>> TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
, AND THIS IS THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL BRIEFING. I WILL NOW
CALL IT TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 01.
MADAME CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> MOVING ONTO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF
JANUARY 30 WILL BE ADOPTED.
NOT HEARING OR SEEING ANY
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. MOVING ONTO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT. ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WE WILL WELCOME OIR
DIRECTOR GAEL TARLETON AND HER
STAFF TO PROVIDE A STATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. THIS WILL
BE THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF
WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS WHICH WILL
RUN UNTIL THE END OF APRIL,
THE LENGTH OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. WE HAVE NO PLUCK
RATIONS PLUCKER NATIONS
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN TODAY. TODAY WITH ROLLCALL
WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AFTER
THAT WE HAVE A 30 MINUTE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS AS WELL AS ONE
APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION RIGHTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. AS YOU
KNOW WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS OF
COURSE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
REQUEST THAT REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND
DISCUSS IT LATER IN THE AGENDA.
THERE TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS IN
THE AGENDA TOMORROW. THE FIRST
IS AN MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND PROTECH 17 WHICH IS
REFERRED DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL.
I AM THE SPONSOR OF THAT AND I
WILL BE SPEAKING TO TOMORROW.
THE SECOND IS AN ORDINANCE
REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION
REVIEW BESIEGERS RECOMMENDED BY
THE NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION
CIVIL-RIGHTS AND CULTURAL
COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THAT. INFORMATION
ON ALL THESE ITEMS FOR
TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE. OUR NEXT COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL BE 2:00 NEXT
MONDAY FEBRUARY 13. WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO GO TO THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE AND DIRECTOR GAEL
TARLETON, I WILL LET YOU GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOUR STAFF
AND LET YOU TAKE IT FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . HELLO,
ONE MONTH INTO THE NEW YEAR.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE
HAVE BEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION FOR NOW ONE MONTH. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
HEAR FROM SAMIR JUNEJO, ARE
STATE RELATIONS DIRECTOR AND
ANNA JOHNSON, A STATE
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON TO GIVE YOU
A MACRO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON
IN OLYMPIA AND PERHAPS SOME
MORE DETAILS ON SOME KEY
ISSUES THAT ARE MOVING OUT OF
COMMITTEE ALREADY. I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND
TURN OVER TO SAMIR JUNEJO.
BEFORE WE BEGIN.
>> I'M GUESSING EVERYONE GOT A
COPY OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA INDEX OF
TOPICS. THE COUNCIL BULLETIN
STATUS REPORT AND MY FAVORITE,
THE 36 BILLS THAT ARE TEED UP
THAT OIR HOUSING BILLS FOR THE
WEEK. WE WENT TO FOUR SO FAR.
THOSE ARE THREE DOCUMENTS YOU
SHOULD HAVE. AND THANK YOU,
GAEL AND TEAM, FORGETTING THAT
STUFF TO US. AS WELL AS INDEX
AND PAGE NUMBERS.
>> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. SAMIR
AND ANNA HAVE PUT TOGETHER
THESE DOCUMENTS JUST TO HELP
YOU KEEP TRACK AS WE GO WEEK
BY WEEK, AND ALL OF YOU KNOW
THAT EACH WEEK SOME THINGS
WILL FALL OFF THE BILL TRACKER
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MOVING OUT
OF COMMITTEE. OTHERS MAKE IT
ADDED. SO I WILL TURN OVER TO
SAMIR TO KICK OFF THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANKS. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO GO INTO A
BROADER OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE
ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH THE FIRST
MONTHS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. IT'S GOING TO BE A
QUICK RECAP, IT'S A LONG
SESSION, 105 DAY SESSION. IT
STARTED JANUARY 10, WE ARE IN
WEEK FIVE OF 15. WHERE WE ARE
IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS
IN THE MIDST OF BILL HEARINGS.
THE FIRST CUT OFF, WHICH IS
WHEN BILLS NEED TO BE HEARD IN
ORDER TO CONTINUE FORWARD IS
COMING UP FEBRUARY 17. THAT IS
THE DATE AS TO WHICH A BILL FOR
START NOT MOVING FORWARD. AS
A REMINDER OF THE PROCESS,
BILLS GET INTRODUCED AND THEN
THEY GET A HEARING AND THEN
THEY NEED TO GET VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE AND THEN THEY WOULD
GO TO EITHER A PHYSICAL
COMMITTEE OR STRAIGHT TO THE
RULES COMMITTEE. AFTER THAT
THEY GO TO THE FLOOR WHERE THE
ENTIRE BODY VOTES ON THE BILL
TO MOVE IT TO THE OTHER BODY.
WE WILL START WITH HOUSING.
HOUSING IS ONE OF THE TOP
ISSUE AREAS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. IT'S IN THE DOCUMENTS
WE GIVE YOU, THERE ARE NUMBER
OF HOUSING BILLS THE WE ARE
TRACKING. JUST A FEW OF THEM I
WILL HIGHLIGHT TO GET A SENSE
OF WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED.
ALL THE ONES I'M TALKING ABOUT
AND ON THAT LIST ARE STILL
ALIVE AND AT THIS POINT STILL
MOVING AND STILL BEING
CONSIDERED. A COUPLE OF BILLS
TO HIGHLIGHT, 1026 , IT
REQUIRES ANY DESIGN REVIEW OF
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS TO BE DONE
ADMINISTRATIVELY BY GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES. EXCEPTION WAS PUT
INTO THAT BILL IN COMMITTEE
FOR STRUCTURES OR DISTRICTS ON
THE LOCAL, STATE OR HISTORIC
FEDERAL REGISTER. THAT IS ONE
OF THE ONES THAT IS FURTHEST
ALONG, IT IS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
. THE NEXT BILL IS 1042 , IT
PROHIBITS CITIES FROM IMPOSING
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OR
REQUIREMENTS ON NEW HOUSING
UNITS CONSTRUCTED WITHIN AN
EXISTING BUILDING. THAT IS
ALREADY ON THE PERMITS
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. THERE ARE
COUPLE OF BILLS RELATED TO
HOUSING , DENSITY AND LAND-USE.
1110, A MINIMUM DENSITY
REQUIREMENT TO CITIES AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR
CITIES. SENATE BILL 5466 , AND
A GOVERNOR REQUEST BILL AS
WELL, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
DIVIDING MULTI- FAMILY HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT STATIONS IS ALSO
KNOWN AS TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT. ANOTHER BILL
UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE
GOVERNOR ALSO HAS ANOTHER
REQUEST BILL WHICH WOULD
AUTHORIZE $4 BILLION IN GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT
IMPACT HOUSING SECURITY. THAT
BILL IS MOVED OUT OF THE POLICY
COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE AND
INTO THE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. ANOTHER HOUSING
REGULATION BILL HOSPITAL 1167,
IT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST IT DIRECTS THE STATE
BUILDING COUNCIL TO RECOMMEND
CHANGES TO APPLY THE
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
TO MULTIPLEX HOUSING. IT ALSO
BREVETS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FROM IMPOSING ANY REGULATION ON
THE HOUSING THAT DO NOT APPLY
TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES
EXCEPT FOR FIRE AND SAFETY.
THERE ALSO A NUMBER OF BILLS
THIS YEAR THAT ATTEMPT TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING
PROCESS BY INCENTIVIZING
CONSOLIDATION OF THE PERMIT
PROCESS OR REQUIRING FASTER
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, ANNA
JOHNSON, STATE LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON FOR OIR. I'M GO INTO
THE TENANT RELATED BILLS.
STARTING WITH 1388 , THIS BILL
PREVENTS ABUSIVE AND EXTREME
RENT INCREASES WHICH DENIES
TENANT RIGHTS INCLUDING
PROTECTION UNDER NO CAUSE OF
ACTION. HOUSE BILL 1389 CAPS
YEARLY RENT INCREASES THAT A
LANDLORD CAN CHARGE THE TENANT
TO A FAIR AMOUNT AND IT CAN
ONLY ACCOUNT FOR THE COST OF
IMPROVEMENT OF THAT RENTAL
PROPERTY. HB 1124 REQUIRES
LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE A
SIX-MONTH NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT
RENT INCREASE AND PROVIDES
TENANTS WITH THE RIGHT TO QUIT
THEIR FIXED TERM LEASE BECAUSE
OF THE RENT INCREASE AND IT
CAPS LATE FEES AS WELL. SENATE
BILL 5060 REQUIRES THAT RENTAL
PROPERTY OWNERS REGISTER THE
RENTAL AND VACANT HOUSING UNITS
AND REPORTS MONTHLY RENTAL
RATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE EVERY TWO YEARS IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL
THEN CREATE AND MAINTAIN A
WEBSITE THAT TRACKS AND
DISCLOSES RENTAL HOUSING
INVENTRY AND REPORTS THAT THE
TOO. AND THEN A BILL ON THE
MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION.
1350 , IT EXPANDS MFT TO
INCLUDE CONVERSION OF EXISTING
UNITS TO MULTIPLY YOU NOBLE
FAMILY HOUSING INTO MULTIPLE
PROPERTY. HB 1474 AND SENATE
BILL 5496, THIS CREATES A NEW
COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCOUNT
AND ESTABLISHES A DOCUMENT
RECORDING ASSESSMENT OF $100
AND IT FUNDS THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES A DOWN
PAYMENT AND CLOSING COST
ASSISTANCE. AND THEN, HB
1628, A REVENUE BILL CREATING A
NEW STATE AND LOCAL REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX. THIS NEW THRESHOLD
IS $5 MILLION AND WILL START 1
JANUARY, 2025 . FOR SELLING
PRICES ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD
THERE WOULD BE A TAX RATE OF
4%. THIS BILL ALSO ALLOWS
COUNTIES OR CITIES TO IMPOSE AN
ADDITIONAL FOURTH OF A PERCENT
REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> MOVING ON TO
TRANSPORTATION. IN THE
TRANSPORTATION AREA TRAFFIC
SAFETY HAS BEEN A TOP PARTY FOR
THE COMMITTEE. MUCH OF THE
CONVERSATION WILL INVOLVE THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET WHICH
WILL COME OUT LATER THE
SESSION. A COUPLE OF BILLS
ELATED TO TRAFFIC SAFETY I WILL
HIGHLIGHT, ONE IS 1582, AND
5542 , THIS BREVETS A RIGHT
TURN ON A RED LIGHT WITH A
HEIGHT PEDESTRIAN FACILITY
LIKE HOSPITALS, LIBRARIES AND
SCHOOLS. ANOTHER BILL, 5002
REDUCES THE BREADTH OF BLOOD
AND CONCENTRATION ALCOHOL
LIMIT TO .05.
>> THE NEXT TOPIC WERE GOING TO
HIGHLIGHT IS GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. THIS SESSION , HB
1240 WHICH IS ALSO GOVERNOR
AN ATTORNEY REQUEST
LEGISLATION INSTITUTES A SALT
WEAPONS BAN AND DISSOLUTION,
SALES AND OFFER OF SALE.
SENATE BILL 57 78 BY SENATOR
PEDERSEN CREATES A ACTION
TOWARDS FIREARM INDUSTRY
MEMBERS FOR THOSE HARMED BY
GUNS. HOUSE BILL 1178 REPEALS
THE STATUTE TO PREEMPT LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS FROM ADOPTING
LAWS TO REGULATE FIREARMS. HB
1143 REQUIRES GUN BUYERS TO
OBTAIN A PERMIT BEFORE
PURCHASING A FIREARM. AND HB
1143 WOULD REQUIRE SAFETY
TRAINING AND AN EXTENSION OF
THE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE
ACQUIRING A FIREARM.
CONTINUING ON ON THE TOPIC OF
PUBLIC SAFETY. STARTING WITH A
COUPLE OF BILLS FOLLOWING THE
WORK OF THE MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN TASK FORCE.
