>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE NOVEMBER 22nd, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
JUAREZ?
LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 15, 2021
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, THIS
MORNING'S COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
INTENDED TO BE VERY, VERY
BRIEF.
WE ARE PLANNING TO CONVENE AT
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE AS
CLOSE TO 10:00 A.M.
AS POSSIBLE, SO PLEASE BE
MINDFUL OF YOUR REPORTS THIS
MORNING.
AGAIN, WE ARE TRYING TO START
OUR SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE AS
CLOSE TO 10:00 A.M.
THIS MORNING.
SO, MY HOPE IS THAT WE SPEND 30
TO AT MOST 45 MINUTES THIS
MORNING AT COUNCIL BRIEFING SO
THAT WE CAN DIG INTO THE LAST
REMAINING BUDGET RELATED WORK.
SO, IF YOU INTENDED ON MAKING
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET, I
WOULD ASK FOR YOU TO HOLD THOSE
COMMENTS UNTIL WE CONVENE AS A
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH
WILL HAPPEN AS SOON AS WE
ADJOURN HERE.
SO THAT BEING SAID, LET'S MOVE
TO TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTION,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS.
WILL BEGIN THIS PORTION WITH
THE USUAL ROLL CALL OF THE ROLL
CALL ROTATION FOR THIS WEEK.
THAT BEGINS WITH SAWANT,
FOLLOWED BY STRAUSS.
IF WE ARE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
JUAREZ , THEY WILL GO NEXT.
THEN, LEWIS, MORALES, MOSQUEDA,
PEDERSEN, AND I WILL CONCLUDE
THIS DISCUSSION.
SO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
HANDED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, AND THEN 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.
LAST FRIDAY MY OFFICE AT TWO
BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR TODAY.
I KNOW WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
MORE THERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO
LET COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THAT I
WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OR SPEAK TO
THOSE TO DO THINGS ON THURSDAY
WHEN I WAS UNFORTUNATELY OUT
SICK.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET WOULD
INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO $675
MILLION IN 2022.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL BY DECARBONIZATION BY
$85 MILLION PER YEAR.
THE OTHER AMENDMENT IS THAT I
WILL MOVE AT TODAY'S BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING IS TO RESEND
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
ASKED THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
CREATE A LARGE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP BECAUSE IT IS NOT CLEAR
WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS
STAKEHOLDER GROUP IS OTHER THAN
ATTEMPTING TO PUSH BACK AGAINST
THE RENTER ORGANIZING.
ANY LANDLORD THAT DOES NOT
DOUBT THEIR TENANTS HAS NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE
VICTORIES THAT RENTERS HAVE WON
THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZING
ALONGSIDE OUR OFFICE, AND OF
COURSE RENTERS NEED RENT
CONTROL.
WHICH IS STILL ILLEGAL AFTER 40
YEARS FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
ON DECEMBER 14th OF LAST YEAR,
THIS COUNCIL PASSED A
RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE
EXPLORATIVE FARM BILLS IN INDIA.
THAT THE RIGHT-WING REACTIONARY
REGIME PASSED AS PART OF A
BRUTAL PROGRAM OF ANTI-WORKER,
ANTI-FARMER PRIVATIZATION.
THE MOTION WAS ONE SMALL PART
OF AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
INVOLVING TENS OF MILLIONS OF
COURAGEOUS POOR FARMERS,
WORKERS AND LABOR UNIONS IN
INDIA WHO ORGANIZED GENERAL
STRIKE AFTER GENERAL STRIKE.
AND RISKED THEIR LIVES AND
BRUTAL DEPRESSION TO ORGANIZE
DEMONSTRATIONS LASTING ALMOST A
YEAR.
THEY STRUGGLE WAS SUPPORTED BY
SOLIDARITY AROUND THE WORLD BY
WORKING PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE
RESOLUTION THAT WAS PUSHED
FORWARD BY THIS COUNCIL.
LAST FRIDAY, THE RIGHT-WING
REGIME WAS FORCED TO BACK DOWN
AND REPEAL ALL THREE NEOLIBERAL
FARM BILLS.
THIS IS A MONUMENTAL VICTORY
FOR THE WORKERS MOVEMENT IN
INDIA.
AND FOR THE WORKERS MOVEMENT
INTERNATIONALLY.
IT CAN AND WILL BE AN
INSPIRATION TO THE ONGOING
STRUGGLE AGAINST -- THE
AMENDMENT ACT WHICH IS ALSO
SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL
PASSED WHEN MY OFFICE BROUGHT
IT FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE
SALIVATION AND WORKING-CLASS
COMMUNITY IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
IT WILL INSPIRE FURTHER LABOR
STRUGGLES AGAINST THE ATTEMPTS
OF PRIVATIZATION AND ATTACKS ON
WORKERS IN INDIA.
IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
RIGHT-WING CAN BE DEFEATED,
EVEN WHEN THEY HOLD POWER IN
GOVERNMENT, IN THE COURTS, IN
THE MEDIA AS THIS GROUP DOES IN
INDIA.
THEY CAN STILL B DEFEATED WHEN
THERE IS A UNITED STRUGGLE OF
WORKING-CLASS AND OPPRESSED
PEOPLE.
LAST FRIDAY, KYLE RITTENHOUSE
WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY ON ALL
CHARGES AFTER FATALLY SHOOTING
TWO JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD
PROTESTERS AND INJURING A THIRD.
THIS SICKENING IS A GIFT TO THE
FAR RIGHT AND WILL EMBOLDEN
RIGHT-WING VIGILANTES TO
VIOLENTLY ATTACK FUTURE
PROTESTS.
THE QUESTION SHOULD NOT BE
WHETHER RITTENHOUSE AND ANY
REASON TO BELIEVE HIS SAFETY
WAS IN DANGER, BUT RATHER WHY
WAS HE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE
WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE.
WHO SENT HIM ON THIS MISSION?
WHO INSTIGATED THIS VIGILANTE
BYRON'S?
