>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
18th. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE
TIME IS 2:03.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON . AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ. 8
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 11th WILL
BE ADOPTED. NOT SEEING AN
OBJECTION. THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. LET ME GO RIGHT INTO
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT. TODAY,
WE WILL MEET TODAY'S 2023
GET-ENGAGED APPOINTEES. THE
GET-ENGAGED PROGRAM IS A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YM'S EA
TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO
GET INVOLVED IN CIVIC ISSUES IN
THEIR COMMUNITY. WE WILL MEET
AND HEAR FROM THE GET-ENGAGED
APPOINTEES AS OUR FIRST ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. CHASE MUNROE
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL BE
HERE TO GIVE A VERY BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. GOOD
TO HAVE YOU. THERE IS IMANI AND
CHASE. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. WE
WILL THEN HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR
ABOUT THE DIAPER WEEK. SHE WILL
BE SPEAKING TO THAT. WE WILL
HAVE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND TODAY, WE
WOULD NORMALLY START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, BUT SHE
IS ABSENT TODAY -- OR, EXCUSE
TODAY, AND INSTEAD, WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE DO NOT HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY. TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS WELL AS
EACH OF THE 18 GET-ENGAGED
APPOINTEES WE WILL MEET TODAY.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL ALSO
INCLUDE TWO APPOINTEES
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY COMMITTEE TO THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WILL SHARE
THAT WITH US. WE WILL TAKE A
VOTE ON ALL ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, UNLESS A
COUNCILMEMBER WANTS AN ITEM
REMOVED. THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW. THE
FIRST IS COUNCIL BILL 120645 .
IT IS REGARDING THE PUBLIC USE
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. IT
WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 12th BY A VOTE OF
4-1. OUR STANDARD PRACTICE HAS
BEEN TO HAVE THEM APPEAR IN
THE SECOND FULL COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN
SEPTEMBER 26th. HOWEVER, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, DETERMINED THAT DUE TO
THE TIME SENSITIVE NATURE OF
THE BILL, IT WOULD BE ADDED TO
TOMORROW'S AGENDA. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE ON
THAT. WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL
BE AMENDMENTS, SO PLEASE WATCH
OUT FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS IN
ADVANCE OF TOMORROW'S MEETING.
ITEM 2 IS A THIRD QUARTER
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE THAT MAKES
POSITION ADJUSTMENTS. LET'S
SEE. I THINK THAT'S MY ITEM. I
WILL ADDRESS THAT TOMORROW. THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WITH THE UNITED ASSOCIATION OF
JOURNEYMEN OF THE PLUMBING AND
PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY LOCAL 32.
I WILL BE SPEAKING TO THAT ITEM
AS WELL. I WILL BE SPEAKING TO
ITEMS TWO AND THREE. MOVING ON,
ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND X WERE
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDED BY THE
CITY LIGHTS COMMITTEE. THEY
INCLUDE APPROVAL OF THE BALLARD
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, AS
WELL AS THE APPROVAL OF A
CHANGE IN THE SEATTLE TOURISM
AND MOVEMENT AREA. ITEM FIVE --
ITEM SIX IS A RESOLUTION
DOCUMENTING'S TO THE LIGHTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC
UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
OF 19 78 AS AMENDED BY THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND
JOBS ACT OF 2021. WE WILL HEAR
MORE ABOUT THAT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. FINALLY,
THE FINANCING AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED IMPROVING FOR
SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE
TERRACE. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND SHE
WILL BE SPEAKING TO THAT ITEM
AS WELL. AS YOU KNOW, EVERY
WEEK, ALL THIS INFORMATION FOR
TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR
PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO
ALERT MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE DO
NOT HAVE A COUNCIL BRIEFING
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25th. IN ADDITION,
I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE CLERKS
CONSOLIDATING COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
AND COUNCIL MEETINGS TO ALLOW
MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON THE
BUDGET AS A CONSIDERATION OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. PLEASE
STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON
THE UPCOMING CALENDAR. I WANT
TO THINK THE COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT GRACIOUSLY RECOMMENDED
THESE APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE
COMING FORWARD. THAT IS
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS, NELSON,
MORALEZ, PEDERSON, SAWANT, AND
STRAUSS. YOU SUBMITTED THE
NAMES THAT CAME FROM YOUR
COMMITTEES FOR THESE PARTICULAR
COUNSELOR MORALEZ. THERE'S A
LOT COMING OUT OF YOUR
COMMITTEE, SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. WITH THAT, I'M PLEASED TO
WELCOME CHASE MUNROE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND IMANI BENDER
FROM THE YMCA OF GREATER
SEATTLE, AND THEY WILL PROVIDE
US WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE
GET-ENGAGED PROGRAM. I'M GOING
TO HEAD IT OFF TO THEM. GO
AHEAD. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO
IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND ALL OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. A BIG THANKS TO PRESIDENT
WARREN AND MADISON AT THE
CLERK'S OFFICE. I WILL BE
QUICK. I JUST WANT TO SAY, FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THIS
PROGRAM ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH
SOME OF THE VALUES THAT MAYOR
HARRELL HAS PERSONALLY AROUND
MENTOR SHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ACROSS THE
CITY. SO WE REALLY VALUE
EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP FOR
THIS YEAR TODAY, AND I WILL LET
THEM BE FOR THEM SELVES, BUT I
WILL INTRODUCE IMANI AT THE Y
WHO DOES THE HEAVY LIFTING AT
THIS STUFF. SHE'S GOING TO
INTRODUCE THESE FOLKS, SO GLAD
TO BE HERE, AND THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE IT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR
THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME AND
THE REST OF OUR GET ENGAGED
NOMINEES HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS
IMANI BENDER, AND I AM FROM THE
WIFE SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER,
WHICH IS OUR SOCIAL SERVICES
BRANCH OF THE WHY OF GREATER
SEATTLE. WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE SINCE
2001 ON THE GET-ENGAGED
PROGRAM. PLACING YOUNG ADULTS
ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
FOR A YEAR LONG TERM. THAT HAS
BEEN OVER 20 YEARS. IN THE
PROGRAM, IT'S REALLY A CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT IS
DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING OUR
NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND
ADVOCATING FOR THE INFLUENCE OF
YOUNG VOICES IN CITY AFFAIRS.
THE WISE ROLE IN THIS PROGRAM
IS REALLY TO HANDLE RECRUITING,
SO WE CONNECT ALL THE
APPLICANTS TO BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS, AND THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS, WHICH WE ALSO
PARTICIPATE IN. WE ALSO HAVE
MONTHLY MEETINGS AT WHICH THE
GET-ENGAGED COMMISSIONERS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE
AND REALLY JUST SUPPORT EACH
OTHER THROUGH THIS NEW
EXPERIENCE, SHARING IDEAS AND
STRATEGIES TO HELP THEM ALONG
THE WAY. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT'S INTENDED TO REACH YOUNG
ADULT, SO OUR PROCESS REALLY
INCLUDES CONNECTING WITH YOUTH
SERVICE AGENCIES AND
COMMUNITIES THAT FREQUENTLY
WORK WITH PEOPLE. IN ADDITION
TO THAT, AS THE Y IS COMMITTED
TO RACIAL JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND
DIVERSITY, AND THE AWARDS AND
COMMISSIONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN
THE PROGRAM. WE MAKE SURE TO
CALL UPON OUR VAST COMMUNITY
NETWORK TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH FROM
LGBT COMMUNITIES TO APPLY. WE
ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT
EFFORT. AND OF COURSE, THE
OUTREACH EFFORT WAS ALSO
SUPPORTED BY THE LIAISONS FROM
THE PARTICIPATING COMMISSIONS .
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT THEM. THEY REALLY
ADVERTISED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF THEIR OWN
AND SO MANY OTHERS IN THE CITY
THAT REALLY HELPED. WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT
THERE. THERE ARE 21 OPEN
GET-ENGAGED SEATS ON 20
PARTICIPATING BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS, AND 18 OF THOSE
NOMINATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED
TODAY. SO WE WILL HAVE THE LAST
THREE THAT HER PLAN FOR
CONSIDERATION OPENED UP LATER
IN THE YEAR. SO WITH THAT SAID,
I WILL GET STARTED PRESENTING
OUR 2023 2024 GET-ENGAGED
NOMINATIONS . I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALL OF
THESE YOUNG ADULTS DURING THE
INTERVIEW PROCESS, AND I CAN
SAY THAT THEY ARE TRULY
IMPRESSIVE GROUP. THEY ARE
STUDENTS AND YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE EXTREMELY
MOTIVATED, AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
USING THEIR VOICE TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC LIFE IN SEATTLE, AND I
THINK THAT THEY REALLY
REPRESENT THE ABUNDANT TALENTS
AND JUST SPIRIT OF OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
TODAY. WE HAVE 10 OF TODAY'S 18
GET-ENGAGED NOMINEES PRESENT,
AND I WILL BE READING
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> IMANI, BEFORE YOU LAUNCH IN.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I JUST
WANT TO SHARE THAT -- WE HAVE
ONE, TWO, THREE -- WE HAVE SIX
COMMITTEES, AND SIX
COUNCILMEMBERS. IF I COULD JUST
QUICKLY READ THIS SO PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE, FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE
LIFE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WE HAVE
FOLKS FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, THAT IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE HAVE
THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC ASSETS
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, AND
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMUNITY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON. I'M
TRYING TO CONNECT TO THE
COMMUNITY WITH THE COMMITTEE
CHAIRS AND THE FOLKS WHO WILL
BE ON THOSE PARTICULAR
DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, BUT
THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME FOR.
COUNCILMAN PEDERSON, YOU ARE
GOOD? OKAY. JUST WONDERING.
THANK YOU. I DIDN'T MEAN TO
INTERRUPT YOUR FLOW. GO AHEAD.
>> IT IS ALL GOOD. THANK YOU.
SO OUR FIRST NOMINATION IS
LAUREN LANHAM WITH THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS. LAUREN WASN'T
ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, SO I
WILL DO HER INTRODUCTION.
LAUREN GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON WITH A
BACHELORS IN PRE-MEDICINE AND
SUSTAINABILITY. SHE IS
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MASTERS
IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY
THROUGH WHICH SHE HAS SERVED IN
LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SUPPORTED LOCAL PARK CLEANUPS
AND WORKED WITH STUDENTS TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO
VOLUNTEER IN HER LOCAL
COMMUNITY. SHE PLANS TO USE HER
PAST SIX. FROM MANAGING
COMMUNITY GARDENS AND POCKET
PARKS TO SERVE THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION. IN
ADDITION TO THIS, SHE HOPES TO
USE THESE SKILLS FROM HER LAST
LEADERSHIP ROLES TO CONNECT
RESIDENTS TO THEIR LOCAL CITY
OF GATTO PARKS AND TO PROVIDE
INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR CITY COMMUNITY CENTERS TO
MAKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE.
LAUREN HOPES TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT ALL OF THE GREAT PARKS
OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER AND LEARN
HOW SHE CAN BE A BETTER
ADVOCATE FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD
IN SEATTLE. THEN NEXT UP, WE
HAVE XIOMARA ALVARE WITH THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION.
>> HELLO. I LIVE IN HIGHLAND
PARK AND I WORK WITH ARCHITECTS
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. MY DAY
JOB, I FIND WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO
LIVE TOGETHER AND SEE THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AS A PORTAL
TO MAKING A SEATTLE THAT IS
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. I HOPE TO
SPEND MY TERM ON THE PLANNING
COMMISSION HAVING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT SEATTLE'S FUTURE AND
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR
DESIGN WORK. I'M REALLY EXCITED
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
MY COMMUNITY.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE DEI'MARLON
SCISNEY WITH THE COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD.
>> YES, THANK YOU. HELLO,
EVERYBODY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CALL ME THE. I WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN INDIANA AND CAME OUT
HERE ABOUT 4.5 YEARS AGO.
DEFINITELY FULLY EMBRACING THE
ENTREPRENEURIAL'S.. I'VE BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO GAIL
BUSINESSES FROM PEOPLE OF COLOR
IN THE AREA. MY PASSION WAS
IGNITED DURING MY TIME WITH
AMAZON WHEN I SERVED AS THE
ANALYTICS AND AI AND WITHIN THE
BUSINESS. AND IT SPURRED A
ACTION FOR ME TO CONCEPTUALIZE
AND CREATE A MINORITY PARTNER
INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS A PROGRAM
DEDICATED TO UPSCALING MINORITY
PARTNERS. I WAS EQUIPPED WITH
ABOUT $15 MILLION TO BE ABLE TO
COME IN AND DIVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, MENTOR SHIPS, AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO THESE
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. ONCE I
DID THAT, I THEN TOOK WHAT I
HAD LEARNED THERE AND STARTED
MY OWN BUSINESS, HOT TECHNICAL
ASSIST VINCE, WHICH IS HELPING
THE OVERLOOKED PROSPER. AND
REALLY, WE BASED OUR FIRM ON
THE DIGITAL MATURITIES READY BY
DELIGHTS THAT FOUND ONLY 36% OF
SMALL BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE
HAVE FULLY ADOPTED DIGITAL
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES. AND SO
WE OPERATE INTERNATIONALLY AND
HAS SIX ENGINEERS ON THE TEAM
AND EMPOWERS ALL IN
UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESS IS
WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. I AM
DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
ENSURING TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
AND POLICIES CATER TO THE
DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SERVING ON THIS ADVISORY BOARD
REALLY ALLOWS ME TO COMBINE MY
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITH MY
COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO
JOINING THE TEAM AND WORKING
WITH YOU ALL.
