>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO,
TODAY IS MONDAY, JANUARY 30,
IT IS 2:00 PM. THIS IS COUNCIL
BRIEFING. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE. SEVEN PRESENT.
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE TO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. NOT
HEARING OR SEEING OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. LET
ME GO TO THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE WILL
CONSIDER A PROCLAMATION FOR
CLAIMING 2023 TO BE THE YEAR
OF COMMUNITY GARDENING , THIS
PROCLAMATION IS GOING TO BE
SPONSORED AND ADDRESSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH COUNCIL
MEMBER , YOU SHOULD'VE RECEIVED
A COPY OF THE ROLLCALL WHICH
WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TODAY. WE HAVE NO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TODAY. AS
YOU ALL KNOW WE DO NOT DO
PUBLIC COMMENT DURING COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS. ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA THE CONSENT CALENDAR
WILL INCLUDE THE MINUTES AND
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS
WELL AS FOUR APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS USUAL WE
WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON ALL ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS
OF COURSE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
REQUESTS THAT SOME OF THEM BE
REMOVED AND WE ADDRESS THEM AT
THE END OF THE AGENDA. LET'S
SEE, COMING UP, WILL BE HOSTING
OUR OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTA
L RELATIONS, OUR STATE LOBBY
TEAM FOR REGULAR PRESENTATIONS
AT OUR MONDAY COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. AND THE WEEKLY
PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN NEXT
WEEK ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6. OF
COURSE THE NEXT COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL BE NEXT MONDAY
FEBRUARY 6. SO WITH THAT, I
WANT TO MOVE OVER TO SIGNING OF
LETTERS AND PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND I'M
GUESSING YOU ALL CAUGHT THIS
FRIDAY BECAUSE I KNOW I DID,
WILL BE DOING HER PROCLAMATION.
WILL SPEAK TO IT. FOR THE 50
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE WHICH
I UNDERSTAND STARTED IN 1973.
IN THE WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR
PROCLAMATION SO WE CAN SEE
WHICH OF YOUR COLLEAGUES WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE THEIR NAME FIXED
TO THE PROCLAMATION?
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, TODAY
I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION DECLARING 2023
THE YEAR OF COMMUNITY GARDENING
IN SEATTLE. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW
I WAS A CONSULTANT AND WORKED
ON ISSUES FOR ABOUT ONE DECADE.
URBAN GARDENING AND THAT P
PATCH PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN A
CORNERSTONE IN COMMUNITIES THAT
LACK ACCESS TO WHOLE FOODS AND
RESOURCES, PRETTY CLAY FOR
FOODS CULTURALLY RELEVANT. A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM
HERE IN SEATTLE, IT TURNS 50
THIS YEAR AND HAS GROWN FROM
ONE GARDENING WEDGEWOOD INTO A
CITYWIDE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
URBAN AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE
SERVING MORE THAN 3500
HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS 90 GARDENS
IN THE CITY. ANNUALLY THE
PROGRAM DONATES THOUSANDS OF
POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO
LOCAL FOOD BANKS. IT IMPROVES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN
OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. IT
PROVIDES CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
CARDING OPPORTUNITIES, PRETTY
CLAY TO GRIT AND REFUGEE CAN
IT'S FUN TO KNOCK ON DOORS AND
SELL SEATTLE AND SEE ALL THE
DIFFERENT WAYS, DIFFERENT
GARDENING STRUCTURES THEY USED
TO GROW THEIR DIFFERENT FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES. IT REALLY HELPS
OFFER AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF
FOOD SECURITY FOR LOW INCOME
GARDENERS. IT ALSO PRIORITIZES
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS WITH NEW
ASSIGNMENTS. IN 2022 NEARLY
HALF OF ALL NEW P-PATCH
GARDENERS SELF IDENTIFIED AS
PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW INCOME OR
IN NEED OF AN ACCESSIBLE RAISED
GARDEN BED. THROUGH THEIR
COLLECTIVE STEWARDSHIP,
P-PATCH GARDEN SITES,
GARDENERS HELP MAINTAIN
APPROXIMATELY 50 ACRES OF
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. I WILL SAY,
JUST LAST WEEK I HEARD ON NPR
THE LANCET JOURNAL RECENTLY
PUBLISHED A STUDY BY THE
AMERICAN CANCER INSTITUTE ,
CANCER SOCIETY, THAT
DEMONSTRATES THE COMMUNITY
GARDENING PLAYS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN PREVENTING CANCER ,
JUST HAVING ACCESS TO FRESH ,
HEALTHY FOOD CAN LOWER RATES
OF CANCER, CHRONIC DISEASE AND
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. SO,
ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT REASON
FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THIS AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I DO WANT
TO THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOR
SPONSORING THE PROCLAMATION
WITH COUNCIL. TOMORROW WE WILL
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION IN
CHAMBERS TO THE P-PATCH
SUPERVISOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. I WILL RESERVE
MY COMMENTS ABOUT KENYA UNTIL
TOMORROW. I DO HERE SHE IS A
WONDERFUL CONSTITUENT OF
DISTRICT 6. AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS SOME
REMARKS HE WILL PROVIDE AS
WELL.
>> I DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS IN
DISTRICT 6. SHE DID WIN AN
AWARD THIS YEAR. SORRY, I WILL
STOP TALKING. I INTERRUPTED.
>> SO COLLEAGUES, I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION .
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WELL, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR
AT LEAST 15 OR 20 YEARS. I
THINK IT HAS BEEN THERE THE
WHOLE TIME.
>> IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND OR HAVE ANY
COMMENTS TO SAY AT THIS TIME?
OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO SAY SOMETHING, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO
HOLD YOUR COMMENTS FOR
TOMORROW.
>> YEAH, I WILL HOLD MY
COMMENTS UNTIL TOMORROW.
P-PATCH IS AMAZING. P-PATCH IS
SUCH AN AMAZING ASSET TO OUR
COMMUNITY. THEY SIT ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY, THEY SIT ON SDOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEY SIT ON
PARKS LAND, IT IS ACTUALLY A
QUITE CHALLENGING PROGRAM TO
ADMINISTER AND WE HAVE SOME
REALLY AMAZING FOLKS THAT WORK
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, KENYA WAS
ALREADY ORDERED THIS YEAR , I
WILL SPEAK TO THAT MORE
TOMORROW. I WILL PROBABLY ALSO
SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE TO HELP ADMINISTRATE THE
PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ARE
SEATTLEITES THE FIRST AND ONLY
CONTACT OFTEN TIMES WHEN
DEALING WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT
ISSUES AND AT THE END OF THE
DAY, THEY JUST WANT TO PLANT
AND GROW VEGETABLES FOR THEIR
HOME AND NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU.
