>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NOVEMBER 2nd, 2020 MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00 P.M..
I AM M. LORENA GONZALEZ,
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ ?
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THERE IS ONE PRESENTATION AS WE
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING.
THE PRESENTATION WILL BE
FACILITATED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO PRESENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IN FRONT
OF US TODAY RECOGNIZING THE
CITY'S OF FORCING HOUSING WEEK.
EVERY YEAR WE DO THIS.
WE RECOGNIZE THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADVOCATES, THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COME
TOGETHER TO SUPPORT MAKING SURE
ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE
ACCESS TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE
HOUSING THAT OUR CITY NEEDS.
THIS YEAR IS SIMILAR IN THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
RECOGNIZED IN STATUTE THAT WE
HAVE A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT THAT
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
WE ARE DOING IT AND RETROSPECT
THOUGH.
WE ARE RECOGNIZING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK, WHICH WAS OCTOBER
12th THROUGH 16th OF THIS YEAR.
AS I MENTIONED IN COUNCIL
BREATHING THIS MORNING, WE
CELEBRATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, SUCH AS THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT AND OVER 100
PARTICIPANTS THEY HAVE WITHIN
THEIR WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
FIGHTING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
, INCLUDES EGG INCLUSIVE HOUSING
, FIGHTING AGAINST EXCLUSIONARY
LENDING POLICIES, AND OUR
CONTINUING TO FIGHT OR CREATE A
MORE INCLUSIVE ZONING POLICY IN
OUR CITY AND MORE AFFORDABLE
DOLLARS FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BECAUSE THE MARKET
ALONE IS NOT PRODUCING THE
HOUSING.
WE KNOW IT IS BOTH A ZONING
ISSUE AND A FUNDING ISSUE.
THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND HOMES ACROSS KING COUNTY
PRIOR TO THE COVID PANDEMIC WAS
ALREADY GREAT.
WE WERE ALREADY IN THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS HAVE HAD TO
CONTINUE TO DECLINE.
WE KNOW IN THE POINT IN TIME
COUNT, OR THE MOST RECENT ONE
IT FOUND THAT 4428 PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY WERE SLEEPING
OUTDOORS WITHOUT SHELTER.
THAT WAS IN JANUARY OF FOR BID
REALLY HIT OUR COMMUNITY.
MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS ARE
CONSIDERING BURDENS BECAUSE
THEY SPEND MORE THAN 30% ON
THEIR RENT AND UTILITIES, WHICH
PUTS THEM AT RISK FOR GREATER
HOUSING AND SECURITY.
THIS WAS ALSO BEFORE THE COVID
PANDEMIC HIT.
WE HAVE MADE BIG IMPROVEMENTS
IN OUR CITY AND REGION. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS
TO TRY TO SECURE ADDITIONAL
REVENUE FOR HOUSING. WE DID
THIS THROUGH JUMPSTART AND THE
COUNTY IS CONTINUING TO WORK TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO NEED
ADDITIONAL HOUSING.
WE ALSO NEED TO UPDATE OUR
ZONING POLICIES AND CREATE A
MORE DIVERSE, AFFORDABLE, AND
ACCEPTABLE HOUSING OPTION IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.
THE SCALE OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS WE ARE FACING IS
THIS, ACCORDING TO THE RENTAL
-- REGIONAL TASK FORCE, WE NEED
156,000 MORE HOMES TODAY AND
ANOTHER 88,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES
BY 2024 TO ENSURE THAT NO LOW
INCOME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD IS
COST BURDENED IN OUR REGION.
AS WE WORK TO WRITE THESE
HISTORIC WRONGS AND CREATE
EQUITY IN OUR SYSTEM, WE DO
THIS THROUGH THE RACIAL JUSTICE
LENS IT DESERVES, RECOGNIZING
OUR BLACKS, INDIGENOUS, AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES
HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY INFECTED BY
THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING IN OUR
CITY.
WE WORK WITH PARTNERS
THROUGHOUT OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE CREATING NOT JUST
THE HOUSING UNITS, BUT WE ARE
CREATING HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY DISPLACED AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
CREATING THE COMMUNITY AND THE
HOUSING THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS
BY MAKING SURE IT IS DONE
THROUGH THEIR LEVEL.
TODAY WE HAVE WITH US SOME OF
THESE IMPORTANT PARTNERS THAT
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I MIGHT ASK IF
IT IS OKAY IF I MENTIONED THEIR
NAMES?
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THEM.
>> YOU MAY MENTION THEIR NAMES
AND INTRODUCE THEM, BUT I WILL
NEED TO MAKE A FORMAL PROCEDURAL
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES IN
ORDER FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL.
PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FOLKS WERE
GOING TO VIRTUALLY RECEIVE THE
PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL GO
THROUGH THE PROCEDURAL STEPS OF
SUSPENDING THE RULES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
OUR COUNCIL.
RON HAS SIGNED ON, INCLUDING
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO RECEIVE
THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY.
