EVERYBODY, THIS IS THE COUNSEL
BRIEFING. I'M CALLING IT TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS TO: ONE.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> CLERK, I AM HOUSE ALSO HERE
STRAUSS.
>> APOLOGIES. SEVEN PRESENT.
>> TAKE YOU. I SHOULD ALSO ADD
FOR THE RECORD THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA FROM JUNE 5th WILL BE
ADOPTED. WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
TODAY, IN THE COUNCILMEMBER
LINEUP, WE WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE WILL
THEN HAVE ONE 20 MINUTE
EXECUTIVE SESSION, POSSIBLY 30,
AND I WILL COME BACK ON THE
RECORD. WE ARE GOING TO HOLD 2
MINUTES FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THOMAS TOMORROW'S AGENDA WILL
BE MINUTES, PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS, AS WELL AS ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE CLIENT PLEDG
GIVING COUNSEL. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UNLESS OF
COURSE ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBER
WOULD LIKE SOMETHING REMOVED T
DISCUSS LATER. THERE ARE 11
ITEMS ON YOUR COMMITTEE REPORTS
TOMORROW. THE FIRST IS AN
APPOINTMENT SUPPORTING TO SERV
AS THE SEATTLE CITY CLERK, AS
YOU KNOW. MONICA RETIRED, AND
THEN ELIZABETH LEFT. WE HAVE
SELECTED HER. HOPEFULLY YOU
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT
HER CONFIRMATION PACKET. THE
MATERIAL IN ADDITION. SHE MADE
HERSELF AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH
EACH COUNSEL OFFICE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE OF
TOMORROW'S CONFIRMATION VOTE. I
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO
LOOK AT HER PHENOMENAL RESUME.
AM REALLY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE
HER TOMORROW FOR THE
APPOINTMENT. FOLLOWING THAT
VOTE, COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A
COUNSEL BILL RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF HOME OCCUPATIONS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS
HELD FROM LAST WEEK AT THE
REQUEST OF THE LAND-USE CHAIR,
DAN STRAUSS. WE WILL ALSO TAKE
UP TWO COUNSEL BILLS AND TWO
CLERK FILES , REVIEWED AND
RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC ASSET
COMMITTEE. THIS INCLUDED AN
AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT FOR THE OPERATION OF
WATERFRONT PARK. AN AGREEMENT
AND PRESENTATION OF THE ARTS
FESTIVAL. CLERK FILE APPROVING
THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
FIRE STATION 31. CLERK FILE
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT STATU
FOR THE SOUTH PARK CENTER.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THOSE ITEMS TOMORRO
AND MAY ADDRESS THEM TODAY. WE
WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING FIVE
COUNSEL BILLS RECOMMENDED BY TH
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
UTILITIES COMMITTEE, INCLUDING
COUNSEL BILL REGARDING AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
AS MEDICATION FOR THE 520
BRIDGE PROJECT. THE COUNSEL BIL
GRANTING ACCESS TO THE RIGHTS
TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR
ACCESS OVER AND UNDER PROPERTY
KNOWN AS FIRE STATION 22.
COUNSEL BILL EXTENDING BLOCK
THE BOX AND TRANSIT ONLY
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS . A COUNSE
BILL ALLOWING LIMITED
APPLICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF
EVASIVE WEED. THAT SOUNDS
EXCITING. AND FINALLY, A COUNSE
BILL WITH A CENTRAL PUGET SOUN
TRANSIT REGIONAL AUTHORITY.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WILL BE
SPEAKING TO ALL FIVE OF THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
FOR TOMORROW'S AGENDA , IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE. I WOULD LIKE
TO ALERT EVERYONE THAT NEXT
WEEK, CITY HALL WILL BE OPEN FO
BUSINESS ON MONDAY, JULY 3rd,
THOUGH WE WILL NOT HAVE A
COUNSEL BRIEFING NEXT MONDAY.
CITY HALL AND COUNSEL OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, JUL
4th. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S FOURTH O
JULY. WE WILL HOLD THE COUNCIL
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 5th
AT 2:00. INSTEAD OF TUESDAY WE
WILL DO IT OUT WEDNESDAY, JULY
5th. YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A
MEMO FOR ME OUTLINING OUR
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR JULY,
AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER. WE WILL
AGAIN BE CONSULT CONSOLIDATING
MEETINGS TO TWO MEETINGS IN
JULY AND SEPTEMBER, ONE IN
AUGUST. AFTER TODAY'S MEETING,
OUR NEXT COUNSEL BRIEFING WILL
BE MONDAY, JULY 10th. ALL RIGHT
AS I SHARED, THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATION FOR ME OR US TO
SIGN TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN OUR
REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND BRIEFINGS. WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOL
TODAY. THEN LEWIS, MORALES,
NELSON, PEDERSEN, SAWANT,
STRAUSS AND JUAREZ. HAS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT JOIN US
YET?
>> YES, I'M HERE, SORRY FOR
BEING LATE.
>> OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT THE
LINEUP IS. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE IS
MEETING TOMORROW, THERE ARE
THREE ITEMS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA. FIRST IS ON [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THIS WILL BE
OUR MOST RECENT UPDATE SINCE TH
LAST ONE WE HEARD IN COMMITTEE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THIS IS AN
ORDINARY MEANS RELATED CAP BAS
WORKERS STANDARD ESTABLISHING
WORK STANDARDS ON THE
ACTIVATION. SUBSTITUTE -- WE
ARE WORKING WITH THE CLOCK ON
HOW BEST TO HERE THIS
AMENDMENT. WE ALSO ARE HEARING
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ON AGE FRIENDLY
SEATTLE, ADDRESSING --
ISOLATION . THE AGENDA WAS
PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED TO INCLUD
AN UPDATE FROM THE CITY AUDITOR
ABOUT THE RETAIL AUDIT. WE HAV
BEEN PREPARED TO ASK
COUNCILMEMBERS TO BE WITH US
UNTIL 1:00 P.M. FOR OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING TO
INCORPORATE THAT. THE COUNSEL
REQUESTED MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS RETAIL THEF
AUDIT. IT HAS BEEN DELAYED,
THOUGH. CITY AUDITOR HAS
RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM EXTERNAL
BODIES, INCLUDING THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, KING COUNTY PROSECUTO
AND SEVERAL BUSINESS GROUPS. W
HAVE NOT RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT . I THINK FOLKS WHO
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY
AUDITOR'S APPROACH, UNDERSTAND
THAT BEFORE FINALIZING AN
AUDIT, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO
HEAR BACK FROM THOSE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS AND PARTICIPANTS I
THE AUDIT. HOPEFULLY WE WILL B
HEARING FROM THEM BEFORE TOO
LONG. AN UPDATE OF WHAT WE
HEARD LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT ON JUNE
13th, COMMITTEE MEMBERS HEARD
LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY THE
POLICE COMMISSION REGARDING
OPERATIONS. ON JUNE 21st, AFTE
OUR COMMITTEE BRIEFING, THEY
DISCUSS THE VERSION ON THE
13th. NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THAT
CONVERSATION , THE BILL ITSELF
WILL BE SCHEDULED AT THE JULY
11th MEETING . WE ARE ASKING
THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONTAC
-- BY THIS FRIDAY , JUNE 30th
THIS FRIDAY FOR THE
OPERATIONS. A FEW ADDITIONAL
UPDATES REMINDING THE PUBLIC,
WITH JULY 4th COMING UP,
FIREWORK DISPLAYS ARE BANNED I
SEATTLE , AND IN UNINCORPORATED
-- COUNTY. AS I LIFTED UP IN
MY NEWSLETTER LAST WEEK, WE
KNOW THAT IN THE STATE WE SAW
310 FIREWORK RELATED FIREWORKS
AND INJURIES LAST YEAR. WE
KNOW THIS IS THE HEAVIEST DAY
FOR OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS,
AND WE ASK THAT IN ADDITION TO
ENJOYING PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS
DISPLAYS, THAT FOLKS STAY SAFE
AND MAKING CALLS ABOUT
FIREWORKS UNLESS THERE'S AN
INJURY OR A FIRE IN PROGRESS,
WE ASK THAT FOLKS CALL THE
NONEMERGENCY LINE . THERE ARE S
MANY EMERGENCIES OVER THE FOURT
OF JULY WEEKEND. WE WANT TO
ALSO TOUCH ON AN ISSUE THAT
HAS BEEN WELL COVERED BY THE
MEDIA . TWO WEEKS AGO, A
FENTANYL SYSTEMS WORKGROUP WAS
APPOINTED. IN ADDITION TO
MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBERS NELSON,
STRAUSS AND LEWIS ARE
REPRESENTED ON THESE WORKGROUPS
I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THI
WORK ADDRESS ALL SUBJECTS
INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT ASSOCIATED WITH OUR
PATH FORWARD. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO GET SOME CLARITY ON FINANCES
DIRECTION THE CITY TAKES. I
WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFIC
FOR RELEASING RESULTS OF FREE
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION FOR
COMPLAINTS. FORMER POLICE
CHIEF -- I THINK THE MAYOR FOR
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS,
AFTER HIS OFFICE WAS INFORMED
AFTER THIS AND TAKING OFFICE.