1177 CREATES A MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
PEOPLE'S COLD CASE
INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE UNIT
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES WITH SOLVING COLD
CASES. AND ALSO SENATE BILL
5477 FROM SENATOR TORRES
AUTHORIZES THE TASK FORCE UNTIL
2025 . AND ALSO REQUIRES LAW
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES
INVESTIGATING MISSING, MURDERED
AN INDIGENOUS PERSONS TO ENTER
THE CASE INTO A NATIONAL
MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PERSON SYSTEM.
MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY BILLS UP FOR
CONSIDERATION. THESE FIRST
FOUR WEEKS OF SESSION. HB 1513
REGARDING TRAFFIC STOPS. THIS
BILL LIMITS OFFICERS AND
THERE'S USE OF STOPS FOR
NONMOVING VIOLATIONS AND
CREATES A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
GRANT PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON
INTERVENTIONS FOR NONMOVING
VIOLATIONS. FOR LOW INCOME ROAD
USERS. HB 1025 CREATES A
PRIVATE -- STATE CONSTITUTION
OR STATE LAW BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT. HB 1445
AUTHORIZES THE AG TO
INVESTIGATE AND BRING SUIT
WHERE THERE IS SYSTEMIC FAILURE
AT AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT THE
RESULT IN VIOLATIONS OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION
OR STATE LAWS. AND FINALLY,
1579 AUTHORIZES THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE WITH
JURISDICTIONS CONCURRENT WITH
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS TO
INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE
CRIMES INVOLVING POLICE USE OF
DEADLY FORCE. AND THEN, ON THE
TOPIC OF THE STATE FEE LAKE
DECISION. IF YOU REMEMBER IN
2021 THE WASHINGTON STATE
SUPREME COURT DECIDED THAT OUR
STATUTE WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
RESULTING IN THE LEGISLATURE
PASSING LEGISLATION TO MODIFY
POSSESSION STATUTES OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES . THE
BILL IN 2021 IS SET TO SUNSET
IN JULY 2023. SO THE
LEGISLATURE IS REEVALUATING ARE
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
STATUTES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
BILLS UP FOR CONSIDERATION
THEY ALL HAD A HEARING THIS
MORNING ACTUALLY AT 10:30 AM IN
THE SENATE LAW AND JUSTICE
COMMITTEE. STARTING WITH 5624,
THIS BILL WOULD DECRIMINALIZE
NON-POSITION OF A PERSONAL
AMOUNT OF CONFIT SUBSTANCES.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. AND
LEGEND DRUGS INDIVIDUAL 21 AND
OLDER IN POSITION FOR UNDER 21
IS A SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR. SENATE
BILL 5536 FROM SENATOR
ROBINSON MAKES KNOWING
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE AND COUNTERFEIT
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR AND PROVIDES
PRETRIAL CONVERSION AND
ENCOURAGES LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
REFER INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES
AND DISMISSES CHARGES ON
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
TREATMENT. SENATE BILL 64 627
MAKES NON-POSITION OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND
COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE A GROSS MISDEMEANOR
AND PROVIDES POSTCONVICTION
TREATMENT AND DEFENDANTS ARE
AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO A
PROGRAM UPON CONVICTION. IT
REQUIRES THE COURT TO VACATE
CONVICTIONS IF THE TREATMENT
WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
FINALLY, SENATE BILL 5035
MAKES KNOWING POSSESSION OF
COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE A CLASS C FELONY IN
THE KNOWING POSSESSION OF ANY
OTHER SUBSTANCE A MISDEMEANOR.
>> THING ON THE TOPIC OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF BILLS RELATED TO
CRISIS STABILIZATION. 1134
IMPLEMENTS THE NEW 98
BEHAVIOR HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE,
IT CREATES AN ENDORSEMENT FOR
MOBILE RAPID CRISIS RESPONSE
TEAMS. IT REQUIRES THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
CREATE A CRISIS TRAINING
PROGRAM. REQUIRES THE STATE TO
CREATE A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO
PROMOTE THE CRISIS HOTLINE AND
CREATES LIABILITY PROTECTION
FOR THE HOTLINE STAFF. SENATE
BILL 5120 DIRECTS THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR A NEW
FACILITY TYPE A NEW TYPE OF
CRISIS DIVERSION FACILITY TO
SERVE PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF
THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACUITY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHORT-TERM
CRISIS STABILIZATION.
>> NOW MOVING ONTO THE TOPIC
OF ENVIRONMENT AND
SUSTAINABILITY. STARTING WITH
SENATE BILL 5154 AND HOUSE
BILL 1131 THIS BILL MODERNIZES
OUR RECYCLING SYSTEM AND
PROPOSES ELEMENTS OF AN
EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY OR EPR PROGRAM.
FOR PACKAGING AND PRINTED PAPER
PRODUCTS. THIS MINIMIZES
POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT
AND ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS
FOR SINGLE USE CONSUMER
PRODUCTS. IT ALSO HAS AN
OREGON STYLE MODEL RETURN
SYSTEM, CONSUMERS PAY $2.10
ON BEVERAGE CONTAINERS TO
REDEEM ONCE THEY RETURN THE
BOTTLES AT THE DROP LOCATION.
>> A FEW SESSIONS AGO WE
PASSED THE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSFORMATION ACT WHICH
REQUIRES MOVING US TO 100%
CLEAN ENERGY BUT 2045. THIS
SESSION WE ARE LOOKING AT A
COUPLE OF BILLS REGARDING
TRANSMISSION, PLANNING AND
SIDING WHICH WILL HELP US
ACHIEVE OUR REDUCTION GOAL.
THESE ARE GOVERNOR REQUEST A
DISTILLATION. SENATE BILL AND
HOUSE BILL 1216 .
>> MOVING ON TO ANOTHER ISSUE,
ABORTION ACCESS IN RESPONSE TO
THE WAS SUPREME COURT DECISION,
A NUMBER OF BILLS ARE MOVING
FORWARD ON THE TOPIC. HOUSE
BILL 1286 PROTECTS EMPLOYERS
WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
ELECTIVE CARE IF THEY ARE
TARGETED BY OTHER STATES. 1155
BLOCKS WEBSITES INCLUDING
ENSURING HEALTH DATA ,
SENSITIVE HEALTH DATA. 1340
ENSURES THAT WASHINGTON'S
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CANNOT BE
DISCIPLINED IN THE STATE
BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED
PRODUCTIVE OR GENDER FROM CARE.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS
RESIDE. 1469 ALSO KNOWN AS THE
SHIELD LAW PROTECTS PATIENTS
AND PROVIDERS OF REPRODUCTIVE
AND GENDER FROM CARE FROM
RETRIBUTION BY OTHER STATES.
1263 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE KEEP
OUR CARE ACT PERMITS HOSPITALS
FOR MERGING IF THE
CONSOLIDATION DIMINISHES
PATIENTS AND EXPECTS ACCESS TO
SERVICES. AND 1115 PROHIBITS
CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ANYONE SEEKING
ABORTION.
>> A FEW BILLS RELATED TO
SOCIAL SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN
HEARD IN THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS
OF SESSION. STARTING WITH HOUSE
BILL 2038 AND SENATE BILL 5339
REGARDING UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL
MEALS. THIS IS THE OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION REQUESTED BILL AND
EXPANDS THE FREE LUNCH PROGRAM
FOR ALL STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON
REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY
INCOME. STARTING IN THE 2023
AND 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. HOUSE
BILL 1045 AND SENATE BILL 5125
ESTABLISHES THE EVERGREEN BASIC
INCOME PILOT PROGRAM WHICH IS A
GUARANTEED BASED INCOME PROGRAM
THAT WOULD PILOT AND DISTRIBUTE
FUNDS TO 7500 PARTICIPANTS.
THE WASHINGTON FUTURE FUND
WHICH IS TREASURER REQUEST
LEGISLATION , SENATE BILL 5125
AND HOUSE BILL 1094 ,
ESTABLISHES A PROGRAM FOR
WASHINGTONIANS BORN WITHOUT
GENERATIONAL WEALTH FOR
EXAMPLE, CHILDREN BORN WOULD
RECEIVE $4000 AS AN INVESTMENT
FUND MANAGED BY THE STATE
INVESTMENT BOARD AND THEY COULD
USE THAT FUND TO BUY A HOME,
PURSUE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
OR START A SMALL BUSINESS.
FINALLY, SOME UPDATES TO THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY TAX CREDIT
WHICH LAUNCHED IN THE LAST FEW
WEEKS. HOUSE BILL 1075
ACTUALLY ADJUSTS THE AGE
REQUIREMENT OF THE WORKING
FAMILY TAX CREDITS OF
INDIVIDUALS AT THE AGE OF 18 OR
OLDER CAN QUALIFY. AND FINALLY,
A BILL THAT ILLUMINATES THE
COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL FEES,
SENATE BILL 5048 , THIS
REQUIRES INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO PROVIDE COLLEGE
AND HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED NO
COST TO STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE
THROUGH 12.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS
NO COST, TO DO WHAT?
>> IF STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN
THE COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COURSES THE STATE WILL COVER
THE COST SO THERE IS NO COST
FOR THE STUDENT.
>> OKAY.
>> LASTLY, CANNABIS, BILLS
5880 WHICH IS SOCIAL EQUITY
AND CANNABIS AMENDS THE
DEFINITION OF DISPROPORTIONALLY
AFFECTED AREAS ALSO EXTENDS THE
STATE PROGRAM UNTIL 2032 AND
ADDS PRODUCER AND PROCESSOR
LANGUAGES IN ADDITION TO THE
RETAILER LICENSES AS TO WHAT
THEY CAN ISSUE. SENATE BILL
5662 IT RELATES TO JOB
RETENTION , REQUIRES CANNABIS
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE AND
UTILIZE A PREFERENTIAL HIRING
LIST IN THE CANNABIS BUSINESS
WHEN UNDERGOES A CHANGE IN THE
INITIAL ENFORCEMENT APPEALS
AND PENALTIES. THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. WE WILL
CONTINUE IN THE COMING WEEKS TO
UPDATE YOU ON THESE BILLS, HOW
THEY CHANGE AND GET AMENDED AND
WHETHER THEY MOVE FORWARD AND
ALSO NEW BILLS IF THEY ARE
INTRODUCED. HAPPY TO MEET WITH
ANY OF YOU OFF-LINE AS WELL TO
GET MORE IN-DEPTH BRIEFING ON
ANYTHING.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS, I HAD A CHANCE TO
TALK TO EARLIER, I WANT TO OPEN
THE FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES TO
SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OF THE THREE DOCUMENTS YOU
PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S -- FOUR
DOCUMENTS YOU PROVIDED FOR
TODAY'S BRIEFING. OTHER ANY
QUESTIONS TO ASK OF OUR OIG
TEAM? COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> I HAD AN ORGANIZATIONAL
REQUEST. I APPRECIATE THE 10
PAGE DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF THE
BILLS AND LINKS TO THE BILLS,
THAT WAS SUPER HELPFUL. I DO
NOTICE THAT THE 10 PAGE
DOCUMENT WAS A LIST OF ALL THE
BILLS ORGANIZED IN A WAY THAT
IS NUMERICAL. I'M WONDERING,
WOULD BE TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO
ORGANIZE IT INSTEAD BY ISSUE
AREA?
>> MAYBE BY COMMITTEE. WOULD
THAT BE MORE HELPFUL? LIKE
HOUSING COMMITTEE BILLS.
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE BILLS.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE
MUCH EASIER FOR THOSE OF US
WHO ARE FOCUSED ON PARTICULAR
ISSUE AREAS.
>> SURE.
>> TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP TO
SPEED ON ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT
EVERYONE IS DOING.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT
I WAS HERE SHORTLY AFTER
ROLLCALL BECAUSE I WAS
UPDATING SOON. ANYWAY, SO THE
NEW PERSON IS ANOTHER PROCESS
QUESTION WHICH IS, BASICALLY,
ALL THE BILLS YOU JUST SPOKE
ABOUT, THEY ARE INCLUDED ON
THE 10 PAGE . GOING FORWARD,
SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT THOSE ARE
THE ONES YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON? OR WHY DID YOU
HIGHLIGHT THOSE ONES , BECAUSE
I NOTICED THERE WERE FOUR
EIGHT PIECES OF LEGISLATION,
HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH ONES
YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON
OR HOW DO YOU TAKE OUR
LEADERSHIP IN WHICH ONES, ET
CETERA?
