>> FEBRUARY 22nd, 2021 MEETING
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER, IT IS
2:00 P.M.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS WE MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ SAID SHE MIGHT NEED TO
BE CAN EXCUSED.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WHEN COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
JOINS US, I WILL BE SURE TO
NOTE THAT, WE DO EXPECT HE WILL
BE JOINING US TODAY.
VISITATIONS, I AM NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY,
MOVED TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES,
THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS FEBRUARY 16th, 2021
HAS BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, IT
CAN BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED,
PLEASE AFFECTS MY SIGNATURE TO
MINUTES.
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION TO THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION TO THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO
TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I DID WANT THE RECORD TO
REFLECT, WE HAVE NOW BEEN
JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN FOR
COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS,
INTRODUCTION, AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE REMOTE, IT REMAINS A
STRONG INTENT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY, INCLUDING MEETING
AGENDAS, AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO REMOVE THESE AT ANY POINT IF
WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED.
I WILL MODERATE THE PERIOD IN
THE FOLLOWING MATTER.
IT IS 20 MINUTES EACH SPEAKER
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK,
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
THE NAME, IF YOU HAVE NOT YET
REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD
LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE
THE END AT SEATTLE .GOV/
COUNSEL, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINK IS ALSO LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A NAME, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MIROPHONE AND SPEAKER IS GOING
TO HEAR A PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTE IT.
THAT IS THE SPEAKER'S CUTE THAT
IT IS THEIR CHILDREN TO SPEAK.
START SIX AFTER YOU HEAR YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTE IT SO WE ARE
ABLE TO HEAR YOU.
PLEASE START PUBLIC COMMENT BY
GIVING US YOUR NAME AND THE
AHTANUM -- ITEMS YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
AT 10 SECONDS, YOU WILL HEAR A
CHIME, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE GOT
10 SECONDS TO WRAP UP PUBLIC,
AND FOR YOUR MICROPHONE IS
AUTOMATICALLY MUTED TO ALLOW US
TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, I WOULD ASK YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT IF YOU PLAN
ON CONTINUING, YOU CAN DO SO ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL
2:25 P.M.
UNTIL WE FINISH WITH THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE
PROMPT.
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP AND PRESENT TODAY HOWARD
FOLLOWED BY BRIAN.
WELCOME, HOWARD.
>> WITH AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
DISTRICT 7, COMMENTING ON
POLICE ABUSE AND FILLED
ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE ARE NOW IN OUR NINTH YEAR OF
POLICE REFORM, YET MANY
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE
ASSAULTED AND ABUSED AND
FALSELY ARRESTED.
MANY STILL EXPERIENCING LASTING
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAUMA.
THEY WILL NEVER GET TO SEE
JUSTICE FROM THE SYSTEM THAT
REMAINS BUREAUCRAT TIES TO,
VICIOUS, AND CUT OFF FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE RECENTLY
MURDERED BY THE SPD, WE CAN NOW
ADD ANOTHER PERSON, WHO REMAINS
IN A MUST ALSO MURDERED JUST
SIX DAYS AGO.
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WERE
INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHILE
HOLDING A KNIFE AND ALL OF
THEM, EXCEPT ONE, WERE PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
IT KEEPS HAPPENING.
29 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY
SPD, 14 OF WHOM HAD ONLY A
KNIFE OR BROKEN BOTTLE OR NO
WEAPON AT ALL.
WHY HAVE OUR A COMPETENT
ABILITY PARTNERS FAILED TO
RECOGNIZE THIS PATTERN?
ARE THE SALARIES NOT EFFICIENT
FOR US TO EXPECT COMPETENCE?
OUTRAGE OVER THE CLOSURE OF A
BUSINESS HAS LED TO MORE DIRECT
LEGISLATIVE IN CITY HALL THAN
THE PAST YEAR OF POLICE
BRUTALITY.
THIS MORNING, COUNSEL'S
BRIEFING, NOT ONE MEMBER EVEN
NOTED THE SPD MURDER LAST WEEK.
IS IT BECAUSE OF A DELUSIONAL
BELIEF IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
PREVENTS YOU FROM SEEING THE
FACT THAT ARE SO OBVIOUS TO THE
REST OF US?