AFTER THE COMPLAINTS WERE
LANGUISHING ON THE DESK OF THE
PRIOR ADMINISTRATION. SINCE
THEY WERE COMPLAINTS AGAINST
THE POLICE CHIEF, THEY WEREN'T
BEING HANDLED. THEY'VE BEEN SEN
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. AGAIN,
MANY THANKS TO THE MAYOR 'S
OFFICE FOR ADDRESSING THE
LANGUISHING COMPLAITS. FOLKS
REMEMBER ON A PARALLEL TRACK,
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED LEGISLATIO
TO ESTABLISH NEW PROCESS FOR
COMPLAINTS. NOT ONLY AT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, BUT THE OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERA
FOR LINING THEIR WORK ON THIS
EFFORT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE --
MOVING FORWARD ADOPTED BY THE
COUNCIL. LASTLY, JUST WANT TO
SAY THE MAYOR HAS SET THE
EXPECTATION THAT MY ONLY THE
CHIEF, BUT ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS
PARTICIPATE IN PROCESSES FOR
COMPLAINTS , EVEN AFTER THEY AR
GONE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT
EXPECTATION FOR OUR MAYOR IN
SETTING EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW
HIRES. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT
THIS HAS TRANSPIRED THE WAY IT
HAS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT
STATEMENT THAT THE MAYOR MADE
AS IT RELATES TO THIS SET OF
CIRCUMSTANCES. THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS DOCUMENT
IN THE REPORT SECTION OF THE
WEBSITE. LASTLY, ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY FRONT, I JUST WANT TO
REFERENCE INFORMATION I
RECEIVED FROM THE CHIEF OF
POLICE IN THE ANNOUNCING OF A
NEW TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS
VIOLENCE IN THE CITY AFTER THE
TRAGIC ACT OF INCOMPREHENSIBL
GUN VIOLENCE IN BELLTOWN ON
JUNE 13th , RECOGNIZING THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY
DONE TREMENDOUS WORK OF
REMOVING LARGE NUMBERS OF GUNS
FROM THE CRIMINAL ECOSYSTEM
OVER THE LAST YEAR . THERE HAS
BEEN A REDUCTION IN SERIOUS
SHOOTING INJURIES COMPARED TO
2022. OUR ENTIRE NATION IS
STILL FACING AN EPIDEMIC OF
VIOLENCE. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
ABOUT THIS TASK FORCE TODAY. I
AM APPRECIATIVE AND SUPPORTED
BY WITH WHAT THE CHIEF HAS TO
DO WITH STAFF TO ADDRESS
EMERGING NEEDS. IT WAS IMPORTAN
TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRIAGING O
OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
NEW TASK FORCE WILL NOT RESULT
IN ANY REDUCTION TO THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT DETECTIVES AS HAD
OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS EFFORTS TO
TRIAGE THESE OFFICERS FOR
EMERGING PRIORITIES. ALSO , ON
THE MAJOR EVENTS UPDATES, JUST
QUICKLY ON LAST WEEK'S EVENTS,
ATTENDED THE MORGAN JUNCTION
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL
LAST THURSDAY I WAS REALLY
PLEASED TO VISIT THE
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO
LEARN HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING
THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
USING $500,000 IN CITY FUNDING
THAT I CHAMPIONED IN 2022.
DENNY MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAINIER
BEACH AND INGRAM ALSO RECEIVED
FUNDS THIS YEAR. THEY ARE
PRIORITIZING STUDENTS AND
REPORTED THE HIGHEST LEVELS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ONE OF THE MOR
OBVIOUS WAYS MENTAL HEALTH --
A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH
INCLUDING A WORKSHOP SERIES
FOCUSED ON ANCESTRAL ,
INTERGENERATIONAL AND
INTERPERSONAL HEALING AND
RESILIENCY, INCLUDING A 16 WEEK
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND A NEW
STAFF MEMBER THAT IS WORKING T
FORGE RELATIONSHIPS DIRECTLY
WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO
CONNECT THEM BY PROVIDING
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND
RESTORATIVE CONVERSATIONS .
FROM THIS INITIAL $500,000 IN
THOSE TARGET SCHOOLS WILL
ENFORCE THE VERY INCREASED CIT
INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH
MIXTURE, CHAMPIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA --
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE SOME OF
THAT AND FINDING OUT HOW THEY
ARE GOING TO BE APPLIED. ALSO,
LAST WEEK, THE ALTERNATE
RESPONSE WORKGROUP MET ON
FRIDAY TO DISCUSS THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR QUARTER
THREE . I ALSO HAD MY REGULAR
MONTHLY AND TWICE MONTHLY
MEETINGS LAST WEEK. I AND
DEPUTY CLERK REPRESENTED THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE . IT WAS A
FANTASTIC CITY TURNOUT, AS WELL
AS A HUGE AND JOYOUS SPECTATOR
TURNOUT AS WELL. ORGANIZERS OF
THE PARADE SAY HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME
DOWNTOWN TO WATCH IN PERSON. NO
ONLY TO CELEBRATE AND MAKE
WELCOME OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY .
BRINGING THE PARADE VIEWERSHIP
BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.
MOVING TOWARDS THIS WEEK, I HAD
MY REGULAR MEETING , TWICE
MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH CHIEF
DIAZ TODAY. I WILL ALSO HAVE TH
SECOND MEETING WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY
HOLDERS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE
NEW OBSTRUCTIONS LEGISLATION. W
HAVE MET WITH DPD ALREADY.
PUBLIC DEFENSE. WE HAVE
INCLUDED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHANGE TEAM . THAT WAS ONE OF A
SERIES OF MEETINGS WE ARE HAVIN
WITH CONCERNS . LASTLY, ON
FRIDAY, I WILL BE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AND THOSE
RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL.
