BUY GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:32 A.M.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOVELLUS.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESIDENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
REALLY QUICKLY ON THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT IS A
REMINDER THAT THIS AFTERNOON'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS
CANCELED DUE TO THE LACK OF
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
LOOKING AT YOUR SCHEDULES AND
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION
WHETHER OR NOT WE NEEDED TO
HAVE A AFTERNOON MEETING THIS
AFTERNOON.
NO ONE REGISTERED ANY OBJECTION
TO THE CANCELLATION SO WE WENT
AHEAD AND CANCELED THAT MEETING.
SO, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE NEXT MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 1st, AT 2:00.
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING AND YOUR
INBOXES YOU WILL RECEIVE A
COMMUNICATION FROM MY OFFICE
ANNOUNCING THE EXTENSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL'S CURRENT TELEWORK
POLICY.
WE WILL BE EXTENDING THAT
TELEWORK POLICY THROUGH JANUARY
19th, 2022.
THIS DECISION IN MY MIND SEEMS
VERY NECESSARY WHEN LOOKING AT
BOTH THE CURRENT STATE OF THE
ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRACTICAL,
BUT ALSO THERE WERE PRACTICAL
PERSPECTIVES RELATED TO THE
TRANSITION FROM MY OFFICE AS
BEING THE CURRENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO WHOMEVER THE NEXT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS GOING TO
BE.
AND WANTED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF
THE REALITY THAT THEY WOULD
NEED TO BE A TRANSITION PERIOD
THERE IN ORDER FOR THE NEW
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO EVALUATE
ONGOING POLICIES RELATED TO
TELEWORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH
COVID-19.
AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS.
SO, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT
COMMUNICATION FROM ME TO THE
ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
FOR MORE INFORMATION OF COURSE
AS ALWAYS I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU
AS MY STAFF TO TALK ABOUT ANY
ASPECTS RELATED TO THAT
COMMUNICATION.
>>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DIG INTO
THE PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
I IMAGINE THIS SESSION WILL
PROBABLY GO QUICKLY SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AT THE TIME.
SO TODAY'S ORDER IS GOING TO BE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, MORALES,
MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN, SAWANT,
STRAUSS, HERBOLD, JUAREZ, AND
THEN I WILL CONCLUDE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS WILL BE A VERY BRIEF
REPORT FROM THE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE OFFICE HOURS
THIS FRIDAY OBVIOUSLY I DON'T
HAVE ANY IMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE A MEETING TODAY.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO
DO IS GIVE A BRIEF SHOUT OUT OF
DEEP APPRECIATION TO ALL OF OUR
EMPLOYEES AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WHO ARE OUT THERE DOING
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT WORK UNDER
VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES IN
THE WAKE OF THE VERY, VERY
STORMY WEATHER WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED OVER THE WEEKEND.
THAT HAVE LEFT SO MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WITHOUT POWER.
I MYSELF WAS WITHOUT POWER FOR
MOST OF YESTERDAY.
HAVING GONE OUT YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, AND WAS RESTORED
LATER YESTERDAY EVENING.
I COUNT MYSELF VERY FORTUNATE.
I KNOW THOUSANDS OF MY
NEIGHBORS ARE STILL WITHOUT
POWER.
BUT MY DO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
MY DAD WORKED FOR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT FOR 31 YEARS OUT THERE ON
UTILITY CREWS.
I REMEMBER HIM GETTING UP AT
1:00 IN THE MORNING BECAUSE OF
STORMS.
IT HAD CREATED A POWER OUTAGE
AND GOING OUT INTO THE DARK,
PATROLLING THE AREAS WITH
DOWNED POWER LINES.
CLEARING THOSE SPACES, RUNNING
NEW CABLES.
GETTING POWER BACK ONLINE TO
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, IN A
QUICK AND EFFICIENT WAY THAT
OUR UTILITY IS FAMOUS FOR.
I REALLY WANT TO LIFT UP THAT
WORK OF EVERYONE IN LOCAL 77.
46.
ALL OF OUR ELECTRICAL WORKERS
THAT MAKE UP THE CITY FAMILY,
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IS
HEROIC.
TO THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE WHO
HAVE NOT YET HAD YOUR POWER
RESTORED, I KNOW THAT OUR CITY
EMPLOYEES ARE DILIGENTLY
WORKING TO DO IT, AND JUST WANT
TO LIFT UP AND MAKE IT KNOWN
THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
AND THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL
CITY SERVICE THAT WE ARE REALLY
PUTTING OUR SHOULDER INTO.
SO WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT I
DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO REPORT.
I WILL SAVE PREVIEWING MY CBA'S
FOR THOSE ACTUAL SESSIONS THIS
WEEK IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.
LOOK FORWARD TO A SPECIAL LAND-
USE COMMITTEE MEETING LATER
THIS MORNING IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN.
I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WILL CLARIFY IN HIS REPORT IF
THAT IS INDEED THE CASE.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
YOU ARE CORRECT, THE COMMITTEE
WILL CONVENE AT 10:30 A.M.
OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS WE
CONCLUDE OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING
THIS MORNING.
SO, I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WILL HAVE MORE TO ADD.
OKAY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THAT REPORT?
>>> HEARING NONE, WE WILL KEEP
GOING DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU.
I DO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, I
UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE
EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORNING,
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL
OFFICIALLY ADJOURN UNTIL AFTER
WE CONCLUDE OUR EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
>> OKAY.
OKAY, SO GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA SINCE WE
DON'T HAVE A MEETING.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING.
THERE WAS SEVERAL UPDATES THAT
WE HAD.
WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION ON
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
WE HEARD FROM MARY ELLEN STONE
FROM KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESOURCE CENTER.
MERRILL PEASANT FROM COALITION
ENDING VIOLENCE WHO WE ALSO
HEARD FROM HERE LAST WEEK.
AND ABIGAIL WHO DIRECTS THE
URBAN INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE.
THEY WERE PRESENTING ON THE
PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON SURVIVORS
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS
WELL AS ON THE IMPACT ON THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST THEM.
SO, JUST BRIEFLY, THEY
INDICATED THAT SOME OF THE
IMPACTS ON SURVIVORS INCLUDE
EXACERBATED TRAUMA AND MENTAL
HEALTH CRISES.
INCREASED VULNERABILITY FOR
CHILDREN FOR WHOM SECURING
PROTECTION HAS BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT, AS WELL AS INCREASED
STRESS AMONG SURVIVORS, AND AS
WE KNOW, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
SO, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO HEAR
ABOUT THE IMPACTS, AND REALLY
JUST HIGHLIGHTED THE PROGRAMS
THAT SERVE SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES REALLY ARE STRUGGLING
RIGHT NOW WITH CAPACITY ISSUES
AND RESOURCE ISSUES, AND ARE
LOOKING TO US FOR INCREASED
SUPPORT.