>> THE OTHER THING IS, A LOT
OF THE P-PATCH FOLKS DONATE A
LOT OF THEIR OVERFLOW TO THE
FOOD BANKS. WHICH IS BEEN A BIG
ISSUE IN DISTRICT 5 ANYWAY.
THAT IS ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW.
THEY GET DONATIONS FROM P-PATCH
FOLKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, I'M NOT
SURE IF I HAVE THE POUNDS, BUT
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS EVERY YEAR.
DONATED TO FOLKS WERE
STRUGGLING AND NEED ACCESS TO
FRESH PRODUCE .
>> OKAY. WE WILL SEE AND HEAR
MORE TO COME TOMORROW. WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
INTRODUCING IT AND HAVING A
GUEST HERE FOR THAT. WITH THAT,
I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION REGARDING
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE 50
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE
P-PATCH. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE
WHICH OF OUR COLLEAGUES WOULD
LIKE TO BE AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
ADDED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> WITH THE OUTSTANDING TWO,
CAN THEY SIGN ON TOMORROW? I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
NOT HERE. DO THEY GET ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE AFFIX
THEIR NAME OR DO WE HAVE TO DO
THAT?
>> I BELIEVE THEY ARE BOTH
EXCUSED FOR TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
>> OKAY. SO SEVEN IS MAJORITY
OBVIOUSLY. THAT IS FINE. THANK
YOU. OKAY, FOLKS, WITH THAT,
LET'S MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA TO
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS CITY COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. AS I
SHARED, THE ROLL CALL THIS WEEK
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND THEN
ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS WEEK THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CANCELED. WE
MOVED THROUGH A LOT OF OUR
EARLY YEAR DOCKET AT OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN WE
PASSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
LEGISLATION. REGARDING THE
WATERFRONT AND OFFICE OF
SEATTLE CENTER. OUR NEXT ACTION
IS NOT QUITE READY FOR
CONSIDERATION AND WE ARE ABLE
TO GIVE FOLKS SOME TIME ON
THEIR WEDNESDAY BACK. SO DON'T
DO ANYTHING WITH THAT TIME I
WOULDN'T DO BUT NO NEED TO COME
TO THAT COMMITTEE MEETING. WE
HAVE CANCELED IT FOR THIS WEEK.
SOME UPDATES FROM THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY IS EXCITED TO
BRING BACK IN PERSON, FREE TAX
HELP AT EIGHT LIBRARY BRANCH
LOCATIONS. TAX HELP AGAINST
JANUARY 23 AS PART OF AN
AGREEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE UNITED WAY AND AARP. IT
WILL LAUNCH THE IN PERSON
ASSISTANCE FEBRUARY , THEY WILL
LAUNCH THERE IN PERSON
ASSISTANCE FEBRUARY 1. UNITED
WAY WILL PROVIDE SERVICES AT
THE SEATTLE CENTRAL SERVICES
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY FROM 11:00 TO 5:00
PM. AND ON SUNDAYS FROM 1:00
PM TO 5:00 PM. THEY WILL ALSO
OFFER TAX HELP AT THE SOUTH
PARK BRANCH. THAT SCHEDULE IS
CURRENTLY BEING CNFIRMED. I
WILL RELAY IT IN FUTURE
BRIEFINGS ON BEHALF OF THAT
INFORMATION. THE AARP WILL
PROVIDE TAX HELP AT SEVERAL
LOCATIONS ONE OR TWO DAYS PER
WEEK FOR FOUR HOURS PER DAY.
THEY WILL BE IN BROADVIEW,
THOMPSON ON MONDAYS AND
WEDNESDAYS. THE POWERED BRANCH
ON TUESDAYS, AND THE SOUTHWEST
BRANCH ON WEDNESDAYS.
GREENWOOD ON THURSDAYS.
NORTHEAST ON SATURDAYS . ON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, THE
GOVERNOR IS GOING TO VISIT THE
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY FREE
TAX HELP SITE AT THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY TO HEAR FROM VOLUNTEERS
AND STAFF AS WELL AS TO DISCUSS
ACCESS TO DO TAX CREDITS
AVAILABLE TO WASHINGTON STATE
RESIDENTS. VERY MUCH LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT SERVICE. AS A
REMINDER, A QUICK GENERAL
UPDATE ABOUT LIBRARY
BRANCHES. THE GREEN LAKE RANCH
AS WAS RECENTLY REPORTED IN
THE SEATTLE TIMES WILL BE
TEMPORALLY CLOSED STARTING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 TO BEGIN
RENOVATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED
GREENLINE BRANCH OF THE
LIBRARY AND I APOLOGIZE FOR
ANY INCONVENIENCE FOR THE
CLOSURE FOR THAT RENOVATION.
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE, FOR
JANUARY 16 THROUGH JANUARY 20,
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE
RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 1960
NEEDLES AND REMOVED 60,000
POUNDS OF TRASH FROM 69
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. ALWAYS
GOOD TO GET THOSE UPDATES FROM
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE. I
WANT TO CLOSE BY ADDRESSING THE
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION THAT ARE COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCED MONDAY, JANUARY 23
WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBER WAS
KILLED IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD OF DISTRICT 7 BY
A SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER. WHILE
THE OFFICERS RESPONDING AT HIGH
SPEED TO A CALL FOR SERVICE. I
WANT TO START BY EXPRESSING MY
DEEP CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY
AND MY HEART GOES OUT FOR THEIR
LOSS AND THE LOSS TO OUR
COMMUNITY FROM THIS TRAGEDY.
HER FAMILY HAS CREATED A
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GO FUND ME
TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST THE
FAMILY IS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF
THIS TRAGEDY. AND I INVITE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN ME
IN SUPPORTING THIS GO FUND ME
IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT AND
EXPRESSING SUPPORT DURING THIS
DIFFICULT TIME. I SUPPORT
MAYOR HARRELL'S CALL ON FRIDAY
FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO HER
DEATH. THE INVESTIGATION THAT
OCCURS HAS TO BE THOROUGH,
TRANSPARENT AND THE FINDINGS
NEED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC. THIS INVESTIGATION
HAS TO INCLUDE FULL DISCLOSURE
OF ANY RELEVANT BACK ON
INFORMATION REGARDING THE
OFFICER INVOLVED. AND HAS TO BE
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE RESULT
OF THE INVESTIGATION ONCE IT IS
CONCLUDED. I LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING UP WITH MAYOR HARRELL
FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND MAKING
SURE THAT THAT IS TRANSPARENT
AND THE PUBLIC IS BROUGHT
ALONG AND INFORMATION AS BEING
ACCESSIBLE IS THIS ONGOING
STORY CONTINUES TO DEVELOP
WITH MORE INFORMATION COMING
OUT. OUR CITY'S RESPONSE HAS
TO BE FOCUSED ON JUSTICE FOR
JAAHNAVI KANDULA'S FAMILY. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THOSE REMARKS AND THE
OTHER REMARKS IN MY BRIEFING.
IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS ON MY
BRIEFING I WILL HAND OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT .
>> THANK YOU. TWO THINGS. ARE
YOU POSTING WHERE THE GO FUND
ME IS? I HAVE SEEN SOMEONE
SOCIAL MEDIA , IS YOUR OFFICE
POSTING THAT AS WELL?
>> I DID INCLUDED ON MY
PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A
GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS
IF THEY WANT TO SHOW THE GO
FUND ME LINK.
>> GREAT. JUST A LITTLE
BACKGROUND, SINCE WE HAVE
GOTTEN SOME INTERESTING
CONSTITUENT MAIL, WHEN WE HAD
DONE THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE, WHICH IS STILL KIND
OF COLD THAT, THE REASON WHY
WE HAD BEEN ASKING UNDER THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO POST IS
BECAUSE PEOPLE WANTED TO KNOW
HOW THE $9.3 MILLION WAS BEING
SPENT BETWEEN SPD, SPU,
PARKS, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT, THERE
ARE LIKE FOUR DEPARTMENTS
WORKING TOGETHER DURING COVID
AND THEN STILL. SO, I THINK
PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WERE POSTING
DATA -- JUST TO PUT IN CONTEXT
WHY WE POST THOSE NUMBERS, WE
DON'T HAVE TO. IT CERTAINLY
YOUR CALL. INTO CHAIR THAT
COMMITTEE, NOT ME. BUT THAT WAS
THE REASONING BEHIND THAT. THE
PEOPLE COULD SEE THE MONEY WAS
ACTUALLY BEING USED TO CLEAN UP
COMMUNITY CENTERS, PARKS,
RAVINES, GREEN SPACES. AND THE
REASON WE POST THE NEEDLES IS
BECAUSE WE ARE STILL TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PURPOSES, WE COLLECT THOSE
NEEDLES IN THE PUBLIC SPACES.
SO, I JUST WANT TO SHARE, THAT
IS WHY WE DO THAT AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING
THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IN THE SAME SPIRIT
WE ARE CONTINUING TO GET A
BROADER QUARTERLY PRESENTATION
FROM CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE AND
COMMITTEE TO EXPAND EVEN
DEEPER. IN ADDITION TO THE
UPDATE EVERY BRIEFING. SO, I
DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO FOLLOW UP WITH BOTH OF THOSE
TRADITIONS YOU ESTABLISHED IN
THIS ROLE. CONTINUING STRONG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, I'M GOING TO PASS IT
ON TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. LET'S SEE, I WILL
START WITH MY COMMITTEE. AT THE
LAST MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION ARTS
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE WE
VOTE TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION. AND ALSO
VOTED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120456 WHICH
DEALS WITH MAKING
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PERMIT
FOR SOME OF OUR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION BOARDS. OF THESE
WILL BE AT FULL COUNCIL ON
FEBRUARY 7 . THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR ME IS ON FEBRUARY
10. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS TO DIFFERENT
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMISSIONS. WE WILL HAVE A
PANEL ON GENERATIONAL WEALTH
BUILDING . AND A PANEL ON
NEIGHBORHOOD MOBILITY AND HOW
IT RELATES TO SOCIAL WELL-BEING
AND COMMUNITY CARE. LAST WEEK
I MET WITH STUDENTS FROM
RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
ALONGSIDE KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER. THE STUDENTS
WANT TO BE PART OF THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR HOW
THE CITY NEW MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED. WE
TALKED A LOT WITH THE STUDENTS
FROM THE STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS
THERE. ABOUT THE KINDS OF
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT STUDENTS
NEED AND WHAT KIND OF
PROGRAMMING THEY THINK WOULD
BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS
WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE
TRAUMA OF REPEATED AND
VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY'S.
I ALSO MET WITH DR. CHAPELLE
AND HIS RESEARCH TEAM TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR
THOSE FUNDS. AND, WILL BE
FOLLOWING UP TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW STUDENTS CAN GET
INVOLVED, NOT JUST TO MONITOR
HOW THE MONEY IS GETTING SPENT
BUT HOW THEIR SCHOOL BENEFIT.
I ALSO MET LAST WEEK WITH
PARENTS AND STAFF AT SOUTH
SHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE MET
WITH THE PRINCIPAL OF DUNLAP
ELEMENTARY WHICH IS JUST A
HALF A BLOCK AWAY. AND WE ALL
STOOD OUT AT THE CROSSWALK IN
FRONT OF THE SCHOOL WITH THE
CROSSING GUARD AND SECURITY
GUARD AND PARENTS TO SEE JUST
HOW FAST PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN
HENDERSON AVENUE EVEN DURING
AFTERSCHOOL TIME AND WATCHED
REPEATEDLY AS PEOPLE SORT OF
SLOW ROLLED THROUGH THE
CROSSWALK WITH STUDENTS IN
THEM. I SPOKE WITH THE
CROSSING GUARD WHO WAS ONE
BLOCK UP WHO HAD BEEN HIT JUST
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I THINK WE
ARE ALL HEARING AND BECOMING
ACUTELY AWARE , I CERTAINLY
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
ISSUE OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR
A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND THE
FACT THAT OUR PARENTS ARE
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SAFETY OF THEIR STUDENTS , JUST
SORT OF BRINGS THE WHOLE THING
HOME. AND IF THAT WASN'T
ENOUGH, LAST WEEK THERE WERE
SEVEN PEOPLE HIT BY CARS IN MY
DISTRICT INCLUDING A FAMILY OF
THREE WHO WAS IN A CROSSWALK .
A PARENT, A 10-YEAR-OLD AND
16-YEAR-OLD. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEO , THEY
WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CROSSWALK AND SOMEONE TURNED
LEFT AND HIT ALL THREE OF THEM.
AS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS JUST
MENTIONED, JAAHNAVI KANDULA
LOST HER LIFE IN A CROSSWALK
BEING HIT BY A POLICE OFFICER
ON A HIGH-SPEED RESPONSE. IN
2020 AND 2021, MORE THAN ONE
THIRD OF ALL FATAL COLLISIONS
INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN OR BIKER
ALSO INVOLVED A DRIVER FLEEING
THE SCENE. 47% OF PEDESTRIAN
FATALITIES WERE HIT AND RUNS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY
EXCEPT THAT MY OFFICE WILL BE
WORKING ON SAFE STREETS POLICY
THIS YEAR. I CAN'T NOT DO THAT.
