>>> AUGUST 9, 2021 MEETING OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:04 P.M.
I'M ALEX PEDERSEN, PRESIDENT
PRO TEM TODAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> CARE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
HE MET COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM PREDICTION.
>> HERE.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATION, SO WE'LL GO ON TO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
AUGUST 2nd 2021 HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
OR NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
ARE BEING SIGNED.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES?
>>> APPROVAL OF INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
>>> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
I KNOW WE HAVE A CHANGE TO
THIS.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
AGENDA.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YOU ARE ON MUTE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE AT APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
I THINK YOU HAD A CHANGE FOR
US.
>> EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN HERE.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED
AGAIN THIS MORNING, I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE TO HOLD ITEM
NUMBER TWO ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 120119.
RELATED TO GROCERY WORKERS
HAZARD PAY.
IF THERE WAS A SECOND I WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER A COMMENT.
IS THAT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13th,
2021?
>> THAT WOULD BE A REQUEST TO
HOLD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13th.
>> OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED THAT COUNCIL BILL
120119 BE HELD UNTIL SEPTEMBER
13th, 2021 COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADDRESS THE MOTION.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> COLLEAGUES, APPRECIATE THE
SECOND AND THE SUPPORT HERE
TODAY TO POTENTIALLY HOLD
GROCERY WORKER HAZARD PAY.
THIS WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE
HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENT AS PART
OF THE LEGISLATION WHILE
KEEPING OTHER ITEMS INTACT.
COLLEAGUES, I HAVE MADE A
MOTION TO HOLD THIS ITEM UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 13th AS IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUALLY
READ.
THIS IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT
WEST BEST PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES ARE.
OUR COMMITMENT WAS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS HAZARD PAY ORDINANCE
WAS NOT IN PERPETUITY, BUT THAT
WE REVISITED IT WITHIN A FOUR
MONTH PERIOD.
WE HAD INTENDED TO ADDRESS THIS
BY BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL
TO ELIMINATE THIS COMPONENT.
GIVEN THE CITY'S EFFORT TO TRY
TO REOPEN OUR CITY, AND THE
PRESIDENT PROJECTIONS AT THE
TIME WE WERE SEEING IN JUNE
ABOUT INCREASED VACCINATION
RATES AND A DECREASE IN
TRANSMISSION.
UNFORTUNATELY, BASED ON THE
CITY'S BEST PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES, ARE COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH PRACTICES, AND NATIONAL
INFORMATION FROM THE CENTERS
FOR DISEASE CONTROL, WHICH HAVE
BEEN SHARED IN THE LAST WEEK,
INCLUDING AS EARLY AS TODAY AT
OUR OWN CITY AND STATE LEVELS.
WE KNOW THAT FULLY VACCINATED
INDIVIDUALS CAN VERY MUCH
TRANSMIT COVID-19 IF THEY ARE
NOT PROPERLY WEARING A MASK.
IF INDIVIDUALS, EVEN ARE
VACCINATED, ARE NOT PROPERLY
WEARING A MASK AND DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO THE VACCINE, THEY ARE
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS.
THE DELTA VARIANT NOW MAKES UP
OVER 90% OF CASES OF NEW COVID
CASES IN OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE THIS PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDANCE TO LOOK AT AS WE
CONTINUE TO TRY TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FRONT-LINE
WORKERS, ESPECIALLY GAWKER
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE
FRONTLINES MAKING SURE OUR
COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO FOOD
AND CRITICAL SERVICES TO MAKE
SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE HEALTHY
AND SAFE.
FOLLOWING THIS BEST PRACTICE,
AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH, I AM REQUESTING
TODAY THAT WE HOLD THIS ITEM
UNTIL THE 13th WHERE WE WILL
CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDANCE TO MAKE SURE IT
IS REASONABLY SAFE TO ENGAGE IN
ANY FUTURE CONVERSATIONS.
THAT WOULD INVOLVE THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE
LATEST GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC AS
WE APPROACH THE 13th, BUT
APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF HOLDING THIS ITEM FOR
SEPTEMBER 13th.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
AND THE OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
MOTION TO HOLD COUNCIL BILL
120119?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN.
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE
MOTION TO POSTPONE THE VOTE.
BUT, I WANTED TO CLARIFY AS I
DID LAST TIME, THE COUNCIL
DEALT WITH THIS A FEW WEEKS
AGO, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, THAT I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING. IT REQUIRED BIG
GROCERY STORE TO PAY WORKERS AN
ADDITIONAL FOUR DOLLARS PER
HOUR AND HAZARD PAY FOR THE
DANGERS OF DOING ESSENTIAL WORK
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IN
CONTACT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE.
THE ORDINANCE LASTED TWO YEARS
AFTER THE PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY, IN PERPETUITY, BUT
FOR THREE YEARS.
I BELIEVE AND I KNOW THAT
WORKING PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY
THAT FRANKLY THE LEASE THAT
SHOULD BE DONE IS TO SUPPORT
THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS IS TO
KEEP IT FOR THAT TIME DURATION.
I DON'T FIND IT ACCEPTABLE THAT
THE COUNCIL WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT THIS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY IS EVEN OVER.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY
UNCERTAINTIES IN THE NEXT
COMING MONTHS RELATED TO THE
COVID VARIANCE, ESPECIALLY THE
DELTA VARIANT.
WHEN THIS ORDINANCE -- IF THIS
ORDINANCE COMES UP FOR A VOTE
IN SEPTEMBER TO STRIP THE
GROCERY WORKERS OF THEIR HAZARD
PAY, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC YOU ARE
WATCHING KNOW THAT I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THAT, BUT TODAY
THIS IS A MOTION TO DELAY THE
BOAT FOR A FUTURE MEETING, AND
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR.
PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THAT'S NOT AN
ACCURATE STATEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IT IS NOT
ACCURATE TO SAY THAT THIS
LEGISLATION EXTENDED FOR 3
YEARS.
THERE IS VARIOUS PIECES OF
HAZARD PAY LEGISLATION THAT
THIS COUNCIL HAS ENACTED DURING
COVID.
THE ONE THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT SPECIFIC TO HAZARD PAY,
FOUR DOLLARS FOR TO GROCERY
STORE WORKERS WAS INTENDED FOR
THE.
OF THE EMERGENCY THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN.
WE COMMITTED TO REVISIT IT IN
FOUR MONTHS.
THERE IS NOT A WALKING BACK OF
A POLICY.
THERE WAS NEVER A THREE MONTH
PERIOD INCLUDED.
THERE IS VARIOUS COMPONENTS
THAT WE HAVE LAYERED AS A
COUNCIL TO PROTECT THE SELF AND
SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS TRULY
ON THE FRONT LINES.
ALL OF THOSE COMMITMENTS REMAIN
INTACT.
THIS LEGISLATION IS SPECIFIC TO
HAZARD PAY FOR GROCERY WORKERS,
AND FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDANCE IS EXACTLY WHY WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO EXTEND IT.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS ARE CLEAR ABOUT THE
TIMELINE THAT WAS INCLUDED,
SPECIFICALLY IN THIS
LEGISLATION VERSUS THE OTHER
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
THAT I ALSO FULLY SUPPORTED.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
WELL ON THE SCREEN.
I KNOW THAT SHE AND OTHERS HAVE
BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THAT
TYPE OF SUPPORT FOR OTHER FRONT-
LINE WORKERS.
THIS WAS A NARROW PIECE
SPECIFIC TO THOSE GROCERY
WORKERS.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
LOOK AT THE BEST PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES.
I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY
CONFUSION.
AS SOMEONE WHO COMES FROM
LABOR, WHO HAS WORKED WITH 21
MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPECIFICALLY
WORKED WITH THE GROCERIES AS
WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
ADDRESS TRANSMISSION, IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR ME NOT ONLY TO
PASS THE LEGISLATION, TO BE THE
FIRST IN WASHINGTON STATE TO
PUT FORWARD THE HAZARD PAY
LEGISLATION AND TO THEN BE A
MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES AND
REGIONS AROUND WASHINGTON STATE
TO FOLLOW.
I WANT IT TO BE VERY CLEAR I
CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH GROCERY WORKERS, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE WHO
ARE HELPING TO PROVIDE FOOD AND
ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT MY
LOYALTY TO MAKING SURE THAT THE
WORKING FAMILIES HAVE THE
PROTECTIONS THEY NEED.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THAT
THIS LEGISLATION IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHER PIECES, AND THE
TIMELINE IS NOT A THREE YEAR
LOOK BACK.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS
PRACTICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO
GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS.
THE MOTION IS TO HOLD IT.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE
AGREEMENT TO HOLD IT.
>> PRESIDENT PRO TEM PEDERSEN I
WOULD LIKE TO VERY BRIEFLY
RESPOND.'S PAYMENT IN THE
RESPONSE OF THE MOTION I'M
GOING TO GIVE THE LAST WORD.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
[ INDISCERNIBLE - MULTIPLE
SPEAKERS ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD CAN
HAVE THE LAST WORD, BUT I DO
WANT TO RESPOND TO WHAT WAS
RAISED.
>> ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT YOU'RE NOT
RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THE
MOTION.
IT'S A MOTION TO HOLD, AND I
THINK THERE'S AGREEMENT TO HOLD
IT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MERITS ON
SEPTEMBER 13th.
WE GOT A LONG AGENDA.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A VERY LONG
AGENDA.
I NEED JUST A MINUTE TO SPEAK.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO HOLD
COUNCIL BILL 120119 UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 13th, 2021
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PEDERSEN.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE BILL IS HELD
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13th, 2021 ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED
AGENDA.?
OKAY WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED AGENDA?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
>>> COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA,
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THE WORK PROGRAM.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ONGOING PATIENCE AND COOPERATION
AS WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THIS
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT SYSTEM.
THERE REMAINS A STRONG INTENT
OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER, AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO END OR ELIMINATE THESE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT ANY
POINT IF WE DEEM THAT THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED, OR IS
NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR ALLOWING
OUR MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
I WILL MODERATE PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE
ABOUT 33 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
GIVE EACH SPEAKER ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK, AND PROACTIVELY EXTEND
WHAT'S NORMALLY A 20 MINUTE
TIME, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
EXTEND IT TO 35 MINUTES TO GIVE
EVERYONE A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
IT WILL BE FOR 1 MINUTE EACH.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED UPON IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUCH CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER USED FOR THIS
REGISTRATION USING THE MEETING
PHONE NUMBER, I.D., AND
PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED TO
THEM UPON CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING LISTEN CALL IN
INFORMATION LINE.
AGAIN, I'LL CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME, AND IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED,
BUT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU
CAN STILL SIGN UP BEFORE THE
END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT BY
GOING TO THE WEBSITE.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALSO LISTED
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CAUGHT A SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
PROMPT THEM. THAT WILL BE THERE
Q THAT IT IS THEIR TURN TO
SPEAK AND THE SPEAKER MUST
PRESS STAR SIX.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME OF THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, OR THE COUNCIL'S WORK
PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, THE MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NECK SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO -- PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU
HAVE BEEN UN-MUTED.
THE CLERK IS TELLING ME -- THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
EXTENDED TO 35 MINUTES,
ASSUMING THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS
TO EXTEND IT BY 35 MINUTES.
OKAY.
SO, LET'S GO WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER, WHO IS HOWARD.
FOLLOWED BY JACK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE
HAVE WITNESSED THE REPEATED
FAILURES OF OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
TODAY, THANKS TO THE REPORTING
AT THE SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD,
WE GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
INNER WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM
AND LEARN JUST HOW SELF-SERVING,
SELF REINFORCING BUREAUCRATIC
AND PATERNALISTIC THIS 9+
MILLION DOLLARS SYSTEM IS
PROTECTING BOTH ITSELF AND THE
SPD FROM THE COMMUNITY.
IN 2017, WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS
DEVISED, COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION MEMBER LIKENED THE
THREE-PART SYSTEM TO A JET
PLANE WITH MULTIPLE ENGINES
ALLOWING FOR ONE ENGINE TO KEEP
THE PLANE ALOFT IF THE OTHERS
FAILED.
WHAT MANY OF US IN THE
COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS A SYSTEM SO
CUT OFF FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT
ALL THREE ENGINES COULD TAKE US
SOMEWHERE THAT NO ONE WANTED TO
BE.
WE HAVE LONG SINCE ARRIVED AT
THAT UNPLEASANT DESTINATION.
THE FAILURES OF THE SYSTEM AND
THE EVENTS OF THE LAST 14 MONTHS
DEMONSTRATE THE URGENT NEED FOR
US TO HAVE CIVILIAN
ACCOUNTABILITY, TO CIVILIAN
CONTROL.
GO TO SEATTLE STOP THAT OR TO
FIND OUT HOW.
THAT IS SEATTLE STOP.ORG.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEAD.
I'M A RENTER IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
I'M LGBTQ AND I'M A MAKEUP
ARTIST.
I'M CALLING TO JUST GIVE A
GENERAL STATEMENT THAT I WOULD
REALLY LOVE IT IF MY
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD SUPPORT
ANY AND ALL PROGRESSIVE FOR THE
PEOPLE MOTIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE
VOTED ON AT THIS MEETING.