WE HAVE THE EQUITY IN PROGRAMS
MANAGER AND POLICY AND ADVOCACY
MANAGER FROM THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. YOU ARE HERE WITH
US TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION
ON BEHALF OF THEIR OVER 100
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING FOR GREATER AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THOSE ACROSS THIS REGION TO
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS A PLACE
TO CALL HOME.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO ALLOW THE
PRESENTATION OF THE
PROCLAMATION AND TO ALLOW BRIEF
REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE
PRESENTATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUEST TO ADJUST THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR ALLOWING US TO JOIN TODAY.
I WILL SHARE OUR GRATITUDE FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP
AND LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY JUST
AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ISSUES.
DURING THE FIFTH ANNUAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK, THINGS
LOOKED REMARKABLY DIFFERENT
FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
HOWEVER, THE OVERALL GOAL OF
EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS
ACROSS OUR REGION REMAINED
CENTRAL AND HAS ONLY BECOME
MORE CRITICAL WITH THE
IMMEDIATE HOUSING STABILITY
IMPACTS OF COVID-19, BEING FELT
MOST BROADLY BY OUR BLACKS,
INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE NEED TO MEET HOUSING NEEDS
OF ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS
REGARDLESS OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
THE STEWARDSHIP OF FUNDS MEET
THE DEEPEST AFFORDABILITY
LEVELS, INCREASE SUPPORT FOR
AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
PRIORITIZATION OF HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE
NAVIGATING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
AND STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS
FOR RENTERS IN THE CITY AND
BUILDING ON STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS TO BEST UTILIZE
THE SCARCE LAND RESOURCES OUR
CITY HAS TO WORK WITH WITH ALL
THE COMPLIMENTS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE
THE CITY TO ADVANCE.
HOWEVER, WE RECOGNIZE THERE IS
SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO HONOR 2020
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK AND
LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU, MALLORY, FOR
THOSE COMMENTS AND FOR BEING
WITH US TODAY DURING FULL
COUNCIL.
PLEASE DO SEND OUR REGRETS TO
YOUR COLLEAGUE FOR NOT BEING
ABLE TO BE HERE.
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR
PROCLAMATION AND A TO SUPPORT A
COLLEAGUE WHO SHARES THE
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR
HOUSING TO ADVANCE THIS
PROCLAMATION, EVEN IF IT IS
RENTER PERSPECTIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD HERE?
>> NO, I AM VERY EXCITED.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
COLLEAGUES FOR SIGNING ON.
I AM REALLY PROUD THIS WILL BE
IN OUR HISTORICAL RECORDS AS
WELL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
SHOWING CHANGE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM YOU?
MALLORY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US.
YOU ARE OF COURSE WELCOME TO
LEAVE THE MEETING NOW.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU AND YOUR GOOD FOLKS
OVER THERE CONTINUE TO DO ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND THE REGION, SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>>> OKAY, FOLKS.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THROUGH THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON OUR AGENDA.
NEXT UP IS APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
OCTOBER 26, 2020 HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES?
>>> ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
I AM HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
>>> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ABDUCTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS NOW ADOPTED.
>>> PUBLIC COMMENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS TIME WE WILL
OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE
COUNCIL'S 2024 PROGRAM.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION.
IT REMAINS A STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON OUR MEETING AGENDAS
, HOWEVER AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL PRESERVES AN
ABILITY TO END IF WE THINK THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR NO
LONGER SUITABLE TO HAVE OUR
MEETINGS EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE FOLLOWING
PERIOD. EACH SPEAKER WILL GET
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON THEM BY NAME IN
THE ORDER THEY HAVE REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT IF YOU HAVE
BEEN ON MUTE IT WILL BE THE
SPEAKER'S QUEUE THAT IT IS
THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
BEFORE SPEAKING, THE SPEAKER
MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
AGAIN, FOR THE CALLERS, ONCE
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN ON MUTE DID, YOU MUST
HIT STAR SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. AS A
REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, OR THE COUNCIL'S 2024
PROGRAM.
IN ABOUT 10 SECONDS, SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME. THAT MEANS
THEY HAVE EXACTLY 10 SECONDS TO
WRAP UP THEIR COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DON'T END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE ALLOTTED TIME
PROVIDED, THE MICROPHONE WILL
BE AUTOMATICALLY MUTED TO ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
UNABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU MAY
EMAIL YOUR FULL COMMENTS TO
COUNSIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOT OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
AGAIN, FOR THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE
SIGNED UP AND PREREGISTERED,
YOU WILL HEAR THE PROMPT OF
"YOU HAVE BEEN ON MUTED," AND
THEN AFTER YOU HEAR THAT
AUTOMATIC PROMPT, YOU WILL
PRESS STAR SIX BEFORE SPEAKING
TO US.
LET'S SEE.
IT IS 2:13 P.M.