WE CAN'T KEEP SHRUGGING OUR
SHOULDERS AS A CITY WAITING FOR
THE NEXT LEVY OR THE NEXT
STUDY OR THE NEXT STEP IN THE
SEATTLE PROCESS . MY
CONSTITUENTS ARE DEMANDING WE
ACT NOW TO CHANGE THE WAY WE
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT SAFETY
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ROADS .
BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW
IS NOT WORKING. AND FOCUSING ON
THROUGHPUT OF TRAFFIC RATHER
THAN THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO
AREN'T IN CARS CAN'T STAND
ANYMORE. SO THAT IS MY
COMMITMENT ON MOBILITY. MY
OFFICE IS ACTIVELY RESEARCHING
POLICIES THAT CAN WORK TO CURB
THE TRAFFIC VIOLENCE WITH THE
GOAL OF ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM
WITH THE URGENCY IT MERITS. I
DID ATTEND TWO FUN EVENTS THIS
WEEKEND. I ATTENDED TWO
COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE
NEWHOLLY GATHERING HALL. ON
FRIDAY I JOINED THE FAMILY
SAFETY TASK FORCE ALONG WITH
THE SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
LIBRARIES AND MAYOR HARRELL TO
CELEBRATE THE PUBLICATION OF
SIX NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS. THESE
ARE BILINGUAL IN SOMALI AND
ENGLISH . SO I AM EXCITED THAT
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THESE RESOURCES THAT HELP
THEM CELEBRATE THEIR OWN
TRADITIONS AND HONOR THEIR OWN
TRADITIONS AND FAMILY STORIES .
AND, ALSO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR
INCREASED LITERACY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. ON SATURDAY I
WENT TO NEWHOLLY AGAIN, THIS
TIME TO JOIN THE VIETNAMESE
SENIOR ASSOCIATION, SENIOR
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AT NEWHOLLY
HAVE BEEN MEETING ONCE PER WEEK
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS
JUST TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND TO
HAVE A SOCIAL GATHERING SPACE.
THEY DECIDED TO HOST A LUNAR
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. WE DID
THAT ON SATURDAY. I WANT TO
THANK EVELYN ON MY STAFF FOR
GOING WITH ME. WE ALSO GOT TO
SEE DEPUTY MAYOR WONG THERE AND
REALLY ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR , TO
CELEBRATE WITH COMMUNITY AND
GOOD FOOD AND PASS OUT RED
ENVELOPES TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE
THERE . SO, I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY AND WISH
THEM ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR. THAT
IS ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES. I
DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , DID YOU
HAVE SOMETHING? NO. I WILL
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO,
COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT HOUSING
AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE
SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 9:30
AM. WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AND UPDATE
FROM THE SUGARY SWEETENED
BEVERAGE COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD . THE CULTURE WILL BE
COMING TO OUR COMMITTEE TO TALK
ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENT AND USE
OF THE TAX GENERATED FROM
SUGARY SWEETENED BEVERAGE AS
WE SPOKE DURING THE BUDGET
SEASON WE HAD A DOWNTURN IN
THE TAX REVENUES FROM THE TAX.
TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT THE
PRIORITY INVESTMENTS THAT
THEY'RE PUTTING FORWARD INTO
THE COMMUNITY WILL BE OF
INTEREST. WE ALSO MADE A
ONE-TIME ALLOWANCE FOR THE
ANTICIPATED REVENUE FROM
JUMPSTART TO GO BACK INTO
BACKFILLING ESPECIALLY FOOD
SECURITY WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE
NEED TECH SUPPORT FROM SUGARY
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX. WE
WILL HEAR FROM THE CULTURES OF
THE BOARD. EXCUSE ME. WE WILL
ALSO HAVE THE 2023 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS,
IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT,
THIS IS A REQUEST THAT THE
COUNCIL HAD PUT FORWARD LED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THAT
WE ENSURE THERE WAS QUARTERLY
MONITORING FOR THE INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE OF LARGE-SCALE TO
ENSURE WE ARE ON TIME AND ON
BUDGET. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE
FOR US TO KEEP A PULSE ON HOW
THE FUNDING OF THOSE DOLLARS
ARE WORKING. THIS IS THE FIRST
OF THOSE QUARTERLY REPORTS. AND
ALSO, JUST ECHO THE STATEMENTS
MADE BY MY COLLEAGUE, AGAIN, WE
SEE ANOTHER UNCONSCIONABLE
INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE, POLICE
VIOLENCE IN THE HEADLINES WITH
THE MURDER IN MEMPHIS. WE ALL
CONTINUE TO STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE DEMANDING
ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND WE
CONTINUE TO SEND CONDOLENCES
AND OUR DEEP CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILIES OF THE LOVED ONES
THERE. BUT ALSO AS WE HAVE
HEARD FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AS
WELL, TO THE LOVED ONES OF
JAAHNAVI KANDULA WHO WAS STRUCK
AND KILLED WHILE CROSSING THE
STREET AN OFFICER RESPONDING TO
A CALL. I WILL NOT REPEAT SOME
OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY OUR
COLLEAGUES, BUT CONTINUE TO
ECHO THE APPRECIATION FOR NOT
JUST SENTIMENTS AND SUPPORT
FOR FAMILIES, BUT THAT WE ACT
QUICKLY WITH POLICY AND
ACTION, ESPECIALLY FOR BIPOC
COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ON THE RECEIVING
END OF TRAUMA AND INSTANCES
RESOLVING DEATH AND INJURY. AND
I ENCOURAGED BY THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND COUNCIL THAT HAS
WORK TOGETHER TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD DO
BETTER AND MAKE INVESTMENTS ON
COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH A
BROAD LENS. I THANK YOU ALL FOR
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CALLING FOR
THAT ACTION. I WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALL AND OUR
TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN SOLUTIONS
UPSTREAM AND SAFETY
INFRASTRUCTURE AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES NOTED AS
WELL IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY
SAFETY INVESTMENTS WE HAVE
BEGUN INVESTING IN OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS. WITH THAT I
WILL TURN OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES. I DO WANT TO NOTE,
AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
NOTED, WHAT WE DON'T HAVE OUR
TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
WITH US, OUR TEAM VIA MELANIE
IN OUR OFFICE IS FOLLOWING VERY
CLOSELY ALONG WITH THE ONGOING
LOOK SAFETY ON GUN VIOLENCE
STRATEGIES TAKING PLACE IN
OLYMPIA. AS PART OF HER
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND
REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE, LIKE THE
KIND WE CONTINUE TO SEE ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY IN RECENT WEEKS,
OUR TEAM HAS BEEN MONITORING
AND STRONGLY SUPPORTING HOUSE
BILL WHICH 1178 WHICH REPEALS
LAWS THAT PREVENT CITIES AND
COUNTIES FROM HAVING MORE
RESTRICTIVE GUN LAWS IN
WASHINGTON STATE. AND HOUSE
BILL 1144 ESTABLISHING A WEIGHT
PERIOD AND REQUIRING OF ALL
TRANSFERRED FIREARM SAFETY AND
UPDATES ON STATE FIREARM
BACKGROUND CHECKS AND
PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION TO
THAT THERE IS A NUMBER OF OTHER
PUBLIC POLICIES WE ARE
FOLLOWING IN LABOR AND HOUSING
POLICY BUT AS A RELATES TO
PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH, I WANTED TO MENTION
THOSE BILLS AND I LOOK FOR TO
THE ONGOING UPDATES FROM THE
OFFICE OF A GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS ON HOW THE CITY CAN
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THIS
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS, I'M GOING
TO TURN IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I DON'T SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TODAY.