THIS SHOWS THE COURTS IN
CAPITALISM CANNOT BE RELIED ON
TO DELIVER JUSTICE.
ALL OF CAPITALISM INSTITUTIONS
ARE COMPLICIT IN THIS RACIST
SYSTEM THAT EXPLODED IT OF THE
VAST MAJORITY.
TRUMP, FOX NEWS AND THE REST
SHOULD ALSO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DEATHS OF JOSEPH
ROSENBLUM AND ANTHONY HUMOR.
THERE ARE FULLY 81 LAWS
CRIMINALIZING PERSONAL PROTESTS
CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED HER
PAST AND REPUBLICAN AND STATES.
THIS IS A REACTION TO THE
NATIONWIDE BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT LAST YEAR, AND IT'S
NOTHING NEW.
RULING CLASSES HAVE USED
VIOLENCE OF THE RIGHT-WING TO
SUPPRESS WORKING-CLASS MOVEMENTS
MANY TIMES OVER.
BEFORE THE TRIAL EVEN BEGAN,
THE JUDGE RULED THAT THE
PROTESTER, CANNOT BE REFERRED
TO AS VICTIMS, AND SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO AS LOOTERS AND
RIOTERS.
THE JUDGE ALSO REFUSED TO ALLOW
JURORS TO SEE A PHOTO OF
RITTENHOUSE DRINKING BEER WITH
SO-CALLED PROUD BOYS, A
DANGEROUS WHITE SUPREMACIST
ORGANIZATION.
EVEN THE PROSECUTION, LED BY
THE KENOSHA DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
WAS A MAJOR BARRIER OF
ACHIEVING JUSTICE.
HE HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE KENOSHA POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND A HISTORICALLY
SAFEGUARDED KENOSHA POLICE FROM
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLICE
BRUTALITY.
NOT ONLY DID THEY ARGUE POLICE
WERE JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING
JACOB BLAKE SEVEN TIMES IN THE
BACK, BUT FOLLOWING THE
EXECUTION OF MICHAEL BALL IN
2004, FOUR KENOSHA POLICE
OFFICERS, THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, REFUSED TO
TAKE THE COURSE.
AFTER ALLOWING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO CHANGE THE STORY
19 TIMES, THE CASE WAS STUDIED
OUT-OF-COURT.
WE WILL NOT ALIGN WITH THE
COURTS AND THE POLICE BOTH OF
THEM ACT ON THE BEHALF OF THE
CAPITALIST TRUST.
INSTEAD WE NEED TO RAPIDLY
DEVELOP THE AUTHORITY OF THE
LEFT BY BUILDING MOVEMENTS OF
WORKERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY CAN FAR RIGHT CAUSE
DISARRAY AND TRAUMA AMONGST ALL
ORGANIZED PROTESTERS, BUT ALSO
BE MOBILIZES PEOPLE WHO WOULD
OTHERWISE POLITICALLY
PARTICIPATE.
WITH THIS IN MIND, WORKING
PEOPLE SHOULD ORGANIZE THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO ENACT SAFETY
MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE
PEACEFUL PROTESTS CANNOT GO
WITHOUT A CALL BY THE BROADER
WORKING-CLASS, INCLUDING AND
ESPECIALLY THE LABOR MOVEMENT
FOR NEW WORKERS PARTY WHOSE
ELECTED LEADERS ARE DIRECTLY
ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS CONSTITUENTS.
AND OF COURSE THE JUSTICE FOR
GEORGE FLOYD MOVEMENT, STREET
PROTEST MOVEMENT ITSELF HAS
SHOWN THAT A MASS MOVEMENT
CENTERED ON THE WORKING-CLASS,
ON THE DEMANDS, CAN BE CAPABLE
OF FORCING REFORMS TO THE
BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER
THAT RACIALLY JUST POLICING AS
A WHOLE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNDER A
SOCIAL SYSTEM, LIKE CAPITALISM,
WHICH IS BASED ON EXPORTATION
AND SYSTEMIC RACISM.
THAT IS WHY ULTIMATELY I AM A
SOCIALIST, BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THAT WE NEED A NEW SYSTEM BASED
ON HUMAN NEED AND GENUINE
JUSTICE FOR THE OPPRESSED.
WHICH CANNOT BE DELIVERED IN
THIS CONTEXT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY OFFICE,
ALONGSIDE RAINER COURT TENANTS
AND OTHER RENTERS INCLUDING
DIVISIONS LIKE A TENANT UNIONS
AND ALSO SPEAKERS FROM THE WE
ARE SEATTLE RENTERS COMMITTING
HELD AN ENERGIZED RALLY AT
RAINER COURT IN MT. BAKER FOR
RENT CONTROL.
AND ALSO FOR CONTINUING THE
STRUGGLE FOR THEIR ONGOING
DEMANDS AND IT WAS REALLY
EXCITING AND ENERGIZING.
THE TENANTS ARE UNDERSTANDING
THAT IT IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE
FOR THEM TO PUSH BACK AGAINST
EXPLOITIVE LANDLORDS.
THEIR STRUGGLE IS FAR FROM OVER
AND OF COURSE THEY ARE ALSO
RALLYING FOR RENT CONTROL.
WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY THE
TENETS OF [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHICH IS AN APARTMENT BUILDING
ON FOREST HILL WITH WHOM I HELD
A PLACED CONFERENCE ON
WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK.
THEY ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST
THEIR LANDLORD FOR THIS REALLY
DEPLORABLE SITUATION THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN IN WHERE THEY HAVE
NOT HAD HEATING OR HOT WATER
FOR OVER TWO MONTHS NOW.
THE LANDLORD HAS STILL NOT
RESPONDED TO REPEATED
COMPLAINTS, REPEATED, ALSO
REPORTS TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTION.
THEY HAVE SIGNED A PETITION, A
MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE SIGNED A
PETITION DEMANDING THAT THE
SITUATION BE CORRECTED.