WE WILL GO UNTIL APPROXIMATELY
2:33 P.M.
OR UNTIL WE EXHAUST THE LIST OF
THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY
FOR ONE MOMENT.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
I AM PRESENT.
>> FOR RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS JOINED THE MEETING AT
2:02 P.M.
THANKS FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
>> NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU.
>> FIRST UP IS HOWARD GAIL AND
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM JOE
CONSULAR. WE ALSO HAVE
STEPHANIE ANDERSON, WHO IS
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT BUT
REGISTERED.
STEPHANIE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
TRY TO CALL BACK IN.
LERACH COLBERT IS ALSO LISTED
AS NON-PRESENT.
LERACH AND STEPHANIE, IF YOU
ARE LISTENING, NOW IS THE TIME
FOR YOU TO CALL BACK IN IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
HOWARD GAIL.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> OH, OKAY.
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS HOWARD GAIL FROM
DISTRICT 7. COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE FAILED TO REALLY
ARTICULATE WHAT MEASURE OF
JUSTICE OUR EXISTING HAS
BROUGHT TO OUR FAMILIES AND
LOVED ONES.
DANNY RODRIGUEZ, BRIAN SMITH,
AND 19 OTHERS KILLED BY SEATTLE
POLICE. SEATTLE NEEDS A POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM OFFERED
ON THE MORALITY. WE NEED A
SYSTEM THAT IS SENSITIVE TO
TRAGEDY AND NOT IS WHAT IS
TRENDING.
A SYSTEM MOTIVATED BY EMPATHY
AND NOT BY EMBARRASSMENT.
A SYSTEM THAT SEEKS JUSTICE AND
NOT JUSTIFICATION.
WE NEED A SYSTEM LIKE THAT
PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHY DOES SEATTLE NOT PRESERVE
THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
THAT PEOPLE IN NEWARK, NEW
JERSEY, AND NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE HAVE PUT IN PLACE?
WHY DOES NOT PRESERVE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
PORTLAND AND CHICAGO ARE
STRUGGLING TO DEVELOP?
ALL OF THESE CITIES HAVE OR ARE
DEVELOPING COMMUNITY-BASED
OVERSIGHT.
THE CURRENT WASHINGTON STATE
GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE MEETING
NOW IS WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK.
THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
PRECISELY IN LINE WITH WHAT
THESE OTHER CITIES HAVE FOR OUR
DEVELOPMENT AND ARE THE EXACT
OPPOSITE OF SEATTLE.
POLICE INVESTIGATING POLICE
WITH NO COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT.
PLEASE, SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO WANT TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS JOE CONSULAR.
AGAIN, IF STEPHANIE ANDERSON OR
THE RIGHT COLBERT CAN HEAR ME,
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL BACK IN
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
PUBLIC COMMENT.
JOE, PLEASE.
>> Y, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
UNSUBSCRIBED FROM THE SEATTLE
TIMES TODAY.
BECAUSE OF THAT RECENT SEXIST
CARTOON OF YOU IN THE PAPER. I
THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY
ABOMINABLE THAT, YOU KNOW, MR.
HORSEY DRAWS IN THAT NEWSPAPER.
I AM ALL FOR FREE SPEECH AND
ALL BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED
TO SUBSIDIZE HATE SPEECH.
I HAVE SPOKEN OUT, AS YOU KNOW,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE BEEN
SPEAKING OUT FOR NAUSEATING
YEARS NOW AND I THINK MR. HORSEY
DESERVES LOSS OF BUSINESS
BECAUSE HIS TROPES AND CARTOONS
GO BEYOND LEGITIMATE CRITICISM
OF POLICY TO PERSONAL ATTACKS
AND GOD FORBID WORSE. I DON'T
APPROVE OF THAT.
I NEVER HAVE APPROVED OF THAT
AND I NEVER WILL.
I REALLY HOPE PEOPLE
UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THE SEATTLE
TIMES AND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME LEFT, I WILL ASK THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL, I AM ASKING A
LOT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DO
THIS , SO I WILL ASK THE WORLD-
FAMOUS SEATTLE COUNCIL TO
PLEASE LOBBY LEGISLATURE FOR
ONLINE MEETINGS.
IF THAT IS TOO DIFFICULT, AT
LEAST PUBLIC COMMENT TO
ELIMINATE HATE SPEECH AND
INCLUDE DIVERSE VOICES FROM THE
DISABLED COMMUNITY, FROM STRONG
WOMEN LIKE WOMEN IN THE SEATTLE
COUNCIL THAT I DON'T ALWAYS
AGREE WITH.
I ALWAYS RESPECT THEIR
INTELLIGENCE.
YOU CERTAINLY ARE SMART.
WITH THAT HOPEFULLY POSITIVE
NOTE, I WILL YIELD MY TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OKAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NOT HAD
EITHER STEPHANIE OR LAURETTE
CALLED BACK IN.
