>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
NOVEMBER 16th 2020 MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00 P.M.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
>>> THE GOVERNOR AND STATE
LEGISLATOR LEADERSHIP EXTENDED
THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT OF
ACT PROCLAMATION WHICH LIMITS
IN-PERSON MEETINGS DURING THIS
ONGOING PANDEMIC.
THE CITY COUNCIL RULES ARE
SILENT ALLOWING REMOTE MEETINGS
. CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY
MEETINGS, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES
ANTICIPATE CONTINUING TO MEET
ELECTRONICALLY AND REMOTELY
THROUGH AT LEAST DECEMBER 7th,
2020. IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR
THAT TO OCCUR, WE WILL NEED TO
MAKE A FORMAL SUSPENSION OF OUR
COUNCIL RULES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE OBJECTED
TO ALLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO
PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY
THROUGH AT LEAST DECEMBER 7th,
2020.
HEARING OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL
WORLDS ARE SUSPECTED.
>>> PRESENTATIONS, I AM NOT
AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATIONS SO
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
NOVEMBER 9th, 2020 HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
ARE BEING SIGNED.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES?
>>> ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
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 ADOPTED.
>>> PUBLIC COMMENT.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE
WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A
SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 119907, WHICH IS
AGENDA ITEM 1 ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
THAT BILL RELATES TO THE MORE
BOWL HOME EXTENSION.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
THEIR PATIENTS.
AS A REMINDER, FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING PORTION, WE WON'T BE
CALLING ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS
UNTIL WE HAVE ARRIVED AT AGENDA
ITEM 1. AT THAT TIME THE CLERK
WILL READ THE AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD AND AT THAT POINT WE
WILL HEAR BRIEF REMARKS FROM A
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . THIS
AFTERNOON AT THE TOP OF THE
AGENDA WE WILL JUST HEAR
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND
THOSE WHO SIGNED UP TO CALL IN
ON ONE 19907 WILL BE CALLED ON
WHEN I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEM 1.
IT DOES REMAIN OUR STRONG
INTENT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT ON OUR
MEETING AGENDAS.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS THE RIGHT TO END ANY COMMENT
IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER, THIS PORTION OF THE
MEETING IS 20 MINUTES AND EACH
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL IN EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, YOU CAN
VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS POSTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UN-MEET THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF "YOU HAVE
BEEN ON MUTED" WILL BE THE
SPEAKER'S QUEUE THAT IT IS
THEIR TIME TO SPEAK.
PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
AGAIN, SPEAKERS THAT HAVE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY, WAIT
FOR THAT PROMPT AND THEN PRESS
STAR SIX AND THEN WE WILL BE
ABLE TO HEAR YOU.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING HER NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM IN
TODAY'S AGENDA OR THE COUNCIL'S
2020 WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME AT
ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THAT MEANS
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DON'T WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT IN THAT PERIOD
OF TIME, YOUR SPEAKER WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN ON CONTINUING
TO FOLLOW THIS MEETING PLEASE
DO SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
I WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
AGAIN, PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN ON MUTED. THE FIRST
SPEAKER IS MELISSA PURCELL
FOLLOWED BY -- GIVE ME JUST A
MINUTE.
MELISSA PURCELL FOLLOWED BY
BARBARA LEE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MELISSA
PURCELL.
I AM A BUSINESS AGENT FOR LOCAL
48.
LOCAL 48 REPRESENTS THE CREWS
THAT WORK ON COMMERCIALS,
FILMS, TV SHOWS, CORPORATE AND
WEB CONTENT.
I AM HERE TO ADDRESS BUDGET
ISSUES.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS . I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
THE FULL COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
RETAINING THESE POSITIONS AND
ALL STAFF POSITIONS AS EACH ONE
IS INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF
THE OTHER AND THEIR WORK WITH
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT
OF THE BUDGET OF THE WORK
COMMISSION.
WE WILL FOCUS ON ECONOMIC
RECOVERY FOR OUR REGION AND IT
IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE
THAT WE ARE LINED UP FOR
SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING OUR
INDUSTRIES OF WORK.
ADDITIONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK ABOUT OUR TRAFFIC
COORDINATION FOR OUR LINE OF
WORK AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENTS.
