>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON APRIL 4, 2022
COUNCIL BRIEF MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:02 P.M.
AND I'M ALEX PEDERSEN SERVING
AS PRESIDENT PROTEMPT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THEROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PROTEMPT
PETERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES FROM APRIL 2 WILL MARCH
28 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IS NOT
PRESENT.
AS A REMINDER ANY COUNCIL
MEMBER MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM
BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
TOMORROW'S AGENDA ALSO INCLUDES
ONE ITEM THAT CAME TO COUNCIL
WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE.
THAT WILL BE UP FOR A VOTE.
I'LL SUM SUMMARIZE IT BRIEFLY
HERE.
I WILL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH ITEMS
HERE.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE 2022
FIRST QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORDNANCE WOULD ALLOW THE ALLOW
THE RETURN OF NINE POSITIONS
AND BEREAVEMENT OF CITY UNIONS.
AAND SO, FEEL FREE TO ASK
KARINA QUESTIONS BETWEEN NOW
AND TOMORROW AT THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL.
AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR
SIGNATURE RECOGNIZING APRIL 9
THROUGH MAY 2nd AS RAMADAN.
THIS WAS SENT OUT PREVIOUSLY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
THE SIGNATURE IS AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION.
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
ROLL TO AFFIX YOUR SIGNATURES
TO THIS PROCLAMATION.
GO AHEAD AND THE CLERK IS ON
THE LINE.
GO AHEAD AND CALL THE LEARN FOR
AFFIXING YOUR NAMES TO THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PROTEMPT
PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO THE PREVIEW
OF COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES AND THE ORDER OF
DISCUSSION IS ROTATED BY THE
ROLL CALL WHICH IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME.
WITH PRESIDENT PROTEMPT CALLED
LAST.
IN WEEK'S PRO KHRA PROCLAMATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PASS IT ON
TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA ORDERING FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS NOT
MEETING THIS WEEK.
WE WILL BE MEETING NEXT WEEK ON
TUESDAY 12th AT 9:30 A.M.
FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS THIS WEEK
IS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.
IT'S A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE
DEDICATED PEOPLE WORKING TO
IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH ACROSS
THE COUNTRY HEAR IN KING
COUNTY.
WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT LIFE
SAVING WORK THAT PUBLIC HEALTH
EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN DOING TO
COMBAT COVID-19 OVER THE PAST
TWO YEARS.
BECAUSE OF THOSE EFFORTS,
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY HAVE
LED IN CASES AND DEATHS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC HEALTH IS
LOOKING AT REDUCING
TUBERCULOSIS.
IDENTIFYING INFECTIONS, CURRENT
HEALTH PROGRAMS VENTURE HEALTHY
BABIES INCLUDING ACCESS TO
HEALTHY FOOD.
IMPROVING MEDICATIONS TO
SUPPRESS HIV.
COMBATING OVERDOSE DEATH BY
LOWERING THE BARRIER THROUGH
MEDICATION AASSISTED TREATMENT.
FOR ALL THIS THEY HAVE EARNED
OUR VERY DEEP GRATITUDE.
I SEND OUR PERSONAL THANKS TO
OUR TIRELESS HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
EVERYBODY IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO THIS WEEK, AND EVERY WEEK,
EXPRESS YOUR APPRECIATION TO
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS EVERY
CHANCE THAT YOU HAVE.
A FEW ITEMS ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
LAST WEEK THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED
HE IS BEGINNING THE PROCESS FOR
APPOINTING A PERMANENT POLICE
CHIEF.
THE POSITION OF POLICE CHIEF IS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IN
CITY GOVERNMENT.
IT'S UNDER SCORED BY THE UNIQUE
REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY CHARTER
THAT THE CHIEF BE FROM THE
HIGHEST TENANT AND PROVIDING
REQUIREMENT IN ANNOUNCEMENT AS
WELL.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT, TWO
INDIVIDUALS ONE IN PIONEER
SQUARE AND ANOTHER IN THE CHINA
I.D.
NEIGHBORHOOD.
ON SATURDAY NIGHT I CONDUCTED
THE WEEKLY SAFETY WALK IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
CID COMMUNITY WALK.
IT WAS AN EFFORT STARTED BY
MATTHEW DOSE AFTER
SEVERALPEOPLE SMASHED BUSINESS
WINDOWS.
THEY'RE HOPING TO MAKE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LESS OF A TARGET
FOR CRIME.
WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT TO
TEACH SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP FOR
SENIORS.
THE VOLUNTEERS ARE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A PUBLIC
SAFETY TIPS AND DEFENSE
STRATEGIES WITH THEIR ELDERS IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME
WITH THEM ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
AND JUST REALLY MANY THANKS GO
TO THEM FOR THEIR WORK EVERY
SATURDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 8:00 AND
10:00 BEING A POSITIVE FOCUS IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION
TOMORROW'S IRC PRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WE WILL HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON'S
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING AND
INCENTIVE EFFORTS AND THE
LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES
REFERENCE TO COUNCIL SUPPORT
FOR LIFTING THE SAVINGS
PROPOSAL TO FUND THIS EFFORT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
HAVING THIS LEGISLATION IN OUR
COMMITTEE, NOT OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING AS I
UNDERSTAND, COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON IS NOT GOING TO BE WITH
US ON THE 12th BUT WILL BE
SETTLING IT ON THE 26th.
MOVING ON TO THE THIRD ITEM
THIS WEEK.
A COUPLE OF THINGS I FORGOT TO
MENTION IN LAST WEEK'S MEETING.
LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY I
ATTENDED SOUTH TRANSIT. WEST
SEATTLE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE
WEST PRECINCT.
I GOT HIS GRAPHIC FOCUS IN THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT AS WELL AS
LEADS HOPE TO SCHEDULE.
SOME TRAINING FOR SOUTHWEST
FACING OFFICERS INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN LEAD,
POLICE OFFICERS IN THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CAN
SERVE AS THE EYES AND EARS FOR
LEAD IN MAKING REFERRALS.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, I'M REALLY
GLAD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN ON THIS EVENING'S MAJOR'S
CONCERT FOR UKRAINE AND
REFUGEES WORLDWIDE.
ON FRIDAY I WILL BE
REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL ON THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COUNCIL.
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE'RE
WORKING WASHINGTON.
AND SEATTLE RESTAURANTS UNITED
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.
FOR ROLLING OUT THE FIRST BILL
THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED IN THE
PAY UP POLICY PACKAGE.
THE FIRST BILL BEING INTRODUCED
TOMORROW COVERS THE TOPIC OF
MINIMUM COMPENSATION.
TRANSPARENCY IN EMPLOYMENT
TERMS, AND FLEXIBILITY IN
EMPLOYMENT ISSUES.
