>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL NOT
COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> MOSQUEDA?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU.
PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
SPECTRA 20?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE . I BELIEVE WE HAVE
BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF OCTOBER 4, 2021 WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
>>> I DID WANT TO START OFF OUR
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING TODAY
BY SAYING HAPPY INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES' DAY. IT IS A DAY THAT
WE COLLECTIVELY RECOGNIZE AND
CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS,
THE CULTURE, AND THE PEOPLES
THAT ARE OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE
. I AM REALLY THANKFUL THAT
THIS IS A DEBRIS RECOGNIZE HERE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THAT
WE JOINED TOGETHER IN
CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
IN OUR REGION AND ACROSS OUR
COUNTRY.
OF COURSE, NO CELEBRATION OR
RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE TODAY WOULD BE COMPLETE
IF WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE OUR
VERY OWN COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ OF DISTRICT 5 FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND ROLE ON
ADVANCING INDIGENOUS ISSUES FOR
OUR CITY INCLUDING HER WORK ON
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS AND ALSO HER
IMPORTANT WORK AROUND MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE
AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL THAT
REFLECTS THE NEED TO FOCUS AND
PRIORITIZE ISSUES RELATED TO
THE AMERICANS IN OUR REGION.
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A
STRONG ADVOCATE AND
REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR OWN CITY
COUNCIL AND WITHIN OUR BROADER
COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO
CELEBRATE AND LIFT UP THE NEEDS
AND SOLUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND
OUR REGION.
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY
TO YOU ALL.
I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANY
COMMENTS ON THAT BEFORE WE MOVE
ON.
OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
RECOURSE, YOU CAN DO THAT AS
WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
I AM UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO
TURN MY VIDEO ON FOR SOME
TECHNICAL REASON BUT GOOD
MORNING TO EVERYBOD WHO IS
WATCHING.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY. BACK
IN 2014, IN OUR FIRST YEAR, OUR
OFFICE BROUGHT FORWARD A
RESOLUTION THAT ABOLISHED
COLUMBUS DAY AND USHERED IN
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.
OUR RESOLUTION AT THAT TIME
RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE,
DESPITE SOME OPPOSITION FROM
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE BACK
ROOMS.
THIS VICTORY WAS POSSIBLE ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE DETERMINED
ACTIVISM OF THE URBAN, NATIVE
COMMUNITY, WHO ARE STILL ACTIVE
TO THIS DAY AND HAVE PLAYED A
HUGE ROLE IN MOVEMENTS ACROSS
THE NATION AND HAVE BEEN AMONG
THOSE WHO ARE PERSONALLY
PRESENT AT THE STANDING ROCK --
JUST REALLY INCREDIBLE ACTIONS
AGAINST THE PIPELINE THERE.
ALONGSIDE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HERE IN SEATTLE WHO AGREED THAT
THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD.
IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THIS WAS
DONE BECAUSE AS THE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS INFORMED US,
THEY HAD URGED SUCCESS OF CITY
COUNCIL TO DO THIS, TO NO
AVAIL.
OF COURSE, WHEN OUR OFFICE TALK
TO COUNCILMEMBERS ABOUT THIS,
WE IMMEDIATELY AGREED WITH THEM
AND THIS WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2014.
THIS WAS AFTER WE HAD
SUCCESSFULLY WON THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE.
IT WAS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH
THE KIND OF SOCIETY WE WANT TO
BUILD AS SOCIALISTS, WHICH IS
ABSOLUTELY THE STARTING POINT,
RECOGNIZING WHAT WAS A DONE AS
PART OF GLOBAL IMPERIALISM AND
THE EARLY DAYS OF CAPITALISM.
AS I SAID AT THAT TIME, IN
2014, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY
IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST A NAME
CHANGE.
IT IS ABOUT EDUCATING OURSELVES
IN OUR COMMUNITY, TAKING A
STAND AGAINST RACISM AND
DISCRIMINATION.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABOUT
CELEBRATING CULTURE AND IT
ALLOWS US TO MAKE THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PAINFUL
AND UNJUST HISTORY THAT OUR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FACED BUT ALSO
, CONNECTING THAT TO THE
ONGOING MARGINALIZATION OF
DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY THAT
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, BOTH IN
THE SEATTLE REGION AND
NATIONALLY, FACE TO THIS DAY.
IT FORCES US, AS WORKING
PEOPLE, TO THINK ABOUT THE KIND
OF SOLIDARITY WE NEED TO BUILD
AND THE KIND OF UNITED MOVEMENT
WE NEED TO ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
FOR A BETTER SOCIETY. THE
MAJORITY OF US ARE ABLE TO HAVE
IN THE CONTEXT OF CAPITALISM
AND IMPERIALISM.
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROCLAMATION,
DECLARING OCTOBER 11, NATIONAL
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY, IS A
DIRECT RESULT OF THIS KIND OF
GRASSROOTS PRESSURE.
NOT JUST IN SEATTLE, BUT IN
MANY OTHER CITIES.
IN FACT, SEATTLE WAS NOT THE
FIRST CITY TO DO IT.
OTHER CITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS
WILL HELP LEAD THE WAY.
THIS DAY BELONGS TO THOSE
ACTIVISTS AROUND THE NATION AS
WELL.
TODAY, SEATTLE IS MORE
UNAFFORDABLE THAN EVER AND THE
CRISIS OF AFFORDABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS ACCEPTS OUR
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN A
SEVERELY DISPROPORTIONATE WAYS.
MY OFFICE HAS BUILT ALONGSIDE
THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, OUR
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS, UNION
MEMBERS, AND OTHER ACTIVISTS,
WE HAVE BUILT EVERY YEAR SINCE
WE WERE FIRST ELECTED.
WE WON THE NECESSARY FUNDING
FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY AND
WE ACCOMPANY CELEBRATIONS IN
THE YEARS AFTER 2014.
THIS YEAR, THE BUDGET WILL BE
FIGHTING TO INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX.
OUR MOVEMENT WON LAST YEAR.
PUSHBACK ON MAYOR DURKAN'S
BUSINESS BUDGET/IS THE FUNDINGS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CRITICAL NEEDS LIKE THE NEW
DEAL RESPONSE AND ALSO, AS THE
CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABILITY HAS
INFORMED COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE,
WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT
INCLUDING SEATTLE AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING FORWARD
A LEGISLATION THAT IS CURRENTLY
BEING WORKED ON TO ENSURE THAT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT
PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
FOSSIL FUEL, PIPELINES, AND
OTHER FOSSIL FUEL RELATED
PROJECTS ARE NOT CONTACTED BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE WILL BE UPDATING THE CITY
COUNCIL ON THE LEGISLATION'S
PROGRESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
MOVE INTO REPORTS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
HEAR NOW FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
AROUND A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND HEAR
FROM COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS,
MORALES, PEDERSEN , SAWANT,
STRAUSS AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU, HOW APPROPRIATE
ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO START THIS DAY WITH
GOOD WORDS. FIRST OF ALL, I
WANT TO SAY HELLO GOOD FRIEND.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MY NAME IS
HOLY MOUNTAIN WOMAN.
I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT
I HAVE SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MANY TIMES.
SOME OF YOU HEARD IN SOME OF MY
SPEECHES.
THIS IS HOW WE START A GOOD DAY
WITH GOOD WORDS AND PRAYER.
I WAS TAUGHT BY A REVERED ELDER
, A MENTOR LINGUIST AND SPEAKER
OF OUR LANGUAGE THAT LANGUAGE
IS CULTURE AND CULTURE IS
BEHAVIOR. TO CHANGE THE
LANGUAGE, YOU CHANGE THE
CULTURE.
THAT IS THE BEHAVIOR. TODAY, I
WANT TO START WITH HUMILITY,
KINDNESS, AND GRACE.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR ALL OF THE GOOD WORK THEY
HAVE DONE WITH ME SINCE I WAS
ELECTED TO THIS COUNCIL.
WE HAVE PASSED SOME INCREDIBLE
LEGISLATION, CHANGING THE LIVES
OF NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
I THINK WE ARE KILLING IT IN
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
NO OTHER CITY IS DOING WHAT WE
ARE DOING.
ACTUALLY HAVING STAFF AND
RECOGNIZING THESE ISSUES,
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT,
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, THE
FUNDING, THE HOMELESSNESS,
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION. THIS
COUNCIL HAS BEEN SO ASSERTIVE
AND SO AGGRESSIVE AND I JUST
WANT TO THINK YOU.
I HAVE TRIBES THAT ME ALL THE
TIME.
WE HAVE A NEW SET UP CALL THE
NORTH STAR.
WE HAVE A HUGE SUBSCRIPTION
NOW.
I THINK WE HAVE OVER 6000
READERS. A LOT OF THOSE READERS
ARE TRIBAL PEOPLE.
THEY READ MY NEWSLETTER TO SEE
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NATIVE
AMERICAN ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND REGIONAL ISSUES.
I DO NOT DO THAT BY MYSELF.
I DO THAT WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN AT MY
SHOULDER.
I WANT TO THANK BACK YOU FOR
THAT.
I DON'T ALWAYS GET THE CHANCE
TO SAY THANK YOU AND RAISE MY
HANDS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN GOOD TO ME IN THAT
WAY.
WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE FORWARD.
I HAVE FIVE ISSUES THIS
MORNING, AS YOU KNOW.