WHY DOES SEATTLE NOT DESERVE
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, CHICAGO
HAVE CHOSEN.
A SYSTEM THAT EVEN OUR OWN
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE IS
NOW CONSIDERING?
THE CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO
DELAY OR EXEMPT ITSELF FROM THAT
STATE LEGISLATURE COMMITTED A
SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CONTROL OF
INVESTIGATING AND SANCTIONING
POLICE ABUSE.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT UP IS BRIAN
FOLLOWED BY EVAN.
CLAIMANT
>> BRIAN, IF YOU ARE WITH US,
YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
ONE MORE TIME.
GO AHEAD, I THINK YOU ARE
UNMUTE IT.
>> OKAY, WE ARE HAVING SOME
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, I
THINK, WITH BRIAN, LET'S MOVE
TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, WE WILL
CIRCLE BACK, EVAN FOLLOWED BY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
EVAN, I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE
TO AGENDA ITEM 11, RESOLUTIONS
OF 31993.
THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RAINIER
VALLEY DISTRICT.
I AM CALLING TO URGE THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS
THIS RESOLUTION SO THAT THE
APPLICATION MAY BE APPROVED FOR
STATE LEVEL, FOR THE STATE
LEVEL.
THIS IS A DIRECT AND MEANINGFUL
METHOD FOR THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE
ARTISTS AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF
THOSE LIVING IN THE RAINIER
CITY VALLEY.
I HAVE, ONCE AGAIN, I URGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THIS
APPLICATION AND I SEE THE
REMAINDER OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING IN
TODAY, NEXT UP,, TELL YOU RIGHT.
>> HELLO?
>> GO AHEAD, WE CAN HERE.
>> THANK YOU, I AM HERE IN
SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION NUMBER
31993.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CULTURAL EDUCATION
WORKSHOP.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN
RAINIER VALLEY, WHICH IS IN
SOUTH SEATTLE, FOR THE PAST 45
YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A KEY CONTRIBUTOR
TO CULTURAL ENRICHMENT THE
PROCESSING, WORLD RECOGNITION.
WE PROVIDE AND CONNECT AFRICAN
ARTS AND CULTURE TO YOUTH AND
FAMILIES, OUR MISSION IS TO
MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN AFRICAN
ART PROMOTION OF INFLUENCING
HEALTHY LIVING AND
INTERGENERATIONAL LEGACY.
I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TODAY,
PLEASE ENDORSE THE CREATING OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON'S
RAINIER VALLEY CREATIVE
DISTRICT.
OUR COLLABORATIONS ARE TO BUILD
DEEPER CONNECTIONS, REVIVE, AND
TO DRAW MORE EVENTS INTO THE
DISTRICT AND ESTABLISH A
THRIVING HARBOR, THESE
STRATEGIES ARE GEARED TO
INCREASE LOCAL ECONOMIES,
INCREASE TOURISM, AND BRIDGE
SOUTH SEATTLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
>> I AM CALLING FROM DISTRICT
TWO, AND ALSO I AM CALLING TO
ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
ENDORSE THE CREATION OF THE
RAINIER VALLEY CREATIVE
DISTRICT.
THIS IS A DIVERSE CROSS-SECTION
OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN MEETING
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO ENSURE
THAT OUR CREATIVE ECONOMY AND
ARTIST GROUP LIVING IN THE
REGION CAN REMAIN VITAL AND
SUPPORTIVE
>> I HOPE YOU WILL ENDORSE THE
CREATION OF THE CREATIVE
DISTRICT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
WITH OUR STATE APPLICATION, I
YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT IS BRIAN FOLLOWED BY
DANIEL.
>> HI THERE.
MY NAME IS BRIAN, I AM ALSO
SPEAKING TODAY IN REFERENCE TO
RESOLUTION 31993 REGARDING THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ENDORSEMENT OF
THE CREATION OF THE RAINIER
VALLEY CREATIVE DISTRICT.
I AM REPRESENTING TWO
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I WORK AND
WILL VOLUNTEER FOR
RESPECTIVELY.
SEATTLE YOUTH SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA AND THE SEATTLE
PERCUSSION SOCIETY.
BOTH OF THESE SEATTLE-BASED
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS I SERVE,
ENDORSE THE CREATION OF THE
RAINIER VALLEY CREATIVE
DISTRICT.