>> THE NEXT UP, WE HAVE EMMA
ADKINS OF THE SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION.
>> AT AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS EMMA
ADKINS AND I CURRENTLY AM
LIVING IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT
NUMBER FOUR. I WORK FULL TIME
AT THE COLLEGE OF NURSING,
WHERE MY JOB IS TO ACADEMICALLY
AND PERSONALLY SOME ASPIRING
NURSE PRACTITIONERS. I'M ALSO A
FULL-TIME'S DUDE AND WORKING
TOWARDS MY OWN MASS IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE LIVED
WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES SINCE I
WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD, WHICH
IS HAD IN THE ON IMMENSE IMPACT
ON MY LATEX.. I ADVOCATE FOR
RESOURCES AND SERVICES,
DISSOLVING STEREOTYPES AND
STIGMA FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES AND PROMOTING
LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CHANGE.
I AM INTERESTED IN SERVING ON
THE SEATTLE DISABILITIES
COMMISSION SO I CAN ENGAGE WITH
ADVOCATE AND LEADERS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN CONVERSATIONS
AND INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY
IMPACT THOSE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES IN THE GREATER
SEATTLE AREA, LIKE MYSELF. I
HOPE TO BRING A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE TO THE COMMISSION
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IT
MEANS TO BE AN ADVOCATE IN MY
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, EMMA. WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO SAY HI TO YOU FROM
LAYLA.
>> PLEASE TELL THEM HELLO.
>> SHE TOLD ME HOW SHE TOLD YOU
WHAT YOU TO SAY, SO JUST A
LITTLE INSIDE JOKE. EMMA IS
GOOD FRIENDS WITH LAYLA IN OUR
OFFICE, AND LAYLA WAS VERY
PROUD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE
HERE. I AM VERY GRATEFUL.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE CADE WIGER
WITH THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
>> MINUS CADE WIGER, AND I
SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. I AM
FROM SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
VANCOUVER, ORIGINALLY, AND I
HAVE MOVED UP HERE AND STAYED
EVER SINCE. CURRENTLY, I WORK
FOR THE COUNTY AND COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS, AND I ALSO WORK
PART TIME AS A FAMILY ADVOCATE
AT THE WOMEN'S SHELTER. I'M
HOPEFUL TO SERVE ON THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION BECAUSE I VALUE
INCLUDES DIVINITY AND A PASSION
ABOUT HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING
AND CHAMPIONING THE VOICES OF
ALL COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.
WHILE SERVING ON THIS
COMMISSION, I HOPE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE GOALS OF THE
COMMISSION AS WELL AS
AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE
INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
ALSO INTERSECTIONALITY WITH
ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH, ET
CETERA. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, A
KNOWLEDGE OF CITY GOVERNMENT,
AND KIND OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
SUPER EXCITED TO GET INVOLVED
WITH THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND
SHOW PASSION WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS TYLER
HALL WITH THE PIONEER SQUARE
PRESERVATION BOARD.
>> YOU ARE UNMUTE, TYLER.
>> THAT WILL BE HER FIRST JOB,
IS TO LEARN TO UNMUTE.
>> IT ONLY TAKES A YEAR. MY
NAME IS TYLER HALL, I WORK
WITH UNICO PROPERTIES. I'M A
MANAGER WITH MY DAY-TO-DAY
FUNCTION, REALLY KIND OF
CHEERLEADING AND TRYING TO
DRIVE INVEST THAT OUTCOME.
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MY
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE
DONE IN MAYNARD SQUARE IN
DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
SEATTLE, AND I SEE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT HELPING AND
CHAMPIONING THE CULTIVATION AND
APPRECIATION OF HISTORY AND THE
FABRIC OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO UNDERSTANDING MORE OF THE
CONSTRAINTS AND MOTIVATION THAT
RESTRICT THAT PLAY INTO ALL
FORMS OF REHABILITATION AND
REDEVELOPMENT AND UNDERSTANDING
HOW I CAN BETTER BRIDGE THE
GAPS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL AND
CAPITAL COMMUNITIES INTO A MORE
EMPATHETIC AND THOUGHTFUL
CONTRIBUTION TO INVEST IN
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'VE NEXT, WE
HAVE A THEMIS.WITH THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION. ATHENA WAS NOT
ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I
WILL BE HER INTRODUCTION.
ATHENA IS A COPYWRITER WITH A
ROBUST, CREATIVE WRITING CRACK
THIS LIVING IN THE RAVENNA
NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT DO-IT-YOURSELF ARTS
ORGANIZING, AND HOPES TO
FACILITATE NEW CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS
DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS.
SHE IS WRITTEN FOR AND EDITED A
NUMBER OF ZINES AND SMALL PRESS
PUBLICATIONS. HER WRITING HAS
APPEARED IN THE BERKELEY
FICTION REVIEW, AMONG OTHERS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE
RACHEL LOCKERBIE WITH THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
>> THANKS, IMANI. HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS RACHEL LOCKERBIE. AS
IMANI SAID, I AM READY TO BE
APPOINTED TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION. I WAS BORN RIGHT
HERE IN SEATTLE AND CURRENTLY
AM ENTERING THE FINAL YEAR OF
MY MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK
DEGREE AT YOU DOUBLE SEATTLE U.
WE FOCUS ON PUBLIC POLICY AND
ADMINISTRATION, AND I'M ALSO
WORKING WITH BREAKOUT PARTNERS
FOR OUR CHILDREN AS WELL. I
HAVE A BACKGROUND AS A
THERAPIST CLINICALLY AND AS A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND A
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE, AND I AM
ADDING ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES
TO MY WORK WITH THE COMMISSION.
AND DURING MY WORK WITH THE
COMMISSION, I HOPE TO ASSIST IN
STRENGTHENING COMMISSION AS
WELL AS ESTABLISHING A TASK
FORCE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM. I ALSO REALLY HOPE TO
BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEEN MY
VARIANCES AND POLICY, GRANT
WRITING, AND COMMUNITY
CONNECTION. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS AMELIA
OSSORIO WITH THE SEATTLE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION. AMELIA WAS NOT ABLE
TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I WILL
READ HER INTRODUCTION. AMELIA
IS A JUNIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON WHERE SHE'S
BUDDIES PERSIAN IN THE MIDDLE
EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
DEPARTMENT. HER ILLUSTRATION,
WE ARE RENTON, AND HIRED BY THE
87 LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY STUDENTS
IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A PUBLIC
ART IN RELATION AND RENTON'S
BUSTLING DOWNTOWN AREA. ON THE
BELLEVUE COLLEGE CAMPUS, AMELIA
HAS A MURAL TITLED KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS AND
CELEBRATES INTERNATIONALS
DOODADS AT THE SCHOOL. AMELIA
IS ALSO INVOLVED IN SEVERAL
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
SEATTLE THAT ALIGN WITH HER
GOALS OF IMMIGRANT EMPOWERMENT,
WHICH SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE IN
HER WORK AFTER SHE GRADUATES IN
2025. SHE VOLUNTEERS HER TIME
FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT
PROMOTES PERSIAN ARTS AND
CULTURE IN THE GREATER SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. HER MOST RECENT
PROGRESS HAS BEEN ILLUSTRATING
THE DESIGNS FOR THE KING COUNTY
LIBRARY SYSTEMS FOR THE IRANIAN
NEW YEAR. NEXT, WE HAVE ASHLEY
FORD FOR THE SEATTLE LGBT
COMMISSION.
>> THANKS, IMANI. IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS
ASHLEY, I USE SHE AND THEY
PRONOUNS. I AM CURRENTLY
WORKING IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. I WORK AT COYOTE
CENTRAL. WE ALSO HAVE A
LOCATION IN THE CITY, SO
ANOTHER THAT IS OUT THERE.
>> LAKE CITY!
>> YES! A BEAUTIFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD. I WORK
PROFESSIONALLY AS A NONPROFIT
FUNDRAISER RIGHT NOW AT COYOTE
CENTRAL. WE HOST ART CLASSES
AND CREATIVE COURSES FOR YOU.
CHECK US OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T
ALREADY. I ALSO WORK FOR THE
YOUNG NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS
NETWORK. FOR FUN, I PLAY THE
FLUTE. I'M A MUSICIAN, AND IN
CURRENTLY IN THE RAINBOW CITY
BAND IN THE SEATTLE AREA. WE
ARE A BAND WITH LOTS OF
DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES IN THE
AREA. I HAVE JUST A REALLY BIG
PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EQUITY. I'M A NONPROFIT
FUNDRAISER BECAUSE I STRONGLY
BELIEVE IN THE REDISTRIBUTION
OF WEALTH INTO COMMUNITIES THAT
NEED MORE RESOURCES. IT IS A
CRITICAL, CRUCIAL TIME FOR LGBT
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW, AS WE ARE
SEEING CHANGES IN OUR
LEGISLATURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF
A GROUP THAT IS ABLE TO HAVE A
VOICE FOR PEOPLE WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY. VERY HONORED TO BE
HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING AT
COYOTE NORTH. BEEN THERE MANY
TIMES. I LOVE THE PLACE.
>> ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
VERONICA LA MONT THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. VERONICA IS
NOT HERE TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND READ HER
INTRODUCTION. VERONICA LA MONT
IS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW. SHE
GRADUATED FROM THE EVERGREEN
STATE COLLEGE IN 2020 WITH A
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLICY AND
GOVERNMENT. SHE HOPES TO BE
APPOINTED TO THIS YET A WOMEN'S
COMMISSION. IF APPOINTED, SEEMS
TO CONTRIBUTE OLYMPICS. AS A
WOMAN, HER EXCITEMENT TO BE A
PART OF THE VEHICLE FOR CHANGE
AS A GET-ENGAGED COMMISSIONER ,
AND HER PASSION FOR ADDRESSING
ISSUES THAT WOMEN FACE THEIR
POLICY REFORM. ONE OF THE
PROUDEST MOMENTS OF HER
ACADEMIC CAREER WAS RECOGNIZED
AS AN BLURRY INTERN BY THE
DEMOCRATIC ALREADY CAUCUS FOR
HER DEDICATION AND IS DISTANCE
TO REPRESENTATIVE JERRY
PAULETTE INCITING HB 2327 INTO
LAW. THE BILL WAS OTHERWISE %
KNOWN AND ADDRESSED MISCONDUCT
AT POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE
IS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S LAW
CAUCUS AND A CROSS GENERATION
LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION. SHE
IS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT
BEING A PROPONENT OF CHANGE AND
HOPES TO MEANINGFULLY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION. SHE APPRECIATES
WORK ITERATION AND YOUR
DECISIONS. AND NEXT, WE HAVE
ELLIE DAVIS FROM THE SEATTLE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD. SHE
WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT AS
WELL, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND
READ THEIR INTRODUCTION. ELI IS
A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE
MASTERS AND QUICK HEALTH
PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, AND IS CURRENTLY
WORKING AS A PROGRAM MANAGER AT
THE TO TUITION. THEIR GRADUATE
THESIS EXPLORED NEIGHBORHOOD
DYNAMICS AND ITS CORRELATION
WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THE
PEOPLE OF MEXICAN NATIONAL
ORIGIN. THEY HAVE LIVED IN
MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
NORTH SEATTLE AND CURRENTLY
RESIDE IN MAPLE LEAF. THEY HOPE
TO USE THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC
HEALTH TRAINING TO SUPPORT
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND
POLICY DEVELOPMENT DURING HER
TIME ON THE ADVISORY BOARD. AND
NEXT WE HAVE DeLANEY LIND. FOR
THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD. I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ
DELANEY'S INTRODUCTION. SHE WAS
NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. DeLANEY
LIND WAS RAISED A WASHINGTON
LOCAL AND IS A CURRENT OLYMPIC
HILLS RESIDENCE. SINCE EARNING
HER BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
DeLANEY HAS PROGRESSED INTO A
NONPROFIT SECTOR AS A SYSTEMS
SPECIALIST FOR DONOR AND
VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF THE YM'S
EA OF GREATER SEATTLE. SHE HAS
A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
AND A COMPASSIONATE ROACH TO
COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THAT WILL
GUIDE HER TO SERVE AS THE
ENGAGE MEMBER FOR THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD. SHE
SUPPORTS SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
TRANSITION TOWARDS A FUTURE
THAT IS HOLY WALKABLE AND
DECIBEL AND WELCOMING FOR ALL.