ESPECIALLY ANY OF THOSE THAT
MAY GO TOWARDS FINDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
CENTRAL HOUSING DISTRICT FOR
BLACK AND INDIGENOUS FAMILIES.
AND ALSO INCREASING THE TAX TO
AMAZON TO ALSO FUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
THANK YOU, I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M A MEMBER SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE AND A RENTER AND
WORKING-CLASS PERSON.
I'M SPEAKING TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBERS WANTS RESOLUTION
TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE
HARM DONE TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
BY THE CITY'S POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT AND FULLY FUND
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
OPPOSED BY NEW HOPE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH.
I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON HOW
OUTRAGEOUS IT IS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WANT WAS DENIED
EVEN A MINUTE TO RESPOND.
WHEN YOU SILENCE ON SOME OF HER
SAWANT YOU ARE SILENCING ME AND
MY NEIGHBORS AND MY COMMUNITY.
I REALLY DO NOT RESPECT THAT.
50 YEARS AGO A SEATTLE
DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT FORCED
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH TO GIVE UP PART OF THEIR
LAND.
SEVERAL WORKING-CLASS BLACK
FAMILIES WERE ALSO FORCED TO
SELL THEIR HOMES.
THE MEMBERS OF NEW HOPE AND THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY ARE
DEMANDING THAT THIS LAND BE
RETURNED TO THE CHURCH SO THAT
87 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE CAN
BE BUILT.
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE SEATTLE AND A RENTER
LISTING IN DISTRICT 2. I'M
GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL .
INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX TO
EXPAND OVERALL FUNDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND VOTE YES
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAYS AND
LOOPHOLES ON THE NEW HOPE
RESOLUTION.
WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND THE
FACT THAT THE BIKE UP COMMUNITY
IS DISPROPORTIONATELY EFFECTIVE.
WE WITNESSED THE RAPID
GENTRIFICATION OF A
HISTORICALLY BLACK CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
IF SEATTLE TRULY BELIEVES THAT
BLACK LIVES MATTER WE MUST TAKE
ACTION TO ENSURE THE BLACK
COMMUNITY ISN'T FOR THE
DISPLACED.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THE CITY HAS SPENT
CRIMINALIZING PROPERTY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3.
I'M JUST CALLING FOR THE
COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON THE NEW
HOPE RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. I
YIELD MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, REVEREND LEWIS.
JUST A REMINDER FOR OUR
SPEAKERS TO PRESS STAR SIX TO
SPEAK.
GO AHEAD, REVEREND WILLIS.
THERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD, REVEREND.
LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST WENT BACK
ON MUTE.
THERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD, SIR.
WE ARE NOT HEARING YOU.
>> HELLO?
HELLO?
AM I ON NOW?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> YES, THIS IS PASTOR LAWRENCE
WHERE YES.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
YES ON THE NEW HOPE RESOLUTION.
SEATTLE'S BLACK POPULATION HAS
BEEN PRICED OUT OF SEATTLE AS
TWICE AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER
ETHNIC COMMUNITY.
SO MANY BLACKS NOW ARE LIVING
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, AND WE CAN
FIGHT AGAINST THAT NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON THE DISPLACEMENT,
ESPECIALLY IN EVICTION.
WE ARE WANTING THE COUNCIL TO
VOTE YES ON THIS, SO PLEASE
VOTE YES.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT, UNITED BLACK
CLERGY, OVER 25 CHURCHES ARE
REPRESENTED HERE.
PLEASE GIVE THEM THE PROPERTY
BACK SO WE CAN COMBAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HELP
SUPPORT THE CENTRAL AREA AND
THE NEW HOPE CHURCH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO TO SPEAK ON
ITEM 18, THE NEW HOPE
RESOLUTION.
I WANT TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO
VOTE YES ON THIS RESOLUTION.
I THINK IT'S A CONCRETE WAY TO
SOLVE -- WORK TOWARD SOLVING
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS
AND THE RACIST HISTORY OF THE
CITY.
THE WAY TO DO THAT IS BY TAXING
THE RICH AND FOUNDING PERMANENT
HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, SO YES,
PLEASE, I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE
YES ON COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE ABOUT A
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT ABOUT
THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
THAT'S THE OIG, THE OFFICE THAT
IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE OPA,
SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY HONEST AND
PROFESSIONAL.
THE WHISTLEBLOWER, A SENIOR
LEVEL AUDITOR WITHIN THE OIG,
RESIGNED OVER CONCERNS THAT THE
OIG'S INSPECTOR GENERAL AND
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL HAVE
QUASHED ANY PUSHBACK AGAINST
THE OPA.
THE COMPLAINT HIGHLIGHTS
PATTERNS OF CONCEALING THE
TRUTH, AND AVOIDING PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE REQUESTS
REQUIREMENTS.
THE DETAILS REVEAL THAT OUR
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS
ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
IT'S BEEN APPARENT FOR YEARS
THAT THE OPA'S INVESTIGATIONS
AND THE OIG ABOUT THE VS
OVERSIGHT WERE NOT ABOUT REAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
NOW, WE HAVE SOME DETAILS ABOUT
HOW THAT SYSTEM RUBBERSTAMPED
POLICE ABUSE IS LAWFUL AND
PROPERTY, THIS PERPETUATING IF.
I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL REGARD
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
SPEAKERS, YOU MAY ALSO EMAIL
YOUR COMMENTS TO US. NEXT, WE
HAVE MARK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M A SOCIOLOGIST WITH SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AMENDMENT
TO FULLY FUND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT PROPOSED BY NEW
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH.
IT'S PERPLEXING TO ME THAT IT
THIS IS EVEN A DEBATE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S DISPUTED
THAT WE HAVEN'T AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS, AND THAT THIS
CRISIS HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE OF THE
GENTRIFICATION AND DECIMATION
OF SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
A MODEST INVESTMENT TOWARD
SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AND ALL WE
HAVE TO DO IS PUT THE RESOURCES
IN THE HANDS OF LEADERS IN THE
BLACK COMMUNITY WHO HAVE A PLAN
AND A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING
RESOURCES FOR THE BLOOD
TIMIDITY.
SO, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL AND
DEMONSTRATE TRUST IN THE PEOPLE
AND LEADERSHIP OF NEW HOPE
BAPTIST CHURCH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
TODAY OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN SOUND TRANSIT AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AT SOUND
TRANSIT.
TODAY'S ACTION BEFORE YOU WILL
APPROVE THE FIRST LEASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUND TRANSIT
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT
WILL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH
APPROXIMATELY 18,000 SQUARE FEET
NEAR THE UPCOMING UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT STATION TO CREATE AN
ADDITIONAL TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL
PROVIDE THE PROPERTY TO THE
CITY AT NO COST, AND ALLOW THE
CITY TO MOVE FORWARD IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH LEHIGH TO
DEVELOP THIS TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
I UNDERSTAND LEHIGH IS READY TO
MOVE ON TO THE PROPERTY AND
OPEN EMILY, WHICH MAKES TODAY'S
ACTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ALL
THE MORE IMPORTANT.
LASTLY, THE LEASE AGREEMENT
ADDRESSES THE LIABILITY ISSUES
FROM THE CITIES USE OF SOUND
TRANSIT PROFIT.
WHICH REFLECT SIMILAR
APPROACHES SIMILARLY USED BY
THE CITY AND SOUND TRANSIT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SOUND TRANSIT.
NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT FOLLOWED BY
QUINN.
>> GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX
ON YOUR PHONE.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY -- OKAY,
HERE WE GO.
WE GOT HIM BACK.
GO AHEAD.
THERE YOU GO.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
I'M CALLING ONCE AGAIN TO
EXPRESS MY HOPE THAT COUNCIL
WILL PASS THE RECOMMENDATION
FOR THE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
HOUSING PROJECT AND THE
RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE LAND
THAT WAS TAKEN FROM NEW HOPE.
WE BELIEVE THAT COUNCIL NEEDS
TO MAKE GREAT A DOCUMENTED
HISTORICAL WRONG.
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND
PASS THIS RECOMMENDATION.
SPECIAL THANKS, I WANT TO GIVE
PESCHEL THANKS TO COUNCILWOMAN
SAWANT AND HER ORGANIZATION FOR
THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS IN
ASSISTING US IN THIS MATTER.
THE TRAGEDY THAT IS HAPPENING
TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE
CITY, WHO USED TO LIVE IN THE
CENTRAL AREA, IS UNIMAGINABLE
TO THOSE FAMILIES.
PLEASE, BEGIN THIS PROCESS BY
DOING THE RIGHT THING. SUPPORT
THIS INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE QUINN . GO AHEAD,
QUINN.
>> HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT I 126.
THE CITY SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENT
THAT INCLUDED A PRESS
CONFERENCE BY THE MAYOR AND
POLICE CHIEF.
YET FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE
CITY DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO
SWEEP WITH THE INTENT TO SEND
MANY, IF NOT MOST, AWAY.
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS DANGEROUS
FOR WOMEN AND ELDERLY MEMBERS
OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
TWO DAYS LATER IT WAS NOTED
THAT KING COUNTY PURCHASED
HOTELS FOR THE HOMELESS.
WHY DIDN'T THE CITY MOVE A
COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN
TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC.
AND WITHOUT HAVING TO NAVIGATE
THE DANGEROUS AREAS LIKE
PIONEER SQUARE.
THERE'S A COUNCILMEMBER HERE
WHO CLAIRE'S TO CARE ABOUT
MENTAL HEALTH.
I'M KEENLY AWARE THAT PERSON
WASN'T PRESENT TO SEE THOSE
THAT WERE IN CRISIS.
I ALSO KNOW THERE'S A
COUNCILMEMBER WHO REPRESENTS
CAPITOL HILL AND I WILL SEND
THIS TO EVERYONE.
I JUST WANT SOMETHING DONE
ABOUT THESE SWEEPS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL.
I TOO HAVE CALLED IN MANY, MANY
TIMES.
YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE NEW
HOPE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
WE ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON OUR
NEW HOPE RESOLUTION WITH THE
10.5 MILLION.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM WORKING
PEOPLE, RENTERS, RESIDENTS OF
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF
COMMUNITY LEADERS.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED OVER 250
EMAILS.
FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
WE JOIN IN AFFIRMING OUR NEW
HOPE RESOLUTION WITH $10.5
MILLION.
SUPPORT OUR NEW HOPE RESOLUTION
AND STOP RACIST REDLINING AND
DISPLACEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
TO QUOTE DESMOND TUTU, COME AND
JOIN THE WINNING SIDE.
TO THE RIGHT THING AND RIGHT
THIS WRONG BY VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM ONE OF THE OWNERS OF A
COFFEE SHOP AND HAIR SALON IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HAS
BEEN THE EPICENTER OF RACIST
REDLINING AND ECONOMIC EVICTION
IN THE CITY.
I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S PROPOSAL.
THIS RESOLUTION IS VITAL TO ME
AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO
IS COMMITTED TO MY WORKERS, AND
TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO MAKING
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE
WHOLE CITY AFFORDABLE.
TO THAT END, I'M DEMANDING THAT
DEMOCRATS ON CITY COUNCIL ACT
ON THEIR WORDS THAT BLACK LIVES
MATTER AND VOTE YES ON THIS
RESOLUTION.
I ALSO URGE OTHER SMALL
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESSES TO JOIN
ME, AND THE FAITH LEADERS IN
THE UPCOMING PEOPLE'S BUDGET
CAMPAIGN, TO FOLLOW UP ON THE
RESOLUTIONS WHEN THE FUNDS FOR
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT,
AND ALSO FIGHT FOR RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX.
TO SPEAK.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE
CENTRAL AREA FOR 56 YEARS.
I'M ONE OF THE FEW BLACK
FAMILIES THAT IS STILL ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE OF
THE HISTORIC REDLINING.
I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION PUT FORTH BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TO BEGIN
TO REPAIR THE PROCESS IN THE
CENTRAL AREA OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING BY SUPPORTING THE
EXCELLENT PROPOSAL OF THE NEW
HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
TO BUILD AROUND 80 HOUSES.
MOST OF THEM AFFORDABLE TO
HISTORIC RESIDENTS.
I WAS IN GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
IN 1961 AS A STUDENT WHEN
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CAME TO
GARFIELD AND SPOKE TO THE
ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND SAID
THEY NEEDED TO START A MOVEMENT
AGAINST REDLINING IN SEATTLE.
88% OF THE ENTIRE BLACK
POPULATION LIVED IN THE CENTRAL
AREA AT THAT TIME.
IT IS --
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR --
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SEND YOUR
REMARKS INTO US AND THANK YOU
FOR SPEAKING ON THIS PREVIOUSLY.
>> YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT DR.
JEFFREY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND TO RESTORE THE LAND
THAT WAS TAKEN FROM NEW HOPE
BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND TO GIVE REPARATIONS FOR
THAT LAND THAT WAS TAKEN BECAUSE
THAT WAS GENERATIONAL WEALTH
THAT THEY JUST MISSED OUT ON.