>> I THINK, ALL THE BILLS IN
THAT LIST WE ARE TRACKING AND
MONITORING AND IN THE COMING
WEEKS WE MAY HIGHLIGHT BILLS
FROM THAT LIST AND WE MAY --
AND SOME MAY NOT BE
HIGHLIGHTED. IT JUST DEPENDS ON
HOW THEY CHANGE AND WHAT SEEMS
LIKE IT'S GOING TO PASS. WE
DON'T TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON
THINGS LESS LIKELY TO PASS. AND
WE TAKE DIRECTION FROM YOU ALL
AS WELL AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT AND SPEND MORE TIME
ON. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU
ON WHAT YOU WANT TO GO MORE IN
DEPTH ON.
>> TANKS.
>> , COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, I
THINK YOU AND I HAD THIS
CONVERSATION, THE 10 PAGE LIST
WITH THE BILLS, THAT IS NOT
EVERY BILL INTRODUCED. RIGHT?
>> NOT BY A LOT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, WHAT
THEY ARE PULLING OUT OF THE
THINGS WE PASSED IN OUR
RESOLUTION GENERAL TOPICS. AND
WHEN I ASKED THEM TO DO WITH
THE 36 BILLS THAT WERE KIND OF
PULLED OUT, THOSE ARE THE
HOUSING BILLS, I BELIEVE WE
HAVE A LOT OF BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. THOSE I WANTED TO
FOCUS ON THE HOUSING SUPPLY,
LAND-USE, STREAMLINING,
PERMITTING AND
LANDLORD-TENANT. I MET WITH
THE TEAM LAST WEEK, THE
DIRECTOR ON FRIDAY OR THURSDAY,
I SAID, IF THERE IS BIPARTISAN
STUFF ON HOUSING, LANDLORDS,
THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT THAT
ARE PERENNIA ISSUES AT LEAST
AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE,
LET'S PULL THOSE AFFRONTS OR
COLLIES CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE
AT. I AM GUESSING THERE ARE 36
TODAY, THE DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL
BE THE SAME NUMBER OF BILLS
NEXT WEEK. THERE COULD BE MORE
OR LESS. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE
ADVOCATING FOR EVERYONE OF
THEM, SOME ARE, I COULD PULL A
COUPLE UP THE LOOK THE SAME.
ONE IS IN THE HOUSE AND ONE IS
IN THE SENATE. WITH THAT I
WANTED TO CLARIFY.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD
BEFORE I MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> BUILDING OFF OF THIS
HELPFUL CONVERSATION, I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD ASSUME THAT
EVERY BILL ON THAT LIST IS A
BILL THAT THE CITY HAS EITHER
SIGNED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED TO.
THESE ARE BILLS BEING TRACKED,
TO COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON'S
POINT, WHEN THERE ARE
DIFFERENT BILLS THAT ARE ALL
RELATED TO PERHAPS A POLICY
OBJECTIVE OF THE COUNCIL, AND
THE MAYOR, BUT THOSE
DIFFERENT BILLS HAVE DIFFERENT
APPROACHES , HOW DOES OIR MAKE
A DETERMINATION -- I MEAN,
AGAIN, USING THE LAKE RELATED
BILLS, I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T
TAKEN A POSITION ON ANY OF
THOSE, BUT AT SOME POINT, THERE
MAY BE AN INTEREST IN DOING SO,
THEY ARE FOUR DIFFERENT
APPROACHES. JUST USING THAT
PARTICULAR TOPIC AS AN EXAMPLE,
WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT OIR
GOES THROUGH IN MAKING A
DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT IT IS APPROPRIATE AND
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS
CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL TO TAKE POSITION ON
A PARTICULAR BILL?
>> THAT WAS MOSTLY WHAT I WAS
DOING TO ASK.
>> IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO OBSERVE ONE OR
TWO THINGS AND THEN TURN OVER
TO SAMIR AND ON A. THEY ARE
ABLE TO DISCERN WHAT'S GOING
ON ON THE GROUND. BUT, FROM THE
CITY PERSPECTIVE, THE FIRST
THING WE DO OF COURSE IS LOOK
AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA. AND WE DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE
SPECIFIC STATEMENTS IN THAT
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHICH ARE
COMPATIBLE WITH OR CONTRADICT
PIECES OF LANGUAGE THAT ARE IN
THE DIFFERENT BILLS. SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN ONE OF THE BLAKE
BILLS, HE WANTS TO MAKE IT A
CLASS C FELONY. THAT IS
COMPLETELY CONTRADICTORY TO
WHAT IS IN THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO WE TRACK
THAT BILL JUST TO HAVE THE
FULL SPECTRUM. BUT WE ARE NOT
SUPPORTING THE BILL. OBVIOUSLY.
AND THEN, I WILL TURN OVER TO
SAMIR AND ANNA BECAUSE THE
CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEE , FOR
DIFFERENT BILLS LIKE THIS, WILL
START SIGNALING WHICH BILLS
ARE GOING TO BE THE BILLS THE
BECOME THE WORKING BILL ,
RIGHT? THAT THEY WANT TO MOVE
OUT OF COMMITTEE AND SEE WHAT
THE LEGISLATORS CAN DO TO
INTEGRATE DIFFERENT PIECES OF
OTHER BILLS INTO A SINGLE BILL
TO BECOME THE WORKING BILL TO
MOVE THE PROCESS. I THINK
SAMIR AND ANNA HAVE OBSERVED
SOME OF THIS ALREADY STARTING
ON SOME OF THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. I WOULD LIKE SAMIR
AND ANNA TO OFFER THEIR
PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.
>> YEAH, I THINK DIRECTOR
GAEL TARLETON PUT IT WELL. A
LOT OF IT IS DETERMINING , ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, SOMETHING
LIKE BLAKE WHERE WE ARE TRYING
TO DETERMINE THE EMPHASIS ON
CAN WE FIND A SOME AREAS OF
AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY ITSELF
CAN TAKE A POSITION ON , THE
CITY IS AN ENTITY. ALSO
DETERMINING WHERE AT THE STATE
LEVEL , WHICH BILLS ARE
ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD, WHICH
BILLS ARE BEING HEARD JUST TO
BE HEARD AND MAKING SURE WE CAN
UNDERSTAND WHERE WE CAN PUT IT.
IF WE HAVE A POSITION, WHERE
SHOULD WE PUT THAT FOR THE TWO
AND WHEN IS ANOTHER QUESTION,
LATER IN THE PROCESS WHEN WE
FIGURE OUT WHAT BILLS ARE
ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD AND
WHAT ARE NOT.
>> IS THAT OKAY? IS THERE
ANY FOLLOW-UP FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD OR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? ARE YOU
GOOD? OKAY. I'M SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> SORRY, I DIDN'T WANT TO
INTERRUPT YOU. IF YOU HAD
OTHER COMMENTS, OKAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I THINK THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THE
CHANCE TO SAY PUBLICLY
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
TO THE OIR TEAM FOR ALL YOU'RE
DOING IN THE HALLS OF OLYMPIA
OVER THE LAST MONTH. I KNOW
THERE IS EXCITEMENT ABOUT
PEOPLE BEING IN PERSON. AND,
REALLY A LOT OF ATTENTION ON
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HOUSING
PROTECTIONS AS YOU HAVE NOTED
IN YOUR SUMMARY. SO I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
SUMMARY TODAY. AND, APPRECIATE
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK ON THE
MANNER IN WHICH THE MATERIAL
IS BEING PRESENTED. IT IS NICE
TO SEE A ROLLUP OF THE BILLS,
THAT IS HELPFUL. I THINK IN THE
PAST WE'VE HAD A LONGER
NARRATIVE DOCUMENT. BULLETS ARE
HELPFUL SO HAVING SOMETHING
MAYBE THAT GETS IT BOTH THE
COMMITTEE CATEGORY AND THEN A
SENSE OF , AS THE BILLS MOVE
FORWARD, IS THE CITY WEIGHING
IN, PRO OR CON'S OR CONCERNS.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE
ENUMERATED OUTLINE BECAUSE THAT
IS A HELPFUL DOCUMENT AS WE
KEEP TRACK OF BILLS AS WELL ON
THE TRACKING TOOL. AND I
WANTED TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE
YOU STARTED WITH A FOCUS ON
HOUSING AND CREATING HOUSING ,
IN ADDITION TO THAT REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE BILL ABOUT
FIREARM SAFETY. BOTH OF THESE
ITEMS ARE GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE NATION AS WE LOOK TO
ADDRESS THESE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISES, BOTH LACK OF HOUSING
AND ISSUES RELATED TO GUN
VIOLENCE. THANK YOU FOR
LIFTING THOSE BILLS UP AND YOUR
ATTENTION TO THAT. LOOKING
FORWARD TO HOW WE CAN WEIGH-IN
WITH SUPPORT TO OIR AND THE
MAYOR ON THAT LEGISLATION. THE
OTHER TWO AREAS THAT REALLY
I'M EXCITED ABOUT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THE CITY
IS STRONGLY SHOWING OUR
SUPPORT RELATED TO THE RIGHT
TO ABORTION PROTECTIONS. AND
THE WAY IN WHICH OUR STATE
LEGISLATURE IS LEADING THE WAY
PROTECTING A PERSON'S RIGHT TO
CHOOSE. THE LAST ITEM, AS YOU
NOTED , I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND FOLLOWING
THE LEADERSHIP OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AROUND
POLICE REFORMS. PROTECTING
WHAT'S BEEN INTO STATUTE AND
STRENGTHENING THE POLICE
OVERSIGHT AND INTERACTIONS
WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
AVOID DISASTROUS IMPACTS LIKE
WE'VE SEEN IN THE HEADLINES
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. A
VERY TIMELY LIST OF LEGISLATION
ACROSS THE BOARD YOU ARE
FOLLOWING AND I'M LOOKING FOR
TO CHATTING MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THE LOCAL PROTECTIONS WE KNOW
ARE ALSO BEING LED BY THE STATE
LABOR COUNCIL AND OTHER UNIONS
ACROSS THE STATE. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP SOME
OF THESE, ESPECIALLY EXCITED
ABOUT EARLY, AT THE GATE FROM
LEGISLATIVE EMBERS ON HOUSING
ITEMS.
>> BEFORE I MOVED TO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, CAN I
ASK YOU A QUESTION GAEL
TARLETON LOOKS I KNOW I ASKED
YOU TO PULL UP THE HOUSING
BILLS UPFRONT, WOULD BE HARD TO
DO THAT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, TO
DO THE SAME THE YOU HAVE DONE?
BECAUSE WE KIND OF PULLED UP
THE HOUSING STUFF BIPARTISAN ON
FOCUSING.
>> WE ARE PROBABLY GETTING TO
THE PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE A
MORE FINITE SET OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY LEGISLATION THAT IS
CONTINUING TO MATTER AND MOVE.
YOU WILL BE THERE BY NEXT
WEEK, RIGHT? DO ANYTHING?
>> THERE ARE FAR FEWER THAN 36.
>> I THINK OFF-LINE, MAYBE
EVERY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER
WILL HAVE AREAS, I THINK WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL, I'M
GOING TO BE ASKING FOR SOME
KIND OF GRID, IF YOU WILL, ON
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ,
UN-BANKED, CREDIT LINE STUFF
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT . I THINK
I FORWARDED YOU SOME OF THE
STUFF WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT
MAKES, I THINK, OUR MEETINGS I
WAS GOING TO SAY BEARABLE, BUT
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT TO SAY.
IT'S A GOOD USE OF OUR TIME. [
LAUGHTER ] I'M LOOKING AT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , SHE
CAN'T SUPPRESS HER STYLE.
