>>> TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 11th
AND THIS IS THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
THE TIME IS NOW 2:00.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> SIX PRESENT.
WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, APRIL
4th, 2022 WILL BE ADOPTED.
THE MINUTES ARE INDEED ADOPTED.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE WILL BE
SIGNING ONE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL
AS A SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH.
WE WILL THEN HEAR A 30 MINUTE
SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SLATE OF SESSION
FROM OUR OIR DEPARTMENT.
AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION, WE
WILL HEAR REPORTS FROM EACH
COUNCILMEMBERS AND FINALLY WE
WILL HAVE A 20 MINUTE EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION,
COURTESY OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THE CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES, IRC, AND PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS AS WELL AS 19
APPOINTMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE
RESPECTED COMMITTEES.
AS A REMINDER, WE WILL TAKE ONE
VOTE ON ALL ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS ANY
COUNCILMEMBER RECOMMEND THE
ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT AGENDA.
>>> MOVING ONTO SIGNING LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS I
UNDERSTAND ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS
PROCLAMATION FOR A SIGNATURE
RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL
AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT
THAT WITH US?
>> ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD I HAVE A PROCLAMATION
FOR SIGNATURE RECOGNIZING APRIL
AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
PROCLAMATION, WHICH I BELIEVE
WAS DISTRIBUTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD BEFORE WE
WERE REQUESTING SIGNATURES TO
BE AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION?
OKAY. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
STATEMENT THAT SHE SENT ALONG
BEFORE WE PROCEED TO COLLECTING
SIGNATURES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S OFFICE
HAS CIRCULATED A PROCLAMATION.
IT WAS DRAFTED WITH ADVOCATES
ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
AND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE
CENTER.
MAYOR HARRELL IS CONCURRING.
THE PROCLAMATION DECLARES APRIL
TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH AND KNOWS THE VIOLENCE
AND TRAUMA ON ADULTS, YOUTH,
AND CHILDREN INCLUDING CONCERN
FOR SAFETY, MISSED WORK OR
SCHOOL, INJURY, AND OTHER
CONDITIONS INCLUDING SYMPTOMS
OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL BE
AT TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING
TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
COALITION ENDING VIOLENCE AND
SEXUAL VIOLENCE LA CENTER.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES , AFTER THAT
STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION?
SEEING NONE, I WILL SEND IT
BACK TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR SIGNATURES.
>> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE THEIR NAMES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SIX SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>>> MOVING ON, WE LOOK TO THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR, GAEL TARLETON
ALONG WITH QUINN MAJESKI.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I KNOW
WE SHOULD SAY FOR THE RECORD
YOU HAVE PROVIDED MATERIALS TO
US.
I BELIEVE THERE WERE FOUR
DOCUMENTS IN TOTAL, THE
LEGISLATIVE FINAL REPORT, FINAL
OVERVIEW OF OPERATING BUDGETS,
AND THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON
TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS. I
JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS
BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE OIR AT
THE END OF SESSION DO A WRAP UP
OF THE DOCUMENTS AND WALK US
THROUGH IT, BUT ON THE 2022
FINAL REPORT, I BELIEVE THAT IS
19 OR 20 PAGES.
I AM REALLY GLAD YOU PUT IN
THERE AND I THINK YOU HAVE DONE
THIS IN THE PAST, BUT THANK YOU
FOR LISTING THE BILLS STARTING
ON PAGE 11 OR 12 OF THE BILLS
TAT DIDN'T PASS. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SEE WHAT WE ARE
TAKING A RUN AT EVERY YEAR.
IF IT DOESN'T PASS, SEE WHAT WE
WANT TO DO IF WE INDEED WANT TO
TAKE ANOTHER RUN.
WITH THAT, INTERIM DIRECTOR, I
WILL LET YOU GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOUR FOLKS AND DO
YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING
THE WRAP UP OF THE 2022
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH
HAPPENED IN 60 DAYS. OUR STATE
RELATIONS DIRECTOR, QUINN
MAJESKI AND ELSA BROWN, STATE
LOBBYIST, HAVE PUT TOGETHER A
SUMMARY AS WELL AS REALLY
IMPORTANT STATISTICS ON
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN
THAT 60 DAYS.
I THINK ALL OF YOU WILL
APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF
ATTENTION TO NOT ONLY THE
DETAILS, BUT THE ENVIRONMENT
AND ATMOSPHERE IN OLYMPIA THIS
PAST SESSION. OUR COLLEAGUES
AND CITY LEGISLATORS WERE DOING
INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF WORK TO
HELP OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY
AND OUR STATE PUT THE PEOPLE
FIRST. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION.
I WILL HAVE OUR STATELY RATE
RELATIONS DIRECTOR, QUINN,
DRIVE THE SHOW AND I WILL LET
QUINN AND ALSOP ADDRESS THE
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE
TIME YOU GAVE US DURING SESSION
AND FOR THE PARTICIPATION YOU
HAD PERSONALLY IN WRITING
LETTERS, GIVING TESTIMONY,
FOLLOWING UP WITH INFORMATION
FOR OUR SEATTLE DELEGATION.
YOUR INVOLVEMENT HELPED US
ACHIEVE A LOT FOR OUR CITY AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
QUINN, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GAYLE.
WE WILL BE PRIMARILY GOING
THROUGH THE 2022 SESSION FINAL
REPORT.
THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS ON THE
OPERATING CAPITAL AND
WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION
PROPOSAL PROVIDE A GREATER
GRANULARITY OF DETAIL THAT WE
WON'T BE ABLE TO GET INTO
DURING OUR PRESENTATION TODAY,
HOWEVER WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE
DOCUMENTS WE HAVE PROVIDED.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE
OPERATING BUDGET.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ELSA
AND I WILL COME BACK FOR
TRANSPORTATION.
WE WILL HEAD A VIEW OF THE
POLICY HIGHLIGHTS AND TRY TO
RESERVE TIME FOR QUESTION AND
ANSWER.
SO, KICKING OFF THE OPERATING
BUDGET, IT INCLUDED QUITE A FEW
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS THIS
YEAR.
JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
THERE WAS $250 MILLION IN
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED.
THIS IS BROKEN DOWN INTO A
NUMBER OF CATEGORIES FOR
SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES.
THERE WAS $100 MILLION IN
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY, $25 MILLION FOR ARTS
AND ART BUSINESSES, $20 MILLION
FOR CONVENTION CENTER AND
PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICTS, AND
THE REMAINDER WAS ALLOCATED TO
A VARIETY OF SMALL BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING
INITIATIVES. AS WELL AS A
RESILIENCY NETWORK.
THERE WERE TWO POTS OF MONEY
FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAMS.
$120 MILLION FOR INCENTIVIZING
CONVERSION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
. THIS CAN INCLUDE AN EARLIER
PROPOSAL FROM THE HOUSE
SPECIFICALLY WORKING ON
VEHICLES OVER 10,000 POUNDS,
TRUCKS, OTHER PORT FACILITIES
PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST TO OUR
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT. THIS EXTENDED
FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR THAT AS
WELL AS OTHER CONVERSIONS TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THERE ARE $69 MILLION FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMMUNITIES
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOSE FUNDS
CAN BE MADE THROUGH GRANT
PROGRAMS THROUGH A VARIETY OF
GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS,
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE
IS $100 MILLION FOR UTILITY
ARREARAGES. I KNOW THIS IS AN
AREA THAT HAS BEEN A PARTICULAR
INTEREST FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAVE
SIGNIFICANT ARREARAGES.
THERE WAS LANGUAGE ADDED
TOWARDS THE END OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT
RESTRICTS THIS A LITTLE BIT.
IT CAN ONLY BE APPLIED FOR
CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN
USING AN EXISTING ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, WHETHER THAT IS A
LOCAL RATE PAY OR SPONSOR
UTILITY PROGRAM, SUCH AS THE
CITY UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
THAT DOES LIMIT A LITTLE BIT
THE NUMBER OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO
CAN PARTICIPATE.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE
FULL UNIVERSE, BUT IT IS STILL
HELPFUL FOR THE CITY.
THERE IS ABOUT NORTH OF 75
MILLION FOR EMERGENCY FOOD
ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE TO PROVIDE FUNDING
THROUGH THE FARMERS TO FOOD
BOXES PROGRAM, CONNECTING LOCAL
WASHINGON FARMERS WITH
LONGTIME FOLKS IN COMMUNITIES
WHO ARE IN NEED OF FOOD
ASSISTANCE.
THERE IS MONEY IN THAT POT SET
ASIDE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
FOOD ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO
INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT AND
CAPACITY THERE.
THERE IS $74.1 MILLION FOR
PREDOMINATELY UKRAINE AND
AFGHAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
THIS WILL BE PRIMARILY
ADMINISTERED THROUGHOUT THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND
HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE
IN DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THOSE
REFUGEES WHO ARE BEING
RELOCATED TO WASHINGTON STATE
AS WELL AS SOME PAST GRAND
PROFITS SERVING THOSE REFUGEES.
IN THE AREA OF HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES AND
HOMELESSNESS, THERE IS $55
MILLION FOR HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDER STIPENDS TO ADDRESS
THE MORALE AND THE CAPACITY
NEEDS FOR HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO ARE WORKING AT
PROVIDING SERVICES FOR HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS AND UNFILTERED
INDIVIDUALS.