AND TO GIVE THEM THE MONEY TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE
NEED REPARATIONS AND WE NEED
MONEY TO BUILD, AND WE WOULD
LIKE THE LAND BACK THAT WAS
TAKEN TO MAKE A PARK.
I SUPPORT SAWANT'S EFFORT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND RENT
CONTROL.
SEATTLE NEEDS RENT CONTROL.
WE NEED TO RESTORE THE
COMMUNITY THAT -- THERE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THEIR
HOUSES, AND IF SEATTLE WOULD DO
THIS GREAT THING, YOU WOULD DO
WHAT IS RIGHT.
WHAT WILL BE A WIN/WIN
SITUATION.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A REMINDER TO FOLKS, YOU
CAN EMAIL YOUR COUNCIL
COMMENTS ALSO TO
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
NEXT, WE HAVE ROBERT FOLLOWED
BY CATHERINE.
GO AHEAD, ROBERT.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
>> I'M CALLING IN IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
IT IS TIME THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL TAKE A LOOK AT
REVERSING SOME OF OUR PAST
PRACTICES OF REDLINING.
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT IS VITAL
TO THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT
RESTORING THE PROPERTY TO NEW
HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
ALSO SIGNALS TO THE COUNCIL
THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER AND
THAT PROPERTY TAKEN FOR --
POINTS AT WHICH IT WAS TAKEN IN
THE PAST WAS NOT A PROPER USE
OF COUNCIL POWERS AND WE
ENTRUST OUR BLACK COMMUNITY TO
DO THE RIGHT THING IN BUILDING
OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING A PART
OF SEATTLE MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE CATHERINE,
FOLLOWED BY ROBIN.
GO AHEAD, CATHERINE.
>> THE CALLER IS NOT THERE.
OKAY.
>> GO AHEAD, ROBIN.
>> I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO ENSURE
SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS BUT
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY TO
APPROVE COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION TO FULLY FUND THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
PROPOSED BY NEW HOPE BAPTIST
CHURCH.
TO VOTE IN FORWARD NO LAST-
MINUTE OR BACKROOM CHANGES TO
THE RESOLUTION TO SHOW ACTUAL
SUPPORT FOR BLACK LIVES.
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MUST NOT
REMAIN COMPLICIT TO THE RACIST
REMOVAL OF THE BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITY IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
VOTE YES.
I URGED THE COUNCIL TO MAKE A
FORMAL COMMITMENT TO FUND THIS
PROJECT, AND OTHER AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL
BEGIN TO RIGHT THE WRONGS, AND
MOVE BACK PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED.
THE COUNCIL HAS NOT DIVIDED THE
BLACK COMMUNITY BY POLICING.
BY SAYING THE CHURCH IS TOO
LOUD OF A VOICE.
ONLY 15% OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
REMAINS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
PLEASE DON'T TONE POLICE, TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY.
PAYMENT THANK YOU.
>> I'M A JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RESIDENT OF BEACON HILL AND A
MEMBER OF THE CHURCH ON
BROADWAY.
I AM ALSO SPEAKING IN SUPPORT
OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
AMENDMENT TO FULLY FUND THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
PROPOSED BY MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH.
THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT IN
THE 1960s DISPLACED 416 FAMILIES
AND 84% OF THOSE DISPLACED WERE
MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
NEW HOPE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
SERVING THE CENTRAL DISTRICT'S
BLACK COMMUNITY AND CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MANY IN
THE.
I URGED THE COUNCIL TO FUND THE
CHURCH'S $10.5 MILLION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN LIVING HERE
SINCE BEFORE WORLD WAR II, AND
ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THE IMPACT
OF INCARCERATION DURING WORLD
WAR II.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN A LARGE AMOUNT
OF BLACK PEOPLE DISPLACED FROM
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
WE JUST BELIEVE THAT IT'S TIME
THE BLACK COMMITTEE RECEIVES
REPARATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO
CATHERINE, FOLLOWED BY RHONDA.
GO AHEAD, CATHERINE.
>> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION.
I'M CALLING ON THE CITY COUNCIL
TO EXTEND THE AMAZON TAX TO
BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AS WELL AS TO FUND THE $10.5
MILLION NEW HOPE PROJECT WE
KNOW THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT
GENTRIFICATION IS THROUGH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RENT
PROTECTION.
LASTLY, AS A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 3, I DON'T APPRECIATE
MY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, WHO
IS THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER
ON THE COUNCIL, BEING
PROCEDURALLY SHUT OUT.
>> NEXT WE HAVE RHONDA,
FOLLOWED BY JASON.
GO AHEAD, RHONDA.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE NEW HOPE
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
I URGE YOU, THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, TO VOTE YES ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE PAST
PRACTICES OF RACIAL REDLINING
IN SEATTLE.
AND TO PROVIDE PUBLIC FUNDING
OF $10.5 MILLION TO ALLOW THE
NEW HOPE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A
PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED,
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOMES WHICH
ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THE
SEATTLE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JASON FOLLOWED BY
JANET.
GO AHEAD, JASON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4.
CALLING TODAY ABOUT THE ARTICLE
IN TODAY'S SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
ABOUT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
STAFF RESIGNING THEIR POSITION.
BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE OF
PROTECTION.
AND TRYING TO PROTECT THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
INSTEAD OF OVERSEEING IT.
I ENCOURAGE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL
TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE.
IS A PARTICULAR QUOTE THAT
STANDS OUT WHICH IS THAT THE
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL TOLD
THE WHISTLEBLOWER IT IS THE
POLICY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
THAT ANY STATEMENT WHICH COULD
BE CONSTRUED AS NEGATIVE FOR
THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD TAKE
PLACE VIA PHONE CALL ONLY.
THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO
AVOID THE PRESS HAVING
AMMUNITION TO PORTRAY OPA IN A
BAD LIGHT.
THIS IS A SERIOUS CHARGE AND I
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE
ACCOUNTABILITY SERIOUSLY TO
INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUSLY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT WE HAVE
JANET FOLLOWED BY JANICE.
GO AHEAD, JANET.
>> HELLO.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILPERSON
SAWANT.
I TRULY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
APPRECIATE HER EFFORTS.
IT IS JUST TIME TO RIGHT SOME
WRONGS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY
TAKEN PLACE IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
I HAVE BEEN THERE MY ENTIRE
LIFE, AND HAVE WITNESSED ALL OF
THIS.
THE REDLINING, THE TAKING OF
PROPERTY.
THE PUSHING EVERYBODY OUT.
IT'S JUST TIME TO CREATE
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE TO COME BACK
AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO AGAIN, PLEASE, SUPPORT, VOTE
FOR THE PROPOSAL AND DO IT
RIGHT AWAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BYE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JANICE FOLLOWED BY
JOHN.
GO AHEAD, JANICE.
>> HELLO EVERYONE.
I AM A MEMBER. NEW HOPE
RESOLUTION AND RETURNING THE
PROPERTY BACK THAT WAS
ILLEGALLY TAKEN.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT THAT
YOU ALL WILL BE THE ONES TO
MAKE HISTORY RIGHT AND FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO BE GIVEN THE --
IN THIS RACIST REDLINING
DISTRICT.
THIS IS TRAUMATIZING THAT WE
ARE EXPERIENCING GENTRIFICATION.
I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU
SUPPORT THE LAW.
WE HAD A RALLY, IT WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
I JUST PRAY THAT YOU ALL WILL
MAKE THE WRONG, RIGHT.
IT IS IN YOUR POWER AND YOUR
HANDS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JOHN, WHO MAY BE
OUR LAST SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD, JOHN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM WITH THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION.
OUR CITY INFLICTED A SERIOUS
INJURY TO SEATTLE'S BLACK
COMMUNITY 50 YEARS AGO.
UNDER THE GUISE OF URBAN
RENEWAL, CITY OFFICIALS AT THE
TIME USED THE THREAT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN TO SEIZE LAND AND
DISPLACE BLACK FAMILIES.
L.E.H.I.
HAS ESTIMATED THE VALUE STANDS
AT MORE THAN $2 MILLION , WHICH
THE CITY PAID $34,000 AT THE
TIME.
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL TAKING
CONCRETE STEPS TO UNDO THE
LEGACIES OF RACISM IN OUR CITY.
THAT SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
SPECIFIC HARM THAT REMAINS ON
MENDED.
INFLICTED BY THE CITY'S PAST
LEADERS, AND IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MAKE A RIGHT, WRONG.
XCUSE ME, TO MAKE A WRONG,
RIGHT.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD
APOLOGIZE, GET THE LAND BACK,
AND GO EVEN FURTHER BY FULLY
FUNDING THE NEW HOPE FAMILY
FUNDING PROJECT.
THANK YOU.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE
SPEAKER.
GO AHEAD.
>> I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOLUTION.
I'M A RESIDENT AND A VOTER IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND
SPEAKING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF MY
NEIGHBORS.
I CALL ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO
FULLY FUND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT PROPOSED BY NEW
HOPE CHURCH.
$10 MILLION REPRESENTS A TINY
FRACTION OF THE VAST WEALTH IN
THE CITY, BUT REPRESENT THE
HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO START
UNDOING OUR CITY'S HISTORY OF
RACIST REDLINING.
AGAIN, I URGE CITY COUNCIL TO
VOTE YES ON THE NEW RESOLUTION.
TO SAY YES TO WRITING
HISTORICAL WRONGS, AND BY DOING
SHOW BLACK LIVES MATTER IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF OUR LIST OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, SO WE'LL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND GO ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
WHICH IS PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE TITLE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120152.
APPROPRIATING MONEY TO PAY
CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS FOR THE
WEEK OF JULY 26, 2021 THROUGH
JULY 30th, 2021, AND ORDERING
THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU, MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120152.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED THAT THE BILL
PASSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY, HEARING NO COMMENTS,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
FOR THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
>>> OKAY, LET'S GET ON TO OUR
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
ITEM 1 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ON ONE INTO THE RECORD?
ú>> AGENDA ITEM 1 COUNCIL BILL
120151 RELATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, OR THE
DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A REAL PROPERTY
LEASE WITH THE CENTRAL PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
FOR VACANT LAND AT 1000
NORTHEAST 45th STREET, SEATTLE
WASHINGTON, AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
THANK YOU, MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120151 IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
AS COSPONSOR OF THIS BILL I'LL
RECOGNIZE IT FIRST, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COLLEAGUES, IN THE SPIRIT OF
ENGAGING THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS WITH THE URGENCY OF
DESSERTS, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND I WALKED ONTO LAST WEEK'S
CALENDAR THIS COUNCIL BILL
120151 THIS EXPEDITED BILL
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO
ENTER INTO THIS LEASE WITH
SOUND TRANSIT FOR THE USE OF
THIS SITE FOR A TINY HOME
VILLAGE IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
I WANT TO THANK SOUND TRANSIT
FOR MAKING THIS LAND AVAILABLE
TO US TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
IN THE AREA AND THINK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
ENABLING US TO GO STRAIGHT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL RATHER THAN
THROUGH A COMMITTEE.
THE COUNCIL ALREADY AUTHORIZED
THE FUNDS FOR THIS TINY HOME
VILLAGE DURING OUR BUDGET
APPROVALS LAST NOVEMBER.
THE NONPROFIT LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE, KNOWN AS
L.E.H.I., AND THEIR
VOLUNTEERS, HAVE COMPLETED
BUILDING THESE TINY HOMES FOR
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT, WHICH
I WAS ABLE TO VISIT IN THEIR
FACTORY RECENTLY.
SO, THE LAST STEP OF APPROVAL
IS THIS LEASE, SO THAT WE CAN
GET MORE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS,
AND INTO THEIR OWN SPACE AND
ONTO A POSITIVE FUTURE.
THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY
ú18,000 SQUARE FEET AND CAN FIT
APPROXIMATELY 36 TINY HEALTH
STRUCTURES.
THE LEASE WOULD BE FOR
APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS.
AFTER HOSTING THE TINY HOME
VILLAGE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WILL OCCUR ON THIS SITE.
TO FURTHER EXPEDITE THIS
PROJECT I'VE ASKED SOUND
TRANSIT TO SIGN THE LEASE TODAY
WHICH THEY PARTIED ON.
I'VE ALSO ASKED THE MAYOR TO
SIGN THE LEGISLATION WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS, AND HER OFFICE
HAS AGREED.
FINALLY, OUR FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
DIRECTOR IS CEMENTED BY.
I KNOW THE NONPROFIT L.E.H.I.
IS EAGER TO GET STARTED SO WE
CAN FINALLY GET THIS DONE AND
GET MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
INSIDE.
AS WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING,
WE ARE HOPEFUL THIS LEASE CAN
BE USED AS A TEMPLATE FOR
FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS, NOT ONLY
IN SEATTLE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE
REGION TO ACCELERATE OUR
RESPONSE TO THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS.
NOW I'LL GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS
REALLY IMPORTANT BILL.
I DO FIRST I WANT TO CLARIFY
THIS MORNING I BELIEVE I
REFERRED TO THIS AS THE
ROOSEVELT VILLAGE.
I DID SO BECAUSE IT IS ON
ROOSEVELT, BUT IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
I DO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY IF I
CONFUSED ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC
AS TO THE LOCATION, IT IS IN
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE
BROADLY, I THINK YOU'RE JUST A
FEW BIG POINTS I WANT TO MAKE
AT THE TOP.