>> LET ME GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THE
WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS
EFFICIENT. MAKE OUR MEETINGS
EFFICIENT. BECAUSE BEING WITH
ALL OF YOU, IT'S ALWAYS
BEARABLE, FRIENDS. WITH THAT,
I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT, I
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU
TODAY, BECAUSE HE SPENT SO MUCH
TIME OUTSIDE OF THESE BRIEFINGS
IN ONE ON ONES, THINKING,
THANK YOU FOR DOUBLING THE
AMOUNT OF TIME LAST WEEK I KNOW
I OVERRAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THANK YOU FOR UPDATING US ON
WHAT'S GOING ON IN OLYMPIA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GREAT. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU
EVERYBODY, WE HAVE HAD A
COUPLE OF MEETINGS ALREADY AND
I THINK IT IS CLEAR , ONE OF MY
PARTICULAR INTERESTS IS IN SOME
OF THE TRANSPORTATION,
PARTICULARLY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
ISSUES WE ARE HEARING ABOUT IN
OLYMPIA. I DEFINITELY AM
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING CLOSELY
WHERE THE NO RIGHT ON RED,
THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, I'M
NOT SURE WE ARE SEEING ABOUT
TRAFFIC CAMERAS, BUT BUT WE
DEFINITELY WANT TO FOLLOW HOW
THOSE ADVANCE. AND THEN, THE
WORK BEING DONE AROUND
GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,
GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING,
THOSE ARE ALSO THINGS I'M
INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE WE
ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S BEING
PROPOSED AT THE STATE LEVEL AND
HOW THAT WILL IMPACT THE WORK
WE'RE DOING HERE. I KNOW THAT
YOU KNOW THE BETWEEN THE OFFICE
OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE
IS A LOT OF WORK HAPPENING AT
THE CITY AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE WORKING IN THINK
WITH WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED AT
STATE LEVEL. SPIRIT
>> ARE THERE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS WE WANT TO PUT TOWARD
TEAM WE HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF
US? OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY,
DIRECTOR GAEL TARLETON. SO WE
WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> AND WE WILL SEND YOU, IF WE
NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, IS
THERE ANY ONE ELSE YOU WANT TO
THANK?
>> FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR MAKING
TIME FOR THE DIRECTOR AND OIR.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> GOODBYE.
>> GUYS, I WILL GET TO OUR
AGENDA. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS TODAY.
I'M GOING TO GO AROUND FOR
REPORTS, START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, SO,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
WEEK THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
EDUCATION , ARTS AND RIGHTS
COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING ON
FRIDAY AT 9:30 AM. WE HAVE SIX
APPOINTMENTS AND ONE PANEL
DISCUSSION ON MOBILITY ISSUES
AS IT RELATES TO NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY IN PARTICULAR. I DO
WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ESPECIALLY,
WE WILL BE CHANGING THE
APPOINTMENTS PRACTICE A BIT AND
MOVING DATA COLLEAGUES WILL BE
WELCOME TO -- WERE GOING TO DO
SORT OF A CONSENT AGENDA MODEL
SO WE HAVE EVERYONE ON IF
COLLEAGUES WANT TO PULL
PARTICULAR APPOINTMENTS, HAPPY
TO DO THAT. IF APPOINTEES ARE
LIKING TO COME IN AND SPEAK
COMMITTEE, HAPPY TO DO THAT AS
WELL. BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY APPOINTMENTS,
PARTICULARLY IN MY COMMITTEE,
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE UP THE
PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT. MORE TO
COME ON THAT LATER.
>> THIS WEEK I HAVE MY REGULAR
CHECK IN WITH THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS. I WILL ALSO BE
MEETING WITH DEAL TO GET
BRIEFED ON LIMITATION OF
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL
AS THE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION. I
WILL BE RECEIVING A BRIEFING
FROM -- I DID RECEIVE A
BRIEFING FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
ON BUILDING EMISSION STANDARDS
BEING CONTEMPLATED TO
DECOLONIZE COMMERCIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS. I WANT
TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND HER
TEAM FOR THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING THERE. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICY BOARD MEETING. STAFF
PROVIDED A REALLY DETAILED
REVIEW OF THE FINAL RESULTS OF
A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY. I AM
SURE YOUR HEARING ABOUT THE
RESULTS OF THAT SURVEY. REALLY,
TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN
SUPPORT LOCAL HOUSING EFFORTS,
PARTICULARLY AS A DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE HAS DEVELOPED THEIR
HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN IS
COMMUNITIES ARE MOVING INTO
THEIR PLAN DISCUSSIONS. SO,
PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY WAS
CONDUCTED LAST FALL. THE SURVEY
REPORTS FOUND THE COST OF
HOUSING IS THE TOP ISSUE ACROSS
THE STATE. I'M SURE THERE IS NO
SURPRISE THERE. THERE'S ALSO
WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR
HOUSING. 67% OF FOLKS IN KING
COUNTY AGREE THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED MORE HOUSING,
75% AGREE THAT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD DO MORE TO PROVIDE
HOUSING THAT IS NOT BEING
DELIVERED BY THE MARKET. 72%
BELIEVE MORE DIVERSE HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR TEACHERS,
FIREFIGHTERS AND CHILDCARE
WORKERS ARE NECESSARY. STAFF
ALSO BRIEFED US ON THE REGIONAL
HOUSING STRATEGY TOOLS. THEY
ARE CREATING INTERACTIVE MAPS
SO EACH JURISDICTION CAN LOOK
AT HOW AND WHERE THEY MIGHT BE
ABLE TO PLACE MORE HOUSING.
AND ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON
THREE THINGS. SUPPLY, SO
EVERYBODY ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS
NOT A BIG CITY ISSUE, EVERYONE
IN THE COUNTY AND STATE HAS AN
OBLIGATION TO START CREATING
MORE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY. STABILITY, SOME
MITIGATING AGAINST RESIDENTIAL
DISPLACEMENTS. THEY ARE ALSO
PROVIDING SOME IDEAS, FOR
EXAMPLE, INCREASING PUBLIC
LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
FINDING MORE HOUSING
ASSISTANCE. AND SUBSIDY IS
THE LAST ISSUE THERE. HOW WE
CAN CREATE MORE FUNDING OPTIONS
TO PRESERVE INCOME RESTRICTED
UNITS . AND I HAVE A FEW
SUGGESTIONS FOR DIFFERENT TOOLS
THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP
SUBSIDIZE . LOTS OF WORK
HAPPENING THERE. IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS WILL CONTINUE AS
WE START MOVING INTO HER
SESSIONS. THIS WEEK I HAVE MY
QUARTERLY MEETING WITH SOUND
TRANSIT TO DISCUSS SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MLK . I MET
LAST WEEK WITH DIRECTOR SPOTS
TO TALK ABOUT THE VISION ZERO
UPDATE AND GET MORE
INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO SEE
THAT REPORT. LAST WEEK I WAS
HAPPY TO HOST THE FIRST SEATTLE
WITHINREACH COALITION MEETING
OF 2023 WITH MY STAFF. GOT A
LOT OF EXCITING THINGS
HAPPENING ABOUT OUR UPCOMING
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
LEGISLATION. WE HAVE THIS YEAR
AROUND MOBILITY, LAND-USE,
SOCIAL HOUSING LEGISLATION . I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
CRAFT THESE POLICIES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. I ALSO ATTENDED
A MEETING WITH THE SEATTLE
STRAND ALLIANCE ALONGSIDE MANY
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FOR MY
DISTRICT IN BEACON HILL. THE
CID, COLUMBIA CITY. THE NUMBER
ONE PRIORITY AS I KNOW WE ARE
ALL AWARE IS PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT
WE ALSO HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE
NEED FOR MORE COMMERCIAL TENANT
PROTECTIONS. FOR TENANT
IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, WORKFORCE
HOUSING. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AS WELL. I KNOW LOST LOTS OF
RESTAURANT OWNERS WHO NEED
FOLKS WHO CAN WASH DISHES, BUS
TABLES, LINE COOKS. HAVE A LOT
OF WORK TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE THE WORKFORCE THESE
RESTAURANTS NEED IN ORDER TO BE
VIBRANT. AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
IN OUR DISTRICTS. WE ALSO
KICKOFF REAL CHANGE VENDOR
WEEK. IT HOLDS A VENDOR WEEK
EVERY YEAR WHERE THEY INVITE
LOCAL CELEBRITIES, THAT'S US,
AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE TO
PAIR UP WITH A VENDOR TO HELP
SELL PAPERS. PROCEEDS GO
DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR. MY
VENDOR THIS YEAR CELLS AT THE
QFC ON RANIER AND McCLELLAN.
CHECK OUT MY SOCIAL MEDIA
COUNCIL PAGE TO SUPPORT , ALL
DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO HIM.
THIS WEEK OUR OFFICE WILL
ATTEND THE MONTHLY ONBOARD
FELLOW MEETING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND NEIGHBORS AND
WE HAVE OUR SOUND TRANSIT
MEETING. THIS WEEKEND I WILL
BE AT EVIE DENNY'S SMALL
BUSINESS AT 12th AND JACKSON.
THEY HAVE BEEN SERVING HOT
MEALS FOR FREE TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE
LAST FEW YEARS AND I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING THEM
, ASSUMING I GET MY FOOD
HANDLERS PERMIT, I HAVEN'T HAD
ONE IN ABOUT 15 YEARS, I THINK
I CAN STILL PASS THE TEST WE
WILL SEE. AND THEN FINALLY
COLLEAGUES, TWO WEEKS AGO I
KNOW I TALKED ABOUT IT LAST
WEEK, A FAMILY, INCLUDING TWO
CHILDREN WERE HIT BY A DRIVER
IN A CROSSWALK. TODAY, AN
80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED AFTER
BEING INVOLVED IN A HIT-AND-RUN
ACCIDENT SHE WAS CYCLING
THROUGH CAPITOL HILL THIS
WEEKEND. SO, I WANT TO STOP
FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE I KNOW I
TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT, I ALSO
KNOW THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT
WHEN WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR SAFE
STREETS OR FOR VISION ZERO
PROTECT BIKE LANES, THERE IS
AN ASSUMPTION WE ARE SORT OF
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SPANDEX
WEARING BIKING GROUPS. AND
THEY NEED TO BE SAFE TOO. BUT,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT WITH SAFETY,
PEOPLE WHO ARE NAVIGATING THE
STREETS OUTSIDE OF A CAR, WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR
NEIGHBORS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUR NEIGHBORS KIDS. YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS AND
THE GRANDPARENTS. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT OUR STREETS BE
SAFER EVERYBODY OUT THERE. FROM
OUR KIDS TO HER ELDERS. I DID
MEET LAST WEEK WITH DIRECTOR
SPOTS TO GET AN UPDATE ON
VISION ZERO. I WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH FOR US TO MOVE AS A CITY
AND FOR THEM TO MOVE AS A
DEPARTMENT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS. WHETHER THAT IS
DOING QUICK BUILD PROJECTS, I
KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOME
ON HENDERSON , ALL THE SCHOOLS
ON HENDERSON, OR FINDING FUNDS
TO FILL THE GAPS LEFT BY THE
FEDERAL GRANT WE JUST RECEIVED,
WHICH DID NOT -- IT WILL FUND
A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE
IDENTIFIED BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.
I THINK WE NEED TO FIND THE
REST OF THAT MONEY. I THINK
IT'S ABOUT $7 MILLION. OR,
WORKING FOR STATE LOCAL CHANGES
THAT WE WERE JUST INFORMED
ABOUT. ALL THOSE THAT NEED TO
HAPPEN WITH URGENCY SO WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS IN OUR
CITY ARE SAFE WHEN THEY ARE
NAVIGATING AROUND THE
COMMUNITY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE ,
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS I
DON'T SEE ANY. I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I WANTED TO GIVE
YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY
OF THE CONVERSATION I HAD IN
OUR FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK WE DID HAVE THE
CHANCE TO REVIEW THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS WATCHLIST
AND IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO WATCH OUR RIVETING
COMMITTEE HEARING, DON'T WORRY.