THAT WORK IS HALTED AS WE RE-
ENVISION WHAT THEIR ROLE WILL
BE.
WE ARE COMPLETELY IN SUPPORT OF
REIMAGINING THAT TRAFFIC
CONTROL AND I DO NOT FEEL A
BADGE AND GUN IS REQUIRED FOR
TRAFFIC CONTROL.
NOW THAT WORK IS CURRENTLY
STOPPED, WE NEED TO ADDRESS
THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO
THAT WE ARE NOT RESTRICTED.
OUR FILM INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY
WORKING.
WE NEED THAT WORK COMPLETED.
WE WILL ASK ALL STAKEHOLDERS BE
INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT TRAFFIC COORDINATION AND
WHO WILL DO THAT ROLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
>>> NEXT UP IS BARBARA LEIGH
FOLLOWED BY KIMMY CONDO.
>> HELLO, I AM BARBARA LEIGH
AND I AM A CONSTITUENT AND
VOLUNTEER. THEY REPRESENT
ALMOST 6000 SUPPORTERS IN
SEATTLE.
SINCE OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL
TESTIMONY, THERE HAVE BEEN
SEVERAL SHOOTINGS INCLUDING ONE
TAKING THE LIFE OF ANOTHER
BLACK MAN.
THE LOSS TO HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS IS AN EXPERIENCE NO ONE
SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH,
ALTHOUGH IT IS FAR TOO FAMILIAR
TO BLACK PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED DIRECTLY
BY GUN VIOLENCE AND THE GROUPS
DOING THE HARD WORK TO END IT
ARE THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT HOW TO INVEST AND HOW TO
BE SAFER.
THAT IS WHY WE APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL INCLUDING $30 MILLION
FOR THE COMMUNITY LED, WHICH IS
THE BUDGET TORY PROCESS.
WE ALSO SUPPORT THE $30 MILLION
REMAINING IN THE INEQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE TO
ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET
RECOMMENDATION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FURTHER
INVESTMENT IN THIS MORE
EQUITABLE PROCESS. WE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SEE THE COUNCIL
REALLOCATE $10 MILLION FOR
COMMUNITY LED SAFETY
INVESTMENTS.
RESTORE $1 MILLION TOWARDS
ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM AND $550,000 TOWARD
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PILOT
PROGRAM IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THE
RESTORATION OF THE $30 MILLION
WORK WITH THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED STRATEGIC INITIATIVE
FUND, HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTANT
TO REMEMBER THAT THIS FUNDING
WAS ALREADY PROMISED BY
COMMUNITIES AND IS NOT A NEW
INVESTMENT.
THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS STRIPPED
AWAY OUR CITY FUNDS LIKE WE
NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED BUT
MAKING UP FOR THAT LOSS SHOULD
NOT COME FROM BY POP
COMMUNITIES OR ANY PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS.
WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED BY THE
PROPOSAL TO FUND THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER AS AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY
AND LINES WITH ALTERNATIVE
DISPATCH SOLUTIONS THAT CAN
HELP PRODUCE THIS.
WE ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO
ADOPT THE PACKAGE AND WE URGE
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE NEEDS
AND PRIORITIES OF THE BLACK
COMMUNITY USING A TRUE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMMY
CONDO AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK
UP TO SUSAN LaSALLE, WHO IS NOW
APPEARING TO BE PRESENT.
>> YES, THIS IS KIMMY CONDO.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER.
SINCE MY RETIREMENT, I HAVE
BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE
SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER.
THE SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER
CURRENTLY OCCUPIES 6000 SQUARE
FEET OF SPACE AND IN 2014, THE
CENTER WAS ON 12th AVENUE. THE
SPACE THEY OCCUPIED AT THAT
TIME WAS 12,000 SQUARE FEET.
THEY WERE, FOR WHAT REASONS I
AM NOT SURE BECAUSE IT PREDATED
MY TIME, THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY
EVICTED FROM THAT SPACE AND
THEY WERE THEN NOT GIVEN A SPACE
EQUIVALENT IN SIZE.
THEY HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE
SPACE AT 23rd AND GESSLER AND A
SPACE OVER AT 17th AND JACKSON,
NONE OF WHICH WERE ADEQUATE FOR
THEIR NEEDS.
AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE TOTALLY
OUTGROWN OUR SPACE.
THE 6000 SQUARE FEET IS JUST
NOT ENOUGH.
WE HAVE A FOOD BANK THERE.
WE HAVE 29,000 UNITS OF SERVICE
IN 2019, WITH MORE THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEAL
PROGRAM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
WE SERVE BREAKFAT AND LUNCH.
WE SERVED 27,000 MEALS THERE.
WE ARE ACTUALLY IN A CRISIS
SITUATION THERE BECAUSE THE
COVID SITUATION. WE ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE
THAT DOWN IF WE DON'T GET A
BIGGER SPACE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
TOO CLOSE.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY DROP
IN CENTER THERE AND WE HAVE
SERVED 10,439 PEOPLE IN 2019.
THAT INCLUDES SPACES FOR PEOPLE
TO COME IN AND SHOWER, DO THEIR
LAUNDRY.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
úCOMES IN AND GIVES FLU SHOTS.
PEOPLE CAN COME IN THERE. HELLO?
>> GO AHEAD.
YOU HAVE A FEW MORE SECONDS.
>> OKAY.
WE ALSO HAVE A HOSTILE WHERE
WORKING POOR MAN CAN COME IN
AND PAY $15 A NIGHT AND THEY
CAN STAY THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT WHERE WE PROVIDED 98
SHELTERED SPACES FOR PEOPLE
THIS YEAR AND WE FOUND
PERMANENT HOUSING FOR 7 PEOPLE.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND WE
PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
FOR PEOPLE.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE.
WHEN WE HAVE BOARD MEETINGS,
WITH THE KEY PEOPLE OUT UNTIL
WE FINISH A BOARD MEETING.
WE ARE JAMPACKED TO THE RAFTERS
AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE $100
MILLION FROM THE COMMUNITY
FUNDS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TO
PROVIDE US WITH A LARGER SPACE
AND SOMETHING EQUIVALENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE
CONDO FOR CALLING IN. WE DIDN'T
GET THE LAST FEW THINGS THAT
YOU SAID THERE, SO FEEL FREE TO
EMAIL US WITH THE REMAINDER OF
YOUR COMMENTS.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THOSE.
>>> NEXT UP IS SUSAN LaSALLE,
FOLLOWED BY A GROUP ALSO FROM
SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER.
CALLERS 10 AND 11. FIRST UP IS
SUSAN LaSALLE, SPEAKER NUMBER
FOUR.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SUSAN LaSALLE.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN
SEATTLE AS A PRODUCTION MANAGER
FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
STRAUSS, AND LEWIS FOR KEEPING
STAFF POSITIONS.
EACH POSITION IS INTEGRAL TO
THE NEXT IN AN EIGHT PERSON
DEPARTMENT WHOSE WORK CREATES
THE INDUSTRIES.
OUR INDUSTRY PROVIDES WELL-
MAINTAINED JOBS, HOSPITALITY
AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES AS WELL
AS EXPANDING TOWARDS HIM.
WE NEED A BUDGET.
WE HAVE ASKED FOR $50,000 BUT
AT THIS STRUCTURE UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFICULTY DUE TO THE
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC.
WE REQUEST AN A REASONABLE
AMOUNT THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR
CITY AND ITS WORKERS.
AS A MEMBER OF THE FILM TASK
FORCE, I CAN ENSURE THE COUNCIL
WE HAVE CHARTERED AN EXCELLENT
COURSE FOR THE FILM COMMISSION.
ONE OF LEARNING AND WORKING FOR
INCLUSION, EQUITY, AND
IDENTIFYING WHAT THE CITY NEEDS
TO DO TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY
THRIVE.
WE ARE MARKETING EDUCATION AND
STORYTELLING.
OUR STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN MEETINGS ABOUT
TRAFFIC COORDINATION WHICH WAS
WHAT THEY FORMALLY DID.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT WORK IS
THE PRIORITY AS OUR FILM
INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY WORKING
AND IS RESTRICTIVE WITH NO NEW
PLAN IN PLACE.
WE DO SUPPORT THE NEW VISION NO
BADGE AND GUN.