JUST TO EMPHASIZE COPPER MENTAL
PETERSONS POINTS.
WE ARE IN A DIRE STATE OF
EMERGENCY ON CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
WE NEED MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AS PART OF, AT THE
VERY LEAST, THE SHORT-TERM
RESPONSE TO GET MORE PEOPLE A
SAFE, DIGNIFIED AND HYGIENIC
PLACE TO LIVE AS WE WORK TOWARD
GETTING MORE FOLKS INTO HOUSING
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS THE
ULTIMATE PLACEMENT TO FINALLY
MAKE PROGRESS IN CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE DO NEED
TO LEAN INTO SOME OF THESE
SHARP REPLACEMENTS THAT HAVE
DEMONSTRATED RESULTS.
WE KNOW FROM THE PAST FIVE
YEARS OF OUR HOMELESSNESS STATE
OF EMERGENCY, THAT TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES ARE ONE OF THE
INTERVENTIONS THAT HAVE SCORED
THE BEST ON THE DATA THAT WE
HAVE ACCUMULATED.
WE KNOW THAT ON AVERAGE, PEOPLE
MOVE ON FROM A SINGLE FAMILY --
SORRY, FROM A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
TO A PLACEMENT THAT IS
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
SOME OTHER KIND OF SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING AFTER AN AVERAGE DAY OF
16 MONTHS.
WE KNOW THAT WE CAN SPEED THAT
UP WITH OTHER INTERVENTIONS
LIKE RAPID REHOUSING, AND LIKE
A BIGGER SUPPLY OF PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE ALSO KNOW IN THE MEANTIME,
THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, AND WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, FIND TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES TO BE HIGHLY DESIRABLE
INTERIM PLACEMENTS.
IF THEY WEREN'T, THEY WOULD BE
EMPTY.
ALL OF OUR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
ARE FOR RIGHT NOW.
THE FOLKS ARE LIVING CURRENTLY
IN UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS
WOULD JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE IN A TINY HOUSE INSTEAD
OF THE ENCAMPMENT AS THEY AWAIT
AN OFFER TO GO TO A BETTER
PLACE THAN THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE
BROADER POINTS THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY, AS I
MENTIONED IN THE MEETING
EARLIER TODAY, THAT THIS LEASE
THAT YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB
OF RUNNING DOWN, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, AND WORKING WITH ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT AFTER OUR VOTE TODAY,
QUICK ADMINISTERED OF ACTION
WILL BE TAKEN TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD, DOES OFFER A TEMPLATE
FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION WITH
SOUND TRANSIT AS A PARTNER IN
THE SPACE.
AS I MENTIONED EVERYTHING TODAY,
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL
MEETINGS WITH SOUND TRANSIT
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX
MONTHS.
SOUND TRANSIT HAS GENEROUSLY
IDENTIFIED AND SENT ON TO US
THREE ADDITIONAL SITES.
SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS TO THIS
SITE IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPLORE
HOW THIS LEASE THAT WE ARE
VOTING ON TODAY COULD BE A
TEMPLATE TO POTENTIALLY CREATE
MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ON
THOSE SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR FRIENDS AT SOUND TRANSIT.
WITH THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE
TO ADD AND LOOK FORWARD TO
VOTING FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
AND.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> ITEM 2 WAS HELD.
>>> ITEM 3. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
AGENDA ITEM 3. COUNCIL BILL
120151 RELATED TO THE CITY'S
RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19
CRISIS, AMENDING ORDINANCE
126237, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2021
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2021
THROUGH 2026 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU WILL RECALL
WE PASSED THE FIRST PART OF THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN AND COUNCIL
BILL 120093 AND 10094.
WE PASSED THIS FIRST PACKAGE OF
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ON JUNE
21st, 2021 THIS WAS INTENDED TO
BE THE FIRST OF THREE ACTS IN
2021 TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT
COVID IS PREVENTING, AND TO
DEPLOY FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
RESPONDING TO THE URGENT NEED
THAT HAS ONLY BEEN MADE WORSE
BY COVID, AND CREATED BY THIS
PANDEMIC AS WELL.
THE FIRST PACKAGE OF BILLS
AUTHORIZED SPENDING OF ABOUT
$128 MILLION IN 2021 TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE'S RECOVERY EFFORTS FROM
COVID-19, REVENUE, AND
AUTHORIZED $27 MILLION TO
PROVIDE DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE
TO HOUSEHOLDS.
SPECIFICALLY HOUSEHOLDS
DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE
EFFECTS OF COVID, WHO ARE
LARGELY OUR BIPOC COMMUNITY.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE FIRST
PROPOSAL THAT WE PASSED, AND
THIS IS OUR SECOND ACT OF THREE
ACTS THIS YEAR THAT WILL BE IN
RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL DOLLARS
THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED.
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN NUMBER
TWO HERE FOLLOWS US WITH THE
FIRST INVESTMENTS BY
AUTHORIZING SPENDING OF NOW
OVER $52 MILLION FOR TARGETED
AID FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT SENIORS AND
TO HELP INVEST IN
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND
SERVICES.
WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW UP THIS
LEGISLATION THIS FALL WITH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM ARPA,
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT,
WITH ANOTHER $128 MILLION, AND
THAT WILL BE TAKEN UP DURING
THE FALL BUDGET PROCESS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THE FIRST ITERATION
OF OUR SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ACT
ONE EFFORT, AND MAKE SURE THAT
YOU ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE
GETTING OUT.
I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS
FROM FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THE
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY HAVE
RECEIVED AS SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS.
OR, SUPPORT THAT FOLKS HAVE
RECEIVED AS CHILDCARE PROVIDERS,
AND ALSO THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRY
TO GET OUT THE DOOR FOR OUR
ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY.
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
TODAY'S COUNCIL BILL, AGAIN
COUNCIL BILL 120150, PROVIDES
NOW $28.7 MILLION MORE FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
$7.7 MILLION IN DIRECT
ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS TO BUILD
ISOLATION, AND ABUSE AND
NEGLECT.
$13.5 MILLION FOR SPECIFIC
CAPITATION PROJECTS THAT WERE
LARGELY PREDETERMINED BY OUR
FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WE ARE
LOOKING TO ACT AS A PASS-
THROUGH FOR THAT AND McCAW HALL
HAVE BEEN AWARDED $2.1 MILLION
FROM THE SEATTLE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION -- EXCUSE ME
ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS THE
SHUTTERED VENUE'S GRANT
APPLICATION THAT THEY RECEIVED.
COLLEAGUES AGAIN $5.2 MILLION,
AND I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK ON THIS.
ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU, AND MY
OFFICE AS WE WORK TO GET THESE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON COUNCIL
BILL 120150?
ITEM 3 ON THE AGENDA?
YES, COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS.
>> THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING
ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALEX
PEDERSEN.
JUST REALLY QUICK I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD
WORK WITH THIS ARPA MONEY.
THANK YOU FOR GOING BEHIND THE
SCENES AND TALKING TO US, AT
LEAST TALKING TO US
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A TEAM,
WHERE THE MONEY WAS GOING, HOW
WE WERE TARGETING IT, AND WHAT
OUR NEEDS AND CONCERNS WERE.
SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT YOU ARE CONSENSUS-BASED
AND ALWAYS LOOK FOR THAT MIDDLE
GROUND FOR US TO BE PRACTICAL
AND ACTUALLY GET ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE, SO THANK YOU.
I'M DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON COUNCIL
BILL 120150, ITEM 3 ON OUR
AGENDA?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 4 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4. COUNCIL BILL
120131 AMEND THE ORDINANCE
126237 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2021
BUDGET CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS
TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS.
AND FROM VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE
BUDGET.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASSED.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
THIS IS A VERY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE A
VOTE ON A BETTER WORK DONE BY
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.
CREATED AS PART OF OUR
INVESTMENT INTO INVESTING IN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH A LEGACY OF
RACISM, OF REDLINING AND
DISINVESTMENT.
THIS COMES OUT ALSO OF THE
UPRISING LAST YEAR FOR A CALL
FOR RACIAL RECKONING FOLLOWING
THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND
BREONNA TAYLOR AND SO MANY MORE.
THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE
RECOGNITION ACROSS OUR COUNTRY
THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE TO
INVEST IN UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS TO
CREATE GREATER HOUSING
STABILITY, EQUITABLE JOB
OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENTS IN
CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING,
AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
AND GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS AND
RETIREMENTS STABILITY ALONG
WITH HOUSING STABILITY.
IS A PART OF THE EFFORTS FOR A
MUCH LONGER TERM INVESTMENT
STRATEGY THAT WE MUST BE MAKING
TOWARD INVESTING SPECIFICALLY
INTO OUR BLACK AMENITY.
OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ACROSS THE
CITY.
THE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE'S TASK FORCE
INCLUDED 25 MEMBERS ACROSS FIVE
BIPOC AMENITIES WHO WORK
TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY FOUR
PILLARS FOR INVESTMENTS.
THOSE PILLARS INCLUDED HOUSING,
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SMALL
BUSINESSES.
THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US
INCLUDES $8.8 MILLION INTO
HOUSING.
$6.2 MILLION INTO HEALTH
INITIATIVES.
$7.5 MILLION INTO EDUCATION
STRATEGIES, AND $7.5 MILLION
INTO SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THE
TASK FORCE MEMBERS FOR THEIR
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.
WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE
THIS WORK IN ADDITION TO THEIR
DAY JOBS, AND THEIR ONGOING
ACTIVISM AND WORKED TO CREATE A
MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY.
THEY DID THIS ON TOP OF THAT
WORK.
I WANT TO THANK THEM AND REALLY
CONGRATULATE THEM FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS PROPOSAL IN FRONT
OF US TODAY.
AS WE CONSIDER LIFTING THE
PROVISO AND RELEASING THESE
FUNDS WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT
THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO THANK SEVERAL PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING
FORWARD SO WE CAN GET THIS
LEGISLATION OUT THE DOOR.
I WILL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS
THERE AND TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS GOING TO BEGIN BY
THANKING SOME FOLKS, BUT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WENT
THROUGH THE WHOLE LIST OF 26
PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WILL BE SHORT WITH MY REMARKS.
THEY ARE OUT, THEY ARE PREPARED.
TODAY, COLLEAGUES AFTER 30
MEETINGS AND MONTHS OF PORING
OVER THE DATA, WE GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THE WORK
OF 26 COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE.
I SERVED IN AN EX OFFICIO
POSITION, AND MY STAFFER
ATTENDED EVERY AND EACH MEETING.
ONCE THE MAYOR MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE TASK FORCE
MEMBERS GOT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY.
THE TASK FORCE STARTED THEIR
WORK BY TAKING AN INVENTORY OF
WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE HUMAN
CAPITAL IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
WHICH INCLUDES EXPERTISE,
WISDOM, LEADERSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP.
AND TO IDENTIFY WHAT STRENGTHS
NOT ALREADY EXISTED, BUT WHAT
COULD BE.
TO LEVERAGE THAT WITH
INVESTMENTS FROM THE CITY.
IN JULY THE TASK FORCE
TRANSMITTED THEIR PLAN FOR
INVESTING IN THE FOUR PILLARS.
HEALTH, HOUSING, SMALL
BUSINESSES AND EDUCATION.
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE
DON'T NEED TO TELL BIPOC
AMENITIES WHAT THEY NEED, THEY
KNOW.
WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN AND
DELIVER.
WE ARE A CITY WITH AMAZING
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE PREPARED AND READY TO
IMPLEMENT THESE UPSTREAM
INVESTMENTS, NOW, THANKS TO THE
TASK FORCE.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
TO START THE WORK.
THE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
VETTED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
ALIGNED WITH THE LEGAL AND
CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF
WASHINGTON STATE THANK YOU
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON.
AGAIN, A QUICK THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING
FACILITATION TEAMS OF THE
PROFITABLE NONPROFIT.
ANOTHER NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO
THE ANCHOR GROUP WITH THE MEDIA
TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE
TASK FORCE.
WE HAVE ENJOYED MEETING WITH
BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU TO
THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA LISTED,
AND HOW WE ALL BELIEVED IN
THEIR MISSION, INCLUDING MY
DEAR FRIEND. YOU HAVE LEFT AN
INDELIBLE MARK ON THE CITY.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO TAKE A LEAP OF
FAITH TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH OUR CITY TO BRING US
CLOSER TO THE EQUITABLE CITY WE
ASPIRE TO BE.
ON JUST A PERSONAL NOTE, I WAS
GOING THROUGH MY NOTES THIS
MORNING.
BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020, WHEN
WE WERE PUTTING THIS TASK FORCE
TOGETHER, AND ALSO SOME OF OUR
BUDGET NOTES.
THERE WAS TALK THAT CERTAIN
GROUPS WERE BEING PITTED
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
GUESS WHAT?
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
WE ADHERED TO THE TRANSPARENCY.
WE ARE ALIGNED IN OUR CORE
PRINCIPLES.
WE ARE ALIGNED IN OUR HUMANITY.