I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. THERE ARE
NO ITEMS OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S COUNCIL
AGENDA BUT I WILL BE
INTRODUCING SIX ITEMS RELATED
TO THE COMMITTEE THIS AFTERNOON
THAT ARE LISTED ON THE IRC. OF
THOSE SIX ITEMS, FIVE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF
PARK COMMISSIONERS THAT WILL BE
INTRODUCED TODAY AND VOTED ON
NEXT WEEK AND THE SIXTH ITEM,
WHICH I'M VERY PROUD TO
ANNOUNCE AGAIN ON INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES' DAY, IS DRAFT
LEGISLATION TO CREATE SEATTLE'S
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
THE IAC.
THE PROPOSED INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL LEGISLATION
WILL BE DISCUSSED ON OUR
DECEMBER 7 MEETING FOLLOWED BY
A FULL COUNCIL VOTE ON DECEMBER
13. THIS WILL BE THE CITY'S
FIRST ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT
WOULD ADVANCE THE PRIORITIES OF
OUR URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITY
WHICH INCLUDES URBAN INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH
COMMUNITIES, CLINICS, AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
VERY, VERY KEY.
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
WILL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS
WITH DEDICATED SEATS FOR TRIBAL
COUNCIL, YOUTH, ELDERLY, OUR
ELDERS, AND URBAN INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS CREATED IN
CONSULTATION WITH IMMUNITY
LEADERS, TRIBAL LEADERS, AND
EXPERTS AND REPRESENTS MONTHS
OF RESEARCHING SIMILAR ENTITIES
NATIONWIDE.
THIS WILL BE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S FIRST TIME TO
ACTUALLY HAVE AN INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT WILL WORK
WITH A STAFF PERSON THAT WILL
ADVISE EVERY ONE OF THE
COMMITTEES ANCESTRAL STAFF
ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES,
WHETHER THEY ARE RESOLUTIONS,
PROCLAMATIONS, ET CETERA.
LAST YEAR, THIS COUNCIL
APPROVED THE FUNDING TO HIRE A
STAFFING POSITION THAT WOULD
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE IAC.
THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THAT
POSITION IS ALMOST COMPLETE.
THE NEXT PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
MEETING IS ON DECEMBER 7 AT
2:00.
THE SECOND ITEM, THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT.
OUR LAST MEETING WAS JUNE 21.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT IS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
CONCLUSION OF FULL COUNCIL, AS
YOU ALL KNOW.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN
AROUND, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
THEN WE WILL DO THE FINAL VOTE
AFTER THE LAST DAY IN BUDGET. I
THINK THAT IS NOVEMBER 22. IF I
AM WRONG, CORRECT ME.
AT THIS MEETING, ON OCTOBER 18,
SEATTLE PARK SUPERINTENDENT
WILL PRESENT THE 2022 PROPOSED
PARK DISTRICT BUDGET.
FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND WE WILL PROBABLY
HAVE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES
THAT CAME UP LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY
HAMPERED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO
HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
A LOT OF PROJECTS AND PLANNING
JUST COULD NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE
OF WHAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN
DEALING WITH.
NOT ONLY IN THE CITY BUT
NATIONWIDE.
NUMBER THREE, PARKS.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 25, EVERYONE
12 AND OLDER WILL BE REQUIRED
TO SHOW PROOF OF COVID-19
VACCINATION TO ENTER SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION
FACILITIES.
PARKS STAFF ARE COMMUNICATING
THESE GUIDELINES TO THE PUBLIC
IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 25
IMPLEMENTATION DATE. THIS IS
FOR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT HAS
BEEN AWARDED FOR THE WEST BEST
DOG PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
THE MAIN OFF LEASH AREA AND THE
NORTH PARKING LOT WILL BE
CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION
BEGINNING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18
. PARKS WILL CONSTRUCT A
TEMPORARY OFF LEASH AREA TO THE
NORTH OF THE EXISTING SITE.
THIS NEXT SENTENCE, I AM NOT
GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR BECAUSE
I THINK [INDISCERNIBLE]
WROTE IT.
IT SAYS THE SHY/SMALL DOG AREA
WILL REMAIN OPEN.
THOSE OF YOU WITH SMALL, SHY
DOGS -- I DON'T KNOW WHO THOSE
PEOPLE ARE BUT APPARENTLY YOU
HAVE A LITTLE AREA CARVED OFF
FOR YOU.
DOG PEOPLE.
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BRINGING
THEIR DOGS TO THE TEMPORARY OFF
LEASH AREA CAN ACCESS IT
THROUGH THE SOUND PARKING LOT.
LIBRARY.
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, THE
LIBRARY HAS A CURE DAMAGES
TOTALING NEARLY $450,000 ACROSS
OUR BRANCH LOCATIONS.
CENTRAL LIBRARY HAS BEEN HIT
HARDEST DURING THAT TIME.
WE ESTIMATE IT WILL COST ABOUT
$170,000 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE
BROKEN WINDOWS FROM TWO WEEKS
AGO AND LAST SUMMER.
THAT INCLUDES WINDOW
REPLACEMENT, AND THE PERMIT TO
COMPLETE THE REPLACEMENT.
OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE INCLUDE THE
DAMAGE TO THE BALLARD BRANCH AS
A RESULT OF A FIRE STARTED IN A
NEARBY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT TO
THE TUNE OF ABOUT $60,000 AND
DAMAGES INCURRED AT THE RANIER
BEACH AND BEACON HILL BRANCHES
DUE TO DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS,
WHICH IS AROUND $89,000.
A MEMBER OF MY STAFF WILL
FORWARD A MEMO THAT WAS
PROVIDED TO US BY SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN RESPONSE TO
MY REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
I AM TRACKING THIS ISSUE AND I
WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
THIS CAME UP BECAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
NEW LIBRARY AND AND KRISTIN,
WHO IS THERE NEW PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICER, POLICY
PERSON.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING UPDATES ON
ALL OF THE DAMAGES TO
PARTICULAR LIBRARIES BUT WE ARE
GETTING THEM SPORADICALLY.
I ASKED THAT THEY COMBINE ALL
OF THE DAMAGES FOR THE LAST
YEAR THAT I DID NOT SEE YET,
WHICH I TALKED TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THAT WILL BE A BUDGET MATTER.
LIBRARIES IS TRYING TO GET OUT
THERE TO FIX ALL OF THE WINDOWS
THAT WERE BROKEN. I WANTED TO
KNOW WHAT THE PRICE TAG WAS.
THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE ARE
WORKING ON NOW.
THERE IS MORE TO COME ON THAT.
LET'S SEE.
SOUND TRANSIT.
ON OCTOBER 7, THE RIDER
EXPERIENCE AND OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION TO RENAME
THE UNIVERSITY STREET STATION
TO SYMPHONY STATION. IT IS NOT
MY VOTE BUT WHO AM I? IN
COORDINATION WITH THE EAST LEG
EXTENSION OPENING, IT WILL NOW
BE CALLED SYMPHONY STATION.
THE GOAL IS TO AVOID CONFUSION
WITH THE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
STATION AND THE U DISTRICT
STATION.
WE CAN HAVE THREE UNIVERSITIES.
THE FINAL VOTE IS SCHEDULED AT
THE NEXT SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
MEETING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY,
EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY SO WE ARE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN
THE LINE HERE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND THEN AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAME
PRESIDENT.
I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TO
REPORT ON THIS WEEK, GIVEN THAT
COMMITTEE ACTION IS SUSPENDED
AND THERE IS NOT AS MANY
REGIONAL COMMITMENTS.
I DO HAVE SOME INTERESTING NEWS
TO REPORT. OF COURSE, THERE IS
NOTHING FROM THIS COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS ON THE AGENDA FOR
THIS AFTERNOON, NOR IS THERE
ANYTHING FROM MY OFFICE ON
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL.
THERE ARE NO REGIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING
THIS WEEK, GIVEN THAT WE ARE
MOSTLY DOING ISSUE ID FOR
BUDGET IN PUBLIC SESSION AND OF
COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
TOMORROW NIGHT'S VERY LONG AND
EXTENSIVE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM
THE COMMUNITY WHICH I AM VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO.
I DO HAVE ONE THING TO
ANNOUNCE, AS I ALLUDED TO LAST
WEEK DURING COUNCIL BRIEFING .
MY OFFICE WILL BE RELEASING,
LATER THIS MORNING, A REPORT
THAT IS GOING TO SUMMARIZE SOME
OF THE DATA AND INFORMATION
THAT WAS PRESENTED TWO WEEKS
AGO FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
REGARDING COVID ERA RESTRAINTS
ON OUR HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT
SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF
SOME COUNCIL POLICIES THAT WE
HAVE PURSUED . THERE IS NO NEW
INFORMATION IN THE REPORT.
THIS IS MERELY A CORRELATION OF
THIS FOR PUBLIC PERUSAL AND
REVIEW BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT JEFF
SIMMS AND TRACY RATCLIFF RAN
DOWN FOR US REGARDING THE
IMPACT THAT COVID HAS HAD ON
SHELTER IN PARTICULAR.
ALSO, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
TRANSITION FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM TO THE HOPE TEAM IN TERMS
OF HOW THAT HAS IMPACTED
OUTREACH AND THE EFFICACY OF
OUTREACH, AS WELL AS AN
OVERVIEW OF THE MASSIVE NEW
ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
THAT IS OCCURRING DURING THE
COVID PERIOD.
I THINK THE FINDINGS OF THE
REPORT ARE REALLY INTERESTING.
TO GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS THIS
FALL, SOME OF IT CONFIRMS WHAT
WE HAVE ANECDOTALLY KNOWN FOR A
VERY LONG TIME, WHICH IS THAT AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID
CRISIS, OUR SHELTER SYSTEM TOOK
AN IMMENSE HIT AS WE HAD TO
MOVE TO D INTENSIFY INCREASING
THE QUALITY OF OUR SHELTER BUT
DRAMATICALLY REDUCING THE
QUANTITY OF OUR SHELTER.