ASSISTING THEM IN PROCURING AND
REINSTATING MEDICAID OR
MEDICAID HEALTH BENEFITS. AND
RECEIVING MEDICATION FOR OPIOI
USE DISORDER. THANK YOU. DOES
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? NOT SEEING ANY. I
WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. GOOD TO
BE WITH YOU, COLLEAGUES. HAPPY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WE HAVE FIVE
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMEOWNERS COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL AGENDA. THOSE
ITEMS ARE THE APPOINTMENT FIRST
THE APPOINTMENT TO THE CLIMAT
PLEDGE ARENA GIVING COUNSEL FO
A TERM TO JUNE 30th 2026.
COUNSEL BILL 120-5950 , WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT O
PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS
OF THE WATERFRONT SEATTLE FOR
THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE O
WATERFRONT PARK AND PUBLIC
SPACES. I WILL JUST BRIEFLY
MENTIONED, WE HAD MULTIPLE
HEARINGS ON THIS LEGISLATION IN
THE COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE
ONGOING HURDLES COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WILL BE AWARE OF, MAYBE
SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL, WAS THE ONGOING
NEGOTIATION AROUND A LABOR
HARMONY AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS
OF THE WATERFRONT . I'M VERY
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FRIEND
OF THE WATERFRONT AND THE
VARIOUS LABOR UNIONS SEEKING T
BARGAIN WITH FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT DID REACH AN
ACCOMMODATION ON LABOR PEACE .
WITH THAT INFORMATION, WE WERE
HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
ENTIRE PACKAGE. I COMMEND THE
PARTIES FOR WORKING IN GOOD
FAITH TO RESOLVE THE POTENTIAL
CONFLICT. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, WHICH
AUTHORIZED THE SEATTLE CENTER T
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH NEW
RISING SUN FOR THE PRESENTATION
OF -- WHICH WILL BE RETURNING
TO THE SEATTLE CENTER THIS FALL
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND
APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER. REALLY MOVING
FORWARD WITH THOSE BUDGET ADDS
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS MOVED
FORWARD TO HELP BRING THIS
TOGETHER AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND DILIGENCE OF WORKING THROUG
THIS AS PART OF OUR POST-COVID
RECOVERY IN THE CITY. WE
RECOMMENDED THE APPROVAL OF
CLERK FILES . FIRST CLERK FILE
31494 APPROVING THE CONCEPT FO
FIRE STATION 31, LOCATED AT
1130 MERIDIAN AVENUE NORTH, AN
WAVING SOME DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. THIS IS A FIRE
STATION IN DISTRICT 5. WE HAD A
GREAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION FRO
THE DEPARTMENT ON THE NEED AND
PROCESS WARRANTING THE WAIVER
OF THESE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONSIDERING
THAT APPLE COUNSEL, AND
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION WE
RECEIVED IN THE COMMITTEE. THE
NEXT CLERK FILE, 314494
MODIFIES SOME DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS TO ALLOW THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHPARK
COMMUNITY CENTER, AND ALLOW FOR
FIVE LIGHT POLES FOR THE
ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING AT THAT
SITE. SIMILARLY, WE RECEIVED A
THOROUGH PRESENTATION , AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONFIRMING THE
COMMITTEE'S DECISION. ALL OF
THESE MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTE
WERE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED OUT, AN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONSIDERATION OF COLLEAGUES
TOMORROW APPLE COUNSEL. CLEAN
CITY DATA FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, JUNE 12, JUNE 16th
834 RECOVERED NEEDLES FOR THAT
PERIOD. 141 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
AS WELL AS 30,960 POUNDS OF
GARBAGE. SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRAR
UPDATES. THE SHORT STORY
DISPENSERS, OPERATED BY THE
LIBRARY, OR MOVING TO A NEW
LOCATION. TWO WEEKS AGO THE
DISPENSERS MOVED FROM THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY FROM THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY AND THE FREMON
LIBRARY TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
CAPITOL HILL BRANCHES
RESPECTIVELY. IN HONOR OF PRID
MONTH. A COLLECTION OF PRIDE
RELATED STORIES HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE SHORT STORY DISPENSERS,
AND ADDITIONALLY LOCAL WRITERS
THE PARK IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
A LITTLE OUTDATED FROM THE
RECENT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. OUR
FIRST BRIEFING SINCE THE
OPENING OF CITY PARK. IT'S A
GREAT PLACE TO STOP IN
DOWNTOWN. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE
MEMBERS EATING LUNCH AT THE
PROVIDED TABLES. IT WAS GOOD TO
TALK TO McKENNA AND JAMIKA ,
THE PARK AMBASSADORS WHO WERE
PRESENT MANAGING THE PARK
CONCIERGE. THERE ARE GOING TO
BE ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES AT
THE PARK. THEY CAN CONNECT FOUR
THERE IS GOING TO BE MUSIC
PROVIDED BY LOCAL BUS GROUPS AN
OTHER PROGRAMMING. ESPECIALLY
US HERE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT SO CLOSE BY, TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS NEWLY
REINVIGORATED GREEN SPACE AT
CITY HALL PARK. HUGE
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OUR PARTNERS AT
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION FO
REALLY PUTTING TOGETHER A REALL
GREAT REACTIVATION OF THE SPAC
THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN WITHOUT FOR
SEVEN YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL
IS OFFERING A SUMMER OF SAFETY
PROGRAM, WHICH IS A FREE PROGRA
THAT PROVIDES STRUCTURED
ACTIVITIES AND A SAFE SPACE NO
CONNECTED TO OTHER SUPERVISED
PROGRAMS. SUMMER SAFETY WILL
OPERATE ON VARIOUS DAYS AT
SEVEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ADDITIONAL PARKS AND HUMAN
SERVICES TEAMS ARE TEAMING UP T
PROVIDE FREE SUMMER MEALS. YOU
CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE
PROGRAMS ON THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION WEBSITE. COUNCI
PRESIDENT, THOSE ARE ALL OF MY
UPDATES. I WILL GIVE IT A SECON
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO
HAS ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, SEEIN
NO QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT ON
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. LET'S SEE. FIRST THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
WE DID COUNSEL LAST WEEK'S
MEETING. APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE
NOTICE. I THINK IT WAS
WEDNESDAY. WE WILL HAVE A
MEETING ON JULY 14th , THAT'S
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING. I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP
ON THE COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD, ABOUT THE TASK FORCE.
MY OFFICE WILL BE MEETING WITH
THEM NEXT WEEK TO UNDERSTAND
MORE ABOUT THIS TASK FORCE AS
WELL I WAS FOLLOWING UP ON
SEVERAL ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN
HEARING FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. ARTS, LAST
WEEK MAYOR HARRELL ANNOUNCED
-- IS GOING TO BE SERVING AS OU
NEXT DIRECTOR FOR ARTS AND
CULTURE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS. HE IS AN AWARD-WINNING
DISCIPLINARY OFFICE. SHE'S GOT
EXTENSIVE PUBLIC ARTS
ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE AND
BRINGS A STRONG FOCUS ON
SUPPORTING OUR CREATIVE
ECONOMY. WE ARE VITALIZING THAT
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
INTERVIEWING HER AS PART OF THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE. I'M EXCITED
SHE WILL BE JOINING US STARTING
JULY 19th. WE WILL HAVE HER I
MY COMMITTEE PROBABLY A LITTLE
LATER IN THE SUMMER, MAYBE EARL
FALL, WHEN SHE HAS HAD A CHANCE
TO SETTLE IN. LOOKING FORWARD T
THAT POINT I DO WANT TO THANK
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR WHO HAS
BEEN SERVING IN THE POSITION FO
THE LAST TWO YEARS. SERVING IN
THAT CAPACITY . SHE HAS SERVED
THE CITY IN MANY DIFFERENT
CAPACITIES OVER 40 YEARS. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK HER FOR HE
DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC
SERVICE. WE WISH HER THE VERY
BEST. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED MY
FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, HER
TERM HAS EXPIRED AND ROLLED OFF
SO I WILL BE SERVING AS THE NEW
REPRESENTATIVE ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LAST WEE
WE ELECTED NEW OFFICERS AND
REVIEWED THE CALENDAR. I WILL B
ATTENDING THE RETREAT A LITTLE
LATER THIS FALL. LAST WEEK I
MET WITH RESIDENTS FROM LAKE
WASHINGTON APARTMENTS, THEY'VE
GOT LOTS OF CONCERNS ABOUT
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ISSUES THEY
ARE HAVING THERE. WE WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE OWNER . MY
STAFF IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THEM TO MAKE SURE THOSE ISSUES
GET RESOLVED. I DO WANT TO THAN
CONGRESSMAN -- WHOSE OFFICES
WERE ALSO PRESENT AT THE
MEETING WE HAD IN COMMUNITY
LAST WEEK. WE ALSO HAD A CHECK
IN WITH REACH ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
WE GOT FOR THE SAFETY PLAN IN
THE LAST BUDGET PROCESS. THAT
IS ALL WELL UNDERWAY . WE ALSO
HAD A CHECK IN WITH THE PDA .
