>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
WELCOME BACK TO THE NOVEMBER
22nd, 2021 SET UP MEETINGS FOR
TODAY.
THIS IS THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE TIME IS 10:23 A.M.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS QUESTION MARK
>> PRESENT.
>> GONZALEZ QUESTION MARK
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH KELLY,
THANK YOU FOR THE FULL
ATTENDANCE AT TODAY'S FINAL
MEETING.
WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TODAY TO CONSIDER ABOUT 10
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT
CENTRAL STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED
FOR US FOR OUR FINAL VOTE IN
CONSIDERATION.
THOSE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN
TODAY'S AGENDA AS WELL.
I AM AWARE OF TWO SUGGESTED
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA THAT ARE
BEING PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I'M GOING
TO MOVE THE AGENDA TO MOVE IT
IN FRONT OF US TO SEE IF THERE
IS A INTEREST IN AMENDING THE
AGENDA.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS POINT, THE
AGENDA IS PUBLISHED.
ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON
THE PROPOSED AGENDA WERE
SUBMITTED AND SHARED WITH YOU
OVER THE WEEKEND.
WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
AGENDA, SO IN ORDER TO GET THAT
IN FRONT OF US, I'M GOING TO
MOVE THAT THE AGENDA BE IN
FRONT OF US.
I MOVED TO ADOPT TODAY'S AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE AGENDA IS NOW IN FRONT OF
US.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO MOVE THE
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED AGENDA
BE AMENDED TO ADD CBA 504 THE
002 2022.
THAT IS IN PLACE OF ITEM 2 FOR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAS MOVED
THE ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND TODAY'S
AGENDA BY ADDING CBA SDOT 002.
2022.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA VERY
BRIEFLY.
>> THANK YOU, THIS BUDGET AGENDA
IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS WHAT
WAS AGENDA ITEM 159 ON LAST
THURSDAY'S MEETING AGENDA.
WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OR
SPEAK TO WHEN I WAS OUT SICK.
THIS AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET WOULD
INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO $635
MILLION IN 2022.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL BUILDING
DECARBONIZATION BY $85 MILLION
PER YEAR.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
FULLY FUND THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR HOUSING IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL AND THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
AND THE SOLIDER BUDGET.
AND WILL FUND THE HOUSING AND
GREEN NEW DEAL'S OF WORKING
PEOPLE TOWARDS THE SCALE OF THE
CRISIS.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS SELF
BALANCING, RAISING THE FUNDS BY
INCREASING THE RATE OF THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX ON LARGE
CORPORATIONS.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ALSO
INCLUDES BOND AUTHORIZATION TO
FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
FUNDS THE YEARLY GREEN NEW DEAL
WORK AND DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
WITH THE INCREASE IN THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX.
BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE SIZE
OF THIS YEAR'S BOND, IT IS
TECHNICALLY AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION THAT
PASSED THIS YEAR'S BOND
REGISTRATION.
HOWEVER BECAUSE THAT INCREASE
IS FULLY FUNDED WITH THE
INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE, THE
REAL SUBSTANCE OF THIS
AMENDMENT IS THAT IT INCREASES
THE TAX TO FUND THE HOUSING.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WILL SAY
THAT ALL COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR NEW
PROGRESSIVE REVENUES.
BUT, I THINK ULTIMATELY IT'S A
QUESTION OF ACTUALLY DOING IT.
WE KNOW WE HAVE THIS NEW -- BIG
BUSINESS TAX AT OUR DISPOSAL.
I THINK IT IS OUR MORAL AND
POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
EXPAND IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
IN ORDER TO BRING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND GREEN NEW DEAL
FUNDING TO THE SCALE OF THE
CRISIS THAT IS IS CALLED FOR.
ALSO KEEPING IN MIND THAT SOME
OF THOSE SALMON CORPORATIONS
HAVE PROFITED MORE DURING THE
PANDEMIC WHEN ORDINARY PEOPLE
HAVE ACTUALLY LOST OUT.
I THINK THIS ALSO IS RELEVANT
TO THE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION
THAT WE ARE SEEING ON CRIME AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
WE KNOW STATISTICS SHOW THAT
PUBLIC SAFETY IS BEST SERVED BY
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND OTHER SOCIAL
SERVICES.
THANK YOU.
I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAS MOVED
TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, OR ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUGGESTION HERE.
ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK I DID
HAVE A CHANCE TO MOVE ITEM 159
FOR YOU.
WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
EXPRESS INTEREST IN HEARING 159.
AT THIS POINT COLLEAGUES, GIVEN
WHERE WE ARE AT IN THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY, AND THE UPCOMING
DELIBERATIONS THAT WILL TAKE
PLACE TO FINALIZE THIS
SUGGESTED BUDGET, I AM HOPING
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH OUR
BUDGET AS IT IS IN TACT.
THERE IS ALSO AS REQUESTED BY
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET COALITION
THE REQUEST TO HAVE A TASK FORCE
TO COME UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE.
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WORKING TO
ADD ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE, BUT AT THIS JUNCTURE
IN THE BUDGET I WOULD ENCOURAGE
US TO KEEP THE AGENDA INTACT
FOR TODAY.
OKAY, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA?
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> NO.
>> GONZALEZ QUESTION MARK
>> NO.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ
>> NO.
>> LEWIS.
>> NO.
>> MORALES.
>> NO.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> NO.
TWO IN FAVOR, SEVEN OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, THE
AMENDMENT DOES NOT ADVANCE AND
THE AGENDA IS INTACT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA?
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN .
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CLERK.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE STAY
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO OFFERING
20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT
HERE TODAY.
I WILL ALSO OFFER THAT IF
THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT IS NOT YET HEARD
BY THE TIME WE CONCLUDE OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE HAPPY TO
GO BACK.
TODAY COLLEAGUES I BELIEVE WE
WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO EVERYONE
HOWEVER.
THERE ARE 10 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON INTO PUBLIC
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE FOLKS
TWO MINUTES, ACTUALLY TWO
MINUTES GIVEN THAT WE HAVE 20
MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT
SLATED FOR THIS.