THESE ARE NOT NEEDED FOR
TRAFFIC REVISIONS WHEN FILMING
IS TAKING PLACE.
THANK YOU AND I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK YOU
HAVE BEEN DOING.
>> THANK YOU, SUSAN FOR CALLING
IN TODAY.
>>> NEXT UP IS A GROUP, SO WE
WILL SET THE CLOCK TO THREE
MINUTES.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> I USED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER.
THE MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM WE
HAVE HERE IS SPACE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE.
THIS PLACE IS REALLY TIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE FOR ALL
OF THE PROGRAMS WE NEED TO DO.
IT IS LIKE A TENNIS COURT
COMPARED TO A FOOTBALL FIELD.
WE USED TO HAVE A LOT OF SPACE
TO DO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.
THE ONE SPACE WE HAVE HERE USED
TO BE JUST ONE PROGRAM OVER
THERE.
WE NEED A PLACE IMMEDIATELY
BECAUSE --
>> I WILL BE SPEAKING NOW.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ARE HERE AGAIN IN THIS
MEETING BECAUSE SEATTLE INDIAN
CENTER NEEDS A LARGER BUILDING
TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE A
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AND
WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO
CONTACT YOU?
WE HAVE TRIED CALLING AND
EMAILING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE
DIFFICULT TIMES BUT WE WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK TO SOMEBODY
SOONER THAN LATER.
WE FEEL THIS COULD BE A WIN-WIN
FOR THE FACT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE
A PLETHORA OF SERVICES AND
RESOURCES.
SEATTLE IS THIRD AND THE NATION
FROM HOMELESSNESS.
THIS IS A POPULATION WE SERVE.
WE HAVE SEEN MUCH SUCCESS IN
TRANSITIONING MANY PEOPLE INTO
. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, ONMENT
PARTICULARLY WITH THESE
VULNERABLE DEMOGRAPHICS SUCH AS
THE ONE WE SERVE.
AMONG THE OTHER REASONS, THIS
IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, AN
INCREASED SPACE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US.
WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
YOU CAN CONTACT US AT SEATTLE
INDIAN CENTER'S MAIN NUMBER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
>>> NEXT UP IS MYRON HARTMAN
FOLLOWED BY VIRGINIA BOGART.
>> DO WE HAVE MYRON ON THE CALL?
>> MY RENT IS ON THE CALL, YEP.
>> MYRON, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
WERE MUTED.
GO AHEAD.
>> I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
BUDGET.
MY NAME IS MYRON HARTMAN.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE.
I WORK IN THE FILM AND VIDEO
INDUSTRY AND I AM A MEMBER OF
THE FILM TASK FORCE. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO PUT
IN PLACE A PHONE COMMISSION IN
SEATTLE.
I AM HERE TO TALK, OR TO ASK
THAT ALL STAFF POSITIONS BE
RETAINED AND THAT WHEN THE FILM
COMMISSION IS APPROVED, THE
FILM COMMISSION GETS THE BUDGET
AROUND $50,000.
AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN, I AM
PROUD OF THE TASK FORCE AND THE
EFFORT THEY HAVE MADE TO GIVE
BY POP STAKEHOLDERS A SEAT AT
THE TABLE. THERE IS A LOT MORE
WORK TO BE DONE AND WE NEED TO
PUSH FORWARD.
THIS WILL BE A HUGE STEP
BACKWARDS AND IT WILL BE
AFFECTING US THE MOST.
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IS THE
PILLAR OF THE ECONOMY AND IT
AFFECTS EVERY BUSINESS.
WE NEED TO HAVE A STRUCTURE IN
PLACE WHEN FILM, ARTS, MUSIC,
AND SPECIAL EVENTS COME BACK.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBERS STRAUSS, SAWANT, AND
LEWIS AND I WOULD ASK ALL OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THIS
AS WELL.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT WORK IS
A PRIORITY IN OUR INDUSTRY, THE
FILM INDUSTRY AND WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING AND IS
RESTRICTED WITH NO NEW PLAN IN
PLACE.
WE DO SUPPORT THE NEW VISION.
NO BADGE, NO GUN AS THESE ARE
NOT NEEDED FOR TRAFFIC STOPS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT
TODAY.
>>> NEXT UP IS VIRGINIA BOGART
AND FOLLOWING VIRGINIA WILL BE
DAVID HAYNES.
VIRGINIA, GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS VIRGINIA BOGART.
I'M ADDRESSING THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND TO BUDGET AS WELL.
I AM A FILMMKER AND PRESIDENT
OF THE NONPROFIT WOMEN IN FILM
OF SEATTLE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THIS
INDUSTRY FOR OVER THREE
DECADES.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
RETAINING ALL NECESSARY STAFF
POSITIONS AT THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC, AND ALSO TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES,
STRAUSS, AND LEWIS FOR WORKING
TO SUPPORT THIS AND ASK ALL OF
THE COUNCILMEMBERS RETAINED
THESE IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
EACH OF THE EIGHT PEOPLE IN
THIS DEPARTMENT SUPPORT ALL OF
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES HERE.
AS A TAXPAYER, I REALLY HOPE
THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE FILM INDUSTRY
AND OUR CITY'S ECONOMY.
WE HAVE FAMILIES, HOMES, OUR
KIDS GO TO SCHOOL HERE.
WE PAY TAXES.
WE BUY LOCAL AND CONTRIBUTE TO
THIS ECONOMY.
IT HAS BEEN TOUGH AND WE HAVE
LOST A LOT OF INCOME AND
SEATTLE HAS LOST INCOME IN THE
PAST.
FROM PRODUCTIONS THAT DON'T
COME HERE OR LEAVE, THE FUTURE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION NEEDS A
BUDGET.
WE ASK FOR $50,000.
I AM ALSO ON THE SEATTLE FILM
TASK FORCE AND WE HAVE WORKED
FOR A YEAR CHARTING A COURSE
FOR THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION
, WORKING FOR INCLUSION,
WORKING FOR EQUITY AND
DIVERSITY IN OUR INDUSTRY AND
IDENTIFYING WHAT THE CITY NEEDS
TO DO TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY AND
SEATTLE THRIVE.
WE FILMMAKERS AND CREW HAVE
CARVED OUT A LIVING FROM THIS
INDUSTRY AND WE HELP PROVIDE
THAT FOR OTHERS.
WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTED.
WE BRING A CLIENTELE TO HOTELS
AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL AS
OTHER BUSINESSES.
EVERY OTHER MAJOR CITY IN THE
COUNTRY RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF
THE FILM INDUSTRY AND IT IS
HARD TO DO PRODUCTION WORK HERE
IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY, VIRGINIA.
>>> NEXT UP IS DAVID HAYNES.
>> HELLO, THIS IS DAVID HAYNES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH.
PERHAPS CITY COUNCIL SHOULD
CONSIDER BANNING THE HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION BOARD OUT OF
PRINCIPLE THAT EVERYTHING IN
SEATTLE IS OBSOLETE.
USE YOUR PEN THAT IS MIGHTIER
THAN THE SWORD AND BEGAN TO
TAKE A ZERO OFF ALL OF THE
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
BUILDING CODE STILL BEING USED
IN 2020.
THAT IS SHAKING DOWN RENTERS
AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WERE
FORCED TO USE FLAWED, ILL-FATED
DESIGNED BUILDINGS, MEANING THEY
TEAR DOWN WITH A QUALITY
BUILDOUT WITH JOBS IN EQUITY.
INSTEAD, NO OFFENSE BUT
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS MAKE
THE SAME SHADY BANKS WEALTHY
AND THEY OWN A TWO-PARTY
MONOPOLY AND ALLOW TAX DOLLARS
TO SUPPORT OBSOLETE BUILDINGS
OF THE PAST.
THIS GUARANTEES WRENS WILL BE
PAID WHILE INTIMIDATING WORKERS
WITH A WAR ON LOCAL CITIZENS,
FORSAKEN, DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST, FORCED INTO THE SIXTH
YEAR OF A HOME WAS THIS CRISIS.
