>>> I AM ANDREW LEWIS,
COUNSEL PRO TEM.
WILL CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PLEASANT PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT
PRO TEM LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLARK.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S OFFICE
DID REACH OUT AND INDICATE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO ATTEND A BRIEFING
TODAY.
SO FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S BRIEFING SESSION.
MOVING ON TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
I WILL AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
WAVE RIGHT PAST THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
COMMUNICATE ASIDE FROM THE FACT
THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
WILL BE RETURNING TO PRESIDE
OVER THE COUNCIL BRIEFING AT
THE NEXT MEETING.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING %
ABLE TO HAND THE VIRTUAL
GAVELED BACK OVER TO HER AT
THAT TIME.
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS A PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING THIS WEEK OF MAY
EIGHTH -- FROM MAY 8th UNTIL
MAY 14th OF 2022 TO BE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
FOR SIGNATURE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, PLEASE LEAVE THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCURATION
OR ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK
BEFORE I REQUEST SIGNATURES BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
LEWIS.
I'M EXCITED COLLEAGUES TO BE
BRINGING FORWARD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROCLAMATION.
EVERY YEAR, WE BRING FORWARD A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING A WEEK
IN MAY AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK.
THE PROCURATION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY DECLARES MAY 8th THROUGH
THE 14th AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK IN SEATTLE FOR THE YEAR
2022.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED AN
E-MAIL FROM MY STAFF THANKS TO
AARON HOUSE FOR SUBMITTING THE
DRAFT AROUND LAST WEEK AND
THANKS AS WELL TO THE MAYOR,
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL SAID HE
WILL BE CONCURRING WITH A
PROCLAMATION TODAY.
FOR THE HOUSING WEEK IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE, TO
SOLEBURY OUR WINS AND TO
ORGANIZE AND GET MOTIVATED FOR
THE WORK AHEAD.
I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS PROCLAMATION BECAUSE WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE
HORIZON.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
CELEBRATE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF WINS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THE PROCURATION GIVES US A
CHANCE TO BOTH CELEBRATE WHAT
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND TO
WORK TOGETHER ON WHAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN NEXT.
SOME OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
WERE PASSED BY THE COUNCIL
THROUGH JUMPSTART, WITH MORE
THAN -- WITH ALMOST $2
MILLION OF INVESTMENTS IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WENT
DIRECTLY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HALF OF THAT COMING FROM
JUMPSTART PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
IN SEATTLE.
AND THE NUMBERS ARE COLLECTED
TO GROW IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.
WE HAVE TRIPLED INVESTMENTS AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES WHO
HAVE LARGELY BEEN LOCKED OUT OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DUE
TO CURRENT AND PAST
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING
POLICIES, BOTH LENDING AND
ZONING POLICIES.
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY
FOCUSED ACQUISITION AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND TO HELP REMOVE
BARRIERS FOR ESPECIALLY SMALLER
COMMUNITY ROOTED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE LED BY AND ROOTED IN
COMMUNITIES MOST AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT, MEANING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
AND WE HAVE CREATED HOUSING
SERVING THOSE COMMUNITY'S MOST
AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT THROUGH
POLICIES LIKE AFFIRMATIVE
MARKETING AND COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE.
WE CREATED AN ONGOING FUNDING
STREAM FOR THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO FUND
PROJECTS THAT GROUP COMMUNITIES
IN PLACE AND CO- LOCATE HOUSING
SERVICES AND SMALL BUSINESS AND
CULTURAL SPACE ALTOGETHER ON
HOUSING TO CREATE MORE THAN
JUST A HOME BUT TO CREATE A
SENSE OF PLACE.
AND WE ARE RECOGNIZING THROUGH
THIS PROCLAMATION THE
INTERSECTION OF HOUSING AND
CLIMATE CRISES AND HOW THOSE
THE WAYS IN WHICH AS WE BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INVEST
IN GREEN NEW DEAL STRATEGIES,
WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE
PRESSING NEED TO CREATE A
FORMAL HOUSING WITH IN OUR CITY
AND ADDRESS CLIMATE RESILIENCE
THEIR HOUSING STOCK TO IMPROVE
WEATHERIZATION AND
ELECTRIFICATION WITHIN THE
HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN OUR
CITY.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO REFLECT ON WHAT HAS BEEN
DONE AND GOING FORWARD, WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
MR. PRESIDENT, VERY BRIEFLY, I
THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF COVID,
THE METHOD TO STAY HOME AND
HEALTHY WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
LACKING A PLACE TO CALL HOME,
HAS REALLY EXACERBATED AND
EMPHASIZE THE IDEA FOR US TO
BUILD MORE PORTABLE HOUSING.
HOUSING HAS CONTINUED TO
INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF COVID.
AND WE CHANNEL MUCH OF OUR
COVID RELIEF DOLLARS TO
ENABLING THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PARTNERS TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY
IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET AND
TO ACQUIRE NEW BUILDINGS AND
BUILDINGS THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE GONE DERELICT OR BEEN
FOR SALE ON THE PRIVATE MARKET.
WORKING TOGETHER WITH COUNSEL,
THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING, WE WERE ABLE
TO BRING PROPERTIES OFF THE
PRIVATE MARKET AND CONVET THEM
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING USING
RAPID ACQUISITION FUNDING AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
AND WE ARE GETTING MORE
PROPERTIES --
MORE UNITS STOOD UP THAN EVER
BEFORE.
SEATTLE IS GETTING NATIONAL
ATTENTION BECAUSE WE ARE
LEVERAGING THE STATE AND
FEDERAL RESOURCES AND WE ARE
EXPEDITING THE CREATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE ARE
DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
THERE ARE OVER 5400 NEW
AFFORDABLE UNITS CURRENTLY
UNDER DEVELOPMENT WITH 4000 OF
THOSE OPENING IN THIS UPCOMING
YEAR.
THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE
INVESTMENT AND IT IS EQUAL TO
ABOUT SEVEN MULTIFAMILY UNITS
THAT WE TOOK OFF THE PRIVATE
MARKET.
AND I WILL CONCLUDE WITH THIS.
POLICIES THAT WE HAVE PASSED
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE
REALLY NOW COMING TO FRUITION.
AS POLICYMAKERS AND FOLKS WERE
ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY NO, IT
IS NOT OFTEN YOU GET TO SEE
YOUR WORK COMING TO FRUITION.
AND THIS YEAR, IN APRIL, WE
CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF TWO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFORTS,
BOTH CREATING PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP, MADE
POSSIBLE BY SURPLUS LAND
LEGISLATION THAT I SPONSORED IN
2018 REQUIRING THE CITY TO NOT
SELL ITS PUBLIC PROPERTY ON THE
PRIVATE MARKET AND INSTEAD,
REQUIRE THAT THE SURPLUS
PROPERTY, WHETHER IT IS OWNED
BY UTILITIES OR ANY OTHER
DEPARTMENT, TO BE PRIORITIZED
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
FOR THE COMMUNITY HOUSING
PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
PRIORITY GIVEN TO COMMUNITIES
MOST AT RISK OF THIS PLACEMENT.
ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES IS A
VILLAGE GARDEN IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
AFRICA TOWN.
IT IS UTILIZING COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE THAT WE PASSED IN
2019.
AND AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
POLICIES THAT WE PASSED AS WELL
TO PROVIDE HOMEBUYERS WITH
HISTORIC TIES TO THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND TO HAVE THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY.
