MONDAY JUNE 27th.
WILL THE MEETING PLEASE COME TO
ORDER, AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> THIS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND WE
WILL GO TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES,
AND THERE IS NO ACTION, MINUTES
OF JUNE 13th WILL BE ADOPTED.
NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTIONS, THEY
WILL BE ADOPTED.
ON TODAY'S A JEOPARDY A WE HAVE
A PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF OUR
CITY CLERK MONICA MARTINEZ
SIMONS UPON HER RETIREMENT, AND
WE HAVE THREE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS WHICH TAKEN TOGETHER
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 45
MINUTES ON.
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES AND PAYING OF THE BILLS
AND ONE APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED
BY THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON ALL
ITEMS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND IF ONE OF
YOU WANT TO PULL ONE OR REMOVE
IT SEPARATELY, PLEASE LET US
KNOW.
I'M SORRY.
WE'LL TAKE THAT UP AT THE END
OF THE AGENDA.
WE'LL BE VOTING ON SIX ITEMS,
ONE, ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT
OF INITIATIVE 134, NUMBER TWO
RECONSIDERATION OF COUNSEL BILL
10342 REGARDING MONTLAKE PLACE
AGREEMENT WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED
BY THE PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE.
NUMBER THREE AND ORDINANCE
REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR
MOVING EXPENSES.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THREE
ITEMS RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT OF
ANDREW LEE AS THE GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO OF PUBLIC U
TITLES AND ONE ITEM FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AND THREE ITEMS FROM HOUSING
AND FINANCE.
INFORMATION FOR ALL THESE ITEMS
ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE ONLINE
AGENDA.
AND MOVING TO SECTION THREE, I
AM SPRINGING FORWARD THE
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
PROCLAIMING TUESDAY JUNE 28th
AS MONICA MARTINEZ SIMONS DAY
AND LEAD A DISCUSSION ON THIS
PROCLAMATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK IS.
I WANT TO SHARE THAT WE PUT
TOGETHER A PROCLAMATION AND WE
HAVE A FEW TIDBITS AND WE CAN
SAY KIND WORDS AND APPRECIATION
OF OUR CLERK MONICA SIMONS.
QUICK NOTES, MONICA MARTINEZ
HAS BEEN WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK SINCE JULY 2010, THE
FIRST LATINA TO HOLD THE OFFICE
OF CITY CLERK IN SEATTLE WHO
JOINED THE CITY OF SEATTLE FROM
A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN
HENDERSON, NEVADA.
MS. MARTINEZ SIMONS SERVED
UNDER SIX COUNCIL PRESIDENTS,
WORKED WITH 22 COUNCILMEMBERS
AND SWORE IN 126 CITY OFFICIALS
AND RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT
OF 576 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
AND WORKED WITH FIVE MAYORS.
I WILL SHARE THE REST OF THE
GREAT WORDS FOR MONICA TOMORROW
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA OF WHAT THE PROCLAMATION
CONSISTS OF.
YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR INBOX, AND
WITH THAT ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS
ON THE PRO CLAM STATION?
TOMORROW YOU CAN EXPAND MORE.
NOT SEEING THAT THERE IS ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATIONING
JUNE 28, MONICA MARTINEZ SIMONS
DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, AND LET'S SEE.
WE WILL START -- THIS IS THE
LINEUP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AND IT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, SAWANT, STRAUSS,
HERBOLD, LEWIS, MOSQUEDA,
NELSON,
AND THEN MYSELF.
SO LET'S -- COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN?
>>> THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S AGENDA
THERE WILL BE THREE ITEMS FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
COMMITTEE, AND 12345 IS A
REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO VACANT A
PORTION OF 29th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST U
STREET TO FACILITATE THE
INSTALLATION OF A STORAGE
FACILITY ADJACENT TO THE
SEATTLE LAND IN WEST SEATTLE.
THE COUNCIL GRANTED ADDITIONAL
APPROVAL AND THE PETITIONER HAS
MET ALL CONDITIONS.
A REQUEST FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO GRANT A TEMPORARY
EASEMENT AND A SMALL YOU ARE
SUB-SURFACE EASEMENT KING
COUNTY FOR A NARROW TRACT OF
LAND ON THE EAST IS THE HAVE
HAD BELLEVUE FOR MAINTAINING
AND CONSTRUCTING A SEWER LINE
AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
MAYOR HARRELL'S APPOINT OF
ANDREW LEE TO BECOME THE C OH,
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
WITH 1400 EMPLOYEES APPOINTMENT
02194 ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE FOLLOWED
RESOLUTION 31868 IN
RECOMMENDING THAT HIGHLY
QUALIFIED NOMINEE.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES NOT
FOR THE ENOUGH TO SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
ANDREW LEE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IS SCHEDULED
FOR NEXT TUESDAY JULY 5 AT 9:30
IN THE MORNING.
AT THAT JULY 5 COMMIT WE, WE
PLAN TO VOTE ON RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE WEST SEATTLE TRANSIT
AND BALLARD ROUTES AND AS YOU
RECALL WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON
THE VIEMPLETTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY 15 AND ON
APRIL 19 AND AT OUR COMMITTEE
ON JUNE 7 WE HAD A THOROUGH
PRESENTATION AND HAD A ROBUST
DISCUSSION OF THE JOINT
RESOLUTION 320055 AND
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE ASKED TO
PROVIDE THEIR EARLY INPUT ON
THAT AND WE WANTED TO TAKE SOME
TIME WITH THAT AND RATHER THAN
RUSHING THE RESOLUTION TO THE
COMMITTEE JUNE 21 WE ARE
SCHEDULING THE SECOND MEETING
FOR JULY 5. PLEASE
REACH OUT TO CALVIN CHOU AT
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD.
WE ARE -- WE ARE REPRESENTED
ABLY BY OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DEBORA JUAREZ.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> I THINK WE ARE.
SO DISTRICT 4 THIS PAST WEEK I
ACCOMPANIED STAFF FROM SENATOR
PATTY MURRAY'S SEATTLE AND D.C.
OFFICES AND THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR
AN EXTENSIVE TOUR OF THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING ON
DISTRICT 4 ON SAND POINT WAY
NORTHEAST.
THE TOUR OF THE WAREHOUSE
AREAS, COUNTLESS BOXES PILED TO
THE CEILING REINFORCE THE
EXTENT AND VALUE OF THE
HISTORICAL RECORDS AND THE
DETERIORATING PHYSICAL
CONDITION OF THE CONGRATULATION
WE RELY ON TO PROTECT THE
DOCUMENTS.
THERE WERE LOCAL JOURNALISTS,
TRIBAL LEADERS AND LEADERS FROM
OUR STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATIONS JOINED FORCES TO
SAVE THE PRECIOUS NATIONAL
ARCHIVES BY A SUDDEN SALE OF
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
SO MANY ASKED WHAT'S NEXT?
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT U.S.
SENATOR PATTY MURRAY ANSWERED
THAT QUESTION IN A BIG POSITIVE
WAY REQUESTING UP TO $98
MILLION THROUGH THE
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING
PROCESS ALSO KNOWN AS EARMARKS
FOR THE FACILITY IN THE SEATTLE
AREA.
THE REQUEST IS VAGUE AT THIS
POINT SO HE HAS MAXIMUM
FLEXIBILITY AND HAS TO SURVIVE
THE COMPETITIVE APPROPRIATIONS
PROCESS IN D.C. BUT THE GOOD
NEWS IS THERE IS A LARGE CHUNK
OF FUNDING THAT IS BEING
PURSUED.
ALSO, I VISITED IS THE
RECORDING STUDIO FOR 101 RADIO,
AND FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS GOD
BHAN AND DONALDSON INTERVIEWED
ME FOR THE RADIO SHOW THAT HAS
ONE OF THE BEST
F0
.
>> IS THAT A HARD DATE?
WE HOPE THE 28th.
BUT --
>> I THINK THE THOUGHT WAS TO
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
YOU NEED WITH WHAT CALVIN IS
WORKING ON, AND THEN I
UNDERSTAND THE EXPANSION
COMMITEE MEET ON THE 14th.
SO I THINK THAT WAS THE THOUGHT
PROCESS, SKIP THE JUNE 21st
MEETING AND HAVE IT ON THE
FIFTH BUT THAT'S AT LEAST
BEFORE THE JULY 14th EXPANSION
COMMITTEE.
>> IF YOU VOTE ON THE FIFTH,
THEN IT WOULD COME TO FULL
COUPLE ON THE 12th?
>> WHENEVER YOU WANT.
AT THAT POINT IT'S UP TO YOU
WHEN IT COMES TO THE FULL
COUPLE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
DID YOU ALSO LEARN THAT -- THEY
SHARED WITH ME THAT THEY ARE
ASKING FOR $10 MILLION FOR THE
ARCHIVE BUILDING?
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THE MORE THE MERRIER.
>> WELL, IT'S AN ASK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU.
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WORKED
WITH THE TRIBES AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INTERVENE
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BECAUSE IT'S THE AVENUE
ARCHIVE AND RECORDS OF FOUR
STATES, AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, THANK YOU FOR
INTERVENING AND THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I DON'T THINK I WILL BE
LISTENING TO THE RADIO SHOW --
>> STREAM LIVE AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON
THE JULY FIFTH FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA WITH THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CANCELED.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE ON JULY 15th.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE
APPOINTMENT FOR THE DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT.
SHE IS CURRENTLY ACTING AS
INTERIM DIRECTOR.
MY OFFICE WILL COMPILE
QUESTIONS FROM ALL COUNCIL
OFFICERS TO ANSWER ON JULY 15th
AS PART OF THE CONFIRMATION
HEARING.
PLEASE SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS
BY JULY 6 TO BE INCLUDED.
