THE MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, ERIC. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR
AGENDA. THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. MOVING ON
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE
ONE INDIVIDUAL IN CHAMBERS AND
TWO WHO HAVE CALLED IN. MADAM
CLERK, WE WOULD DO THE
INDIVIDUAL IN CHAMBERS FIRST.
EVERY SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I
WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT
THERE ARE RULES OF THE CORM IN
CITY HALL. THERE WILL BE NO
DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS
REGARDING PEOPLE'S RACE,
GENDER. HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL
FOLLOW THE RULES TODAY. IF YOU
WILL NOT, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO
LEAVE. PLEASE SPEAK TO THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE ARE
THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AGAIN, MADAM CLERK, EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
WE WILL START WITH THE IN
PERSON FOLKS FIRST. I WILL
HAND OVER THE INSTRUCTIONS
AGAIN ON HOW TO BEHAVE IN CITY
HALL. WITH THAT, MADAM CLERK,
CAN YOU BEGIN THE RECORDING?
>> I NEED A COUPLE SECONDS,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL PLAY
IT .
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> YOU WILL HEAR A BEEP WHEN
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS. WE HATE
CUTTING YOU OFF IF YOU ARE
STILL SPEAKING. IT IS STAR 6
WHEN YOUR TURN COMES TO UNMUTE.
PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TO
THE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
STORY. WITH THAT, I WILL WAIT
UNTIL THE CLERK TELLS US WE ARE
READY TO GO.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS IN THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
. THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER AND
PROVIDE A VERBAL COMMENT, YOU
MAY REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO
THE MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. HERE IS
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
THEY ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED ON
THE COUNTERS -- WEBSITE. EACH
SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM THE
NEVER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTER ONLINE , AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSWORD THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN
EMAIL CONFIRMATION, PLEASE
CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK MAIL
FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE I.D. ON THE
AGENDA. ONCE THE NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE
WILL BE UNMUTE IT AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY , THE
HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT IS YOUR
QUEUE THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST
PRESS STAR SIX. THEN YOU WILL
HEAR A PROMPT, YOU ARE UNMUTE
IT. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTE IT ON YOUR END SO YOU
WILL BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER,
YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU
ARE AGGRESSIVE -- ADDRESSING.
A TIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR TIME.
THAT IS A GENTLE REMINDER TO
WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTER WILL BE CALLED. ONCE
THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST, OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED. OR IF
THE PROCESS APPEASED THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO
THESE PROCEEDINGS, OR THAT IS
NOT FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE
TOPIC AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL
RULES, IT MAY LEAD TO THE
SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICERS. OUR HOPE
IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PRODUCTIVE COVERAGE THAT
WILL ASSIST ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE IT. THANK
YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER THREE. YOU KNOW,
WHEN IT INVOLVES SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL. IT IS SO IDIOTIC, I
CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS
POSSIBLE. THE SCHOOL IS
SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN MONEY. FOR
MY UNDERSTANDING, -- MORE THAN
$50 MILLION. CHILDREN RIGHT
NOW IN A NIGHTMARE. THE SMALL
CHILDREN FROM SIX TO 10. I
TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR
MANY TIMES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW THEY CAN GIVE MONEY , THEN
THEY HAVE 50 PLUS MILLION
DOLLARS IN DEBT. THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. YOU HAVE
AMAZON, A CORPORATION . AMAZON
CANNOT GIVE MONEY TO CHILDREN?
TO BABIES? TO 55 THOUSAND
CHILDREN WHO WERE TOTALLY
DESTROYED. SCHOOL -- I
TALKED TO THEM MANY TIMES
BEFORE. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS
RECOVERING NOW. EACH CITY --
THE RICHEST CITY IN AMERICA
CAN CUT MONEY FOR US. WHO ARE
YOU? YOU ARE PSYCHOPATH, YOU
KNOW. ONLY PSYCHOPATHS CAN DO
THIS. I CANNOT FIND ANOTHER
WAY. STAND UP, AMERICA!