WE KNOW THAT THAT OCCURRED AT
THE SAME TIME THAT THERE WAS A
CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF PUBLIC VISIBLE
HOMELESSNESS AND PEOPLE CAMPING
IN PUBLIC PLACES, GIVEN THAT
THERE WAS REDUCED OPPORTUNTY
TO BE IN A SHELTER SETTING. THE
CAUSATION COULD BE DISPUTED BUT
THE CORRELATION IS IN DISPUTED.
IT IS ALSO NOTABLE THAT A
SIGNIFICANT COUNCIL SHELTER
INVESTMENTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE
FOR 2021 HAVE EITHER BEEN VERY
SLOWLY REALIZED OR HAVE NOT
BEEN REALIZED AT ALL.
WE HAVE GONE UNTIL THE MIDDLE
OF THIS MONTH IN 2021 WITHOUT A
SINGER TINY HOUSE, FOR EXAMPLE.
THE FIRST TINY HOUSES WILL BE
OPENED IN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN 'S DISTRICT, IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH.
THAT WILL REPRESENT THE FIRST
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE COMING ONLINE
. IT IS NOTABLE THAT WE HAVE
CONTINUED, AS A CITY, TO GO
THROUGH COVID, OPERATING WITH A
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED SHELTER
CAPACITY. THE TEMPORARY
SHELTERING ASSETS THAT HAVE
BEEN STOOD UP AND LEFT RATHER
QUICKLY WHEN THEY WERE STOOD UP
SO THAT WOULD BE THE HOTEL AT
THE EXECUTIVE PACIFIC AND THE
KINGS END IN BELLTOWN AS WELL AS
AN ENHANCED SHELTER. THERE WILL
BE MORE SHELTERING ASSETS
COMING ONLINE LATER THIS FALL
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE
BEEN DEALING WITH TRYING TO
CATCH UP WITH THE DEFICIT AT A
TIME OF REALLY, REALLY INTENSE
NEED. IT IS ALSO NOTABLE THAT
THE SWITCH IN OUTREACH TEAMS
DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE HAD A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE
EFFICACY OF OUTREACH.
THE FACTOR IN THIS -- THIS IS
ME EXPRESSING MY OPINION FROM
LOOKING AT THE DATA.
THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A
CONCLUSION THAT CENTRAL STAFF
MADE.
FROM LOOKING AT THE DATA, IT
SEEMS FAIRLY EVIDENT THAT THE
FACTOR MOST DETERMINATIVE OF
WHETHER OUTREACH IS SUCCESSFUL
IS IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
SHELTER ASSETS THEY CAN REFER
PEOPLE TO.
THAT WAS CONSISTENT IN THE DATA
PROVIDED BY THE NAVIGATION TEAM
AND THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE
HOPE TEAM.
IT DOES NOT INDICATE, FROM MY
READ OF IT -- NOW THIS GETS
TURNED OVER TO THE PUBLIC AND
THE MEDIA TO RENDER THEIR
JUDGMENT BUT THE DATA SEEMS TO
INDICATE THAT WHEN SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE, THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS FOR
OUTREACH.
WHEN SHELTER IS AT CAPACITY,
THERE IS REDUCED SUCCESS IN
MOVING PEOPLE INSIDE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST
FACTOR, RATHER THAN OTHER
THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN
SPECULATED ABOUT LIKE SERVICE
RESISTANCE OR PEOPLE FOR
WHATEVER REASON CHOOSING TO
REMAIN. IT SEEMS THAT ACCESS TO
SHELTER REFERRALS IS THE
BIGGEST THING INDICATIVE OF
SUCCESS FROM OUTREACH.
THE FINAL THING THAT I WOULD
SAY IS THE ENVIRONMENTS TEAMS
HAVE UNIQUELY BEEN BENEFICIAL
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE
INCREASE, A 47% INCREASE IN
HOUSING ACQUISITION DURING THE
COVID PERIOD WHICH IS STARK AND
DRAMATIC.
THERE IS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
REASONS FOR THIS INCLUDING MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACQUISITION
OF HOTELS AND MOTELS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS ENTER THE PRIVATE
MARKET BUT INSTEAD DECIDED TO
MITIGATE POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN
CONSUMER DEMAND BY SELLING THE
ASSET TO THE CITY.
IN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, IT
HAS BEEN VERY, VERY ADEPT AT
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES.
IT ALSO GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEDERAL
SUPPORT THROUGH A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT MEASURES HAS ALSO
GIVEN US THE RESOURCES TO KNOW
OUR LOCAL FUNDING TO PURSUE ITS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM
ACQUISITION.
THAT DOES SEEM TO BE A UNIQUE
SILVERLINING FROM THE COVID
ERA, THE ACQUISITION OF A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HOUSING.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
NOTE AT THE END OF MY BRIEFING
THAT MOST OF THAT HOUSING IS
NOT YET OPERATIONAL.
WE ARE NOT YET SEEING THE
VISIBLE RESULTS.
HAVING THESE NEW UNITS --
TRACY'S REPORT INDICATES THAT
811 OF THOSE HOUSING UNITS WILL
PROBABLY BE OPERATIONAL BY
JANUARY 2022.
JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY WHICH
SHOULD CORRESPOND TO A
CONSIDERABLE PHYSICAL
DIFFERENCE IN THE STREET AND
ALSO IN A CONSIDERABLE
DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN
THOSE UNITS.
I AM GOING TO RELEASE THAT
INFORMATION LATER THIS MORNING.
IT IS BASICALLY JUST AN
AGGREGATION OF DATA THAT HAS
ALREADY REPORTED TO COUNCIL
DURING THE BUDGET BRIEFING TWO
WEEKS AGO.
IT IS INFORMATION THAT THERE
SHOULD BE A FINE POINT MADE FOR
PROVIDING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
FOR CONTEXT ABOUT THE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND A
GOOD SUMMARY OF HOMELESSNESS
DURING COVID.
THERE ARE SOME LESSONS THAT WE
CAN GLEAN GOING INTO THE BUDGET
ABOUT HOW WE STRUCTURED A 2022
BUDGET TO RESPOND TO SOME OF
THOSE TRENDS, KNOWING THAT
UNFORTUNATELY COVID AND ITS
VARIANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THROUGHOUT
2022.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
SHARE.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT
COMPILATION AND ARE ASKING FOR
THAT ANALYSIS TO BE DONE IN THE
FIRST PLACE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
I FOUND IT INCREDIBLY
INFORMATIVE AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THAT INFORMATION MORE
WIDELY WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
-- I'M SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
I DO WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACKNOWLEDGING INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES' DAY AND SAYING HAPPY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY TO
FOLKS.
I WANT TO THINK THIS COUNCIL
IN THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION THAT PASSED THE
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THIS
DAY AND ESTABLISHING THE STAY
IN 2014.
IN PART, THAT RESOLUTION ASKS
THAT RATHER THAN CELEBRATING AN
ERA OF COLONIZATION AND
DISPOSSESSION OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES HOMELANDS, THAT WE
INSTEAD RECOGNIZE THE DIGNITY
AND DIVERSITY OF THE CULTURES
AND TRADITIONS, AND ASPIRATIONS
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
I DO THINK THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT TIME TO REFLECT ON AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS A CITY, WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPAIR
THE HARM DONE TO OUR INDIGENOUS
NEIGHBORS, WHO FRANKLY, ARE
SUFFERING FROM THE DAMAGE
INFLICTED ON THE COMMUNITY.
WHILE I AM EXCITED THAT THERE
ARE LOTS OF FESTIVITIES
PLANNED, I KNOW THAT THE
SEATTLE BOARD IS PLANNING LOTS
OF DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE
WEEK.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO TAKE THAT TIME TO REFLECT.
ON FRIDAY, I WAS HONORED TO BE
INVITEDTO ATTEND THE SPIRIT
RETURNS CELEBRATION. I JUST
WANT TO SAY, I AM EAGER TO
SUPPORT THEIR CALL FOR THE
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL,
AND ECONOMIC SURVIVAL OF THE
DUWAMISH TRIBE AND TO REVITALIZE
THE CULTURE TO SHOW THEIR
HISTORY AND THEIR CULTURE WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE IN THEIR
CITY.
I AM ALSO HAPPY TO KNOW THAT IT
IS NOW A NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND
WANT TO THANK OUR PRESIDENT FOR
THAT.
LAST WEEK, -- I DON'T HAVE ANY
ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S FULL
AGENDA.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
BOARD AS A MEMBER OF THAT BOARD
. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN
THERE. ON A COUPLE OF THINGS
PS RC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
UPDATING THE REGIONS, HENCE WE
CANNOT DEVELOP STRATEGY EVERY
FIVE YEARS.
WE ADOPTED THE STRATEGY, WHICH
ALLOWS REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN
TYPES OF U.S. FUNDING. WE DID
VOTE TO APPROVE THEIR DRAFT
STRATEGY.
THEY WILL BE DEVELOPING,
PUTTING THAT OUT FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
STAFF WILL RELEASE A DRAFT FOR
A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I BELIEVE THAT WILL RUN FROM
MID OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER.
AS SOON AS THAT LINK IS
AVAILABLE, I WILL MAKE SURE TO
SHARE IT WITH FOLKS.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE WORK
FORCE RECOVERY PLANNING PROJECT
TO SUPPORT AN EQUITABLE
RECOVERY.