OKAY. AND NEXT, WE HAVE BRAXTON
WILLIAMS FOR THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. BRAXTON
WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT,
SO I WILL BE READING HIS
INTRODUCTION. I PROMISE THIS IS
THE LAST ONE YOU WILL HAVE TO
HEAR FROM YOU FOR A WHILE.
BRAXTON CURRENTLY WORKS IN
CORPORATE STRATEGY AT MICROSOFT
AND RESIDES IN THE ESLER
TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON AND WORKED IN
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
PREVIOUSLY. AN AVID TRANSIT
WRITER, BRAXTON WILL USE
PHYSICS VARIANCES UTILIZING
TRANSIT, ALONG WITH VARIOUS
SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY
FOCUSED PROJECT TO FURTHER
PROMOTE TRANSIT RELIABILITY,
ACCESSIBILITY, AND OVERALL
QUALITY OF THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD. IN THE NEXT WE HAVE TAVO
MOLINE WITH THE SEATTLE RENTERS
COMMISSION.
>> THANKS, IMANI, FOR MAKING
THIS ALL HAPPEN INTO THE
COUNCIL FOR GIVING US THE TIME.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE EARLY LAST
YEAR, AND I HAVE KIND OF BEEN
PINGING AROUND DISTRICT FOUR
EVER SINCE. I'M CURRENTLY
RESIDING IN THE NEW WALLINGFORD
AREA. I EARN MY BACHELORS
DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
PUGET SOUND IN POLITICS AND
GOVERNMENT, AND I'M CURRENTLY
WORKING AS A MAIL CARRIER FOR
THE UNITED POSTAL SERVICE. I'M
EXCITED TO START WORKING WITH
THE RENTERS COMMISSION FOR A
WIDE VARIETY OF REASONS. I FEEL
LIKE IT'S PARTICULARLY
POIGNANT, BECAUSE AS A YOUNG
PERSON, I KNOW MOST OF MY PEERS
AND MOST OF MY HOUSING OPTIONS
ARE GOING TO BE RENTING, AND I
FEEL LIKE IT IS VERY CRITICAL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE
FOR THEMSELVES, WHICH IS WHAT
TO BE A KEY PIECE OF OUR
ECONOMIC FUTURE. I BELIEVE THE
CITY HAS AN INCREASED ROLE IN
MANAGING THE RENT SYSTEMS THAT
EXIST AS THE HOUSING CRISIS
CONTINUES TO UNFOLD. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT RENTERS WITHIN
THE CITY ARE CONNECTED TO EACH
OTHER AND CONNECTED TO THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE,
OR RESOURCES THAT WE CAN
CREATE. I BELIEVE IN BEING ON
AND WARMED RENTER. I'VE HAD A
FEW UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCES
MYSELF. I WATCHED A LOT OF MY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS STRUGGLE TO
FIND HOUSING, AND I WATCHED A
LOT OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF
HOUSING THAT HAS NEGATIVE
HEALTH EFFECT OR NEGATIVE
FINANCIAL EFFECT. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE RENTERS
WITHIN THE CITY OF CATTLE ARE
WELL REPRESENTED. I WANT TO USE
MY EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING FOR
OTHERS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES
THAT ALREADY EXIST WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY, BY PRACTICAL
SOLUTIONS TO HOUSING, AND MAKE
SURE THAT THE CITY IS PLAYING
THE ROLE THAT I BELIEVE IT
SHOULD IN INCREASING
ACCESSIBILITY AND HOUSING
POTENTIAL FOR EVERYONE. THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS SHABAZZ
ABDULKADIR FROM THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD. I WILL READ THE
INTRODUCTION. SHABAZZ IS A
SEATTLE NATIVE WHO HAS
WITNESSED THE CITY'S GROWTH
OVER 20 YEARS AND HAS A PASSION
FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A SAFER AND
MORE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT FOR
ALL COMMUNITIES. SHE HAS A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN URBAN
PLANNING AND A MINOR IN CAN
SUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE
UNIVERSE THE WASHING IN. AND
NOW WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH
COMMUNITY BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
SHABAZZ BRINGS A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE THROUGH HER VARIOUS
EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE. SHE
LOOKS FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM
THE BRILLIANT MINDS ALREADY IN
THIS SPACE, AND SEES THIS
APPOINTMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. AND UP NEXT, WE HAVE
LOGAN WOODYARD WITH THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION.
>> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS LOGAN WOODYARD, AND I AM
SEEKING. I AM FROM OHIO AND
MOVED TO SEATTLE ABOUT A YEAR
AGO TO START MY JOB. I WORK
WITH THE GREEN DIAMOND RESOURCE
COMPANY. WE ARE A PRIVATE
COMPANY WHO OWNS AND OPERATES
ABOUT HALF 1 MILLION ACRES HERE
IN WASHINGTON. AND ALL YOU NEED
TO KNOW IS WHERE WORK, I TEND
TO LOOK AT TREES ON A LANDSCAPE
LEVEL, SO LOOKING AT HUNDREDS
OF NOT THOUSAND OF ACRES. SO I
AM REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE ON
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
TO KIND OF START LOOKING AT
TREES AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL,
AND THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE
SOCIETAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND
COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT TREES
PROVIDE. NOT JUST CARBON AND
FIBER. AND I LIVE IN CAPITOL
HILL CURRENTLY. I AM REALLY
EXCITED TO START MY OINTMENT
AND LEARN A LOT AND GET BACK TO
SEATTLE. AND SERVING ON THE
COMMITTEE IS KIND OF A WAY TO
GET FURTHER INTEGRATED INTO
SEATTLE AND REALLY START TO
MAKE IT FEEL MORE LIKE HOME, TO
KIND OF CARE ABOUT THE ISSUES
THAT AFFECT THE CITY. SO THANK
YOU.
>> LOGAN, WE WILL NOT HOLD IT
AGAINST YOU THAT YOU ARE FROM
OHIO, AND YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT
CITY FOR A LOVE OF TREES. GOOD
FOR YOU. WELCOME. WHAT ELSE
HAVE WE GOT?
>> SO LAST, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT
LEAST, WE HAVE JAY BACKMAN WITH
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. AS FOR
HAVING ME HERE. MY NAME IS JAY
BACKMAN AND I'M A SENIOR
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER IN
BELLEVUE. PART OF THE BELLEVUE
TEAM IMPLEMENTING INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES. I'M
A BORN AND RAISED WASHINGTONIAN
AND I LIVE IN METAL FOR THE
PAST 10 YEARS. I CURRENTLY LIVE
IN THE SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD JUST
NORTH OF GREEN WAKE. I HOPE TO
BRING MIKE'S VARIANCE DESIGNING
PRODUCTS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AND FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON
HOW TO OPERATE SYSTEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SECTOR TO THE DESIGN
COMMISSION 12 SOLVE CHALLENGES
THAT THE ATUL IS FACING AS A
REGION UNDERGOES CONSTANT
GROWTH. I'M TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY PASSIONATE, AND
EVALUATING -- I HOPE TO APPLY
MY KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE OUR PUBLIC
SAFE SPACES WELCOMING, SAFE,
AND BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE OF
ALL IDENTITIES.
>> THANK YOU, J. SO I THINK --
I WAS GOING THROUGH THE LIST
WITH YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT
EVERYONE.
>> YES.
>> I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS
AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR TO MY
COLLEAGUE. I JUST WANT TO AND
ON WITH WHAT JAY SHARED WITH
US. IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL,
IMANI, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK
INTO SOUND TRANSIT DOING WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE DOES,
BECAUSE 80% OF THE PEOPLE THAT
SPOKE ARE ALL ISSUES WE DEAL
WITH IT SOUND TRANSIT, WHETHER
MOBILITY, WALKING, WRITING,
TREES, EVERYTHING. AND NO
OFFENSE TO SOUND TRANSIT AND
THEIR OVERSIGHT WORD, BUT WE
GENERALLY GET THE SAME PEOPLE.
NOTHING WRONG WITH RETIRED
ENGINEERS. BUT IT WOULD BE NICE
TO HAVE YOUNGER FOLKS WHO ARE
ENGAGED AND MOVING UP IN THEIR
CAREERS WITH A DIFFERENT LENS
AND THE SENSIBILITY OF A
DIFFERENT GENERATION. I'M OLD,
SO I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF OLD
PEOPLE. I'M JUST SAYING. SO
MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON THAT. SO
WITH THAT, I WOULD OPEN THE
FLOOR TO MY COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE
I THINK A LOT OF THEM -- OR A
FEW OF THEM, I THINK HAVE A FEW
THINGS TO SAY. WHO WOULD LIKE
TO GO FIRST? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THE
OFFER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
JUST WANTED TO SAY TO EVERYONE,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE TO OUR CITY. I KNOW
THIS IS NOT A PAID GIG, AND
HEARING EACH OF YOU SPEAK ABOUT
YOUR BACKGROUND, WHETHER YOU
ARE FROM INDIANA O.R. OHIO, WE
ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
AND BE ENGAGED IN OUR CITY TO
HELP US CREATE BETTER POLICY
AND TO HELP US AS LEADERS
UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES A
LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND JAY,
ALSO HEARING ABOUT YOUR WORK
WITH THE BELLEVUE
TRANSPORTATION CENTER, I CAN
SIT HERE AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOU FOR A
COUPLE OF HOURS. MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD BE A LITTLE LIP THIS I
SAW THAT FACE. THEY WOULD NOT
BE SO HAPPY. I JUST WANT TO
TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK EACH
OF YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR
TIME TO MAKE OUR CITY A BETTER
PLACE. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU.
>> ARE ANY OF MY OTHER
COLLEAGUES WANTING TO SHARE
ANYTHING BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT
AND MOVE ON A VOTE? WELL, I
JUST WANT TO END ON THE NOTE
THAT THIS IS A GREAT GROUP,
IMANI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK ON THIS
AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT
YOU. HAVING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE
WORKING IN ANYTHING FROM
BANKING TO GRAD STUDENTS, ALL
OF THESE ISSUES THAT COME
BEFORE US, IT IS REALLY
EXCITING TO MEET ALL OF YOU
AND, ASHLEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU. I
KNOW I'VE MET YOU BEFORE. MAYBE
NEXT TIME, WE COULD HAVE A
BREAKDOWN OF DISTRICT. I KNOW I
HAVE A BIAS, SO I'VE BEEN
WRITING DOWN THE DISTRICT FIVE
PEOPLE. IT'S GOOD TO NOT ONLY
HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT
PROFESSIONS AND IN GRAD SCHOOL,
BUT ALSO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
RENTERS. YOU BRING THE FULL
PERSPECTIVE THAT WE NEED TO
HEAR. I COULD GO ON AND ON
ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE HERE
THE NOTES THAT I TOOK, BUT I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. YOUR
VOLUNTEERING, YOU'RE STARTING
UP YOUR CAREER IN THIS KIND OF
AN POSITION, AND HOPEFULLY
SOMEDAY, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF
SITTING WHERE I AM'S EDITING OR
WERE SOME OF US ARE SITTING.
WELL, NOT SOON, BUT SOMEDAY,
HOPEFULLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GO
ON -- DO WE ACTUALLY VOTE ON
THIS? NO, TOMORROW WE DO, I'M
SORRY. WE WILL VOTE TOMORROW.
SO IMANI, CLERK -- WE HAVE --
HOLD ON. THEY DON'T NEED TO
SHOW UP TOMORROW UNLESS THEY
WANT TO, OR DO WE JUST SAY THAT
WE ARE DOING IT ALL TODAY?
OKAY. I GUESS NO ONE IS SHOWING
UP TOMORROW. OKAY, GREAT. WE
ARE GOING TO PUT IT ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOOK
FORWARD TO APPOINTMENT AND
COMMITTEE JUST TO BE ABLE TO
SAY, THANK YOU, AND TO NOTICE
ABOUT SOMEONE'S BACKGROUND THAT
WILL HELP THE CITY. CAN'T DO
THAT NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE BEFORE
US, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, IMANI, FOR YOUR
WORK ON THE ROW GRAHAM, AND FOR
ALL OF YOU -- YOUR EXPERIENCE
BE TRUTHFUL, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS
POTENTIALLY. THANKS.
>> AND ALSO, THANK YOU, CHASE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO FORGET YOU.
AND MAYOR HARRELL, WHO WHEN HE
WAS COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR FOUR
YEARS BROUGHT THE DIFFERENT
GROUPS EVERY YEAR AS WELL. ALL
RIGHT. I DO NOT SEE ANYONE
ELSE, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU
IMANI, THANK YOU CHASE, AND WE
MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA. THANK
YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP TODAY,
AND THANK YOU EMMA. I'M GOING
TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT AGAIN.
OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON. NOW THAT
WE'VE DONE OUR GET-ENGAGED
APPOINTMENTS, BUT HEARING FROM
THE FOLKS, AND ALL 18 OF THEM,
LET'S MOVE ONTO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WHO HAS A PROCLAMATION
FOR SIGNATURE TODAY. WE ARE
PLANNING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
18th TO 24th IS TO BE DIAPER
NEED AWARENESS WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> TODAY, I'M ASKING ON A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING
SEPTEMBER 18th THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 21st 2023 IS DIAPER
NEED AWARENESS WEEK. THE
PROCLAMATION SUPPORTED BY THE
HUMANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE
CIRCULATED THIS PROCLAMATION
LAST WEEK. DIAPER NEED -- THE
CONDITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
AFFORD A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF
DIAPERS TO KEEP TODDLERS AND
BABIES CLEAN CONTINUES TO
AFFECT SEATTLE FAMILIES. THIS
PROCLAMATION HIGHLIGHTS THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT DIAPER
NEED HAS ON THE ECONOMIC
WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES. IT ALSO
MAKES NOTE THAT BLACK, LATIN,
INDIGENOUS, AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER CAREGIVERS ARE MORE
LIKELY TO. DIAPER NEED AS
COMPARED TO OTHER POPULATIONS.
THROUGH THIS PROCLAMATION, THE
CITY IS ABLE TO DO GREAT OUR
GRATITUDE TO THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THAT ARE TACKLING THIS
ISSUE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF
WEST SIDE BABY AND THE BANK
LOCATED IN WEST SEATTLE. THE
COMMITTEE WILL ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION AND SPEAK THEIR
WORK WITH SEATTLE BABIES AND
INFANTS. I ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO SHARE ANY
COMMENTS, AND AT THAT TIME
TOMORROW, AND REALLY HOPE WE
CAN GET YOUR SIGNATURE HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS REGARDING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD --
REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION FOR
DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK?
OKAY. WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. BE
BACK YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES. BE MY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GET-ENGAGED .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ? BE
MY AYE .
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THE ROLL CALL TODAY, WE WILL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS THEN COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, LEWIS, MOSQUEDA,
NELSON, PEDERSON, AND THEN
MYSELF .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
BEING HERDED CITY COUNCIL
TOMORROW. WE DID HAVE A SPECIAL
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THIS
MORNING, AND THEY HAD A FEW
ITEMS VOTED OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE. IT'S ANTICIPATED TO
GO TO NEXT WEEK FOR FINAL
PASSAGE. WE HAD ONE APPOINTMENT
AND ONE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
BOARD. VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
THEM ON BOARD. WE HAD A NICE
MEETING WITH NATHAN THIS
MORNING. WE ALSO HAVE THE
VACANT BUILDING MONITORING
PROGRAM. THIS STRENGTHENS THE
STANDARDS FOR SECURING THE
VACANT BUILDINGS BY REQUIRING
STRONGER DEADBOLTS AND IN SOME
CASES, POLYCARBONATE SHEETS
RATHER THAN PLYWOOD. THEY
REQUIRE VACANT BUILDINGS TO BE
KEPT GRAFFITI FREE, AND
ENTERING INTO THE BUILDING
MONITORING PROGRAM, RATHER THAN
JUST THOSE THAT FEEL TO CORRECT
THE VIOLATION BY THE COMPLIANCE
DEADLINE. JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S
INFORMATION, IN THE CURRENT
CODE, THEY CAN JUST MAKE AN
EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE
VIOLATION AND ARE TAKEN OFF OF
THE VACANT BUILDING MONITORING
PROGRAM. THIS HAS CAUSED US
SOME ISSUES, AND THIS BILL
CHANGES THAT. THIS WILL ALSO
SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS FOR THE
BUILDING MONITORING PROGRAM, AS
WELL AS AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO
FILE A PROPERTY LIEN TO COLLECT
UNPAID VACANT BUILDING COSTS,
WHEREAS IN THE CODE RIGHT NOW,
MANY OF THESE FEES AND FINES
ARE NOT BEING PAID. THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL
INCREASE ECONOMIC OF ELEMENT,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND VIBRANT. THIS
IS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR NEW YEAR'S
AND WE ASKED STC I ABOUT A BILL
TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE
VACANT BUILDING MONITORING
PROGRAM. I HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS
I WANTED TO ACHIEVE. I AM VERY
EXCITED TO HAVE THIS FOR US,
AND I HAVE TO SAY, WE WOULDN'T
BE HERE TODAY WITHOUT THE WORK
OF COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, FOR
MANY YEARS WORKING ON THE
PROGRAM. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
BILL THAT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE
TODAY, 126 01. ZONING
DEVELOPMENT FOR LODGING
FLEXIBILITY. THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD INCREASE THE FLEXIBILITY
FOR LODGING USES IN THE
DOWNTOWN MIX RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
THIS LEGISLATION IS PART OF THE
MAYOR'S DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE
DEVELOPMENT. BELLTOWN COMPRISES
A MIX OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE,
RESIDENTIAL, AND GROUND-FLOOR
RETAIL SPACE, EXPANDING
HOSPITALITY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN
MIXED RESIDENTIAL ZONE WHICH IS
CAN DISTANT WITH THE
RESIDENTIAL INTENT OF THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN, WHICH
DESCRIBES THE ZONE IS
PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL.
EXPANDING USES IN THE ZONE WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO ENHANCED
NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY AND
INCREASED ECONOMIC OF ELEMENT
ACTIVITY. THIS WILL TREAT
LODGING USES THE SAME WAY THAT
RESIDENTIAL USES ARE REGULATED
IN THE ZONE, BY ENDING LODGING
FROM THE CHARGE BEFORE. ALL
OTHER STANDARDS INCLUDING
HEIGHT, BULK, AND SCALE OF THE
ZONE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT ONLY,
AND NO CHANGES TO ZONING MAPS
ARE REQUIRED. THERE ARE, I
BELIEVE, 8 PARKING LOTS --
EMPTY PARKING LOT THAT THIS
BILL REALLY FOCUSES ON, AND 1
BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY
UNDER PERMANENT OR DESIGNER --
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE IT
IS IN THE PAGES. THERE ARE A
TOTAL OF 9 PARCELS. WE KNOW WE
CAN CREATE MORE GREAT PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE. THERE IS
MORE ECONOMIC VITALITY, THERE'S
MORE READ L SPACE ON THAT FIRST
FLOOR, THERE IS MORE VIBRANCY
ON OUR STREET. THIS BILL WILL
DO JUST THAT. WE ALSO PASSED
COUNCIL BILL 12602 . THIS
LEGISLATION HAS 11 PARCELS
GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN UNION
AND STEWART. FROM THE DOWNTOWN
RETAIL CORRIDOR TO THE DOWNTOWN
MIXED COMMERCIAL ZONE,
INCREASING THE LIVABILITY OF
WHAT'S LOCATED DOWNTOWN. THIS
DOES INCREASE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
TO DRAW MORE TENANTS, AND
ACTIVATE THE STREET-LEVEL
RETAIL AND BRING MORE
INVESTMENT THAT WILL UPGRADE
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AS
WELL. RETAIL IS DIFFERENT TODAY
THAN WHEN THE ZONING WAS
CREATED. WE HAVE MORE ONLINE
SHOPPING TODAY, AND WE ALSO
NEED TO MAKE OUR ZONING CODE
MEET THESE CHANGING DEMANDS.
HOW DO WE USE A RETAIL ZONE TO
CREATE A MORE VIBRANT TOWN? WE
USE THIS BILL TO CREATE A SPACE
FOR MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE, WORK
AND PLAY ON THIRD AVENUE SO WE
CAN IMPROVE THE VITALITY BY
INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
AND TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU
CAN DO ON THIRD AVENUE. THIS
BILL HELPS JUST THAT. WE ALSO
PASSED RESOLUTION 3209 SEVEN, A
RESOLUTION FOR TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT AND MARITIME ZONING
úAREAS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
RESOLUTION IS TO ENSURE THE
MAIDS MARITIME AREAS ARE
SUPPORTED. THE STAKEHOLDER WORK
GROUP THAT LED TO THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES THAT
WE MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR HAD A
FEW RECOMMENDATIONS ON
TRANSPORTATION. MOST OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ZONING OR
LAND-USE RELATED. WE TOOK UP
HIS OWN USE AND RELATED
STRATEGIES AND WE COULDN'T
ADDRESS THE TRANSPORTATION
STRATEGIES BECAUSE THE BILLS WE
HAVE BEFORE US WERE LAND-USE
BILLS. THIS RESOLUTION IS
INTENDED TO DIRECT THE CITY
REGARDING THESE OTHER
STRATEGIES THAT WE COULDN'T
TAKE UP WITHIN THE LAND-USE
BILLS REGARDING TRANSPORTATION
IN THESE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
ZONE AREAS. JUST ONE EXAMPLE
HERE. DEEPWATER PORTS ARE VERY
HARD TO CREATE. WE HAVE A DEEP
WATER PORT THAT WE CAN SEE FROM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE
THE TERMINUS OF INTERSTATE 90,
ONLY A MILE OR SO AWAY FROM THE
DEEP WATER PORT THAT CONNECTS
OUR PORTS TO THE HEART OF
AMERICA IN BOSTON, RIGHT? AND
THAT LAST MILE, MILE AND A
HALF, CREATES A CHOKE POINT FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO GET GOODS
MOVING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY
AND AROUND AMERICA, FRANKLY.
THIS RESOLUTION HELPS DEFINE
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON TO ENSURE THAT
FREIGHT IS MOVING FREELY AROUND
OURS CITY AND FROM OUR POTENT
PORT TO THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS
THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK . I DO JUST
WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU TO
ALL OF THE LAND-USE CENTRALS
THAT, MY LAND-USE CLERK,
BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED QUITE A
LOT IN THIS COMMITTEE THIS
YEAR. I WILL ADMIT, ESTHER AND
ALLIE TOLD ME WE COULD TAKE UP
THIS MUCH WORK AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR. I AM NOT HERE
SAYING WE PROVE YOU WRONG, I'M
JUST SAYING THAT EVERYONE
WORKED REALLY HARD AND
ACCOMPLISHED A LOT, AND IT IS
SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
BE PROUD OF. WE WILL ABLE TO
INCREASE TREE PROTECTIONS,
INCLUDING OUR REGISTRATION. AS
I MENTIONED, WE PASSED DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLANS, WE RAISED
THRESHOLDS FOR PROJECTS
DOWNTOWN. EQUITY DEVELOPMENT
AND ZONING. WE IMPROVE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN REVIEW.
AND MANY MORE SMALL PIECES OF
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. WITH
THIS, WE STILL HAVE A FEW PLANS
TO GO FORWARD TO THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, INCLUDING DESIGN
REVIEW BOARDS AND URBAN
FORESTRY REVIEWS. I MAY REQUEST
SOME OF THOSE STRAIGHT TO
COUNCIL DURING BUDGET SEASON,
AND I WILL WORK WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO MAKE SURE
I STAY WITHIN THE GRANDMOTHERS
OF BOTH THE BUDGET CHAIR AND
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT DESIRES.
EIGHT, NOVEMBER 29th, 2023, AT
2:00 P.M. THIS IS THE NEXT
MEETING AFTER THE ADOPTION OF
THE BUDGET. WE WILL THEN HAVE A
REGULARLY SCHEDULED LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND, I
BELIEVE, IT IS DECEMBER 8th.
EITHER DECEMBER 6th OR DECEMBER
13th. WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU
WITH THAT. AND THAT IS THE
REPORT FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO PASS
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I KEPT IT UNDER 10
MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. I GOT
A LONG ONE, TOO. OKAY. SO
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL 120645,
PASSED OUT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE BY
A 4-1 VOTE. THE BILL
INCORPORATES STATE LAWMAKING
POSSESSION AND PUBLIC USE OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR INTO THE MUNICIPAL
CODE IN DIVERSION TREATMENT AND
OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE THE
PREFERRED APPROACH. A VERY
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF A BILL
THAT HAS TAKEN THE WORK OF A
LOT OF US. THE BILL PROVIDES
GUIDANCE TO OFFICERS ON THE
COURSE OF ACTION BASED ON THE
THREAT OF HARM. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND I COSPONSORED A
SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. THE
COMMITTEE ADOPTED IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO BOTH ADDRESS THE
CALLS FOR CLARITY AND LEGAL
ADVICE, TECHNICAL ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY CENTRALS BACK,
AND TO ADDRESS NONCONTROVERSIAL
AREAS OF AGREEMENT, ALL
CONSISTENT WITH POLICY INTENT
OF THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS AND BY
THE MAYOR. GIVEN THAT THIS IS
NEW AUTHORITY, IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE ONGOING REVIEW. THE
AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO ADVISE THE CITY
REGARDING THE NEED FOR RECALL
LEGISLATION OR OTHER POLICY.
THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY
THE STATE. LEGISLATION ALSO
REQUIRES HER HOARDING TO THIS
COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE
GRAPHIC AND OTHER INFORMATION
THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY THIS
DATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
RECOVERY SERVICES PLAN. THERE
ARE FOUR AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
FOR TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. I WILL BE PROPOSING ON
A MOMENT A WITH SOME ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS FROM
LAW. CENTRAL STAFF CAN BE
AVAILABLE AT TOMORROW'S MEETING
WITH THE AGREEMENT, OF COURSE,
WITH MADAM PRESIDENT. I REALLY
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN
FOR ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING, PARTICULARLY CENTRALS
THAT. THIS HAS BEEN A JOINT
EFFORT, AND DOING OUR VERY BEST
TO RESPOND TO THE CALLS FOR
PROMPT COUNCIL ACTION. OTHER
ITEMS -- THE SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS NOT
MEETING THIS WEEK. THE
COMMITTEE MEETS NEXT WEEK ON
TUESDAY MORNING AT 9:30 A.M. A
FEW INCREMENTAL UPDATES. AS IT
RELATES TO -- I KNOW WE ALL ARE
WELL AWARE -- AFTER BEING
STRUCK BY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY
AN SPD OFFICER TRAVELING AT
HIGH SPEED BACK IN JANUARY.