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD
GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOWARD
GAIL, SPEAKING ON POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, PART OF THE
2023 COUNCIL WORK PLAN. AFTER
THIS PAST THE 2017 POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE, THE
SPD WENT ON TO HEAL 15 MORE
PEOPLE. OVER HALF OF THOSE
PEOPLE, NINE TO BE EXACT .
EITHER NO WEAPON IN THEIR HAND
WHEN KILLED, OR EXPERIENCING A
SEVERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CRISIS WHILE WIELDING A KNIFE.
DEEMING EVERYONE OF THESE
KILLINGS, QUOTE, WRONGFUL ,
EVEN WHEN OFFICERS VIOLATED
THE POLICY. SPD HAS KILLED MORE
PEOPLE IN THE YEARS AFTER THE
START OF THE CONSENT DECREE
WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME
PRIOR. DURING 2020, WE
WITNESSED UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER
OF VIOLENCE , THE FOLKS
ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE WITH NO
ACCOUNT ABILITY FOR THE DOZENS
OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLENCE.
13 YEARS AFTER, WE STILL HAVE
POLICE INVESTIGATING POLICE IN
FAILURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, WE
WATCHED THEM AGGRESSIVELY POINT
ASSAULT RIFLES ON CAPITOL
HILL. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN
TRAGEDY IF IT WASN'T FOR THE
DIRECT INTERVENTION OF PEOPLE
ON THE STREET THAT STEP FORWARD
TO PROTECT THEM. IT WASN'T THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
PROTECTED HIM, IT WAS REGULAR
FOLKS ON THE STREET. THE CITY
IS NOW PROCLAIMING THE SPD IS
A TRANSFORMED ORGANIZATION THAT
NO LONGER NEEDS FEDERAL
OVERSIGHT. HOW DO WE GET HERE.
THAT GIVES US A CLUE. YOU WILL
APPOINT A POLICE OFFICER ,
DESPITE THIS COUNCIL NEVER
HAVING APPOINTED IN OVER 10
YEARS A SINGLE VICTIM OF
POLICE VIOLENCE. LET ME REPEAT
THAT. IN OVER 10 YEARS, THIS
COUNCIL HAS NOT APPOINTED TO
THE COMMITTEE POLICE STATION A
SINGLE VICTIM OF SPD VIOLENCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KIRK ROBBINS.
>> MR. ROBBINS?
>> YOU MIGHT TRY STAR SIX, MR.
ROBBINS.
>> IF YOU PUSH STAR SIX, YOU
CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF AND WE CAN
HEAR YOU. RIGHT NOW, WE CAN
HEAR YOU. IS HE OUR LAST
SPEAKER?
>> HE IS.
>> OKAY.
>> IS HE GONE?
>> LOOKS LIKE HE STRUCK --
DROPPED OFF.
>> THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
HOPEFULLY HE CAN SEND IN
COMMENTS OR RETURN. MADAME
CLERK, MY UNDERSTANDING, WE
HAVE NO INDIVIDUALS LEFT FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
NOW CLOSE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION TO
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE INTRODUCTION
-- I'M SORRY, THE ADOPTION OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, IT IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, THIS IS WHAT IS ON
IT. WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM
MAY 9th, COUNCIL BILL, PAYROLL
BUILD 120575, AND WE HAVE ONE
APPOINTMENT ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
COMMITTEE, AND WITH THAT, ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? NOT SEEING ANY, --
NOT HEARING OR SEEING ANY, I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU! IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ABOUT THE CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLOCK -- CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR COME IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. MOVING
ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, AS I
SHARED EARLIER, WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS TODAY. THE FIRST IS ON
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMUNITY, ITEM NUMBER ONE.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ IT INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC CITY
LAKE COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM ONE
, COUNCIL BILL 120556,
RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT IN
THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS
IN THE LIGHT FIND INTO THE
RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT IN
2023. SUPERSEDING CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION 21.40
9.06 POINT E .
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS
THE MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND CITY LIKE
COMMITTEE NO, CITY LIGHT HAS
IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL MEASURES
TO IMPROVE THE PLANNING AND
ENSURE THE LONG-TERM
AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY
RESOURCES FOR RATEPAYERS.