WE STARTED THE STAKEHOLDER
CONVERSATIONS LAST JUNE.
WE HAD 13 LARGE STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS ON THIS BILL.
STAKE HOLDER METERS USUALLY
HAVE UPWARD OF 30 PEOPLE IN
ATTENDANCE.
GOOD PARTICIPATION NOT ONLY
REPRESENTING WASHINGTON BUT THE
PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
NEXT TUESDAY WILL BE THE FIRST
TIME THAT THIS BILL AS
INTRODUCED WILL BE HEARD.
THIS BILL IS ALSO ON
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR THAT WE'LL BE HEARING
TOMORROW.
THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT.
DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING,
OH I SEE ONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDEING THE
DATE WHEN THIS RESOLUTION
STATING SUPPORT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A NSPD STAFFING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND STATING
INTENT TO LIFT THE BUDGET TO TO
PAY FOR IT WILL BE ON THE
SIXTH.
JUST WORKING WITH YOUR CALENDAR
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THAT
LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE ON THE
TENTH OF MAY IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I DON'T HAVE MY CALENDAR
OPEN RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF YOU SAY THAT THAT'S THE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING, I'LL
TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS IT ON
TO COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND IT IS GOOD TO BE
BACK.
I WANT TO START BY THANKING MY
FRIEND COLLEAGUE AND VICE CHAIR
OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR SHARING
MY ABSENCE. THE COMMITTEE IN
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
JUMPING INTO THE COMMITTEE
ITSELF, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
FROM THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
I WILL PREVIEW THE COMMITTEE
MEETING THAT WE WILL HAVE THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY IN THE
COMMITTEE REGARDING A
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE POSSIBLE
TRANSFER OF CITY HALL PARK AND,
IN RETURN THE ACQUISITION
SEVERAL PARK PARCELS OWNED BY
KING COUNTY.
THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED
EXTENSIVELY LAST FALL AND I
BELIEVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN
AT KING COUNTY AT THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL TO CUE UP
DISCUSSION FOR US AS A CITY TO
HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE CITY
PARK.
THIS WILL BE A DISCUSSION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION OR VOTE
TAKEN.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM THE
KING COUNTY AND PARKS
FOUNDATION REGARDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF APOTENTIAL
TRANSFER.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR A LITTLE BIT
WHERE THE PROCEDURES ARE AS FAR
AS REVIEWING ANALYSIS AND WILL
BE JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS
WELL.
SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION WITHOUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGAGING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY
AND STAKE HOLDER GROUPS IN
PIONEER SQUARE AROUND THE
FUTURE OF THIS PARCEL AND HOW
WE MIGHT ENGAGE WITH THAT AS
THE CITY FAMILY AND A CITY
COUNCIL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION.
MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENT
REPORTS, CLEAN CITY UPDATE FOR
MARCH 21 TO MARCH 25th, CLEAN
CITY TEAM REPORT THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO RECOVER AND REMOVE
1,975 NEEDLES FROM PUBLIC RIGHT
OF WAYS.
60,180 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM 14
DIFFERENT TRASH PICK UP
LOCATIONS INCLUDING PLAY FIELD
AND MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY CENTER
GROUNDS TO HAVE A FOCUSED CLEAN
UP TREATMENT IN THOSE AREAS.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR SHARING
THOSE UPDATES WHILE I WAS AWAY.
MOVING ON TO LIBRARY ITEMS.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE
REINSTALLATION OF THE DOUGLAS
TREE BRANCH.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON
TUESDAY APRIL 6th.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
GOING TO BE HOLDING AN EVENT ON
TUESDAY MARKING THE
REINSTALLATION AND UNVEILING
PLAQUE DISPLAY ALONG THE
ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE POLL
SPACE DETAILING THE
CONSERVATION PROCESS AND THE
ART WORKS HISTORY.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
ANOTHER ITEM FROM THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY WERE RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION ON THE CIRCULATION
TRENDS THROUGHOUT 2021.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THE
KEYINSIGHTS REGARDING 2021
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION
TRENDS THAT I FOUND
INTERESTING.
THE PANDEMIC HASTENED THE MOVE
AS I HAD MANAGED TO INCLUDE
DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND THE DATA
BARES THAT OUT.
INCLUDES CONSTRAINTS FROM MANY
OF THE PUBLISHERS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ON A
NONGOING BASIS WILL REQUIRE
SOME OF OUR ATTENTION.
PRINT BOOKS CONTINUE TO REBOUND
AS THE HOURS OF THE LIBRARY ARE
RECOVERING PARTICULARLY IN THE
WAKE OF THE DELTA AND OMICRON
VARIANT CONTINUING TO BURN OFF.
AND FISCAL MEDIA CONTINUES ITS
DOWNWARD TREND IN THE PAST
DECADE BUT IS COMING BACK A
LITTLE BIT AS THE PANDEMIC HAS
INCREASED.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF INTERESTING
POINTS FROM THE 2021
CIRCULATION DATA.
I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY COMMENT
AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON WILL BE SPEAKING ON
THIS IN HIS REPORT.
I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT
TO ASSOCIATION MYSELF WITH THE
SENTIMENT ELOQUENTLY RELAYED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN IN THIS
PRESS RELEASE THAT HAS BEEN
SHARED WITH US AND I BELIEVE
WITH MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC REGARDING THE
HERALDADMINISTRATION'S DECISION
TO NOT APPROVE THE AUTHORITY TO
PURSUE URGENT AND IMMEDIATE
REPAIRS TO SEVERAL BRIDGES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S LEADERSHIP WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY WITH MYSELF AND
SEVERAL OTHERS LAST YEAR AND
WITH SDOT ON A PLAN TO PUT
FORWARD A BONDING PROPOSAL WITH
CLEARLY DELINEATED ITEMS
INCLUDING SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT
AND NECESSARY MAINTENANCE
MEASURES FOR THE MAGNOLIA
BRIDGE IN PARTICULAR WHICH IS
AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PROJECT
IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO I DO JUST WANT TO
ASSOCIATION MYSELF WITH THE
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THAT
STATEMENT THAT SDOT WILL NOT BE
PURSUING AUTHORITYS IN THOSE
NECESSARY PROJECTS.
I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE
INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING FOR A
LOT OF CONSTITUENTS WHO WORKED
ON SHAVING THOSE PROPOSALS
PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THE
MAGNOLIA BRIDGE OVER THE COURSE
OF LAST YEAR AND I DO JUST WANT
TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN
THE PROCESS AND HELPING HER PUT
THAT BONDABLE LIST TOGETHER I
DO HOPE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN
REVISIT IN THE FUTURE AND THAT
THE DOOR IS NOT COMPLETELY
CLOSED.
SO JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR CHAIR PEDERSEN AND
HIS STATEMENT.
FINALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD INDICATED I WILL BE
JOINING COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
IN WORKING WASHINGTON ON
THURSDAY FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE
TO ANNOUNCE SOME INITIAL
LEGISLATION REGARDING WORK AND
LABOR STANDARDS FOR WORKERS
TYPICALLY KNOWN AS GIG
COMMITTEE WORKERS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO MAKING SOME
STATEMENTS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AT THAT TIME AND KICK
OFF THAT BIG BODY OF
LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN A LOT
OF WORK AND A LONG TIME COMING.
LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING THAT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO COMMITTEE THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY.
I'LL SEE EVERYBODY THERE IF NOT
SOONER.
SO IN KEEPING WITH THE THREAD
HERE, I'M GOING TO ASK IF
THERE'S ANY COMMENTS ON MY
PRESENTATION.
SEEING NO COMMENTS, I WILL PASS
THE MIC ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS, WELCOME BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS
EDUCATION ARTS AND RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
THIS COMING FRIDAY.
APRIL 8th AT 9:30, WE WILL BE
HEARING PRESENTATIONS FROM ARTS
AND IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS
THAT WERE MEANT FOR MY LAST
COMMITTEE.
THEY'LL BOTH BE REPRESENTING
THE 2022 WORK PLANS.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE THREE LANDMARKS
ORDNANCES UP FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
AND WE'LL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON
AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ARTS
FOUNDATION.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS AND WITH THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND WITH SDCI IN
OUR CAPACITIES AS CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR OF OUR LAND
COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS LANDMARK,
EIS AND ALSO THE OTHER PLANS
THAT WILL BE PART OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
DISCUSSION.
I ALSO MET WITH OUR CITY
AUDITORS OFFICE AND WANTED TO
SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT I
HAVE REQUESTED AN AUDIT OF OUR
CITY DEPARTMENTS SYSTEMS OF
KIND OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF
EMPLOYEE HIRING, PROMOTION AND
EVALUATION.
YOU'LL RECALL THAT LAST SUMMER,
WE HAD SEVEN CITY WORKERS BLACK
WOMEN WHO WERE ALLEGING
DISCRIMINATION IN PROMOTION
PRACTICES IN THE CITY.
THESE ARE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
THIS WAS NOT A NEW ALLEGATION
IN THE CITY AND SO I HAVE ASKED
THE AUDITORS OFFICE FOR
ASSISTANCE IN UNDERSTANDING HOW
WOMEN OF COLOR ARE TREATED IN
THE CITY.
THEY'VE AGREED TO BEGIN WORK
AND WILL COME BACK WITH A TIME
LINE AND A SCOPE OF WORK
PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER.
THEY ARE QUITE BUSY RIGHT NOW
AND ARE UNDER GOING A LOT OF
WORK.
SO ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED SOME
OF THAT WORK, THEY WILL COME
BACK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR
ACTION PLAN IS.
IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE PLEASE DO CONTACT
MY OFFICE AND LET ME KNOW.
LAST WEEK, ON DISTRICT UPDATE,
I DO WANT TO START WITH SOME
GREAT NEWS.
TENT CITY THREE DID FIND A
TEMPORARY HOME ON CITY PROPERTY
WHILE THEY AWAIT A NEW LONGER
TERM HOME THAT WOULD START IN
JUNE.
AS I MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS
BRIEFINGS, THEIR AGREEMENT
ENDED ON SATURDAY AND SO THEY
HAD ASKED MY OFFICE FOR HELP TO
LOOK FOR TEMPORARY SOLUTION
WHILE THEY FIND A NEW HOME.
SO DURING MARCH MY OFFICE SPOKE
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE
SITUATION THERE AND PROPOSED
SITUATED THE ENCAMPMENT ON CITY
LAND.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS ABLE TO
IDENTIFY A PARCEL.
AND NEIGHBORS AT TENT CITY
THREE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OVER
THE WEEKEND.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON AND DIRECTOR
MICHAEL BALEY AT HSD WHO WERE
VERY INVOLVED IN HELPING
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WERE
ABLE TO FIND A TEMPORARY PLACE
FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH THE NEW
PORT COMMISSIONER TISHA HOSKOWA
WHO I SHARE A DISTRICT WITH,
VERY EXCITED.
TO LEARN ABOUT SOME OF HER
PRIORITIES AND TO SHARE SOME OF
THE WORK MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
DOING WITH THE PORT
PARTICULARLY AROUND DEVELOPMENT
AND OPPORTUNITIES.
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE BOARD AND TO WORK
WITH HER IN PARTICULAR.
I ALSO HAD THE FIRST IN A
SERIES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE'RE CALLING SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH.
ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
REALLY HOW WE CAN ASSURE THAT
SEATTLEITES LIVE IN WELL
CONNECTED, WELL RESOURCED
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HEARD FROM THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION FROM AIS
SEATTLE AND FROM PUGET SOUND
STAGE.
SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM
FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PANEL
WITH US.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTING YOU CAN
WATCH THAT DISCUSSION ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL WEBSITE, ON YOU
TUBE, OR ON MY COUNCIL WEBSITE.
MY STAFF AND I ALSO MET LAST
WEEK WITH SOUND TRANSIT AND
SDOT TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MLK.
THE MLK CORRIDOR.
WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE
SAFETY ISSUES ALONG THAT
CORRIDOR.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING AND
BIKING AND ROLLING.
AND THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN A
WHOLE LOT OF ACTION IN THE TIME
THAT AT LEAST THAT WE'VE BEEN
ASKING FOR SOME SUPPORT.
BOTH SDOT AND SOUND TRANSIT
HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE
CORRIDOR'S NEED FOR SAFETY
MPROVEMENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE
GETTING THE REPORT ITSELF LATER
THIS YEAR.
BUT HONESTLY THOSE IMPROVEMENTS
CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH AND I'M
REALLY HOPING THAT, THAT WE CAN
MAKE SOME CHANGES AND ENSURE
THAT WE DON'T LOSE ANOTHER
PERSON TO THAT CORRIDOR.
MY STAFF CONTINUED MEETING WITH
A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT IS
LOOKING TO BUY A PROPERTY ON
RAINIER IN ORDER TO TAKE IT OFF
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET AND PUT
IT INTO COMMUNITY CONTROL.
THERE'S REAL INTEREST IN
PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY AT THE
APARTMENT CENTER ON-SITE THERE.
SO WE MET WITH THEM, WITH
OBCD,PORT TERRA WAS ALSO THERE
AND ALSO CONNECTED THE GROUP
WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT THERE'S SOME
POSITIVE MOVEMENT ON THAT
PROJECT AND THAT WE CAN GET
THAT LAND INTO COMMUNITY
CONTROL BEFORE IT IS PUT ON THE
SPECULATIVE MARKET.