WE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT
A PROPOSAL TO REPEAL THE
BICYCLE HELMET LAW.
THE ISSUE AROSE AFTER RESEARCH
LAST YEAR FOUND THAT BLACK
CYCLISTS RECEIVED BY GOAL
HELMET RELATED INFRACTIONS AT A
RATE 3.8 TIMES HIGHER THAN
WHITE CYCLISTS.
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE
AMERICANS, THE RATE WAS 2.2
TIMES HIGHER.
SO, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A
DISPARATE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
LAW, SO THAT HAS LED THE BOARD
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
WE DID HAVE A ROBUST DEBATE
ABOUT WHETHER TO REPEAL.
I BELIEVE THERE IS CONSENSUS
AMONG THE BOARD OF HEALTH
MEMBERS THAT THE LAW IS APPLIED
IN A BIASED WAY.
NEVERTHELESS, THE CHAIR DID
LANDED TO DELAY THE VOTE UNTIL
NEXT MONTH BECAUSE THERE WAS
CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO REPEALING.
THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED.
STILL KEEP THE LAW ON THE BOOKS.
SO, SEVERAL OF US WERE
ADVOCATING FOR REPEAL OF THE
LAW, BUT I THINK WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
DISCUSSION, AND THE PLAN AT
THIS POINT IS TO VOTE NEXT TIME
SIX MONTHS.
DIRECTOR DENNIS DID NOT GIVE
HIS REPORT BECAUSE THE MEETING
WAS RUNNING KIND OF LONG.
HE WILL BE SENDING A WRITTEN
UPDATE TO FOLKS.
BUT I DID CONNECT WITH HIM
AFTERWARDS TO GET AN UPDATE ON
THE NEWS ABOUT THE VACCINE
ROLLOUT FOR CHILDREN, COVID-19
VACCINE ROLLOUT FOR CHILDREN 5
TO 11.
AS WE'VE ALL HEARD OVER THE
WEEKEND, THE FDA IS REVIEWING,
AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT
TOMORROW, THE PFIZER VACCINE
FOR CHILDREN 5 TO 11 WILL BE
APPROVED.
THE PROCESS IS THAT THE CDC
THEN WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE
AND THE EXPECTATION IS THE
WHOLE PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETED
IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
ONE THING THAT THE DIRECTOR
SHARED WITH ME IS THAT THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS
PREPARED ENOUGH VACCINE FOR
KING COUNTY TO COVER ALL OF OUR
28 MILLION CHILDREN.
THEY WILL BEGIN SHIPMENTS LATER
THIS WEEK, SO THAT AS THE
APPROVAL PROCESS WRAPS UP, WE
WILL ALREADY HAVE VACCINE HERE.
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS ALREADY
MATCHED ANY OF THE SCHOOLS WITH
A VACCINATION PROVIDER TO HELP
WITH SCHOOL-BASED
ADMINISTRATION.
AS WELL AS GETTING PRIMARY AND
PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS GEARED UP
AND READY TO GO.
SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN
KING COUNTY WE WILL BE READY ON
DAY ONE OF THE FINAL APPROVAL
TO START ROLLING THAT OUT.
THIS WEEK I WILL CONTINUE THE
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING CHALLENGE
FROM THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON.
THIS STORMY WEATHER HAS
CERTAINLY BEEN A PERFECT
BACKDROP TO THE EVENT
SHOWCASING THE PERILS FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO WALK OR ROLL
OR BIKE.
WE HAVE SEEN WET LEAVES, WHICH
WE KNOW CAN BE A HAZARD FOR
PEOPLE WHO WALK OR USE
WHEELCHAIRS, OR BIKE OVER THEM.
STRONG WINDS AND TOPPLE TREES,
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE LOST
TWO MEMBERS OF OUR WASHINGTON
COMMUNITY THIS WEEKEND TO A
TOPPLED TREE.
AND HEAVY RAIN OF COURSE CAN BE
A HAZARD SIMILAR TO WET LEAVES
AND LOWERS VISIBILITY TO
EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.
I WANT TO THANK DISABILITY
RIGHTS WASHINGTON FOR HOSTING
THE EVENT.
THE ELECTED LEADERS WHO HAVE
ALREADY SIGNED UP,
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS WHO
ARE ALREADY SEEING FIRSTHAND
WHERE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS
FAILING PEOPLE WHO CANNOT DRIVE.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ELIMINATE
THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS, LIKE
MORE HOME ZONES, SIDEWALKS,
PROTECTED BIKE LANES, AND
BETTER TRANSIT FOR EVERYONE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS
MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
>>> HEARING NONE, WE WILL KEEP
GOING.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS TIME
OF COVID.
IT HAS BEEN NO EASY TASK TO BE
OUR FEARLESS LEADER FOR THE
COUNCIL IN THIS TIME OF COVID.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
EXTENSION OF THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER.
I THINK THAT HELPS TO PROTECT
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY, NOT ONLY
OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, BUT FOR
THE ENTIRE PUBLIC, AND IT HELPS
LEAD BY EXAMPLE FOR OTHER
EMPLOYERS AS WELL.
SO, THANKS FOR TAKING THOSE
STEPS AND TO SET US UP FOR
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR OUR
TEAM AND FOR OUR FAMILIES,
ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE
HOLIDAYS WHEN WE ARE MORE
LIKELY TO SEE PEOPLE.
THAT HELPS PRESERVE THE
PUBLIC'S HEALTH.
SO, THANKS FOR THAT NEWS.
COLLEAGUES, I WANTED TO FOLLOW
UP WITH A INFORMATION FOR OUR
UPCOMING SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE IS NO
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AT THIS TIME, BUT WE
ARE ALL DEEP INTO THIS SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN THESE
DISCUSSIONS.
WE ARE HEADED INTO WEEK FIVE OF
EIGHT.
YOU WILL SOON BE RECEIVING A
MEMO FROM MY OFFICE TO
SUMMARIZE WHAT TO EXPECT THIS
WEEKEND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE
UPCOMING WEEKS.
THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING ALL OF
YOUR AMENDMENTS ON TIME LAST
WEEK.
WE RECEIVED NEARLY 200
AMENDMENTS, COLLEAGUES.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE FOLKS WHO
HAVE GIVEN US A HEADS UP THAT
THEY ARE PLANNING TO WALK ON A
HANDFUL OF AMENDMENTS.