SOMETIMES, CITY LIGHT STILL
HAS TO REACT TO THE
CIRCUMSTANCES IN SHORT-TERM.
WHEN IT REVENUES FROM POWER
CELLS AND COMES UP SHORT, CITY
LIGHT REACTS ACCORDING TO THE
MUNICIPAL CODE PROVISIONS FOR
THE RATE STABILIZATION ACT,
RSA. IT IS THE RESERVE THE CITY
LIGHT DRAWS FROM TO MAKE UP
SHORTFALLS IN THE WHOLESALE
REVENUE. NET WHOLESALE REVENUE
CAN BE VOLATILE. IT USUALLY
DEPENDS ON WHETHER -- IF IT
FALLS UNDER CERTAIN LEVELS,
RATE CHANGES ON THEM
AUTOMATICALLY KICK IN TO
REPLENISH THE ACCOUNT. THIS HAS
WORKED WELL IN THE PAST TO
PREVENT WIDE SWINGS IN WHAT
THE RATEPAYERS MAY NEED TO PAY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT
NECESSARY. THEY HAVE EXTRA CASH
ON HAND FROM HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED RETAIL REVENUE.
THIS BILL ALLOWS CITY LIKE TO
USE THAT EXTRA CASH TO
REPLENISH SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
ASK THE RATEPAYERS TO DO IT
THROUGH A SEARCH CHARGE. THAT
IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS
LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW CITY
LIGHT TO YOU. THIS BILL PASSED
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES REGARDING THIS
COUNCIL BILL? NOT SEEING ANY,
AND I AM GUESSING COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON HAS WRAPPED UP HER
COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE BILL. MADAME
CLERK , PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
TWO TO THE RECORD.
>> REPORTED THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICE COMMITTEE,
AGENDA ITEM TWO. COUNCIL BILL
120560. RELATING TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126725 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2023 BUDGET -- LIFTING A
PROVISO, AND RATIFYING THE
CONFIRMATION CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSES THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU, THIS LIFTS A
PROVISO IN THE 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET FOR THE THERAPEUTIC
SERVICES OF WOMEN WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED -- HSD 02A002
WAS SPONSORED BY MADAME --
LAST FALL. JOINING US AT THE
MAY 9th HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THE LEGISLATION AND
IN DOING SO, SHE CONFIRMED
THAT IT HAD BEEN MET , MAINLY
THE AWARDS FOR THE SERVICES ,
BEING ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER OF
2022. THE USE OF THE FUNDS, IF
IT IS IN FACT LIFTED BY THE
VOTE TODAY, THE DEPARTMENT WILL
CONTACT THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT
THE G CLINIC , A REGULAR MOBILE
HEALTH CLINIC FOR WOMEN ON THE
AVENUE FACING ALL OF THIS AND
COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION. THEN
IT PROVIDES MULTIDISCIPLINARY
HEALTHCARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL
HEALTH CARE. ON-SITE ADVOCATES
THAT PROVIDE -- AND ALSO
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND
INFLAMMATION ABOUT THE
RESOURCES. I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR PREPARING THIS. AND
OF COURSE FOR THE PROVISO
ITSELF. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SET
THIS, AND I APOLOGIZE IF YOU
DID , THAT THE CLINIC STANDS
FOR SAFE, HEALTHY AND
EMPOWERED. THE CLINIC IS
CERTAINLY SUPPORTED BY THE
APARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CITY
OF SEATTLE RESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. I KNOW
NO ONE ELSE -- AND WE CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT WE AGREED TO LAST
FALL. THANK YOU FOR GETTING
THIS THROUGH, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. -- ABOUT 400 WOMEN
PER YEAR. THE GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
PARTICULARLY, WOMEN AND GIRLS
WERE VICTIMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING. NO OTHER
ORGANIZATION HAS FOSTERED THE
COMMUNITY TRUST FOR THIS
PARTICULAR POPULATION. AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. SINCE I WORKED WITH
YOU, THIS IS BEEN A PRIORITY OF
YOURS IN YOUR COMMITTEE ON
THESE ISSUES REGARDING WOMEN,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING,
AND GETTING THE MONEY OUT THE
DOOR TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
BESIDES YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY.