TOM AND CENTRAL STAFF HAVE
SENT AROUND TO THE FLOOR A
SUMMARY OF THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS
WATCHLIST. EVERY YEAR THE MAYOR
TRANSMITS THAT LIST TO US FOR
PROJECTS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING
ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT AND
SCRUTINY OVER MAKING SURE THAT
PROJECTS STAY ON TIME, WITHIN
BUDGET AND GET REGULAR UPDATES
ON HOW THOSE PROJECTS ARE
MOVING FORWARD. SO, CENTRAL
STAFF HAS OUTLINED FOR YOU THE
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
YOU HAVE PROJECTS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BE INCLUDED, THAT YOU
GET A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH
CENTRAL STAFF. WE ARE ASKING
FOLKS TO BE JUDICIOUS IN
ADDING ADDITIONAL PROJECTS,
OBVIOUSLY EACH DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER
VARIOUS PROJECTS AND COMMITTEES
WITH PURVIEW OVER THOSE
DEPARTMENTS WILL GET A CHANCE
TO RAISE QUESTIONS ON ANY
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WITHIN
THOSE DEPARTMENTS. BUT THIS
WATCHLIST GETS US A CHANCE TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OVER
MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS. I AM
EXTENDING THE INVITATION TO
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT
PART OF THE FINANCE AND HAS A
COMMITTEE TO ALSO PROVIDE US
WITH A LIST OF AMENDMENTS, IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDED. I
BELIEVE, AS YOU SAW FOR MY
EMAIL LAST WEEK, CENTRAL STAFF
IS ASKING FOR YOU TO SEND THOSE
TODAY SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE TIME TO WORK ON AMENDMENTS
NEEDED ON THE WATCHLIST. AGAIN,
THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND HER PREVIOUS
COLLEAGUE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
IN ESTABLISHING THIS WATCHLIST
SO WE CAN HAVE GREATER
OVERSIGHT OVER MAJOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS. THE NEXT FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING IS
GOING TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM, OR
ANY POSSIBLE EVIDENCE IN VOTE
NEXT WEEK ON FEBRUARY 15. AS I
SAID IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING
LAST WEEK, I WILL BE EXTENDING
THE INVITATION TO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ATTEND OUR
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
ATTEND THAT MEETING AND ARE NOT
A REGULAR COMMITTEE MEMBER,
PLEASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW BY
EMAILING AND WE WILL MAKE SURE
TO ANNOUNCE YOU AS PART OF THE
MEETING THAT THEY. WE WILL TAKE
UP THE 2023 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT QUARTERLY
MONITORING WATCHLIST REPORT
FOR POSSIBLE VOTE FIRST THING
ON OUR AGENDA. IN ADDITION TO
THAT WE WILL HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WEIGHTS
AND MEASUREMENTS LEGISLATION,
THE CITY BUDGETS OFFICE IS
GOING TO TRANSMIT TO US. AND A
FEW OTHER ITEMS BEING DISCUSSED
FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AS
WELL. AGAIN, THAT IS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT 9:30
AM. ON WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK
I'M EXCITED TO POP IN AND I'M
GOING TO BE LISTENING TO THE
OPEN HOUSE DISCUSSION THAT
SOUND TRANSIT IS HOLDING AT
UNION STATION TO TALK ABOUT
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS ,
SPECIFICALLY IMPACTING OUR
CITY. AND WITH SEATTLE AND
BALLARD. I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
STOP BY AS WELL. I BELIEVE IT'S
AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 3:00 ON. SO
THERE IS AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND
PERHAPS COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS
OUR LIAISON HAS MORE DETAILS.
IN OTHER UPDATES, I WANTED TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH A PREVIEW FOR
NEXT WEEK, AS YOU MIGHT'VE
HEARD, I THINK I ASKED TO BE
EXCUSED TWICE FOR NEXT MONDAY ,
FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, NOT
TOTALLY NECESSARY, BUT YOU ARE
NOT GOING TO BE HERE. IT'S MY
GRANDMOTHER'S 93rd BIRTHDAY.
BUT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
IN MY ABSENCE YOU KNEW THAT I
AM EXCITED TO BE BRINGING
FORWARD A RESOLUTION THAT WILL
BE ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRALS CALENDAR NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION I AM
BRINGING FORWARD IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS THAT
IS GOING TO BE CALLING FOR OUR
SUPPORT AS A CITY COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THE KING COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEVY. THE
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE. IN THE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
UNANIMOUSLY MOVED FORWARD AND
PUTTING THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
LEVY IN FRONT OF THE VOTERS
FOR THIS UPCOMING APRIL BALLOT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LIFT UP
THE PARTNERSHIP AT THE CITY
LEVEL WITH OUR FRIENDS AT KING
COUNTY WHO ARE LOOKING TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BEAVER
HEALTH RESOURCES, LANDING
ZONES IS FIREFIGHTERS COLLETT
AND WORKFORCE TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN PROVIDE THE CARE AND
SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS
OUR AREA. THAT WILL BE NEXT
MONDAY. SINCE I WON'T BE HERE
I WANTED TO FLAG THAT FOR YOU.
I WANT TO THANK ANN GORMAN FOR
HER WORK ON THIS WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KING
COUNTY PARTNERS AS WELL. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHOW BOTH PROVIDING THE PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO GO, AND THE
WORKFORCE NECESSARY TO HELP
THEM GET THE SERVICES THEY
NEED. ADDITIONALLY ON THIS
WEEK'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AS YOU WILL
SEE FROM THE AGENDA POSTED THIS
MORNING, WE HAVE AND AGENDA
ITEM THAT IS ON THIS WEEK'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WHICH IS HONORING PICKETT JR.
BY NAMING A STREET IN HIS
HONOR. THE LEGISLATION ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR PROVIDES AN
HONORARY DESIGNATION AT UNION
STREET BETWEEN 21st AND 22nd
STREET AS THE VON PICKETT JR.
WAY. IS FOLKS KNOW, HE WAS A
PILLAR AND BELOVED COMMUNITY
MEMBER IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. HE IS A FATHER,
MENTOR, ENTREPRENEUR, A BOAT
OWNER ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND
A LIFELONG COMMUNITY MEMBER.
MANY COMMENTS WERE MADE BY MY
COLLEAGUES INCLUDING FROM
DISTRICT 2 TWO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES DURING THE TRAGIC
MOMENTS HE WAS KILLED IN THE
FALL OF LAST YEAR. IS FOLKS
KNOW HE WAS SHOT OUTSIDE A 19th
OF 2022 WHICH IS A DEVASTATING
LOSS FOR HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS
AND THE BROADER SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. HE SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE AND HIS THREE CHILDREN.
AND EXTENDED FAMILY. I HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE
AND HAVE ALSO REACHED OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S OFFICE
TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO
COMMEMORATE HIS LIFE AND LEGACY
, LEAVING BEHIND MANY MOURNERS
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
ACROSS THE CITY. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS LEGISLATION
WITH HIS FAMILY INCLUDING HIS
MOTHER ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER
AND HIS SISTER . I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
ALONG WITH AARON IN MY OFFICE
WHO'S BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY
AND TRYING TO BRING FORWARD
THE HONORARY STREET RENAMING.
THE CHANGES ONE WAY WE HOPE TO
HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
HIS FAMILY AND THE LEGACY OF
THE CONTRIBUTION HE IS MADE TO
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. AND
THROUGH THE BROADER CITY OF
SEATTLE. THIS LEGISLATION IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ITALY UP
FOR CONSIDERATION AND A VOTE IN
FULL COUNCIL FEBRUARY 14. WE
WILL BE BACK FOR THAT VOTE ,
LOOKING FOR TO THAT DISCUSSION
AS WELL. THERE WILL BE AN
UNVEILING CEREMONY OF THE
RENAMING OF THE STREET AT 21st
AND UNION FEBRUARY 22 AS WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO
JUST ALSO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES
TO THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY OF
THE CONCERT MEMBER FROM NEW
JERSEY , A COUNCIL MEMBER
ELECTED IN 2020, WAS SHOT DEAD
IN HER CAR OUTSIDE OF HER HOME
ON WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK ,
SHE WAS ELECTED AND REMEMBERED
BY HER COLLEAGUES AS SOMEONE
WHO WANTED TO MAKE A BETTER
COMMUNITY FOR ALL AND FOR ALL
CHILDREN. THE IDENTITY OF THE
KILLER AND MOTIVE IS STILL
UNKNOWN. SHE LEAVES BEHIND A
YOUNG DAUGHTER AND HUSBAND AND
WE KNOW, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
REPORT FROM LAST YEAR, HOW
MANY LOCAL ELECTED ARE FACING
INTIMIDATION AND WE WANTED TO
EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES
TO HER AND HER FAMILY AND THE
COMMUNITY IN NEW JERSEY AS
WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
WANT TO MAKE SURE, WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT ON THURSDAY WITH
SOUND TRANSIT IS THE SYSTEM
EXPANSION COMMITTEE FOR WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK , FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT? FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR
QUITE A WHILE, FOR THOSE OF
YOU WANT TO SHOW UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, IT'S 1:00 TO 5:00. WE
WILL DO ANOTHER FIELD TRIP FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
THE CAD AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT UP.
>> THANK YOU. APOLOGIES, I SAID
THE WRONG TIME. 1:00 TO 5:00.
>> ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT IS
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> I WAS WAITING TO BE CALLED
ON. HELLO , EVERYBODY. SO, I
WAS REPRESENTING NEW ZEALAND,
I MEAN I WAS RESENTING THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IN NEW ZEALAND LAST
WEEK. BUT BEFORE I TALK ABOUT
THAT, I FIRST WANT TO MENTION
THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIKE
COMMITTEE DOES MEET ON
WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 8 AT 9:30
AM. WE WILL HAVE BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS THAT MAKE UP B
OF THE TECHNOLOGIES ALREADY IN
USE WHEN THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN 2017.
I WON'T READ THE BILL NUMBERS
OR THE NAMES OF THE
TECHNOLOGY, BUT THE AGENDA IS
ALREADY POSTED AND YOU CAN
REFER TO THAT MORE INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE CENTRAL STAFF IS
OFFERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS A
BRIEFING ON THE LEGISLATION IN
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING BECAUSE
THERE IS SO MUCH MATERIAL TO
COVER. HER MEMO IS ALSO LINKED
ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT, BACK
TO MY REPORT LAST WEEK. SO,
SEATTLE AND CHRISTCHURCH,
THEY ARE SISTER CITIES. I
JOINED A DELEGATION LAST WEEK
TO CHRISTCHURCH I HAVE TO SAY,
SEATTLE HAS 20 SISTER CITIES,
AND THE SEATTLE CHRISTCHURCH
SISTER CITY HAS BEEN IN
EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT 42 YEARS. I
DARESAY IT IS ONE OF THE CITY'S
STRONGEST PROGRAMS. AND, WE
HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. THERE IS
REASON FOR THIS STRONG
RELATIONSHIP. FIRST OF ALL,
WE BOTH HAVE LARGE POPULATIONS
OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THAT IS
WHY TIM, WHO IS OYER'S
DIRECTOR OF TRIBAL RELATIONS
WAS ALSO ON THIS DELEGATION. WE
BROKE AWAY FROM THE REGULAR
SCHEDULE AND MET WITH SEVERAL
LEADERS . THE CORPORATION OF
THE SOUTH ISLANDS SUB TRIBES.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF IT
EXCEPT FOR A HANDFUL ON THE
NORTH PART OF THE SOUTH I WENT.
IN ANY CASE, IN SUCH A LIMITED
TIME, I CAN GO INTO ALL THAT WE
LEARNED, SUFFICE IT TO SAY I
CAME AWAY WITH A MUCH BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR HISTORY,
CULTURE AND SUCCESSES AND
CONTINUING CHALLENGES IN THE
EXERCISE OF THEIR TREATY
RIGHTS. ALSO FEELING OF BEING
SO HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR
THEIR WARM AND GENEROUS
HOSTING. OF US. SO MORE ON
THAT TO COME. ANOTHER THING
WE HAVE IN COMMON, SEATTLE AND
CHRISTCHURCH, WE ARE BOTH
LOCATED ON SUBDUCTION ZONES.