THE TOTAL AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
SUBMITTED.
THIS PROCESS AND YOUR
SUBMISSIONS WITH TWO ADDITIONAL
COUNCILMEMBERS ONTO EACH OF THE
CBA'S THAT WERE SUBMITTED ON
TIME GIVES CENTRAL STAFF ENOUGH
TIME TO DROP THOSE AMENDMENTS
AND ALLOWS US TO HAVE ROBUST
DISCUSSION IN OUR SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THOSE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETINGS THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE
AMENDMENTS START TOMORROW.
WE HAVE ALL DAY SESSIONS
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
THURSDAY THIS WEEK.
AGAIN, A REMINDER WE START AT
9:30 A.M., 30 MINUTES OF PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
WE WILL GO RIGHT INTO THE
DELIBERATIONS ON THE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA AT 10:00 A.M.
WE WILL THEN HAVE A RECESS FROM
1:00 P.M.
TO 2:00 P.M.
AND CONCLUDE BY 5:00 P.M.
EACH DAY.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO DISCUSS THOSE AMENDMENTS
THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS WORKED
WITH YOU TO FINALIZE.
AGAIN, THE CENTRAL STAFF IS
FINALIZING THESE AMENDMENTS ON
A ROLLING BASIS, SO THAT WE ARE
PRIORITIZING THOSE THAT NEED TO
BE PUBLISHED TODAY FOR OUR
TUESDAY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION.
ON WEDNESDAY, YOU WILL SEE THE
AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED ON -- FOR
THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY.
FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
THURSDAY, YOU SEE THOSE
PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS APPROACH ENSURES THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS RECEIVE THE
NECESSARY AND FACTUAL
DESCRIPTION BY ALLOWING CENTRAL
STAFF TO CRAFT THE AMENDMENTS
AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE
INFORMATION IS FACTUAL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A DOCUMENT
THAT IS OWNED BY CENTRAL STAFF,
BUT OF COURSE YOU AS
COUNCILMEMBERS GET THE FINAL
CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE PUBLICATION TO CONFIRM
IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT NEEDS
TO BE CHANGED FROM A FACTUAL
NATURE.
WHILE THE CENTRAL STAFF
AMENDMENTS ARE THERE IS, AND
THEIR DOCUMENTS, FROM A
NONPARTISAN AND NON-OFFICE
SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE, DURING
THE COMMITTEE, YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS, OF COURSE HAVE
THE CHANCE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY
OF YOUR BUDGET PROPOSAL TO HELP
US UNDERSTAND THE WHY YOU HAVE
ASKED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS
EITHER AN INCREASE OR DECREASE.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION, THE
CENTRAL STAFF AMENDMENT THEN
CAN GO HAND IN HAND WITH THAT
DESCRIPTION.
BUT, YOUR MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE
DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITTEE
SEPARATELY.
AND THEY CAN BE ADDED TO THE
LEGISLATIVE RECORD AFTER THE
COMMITTEE MEETING.
FOR EXAMPLE IN THE PAST, I HAVE
SHOWN CHARTS, YOU KNOW I LOVE
CHARTS AND PIE CHARTS, SO IF
YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF DATA THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT.
THAT WILL BE PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE RECORD AFTER THE
COMMITTEE.
TO SHARE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IN ADVANCE, PLEASE COMPILE THE
INFORMATION INTO A SINGLE PDF
DOCUMENT AND INCLUDE IT IN THE
HEADER OR TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT,
THAT THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION FOR THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER
SHOULD BE LISTED ON YOUR
DOCUMENT SO THAT IT IS VERY
CLEAR THAT YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION IS FROM YOUR OFFICE
AND CORRESPONDS WITH WHAT THE
CENTRAL STAFF HAVE CREATED.
ALLIE SENT THIS INFORMATION AND
HER CENTRAL STAFF EMAIL TO ALL
OF YOU LATE LAST WEEK, AND WE
WILL BE REITERATING THE PROCESS
FOR INCLUDING THE INFORMATION
IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES
IN THE MEMO THAT WE ARE SENDING
OUT HERE MOMENTARILY TODAY.
THE DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT, IF YOU DO HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL FACTUAL
INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEND THAT, AGAIN CORRESPONDS
WITH WHAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS
CREATED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE
DISTRIBUTING IT THE DAY BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE AMENDMENT
IS EMAILED TO ALL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND ALL COUNCILMEMBERS,
INCLUDING DIRECTOR HANDY, ALEX
CANOOCHEE, AND PATTY MORGAN.
AND THE DEPUTY CLERK'S OFFICES.
AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
KNOW THIS INFORMATION IS GOING
TO BE SENT TO YOU IN A MEMO AS
WELL.
EARLY HEADS UP THAT IF YOU DO
HAVE ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDING
INFORMATION, OR FAX YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR
AMENDMENT THAT YOU WILL BE
DISCUSSING, WE WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO HAVE YOU DO THAT
TOMORROW.
EXCUSE ME, WE WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO SEND THIS TO YOU
LATER TODAY IN THE MEMO THAT WE
ARE SENDING.
I DO WANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT
WITH NEARLY 200 AMENDMENTS,
COLLEAGUES, THE TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY MEETINGS
ARE NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AS A
PERSONAL COUNCILMEMBER FOR EACH
OF THOSE AMENDMENTS.
PLEASE, PLEASE RESERVE ADDING
YOUR NAME TO AN ADDITIONAL
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR ONLY THE
VERY FEW ITEMS THAT YOU REALLY
MUST HAVE YOUR NAME ON.
IT IS NOT IMPERATIVE THAT WE
HAVE FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT,
OR NINE COUNCILMEMBERS ON A CBA
FOR IT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
CHAIR'S PROPOSAL.
IT IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO
HAVE GOTTEN THOSE TWO
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS SO THAT
WE COULD HAVE THE AMENDMENTS
FULLY VETTED AND PREPARED FOR
TOMORROW.
THERE WILL BE A HANDFUL OF WALK
ON AMENDMENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS WELL, BUT PLEASE
RESERVE THE SIGNING ON OF
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THIS YEAR
JUST FOR VERY FEW.
GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS.
I KNOW FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS WORK LAST
YEAR, REMOTELY AND THROUGH OUR
COLLEAGUES BEFORE, THE LAST TWO
YEARS, IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO SORT
OF RAISE YOUR HAND AND INDICATE
IF YOU SUPPORT SOMETHING.