LAST FRIDAY MY OFFICE ORGANIZED
A CONFERENCE ALONGSIDE LAW 4121
AND THE PHYSICIAN'S UNION AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION IN
RESPONSE TO THE BIGGEST ATTACK
ON WOMEN AND OUR REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS IN OUR LIFETIME WHEN THE
SUPREME COURT ASSURED THE DOBS
DECISION OVERTURNING ROE V
WADE.
WE MUST MAKE SEATTLE A SAFE
PLACE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING
ABORTIONS AND AVOIDING
PERSECUTION FOR ABORTIONS
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
OUR MOVEMENT SHOULD NOT ALLOW
SEATTLE TO BE COMPLICIT.
THE CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
ARE UNDER DIRECTION FROM MY
OFFICE TO PROVIDE LEGISLATION
TO PREVENT POLICE OFFICERS FROM
PERSECUTING THOSE AGAINST THE
ANTI-ABORTION LAWS IN THE
COUNTRY.
IT MADE ENFORCEMENT OF
MARIJUANA-RELATED OFFENSES THE
LOWEST PRIORITY FOR SEATTLE
POLICE.
BASICALLY, THE LEGISLATION IS
SAYING THAT POLICE SHOULD ONLY
LOOK INTO ABORTION-RELATED
ARREST WARRANTS AFTER THE NO
MORE JAYWALKERS IN SEATTLE,
EFFECTIVELY NEVER.
LET ANYONE COME TO ASSAILANT
SEATTLE WITHOUT FEAR OF
PERSECUTION.
IF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY
ARE FACING PROSECUTION BECAUSE
THEY HAD AN ABORTION OR THEY
ARE AN ABORTION DOCTOR OR OTHER
CARE PROVIDER, THEY CAN COME TO
SEATTLE.
IF THEY MAKE IT HERE, THE
WARRANT FOR THEIR ARREST WILL
NOT GO AWAY BUT POLICE WILL BE
INSTRUCTED NOT TO ACT ON THE
WARRANT.
AND I WILL PASS LEGISLATIONS TO
MAKE OUR ENTIRE STATE A
SANCTUARY FOR PROVIDERS.
AS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SAID,
ONE HAS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
TO DISOBEY UNJUST LAW AND
AIDING THE PERSECUTION OF
PEOPLE PROVIDING THESE BASIC
RIGHTS WOULD BE DEEPLY UNJUST.
AS I MENTIONED IN THE PAST, I
ARGUE HOW ALL CITY OFFICIALS
AND THE NEXT CITY BUDGET TO
HAVE FUNDING FOR ANYONE
FIGHTING CRIMINALIZED
HEALTHCARE AND IF MAYOR HARRELL
DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET MY OFFICE WILL
CERTAINLY PROPOSE A BUDGET
AMENDMENT TO BE FUNDED BY THE
AMAZON TAX THAT OUR MOVEMENT
WON IN 2020.
THE DAY THAT THE SUPREME COURT
ANNOUNCED THE OVERTURNING OF
ROE V WADE, TENS OF THOUSANDS
TOOK TO THE STREETS, PERHAPS
MAYBE MORE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS SHAMEFUL RULING BY THE
SUPREME COURT RUNS COUNTER FOR
SUPPORT OF LEGAL ABORTION BY
THE MAJORITY OF AMERICAN
WORKING PEOPLE.
BUT THE PROTESTS MADE VERY
CLEAR THAT MILLIONS ARE ENRAGED
OVER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT BACK AND THE
IDEA THAT ALL THEY NEED TO DO
IS GO BLUE.
THE ENERGY OF THE DEMONSTRATION
WAS SO FEROCIOUS THAT THE MARCH
WENT ON IN FOUR HOURS.
IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS,
HUNDREDS PROTESTED DEMANDING
AND ALTERNATIVE.
IN HOUSTON, A CALL FOR MASS
PROTESTS AT THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE.
5000 PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN A NEW
VIRAL VIDEO FROM THE PROTESTS
WHERE BETO O'ROURKE SHOWED UP
ASKING FOR BROWNIE POINTS AND
CAN BE SEEN HANGING HIS HEAD IN
SHAME AS THE CROWD AROUND HIM
CHANTED, QUOTE, VOTING BLUE IS
NOT ENOUGH.
DEMOCRATS WILL CALL YOUR BLUFF,
AND PEOPLE MARCHED AND
DEMONSTRATED IN SEATTLE.
I SPOKE AMONG OTHER MOVEMENT
PEOPLE IN THE RALLY AND IT'S
CLEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY
WITH THE INACTION OF DEMOCRATS.
IT'S NOT LOST ON PEOPLE
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
RULING THAT THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY WHICH IS THE PARTY IN
PARTY, RATHER THAN FIGHTING TO
IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO
PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS WHICH
THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS
PROPOSED, INSTEAD, PUT ON A
PERFORMANCE ON THE STEPS OF THE
SUPREME COURT, AND THIS REALLY
HAPPENED.
HOURS AFTER THE RULING,
DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISING EMAILS
STARTED COMING LIKE AN
AVALANCHE INCLUDING ONE THAT
SAID, PLEASE.
I HAVE NEVER NEEDED YOUR
HOSPITAL MORE THAN TODAY.
CAN YOU CHIP IN $15 AND WE CAN
PUT THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
INTO LAW?
THESE INSULTS ARE FACING
WIDESPREAD ANKER FROM YOUNG
PEOPLE INCLUDING AN ARTICLE
WITH QUOTES ON YOUNG PEOPLE IN
THE ARTICLE, IT FEELS LIKE THEY
COULDN'T CARELESS AND THEY
HAVEN'T DONE IT AND ANOTHER
QUOTE IS LIKE IT'S LIKE ASKING
US TO BUY INTO A BROKEN SYSTEM
YET AGAIN IN THE HOPES THAT IT
MIGHT FIX ITS.
ITSELF.
IT WON'T.
PRESIDENT BIDEN COULD MAKE
ABORTION AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY WITH AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER TO EXPAND ACCESS FOR
SERVICES FOR ABORTION AND USE
THE FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE MAIL
SYSTEM.
BEYOND THIS, BIDEN AND THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADER SHOULD SHOULD
USE EVERY TACTIC AT THEIR
DISPOSAL TO GET ON BOARD AND
ABOLISH THE FILIBUSTER AND THEY
CAN TAX THE BILLIONAIRES TO
EXPAND FUNDING THAT IS BUCKLING
UNDER INCREASED DEMAND.
WE WOULD HAVE TO ASSURE THAT
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO HAVE
CHILDREN WHEN THEY WANT THEM.
THIS MEANS MEDICARE FOR ALL ON
A FEDERAL LEVEL AND MAKE ALL
REPRODUCTIVE CAREFREE AND
BRINGING BACK THE CHILD CARE
TAX CREDIT AND FULLY FUNDING
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ALL OF THIS FUNDED BY TAXING
THE WEALTHY BUT THERE IS NO
SIGN THAT BIDEN AND THE
DEMOCRATS WILL TAKE ANY OF
THESE STEPS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL FOR MASS
ACTION LIKE BUSH DID WITH THE
OTHER MORATORIUM WHICH CALLED
FOR AN OCCUPATION OUTSIDE THE
WHITE HOUSE DEMANDING THAT
BIDEN USE EXECUTIVE ACTION TO
OPEN ABORTION CLINICS AND IF
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STILL
REFUSES TO ACT, WE NEED TO STEP
UP THE PRESSURE WITH THE
PROTESTS AND ACTION WITH
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS LIKE CHUCK
SCHUMER AND NANCY PELOSI.
WE NEED RANK AND FILE
LEADERSHIP TO MAKE THIS HATCH
AND IN ADDITION TO PUTTING THE
PRESSURE ON THE DEMOCRATS AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL WE NEED
ACTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND
THEREFORE I URGE EVERYBODY, ALL
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
LISTENING TO THIS TO JOIN ME IN
CALLING FOR PASSING THE
LEGISLATION AND I REALLY URGE
ALL CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE
YES ON IT.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOTE
ON WITH ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS HER
HAND UP.
DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I DO.
I HAVE BROADER REMARKS ON ROE V
WADE AND I HAVE A SPECIFIC
QUESTION ABOUT THE BILL THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
PROPOSING.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD BE
CALLING ON THE STATE TO PASS
LEGISLATION FOR SANCTUARY
PROTECTIONS FOR THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND I SEE HOUSE BILL
1851 SAID THAT THE STATE IS
PROHIBITED FROM PENALIZING,
PROSTITUTING OR TAKING ADVERSE
ACTION AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL
BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S
ACTUAL POTENTIAL PERCEIVED OR
AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL FOR
AIDING A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL
FOR EXERCISING THE PREGNANT
INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT FOR THE
RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S VOLUNTARY
CONSENT AND THE BILL YOU ARE
PROPOSING FOR SEATTLE, HAVE YOU
DETERMINED THAT BILL 1851 DOES
NOT COVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, BEFORE
YOU RESPOND, I WAS GOING TO ASK
THE SAME QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THE LAW
SHE WAS REFERRING TO WAS PASSED
IN MARCH 2022.
AND SHE JUST READ IT.
WE WERE ALL BRIEFED ON THAT AND
WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADD TO THAT
IS 30 YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PASSED
INITIATIVE 120 IN 1992 WHICH IS
A STATE LAW PROTECTING ABORTION
RIGHTS.
WE KNOW THAT GOVERNOR INSLEE
YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE IS
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION
TO PROTECT A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO
CHOOSE OR OBTAIN AN ABORTION.
WE HAVE TWO LAWS ON THE BOOKS
AND ANOTHER ONE COMING FROM THE
STATE AND WE ALREADY KNOW OF
THE 21 STATES THAT HAVE
LEGALIZED ABORTION, WASHINGTON
STATE IS ONE OF THOSE SO IS
YOUR OFFICE LOOKING OR WORKING
WITH THOSE LAW AS WELL SO WE
ARE NOT DUPLICATING THOSE ON
THE BOOKS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
DISCUSSION.
I WILL MAKE SURE THAT MY OFFICE
LISTENS TO ALL OF THIS.