YOU ARE GOOD. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR COME IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES,
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THIS LEGISLATION.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
>> REPORT OF THE GOVERNANCE,
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. AGENDA
ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION 32092.
ESTABLISHING THE CITY SUPPORT
FOR A NEW MEMORIAL STADIUM AT
SEATTLE CENTER TO BE DEVELOPED
THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, AND A PRIVATE PARTNER.
THE CITY RECOMMENDS THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ADDRESS
THIS ITEM. THIS IS IN OUR
COMMITTEE. MAINLY, BECAUSE WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE
AT LEAST 2016, THE CITY HAS
BEEN PROBABLY WORKING ON IT FOR
ALMOST 30 YEARS. I WANT TO GIVE
A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THIS IS
THE WORK TO REDEVELOP THE
75-YEAR-OLD MEMORIAL STADIUM
WHICH STARTED YEARS AGO. IT
INCLUDES A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AS WELL AS FUNDING
COMMITMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO
REMIND YOU, FEW OF THESE
MILESTONES STARTED IN 2017. WE
DID THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
IN 2021. WE DID THE LETTER OF
INTENT. OF COURSE, AS YOU
REMEMBER IN FEBRUARY OF 2022,
THE VOTERS PASSED THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT LEVY, WHICH INCLUDED
FUNDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF
THE STADIUM. THAT PASSED BY
80% OF THE VOTERS. IN NOVEMBER
OF 2022, WE DID AN AGREEMENT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY EXECUTED AND
DONE IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 21
MILLION OF US THINK IN THE
PROJECT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
SECURING THAT AND MAKING SURE
IT STAYED IN THE BUDGET. MORE
RECENTLY, THE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS THAT WERE ISSUED ON
MARCH 20th, 2023. THE DEADLINE
WAS RESPONDING TO MAY 2nd,
WHICH WAS TUESDAY. IT HAS BEEN
REPORTED PUBLICLY , TWO
PROPOSALS ARE NOW BEING
CONSIDERED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THE EXECUTIVES GOAL IS TO
SELECT A WINNING PROPOSAL BY
MAY 22nd. AGAIN, I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT KNOWS -- ONE
COUNCIL STAFF IS PARTICIPATING,
AND THAT IS BRIAN GOOD NIGHT,
WHO WAS IN OUR COMMITTEE LAST
NIGHT . FOR THOSE WHO ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE
FOOTPRINT FOR SEATTLE CENTER IS
ABOUT 72 ACRES , AND 10-11
ACRES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROPERTY. SEATTLE SCHOOLS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OF
THE REDEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH
THE PROJECT WILL ALSO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC,
CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL VITALITY.