I WILL REFRESH ONE MORE TIME
HERE.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR LIST OF
BOTH PREREGISTERED AND PRESENT
PUBLIC COMMENTERS, SO WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT THE
PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
TAKE UP OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH
IS PAYMENT OF BILLS.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE TITLE?
>> COUNCIL BILL 1199 FOR THE
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19th, 2020
THROUGH OCTOBER 23rd, 2020 AND
THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> A SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
LEWIS?
MORALES?
>> AYE .
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> THIS WAS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> 119905, THE LEASE OF CITY
PROPERTY AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OR THE
DIRECTORS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A
99 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT AT
AFRICA TOWN COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST FOR FORMER FIRE STATION 6
LOCATED AT 101 23rd AVENUE,
SEATTLE, WA 98122, FOR USE AS
THE WILLIAM GROSS CENTER FOR
CULTURAL INNOVATION TO PROVIDE
FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN A
CENTRAL AREA TO CREATE PATHWAYS
TO SELF-DETERMINATION. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU
MAY ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
AND THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY.
THIS LEGISLATION AND THE
FOLLOWING ONE COME TO THE
COUNCIL AFTER MANY YEARS. WE
RECOGNIZE THE LONG WAY THAT
THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE GONE
THROUGH AND THEIR STRONG
ADVOCACY AND CONTINUED
AMENDMENT TO MAKING SURE THE
PLANS FOR THESE TWO AREAS AND
THESE TWO SITES CONTINUE TO
MOVE FORWARD.
WE GO THROUGH THIS COUNCIL AND
PREVIOUS COUNCIL S HAVE WORKED
THROUGH THEM.
WE HAVE ADVANCED THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US,
RECOGNIZING THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THIS PLACE PROVIDES FOR US
TO CREATE A TRUE COMMUNITY SPACE
. WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT DURING
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, WE ALSO
AND DON'T TAKE THIS UP BUT
GIVEN THE LONG WAIT, IT IS AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND
PRIVILEGE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THAT HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH US TO CARVE OUT TIME
DURING BOTH OF THE COUNCIL
BREATHING TO MAKE SURE BOTH
PIECES OF LEGISLATION HAVE THE
TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE HISTORICAL CONTEXT, AND
ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT
THESE ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BOTH
HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT HAS
GONE INTO THESE EFFORTS BUT
ALSO TO HAVE PUBLIC RECOGNITION
FOR THE LONG ADVOCACY IT TOOK
TO GET HERE.
LAST WEEK WE HEARD FROM OTHERS
THAT IT IS FROM AFRICATOWN
ABOUT WHAT THE SITE WILL MEAN
PARTICULARLY FOR BLACK YOUTH IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NAMED AFTER THE ENTREPRENEUR,
THE BUILDING DEVELOPER OF THE
SITE OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT,
WILLIAM GROSE, THIS WILL SERVE
AS A HUB ALREADY TAKING PLACE
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
IT WILL HELP CLOSE THE GAP WE
ARE ALREADY SEEING IN SEATTLE
WHERE THERE IS AN ASTRONOMICAL
GROWTH THAT IS NOT RESULTING IN
ALL COMMUNITIES BENEFITING.
IN FACT, ECONOMIC DISPARITIES
HAVE GROWN PARTICULARLY IN A
SEATTLE'S LACK, INDIGENOUS, AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A
SUPPORT THROUGH AFRICATOWN
LAND TRUST FROM THIS FORMER
SITE, WHICH WAS A FIRE STATION
6 FOR THE USE OF WILLIAM GROSE
CENTER COULDN'T COME FAST
ENOUGH AND WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE VOTE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
I SEE THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
HAS HER HAND UP.
COLLEAGUES FOG , FOR THOSE OF
YOU THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
TONSIL MEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE VOTING
ON THIS AND VOTING ON THE
LEGISLATION, LEASING THE FORMER
FIRE STATION 6 TO AFRICATOWN.
THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN LONG
OVERDUE.
WE ARE CELEBRATING THE PROPERTY
TRANSFORMS OF THE FIRE STATION 6
. AFTER YEARS OF ORGANIZING AT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE HAVE TO
ASK WHY DOES IT TAKE YEARS AND
IN THE CASE OF THE CENTRAL OVER
A DECADE TO GET A SINGLE
BUILDING AND TO COMMUNITY
NEEDS.
WHY DID THE MAYOR SAID ON THIS
LEGISLATION FOR ALMOST THREE
YEARS OF HER TERM?
WHY DID SHE FINALLY AGREED TO
MOVE ON IT NOW?
ULTIMATELY I BELIEVE THAT WE
WOULD HAVE NOT HAD THIS
LEGISLATION HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR
THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT OF THE
JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD
MOVEMENT.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD, TENS OF
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE
STREETS IN MULTIRACIAL PROTESTS
ACROSS POLICE VIOLENCE.
WE HAD OVER 26 MILLION SHOW UP.