AND WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO GET TO
EVERYONE ON MY LIST.
JUST CONFIRMING WITH THE CLERK
BEFORE I START TO READ THIS
LIST I AM LOOKING AT THE RIGHT
LIST.
AM I? I.T.
TEAM?
I DON'T WANT TO CUT ANYBODY
ELSE OFF HERE.
OKAY.
WITHOUT ANY CONCERNS BEING
RAISED IIT, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON TO THE FIRST THREE
SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
IT IS TRACY WHO IS UP FIRST.
TRACY, IT SAYS YOU'RE LISTED AS
NOT PRESENT SO PLEASE DO DOUBT
IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
NATHAN YOU ARE NEXT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> EXCUSE ME.
I APOLOGIZE.
NATHAN, I DIDN'T READ MY FULL
SCRIPT FOR STARTING A PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WILL DO THAT FOR THE RECORD
RIGHT NOW.
AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO
OPEN REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
COLLEAGUES, WE DO WANT TO HEAR
FROM EVERYONE.
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO
SIGN UP OR WOULD LIKE TO
CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS, YOU CAN
SEND THOSE TO COUNCIL.
YOU WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON THREE SPEAKERS
AT A TIME.
YOU WILL HEAR A NOTE THAT SAYS
YOU HAVE BEEN UN-MUTED.
THAT IS YOUR INDICATION THAT
YOU NEED TO HIT STAR SIX.
HIT STAR SIX ON YOUR OWN PHONE
TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
THAT UNMUTE YOUR LINE.
PLEASE START BY NEEDING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 10 SECOND
CHIME AT THE END OF THEIR
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THAT TIME THAT
YOUR INDICATION TO WRAP UP.
PLEASE TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS
SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
FOLFOX INCLUDED BEFORE THE END
OF YOUR ALLOTTED TIME.
AND YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED AFTER TWO MINUTES.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, PLEASE
GO TO SEATTLE CHANNEL TO FOLLOW
US LIVE OR THE OTHER LISTENING
OPTIONS ON TODAY'S PUBLISHED
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
AGAIN, WE WILL START WITH THE
FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ON THE
LIST.
TRACY IS STILL NOT PRESENT.
NATHAN, YOU'RE A. YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND HIT STAR SIX.
WE ARE READY TO GO.
NATHAN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED
TO HIT STAR SIX.
>> MY NAME IS NATHAN.
I LIVE IN SEATTLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
INCLUDING NECESSARY FUNDS FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
IN SEATTLE WE ARE SEEING MORE
HOMELESSNESS THAN EVER.
THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.
WITH HARSH WINTER WEATHER
ALREADY UPON US, WE NEED
HOUSING OPTIONS AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE.
FOR THESE REASONS I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH MY COMMUNITY TO
ESTABLISH A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
TINY HOMES PROVIDE AN INSULATED
SPACE WITH A LOCKING DOOR TO
PROVIDE WARMTH AND SAFETY TO
THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST AT A
FASTER RATE.
THE VILLAGES HAVE STAFF AND
CASEWORKERS THAT HELP RESIDENTS
ON THEIR PATH BACK TO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY,
AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
I SEE THE REST OF MY TIME.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
GOOD MORNING.
STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> IT'S A LITTLE QUIET.
IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP A LITTLE
BIT MORE, WE CAN NO.
>> HELLO?
>> THAT'S BETTER.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO THANK -- SORRY, MY
NAME IS -- I WANTED TO TAKE THE
TIME TODAY TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
PROGRAM.
AS NATHAN HAD MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE HAVE SEEN --
PANDEMIC -- A GREAT INTERVENTION
TRYING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN
ENCAMPMENTS AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
I WANTED TO THANK YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITY AND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
I WILL YIELD THE REST OF MY
TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ONE MOMENT.
OKAY, GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY
SHARON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, THANK
YOU.
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE
PRIORITIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET HAVE REFUSED TO TRULY
DEAL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
BOTH OF WHICH ARE CO-RELATED TO
THE SUFFERING AND UNNECESSARY
VICTIMIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE.
WITH ALL THE FORSAKEN
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HOMELESS
PEOPLE SUBJECTED TO THE
PREDATORY CUSTOMS BY LETTING
CRIMINALS, CONDUCTING CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY, AND BEING
LISTED NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANORS.
EXEMPTED FROM JAIL BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
SHAME ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
USING THIS BUDGET TO REDIRECT
MILLIONS OF NEEDED DOLLARS TO
SOLVE A CRISIS OF SOCIETY
IMPLOSION, WHILE SQUANDERING
BILLIONS MORE DOLLARS THROWING
AWAY ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURES
EVERY TIME CRIMINALS USE
TAXPAYER PRODUCED
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SELL DRUGS.
INSTEAD OF THROWING CRIMINALS
IN JAIL, CITY COUNCIL INSTRUCTS
GOVERNMENT TO THROW AWAY PARK
BENCHES AND POTTED PLANTS AND
BREAK UP ONE BUS STOP INTO
THREE AS IT IS MAKING IT SAFER
FROM CRIMINALS CONDUCTING ON
CIVIL WAR ON INNOCENT COMMUNITY
WITH IMMUNITY.
TO THIS DAY, CITY COUNCIL AND
MAYOR PROVED TO BE THE BIGGEST
THREAT TO CIVILIZED SOCIETY BY
SABOTAGING POLICE, REDIRECTING
MONEY AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS
, TO SIMPLY BUY OFF PROTESTERS
INTIMIDATING COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR.
CAPITULATING TO THE DEVIL'S
ADVOCATES AT OUR EXPENSE.
YEAH YOU ARE USING OUR BUDGET
TO FINANCE A REELECTION
APPARATUS WHILE NEVER SOLVING
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESS
CRISIS.
AND THE NEED TO INVEST YOUR
CORE -- YOUR CORRUPT POLITICAL
DONORS WHO OWN ALL THE HOMELESS
CONTRACTS FILLED WITH SKIN
COLOR DISCRIMINATION AGENDAS
AND LOW-QUALITY SUBHUMAN
MISTREATMENT.
THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO
SHELTER EVERY HOMELESS PERSON
THIS WINTER, YET CITY COUNCIL
ONLY PRIORITIZED CRIMINAL REPEAT
OFFENDERS TO BE MOVED INTO A
HOTEL WHILE UPSTANDING CITIZENS
ARE BEING FORSAKEN.
THAT ARE NOT COMMITTING THE
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
THAT ARE PURPOSELY NOT BEING
HELPED WITH UNQUALIFIED --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
SHARON, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
IT SAYS YOU'RE NOT PUBLIC SO WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE TO HOWARD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD GAIL, SPEAKING ON THE
CONTINUING FUNDING OF THE FIELD
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS WE
HAVE LEARNED FROM FIVE
INVESTIGATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE
SOUTH SEATTLE, AND AN
INVESTIGATION, THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, WHOSE
ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN SPENT
DEFENDING THE POLICE AND WHO
HAS ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL
MISCONDUCT AS A CITY ATTORNEY,
HAS COMMITTED GROSS MALFEASANCE
IN INVESTIGATING POLICE ABUSE
AND VIOLATED STATE LAWS IN
ACCESSING INFORMATION OF A
PROTESTER WHO WAS NEARLY KILLED
IN 2020.
THE OPA DIRECTOR HAS JUDGED
NEARLY 90% OF LAST YEAR'S
POLICE ABUSE CASES AGAINST
DEMONSTRATORS TO BE WITHOUT
MERIT AND HAS FOUND EVERY SINGLE
SPD KILLING THAT HE
INVESTIGATED TO BE QUOTE,
LAWFUL AND PROPER,".
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE SUBJECT,
HAS ALLOWED THE ROUTINE
CERTIFICATION OF THESE FLAWED
ROUTINE INVESTIGATIONS BY A
PERSON WITH A 23 YEAR CAREER AS
A POLICE OFFICER.
WITHOUT LOOKING AT EVIDENCE AND
SOMETIMES WITHOUT EVEN
INTERVIEWING THE INVESTIGATIONS.
WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT
THAT INDVIDUAL, WHO HAS BEEN
REVIEWING INVESTIGATIONS, IS
STILL DOING IT.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OIG HAS
ENCOURAGED ITS INVESTIGATORS TO
IGNORE OPA FAILURES, AND HAS
WORKED DILIGENTLY TO UNDERCUT
THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT BY
MANDATING THAT EMPLOYEES NOT
PUT COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS IN
WRITING.
IN FACT, INTO THE SYSTEM YOU
NOW WANT TO PUT MORE MONEY FOR
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, EVEN THOUGH
OIG IS FIGHTING AGAINST PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE.
INTO THIS FAILED SYSTEM YOU NOW
PLAN TO PUT $10.8 MILLION.
THIS IS AN EPIC FAILURE OF
OVERSIGHT.
WE MUST INVEST THESE MONIES IN
A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FULL
CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CONTROL OVER
POLICE.
OVER THERE MISCONDUCT
INVESTIGATIONS, AND OVER
DISCIPLINE.
AS SO MANY SEERS HAVE DONE POST
GEORGE FLOYD.
GO TO SEATTLE STOP.ORG TO FIND
OUT HOW.
THAT IS SEATTLE STOP.ORG.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HILLARY.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS HILLARY AND I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK COALITION.
PLEASE ADD THE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
FOR GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK TO HELP
THE COALITION CONTINUED ITS
OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND HIGHER NECESSARY STAFF.
WE HAVE THE MOMENTUM TO SEE
THIS PROJECT TO THE END.
HELP THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK
COALITION TAKE THIS IMPORTANT
STEP TO RESTORING THIS BELOVED
PARK AND HONORING THE HISTORY
OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT, AND THANKS FOR
ALL OF YOUR WORK.
COLLEAGUES, THE LAST TWO
SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR
LIST ARE -- LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
THAT INCLUDES RUBY AND DARNELL.
RUBY AND DARNELL, YOU'RE LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT.
AS NOTED EARLIER, TRACY AND
SHARON ARE ALSO LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
THAT -- MAKE SURE WITH OUR I.T.
TEAM VERY BRIEFLY THAT WE DON'T
CHECK THAT THERE'S NOT ANY
UNKNOWN NUMBERS IN THE WAITING
ROOM COMING IN THE LOBBY.
IF THERE'S ANY UNKNOWN NUMBERS,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO UNMUTE THEM
JUST IN CASE SOMEONE DIALED IN
WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER.
>> THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS OR
UNIDENTIFIED CALLERS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THANKS
SO MUCH FOR YOUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY OVER THE LAST EIGHT
WEEKS PLUS TODAY.
THERE WILL BE MORE THIS
AFTERNOON IN FULL COUNCIL AS
WELL.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR LAST
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>> THAT WILL MOVE US INTO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, A REVIEW OF
AMENDMENTS, STAFF OVERVIEW TO
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS NOVEMBER 22nd 2021
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, AFTER EIGHT WEEKS
OF DELIBERATION, AND REALLY
TOUGH WORK, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
YOUR OFFICES, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, WE ARE READY TO
VOTE ON THE FINAL 2022
BALANCING PACKAGE.
THIS, AS WE ALL KNOW, WAS A
PARTICULARLY GRUELING BUDGET
CYCLE.
IN THE MIDDLE OF DIVISIVE
MEDICAL CLIMATE, IN THE MIDDLE
OF CONTENTION ON HOW WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING
IN WORKING FAMILIES AND OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR KIDDOS
AND OUR SENIORS.
CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REPLICATED AT THE NATIONAL
LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY
KNOWS THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN
SOLUTIONS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE
SEATTLE.
A MORE JUST SOCIETY, AND A
HEALTHY ECONOMY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW EVERY
OFFICE HAS CONTINUED TO BRING
FORWARD AMENDMENTS THAT REALLY
FOCUS ON COMMON GROUND, AND
ITEMS THAT WE KNOW OUR
COMMUNITY NEEDS.