THERE IS $45 MILLION IN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
THIS BUILDS ON THE FUNDS
ALLOCATED LAST YEAR AND THE
FUNDING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN
A SIMILAR MANNER. THERE IS $45
MILLION FOR NONPROFITS TO HELP
INDIVIDUALS TRANSITION INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
AND FINALLY, IN THIS SPACE,
THERE IS $27 MILLION FOR
LANDLORD ASSISTANCE, THE PAIR
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR
TENANTS TO MITIGATE LOSSES FOR
LANDLORDS RELATED TO LOST
REVENUE FROM PAYMENTS.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS SPACE.
THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET
DOCUMENT PROVIDES A LOT MORE
DETAIL.
I WILL PAUSE THERE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS AND THEN I WILL HAND
IT OVER TO ELSA TO TALK ABOUT
CAPITAL.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
ANYONE HAS FOR QUINN BEFORE WE
MOVE ON?
ALL RIGHT.
>> ELSA?
>> THANKS , QUINN.
THIS WAS A HISTORIC HERE IN 2021
. REALLY LARGE INVESTMENTS THIS
YEAR IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SHELTER.
WE SOUGHT 300 MILLION THIS YEAR
FOR THE RAPID ACQUISITION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SHELTER
SPACES.
THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY HAS
FOR IN THE PAST INCLUDING 210
IN GRANTS TO PURCHASE HOUSING
AND SHELTER SPACE OF A VARIETY
OF TYPES THAT THE CITY MIGHT
SEE ON THE MARKET'S PURCHASE.
THIS LEGISLATOR INVESTED $114.5
MILLION IN THE HOUSING TRUST
FUND.
WE HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR OVER YEAR
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AND HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORK
OVERTIME. ANOTHER BIG AREA FOR
THE LEGISLATOR THIS YEAR WAS
AROUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. BOTH
FUNDING FOR, YOU KNOW, EXISTING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES
INCLUDING SOME WITHIN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, BUT $72 MILLION FOR
NEW BEDS IN THE FORM OF CRISIS
STABILIZATION. THAT WAS A BIG
PUSH THIS YEAR.
$10 MILLION EARMARKED FOR A
FACILITY IN KING COUNTY, BUT
THE REST OF THAT AVAILABLE FOR
GRANTS ARE NOT LIMITED
GEOGRAPHICALLY.
THIS REGION COULD BENEFIT FROM
SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
. ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS WAS ON
THE WEATHERIZATION PLUS HEALTH
PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM HELPS LOW INCOME
HOUSES UPDATE TO BETTER ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND HEALTH EFFICIENCY
. I THINK THERE IS A
RECOGNITION AT THIS LATE
LEGISLATOR THAT SOMETIMES THOSE
WHO HAVE BOTH WEATHERIZATION
PROBLEMS HAVE AIR QUALITY OR
ASTHMA ISSUES.
THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THOSE
TWO FEATURES OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES
IN TANDEM.
THERE WAS ALSO FUNDING FOR
HOMELESS YOUTH FACILITIES AND
FUNDING TO HELP PUBLIC
UTILITIES CONNECT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS WITH
UTILITIES, SO THAT IS SOMETHING
OUR UTILITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
MAKE USE OF IN THE PAST AND
APPLY THOSE GRANTS TO GET NEW,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
CONNECTED.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF
THOSE INVESTMENTS AND IN
PARTICULAR THIS HUGE INVESTMENT
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM THE
LEGISLATOR, WHICH IS REALLY
TREMENDOUS AND LARGER THAN WE
HAVE SEEN BEFORE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF ELSA
REGARDING HER REPORT BEFORE WE
MOVE ON?
OKAY.
>> WELL, ON THE TRANSPORTATION
FRONT, THE LEGISLATOR APPROVED
THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON
REVENUE PACKAGE.
THE PACKAGE WILL RAISE
APPROXIMATELY JUST SHY OF $17
BILLION OVER THE NEXT 16 YEARS.
THE REVENUE SOURCES AND FUNDING
ALLOCATIONS HAVEN'T CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE
BRIEFING THAT WE DID EARLIER ON
IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPERT FUEL TAX
PROPOSAL WAS DROPPED LATE IN
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SORT OF
REPLACED BY TWO TRANSFERS FROM
THE GENERAL FUND AND THE PUBLIC
WORKS TRUST FUND.
THE OVERVIEW DOCUMENT PROVIDES
A BROADER SUMMARY OF THE
REVENUES AND SPENDING, SO I
WILL NOT GO INTO TOO MUCH
DETAIL THERE.
I INVEST PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY
IN A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
AND DECARBONIZATION PRIMARILY
THROUGH THE LATTER TWO SEVERAL
GRANT PROGRAMS THAT AS.
HAS BEEN COMPETITIVE IN AND WE
IMAGINE THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO
DO SO.
I WILL FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON
THE SEATTLE PROJECTS INCLUDING
RECEIVING FUNDING IN THE
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THE
LEGISLATURE DID SOMETHING A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
HISTORICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE DONE
THESE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE
PACKAGES, THERE HAS BEEN A
DETAILED SCHEDULE OF THE
PROJECTS AND WHEN EACH PROJECT
WILL RECEIVE FUNDING OVER THE
16 YEARS.
THEY DIDN'T DO THAT THIS TIME.
THEY ALLOCATED SOME FUNDING, SO
BASICALLY THIS YEAR AND NEXT
YEAR.
THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECTS
WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE
FUTURE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL
BE WORKING ON IN THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE SECURING THOSE
FUNDS IN THE MOST TIMELY MANNER
THAT THEY CAN BE USED.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT FOR THESE
PROJECTS THAT I AM ABOUT TO
SPEAK TO, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN
EXACTLY THE FUNDING WILL BE
COMING TO THE CITY, JUST THAT
IT WILL BE.
THERE IS $406 MILLION THAT WILL
BE INVESTED TO BACKFILL PROJECT
SHORTFALLS RELATED TO DELAY
COSTS AND OTHER COST INCREASES
ON THE STATE ROUTE 520 PROJECT.
THERE IS $50 MILLION FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NORTH
AURORA CORRIDOR, SPECIFICALLY
AROUND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE IS $25 MILLION FOR THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
. YOU KNOW, PREDOMINANTLY
FOCUSED ON THE BALLARD AND
MAGNOLIA BRIDGES, BUT ALSO
SEVERAL SPOT IMPROVEMENTS IN
THAT CORRIDOR.
IN ADDITION TO THE
TRANSPORTATION AND REVENUE
PACKAGE, THE LEGISLATURE
APPROVED THIS YEAR THE 2022
SPENDING SUPPLEMENTAL
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AND THERE
ARE ITEMS PERTINENT TO THE
CITY.
THE FIRST 2022 BUDGET INCLUDED
$9 MILLION FOR WSDOT TO RE-
IMPROVE THE CITY FOR COSTS
RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
ON THE SERVICE STREET
RECONSTRUCTION.
THERE IS ALSO $5 MILLION IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WSDOT
CLEANUP AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UP TO
$8 MILLION. AND FINALLY, I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS WELL
AS OTHERS, THERE IS A $600,000
TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY LED
VISIONING PROCESS FOR
DECOMMISSIONING SR 99 IN THE
SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK
QUESTION?
I'M SORRY, YOU ARE ON A ROLL
THERE.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE MOVE AHEAD
WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS BEFORE, BUT HELP ME
UNDERSTAND.
IT IS $5 MILLION FOR THE
CLEANUP FOR WSDOT STATEWIDE?
>> YES.
>> THEY DIDN'T FIND AN OFFICE
THAT WOULD BE THIS INTER-AGENCY
FIND?
>> YES.
THAT IS CORRECT.
THEY HAVE CREATED AN OFFICE
THAT WOULD MANAGE THE
COORDINATION RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
SENATE BILL 5662 DID NOT PASS
AND SO THERE WAS NO FUNDING FOR
THAT OFFICE. I THINK WHAT WE
SAW INSTEAD WAS THE INCREASED
AMOUNTS OF FUNDING FOR THE
CLEANUP AND TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET AS WELL AS THAT $45
MILLION FOR TRANSITIONING
INDIVIDUALS FROM THE RIGHTS-OF-
WAY INTO AFFORDABLE AND
PERMANENT SORT OF HOUSING AS
WELL AS, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN THE CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> SO WE GOT FUNDED TO HELP
PEOPLE GET INTO HOUSING AND WE
GOT $5 MILLION STATEWIDE TO
CLEAN UP ALONG I-5 OR WSDOT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON
TRANSPORTATION?
>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DID
A GREAT JOB.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL COVER A HANDFUL OF
POLICY BILLS. WE WILL NOT GO
THROUGH EVERYTHING IN THE
REPORT JUST IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME AND LEAVING TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ELSA TO
COVER PUBLIC SAFETY
RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN I WILL
TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
POLICIES.
>> THANKS, QUINN.
THIS WAS A BIG YEAR FOR GUN
RESPONSIBILITY AT THE
LEGISLATOR.
SOME OF THE POLICIES PASSED
THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR MANY YEARS.
YOU KNOW, MORE THAN FIVE.
THIS WILL BAN THE MANUFACTURE
AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-
CAPACITY MAGAZINES.
THIS WAS A BIG PRIORITY FOR GUN
RESPONSIBILITY ADVOCATES AND
LEGISLATORS FOR A LONG TIME AND
WAS A HUGE ONE THIS YEAR IN THE
AREA OF GUN RESPONSIBILITY, BUT
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
WE SAW BUILT AROUND RESTRICTING
WEAPONS IN CIVIC SPACES AND
CLOSING THE GHOST GUN LOOPHOLE.