>> BEFORE YOU GO, I WAS GOING
TO RAISE MY HAND. I AM GLAD
THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED
WHAT HAPPENED IN MEMPHIS. AND
IF YOU ALL REMEMBER WE HAD
LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS THE
PAST THE HOUSE BUT STALLED IN
THE SENATE, GEORGE FLOYD
JUSTICE POLICING ACT , WHICH
AGAIN PASSED IN THE
DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED HOUSE
IN 2021 BUT FAILED IN THE
SENATE. IT WOULD HAVE LIMITED
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY POLICIES THE
PROTECT OFFICERS ACCUSED OF
MISCONDUCT AND WOULD CREATE A
NATIONAL REGISTRY AND BAND
CHOKEHOLDS AND LIMIT NO KNOCK
WARRANTS AGAINST AND OTHER
MEASURES. WE WILL WORK WITH
OIR FOLKS, ALSO NATIONALLY,
OBVIOUSLY THE GEORGE FLOYD
JUSTICE ACT HAS TO HOPEFULLY
COME BACK AGAIN. FOR THOSE VERY
REASONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING SINCE 2020. I TRULY
BELIEVE THAT THOSE OF US THAT
WANT THAT TYPE OF COMMUNITY
POLICING DONE RIGHT , IT
DOESN'T MEAN YOUR ANTI-POLICE,
IT MEANS THAT YOU WANT
COMMUNITY POLICING IN THE 21st
CENTURY TO BE CENTERED ON
HUMANITY AND PEOPLE , NOT
PUNITIVE IN NATURE. AND NOT
ALLOWING [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THIS IS A STANDARD HUMAN RIGHT
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT FIVE
POLICE OFFICERS KILLED A YOUNG
MAN AT A TRAFFIC STOP. I AM
HOPING, AND I WILL BE IN D.C.
AND WE WILL BE MEETING WITH
LESLIE AND THAT IS ON OUR LIST
TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AT PUSHING
AGAIN THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE
ACT. THANK YOU. I FORGOT WHO
YOU PASSED IT TOO, OH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL,
WE DID PRESS THE RESOLUTION
31963 TWO SUPPORT THE GEORGE
FLOYD FOR JUSTICE ACT. THAT
WILL COME IN HANDY WHEN YOU GO
TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. ARE NO
ITEMS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TOMORROW. OUR NEXT
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL BE TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 7 , 9:30 AM. WE ARE
FINALIZING THE AGENDA AND AS OF
NOW WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE
THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST WILL
DESIGNATE AN HONORARY STREET
NAME CIEL CENTRAL WATERFRONT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS A COUNCIL BILL
REGARDING WHICH WOULD GRANT
FINAL APPROVAL TO THE
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF A PRIVATE
INDICATION CONDUIT UNDER THE
AVENUE. THAT IS FOR A 15 YEAR
TERM. LAST YEAR THE COUNCIL
GRANTED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
AND THIS RESOLUTION DIRECTED
US TO COME BACK WITH THE
ORDINANCE. SO GIVING A FINAL
APPROVAL. THE SECOND IS A
PROPOSAL FROM KING COUNTY TO
GRANT CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
A TRANSFORMER AND RETAINING
WALL AT 63rd AVENUE SOUTHWEST
INTERSECTING WITH BEACH DRIVE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST STREET
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF
THE WEATHER TREATMENT FOR
STATION IN THE WASILLA
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS AGAIN
FEBRUARY 7. AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST LISH
WILL DRAFT A MEMO ON THOSE TERM
PERMITS. WE HAD ASKED SDOT TO
PROVIDE A REPORT TO HER
COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY ON ITS
EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING TRAFFIC
FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES
AS PART OF IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS
VISION ZERO PROGRAM . THE
EXECUTIVE HAS REQUESTED MORE
TIME SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY
COMBINE THAT WITH A SOLUTION.
WE WILL GET THAT AT OUR MARCH 7
COMMITTEE INSTEAD. BUT WE STILL
DO ANTICIPATE THE EXECUTIVE TO
PREVIEW FOR THE PUBLIC THEIR
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY INITIATIVES
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THAT
SHOULD INCLUDE KEY HIGHLIGHTS
OF VISION ZERO SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS NO LATER THAN THE
MAYORS STATED DATE OF FEBRUARY
21. THEN WE CAN FOLLOW THAT UP
WITH A DISCUSSION MARCH 7
COMMITTEE. THERE IS RECENT GOOD
NEWS FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT,
I UNDERSTAND THE IS DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION IS POISED TO
MAKE AN AWARD TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS PART OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAFE STREET AND
ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM. I
WANT TO THANK SDOT, OUR OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
AND WORK FOR APPLYING FOR
HOPEFULLY SECURING THIS
FUNDING. IT IS THE A
SIGNIFICANT SHARE WILL GO
TOWARD SOUTH SEATTLE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES MENTIONED
WE ALL KNOW HAS THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES.
THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
IN THIS AREA. LAST WEEK I
ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO SPEAK
WITH SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSED THE
VARIOUS INVESTMENTS FROM THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT, I APPRECIATE THE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND
EXPERIENCE TO MONITOR IS TBD
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TEAMING
UP WITH THEM. MORE DETAILS ON
UPCOMING EVENTS FROM SDOT.