A SHOUT OUT TO OUR COLLEAGUES
FOR ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING
TO INCREASE SPECIAL PERMITTING
CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECTS GREATLY
NEEDED.
AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CUTTING
DOWN ON REDUCING THE TIME THAT
IT TAKES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
CAN SEATTLE IS THE ONLY CITY IN
THE NATION WITH SPECIFIC
PERMITTING FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK
ON THAT.
I WILL BE SHARING SOME OF THE
OTHER WINS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE WEEK.
WE WILL HAVE A TILE OR SOCIAL
MEDIA POST EVERY DAY TO
CELEBRATE SOME OF THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT IS BEING
DONE AND SOME WORK THAT IS
STILL YET TO COME WITH THE
HOUSING LEVEE THAT WILL BE UP
FOR RENEWAL NEXT YEAR.
AND SO THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT HOW WE PREPARE FOR THE
HOUSING LEVY.
WE WILL NEED PROJECTS THAT
INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REVENUE STREAMS TO MAKE SURE WE
STAY LASER FOCUSED ON CRITICAL
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND
MAKING GOOD ON OUR
JUMPSTART CODIFIED IN HOUSING
LEVY BUT NEED MORE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING THAT WILL COME WITH THE
RENEWAL OF THE HOUSING LEVY IN
2023.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND AND INCREASE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR WINTERS AND FIRST-
TIME HOMEOWNERS.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE TACKLE THE TOUGHEST ISSUE
SEATTLE IS FACING LIKE MANY
OTHER CITIES, TO COME THROUGH
AND FOLLOW UP ON THE REZONING
FOR THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE BUILDING IN EVERY POSSIBLE
PLACE THAT WE CAN TO INCREASE
THE ACCESS TO HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE.
SO THANK YOU AS WELL TO OUR
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE WORKING SO
DILIGENTLY ON MAKING SURE THERE
IS COMMUNITY VOICE INCLUDED IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT THIS.
I ALSO WILL GO FROM THE
BRIEFING HERE TODAY TO JOIN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK KICKOFF
AT THE WING LOOP MUSEUM
ALONGSIDE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AND ALSO
THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK CALLED
"HOMELESSNESS IS A HOUSING
PROBLEM."
AUTHOR AUTHOR GREG COBURN.
THERE IS A HANDFUL OF EVENTS
FOR CELEBRATING THIS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK.
GO TO HOUSINGCONSORTIUM.ORG
/AFFORDABLEHOUSINGWEEK.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION,
DECLARING THIS WEEKEND FOR THE
HOUSING WEEK IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THEN MORE TO COME
TOMORROW AS WE GET A CHANCE TO
PRESENT THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION.
IS THEIR ANYBODY ELSE ON THE
COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
REMARKS REGARDING, OR ASK
QUESTIONS OF THE MOVER OF THE
PROCLAMATION BEFORE WE AFFIX
SIGNATURES?
>> SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL CALL TO
SEE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED
TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CLERK.
I DID REALIZE THAT RIGHT AFTER
CALLING THE ROLE AND EXCUSING
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I DID
FORGET TO DO THE APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES SO I WILL GO BACK
AND DO THAT AT THIS POINT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES FOR MAY 2nd, 2022
BRIEFING MEETING WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
MOVING FORWARD FROM
PROCLAMATIONS, WE WILL NOW GO
TO THE REVIEW OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND COUNCIL REGIONAL
COMMITTEE ACTIONS FOR THIS WEEK.
THIS WILL PROCEED IN THE
ROTATED ROLL CALL.
THIS WEEK'S ROLL CALL ROTATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON, PLEASE
BEGIN AND THEN HAND IT NEXT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GIVEN
THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM LEWIS.
GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
ON THE TOMORROW AFTERNOON FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE ARE
NO ITEMS FOR MOORE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IS SCHEDULED
FOR TUESDAY, 9-17 AT 10:30 A.M.
WE ARE LIKELY TO CONSIDER EIGHT
ITEMS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE
RENEWAL OF THREE TERM PERMITS,
TWO FOR EXISTING PEDESTRIAN
TUNNELS DOWNTOWN AND ONE FOR AN
EXISTING SKYBRIDGE IN CHERRY
HILL.
WE WILL VOTE ON A TERM PERMIT
TO HAVE THE INSTALLATION OF
CONDUIT PIPES FOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 4. WE
ALSO WILL HAVE TWO BILLS FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ONE IS ESSENTIALLY A TECHNICAL
CORRECTION BECAUSE IT ACCEPTS
TWO PROPERTY DEEDS THAT WOULD
PERFECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR
THE TWO ARSENAL'S REQUIRED IN
1986.
AND THE OTHER BILL IS TO ACCEPT
EASEMENT FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
TO INSTALL A REPLACEMENT SEWER
LINE.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR THE RSGI
REPORT FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING ON THE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL AUDIT OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH AS WE
KNOW IS A 1 BILLION-DOLLAR
ENTERPRISE FOR AT LEAST NUMBER
LINES OF BUSINESS.
SOLID WASTE, DRINKING WATER,
WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE.
REGARDING SOUND TRANSIT, SOUND
TRANSIT IS GIVING THEMSELVES
ANOTHER MONTH TO MAKE DECISIONS
ON THE WEST SEATTLE BOLLARD
LINK EXTENSION ROUTES AND
STATIONS.
SO INSTEAD OF ON MAY 17th, WE
WILL START DISCUSSING A JOINT
RESOLUTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE
REGARDING SEATTLE'S PREFERENCES
THAT OUR JUNE 7th COMMITTEE
MEETING.
WE WILL THEN HAVE A SECOND
COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 5th
OR JULY 19th TO VOTE ON THAT
RESOLUTION.
ALSO AT THE JUNE 7th COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE WILL VOTE ON BAYER
HARRELL'S NOMINATION OF ANDREW
LEE TO BECOME THE PERMANENT
GENERAL MANAGER OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT
INCLUDES SDU, I AM FOLLOWING
ECONOMIZE IN RESOLUTION 3168.
WE HAVE CIRCULATED THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT PACKET TO YOU AND
IT WAS ALSO ON LAST WEEK'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT
DIRECTOR LEE TO ANSWER IN
ADVANCE, PLEASE RESPOND TO MY
OFFICE BY THIS FRIDAY, MAY 13th
WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.
WE CAN CIRCULATE ANSWERS WELL
IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 7
CONFIRMATION VOTE AT THE
COMMITTEE.
ON TOMORROW'S INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR, WE ARE
LIKELY TO HAVE THREE BILLS FROM
THE EXECUTIVE THAT WOULD HELP
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES CUSTOMERS STILL
STRUGGLING WITH UTILITY BILLS.
THIS INCLUDES EXTENDING THE
WAIVER OF INTEREST FEES ON
UTILITY BILLS AND ACCENTING THE
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY
PREVIOUSLY GRANTED FOR THE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
BECAUSE THESE BILLS IMPACT BOTH
CITY LIGHT AND SDU, I AM
COSPONSORING THEM WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXTENSIONS OF
EXISTING RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT
ARE TIME SENSITIVE, WE ARE
SENDING THESE BILLS STRAIGHT
BEFORE COUNCIL.
SPEAKING OF UTILITY BILLS, WE
KNOW THAT UTILITY BILLS ARE
ESSENTIALLY REGRESSIVE WITH
LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS PAYING
A GREATER PORTION OF THEIR
INCOME FOR UTILITIES THAN HIRING
-- HIGHER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
DO.