AND OUR PHILOSOPHY IN INVESTING
IN UPSTREAM COMMUNITY PROJECTS
WITH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE
PUT OUR FAITH IN BLACK LIVES,
BLACK LEADERS, AND BLACK
AMENITY MEMBERS, AND OTHERS,
AND GOOD THINGS HAPPENED.
TODAY IS A TESTAMENT THAT WE
CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE PLAN
TOWARDS EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU,, MEMBER JUAREZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS
QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SHOULD I MOVE THE AMENDMENT?
>> OH.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND --
>> I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A
PAUSE IN ALL THE WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL COMMENTS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE LOVEFEST?
>> YES, SO THIS CAME OUT OF
COMMITTEE SO WE DON'T NEED A
SPECIAL MEETING TO START.
YES, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU TO
MOVE THE AMENDMENT PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120131 AS PRESENTED ON -- AS
AMENDMENT LETTER A ON THE
AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT A. COUNCIL HERBOLD
HAS SPONSORED THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY LOVE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
MORE THAN ONE PLAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] THIS AMENDMENT IS
JUST SIMPLY TO RECOGNIZE THE
EXECUTIVES INTENT AS IT RELATES
TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST.
IT WAS A QUESTION THAT CAME UP
IN COMMITTEE.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE
ESTIMATED TO AVERAGE OUT AS
ABOUT 6.5% OUT OF THE $30
MILLION.
THE INTENT IS REALLY JUST TO
MEMORIALIZE THAT EXPECTATION.
SO, NO ONE IS TAKEN BY SURPRISE
WHEN THE COSTS ARE TAKEN FROM
THE $30 MILLION.
AGAIN, CENTRAL STAFF CONFIRMED
WITH THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND
EXECUTIVE THAT THAT WAS INDEED
THE INTENT.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT
THAT -- THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS MIGHT DIFFER DEPENDING ON
WHETHER OR NOT IT IS HSD
QUICKLY FUNDING AN EXISTING
INVESTMENT, OR HAVING TO CREATE
A NEW PROGRAM, WHICH NEW
PROGRAMS WILL HAVE TO TAKE MORE
TIME.
THOSE ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE
INVESTMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE
IMMEDIATELY, AND THEY ALSO WILL
HAVE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, BUT IT
COULD STILL HOPEFULLY EVEN OUT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
AMENDMENT PASSES, AND THE
AMENDED BILL IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL -- OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
AMENDED BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 5 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, COUNCIL BILL
120147.
RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF
THE GENERAL FUND, AUTHORIZING
INTERFUND LOANS UP TO A TOTAL
OF $205 MILLION FROM MULTIPLE
CITY FUNDS TO THE GENERAL FUND
AS BRIDGE FINANCING TO BE REPAID
FROM FUTURE TAX PROCEEDS AND
OTHER ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
COLLEAGUES, I'M AGAIN EXCITED
TO BRING FORWARD LEGISLATION TO
YOU THAT SUPPORTS THE COUNCIL'S
PASSAGE OF JUMPSTART SEATTLE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE.
WE HAVE NOT ONLY EAGERLY
ANTICIPATED THE FUNDS BEGINNING
TO FLOW IN JANUARY OF 2022,
EXPECTED AMOUNT OVER $200
MILLION.
WE ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT ABOUT
$135 MILLION OF THAT ANNUALLY
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS LIKE HOUSING, LIKE
MANY OF THE CALLERS CALLED IN
ABOUT TODAY.
WE ALSO KNEW WHEN WE PASSED THE
JUMPSTART SEATTLE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE TAX, THAT THE 2021
PROCEEDS FROM THAT TAX WOULD
NOT BEGIN COMING INTO THE CITY
COFFERS UNTIL 2022.
AND THEY WOULD BEGIN COMING IN
AND QUARTERLY INSTALLMENTS FOR
THIS FIRST YEAR.
WE HAVE MADE SOME IMPORTANT
INVESTMENTS USING THE
EXPECTATION OF FUNDS COMING IN
SOON, BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT
THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE
STARTING IN 2022.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO RECOGNIZED,
ALONG WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, AND THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, THAT AS WE ARE
EXPECTING THESE FUNDS TO COME
IN, AS THEY ARE COMING AND
QUARTERLY, WE STILL NEED A
BRIDGE TO HELP FUND THIS
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED
TO UNTIL WE RECEIVE THOSE
FUNDS.
SO, WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US
IS IN INTERFUND LOAN BILL TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE CRITICAL PAYMENTS
TOWARDS SERVICES THAT WE HAVE
COMMITTED TO, WHILE THEN ALSO
REPLENISHING THAT INTERFUND
LOAN WITH THE JUMPSTART SEATTLE
REVENUE ONCE IT STARTS FLOWING
INTO THE FUND IN 2022.
THE BILL IS A TYPICAL BUDGET
BILL.
IT APPROVES ABOUT $205 MILLION
FROM LOW INCOME CITY FUNDS AS
PART OF OUR INTERFUND LOAN
PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US.
FOR THE CITY'S POLICY, THE
CITY'S DEBT MANAGEMENT ADVISING
COMMITTEE IS COMPROMISED AS
MYSELF, CENTRUM STAFF INTERIM
DIRECTOR, BUDGET DIRECTOR,
FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND DIRECTOR OF CITY LIGHT WE,
AS A CITY THAT MATTICE MET OVER
TWO WEEKS AGO TO APPROVE THE
INTERFUND LOAN IN FRONT OF US.
THIS AGAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO BE
FULLY PAID BEFORE THE END OF
2022, AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT WE WOULD EVEN HAVE TO WAIT
THAT LONG TO BE ABLE TO REFILL
THE INTERFUND LOAN.
IN FACT, IT'S OUR EXPECTATION
AND ASSUMPTION, THAT THE
INTERFUND LOAN CAN BE PAID BACK
BY MID YEAR NEXT YEAR OR EARLY
FALL NEXT YEAR.
JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
GIVING OURSELVES A LITTLE AMPLE
TIME, WE HAVE AUTHORIZED THE
INTERFUND LOAN TO EXTEND
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE
FIRST YEAR THAT JUMPSTART
REVENUES WILL BE PAID.
AGAIN, THEY WILL BE PAID
QUARTERLY SO HAVING SOME
FLEXIBILITY ON THE PAYBACK LOAN
AND GIVING OURSELVES THROUGH
2022 TWO PAYBACK THIS INTERFUND
LOAN SOURCE, OR THE SOURCES,
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, AND OUR
COMMITTEE FULLY RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF THE BILL IN FRONT OF
US TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY COMMENTS ON THIS BILL?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL --
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> NOW ONTO THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE REPORT.
ITEM 6. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 6
INTO THE RECORD.
>> A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE.
AGENDA ITEM 6. COUNCIL BILL
120139.
GRANTING SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY,
LLC, A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A TUNNEL
UNDER AND ACROSS THOMAS STREET.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOUR
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ON AUGUST 3rd, THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120139.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW
THE SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY, LLC,
PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A TUNNEL
UNDER AND ACROSS THOMAS STREET
FOR THE LIFE OF THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA BUILDING LEASE.
THE TERM OF THE LEASE IS FOR 39
YEARS, WITH TWO OPTIONAL
ADDITIONAL EIGHT-YEAR
EXTENSIONS.
WE RECOMMEND COUNCIL PASS THIS
BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES ON
THIS BILL?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120139?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 7 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 7. COUNCIL BILL
120140.
RELATED TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3638 34th
AVENUE SOUTH, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS WAS IN FRONT OF US ON
AUGUST 3rd.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
HAS LAND BANK ALMOST AN ACRE OF
PROPERTY IN THE NORTH RANIER
HELP URBAN VILLAGE SINCE 2011.
THIS IS TO MEET THE GOAL OF
PROVIDING A LARGE PART FOR A
GROWING COMMUNITY WHICH HAS
HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED.
THIS IS NESTLED WITHIN A SERIES
OF AFFORDABLE FAMILY AND SENIOR
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING MANY OF
THESE, IF YOU ALL RECALL,
THROUGHOUT AT LEAST THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS.
THIS ACQUISITION WOULD INCREASE
THE SIZE AND IMPROVE THE
UTILITY OF THE PARK.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
COUNCIL PASS THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS ON THIS BILL?
OKAY, WELL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ -- CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> ITEM 8. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM 8 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 8. COUNCIL BILL
120141 RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
1024 SOUTH ELM GROVE STREET.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, YOUR RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZES SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AGAIN TO ACQUIRE
PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE
DUWAMISH WATERWAY PARK ON THE
DUWAMISH RIVER FOR OPEN SPACE,
GREEN SPACE PARK AND
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
WE RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL PASS
THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN THEM.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> THE REPORT FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
9 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM 9.
COUNCIL BILL 120145.
NAMING THE PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE
BRIDGE ACROSS INTERSTATE 5
CONNECTING NORTH 100th STREET
TO FIRST AVENUE NORTHEAST AS
THE JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I'LL
JUST SAY A COUPLE OF SENTENCES
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE
CHIEF SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S
PROPOSAL TO NAME THE BRIDGE
AFTER JOHN LEWIS.
AT OUR COMMITTEE WE HEARD
POWERFUL TESTIMONY FROM A
FORMER COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER AND
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE.
OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED THE SIDE OF.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM?
>> I WILL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT LEWIS.
PRO TEM GUY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS A
COSPONSOR.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
LETTING US BRING THIS THROUGH
YOUR TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
IT IS CORRECT.
IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
PASS THIS BILL.
THIS BILL, AS STATED, WOULD
ESTABLISH THE LEGAL NAME OF THE
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE
CONNECTING NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE TO THE NORTHGATE LIGHT
RAIL STATION OPENING OCTOBER 2nd
AS THE JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL
BRIDGE.
AS A FORMER COMMUNITY MEMBER,
AND THEN A CONSTITUENT, AND NOW
I'M ELECTED, I HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE
BRIDGE SINCE AT LEAST 2015.
I THINK WE FINALLY GOT IT UP TO
ABOUT $56 MILLION WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE PUTTING IN THE MOST
MONEY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS BILL CONSTITUTES MONTHS OF
, IF NOT YEARS, OF
COLLABORATION WITH OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE STARTED BY COMPLETING A
CITYWIDE INVENTORY OF ALL THE
NAMES OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
IN THIS CITY.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THERE WAS
VERY LITTLE BIPOC REPRESENTATION
CITYWIDE AND IN DISTRICT 5
THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A SINGLE
SCHOOL, PARK, STREET, LIBRARY,
POOL, COMMUNITY CENTER, OR ANY
NATURAL HABITAT SUCH AS A
RIVER, LAKE, CREEK OR A STREAM,
NAMED AFTER AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
LEADER.
WE DO KNOW THAT THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WE HAVE
THE STAFF SCHOOL WHICH I KNEW
OF.
AND THE NORTHGATE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL I UNDERSTAND WILL BE
CHANGED SOON TO THE JAMES
BALDWIN SCHOOL.
WORKING CITYWIDE AND WITH
COMMUNITIES, WE CONSIDERED MANY
NAMES FOR THIS BRIDGE AND
DECIDED TO PUT FORWARD THE NAME
OF THE HONORABLE U.S.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS, WHO
WE LOST A YEAR AGO LAST JULY.
JOHN LEWIS PASSED AWAY ON JULY
17th, 2020 AFTER SERVING AS A
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FOR
GEORGIA'S FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT FOR MORE THAN THREE
DECADES.
IN HONOR OF HIS INCREDIBLE LIFE
AND LEGACY AS A CIVIL RIGHTS
ICON, AND VOTING RIGHTS
ADVOCATE, I'M SPONSORING THIS
BILL, ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, TO NAME THE PEDESTRIAN
BICYCLE BRIDGE IN NORTHGATE THE
JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
I WAS JOINED IN COMMITTEE BY
TWO INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
A FORMER KING COUNTY COMMUNITY
MEMBER AND THE PRESIDENT OF
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THEY BOTH SUPPORT THE NAMING TO
RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER THE VITAL
NATIONWIDE IMPACT JOHN LEWIS
MADE DURING HIS TIME AS THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, ADVOCATE,
AND AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
WE HAD SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS
DURING THIS PERIOD IN THE LAST
YEAR ABOUT NAMING JOHN LEWIS
AFTER THIS PARTICULAR BRIDGE.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
SOMETHING THAT IT SHOULD BE
OBVIOUS, BUT THIS IS WHY WE
HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK
AT PLACES AND MEMORIALIZE
PEOPLE.
THAT WE REMEMBER TO BE HONEST
TO THE HISTORY.
NOT ONLY WHO GETS REMEMBERED,
BUT HOW THEY GET REMEMBER, AND
WHY THEY GET REMEMBERED.
JOHN LEWIS WAS A FRIEND OF
COUNCILMEMBER GOSSET AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
SPOKE ABOUT HOW SHE MET MR.
JOHN LEWIS. ALL OF THAT ASIDE,
I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE TO QUALIFY ANY BLACK
LEADER, ANY INDIGENOUS LEADER,
ANY ASIAN LEADER, ANY LGBTQ
LEADER.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE TO
QUALIFY THAT THEY HAVE SOME
INCREDIBLE DIRECT CONNECTION TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I DON'T THINK GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAS HERE, OR LINCOLN, OR
FRANKLIN OR JASON LEE OR LET'S
SEE I CAN'T THINK OF OTHER
NAMES.