BUT, GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS THIS YEAR, PLEASE BE
VERY CONSERVATIVE AND WHERE YOU
RAISE YOUR HAND.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
NECESSARILY HELPFUL FOR ME TO
SIFT THROUGH ALL 200 AMENDMENTS
IF A SINGLE COUNCILMEMBER IS
SIGNING ONTO THEM.
AGAIN, THE NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES
SIGNING ONTO AN AMENDMENT DOES
NOT EQUAL INCLUSION IN THE
COUNCIL'S DRAFT PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT YOU ALL WILL BE RECEIVING
HIS SOON.
SO, I WILL MAKE SURE TO
REITERATE THAT TOMORROW, BUT I
DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KNOW,
THERE'S A LOT OF SHARED SUPPORT.
A LOT OF SHARED PRIORITIES
ACROSS THE COUNCIL.
IF COUNCILMEMBERS ARE NOT
RAISING THEIR HAND TO SIGN ONTO
AN AMENDMENT, THAT IS NOT AN
INDICATION OF NONSUPPORT.
IT IS REALLY AN EFFORT TO TRY
TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE AND
ADDING YOUR NAMES TO ANY
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AT THIS
JUNCTURE.
SO, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
REITERATE THAT FOR ALL OF YOU
AGAIN TOMORROW WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
BUT WE WILL NOT HAVE THE
PROCESS OF HAVING A SCREEN TO
SHOW SIGN-ON'S.
I WILL GO THROUGH THAT IF THERE
IS ANY VERBAL ADDITIONAL SIGN-
ON'S WE WILL MAKE SURE TO NOTE
THAT IN THE MEETING.
BUT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN
ADVANCE TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE
ABOUT ADDING YOUR NAME TO ANY
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BUDGET
AMENDMENTS AT THIS POINT.
JUST A VERY QUICK REMINDER OF
THE COMMITTEE PROCESS.
OUR COMMITTEE ON TODAY, OCTOBER
26th WILL START WITH PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
WE WILL THEN HAVE A PACKED
AGENDA THAT WILL INCLUDE
FINANCE GENERAL, FAS,
DEPARTMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE BUDGET, THE
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE BUDGET,
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BUDGET.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
ARTS AND CULTURE, OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS,
STCR, OPCD.
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS.
WE WILL BE GROUPING ALL OF
THESE PRESENTATIONS INTO
CERTAIN CATEGORIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WORKFORCE AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ARTS AND
CULTURE, AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES.
FOR, YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
SEE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS SORT
OF CATEGORIZED SO IT'S AN EASY
CONVERSATION TO FOLLOW.
BUT, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
MATERIAL, SO EACH DAY YOU WILL
GET A PACKET OF INFORMATION
FROM PATTY.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, PATTY.
THAT SUMMARIZES ALL THE GREAT
WORK FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
THAT PACKET WILL PROVIDE YOU
THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR
THE FOLLOWING DAY.
SO AGAIN TODAY, MONDAY, YOU
WILL SEE THE INFORMATION READY
FOR OUR TUESDAY MEETING AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SET ASIDE SOME
TIME LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, OR
IF YOU NEED TO IN THE EVENING,
TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED PACKET
SO THAT WE CAN ALL WALK INTO
EACH OF THOSE MEETINGS VERY
WELL BRIEFED ON THE AMENDMENTS
THAT EACH COUNCILMEMBER IS
BRINGING FORWARD.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
I WILL REMIND US OF THE PROCESS
AGAIN TOMORROW.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO EXPECT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WE WILL
MAKE THIS A VERY SEAMLESS
PROCESS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ONGOING
WORK AS I THINK WE HAVE A
RECORD NUMBER OF BUDGET BILLS
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, GIVEN
OUR WORK ON JUMPSTART, COVID
RELIEF AND DEPLOYING FEDERAL
RELIEF DOLLARS FROM THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AS
WELL.
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN AS WE HEAD
INTO THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
WE WILL ALL BE SPENDING LOTS OF
TIME TOGETHER THIS WEEK AS WE
GO THROUGH THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE PROCESS.
SO, THANKS TO OUR GOOD CHAIR
FOR SETTING UP THE PROCESS AND
SHEPHERDING US THROUGH IT.
>>> OKAY.
SO NEXT UP I THINK IT IS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
THEN, AFTER THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
OF COURSE NO FULL CITY COUNCIL
TODAY SO NO ITEMS FROM OUR
COMMITTEE.
BUT FROM OUR COMMITTEE WILL
MEET ON DECEMBER 1st AND ON
DECEMBER 15th.
THAT IS THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL MEET
9:30 IN THE MORNING ON THOSE
TWO DAYS.
AND DISTRICT 4 AND THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND OUR REGION,
OBVIOUSLY YESTERDAY'S SEVERE
WINDSTORM BROUGHT DOWN MANY
POWERLINES.
WANT TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN
THANKING THE FRONT LINE CREWS
OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR
WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO
RESTORE POWER TO THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS.
ALSO TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO
IS OUT THERE FOR ANY OF THOSE
DOWNED WIRES THAT ARE CAUSING
ELECTRICAL FIRES.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, JUST WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THERE WERE
44,000 CUSTOMERS OUT OF POWER
YESTERDAY.
OF COURSE EVEN A LARGER NUMBER
FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION THAT
WE HAVE SEEN REPORTED IN THE
MEDIA.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS REPORTING
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE CITY
LIMITS, THEY ARE DOWN TO ABOUT
3000.
THE AUDIT MAP SHOWS A HIGHER
NUMBER, BUT IT'S AMAZING
PROGRESS THEY HAVE MADE FROM
44,000 DOWN TO 3000.
IF YOU DO EXPERIENCING NEW
POWER OUTAGE CALL 206-684-3000
AND PRESS ONE YOU CAN ALSO GO
ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE AUDIT
MAP.
WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING
WITHOUT POWER AND CREWS ARE
CONTINUING WORK AS QUICKLY AS
THEY CAN FROM CITY LIGHT.
THE STORM AND OUR RESPONSE TO
IT IS JUST ANOTHER REMINDER
THAT THE VITAL BASICS OF CITY
GOVERNMENT, SUCH AS ELECTRICAL
POWER, CLEAN WATER, CLEAR
ROADWAYS, AND THE NEED TO
MAINTAIN OUR BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE KEEP US SAFE AND
OUR ECONOMY MOVING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> SHORT AND SWEET.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
OF COURSE WE WOULD HEAD DOWN
NOW TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
AFTER THAT WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS'
RIGHTS COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED
FOR NOVEMBER 30th AT 2:00 P.M.
AS I HAVE MENTIONED IN THE
BRIEFING SESSIONS DEVIOUSLY.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE RENT
CONTROL LEGISLATION AND POSSIBLY
A LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE DIVESTING FROM
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE
INVESTING IN FOSSIL FUEL
PIPELINES.
