPROXIMATELY $75
TO $100 A MONTH, MUCH TOO
COSTLY FOR MANY FAMILIES MAKING
MINIMUM WAGE.
A 2017 SURVEY SHOWED 23% OF
KING COUNTY FAMILIES FOUND IT
DIFFICULT TO AFFORD DIAPERS FOR
CHILDREN.
BLACK FAMILIES, IN INDIGENOUS
FAMILIES AND LOW INCOME
FAMILIES FIND IT DIFFICULT,
AND 42% OF BLACKS, AFRICAN-
AMERICAN FAMILIES ARE
EXPERIENCING NEED AT 19% HIGHER
THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
NON-PROFIT BABY IS THE DISTRICT
I REPRESENT, DISTRICT 1 THAT,
MEETS THE NEED FOR DIAPERS
AMONGST FAMILIES ACROSS THE
WHOLE CITY.
LAST YEAR, WESTSIDE BABY
DISTRIBUTED 1.5 MILLION DIAPERS
TO FAMILIES IN THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS OF THE YEAR, 1.TYPHOON
MILLION DIAPERS.
COVID AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC HAVE
SEVERELY AMPLIFIED THE NEED.
TO MEET THE NEED, WESTSIDE BABY
IS COLLECTING DIAPERS NOW.
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF
TWOWAYS, ONE ONLINE THROUGH THE
WISH LIST OR SECONDLY BY
DROPPING OFF ITEMS AT THE WEST
CENTER -- I'M SORRY, YES, WHITE
SEATTLE -- WHITE CENTER HUB AT
100 -- 1 -- LET'S SEE, 1002
14th AVENUE SOUTHWEST OR AT THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION BRANCH AT 435
8 NORTH ON MONDAY FROM 10:00
A.M.
TO 2:00 P.M.
UNOPENED BOXES OF DIAPERS ARE
REQUESTED.
ONLY UNOPENED BOXES.
A DIAPER DRIVE IS A GREAT WAY
TO SHOW SUPPORT IN THE DIAPER
AWARENESS NEED.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT
WESTSIDEBABY.ORG /DIAPERNEEDS.
TONY IS THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MANAGER AT WESTSIDE BABY AND IS
HERE TO SHARE HER THOUGHTS.
WITH THAT, I THAT OVER TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ WHO
IS SET TO FACILITATE THE
WAIVING OF THE RULES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, FOR THE
REMARKS AND BRINGING IN THE
ANNUAL PROCLAMATION.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW BRIEF REMARKS ON
BEHALF OF WESTSIDE BABIES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES
ARE SUSPENDED.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AHEAD
AND RECOGNIZE OUR GUEST FROM
WESTSIDE BABY WHO WILL PROVIDE
US WITH COMMENTS.
SO, WELCOME AND PLEASE, WE'RE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND TO
HEAR REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUPLE PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THIS YEAR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT.
AS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED, I AM THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR WESTSIDE
BABY AND WE HAVE BEEN HONORED
TO PROVIDE SEATTLE AND THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS WITH
DIAPERS SINCE 2001.
WE HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY
GRATEFUL TO DEAL WITH THIS OVER
THE LAST SIX MONTHS AS THE
COMMUNITY IS DEALING WITH THE
CRISIS IN THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
ONE IN FOUR FAMILIES ARE
EXPERIENCING DIAPER NEED AND
THE DISPROPORTIONATE RATE IS
IMPACTING BLACK FAMILIES AND
FAMILIES OF COLOR DUE TO
SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND THIS IS
ONLY INCREASED BY THE SOCIO-
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE INCREASED OUR DIAPER
DISTRIBUTION BY 82% OVER LAST
YEAR AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MENTIONED CLOSE TO 1.5
MILLION DIAPERS.
WE HAVE ALREADY ALMOST REACHED
THAT NUMBER BY THIS SUMMER AND
WE HAVE SEEN THE NEED INCREASE
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
WE COULD NOT DISTRIBUTE THE
DIAPERS AT THE RATE WE ARE
DISTRIBUTING THEM WITHOUT THE
COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF
OF WESTSIDE BABY AND MY
COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING THIS NEED.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TONY, FOR
ALL YOUR WORK.
PLEASE GIVE OUR BEST OVER TO
THE FOLKS AT WESTSIDE BABY.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO
FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
SAY GOODBYE TO TONY?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO HANG UP AND
LEAVE THE MEETING AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF
WESTSIDE BABY.
TAKE CARE.
OKAY, FOLKS.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF
SEPTEMBER 8 AND 14 AND THE
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
WERE REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
THAT WAS NOT AN OBJECTION.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES.
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PRO
POSITIONED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBERS, IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE
THE ROLL CALENDAR.
I HAVE ONE AMENDMENT AS I
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
I HAVE A PROPOSED BILL TO ADD
TO THE FULL CALENDAR THAT WAS
NOT DISTRIBUTED BY 5:00 P.M.
ON FRIDAY AND BEFORE I CAN MOVE
TO AMEND THE INTRODUCTION AND
CALENDAR, THE COUNCIL WILL
WAIVE CIRCULATION OF THE BILL
FOR INTREUGZ THAT WILL BE
SUSPENDED.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULE RELATING TO THE
CIRCULATION OF THE BILL AT 5:00
P.M.
ON THE PRECEDING BUSINESS DAY
WILL BE SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULE IS SUSPENDED.
I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
I MOVE TO AMEND THE PROPOSED
PRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR INTRODUCING BILL 19900
IN THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE
2020 CRIES AND AMENDING THE
ADOPTION OF THE 2020 BUDGET TO
THE BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS AND
FROM VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE
BUDGET AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS
BY A TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND REFERRING IT
TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRALS CALENDAR?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR AS AMENDED
AND STANDS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
AN AMENDMENT?
I WILL THAT TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I WAS INFORMED BY THE CLERK OF
AN ISSUE ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IT'S ITEM 12.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE CHANGED
FROM A COUNCIL BILL TO A
RESOLUTION.
IT WAS NICKNAMED IN ONE
LOCATION.
SO I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR ITEM 12 BY CHANGING
THE FILE TYPE FROM A COUNCIL
BILL TO A RESOLUTION AND
ASSIGNING IT RESOLUTION NUMBER
31971.
>> SECONDED.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER DECIAL
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MONTH SCADDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AS AMENDED?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE DOPINGS
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR AS
AMENDED
>> LEWIS.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
SECONDED TO MOVE THE AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU ARE
MOVING OUR MOTION TO AMEND THE
AGENDA?
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA
BY REMOVING ITEM 16 WHICH IS
APPOINT 15-18 AND ITEM 16 WHICH
IS APPOINTMENT 16-19 FROM THE
AGENDA.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE AGENDA TO REMOVE ITEMS 15
AND 16.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE AMERICA PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONE SWRAL SNEEZE
YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND
NONOPPOSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN ITEM AND
RECOGNIZE YOU TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I NOTICED THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMIT WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK,
AND IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION TO
TIME SENSITIVITY.
THIS IS A LANDMARK RESIGNATION
IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA
ADDING COUNCIL BILL 119889, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO A
HISTORIC PRESSATION UNDER
CHAPTER 2512 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING TO IT
TO THE TABLE OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS CONTAINED IN THE
CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND PLACING IT
AFTER AGENDA ITEM C.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVED AND SECONDED BY ADDING
COUNCIL BILL 119889 AFTER ITEM
2. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> 9 IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AGENDA?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED AGENDA.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVORITE, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AGENDA AS AMEND SIDE ADOPTED.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE AGENDA INTRODUCTION OF
THE CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL'S
2020 WORK PROGRAM.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT IN
THE FOLLOWING WAY.
BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO
REITERATE THAT IT DOES REMAIN
OUR STRONG INTENT TO CONTINUE
TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON
REGULAR AGENDAS.
BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
ELIMINATE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IF
IT'S NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY IN A MANNER TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING IS
20 MINUTES AND EACH SPEAKER
WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK.
I'LL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK YOU CAN BY GOING TO
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/CITYCOUNCIL.
AND THE STAFF WILL MUTE THE
MICROPHONE.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED, IT'S
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK AND YOU MUST
PRESS STAR 6 TO START SPEAKING.
YOU NEED TO BE HIT STAR 6 WHEN
YOU ARE PROMPTED.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING SAYING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
IT SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR THE COUNCIL'S
2020 WORK PROGRAM.
IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS, YOU WILL
HEAR A CHIME AND MEANS YOU HAVE
ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT TO
COMMENT, AND IF YOU DON'T YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
WE ASK THAT IF YOU PLAN TO
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE MEETING,
WE ASK THAT YOU DO SO THROUGH
ANYONE OF THE LISTENING OPTIONS
ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
I REMIND THE SPEAKERS TO HIT
STAR SIX IN ORDER FOR US TO BE
ABLE TO ACTUALLY HEAR YOU.
SO WE ARE GOING TO START WITH
JULIA FOLLOWED BY LEAH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM JULIA, AND I AM HERE
REPRESENTING THE RACE AND
SOCIAL EQUITY TASK FORCE
SPEAKING ON THE COUNCIL
ADVISORY REPORT.
SINCE 2018, THE RACE AND SOCIAL
EQUITY TASK FORCE HAS MADE A
BOARD THAT REMAINS THE
COMMUNITY OUTLINE.
AND THE DATE THE INTERIM BOARD
HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE OUT
OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED PLACEMENT
STRATEGY,
AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A
COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE CAPACITY
AND CAPITAL FUNDING PROCESS
THAT HAS RESULTED IN $21
MILLION AWARDED TO LOW INCOME
HOUSING, CULTURAL STATE
SERVICES AND BUSINESSES THROUGH
AIN'T DISPLACEMENT PROJECTS.
THE INTERIM ADVISORY BOARD HAS
BEEN A PLACEHOLDER FOR A
PERMANENT STRUCTURE AND NEED
FOR A PERMANENT COMMUNICATE-
DRIVEN BOARD IS GREATER THAN
EVER.
WE NEED TO GROW RESOURCES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TO TEND TO THE
IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND
DISPLACEMENT CRISIS.
WE CALL ON YOU TO PASS THE
ADVISORY BOARD LEGISLATION AS
AMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS LEAH FOLLOWED BY
CATHERINE.
>> HELLO.
I AM LEAH.
I AM A CONSTITUENT IN DISTRICT
FOUR.