REGARDING DISTRICT 4, IT IS
WITH SADNESS AND FRUSTRATION
THAT WE NEED TO REPORT A FATAL
SHOOTING THIS PAST WEEKEND
INSIDE THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT
UNDER THE CYCLE FIVE SHIP CANAL
BRIDGE. ON PROPERTY OWNED BY
THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEAR NORTHEAST 42nd STREET.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS LOCATION
WHICH MY OFFICE AND PARENTS OF
THE ADJACENT ELEMENT TREE
SCHOOL HAVE BEEN URGING THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TO
ADDRESS FOR MONTHS DUE TO THE
OTHER SHOOTINGS AND FIRES
UNDERNEATH THE HIGHWAY THERE.
IN ADDITION TO OUR CONCERNS,
VICTIMS INSIDE THE ENCAMPMENT
AND THE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
SCHOOL AND STRESS ON THE FIRST
RESPONDERS TO THAT LOCATION,
I'M CONCERNED THAT THE RECENT
FIVE YEAR PLAN WILL STRUGGLE TO
EARN PUBLIC TRUST IF WE DON'T
HAVE MORE VISIBLE PROGRESS
REDUCING DANGEROUS ENCAMPMENT
LIKE THIS ON STATE PROPERTY.
WITH ITS EXISTING $250 MILLION
ANNUAL BUDGET, I LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING BACK FROM WSDOT
REGARDING RAPID SOLUTIONS FOR
THIS LOCATION. THAT CONCLUDES
MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
WE MOVE TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING UP THE ENCAMPMENT
THAT HAS BEEN UNDER CYCLE FIVE
I-5. THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR YEARS. I WILL BE CANDID,
WE CLEANED THAT UP ONCE WITH
WSDOT, IT GOT ALL CLEANED UP,
FENCES WENT UP. WITHIN SIX
MONTHS PEOPLE WERE BACK AND
NOW IT'S EVEN BIGGER. WE SEE
IT ALL THE TIME. NOT LAST YEAR
BUT THE YEAR BEFORE WE DID A
PRESS CONFERENCE, I THOUGHT YOU
WERE IN THAT AS WELL, WITH THE
GOVERNOR, WITH THE MONEY WE GOT
THAT THEY PUT IN FROM WSDOT.
RIGHTS-OF-WAY PROPERTY ON I-5,
TO CLEAN THAT UP. WE HAD
ANOTHER INITIAL ISSUE WITH
WSDOT PROPERTY IN DISTRICT 5,
I KNOW YOU GET THE LETTERS AS
WE ALL DO, THE DISTINCTION
BETWEEN WHAT IS CITY PROPERTY,
WHAT IS SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
PROPERTY, WHAT IS SOUND TRANSIT
PROPERTY, I KNOW AT THE END OF
THE DAY, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE WE
ARE PASSING THE BUCK, WE ARE
NOT. WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
WHAT IS OUR PROPERTY, WE CAN GO
ON TO IN CLEANUP IMMEDIATELY.
AND OUR EFFORTS WITH WSDOT, WE
CAN WORK WITH YOU. WE WORKED
WITH WSDOT ON THE LAST CLEANING
UP ON NORTH GATEWAY OFF OF
I-5. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD
ABOUT WORKING WITH US. SO
HOPEFULLY IF YOU WANT WE CAN
CONNECT WITH YOUR OFFICE THE
CONTEXT FROM WSDOT ON THAT
PROPERTY. I KEEP SAYING WSDOT,
BUT IT IS THEIR PROPERTY. ABOUT
40 YEARS AGO WE HAD A DIFFERENT
PHILOSOPHY, THE STATE HAS A
DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY ABOUT
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT'S IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. I THINK WE'VE
KIND OF COME TO A GOOD PLACE
IN NEGOTIATIONS. I WAS ALSO
HAPPY THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD PUT
IN THE BUDGET MONEY
SPECIFICALLY TO CLEAN UP
RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON I-5 . OF
COURSE THAT IS NOT JUST I-5
BUT STATEWIDE. AND WE NEED
MORE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THAT UP. I ECHO THE CONCERNS
YOU HAVE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS. IT BREAKS MY HEART AND
IT'S QUITE SAD THAT IT TAKES
EITHER AN EXPLOSION OR A
MURDER OR A FIRE TO GET
THINGS DONE. AND I THINK WE
HAVE TO OWN THAT. WHEN PEOPLE
TELL US, WE HAVE A LIST AND
THERE ARE 400 ENCAMPMENT'S AND
WE CAN ONLY DO SO MANY -- I
HAVE BEEN WORKING AS WELL WITH
THE MAYORS OFFICE AND TIFFANY,
DEPUTY MAYOR TIFFANY
WASHINGTON, AND HOW WE ARE
GOING TO BE STRATEGIC IN
CLEANING AND WORKING WITH OTHER
AGENCIES AND STATE AGENCIES.
HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME ON THAT.
IF WE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON SOME
OF THOSE ISSUES AND CONTACT
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH
TO PUSH HARD TO GET RIGHT AWAY
PROPERTY THAT WSDOT OWNS
CLEANED UP, WE ARE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO DO THAT WITH YOUR
OFFICE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM FINISHED
WITH MY REPORT. I APPRECIATE
IT, TURNING IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESENT AND COLLEAGUES. I'M
GOING TO SET THE CLOCK TO SEE
IF I CAN BEAT ONE MINUTE AND 30
SECONDS. SO, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM OUR
COMMITTEE. THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS FEBRUARY 6. WE
ANTICIPATE HEARING THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS, DESIGN
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS, THE
ARBORIST REGISTRATION ADDENDUM
LEGISLATION WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, JUST
KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE,
CHANGING THE POSTING
REQUIREMENTS TO REQUIRE IT TO
BE ONLINE . REQUIRING VEHICLES
OF REGISTERED ARBORIST TO BE
MARKED. CHANGING THE WORDING OF
MAJOR PRUNING TO REPORTABLE
WORK. BUT NOT CHANGING THE
THRESHOLD OF PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS. AND ADDING IN
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS,
I WILL MEET STAKEHOLDERS LATER
THIS WEEK TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
DONE EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. AND
THANK YOU TO THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION FOR YOUR
FEEDBACK ON THIS. WE DID HOPE
TO HAVE A LARGER TREE ORDINANCE
TRANSMITTED BY NOW,
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T
RECEIVED IT. THIS IS OKAY. JUST
LETTING EVERYONE KNOW, I
REQUESTED IT EARLY IN AN
URGENT SCHEDULE SO WE CAN GET
THROUGH ALL OF THE COMMITTEE
THIS YEAR. THIS JUST MEANS WE
NEED TO ADJUST OUR SCHEDULE.
ITEMS PLANNED FOR COMMITTEE
LATER IN THE QUARTER WILL BE
MOVED UP. WE WILL STILL
SCHEDULE SPECIAL MEETINGS IN
MARCH BECAUSE WHEN WE RECEIVE
LEGISLATION, THERE IS A 30 DAY
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE. DON'T
WORRY, WE WILL MAKE TIME FOR
EVERYONE'S VOICE TO BE HEARD.
SOMETHING I HAVE HEARD AND I
WILL CALL IT OUT NOW, THIS
LEGISLATION HAS BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR 12-20 YEARS DEPENDING
ON HOW YOU COUNT IT. THIS
PROCESS FEELS FAST . IT IS IN
COMPARISON TO DECADES OF NO
ACTION. AND, WE WILL BE TAKING
THE TIME TO BE DILIGENT IN
LEGISLATING THE IMPORTANT
PROTECTIONS. WRAPPING THAT UP,
WE ARE NO LONGER HAVING
SPECIAL USE LEN'S IN A MUCH OF
DEBRIS AND WE WILL IN MARCH.
WITH THAT, THAT IS THE END OF
OUR COMMITTEE REPORT. REGARDING
THE PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEE . COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TWO
MINUTES AND 11 SECONDS, NOT
INCLUDING MY EARLIER COMMENTS.
I DIDN'T BEAT LAST WEEK. THERE
IS ALWAYS NEXT WEEK TO TRY,
RIGHT?
>> YOU DON'T GET ROLLOVER
MINUTES.
>> WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
HEARING NO QUESTIONS FOR ME I
WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW
INCLUDE SOME ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, FOUR
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. ONE IS A NEW
APPOINTMENT. THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL PRESERVATION'S
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL. AS WELL AS TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS . WE ALSO ARE
REAPPOINTING ANDREA SHEALY AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
THOSE ITEMS WILL BE ON THE
CONSENT CAN SALANDER CALENDAR
AGENDA. THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE DOES
NOT MEET THIS WEEK. THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 14.
AS BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS
MANAGED IN THEIR REPORTS, LAST
MONDAY EVENING, A SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER
FATALLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN
WITH THE VEHICLE. KILLING
JAAHNAVI KANDULA ON THE WAY TO
RESPOND TO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED
AS A NEARBY PRIORITY ONE CALL.
SPD'S TRAFFIC COLLISION
INVESTIGATION SQUAD IS
INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. I
JOINED THE CALL FOR
TRANSPARENCY AND FOR THE
REPORT AND OTHER PUBLICLY
RELEASABLE INFORMATION TO BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
GRIEVING FAMILY. I HOPE THE
CONCLUSIONS OF THE
INVESTIGATION SUPPORT SPD
POLICIES, PROCEDURES , OFFICER
TRAININGS, TO ENSURE THIS DOES
NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AND
APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINE. I
FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
IS ALSO RECEIVING A COMPLAINT
FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
MOVING ON TO THE HORRIBLE AND
BRUTAL KILLING OF TYRE NICHOLS
AT THE HANDS OF MEMPHIS POLICE.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK CHIEF
DIAZ FOR HIS INITIATIVE IN
LATE 2021 , SUSPENDING TRAFFIC
STOPS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
DRIVING VIOLATIONS THAT DO NOT
THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS
WORK WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND A MEMBER
OF , A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS,
FOCUSED ON REDUCING CONTACTS
BETWEEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE
CONTACTS SOMETIMES CAN
ESCALATE . AND ALSO IN
RECOGNITION THAT THERE IS
GREAT DISPROPORTIONALITY IN
SPD CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS ,
RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY, ONE
WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF UNNECESSARY
CONTACTS. I WANT TO ALSO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FLAG THAT
THERE IS ACTUALLY A BILL IN
THE STATE LEGISLATURE CALLED
THE TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR ALL
BILL, IT IS MODELED AFTER
SEATTLE'S POLICY AND INSPECTOR
GENERAL JUDGE HAS PRESENTED
SEATTLE IN FAVOR OF THIS.
FURTHER, THE BRUTAL KILLING OF
TYRE NICHOLS BRINGS UP THE
TOPIC , AS WE HAVE HEARD TODAY,
OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. I WANT
TO BEGIN, WE SHOULD GO TO D.C.
TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL BILL,
BUT WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SUPPORT
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IN
WASHINGTON. THE HOUSE BILL IS
THE WASHINGTON STATE BILL. A
CAUSE OF ACTION FOR PERSON
INJURED BY A POLICE OFFICER
ACTING UNDER COVER OF AUTHORITY
WITH OFFICER ENGAGED
SPECIFICALLY WITH MISCONDUCT.
IT ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR
THE LIABILITY . REAL QUICKLY,
OUR -- MOST OF US GET WEEKLY
REPORTS FROM SPD ON SHOTS
FIRED. I AM SHARING THAT
INFORMATION HERE TODAY ,
SHOOTINGS AND SHOTS FIRED
EVENTS ARE DOWN 14%. THERE ARE
44 EVENTS AS OF 26 JANUARY ,
51 SAME TIME IN 2022. OF
COURSE THESE NUMBERS ARE
MEASURED AGAINST 2022 WHICH
WERE MUCH ELEVATED OVER PRIOR
YEARS. SO, THE FACT THAT THE
NUMBERS ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD
IS HOPEFUL, BUT AGAIN, IT IS
AGAINST A VERY HIGH MEASURE .
AND, FOR FOLKS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VICTIMS,
EITHER INJURED OR INJURED
FATALLY, VICTIMS OF GUN
VIOLENCE , STATISTICS ARE COLD
COMFORT. THE LOSS THIS WEEK AT
THE HOMELESS PERSONS
ENCAMPMENT. MOVING ONTO
EVENTS. ON THURSDAY I WILL BE
TESTIFYING AT THE STATE SENATE
FOR SENATE BILL 5232. THIS
BILL WILL STANDARDIZE TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL MAKES
AND MODELS OF FIREARMS . FRIDAY
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY FOR THE RECRUITMENT
CLASS 116. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
GOT TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
NOT SEEING ANY. I WILL PASS IT
ON TO MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. JUST BACK IN
TIM. I WAS LISTENING.
>> I WAS SPEAKING VERY SLOWLY.