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AS YOU ALL
KNOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO POINT
OUT THAT JOHN THORTON, WHO HAVE
THORTON CREEK AND THORTON PLACE,
WAS A RAILROAD SPECULATOR WHO
NEVER CAME TO KING COUNTY OR
SEATTLE AND ACTUALLY LIVED AND
DIED IN ANOTHER COUNTY, BUT GOT
THE TITLE FOR THE CREEK UP HERE
THROUGH THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT IN 1889.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT TO
DISPARAGE PEOPLE THAT WANTED
THAT NAME, I UNDERSTAND AND I
GET IT.
WE HAVE THORTON CREEK AND
THORTON PLACE.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE OPEN
THAT LENS THAT THERE ARE OTHER
PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE THIS
COUNTRY GREAT.
THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO
PHYSICALLY BE HERE, THOUGH JOHN
LEWIS DID COME TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON I
BELIEVE IN 2017.
BECAUSE IN PARTICULAR, WHEN
PEOPLE OF THAT GREATNESS AND
THAT MAGNITUDE CHANGE OUR MINDS
AND OUR HEARTS, WE OWE IT NOT
ONLY TO THE HONORABLE JOHN
LEWIS, BUT TO EVERYBODY, TO
REMEMBER WHO JOHN LEWIS WAS.
I WANT TO CLOSE OFF BY SAYING
SOMETHING THAT I ALSO SHARED IN
COMMITTEE, AND I SHARED WITH
OTHER FOLKS AS WELL.
WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN LOVED ONES
LEAVE US, THAT THEY DON'T
ACTUALLY LEAVE US.
THEY ARE ALIVE AS LONG AS WE
SAY THEIR NAME.
SO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SAY
JOHN LEWIS' NAME.
SO PEOPLE KNOW WHO JOHN LEWIS
WAS, WHAT HE DID, AND WHAT HE
DID FOR THIS COUNTRY, AND WHAT
HE COMMITTED TO, NOT ONLY IN
HIS PERSONAL LIFE, BUT HIS
PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
THERE ARE VERY FEW HEROES THAT
WE HAVE LIKE THAT QUITE
FRANKLY, THAT I ACTUALLY
BELIEVE IN.
SO, THIS BRIDGE IS BOTH
SYMBOLIC AND POETIC.
WHEN JOHN LEWIS LED THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MARCH FROM SELMA TO
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, AS YOU KNOW
THEY WERE ATTACKED BY STATE
TROOPERS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS
THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
THE VIOLENT ATTACKS WERE
REPORTED AND DISSEMINATED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND THE
IMAGES PROVED TOO POWERFUL TO
IGNORE.
THAT BECAME BLOODY SUNDAY AS
THE DAY WAS LABELED, WHICH SPED
UP THE PASSAGE OF THE 1965
VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
AS I SHARED IN COMMITTEE, THAT
WAS IN 1965.
56 YEARS AGO.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE STILL
FINDING AND FIGHTING FOR THE
JOHN LEWIS VOTING ACT.
WE ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR A
BETTER OFF OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND
PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE.
THAT IS STILL GOING ON AND I'M
HOPING THAT THIS BRIDGE WILL BE
A REMINDER.
NOT JUST A REMINDER FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT FOR
ANYBODY.
WHAT THIS BRIDGE MEANS.
ALSO, HOW WE COMMEMORATE AND
HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE GREAT
THINGS FOR OUR COUNTRY.
SO, I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU
HAVE HEARD THAT WHAT THEY WOULD
CALL THE HONORABLE JOHN LEWIS,
THAT HE WAS THE CONSCIOUS OF
THE CONGRESS.
THAT HE WAS A TRUE
BRIDGEBUILDER WHO COULD WALK
ACROSS THE AISLE TO ACHIEVE
PROGRESS.
I BELIEVE, AND I HOPE THAT HE
INSPIRES ALL OF US AS LEADERS
AND FUTURE LEADERS TO DO THE
SAME.
SO, AS I SHARED LAST FRIDAY,
COUNCILMEMBER LARRY GOSSET AND
THE PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY ALSO APPEARED ON THE
MORNING SHOW UPDATE WHERE THEY
WENT INTO GREATER DETAIL ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GREAT
JOHN LEWIS.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE, I HOPE YOU
CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT
VIDEO.
SO, WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE WORKED
WITH US.
IN PARTICULAR, YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WHO WAS AN
EARLY BELIEVER IN THIS AND SOME
OF THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
OTHERS.
WITH THAT, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE
WOULD PASS THIS BILL TODAY.
INC.
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ON THE BILL?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>> INN.
>>> ITEM 10, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM 10 INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120133.
GRANTING SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES
PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A
PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDER AND
ACROSS MINOR AVENUE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASSED.
THANK YOU, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE I'LL ADDRESS THIS
ITEM.
>> WE HAVE SEPARATE MOTIONS FOR
EACH BILL.
I MAKE THE REMARKS ALL AT ONCE.
COLLEAGUE, THESE ALL RELATE TO
THE ALREADY APPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL
MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR SWEDISH
FIRST HILL.
IN 2016, SWEDISH RECEIVED FROM
THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL
FOR AN ALLEY VACATION, A TUNNEL
AND SKY BRIDGE TO FACILITATE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW
MEDICAL OFFICE IN SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES BUILDING PURSUANT TO
SWEDISH'S 2005 MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTERPLAN.
CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING
HAS BEEN DELAYED, SO THIS
LEGISLATION ENABLES ADJUSTMENTS.
SO, CLERK FILE -- EXCUSE ME.
COUNCIL BILL 120133 WOULD GRANT
APPROVAL OF A TERM PERMIT FOR A
PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDER MINOR
AVENUE.
AS CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL WAS
ALREADY GRANTED IN 2016, WITH
RESOLUTION 31700, THEN WE'VE
GOT COUNCIL -- HOLD ON A
SECOND.
LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GOT THE
ORDER RIGHT HERE.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUST STICK
WITH THAT.
COUNCIL BILL 120133 WOULD GRANT
APPROVAL OF THE TERM PERMIT FOR
A PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDER MINOR
AVENUE.
AS CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL WAS
GRANTED IN 2016 UNDER
RESOLUTION 31700.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
ITEM 11.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>>> AGENDA ITEM 11.
COUNCIL BILL 120134.
GRANTING SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY,
LLC A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A TUNNEL
AND OR AND ACROSS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120134 WOULD
EXTEND COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF A
SKY BRIDGE OVER COLUMBIA AVENUE.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN
2016 WITH ORDINANCE 125142.
AS WITH ALL THESE, THE THREE
SWEDISH BILLS OR ITEMS FOR US
TODAY, COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
WITH THIS, WE WILL -- LET'S SEE
WITH THIS CLERK FILE, CLERK
FILE IS APPROVED AS CONDITION
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN THE
CONDITIONS.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE CONDITIONS ON
MY BEHALF.
APOLOGIES, I'M JUST REORGANIZING
THIS SCRIPT HERE.
ONE MOMENT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> ADAM 12.
AGENDA ITEM 12.
CLERK FILE 31447.
REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A
PETITION OF SWEDISH HEALTH
SERVICES TO VACATE THE ALLEY IN
BLOCK 95, TERRY'S SECOND EDITION
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE CLERK FILE BE APPROVED AS
CONDITIONED.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS CLERK FILE 314477.
IT WOULD EXTEND THE COUNCIL
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE
VACATION OF THE ALLEY LOCATED
ON THE BLOCK BETWEEN COLUMBIA
STREET MINOR AVENUE CHERRY
STREET.
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN 2016
UNDER CLERK FILE 314304.
AGAIN, WITH ALL THESE ITEMS FOR
SWEDISH, THEY WERE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED BY OUR COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
CLERK FILE?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE APPROVAL
OF THE CLERK FILE?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CLERK FILE IS APPROVED AS
CONDITION, AND THE CLERK WILL
SIGN THE CONDITIONS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE CONDITIONS ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> OKAY NOW, ITEM 13.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 13 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 13.
COUNCIL BILL 120135.
GRANTING ARE-SEATTLE NO.
33 , LLC, A PERMIT TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
BELOW GRADE PRIVATE UTILITY
LINES UNDER AND ACROSS ROY
STREET.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE I WILL PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
COUNCIL BILL 120135 WOULD GRANT
FINAL APPROVAL FOR A TERM
PERMIT TO BUILD, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN PRIVATE UTILITIES
UNDER CITY STREETS FOR A
DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION.
IT WOULD ALSO COLLECT WASTE
HEAT FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND
DELIVERED TWO BUILDINGS ON
THREE BLOCKS PLANNED AND UNDER
DEVELOPMENT.
THE TUNNELS WOULD RUN BELOW ROY
STREET.
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL FOR THE
DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM WAS
GRANTED ALREADY IN DECEMBER OF
2020.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS NEGOTIATED
THE PROVISIONS OF THE TERM
PERMIT CONSISTENT WITH THE
PERMISSIONS OF RESOLUTION 31980.
TODAY'S COUNCIL BILL, 120135
WOULD GRANT APPROVAL FOR AN
INITIAL 15 YEAR TERM.
WHICH CAN BE RENEWED.
OUR COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
OTHER ANY COMMENTS ON THIS BILL?
OKAY, WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 14 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 14.
AT COUNCIL BILL 120136 VACATING
THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 21, HEIRS OF
SARAH A BELL SECOND EDITION,
BOUNDED BY BELL STREET, SEVENTH
AVENUE, BLANCHARD STREET AND
EIGHTH AVENUE IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION AND ACCEPTING A PROPERTY
USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
ON THE PETITION OF ACORN
DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I'LL
ADDRESS THESE TWO ITEMS
TOGETHER.
COUNCIL BILL 120136 AND COUNCIL
BILL 12137.
ITEMS 14 AND 15.
THEY CONFIRM THAT AMAZON MET
THE CONDITIONS OF STREET
VACATIONS ALREADY APPROVED FOR
THE SO-CALLED BLACK 20, AND
BLACK 21 BLACK 20 IS BOUNDED BY
SEVENTH AVENUE, BLANCHARD
STREET, EIGHTH AVENUE AND
LENORA STREET.
BLACK 21 IS BOUNDED BY FELL
STREET, SEVENTH AVENUE,
BLANCHARD STREET AND EIGHTH
AVENUE.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU MAY RECALL,
STREET VACATIONS ARE DONE IN
TWO STEPS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IS
GRANTING THE CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL WITH PUBLIC BENEFIT
CONDITIONS LISTED UPFRONT.
THE SECOND, MORE MINISTERIAL
ACTION IS TO CONFIRM THE
COMPLETION OF WHAT WAS AGREED
TO UNDER THE FIRST THAT.
AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION IS
COMPLETED.
THESE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION
, CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THE
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET.
OUR COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOTH
OF THESE ITEMS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS COUNCIL
BILL 120136, BLACK 21?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> OF THE CLERK PLEASE READ ON
AND 15 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 15.
COUNCIL BILL 120137.
VACATING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 20,
HEIRS OF SARAH A BELL'S SECOND
EDITION, BOUNDED BY SEVENTH
AVENUE, BLANCHARD STREET,
EIGHTH AVENUE AND LENORA STREET,
IN SOUTH LAKE UNION, AND
ACCEPTING A PROPERTY USE AND
DEVELOP MID AGREEMENT ON THE
PETITION OF ACORN DEVELOP, LLC.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, MY REMARKS FOR THE
PREVIOUS BILL ALSO APPLY TO
THIS BILL.
COUNCIL BILL 120137 FOR BLACK
20.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
>> OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> FOR THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM 16 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 16.
COUNCIL BILL 120146.
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING STATUTORY
WARRANTY DEEDS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I'LL ADDRESS THIS
AS CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL BILL 120146 ACCEPTS THE
DEEDS FOR SEVERAL PARCELS OF
LAND ALREADY PURCHASED BY
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
AS PART OF OUR OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT.
THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONSERVATION
OF IMPORTANT SALMON AND TROUT
HABITAT IN THE SKAGIT AND OTHER
WATERSHEDS.
THE SKEDEE'S FUNDING IS
FRUGALLY COMBINED WITH GRANT
FUNDING TO INCREASE THE
POSITIVE IMPACT.
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NEEDS IS A
FORMAL STEP IN THE PROCESS.
OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> OKAY, THE LAST ITEM FROM
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
17 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 17, CLERK FILE
314451 SEATTLE OF CITY LIGHT
VACATED PROPORTION OF DIAGONAL
SOUTHWEST OF FOURTH AVENUE
SOUTH.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT BE
GRANTED AS CONDITION.
>> THANK YOU, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE I PROVIDE THIS
REPORT.
CLERK FILE 314451 IS SIMPLY THE
PETITION OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TO VACATE A PORTION OF DIAGONAL
AVENUE SOUTH WEST OF FOURTH
AVENUE SOUTH.