BUT ALSO THAT THE LANDLORD OWES
THEM RENT FOR EACH DAY THAT
THEY WERE FORCED TO SPEND
WITHOUT HEATING OR HOT WATER.
AMONG THE TENANTS IS AN 80-YEAR-
OLD WOMAN WHO WAS FORCED TO
COME BACK FROM HOSPITAL FROM
HER TREATMENT FOR HER CONDITION.
COME BACK TO A NICE COLD
APARTMENT, AND TO THIS DAY SHE
IS BEING FORCED TO BOIL WATER
IN HER KITCHEN IN ORDER TO HAVE
ACCESS TO HOT WATER.
THE SITUATION CANNOT CONTINUE.
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE HEARD FROM
THE TENANTS THEMSELVES AND FROM
OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
SPEAKING UP, DEMANDING THAT THE
LANDLORD CORRECT THE SITUATION
AND GIVE THE TENANTS BACK
MONEY.
THANK YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS
WANT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO DOWN
THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
BOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 I MET WITH
14 RESIDENTS DURING OFFICE
HOURS.
WE DISCUSSED PLACEMENT OF
CROSSWALKS, POOL SYSTEM AT
WOODLAND PARK, COMMENTS,
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ALTERNATIVES TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
HOMELESSNESS DATA COLLECTION.
THE BUDGET PROCESS AND BUDGET
PRIORITIES AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
LAST WEEK I WAS ALSO TO MEET
WITH CAPTAIN GROSSMAN AT THE
NORTH PRECINCT IN THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE.
AND DISCUSS THE RECENT BREAK-
INS IN DOWNTOWN BALLARD.
ON WEDNESDAY AND MET WITH THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO, THE PARKS IN
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS
MY AMENDMENTS TO THE ZOO
OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT I MAY
BRING BY DECEMBER 30th.
HAS I'VE HEARD MANY TIMES
REPEATED TO ME, ANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS BY THE ZOO AGREEMENT
NEED TO BE INVITED NOVEMBER
30th.
ALSO I CONTINUE TO HOLD
OPERATIONAL MEETINGS WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES AND NONGOVERNMENT
ENTITIES TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTIONS AND IMPACTS IN
HOMELESSNESS IN D6 AND SPECIFIC
PLACES.
THESE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE
MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK UNTIL THE
TRANSFER TO THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IS
COMPLETE.
LAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I
ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHERE
WE TOOK THE FINAL VOTE TO ADOPT
UPDATES TO THE KING COUNTY
METRO STRATEGIC PLAN.
FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, KING
COUNTY METRO SERVICE GUIDELINES
AND METRO CONNECTS, KING COUNTY
METRO'S LONG-RANGE PLAN.
THE REST OF LAST WEEK AS YOU
KNOW COLLEAGUES, WE SPENT IN
COUNCIL BUDGET MEETINGS.
THIS COMING WEEK IS A RARE WEEK
THAT I DO NOT HAVE DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS SCHEDULED DUE TO
THE THANKS GIVING HOLIDAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING D6
NEXT WEEK.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
OR, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
WILL BE NEXT FRIDAY, DECEMBER
3rd, DARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL ALSO HOLD THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, ALSO
STARTING AT 9:8.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENDEAVORING
TO KEEP YOUR REMARKS SHORT AS I
MENTIONED.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET DONE AS
CLOSE TO 10:00 A.M.
AS POSSIBLE SIMPLY A BUDGET
COMMITTEE RIGHT AFTER THIS.
SO, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HER
BETTER AND JUAREZ JOINED US A
LITTLE LATE AFTER I MADE THOSE
COMMENTS, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT
OF COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
JUAREZ.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS RELATED TO
THE BUDGET, IF WE COULD SAVE
THOSE FOR BUDGET COMMITTEE,
THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> GOOD MORNING.
SO, STARTING OFF WITH AN ITEM
THAT IS DEEMED BY SOME AS BEING
A BUDGET ITEM.
SO, YOU TELL ME, MADAM CHAIR,
IF I CAN ADDRESS IT.
IT IS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT WE HAVE TAKEN UP WITHIN
THE CONFINES OF BUDGET, BUT IT
IS NOT PURELY A BUDGET ISSUE.
IT'S THE RESOLUTION MODIFYING
THE MAYOR'S CIVIL EMERGENCY
ORDER.
>> I THINK IT'S ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
I DON'T THINK WE ARE DISCUSSING
IT ANYMORE IN THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE, SO I THINK YOU ARE
GOOD TO GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS COMING
DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
SINCE THE COMMITTEE HAS OF THE
MEETING.
AND THE MEETING THAT WOULD BE
SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK IS
BEING CANCELED.
BUT, THERE IS AN ITEM ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON AND THAT IS THE
RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE MAYOR'S
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDER. FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE.
THE RESOLUTION IS IN BUDGET
COMMITTEE BY A 4-2 BOAT.
THE ITEM ITSELF AMENDS THE
MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
REGARDING HIRING BONUSES FOR
POLICE OFFICERS AND 911
DISPATCH HIRES.
THE RELATED CBA ALSO IS IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE REQUESTED
REPORT FROM THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE TO THE COUNCIL ON A
POTENTIAL CITYWIDE HIRING
INCENTIVE FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS.
AND THE RESOLUTION ITSELF, THE
CHANGES IT MAKES TO THE MAYOR'S
EMERGENCY ORDER ON HIRING
INCENTIVES LIMITS THE DURATION
OF THE ORDER THROUGH THE END OF
2021 AND LIMITS EXPENDITURES
PURSUANT TO THE ORDER TO
$500,000 WHICH IS THE AMOUNT
THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ESTIMATES WOULD BE NEEDED IN
2021 JUST AS A BIT OF A
BACKGROUND NOTE, FUNDING FOR $2
MILLION FOR A CITYWIDE BONUS
PROGRAM THAT WOULD GO INTO
EFFECT IN 2022 DID NOT PASS AT
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
IT'S OF COURSE A GIVEN THAT AN
INCOMING MAYOR, THAT THIS
EMERGENCY ORDER UNDER THIS
RESOLUTION WOULD END WITH THE
OUTGOING MAYOR, THE INCOMING
MAYOR COULD OF COURSE ISSUE AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR 2022.
BUT AGAIN, THERE IS THE
QUESTION OF THE FUNDING IN THE
2022 BUDGET TO SUPPORT IT.
SO, THAT'S SORT OF THE
BACKGROUND ON THAT.
HOPE YOU FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS
BETWEEN NOW AND 2:00 THEY LET
ME KNOW AND LOOK FORWARD TO
PASSING THIS OUT OF FULL
COUNCIL TODAY.
OTHER ITEMS COMING UP, THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ASKED
THAT I SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE
WORK OF THE NEW SAFE AND
THRIVING COMMUNITIES DIVISION
SO FAR THIS YEAR.
SO FAR THIS YEAR, THEY HAVE
HIRED THEIR FIRST DIVISION
DIRECTOR.
DATA ACQUIRED TWO SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVICES.
THAT'S THE CRIME VICTIMS
ADVOCATES, AND THE VICTIM
SUPPORT TEAM.
THEY HAVE COMPLETED $10 MILLION
-- $10.4 MILLION IN COMMUNITY
SAFETY CAPACITY BUILDING RFP
CONSISTING OF 33 CONTRACTS.
17 OF THOSE CONTRACTS ARE NEW
PROVIDERS TO HSD.
THEY ALSO INVESTED $500,000 IN
A REGIONAL PEACEKEEPERS
COLLECTIVE.
AND INVESTED $300,000 TO COMBAT
ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER HATE
CRIMES.
THEY'VE INVESTED AN ADDITIONAL
$600,000 TO MITIGATE INCREASING
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
THEY'VE ALSO LAUNCHED A $1.4
MILLION SUPPORTIVE REENTRY RRP
IN OCTOBER.
THEY ARE WORKING ON TRANSFERRING
THE LEADING CONTRACT FROM THE
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIC
STRATEGIES DIVISION IN QUARTER
FOUR.
AND JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY
ARE DOING THIS YEAR.
THIS ONE, THIS SMALL DIVISION,
IS FULFILLING A LOT OF THE
COUNCIL'S POLICY OBJECTIVES AS
IT RELATES TO COMMUNITY SAFETY
EFFORTS.
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR
EFFORTS.
IN 2021 SO, QUICK UPDATE ON
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES.
I KNOW EVERYBODY IS WELL AWARE
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT COVID VACCINE
BOOSTER SHOTS ARE NOW
AUTHORIZED FOR ANYONE OVER 18
YEARS OF AGE.
NO MATTER WHAT VACCINE YOU'VE
RECEIVED INITIALLY, IF ENOUGH
TIME HAS PASSED, YOU CAN GET
YOUR BOOSTER.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHEN
YOU BECOME ELIGIBLE, AND HOW TO
GET YOUR BOOSTER AT COVID.GOV --
I'M STRIKING COUNTY.GOV/COVID.
IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TO VISIT
LOVED ONES FOR THE HOLIDAY WERE
HOSTING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE
YOUR HOUSEHOLD, THERE ARE
SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU
SHOULD TAKE TO MAKE THE DAY
SAFER FOR EVERYONE.
KNOW THE VACCINATION STATUS OF
PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE SEEING.
CONSIDER ASKING GUESTS TO TAKE
RAPID TESTS IN THE MORNING.
IMPROVE THE VENTILATION IN THE
ROOM THAT YOU WILL BE GATHERING
IN.
AND PLAN THE EVENT AROUND THE
NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
PERSON IN THE ROOM.
YESTERDAY THE SEATTLE TIMES
CARRIED A REALLY HELPFUL
ARTICLE WITH SOME GREAT UPDATES
TO HOLIDAY GATHERINGS.
CONSIDER CHECKING IT OUT IF YOU
PLAN TO HOST.
IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY, THANK
YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> GOOD MORNING, I APOLOGIZE
FOR MY TARDINESS.
LET ME TURN THIS UP.
I APOLOGIZE.
LET'S SEE, I WILL BE BRIEF.
AS YOU KNOW, TODAY WE HAVE THE
GOVERNING METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT BOARD AT 2:30, OR
AFTER BUDGET.
IT'S THE THIRD AND FINAL
MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED
FOR, AS I SHARED AFTER TODAY'S
MEETING.
WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION
FOLLOWED BY FOUR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION UP FOR DISCUSSION
AND VOTE REGARDING THE 2022
PROPOSED BUDGET.
I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL FOR
EACH BILL THIS AFTERNOON.
WE DISCUSSED AND HAD PUBLIC
HEARING ON THESE MATTERS ON
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th.
THAT'S WITH THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
AS FAR AS THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
MAYOR HAS TRANSMITTED
LEGISLATION -- THAT WOULD
TRANSFER PROPERTY FROM CITY,
FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE, CITY
HALL PARK, TO KING COUNTY.
IN EXCHANGE, FOR 0.56 ACRE,
THAT'S THE CITY HALL PARK,
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE KING
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AND THE
CITY'S AGREEMENT TO VACATE THE
ROAD SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY.
KING COUNTY WOULD TRANSFER
APPROXIMATELY 13 PARCELS OF
LAND TOTALING 1.35 ACRES.
MANY OF THE PARCELS IN THE
TRANSFER ARE LOCATED ADJACENT
TO NATURAL AREAS, AND THEIR
ACQUISITION WILL INCREASE GREEN
SPACE PROTECTION AND LARGE
ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPUS FOR FUTURE
RECREATION PARK DRESS AS
ANNOUNCED BY THE COUNTY.
OF THE PARCELS, IT WILL BENEFIT
SOUTHPARK AND WEST SEATTLE, AND
AP PATCH IN EAST VALLEY.
SUPERINTENDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE
HAVE RELAYED THEIR SUPPORT FOR
THIS ENDEAVOR.
I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE WORKING
WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO
CONSIDER SENDING THIS STRAIGHT
TO FULL COUNCIL GIVING MY
COMMITTEE'S SCHEDULED FOR
DECEMBER INCLUDES TWO MAJOR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
I WANTED TO FLAG THIS AND
COMING LEGISLATION FOR MY
COLLEAGUES, GIVEN THE
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THE
PARCELS.
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, I'M HAPPY
ABOUT, AND THE OPERATIONAL
NEEDS OF CITY HALL PARK.
THIS IS I BELIEVE AN
ADVANTAGEOUS PARTNERSHIP.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
DIRECT THEM TO THE OFFICE.
I'VE RECEIVED AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE.
MAP OF THE 13 PROPERTIES.
AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL LAND
TRANSFER BETWEEN KING COUNTY
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
KNIFE, OUR NEXT PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE IS DECEMBER 7th AT
2:00.
WE WILL CONSIDER THREE PIECES
OF LEGISLATION AS I HAVE BEEN
SHARING.
ONE IS THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO
THAT IS THE OPERATIONS
AGREEMENT RENEWAL.
THAT'S UP FOR DISCUSSION AND
VOTE.
THIS IS AN UPDATED CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE ZOO AND PARKS.
SO ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL
NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND AGREED
UPON BY ALL PARTIES INCLUDING
THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
ALSO, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING AND
HOPEFULLY VOTE ON OUR BILL
FINALLY FOR THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THIS BILL WILL CREATE THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THIS
BILL FINALLY.
THE THIRD BILL IS REGARDING THE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATON
OFFICE GRANT APPLICATION
PROCESS FOR THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT.
PARKS, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION HAS COMPLETED A
REPORT SUMMARIZING THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE FIRST SIX YEAR
CYCLE OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT FROM 2015 THROUGH 2020.
THE REPORT SPOTLIGHTS THE
DEPARTMENT'S 2020 RESPONSE TO
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
INCLUDES A MAP OF THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDED PROJECTS TO
SHOW THE CITYWIDE IMPACT OF
THIS FUNDING SOURCE.
IT INCLUDES A CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT BREAKDOWN WHICH I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO SHARE.
HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION IN A MOMENT.
TO REVIEW AND READ THIS REPORT,
YOU CAN VISIT SEATTLE.GOV/PARK
DISTRICT PROJECT.
COLLEAGUES, WE DID RECEIVE ON
NOVEMBER 15th FROM MR. DAVID
WITH PARKS, A 17 PAGE REPORT
ACTUALLY.
I HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH
IT, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
IT DOES HIGHLIGHT THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FOUR
INVESTMENT AREAS THAT EVERYONE
AGREED ON.
THE FIX-IT FIRST, THE
MAINTAINING PARKS AND
FACILITIES, PROGRAMS FOR
PEOPLE, AND BUILDING FOR THE
FUTURE.
WAS PARTICULARLY WORTH NOTING,
I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO
BECAUSE I'M VERY HAPPY AND
PROUD OF THIS, IS PAGE 15 TO
17.
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT, THE
INVESTMENT MAP IS BROKEN DOWN
BY DISTRICTS, SO THAT IS GREAT.
YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE CITY AND
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE MONEY
WENT IN THE SIX YEAR CYCLE AND
HOW WE ARE GOING TO START IN
2022 FOR THE NEXT SIX YEAR
CYCLE.
SO, WHAT IT WILL SHOW IS
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
ACTIVATED.
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE
COMPLETE.
THT ARE UNDERWAY.
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
STUDIED.
AND OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.
AGAIN, FOR ME ANYWAY, I
APPRECIATE THAT IS BROKEN DOWN
BY DISTRICTS AND THAT IT IS
COLOR-CODED.
SO YOU CAN SEE EACH PROJECT AND
WHERE YOUR ARE AT IN THE SCHEME
FROM BEGINNING TO COMPLETION.
A LOT OF IT WAS INTERRUPTED
FROM COVID-19.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE
LIBRARY CONTINUES TO INCREASE
STAFFING LEVELS AS WE CLOSE IN
ON RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC
HOURS OF OPERATION.
ON DECEMBER 6th.
THIS WEEK, THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY CONDUCTED THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MEETING WHERE THEY
PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE CHIEF
LIBRARIAN SEARCH.
THE THIRD QUARTER LEVY REPORT
AND DISCUSSED THE 2022
OPERATIONS PLAN.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ALSO
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE UNIQUE
WORK BY ONE OF THE BRANCH
LIBRARIAN'S TO REACH OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY IN NEW WAYS AS WE
CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE
ONGOING PANDEMIC.
SINCE MARCH, 2021, THE
SOUTHPARK BRANCH HAS BEEN ON
THE AIR WITH AMIGOS, SEATTLE'S
COMMUNITY RADIO STATION.
RADIO, AND I MIGHT HAVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HELP ME HERE.!
[ SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
THANK YOU.
I KNEW I WAS GOING TO GET IT
WRONG.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
LIBRARIAN, WHICH IS REALLY
EXCITING.
NO ONE HAS BEEN DOING THIS, SO
THANK YOU SOUTHPARK.
A LIBRARIAN HOSTED A WEEKLY
SHOW CALLED THE SOUTHPARK
PRESENTS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
RECORDING LIBRARY UPDATES AND
SERVICES THAT AFFECTED THE
COMMUNITY AND INTERVIEWING
STAFF SUCH AS EMILY PEREZ ON
YOUR NEXT JOB.
AND ANOTHER ONE ON LIBRARY
BUSINESS.
THERE IS A LOT THERE.
GO AHEAD AND LISTEN TO THAT.
THE PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY GONE
THROUGH SOME CHANGES.
INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE STUDIO,
SHE IS RECORDING THE SHOW
REMOTELY, WHICH IS LIVE STREAMED
EVERY OTHER MONDAY AT NOON.
WHAT'S THE MOST RECENT EDITION
IN SPANISH.