THE FIRST WAS A FOLLOW-UP TO A
BILL PASSED IN 2021 WHICH BAND
OPEN CARRY ON THE CAMPUS.
THIS EXTENDED THAT PROHIBITION
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING
SCHOOL BOARDS AND CITY HALLS
AND ALSO ELECTION AND BALLOT
FACILITIES.
YOU KNOW, SORT OF WHAT THE
LEGISLATOR DID FOR THEIR OWN
PUBLIC MEETINGS. THEY DID FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL
BOARDS.
AND 1705 CLOSED THE LOOPHOLE
AROUND THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE
OF GHOST GUNS.
BASICALLY TREATING THEM THE
SAME AS OTHER FIREARMS WITHIN
THE STATE.
IT WAS A LARGE YEAR FOR GUN
RESPONSIBILITY IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
THOSE THREE WINS WERE REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.
ON PUBLIC SAFETY, SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WE HAVE BRIEFED
YOU ALL ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE
DURING OUR WEEKLY SESSIONS WAS
AROUND A FOLLOW-UP TO USE OF
FORCE LEGISLATION IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
THERE WERE THREE BILLS THIS YEAR
THAT UPDATED THAT LEGISLATION.
1719, 1735, AND 2037.
A FOURTH BILL, 5919, DID NOT
MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING ALL FOUR
OF THOSE AND SHARING THAT
INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL.
THE FIRST WAS ON MILITARY
EQUIPMENT. I THINK THE GOAL OF
THIS BILL WAS TO PROVIDE A
CLARITY THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
WOULD BE ABLE TO USE LESS
LETHAL METHODS UNDER THIS USE
OF FORCE LEGISLATION.
THE SECOND WAS REGARDING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
FROM REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON AND
THIS WAS A BIG FOCUS ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
THIS YEAR TO CLARIFY THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO
JOIN IN HELPING THOSE PROVIDERS
WITH FOLKS EXPERIENCING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES. THE
FINAL BILL I THINK WAS THE MOST
CONTROVERSIAL OF THE THREE, OR
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FOR MANY
ADVOCATES. THAT DEFINES
PHYSICAL FORCE IN LAW AND
MODIFIED THE STANDARD FOR USE
OF FORCE. SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS LEGISLATION
CLOSELY, BUT IN MODIFIED THE
STATE LANGUAGE AROUND TERRY
STOPS OR WHEN PEOPLE ARE
FLEEING FROM STOPS. AS I SAID,
IT DEFINES THE LAW.
THOSE THREE BILLS WERE AROUND
SORT OF THE POLICE USE OF FORCE
SUBJECT AREA.
A FOURTH BILL THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HAVE
BEEN ON CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
1815 UPDATED A NUMBER OF AREAS
REGARDING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
INCLUDING REGULATIONS FOR SCRAP
METAL PROCESSORS. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF OTHER STEPS INCLUDING
THE CREATION OF A CONSUMER
PROTECT ACT VIOLATION AS WELL
AS THE CREATION OF A WORK GROUP
TO STUDY FURTHER SOLUTIONS
NEEDED HELP ADDRESS THE
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THAT'S
WHAT I'VE GOT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS
THE HOUSE BILL 2307, USE OF
FORCE, AND THE ONES THAT DIDN'T
PASS, IS THIS THE ONE THAT
EVERYONE COULD AGREE ON, ON THE
USE OF FORCE?
>> I DO NOT THINK EVERYONE
COULD AGREE ON THIS ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE WAS ORIGINALLY AN IDEA
THIS WOULD BE IN ONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AND THAT DID NOT
HAPPEN.
THE OTHER BILL, 5919, ADDRESSED
SOME OF THE SAME SUBJECT AREAS
AS 2037. IT WAS AMENDED IN
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO FOCUS ON THE
VEHICULAR PURSUITS, BUT THE
HOUSE AND SENATE DID NOT COME
TO AN AGREEMENT ON THE BILL
LANGUAGE, SO DID NOT MOVE
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON SOME
OF THIS STUFF, PEOPLE?
I DON'T SEE ANY.
GO AHEAD, ELSA.
OR IS IT QUINN?
>> BACK TO ME.
THE LEGISLATOR ADOPTED CHANGES
TO TRANSPORTATION POLICY THAT I
THINK ARE WORTH HIGHLIGHTING.
SEVERAL BILLS THAT WE WERE
FOLLOWING THROUGHOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND
SUPPORTING GOT WRAPPED UP INTO
THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
THAT PASSED. FROM A LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE
PERSPECTIVE, THE MOVE AHEAD
WASHINGTON PACKAGE AUTHORIZED
AN ADDITIONAL 0.1% SALES TAX
AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICTS.
THAT IS AN AUTHORITY THAT WOULD
BE IN ADDITION TO THE 0.2%
VOTER APPROVED AUTHORITY THAT
WE ALREADY HAVE.
THE PACKAGE ALSO FIXED A SORT
OF AMBIGUITY IN STATE LAW THAT
HAS BEEN A CONCERN TO SDOT AND
OTHERS ON HOW MANY TIMES IT CAN
BE RENEWED.
THERE WAS SOME INTERPRETATION
FROM LAW AND OTHER CITIES AND
AGREED THAT IT COULD ONLY BE
RENEWED ONCE AND THEN IT WOULD
EXPIRE AUTOMATICALLY.
THAT HAS BEEN CLARIFIED, SO
THEY CANNOT BE RENEWED MULTIPLE
TIMES.
WE NO LONGER NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT AT THE END OF OUR
CURRENT TERM.
THE TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE ALSO
MADE SOME CHANGES TO AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
IT EXTENDED OUR CURRENT
AUTOMATED PILOT FOR TRANSIT
LANES FOR TWO YEARS.
THAT PROGRAM IS JUST GETTING
UNDERWAY AT SDOT.
I BELIEVE THEY LAUNCHED A
HANDFUL OF CAMERAS LAST MONTH
AFTER DELAYS RELATED TO THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THIS PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL TWO
YEARS FOR US TO COLLECT THE
DATA AND REPORT BACK ON WHAT WE
SAW THROUGH THE PROGRAM WITHOUT
NEEDING TO FEEL THE CRUNCH OF
DOING THAT IN JUST A HANDFUL OF
MONTHS.
IT CREATED NEW AUTHORITY FOR
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
IT AUTHORIZES SPEED CAMERAS IN
SCHOOL WALK ZONES AND HOSPITAL
SPEED ZONES. IT ALLOWS CITIES
TO USE ONE SPEED CAMERA PER
10,000 POPULATION.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD BE
AUTHORIZED TO USE, YOU KNOW,
APPROXIMATELY 70 SPEED ZONE
CAMERAS AS PART OF THIS
PROPOSAL.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE SORT OF
POLICIES THAT WERE ADOPTED
THROUGH THE REVENUE PACKAGE
WERE TWO OTHER PRETTY BIG
TRANSPORTATION AND
TRANSPORTATION AND LABOR POLICY
PACKAGES ADOPTED.
HOUSE BILL 2076 CONCERNS
RANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES.
IT DID PASS. THAT BILL
ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK INCLUDING
STATEWIDE WORKER CLASSIFICATION
FOR DRIVERS, MINIMUM
COMPENSATION, WORKER'S
COMPENSATION.
IT DOES UNFORTUNATELY PREEMPT
THE CITY WITH REGARDS TO LABOR
STANDARDS, SO WHILE WE WILL BE
SEEING A STATEWIDE SYSTEM SET UP
, WE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO
DO THE ENFORCEMENT THAT WAS
HOUSED. WE DID SECURE DELAYS TO
THE $0.15 REDUCTION IN OUR
LOCAL FEES.
THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
FND A STATEWIDE DRIVERS
RESOURCE CENTERS.
INSTEAD OF TAKING EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY, THOSE WILL NOT
TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 2023.
WE WERE ALSO SIGNALED THE
ABILITY TO ADJUST OUR -- NOT
OUR LOCAL FEE, BUT OUR
REGULATORY FEES, THE ONES
COLLECTED TO LICENSE THE
INDUSTRY.
FINALLY, SENATE BILL 5528. THIS
WAS THE REVISED AND UPDATED OF
1304 FROM THE LAST LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD AND
MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE SOUND
TRANSIT SERVICE AREA TO
ESTABLISH WHAT IS CALLED AN
ENHANCED SERVICE ZONE.
IN AN ENHANCED SERVICE ZONE,
THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
ENHANCED SERVICE ZONE AND
MUNICIPALITY CAN PUT A VALID
MATTER AUTHORIZING AN
ADDITIONAL PARKING TAX AND
MOTOR VEHICLE TAX OF 1.5%.
THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED DEFINED
ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTION OF
NEW LINES, AND OR FUTURE
PLANNING.
THAT BILL WAS APPROVED, SO THAT
IS NOW AN AUTHORITY THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD.
I WILL PAUSE THERE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS ON THE TRANSPORTATION
SIDE.
>> I AM JUST HAPPY THIS PAST.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK SENATOR
PEDERSEN FOR THAT.
HE WORKED WITH US ON THAT.
THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL TOOL
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN
LIGHT OF SOUND TRANSIT AND THE
REALIGNMENT IN THE ISSUES WE
ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL
TOOL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
PARTICULARLY SEATTLE.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES THE HIGHLIGHTS
THAT WE WANTED TO COVER.
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT MORE
DETAIL IN THESE DOCUMENTS, SO I
THINK WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR US AND
WE CAN WORK TO ADDRESS THOSE.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS
THEY WANT TO ASK?
I WAS GOING TO SAY GAEL AND
FRIENDS.
[ LAUGHTER ] COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR
US?
>> FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU.
I KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY SAID
THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT IN
THIS FINAL PRESENTATION, WE
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE
SESSIONS BEFORE THAT THAT WERE
ALSO TRANSITIONING TO, YOU
KNOW, THROUGH THE PANDEMIC YEAR
AND THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC
AND IT DOING THIS REALLY HEROIC
WORK IN THE BEGINNING MONTHS OF
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
I AM REALLY THANKFUL FOR ALL
YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
BUDGET, THERE ARE SO MANY
IMPORTANT FUNDING STREAMS
COMING INTO OUR REGION THAT YOU
NOTED.
SOME OF WHICH I AM HOPING CAN
OFFSET SOME OF THE WAYS SEATTLE
AS STEPPED IN AND PROVIDED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE MIDST
OF THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE SEEING
THE STATE LEGISLATOR BRING BACK
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND
EXPANDING THOSE BECAUSE OF THE
GREAT EFFICACY.
THIS WILL HELP OUR REGION AND
RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT WORK
AND THE TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS YOU
DID ON A NUMBER OF BILLS. ALL
OF THAT WORK IS NOTICED AND
SEEN AND GREATLY APPRECIATED,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TEAM AND TO YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF FOR THE
EFFORT AS A NEW ADMINISTRATION
WAS GETTING IN PLACE AND STAFF
GETTING IN PLACE.
WE HAD TO KICK OFF A
LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WAS
SEEING HISTORIC REVENUES TO THE
STATE. HISTORIC REVENUES
SURPLUS TO. THEY HAD TO MAKE A
LOT OF DECISIONS ON DEALING
WITH THE PANDEMIC AND OUR TEAM
HERE, INCLUDING OUR CONTRACT
LOBBYISTS WHO ARE WORKING ON
THE GROUND VIRTUALLY IN OLYMPIA
WITH US, AND FOR ALL OF YOU TO
MAKE SURE THAT PRIORITIES OF
THIS CITY WERE CONSISTENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY AND VERY
INTENTIONALLY WEIGHING IN ON
THE FINAL DECISIONS THAT HAD TO
BE MADE IN A REALLY SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.
THIS IS THE LAST PRESENTATION
TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE
STATE ACTIVITIES UNTIL QUINN
AND ELSA START GEARING UP WITH
YOUR STAFF AND WITH THE CITY
DEPARTMENT TO STARTING ABOUT
2023.
WE WILL BE KEEPING YOU INVOLVED
AND AWARE OF ALL OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS AND REALLY
APPRECIATE HOW MUCH TIME YOU
HAVE DEVOTED TO STAYING IN
TOUCH WITH US AND WE HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO RETURN THE FAVOR SO
THAT EVERYONE IS READY FOR
2023, WHICH WILL BE RELATIVELY
SPEAKING JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
>> THANK YOU, INTERIM DIRECTOR.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD DO A
FOLLOW-UP, WHICH WILL PROBABLY
DO WITH YOU ONLINE, BUT THE
PREEMPTS WITH THE CITY HAS
DONE.
SOMETIMES WHEN SEATTLE PASSES
LAWS AND IT GOES STATEWIDE, IT
IS A GOOD THING.
I THINK A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE
$15 MINIMUM WAGE.
SOMETIMES WE SEE IT GO THE
OTHER WAY.
I WILL BE LOOKING TO YOU GUYS
TO HELP ME WALK THROUGH THE
POLICY OF THAT GAP IN BETWEEN
OF HOW WE SETTLE THE ESTATE LAW
WITH THE CITY LAW COMING UP WITH
OTHER THINGS I SEE COMING OVER
THE HORIZON.
I KNOW YOU HAVE WORKED REALLY
HARD ON THAT AND THANK YOU FOR
THE POLICY ANALYSIS YOU GAVE US
ONLINE AND OFF-LINE.
THAT GOES TO YOUR LEADERSHIP,
GAEL . I AM VERY GLAD YOU ARE
THERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW ALL OF
THIS STUFF FORWARD AND BACKWARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU GUYS.
TO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR OUR GREAT OIR
TEAM?
OKAY.
WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE DONE
YOUR JOB THEN.
WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN VERY
SOON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>>> ALL RIGHT, SO NOW THAT WE
ARE DONE WITH OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, LET'S GO
THROUGH TO OUR PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL START
US OFF.
LET ME GO THROUGH IT QUICKLY ON
THE ROLL CALL ORDER.
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, MORALES,
MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN, SAWANT, AND
THEN MYSELF.
WHEN WE ARE DONE, WE WILL GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I WILL BE
GIVING COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
UPDATES IN HER ABSENCE AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND START
ACTUALLY WITH THOSE.
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S UPDATE.
TH PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS MEETING
TOMORROW, APRIL 12th.
THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE
AN UPDATE ON THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON CITYWIDE
HIRING INCENTIVES. SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT PROBATION
EVOLUTION UPDATE. THAT IS AN
UPDATE FOR WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN
AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE GOING
FORWARD FOR 2022.
AN UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT ON THE FEDERAL
TASKFORCES AND SPD INTERACTION.
THAT IS SPD DASH 001 FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE KEEPING TRACK OF OUR
SLIDES.
AND A COUNCIL BILL THAT I AM
COSPONSORING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, COUNCIL BILL 120294. I
WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO
THAT IN MY UPDATE. I'M SURE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
SPEAK TO IT IN COMMITTEE AND AT
BRIEFING NEXT WEEK.
BUT THIS WAS A PROPOSAL LAST
WEEK.
THERE WAS A PRESS AVAILABILITY
FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
MYSELF, AND THOSE IN WASHINGTON
FOR SOME OF THESE COMPANIES.
AGAIN, I WILL TOUCH ON THAT IN
MY UPDATE.
ON TUESDAY AT 6:00 P.M., THE
CONSENT DECREE MONITOR AND THE
POLICE COMMISSION ARE GOING TO
HOST A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EETING ON THE USE OF FORCE
POLICIES.
THE ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE ON
THEIR WEBSITE AT SEATTLE POLICE
MONITOR.ORG.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE IN COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S NEWSLETTER. THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
RELEASED BY THE 2021 ANNUAL
REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE.
I HAVE SEEN IT SHARED ON SOCIAL
MEDIA BY A VARIETY OF NEWS
OUTLETS.
FINALLY THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
AND COMMUNICATION CENTERS
PROTOCOL SYSTEM, RFP, WAS
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 15th.
CURRENTLY IT IS AWAITING
RESPONSES.
THOSE RESPONSES FOR REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS TO BID ON THAT
PROTOCOL SYSTEM ARE DUE ON
THURSDAY, APRIL 14th.
SO, THIS WEEK.
THOSE ARE THE UPDATES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO MY
UPDATES.
SO, WE WILL BE HAVING A
COMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 20th
. THAT IS A WEEK FROM THIS
WEDNESDAY TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON
SOME OF OUR HOMELESSNESS BUDGET
ITEMS FROM NOVEMBER AS WELL AS
PROGRESS ON EXISTING
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS AND
INTERVENTIONS.
I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR TO GET AN UPDATE ON SOME
OF THE ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL
FUNDED AS WELL AS SOME OF THE
THINGS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE
NEWS AND BETWEEN DIFFERENT
AGENCIES, LIKE THE PROGRAM THAT
DOES NOT HAVE AN IDENTIFIED
FUNDING SUPPORTS BY WHICH A
NUMBER OF US ON THE COUNCIL
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE PART OF
WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS AT THE
APRIL 20th MEETING, JUST TO
GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE
WITH THAT.
THE LAST TIME THE COMMITTEE
RECEIVED SUCH AN UPDATE WAS IN
EARLY FEBRUARY, SO I THINK WE
ARE DUE TO DIVE INTO THAT AGAIN
AND SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR
PARTNERS.
ON CLEAN CITY UPDATES, SO
BETWEEN MARCH 28th AND APRIL 4th
, CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE
RECOVERED 1428 NEEDLES, 399,080
POUNDS OF TRASH FROM 24
DIFFERENT TRASH PICKUP
LOCATIONS, INCLUDING IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND THE MAGNOLIA
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS THE UPDATE FROM THIS
LAST PERIOD ON CLEAN CITIES.
I LIKE GETTING THESE UPDATES
AND SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON ON
THE GROUND.
SO, LIBRARIES.
MORE THAN 2900 FOURTH-GRADERS
AND FIFTH-GRADERS COMPETED THIS
YEAR AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
EVEN MORE CAME TO JOIN BOOK
GROUPS IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
HE GLOBAL READING CHALL
ENTERED EIGHT TEAMS IN THE
FINALS WITH 115 PEOPLE AND A
VIRTUAL AUDIENCE. IT IS GOOD TO
KNOW AND TO HEAR FROM OUR
PARTNERS AT THE LIBRARY THAT
EVEN IN THESE TIMES OF LIMITED
IN-PERSON INTERACTION, THAT
PROGRAM IS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
MOVE FORWARD.
THIS REINSTALLATION, WHICH I
REFERRED TO DURING THE LAST
COUNCIL BRIEFING, I ANNOUNCED
IT WAS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR.
IT DID OCCUR ON TUESDAY, APRIL
5th.
THAT CAN BE WATCHED AND
REVIEWED ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
FINALLY, I DO JUST WANT TO
BRIEFLY COMMENT ON SOME OF THE
DISCUSSION IN THE MEDIA. I HAD
THE OCCASION TO TALK ABOUT MY
THOUGHTS ON THE ONGOING WORK
AROUND INTERSECTIONS OF
HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS AND AREAS OF
CONCENTRATION OF CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY.
I APPRECIATE THE SPOTLIGHT OF
DATA FROM CITY APARTMENTS ON
THE INCREDIBLE CORRELATIONS THAT
THEY MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO
CRIME.
I WANT TO THANK FOR WRITING A
SIMILAR PIECE WITH SIMILAR DATA
IN EARLY MARCH.
IT BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THIS.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.
THE ONLY THING I WILL TAKE
ISSUE WITH IS THE
CHARACTERIZATION.
THESE ARE NOT NEW OBSERVATIONS
FROM MYSELF OR COUNCILMEMBERS.
I THINK IN COUNCIL BRIEFING, I
KNOW SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, THESE
ARE THINGS I HAVE BEEN SAYING
SINCE AT LEAST AUGUST OF LAST
YEAR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW NEW
THIS IS AS SOMETHING WE HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING.
I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I DON'T
THINK THAT THE REMEDY THAT PAUL
AND DANNY REPORTED ON, THE FACT
WE DON'T HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES
RELATED TO CRIME AND DISORDER
IN TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND
SUPPORTIVE SHELTERS DOES FURTHER
IMPROVE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHEN
GIVEN A PLACE TO LIVE THAT IS
DIGNIFIED AND THAT IS HUMANE
ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY
DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE ONE OF
THESE SHELTERING OPTIONS, THERE
HAS BEEN NO PRESENTATION OF
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AS A
RESULT OF HAVING OUR NEIGHBORS
WHO USED TO BE IN ENCAMPMENTS
AND ARE NOW IN THE SAME
DIGNIFIED PLACE TO LIVE. I DID
JUST WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT
THAT I COULD SHARE AN ANECDOTE
ON ALL EIGHT OF MY COLLEAGUES
ON THE COUNCIL AND THEIR
COMMITMENT TO BUILDING AND
EXPANDING THOSE KINDS OF
INTERVENTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW THAT ENOUGH CREDIT
OR ASSOCIATION IS ALWAYS GIVEN
TO WHAT THOSE EFFORTS HAVE DONE
. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE
EFFORTS OF THIS COUNCIL ,
BALLARD PARK WOULD STILL BE AN
ENCAMPMENT TODAY.
THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE WOULD
BE NOT LIVING IN A DOOR THAT
LOCKS AND FOUR WALLS.
THEY WOULD BE LIVING IN A TENT.
THERE WOULD STILL BE AN
ENCAMPMENT ON THIRD AVENUE.
THERE WOULD BE AN ENCAMPMENT AT
INTERLAKE.
THIS COUNCIL SAW THOSE
ENCAMPMENTS AS IS INHUMANE
PLACES TO LIVE.
WE WORKED HARD TO GET THEM
STAFFED AND TO GET PEOPLE IN
THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS DISCUSSION ON
APRIL 20th. I WAS VERY
ENCOURAGED TO READ IN THE NEWS
OVER THE WEEKEND DETAILING THE
MAYOR'S FIRST 100 DAYS IN
OFFICE.
THE HARRELL TEAM REASSERTED
THEIR COMMITMENT, WHICH I THINK
IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THIS
COUNCIL.
THEY BILLED 2000 SUCH PLACES
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF 2022
TO OFFER PEOPLE A PLACE TO GO.
WE HAVE SEEN FROM LAST FALL TO
THE PRESENT DAY THAT WHEN WE
HAVE THOSE PLACEMENTS, WE ARE
ABLE TO OFFER PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
THESE ENCAMPMENTS A DESIRABLE
PLCE TO GO. THAT IS TO THE
BENEFIT OF EVERYONE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE HOUSED
. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THAT WORK.
I APPRECIATE THE MEDIA ABOUT
THIS CONNECTION BETWEEN HOW
DIGNIFIED AND HUMANE RESPONSES
AS THE HOMELESS CRISIS MAKES US
ALL SAFER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT WORK.
WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS SO I WILL OPEN
IT UP TO COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES OR PUT QUESTIONS ON
THE PRESENTATION.
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
COMMENTS ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S PRESENTATION BE
EMAILED TO HER.
I'M NOT SURE IF I PREPARED TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS ON HER ITEMS,
BUT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR A
MOMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I HAVE
SOMETHING TO ADD.
I HOPE I'M NOT STEALING YOUR
THUNDER, BUT IT WAS IN OUR
NEWSLETTER WITH REGARDS TO THE
LIBRARIES.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SHARING POSITIVE RESULTS WITH
IT A LITTLE DECISION TO
ELIMINATE FINES FROM HIS
OVERDUE ITEMS. IF YOU REMEMBER
FROM LAST YEAR, WE MADE THE
DECISION TO ELIMINATE FINES AND
SOME PEOPLE WENT CRAZY OVER
THAT.
GUESS WHAT?
THIS CHANGE WAS MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE $219 MILLION PASSED BY
THE VOTERS IN AUGUST OF 2019.
THE POSITIVE RESULTS ARE LONG
OVERDUE.
LOST ITEMS HAVE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY BY 38%. SO, WHAT
WE FOUND OUT IS IT WAS A GOOD
THING TO DO THAT AND WE HAVE
MORE PEOPLE USING THE LIBRARY
AND AS I SAID, HAVING OVERDUE
BOOKS AND ITEMS HAVE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY, OVER 38%.
OVERDUE ITEMS WENT FROM 10% TO
5%.
IT WAS A GOOD THING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE DONE GOOD.
I HOPE I DIDN'T STEAL THAT FROM
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ,
THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY
PART.
I APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THAT.
THAT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
FROM THE LIBRARY AND GOOD TO
SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC.
>> YEAH.
I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE
SOMETIMES TRY TO DO GOOD THINGS
. IT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> CERTAINLY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
MY BRIEFING?
SEEING NO SUCH UPDATES, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. YOU ARE MUTED.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
LET'S SEE.
I WILL START WITH COMMITTEE.
MY COMMITTEE VOTED FOR ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
PARKS COMMISSION.
WE ALSO RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF
THREE LANDMARK PRESERVATION
ORDINANCES, SO THOSE WILL BE
COMING TO FULL COUNCIL ON THE
19th. ONE OF THOSE -- THE THREE
LANDMARK PRESENTATION
ORDINANCES ARE FOR AN APARTMENT
BUILDING, AN APARTMENT CONDO
BUILDING, AND THE UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL BANK.
THOSE WILL BE BEFORE US NEXT
WEEK.
THIS WEEKEND, I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF JOINING MAYOR
HARRELL AT THE RESTORE SEATTLE
ON A WALKING TOUR. IT STARTED
DOWN IN PIONEER SQUARE AND
STARTED WITH A REALLY FANTASTIC
STOREFRONT. THE YOUNG
ENTREPRENEUR RUNNING THAT IS
WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION I
BELIEVE SHE SAID IN KENYA TO
SUPPORT WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
AND ENTREPRENEURS THERE.
SHE IS IMPORTING PRODUCTS AND
USING THE DESIGN SHE IS SEEING
IN AFRICA TO CREATE PRODUCTS
HERE THAT SHE IS SELLING AT HER
STOREFRONT IN PIONEER SQUARE.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK
IT OUT.
IT IS AN AMAZING SPACE.
LAST WEEK MY STAFF AND I HAD
OUR QUARTERLY STRATEGIC PLANNING
MEETING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL
ON TRACK FOR THIS YEAR.
MY STAFF CONTINUED TO MEET WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP ON THEIR
WORK TO PURCHASE THE ARCHES
APARTMENT BUILDING.
THE IDEA IS TO HOLD THE LAND IN
COMMUNITY CONTROL AND TAKE THE
APARTMENTS OFF THE SPECULATIVE
MARKET AND REALLY TRY TO ASSURE
THAT APARTMENT BUILDING THAT IT
IS PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THEM TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
ON FRIDAY, I RODE MY BIKE TO
WORK WITH A GROUP OF PARENTS.
SOME OF THEM HAVE CHILDREN AT
MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL. SOME HAVE
KIDS AND NEARBY CHILDCARE.
EVERYBODY IS CONCERNED ABOUT A
LOSS OF A SAFE CONNECTION
BETWEEN SOUTH BEACON HILL AND
NORTH BEACON HILL FOR FOLKS
THAT CANNOT DRIVE. WE MET WITH
PARENTS, WITH SAFE REPS TO
SCHOOLS, ADVOCATES, AND WITH
SOMEBODY FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WHO IS WORKING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHATEVER PLANS THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS FOR CREATING
A PLACE FOR SCHOOL BUSES TO PARK
, WHICH CAN ALLOW FOR PARENTS
WHO ARE BIKING TO BE ABLE TO
GET THROUGH SAFELY.
AND IF SO, I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
WITH THEM AND TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH SDOT TO MAKE SURE
THE ENTITIES ARE ALIGNING ON
SAFETY ISSUES THERE.
THIS MORNING I MET WITH A MUSIC
EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WILL BE
OPENING THEIR NEW SPACE IN THE
RAYNOR VALLEY NEXT SUMMER.
THEY WILL BE ADDING A MUSIC
EDUCATION, ARTS HUB, AN AMAZING
PROGRAMMING.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE GOING OUT TO
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY TO
MAKE SURE THAT KIDS HAVE ACCESS
TO THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH
COMMUNITY ROOTS, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE HOUSING FOR 80%. THEY
ARE DOING THIS THROUGH
OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUNDING, SO
NOT ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH
OFFICE OF HOUSING. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THAT
PROJECT.
YOU MAY RECALL LAST SUMMER, WE
HAD A STREET NAMING FOR
CLARENCE AYCOCK'S, A JUNIOR OF
THIS PROGRAM.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
BRINGING MORE MUSIC AND CULTURE
TO THE SOUTH END.
THIS MORNING, I WAS HONORED TO
JOIN MAYOR HARRELL AND
INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM OUR
FRENCH SISTER CITY AND REGIONAL
LEADERS. MUCH OF THE
CONVERSATION THIS MORNING
CENTERED ON BUILDING AN
EQUITABLE CITY.
FROM THE FRENCH SIDE, WE HEARD
ABOUT THEIR COMMITMENT TO
MAKING THEIR CITY MORE
SUSTAINABLE, BETTER CONNECTED.
THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
LEARNING ON OUR RACIAL AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES AND
HOW THEY CAN USE THE TOOLS TO
TAKE BACK TO FRANCE. THEY ARE
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN
CREATING A NONSEXIST CITY AND
WE ARE LOOKING FOR TOOLS TO
MODIFY AND USE FOR THOSE
PURPOSES.
VERY EXCITING.
TOMORROW I WILL LEAD A GROUP OF
ELECTIVE LEADERS ON A TOUR OF
DISTRICT 2. WE WILL BE VISITING
THE FOOD FOREST, RANIER BEACH,
THE RANIER BEACH URBAN FARM,
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ON HOW NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANNING WORKS AND WHAT THAT
MEANS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER
DEVELOPMENT.
DURING THE TOUR, I HOPE TO
CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOW
WE BUILD A CITY OF WELL-
CONNECTED, WELL RESOURCED
COMMUNITIES WHERE NEIGHBORS
HAVE ACCESS TO GROCERY,
CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, ALL
WHILE THEY ARE IN THERE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITUATION.
>> AND ON THURSDAY, I WILL HOST
THE SECOND PANEL OF OUR SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH SERIES.
I AM EXCITED THAT THE DEPUTY
MAYOR WILL JOIN US.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE CHICAGO
ALDERMAN AS PART OF THAT
DISCUSSION.
IT REALLY WILL CENTER ON
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND SOCIAL HOUSING, SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS ALL I HAVE
TODAY.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
THOSE.
I DON'T SEE ANY, SO I WILL HAND
IT OVER TO THE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THE NEXT FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE APRIL
20th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL HAVE THE TEMPLATE,
WHICH WE HAD DISCUSSED IN OUR
MEETING IN LATE MARCH.
WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO GET
TO THAT IN OUR LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING, SO WE WILL HAVE THAT
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
WE WILL HAVE THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST A
PRESENTATION, AND A
PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE.
THESE TWO ITEMS WILL PROVIDE A
MORE COMPLETE PICTURE TO THE
REVENUE FORECAST FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR AND FOR
LOOKING AT 2023 AND 2024.
I WILL PROVIDE A QUICK SUMMARY
OF THE ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST COUNCIL FOR WHICH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ SITS
ON. THE LAST ITEM THAT WILL BE
ON OUR MEETING FOR NEXT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20th AT 9:30
A.M.
IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
SPENDING ALLOCATION.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS NOTED ON
THE 20th AS WELL HE WILL HAVE A
REPORT OUT ON SPENDING ITEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESS
SERVICES.
I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD
COMBINATION BETWEEN THE
PRESENTATION ON THAT TOPIC AND
THE OVERALL PRESENTATION ON
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
DOLLARS AND HOW WE ARE DOING
WITH ALLOCATING THE FUNDING
THAT THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED.
WE APPRECIATE THE MONTHLY
UPDATES WE HAVE RECEIVED. THESE
ARE THE QUARTERLY REPORTS OUT
IN OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE
ON HOW THE ALLOCATIONS ARE
GOING.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ASKING
QUESTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT
FUNDS ARE ENCUMBERED BUT WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL
OF THOSE FUNDS OUT.
COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW ON OUR
FULL COUNCIL MEETING WE HAVE
SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
FROM LAST WEEK INCLUDING FIVE
NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING
EVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
THREE REAPPOINTMENTS INCLUDING
TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS AND THE
TWO REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION RELATED TO
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WATCHLIST.
I THANK ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES
THAT HAVE OFFERED AMENDMENTS IN
OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND WERE
ABLE TO GET THEIR ITEMS
INCORPORATED IN THAT PROJECT
WATCHLIST, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT
ON COUNCIL.
EXCUSE ME, NOT ON THE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITH
US TO GET THAT UPDATED BEFORE
IT LEFT COMMITTEE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOUR
VOTE ON THAT TOMORROW.
IN TERMS OF AN UPDATE, AS I
MENTIONED I WAS GOING TO MEET
WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT
DISCUSSION LAST TUESDAY AND I
WAS REALLY INSPIRED BY ONE OF
THE QUESTIONS AND EXCITEMENT
AROUND THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING PROCESS, INCLUSIVE
ZONING, THE DESIRE TO CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
DENSITY, AND A LOT OF INTERESTS
THEY EXPRESSED FOR THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE DISCUSSED
EARLIER TODAY IN THIS BRIEFING,
BUT ALSO IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS WITH THE OIR TEAM,
THE SENATOR, AND THE GOVERNOR'S
WORK ACROSS THE STATE.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
FORWARD THINKING AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THEM AND THE CITY AS A
WHOLE AS WE CONTINUE TO CREATE
A MORE INCLUSIVE CITY FOR ALL.
ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK I HAD THE
CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST
COUNCIL . I HAVE THE PLEASURE
OF SERVING WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND I WAS
HONORED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF
CHAIR.
AGAIN, THIS WAS ESTABLISHED BY
THE PREVIOUS CITY SEATTLE
COUNCIL.
THIS COUNCIL IS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR US AS A COUNCIL ALONG WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO GET IN REAL TIME
JOINT UPDATES ON WHAT THE
REVENUE FORECAST LOOKS LIKE
INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT
INFORMATION JUST BE DIGESTED
WITHIN THE BUDGET OFFICE.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO USE A REVENUE FORECAST
COUNCIL PROCESS SIMILAR TO
KING COUNTY, SIMILAR TO THE
STATE THAT HAS THE LEAD PROGRAM
AND INDEPENDENT REVENUE
FORECAST OFFICE AS WELL.
WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ON
FRIDAY LAST WEEK AND ACCEPTED
THE FORECAST AT THE OFFICE
PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SUMMARY OF
THAT DISCUSSION IN OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING, AS I NOTED
COMING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL
20th.
I WILL GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS
AND PLEASE TUNE INTO THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, WHO IS
BROADCASTING THOSE COUNCIL
MEETINGS LIVE SO YOU CAN WATCH
IN REAL-TIME.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE
OVERALL FORECAST INCREASED. OUR
OVERALL REVENUE FORECAST HAS
INCREASED TO $32.5 MILLION
AVAILABLE IN NEW GENERAL
DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR 2022.
THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF
$57.3 MILLION IN NON-GENERAL
FUND. OF COURSE, THAT INCLUDES
THINGS LIKE JUMPSTART.
THE NON-GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
ARE DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY
ALLOCATED FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.
I AM DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE
$32.5 MILLION, WHICH IS GREAT
NEWS AND IN ADDITION TO THAT
$57.3 MILLION FOR A NON-GENERAL
FUND. I WANT TO NOTE THIS
PICTURE IS NOT COMPLETE BECAUSE
THERE ARE REVENUE SOURCES WHICH
REMAIN WITHIN THE BUDGET
OFFICE.
THE CBO WILL BE COMING TO THE
COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT WEEK TO
PROVIDE AN OVERALL FORECAST FOR
THE REST OF THE REVENUE STREAMS
. WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION
ON APRIL 20th.
AGAIN, TO SEE A FULLER PICTURE
ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE
FORECASTING, NOT JUST FOR 2022
AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR US IN
TERMS OF MEETING THE NEED FOR
THIS YEAR AND HOW WE PREPARE
FOR 2023 AND 2024.
I WILL ALSO NOTE MUCH OF THE
FORECASTING IS STILL VOLATILE
GIVEN THE INTERNATIONAL
UNCERTAINTY AND INCREASED
EXPENSES.
THAT INCLUDES THE ONGOING WARS
ACROSS THE GLOBE AND INCREASED
EXPENSES SUCH AS INTEREST RATES
. THE CITY FACES A REVENUE GAP.
I WON'T CALL IT A SHORTFALL,
BUT A REVENUE GAP IN LONG-TERM
NEEDS AND SHORT-TERM REVENUE
SOURCES TO FILL THOSE NEEDS,
MANY OF WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO ADDRESS NOT JUST WITH
JUMPSTART BUT THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT DOLLARS.
INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
THROUGH IT JUMPSTART SEATTLE'S
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TAX IS
HELPING TO NOT ONLY KEEP THE
TRAINS RUNNING BUT PROVIDE CORE
SERVICES AND KEEP PEOPLE
EMPLOYED, DIRECT WORKERS AND
INTO OUR SMALLEST BUSINESSES,
WHICH HAS HELPED TO GENERATE
GREATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE
INCLUSION OF JUMPSTART SEATTLE
IN THE REVENUE FORECAST THIS
YEAR ALLOWED FOR US TO SEE THAT
THERE IS A PROJECTED INCREASE
OF CLOSE TO $44 MILLION FOR THE
PROJECTIONS FOR 2022, BRINGING
THE TOTAL FOR JUMPSTART REVENUE
TO $277 MILLION.
AS FOLKS WERE REPORTING OUT,
THERE IS A LOT TO BE FIGURED
OUT IN TERMS OF HOW THE RETURN
TO WORK ENDS UP SETTLING DOWN
FOR SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES
SEEING THE LARGEST INCREASES IN
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS
SPECIFICALLY INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.
THERE IS A LOT TO SORT OF SEE
HOW IN A HOPEFULLY ONE DAY POST
COVID WORLD HOW THIS ALL
SETTLES OUT.
AS WAS NOTED IN THE
PRESENTATION, EVEN THE
PESSIMISTIC FORECAST FOR
JUMPSTART MAKES ME OPTIMISTIC.
I WANT TO REPEAT THAT BECAUSE
AT THIS POINT, IT IS $277
MILLION.
WE WILL HAVE MORE UPDATES FOR
APRIL 20th TO LOOK AT THE FULLER
REVENUE PICTURE AGAIN.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
NEWLY CREATED ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST COUNCIL AND THE
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST
PROCESS AND CBO FOR THEIR
UPCOMING PRESENTATION ON THE
20th.
AND THE LAST THING, JUST A QUICK
UPDATE.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
ONGOING WORK WITH LOGISTICS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTED 265,000
MASKS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. IN
TERMS OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT, THEY SAW ANOTHER
UPTICK IN CLAIMS INCLUDING A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF POTHOLE
CLAIMS SOME RELATED TO THE
NOVEMBER STORM AND SOME FROM
MORE RECENT DATES ON THE
CALENDAR.
ADJUSTERS ARE CONTINUING TO
WORK HARD TO ADJUST THESE
CLAIMS FAIRLY.
REGARDING FACILITY OPERATIONS
AND WATERWAY 20, THERE IS WORK
GOING ON WITH A CONSULTING
GROUP TO SUBMIT A DRAFT OF THE
PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT PLAN BY APRIL 20th.
FAS IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO
SUBMIT A LETTER TO REQUEST
EXTENDING THE WATERWAY 20 PERMIT
TO DNR IN MARCH.
THIS EXTENSION IS FOR 16
MONTHS.
>>> AND LASTLY, FLEET
MANAGEMENT ASSISTED SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BECOMING
THE FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO
RECEIVE THE MOST EXEMPLARY
PROTECTION CLASS RATING.
THAT IS CLASS ONE BY THE
RATINGS BUREAU.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND THAT IS MY
UPDATE.
COLLEAGUES?
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
I DON'T SEE COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, SO NEXT IN LINE WOULD
BE COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S FULL AGENDA
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS FROM OUR
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FINAL
APPROVAL OF THE TERM PERMIT FOR
THE PLAZA.
FINAL APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION
AT SECOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSAL
STREET DOWNTOWN, AND A MINOR
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR THE
SEATTLE UTILITIES DRINKING
WATER RATE CLASSIFICATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED ALL THREE ITEMS.
IF YOU ARE NOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY AND
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO REACH OUT TO CENTRAL
STAFF BEFORE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON'S VOTE.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC UTILITIES
IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, APRIL
9th AT 9:30 A.M.
THAT MEETING WILL FOCUS ON AN
UPDATE ON THE TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS MADE SO FAR TO
IMPLEMENT THE AMBITIOUS MOVE
SEATTLE PROPERTY TAX APPROVED
BY VOTERS IN 2015. NEXT WEEK'S
COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE A
SUMMARY FROM DEPARTMENTS ON THE
INITIAL DEPARTMENTS ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
FOR THE FOURTH COMING LIGHT
RAIL LINES AND EXTENSIONS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE RECEIVED
AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION FROM
SOUND TRANSIT AT THE FEBRUARY
15th MEETING.
THIS IS A CHANCE TO HEAR MORE
FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS, WHICH WILL BE
COORDINATED BY EXECUTIVES,
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE
TRANSIT STAFF. THEY WILL SPEAK
TO SOME OF THE KEY THEMES FROM
THE COMMUNITY COMMENTS THEY
HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THUS FAR.
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO THIS COMMITTEE MEETING ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 19th AT 9:30 A.M.
FOSTER AND HIS TEAM WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO MEET INDIVIDUALLY.
OF COURSE, WE ARE REPRESENTED
ON THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND MAYOR
LEWIS . A NEW PERMANENT
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR'S
SENTIMENTS FROM THEIR PRESS
RELEASE, WHICH SAID SEATTLE
DESERVES A TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM WHICH IS SAFE, RELIABLE,
AND EQUITABLE.
OUR SDOT DIRECTOR IS
INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPLEMENTING
THAT VISION.
THEIR PRESS RELEASE CONTINUED,
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
APPOINT A CHAMPION FOR BACK TO
BASICS SIXES, A COLLABORATOR
WHO BUILDS BRIDGES. AS STATED
IN THE EXECUTIVE PRESS RELEASE,
SIMPSON WILL CONTINUE AS
INTERIM DIRECTOR AND THAT IS
UNTIL A NEW DIRECTOR IS
NOMINATED AND APPROVED.
ULTIMATELY THE CANDIDATE WILL
GO THROUGH A CONFIRMATION
PROCESS AT THE CITY COUNCIL
PURSUANT OF RESOLUTION 32818.
THANKS AGAIN FOR MOSQUEDA FOR
CRAFTING A RESOLUTION FOR THE
APPOINTMENTS.
DISTRICT 4, I WANT TO THANK
SDOT AND THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION FOR DEDICATING A
CONSTRUCTION HUB COORDINATOR
FOR THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY IN
THE HEART OF DISTRICT 4. THIS
REQUEST ORIGINATED WITH THE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS, THE
U DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP.
I AM GLAD MY OFFICE WAS ABLE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THIS INCREASED
COORDINATION WITH IN THIS URBAN
CENTER UNDERGOING SUBSTANTIAL
REDEVELOPMENT. AS YOU ALL MAY
KNOW, CONSTRUCTION HUB
COORDINATOR'S ARE BASED IN THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THEY WORK
WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, PUBLIC
AGENCIES, AND UTILITY PARTNERS
TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS CAUSED
BY CONSTRUCTION SO PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS DESTINATIONS AND MOVE
PAST WORK ZONES SAFELY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY, A SURVEY OF 700 SEATTLE
REGISTERED VOTERS CONDUCTED BY
EMC RESEARCH IN MARCH OF THIS
YEAR NOTED THAT 73%, "SAY THEY
FEEL LESS SAFE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD THAN THEY DID TWO
YEARS AGO."
WE RECEIVED FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER THEIR WEEKLY
REPORT ON SHOOTINGS AND SHOTS
FIRED.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR ENSURING TO
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE AND
OTHER IMPORTANT REPORTS ON
CRIME TRENDS IN SEATTLE.
THESE TRENDS ARE ALARMING.
QUOTING FROM THE SPD REPORT,
"YEAR-TO-DATE HOMICIDE EVENTS
ARE UP 78%.
YEAR-TO-DATE SHOTS FIRED EVENTS
ARE UP 91%.
187 EVENTS IMPAIRED TO 98
EVENTS LAST YEAR. SHOOTINGS ARE
UP 164% COMPARED TO THE SAME
YEAR-TO-DATE FOR THE FIRST
QUARTER PERIOD OF TIME IN 2022
2021."
THIS INCREASING TREND IS
CONSISTENT WITH INCREASING
TRENDS WE SEE ON THE SPD ONLINE
CRIME DASHBOARD FOR VIOLENT
CRIME AND PROPERTY CRIME. THE
OFFICE HAS ALSO HEARD AN UPTICK
IN PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS FROM
RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
IN NORTH SEATTLE, PARTICULARLY
ROSEVILLE AND THE U DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WANT MY CONSTITUENTS TO KNOW
THAT I HEAR THEM.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT CERTAIN CRIMES
TEND TO INCREASE DURING THE
HOTTER SUMMER MONTHS.
SUMER IS COMING AND WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE A PLAN.
THE PLAN WE SAW AT THE
COMMITTEE TWO WEEKS AGO WAS
VERY HIGH-LEVEL AND
ASPIRATIONAL BUT COULD BENEFIT
FROM IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFICS.
I KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS A
SHARED PRIORITY WITH THE
HARRELL ADMINISTRATION.
IF THERE IS NOT TIME TOMORROW,
I BELIEVE WE WILL BE HEARING
FROM SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AGAIN ON APRIL 26th AND MAY 10th
. SOME QUESTIONS I HAVE, WHEN
SHOULD THE COUNCIL EXPECT TO
RECEIVE A MORE DETAILED AND
HOLISTIC PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN
THAT ADDRESSES THE SPD STAFFING
SHORTAGE NOT ONLY BY INCREASING
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AND
RETENTION PROGRAMS, BUT BY
DEPLOYING ALTERNATIVES TO
TRADITIONAL POLICE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE METHODS.
ALTERNATIVES CAN INCLUDE
EXISTING NONPROFITS SUCH AS
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AS WELL
AS NEW IDEAS, SUCH AS THE STAR
PROGRAM.