I WILL BE UPDATING AS WE LEARN
MORE THERE.
THIS WEEK, MY STAFF AND I ARE
PLANNING OUR NEXT SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH DISCUSSION.
SO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT
THURSDAY APRIL 14th AT 9:30.
THAT PANEL WILL BE ABOUT SOCIAL
HOUSING, ABOUT EQUITABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
AND REALLY HOW TO TURN
NEIGHBORHOODS INTO SPACES THAT
AREN'T JUST HOUSING OR JUST
COMMERCIAL.
BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW,
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS THE ARRAY OF THINGS THEY
NEED WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE WALK
OF THEIR HOME.
SO I'M EXCITED THAT WE WILL
HAVE PANELISTS INCLUDING TWO
DEPUTY MAYORS.
THERE'S A WHOLE DELEGATION
COMING.
MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.
BUT WE'LL HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR
MANUEL MANDER AND CARLOS
RAMIREZ ROSAS FROM CHICAGO,
ALDERMAN CARLOS RAMIREZROSAS
FROM ROSAS FROM CHICAGO.
WE'LL BE HOLDING OUR QUARTERLY
MEETING IN MY OFFICE.
JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A
HEADS UP IF YOU DON'T HEAR BACK
FROM US QUICKLY ON THURSDAY WE
WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
MY STAFF AND I WILL MEET WITH
THE SEATTLE WITHIN REACH
COALITION.
WHICH IS THE GROUP OF 30 OR SO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I MENTIONED
BEFORE SPECIALIZES IN ANTI
DISPLACEMENT.
COMMUNITY PLANNING, HEALTH
CARE, HOUSING.
SMALL BUSINESS, MOBILITY, BUNCH
OF OTHER FIELDS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH TO HELP
DEVELOP OUR POLICY PORTFOLIO
THIS YEAR.
SO THAT WORK CONTINUES AND THEN
LASTLY, NEXT WEEK AS I
MENTIONED A DELEGATION OF 50
LEADERS FROM OUR FRENCH SISTER
CITY WILL BE HERE.
AND THEY'RE INTERESTED ON
TALKING ABOUT A VARIETY OF
THINGS INCLUDING
SUSTAINABILITY, ARTS.
ON TUESDAY THE 12th I'LL BE
LEADING A PORTION OF THAT
DELEGATION THROUGH A TOUR OF
DISTRICT TWO.
WE'LL BE VISITING THE BEACON
HILL FOOD FOREST, RAINIER BEACH
COALITION, EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA
AND WE'LL VISIT THE CENTRAL
STATION
NEXT THURSDAY THEY WILL BE
JOINING US FOR THE SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH PANEL FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL HOUSING.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TELLING YOU
ABOUT THAT ONCE THAT HAPPENS.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS
AFTERNOON.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
SO I WILL PASS IT TO COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> MORNING COLLEAGUES, THE NEXT
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE THIS WEEK ON
APRIL 6th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA.
THIS INCLUDES FIVE NEW
APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING
LEVEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
SIX REAAPPOINTMENTS.
THERE WILL BE TWO NEW
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SHUG
SUGARY, SWEET AND BEVERAGE
COMMITTEE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TUNE IN
AND LISTEN TO THE PANEL
PRESENTATION WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE A PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON
HEARING FROM BUSINESSES WHO
CURRENTLY WORK IN JURISDICTIONS
THAT HAVE CANNABIS BUSINESSES
AND LICENSING EQUITY POLICIES
ALREADY IN PLACE.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM JAVIER
HERNANDEZ AND CHRIS DALE.
THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
MEMBERS OF THE CORE FORUM THAT
WAS PRESENTED ON OUR FIRST CITY
MEETING FROM THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO ON HOW THEY ARE
ADDRESSING EQUITY AND CANNABIS
INDUSTRY.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM NORBERT
PICKET WHO IS A PROPRIETOR,
PRESIDENT AND CEO.
AND THEN WE WELCOME TO THE
TABLE A PANEL PRESENTATION FROM
THE WASHINGTON LIQUOR CONTROL
BOARD INCLUDING BOARD MEMBER
AND MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL EQUITY
AND CANNABIS TASK FORCE ALLIE
GARRETT AND SMITH FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE DIVISION.
THIS IS ALL DONE IN THE EFFORT
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVING A
ROBUST PRESENTATION ON THE WAYS
THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE
ENGAGED ON CANNABIS EQUITY
LICENSES AND FUND SOURCES AND
ALSO HEARING DIRECTLY FROM OUR
OWN STATE ABOUT THE PROCESS
THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE.
AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE TAKING A
VOTE ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS
WATCH LIST AS, EXCUSE ME AND
ANY OF THE INTRODUCED
AMENDMENTS.
I'M AWARE OF THREE THAT I'LL BE
BRINGING.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND AS
THE AUTHORS HAVE REQUESTED.
WE WILL THEN ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON
THE PAYMENTS OF CLAIMS
RESOLUTION AND THE UPDATED
TEMPLATE THAT WILL BE USED BY
THE CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE.
BY WAY OF REMINDER WE'RE
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING WEEKLY
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDAS.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT OUR
COUNCIL ROUTINELY TAKES UP
EVERY WEEK.
BUT IT'S A TEMPLATE THAT HAS
NOT BEEN UPDATED IN 20 YEARS.
WE HAVE WORK WITH THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE TO UPDATE THE
TEMPLATE AND REMOVE ANNOTATED
REFERENCES.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP
WITH CITY STAFF IN OUR OFFICE
OR ALLIE PANUCCI INTERIM
PROFESSOR.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON THIS
WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
DID WANT TO REPORT OUT THAT
THIS LAST WEEK I DID HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ON A
PANEL TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY
VOUCHERS WITH THE FELLOWS
PRESENTATION I WAS JOINED BY
ESTEBAN MUNOZ FROM THE KC
FAMILY FOUNDATION ALONG WITH
OTHERS TO DISCUSS THE
APPLICATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY
VOUCHER.
IN MEETING WITH FOLKS FROM ALL
ACROSS EUROPE WE TALKED ABOUT
HOW DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS ARE
HELPING TO PROVIDE ANOTHER TOOL
TO HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN
LOCAL CIVIC DEMOCRACY AND I
ALSO HAVE TO SAY.
IT WAS INTERESTING PRESENTING
TO OTHER COUNTRIES, TO OTHER
FOLKS REPRESENTING OTHER
COUNTRY WHO IS HAVE REALLY MORE
POWERFUL TOOLS TO GET MONEY OUT
OF POLITICS AND SO, IT WAS
INTERESTING TO COMPARE OUR
SYSTEM TO THEIRS.
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT
THE SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTION
COMMISSION IS DOING AND I
WANTED TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR
THEIR REPORT.