PSRC HIRED A CONSULTANT TEAM TO
CREATE CUSTOMIZED REGIONAL
OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS. WHAT
THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS
IDENTIFY HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES
AND HELP CREATE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGIONAL
WORKFORCE NEEDS SO WE CAN
CONNECT PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CONSULTANTS WILL DEVELOP
OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT CAN
HELP CONNECT WORKERS AND
JOBSEEKERS IN THE REGION TO
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH THESE
HIGHER WAGE, IN DEMAND
OCCUPATIONS. THAT PROJECT IS
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY NEXT
MARCH.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT,
AS YOU KNOW.
AS A CITY, WE ARE ASKING A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW OUR OWN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
CAN ALIGN WITH REGIONAL
APPROACHES.
AS THEY CONTINUE THAT PROJECT
AND WE CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC OF ELEMENT, I WILL BE
LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN
MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING
THAT REGIONAL STRATEGY AS WELL.
LAST WEEK, WE MET WITH
CONSTITUENTS DURING OFFICE
HOURS.
I HAD FOLKS CALLING TO DISCUSS
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, WE WILL BE HEARING
LOTS ABOUT THAT IN THE COMING
WEEKS. I DO APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM THEM ABOUT WHAT THEIR
PRIORITIES ARE. WE ALSO
DISCUSSED PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
WE GOT NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
CONCERNED THAT WORKING
ENFORCEMENT IS BEING APPLIED
INCONSISTENTLY. SOME CARS ARE
LEFT FOR DAYS AND DAYS, OTHERS
BEING TOWED WITHIN 20 MINUTES.
WE WILL BE TRYING TO GET A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING THERE. WE ALSO SPOKE
WITH FOLKS FROM THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THERE
IS A DESIRE ON THE PART OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE TO
BEGIN A NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
PROCESS.
THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE
PROCESS BUT THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR SOME SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVER THE
NEXT YEAR OR 18 MONTHS AND THE
GOAL REALLY IS TO HAVE
COMPLETED A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
FOR CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT THAT IS THEN ACCEPTED
BY THE CITY AND BECOMES PART OF
THE WORK THAT WE LOOK AT PAST
DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE VISITING
THE EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES CLINIC TO LEARN ABOUT
THE WORK THEY ARE DOING AT THAT
SITE, TO HELP FOLKS THAT ARE
TRYING TO OVERCOME SUBSTANCE
ABUSE.
WE WILL ALSO BE VISITING THE
COMMUNITY VILLAGE, WHICH IS
BUILT BY A FILIPINO COMMITTEE
CENTER TO HELP CURB
DISPLACEMENT OF ELDERS IN
DISTRICT 2. THE VILLAGE OFFERS
94 HOUSING UNITS, AFFORDABLE TO
PEOPLE AT 50% TO 60% AMI. IT IS
EXCITING.
THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT OF
SEVERAL THAT THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER PLANS TO CREATE
A RESPONSE TO DISPLACEMENT.
IT IS ALSO ONE EXAMPLE OF THE
MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SOMALI
HEALTH BOARD, WHO REALLY ARE
LOOKING FOR HELP IN TAKING LAND
OFF OF THE SPECULATIVE MARKET
SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AND FOR NEIGHBORS
WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPLACED
FROM SEATTLE AND WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO RETURN TO
THEIR COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY
CAN TRY TO CAPTURE THAT
COMMUNITY COHESION THAT MAKES
FOR STRONG, VIBRANT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
VERY EXCITED TO GO VISIT THE
FILIPINO PROJECT AND TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH OTHER
FOLKS, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT
2 WHO ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
THE SAME GOALS SO WE CAN STEM
DISPLACEMENT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE ON DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND THEN AFTER
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WE GO
TO COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I WANT TO THANK MIKE COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER OPENING
WORDS THIS MORNING.
I APPRECIATE THE RECOLLECTION
OF HOW WE GOT HERE AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK TO COME.
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT I SAY THANK YOU TO YOU IN
ADVANCE. AS NOTED BY OUR
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE NOW IN WEEK
THREE OF EIGHT OF OUR
LEGISLATIVE -- OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEES' DELIBERATION
ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES'
WORK ON THE 2022 BUDGET.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
WILL CONVENE TOMORROW.
THAT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT
5:30 P.M.
FOR A LONG PUBLIC HEARING. THIS
IS OUR CHANCE TO OFFER THE FULL
FORUM FOR ALL OFFERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO REGISTER TO PROVIDE
THE COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THE 2022 BUDGET.
EVERYBODY CAN REGISTER TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BY
BEGINNING AT LEAST TWO HOURS
BEFORE. WE WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO
CONTINUE TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH
EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP AND
EVERYONE WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE.
IT WILL BE OUR EXPECTATION THAT
EVERYONE WHO IS PRESENT TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL GET
THE CHANCE TO SPEAK. PLEASE DO
PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD JOIN US
BY ZOOM AND BRING YOUR SNACKS.
BRING YOUR DINNER WITH YOU.
THAT WAY, WE CAN MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY GETS THE CHANCE TO
HEAR THE SUPERVISED PUBLIC
COMMENT THROUGHOUT THAT TIME.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF
YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US
DURING THIS FIRST PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, THERE IS
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE LONGER
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE NOVEMBER
10 MEETING.
THAT STARTS AT 5:30 P.M.
AND WE HAVE A MORNING SESSION
NOVEMBER 18 THAT STARTS AT 9:30
AM.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AT THE
EACH OF OUR MEETINGS, WE START
WITH 30 MINUTES OF PUBLIC
COMMENT AND OFFER FOLKS THE
CHANCE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN
THAT HALF-HOUR WINDOW AS WELL.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO POST THIS
INFORMATION ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
SITES.
THERE IS A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO
PROVIDING YOU WITH INFORMATION
AROUND THE CLOCK SO THAT
INFORMATION REMAINS PUBLIC AND
AVAILABLE TO BE SHARED SO THAT
WE CAN ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO
JOIN US DURING THESE THREE
PUBLIC HEARING OPPORTUNITIES
AND EVERY TIME WE MEET AT THE
BEGINNING OF OUR MEETINGS WITH
THE TRANSFER TESTIMONY.
LET'S SEE.
AGAIN, IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
JOIN US FOR ANY OF THE ONLINE
PUBLIC COMMENT FORUMS, YOU CAN
ABSOLUTELY EMAIL US. DURING
THIS BUDGET PROCESS, IDEAS OR
PRIORITIES OR CONCERNS YOU SEE
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, ITEMS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE
FINAL BUDGET, THOSE ARE ALL
VERY MUCH WELCOME AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CARING FOR ALL OF
OUR CONSTITUENTS.
TOMORROW NIGHT, BEFORE WE
REOPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING,
IF YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER FOR FOLKS, ANY
OFFICE HOURS OR CONVENING'S YOU
ARE HAVING, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO
HEAR THAT AS WELL.
I WILL BE SURE TO CALL ON YOU
IF YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SHARE WITH
THE COMMUNITY TOMORROW BEFORE
WE GET INTO HEARING FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
MEMBERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP, SO
THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION IN ADDITION
TO THE FORMS I JUST MENTION.
AFTER WE HAVE OUR EVENING
SESSION TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL
BEGIN HEARING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY
THIS WEEK, OCTOBER 13 TO
OCTOBER 18 WILL BE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR CENTRAL STAFF
TO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE WALKING
THROUGH THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BUDGET
ISSUES AND POLICY OPTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED
BUDGET.
YOU CAN BASICALLY EXPECT THEM
TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE HAVE
SEEN A LARGE INCREASE, A LARGE
DECREASE, SOMETHING THAT IS OUT
OF ALIGNMENT WITH SOME OF THE
POLICIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS PASSED IN
THE LAST YEAR OR TWO.
THE PURPOSE OF ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION IS SO COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN HEAR THIS
INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN
REVIEW THE INFORMATION THAT IS
BEING PROVIDED FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, DISCUSS IT AND ASK
WESTERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET AS IT
WAS TRANSMITTED FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THAT WILL
ALLOW FOR US ON THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH HERE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CENTRAL
STAFF ON ISSUES OR POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
AS WE CONSIDER AMENDMENTS FOR
OUR DRAFT BUDGET THAT WILL BE
COMING FORWARD FROM ALL OF
THESE DISCUSSIONS.
AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR
AMENDMENT IDEAS TO CENTRAL
STAFF NEXT MONDAY.
THAT IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 18.
YOU HAVE A FULL WEEK AND AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, CENTRAL STAFF AND THEN
WE ARE HOPING TO GET YOUR
AMENDMENT IDEAS SO WE WILL HAVE
PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK THOSE
OUT WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
AS A REMINDER OF THE ITEMS WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING ON
WEDNESDAY, IN DAY ONE OF THE
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTATION
STARTING ON OCTOBER 13, THE
MORNING SESSION WILL INCLUDE
CENTRAL STAFF INTRODUCTION, AN
OVERVIEW OF THE 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF'S
PERSPECTIVE AND A SUMMARY OF
THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE
ANALYSIS.
WE WILL BREAK AT 1:00 P.M.
FOR OUR RECESS AND RECONVENE AT
2:00 P.M.
WHERE WE WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC ELEMENT. ON DAY TWO OF
CENTRAL STAFF ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION, THAT IS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, WE WILL
BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN WE WILL HAVE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY LED
INVESTMENTS.
WE WILL BREAK AT 1:00 P.M.
FOR RECESS AND WE WILL COME
BACK AT 2:00 P.M.
AND DEVOTE THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON
TO HOMELESS SERVICE
INVESTMENTS.
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, WE WILL
HAVE THE CHANCE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT AGAIN AND AND WE WILL
GO INTO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATIONS,
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICE RESPONSE
IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
AND CONCLUDE. WE WILL HAVE A
BREAK AT 1:00 AND COME BACK AND
2:00 TO CONCLUDE OUR CENTRAL
STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OVERVIEW.
