>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE AUGUST 2nd, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:31 A.M.
BEFORE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL,
I JUST WANTED TO LET MEMBERS OF
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND YOU,
COLLEAGUES NO THAT I DID
RECEIVE A NOTE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S OFFICE
PUTTING ME KNOW THAT SHE IS
UNFORTUNATELY NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO JOIN US THIS MORNING,
BUT DOES INTEND -- SHE DOES
INTEND TO BE WITH US THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2:00 P.M.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF
JULY 25th, 21 ONE WILL BE
ADOPTED.
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
>>> PRESIDENT'S REPORT, JUST
REALLY QUICKLY COLLEAGUES, I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN
UPDATE ON PUBLIC HEALTH
PROTOCOLS IN CITY FACILITIES
AND OPERATIONS AT CITY HALL.
THE PUBLIC REOPENING OF CITY
HALL THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY, AUGUST SECOND, HAS BEEN
DELAYED INDEFINITELY TO AN
UNDETERMINED DATE IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE
INCREASE IN COVID-19 INFECTION
RATES DUE TO THE HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS ALTA VARIANT.
AS A RESULT OF THAT HAS CAUSED
THE CITY TO TAKE A NECESSARY
PAUSE ON THE PHASED REOPENING
OF CITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CITY HALL.
IN ADDITION, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
DID ISSUE A REVISED GUIDANCE
OVER THE WEEKEND REGARDING
MASKS AND FACE COVERINGS.
AT CITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING
CITY HALL.
AS A REMINDER, ALL EMPLOYEES
AND GUESTS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO
WEAR FACE COVERINGS WHEN INSIDE
CITY HALL AND OTHER FACILITIES,
REGARDLESS OF YOUR VACCINATION
STATUS.
SO, PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
AND REVIEW THOSE RELEVANT EMAILS
FOR YOURSELF AND THE SAFETY OF
YOUR STAFF AND MEMBERS AROUND
CITY FACILITIES.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO PUT OUT
SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE EXECUTIVE IS PROVIDING
FOR.
AS A REMINDER AGAIN, EVERYONE
PLEASE DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO
GET FULLY VACCINATED SO THAT WE
AREN'T IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO
TAKE PAUSES ON PLANS FOR
REOPENING AND IN ORDER TO KEEP
US ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
>>> SO THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL
DIG INTO THE PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL ACTION, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE WILL BEGIN OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION ON THAT SECTION WITH
THE FOLLOWING ORDER.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL GO
FIRST, FOLLOWED BY LEWIS,
MORALES, MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN,
STRAUSS, HERBOLD, AND THEN I
WILL INCLUDE THIS DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT IS NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH US
THIS MORNING SO SHE WILL NOT BE
HERE TO PERSONALLY DELIVER HER
REPORTS.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M
GOING TO HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> GOOD MORNING.
OKAY.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
I HAVE FOUR SHORT ITEMS TO
SPEAK TO THIS MORNING.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE NO ITEMS OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOONS
COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING IS TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd AT 2:00.
THERE WILL BE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
FIRST, A PRESENTATION BY
SEATTLE CRACKEN CEO TODD
LEWICKI, WHO WILL SHARE
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES OF THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA.
SECOND, A BILL BY SDOT FOR A
THOMAS STREET TUNNEL PERMIT.
FINALLY, THE COMMITTEE WILL
CONSIDER TWO BILLS FROM THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING
THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN THE
DUWAMISH WATERWAY PARK ON THE
NORTH RANIER HUB URBAN VILLAGE.
THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
SCHEDULE BEFORE OUR BUDGET
PROCESS IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
10th AT 2:00.
I WILL BE SENDING ALL OF YOU,
EACH OF YOU, THE WEEKLY PARKS
REPORT TO YOUR EMAILS.
THIS WEEK WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE
FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY IS RECRUITING YOUTH
AGES 16 AND OLDER FOR ITS
STUDENT ASSISTANT PROGRAM,
WHICH PROVIDES JOBS FOR
STUDENTS TO GAIN PAID WORK
EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
STARTING PAY IS $16.69 PER HOUR.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
AT THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.
AS I HAVE SHED FOR YOU FOR THE
LAST MONTH OR SO, SOUND TRANSIT
ON AUGUST 5th, I WILL
PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEETING WHERE
VOTE ON THE REALIGNMENT TO INAL
ADDRESS THE $6.5 BILLION
AFFORDABILITY GAP.
MAYOR DURKAN AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD WITH CITY AND
SOUND TRANSIT STAFF TO MODEL
AND TEST SCENARIOS THAT WILL
REFLECT THE WILL OF THE VOTERS.
THAT IS THE TARGET MODEL.
WE HAVE PROPOSED MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS, SPECIFICALLY FOR
THE GRAHAM STREET INFILL
STATION IN THE 130th STREET
INFILL STATION.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK, I'M HAPPY
TO SHARE I WILL ATTEND A
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING TO SPEAK TO
THE JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
PROPOSAL THAT I'M SPONSORING.
OF THE JOINT BY MY FRIEND AND
YOUR FRIEND, KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER LARRY GASSETT,
AND NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
PRESIDENT.
NORMALLY I DON'T SHARE THINGS
LIKE THIS, BUT THIS FRIDAY I
WILL BE ON THE MORNING SHOW. AT
THE PARAMOUNT.
I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE DOING THE
RECORDING THIS WHOLE WEEK FROM
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING IS HOPEFULLY
THE JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND HEAR NOW FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SO, THIS MORNING I DO HAVE AN
ITEM THAT I WILL BE
COSPONSORING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN TO BE WALKED ON TO
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR I WILL LEAVE THE
BALANCE OF IT TO BE DISCUSSED
BY COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , BUT
IT IS LEGISLATION TO EXPEDITE
THE LEASE APPROVAL FOR THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
WHICH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER AND
REALLY BIRD DOGGING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT
AND GETTING IT THROUGH.
SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO
COSPONSORING THAT LEGISLATION
AND SUPPORTING THIS COUNCIL'S
PRIORITY TO GET THAT VILLAGE
UP AND RUNNING.
THAT VILLAGE WHICH RESPONDED
UNDER CBA HON DASH 009 DASH BE
THAT 002.
I BELIEVE IS A SEPARATE BUDGET
ITEM SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THAT IS ON -- UP FOR A WALK ON
AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
EFFORT TO WALK THAT
LEGISLATION, THAT CRITICAL
LEGISLATION ON.
ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE A
REPORT -- THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS REGARDING COUNCIL
BILL 120109.
CREATING THE IT TAKES A VILLAGE
FUND TO ACCEPT PRIVATE
DONATIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES, SHELTER AND
SERVICES.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO FINAL
PASSAGE OF THAT LEGISLATION SO
THAT WE CAN BEGIN THE WORK OF
ENGAGING IN SOME PROMISING SHIPS
TO EXPAND AND SCALE SHELTERING
AND HOUSING OPTIONS FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THE CITY.
JUST TO REPORT A LITTLE BIT ON
OUR VERY LONG, BUT I BELIEVE
VERY PRODUCTIVE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS LAST
WEDNESDAY.
THERE WERE TWO BIG COUNCIL
FUNDING PRIORITIES THAT ARE
GOING TO REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT
OF FOLLOW-UP WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS.
AT LEAST TWO, BUT TWO THAT I
WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS MORNING.
ONE OF WHICH THE FULLY FUNDING
OF THE 25 SAFE LIVES THAT THE
COUNCIL FUNDED THROUGH THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT.
AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT MONEY
CAN BE BID OUT TO ALLOW
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROPER
STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE A SAFE
AND HYGIENIC PLACE FOR PEOPLE
TO SAFELY PARK THEIR VEHICLES
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN
THEIR VEHICLES.
THEN, OF COURSE THE THREE
ADDITIONAL TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
THAT THE COUNCIL FULLY FUNDED.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE FULLY
FUNDED.
IN THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT
PLAN THAT THIS COUNCIL PAST AND
IT WAS SIGNED BY MAYOR DURKAN.
I WILL SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN
FOLLOW-UP FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND I ON BOTH OF THESE
PRIORITIES TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
IT DOES APPEAR THAT FOLKS ARE
IN A MOOD TO SOLVE FOR THESE
ISSUES, AND HOPEFULLY THERE
WILL BE SOME UPDATES BY THE
TIME WE CAN BEEN FOR BRIEFING A
WEEK FROM TODAY.
TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE ON
POTENTIALLY SOLVING SOME OF THE
AMBIGUITIES, OR MISCONCEPTIONS,
AROUND THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET
PRIORITIES, OR HOW THE COUNCIL
BUDGETED FOR THESE PARTICULAR
INVESTMENTS.
AGAIN, I THINK I CAN SAFELY
SPEAK FOR THE FULL COUNCIL THAT
WE CONSIDERED BOTH OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS TO BE FULLY FUNDED
AND THINGS THAT SHOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED WITH THE UTMOST
URGENCY AND SPEED.
SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO IRONING
OUT THE DETAILS AND MOVING
FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP TO
MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SEVERAL
HUNDRED UNITS OF ADDITIONAL
SHELTER FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS CAN BE FULLY
REALIZED THIS YEAR AS WAS
INTENDED BY THE COUNCIL.
AND WAS INTENDED BY MAYOR
DURKAN WHEN SHE SIGNED THE
BUDGET.
MOVING ON, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER
ITEM ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA
THAT IS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS
POLICY IN THE CITY.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE SEEN
LAST WEEK THAT WE RECEIVED WORD
FROM THE CITY CLERK THAT
CHARTER AMENDMENT 29 HAS
RECEIVED SIGNATURES IN ORDER TO
BE CONSIDERED FOR PLACEMENT ON
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
THIS IS A PRO FORMA PROCESS,
AND I WILL SPEAK MORE TO THIS
PROCESS THIS AFTERNOON.
IN MY CAPACITY AS THE CHAIR OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS, I RECOMMEND, IN
ANTICIPATION OF CONSIDERING
THIS RESOLUTION THIS AFTERNOON,
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE
REVIEW THE GUIDANCE FROM THE
LAW DEPARTMENT THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, AND I WILL
SPEAK MORE TO THAT PROCESS WHEN
IT COMES UP ON THE AGENDA LATER
TODAY.
SO, JUST WANTED TO FORESHADOW
THAT FORECAST A LITTLE BIT HERE
AT BRIEFING.
I WOULD LIKE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON
FROM HOMELESSNESS POLICY, AND
THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL HAVE
TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE A AUGUST SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
MEETING BEFORE WE DEPART FOR
RECESS TO TALK ABOUT -- WELL,
ONE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF
FOLLOW-UP ON SOME OF THE THINGS
HANGING OUT THERE FROM LAST
WEDNESDAY THAT IT WOULD BE NICE
TO GET ON THE RECORD
CLARIFICATIONS FROM, GIVEN THE
URGENCY OF SOME OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS.
BUT ALSO TO HAVE A PANEL ON
PROVIDER CAPACITY AND NECESSARY
POLICIES TO SCALE PROVIDER
CAPACITY GIVEN THAT WE ARE
GOING TO NEED TO CREATE A
HOUSING AND SHELTER SYSTEM THAT
CAN SCALE TO THE SIZE OF THE
COMMUNITY DEMAND.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
FREQUENTLY COME UP AS A
BOTTLENECK.
IT HAS BEEN PROVIDER CAPACITY
AND THE ABILITY OF PROVIDERS TO
TAKE ON THE WORK THAT WE
URGENTLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO
AS A COMMUNITY.
HAVING A HEARING BEFORE RECESS,
AND BEFORE WE GEAR UP THE FALL
BUDGET PROCESS I THINK WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO SCOPE THAT
CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE PUTTING IN THE
INVESTMENTS NECESSARY TO REALLY
MEET THAT COMMUNITY DEMAND.
SO, THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL BE
TALKING TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ABOUT TO SEE IF WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO CARVE OUT SPACE AND
TIME TO DO THAT, GIVEN THAT IT
IS ALREADY AUGUST 2nd.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY AUGUST,
SO HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE
ACCOMMODATED GIVING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE.
IN THE COMMUNITY, THIS WEEK, I
WILL BE ATTENDING A RALLY ON
AUGUST 4th WITH OUR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS IN 1199.
NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS AT HARBORVIEW WHO
ARE FIGHTING VERY, VERY HARD
FOR INEQUITABLE AND JUST
CONTRACT.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING
AND MEETING MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THE HURDLES THAT THE UNION IS
FACING, AND HOW WE AS PUBLIC
LEADERS CAN SUPPORT THEIR
EFFORTS.
THAT WILL BE ON AUGUST 4th, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
EVERYBODY OUT THERE AT A GOOD
LABOR PICKET.