THEY HAVE A REPORT THAT WILL BE
FORTHCOMING THAT WILL LOOK BACK
AT LAST YEAR'S USE OF THE
DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS AND A
QUICKPREVIEW OF WHAT TO EXPECT
IN 2013.
WHICH IS PROXIMATELY 8,000
INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGED IN
LOCAL ELECTIONS VIA DONATIONS.
FLASH FORWARD TO 2017 WHEN
DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS BECAME
AVAILABLE.
THE NUMBER INCREASED TO 24,000
INDIVIDUALS THEN THIS LAST
ELECTION IT INCREASED AGAIN TO
ABOUT 48,000 INDIVIDUALS.
SO IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT
SEATTLE IS PROVIDING THESE
REGULAR REPORTS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO
GET THEWORD OUT ON THE GOOD
POLICIES WE HAVE IN PLACE AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE ANYTHING
THAT'S IN STATUTE.
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION WITH THE SEATTLE
ETHICS AND COMMISSION AND
SHARING OUT WITH OTHER MEMBERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE GOOD
WORK THAT SEATTLE IS DOING.
I ATTENDED A PRESENTATION FROM
FOLKS FROM THE LABOR MOVEMENT
TALKING ABOUT THE RUSSIAN
INVASION OF UKRAINE.
INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS FROM
NELSON, GARRAY AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER FOLKS WHO WERE PART OF
THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD DISCUSSION THERE FROM
FOLKS IN LABOR ACROSS THE
NATIONTUESDAY, THIS UPCOMING
TUESDAY I'M GOING TO ATTEND THE
WEDGE WOOD COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MEETING AND WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO TALKING ABOUT ALL OF
THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE
AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN I
UNDERSTAND YOU RECENTLY WENT
THERE SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT CONVERSATION.
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ON
WHAT THEY'RE DOING MORE WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE LED WITH THOSE WHO ARE FROM
COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY
DISPLACEMENT.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY
APRIL 8th.
YOU CAN TUNE INTO THAT MEETING
STARTING AT 12:30 P.M.
WE ANTICIPATE CONCLUDING THAT
MEETING AROUND 2:00 P.M.
THESE ARE MEETINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE HOSTED ON AN ALMOST
QUARTERLY BASIS.
THERE'S A PUBLISHED CALENDAR ON
THEIR WEBSITE AND THE PUBLISHED
CALENDAR WILL BE THERE AT THE
LATEST FRIDAY MID-DAY.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO LISTEN
TO THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST DEPARTMENT AS THEY
PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL ON THE
VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS AND IT WILL
BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE THE FIRST
ACTION.
E WE WILL THEN HAVE A FOLLOW UP
TO HAVE A PRESENTATION.
A REPORT OUT ON ANY ACTIONS
THAT THE COUNCIL TAKES.
SO YOU WILL HAVE TWO
OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY HEAR IN
DEPTH THE PRESENTATION ON THE
REVENUE FORECAST.
AGAIN THE REVENUE FORECAST WILL
BE SHARED PUBLICLY BROADCAST ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL AT 12:30 P.M.
ON APRIL 8th.
IN OTHER NEWS, I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE OUR NEW DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS.
THIS IS JANE JAN.
SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE THE
FIRST DEPARTMENT PERMANENT
DIRECTOR.
SHE HAS JUST INITIATED HER
PARENTAL LEAVE AND WE WANT TO
SEND HER OFF WITH A HUGE NOTE
OF CONGRATULATIONS WITH THIS
NEW APPOINTMENT.
SHE HAS BEEN AT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS AND HAD BEEN
ACTING AS INTERIM DIRECTOR
BEFORE THE CURRENT DIRECTOR WAS
APPOINTED AND SHE HAS A WEALTH
OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE,
RELATIONSHIPS AND I THINK A LOT
OF TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY BOTH
FROM EMPLOYERS AND FROM WORKERS
IN THE WORK THAT SHE'S BROUGHT
TO THIS POSITION IN THE PAST.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH HER AS
OF
MARCH 30th SHE WILL BEGIN HER
DUTIES WHEN SHE RETURNS LATER
THIS SUMMER.
LASTLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
THE AMAZON WORKERS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN THE
INCREDIBLE NEWS THAT CAME FROM
NEW YORK OVER THE WEEKEND, A
HUGE NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE AMAZON WORKERS FROM STATEN
ISLAND ON THEIR FIRST UNION
WORKERS.
THEY RECEIVED PRAISE AND
CONGRATULATIONS FROM FOLKS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE
LOOKING AT SIMILAR UNIONIZATION
EFFORTS OF WORKERS FROM AMAZON.
I THINK FOLKS ARE REALLY
CELEBRATING AND RIGHTLY SO.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT
OFOPINING HAPPENING AS WELL
AMONG LABOR ANALYSTS WHO ARE
LOOKING AT THIS AS A HISTORIC
INTEGRATE.
THIS UNION WAS STARTED BY
CHRISTIAN SMALLS WHO WAS FIRED
FOR PROTESTING PANDEMIC
CONDITIONS FROM AN AMAZON
WAREHOUSE TWO YEARS AGO.
A MANAGER TRIED TO STOP HIS
PROTESTING BY USING DEMEANING
LANGUAGE I WILL NOT REPEAT.
HE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE VOICE
TO STAND UP NOT JUST FOR THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THAT
LOCATION BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEM
AND WISH THEM LUCK IN THEIR
SPEEDY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN
STATEN ISLAND FROM COAST TO
COAST.
I THINK WE'RE INTERESTED IN
CONTINUING TO SEE HOW WORKERS
CAN COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN FOR
STRONGER WAGES AND LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE ONCE
THAT CONTRACT IS FINALLY
NEGOTIATED.
I AM GOING TO GIVE A QUICK
BRIEF UPDATE FROM FAS, FAS
CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN
LOGISTICS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTING
OVER 265,000 MASKS ACROSS THE
CITY.
AS A REMINDER FAS IS ALSO
ENGAGED IN THE PAYROLL OF
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE JUMP START
TAX ADMINISTRATION.
THEY ARE MAILING PAYROLL TAX
FILING REMINDER, POSTCARDS THIS
UPCOMING WEEK.
AND THE REMINDER IS BEING
MAILED TO ALL TAXPAYERS WHO
FILED IN THE 2021 PAYROLL TAX
FORM WITH THE CITY, THEY'RE
REMINDING THESE TAXPAYERS THAT
THE CITY PAYROLL EXPENSES FOR
2022 ARE DUE ON A QUARTERLY
BASIS UPCOMING.
THE EMPLOYER TRIP PROGRAM IS
FACILITY OPERATIONS
DEPARTMENTWHEN THE ASSISTING
DISCOUNT ENDS ON MAY 31st,
2022.