THE VACATION OF THIS PORTION OF
THE STREET WOULD CONNECT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S SELF-
SERVICE STATION, WHICH INCLUDES
PROPERTY IN BOTH SIDES OF
DIAGONAL AVENUE SOUTH AT THIS
LOCATION.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, SDOT, AND THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION, HAVE
REVIEWED THE VACATION PETITION
IN THIS CLERK FILE, 314451 AND
RECOMMEND GRANTING THE VACATION.
PUBLIC BENEFITS PROPOSED AS
PART OF THE VACATION PROCESS
INCLUDE TRANSFERRING PROPERTY
CURRENTLY OWNED BY CITY LIGHT
IN THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
TO SDOT AND TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPMENT
OF A BIKE PEDESTRIAN TRAIL,
APPROVED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
GEORGETOWN AND SOUTHPARK, AND
AN OFF LEASH DOG PARK WITHIN
THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON GRANTING THE CLERK FILE
AS CONDITION.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CLERK FILE IS GRANTED AS
CONDITION, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN THE CONDITIONS.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE CONDITIONS ON
MY BEHALF.
>>> ITEM 18.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
18 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 18, RESOLUTION
32015.
REGARDING THE IMPACT OF
SEATTLE'S URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM
AND DISPLACING BLACK COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN THE CENTRAL AREA,
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY DEMANDS TO
FUND QUALITY AFFORDABLE SOCIAL
HOUSING TO PREVENT AND REVERSE
DISPLACEMENT.
AND URGING THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
TO FUND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT PROPOSED BY NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.
>> THANK YOU, I MOVE ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32015.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PEDERSEN.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT MY
OFFICE WORKED ON WITH DR.
REVEREND JEFFREY OF THE NEW
HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
PASTORS OF OTHER BLACK CHURCHES
AND THE UNITED BLACK CLERGY AS
A WHOLE.
THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER
SEATTLE AND THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE, AND MANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
BY APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION,
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY PAST
POLICIES OF RACIST
DISPLACEMENT, SUCH AS REDLINING
URBAN RENEWAL AND URGE ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE
REPARATIONS FOR THOSE PAST
INJUSTICES.
I URGED THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
TO BIRD TO CREATE 86 AFFORDABLE
HOMES IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
SO THAT FAMILIES WITH HISTORIC
ROOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE WORKING FAMILIES WHO WERE
DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THESE
REDLINING POLICIES.
AND ALSO IN THE ENSUING YEARS
BECAUSE OF SKYROCKETING RENT,
CAN AFFORD TO, AND -- CAN
AFFORD TO STAY IF THEY ARE AT
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, OR THEY
CAN AFFORD TO RETURN WITH THE
NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AVAILABLE.
COMMIT TO EXPAND CITY FUNDING
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
MADE AVAILABLE IN 2021 AND A
FIRM SUPPORT FOR INCREASING
PROGRESSIVE TAXES ON BIG
BUSINESS AND THE RICH TO
DEVELOP MORE QUALITY AFFORDABLE
SOCIAL HOUSING.
I THINK THE NEW HOPE CHURCH
COMMUNITY AND SO MANY OTHERS
FOR HELPING TO ORGANIZE AND FOR
SPEAKING AT THE AMAZING RALLY
WE HELD ON SATURDAY, JULY 31st
IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION.
IN SUPPORT OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BY THE NEW HOPE CHURCH,
AND IN SUPPORT OF EXPANDING
FUNDING FOR SUCH COMMITTEE
PROJECTS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT
FORCED TO COMPETE WITH ONE
ANOTHER OVER PENNIES, WHILE THE
WEALTH GAP IN THIS CITY
CONTINUES EXPANDING AT A
STUNNING RATE.
ALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT CAN
BE BUILT IS NEEDED RIGHT NOW,
GIVEN THE STEEP AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS, AND IT IS THE
OBLIGATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
TO EXPAND THE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR THIS.
SPECIAL THANKS TO FORMER KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER LARRY
GOSSET WHO SPOKE AT THE RALLY
AND TO SPOKE TODAY IN PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND ALSO IN PUBLIC
COMMENT LAST MONDAY, AND ALSO I
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AGAIN THE
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC INSTITUTE WHO
ALSO CAME OUT TO SPEAK AT THE
RALLY LAST SATURDAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO
HAVE SEEN AN EXCELLENT OP-ED IN
THE SEATTLE TIMES ON JULY 16th
OFFERED BY THE REVEREND JEFFREY,
WHO AS WE ALL KNOW IS THE
SENIOR PASTOR OF THE NEW HOPE
CHURCH WHICH IS A HISTORICALLY
BLACK CHURCH IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
HE NOTES THAT IN 1969 THE CITY
FORCED THE NEW HOPE CHURCH, AND
BLACK HOMEOWNERS -- IN THIS
VERY AREA TO SELL THEIR LAND
UNDER THE THREAT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN FOR A SPRUCE STREET CITY
PARK.
THE CITY ESTABLISHMENT AT THE
TIMES OF THE ELIMINATION OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT'S VIBRANT
BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH
INCLUDING WORKING PEOPLE, AND
ALSO BLACK SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT AT
THAT TIME, BOTH IN SEATTLE AND
NATIONWIDE, BUT MASSIVE
RESOURCES INTO WHAT THEY CALLED
URBAN RENEWAL, WHICH IS A VERY
DECEPTIVE TERM THAT SPELLED
DISPLACEMENT AND DESTRUCTION
FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES.
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, THE SO-
CALLED RENEWAL PROJECT WAS NAMED
THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AND
LATER NAMED THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WHICH AGAIN IS MISLEADING,
BECAUSE IT BASICALLY DESTROYED
THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EXISTED
AT THAT TIME.
THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL
AT THE TIME LITERALLY -- PAST
LITERALLY DOZENS OF BILLS
SPANNING OVER A DECADE,
GATHERING FEDERAL GRANTS,
CONSULTANTS, AND FORCING BLACK
HOMEOWNERS AND CHURCHES TO SELL
THEIR LAND.
THE SEATTLE URBAN RENEWAL
ENTERPRISE MADE THEIR INTENTION
CLEAR.
IT DESCRIBED THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AS QUOTE, HOME TO THE
COLOR, THE POOR, THE IGNORANT,
THE UNFORTUNATE, THE
UNDESIRABLE, THE WEAK AND THE
UNDESERVING POOR.
THIS WAS QUOTED FROM THE REPORT.
IN 1961, THE SEATTLE URBAN
RENEWAL ENTERPRISE SUBMITTED TO
THE CITY IT'S REPORT AND
SUMMARY WHICH CLAIMED THAT
QUOTE, TO PRESERVE THIS
COMMUNITY FOR DECENT FOLKS AND
FAMILIES, THINGS ARE NEEDED.
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE NEEDED IN
IMPROVING THEIR WAY OF LIFE IN
EVERY RESPECT, ENCOURAGEMENT TO
MIDDLE AND UP COME WHITES TO
MOVE INTO THE EQUIPMENT.
AND FREE LOCATION OF THOSE
UNDESIRABLES.
THE PURVEYORS OF VICE AND CRIME
, THE CHRONIC TROUBLEMAKERS,
THE UNDESERVING POOR WHO ARE
THE SOURCE OF THE MOST SOCIAL
BLIGHT IN THE AREA.
END QUOTE.
FOLLOWING THAT REPORT, CITY
OFFICIALS USED THE THREAT OF
EMINENT DOMAIN TO FORCE THE NEW
HOPE CHURCH AND THE NEIGHBORING
BLACK HOMEOWNERS TO SELL THEIR
PROPERTIES.
THE CITY CREATED INCENTIVES AS
THEY STATED IN THEIR INTENT FOR
MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASS WHITE
FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
TO SUPPORTIVELY REVITALIZE THE
AREA.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE CITY'S
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT
COMMITTED A STUNNING OUTRAGE.
AND LEGALIZED RACIST REDLINING
AND JUSTIFICATION.
THIS THE RESOLUTION THAT MEANS
THAT IT ONLY HAS THE POWER TO
STATE AND ATTENTION FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL.
IN AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS
THE FIRST STEP, BUT I WOULD
ALSO MAKE SURE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT RECOGNIZE,
AS MANY DID IN PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY, THAT THIS IS NOT THE
BUDGET LEGISLATION, AND THAT
OUR BUDGET MOVEMENT WOULD NEED
TO FOLLOW THIS UP IN THE AUTUMN
WITH A REAL STRUGGLE TO WIN
FUNDING TO COMPENSATE THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS DISPLACED
OVER DECADES.
MY OFFICE OF COURSE IS
DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THAT
STRUGGLE AND WE WILL BE VOTING
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET CAMPAIGN AS
WE HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR FOR THE
PAST SEVEN YEARS.
THE PROPERTIES OF THE NEW HOPE
CHURCH WAS FORCED WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH OVER
EIGHT TIMES THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT.
WE KNOW THAT THOSE INJUSTICES
NEED TO BE CORRECTED, BUT IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN
THE PAST.
IT'S ABOUT TODAY THE CITY BEING
UNAFFORDABLE, AND THE NEW HOPE
EFFORT IS VERY MUCH PART OF THE
THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR AN
AFFORDABLE CITY.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TAX BIG
BUSINESS WHICH IS BASICALLY
EXPAND THE AMAZON TAX IN THE
CITY.
WE ALSO NEED STATEWIDE EFFORTS
FOR TAXES ON WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS.
ALL THOSE BILLIONAIRES WHO HAVE
PROFITED IMMENSELY OFF THE
INJUSTICES OF CAPITALISM AND
GENDER WOULD ALSO HAVE PROFITED
TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS DURING THE
PANDEMIC WHEN HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS
STATEWIDE WERE IMPOVERISHED
BECAUSE OF LOSS OF JOBS OR
INCOME.
AS A FIRST STEP, THIS RESOLUTION
URGES THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
FUND THE NEW HOPE FAMILY
HOUSING PROJECT.
AS I SAID, THAT IS JUST THE
FIRST STEP.
WE ALSO NEED OUR TAX AMAZON
MOVEMENT TO CONTINUE PUSHING
FOR FUNDING.
WE DID THAT LAST YEAR, IS SILLY
FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
CENTRAL AREA.
THAT VICTORY WAS PARTICULARLY
WON BY THE ACTIVISM OF THE NEW
HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
ALONG WITH OTHER BLACK CLERGY
MEMBERS LIKE REVEREND WILLIS,
WHO ALSO SPOKE TODAY.
ANY COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS,
ANOTHER REVEREND TO SPOKE TODAY
AND HAS BEEN SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
MANY SOCIALIST, PARTICULARLY
MEMBERS FROM SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE, WE WERE ALL
TOGETHER DEMANDING THAT THE
CITY OF ESTABLISHMENT SUPPORT
THIS PLAN.
I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE A
REAL CHANGE, BCL, THE TENANT
UNION, AND L.E.H.I., ALL
RENTERS' RIGHTS AND HOUSING
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS EFFORT.
I ALSO WANTED TO, JUST BEFORE
CONCLUDING, HANG OF COURSE THE
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH COMMUNITY.
THE NEW HOPE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.
THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER
SEATTLE AND MICHAEL RAMOS FROM
THE CHURCH COUNCIL.
UNITED BLACK CLERGY, SEATTLE
KING COUNTY NAACP.
SEATTLE BLACK AMERICAN CITIZENS
LEAGUE.
BETHANY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST.
BLACK LIVES MATTER, SEATTLE
KING COUNTY.
URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN
SEATTLE.
LOW INCOME HOUSING MLK JUNIOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WOMEN RISING.
AND THE CLEAN GREEN FARM AND
MARKET PROGRAM THAT IS
SUPPLYING AFFORDABLE FRESH FOOD
TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I HOPE YOU WILL ALL BE VOTING
YES ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ON THIS RESOLUTION, 32015?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE.
I DON'T THINK WAS MENTIONED
THAT WE DID A LOT OF WORK WITH
HER OFFICE.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A FEW WEEKS
AGO WE PASSED LEGISLATION TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE FUNDING
COMING IN WENT INTO A SILOED
FUND SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
AND THAT THE PLAN THAT WE WILL
JOINTLY WORK ON TOGETHER, THAT
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, WAS FULLY
ADHERED TO.
IN THAT BILL WE EXPRESSED OUR
INTENT TO INCREASE THE 2021 NO
FUND THROUGH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
PROJECTS.
THE CURRENT AMOUNTS IS AT
AROUND $35 MILLION WHICH THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
FULLY ACKNOWLEDGES IS NOT
SUFFICIENT.
NOT SUFFICIENT TO FUND ALL OF
THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SHOVEL
READY AS WE CONTINUE TO SCALE
UP AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF COVID.
SO, VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
FORWARD SPENDING THE INVESTMENTS
THAT WE KNOW ARE DEFINITELY
NEEDED RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT
WE SHOULD BE FUNDING RIGHT NOW
WITH THE EXPECTED REVENUE TO
COME.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS
ROOTED IN AND DRIVEN BY
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY DISCRIMINATORY AND
RACIST POLICIES IN THE PAST,
LIKE URBAN RENEWAL.
LIKE REDLINING, LIKE OUR
CURRENT EXCLUSIONARY ZONING
STRATEGY.