THEY NEVER INVESTIGATE AS TO
WHY SHARON LEE GETS $12 MILLION
TO BUILD SLUM IN THE TINY
VILLAGES, NO OFFENSE, FOR THE
HOMELESS CRISIS NOW, WHEN
SHARON LEE CAN'T EVEN OFFER
SHOWER AND LAUNDRY ON THE
WEEKENDS AND BALLARD AND THE
COUNCIL REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE
WHY A CONTRACTOR OF SUBHUMAN
SOCIAL WELFARE DENIES SERVICE
AND GETS MOST OF THE COVID
EMERGENCY GRANTS THAT WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE USED NOW.
EXCUSE ME TO END THE COVID
HOMELESS CRISIS THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING AND PROLIFIC LATER IN
LATE COMPOUNDED.
PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE BEING DENIED
ACCESS TO HOMES. YOU KNOW,
INSTEAD CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO
INVEST THE MONEY IN AN APPARATUS
WHERE ALL OF THE --
>> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING
TODAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND END OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND MOVE
INTO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
>>> FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE INTO THE BILL?
>>> 119948 FOR THE WEEK OF
NOVEMBER 2nd 2020 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 6th, 2020.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVED TO PASS 119948.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE AND THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION?
>>> COMMUNITY REPORTS ARE NOT
BEING PRESENTED TODAY SO WE'RE
MOVING INTO OUR FIRST AGENDA
ITEM, WHICH IS A PUBLIC
HEARING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> 119907, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND
ZONING; EXTENDING FOR SIX
MONTHS A MORATORIUM ESTABLISHED
BY ORDINANCE 125764, AND
EXTENDED BY ORDINANCES 126006
AND 126090, ON THE FILING,
ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, AND/OR
APPROVAL OF ANY APPLICATION TO
ESTABLISH A NEW PRINCIPAL OR
ACCESSORY USE, OR CHANGE A
PRINCIPAL OR ACCESSORY USE, FOR
ANY SITE CURRENTLY USED AS A
MOBILE HOME PARK, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 23.84A.032 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK FOR
READING THAT INTO THE RECORD.
BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THIS ITEM, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS I MENTIONED AT THE
TOP OF THIS MEETING.
HE IS THE PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL AND WILL PROVIDE US WITH
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BEFORE WE
OPEN UP THE PERIOD OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE.
>> AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS
MORNING , JANUARY 20, 2019 THE
CITY COUNCIL FIRST ADOPTED THE
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
REDEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE HOME
PARK SITES IN SEATTLE.
AT THAT TIME, THE COUNCIL
EXPRESSED ADOPTING PERMANENT
REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE MOBILE
HOME PARKS AND LAID OUT A PLAN
FOR DOING SO.
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION AND THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, WORK ON PERMANENT
REGULATIONS HAS TAKEN LONGER
THAN ANTICIPATED.
THE MORATORIUM HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TWO TIMES TO ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLETE
THAT WORK.
THE CURRENT MORATORIUM EXPIRES
ON JANUARY 8th, JUST TWO DAYS
AFTER WE COME BACK FROM COUNCIL
RECESS.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD EXTEND
THE MORATORIUM FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW
US TIME TO FINALIZE THE
PERMANENT SOLUTION.
I EXPECT THIS WILL BE THE LAST
TIME THE COUNCIL HAS TO EXTEND
THIS MORATORIUM.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, WHICH HAS PRESENTED A
LOT OF SUPPORT, ANALYSIS,
HEALTH, AND ASSISTANCE.
WE EXPECT HER OFFICE AND HER TO
RESPOND TO THE LEGISLATION THAT
WILL ADOPT THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS IN THE FIRST ORDER
OF NEXT YEAR.
AGAIN, HER OFFICE HAS BEEN, AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN
VERY HELPFUL AND DEDICATED TO
ASSISTING THE RESIDENTS IN A
MOBILE HOME PARK AS WELL AS
OTHER RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 5
AND HAS HELPED US COORDINATE
WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS TO INFORM
THAT WORK.
I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER
ONGOING ATTENTION TO RESOLVING
THE ISSUES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
AND FOR MAKING SURE
NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITIES,
WORK PLAN HAD THIS AS A TOP
PRIORITY THIS TERM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER TRENT 24 FOR
BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO THE
COUNCIL IN THE FIRST PLACE A
FEW YEARS AGO.
THIS TEMPORARY EXTENSION
HOPEFULLY IS THE LAST IN THE
NEXT SIX MONTHS.
THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY SIMPLY AS A PUBLIC
HEARING.
AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW,
ANYTIME WE MAKE CHANGES TO THE
CODE, WE EXPECT THE BILL TO BE
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON
NOVEMBER 30th.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO THE
PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT IN
TIME. AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I
AM NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 119907
RELATING TO THE MOBILE HOME
PARK REDEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM
EXTENSION.
THE ONLINE REGISTRATION TO SIGN
UP TO SPEAK OPENED AT 12:00
TODAY, AND I WILL: SPEAKERS AND
THE ORDER OF PREREGISTRATION.
THE ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE
CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
THE SAME RULES APPLY TO THE CUP
LIKE COMMENT PERIOD.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED
TWO MINUTES AND SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN THEY HAVE 10
SECONDS LEFT OF THEIR ALLOTTED
TIME.
SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE
MUTED AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
AND PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO
COUNCIL BILL 119907 IS ONLY
BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN
THEIR COMMENTS BY STATING THEIR
NAME AND AGAIN, ONLY PUBLIC
COMMENT RELATED TO COUNCILBILL
119907 IS BEING ACCEPTED AT
THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
YOU HAVE BEEN ON MUTED, THE
SPEAKER WILL NEED TO PRESS STAR
SIX IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR YOU.
AGAIN, WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF
SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
TODAY.
I AM GOING TO PULL UP MY LITTLE
SHEET HERE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS
WERE SIGNED UP AND PRESENT.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS THAT HAVE
SIGNED UP BUT ARE SHOWING AS
NOT PRESENT, SO IN HOPES THEY
ARE HEARING, OR LISTENING TO
THIS HEARING, I WILL SAY THEIR
NAMES AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL
CALL IN.
WE HAVE JOHN LOMBARD, BRENT
McFARLAND, AND DOUG CONRAD, AND
LINDA McCOY.
DOUG CONRAD AND LINDA McCOY, IF
YOU'RE LISTENING AND WOULD LIKE
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, NOW
IS THE TIME TO CALL BACK IN TO
THE NUMBER PROVIDED TO YOU IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.
>>> FIRST UP IS JOHN LOMBARD
FOLLOWED BY BRENT McFARLAND.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS . MY NAME IS
JOHN LOMBARD AND I WORK WITH
LEADERS IN SEVEN COMMUNITY
GROUPS IN THE MOBILE HOME PARKS
. IN SUPPORT OF A LONG-TERM
SOLUTION TO PROTECT THEIR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITIES, I HAVE BEEN IN
TOUCH WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND STRAUSS . I
UNDERSTAND THERE HAS FINALLY
BEEN PROGRESS ON THE SOLUTION
BUT THE FORMAL LEGISLATION WILL
NOT BE READY FOR CONSIDERATION
UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT
YEAR.
IT IS A SHAME IT HAS HAD TO
WAIT THIS LONG BUT THIS IS GOOD
NEWS AND I AM VERY GLAD TO HEAR
IT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND THEIR STAFF FOR THEIR
ATTENTION TO THIS.
I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE
SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF THE
MORATORIUM AND LAND USE FOR
THESE PROPERTIES AND WHEN IT
ARRIVES, PLEASE SUPPORT A LONG-
TERM SOLUTION TO PROTECT THESE
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR CALLING
IN.
>>> NEXT UP IS BRENT AND THEN
WE WILL HEAR FROM LINDA McCOY
AND DOUG CONRAD. IF YOU'RE
LISTENING, NOW IS THE TIME TO
CALL BACK IN.
>>> NEXT UP IS BRENT.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS BRENT McFARLAND AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5 IN THE
BITTER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
WE ARE A NEIGHBORING A
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PLIGHT OF THE FOLKS AT
THESE MOBILE HOME PARKS FOR
OVER TWO YEARS NOW.
THEY HAVE BEEN IN LIMBO ABOUT
THEIR FUTURE AND I WAS VERY
GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE IS
SERIOUS WORK BEING DONE NOW TO
FIND A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBERS STRAUSS AND JUAREZ FOR
DOING THAT WORK.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT IS
SO IMPORTANT THAT IN THIS
PROCESS THIS HOUSING REMAINS
AFFORDABLE.