MY OFFICE AND THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMBERS ARE WORKING ON
DEVELOPING THAT LEGISLATION
RIGHT NOW, AND I WILL KEEP THE
CITY COUNCIL UPDATED ON ITS
PROGRESS.
MY OFFICE HAS RECENTLY BEEN
CONTACTED BY SEVERAL RENTERS AT
RANIER COURT, WHICH IS A GROUP
OF BUILDINGS NEAR THE MT. BAKER
NEIGHBORHOOD OWNED BY SOUTHEAST
EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT.
AND MANAGED BY COAST PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
THE RENTERS IN THESE BUILDINGS
HAVE STRUGGLED IN VAIN FOR YEARS
TO GET THEIR OWNERS AND
PROPERTY MANAGERS OF THEIR
BUILDINGS TO ADDRESS THEIR
CONCERNS.
THESE RENTERS ARE WORKING PEOPLE
WHO MAKE OUR CITY RUN.
THEY ARE SENIORS, THEY ARE
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
MANY OF THEM BELONG TO
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF RENTERS
ARE OF LOW INCOME, AND ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR A SYSTEMS UNDER
THE SECTION 8. THEY HAVE
ATTEMPTED FOR YEARS TO ADDRESS
PERVASIVE PROBLEMS IN THE
APARTMENTS SUCH AS LACK OF
HEATING.
IN SOME CASES, YEARS OF LACK OF
HEATING.
MOLD, BEDBUGS AND COCKROACH AND
BIKE STATION.
HALLWAYS WITH ACCUMULATING
GARBAGE.
THE ABSENCE OF INTERNET ACCESS
FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
BROKEN STOVES AND REFRIGERATORS.
NONFUNCTIONING TOILETS AND
LEAKING CEILINGS.
FOR MANY OF THE RENTERS THE
DAILY REALITY OF LIVING IN
THESE BUILDINGS HAS BEEN A
NIGHTMARE.
NOT ONLY HAVE BOTH S.E.E.D.
AND THE OTHER GROUP FAILED TO
ADDRESS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND
VIOLATIONS, MANY OF THEM
EXTREME, THEY HAVE ALSO SET
RENT INCREASE NOTICES OF $100
TO MOST OF THEIR TENETS IN THE
LAST WEEK.
WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
MY OFFICE HAS HELD COMMUNITY
MEETINGS WITH THE TENANTS.
WE HAVE COLLECTED ALL THEIR
COMPLAINTS ON THE CODE
VIOLATIONS AND WORKING WITH
THEM, WE HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR
HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION.
SOME OF THE TENANTS I BELIEVE
HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED SOME OF
THEIR COMPLAINTS BEFORE MY
OFFICE GOT INVOLVED.
I REALLY THINK THAT WAS
IMPORTANT AS WELL.
MY OFFICE HAS ALSO CONTACTED
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS TO ALERT THEM
TO THIS AND WE WILL BE OF
COURSE IN CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.
THIS IS VERY MUCH THE KIND OF
WORK THAT MY OFFICE HAS DONE
WITH THE CHATEAU BUILDING IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILLFULLY
REMEMBER THAT THOSE TENANTS
WERE ALSO IN A SIMILAR
SITUATION.
MANY OF THEM IMMIGRANTS ARE
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
MANY OF THEM SENIORS.
MANY OF THEM LOW INCOME.
THEY COURAGEOUSLY GOT ORGANIZED
ALONGSIDE MY OFFICE, ALONGSIDE
TENANT UNION SEATTLE AND
PROGRESSIVE LABOR UNIONS.
TOGETHER OUR STRUGGLE WAS ABLE
TO WIN SERIOUS VICTORIES THAT
WERE PRACTICALLY UNHEARD OF
GOING AGAINST A CADENCE WHICH
IS A PROPERTY CORPORATION.
OUR HOPE IS THAT THE TENANTS
HERE WILL ALSO GET ORGANIZED IN
A SIMILAR FASHION AND CERTAINLY
THE DESIRE TO MAKE CHANGE IS
HIGH AMONG THE TENANTS.
I'M NOT SURE IF COUNCILMEMBERS
WATCHED THIS, BUT IF YOU
HAVEN'T, PLEASE WATCH THE KOMO
NEWS STORY THAT WAS PLAYED I
THINK THURSDAY NIGHT.
ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS.
IT SHOWED CLEARLY HOW THE
TENANTS ARE FIGHTING BACK AND
ALSO HOW EGREGIOUS IT IS THAT
THE LANDLORDS HAVE SENT $100
RENT INCREASE NOTICES IN THE
MIDST OF THESE DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS THAT THE TENANTS
HAVE BEEN FACED WITH.
AND ORDINANCE BY MY OFFICE AND
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN
2016 PROHIBITS RENT INCREASES
AT BUILDINGS WITH SERIOUS
HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS.
THAT ORDINANCE WAS NAMED THE
CARL HAGLUND LAW FLOWING FROM A
BRILLIANT STRUGGLE IN THE
AUTUMN OF 1915.
THE YEAR BEFORE IN DISTRICT 2
ON RANIER AVENUE.
MY OFFICE ALONGSIDE THEN
COUNCILMEMBER, THE TENANT UNION,
AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE HOUSING
ADVOCATES IN THE CITY, WE STOOD
WITH THE TENANTS AND IT WAS
ANOTHER CRUCIAL STRUGGLE THAT
YIELDED REAL VICTORIES FOR THE
TENANTS.
AND INFAMOUSLY EXPLOITED
LANDLORD ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE
RENT FOR TENANTS IN THIS
BUILDING, AGAIN WITH TERRIBLE
HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS.
THE RENTERS ORGANIZED, AND
THROUGH THAT STRUGGLE, THE
TENANTS FORCED HIM TO ELIMINATE
THE RENT INCREASES HE HAD
PREVIOUSLY SENT, AND FORCED
THEM TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE
VIOLATIONS.
THEN, AS I SAID IN 2016, THE
YEAR AFTER WE WON THE LAW.
THE TENANTS HERE IN THE RANIER
COURT BUILDING HAVE ALSO SET UP
A SERIES OF CONCRETE DEMANDS ON
S.E.E.D.
AND COAST.
OBVIOUSLY DEMANDING THEY
ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS BUT ALSO
DEMANDING THAT THERE ARE NO
RENT INCREASES.
THERE ALSO DEMANDING AN END TO
THE DISCRIMINATION THAT THEY
HAVE FACED ON A SYSTEMATIC
BASIS BASED ON RACE,
NATIONALITY, LANGUAGE OR
OTHERWISE.