LAST MONDAY, SPD RELEASED BODY
WORN VIDEO BY AN OFFICER
RESPONSE WHERE A SQUAD LEADER
SAID HER LIFE HAD LIMITED
VALUE, AND WAS LAUGHING
THROUGHOUT. VIDEO HAS SINCE
RESULTED IN SCORES OF CALLS
WORLDWIDE AND WIDESPREAD ANGER.
INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE
UNITED STATES HAS ACTUALLY
RAISED THE ISSUE OF THIS CALL
WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
IN RESPONSE, MAYOR HARRELL
CONVENED A MEETING OVER THE
WEEKEND THAT I PARTICIPATED IN,
ALONG WITH CHIEF OF POLICE DIAZ
AND OTHER LEADERS. TO MEET WITH
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
REPRESENTING THE SOUTH ASIAN
COMMUNITY AT THIS MEETING ON
SATURDAY. WE HEARD THE CALL OF
COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY, BOTH FOR THE
OFFICER WHOSE ACTIONS RESULTED
IN THIS TRAGIC DEATH, AND THE
OFFICER WHOSE TWO SO CALLOUSLY
ABOUT HER DEATH. WE ALSO HEARD
A CALL FOR OFFICER TRAINING AND
EMPATHY, SUPPORT FOR THE
VICTIMS FAMILY, PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY INVESTMENTS, AND SUPPORT
FOR ADDITIONAL SEATTLE'S
SERVICES IN AN INTEGRATED
COMMUNITY. I PLEDGED AT THE
TIME TO WORK TO CARRY THIS CALL
TO ACTION. IN THE EARLY EVENING
OF LAST THURSDAY, SEATTLE'S
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISC
OFFERED YET ANOTHER DISGUSTING
ACT OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE. AS MANY
WATCHING ALREADY KNOW, A MAN
YELLED RACIAL SLURS AND
COMMITTED A TERRIFYING ACT OF
DESTRUCTION BY SMASHING WINDOWS
IN THE CANTON ALLIE WITH A
SLEDGEHAMMER, DAMAGING THE
MUSEUM OF THE ASIAN-AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE. IT IS A HISTORICAL
AND HISTORIC INSTITUTION THAT
MAKE AND PRESERVE
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, SERVING
AS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL
PURPOSE FOR NOT ONLY ASIAN
AMERICANS IN OUR CITY, BUT ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR US TO JUST
STOP ASIAN HATE. WE MUST
ACTIVELY SUPPORT AND PROTECT
ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. I
HAVE HEARD CALLS IN THE
COMMUNITY INCREASE, REDUCE WAIT
TIME FOR SERVICE. IT IS AN
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS FUNDED SPD'S
STAFFING PLANS AND RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION EFFORTS. WITH
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACHIEVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
BUT WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK TO
FIND NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO
RETAIN AND RECRUIT THESE
OFFICERS, AS WELL AS A STRONGER
PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK ACROSS
THE BOARD WITH EFFORT IN CRIME
PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. SOME YEARS THAT WE
JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE IS
THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FILE
THIS CASE, WHICH MEANS WE ARE
FILING THE CRIMINAL CASE WITHIN
72 HOURS. THIS METHOD OF FILING
ALLOWS THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
TO KEEP THE DEFENDANT IN
CUSTODY. IT'S THE WORK OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT MADE IT
POSSIBLE FOR THIS CASE TO BE
READY FOR FILING. 30,000
CALLERS IN BALE IS BEING
REQUESTED TO BE MAINTAINED. THE
DEFENDANT IS IN A COUNTY JAIL,
AND THE NEXT COURT APPEARANCE
IS ON OCTOBER 2nd. MOVING ON TO
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
JUST A PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THIS WEEK IS
NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION WEEK.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS POSTED
A CHECKLIST TO HELP IDENTIFY
COMMON HAZARDS THAT LEAD TO
FALLS. ONE IN THREE PEOPLE AGE
65 YEARS AND OLDER WILL FALL,
LEADING TO HOSPITALIZATION AND
POSSIBLE FATALITIES. YOU CAN
VIEW THE HELPFUL INFORMATION ON
THE FIRE LINE BLOG. MOVING ON
TO THE SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION
CENTER, LAST WEEK, WE CONVENED
OUR MAY ORAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE
TO WORK ON THE COMMUNITY
RESPONDERS PROGRAM. THIS
MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK.
FOR THE COMMUNITY RESPONDERS
PROGRAM WAS TO CONFIRM THAT
EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK FOR AN
OCTOBER LAUNCH, AS PLANNED. I
KNOW MANY OF US ARE VERY
EXCITED TO BE THIS LONG OVERDUE
ADDITION TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
NETWORK COME TO BE. I HAVE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS
WITH THE DIRECTOR AND THE
LEADERSHIP THE LATER THIS WEEK.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
JUST WANT TO FLAG AT NEXT
TUESDAY'S COMMITTEE MEETING, WE
WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING
AND POSSIBLE BOAT ON THE HUMAN
SERVICES PROPOSED FOR THE
FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. AS
WELL AS LEGISLATION
INCORPORATING NEARLY $7 MILLION
IN UNDER SPEND FOR SUBSTANCE
USE AND OVERDOSE TREATMENT AND
SERVICES. AND THIS APPROVED
FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN
MUST BE TRANS KNITTED IN
NOVEMBER, WHICH MEANS THAT
TUESDAY IS BOTH OUR FIRST AND
OUR LAST CHANCE TO VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION. BECAUSE OF THE
EXPEDITED TIMELINE, I HAVE
ASKED THEM TO OFFER ROOFING TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AHEAD OF
TIME. WE HOPE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THOSE BRIEFINGS AND
FORMULATING QUESTIONS FOR THE
AMENDMENT WELL AHEAD OF TIME.
AND ADDRESSED THOROUGHLY NEXT
WEEK. MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE
WILLING TO DO SO AND REACHED
OUT TO EITHER CHRISTINA AND MY
OFFICE, OR TO CENTRAL STAFF
MEMBER WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ON
THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE UPDATE
FRONT, LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED
THE POLICY COORDINATING GROUP
TO LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY. AT THAT MEETING, I
UPDATED POLICY COORDINATING
GROUP MEMBERS ON THE COUNTY'S
BID OF MANAGEMENT FUNDING, AND
OUR -- OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
PROCESS. WE LEARNED AS WELL
THAT THE COMMUNITY ASKED THAT
TO ANNOUNCE AT THE END OF THE
MONTH AND HAS BEEN AWARDED
FUNDING. NEXT WEEK, AS FAR AS
REGIONAL COMMITTEES GO, THERE
WILL BE A COUNTY BOARD HEALTH
MEETING WHERE WE WILL ENTER A
RESOLUTION TO CHANGE
JURISDICTIONS WITHIN KING
COUNTY. THEIR OPIOID SETTLEMENT
FUNDING TOWARD USES THAT ARE
RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED IN THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT.
THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
REPORT IS REQUIRED BY THE
SETTLEMENT, AND TO ALSO
ENCOURAGE JURISDICTIONS BELYING
THEIR FUNDING WITH SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY, THAT WE CAN
ALTOGETHER LEVERAGE GREATER
IMPACT. AS FAR AS EVENTS IN
COMMUNITY COMING UP THIS WEEK,
THIS WEEK, TOMORROW MORNING, I
WILL BE MISSING THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION TO JOIN MAYOR HAROLD
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
PROGRAM. A PUBLIC UPDATE ON THE
FRONTLINE EFFORTS RESPONDING TO
OVERDOSES AND PROVIDING
EMERGENCE THE MEDICAL CARE. THE
PILOT OF HEALTH 99 WAS ADDED IN
JULY AS A RESULT OF THE MAYORS
APRIL EXECUTIVE ORDER. THE ROLE
OF THE HEALTH 99 TEAM BEGINS
ONCE THE PATIENT IS AWAKE AND
STABLE. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, FROM
EXCUSING ME FROM TOMORROW
MORNING MEETING. ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, I WILL BE JOINING
THE RECOVERY CAFE FOR THEIR
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING LUNCH.
THURSDAY EVENING, I WILL BE
WITH WORKING WASHINGTON'S TO
CELEBRATE THE RECENT VICTORIES
PASSING THAT THE ACTIVATIONS
PROTECTION BILL. ON SATURDAY, I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE ANNUAL
LAWN BOWLING FUNDRAISER EVENT
AT EMERSON PARK. THAT'S ALL
I'VE GOT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOT
SEEING ANY. I WILL PASS IT ON.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. STARTING
OFF WITH A CLEAN CITY UPDATES,
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE
WE RECEIVED A CLEAN THE UPDATE.
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2nd AND
SEPTEMBER 8th OF 2023, THE
INITIATIVE RECOVERED 339
NEEDLES, AND DID CLEANINGS AT
71 LOCATIONS, REMEDIATING
41,300 POUNDS OF GARBAGE.
MOVING ONTO LIBRARY UPDATES,
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS
INCREASED THE WINDOW FROM 30
DAYS TO 60 DAYS FOR ALL
RESERVATIONS. DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THIS WINDOW WAS
SHORTENED DUE TO THE UNCERTAIN
NATURE OF THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE
HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF
THIS WEEK, ROOMS CAN NOW BE
RESERVED 60 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY K-12
AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING SERVICE,
HOMEWORK HELP, AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT SPL.ORG /HOMEWORK HELP, ALL
ONE WORD, IS NOW AVAILABLE AT 9
LIBRARY BRANCHES. THESE INCLUDE
HIGH POINT, LAKE CITY,
NORTHGATE, NEW HOLLY, RAIDER
BEACH, AND SOUTH HOLLY
BRANCHES. NEW THIS FALL WITH
HOMEWORK HELP AT THE BROADVIEW
BRANCH, THAT IS THE NEW BRANCH
THAT HAS BEEN ADDED FOR
LOCATION SERVICE. THE LIBRARY
WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER VIRTUAL
ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING THROUGH
TUTOR.COM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AS
WELL AS MANY OTHER SERVICES TO
HELP STUDENTS OF ALL AGES LEARN
TO SUCCEED AS WE HAD BACK IN
THE SCHOOL THIS FALL. THIS
WEDNESDAY IS A RATHER PACKED
AGENDA, SO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO BE READY TO GET A
LOT OF OUR PREBUDGET BUSINESS
RESOLVED AT THIS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON'S MEETING. THESE
INCLUDE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
PHILIP AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD
OF PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS. THE APPOINTMENT
COMMITTEE FOR MARSHALL FOSTER
AS -- RENEWING THE CONTRACT
WITH THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS
HAITIAN FOR OPERATION AND
MANAGEMENT. AND THE ACTIVATION
OF SOME DOWNTOWN PARKS.
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR A
NEIGHBORING PART IN THE
WESTWOOD HIGHLANDS ARC
RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE.
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING GADO
PUBLIC -- SORRY, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO SEEK
AND ACCEPT GRANTS FOR FOR
CLEANUP WORK. LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
ROBBERY OF THE HEADWATERS TO
PRESERVE THE LAST SURVIVING
URBAN HEADWATER WETLAND AND A
SALMON BEARING CREEK.