THE CREATIVE DISTRICT WOULD
SERVE TO ESTABLISH
COLLABORATION OF PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN
BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF THIS AREA'S
DISTINCT CULTURAL HISTORY, AND
STRENGTHENED THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY AND BENEFIT PEOPLE.
I ASKED THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO ENDORSE HIS EFFORT
TO STRENGTHEN OUR CITY'S
CULTURAL FABRIC.
THANK YOU, I YIELD TO THE REST
OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS DANIEL.
DANIEL, IF YOU ARE WITH US,
REMEMBER TO HIT STAR SIX.
I SURE YOU NOW, GO FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM DANIEL, AND PRESIDENT OF
THE SEATTLE WORLD PERCUSSION
SOCIETY, I AM SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE RAINIER VALLEY
CREATIVE DISTRICT PROPOSAL
RESOLUTION 31993.
LIKE MANY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN
SEATTLE, THE PERCUSSION SOCIETY
HAS BEEN SEEKING WAYS TO MAKE
OUR EVENT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR A
DIVERSE AUDIENCE
>> WE FOUND OUR LOCATION IN
SEATTLE CENTER WAS NOT
CONSIDERED ACCESSIBLE BY
AUDIENCES WE WERE TRYING TO
REACH.
WHEN WE LEARNED, THERE WAS AN
EFFORT, WE WERE HAPPY TO GET
BEHIND IT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
SUPPORT THE SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR
OUTREACH EFFORTS.
NOW, HOWEVER, WE HAVE A
PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS
AN ANCHOR TENANT OF THE ARTS
CENTER, AN OPPORTUNITY WE FOUND
PARTICIPATION IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY CREATIVE DISTRICT
PLANNING COMMITTEE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
BENEFIT IT CAN BRING TO THE
CITY AT LARGE.
THE GOAL OF THE CREATIVE
DISTRICT IS ORGANIZING AND
LINKING ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND
OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY WITH THE REST OF THE
CITY, AND VICE VERSA.
OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
COMMITTEE HAS LED TO OUR
DECISION TO RELOCATE OUR 2020
WORLD WITH THE FESTIVAL TO THE
RAINIER VALLEY.
WE BELIEVE OUR FESTIVAL WILL
CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO CITIZENS
OF THE RAINIER VALLEY AND GIVE
THEM A GREATER CHANCE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL LIFE
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL
BENEFIT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
FROM THE CREATIVE DISTRICT BY
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION AND I YIELD TO THE
REST OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING TODAY.
>> I AM ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE ORDINANCE 31993, HAVING
TO DO WITH THE RAINIER VALLEY
CREATIVE DISTRICT.
I AM A MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE WORLD PERCUSSION
SOCIETY, WHICH, ACTUALLY, DOES
A LOT MORE THAN JUST PERCUSSION,
IT IS MUSIC FROM AROUND THE
WORLD AND DANCE AND WE HAVE
BEEN HAVING THIS FOR ALMOST 30
YEARS AT THE SEATTLE CENTER
WITH A LOT OF FREE WORKSHOPS
THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY
GREATLY.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING
WITH THE RAINIER VALLEY
CREATIVE DISTRICT IN DOING THE
EVENT DOWN THERE IN COLUMBIA
CITY, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET AS
MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN OUT
STATEWIDE.
THIS IS A VERY BENEFICIAL
EFFECT OF BRINGING CULTURES
TOGETHER, WHICH HELPS COMBAT
RACISM AND OTHER THINGS, WE
HAVE CULTURE FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD, CONTRIBUTING THIS MUSIC
THAT PEOPLE CAN HEAR AND ALSO
LEARN ABOUT.
I WANTED TO HELP SUPPORT THAT,
SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS
AFFILIATED WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE ARTS COMMISSION AS WELL.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I
WANTED TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR LAST SPEAKER, WHO SIGNED UP
AND PRESENT, IS JOHN.
>> I AM JOHN HAYDEN, I AM
CALLING IN ABOUT RESOLUTION
31993, THE RAINIER VALLEY
CREATIVE DISTRICT.