I'M PROUD OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR WORKING HARD TO MANAGE COST
AND KEEP RATE INCREASES TO THE
VERY MINIMUM.
I WANTED TO ALERT MY COLLEAGUES
TO A TROUBLING RATE INCREASE
PENDING FROM KING COUNTY
GOVERNMENT THAT WILL NEGATIVELY
IMPACT UTILITY BILLS TO ALL
CONSTITUENTS.
AFTER PROMISING MONTHS AGO TO
RAISE THE KING COUNTY
WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES BY
4%, THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE
IS ASKING THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GO BACK ON
THAT PROMISE AND INSTEAD RAISE
RATES BY 5.75%.
THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS
FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WHICH HAS THE WEST
POINT TREATMENT FACILITY
CONTINUES TO HAVE SEATTLE
RESIDENTS SUBSIDIZED
DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN KING
COUNTY THAT IS PAYING FOR THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
MOREOVER THE CITY GOVERNMENT,
THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS NO
AUTHORITY TO ADJUST WASTEWAER
FEES PASS DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMERS
BY KING COUNTY.
THE FATE OF THIS ORIGINAL RATE
INCREASE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF
KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M HOPING THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ASK
QUESTIONS, PUSH BACK AND PUSHED
ON THE PROPOSED 5.75% RATE
INCREASE, BECAUSE THE COST
DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN JUSTIFIED
IN MY OPINION.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MORE
REASONABLE RATE OF 4% WAS
CODIFIED JUST MONTHS AGO.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, CONCLUDES MY
REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COLLEAGUES, THIS LAST WEEK IN
DISTRICT SIX, AND CONTINUING
THE WOODLAND PARK UPDATE IS
THAT OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE THIRD AND
FINAL PHASE.
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS ARE ACTIVELY
MAKING CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES
AND SHELTER WHICH INCLUDES 24/7
ENHANCED SHELTER OPTIONS WITH
ON-SITE SERVICES AND OTHER
OPTIONS SUCH AS TINY HOMES.
LANDS HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO
BE CREATED TO GET PEOPLE
INSIDE.
AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION
AND LOGISTICS PLANS TO GET THEM
FROM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AT
THE PARK AND FOR SHELTER AND
HOUSING OPTIONS WE HAVE
AVAILABLE.
IN DISTRICT 6, I ATTENDED A
MEETING AT THE BALLARD LIBRARY.
AND THAT IS FOR THE PATIO AREA
IN THE GARAGE.
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE HISTORIC
COMMISSION MEETING TO DISCUSS
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BALLARD
AVENUE STREET CAFC AND I
CONTINUED MEETING WITH THEM
ABOUT HOW WE HAVE THIS IN
LIMITED TO THE STREET TO GET
THAT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AND WE ATTENDED THE PHINNEY
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND THE
NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
AND I HOSTED WEEKLY OFFICE
HOURS WITH D6 RESINS LAST
THURSDAY FROM 2:00 UNTIL 6:30
P.M.
I MET WITH THREE RESIDENTS FROM
PHINNEY, TWO FROM WHITTIER
HEIGHTS, TWO FROM EAST BALLARD,
ONE FROM BALLARD, ONE FROM
GREEN LAKE AND ONE FROM
GREENWOOD.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOMELESSNESS,
PUBLIC SAFETY, LIGHT RAIL
TUNNEL STATION PLANNING, TINY
HOME VILLAGES AND ONE RESIDENT
EVEN CREATED A DIGITAL VERSION
OF THE OLD -- THE STREET MAP
OF OLD BALLARD.
THIS IS THE OLD VERSION.
THE PAPER VERSION.
THEY DIGITIZED THIS.
WITH THEIR PERMISSION, WE WILL
BE SHARING THAT OUT.
IT WAS COOL TO SEE SO MANY TAKE
THE OLD BALLARD STREET MAP AND
DIGITIZE IT.
I ALSO INVITED THE MANAGERS OF
TWO SAFEWAY'S AND D6, THE CROWN
HILL SAFEWAY IN THE MARKET
STREET SAFEWAY TO MEET.
WE DISCUSSED HOW WE CAN INCLUDE
THEM IN THE WEEKLY PUBLIC
SAFETY CASE CONFERENCE
MEETINGS.
I ALSO HELD THAT MEETING LAST
WEEK FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CONFERENCING WITH KING COUNTY
PROSECUTORS, SEATTLE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND SPD TO ADDRESS
PUBLIC SAFETY IN DISTRICT 6.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WE
CONTINUE TO FINE-TUNE THE
OPERATIONAL MEETING.
AS WELL, I CONTINUE TO HOLD MY
WEEKLY OPERATIONS MEETING BOTH
LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK
COORDINATING WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
MAKE MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT 6.
THIS COMING WEEK AND D6, I WILL
HOST OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY
AGAIN FROM 2:00 P.M.
UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
I ALSO WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO TO DISCUSS
AND LIMITATION OF THE OPERATING
(INDISCERNIBLE) WE APPROVED
LAST YEAR.
AND I'M HEARING THAT THE STAFF
AT CARD KINGDOM AND BALLARD ARE
ON THE PATHWAY TO UNIONIZATION.
AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO HEAR
MORE UPDATES WHEN THEY ARE
AVAILABLE.
AND I JUST HOPE THAT THIS COMES
TO FRUITION.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORKERS
IN BALLARD.
LAST WEEK AT CITY HALL, I MET
WITH THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS LAND-USE
ISSUES INCLUDING PERMITTING AND
DESIGN REVIEW.
AND I MET WITH THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION'S
COMMISSIONERS WITH THE NEW
DISTRICT 6 REPRESENTATIVE AND
HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH
AMY BROCK HOUSE THERE.
THIS COMING WEEK AT CITY HALL,
I WILL CONTINUE MEETING WITH
THE OPC DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE
THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES
AS WELL AS MEETING WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE WORKERS
AND BOATMAN'S UNION AND
SECONDLY, THE REPRESENTATIVE
FROM THE STADIUM DISTRICT ALL
TO DISCUSS THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY.
THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AT THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE, WILL
BRING AN AMENDMENT TO ONE OF
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORTS.
MY AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST THAT
FUNDING BE INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET A VALUATION FOR THE
SYSTEM TO EVALUATE THE RISK OF
THE SYSTEM AND WHAT THE RISK IS
AND MISS IDENTIFYING
CONNECTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS.
FRIDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
SEATTLE MARITIME BREAKFAST WITH
THE PORT OF SEATTLE.
I CALLED THIS A D6 EVENT AND
EVEN THOUGH IT IS OUTSIDE D6.
AND SATURDAY, MY STAFF WILL
ATTEND THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY'S
CONTINUING CARE SESSION.
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY WILL
DISCUSS THE STRATEGIES AND
SUCCESS METRICS THAT WILL BE
FORMALIZED IN THE FIVE-YEAR
PLAN IN ORDER TO GUIDE OUR
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS APPROACH.
HERE IN THE LAND USE COMMITTEE,
THE NEXT LAND-USE COMMITTEE IS
THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th.
WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE FOUR
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
A LOAN ON COUNCIL BILL 120-287,
WHICH UPDATES THE REGULATIONS
OF THE ROOFTOP FEATURES ON NEW
BUILDINGS.
ACTUALLY, AS I'M RIDING THIS,
REALIZING WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST
TO DELAY THIS VOTE.
SO COLLEAGUES, IF THE ROOFTOP
LEGISLATION, IT MAY BE DELAYED
BY ONE MEETING.
SO I WILL BE CHECKING WITH MY
VICE CHAIR TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THAT.
A BRIEFING ON THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AROUND THE
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR UPDATE.
SEVEN APPOINTMENTS IN THE
FORESTRY COMMISSION AND FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESIGN
COMMISSION.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM, THAT IS MY REPORT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE
AND HONOR TO PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> RIGHT ON CUE, M MEOWS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETS
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE AGENDA.
PERCIVAL HEAR THE QUARTERLY
RESPONSE FROM THE EXECUTIVE TO
THE COUNCIL'S LEGISLATIVE
INTENT ABOUT IDENTIFYING
POTENTIAL NON- SWORN OFFICER
RESPONSE FOR 911 CALL TYPES
IDENTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM. CATEGORIZED
APPROPRIATE FOR APPROPRIATE
RESPONSE.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THE 1st QUARTER RESPONSE
IS NOT ALL WE HAD HOPED FOR FOR
THE 1st QUARTER.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HEAR
FROM THE EXECUTIVE ON ITS PLANS
MOVING FORWARD AND TO HEAR FROM
THEM ON THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT
FOR THIS WORK.
SECONDLY, WE WILL HAVE ON THE
AGENDA, A RESOLUTION 32050
BONSER BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
WE DO HAVE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT
FOR THE RESOLUTION.
AND THE AMENDMENT JUST
CLARIFIES THAT THE RESOLUTION IS
TO SIGNAL OUR INTENT TO
CONSIDER RELEASE OF FUNDS IN AN
AMOUNT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
(INDISCERNIBLE) ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT SOME OF THE SALARY
SAVINGS, USING SOME OF THE
SALARY SAVINGS AS A STRATEGY TO
HELP
MITIGATE THE (INDISCERNIBLE)
APP.
AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT WE
WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER MAKING
THE DECISION FROM -- SOME OF
THE 2023 BUDGET CHALLENGES.
THIRDLY, ON THE COMMITTEE
AGENDA THAT WE WILL BE HEARING,
COUNSEL BILL 1230 THAT I'M
SPONSORING, TO PROVIDE SOME
FUNDING TO ADDRESS RECRUITMENT
ISSUES AND WHO WORK ON TRYING
TO ADJUST THEM SOONER RATHER
THAN LATER.
AND NOT JUST RECRUITMENT ISSUES
FOR POLICE OFFICERS BUT ALSO
RECRUITMENT ISSUES FOR HARD TO
FILL CRITICAL JOBS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
AND THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FUND, I JUST WANT TO
LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING
PROPOSALS TO CONDUCT THE
COMPARABLE WORTH THE WAGE
ANALYSIS OF THE LOCAL HUMAN
SERVICES SECTOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL THAT THIS
WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAME UP
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST
FALL AND THE FUNDS NECESSARY
FOR THE STUDY WAS SUPPORTED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I THINK I WAS A PRIME SPONSOR
FOR THAT ONE.
IT WAS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY FOR
MANY OF US.
AND THE BASIS FOR THAT IS A
RECOGNITION THAT HUMAN SERVICES
WORKERS, PARTICULARLY FRONTLINE
STAFF, ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
BIPOC AND WOMEN AND THEY ARE
UNDERPAID FOR THE DIFFICULT
WORK THEY DO.
AND THE WAGES THEY RECEIVE DO
NOT REFLECT THE EDUCATION
REQUIRED OF DIFFICULTY FOR THE
VALUE OF THEIR WORK.
THIS RESULTS IN HIGH TURNOVER
POSITIONS LEFT UNFILLED AND
WORK THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED
LEFT UNDONE.
SO THE STUDY ITSELF WILL
CONSIDER THE CORE FUNCTIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES
JOBS, INCLUDING THE LEVEL OF
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY,
THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND
ENVIRONMENT DIFFICULTY, WORKING
CONDITIONS, HOURS AND DETERMINE
A VALUE FOR THOSE ELEMENTS
ACROSS SECTORS.
NOT JUST THOSE IN THE PAST,
WHEN WE DID THIS WORK, WE
REALLY ONLY LOOKED TO COMPARE
TO OTHER HUMAN SERVICES, SOCIAL
SERVICES WORKERS.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF
THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES IN
JOBS THAT ARE BEING MORE HIGHLY
COMPENSATED NEAR SOME OF THESE
SAME CORE COMPETENCIES.
APPLICATIONS TO DO THE STUDY
ARE DUE LATER THIS MONTH.
AND WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
IN JULY.
AND WE I KNOW ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING
RECOMMENDATIONS IN TIME FOR OUR
FALL BUDGET PROCESS.
AS REPORTED LAST WEEK ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, I MET WITH
CHIEF DIAZ THIS WEEK AND I WILL
BE MEETING WITH DISTRICT 1'S ON
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN
RIVERA AND I WILL ALSO BE
MEETING WITH THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
JUDGE.
AND I WANT TO ANNOUNCE FOR THE
PUBLIC THAT THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION IS HOLDING A
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING
TOMORROW EVENING AT 6:00 P.M.
AND FINALLY, I WANT TO NOTE A
VERY SAD WEST SEATTLE
OCCURRENCE FROM THE WEEKEND.
THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN DEATH
WHEN A MAN WAS HIT BY A CAR ON
SOUTHWEST -- CALIFORNIA
AVENUE SOUTHWEST, NEAR
SOUTHWEST FINLEY STREET.
AND THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY
EVENING.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MY
HEART GOES OUT TO FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND ANYBODY WHO WAS
CLOSE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
THIS IS SAD NEWS. AS FAR AS
REGIONAL COMMUNITIES, COMING UP
THIS WEEK, I HAVE A WATERSHED
RESOURCE AREA MEETING COMING
UP.
AND ONE ITEM THAT I FORGOT TO
MENTION IN MY UPDATES LAST WEEK
WAS MY PLANNED ATTENDANCE ON
SATURDAY TO THE NATIONAL
AFRICAN AMERICAN CORPORATION
COMMISSION MEETING HOSTED BY A
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER, LARRY
DOSTER, WHO WAS JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS ON SATURDAY AS
WELL AS STAFF REPRESENTING
OTHER COUNCILMEMBER'S OFFICES
AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED WORK
THEY ARE DOING ON DEVELOPING
PROGRAMS AND PROPOSALS.
IT IS REALLY EXCITING AND
INSPIRING AND I'M GLAD TO BE
ABLE TO BE THERE.
ITEMS COMING UP THIS WEEK, I
KNOW SEVERAL OF US ARE MEETING
WITH JEFF OLIVETTE, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.
AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO SHARE OUR UNIQUE
CHALLENGES IN HELPING FOLKS
FIND HOMES, ESPECIALLY THOSE
LIVING UNSHELTERED AND THOSE
WHO ARE LIVING IN RVS.
TOMORROW EVENING, I WILL BE --
TOMORROW MORNING RATHER, I WILL
BE JOINING THE WEST SEATTLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE
ANNUAL WESTSIDE AWARD EVENT.
I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT AND
TO RECOGNIZE SOME GREAT SMALL
BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
ON SATURDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE SCOTT MORROW
CELEBRATION OF LIFE.
ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE THE WEST
SEATTLE FOOD BANK'S INSTRUMENT
OF CHANGE, GALA AND AUCTION TO
ATTEND.
AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JIM PRIDE'S
INAUGURAL CELEBRATION, PILLARS
OF PRIDE HONORING OUR LGBTQ
EVENT ON SUNDAY AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO ATTENDING THAT AS
WELL.
TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY COMMENTS ON THOSE REMARKS?
SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM LEWIS.
>> I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I BELIEVE I'M GOING
LAST IN THE ORDER.
SO I BELIEVE THE NEXT
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD BE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THEN
MOSQUEDA, NELSON AND THEN
MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> NO WORRIES.
THAT IS THE USUAL ORDER.
SO SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
AT FULL COUNSEL TOMORROW FOR
THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S EDUCATION
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
THEY ARE THE APPOINTMENT AND
REAPPOINTMENT OF STEVE HORVATH
TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
I DO WANT TO GET MY COLLEAGUES
A HEADS UP.
THIS IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT
NOMINATION.
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS
ASKED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE APPOINTMENT SO I WILL BE
REQUESTING THAT WE HOLD THE
APPOINTMENT INDEFINITELY ON
THEIR BEHALF.
SO JUST A NOTE THERE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF MY
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS
FRIDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE
DISCUSSION OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF H MOHAMMED FOR THE DIRECTOR
OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THAT WILL BE SENDING AROUND
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT
WE ALL POSED TO HER.
WE WILL PLAN TO DO THAT BY
WEDNESDAY AT THE LATEST.
SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION
AND ONE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
LAST WEEK, I HAD OFFICE HOURS
AT THE COLUMBIA CITY
(INDISCERNIBLE) MARKET.
I MET WITH CONSTITUENTS TO
DISCUSS HOW WE INCREASE ACCESS
TO HOUSING, HOW THE CITY IS
RESPONDING TO THE SOUND
TRANSIT'S DEIS.
I HAD SEVERAL FOLKS ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
A LOT OF FOLKS EXPRESSING
SUPPORT FOR CLOSING LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TO CARS
AND THAT DISCUSSION, THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THAT
PROCESS IS STARTING WITHIN THE
NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
WE WILL -- SHOULD BE SEEING
THIS FROM SDOT SIN.
WE HAD FOLKS COME BY TO TALK
ABOUT AIR QUALITY AND NOISE
IMPACT OF THE POTENTIAL
EXPANSION OF THE KING COUNTY
AIRPORT IN GEORGETOWN AND THESE
FOLKS WERE SPECIFICALLY FROM
THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT I KNOW THAT FOLKS IN
GEORGETOWN ARE ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT THIS.
SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE
ONGOING AS WELL WITH KING
COUNTY.
WE HAD FOLKS EXPRESSING SUPPORT
FOR US TO LEAD TO HIS LIBRARY
WHICH IS A SMALL CULTURAL SPACE
VENUE.
THEY PROVIDE THOSE THEY HOST
CULTURAL EVENTS, DANCING,
MUSIC, STUDY NIGHTS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE.
AND THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF
BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS ON
ISSUES AROUND RACIAL JUSTICE.
úTHEY ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT
FROM SPU TO FIND A WATER MAIN
SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO
INSTALL A BATHROOM.
IT IS VERY SMALL SPACE.
I'M HOPING THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
WE DID SUBMIT A LETTER ON THEIR
BEHALF TO TRY TO FIND A
SOLUTION THERE.
LAST WEEK, MY STAFF AND I WERE
BRIEFED ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL'S PLAN TO ADOPT A CAR,
DROP BALL --
DROP-OFF AND PICKUP AREA ON
1670 SOUTH ADJACENT TO MERCER
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS RIGHT NOW IS -- THE ONLY
MODERATELY SAFE ROUTE FOR
PEOPLE CONNECTING FROM SOUTH
BEACON HILL TO NORTH BEACON
HILL.
AND BY EXTENSION, REALLY IT IS
ONE OF THE VERY FEW WAYS FOR %
FOLKS TO -- IN THE DISTRICT
TO MOVE NORTH BY BIKE.
AND THE CORRIDOR IS USED BY
PARENTS, GETTING THEIR KIDS TO
AND FROM CHILDCARE.
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DRIVE
AND OTHERS.
SO IT IS AN IMPORTANT, FAIRLY
SAFE CORRIDOR FOR PEOPLE.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PLAN IS
TO CREATE A NEW DRIVE-UP AREA
THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY INCLUDE
THREE DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS
WITH CARS AND PEDESTRIANS AND
SO FOLKS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT HERE. SO
AS A CONSEQUENCE, I'M ASKING
SDOT TO PRIORITIZE BUILDING OUT
THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THE
BEACON BIKE ROUTE TO COINCIDE
WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS.
I THINK THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN, IT COULD BE A
WIN-WIN FOR THE DISTRICT AND
FOR PEOPLE GOING NORTH AND
SOUTH ON BEACON HILL.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SDOT TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT HAPPENS.
RELATED TO SCHOOLS, I KNOW
FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY ARE
EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT A
PROPOSED ADDITION OF A THIRD
START TIME FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A SHIFT FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS.
THE PROPOSAL REALLY STEMS FROM
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET ISSUES.
BUT WE ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS STARTING
SCHOOL AS EARLY AS 7:30.
IT IS GOING TO IMPACT FAMILIES
WHO WILL NEED MORE CHILDCARE
SUPPORT, EITHER BEFORE SCHOOL
OR AFTERSCHOOL.
AND SO I HAVE TALKED TO DEAL
AND ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE
WAYS THAT THE CITY WOULD BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE CHILDCARE
SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES.
I THINK THIS WILL DISTRICT HAD
INTENDED TO VOTE ON THIS SOON.
I THINK THEY ARE DELAYING THAT
TO GIVE FAMILIES MORE TIME TO
SHARE THEIR CONCERNS.
CANDIDLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
SOLUTION IS HERE.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT IF FAMILIES
ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING THEIR
KIDS ON A SCHOOL BUS AT 6:30 IN
THE MORNING, THOSE KIDS WILL BE
GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL EARLIER
AND WILL NEED MORE SUPPORT
AFTERSCHOOL.
SO MORE TO COME ON THAT SOON.
LAST WEDNESDAY, WE HOSTED THE
MONTHLY MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY
MEETING.
OUR OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING
ON ACTIVATING SAFE PASSAGE
PROGRAMS FROM FRANKLIN HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING
ISSUES FOR THE ROUTE 7 BUS
STOP.
WE KNOW PART OF THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY INITIATIVE, WE FUNDED
LAST YEAR, HAS A HUB AROUND
HERE SO WE ARE TRYING TO WORK
WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA ARE
SAFE IN SCHOOL LEAVING IN THE
AFTERNOONS.
ON SATURDAY, AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MENTIONED, SEVERAL OF
US JOINED THE KING COUNTY --
FORMER KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER LARRY GOSSETT IN
A DISCUSSION WITH THE NATIONAL
AFRICAN AMERICAN REPARATIONS
COMMISSION.
WE ALSO HEARD FROM FORMER
ALDERMAN ROBERT SIMMONS FROM
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS ABOUT THEIR
ROAD TO CREATING A MUNICIPAL
REPERTORY JUSTICE INITIATIVE.
THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO SEE HOW WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ENGAGE IN SIMILAR WORK
TO START ADDRESSING REPARATIONS
FOR OUR BLACK COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HERE IN SEATTLE AND AM EXCITED
TO KNOW THAT I BELIEVE THERE
WAS JUST THERE WERE THREE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF FROM
OTHER OFFICES AS WELL.
SO THANKS TO COLLEAGUES FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THE
DISCUSSION.
AND I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE
THE SEATTLE STORM FOR THEIR
DECISIVE VICTORY OVER THE
MINNESOTA LYNX ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO OPEN THE
SEASON.
I GOT TO SEE THE NEW ARENA.
I HAD NOT BEEN IN THERE YET.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
AND AND AM EXCITED TO WELCOME
HOME THE SEATTLE STORM TO
SEATTLE.
A COUPLE MORE THINGS THIS WEEK.
THIS MORNING, I'VE IT IS FADED
AND A WALKING TOUR OF LITTLE
SAIGON AND MET WITH SEVERAL
BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HEARD ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGES
WITH LEASE AGREEMENTS.
A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH LEASE
AGREEMENTS AND WITH LANGUAGE
ACCESS ISSUES AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR
CENTRAL STAFF TO START
EXPLORING LANGUAGE ACCESS,
POSSIBLE LANGUAGE ACCESS
REMEDIES TO SOME OF THE THINGS
WE NEED TO DO IN THE CITY.
THIS FRIDAY WILL BE THE
BIWEEKLY MEETING WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS COMING TOGETHER TO
DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL OF
BUILDING OUT A NEIGHBORHOOD
OUTREACH MODEL IN THE CID
LITTLE SAIGON AREA. I'M
LOOKING FOR FUNDING TO GET THIS
GROUP UP AND RUNNING.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE IS ONLY
ONE OUTREACH WORKER FOR THE
WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD SO WE WILL
TRY TO REMEDY THAT AS WELL.
MY STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH
THE COMMUNITY GROUP ON BEACON
HILL THIS WEEK WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH A PRIVATE
DEVELOPER INTERESTED IN
INCORPORATING AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COMPONENT INTO THE
MARKET RATE BUILDING AND THEY
WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL TO SEE HOW WE CAN LEND
A HAND TO GET MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUILT ON SITE AND
INTEGRATED AS PART OF THE
DEVELOPMENT.
FINALLY, THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT AN
ABORTION RIGHTS OR --
ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS AND YOUNG
PEOPLE.
THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE.
I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE OUR ON
FEELINGS ABOUT IT FOR NOW.
I KNOW THAT WE KNOW THIS FIGHT
ISN'T REALLY ABOUT HOW
ABORTION.
IT IS ABOUT CONTROLLING WOMEN'S
BODIES.
MISSOURI IS CONSIDERING A
TRAVEL BAN FOR WOMEN SEEKING
ABORTIONS OUT OF STATE.
-- OUT OF STATE.
IT IS ALSO NOT ABOUT PRESERVING
LIFE.
IT IS ABOUT ROLLING BACK LIFE-
SAVING PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN,
FOR IMMIGRANTS, FOR LGBTQ
INDIVIDUALS, FOR LOW INCOME
PEOPLE.
SO I WANT TO URGE OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
CODIFY PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
WORKING ON A RESOLUTION.
THE OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE
POLICY STAFF AND CITY ATTORNEYS
REGARDING SEVERAL POSSIBLE
ACTIONS FOR THOSE SEEKING
ABORTION SERVICES.
AND I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUES
ARE ALSO WORKING AND TOGETHER
WE ARE EXPLORING A RANGE OF
ISSUES INCLUDING FUNDING,
SAFETY AND LEGAL PROTECTIONS
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING
ABORTION CARE.
AND SO I AM THANKFUL TO ALL OF
YOU FOR ENGAGING IN THIS WORK
AND I HOPE THAT WE AS A CITY,
AS A MENACE POLITY, CAN DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE SAFE.
THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
IN THAT CASE, I WILL HAND IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL BE SHORT BECAUSE I SPENT
A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK
PROCLAMATION EARLIER IN THE
MEETING TODAY.
AND SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE WILL BE
MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE 18th
A.M.
-- WILL HAVE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING INVESTMENT REPORT IN
ADDITION TO A BRIEFING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING STAFFING UPDATES.
WE WILL HAVE 2021 BUDGET
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE AND THE
2022 CARRYFORWARD ORDINANCE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM CENTRAL STAFF WHO
HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AT OUR
REQUEST TO LOOK AT WHERE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS HAVE SIMILAR
CARRYFORWARD LEGISLATION TO
HELP BALANCE BUDGETS AND THE
SHORT ANSWER IS THAT THERE ARE
NONE.
AND SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS THAT ARE
NOT -- THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE
BUDGETING AND WILL HAVE MORE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT IN THE
UPCOMING MEETING.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW
THAT THERE WILL BE GOOD
REPORTING OUT ON THE EXCEPTIONS
ORDINANCE AND ANALYSIS COMPARED
TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL.
THERE ARE NO FINANCE OR HOUSING
ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
MEETING.
AND IN TERMS OF UPDATES FROM
THIS WEEK, I DO WANT TO AGAIN
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO JOIN US AT
WING LOOP MUSEUM AT 3:00.
THERE WILL BE AN EVENT TO KICK
OFF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
AND AGAIN, I WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND THE OF
"HOMELESSNESS IS A HOUSING
ISSUE" AND OTHERS AS WELL.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PROMOTING
OUT THE WEEKLONG EVENTS THAT
WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK
AND THEY WILL BE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA SOON IF THEY ARE NOT
ALREADY.
ON THURSDAY, ATTENDING A
MEETING WITH THE TO AMISH
LONGHOUSE AND CULTURAL CENTER.
SATURDAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO
JOINING THE FOLKS FROM PLANNED
PARENTHOOD AND OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AROUND THE REGION TO
CONTINUE THE CALL FOR KEEPING
ABORTION SAFE AND LEGAL.
ABORTIONS WILL CONTINUE AS THEY
ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WILL BE SAFE OR LEGAL AND
IF THERE WILL BE A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OR LOW
WAGE FOLKS AS THE POSSIBILITY
OF THE SUPREME COURT RULING.
.
>>> FINALLY, I WANT TO TAKE A
SECOND TO CONGRATULATE THE
SEATTLE SOUNDERS.
THE SOUNDERS CLOBBERED THE POEM
AS 3-0 ON WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK.
THIS MADE THEM THE WINNERS OF
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
THEY WON OVER MEXICO AND I WANT
TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY HAVE DONE TO CONTINUE TO
CREATE COMMUNITY AND SEATTLE.
THIS IS A HISTORIC WIN ON
MULTIPLE LEVELS, QUALIFYING THE
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FOR THE WORLD
CUP AND MAKING HIM THE FIRST
WINNERS OF THIS CHAMPIONS CUP
IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ERA.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
SOUNDERS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE THIS
ACROSS SEATTLE AND OUR REGION.
I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
I WILL HAND IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HELLO EVERYONE.
THERE IS NOTHING ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW FROM
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE.
WE ARE MEETING THIS WEEK
HOWEVER ON MAY 11th AT 9:30 AND
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
FOR THE 2017th SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE, THE CITY DEPARTMENT
IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ADVANCED
COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY AND TO REQUEST
RETROACTIVE APPROVAL IF THOSE
TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
IN USE.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT WEDNESDAY.
COUNSEL BILLS 120-307, AND 120-
309, WOULD APPROVE THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED
USE OF AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES
AND LINK ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND
ACCEPT THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORTS IN AN EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR EACH TECHNOLOGY.
AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THESE BILLS.
TOMORROW, AS WAS MENTIONED, I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY
VOTING OUT MY SPD SALARY
INCENTIVES PROGRAM RESOLUTION
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, AS
WELL AS THE COUNSEL BILLS 120-
320, WHICH IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S SPD SALARY PROVISO
MODIFICATION, WHICH WOULD PAY
FOR THOSE INCENTIVES.
SO IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, I PUT
ASIDE MY COMPETING PROVISO LIST
OF LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO WORK
TOGETHER ON A SINGLE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND WITH SUPPORT OF
MAYOR HARRELL, TO PUT TOGETHER
A PACKAGE WITH A SPENDING CAP
ON ITEMS THAT WE REALLY NEED
RIGHT NOW TO BEGIN BETTER
SUPPORTING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS
AT SPD AND EVENTUALLY PROVIDE
FOR STAFFING INCENTIVES FOR
RELOCATION EXPENSES.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP
TOWARD A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, WHICH IS, IN DEVELOPMENT.
AND IN THE PROCESS OF CONTINUAL
IMPROVEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO
MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SEATTLE.
SO TOMORROW WILL BE A BIG DAY
FOR THAT.
LET'S SEE.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE ATTENDING
THE MARITIME BREAKFAST HOSTED
BY THE SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB,
THE NORTH SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL
ASSOCIATION AND THE PORT OF
SEATTLE, TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL
MARITIME DAY WHICH IS ON MAY
22nd AND ALSO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SEATTLE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR AND WHAT CITY COUNCIL
COULD DO, IF POSSIBLE, TO
STRENGTHEN THIS SECTOR.
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT PROJECT
DASH TO CELEBRATE THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KING COUNTY
AND DOORDASH, WHICH IS A
PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS SPURRED BY
THE PANDEMIC AND STATE HOME
ORDERS, TO ENSURE THAT
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE,
ELDERLY PEOPLE, FAMILIES WHO
HAVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS OR
FOOD INSECURITY CAN KEEP
GETTING THE SUPPLIES AND FOOD
THAT THEY NEED.
AND I WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP
PACK SELECT BOXES FOR DELIVERY
AND HAND OUT THE CEREMONIAL
300,000 FOOD BOXES TO A DASHER.
LOOKING BACKWARDS, LAST WEEK,
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE CENTRAL
PUGET SOUND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING ON MY
BEHALF.
AND THAT IS ONE OF MY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
I ATTENDED THE WEDGEWOOD
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING AND
HEARD ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN TO LEVERAGE FUTURE ZONING
CHANGES TO BETTER SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AMONG A LOT OF OTHER TOPICS.
AND I ATTENDED THE SEATTLE
BUILDERS COUNCIL MEETING AND
LEARNED ABOUT WAYS THE CITY
COULD HELP THEM MEET OUR NEEDS
FOR BUILDING MORE HOUSING. AND
THE ISSUE OF PERMITTINGCAME UP
A LOT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER WAYS
THAT THE CITY COULD BETTER
ALIGN OUR REGULATORY SYSTEMS
WITH OUR OVERALL POLICY GOAL OF
ADDRESSING HOUSING AND
AFFORDABILITY.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS BODY
AND SEEING WAYS THAT
POTENTIALLY MY COMMITTEE CAN
HELP.
ON THURSDAY, I JOINED MAYOR
HARRELL AND THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR OF OE
OED, MARK MCINTYRE, TO PRESENT
THE PROCLAMATION WE PASSED LAST
WEEK, RECOGNIZING MAY 1st UNTIL
MAY 7, AS NATIONAL SMALL
BUSINESS WEEK.
AND WE PRESENTED THAT TO THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, WITH
THAT PROCLAMATION.
WE DID THIS AT (INDISCERNIBLE)
COFFEE.
TO ME, WHAT THE MAIN PART OF
THE SHOW WAS THAT WE GET TO
HONOR THE OWNER, WHO HAS WON
WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS OF
THE YEAR AWARD, AMONG MANY
OTHER WORDS, BECAUSE OF WHAT
HIS BUSINESS DOES, NOT ONLY TO
PROVIDE DELICIOUS COFFEE BUT TO
PROVIDE A COMMUNITY GATHERING
SPACE.
AND SO THAT WAS GREAT TO BE
ABLE TO MEET HIM AND CELEBRATE
AND HONOR THOSE AWARDS AS WELL.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE
CELEBRATION AND FUNDRAISER FOR
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING.
AND I MET CHRIS PERSONS AND
TALKED WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES
AND I KNEW A BIT ABOUT THE WORK
OF COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING.
JUST HEARING HOW MUCH THEY WERE
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH DURING THE
LAST TWO YEARS, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO
COMPLETE AND BRING FORWARD SO
MANY NEW PROJECTS, WAS JUST
REALLY INSPIRING.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
AND THEN, IF PEOPLE THINK BEING
COUNCILMEMBER DOESN'T COME WITH
PERKS, I DIDN'T GO TO A STORM
GAME BUT THE STAFF AND I GOT A
TOUR OF THE SEATTLE MONORAIL.
WE MET THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE MODEL REAL SERVICES AND
A COUPLE OF HER ENGINEERS.
AND WE TOOK A TOUR OF THE
MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER AND LEARNED HOW
THEY KEEP A 60-YEAR-OLD PIECE
OF INFRASTUCTURE GOING.
AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO LEARN
HOW THEY ARE SUPPORTING TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP FOR GAMES THAT
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA.
THEY HAVE SURGES OF ABOUT 3000
PEOPLE IN GAMES END.
SO THAT IS A BIG CHALLENGE THEY
ARE MEETING.
SO FAR.
AND THEY LET ME NOT JUST BLOW
THE HORN BUT I GOT TO DRIVE THE
MONORAIL.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY SITTING IN
THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND MAKING IT
GO FORWARD.
THAT WAS FUN FOR ME.
AND WE ALSO VISITED THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO.
AND THE ZOO IS A REGIONAL ASSET
AND EVERYBODY WHO HAS EVER HAD
KIDS MIGHT REALIZE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT
FACILITY ON HAND TO VISIT.
IT IS ALSO --
THEIR MISSION IS IMPROVING
BIODIVERSITY.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN
ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM FOR
PENGUINS AND THEY LET US FEED
AND PET PENGUINS.
AND WE ALSO GOT TO FEED THE RED
PAND.
SO THAT WAS QUITE HEARTWARMING
AS WELL.
AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM RIGHT NOW.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
BEFORE YOU TALK, I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR TEEING UP THE
LEGISLATION WE ARE COSPONSORING
NEXT WEEK, SO THAT I DON'T HAVE
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I'M JUST READING THIS PRESS
RELEASE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
THAT CAME OUT DURING THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
AND I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE MAYOR AND YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, FOR WHAT
APPEARS TO BE COLLABORATION ON
THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WHICH WILL MAKE THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
VERY PRODUCTIVE TOMORROW.
AND I THINK IT SENDS A REALLY
STRONG SIGNAL OF US TRYING TO
WORK TOGETHERAS A CITY COUNCIL
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE FRONT-
LINE WORKERS THAT WE HAVE LOST
THE MOST OF.