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A
SECOND AMENDMENT FOR ANOTHER
EASEMENT ON CITY-OWNED LAND
RELATING TO PROPERTY KNOWN AS
THE EGAN HOUSE. THIS IS A
HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT WE WILL
BE ADDRESSING, WHICH IS ON
PARKLAND. THAT'S WHY IT'S IN
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
FINALLY, LEGISLATION AMENDING
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY TO AUTHORIZE
THE US AND TAX MONEY FOR THE
PURCHASE OF OPENS BASED IN
SEATTLE. BECAUSE ALL THIS
LEGISLATION IS COMING DOWN A
PIPELINE, AND BECAUSE WE DO
EXPECT THIS TO BE A ROBUST
IMPACT MEETING, I DO WANT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE
PREPARED FOR THIS MEETING TO
POTENTIALLY GO LONG SO THAT WE
CAN RESOLVE THIS ENTIRE AGENDA
FOR WE CAN MOVE ON TO BUDGET
AND MAKE SURE THAT PARKS GETS
ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT PIECES
OF BUSINESS OUT OF THE WAY WELL
IN ADVANCE. MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
REMARKS FOR BRIEFING THIS
MORNING. IF COLLEAGUES HAVE
QUESTIONS ON MY REPORTS, I WILL
OPEN THE FLOOR. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT, I
WILL PASS IT ALONG TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S
EDUCATION ARTS AND RIGHTS
COMMITTEE IS THIS FRIDAY AT
9:30. WE DO HAVE A FULL AGENDA,
AS WELL, OF THIS COMMITTEE. WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
LEGISLATION THAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING ON FOR ALMOST TWO
YEARS NOW. I'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH OPC THE, WITH FRIEDMAN
FROM CENTRAL STAFF, AND WILL BE
GIVING A PRESENTATION ON THIS
PROJECT. LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
CREATE A LAND-USE BONUS PILOT
WHICH WILL BRING IS A BIG STEP
FORWARD TOWARDS BUILDING A
SEATTLE WITHIN REACH. WHEN THIS
IS PASSED, THE CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES, EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT ZONING PILOT, WILL
PROVIDE BONUSES FOR PROJECT
THAT ARE BUILT IN COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE AREAS, AND IN AREAS
WHERE HISTORIC EXCLUSIONARY
RACIAL HAVE APPLIED FOR
PROJECTS THAT HAVE A MINIMUM OF
30% ON-SITE AFFORDABILITY THAT
HAVE GROUND-FLOOR EDI RETAIL OR
SERVICES, AND AN EXTRA BONUS
WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR PROJECT
THAT BUILD ON FORMER
SINGLE-FAMILY LOT THAT HAVE
RESERVED A UNIT FOR THE
PROPERTY OWNER. SO THIS IS A
PILOT THAT WILL HELP TAKE DOWN
THE BARRIERS FOR SMALL
CULTURALLY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO WANT TO DEVELOP HOUSING,
AND FIGHT DISPLACEMENT OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES. I WANT TO REALLY
THANK THEM FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION. 3 OTHER ITEMS. WE
WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM
THE CITY AUDITOR ON WORKFORCE
EQUITY AND PROMOTIONS AUDIT. MY
COLLEAGUES MAY RECALL THAT WHEN
WE HEARD A COUPLE YEARS AGO
THAT SEVEN BLACK WOMEN PURSUING
THIS CITY FOR DISCRIMINATORY
PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES, I ASKED
THE CITY AUDITOR TO START
LOOKING INTO OUR WORK HORSE
EQUITY AND PROMOTIONS ACROSS
THE CITY, AND SO WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON THE RESULTS OF
THAT. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO BE
HEARING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO GIVE
WILL HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENTS
ABOUT THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING TOGETHER, AND WE WILL
ALSO HEAR FROM SOME COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
IN SOME PILOT PROJECT AROUND
THIS WORK. SO I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CONVERSATION, AS WELL. THIS
WILL BE THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING BEFORE BUDGET. AND THEN
AFTER BUDGETS, OUR LAST MEETING
OF 2023 WILL BE ON DECEMBER --
I BELIEVE IT IS DECEMBER 8th.
THIS WEEK, I'D LOVE ONE BILL UP
FOR DISCUSSION IN TOMORROW'S
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. I AM
CALLING IT OUR COMPLETE STREETS
ORDINANCE. SO I WANT TO THANK
CHAIR PEDERSON FOR GETTING THAT
ON THE AGENDA FOR US . THIS IS
COUNCIL BILL 12056 EIGHT. IT
WOULD REQUIRE SIDEWALK
INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE TO
BE INCLUDED IN ROAD REPAVING
PROJECTS. SPECIFICALLY, IT
WOULD REQUIRE SIDEWALK'S TO BE
IN ALL THE TREATS WITHOUT
SIDEWALKS, AND FOR REPAIRS TO
DAMAGED OR UNEVEN SIDEWALK TO
BE MADE IN AREAS WHERE
SIDEWALKS EXIST. AS PART OF
ROAD REPAVING WORK. IT WOULD
ALSO REQUIRE TO PRESENT A
SUMMARY OF ROAD REPAVING
PROJECT TO COUNCIL EVERY YEAR.
AND A DETAILED MEMO FOR EACH
PROJECT WERE THE S.DIRECTOR
DEEMS WHERE SIDEWALKS ARE A
NESSUS AREA. THAT MEMO WOULD
INCLUDE INFORMATION ON HOW THE
DEPARTMENT WILL MITIGATE
INDUSTRY AND SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES IT THOSE
SPECIFIC CASES. THIS IS A BILL
THAT WE WORKED WITH DISABILITY
RIGHTS WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS, COMMUTE
SEATTLE, AND OTHER LOCAL AND
NATIONAL ADVOCATES. I WANT TO
THANK CHAIR PEDERSON FOR
ALLOWING US TO GET THAT ON THE
AGENDA BEFORE THE BUDGET
PROCESS STARTS, AND WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CONVERSATION. MOVING ON FINALLY
TO DISTRICT UPDATES. I WANT TO
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HATE CRIME
THAT OCCURRED AT THE WING LUKE
MUSEUM THIS WEEKEND. THIS WAS A
TERRIFYING INCIDENT. A MAN
SMASHED WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
EACH OF THE MUSEUMS WINDOWS,
AND WE KNOW THAT THANKFULLY
NOBODY WAS INJURED. THERE WERE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS INSIDE THE
MUSEUM AT THE TIME, AND NOBODY
WAS INJURED, BUT I KNOW THAT
THE STAFF IS PRETTY
TRAUMATIZED. THE PERSON WHO DID
THIS HAS BEEN APPREHENDED. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED, BAIL IS BEING SET
TODAY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH NEWSEUM STAFF AND BOARD
MEMBERS AS WELL IS ASKED PD,
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE
CAN TO SUPPORT THROUGH OUR
OFFICE. I ALSO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REMARKS IN AN INTERVIEW
FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT WITH
KING 5, WHERE HE SAT -- AND I'M
QUOTING, SAFETY IS NOT THE
ABSENCE OF ANY KIND OF DANGER.
THE PRESENCE OF OUR
CONNECTEDNESS. WE CAN CREATE
SAFETY BY BEING TOGETHER MORE
OFTEN AND WITH MORE OF US. AND
I WILL SAY I'VE HEARD HIM TALK
VERY OFTEN ABOUT THE NEED FOR
COMMUNITY COHESION AND FOR
FOLKS TO WORK TOGETHER, WHETHER
IT'S SOME VISIONARY PROJECT
FOR THE CID AND FOR THE CITY. I
KNOW THAT HE IS REALLY --
REALLY ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN
BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITY
TOGETHER. AND I KNOW THAT THAT
IS GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR
THIS FORESEEABLE FUTURE HERE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING
THE MUSEUM FOR THEIR EVENT
SATURDAY. THEY WILL BE HONORING
AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST RON HSU,
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY
FOUNDATION. THERE WILL BE AN
INFORMAL TOUR OF THE LIBRARY
BRANCH AFTERWARDS. I WILL BE
GONE THIS WEEK. I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON THESE RETREAT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WELL,
THROUGH THURSDAY. I WILL BE
BACK FOR MY COMMITTEE FRIDAY
MORNING, AND THAT WILL BE IN
CHAMBERS. IN THE MEANTIME, MY
OFFICE WILL BE ON STRENGTH A
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE THIS
FRIDAY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
TENT CITY 3 TO WELCOME TENT
CITY 3 INTO THE DISTRICT. THAT
WILL ALLOW BOTH COMMUNITY
LEADERS AND NEARBY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO MEET THEIR NEW
NUMBERS AND GIVE FOLKS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE
GREAT WORK DONE. MY TEAM WILL
ALSO BE ATTENDING THE REGULAR
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY MEETING HELD
BY THE CHINESE INFORMATION
SERVICE CENTER IN BEACON HILL.
AS PART OF THE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS TO PROMOTE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AMIDST THE
STRING OF ARMED ROBBERIES
AGAINST ASIANS. LAST WEEK, I
DID PARTNER WITH OUR NEW HOLLY
GATHERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
SPV TO BRING IN LANGUAGE
SUPPORT TO OVER 80 VIETNAMESE
SENIORS REGARDING SAFETY TIPS
AND UPDATES ON THE CASES. WE
WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH FOLKS
FROM ELECTRIFY AMERICA. WE
CHOSE A NUMBER OF ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
ACROSS THE CITY AND IN MY
DISTRICT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
SAFETY CONCERNS THEY ARE HAVING
WITH MAINTAINING THE STATIONS.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCIDENT
LAST WEEK. I KNOW ALL OF US ON
COUNCIL HAVE SEEN THE ATROCIOUS
VIDEO THAT HAS NOW MADE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS
REGARDING THE VICE PRESIDENT
COMMENTS ON HER DEATH. IN
JANUARY, FOLLOWING THAT
INCIDENT, I MADE REMARKS THAT
ARE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND
COMMITTEES CALLING FOR
INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND
INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY.
FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF
THAT BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE ON
MONDAY, I DID RELEASE IT TO
EMIT CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION BY THE CHIEF. IF ACTION
WERE TO COME BEFORE THIS
COUNCIL AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW HE INTENDS TO CHANGE
THE CULTURE OF HIS DEPARTMENT.
A CULTURE THAT HAS ALLOWED FOR
THIS TYPE OF COMMENT TO BE MADE
IN THE FIRST PLACE. I AM
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN
HEARING WHY THE VP OF SMOG WAS
TASKED WITH GIVING THE OFFICER
WHO HIT HER, NAMED DAVE, A
SOBRIETY TEST, RATHER THAN
HAVING AN UNBIASED THIRD PARTY
CONDUCT THAT. AND WHY THE
DEPARTMENT RAN BLOOD TESTS ON
HER TO DETECT DRUGS IN THE
FIRST PLACE. THERE'S CLEARLY A
LOT OF WORK STILL LEFT TO DO TO
TRANSFORM THE DEPARTMENT THAT
IS CONTINUOUSLY LOST PUBLIC
TRUST. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE NEXT STEPS FROM THE PUBLIC
ARE LAID OUT. I THINK WE HAVE
ALL COMMENTED THAT THERE NEEDS
TO BE A REBUILDING OF TRUST
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS NOT
THE COMMUNITY'S JOB TO REBUILD
THAT TRUST. IT IS THE
DEPARTMENTS, AND I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONCRETE
STEPS THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COLLEAGUES
-- COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. YOU
ARE MUTED.
>> THE POLICY ISSUE THAT YOU
RAISED, WE WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A LITTLE
BIT OF MY REQUEST AS IT RELATES
TO THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND
WITH THE DEPARTMENT. I'M JUST
LOOKING TO PULL UP. SO I DID
ASK THE QUESTION, GIVEN THAT AS
AN ORGANIZATION, THEIR JOB IS
TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN DEFENDING
THEMSELVES AGAINST DISCIPLINE.
THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
THAT SOMEBODY IN A LEADERSHIP
ROLE FOR THAT ORGANIZATION IN
ANOTHER ROLE PERFORMED A
FUNCTION THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
COMPLAINT PROCESS AND
DISCIPLINE OUTCOME. WE HEARD A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE
OFFICER AUDITOR SAID THAT
SUGGEST A BIAS TOWARDS --
TOWARDS -- AN ARGUMENT THAT
THERE WAS NO MISCONDUCT. HE
SAID OFFICER DAVE WAS GOING 50
MILES AN HOUR. THE OFFICER
AUDITOR DOUBTED THAT THERE WAS
A -- A SITUATION WHERE HER BODY
WAS THROWN AS FAR AS IT WAS
THROWN. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
OTHER STATEMENTS THAT SUGGESTED
A BIAS TOWARDS A FINDING OF NO
MISCONDUCT. I ALSO HAVE
CONCERNS THAT A PERSON WHO
LEADS AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE JOB
IT IS TO DEFEND AN OFFICER
AGAINST COMPLAINT IS DOING THE
DRUG TESTING. WHETHER OR NOT
THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON THE
DECISION-MAKING FOR THE
PROSECUTOR, AND WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS ANY QUESTION OF
WHETHER OR NOT THE TEST OF THE
OFFICER MIGHT BE CONSIDERED
INADMISSIBLE. IN RESPONSE, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT THESE WERE IMPORTANT
ISSUES TO TAKE A LOOK AT. AND
THAT THERE IS POLICY THAT SAYS
NO MEMBER OF THE BUT THEY DO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT THIS
ISSUE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE THAT
SUGGEST, IF NOT AN ACTUAL -- AN
ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR
PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO BE PUT
ON THE QUOTE POLICY ROAD MAP.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS, I BELIEVE,
ONLY 11 TRAINED DRE UI
OFFICERS, SO THERE ARE 11
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TRAINED TO
PROVIDE THIS KIND OF RESPONSE,
AND THEY ARE NOT -- ALL OF THEM
AREN'T ALL WORKING ALL 24 HOURS
A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR STAFFING
CAN TRAINS, BUT -- AND WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ, FOR
RAISING THE QUESTION AS WELL.
>> GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, SO I WILL HEAD TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HELLO, COLLEAGUES. I DO WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR YOUR COMMENTS
TODAY. I, TOO, SHARE THOSE
CONCERNS AND WOULD ALSO VERY
MUCH LIKE TO SEE A CONCERT
CONVERSATION AS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ OUTLINED. I DO SHARE MY
FULL STATEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
TIMES AS WELL AFTER WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE
HORRIFIC COMMENTS MADE BY THE
VP AND PRESIDENT. AFTER THE
VIDEO WAS RELEASED. AND I DO
HOPE THAT THE LOCAL, THE STATE,
THE NATIONAL, THE INTERNATIONAL
ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE RESULTS
IN ACTUAL ACTION. THAT IS WHAT
PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING. ACTION,
AND THAT WE RESPOND TO SEEING
THOSE TYPE OF COMMENTS ON FULL
DISPLAY. AND THE CALLOUSNESS,
BECAUSE IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REIN IN THAT
TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, AND THAT A
CONTRACT DOES NOT PUT AWAY
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES IN THE
FUTURE OR NOW. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO THE ACTION THAT IS BEING
DEMANDED OF OUR CITY IN THE
WAKE OF THOSE REMARKS. IN OUR
NEXT FULL COUNCIL MEETING, WE
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WRAP UP OUR FINANCE AND HOUSING
ITEMS FOR THIS YEAR. WE WILL
MEET ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
20th AT 9:30 A.M.. WE WILL
INCLUDE 3 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ON
THE AGENDA FOR THAT DATE. WE
HAVE HELD EXTRA TIME ON OUR
COLLEAGUES CALENDAR, SO MY HOPE
IS YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HOLD
TIME UNTIL 1:00 P.M. THE LIKE
LAST WEEK, WE MET MAY NOT NEED
THAT FULL-TIME. AGAIN, THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
UPDATED AND MODERNIZED THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S REGULATION FOR FOR
HIGHER TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS
LEGISLATION THAT THE FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE REALLY HAD THE REINS OF
DEVELOPING LEGISLATION IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS BIG
HOLDERS, FRANKLY OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS. THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT PREDATES COVID, AND WE
WILL BE PLANNING TO VOTE OUT
THE LEGISLATION FROM FINANCING
COMMITTEE AND HOUSING SERVICES.
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. AND
THEN MADAM PRESIDENT, IT WILL
BE MY REQUEST TO YOU THAT WE
HOLD THE LEGISLATION TO WAIT
FOR KING COUNTY TO PASS INTO
THEIR CHAMBER SO WE CAN
CONSECUTIVELY PASS THIS
LEGISLATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE COUNTY AS WELL. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
TIME IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES
THAT THE COUNTY PARTNERS MAKE
CONSIDERING THEIR LEGISLATION,
AND AFTER BUDGET, WE WILL THEN
BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS
LEGISLATION UP AS A POLICY THAT
HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH
COMMITTEE, AND THEN WE COULD DO
FINAL PASSAGE. THE OTHER ITEM
ON THE AGENDA IS TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
OFFICE OF PROPERTY TRANSFER.
TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION
RELATE TO SOUND TRANSIT
PROCESSES, WHERE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AS AUTHORIZING
TRANSFERS THERE. THE LAST
CATEGORY ON OUR BUDGET AGENDA
IS THE STAGGERED ELECTIONS
RESOLUTION. AGAIN, THIS WILL BE
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
WEDNESDAY. WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO UPLOAD TO THE
AGENDA A NEW VERSION OF THE
RESOLUTION THAT INCORPORATES
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE
HEARD IN FINANCE AND HOUSING
LAST MEETING, WITH THE HOPE TO
REALLY HONE IN ON WHERE THERE
IS COMMON GROUND, THE COMMON
GROUND THAT I THINK THAT THERE
SHOULD BE IS FOCUSED ON
STABILITY, REDUCING TURNOVER,
AND INCREASING HIS ADDITIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITIES SO WE
CAN BETTER SERVE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY WITH LESS
INTERRUPTION. SO THE PEOPLE ARE
HAVING ANOTHER CONVERSATION
ABOUT THAT, AND BEING ABLE TO
CIRCLE BACK TO THAT BEFORE THE
END OF THE YEAR. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>>> TOURING THE SEATTLE STORM
DEVELOPMENT. VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THE PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES YOU WILL HAVE THE
OFFICES HELD WITHIN THAT
BUILDING. THERE WILL BE ART IN
TERMS OF SCULPTURES AND MURAL
OUTSIDE OF SOME OPEN SPACE FOR
ENTRY THAT WILL INCLUDE MORE
FROM OUR SEATTLE STORM TEAM AND
CELEBRATE ITS PRESENCE IN THE
HEART OF THE CITY AND IN THE
HEART OF INNER BAY THERE. VERY
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ON WHAT
THEIR NEEDS ARE. THEIR NEEDS
ARE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SAFE
PLACE TO GET TO AND TRAVEL
AROUND AND AS STRAUSS WILL BE
HAPPY TO HEAR ME SAY, PARK
AROUND THERE THAT THEY HAVE
SAFE CONNECTED SIDEWALKS AND
SAFE STREETS AROUND THE AREA AS
WELL AND SIGNAGE TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING
IS. JUAREZ A LONG TIME CHAMPION
OF SEATTLE STORM AND IS
INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC AND
THAT FACILITY SUCCESSFUL. LOOK
FOR MORE ON THAT.
>>> LAST WEEK I WENT IN AND HAD
A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE FOLKS
AT CRISIS CONNECTIONS LOCATED
IN BELL TOWN. JUST CAN NOT GET
OUT OF YOUR DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. AND VERY
EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE WORK
THAT CRISIS CONNECTION DOES
WITH THE 988, 211 NUMBER, TEEN
LINE AND THE VARIOUS OTHER
LINES INCLUDING THE LINE THAT
DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO FRONTLINE
OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO
ARE TRYING TO ASSIST THOSE WHO
ARE HAVING A MOMENT OF CRISIS.
I WANT TO THANK MICHELLE
McDANIEL, THE CHIEF CONSECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR OFFERING ME AND
MELANIE CRAY ON MY TEAM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH A
GENEROUS AMOUNT OF TIME FROM
THEIR STAFF, TOUR THE OFFICE,
SEE THE CALL CENTER AND HEAR
MORE ABOUT THE TYPES OF CALLS
THEY ARE RECEIVING GIVEN THE
INCREASE CRISIS MANY MEMBERS
ARE FACING, ESPECIALLY TEENS.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR
US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
CRISIS CARE, CRISIS CONNECTION
CENTER AND MORE UPSTREAM THE
TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WILL
REDUCE CALL VOLUME THEIR CALL
CENTERS ARE RECEIVING. VERY
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THAT. FIRST RESPONDER, ONE CALL
OPTION AS WELL THAT THEY HAVE
AND HOW TO GET MORE FRONTLINE
PROVIDERS USING THAT SERVICE.
TO REDUCE THE CHANCE THAT END
UP IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND GET CONNECTED TO THE
SERVICES THEY NEED THANKS TO
MICHELLE AND HER ENTIRE TEAM.
>>> ON FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW AS
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED WE
HAVE ONE ITEM ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA, HOUSING, TO USE REVENUE
FROM THE LEASE OR SALE OF A
PROPERTY THEY HAD AT THE
REDEVELOPMENT TO USE IT FOR
SERVICES TO SUPPORT SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS AS
WE HEARD OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS THE BUILDING IS ON THE
OUTSIDE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS MIGHT LOOK THE SAME
THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS ON THE
INSIDE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
DRAMATICALLY CHANGED. THE NEEDS
ON THE INSIDE SCALED UP. WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SERVE
THOSE RESIDENTS ON THE INSIDE
OF THE BUILDING WITH HEALTH
SERVICES, SAFETY SERVICES AND
COUNSELING SERVICES. I
APPRECIATIVE OF THE LEADERSHIP
FOR USING THIS CREATIVE
STRATEGY TO TAKE HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND PLUG
IT BACK IN TO SUPPORT NEEDED
SERVICES WITHIN THOSE BUILDINGS
FOR RESIDENTS. ON THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR YOU SEE COUNCIL BILL
THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCING AND
HOUSING -- TO RENEW AND EXPIRE
REAL PROPERTY LEASE FOR THE
FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ON 3rd
AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH MAIN.
THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE
INCLUDES 66 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES
ALL ASSIGNED TO 3rd AND PLAIN
BUILD WHICH THEY LEASED SINCE
1988. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
CONTINUING TO LEASE THIS SPACE
AS THEY HAVE OPERATING, ONGOING
OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND THEY WILL
NEED TO HAVE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
THE FIRE HEADQUARTERS AT FIRE
STATION 10 WHICH IS THE
EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE
5th AMENDMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR TERM AND
ONE YEAR EXTENSION OPTION GIVEN
THE TIME LINE, AND THE WORK
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO
THIS AND ROUTINE I ASKED THEM
TO GET THIS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, THEY
AGREED. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
THEY WILL GO DIRECTLY TO FULL
COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON SEPTEMBER
26th.
>>> WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING MY COLLEAGUES,
HERBOLD ON THE COALITION OF
HOMELESS SERVICES THAT WILL
HAVE THEIR ANNUAL EVENT ON
SATURDAY AT THE LAWN BOWLING
PARTY AND I WILL BE DUEL
TASKING AS I WILL JOIN THE
LATINO FUN GALA AS WELL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO
QUESTION. TURNING IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> ALL RIGHT. HELLO, EVERYONE.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE MET TWICE LAST WEEK
TO FINISH UP SEVERAL PIECES OF
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE BUDGET
INCLUDING TWO APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION
AND WE VOTED ON RESOLUTION
DOCUMENTING CITY LIGHTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
PUBLIC UTILITY POLICIES ACT OR
PERPA. IT WAS A BIG WEEK FOR
THE CITY'S BIA'S OR BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS. WE HEARD AND
VOTED ON 120634 BILL, RENEWING
BALLARD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA KNOWN AS BALLARD ALLIANCE.
NEARLY 65% OF RATEPAYERS
APPROVED OF THIS RENEWAL THAT
KEEPS THE ASSESSMENT FORMULA
THE SAME. ALTHOUGH ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION AND MAKES SOME
REASONABLE CHANGES TO THE BI
ABOUNDARIS AND WE ALSO HAD
COUNCIL BILL 120641 ORDINANCE
RENEWING AND MAKING CHANGES TO
THE SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA OR STIA. LAST YEAR THE
COMMITTEE RENEWED THE STIA AND
INCREASED THE ASSESSMENT FROM
$2 TO $4 A NIGHT. THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD SWITCH THE
ASSESSMENT TO A PERCENTAGE.
2.3% FOR THE TOTAL NIGHT FOR
RATE OF A ROOM. THAT IS
COMPETITIVE WITH PORTLAND. SO,
THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR STIA
TO USE THE FUNDS TO ATTRACT
TRAVELERS FOR THE MEETINGS AND
CONVENTIONS MARKET INSTEAD OF
JUST TOURISM THAT IS WHAT IT IS
CURRENTLY ALLOWED TO BE USED
FOR RIGHT NOW. ALL FIVE OF
THOSE ITEMS WERE RECOMMENDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THAT WAS THE LAST MEETING OF
THE YEAR UNTIL OUR VERY -- THAT
WAS THE SECOND TO THE LAST
MEETING OF THE YEAR. OUR LAST
ONE WILL BE ON DECEMBER 13th.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE
MEETINGS THAT I TOOK LAST WEEK.
GOOD TO HEAR THEY ARE MAKING
THE ROUNDS. MY STAFF MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ELECTRIFI
AMERICA THAT RUNS ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN
RECENT MONTHS EXPERIENCED
VANDALISM THAT HAVE DAMAGED OR
DISABLED CHARGING STATIONS IN
THE SEATTLE AREA. AND WHILE I
DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY COLLECTS
DATA ON DAMAGED PRIVATELY OWNED
CHARGING STATIONS THIS IS A
GROWING PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE
A PROBLEM OF CITY LIGHTS
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
OBVIOUSLY THE REALLIIZATION OF
OUR CLIMATE PROTECTION GOALS.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, I ATTENDED
THE BUSINESS JOURNAL'S ANNUAL
EVENT HONORING DIRECTORS ON THE
BOARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS MAKING
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN OUR
REGION. I WENT AS A GUEST OF
HEARD, ONE OF THE LONG TIME
MEMBERS AND FRIEND.
CONGRATULATIONS. ON FRIDAY I
JOINED CASCADE BIKE CLUB ON A
RIDE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
PROTECTED BIKE LINE ON EASTLAKE
THAT IS PART OF THE RAPID RIDE
J.-LINE CONFIGURATION. THIS WAS
MY PREFERRED BIKE COMMUTE RIGHT
TO CITY HALL WHEN I WAS A
STAFFER SO IT WAS FAMILIAR
TERRITORY. MEETINGS FOR THIS
WEEK. AFTER BRIEFINGS I WILL BE
BRIEFED ON THE 2024-2028
CONSOLIDATION PLAN IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PRIOR
YEAR TRANSFER LEGISLATION.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND ON
TUESDAY I WILL BE MEETING WITH
SENATOR KENTWELL'S STAFF FOR
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FENTANYL
STAFF MEETINGS AND URGENT NEXT
STEPS IN OUR FENTANYL CRISIS.