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY,
SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ALREADY SPOKEN, TRY NOT TO
COMPETE WITH THEIR EFFORTS, I
AM SPEAKING AS A FORMER BOARD
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE WORLD
PERCUSSION SOCIETY, A NONPROFIT
THAT HOLDS THE WORLD WITH HIM
FESTIVAL, FOR SEVEN YEARS, IN
SEATTLE CENTER.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
FESTIVAL, IT FEATURES 103
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DRUM AND
DANCE WORKSHOPS, FROM AROUND
THE WORLD, TAUGHT BY REGIONAL
TEACHERS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A FACILITATED
GROUP DRUMMING COMPONENT THAT
ENGAGES ALL AGES AND SKILL
LEVELS IN ACCESSIBLE
RECREATIONAL MUSICMAKING ACTION.
AS YOU KNOW, THE SEATTLE CENTER
BUDGET HAS CHANGED AND DUE TO
OTHER FACTORS, WE ARE MOVING
THAT FESTIVAL INTO THE RAINIER
VALLEY.
IT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR
AUGUST 20th, 22nd, THIS YEAR.
I THINK A CASE CAN BE MADE THAT
THE RAINIER VALLEY IS THE
PROPER LOCATION FOR A WORLD
WITH HIM EVENT THAT CELEBRATES
BOTH DIVERSITY AND COMMONALITY
FOUND IN MUSIC AND DANCE.
I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, I
LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING A
STRONG AND VIBRANT CREATIVE
DISTRICT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
I'M GOING TO DO ONE LAST
REFRESH, JUST IN CASE ANYONE
ELSE SIGNED UP AND SHOWS UP
PRESENT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO IS
BOTH SIGNED UP AND IS SHOWING
UP AS PRESENT ON MY SHEET FOR
PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT THE
PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
FIRST UP ON THE AGENDA IS
PAYMENT OF BILLS, WILL THE
CLERK READ THE TITLE.
>> IS A 119999, PAYING CLAIMS
TO THE WEEK AFTER FEBRUARY 8th,
2021, THROUGH FEBRUARY 12,
2021, AND ORDERING PAYMENT
THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I MOVED TO PARENTS -- PAST THE
COUNCIL BILL, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT HAS
BEEN MOVED, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE COURT
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENTS GONZALEZ.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF?
THE COURT PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE
THROUGH EIGHT INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
EIGHT, APPOINTMENT OF ROSE LEW
TSAI-LE WHITSON AT A RETURN OF
APRIL 15th 2021, APPOINTMENT OF
McCAELA DAFFERN AND DHYANA
QUINTANAR SOLARES AS MEMBERS
OF THE COMMISSION AND
APPOINTMENTS OF MARK BRASETH,
, MATT HUTCHINS, , AND ALANNA
PETERSON OF THE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL MOVE TO
CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS 1789
THROUGH 1796, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
YOU ARE THE SPONSOR AND
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO WALK US
THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT
>>
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THESE ARE EIGHT APPOINTMENTS
INTO THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMISSION, THREE ARE FROM THE
COUNCIL, FIVE ARE FROM THE
MAYOR.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADVISES
THE CITY ON ISSUES RELATED TO
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT,
INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHICH WE WILL LIKELY BE MAKING
AGAIN THIS YEAR, SETTING UP A
DOCKET, AT LEAST.
THESE APPOINTMENTS HAVE COME
RECOMMENDED TO US BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TOOK SOME OF
THEM, WE TOOK A FEW OF THEM, I
WANT TO SPEAK TO THESE
INDIVIDUALS NOW.
ROSE LEW TSAI-LE WHITSON IS A
BIOLOGIST WITH JACOBS
ENGINEERING GROUP WHERE SHE
WORKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMITTING, AS WELL AS
CONDUCTING STREAM WETLAND AND
WILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENTS.
McCAELA DAFFERN IS THE LEAD
STAFF FOR THE KING COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
AND HAS 14 YEARS OF
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE
PLANNING REALM, HAVING ,
SITTING ON THAT COMMITTEE, I
CAN TELL YOU HER EXPERTISE IS
VERY HELPFUL AND SHE WILL BE AN
ASSET TO THIS COMMISSION.