SOUTH LAKE UNION, UPTOWN, AND
GREATER DOWNTOWN. WITH THIS
RESOLUTION, WE ARE TRYING TO
SET UP A SCHEDULE, AND ALSO
EMPHASIZE THAT THEY ARE NOT
JUST CONCENTRATED ON THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY,
BUT ALSO FLOW TO THE CAMPUS, AS
WELL. YESTERDAY, YOU SHOULD
HAVE ALL RECEIVED AFTER OUR
COMMITTEE HEARING, A MEMO FROM
SEATTLE CENTER FROM OUR FRIEND
, MARSHALL. THE MEMO, WHICH
OUTLINES THE RECENT HISTORY OF
THE PROJECT, THE RFP PROCESS,
THE IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS
AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS,
THE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECT, AND THIS IS AS WELL
AS THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS,
WHICH INCLUDES THE 16 MEMBER
RFP ADVISORY PANEL. THE 15
MEMBER NONVOTING ADVISERS,
WHICH IS -- OUR OWN BRIAN GOOD
NIGHT IS A PART OF. WE
REQUESTED THAT FROM THE
WATERFRONT TO BRING EVERYBODY
UP TO SPEED. WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE COLLEAGUES UNDERSTOOD
THAT THEIR VOTE TODAY MEANS WE
WOULD SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO
MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, SOME
PRIVATE PARTNER WHENEVER THEY
SELECT THEM TO HELP US SECURE
THE BEST EXPERTISE AVAILABLE
FOR REDEVELOPING THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT
IN THE ATTACHMENT, YOU WILL
SEE THAT SOME OF THE SAME
PLAYERS AND MINDS THAT WERE
INVOLVED ARE ALSO INVOLVED AS
EXPERTS IN THESE MAJOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS . OF COURSE, OUR
PARTNER HERE, THIS IS NOT A
CITY ASSET. IT IS A SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSET. HOWEVER,
THIS IS A SEATTLE PUBLIC ASSET.
AGAIN, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE
PROPERTY OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. WITH THAT, I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS HIS
HAND UP.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. INC. YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS DURING
ALMOST YOUR ENTIRE TENURE AS A
MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL . I AM
REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY
TO VOTE ON THE FINAL PASSAGE
OF THIS RESOLUTION. I HAVE
TALKED QUITE EXTENSIVELY ABOUT
MEMORIAL STADIUM. YOU KNOW, MY
CONNECTIONS TO THE CAMPUS , NOT
JUST AS THE CURRENT CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS
THE CAMPUS, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO
WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL ON THE
CAMPUS AND HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE OVER THE COURSE WHERE
WE HAVE ENTERED INTO LANDMARK
NEW PARTNERSHIPS ON CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA , A NEW HOME FOR
THE GLASS MUSEUM. REALLY, THE
LESSOR THUMB ON THAT CAMPUS IS
OUR AGING AND FALLING APART
MEMORIAL STADIUM, WHICH SHOULD
BE A PLACE OF REVERENCE,
RECREATION , AND A FUTURE
GATHERING PLACE FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE FOR YEARS TO COME.
THIS PROPOSAL TODAY, IT TAKES
THAT NEXT STEP. I WAS VERY
PROUD TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND WITH OUR BUDGET
CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
LAST FALL TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PIECES WERE IN PLACE TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD. REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORLD
CUP LATER THIS DECADE WHERE
THIS WILL BE A PLACE FOR
PROGRAMMING AND FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE
FESTIVITIES AROUND BEING A
HOST FOR THAT GREAT EVENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING IN
FAVOR OF THIS. SORRY, I WOULD
BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE A
SHOUT OUT HERE TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR -- THE
FORMER DIRECTOR IN ADVANCING
THIS CRITICAL LEGACY ITEM
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER IN
LEADERSHIP. I'M SURE HE IS
WATCHING THESE REMARKS LATER.
GREAT CREDIT TO HIS LEADERSHIP
IN MOVING THIS FORWARD. I'M
GLAD WE COULD GET THIS DONE IN
RECOGNITION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENT,
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. AGAIN, I THINK I DID
SHARE THAT I THINK YOU DURING
THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
MAINTAINING THE FUNDING . WHAT
THE COST WERE, AND HOW THEY
WOULD LAYOUT THE FINANCING
PLAN. THAT IS TO HAPPEN LATER
ON. THE RESOLUTION TO SAYS WE
ARE RESOLUTE IN THIS PROCESS TO
WORK WITH THE -- AND THE
SCHOOL. WHOEVER IS SELECTED ,
WHATEVER CHOICES THEY COME DOWN
TO, MAYOR HARRELL AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL'S
MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. OF
COURSE, EVERYTHING AFTER THAT
WILL HAVE TO DO COME THROUGH
CITY COUNCIL. LET'S SEE. THAT
I FORGET TO THANK ANYONE ELSE?