BUT MY KNOWLEDGE IS THE BILL IS
NOT ABOUT WARRANTS.
THE LEGISLATION THAT MY OFFICE
HAS PROPOSED LEGALLY IS ALONG
THE LINES OF THE MARIJUANA
INITIATIVE THAT MANDATED THAT
SEATTLE POLICE SHOULD PUT THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRIORITY ON
MARIJUANA-RELATED OFFENSES.
THAT IS THE APPROACH THEY ARE
USING IN THIS LEGISLATION.
SO IT'S ABOUT THE APPROACH TO
WARRANTS.
HOUSE BILL 1851 IS NOT ABOUT
THE WARRANTS BUT PEOPLE COMING
TO SEATTLE TO HAVE AN ABORTION
AND ALL OF THOSE LAWS, I
BELIEVE ARE ABOUT ABORTIONS IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND THE
LEGISLATION THAT I PUT FORWARD
IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION BUT THE
WARRANT COMING FROM OTHER
STATES.
>> OKAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
NO.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
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S-S-R-A-U-S-S?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND HAPPY PRIDE, AND THANK YOU
TO ALL WHO DRESSED DOWN OR
PUSHED OR MADE THE FLOATS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MAKING
SURE NO HICCUPS OCCURRED.
THIS IS THE ONLY PARADE WHERE
FOR THIZED FLOATS ARE NOT USED.
IT MAKES FOR A SPECTACULAR
SHOW.
WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY COMING
UP, I WAS WORKING WITH S DOT
WITH THE BRIDGE OPERATORS SO
THE DEPARTING BOATS DON'T HAVE
TO WAIT TO DRIVE FROM ONE
BRIDGE TO ANOTHER.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL MAKE THEM
RUN.
TO ALLOW FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR
AND ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE
COAST GUARD FOR ALLOWING US TO
CLEAR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AHEAD
OF THE VESSEL TRAFFIC.
DISTRICT 6 I CONTINUE TO HOST
OPERATIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE
MOVE ACTION TO IMPLEMENT THE
22nd AVENUE PLAN IN DOWNTOWN
BALLARD.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
CONFERENCING THROUGH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ARE LEAD REACH
SPD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
ADDRESS PEOPLE THE DISTRICT WHO
NEED MORE CASE MANAGEMENT
ACROSS GOVERNMENT OLE AND NON-
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS.
I HOSTED A 14th AVENUE FIELD
VISIT WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SDOT TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE
TRIANGLE ACTIVATION.
THIS IS A PLAN TO CREATE THE
ACTIVATION IN THE ENTIRE
BREWERY DISTRICT.
PICK OUT THINGS WE DON'T NEED
ANYMORE LIKE THE RAILROAD
TRACKS AND INCREASE PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND SDOT AND I HAVE
RELEASED THE PILOT FOR CITYWIDE
POLICY CREATION.
I'VE BEEN REGULARLY MEETING
WITH SDOT TO IMPLEMENT IT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING
SHORTENING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
AT INTERSECTIONS, REMOVING
UNNECESSARY SIGNAGE, CLARIFYING
LOAD ZONES AND PICKING UP TREE
DEBRIS SO YOU ARE NOT TRIPPING
OVER TREE ROOTS.
I WILL HOLD A DESIGN MEETING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS WELL AND
WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED AND
FOCUS ON THE STRUCTURAL
INTEGRITY AND AESTHETICS.
WE WILL DISCUSS THE SOUND
TRANSIT ALIGNMENT, GOING NO
FURTHER EAST THAN 15th AVENUE.
IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WHEN THEY TOOK UP THE SOUND
TRANSIT RESOLUTION, I ADVOCATED
FOR BALLARD AND SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO AS THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD WILL MAKE A FINAL
DECISION AND WILL CONTINUE AS
THEY MAKE DECISIONS ON STATION
ALIGNMENT AND PLACEMENT LATER
THIS MONTH.
I MET WITH RESIDENTS ONE FROM
UPPER FREMONT AND ONE FROM
WHITTIER HEIGHTS AND ONE FROM
WESTWOOD LAND AND DISCUSSED
HOMELESSNESS SAFETY AND THE
PROPOSAL FOR THE PARK DISTRICT
AND THE NEED FOR A GREENWAY
BETWEEN FREMONT AND 66th, AND
MORE ON THAT AT ANOTHER TIME,
AND SIXTH AVENUE REALLY IS MORE
DESIRABLE THAN I REALIZED
BEFORE THIS MEETING I HAD WITH
RESIDENTS.
AT CITY HALL AND AROUND THE
CITY I CHECKED IN WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS CEO DEBORAH SMITH
IN HOW TO MAKE STL'S OWN
PROPERTIES MORE I HAVE RANT.
AFTER THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY, I
SPENT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN
VANCOUVER, THE BOARD MEETINGS
AND COMMITTEE AS PART OF MY
DUTIES, AND LAST THURSDAY I
ALSO INTENDED THE PSCR
TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING TO
VOTE ON $57 MILLION ON FEDERAL
FUNDING PROJECTS IN KING
COUNTY.
THEY FUNDED A NUMBER OF SDOT
PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT
OUR CITY INCLUDING THE ALMOST
$5.5 MILLION FOR THE 130th
STREET CORRIDOR TO SUPPORT THE
NEW LIGHTRAIL STATION UP THERE
THANKS TO THE GOOD WORK OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
THIS WEEK I WILL MEET WITH THE
MUCKELSHOOT TRIBAL COUNCIL TO
SEE HOW THE TRIBE AND CITY CAN
WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN
RELATIONS AND TRAVEL TO THE
SKAGIT WITH MAYOR HARRELL AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO MEET
WITH THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND
UPPER SKAGIT COMMUNITY TRIBE
AND THE RELICENSING OF THE
SKAGIT HYDROELECTROPROJECT.
AND I WILL JOIN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AFTER THE
BRIEFING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FORECAST
LAND USE COMMITTEE.
BUT THERE IS ONE ITEM RELATED
TO LAND USE ON THIS WEEK'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IT'S ADDING THE FLOOD PLAINS
THIRD EXTENSION, INTERIM
REGULATION ORDINANCE.
NOTICE, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD
TIME EXTENDING THE WINDOW FOR
THE FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS SO
THAT WE CAN MEET THE UPDATED
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE FOR KING
COUNTY.
THE UPDATED REGULATIONS ARE
NECESSARY TO REMAIN IN
COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA AND THE
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
IN 2021 WE EXTENDED THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS.
THE PERMANENT RELATIONS ARE
DRAFTED AND ARE CURRENTLY
CHALLENGED WITH AN APPEAL FROM
MY DEAR FRIEND PORT OF SEATTLE.
WE DO INDEED LOVE OUR FRIENDS
AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE.
WE NEED TO EXTEND THE
REGULATIONS AND SO IN 2022,
AND IT WILL BE BECOME BEFORE
FULL COUNCIL.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND
USE COMMIT SEE ON JULY 13th.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES, THAT'S MY UP
DEAVMENT DID I MAKE IT UNDER 10
MINUTES?
>> NO.
>> I WILL DO BETTER NEXT TIME
AND WITH THAT OUR DEAR FRIEND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
UP NEXT, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO THE ITEMS FROM THE FULL
AGENDA NOT FROM MY COMMITTEE
BUT SPONSORED BY ME IS COUNCIL
BILL 120351, A FOLLOW UP
LEGISLATION TO THE BILL THAT I
SPONSORED FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO ALLOW THE
CITY TO PAY THE RELOCATION
EXPENSES OF A BROAD RANGE OF
SALARIES AND NOT JUST THE TOP
TIER.
THIS IS THE CURRENT RULE.
AND THE NEW RULE WOULD PROVIDE
A POSSIBILITY AND MAKE THE
NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND A FOLLOW UP
WITH THE INTENT OF THE BILL, I
REALLY APPRECIATE PRESIDENT
JUAREZ REFERRING DIRECTLY TO
FULL COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF SENT
COUNCILMEMBERS A MEMO ABOUT
THIS LEGISLATION THIS MORNING.
THE EXISTING RULES NOTE THAT
WHEN THE CITY IS UNABLE TO
RECRUIT PERSONS IN THE
IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT AREA WHO
POSSESS UNIQUE SKILLS,
EXPERTISE, AND EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS.
AS NOTED IN THE FISCAL NOTE THE
MAXIMUM REIMBURSABLE ALLOWABLE
FOR EXPENSES IS $29600 AND
EMPLOYEES MUST RELOCATE TO A
DISTANCE THAT MEETS THE IRS --
SO LOOK FORWARD TO
COUNCILMEMBERS' SUPPORT ON THIS
BILL SO WE CAN WORK ON BEING
MORE COMPETITIVE RECRUITING
PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THE CITY IN
DEPARTMENTS WHERE THEY'RE
STRUGGLING TO FILL VACANCIES,
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.,
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL MET.
AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE AN
APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE
COMMISSION.
WE'LL BE GETTING AN UPDATE FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE WORK
PLAN FOR THE 911 CALL ANALYSIS
AND SCOPING FUTURE ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE TO 911.
WE'LL ALSO BE RECEIVING AN
OVERVIEW OF THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CRISIS SYSTEM FROM THE
COUNTY AND FINALLY, WE'LL BE
HEARING AGAIN, I THINK THE
THIRD MEETING ON THE
LEGISLATION REGARDING THE
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHIEF OF
POLICE.
OF THE INTENT OF THIS COMMITTEE
IS TO MOVE THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSION OF THE BILL BEFORE
COMMITTEE AND THEN BRING THE
BILL BACK FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION AFTER THE JULY
MEETING.
THE ISSUE AREA TO PROVIDE THE
CITIZENS' DEPARTMENT, TODAY
SILENT LAUNCH OF THE SUMMER
MEALS PROGRAM WHICH ENSURES
THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE
NUTRITIOUS MEALS DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS WHERE SCHOOL IS
NOT IN SESSION IT.