ALSO IN OPPOSITION OF THE
CRUSHING NEGLECT AND WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT
HAVE UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THAT
MOVEMENT CONCEDED REAL
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, WHICH IS
A VICTORY FOR THE MOVEMENT.
HOWEVER SMALL THEY ARE VERY
IMPORTANT, NONETHELESS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE
ESTABLISHMENT HAS NOT CONCEDED
ITS POWER IN ANY REAL SENSE IN
CITY AFTER CITY.
THE POLICE HAVE NOT BEEN
DEFUNDED BY 50%, OR DEFUNDED AT
ALL.
IN REALITY, THOSE SMALL CHANGES
HAVE BEEN MADE, WHICH IS ALSO
IMPORTANT, BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN
THE SCALE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND
WHAT WE SEE AS POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENTS MAKING THE
SMALLEST INVESTMENTS THAT THEY
CAN GET AWAY WITH IN THE FACE
OF COMMUNITY PRESSURE.
IT IS EXCELLENT THESE PROPERTY
TRANSFERS ARE GOING THROUGH.
IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICATOWN AND
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT AS A WHOLE.
WHILE WELCOMING THIS DEVELOPMENT
, WE ALSO SHOULD REMEMBER THAT
AFRICATOWN HAS PROPOSED TO
DEVELOP A WHOLE CITY BLOCK IN
THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT AT
THE SITE OF THE FORMER CAIRO
CENTER TO PROVIDE A FULL SQUARE
BLOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
HELP PREVENT AND DIVERSE THE
DISPLACEMENT OF WORKING-CLASS
BLACK PEOPLE FROM THE CENTRAL
AREA.
AS OF NOW, ONLY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES HAS SUPPORTED THE
AMENDMENT FROM MY OFFICE TO
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM MY
OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED BY THE
CITY.
I REALLY URGE ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT THIS
BECAUSE IT SHOULD TAKE LESS
THAN 5, 10, OR 15 YEARS.
WE KNOW HOUSING IS IN DIRE
CRISIS.
WHATEVER INVESTMENTS WE CAN
MAKE THIS YEAR, WE SHOULD MAKE
THEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF
THE PANDEMIC.
I AM HAPPY TO VOTE YES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT . ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL?
OKAY.
HEARING AND SEEING NINE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> TRAN 24.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
>>> ITEM NUMBER TWO.
>> 119906, THE CITY TRANSFER
AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF
THE PROPERTY TO THE CENTRAL
AREA SENIOR CENTER,
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
THANK YOU.
YOU ARE THE SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL AS WELL AND ARE
RECOGNIZING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THIS ORDINANCE, WELL, THE
SHORT TITLE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
TRANSFER TO THE CENTRAL AREA
SENIOR CENTER, THE PROPERTY AT
530th AVENUE FOR THE CONTINUED
DELIVERY OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
THIS IS THE SENIOR CENTER FOLKS
THAT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING TO
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE
REINS AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY AND
PROVIDE THE CRITICAL SERVICES
THAT THEY OFFER TO A VERY
DIVERSE GROUP OF SENIORS AND
MOSTLY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
YOU WILL RECALL LAST MONTH WE
PASSED LEGISLATION TRANSFERRING
THE PROPERTY TO OUR
ORGANIZATION.
THIS TRANSFER FOLLOWS UP ON
THAT AS MUTUAL OFFSETTING
BENEFIT SITES HAVE BEEN
OCCUPIED GIPE BY COMMUNITY FOR
DECADES.
WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS TO
TRANSFERRING TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION SINCE THE NICHOLS
ADMINISTRATION.
IN LATE 2018, THE COUNCIL
PASSED A RESOLUTION ASKING THE
EXECUTIVE TO ENSURE THE
TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTIES THAT
HAVE A MUTUAL AND OFFSETTING
BENEFITS LEASED TO THE
ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY
RESIDING IN THOSE FACILITIES BE
ACCOMPLISHED NO LATER THAN
MARCH OF 2019.
AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT LAST
WEEK, HERE WE ARE.
OCTOBER 20 20. IT HAS BEEN A
LONG PROCESS TO ADHERE.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
THE CENTRAL AREA SENIOR CENTER
HAS BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THIS
TRANSFER.
WE KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS WAS
NOT EXACTLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND
THE GOALPOSTS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN
MOVED IN VARIOUS POINTS ALONG
THE WAYS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
JOIN WITH THEM IN APPLAUDING
THIS EFFORT TODAY.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS TRANSFER
ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
THE CENTRAL AREA SENIOR CENTER
HAS BEEN PROVIDING VITAL
SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
OVER 50 YEARS AND THEIR MISSION
IS TO CELEBRATE AND SERVE ALL
SENIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN
IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND THAT LIVE
IN KING COUNTY.
LAST MONDAY, WE HEARD ABOUT ALL
OF THE GREAT WORK OF THE
ORGANIZATION AND HOW THIS
TRANSFER WILL ENSURE THAT THEY
ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS WORK
AND TO THE FUTURE.