FIRST, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMELESS SERVICES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN ALL OF
THOSE WHO LIVE HERE AND ENSURE
EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HEALTHY
HOUSING AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
NUMBER TWO, WE'VE INVESTED IN
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND
THRIVING ECONOMIES TO RECOVER
MORE EQUITABLY AND INVESTING IN
OUR CITY SO THAT IT IS A PLACE
THAT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT
PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME HERE TO
WORK.
TO START THEIR BUSINESSES.
TO COME VISIT OUR CITY AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES CAN
STAY AND LIVE IN SEATTLE.
IN AN AFFORDABLE WAY.
FINALLY, WE'VE INVESTED IN
HEALTH AND SAFETY.
EARLY ON IN THIS CONVERSATION
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT
IT WAS TO HAVE A BUDGET THAT
REFLECTED HEALTH AND HYGIENE
SERVICES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO DO THAT THROUGH
THIS BUDGET WITH THE SUPPORT
THAT YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS.
AS WELL AS CLEAN CITIES, WE
HAVE REALLY ADDRESSED MULTIPLE
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES THAT ARE
COMPOUNDING AT THIS MOMENT IN
SEATTLE.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO MUCH MORE FOR
THE CONVERSATION THAT WE JUST
HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
MEETING.
I'M DEDICATED TO CONTINUING TO
DO THE HARD WORK WITH YOU TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE THAT WE
HAVE A DEDICATION TO GOOD,
SOUND FINANCIAL POLICIES.
THAT IS WHY AS WELL AM PROUD OF
THE WORK THAT WE'VE NOT ONLY
DONE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE INVESTMENTS, AND IN
OUR CLEAN AND HEALTHY AND SAFE
COMMUNITIES.
BUT THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ALL
DONE TO STABILIZE THE RESERVES.
WE HAVE A HEALTHY RESERVE
BALANCE COMING OUT OF THIS
CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST
EIGHT WEEKS.
WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED FUNDING TO
THE RESERVE.
I THINK THAT'S A PRUDENT THING
TO DO AS WE SEEK TO TRY TO
RECOVER FROM COVID AND THE
IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC, THE
PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
ITS ONGOING IMPACT ON
COMMUNITIES ON OUR ECONOMY AND
OUR MOST ROLLABLE.
SO TODAY COLLEAGUES WE WILL
CONSIDER 10 TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS AND WE WILL COMPLETE
THE NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN
VOTE ON THE 2022 BUDGET.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN MOVE
THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE AND TAKE
FINAL ACTION TODAY AT OUR 2:00
P.M.
MEETING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SEVERAL OF THE
CHANGES ARE NECESSARY TO ADOPT
THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
IF THERE IS ANY CONCERN OR DELAY
IN FINAL ACTION ON THE BUDGET
TODAY, THERE WOULD NOT BE THE
ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE
ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THE END OF
THE DAY.
THUS, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT
A DIFFERENT TIMELINE.
THERE ARE 10 TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS THAT UNLESS AN ITEM
IS PULLED FROM THE GROUP, WILL
BE VOTED ON IN A CONSENT
PACKAGE.
THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE
PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THESE
AMENDMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18th.
SO THESE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
WOULD HELP TO ADJUST FOR SOME
OF THE ITEMS THAT CENTRAL STAFF
HAS IDENTIFIED BY RESCINDING
CERTAIN ACTIONS AND PAST
REVISED VERSIONS DESCRIBED IN
TABLE 1 FROM THE MEMO THAT WAS
CIRCULATED FROM CENTRAL STAFF
YESTERDAY.
AND RECIRCULATED THIS MORNING.
THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE
THESE AMENDMENTS AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER
18th AGAIN.
SO THESE ARE TECHNICAL IN
NATURE IN THAT THEY WOULD BE
ADJUSTING FOR CONCERNS AND
TECHNICALITIES THAT CENTRAL
STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED.
SO, THE PROCESS TODAY IS GOING
TO BE TO PUT THE CONSENT
PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US THAT
INCLUDES THESE 10 AMENDMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE CENTRAL STAFF HERE.
THEY WILL DESCRIBE EACH OF THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS INCLUDED
INTHE CONSENT PACKAGE.
IF AT THE END OF THAT
DESCRIPTION ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
WHICH IS TO REMOVE AN ITEM,
JUST AS WE'VE DONE BEFORE,
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO
NOTE THAT.
IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND OR
A VOTE TO REMOVE AN ITEM.
WE WILL THEN CONSIDER ANY ITEM
THAT IS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE AS A STANDALONE
ITEM AFTER WE CONSIDER ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
SO, WITH THAT, TO GET THE
CONSENT PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US
SO THAT WE CAN THEN HEAR FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND GO THROUGH
EACH ONE OF THOSE, I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT SO IT IS
IN FRONT OF US AND WE CAN HAVE
A DISCUSSION.
COLLEAGUES, I MOVED TO APPROVE
THE CONSENT PACKAGE AS LISTED
IN TODAY'S MATERIAL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
TO APPROVE THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
1020 IS WITH US AND IS GOING TO
DO AN OVERVIEW OF FUTURE ITEMS
IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE.
ALLIE, I THINK YOU HAVE DONE
SUCH GREAT WORK WITH US OVER
THE PAST EIGHT WEEKS, AND YEAR-
ROUND.
VERY THANKFUL ALL YOUR WORK,
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO.
I WAS SUGGESTIVE COUNCILMEMBERS
DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ONE
ITEM, WE CAN TAKE THOSE AS YOU
WALK THROUGH THE ITEMS.
DOES THAT SOUND OKAY?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
YES, THAT WORKS FOR ME.
OKAY, WELL GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
FOR THE RECORD, I'M ALLIE
GNUCHIE.
AS CHAIR MOSQUEDA JUST
DESCRIBED, THERE ARE 10
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS INCLUDED
IN THE CONSENT GROUP TODAY THAT
I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE.
I'M MOSTLY GOING TO FOCUS ON
WHAT CHANGE THAT THESE ITEMS
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT LEAST
ONCE, IF NOT TWO OR THREE TIMES
IN COMMITTEE ALREADY THIS
BUDGET SEASON.