PROVIDES FREE MEALS AND SNACKS
FOR THE SUMMER FOR CHILDREN 18
AND UNDER AND WILL OFFER
BETWEEN 1 AND 18, AND YOU CAN
TEXT THE WORD FOOD TO 304-304
OR EMAIL SFSP @SEATTLE.GOV.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AREA AFTER A
PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE CITY
WAS EXPERIENCING FEWER
HOMICIDES, A MUCH SMALLER
PERIOD OF TIME THAN I WOULD
HAVE LIKED, THERE WERE, AGAIN
LAST WEEK A NUMBER OF HOMICIDES
IN MORE THAN ONE ENCAMPMENT,
INCLUDING ONE IN DISTRICT ONE
HERE AND LAST WEEK I MET WITH
THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT AND HE NOTED
THAT THE HOMICIDE AT THE
ENCAMPMENT IN BEL-RIDGE, THE
HOME -- IT WAS HOMELESS PEOPLE
IN THE AREA SPECIFICALLY WHO
WERE HELPFUL TO OFFICERS IN
IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT WHO WAS
ARRESTED.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE
COMMUNICATE MEMBERS, INCLUDING
UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN HELPING APPREHEND THE
SUSPECT.
MY NEWSLETTER FROM LAST WEEK
HAS AN UPDATE ON THE 911 CALL
HANDLING PROTOCOL FOR LOW-
PRIORITY TREATMENT CALLS THAT
WE RECEIVED A BRIEFING ABOUT IN
THE LAST PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS REPORTING THAT I
DIDN'T FEEL CLARIFIED HOW IT
WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER
THE OLD PRIORITY CALL PROTOCOL.
SO I REALLY WANTED TO ADD SOME
ADDITIONAL CLARITY ABOUT THE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
NEW APPROACH THAT THEY ARE
TAKING ON -- OH, OF COURSE, THE
DEVASTATING SUPREME COURT
DECISION LAST WEEK TO OVERTURN
ROE V WADE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
AS OTHERS HAVE, RECOGNIZE THE
FACT THAT MILLIONS WILL BE
UNABLE TO ACCESS BASIC
HEALTHCARE AND WILL BE FORCED
INTO DECISIONS THAT ENDANGER
THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR LIVES
AND REQUIRE THEM TO ABANDON
THEIR DREAMS.
WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE
GOVERNMENT OR NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEVER, EVER
STAND BETWEEN A PREGNANT PERSON
AND THEIR DOCTOR IN MAKING A
VERY PERSONAL DECISION ABOUT
HEALTHCARE AND THAT'S WHERE WE
ARE RIGHT NOW.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SO
MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
COMING OUT SO WE, SEATTLE AND
AS A STATE WILL REMAIN A SAFE
PLACE FOR HEALTHCARE AND I WANT
TO THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOR
ANNOUNCING THAT HE INCLUDED
$250,000 IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET LEGISLATION THAT WILL
COME SHORTLY TO COUNCIL IN
DIRECT RESPONSE FOR COUNCIL'S
CALL FOR INCREASED FUNDING IN A
SAWANT SPONSORED WHEN WE FIRST
HEARD THE SOLUTION.
I AM WORKING WITH ABORTION
ADVOCATE WHERE IS THE IMMEDIATE
NEED LIES AND I WANT TO STATE
MY GRATITUDE FOR MR. LEE'S
LEADERSHIP, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH HIM, AND LASTLY,
THE SENATE BILL 56ATE AND HOUSE
BILL 1809 IN THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA LAST YEAR,
WE MUST PASS IT THIS YEAR.
IT WILL PREVENT CONTINUED
HEALTHCARE CONSOLIDATION FROM
MOVING FORWARD IF IT NEGATIVELY
IMPACTS COMMUNITIES'S ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE QUALITY CARE.
WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HOSPITAL
CONSOLIDATIONS CREATING THESE
LIMITATIONS THAT DIRECT IMPACTS
THE ABILITY TO ACCESS
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE
SERVICES, AND IT NEEDS TO
STOP.
LAST WEEK, I MET WITH THE
LEADERSHIP INTERVENTION AND
CHANGE COMMITTEE.
I REPRESENT THE COUNCIL ON THAT
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THEY WORK TO ENGAGE GETTING IN
INVOLVED WITH AT-RISK YOUNG
PEOPLE TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC
NEEDS.
ALSO, NOT HOLD OFFICE HOURS
LAST FRIDAY.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO RESCHEDULE
THEM IN JULY.
AND THEN SOME MAJOR EVENTS THAT
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
I VISITED THE EAST AFRICAN
SENIOR CENTER IN RAINIER BEACH
LAST WEEK.
SINCE I WORKED ON THE EFFORT TO
GET THE EAST AFRICAN FUNDING
THIS YEAR, THEY INVITED ME TO
VISIT THE RAINIER BEACH URBAN
FARM AND WETLAND SITE FOR A
HOME-COOKED MEAL AND MEET THE
EAST AFRICAN ELDERS AND STAFF
THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FUNDING.
I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE
PROGRAM IN FULL BLOOM AND I
PROMISED FOLKS I WOULD SHARE
THE NEWS WITH MY VISIT WITH MY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
ON SATURDAY, I SPOKE AT THE
PARKS IMPROVEMENT CLUB RESET
SUMMER EVENT TO SUPPORTESTS TO
REBUILD THE FACILITY THAT
PUSHED A YEAR AGO ON SATURDAY.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, STARTED
THE WEEK OFF WITH ABORTION
ADVOCATES INCLUDING PRO CHOICE
WASHINGTON AND I'LL ALSO BE
PARTICIPATING LATER THIS WEEK
IN THE CHIEF OF POLICE SEARCH
COMMITTEE.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
DO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, I'LL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON TOMORROW'S
FULL AGENDA, COUNCIL BILL 14
SWRRT 342 AND THIS COUNCIL BILL
WAS KICKED FORWARD FROM LAST
WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING, SO
I'M MEETING WITH A GROUP OF SIX
COUNCILMEMBERS ASSEMBLED.
THE COUNCIL WAS UNABLE TO REACH
THE NECESSARY FIVE PRESENT AND
VOTING MEMBERS FOR PASSAGE.
ALTHOUGH A MAJORITY OF
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT DID VOTE
IN FAVOR OF THE COUNCIL BILL,
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ALLOWED US TO RESET THE COUNCIL
BILL, AND I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WORKING
THROUGH THE LOGISTICS OF
GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF SO
THAT WE COULD RECONSIDER THE
BILL IN A TIMELY MANNER.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A
BILL FACILITATING AN AGREEMENT
-- THE FACILITATION OF A PRE-
EXISTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
UNIVERSITY PREP AND SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION WHEREBY
SEATTLE PREP WILL PAY FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF A FIELD IN
EXCHANGE FOR USE OF THE FIELD
FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL-RELATED
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND
OTHERWISE, THE FIELD WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL USE
OF THE PUBLIC PER TIMES SET BY
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE ARRANGEMENT ALSO COMES WITH
A COMMITMENT FROM UNIVERSITY
PREP NEW FROM THE PREVIOUS
ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY THEY WILL
PROVIDE 50 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING
FOR THE COMMUNITY AT THAT
LOCATION AND BEYOND.
SO WE WILL BE RECONSIDERING
THAT BILL AT TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
AS A REMINDER, THAT BILL DID
PASS WITH A UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION OF FOUR
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL AND ONE
DISSENSION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
RECONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THIS WEEK OR SORRY.
RATHER NEXT WEEK, THE RESEMBLE
HOMELESS COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON
JULY 6 AND KING COUNTY IS
EXPECTED TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE
A PRESENTATION ON A PROPOSED
LAND SWAP AT CITY HALL PARK AND
THE VARIOUS PROPERTIES THAT
KING COUNTY IS PRO FERRING.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
RECONVENING THAT DISCUSSION
GETTING THE LATEST UPDATES FROM
OUR PARTNERS AT KING COUNTY.
THE CLEAN CITY UPDATE, JUNE
13th AND JUNE 19th, THE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE COLLECTED 1000
NEEDLES AND 90 660 POUNDS OF
TRASH, AND WEST SEATTLE AND
DISTRICT 1 GOT FOCUSED
TREATMENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING THE UPDATES FROM THE
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE.
MOVING ON TO THE LIBRARY, WE
HAVE OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF OUR
103rd SUMMER OF LEARNING AT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
OFFERS BASE FOR KIDS TO READ
AND LEARN AND GROW ALL SUMMER
WITH A SUPERHERO ACTION GUIDE
AND GAME BOARD AVAILABLE AT
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
LOCATION AND
SEATTLESUMMEROFLEARNING.ORG ,
AND WITH A PLOT TWIST THIS
YEAR.
INSTEAD OF A SUPERHERO WIFE A
SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH, THE
LIBRARY WILL HIGHLIGHT KIDS
WITH POWERS ENCOURAGED IN
EVERYONE SUCH AS CREATIVITY AND
COMPASSION.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PROGRAM THEY REMEMBER
BENEFITING FROM THIS SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LOOK FORWARD
TO ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION
THROUGH MY OFFICE, SOCIAL
MEDIA, AND EMAIL LISTS AND
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES
TO SHARE AND PROLIFERATE THAT
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS FROM
THE LIBRARY, I AM EXCITED TO
RELY THAT THE LIBRARY HAS
ANNOUNCED THE SCHOLARSHIP
WINNERS.
FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT
FAMILIAR, IT'S A CONTEST THAT
CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO WRITE AN
ESSAY WHO DEMONSTRATED THE
COURAGE TO ADVANCE A COMMUNITY
ISSUE AT GREAT PERSONAL OR
POLITICAL RISK.
EACH YEAR, $10,000 IS DIVIDED
AMONG THE STUDENTS AND THE
ESSAY IS CATALOGED AT SEATTLE
ROW.