THIS TRANSFER WILL ENABLE THE
SENIOR CENTER TO MODERNIZE THE
BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE FOR
EVEN MORE PROGRAMS, REDESIGN
THE INTERIOR, UPDATED SYSTEMS
AND PARKING, AND REFLECT THE
RICH, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE MISSION. WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE FOR
OVER A DECADE ADVOCATED FOR THE
SENIOR CENTER PROPERLY.
THEY HAVE STRUGGLED FOR YEARS
OF INERTIA AND OPPOSITION TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
JUST TO ADD A FEW POINTS ABOUT
WHAT THE SENIORS DID TO ACHIEVE
THIS SUCCESS, ON APRIL 23rd,
2019, NEARLY 100 SENIORS
RALLIED AT CITY HALL ALONGSIDE
AFRICATOWN AND MANY OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE
THERE SUPPORTING THEM AT A
RALLY IN CITY HALL IN THE LOBBY
AND ALONGSIDE MY OFFICE. MANY
OF THEM WERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
CHANTING, "NO MORE DELAYS," IN
REFERENCE TO MAYOR JENNY A.
DURKAN 'S STALLING.
RIGHT AFTER THE RALLY THAT DAY,
THE SENIORS ATTENDED THE
COUNCIL COMMUNITY MEETING
CHAIRED BY MY OFFICE TO HEAR
OUR RESOLUTION, CALLING ON THE
MAYOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
AFTER THAT, THE SENIORS ALONG
WITH STAFF FROM MY OFFICE
DELIVERED DOZENS OF LETTERS
DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
CALLING FOR THE TRANSFER SO
THAT THE SERVICES CAN BE RUN
PERMANENTLY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT,
RUN BY THE COMMUNITY AND TO
EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF INCOME.
IN THE WEEK FOLLOWING, MORE
THAN 250 OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO ALSO WROTE LETTERS TO THE
MAYOR, CALLING FOR A TRANSFER
AND PRESERVATION OF THE CENTERS.
IT MAY SEEM LIKE THIS WOULD NOT
MAKE A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE.
TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP TO THE
SENIOR CENTER, HOWEVER, IT
MAKES ONE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
THIS PROPERTY TRANSFER PROTECTS
THE POSSIBILITY OF A VALUABLE
LAND UNDER THEIR FEET BEING
SOLD OUT FROM UNDER THEIR FEET
WHENEVER THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT MIGHT WANT TO
RAISE FUNDS OTHER THAN LOOKING
FOR RAISING PROGRESSIVE
REVENUES.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE PRIME
LOCATION THAT THE CENTRAL IS
LOCATED AT.
ANYBODY WHO HAS VISITED THE
CENTRAL AREA SENIOR CENTER WILL
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING
ABOUT.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE LOCATION
WITH UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS AND NO
DOUBT MANY CORPORATE DEVELOPERS
HAVE HAD THEIR EYES ON IT.
WE MUST NOT FORGET THE MEGA
BLOCK SALE WAS ACCEPTED BY
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE
THE MONEY IT GENERATED WAS
PROMISED TO GO TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO STOP DISPLACEMENT, A
PROMISE THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE
MAYOR HAS ONCE AGAIN LET DOWN
THE COMMUNITY ON IN OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE CENTER PROVIDES AN
INCALCULABLE SERVICE TO THE
SENIORS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, WHICH IS MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M DELIGHTED TO VOTE IN FAVOR
OF THIS LEGISLATION,
TRANSFERRING THE SENIOR CENTER
PERMANENTLY TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU BOTH , COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND SAWANT FOR
SHARING NOT NECESSARILY GOING
ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE HISTORY
ON THIS, BUT AT LEAST THE
RECENT HISTORY.
I APPRECIATE READING INTO THE
RECORD ELEMENTS FROM THE
RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNCIL
PASSED IN 2018. I WORKED WITH
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN ON THAT
RESOLUTION, AS I KNOW MANY OF
US ON THE COUNCIL DID AND THAT
WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WE TOOK
ACTION ON BECAUSE OF THE
COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION ON THE
LACK OF PROGRESS ON THE
DISPOSITION OF THESE PROPERTIES
OVER THE YEARS.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOU MIGHT KNOW GIVEN
YOUR ROLE AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTE, OR IF THE DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER MIGHT KNOW POP,
BUT I AM WONDERING THE STATUS
OFTHE GREENWOOD SENIOR CENTER,
IT IS ONE OF THE THREE
PROPERTIES THAT WE LIFTED IN
THE 2018 RESOLUTION AS
PROPERTIES THAT HAD GONE
THROUGH MANY ITERATIONS UNDER
MANY MAYORS, AND THOSE THREE
PROPERTIES OF I THINK SEVEN OR
EIGHT DIFFERENT MUTUALLY
OFFSETTING BENEFIT LEASE
PROPERTIES HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED
AS A SORT OF READY TO GO, HAD
BEEN REVIEWED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE TO USE AS LAND TO
DEVELOP HOUSING INSTEAD.