I AM GOING TO BE ATTENDING A
REDEDICATION OF THE UP GARDEN
KEYPAD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 5th.
THE UP GARDEN OF COURSE BEING
ON TOP OF THE MERCER STREET
GARAGE.
IN THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, FOR
LACK OF A BETTER WORD,
CHRISTENING SOME OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE
COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO JUST ATTEND THAT
CEREMONY AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT
OF COMMUNITY ATTENTION TO THE
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO
REALLY CARVE OUT A GOOD SENSE
OF PLACE AND BUILD UP THAT
COMMUNITY EVEN FURTHER.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST
SEVERAL VERY DIFFICULT MONTHS.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
UPDATES.
IWILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR THAT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I WOULD
JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT MY OFFICE
IS HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH YOU ABOUT THE SCHEDULING
REQUEST THAT YOU HAVE FLAGGED
DURING COUNCIL BRIEFING TODAY.
I AM SURE THAT THEY HAVE
ALREADY BEEN IN COMMUNICATION
BECAUSE OUR STAFF IS SO ON IT.
SO, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT AND
MAKING SURE THAT THAT WORKS OUT
FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
WHOLE BODY.
THEN, WITH REGARDS TO CHARTER
AMENDMENTS 29, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I
FORWARDED TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS, I BELIEVE IT
WAS SATURDAY MORNING,
COMMUNICATION FROM OUR CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I ALSO FORWARDED SOME
INFORMATION FROM THE SEATTLE
EITHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION.
SO AGAIN AS YOU PREPARE FOR
2:00 P.M., I WOULD STRONGLY
URGE YOU ALL TO REVIEW BOTH OF
THOSE PIECES OF COMMUNICATION
THAT I SHARED WITH THE FULL
COUNCIL IN ADVANCE OF TODAY.
OKAY.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND THEN AFTER
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
I HAVE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
GENDA.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE WILL BE NEXT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th.
THAT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM
OUR TYPICAL THIRD TUESDAY.
THE, WE WILL NOT BE HAVING A
MEETING AUGUST 17, INSTEAD IT
WILL BE AUGUST 12th AT 2:00
P.M.
I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT THIS
MORNING.
I WILL SAY THAT LAST WEEK MY
SEATTLE PARTNERS DOWN IN K OF
COLUMBIA CITY.
YOU ALL KNOW THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS THE
ONLY IN SEATTLE INITIATIVE THAT
SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, AND ESPECIALLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE THE RAINER AVENUE BUSINESS
COALITION, WHICH IS SUPPORTED
BY ONLY IN SEATTLE, THOSE
BUSINESS, BUSINESS GROUPS WERE
REALLY QUICK IN PULLING
TOGETHER AND DELIVERING PPE
SUPPLIES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.
HELPING COORDINATE RESTAURANT
MEALS FOR FAMILIES WHO WERE IN
NEED.
AND REALLY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN SORT OF SERVING AS A
LIAISON BETWEEN THE FUNDING AND
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AT THE
CITY, AND THOSE LOCAL
BUSINESSES.
SO, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THEM
AND THE ONLY IN SEATTLE
PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS
OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF
REACHED OVER 2300 BUSINESSES.
SERVED OVER 1000 BUSINESSES IN
AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
AND OVER 60% OF THOSE
BUSINESSES THAT WERE SERVED
WERE OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
SO, I REALLY WANT TO COMMAND
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW THAT STAFF WAS CRAZY
BUSY FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF.
WE ALL WERE, BUT THAT TEAM
REALLY PULLED TOGETHER AND
REALLY, REALLY MADE A
SUBSTANTIAL AND ACUTE IMPACT ON
OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
THAT WORK.
NOW THAT THE FEDERAL EVICTION
MORATORIUM HAS EXPIRED, I WANT
TO REMIND FOLKS HERE IN SEATTLE
THAT WE STILL HAVE A MORATORIUM
IN PLACE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30th.
AND THAT THERE IS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.
KING COUNTY EVICTION PREVENTION
AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
HAS $145 MILLION IN FUNDING
FROM THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE AND RELIEF
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
SO, FOR FOLKS WHO NEED THAT
ASSISTANCE, THERE IS A PORTAL
ONLINE YOU CAN APPLY AT THE
KING COUNTY WEBSITE AND CHECK
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT PAGE.
OR, YOU CAN JUST CALL THAT TEAM,
AND THE NUMBER FOUR THAT
ASSISTANCE IS 206-263-3481 ALSO,
WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THERE
ARE EVICTION PROTECTIONS IN
PLACE THAT WE PASSED LAST YEAR.
AND EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT SET
IN PLACE PAYMENT PLANS FOR UP TO
SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF
THE SEATTLE EVICTION MORATORIUM.
IT BANS LANDLORDS FROM
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FUTURE
TENANTS FOR EVICTION RECORDS
THAT ARE STEMMING FROM
PROCEEDINGS THAT HAPPENED
DURING THE CIVIL EMERGENCY.
WE ALSO PASSED PROTECTIONS THAT
PROVIDED -- PROVIDE A DEFENSE
TO EVICTION IF YOU ARE
FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR
RENT DURING THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY.
SO, IT IS SCARY TO THINK WHAT
MAY BE HAPPENING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY NOW THAT THAT FEDERAL
MORATORIUM HAS EXPIRED.
BUT, WE DO HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS
IN PLACE HERE IN SEATTLE, SO
WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF THAT
AND REMIND YOU TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF BOTH THE
PROTECTIONS AND THE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE THAT IS OUT THERE.
THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK
THE DOZENS OF BARS AND
RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE DECIDED
TO REQUIRE VACCINES FOR THEIR
CUSTOMERS.
WHEN WE HAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE STILL UNVACCINATED,
INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE
UNDER 12, AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISE D
PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL AT RISK,
AND WHEN THE DELTA VARIANT IS
INCREASING THE RISK FOR EACH OF
US TO CONTRACT COVID, IT ONLY
MAKES SENSE THAT EACH OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING
OUR BUSINESS NEIGHBORS, TAKE
EVERY MEASURE POSSIBLE TO
PROTECT WORKERS.
TO PROTECT CHILDREN, AND JUST
TO PROTECT EVERY OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD LAPSES EVERY OTHER
NEIGHBOR IN OUR CITY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE 60
OR SO ESTABLISHMENTS WHO ARE
LEADING ON THIS EFFORT, AND
HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THAT AS WE
TRIED TO MITIGATE AND STEM THE
INCREASE IN EXPOSURE THAT WE
ARE ALL EXPERIENCING BECAUSE OF
THE DELTA VARIANT.