THERE ALSO DEMANDING SUFFICIENT
STAFF TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS,
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
DEMANDS THEY HAVE IS TO APPROVE
ACCESS FOR TENANTS TO INSTALL
AFFORDABLE INTERNET HOOKUPS IN
UNITS.
IN FACT, I HAVE PERSONALLY JUST
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS SPOKEN TO
FIELD TECHNICIANS IN LUMEN WHO
ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE CWA --
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF
AMERICA UNION, IN THE SEATTLE
REGION.
THEY DO EXACTLY THIS KIND OF
WORK AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT
HELPING SET UP INTERNET FOR
THESE BUILDINGS AS WELL.
THE BOTTLENECK AND THE OBSTACLE
HAS BEEN S.E.E.D.
AND COAST HAVE REFUSED TO
ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS HAVE
BEEN WITHOUT INTERNET LOW
INTERNET -- LOW COST INTERNET
ACCESS SINCE 2017.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ESPECIALLY
PROBLEMATIC IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC WHEN OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, WORKING PEOPLE, HAVE
RELIED ON THE INTERNET LIKE
NEVER BEFORE.
IT IS PART OF A VERY IMPORTANT
STRUGGLE.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON IT WITH
THE TENANTS, ALONGSIDE THE
TENANTS, AND WE WILL BE
ANNOUNCING UPCOMING ACTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
>>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANKS AGAIN.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN
THE LINE AND WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NEXT.
THEN, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 LAST WEEK I
SPOKE WITH 21 RESIDENTS FROM
ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
FOUR FROM BALLOT, FOUR FROM
EAST VALLEY ROAD, THREE FROM
GREENWOOD.
WE GOT TO SPEAK THERE WERE A
COUPLE MEETINGS ON THE ZOO
AGREEMENT.
A COUPLE ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
FOUR REGARDING HOMELESSNESS IN
THE DISTRICT.
TWO ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
A MEETING ABOUT 72 HOUR PARKING
ENFORCEMENT.
ANOTHER MEETING ABOUT THE EVER
SPRING INN.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, A MEETING
ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
DUE TO BUDGET SCHEDULES, AS
COLLEGE YOU ALL KNOW, OUR
OFFICE, MY DISTRICT 6 OFFICE
HOURS ARE CHANGING WEEK TO WEEK.
LAST WEEK I HAVE EXTENDED HOURS
AND THIS WEEK I WILL BE HOLDING
EXTENDED HOURS AS WELL.
THIS WEEK'S OFFICE HOURS WILL
BE THIS AFTERNOON, AND ON
FRIDAY.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WE HAVE
BUDGET MEETINGS FROM 9:30 A.M.
TO 5:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY
WHICH IS WHY OFFICE HOURS ARE
HAPPENING ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 I
JOINED THE FOOD BANK AT THEIR
GRAND OPENING OF THE HUB FOR
HOPE IT IS MORE THAN A FOOD
BANK, IT IS A GROCERY STORE, A
HEALTHCARE CENTER.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
SO MUCH MORE.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE
, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
ALL THE STAFF.
LAST WEEK MY STAFF ALSO
ATTENDED AN INFORMATIONAL
MEETING ABOUT THE DES SEE
WOODLAND HOUSING PROJECT WHICH
WILL BRING ABOUT 95 UNITS OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO
THE DISTRICT.
I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE ON TUESDAY
ABOUT THE DESIGN PLAN FOR THE
BALLARD AVENUE STREET CAFE.
ON THURSDAY I ATTENDED THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO GRATITUDE
GATHERING TO UNVEIL THE LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT HONORING THE
SIGNATORIES OF THE TREATY
APPOINT ELLIOTT.
SPOKEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
ANOTHER LANGUAGE, WHICH IS
POSSIBLY THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
WAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
SO, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
MADE THAT POSSIBLE.
FRIDAY I WAS ALSO GOING TO MEET
WITH A RESIDENT REGARDING 65th
STREET NORTHWEST PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING ON ADAMS ELEMENTARY.
THERE ARE SOME SHORT-TERM
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WILL BE
MAKING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE PTA TO
IDENTIFY THE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FOR ADAMS
ELEMENTARY.
THIS COMING WEEK IN DISTRICT 6
MY STAFF WILL ATTEND FREMONT
COMMUNITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.
TOMORROW MORNING I WILL BE
JOINING THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING.
ON WEDNESDAY I HAVE MY REGULAR
MEETING WITH CHIEF DIAZ, WHICH
WAS RESCHEDULED FROM LAST WEEK
AS WELL AS I WILL BE MEETING
WITH DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE THIS
WEEK.
RESCHEDULED.
IN DISTRICT 6 AM ALSO
CONTINUING TO HOLD OPERATIONAL
COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND
NONGOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO MAKE
MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS AND
IMPACTS ON VISIBLE HOMELESSNESS
IN SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT
6. THAT WORK CONTINUES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
SHARE MORE SOON.
LAST WEEK MY GENERAL WORK, I
WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH A PAST
PRESIDENT OF AWC EDSTROM.
ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
JOINED SEATTLE JENNIFER INSIDE
OUT WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WAS GREAT TO SEE RYAN CALLAHAN
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
THE SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORPS.
COLLEAGUES, I'M NOT SURE IF
YOU'RE AWARE OF SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORPS.
THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF
ATTENTION AND THEY DO REALLY
GREAT WORK.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SHOP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE
LEAVING HOMELESSNESS TO WORK
FOR THE CITY AND TRANSITION
INTO STABLE EMPLOYMENT.
IT COMES BOTH WITH WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND CASE
MANAGEMENT, WHILE GIVING PEOPLE
A JOB WORKING FOR THE CITY.
SUCK MY LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING
MORE DURING MY CBA'S THIS WEEK.
LASTLY, I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH
NORTH END COLLEGE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE 200 UNIT HOUSING AND
LONGHOUSE PROJECT ON SNOW
SEATTLE COLLEGE'S CAMPUS.
THE LONGHOUSE PROJECT,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S TEAM WAS
THERE AS WELL.
THEY HAVE FUNDING PATHWAYS FOR
THE CAPITAL BALL IS, AND STILL
NEED TO FIND OPERATIONAL
DOLLARS.
MORE ON THAT LATER.
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL BE
WORKING WITH SOUND CITY
REGARDING REGIONAL TRANSIT
COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY.
WE HAVE BUDGET MEETINGS ALL
WEEK, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
HERE IN THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WILL MEET TODAY AT
10:30, OR AFTER COUNCIL BRIEFING
AND EXECUTIVE SESSION CONCLUDES
TO CONSIDER CLERK FILE 314 677.
THAT CONTRACT IS A REZONE
APPLICATION FOR 14302 30th
AVENUE NORTHEAST.
AS A REMINDER CONTRACT REGIONS
ARE CONSIDERED QUASIJUDICIAL.
SO UNDER COUNCIL'S
QUASIJUDICIAL RULES,
COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN
FROM EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
WITH PROPONENTS OR OPPONENTS OF
THIS CONTRACT REASON
APPLICATION.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DOES NOT
HAVE POWER, SO HOPING BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND I
HEARD COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS SAY
HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.
IF NOT, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
WE MIGHT CALL ON YOU.
LASTLY, THE LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL
MEET NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1st,
ALSO AT 10:30 A.M.
OR AFTER COUNCIL BRIEFING TO
VOTE ON THE APPLICATION WE JUST
MENTIONED.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT IS MY
REPORT.
FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO RAISE
UP SCOTT THOMPSON WHO MANAGES
CITY HALL HAS BEEN WORKING FOR
THE CITY FOR 21 YEARS.
IT IS HIS LAST DAY THIS COMING
FRIDAY.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE
FOR SCOTT AND ALL OF HIS HARD
WORK KEEPING THIS BUILDING
FUNCTIONING.
SO, THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OF COURSE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
>>> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO
DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS SECTION BEFORE WE
TRANSITION INTO A EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANKS SO MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE AGENDA ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE'S ALSO NO FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
[ LAUGHTER ] WE HAVE A MEETING
THIS WEEK.
FOR THE MEETINGS ARE SUSPENDED.
AS FAR AS THE UPDATES FROM MY
DEPARTMENT, QUICK UPDATE FROM
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
RELIEF FUND ARE OPEN TODAY AT
SEATTLE RELIEF.COM.
THE SEATTLE RELIEF FUND OPENS --
OFFERS $16 MILLION IN DIRECT
CASH ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHOSE INCOME IS LOW AND
WHO HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED BY
THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
YOU CAN VISIT WWW.SEATTLE
RELIEF.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND
HOW TO APPLY.
AS A REMINDER, THESE FUNDS WERE
APPROPRIATED IN THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN, WHICH WAS PASSED
BY THE COUNCIL LAST JUNE.
AS FAR AS PUBLIC HEALTH, JUST
WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT
THE VACCINE VERIFICATION
REQUIREMENT ENACTED BY KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER
GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY, OCTOBER
25th FOR PEOPLE AGES 12 AND
OLDER.
AN ANALYSIS BY THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON'S INSTITUTE FOR
HEALTH METRICS AND EVALUATION
FOUND THAT THE VACCINE
VERIFICATION POLICY AT
RESTAURANTS, BARS, GYMS, AND
FITNESS CENTERS ALONE, COULD
PREVENT BETWEEN NEARLY 18,000
AND 76,000 INFECTIONS.
421 TO 1700 HOSPITALIZATIONS.
AND BETWEEN 63 AND 257 DEATHS
OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
STARTING TODAY, ANYONE 12 OR
OLDER MUST SHOW PROOF OF
VACCINATION, OR PROOF OF A
RECENT NEGATIVE TEST IN ORDER TO
ENTER CERTAIN BUSINESSES.
THOSE BUSINESSES INCLUDE
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WITH 500
OR MORE PEOPLE.
INDOOR RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND
TAVERNS WITH SEATING CAPACITY
OF 12 OR MORE.
INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND
RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
SUCH AS GYMS, PUBLIC POOLS,
MOVIE THEATERS, MUSEUMS AND
SPORTS STADIUMS.
I REALLY SUPPORT THIS
REQUIREMENT.
I STOOD WITH KING COUNTY WHEN
IT WAS ANNOUNCED , AS WELL AS
WITH THE MAYOR, BECAUSE I WITH
WORKERS, AND I STAND WITH THE
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
STRUGGLING TO STAY OPEN.
BUSINESSES CANNOT BE EXPECTED
TO SURVIVE IF THEY HAVE TO KEEP
CLOSING AND OPENING, CLOSING
AND OPENING THIS IS A POLICY
THAT NOT ONLY INDEPENDENT
RESTAURANTS AND BARS HAVE SOUGHT
BUT WORKERS IN THOSE BUSINESSES
HAVE ASKED FOR THIS MANDATE.
IS WORKERS WANT TO BE ABLE TO
KEEP WORKING, NOT BE SENT HOME
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EVERY TIME
A COWORKER GETS SICK.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
THE REQUIREMENT WORKS, GO TO
KING COUNTY.GOV/VERIFY.
87% OF KING COUNTY RESIDENTS
HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE
VACCINE DOSE.
YAY.
YOU CAN FIND PLACES TO GET
VACCINATED IF YOU ARE NOT YET
AT KING COUNTY.GOV/VACCINE.
JUST AS A PERSONAL NOTE, I WAS
RECENTLY IN NEW ORLEANS, AND
THEY HAVE HAD A MANDATORY
VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR ENTRANCE
TO MOST PUBLIC PLACES SINCE
AUGUST EVERYBODY THAT I SPOKE
TO ABOUT THAT MANDATORY
REQUIREMENT IS REALLY PROUD OF
WHAT THE RESIDENTS OF NEW
ORLEANS, THE SMALL BUSINESSES,
THE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS HAVE
DONE TO STEP FORWARD AND DO
WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.
THAT VACCINE MANDATE HAS BEEN
IN PLACE SINCE AUGUST.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE REFERENCE
TO THE SAD FACT THAT THERE WERE
A NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS THROUGHOUT
THIS WEEKEND, INCLUDING
SATURDAY EVENING AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
IN PIONEER SQUARE, A FELLOW IN
COLUMBIA CITY, ADJACENT TO I-
509.
AS WE KNOW, SHOOTINGS, SHOTS
FIRED, PEOPLE INJURED, SHOOTING
DEATHS, ARE ALL OF.
THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SHOTS FIRED
THAN DURING THE ENTIRETY OF
2020.
THIS REALLY, AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS
THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF
VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK THAT
THE COUNCIL HAS FUNDED.
ALL OF THESE CASES REMAIN
ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS.
DETECTIVES ARE ASKING ANYONE
WITH INFORMATION TO PLEASE CALL
THE TIP LINE AT 206-233-5000.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO VERY
BRIEFLY BEFORE I MOVE OFF OF
PUBLIC SAFETY THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
SHARING INFORMATION RECEIVED IN
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING FROM
MERRILL COUSINS.