THIS IS PART OF THE REASON THAT
I SPONSOR, AND WE PASSED THE
2018 RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT
WAS JUST DISCUSSED IN THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE FINALLY LAST
WEEK.
EXCUSE ME LAST MONTH.
IT EXPLAINS A LOT ABOUT
>>> AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
USE PUBLIC POLICY TOOLS TO
CHANGE THE EXCLUSIONARY
POLICIES THAT MAY HAVE HAD NAME
CHANGES OVER THE YEARS BUT ARE
JUST AS HARMFUL.
THE COUNCIL PASSED LEGISLATION
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE
EXPRESSLY DIRECTING THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO EVERY
TIME WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
USE PUBLIC DOLLARS, TO MAKE
SURE THEY WERE GOING INTO
COMMUNITY FOCUSED ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
THAT WERE FORMALLY RED LINED,
COMMUNITIES STILL DEALING WITH
THE LEGACY OF THE REDLINING AND
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT OF
PREVIOUS HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES AND THUS HAD
LIMITED ABILITY TO ACQUIRE
GENERATIONAL WEALTH BECAUSE OF
THOSE RACIST POLICIES OF THE
PAST.
SOME OF THE WAYS WE ARE HOPING
TO CONTINUE TO COUPLE EFFORTS
LIKE TODAY'S RESOLUTION WITH
PUBLIC POLICY AND FUNDING
POLICY, TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDS
ARE GOING TO THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
BY DISCRIMINATORY LENDING
PRACTICES OF THE PAST. ONE
EXAMPLE IS IN THE 2000 -- 2018
HOUSING ADMINISTRATION FINANCE
PLAN ON PAGE 59.
IT SAYS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE
DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
OFFICE OF HOUSING, SHOULD BE TO
PRIORITIZE PARTNERSHIPS AND
PRIORITIZE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
SUBMITTED BY ORGANIZATIONS LED
BY AND ACCOUNTABLE TO
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
DISPLACEMENT, WHATEVER
AVAILABLE SITES ARE LOCATED IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
WITH HIM FOLLOWED UP HIS
LEGISLATION WITH YOUR EFFORTS
THIS YEAR, COLLEAGUES IN THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN 1 IN
SECTION 8 WE BUILT UPON THE
LANGUAGE FROM THE PLAN
SPECIFICALLY FOR EFFORTS TO
HOUSE MORE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
COVID AND IT INCLUDES HIGHER
PROPORTIONS OF PEOPLE FROM
BLACK COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.
SECTION 8 SAID THE CITY WILL
PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES WITH
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND FOUNDED
BY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY
COVID AND HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND STAFF THAT
REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY
SERVE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ALLOCATIONS OF GRANTS.
WE PUT ABOUT $50 MILLION IN THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN.
WE ARE TRYING TO TELL THE
DEPARTMENTS IN THE EXECUTIVE TO
TARGET THOSE INVESTMENTS SO WE
CAN HAVE MORE BLACK LED
COMMUNITIES REALLY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THOSE
FUNDS FIRST.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
ORGANIZING THAT IS HAPPENED
WITH NEW HOPE AND THE COMMUNITY
AT LARGE.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
FOLKS OVER THE LAST FEW
MEETINGS ABOUT HOW THIS PROJECT
IS READY TO GO AND I LOOK
FORWARD AS THE BUDGET PROCESS
TARTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
FUNDING THESE EFFORTS IN THE
FALL PROCESS.
WE KNOW THE PROJECT IS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
PREDEVELOPMENT AND SHOVEL READY
AND THEY ARE LIKELY TO APPLY
FOR FALL FUNDS AND ADDITIONAL
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO JUMPSTART WE
WILL BE ABLE TO REALLY YOUR
TIES THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN
PROJECTS LIKE THIS. TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING AND
EXPANDING OUR COMMITMENT OFFICE
OF HOUSING INVESTMENTS TO MAKE
SURE THESE PROJECTS GET THE
FUNDING THEY NEED.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
REDUCING AND REMOVING
PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENT
BARRIERS.
I HAVE HEARD THIS DIRECTLY FROM
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE MET WITH
ME FROM BLACK CLERGY WHO ALSO
ECHO MANY OF THE THINGS I HEARD
FROM COMMUNITIES LIKE GROUPS
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN FACED WITH
THIS REQUIREMENT FOR A
PARTNERSHIP THAT REALLY REMOVES
THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO HAVE
OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL AND
DIRECTION OVER THE LAND OF THE
HOUSING THEY ARE TRYING TO
CREATE.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING
EFFORTS LIKE THIS IN THE
FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED, WE
WOULD BE WORKING THROUGH THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET TO REMOVE THOSE
COVENANT REQUIREMENTS. REMOVED
THE PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN A MAJOR BARRIER
TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE SELF-
DIRECTED HOUSING. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EXPANDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE.
I AM LONG IN SUPPORT OF MAKING
SURE WE HAVE ALL PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE OPTIONS WE CAN ADVANCE
THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY A
REGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM.
I SEE THIS EFFORT AS A BROAD
STATEMENT TO SAY WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE STRATEGIES SO WE CAN
LAYER CURRENT PROGRESSIVE
SOURCES TO MAKE SURE WE
ACTUALLY CREATE THE SCALE OF
FUNDING NEEDED TO INVEST IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SO MANY
OTHER CRISES AFFECTING OUR
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY ARE
BLACK COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
REDLINING. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR
YOUR WORK TO INCLUDE SOME
LANGUAGE REGARDING THIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS? I WILL GIVE
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT THE FINAL
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?ION.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO
REITERATE THE GRATITUDE TO
EVERYONE WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF
THIS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PART OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET
CAMPAIGN IN THE AUTUMN.
A LOT OF BLACK COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO WERE AROUND IN THE
60s INCLUDING REVEREND JEFFREY
AND MANY OTHERS HAVE TOLD US
THAT AT THAT TIME WHEN THEY
WERE SOLD THIS PROGRAM AS URBAN
RENEWAL, THEY RECOGNIZED IT WAS
BLACK REMOVAL.
JAMES BALDWIN FAMOUSLY DUBBED
THIS URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM AS
BLACK REMOVAL IN THE 1960S.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THIS
IS NOT AN ARTIFACT OF HISTORY
AS ARENDT IS AS IT WAS, IT IS
HAPPENING AGAIN TODAY. NOT IN
THE SAME LEGALIZED RACISM KIND
OF WAY.
BUT BECAUSE OF SKYROCKETING RENT
, WE KNOW THAT THE RENT IS
DECIMATING THE LIVES OF WORKING
PEOPLE AS A WHOLE IN EVERY
METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES AND THIS IS BEING FELT
BY BLACK COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR.
WE KNOW THAT IN SEATTLE RENT
HAS GONE UP 21% SINCE JANUARY.
WHICH IS AN ANNUALIZED RENT
INCREASE.
IT IS EYE-POPPING A RATE OF 42%
AND THAT IS DOUBLE THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
THAT IS HOW SCARY LIFE WILL BE
FOR PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ONCE THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM IS LIFTED
AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHY I
WOULD URGE ALL MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC LISTENING RIGHT NOW TO
JOIN US AND IF YOU JOINED US
ALREADY, KEEP FIGHTING WITH US
TO DO RENT CONTROL IN SEATTLE.
IT WOULD AFFECT AS SOON AS THE
STATE LIFTED ITS ABSOLUTELY
UNJUST BAN ON RENT CONTROL.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO PROMOTE THAT
BATTLE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE
AND IT WILL NOT HAPPEN IF WE
ALLOW DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS IN
THE CITY AND DEMOCRATIC
POLITICIANS IN THE STATE TO
TEACH EACH OTHER COVER.
SAYING WE CANNOT PASS IT. LET'S
BREAK THE LOGJAM.
WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO START
THE FIGHT SOMEWHERE.
LET'S START IN SEATTLE.
IN ADDITION, AS PEOPLE WHO ARE
LISTENING WILL KNOW, MY OFFICE
IS BROUGHT FORWARD TWO OTHER
BILLS THAT ARE EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT FOR RENTERS RIGHTS.
THIS WOULD POSITIVELY AFFECT
BLACK COMMUNITY MEMBERS A SIX-
MONTH NOTICE FOR A RENT
INCREASE.
AND ANOTHER BILL THAT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO GIVE
ECONOMIC EVICTION ASSISTANCE OF
THREE TIMES THE RENT IF THEY
END UP CAUSING THE TENANT TO
ECONOMICALLY EVICT THEMSELVES
BECAUSE THE RENT WENT UP BY 10%
OR MORE.
ALL OF THESE BILLS ARE GOING TO
BE EXTREMELY CRUCIAL.
THERE CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF A
RENTERS BILL OF RIGHTS.
WE NEED TO KEEP THAT PROGRESS
UP.
WE NEED A NEW HOPE FAMILY
HOUSING PROJECT AND WE NEED TO
ED THE DISPLACEMENT THAT IS
HAPPENING BY SKYROCKETING RENT.
THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE FIGHT
THAT WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I WILL ALSO MENTION ANOTHER
INCREDIBLE VICTORY THAT THE
RENTERS RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAS WON
DAYS AGO. BECAUSE OF RAISING A
COLLECTIVE VOICE WE HAD A
WORKING FAMILY, I BLACK
AMERICAN, WORKING PERSON IN
SEATTLE, SHE IS A MOTHER OF A
NINE-YEAR-OLD. THEY LOST THEIR
RENTAL HOME AT THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC AND SPENT NINE MONTHS
IN HOTELS AND PAYING TO HAVE
SHELTER IN THE HOTEL.
ULTIMATELY, IT CAME TO A POINT
BECAUSE OF STRUGGLE INCLUDING
LOSING THEIR JOBS DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND GETTING INJURED IN
THE WORKPLACE, ALL OF THAT
LANDING ON THEM AND THEY ENDED
UP WITH A DEBT OF $3384 TO
HOMEWOOD SUITES MANAGED BY
HILTON WORLDWIDE.
WHICH IS A MAJOR CONGLOMERATE.
THEY REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE
AND WE CARRIED OUT A PUBLIC
CAMPAIGN THROUGH WHICH 400
EMAILS REACHED THE HILTON HOTEL
FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE. URGING
THE HOTEL TO ELIMINATE THE DEBT.
AND WITHIN AN HOUR OF RECEIVING
THE EMAILS WE GOT A RESPONSE
FROM THE HOTEL MANAGER SAYING,
THEY HAD CANCELED THAT DEBT.
THAT IS THE IMPACT OF
COLLECTIVE VOICE AND FIGHT BACK.
I HOPE RENTERS ARE INSPIRED BY
THAT STORY.
HAD WE REDOUBLE EFFORTS WHEN WE
COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER FOR ALL
OF THE RENTERS RIGHTS.
AND USE THE MOMENTUM TO INCREASE
THE AMAZON TAX.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT . THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.>> LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
JUAREZ.
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
EIGHT IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES IN THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. ITEM
19.
WE PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32013.
TO INITIATE A 15th AVENUE EAST
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
TO 3013.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
YOU SPONSOR THIS ITEM AND YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED
THIS MORNING IN BRIEFING, WE
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
ESTABLISHING A NEW BIA.
15th AVENUE BIA.
THIS IS PART OF THE PROCEDURE.
THIS RESOLUTION 32013 WILL
START THE PROCESS FOR CREATION
OF THE BIA AND INITIATE
CONSIDERATION. THE NEXT
RESOLUTION WE WILL TALK ABOUT,
32014 ESTABLISHES THE CITY'S
INTENT TO ESTABLISH THAT BIA
AND SET THE DATE AND LOCATION
FOR THE HEARING ON THE PROPOSAL,
WHICH WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS
THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE COMPLETED
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
RESOLUTION?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.>> LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WILL COME BACK.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YES.
SEVEN IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 20 INTO
THE RECORD.>> RESOLUTION 32014.
INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A 15th
AVENUE EAST BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA AND FIX A DATE
AND PLACE FOR A HEARING THEREON.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32014.
IS THERE A SECOND?>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
SPONSORED THIS ITEM . YOU CAN
ADDRESS THIS.
>> AS I MENTIONED, THIS CREATES
THE INTENTION TO HAVE A HEARING.
WE HAVE SET A HEARING FOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 2:00
P.M.
WHERE THE BIA IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC MOMENT WILL PRESENT
THEIR PROPOSAL. THE GOAL IS FOR
THE COMMITTEE TO PASS IT OUT,
VOTE ON ITS UP THE 21st.
WITH AN INTENTION OF HAVING
FULL COUNSEL FOR CONSIDERATION.
THIS ESTABLISHES A DATE FOR THE
HEARING WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 8.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
RESOLUTION?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE
IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
>> LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YES . JUAREZ.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YES.
SEVEN IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE. IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE AUGUST 16, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> SECOND.
I THINK THE CLERK IS ADVISING
ME IF THERE IS NO OBJECT IN
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THAT MEETING .
HEARING NO OBJECTION, YOU ARE
EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SAID JEWELED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
KNOCKED ON AUGUST 16 AT 2:00
P.M.
HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR
AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.