SO, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS
MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN THE
LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AND AFTER THAT WILL
BE COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES FIRST I
WANT TO START WITH A THANK YOU
TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDET FOR
THE NEWS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
POLICIES THAT WE ARE
IMPLEMENTING STARTING TODAY.
SO THAT FOLKS AT CITY HALL,
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WERE NOT EXPOSED IN ERROR TO
OUR -- DUE TO THE PREVIOUS MASK
RULES.
I APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVE WORK
OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO
HELP PROTECT EMPLOYEES AT CITY
HALL AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC REQUIRING A MASK
ABSOLUTELY FELT LIKE THE RIGHT
THING WHEN I POPPED IN LAST
WEEK.
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE
FOLKS WHO WORK THERE.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL ARE EQUAL TO
GET BACK TO HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PEOPLE IN
PERSON.
HAVING THE CHANCE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE PROTECTING PEOPLE'S
HEALTH AS WE BEGIN TO THINK OF
NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO GATHER
HOPEFULLY OUTSIDE.
IT FEELS LIKE THAT WAS THE
RIGHT DECISION.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR PROACTIVE WORK ON THAT.
THE SECOND THING, I WANTED TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES THE
WAYS IN WHICH OUR CITY EVICTION
MORATORIUM POLICIES ARE
DIFFERENT FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE
GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE ONGOING CITY LEVEL
FUNDS, AND AN ONGOING
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS AS WAS
NOTED THROUGH THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY AN
EXTENSION OF THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM, BUT A CONTINUATION
OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS AS
WELL, WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO
EXPAND UPON IN OUR MEETING
TOMORROW IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU'RE
HEARING THIS IS A SMALL
LANDLORD, THOSE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE DOLLARS GO DIRECTLY
TO YOU AS LANDLORDS.
W WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE FINANCIAL
STABILITIES BOTH AS RENTERS AND
SMALL LANDLORDS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FUND IT
WITH MORE LEGISLATION.
GOES DIRECTLY TO OFFICE OF
HOUSING, UNITED WAY, AND THEN
TO THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO
ARE WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITHIN
LOW INCOME AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES
TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO BEST
SUPPORT THOSE WHO NEED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE,
AND INTERNET ASSISTANCE.
MORE OF THAT TO COME TOMORROW,
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
KELLY, OUR NEXT FINANCE AND
HOUSING MEETING WILL BE ON
AUGUST 3rd AT 9:30 A.M., THAT
IS TOMORROW.
WE DO HAVE A PACKED AGENDA AND
I'M ALWAYS, I TRIED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET YOU ONE BEFORE
1:00 P.M.
I DO WANT TO FLAG THAT THIS IS
A LONG AGENDA SO PLEASE DO HOLD
ADDITIONAL TIME ON YOUR
CALENDAR.
A REMINDER THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE
MEETING, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE
DISCUSSING THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET.
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, AND THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN 2 BILL WHICH IS UP ON OUR
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW AS WELL.
WE HAVE ASKED THAT YOU LET OUR
TEAM NO IN ADVANCE IF YOU PLAN
TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE DAY IN
ADVANCE.
PLEASE LET US KNOW TODAY IF YOU
PLAN TO ATTEND TOMORROW SO WE
CAN SEND YOU ALL THE ZOOM
INFORMATION AND ANY MATERIALS
AS WELL.
WE WILL ALSO BE MAKING SURE TO
REPUBLISH AGENDA WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS THAT
MAY BE AVAILABLE LATER TODAY.,
ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE WORK VERY
QUICKLY ON FRIDAY TO MAKE SURE
REPUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA ARE
LINKED THERE FOR YOU AND THE
VIEWING PUBLIC.
THE FIRST ITEM ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA IS THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARD BOARD RESPONSE LETTERS.
ON FRIDAY, IN ADDITION TO
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA,
DISTRIBUTED THE LETTER AROUND
TO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES SO YOU
CAN SEE OUR RESPONSE TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD RECOMMENDATION.
AGAIN, THERE WERE 10
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE
STANDARDS BOARD SENT TO US IN
RESPONSE TO THE LEGISLATION WE
PASSED TWO YEARS AGO.
MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO NOW.
IN 2018, AND REQUESTED THAT
THEY SUBMIT ONGOING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO
CONTINUALLY IMPROVE POLICY AND
FUNDING STRATEGIES.
THEN, WE BUILT IN OUR NEED TO
RESPOND TO THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN 120 DAYS.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE
CAN TO RESPOND TO THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO REALLY
HOPEFULLY GET THE BALL ROLLING
ON ANY ITEMS THAT WILL AFFECT
THIS FALL'S BUDGET ENTITY A
POSSIBLE LEGISLATION FOR LATER
THIS YEAR, AFTER BUDGET OR
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
SO, DO TAKE A LETTER LOOK FOR
FOLKS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE
MEETING, WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND OFFER
YOU A CHANCE TO SIGN ONTO THAT
LETTER DURING TOMORROW'S
MEETING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WANTED TO
FLAG FOR YOU IF SOMEBODY IS NOT
A MEMBER, AND THEY DID WANT TO
SIGN ON, THEY DO HAVE THAT IN
THEIR INBOX IN CASE SOMEBODY
WANTED TO FLAG IT THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE,
COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING A LOOK AT
THAT LETTER.
A HUGE AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION
FOR OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
AND THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD ALONG WITH THE
COALITION WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS PROCESS OVER THE LAST
YEAR PLUS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE
THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO
RESPOND TO THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
--
>> SORRY, I DO HAVE IN MY
SCRIPT TODAY THAT THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FULL
COUNCIL TO SIGN ON.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU STILL
WANT TO DO?
ABSOLUTELY IF THAT WORKS FOR
YOU.
YOU FOLKS NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE TIME TO LOOK, I CAN ALWAYS
CALL THE ROLL TOMORROW.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION --
WHY DON'T I JUST SORT OF SEE IF
THERE IS ANY OBJECTIONS?
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS OR
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TIME ON
THE LETTER FROM COUNCILMEMBER?
>> I WILL SAY I HAVE NOT HAD A
CHANCE TO FINISH READING IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M SEEING A
COUPLE OF HEADS NODDING ABOUT
WANTING TO HAVE JUST A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME.