THAT IS THE SUMMARY ON ISSUES
RELATED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A WEEKLY MEMO OUT TO
CENTRAL STAFF -- ACCUSE ME, OUT
TO LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAVE A SUMMARY AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS OF WHAT TO EXPECT
EACH WEEK AND WE WILL REFLECT
BACK ON THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND
WHAT IS TO COME IN THE UPCOMING
WEEKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING
THAT AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT
IS GOING INTO CREATING ALL OF
THE DOCUMENTS FOR US.
IT IS ONE COHESIVE DOCUMENT FOR
US TO HAVE THE CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENTATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
A FEW ITEMS THAT I DID NOT GET
TO FROM LAST WEEK RELATED TO
SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE
WORK WITH IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE INCLUDE FAS,
FINANCIAL MINISTER SERVICES.
IT COVERS A WHOLE HOST OF
ITEMS.
I HAVE FIVE QUICK UPDATES FOR
YOU ON THAT. A QUICK UPDATE
FROM THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
LICENSING WORK THAT -- THEY
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE
CONSUMER PROTECTION POLICIES
AND THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED AN
UPDATED LICENSING PROCESSES.
NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCATIONS
BY APPOINTMENT AT THE SMT
BUILDING NUMBER 4 TO MEET THE
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
NEEDS. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A
DEMAND WITH APPOINTMENTS
FILLING UP ONE TO TWO WEEKS IN
ADVANCE.
LICENSING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE END OF THE YEAR AS ALL
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES
EXPIRE THIS YEAR ON DECEMBER
31, 2021.
FROM THE WORK THAT IS DONE WITH
WORKERS IN THE DRIVING SECTOR
FOR TAX SEASON, FOR HIRE
VEHICLES, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON
THE MEDALLION RENEWALS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY MEETING
WITH TAXI AND FOR HIGHER
VEHICLE OWNERS AND DRIVERS AT
SEATAC AIRPORT TO OFFER
MEDALLION RENEWALS BY MEETING
OWNERS AND DRIVERS IN COMMUNITY
WHERE THEY WORK. STAFF HAS
STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS AND
IS MEETING THE DRIVERS' NEEDS
FOR HELPING MAKE SURE THEY'RE
GETTING LICENSED.
WE HAVE PROCESSED APPROXIMATELY
150 RENEWALS AND HAVE 60 MORE
IN THE QUEUE.
WORLD RABIES DAY, SEATTLE
ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF ATTENDED A
WORLD RABIES DAY EVENT. I'VE
GOT IT COVERED.
WE COVER A WHOLE HOST OF
THINGS.
THEY PROVIDED MICROCHIPS AND
FREE PET LICENSES ALL MADE
POSSIBLE THROUGH FUNDING FROM
THE SEATTLE ANIMAL SHELTER
FOUNDATION.
THE EVENT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE PET CLINIC, ONE HEALTH
CLINIC AND RANIER ANIMAL FUND
AND POSITIVE ALLIANCE.
IT IS GEARED TOWARD LOW INCOME
AND HOUSES PET OWNERS.
THE EVENT FEATURES VACCINES,
PET FOOD.
SECOND TO LAST, THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IT REALLY
GAVE OUR TEAM AN INCREDIBLE
THANK YOU, A PAT ON THE BACK.
WE SHOUTED OUT THE CURE MR.
TEDIOUS ADVISOR. THANK YOU FOR
THE TREMENDOUS WORK.
WE COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN
THROUGH ALL OF THE WORKLOAD
WITH FEMA AND CONSISTENTLY
CHANGING GUIDELINES WITHOUT
YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS. FINALLY,
VACCINE MANDATE. FAS ASSISTED
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH HELPING
SHARE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON
UPCOMING VACCINATION DEADLINES
AND BENEFITS AHEAD OF THE
CITY'S OCTOBER 18 VACCINATION
MANDATE. THE DEPARTMENT CREATED
FLYERS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN
SHARED CITYWIDE AND THE
OPERATIONS TEAM IS POSTING 250
FIRES THROUGHOUT FACILITIES
THAT THE CITY MANAGES.
THE GOAL IS TO WORK TO REMIND
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEADLINE AND
TO REACH THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE
GOTTEN REGULAR COMPUTER ACCESS
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT THE DEADLINE IS THERE,
OCTOBER 18.
THANK YOU TO OUR TEAMS AND ALL
OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF -- I
WANTED TO GIVE THAT REPORT
SINCE WE DID NOT GET TO IT LAST
WEEK.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE SHY AND SMALL DOGS
GET THEIR SHOTS.
>> WE WILL COMBINE FORCES.
>> MAKING SURE SHY DOGS ARE
VACCINATED IS IMPORTANT.
>> OKAY.
>> NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, GOOD MORNING
COLLEAGUES.
OUR CITY'S TRANSFORMATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE HAS NO
ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
OUR TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE FIRST
AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF EACH
MONTH AT 9:30 AM EXCEPT OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. WE WILL
HAVE ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING
ON DECEMBER 15. CONSIDERATION
OF OUR $7 BILLION CITY BUDGET
INCLUDES THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
MY OFFICE WILL BE HOSTING ON
TOP OF THAT THEY VIRTUAL TOWN
HALL FOR DISTRICT 4
CONSTITUENTS THIS THURSDAY
EVENING. CONSTITUENTS WILL HEAR
FROM MAYOR DURKAN'S BUDGET
OFFICE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER
PROPOSALS FOR THE OPERATING AND
CAPITAL BUDGETS.
DISTRICT 4 CONSTITUENTS FROM
NORTHEAST SEATTLE TO THE
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL BY VISITING
MY CITY COUNCIL BLOG ONLINE.
THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> SWEET AND SIMPLE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OF COURSE THERE IS ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
I JUST WANTED TO PRAISE THE
WORK OF SDOT AND THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION OVER THE TWO
YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN AND OFTEN'S
AS WELL.
DID HAVE THE CHANCE WITH FOLKS
FROM THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE UPDATES.
THERE HAD BEEN A FEW MONTHS OF
THE MEMBERS OF IRONWORKERS
LOCAL 86.
THEY CONTINUE TO IMPRESS ME BY
ALL OF THE WORK THEY ARE DOING.
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS
TO YOU AS THE CHAIR OF
TRANSPORTATION AND TO MEMBERS
OF SDOT FOR NOW REACHING 90%.
WE ARE STILL CLOSE.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO
SEE THAT BRIDGE OPEN UP AT THE
END OF NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON FOR CONSTANTLY CALLING
ATTENTION TO THE WORK THAT SDOT
DOES.
I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN ON
THAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, JUST A
QUICK CORRECTION. IS OPENING IN
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, NOT
THE END OF NEXT YEAR, FOR THOSE
OF US WHO ARE WATCHING. WE ARE
STILL ON SCHEDULE.
>> THAT IS ALL I WAS GOING TO
SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
THE TIMELINE HAS NOT CHANGED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE SDOT
TEAM HAS REALLY SHOWN DURING
THIS CRISIS. IT HAS BEEN
HELPFUL TO BE WORKING IN TANDEM
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON
THIS ISSUE WITH SDOT AND
EVERYBODY IS RIGHT THAT IT WILL
BE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR THAT THE
BRIDGE WILL BE RESTORED.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING UP THERE.
IF ANYBODY IS AFRAID OF HEIGHTS
, THIS IS NOT THE SITE
INSPECTION YOU WANT TO DO.
IT IS GOOD TO BE UP THERE AND
SEE THE PROGRESS IN REAL-TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY FOR
THAT REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND THEN AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
I JUST WANTED TO LET MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT I'M NOT
ABLE TO TURN MY VIDEO ON.
IT WILL JUST BE AUDIO.
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY,
AGAIN.
REALLY DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT
THERE ARE ACTIVITIES PLANNED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR
CELEBRATING THIS DAY AND IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PUSHED
FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY AND
WE SUCCESSFULLY WON IT IN 2014
HAVE CONTINUED BUILDING ON THAT
MOMENTUM.
WE WANT THE INDIAN VOTING
SCHOOL OF RESERVATION IN 2014
THAT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TERRIBLE
INJUSTICES THAT WERE DONE TO
YOUNG PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE DONE COURAGEOUS WORK
DOCUMENTING THE EXPERIENCES OF
THIS INCREDIBLY UNJUST AND
HORRIFIC PRACTICE. ANOTHER
BOARDING SCHOOL RESOLUTION WAS
PASSED THIS YEAR, ALSO.
MANY OF THOSE SAME ACTIVISTS
HAVE FOUGHT FOR AND WON
LEGISLATION ALONGSIDE OUR
OFFICE AND THE BROADER
COMMUNITY COMBATING CLIMATE
CHANGE INCLUDING THE WELLS FARGO
ORDINANCE, THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD WHICH HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE EXCITING COMPONENTS
OF THE WORK OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND
ALSO THE AMAZON TAX FUNDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN
NEW DEAL PROJECTS.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE
ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPING A BILL TO SUPPORT
THE STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE
MOVEMENT TO ALLOW THE CITY TO
STOP DOING BUSINESS WITH
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND ALSO
ENSURE THE PIPELINES AND OTHER
FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURES AND
COMPANIES THAT REFUSE TO COMMIT
TO THE FREE, PRIOR INFORMED
CONSENT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS
CONTINUING SOLIDARITY FROM MY
OFFICE AND FROM MY ORGANIZATION
WITH THE CARPENTERS WORK ON THE
FIFTH ENTITY AGREEMENT AFTER
HAVING COURAGEOUSLY VOTED DOWN
ALL PREVIOUSLY UNSATISFACTORY
TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WHICH
FAILED TO MEET THEIR BASIC
DEMANDS. AS I RENOUNCED TO THE
PUBLIC BEFORE, THEY ARE ALSO IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRIKING
CARPENTERS AND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH CONSTRUCTION TRADE WORKERS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND THE
REGION AS A WHOLE. MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN WORKING ON LEGISLATION
TO ENSURE THAT ALL SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS,
CONTRACTORS, BOSSES, PAY THE
PARKING FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND THAT THE BURDEN IS NOT PUT
ON CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE AFTER
14,000 WORKERS WALKED OUT OF
KELLOGG'S PLANT IN MICHIGAN,
NEBRASKA, PENNSYLVANIA,
TENNESSEE.