I'M ASKING THAT YOU HOLD THE
LINE AND OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S
VETO TO THE RE-BALANCE OF THE
2020 BUDGET.
THIS IS A VITAL FIRST STEP
ALONGSIDE CRUCIAL REINVESTMENTS
IN THE COMMUNITY.
I AM ASKING THAT YOU HOLD
STRONG IN THE MAYOR'S RACIST
ATTEMPTS TO STRENGTHEN IT.
THE VANCES MADE ARE THE RESULTS
OF THE UPRISING THIS SUMMER IN
THE EVENTS OF BLACK LIVES AND
HONORING THE BLACK LIVES LOST
TO POLICE VIOLENCE, SAY HER
NAME,
AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
WE ARE AT BLACK LIVES AND OTHER
VOLUNTEER-RUN GROUPS ARE TRYING
TO FILL THE VOID DURING THE
RECENT CRISIS AND WITNESSED
FIRSTHAND THE DEFINITE STATION
AND CRUELTY OF INHUMANE SWEEPS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
SUPPORTS.
PEDERSON, STRAUSS, AND LEWIS,
THE WHITE MEN OF THE CITY
COUNCIL DID NOT SEE THE
ROADBLOCKS FOR THE BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY AND LOOK
INTO WHETHER PEDERSON HAS A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN HIS
PERSONAL LIFE SUPPORTING POLICE
OFFICERS OR BLACK LIVES.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU.
NEXT ON THE LIST IS CATHERINE
FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL.
>>> HI.
MY NAME IS CATHERINE.
I AM A CONSTITUENT OF ANDREW
LEWIS IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
30 DAYS AGO, JENNY DURKAN
VETOED EMERGENCY BUDGET
READJUSTMENTS UNANIMOUSLY
SUPPORTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
AS A KING COUNTY DISTRICT 7
RESIDENT, I IDENTIFIED TWO
IMPORTANT ADJUSTMENTS.
FIRST WE SAW COUNCILMEMBERS
OFFERING A DOWN PAYMENT ON
REMOVING THE SYSTEM OF
OPPRESSION SUPPORTED BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
MARGINALIZES BLACK AND BROWN
PEOPLE AND DID THIS LARGELY BY
CUTTING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT DOES NOTHING
BUT HARM BLACK AND BROWN
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE RAINY DAY FUND WAS
ESTABLISHED AS A WAY TO RESPOND
TO UNANTICIPATED NEED IN
SEATTLE.
THIS IS INDEED A TIME OF
UNPRECEDENTED NEED.
JENNY DURKAN'S VETO OF THIS
BUDGET IS APPALLING AND
UNASSUMED TO YOUR GLOBAL
SITUATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS ON THE FENCE ABOUT
OVERRIDING JENNY DURKAN'S
TROUBLING VETO TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.
I AM CALLING ON LEWIS AND OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE WITH WHITE PRIVILEGE TO
INVEST IN THOSE AND BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES BY
HOLDING JENNY DURKAN
ACCOUNTABLE AND OVERRIDING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET READJUSTMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT ON OUR LIST IS MICHAEL
FOLLOWED BY REBECCA.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL.
I'M A RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 3
AND I'M CALLING FOR THE COUNCIL
TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S REVISED
2020 BUDGET VETO.
THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY
APPROVED OF THIS.
THERE IS NO REASON TO BE
BACKTRACKING.
YOU SAID STICK FIRM WITH THE
DECISIONS YOU HAVE MADE TO PUSH
FOR CHANGE IN OUR CITY RATHER
THAN HAVING JUST DONE IT PER
PUBLICITY REASONS AND BECOME
TRACKING.
TON DEFUND SPD FOR 2020 AND
2021.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS REBECCA FOLLOWED BY
TA FI JOHNSON TOLLIVER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM REBECCA SMITH AND A
CONSTITUENT OF TEAM MORALE
NECESSARY DISTRICT 2. I AM
CALLING FOR YOU TO MAKE A CASE
TO OVERRIDE DURKAN'S VETO ON
THE 2020 REBALANCED BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY MEMBER
SOME STATISTICS I PULLED FROM
THE SEATTLE.GOV WEBSITE ABOUT
CRIME COMMITTED IN SEATTLE IN
2020.
OF THE TOTAL CRIME COMMITTED,
89% IS PROPERTY CRIME.
OF THAT 89%, 99.5% OF THOSE
CRIMES ARE LARCENY, THEFT,
BURGLARY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT ALL CRIMES COMMITTED DUE
TO A LACK OF ACCESS TO
RESOURCES, CRIMES DUE TO A
NEED, AND THEN A LOOK AT THE
VIOLENT CRIME, 11% OF THE
CRIMES COMMITTED IN 2020,
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT REPRESENTING
21%, AGAIN, DUE TO LACK OF
ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES AND ROBBERY
REPRESENTING 32% OF THAT,
AGAIN, CRIME-BASED NEED.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHED
LIGHT ON IS TO CALL IN POLICE
WHO ARE HEAVILY ARMED AND
MILITARIZED DOES NOT DO
ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF
RESOURCES FUELING THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE
CRIMES.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES DIRECTLY IS TO
DEFUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND REALLOCATE THE MONEY TO
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES,
SPECIFICALLY BLACK COMMUNITIES
TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT WILL
GIVE US ACCESS TO RESOURCES,
AND IN THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE A
POSITIVE CHANGE AND HAVE A
POSITIVE EFFECT AND DECREASE IN
CRIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS FI JOHNSON TOLLIVER
FOLLOWED BY MADELINE.
IS SPEAKER NUMBER 11 WITH US?
IF YOU ARE JUST REMEMBER TO HIT
STAR SIX SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
FI JOHNSON TOLLIVER, ARE YOU
WITH US?
ARE YOU THERE?
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE
NEXT SPEAKER, MADELINE FOLLOWED
BY JEROME.
>> HI.
I AM MADELINE, A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT SEVEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO OVERRIDE THE
MAYOR'S VETO TOMORROW.
I AM INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED
AND FRUSTRATED THAT THE COUNCIL
IS CONSIDERING NOT OVERRIDING
THE VETO.
THE PACKAGE PASSED IS THE BARE
MINIMUM.
THIS NEW PACKAGE THAT WAS
MENTIONED THIS MORNING IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
IT'S COMPLETELY BACKTRACKING
AND WATERING DOWN ANYTHING THAT
WOULD HAVE AN ACTUAL MEANINGFUL
IMPACT.
NOT ONLY IS IT FULLY INADEQUATE
BUT IT COMES OUT WITH SUCH
SHORT NOTICE THAT WE THE PUBLIC
BARELY HAVE ANY TIME TO READ
THROUGH IT AND FORM OPINIONS.
THE MAYOR RETOWED THE 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE A MONTH AGO
BUT THE COUNCIL HAS WAITED
UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT TO SHARE
WHERE THEY STAND.
PLEASE DON'T DISAPPOINT US
TOMORROW AND PLEASE OVERRIDE
THE MAYOR'S VETO.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> HELLO.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM JEROME.
AND
SO WE MOVED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
EIGHT WEEKS AGO -- I HAVE
PEOPLE WAKING ME UP CONSTANTLY
IN THE PARK AND MY NINE-MONTH-
OLD DAUGHTER.
THEY ARE NOT BEING REMOVED
BECAUSE OF COVID SITUATIONS.
THE NAVIGATIONS TEAM THEY ARE
BACKLOGGED AND ARE NOT TAKING
ACTION.
THE HOMELESS ARE LIVING ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER.
THAT IS NOT A WAY TO CURB THE
SPREAD BUT INCREASING QUITTED
COVID BECAUSE OF THE CLOSENESS.
COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ACTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP FOLLOWED BY CATHLEEN.
>> HI.
THIS IS TEOSAN TURNER OR TK
FROM THE EVERY DAY MARCH.
SO HERE'S WHY YOU GUYS NEED TO
DO WHY YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO.
I GOT 13 STITCHES TO PROVE WHY
YOU SHOULD.
ME PERSONALLY, 13 STITCHS IN MY
HEAD FROM SPD.
THERE ARE 13 REASON YES YOU
NEED TO KEEP DOING REGARDLESS
OF WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
APPARENTLY, EVERYBODY SEEMS TO
BE UNDER THIS BREL A OH, MAYBE
THEY WILL FIX THEMSELVES.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX
THEMSELVES.
IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
CLEARLY IT'S GETTING WORSE.
HOW ABOUT WE HUNKER DOWN ON THE
PROMISES AND KEEP THE PROMISES?
I TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I GOT 13
STITCHES, 13 REASONS FOR WHY
YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR PROMISES.
REALLY, DEAD SERIOUSLY AND
GLUE, TOO, AND A MESSED UP
LEG, TOO, TO PROVE WHY YOU
SHOULD KEEP DEFUNDING SPD.
IF YOU DON'T, THIS WILL HAPPEN
TO BLACK AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
LIKE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR
YEARS.
STOP CAVING IN TO THE PRESSURE
OF THE MAYOR AND EVERYONE
ELSE'S BULL CRAP AND HUNKER
DOWN ON YOUR PROMISE AND KEEP
YOUR PROMISE SO NO ONE HAS TO
WAKE UP WITH 13 STITCHS IN
THEIR HEAD OR WAKE UP AT NIGHT
WITH PTSD FROM THE INCIDENT.
FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE BLACK
AND BROWN AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY, HUNKER DOWN ON YOUR
PROMISE AND KEEP IT.
I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS CATHY FOLLOWED BY
JESSE.
>> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THIS IS CATHY, SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION 31933
THAT REQUIRES COUNCIL STAFF TO
GIVE NEW INFORMATION ON THE
EMBEDDED PROJECT THAT THEY WILL
VOTE FOR AFTER JANUARY OF 2021.
I WANT TO SAY THIS RESOLUTION
IS FAR FROM PERFECT BUT IT'S A
GREAT FIRST STEP TO HELP
EVALUATE THE PROJECTS ON WHEN
THEY ARE BUILT AND IN
OPERATION.
MANY LOCAL GREEN GROUPS WERE
CONSULTED AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
QUICKLY ENDORSE THE RESOLUTION.
I WANT TO SAY THIS IS IN NO WAY
A SUBSTITUTE FOR LOCAL REGIONAL
AND NATIONAL POLICIES TO CREATE
RESILIENT CITIES.
YOU KNOW THAT WALKABLE 15-
MINUTE NEIGHBORS WE HAVE GREAT
TRANSIT OPTIONS AND NEED TO BE
BUILDING A DENSE VARIETY OF
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL
INCOMES AND ALL ETHNICITIES.
IT PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE PIECE
OF INFORMATION THAT YOU AS
COUNCILMEMBERS CAN USE TO MAKE
IMPORTANT DECISION ON HOW TO
INVEST MONEY AND BRING US
CLOSER TO A THRIVING, RESILIENT
SEATTLE THAT INCLUDES ALL OF
US.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
I AM GOING TO CALL ON JESSE NOW
AND I.T.
LET ME FINISH WE HAVE RESOLVED
THE ISSUES WITH SPEAKER NUMBER
11.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
JESSE?
>> HI.
I'M A DISTRICT TWO VOTER
CALLING WITH REGARD TO CLEAR
DEMAND OF THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
TO DEFUND THE SALTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT STARTING IN THE 2020
BUDGET.
AS THE INITIAL BUDGET PASSED
ONLY MAKES MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
A POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVEN
INCAPABLE OF HUMANE OR
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING.
IT'S CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR'S
VETO SIGNALS AN UNWILLINGNESS
TO ADDRESS THE DEADLY THREAT TO
THE BLACK AND BROWN AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND IGNORANCE
TO THE COMMUNICATE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED.
IF THE MAYOR CONTINUES TO
IGNORE THE VICTIMS OF THE
POLICE VIOLENCE, IT'S CLEAR
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
OVERRIDE THE VETO AND SET ABOUT
TO WORK FOR THE 2020 BUDGET
THAT FULLY RESPONDS TO THE
NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND CAN YOU LET
ME KNOW IF STAFI JOHNSON
TOLLIVER IS STILL ON THE LINE.
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE IF WE
CAN HEAR FROM SPEAKER NUMBER
11.
AND IF YOU'RE WITH US, WE NEED
YOU TO HIT STAR SIX ON YOUR
PHONE SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
STAR SIX.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
I THINK WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE
ISSUES WITH CALLER NUMBER 11'S
AUDIO.
I AM NOT ABLE TO HEAR THE
CALLER.
SO WE ARE GOING TO -- WE ARE
GOING TO TRY AND COME BACK. I
APOLOGIZE AND THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL ON
HOWARD AND THEN ERIC.
>> HI.
EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS HOWARD FROM LOWER QUEEN
ANNE DISTRICT 7, SPEAKING ON
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
ON FRIDAY THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY RELEASED THE
FIRST REPORT ON A FRACTION OF
THE FIRST 100 DAYS.
THE SPD HAS BEEN ABSOLVED OF
THE MOST AGREGIOUS ABUSE.
AND WHAT DID COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD TALK ABOUT?
DID SHE EXPRESS CONCERN AT THE
ABJECT FAILURE OF POLICE
ACCOUNT?
NO.
SHE TALKED ABOUT THE WASHINGTON
POST ARTICLE TALKING ABOUT THE
GROWING THREAT OF MEME ON THE
LEFT THIS IS NOT ABOUT ACTUAL
INJURIES BUT MEMES.
COMPARE THIS TO THE DEATH AND
SERIOUS INJURIES THAT HAVE BEEN
REGULAR METED OUT BY THE
POLICE.
A TIME ARTICLE SAID THAT 93% OF
THE PROTESTS WERE PEACEFUL WITH
VIRTUALLY ALL VIOLENCE
TARGETING PEOPLE AND NOT
PEOPLE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD
LIKE TO DRAW THE ATTENTION AWAY
FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE,
THE POLICE, WHO WE CONTINUE TO
PAY TO PROTECT OUR CIVIL
LIBERTIES IN WHOM WE HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER.
THIS IS THE KIND OF SLANDEROUS
RED BAITING MISINFORMATION THAT
YOU EXPECT.
THIS IS A CLEAR WARNING TO ALL
OF US THAT THE POST-GEORGE
FLOYD MOVEMENT IS RAPIDLY
WEARING OFF OF OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS.
PLEASE, DEFUND THE POLICE,
COUNTERACT THE MAYOR'S VETO AND
MOVE TO DEFUND OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WHICH HAS
NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS ERIC AND THEN MICAH.
>> HI.
THIS IS ERIC BARNETT CALLING
FROM THE CENTRAL DIRECT ABOUT
THE STREET BETWEEN 34th EAST
UNION AND 35th EAST UNION
STREETS.
IN HONOR OF THE CONTRIBUTION
AND SACRIFICE AND HARD WORK
THAT MY FATHER, DOUGLAS BARNETT
PUT INTO HIS DREAM OF THEATER
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE
ADVANCEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY OF
BLACK PEOPLE TO DANCE AND SHOW
THEIR TALENTS AND IN THE TIME
IN OUR HISTORY WHEN SOCIETY
SAID THAT BLACK PEOPLE WERE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE ANYTHING BUT
MAIDS AND BUTLERS AND SERVICERS
IN THE THEATER HE STARTED THE
FIRST THEATER FOR THE ARTS IN
THE NORTHWEST IN THE WHOLE
NORTHWEST, BLACK ARTS WEST.
IT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR
YOUNG BLACK PEOPLE, BLACK KIDS
TO GO AND SHOW OFF THEIR STUFF
AND MANY TALENTS.
MANY WENT ON TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
CAREERS IN SHOW BUSINESS AND
TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AS A BLACK PIONEER FAMILY OF
DOUGLAS Q. BARNETT WE CONSIDER
IT AN HONOR TO NAME A STREET
FOR HIS HARD WORK IN THIS
RACIALLY TROUBLED TIME.
WE THINK IT'S YOUR DUTY TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS MYESHA FOLLOWED BY
AARON.
>> HI.
I AM MYESHA.
I AM COMMENTING ON RESOLUTION
31968.
I FULLY SUPPORT THE NOMINATION
OF DOUGLAS Q. BARNETT BETWEEN
34th AND 35th AVENUE.
AS THE SON AND GRANDSON OF
NORTHWEST BLACK PIONEERS MY
FATHER FORGED HIS OWN PATH TO
ESTABLISH THE RICH LEGACY OF
BLACK THEATER IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWET WITH A PASSION FOR
THE ARTS AND THEATER AND
DECADES WHEN COUNTLESS
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
CONTINUE TO DRIVE TODAY,
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE
PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTE, THE
HISTORIC CENTRAL AIR -- I'M
SORRY, THE CENTRAL AREA
HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND ARTS
NORTHWEST.
APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION
WOULD RECOGNIZE THE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
AND NEXT UP IS AARON AND THEN
SIMON.
SIMON WILLIAMS IS THE ON THE
LINE?
>> WE LOST A CALLER.
>> OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD --
>> STAND BY.
I THINK WE HAVE THEM BACK.
>> HELLO.
I WANT TO SAY I KRPT CB 119 TO
SUPPORT THE BIKE LANES AND
TRANSIT LINE, AND TO CONSIDER
CLIMATE CHANGE AND REQUIREMENT,
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ADVOCATE TO DEFUND THE POLICE
BY 50% TO END THE POLICE
BRUTALITY AND ALSO TO INVEST
IN COMMUNITY CARE.
IN THAT BUDGET, SO MUCH MONEY
COULD BE USED TO PROVIDE
HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH
ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED
IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR
RENT CHOICE VOTING TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FROM FIVE
CANDIDATES AND CAN ALLOW FOR
MORE BETTER DEMOCRACIES WHICH
OUR COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON.
DEMOCRACY IS IMPORTANT AND
CONSIDER MOVING THE VOTING AGE
TO 12 BECAUSE KIDS ARE THE
PEOPLE WHO GROW UP IN THIS
WORLD AND DECLARE A CLIMATE
EMERGENCY TO SAVE THE SALMON
AND CLIMATE EMISSION ZERO TO
2025.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN,
SIMON.
NEXT UP IS AARON.
AARON IF YOU ARE WITH US?
>> YOU CAN HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
>> I AM AARON WILSON, CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF OVERRIDING THE
MAYOR'S VETO.
I HAVE THE INABILITY TO LISTEN
TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS
DEMONSTRATED.
I COULD NOT BE MORE EMBARRASSED
BY THE PROMISES AND THE
SHAMELESS COMMENTS.
YOU REPEATEDLY MAKE COMMENTS
ONLY TO BACK OUT ON THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE IS
PRESSURING YOU.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE CAN
KNOWINGLY VOTE -- YOU HAVE
WATCHED THE SEATTLE POLICE
MERCILESSLY DESTROY EVERYTHING
MOCKING EVERYONE.
AND I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THE SUPPORT FOR SPD IS CRUEL
AND INHUMANE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
COMPROMISE IS, BUT GOING IN
FAVOR OF EVERYTHING IS NOT A
COMPROMISE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
CALLERS, WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR
20 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ALLOCATION THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF SPEAKERS
LEFT ON THE LIST.
I WOULD SAY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX.
SO I AM GOING TO -- IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, I WILL ATTEND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TO GET THROUGH
THE LIST HERE.
I THINK IT WILL BE ANOTHER FIVE
OR SIX MINUTES.
I WILL ASK THE TIMER BE
ADJUSTED TO A ONE MINUTE
ALLOCATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
SO WE CAN GET TO THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA.
LET'S MOVE THE TIMER THANK YOU
SO MUCH, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
FINISH THE LIST.
SO ANDREA AND THEN KELSEY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS.
I'M ANDREA, AND I AM HERE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
TRANSFER FIRE STATION 23,
COUNCIL BILL 119886.
SINCE 1986, THEY HAVE SUPPORTED
A VARIETY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND
HELP PEOPLE, A BAG OF FOOD FOR
A HUNGRY FATHER AND CHILDREN,
AND ASSISTANCE TO TURN THE HEAT
BACK ON IN A HOME, AND KEEPING
A STUDENT FROM BEING EVICTED
AND POLICY ON BEHALF OF BLACK
WASHINGTONIANS.
WITH THIS WE LOOK TO ENSURE
THAT OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY
AND STABILITY OF OUR PROGRAMS
ARE PROVIDED FOR.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF
OUR COMMUNITY MAKING IT MORE
ADA ACCESSIBLE, AND ALSO TO
ENSURE THE CULTURAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE
PRESERVATION OF BLACK PEOPLE.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND
STAFF, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREA, FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
NEXT UP IS KELSEY AND THEN WE
WILL HEAR FROM ETERNALLY 12
MARIAH CAREY REINCARNATED ALBUM
HELMET.
>> I AM KELSEY, A TEACHER IN
DISTRICT 3. I AM CALLING TODAY
TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S VETO.
THE COMPROMISE IS UNACCEPTABLE
AND ANTI-BLACK.
YOU PLEDGED YOUR SUPPORT FOR
BLACK LIVES MATTER BY DEFUNDING
THE PD BY 50%.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN SAID WE
NEED ACTION NOT JUST WORDS.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ SAID NOW
IS THE TIME TO DIVEST THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND REIMAGINE
AND REBUILD.
YOU VOTED ON AMENDMENTS THAT
VOTABLY FALL SHORT OF THE
DEMAND BUT AT LEAST DECREASE
THE FUNDING AND PUT THE MONEY
IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMPROMISE ON THE STABLE
PRO-POLICE AND AN INSULT TO
PROTESTERS WHO HAVE PUT THEIR
LIVES ON THE LINE FOR MANY
MONTHS AND YEARS.
I CALL YOU TO REINVEST IN THE
COMMUNITY AND DEFUND THE PD.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
AND NEXT UP IS SPEAKER NUMBER
28 AND THEN WE WILL TRY ONE
MORE TIME WITH STEFI JOHNSON
TOLLIVER.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
THIS IS ETERNALLY 12 TREE
HUGGER MARIAH CAREY
REINCARNATED THE RAINBOW ALBUM.
I AM ON LIMITED TIME HERE BUT
SEATTLE, THIS IS ABOUT THE
EMPOWERMENT OF ALL PEOPLE AND
THE ENTIRE NATION HAS BEEN
LOOKING AT YOU SEATTLE AND
PORTLAND, AND HAVE NOT HAD
SOLIDARITY WITH THE MAYOR.
AND YOU HAVE TO GET BEHIND
THEM.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND GIVE ME A
PHONE CALL.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH YOU.
WE HAVE MESSAGES TO GET TO YOU
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ANGRY
WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU BACKED
DOWN ON ABOLISHING THE POLICE.
AND WE NEED TO LOWER THE VOTING
AGE TO 12.
IF YA'LL BECOME A MEMBER BACK
WHEN YOU WERE 12, THE POLICE IN
OUR SCHOOLS AND THE POLICE
MENTALITY WERE PUT ON YOU.
WE HAVE THE BELIEF THAT POLICE
ARE ANGELS --
>> OKAY.
NOW WE WILL TRY CALLER 11
AGAIN.
I THINK THIS MAY BE MISSING AN
END.
MAYBE IT'S STEPHANIE?
>> HELLO.
>> OH, HELLO.
THERE WE GO.
>> OH, HEY.
ALL RIGHT.
GO AFTERNOON, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM STEPHANIE JOHNSON TOLLIVER
AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AT THE
BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY AT
WASHINGTON STATE AND CO-CHAIR
AT THE CENTRAL AREA ARTS AND
CULTURE STRICT.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT NOMINATION
OF THE HONORARY STRAIGHT NAME
FOR DOUG AS Q. BARNETT.
YOU ARE HEARING FROM HOPEFULLY
OTHER COMMUNICATE MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ABOUT MR.
BARNETT'S CONTRIBUTIONS ABOUT
THE THEATER COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO YOU KNOW HOW
TREASURED HE WAS AS A HISTORIAN
WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
BLACK HISTORY.
HE ALWAYS SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE
AND HE WAS PUBLISHED AND CO-
AUTHORED HISTORIC CONTENT FOR
REGIONAL BLACK PAST AND REACHED
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
HE WAS A PERSONAL GO TO FOR ME
AND I MISS HIM AND BEHALF OF
VHS PLEASE RECOGNIZE DOUG
BARNETT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
STEPHANIE.
I AM GLAD WE WERE FINALLY ABLE
TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU FOR HANGING TIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS ERIC FOLLOWED BY
DANIEL.
>> HI.
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.
THIS IS -- IS THIS ON?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
COOL.
HI.
MY NAME IS ERIC.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
THE REASON I'M CALLING MOSTLY
IS BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
SOMEONE PASSED OUT A FAKE FLYER
TO A BUNCH OF HOMELESS PEOPLE
SAYING THAT THE HYATT WOULD PUT
THEM UP IN FREE ROOMS AND THEY
WENT, AND THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WENT UP.
THE MONEY WE SPENT TELLING THE
HOMELESS PEOPLE THEY COULDN'T
HAVE AIR TO BREATHE WE COULD
HAVE BROUGHT THEM AT HOTEL
ROOMS, NOT A DISCOUNT RATE BUT
THE RATE ON LIEFNLT THE MONEY
WE SPENT TELLING HOMELESS
PEOPLE WE TOLD THEM THEY
COULDN'T HAVE CLEAN AIR WE
COULD HAVE PUT THEM IN HOTEL
ROOM.
THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP, THE
POLICE, THEY DID NOT SHOW
COMPASSION.
THEY WANTED THEM OUT OF THE
CITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUT
OF THE HOTEL TO BREATHE THE
GARBAGE AIR.
I THINK WE NEED TO DEFUND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THIS
IS RIDICULOUS.
I --
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS DANIEL AND JACK.
>> HI.
I AM A DISTRICT SIX VOTER.
I AM CALLING ABOUT THE VETO
OVERRIDE TOMORROW.
I WON'T DWELL ON THE REASONS
YOU SHOULD OVERRIDE.
YOU HAVE HEARD THEM ALL BY NOW.
BUT I HAVE MANY FRIENDS ACROSS
THE DISTRICT IN SEATTLE WHO ARE
TOO BUSY TO CALL IN SO I AM
CALLING IN ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
THEM.
I CALLED TO TELL YOU OF ALL THE
VOTES THIS YEAR, THIS IS THE
ONE THAT MATTERS MOST TO US.
NO AMOUNT OF CROSSWALKS AND BUS
LANES WILL MAKE UP FOR NOT
OVERRIDING THE MAYOR'S VOTE.
SO PLEASE OVERRIDE THE VETO
TOMORROW.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP.
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU
>> I AM HERE ASKING -- WELL,
BEGGING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO PLEASE OVERTURN THIS
VETO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN BOOTS ON THE GROUND
PROTESTERS.
BUT I HAVE.
THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE
HAVING TO TEACH A CHILD WHO
ISN'T TALLER THAN YOUR HIP HOW
TO WASH TEAR GAS OFF HER BODY
AND HAVING TO RESCUE A HOMELESS
MAN WHO WAS SWEPT UP IN THE
BEING TEARGASSED AND CHASED AND
ATTACKED BY SEATTLE PD WITH NO
PROVOCATION NOT THAT ANY SORT
OF PROVOCATION WOULD JUSTIFY
THAT KIND OF RESPONSE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU ALL
CAN JUST IGNORE WHAT'S GOING ON
AND YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT
THAT.
>> OKAY.
THE LAST SPEAKER WHO IS SIGNED
UP AND PRESENT IS AINGLING
CONEY.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKER NUMBER 32 ON
THE LINE?
IF SO --
>> HELLO?
>> YEP.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I AM A D 7 RESIDENT AND CALLING
TO URGE MY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
TO OVERTURN THE MAYOR'S VETO.
IT'S THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT THE MAYOR BE INVOLVED BUT
IT'S BEEN TIDE UP IN COURT.
PLEASE DON'T GIVE HER HER WAY.
WE ARE TRYING TO RECALL HER.
IF YOU FAIL TO OVERTURN THIS,
YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMEONE --
I CAN'T CONFIRM THIS BUT I HAVE
A SCREEN SHOT FROM SOMEONE
SHOWING DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT ANDREW LEWIS HAS
-- AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
BRUTALIZED BY THE POLICE, I
HAVE SPOKEN TO OUR
REPRESENTATIVE AND EVERYONE I
CAN BUT NO ONE IS LISTENING.
PROTESTERS ARE HELD WITH
HANDCUFFS BEHIND THEIR BACKS
FOR FIVE HOURS.
I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE.
THIS IS A FORM OF TORTURE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT
TO ANYMORE.
BECAUSE OF MY ELECTED OFFICIALS
ARE FAILING US.
PLEASE HELP AND PLEASE OVERTURN
THE VETO.
>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, THAT
CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
US MORE TIME TO GET THROUGH THE
WHOLE LIST.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST UP IS THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>> COUNCIL BILL 119892, AN
ORDINARIANCE OF AUDITED CLAIMS
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
272020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 112020
AND ORDERING THE PAYMENT
THEREOF.
>> SECOND.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE.
AND ITEM AGENDA ONE, WILL THE
CLERK RISE ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE, 119-8881, RELATING
TO RENOVATING KEYARENA AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEES
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY LLC
TO ESTABLISH ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
COORDINATING THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTING THE TRANSIT ONLY
LANES ON QUEEN ANNE AVENUE
NORTH AND FIRST AVENUE NORTH A
TRANSIT CUE JUMP AT FIRST
AVENUE NORTH AND REPUBLICAN
STREET DESIGN UPGRADES TO THE
PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES AND
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO
THOMAS STREET.
>> ANYONE SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS THE CLERK STATED, I WILL BE
MORE BRIEF.
THIS LEGISLATION THAT I SHARED
THIS MORNING AUTHORIZES THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH A REASON CO FOR PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE IMPROVEMENT.
ARENA CO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DISTRIBUTING $594,000 OF THE
TOTAL OF $990,000 FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT.
IT WILL REFUND THE BALANCE OF
THE COST OF THE PROJECT,
$396,000 TO THAT ARENA CO WOULD
OTHERWISE OWE.
ARENA CO IS EXPECTED TO OWE A
TOTAL OF $3.5 MILLION OF THE
PROJECT AND THE ACREDITED FEE
ONLY BE USED FOR THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSIT
IMPROVEMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT SPECIFYS THAT ARENA
CO WOULD INSTALL A SET OF
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR
SDOT.
AND IT INCLUDES RAISE DRIVEWAYS
AND CONCRETE BARRIERS FOR
PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES,
BICYCLE BOXES AND NEW SIGNAGE
AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION,
AND THOMAS STREET BICYCLE AND
SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT, AND A CURB
EXTENSION ON THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THOMAS STREET AND
FIRST AVENUE NORTH.
IN TOTAL SDOT ESTIMATES THE
COMBINED STREET USE OF CREDIT
AT $841,000 RESULTING FROM THE
PROPOSED MOA FOR INSTALLATION
OF BOTH THE TRANSIT
IMPROVEMENT.
THE CODE ALLOWS FOR THE SDOT
DIRECTOR TO CREDIT 300,000 FROM
AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IN
EXCHANGE FOR VOLUNTARY
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT OF
EQUAL VALUE.
CREDITS ABOVE THIS AMOUNT MUST
BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
AND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
11981.
THEREFORE I ASK THAT THE
COUNCIL PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONEE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> 314457, OFFICER THE CITY
AUDITOR'S REQUEST FOR A ONE-
YEAR SUSPENSION OF A CITYWIDE
FINANCIAL CONDITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SEATTLE MUPPET CODE
SECTION 3.40.060.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, AND APPROVE,
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
BELIEVE THIS IS A BILL YOU
SPONSORED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
WE ASKED FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE
CITY INDICATOR AND TREND.
AND PURSUANT TO SMT 3.40.060,
THE AUDITOR PREPARED THE
ANALYSIS IN 2016 AND 2019 AND
THE NEXT BIANNUAL REPORT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DUE SEPTEMBER.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE CITY
AUDITOR ASKED FOR AN BE
EXTENSION FOR TWO REASONS AND
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND YOUR OFFICE FOR
ENGAGING IN THE CONVERSATION
AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
EFFORT.
WE DISCUSSED WITH THIS COUNCIL
-- SORRY WITH THE CITY
AUDITOR.
THE CITY AUDITOR DOES NOT
BELIEVE THAT THE REPORTING AND
CONVERSATION CONDITIONS AND
TRENDS WOULD HAVE PROVIDED THE
COUNCIL WITH ANY INSIGHT FROM
THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, AND THE
SECOND REASON WITH MOVING
FORWARD IS THE CITY AUDITED THE
2019 COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL
REPORT OR CAFR FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2019 AND NOT EVEN
COMPLETED UNTIL A MONTH AGO.
SO HE REQUESTED -- HE ALSO
REQUESTED A LONG-TERM
CONSIDERATION FOR THE BEST
VEHICLE TO HAVE UP TO DATE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY'S
FISCAL HEALTH AND CONDITION, AN
ISSUE THAT WILL LIKELY NEED TO
BE PICKED UP NEXT YEAR.
AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND GUIDANCE
OF THE OFFICIAL STAFF WHICH WAS
INCREDIBLE WE AGREED THAT THE
REPORT WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED IN
AN ENTIRELY USEFUL MANNER FOR
THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.
THUS I AM SUPPORT THINK ITEM
NUMBER TWO AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO VOTE YES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
APPROVAL AND FILING?
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
FILED.
PLEASE READ NEW ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> 119889, THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
COUNCIL NUMBER 119889 S A
SECOND?
>> A SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS
SPONSOR YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS
BILL.
>> THANK YOU MEMBER PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
ME NOT BRIEFING YOU MORE IN TWO
MINUTES BEFORE THE COUNCIL
MEETING.
THIS WOULD IMPOSE CONTROLS ON
THE COMMUNITY BUILDING
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD AT 1205 42nd
STREET IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
IT'S A SEVEN-UNIT TWO STORY
APARTMENT BUILDING WITH MOSTLY
THREE AND FOUR APARTMENT UNITS
BUILD IN 1924.
IT WAS BUILT IN THE ECLECTIC
STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE, SPANISH,
MEDITERRANEAN, AND COLONIAL
REVIVAL ELEMENT.
THE INCENTIVE COVERS THE SITE
AND AGREED BY THE LAND BOARD
AND PROPERTY OWNER.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL CLASSES AND WILL
THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON
MY BEHALF.
OKAY.
ITEM THREE.
WILL THE CLERK READ FROM ITEM
THREE FROM THE PUBLISHED
AGENDA.
>> .
>> A RESOLUTION EXPANDING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUMMARY
AND FISCAL NOTE THAT
ACCOMPANIES FLEW LEGISLATION SO
THAT IT ALSO CONSIDERED IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, AND
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, SO I AM GOING TO, AS
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
DEFER TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AS THE SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, AND THANK YOU FOR
GETTING RESOLUTION 31933 AT
THIS BUSY TIME, AND I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AND THANK
THOSE WHO TOOK TIME TO CONTACT
US INCLUDING DR. CATHY TUTTLE
WHO ORIGINATED THIS EXCELLENT
IDEA, KATIE WILSON OF THE
TRANSIT WRITERS' UNION, AND GI
GUPTMAN AND SEVERAL OTHER
IMPORTANT ADVOCATES.
IT'S TIMELY TO APPROVE THE
CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR NATION HAS
ENDURED ANOTHER HISTORICAL
WILDFIRE SEASON WITH THE
HARMFUL SMOKE AND
CONTAMINATING THE HAIR -- AIR
WE BREATHE.
KING COUNTY'S PROGRESS IS A
POWERFUL REMINDER THAT CITY
HALL CAN DO MORE TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE, TOO.
WE HAVE THIS LEGISLATURIVE
VEHICLE 31933 TO DO MORE, A
FISCAL NOTE TO VIEW EACH PIECE
F CITY LEGISLATION THROUGH A
CLIMATE LENS.
HOW WILL IT IMPACT CLIMATE
CHANGE?
JUST ASKING THE TWO QUESTIONS
ON A MISSION AND ADAPTATION IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD AND
WILL PROVIDE COUNCILMEMBERS
WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW
WHEN MAKING LEGISLATIVE
DECISIONS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
LEGISLATION WILL REQUIRE THE
EXECUTIVES TO REPORT BACK IN
MARCH ABOUT THE INITIAL RESULTS
AND IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING
IDEAS FOR MAKING IT BETTER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAY I MOVE
FOR PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION
31933.
>> THAT IS NOT NECESSARY BUT WE
WILL CALL THE ROLL ON IT IN A
MOMENT.
BUT AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND INVITE OTHER
COLLEAGUES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
ON THE RESOLUTION AS IS
TRADITION AND REQUIRED BY THE
RULES YOU WILL HAVE THE LAST
WORD AND CLOSE THE DEBATE OUT
IF THERE IS ANY.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR THE MODIFICATIONS
IN THE RESOLUTION.
WE APPRECIATE THE SUBSTITUTED
LADED LANGUAGE UNDER CLIMATE
IMPACT AND CLIMATE RESILIENCYS
THAT CALLS OUT POTENTIAL
INTERSECTIONS.
WE KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS
BLACK AND BROWN AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY WORKERS, AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT NOT JUST
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE
IMPACT OF EMISSIONS AND
RESILIENCY, AND NOT JUST THE
-- NOT JUST THE -- NOT JUST THE
FACTS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTING
THE POLICY OR PROJECT, AND
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CLIMATE
ANALYSIS LOOK AT THE BIGGER
PICTURE SURROUNDING THE ACTION
OR INACTION AS WE DISCUSS THE
COMMUNITY.
I MEAN THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
I THINK THIS EFFORT HELPS US
MOVE IN A MORE STRATEGIC WAY
TOWARDS A DYNAMIC AS WE LOOKING
AT THE ACTION OR INACTION, THE
COST OF DOING SOMETHING OR THE
COST OF NOT DOING SOMETHING.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ABOUT
BRINGING THIS UP.
AND NOT BEING A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE, I AM CURIOUS IF
THERE IS ANY SPECIFIC
INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE ABOUT THE KIND OF
ANALYSIS THAT WILL BE DONE AND
WHO WILL BE DOING IT AND IF THE
INFORMATION WILL COME FROM
CENTRAL STAFF TO REPORT ON
SUMMARIES OR CENTRAL STAFF
DOING THIS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE A LITTLE BIT
MORE INFORMATION IF THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
SO THE LEGISLATION -- SO MUCH
OF THE LEGISLATION WILL COME
ACTUALLY FROM THE EXECUTIVES.
WE DID VET IT AND TALKED WITH
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT AND I TALKED
WITH CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT IT
BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE WORKING ON
LEGISLATION THAT WE ORIGINATE.
THIS IS A QUALATATIV RESPONSE
IT.
ASKS THE BIG BIG QUESTIONS AND
PROVIDES SUGGESTIONS ON HOW THE
INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.
OSC IS LIKELY TO WORK WITH
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO TRAIN
THE TRAINERS SO THAT THE WHOLE
CITY GOVERNMENT IS REALLY
THINKING ABOUT THIS AND INSTEAD
OF HAVING A COUPLE OF EXPERTS
IN A DEPARTMENT LIKE OSC, THE
IDEA IS TO PERMEATE THROUGH
CITY GOVERNMENT AND VIEW THE
LENS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU.
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SAKE,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, YOU
REFERRED THERE WOULD BE A
REPORT BACK FROM THE BUDGET
OFFICE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN
THE ENVIRONMENT IN MARCH.
BUT DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY
THIS NEW REQUIREMENT DOES NOT
WAIT.
IT GOES INTO EFFECT AND THEN
THEY ARE REPORTING BACK TO US
ON WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DIDN'T
WORK BUT THROUGH A PRACTICE OF
PREPARING THESE ADDITIONAL
FISCAL NOTES ON CLIMATE AND
RESILIENCY?
>> CORRECT.
WE WORKED THOSE DATES OUT WITH
THEM AS WELL TO MAKE SURE IT
WILL START JANUARY 1 AND THEY
WILL REPORT BACK IN THREE
MONTHS AFTER THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
HEARING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO.
>> MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> 9 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEDGE SLIEGZ
MY BEHALF.
REPORT ON THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF AGENDA 4.
>> WON NUMBER 119886, 72218th
AVENUE, SEATTLE WASHINGTON
AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF
THE PROPERTY TO BYRD BARR
PLACE, A WASHINGTON NON-PROFIT
CORPORATION CONSISTENT WITH THE
INTENTION OF RESOLUTION 31856
AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
CONTINUED DELIVERY OF SOCIAL
SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN FRONT
OF US.
THIS IS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR MANY YEARS AS WE
HEARD IN THE COMMITTEE
PRESENTATION.
ALMOST A DECADE OF WORK HAS
GONE INTO SECURING THE SITE
THAT BYRD BARR HAS, AND IT HAS
BEEN NURTURE,
AND NOW, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
WORK AND ARE SUPPORTING BYRD
BARR ARE WAITING FOR
IMPROVEMENTS AND PLANS FOR THE
FUTURE.
WE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OPCD, THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND BYRD BARR
ITSELF TO GET HERE.
BYRD BARR BY BACKGROUND HAS
SERVICED SEATTLE FOR 50 YEARS
WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, ENERGY
ASSISTANCE, THE FOOD BANK AND
FINANCIAL RESOURCES WITH
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS SUCH AS MAKING SURE
THAT OUR ELDERS AND IMMIGRANTS
AND REFUGEES AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES HAVE NEEDS MET AND
THE POWER IS NOT SHUT OFF AND
EVICTION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T MAKE ENDS
MEET.
IT HOUSES THE FOOD BANK AND
HEARING FROM THE BYRD BARR
SPOKESPERSON MEANS IT MEAN ITS
WILL BE INVESTED DEEPLY IN THE
COMMUNITY AND INVESTING IN WAYS
THAT ARE LONG AWAITED BY THE
COMMUNITY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE OWNERSHIP IN THE
TRANSFER.
THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL NEUTRAL
SITES THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY
OWNS BUT FOR ALL INTENTS AND
PURPOSES, THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION THAT IS LEASING
THE SITE HAS TAKEN OWNERSHIP
AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SITE
BUT THE DEED ENTITLED.
IN LATE 2018, THE COUNCIL
PASSED THE RELOSING TO ENSURE
THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY
AND ENSURE THERE WAS A
RECOGNITION OF THE RESIDENTS
WHO HAVE BEEN THERE AND TO MOVE
THE SITE OVER TO THEIR
OWNERSHIP IN MARCH 2019.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS IN
GETTING HERE.
I AM EXCITED TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD.
WE ASKED THE QUESTION OF THE
COMMITTEE ABOUT 99 YEARLIESS
VERSUS OUT RIGHT OWNERSHIP.
I KNOW THIS IS A QUESTION I
WILL CONTINUE TO BE ASKING
ABOUT MLBs, AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WILL BRING THIS UP AS
WELL TO SEE THE BEST USE OF THE
PUBLIC SITES.
HEARING DIRECTLY FROM BYRD BARR
IS PART OF TRANSFERRING THIS
OVER AND I WILL ENCOURAGE YOUR
SUPPORT AND MOVE THAT WE
CONSIDER THIS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THE
REPORT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE
FOR YEARS ADVOCATED FOR THE
BYRD BARR PLACE AND WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY STRUGGLED LITERALLY
THROUGH YEARS TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
OVER 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ALONG WITH BYRD BARR PLACE
ATTENDED AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE
MEETING ON APRIL 23 IN RESPONSE
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, MAYOR
DURKAN'S OFFICE STALL
PROGRESSING ON THE COMMUNITY'S
DEMAND.
IT WAS INSPIRING TO SEE SO MANY
CENTRAL AREA COMMUNICATE
MEMBERS CHANTING NO MORE
DELAYS.
NO MORE DELAYS REPEATEDLY WITH
DEFENSOR TO DID YOUR AN
STALLING.
THANK YOU TO ANDREA AND DIANE
FOR ONGOING LEADERSHIP.
FINALLY, I URGE MAYOR DURKAN'S
OFFICE TO FINALIZE THE PROPERTY
TRANSFER OF THE CENTER AND WE
WANT SO MORE DELAYS.
AND HAPPY TO BE VOTING YES ON
THIS LEGISLATION TO FINALLY
TRANSFER BYRD BARR PLACE TO THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO MY ECHOING
OF COUNCILMEMBER'S SAWANT'S
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THEIR
ADVOCACY AND TIRELESS ASSIST
ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE, AND
MUTUALLY OFFSETTING AND
BENEFITING THE LEASES WITH THE
CENTRAL AREA SENIOR CENTER AND
GREENWOOD, AND CITY RIDGE AND
SOUTH PACKAGER AMONG 4 THAT CAN
I NAME OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I REALLY URGE THE EXECUTIVES TO
MOVE FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH
THE TRANSFER OF THESE
FACILITIES AS WELL.
IT HAS BEEN LONG A WAITED.
THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN
ASSESSED FOR HOUSING,
AND IT'S -- THE COMMUNITY HAS
ENTERED INTO MANY EXERCISES
WITH THE EXECUTIVES UNDER
SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO
DEMONSTRATE CAPACITY TO TAKE
OVER THE PROPERTIES.
I JUST WANT TO PUT A CALL OUT
FOR THE EXECUTIVES TO WORK WITH
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
READY TO GO AND TO PROVIDE THE
ABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT STILL NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE HELP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
MOSQUEDA.
PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES, AND MADAM CLERK K YOU
CALL COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ONE
MORE TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY.
MADAM CLERK, IT LOOKS LIKE WE
MAY HAVE LOST COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED
THERE.
BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM FIVE IN
THE RECORD.
>> THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, 119-8887, RELATING
TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE
OVER SIGHT OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE,
ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ADVISE ROW BOARD AND
ADDING NEW SECTIONS AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, AND IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALE SNIES.
>> .
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL BILL 119887 INITIATES
THE DIRECTIVE FROM COUNCIL
ALMOST A FEW YEARS AGO ASKING
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENT A
PERMANENT BOARD WITH 13
MEMBERS.
WE DID AMEND IT IN COMMITTEE SO
THAT IT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY,
AND THE POSITIONS APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR, THREE BY THE
COUNCIL, AND SEVEN BY THE
BOARD.
SO ALL APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
BY COUNCIL, AND IT WAS
REQUESTED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
REPRESENT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND INCLUDES LANGUAGE REQUIRING
BOARD MEMBERS TO BE DRAWN FROM
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY DISPLACEMENT AND
SYSTEMIC RACISM.
THE DUTIES INCLUDE ELEVATING
THE VOICES AND HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THIS SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE
LARGER CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE
HAVING ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
WE DO THAT BY INVESTING IN
HEALTHY COMMUNICATING AND
VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICTS AND HOUSING
ACCORDABLE TO FAMILIES AND
BUILDING AFFORDABLE SPACES FOR
IMPORTANT SPACES LIKE CHILD
CARE AND EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND
RETAILERS.
THIS ADVISORY BOARD WILL HELP
TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS ABOUT
FUTURE INVESTMENTS AND ON
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND THAT'S HOW
WE IMPROVE COMMUNICATE.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY
COLLECTIVE, AVENUE CAN A TOWN,
AND THE MULTIPURPOSE CO
COALITION AND INTERIM ADVISORY
MEMBERS FOR THE HELP OF THE
WORK AND ADVANCE THE CREATION
OF THE PERMANENT ADVISORY
BOARD.
I URGE PASSAGE BY MY
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, FOR THE REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE BILL.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
IT'S ON ME.
YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
ITEM NUMBER SIX.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
WE HAVE 10 NEW APPOINTMENTS AND
TWO REAPPOINTMENTS.
I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE WILL
GO THROUGH EACH ONE
INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT.
>> YES.
WE WILL TAKE THOSE OF DIFFERENT
COMMISSIONS AND IF THEY ARE THE
SAME COMMISSION YOU CAN READ
THEM INTO THE RECORD AS A
WHOLE.
BUT THIS ONE ALONGS LIKE IT'S A
STAND ALONE APPOINTMENT TO THE
LGBTQ COMMISSION.
SO WE'LL TAKE IT AS STAND
ALONE.
>> VERY GOOD.
I WILL BE BRIEF, AND I WANT TO
THANK THE APPLICANTS FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY, AND MANY HAVE BEEN
SEEKING APPOINTMENT FOR
SOMETIME AND MANY TALENTS.
AND WOULD LOVE TO HONOR ALL OF
THEM AND READ THEIR BIOS BUT WE
WANT TO GET THEM CONFIRMED.
SO, SPEAKING ON THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION, I WANT TO SAY
BRIEFLY THAT DEAUNTE DAMPER IS
FOCUSING HAS WORK AS BRINGING
AIDS AWARENESS AND LGBTQ
EDUCATION TO MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
AS OF NOVEMBER 2019 HE WILL BE
SERVING AS A BLACK STUDENT
UNION ADVISOR AND SUPPORTING
YOUNG MEN OF COLOR WITH THE
PROGRAM CALLED BLACK RECOVERING
OVERCOMING TRAUMA A HEALTH AND
AWARENESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENT.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>>AYE
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ITEM CARRIED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
7 IN THE RECORD.
>> APPOINT 1616, APPOINT OF
KAITLIN SKILLETON AS A MEMBER
SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRM.
>> YOU ARE PROVIDED TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND KAITLIN SKILTON WAS BORN
WITH SPINA BIFIDA AND WANTS TO
CONTRIBUTE HER EXPERIENCE AND
WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO
SERVE ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENT.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
CONFIRMED.
ITEM 8, WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM EIGHT INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM EIGHT APPOINT 1621,
APPOINTMENT OF HOLLY MORRIS
JACOBSON AS MEMBER SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2021.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
HOLLY JACOBSON IS NON-PROFIT
MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND
COMMUNICATION AND FOUNDED VOTER
ACTION, A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT
THAT INSTITUTES SECURE AND
ACCURATE ELECTION SYSTEMS AND
CURRENTLY SERVING AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF AN ORGANIZATION
THAT CONNECTS THE ARTS WITH LOW-
INCOME ADULTS LIVING WITH OR
RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA AND
WOULD BE A POINTED TO THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENT?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINT.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
A.MENT IS CONFIRMED.
ITEMS 9 THROUGH 11.
THE CLERK READ ITEMS 9 THROUGH
11 INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEMS 9 THROUGH 11, 1622
THROUGH 2024, AND APPOINTMENT
OF PAULA OLIVIA NAVIGATIONA
IMMEDIATE REIIAL AS AND JUDI
MARTINEZ AND TERRY MORGAN TO
THE SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO
CONFIRM.
>> THANK YOU, AND PAULA IS A
PROFESSIONAL CELLIST AND ONE OF
A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE
CONDUCTORS IN THE UNITED STATES
AND IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND MUSIC INCLUSION AND
EDUCATION AND BELIEVES IS THAT
ALL CHILDREN DESERVE MUSIC
EDUCATION.
SHE IS FROM MEXICO WHERE SHE
STUDIED CELLO AND SHE IS HERE
TO PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE TO
SEATTLE.
AND JUDI RAFAELA IS ALSO
APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSIONS.
ALSO KNOWN AS KITTY WU IS THE
DIRECTOR OF A COMMITTEE FOR
EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
AND THE COPRODUCER OF A PROGRAM
THAT BEGAN AIRING ON SEATTLE
PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION IN
1991 TO SHOWCASE SEATTLE.
AND TERRY MORGAN, THE FOUNDER
AND PRESIDENT OF MODERN
ENTERPRISES LLC HAS BEEN
SERVING CLIENTS SINCE 1979
PROVIDING TALENT, PRODUCTION,
AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES FOR
CLIENTS.
LY IS A PERFORMING MUSICIAN AND
WORKED WITH BOOKING TALENT AND
A SOUND ENVIRONMENT FOR CLIENTS
AND IS HIMSELF A MUSICIAN.
ALL THREE ARE APPOINTED TO THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS ON THESE
APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
APPROVED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT ON THESE
APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
RYAN BALDWIN HAS SPENT A
MILITARY CAREER IN THE ARMY AND
A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
AND IS MARRIED TO AN IMMIGRANT
SPOUSE AND FEELS THE CHALLENGES
BY POPULATIONS THAT ARE
MARGINALIZED AND A CAPACITY TO
ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE AND EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
STAR IS THE CHILD OF IRANIAN
REFUGEES AND WANTS TO VOLUNTEER
IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND WANTS
TO SPRING HER EXPERIENCE
NAVIGATING PROJECTS THAT BETTER
SERVE HER WORK AS A SEATTLE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENT?
HERING NONE WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
WILL CLERK READ ITEMS 19
THROUGH 17 IN THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 17 THROUGH 19,
1620 AND 1630 AND 1632 OF
JENNIFER GORDON, YADIRA
SIQUEIROS AND HARMONY
EICHSTEADT.
THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT
THEY BE CONFIRMED.
>> I WOULD TO APOLOGIZE,
COLLEAGUES.
I DON'T HAVE THE APPOINTMENT
PACKETS FOR THE TWO RE-APPOINTS
BUT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE AND
EXPERIENCE TO THE COMMISSION
AND WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING.
AND JENNIFER GORDON IS A
MILITARY VETERAN, A REGISTERED
NURSE AND IS LOOKING TO SERVES
ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND FEELS
AT THIS TIME OF SIGNIFICANT
GROWTH AND CHANGE SHE WANTS TO
PARTICIPATE ON THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT
WOMEN HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE
AND EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY IS
DOING.
AND MARCIA WRIGHT-SOIKA HAS
SPENT A DECADE SERVING IN WOMEN
AND GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT
ORGANIZATION AND WITH THE YWCA,
AND SHE HAS FOCUSED ON ANTI-
RACIST AND ANTI-POVERTY, AND
MARCIA HAS BEEN SERVING ON THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 9 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
ITEM 20, WILL THE CLERK READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 20 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> RELATING TO THE OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF A NEW
REGIONAL 800 MEGAHERTZ
EMERGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO
COMMUNICATION.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
IT PASS.
>> THANK YOU, AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL NUMBER 119879, THE
PUGET SOUND EMERGENCY RADIO
NETWORK, LOCAL AGREEMENT
AUTHORIZES A NEW DIGITAL RADIO
SYSTEM PRIMARILY USED FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
THIS SYSTEM REPLACES A 20-YEAR-
OLD ANALOG SAN DIEGO NO LONGER
SUPPORTED BY THE VENDOR.
THE PASSAGE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
CITY TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN 12
KING COUNTY JURIES DECISIONS
INCLUDING KING COUNTY AND
INCLUDE A NONPROFIT TO OWN,
OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE
NETWORK.
THIS NON-PROFIT IS FOR THE
PUGET SOUND RADIO NETWORK.
COMPLETED IN 2023 WILL PROVIDE
97% RELIABILITY AT STREET LEVEL
IN THE KING COUNTY AREA WHICH
IS AN INCREASE OVER THE
PREVIOUS SYSTEM AND THE GOAL IS
TO HAVE ALL PARTIES APPROVE THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY MID
SEPTEMBER, 50% OF THE CITY
AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY SIGNED
ON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONE SWRAL SNEEZE
-- GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> 9 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, AND WILL THE
CLERK READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM NUMBER 21 INTO THE RECORD.
>> 119883, AMENDING ORDINANCE
12600 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2020
BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2020-2025
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,
CIP REVISING PROJECT
ALLOCATIONS FOR THE MADISON
BRT.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, AND PLEASE PROVIDE
THE COMMUNITY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
THIS IS LEGISLATION FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION THAT WILL
ALLOCATE MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR
THE RAPIDRIDE BUS PROJECT.
IT WOULD REQUIRE A LARGE GRANT,
AND THE FTA-REQUIRED SDOT
LONGER SCHEDULE AND
CONTINGENCY.
THE INTJ INCREASING FROM
$124,000,005,000,000 INCREASE
FROM THE CITY TAX DOLLARS.
I WANT TO THANK SDOT AND THE
BUDGET OFFICE FOR BEEFING UP
THE FISCAL NOTES TO SHOW THE
PUBLIC ALL THE SOURCES AND
USAGE OF FUNDS TO KNOW WHERE
THE MONEY IS COMING FROM AND
HOW IT'S SPENT MORE CLEARLY.
THE SOURCES AND USES ILLUMINATE
SEVERAL POINTS.
FIRST, THE GOOD NEWS IS ONLY
17% OF THE FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECT IS FROM THE CITY TAX
DOLLARS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
IS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
COMING FROM THE CITY AND TO
UPDATE THE BUDGET IN GENERAL.
THIS DOES HAVE AN IMPACT TO THE
PROJECT AND THE FISCAL NOTE
HELPS TO INEXPLAIN -- EXPLAIN
THAT.
I WANT TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON
ANY SDOT PROJECT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S MANAGED CORRECTLY.
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY.
I WILL BE CAUTIOUS IN THE
FUTURE ABOUT DIVERTING
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE CITY
DOLLARS DURING BIG CITY
PROJECTS LIKE THIS IN THE
BUDGET DEFICIT ERA AND
REPAIRING THE BRIDGES
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
WE HEARD THE CITY AUDITOR'S
REPORT ON BRIDGES.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CLIMATE
NOTE THAT WE JUST PASSED WOULD
PROBABLY POINT OUT THAT THE NET
BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT BY
REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS
GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
SINGLE OCCUPANCY GASOLINE-
POWERED VEHICLES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR BRINGING THIS FOR
THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.
IT'S A HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME.
WE KNOW THAT RAPIDRIDE OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY ARE NOT
QUITE BUS RAPID TRANSIT.
BUS RAPID TRANSIT HAVE THEIR
OWN LINES AND THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH ALL
THE IMPLEMENTS AND MEET THE
SIMILAR RELIABILITY OF THE
LIGHTRAIL, JUST TWO OR THREE
MINUTES.
TRANSIT HAS A RELIABILITY
TRAVEL TIME FROM WHEN YOU PICK
IT UP TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING
AND KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE
EVERY TIME YOU RIDE THE BUS,
THEN YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO
TAKE IT.
AND WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE
RELIABILITY WITHIN THE CITY TO
HAVE THE BUSES ARRIVE EVERY 10
TO 15 MINUTES ON CORRIDORS SUCH
AS BRT.
EUGENE, OREGON HAS APPROVED
RAPID TRANSIT, AND THEY HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MEET THE FREQUENT
LEVELS OF SERVICE, BUT OUR CITY
DESPERATELY NEEDS THIS.
AND CREATING TRANSIT ONLY LANES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS ONE WAY
OF DOING THAT.
AND OVERALL WE NEED MORE
PROJECTS LIKE MADISON BRT.
SO THIS RANKS VERY HIGH ON MY
PRIORITY LIST.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT TODAY
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT MORE IN THE
FUTURE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I REALLY -- I UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE BRT RAPIDRIDE
G LINE PROJECT AND I UNDERSTAND
IT WAS IN THE WORKS FOR MANY
YEARS.
I AM GLAD TO SEE $7.3 MILLION
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND $4
MILLION IN SAVINGS AVAILABLE
FROM THE LANDERS STREET
OVERPASS PROJECT.
SDOT GETS THE CREDIT FOR
MANAGING THE LANDERS STREET
OVERPASS PROJECT IN A WAY THAT
ALLOWS THE FUNDS TO BE
REALLOCATED.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
SMALLER FUNDING SOURCE THAT HAS
BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR MANY
YEARS, THE FAUNTLEROY PROJECT
THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE
REALLOCATION.
ONE CONSTITUENT -- WHEN WE
ACTUALLY VOTED ON THE
REALLOCATION IN THE 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE UNDER A
SEPARATE VOTE TO REALIGNED CIP
WITH THE 2020 VOTE BUT WHEN WE
TOOK THE VOTE EARLIER, A
CONSTITUENT REMINDED ME THAT
PLANNING WORKS FOR THE PROJECT
GOES BACK 20 YEARS.
THE PROJECT ORIGINATED WITH THE
COMMUNITY WHICH IS A PEDESTRIAN
UNFRIENDLY CITY AND IN THE
VERY, VERY DENSE --
INCREASINGLY DENSE AREA AND
URBAN ADVANTAGE.
LAST WEEK I HAD TO LEAVE FOR
ANOTHER MEETING AND I WASN'T
ABLE TO BRING THIS UP DURING
COMMITTEE, AND THANK YOU TO
CHAIR PEDERSEN FOR DOING SO,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE
THAT 100% DESIGN FOR THE
FAUNTLEROY PROJECT WAS REACHED
IN FALL 2017.
I SUPPORTED THE DELAY OF THAT
PROJECT IN JANUARY 2018 BECAUSE
THE PROJECT OVERLAPPED WITH ONE
OF THE OPTIONS UNDER
CONSIDERATION FOR SOUND TRANSIT
RAIL PROJECT.
SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS DELAYED TO
THE PROJECT.
BUT I ONLY SUPPORTED THE DELAY
OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE ALSO
RECEIVED A VERY STRONG
COMMITMENT FROM SDOT ABOUT THE
FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
FOR THE PROJECT.
AND SDOT FAUNTLEROY PROJECT
WEBSITE NOTES SOUND TRANSIT'S
DECISION ON LIGHTRAIL ALIGNMENT
IS THE NEXT STEP AND THEY GO ON
TO SAY, AND I QUOTE WE REMAIN
COMMITTED TO THE GOALS OF THE
FAUNTLEROY PROJECT AND THE
SEATTLE SOUND TRANSACT DOES NOT
IMPACT FAUNTLEROY WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN.
IF THE SOUND TRANSIT IMPACTS
FAUNTLEROY WE WILL WORK WITH
SOUND TRANSIT AND ALIGN WITH
THE GOALS.
THESE GOALS ARE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF THE $13 MILLION FOR
THE CIP PROJECT IN THE PROPOSED
-- I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING TO
MAKE THIS THE FOCUS IN THE 2021
BUDGET.
THE CENTRAL STAFF ESTIMATES
INVOLVE A $9 MILLION
REDIRECTION.
SO SOUND TRANSIT IS SCHEDULED
FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR AND FINAL
EIF IN 2022, AND IT SEEMS VERY
PREPLAY TOUR TO REALLOCATE THE
FUNDING IN ADVANCE.
I APPRECIATE THAT SDOT DID
SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENTS WITH
THE $13 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR
THIS AREA FOR TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA.
THEY DID SO A COUPLE OF SUMMERS
AGO BUT THEY WERE INTENDED AS
TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS
TRANSINDENTAL TO THE RAPID RIDE
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
STATE MY CONCERNS AND STANCE OF
THE 2021 BUDGET.
I LET SDOT KNOW AFTER THE
COMMITTEE VOTE LAST WEEK THAT
MY SUPPORT FOR THE MADISON BRT
FUND IS STRONG BUT THAT I WAS
SEEKING A COMMITMENT FROM SDOT
TO RECONSIDER THE PLAN TO
DIVERT BETWEEN $9 TO $13
MILLION FROM THE FAUNTLEROY
PROJECT IN 2021.
I BELIEVE IN DOING SO IS A REAL
MISTAKE AND THE COMMUNITY WOULD
FEEL, AND I WOULD AS WELL,
THAT A PROMISE WAS BROKEN IF
SDOT MOVES FORWARD WITH WHAT I
SUNDAY THE 2121 DECISION TO
DIVERT THE REST OF THOSE FUNDS.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ON THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE.
>> I WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING UP THE ISSUE.
YOU KNOW -- I KNOW WE DON'T
WANT TO LIVE IN THE AUSTERITY
BUDGET SCENARIO, AND THERE IS
A DEFICIT AND IN THE 2021
BUDGET WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF,
LET'S SAY ROBUST DISCUSSIONS ON
HOW TO ALLOCATE FUNDING AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I WILL
BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU IF
THE PROJECT IS NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED AND BE HAPPY TO BE AN
ALLY TO FIND FUNDING FROM OTHER
PROJECTS THAT MAY NOT BE AS
MUCH OF A PRIORITY AS
FAUNTLEROY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE TO THE ITEM ON MY
BEHALF.
ITEM 22, WILL THE CLERK READ
THE TITLE OF ITEM 22 IN THE
RECORD
>> COUNCIL BYE-BYE 119857,
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENTLIFYING THAT
RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT OWNED HOUSING
IN THE DIABLO AND NEWHALEM
COMMUNITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT'S RATES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL BILL 119857 SIMPLY
CLARIFYS THAT THE CITY
RESIDENTS PAY REGULAR RATES FOR
ELECTRICITY.
THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE
PROVIDED IN A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR
EXPLICIT TERMS IN A HIRING
LETTER.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER,
PEDERSEN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
>>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> THE BILL PASSES, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SEUGTDTURE TO THE ITEM.
>>> AGENDA ITEM 23 COUNCIL BILL
119870 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU MA'AM CLERK.
AGENDA ITEM 22 AND 23 READ SO
SIMILAR ON MY SCRIPT I THOUGHT
I HAD LOST SEQUENCING HERE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL BILL 119870 THE PROJECT
PROJECT PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT
SEATTLE LIGHTS.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PAYS
COMPENSATION FOR PROJECT
IMPACTS ON THAT COUNTY AND
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THROUGHOUT.
CITY LIGHTS OBLIGATION IS
REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
RCW 254.0 THIS BILL RENEWS A 10
YEAR AGREEMENT.
COUNCIL BILL 119870 PASSED THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER PETERSON ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
>> HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> THE BILL PASSES WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 24, RELATING TO
THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
UPDATED ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR NET METERING
AND CUSTOMER REQUESTED.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU AS WE KNOW NET
METERING IS ELECTRICAL PROGRAM
GET TO ROLL THE METER BACKWARD
IF THEY GENERATE POWER WITH
SOLAR PANELS.
THERE ARE TWO CHANGES THIS
WOULD SHIFT THE CALENDAR YEAR
FOR CALCULATING THE QUANTITY OF
SOLAR ELECTRICITY THE CUSTOMERS
HAVE PROVIDED TO CITY LIGHT.
AND WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO
COMBINE TWO METER AGGREGATION.
THESE CHANGES TO CITY LIGHTS
METERING PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED
BY STATE LAW AND ARE VERY
MODEST IN IMPACT.
THE COUNCIL BILL 119871 PASSED
THE TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE BILL.
>> HEARING NONE, WILL THE
COUNCIL PLEASE PASS THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
> THE BILL PASSES WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
ON MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 25.
>> THE CITY LIGHTS DEPARTMENT
AMENDING SECTION 21.49 TO
ENABLE A SWEEP OF RENEWABLE
OPTIONS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER MEASURE.
IT BROADEN THE SCOPE OF
PROJECTS THAT CUSTOMERS CAN
PARTICIPATE IN.
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE GREEN
ENERGY FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS IS MADE EASIER BY
THIS.
THERE ARE NO PHYSICAL IMPACTS
TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, COUNCIL
BILL 119885 PASSED THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
>> HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSON.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE KHRUR SIGNATURE
KHRUR ON THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF.
ITEM 26.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
INTO THE RECORD.
>> PROVIDING DESIGNATION OF
UNION STREET BETWEEN 34th
AVENUE AND 35th AVENUE AND Q
STREET.
>> THANK YOU MA'AM CLERK I WILL
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 31968
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT YOU'RE
THE PRIME SPONSOR AND YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO SPONSOR
THIS ITEM.
>> I'M VERY HONORED TO SPONSOR
THIS LEGISLATION FOR 34th AND
35th AVENUE IN DISTRICT 3 IN
HONOR OF DOUGLAS Q.BARNETT WHO
PLAYED A MONUMENTAL ROLE IN
DEVELOPING THEATER IN SEATTLE'S
BLACK COMMUNITY OVER THE
COURSE OF HIS LIFE.
HE HEADED UP OVER 40
PRODUCTIONS AND ACTED IN OVER
30.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MR.
BARNETT'S FAMILY.
STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TESTIFIED
IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHO HAVE
ALSO WRITTEN TO MY OFFICE AND
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION OVER THE COURSE
OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS ALSO
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MONE WHO
FIRST APPROACHED MY OFFICE WITH
THIS PROPOSED STREET NAMING.
NEW BLACK ARTS FEST WAS
ESTABLISHED IN THE CENTRAL AREA
IN THE 1960s.
PERFORMING THE DOUGLAS LIBRARY
MOVING TO THE BUILDING THAT IS
NOW BART PLACE FOR EVENTUALLY
MOVING TO EAST 30th STREET A
FEW BLOCKS FROM THE SEATTLE
OFFICES OF THE BLACK PANTHER
PARTY AND I THINK THIS IS A
HAPPY COINCIDENCE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON THIS
STREET NAMING ON THE SAME DAY
THAT THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
POSTOFFICE HAS ALSO OPENED UP
IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND ALSO ONCE AGAIN THANKS TO
THE ADVOCACY OF THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MR. BARNETT'S LEGACY IS CLEAR
FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
SPOKE TODAY AND HAVE SPOKEN IN
THE PAST HAVE DISCUSSED AND
HAVE DISCUSSED HIS LEGACY WITH
MY OFFICE THAT MR. BARNETT HAS
HAD AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY AND IS
VERY MUCH MISSED AND THIS
RENAMING COMMEMORATING
APPROPRIATELY THE LEGACY HE
LEAVES BEHIND HIM, THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT FOR THOSE REMARKS AND
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
OKAY HEARING NONE; WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE HEAR THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> MA'AM CLERK YOU MIGHT BE ON
MUTE.
>> EXCUSE ME, LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
AGENDA ITEM 27.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ITEM 27 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 27, RESOLUTION
3969.
SETTING THE TIME FIRST HEARING
ON FROM THE FINDINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT ON THE
FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR LOCAL
AMOVEMENT MEASURE 6751.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31969 IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ YOU ARE THE PRIME
SPONSOR AND ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU.
AS THE CLERK SHARES AND I
SHARED AGAIN THIS MORNING BUT
BRIEFLY.
THIS SETS THE TIME AND PLACE
FOR THE HEARING REGARDING THE
WATERFRONT LID THAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR A FEW YEARS
NOW.
FROM THE FINDINGS AND THE
HEARING REGARDING THE APPEAL
FROM THE FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT
OF THE HEARING EXAMINER.
WHICH THE REPORT CAME OUT LAST
YEAR AND WE HAD A RECENT ONE
AND JUST CAME OUT TWO WEEKS
AGO.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL
ASSESSMENT RULE FOR THE LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER
6751.
THE RESOLUTION SETS THE HEARING
FOR DECEMBER 1st.
AND THE PUBLIC NAMED
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
JUDICIAL RULE.
THIS WEEK VIA THE RESOLUTION.
THIS IS A MANDATORY AND
PROCEDURAL MATTER RECOMMEND
COUNCIL CONFIRM RESOLUTION
31969 THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSON.
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE KHRUR ON MY BEHALF.
>>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS, IS
THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT
COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
HEARING NONE.
COLLEAGUES THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING WAS RESCHEDULED
TO TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
AT 2:00 P.M.
NEXT WEEK'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY SCHEDULE MEETING WAS
RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 AT 2:00 P.M.
IN RECOGNITION AND OBSERVANCE
OF KAPUR.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE ALL OF OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS FOR TODAY I
HOPE YOU WILL ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.