THEN, IF THERE ARE MORE
DETAILED QUESTIONS, MY
COLLEAGUES ARE ALSO ON THE LINE
WHO CAN HELP FILL IN.
I JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK
ALL OF THEIR WORK OVER THE
WEEKEND AND OVER THE LAST EIGHT
WEEKS.
I'M HAPPY THAT THIS IS THE LAST
STEP IN THE COMMITTEE PROCESS.
10 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OUT OF
THE 205 THAT ARE CONSIDERED IN
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
SO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING THROUGH THESE TODAY.
>>> SO THE FIRST TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT IS ARTS 3B2.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
PREVIOUSLY ADDED $1 MILLION OF
CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY
FUNDS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR GRANT
FUNDING THROUGH THE FEDERAL
SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATIONS
GRANTS.
IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES IN CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
THIS ISN'T A GREAT FIT FOR
DIRECT USE OF THE CLIPPER
FUNDS.
SO, THIS AMENDMENT SWAPS THAT --
USES GENERAL FUNDS INSTEAD OF
CLIPPER FUNDS.
THEN, THERE'S A COMPLEMENTARY
CHANGE TO FG 001, NUMBER THREE
ON THIS LIST THAT INCREASES THE
AMOUNT OF CLIFFORD FUNDS THAT
ARE USED FOR REVENUE
REPLACEMENT.
AGAIN, CLIFFORD IS CORONAVIRUS
LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS.
I WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE
ACRONYM JUST SO I DON'T STUMBLE
OVER THAT -- THOSE WORDS GOING
FORWARD.
SO, THAT'S THE FIRST ITEM.
I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP ROLLING
UNLESS I SEE A HAND IF THAT
WORKS FOR YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
GREAT.
THE SECOND ITEM, CBO 501E2.
THIS WOULD RESCIND THE PREVIOUS
VERSION.
IT MAKES A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO
ADD THE DEBT SERVICE
TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY
FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
THEN, RECOMMENDS AMENDING AND
PASSING AS AMENDED TO COUNCIL
BILL 120221.
>>> THE THIRD ITEM FG 001 D1,
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE REFERRED
TO THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS
THE OMNIBUS AMENDMENT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ACTIONS
INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT --
IN THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT.
THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEFORE YOU
TODAY INCLUDE MAKING SOME
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS TO THE
ATTACHMENTS AND TO THE
TRANSACTIONS.
DOING SOME INCREASES TO THE
AMOUNT OF CLRF FUNDS THAT ARE
BEING USED FOR REVENUE
REPLACEMENT.
I ALSO SENT OUT AN UPDATED
VERSION OF THE ATTACHMENT TO
THIS AGENDA THIS MORNING THAT
ADDS A TABLE THAT WAS REFERRED
TO AS APPENDIX 4 THAT I LEFT
OUT OF THE VERSION THAT WAS A
POSTED TO THE AGENDA THIS
MORNING.
THIS INCLUDES A LIST OF ITEMS
THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE
GENERAL FUND THAT IS PROVIDED
THROUGH THE CLRF REVENUE
REPLACEMENT.
THAT IS FOR THE RECORD-KEEPING
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES AGAIN IN THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE FOR HELPING ME
GET THAT LIST PUT TOGETHER.
FG 06 B2. THIS WAS -- THIS ITEM
IS THE -- EXCUSE ME IS THE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE TRANSFER TO
THE REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND.
WE DETERMINED IN COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK THAT THE DESCRIPTION HAD
NOT BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT
THAT $400,000 INCREASE, SO THIS
VERSION JUST ACCURATELY
DESCRIBES THE TRANSACTIONS THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT.
>>> THE FIFTH ITEM, AND I THINK
IT IS ITEM 6 ON THE AGENDA.
FG 901 82.
WOULD CUT $2 MILLION OF CLRF
FUNDS FROM FINANCE GENERAL FEMA
RESERVE AND REDUCE IT TO
PROPOSED INCREASE TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
BUDGET BY $400,000.
THIS CBA DOES A NUMBER OF
THINGS.
FOR HIS FINDINGS TO THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX.
FUNDING AVAILABLE TO EXPAND THE
CSO PROGRAM.
IN 2022, ASSUMING A STARTER IN
HIRING, STARTING IN QUARTER TWO.
IT ALSO PROVIDES $400,000
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT OTHER
COUNCIL PRIORITIES . OVER THE
WEEKEND WE HAD A BALANCING
ERROR, AND THIS AMENDMENT
ALLOWED THE PACKAGE TO STILL
BALANCE WITHOUT REDUCING ANY
SPENDING ON COUNCILMEMBER
PRIORITIES.
>>> THE NEXT ITEM, 982 IS THE
CBA THAT WOULD CUT $4.4 MILLION
OF CLRF FUNDS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING AND ADDS $4.4
MILLION OF FAMILIES EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY.
TO DEAL FOR IS SENTIMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM.
THE ORIGINAL VERSION HAD
INCLUDED A PROVISO.
THAT ENTAIL SUCH TIME OF THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CAN
PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION ON USE
OF THE UNDER SPENT, ON NOVEMBER
18th THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MET AND REVIEWED THE USE OF
THIS $4.4 MILLION OF UNDER
SPENT.
TO FUND THESE ENHANCEMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM AND
VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT USE.
THEREFORE THE PROVISO IS NO
LONGER NECESSARY.
THIS ACTION ALLOWS THE COUNCIL
TO LIFT THE PROVISO PRIOR TO
ADOPTING THE BUDGET.
>>> HSD 54 C 2. WOULD AMEND
AND ADOPT AS AMENDED RESOLUTION
32026, THAT IS ENCOURAGING KING
COUNTY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR
MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SYSTEMS.
THE CHANGES IN THIS VERSION
THAT RESEND THE PREVIOUS ACTION
WOULD CORRECT DRAFTING ERRORS
AND CLARIFY LANGUAGE WITHIN THE
CBA AND BETTER REFLECTS SORT OF
UPDATED INFORMATION IN THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN.