THOUSANDS OF ISC MEMBERS
NATIONWIDE HAVE VOTED TO STRIKE
WITH A 98% OF MEMBERSHIP VOTING
TO AUTHORIZE THE STRIKE.
OVER 12,000 JOHN DEERE WORKERS
IN IOWA VOTED RECENTLY TO
STRIKE, WHICH RESULTED IN A
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT,
ACCORDING TO THE UNION.
EVEN HERE, LOCALLY TEAMSTERS
HAVE GIVEN UNANIMOUS WORKFORCE
STRIKE OBLIGATION.
I SEND MY SOLIDARITY TO ALL OF
THESE WORKERS AND THE UNION
ELECTED OFFICERS AND EVERYBODY
WHO IS FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THEM.
WE WISH THE BEST POSSIBLE
OUTCOMES FOR EVERY SINGLE
STRIKE ACTION AND WE SEND OUR
BEST WISHES TO THE WORKERS WHO
ARE COURAGEOUSLY TAKING STRIKE
AUTHORIZATION VOTES.
I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT ONE
OF THE THREE ECONOMISTS TO WIN
THE NOBEL PRIZE THIS YEAR FOR
ECONOMICS IS DAVID KART. HE IS
ONE ECONOMIST WHO DID YEARS OF
RESEARCH AROUND MINIMUM WAGE.
I JUST WANTED TO PULL FROM THE
REPORT FROM CNN, QUOTE, DAVID
WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE ROYAL
SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR
A GROUNDBREAKING WORK ON
MINIMUM WAGES, IMMIGRATION, AND
EDUCATION.
HE SHOWED USING A NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT WHERE REACHER'S
STUDIED SITUATIONS IN THE REAL
WORLD AND INCREASING THE
MINIMUM WAGE DOES NOT
NECESSARILY LEAD TO FEWER JOBS.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WORK, NOT ONLY OF DAVID
CARD HIMSELF BUT ALSO, OTHER
PROGRESSIVE ECONOMISTS WHO HAVE
DONE DECADES OF RESEARCH,
SHOWING THROUGH STATISTICAL
EVIDENCE THAT INCREASING THE
MINIMUM WAGE HAS NO DETRIMENTAL
CONSEQUENCES TO JOBS.
IN FACT, OTHER RESEARCH SHOWED
THAT INCREASING THE MINIMUM
WAGE DOES NOT LEAD TO CLOSING
OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
ALL OF THIS RESEARCH, WE RELIED
ON, IN ORDER TO WIN THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE AND THAT IS
HELPING OTHER VICTORIES AS
WELL.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT
MAYOR DURKAN INTENDS TO RESTART
VINES AND OTHER HARSH MEASURES
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PARKING
BAN. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY RENDER
THE LAST SPRING, MY OFFICE
CIRCULATED A PETITION URGING
MAYOR DURKAN AND CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO STOP PLANS TO RESUME
HARASSING HOMELESS NEIGHBORS
AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
SEATTLE RENTERS WITHOUT THE
LUXURY OF A DRIVEWAY WITH THE
72 HOUR PARKING FINES.
OVER 1000 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SIGNED A PETITION AT THE TIME
AND I BELIEVE EMAILS WERE SENT
TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COUNCIL. THE 72 HOUR PARKING
RULES, WHICH IS TICKETING OR
TOWING CARS PARKED FOR 72
HOURS, PENALIZES PEOPLE FOR
BEING POOR AND HASSLES ANYONE
WITHOUT A DRIVEWAY OR A GARAGE.
OR, PEOPLE WHO ARE FORCED TO
LIVE IN THEIR CARS, ENFORCING
THIS RULE DURING A PANDEMIC
WITH THE RAINY AND WINTER
SEASON UPON US COULD BE
CATASTROPHIC, COSTING THEM NOT
ONLY THEIR VEHICLE BUT ALSO
THEIR ONLY SHELTER AND ALL OF
THEIR POSSESSIONS.
WE NEED AFFORDABLE SOCIAL
HOUSING, NOT HARASSMENT OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO
SURVIVE.
I CONTINUE TO URGE MAYOR DURKAN
TO IMMEDIATELY REINTRODUCE THE
MORATORIUM ON THE 72 HOUR
PARKING RULE. IN ADDITION TO
EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM, I
ALSO SUPPORT THE DEMAND FROM
CHANGE VENDORS ANOTHER
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WHO ARE
URGING MAYOR DURKAN AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
FUNDS TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL
SERVICES FOR VEHICULAR
RESIDENCE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR A
SPECIAL TIME, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
30 AT 2:00 P.M.
ESPECIALLY TO MAKE UP FOR THE
COMMITTEE WORKFORCE WE CANCELED
ON SEPTEMBER 23 DUE TO LACK OF
QUORUM.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE TO FIND A TIME THAT
WORKS FOR ALL OF OUR SCHEDULES
BECAUSE, AS I MENTIONED LAST
WEEK, THIS IS NECESSARY FOR US
TO DO BECAUSE THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER WOULD
NORMALLY FALL DURING THE WINTER
RECESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY OFFICE, AS CHAIR OF THE
SYSTEM LABADIE AND RENTERS
COMMITTEE WAS CONTACTED BY THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION A
FEW WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THEY HAVE
COMMUNICATED SEVERAL VACANCIES
AND ARE NOW HAVING DIFFICULTY
REACHING QUORUM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMEMBER
THE COMMITTEE IS FILLED BY
COUNCIL APPOINTED POSITIONS .
THEY ARE -- THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOMINATING,
WHICH SHOULD COME TO THE
COUNCIL, THAT HAVE BEEN VACANT
FOR AN UNUSUALLY LONG TIME.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS A COUNCIL
APPOINTED POSITION THAT HAS
BEEN NEWLY VACATED AND
RECENTLY VACATED COMMISSION
APPOINTED POSITIONS.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
THE COMMISSION AND THE CLERK'S
OFFICE TO FILL THE ONE COUNCIL
APPOINTED POSITION AND THE TWO
COMMISSION APPOINTED POSITIONS.
WE HOPE TO INTRODUCE THESE
APPOINTMENTS NEXT MONDAY AND
REFER THEM DIRECTLY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR A VOTE THE
FOLLOWING WEEK. RATHER THAN
GOING TO THE STANDARD COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION, BECAUSE IT IS
BUDGET TIME NOW AND WE WOULD
LIKE TO FILL THESE POSITIONS IN
TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE RENTERS COMMISSION.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE TOO LATE FOR
THAT.
MY OFFICE HAS ALSO, ALONG THOSE
LINES, REQUESTED THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ALSO GIVES US
NOMINATIONS FOR THE FIVE
POSITIONS THAT ARE UNDER THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AND, ON THE SAME LINE SO THAT
THE RENTERS COMMISSION CAN BE
FULLY STAFFED STARTING IN
NOVEMBER.
SOME EMAILS WITH THE MAYOR'S
STAFF, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED
CANDIDATES TO THE MAYOR FOR
APPOINTMENT AND THEY ARE JUST
WAITING FOR SIGNATURES FROM
MAYOR DURKAN.
I HOPE THAT MAYOR DURKAN WILL
MAKE THOSE OPPONENTS SOON.
THE RENTERS COMMISSION HAS
PLAYED A ROLE FIGHTING FOR
RENTERS RIGHTS OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS AND PLAYING A
VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN MAKING
STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
CITY COUNCIL. MOST RECENTLY,
THE BILL THE COUNCIL PASSED
INCLUDED A NOTICE THAT
LANDLORDS MUST GIVE RENTERS
CAME AT THE RECOMMENDATION. IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY REMAIN
FULLY STAFFED SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO SUCCESSFULLY
ADVOCATE FOR RIGHTS OF RENTERS
WHO ARE SUFFERING OUT-OF-
CONTROL RENT INCREASES IN
SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY THE
ADVOCACY FOR RENT CONTROL.
THANK YOU.
ONE OTHER POINT, SORRY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRES THREE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COSPONSORS
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
DISCUSSION OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS
PRIOR TO THE CHAIRS RELEASE OF
THE BALANING PACKAGE.
THE REALITY IS THAT IN THE PAST
YEARS, MOST OF THE IMPORTANT
VICTORIES OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
WERE WON AFTER THE BALANCING
BUDGET RELEASED BEFORE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC.
BUDGET DEMANDS DO NOT GET
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS, I URGE YOU TO
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM.
PLEASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW.
CERTAINLY, MY OFFICE WILL BE
SENDING COUNCIL MEMBERS THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT LATER TODAY.
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE
A WEEK TO CONSIDER THOSE
AMENDMENTS IN ADDITION TO US. I
AM HAPPY TO DO THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE
SUPPORT FROM OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS AS COSPONSORS ON MANY
OF THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
WHICH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
THEM WHICH HAS COME TO US STRONG
. I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL
COUNCIL MEMBER OFFICES KNOW
THAT MY STAFF WILL BE REACHING
OUT TO YOU.