THESE FOLKS, MANY OF THEM ARE
RETIRED IN PLACE, AND
MAINTAINING THE AFFORDABILITY
OF THIS COMMUNITY IS KEY. IT
ALSO MEANS A LOT TO THE
STABILITY OF THE ENTIRE
SURROUNDING AREA. THEY ARE GOOD
NEIGHBORS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THEM STAY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS,
ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 2021.
I AM HOPING TO SEE A HAPPY
OUTCOME FOR FOLKS HERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>>> NEXT UP IS LINDA McCOY.
LINDA, GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> LINDA, GO AHEAD AND PRESS
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND
WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, LINDA IS
COMING THROUGH AS NOT ON THE
PHONE.
SHE JUST HAS TO HIT MUTE.
LINDA, CAN YOU JUST HIT MUTE ON
YOUR RESUME APPLICATION?
>> THERE WE GO.
>> AM I ON MUTED NOW?
>> YEP, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD, LINDA.
>> THERE IS A FEEDBACK AND I
WILL JUST HAVE TO IGNORE IT.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT.
>> YEAH, WE ARE NOT HEARING IT.
>> OKAY, I WILL JUST TRY MY
BEST.
OKAY, YES I AM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE HLA ASSOCIATION HERE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST
2 YEARS, I GUESS.
YEAH, TWO YEARS TO SAVE OUR
HOMES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKER BECAUSE THE FINANCIAL
ASPECT IS SUPER IMPORTANT AND I
KNOW WHAT IS UP TODAY IS REALLY
THE REZONE ISSUE AND THE LAND-
USE. WE ARE NOT SOLD WITH OUR
HOUSES, NOT HAVING A PLACE TO
BE.
YEAH, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT
WORK IS BEING DONE AND THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THIS, IT
LOOKS LIKE GOOD PROGRESS IS
HAPPENING.
I AM GOING TO STAY IN TOUCH
WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAT
. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF
ME, GO AHEAD AND ASK THEM.
OTHERWISE, I AM JUST HERE TO
SAY YES PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, LINDA, FOR
CALLING IN. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>>> OKAY, SO LAST CALL FOR DOUG
CONRAD. I DO NOT SEE HIM
SHOWING UP AS PRESENT, SO WE
ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE
OUT THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
THAT.
THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER
PRESENT.
119907 IS NOW CLOSED.
THE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR A
VOTE AT THE NOVEMBER 30th, 2020
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE
COUNCIL IS STILL ACCEPTING
COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AT
COUCIL.SEATTLE.GOV.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS ?
>>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANTED
TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO SAY
PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD
CELEBRATED DIWALI AND NEW YEAR'S
. THIS IS A MUCH-NEEDED THING
FOR US TO CELEBRATE SO WANTED
TO SAY HAPPY DIWALI AND HAPPY
NEW YEAR'S TO ANYONE WHO
CELEBRATED THIS WEEKEND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA . ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, THIS
CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 2020 AT
2:00 P.M.
AS A REMINDER, IT WILL BE A
VERY LONG MONDAY, AS WE WILL
HAVE A COUNCIL BRIEFING IN THE
MORNING, WHICH WE WILL ENDEAVOR
TO KEEP SHORT.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LAST
ELECT BUDGET MEETING. THEN WE
WILL TAKE A BREAK AND WE WILL
RECONVENE AT 2:00 ON MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 23rd AT 2:00 P.M.
TO TAKE OUR FINAL VOTE ON THE
CITY'S 2021 BUDGET.
BRING YOUR SNACKS AND BE WELL
RESTED BECAUSE MONDAY, NOVEMBER
23rd WILL BE A VERY LONG AND
INDUSTRIOUS DAY. I LOOK FORWARD
TO TAKING A FINAL VOTE AND
MAKING OUR FINAL DECISIONS ON
THE CITY'S 2021 BUDGET WITH YOU
ALL DURING OUR NEXT CONVENING
AS A FULL COUNCIL. I HOPE YOU
ALL WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON AND STAY SAFE THIS
WEEK.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR
HANDS, WHERE YOUR MASKS,
PHYSICALLY DISTANCE, AND KEEP
EACH OTHER SAFE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU.