>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS AUGUST 8, 2022.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS TO: 01.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I
>> HERE.
SEE HER TILE.
>>
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS THE
MINUTES OF AUGUST 1, 2022 WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION ORSINO
OBJECTED OBJECTION THEY ARE
ADOPTED.
BEFORE I GO ONTO THE PRESIDENTS
REPORT I WANT TO WISH YOU HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO MY NEPHEW LUCA.
THE YEAR WENT BY REALLY FAST.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
O TODAY'S AGENDA
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL
CIRCULATE ONE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING FELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD
ACTIVIST MONA LEE.
THIS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO YOUR
OFFICES LAST WEEK FOR YOUR
REVIEW AND COMMENTS.
FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE
PROCLAMATION YOU RECEIVE A
BRIEFING ON MONKEYPOX BY DR.
MATHEW R. GOLDEN CYNTHIA FROM
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH AND A 30 MINUTE
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE
MINUTES AND THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS AS WELL AS 21
APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
YOU WILL SEE ONE VOTE ON ALL
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AND IF ANY CALENDAR ITEM WANTS
TO BE PULLED AND HAVE IT
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, IF NOT
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR
TOMORROW WE WILL CONSIDER NINE
ITEMS INCLUDING FOUR REFERRED
TO COUNCIL.
THE FIRST TWO REQUIRE PUBLIC
HEARINGS WHICH WE WILL HANDLE
INDIVIDUALLY.
THE SECOND TWO ITEMS ARE
ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.
YOU HAVE SEEN MEMOS IN EACH OF
THESE FROM KARINA AND CENTRAL
STAFF.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HER
WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
FOLLOWING THOSE TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND VOTE WE WILL
CONSIDER TWO ITEMS RECOMMENDED
BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD, EDUCATION
AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE REGARDING
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
AND ONE ITEM RECOMMENDED BY THE
PUBLIC ASSETS COMMITTEE
REGARDING STATE RECREATION
GRANTS AND TWO ITEMS
RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
REGARDING PARKING FOR TRUCKS,
TRACTORS AND UTILITY EASEMENTS.
INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE
ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
ONLINE AGENDA.
MOVING TO SIGNING OF LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS A
PROCLAMATION HONORING MONA LEE
FOR HER SERVICE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS GOING
TO LEAD US ON THIS DISCUSSION
AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS FROM HER COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
HAPPY MONDAY.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR MONA
LEE WHO HAS FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS COMMITTED HER TIME,
ENERGY, CREATIVITY AND LOVE OF
SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAS REALLY
BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF
CREATING THE FELLOW PARK WHICH
IS, HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW HOW
BIG IT IS BUT IT'S A GREAT
SPACE, WE HOLD A INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL THERE EVERY YEAR.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR
GATHERING AND REALLY AN
ESSENTIAL PART OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD JUST A BLOCK AWAY
FROM THE LIGHT RAIL STATION.
MONA ENVISIONS THE PARK AS A
BEAUTIFUL, SAFE SPACE AND
ORGANIZE MEMBERS TO TRANSFORM
THE PARK INTO THE SPACE IT IS
NOW.
DESIGNING, CREATING FUNDS FOR A
STAGE, FOR PLAYGROUND.
THERE IS A BASKETBALL COURT.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE ARE EXCITED
TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND ASK FOR YOUR SIGNATURE.
THERE IS A FELLOW INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL THIS COMING SUNDAY AND
HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT
THE PROCLAMATION TO HER IN
PERSON.
AT THE EVENT.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ANYONE
WANTS TO SHARE OR DIRECT TOWARDS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THE
PROCLAMATION?
OKAY.
NOT SEEING ANY, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
HONORING MONA LEE AND
PROCLAIMING AUGUST 14, 2022 TO
BE MONA LEE DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO HER NEXT
AGENDA ITEM AND THAT IS A
PRESENTATION ON MONKEYPOX.
TODAY WILL HAVE A PRIEST BRIEF
PRESENTATION GIVEN BY DR.
MATHEW R. GOLDEN GIVEN BY
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH.
THERE WILL BE SOME TIME AT THE
END OF THE PRESENTATION FOR A
SHORT QUESTION-AND-ANSWER
PERIOD.
IN ADDITION DR. MATHEW R.
GOLDEN PROVIDED ONE PAGE ON
MONKEYPOX LAST WEEK DISTRIBUTED
TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO
INTRODUCE DR. GOLDMAN WELCOME
HIM FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO
ALLOW OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
PARTNERS TO SHARE THEIR
EXPERTISE AND UPDATE THE
VIEWING PUBLIC ON THE LOCAL
MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK.
AS MENTIONED, I SENT AN UPDATE
ON FRIDAY AND I HOPE THAT
INFORMATION WAS HELPFUL IN
PREPARING FOR THIS BRIEFING
TODAY.
I'M VERY GLAD TO WELCOME AND
INTRODUCE DR. MATHEW R. GOLDEN
WHO IS JOINING THIS AFTERNOON
TO PROVIDE THE BRIEFING.
HE IS A UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON PROFESSOR OF
MEDICINE AND ALLERGY AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
AND, AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY.
HE'S DIRECTOR OF THE HIV/STD
PROGRAM AT SEATTLE KING COUNTY
AND HE ALSO DIRECTS KING
COUNTY'S SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC
AT HARBORVIEW.
DR. GOLDMAN, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME TO TALK TO ME.
CAN YOU SEE MY SLIDES?
NO.
HOW ABOUT NOW?
>> THERE WE GO.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GREAT.
SO, I WILL JUST START GIVING A
LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MONKEYPOX.
IT IS RELATED TO SMALLPOX WHICH
IS USED WE [INDISCERNIBLE].
MUGGY POX IS WHAT IS CALLED A
ZOO IN GNOSIS WHICH IS TO SAY
IT'S AN INFECTION THAT USUALLY
AFFECTS ANIMALS.
ANIMAL RESERVOIR IS THOUGHT TO
BE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
MONKEYPOX, THAT NAME IS A BIT
OF A MISNOMER.
THEY ARE ACCIDENTAL HOSTS, SO
MONKEES DON'T GET IT ANY MORE
COMMONLY THAN HUMANS.
WE HAVE HAD PRIOR MONKEYPOX
OUTBREAKS, THIS WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED IN THE 1950s, THERE
BEEN SPORADIC OUTBREAKS, SINCE
THAT TIME.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE
INCREASING TRANSMISSIONS ARE
SINCE RELATED TO
DISCONTINUATION OF SMALLPOX
IMMUNIZATIONS IN THE 1970S AND
1980S WHEN SMALLPOX WAS
ERADICATED.
SO WE END UP HAVING A
POPULATION WHICH IS NO LONGER
WITH THAT PROTECTION.
WHAT WE FACE NOW IS A GLOBAL
EPIDEMIC OF MONKEYPOX.
THE FIRST CASE WAS IDENTIFIED
AT THE UNITED KINGDOM ON MAY 7
AND AS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK WE
HAVE OVER 27,000 CONFIRMED
CASES SCATTERED ALL OVER THE
WORLD AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
SLIDE.
WE HAVE HAD OVER 7500 CASES IN
THE U.S. CONFIRMED TO DATE.
IN KING COUNTY WE HAVE HAD AS
OF TO DATE CONFIRMED CASES.
ALL OF THE CASES IN KING COUNTY
SO FAR FOR WHICH WE HAVE DATA
HAVE OCCURRED IN MEN WHO HAVE
SEX WITH MEN.
HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THERE HAS
BEEN AT LEAST ONE CASE IN
SNOHOMISH WHICH OCCURRED IN A
WOMAN.
THE INFECTION -- PAST OUTBREAKS
OF NOT BEEN CONCENTRATED IN --
WE HAVE AN EPIDEMIC
DISPROPORTIONATE, 27% OF THE
CASES HAVE OCCURRED IN LATINX.
ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE
COUNTY'S POPULATION.
THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING
TRANSMITTED HUMAN TO HUMAN.
IT OCCURS THROUGH DIRECT
CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED LESION
OR FLUIDS.
ALTHOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE TO
TRANSMIT THIS VIRUS FROM
CONTAMINATED MATERIALS LIKE
BEDDING OR CLOTHING.
OR FROM MOTHER TO CHILD.
WHILE THEORETICALLY IT COULD
TRANSMITTED RESPIRATORY
DROPLETS, THAT DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE COMMON AT PRESENT.
MONKEYPOX IS A SEXUALLY
TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTION.
THAT HAS BEEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF CONTROVERSY ABOUT THIS IDEA,
MOSTLY THINK THE MEDIA.
IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT
MANY INFECTIONS WE DON'T THINK
OF AS BEING STI'S ARE SOMETIMES
TRANSMITTED THROUGH SEX.
EBOLA VIRUS OR ZIKA VIRUS, OR
SOME BACTERIA THE CAUSE
DIARRHEA CAN BE SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED.
AT THE SAME TIME MANY
INFECTIONS THE PROBABLY MOST OF
YOU THINK ARE SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED ARE NOT ALWAYS. WE
KNOW THESE VIRUSES ARE PRESENT
IN SALIVA, RECTAL SPECIMENS AND
SEAMEN.
AND IN THE CURRENT OUTBREAK,
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CASES
ARE TRANSMITTED THROUGH
INTIMATE CONTACT INCLUDING SEX.
IN TERMS OF HOW PEOPLE RESENT,
MOST PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT WITH A RASH.
THE MOST COMMON RIGHT NOW IS A
RASH ON THE GENITALS OR
ANORECTAL AREA, MANY PEOPLE
HAVE A FLU-LIKE AREA. SORES CAN
BECOME DIFFUSE.
DEGREE ON THE CHEST, THE BACK,
THE ARMS.
ON THE FACE.
REALLY A MOST ANYWHERE.
MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE A SORE
THROAT, RECTAL PAIN IS A COMMON
SYMPTOM.
IN GENERAL THIS IS A SELF-
LIMITING ILLNESS.
PEOPLE GET BETTER NO MATTER
WHAT YOU DO.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS
ASSOCIATED WITH MUGGY POX TO
DATE IN THE U.S. ALTHOUGH THERE
HAVE BEEN A SMALL NUMBER OF
DEATHS PRIMARILY, COMPROMISED
PATIENTS, IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
BUT THIS IS NOT A PLEASANT
INFECTION.
THE SORES ARE PAINFUL AND CAN
POTENTIALLY BE SCARRING, SOME
GET SUPER INFECTED.
PATIENTS DO NOT FEEL WELL WHEN
THEY HAVE THIS INFECTION.
BUT I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT
SYMPTOM MEDICAL INFECTIONS
OCCUR.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THEY
OCCUR AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW BIG
OF A ROLE THEY ARE PLAYING IN
THE OVERALL TRANSMISSION OF THE
VIRUS.
I FIGURED I WOULD SHOW YOU A
LOT OF PICTURES, THIS ISN'T THE
RIGHT PLACE FOR THAT SORT OF
THING, BUT THIS GIVES YOU A
SENSE OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
THEY START ON THE SURFACE AND
THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME IN A WAY
THAT I THINK I PROBABLY WON'T
BELABOR THIS.
SO WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH DOING?
WELL, WE ARE DOING OUR
IDEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
WE ARE TRACKING THIS, THE
NUMBER OF CASES, THE TRENDS,
WHERE IT'S OCCURRING.
WE ARE DOING CASE CONTACT
INVESTIGATIONS TO IDENTIFY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED AND
ARE GOING INTO ISOLATION.
OR AS ADVISED.
WE HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS
CAMPAIGN AFFECTING BOTH THE
GENERAL PUBLIC AND MEDICAL
PROVIDERS TO ALERT THEM TO WHAT
THE SYMPTOMS ARE, THE
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT OF.
INDICATIONS FOR POPULATION MOST
AFFECTED WHICH ARE SEPA,
BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO
HAVE SEX WITH MEN.
OPEN UP THE CALL CENTER, WE
HAVE A CALL CENTER WE ANSWER
QUESTIONS AND REFER THEM FOR
CLINICAL CARE AND IMMUNIZATION.
AFTER ALL OF THIS WE HAVE HAD
TO STRIKE THIS DELICATE BALANCE
BETWEEN NOT STIGMATIZING ANYBODY
AND BEING SURE OUR
COMMUNICATIONS ARE CLEAR AND
ACCURATE IN REACHING THE
POPULATION WHICH IS MOST
AFFECTED.
WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING TESTING,
TREATMENT AND IMMUNIZATION.
GUIDES FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS
AND THE PROMOTION OF TESTING
CAPACITY.
AND WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING
DIRECT PROVIDERS WITH -- THE
COMMUNITY VACCINE EVENTS.
IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THIS YOU
HAVE TO DO A PCR TEST, I
SUSPECT MOST ARE FAMILIAR WITH
PCR BECAUSE OF COVID.
EVERYONE IS AN INFECTIOUS
DISEASE EXPERT NOW.
INITIALLY THE TESTING WAS ALL
BEING DONE THROUGH STATE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAB.
EACH LAB HAD TO BE -- EACH TEST
HAD TO BE APPROVED
INDIVIDUALLY, THIS WAS A
PROBLEM.
WE ARE NOW UP AND RUNNING
TESTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND LARGER
COMMERCIAL LABS.
IT SHOULD IMPROVE ACCESS TO
TESTING.
THAT SAID, OUR TESTING IS WAY
TOO LIMITED AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE TEST PEOPLE SO WE CAN
DIAGNOSE THEM.
WE DO HAVE A TREATMENT.
THE TREATMENT IS A DRUG THAT IS
AN INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG.
BECAUSE IT IS AN
INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG IS
GOVERNED BY CERTAIN RULES
ACCORDING TO CDC.
IT ENDS UP -- THE AVAILABILITY
IS LIMITED TO AN APPROVED
PRESCRIBERS.
INITIALLY THE PAPERWORK BURDEN
ASSOCIATED WAS VERY BIG.
IT HAS BEEN SCALED BACK WHICH
IS MADE A BETTER.
THE DRUG APPEARS TO BE SAFE,
BUT IT'S EFFICACY IS NOT WELL-
ESTABLISHED.
WE DON'T HAVE HUMAN DATA ON
THIS DRUG.
IS REALLY ANTIDOTAL THAT IT
WORKS.
I THINK FOR THOSE OF US WHO
HAVE BEEN TREATING PATIENTS,
SOME FEEL IT'S REALLY HELP THEM
BUT IT'S HARD TO KNOW FOR SURE.
WE ARE WORKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH
TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DRUG.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE
APPROVED.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE DRUG
BECOME MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE.
IMMUNIZATION IS A KEY PART OF
OUR STRATEGY.
WE HAVE TWO VACCINES.
WE HAVE A VACCINE WHICH IS THE
OLD SMALLPOX VACCINE OR A
VARIANT ON THE OLD SMALLPOX
VACCINE.
THAT IS A LIVE REPLICATION
VACCINE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU CAN
TRANSMIT FROM THE VACCINATION
SITE TO SOMEONE ELSE.
IT IS NOT A VERY SAFE VACCINE
BY CURRENT STANDARDS AND WE
AREN'T USING IT.
INSTEAD WHAT WE ARE USING IS
SOMETHING CALLED THE DR. MATHEW
GOLDEN.
YOU HAVE TO GET TWO DOSES.
IT IS FDA APPROVED BUT WE DON'T
HAVE GOOD DATA ON THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VACCINE IN
HUMANS, WE KNOW FROM OLDER DATA,
OLD SMALLPOX VACCINE APPEARED
TO BE 85% EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE
OLDER STRAINS OF MONKEYPOX.
THESE ARE THE POPULATIONS WE
ARE CURRENTLY SOAKING FOCUSING
VACCINES ON.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY.
WE'RE GOING TO IMMUNIZE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE A KNOWN EXPOSURE TO
SOMEBODY WITH MONKEYPOX.
AND THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE SEPA,
BISEXUAL, OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SEX WITH MEN, MORE THAN 10 SEX
PARTNERS IN THE LAST THREE
MONTHS, A HISTORY OF SYPHILIS
OR GONORRHEA IN THE LAST YEAR,
MANY OF USED METHAMPHETAMINE,
THOSE OF INTO A BATHHOUSE OR
OTHER PUBLIC -- INVOLVED IN
GROUP SEX IN THE LAST THREE
MONTHS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE
LIVING IN, GET SETTINGS.
AND THE LAST ONE IS REALLY
ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE DON'T
GET OUTBREAKS IN CONGREGANTS
SETTINGS.
IT WOULD BE VERY CHALLENGING.
I EXPECT THAT THESE CRITERIA
WILL CHANGE AS OUR VACCINE
SUPPLY INCREASES.
OR, IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE
INFECTION.
THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING YOU ARE
SUPPLY, SUPPLY IS YOU IS A BIG
PROBLEM.
TODAY WE HAVE EITHER OR WILL
RECEIVE 9109 DOSES.
SO FAR, WE HAVE ADMINISTERED
ALMOST 4100 DOSES OF VACCINE.
HAVE ANOTHER 4400 DOSES THIS
MONTH.
THERE ARE ROUGHLY 60,000 GAY,
BISEXUAL, OR MEN WHO HAVE SEX
WITH OTHER MEN IN KING COUNTY.
THINK A THIRD OF THE POPULATION
IS ELEVATED RISK.
THAT MEANS WE NEED 40,000 DOSES
OF VACCINE TO GET THROUGH ALL
OF THOSE WITH TWO DOSES IF WE
PERFECTLY TARGETED.
WE ONLY HAVE 23% OF THAT TARGET
AMOUNT OF VACCINE.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VACCINE
TO REACH EVERYONE WE NEED.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
SO FAR.
THE FIRST COLUMN IS THE INITIAL
PHASE OF VACCINE.
THE LARGEST PROPORTION IS
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SEXUAL
HEALTH.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS A
PICTURE I JUST TOOK, I BLURRED
PEOPLE'S YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY
ARE.
OUTSIDE THE CLINIC WHEN
MORNING.
WE HAVE PEOPLE LINED UP, 150
PEOPLE EVERY MORNING BY THE
TIME WE GET TO THE CLINIC, WE
ARE ADMINISTERING ABOUT 350
DOSES PER DAY IN THE SEXUAL
HEALTH CLINIC.
THIS CLINIC TRADITIONALLY SEES
CLOSE TO 70 PEOPLE PER DAY AND
IS NOW SEEING 400 PEOPLE PER
DAY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THIS
VACCINE.
WE ARE DISTURBING TO COMMUNITY
MEDICAL PROVIDERS, SO FAR 50
MEDICAL PROVIDERS, THAT WILL
INCREASE AS THE VACCINE SUPPLY
INCREASES.
WE HAD OUR FIRST COMMUNITY
VACCINE EVENT OVER THE WEEKEND.
IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE GOT
IMMUNIZED. WHERE WE ARE AT, WE
ARE CONFRONTING EPIDEMIC OF
MONKEYPOX.
AT PRESENT IT IS HIGHLY
CONCENTRATED IN GAY, BISEXUAL,
OR MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH OTHER
MEN AND IN MANY WAYS HAS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF A SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED INFECTION.
WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN
TESTING AND IMMUNIZATION BUT WE
NEED TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE MORE
WIDELY AVAILABLE.
OUR VACCINE SUPPLY REMAINS IN
LIMITATION.
I THINK THE OUTBREAK HIGHLIGHTS
THE NEED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN
PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE,
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND
SEXUAL HEALTH.
I'M HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM, OR
AM INTERESTED IN YOUR COMMENTS.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WE
HAVE FOR DR. GOLDEN ?
>> SORRY, I NEED TO GET MYSELF
OFF OF MUTE.
I WAS PUTTING MY FINGER UP TO
LET YOU KNOW I WAS WORKING ON
IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, FOR BEING
HERE WITH US.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SUPPLY.
IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO WHAT IS
SLOWING DOWN THE DISTRIBUTION
OF VACCINE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
AND WHAT WE CAN DO LOCALLY TO
ADVOCATE TO GET MORE VACCINE
HERE, AND SECONDLY, I CAUGHT
THE TAIL END OF A STORY TODAY
AND I MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN IT
CORRECTLY, BUT I THOUGHT I
HEARD THERE IS SOME EXPLORATION
OF THE DELIVERY METHOD,
CHANGING THE DELIVERY METHOD OF
THE VACCINE SO IT WILL GO
FURTHER AND BE ABLE TO SERVE
MORE PEOPLE.
>> YES, SO IN TERMS OF LIMITED
SUPPLY, I THINK SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES, UNFORTUNATELY WE
WERE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED.
'S WE HAVE ALERTS PLAY VACCINE,
A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT EXPIRED.
WE ALSO DID NOT IMMEDIATELY
MOBILIZE THE VACCINE WE HAD
AVAILABLE TO US.
SOME OF WHICH WAS IN DENMARK.
AND WE DID NOT WORK AS QUICKLY
AS WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET ACCESS
TO THE VACCINE THAT WAS
AVAILABLE TO US.
THOSE ARE ALL CHALLENGES AND I
THINK AT SOME LEVEL THEY ARE IN
THE PAST.
I THINK THE FEDS ARE WORKING
HARD NOT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
THE VACCINE.
I BELIEVE WHAT YOU WERE
REFERRING TO WAS WOULD BE
POSSIBLE TO PUT MORE DOSES OF
VACCINE INTO A SINGLE FILE?
WHICH MIGHT MAKE IT FASTER TO
GET THE VACCINE INTO
DISTRIBUTIVE FORMS.
>> I SEE.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE
IDEA TO ME.
BUT, I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THE
LOGISTICS OF THAT.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A
PROBLEM FOR US TO ADMINISTER
THE VACCINE FROM A MULTIDOSE
VIAL.
>> THANK YOU.
ON THE QUESTION, SORT OF THE
QUESTION ON PREVENTION, WHAT I
THINK I HEARD YOU SAY IS
MONKEYPOX IS NOT A SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASE BUT IT IS A
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTABLE DISEASE.
THERE IS A DISTINCTION.
TELL ME IF I HEARD THAT WRONG.
BUT, ALSO, COULD YOU GIVE US
SOME GUIDANCE ON -- FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC -- AND ANYBODY
WHO WE WORK WITH, ON HOW
SOMEONE WHO IS WORRIED ABOUT
CONTRACTING MONKEYPOX CAN THINK
ABOUT THEIR OWN RISK AND HOW TO
DECREASE THE RISK?
>> SURE.
I THINK THAT IN TERMS OF
DECREASING RISK, WE ALL MAKE
HER OWN DECISIONS IN OUR LIVES
ABOUT HOW MUCH RISK WE ARE
WILLING TO TAKE.
SO FAR AS THIS IS -- PEOPLE WHO
ARE AT ELEVATED RISK CAN MAKE A
DECISION TO HAVE FEWER
INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW, FEWER PARTNERS.
I DON'T THINK THIS REQUIRES A
PERMANENT LIFELONG CHANGE IN
ONE'S BEHAVIOR.
SOME OF THIS IS ABOUT, CAN WE
MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE SHORT-
TERM UNTIL WE HAVE A GOOD
VACCINE SUPPLY AND WE CAN GET
THAT INTO THE POPULATION?
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
OPTION.
OBVIOUSLY WE WANT PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SYMPTOMS TO GET EVALUATED
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO THEY CAN GET TREATMENT AND
SO THAT THEY ALSO CAN AVOID
TRANSMITTING TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND GOING INTO ISOLATION TO THE
EXTENT THAT IS REQUIRED.
CLINICAL CARE PLAYS A ROLE IN
THIS.
FOR MUCH OF THE POPULATION I
THINK THE RISK AT PRESENT IS
QUITE LOW.
AND SO PART OF WHAT WE ARE
ASKING PEOPLE TO DO IS ALLOW US
TO FOCUS THE VACCINE ON THE
POPULATION AT GREATEST RISK.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONCENTRATE OUR PREVENTION
EFFORTS AND OUR SCARCE RESOURCE
ON THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , DID
YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP?
>> PLEASE MOVE ON.
THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALIZE I WAS OFF MUTE.
MY APOLOGIES IF I WAS MAKING
TOO MUCH NOISE.
FOLLOWING UP QUICKLY ON
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S
QUESTION, I HEARD A SIMILAR
PRESS STORY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
STRETCH THE VACCINE IN MY
RECOLLECTION IT IS IF THE
VACCINE WAS ADMINISTERED LESS
OF IT WAS NEEDED FOR EACH DOSAGE
AND SO THERE WAS A QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER FOR NOW THAT WAS
HOW IT SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED.
FOR OUR PURPOSES IT SOUNDS LIKE
REGARDLESS WE STILL DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH VACCINE.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT HOW WE ARE
PREPARING TO REACH HIGH RISK
POPULATIONS WHO SPEAK OTHER
LANGUAGES, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW PUBLIC
HEALTH IS BEGINNING THAT
PROCESS OF SHARING INFORMATION
FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T SPEAK
ENGLISH.
>> YEAH, THAT IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH THE CHANNELS WE ALREADY
HAVE WORKING THROUGH
ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS TO
REACH IN PARTICULAR THE LATINX
POPULATION.
IN PART ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF MY
EXPERIENCE WITH HIV, HOW WE DO
HAVE SOME PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY
IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN
DO THIS.
WE DO HAVE A COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY FOCUSED ON THIS.
MUCH OF WHICH IS ALSO ABOUT
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS A FOLLOW-UP?
>> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND
THEY ARE BASIC FROM YOUR
POWERPOINT.
DOES THE VACCINE HAVE TO BE
REFRIGERATED LIKE WE DO WITH
COVID?
>> IT HAS TO BE REFRIGERATED
BUT NOT IN THE ULTRACOLD
FREEZERS LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE FORGIVING
THAN WHAT WE WERE UP AGAINST
WITH THE VACCINES AND COVID.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT
-- I AM GUESSING THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME THAT THE U.S. HAS
DECLARED MONKEYPOX A PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY.
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
IS UP ON DECK.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES, IT HAS TO DO WITH --
IT SEEMS THERE IS UNDERSTANDING
ABOUT THE LIMITED SUPPLY OF
VACCINE.
I WAS JUST READING AN ARTICLE
THAT CAME OUT FROM THE KAISER
FAMILY FOUNDATION ON JULY 29,
AND IT SAYS "AMONG THE MANY
FACTORS THAT MAY BE INFLUENCING
SUPPLY TO LOCAL LEVER LEVEL IS
WHETHER JURISDICTIONS ARE
REQUESTING THE VACCINES
ALLOCATED TO THEM."
IT SAYS THE MAJORITY OF
JURISDICTIONS, 37 HAVE
REQUESTED THEIR FULL ALLOCATION
OF VACCINE.
INCLUDING 11 THAT HAVE
REQUESTED 100%.
26 THE HAVE REQUESTED MORE THAN
THEIR ALLOCATED AMOUNT.
AND REMAINING 19 JURISDICTIONS
HAVE REQUESTED LESS THAN THEIR
SHARE INCLUDING 10 HAVE
REQUESTED 50% OR LESS AND THAT
INCLUDES WASHINGTON.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU OR ARE
OFFICIALS AT THE STATE DECIDE
HOW MUCH TO REQUEST, BUT I JUST
THROW THAT OUT THERE ASKING FOR
HOW WE ARE DECIDING WHAT TO ASK
FOR AND IS THERE ROOM TO GROW
IN THAT?
>> I SAW THE SAME ARTICLE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
HAVE REQUESTED AT THIS POINT
ALL THE VACCINE WE ARE ABLE TO
GET.
THE REQUEST GO FROM THE STATE
TO CDC.
KING COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A
DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
BUT I THINK WE ASKED FOR IT
ALL.
I THINK ONE IMPORTANT THING IS
WE NEED TO USE ALL THE VACCINE
WE GET AND WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT
THAT WE USE THE VACCINE THAT WE
GOT.
BECAUSE, THAT WILL INFLUENCE
HOW MUCH VACCINE WE ARE GOING
TO GET IN THE NEXT ROUND.
AND ALSO, NOT THAT I WANT TO
GAME THE SYSTEM OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU DIAGNOSE
MORE CASES, THAT IS A FACTOR
WHICH INFLUENCES YOUR
ALLOCATIONS.
SO THE SUCCESS IN TESTING PEOPLE
AND DIAGNOSING THEM WILL
INFLUENCE OUR SUCCESS IN
GETTING VACCINES.
>> GOT IT.
SO IT IS A TESTING PUSH RIGHT
NOW.
AND THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
I WAS WONDERING, WHAT IS FAIR
SHARE, BASED ON POPULATION, NOW
YOU SAY IT'S BASED ON POSITIVE
RESULTS.
>> GREAT.
A COMBINATION OF THE SIZE OF
THE POPULATION IN YOUR CASE
LOAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YOU
HAVE FOLLOW-UP?
>> THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I APOLOGIZE IF YOU SAID THIS
AND I MISUNDERSTOOD, CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT THE DURATION OF THE
ILLNESS AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS?
THIS IS A PANDEMIC BUT IT'S NOT
THE DEADLY COVID PANDEMIC.
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I THINK IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT
POINT.
THIS IS NOT COVID.
AND IT'S NOT HIV.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RECOVER.
ALMOST ALL WILL RECOVER WITHIN
FOUR WEEKS.
A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL
HAVE A MORE SERIOUS INFECTION.
AS I SAID, TODAY WE HAVE NOT HAD
DEATH IN THE U.S. THERE HAVE
BEEN A SMALL NUMBER OF DEATHS
IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
OTHER VARIANTS OF THIS VIRUS
HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
HIGHER MORTALITY.
WE DON'T SEEM TO SEE THAT NOW
HERE.
YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE
UNPLEASANTNESS OF THE INFECTION,
THERE IS SOME RISK THAT PEOPLE
WILL HAVE SCARRING.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WILL
GET COMPLICATED INFECTIONS IN
TERMS OF SUPER INFECTIONS OR
PNEUMONIA OR CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO GET SCARS.
I THINK THAT IS A VERY
LEGITIMATE CONCERN FOR PATIENTS
TO HAVE PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU
START TO GET LESIONS ON YOUR
FACE.
I THINK THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE COVID WITH
THE HIGH BRUTALITY ASH
MORTALITY RATE.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THIS
ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DID
YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP?
>> I AM DONE, THANK YOU.
>> FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, AND
US AND I'M SURE WE WILL PUT IT
ON OUR WEBSITE, CAN YOU
RECOMMEND WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MONKEYPOX
AND VACCINATION IN THE KING
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH IN THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY, SO
THEY CAN PUT THAT INFORMATION
TOGETHER AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE -- GO
AHEAD DR. GOLDEN.
>> I THINK PROBABLY THE BEST
SOURCE WOULD BE THE KING COUNTY
WEBSITE.
YOU WILL SEE THERE A LINK TO
MONKEYPOX. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE
ARE DOING.
THAT WILL ALSO LINK TO THE CDC
DATA.
>> ARE YOU MEETING WITH OTHER
ELECTED BODIES, MUNICIPALITIES,
CITIES?
>> I DON'T THINK I'VE MET WITH
OTHER ELECTED'S.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF
MONKEYPOX MEETINGS BUT NOT SO
MUCH WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
>> I AM ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW
TWO OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS
SERVE ON THE KING COUNTY BOARD
OF HEALTH.
I DID KNOW OF OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES OR CITIES ARE
ASKING KING COUNTY TO COME TO
PRESENT TO THE ELECTED BODY TO
PRESENT WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO
MANAGE THIS AND HAVE MORE
INFORMATION.
WE ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO
HAVE YOU BACK.
>> DR. CHOW AND DR. CANNON I
KNOW PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF
HEALTH I THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE
A GO.
>> OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR DR.
GOLDEN?
NOT SEEING ANY, DR. GOLDEN,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , THANK
YOU FOR YOUR STAFF TO PROVIDING
US WITH THE MEMO.
I'M GUESSING WE WILL HAVE
FOLLOW-UP LATER ON DOWN THE
ROAD.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT
AND YOUR STAFF.
LET'S MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA TO
THE NEXT ITEM.
THAT IS OUR PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS.
TODAY THE LINEUP IS,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, AND
MYSELF.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
I'M SO USED TO MORNING
BRIEFINGS.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS GOING INTO
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING
FROM THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING FOR THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING IS THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 AT
9:30 AM.
WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
TWO COUNCIL BILLS RELATED TO
THE FINANCING OF THE AQUARIUM
EXPANSION FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR THE ROBUST
SUMMARY.
ALSO, THANK YOU TWO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WHO HAD
THE FOLKS IN HIS COMMITTEE ON
PARKS AND PUBLIC ACCESS AS
WELL.
THERE ARE THREE BILLS RELATED
TO CANNABIS EQUITY LEGISLATION.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND A
POSSIBLE VOTE.
THERE WILL BE SOME AMENDMENTS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND
FULL TRANSPARENCY I WANT TO PUT
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THERE IN CASE
FOLKS FEEL LIKE VOTING.
THE INTENTION IS TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AMENDMENT
AND THERE WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A VOTE ON BOTH
AMENDMENTS AND FULL PASSAGE AT
THE NEXT MEETING.
AGAIN, PLEASE DO READ THROUGH
LEGISLATION, THESE HAVE BEEN
TRANSMITTED FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
I WANTED THINK THE MAYOR FOR
HIS PARTNERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT
AND THANKS TO THE TEAM THAT HAS
BEEN COMING TO OUR FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO
BRIEF US ON THE CONCEPT
INCLUDING AS RECENTLY AS LAST
MONTH.
COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL SEE SOME
AMENDMENTS AND IF YOU HAVE
OTHER AMENDMENT'S THE
LEGISLATION I BELIEVE IS
ALREADY PUBLISHED AND YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SEE AN AMENDMENT PLEASE
LET CENTRAL STAFF KNOW ON
FRIDAY AFTER YOU GET A CHANCE
TO HEAR A WALK THROUGH OF THE
LEGISLATION.
COLLEAGUES, MANY OF YOU HAVE
HEARD THAT THE ECONOMIC AND
REVENUE FORECAST MEETING DID
TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING.
THIS IS OUR THIRD MEETING OF
THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST COUNCIL.
THIS COUNCIL INCLUDES MYSELF,
AS CHAIR, SENIOR DEPUTY MAYORAL
HARRELL , COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ , AND AS REVENUES OF
FORECAST COUNCIL NEWLY CREATED.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO
RECEIVE THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC
REVENUE FORECAST PROJECTIONS
FOR REVENUE UPDATES.
WE DID RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION
THIS MORNING IN REAL TIME WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY
BUDGETS OFFICE DIRECTOR WAS
ALSO PARTICIPATING WITH US THIS
MORNING AND HAD INTEGRATED SOME
OF HER INFORMATION ON OTHER
REVENUE STREAMS NOT WITHIN THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST PROJECTIONS INTO
TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
BY WAY OF REMINDER, WHAT WE DO
IS HEAR THE INFORMATION,
RECEIVE THE FORECAST, AND THE
COUNCIL CHOOSES TO EITHER
ACCEPT THE FORECAST OR IF THEY
WOULD LIKE, TO VOTE ON AN
ALTERNATIVE.
TODAY WE DID CHOOSE TO ACCEPT
THE FORECAST PRESENTED BY THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC FORECAST
PERSONNEL AND WE THEN GIVE
CENTRAL STAFF IN THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH FULL WEEK TO DIGEST THE
INFORMATION ALONG WITH GETTING
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE ON EXPENSES.
SO IN OUR AUGUST 17 MEETING YOU
WILL HAVE A FULLER PICTURE OF
BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSES.
AND AFTER THAT PRESENTATION WE
WILL THEN HAVE A BETTER
ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS, IF YOU WILL, WHERE WE
SEE PROJECTIONS FOR EXPENSES
VERSUS WHAT REVENUE IS COMING
IN.
AGAIN, TUNE IN TO THE AUGUST 17
MEETING TO THE FULLER PICTURE,
I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL MY HOPE IS THIS
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE
TRANSPARENCY THAT WE WERE
HOPING FOR IN CREATING THIS.
AND TRULY TO RECEIVE
INFORMATION IN REAL TIME SOME
OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCH RECEIVE
INFORMATION ON REVENUE
PROJECTIONS TOGETHER.
>> IN TERMS OF UPDATES ON THE
CALENDAR, I WANT TO TELL YOU
HOW EXCITED I WAS TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL
PROGRESS CONVENING LAST WEEK.
LIKE I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES, I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER
OF LOCAL PROPERTIES.
AS A BOARD MEMBER OF LOCAL
PROGRESS I FLEW EARLY TO DENVER
TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE BOARD
MEETING AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL
CONVENING.
FOR THE RECORD I NOTED I WOULD
BE GONE ON AUGUST 2 IN OUR JULY
12 MEETING.
MY OFFICE ALSO BUT TICKETS FOR
THIS LAST WEEK TO GO TO DENVER
WAY BACK ON APRIL 22, 2022.
AGAIN, BUT TICKETS ON APRIL 22.
A FULL 2.5 MONTHS BEFORE ANY
AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED FOR LAST
WEEK'S PROCEEDINGS AND BEFORE
ANY LEGISLATION WAS TRANSMITTED
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THE
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
I TAKE MY ABSENCES FROM COUNCIL
VERY SERIOUSLY.
TAKING TIME OFF OF COURSE TO BE
WITH FAMILY, LIKE ANYONE SHOULD
DO IN ANY BUSINESS OR WORKPLACE
AND ANY INDUSTRY, IT'S
MPORTANT TO DO THAT.
BUT I DID TAKE A DAY OFF TO BE
WITH FAMILY IN JULY.
I WAS ALSO SICK ONE DAY IN
JUNE.
AND IN JANUARY I WAS NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THE FULL
COUNCIL BECAUSE DURING THAT
THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY MY
DAUGHTER'S DAYCARE CLASS HAD A
COVID OUTBREAK AND YES, I DID
TAKE THE DAY OFF TO BE WITH HER
AND TAKE CARE OF HER.
SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PUT
THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE TIME BUT ALSO I WANT TO
NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL MY
ABSENCES I DO TAKE SERIOUSLY
AND ESPECIALLY ON AUGUST 2, I
HAD BOUGHT THOSE TICKETS WAY
BACK ON APRIL 22.
I'M ALSO GLAD I WAS ABLE TO
JOIN COLLEAGUES IN DENVER FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY INCLUDING
CANADA.
I WILL CONSIDER IT AN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
IN ADDITION TO JOINING THE
NATIONAL CONVENING AT THE LOCAL
PROGRESS BOARD MEETING WE HAD
THE CHANCE TO CELEBRATE
HISTORIC WINS.
TENURES OF THE LOCAL PROGRESS
INTEGRATION.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IN HER PREVIOUS AND CURRENT
ROLE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME --
THERE WAS A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
IN RED STATES AND BLUE STATES.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS BEING ABLE
TO SPEAK UP, PROMOTE HOUSING
DENSITY, PROTECTION, SMALL
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
AND HOW BOTH IN RED AND BLUE
STATES CITIES ARE FIGHTING BACK
ON BAD PREEMPTION'S THAT LIMIT
CITY ABILITIES TO ADDRESS
GROWING INEQUALITY AND
DISPARITIES AND ALSO WHERE WE
CAN PARTNER WITH STATE
LEGISLATORS TO CREATE THINGS
LIKE HOUSING AND WORKER
STANDARDS.
IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE NOT
JUST WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
CITIES BUT TO LEARN FROM EACH
OTHER.
FOR EXAMPLE, DELEGATES FROM THE
LOCAL MEETING HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON THE TOUR
TO SEE HOW ALTERNATIVES TO
POLICING WERE WORKING IN
DENVER, A PROGRAM WE HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED A NUMBER OF TIMES.
I WAS PLEASED TO BE WITH
COLEAGUES, MY COLLEAGUES HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
WE WERE JOINED BY A HUGE
DELEGATION FROM WASHINGTON ,
FROM SPOKANE, AND OTHERS ALONG
WITH OTHER FOLKS FROM VANCOUVER
AND OLYMPIA WHO WERE ATTENDING
BUT COULDN'T DUE TO LAST-MINUTE
CONFLICT.
AND A HUGE GROUP STAFF.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY
COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ONE OF THE
REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH
IN LOCAL PROGRESS IS WE WENT
FROM UNDER 200 PEOPLE TO
ATTENDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING IN
2019, THIS YEAR HAVING OVER 350
PARTICIPANTS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT LOCAL
PROGRESS YOU CAN GO TO LOCAL
PROGRESS THAT ORGAN SIGN UP FOR
NEWSLETTERS OR TO BE A MEMBER.
AND BE PART OF THE NATIONAL
EFFORT TO HAVE CITIES BE THE
FRONT LINE, I ALSO HAVE TO SAY
THAT THE BIG HIGHLIGHT FOR ME
WAS TO BE ABLE TO BE IN THE
ROOM WITH MIKE COLLEAGUES AS WE
CELEBRATED HOW WE HAVE BEEN
PUSHING BACK ON LARGE CORPORATE
INFLUENCES BOTH IN ELECTIONS
AND POLICY AND LIFTING UP
WORKER PROTECTION. I HAD THE
CHANCE TO SET THE STAGE AND
INTRODUCE PRESIDENT CHRIS
SMALLS, THE AMAZON LABOR UNION
PRESIDENT.
JUST LIKE AT TRADER JOE'S, JUST
LIKE IT STARBUCKS WORKERS
UNITED, THE AMAZON WORKER UNION
IS A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT THAT
HELPS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
LISTENING TO THOSE ON THE FRONT
LINES, PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE
INJUSTICES THEY ARE FACING BOTH
DURING COVID AND FIGHTING FOR
BETTER WAGES AND BENEFITS.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, CHRIS SMALLS
WAS WRONGLY TERMINATED AFTER
ORGANIZING UP PROTEST AGAINST
THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON STATEN
ISLAND.
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC
AT 2020.
MUCH LIKE WE CONTINUE TO SEE
WITH WORKERS WHO CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN ADDITION TO BEING AMAZON
LABOR UNION RESIDENT, FORM THE
CONGRESS OF CENTRAL WORKERS
WHICH IS A NATIONAL COLLECTIVE
OF CENTRAL WORKERS FIGHTING FOR
BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.
AND, HE CONTINUED TO RALLY THE
CROWD ABOUT HOW WE CAN
COLLECTIVELY CALL FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CORPORATIONS
BUT ALSO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP
WORKERS AND ELECTED TO HOLD
THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS LIKE
AMAZON ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.
I HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO JOIN
LOCAL PROGRESS AND LEARN MORE.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE LEAVING
EARLY.
I WILL HAVE YOU ON MY EARBUD AS
I COMMUTE.
GOING TO BE JOINING
CONGRESSWOMAN AS SHE IS
CREATING A WELCOMING DELEGATION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DISPARITY
IN FAIRNESS AND GROWTH.
SHE HAS WELCOMED HER COLLEAGUES
HERE TO SEATTLE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT NEIGHBOR PROTECTIONS AND
LABOR STANDARDS IN HER HOMETOWN.
AND, IN HER DISTRICT.
WITH ME WILL BE OBVIOUSLY
CONGRESSIONAL WOMAN, THE MAYOR,
U.S. REPRESENTED JIM HINES,
FROM CONNECTICUT.
U.S. REPETITIVE RYAN FROM
WISCONSIN.
WHEN MOORE FROM WISCONSIN AS
WELL.
U.S. ARE PRESENTED OF ANGIE
CRAIG FROM MINNESOTA.
NOEL FRAME, OUR OWN SITTER 36
STATE REP SHOULD BE SENT A. AND
WE WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION
FROM OIR AS WELL.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE CANONIC
DISPARITY IN FAIRNESS GROWTH --
SHE SITS ON THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE ENTIRE DELEGATION IS
SETTING UP FIELD DISTRICT
MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN EACH OF
THE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER
DISTRICTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
LABOR POLICY AND LABOR
INTERVENTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LIFTING UP
MUCH OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES DID
BEFORE I GOT HERE LIKE MINIMUM
WAGE AND SICK LEAVE.
ALSO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WITH GIG WORK AND TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS I
HAVE DONE IN MY TIME WITH YOUR
SUPPORT AS WELL SUCH AS
DOMESTIC WORKERS, HOTEL
WORKERS, TREATMENT LEAVE FOR
CITY WORKERS, REST BREAKS FOR
-- INFANTS AT WORK RESOLUTION,
GREEN NEW JOBS, WORKPLACE
SAFETY, THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF
OED.
AND A LOT OF THE WORK WE DID
DURING COVID.
LIKE, SICK LEAVE FOR GIG
WORKERS.
HAZARD PAY, EXPANDED SICK LEAVE
DURING PANDEMIC FOR SCHOOL AND
DAYCARE CLOSURES.
AND THE WORK WE ARE ALL
CONTINUING TO DO WITH BUDGET,
OVER $200 MILLION IN HOUSING
AND FIGHTING DIRECTLY HELPS OUR
SMALLEST BUSINESSES AND CREATES
PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS ON THE
FRONT LINE.
LIKE CHILDCARE WORKERS.
WITH THAT I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO
SINGING ALL OF YOUR PRAISES IN
THE WORK WE CONTINUE TO DO TO
FIGHT FOR MORE EQUITABLE
ECONOMY HERE IN SEATTLE.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK AND I WILL TUNE IN
VIA THE EARBUD.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AM SECOND TO LAST.
>> APOLOGIES.
WHO WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HAND
IT TO?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, YOU
LOOK LIKE YOU'RE READY TO GO.
>> I THINK THE CLERK READ THE
ORDER AND IT WAS A LITTLE OUT
OF ORDER.
I THINK I WAS SECOND.
I'M HAPPY TO DEFER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> YOUR SECOND.
>> GREAT.
I'M READY TO GO.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW AFTERNOONS FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA THERE 23 ITEMS
FROM LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
21 OF THOSE ARE APPOINTMENTS TO
VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
REGARDING THE TWO COUNCIL
BILLS, BOTH PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
20364 IS FROM SDOT THAT WILL
ENABLE SDOT TO DESIGNATE
PARKING FOR TRUCK TRACTORS. WE
AMENDED THAT BILL TO MAKE SURE
SDOT PROVIDES OUTREACH GOING
FORWARD.
FOR ANY NEW DESIGNATIONS. OUR
COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED
120373 TWO ENABLE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ACCEPT
EASEMENTS FOR INSULATION
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF
WATER MAINS, DOMESTIC METERS.
FIRE SERVICE METERS AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS IN SEATTLE.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES IS SCHEDULED
FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 9:30
AM.
ON THAT COMMITTEE AGENDA WE ARE
DEFINITELY GOING TO HEAR FROM
MAYOR HARRELL'S NOMINEE TO
BECOME THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
I'M GRATEFUL TO THE MAYOR AND
HIS TEAM FOR DELIVERING SUCH A
STRONG CANDIDATE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER THE
NOMINATION OF BOTH THE AUGUST
16 MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 6 MIDI
MEETING.
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND BOTH COMMITTEE
MEETINGS FOR THAT PARTICULAR
ITEM.
FOLLOWING THE VETTING PROCESS
OUTLINED IN RESOLUTION THROUGH
AND 868.
PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS TO OUR
COMMITTEE CLERK BY THURSDAY,
AUGUST 11.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ASK BIG
PICTURE QUESTIONS OF THE
NOMINEE A AUGUST 16 COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THE FORMAL ANSWERS TO A WRITTEN
QUESTIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED
BEFORE OUR SEPTEMBER 6
COMMITTEE.
I PLAN TO HAVE A VOTE ON THAT
SECOND COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 6.
OTHER ITEMS ON OUR AUGUST 16
COMMITTEE, CLERK FILE 314497 IS
ASKING US TO CONSIDER A PETITION
FROM REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS
SEEKING TO HAVE THE CITY VACATE
AN ALLEY TWO BLOCKS EAST OF THE
SPACE NEEDLE. SPECIFICALLY THE
ALLEY CURRENTLY BOUNDED BY
THOMAS STREET AND JOHN STREET.
AND BY SIXTH AVENUE NORTH AND
TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH.
SDOT IS ALSO ASKING US TO
APPROVE RESOLUTION 32063 FOR A
TERM LIMITED PERMIT THAT WOULD
PROVIDE CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO
KING COUNTY TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A PERMANENT
POWER GENERATOR AT EACH DRIVE
SOUTHWEST, SOUTH BENTON PLACE
SOUTHWEST.
AS I UNDERSTAND THIS NEW
GENERATOR WOULD PROVIDE BACKUP
POWER FOR THE COMBINED SEWER
OVERFLOW STRUCTURE ALREADY
LOCATED AT THAT SITE.
SDOT IS PLANNING TO PRESENT
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. ALSO
KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
EXTRA SALES TAX, BUS SERVICE
AND RELATED PROJECTS UPDATED BY
VOTERS IN 2020.
WE WILL GET AN ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THAT.
THE CEDAR RIVER PIPELINE OWNED
BY THE CITY FLOWS UNDER PREMIER
AVENUE SOUTH IN RENTON.
WE WILL HAVE LEGISLATION FROM
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
GRANT EASEMENTS TO THE CITY OF
RENTON FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO
RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH IN THAT
JURISDICTION.
COUNCIL BILL 12034 FROM SDOT
WOULD TRANSFER TO PROPERTY
RELATED TO THE SOUTH FRONT
BRIDGE TO KING COUNTY FROM SDOT.
DISTRICT 4, I VISITED VOLUNTEERS
TO LINK TINY HOMES TO PROVIDE
TO THE NONPROFIT LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE FOR PEOPLE
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS.
SEVERAL OF US HAVE VISITED THE
HIGHLY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION
FACILITY IN SOTO RUN BITE SOUND
FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST, THIS WAS
A SMALLER OPERATION WITH
VOLUNTEERS IN THE WEDGEWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY CONVERTED
THE DRIVEWAY INTO A
CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE THEY
BUILD ONE TINY HOME AT A TIME.
THIS WEEKEND NEIGHBORS WERE
PROBABLY MEETING THE FOURTH
TINY HOME AND PLANS FOR MORE.
LAST WEEK I ALSO VISITED
SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK
PARTIES IN DISTRICT 4 IS PART
OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT
OUT.
CRIME PREVENTION GATHERINGS.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE NEIGHBORS
RECONNECTING.
A LOVELY SUMMER EVENING.
CONSTITUENTS TALK WITH ME ABOUT
THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS
VICTIMS OF PROPERTY CRIMES AND
ABOUT HEARING GUNSHOTS. THEY
ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS AND ARE INTERESTED
IN FORTHCOMING DISCUSSIONS AT
CITY HALL ABOUT LAND USE AND
ZONING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> I THOUGHT WE WOULD WAIT
UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED AND THEN
TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY.
I WILL KEEP GOING.
CONSTITUENTS ALSO EXPRESSED
SUPPORT FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL
AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
I HOPE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON.
PHASING OUT OF GASOLINE FUEL
LEAF BLOWERS THAT ARE HARMFUL
TO WORKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
OVER 430 CONSTITUENTS TOOK MY
INFORMAL SURVEY AND WHETHER TO
PHASE OUT THE LEAF BLOWERS.
82% SAID YES.
LAST WEEK THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION 350 SEATTLE
ENDORSED OUR CONCEPT TO PHASE
OUT THE LEAF BLOWERS IN SEATTLE.
WE NOW HAVE A RESOLUTION ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR THAT IS GOING
TO BE HEARD BY THE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ON
AUGUST 19.
THE PANDEMIC AND OTHER
PRIORITIES HAVE REPEATEDLY PUT
THIS ISSUE ON THE BACK BURNER.
BUT, THE PROBLEMS AND HARMS OF
GASOLINE POWERED LEAF BLOWERS
PERSIST. THESE ARE, AS WE KNOW,
LOUD AND CAUSE AIR POLLUTION,
NOISE POLLUTION THE HARM
WORKERS WHO USE THEM AS WELL AS
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
SO TO REINVIGORATE THIS PROCESS
WE HAD THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON EVANS SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE,
SOME GRADUATE STUDENTS
COMPLETED SOME RESEARCH.
PUT TOGETHER THE RESOLUTION.
DID ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ABOUT
OTHER CITIES HAVE ALREADY --
ARE LEAPFROGGING SEATTLE IN
TERMS OF BANNING GAS POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS.
THIS RESOLUTION THAT ARE ON THE
IRC HAS LOTS OF INFORMATION.
THERE IS A BLOG POST.
CHECK THAT OUT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I TOO
HAVE HAD EXPERIENCES IN MY
DISTRICT WITH NEIGHBORS WHO
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SET UP IN
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO
ASSEMBLE TINY HOUSES. I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR, AS I
RECALL, WEDGEWOOD IS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD YOU IDENTIFIED,
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO
GET INVOLVED AND BE PART OF
SOLVING THE CHALLENGES WE ARE
FACING AROUND HOMELESSNESS.
AND I REALLY JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS THAT I'M GLAD YOU
PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND YOUR
NEIGHBORS ARE WORKING ON THAT.
IS ALWAYS ENCOURAGING TO HEAR
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO THE VIRTUES OF
THAT KIND OF PARTICIPATION
EVERY OPPORTUNITY I GET.
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE I HANDED OVER?
>> THAT WOULD BE --
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> NO, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
.
>> HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THIS?
IT'S THE ALPHABET.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE ONE JOB.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY.
I'M TRYING NOT TO LAUGH.
SO THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, TWO BILLS
I AM COSPONSORING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
BUT I KNOW SHE WILL COVER IT
VERY WELL IN HER REPORT.
SO I WILL SAY NOTHING MORE
ABOUT THE TWO ITEMS.
THE SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS MEETING TOMORROW AT
9:30 AM.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR TOMORROW'S
MEETING INCLUDE NINE
REAPPOINTMENTS AND TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
FIRE CODE ADVISORY BOARD.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION
FOR THE PROPOSED PERMANENT
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS WILL BE THE MEETING WITH
THE EXECUTIVEINTRODUCES THE
COMMITTEE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
HAVE AN IN-DEPTH Q&A DISCUSSION
, JUST GIVING THE EXECUTIVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE AND
EXPLAIN WHY THEY HAVE SELECTED
HIM TO MOVE FORWARD.
IT IS A Q&A.
FOR THE NEXT MEETING IN
SEPTEMBER MY OFFICE CIRCULATED
A DRAFT AND WE ARE INTERESTED
IN YOUR INPUT FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS AUGUST 10.
WILL CIRCULATE THOSE WRITTEN
COUNCIL QUESTIONS TO GINO
BETTS.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL FILL THE
REMAINDER OF THE FIRST TERM OF
THE FORMER DIRECTOR.
AND IT WILL GO THROUGH THE END
OF 2022.
IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE
APPOINTMENT, THE MAYOR THEN
SEND A REAPPOINTMENT PACKAGE --
IS PLANNED BECAUSE THE
REAPPOINTMENT DATE IS SO CLOSE.
TO THE APPOINTMENT FILLING THE
REMAINDER.
GINO BETTS WILL APPEAR AT A
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
TOMORROW EVENING.
BEGINNING AT 7:00.
WE WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING AN
UPDATE IN COMMITTEE FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON
FINANCIAL STRENGTHENING MEASURES
AT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN
LAMENTING OVER THE PAST YEAR,
YOU MAY RECALL THEY PREVIOUSLY
PRESENTED ON THIS WORK PRODUCT.
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER
2021.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
PROGRESS THEY HAVE MADE SINCE
IN.
WILL BE HEARING EIGHT SECOND
PRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF ON SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING
BUDGET AND RESPONSE.
THE INFORMATION THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT GIVES TO COUNCIL ON
THOSE TOPICS STAFFING AND
BUDGET.
AND WE WILL BE HEARING COUNCIL
BILL 123089, A COUNCIL BILL
THAT ADDRESSES HIRING POLICE
OFFICERS AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING
NEW POSITIONS IN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES,
TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT.
AND ASSIST WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION OF POLICE AND
FIRE WHICH CAN SPEED UP THE
HIRING PROCESS.
IS LISTED FOR BREATHING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THERE WILL BE TWO TECHNICAL
ITEMS. I WILL BE SURE TO SHARE
THOSE AMENDMENTS WITH COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AS WELL SO YOU DON'T
MISS THEM, STAFF IS CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY OFFICE TO ADDRESS
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WAS NOT
FULLY OR PROPERLY ADDRESSED IN
THE ORIGINAL VERSION, IT MAY
ALSO BE A HEARD AMENDMENT FOR
TOMORROW IN COMMITTEE.
ON THE HUMAN SERVICES FRONT, I
WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE
AWARDED FUNDS TO SIX
ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORT
SERVICES, REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS.
THE PURPOSE BEING TO PROVIDE
HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND
HOPEFULLY RELEVANT FOOD AND
EDUCATION IN SEATTLE.
THESE AWARDS ARE FUNDED WITH
FEDERAL FUNDS AND SWEET AND
BEVERAGE TAX FUNDING.
THE FARM TO TABLE PROGRAM
STARTED IN -- IN A SOUTHWEST
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL CHEF CAME TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
WITH THE CHALLENGE TO HELP US
FIND LOCAL CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE PRODUCED TO FEED
OUR BABIES.
THAT YOU'RE THE PILOT STARTED
WITH EIGHT PRESCHOOLS AND
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS.
IN 2022 THERE ARE NOW 50
SEATTLE PRESCHOOLS SERVING 2000
CHILDREN AGES 3-5. THE
ORGANIZATIONS CHOSEN ARE THE
TABLE IDEAS, FAMILY WORKS,
LIFELONG, PIKE PLACE MARKET
PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, SOLID BOUND, AND
HEALTH DEFIANCE.
ON THE -- COMING UP THIS WEEK I
WANT TO FLAG A COUPLE OF
ORIGINAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THAT HAVE COME UP, THURSDAY WE
HAVE WATERSHED RESOURCE
INVENTORY AREA.
AREA NINE.
WHAT WE SOMETIMES REFER TO AS
NINE.
IN ADDITION TO APPROVING THE
2022 BUDGET AND WORK PLAN, WE
WILL ALSO BE TOURING THE NEWLY
OPENED DUWAMISH RIVER PEOPLE'S
PARK IN SHORELAND.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE MYSTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION COUNCIL REPRESENT
COUNCIL AND BE BRIEFED ON THE
INCOMING STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION HEARING ABOUT RESEARCH
ASSOCIATED WITH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. AND, AN
UPDATE ON THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS THE MYSTIC VIOLENCE
WORKERS COMPRISE THE CRUDITY
MEMBERS -- ALTERNATIVES TO
INCARCERATION FOR INDIVIDUALS
--.
WE FUNDED THIS EFFORT AT THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMUNITY
REPORT ON THE LEGAL SYSTEM.
FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S REMARKS ON THE
LOCAL PROGRESS MEETING, A 10
YEAR CELEBRATION FOCUSING ON
RESILIENCE, POWER AND
TRANSFORMATION. UPWARDS OF 350
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERS FROM ALL OVER THE
NATION ATTENDED.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER NICK LICATA FOR
BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER
TOGETHER WITH NEW YORK CITY'S
BRAD LANDER. THEY WERE FOUNDING
MEMBERS OF LOCAL PROGRESS IN
THE WAKE OF THE GRASSROOTS
RESPONSE TO INCOME INEQUALITY
IN 2012.
IT WAS 30 LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS MEETING TO TALK ABOUT
THIS DECISION OF FOCUSING
ELECTED LEADERS AND WORKING TO
CO-GOVERN WITH OUR COMMUNITY
ADVOCATES ON ISSUES TO CREATE
MORE JUSTICE IN OUR CITIES.
A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS ON SOME OF
THE WORKSHOPS.
MY STAFF AND I TOURED THE
SUPPORT SYSTEM -ASSISTED
RESPONSE SYSTEM, STAR, ON
NONPOLICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
18 COMPRISING CLINICAL SOCIAL
WORKERS AND PARAMEDICS
DISPATCHED TO CALLS DIRECTLY BY
911 DISPATCH WITHOUT LEASE
RESPONSE.
THE TEAMS ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS
EXPENSING CRISIS RELATED TO
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, POVERTY,
HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE.
ITS FIRST 18 MONTHS IT HAS
SUCCESSFULLY RESPONDED TO 5500
911 CALLS AND HAS NEVER ONCE
REQUIRED BACKUP FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
THE STAR PROGRAM CREDITS THE
DENVER POLICE CHIEF FOR
LEADERSHIP IN CREATING, HELPING
TO CREATE THE PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THEY STARTED AS A CO-
RESPONSE MODEL SIMILAR TO WHAT
SEATTLE HAS.
WHERE AT FIRST, THE SOCIAL
WORKERS AND PARAMEDICS WERE
GOING OUT WITH POLICE OFFICERS.
BUT, THEY HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM
THAT CO-RESPONSE.
AGAIN, THEY'VE HAD MORE THAN
5000 CALLS AND NOT ONCE HAD TO
CALL FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE.
THERE'S ALSO A SESSION ON HOW
TO FUND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
AND, REALLY INTERESTED IN
EXPLORING HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO USE LAKE SAFETY FUNDS IN THE
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY TO
SUPPORT GRAMS LIKE THIS.
AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDED A LOT OF RESEARCH,
BROUGHT SUPPORT FOR SUCH
ALTERNATIVES PROVIDING THIS
ALTERNATE RESPONSE FOR PEOPLE
IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS.
REALLY, THE FEELING I GOT IN
THESE TWO SESSIONS ABOUT
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE IS THAT
OTHER CITIES ARE LAUGHING AT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE ARE USED TO BEING ON THE
CUTTING EDGE MOVING THIS WORK
FORWARD.
SO REALLY, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND SPEEDING UP OUR EFFORTS ON
CREATING A PILOT OF 911
RESPONSE.
I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THERE
WAS A GREAT SESSION -- LOCAL
MULTIRACIAL ORGANIZING POLES
SUCH AS STRENGTHENING WORKERS
RIGHTS.
SOCIAL JUSTICE.
GUN-CONTROL.
MENTAL PROTECTION.
AND WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT EFFORTS
WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT
BACK.
FINALLY MY STAFF ATTENDED A
SESSION AND HOSTED A MEET UP TO
TALK ABOUT WAYS TO PROTECT AND
EXPAND ABORTION ACCESS FOR
RESIDENTS IN OUR JURISDICTION
AND TO PREPARE IN SEATTLE FOR
WHAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE EIGHT
385% INCREASE IN REFUGEES
SEEKING ABORTION -- MEDICAL
REFUGEES SEEKING ABORTION.
LASTLY I WANT TO FLAG COMING UP
THIS WEEK, WEDNESDAY I WILL BE
MEETING WITH DIRECTOR OF
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HEALTH SERVICES.
TO DISCUSS THE COUNTY'S PROGRESS
ON INCREASING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
THE CITY CONTRIBUTED A MATCH IN
FUNDING AND THE COUNCIL LEAD
THIS EFFORT IN BUDGET SESSION
LAST FALL.
TE COUNTY ALSO INCLUDED A
CONTRIBUTION TO DO SO AND I'M
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
FINDING OUT MORE ON HOW THE
PROGRESS IS USING THOSE DOLLARS
TO BUILD THIS INCREDIBLY
CRITICAL AND URGENT NEED.
AND FINALLY ON FRIDAY EVENING I
WILL BE JOINING THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT GRADUATION
CEREMONY FOR A RECRUIT CLASS,
1:15, -- FULL-FLEDGED
FIREFIGHTERS.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING MORE
THAN THAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS HAS HIS HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . IT IS GREAT TO HEAR
THAT REPORT , YOUR OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET WITH THE STAR PROGRAM
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT YOUR
TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT.
BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2020,
WHEN THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT
DISCUSSION ABOUT ALTERNATIVES,
MY OFFICE HOSTED A VIRTUAL TOWN
HALL INCLUDING A PRESENTATION
FROM STAR.
I THINK IT SHOULD'VE BEEN
EVIDENT FROM THAT TO A LOT OF
THE OFFICIALS WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO WORK WITH TO GET
THESE ALTERNATIVES STOOD UP
WITH POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY
TO EMULATE WHAT DENVER IS
DOING.
TO YOUR POINT, IN THAT TIME
CITIES LIKE FORT WORTH, ST.
LOUIS AND ALBUQUERQUE HAVE
NOTICED AND ARE EXPANDING THOSE
KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES WILL WE
CONTINUE TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE
THE SAME DISCUSSION OVER AND
OVER.
I AM HOPEFUL THAT I MOSTLY MEAN
INTERBRANCH VERSUS AS A
COUNCIL, TO BE CLEAR, BUT I
HOPE THAT WHAT YOU AND OUR
FELLOW COLLEAGUES LEARNED ON
THAT TRIP CAN HELP TO RESTART
AND SPARK A DISCUSSION THAT
FINALLY HELPS US CATCH UP WITH
A LOT OF ARE. OH CITIES CITIES,
THAT THE FUTURE OF FIRST
RESPONSE CAPABILITIES IS GOING
TO HAVE TO COME FROM INNOVATIONS
LIKE WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT
STAR.
I WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE
THAT PART OF YOUR REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
MODELS LIKE CAHOOTS, LIKE STAR,
BUT IT BECAME EVIDENT TO ME IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS, MANY, MANY
MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE MOVING
TO THIS INNOVATION.
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRING AN
EXHAUSTIVE COST ANALYSIS OF ALL
200+ CALL TYPES BEFORE MOVING
FORWARD. SO WHEN I SAID WE ARE
BEING LAUGHED, I MEANT WE ARE
NOT JUST BEING LAUGHED BY A
COUPLE OF CITIES, WE ARE BEING
LAPPED BY A DOZEN CITIES,
PERHAPS AS MANY AS 20 IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS.
AND I DID -- MY REFERENCE TO
THE POLICE CHIEF IN DENVER, HIS
ROLE HERE WAS INTENTIONAL.
THE POLICE CHIEF IN DENVER DID
TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN
STARTING THAT PROGRAM.
SO, I'M HOPING TO MAKE SOME
POTENTIALLY USEFUL
INTRODUCTIONS WITH KEY MEMBERS
IN THE EXECUTIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
LET'S MOVE ALONG.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE.
THAT IS RESOLUTION 32062 WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACT
AS THE AUTHORIZED AGENT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TO LEGALLY BIND SEATTLE WITH
RESPECT TO SOME PROJECTS THEY
ARE PURSUING FOR GRANT FUNDING.
THROUGH THE RECREATION AND
CONCENTRATION OFFICE.
THIS WAS PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING
PRESENTATION BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING
THIS AT FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW.
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
BY THE COMMITTEE.
THIS WEEK, SPEAKING OF PARKS, I
HAVE TWO IN DISTRICT TOWN
HALLS, JUST ME AND MY OFFICE,
TO GET FEEDBACK FROM DISTRICT 7
RESIDENCE OR ANY CITY RESIDENCE
WHO WANT TO COME ALONG.
DOORS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE
INTERESTED IN THE PARK DISTRICT.
ONE OF THESE TOWN HALLS IS THIS
EVENING IN BELLTOWN AT 41.
THAT IS GOING TO BE FROM 5:00
TO 7:00 THIS WEEKEND.
ANOTHER IS THIS THURSDAY AT THE
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY CENTER.
THAT IS GOING TO BE 5:30 PM TO
7:30 PM AT THE MAGNOLIA
COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND VERY MUCH LOOKING FOR TO
HEARING FROM FOLKS.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME MEETING AT
THE QUEEN AND COMMUNITY CENTER
A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.
IT WAS A GOOD CROWD OF ABOUT 30
OR 35 PEOPLE.
WE TALKED ABOUT A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES FOR PARK
DISTRICTS INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ITSELF WHICH
MADE THAT DISCUSSION VERY FAST
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OTHER TWO
OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM
NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT IS A GOOD SEGUE TO
DISCUSSING A COUPLE OF OTHER
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE
GOING TO BE HAVING TWO IN PERSON
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT TOWN HALLS THAT
SEVERAL OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
ATTENDING. AS MORE MEMBERS THAN
JUST MYSELF, ONE ON AUGUST 15
WHICH WILL BE AT THE RANIER
BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND ONE ON SEPTEMBER 7 WHICH
WILL BE AT NORTHGATE COMMUNITY
CENTER. I'M LOOKING FOR TO
HEARING FROM FOLKS, BOTH OF THE
SESSIONS ARE GOING TO BE IN
PERSON AND HEARING ONLY IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS A REMINDER THERE IS A CALL
IN OPTION FOR ALL OF OUR IN
CHAMBERS MR. BOLTON PARK
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
AND THAT WON'T CHANGE.
THIS IS REALLY TO GIVE AN
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO
PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER COME
AND GIVE THEIR COMMENT IN
PERSON.
AND DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
-- OR THE FLEXIBILITY, TO GET
DOWN.
REALLY LOOKING FOR TO THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH FOLKS,
FIRST AND AUGUST 15 AND THEN
SEPTEMBER 7. AGAIN AUGUST 15 AT
RAINIER VALLEY.
SEPTEMBER 7 AT NORTHGATE.
THE DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON
MY WEBSITE AND WE WILL SEND A
PRESS NOTICE TODAY IF MEMBERS
OF THE PRESS WANT TO PROMOTE
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I KNOW THE SEATTLE TIMES WAS
GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ADVERTISE
THE JULY 14 MEETING.
I WANT TO PROVIDE NOTICE FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK ON
THE PARK DISTRICT.
MOVING ONTO LIBRARIES.
BEGINNING MONDAY, AUGUST 8, SO
TODAY, ALL LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS
WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE.
THIS RESTORES ACCESS TO OUR
PUBLIC SPACES AND WILL LABEL
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING TO TAKE
PLACE IN PERSON.
LIBRARY LEADERSHIP WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR ANY
CHANGES.
THAT MIGHT APPLY TO SPACES OR
OPERATIONS, AND IMPLEMENT AS
APPROPRIATE.
I AM DELIGHTED TO SHARE THAT
THE LIBRARY IS ANNOUNCING THAT
THE HOUSE OF BROKEN ANGELS BY
LOUISE ALBERTO HAS BEEN
SELECTED AS THE 2022 SEATTLE
READS BOOK SELECTION.
SEATTLE READS IS THE CITYWIDE
GROUP STARTED BY THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY IN 1998.
THE SEATTLE READS SELECTION
COMMITTEE BEGAN DISCUSSING
OPTIONS IN MARCH AND AFTER MUCH
READING AND DISCUSSION THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE SELECTED
THE HOUSE OF BROKEN ANGELS.
THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN AUTHOR
MASTERFULLY HANDLES BIG THINGS
OF GRIEF AND DEATH, MEXICAN AND
MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, IT'S
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE
WITH THE SEATTLE SELECT READS
PROGRAM.
IT'S AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND
SPANISH.
AND COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR INFORMAL BORROWING, MEANING
YOU DON'T NEED TO CHECK OUT THE
COPIES THROUGH THE FORMAL
PROCESS.
THE AUTHOR WILL VISIT SEATTLE
OCTOBER 19-20 FOR THREE PUBLIC
EVENTS.
WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THE
EVENTS ARE FINALIZED.
FINALLY, WE ARE CHANGING OPEN
HOURS AT THE LIBRARY.
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COOLER
MORNING TEMPERATURES.
SO IN NON-AIR-CONDITIONED
LOCATIONS, BY THE TIME A BRANCH
OPENS AT 1:00, IT MAY ALREADY
BE PASSED THE THRESHOLD AND
OPENING FOR ONE HOUR CAN
FRUSTRATE PATRONS AND STAFF.
THIS IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
COOLER MORNING TEMPERATURES FOR
MORE PROGRAMMING AT THE
LIBRARY.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT SERVICE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BRANCH TO
SEE IF THERE ARE MORE MORNING
HOURS AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
UPDATES.
I CAN PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YEA, GOOD JOB,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN MY
COMMITTEE.
ON TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA I WILL BRING 12056 TO
EXTEND THE INTERIM REGULATIONS
FOR FEMA'S FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
THIS IS COMING FROM -- WOULD
HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, BUT WE NEED TO PASS
IT QUICKLY.
ASKED CENTRAL STAFF TO JOIN US
IF FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE
BACKGROUND ON THIS IS THAT IN
JULY 2020, THE PAST AND THE
MAYOR SIGNED ORDINANCE 26113
WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH INTERIM
FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS IN THE FLOODPLAIN
MAPS, THE UPDATED MAPS.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TWICE
AND ARE DUE TO EXPIRE AUGUST 18
WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.
SO, IF IT IS NOT EXTENDED,
PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE FEMA
FLOODPLAIN AREAS MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO PURCHASE INSURANCE OR
RENEW THEIR POLICIES.
THE REASON FOR THE EXTENSION IS
THAT THE DECISION WAS APPEALED
BY THE BOARD LAST SUMMER.
AND STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON
RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES. THE
GOAL IS TO COMPLETE A CPA AND
MOVE FORWARD WITH PROPOSED
PERMANENT REGULATIONS IN THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME THESE
REGULATIONS NEED TO BE EXTENDED.
THAT IS THE BILL THAT WILL BE
BEFORE US TOMORROW.
AND, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF IT
IS OKAY, I MIGHT ASK IF THERE
ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BEFORE
I MOVE ON.
>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD.
>> OKAY.
SO, WE WILL ALSO HAVE TWO BILLS
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURAL
COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW.
THE FIRST IS 120374, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
COSPONSORED WITH ME.
IT CREATES CIVIL RIGHTS
PROTECTIONS FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS
, ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, PERCEIVED
OR ALLEGED PREGNANCY OUTCOMES.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE 120376, ALSO
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THAT WOULD EXPAND THE
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY TO
CRIMINALLY CHARGE THOSE WHO
IMPEDE ACCESS TO OR DISRUPT
OPERATIONS OF HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE
THAT PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES
OR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE.
THIS MEANS PEOPLE HARASSING OR
BLOCKING A PREGNANT PERSON
SEEKING ABORTION SERVICES OR A
PERSON SEEKING GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE COULD BE TRIED EITHER IN
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT OR
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BOTH OF THOSE MOVED OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
I DO WANT TO THANK MY STAFF
ALEXIS AND DEVON WHO HAVE REALLY
-- AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
'S STAFF, CHRISTINA, I DON'T
THE GUY GOT THAT RIGHT, MY
APOLOGIES, ALL VERY ACTIVE IN
SUPPORTING THIS WORK WITH
ADVOCATES AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE
THESE CAPTAIN.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION
COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS FRIDAY,
AUGUST 11 AT 9:30 AM.
WE HAVE 11 ITEMS UP FOR
DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE FIRST PRESENTATION ON
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT
ANALYSIS.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM DEAL ON THEIR
LEVEE AMENDMENTS. THOSE ARE IN
120398.
WE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING A
THIRD PIECE OF LEGISLATION
RELATED TO ABORTION CARE, 120395
COMING FOR MY OFFICE AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . THIS WOULD PROHIBIT
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS FROM
USING FALSE OR MISLEADING
ADVERTISING THAT MIGHT RESULT
IN THERE INTERFERING WITH THE
PERSON'S RIGHT TO SEEK AN
ABORTION.
AND, WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT UNJUST
DATA COLLECTION THAT PUTS THE
LIVES OF THOSE PEOPLE IN
DANGER.
I WANT TO THANK CHRISTINA
AGAIN, FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD 'S OFFICE, FOR HER
HARD WORK AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
OUR OFFICE, AND GORMAN FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, SUPPORTING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS
KIM CLARK FROM LEGAL VOICE AND
THE ACLU FOR THEIR REVIEW.
KIM CLARK WILL BE JOINING US ON
FRIDAY TO PRESENT THE IMPACTS
FOR THOSE EXPENSIVE PREGNANCY
INCLUDING LEGAL AND HEALTH
LOCATIONS OF THESE CRISIS
PREGNANCY CENTERS.
THE LAST FEW THINGS ON THE
AGENDA ARE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
GB DEQUEUE COMMISSION AND
DISABILITY COMMISSION.
ALL THAT ON FRIDAY.
DEPARTMENT UPDATES, THIS
MORNING I MET WITH SD CI FOR
DIRECTORS MEETING, I CONNECTED
WITH SD CI ON THE BUS
LEGISLATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER ON CHANGES THAT
COULD BRING CENTRAL SERVICES
LIKE FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD AND
OTHER GROCERIES WITHIN REACH OF
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LIVING IN
RESOURCE DESERTS.
I ALSO OFFERED TO CONNECT THE
CITY WITH THE COALITION OF 35
ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
DISCUSS CALLS COMING FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A SIXTH
ALTERNATIVE TO COMPRESSIVE PLAN
MAJOR UPDATES.
I SHARE THE BELIEF THAT SEEMS
TO BE HELD BY MANY CONSTITUENTS
THAT THE NEXT MAJOR UPDATE
REALLY SHOULD BE TRANSFORMATIVE
AND SHOULD SET US ON THE PATH
TO CREATING A CITY OF CONNECTED
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE CENTRAL
SERVICES AND JOBS AND ACCESS TO
COMMUNITY AMENITIES ARE WITHIN
A 15 MINUTE WALK OR ROLL FROM
HOME.
WHETHER IT IS THROUGH
HOMEOWNERSHIP OR NONPROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP, OR HIGH-QUALITY
PUBLICLY OWNED SOCIAL HOUSING,
WE NEED TO BE BUILDING A
SEATTLE WHERE BOUNDARIES BASED
ON CLASS OR RACE ARE REALLY JUST
DISMANTLED SO PEOPLE HAVE A
CHOICE OF WHERE THEY WANT TO
LIVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
HAS ACCESS TO SEATTLE WITHIN
REACH.
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND TO
CONNECTING TO THE COALITION OF
FOLKS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
TWO STAFF.
THIS MORNING I MET WITH, WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE SEATTLE
REFUGEE FUND ESTABLISHED AT THE
START OF THE UKRAINIAN -- THE
WAR AGAINST UKRAINE.
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION
COLLECTED DONATIONS FROM THE
PUBLIC, OVER $300,000, THEY
HAVE DISTRIBUTED 70% OF THOSE
FUNDS TO THE UKRAINIAN
COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A TOTAL OF
$200,000.
AND THE REMAINING $120,000 WAS
PUT OUT AS AN LOI.
THAT FUNDING IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT 29 OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THEY
RECEIVED 29 APPLICANTS FOR THAT
FUNDING.
THERE IS CLEARLY A HUGE NEED.
THE ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING FOR
THIS FUND -- TO THIS FUND WERE
REQUESTING SUPPLIES SUPPORT SO
THEY CAN GET SUPPLIES FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES,
DIAPERS AND OTHER BABY NEEDS,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF
AFGHAN REFUGEES WHO ARE HERE,
TO BE STARTING SCHOOL AGAIN.
A HUGE NEED AND THEY ARE DOING
A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO
CONNECT THESE REALIZATIONS TO
POSSIBLE STATE FUNDING FOR
NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES AND
MAKING SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED
TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
I ALSO MET WITH DEAL THIS
MORNING.
I WILL BE ATTENDING A FIELD TRIP
WITH DEAL AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO MADRONA ELEMENTARY TO
SEE HOW OUR LEVEE INVESTMENTS
ARE WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR K-12
STUDENTS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FIELD TRIPS
SET UP, SO THIS IS ONE I WILL
BE ATTENDING.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED INVESTMENTS
FROM THE BUDGET ACTIONS WE HAD
LAST YEAR.
SO, DEAL HAS PROVIDED $439,000
TO FIVE PILOT SCHOOLS FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMMING.
$190,000 FOR CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS.
AND IS CONTRACTING WITH
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE $500,000
FOR BLACK GIRLS, WOMEN, TRANS
AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS.
OTHER PDATES MY OFFICE
ACTUALLY ALSO WENT TO DENVER
LAST WEEK FOR THE PROGRESS
CONVENING.
I WAS DONE BY TWO STAFF
MEMBERS.
WE JOINED CLOSE TO 400 AND
>> ELECTED FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO STRATEGIZE ON SOME
OF OUR MOST PRESSING
CHALLENGES.
I PARTICIPATED ON A PANEL ON
FIGHTING FOR EQUITABLE TRANSIT.
MY STAFF HOSTED A GATHERING OF
OVER TWO DOZEN PEOPLE OR
ACTIVELY DEVELOPING SOCIAL
HOUSING POLICY AND STARTED TO
BUILD A COHORT OF FOLKS IN
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHO SEE THE URGENT NEED
FOR SOCIAL HOUSING ON A LOCAL
LEVEL.
WE ALSO ATTENDED WORKSHOPS
EXPANDING ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
MY STAFF PARTICIPATED IN A
MEETING WITH WORKING
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORK
THAT WE CAN DO TO BRIDGE THE
CITY AND THE DISTRICT DIVIDE SO
WE MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING
OUR STUDENTS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
FINALLY, DISTRICT UPDATES.
I HAD IN PERSON OFFICE HOURS AT
THE FARMERS MARKET.
WE HEARD FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING.
OTHERS WERE EXPRESSING CONCERN
REGARDING SWEEPS OF NEIGHBORS
DURING THE HEAT WAVE.
I WILL CONTINUE IN PERSON HOURS
AT THE MARKET.
WE WILL BE THERE MORE REGULARLY.
WE HAD OUR MONTHLY MEETING
WHERE WE HEARD VERY SERIOUS
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF
GREEN SPACE IN THE AREA.
THE LACK OF ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE IS CONTRIBUTING TO SOME
SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS FOR
THOSE LIVING IN THE ART SPACE
LOFTS.
THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT
THAT INTERSECTION AND HOUSING
UNITS ARE FOR LOW INCOME
ARTISTS.
THEY ARE NOT AIR-CONDITIONED,
AND THEY SIT BETWEEN THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION FOR MOUNT BAKER AND
THE RAIN NEAR MLK INTERSECTION.
THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THERE
IS NO AIR FILTRATION, AND WHEN
THEY LEAVE WINDOWS OPEN, THEY
ARE DEALING WITH PARTICULATE
MATTER IN THE KITCHENS AND ON
THE FLOORS.
WE NEED PLACES FOR KIDS TO PLAY
AWAY FROM THE CARS AND FOLKS
ARE INTERESTED IN
REINVIGORATING THE CONVERSATION
AROUND ACCESSIBLE MOUNT BAKER
IMPROVEMENTS.
LOTS MORE WORK TO DO,
OBVIOUSLY, BUT I WANTED TO
SHARE CONCERNS FROM PEOPLE
COMING.
MY STAFF MET WITH THOSE OF DEAD
HORSE CANYON.
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING
MAINTAINING THE TRAILS AND THEY
HAVE CONCERNS AROUND THE PLANS
THAT SBU HAS COME UP WITH TO
BUILD A ROAD OVER THE LENGTH OF
THE CANYON THAT WOULD TAKE OUT
ABOUT 100 TREES THAT IS PART OF
A VERY LIMITED GREEN SPACE IN
THE SOUTH AND.
WE ARE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S OFFICE
AND OTHERS AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE CONDUCTING
MEANINGFUL STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT.
WE MET WITH 350 SEATTLE AND
THEIR PARKS LEVY PRIORITIES.
THERE IS A PUSH TO FOCUS ON
BUILDING APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN SEATTLE AND TURNING
COMMUNITY CENTERS INTO REFUGES
FROM THE SMOKE AND THE HEAT.
ANOTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT
IS ONLY FOUR COMMUNITY CENTERS
IN THE CITY HAVE AIR
CONDITIONING.
AND PROVIDE ENGAGING PROGRAMS
FOR THOSE SEEKING REFUGE FROM
THE HEAT.
I AGREE THAT THE PARKS LEVY IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO FUND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE HUBS AND MEET THE
COMMITMENT TO MOVING OFF OF
FOSSIL FUELS BY 2030.
LATER THIS WEEK I WILL HAVE A
MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE LITTLE
SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE
SAFETY MODEL AND WORKING WITH
DOM TO CREATE CID SPECIFIC IN
LANGUAGE RESOURCES FOR OWNERS
AND RESIDENTS, AND WE HAVE
HEARD SIMILAR REQUESTS FOR
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO
PUT TOGETHER A CROSS CITY
DEPARTMENT TEAM TO GET
RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
ON FRIDAY I WILL BE TOURING FOR
5 BUSINESSES ON MLK.
THEY HAVE BEEN FACING
CHALLENGES WHEN SPD IS CALLED.
THERE ARE LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND
THEY FEEL LIKE THERE HAS BEEN
LITTLE SUPPORT FOR PRESENTING
CRIME EVEN WHEN SPD IS ON SITE.
WE WILL BE JOINED BY OED AND [
INDISCERNIBLE ] TO TALK WITH
BUSINESS OWNERS THERE ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE
FACING.
FINALLY, I WILL BE ATTENDING
THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TO
CELEBRATE MUSIC AND ART AND
FOOD.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF FAMILY
ACTIVITIES PLANNED AND WE WILL
BE PRESENTING MONA LEE WITH HER
PROCLAMATION.
THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
I DON'T SEE ANY.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM SETTING MY TIMER.
THERE IS NOTHING FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CITY
LIGHT COMMUNITY AGENDA TOMORROW.
WE WILL MEET ON AUGUST 10th,
AND I CAN HARDLY WAIT BECAUSE
WE WILL REVEAL LEGISLATION TO
ESTABLISH THE SEATTLE FILM
COMMISSION. THIS WILL BE A
DISCUSSION AND DRAFT
LEGISLATION AND WE WILL
DISCUSSED THE INTRODUCED
COUNCIL BILL AFTER RECESS ON
SEPTEMBER 14th, AND WE HOPE TO
VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE FILM IS THE MOST
COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ART FORM.
IF WE REALLY WANT TO GROW OUR
CREATIVE ECONOMY, OUR BEST BET
IS TO HAVE A THRIVING FILM
INDUSTRY.
FILM INCORPORATES THE WIDEST
POSSIBLE ARRAY OF CREATIVE
DISCIPLINES AND LIVING WAGE
JOBS, INCLUDING JOBS THAT DO
NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE EDUCATION
BUT PROVIDE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
INTO OTHER SECTORS.
THE CITY CANNOT JUMPSTART OR
JUST THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
OURSELVES.
WE NEED A COMMISSION OF
PROFESSIONALS IN THE FILM
INDUSTRY TO HELP US MAKE
DECISIONS TO STRENGTHEN OUR
FILM INDUSTRY AND ATTRACT MORE
FILM PRODUCTION TO SEATTLE.
THIS IS WHAT STAKEHOLDERS HAVE
BEEN CALLING FOR FOR YEARS AND
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE
DAY ONE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS FILM IS A
MAJOR DRIVER OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION.
A FILM COMMISSION WILL HELP
SEATTLE REGAIN ITS CUTTING-EDGE
AS THE NATIONS FROM YOUR
FILMMAKING CITY.
IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW
BECAUSE WE HAVE $12 MILLION IN
NEW INCENTIVE DOLLARS AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEVEL.
ONE OF THE DUTIES OF THE FILM
COMMISSION WILL TO HELP ALIGN
SEATTLE WITH OUR COUNTY AND
STATE PARTNERS ON POLICY AND ON
MAKING THE BEST USE OF THESE
INCENTIVES.
THAT LEADS ME INTO THE NEXT ITEM
ON WEDNESDAY'S AGENDA, WHICH IS
AN OED PRESENTATION ON
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FILM INDUSTRY
STRATEGIES, AND THERE WILL BE A
DISCUSSION THAT INCLUDES KING
COUNTY AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
THE THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
THE SECOND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON CITY LIGHT
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, AND
THE LAST ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON
SEATTLEITES 2023 AND 2024 RATE
ORDINANCE.
THE BAYER'S OFFICE WILL BE
TRANSMITTING THE RATE ORDINANCE
BILL, WHICH IS ABOUT 60 PAGES
LONG ON WEDNESDAY.
THE BILL TEXT WILL BE AVAILABLE
LATER ON.
THIS WILL BE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
RATE ORDINANCE BILL AND
FAMILIARIZE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WITH THE BILL AND GIVE THEM THE
BIG PICTURE.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO DRILL DOWN AND FOLLOW-
UP WITH SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AT
THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th.
THAT IS COMING UP THIS WEDNESDAY
. ON TUESDAY I JOINED THE MAYOR
AND THE OED DEPUTY DIRECTOR WHO
ANNOUNCED TENANT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, EXPANDED WITH $1.9
MILLION OF FEDERAL FUNDING, AND
THIS WILL HELP ABOUT 30 SMALL
BUSINESSES IMPROVE THEIR
EXISTING SPACES OR HELP THEM
MOVE INTO NEW SPACE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOOK PLACE AT
THE CORNER OF 23rd AND JACKSON.
THROUGH THE TIP PROGRAM THEY
COULD SECURE FUNDING ON A
LARGER SPACE WITH UPGRADED
EQUIPMENT, AND IT WILL SERVE AS
AN ART GALLERY AND COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPOT.
I BELIEVE IT IS NOW OPENED.
ON AUGUST 3rd STAFF RECEIVED AN
UPDATE ON ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS FROM A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
WE MET WITH 350 SEATTLE TO
DISCUSS THE PARK -- THE SEATTLE
PARKS DISTRICT AND GET MORE
INFORMATION ON THEIR HELP
THROUGH HEAT AND SMOKE
CAMPAIGN.
WE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES
ABOUT THE PROJECT CALLED THE
TAYLOR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT
AND SHE MENTIONED SOME OF THE
ISSUES INVOLVED.
ON THURSDAY I MET WITH
LEADERSHIP TO TOUR THE NORDIC
MUSEUM, NOW CALLED THE NATIONAL
NORDIC MUSEUM WHERE WE GOT A
TOUR OF THE CURRENT EXHIBITS,
AND WE DISCUSSED PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS AND CURRENT AND
POTENTIAL PROJECTS WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND [ INDISCERNIBLE
]. AND I ATTENDED THE SEATTLE
FAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I WILL MEET WITH THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR OF -- LET ME START
THAT AGAIN.
I WILL MEET WITH THE INTERIM G
SBA PRESIDENT AND AN
INTRODUCTION MEETING TO SEE HOW
THE TAX IS WORKING OUT.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATIONS
CEREMONY FOR THE RECRUIT CLASS
115.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 29 NEW
UPCOMING GRADUATES.
STAFF WILL BE PARTICIPATING
TOMORROW AT A COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION THAT THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION IS HOSTING
WITH THE APPOINTEE FOR DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
THAT IS IT FOR ME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
I NOW PASS IT TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.>> THERE ARE NO
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] LAST WEEK WE
MET WITH THE SERVICE COALITION
AND WE WENT THROUGH THE
PRIORITIES AND SOME OF THE
OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE
OUTSTANDING.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH HST AND WE HAVE BEEN IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FIRE CHIEF
AS WELL.
AND THE LETTERS WE'VE BEEN
RECEIVING ON THE ASSAULTS ON
FIREFIGHTERS.
FINALLY, WE RECOMMENDED -- WE
WELCOMED THE NEW TEMPORARY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
A GRADUATE STUDENT AT UW ANY
FORMER TEACHER AND BASKETBALL
COACH.
COMING UP THIS WEEK THERE WILL
BE A CHIEF OF POLICE SEARCH
COMMITTEE.
THERE WILL BE NO COUNSEL
BRIEFING THE WEEK OF AUGUST
22nd AND NO 29, AND NO BRIEFING
ON SEPTEMBER 5th.
THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th.
YESTERDAY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR
FOUR-TIME CHAMPION SHE TEAM
PLAYED IN FRONT OF OVER 18,000
FANS.
SHE WILL BE RETURNING AT THE
END OF THE SEASON.
THE COACH WAS QUOTED AS SAYING
THAT SHE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL
TIME SPIRIT.
THEY BEGIN THE PLAYOFF SERIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO A KNOWLEDGE THE
PASSING OF A NAVAJO [
INDISCERNIBLE ] NAMED SAMUEL
SANDOVAL.
DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AROUND 400 YOUNG MEN WERE
RECRUITED FROM NAVAJO NATION TO
SERVE AS [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY THEY
TOOK PART EVERY ASSAULT.
IS CREDITED WITH HELPING TO END
THE WAR.
HE SERVED IN FIVE COMBAT TOURS
AND WAS HIGHLY DECORATED. AMONG
OTHER METALS HE GOT A SILVER
STAR FOREST SERVICE. AFTER THE
WAR HE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE AND
GOT A CERTIFICATE IN SUBSTANCE
ABUSE COUNSELING.
ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE, THREE OF
THEM REMAIN WITH US TODAY.
THE REASON WHY I SURE THAT IS I
DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF CODE TALKERS AND
I ONCE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH TWO OF THEM AS THEY
CAME TO WASHINGTON TO MEET WITH
THE GOVERNOR.
I WAS HONORED TO SIT DOWN AND
VISIT WITH THEM.
I WILL ALWAYS HOLD THAT VERY
EMOTIONAL MEETING CLOSE TO MY
HEART THAT I HAD THE CHANCE TO
MEET NAVAJO CODE TALKERS.
THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO -- I DID NOT
SEE YOUR HAND UP.>> I APPRECIATE
YOU MENTIONING THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE MEETING.
FOR THE POLICE CHIEF NEXT WEEK.
IT REMINDED ME THAT I SHOULD'VE
INCLUDED IN MY REMARKS THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN
SCHEDULED. THERE IS A MEETING
ON AUGUST 10th FROM 6:00 P.M.
TO 8:30 P.M.
THERE IS ANOTHER MEETING AT
SOUTH PARK HALL.
THEY WERE SCHEDULED AFTER THE
FIVE MEETINGS THEY ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED IN RECOGNITION BY THE
CONSULTANT HELPING US DO SOME
OF THIS ENGAGEMENT THAT WE
NEEDED TO SPEND SOME ADDITIONAL
TIME TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC BEFORE MOVING FORWARD
ON THEIR VIEWS AND
RECOMMENDATION ON [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, LET ME GO AHEAD --
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE
NOTICE.
I REQUEST TO BE ABSENT NEXT
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th AT OUR
COUNCIL MEETING.
MY SON IS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE
AND IT HAS BEEN HARD TO PIN HIM
DOWN ON DATES.>> WHAT DATE?>>
AUGUST 16th.
>> WE WILL DO THAT TOMORROW.
>> I'M NOT LATE.
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I WILL GO
AHEAD AND READ THE FORMAL SCRIPT
INTO THE RECORD.
HEARING NO FOR THE BUSINESS WE
WILL MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER
I'M ANNOUNCING THAT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
IT IS AN ONGOING OPPORTUNITY
FOR COUNSEL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
PRESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY.
I EXPECT THIS TO LAST 30
MINUTES AND THE CLERK WILL GIVE
US A BRIEFING OR LETS US KNOW
WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO 30
MINUTES.
IF IT IS EXTENDED BEYOND THAT,
I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION
AND EXPECTED DURATION.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THIS MEETING
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS AUGUST 15th AT 2:00
P.M.
ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.