WE WILL SET UP TIMES TO DISCUSS
THAT.
I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO
CONSIDER ALL OF THAT. PLEASE
ET US KNOW FOLLOWING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WHAT YOU WILL AND
WILL NOT BE WILLING TO SPONSOR.
I WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY TO LOOK
AT WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE PUTTING FORWARD AND HAPPY
TO SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
LET'S GO DOWN THE LINEUP.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.
AS WE DO IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE
ARE ON THE TRADITIONAL AND AND
CENTRAL LANDS OF THE FIRST
PEOPLE OF THIS REGION BOTH PAST
AND PRESENT PEER REPRESENTED A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TRIBES AND
THOSE OPEN NATIVES.
WE TAKE THESE MOMENTS TO HONOR
WITH GRATITUDE WITHIN ITSELF
AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS LAND.
THIS IS NOT A CHECKLIST OR A
PASSPORT TO DOING WHAT WE
DESIRE.
WE ARE STEWARDS AND GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT WE ARE
HERE AS GUESTS.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6, LAST WEEK,
I MET WITH NEIGHBORS FROM ROYAL
HEIGHTS.
THREE FROM WEST GREEN LAKE,
EIGHT NEIGHBORS FROM BALLARD,
TWO FROM PHINNEY RIDGE, A
NEIGHBOR FROM FREMONT AND TWO
FROM CROWN HILL.
WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE
STATE OF HOMELESSNESS AND
PUBLIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC PROBLEM
MEASURES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
IDEAS.
INTERESTING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN THE
DISTRICT.
LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK, I
CONTINUE TO HOLD OPERATIONAL
COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
MAKE MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS
AND IMPACTS ON SPECIFIC PLACES
IN DISTRICT 6 REGARDING
HOMELESSNESS.
THESE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE
MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK UNTIL THE
TRANSFER OF ALL CITY AND COUNTY
CONTRACTS TO THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IN
JANUARY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE NORTH PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
TUESDAY'S STAFF WAS ABLE TO JOIN
THE RIDGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
I WAS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE
WHITTIER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY
COUNCIL BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I
WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THIS
WEEK AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE MONT
TRIMBLE, NORTH SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION.
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK ARE
BEING REDUCED DUE TO THE BUDGET
SCHEDULE WHERE WE HAVE THREE
FULL DAYS OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
WITH OUR PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, TUESDAY
NIGHT.
WE WILL BE EXTENDING OFFICE
HOURS NEXT WEEK AS WE CONTINUE
TO MEET WITH NEIGHBORS.
LAST WEEK HERE IN THE OFFICE, I
WAS ABLE TO TOUR THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE ON TUESDAY.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK GETTING US
TO 90% COMPLETE AND KEEPING US
ON SCHEDULE. I HAD MONTHLY
CHECK IN MEETINGS WITH SDOT
DIRECTOR SAM ZIMBABWE,
MUNICIPAL JUDGE, JUDGE GREGORY
FROM SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
AND DIRECTOR BILLINGS OF FAS.
MY STAFF WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION TO
DISCUSS BUDGET PRIORITIES TO
ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THURSDAY, I ATTENDED THE
REGIONAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL.
ON FRIDAY, I WAS ABLE TO STORE
THE SKAGIT RIVER TOUR DAM
RELICENSING PROJECT.
THANK YOU, CHRIS TOWNSEND, FOR
EDUCATING ME AND MY TEAM ABOUT
THE RELICENSING PROJECT.
THIS WEEK, AS I DISCUSSED, WE
HAVE THREE FULL DAYS OF
COMMITTEE WITH A PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED TUESDAY NIGHT.
MY OFFICE WILL BE FOCUSING OUR
TIME ON THESE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND PREPARING OUR
BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
MY TEAM WILL BE REACHING OUT TO
YOUR OFFICES STARTING TODAY AND
I AM HAPPY TO SPEAK ABOUT
BUDGET AMENDMENTS. I AM HAPPY
TO SPEAK WITH ANY OF YOU
DIRECTLY ABOUT THE INTENT OF
THE AMENDMENTS I PLAN TO BRING.
IF WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES OR
COLLABORATE. FROM THE LAND USE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE,
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR OR FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
THE LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORS
COMMITTEE WILL HOLD TWO VERY
BRIEF MEETINGS DURING BUDGET IN
ORDER TO CONSIDER QUASIJUDICIAL
CONTRACT REZONE APPLICATION IN
THE STATE-MANDATED TIMELINE.
THOSE MEETINGS WILL OCCUR
MONDAY, THE 25th AND MONDAY,
OCTOBER 1. BOTH MEETINGS WILL
BE SCHEDULED FOR 10:30 OR RIGHT
AFTER COUNCIL BRIEFING.
WE HOPE THAT EACH WILL TAKE
UNDER ONE HOUR.
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND CENTRAL
STAFF FOR WORKING TO COORDINATE
THIS MEETING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLINGS,
THAT IS MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> MAKE IT SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING ON, LET'S GO DOWN THE
LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
AFTER THAT, I WILL GIVE A
BRIEF REPORT AND WE WILL
ADJOURN.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE.
NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND NO COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT WEEK.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES.
THE FIRST FROM HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT
THE LOTTERY APPLICATIONS ARE
NOW OPEN. IT IS TODAY THROUGH
OCTOBER 29.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE OR OVER THE
PHONE FOR THE FRESH BOX
BENEFITS WHICH CAN BE SPENT ON
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PURCHASES
STARTING IN 2022.
IF YOU ARE A SEATTLE RESIDENT
AND EARN 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN
INCOME, YOU CAN APPLY.
YOU CAN SPEND THEM AT FARMERS
MARKETS, FARM STANDS A SMALL
AND LARGE GROCERS.
YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE OR ON THE
PHONE. A QUICK SEATTLE
[INDISCERNIBLE]
UPDATE.
YOU HAVE A VERY LIKELY HEARD
THAT AS OF LAST WEEK, THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORTED DATA ON COVID-19
VACCINATION STATUS OF EMPLOYEES
, SHOWING THAT 292 SWORN
OFFICERS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED
PROOF OF VACCINATION.
I HAVE A REGULARLY UPDATED
MEETING TODAY WILL I WILL BE
GETTING UP TO DATE NUMBERS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE CHIEF DIAZ
'S EFFORTS TO CONVINCE OFFICERS
TO GET VACCINATED AND I THINK
THAT EVERY OFFICER THAT HAS
DONE SO SO FAR -- THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO MOVE
TO WHAT IS CALLED STAGE III
OPERATIONS ON OCTOBER 13. WHILE
UNDER THIS STAGE III
MOBILIZATION, EVERY SWORN
MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
BE IN THEIR CLASS A BE UNIFORM
FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR
SHIFT.
THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NON-
PATROL UNITS ARE BEING PREPARED
TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO ONE OF
THE FIVE PRECINCTS FOR 911 CALL
RESPONSE.
SEATTLE FIRE, LAST WEEK AT THE
SEATTLE FIRE HEADQUARTERS, THE
CHIEF RECOGNIZED ABOUT TWO
MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY
PROMOTED TO NEW RANKS AND ABOUT
ANOTHER TWO NEW HIRES TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE THINK EACH OF ITS MEMBERS.
WE KNOW THEY WILL SERVE THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY WELL IN THEIR
NEW ROLE.
ALSO, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
OCTOBER IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
. AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING UP, I
JUST WANT TO MENTION ONE EVENT
THAT I MISSED REPORTING. MY
INTENTION FOR ATTENDING LAST
WEEK, AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
MENTIONED ON FRIDAY , THERE WAS
A SNEAK PEEK OF THE SEATTLE
SPIRIT RETURN 2.0 EXHIBIT. THIS
IS A DUWAMISH AND SETTLERS
STORY THAT CELEBRATES DECADES OF
GROWTH AND PROGRESS AND THE
AUTHENTIC STORIES OF THE
RELATIONSHIP TRADE, MANAGED FOR
RESOURCES, SOCIAL HIERARCHY AND
THE GROWING RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN THE DUWAMISH AND
SETTLERS WHO ARRIVED IN THE
1850S.
THIS IS AN EXHIBIT THAT IS AT
THE DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE AND IT IS
SPONSORED BY THE SEATTLE OFFICE
OF ART AND CULTURE. SOUTHWEST
SEATTLE HISTORIC SOCIETY AND IT
WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
STARTING OCTOBER 9. WE
DISCUSSED IT LAST WEEK THAT I
HAD A PLAN FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE SO I APPRECIATE KNOWING
SO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ALSO
DO.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, I WANT TO
NOTE AT THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
TASK FORCE MEETING. ON
SATURDAY, THERE IS A FUNDRAISER
FOR THE HERON'S NEST PROJECT.
THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT
A NONPROFIT IS LOOKING TO HELP
THE DUWAMISH RECLAIM ITS 3.56
ACRES OF LAND. THEY ARE LOOKING
TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THAT
EVENT.
I JUST WANT TO MENTION THE
FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE
PROJECT.
THAT IS ON SATURDAY.
IN CLOSING, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY
MENTIONED THIS.
IF SO, I APOLOGIZE BUT THIS IS
A FUN LITTLE TIDBIT THAT I PUT
OUT ON MY BLOG THIS WEEK THAT
CHRISTINA COSIMO'S IN MY OFFICE
FOUND IN A RECENT BROOKINGS
INSTITUTE REPORT. SEATTLE IS
CALLED OUT AS A CITY THAT IS
LEADING THE WAY IN QUICKLY
DISTRIBUTING FEDERAL RELIEF TO
BOOST HOUSEHOLD AND ECONOMIC
RECOVERY. THEY FOUND THAT
LEADERS OF THE 20 LARGEST
AMERICAN CITIES HAVE COMMITTED
ONLY 18% OF THE FLEXIBLE FUNDS
THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT BUT
COMPARED TO SEATTLE, WHERE THE
COUNCIL APPROVED THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN, WE HAVE COMMITTED
HALF OF OUR AVAILABLE FUNDING.