I AM JUST WONDERING WHAT THE
STATUS IS ON THAT ONE BECAUSE
IT IS THE LAST ONE OF THE THREE
THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2018
RESOLUTION AS PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND
FOR THE QUESTION RELATED TO THE
GREENWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> GREENWOOD SENIOR CENTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL JUST OPEN IT UP HERE FOR
EITHER THE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE OR THE GOOD
CHAIR OF OUR HOUSING COMMITTEE
WHO MIGHT HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THAT RELATED
ISSUE. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS?
>> I'M HAPPY TO DEFER TO THE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AND
ALSO WILL BE LOOKING TO IT ON
OUR END AS WELL.
>> ALWAYS OF COURSE THE
GREENWOOD AREA DEPENDS ON WHAT
SIDE OF GREENWOOD YOU ARE ON.
DETERMINED YOUR DISTRICT REPS,
BUT I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS OFF MUTE AND
PERHAPS HE HAS INFORMATION OR
INSIGHT ON THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE.
>> I BELIEVE IT IS IN DISTRICT
6. THAT WOULD BE RIGHT IN MY
DISTRICT.
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH ANYONE ON
THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AT
THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH NOT HAVING
THIS FOR TODAY, I DID NOT
PREPARE MY NOTES UNFORTUNATELY.
I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM
HIM IN THESE LAST 30 SECONDS,
SO I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS
RESOLVED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WE WILL
COUNT ON FOLLOWING UP IF THAT
IS NOT THE CASE.
>> WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN
REPLICATE SOME OF THIS GOOD
WORK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING AN
UPDATE FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF WHEN THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO SO AND CERTAINLY
FROM A COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IF HE LEARNS ANYTHING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> 23
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, KNOWN A POST.
>> MAY THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
>>> OKAY, ITEMS 3 THROUGH 21.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS 3 THROUGH 21 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> LEGEND ITEMS 3 THROUGH 21,
APPOINTMENT ITEMS 01662 THROUGH
01680.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I WILL MOVE TO CONFIRM
APPOINTMENTS 1662 THROUGH 1680.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONFIRM 1660 THROUGH 1680.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
FOLLOWING UP, I DID RECEIVE
ANOTHER UPDATE ON MY STAFF
ABOUT THE MUTUALLY OFFSETTING
úBENEFITS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE CORRECT
PAPERWORK WAS NOT FILED AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, BUT GREENWOOD
SENIOR CENTER IS IN TOUCH WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
AND A FURTHER OUTREACH AS
NEEDED.
IT SHOULD BE COMING NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SPEAKING OUT TO THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD'S REVIEW TO
EVALUATE THEIR APPEARANCE,
ACCESS AND RELATIONSHIP TO
JASON AREAS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
EIGHT DESIGN REVIEW BOARDS, ONE
FOR EACH GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT IS
ANTHONY BRIDGEWATER WAS A
PROJECT MANAGER WHERE HE
UNDERWRITES AND MANAGES
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTS.
HE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE
CENTRAL AREA REVIEW BOARD.
NEXT, WE HAVE PENN DIJULIO
APPOINTED TO THE NORTHWEST
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE STEWART
GERMAIN, COMMERCIAL
úDEVELOPMENT USA.
HE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE
SOUTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE CHRISTIAN
GUNTER.
HE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
DEVELOPMENT AT ALEXANDRIA REAL
ESTATE AND IS BEING APPOINTED
TO THE NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
UP NEXT, WE HAVE BRIAN L.
JOHNSON.
HE IS A PROJECT ARCHITECT AND
IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE
NORTHWEST DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
NEXT WE HAVE KATHERINE LISS .
SHE IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
AND IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE
úNORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF EMILY VAN
GELDERN . EMILY IS A LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT AND PROJECT MANAGER
AT PSYCH WORKSHOP AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE EAST DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD.
EMILY HAS WORKED ON PROJECTS
IMPORTANT TO ME INCLUDING THE
GREENLAKE COMMUNITY BOATHOUSE
AND THE THOMAS STREET CONCEPT
PLAN WE HAVE DESIGNED MUCH IN
THE LAST FEW BUDGETING CYCLES.
THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS OF
TRENT 25.
HE IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AT
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
AND HE IS BEING APPOINTED TO
THE SOUTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
FOLLOWING IS JOHN CHENG . JOHN
CHENG IS AN ARCHITECT AND
PROJECT DESIGNER AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE SOUTHWEST
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
FOLLOWING WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER
COLLEY . CHRISTOPHER IS AN
ARCHITECT AND GENERAL
CONTRACTOR AT GRAHAM
CONSTRUCTION AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE SOUTHEAST
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
FOLLOWING, THE APPOINTMENT OF
JEFFREY FLOOR.
HE IS AN ARCHITECT AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE CENTRAL AREA
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
FOLLOWING, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF SHARON KHOSLA .