SHE SHARES THE LATEST LIBRARY
HOURS AND SERVICES. ACCESS TO
CONSUMER REPORTS, THE DISCOVER
PASS, JOB CONSULTING AND MORE.
SO, CHECK BACK TO SEE THE
SOUTHPARK PRESENTS LIVE ON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd.
AT NOON.
THAT WOULD BE TODAY.
FINALLY, NATIVE COMMUNITIES,
WHATEVER YOUR POLITICAL
PERSUASION IS, I WOULD ASK YOU,
I KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT TODAY
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE IN
BUDGET.
TODAY, THE DNC NATIVE CAUCUS,
STARTING AT 6:00 EASTERN TIME
WHICH WOULD BE 3:00 PROCESS
TIME.
JOIN THE DNC NATIVE CAUCUS FROM
HERE, AND CELEBRATING NATIVE
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH
SECRETARY DEB HOLLAND WHO WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT WORK OF
THE BIDEN/HARRIS ADMINISTRATION
AND PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO
VOTE AND MORE.
SO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT
WILL BE -- IT WILL BE POSTED SO
YOU CAN WATCH IT AT A DIFFERENT
TIME AS WELL.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT I WILL BE
DOING.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DEB
HOLLAND LAST FRIDAY FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED A PROCESS TO REVIEW
AND REPLACE DEROGATORY NAMES OF
THE NATION'S GEOGRAPHIC
FEATURES.
I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT
TO A FORMER COUNCILMEMBER,
BECAUSE WE STARTED THIS IN OUR
GREAT CITY ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO
THROUGH PARKS.
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT
IS THE BOARD OF GEOGRAPHIC
NAMES.
THAT'S THE FEDERAL BODY TASKED
WITH NAMING GEOGRAPHIC PLACES.
THEY WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION
PROCEDURES TO REMOVE OFFENSIVE
TERMS FROM FEDERAL USAGE.
NOW, IF WE CAN ONLY GET
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TO DO THE
SAME.
FINALLY, SOUND TRANSIT, WEST
SEATTLE AND BALLARD LINK
EXTENSIONS.
STAFF CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR
THE FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION'S FDA
PUBLICATION OF THE DRAFT EIS,
WHICH IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT
YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR A WHILE.
LAST WEEK THE FDA ANNOUNCED
THAT THE COMMENT PERIOD HAD
BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 90
DAYS.
BASED ON THE SCOPE OF THE
DOCUMENT AND REQUESTS FROM
COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, I WOULD REALLY HOPE
-- I KNOW WE ARE REALLY BUSY
WITH BUDGET WHEN WE GET THIS
REPORT.
WE SHOULD HAVE IT.
COLOR-CODED.
THAT'S IT, PRESIDENT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THAT REPORT?
JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC AND COLLEAGUES,
WE ARE IN ACTIVE CONVERSATION
BETWEEN OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
RELATED TO THAT RELATED
LEGISLATION.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN PLACE
AS A CITY COUNCIL, WHILE ALSO
RESPECTING THE NEED TO DO
THINGS LIKE NOTE WITH
APPROPRIATE NOTICE A PUBLIC
HEARING THAT WILL NEED TO TAKE
PLACE BEFORE WE CAN TAKE FINAL
ACTION ON THE LEGISLATION.
SO, BEAR WITH US AND EXTEND US
A LITTLE BREAK AS WE WORK
THROUGH THE TIMELINE THAT IS
RELEVANT TO ALLOWING US AS A
COUNCIL TO DO OUR DUE
DILIGENCE, WHILE ALSO
COMPLYING WITH PUBLIC HEARING
REQUIREMENTS THAT EXIST AS IT
RELATES TO THIS REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTION.
SO, LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING
MORE WITH YOU ALL VERY SOON SO
THAT YOU ARE PREPARED AND READY
TO ENGAGE.
OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING DOWN THE LINE
HERE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AFTER THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
GIVING THE ADVANCED HOUR, I
WILL GO AHEAD AND DIFFER
BRIEFING THIS WEEK.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING
THAT IS NOT BUDGET RELATED TO
REPORT.
SO, I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR
THE BUDGET HEARING, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
APPRECIATE THAT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND THEN MOSQUEDA.
>> OKAY, GOOD THING I'M READY,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
BRIEFLY THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE WILL BE ON FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 10th AT 9:30.
WE DO HAVE A FEW APPOINTMENTS,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
ONE IS REGARDING
ANTIDISCRIMINATION CHANGES THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE TO MIRROR STATE
LAW.
AND THE OTHER WILL BE TO BRING
US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL
LAW REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS.
SO, MORE ON THAT LATER.
BUT, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PIECES
OF LEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH IN
THE COMMITTEE.
THAT'S TWO WEEKS.
I JUST HAVE TWO THINGS I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT.
THE FIRST IS THAT LAST NIGHT
THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOOTING AT
THE MT. BAKER LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
THIS IS THE SECOND SHOOTING,
AND THERE WAS ONE FATALITY,
WHICH IS THE FOURTH IN SIX
MONTHS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE ARTS
SPACE BUILDING WAS ALSO BROKEN
INTO, AND JUST WEEKS AGO PEOPLE
BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.
SO, NEIGHBORS THERE ARE REALLY
FRUSTRATED.
UNDERSTANDABLY SCARED, AND
REALLY LOOKING TO US AS A CITY
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE GOING
TO KEEP THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE
AND REALLY START TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE
HAPPENING THERE.
THINGS HAVE REALLY ESCALATED
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SO, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS BEEN VERY
COMMUNICATIVE.
THE CRIME PREVENTION COORDINATOR
HAS BEEN IN I THINK EVERY
MEETING WITH COMMUNITY.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH
THEM REGULARLY.
ADMITTEDLY NOT SO MUCH DURING
BUDGET.
COUNCILMEMBER [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
OFFICE IS NOW MEETING WITH THEM
AS WELL.
I AM HOPING THAT WE CAN REALLY
START TO SEE SOME ACTION HERE.
I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR
ELECT TO REQUEST THAT HE MEET
WITH ME AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE
TWO OF US GO TOGETHER, SO I'M
HOPING WE ARE ABLE TO SET
SOMETHING UP SOON.
I AM EAGER TO WORK WITH THE
NEXT MAYOR TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE HEARD AND THAT THERE
IS COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE
IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEN, FINALLY, COLLEAGUES, I DO
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW FROM
DECEMBER 3rd TO DECEMBER 11th,
I WAS HOPING TO TALK ABOUT THIS
LAST WEEK, BUT I DIDN'T GET A
SECOND ON MY SOCIAL HOUSING
AMENDMENT.
SO I'M TELLING YOU NOW.
I WILL BE TRAVELING TO OUR
SISTER CITY OF -- WHERE I'LL
SPEND TIME WITH OFFICIALS.
IT IS URBAN PLANNING AND HOUSING
ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY.
DOING A DEEP DIVE ON THEIR
SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND
THEIR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
EFFORTS.
DURING THE VISIT I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT'S
POSSIBLE, AND HOW WE WORK ON
HOUSING AS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE
OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
LOOK AT POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTIONS
THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE
MOMENTUM THAT OUR OFFICE BUILT
WITH COMMUNITY OVER THESE ISSUES
IN THE LAST YEAR AROUND ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT, AROUND SOCIAL
HOUSING AND TENANTS RIGHTS.
AND THE TENANT OPPORTUNITY TO
PURCHASE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HOPE
TO CONTINUE WORKING ON.
BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WE WORKED WITH THIS YEAR, AND
THAT WE PLAN TO KEEP BUILDING
WITH THIS YEAR.
AND THOSE INCLUDE [ SPEAKING IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] TENANTS
UNION, TRANSIT RIDERS UNION,
WASHINGTON CAN, REAL CHANGE,
SOLID GROUND, SHARE THE CITY,
BE SEATTLE, THE LGBTQ ALLYSHIP,
UFCW LOCAL 21, UAW LOCAL 4121,
PUGET SOUND SAGE, THE HOUSING
JUSTICE PROJECT, CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB, PEOPLE'S ECONOMY LAB,
HOUSE OWNER BRUCE, THE STATE
HOUSE TO STAY HEALTHY
COALITION.
DOCTORS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF
PUBLIC SERVICE AT SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY.
WE ARE BEGINNING TO WORK MORE
CLOSELY WITH HIM.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK BLACK
ACTION COALITION, SEATTLE DSA,
CREATIVE JUSTICE, DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE AND 350 SEATTLE FOR
EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
ORGANIZING WITH THEM IN 2022 AS
WELL.
THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO START LOOKING AT NEW MODELS
FOR HOW WE PROVIDE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR
OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M THRILLED
WITH THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE
úMADE.
I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING
SOMETHING THAT CAN ADD TO THE
OPTIONS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
SO, I WILL HAVE PLENTY TO
REPORT BACK AFTER THAT TRIP.
THAT IS MY REPORT THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR MOVING
THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY.
I APPRECIATE IT, AND APPRECIATE
YOU BEING MINDFUL ABOUT THE
LENGTH OF THE REPORT.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, WHO WE ARE
ENDEAVORING TO WRAP UP QUICKLY
ON BEHALF OF, SO SHE CAN
SHEPHERD US THROUGH THE LAST
FINAL PIECES OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
AND THEN I WILL GO LAST.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE OVER THE LAST EIGHT
WEEKS.
WE ARE NOW IN OUR FINAL DAY.
YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN CROSSING
THIS FINAL BUDGET PASSAGE HAS
MADE A BUDGET THAT IS BALANCED
FOR THIS MORNING AFTER OUR
CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS
IN THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
WE WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY'VE
DONE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND ON
FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE VOTES THAT
TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY.
THANKS TO PATTY AND ALLY WHO
HAVE AGAIN CIRCULATED THIS
MORNING UPDATED MATERIALS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION IN OUR
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE THAT
WILL HAPPEN MOMENTARILY.
I WANTED TO FLAG THESE ITEMS
FOR YOU AS THESE ARE CHANGES
THAT WE WILL CONSIDER THAT
INCLUDE 10 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
AND COMPLETE THE MAGIS FISHERY
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN TAKE THE
FINAL VOTE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE 22 BALANCING PACKAGE.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR FINAL WORK
TO REVIEW THESE FINAL
AMENDMENTS.
THESE ARE SEVERAL TECHNICAL
CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
ADOPT THE BALANCED PACKAGE.
IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN OR ANY
DELAY IN THE FINAL ACTION TODAY,
THEN WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
MEET OUR GOAL OF TRYING TO MOVE
THIS OUT OF THE COUNCIL BY
NOVEMBER 22nd, TODAY.
SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
DELIBERATIONS THAT WE'VE DONE
OVER THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS, AND
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT HAS
HAPPENED TO GET US TO THIS DAY.
APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF THESE 10 ACTIONS THAT HELP
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
CHANGES NECESSARY TO TAKE THE
FINAL VOTE.
AFTER TODAY, WE GET TO TALK
ABOUT NON-BUDGET RELATED ITEMS
AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A MEETING
THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN
DECEMBER.
WILL BE OUR FIRST HOUSING AND
LABOR -- THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST
HOUSING AND RELATED ITEM.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS
HOUSING AND LABOR TOPICS.
THAT WILL OCCUR ON DECEMBER 7th
AT 9:30 A.M.
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL INCLUDE
AN UPDATE ON THE ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN OF 20 2021, ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN OF STRAIGHT REGISTRATION
LEGISLATION THAT YOU'VE HEARD
ME REFER AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S COMMITTEE.
AND THEN A VOTE AND ACTION IN
MY COMMITTEE ON THE SEVENTH.
THERE WILL BE TWO APPOINTMENTS
TO THE DOMESTIC WORKER
STANDARDS BOARD AND THE RACIAL
SOCIAL JUSTICE PRESENTATION
FROM FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES.