AS IT RELATES TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND VIOLENCE THAT
FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING.
I HAD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION
WITH SOUTHWEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN
GROSSMAN.
OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR THE WORDS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WE ARE OFTEN
THINKING EXCLUSIVELY OF PARTNER
VIOLENCE.
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN
GROSSMAN HAD TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS NOTICED AN INCREASE OF
PARENT TO STUDENT VIOLENCE IN
THE HOME.
IT'S ALSO LINKING THIS INCREASE
TO THE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL
ISOLATION OVER THE LAST YEAR
AND A HALF.
I'VE REQUESTED SOME DATA FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO SEE IF THE STATISTICS SORT
OF BEAR OUT THE OBSERVATIONS OF
CAPTAIN GROSSMAN.
SOME QUICK UPDATES AROUND
EVENTS COMING UP THIS WEEK.
BEFORE I GET INTO THIS WEEK,
ONE BIG EVENT THAT I THINK I
FORGOT TO MENTION LAST WEEK IN
MY PREVIEW, IS LAST WEEK THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
ASSOCIATION HAD A FANTASTIC
OPEN HOUSE TO HEAR ABOUT THE
REALLY EXCITING PROPOSAL THAT
THE BIA IS CONSIDERING WITH
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SOME OF
THE EXISTING SURFACE PARKING
LOTS.
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE
VISIONARY, FORWARD-LOOKING
EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED IN
THE JUNCTION MOVING FORWARD.
RATHER THAN JUST SORT OF
FOCUSING ON THE VALUES THAT THE
PARKING LOTS IN THE PAST HAVE
BROUGHT TO THAT BUSINESS
DISTRICT.
BUT, LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW
BRINGING MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN
THE JUNCTION WILL ALSO INCREASE
FOOT TRAFFIC AND MAKE A
STRONGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND OF COURSE ADDRESS A BIG
NEED THAT WE HAVE IN WEST
SEATTLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
NEXT WEEK I WILL BE JOINING THE
MAYOR FOR A NEW CITY BOOSTER
SHOT DISTRICT ONE LOCATION AT.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE ON
TUESDAY.
I WILL BE ALSO ATTENDING THE
ACTION PARK COUNCIL MEETING
WITH ENTERPRISE AND THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL
TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ON SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S
SUBSTATION PROPERTY ON 16th AND
HOLDEN.
THAT HAS BEEN A LONG INTEREST
OF THE HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS BEEN
DOING WITH ENTERPRISE TO COME
UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT POSSIBLE
SCENARIOS WHERE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CAN BE BUILT ON THAT
PARTICULAR LOCATION.
AT A LOW, PUBLIC SUBSIDY.
I HAVE OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY
FROM 2:00 TO 6:00 P.M.
FRIDAY EVENING.
ALSO JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE
THAT SDOT HAS ISSUED AN ALERT
THAT DUE TO A FALLEN UTILITY
POLE AND POWER LINES, THEY HAVE
CLOSED THE SOUTH PARK BRIDGE.
THEY EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSED
TODAY.
THE UTILITY AND POWER LINES ARE
DOWN ON EAST MARGINAL WAY.
SDOT AND CITY LIGHT HAVE BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, IN
STORM CONDITIONS, TO CLEAR THE
DEBRIS AND REPAIR WIRES.
AGAIN, JOINING MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THANKING EVERYONE WHO
HAS BEEN DOING THIS WORK
THROUGH THE STORM AND THEIR
EFFORTS.
THAT'S IT FOR ME, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
NOT THE GREATEST NEWS TO END
ON, BUT THANKS FOR SHARING THAT
WITH US ALL.
OKAY COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
>>> I AM MINDFUL OF TIME
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO EAT TOO
MUCH INTO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
I WILL GIVE A VERY QUICK REPORT
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
REALLY QUICKLY, THE SEATTLE
DISTRICTING COMMISSION IS NOW
FULLY APPOINTED.
THE COMMISSIONERS, WHICH WERE
PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR, HAVE
UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED A FIFTH
AND FINAL MEMBER OF THE
DISTRICTING COMMISSION.
THE FIRST FULL COMMISSION
MEETING WILL BE THIS WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 27th FROM 11:45 A.M.
TO 1:15 P.M.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
ENTIRE DISTRICTING COMMISSION
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THEIR WORK DEVELOP.
LAST THURSDAY THERE WAS A
MEETING OF THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COMMITTEE AND I
ATTENDED THAT ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AT THAT MEETING WE RECEIVED A
BRIEFING FROM STAFF REGARDING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SUB
REGIONAL PLANS.
AND THEIR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THIS BUDGET BRIEFING INCLUDED
PRESENTATIONS OF THREE BUDGET
REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE
SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CITY
COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I HAVE
ADVANCED THOSE THREE ITEMS AS
PROPOSED COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS
AND OF COURSE WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING LATER ON THIS WEEK
DURING SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
DELIBERATIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO MEET WITH
STAFF AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
IN THE AREA TO EVALUATE THESE
PROPOSALS AND IDENTIFY THE BEST
PATH FORWARD GIVEN OUR LIMITED
RESOURCES.
AND FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE
IN THE CITY'S 2022 BUDGET.
APPRECIATE CHAIR MOSQUEDA'S
REMINDER AT THE TOP OF THIS
MEETING TO BE MINDFUL OF THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE ADVANCING IN
LIGHT OF THE LARGE VOLUME OF
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
REPORT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OR HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED
SO I'M GOING TO MOVE US INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, AND
ANNOUNCING THIS YET A CIVIL
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS COUNCIL MATTERS WITH
CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSION.
I EXPECT AT THE TIME OF THE
ACCESSION WILL END AROUND 10:45
A.M.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT, I WILL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECTED DURATION.
AS A REMINDER FOR MEMBERS OF
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND MEMBERS
OF THE LAND-USE AND INTEREST
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WILL
CONVENE AS SOON AS WE ADJOURN.
COUNCIL BRIEFING, WHICH ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, SINCE WE
MIGHT GO UNTIL 10:45, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO INDICATE TWO MEMBERS OF
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES, WHAT TIME WE CAN
EXPECT TO RECONVENE ON ZOOM FOR
YOUR COMMITTEE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
LET'S JUST CALL IT 11:00.
>> GREAT, SO THERE YOU HAVE IT.
MEMBERS OF THE VIEWING PUBLIC
AND COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL HAVE
UNTIL 11:00 A.M.
TO RECONVENE FOR COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' LAND-USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
WE DID GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER
THIS MORNING.
BUT, WE WILL WRAP THIS UP.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW THAT I
HAVE MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.