I THINK MAYBE WHAT WE WILL DO IS
, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, MAYBE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY DURING YOUR
COMMITTEE TO HAVE FOLKS SIGN ON.
ALTERNATIVELY, WE CAN ALSO
BRING THE LETTER BACK NEXT
MONDAY IF IT WOULD BE
PREFERABLE TO HAVE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ADDING
THEIR SIGNATURE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY
REASONABLE.
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, SINCE YOU
ARE ALL INVITED TO COME TO ANY
PORTION OF THIS, IF YOU WANT TO
POP IN IT WILL BE THE FIRST
ITEM OF THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE
DILIGENCE IN READING THROUGH
THAT LETTER.
IT DOES HAVE TWO ATTACHMENTS
THAT AIM TO SUMMARIZE THE
LETTER, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT
THE DIFFERENCE, ONE IS A LONGER
SUMMER, WHAT IS A SHORTER
SUMMARY.
THE FIRST FOUR OR FIVE PAGES
ARE THE ACTUAL LETTER.
I WANT TO THANK MY OFFICE WHO
HAS REALLY TAKEN THE LEAD ON
THIS ITEM.
WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE
REACH OUT TO THEM.
THE NEXT ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA
FOR TOMORROW INCLUDE THE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE.
THIS IS THE TASK FORCE THAT IS
LOOKING AT BIPOC INVESTMENTS
WITH A $30 MILLION ALLOCATED
LAST BUDGET.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS FOR
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE TOMORROW.
THEY DID, AND PRESENT TO OUR
COMMITTEE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THE THIRD ITEM IS A SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN 2. WE SAID WE WERE
GOING TO HAVE THREE ACTS THIS
YEAR.
JUST SPECIFIC TO COVID REALLY
THIS IS THE SECOND ACT.
THIS IS UP FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBLE
VOTE.
WE HAD MATERIAL SHARED WITH US
AT THE LAST MEETING.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO FOCUS ON
SOME PRETTY NARROW INVESTMENTS
FROM TRAILER BILLS FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
MOST NOTABLY TRANSPORTATION
SENIOR ASSISTANCE AND TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION THAT
IS LISTED ONLINE AS WELL.
INCLUDES THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE
DOLLARS THAT I NOTED, EQUALLY
DIVIDED BETWEEN OFFICE OF
HOUSING, UNITED WAY, AND OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT.
THEN, LASTLY IN TERMS OF
POSSIBLE VOTE, WE HAVE THE
INTERFUND LOAN THAT WAS
DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING.
THIS IS UP THE BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE VOTE.
THIS IS OUR MIDYEAR INTERFUND
LOAN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ALIGNING FUNDING
AWARENESS.
WE WILL TAKE THIS UP FOR
POSSIBLE VOTE.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS THAT WILL
NOT BE UP FOR POSSIBLE VOTE.
MIDYEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE.
AND THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
VOTE.
COLLEAGUES, WE DID HAVE A LOT
OF INTEREST IN FOLKS
PARTICIPATING IN POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS FOR THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL.
GIVING THE INTEREST IN HAVING
SOME PRETTY LARGE QUESTIONS
ADDRESSED DURING TOMORROW'S
MEETING, WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE
GONE AHEAD AND EXTENDED THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HAVE
THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES THAT YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN AND
POTENTIALLY IDENTIFYING
AMENDMENTS TO.
I'M GOING TO PUSH OUT THE
TIMELINE FOR AMENDMENTS AS
WELL.
TO MAKE THAT KNOWN, NEXT
WEDNESDAY.
SO THAT WE WILL GIVE YOU NEXT A
WEEK TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS.
EXCUSE ME, NOON THE WEDNESDAY
FOLLOWING.
THAT WILL GIVE US THE CHANCE TO
CONSIDER ANY POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS.
THEN, I WANT TO SHARE THOSE
WITH COLLEAGUES EARLIER SO THAT
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW
THOSE PRIOR TO OUR AUGUST 17th
MEETING.
THE AUGUST 17th MEETING, WE
WILL THEN TAKE UP THE
SUPPLEMENTAL, MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL, AND GRANT
ORDINANCE.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THAT GIVES YOU AN EXTRA WEEK TO
CONSIDER AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO
OUR MEETING.
DO NOTE TOMORROW IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE
QUESTIONS.
WEDNESDAY, THIS WEEK, WILL BE
YOUR CHANCE TO CONSIDER ANY
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AND WORK
WITH CENTRAL STAFF WELL IN
ADVANCE SO WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE
TO REVIEW THOSE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS CONVERSATION AND BEING SO
ENGAGED IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL.
LASTLY, WE WILL HAVE AN
EXTENSION ANNUAL REPORT
DISCUSSION.
THIS IS A CHANCE FOR OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO BRIEF US ON THE
ANNUAL REPORT AND POSSIBLE
FUTURE LEGISLATION.
AS A REMINDER AS WELL WE DO
HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN
SEPTEMBER.
THIS WILL BE AFTER OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING, BUT I WANTED TO NOTE
FOR FOLKS THAT WE ARE MOVING
THE SEPTEMBER 21st MEETING TO
THE FRIDAY PRIOR.
WILL BE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
AT 9:30 A.M.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT AS A
HOLD, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO SEND
THAT OUT.
MOVING SEPTEMBER 21st TO
SEPTEMBER 17th.
OKAY, WRAPPING UP, SOME THINGS
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU.
I REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE
MEMBERS OF 17 WHO HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY VOTED FOR BENEFIT
CHANGES TO THEIR 2022 CONTRACTOR
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT BEFORE
COVID I HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK
TO SEVERAL CITY EMPLOYEES WHO
SHARE THEIR STORIES ABOUT
INFERTILITY ISSUES.
THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR HEALTH
COVERAGE WHEN IT CAME TO
SEEKING FERTILITY COVERAGE.
WHICH WE KNOW CAN BE VERY
EXPENSIVE.
MANY OF THESE CITY EMPLOYEES
TALKED ABOUT HOW THIS NOT ONLY
AFFECTED THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH,
BUT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, AND
WANTING TO SEE SUPPORT FROM THE
CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THESE CRITICAL HEALTH SERVICES
WERE COVERED.
I'M THANKFUL THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO COORDINATE THOSE
MEETINGS WITH US BEFORE COVID,
AND THEY HAVE BEEN CONTINUING
TO NEGOTIATE FERTILITY COVERAGE
AS PART OF THEIR HEALTH PLAN.