WHEN I MET WITH THE MAYOR, WE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT THEIR
CITY IS STILL DOING IN TERMS
OF URBAN PLANNING AND URBAN
REBUILDING AFTER THEIR MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE IN 2011. I THINK
IT'S ABOUT 7.2 OR 7.6 AND 70%
OF THE BUILDINGS IN TOWN WERE
DESTROYED. YOU CAN IMAGINE
THERE IS STILL A LOT GOING ON
IN BOTH SEATTLE AND
CHRISTCHURCH, THEY HAVE
BENEFITED FROM INFORMATION
SHARING AND MUTUAL AID OVER THE
YEARS FOLLOWING OUR EARTHQUAKES
AND ALSO IN PREPARATION FOR
THE NEXT EVENT , TOWARD
BUILDING RESILIENCY. WE MET
WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE OF THEIR
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AFFAIRS
THAT FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON
THAT ISSUE. AND, I WILL BE
GOING INTO A VERY BRIEF REPORT
OF MY MANY MEETINGS NEXT WEEK
AT THE BEGINNING , THIS WEEK,
ON WEDNESDAY, AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT I
JUST WANT TO NOTE TWO
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE MEETING THE
DIRECTOR OF NEW ZEALAND'S
REGIONAL FILM OFFICE , SCREEN
CANTERBURY, AS WELL AS THE
DIRECTOR OF, LET ME FIND THE
NAME, THE CHRISTCHURCH
ANTARCTICA OFFICE. IT HAS A
STRONG AND LONG-STANDING FORMAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FORCE
BASE AND THAT'S JUST A TEASER,
TUNE IN LATER TO FIND OUT WHY.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT
THAT CHRISTCHURCH IS ONE OF THE
WORLD'S FIVE GATEWAY CITIES TO
ANTARCTICA. ANYWAY, I'VE JUST
SCRATCHED THE SURFACE OF MY
TRIP, I CAME AWAY FEELING
RATHER THAN DIVIDING US, THE
PACIFIC OCEAN ACTUALLY UNITES
US. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR
GOVERNMENTAL DELEGATION COMING
TO SEATTLE LATER THIS SUMMER.
WHILE I WAS GONE, I WANT TO
NOTE THAT ON SATURDAY, LET'S
SEE, STEPHEN OF MY STAFF
JOINED THE CID ANNUAL NEW
YEAR'S CELEBRATION AND ALSO
WENT TO BALLARD TO CELEBRATE
THE MUSIC OF COUNTRY LEGEND
GEORGE STRAIT AT A BENEFIT FOR
SEATTLE MUSICIANS ACCESS TO
SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE. COMING
UP THIS WEEK I WILL MEET WITH
DOMINIQUE STEVENS IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO DISCUSS
CRIME AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES
AND HOMELESSNESS RESPECT OF
THE. IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT AND THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR FINALIZING THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS MINIMUM
TWO DAY RETURN TO WORK POLICY.
THAT CAME OUT IN A MEMO I WAS
GONE AND I KNOW THAT TOOK A LOT
OF HARD WORK, NEGOTIATING WITH
DIVISION HEADS AND EMPLOYEES
UNION AND STRIKING A BALANCE
BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT
CERTAINTY. OF COURSE IT WOULD
COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE IN
OFFICE TIME. FOR COMPARISON,
CHRISTCHURCH HAS ALMOST 100%
OF THE 2500 CITY EMPLOYEES ,
CITY HALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
ELECTED OFFICES BACK AT WORK
FULL-TIME. 85% OF WORKERS IN
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
HAVE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE
FULL-TIME WHERE COMMERCIAL
OFFICE SPACE IS RENTING AT
PRE-PANDEMIC RATES OF ABOUT
$350 , NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS PER
SQUARE METER ON AVERAGE. AND
SO, I SAY THIS JUST BECAUSE,
WE KNOW THAT DOWNTOWN , SEATTLE
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY DEPENDS ON
RETURNING TO THE OFFICE AND WE
ALSO KNOW THAT MORE EYES ON
THE STREET WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC
SAFEY WHICH WILL IN TURN LEAD
TO MORE WORKERS COMING BACK TO
WORK, THAT WILL BE A FACTOR .
AND SO, I BELIEVE THAT WE,
CITY HALL AND THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT AND COUNCIL HAS TO
LEAD BY EXAMPLE BECAUSE I
THINK WE GENERALLY TEND TO
ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES BRINGING
THEIR WORKERS BACK AND IT
BASICALLY STARTS WITH US TO
KIND OF SET THE TONE FOR THE
KIND OF CITY WE WANT. BOTH IN
OUR ACTIONS AND OUR MESSAGING.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT WORK. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT IT TOOK
TO GET THAT OUT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU'RE
BACK. I'M GLAD YOU HAD A GREAT
TIME. IN THE PRIME MINISTER
NEW ZEALAND JUST UP DOWN?
>> YES, THAT IS A HUGE THING.
LAST WEEK WAS HER LAST WEEK. I
AM BLANKING ON THE NAME, BUT
THE PERSON WHO IS ASSUMING THE
POSITION, SAME PARTY, LABOR
PARTY, IS KIND OF A WALK, SO
HE COMES FROM A LONG POLICY
BACKGROUND, DEFINITELY
PROBABLY WON'T HAVE THE SAME
SORT OF PRESENCE, BUT WE WILL
SEE.
>> I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED OR
EMAILED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
TRIP AND THE INDIGENOUS
DELEGATION, I KNOW IT'S BEEN
GOING THERE FOR, OVER A DECADE.
SO, NOT TO GET TOO POLITICAL
OR RADICAL, I GUESS YOU CAN
TELL THE EFFECTS OF
COLONIALISM IN NEW ZEALAND AND
AUSTRALIA AND CANADA JUST ABOUT
EVERYWHERE, IN THE EFFECTS IT
HAD ON TRAUMA AND HER PEOPLE,
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND ALL
THAT LOVELY STUFF.
UNFORTUNATELY. BUT AM GLAD,
I'M GLAD WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HAT UP.
I THINK IT'S A DISCUSSION WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE OPENLY
AND HONESTLY. WE ARE STILL
DEALING WITH BOARDING SCHOOLS
AND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS. AM
SURE MANY OF YOU SAW THE MOVIE
RABBIT FENCE, IT WILL BREAK
YOUR HEART. DO NOT LISTEN TO
THE PODCAST STOLEN OR THE
CRUELTY BACK TO BACK BECAUSE
YOU'LL FIND OUT THEY DID THE
SAME THING TO PEOPLE IN
SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, TAKING
THEIR CHILDREN AND PUTTING THEM
IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND
THEIR PEOPLE IN CAMPS. SAME
THING. WITH THAT, SORRY TO
LEAVE A NEGATIVE NOTE. EXPECT
HERE'S A POSITIVE NOTE. YOU
KNOW HOW YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
?
>> YES.
>> PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE STARTED
NOT WITH A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
BUT AN ADDRESS IN THE LANGUAGE
THAT DESCENDENTS OF COLONIZERS
ALSO KNOW HOW TO SPEAK. I JUST
WANT TO SAY, REMEMBER THE 70%
OF THOSE BUILDINGS DESTROYED
LEFT A LOT OF LAND. ONE POLICY
THAT IS IN PLACE THERE IS
TRIBAL FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD YOU
BROUGHT THAT UP. OBVIOUSLY YOU
KNOW, YOU HAVE HEARD THAT, I
GUESS SOMEONE IS LISTENING TO
ME. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE
THAT. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE
NICE BUT WE'D RATHER HAVE IT
BACK. THAT'S ANOTHER STORY FOR
ANOTHER DAY. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS
CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO SPEAK
AND GET OUT THERE AND SAY WHAT
HE'S GOT TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON THE
AGENDA TOMORROW. OUR NEXT
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL BE TOMORROW,
9:30 AM. THE AGENDA IS POSTED
ONLINE, FOUR ITEMS, THE FIRST
WHICH WOULD DESIGNATE AN
HONORARY STREET NAME. THE
PRIMARY STRETCH OF ALASKAN WAY
WOULD BE DESIGNATED AS WHICH
MEANS LITTLE CROSSING OVER
PLACE . THAT LEGISLATION IS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
YOU CAN CONFER WITH HER CENTRAL
STAFF. THE SECOND ITEM IS
RELATED, 120507 , THAT WOULD
DESIGNATE THE NAME OF A NEW
STREET CREATED AS PART OF THE
CENTRAL WATERFRONT PROJECT .
QUESTIONS ON THAT LEGISLATION
ALSO DIRECTED TO CENTRAL
STAFF. OUR COMMITTEE WILL ALSO
CONSIDER TWO TERM PERMITS ,
120506 WOULD GRANT FINAL
APPROVAL TO DONE LUMBER
COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION,
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A
PRIVATE COMMUNICATION ACROSS
LATONA AVENUE NORTHEAST USING
A 15 YEAR TERM PERMANENT. THIS
IS LOCATED UNDERGROUND JUST
NORTH OF NORTH LAKEWAY. LAST
YEAR THE COUNCIL GRANTED
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL VIA
RESOLUTION. THAT RESOLUTION
DIRECTED SDOT TO DRAFT THE
ORDINANCE THE GRANTS FINAL
APPROVAL BECAUSE THE COUNCIL
ALREADY GRANTED CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL , CONSIDERATION OF THE
ORDINANCE. YOU CAN DIRECT
QUESTIONS TO CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST . THE SECOND TERM
PERMANENT IS A RESOLUTION THAT
WILL PROVIDE KING COUNTY WITH
THE CITY'S CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL
TO CONSTRUCT , MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A TRANSFORMER,
ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER AND
RETAINING WALL AT THE THIRD
AVENUE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTING
WITH BEACH DRIVE SOUTHWEST,
SOUTHWEST SPOKANE STREET TO
SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE
TREATMENT STATION FACILITY. IN
THE 63rd AVENUE PUMP STATION
FACILITY IN WEST SEATTLE. AS
WITH THE PREVIOUS ITEM ON HER
AGENDA YOU CAN DIRECT QUESTIONS
TO CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST LISH
WHO DRAFTED MEMOS TO DESCRIBE
EACH OF THESE TERM PERMITS. AN
IMPORTANT FUTURE ITEM IN OUR
COMMITTEE WILL BE AS SUCH
REPORT ON VISION ZERO TRAFFIC
SAFETY WHICH WE WILL HERE AT
COMMITTEE AS SOON AS THE
EXECUTIVE FINALIZES THEIR
REPORT. LAST WEEK THE CITY
RECEIVED A $25 MILLION FEDERAL
GRANT TO MAKE STREETS SAFER AND
THE EXECUTIVE IS STILL
INCORPORATING THAT INTO ITS
SOLUTIONS PACKAGE. WE HAVE
MADE ROOM FOR SDOT AT OUR
FEBRUARY 21 COMMITTEE, WITH
MARCH SEVENTH AS A BACKUP DATE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO SAY , THE CROSSING
OVER PLACE IN THE SHOOTING
AGAIN.
>>
>> GOOD JOB. WILL THEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. AM I READY TO GO?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. IN THE LAND USED , I
WAS IN THE PRACTICE OF SHARING
EVERY THING HIM UP TO DURING
THESE COUNCIL BRIEFINGS, AND
UNDERSTANDING THE PURPOSE IS
TO PREVIEW CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
, I HAVE REFOCUSED MY TIME
BEFORE YOU TO JUST FOCUS ON
COMMITTEES. SO FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THERE ARE NO
ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
COMMITTEE IS WEDNESDAY ,
FEBRUARY 8 AT 2:00. WE
ANTICIPATE HEARING THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS , APARTMENTS TO
THE DESIGN COMMISSION,
APPOINTING APPOINTEES, I'D
ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK OUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ENSURING
THERE IS NO LAPSE BETWEEN
NUMBERS. WERE GOING TO HAVE A
BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
REGISTRATION CLEANUP, TIDY UP,
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I HOPE
YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW THE
DRAFT. I NOTES POSTED TO THE
IRC FOR TOMORROW. I HAVE BEEN
SHARING THESE CHANGES ,
CHANGING THE POSTING
REQUIREMENTS TO ONLINE.