AND THE FIRST PLACE WINNER WILL
WIN A $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO
ATTEND LEWIS AND CLARK AND
VISITS THE DOUGLAS BRANCH OF
THE ASSAILANT PUBLIC LIBRARY,
AND THE RUNNERS UP IN THE
CONTEST IS A UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON STUDENT AND A
NORTHEAST BRANCH PATRON WHO
WROTE ONE OF THE ESSAYS AND A
CHIEF SOUTH INTERNATIONAL LIE
SCEUNT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND
A BEL-RIDGE STUDENT, AND THE
OTHER AWARDED RUNNER UP --
SORRY.
IT'S O LIVE WHY
-- OLIVIA WHO IS THE BEL-RIDGE
STUDENT,
AND IT'S MESSED UP, SORRY.
SO I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM
ON THEIR SELECTION FOR THE
SCHOLARSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WRAP THEY CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE
IN THEIR CAREER.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I DON'T
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO I WILL PASS IT FORWARD TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ISN'T
HERE.
I THINK IT'S TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA BUT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE
A QUESTION BEFORE I CALL ON
MOSQUEDA HERE.
>> YES.
THE TRANSFER FROM THE COUNT
TOTE CITY, BUT BEFORE WE GET
THERE, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
STINSON BULLIT AWARD AS WE
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
PHILANTHROPY OF THE FAMILY AND
THE MILL ON BALLARD.
CUTTING DOWN A TREE, HERE WE
ARE.
THIS IS A BENEFIT TO OUR
SOCIETY.
I WANTED TO FOCUS IN ON THE
LAND TRANSFER.
I KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THE TWO
LOCATIONS IN DISTRICT 6 ON 14th
AND 54th.
AND -- 15th AND -- 14th AND
54th.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT STILL THE
DESIRE AND NEED WHEN WE ACCEPT
THAT TRANSFER WE NEED THE
PROPERTY ASCENT THAT IS
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO CHECK BACK IN,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ME
BUT THIS IS SNAG I HIGHLIGHTED
BEFORE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
LAND FROM SUNSET PARK HAS NOT
FALLEN DOWN THE HILLSIDE.
I AM ALL FOR ACCEPTING PARCELS
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLEAN
OWNERSHIP OF THE PARK BUT I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
PORTION HASN'T ALREADY FALLEN
OFF THE HILL.
>> THANK YOU, AND I AM HOPING,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THAT
WE'LL GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND
CONDITION OF THE PARCEL OFFERED
BY THE COUNTY AS PART OF THE
DISCUSSION.
JUST AS A REMINDER, I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THE SEPA REVIEW
HAS THE GUN ON THE POTENTIAL
TRANSFER YET.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A
LOT OF DELIBERATIVE TIME ON
THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE, YOU KNOW,
A DECISION POINT IS PUT TO THE
COUNCIL.
SO THE MEETING ON THE SIXTH IS
NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE A MEETING
-- WELL, IT WILL NOT BE A
MEETING BEFORE ANY ACTION IS
TAKEN SINCE A LOT OF THE
PREREQUISITES HAVEN'T BEEN
COMPLETED YET.
OF THIS IS A CHANCE TO GET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LEFT
OUTSTANDING FROM APRIL, AND
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL GET ANSWERS
ALONG THE LINE, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FROM WHAT YOU
INDICATED.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SEEING -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, TURNING
IT OVER TO YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
SORRY FOR THE DELAY THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR JULY 6. HOW MUCH,
AS I NOTED IN THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE WILL
COUNCIL THE MEETING.
HAPPY FOURTH, EVERYONE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AGAIN
ON OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME
ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE
MONTH WHICH IS JULY 20th AT
9:30 A.M.
AT TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING WE WILL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR SETTING THESE UP.
ONE OF THEM IS THE APPOINTMENT
OF CARA VALLIER FOR THE HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS NOTED
BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN THE
CONCEPT AGENDA.
THE OTHER ITEM THAT IS POLICY
RELATE SATURDAY COUNCIL BILL
120343.
THIS LEGISLATION IS SOMETHING
THEY NOTED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH
THE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE THAT
WE CONVENE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THEIR
PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP AND CURRENT
DIRECTOR AND HER STAFF TO
PROPOSE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES TO
CREATE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE
JUMPSTART ACQUISITION AND
JUMPSTART PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR
GREATER SELF DETERMINATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD
REPEATEDLY WAS GETTING INTO THE
PROCESS OF DEVELOPING HOUSING
THAT IS COMMUNITY ORIENTED AND
DEVELOPED FOR THE COMMUNITY
LENS AND COUPLED WITH CHILD
CARE AND SMALL BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY AND THEY HAD TO
WAIT FOR MANY YEARS AND TOLD
THEY HAD TO PARTNER WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WITH MORE
EXPERIENCE AND MORE MONEY.
WE'RE AT A POINT IN OUR CITY'S
HISTORY WHERE MANY
ORGANIZATIONS ARE WANTING TO
STEP IN AND DETERMINE FOR
THEMSELVES WHAT HOUSING SHOULD
LOOK LIKE AND HAVE TRUE
OWNERSHIP AND DETERMINATION
OVER WHAT THOSE PROJECTS AND
DOLLARS SHOULD LOOK LIKE,
AND I AM VERY EXCITED THAT THIS
LEGISLATION TAKES THAT CONCEPT
OF SELF DETERMINATION AND PUTS
IT INTO ACTION WITH THE PAYROLL
TAX THAT WE PASSED AND HAVE
ALLOCATE THE FUNDING IN THE
SPENDING PLAN TO THIS TYPE OF
WORK, AND THIS FUNDING GOES TO
HELP ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO
OPERATE OR WHO WANT TO CREATE
HOUSING AND OPERATE HOUSING
USING DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA.
THE FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S
EQUITABLE GOAL WITH PROJECTS
WORKING TO HAVE ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT AND THE LONG-
STANDING HARM OF DISCRIMINATORY
HOUSING POLICIES, AND THE
JUMPSTART FUNDS THAT WE SET
ASIDE FOR ACQUISITION AND
CAPACITY BUILDING TO REALLY
MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
ROOTING OF COMMUNITIES THAT
REMEMBER HARMED BY PAST
DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.
THE FUND RESPONDS TO THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
THAT REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING TO MODIFY THE POLICIES
TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR
ACQUISITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SMALL COMMUNITIES THAT FACING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING PRESSURES.
WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION IN
THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WERE
JOINED BY THE COMMUNICATE
CENTER IN SEATTLE, AND FOLKS
FROM AFRICA TOWN WEREN'T ABLE
TO JOIN US BUT DID HAVE
INTENTIONS TO SEND SOMEONE
UNTIL THEIR PLANE WAS DELAYED
BUT THEY WERE REPRESENTED IN
SPIRIT AND TALKED ABOUT HOW
THIS FUNDING WAS NEEDED TO
ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT PAIRED WITH CHILD
CARE AND COMMUNITY,
AND I WANT TO THANK AARON WHO
HAS SPEARHEADED THE EFFORT AND
CHRIS RAD LIVE, AND AARON
REACHED OUT TO EVERY OFFICE
LAST WEEK AND SENT YOU A VOOFER
DISCUSSION IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT AND A
LINK TO THE MATERIALS, AND SHE
OFFERED TO ANSWER AND
QUESTIONS, AND IF YOU DO HAVE
ANY, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ERIN
TODAY AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR OFFICES'S RESPONSES JUST
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEE IT
WAS COMING UP.
WE HAVE ON OUR LIST COUNCIL
BILL 120338 TO ALLOW THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE
AGREEMENTS WITH OF THE FUNDING
AGENCY AND THE BUDGET AUTHORITY
TIED TO THE GRAND AGREEMENT AND
BILL 140330 WITH THE LEASE OF
PROPERTY NEAR I-5 AND I-90
INTERCHANGE BY THE CITY FROM
THE WASHINGTON STATE OF
TRANSPORTATION.
WE WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THE ITEM THAT GOES
REALLY TO POLICY AND THE
FUNDING ELEMENTS IN COMMITEE
AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR
PRESENTATION IN THE COMMITTEE
AS WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANT TO
ADD MY EXTREME OUTRAGE OVER THE
SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO
OVERTURN ROE V WADE.
AS THE COUNCIL HAS STATED
BEFORE AND THE STATE HAS STATED
BEFORE, THE CHOICE FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL TO DECIDE WHETHER OR
NOT TO CARRY A PREGNANCY SHOULD
BE NO ONE ELSE'S DECISION BUT
THEIRS.
IT SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL
DECISION.
IT SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL
DISCUSSION.
AND THE NEED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL
TO
CITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY TO
BE WELCOMING CITIES.
IN EVERY STATE THOUGH, WE CAN
MAKE SURE WE ARE SENDING A
MESSAGE THAT FOLKS HAVE ACCESS
TO COMPREHENSIVE CELTIC AIR
INCLUDING ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR
THEIR BODIES AND THEIR CHOICE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MAYOR
HAROLD FOR THEIR PROACTIVE
ADDITION OF THE 250,000, THIS
INTO THE SUPPLEMENT A BUDGET TO
INCREASE SERVICES IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
AND JUMPSTART WAS IN THE NEWS
LAST WEEK LAST TUESDAY.
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO CELEBRATE
YET AGAIN THE CITIES WIN IN THE
COURTS.
THE WASHINGTON STATE COURT OF
APPEALS UPHELD SEATTLE'S
JUMPSTART PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL
TAX AS THE LAW OF THE LAND.
THE PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX
THAT WE BUILT TOGETHER WEAVING
THE BROAD COMMUNITY CALLING FOR
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION FOR YEARS,
WE PASSED IN 2020 IN THE EARLY
MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC THAT
PROVIDED CRITICAL RELIEF THEN
TO THOSE WITH NEEDS DUE TO THE
EFFECTS OF COVID AND CRITICAL
RELIEF IN THE OUTGOING YEARS
FOR HOUSING, GREEN NEW DEAL,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,
EQUITABLE RESILIENCE, EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL CONTINUE
TO SEEK THE REWARDS FOR THIS
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN OUR
CITY THROUGH THE LAWFUL AND
APPROPRIATE JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, MAKE
SURE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE
CODIFIED SPEND PLAN, AND WE DID
SEND OUT A STATEMENT ON THE
COURT'S DECISION BELOW.