THAT I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA? OH, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
I WROTE THIS ON THIS
RESOLUTION , WHICH IS THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT WE USE FOR THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF MEMORIAL
STADIUM. AS ED SAYS, THIS IS
NOT IN ANY WAY A -- IN FACT,
ONE OF THE BUDGET CUTS I
OBJECTED TO DURING THE
DELIBERATIONS LAST NOVEMBER WAS
THE PROPOSAL OF THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
AT THE TIME, I ARGUED THAT THEY
SHOULD BE TAXING BIZ
BUSINESSES. I PROPOSE TO
INCREASE THE TAX RATE OF THE
AMAZON TEXT TO RESTORE THAT AND
OTHER FUNDING. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL DID
NOT AGREE. NOW WE ARE
PRESENTED WITH THE PROPOSAL TO
SEEK THE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
IN OTHER WORDS, RATHER THAN
TAXING THE BIGGEST CORPORATIONS
IN THE WORLD TO FIND THE
PUBLIC NEEDS AND ESTABLISHMENT
IN SEATTLE, PROPOSING TO SHUT
OFF THE EXCESS TO PUBLIC
RESOURCES TO THE VERY
CORPORATIONS THEY REFUSE TO
TAX. THIS IS IN THE
OVERWHELMING HISTORY OF THE
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE
WORLD. THE PUBLIC PAYS AND THE
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS ENJOY THE
PROFITS. THERE ARE NO DETAILS
OF WHAT THIS PARTNERSHIP
CONTRACT WOULD ENTAIL, BECAUSE
THE RESOLUTION IS SIMPLY
AGREEING TO LOOK FOR AN
AGREEMENT, RATHER THAN
PRESENTING THE TERMS. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT THE
CORPORATION COULD PROFIT AT THE
EXPENSE OF REGULAR WORKING
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE THROUGH THIS
SO-CALLED PARTNERSHIP. THEY
COULD BECOME EXPENSIVE .
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULD
FIND A WAY TO ACCESS THE SPORTS
FIELD THAT COULD BECOME A REAL
RESOURCE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
VIDEOS YET, BUT THE HISTORY OF
THE PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE
WORLD GIVES ME NO CONFIDENCE IN
THIS APPROACH. INSTEAD, SEATTLE
SHOULD ACT ON THE BIG
BUSINESSES AND USE THOSE
RESOURCES TO RENOVATE THE
STADIUM WITH THE FOCUS ON THE
PUBLIC GOODS, RATHER THAN THE
-- PROFITS OF INVESTORS.
YANKEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ZOOM. I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED.
>> OH, HE IS RAISING HIS HAND
FOR YOUR COLLEAGUE.
>> IT IS TEAMWORK OVER HERE.
COLLEAGUES WORKING WELL
TOGETHER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE REMARKS. THIS IS VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT I SAID
YESTERDAY. THIS RESOLUTION
BEFORE US HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS
FOR SO MANY YEARS. WHEN I CAME
TO WORK , IT FELT LIKE IT WAS
5-10 YEARS IN THE WORKS AT THAT
POINT AND THAT WAS FIVE YEARS
AGO. THIS COLLABORATION IS
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT , AND NOW
WE ARE INVITING PRIVATE
PARTNERS TO HELP US REBUILD
THE FINAL PORTION OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS. THIS IS
COMPLICATED WORK. WE HAVE
TRIED MANY DIFFERENT TIMES AND
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT BRINGING FORTH THE
TIMELINE. I KNOW IF I HAD NOT
HAD THIS HISTORY WITH THIS
PROJECT, I MIGHT THINK THIS
WAS COMING OUT OF NOWHERE. THAT
THIS WAS NEW. THIS IS BEEN IN
THE WORKS FOR NEARLY A DECADE.