AND I APPRECIATE -- WANT TO
SAY MY APPRECIATION TO YOU
BOTH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT TIME, WILL YOU PLEASE
WRITE MY TALKING POINTS? THANK
YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NOBODY
ELSE WITH A RAISED HAND, I WILL
NOW PASS THIS TO I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PRO TEM
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
LET ME JUST CLOSE US OUT HERE
SO THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO THE
REST OF OUR AFTERNOON.
THERE IS NO ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM THE
PUBLIC ASSET TO THE
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
WE DID HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE A
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST
WEDNESDAY WHERE THE CEO OF THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY JOINED US FOR A
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION
UPDATING THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
ON THE PROGRESS OF THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY IN A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT AREAS INCLUDING THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO.
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS PREVIOUSLY, OR THE
SYSTEM ADVOCATES PREVIOUSLY
THE.
NAVIGATION.
REFERRED TO AS A PURE
NAVIGATION SYSTEM AS WELL AS
THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE SOUTH
SEATTLE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE --
MORE ON THAT LATER AND MY
BRIEFING, IS GOING TO BE
OPENING WITH SUPPORT FROM THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS UPDATES
ON VARIOUS OTHER SHELTER
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND THE
CURRENT STATUS OF SOME OF THOSE
INITIATIVES, INCLUDING AN
UPDATE ON CAMP SECOND CHANCE
AND THAT INVESTMENT MOVING
FORWARD FAIRLY QUICKLY, ALONG
WITH THE RFP THAT IS CURRENTLY
OUTSTANDING.
BUT I BELIEVE CLOSING SOON FOR
A RB
VEHICLE SAFE A LOT CONCEPT THAT
THE COUNCIL FUNDED IN THE LAST
BUDGET.
THAT WAS A PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION WITH THE CEO AND
WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING
GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME TO
UPDATE THE COMMITTEE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
RECEIVE THE UPDATES ON A
REGULAR BASIS, TO SEE HOW THE
CITY INVESTMENTS ARE BEING
IMPLEMENTED BY THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY.
WE ALSO CONCLUDED AS A
COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD
AT THIS POINT TO GET AN UPDATE
FROM THE CITY'S NEW UNIFIED
CARE TEAM, WHICH WILL --
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED BY MAYOR
HARRELL UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
DEPUTY WASHINGTON.
IN ORDER TO GET A SENSE OF HOW
WE AS A COUNCIL CAN INTERACT
WITH THE RESOURCES OFFERED BY
THAT TEAM, TO INDICATE AREAS OF
INTEREST IN OUR RESPECTIVE
DISTRICTS AND MOVED TO BETTER
SUPPORT THE TEAM WITH HAVING
RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESSFULLY AND
EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE PEOPLE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS OFF THE
STREET AND INTO SHELTER OR
HOUSING.
AND SO THAT IS HOPEFULLY SOME
GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE TO HEAR A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS IS
GOING AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE WORK.
MOVING FORWARD TO LAST WEEK,
ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
COLLEAGUES THAT WE MENTIONED IN
PREVIOUS BRIEFING UPDATES, I
DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND A SESSION CONVENED BY
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER, COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER LARRY GOSSETT,
WITH THE NATIONAL AFRICAN
AMERICAN REPARATIONS
COMMISSION.
IT WAS A REALLY GOOD
CONVERSATION.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
GOSSETT'S INVITATION TO ATTEND
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION WITH
THE COMMISSION AND
COUNCILMEMBER GOSSETT ON SOME
POTENTIAL POLICY INNOVATIONS IN
THE FUTURE, BASED ON WHAT SOME
OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN DOING IN
THAT AREA OF REPARATION BASED
PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY AROUND
HOUSING AND SECURITY.
SO IT IS GOOD CONVERSATION AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THEM.
I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND ON
THURSDAY, THE OPENING OF THE
SOUTH END TINY HOUSE VILLAGE OR
AT LEAST THE SOFT OPENING
IN ANTICIPATION OF BEGINNING
THE PROCESS OF ADMITTING NEW
VILLAGERS TO THAT SITE.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR FROM
SPEAKERS, INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES' OFFICE,
FORMER SPEAKER OF THE STATE
HOUSE, FRANK CHA AND OTHERS WHO
WERE ON HAND TO COMMEMORATE THE
OPENING OF THE VILLAGE WITH THE
GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY AS WELL AS SEVERAL
OTHER PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORTERS.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT NEW
SHELTERING ASSET, BEING ABLE TO
TAKE ON AS MANY AS 60 PEOPLE
CURRENTLY CAMPING AND EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS AND BEING ABLE TO
OFFER THEM THAT NON- CONGREGATE
SHELTER IS A BIG STEP FORWARD.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO SUPPORT THE VILLAGE AS WE
LOOK FOR PERMANENT ONGOING
FUNDING OPTIONS NEAR THE
FUTURE.
IN RECOGNITION OF SMALL
BUSINESS WEEK, MY STAFF AND I
TOOK A TOUR OF A BIPOC
OWNED CANDLEMAKING SHOP IN THE
BELLTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
GO AND MAKE A CANDLE AND GET TO
KNOW THE EMPLOYEES OF THAT
BUSINESS AND HOPING TO DO MORE
SMALL BUSINESS OUTINGS IN THE
DISTRICT NOW THAT WE CAN
INCREASINGLY GO AND DO THINGS
IN PERSON AGAIN AS.
COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE
TO DO MORE OF THOSE TOURS AND
BEING ABLE TO APPRECIATE
COMMEMORATING SMALL BUSINESS
WEEK BY VISITING THEM IN
BELLTOWN.
SO THANK YOU FOR HOSTING ME ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AND I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
OF TAKING THE TOUR OF A NEW
SOCIAL JUSTICE INCUBATOR SPACE
IN THE MELBOURNE TOWER.
LOCATED ON THIRD AVENUE.
CALLED 360 SOCIAL VENTURES.
THIS NEW PUBLIC INCUBATOR SPACE
WILL PROVIDE A HUB FOR LIKE-
MINDED ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED
TO SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, TO
COMMISERATE, SHARE SPACE AND
RESOURCES AND ENGAGE IN
PROGRAMMING IN THIS NEW
CONGREGATE WORKING SPACE IN THE
MELBOURNE TOWER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW
THIS ENTERPRISE TAKES OFF AND
PROVIDES A NEW EXAMPLE OF
UNCONVENTIONAL TENDENCIES THAT
CAN ACTIVATE DOWNTOWN SPACES
THAT OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THE
PERIOD OF THE PANDEMIC, HAVE
BEEN VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE
LIMITATIONS ON CONGREGATE WORK.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
SUCCESS OF 360 SOCIAL VENTURES
AND I APPRECIATE THEM INVITING
ME TO TAKE A TOUR OF THEIR
SPACE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEK, I
HAVE A MEETING OF THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY.
I WILL ALSO BE JOINING FRIENDS
AT PIKE PLACE MARKET AS THEY
CELEBRATE THE MARKET EVENT THIS
THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FOLKS TO
JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET ON THURSDAY
EVENING.
I WILL ALSO BE TAKING A TOUR OF
THE ORION CENTER IN THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD THIS
COMING FRIDAY.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
REPORTING BACK ON THOSE
ACTIVITIES WHEN WE CONVENE FOR
BRIEFING UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF COUNCIL PRESIDEN JUAREZ
NEXT MONDAY.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I DO NOT
HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES.
SO THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT
AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR
MAY 16th, 2022, AT 2:00 P.M.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.