I WILL NOTE WE HAVE NOW WON
TWICE IN THE ACTUAL COURTS AND
WE CONTINUE TO WIN IN THE COURT
OF PUBLIC OPINION WITH TWO
THIRDS OF SEATTLE VOTERS
REGARDING JUMPSTART.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER GOOD
NEWS TO SHARE.
YOU MAY ASSUME LATE FRIDAY WE
POSTED LATE AGAIN TODAY ON
SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY
HAS REISSUED THE CHILDCARE
GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION THAT
THEY ARE ACCEPTING REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSALS.
THIS IS FROM THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT.
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS BUT
IN FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES,
ORIGINALLY $5 MILLION FROM THE
PREVIOUS COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE ADDED ANOTHER MILLION IN
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
WE ARE $6 MILLION AVAILABLE TO
INCREASE CAPACITY FOR CHILD
CARE FACILITIES ACROSS OUR
CITY.
THESE ARE THINGS FOR LIKE
EXPANSION OR OPENING A NEW
FACILITY ALLOWING FOR THE
FOOTPRINT OF CHILDCARE TO GROW
IN THIS CITY, AND IT COULDN'T
COME AT A MORE CRITICAL TIME
WHEN WE SEE 7 TO SEND 10% OF
CHILDCARE SHUTTING NOT OPENING
THEIR DOORS.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE APPLY FOR THE
FUNDS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE
DEADLINE IS JULY 19th.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR
THE FEW EXISTING NONPROFITS OR
THE LARGER PUBLICLY TRADED
CHILDCARE'S, THIS IS FOR EVERY
LICENSED CHILDCARE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
PLEASE DO SO.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR THE ADDENDUM THEY
SENT AROUND.
LASTLY, MADAM PRESIDENT,
THERE'S A FEW UPDATES FROM LAST
WEEK.
WASHINGTON CITIES BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETING WITH FELLOW
BOARD MEMBER DAN STRAUSS, I
EXPRESSED CONCERNS FOR THE
FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW.
WE HAVE SEEN THE ASSOCIATION ON
THE WASHINGTON CITY LOBBY
AGAINST THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PRIORITIES WHETHER IT IS VOTING
RIGHTS, THE ABILITY TO HAVE
SCOOTERS, KEY TOWN LABOR
PROTECTIONS, HOUSING, DENSITY
AND ZONING CHANGES, WE NEED TO
HAVE A BETTER PROCESS MOVING
FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
NOT PAYING FOR AN ASSOCIATION
THAT IS DIRECTLY LOBBYING IN
CONTRADICTION TO WHAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS PRIORITIZED.
AND AS WE SAID THAT, I WANT TO
CONTINUE TO EXTEND A WELCOME TO
THE NEW CEO, THE NOW SIXTH CEO
AND FIRST WOMAN IN THE 89 YEAR
HISTORY IN THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES, SO VERY
EXCITED THAT DEANNA DOTSON IS
NOW AT THE HOME THERE, THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE OF OUR
CONCERNS AROUND MAKING SURE
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
PRIORITIES ARE RECONSIDERED IN
THIS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP.
THOUGH SURPRISINGLY, A GOOD
HESITATION FROM JOE FROM URBAN
THREE AND KAREN FROM OPTICS
DESIGN.
I POSTED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS
WELL WHO TALKED ABOUT HOUSING
DENSITY AND THE RETURN ON
INVESTMENT TO CITIES.
SO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE WILL
BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A
WORK SESSION.
THAT FEATURES THESE TWO
PRESENTERS SO INFORMATION CAN
BE SHARED BROADLY WITH THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE AND
PUBLISHED ON SEATTLE CHANNEL AS
WE GET INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN UPDATES.
I THOUGHT THAT THEIR
PRESENTATION WAS A BREATH OF
FRESH AIR FOR THE GROUP TO BE
CONSIDERING.
LAST WEEK, I ALSO PRESENTED ON
THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHER
PRESENTATIONS WITH L.A.
COUNCILMEMBER RAHMAN, AND WE
TALKED ABOUT HOW DEMOCRACY
VOUCHERS ARE GREAT TOOL FOR
INCREASING CIVIC ANTICIPATION.
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
FOLKS FROM SEATTLE SUBWAY WHO
ARE WORKING ON THE I-5
VISIBILITY STUDY IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH SENATOR MARCO LIAS.
I WAS HOPING TO JOIN THEM THIS
AFTERNOON.
UNFORTUNATELY, I AM UNDER THE
WEATHER AND NOT ABLE TO JOIN
THEM FOR THE WALKING TOUR OF
THE PARK, BUT LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THEM.
MADAM PRESIDENT, ON JULY 20th
AS WELL WE WILL HAVE A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE MAY 4th
MATERIALS THAT WE COVERED.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME
COVERAGE LATELY OF THE POSSIBLE
BUDGET DEFICIT THAT SEATTLE IS
FACING.
IT'S NOT 117 MILLION FOR THIS
YEAR, BUT WE WILL GO OVER THOSE
SAME MATERIALS THAT WE
DISCUSSED ON MAY 4th.
AND WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE
INFORMATION AT THE JULY 20th
MEETING LEADING INTO THE AUGUST
REVENUE FORECAST.
FOLKS, I KNOW THERE IS SOME
CONCERN THAT THOSE ARTICLES
HAVE RAISED.
BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT WE WILL
HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO HAVE A
MORE ACCURATE PICTURE FOR WHAT
IT MEANS IN 2020.
AND WITH THAT, I YIELD.
NO QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
SO I SPOKE TO THE SUPREME COURT
DECISION ON OUR OEE 3 1/2 HOURS
AFTER IT CAME DOWN AT THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS.
SO I WON'T REPEAT WHAT I SAID
THEN.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT I SHARE
THE HORROR AND OUTRAGE BY MY
COLLEAGUES VOICED TODAY.
AND BEFORE THE VOTE ON
RESOLUTION 32054 IN SUPPORT OF
ABORTION RIGHTS AND
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, I CALLED
ACTIONS THE CITY COULD TAKE
CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABORTION
ACCESS FUND.
SO I ALSO THANK AND COMMEND
MAYOR HAROLD FOR CONTRIBUTING
$50,000 IN A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE JULY SUPPLEMENTAL.
OKAY, SO TOMORROW THERE IS ONE
ITEM UP FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA WHICH
IS COUNCIL BILL 120349 WHICH
AUTHORIZES CITY LIGHT TO ACCEPT
MONEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND MAINTAIN THOSE
FUNDS AND $1.52 MILLION OF CITY
LIGHT FUNDING TO THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION FOR THE COMMERCIAL
PURCHASE OF MINING RIGHTS IN AN
OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREA IN BC
SURROUNDING THE HEADWATERS OF
THE SKAGIT RIVER.
AND THE BILL PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY, AND I
WILL GIVE IT A BIT MORE DETAIL
TOMORROW, BUT FOR NOW, JUST LET
ME SAY THAT IT IS A NATURE
ENVIRONMENTAL WIN IN THE
CULMINATION OF YEARS AND YEARS
OF COLLABORATION AND HARD WORK.
ALSO, OED MARKET McINTYRE GAVE
A PRESENTATION ON WHAT HE IS
CALLING THE NEW OED, WHICH IS
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
AND IT'S PRIORITIES FOR AN
EQUITABLE RECOVERY IN AN
INCLUSIVE ECONOMY.
AND FINALLY, WE HAD OUR
DISCUSSION OF CITY LIGHT'S 2023
TO 2028 STRATEGIC PLAN AND RATE
PATH.
AND WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE AT
OUR NEXT MEETING ON JULY 11th.
CITY LIGHT IS SETTING UP
BRIEFINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE ALSO
HAPPY TO MEET WITH AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS.
SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD
LIKE THAT, AND WE CAN
FACILITATE THAT.
AND I DO WANT TO THANK CAIMAN
OF MY OFFICE WHO CLERKED THE
MEETING AND WAS ON A STEEP
LEARNING CURVE TO LEARN HOW TO
RUN A MEETING, AND IT WAS
EXCITING TO BE THERE WITH
KIRSTEN IN CHAMBERS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR
PROBLEMS WITH TECHNOLOGY.
ALL RIGHT, SO MEETINGS OF NOTE
FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS ON
JULY 15th I ATTENDED A FRIENDS
OF THE WATERFRONT EVENT FOR
ABOUT 50 PEOPLE OR SO.
AND MANY OF THEM WERE NEW TO
SEATTLE AND DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT WATERFRONT SEATTLE.
SO I SPOKE ABOUT THE ECONOMIC
IN A FIT OF OUR TRANSFORMED
WATERFRONT, ONCE IT'S
COMPLETED, I WILL GIVE A COUPLE
HIGH POINTS.
THERE WILL BE $288 MILLION OF
ONGOING ECONOMIC BENEFIT THAT
JUST FROM THE WATERFRONT
SEATTLE MAINTENANCE AND
PROGRAMMING, THAT IS NOT
INCLUDING VISITOR SPENDING IN
THE BENEFITS OF THAT.
THERE WILL BE PROJECTED 2300
JOBS IN PERMANENT SUPPORT AND
$103 MILLION OF RAGES WAGES IT
WILL GENERATE FOR THIS.
SO IT WAS NICE TO BE INVITED TO
SPEAK BUT ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT
THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT AND,
THEY ARE GIVING TOURS IF
ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, FRIENDS
OF THE WATERFRONT IS HAPPY TO
SET THAT UP FOR YOU.