I REALLY WANT TO COMMAND
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
MAYOR TIM BURGESS FOR HIS WORK
ON THIS, GETTING THIS ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE. WE ARE
EMBARKING ON THE FINAL PART OF
THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE
SEATTLE CAMPUS. THIS
RESOLUTION IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I'M REALLY
EXCITED WE ARE FINALLY HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID, THE
MEMORIAL STADIUM IS 75 YEARS
OLD. ACTUALLY , I THINK HE IS
OLDER THAN MEMORIAL STADIUM. I
WILL LET THAT GO. ANYWAY , IF
THERE ARE ANY MORE COMMENTS ?
ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY. WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE RESOLUTION ON MY BEHALF? I
THINK THOSE ARE OUR THREE ITEMS
FROM THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. I AM AWARE OF
NO OTHER RESOLUTIONS FOR THE
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. LET'S SEE. OTHER
BUSINESS? MY OTHER BUSINESS ,
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I
WOULD LIKE TO BE EXCUSED FROM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY
23rd AND MAY 30th. IS ANYONE
OBJECTING TO ME BEING GONE
THOSE TWO DAYS? COUNCIL MEMBER
LOUIS, YOUR HAND IS UP?
>> NOT TO OBJECT, TO BE
RECOGNIZED NEXT. SORRY.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] I'M SORRY, I
APOLOGIZE. I'M LIKE, WHAT?
OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE
TO FORMALLY BE EXCUSED FROM
COUNCIL BRIEFING, BUT I DO WANT
TO PUT ON THE RECORD IN OPEN
SESSION THAT I WILL NOT BE AT
THE MONDAY MAY 22nd COUNCIL
BRIEFING. I DO INTEND TO BE AT
THE COUNCIL ON MAY 23rd. IF
WE DO HAVE TO FORMALLY ASK IF I
NEED TO BE EXCUSED, I GUESS
THIS WOULD BE THE TIME I WOULD
ASK IF THERE IS OBJECTION, BUT
I DON'T THINK THE RULES
REQUIRE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT .
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
JUAREZ. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
TO BE EXCUSED FROM CITY COUNCIL
MEETING ON THE 23rd.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
--
>> WHAT WAS THE DATE AGAIN?
>> MAY 23rd.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, SHE WOULD LIKE
TO BE EXCUSED FROM MAY 23rd.
NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, YOU ARE
EXCUSED FROM THAT DATE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ --
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. I'M
SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO BE
PROACTIVE HERE FOR THE MONTH OF
JUNE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED FROM COUNCIL ON JUNE
27th.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO
SAY, DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
BEING GONE? I WOULD DO IT THE
RIGHT WAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED ON JUNE 27th. CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY. NOT HEARING OR SEEING
ANY OBJECTION, YOU ARE EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
JUST WANTED TO INVITE ALL
COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO JOIN US
TOMORROW FOR NORWEGIAN
CONSTITUTION DAY. THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT EVENT. IT
MARKS THE DAY THAT NORWAY
RECEIVED ITS CONSTITUTION,
THIS IS CELEBRATING THE
CONSTITUTION. IT IS EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT DURING WORLD WAR II
, OCCUPATION OF NORWAY. THIS
IS A DAY WHERE WE CELEBRATE
NORWAY'S FREEDOM THROUGH ITS
WRITTEN CONSTITUTION . WE HAVE
A GREAT PARADE, LUNCH, A LOT OF
ACTIVITIES. WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEE YOU DOWN THERE.
>> WHAT TIME?
>> IT HAPPENS ALL DAY. THERE
IS LUNCH AT NOON, ACTIVITIES AT
-- IT IS THE SISTER CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE HAVE EVENTS ALL
AFTERNOON. THE PARADE STARTS AT
6:00 AND RUNS UNTIL ABOUT 8:00.
IT IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME.
COME DRESSED IN A SUIT . IT
WILL BE HOT. COME DRESSED
HOWEVER YOU WANT. WE WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE YOU DOWN THERE.
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF
FOOD YOU ARE HAVING.
>> --
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT
IS.
>> IT HAS SALMON.
>> OKAY, I'LL BE THERE.
>> THAT INCLUDES TODAY'S
BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA. THE
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
HELD ON MAY 23rd. THANK YOU
ALL, WE ARE ADJOURNED.