DHYANA QUINTANAR SOLARES IS
THE MOBILITY AND URBAN
INNOVATION LEADER AT WS P, THE
FIRM, NOT THE DEPARTMENT, PRIOR
TO MOVING TO SEATTLE, SHE LIVED
IN MEXICO. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
MAY NOT KNOW, IT HAS ONE OF THE
MOST ROBUST NOT RAPID RIDE, BUT
BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN
THE WORLD, AND TO SHE WILL BE
AN ASSET TO OUR CITY.
NEXT IS , WHO HAS A PRINCIPAL
AT CONSTRUCTION, HE PREVIOUSLY
WORKED ON LAND-USE AND POLICY
AND PLANNING AT THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL, IN ADDITION
TO HIM WORKING FOR CONSTRUCTION.
MARK IS ONE OF THE FEW
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY WHO IS
CERTIFIED AS A CITY PLANNER,
HAS A PLANNING DEGREE, HAS
WORKED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
REGIONAL IMPACT ON PLANNING IS,
HE ALSO IMPLEMENTS THESE
DECISIONS ON A DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS.
HE IS A REALLY UNIQUE PERSON,
PERSPECTIVE TO HAVE ON THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND I'M
EXCITED TO SEE HIM APPOINTED
TODAY.
IS AN INDEPENDENT HOUSING
DEVELOPER AND HAS OVER 20
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT THE
CITY, INCLUDING AN URBAN
PLANNER, OMBUDSMAN, AND
BUSINESS ADVOCATES.
MY FAVORITE PART IS THAT HE IS
A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6
>> MATT HUTCHINS IS AN
ARCHITECT AND PRINCIPAL AT CAST
ARCHITECTURE WHERE HE WORKS ON
A WIDE RANGE OF DEVELOPMENT,
INCLUDING THE 80 USE.
MY APOLOGIES FOR ANY
MISPRONUNCIATION HERE, RADHIKA
NAIR IS A SENIOR ASSOCIATION AT
WORK CONSULTING, WHERE SHE
LEADS A VARIETY OF PLANNING
PROJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR,
AND CLIENTS ALL ACROSS THE
REGION, SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED
úAS A SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
LASTLY, WE HAVE ALANNA
PETERSON, WHO IS AN ATTORNEY
AT PACIFIC LAW GROUP AND HAS
PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE WORKING
WITH THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT, THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT, AND TO LOCAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
THOSE ARE THE CANDIDATES BEFORE
US TODAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES, I LOOK FORWARD TO
TAKING ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL ROLE ON THE CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 1789 THROUGH
1796.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THINK IS MUCH, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE APPOINTMENTS
ARE CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
9 INTO THE RECORD.
>> PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AGENDA ITEM 9, CB 119998,
AUTHORIZING THE DEBTOR AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT
PROPOSITION ONE AS APPROVED BY
SEATTLE VOTERS IN A 2020
GENERAL ELECTION.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I'M
GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119998 IS
UPDATED TRANSIT SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY
METRO.
AFTER VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY
APPROVED FUNDS FOR SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION, WE UPDATED THIS
TRANSIT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH
KING COUNTY METRO FOR THE
ENHANCED BUS SERVICE ROUTE
SEATTLE.
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT IS IMPORTANT AS WE
ALLOCATE BUS SERVICE HOURS TO
GET MORE PEOPLE BACK ON BUSES
AS OUR ECONOMY RECOVERS AND AS
A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK GROWS. KING COUNTY IS
POISED TO APPROVE THE SAME
DOCUMENT ON THAT CONSENT
CALENDAR WITH NO CHANGES WITHIN
THE NEXT WEEK.
EVERY YEAR, WE WILL REVIEW THE
DETAILS IN CASE ANY FUTURE
CHANGES ARE NEEDED.