FAS HAS SCHEDULED ONGOING
MEETINGS WITH SDOT AND VENDORS
TO GO LIVE FOR PLANNING.
FAS IS HELPING SDOT FOCUS
EFFORTS ON MARKETING,
COMMUNICATION AND THE ROLL OUT
OF THE NEW ACCESS AGREEMENT.
AND SIGN UP PERIOD AND THE SIGN
UP PERIOD BEGINS FOR MAY, MID-
APRIL THROUGH MID-MAY.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, I WILL HAND IT
OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON,
THANKS SO MUCH..
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO THERE'S NOTHING FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA FOR
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING.
REPORTING OUT FROM LAST WEEK,
LAST WEDNESDAY MY STAFF AND I
ATTENDED THE LAUNCH OF THE KING
COUNTY METRO BATTERY ELECTRIC
BUS CHARGING BASE IN TUKWILA.
THE FIRST THREE BUSES WENT IN
TO SERVICE THAT VERY AFTERNOON.
THERE'S AN EXCITING EVENT.
MAYOR HERALD,
EXECUTIVECONSTANTINE AND
TUKWILA MEMBERSHIP SPOKE ABOUT
THE RATHER HERCULEAN TASK TO
MAKE THIS A REALITY.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD
100% ELECTRIFICATION ON THE
FLEET.
IT'S AN EXCITING EVENT.
I DIDN'T GET TO RIDE ON THE BUS
THOUGH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
FUN.
BUT ANY WAY, MORE TO COME IN
OUR STREETS IN THE COMING
MONTHS AS THIS PROGRAM, AS THIS
BASE IS TESTED, YOU KNOW
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE
TESTED AND METRICS WILL BE
TAKEN TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO
EXPAND THIS TECHNOLOGY
THROUGHOUT THE FLEET.
ON THURSDAY JEREMY AND I
ATTENDED VISIT SEATTLE
OUTLOOK'S 2022 WHICH IS THEIR
ANNUAL MEMBERS, WHICH IS VISIT
SEATTLE MEMBERSHIP MEETING
WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE
CURRENT AND FUTURE STATE OF
TOURISM IN SEATTLE.
IT WAS A BIG EVENT AROUND 600
PEOPLE.
ONE TAKE AWAY IS THERE'S REASON
TO BE OPTIMISTIC.
THE 2021 REPORT SHOWS THAT THE
VISITATION AND SPENDING IS AT
ABOUT, IS ABOUT 65 TO 70% OF
PREPANDEMIC LEVELS.
AND LAST YEAR, SAW AN INCREASE
FROM 2020.
SO THERE IS REASON TO BE
OPTIMISTIC FOR SEATTLE AND
NATIONALLY THERE WAS A KEYNOTE
SPEAKER WHO SPOKE WITH NATIONAL
TRENDS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT ABOUT 81% OF
PEOPLE BUSINESS TRAVELERS HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN TRAVELING TO IN
PERSON MEETINGS AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE
INVESTING IN OUR EXPANDED
CONVENTION CENTERS.
SO IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SEE
THESE TRAVELERS FEELING
CONFIDENT TO COME HERE AND
SPEND MONEY IN SEATTLE.
NOW THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS EXTRA
SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO
CELEBRATING THE PASSAGE OF THE
SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREAS RATE CHANGE.
AND SO, I WANT TO FIRST OF
ALLTHANK ALL OF YOU FOR
UNANIMOUSLY PASSING THIS RATE
CHANGE AND IT IS VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED ON BEHALF OF THE
MEMBERSHIP.
THE EVENT BEGAN WITH MAYOR
HERALD SIGNING THE ACTUAL
LEGISLATION INTO LAW WHICH WAS
A GRATIFYING SYMBOLIC GESTURE
AT THE START OF THIS MEETING.
I REALIZED GOING THROUGH THIS
EVENT THAT I OFTEN COME WITH MY
BEST COMMENTS AFTER I GIVE MY
SPEECH.
AND I REALIZED THAT SEATTLE HAS
SOME GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN HOTELS.
AND THERE'S SEVEN IN THE
IMPROVEMENT BOUNDARIES.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
PUSHING FORWARD, ADVANCING
THEIR ABILITY TO ACTUALLY
CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMER TWO
DOLLARS AND NOW FOUR DOLLARS A
NIGHT SPENT IN THEIR HOTEL
ROOMS.
THESE HOTELS ARE TAKING ON THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF EXPLAINING
THIS CHARGE.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT VISIT SEATTLE HAS DONE TO
POOL THIS MONEY TO BETTER THE
AREA.
I THANK THEM FOR DOING
SUFFICIENT A TERRIFIC JOB
ISHEPHERDING THOSE FUNDS.
BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE
BECOME A WORLD TRAVEL
DESTINATION IF THEY HAD NOT
DONE THEIR WORK.
AND FINALLY, THIS EVENT ENDED
WITH A TREMENDOUSLY MOVING SEND
OFF TO TOM NORWALK WHO IS
MOVING INTO RETIREMENT.
HE'S LEAVING VISIT SEATTLE'S
HOME.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T
KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE FELT THE
SAME WAY THAT I FELT LIKE HIM.
WORDS LIKE GRACE, AND KINDNESS
AND HARD WORKING AND SMART KEPT
COMING UP IN CONVERSATION.
TO ME HE'S ALWAYS REPRESENTED
THE EPITOME OF WELCOMING WHICH
IS WHAT YOU WANT FROM SOMEBODY
WHO'S IN THE TOURISM BUSINESS.
SO I JUST, IT WAS A GREAT SEND
OFF AND I WILL MISS HIM BUT
HE'S LEFT VISIT SEATTLE IN A
VERY STRONG AND CAPABLE HAND
AND READY TO GO IN THE FUTURE.
ALL RIGHT, LAST WEEK I ALSO
WENT ON A RIDE ALONG WITH AN
OFFICER IN THE WEST PRECINCT.
AND IT WAS MY FIRST TIME ON A
RIDE ALONG.
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO
ACTUALLY SEE HOW OFFICERS DO
THEIR WORK DURING PATROL.
THE COMPUTER INTERFACE.
AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S
COMING AT THEM AS CALLS ARE
BEING DISPATCHED ETC.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT BECAUSE IT
HELPS ME UNDERSTAND KIND OF
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THEIR
POSITION DRIVING AROUND
SEATTLE.
I ALSO MET THE OFFICERS OF THE
FIRST AND SECOND ROLL CALLLS.
IT WAS, JUST TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH WHAT THEY'RE
SEEING ON THE STREETS AND ALSO
WANTING TO KNOW SORT OF WHAT
IS, WHAT, WHAT IS THE BIG
PICTURE ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN
SEATTLE.
SO ANY WAY.
THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
AND ALSO LAST WEEK I MET WITH
DEPUTY MAYOR YAMAGUCHI AND
INTERIM DIRECTOR McINTIRE TO
AGAIN DISCUSS HOW TO STRENGTHEN
THE FILM COMMUNITY.
AND THIS WAS ENHANCED BY
WANTING TO POSITION SEATTLE
WELL TO WANTING TO SUPPORT THE
WHOLE INDUSTRY AND ALL THE
DISCIPLINES THAT HELP OUR
COMMITTEE.
THAT WAS LAST WEEK.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE JOINING
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT
AT THE MAYOR'S CONCERT FOR
UKRAINE AND REFUGEE WORLDWIDE.
THAT IS AT TONIGHT'S SYMPHONY.
THATWILL BE A MOVING
EXPERIENCE I'M SURE.
I WILL ALSO MEET WITH
LEADERSHIP AND TOUR EL CORAZON
BECAUSE THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THE
FILM COMMISSION AND FILM
INDUSTRY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THESE AND OTHERVENUES ARE
MEETING RIGHT NOW TO IMPROVE
AND STRENGTHEN NIGHT LIFE IN
SEATTLE.
AND THEN FINALLY THE LAST THING
I WILL TALK ABOUT IS THIS WEEK
MY STAFF AND I ARE GOING ON OUR
FIRST RETREAT TO TALK ABOUT OUR
FIRST 100 DAYS, HOW DID WE GET
HERE.
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE INTERNAL
PROCESSES.
WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES ARE
GOING FORWARD.
SO THAT WILL BE ON THURSDAY.
SO WE'LL BE KIND OF OFFLINE FOR
A BIT ON THURSDAY.
SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
IF NOT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE'S OKAY WE'LL HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS GO NEXT.
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENPROTEM, THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
I ANSWERED 68 OUT OF 95 DIRECT
QUESTIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY,
HOMELESSNESS, CRIME, SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND MANY
OTHER TOPICS FROM OTHER
DISTRICT SIX RESIDENTS.
WE SPOKE ABOUT RESOURCES AND
I'LL BE SENDING OUT A
NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK WITH BOTH
THE E-MAIL.
WITH THE TOWN HALL RECORDING
AND THOSE FOLLOW UP RESOURCES.
I DID NOT HOLD OFFICIAL OFFICE
HOURS LAST WEEK DUE TO THE TOWN
HALL.
THEY WERE HAPPENING AT THE
EXACT SAME TIME.
AND I STILL WAS ABLE TO MEET
WITH TWO GREEN LAKE RESIDENTS
SEPARATELY.
ONE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS THE
OTHER HAD CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY IN AND AROUND GREEN
LAKE.
LAST WEEK I ALSO JOINED BOWARD
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR THE
BLESSING OF THE FLEET.
AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL
YESTERDAY.
PORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN
METRIC ALSO PROVIDED REMARKS
DURING THE BLESSING.
WE BLESSED THE FISHING VESSEL
OWNED BY JAMES KATRIN.
WE NEED MORE FOLKS WORKING ON
OUR BOATS AS WE SEE WITH
THEFERRIES.
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO PASTOR VASPER FOR
HOSTING THIS EVENT FOR 95
YEARS.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A STRONG
ECONOMY BECAUSE OF THIS
ECONOMIC ENGINE IN OUR SECTOR.
EACH FERRY IS A BUSINESS
INDIRECTLY EMPLOYING THOUSANDS.
WE KNOW THE SEA IS A VERY
TREACHEROUS PLACE, THIS TIME AT
SEA TAKES A TOLL AT HOME ON
LAND TOO.
WE DEPEND ON THE MEN AND WOMEN
FOR OUR STRONG COMMITTEE, FOR
DINNER ON OUR TABLE AND FOR THE
NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION OF OUR SEA PORT
HAVING THE BEST SEAFOOD IN THE
WORLD BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
STRONGEST, TOUGHEST FISHERMEN
IN THE INDUSTRY.
MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF THEM ON
OUR JOURNEY AND MAY GOD BLESS
OUR FLEET.
LAST FRIDAY I MET WITH SEVEN
RESIDENTS TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION
AND AIR QUALITY DUE TO
CONSTRUCTION.
I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN
SO I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO
THANK BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND
THE PROVIDER THERE.
ALSO MET WITH MIKE STEWART,
AARON GOODMAN, DON BLAKELY AND
OHERS REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
AREAS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON'S
COMMITTEE.
I REALLY LIKE MANY OF THEIR
IDEAS AND I THINK THEY'RE
FORWARD LOOKING.
THIS WEEK IN DISTRICT SIX I
CONTINUED LAST WEEK AND THIS
WEEK I CONTINUE TO HOLD MY
WEEKLY OPERATIONS MEETINGS
COORDINATING WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT
SIX.
TO EXPAND ON THIS JUST A LITTLE
BIT.
THIS INCLUDES OUR, THESE
MEETINGS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF
MEETINGS THAT COME ON.
ONE IS INCLUDING A DRAW DOWN
WORK AT WOODLAND PARK.
THIS INCLUDES MY CASE
CONFERENCES WITH KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING AND SPG.
WE'RE NOW FOCUSED ON THE
BALLARD INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AS
WELL.
THIS IS ALL DISCUSSED AT THE
TOWN HALL.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THIS AS WE
IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN OF CONLINS
WE IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN FOR
WOODLAND PARK.
WE HAVE CREATED THE PLAN FOR
THE INDUSTRIAL AREA WHICH BEGIN
IMPLEMENTATION NOW.
FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE MUST
FOCUS INTENTLY ON ONE PLACE AT
A TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES
BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
LOCATION.
WE BEGAN WITH BOWARD COMMONS IN
THE WEST.
WE MOVED ON TO WOODLAND PARK IN
THE EAST AND NOW WE'RE COMING
FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
FOCUSING ON THE INDUSTRIAL
AREA, 86 AND MARY'S AND 68th
AND EIGHTH.
THIS WORK WILL NOT BE COMPLETE
OVERNIGHT AND WE WILL WORK AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS
EACH PLACE WITH THE CARE IT
NEEDS AND THE ATTENTION THAT IT
NEEDS WITH THE CORRECT
SERVICES, AND DEPARTMENTS
COMING TOGETHER AND THE REASON
THESE ARE WEEKLY COORDINATION.
I START HERE BY SAYING, I HOST
MY WEEKLY COORDINATION
OPERATIONS MEETINGS BECAUSE
THESE ARE NOT MEETINGS WHERE WE
TALK ABOUT IDEAS BUT WE TALK
ABOUT HOW THE WORK HAS DONE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOU
UPDATE.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO LEARN MORE,
PLEASE SIGN UP TO MY WEBSITE AT
OFFICE HOURS, I'M HAPPY TO
CHAT.
I WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A
COMMUNITY MEETING.