REQUIRING VEHICLES OF
ARBORISTS TO HAVE A PSP MEMBER
AND CITY ISSUED REGISTRATION
NUMBER. CHANGING THE WORDING TO
REPORTABLE WORK BUT NOT THE
THRESHOLD OF PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS. ADDING
ENVIRONMENTAL HE CRITICAL AREAS
TO THE BILL. AND THIS IS A
PRODUCT THAT MEETING WITH TREE
SERVICE PROVIDERS, HIGH ROAD
TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE'VE
ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
REGARDING THESE CHANGES, BOTH
GROUPS OF BEEN INVITED TO
ATTEND THIS WEDNESDAY'S
MEETING. JUST AS A REMINDER,
THE LARGER TREE ORDINANCE IS
GOING TO BE HEARD IN MARCH. THE
SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY OF
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WILL BE
FEBRUARY 22. I BELIEVE WE WILL
HAVE A FORMER STUDENT, NOW
WITH MAKERS ARCHITECTURE, THEY
DID A PROJECT LAST YEAR
REGARDING NONCONFORMING USES
IN OUR CITY. WE ARE VERY
EXCITED TO HAVE THAT. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY
REPORT. YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> I ACTUALLY DO. I THINK
YOU'RE FORGETTING SOMETHING.
ISN'T BETH'S OPENING?
>> BETH'S IS REOPENING. IF YOU
WANT A 12 EGG OMELETTE AND
COFFEE, YOU'RE MORE THAN
WELCOME. IT'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES. I DRINK TOO
MUCH COFFEE THERE, I'VE DRAWN
TOO MANY DOODLES AND I'M GLAD
TO HAVE IT BACK OPEN.
>> I'M GLAD THEY DIDN'T HAVE
VIDEO THERE IN THE 90s.
>> I WILL LEAVE THAT TO YOU IN
THE 90s.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS HER
HAND A. I WAS TRYING TO FIND
THE LINK. IS A LEGISLATION YOU
DESCRIBED UP FOR A VOTE OR IS
A DISCUSSION?
>> AS I DO IN MY COMMITTEE, I
HAVE BUILT UP FOR A VOTE HEARD
TWICE SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO
BRING AMENDMENTS, THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE TIME TO DO SO IN
COMMITTEE. WHICH ALSO HELPS
PREVENT BRINGING A FULL
DISCUSSION TO FULL COUNCIL
WITH AMENDMENTS IN FULL COUNCIL
BECAUSE THAT IS OUR COMMITTEE
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WITH
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT I SEE
NOW, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
WELCOME, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, IN
THE AREA OF ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA. AND, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL BE
MEETING, NOT THIS WEEK NEXT
TUESDAY. SO, I WILL HAVE MORE
TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT NEXT
MONDAY. JUST A COUPLE OF
QUICK UPDATES , YOU WILL SEE IN
YOUR EMAIL , THE 2022 CRIME
DATA REPORT . IT WILL BE
PUBLISHED LATER TODAY VIA THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BLOTTER. IT MIGHT BE PUBLISHED
NOW ACTUALLY. AS I WAS TYPING
THIS, IT WAS GOING TO BE TODAY
BUT I THINK IT'S OUT. THIS IS
GOING TO BE ONE OF THE ITEMS
ON THE COMMITTEE AGENDA
TUESDAY. ALSO, A QUICK UPDATE
ON THE PEDESTRIAN DEATH
INVESTIGATION THAT I MENTIONED
LAST MONDAY THAT MANY OF US
TALKED ABOUT LAST MONDAY, I DID
MENTION THEN , PA ALSO
RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT
THE OFFICER DRIVING THAT LED
TO THIS DEATH. WE HAVE
SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED, I WANT TO
SHARE WITH FOLKS, THAT THE
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
IS WORKING WITH SPD TO CREATE
A FORMAL PROCESS FOR NOTIFYING
OPA AND THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL WHEN THERE
IS AN INSTANCE LIKE THIS. IT
DOES NOT FIT INTO A USE OF
FORCE COMPLAINT, BUT STILL
WORKS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE
OVERSIGHT OF ANY ENSUING
INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATH
WHERE THE ACTIONS WERE A
FACTOR. AGAIN, THIS INCIDENT
WAS OUTSIDE THE REALM OF USE
OF FORCE INVESTIGATION IS SPD
DEFINED USE OF FORCE. SO NONE
OF THE ORDINARY NOTIFICATIONS
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
WERE GIVEN TO OVERSIGHT
PARTNERS AND I JUST REALLY
WANT TO UPLIFT THAT I AM
PLEASED THAT SPD AND THE OFFICE
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ARE
WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS AND
REALLY SUPPORT THE POSITION
THAT THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL HAS RECOGNIZING THAT
A FORMAL PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT
ON INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ONE
THAT GENERATE SIGNIFICANT
COMMUNITY CONCERN, IS REALLY
IMPORTANT STEP IN BUILDING AND
MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE IN THE
DEPARTMENT. THAT LAST SENTENCE
WAS A QUOTE , I DON'T TO TAKE
CREDIT FOR IT BUT I DO WANT TO
SAY I DEFINITELY AGREE. OTHER
ITEMS COMING UP THIS WEEK, I
HAVE A WATERSHED RESOURCE
INVENTORY AREA NINE MEETING ON
THURSDAY. I COCHAIR THAT BODY,
WE WILL BE JOINED BY RIVERS
WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW
OF THE RESEARCH WITH A STUDY
EVALUATING ECONOMIC URBAN
FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION. WE WILL
ALSO BE HEARING FROM THE PUGET
SOUND PARTNERSHIP , THEY WILL
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SALMON
RELATED PRIORITIES IN THE 2023
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE ARE
ALL TRACKING THE GOOD WORK OF
OUR LEGISLATORS IN OUR VARIOUS
DIFFERENT HATS WE ARE WEARING.
OTHER EVENTS COMING UP THIS
WEEK, I MENTIONED LAST WEEK
THAT I WAS GOING TO BE GIVING
TESTIMONY ON ONE OF THE
GUN-CONTROL BILLS , SENATE BILL
5232. WE RAN OUT OF TIME IN
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, SO
TESTIMONY , THE HEARING ON THAT
BILL IS GOING TO BE MOVED TO
THIS THURSDAY, SO I'VE GOT
SOME TIME CARVED OUT IN FAVOR
OF THAT BILL. CONSISTENT WITH
OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. I ALSO
HAVE MY REGULAR MEETING WITH
THE GENERAL JUDGE ON FRIDAY AND
GOING TO BECOME THE FIRST OF
MANY MEETINGS WITH INTERIM
DIRECTOR , RECENTLY APPOINTED
BY MAYOR HARRELL. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. SO, SHORT,
SHORT BRIEFING FOR ME TODAY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> IF NOT I WILL PASS IT ON
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I'M SO SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IT'S ALL RIGHT,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. GOOD TO
SEE YOU, COLLEAGUES. HAPPY
MONDAY. JUST A COUPLE OF
UPDATES THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
OUR COMMITTEE , PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMELESSNESS, THE NEXT
MEETING IS FEBRUARY 15. WE HAVE
ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION BY THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW THEM
TO APPLY FOR STATE RECREATIONS
AND CONSERVATION GRANTS. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONSIDERING
THAT LEGISLATION. WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION,
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE KEEPING
THAT FEBRUARY 15 DATE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO CONSIDERING THOSE
ACTION ITEMS. ONE DAY EARLIER
ON FEBRUARY 14 IT ISN'T JUST
VALENTINE'S DAY, IT IS ALSO AN
ELECTION DAY. SO FOLKS, BE SURE
TO GET IN YOUR BALLOTS FOR THE
SPECIAL ELECTION THAT IS
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THOSE BALLOTS
SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED TO YOUR
HOUSE BY NOW. YOU HAVE UNTIL
CLOSE OF BUSINESS TO GET YOUR
BALLOTS IN TO PUT HIS FEET IN
THE SPECIAL ELECTION. IT IS
ALSO GOING TO BE THE LAST DAY
OF OFFICIAL CITY SERVICE FOR
DIRECTOR ROBERT AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF SEATTLE CENTER.
OUR ESTEEMED DIRECTOR IS
RETIRING AFTER SERVING THE
SEATTLE CENTER SINCE 1996. I
AM THRILLED TO BE BRINGING TO
THE COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY FOR
CONSIDERATION AND SIGNATURE A
PROCLAMATION HONORING HIS
CAREER AND SERVICE TO THE CITY.
I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
DISCUSSING THAT AND SEEKING
SIGNATURES NEXT MONDAY , MY
STAFF WILL HOPEFULLY BE IN A
POSITION TO DISTRIBUTE THAT
DRAFT PROCLAMATION WELL IN
ADVANCE FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF COLLEAGUES AS WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HONORING HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY.
UPDATES FROM THE SEATTLE
LIBRARY. HOMEWORK HELP IS
EXPANDING. THE PROGRAM,
HOMEWORK HELP, STARTED THIS
PAST FALL AT SIX LIBRARY
LOCATIONS, 59 VOLUNTEERS, 16
SUBSTITUTE VOLUNTEERS,
PROVIDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO
290 STUDENTS IN 924 SESSIONS
IN 2022. WE NOW HAVE
FINALIZED DATES AND TIMES FOR
THE NEXT HOMEWORK HELP
OPPORTUNITY. THAT WILL BE
STARTING THIS WEEK, FEBRUARY 6
, TWO AFTERNOONS PER WEEK AT
THE SOUTH PARK BRANCH OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
EXPANDED HOURS AT THE COLUMBIA
CITY RAINIER BEACH, AND HIGH
POINT BRANCHES. ON WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 15, HOMEWORK HELP TO
BEGIN AT THE NORTHGATE RANCH
TWO AFTERNOONS PER WEEK. WE
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PLUG INTO
THAT HELPFUL SERVICE AND THANK
THE PL FOR THEIR EXPANDING
INSISTENCE. CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE. JANUARY 23-26, THE
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE RECOVERED
APPROXIMATELY 1733 NEEDLES.
64,960 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM 67
PARK PICKUP LOCATIONS. ALWAYS
GOOD TO GET THAT INFORMATION
FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE. IN CLOSING, I
WANT TO THANK REAL CHANGE FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE CELEBRITY VENDOR WEEK
THAT IS STILL ONGOING. IT WAS
GREAT TO GET TOGETHER AT
WESTLAKE PARK LAST WEEK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I WAS
PAIRED WITH DONALD AND IT WAS
GOOD TO GET TO KNOW DONALD AND
TO ALSO READ DONALD'S PROFILE
IN THE MID DECEMBER ISSUE OF
REAL CHANGE. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO LEARN
ABOUT HIS STORY. IT WAS A
REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET
OUT THERE AND REALLY MEET
PEOPLE, GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE
OF REAL CHANGE WHO ARE REALLY
MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH
THE ACTIONS AND THE ATTENTION
BEING DRAWN TO THEIR THEORY
OF CHANGE FROM THE CELEBRITY
VENDING WEEK . IT WAS A REAL
HONOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. I
WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HER WORK
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO ENGAGE GOING FORWARD.
FINALLY, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
OVER THE WEEKEND TO MEET WITH
SOME FOLKS FROM THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL .
THEY SHARED A COUPLE OF CANDID
PIECES OF FEEDBACK REGARDING
SOUND TRANSIT. I APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAD LAST
WEEK TO HAVE A BRIEFING
UPDATING THE COUNCIL ON SOME
OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO AND SOME OF
THE CHANGED RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM SOUND TRANSIT THAT AT
VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES ALONG
THE ALIGNMENT FOR SOUND
TRANSIT 3, ONE OF THE THINGS I
ADDRESSED I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING, WAS TO
COMMENT ON SOME INFORMATION
ON ONE OF THE SLIDES INDICATING
THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR THE
NEW REPUBLICAN STREET THAT
MITIGATION WAS POSSIBLE TO
ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE
CONCERNS THAT HAD BEEN RAISED
BY THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL. I WANT TO RELAY
FOR MY INITIAL CONVERSATIONS,
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE. THERE
ARE STILL CHALLENGES WHERE
THERE IS NOT A PLEA CONFIDENCE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME OF
THESE ISSUES CAN BE MITIGATED
BUT THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN
PROVIDED. I DO LOOK FORWARD,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN THIS
PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK AND
LIFT UP YOUR WORK AND PUTTING
TOGETHER A GOOD RESOLUTION IN
2022 WHICH DID FULLY
INCORPORATE THE FEEDBACK AND
NEEDS OF THE UNIQUE
CONSTITUENCIES IN THE UPTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE IDEAL
ALIGNMENT THAT HAD BEEN
PROPOSED BY THOSE GROUPS 48
MERCER STREET STATION. I THINK
THERE IS FLEXIBILITY ON
DIFFERENT STATION LOCATIONS.
BUT THEY ALL COME WITH THEIR
OWN PARTICULAR CHALLENGES
AROUND MITIGATION AND I DO WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO
ASSERT OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR ARTS
AND CULTURAL PARTNERS IN MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SOUND
TRANSIT 3 LIGHT RAIL LINE BUT
WITHOUT THE IMPACT OF
DISPLACING SOME OF THESE
INSTITUTIONS THAT REALLY CAN'T
EFFECTIVELY BE REPLACED OR
EFFECTIVELY MITIGATED BASED ON
THE CHOICES THAT WERE WE DECIDE
TO SINK THAT STATION. WITH
THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO BE
OUT NEXT MONDAY. I JUST WANT
TO SAY IN PUBLIC SESSION I
WOULD BE HONORED TO INCLUDE MY
NAME ON YOUR PROCLAMATION. IF
THAT COULD BE NOTED FOR THE
RECORD AND SECLUDED THAT WOULD
BE GREAT. WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
INCORPORATE YOUR NAME.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? SEEING THEM, I
WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBAL. WAIT, HOLD ON. I
WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> EVERYONE TODAY IS NOT
GETTING IT. COME ON PEOPLE.
BEFORE I START INTO MY SPIEL,
I MEANT TO SEND THIS FRIDAY
BUT I THINK YOU JUST GOT IT. WE
HAD IT IN OUR NEWSLETTER, I'M
GOING TO ASK TO PUT IT IN
YOURS. WE HAVE TWO NEW OPENINGS
FOR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS ON
THE SEATTLE ETHICS AND
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. WE WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF
KINDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. YOU SHOULD'VE
GOTTEN IT. WITH WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR. I'M TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE GET
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON SUCH
AN IMPORTANT COMMISSION. IS A
SEVEN MEMBER VOLUNTEER BODY
THAT INTERPRETS AND ADMINISTERS
SEATTLE DEMOCRACY VOUCHER
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION,
LOBBYING,
OKAY. LET'S SEE. HERE WE GO.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S NATIVE AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA. THE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. AS FAR
AS THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES, WE
HAVE A LOT OF STUFF HERE. I
WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH OUR
LOCAL NATIVE COMMUNITY UPDATE.
FIRST OF ALL, THE INDIGENOUS
CREATOR COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY HAVE SECURED A
PERMANENT HOME FOR INDIGENOUS
ARTS AND CULTURES AND WITHIN
WALK DISTANCE AT BUS LINES AND
LIGHTRAIL AND NEXT DOOR TO
CAPUTO GARDEN. WE HAVE BEEN A
BIG PROPONENT OF THIS FOR THE
LAST FOUR YEARS. WELL DONE. NEW
PROPERTY HAS 500 NEW PIECE OF
SOIL AND WILL COLLABORATE WITH
LOCAL LEADERS AND TRIBAL
PARTNERS AND CREATIVE TEAMS TO
COLLECT THE LAND FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. THE
INDIGENOUS-LED NON-PROFIT
INCLUDES A WELCOME COMMUNITY
HUB WHERE TRIBAL MEMBERS CAN
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND ON
EARTH. CONGRATULATIONS. I AM
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE, TWO IN A
ROW THAT THE NATIVE ACTION
NETWORK OPENED A NEW OFFICE AT
55 BELL STREET IN D7. GO, D7.
AND IT FEATURES GENERATION
AFTER GENERATIONS INCLUDING A
FRIEND OF MINE, AND THE NATIVE
ACTION NETWORK HOPES THE SPACE
COULD BE USED BY THE COMMUNITY
FOR GATHERINGS AND EVENTS. IF
YOU WANT INFORMATION COME TO
OUR OFFICE OR INFO AT NATIVE
ACTION NETWORK FOR MORE
INFORMATION. AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO CONGRATULATE THE AMERICAN
INDIAN PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT
SHARP SPOKE TO MORE THAN 3,000
GOVERNMENT LEADERS AROUND THE
WORLD IN SWITZERLAND. THE
PRESIDENT'S PRESIDENT COINCIDED
WITH A REPORT ENTITLED
EMBEDDING THE INDIGENOUS
COLLEGE IN THE RESTORATION
LANDSCAPE. WE HOPE TO GET YOU
SOMEWHAT OF A WATCH HER SPEECH
FROM THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
U.S. PRESIDENT OR VICE
PRESIDENT, AL GORE WHO SMOKE
AFTER PRESIDENT SHARP PRAISED
HER SUPPORT FOR THE WASHINGTON
STATE GREEN ENERGY INITIATIVE.
SO THAT IS PRETTY EXCITING. WE
HAD FOUR OR FIVE TRIBAL LEADERS
IN THE LAST 70 YEARS. I THINK
WE'RE THE ONLY STATE THAT HAS
BRAG RIGHTS ON THAT. LAST WEEK,
WE MET WITH A U.S. SENATOR AND
WITH STAFF FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AT
SEATTLE CENTER. AND ALSO
REGARDING THE WEST SEATTLE
BALLARD LIGHTRAIL PROJECT. WE
PARTICIPATED IN SOUND TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP AND OPERATION
COMMITTEE MEETING IN WHICH WE
REVIEWED IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS
VERTICAL CONVEYANCE, MEANING
ESCALATOR AND ESCALATORS. THE
IMPACT MEETING, THE GUEST
SPEAKER WAS LEESA MANION WITH
TOPICS INCLUDING ORGANIZED
RETAIL THEFT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
NEAR FREEWAY ENCAMPMENTS. WE
ALSO HAD OUR STAFF RETREAT TO
KIND OF ZERO IN ON OUR WORK
PLAN FOR 2023 AND THE YEAR
AHEAD AND AS YOU ALL KNOW,
GROUNDHOG IS MY FAVORITE
HOLIDAY. WE CELEBRATED
GROUNDHOG'S DAY. PHIL SAID SIX
MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, HOWEVER,
A TEXAS ARMADILLO KNOWN AS BK
BOB PREDICTED AN EARLY SPRING.
SO I'M GOING WITH BOB. YES, BK
BOB, TEXAS, YES. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES KNOWS. AND WE'LL BE
DISCUSSING IMPACT OF ENCAMPMENT
IN DISTRICT FIVE. I AM SURE A
FEW OF YOU HAVE MET WITH THEM.
IT INCLUDING A FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER WHO WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT
NORTH KING SUB AREA AND
PLANNING FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL
CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS
EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON D.C. WHICH WILL BE
FEBRUARY 19th THROUGH THE 23rd.
THIS IS AN EXCITING YEAR
BECAUSE INCOMING TREASURY
SECRETARY WILL BE HONORED. SHE
IS THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN
TREASURY SNCT OUR NATION'S
HISTORY. FINALLY, TOMORROW,
FEBRUARY 7, THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE WILL BE HEARING A
BILL THAT WOULD CREATE AN
HONORARY INDIGENOUS WAY FOR
ALASKA WAY. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY HAS
BEEN WORKING FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS TO
ELEVATE THE TRIBAL HISTORY AND
CULTURE AS PART OF THE
WATERFRONT PROGRAM AND HAS
RESULTED IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC
ARTS, PROGRAMMING, AND
INSERTIVE ELEMENTS AS PART OF
THE WATERFRONT AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE REBUILT
ALASKAN WAY A TRIBAL PLACEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN GOT TO
IT FIRST, BUT I AM EXCITED TO
SAY IT IN THE KNOW LANGUAGE. [
SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] I THINK
I SAID THAT RIGHT. AS YOU KNOW
THIS, IS WHAT THE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT CENTER WAS FOR
TRIBAL TRADE AND IT MEANS
LITTLE CROSSING OVER PLATE. WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
MUCKELSHOOT TRIBAL COUNCIL FOR
THE PROCESS OF SELECTING ZEKE
ZELEWICH AS THE RENAMING NAME
REPRESENTING THE TRIBAL CULTURE
IN OUR CITY. FOR THOSE OF WHO
YOU DID NOT GET A CHANCE, AND
IF YOU GET A CHANCE, THE GREAT
BOOK BY CARL THRUSH FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,
HE CAME DOWN AND DID A SERIES
OF INDIGENOUS PLACES AND NAME
FROM SEATTLE, HISTORY FROM THE
CROSSING OVER PLATE. I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO
READ IT BUT IF YOU DO, GET THE
SECOND EDITION. IN THE BACK,
THERE IS A GLOSSARY AND IT'S SO
SCHOOL BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE
WORDS AND PLACES LIKE SEATTLE.
AND PLACES LIKE GAS WORKS PARK,
PORTAGE BAY, LAKE UNION, HOLLER
LAKE. GOSH. PIPERS CREEK,
GOLDEN GARDENS, THE MARINA,
SALMON BAY, ROCK CREEK.
ALL OF THESE ARE IN HERE WITH
THE TRADITIONAL AND REAL NAMES.
WITH THAT I AM ACTUALLY -- WE
HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
PROFESSOR THRUSH WHEN HE CAME
DOWN AND GOING BACK TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WAS
SAYING, IT'S ABOUT LAND BACK
AND FIRST RIGHT OF RECEIVAL AND
BUYING THE LAND AND
COMANAGEMENT OF THE RESOURCES.
SAM LEFT. I DON'T MEANLY IS NOT
WITH US BUT HE WAS THE FIRST
CITY PERSON IN THE CITY
DEPARTMENT WITH A SERIES ON
LAND USE AND IMPLEMENTING AND
INTERPRETING WAYS OF MANAGING
INDIGENOUS LAND. NOT EVERYONE
DID THAT. WE HAVE COME A ALONG
WAY FROM 1865 WHEN THE FIRST
CITY COUNCIL PASSED FOUR
ORDINANCES, ONE OF THEM BEING
AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE
REMOVAL OF INDIANS FOR POINTS
OUTSIDE THE TIME LIMITS AND
PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO HAIR
BORE HARBOR THEM. WE HAVE COME
A LONG WAY. I THINK THAT'S IT.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
SAID IT BETTER THAN I DID. WITH
THAT ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I DO
NOT SEE ANY. WE WILL GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. I BELIEVE IT
WILL BE 30 MINUTES. LET ME
RE-ENTER THE RECORD WHAT I NEED
TO SAY BEFORE WE GO INTO THE
SESSION. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS
PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE
PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING
OR POTENTIAL OR ACTIVE
LITIGATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONVERSATIONIAL LEGAL MATTER
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT THE
COUNCIL RESERVE POLICY FOR OPEN
SESSION. SO IT'S 3:38. MADAM
CLERK WILL LET US KNOW WHEN 30
MINUTES ARE UP. IF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
THE EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION, THIS COUNCIL WILL
BE AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURNED. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS
FEBRUARY 13th AT 2:00. THE
COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THANK YOU.