>> I SAW THAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY, FOLKS. LET ME SEE, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA. THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 16 AT 9:30 AM. LAST
WEEK WE MET WITH THE HUMAN
SERVICE DIVISION REGARDING
IMPACTS OF ENCAMPMENTS IN
DISTRICT 5. HSD REPORTED THAT
THE CITY UNIFIED CARE TEAM HAS
BEEN PICKING UP TRASH AND
DEBRIS WEEKLY IN THE AREA
AROUND MIDVALE AVENUE NORTH,
96, 97, AND SPECIFICALLY PICKED
UP 800 POUNDS OF TRASH IN THAT
AREA ON JANUARY 17. I AM SURE
YOU GET THOSE UPDATES LIKE WE
DO ABOUT HOW MUCH TRASH AND
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO DO
CLEANING. WE ATTENDED THE
NORTH KING SUBAREA BRIEFING
WHERE WE DISCUSSED SAFETY AND
SECURITY ON SOUND TRANSIT
VEHICLES. PARTICIPATED IN THE
MONTHLY SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
MEETING WHERE THE BOARD
CONSIDERED THE ONE DOLLAR FAIR
AND WAYS TO COORDINATE THE
OPENINGS OF LINWOOD LINK IN
THE EAST SIDE STARTER LINE
GIVEN CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS OF
THE WORK BEING DONE CURRENTLY.
WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD, ON
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 OUR OFFICE
ATTENDED A CELEBRATION AT THE
CENTER TO MARK THE PASSAGE OF
FUNDING FOR A NEW SIDEWALK
BETWEEN 85th STREET AND RAVINE
AVENUE NORTHEAST WHICH WILL
SERVE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE
WRITER CENTER. IT IS BEEN
AROUND SINCE 1941. IT PROVIDES
OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS,
TRAUMA, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.
THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A
SAFER PLACE FOR YOUTH TO WALK
BETWEEN PUBLIC TRANSIT AND THE
CENTER. THE EFFORT TO BUILD THE
SIDEWALK BEGAN WITH CHARLIE, A
YOUNG LEADER AT THE CENTER WHO
SAW A NEED AND WORKED WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND OUR OFFICE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THIS PROJECT. I
WANT TO PERSONALLY THINK
CHARLIE ALONG WITH BEN , BEN
IS THE CENTER'S DIRECTOR,
ANYWAY, WITH THE ASPIRING
YOUTH PROGRAM. AND ANNA,
DIRECTOR OF DISABILITY AND
MOBILITY INITIATIVE AT
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON
FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE.
THE SIDEWALK IS SCHEDULED TO BE
COMPLETED IN 2024. I HAVE A
FEW PERSONAL THANKS. I WANT TO
THANK RYAN DOHERTY AND SDOT
WHO WORKED WITH OUR OFFICE
STARTING TWO YEARS AGO. A BIG
SHOUT OUT TO OUR FORMER
COLLEAGUE WHO WAS OUR DISTRICT
5 DISTRICT DIRECTOR WHO
DIRECTLY WITH THE CENTER AND
THE COMMUNITY AND FOLLOWED THE
PROJECT FROM DAY ONE UNTIL HE
GOT FUNDED TO THE CELEBRATION
ON FRIDAY. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
IN PARTICULAR THEIR TEAM FOR
THEIR SUPPORT. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WHO IS THE BUDGET
CHAIR THAT MADE SURE THIS GOT
FUNDED. BEFORE ALL THE FOLKS
WHO FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHO
SHEPHERDED THIS PROJECT, FROM
LISTENING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
I HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THE
CENTER SINCE MY PUBLIC
DEFENDER DAYS, TO NOW ACTUALLY
COMING TO FRUITION, WE HAVE
BRICK-AND-MORTAR WE CAN POINT
TO FOR A BADLY NEEDED SIDEWALK
AROUND THE CENTER FOR A
COMMUNITY CIVIC PROGRAM ASSET
TO ALL OF SEATTLE, NOT JUST
DISTRICT 4 AND FIVE. THE WHOLE
CITY. WITH THAT I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED GET
THAT DONE. LET'S SEE. NEXT I
ATTENDED THE NORTH KING
SUBAREA BRIEFING I ALREADY
SAID THAT, DIDN'T I. IRA SAID
THAT. SORRY. COMING UP THIS
WEEK, WE WILL BE GOING TO THE
-- I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
SOUND TRANSIT WRITER OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE THIS THURSDAY. LET'S
SEE WHAT ELSE I HAVE GOT. I
WILL BE MEETING WITH WASHINGTON
STATE HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION.
OUR OFFICE WILL MEET WITH THEM.
WE MEET WITH THEM.WE MEET WITH
THEM AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR,
IF I DON'T THAN MY STAFF MEETS
WITH THEM. I DON'T THINK I
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN MY
REPORT. SO THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I GOT SO EXCITED
WITH YOUR REPORT ABOUT THE
SIDEWALK. I READ ABOUT
CHARLIE'S ADVOCACY IN THE
ANNUAL REPORT MAYBE TWO YEARS
AGO. I CUT IT OUT AND IT'S BEEN
MY FRIDGE IS A GENTLE REMINDER
TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,
THIS IS A DESCRIPTIVE EXAMPLE
OF WHY DISTRICT REPRESENTATION
IS IMPORTANT. I REMEMBER A
DECADE AGO IT WOULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO GET FOR STRUCTURE
BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE BASED IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. I WANT
TO TAKE THIS WENT TO APPLAUD
YOU, CHARLIE, EVERYONE FOR
GREAT WORK ON THIS. I GOT SUPER
EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SITTING
IN THE BACK OF MY LINE FOR SO
LONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT
WORK.
>> TWO THINGS, THIS IS LIKE,
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THESE
THINGS. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES KNOWS THIS AS WELL,
ANOTHER PERSON, MURPHY IN OUR
OFFICE DID THE COOKIE CHEST
PARK. THAT WAS ANOTHER WHERE WE
MET WITH THE COMMUNITY, WORKED
WITH THE COUNCIL, BUDGET CHAIR,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND GOT THE
MONEY IN THERE TO MAKE SURE I
CUT THEM. GOING BACK TO THE
DISTRICT SYSTEM, WE ALL WERE
PRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
BUT WE TRY TO HONOR THOSE NEEDS
OF OUR DISTRICT. WHETHER IT'S
SIDEWALKS, STREET, A
CROSSWALK, A LIGHT, COMMUNITY
CENTER. THAT IS THE STUFF WHERE
YOU ARE ON THE GROUND AND WE
CAN BEST ASSIST THOSE
COLLEAGUES OF OURS ELECTED
CITYWIDE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. OF COURSE
AS YOU KNOW I AM A FAN OF THE
DISTRICT SYSTEM, I'M SURE I'M
GOING TO GET A LOT OF MAIL
ABOUT THAT. I WILL LEAVE IT AT
THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE
I ADJOURN? OKAY. I DO NOT SEE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS. WITH THAT,
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. HAVE A GOOD
AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.