THIS LAST WEEK WE DID GET NOTICE
THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES WERE
OVERJOYED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
THEIR COMMITTEE VOTED TO MOVE
IN FERTILITY BENEFITS FROM TIER
2 TO TIER 3 AND RAISED THE
LIFETIME CAP FROM 10,000 TO
12,000.
TIER 3 MEANS THAT EMPLOYEES
WILL FINALLY HAVE COVERAGE FOR
IN VITRO, AND OTHER TREATMENTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO MEMBERS OF 17
FOR CONTINUING TO RAISE THIS
ISSUE AS AN EQUITY AND PARODY
ISSUE FOR ALL TYPES OF GENDERS
AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO
CONFERENCE OF HEALTH COVERAGE.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS.
ON FRIDAY I ALSO ATTENDED WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS -- AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER FOLKS, THE REUNITED WITH
PRIDE EVENTS.
TO CELEBRATE OUR LaTINA AND
LATINO LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE ON AN
INCREDIBLE TURNOUT.
THEN JUST TWO THINGS I'D LIKE
TO FLAG FROM FAS AND BOARD OF
HEALTH.
THERE IS A PROGRAM, A NEW IT'S
AMAZING, A NEW DIVERSITY SUMMIT
WHICH IS FAS' LABOR EQUITY AND
ASSOCIATE MANAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO ENGAGE
FROM FAS.
THEY PRESENTED UNACCEPTABLE
WORKSITE TRAINING IN TACOMA'S
CONVENTION CENTER ON JULY 22nd
WHICH HAD MANY FOLKS FROM
AROUND THE STATE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE NEED TO HAVE
CONSTRUCTION SITES THAT PREVENT
BULLYING.
>>> THEN, WE'VE GOT COUNSEL
BILLS 120137 AND 120136
CONFIRMING THAT AMAZON THAT
CONDITIONS OF VACATIONS ALREADY
APPROVED FOR THE SO-CALLED
BLOCK 20 EN BLOC 21 20 IS
BOUNDED BY SEVENTH AVENUE,
BLANCHARD STREET, EIGHTH AVENUE
AND NORA STREET.
BUT 21 IS BOUNDED BY BELL
STREET, SEVENTH AVENUE,
BLANCHARD STREET AND EIGHTH
AVENUE.
AS COLLEAGUES MAY RECALL,
STREET VACATIONS ARE DONE IN
TWO STEPS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IS
GRANTING THE CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL WITH THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT COMMISSION LISTED
UPFRONT.
THE SECOND IS TO CONFIRM THAT
THE COMPLETION OF WHAT WAS
AGREED TO IN THE FIRST STEP
AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION IS
COMPLETED.
THESE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION
CONSTITUTE THE SECOND AND FINAL
STEP.
AGAIN, THERE IS A MEMO ALREADY
POSTED ONLINE FOR YOUR REVIEW
PRIOR TO WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
COMMITTEE.
THEN WE'VE GOT CLERK FILED
314451, WHICH IS THE PETITION
OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO VACATE
A PORTION OF DIAGONAL AVENUE
SOUTH.
I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE
HEARING ABOUT DIAGONAL AVENUE
SOUTH AT EVERY MEETING.
THAT IS BECAUSE IT LEADS TO THE
EXCITING FIGHT PEDESTRIAN TRAIL
AND THERE IS PUBLIC BENEFIT
TRADE-OFFS GOING ON HERE.
WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS
LAST TIME, SO WE ARE SIMPLY
VOTING ON THIS.
NOW, THIS CLERK FILE.
THEN WE'VE GOT COUNCIL BILL
120135 WHICH WOULD GRANT FINAL
APPROVAL FOR A STRUCTURED TERM
PERMIT TO BUILD, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN PRIVATE UTILITY
TUNNELS UNDER CITY STREETS FOR
A DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM IN
SOUTH LAKE UNION.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 7. THE TUNNELS
WILL COLLECT WASTE FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES WASTEWATER
SYSTEM AND DELIVER IT TO
BUILDINGS.
COUNCIL THE 120146 WOULD
INCLUDE , WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE TO
ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF SEVERAL
MORE PARCELS OF LAND TO PROTECT
OUR WATERSHEDS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING A
PUBLIC HEARING IS MINIMAL FOR
ACCEPTING THESE PARCELS TO
PROTECT WATERSHEDS, I EXCEPT TO
ASK COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
CONSIDER VOTING ON THAT THE
SAME DAY.
WE EXPECT A FULL AGENDA ON
AUGUST 18th AS WELL.
THEN, WE ARE GOING INTO THE
BUDGET SEASON.
THE 10th ITEM IS THE AND DUAL
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SPECIFICALLY THE INDIVIDUAL
AUDITS OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS.
JUST TO ARE NOT WAITING WITH
BAITED BREATH ON THE RESULTS, I
WILL REVEAL THEM NOW AFTER A
DRAMATIC PAUSE.
IT IS GOOD NEWS.
ALL THE AUDITS ARE CLEAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] MEANING THAT THE
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR ISSUED AN
UN-DEPENDENT AND FOUND NO
MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES.
AS YOU MAY RECALL WE ENJOYED
SIMILAR PUBLIC RESULTS FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIGHT.
THIS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
BOTH OUR CITY OWNED UTILITIES
HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE.
CLEAN AUDITS EARNED HIGH MARKS
FROM THE BOND RATING AGENCIES,
WHICH RESULTS IN LOWER INTEREST
RATES.
FOR THESE INFRASTRUCTURE HEAVY
OPERATIONS.
THIS INTERNS GENERATES COST
SAVINGS.
UTILITY RATES ARE REGRESSIVE
WITH LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
PAYING A HIGHER PROPORTION OF
THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR
UTILITY BILLS.
SO, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY CAN
ACTUALLY HELP OUR MOST LOW-
LEVEL RESIDENTS.
>>> OUR ABILITY HERE ON COUNCIL
WE CAN FUND PROGRAMS BUT THEY
ONLY WORK IF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS ABLE TO USE THOSE DOLLARS
AND DISTRIBUTE THOSE DOLLARS.
SO, WHAT I SAID ON THE RECORD,
IT IS NOW AUGUST THE FOLLOWING
YEAR. WE NEEDED THE SHELTER
RESOURCES LAST JANUARY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, AND THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE BEEN
DOING.
LAST WEEK I ALSO MET WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF TO ASK
ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS ALSO MEET WITH LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS TO DISCUSS
NEEDS AND THE BREWERY DISTRICT.
THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARDS ARE
CREATING ROADBLOCKS TO USING
OUR RIGHT AWAY'S FOR PUBLIC
GATHERINGS IN THAT AREA.
ON THURSDAY I WAS ABLE TO MEET
WITH UNITED UNIONS OF ALL TRIBES
. THEY ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING
FORWARD A FEASIBILITY STUDY
THAT I HOPE TO HAVE FUNDED IN
THIS UPCOMING BUDGET TO ADD
ELDER HOUSING TO THE YOUTH HOME
IN CROWN HELL.
THIS PROJECT IS PROBABLY ABOUT
TWO YEARS OUT AND IS A REALLY
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.
I'M EXCITED TO BRING THIS
FORWARD.
THEN, THE LAST PART OF LAST
WEEK, LAST THURSDAY EVENING, I
WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH SOME
FOLKS ON UNIVERSITY WAY.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I WAS
IN YOUR DISTRICT TO TALK THAI
FOOD AND STREET CAFES.
I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE GIVING
BALLARD A RUN FOR THE MONEY.
THEY HAVE CLOSED DOWN PARTS OF
THEIR LANES, THEY HAVE EVEN
MOVED BUSES OFF OF UNIVERSITY
WAY.
WHILE COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION, I
CAN SAY THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING
VERY WELL.
SO, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT BECOMES OF IT.
I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW THERE IS
A PLAN TO REVERT UNIVERSITY WAY
BACK TO ITS PREVIOUS DESIGN
ONCE THE NEW SOUND TRANSIT
STATION OPENS IN OCTOBER.
I HOPE WE CAN FIND A WAY
FORWARD BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING
THE AVENUE AS A PEDESTRIAN
STREET WOULD JUST BE AN AMAZING
THING.
I WILL LEAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER
TIME.
THIS COMING WEEK WE ARE GOING
TO BE FOCUS ON WEST GREEN LAKE
WAY NORTH AND THE BALLARD
AVENUE DESIGN STRETCH NEAR OUR
OFFICE.
MOVING ON TO MY NEXT SECTION
HERE IN DISTRICT 6, TOMORROW
I'M EXCITED TO HOST THE BALLARD
AVENUE DESIGN STRETCH.
WE WILL BE GATHERING AS A
COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW
STREETS WORK NOW AND HOW WE CAN
COLLABORATE ON A TOTAL REDESIGN
OF THE STREET.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE CAFE
STREETS WERE SAFE STARTS PERMIT
COMPONENT AND LOOK AT HOW TO --
HOW THIS CAN INFORM THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PATHWAY
TO PERMANENCY, AND THE
PERMANENT VERSION OF THIS
PROGRAM AS A REMINDER SDOT IS
SCHEDULED TO COME BACK TO US
WITH A PROPOSAL DECEMBER 15th
OF THIS YEAR FOR MAKING THESE
PERMITS PERMANENT.
SOMETHING THAT I JUST SHARE
WITH YOU IS THAT BALLARD AVENUE
IS A UNIQUE STREET IN THAT IT
IS CUT OFF AT 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST, AND CUT OFF AT
MARKET STREET NORTHWEST, SO THE
THOROUGHFARE IS PRETTY LIMITED.
IT'S ALSO IN A HISTORIC
DISTRICT SO THE PEDESTRIAN IS
ASIAN OF THAT SPACE IS PRETTY
EASY.
THE UNIVERSITY WAY AVENUE IS
GIVING US A RUN FOR THE MONEY
BECAUSE IT IS A THOROUGHFARE.
THERE IS BUS TRAFFIC, CAR
TRAFFIC, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BIT
SO, WHILE IS THE BE FOR US ON
BALLARD AVENUE TO MAKE IT A
PEDESTRIAN AREA, IT'S REALLY
PLACES LIKE UNIVERSITY WAY THAT
ARE GOING TO INFORM OUR
DECISIONS OF HOW WE TRANSFORM
WHAT HAS BEEN A THOROUGHFARE
FOR CARS AND BUSES TO USE FOR
PEDESTRIANS.
AGAIN, THIS IS ALL MY CONJECTURE
ABOUT HOW UNIVERSITY WAY SHOULD
BE.
I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FROM
DISTRICT FOUR.
SO, JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
CONVERSATION THAT YOUR HEARING
RIGHT NOW IS ALL IN PLAY.
JUST BEING PLAYFUL AND EXCITED
FOR STREET CAFES CITYWIDE.
LAST WEEK WE ALSO, REGARDING
WEST GREENWAY LAKE NORTH, YOU
HAVE BEEN HEARING ME FOR MONTHS
DISCUSSING THIS LAST WEEK WE
DID RECEIVE THE NEWS THAT THE
CLOSED SECTION WILL BE REOPENED
THIS FALL WITH A TWO WAY
WALKING AND BIKE PATH AND TWO
WAY TRAFFIC ON WEDNESDAY,
DURING MY MEETING WITH GREEN
LAKE AND CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS, WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS
THIS UPDATE.
AS MANY KNOW LATE LAST YEAR I
BEGAN ADVOCATING TO HAVE SDOT
AND PARKS DEPARTMENT MAKE THIS
CHANGE TO HAVE A TWO WAY
PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON THE LAKE
SIDE OF THE STREET.
ON THE OUTER LOOP.
MY PROPOSAL, AS WE KNOW, CAN
OCCUR OVERNIGHT WITH SIMPLE
RESTRIPING OF THE LANES.
SDOT AGREE THAT EARLY DESIGNS
SHOW WE HAVE ENOUGH STREET WITH
TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH THE TWO WAY
WALKING AND BIKE PATH, AND THE
TWO WAY TRAFFIC AT REDUCED
SPEED.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART ABOUT
REDUCED SPEED SO WE CAN MAKE
THAT A MORE HUMAN SCALE SPACE.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
SDOT DID ALSO OVER THE WEEKEND
CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE
GREEN LAKE HAVEN PROJECT, WHICH
WAS THE OTHER HALF OF GREEN
LAKE.
I HAD HOPED TO ATTEND THIS
EVENT, UNFORTUNATELY WAS UNABLE
TO.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING STEP
FORWARD.
WE NOW HAVE ABOUT HALF OF GREEN
LAKE WITH PROTECTED BIKE LANES
ON THE OUTER LOOP OF THE PARK.
WHILE THERE ARE PLACES WHERE
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ALREADY
CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION DO NEED
TO BE MADE TO MAKE THIS MORE
INTUITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, I
KNOW THAT SDOT IS WILLING TO DO
THAT WORK WITH US AND TO HEAR
OUR CONCERNS.
OVERALL, WE NEED TO COMPLETE
THE PROTECTED BIKE LANES AROUND
THE ENTIRE OUTER LOOP OF GREEN
LAKE BECAUSE WHILE MANY OF THE
SIGNS ON THE INNER LOOP HAVE
DISAPPEARED, IT IS STILL TRUE
THAT BIKES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE ON THE INNER LOOP OF GREEN
LAKE WE NEED TO HAVE A SAFE AND
CONNECTED PLACE TO RIDE AND
ROLL AROUND THE ENTIRE OUTER
LOOP OF THE LAKE.
LASTLY, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO TALKING AND MEETING WITH
NEIGHBORS AT LOCAL NIGHT OUT
EVENTS TOMORROW EVENING ACROSS
DISTRICT 6 THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES.
THAT IS MY REPORT THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF THE
AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GOOD
MORNING.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE LOST
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOW THAT
I'M NOTICING.
OH, SHE APPEARS TO BE ON HER
CELL PHONE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THERE WE
GO.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M HAVING MANY TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING.
APPRECIATE YOU BEARING WITH ME.
I WILL MAKE IT SHORT BECAUSE OF
THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
JUST LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AGENDA TODAY ON FULL
COUNCIL.
WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS WEEK.
THERE IS AN ITEM ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THIS IS A BILL TRANSFERRING THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
OUT OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
FOLKS WILL RECALL THAT WE HAVE
TO ASK ON THE BILL, TO ENSURE
THAT CEO UNITS GET PAID IN
DECEMBER.
THE BILL CAME UP PREVIOUSLY IN
JUNE WHEN WE EXTENDED THE
PROVISO TO ALLOW FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR DISCUSSION
WITH THE ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS
AND WORK UNITS.
I INTEND ON HEARING THE BILL IN
MY COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 10th
WITH THE INTENTION TO VOTE AND
SEND IT TO FULL COUNCIL ON
AUGUST 16th.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OVER THE LAST
WEEK ABOUT THE CHANGE IN PUBLIC
HEALTH STATUS.
WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT
PUBLIC HEALTH IS RECOMMENDING
THE FACT THAT EVERYONE MASK UP
INDOORS IN PUBLIX SPACES
REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION
STATUS.
THIS IS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
COVID CASES AND HOSPITAL CASES
FROM THE DELTA VARIANT PUBLIC
HEALTH IS ALSO RECOMMENDING
THAT FOLKS GET TESTED FOR COVID
IF ANYBODY HAS ACTUAL COVID
SYMPTOMS, REGARDLESS OF YOUR
VACCINATION STATUS, OR WHETHER
OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD COVID.
THREE TESTING, YOU CAN SIGN UP
FOR IT AT KING COUNTY.GOV
/COVID.
AND CLICK ON COVID TESTING.
OTHERWISE YOU CAN CALL 206-477-
3977.
WANT TO ALSO JUST GIVE A QUICK
RECOGNITION TO HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
SEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND
APPRECIATION TO HSD.
THEY RECEIVED TWO AWARDS AT THE
VIRTUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
CONFERENCE.
THE COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS
COLLABORATIVE FUNDING PROPOSALS
RECEIVED AN INNOVATION AWARD.
FOR AGENCIES THAT DETERMINE HOW
THEY COLLECTIVELY DELIVER
SERVICES, UNLIKE A TRADITIONAL
FUNDING PROCESS WHERE A PANEL
MAKES FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.
COLLABORATIVE FUNDING NEEDS
AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO
DECIDE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND
SERVICE EXPECTATIONS.
OVER SEVEN MONTHS, AGENCIES MET
WITH THE RACIAL EQUITY
CONSULTANTS AS THEY IDENTIFIED
FUNDING AND SERVICE DELIVERY
LEVELS FOR EACH NETWORK
PROVIDER AGENCY.
THE COLLABORATIVE FUNDING
PROCESS HAS RESULTED IN OVER
$3.7 MILLION IN 19 PROVIDER
CONTRACTS THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY
OF LAST YEAR.
AGE FRIENDLY LIVE WON AN
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
AGE FRIENDLY LIVE MANAGES TWO
ONLINE PROGRAMS. AND OTHER
EVENTS DESIGNED TO REDUCE
SOCIAL ISOLATION AND INCREASE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC
PARTICIPATION AMONG OLDER
PEOPLE.
HSD ALSO WON THE TOP INNOVATION
AWARD AND A MONETARY PRIZE.
JUST REALLY APPRECIATING ALL OF
THE AWARD-WINNING AND THE
RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN
THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR NOTING THAT NIGHT
OUT TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
EVENING.
IN DISTRICT 1, THE WEST SEATTLE
JUNCTION ASSOCIATION WILL BE
HOSTING A NIGHT OUT EVENT FROM
6:00 TO 9:00.
THAT EVENT WILL INCLUDE LIVE
MUSIC AND INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT THEIR WEBSITE AT
THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION.ORG
AND I TRUST THAT THAT WILL BE A
NIGHT OUT EVENT THAT WILL
FEATURE -- LET'S SEE.
WHAT OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO
REPORT ON TODAY.
JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT SHORT.
WE WILL HANDED BACK OVER TO
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
I ALSO HAVE A VERY SHORT REPORT
THIS MORNING.
SO, LET ME GO TO THAT REALLY
QUICKLY.
I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR OR THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
FROM THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
NOTHING ELSE SUBSTANTIVE TO
REPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE EXCEPT A
REMINDER THAT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY,
AUGUST 10th HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THEN, JUST AGAIN, TO RULE
FRIDAY EVENING I ATTENDED THE
REUNITED WITH PRIDE EVENT ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
AND KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT TIME.
REALLY ENJOYED BRINGING MY
DAUGHTER TO THAT EVENT.
REALLY APPRECIATED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST CELEBRATE
THE COMMUNITY. SO, IT WAS MY
PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH
THEM AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH MEMBERS
OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AS WE
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE
LINGERING ISSUES RELATED TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND OTHERWISE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
REPORT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED, SO COLLEAGUES, THAT
DOES CONCLUDE ITEMS OF AGENDA
FOR THIS MORNING'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING.
SO, I WILL SEE ALL AT 2:00 P.M.
THIS AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.