SHE IS A PRINCIPAL AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE CENTRAL AREA
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE
APPOINTMENT OF AARON LUOMA . HE
IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND IS
BEING APPOINTED TO THE DOWNTOWN
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
FOLLOWING, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF JOHN ARTHUR
MOREFIELD . JOHN IS AN
ARCHITECT AT JACKSON MAIN
ARCHITECTURE AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE WEST DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF EDWARD P.
PALUSHOCK, AN EDWARD
ARCHITECT.
FOLLOWING HAVE THE APPOINTMENT
OF KENNY PLEASANT, WHO OWNS A
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BUSINESS
WHO AIMS TO RESERVE AND
RESTORE ABILITIES, AS WELL AS
HE IS A REAL ESTATE BROKER AT
RE/MAX AND IS BEING APPOINTED
TO THE CENTRAL AREA DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF LAUREN ROCK .
SHE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE
NORTHWEST DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
FOLLOWING, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT
ROSENSTOCK.
HE IS A PROJECT MANAGER AT SECO
DEVELOPMENT AND IS BEING
APPOINTED TO THE SOUTHWEST
DESIGN REVIEW.
AND LASTLY AND NOT LEAST, WE
HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF DAN
RUSLER.
HE IS AN ARCHITECT AT WORKSHOP
A.D.
AND IS BEING APPOINTD TO THE
NORTHEAST DESIGN BOARD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE
THOSE ARE ALL OF THE
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE US UNDER
THIS SECTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
WALKING US THROUGH ALL OF THOSE
APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS.
WE DO RECEIVE THE APPOINTMENT
PACKETS IN ADVANCE AND IN THIS
INSTANCE WE RECEIVED THOSE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS LAST WEEK.
THE APPOINTMENT PACKETS WERE
PUBLISHED, SO IF THERE ISN'T A
ROBUST CONVERSATION HERE ABOUT
EACH OF THESE APPOINTMENTS OR
REAPPOINTMENTS, IT IS NOT
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT
THE FILES OR HAVEN'T CONSIDERED
THE MATERIALS, IT IS SIMPLY
EFFECTIVE LIKELY THE CASE THAT
WE HAVE ALL DONE OUR HOMEWORK
AND ALREADY REVIEWED THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS AND REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU WALKING US
THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS THIS
AFTERNOON.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THESE APPOINTMENTS?
I AM HEARING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE A POST.
>>> OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEMS 22 THROUGH 34 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> LEGEND ITEMS 22 THROUGH 34,
1681 THROUGH 1393, APPOINTMENT
OF BILL BABBITT, LILY IFTNER.
APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF FINNEGAN
WETTERAU, JAMIE P. YENGEL,
JIM SAFRANEK, JUDY TUCKER, AND
ERIC VANDER MEY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
ARE ORDERED TO ADDRESS THEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE REVIEW AND RECOMMEND CHANGES
TO THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION
CODES INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS
FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH WE WILL
BE CONSIDERING LATER THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENT
BEFORE US.
FIRST OFF IS THE APPOINTMENT OF
BILL BABBITT.
HE IS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE
COMMERCIAL OFFICE PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY, MOSTLY
WITH KENNEDY.
NEXT, WE HAVE LILY IFTNER.
FOLLOWING WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF JOE TREMBLAY,
THE SENIOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE
FINNEGAN WETTERAU.
HE IS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
AT CHARTER CONSTRUCTION.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF JAMIE P. YENGEL.
JAMIE IS A PRINCIPAL AT COHEN
ARCHITECTURE.
WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF
CHARLES E. BECK WHO WORKS WITH
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JOEL
CRABTREE, A BUSINESS AGENT WITH
PLUMBERS PIPEFITTERS , A UA
LOCAL 32.
WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF
LACHLAN PRIES FOSS . HE IS A
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
MY APOLOGIES IF I MISPRONOUNCED
YOUR NAME.
WE ALSO HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF
GREG GILDA . ADDITIONALLY, WE
HAVE THE ADDITION OF ROBERT
STEVEN LANE, AN ARCHITECT WITH
NB BJ ARCHITECT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF JIM SAFRANEK ,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAFRANEK
GROUP . ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE
JUDY TUCKER.
AND LASTLY AND NOT LEAST, WE
HAVE ERIC VANDER MEY.
HE IS A PRINCIPAL WITH THE
RUSHING COMPANY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT BRINGS ME TO THE
CONCLUSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THESE APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE A POST.
>> COLLEAGUES, THAT CONCLUDES
THE MAIN ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
OKAY, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
AGAIN, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2020 AT
2:00 P.M.
I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A GOOD,
SAFE, AND HEALTHY PRE-ELECTION
DAY EVE AND EVENING.
I DO HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE
A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
ALL TOMORROW AND TO SEEING WHAT
THE DAY, THE NEW DAY BRINGS US
ALL HERE IN SEATTLE AND ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
FOR TODAY, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU.