>>> HELLO.
>> WE ARE NOW RECORDING.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MY NAME IS DEBRA JUAREZ.
AND IT'S 2:01.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PPRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
LET'S MVE ON TO OUR AGENDA TO
PRESENTATIONS.
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS
TODAY.
AND GOING THROUGH PUBLIC
COMMENT, COLLEAGUES, WE'RE
DOING THE HYBRID SYSTEM.
AND WE'LL TAKE THE REPOET
CALLERS FIRST.
AND THEN THE IN-PERSON FOLKS
THAT HAVE SHOWED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT SECOND.
MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
DO WE HAVE FOR REMOTE?
AND HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE FOR IN-PERSON?
>> WE HAVE EIGHT REMOTE
SPEAKERS AND FIVE IN-PERSON.
>> OKAY.
SO WE HAVE EIGHT AND FIVE.
AND IS THAT 13?
>> YES.
>> IS IT?
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M SORRY.
SO LET'S DO THIS.
LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY TWO
MINUTES.
AND WE WILL START WITH THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
EVERYBODY YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
AND MADAME CLERK, I WILL NOW
HAND THIS OVER TO YOU AND YOU
CAN START THE RECORDING AND THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> HELLO SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE
CITY OF GOOD WILL.
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND OF
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
COSALUS PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE AND USED
THE MEETING ID AND PASS CODE
THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMIND E, THE SPEAKER HEATING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED
THE SPEAK RER'S MICROPHONE WILL
BE UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL SAY THE HOST WOULD
LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
YOU ARE THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF
YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD
BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN TEN
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> FOR THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOWARD GAIL WITH SEATTLE
STOP.ORG COMMENTING ON OUR
FAILED POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
TODAY IS DAY FOUR INTO THE
INQUEST OF THE MURDER OF
CHARLINA LYLES.
THE MURDER OF FOUR WAS MURDERED
IN HER HOME BY SEATTLE POLICE
FOUR WEEKS AFTER SEATTLE'S
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION WAS PASSED.
BY OP-ED IN THE SOUTH SEATTLE
EMERALD LAST WEEK DOCUMENTED
HOW TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CRISIS WERE KILLED BY
THE SPD OVER THE LAST NINE
YEARS ARE VERSES THE NINE YEARS
PRIOR TO THAT.
FIVE YEARS AGO, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD PROMISEDTO QUOTE FIND
A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS SO
THAT WE ACTUALLY GET DIFFERENT
RESULTS, UNQUOTE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ, YOU
SAID AT THE TIME THAT QUOTE, WE
WILL DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY,
TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMUNITY
OVER SIGHT AND NOT ALLOW THIS
TO HAPPEN, UNQUOTE.
YET YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WENT
ON TO KILL AL JR., DANNY
RODRIGUEZ, RYAN SMITH, TERRY,
DEREK HAYDEN, AND THE PERSON
STILL UNNAMED ON BEACON HILL IN
JANUARY.
ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS JUST
LIKE CHARLEENA LYLE.
YOU PROMISED AFTER CHARLEENA
THE RESULTS WILL BE DIFFERENT.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN.
THEY'VE BEEN WORSE.
IF YOU WANT TO PAY JUSTICE TO
CHARLEENA LYLES THEN EMBRACE
THE FUTURE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT DOZENS OF
OTHER U.S. CITIES HAVE POST
GEORGE FLOYD BY CREATING DIRECT
COMMUNITY CONTROL OF POLICE
ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS, POLICE
DISCIPLINE, AND POLICE POLICY.
LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE OF
JUSTICE AND NOT BACKWARDS TO A
MYTHICAL PAST AND PROMISES THAT
WE NOW KNOW, FIVE YEARS LATER,
WERE CLEARLY FALSE.
SEE SEATTLESTOP.ORG FOR HOW TO
DO AN INITIATE SEATTLE.
THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY DELMA VELORIA.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS YVETTE
DINISH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, YVETTE DINISH
DISTRICT TWO.
I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO
CONGRATULATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ ON BEING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I SIGNED UP FOR TRANSPORTATION
WITH MY CONCERN AND SUCCINCTLY
I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR QUITE SOME
TIME WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE
PROMPT -- WITH THAT BEING SAID,
IF WE HAVE SOMEWHERE IN THE
CITY TO DISPERSE THEM.
I HAVE MY OWN NONPROFIT AND
SPACE TO HELP WITH THIS.
AND THE RAINY BEACH LINKED LAKE
PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE
2017.
THE MONEY IS THERE FINALLY.
HOW CAN WE GET THE PERMIT
PROCESS TO MOVE QUICKLY SO THEY
CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS
BUILT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VELMA
VELORIA.
VELMA?
VELMA, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> MADAME CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS VELMA
VELORIA.
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE,
HERE TODAY REPRESENTING
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF COUNCIL
BILL 120343.
AFTER OPENING THE
MULTIGENERATIONAL FILIPINO
COMMUNITY VILLAGE, A SENIOR
HOUSING COMMUNITY PAIRED WITH
STEM EDUCATION SPACE FOR YOUTH,
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE
IS READY TO BUILD FAMILY SIZED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKING
FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD A LANDOWNER READY TO
SELL THIS PROPERTY AND OFFERED
TO THE LATINO COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE, REFUSAL TO BUY IT.
BUT REQUIREMENTS EXISTING FUNDS
WERE A ROADBLOCK.
WE DID NOT HAVE THE NEEDED
FUNDS TO BUY THE LAND.
WITH THE JUMP START COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION, WE WERE
ABLE TO BUY THE LAND AND HAVE
TIME TO CREATE A PLAN FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE AND
BUILD OUR ORGANIZATIONAL
CAPACITY FOR FUTURE PROJECTS TO
SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE,
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120343.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS
RALEY.
FOLLOWED BY SARA WARD.
CHRIS?
>> HELLO ALL.
MY NAME IS CHRIS RALLY.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS
AND ADVOCACY AT THE CENTER FOR
ELECTION SCIENCE.
HERE TO SPEAK ON INITIATIVE
134.
THE CENTER FOR ELECTION SCIENCE
IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN,
THINK TANK DEDICATED TO
EMPOWERING VOTERS AND
STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY
THROUGH VOTING REFORM.
WE BELIEVE DEMOCRACIES THRIVE
WHEN ALL VOIES -- ALL VOTER'S
VOICES ARE HEARD.
WE SUPPORT VOTING REFORM
EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE GRANT
PROCESS.
THIS YEAR, WE AWARDED SUPPORT
TO SEATTLE PROVES AND I 134 IN
LARGE PART DUE TO THE CLEAR
BENEFITS FOR THE CITIZENS, HOW
ORGANIZED THEY WERE.
AND HOW MUCH IT COULD DO FOR
THE FUTURE.
INDEPENDENT VOTING OR
INDEPENDENT POLLING SHOWS THAT
OVER 70% OF SEATTLE VOTERS
WOULD SUPPORT THIS REFORM.
THAT WOULD PUT IT IN LINE WITH
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
WHICH PASSED WITH OVER 68%
SUPPORT IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.
WHICH ALSO PASSED WITH 63%
SUPPORT.
NONPARTISAN VOTING REFORM
RARELY HAS AN ADVOCATE.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S CRUCIAL TO THE
HEALTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY THE
CENTER FOR ELECTION SCIENCE
WORKS EVERYDAY TO FULFILL THAT
ROLE.
SPENT THE LAST TEN YEARS
STUDYING WAYS TO MAKE THINGS
FAIR AND AS REPRESENTATIVE AS
THEY CAN BE.
I 134 WILL MAKE SEATTLE
ELECTIONS ONE OF THE MOST
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE COUNTRY.
QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST
REPRESENTATIVE.
IT WILL PUT SEATTLE AGAIN AS
THE LEADER OF ELECTIONS AND
REFORM AND REPRESENTATION IN
GOVERNMENT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
APPROVAL VOTING PLEASE REACH
OUT TO ME.
YOU CAN FIND MY CONTACT INFO ON
OUR SITE, ELECTIONSCIENCE.ORG.
I'LL LEAVE MY CONTACT WITH THE
COUNCIL.
AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME ANY
TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER THAT'S
REGISTERED AS PRESENT FOR
REMOTE COMMENT IS SARA WARD.
SARA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, MY
NAME IS SARA WARD.
AND I'M AN ATTORNEY.
AND I'VE BEEN A SEATTLE
RESIDENT FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVE 134 TOO.
I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH SEATTLE
APPROVES.
AND I HELP GET THIS INITIATIVE
ON THE BALLOT WITH A TEAM OF
OTHER GREAT VOLUNTEERS.
I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS IN 2021
BECAUSE IF PASSED THIS CHANGE
WILL HELP ENSURE THAT EVERYONE
IN SEATTLE HAS A VOICE IN OUR
ELECTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO MY DAY JOB AS A
LAWYER, I VOLUNTEERED TO
SUPPORT FOLKS WHO HELP -- WHO
WANT TO VACATE THEIR CRIMINAL
RECORDS ON A PRO BONO BASIS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE URBAN
LEAGUE, CIVIL SURVIVOR, AND THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION.
I ALSO HAVE HELPED TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
FUND NORTHWEST.
AND THE GIVING PROJECT.
SO I'M REALLY INVOLVED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT 134
WILL ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN
SEATTLE CAN EXPRESS THEIR
PREFERENCES, INCLUDING UNDER
REPRESENTED GROUPS.
THIS CHANGE IS ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IT'S
INHERENTLY NONPARTISAN, IT'S
CANDIDATE NEUTRAL.
AND IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE VERY
FEW REFORMS, I THINK, THAT
DOESN'T TRY TO HELP OR HARM
ANYONE.
AND THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO GET BEHIND.
IT JUST MAKES ELECTIONS
FUNCTION THE WAY WE ALL BELIEVE
THEY SHOULD.
CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY
THE MOST VOTERS ARE THE ONES
WHO WIN.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO
MENTION THAT WASHINGTON STATE
LAW REQUIRES THAT SEATTLE HOLD
A PRIMARY ELECTION AND THEN A
TOP TWO RUN OFF AND THIS CHANGE
IS SKIPPET WITH THAT
REQUIREMENT.
SO I'M SUPER EXCITED THAT THIS
SIMPLE CHANGE WILL CREATE THE
MOST REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS
POSSIBLE WITHIN STATE LAW
TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING I 134 ON
TO VOTERS.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> WE TO HAVE ONE MORE REMOTE
SPEAKER WHO IS NOW PRESENT.
AND THAT WOULD BE MALORIE RUSH.
MALORIE.
MALORIE?
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HI.
SORRY.
I WAS COMING OFF MUTE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YEP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MALORIE RUSH.
I'M CALLING FROM ST. LOUIS
WHERE I WAS TEAM MANAGER FOR
OUR OWN APPROVAL VOTING
INITIATIVE BACK IN 2019.
OUR INITIATIVE ADOPTED APPROVAL
VOTING FOR OUR PRIMARY
ELECTIONS IN ST. LOUIS.
AND I AM EXCITED THAT SEATTLE
IS WEIGHING THIS IMPROVEMENT AS
WELL.
OUR INITIATIVE WAS ON THE
BALLOT BACK IN 2019 AND PASSED
WITH A REALLY INCREDIBLE 68%
SUPPORT.
BECAUSE THE CHANGE WAS SO
SIMPLE, OUR ELECTION OFFICIALS
WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IT OVER
JUST TWO MONTHS.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO START USING
IT ESSENTIALLY IMMEDIATELY.
WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING SO WE
WERE ABLE THAT FOLLOWING SPRING
TO BEGIN TO USE IT.
WE HAVE HAD NOW MULTIPLE
PRIMERS WITH APPROVAL VOTING IN
OUR 2020 MAYORAL PRIMARY ST.
LOUIS HAD FOUR CANDIDATES AND
VOTERS SUPPORTED AN AVERAGE OF
1.5 CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT.
AND THE REALLY SIGNIFICANT VOTE
THAT WE EXPERIENCED IN 2017,
BASICALLY SPIRALLY VANISHED.
AND SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING
TO SEE.
ESPECIALLY IN A CITY THAT IS
45% BLACK AND YET VERY RARELY
ELECTED BLACK CANDIDATES.
THIS RESULTED IN MISSOURI
ELECTING OUR FIRST BLACK FEMALE
MAYOR.
APPROVAL VOTING HELPS MAKE
ELECTIONS FAIR IN ST. LOUIS.
SO THAT PRIMARY WINNER BETTER
REPRESENT EVERYONE.
WE'D LOVE TO' SEATTLE VOTERS
HAVE THE SAME INTEREST.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE IN-
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
ONCE KROWR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE
AND STATE YOUR NAME.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARGARITE
RISHARD.
>> MY NAME IS MARGARITE
RISHARD.
AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT
HOW I WAS MALICIOUSLY HARASSED
DOWNSTAIRS ON THE FIRST FLOOR
BY A SECURITY GUARD THAT I
DON'T KNOW HIS NAME YET.
BUT IT WAS KIND OF WEIRD.
BECAUSE YOU ALL SEE ME DOWN
HERE A LOT, DON'T YOU?
AND JUST THE FACT THAT HE HAD
THE NERVE TO SAY OH, YOU CAN'T
GO UPSTAIRS.
WELL, DON'T YOU HAVE TO GO UP
SARASOTAS UPSTAIRS TO GET IN
HERE?
I SAID WAIT A MINUTE, I'M GOING
TO PUSH THIS BUTTON RIGHT HERE
ON THIS ELEVATOR AND GO TO THE
SECOND FLOOR.
AND THEN I STOPPED OVER IN THE
COUNCIL OFFICE AND TOLD THEM
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
OKAY.
THERE'S LIKE A RUMBLING IN THE
HEAVENS RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO DO
THIS TO ME.
HUH?
SO THEN I END UP IN HERE.
AND THEN I ASK THE OTHER LADY,
I SAID GO TELL MISS SIMMONS
ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING UP IN
HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT RIGHT.
I WANT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
SIGN TAKEN DOWN.
BECAUSE ANY TIME YOU CAN COME
UP IN HERE AND HAVE SOMEBODY
YOU DON'T KNOW BEING OFFENSIVE
LIKE THAT, ALL WE WERE DOING
WAS SITTING DOWN MINDING OUR
BUSINESS.
WAITING FOR THE CHAMBER TO
OPEN.
I SAID SO YOU WANT ME TO BE
LIKE A LITTLE SCARE CROW ON THE
WIZARD OF OZ.
NO.
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND
SALVATION.
HE'S MY SALVATION.
OF WHOM SHALL I FEAR?
OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?
YOU HEAR THAT, JIM?
SO ANY WAY.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE WITH
JUST GETTING THROUGH THE DOOR
YES, THERE'S A PANDEMIC, BUT IF
YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE
ZILLIONTHING DOWN THERE WAITING
TO COME UPSTAIRS FOR ANYTHING,
YOU NEED TO PUT A SIGN UP.
BUT NOT NO JIM CROW SIGN.
IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T DO THAT
AGAIN.
BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE GOING TO
PRISON RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW
HOW THIS INQUEST IS GOING TO
TURN UP WITH CHARLEENA LYLES'
DEATH.
WE'RE NOT HAVING NO TASER BUT A
BULLET AT THE TIME THAT YOU
KILLED HER.
I'M JUST SAYING IT.
I'M SAYING IT.
GOD HELP ME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL
FULLER.
YES I'M THE HONORABLE MICHAEL
FULLER.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT.
ALL OF YOU VANILLA ALIENS ON
THE CITY COUNCIL.
MALICIOUSLY HARASSING BLACK
LIVES MATTER.
THIS IS NOT THE DREAM BLACK
LIVES MATTER BELIEVED IN WITH
BRUCE HARRELL.
WHO DOES BRUCE HARRELL THINK HE
IS?
HE'S GOING TO DEAL WITH
HONORABLE MICHAEL FULLER AND
RICHARDS IN VIOLATION OF
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT.
AND I TOLD Y'ALL THIS BEFORE.
VIOLATION OF 30LOYLYL -- 1996
AND 97.
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
WHEN THIS COMES TO THE ADA.
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
ACT.
THAT'S THE ADA.
AND THE REHABILITATION ACT OF
1973.
WHO DO YOU VANILLA IMMIGRANTS,
A LIENS THINK Y'ALL DOING THIS
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
BEHIND BRUCE HARRELL.
WE GO TO BELLVIEW.
THE MAYOR IS ALWAYS SITTING
THERE.
BRUCE HARRELL DON'T WANT TO
SHOW HIS FACE.
BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE'S VIOLATING
HIS OWN OATH OF OFFICE.
BRUCE HARRELL IS NOT ABOVE THE
LAW.
BRUCE HARRELL WILL DEAL WITH
HONORABLE MICHAEL FULLER
BECAUSE I'M VERY ARTICULATE
WITH THIS LAW.
THAT'S FOR THE RECORD AND LET
THE RECORD REFLECT.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M NOT GONNA HAVE IT IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I'M TOTALLY CONFUSED WHY YOU
DON'T SHOW MY SIGN?
TOTALLY CONFUSE ME BECAUSE I
DID THIS IN THE COUNTRY
EVERYDAY AND EVERYBODY HAPPY.
BUT YOU'RE NOT HAPPY.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
I TALK TO YOU 3000 TIMES.
YOU ARE NAZI WITH THE STUFF OF
PRINTS.
THEM NAZI FASCIST.
PSYCHOPATH.
WHAT IS YOUR DOING IS PURE
PSYCHOPATH.
YOU CLOSER AND CLOSER RIGHT NOW
COME TO REAL GERMAN NAZI.
THIS NEW PROPOSITION FOR
ELECTION IS A NIGHTMARE.
YOU'RE DOING EXACTLY SAME WHAT
IS GERMAN NAZI DID IN GERMANY.
NO NEED MORE ELECTION.
YOU MOVE TO 40 YEAR, NEXT STEP
THERE WILL BE NO ELECTION.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE
DOING.
I TALKED TO YOU 3000 TIMES HERE
IN THIS CHAMBER.
BUT NAZI PRINCIPLE.
750,000 FREAKING IDIOT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED.
THEY ARE COCKROACHES YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEAN.
A SLOW MENTALITY.
I NEVER SEE PERCENT OF PEOPLE
WHO DON'T HAVE DIFFERENT
OPINION.
THERE'S NO EXISTENCE IN
SEATTLE.
NOTHING.
750,000 ZOMBIE SLAVE.
SO RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO
EVERYBODY WHO NOT FULL FREAKING
IDIOTS.
THIS IS WHAT YOUR ELECTION WILL
BE WITH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
NO MORE AMERICAN.
NO MORE AMERICA NOW IN SEATTLE.
MY DIRTY NAZI.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LOGAN
BOWERS.
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, MY
NAME IS LOGAN BOWERS.
I'M A RESIDENT AND VOLUNTEER
COCHAIR OF SEATTLE APPROVES
ADDRESSING YOU TODAY REGARDING
INITIATIVE 134.
SO GREAT TO SEE SOME OF YOUR
FACES IN PERSON.
A NONPARTISAN
IDEOLOGICALLY NEUTRAL VOTING
REFORM.
MAKING SEATTLE THE MOST
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE NATION.
PLACE THIS INITIATIVE THE
BALLOT WITHOUT DELAY SO VOTERS
MAY CHOOSE TO ADOPT THIS REFORM
AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY.
ELECTIONS THAT CENTER VOTERS
AND NOT SPECIAL SPREES ARE KEY
TO THE HEALTH OF OUR CITY.
AND I 134 IS BEFORE YOU TODAY
BECAUSE IT DOES THAT.
WITH THIS CHANGE, CANDIDATES
WILL HAVE STRONG INCENTIVES TO
LISTEN TO AND WORK ON BEHALF OF
ALL VOTERS IN THEIR DISTRICT,
INCLUDING GROUPS THAT ARE
FREQUENTLY IGNORED OR
OVERLOOKED.
I AM PROUD TO BE STEWARDING A
REFORM SUPPORTED BY OVER SEVEN
OUT OF TEN OF MY FELLOW
SEATTLITES.
I BELIEVE VOTERS SHOULD BE THE
ONES TO DETERMINE HOW OUR
ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AND
THAT THE HIGH TURN OUT NOVEMBER
22 ELECTION IS THE MOST
APPROPRIATE VENUE.
SO PLEASE PLACE THE INITIATIVE
TONIGHT BALLOT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> MY LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER
IS MARY FOX.
>> THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME,
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS MARY
FOX.
I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF
WEST SEATTLE.
30 YEARS.
IN THE LAST YEAR, MY HOUSE HAS
BEEN BROKEN INTO REPEATEDLY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'VE CONTACTED THE POLICE
MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVEN'T
DONE A THING OVER AND OVER I'VE
CALLED THEM.
MY IDENTITY HAS BEEN ACCESSED.
MY SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX HAS BEEN
ACCESSED.
MY BANK ACCOUNTS AND RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN ACCESSED.
I'VE CONTACTED THE POLICE.
THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
THEY BARELY ENTERED MY HOUSE.
THEY HAVEN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THIS
IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
MY HOUSE HAS BEEN VANDALIZED.
VALUABLE WOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM MY HOUSE, FLOORING HAS
BEEN REMOVED.
SUPPORT STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN
REMOVED.
AND AGAIN, NOTHING HAS BEEN
DONE BY THE POLICE TO HELP ME.
I'M AT THE END OF MY ROPE.
I'M TERRIFIED.
PEOPLE ARE STILL ENTERING MY
HOUSE.
I CAME HOME THE OTHER DAY AND
MY DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.
AND I HAD -- I'M EXTREMELY
CAUTIOUS ABOUT LOCKING MY DOOR.
SO SOMEONE HAD ENTERED MY HOUSE
WHILE I WAS AWAY.
ADDITIONALLY SOMEONE IS
APPLYING TOXIC CHEMICALS TO THE
INTERIOR OF MY HOUSE AND THE
EXTERIOR OF MY HOUSE WHEN I'M
GONE.
I'M AT THE END OF MY ROPE IN
KNOWING HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS
SITUATION.
AND I'M COMING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR ASSISTANCE.
BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY AFRAID FOR
MY LIFE.
I'M HOPING TO GET SOME SUPPORT
FROM YOU AND MAYBE PRESSURE ON
THE POLICE.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
AT THIS POINT.
I'VE JUMPED THROUGH ALL THE
ROPES I NEED TO GO THROUGH.
I'M TRYING TO WORK WITH MY
BANKS.
úI'M TRYING TO CONTACT THE
POLICE AGAIN.
AND TO NO AVAIL.
PLEASE ASSIST ME.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
PUBLIC, WE HAVE COME AND
COLLEAGUES WE HAVE COME TO THE
END OF OUR ALLOTTED TIME AND
OUR SPEAKERS BOTH REMOTE AND IN
PERSON.
SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
CLOSED.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
PART OF OUR AGENDA.
THAT'S THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION
T INTRUBLGHT RI REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THAT IS FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
THAT WILL BE IN APPOINTMENT OF
KARA VALEER TO THE HOUSING LEVY
OVER SIGHT COMMITTEE.
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
IS THERE ANYTHING MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THERE'S A
PAYROLL BILL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> CAN YOU MOVE THAT TO THE
RECORD?
I DIDN'T CATCH THAT?
MADAME CLERK?
>> IT'S PAYROLL BILL
>> MY AGENT THAT JUST HAS ONE
ITEM
>> AT IT'S AT THE VERY TOP NEAR
THE MARGIN.
COUNCIL BILL 120352 THE PAYROLL
BILL.
>> SO WE HAD TWO MATTERS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
ONE WAS THE PAYROLL BILL AND
ONE WAS THE APPOINTMENT OF CARE
OF VALEER TO THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
>> NOT HEARING ANY MORE
COMMENT.
WHETHER OR NOT INFORM OI MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR I MOVE THAT WE A
TONIGHT THE CONSENT CALLEN TAR.
>> OKAY.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
THEREFORE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT
MADAME CLERK.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA, IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, I MOVE THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA TO
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
HAVE TEN AGENDA ITEMS.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS MYSELF.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS ITEM
NUMBER TWO.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS ITEM
NUMBER THREE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS
ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX, AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAZ-
MATTERS AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT,
NINE, AND TEN.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM ONE, CLERK
FILE 314495.
THE REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK ON
THER IS TIFF CALLET SUFFICIENCY
FOR INITIATIVE NUMBER 134
CONCERNING APPROVAL VOTING FOR
MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY
COUNCILMEMBER PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BRIEF
MOMENT THERE.
SO THIS ITEM IS COMING FROM THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.
AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ
FOR THE RECORD WHAT I NEED TO
SAY LEGALLY SO WE CAN MOVE THIS
ITEM FORWARD.
CLERK FILE 314495 IS A NOTICE
THAT INITIATIVE 134 HAS
SUFFICIENT SIGNATURES TO GO TO
THE BALLOT.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY CLERK HAS 20 DAYS FROM
RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE FROM
KING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO FILE
THE NOTICE WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THIS STARTS A 45 DAY CLOCK FOR
COUNCIL ACTION ON THE
INITIATIVE.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MY
COLLEAGUES WITH ADDITIONAL TIME
TO CONSIDER THE INITIATIVE.
I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE HOLD
THIS NOTICE FOR ONE WEEK.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY'S
ELECTION CODE, SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE 2.04.300
PROHIBITS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
CITY EMPLOYEES FOR USING THEIR
OFFICE FOR THE PROMOTION OR
OPPOSITION OF ANY BALLOT
MEASURE.
ACCORDING TO THE CODE, WE
SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING
THE MERITS OF THE INITIATIVE
UNTIL WE'RE VOTING TO SUPPORT
OR OPPOSE THE BALLOT
PROPOSITION.
THAT WILL OCCUR AT A FUTURE
MEETING.
WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE CLERK --
WITHIN -- SORRY.
WITHIN 45 DAYS OF FILE THE
CLERK FILE 314495.
I RECOMMEND THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING THIS
INITIATIVE TODAY.
I MOVE TO POSTPONE THE CLERK
FILE 314495 TO JULY 5th 2022 IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
POSTPONE THE CLERK FILE.
IT SAYS CLERK FILL BUT I THINK
YOU MEAN FILE.
314495 WILL APPEAR ON EVERY
AGENDA UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL
DETERMINES WHAT ACTION WILL BE
TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO INITIATIVE
134.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON POSTPONING CLERK FILE
314495 UNTIL JULY 5th.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS SP
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
THANK YOU.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
I SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THAT.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
CLERK FILE IS POSTPONED TO JULY
5th 2022.
ITEM TWO, THIS WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'
LEGISLATION, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
120342.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND
REPLACE THE MONTLAKE PLAY FIELD
AND CONTINUE AN ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP IN THE MONDAY LAKE
COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE
NONGOVERNMENT AGREEMENT IN
ATTACHMENT ONE TO THE
ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
IF YOU CAN LET ME READ
SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD AND
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
THE RECONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL
BILL 120342 IS NOW BEFORE THE
COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBERS AT THE JUNE
21st CITY COUNCIL MEETING
RECONSIDER COUNCIL BILL 120342.
THE BILL DID NOT SECURE THE
VOTES NEEDED TO PASS IT.
THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE
COUNCIL BILL WAS HELD UNTIL
THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
PURSUANT TO THE CITY CHARTER
THE COUNCIL WILL FIRST CONSIDER
THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IF THE
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS ADOPTED
THEN WE'LL MOVE THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS PRESENTED BY THE
ASSETS OF PUBLIC COMMITTEE.
WE NOW HAVE A MOTION TO
RECONSIDER THE BILL.
BEFORE I ASK FOR A VOTE ON
WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL
SHOULD OPEN UP THIS BILL FOR
DISCUSSION AND ANOTHER VOTE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
PENDING MOTION TO RECONSIDER
THE BILL ? OKAY NOT SEEING ANY
COMMENTS TO RECONSIDER THE BILL
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW VOTE
TO RECONSIDER PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120342.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> SORRY.
JUST TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS TO
RECONSIDER THE VOTE.
NOT THE BILL ITSELF, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> YES.
AM I CORRECT, MADAME CLERK?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND COUNCIL
BILL 120342 IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, AS A
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT
PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW.
I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS TO THE
SUBSTANCE OF THE LEGISLATION.
BUT THIS LEGISLATION WAS
REPORTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AS
A DEPARTMENTALLY REQUESTED
LEGISLATION TO CONTINUE THE
ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
AND SEATTLE PREP WITH THE
MONTLAKE PLAY FIELD LOCATED AT
MONTLAKE PARK IN THE CAPITOL
HILL MONTLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD.
JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND.
A LITTLE OVER A DECADE AGO, THE
PRECURSOR ARRANGEMENT TO THIS
WAS THAT SEATTLE PREP WOULD PAY
TO REPLACE A TURF PLAY FIELD AT
MONTLAKE PLAY FIELD PARK AND IN
RETURN, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION WOULD GIVE EXCLUSIVE
ACCESS TO THAT PLAY FIELD FOR A
STRING OF WEEKS IN THE SPRING
AND A STRING OF WEEKS IN THE
FALL FOR SCHOOL RELATED SPORTS
AND ACTIVITIES.
OTHERWISE THE SPACE WOULD BE AN
OPEN AND PROGRAMMABLE PUBLIC
PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STANDARD RULES AND PROCEDURES
FOR ALL OTHER SEATTLE PUBLIC
PARK FACILITIES.
THE TURF FIELD WORE OUT AFTER A
DECADE OF USE AND WEAR.
AND SEATTLE PARKS IS PROPOSING
TO GO BACK AND DO THIS
AGREEMENT AGAIN.
AND HAVE SEATTLE PREP REPLACE
THE TURF FIELD IN EXCHANGE FOR
THE SAME PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS
THAT THEY'VE ENJOYED OVER THE
PAST DECADE.
THE ONLY MATERIAL CHANGE IN
THIS DEAL TO THE ONE THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED BY PARKS
IS THAT SEATTLE PREP WILL
PROVIDE 50 HOURS OF COMMUNITY
BASED PROGRAMMING AS PART OF
THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS
ARRANGEMENT.
SO IT'S A BETTER DEAL FOR THE
CITY AND FOR THE PUBLIC THAN
THE PREVIOUS ITERATION OF THE
DEAL.
WE DID HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION IN
COMMITTEE.
IT ULTIMATELY PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH FOUR VOTES IN
FAVOR AND ONE ABSTENTION.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON THE LEGISLATION.
BUT WOULD ENCOURAGE PASSAGE AND
THAT'S -- THOSE ARE THE ONLY
REMARKS I HAVE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE
FLOOR TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADD DRESS
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS' BILL.
OR THE BILL ITSELF.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
AS I SAID LAST WEEK WHEN WE
WERE FIRST DISCUSSING THIS
BILL, I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS
CONTRACT.
OUR PARKS ARE A PUBLIC RESOURCE
THT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
ALL.
THIS CONTRACT GIVES A PRIVATE
SCHOOL EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE
PLAY FIELD FOR A SUBSTANTIAL
PART OF THE DAY WHICH
UNFORTUNATELY MEANS THAT IT
WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING
THOSE HOURS FOR ANYONE ELSE.
SUCH AS STUDENTS FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
NEW ASTRO TURF ON THE PLAY
FIELD IS NO DOUBT A REAL
BENEFIT.
HOWEVER I DO NOT THINK THAT
OUTWEIGHS LOSING PUBLIC CONTROL
OF THE SPACE FFER MUCH OF THE
DAY.
SO FOR THAT REASON,LY VOTE NO.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I DID VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
IN COMMITTEE.
I KNOW IN THE COMMITTEE VOTE I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ABSTAINED.
I'M INTERESTED -- I WASN'T HERE
AT FULL COUNCIL LAST WEEK.
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT
HAS TRANSPIRED SINCE LAST WEEK.
I BELIEVE THERE WERE SOME
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE
INTERIM.
AND I'M JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW
THE SORT OF -- THE SUBSTANCE OF
THE ANSWERS OF THE QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PROVIDED BY PARKS.
IF ANYBODY HAS THAT
INFORMATION.
>> BEFORE I MOVE TO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I WANT TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE AND
THEN I'LL MOVE BACK TO YOU TO
CONCLUDED REMARKS OR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO RESPOND NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> I CAN READ SOME OF THE
REMARKS THAT WE RECEIVED IN
RESPONSE FROM PARKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN SESSION
HERE TODAY.
I WAS CC'ED
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, CAN YOU
SHARE THE DATE ON THAT?
I THINK WE ALL RECEIVED THAT
MEMO.
CORRECT?
>> YES.
THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, COUNCIL WAS
CC'ED ON PAULA HOFF'S RESPONSE
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
QUESTIONS THAT EMAIL IS DATED
FRIDAY JUNE 24th.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT
OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION AT FULL
COUNCIL LAST WEEK, I JUST THINK
IT'S USEFUL FOR THE PUBLIC
RECORD TO HEAR WHAT THOSE
RESPONSES WERE.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
IS GOING TO DO THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM
HAPPY TO SUMMARIZE THE
RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM
PARKS.
SO JUST INDULGE WITH ME FOR A
MOMENT.
I DO HAVE IT AVAILABLE AND IN
FRONT OF ME.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS BEEN
HOW MANY AGREEMENTS DO WE HAVE
THAT OFFER RESERVED ACCESS FOR
PRIVATE ENTITIES IN EXCHANGE
FOR SOME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IN
THE PARKS ? SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION RESPONDED THAT THE
FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES ARE USED
TO ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF THE
PRIVATE ENTITY INVESTMENTS
WHICH ARE NAMELY DETERMINING
PROJECT IMPACT TO NEIGHBORING
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR USES OF
THE FIELD.
ENSURING COMMUNITY FIELD USAGE
HOURS ARE MAINTAINED AND ARE
NOT REDUCED FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM A
HIGHER QUALITY FIELD WITH THE
INVESTMENT.
SO WEIGHING THE BENEFIT OF THE
FIELD AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL
LACK OF PROGRAMMING TIME.
CONSIDERATION OF THE LOCATION
OF WHERE THE INVESTMENT WAS
GOING TO BE MADE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE
EQUITY OF HOW WE'RE
DISTRIBUTING THESE
ARRANGEMENTS.
WHETHER SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION IS IN A POSITION TO
MAKE THEIR OWN INVESTMENT IN
THE SITE INSTEAD OF A PRIVATE
PARTNER.
THE SIZE OF THE INVESTMENT.
AND THE EENTY BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFITS.
WHICH AS WE ESTABLISHED IS A
BIGGER EMPHASIS IN THE
RENEGOTIATION OF THE DEAL.
WE THEN PROVIDE A LIST OF THE
CURRENT STANDING ARRANGEMENTS
THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MONTLAKE,
INCLUDING MONDAY LAKE.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE MONTLAKE
ARRANGEMENT, SOUTH PARK PLAY
FIELD WITH SEATTLE ACADEMY,
INNER BASE STADIUM WITH SEATTLE
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
BAR S PLAY FIELD WITH WEST
SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE.
AND THE MAGNESSUN CRICKETED
PITCH.
SO FIVE LOCATIONS ACROSS
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
THAT HAVE THIS KIND OF
CONTRACT.
AND I WON'T GO INTO THE REST OF
THE DETAILS.
BUT IF COLLEAGUES WANT TO
REVIEW, PARKS DID PROVIDE A
SIGNIFICANT AM OF DETAIL ON ALL
OF THOSE AGREEMENTS IN ADDITION
THAT THEY CAN REVIEW FOR THE
LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC
BENEFIT THAT IS DETAILED IN THE
MEMO.
THE NEXT QUESTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WAS WHAT
ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DONE ON
SEATTLE PARK FACILITIES TO
ASSESS LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ACCESS VERSES PRIVATE SCHOOL
ACCESS.
AND SEATTLE PARKS INDICATED
THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING
OUTREACH TO ASSESS WHAT EACH OF
THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS DESIRE
FOR PARK PLAY FIELDS AND THIS
HAS ALSO SORT OF BEEN A
COMPONENT OF THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DRIBLGHT OUTREACH THAT
WE'RE FAMILIAR FROM THAT
PROCESS.
THEY TRACK PLAY FIELD USE.
THROUGH OUR USE REPORTS FOR
KNOWN PLAY FIELD USERS ARE.
AND VERY, YOU KNOW, HIGH
UTILIZERS OF PLAY FIELDS,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE
SCHOOLS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS,
ADULT REC LEAGUES.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
OFFICIAL RECREATION PROGRAMS
AND OF COURSE JUST INDIVIDUAL
GROUPS FOR PRIVATE EVENTS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE
FIRST PRIORITY SCHEDULING
RIGHTS.
THROUGH THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT
FOR ALL SEATTLE PARKS.
WHICH IS A POINT THAT THEY
NOTE.
BUT THAT IS -- THAT EXCLUDES
THE FACILITIES WHERE THERE IS A
UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT WITH A
PRIVATE PARTNER.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ONLY IN A
COUPLE OF SCENARIOS, MONTLAKE,
SOUTH PARK, AND THE WEST
SEATTLE STADIUM.
THE FINAL QUESTION -- TWO
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES THAT WERE ANSWERED, HOW
IS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THIS
PARTICULAR, THE MONTLAKE
AGREEMENT CALCULATED AND HOW
ARE WE MEASURING THEIR SUCCESS
IN PROVIDING A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
AND PARKS RESPONDED THAT IN THE
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, SEATTLE
PREP WAS NOT REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE AN EXPLICIT PUBLIC
BENEFIT COMPONENT.
AND THE NEW PROPOSAL DOES
ENUMERATE AS I'VE INDICATED A
REQUIREMENT OF 50 ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING HOURS WHICH
IS A NEW COMPONENT OF THE
CONTRACT.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE TRACKED
AND RECORDED AS PART OF THE
AGREEMENT.
UPON ENTERING INTO AN
AGREEMENT, THIS IS THE FINAL
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ASKED, UPON ENTERING INTO AN
AGREEMENT, WHAT IS THE -- HOW
DO WE ESSENTIALLY ASSESS AND
UNDERSTAND THE EQUITABLE
BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO TOUCHING ON THE EQUITY OF
THESE ARRANGEMENTS AND THIS IS
BROKEN INTO SEVERAL SUB
QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST, WHAT IS THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO RECEIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PARTICIPATE IN
THE SPORING PROGRAMS AT THIS
SITE?
PARKS RESPONDED THAT PER THE
AGREEMENT, SEATTLE PREP WILL BE
REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY
CENTERS AROUND THE CITY AS WELL
AS SCHOOLS WITH SPECIFIC OFFERS
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM.
GENERALLY REGISTRATIONS RUN
THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE FOR ON
CAMPUS MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPS
WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS
SEATTLE PREP IS OFFERING
REGISTRATION FOR LACROSSE.
AND SPEED AND AGILITY CAMPS.
RUN OFFLINE TO ELIMINATE THE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY.
SO IN-PERSON RECRUITMENT.
ALL FEES FOR THOSE CAMPS WILL
BE WAVED FOR LOW INCOME AND
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.
THESE CAMPS ARE MEANT TO SERVE
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
NEW GROUPS.
NEW SPORTS, AND SPREAD FITNESS
TO UNDER SERVED COMMUNITIES.
THE OTHER SUB QUESTION IN THAT
CATEGORY, WHAT ARE THE
STATISTICS REGARDING
APPLICATIONS AND NUMBER OF
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION.
THESE PUBLIC BENEFITS WILL BE
TRACKED THROUGH AN ANNUAL
REPORT.
AND THE REPORT REQUIRES SEATTLE
PREP TO TRACK PARTICIPATION
NUMBERS, HOURS OF SERVICE
PROVIDED.
VOLUNTEER HOURS, NUMBERS OF
PROGRAMS PROVIDED AND THE COST
ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS.
SO THERE ARE ARCTIC EWE
ARTICULATABLE PARTS.
SEATTLE PREP OPERATED PROGRAMS
IN THE PAST FOR THE COMMUNITY
AT NO COST.
SO THERE'S A TRACK RECORD.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS FOR THIS.
SO PARKS DOESN'T ANTICIPATE
COMPLIANCE TO BE AN ISSUE.
ALL SEATTLE PREP RUN PROGRAMS
AND EVENTS THROUGH THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT REQUIREMENT WILL BE
FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S NO EXPECTATION OF
SEATTLE PREP CHARGING FOR ANY
SERVICES.
AND THE FINAL SUB QUESTION WAS
WHAT IN THE PAST EXPERIENCE AND
METHODS OF REACHING OUT TO
YOUTH WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
SO WHAT IS THE TRACK RECORD OF
SEATTLE PREP AS A PARTNER IN
DOING THIS WORK?
AND THE PAST EXPERIENCES HAVE
BEEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
MONTLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE
SEATTLE NATIVITY SCHOOL,
NORTHWEST CHILD AND OTHER
NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT ARE LOCAL
TO THE SEATTLE PREP
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SEATTLE PREP HAS PARTNERED WITH
THE MONTLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER
IN THE PAST TO PROVIDE STUDENT
LEAD TUTORING SERVICE FOR
CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME AND
MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS.
SEATTLE PREP WORKED WITH
NORTHWEST CHILD TO FACILITATE
PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO
SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES WITH RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
SO THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF
SEATTLE PARKS RESPONSES.
COUNCILMEMBERS CAN REVIEW THE
MEMO PROVIDED LAST FRIDAY AND
THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS TEMPLATE AND MATRIX
THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE
LEGISLATION IS A GOOD REFERENCE
POINT AS WELL TO PROVIDE A
SUMMARY OF THE DETAILS OF THE
CONTRACT.
SO THANKS FOR INDULGING THAT
LONG RECITATION.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS ? I JUST WANT TO
WRAP UP, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
THAT SO FORMALLY AS CHAIR
PARKS, WE DID COMPLETELY REDO
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS PIECE THAT
YOU SEE REFLECTED NOW IN THE
NEW AGREEMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, MOSQUEDA, AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
TEEING UP OTHER ISSUES AND THE
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR SUMMARIZING THE MEMO WE ALL
RECEIVED.
WE DID INSERT AND MAKE SURE
PARKS HAS A ROBUST RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE PIECE THAT THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS PIECE IS
OUTWEIGHS THE PRIVATE USE OF
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT WE
TRACK THE PROGRESS AND THE
SUCCESS AND THE BENEFITS AND
THE USE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
AS YOU SHARED COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, THAT WE LOOK AT OUTREACH
NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITIES BUT
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC ASSET THAT
THE PRIVATE ENTITY IS USING THE
PUBLIC SPACE FOR.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> OKAY, SO NOT SEEING ANYTHING
ELSE, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IS
THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> NO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'LL
REST ON MY PREVIOUS REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
THE BILL PASSES.
I WILL SIGN -- THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO OUR AGENDA.
AGENDA ITEM THREE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, MADAME CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE COUNCIL
BILL 120351.
4.14.150 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPAND
ELIGIBILITY FOR MOVING EXPENSES
REIMBURSEMENT BENEFIT FOR
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS FOLLOW UP LEGISLATION
TO IMPLEMENT ORDINANCE 126589
REQUESTING THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
UPDATE PERSONNEL RULES TO ALLOW
THE CITY TO PAY FOR RELOCATION
EXPENSES FOR A BROADER RANGE OF
SALARIES NOT JUST THE TOP TIERS
AS IS THE PREVIOUS PRACTICE.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE
POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER HARD
TO FILL POSITIONS THAT ARE
CRITICAL TO PERFORMING AND
DELIVERING CITY SERVICES.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUE
MAP RESOURCES DRAFTED A CHANGE
TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTED
FLEXIBILITY UNDER THE COUNCIL'S
PREVIOUS LEGISLATION.
THIS BILL WOULD MAKE THE
NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REFLECT THOSE
CHANGES.
AS A FOLLOW UP, TO IMPLEMENT
THE INTENT OF THE PREVIOUS
BILL, I REALLY APPRECIATE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
REFERRING THIS TO FULL COUNCIL
DIRECTLY.
AND I WANT TO ALSO DIRECT FOLKS
TO REVIEW THE MEMO FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION THAT SHE HAD SEN
ALL READY.
JUST AGAIN NOTING EXISTING
RULES, NOTED THAT THIS -- THAT
THE REIMBURSEMENT OF RELOCATION
COSTS IS APPLICABLE WHEN THE
CITY IS UNABLE TO RECRUIT
PERSONS IN THE IMMEDIATE
EMPLOYMENT AREA WHO POSSESS THE
UNIQUE SKILLS, EXPERTISE, AND
OR EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
AS NOTED IN THE FISCAL NOTE.
THE MAXIMUM REIMBURSABLE
ALLOWANCE FOR QUALIFIED MOVING
EXPENSES IS $25,049.
AND EMPLOYEES MUST RELOCATE TO
A DISTANCE THAT MEETS THE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES
DISTANCE TEST.
TYPICALLY ABOUT 50 MILES TO
QUALIFY.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
MADAME CLERK, I MAY HAVE JUMPED
THE GUN ON THIS.
I HAVE TWO PAGE EIGHTS.
I THINK I WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE
TO PASS COUNCIL BILL AND LOOK
FOR A SECOND AND THEN ASK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO SPEAK
TO US.
DO I DO THAT NOW MADAME CLERK?
>> YES, YOU TO.
>> I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120351 IS THERE A SECOND?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DID
SPEAK TO THE BILL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S LEGISLATION?
ALL RIGHT.
NOT SEEING ANY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
MOVING ON TO THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
IT'S COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ITEM FOUR, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR INTO
THE RECORD.
SPHEEK THE REPORT OF THE TRAPS
PORATION AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER FOUR.
THE APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW LEE
AS GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES DECEMBER 31st
2025.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IT'S
ALL YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE MAYOR HARRELL'S
NOMINATION OF ANDREW LEE TO
BECOME THE PERMANENT GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
APPOINTMENT 02194 ON OUR
AGENDA.
AND ANDREW LEE IS WITH US ON
ZOOM THIS AFTERNOON.
AS WE KNOW, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES IS A $1.3 BILLION
ENTERPRISE WITH OVER 1400
EMPLOYEES THAT DELIVER CLEAN
DRINKING WATER AND REMOVE BOTH
WASTE WATER AND SOLID WASTE
WITHOUT THESE CORE SERVICES, A
CITY CANNOT FUNCTION.
BECAUSE ANDREW LEE WAS ALL
READY SERVING IN AN IMPORTANT
ROLE AT SPU WHEN HE TOOK OVER
THE HELM AS INTERIM GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO LAST FALL, MANY
OF US HAVE ALL READY BEEN ABLE
TO OBSERVE AND APPRECIATE
HISSABLE TO LEAD AND MANAGE
THIS VITAL ORGANIZATION.
HIS EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IS
BUILT UPON A 20-YEAR CAREER
THAT INCLUDES IMPORTANT WORK
FOR THE CITY OF BELLVIEW
UTILITY'S DEPARTMENT.
AS WELL AS A DECADE OF SERVICE
HERE AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
AS MAYOR HARRELL SAID WHEN
TRANSMITTING HIS NOMINATION HE
HAS THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF
COMPASSIONATE MANAGERIAL
SKILLS, INSPIRATION MALL
LEADERSHIP ABILITY, STRONG
PERSONAL INTEGRITY, AND
TECHNICAL KNOW HOW TO RUN OVER
PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITY WITH
DISTINCTION.
IN VETTING AND ULTIMATELY
RECOMMENDING THIS HIGHLY
QUALIFIED NOMINEE, OUR
COMMITTEE FOLLOWED THE HOPEFUL
PROTOCOLS OUTLINED IN THE
RESOLUTION FOR MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT TO COUNCIL
CONFIRMATION.
AS RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY
OUR COMMITTEE.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
VOTE YES, TO CONFIRM ANDREW LEE
AS GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR THIS APPOINTMENT
BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE, IS
THERE ANY CLOSING REMARKS THAT
YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE MR. PEDERSEN
OR COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
AFTER THAT WE'LL GIVE MR. LEIGH-
ANN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS.
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE
TO ADD BEFORE A VOTE?
>> NO THANKS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE ON
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDESTRIANER
SOWN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
CONGRATULATIONS MR. LEE.
YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE BRIEF REMARKS TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
PEDERSEN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE
HERE TODAY AND BE CONFIRMED
ADDS THE POSITION OF GENERAL
MANAGER CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M
PROUD AND CONSIDER IT A
PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THIS PAST YEAR WITH NEWS OF
WATER SHORTAGES IN CALIFORNIA,
I'M REMINDED HOW FORTUNATE OUR
CITY AND REGION IS TO HAVE A
PRISTINE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
THAT SERVES 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE
IN THE REGION.
AND OUR UTILITY SERVICES
INCLUDE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT
SERVICES AND CLEAN CITY SERVICE
WHICH IS I BELIEVE ARE A HIDDEN
ENGINE THAT ENABLES THE CITY
AND REGION TO THRIVE.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I WORK WITH
AN AMAZING TEAM THAT STARTS
WITH OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE FRONT
LINES OF SERVING OUR CITY.
THAT TEAM SHOWED UP TO WORK
EVERYDAY DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR
CUSTOMERS THROUGH EVERY WATER
MAIN BREAK, STORM EVENT, SEWER
OVER FLOW AND SNOW STORM.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY CLEAN UP
GRAFFITI ON THE STREETS, PUMP
SEWAGE OUT OF RVs AND CONNECT
WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
TEAM EXTENDS TO FOLKS IN OUR
CONTACT CENTER OUR FINANCE AND
BUDGET TEAMS, OUR ENGINEERS,
PLANNER, AND MANY STAFF WHO
WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE OUR
CITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THIS
INCREDIBLE TEAM AND I PLEDGE TO
DO MY BEST TO SERVE OUR CITY
AND THE DEPARTMENT WITH
HUMILITY, WITH COMPASSION, A
FOCUS ON RACIAL EQUITY,
STRIVING TOWARDS EXCELLENCE AND
AFFORDABILITY AND A MINDSET
FIXED ON INNOVATION AND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LEE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
SHEPHERDING THIS CONFIRMATION,
THIS APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT WE
HAVE?
OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEE BEFORE
WE MOVE ON?
OKAY.
NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
THANK YOU, MR. LEE.
>>> IN WEST SEATTLE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL 120245 IS A DEPARTMENT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO VACATE A
PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHWEST VIEW STREET TO
FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION TO
A PORT OF SEATTLE LAND.
PETITIONER HAS MET ALL THOSE
CONDITIONS FOR THAT STORAGE
FACILITY.
OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS ABSENT LAST WEEK BUT I
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
UPCOMING ACTION FROM THE
SEATTLE BLOG.
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION ONE OF
THE CONDITIONS WAS TO REMOVE
ALL SIX BALLARDS AND WE HAVE
CONFIRMED THE CONDITIONS AND
THEY REQUIRE THEM TO REMOVE
ONLY THREE OF THE BALLARDS
WHICH THEY HAVE DONE.
JUST WANTED TO REFLECT, THE
PUBLIC RECORD TO REFLECT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON THIS IS
THE PORTLAND.
>> ADJACENT TO IT.
>> NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE
WE GO TO A VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, BUT NO.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>>Y YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THE MEASURE PASSES.
>> PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON
MY BEHALF.
AND ITEM NUMBER SIX IS ALSO
FROM MR. PEDERSON.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
DESCRIPTION FROM THE AGENDA.
>> DECLAREING CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS TO BE SURPLUS
TO THE NEEDS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES AS I MENTIONED AT
OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING YESTERDAY.
A REQUEST FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO PROVIDE A EASEMENT
AND SUB SURFACE EASEMENT TO
KING COUNTY.
FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING A
SEWER LINE.
OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS.
NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON IS
THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE.
>> I DO HAVE A SPEECH PREPARED
BUT I THINK I'LL LET IT GO.
>> OH COME ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON LET'S
HEAR IT.
>> FORE SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS
AGO.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> ALL RIGHT WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
SCHWARZENEGGER.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT AND MA'AM CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION.
MOVING ON TO THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM SEVEN
INTO THE RECORD.
>> REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE.
AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, COUNCIL BILL
12079 ADVANCEING CERTAIN
OBJECTIVES OF THE TREATY
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND CANADA RELATING TO
THE SKAGIT RIVER.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> OKAY.
THIS IS AN EXCITING VOTE.
WASHINGTON STATE AND SEATTLE
SHARE THE RIVER IN THE BC
BORDER.
IN 1984, BC AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ENTERED INTO THE HIGH
ROSS TREATY WHICH ESTABLISHED
THE COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDE
THE WATERSHED.
IN MY COUNTY OWNED MINERAL
RIGHTS KNOWN AS THE DONUT HOLE.
A 13,000-ACRE AREA SURROUNDED
BY PARK LANDS IN THE PROVINCIAL
PARK AND BC MANNING PROVINCIAL
PARK.
THE CITY MANDATED THE SEEK THE
SIKH RETIRE.
OF WHICH WASHINGTON'S
CONTRIBUTION IS 5.75 MILLION.
SO, WHAT DOES THIS BILL DO.
THIS BILL AUTHORIZES 6.6
MILLION FROM THE ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION.
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE UP
SKAGIT WATERSHED IN PERPETUITY.
AND I URGE THAT MY COLLEAGUES
SPOKE FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON.
I ALSO SIT IN YOUR COMMITTEE
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PANEL YOU
HAD WHEN YOU HAD IT IN
COMMITTEE TO WALK US THROUGH
THROUGH THE POWER POINT OF WHAT
THIS BILL ENTAILED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR MY COLLEAGUE FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON BEFORE WE MOVE
ON.
NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK
EVERYBODY AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WHO WORKED FOR YEARS ON THIS AS
WELL AS ALL THE OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
THAT REALLY HELPED PUSH THIS
THROUGH TO THE FINISH LINE.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT THERE.
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, MA'AM
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION.
FOR THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE, I UNDERSTAND THAT
ITEMS EIGHT, NINE AND 10
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
EXCUSED AND COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD WILL BE TALKING ON HER
BEHALF.
>> AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, COUNCIL
BILL 120123 FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDING ADOPTING HOUSING
POLICIES FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS
AND INVESTMENTS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I'M GOING TO READ COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S INTO THE
RECORD.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SOUND LIKE
ME.
>> IT DEPENDS ON HOW LONG THEY
ARE.
HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE THERE?
>> I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION.
AN UPDATE THE HOUSING PUBLIC
POLICYS TO ACCOMPLISH A NEW
JUMP START ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM WHICH WE
HAVE DONE THE JUMP START
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
FUND BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO.
THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE
ACQUISITION AND FUNDING ALONG
WITH FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE SO THAT
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO
SECURE LAND AND OR SECURE
BUILDINGS TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY
DRIVEN HOUSING WITH FULL
OWNERSHIP AND SELF-
DETERMINATION.
THIS LEGISLATION IS THE RESULT
OF MANY CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD
WITH OUR COMMUNITY HOUSING
ROUND TABLE COMPRISEED OF
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE
HOUSING FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SOME OF WHOM HAVE JOINED US AT
OUR ROBUST COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
ON
JUNE 15th INCLUDING EL CENTRO
DE LA RAZA.
THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE PLAZA
ROBERTO, BY EL CENTRO AND THE
RECENTLY OPENED FILL PEU OPEN
OPENED FILIPINO COMMUNITY
CENTER.
THE HOUSING SPEND PLAN WHICH
DESIGNATES 13% OF HOUSING FUNDS
ANNUALLY TO BE USED TO
ACCOMPLISH A COMMUNITY FOCUSED
ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRAM SUPPORT FUND FOR
HOUSING ROOTED IN SERVING
COMMUNITIES MOST AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
THAT ADDRESSES PAST
DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES SUCH AS
RED LINING, RESTRICTED RACIAL
AND OTHER DISCRIMINATIVELY
PATTERNS THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED SEATTLE.
THE SECOND IS THE SLIDE THAT
WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2022 BUDGET
REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO IDENTIFY
MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY'S
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES TO
ADDRESS POLICY BARRIERS
INCLUDING PARTNERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL
COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPERS THAT
MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING
THE CITY'S ACQUISITION FUNDING.
ONE THING THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM
THE COMMUNITY HOUSING ROUND
TABLE OVER THE PAST YEAR IS
THAT REQUIREMENTS IN OUR
EXISTING ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION FUND MAKE IT VERY
CHALLENGING FOR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THE
ACQUISITION FUNDING NEEDED TO
SECURE LAND OR FUNDING WHICH IS
THE FIRST STEP IN CREATING
COMMUNITY FUNDING.
SO THEY CAN SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES
TO ACQUIRE LAND OR BUILDINGS
WHEN THEY ARRIVE.
AND ALLOW THEM TIME TO GET A
DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN PLACE TO
BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST
EXCITED ABOUT THIS FUNDING
PROGRAM IS IT INCLUDES A LONG
CALL FOR THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
FUNDING SO THAT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SUPPORT TO
NAVIGATE THE ACQUISITION
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND ARE
BUILDING SKILLS AS DEVELOPERS
ALONG THE WAY.
THIS IS HOW WE INCREASE OUR
SYSTEM WIDE CAPACITY FOR MORE
COMMUNITY ROOTED HOUSING MANY
THANKS TO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE
EFFORTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING FOR YOUR GREAT
PARTNERSHIP OF THIS PROGRAM AND
FOR YOUR SHARED GOAL OF MORE
EQUITABLE FUNDING STREAMS TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT.
THANKS TO AARON HOUSE FOR
WORKING ON THIS POLICY OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS WITH TRACY
RATCLIFF AS WELL.
THANK YOU MOST OF ALL TO THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WE
WORKED WITH IN DEVELOPING THE
JUMP START PROGRESSIVE SPEND
PLAN AND THE PROGRAM
PROGRAMATIC DETAILS.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE YOU NEED TO THANK.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON MY
LIST.
>> AND I WOULD SEND IT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD BEFORE THE
VOTE.
>> SURE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND CENTRAL STAFF HELPED ME
ANSWER.
I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS
STILL A GAP IN THE TYPES OF
ACQUISITIONS THAT WE WERE
PRIORITIZING AND IT'S BEEN
CLEARED TO ME THAT THERE IS
ACQUISITIONS OF ACQUISITIONS
NOT JUST LAND.
SO THANK YOU.
>>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JAUUAREZ. >> AYE.
>> THE MEASURE PASSES.
MA'AM CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM NINE TO THE RECORD.
>> AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO
GRANT FUNDS FROM NONCITY
SOURCES TO ACCEPT SPECIFYED
GRANTS AND EXECUTE RELATED
AGREEMENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
ACCEPT SIX GRANTS FROM STATE
AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TOTALLING
$3.2 MILLION AND ALSO PROVIDES
THE BUDGET AUTHORITY THAT IS
TIED TO THE GRANT AGREEMENTS.
THESE GRANTS WILL PROVIDE
FUNDING THAT WILL INCREASE
HOUSING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE
WITH HIV AIDS.
WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO COVID-19
RESPONSE PROGRAMS FOR OLDER
ADULTS.
CONTINUE CARE MANAGEMENT AND
ELDER ABUSE PROGRAMS FOR OLDER
ADULTLS.
AND WILL ALSO CONTINUE CRIME
VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND VICTIM
SERVICES PROGRAMS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER H
HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE
TAKE THE VOTE.
ANYONE YOU WANT TO THANK.
>> I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
SEEING WE WILL GO AHEAD.
MA'AM CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND
MA'AM CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
WE'LL BE MOVING TO OUR AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER NINE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE CLERK HAS TO READ IT
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL BILL
120120.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> NOW I'M SORRY GO AHEAD
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES A
LEASE OF PROPERTY NEAR THE I5
AND I90 INTERCHANGE REFERRED TO
AS THE ROYAL ROAM PROPERTY.
BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
THE LEASE WILL ENABLE THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO CONTINUE
USING THE PROPERTY FOR
EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND PARKING
AND APPLIES RETROACTIVELY
TO 2017 WHEN SDOT STARTED USING
THIS PROPERTY FOR THIS SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
MA'AM CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE BILL PASSES THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT AND PROGRAM CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION.
THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
SO MOVING TO ITEMS REMOVED FOR
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOVING TO OTHER ITEMS.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO OTHER
RESOLUTIONS OR ADOPTIONS TODAY
IN REGARDS TO OTHER BUSINESS, I
WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD
WHICH I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT
SAYING AT THE OUTSET THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS
INDEED BEEN EXCUSEED FROM
TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
BEFORE I ADJOURN, IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO
BE EXCUSEED ON AUGUST 2nd.
I BELIEVE IT'S AUGUST 2nd.
AND ACTUALLY, AUGUST 2nd I'M
ASKING FOR THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING.
I SHOULD PROBABLY REQUEST FOR
AUGUST 1st AS WELL FOR A
BRIEFING.
>> SO THAT'S ALWAYS FIRST AND
SECOND WHICH IS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAS
ASKED TO BE EXCUSEED IS THERE
ANYONE THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH
THAT.
INDEED YOU ARE EXCUSEED COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AUGUST 1st AND
SECOND.
I AM GUESSING YOU GET TO
CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY
FINALLY.
ALL RIGHT SO WITH THAT.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE SOMEONE
ELSES HAND.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
REQUESTING TO BE áEBGS KAOUZED
AUGUST 15th AND 16th.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IS
ASKING TO BE EXCUSEED AUGUST
15th AND 16th.
SEEING NO OPPOSITION TO THAT,
YOU'RE INDEED EXCUSEED COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND ON THE
PANEL.
I APOLOGIZE.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE EXCUSEED
ABSENCES OUT OF THE WAY.
THE CLERK.
MA'AM CLERK, DO I NEED TO MAKE
A MOTION FOR THE EXCUSEED
ABSENCES?
>> YES.
WE SHOULD, IT CAN BE A FORMAL
MOTION IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION.
THOSE ABSENCES.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
THOSE ABSENCES ARE EXCUSEED.
COLLEAGUES THAT CONCLUDES OUR
BUSINESS FOR THE DAY AND OUR
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS AS YOU
KNOW MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY.
AND WE WILL BE BACK FOR COUNCIL
MEETING ON TUESDAY JULY 5th.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.