HOW HAS SPD COORDINATED WITH
HUMAN SERVICES AND THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO
DEPLOY THEIR COMBINED RESOURCES
AND PERSONNEL, TO PREVENT
UNSAFE ACTIVITIES IN SPOTS
WHERE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS
BEEN CONCENTRATED RECENTLY? AS
WELL AS WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE A
RISE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
AT PARKS, BEACHES, GREENWAYS,
AND ARTERIALS WHERE WE HAVE
SEEN NOT ONLY DANGEROUS SHOTS
FIRED, BUT STREET RACING, FIRE
HAZARDS, AND VANDALISM.
THE HARRELL ADMINISTRATION HAS
MADE PUBLIC SAFETY A PRIORITY.
I ALSO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON 'S RESOLUTION FOCUSED ON
PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH WAS
OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED TODAY AND
CALLED FOR THE LIFTING OF A
CITY BUDGET TO FUND STAFFING
INCENTIVES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
AT OUR COMMITTEES ABOUT THE
PLANS TO PREVENT CRIME
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE INCLUDING
DETAILS ON APPROPRIATE STAFFING
AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE
EMERGENCY RESPONSES.
THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. GOOD
AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA FOR THE INVENTORS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE THAT MAKES A
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE
FRIDAY, APRIL 15th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL HEAR A BRIEFING. WE
WILL HEAR A BRIEFING AND VOTE
ON A BILL FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ALIGNING THE PAYMENT
PLANS FOR RENTERS BEHIND ON
RENT AND A SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED
BY STATE LAW. THIS STATE LAW
SHOULD APPLY REGARDLESS BUT
ALIGNING THE CITY TIMELINE WILL
HELP AVOID CONFUSION.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO HEAR
FROM AND VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENTS OF NEW MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
I WANT TO SEND MY
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE
WORKERS AT THE STATEN ISLAND
AMAZON WORKHOUSE AND LABOR
UNION WHO SUCCESSFULLY
ORGANIZED A UNION AND AN
ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC VICTORY
AGAINST THIS BEHEMOTH OF A
CORPORATION.
THIS IS THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL
UNION DRIVE AT AN AMAZON
WAREHOUSE NATIONWIDE.
THE UNION, AMAZON LABOR UNION,
SPENT $125,000 OVERALL RAISED
THROUGH GOFUNDME.
AMAZON EXECUTIVES ON THE OTHER
HAND SPENT OVER $43 MILLION ON
CONSULTANTS LAST YEAR. IT WAS A
REAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZED DRIVE
THAT COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR
WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE BYLAWS STATE THAT NO UNION
LEADER, NO EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEMBER OF THE UNION WILL BE
PAID MORE THAN THE WORKERS THEY
REPRESENT.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE SUCH
CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN
THEIR UNION.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS
PART OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY
STRUCTURE THE ORGANIZING DRIVE
HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB
HIGHLIGHTING THE EXECUTIVES ARE
NOT ONLY ON THE SIDE OF THE
WORKERS BUT ARE OPPOSED TO THE
UNION AND THEY WILL, YOU KNOW,
EMPLOYEE EVERY TACTIC IN THE
BOOKS IN ORDER TO UNDERMINE THE
UNION DRIVE.
IN FACT AMAZON HAS FILED
CHARGES AGAINST THE UNION.
IMPORTANTLY TO ORGANIZING DRIVE
ALSO HIGHLIGHTED CONCRETE
DEMANDS THAT THE WORKERS NEED
TO FIGHT AROUND.
THESE ARE DEMANDS THAT IF THE
WORKERS WIN WILL MAKE A REAL
OF COURSE NOW THE CHALLENGE IS
FOR THE UNION TO UNIONIZE MORE
WORKPLACES AND COMING UP NEXT
IS THE UNION ELECTION. IT IS
ACROSS THE STREET FROM JFK AND
ALSO THE AMAZON SORTING HOUSE
ON STATEN ISLAND.
IN ADDITION TO UNIONIZING
WAREHOUSE AFTER WAREHOUSE
CERTAINLY THE MORE DIFFICULT
TASK OF WINNING THE FIRST
CONTRACT AND MY OFFICE AN
ORGANIZATION SENDS OUR
SOLIDARITY IN THE ONGOING
STRUGGLE.
THIS PAST WEEKEND THE OFFICE
AND I PERSONALLY JOINED
STARBUCKS WORKERS IN WASHINGTON.
THEY HAVE ENERGETICALLY AND
COURAGEOUSLY STRUCK WORK FOR
THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND HAVE
NOW FILED FOR THEIR UNION
ELECTION.
THEY HAVE HIGHLIGHTED MANY
CONCRETE DEMANDS INCLUDING A
LIVING WAGE WITH ADJUSTMENTS
FOR INFLATION AND THEY JOIN
MANY OTHER STORES NATIONWIDE
AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE JOINING
THE 16 STORES THAT HAVE WON
THEIR UNION ELECTION VOTES
ALREADY.
THAT IS MY REPORT. DO
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ? IF NO
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
, IT IS ALL YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. OKAY, I AM A LITTLE
DISHEVELED.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF THE
GOVERNANCE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
IN REGARDS TO SOUND TRANSIT,
SOUND TRANSIT HAD A MEETING --
OR THERE WAS A MEETING ON THE
RYDER EXPERIENCE AND OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE WHERE BOARD MEMBERS
VOTED TO CREATE A VAST PROGRAM
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE
PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED
IN AUGUST OF 2021.
THE PROGRAM WILL WORK DIRECTLY
WITH RIDERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED
PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT
AFFAIRS IN PRIOR PRACTICE TO
THE COURT SYSTEM.
I SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8th, THIS LAST
FRIDAY, I ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT CEO SELECTION
COMMITTEE.
WE MET.
SOUND TRANSIT RETURNED THE
SERVICES.
THEIR EXECUTIVE RECRUITING GROUP
ASSISTS US IN OUR CEO
SELECTION.
THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THE
SOUND TRANSIT CEO SELECTION
COMMITTEE.
THE MEMBERS ARE THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, BOARD
MEMBER AND AUBURN, PIERCE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MYSELF, AND A
MEMBER OF THE RENTON COUNCIL.
AND DAVE SUMMERS. THOSE ARE THE
SEVEN MEMBERS, INCLUDING
MYSELF, ON THE COMMITTEE.
WE WILL MEET AGAIN ON APRIL 21st
FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS TO
CONTINUE OUR SELECTION PROCESS
OF THE NEW CEO. NEXT, LAST WEEK
MY STAFF ATTENDED A PANEL TO
DISCUSS THE NEW 150 BED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEACHING
FACILITY ON THE NORTHWEST CAMPUS
UP IN D5.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IS
ANTICIPATING A PHASED OPENING
STARTING DATE OF JUNE, 2024.
AS I SHARED WITH MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE -- AND AGAIN, THIS IS
THE LONGEST SENTENCE IN THE
WORLD THAT IS TYPED OUT HERE,
BUT BASICALLY WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THE HOSPITAL
OPENING UP THIS FACILITY WITH
150 PEOPLE THERE FOR THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEACHING
FACILITY. THIS, QUITE FRANKLY,
IS A BIG DEAL.
WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL.
A BIG THANK YOU TO SALLY CLARK,
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US
AND KEEPING US APPRISED OF THE
SITUATION SINCE THEY STARTED
DISCUSSIONS TWO YEARS AGO.
STAFF ATTENDED THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL WHERE
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT
LINDSAY PRESENTED THE NEW CITY
ATTORNEY'S PRIORITIES. STAFF
PARTICIPATED IN A SOUND TRANSIT
TORQUE HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLE
STATION PLACEMENTS FOR SEATTLE
AND THE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION
FOR THE WEST SEATTLE SEGMENTS.
I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ON
THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
STAFF ALSO TOWARD THE LONGHOUSE
AND CULTURAL CENTER, MEETING
WITH THE CHAIRWOMAN.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING OUR
OFFICE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COME DOWN AND TAKE A TOUR OF
THE LONGHOUSE.
AND FINALLY, STAFF ATTENDED THE
COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF REGARDING
THE MOST RECENT APRIL FORECAST.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THE COUNCIL.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK I WILL
CONNECT WITH A GOOD FRIEND OF
OURS IN D5 AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR
PROPERTIES AND WE WILL DISCUSS
THE NORTHGATE STATION
DEVELOPMENT FORMALLY KNOWN AS
NORTHGATE MALL.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT PERMITS HAVE
BEEN SUBMITTED FOR A NEW HOTEL
AND TWO MIXED-USE BUILDINGS, A
NINE STORY BUILDING WITH 230
UNITS OF HOUSING, AND AN EIGHT
STORY BUILDING WITH 280 UNITS
OF HOUSING. THAT IS THE
COMBINATION OF WELL OVER 500
UNITS THAT WILL BE FOR THE
NORTHGATE MALL.
I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE
DEVELOPMENT TO COME.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
NOT SEEING ANY, WE WILL MOVE TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE
THE STATEMENT TO PUT US INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY --
MADAME CLERK, WHAT TIME WOULD
IT BE IF WE DID THIS FOR 20
MINUTES?
>> 3:45.
>> BOGO UNTIL 3:45 AND IF IT
NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED, I WILL
ANNOUNCE THAT IN THE EXTENDED
DURATION.
WITH THAT, DO WE JUST STAY ON
THE LINE?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.