THIS BILL WAS RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON CB 119998?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THE BILL, WILL THE COURT
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
10 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, RESOLUTION
31986 RELATING TO THE CITYWIDE
ACKNOWLEDGING AND APPROVING A
2020 INTEGRATD RESORTS PLAN
PROGRESS REPORT AS A CONFORMING
WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY
OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> THIS RESOLUTION IS ALSO FROM
YOUR COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO
HANDED OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, RES 31986 IS THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
PROGRESS REPORT FROM SEATTLE
CITY, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
THE REQUIREMENT FOR A RESOURCE
PLAN HELPS TO ENSURE OUR
MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITY
CONTINUES TO DELIVER CLEAN AND
RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER TO OUR
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION AND
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROGRESS
REPORT AT OUR FEBRUARY 3rd
COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN, AT
OUR FEBRUARY 17th COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE COURT LISA FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
WITH A CLICK IS READ ITEM 11
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11, RESOLUTION
31993, ENDORSING THE CREATION
BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON OF
THE RAINIER VALLEY CREATIVE
DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, I
MOVE TO ADOPT, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT,
YOU ARE THE SPONSOR OF THIS
RESOLUTION AND ARE RECOGNIZED
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE
>>
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES,
AS I MENTIONED THIS MORNING,
THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTS THE
APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A
RAINIER VALLEY CREATIVE
DISTRICT, AS WE HAVE HEARD IN
PUBLIC COMMENT, A COMMUNITY LED
GROUP HAS BEEN LEADING THE
CHARGE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
TO THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS
COMMISSION FOR THE CREATION OF
THIS DISTRICT.
THIS STATE CERTIFICATION
ENDORSES THE CREATIVE
ACTIVITIES IN A COMMUNITY,
RECOGNIZES THE POTENTIAL FOR
GROWTH, AND CAN HELP PROMOTE
THE COMMUNITY'S CREATIVE
IDENTITY, CREATE THE CREATIVE
SECTOR, ATTRACT ARTISTS AND
STARTUPS TO A COMMUNITY.
ITCAN PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
FOR THE GROWTH OF THE ARTIST
AND PERFORMERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SORRY.
TURNING THAT OFF.
AFTER A COMMUNITY IS CERTIFIED,
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND CAN
GET SUPPORT FROM THE STATE IN
TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF THE
COMMUNITY'S CREATIVE ECONOMY.
SO, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AND
CREATIVE FOLKS
>> I WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING
COMMITTEE WHO WAS HEADED BY,
AND SHE MENTIONED IN HER
COMMENTS, IT INCLUDES ALSO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS
SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD ARTS,
WORLD PERCUSSION SOCIETY,
RAINIER BEACH ACTION COALITION,
MERCHANTS, COMMUNITIES RISE,
McQUEEN CARE, INTER-AFRICAN
CONNECTION, BLACK AND TAN HALL,
TAP CONNECTION, AND OTHERS, SO,
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
ADVOCACY AND BRINGING THIS
FORWARD TO OUR OFFICE I'M REALLY
PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THEM AND
THEIR MISSION TO BUILD OUT AN
ACTIVE ARTS AND CULTURE
COALITION THAT ADVOCATES FOR
RAINIER VALLEY'S ARTISTIC AND
CULTURAL COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING
COLLABORATION, BOOSTING
COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY AND
ADDRESSING AN EQUITY.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE EIGHT
CREATIVE DISTRICT COMMUNITIES
IN WASHINGTON, THERE IS NO
SEATTLE REPRESENTATION, SO THIS
WOULD BE THE FIRST.
IT REALLY SUPPORTS THE VISION OF
RAINIER VALLEY THAT IS A
THRIVING CREATIVE HUB,
DISTINGUISHED HOSTS OF IMPORTED
MULTICULTURAL EVENTS THAT CAN
CELEBRATE THE RICH HERITAGE AND
DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT CAN REALLY SERVE AS A CENTER
OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR
ARTISTS AND RESIDENTS, I WOULD
LIKE TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION THAT
URGES THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS
COMMISSION TO INVEST IN THE
IMPORTANT CULTURAL LEGACY OF
SOUTH SEATTLE AND SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP OF THE VALUED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE PUT
THIS APPLICATION FORWARD,
DESIGNATED THE RAINIER VALLEY
AS A CREATIVE DISTRICT IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF.
IS THERE ANY FOR THE BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
HEARING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS, OUR NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS SET FOR
MONDAY, MARCH 1st, 2021 AT 2:00
P.M.
. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AND SAFE AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> I HAVE SOMETHING, JUST WANT
TO SAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
FROM THIS WEEKEND, WE HOPE YOU
HAD AN EXCELLENT WEEKEND AND A
VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, TAKE
CARE.