>>> ITEM -- THE NEXT ITEM 8, OR
ITEM 9 ON THE AGENDA.
SDOT 500 5A 2. WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
ISSUE UP TO $103 MILLION OF
2022 LIMITED TAX GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS.
THE CHANGE IN THIS VERSION FROM
THE PREVIOUS VERSION THAT WAS
PASSED BY THE COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK CORRECTS THE CBA TO
ACCURATELY REFLECT THE USE OF
REFUNDS FOR DEBT SERVICE AND
ADDS AN ATTACHMENT.
>>> SDOT 901 A 3 RESCINDS THE
PREVIOUS ACTION.
IT CONTINUES TO UTILIZE $2.4
MILLION TO REPLACE $2.4 MILLION
OF GENERAL FUND IN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S
BUDGET.
THIS MAKES GENERAL FUND
RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OTHER
BUDGET PRIORITIES.
THIS VERSION AS CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE TO FULLY DESCRIBE ALL
OF THE SORT OF TRANSFERS OF
DOLLARS TO SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED
BY TMC BACKED GENERAL FUND AS
WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL PARKING
TEXT.
SO, THERE'S MORE DESCRIPTION IN
THE NARRATIVE OF THE -- OF THIS
VERSION OF THE AMENDMENT.
>>> AND THE FINAL ITEM IN THE
PACKAGE OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS,
SDOT 900 2A 2, SIMILAR TO SDOT
505, IT CONTINUES THE SAME
ACTION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
CONSIDERED MAKING A ONE TIME
ADJUSTMENT TO REPLACE $3.6
MILLION OF COMMERCIAL PARKING
TAX PROCEEDS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION FUND WITH $3.6
MILLION OF RESOURCES IN SDOT'S
BUDGET.
THE CHANGE IN THIS CBA
ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE USE OF
IT FOR DEBT SERVICE AND ADDS
THAT ATTACHMENT.
SO AT A REALLY FAST CLIP, THOSE
OF THE 10 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BALANCE
CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, ALLIE, AND
THANKS TO YOUR TEAM THAT WAS
WORKING SINCE THURSDAY NIGHT.
WE PASSED OUR REVISED PACKAGE,
EXCUSE ME WE VOTED ON
AMENDMENTS ON THURSDAY AT 7:00
P.M.
THAT CONVERSATION WAS DONE AND
CENTRAL STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK SINCE THEN TO
MAKE SURE TO ADJUST FOR ANY
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY.
WE APPRECIATE THE FINAL COME
THROUGH JUST TO SEE IF THERE
WERE ANY ERRORS THAT WERE
PRESENT THAT WE NEEDED TO
CORRECT FOR US.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK
YOU FOR THIS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY
OF THESE 10 ITEMS?
OKAY.
HEARING NO QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES, I WILL ASK YOU AT
THIS POINT, ARE THERE ANY ONE
OF THESE ITEMS THAT ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE
BEFORE WE CONSIDER THIS ITEM AS
A WHOLE?
HEARING NONE, DOUBLE CHECKING.
HEARING NONE, OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALLIE, WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD
TO THE SUMMARY OF THESE 10
ITEMS?
>> NO, THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
>> OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CENTRAL STAFF ARE WALKING US
THROUGH THIS LIST OF ITEMS.
THIS FIRST VOTING GROUP IS NOW
IN FRONT OF US AS A CONSENT
PACKAGE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT PACKAGE
THAT IS INCLUDED HERE.
IN TABLE 1 MADAM CLERK, AT THIS
POINT I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FOR ADOPTION OF
CONSENT PACKAGE NUMBER ONE IN
THIS FIRST VOTING GROUP.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE .
>> HERBOLD.
SPEAK
>> YES.
>> WAR IS.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND CONSENT
PACKAGE NUMBER ONE IS APPROVED
OKAY COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE TWO
MORE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY.
THE TWO REMAINING BUDGET ITEMS
ARE AMENDMENTS THAT REQUIRE
FULL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
THESE ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY
PRIOR TO THE FULL COUNCIL
TAKING FINAL ACTION ON THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET.
I BELIEVE THIS IS ALL INCLUDED
AS PART OF THE SAME AGENDA
ITEM, SO NO NEED TO READ ANY
ADDITIONAL ITEMS INTO THE
RECORD.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
ALLIE WHO HAS SUMMARIZED THESE
ITEMS AS ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 12
IN THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK US
THROUGH THESE TWO ITEMS.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I BELIEVE I
SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
FIRST ITEM.
I'M SEEING NODS FROM OUR
CENTRAL STAFF.
THE FIRST ITEM WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IS LISTED IN THE MEMO AS
NUMBER 11.
I BELIEVE IT IS NUMBER 12 ON
THE AGENDA.
THIS IS THE COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION FILE, CLERK FILE 314488.
WHICH CONTAINS THE CITY COUNCIL
CHANGES TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
2022 PROPOSED BUDGET AND
PROPOSED 2022 TO 2027 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH THIS FIRST VOTING GROUP
THAT IS LISTED IN NUMBER 11 AND
IN ORDER TO DO SO I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS ITEM FOR
CONSIDERATION SO THAT ALLIE CAN
WALK HER THROUGH.
I MOVED THE APPROVAL OF LEDGE
002 A, 001 DASH 0200.
IS THERE A SECOND QUESTION MARK
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO APPROVE.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT
OVER TO ALLIE TO WALK US
THROUGH THE BASE OF THIS
PROPOSAL, AND THEN IF THERE'S
ANY AMENDMENTS WE WILL CONSIDER
THOSE MEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
LEDGE TO LETTER A 120 22
>> THE VOTING RECORD AS WELL AS
DETAILS ON THE GENERAL FUND
BALANCE.
THERE IS THE RECORD WHERE ALL
OF THE ACTIONS ARE RECORDED,
OFFICIALLY.
AND THEN, THE NEXT ITEM THAT
ADOPTS THE COUNCIL BUDGET
ORDINANCE WOULD REFERENCE THIS
CLERK FILE AS AGAIN, AS THE
RECORD OF THE COUNCIL'S CHANGES
TO THE MAYOR PROPOSED 2022
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THE SUMMARY OF
THIS ITEM?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT.
>> YES I DO.
NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME.
>> YES, I DO NOT SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BASE
SUMMARY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
YOU CAN OFFER A MOTION FOR
CONSIDERATION TO AMEND THIS
ITEM.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO AMEND 002 8001 BY
RESCINDING 009B001.
JUST TO EXPLAIN, THIS IS THE
LANDLORD STAKEHOLDER GROUP
RELATED STATEMENT OF INTENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAS MOVED
TO AMEND THIS ITEM.
IS THERE A SECOND?
OKAY.
IS THERE A SECOND?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
FAILURE TO RECEIVE A SECOND,
THE MOTION FAILS.
COLLEAGUES, WE NOW HAVE THE
ITEM IN FRONT OF US.
AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD
THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM ALLIE
FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
ITEM THAT IS 002 LETTER A 001
DASH 2022?
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE CONSIDERING
THE FINAL VOTE?
HEARING NONE, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
002 LETTER A 12022?
SAWANT?
>> YES.
STRAUSS?
>> YES.
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT IS APPROVED.
OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO YOU AFTER I DO A
SIMILAR MOTION TO GET THIS ITEM
IN FRONT OF US.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS ITEM CB
THERE 0509A0012022.
THIS IS A BUDGET ACTION THAT A
MEN'S THE BUDGET ADOPTION
ORDINANCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE INCLUDING ANY UPDATES AND
MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE
NECESSARY.
THIS IS AS IDENTIFIED BY
CENTRAL STAFF BEFORE THE FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
I AM GOING TO MOVE THIS ITEM SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE A SECOND.
WE WILL HAVE THE DISCUSSION FOR
CENTRAL STAFF.
WE WILL CONSIDER ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, AT THAT POINT.
I MOVE THE APPROVAL, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ALLIE TO
WALK US THROUGH THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I AM HAPPY TO DESCRIBE THE LAST
AMENDMENT FOR THE COMMITTEE
TODAY.
THIS AMENDMENT REALLY REFLECTS
THE EIGHT WEEKS OF WORK THAT
THE COMMITTEE HAS UNDERTAKEN.
THERE ARE ABOUT 30 INDIVIDUAL
PIECES OF BUDGET LEGISLATION.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
AMENDS AND RECOMMENDS PASSAGE
OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION.
THIS IS ONE OF ABOUT AGAIN 30
BILLS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL
TAKE UP FINAL ACTION ON THIS
AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE MAIN ONE THAT
ADOPTS THE BUDGET.
THAT IS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
TODAY.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS ITEM?
ANY COMMENTS?
AMENDMENTS THAT I MIGHT NOT BE
AWARE OF?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE SUPPORTED THE AMENDMENTS
TO THE BUDGET THAT MAKE THE
PROGRESSIVE CHANGES TO FUND
IMPORTANT PROGRAMS INCLUDING
HOUSING AND OTHER NEEDS OF
WORKING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
HOWEVER, LIKE IN PREVIOUS
YEARS, THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE
FAILS TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THE
REAL HOUSING AND CLIMATE CRISIS
FACED BY SEATTLE AND ESPECIALLY
SEATTLE'S WORKING PEOPLE ALONG
WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
MOST OF MY COMMENTS ON THIS ARE
FOR THE FINAL VOTE ON THIS
BUDGET LEGISLATION THIS
AFTERNOON, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, WE APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE RESERVING THE
MAJORITY OF MY COMMENTS FOR
FULL COUNSEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR
WORK, ALL OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
AIDES, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
COUNCIL BUT MOST OF ALL TO YOU
MADAM CHAIR FOR THE ABLE EFFORT
AND SUCCESS IN BRINGING US TO
THIS STAGE AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN
CONSIDERING THE DIFFICULTIES IN
THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET CYCLE AS
WELL AS SOME ISSUES AROUND THE
EFFORTS THAT THE COUNCIL IS
TRYING TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE
NEEDS AND ALSO BUILDING UP OUR
RESERVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
LASER FOCUSED ON THOSE TWO
ISSUES ENSURING THAT DOLLARS DO
NOT SIT UNUSED. THIS IS AS WELL
AS MAKING SURE THAT WE GET
OURSELVES IN A BETTER FINANCIAL
POSITION AS WE MOVE, CONTINUE
TO MOVE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
I AM VERY VERY GRATEFUL TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND WORK MADAM
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH VICE
CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THOSE EFFORTS AS
WELL TO PROTECT RESERVES AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING
IN THE HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE,
THIS IS IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC THAT WE HEARD YOU TALK
ABOUT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
COLLEAGUES, I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS.
I'M SURE THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE
MORE TO SAY THIS AFTERNOON.
LET ME JUST ADD TO SOME OF THE
THANK YOU'S VERY BRIEFLY TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO
APPROPRIATELY TAKE THE TIME TO
THANK FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE THIS
BUDGET POSSIBLE.
WE ARE GOING TO, AFTER TODAY'S
FINAL FLOATS, WE ASSUME THAT IT
PASSES.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT
OFF TO THE FULL COUNSEL FOR THE
FINAL VOTE AND CONSIDERATION
THIS AFTERNOON.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD
OVER THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS.
IT HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY
CHALLENGING BUDGET SEASON AS WE
SAW A DOWNTURN OF THE ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST.
WE HAD HEARD ENCOURAGEMENT AND
PRESSURE TO GO AHEAD AND DIP
INTO THE PROPOSED RESERVES THIS
YEAR AND LAST YEAR.
WE DID NOT DO THAT LAST YEAR.
I THINK IT WAS PRUDENT FOR US
TO HAVE SAVED AND INVESTED IN
EMERGENCY RESERVES.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
STEADFAST WORK THAT YOU ALL
HAVE DONE TO REALLY TRY TO
PRIORITIZE THE REVENUE
INVESTMENTS FOR THIS UPCOMING
2022 CALENDAR YEAR.
THIS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE
MEANINGFUL.
THEY WILL BE IMPACTFUL.
THEY WILL REALLY FOCUS ON THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT BY
COVID AND TO SERVE OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE HAVE INVESTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE
SOUND AND THAT WE HAVE INSURED
THAT WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY IF WE
ENCOUNTER ANOTHER EMERGENCY
WITH THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
TO PROTECT RESERVES.
I AM PROUD THAT WE HAVE
MAINTAINED AND INCREASED
RESERVES.
THAT WILL FREE UP TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ONE TIME
INVESTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
PRIORITIES ARE GOING INTO
DIRECT COVID RELIEF IN CREATING
A MORE EQUITABLE CITY HERE AS
WE FACE INCREASED INCOME
INEQUALITY AND HOUSING
INSTABILITY.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT
TIME FOR US TO BE MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN THE
HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
HELPS BUILD A MORE HEALTHY,
HOUSED, AND RESOLUTE SEATTLE.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE
DONE ON THE BUDGET.
IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE WORK
THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO BRING
FORWARD PROGRESSIVE VALUES AND
INVESTMENTS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD
FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH
THE HOURS OF CONVERSATION THAT
YOU HAVE HAD WITH CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT HOW WE CAN RESPOND TO THE
CRAZINESS FACING OUR CITY.
YOUR WORK IS REFLECTED
THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET.
I HOPE THAT THERE ARE ELEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET THAT YOU
ARE ABLE TO LIFT UP AND
COMMUNICATE TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU CAN
BE PROUD OF.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR THIS WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE.
IF YOU COULD JOIN ME IN
THANKING CENTRAL STAFF, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH TO ESTHER HANDIER
DIRECTOR THE PETER ARE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
ALLIE G HAS LED US THROUGH THIS
PROCESS WITH THE BUDGET.
AND, I AM SEEING APPLAUSE.
PATTY MORGAN, BRIAN GOOD NIGHT,
ERIC, GREG, KARINA, AMY AND
GORMAN, JEFF SIMS, LISA KING,
LEE, TOM, TRACY, YOLANDA, AND
EVERYBODY WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH THEIR OFFICE YOU KNOW, DAY
AND NIGHT ON THIS BUDGET, THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU HAVE PUT INTO MAKING THESE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS BALANCED
AND SOUND.
THIS IS GOOD POLICY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION IN 2022
ON IMPLEMENTATION.
THAT IS KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT
THESE KEY INVESTMENTS AND
PRIORITY POLICIES REALLY HAVE A
MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THE
COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY
CLERKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ME THE
SANCHEZ, JENNY SCHWINN, LINDA,
ELIZABETH AND OUR CHIEF CLERK
MONICA SIMMONS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AT THE
I.T.
DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU AND SMITH, THANK YOU
CENTURY, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD
THEIR VOICES ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
YOU LET US KNOW IT IS TIME TO
GO.
WE ARE HEARING FROM EVERYBOY
REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM FOR
MAKING THE I.T.
SYSTEMS WORK.
OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS LED
BY DANNA ROBINSON AND IT HAS
THE INCREDIBLE TEAM OF JUSTICE
AND NORMALLY JOINT JESSE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK
STEPHANIE FOR HER WORK PRIOR TO
LEAVING AS WELL THE
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS HELPED
TO COMMUNICATE OUT TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK
THAT YOU ARE DOING ON THE
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT
OUR BUDGET PROCESS HAS BEEN
TRANSPARENT.
THE TOOLS AND TIPS THEY HAVE
PROVIDED IN TERMS OF ONLINE
INFORMATION AND SHARING
INFORMATION OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRESS
HAS BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED.
TO MY FAMILY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
THANK YOU FROM MY OFFICE.
YOU REALLY HAVE HELPED TO MAKE
THIS BUDGET POSSIBLE.
WITHOUT THEIR WORK, I WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF MY WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MY TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE TIME
THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN TO WORK
WITH EACH OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.
LASTLY, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE THIS OUT TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
WITHOUT THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
THANK YOU.
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAYS
ALWAYS TO THE AWARD-WINNING
SEATTLE CHANNEL AND TO ALL OF
YOUR TEAM AND COLLEAGUES AND
YOUR LEGISLATIVE OFFICES, YOUR
STAFF MEMBERS, YOUR BUDGET
LEADERS, YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF,
EVERYBODY WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH YOUR OFFICE, WE KNOW THAT
THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF WORK ON ALL OF THE
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL
THAT YOU DO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM GOING
TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING WITH A
THANK YOU TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO
AND ALL THAT YOUR TEAM HAS
DONE.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, WE
WILL BE SEEKING TO TAKE A VOTE
ON THIS AND THEN WE WILL GET
THIS PUPPY OVER TO YOU.
IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, HEARING
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, MADAM CLERK I WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE SURE, EXCUSE ME,
ALAN AND MADAM CLERK I WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
ALL OF THE VOTES THAT YOU NEED
IN ORDER TO GET THIS OVER TO
THE FULL COUNSEL.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL MOTION
OR VOTE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE
BEFORE SENDING THIS OVER?
I AM LOOKING AT MY SCRIPT AND
I'M NOT SEEING ANY FINAL
ACTION.
DO YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL
MOTION OR VOTE FROM US TODAY?
>> JUST THE FINAL BUDGET AND
OPTION ORDINANCE.
THEN I THINK THAT WE ARE READY
FOR THE FULL COUNSEL.
>> COULD YOU TELL ME THAT
NUMBER?
>> I MAY HAVE MISSED IT BUT I
THINK THAT YOU STILL NEED TO
CALL THE VOTE ON CBO FIVE AN
EYE LETTER A 1.
>> OKAY, LET'S DO THAT.
MADAM CLERK, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
AND, NOW WE WILL CONCLUDE MY
COMMENTS.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON CB
LETTER O 001.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> WIRES?
YES.
LEWIS?
YES?
PETERSON?
YES.
MOSQUEDA?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT IS IT.
NOW THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT IS APPROVED.
MADAM PRESIDENT, WE ARE HANDING
IT OFF TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THIS
MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED.
WE WILL SEE YOU AT 2:00 PM.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU.
>> [ SILENCE ]