THEY ARE EXPANDING THEIR
SERVICES INTO THE RAYNOR
VALLEY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION. WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MAK
SURE THEY ARE GETTING THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SERVE TH
MOST FORMIDABLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. ON FRIDAY I ATTENDED
THE BEACON HILL ELEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY
FESTIVAL. LOTS OF KIDS OUT
JUST CHOMPING AT THE BIT FOR TH
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE HAD A
SUNNY AFTERNOON AND THEY WERE
OUT SINGING AND DANCING , SPORT
AND SNACKS. WE REALLY WANT TO
THANK THE PRINCIPAL AND THE PT
ESSAY WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THAT
FOR THE KIDS OUT THERE . GLAD
EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. THE
I ALSO ATTENDED AN EVENING
PRIDE CELEBRATION . FOUNDED BY
RAY CORONA. HAD A GREAT TIME
OUT THERE MEETING WITH FOLKS
AND TALKING WITH THEM. FOLKS
FROM THE MEXICAN CONSULATE WHER
THERE. REALLY JUST A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE
REPRESENTATION AND GREAT
INTERSECTION MALADY OF FOLKS IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO THE
FOR THAT INVITATION. THIS WEEK
MY OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO MEET
WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDE
GROUP AROUND INCREASING YOUTH
PROGRAMMING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, PARTICULARLY AT
THE COMMONS. WE'VE ALSO BEEN
MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
ACROSS THE DISTRICT ABOUT HOW W
INCREASE THE KIND OF LATE MIGH
TEEN PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE
THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS.
A LOT OF RESOURCES WERE TAKEN
AWAY DURING THE COVID PERIOD
AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE REALLY
HUNGRY FOR A FULL REBOUND OF
THOSE SERVICES. WE ARE GETTING
LATE MY BASKETBALL , BUT THE
SNACKS THAT USED TO BE PROVIDED
ARE NOT THERE IN SOME CASES.
THERE'S JUST A REAL DESIRE TO
MAKE SURE THE FULL RETURN OF
THE PROGRAMMING AND AVAILABILIT
OF SERVICES , AND OPTIONS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE, TO HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO ARE GETTING RAMPED BACK
UP. WE ARE ALSO ATTENDING A
COMMUNITY ENVISIONING SESSION
IN BEACON HILL WITH THE BEACON
HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I WANT
TO WISH A HAPPY SOMALI HERITAG
WEEK TO OUR SOMALI NEIGHBORS.
THERE WILL BE CELEBRATIONS
HAPPENING ALL WEEK. ON SATURDAY
I WILL BE ATTENDING A SOMALI
HERITAGE INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT
FINALLY TOMORROW WE WILL BE
ATTENDING THE GROUNDBREAKING
ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AN
OFFICE OF HOUSING DIRECTOR. I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES,
AND UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. THE ECONOMI
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CIT
LIGHT MEETING COMMITTEE DOES
MEET THIS WEDNESDAY . I WANT TO
NOTE THAT IT IS MEETING EARLY
AT 9:00. THANK YOU ALL FOR
ACCOMMODATING THE EARLY START O
THIS MEETING. THERE IS THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IS GOING TO
BE HAPPENING AT 10:00. I'M
STARTING THIS MEETING EARLY. WE
HAVE TWO SHORT ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. ONE WILL BE A DISCUSSIO
AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNSEL
BILL 120594, WHICH WILL GIVE
CITY LIKE THE FLEXIBILITY ON
MOVING FORWARD WITH OVERHEAD
ELECTRICITY FACILITIES ON
STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE FIRS
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS
FLEXIBILITY AROUND WHERE THEY
MUST PUT REPLACEMENT OR NEW
ELECTRIC LINES , UNDERGROUND OR
OVERHEAD. WE HAD A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AT THE
LAST MEETING. WE HAVE RESOLUTIO
ö2095 AUTHORIZING THE
COMMENCEMENT OF CABLE FRANCHISE
CONTRACT RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS
WITH COMCAST CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS. THIS WILL BE A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE, BECAUSE THIS IS
ROUTINE LEGISLATION. ALL RIGHT.
MEETINGS I TOOK LAST WEEK . I
MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTO
OF THE FOOD BANK WITH MY STAFF
TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR EXPANDED
OPERATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC,
AND ALSO HEAR ABOUT THEIR PLAN
FOR EXPANSION OF THEIR FAIRLY
NEW FACILITY , AND THE
FUNDRAISING THEY ARE DOING
AROUND THAT. SPEAKING OF URBA
LOCAL CULTURE , AS WE DID
EARLIER TODAY, THERE WILL BE A
GARDEN ON THAT SIDE. THAT'S
EXCITING. MY CHIEF AND I HAD A
MEETING WITH SENSIBLE ZACH
STOLE. ROBERT EAGLE STAFF
MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST WEEK. THIS
IS SOMETHING INITIATED AFTER
RECEIVING MULTIPLE EMAILS FROM
PARENTS FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING
INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE
CORNER OF NORTH 90th AND
NESBITT AVENUE JUST BEFORE 8:00
A.M. TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND
WOUNDED RIGHT THERE, RIGHT ABOU
8:00 , DURING THE TRANSITION
TIME WHEN KIDS ARE ARRIVING TO
SCHOOL EITHER BY METRO BUS, I
FOOT OR CAR, WHATEVER. THIS
MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN SOME
OF THESE EVENTS. IT WAS AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET, AND THE
PRINCIPAL AND HIS SECURITY STAF
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING
KIDS SAFE INSIDE WITHIN ABOUT
TWO BLOCK RADIUS AREA OF THE
SCHOOL. ALSO SECURING ALL OF
THE BUILDINGS, ET CETERA. THIS
WAS DIFFICULT, BECAUSE IN PARK,
ROBERT EAGLE STAFF HAS A
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL ED
PROGRAM, AND A LOT OF THE KIDS
ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS OR HEARING
IMPAIRED, OR HAVE OTHER
DISABILITIES. I WAS IMPRESSED
AND REALLY SURPRISED THEY WERE
ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE CALM AND
SAFE, CONSIDERING THAT
UNDERSTAFFED POLICE HAD THEIR
HANDS FULL WITH THE SITUATION.
IT WAS, I DUNNO, CHAOTIC AND
TRAUMATIZING. FOR THE STAFF AN
FOR THE STUDENTS . PARENTS WER
REMARKING THAT THEIR KID
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SEE THAT .
WOUNDED BODIES AND BLOOD, ET
CETERA. I REALIZED SHOOTINGS
ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY
AND I'M REALLY GLAD THE CHIEF
TASK FORCE IS GOING TO BE
FOCUSING ON THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ,
IN PART, BECAUSE THIS
PARTICULAR INCIDENT MIGHT HAVE
GOTTEN DROWNED IN THE FUROR AN
GRIEF OVER THE MURDER OF --
AND HER UNBORN CHILD THE DAY
BEFORE. I'M JUST MENTIONING IT
NOW. I AM JUST NOTING THAT WHAT
THE PARENTS HEARD, WHAT I'VE
HEARD FROM THE PRINCIPAL THAT H
HEARD FROM THE PARENTS, IS
BASICALLY SHOCK THAT THIS AREA
IS WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
NESBITT AVENUE IS A SAFE ROUTE
TO SCHOOL. HE SHOWED ME PHOTOS
OF FAIRLY EXTENSIVE OPEN-AIR
DRUG MARKET THAT IS RIGHT ALONG
THE WAY AS KIDS ARE WALKING TO
SCHOOL, AND THAT'S WHERE THIS
OCCURRED. I REACHED OUT TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT REMOVAL AN
PRIORITY OF THESE UNSAFE
CONDITIONS. WE WILL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS. ANYWAY, I DO WANT TO
SAY THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND
THE DEMONSTRATION ON SATURDAY
JUNE 17th , IN BELLTOWN. I ASKE
TOM GRAFF, THE PRESIDENT OF
BELLTOWN UNITED, TO GIVE ME A
TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE
WERE JOINED BY OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS AND TIM BURGESS OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. PARTICULARLY
THE ALLEY THAT IS RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER FROM WHERE THE
INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. THE
AMBASSADOR THAT JOINED US DID
RELATE THERE IS RAMPANT
VIOLENCE AND DRUG DEALING GOIN
ON IN THAT VALLEY . THEY WON'T
EVEN GO IN THERE TO CLEAN IT OR
DEAL WITH TRASH BECAUSE THERE'
NO EGRESS. IT IS ABUTTING A
BUILDING SITE. THAT IS
PROBLEMATIC. IT'S RIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE BUILDING
WHERE MANY, MANY ELDERLY PEOPL
LIVE , AND FAMILIES. I HEARD
FROM THOSE FOLKS. WE ALSO TALKE
TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF HATC
CANTINA , AS WELL AS THE
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER , AS
WELL AS THE PROPERTY MANAGER A
THE MARKET, WHICH IS THE
BUILDING WHERE THE BENTO HOUSE
IS LOCATED. ANYWAY , I WAS ABLE
TO SEE UP CLOSE SOME OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
PROGRESS ON PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES. I KNOW NOW IS NOT THE
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE SEVERITY
OF OUR PUBLIC CITY CRISIS IN
THE NEWS ALL THE TIME. WHEN IS
THE TIME TO VOICE THE OUTRAGE O
OUR CONSTITUENTS OR WHAT IS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY
WE WILL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT
SOON. ANYWAY , THE TASK FORCE O
THE FENTANYL SYSTEMS WERE GROUP
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED , HAS FOUR SUBGROUPS.
I JOINED THE FIRST OF ONE OF TH
TWO THAT I AM ON. THE
COMMUNITY/THERAPEUTIC COURT WOR
GROUP LAST WEEK. WE HAD A VERY
RICH DISCUSSION WITH VARYING
PERSPECTIVES. FOLKS ARE WILLIN
TO JUMP INTO THAT. I AM NOT
SURE WHAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS.
THOSE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY. THE
OTHER SUBGROUP I AM ON IS ON
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
THAT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
ANYWAY, I WILL AND WHAT
HAPPENED LAST WEEK NOTES BY
SAYING MY STAFF AND I MET WITH
THE ORGANIZERS OF THE 2023 DAY
TRIP FESTIVAL. THIS IS A
POSITIVE THING TO END ON. THIS
IS HAPPENING ON JULY 16th AT
MYRTLE EDWARDS PARK. IT IS
BEING PUT ON BY INSOMNIA, WHICH
PUTS TOGETHER FESTIVALS ALL OVE
THE COUNTRY. I EMPHASIZED I
WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THEY
SERVE FOOD AND BEVERAGE FROM
OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, AND
THEY ASSURED ME THEY WILL BE
DOING THAT . THE ECONOMIC
BENEFIT TO THE CITIES IN WHICH
THEY PRODUCE THESE EVENTS IS TO
OF MIND. ALL RIGHT. FINALLY --
SORRY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE
LAST THING. THE T-MOBILE PARK
COMMUNITY CLEANUP LAST NIGHT
WAS ACTUALLY FILLED WITH LOTS
OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
CONVENED BY IN PART THE
MARINERS AND TOGETHER SEATTLE.
I WAS PART OF THE GRAFFITI
PAINTING CREW IN SOTO. IT WAS
GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE COME OUT
AND GET READY FOR THE ALL-STAR
WEEK. FINALLY, MEETINGS I AM
TAKING THIS COMING WEEK , I WIL
BE MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY
INSPECTOR, SCOTT , FOR A MEET
AND GREET. THIS FRIDAY I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE OPENING OF
HARBOUR ISLAND STUDIOS. IT'S A
KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJEC
THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR
CREATIVE ECONOMY SECTOR ,
ESPECIALLY FILM. THE FIRST
SOUNDSTAGE AVAILABLE FOR
FILMMAKERS AND ALL KINDS OF
CREATIVE SINCE 1996. IF
EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS
INITIATIVE FROM KING COUNTY.
HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GO THERE
FOR A LONG TIME. IT HAS BEEN
OPEN. THIS IS A ROLLING PUBLIC
OPEN HOUSE, IF YOU WILL. FINALL
, ON SATURDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ELLIOTT BAY BOOK
COMPANY 50th ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION. THAT'S ALL I'VE GO
FOR YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER AN
QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT
SEEING ANYONE. I PASSED THE
BATON TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUE. FIVE ITEMS FROM OUR
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ALL
FIVE ITEMS WERE APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY BY THE COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK. WITH COUNSEL 120595
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES IS
SEEKING A ROUTINE RENEWAL OF
ITS AUTHORITY FOR THE LIMITED
APPLICATION OF AN URBAN SIDE
TREAT KNOTWEED. THIS RENEWAL
HAS BEEN GRANTED APPROXIMATELY
EVERY THREE YEARS SINCE 2010. A
YOU MAY KNOW, IT'S A HARMFUL
INVASIVE SPECIES THAT IS
LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE
CONTROLLED. THE REGIONAL OFFICE
CONFIRMED ITS SUPPORT FOR THIS
REQUEST. THIS LEGISLATION WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE. 120598 WILL AUTHORIZ
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SOUND
TRANSIT FOR THE OPERATION OF
STORMWATER FACILITIES IN
SEATTLE. THE LEGISLATION WAS
RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
120599 IS TIME SENSITIVE
LEGISLATION THAT EXTENDS OUR
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE STATE
GOVERNMENT FOR THE AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OPTION
REFERRED TO AS BLOCK THE BOX,
WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR
PEDESTRIANS. WITHOUT THIS
LEGISLATION, OUR EXISTING
AUTHORIZATION EXPIRES AT THE EN
OF THIS MONTH. THIS COUNSEL BIL
IS SUPPORTED BY SDOT AND
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'
OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK CALVIN
FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF FOR HIS
WORK ON THIS. CALVIN CIRCULATED
IT ON JUNE 12 TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND INFORMED US
OF THE TIME SENSITIVE NATURE.
WE ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEE
ON JUNE 20th. ABLE TO TAKE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ON THE
SIGNATURE . OFFICES STANDING BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AS YOU MAY
RECALL, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTE
THE ORIGINAL BLOCK THE BOX --
126183. WHEN THE STATE GRANTED
NEW AUTHORITY RECENTLY FOR
ADDITIONAL TYPES OF AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT, SUCH AS ALLOWING
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND
DESIGNATED DRAG RACING ZONES,
IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO INCORPORAT
ALL THE NEW AUTHORITY AND RENEW
EXISTING AUTHORITY ALL AT ONCE
THAT BECAME CHALLENGING. WE
SPLIT THE CONCEPT INTO TWO
BILLS. 120599 THAT WE NEED TO
ADOPT THIS WEEK TO RETAIN THE
BLOCK THE BOX AUTHORITY AND NEW
AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN THE NEW
BILL. IT WILL ADHERE FOR A
SECOND TIME ON OUR JULY 18th
COMMITTEE. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE COMMENT BEFOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 120596 AND
120597 ARE TWO COUNSEL BILLS
THAT FACILITATE COMPLETION OF
THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION FOR
STATE ROUTE 520, SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS THE REST OF THE
WEST . 120596 AUTHORIZES AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN WSDOT FOR TH
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE OVE
STATE ROUTE 520. 120597
AUTHORIZES AN AGREEMENT BETWEE
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO GRANT LIMITED
ACCESS RIGHTS TO THE STATE OVE
AND UNDER A PORTION OF FIRE
STATION 122, WHICH SITS ADJACEN
TO WHERE 520 MEETS I-5. OUR
NEXT MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JULY
18th, AT 9:30 P.M. OUR
COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE FIRST AN
THIRD TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WOULD B
ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF NEXT
MONTH. THAT IS JULY 4th. WE
WILL SEE YOU ON JULY 18th. A
KEY ITEM OF THAT MEETING WILL B
AMENDMENTS TO COUNSEL BILL 1206
100, THE LOCAL AUTHORIZATION
ORDINANCE THAT INITIATES
IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW STATE
AUTHORITY FOR USE OF TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS, WHETHER IT
IS DANGEROUS DRAG RACING. IF
YOU HAVE DRAG RACING ZONES AND
YOUR DISTRICT CAN BENEFIT WIT
CAMERAS, PLEASE CONTACT
COUNSEL STAFF.
CENTRAL STAFF WOULD LIKE TO
RECEIVE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS B
JULY 6th IF POSSIBLE. SO THEY
CAN BE CRAFTED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND
PRIOR TO THE JULY 18th COMMITTE
MEETING. NO QUESTIONS, THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I'M GOIN
TO PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT
PERSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, ARE
YOU THERE?
>> YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
APOLOGIES TO THE COUNCIL . I
CANNOT BE ON CAMERA BECAUSE I'M
HAVING VERY SHAKY INTERNET
ACCESS ALL OF TODAY.
>> THAT'S OKAY. WE ARE HANGING
ON COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
EVERY WORD, THAT GIVE YOU TIME
TO GET READY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TOMORROW'S INTRODUCTION TO THE
FORMAL CALENDAR INCLUDES LOBE
LEGISLATION FOR MY OFFICE TO
CREATE RENT CONTROL IN SEATTLE
THE SUSTAINABILITY IN RENTES
WILL HOLD AN INITIAL DISCUSSIO
ON THE RENT CONTROL BILL AT TH
SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY,
JUNE 30th, AT 9:30 A.M. DURING
THE MEETING WE WILL HEAR FROM
OUR COMMUNITY PANEL, AND FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WHO WILL PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE RENT CONTROL
POLICIES IN THE BILL. AFTER
THIS MEETING, WE HAVE SCHEDULED
ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY
12th AT 6:00 P.M. . ON CAPITOL
HILL. IN THE JULY 7th REGULARL
SCHEDULED MEETING TIME WILL BE
CANCELED. THE JULY 12th MEETING
WILL BE DEDICATED TO A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE RENT CONTROL
LEGISLATION. IT WILL BE HELD IN
THE EVENING , AND THE LOCATION
IS ACCESSIBLE BY MANY OF THE
TRANSIT ROUNDS. THIS WILL ALLO
FOR MORE WORKING PEOPLE TO GIVE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
NELSON WILL JOIN THIS
COMMITTEE. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO,
THAT WOULD BE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED. JUST LIKE THE
MEETINGS IN CITY HALL, IT WILL
BE A HYBRID MEETING ALLOWING
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC T
PARTICIPATE IN PERSON.
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE NOT
MEMBERS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS. JUST LET M
STAFF KNOW. THE LEGISLATION FO
MY OFFICE IS ONLY THE FIRST STE
IN ORDER TO PROTECT RENTERS FRO
OUTRAGEOUS RENT I. WE WILL NEE
TO PASS RENT CONTROL IN SEATTLE
BUT ALSO -- THAT PROHIBITS ANY
CITY OR TOWN IN WASHINGTON STAT
FROM PASSING ANY REGULATION OF
RENT. THAT STATE LAW HAS BEEN
ON THE BOOKS FOR THE LAST 42
YEARS , SINCE THE DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS GIFTED IT IN 1981
TO ADDRESS THIS, THE RENT
CONTROL LEGISLATION IS
ESSENTIALLY A TRIGGER LOCK . IN
OTHER WORDS IT BECOMES EFFECTIV
THE MOMENT THE STATE LAW BANNIN
RENT CONTROL IS OVERTURNED. WE
KNOW THIS IS A LEGALLY
FEASIBLE APPROACH, BECAUSE WE
HAVE UNFORTUNATELY SEEN THE
RIGHT-WING USE TRIGGER LAWS TO
ATTACK ABORTION-RIGHTS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, WHICH WILL
STRENUOUSLY OPPOSED. IN THE
CASE OF RENT CONTROL, I THINK
IT'S ESSENTIAL THIS KIND OF
TRIGGER LAW BE PASSED IN
SEATTLE, IN ORDER TO LEND MAJO
MOMENTUM FOR STATEWIDE MOVEMEN
TO FORCE THE STATE OF THIS
NATURE TO REPEAL THE BAND ON
HER CONTROL. THE RENT CONTROL
POLICY IN MY OFFICE HAS NONE OF
THE CORPORATE LOOPHOLES TO
UNDERMINED AND NULLIFY RENT
CONTROL PROJECTIONS. I WILL GO
MORE DETAIL THIS FRIDAY. I
WILL JUST SUMMARIZE THEM NOW. A
CONTROL POLICY FOR MY OFFICE
RENT INCREASES AT NO MORE THAN
THE RATE OF INFLATION. THEY CAN
CHOOSE TO RAISE THE RENT LESS
THAN THE RATE OF INFLATION,
REDUCER, OR KEEP IT THE SAME,
BUT THEY NOTE ME RAISE IT MORE
THAN INFLATION. IN SOME CITIES
RENT CONTROL ONLY APPLIES TO
CERTAIN RENTAL HOMES , AND YOU
HAVE TO BE VERY LUCKY TO GET A
RENT CONTROL APARTMENT. IN OUR
POLICY, ALL RENTERS ARE
PROTECTED. THERE'S NO VACANCY
CONTROL IN THIS POLICY. THIS
MEANS THE RENT CONTROL POLICY
BECOMES FAR LESS EFFECTIVE IN
KEEPING YOUR AFFORDABLE -- IT
CREATES THOSE OUTRAGEOUS
SITUATIONS WHERE AN IN WAS
LANDLORD WILL TRY TO -- IN
ORDER TO RAISE THE RENTS. THERE
IS ONE TO ONE REPLACEMENT OF
UNITS ANYTIME THERE IS NEW
CONSTRUCTION IN THIS PROPOSED
POLICY -- USING SOME OF THE
NEW UNITS.
>> BUT THOSE ARE ONLY FOR AN
EXCEPTION WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED
WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL
ABOUT THIS IN THE COMMITTEE ON
FRIDAY, MY GOAL IS TO BRING THE
BILL FOR COMMITTEE VOTE AT THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE ON JULY 21st, BU
I WILL OF COURSE REVIEW THE
TIMING ON THE 30th AND THE
12th. THAT'S MY REPORT . IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I CAN
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILEMBER.
>> WAIT, HOLD UP. IT LOOKS LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS A
QUESTION.
>> I'M SORRY, EXCUSE ME, WHAT I
THE ANTICIPATED VOTE DATE ON
THIS LEGISLATION, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> NO PROBLEM. THE PROPOSED
SCHEDULE IS THAT THE VOTE COUL
HAPPEN FOR THE COMMITTEE ON
JULY 21st.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU
INVITED OTHERS TO ATTEND THE
COMMITTEE. WHEN IS THE FIRST
MEETING?
>> FRIDAY.
>> THIS FRIDAY.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> OF COURSE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING
THEM, WE WILL CONTINUE MOVING
ON. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GREAT TO
SEE YOU. COLLEAGUES GREAT TO SE
YOUR POINT FROM LAND USE
COMMITTEE , THERE IS ONE ITEM
FOR TOMORROW'S FULL COUNSEL
AGENDA, COUNSEL BUREAU 120520,
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES, THIS IS
PERMANENT LEGISLATION FOLLOWIN
UP ON CHANGES PAST DURING THE
PANDEMIC ADDING FLEXIBILITY FOR
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES. WE HAVE
SEEN THIS ALREADY HELP
ENTREPRENEURS TAKE THEIR IDEA
START IT IN THEIR HOME, AND MOV
INTO BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES .
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BILL . THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
WELL RECEIVED THAT WERE MADE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. WELL
RECEIVED BY SEATTLEITES. THE
BILL BEFORE US TOMORROW MAKES
THESE SMALL CHANGES PER MINUTES
THIS MONTH , WE ALSO PASSED TH
INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES. THI
REPRESENTS THE FINAL STEPS OF
THE SEVEN-YEAR PROCESS, BRIDGIN
COMPROMISE IS NOT. ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS WORK WELCOME TO
JOIN OUR MEETINGS AND ADD DURIN
THE PROCESS. WE WILL LIKELY
HAVE A SUBSTITUTE BILL OF
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THAT ARE
NOT SUBSTANTIVE IN NATURE. WE
REPORT TO FINAL PASSAGE OF THES
FIVE BILLS, AND THE SUCCESSFUL
RESOLUTION TO A LONG ROAD AND
PROCESS THAT HAS BROUGHT PEOPL
TOGETHER TO FIND COMMON GROUND.
I JUST WANT TO STOP THERE,
CHECK ANY QUESTIONS ON
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME BEFORE I
MOVE ON. I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
RAISE YOUR HAND AS WE ARE
CONTINUING TO GO THROUGH. I WAN
TO START WITH JUST AN OVERVIEW
OF LAND USE COMMITTEE IN TOTAL.
JUST OVER HALFWAY THROUGH THIS
CALENDAR YEAR. I WANT TO START
WITH THIS OVERVIEW TO DATE AND
MOVING FORWARD. JUST FOR
REFERENCE, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD
18 LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THIS YEAR. TYPICALLY THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A TOTAL
OF 17 MEETINGS IN THE FULL
YEAR, WHICH MEANS JUST OVER
HALFWAY THROUGH THIS YEAR WE
HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE
STANDARD NUMBER OF MEETINGS.
THIS IS BEEN DUE TO THE INITIAL
TIME WE HAVE TAKEN WITH THE
ORDINANCE, AND THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME ZONING CHANGES. FOR TH
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, WE WILL
BE MEETING THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY JUNE 20th, AND NEXT
THURSDAY, JULY 6th. WE WILL HAV
TWO MEETINGS IN THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER, TWO IN SEPTEMBER.
OUR SCHEDULE IN SEPTEMBER IS
ALREADY FULL. COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE CONNECTED WITH ME ABOUT
THEIR BILLS AND ARE CONTINUING
IN THE DRAFT SCHEDULE. THE
MEETINGS ARE RESERVED FOR ANY
CLEANUP WORK FROM THE ENTIRETY
OF THIS YEAR. THIS TAKES US TO
HAVING 24 MEETINGS THIS YEAR ,
AS COMPARED TO THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS. FOR THIS
REASON WE WILL ONLY HOLD
LAND-USE MEETINGS AS NECESSARY
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY AND
AUGUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY
EXCEEDED OUR SCHEDULED NUMBER
OF MEETINGS. WE HAVE MANY MORE
TO COME. BRINGING US BACK TO
THIS WEEK. OUR NEXT LAND-USE
MEETING IS THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 20th AT 2:00. WE HAVE FOU
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 12059 1.
12 0 5 89. 120592 . AND
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION TO
ACCOMPANY THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL CHANGES. 120591 I
TECHNICAL CLEANUP TO CLARIFY
REGULATIONS RELATED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 120581,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DESIGNER
VIEW , THIS LEGISLATION IS A
PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW MANDATOR
HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR
ON-SITE PROJECTS TO BE EXEMPT
FROM DESIGN REVIEW. GIVES THE
OPTION TO CHOOSE ADMINISTRATIV
DESIGN REVIEW AS WE PILOT
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM
AHEAD OF TAKING A TOP TO BOTTO
REVIEW OF HOW TO IMPROVE THE
PROGRAM. COUNSEL BILL 120592,
THIS LEGISLATION CLARIFIES 202
CHANGES TO ROOFTOPREGULATIONS
FOR BUILDINGS IN PIONEER SQUARE
MIXED ZONES. THE CHANGES BEFOR
THE COMMITTEE ARE
CLARIFICATIONS TO A BUILDING
PASS LAST YEAR, WITH WHICH
ASSUMED THESE CHANGES WERE
INCLUDED. WE NOW UNDERSTAND
FURTHER CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED
WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS
BILL. THIS BILL DOES HELP US
REVITALIZE PIONEER SQUARE.
MOVING ON, SUMMARIZING THE JULY
6th COMMITTEE MEETINGS , SINCE
WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING BETWEE
HERE AND THERE, WE HAVE 25 ITEM
. DON'T WORRY, 22 OF THEM ARE
APPOINTMENTS. COUNSEL BILL
120588, WE ARE HAVING A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE MORATORIUM OF O
WATER RESIDENCE BILL PASSED OU
OF COUNSEL ON JUNE 13th. WE
HAVE COUNSEL BILL 120592. TO
VOTE ON THE ROOFTOPS AS I JUST
MENTIONED. VOTE ON
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION TO
LOOK ACCOMPANY THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES. AND
ALL THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
FOLLOWING BOARDS, EQUITABLE
DIVISION . THERE'S A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT BOARDS. WE HAVE ONE
APPOINTMENT FOR THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION , AND THREE
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSON. THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE MORATORIUM ON
FLOATING ON WATER RESIDENCE,
THIS IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE
MORATORIUM WE PASSED ON JUNE
13th. AS MENTIONED A FULL
COUNSEL , THIS TAKES LIMITED AN
MEANINGFUL ACTION TO PROTECT OU
ENVIRONMENT AND WATERWAYS WHILE
CURRENT POLICY IS DEVELOPED. IN
SHORT, THIS LEGISLATION REDUCES
THE AMOUNT OF GRAYWATER THAT I
DISCHARGED INTO OUR FRESHWATER
BODIES AS THESE RELATIONS ARE
FINALIZED. JULY 6, WE ARE
HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT
IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BILL
PASSED EARLIER THIS MONTH. IN
SUMMARY, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE
MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00
P.M. NEXT THURSDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
ZONING CHANGES WILL COME TO FUL
COUNSEL ON JULY 18th. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. THAT IS THE LAND US
COMMITTEE REPORT . ARE THERE AN
QUESTIONS?
>> NOPE.
>> SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
NOW PASS IT TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THERE ARE NO ITEMS FRO
THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNITIES AND
TRAVEL COMMITTEES ON TOMORROW'
AGENDA. HOWEVER, OUR NEXT
GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY MEETING
WILL BE THURSDAY, JULY 20th AT
9:30 A.M. LAST WEEK, LAST
MONDAY AS YOU KNOW, CITY HALL
WAS CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF
FEDERAL JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY.
SHARON WILLIAMS, THE VOICE OF
SEATTLE, WROTE AND PERFORMED A
JUNETEENTH POEM, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY ON THE SEATTLE CHANNE
. SHARED AS A DEAR FRIEND OF OU
OFFICE. WE HEAR HER EVERY
TUESDAY AS SHARON IS ALSO THE
VOICE FOR OUR RULES AND
GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALSO THE VOICE FOR THE SEATTLE
KRAKEN. CONGRATULATIONS TO
SHARON. WE REALLY ENJOYED
POSTING HER POEM IN OUR
NEWSLETTER. I HOPE THE REST OF
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT AS
WELL. LAST TUESDAY WE MET WITH
UNIFIED CARE TEAM TO DISCUSS
SOLUTIONS TO HELP CONNECT
UNHOUSED FOLKS IN D FIVE. ON
WEDNESDAY WE MET WITH THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE TO
DISCUSS THE NEW MAPLE LEAF TIN
HOUSE VILLAGE THAT WILL BE, WE
BELIEVE WILL BE, IN DISTRICT 5
ON LAKE CITY WAY ON 86. THAT I
STILL IN THE WORKS . WE ARE
STILL WORKING ALL OF THAT OUT
WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN WORKING
WITH OUR FRIENDS. WE ALSO MET
WITH THE REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY REGARDING HOMELESSNES
CITYWIDE. LET'S SEE. WHAT
ELSE HAVE I GOT HERE? LAST
THURSDAY WE ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING WHERE WE CONSIDER THE
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES FOR THE
EVERETT LINK EXTENSION DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
AND HEARD THE ANNUAL SAFETY
REPORT TO THE BOARD. ON FRIDAY,
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, I
WAS VERY EXCITING. WE ATTENDED
THE ALLIANCE. THE THEIR
GRADUATION AT THE COMMUNITY
I.C.E. PLEX. WE ARE JOINED BY
ACTE DANNY GLOVER, A FRIEND OF
OURS. THE CEO OF RISE ABOVE.
THE DEAL DIRECTOR, DUANE
CHAPELLE. THE HONORABLE JUDGE
JONES. STATE SENATOR VALDES,
AND OUR FRIEND, SUSAN LEE,
DIRECTOR OF ERNIE EARLY
LEARNING. WE NOW HAVE PRE-K
AND BEACON HILL, RANIER, ONE I
LAKE CITY, AND ANOTHER COMING U
IN LAKE CITY AT NORTH HAVEN. D
WILL HAVE TWO LAWS. I SHOULD
HAVE PUT THIS ON HERE, IT'S NOT
ON HERE. I COULDN'T MAKE IT, BU
MY STAFF MET LAST WEEK FOR THE
GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE SECOND
PRE-K CENTER WITH NORTH HAVEN.
WE WILL HAVE THIS
INTERGENERATIONAL BUILDING WIT
ELDERS AND CHILDREN. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THE UP ZONES FO
NORTH HAVEN SINCE 2017 OR 2018.
NOW THAT IT'S UP ZONED AND THE
MONEY CAME IN, AND THE LOANS
CAME IN, BE ECU, AMAZON, AND I
FORGOT WHO ELSE, ARE ALL
LENDING MONEY TO HELP US
RECONSTRUCT ALSO THE PEOPLE
FROM NORTH HAVEN WERE AT THE
I.C.E. PLEX AS WELL. I SHOULD
HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU O
THAT. THAT REALLY IS A BIG DEAL
THIS COUNSEL AND TWO COUNCILS
BACK , BACK IN 2017 OR 2018, IS
WHEN WE BROKE GROUND AND PUT IN
THE PRE-K . NOW WE ARE HAVING
THE SECOND ONE IN NORTH HAVEN.
AM REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I
CANNOT THINK SUSAN LEE ENOUGH
FOR HER ATTENTION. THESE ARE TH
KIDS THAT EVERYONE STAY THEY
COME TO THE COMMUNITY I.C.E.
PLEX, THEY TAKE TURNS EVERY
THIRD WEEK. THEY I.C.E. SKATE .
THEY SEND OUT A BUS TO PICK THE
UP. IT'S AMAZING. PUTTING
I.C.E. CAVES ON 40 CHILDREN IS
QUITE THE TASK. I'VE DONE IT
THREE TIMES. I DON'T KNOW IF I'
GOING TO DO IT OVER ANYMORE. W
WILL BE MEETING WITH HSD . I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE SOUTH
TRANIT, NORTH KING SUB AREA
MEETING . MY OFFICE WILL BE
ATTENDING THE LOW INCOME HOUSIN
IN LEHIGH MEETING REGARDING TH
MAPLE LEAVES VILLAGE ON LAKE
CITY WAY. THE MEETING WILL BE
AT 6:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, JUNE
29th, AT THE FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH . IT WILL BE HOSTED BY
OUR FRIEND, JOSH CASTLE . THIS
IS THE TIME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS AND HAVE
LEHIGH ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE'VE
DONE THIS BEFORE WITH LEHIGH ,
WHEN WE HAD THE HOUSE PUT ON.
WHERE WAS THAT DONE? THE LEHIG
HOUSE ON 99 ? FRIENDSHIP HEIGHT
. AND THE HOUSE. A TINY HOUSE
AND NOW IT IS ACTUALLY
BRICK-AND-MORTAR. I'M HOPING WE
HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT AND
COMMUNITY WILL BE WELCOMING TO
THIS TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. WITH
THAT , I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE
GOT. UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING ANY QUESTIONS. I'M GOING
TO MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN
NOTICE LAST WEEK. LET ME READ
THE MAGICAL LEGAL WORDS. I WIL
TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
FOR TIME. THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. NOT HEARING
OR SEEING ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
WE WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER
I'M ANNOUNCING CITY COUNCIL
WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNSEL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'
OFFICE AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A
LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE WE ARE NOT
DISCUSSING ISSUES OF POLICY,
WHICH ARE OF COURSE RESERVED FO
OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO LAST 20
MINUTES. MADAM CLERK WILL LET U
KNOW WHEN THE 20 MINUTES ARE UP
IF WE NEED TO EXTEND THE TIME,
WE WILL GO BACK ON THE RECORD
AND EXTEND THE TIME. WE ARE
LOOKING AT 20 MINUTES. AS I
SHARED , AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THIS
BRIEFING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURNED. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNSEL BRIEFING
MEETING IS JULY 10th . THAT'S A
MONDAY, RIGHT? JULY 10th. 2:00
RIGHT NOW, COUNSEL IS IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE STAND BY