IT IS REALLY INTERESTING TO
THINK THAT PRETTY SOON WE WILL
BE ABLE TO WALK FIVE BLOCKS AND
ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUND
AND MOUNTAINS AT OUR
TRANSFORMED CIVIC FRONT PORCH.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN, ON THURSDAY JUNE 16th, I
MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
PORT NORTH SEATTLE INVESTOR
ASSOCIATION, RECREATIONAL
BOATING ASSOCIATION, AND
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SAVE
THE HARBOR PATROL COALITION,
THIS IS A COALITION OF 13+
MARITIME BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE
FLOATING HOMES ASSOCIATION,
WASHINGTON MARITIME FEDERATION
AND THE NORTHWEST MARINE TRADE
ASSOCIATION TO NAME A FEW THAT
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEVERE
STAFFING REDUCTIONS TO HARBOR
PATROL IN RECENT YEARS AND ITS
IMPACTS ON BOATING SAFETY,
PUBLIC SAFETY ALONG THE
WATERFRONT, AND THE
AVAILABILITY OF POLICE SERVICES
AT NATURE MARITIME EVENTS.
SO THE BACKGROUND BEFORE 2020,
THEY HAD 26 SPECIALLY TRAINED
OFFICERS DEPLOYED ON THREE
BOATS.
THERE ARE NOW 18 OFFICERS
STAFFING ONE BOAT.
THIS IS A DIVISION OF SPD, BY
THE WAY.
HISTORICALLY, THEY HAVE BEEN
RESPONDING TO ABOUT 6000 CALLS
A YEAR, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING
A SHARP INCREASE IN THE
PANDEMIC.
THERE ARE A LOT MORE BOATS AND
INEXPERIENCED BOATERS ON OUR
WATER, AND THEN PLUS STANDUP,
STANDUP PADDLE BOARDS AND
KAYAKS CONTINUE TO BE VERY
POPULAR IN LAKE UNION OR
WASHINGTON.
SO THAT'S THE FOUNDATION OF
THEIR CONCERNS.
THE REQUEST IS IN ONE MORE BOAT
THIS SUMMER, AND THE
RESTORATION OF THREE GOING
FORWARD, ADDITIONALLY, THEY
REQUEST THE CITY PUT IN MOTION
THE FULLY FUNDED STUDY
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IN THE BUDGET DESIGNED
TO ASCERTAIN PROPER HARBOR
PATROL STAFF LEVELS AND
EQUIPMENT NEEDS GOING FORWARD,
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WILL
REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING IN ANY
POLICY DISCUSSION AT THIS
POINT.
ALL RIGHT.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, ON JUNE
16th, FIFA MADE ITS LONG-
AWAITED ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
SEATTLE WILL BE ONE OF THE
HOSTS, THE NATIONS HOST CITIES
FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP, AND THE
SPORTS COMMISSION VISIT
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY AND THE
CITY OWNERSHIP, I THINK MUST
HAVE PLACED BETS ON THE OUTCOME
OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE
THEY STAGED A GREAT PARTY ON
THE WATERFRONT, AND IT WAS A
BEAUTIFUL DAY.
AND IT WAS THE PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE
SEATTLE AS A WORLD-CLASS GLOBAL
SPORTS CITY AND ALSO, I AM NOW
PLACING A BET.
ALSO CELEBRATE OUR HOME TEAM,
THE SOUNDERS AND THERE SURE
WHEN OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
ANYWAY, JUST KIDDING.
úSO, YEAH.
I SPENT FRIDAY, JUNE 17th ON
APS RC REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
TOURS. WE TOOK THE FAST FERRY
FROM BREMERTON AND MET THE
MAYOR AT THE HARBORSIDE
CONFERENCE CENTER.
HE POINTED OUT THE NEW
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT UNDER
CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE OF AN
OLD DECOMMISSIONED CITY PARKING
LOT.
WE THEN MOVED ON TO THE PUGET
SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, TOURING
THAT BY BUS, AND LEARNED THAT
IT IS THE LARGEST OF THE FIVE
SHIPYARDS THAT MAKE THE NAVAL
SHIPYARD WHICH EMPLOYS 44,000
PEOPLE DIRECTLY.
WE THEN WENT ON TO THE PORT OF
BREMERTON, LEARNED ABOUT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
GOING ON THERE, AND THEN, WE
WERE MET BY LEONARD POSTMAN WHO
IS THIS CLOWNISH TRIBE
CHAIRMAN.
HE HAD US FOR LUNCH AT THE
CLEARWATER CASINO.
WE ENDED THE TOUR ON BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND AND LEARNED ABOUT THINGS
THAT YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE ON THE
ISLAND, SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL
PARKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE
DOWNTOWN WINSLOW AREA.
IT WAS A GREAT TRIP, AND
LEARNING ABOUT OTHER COUNTIES
EFFORTS IS ALWAYS GOOD TO PUT
INTO CONTEXT OTHER THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO.
LET'S SEE, LAST WEEK, MY CHIEF
OF STAFF ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES FORGING RELATIONSHIPS
AND LEARNING ABOUT WHAT OTHERS
ARE DOING ON THE SAME
CHALLENGES SEATTLE IS FACING,
AND FINALLY, I WENT TO DINNER
HOSTED BY THE WASHINGTON
TECHNOLOGY EMBASSIES
ASSOCIATION AND THE GLOBAL
BLOCKCHAIN COUNCIL WITH
LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
SEVERAL REGIONAL POLICYMAKERS
INCLUDING SENATOR WELLMANN FROM
THE 41st LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT,
BUILDING MARILYNNE ROBINSON,
AND DEPUTY MAYOR YAMAGUCHI
THE PURPOSE WAS TO HAVE AN
INFORMAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE VISION
OF THE BLOCKCHAIN INDUSTRY
LOCALLY AND ALSO LEARN OF ITS
POTENTIAL APPLICATION AS A TOOL
TO MEET POLICY GOALS.
SO I KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES.
SO I DID A LOT OF LISTENING.
IN ANY CASE, THAT'S MY REPORT.
>> WELL DONE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY?
>> I SAID, WELL DONE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
UNDER 10 MINUTES.
SO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
UNDER THE IMPRESSION SHE HAS
ROLLOVER MINUTES WHEN SHE'S NOT
HERE.
NO YOU DON'T.
ONCE WE HAVE TO ROLL THOSE
MINUTES, THEY ARE NOT FROM
PLANTS.
THEY DON'T WORK LIKE THAT.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS 10 MINUTES
PER WEEK.
>> NO.
SO, BEFORE I GO INTO MY REPORT,
I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT , ACTUALLY
ALL MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON WHO SPOKE ABOUT
OUR RESPONSE TO THE HODES
DECISION AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO
ABOUT IT.
I THINK IT WAS -- ROE V. WADE
CAME OUT IN 1973.
TITLE IV CAME OUT IN 1972.
I WAS 13.
SO FOR ME, IT'S A REAL PROFOUND
MOMENT TO BE 63 AND RECOGNIZE I
HAD MORE RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AND
LIBERTY THAN MY TWO ADULT
DAUGHTERS.
I WANTED TO READ THE HOBBS
DECISION, SO I PRINTED IT OUT
AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND READ
IT.
WITHOUT GOING INTO EVERYTHING
ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT AND
THINKING ABOUT IT AND TRYING
NOT TO LISTEN TO ALL THE
TALKING HEADS OVER THE WEEKEND,
I THINK THE THING THAT STRUCK
ME, A LOT OF THINGS STRUCK ME.
ON TWO LEVELS, INTELLECTUAL AND
A PERSONAL LEVEL, INTELLECTUAL
LEVEL, JUSTICE ALITO'S LANGUAGE
ABOUT A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO OBTAIN
AN ABORTION WAS NOT AN
ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF, QUOTE,
ORDERED LIBERTY.
THAT IS SOME REAL HANDMAIDEN
LANGUAGE RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS JUST -- IT'S NOT RIGHT
BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE REALLY
TALKING ABOUT IS PRIVACY AND
LIBERTY WHICH IS GUARANTEED TO
US UNDER THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION AND HAS BEEN
UPHELD FOR 50 YEARS.
SO WHY I RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S POSITION, I WOULD
DISAGREE THAT NOT ALL DEMOCRATS
ARE SITTING BACK AND LETTING
THIS HAPPEN.
WE HAVE BEEN HIT WITH
SOMETHING DIFFICULT THIS PAST
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
WITH THAT DECISION AND A COUPLE
OTHER DECISIONS INCLUDING THE
PRAYER DECISION WHICH IS, YOU
KNOW, ANOTHER DECISION THAT WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT WHEN OUR RIGHT
ARE IN PRIVACY, ON A MORE
PERSONAL NOTE, THOSE OF US THAT
HAVE BARED CHILDREN AND HAVE
DAUGHTERS THAT ARE HAVING
CHILDREN AND ARE GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH OUR ALLIES IN OUR
BAND, I DON'T THINK WE CAN LOOK
AWAY FROM THE ARGUMENTS ON BOTH
SIDES ABOUT THE SANCTITY OF
LIFE.
I WAS RAISED CATHOLIC.
I UNDERSTAND THE POSITION.
DO I ALWAYS AGREE WITH IT?
NO.
I WOULD HOPE SOME OF THESE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE COULD LOOK
TO EACH OTHER'S HUMANITY AND
UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S
POSITION ABOUT LIFE, THAT THAT
IS A FOUNDATION WE START FROM A
MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM A
FOUNDATIONAL BASIC PERSPECTIVE.
BEFORE WE GO INTO A POLITICAL
MORALITY DISCUSSION, I FIND
THAT WHAT IS TROUBLING TO ME IS
THAT THE GOOD THING IS WE STILL
HAVE 21 STATES WHERE THE RIGHT
TO OBTAIN AN ABORTION STILL
REMAINS LEGAL.
I THINK WHAT IS SCARY TO ME IS
WE HAVE 13 STATES, THE MINUTE
HOBBS CAME DOWN, THOSE TRIGGERS
WILL KICK IN.
PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT POINTED
OUT WILL BE COMING TO
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND
CALIFORNIA TO OBTAIN THEIR
RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
IT WOULD BE OUR JOB TO STAND
THERE AND HELP WITH ACCESS,
COSTS, AND MAKING SURE NO ONE
IS PROSECUTED FOR PEOPLE
EXERCISING A RIGHT THAT IS
OURS.
THE OTHER PART IS THAT WHAT
SADDENS ME IS THAT THERE ARE
STILL 16 STATES THAT ARE GOING
TO HOLD ABORTION ILLEGAL EVEN
IN THE CASE OF RAPE AND INCEST.
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN A
VICTIM TO RAPE UNDERSTANDS WHAT
THAT MEANS IN A PROFOUND WAY.
SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE HEARD
ABOUT HOW PEOPLE BELIEVE YOU
CAN'T GET PREGNANT IF YOU ARE
RAPED OR ALL THESE CRAZY
THINGS, IT AGAIN UNDERSCORES TO
ME THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME
BASIC FACTS TO DISCUSS THIS
VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WHAT
IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH OUR
COUNTRY.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
MORE ABOUT IT.
AND QUITE FRANKLY STILL GOING
THROUGH SOME OF THE DISSENTING
OPINIONS BY THE OTHER THREE
JUSTICES, VERY ALARMED AT
JUSTICE THOMAS'S WORDS, SOME OF
THE THINGS HE SAID, I QUITE
FRANKLY THINK THEY ARE TEAR
DRIVEN TO SCARE US.
I HOPE PEOPLE AREN'T AFRAID.
IF YOU ARE NOT, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO READ
AND UNDERSTAND IT.
I APPRECIATE THE CENTRAL STAFF
THAT SENT OUT AN EMAIL ON
FRIDAY ABOUT THOSE OF US WHO
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT THAT WE
COULD.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE NONPARTISAN
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, BUT WE
CERTAINLY ARE ALLOWED AN
OPINION ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT
THE LAW, AND AS WE SHARED
EARLIER WHEN THE COUNCILMEMBER
BROUGHT THIS UP, YOU KNOW, THE
STATE PASSED AN INITIATIVE IN
1992 PROTECTING A WOMAN'S RIGHT
TO AN ABORTION AND THEN IN
MARCH WE ALSO PASSED ANOTHER
LAW TO PROTECT PEOPLE GETTING
ABORTION AND THOSE WHO AID
THEM.
SO I THINK OUR STATE IS ON THE
RIGHT PATH AND WILL CONTINUE ON
THE RIGHT PATH WITH THOSE
PROTECTIONS.
AND I JUST WANT TO END WITH,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE HONEST
ABOUT THIS DIFFICULT DISCUSSION
AND LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES AND
TRY NOT TO COME AT EACH OTHER
WITH ANGER, DISHONESTY, OR
POLITICS.
AND WE NEED TO HEAR ARGUMENTS
FOR BOTH SIDES, AND I KEEP
SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT.
AND THAT WE DO LOOK AT THE
HEALTHCARE AND THE MEDICAL
ISSUES AS A FOUNDATION TO START
THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
IF A WOMAN OR MAN -- NOBODY
WANTS MORE ABORTIONS.
THAT'S -- THAT'S NOT WHO WE
ARE.
WE ARE GOING TO FACE THIS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT
TRENT ANYONE IS TEAMING UP FOR
THAT AND HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THE
STATE TO STRENGTHEN THOSE
RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AND
ACCESS.
SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER MY 10
MINUTES.
SO, I WILL GO AHEAD WITH MY
REPORT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNMENTS, NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL COMMITTEES ON THE
NEXT AGENDA.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
JULY 21st AT 9:30.
LAST WEEK, I SENT EACH OF MY
COLLEAGUES, ALL OF YOU RECEIVED
THE 2021 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD ALSO KNOWN
AS GOOD MEDICINE REPORT.
I ALSO RECENTLY SENT EACH
COUNCILMEMBER BEGINNING
ASSOCIATIONS 2022 ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT WHICH
DETAILED THE ECONOMIC
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 29
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
STATISTICS OFFERED BY THE
REPORT IS TRIBES CREATE ONE IN
86 JOBS IN THE STATE.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES.
SOME OF YOU SAID YOU WOULD BE
MEETING WITH TRIBES UP NORTH.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON IN MORE THAN A
LANDING ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACTUALLY
WORKS WITH TRIBES GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT IN ANY ISSUE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE AND YOU USE
SOVEREIGNTY AND UNDERSTAND
TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AS A TOOL TO
MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, WHATEVER
THE ISSUE IS, HOUSING, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION, YOU
NAME IT, THAT IS SOMETHING WE
CAN WORK WITH WITH TRIBES.
IN REGARDS TO SOUND TRANSIT I
ATTENDED A SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEETING WHERE WE
UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMED JULIE TIM
AS THE NEW CEO OF STAFF
TRANSIT.
JULIE CHEN IS THE DIRECTOR OF
THE TRANSIT COMPANY IN
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
SHE WILL BEGIN DECEMBER 26th.
I ALSO TURNED TO THE SOUND
TRANSIT NORTH KING AREA MEETING
WERE STAFF BRIEFED ME ON
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE IN
PLATFORM SAFETY, COMPLIANCE TO
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND
OPTIONS FOR THE LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE
OPTIONS AND REFINEMENTS THAT WE
ARE STILL DISCUSSING.
OUR REGARDING PLATFORM SAFETY
TRANSIT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CALLED
FUTURE READY WITH THE FIRST
PROJECT IN COLUMBIA CITY
STARTING JULY 11th.
STARTING AUGUST 19th, SOUND
TRANSIT WILL BE DOING CRITICAL
REPAIR WORK TO A SECOND
PLATFORM IN COLUMBIA CITY TO
MAKE RADICAL SAFETY
APPOINTMENTS TO TILE WORK TO
PREVENT TRIPPING AND FALLS.
OKAY?
RIDERSHIP SHINE UP SIGN UP, TO
GET FURTHER INFORMATION ON
IMPACTS WHEN IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE, IN OTHER SOUND
TRANSIT NEWS, MY STAFF TOWARD
THE CHINATOWN [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
MET WITH BUSINESS OWNERS
CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL
IMPACTS, CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
WHEN WE DO LIGHT RAIL.
LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY, LAST
THURSDAY MARKED THE OFFICIAL
50th ANNIVERSARY TITLE IX,
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
PARTICIPATING AND SIGNING THE
PROCLAMATION.
OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DID A
GREAT JOB GETTING THE GREAT
WORD OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THANK YOU TO JENNY AND JACKIE.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRIDE
PARADE, THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS
THE ANNUAL SEAFARER PIRATES
LANDING AT ALKI.
IT MARKS THE START OF SEAFARER
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON HIATUS
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC BUT ARE NOW
BACK.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, TOMORROW I
WELCOME YOU TO JOIN ME IN
SENDING A FOND FAREWELL TO THE
WONDERFUL ESTEEMED CITY CLERK,
MONICA MARTINEZ SIMMONS.
THE PARTY WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 IN
THE COUNCIL IN 2010 AND IS
LEADING WITH A WEALTH OF
EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM.
I, FOR ONE, AM GOING TO MISS
HER GREATLY.
SHE LETS ME KNOW HOW THE -- TO
DO THIS JOB.
THANK YOU, MONICA.
ON WEDNESDAY I WILL BE
ATTENDING A GRADUATION CEREMONY
FOR THE REFUGEE WOMEN'S
ALLIANCE.
WITH OUR FRIEND SUSAN LEE, WE
HAVE THREE REROLL SCHOOLS.
I THINK WE HAVE TWO MORE COMING
ONLINE.
THEY ARE THE LITTLE GUYS WE
TAKE OUT TO GO ICE-SKATING AND
THE GRADUATION IF YOU CAN JOIN
ME IS PRETTY FUN WITH ALL THE
KIDS.
FRIDAY, I WILL BE MEETING ON
SITE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF
NORTH HAVEN.
THEY HAVE BEEN A FRIEND OF OURS
SINCE THE DAY I WAS ELECTED.
THAT IS THE SENIOR LIVING
COMMUNITY IN NORTHGATE, THE
NORTHGATE NEIGHBORHOOD
REGARDING CRIME IN AND AROUND
THEIR BUILDING, WE WORKED WITH
THEM ON UP ZONES AND OTHER
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
THEY HAVE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WITH THAT, IT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I
TAKE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION?
OKAY.
NOT SEEING ANY, I AM -- BEFORE
I CALL EXECUTIVE SESSION, I
NEED TO READ THIS INTO THE
RECORD TO MAKE IT LEGAL.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE
INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FOR THE SERVICE
IS ALWAYS PRESENT TO INSURE THE
COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF
POLICY FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GO FOR AT
LEAST 45 MINUTES.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION IN
THE EXTENDED DURATION.
MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE I NEED TO DO?
>> YOU ARE DOING JUST FINE,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE WILL WAIT FOR ERIC TO NOTIFY
US THAT AUTHORIZED ATTENDEES
ARE ON THE CALL.
SO PLEASE STAND BY.
I WOULD ALSO SAY WE HAVE THREE,
THREE DIFFERENT SESSIONS.
WE DON'T NEED TO PAUSE BETWEEN
SESSION 1 AND TWO BECAUSE THE
PRESENTERS AND THE ATTENDEES
WILL BE THE SAME.
THAT WE WILL NEED TO PAUSE
BEFORE SESSION 3.
>> MADAM CLERK, LET ME ASK
THIS.
WE HAVE DONE IT TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS.
SO CAN I CHAIR NOW, AND THEN IF
WE NEED TO -- SO I CAN JUST --
>> RECORDING STOPPED.
>> YOU CAN JUST STATE THAT THE
MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED
FOLLOWING THE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS.
>> I THINK THE RECORDING JUST
STOPPED.
I DON'T THINK WE ARE ON AIR
ANYMORE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU, ERIC FOR STOPPING
THAT.
I AM