THIS UP COMING WEDNESDAY I WILL
BE JOINING AARON GOODMAN FOR
THEIR RECOVERY CAFE EVENT. IT
IS AN ESSENTIAL ORGANIZATION IN
OUR COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESSES
THE NEEDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS, MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES AND OTHER RELATED
TRAUMAS. LATER THIS WEEK MY
STAFF AND I WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING WITH OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE OIR TEAM TO DISCUSS
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2024
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THEN
FINALLY ENDING THE WEEK, MY
CHIEF OF STAFF AND I WILL
ATTEND THE 2023GALA CELEBRATING
50 YEARS OF THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
THAT IS ON THURSDAY. AND, YOU
KNOW, THEY KNOW HOW TO THROW A
GOOD PARTY WHILE RAISING FUNDS
AND AWARENESS FOR ALL OF THE
GREAT WORK THEY DO AND
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TOM MARA FOR THE INVITATION.
>> THAT IS IT FROM ME. IF THERE
ARE NO QUESTIONS.
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHY MR. MARA
DID NOT GIVE US OUR INVITES? [
LAUGHTER ] BECAUSE WE GOT THEM
IN MAY OR JUNE SO -- I HOPE TOM
IS LISTENING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ASK THE CHAIR OF THE FILM
COMMISSION, MAYBE THEY GOT AN
IN [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, NO ITEMS FROM OUR
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITO THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. OUR NEXT MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC
COMMITTEE IS TOMORROW TUESDAY
AT 9:30 A.M. WE EXPECT TO HAVE
24 ITEMS, THOUGH, 17 OF THEM
ARE APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARDS.
AS I NOTED LAST WEEK I WOULD
ASK COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
SCHEDULE THEMSELVES TO STAY AT
OUR COMMITTEE UNTIL 12 NOON
TOMORROW. I WILL QUICKLY
SUMMARIZE IT HERE. COUNCIL BILL
120657, SPU AND CENTRAL STAFF
WILL JOIN US FOR A SECOND
DISCUSSION AND LOPEFULLY A VOTE
ON THE UPDATE TO OUR WATER
RATES. AS A REMINDER SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY OPERATES WITH A
6 YEAR RATE PASS UP FOR
RESOLUTION FOR BUSINESS, WATER,
SOLID WASTE AND WASTE WATER. WE
THE RATES EVERY YEAR TO KEEP UP
WITH RISING COSTS. THE RATE
INCREASE THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES IS PROPOSING WITH
THIS BILL IS LESS THAN EXPECTED
WHEN COMPARED TO THE CURRENT
APPROVED RATE PATH. WELL BELOW
THE RATE OF INFLATION. OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
CIRCULATED A FIVE PAGE MEMO TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THIS PAST
FRIDAY. REALLY PROUD OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY FOR HEEDING OUR
CALLS FOR PRIORITIZE OUR RATES
AND MANAGE THE COSTS. WOULD
LIKE TO COMMEND THE OVERSIGHT
FROM THE VOLUNTEER CUSTOMER
REVIEW PANEL FOR THEIR
STEADFAST EFFORTS TO MONITOR
COSTS AND RATES AT SPU THAT
BENEFIT OUR 750,000
CONSTITUENTS. THIS IS A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PUT IN A
PLUG FOR COUNCIL BILL THAT
WOULD REPEAL CITY HALL'S
AGGRESSIVE TAX ON DRINKING
WATER. OUR COMMITTEE WILL HAVE
A SECOND DISCUSSION AND IDEALLY
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BILL
PROPOSAL FROM OUR SEATTLE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ELIMINATE FEES FOR FOOD TRUCKS,
VENDING CARTS AND SMALLER
ACTIVITIES WHILE THIS MEASURE
MIGHT OF BEEN REPORTED AS A
PROPOSED DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN IT WILL BE A CITYWIDE
POLICY. ACCORDING TO THE FISCAL
VOTE THE CITY WOULD FOREGO
$140,000 FOR EACH 12 MONTH
PERIOD AND THE FEES WOULD
RESUME ON JANUARY 1, 2026.
>>> OUR COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
ALSO INCLUDE COUNCIL BILL
120658 SPONSORED BY MORALES,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR PUTTING THAT
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE
BENEFITS FROM BETTER SIDEWALKS
AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS
POSSIBLE. OUR COMMITTEE WILL
DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 1200621 THAT IS A
PROPOSAL BY CITY UTILITY TOSSUP
DATE THE LITTER CODE. THEIR
PROPOSAL CLARIFIES THE FEES AND
ADDS AN ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO DISCOURAGE
ILLEGAL DUMPING. AT OUR MEETING
THEY WILL PROVIDE A UPDATE ON
THEIR 0 ACTION PLAN EFFORTS. AS
YOU MAY RECALL THE DIRECTOR
MADE SAFETY A PRIORITY AT SDOT
AND REVIEWED THE PROGRAM WHICH
IS COMMITTED TO A VISION OF
ELIMINATING TRAFFIC FATALITIES
AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY THE
YEAR 2030. WE HOPE TO RECEIVE
AN UPDATE ON THEIR EARLY ACTION
INITIATIVES AS WELL AS OTHER
UPDATES THEY CAN PROVIDE. WE
WILL HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
VARIOUS BOARDS INCLUDING THE
BIKE ADVISORY BOARD, FREIGHT,
PEDESTRIAN, SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. HEARING THE
CALLS FOR ACTION AMONG THOSE
WHO RALLIED TO SAVE THE
MAGNIFICENT CEDAR TREE LUMA
FROM CHAINSAWS I TOOK TIME TO
DRAFT LEGISLATION IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE
SNOQUALMIE TRIBE TO PREVENT
MORE THREATS TO CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT TREES. THIS BRIEF
BILL THAT I PRESENTED TO THE
FORESTRY COMMISSION TWO WEEKS
AGO WOULD ENSURE THAT SDCI
CHECKS QUICKLY WITH THE STATE'S
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND
HISTORIC FOR CULTURALLY
MODIFIED TREES URN THE REVISED
CODE 27.53. I WANT TO THANK
STAFF FOR THE REVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION TO CONFIRM NO
ISSUES. AND IT IS AWAITING
FORMAL POSTING ON THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IN THE MEANTIME I
WILL HAVE A PROS COUNCIL BILL,
JUST A DRAFT INFORMATIONAL FILE
ON MY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AGENDA TOMORROW TO DAYLIGHT
THAT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
JUST THE PRELIMINARY CONTENTS
OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
ENSURE PROTECTION OF CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT TREES.
>>> IN DISTRICT FOUR THIS PAST
WEEKEND I ATTENDED A RIBBON
CUTTING FOR FAMILY WORKS THAT
EXPANDED ITS WORKS FOR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES TO THE TOP OF
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AT
ROOSEVELT. CEDAR CROSSING,
MIXED USE BUILDINGS IN THE
ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS
JOINED BY PARENTS, CHILDREN,
STAFF. NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBERS,
I JOINED THEM, AS WELL AS THE
DIRECTOR OF STATE DEPARTMENT
COMMERCE AND STATE REP AS WELL
AS ONE EVER THE ORIGINAL
FOUNDERS OF FAMILY WORKS STATE
REPRESENTATIVE. THAT CONCLUDES
MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
I MOVE FORWARD?
>> OKAY. I THINK IT IS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. LET ME TURN UP MY
VOLUME BUTTON HERE. GOOD. THANK
YOU. I WILL BE BRIEF. LET'S
SEE. THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ON THE
AGENDA. THE NEXT ONE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL BE
THURSDAY AT 9:30 A.M. I WILL
SPEAK TO THAT LATER THIS
MEETING. LET ME GO THROUGH WHAT
I WENT THROUGH LAST WEEK. LAST
WEEK WE HELD OUR WEEKLY MEETING
WITH RESPONSE TO HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS NOT JUST CITYWIDE
BUT DISTRICT FIVE. AND
REQUESTED A MEETING FOR THE
SOUTH KING SUBAREA THAT I DO
EVERY TWO WEEKS, WHERE WE WERE
BRIEFED BY SOUND TRANSIT'S CEO
ON PLANNING EFFORTS IN AND
AROUND THE 130 STREET STATION
TO DEVELOP MORE WALKABLE AREAS
SURROUNDING THE STATION. FOCUS
BIKING, WALKING, SAFETY. THAT
IS A LONG TIME COMING, I AM
GLAD WE ARE STILL WORKING ON
THAT. ON THURSDAY, MET WITH
CITY STAFF REGARDING UP COMING
SOUND TRANSIT ISSUES, PLANS FOR
DEVELOPMENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT
HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT,
LOOKING GOOD. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS NORTH GATE IS THE HIGHEST
USED LIGHT RAIL. AT LEAST WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE BOARDINGS. THIS
WEEK THE GOFFERNANCE WILL LOOK
AT THE FOLLOWING, LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION,
AND, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION
REGARDING MEMORIAL STADIUM. WE
MET TODAY WITH MARSHALL FOSTER
AND FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON IT FOR A WHILE. WE DID A
RESOLUTION LAST MAY OR JUNE AND
NOW WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
ANOTHER ONE. I BELIEVE, ONE
SECURED THE CONTRACT THROUGH
THE RFP. THANK YOU BRYAN
GOODKNIGHT FOR ALL OF YOUR GOOD
WORK. AND I AM TRYING TO THINK
OF THE OTHER PERSON INVOLVED.
JACKIE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS I
THIS JOB, EIGHT YEARS AND THEN
SOME. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO
WORK WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO OF COURSE PROTECT
THE MEMORIAL, THE WALL, THAT IS
THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT WILL
BE IN THE POWER POINT. ALL THAT
WILL BE POSTED I BELIEVE ON
WEDNESDAY SO EVERYONE CAN
REVIEW IT ON THURSDAY TO GO
THROUGH IT THURSDAY MORNING.
VERY IMPORTANT. LET'S SEE. OH,
BIG THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR
HANLEY WORKING ON LEGISLATION
ONSET ELEMENT AND CLAIMS
BRIEFINGS. IT SEEMS THAT IT HAS
BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE REVISITED
THE NUMBER, THE AMOUNT, LOOKING
AT THE LEGISLATION WE DRAFTED
UP. HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THAT
TO YOU GUYS, WITHY WILL NUMBER
COMMITTEE AND WE WILL SHARE
MORE INFORMATION AS IT COMES
IN. OUR OFFICE WILL BE
PREPARING FOR BUDGET REVIEW AND
LET'S SEE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
THE MAYOR'S PRESENTATION ON
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26th FOR THE
BUDGET. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I AM NOT SURE IF I
MISSED IT OR IF YOU AVOIDED
ANNOUNCING THE RECOGNITION IN
WHICH YOU RECEIVED AND WELL
DESERVED THIS LAST FRIDAY FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND UNITED
INDIANS AND ALL TRIBES FOR NOT
ONLY THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE IN
INDIAN COUNTRY BUT HERE FOR
URBAN NATIVES AND IT WAS JUST A
REAL HONOR TO GET TO WATCH A
BLANKET BE PUT UPON YOUR
SHOULDERS AND TO RECEIVE
ARTWORK REGARDING MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
HONOR TO BE WITH YOU AND TO BE
RECOGNIZED FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER, A
JUDGE, AS A LAWYER, AS A
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND FIRST DISTRICT OF
D5, GO D5 EVEN THOUGH I AM D6.
SORRY TO PUT YOU ON BLAST. I
JUST THINK THAT YOU ARE MORE
THAN DESERVING OF ALL OF THE
RECOGNITION THAT YOU RECEIVED
THAT NIGHT AND I AM SURE THERE
IS MORE COMING.
>> OH, THANK YOU. AND ALSO, TIM
WAS THERE FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND DEPUTY MAYOR WONG. I
HOPE HE IS WATCHING. THANK YOU,
WRITING A LOVELY INTRO. AND
RICKY WAS THE MC. TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP, GOVERNMENT, AND NOT
JUST THAT PEOPLE FROM A LOT OF
ELECTIVES, SEATTLE U,
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. THEY
HAVE THE DINNER EVERY YEAR. I
DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE
DOING. THEY TRIED TO SLIDE ME
IN THERE SOMEWHERE. I DID NOT
WANT TO DO IT BUT I AM GLAD
PEOPLE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET MY
DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER. AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD KNOWS WE
LOVE BEING GRANDMAS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING. IT MEANT A LOT FOR
ME TO HAVE YOU THERE.
>> ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE WRAP
IT UP? ALL RIGHT. I SEE -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER -- I THINK WE ARE
ALL AFRAID OF YOU WHEN YOU COME
ON SCREEN BECAUSE OF THE
BUDGET. I CLEARED OUT MY WHOLE
LIFE FOR TWO MONTHS THAT IS ALL
I AM GOING TO DO
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> I GOT THE ASSIGNMENT, I AM
ON IT.
>> YOU UNDERSTOOD THE
ASSIGNMENT.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
WE ARE ADJOURNED. I GUESS. DO I
SAY THAT?
>> I COULD SAY IT.