BY MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO LET
YOU KNOW I'M EXCITED AND
HONORED TO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
WORK WE'VE DONE HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND WE KNOW
THAT ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN
THE WAKE OF COVID, CITIES ARE
PROVIDING AN IMPACTFUL PLACE
FOR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE
IMMEDIATE CHANGE, IMMEDIATE
CHANGE ON ISSUES RELATED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
INCLUSIONARY ZONING, PROTECTING
WORKERS, MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE PROVIDING RELIEF IN THE
WAKE OF THIS PANDEMIC.
I'M HONORED NOW TO BE SERVING
ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND
HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE
MEMBER AND HUMAN DEVELOPING
COMMITTEE MEMBER.
I WANT TO THANK AND
CONGRATULATE MAYOR VINCE
WILLIAMS IN GEORGIA WHO IS THE
NEW PRESIDENT AND OUR REGION'S
OWN MAYOR VICTORIA WOODWARD WHO
WILL SERVE AS THE FIRST WAS
PRESIDENT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
CONVERSATIONS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN THE
LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND I WILL GO LAST.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ARE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL MEET
NEXT ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1st.
WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON
DECEMBER 15th.
I WITHHOLD MY BUDGET COMMENTS
UNTIL LATER.
ONE ITEM I WANTED TO POINT OUT,
YESTERDAY, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21st,
WAS THE WORLD DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC
VICTIMS.
THIS SOLEMN EVENT WAS
RECOGNIZED BY U.S. SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG
AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
HERE IN SEATTLE, THERE WERE 26
TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 20 15.
25 IN 2020, AND ALREADY 31
TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 2021 BY
FAR THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF
TRAFFIC FATALITIES ARE NOT
THOSE WHO ARE DRIVING, BUT
RATHER THOSE WHO ARE WALKING.
IN 2020, 14 OF THE 25 FATALITIES
WERE PEDESTRIANS, AND IN 2021,
20 OF THE 31 FATALITIES WERE
PEDESTRIANS.
OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION POINTS OUT THAT
IN 2021, NEARLY 30% OF PEOPLE
KILLED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH WERE
LIKELY TO BE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
WHICH IS A SHARP INCREASE AS
COMPARED TO ONLY 12% IN 2019
AND 8% IN 2020.
IN SEATTLE, WE CONTINUE TO
PURSUE THE GOAL OF VISION ZERO,
WHICH IS TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS
AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON CITY
STREETS BY THE YEAR 2030.
DESPITE INCREASED EFFORTS ON A
NUMBER OF FRONTS BY SDOT TO
INCREASE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES, THE
STATISTICS ARE GRIM.
EACH FATALITY IS A TRAGEDY.
THE BUDGET WE APPROVE TODAY WILL
ADD TO THE SAFETY
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL MODES OF
TRAVEL WITH A FOCUS ON
PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE MOST AT
RISK.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND GIVE MY VERY BRIEF REPORT
AS WELL.
I HAVE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THE FIRST IS COUNCIL BILL
120231, WHICH RELATES TO A
LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 2898.
AND THE SECOND IS COUNCIL BILL
120232, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TE CITY OF SEATTLE AND PROTECT
17 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT BARGAINING UNIT.
BOTH OF THESE BILLS WENT
THROUGH THE LABOR RELATIONS
POLICY COMMITTEE PROCESS.
AND BOTH WILL BE REFERRED
DIRECTLY TO THE STATE COUNCIL.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER OF THESE
PIECES -- EITHER OF THESE
BILLS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MY
OFFICE OR YOU CAN CONTACT
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK
MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE AND
RECOGNIZE OUR VERY OWN
LEGISLATIVE HR FINANCE DIRECTOR
QUINN JACKSON FOR BEING
SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS FOR THE NATIONAL
PUBLIC EMPLOYER LABOR RELATIONS
ASSOCIATION.
DIRECTOR JACKSON HAS SERVED
SEVERAL TERMS ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR THE STATE VERSION
OF THIS BOARD, SO I KNOW THAT
SHE IS VERY THRILLED TO HAVE
BEEN SELECTED TO THE NATIONAL
BOARD AND I WANT TO THANK HER
FOR HER WORK ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND ESPECIALLY
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
LASTLY, MY OFFICE WILL BE
CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK IN
OBSERVANCE OF THE THANKS GIVING
HOLIDAY.
I DO HOPE THAT EVERYONE GETS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A RESTFUL
AND SAFE HOLIDAY BREAK.
THIS WEEK, AND WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL ON
THE 29th OF NOVEMBER WHEN WE
RECONVENE AS FULL COUNCIL.
COLLEAGUES, ANYTHING ELSE FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER RELATED
TO COUNCIL BRIEFING?
ALL RIGHT.
>>> IT IS 10:14 A.M.
I'M GOING TO ASK OUR BUDGET
CHAIR TO ADVISE WHEN WE SHOULD
RECONVENE AS A SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, AS A REMINDER
COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL USE THE
SAME ZOOM CREDENTIALS THAT YOU
ARE CURRENTLY LOGGED INTO.
SO, IF YOU JUST WANT TO MUTE
AND STOP YOUR VIDEO, AND WALK
AWAY FOR A QUICK BREAK, TOTALLY
FINE.
THAT WILL SAVE I.T.
THE TIME OF HAVING TO READMIT
YOU INTO THE ZOOM ROOM.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, WHEN WOULD YOU
LIKE US TO GET STARTED?
>> LET'S DO A FIVE MINUTE
BREAK.
WE CAN START AT 10:20 AGAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST STAY ON,
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
WE WILL START WITH 20 MINUTES
OF PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING
AND THEN MOVE RIGHT INTO IT.
>> GREAT, SO 10:20 A.M.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
YOU ALL ARE FREE TO MUTE AND
STOP YOUR VIDEO AND WE WILL SEE
YOU AT 10:20 AS A SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.