OF COURSE, FALL WILL WORK ON
PLANNED COMMITMENT OF OUR
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. I
JUST WANTED TO GIVE SEATTLE
COLLECTIVELY A SHOUT OUT AND
SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF OUR BUDGET CARE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
AS VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
AS WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU
LIFTING UP THAT REPORT.
WE SHOULD SHARE IT OUT THERE
AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT AT THE TOP OF THEIR
FINGERTIPS IS SOMETHING WE CAN
BE REALLY PROUD OF.
MUCH MORE WORK TO COME IN THIS
UPCOMING BUDGET.
I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
ALSO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ WHO HAD WORKED ON THE
PROPOSAL AS WELL AND EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF YOU ALL THAT
MADE THIS DOCUMENT REALLY
REFLECTIVE OF OUR VALUES.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
I AM PROUD THAT WE HAVE
BETTERED THE FOUNDATION TO
BUILD ON FOR OUR CONVERSATIONS
OVER THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I HAVE ALSO FINANCED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT
REPORT AND I FIND IT REALLY
INTERESTING THAT IT IS ALSO
USED AS A CITATION AS TWO
DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE
EXPERIMENTING WITH VERSIONS OF
BASIC INCOME PROGRAMS OF WHICH
CERTAINLY THE DIRECT CASHLESS
SYSTEM CERTAINLY DID AS A RESULT
OF THE DISCERNMENT DOLLARS.
IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW BASIC
INCOME CAN COMBAT POVERTY AND
INCOME INEQUALITY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND LOOK FORWARD TO
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS IN
THAT SPACE AS WELL.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE MY
QUICK REPORT HERE AND THEN WE
WILL BE DONE WITH COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
REALLY QUICKLY, NOTHING ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR THIS WEEK.
I DO HAVE THE ONE AND ONLY ITEM
ON TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA,
WHICH IS COUNCIL VOTE 120186.
THIS BILL RELATES TO ADDITIONAL
PAY FOR OUR FRONT-LINE CITY
EMPLOYEES TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HARDSHIPS, OFFSET ADDITIONAL
COSTS, AND RETAIN FRONT-LINE
CITY EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO
DELIVER IN PERSON ESSENTIAL
CITY SERVICES DURING THE COVID-
19 HEALTH EMERGENCY.
THE TERMS OF THE FRONT-LINE
WORKER PAY WERE NEGOTIATED WITH
VARIOUS REPRESENTING CITY
EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE SPECTRUM.
THIS LEGISLATION RATIFIES THREE
TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH ALL
THE LABOR UNIONS WHO HAVE AGREED
TO THE TERMS.
IN ADDITION TO THE REPRESENTED
FRONT-LINE WORKERS WHO MAY
RECEIVE THIS ADDITIONAL PAY,
NON-REPRESENTED WORKERS WILL
ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY
BENEFITS DESCRIBED IN THE
AGREEMENT.
THIS AFTERNOON, I WILL BRING
ONE AMENDMENT.
IT IS LISTED AS AMENDMENT A.
THIS AMENDMENT IS REFLECTIVE OF
THE WORK THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK
. LAST WEEK, THE CITY REACHED
AN ADDITIONAL TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT WITH 17.
THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES THE
SAME TERMS AND BENEFITS AS THE
OTHER AGREEMENTS INCLUDED IN
THE BILL.
THE LATE EDITION OF THIS
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AS
REFLECTED IN AMENDMENT EIGHT IS
SIMPLY THE RESULT OF SEQUENCING
AT LARGE PART BECAUSE THE
EXECUTIVE LED NEGOTIATIONS WITH
CITY MEDIANS DID NOT INITIALLY
INCLUDE THE CENTRAL STOCK
ANALYST BARGAINING UNIT AND
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WERE LED BY
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
TOGETHER WITH LEGAL RELATIONS.
NOW THAT IT IS AT A CONCLUSION,
WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT AND WOULD
LIKE TO INCORPORATE OUR
BARGAINING UNIT IN THE OVERALL
COUNCIL BILL RELATED TO
ADDITIONAL PAY . AMENDMENT A
WOULD ATTACH THE NEW TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT WITH OUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO THE COUNCIL
BILL SO THAT IT WOULD BE
RATIFIED ALONG WITH THE OTHER
AGREEMENTS ALREADY INCLUDED IN
THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED TO US BY THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
I DO WANT TO NOTE, COLLEAGUES,
ON THE ISSUES RELATED TO
ADDITIONAL PAY FOR FRONT-LINE
WORKERS, THE CITY HAS NOW
REACHED TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS
WITH ALL OF THE UNIONS
REPRESENTING CITY EMPLOYEES
WITH ONLY ONE EXCEPTION.
THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
KILLED, DESPITE BEING OFFERED
THE SAME TERMS AND BENEFITS, DID
REJECT THIS ADDITIONAL PAY.
THEIR DECISION TO REJECT THE
PROPOSED TERMS IS PRESUMABLY
RELATED TO THE BACK ROOM
MANDATE WHICH ALL OTHER CITY
MEANS HAVE ACCEPTED AND AGREED
TO COMPLY WITH.
I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO THOSE
OFFICERS.
THEY HAVE VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO
COMPLY WITH THE VACCINE
MANDATE.
I DO HOPE THAT THE REMAINING
OFFICERS WILL ALSO FOLLOW SUIT
FOR OUR COLLECTIVE PUBLIC
HEALTH.
I WANT TO AGAIN MAKE SURE THAT
FOR THOSE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO
HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE VACCINE
MANDATE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS
CRITICAL FOR OUR CITY AND
COUNTRY TO REALLY DEFEAT THIS
PANDEMIC, WE HAVE TO HOLD OUR
EPIC SAFETY WORKERS AND ALL OF
OUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS TO THE
HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS.
WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ACHIEVING
AN END TO THE PANDEMIC.
I APPRECIATE THAT A LARGE
MAJORITY OF OFFICERS HAVE
SUBMITTED THEIR VACCINATION
CONFIRMATION FORMS ALREADY AND
I STRONGLY IMPLORE THOSE WHO
HAVE NOT YET COMPLIED TO PLEASE
COMPLY FOR THE VACCINE
REQUIREMENT BEFORE THE CITY IS
PUT IN A POSITION OF NEEDING TO
TERMINATE NONCOMPLIANT OFFICERS
BECAUSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEALTH
MANDATE. THIS WILL BE THE BILL
THAT WE WILL CONSIDER THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2:00.
IT IS THE ONLY ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA BESIDES
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. WITH THAT
BEING SAID, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE
TO REPORT.
I DID WANT TO GIVE ONE QUICK
UPDATE. MANY OF YOU HAVE OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, HEARD
SOME OF US ON THE COUNCIL TALK
ABOUT A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CRISIS CONVENING, A SUMMIT, IF
YOU WILL. IT WAS ACTUALLY
CALLED BY MANY OF OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION.
WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THAT CONVENING LAST WEEK
ON OCTOBER 5. IT WAS A 90
MINUTE MEETING IN WHICH WE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
TESTIMONIALS FROM VARIOUS
LEADERS WITHIN OUR BEHAVIORAL
SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY
ABOUT THE FEELINGS OF OUR
OVERALL SYSTEM AND MEETING THE
NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WITH
SERIOUS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR IS THAT
THIS WAS NOT A CALL FOR
ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR A
LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
APPROACH BUT A CALL FOR A BETTER
CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT
COULD ACT WITH EVALUATING NEEDS
AND PROVIDING SERVICES
INCLUDING INVOLUNTARY INPATIENT
TREATMENT WHEN NECESSARY.
I AM REALLY HUMBLED TO HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AND
LISTEN TO WORKING COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER
COMMUNITY. IN THAT VEIN WAS
VERY COMFORTED BY THE FACT THAT
THEY HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED SIX
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT ARE
BOTH IN THE SHORT-TERM,
MIDTERM, AND LONG-TERM TO HELP
ADDRESS THE SHORTFALLS OF OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM AS IT
CURRENTLY EXISTS.
THIS IS A COMBINATION OF LOCAL
SOLUTIONS BUT ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER IN COALITION TO
DEVELOP STATE LEVEL
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE COMING
MONTHS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO
BE CRITICAL TO ALLOWING SOME OF
THESE ADDITIONAL LOCAL
SOLUTIONS TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND
TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE WE
NEED TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS THAT
OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO ADEQUATELY
MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
OR MENTAL HEALTH CRISES
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, THERE IS SOME NEED TO
CLARIFY THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
INTERPRETATION OF STATE HOUSE
BILL 1310 BUT WE DO EXPECT THAT
HOUSE BILL 1310 WILL REMAIN THE
LAW OF THE LAND STATEWIDE. AS A
RESULT, IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US
AS GOVERNMENT AND OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, TO
WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY WHEN
HOUSE BILL 1310 DOES APPLY AND
IMPLICATE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THOSE LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ARE NEEDED
IN THOSE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND, WHEN THEY ARE NOT. MUCH
MORE TO COME ON THIS AREA.
I REALLY DID APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HAVE
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS RAISED. I DO THINK THIS
CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR THIS
MORNING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
DISCUSS SO WE WILL BE ADJOURNED
FOR TODAY AND I WILL SEE YOU
ALL AT 2:00.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.