THIS INCLUDES SPD NORTH
PRECINCT, CRIME PREVENTION
COORDINATORS, SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND
MEMBERS NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS BOWARD
ALLIANCE AND MEMBERS.
WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES ON HOW TO TARGET
HARBOR, CAPTURE IMPORTANT
EVIDENCE AND KEEP
INVESTIGATIONS ACTIVE.
SO THIS IS THE MEETING THAT MY
CASE CONFERENCING HAS STEMMED
FROM.
SO EVERY WEEK, MEET WITH SPD,
KING COUNTY PROSECUTORS AND
CITY ATTORNEY AS AN ACTION ITEM
FROM THIS LARGER GROUP.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT MEETING
EVERYONE.
MY STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING THE
RIDGE MEETING.
I WILL BE ATTENDING WALLARD
MEETING FOR Q & A FROM
THURSDAYS ON THURSDAY FROM 2:00
TO 2:30 P.M.
OUR STAFF AND I WILL MEET WITH
BOWARD FC LEADERSHIP.
TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS FROM THE
CITY FOR THEIR UPCOMING SEASON.
THIS IS THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON
AND THEIR STADIUM TECHNICALLY D
SEVEN.
HOWEVER IT'S A PARKING
DEPARTMENT FACILITY AND I'M
HAPPY AND HONORED TO GET THEIR
INAUGURAL SEASON OFF TO A GREAT
START.
MY STAFF AND I WILL JOIN, WILL
TOUR THE SHIP CANAL WATER
QUALITY IN BALLARD.
I HAVE MY FIRST STANDING
MEETING.
ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE
BORIC AHEAD.
WE ALSO PASSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE BALLARD CORRIDOR
REPORT IN THE PLAN.
THIS IS WORK THAT I LED ON
SINCE MY TIME WORKING FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
THIS IS THE WORK THAT PACK AGES
ALL THE TRANSPORTATION PACKAGES
FROM SOUND TRANSIT TO BUSES TO
FREIGHT, TO BIKES, SO BASICALLY
EVERY WAY THAT WE GET AROUND TO
PRIORITIZE THESE PROJECTS AS A
PACKAGE SO THAT THEY CAN BE
MORE ATTRACTIVE TO FEDERAL
FUNDING.
BECAUSE IF PROJECTS STAND ALONE
IT IS HARDER TO GET THEM
RECOGNIZED THAN WHEN WE PACKAGE
THEM TOGETHER.
THIS CORRIDOR CONTINUING TO SEE
GROWTH, WE NEED TO BE VERY STRA
STRATEGIC WITH HOW WE MOVE
GOODS.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE ON THIS
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING OF THE LAND
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE .
WEDNESDAY APRIL 27th.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT PROTEMPT
AND COLLEAGUES THAT'S MY
REPORT.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PROTEMPT,
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE, I'M HONORED TO
PASS IT TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PROTEMPT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
BOTH COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ARE EXCUSED
FROM OUR MEETING.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WILL BE TOMORROW
TUESDAY APRIL 5 AT 9:30 AM.
WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
COMMITTEE AGENDA.
UNIVERSITY STREET DOWNTOWN,
FINAL APPROVAL OF THE TERM
PERMIT FOR THE EAST HOUSE
STREET PLAZA AND RELATED
IMPROVEMENTS.
RENEWAL OF A PERMIT FOR
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN TUNNELS
NEAR BOEING FIELD.
AND A MINOR TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
TO RECOGNIZE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
BURIEN.
REGARDING TRANSPORTATION, WE
LEARNED RECENTLY THAT THE
HERALD ADMINISTRATION HAS
DECLINED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE
BONDS WE APPROVED LAST
NOVEMBER.
WITH THE DISRUPTING RESULTS
FROM OUR 2020 AUDIT OF
SEATTLE'S BRIDGES AND THE
PERIODIC MALFUNCTION OF SOME OF
OUR BRIDGELESS, I WAS
DISAPPOINTEDWITH NEEDS.
IN A CITY CARVED WITH WATER
WAYS AND RAVINES WITHIN A
HAZARDOUS EARTHQUAKE ZONE, WE
NEED TO RENEW TO SUSTAIN OUR
ECONOMY.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACCELERATE
NEEDED REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO
THE EXTEND WE CAN FOR SEATTLE'S
BRIDGES.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE H ERA
HERALD CONTINUES HIS PLANS., WE
I WILL CONTINUE OUR PLAN.
AND AN IMPORTANT VOICE OF A
NEIGHBOR WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE
WITH HOMELESSNESS.
WE DISCUSSED IF TRANSITION TO
THE KING COUNTY RENALLAL
AUTHORITY, BEHAVIOR HEALTH
CHALLENGES AND THE NEED FOR
MORE LOW INCOME HOUSING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
WE ADJOURN OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW
WORDS, AROUND THE REPORT FROM
THE EXECUTIVE ON THE COUNCILS
EFFORTS LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN ON SECURING A BRIDGE
BOND TO WORK ON BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP IN THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT AREA.
AND JUST SEEING THE RESPONS TO
THE COUNCIL BUDGET OFFICE MADE
ME REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT I
EXPERIENCED VERY SIMILAR AND
PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO WHAT WAS A
VERY MODEST $29 MILLION HOUSING
BOND SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AND AT THAT TIME, THE CITY
BUDGET DIRECTOR.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING DIRECTOR,
THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR ALL
WROTE SEPARATE AND VERY PUBLIC
LETTERS OPPOSING A HOUSING
BOND.
AND A LOT OF THE SAME TYPES OF
REASONS OF HEARING AS IT
RELATES TO THE BRIDGE BOND FROM
THE EXECUTIVE.
REFLECTING ON WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THAT OPPOSITION IS THAT A
MAJORITY OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
ENDED UP PREVAILING AND I
REALLYENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN TO CONTINUE HIS
EFFORTS GIVEN THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS
EXPRESSED ITS SUPPORT FOR AND
HOPEFULLY CONTINUES TO DO SO.
AND JUST REALLY, HOPE THAT HE
CONTINUES HIS WORK WITH THE
HERALD ADMINISTRATION TO
PROMOTE THE COUNCIL SUPPORT OF
THE INITIATIVE.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN THEIR
2021 REPORT CALLED THOUGHTS ON
A FUTURE LEVY RECOGNIZES THE
NEED.
AND I QUOTE FROM THAT REPORT.
THOUGH WE HAVE NOT FILED OUR
RECOMMENDATION ON A FUTURE
LEVYCONTINUES AS A CITY AS A
WHOLE.
A FUTURE LEVY WOULD NOT BE
OPERATING UNTIL 2025 AND WE
NEED TO PRIORITIZE BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE WORK NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN TODAY'S
COUNCIL BRIEFING?
ALWAYS THANK YOU.
THIS CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS
APRIL 11 AT 2:00 P.M.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.